Soulive to kick off free Hot Summer Nights concert series at Vail's Ford Amphitheater June 15
Jun 9, 2010 —
While the words Hot Summer Nights still don’t seem to roll off the tongue, thanks to Mother Nature’s fickle weather whims of late, the 2010 Bud Light Hot Summer Nights free concert series is just around the corner, featuring a weekly lineup that is guaranteed to make you revel in the recent sunshine. We promise.
Scheduled for a...
NBC's 'Last Comic Standing' coming to Beaver Creek in January of 2011
Jun 9, 2010 —
Start the new year out laughing with an evening of great stand-up comedy, featuring the finalists from NBC’s popular laugh-fest “Last Comic Standing,” as the official NBC tour comes to Beaver Creek’s Vilar Performing Arts Center Jan. 9, 2011.
The seventh season of the Emmy-nominated comedy competition series, hosted by...
C4 Waterman takes stand-up paddling from surf to snow at Teva Mountain Games in Vail
Jun 2, 2010 —
Some of Hawaii’s most decorated and respected watermen will be in Colorado next week to compete in Teva Mountain Games, unofficially known as the Olympics of mountain sports.
Heading to the event and party scheduled June 3–6 are representatives of C4 Waterman, the Honolulu-based pioneers of stand up paddling boards and...
Vail Recreation District offers a slew of summer youth sports camps
Jun 2, 2010 —
The Vail Recreation District (VRD) is offering young athletes a variety of youth sports camps this summer to learn new skills and improve upon their sports skills.
June camps include volleyball, baseball, gymnastics, golf and martial arts. The camps, which begin next week and last through August, also will include the addition of four new...
Recent town of Vail community survey identifies parking as top issue for townies
Jun 2, 2010 —
Respondents to Vail’s community survey have identified parking as the highest priority to be addressed by the Town Council and staff.
In addition, nearly twice as many people who were surveyed said the town is going in the “right direction” than those who said the town has “gotten off on the wrong track.”
These...
GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge returns to Vail to test top Teva Games athletes
Jun 2, 2010 —
The Vail Valley Foundation recently announced the return of one of the most challenging and intense multi-sport, human-powered competitions, the GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge powered by GOALŲ, to the Teva Mountain Games in Vail June 3–6.
The GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge powered by GOALŲ is a test of athletic skill, power and...
Yo-Yo Ma celebrates imagination with local children at Vail amphitheater June 26
Jun 2, 2010 —
When the Vail Valley’s school children first became involved in a number of arts education opportunities, they never imagined they would someday share the stage with one of the world’s foremost classical performers.
That dream will come true on Saturday, June 26, as the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the Vail Valley...
Town of Vail office manager scores new Volvo at final Streetbeat concert
Apr 16, 2010 — Vail’s Lynne Campbell may never have wanted to hear a phone ring more than she did Wednesday evening in the heart of Vail Village, as the office manager for the Town of Vail’s Community Development department stood on stage at Check Point Charlie as a finalist for the season-long Bud Light Street Beat Grand Prize - a 2011 Volvo C-30...
Vail Christian High School board buys back bonds, rescues next school year
Apr 16, 2010 —
The board of Vail Christian High School recently negotiated the repurchase of $12 million in bonds, likely securing the long-term survival of the Edwards school.
After meeting with bond holder representatives in New York on Thursday, school officials reached an agreement to repurchase and retire the outstanding bonds. The VCHS board of...
Wyclef Jean will headline Spring Back to Vail 2010
Apr 15, 2010 —
Spring Back to Vail, Vail Mountain’s high-energy, end-of-season bash returns April 12-18, with four free outdoor concerts from Wyclef Jean, Guster, Robert Earl Keen and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars.
Recognized as one of the all-time great season-ending parties, Spring Back to Vail celebrates the conclusion of Vail’s...