The Arts Campus at Willits

The Arts Campus at Willits and Aspen Film have partnered to bring cinema that celebrates dance, art, and music to the Roaring Fork Valley. Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films showcase great performances, performers, musicians, and artists with acclaimed documentaries and compelling feature films. DAM Films screen every Monday night in the summer. In 1997, the world fell in love with a group of relatively unknown Cuban musicians when the album Buena Vista Social Club was released to critical acclaim…

FOLKLÓRICO Folklórico Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's (ASFB) Folklórico enriches the lives of children through free, after-school instruction in Mexican folkloric dance. The ensemble will present traditional dance with a cast of nearly 30 local students. Mexican food and drink specials will be available for sale before, during, and after the performance. ASFB founded Folklórico in 1998 with a goal of engaging the community with high quality arts outreach. Folklórico now directly impacts the lives of 350 students, grades K-12 in…

PINA Pina The Arts Campus at Willits and Aspen Film have partnered to bring cinema that celebrates dance, art, and music to the Roaring Fork Valley. Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films showcase great performances, performers, musicians, and artists with acclaimed documentaries and compelling feature films. DAM Films screen every Monday night in the summer. In his exhilarating new film, German master Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, The Buena Vista Social Club) shoots in 3D to capture the brilliantly inventive…

NPR'S PHIL REEVES: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN THE ERA OF TRUMP & TWITTER NPR's Phil Reeves: International News in the Era of Trump & Twitter Phil Reeves is an International Correspondent for NPR currently covering South America. He will share insights into the view of Trump's America from South of the Equator and discuss the challenges of shining a light on important international stories in a news cycle dominated by the President's Twitter feed. Mr. Reeves has spent two and half…

Chris Charpentier was a "New Face" at the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs in 2015 and was named "One to Watch" at the LA Riot Comedy Festival. Chris has also been in the Bridgetown, High Plains, OddBall and Aspen Comedy Festivals. Chris has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has a recurring role in TruTv's "Those Who Can't". He also appeared on Viceland's "Flophouse" and FuseTV's "Uproarious". ​ Chris is a founding member of The Fine Gentleman's Club, a comedy…

Film lovers can catch an evening of Beyond Borders – featuring short films including “3,000 Miles,” “Lifeboat,” “Wildlife and the Wall” and more. Special guests TBA. About the Films: 3,000 Miles (5 min.) To the accompaniment of voicemail messages from his mother, filmmaker Sean Wang documents a year of living in New York City, far away from home. Deftly blending still photos with the sights and sounds of slice-of-life clips, syncopated by the steady backbeat of the maternal phone recordings,…

FLIGHT OF FANCY Flight of Fancy Using masks and puppets to create a magical, cartoon-like world inside of a biodome, Flight of Fancy spins a tale of wonder when a puffin and a girl become unlikely friends and break loose into a night of adventure. Performed by Public Works Theatre Company featuring​​ Sondra Blanchard and Claire Patton, this is a 45-minute show for all ages.

Acclaimed adventure author Craig Childs rides the fringes of the natural and supernatural in this dynamic storytelling show. Set upon a backdrop of dazzling and haunting natural images and accompanied by a troupe of talented musicians, Childs takes us to wild places: in the landscape and points beyond. From life on the edge of Mexican dunes, to death in high desert flash floods, with vengeful artifact hunters and missile range mammoths, the stories are real, they are wild, and they…

A fun, fast-paced comedy show that's great for date-night, business entertainment and any group looking for a good time. It’s ComedySportz®, improv comedy played as a sport!

La Pompe Jazz is a gypsy jazz group that fuses eclectic American jazz standards with french ballads, and Django Reinhardt "Hot Club" tunes. With a diverse blend of vocal arrangements and hard-swinging instrumentals, La Pompe Jazz has garnered a loyal following of swing dancers. Recently nominated by both Westword magazine and 303 magazine for best jazz band in Colorado.

