Wheeler Opera House

JAS June Experience presents Lucia Micarelli & Leo Amuedo
2023-06-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-06-23 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Wheeler Opera House, 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Join Lucia and Leo for an intimate night of music showcasing their diverse influences moving from jazz to classical, to traditional fiddle music, Americana, and Latin, while creating a musical map bound together by Lucia’s trademark emotional vulnerability and Leo’s technical wizardry.
Lucia Micarelli:
A superb classical musician, Lucia is recognized throughout the world for being a featured soloist with Josh Groban, Chris Botti, and Jethro Tull, and also for her starring role on the critically acclaimed HBO series Treme. Since then, Lucia’s profile has continued to soar. In 2018, Lucia appeared in her first PBS concert special, which aired throughout the US and spawned a live album. In 2020, Lucia joined the Hallmark Family and starred in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie The Christmas Bow.
Leo Amuedo:
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin Grammy nominee, Leo Amuedo learned his first guitar chords when he was 4 years old and has grown into one of the top guitarists performing today. He is best known for touring with Chris Botti and Ivan Lins, as well as his recordings with Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, and Julieta Rada.

JAS June Experience presents Lisa Fischer
2023-06-24 17:45 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
After four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails, MS. LISA FISCHER set out to take center stage with her own humble, heartfelt song. The 2013 Best Documentary Oscar-winning film “Twenty Feet from Stardom” altered the course of Lisa’s musical journey, telling her story with clips of her legendary duets with Sting or with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter”, left audiences eager to see and hear more, so Lisa took the chance to set out on her reinventing classic songs with her co-conspirators JC Maillard and Grand Baton. Their organic fusion of Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock ignited Lisa’s flexibility and freedom of expression, awakening her lifelong desire to make music that heals but still rocks the house.
Raised in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, she emerged from New York’s fervent studio scene in the early 1980s, sang for two decades with legendary vocalist Luther Vandross, and released “So Intense”, earning her first Best R&B Performance Grammy with “How Can I Ease The Pain”. She joined the Rolling Stones for their 1989 Steel Wheels tour and continued to grace their stage for the next 26 years. With spiritual truth-telling as her compass and loving-kindness as her guide, MS. LISA FISCHER continues her creative journey, destination unknown.

JAS June Experience presents Eliane Elias
2023-06-23 20:45 - 22:00, 2023-06-23 17:45 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
Hot off her 2022 GRAMMY® win for Best Latin Jazz Album for Mirror Mirror, internationally acclaimed recording artist, pianist/singer/composer/arranger Eliane Elias’ distinctive musical style and artistry is one of the most celebrated and recognizable sounds in jazz and Brazilian music. She blends her Brazilian roots and alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, and her classical and compositional skills, while she consistently displays her pianistic mastery and ability to integrate the many artistic roles she takes on. To date, Eliane has won two GRAMMY® Awards, and two Latin GRAMMY® Awards, and combined has been nominated 11 times in 5 different categories.
Eliane’s live performances showcase her piano, vocals, arranging, and compositional skills, together with her charismatic personality, bringing a wide spectrum of musical experiences and unique presentations to the audience. Melding her immense talents in jazz, Brazilian, classical, and pop music, Eliane Elias is as Jazziz magazine has called her, “A citizen of the world” and “an artist beyond category.”

History Tour
2023-06-21 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-04-05 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
Enjoy a guided tour inside the center of Aspen’s arts and cultural scene since it was built in 1889. This free tour led by the Aspen Historical Society and in partnership with the City of Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House offers an insider’s look at the iconic building, including its recent renovations and storied past.
Meet in the lobby. Maximum 20 guests.

