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The University of Idaho Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences got its start in 1902 as the Department of Domestic Science — it would then change its name

Theatre Aspen begins its Summer Cabaret Series on Sunday, featuring a musical performance by Sarah Stiles and longtime local favorites and special guests Nina Gabianelli, Sonya Meyer and Sally Swallow. Stiles starred opposite Kevin James...

A student production of “The Sound of Music” opening this weekend in Basalt seeks to celebrate a return to normal, while rebuilding school music and theater programs that have waned in recent years, even before the pandemic. It’s also believed to be the first-ever performance involving five Roaring Fork district schools.

What: Student production of “The Sound of Music”

Students from four middle and high schools in Carbondale and Basalt are joining forces to present the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical classic “The Sound of Music,” opening the weekend of April 8-9 in Basalt.

New study shows playing bridge is mood-booster and stressbuster New study finds bridge players say the card game improves mood, reduces stress, strengthens cognition and broadens social interactions. Bridge players at an international tournament. Photo courtesy of the Israeli Bridge Association The four-person card game “bridge” is one of the world’s most popular social games, with afficionados including Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Because it’s time-consuming, bridge is often taken up...

A trio of former Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers have reunited for “Phoenix Rising,” which will have its premiere at the Aspen Fringe Festival. The two-night event is the first hosted at the historic Wheeler Opera House in the 16 months since the novel coronavirus pandemic struck.

The 13th annual Aspen Fringe Festival will bring live dance, theater, film, music and a photography show to the stage of the Wheeler Opera House June 11 and 12, reopening the historic theater following a 15-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The program will feature a new ballet, “Phoenix Rising,” choreographed by Adrianna Thompson and performed by former Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers Katherine Bolanos, Seia Rassenti and Anthony Tiedeman. Aspen Santa Fe dissolved its acclaimed l...

Back to last year when the president nominate the justice sonya sotomayor. with us, "fox news sunday" anchor chris wallace in the a block. its a big day in washington. where does this go? >> obviously it depends on who the president chooses. he can have a fight or he can get someone through easily like sotomayor. the three names is that the president will look first at the people who were the also rans in the sonya meyer nomination. two circuit court judges, diane wood and merit garden. alena wa...

member justice stevens is retiring. another high stakes political battle to fill his seat. stevens is the leader of the liberal bloc and president obama is certain to dominate another liberal to take his place. when he was put in, the word from ford was he wanted somebody with the best judicial mind and came up with stevens. now president obama wants someone very similar. the president is considering ten people at potential nominees. >> i view the process of selecting a supreme court n...