Havana based composer and pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA is a musician whose musical voice is now being heard around the world. El Viaje (The Journey), López-Nusa’s recent debut release on Mack Avenue Records, visits many genres of music and travels smoothly between Harold’s classical, native and jazz inspirations. The album reached No. 1 on iTunes Jazz Chart and No. 2 on Amazon’s Jazz Chart. The recording features The Harold López-Nussa Trio with younger brother Ruy López-Nussa on drums and percussion, himself…

The Arts Campus at Willits and Aspen Film have partnered to bring cinema that celebrates dance, art, and music to the Roaring Fork Valley. Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films showcase great performances, performers, musicians, and artists with acclaimed documentaries and compelling feature films. DAM Films screen on Monday nights. Bad Reputation is a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene and the rocky road to rock…

The YouthZone Ascent Showcase, an evolution of YouthZone’s Kiss N’ Squeal, is a youth lead service campaign with the intention of promoting social improvement through creativity, connection, and community. The four teams presenting their creative service projects include our music team, mural team, dance team, as well as our photo team. Each project presented will address an issue related to our valley’s youth. Please visit youthzone.com and click on your local team to support our kids, supporting our community.

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill is the Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at The University of Denver, a position he has held since September 2010. In addition to overseeing the Josef Korbel School, Ambassador Hill is author of Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir, a monthly columnist for Project Syndicate, and a highly sought public speaker and voice in the media on international affairs. He is a former career diplomat, a four-time ambassador,…

Andrew Orvedahl is a stand-up, writer and actor, best known for co-creating the sitcom THOSE WHO CAN’T, which is set to air its third season in fall of 2018 on TruTV. He co-stars on the show as coach Andy Fairbell, the school’s dim-witted P.E. and health teacher. Andrew has performed stand-up on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON, as well as Vice’s FLOPHOUSE. His album ‘Hit the Dick Lights’ was named one of the top ten albums of 2013 by…

Alpine Legal Services, 9th Judicial District and the Pitkin County Bar Associations present Justice For All. Local favorites Jes Grew will rock The Temporary once again for a great cause. This fundraiser will support Alpine Legal Services, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides advice and legal services to community members in the Roaring Fork Valley in the areas of domestic abuse, elder abuse, family law and landlord/tenant. All proceeds will benefit the over 1,800 people that Alpine Legal Services serve.

The Arts Campus at Willits and Aspen Film have partnered to bring cinema that celebrates dance, art, and music to the Roaring Fork Valley. Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films showcase great performances, performers, musicians, and artists with acclaimed documentaries and compelling feature films. DAM Films screen on Monday nights. 1891. Gauguin has exiled himself to Tahiti. He wants to rediscover his painting, as a free, wild man, far from the moral, political, and aesthetic codes of civilized Europe. He…

Hymn for Her have been busy touring across the country and abroad over the past few years, injecting juiced-up backwoods country blues with a dose of desert rock psychedelia that has been described as “Hell’s Angels meets the Amish,” and “Hillbillies with electronics opening Pandora’s Box” After a full summer touring overseas, “Hymn for Her” finally arrives back in the US in September. They hit the ground running and have kicked off their long awaited Pop-N-Downers Album Release Tour. Float…

The Kid Flicks tour features audience favorite and award-winning short films from New York International Children’s Film Festival, the nation’s largest film festival for kids and teens in North America. Kid Flicks One gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively international lineup of fun. Kick off the festivities with good hygiene and great dubstep in Party Mouth (USA), then let your hair—or, er fur—down and hang loose in I Want to Live in the Zoo (Russia).…

Soulful noise pop, inspired, propellent psych pop... Trying to nail down the sound of Bells Atlas is a bit like narrating the inner workings of a kaleidoscope – where it's more about tripping out than nailing it down. A surreal blend of r&b, psychedelia, jazz, and pop, rooted in the cultural bellwether of Oakland, CA, Bells Atlas has supported a number of international artists and shared the stage with acts such as Hiatus Kaiyote, Badbadnotgood, Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, W. Kamau…

Boo! It's time for this annual celebration of all things Halloween. The dance floor will be jumping, the bar will have spooky drink specials, and there will be a costume contest with great prizes. Come in costume and show everyone how you do All Hallow's Eve!