Aspen Fire Presents: Elemental - Reimagine Wildfire
2023-06-20 19:30 (America/Denver)
Elemental takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire.
The film includes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people, and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future. In the wake of destructive fires across the nation, the solutions are now more timely and urgent than ever.
AFPD hopes that this screening of Elemental will help change the conversation about wildfires locally and inspire residents and visitors to discover how we can keep our homes and communities safe.
The film will be followed by a brief panel discussion by local wildlife experts.
Aspen Fire is committed to facilitating collaborative action to mitigate wildfire danger. For more information, visit aspenfire.com/wcaf.

15th Annual Aspen Fringe Festival's JUNEFEST 2023 presents Musical Salon Night
2023-06-10 19:30 (America/Denver)
AFF’S MUSICAL SALON NIGHT
Celebrating the works of award winning composer Craig Bohmler with the Cast of the Guardsman, plus Sonya Meyer, Judy Shae Comstock and others performing excerpts from Mr. Bohmler’s works including:
MUSICAL THEATRE
GUNMETAL BLUES: a hard-boiled detective yarn disguised as a lounge act. Or maybe it’s the other way around.
MOUNTAIN DAYS: the story of naturalist John Muir, a man who began the environmental battle that is still going on today.
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE: The true story of an artist in a WW II concentration camp who taught the children art, and to imagine worlds different from the one they were living in. Although the children and artist did not survive Auschwitz, the art did survive.
35 paintings created the canvas for this uplifting and sad musical.
ALL THE MORE TO LOVE: a funny and personal new musical based on a real-life clothing consignment store.
OPERA & FILM
Excerpt from the Emmy Award Winning film:
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA DANCE
Direct from NY Live Arts
SOULSKIN DANCE’S: BLUE ECLIPSE
Choreography~Adrianna Thompson Music~Craig Bohmler Film~Jaco Strydom
Featuring NYC dancers Itzkan Barbosa and Federico Garcia
PLUS MORE!

15th Annual Aspen Fringe Festival's JUNEFEST 2023 presents Enter the Guardsman
2023-06-09 19:30 (America/Denver)
The Award Winning Musical: ENTER THE GUARDSMAN
Craig Bohmler~Music / Scott Wentworth~Book / Marion Adler-Lyrics
Winner International Musical of the Year and Olivier Award Nominee for “best musical”, This Hilarious Musical Comedy has played in London, Off-Broadway and internationally.
“I fell in love with this gem of a musical…” – Talkin’ Broadway
An actor convinced that the bloom is off the marital rose, decides to disguise himself as a guardsman to prove his actress wife’s infidelity.
Directed by Brad Moore
Featuring Local Stars: David Ledingham, Sally Maxwell, Mike Monroney, Meredith Daniel, Franz Alderfer, Lyon Hamil and Isabella Poschman.

5Point Summer Film Series Presents: FULL CIRCLE - A Story of Post Traumatic Growth
2023-06-06 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Denver)
Roaring Fork Valley Premiere screening of FULL CIRCLE, a story of post-traumatic growth with Trevor Kennison and Barry Corbet. FULL CIRCLE follows Trevor on a path toward post-traumatic growth in parallel with Barry, 50 years later. Their stories mirror each other, connected through time and space by common locations and motifs; injuries in the Colorado backcountry, rehab at Craig Hospital, fame in Jackson Hole; but also through their shared resiliency and refusal to let their zeal for life be limited by their injuries. Barry shows that growth after spinal cord injury is possible for everyone, not just adaptive athletes. And yet his legacy paves the way for Trevor’s superhuman feats. Six years after his accident, Trevor returns to the site of his accident in the Colorado backcountry with the goal of landing the world’s first double backflip on a sit-ski- the culmination of his own personal growth and reinvention.

Aspen Public Radio presents Aspen Psychedelic Symposium
2023-06-02 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
On Friday, June 2, join Aspen Public Radio, Healing Advocacy Fund, and the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center for the inaugural Aspen Psychedelic Symposium at the historic Wheeler Opera House in the heart of Aspen, Colorado. The recent successful state passage of the Natural Medicine Health Act represents a massive shift in public perception regarding psychedelics. This day-long event is a deep dive into the tradition, science, and advocacy behind integrating these life-saving medicines into modern culture.
More details about the symposium panelists and schedule
For Spanish speakers: live Spanish interpretation will be provided by Convey Language Solutions. Click here for the full event description in Spanish.

