Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen presents “Cracking Art Group.”
European artists exhibit art made from recycled products. 429-2777.

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The Acoustic Wheel. Acoustic rock at the Cirque Bar and Grill in Snowmass Village, 3-6 p.m. 923-8686.

Smokin’ Joe and Zoe. Live every Thursday at the St. Regis hotel in Aspen, 4-6 p.m. 920-3300.

Author talk and reading with Richard Russo, author of "Empyre Falls"
and "The Bridge of Sighs," for the 11th annual Winter Words presented
by Aspen Writers’ Foundation. Cost: $15. Winter Words events start at
5:30 p.m. Call for location. Talk followed by an Author Salon reception
in a private home for AWF members. Memberships are available starting

An Evening With Ken Rubin presented by Aspen Public Radio. The NPR
political editor discusses his career covering politics and the results
of the 2008 presidential primaries. Cost: $10. 6 p.m. at the Hotel
Jerome in Aspen. For more information, visit kajx.org.

"Spirituality in Contemporary Life" presented by Carbondale Council on
Arts and Humanities. Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni speaks on Islam. Lectures
are open to the public; donations accepted at the door. 7 p.m. at the
Colorado Rocky Mountain School Barn. 963-1680.

“Wilderness Colorado: The Citizens Movement to Protect Natural
Landscapes” presented by Steve Smith for the Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies. Smith is a assistant regional director of the
Wilderness Society. 7:30 p.m. at ACES. Cost: Free.
925-5756.