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Mountain Arts Calendar – February 2017
Arts Calendar

Mountain Arts Calendar – February 2017

CLASSICAL MUSIC Georgetown • March 11: Devil Moon Series: Classical Pianist Mallory Bernstein, Georgetown Heritage Center, 7pm, $ Gilpin County • Wednesdays: Peak to Peak Chorale Practice, Gilpin County Library, 7pm, free Estes Park • Feb. 12: Estes Park Music Festival w/Jerry Barlow, Stanley Hotel Concert Hall, 2pm, $10 • Feb. 26: Estes Park Music … Continue reading

Mountain Events Calendar – February 2017
Events Calendar

Mountain Events Calendar – February 2017

FESTIVALS/SPECIAL EVENTS Summit County • Feb. 24: 11th Annual Fire Hose Relay Race, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, 10:30am, free (w/lift ticket) Georgetown • Feb. 11: LuvByrd Chairlift Speed Dating, Loveland Ski Area, $5 (w/o lift ticket) • Feb. 14: 26th Valentine’s Day Mountaintop Matrimony Ceremony & Reception, Loveland Ski Area, 8am, $ Dumont • Feb. … Continue reading

Food & Drink Calendar – February 207
Food & Drink Calendar

Food & Drink Calendar – February 207

FOOD & DRINK Silver Plume • Feb. 11: JKQ BBQ “Pop-Up” Dinner, Bread Bar, 2pm, $ Georgetown • Feb. 16: Friends of the Library Soup Lunch, John Tomay Memorial Library, 11am, $ Idaho Springs • Feb. 10: Early Valentine’s Day Five-Course Dinners, MTN Prime, $55/$60/$75 • Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Five-Course Dinners, MTN Prime, $55/$60/$75 … Continue reading

Another year of record visitation at Rocky Mountain National Park in 2016
Rocky Mountain N.P.

Another year of record visitation at Rocky Mountain National Park in 2016

ESTES PARK Rocky Mountain National Park received its highest annual visitation in 2016. The park received a total of 4,517,584 visitors for 2016, which was an 8.7 percent increase over record visitation in 2015. All months in 2016 set visitation records except for December. This visitation represents a 32 percent increase since 2014, and a … Continue reading

Genre-hopping band creates ‘time-bending’ dance party
Music

Genre-hopping band creates ‘time-bending’ dance party

NEDERLAND The Dustbowl Revival’s eight members calls themselves an American roots orchestra that plays it all. The Los Angeles-based band plays two Colorado shows at Nederland’s The Caribou Room, Jan. 21, and Denver’s Larimer Lounge the night before, Jan. 20. The unique act mashes the sounds of traditional American music into a genre-hopping, time-bending dance … Continue reading

Colorado

Colorado hosts spring vacation deals, snowy thrills, world-class events

DENVER Warmer temperatures, blue-bird skies, stellar snow conditions and an itinerary packed with one-of-a-kind events and activities ensure Colorado is the perfect setting for an unforgettable spring break vacation. Whether it’s the whole family looking for downhill thrills or a couple’s escape paired with local libations, Colorado is the perfect destination to welcome a new … Continue reading

Conservancy offers snowshoeing trek for kids, families in National Park
Hiking/Backcountry / Rocky Mountain N.P.

Conservancy offers snowshoeing trek for kids, families in National Park

ESTES PARK Winter presents many challenges for the plants and animals that call Rocky Mountain National Park home. For visitors to the park, it seems that survival in these conditions is near impossible, but for the wildlife the secret to survival is hidden just under the surface of the Colorado snowpack. Learn how plants and … Continue reading