The Aspen Institute—Community Programs

The Aspen Institute—Community Programs The Aspen Institute Community Programs is dedicated to offering a vast array of affordable, accessible programs.

Aspen Community Programs hosts events and programs in Aspen throughout the year, including Teen Socrates; Great Decisions; Great Books; Sharing Shakespeare; Our Society Reimagined; Hurst High School Great Ideas and Middle School Great Ideas; the McCloskey Speaker Series; the Hurst Lecture Series; and the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series.

Congratulations to the five finalists for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize! This $35,000 award honors fiction that il...
03/14/2024

Congratulations to the five finalists for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize! This $35,000 award honors fiction that illuminates vital contemporary issues and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.

Congratulations to the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize finalists!

📖 “Chain-Gang All-Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
📖 “Temple Folk” by Aaliyah Bilal
📖 “Witness” by Jamel Brinkley
📖 “Enter Ghost” by Isabella Hammad
📖 “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride��

These five titles are in the running for the $35,000 award, which honors works of fiction that illuminate vital contemporary issues and demonstrate the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.

The winner will be announced live at the Morgan Library and via livestream on Thursday, April 25.

MORE INFO + REGISTER FOR THE CEREMONY
https://www.aspenwords.org/literary-prize/

We are excited to announce that our summer speaker series will be free and open to everyone this year! Registration is r...
06/01/2023

We are excited to announce that our summer speaker series will be free and open to everyone this year! Registration is required and opens to the public on Friday, June 9 at as.pn/acpevents.

Free admission offered for summer events

03/06/2023

Our team is so excited for the finalists! Who are you rooting for?

12/12/2022

14 works of fiction that explore vital contemporary issues.

A few short weeks ago, we hosted Jon Creyts as part of our panel on Building Alliances for Resilient Mountains. It was j...
10/18/2022

A few short weeks ago, we hosted Jon Creyts as part of our panel on Building Alliances for Resilient Mountains. It was just announced he will be RMI's new CEO. Congratulations, Jon!

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1000 N 3rd Street
Aspen, CO
81611

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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