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JANUARY
Jan. 6:
The Lyric Ensemble performs
for the Estes Park Music Festival. Admission: $5. There is no charge for
children or students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519
Jan:
11: Transition, a collection of art
to bring in the new year. Large scale works by Scott Lloyd Anderson and Mark
Boedges and fine art painting and photography featuring the
Rocky
Mountains.
Bronze
sculpture by Cathi Cook, Bonnie Fulford and William Zelt. Gallery hours: Monday
– Friday 12 noon to 5 PM. Saturday
and Sunday by appointment. Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art
Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave, 970-586-9203
Jan. 11:
New Artists and Mentor Party,
exhibit opening and
reception. Join the Art Center in welcoming 2008's newest members,
Henry and Charlie Smith, Bob Epley, and Baca St. Ange. In addition, gallery
artists will display their work along with the works of their mentored students
who are young artists from the Estes Valley. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882
Jan. 13:
Pianists Victor Bunin and Julia
Amada Kruger will perform in this Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert. Admission: $5. There is no
charge for children or students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave.,
2 pm, 970-586-9519.
Jan. 18-20: Amahl and the Night Visitors, theater
presented by the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies and the Estes Park Oratorio
Society. $12 Adults / $6
- 18 & under for tickets purchased in advance. Hempel Auditorium, Estes Park
Center-YMCA of the Rockies, 7:30
pm, Friday
& Saturday. 3 pm, Sunday.
970-586-9203
Jan. 19
Breaking Through the Clouds a
collection of Richard Fleck’s mountaineering essays from the four-corner states,
and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Fleck will read from the
Longs
Peak
section depicting his nighttime and daytime ascents as well as his envisioning
of Major John Wesley Powell’s first-ever ascent in 1868. 2
pm, Free,
Estes Park Museum,
200 4th
St., 970-586-6256, www.estesnet.com/museum
Jan. 20:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter Concert
with the New Wizard
Oil Combination. Admission: $5. There is no charge for children or students.
Stanley Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
Jan.
25:
Estes Park in the '60s, addition
to the permanent display “Tracks in Time” exhibit open house. Estes Park Museum, 200 4th St. 5-7 pm, 970-586-6256,
www.estesnet.com/museum
Jan.
25:
High Country Health & Medicine opening reception for an
exhibit that examines the history of human health and medical practices in
the Estes Valley; from
the healing promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a
community thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation., 5-7 pm,
Estes Park Museum, 200 4th St., 970-586-6256, www.estesnet.com/museum
January 26: The Pre- Raphaelites and More. The
Art Center will be hosting special guest,
friend and lecturer,
Chuck
Benson. Join
us for a discussion of some of Europe's finest "romantic-realist"
painters from the middle of the 19th century. Benson will also look at the paintings
of Gerome, Bougereau and finish with American artists, Maxfield Parish
and Norman Rockwell. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
6 pm, 970-586-5882
Jan. 27:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with Voice
of the Wood. Admission: $5. There is no charge for children or students. Stanley
Hotel, 333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries throughout Estes Park
Transition, a collection of art to bring
in the new year. Cultural
Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave,
970-586-9203,
open Monday – Friday 12 noon to 5 PM.
Saturday and Sunday by appointment, through Feb. 22
New Artists and Mentor Party
Gallery artists will display their work along with the works of their mentored
students who are young artists from the Estes Valley. Art Center of Estes Park,
517 Big Thompson
Ave., 970-586-5882, open daily
11 am – 4 pm, through Feb.
17
Herb Thomson Remembered, an exhibit of works created by one of
Estes
Park’s noted
watercolorists. Estes Park Museum, 200 4th Street, 970-586-6256,
Friday – Saturday 10 am
- 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256,
through April 11, 2008.
7th Annual Castles and
Clans Fine Art Exhibition and Sale,
invitational event showcasing artwork of
Scotland, after a group of prominent artists
traveled to Brodie Castle in the Highlands. Loch Vale Fine Art
165-205 Virginia
Dr., Unit 5B, - The Courtyards -
970-577-9627. Closed on Mondays, exhibit open through Feb.
