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Springs Theatre: Oct. 18-24: “Red Dragon” (R), weekdays at 7 and 9:15 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3:15 p.m. Featuring Dolby Digital Surround Sound; 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. Call 945-4000 to verify show times.Crystal Theatre: Oct. 18-24: “One Hour Photo” (R), 8 p.m. nightly. 427 Main St., Carbondale. Call 963-0633 to verify show times.Movieland: Oct. 18-24: “Jonah: A Veggietale Movie” (G) 12:20, 2:30, 4:30 p.m.; “Sweet Home Alabama” (PG-13) 12:30, 3:25, 7 and 9:25 p.m.; “The Ring” (PG-13) 12:35, 3:10, 6:45 and 9:15 p.m.; “The Transporter” (PG-13) 12:50, 3:15, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:30 p.m.; “Red Dragon” (R) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:20 p.m.; “Knockaround Guys” (R) 6:45 and 8:45 p.m.; “White Oleander” (PG-13) 1, 3:30, 7 and 9:25 p.m.; “Abandon” (PG-13) 12:25, 3, 5:10, 7:20 and 9:35 p.m.; at the stoplight in El Jebel. Call 920-1300 to verify show times.Mall 3: Oct. 18-24: “The Ring” (PG-13) 2, 4:30, 7:05 and 9:25 p.m.; “Sweet Home Alabama” (PG-13) 2:20, 4:40, 7 and 9:20 p.m.; “Jonah: A Veggietale Movie” (G) 2:10, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:15 p.m.; at the Glenwood Springs Mall. Call 945-1400 to verify show times. Rifle Creek Theater: Oct. 18-24: “Tuxedo” (PG-13), 7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Call 625-2323 to verify show times.
Drop in to the Carbondale Clay Center on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 4-6 p.m. and create with clay. No need to pre-register, just come by 135 Main St. in Carbondale and hand-build your own terra cotta creation. Costs: Adults $15, children $12 or parent and child $20 per session. Fees include supplies and one firing. For details, call 963-CLAY (2529).The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts invites all artists and artisans to submit slides or photos and an application to participate in one of the area’s most popular arts and crafts fairs, our 12th annual WinterFest, which runs from Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8. Applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, Nov. 7. Call 945-2414 for information or come to the Center and pick up an application.
Dan Sheridan and Shawn O’Neill will play Friday, Oct. 25, at Steve’s Guitars, 9 South 4th, Carbondale. Doors open at 8 p.m. The show starts at 8:30. A $10 donation is requested. Howard Berkman will hold a guitar seminar from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Cost is $50. Call 963-3304 for details. Spooky and the Boogiemen will play rock and roll from 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19 at O’Leary’s Saloon in Rifle. Classy Karaoke is every Wednesday and Sunday at 9 p.m.County Line will play country from 8:30 p.m. to closing Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Winchester Night Club in Rifle. Karaoke starts at 7 p.m. every Thursday. Call 625-0380 for details.Big Daddy Lee and the King Bees will play smokin’ roadhouse blues at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at the Oasis Bar & Grill, 50701 Highway 6 & 24, west Glenwood Springs. Saturday it’s New Star D.J./karaoke D.J. from 9 p.m. Karaoke begins at 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 945-6613 for details. TRUNK will play Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Black Nugget in Carbondale.
The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts is offering kids of all ages six weeks of elfish fun making arts and crafts to give for Christmas. Santa’s workshop classes are a productive way for kids to count down the days `till Christmas while experiencing the fun of making art, and the joy of giving. Workshop classes begin the week of Nov. 4 and include clay, crafts, mixed media and art classes designed for teens, adults, and for kids ages 6 and up. The six-week workshop is $60 for members and $80 for non-members. Call 945-2414 for information or registration.
The Frontier Historical Society’s Third Annual Ghost Walk in Linwood Cemetery is sold out. Unsold reserved tickets may be available before tours. They can be picked up at the trailhead at 12th St. and Bennett. For more information, call 945-4448.Jaycees of Glenwood Springs is looking for volunteers to help with the Community Center Haunted House. Jaycees will start setting up on Monday Oct. 28. The Haunted House will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Glenwood Springs Community Center. Call Kristi Shelton at 384-4308 or Jim Lord at 945-2558.The public is invited to a breast cancer awareness program, featuring cancer physician Dr. Ira S. Jaffrey, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley Student Center. For more information, contact Kim Cobb at 947-8221.A new session of six Grief Group meetings, sponsored by Farnum Holt Mortuary, will run from 7-8:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, Oct. 24, at 209 8th St., Glenwood Springs. The first meeting will be a planning time to discuss topics, dates and days. Call 945-8376 between 7 and 9 p.m. for more information.People opposed to waging war against Iraq are gathering at Sayre Park on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. From the park, there will be a march down the sidewalk of Grand Avenue to Representative Scott McInnis’s office at the Hotel Colorado. The demonstration is meant to be a peaceful protest so people are urged to refrain from the use of obscenities, alcohol or violence. The West Garfield County Landfill will go to winter hours Sunday, Oct. 27. The hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.The Glenwood Springs Lions Club, in recognizing World Sight Day, asks residents to place any used or unwanted glasses in their mailbox for pickup Tuesday, Oct. 29. Lions will package the glasses and ship them to the correctional facility in Stirling for recycling and international distribution. For details, call Gloria Coates, 945-7099.

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