The Kid Flicks tour features audience favorite and award-winning short films from New York International Children’s Film Festival, the nation’s largest film festival for kids and teens in North America. With a compelling range of styles and themes, Kid Flicks Two offers clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences ages 8+ to expand their horizons. In the Grand Prize award-winner Game (USA), AJ has the drive to excel but must push through obstacles to get there. Meanwhile, teamwork takes on…

This presentation is a rare treat for fans of both artists and for fans of blues in general. It features two of the most accomplished and acclaimed entertainers on the blues scene today. Tommy Castro and Mike Zito have a combined nine Blues Music Award wins and Mike Zito won a BMA Award for Best Blues Rock Artist just last May. Both artists also have current releases. Tommy’s new album Stompin’ Ground is critically acclaimed. Elmore Magazine raves “Stompin’ Ground…

Wry, witty, cunning and crass, Detroit native Mike Stanley is all of these things, but none quite serve the justice dealt by Stanley onstage. He's hilarious, but more than just coarse anecdotes about life and sex, there's an enviable amount of heart and warmth behind Stanley's humor. Given his penchant toward brutal honesty, spiced up with a healthy dose of insatiable wit, it's not difficult to see why Stanley was named “Best Chicago Stand-up Comedian” in a Peoples Choice poll…

Basalt High School Choirs proudly presents the first night of Coffeehouse. This special preview held at The Temporary will feature the top students in the Basalt Choir Program. Please come enjoy some talented sings, holiday cookies and help support the choir program.

BLAZE is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on earth; and the impact of his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes. The…

Adventure Not War chronicles the mission of Stacy Bare, a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, who set out to climb, ski and adventure in all the places where he fought and served. This film was screened at Cannes, Tribeca and 5Points Adventure Film Fests. Stacy and his fellow veterans return to Iraq to find closure and heal. There, they put up the first known ski ascent and descent from the top of Mt. Halgurd, the second highest mountain in…

Dubbed as one of Rolling Stone’s “Artists You Need to Know,” his musical influences range from Merle Haggard to Guns N’ Roses. Montana’s passion for music has not gone unnoticed by his fellow musicians. “Tim is the real deal. He’s a little bit country with lots of hard rocks — or maybe he’s a rocker in touch with some serious country roots,” says ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. Tim grew up in Butte, MT in a household that did not support…

The Price of Everything producer Jennifer Blei Stockman will help us celebrate an incredible year of collaboration with Aspen Film. Join us for the last DAM (Dance, Art, Music) screening of 2018, and raise a glass to the upcoming year of films that honor incredible performers, artists, dancers, and musicians. A complimentary champagne toast will precede the screening, and a conversation and Q & A with Jennifer will follow. Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, The Price of…

The Temporary thanks the community with this celebration of the season. Join us at 4:30 for free Christmas cookies, treats, and cider. At 5:30, we'll put on the classic film Elf. Join your kids on the carpet and watch, or enjoy the company of your neighbors at the bar while the kids are entertained. We look forward to celebrating the season with you!

A special celebration of the Holiday spirit with Jeannie Walla and her friends. Come to share the holiday season with friends and neighbors, and enjoy jazz classics with a local favorite. Jeannie has been singing with Big Bands in the Valley for years and makes an annual appearance with Symphony in the Valley. Her CD, “Legacy”, is available on Amazon.com.

El Javi, out of Mexico City, joins the spirit of flamenco with the heart of rock producing the unparalleled experience of Rock Flamenco. Through his distinct sound, he paints an auditory portrait composed of strength and intimacy, reflecting his experiential existence as both human and artist. Collaborations color his compositions as he endlessly evolves his music, warranting his title, The King of Rock Flamenco. Recent performances include Festival of the Arts in Coahuila Mexico, The Jazz and Blues festival in…

Dance in the New Year at the Temporary! Celebrate the year that has past, and toast all that lies ahead. The seven-piece funk/rock masters, Dirty Revival, will be in from Portland, Oregon to lead the charge into 2019. Open bar, entertainment, dancing, a champagne toast, and a dessert buffet are included with your ticket. Gather your friends and come to raise a glass at the Temporary, the place to be on New Year's Eve and in 2019