18.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 3:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with the
3/4 Trio. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for children or students.
Stanley Hotel, 333 W Wonderview Ave. 2 pm, 970-586-9519.
Feb. 10:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with
pianist Margaret Patterson and opera vocals by Betsy Skinner. Admission: $5.
There is no admission fee for children or students. Stanley Hotel,
333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
Feb: 16-17: Rails in the Rockies Model Railroad
Exhibition with more than 15,000 square feet of model railroading along with
a fun area for kids. Admission is $5 per person. Children under 12 get in free
with an adult. Estes Park Conference Center,
201 S. St. Vrain
Ave., 9 am - 5
pm, on
Saturday and 9 am - 4 pm, on Sunday, 577-9900 or
800-44-ESTES,
Feb. 16:
Winter Trails Day a one-day
event for those interested in the sport of snowshoeing and cross country skiing.
Free trials, kid’s scavenger hunt and more, activities are free, but entrance
fees to Rocky Mountain National
Park apply.
Glacier Basin area of
Rocky Mountain National
Park, 10 am - 3
pm, 970
586-4431,
Feb. 16:
16th Annual Imagine This!
Catch the Magic!
A family hands-on arts festival sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Estes
Park, Estes Park High School, 1600 Manford Ave. 11 am. - 4 pm, 970-586-9203,
$1.00 admission
Feb.
16:
Postcards from Lodges Past take a
trip back in time and look at the great old lodges in and around Rocky Mountain
National Park. Lecture and postcard collection by Bobbie Heisterkamp,
Estes Park Museum, 200
4th St., 2 pm, 970-577-3762, Free.
http://www.estesnet.com/museum/events.html
Feb. 17:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with
Barbara Barber on violin accompanied by a pianist. Admission: $5. There is no
admission fee for children or students. Stanley Hotel,
333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
Feb. 22:
Colorful Dimensions, opening
exhibit and reception featuring the whimsical and colorful ceramics of Jan Igaki
and her husband, Hide, with his beautifully glazed vessels and raku pieces. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882
Feb. 24:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert featuring
pianist Andrew Cooperstock, admission: $5. There is no admission fee for
children or students, Stanley Hotel, 333 W Wonderview
Ave.,
2
pm,
970-586-9519,
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries, throughout Estes Park
Transition, a
collection of art to bring in the new year. Cultural
Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave,
970-586-9203,
open Monday – Friday 12 noon to 5 PM.
Saturday and Sunday by appointment, through Feb. 22
Herb Thomson Remembered, an exhibit of works created by one of
Estes
Park’s noted
watercolorists. Estes Park Museum, 200 4th Street, Friday – Saturday 10 am - 5 pm,
Sunday 1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256, through
April 11, 2008.
High Country Health & Medicine, an
exhibit that examines the history of human health and medical practices in
the Estes Valley; from
the healing promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a
community thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation. Estes Park Museum, 200 4th
St., Friday – Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256, www.estesnet.com/museum, through September
7, 2008
Colorful Dimensions,
featuring the whimsical and colorful ceramics of Jan Igaki and her husband,
Hide, with his beautifully glazed vessels and raku pieces. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
970-586-5882. Open daily 11 am – 4 pm, through March 30.
MARCH
March 2:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with
Espirit. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for children and students.
