{"id":2453082,"date":"2020-01-10T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=318938"},"modified":"2020-01-10T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:16:00","slug":"annual-winterskol-weekend-kicks-off-with-historical-society-lady-cookie-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/annual-winterskol-weekend-kicks-off-with-historical-society-lady-cookie-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Winterskol weekend kicks off with \u2018Historical Society Lady,\u2019 \u2018Cookie Man\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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on Thursday, January 9, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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Each year the annual lunch to kick off the Winterskol festival in Aspen has its own twist, and Thursday it came in the fashion of \u201cThe Historical Society Lady\u201d and the town\u2019s resident \u201cCookie Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nina Gabianelli has given a glimpse into Aspen\u2019s history for years and Mark Patterson has been part of the brotherly duo who created Paradise Bakery, which has become a stop for locals and visitors for decades. They were recognized as this year\u2019s Queen and King<\/a> for the 69th annual festival.<\/p>\n

Using a deep theatrical background, Gabianelli has been leading the Aspen Historical Society\u2019s education and programming and has spent years dressing up as some of the town\u2019s famous characters and going into schools. She also performs in theater companies up and down the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis truly is a moment where I am speechless,\u201d she told the crowd assembled at the St. Regis ballroom.<\/p>\n

Gabianelli, who used to perform<\/a> at some of the Winterskol luncheons when they were held at the old Crystal Palace, wasn\u2019t finished with he Winterskol fun for the day. She spent Tuesday night performing at the Wheeler Opera House as part of the festival\u2019s Aspen History 101 show, which is considered a theatrical crash course in the town\u2019s lore.<\/p>\n

Patterson, whose parents were the Winterskol royalty in 2005, spoke about the support from the community and \u201cvisitors from all over the world\u201d that he and his brother Danny received since they announced in May the bakery will have to move locations<\/a> after nearly four decades.<\/p>\n

He said then that roughly 250,000 to 300,000 customers roll through the spot on the corner of Galena Street and Cooper Avenue each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year has been amazing, and it felt so good to have the outpouring from the community after the news got out,\u201d Patterson said after Thursday\u2019s lunch. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked to a lot of people. There is no way we will not do something.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is not ready to say where their new location might be \u2014 they have to be out of the current location by October 2021 \u2014 but did say the support from the community has re-energized them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe said \u2018Well, do we fold up shop and say it was a good 40 years or do we find someplace else to be and continue what we\u2019re doing?\u2019 It gave us some time to think about what we want to do going forward,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cIt\u2019s not about the dough (money) \u2014 the only dough we really make is cookie dough. It\u2019s been a time to reflect on the past and look forward. We hope to continue to do our little part to make Aspen special in the future and make it unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also during the lunch, Craig Melville was honored with the Molly Campbell Service Award for his contributions to Aspen. Melville, whose parents Ralph and Marian were the Winterskol King and Queen in 2009, took over operations of the Mountain Chalet from his parents, who opened the lodge in 1954.<\/p>\n

Craig has continued years of service to a number of organizations around the area, including the Aspen Fire Department, and has opened the resort to those in need when called upon.<\/p>\n

Jazz Aspen Snowmass was named the nonprofit of the year, and JAS president and CEO Jim Horowitz showed off some updated drawings for the new performance center<\/a> on Cooper Avenue around the Red Onion.<\/p>\n

The business of the year award went to Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design, which was founded by Bill Poss in 1976 and has done work around the world from the Aspen-based offices.<\/p>\n

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