{"id":2448580,"date":"2019-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=312582"},"modified":"2019-09-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T06:00:00","slug":"offseason-culture-20-reasons-to-stick-around-aspen-this-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/offseason-culture-20-reasons-to-stick-around-aspen-this-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Offseason Culture: 20 reasons to stick around Aspen this autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aaron Behrens, singer-guitarist of the electronica duo Ghostland Observatory, photographed at a previous Belly Up show. The band is returning to the club this weekend on a tour supporting “See You Later, Simulator,” its first full-length album since 2010.<\/strong>
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The summer crowds are gone, the construction crews are back to work and we\u2019ve got two-and-a-half months until the ski lifts start spinning again.<\/p>\n

But the stages and screens of Aspen are staying busy this offseason, with theater, comedy, film, top-tier pop music from legends new and old and, yes, of course, some new ski movies on the bill.<\/p>\n

The offseason entertainment lineup has plenty of reasons to stick around this fall. Here are 20:<\/p>\n

THE GONZO GALLERY RETURNS<\/p>\n

Through September<\/p>\n

The itinerant gallery is back on Hyman Avenue for the month, with benefit shows for worthy causes featuring works by Brendan Missett (opening Sept. 13) and Ajax Axe (Sept. 26). In the shadow of the Aspen Art Museum, it joins pop-ups the R. Carter Gallery and Merrill Steiger Gallery for what promises to be a lively September.<\/p>\n

DAVID CROSBY<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 15, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

Before he headlines Red Rocks, the music legend returns to Aspen for the first time in more than a decade with his Sky Trails band.<\/p>\n

GARY CLARK JR.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Sept. 17, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

The can\u2019t-miss Texas blues guitarist is, somehow, only getting better with each of his regular tour stops in Aspen.<\/p>\n

SOLO FLIGHTS<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Sept. 18-21, Hurst Theater<\/p>\n

Four days, four new one-person shows, 11 performances and Beau Bridges onstage at the Hurst Theatre in Rio Grande Park in Theatre Aspen\u2019s rebranded fall festival.<\/p>\n

DEMITRI MARTIN<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 19, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

The self-proclaimed \u201coverthinker\u201d brings puns, graphs and, yes, laughs to the Wheeler as the historic theater continues its run of top-tier standup comedy bookings.<\/p>\n

\u2018TO BEHOLD\u2019<\/p>\n

Sept. 19 \u2013 Oct. 31, Red Brick Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

Photographers Neal Beidleman, Tamara Susa, Jeremy Swanson and Kristin Braga Wright team up for a nature-centric group show at the Red Brick.<\/p>\n

\u2018PARASITE\u2019 AT ASPEN FILMFEST<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Sept. 23, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

Director Bon Joon-Ho\u2019s latest won the Palme d\u2019Or at Cannes and has critics using words like \u201cmasterpiece,\u201d so it\u2019s a can\u2019t miss as Aspen Film ushers in prestige film season at the 40th annual Aspen Filmfest filled with the year\u2019s most anticipated titles.<\/p>\n

RISING APPALACHIA<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 27, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

Southern-accented folk from sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, local favorites who will fill Belly Up for this one.<\/p>\n

MIKE DOUGHTY<\/p>\n

Sunday, Oct. 6, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

The former Soul Coughing frontman is celebrating the 25th anniversary of \u201cRuby Vroom\u201d by playing it in full.<\/p>\n

ROBERT BRINKER<\/p>\n

Oct. 11 \u2013 Nov. 11, The Art Base (Basalt)<\/p>\n

The locally based multimedia artist unveils the latest in his innovative paper collages.<\/p>\n

SHINING MOUNTAINS FILM FESTIVAL<\/p>\n

Sept. 13-14, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

The second annual festival showcasing new and eye-opening films by and about indigenous Americans, produced in partnership with the Aspen Ute Foundation.<\/p>\n

AJA GABEL<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 15, Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar<\/p>\n

The Aspen Words writer-in-residence for October is here working on a follow-up to her debut \u201cThe Ensemble\u201d and will read and discuss her work at this free event.<\/p>\n

ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 16, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

This energetic throwback soul band, led by the indefatigable Paul Janeway, returns to sweat and strut at Belly Up.<\/p>\n

ABRAHAM CRUZVILLEGAS<\/p>\n

Opening Oct. 18, Aspen Art Museum<\/p>\n

An interactive installation, organized in partnership with the Contemporary Austin, aimed at bringing the community into the museum galleries to play.<\/p>\n

\u2018WINTERLAND\u2019<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 18, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

The ski porn flick from Teton Gravity Research on the big screen to spread the stoke as we count down the days to until the lifts open. (Look for more from the snowsports titles at The Meeting, Oct. 3-5, also at the Wheeler).<\/p>\n

LYNX<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 24, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

A one-woman band combining multiple instruments, loops, dance beats and beat-boxing at the Wheeler\u2019s On the Rise series.<\/p>\n

LOTUS<\/p>\n

Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

The jam band set will descend on Aspen for this two-night Halloween run, sure to be ground zero of the town-wide Halloween party.<\/p>\n

ASPEN COMMUNITY THEATRE\u2019S \u20189 TO 5\u2019<\/p>\n

Nov 8-16, Aspen District Theatre<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton\u2019s Broadway musical, based on the 1980 film, with infectious songs and a message more relevant than ever for the \u201cLean In\u201d and #MeToo era.<\/p>\n

RAINBOW GIRLS<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 8, Wheeler Opera House<\/p>\n

Expect enchanting three-part harmonies, folk originals and gorgeous covers of folk classics like \u201cAngel From Montgomery\u201d and \u201cA Hard Rain\u2019s A-Gonna Fall\u201d from this California-based trio at the On the Rise Series.<\/p>\n

GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 22, Belly Up Aspen<\/p>\n

The electro-funk duo will soundtrack the last hurrah of offseason, just before Thanksgiving and the opening of ski season.<\/p>\n

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