Thursday, October 1, 2009

Here Is The Winter Calendar Through April From The Chamber; Plenty To Do!

OCTOBER
October 30 - Nov 29 2009 Roaring Fork Open Aspen Art Museum
NOVEMBER
November 01 - 30 "Oriental Flair" Red Brick Center for the Arts
November 26 Opening Day - Snowmass & Aspen Mountain
November 28 - 29 Aspen Winternational Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Aspen Mountain
November 28 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Aspen Mountain
DECEMBER
December 01 - 31 Red Brick Resident Artists Red Brick Center for the Arts
December 01 - Apr 13 Time Travel Tuesdays
December 04 - 05 Red Brick Holiday Bazaar Red Brick Center for the Arts
December 05 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's - The Nutcracker Aspen District Theater
December 05 Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club "Winter Whiteout" Aspen
December 06 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's - The Nutcracker Aspen District Theater
December 08 Holiday Book Signing & Cookie Exchange Wheeler/Stallard Museum
December 11 - Jan 31 Claire Fontaine Exhibition Aspen Art Museum
December 11 - Jan 24 Kris Martin Exhibition Aspen Art Museum
December 12 4th Annual Aspen Summit For Life Aspen Mountain
December 12 Opening Day - Aspen Highlands & Buttermilk
December 14 ACES Naturalist-guided Snowshoe Tours Begin
December 15 Aspen History 101 Wheeler Opera House
December 20 - Jan 02 Aspen Film Academy Screenings Harris Concert Hall
December 22 Teddy Bear Story Hour with Jane Jenkins Wheeler/Stallard Museum
December 28 Dennis Basso FREESTYLE Aspen Art Museum
JANUARY
January 01 - 31 "Fabric Arts" Red Brick Center for the Arts
January 01 - Mar 31 Winter Words
January 06 - Mar 31 The Potbelly Perspectives Lecture Series ACES
January 07 - Mar 25 Naturalist Nights Lecture Series ACES
January 17 - 24 Gay Ski Week Aspen & Snowmass
January 18 - 19 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presents Pilobolus Aspen District Theater
January 28 - 31 Winter X Games 14 Buttermilk
January 29 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Aspen Mountain
January 30 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Aspen Mountain
FEBRUARY
February 01 - 28 "Assemblage" Red Brick Center for the Arts
February 11 - 14 Aspen/Snowmass Ski & Snowboard Open Presented by Audi Buttermilk
February 11 - Apr 11 Disembodied Aspen Art Museum
February 11 - Apr 04 Mark Bradford Exhibition Aspen Art Museum
February 12 - 13 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Aspen District Theater
February 12 - Apr 02 Bud Light Big Air Fridays Snowmass
February 12 - 14 Owl Creek Chase
February 14 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Snowmass
February 20 The Annual Theatre Aspen Costume Gala Hotel Jerome
February 26 - 28 Colorado Freeride Championships Snowmass
February 27 - Mar 05 2010 International Paralympic Committee World Cup Finals Challenge Aspen
MARCH
March 01 - 31 "Human Forms" Red Brick Center for the Arts
March 06 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet - Encore Presentation Aspen District Theater
March 06 Chris Bove Memorial Uphill Challenge Challenge Aspen
March 08 - 12 Celebrate History Week
March 13 America's Uphill Aspen Mountain
March 19 - 21 10th Annual Bud Light Spring Jam Aspen & Snowmass
March 19 Core Party Aspen
March 20 - 21 Boot Camp Snowmass
March 20 Kick Aspen Big Air Aspen Mountain
March 21 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Snowmass
March 26 - 28 10th Annual Bud Light Spring Jam Aspen & Snowmass
March 26 Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series Aspen Mountain
March 27 - 28 Boot Camp Snowmass
March 27 Schneetag Snowmass
March 28 Helly Hansen Battle in the Bowls Aspen Highlands
APRIL
April 01 - 30 "Writer's Block" Red Brick Center for the Arts
April 02 - 04 COVERGIRL Snow Angels Invitational Snowmass
April 04 Closing Day - Aspen Highlands & Buttermilk
April 04 Traditional Easter Egg Hunt Wheeler/Stallard Museum
April 11 Closing Day - Snowmass & Aspen Mountain

Check Out The Aspen FilmFest Running Through The W/E

Celebrating three decades of bringing international and independent film and filmmakers to this mountain region, Aspen Filmfest September 30 - October 4, will showcase award-winning features and documentaries making a name for themselves on the festival circuit, as well as previews of new fall releases and guest appearances.

While the full program will not be announced until Labor Day weekend, Aspen Filmfest announces three critically-acclaimed, multiple award winning titles: Lee Daniel's powerful an inspiring PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE, from Lone Scherfig's evocative British import AN EDUCATION, and Kristopher Belman's adrenaline-infused MORE THAN A GAME.

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE (USA) 2009
A compelling, redemptive story of Precious Jones, a teenage girl in Harlem struggling to overcome unimaginable obstacles and discover her own voice.
Awards: Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S.- Dramatic; Sundance Audience Award; Special Jury Prize for Acting to Mo'nique;

AN EDUCATION (United Kingdom) 2009
In the early 60's, a sharp 16-year-old with her sights set on Oxford meets a handsome older man whose sophistication enraptures and sidetracks both her and her parents.
Awards: 2009 Sundance Audience Award World Cinema - Dramatic; 2009 Sundance Cinematography Award World Cinema - Dramatic

MORE THAN A GAME (USA) 2009
A true-life coming of age documentary about five talented young basketball players featuring future NBA star, LeBron James and a charismatic but inexperienced coach from Akron, Ohio, who overcome the odds and uncommon adversities to end up on the doorstep of the National High School Championships.
Awards: 2009 SilverDocs Audience Award

Aspen Film will take place in Aspen at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre, as well as in Carbondale at the Crystal Theatre. Aspen Filmfest's full program is scheduled for release Labor Day Weekend. Tickets go on sale September 21 at Aspen Show Tickets at the Wheeler Opera House, online at aspenshowtickets.com or call (970) 920 5770.

For Lodging and Ticket Information, click here.

Aspen Filmfest is made possible in part by The City of Aspen, The Aspen Times, Aspen Peak, Aspen Public Radio and REEL PEOPLE, Aspen Film's membership program.
Date:
09/30/2009 - 10/04/2009
Location:
Wheeler Opera House
Phone:
(970) 925-6882
Website:
www.aspenfilm.org