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May 31, 2007
Pitkin County Airport Open House
To celebrate the on-time completion of the runway resurfacing project, Pitkin County has scheduled an open house at the airport one week from today on Wednesday, June 6th from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Along with this comes a unique opportunity for the public to cruise the smooth new runway pavement that afternoon on anything that rolls without a motor! Bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, and wheelchairs will all be welcome. Based on word I am already hearing across town, we are expecting quite a turnout! Attached here is a flyer from Pitkin County with all the details.
Upon the reopening of the airport the following day, the first commercial flight on United Express from Denver is scheduled to land on Thursday, June 7th at 4:34 pm, and this will be followed by five more flights that evening from Denver, two from Salt Lake City on Delta, and one nonstop from Los Angeles later that night on United Express, which will signal the first time we have ever had daily nonstop service from LAX during the summertime. One week later on Friday, June 15, United Express will inaugurate their first ever summer nonstop service from SFO to ASE. This service will continue every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day weekend. All told, we are going to have 20% more available seats on a weekly basis this summer than last.
I'm certain I will see many of you on our new runway next Wednesday afternoon, and this event should be a great community kick-off to what I expect to be a spectacular summer!
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- Bill Tomcich
Stay Aspen Snowmass President
For airport news and the best deals for flights to Aspen, please visit: www.stayaspensnowmass.com
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May 30, 2007
Aspen Mountain Summer Activities
Yoga Hikes: This popular program combines intermediate
backcountry hikes followed by an hour of open-air Hatha yoga at the
top of Aspen Mountain. Offered Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. Meet at the bottom of the Silver Queen Gondola at
10:30 a.m. $52.50 includes gondola ride. Reservations required -
call 970-923-1227. (June 18 - September 1 and September 8 & 15)
Climbing Wall: Test your agility on the rock-climbing wall. Open
daily, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $7/one session, $10/two sessions,
$42/ten sessions. (June 15 - September 3)
Eurobungy Trampoline: The world of extreme sports
introduces this hybrid of the trampoline. Open 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
daily, $10/session. (July 1 - September 3)
Fun Ball: NEW THIS SUMMER, this fun, exhilarating nine-foot
plastic ball rolls down the hill with you strapped inside! Open 11 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. daily, $10/session. (July 1 - September 3)
Obstacle Course: Check out this course full of natural and
manmade obstacles. Open daily. FREE! (June 15 - September 3)
Silver Nugget Dig: Dig in the mining sandbox to uncover nuggets
of all shapes and sizes. Open daily. FREE! (June 15- September 3)
More Free Kids' Activities:
* Monday: Scavenger Hunt/Arts & Crafts - 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
* Tuesday: The Jammin' Jim Show with a juggling workshop - 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
* Wednesday: Cooking classes ($8) 11 a.m. and Arts & Crafts - 1 p.m.
* Thursday: The Jammin' Jim Show with Fairies of the Forrest Puppet
Show - 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
* Friday: Storytelling with Spellbinders - 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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May 24, 2007
Book your bike rentals ahead of time and save 20%
Great Rides in Aspen Colorado:
Pick up in Aspen:
* Cruise down the Rio Grande Trail and catch the bus back from Woody Creek Tavern.
* Mountain bike up Smuggler and enjoy the Hunter Creek loop.
* Ride up to Snowmass Village via the Owl Creek trail, drop off there or ride back.
* Road ride up the Castle Creek valley to the old ghost town of Ashcroft.
* Road ride up to the magnificent Maroon Bells, the most photographed peaks in North America.
More great road rides in Aspen Snowmass
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May 23, 2007
INDEPENDENCE PASS OPENS FOR THE SEASON
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2 PM
The Colorado Department of Transportation will reopen Independence Pass on SH 82 for the season on Thursday, May 24, just in time for Memorial Day holiday travel. The 12,095-foot pass is closed each winter, due to harsh winter weather conditions, for the safety of the traveling public. Maintenance crews plan to open the pass at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, weather permitting; but motorists should be advised that any spring snowstorms could slow traffic at times.
More information on driving directions to Aspen Snowmass
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May 21, 2007
ESPN Announces Winter X Games 12 Dates - Jan 24-27, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY
SAVE THE DATE: WINTER X GAMES 12, JANUARY 24-27, 2008
WHO: ESPN Winter X Games and Aspen Skiing Company
WHAT: Event dates for Winter X Games 12
WHEN: January 24-27, 2008
WHERE: Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
DETAILS:
The Winter X Games, the premier winter action sports event in the world, will be held January 24-27, 2008 from Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. The annual event features athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: Skiing, Snowboard and Snowmobile. January 22-23 will serve as practice and elimination days. All Winter X Games competitions will take place at the resort's Buttermilk Mountain. Winter X Games 12 will air live on ESPN and ABC and will feature nighttime events. The event will remain at Aspen/Snowmass through 2010, for a total of nine consecutive years (2002-2010).