Stanley Hotel, 333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
March 2:
21st Annual Women’s
History Month Art Show, Random
Works – A Colorful Collection of Art. Features the
art of 50 Colorado women in 2 and 3-dimensional art forms in a variety of
subject matter, style and techniques. Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park
Fine Art Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn
Ave., 970-586-9203, Reception:
1 to 3
pm, musical
entertainment by Erin Deitrich, www.estesarts.com
March 3:
Geometry...the Sacred and
Profane. The
Art Center will be hosting special guest,
friend and lecturer,
Chuck
Benson. Benson will guide us from the time of Plato and
Archimedes to the time of Einstein and modern digital fractal generation, while
exploring geometry and the sacred aspects of its use and proportion. Join
us as we explore a brilliant colorful world of Euclidian and Non-Euclidian
geometries across the length and breadth of history. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
6 pm, 970-586-5882
March 9:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with Helen
Nebeker, a 9-year-old
piano prodigy
Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for children and students. Stanley
Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave., 2 pm, 970-586-9519.
March 16:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with the
Loretta Thompson Celtic Ensemble.
Admission: $5. There is no
admission fee for children or students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave.,
2 pm, 970-586-9519.
March 30:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter Concert
with Gloria Chuang
& So Young Lee – Four Hands Piano. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee
for children or students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave.,
2 pm, 970-586-9519.
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries, throughout Estes Park
21st Annual Women’s
History Month Art Show the 2008 exhibit and sale highlights
the accomplishments of women in the arts, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park
Fine Art Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave., 970-586-9203, Daily 12 pm – 5 pm, www.estesarts.com, through April 27. Closed Easter Sunday March
23.
Herb Thomson Remembered, an exhibit of works created by one of
Estes
Park’s noted
watercolorists. Estes Park Museum, 200 4th Street, 970-586-6256,
Friday – Saturday 10 am
- 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256,
through April 11, 2008.
High Country Health & Medicine, an exhibit that examines the history
of human health and medical practices in the Estes Valley; from the
healing promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a community
thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation.
Estes Park Museum, Friday - Saturday 10 am - 5
pm, Sunday
1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256, through
Sept. 7, 2008 www.estesnet.com/museum
Colorful Dimensions, featuring the whimsical and
colorful ceramics of Jan Igaki and her husband, Hide, with his beautifully
glazed vessels and raku pieces. Art
Center of Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
970-586-5882. Open daily 11 am – 4 pm, through March
30.
APRIL
April 4:
Variety...the Spice of Life,
opening exhibit and reception featuring watercolor artist, Cynthia Price
Reedy. Come enjoy an array of landscapes, portraiture and colorful
abstracts. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm – 7 pm, 970-586-5882
April 6:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter Concert
with the violin
students of Barbara Barber. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for
children or students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W Wonderview
Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
April 11:
Herb Thomson Remembered exhibit closes. The display includes works
created by one of Estes
Park’s noted
watercolorists. Estes
Park
Museum,
200
4th Street,
970-586-6256
April 20:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert with Peggy
Lyon. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for children or students. Stanley
Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave., 2 pm, 970-586-9519.
April 25 - 26:
Estes Park Sings. A musical variety program performed
by an array of Estes Park’s professional and
semi-professional artists. Tickets are $20. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Estes Park,
Mountain
View
Fellowship Church, Peak View & South
St. Vrain Avenues
(CO
Hwy. 7). 7:30
p.m.
970-586-5368
April 27:
Estes Park Music Festival Winter
Concert by pianist
Margaret Patterson. Admission: $5. There is no admission fee for children or
students. Stanley Hotel, 333 W. Wonderview Ave., 2
pm,
970-586-9519.
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries, throughout Estes Park
21st Annual Women’s
History Month Art Show the 2008 exhibit and sale, highlighting the
accomplishments of women in the arts, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Fine
Art Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave., 970-586-9203, Daily 12 pm – 5 pm, www.estesarts.com, through April 27
Variety...the Spice of Life,
featuring watercolor artist, Cynthia Price Reedy: Come enjoy an array of
landscapes, portraiture and colorful abstracts. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882. Open daily 11 am – 4 pm, through May
11.
High Country Health & Medicine, an exhibit that examines the history
of human health and medical practices in the Estes Valley; from the
healing promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a community
thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation.
