Things To Do, Places To Go, In August in Aspen

Here is what is happening around in and around Aspen in August.
See www.aspenchamber.org/calendar-of-events for more details and links to events.

August
August 01 - Oct 11
Fred Tomaselli Aspen Art Museum
August 01
McCloskey Speaker Series: Ezekiel Emanuel Paepcke Auditorium
August 02 - 03
SummerFILMS | DEPARTURES Paepcke Auditorium
August 03 - 07
Aspen Summer Skate Adult Week Camp Aspen Recreation Center
August 04
McCloskey Speaker Series: Nicholas D. Kristof Paepcke Autitorium
August 07
artCrush Aspen Art Museum
August 07
McCloskey Speaker Series: Jacqueline Novogratz Paepcke Auditorium
August 08
16th Annual Summer Celebration Gala; Aspen Institute Aspen Institute
August 08
Annual Art Auction at Anderson Ranch Arts Center Anderson Ranch Arts Center
August 08
Aspen High Country Triathlon and Duathlon Aspen Recreation Center
August 09 - 10
SummerFILMS | SUMMER HOURS Paepcke Auditorium
August 12
Dr. Anthony Van den Pol, shortlisted for the Nobel Prize. Cancer eating Virus. The Given Institute
August 13
Business After Hours Networking Event Mountain Chalet
August 13
Six°: An Aspen Chamber Leads Group Parallel 15 Coffeehouse
August 14
The Science of the Brain: From Violence to Altruism The Given Institute
August 14
The Science of the Brain: From violence to altruism with Dr. Krugman and Dr. Mobley The Given Institute
August 16 - 17
SummerFILMS | HERB & DORTHY Paepcke Auditorium
August 20 - 22
AREDAY - American Renewable Energy Day Aspen
August 22
6th Annual Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure® Snowmass Recreation Center
August 23
Aspen Music Festival and School Benedict Music Tent
August 27 - 30
MOUNTAINSUMMIT Wheeler Opera House / Doerr-Hosier Center
August 27
Six°: An Aspen Chamber Leads Group Parallel 15 Coffeehouse

Aspen Events, Venues Through June 28

• Jun 18 - 27
  Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival

  Aspen
• Jun 24 - 28
  JAS Academy presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass

  Snowmass Village/Aspen
• Jun 5 - 6
  6th Annual Chili Pepper & Brew Fest

  Snowmass Village/Fanny Hill
• Jun 11 - 14
  2nd Annual RooftopComedy Festival

  Wheeler Opera House
• Jun 11
  Six°: An Aspen Chamber Leads Group

  Parallel 15 Coffeehouse
• Jun 15 - 16
  Arts & Ideas Series; Ken Burns

  Aspen Institute

Summer Kids Camps at Both Aspen & Snowmass

Attention kids!
Mountain biking. Mountain boarding. Skateboarding lessons.
There's a whole lot to do in Aspen this summer!
Here is a sample from the AspenSnowmass.com website, with links to each camp and activities offered at both Aspen and Snowmass.
Parents: You will find something here too, like the tour of Anderson Ranch Arts Workshop,
or Jazz Aspen-Snowmass.

Kids' Camps
Click here to register online for Camp Aspen/Snowmass NOW!

Please note: Kids Camp Cards are not available for online purchase; please call 970-923-1227 to purchase a Kids Camp card or for more info.

ADVENTURE CAMPS & PROGRAMS FOR KIDS:

Camp Aspen/Snowmass
- Located at the TREEHOUSE - 120 Carriage Way Snowmass Village
- Offered Monday - Friday, June 1- September 4, 2009
- FREE transportation from Aspen available
- Day Camp for ages 2 - teens (activities vary by age)
- ADVENTURE sessions for ages 7-14 (Mountain biking,mountainboarding or skateboarding)

Fun for Kids on Aspen Mountain
- Free activities, Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

City Recreation Programs
- Check out additional options through the City of Aspen and the NEW recreation center in Snowmass Village.

Private Mountain Biking, Mountainboarding & Skateboarding Lessons
- Available for ALL ages (kids & adults), 7 days/week
- Call toll free 877-AT-ASPEN (877-282-7736) or 970-923-0570 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PROGRAMS FOR KIDS & ADULTS:

Private Mountainboarding, Mountain Biking & Skateboarding Lessons
- Available for ages 6 through adult
- Offered 7 days/week from June 1 - September 4, 2009
- Call toll free 877-AT-ASPEN (877-282-7736) or 970-923-TREE (970-923-8733) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Anderson Ranch Workshops
Take a free guided or self tour of this world-famous arts center. Observe artists at work in their studios and some of the many workshops offered by the center during the summer every Tuesday at 4 p.m. Meet at the Administration Building on the Campus. All ages welcome. Call 970-923-3181 for more information.

