“Cookies!” That’s the cry that rises up at Beaver Creek, Colorado’s annual Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition.

Beaver Creek is the World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition – year after year.  November 25 is the big day in Beaver Creek

It may be hard to believe with the dynamite skiing, but Beaver Creek is more than a ski resort. It’s a winter destination for individuals and families where fun is on the menu. Beaver Creek started pleasing guests in 1980 and they just keep coming back. Warning: There are no friends on Cookie Day so arrive early! Five finalists bake 1,000 cookies each and serve them in Beaver Creek Village until supplies run out. Now is the time to read the Contest Rules and fill out an entry form.

Night at the movies in Beaver Creek with the Vail Symposium film, "Waltz with Bashir" on September 9.

Looking for a movie as summer slows down?  Showing in Beaver Creek on September 9 at 7pm at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek is the film “Waltz with Bashir” . Tickets are $11 or $30 for Series of 3. Vail Symposium’s Beaver Creek Film Series presents this animated depiction of  war through a soldier’s eyes. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary in 2009. Denver film critic Walter Chaw leads an always interesting an lively discussion. For more information, click on www.vailsymposium.org or call 970.476.0954.

Oom-pah-pah music comes to Beaver Creek, Colorado for Oktoberfest September 5 and 6


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Beaver Creek CO

Oktoberfest in Beaver Creek Village offers free activities Saturday and Sunday. Not to miss are the foot-stompin’ oom-pah-pah music, unbeatable beer, and wunderbar wurst! Also, free shows from Super Diamond on Saturday & Beatlemania on Sunday. Oktoberfest begins at 11am on both days: September 5-6. The tradition in Beaver Creek. for more information click on www.beavercreek.com – 970.845.9090. View Rosie’s Vail Travel Tips: Travel Tips 1 overview.

Watch for Hot Summer Nights Eek-a-Mouse concert August 18 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

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When you plan your Vail, Colorado vacation, think about the concerts and performances you can enjoy in this Rocky Mountain setting. On Tuesday, August 18 at 6:30pm, Eek-A-Mouse will bring his original style to Beaver Creek. More than a quarter century of recording, global touring and residency in the suburbs of Irvine have hardly changed the dancehall godfather’s husky Kingston patois. His “original style” includes elements of “sing-jaying,” an early form of toasting with boastful catch phrases, singing and DJ work, mixed with funky vocal gymnastics and effects. Eek’s contribution to the genre was a percussive, nasally vocal style, and his talent for using the voice as a musical instrument moved The Boston Globe to call him “the Al Jarreau of reggae.” Before or after the concert, you might want to explore. Blog us about your favorite activities when you come to Vail. Write in the Reply Box below or click on the green “Comment.”

Buckets and Tap Shoes on a Vail Hot Summer Night August 11 in Colorado

Buckets and Tap Shoes on a Hot Summer Night August 11
Buckets and Tap Shoes on a Hot Summer Night August 11


On Tuesday, August 11 at 6:30pm, things will be hopping at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. With the gorgeous Gore Range mountain backdrop and manicured lawns or concert seating to relax and enjoy this favorite performance. Two Vail Valley Foundation events team up to present Buckets and Tap Shoes joined on stage by hip-hop dancers from around the country. They create sounds with buckets, cans, recycled objects and tap shoes, along with traditional instruments in a celebration of music and dance. Blog us about your favorite activities when you come to Vail. Write in the Reply Box below or click on the green “Comment.” Questions?

For the ultimate What To Do in Vail, Colorado. Vail's International Evenings of Dance I

2011 Vail International Dance Festival

When you are looking for things to do on your Vail summer vacation, consider one of the big nights of the Vail International Dance Festival: August 8, 7:30pm at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, Colorado. Many internationally known dance troupes will perform at high altitude to bring festivalgoers the serene beauty of dance at high altitude. Tickets cost $17/65/85. The world’s brightest stars are on one stage, including artists from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, DanceBrazil, LAFA Dance Taiwan, and tango stars direct from Buenos Aires. Presented by the Vail Valley Foundation www.vaildance.org – 888.920.ARTS (2787)


The New Mastersounds, July 28 at Vail, Colorado for Hot Summer Nights

July 28 at Hot Summer Nights
July 28 at Hot Summer Nights

July 28 at Hot Summer Nights

When you want to get outside and enjoy the summer nights at 8,150 feet, take a picnic to the Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado. Those Tuesday evening concerts on the lawn with the Gore Range Mountains as a backdrop are a sweet part of the summer season in the Vail Valley. On July 28, The New Mastersounds are a four-piece British band whose modern take on vintage soul-jazz, funk and rock draws influences from Jimmies McGriff, Smith and Hendrix, as well as their mentors, The Meters. They have earned global recognition as a key band in the ‘New Funk’ scene, but purists beware, their unique blend of sounds doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre.  The New Mastersounds deliver gritty grooves and deep rhythms, their live shows getting you up dancing and hold you there. They come to Vail Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30pm for Vail’s Hot Summer Nights concert series.


Queen Nation plays at Vail, Co Hot Summer Nights July 21 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Queen Nation July 21 Hot Summer Nights

On Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30pm, Queen Nation plays a free concert in Vail Colorado.

Queen Nation July 21 Hot Summer Nights

Queen Nation comes to Vail on July 21

The mission of every Queen Nation show is to carry on the musical torch and pay homage to the golden age of vintage Queen concerts. Queen Nation’s live show of Queen’s greatest hits preserves the image, sound and stage persona of vintage Queen. Audiences are amazed at the accuracy of Queen Nation’s live retrospective journey through the greatest hits of all time from “We Will Rock You” to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” from “We Are The Champions” to “Another One Bites The Dust.”

In Colorado, the Vail International Dance Festival takes it Up Close and Personal with Dancer Savion Glover. A perfect Vail getaway.

How to spend your Vail, Colorado vacation in July and August? The Vail International Dance Festival stuns with its variety of dance performancesUpClose: Savion Glover on July 28, 6:30pm at the Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek. See the music and hear the dancing! This is an opportunity to see the greatest hoofer on the planet in the unique UpClose format. Savion Glover shows and explains how he makes music and dance inseparable. $30 child, $45/55 adult tickets. For information and ticket purchase, call the Vail Valley Foundation www.vaildance.org – 888.920.ARTS (2787)


Coming to Vail, Colorado? Vail International Dance Festival is the way to get culture on your Vail vacation.


Also coming to Vail, Colorado is the world’s greatest hoofer, Savion Glover, with the Bare Soundz dancers accompanied by the jazz quartet The Otherz. They kick off the 2009 Vail International Dance Festival on July 27 at 6:30pm at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail – $10 child, $17/55/75 adult. Contact Vail Valley Foundation www.vaildance.org – 888.920.ARTS (2787) for more information.