Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen presents “Natural Expansions.”
Show features Ann Smock, Jan Grenda, Ada Christensen, Patti Bartelstein
and Carrie Trippe. 429-2777.
2008 Aspen Gay and Lesbian Ski week. 30th anniversary event offers a
full week of races, parties and skiing in Aspen/Snowmass. For full
schedule of events, visit gayskiweek.com.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass presents its
artists-in-residence exhibition. Exhibit features work from the Ranch’s
winter residents and artistic staff. 923-3181.
"Matter, Antimatter, and How We Came To Be Here" presented by Boris
Kayser of Fermi National Lab for Aspen Center for Physics. 5:30 p.m. at
the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. Free. 925-2585.
Avalanche Awareness Talk presented by PowderToThePeople.org and Roaring
Fork Avalanche Center. Brian McCall of RFAC will discuss the snowpack
during what has been the snowiest winter on record for the Roaring Fork
Valley along with strategies for safer backcountry riding. Steve
Howard, safety director for the Aspen Skiing Co. and a nationally
“Rising Treelines: Ecological and Topographical Influences on Tree
Establishment in British Columbia” presented by Will Roush for the
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Roush is a valley native
currently doing research at the University of Victoria’s Tree-Ring
Laboratory. 7 p.m. at Dos Gringos Burritos in Carbondale. Free.
704-0788.
"Castro, Climbing, and Communism" presented by Matt Holstein for the
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Cost: $4, Free for ACES
members. 7:30 p.m. at ACES. 925-5756.