Events for Wednesday, July 2

07/02/2008 - 12:00am

"Friedrich Kunath: Rising vs. Setting" displayed by Aspen Art Museum. Opening reception June 26, 5–7 p.m. 925-8050. 

"Aïda Ruilova: The Singles 1999 – Now"
displayed by Aspen Art Museum. Opening reception June 26, 5–7 p.m. 925-8050. 

"Fresh Perspectives"
with participating artists Alicia Matesanz de
las Heras, Bill Gruenberg, Kathy Honea, Brad Reed Nelson, Susan Olsen,
Marina Romanov, Melanie Rothko, Jessica Salet, Lloyd Schermer and Marty
Schlein curated by Kathy Honea for Aspen Chapel Gallery. 925-7184.

Aspen Ideas Festival presented by the Aspen Institute. Festival
engages participants in a variety of programs, tutorials, seminars and
discussion events mainly focused on international relations. Visit
aspeninstitute.org or call 544-7960.

Summer Music Series
presented by the town of Basalt. Live music by
local and regional bands performing pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass and
Latino music every Wednesday night 5:30-7:30 p.m., June 18-Sept. 17.
Visit basaltchamber.com or phone 927-4031.

Summer of Jazz free concert series
held each Wednesday evening in June and July at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs, 7 p.m.  summerofjazz.com or 945-6589.

Farmer’s Market
presented by the town of Carbondale. The farmer’s
market sells fresh fruit, produce, breads, arts and crafts, and also
includes live music. Held on Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Fourth
Street Plaza in Carbondale. 261-4973.

Camp Aspen/Snowmass
presented by Aspen Skiing Co. Camp provides a
fun, dynamic environment with daily and weekly programs available for
ages 3 through teens. Private lessons are available for adults.
Activities include mountainboarding, skateboarding, paintball, mountain
biking and more. Weekend privates, theme and nature days, horseback
riding, swimming and a variety of activity combinations also available.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Treehouse Kids’ Adventure
Center below Fanny Hill in Snowmass base village. 925-1220.

36th annual Snowmass Rodeo.
Oldest consecutively running community
rodeo in the state offers mutton bustin’ for the kids to bull riding,
barrel racing, a barbecue dinner, campfire sing-a-longs and more. Held
on Wednesdays in Snowmass Village. Visit snowmassrodeo.org or phone
800-SNOWMASS.

Guided Nature Walks
offered by Aspen Center for Environmental
Studies. Free 45-minute walk with a naturalist from the ACES. Offered
daily on the hour, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., June 14-Sept. 1. Meet at the top of
the Silver Queen Gondola at Aspen Mountain. Free 925-1220.

Guided Nature Walks and Hikes
offered by Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies. A naturalist from the Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies guides hikes with views of Snowmass Village and
surrounding areas. Offered daily at 10 a.m. (nature walk) and 1 p.m.
(nature hike or walk, depending on group interest). Meet at the
Information Desk in the Snowmass Ticket Pavilion. Free. 925-1220.

"Little Shop of Horrors"
presented by Theatre Aspen. 7:30 p.m. at the tent in Rio Grande Park. 925-9313.