Aspen Country Day School presents COUNTRYDAY NIGHT LIVE
2023-05-06 17:30, 2023-05-05 17:30 (America/Denver)
Uh oh. Everyone’s favorite late-night comedy show is in trouble. Ratings at SNL have hit rock bottom. Who can make the show go viral again? Aspen Country Day School middle school students tackle the challenge of reviving the legendary program in COUNTRYDAY NIGHT LIVE, on stage at the Wheeler Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. Showtime is 5:30 pm both nights.
Every year, Aspen Country Day School’s graduating Eighth Graders brainstorm together to create a concept for the annual musical. Guided by drama teacher Marci Sketch, they write the script, choose the songs, cast the parts, and work with younger grades to find just the right scene for each student’s personality. It is performed this year by children in Fourth through Eighth Grade.
Aspen Country Day School is an independent school enrolling 300+ students from throughout the Roaring Fork Valley in preschool through Eighth Grade. Guided by teachers who nurture and challenge them every day in academics, arts, and outdoor education, children build confidence, resilience, and joy in learning. Member, National Association of Independent Schools. More at aspencountryday.org.

Aspen Community School presents Hop on the Magic School Bus
2023-04-28 19:00, 2023-04-27 19:00 (America/Denver)
Join us for our 38th annual Aspen Community School musical, Hop on the Magic School Bus! Based off of the hit TV show, join Ms. Frizz and her students as they explore curiosity, scientific process, and discoveries through the lease of science.

Bone Hill-The Concert
2023-04-21 19:30 (America/Denver)
Bone Hill – The Concert is a new musical work for theater created and developed by librettist/composers Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby at Joe’s Pub and the Public Theater, as part of the New York Voices artists’ initiative; Co-commissioned by the Lincoln Center David Rubinstein Atrium. Bone Hill is the recipient of the NEFA National Theater Project, an NPN Creation and Touring grant and Redbone is a 2015 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellow. Redbone and Bone Hill-The Concert are represented by SRO Artists, Inc.
Bone Hill – The Concert adds diverse missing narratives– racial dynamics between Native and African Americans, Native American, and White, stories from the perspective of the women and the lives of people of color living in Appalachia, their culture, and music. It reveals erased, forgotten truths and it does so with humor, pathos, and exuberance.
Inspired by her own life and the women Martha Redbone is descended from, the lives of the Bone family members are told in songs that span a swathe of American music telling a parallel history. An epic journey through traditional Cherokee chants and lullabies to bluegrass and blues, country, gospel, jazz, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, and funk.

SHORTSFEST - Program 11
2023-04-16 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver)
11 programs, 79 short films, 33 countries, 74 premieres! Shortsfest is Oscar®-qualifying and showcases emerging filmmakers from across the globe. This program is especially made for younger audiences, and features a range of animated and live action stories for kids of all ages. If you want to learn more about the individual films, please click here.

SHORTSFEST - Program 10
2023-04-15 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver)
11 programs, 79 short films, 33 countries, 74 premieres! Shortsfest is Oscar®-qualifying and showcases emerging filmmakers from across the globe. Expect each program to contain a variety of shorts, from comedies to dramas and documentaries. If you want to learn more about the individual films, please click here.
*Some material may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13.*

SHORTSFEST - Program 9
2023-04-15 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 8
2023-04-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 7
2023-04-14 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)

SHORTSFEST - Program 6
2023-04-14 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 5
2023-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 4
2023-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 3
2023-04-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)

SHORTSFEST - Program 2
2023-04-12 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)

SHORTSFEST - Program 1
2023-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver)
