Todd Hartley
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Past articles by Todd:
Paul Hawken calls regenerative practices the future of farming
Environmentalist to address reversing global warming at Paepcke Auditorium talk → Read More
Pros help Aspen schools’ ‘Peter Pan’ soar
Typically, when a high school or middle school theater troupe puts on a play, a degree of amateurism is expected. Whether it’s the set, the costumes, the lighting or the special effects, most school districts don’t have the financial wherewithal (or local talent) to stage a full-blown, professional-style production. Of course, most school districts aren’t the Aspen School District. As with many… → Read More
Local gallery openings epitomize the Roaring Fork Valley's art scenes
It’s going to be a good week for art enthusiasts in the upper reaches of the Roaring Fork Valley, with opening receptions on tap at both The Art Base in → Read More
Empty Bowls fundraiser provides a lift for the hungry
Community dinner at Bumps tonight raises money for local food bank. → Read More
CORE appeals to the emotions with Imagine Climate
When it comes to the discussion on climate change, it seems much is made of the science of the issues. Whether it’s ocean temperatures, sea levels, ice caps, greenhouse gases or what have you, the problem is most often expressed in terms of cold numbers and hard facts related to meteorology or oceanography. Those numbers and facts may be incontrovertible, but as is often the case with things… → Read More
Dispelling myths about seeding clouds and growing snowpacks
Roaring Fork Conservancy talk targets buzzworthy water topic → Read More
Of Mice and Theater Men: A Steinbeck classic highlights a big week on local stages
Two local theater legends get back in the spotlight → Read More
Missing my call from Jesus
Is it just me, or does it seem like more and more bands are signing up for two-night stands at the Belly Up these days? Most acts who go that → Read More
Laughing at old, sexist stereotypes
Madigan, Notaro and Feinstein prove women are just as funny as guys → Read More
Kickstarting an artistic passion project
Aspen filmmakers to air documentary on Rocky Mountain PBS → Read More
Aspen Laugh Festival keeps it real, and really funny
Every February, when the Aspen Laugh Festival comes to town, valley old-timers will inevitably draw comparisons between it and the long-gone U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, which used to envelop downtown → Read More
Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland brings the chill to Basalt
Hard-working Denver comedian performs tonight at The Temporary → Read More
The Temporary performing arts space to close in May
Popular midvalley venue looking to move into permanent home sooner than later → Read More
Celebrating Valentines in Aspen without breaking the bank
It’s interesting how Valentine’s Day tends to mean different things to different people. For grade-school kids it means passing paper notes back and forth to every other girl and boy → Read More
Colorado Comedy Night Contest fuels up-and-comers’ stand-up dreams
Competition winners will get to perform during Aspen Laugh Festival → Read More
Overcoming Aspen’s artistic intimidation
Free Thursday art tours help simplify town’s overstuffed gallery scene → Read More
‘The Other Place’ is Taking Sopris Theatre Company places
In the theater world, it’s quite common for production companies to describe their plays as award-winning; lots of plays have won lots of awards. Usually, those companies mean that another → Read More
Giving playwrights a broken leg up
In this week’s Time Out cover story, I mention how people can give a theater company a helping hand by going to see tonight’s production of “The Other Place” at → Read More
Yefim Bronfman kicks off AMFS winter series
Acclaimed pianist brings renowned power and lyrical quality to Harris Hall → Read More
A cheat sheet for X Games Finals
With the X Games’ Thursday start, the women’s and men’s Ski Superpipe, Women’s Snowboard Big Air and Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding medals have already been awarded (the events wrapped up → Read More