Estes Park Museum, Friday - Saturday 10 am - 5
pm, Sunday
1 - 5 pm, 970-586-6256, through
Sept. 7, 2008, www.estesnet.com/museum
MAY
TBA Student Expressions 2008, 13th
annual Park School
District student art show featuring over 250
works, grades K-12, all media.
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of
Estes Park,
Estes
Park
Conference
Center,
201 S. St. Vrain, Hours: 10 AM to 5
PM, Thursday
- Sunday.
May 3:
Estes Park Duck Race annual charity event beginning at
Nicky's Resort on Fall
River and ending in
Riverside Plaza in the heart of downtown
Estes Park. Live music and entertainment all
day long, noon 'til the last duck crosses the
finish line. Day of event free: ducks sold by local non-profits.
970-586-9519.
www.rotaryclubofestespark.org
May 4:
Oratorio Society Concert of
Haydn’s Mass for Lord Nelson and Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, The London Symphony.
No admission, but a free will offering will be collected.
Community Church of the Rockies,
1700 Brodie
Ave., 3
pm,
970-586-9405
May 16
Artistic Expression in Fiber,
opening exhibit and reception with fabulous art quilts by Annette Kennedy,
renowned for superb detail and beautiful colorations in wall creations and silk
garments. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882
May 17-18: Jazz Fest & Art Walk Weekend, two
days of free great jazz at the outdoor amphitheater at
Performance Park accompanied by a self-guided Art
Walk of Estes Park galleries. Art Walk from 10 am - 5
pm, Jazz
performances begin at noon at
Performance Park, 417 W
Elkhorn Ave. 970-577-9900 or 800-44-ESTES.
For Art Walk information, 970-586-9203, www.EstesArts.com
May 24-26: Art Market, an annual Memorial Day
weekend outdoor fine arts and crafts fair featuring more than 90 artisans
showcasing their work in Bond Park in the center of downtown
Estes Park. Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to
6 pm, Monday from 9 am - 3
pm,
970-586-5882
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries throughout Estes Park
Artistic Expression in Fiber,
fabulous art quilts by Annette Kennedy, renowned for superb detail and beautiful
colorations in wall creations and silk garments. Art Center of
Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882. Open daily, through June 22.
High Country Health & Medicine,
an exhibit that examines the
history of human health and medical practices in the Estes Valley; from
the healing promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a
community thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation. Monday -
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5
pm,
970-586-6256, www.estesnet.com/museum
JUNE
June 1
Horizons Near and
Far/International Plein Air Painters & Landscape Artists
International World Wide Tour - exhibit opening and reception
for world-wide tour titled Far & Near Horizons. Only
Colorado showing; represents artists from
the U.S.,
Canada, the
Czech Republic and
Brazil. Reception Sunday June 1,1 to
4 pm, Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn Ave.,
970-586-9203,www.estesarts.com.
June
1:
10th Summer Art Walk/Greater
Estes
Valley, self guided tour of the galleries
and artist studios throughout the area. Tour maps are available at the Cultural
Arts Council at 304 E Elkhorn
Ave., Visitors Centers, and
participating artist studios.10 AM - 5 PM daily, 970-586-9203, www.EstesArts.com
June 14:
Takacs Quartet in Concert, a
special performance by one of the world's premiere string quartets. Formed in
Budapest at the
Franz Liszt Academy in 1975, they are currently based
in Boulder, and have held a residency at CU
since 1983.
Sponsored by the Estes
Park Chamber Music Society, tickets are $25 at MacDonald Book Shop,
152 E Elkhorn
Ave. There is no charge for children in
kindergarten through grade 12. University students with valid college
identification may purchase tickets for $10.
