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Start: 5:00 am

Set in the awe-inspiring majesty of the Colorado Rockies, the Aspen Music Festival and School has carried on the vision of creativity and education that started with the 1949 Goethe Bicentennial Convocation.  Many events are free, and other tickets range up to $80. Lawn seating is always free.

Aspen Music festival and School

2 Music School Road
Aspen, CO 81611
tel 970-925-3254
for venue and ticket information visit:  http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/index.cfm?method=c.eventsCalendar

Start: 6:00 am
Sundays are Pool Fun Days at the Recreation
Center!
Every Sunday this Summer
Date:
7/18/2010 1:00
PM - 4:00 PM
Cost:
For each
paid Adult Daily Admission, One Child gets in FREE!
Location:
Breckenridge
Recreation Center
880 Airport Rd
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424
For More Information:

For
more information please call 970-453-1734

From 1:00-4:00 the pool is the place
for family fun. For every adult, one child gets in the Recreation Center
free for Fun Days. The pool will open up for families looking to grab a
noodle, swing into the deep end, play games, and even win prizes. The
more families the more fun!

 

Start: 12:00 pm
Sunset at the Summit Concert
featuring Sinatra Big Band Tribute
Date:
7/31/2010 7:00
PM - 10:00 PM
Cost:
free
Location:
Dillon
Amphitheatre on the Lake
Dillon, Colorado

Lake Dillon Foundation for the
Performing Arts presents
:
Sunset at the Summit Concerts, Saturdays
July 4 – September 5, 7:00pm
Dillon Amphitheatre. From rock to jazz,
these concerts are sure to please.

No outside alcohol allowed - coolers will be checked. Concessions
available

Be sure to check out the free concerts on Friday Nights and
Sunday Afternoons at the Dillon Amphitheatre!

 

August 7     Nighttime in New Orleans

August
14     Chase 'n the Dream

Start: 12:00 pm
Sunset at the Summit Free Concert
Sinatra Big Band Tribuite
Date:
7/31/2010 7:00
PM - 10:00 PM
Cost:
$0
Location:
Dillon
Amphitheatre
Colorado
Start: 12:30 pm
Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra
Concert
A Night of Grand(er) Opera -- OR --
Duets, Trios - No Solos Please. Quartets are OK.
Date:
7/31/2010 7:30
PM
Cost:
$35, $30,
$25 Adults; $10 Students w/ID; $7 Juniors 18 and younger
For More Information:

Box
Office - (970) 547-3100

Featuring
the Festival Orchestra under Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann and Festival
Vocalists

Including overtures and arias from:
Mozart -
The Magic Flute
Gounod - Romeo and Juliet
Verdi - Rigoletto
Rossini

Start: 1:00 pm
Anderson Ranch Arts Center 

 

(970) 923-3181

for tuition and schedule information visit;

www.andersonranch.com

 

A variety of summer programs for children and families prepare children for the future by sparking their imaginations and enhancing their inherent creativity through the making of visual art.

 

Each summer, Anderson Ranch offers more than 140 workshops taught by prominent artists and educators who share their skills and experience with thousands of students. Workshops, which begin June 7 and run through September 24, range from one week to two weeks and encompass artists of all skill levels and experience. In field expeditions, artists learn, create and gather inspiration through contact with other cultures, landscapes and disciplines.

Anderson Ranch offers summer workshops in the following areas:

  • Ceramics
  • Critical Studies
  • Painting & Drawing
  • Photography
  • New Media
  • Printmaking
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Sculpture
  • Furniture Design & Woodworking
  • Woodturning
  • Teens
  • Children Ages 6-8
  • Children Ages 9-12
  • Family Day Workshops
  • Field Expeditions
  • Studio Tours

Start: 1:00 pm

Check out one of many educational tours available from the Aspen Historical Society

 

Many locations to choose from, prices and time vary according to tour.

The HISTORY COACH Tour

Location:  Please call Nina at 970-925-3721, ext. 104 for pickup information.
Time:   By appointment.

Admission: $25.00/person, $20.00 for seniors, and children under 12 are free.

The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Tour

Location: Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Time: Reopening June 15, 2010.

Admission: $6 Adults/$5 Seniors/ (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum) Children under 12 Free

The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Gardens

Start: 1:00 pm

The great outdoors is what Colorado is about.  Take the family camping in White River National Forest.

 

USDA Forest Service
White River
National Forest
900 Grand Ave.
P.O. Box 948
Glenwood Springs CO 81602
970-945-2521

Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
970-945-3255

 

For campground and other information visit; http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/recreation/campgrounds/

 

Hike the trails-http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/recreation/trails/index.shtml

Start: 1:00 pm
Dillon Open Regatta
Date:
7/31/2010 -
8/1/2010 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost:
Free to
watch
Location:
Marina
Park & Dillon Marina
Dillon, Colorado 80435

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to
Marina Park in Dillon and watch as the shifting winds of Lake Dillon
challenge the mental and physical skills of top sailors. Times are
approximate - prevailing winds are a better indicator of start times.

