DENVER Colorado is gearing up for an unforgettable summer filled with new offerings for visitors. From cutting-edge activities, such as Vail Resorts’ innovative Epic Discovery expanding to Breckenridge and the new Colorado National Park Tour, to exciting hotel and restaurant openings and unique packages and experiences, Colorado is filled with summer fun just waiting to … Continue reading
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‘Photographing Winter Landscapes’ class held in RMNP, Feb. 24-26
ESTES PARK An emphasis on fun and creativity is what you will find during the Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s Photographing Winter Landscapes class. Join Eli Vega, Feb. 24-26, for a look at both the technical and the fun side of photography. From beginners to experts, all are invited to participate in this class. Participants will spend … Continue reading
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Longmont Museum series pairs films with local food
LONGMONT Take a journey around the world through food and travel in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium this winter. The Museum’s seasonal Views & Brews program is showing a Food and Travel film series with classic movies featuring France, Vienna, Italy, Japan, Cuba and South America. Each film has been carefully paired with local food … Continue reading
RIDE Festival returns to Telluride, July 8-9
TELLURIDE The RIDE Festival returns to Telluride July 8-9 in its sixth consecutive year of world-class music, camping and mountain adventure that only Colorado can deliver. Featuring an all-star line up in an intimate mountain setting; event headliners include BECK, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, The John Butler Trio, Rival Sons, The Temperance Movement, … Continue reading
Brothers’ enthusiasm for whiskey inspires distillery
By Jeffrey V. Smith IDAHO SPRINGS Zach and Nick Bouck have taken their enthusiasm for whiskey further than most, and now legally make their own. Actually, they make several varieties of the popular spirit and have plans to create many more. It took years of saving, planning and research, but the two are now crafting … Continue reading
Unique music venue finds home in former casino
By Jeffrey V. Smith CENTRAL CITY One of Colorado’s most distinctive indoor music venues opened last year in a former casino in Central City. The Scarlet, a multi-purpose events center, has been hosting concerts featuring holistic healers in the former Scarlet’s Casino at the southern end of Main Street since last September with considerable success … Continue reading
Estes railroaders club celebrates anniversaries at model train show
By Jennifer Pund ESTES PARK The Estes Valley Model Railroaders celebrate 40 years as a club, and 20 years of presenting “Colorado’s premier model train show,” at its annual Rails in the Rockies, Feb. 18-19. Growing to more than 19,000 square feet, the show has been relocated to the Estes Park Events Center Complex for … Continue reading
COVER: Club continues local ice racing traditions
By Jeffrey V. Smith GEORGETOWN For more than 40 years, members of the Our Gang 4 Wheelers—a self-described “little band of weirdoes” —have been holding races on ice, and having a ton of fun doing it. Except for its first three years, the club’s events have occurred on Georgetown Lake. Its members, many of whom … Continue reading
Backcountry Film Festival captures ‘spirit of winter’
NEDERLAND Immerse yourself in a night of films capturing the spirit of winter, Feb. 9, from 7-9:30 p.m., at the Backcountry Film Festival at Nederland’s Backdoor Theatre. Adventure, environment and climate, youth outdoors, ski culture are all featured in the award-winning lineup of films benefiting the Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center. Tickets are $15. The … Continue reading
Mountain Music Calendar – February 2017
SILVER PLUME Bread Bar 1010 Main St., Silver Plume • http://www.breadbarsp.com • Feb. 11: Poet’s Row, 7pm GEORGETOWN Alpine Restaurant & Bar 1106 Rose St., Georgetown • alpinerestaurantgeorgetown.com • Feb. 4: Tony Rosario, 5pm, free • Feb. 24: David Booker, 5pm, free • March 4: Tony Rosario, 5pm, free • Thursdays: Grumpy Jam, 6pm, free … Continue reading
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