Celebrate The Beat To End School Year With A Bang With Free VPAC Performance

A school year’s worth of work will be on display Tuesday, May 4, as nearly 120 Avon Elementary School students take the Vilar Performing Arts Center stage by storm to showcase their skills in the Celebrate the Beat “End-Of-The-Year” performance.

Free of charge and slated for a 6 p.m. start, the “End-Of-The-Year” performance will feature students from grades 3 to 5 in a variety of musical and dance offerings.

First introduced to Vail in 2007 by Vail International Dance Festival director Damian Woetzel and CTB Artistic Director Tracy Straus as a free Dance Festival educational offering for local children, Celebrate the Beat introduces the students to music, dance, art and self expression, using the award-winning and inspirational National Dance Institute teaching techniques created by Jacques d’Amboise and his staff.

In addition to the one-week program conducted during the Dance Festival, Celebrate the Beat was incorporated into the annual curriculum for third to fifth grade students at Avon Elementary School in 2008, while also having a presence in six other valley-wide elementary schools.

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Shoshone Yesterday - Teva Mountain Games Training

It's officially Teva Mountain Games training season here in the Vail Valley. Warm temps and blue skies have brought the local rivers up this week and the season is officially underway. Check out the GoPro POV video below shot yesterday on Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon. We hope to be boating some Eagle County rivers in the very near future.

43 days and counting until the 2010 Teva Mountain Games, scheduled for June 3-6. Registration is open for all athletic events and can be found HERE. Don't wait to register until the late minute as online registration is cheaper, and, more importantly many of the events at the Teva Mountain Games reach capacity early.

2010 Kayaking Events:
Bud Light Lime Steep Creek Championship presented by Thule
Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak Sprint presented by Jackson Kayak
Bud Light Lime Pro Kayak Freestyle presented by First Ascent
Bud Light Lime 8 Ball Kayak presented by Jackson Kayak


TMG TRAINING 4.19.10 - SHOSHONE:

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Dark Star Orchestra VPAC Photos

On April 8, Dark Star Orchestra closed out the winter 2010 VPAC concert season with style. If you missed the show, check out some photos by Zach Mahone below.

Once again, the Vilar Performing Arts Center is ready to bring you another season of eclectic world classs entertainment! Some highlights from the upcoming summer season include the likes of timeless songstress Natalie Cole and a tribute to the music of Abba with Arrival From Sweden. A full summer schedule can be seen here. Don't miss your opportunity to experience first class entertainment right here in the Vail Valley!

If you missed the last concert of VPAC's winter season, Dark Star Orchestra, check out these photos:

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA - 4.8.10

Photos (c) 2010 Zach Mahone

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Town Of Vail Community Planning Office Manager Rolls Away From Final Bud Light Street Beat With 2011 Volvo C-30 Grand Prize

Vail’s Lynne Campbell may have never 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 sedan.

Campbell and Julie Kresko of Edwards were the final two contestants left standing for the 2010 version of the annual Volvo Grand Prize giveaway at the free concert series after six other local contestants had been eliminated. Each of the eight contestants had picked a Cricket Wireless cell phone from a bag and, as each cell phone rang, another unlucky contestant left the stage until just the two women remained.

Campbell, who was drawn as an alternate to round out the field of eight contestants, also earned the right to remove the last squares from the board that revealed which number cell phone would be dialed. She then held the phone to her ear, perhaps praying for the call, and it was answered, both literally and figuratively.

“I’ve never won anything like this before,” gushed a giddy Campbell, wanting to ensure that everyone knew that she did not work “directly” for Vail Mayor Dick Cleveland, one of the evening’s dignitaries. “I won a t-shirt at a radio station once, but nothing like this.”

Campbell did give herself a better than average chance to qualify as a contestant, registering at seven of the eight Bud Light Street Beat free concerts throughout the winter.

In addition to the Volvo Grand Prize Giveaway, the evening’s festivities also included a Michael Jackson costume contest, which 8-year-old Mack Salmon of Avon captured hands down, courtesy of a black sequined jacket, silver sequined shirt, silver sequined socks, and of course, the single sequined glove, not to mention some solid MJ moves.

The evening featured a Jackson theme, with music for the final Bud Light Street Beat free concert provided by DJ Logic and Thriller.