 

http://www.dillonopen.com/

Start: 1:00 pm
Dillon Open Regatta
Date:
7/31/2010 -
8/1/2010 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost:
Free to
watch
Location:
Marina
Park & Dillon Marina
Dillon, Colorado 80435

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to
Marina Park in Dillon and watch as the shifting winds of Lake Dillon
challenge the mental and physical skills of top sailors. Times are
approximate - prevailing winds are a better indicator of start times.

 

http://www.dillonopen.com/

Start: 2:00 pm
Title: Angels in Action
Date: July 31, 2010
Address: 1 Lake St.
Avon, CO 81620
Location: Harry A. Nottingham Park
Hours: 9:00am
Contact: 970-845-2049

Email: Email

Link: [More Information...]
Details
This
race is to benefit Crissa Lea Swinford Memorial Scholarship Fund.  The
5K race is a timed event as well as fun run/walk.  Starting in
Nottingham Park and continuing down the

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

The Vail Farmers' Market & Art Show is the largest farmers' market in Colorado. There are more than 100 vendor tents weekly along with two live music venues and activities for kids. Vendors in colorful tents sell farm fresh fruits & vegetables and delicious foods & snacks. Local artists & artisans display and explain their finest works.

Stop by just to buy the freshest foods and go, to have lunch, to browse the many tents and nearby shops & galleries or to enjoy all the activites.

Start: 3:00 pm

The 21st Children's Hospital Courage Classic returns to Copper for
three consecutive, fun filled days of cycling over three Rocky Mountain
passes at the height of summer.  About two thousand riders hit the
roads from Leadville to Summit County and back, for a 157 mile ride,
encompassing backcountry roads, challenging climbs and as always,
picturesque views, all in an effort to raise money for the Children's
Hospital in Denver.  www.couragetours.com

Anschutz Medical Campus • 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box 045 Aurora,
Colorado 80045 • 720.777.1700

Start: 3:00 pm

10 am Snowmass Nature Trail Walk

Naturalists share tips on wildflowers, tracking animals, observing birds, and understanding the subalpine community on this two-hour guided walk.
Meet at the ticket pavilion on the Snowmass Village Mall
Daily, FREE!
1 pm Elk Camp Meadows Walk
Explore wildflower-filled meadows and subalpine forests with an ACES naturalist.
Meet at the top of Elk Camp Gondola
Monday - Thursday, FREE!
1 pm Wapiti Wildlife Naturalist
Visit with an ACES naturalist at the Wapiti Wildlife Center and learn about the surrounding area and the Rocky Mountain wildlife.
Meet at the top of Elk Camp Lift atteh Wapiti Wildlife Center

Friday - Sunday, FREE!


http://www.aspennature.org/programs/p-snowmass-programs?pid=230

 

ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SPRING HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611

Start: 3:00 pm

The 21st Children's Hospital Courage Classic returns to Copper for
three consecutive, fun filled days of cycling over three Rocky Mountain
passes at the height of summer.  About two thousand riders hit the
roads from Leadville to Summit County and back, for a 157 mile ride,
encompassing backcountry roads, challenging climbs and as always,
picturesque views, all in an effort to raise money for the Children's
Hospital in Denver.  www.couragetours.com

Anschutz Medical Campus • 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box 045 Aurora,
Colorado 80045 • 720.777.1700

Start: 3:00 pm

Spend the day wandering the Castle Creek Valley with a Naturalist fromthe Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. This hike has it all:steam-side trails, beaver ponds, wetlands, wildflower meadows, mountainviews, as well as a brief stop at the Ashcroft ghost town and lunch atthe Pine Creek Cookhouse.


* The four-hour tour runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and covers 3.5 miles of easy terrain.
* Two person minimum, please make advanced reservations. Call the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at 970.925.5756.
* The $75 cost per person includes a knowledgeable naturalist, beautiful scenery and a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
* Ashcroft is located 11 miles up Castle Creek Road, an easy 25 minute drive from Aspen. You need your own transportation - please carpool if possible.

* AVAILABLE DAILY

ACES at Toklat in Castle Creek Valley
SPRING HOURS: Call for information
Tel: 970.925.9157
Fax: 970.925.4819
toklat@aspennature.org
11247 Castle Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611

Start: 3:15 pm

10:15am AND 1:15pm Crater Lake Hike

3.6 miles round trip, 500 ft. elevation gain
Join anaturalist for a one-way hike to Crater Lake. This two-hour hikefocuses on the flora, fauna, and geology along the trail.

