Pre-Fourth Of July Line Up

Actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith makes an appearance on Plum.

Plum's Sari Tuschman and Torre taste samples during the Food & Wine Classic.

Saturday, June 30

Walter Isaacson, president/CEO, The Aspen InstituteAspen Art Museum featured artist, Nicole WermersNatasha Long, event coordinator, The Buddy ProgramTrend watch w/ Aspen Magazine editor in chief Janet O’GradyJimmy Nadell makes a Fourth-of-July feastAspen Film exec. director Laura Thielen on SummerFilms

Sunday, July 1

The Hot List w/ Sue HostetlerEric Lodal of Town Center Booksellers gives us a preview of books by Ideas Festival speakersKitty Boone, VP/director of public programs, The Aspen InstituteKutcher Miller, Plum’s resident grilling expertNicolau Vergueiro, artist, Aspen Art Museum’s Fourth-of-July floatAsadour Santourian, Aspen Music Festival & SchoolSonya Taylor of Basalt’s The Yellow Canary does kids’ craftsAnd don’t miss our in-depth coverage of the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, Monday, July 2-Sunday, July 8. Some of the featured guests will include journalist Jim Lehrer, Stanford University’s Tobias Wolff, Fortune senior editor David Kirkpatrick, ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, Atlantic editor James Bennet, and many more.