Kirsten Dobroth
Edlis Neeson Arts & Culture ReporterKirsten was born and raised in Massachusetts, and has called Colorado home since 2008. She moved to Vail the day after graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011. Before relocating to Basalt in 2020, she also spent a year living in one of Aspen’s sister cities, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Kirsten comes to radio from print journalism. She has in-house experience as the former digital editor of Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine, where she oversaw digital content and strategy, and contributed extensively to the magazine’s print publication. As a freelancer, she has been published in regional and national outlets, and has covered everything from the future of farming in Colorado to backcountry ski trips.
When Kirsten’s not reporting on the Roaring Fork Valley’s vibrant arts and culture scene, she’s typically snowboarding, hiking, camping or trail running with her husband and their dog, Yukon. She is also an avid traveler, lifelong soccer player and a passionate US women’s national soccer team super fan.
The Arts & Culture Desk is generously supported by the Edlis Neeson Foundation.
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Feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls have been fighting against sexism and racism in the art world since 1985, and this week, they'll be at Anderson Ranch Arts Center as part of Recognition Week. -
As part of our series “Young Artists: A Collage of Creative Voices” about how local kids have kept creating during the pandemic, arts and culture reporter Kirsten Dobroth spoke with two-time Aspen Words Youth Poetry Slam winner Ruthie Brown, and sent this audio postcard.
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Celebrated artist and poet Precious Okoyomon's sensory gardens have been exhibited in gallery spaces all over the world. Now, a new installation has taken root on the Aspen Art Museum's rooftop.
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In-person concerts, performances and festivals are back this summer in the Roaring Fork Valley, but things won’t be quite the way they were before the pandemic. Aspen Public Radio's arts and culture reporter Kirsten Dobroth has this preview of the road ahead.
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After over a year of the pandemic, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. COVID cases are going down as people get vaccinated and things are starting to reopen. But how are people doing when it comes to mental health?
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This year’s Eisner/Lauder New Views Documentaries & Dialogue Series features three films honoring the lives and legacies of trailblazers for gender and racial equity.
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As part of our series “Young Artists: A Collage of Creative Voices” about how local kids have kept creating during the pandemic, arts and culture reporter Kirsten Dobroth sent this audio postcard from a Dance Initiative hip-hop class at The Launchpad in Carbondale.
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Theatre Aspen is the latest to announce what looks like a more normal return to the stage for cast, crew members and audiences as Aspen area events ready to reopen this summer.
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As part one in our series “Young Artists: A Collage of Creative Voices” about how local kids have kept creating during the pandemic, arts and culture reporter Kirsten Dobroth sent this audio postcard from Reina Katzenberger’s Carbondale studio, The Project Shop.
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In the Roaring Fork Valley, some beloved events will once again be in-person. Others will wait out another summer online while public health orders remain in flux, and some will offer a little bit of both. That latter hybrid model, however, might be around to stay as we move into a post-pandemic world.
