Corey Summers is often one of the people behind the curtain, an essential ingredient of the secret sauce, and someone you definitely want on your project team. You may have noticed the giant (and super cool) skeleton that watched over the Mountain Fair stage last summer? Yep, Corey was part of that collaboration, and has more exciting work to debut for the upcoming Carbondale Arts Fashion Show. 

The beautiful historic building at 689 Main Street has recently undergone a change of ownership and transformation, now known as Sprazzo. They opened their doors earlier this month. We got a chance to speak with Chef Daniel Leon on how he considers creating a meal his form of art, and what we can get excited about in Carbondale’s newest restaurant.

At the east end of Main Street you can find a one of a kind business and sustainable distilling operation- Marble Distillery and Inn. We got a chance to catch up with CEO and CoFounder Connie Baker about why Carbondale is the perfect place to be industry leaders, and their vision for Marble’s long game.

Healing Arts takes dedication, practice, and plenty of creativity to offer the right support for living, playing, and thriving. Especially in an active community like Carbondale.

This month, Annie Van Druten, owner of Colorado Community Acupuncture, shares how she found her way into holistic healthcare and why she wholeheartedly believes in the work she does.

We don’t always get a chance to know the folks running the show. But in this town those people hold a special task in keeping Carbondale, Carbondale. So we thought it’s a good time to learn more about Ryan Hyland, Carbondale’s new Town Manager.

Autumn = back to school, and that’s a perfect time to shine some light on a creative TEACHER! Leslie Keery has been holding down the art program at Roaring Fork High School for almost two decades. With Carbondale having a notable reputation as a creative community, her work is essential in keeping up that legacy. Thank you Leslie, and all of your fellow/sister teachers for expanding the minds of the next generation.

Have you met Joan Dizon? This sweet, pint-sized powerhouse is womanning the ship of Dance Initiative. We get a chance to hear about how this adventure has been going for her, and what aspects of her work she finds most meaningful. Also, doesn’t everyone want to know what music dancers listen to? She covers that too.

There is a new addition to Main Street. We hear from owner Greg Morrison on how he and his family manifested Mountain Tide Provision Co. He shares about local collaboration and activating their corner of Main Street.

Carbondale has a lot of plans in the works for new businesses, along with park and pool updates. It’s all very exciting! We were pleased to touch base with owner of Nido, Robyn Liotta, on finding her place in Carbondale’s retail community, with a new location at 259 Main Street.

The small town of Carbondale has created itself a special niche in the Roaring Fork Valley with a rich mixture of creative industries and artists, cultural heritage, ranching and local food production, as well as abundant outdoor recreation. Revel Bikes is an example of thriving innovation within our community. We had a chance to catch up with Sales Manager, and self-proclaimed “bike nerd,” Matt Hoogenboom on why Carbondale is the perfect place for the Revel’s headquarters.

We hold this interview dear to our hearts as Amy was the former Executive Director of Carbondale Arts for several years. She is a woman of many talents, but none greater than community building. Even after her re“wire”ment in 2022, she continues to be an essential piece in creative and mindful development in Carbondale, and resumes her role as director of the Carbondale Arts Fashion Show.

Josh Lange, owner of Mountain Heart Brewing sat down with us for an engaging conversation on community-building and business-owning, in Carbondale.

Brian shares how creative thinking can impact the infrastructure of a community through a thoughtful design process and sustainable development.

In this special interview we sit down with cultural leader, performer, and interpreter Claudia Pawl. She shares how she created her own path for belonging in a bicultural community as well as empowering others to do the same.

We caught up with local artist, musician and performer Gabriela Mejia who has had some fun breakout projects in the past year or so, and continues to push her creative boundaries.

Local artist Lara Whitley has an exciting installation debuting at this year’s 5Point Film Festival later this month. We had the opportunity to learn what makes her tick and more importantly, what inspires her to create.

Meagan Londy is a local movement and performance artist. She is Director of Dance and Sound Designer for the Green Is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza. She shares her background, inspiration and love of dance with us. You’ll see her and a team of movement-based storytellers on the stage again this March.

Local artist Reina Katzenberger is a busy woman, with several irons in the fire. She lives and breathes collaboration and creativity. We were delighted to get a glimpse of what generates her artistic momentum.