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Volvo Giveaway Tonight MJ Style!

Tonight is the night! Don't miss the last Bud Light Street Beat of the season with DJ Logic and friends as they pay homage to the King of Pop with a feel-good, dance-the-night-away FREE CONCERT. Come dressed as Michael Jackson for a chance to win a pair of Head Monster skis. Tonight is also the night the Grand Prize 2011 Volvo C30 will be given away to one local with a valid ID. Head down to Checkpoint Charlie at 6pm for some free great music and a chance to win sweet prizes! If you have not registered yet to win the Volvo, you can do so one last time tonight!

If you missed last week's Street Beat, here are some pictures from Danielia Cotton's concert:

DANIELIA COTTON - 4.7.10:
Photos (C) 2010 Zach Mahone

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Bud Light Street Beat Grand Finale: DJ Logic & Friends

This is it, the final Bud Light Street Beat blowout extravaganza this Wednesday, April 14 at 6pm, where DJ Logic and friends will be serving up a dance-til-you-drop tribute to Michael Jackson FOR FREE!


If that's not enough, we will be giving away a free pair of Head Monster skis to the person with the best Michael Jackson costume. And finally, this is the week the 2011 Volvo C30 will be given away! You can still register to win this sweet ride up until the concert on Wednesday, and you must be a resident of Eagle, Summit or Lake counties with a valid ID to win!

Here's the Scoop:

What: Bud Light Street Beat with Thriller featuring DJ Logic
Where: Checkpoint Charlie at Vail
When: Wednesday, April 14 at 6pm
More: http://www.streetbeatconcerts.com/ or 888.883.VAIL (8245)

As one of the world's most accomplished turntablists, DJ Logic is widely credited for introducing jazz into the realm of hip hop and is considered by most as a highly respected session musicianand an innovative bandleader. A phenomenal roster of invited guests create a special tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, for this final concert of the Street Beat Season as well as the Volvo Grand Prize Giveaway!

Michael Jackson doing his thing:

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David Cook Videos from the Vilar Center

Last summer, American Idol rocker David Cook played to a sold out house at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek on June 28. We found the video below on YouTube and had to post it to the blog.

Tickets for the VPAC's Summer 2010 Season are now on sale. Highlights include Keb' Mo', Natalie Cole, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Music of Abba and Ani DiFranco. We will be announcing a few more shows being added to the line-up very soon. Complete Summer 2010 information can be found HERE.

Enjoy the David Cook video from Summer 2009 below and we hope to see you at the Theater for Summer 2010!

THE WORLD I KNOW:


THE WORLD I KNOW & HEROS:

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DockDogs at the 2009 Teva Mountain Games

Photo (C) 2009 Shane Macomber

Wanna see if your best friend can run (jump and swim) with the big dogs? Then enter Fido in one or all of the Eukanuba DockDogs competitions, at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games. You’ll both be glad you did.

Over the years the Teva Mountain Games have most certainly gone to the dogs. Each year we see more dogs and more people watching them. New for 2010 we are taking the dog comps to the next level and are proud to announce that the Teva Mountain Games has been selected as a Zone Qualifier for the 2010 DockDogs World Championships! If you and your pup take the top spot in the Speed Retrieve, Big Air WAVE or Extreme Vertical you will automatically be awarded an invitation for that particular discipline(/s) to the DockDogs World Championships Zone Championships. It's like the super bowl for pups and their pals, but, with more fur.

You can register your pup for any of the 2010 Eukanuba DockDogs events at the Teva Mountain Games HERE.

2009 EUKANUBA DOCKDOGS AT TMG:


DOG PHOTOS FROM 2009:

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Korbel American Ski Classic Final Results

We've posted the complete final results book from the 2010 Korbel American Ski Classic. A big thanks goes out once again to all the spectators, partners, legends and celebrities that made 2010 such a great year. Check back soon for photos...

CLICK HERE to view the final results from the 2010 Korbel American Ski Classic.

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Battle In the Bubble Video #2

Battle In The Bubble
May 14-15, Boulder Colorado

We are posting another promo video for the The Battle In The Bubble being held May 14-15 in Boulder Colorado. A project of The Spot Bouldering Gym, this stellar climbing event will showcase the world's best climbers in Boulder right before they embark upon Vail for the IFSC Bouldering World Cup presented by Pyramide at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games. For those that do not already know, the World Cup at the Teva Mountain Games is the only Bouldering World Cup to take place on U.S. soil.

