The idea for Elevated Elixirs hit Hayden Dudley pretty pointedly.

This week on Curated, explore the Aspen Art Museum’s latest exhibition through the opening reception. Hear the story of a Cuban who recently created on American soil for the first time. And two art accumulators explain where the impulse to collect comes from, and what it means to let go.

Maile Meloy is the author of the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter and the story collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, which was named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review and one of the best books of the year by the Los Angeles Times and Amazon.com. She has also written a trilogy for young readers, beginning with The Apothecary , which was a New York Times bestseller. Meloy’s short stories have been published in The New

Verdi was living with a woman not his wife when he composed La Traviata, and as a result, this opera was personal for him. The story of the "fallen woman" Violetta who falls in love with a young man from a respectable family, sacrifices that love, and ultimately dies (of consumption? we're never sure) in her lover's arms, has some of Verdi's most ravishingly beautiful music. Airing live from the Wheeler Opera House in downtown Aspen with singers from the Aspen Music Festival and School, the

This is the first year counties in Colorado can collect sales tax on recreational marijuana.

Colorado’s rivers received their first-ever report cards from an environmental organization last week, and it’s a mixed bag.

Plan your musical day at the Aspen Music Festival with Festival Notes on Aspen Public Radio! Our two-minute previews every day give you a few musical examples, and a listing of the highlights of the 300 concerts taking place over the eight weeks of the Festival. Listen mornings on APR or right here!

The life of Scott Whitlock, known as “Froggy” to his friends, will be celebrated by the community this weekend.

Editor's note: This story was created last summer by APR intern Ryer Gardenswartz. Scott Whitlock has since passed away.

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was established in May. A majority of states have said that they cannot or will not comply with the commission's request for voter data. And now, a federal judge is reviewing whether the commission does enough to protect voter information. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams has said that he would comply with the commission's request. So what implications does that have for local voters? Reporter Alycin Bektesh spoke to election