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No opera at Wheeler - but nearly everything else

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ASPEN — There won't be any opera this winter season at the Wheeler Opera House. But patrons of Aspen's Victorian-era venue will be hard-pressed to find another form of entertainment lacking. The Wheeler has announced its schedule of presentations, which range from comedy to dance, and cabaret to country, with a heaping dose of folk singing.

Combine the Wheeler's own presentations with outside productions - including, in the weeks ahead, Aspen Filmfest 2007 and the Aspen Community Theatre musical "She Loves Me," plus a smattering of concerts later in the season - and the venue, owned by the city of Aspen, seems to be fulfilling the direction of City Council to bring more live entertainment and special events to town.

Festival in the Desert, an annual musical gathering in the West African country of Mali, becomes a roadshow this fall. The tour, featuring two top acts - Tinariwen, which opened for the Rolling Stones recently; and Vieux Farka Touré, son of the famed Malian singer-guitarist Ali Farka Touré - makes a stop at the Wheeler on Nov. 1.

By: Stewart Oksenhorn
 09/19/07 >> go there
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