The Battle In The Bubble is totally free for spectators much like the Teva Mountain Games. We will be at the event, on Saturday May 15 at the Boulder Reservoir, conducting a series of contests to win a trip to the 2010 Teva Mountain Games in addition to some water demos in conjunction with Jackson Kayak and C4 Waterman. Come out to the event, say hello and you might score yourself a Jackson Kayak, C4 Waterman iSUP board and paddle or the grand prize trip to the Teva Mountain Games.

CLICK HERE for complete details.

The Battle in the Bubble video below features one of the world's top climbers Daniel Woods. Woods finished second at the 2009 IFSC Bouldering World Cup at the Teva Mountain Games. You can see him flashing men's problem number five during qualifiers in the second video below.
We hope to see all our Front Range Teva Mountain Games fans at the Battle In The Bubble!

BATTLE IN THE BUBBLE VIDEO 2
DANIEL WOODS:

BATTLE IN THE BUBBLE Part Two with Daniel Woods from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.

DANIEL WOODS AT THE 2009 TEVA MOUNTAIN GAMES:

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Second Magic Bus Ready To Hit The Road This Month

The wheels on the bus will soon literally go round and round as the second Magic Bus, a mobile pre-kindergarten readiness "vehicle" will hit the road throughout the Vail Valley this month.

The Magic Bus program, funded by the Vail Valley Foundation and facilitated by The Youth Foundation, provides pre-kindergarten-aged children with the opportunity to discover the wonders of learning about their world, while also encouraging creative expression and nuturing natural curiosity.

Research into school success shows a direct link to the preparation that young children receive from the time they are born until they enter kindergarten. Children who have the opportunity to engage in stimulating cognitive activities and nurturing social-emotional relationships are already ahead of their peers when they enter kindergarten.

The Vail Valley Foundation initially launched the Magic Bus program in the late 1990's, consisting of a mobile library van that visited preschool centers throughout the valley in an effort to increase the literacy rates for Eagle County children. The program was revamped to focus on pre-kindergarten readiness in 2006.

The Foundation was able to retrofit the second Magic Bus, an 18-passenger people mover donated by the Beaver Creek Resort Company, courtesy of a generous grant from Vail Resorts. The seats were removed and the interior turned into a mobile classroom.

For additional information on the Magic Bus program or other Vail Valley Foundation education initiatives, visit http://www.vvf.org/.

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Vail TweetUp at Bud Light Street Beat tonight!

As you may already know, there is another Bud Light Street Beat free concert tonight at the Arrabelle at Vail Square with rock and roller Danielia Cotton. Show starts at 6pm...

It's another chance for locals to register to win the 2011 Volvo C30 and our first ever Vail TweetUp! We've partnered up with one of our web providers, RTP (Resort Technology Partners) in conjunction with their annual Resort Automation Conference.

What is a TweetUp you might be asking? Well, it's nothing more than an informal (or formal) meeting organized via Twitter.

Simply follow the hash tag #vailtweetup on Twitter tonight, or, simply plan to join us at the Tavern at the Arrabelle at Vail Square after tonight's free concert at 8pm. We hope to connect some like minded Twitter Peeps for an informal in person gathering!

See you tonight at the show!

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Danielia Cotton Rocks (For Free) at Bud Light Street Beat at The Arrabelle in Vail

Only two shows remain as part of the 2010 Bud Light Street Beat free concert series. If you haven't been yet, GET OUT THERE! What's better than free live music? This is the only show in the series to be held at The Arrabelle at Vail Square (Lionshead).

Here are the happs:
What: Bud Light Street Beat featuring Danielia Cotton
Where: The Arrabelle at Vail Square
When: Wednesday, April 7 at 6pm
More: www.streetbeatconcerts.com or 888.883.VAIL(8245)

The Los Angeles Times declared, “Cotton brings a freshness to the soul-rock formula, not to mention a contagious fervor that is near irresistible.” Danielia Cotton turns up the volume with her style of music. A compelling mix of soul and folk, blue and jazz, and a whole lot of emotionally powerful, no-nonsense rock and roll.

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