In comment #1, Dr. Terrie Modesto responds to Rochelle with gratitude for her Hurricane relief work. He writes, “The simplest of things like playing with the children and listening to the life stories and fears of shelter residents is so important in their disaster recovery process.”
DJ Brian Howe is spinning the discs at Tuesday with Michael to benefit the Komen Aspen foundation in the fight against women's cancer. "Tuesdays with Michael is an event held here at the Aspen Club and Spa to benefit local non-profits. The events start at 5pm on the Aspen Club outdoor deck and goes till 8pm. There is live music, great food and lots of entertainment for the whole family."
Classical guitarist Brad Richter is back in the Roaring Fork Valley's schools, thanks to the Aspen Music Festival and School, with Led Zeppelin on the program. "At Basalt High School," blogs the Music Fest's Debbie Barnekow, "there are 3 guitar classes, part of an every other day schedule like band, choir, math, biology, etc. Principal James Waddick believes this is a necessary avenue of expression for some of his students and indeed it is-a beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. Brad met with all 3 classes today to work on getting some of them ready for performance on Friday's Music and M.O.R.E concert. For nearly all of them of the students, this will be their first time to perform and there were many who are a little uncommitted. Brad's answer is to keep practicing the Led Zepplin song, Kashmir that they are to play."
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Dear Friends,
Summer has finally arrived in Aspen. In addition to great outdoor activities, sunshine and music, it is the time of year again for Tuesday with Michael. As most of you remember Tuesdays with Michael is an event held here at the Aspen Club and Spa to benefit local non-profits. The events start at 5pm on the Aspen Club outdoor deck and goes till 8pm. There is live music, great food and lots of entertainment for the whole family. We offer free shuttle service as well, call 925.8900 to schedule a ride.
Continue Reading June 23rd, 2008
The Con Man welcomes two young children from Shining Stars and Dr. Larry McCleary, the pediatric neurosurgeon who acts as the organization's chief medical officer.
Then "Con Games" deconstructs the speech on race by Barack Obama.
Continue Reading March 18th, 2008
HANOI, Vietnam, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-three years after the end of the Vietnam War, a series of new measures to address the spread and impact of toxic dioxin used in the war are beginning to yield results, according to a high-level working group of Vietnamese and American leaders working to address the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam.
The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin today said that the first round of dioxin containment measures are now in place in and around the Danang airport, one of Vietnam's largest hot spots of dioxin contamination. After a week of visits across the country, the joint high-level group announced progress on this and a number of other priority issues, including the expansion of services to people with disabilities and key steps toward establishing a high-resolution dioxin testing lab.
Continue Reading February 12th, 2008
Democracy at work—and democracy without the smirk—were both there to behold election night at the Eagle County Precinct 7 caucus of which yours truly chose to exercise the rites and rights of citizenship.
When we arrived there was a long line leading up to the sign-up table where we Eagle County orphans, cut off from our brethren by the small matter of mountains, nonetheless lined up in reasonable order on a cold night to dictate the course of democracy, at least in our small corner of Colorado. The Republicans, the lost souls of our republic, got there first, and I couldn’t help but peak in to see how the recalcitrant elephants were doing at the El Jebel Community Center where their confab was already under way.
It wasn’t pretty, my friends, as John McCain would say. While hundreds of us Democrats hob-nobbed in the hallways and byways in El Jebel, there were 22 lonely Republicans in all—I counted every single one the way I learned as a cub reporter—in clusters small enough to break your heart without making you think about switching parties.
Continue Reading February 6th, 2008
Is is December and you know what that means? Yes, snow, of course. Skiing and snowboarding, for sure and . . . the much celebrated and I think 17th annual Academy Screening put on by our own AspenFilm, local not-for-profit dedicated to bringing the latest in film, film technology, film education, fun, community and cause to gather at one or more of Aspen's renowned venues, The Historic Wheeler Opera House, Harris Hall or The Isis Theatre.
DrBill returns to bring you the skinny on what is happening December 21 - January 1 about film in Aspen. What's on the schedule you ask? Check it all out at aspenfilm.org. I am especially looking forward to Denzel Washington's directorial encore in, "The Great Debaters" about the early 20th Century Wiley College Debate Team. Also on my list is the latest from Ang Lee, "Lust, Caution", from Rob Reiner, "The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, "Sleuth" from Kenneth Branagh starring Michael Caine and Jude Law, Sean Penn's adaptation of the best-selling book, "Into the Wild" and among others the screen adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling book, "The Kite Runner."
Continue Reading December 13th, 2007
A Poker Tournament with 10 fabulous prizes will be held at Jimmy’s Restaurant, 205 S. Mill Street, Aspen on Sunday, December 16th. Registration for the Poker Tournament is at 11am and the Tournament begins at 12 noon. For more information regarding the Poker Tournament call Casey at (970) 920.5820.
The final winning table for the Poker Tournament will be played at The Aspen Club and Spa’s 30th Anniversary Party on Tuesday, December 18th. All prizes will be awarded at the Party.
Continue Reading December 12th, 2007
ASPEN, COLORADO (Post Time News)—There’s no debate over the need for more office space for both Pitkin County and City of Aspen employees.
But if such a building were to be built downtown on the Zupancis-Galena (Z-G) property owned by the City, taxpayers can expect to endure years of Main Street construction, more traffic at the entrance to Aspen, and a bill for the new building approaching “$50 million to $60 million”—a cost at least $13 million more than building an equivalent structure on land owned by Pitkin County at the Aspen Airport Business Center (ABC).
Continue Reading December 10th, 2007
The Aspen Music Festival and School today announced to the public a $25 million gift from Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum, the largest gift in the town's history. The funds will support the programs and facilities of this premier music center, providing the bedrock funding for the building of a new campus that will be named the Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Campus in their honor.
Continue Reading December 3rd, 2007
Day 2 from the road with Aspen Music Festival and School Education Outreach Director Debby Barnekow and young composer Andrew Norman.
Today was spent in one of our adopted schools in the PLUS program, Glenwood Springs Elementary. The fifth graders will begin a composition right after Christmas using their recorder instruments, so the goal was to help them find a process to begin. Using his verb piece with video that he presented yesterday to the high school students, Andrew had them improvise sounds that corresponded to the 13 verbs: "... drip, blip, sparkle, glint, float, ... chop, pop, splash." We split the group into two groups and with Andrew and me conducting, creating a sound piece. Of course, then when they heard/saw the piece that Andrew composed, the whole process was very clear... and fun!
November 29th, 2007
Before Day 1
As the Composer Forum begins once again, I find the same excitement that began the very first one six years ago. Then, there was the question of, would any of the plans work? Would there be children who actually would compose some music based on their interaction with Derek Bermel, the guest composer? And would anyone come hear their pieces? We received a resounding "yes" to these questions and here we are again, bringing another composer, Andrew Norman, into the schools, to work with a variety of select students. Some of these students have participated before and I am excited to see their growth in the new pieces.
Deborah Barnekow
Director of Educational Outreach
Aspen Music Festival and School
November 27th, 2007
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