In 2019, author and desert native Amy Irvine published Desert Cabal. I saw it on our library’s “New Books” display. I was utterly misled by it. It was small, thin. …
What I Eat & Why
I eat what’s available to me, and whether it’s a succulent morsel of meat or a vibrant mouthful of broccoli, I consume it with gusto and freakin’ gratitude. We were …
Of Darkness & Light
The River… It’s my world, and I don’t want any other. What it hasn’t got is not worth having, and what it doesn’t know is not worth knowing. Lord! the …
HOUSING SERIES: Saying Goodbye~
“I think I’ve cried at least twice today,” Chelsie Zoller chuckles wryly. “The thought that life in Carbondale is going to go on without us— and we know how awesome …
FRESH INK: Coming Home
Watching Main Street evolve as businesses rise and fall, fumble along, move along, come and go is fascinating in a small town. I think we get attached to the hopes …
Empowerment: A journey back to pain-free play
A collective story by: ~Emily White~ ~Caroline Bourcier~ & B|AM Editor, Genevieve Villamizar Genevieve: This stretch of trail and valley cleft above, beguile me. A tracery of single-track heading off …
Reproductive Power
I don’t think Rebecca Binion would view her career as one of power. She’s too busy managing the sole Planned Parenthood on the I-70 corridor, west of the Divide from …
August: The Power Issue
Power. Just reading that word, where does it lodge in your body? Are you fortunate to have found yours? Does the word “power” fill you up or make you shrink? …
Risen
Risen Without a predetermined destination… without a definite means… without, even, conscious application, we instinctively project our minds, spirits, emotions and physical selves forward into the future… at times against …
Creator Michael Lindsay’s Just Playing Around
ARTIST SERIES: When you’ve hung around Carbondale long enough, you come to notice a ubiquitous handful of couples that seem to– well, ‘have it.’ That something we each strive for: …
BEYOND PASSION: Art + Advocacy
As an angler, the sights we see getting to the river, along the river, in the film of the water and hidden within, are all so compelling, most of us …
The Alaprima Painters: Enough Beauty to Lift All Our Ships
By Nicolette Toussaint “There is little more soulful than a gaggle of gals reflecting, creating and laughing together,” says Libby DeStefano. At the moment, there’s no giggling, no ribald stories …
Doin’ It “Like a Girl”
The announcement for Way of Compassion Women’s Bike Clinic with Road Runner Mobile Bike Repair on Facebook featured a cocky grin loaded with immaculate chompers gleaming beneath shades and a cherry …
JEREMY JOSEPH : Just Being
Introducing Jeremy Joseph Bonedale | Amplified celebrates the holiday crush with a dive into our creative community. Join in the party as artists and writers share insights into themselves, …
110 | Small Bar, Big Number
At 110 years old, a small watering hole in Fort Collins is the heart of a long and tightly held community Your reaction to Fort Collins bar the Town Pump …
Batch + Stieg x Ramen = The Art of Cool
Batch, the downtown tasting room for Roaring Fork Beer Company, hosts “The Art of Cool,” an artist reception for the locally-loved artist, Chad Stieg, on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, at …
This Week’s Theater: Cabaret & Climate Change?!
Performer Sonya Meyer Thunder River Theatre Company’s Diva Cabaret presents an engaging performance, “A Day of Sky: A Cabaret for Climate Change” By Sonya Meyer, this performance is in an intimate cabaret-style—blending …
BADASSERY, IN GENERAL
In 2017/18, the #MeToo movement struck a chord of fury, unleashing feminine wrath across all sectors of the US. Calling out years of coercion, manipulation, and outright abuse, women took …
Elinor Fish Is Running With It
“My new reality is living as a runner with arthritis.” Elinor Fish runs not because she wants to, but because she has to. In a town of elite athletes, where …
Just Over the Ridge
Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears are chasing the music in their long-awaited debut EP New EP release by Western Slope favorites The Colorado Rockies may be encased in snow and …
MAXIMUM PLEASURE: Cross Pollination
If the pall of smoke lingering over the Roaring Fork Valley has left your mouth and throat dry, or, even more, if you are one of the courageous souls who …
Meet Katy Van Awesome
I burst through the front door, loaded in bluster, propelled by too many To Dos. A ginormous reproduction of Sopris propped in the living room stopped me in my tracks. …
ACES To Host Former Head of EPA
Former Head of EPA Gina McCarthy to Speak on Climate Change and Environmental Protection in Aspen ACES hosts Harvard professor at free Jessica Catto Dialogue lecture on August 7th Aspen, …
GLENX: Growing Our Tech Community
July First Friday saw doors open anew on east Main Street. GlenX shared at sneak peak of their future coworking space to open Autumn 2018. Roaring Fork Technologists (RFT) hosted …
DEPARTMENT: Town of Carbondale
LET’S TALK HOUSING! “ARTSPACE IN CARBONDALE” HAPPY HOUR! TUE, JULY 17 @ MARBLE DISTILLERY 5-7PM Let’s Talk Housing! Join the Town of Carbondale, Carbondale Arts and Art Space at the Marble Distillery …