Jazz Aspen Snowmass presents JAS Academy Summer Sessions

SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPS:
- Challenge Aspen
- Deaf Camp

Memorial Day Special!!

Stay with ResortQuest Aspen/Snowmass for Memorial Day Weekend and get your 3rd night FREE!!
Call 1.800.222.7736 and mention INT FRE.

Tickets Go On Sale For Annual Food & Wine Magazine Classic Next Month

June 19-21, 2009

Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

• Consumer Passes $1185. after 3/15/09

• Restaurant Trade Passes $1185. after 3/15/09

• Green Pass $3100.

• NEW! Grand Tasting Day Pass Friday $250.

• NEW! Grand Tasting Day Pass Saturday $250.
  

For more information on pass types please visit www.foodandwine.com/classic or BUY NOW.

No one under the age of 21 permitted, including infants and small children in child carriers. This policy pertains to all events including seminars and Grand Tastings.

VOLUNTEERS:
Register online today to volunteer at the 2009 FOOD & WINE Classic.
Volunteer requirements are as follows:
• Applicant has volunteered in the recent past.
• Applicant is a resident of the Roaring Fork Valley.*
• How many years an applicant has volunteered.
• Applicant's past performance as a volunteer.
• How early the applicant submits his / her online volunteer application
• Applicants must be 21 years of age or older.

* Roaring Fork Valley is defined as Aspen to Rifle. Residents may be asked to supply one of the following to verify residency: Driver's License, Passport, Utility Bill, Paycheck Stub, Etc.

Upcoming Summer Events In Aspen & Snowmass

Check out a sampling of 2009 summer events below, or click here for a complete schedule of summer events.

May:
16 - Ride for the Pass
17 - Aspen Cycling Criterium

June:
5-6 - Chili Pepper & Brew Fest
18-27 - Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival
19-21 - Food & Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen
21 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
28 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
21-26 - Aspen Summer Words, Aspen Writers’ Foundation
29-July 5 - Aspen Ideas Festival

July:
4 - Aspen’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration
4 - Boogie's Diner Buddy 5 Mile Race, downtown Aspen
TBD - Boogie's Bash Gala
5- Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
12 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
18 - The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure®
19 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
23 - JASummer Night Swing, Highlands Village
26 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD

August:
2 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
3-4 - Vince Gill/Amy Grant Snowmass Club Charity Classic
7-9 - Blast the Mass, Snowmass Village
8 - Aspen High Country Triathlon and Duathlon
9 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
16 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
22 - The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure®
23 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD
30 - Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain featuring TBD

September:
3-7 - The 37th Annual Motherlode Volleyball Tournament
4-6 - Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival
12 - 12 Hours of Snowmass Mountain Bike Race
17-20 - Snowmass Balloon Festival
17-20 - The 42nd Annual Aspen Ruggerfest
24-27 - The Meeting - A Celebration of Snow Film & Culture in Aspen
26 - Golden Leaf Half-Marathon Classic
30-October 4 - Aspen FilmFest

October:
7-12 - John Denver Week


Ongoing Summer Events:
Aspen Music Festival and School, June 25 - August 23
Bluegrass Sundays on Aspen Mountain, June 21 - September 6
Snowmass Rodeo, Wednesdays June 17 - August 19
Snowmass Summer of Free Music Series, Thursdays, July 2 - August 6
Aspen Saturday Market, June 19 - October 17, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., downtown Aspen

Highlands Extends Season Again This Year; Base Still 109"

Highlands announced this week it will again re-open for two weekends this month. (Why let all that lovely 36 inches that fell last week go to waste?)

Base snow is still at 109 inches, according to Aspen Ski. Co.'s website. Nine foot base!

Like last year, the four mountains received record snowfalls, even late in to the season, to everyone's delight! This year snow totals were equally impressive, if not down right record-setting.

Thus, keep on skiing, folks!

Here's the official statement from Skico's website with dates and lift rates.

Aspen Highlands will REOPEN for the weekends of April 18-19 and April 25-26! The Exhibition, Loge, Cloud Nine and Deep Temerity lifts will run daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. providing access to the entire mountain including Highland Bowl (conditions permitting).

The Merry-Go-Round restaurant will have a limited lunch menu and outdoor bar (weather permitting). Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro will also be open for lunch, reservations required.

With more than 25 feet of snowfall this season, the conditions at Aspen/Snowmass are the best they have been in many years. In addition to great skiing and riding, there will be live music, events and special packages available. More details will be announced shortly.

All Aspen/Snowmass season passes are valid as they are during the regular season. Adult lift tickets will be $39 per day, youth and seniors will pay $29 and children's tickets will be $19. As always children six and under ski for free. Current season passholders from any other resort in the U.S. will pay just $19 for their lift ticket.