{"id":2455835,"date":"2020-03-16T07:37:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=322720"},"modified":"2020-03-16T07:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:37:16","slug":"updated-schedule-changes-closures-in-aspen-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/updated-schedule-changes-closures-in-aspen-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated schedule changes, closures in Aspen area"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sign explains the Aspen Thrift Shop\u2019s closure due to the coronavirus on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The following list of coronavirus-related closures and announcements is current as of 7:35 a.m. March 16. Send updated closure information and business changes to rcarroll@aspentimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Motorists can park free in the downtown core for up to four hours beginning Monday, and free residential parking is now three hours at a time. Parking downtown from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. remains prohibited seven days a week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The free Downtowner service and Car-to-Go programs are suspended until further notice, as well as the Direct Highlands and Galena Street Shuttle.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority has is enacted its Phase 1 service reductions, which will affect upvalley and downvalley express buses, downvalley direct buses to and from Snowmass Village, Hogback commuter buses and Snowmass, Buttermilk and Highland\u2019s skier shuttles.  RFTA advises passengers to visit http:\/\/www.rfta.com<\/a> to view its modified schedules for schedule changes.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ute Mountaineer and the Aspen Cross Country Center are indefinitely closed as of Monday, March 16. The Snowmass XC is closed for the season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Colorado Mountain College campuses and administrative offices will be closed to students and staff until 6 p.m. Monday, according to a news release. However, residence halls and dining halls will be open. In a news release last week, CMC announced that residence halls remained open through spring break, but dining halls were closed until Sunday night. Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs and Leadville CMC campuses each have residence halls.<\/p>\n

\u2022 CylcleBar in Aspen is closed indefinitey.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Glenwood Hot Springs Resort has temporarily closed the Pool, Spa of the Rockies and Athletic Club, as well as The Grill and The Shop through March 22.<\/p>\n

\u2022 L\u2019Hostaria Ristorante in downtown Aspen is closed indefinitely.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen CrossFit is closed until further notice. It will re-evaluate its operations March 22.<\/p>\n

\u2022 All masses and parish activities at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen are cancelled until further notice. More information at http:\/\/www.stmaryaspen.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at the Aspen Community Church and St. Mary Catholic Church are canceled. Meetings, capped under 50 people, are scheduled at the Christ Episcopal Church on Mondays at noon, Wednesdays at noon and 7:30 p.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at noon and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Early Learning Center of Aspen has cancelled school from March 16-20.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ann Korologos Gallery <\/em>and Andy Taylor have cancelled the March 19th opening reception of Western Moods: Andy Taylor<\/em><\/a>. The exhibition be viewed in person during gallery hours (Tuesday \u2013  Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), by appointment or through the https:\/\/korologosgallery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crown Mountain Park District has closed all organized sports practices and games at the park until at least April 9.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Crystal River Theater in Carbondale is closed indefinitely.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen School District classes are closed March 16-20 as well as for spring break from March 23-30.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Aspen Art Museum will be closed through March 31, according to spokeswoman KristinAnn Janishefski, who added \u201cwe will reassess as new information becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wheeler Opera House is closed until at least March 31.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen Recreation Center, Red Brick Gym, Aspen Ice Garden, the golf simulator at Aspen Golf Club and Red Brick Center for the Arts are closed until March 31 and those closures may be extended. As well, the Aspen Youth Center, a privately run nonprofit that operates from the ARC, is closed until at least March 31.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Classes in the Aspen Recreation Center, Red Brick Gym and Red Brick Center for the Arts will not resume until April 15.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Non-mandatory city advisory board and commissions will stop meeting through April 15.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The city will be issuing no new event permits until April 15. The city will be re-evaluating event permits that have already been issued, which may be subject to further consideration.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen Shortsfest, originally scheduled for March 31 through April 5, is canceled. The organization is considering a virtual presentation of the festival and will have updates on the matter. Those who purchased tickets in advance can contact the Wheeler Box Office for refund information at 970-920-5770 locally or toll-free at 866-449-0464.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The KDNK community radio concert and live remote broadcast with Pure Weed and Handshake Moments set for Friday at the Aspen Art Museum is canceled. The concert with Handshake Moments will still take place at the KDNK station in Carbondale as a live broadcast from 6 to 7 p.m., but is not open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen Shakti\u2019s physical studio space is temporarily closed.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The St. Patrick\u2019s Dinner, which is hosted by St. Mary Catholic Church and set for March 17 at Bumps Restaurant, is canceled.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Aspen Chapel has suspended all social gatherings until further notice, and will live stream its Sunday service while offering its weekly classes via Zoom. No in-person gatherings will be held,<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Aspen Historical Society has temporarily closed public access to the Wheeler\/Stallard Museum and the archive building. It also has suspended its public tour schedule and has postponed upcoming events until further notice.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Aspen Thrift Shop is temporarily closed and is not accepting donations. \u201cMany of our volunteers are in the at-risk population and\/or taking care of those that are,\u201d the nonprofit said. \u201cThough we consistently make every effort to keep our shop clean, anyone familiar with the Thrift Shop understands it would be impossible to wipe and sanitize every item and surface.\u201d<\/p>\n

Event closures and cancellations related to coronavirus can be sent to rcarroll@aspentimes.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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