Winter X Games 11 Results
Across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, Winter X Games 11 was the most-viewed ever among several key demos, including Men & People 12-24, Men 12-17, Men 12-34, and Men 18-34. In addition, ESPN averaged 734,000 households in prime time - its most-viewed Winter X average ever. Also, Men 18-24 displayed the biggest growth in impressions among all demos from 2006, up 64%.On the final day of Winter X Games 11, the Sunday primetime telecast (1/28/07) was ESPN's most-viewed telecast in Winter X Games history with 925,377 households and the highest-rated Winter X Games telecast since 1997.
On ESPN.com, ESPN360.com and the newly enhanced EXPN.com, fans viewed a record number of Winter X Games videos online, more than two million highlights, interviews, and original features viewed in the week from January 24-29 - more than doubling 2005. Additionally, fans logged more than three million page views on EXPN.com alone over the same period.
Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Skiing Company operates the four mountains in the Aspen/Snowmass area - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk - as well as the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen/Snowmass. The area offers unparalleled nightlife and off-slope activities as well. Aspen/Snowmass is accessible by two of the most convenient airports in the mountains - Aspen Pitkin County Airport (ASE) (3 miles from Aspen) and Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) (70 miles from Aspen). For more information on Aspen Skiing Company, please call 800-525-6200 or 970-925-1220, or visit the company's website at www.aspensnowmass.com.
Lodging and more information on the Winter X Games
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May 16, 2007
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival
Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival presented by Calamos Investments takes place in downtown Aspen at Rio Grande Park. Evening performances are showcased in an intimate setting under a 3,000 seat tent. In addition to the main stage acts, free concerts can be seen daily on the Cooper Street Mall along with late night JAS After Dark performances at Aspen's premiere nightclub the Belly Up. See below for the line up of this year's Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival.
Thursday, June 21st
Herbie Hancock & Friends
9:00 pm
Madeleine Peyroux
7:00 pm
Friday, June 22nd
Earth, Wind & Fire
8:15 pm
Opening Act TBA
Saturday, June 23rd
Steve Winwood
9:00 pm
Angelique Kidjo
6:30 pm
Sunday, June 24th
The Black Crowes
9:00 pm
Marcus Miller
6:30 pm
More information on the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival
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May 14, 2007
Additional Events during The FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen
Food & Wine Festival June 15 - 17, 2007
During the 2007 FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen there are many great events taking place in town. Here are just a few of the events going on in Aspen:
The Little Nell - Grow for Good Charity Lunch with Bravo TV's Top Chef Ilan Hall and Montagna's Executive Chef Ryan Hardy
Starbucks Coffee Company Presents, "The Art of a Coffee Blend" with Starbucks Master Coffee Taster, Scott McMartin
Academia Barilla Presents "The Italian Experience" with Italian Celebrity Chef, Giuliano Bugiali
Terlato US Open Golf Viewing Area and Lounge
Remy Martin presents "Fine Champagne Cognac Revealed"
St. Regis Dinner with Celebrity Guest Chef Jean George Vongerichten
More information on additional events during the FOOD & WINE Classic
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May 11, 2007
NICOLE WERMERS' FIRST ONE-PERSON U.S. MUSEUM SHOW SLATED FOR MAY DEBUT
Here is the latest press release from the Aspen Art Museum:
ASPEN, COLORADO - The Aspen Art Museum proudly presents the first one-person U.S. museum exhibition of German artist Nicole Wermers, beginning May 29, 2007. A free public reception with the artist will be held on Friday, June 29, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The exhibition will remain on display through Sunday, July 22, 2007, in the AAM Lower Gallery.
Nicole Wermers creates playful, Modernist sculpture inspired by ubiquitous elements of everyday society, including airport security metal detectors and ashtrays. Her Untitled Forcefields are inspired by the structures at the exits of department stores. In her Kusine -the German word for female cousin-Constantin Brancusi's Endless Column is updated, feminized, and transformed.
Although a sculptor in the traditional sense-working on discrete objects and placing them in relationship to each other, as well as to the space in which they are contained-Wermers' choice of materials conveys a wry sense of humor. In a beachscape constructed by the artist, cigarette butts are intermixed with the sand, becoming, as Wermers states, "leftovers of a very elegant but unhealthy way of wasting time." In another exhibition, she punctured the exterior of an exhibition space in England with a giant earring.
For her Aspen Art Museum exhibition, Wermers will assemble complete series of works that have not previously been shown together. All of the included works address dematerialization, or the negation of volume.
Nicole Wermers received her MFA from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London, in 1999. She has had one-person exhibitions at the Camden Arts Center, London; Secession, Vienna; and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; the Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; migros museum fur gegenwartskunst, Zurich; and the Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany. She has also been selected to participate in the 2006 Tate Triennial and the 4th Berlin Biennale in 2005.
Organized by AAM Director and Chief Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, the exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated brochure with an essay by Zuckerman Jacobson.
The Aspen Art Museum is a globally preeminent non-collecting institution that presents the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.
More information on the Aspen Art Museum
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