MARBLE/marble: Chet Haring
You’ll be noticing artist Chet Haring’s work throughout Carbondale this year. ‘Rack and Pinion’ was selected for Carbondale’s Art Around Town 2018. Several sculptures are showing at the Marble Distilling …
Americana Incarnate: Jackson Emmer
In the high water heat of a bluegrass festival, afternoon sun often sends revelers to secluded hammocks or river time, hiding places from over-stimulation: beers too early. Eye candy overload. …
July: Music & Arts, Bonedale Style
Living Creatively: Of Mountain Fair, Art, and Music! I’ve been looking forward to this July issue since the conception of Bonedale|Amplified Magazine. This month is pure Carbondalia, a celebration of …
Mala & Mantra: Imbuing Spirit
Felicia Trevor Gallo’s life has been one of inquiry. Of Chilean descent, she has lived in the valley since 1977. Her Latin roots, contrasted by a suburban Chicago upbringing, sparked …
DEPARTMENT: Carbondale Creative District
The Heart of a Business By Batch Founder, Aly Sanguily Passionately owning a business under the umbrella of the Carbondale Creative District and personally on the chair for CCD, I …
Land Without Borders
Visiting other towns, you feel it. A welcoming sweetness that invites lingering. We hear it often in Carbondale circles: “I was passing through town and never left!” At times this …
I LIKE MIKE
I LIKE MIKE by Duane Raleigh Mike Johnston stood in a banquet room in northeast Denver flanked by flags. Outside, dark clouds roiled the sky that Friday evening; a block south of …
June: Maximum Pleasure
Simplicity and Tradition on the Costa del Sol A visit in late March of this year to the beach communities of Andalusia gave me an opportunity to reacquaint myself with …
TRAVEL: On Nicaraguan Winds
Listening From the moment my feet hit the jungle floor, the tropics began to grow within me. Ancient trees are so massive you can crawl inside, with canopies rivaling many …
HOUSING SERIES: One Roof, Three Couples
A Living Community Interview by G.J.Villamizar Life in a mountain town is desirable, and because so many of us want to be here, housing is an issue. This is the …
MANA Foods
Introducing MANA Foods & Adi Shakti Ashram By: Natalie Rae Fuller There’s a lot going on at the new store off 133, next to Rhumba Girl Liquor and Laundry. …
Water Buffalo in the Crystal Valley: Finding Ground
It’s 2014. Four valiant Carbondalians are commuting together to one of nine monthly workshops through Roaring Fork Leadership. As happens with time in close quarters, they fill the space between …
June: Authentic Luxury
AUTHENTIC LUXURY: Redefined, The Bonedale Way Hello, Carbondale 🙂 June came in with a festive rush, bluebird skies, luscious temps and a raucous First Friday. As I …
The Guest House: A Ferocious Love
The story of The Guest House is not a linear story. It is not a story about having a concept idea and then writing a business plan and then choosing …
Bike Project Empowers Kids
Kids and bikes spill out the door and across a dandelion-studded field of bluegrass. Helping hands, supplies, tools and youthful dreams. The sky above is so blue it …
Just Over the Ridge
Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears are chasing the music in their long-awaited debut EP New EP release by Western Slope favorites The Colorado Rockies may be encased in snow and …
Is “public trust” an oxymoron these days?
‘“Public Trust’ highlights not only the responsibility we all have to advocate for the protection of public lands, but that in most cases, the most effective advocates are those closest to the land,” says Wilderness Workshop Executive Director Will Roush. “Indigenous peoples in particular have led the efforts to protect some of our country’s most iconic wild places. We’re very excited to offer a panel following the film to delve deeper into how local activists have worked to protect places like Bears Ears and the Thompson Divide.”
Going, Going, Gone With The Flo
Once upon a time, eons ago really, back in March 2020; before the Hell Plague descended upon humanity and obliterated life as we knew it; before the Toilet Paper Riots, …
Dear Abbey,
In 2019, author and desert native Amy Irvine published Desert Cabal. I saw it on our library’s “New Books” display. I was utterly misled by it. It was small, thin. …
What I Eat & Why
I eat what’s available to me, and whether it’s a succulent morsel of meat or a vibrant mouthful of broccoli, I consume it with gusto and freakin’ gratitude. We were …
ACES’ Beloved Golden Eagle Passes after 38 Years of Service
Eagle served as ACES’ most unique educator & guiding force for the protection of the natural world Aspen, Colorado, May 20, 2019 — Yesterday, ACES’ Golden Eagle, its longest serving …
110 | Small Bar, Big Number
At 110 years old, a small watering hole in Fort Collins is the heart of a long and tightly held community Your reaction to Fort Collins bar the Town Pump …
Batch + Stieg x Ramen = The Art of Cool
Batch, the downtown tasting room for Roaring Fork Beer Company, hosts “The Art of Cool,” an artist reception for the locally-loved artist, Chad Stieg, on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, at …
This Week’s Theater: Cabaret & Climate Change?!
