Events for Sunday, August 10

08/10/2008 - 12:00am

Snowmass G3 stop of the Mountain States Cup Series. Races include
downhill and Super D at Snowmass Ski Area from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Visit racemsc.com or call 970.333.1159.

Bach Flower Essences Level I Introductory Course offered by Alicia
Sirkin. 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. each day Valley Pines Community Center in
Basalt. Cost: $295. 888-875-6753.

Guided Nature Walks offered by Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.
45-minute walk with a naturalist from ACES. Offered daily on the hour,
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Runs through Sept. 1. Meet at the top of the Silver
Queen Gondola at Aspen Mountain. Free. 925-1220.

MarbleFest 2008. Festival includes bluegrass, folk and rock music in
Millsite Park. This is a free festival with donations to benefit
Millsite Park and the town of Marble.

Bluegrass Sundays presented by Aspen Skiing Co. Free performances by
top bluegrass musicians from around Colorado and the country. Noon-3
p.m. atop Aspen Mountain, through Aug. 31. 925-1220.

Matt Coburn paints live at Aspen Home Consignment from 4-7 p.m. Refreshments served. 925-1870.

Rob Tepper. Early blues and folk solos on harmonica at Riverside Grill in Basalt, 2-4 p.m. Free. 927-9301.

Aspen Festival Orchestra presented by Aspen Music Festival and School.
Program includes Messiaen and Debussy. 4 p.m. at the Benedict Music
Tent. Cost: $72.925-3254.

Harding and Hawes. Live every Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Club at Aspen Highlands, 6-9 p.m.

Tom Ressell. Acoustic at Ruth’s Chris restaurant in Aspen, 6:30 p.m. 925-1167.

Faculty slide talk presented by the Anderson Ranch Arts Center.
Featuring artists Robin Lasser, Kim Anno, Doug Casbeer and Alleghany
Meadows. 7 p.m. at the ranch in Snowmass. 923-3181.

“The Edge of Heaven” presented by Aspen Film and Aspen Music Festival
and School. The lives and emotional arcs of six people criss-cross
through love and tragedy. As the stories of father and son, mothers and
daughters and their lovers interweave, "The Edge of Heaven" crafts an
unexpectedly enrapturing story about a world in transition and both the
closeness and unbridgeable divide between generations and cultures. 8
p.m. at Paepcke Auditorium. Cost: $12. Visit aspenshowtickets.com or
call 920-5770.

Tishamingo. Rock at Belly Up in Aspen, 10 p.m. Cost: $10/advance, $14/day of show. 544-9800.

Upcoming:

MONDAY, AUG. 11

First Jewish Film Festival at the Crystal Theater in Carbondale
featuring "Sixty Six," a film in which a British boy's bar mitzvah
falls on the same day as England in the World Cup. 4:30 p.m. 704-1827.

Chamber Music presented by Aspen Music Festival and School. Program
includes Kellogg and Turina. 6 p.m. at  Harris Concert Hall. Cost:
$46. 925-3254.

Mountain Rescue Aspen monthly meeting. Anyone who is interested in
becoming a member of MRA is invited to attend the meeting to learn more
about becoming a member or visit our website at
mountainrescueaspen.org. 7-9 p.m. at the Rescue Cabin on Main Street in
Aspen. Visit mountainrescueaspen.org.

Multicultural Beaver Walk hosted by Aspen Center for Environmental
Studies. Explore the nature preserve with a summer naturalist and learn
the behavior, history, and ecology of the beaver in English y Español.
The walk is free to the public and perfect for all ages. 7:30 p.m. at
ACES. 720-341-5983.

"Rounding Third" presented by Theatre Aspen. 7:30 p.m. at the tent in
Rio Grande Park. Runs through Aug. 22. For more information, call
925-9313. Tickets available at the Wheeler Box Office, 920-5770, or
aspenshowtickets.com.