10:15am AND 1:15pm Landmarks in Time Walk
Walkalong Maroon Lake for 45 minutes with a naturalist. Investigate thehistory of this geologic wonder and ecological paradise.

All programs meet at the Maroon Information Center (MIC) at Maroon Lake
Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service
Daily, free
ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SPRING HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611
Start: 4:00 pm
The Storyman presents Peter Pan
Backstage Children's Theatre
Date:
7/31/2010 11:00
AM
Cost:
$8 All Ages
For More Information:

970-453-0199

created
by and featuring Christopher Willard

Performances run July 2 thru August 28,
2010, alternating weekends

World Premiere.  Arthur
Storyman, the world's oldest storyteller,
brings to life his unique version of Peter Pan in a humorous and
spellbinding mix of shadow puppetry, found objects, theatrical magic -
and all imbued with a mischievous twinkle from someone who may know a
thing or two about "never growing up."

Start: 8:00 am

Learn about eagles, hawks, and owls in this close-up encounter with our resident, non-releasable birds of prey. This one-hour program for all ages starts at 3pm at Hallam Lake.

Monday - Saturday at 3pm
Adults $3, kids $2

ACES members free

http://www.aspennature.org/programs/p-eagles-hawks-owls?pid=230

ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen

SPRING HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611

Start: 12:30 pm

Enjoy a tail slappin’, stick chewin’, bark eatin’ evening at Hallam Lake. Join an ACES naturalist to explore the nature preserve during sunset - the best time to catch a peek at Hallam Lake’s beaver family.

• Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm
• FREE but donations are always appreciated

 

http://www.aspennature.org/programs/summer-fall/daily-programs

 

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ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SPRING HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611

Start: 1:00 pm
Anderson Ranch Arts Center 

 

(970) 923-3181

for tuition and schedule information visit;

www.andersonranch.com

 

A variety of summer programs for children and families prepare children for the future by sparking their imaginations and enhancing their inherent creativity through the making of visual art.

 

Each summer, Anderson Ranch offers more than 140 workshops taught by prominent artists and educators who share their skills and experience with thousands of students. Workshops, which begin June 7 and run through September 24, range from one week to two weeks and encompass artists of all skill levels and experience. In field expeditions, artists learn, create and gather inspiration through contact with other cultures, landscapes and disciplines.

Anderson Ranch offers summer workshops in the following areas:

  • Ceramics
  • Critical Studies
  • Painting & Drawing
  • Photography
  • New Media
  • Printmaking
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Sculpture
  • Furniture Design & Woodworking
  • Woodturning
  • Teens
  • Children Ages 6-8
  • Children Ages 9-12
  • Family Day Workshops
  • Field Expeditions
  • Studio Tours

Start: 1:00 pm

Check out one of many educational tours available from the Aspen Historical Society

 

Many locations to choose from, prices and time vary according to tour.

The HISTORY COACH Tour

Location:  Please call Nina at 970-925-3721, ext. 104 for pickup information.
Time:   By appointment.

Admission: $25.00/person, $20.00 for seniors, and children under 12 are free.

The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Tour

Location: Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Time: Reopening June 15, 2010.

Admission: $6 Adults/$5 Seniors/ (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum) Children under 12 Free

The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Gardens

Start: 3:00 pm

Spend the day wandering the Castle Creek Valley with a Naturalist fromthe Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. This hike has it all:steam-side trails, beaver ponds, wetlands, wildflower meadows, mountainviews, as well as a brief stop at the Ashcroft ghost town and lunch atthe Pine Creek Cookhouse.


* The four-hour tour runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and covers 3.5 miles of easy terrain.
* Two person minimum, please make advanced reservations. Call the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at 970.925.5756.
* The $75 cost per person includes a knowledgeable naturalist, beautiful scenery and a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
* Ashcroft is located 11 miles up Castle Creek Road, an easy 25 minute drive from Aspen. You need your own transportation - please carpool if possible.

* AVAILABLE DAILY

ACES at Toklat in Castle Creek Valley
SPRING HOURS: Call for information
Tel: 970.925.9157
Fax: 970.925.4819
toklat@aspennature.org
11247 Castle Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611

Start: 3:15 pm

10:15am AND 1:15pm Crater Lake Hike

3.6 miles round trip, 500 ft. elevation gain
Join anaturalist for a one-way hike to Crater Lake. This two-hour hikefocuses on the flora, fauna, and geology along the trail.

10:15am AND 1:15pm Landmarks in Time Walk
Walkalong Maroon Lake for 45 minutes with a naturalist. Investigate thehistory of this geologic wonder and ecological paradise.

All programs meet at the Maroon Information Center (MIC) at Maroon Lake
Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service
Daily, free
ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SPRING HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611