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Non-Profits

Around the Valley are placed many different Non-Profit organizations that offer a wide variety of services to the vacationer. If you are interested in honing your drawing and painting skills you will find a number of institutions that you can go to in order to further your artistic expertise. If you want walks in the woods with some insightful and knowledgeable commentary you can find that at ACES, the local nature preserve. Many non-profit organizations exist here in the Roaring Fork Valley to give you the best and most stimulating experience possible.

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Aspen Institute
1000 N. 3rd Street, Aspen
(970) 925-7010 • www.aspeninstitute.org
Free lectures to the public throughout the winter. Some of the biggest names in the world come to Aspen via the Institute; politicians, Nobel Prize winners, esteemed academics. Mostly for the adult crowd, but older kids might enjoy some of the lectures.

Non-Profits

Carbondale Clay Center
135 Main Street, Carbondale
(970) 963-2529 • www.carbondaleclay.org
The Clay Center is a non-profit community clay studio serving the Valley and beyond, offering year-round, high-quality ceramic arts classes and activities for adults and children. Community service combined with artistic excellence make the Center a vibrant place.

Wyly Arts Center
255 Gold Rivers Ct. #130, Basalt
(970) 927-4123 • www.wylyarts.com
Our mission is to foster creative expression through the visual arts for learners of all ages and abilities. We provide programs and a learning environment committed to excellence, freedom of expression and the unique learning style of each individual.

Music Together
(970) 963-1482 • www.musictogether.com
This organization has been providing classes to families for several years. Mostly geared to young kids, they use music and movement to nurture the learning process through musical play.

Aspen Writer’s Foundation
110 E. Hallam Street, Ste. 116, Aspen
(970) 925-3122 • www.awf.org
As Colorado’s oldest nonprofit literary center, we present some of the nation’s most prominent and promising authors. The Aspen Writer’s Foundation provides programs that encourage writers in their craft and readers in their appreciation of literature.

Anderson Ranch Arts Center
5263 Owl Creek Rd., Snowmass
(970)923-3181 • www.andersonranch.org
A place like no other. Artists of all levels and ages come here every year for the opportunity to uncover, develop, and stretch their creative spirits.