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John Stroud / Post Independent
One can visit the Carbondale Mountain Fair for a couple of hours on the last weekend in July and get a sense of what the unique gathering of townsfolk and visitors is all about.
Or one can literally “do” Mountain Fair for the better part of the three-day festival and play their own little part in the big show.
It’s that latter group of people, longtime locals, former residents who make the annual pilgrimage back each summer and traveling vagabonds, that have helped define the spirit of the fair for 50 years.
“I think what is different here is that there is a spirit that you don’t find at any other fair,” longtime Mountain Fair and Carbondale Arts Director Amy Kimberly said this week amid preparations for the big event.
July 8: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
July 15: (To be announced)
July 22: Trae Pierce & the T-Stones
July 29: Bono Brothers Band
Aug. 5: Erica Falls
Aug. 19: Nick Sterling & the Nomads
Aug. 26: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Fridays on the Mall kick off
The first Fridays on the Mall event of the season takes place Friday afternoon from 5 to 8 p.m. on the Snowmass Mall.
There will be live music, extended hours and specials at shops and happy hour food and drink specials at restaurants. Artisans will be stationed throughout the mall and kids’ entertainment will be available. Snowmass Tourism will serve up s’mores from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.