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Les Dames d'Aspen, Ltd. is a 501(c)3 organization that supports the arts, scholarships and children's programs in Aspen and Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley. Jazz Aspen Snowmass is the primary beneficiary of funds raised by Les Dames d'Aspen. Other beneficiaries include Dance Aspen, Aspen Historical Society, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Aspen Words, Aspen Film, Theatre Aspen, Aspen Music Festival and School, Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize, Scholarships for the Arts in Aspen and Basalt, The Art Base and the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Les Dames d'Aspen also awards college scholarships to students from the Roaring Fork Valley pursuing degrees in the arts.

Les Dames Trustees enjoy regular in-season socials including events with our beneficiaries:  

 

Winter Season is usually from mid December to mid/end of April and Summer Season runs from last week in June or second week in July (it varies) to end of September or first week in October.

 

Many events attending our Beneficiaries Programs include dinners in homes, private clubs, restaurants, potlucks, dinners with concerts, lectures luncheons with skiing day at private clubs and various mountains, cross country skiing day, round of golf, biking, hiking, bicycling, picnics, night clubs, movie night at private homes, wine tasting, gallery lectures and much more.

Please see our Support Us page to submit your interest to one of the following:
 

  • Les Dames d’Aspen is happy to welcome new Trustees with an annual membership contribution of $1,500

  • Sponsors and Corporate Sponsors are welcomed at different levels

  • Men are welcomed as Special Advisors

Your annual membership contribution is fully tax-deductible to the extent of the law.

Founder
President/Executive Director of Les Dames d'Aspen, Ltd.
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Christine Aubale Gerschel
Vice Presidents
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Nancy Mayer
Billie Pierce Erwin

















 
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Vice President / Treasurer
Vice President / Recording Secretary
Maya Crothers
Sara B. Woodward
Michele Crawford

In 1983, at the request of Lita Warner Heller, President of the Board of Ballet/Aspen, board member Christine Aubale Gerschel organized, founded and became President for three years of a group of dynamic and energetic women to be a fund raising auxiliary for Ballet/Aspen called Les Dames de Ballet.

During the fall of 1985, Christine Aubale Gerschel and Joan Bracken Bain were responsible for restructuring the group into an autonomous organization with its own 501(c) (3) renamed Les Dames d'Aspen, Ltd.  In February 2002, Christine Aubale Gerschel once again became President of Les Dames d'Aspen and restructured and revived the group into a new identity.  
 

This year marks Les Dames d'Aspen's 42nd Anniversary. Over the years, this prestigious organization has contributed approximately $4.7 million to local Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley art organizations, scholarships and children's programs.

JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS

DANCE ASPEN

ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET​​

ASPEN WORDS 

ASPEN FILM

THEATRE ASPEN

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL

 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE ARTS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE ASPEN AND BASALT HIGH SCHOOLS

ROBERT J. HARTH CONDUCTOR PRIZE

THE ART BASE

RED BRICK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2022 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2023
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Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2018 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2019
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Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2021 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2022
Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2017 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2018

Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2016 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2017

Christine Aubale Gerschel

with 2015 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2016

Les Dames d'Aspen 2025-2026 Beneficiary Allocation

All funds for the 2025-2026 season will be placed in our account at Vectra Bank.  Funds raised through dues, auctions and buyout sales will benefit the following recipients:

JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS

DANCE ASPEN

ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET​​

ASPEN WORDS 

ASPEN FILM

THEATRE ASPEN

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL

 SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE ARTS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE ASPEN AND BASALT HIGH SCHOOLS

ROBERT J. HARTH CONDUCTOR PRIZE

THE ART BASE

RED BRICK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

2024 EXECUTIVE BOARD

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From Left to Right: Sara Woodward, Karen Hartman, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Billie Pierce Erwin, Nancy Mayer
Missing: Shirley Millard

2022 EXECUTIVE BOARD

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From Left to Right: Karen Hartman, Sara Woodward, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Allison Ratascjak, Nancy Mayer
Not pictured: Shirley Millard, Billie Pierce Erwin

2016 EXECUTIVE BOARD

From Left to Right: Bridget Badon, Martha Meagher, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Shirley Millard, Billie Pierce Erwin, Nancy Mayer

2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD

From Left to Right: Denise Hoogland, Martha Meagher, Billie Pierce Erwin, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Nancy Mayer, Yalonda Long, Shirley Millard

2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD

From Left to Right: Bridget Badon, Elizabeth Janet Bonan,
Christine Aubale Gerschel, Billie Pierce Erwin, Carol Dobson
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