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by Damien Williamson, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, January 20, 2012 To call MOMIX a dance troupe is to do a great disservice to the genre-melding dancer-illusionists that make up the company.
A better term for MOMIX — being brought to the Aspen District Theatre for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s winter dance festival this Saturday, Jan. 21 — might be a band a magicians. Through spectacular lighting and shadows, creative props, humor, and, of course, world-class dance, MOMIX crafts a visual marvel that leaves audiences’ minds boggled, and often desperate to know how they illusions were created. Full Story »
by Damien Williamson, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2012
For the Aspen Youth Center’s newest benefit, cheating isn’t just allowed, it’s
In the one-of-a-kind event, entitled “Spell What?!: Aspen Celebrity Spell Down,” local celebrities will compete in a game show-style spelling bee where they will attempt to “outwit, outspell, and outlast” their fellow competitors.
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Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, February 10, 2012
Aspen Nordic Festival and Owl Creek Chase
Fresh snow blankets the trails just in time for the Roaring Fork Valley’s annual festival of cross-country skiing. Set for Saturday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 12, the Aspen Nordic Festival features several events for aspiring Olympians as well as Colorado citizen skiers, but it’s Sunday’s grueling 21km freestyle event, the Owl Creek Chase, that is the highlight of the weekend.
“The Owl Creek Chase is one of the toughest races in the world.” says race announcer Mike Trecker. “But it’s also one of the most fun; it’s a true cross country race that starts in Snowmass and finishes in Aspen. The scenery is visually stunning and the flow of the race is enhanced by the challenges of the tough climbs and speedy downhills. There are usually packs of skiers racing together and the finish at the AVSC is one of the best in the sport, offering many prime viewing spots for spectators.”
The weekend schedule includes: the FIS-sanctioned SuperTour Classic Sprint Qualifier, for active USSA/FIS license holders only, on Saturday at 9 a.m.; the AVSC USSA SuperTour and Citizens 5/10k classic races on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.; and the Aspen Parks and Recreation Owl Creek Chase, USSA SuperTour and Citizens 21km freestyle race on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
For more information on the Nordic festival, visit www.owlcreekchase.com.
The Fifth Mountain
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by Damien Williamson, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2012
I was more than a bit skeptical when I opened the box and pulled out the massive, black rubber behemoths that were my new pair of Bogs Ultra High Boots. Then I realized that my size 13 feet were a personal problem, and not one to be blamed on the new shoe company with the funny name.
As a snowboarder who’s recently been dabbling in two-planking, my favorite part of the ski day is still that glorious moment when, while sitting on one of the many benches on upper gondola plaza at the base of Aspen Mountain, I unfasten what seems to be a million buckles on my ski boots and my feet sigh a collective “aaaaaahhhh.” That is until that first time I slipped on my Bogs.
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by John Zelazny, Time Out Music Columnist Friday, February 10, 2012
"There is no smoke and mirrors, just real music,” is what Anders Beck says of his five-piece bluegrass band.
Greensky Bluegrass has been making some noise on the roots-rock scene since they got started touring seriously five years ago.
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by Christine Benedetti, Time Out Music Columnist Friday, February 10, 2012
Dim lighting can set the mood for a romantic dining experience, but for Blind
At first glance, the night seems typical, and includes wine, a three-course meal, convivial conversation and live music. But, the caveat — and what makes this evening unique — is that it’s all done in the dark.
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by Jonathan Bastian, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2012
It’s the collective experience we gain from our personal libraries that overwhelms me. It’s the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and memories that keeps me buying a book or two every week.
The great Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez once said that reading a book is like spending a week or two with someone who notices more than you do — someone who inhales life in its undigested form, and crystallizes the meanings, the descriptions, the moments.
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Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, February 10, 2012
‘Finding Uri’ by Sandy Munro
For 30 years Sandy Munro was the owner and proprietor of “The Great Divide” music store just around the corner from Explore. In the 12 years I’ve been here I have been a fan of many of Sandy’s endeavors. The music store was an Aspen original, full of beautiful instruments, great musicians, and wonderful music
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Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, February 10, 2012 Book Train
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by Charles McGrath, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, February 10, 2012
Unlike many journalists Katherine Boo aspires to invisibility. She hates publicity and talks about herself with about as much ease as someone trying to wriggle from a thicket — stopping, pausing, retracing her sentences and looking for a better way out. In her new book, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity,” the word “I” doesn’t appear until an author’s note on page 247, and by then it’s a little jarring.
One result is that “Beautiful Forevers,” a nonfiction account of the 3,000 or so people who live in Annawadi, a “sumpy plug of slum” on the outskirts of the Mumbai airport, reads almost like a novel: a true-life version of “Slumdog Millionaire” without the Bollywood ending. The characters include various thieves and Dumpster divers; the neighborhood ward boss and her prized daughter, who is earning a college degree by rote, memorizing word for word the plots of “Mrs. Dalloway” and “The Way of the World”; and a man who makes a living of sorts by racing a carriage drawn by horses painted to look like zebras. The plot turns on a seemingly petty feud in which a disgruntled woman sets herself on fire and then blames her neighbors, two of whom wind up jail, where they are brazenly extorted by a legal system that thrives on corruption.
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Horoscopes
- Aries
 Defer to others, especially as you are focused on a key matter. Let them carry the ball, but be ready for a surprise or two. You cannot control others, so appreciate their individuality. Close bonds are formed through less judgment. Tonight: Let the weekend begin.
- Taurus
 - Gemini
 - Cancer
You seem to be more creative and dynamic than you have been in a while. A situation around work could become very strange or unusual, if it isn't already! As soon as you can, join a friend or family member. Tonight: At home, but don't let it be alone.
- Leo
Carefully finish up detailed information in the morning. The unexpected runs riot through your afternoon, lightening up the pace and your mood -- if you have a sense of humor. In what appears to be nothing less than a gawky move, someone is expressing his or her caring. Tonight: Stop. Make time for a friend.
- Virgo
Move quickly in the a.m., when you are more energized. Complications could shatter the best-laid plans in the afternoon. Maintain a sense of humor, and all will end well. Your sense of well-being grows as a result of handling this hassle. Tonight: Treat a friend well.
- Libra
You might want to postpone plans until the afternoon. At that point, you will resolve issues spontaneously -- so much so that you might not even recognize them. In this mood, you see only pluses. A friend tosses perhaps too much caring on you! Tonight: Start the weekend well.
- Scorpio
Use the a.m. for meetings and interpersonal matters. For whatever reason, you decide to cocoon and do some reflecting in the afternoon. Some of you simply might be tired, but for many, new information causes you to take another look at an important matter. Tonight: Not to be found.
- Sagittarius
Friends surround you and will be most responsive in the afternoon. Invitations, project ideas and a new opportunity all might appear, adding to your choices. Do you feel that you are on overload? Know that not everything needs to be handled immediately. Tonight: Let go of stress, and accept an invitation.
- Capricorn
Make a key phone call or have an important meeting in the a.m., when others are still in work mode. You have a lot of responsibilities that could hold you back from making any more commitments, or even entertaining the idea. Tonight: Count on a late night.
- Aquarius
- Pisces
You could view another's behavior with some cynicism. You question how you can change the direction of what is happening. Stop and remember that you cannot change anyone; but you, personally, have options. Tonight: Open up to a trusted friend and/or
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