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Date posted: June 23, 2022 | Author: Tracy Francis | Comments Off on This Week’s Summit County Events
This week's event calendar is packed with fun events for everyone! Friday brings the 1st Dillon Farmers Market of the season along with the FIRC Fashion Show in the evening! On Saturday, head to Dillon for a Boat Ride, Beer Festival, and FREE concert at the Amphitheater. Finish the weekend with the Sunday Art Stroll in Silverthorne!
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This weekend A-Basin is hosting the Slush N' Spokes – a downhill, human-powered bike race on snow! The race utilizes a 60-person mass start. Le-Mans style, run to your bike, hop on and go! There will be live music, beer tents, and awards in the base area.
Finish the weekend off with the Lake Dillon Theatre Company and the music of Barbra Streisand in Me, Myself & Barb.
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This Friday the Town of Silverthorne is celebrating the local community at the First Friday Local Appreciation Party! This event will bring our community together, in partnership with Locals’ Liquors, featuring tastings from 30+ breweries, wineries, and distilleries, food vendors and live music from the Chris Bauer Trio and Shaky Hand String Band. The event is free and open to the public, but donations are strongly recommended as all proceeds benefit local non-profits. Food will be available for purchase from Melody's Food Cart, La Perla and Colorado Marketplace and Bakery.
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It's closing week at Copper Mountain and they are celebrating all weekend with the finest spring festival in all of the Colorado High Country, Sunsation! This year's annual closing weekend celebration will feature 10 Barrel's Hella Hectic skim pond challenge, Nokian Tyre's Green Tire Giveaway, stein hoisting contests, swag giveaways, and free live concerts from popular bands, Letters to Cleo and American Authors!
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This week, we are excited for the Burning Snowman Community Bonfire at this month's First Friday event in Silverthorne. Join the Silverthorne community to say goodbye to winter and celebrate the return of spring with a community bonfire and a symbolic burning of the snowman. The brighter the fire burns, the warmer our spring will be!
This weekend, Arapahoe Basin is celebrating its 75th anniversary! The festivities start on Friday night with a 1946 Themed Dinner, followed by the Party in the Park on Saturday, and finishing with the Sunday scavenger hunt and Apres Party.
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Date posted: March 30, 2022 | Author: Tracy Francis | Comments Off on This Week’s Summit County Events
The Summit County Ski Resorts are offering lots of fun events this week. On Friday, Arapahoe Basin is hosting the first-ever Summit County Rescue Group Steep Gullies Gauntlet, an endurance event for the hardiest of skiers and riders that will raise money for an important, local organization. Challenge yourself to see how many laps you can muscle, or just join the fun at the taco bar at the end of the day.
This week Fire departments from across Colorado team up to participate in a unique slalom-style event at A basin. Teams of five firefighters race down a 15-gate slalom course while holding on to 50 feet of fire hose. Get out to A-basin this Friday to cheer on these awesome men and women as they raise money to benefit the Burn Camps Program at The Children's Hospital of Colorado.
Also, don't miss the Eat, Ski & be Merry event at the Frisco Nordic Center this Saturday and experience the magic of exploring the Frisco peninsula on candle-lit trails.
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The 5th Annual Frisco Freeze Fat Bike Race is happening this Saturday at the Frisco Nordic Center. This is your one chance this winter to ride your fat bike on the Frisco Nordic trails. You will need to register in advance. Registration fee includes a well-marked course, a pair of Merino Wool socks, finisher mug, soup, and beer from Outer Range Brewing.
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Wednesday, February 16th
The Meta Real: Bridging Poetry and Art | Breckenridge | 6 pm
Join Artist-in-Residence Adrian H Molina, aka Molina Speaks, for evenings of poetic and artistic exploration. This workshop is free and open to all ages 15+.
Adrian H Molina is a Master of Ceremonies, artist, poet, musician, and educator. His residency includes a series of experiential workshops across Summit County with members of the local community. Participants devise topics collaboratively to create a place-based, collective artwork. Activities include creative writing, painting, and collage using found objects.
Wine & True Crime Book Club | Breckenridge | 6.30 pm
A book club and meetup hosted by a fan of true crime, for fans of true crime. Join Genevieve to discuss your favorite episodes from true crime podcasts, tell hometown crime stories, and read fiction and non-fiction mysteries, murders, and thrillers.
This month's meet-up is at The Crown coffee shop in Breckenridge.