Performer Sonya Meyer Thunder River Theatre Company’s Diva Cabaret presents an engaging performance, “A Day of Sky: A Cabaret for Climate Change” By Sonya Meyer, this performance is in an intimate cabaret-style—blending …
BADASSERY, IN GENERAL
In 2017/18, the #MeToo movement struck a chord of fury, unleashing feminine wrath across all sectors of the US. Calling out years of coercion, manipulation, and outright abuse, women took …
“Free The Crystal Canyon!”
Once upon a time, not so long ago, the People of the Shining Mountains maintained a (Ute) trail up the Crystal River, open to all. The notion of private property …
DEPARTMENT: GlenX
“I’ve heard about GlenX, but what is it?” January 2018, Carbondale’s Third Street Center gained a new organization, GlenX. It’s a lively environment for remote workers, freelancers and independents seeking …
May: Maximum Pleasure
What is divinity if it can come Only in silent shadows and in dreams? Shall she not find in comforts of the sun, In pungent fruit and bright green wings, …
Parting Thoughts: You + Time x Passion = A Village
You + Time x Passion = A Village Why Volunteering Rocks By Leslie Johnson “What is it about Carbondale?” they ask. Vibrant towns are more than the sum of their …
Travel: Of Portugal, Shoes and Friendship
European Craftsmanship, Missouri Heights Dream By Angilina Taylor, WeAre5028.com The first time I met Carlos was the summer of 2011. He was the right-hand man for the owner of a …
Feature: Adele’s Story
What do you do when life throws more than a curve ball? The power of life in a small town is its sense of “village”. When we continually see one …
Introductions: From I.T. to CBD, Finding Freedom
“Getting back to what you said about stockbrokers,” Bryan Ward says, glazing his Americano with cannabidiol, “I think a significant differentiation is that I don’t think my life necessarily sucked; …
Outside: Free Ranging Ferals
There’s no such thing as small talk with bee guy Bob Bailey. I hesitate to label him as a “bee guardian,” because it’s way beyond that for Bob. In the …
Housing Series: Fear? Doing it anyway.
5Point’s #VanLife Rally was its largest yet. This year’s rally was a full-on block party with food trucks, music, beer, tailgaters grilling and chilling. The giddiest devotee was by and …
Housing Series: An Unexpected Adventure: the art of living and balancing work and play
I’m not a hardcore outdoor adventurer. I haven’t yet figured out how to live solely off of my website, and I love where I call home here in Carbondale just …
ACES’ Beloved Golden Eagle Passes after 38 Years of Service
Eagle served as ACES’ most unique educator & guiding force for the protection of the natural world Aspen, Colorado, May 20, 2019 — Yesterday, ACES’ Golden Eagle, its longest serving …
The Great Pumpkin Caper
The first year we noticed, there were sixty-something. And this year? Impossible to count. Our car surged onward. The kids were bursting with breathless anticipation, hyper-alert, panting, shouting. The thrill …
The Flash of Perception
Mind. Eye. Lens. Seeing. When our mind is calm and our heart open, when we slow– we can learn to be with our experience…as that experience is. ‘Miksang’ in Tibetan, …
A Wish For Escalante
When I was a teenager, a book by Wallace Stegner called Beyond the Hundredth Meridian found me and changed my life. Because of Stegner’s understanding, love for the West and …
A ‘Steak’ In Community
Theirs is the farm you see every time you run your dogs up White Hill or jog the cemetery loop. The turnoff is just past that church— you know, the …
New Golden Eagle Lands at Hallam Lake
ACES welcomes the newest member to its Education team less than a year after their last Golden Eagle passed away Exciting news for bird lovers – just yesterday, ACES received …
Batch + Stieg x Ramen = The Art of Cool
Batch, the downtown tasting room for Roaring Fork Beer Company, hosts “The Art of Cool,” an artist reception for the locally-loved artist, Chad Stieg, on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, at …
BADASSERY, IN GENERAL
In 2017/18, the #MeToo movement struck a chord of fury, unleashing feminine wrath across all sectors of the US. Calling out years of coercion, manipulation, and outright abuse, women took …
WINGS TO FLY: The Magic of Literacy
I am many women, and at least three live in me. The first one is my grandmother Jovita Lujano Uriostegui. The warrior. With her long braids, her thick eyebrows and …
Made With Intention
White text bubble: You home? Can I swing by? Blue text bubble: Yes. Freaking out. Big meeting in an hour. White text bubble: I have something for you. It’ll be …
