{"id":1320349,"date":"2020-06-04T16:21:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T22:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=997029"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T22:21:29","slug":"spirit-of-mountain-fair-still-alive-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/spirit-of-mountain-fair-still-alive-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of Mountain Fair still alive this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/MtnFair-gpi-072819-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/MtnFair-gpi-072819-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/MtnFair-gpi-072819-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/MtnFair-gpi-072819-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Dancers perform for the crowd to start up the wood splitting competition at the 48th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair on Saturday afternoon.<\/strong><br \/><em>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For those bemoaning the myriad of event cancellations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Carbondale Arts has some better news for you. Mountain Fair will still trot out its unique brand of small town fun for its 49<sup>th<\/sup> edition July 24-26, although it\u2019s not likely to look like past Mountain Fairs.<\/p>\n<p>The fair will be spread in \u201csmall bursts\u201d throughout Carbondale instead of occupying its traditional location in Sopris Park, and it will be \u201ca smaller, simpler experience,\u201d according to a statement from Carbondale Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal was to create something that would represent the spirit of Mountain Fair and that would be flexible, because it could change at any moment,\u201d said Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly. \u201cWe\u2019ve also worked with our town government quite a bit about what would feel right and what wouldn\u2019t feel right. And we\u2019ve had a lot of input, a lot of ideas from people, and we just kind of took the best from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly stressed that the plan for this year\u2019s fair is still in its infancy, due to the fact that everything was on hold until Gov. Jared Polis updated Colorado\u2019s Safer at Home order on May 25. As such, the basic premise of this year\u2019s fair \u2014 to create a Mountain Fair-like spirit while maintaining social distancing \u2014&nbsp;is reflected in the few planned events that Carbondale Arts has revealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 The Friday night tradition of starting the fair with drumming will be maintained, albeit with everyone in town encouraged to do their drumming in their own yards or on nearby sidewalks. \u201cWe hope to raise the sky. This world needs a lot of healing,\u201d stated Carbondale Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Competitions will still be held on Saturday, and although most of those are still in the works, Kimberly did say that some may involve dogs or pets \u2014 traditionally banned from the festivities at Sopris Park \u2014 and others may involve baking, of the chocolate chip cookie, pie and cake variety.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A flat-bed truck or trailer, populated by performing musicians, will be driven through neighborhoods around the town. Kimberly said the musicians who will perform are mainly locally or regionally based, with some possibly coming from the Front Range.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a good time to support them, and hopefully they will support us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>With the logistics of having musicians on a moving vehicle being somewhat challenging, Kimberly said it is likely they will stop to play \u201ca song here and a song there,\u201d but not for long as the goal is still to prevent too many people from gathering in one place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A benefit concert to raise funds for next year\u2019s 50th Carbondale Mountain Fair will stream live from Steve\u2019s Guitars on Saturday night. It will feature \u201cmusic, performance and storytelling,\u201d and, \u201cpeople are encouraged to gather in small, safe groups to watch it together\u201d stated Carbondale Arts. The musicians for that concert are still being lined up, Kimberly said, but they should be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Youth activities, a Sunday event, and a possible vendor area are also being planned.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional Mountain Fair T-shirt \u2014 this year designed by contest winner Jade Meyer \u2014 will go on sale in early July, and will thereafter be available for purchase at the Carbondale Farmers Market and The Launchpad.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information and full schedule details are forthcoming at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00142bKZcY5lH37CxYYL0BcMpd--dpnYgREqSKCTrC_iyYwj5W1qYu-r-1xncphW7_ikv_55gQm-QPZtUJg8fQp3CC0MfOmrevMDKXI6paZj4BKvnNydmu5MXLSsuH4X8OMW2SunUtV4XRFGCf1V3KITTTEoquw6f8c&amp;c=EtXjg_o-Vz86riUOKimYFy_r6H8Brak9WGssx_9YcTvIW46ba5ZSyA==&amp;ch=UUcp0PHjbSUz0TgIkL4yw1kSmzGpF_PXvsoc6hcd4sj32LGHnBH1yQ==\"><strong>CarbondaleArts.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:jbear@postindependent.com\">jbear@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/entertainment\/spirit-of-mountain-fair-still-alive-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancers perform for the crowd to start up the wood splitting competition at the 48th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair on Saturday afternoon.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent For those bemoaning the myriad of event cancellations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Carbondale Arts has some better news for you. Mountain Fair will still trot out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1320349","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-23 07:10:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}