Enjoy this one-night showing of the hit movie Sing 2. Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
In collaboration with YESS and UpRise, the kids can enjoy a free day at the movies with your friends! Building Hope is renting out a theater and for the kids to watch a movie with their friends in a physically distance-friendly environment. The movie starts at 1:30 pm, so arrive before 1:30, masks are required.
Experience the great outdoors under the full moon! Let our experienced guides lead you on a wild adventure, with guidance from the moon, while they share stories of our historical and natural environment. The fee includes snowshoes and headlamps. Participants are welcome to bring their own equipment.
A-basin beer-pairing dinners are back! These special, one-night-only events introduce you to a wide range of beers from an individual brewery. A brewery representative will guide you through the tasting, complemented by a special tasting menu prepared by our chefs.
Beermaker's Dinners have one seating and reservations are required. Come join us in the 6th Alley Bar & Grill for a special evening.
Copper Live, presented by 10 Barrel Brewing is our flagship free live music series that returns for the winter. Get your laps in early and be ready to party with us.
On Saturday, February 19th we will rock out to The Altitones; a 5-piece band, playing an array of soul-awaking, body-shaking, mind-blowing tunes, from Rock n'Roll, HonkyTonk, Jam Bands, Blues & Reggae!
The 5th Annual Frisco Freeze Fat Bike Race is happening this Saturday at the Frisco Nordic Center. This is your one chance this winter to ride your fat bike on the Frisco Nordic trails. You will need to register in advance. Registration fee includes a well-marked course, a pair of Merino Wool socks, finisher mug, soup, and beer from Outer Range Brewing.
Visit the Toyota tent and enter to win great prizes like a Toyota, a Never Summer Snowboard, and walk away with some awesome Loveland/Toyota goodies. This event is open to all guests and there is no cost to participate.
These classes are for beginner and intermediate painters. Each class will have a specific focus on how to paint Fall Colors. The first two classes will be painted outdoors and the last two indoors.
The instructor will provide reference materials or students are welcome to bring their own.
Breckenridge is hosting one of our favorite events of the year this week, the International Snow Sculpting Festival! The artists will be carving throughout this week and viewing begins on Saturday, January 29th. Sculptures will be on display until February 2nd but the Town of Breckenridge is expecting this Saturday and Sunday to be the busiest so you do need to register for free to schedule a time to view.
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Wednesday, January 26th
Live Music for Angry James' 4th Birthday @ Silverthorne, 5 pm
Angry James Brewery is celebrating their 4th Birthday this evening with Live Music from Jeff Kingery 5-7 pm. Mug Clubbers can also redeem their free pint. Birthday celebrations continue through Saturday with Trivia Night, Live Music from Neighbors and their special anniversary IPA release!
Thursday Ladies Nordic Ski Hour @ Breckenridge, 11 am
If you're looking for some company out on the trails, join us Thursday mornings for our new Thursday Ladies Ski hour!
One of the instructors takes a group out for a fun hour of social skiing but is available for questions, tips and tricks. It's a fun way to get your friends into the sport, try a new outdoor workout, or just have some company while you ski
Enjoy Movie Night at Breck Film Festivals Eclipse Theatre. Torn illustrates the risks and rewards of extreme climbing by chronicling the experiences of some of the world's greatest extreme climbers. Includes footage of legendary climber Alex Lowe's ill-fated climb and his son Max's arduous journey to return to the spot where he perished.
Broken Compass' monthly Comedy Night returns, this time on a Friday evening! Local comedian Pat Treuer hosts this evening of comedy, welcoming special guest Mark Masters to the Broken Compass stage for the first time. Get ready for a barrel full of laughs and beer, the combination of the two will have you falling out of your chair. Enjoy this FREE show and catch the aftershow at the Main Street taproom at 9!
International Snow Sculpting Competition @ Breckenridge, 10 am
Breckenridge’s International Snow Sculpture Championships presented by Toyota is a world-renowned snow sculpting competition where teams of talented artists descend on Breckenridge, Colorado to hand-carve 20-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art. Artists are only allowed to use hand tools, creativity and inspiration to bring their ideas to life. No power tools allowed! Teams sculpt countless hours across five days (totaling around 96 hours), resulting in a temporary outdoor art gallery in historic downtown Breckenridge!
Enjoy the adventure of creating your own work of art each week while becoming familiar with the basic methods, techniques, and tools of oil painting on canvas. Create a new painting each week while learning to use a variety of oils, solvents, brushes, and supports. Acquire skills in underpainting, scumbling, glazing, Impasto, Alla Prima, and Sfumato techniques.
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Date posted: January 26, 2022 | Author: Tracy Francis | Comments Off on This Week’s Summit County Events
