Mountain Yoga with Aspen Shakti, June 17-Aug. 30, Monday-Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Aspen Mountain
Experience a sanctuary for body, mind and soul. Hosted by Supergoop and Aspen Shakti, this popular program includes an hour of outdoor Hatha Yoga led by Jayne Gottlieb and the Aspen Shakti team. All levels are welcome.
Don’t forget to bring a hat, sunscreen and water. Mats and blocks are provided. After yoga, enjoy a delicious lunch with a spectacular view. A grab-and-go lunch is served daily on the sundeck at the top of Aspen Mountain.
You can also hike up Aspen Mountain and take the gondola back down, which takes 1-2.5 hours to reach the summit, depending on your pace.
$25 for the instructor Gondola ticket
Register at union.fit/events/aspen-shakti-aspen-mountain-top-yoga.
Jamestown Revival, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen
Jamestown Resurrection is an internationally acclaimed Americana/roots rock band from Austin, Texas who affectionately describe their music as “Southern & Garfunkel.”
Their latest album, Young Man, is the band’s first without electric guitars and their first to be recorded in a studio. The album explores themes of coming of age and finding one’s identity and was produced by Robert Ellis and Josh Block (Leon Bridges, Caamp).
The band has performed at renowned music festivals such as Farm Aid, Coachella, Stagecoach, Lollapalooza, Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic and Austin City Limits, been featured in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to The Wall Street Journal, and performed and toured with the likes of Zac Brown Band, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham and Willie Nelson.
Aspen Music Festival and School Presents Rene Fleming, Sunday 4pm, Klein Music Tent
Get ready for orchestral and vocal magic when 2023 Kennedy Center Honors recipient Renée Fleming performs world premieres of Richard Strauss’s songs and Alan Fletcher’s compositions. It is said that Strauss had a lifelong love of the soprano voice. His wife Pauline, a famous soprano at the time, no doubt inspired him. The music he wrote for sopranos fully showcases the talents of the soprano voice, and some of his most memorable operatic roles are for soprano voices. Renée Fleming has long had an extraordinary affinity for his music, creating unforgettable heroines on the operatic stage. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear her sing some of Strauss’s most sensual and moving orchestral compositions.
Another sonic feast concludes the program: additional brass playing on the lawn brings new excitement to Respighi’s “Pines of Rome,” a work famous for being one of the first to use electronic sounds, specifically the recording of a nightingale at the end of the third movement; Respighi is said to have recorded the bird himself.
As the Aspen Festival Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary season, experience the extraordinary artistry of Renée Fleming and the work of one of the greatest orchestral conductors of all time.
For more information and tickets, visit aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/aspen-festival-orchestra-1
International Dinner Series Kickoff, Wednesday, July 3, 6-9 p.m., Ajax Tavern
Following its success last summer, the International Dinner Series returns to Ajax Tavern with a Summer Olympics theme, mixing cuisine from a different country each week. Explore your culinary curiosity on Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm from 3 July to 4 September. Dive into a culinary experience that will excite your taste buds from around the world. Enjoy a three-course menu and welcome drink for S$75 per person. A full bar menu is also available for purchase. Please note: Only the three-course menu is available on these themed nights starting from 6pm. The themed nights are listed below:
July 3: New England (USA), July 10: France, July 17: Greece, July 24: India, July 31: Peru, August 7: Thailand, August 14: Lebanon, August 21: Italy, August 28: Germany, September 4: Mexico
For reservations or inquiries, please contact us at 970.920.6331 or dine@thelittlenell.comReservations can also be made via RESY.
Aspen Old fashioned independence day celebration
Join the Aspen community as locals and visitors come together to celebrate the nation’s birthday in true American style.
2024 Event Schedule
Boogie Buddy Race
8:00AM | Rio Grande Park *First time this year at Rio Grande Park!!
Come join us for the 38th Annual Boogie Buddies Race at Wagner Park! Visit the website For more details:
8am — 5 mile race start
8:10am — 5km race start
8:30 a.m. — 1-mile Family Fun Run
Kids on Bikes | Hosted by Charlie Tarver
10am-11am | Paepke Park
Meet at Paepcke Park at 10am to decorate and ride your decorated bikes in the parade starting at 11am. Children only. Bicycles only. No unicycles, scooters or razors. Helmets required. Parents must walk, no bikes. No pets allowed. Free admission.
Community Village
10am – 2pm | Cooper Walking Mall
The celebration is open to the public and brings together community groups to celebrate.
*Before the parade begins, look up to the sky and enjoy a flight of Tiger Squadron’s aircraft!
Old-fashioned Independence Day Parade
11am-12pm | Downtown Core
Tribute to Aspen — Love the red, white, and blue and show off the stars and stripes in celebration of American Independence Day. The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Main Street. It turns south onto Hunter Street and then west onto Cooper Avenue. The parade continues west on Cooper Avenue to Galena Street. In Galena it goes two blocks north and then turns west onto Hopkins Avenue. The parade continues south on Mill Avenue and then turns west onto Hyman Avenue.
AVSC 4th of July BBQ
12pm – 3pm | Koch Park
There will be food by Little Nell, live music, a beer garden, wine and tequila bar, bouncy castles, dunk tanks, yard fun, face painting and more, all for the AVSC athletes. Check out the website. For more details:
Aspen Music Festival and School Independence Day Concert
4pm | Benedict Music Tent
During our free annual Fourth of July celebration, the AMFS Band will take to the Benedict Music Tent Stage to perform inspiring, patriotic favorites – a beloved tradition.
July 4th Community Concert hosted by Belly Up Aspen
Time TBA | Wagner Park
Belly Up Aspen is hosting a party in Wagner Park downtown! Bring a blanket or camping chair and join us in the park after the festivities.
Events are subject to change.
Sarah Girgis is arts and entertainment editor for The Aspen Times. She can be reached at 970-429-9151 or sgirgis@aspentimes.com.