Community Church of the Rockies,
1700 Brodie
Ave., 2:30
pm,
970-586-9203
June 23, 24: Juanita Heider & Jo Arnold performance, a free musical
entertainment series in Riverside Plaza on East Riverside Dr. just a half-block
south of Elkhorn Ave. 3 pm, 970-577-9900 or 800-44- ESTES
June 27:
Nature's Forms, opening
exhibit and reception featuring the highly imaginative photography of Del Hope
and the lifelike bronze equine and other artful sculptures of Carol
Cunningham. Art Center of Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
5 pm, – 7
pm,
970-586-5882
June 28-29: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, a
heritage celebration of the summer solstice with music, flowers, food, Maypole
raising, folk dance groups, Scandinavian musicians and Scandinavian crafts. No admission fee. Bond Park in the center of downtown,
Saturday 9:30 am – 4
pm, Sunday
10 am – 4 pm,
http://www.estesmidsummer.com
June 30:
The Colorado Music Festival
Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Christie, performs. Adult tickets
are $25 at the door. 7:30 pm, Stanley Hotel Concert Hall, 333 W Wonderview Ave.,
970-586-9519, sponsored by the Estes Park Music Festival.
All Month:
Art exhibits at various
galleries, throughout Estes Park
Horizons Near and Far/International Plein Air
Painters & Landscape Artists International World Wide
Tour, world-wide tour with only
Colorado showing; represents artists from
the U.S.,
Canada, the
Czech Republic, and
Brazil. Cultural Arts Council of Estes
Park Fine Arts Gallery, 304 E. Elkhorn
Ave., 970-586-9203, Open daily
10 am to 5 pm, www.estesarts.com, cacep@earthlink.net, Through July 6.
10th Summer Art Walk/Greater
Estes
Valley, self guided tour of the galleries
and artist studios throughout the area. Tour maps are
available
at the Cultural Arts Council at 304
E Elkhorn Ave., Visitors Centers, and participating artist studios.10 AM - 5 PM
daily, 970-586-9203, www.EstesArts.com, through Labor
Day.
High Country Health & Medicine, an exhibit that examines the history
of human health and medical practices in the area from the healing
promise of mountain air to the challenges of medical care in a community
thriving on remote lifestyles and wilderness recreation, Monday - Saturday
10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5
pm,
Estes Park Museum. 970-586-6256, www.estesnet.com/museum
Nature's Forms, featuring the
highly imaginative photography of Del Hope and the lifelike
bronze equine and other artful sculptures of Carol
Cunningham. Art Center of Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave.,
970-586-5882. Open daily, through August 30.
ENTERTAINMENT SERIES IN JUNE
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays beginning
June 8
Cowboy Sing-a-Longs featuring
Cowboy Brad and Kathy Fitch: Brad and
Kathy specialize in original acoustic
folk, family and western music. They are known for their melodic folk music and
songs. People around the country have planned their vacations around the Fitch’s
performances in Estes Park. Bond Park. 7
pm,
970-577-9900; 800-44-ESTES
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
beginning June 16
Riverside Rhythms, free
musical entertainment in Riverside Plaza on East Riverside Dr. just a half-block
south of Elkhorn Ave. 3 pm, 970-577-9900 or 800-44 ESTES
Wednesdays Wednesday Nights at Performance Park, a
summer-long series of free outdoor concerts at Performance Park amphitheater,
417 W Elkhorn Ave. 7 pm, 970-577-9900; 800-44-ESTES. www.EstesParkCVB.com
Thursdays Thursday Night Live, 10th
annual summer concert series in Performance Park amphitheater, 417 W
Elkhorn Ave. 7 pm, Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Estes
Park, series features classical, jazz, folk and current day music as well
as theater and dance. Starts at 7 PM, weather permitting, free-will donation, www.EstesArts.com,
970-586-9203
TBD
Music in the Mountains
faculty and special guest concerts at Rocky Ridge Music Center, 465 Longs Peak Rd. 970-586-4031.
RRMC@rockyridge.org
TBD
Summerfest concerts at Estes
Park Center-YMCA of the Rockies, 800-777-9622. info@ymcarockies.org
TBD
Hyde Chapel Summer Christian
Music Series featuring quality Christian music from current trends to
southern gospel. Estes Park Center-YMCA of the Rockies, 800-777-9622
JULY
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