Vail Resort Event Calendar

Vail Whitewater Kayak Race Series

May 14, 2013 - June 18, 2013

Every Tuesday from May 14th-June 18th from 5-7pm on Gore Creek, the Vail Kayak Race Series will hold different races for competitors and spectators to enjoy. Races feature kayakers, stand up paddle boarders, and rafters.

The "Down River" races will have racers paddling as fast as possible from the Covered Bridge to the International Bridge. Racers will need to navigate turning around two buoys before crossing the finish line.

The "Ring Your Bell" Race has competitors racing from the Covered Bridge to International Bridge, but they cannot complete the race unless all bells on buoys are rung.

The Best Trick event will showcase the Vail Whitewater Park at its best with big tricks and surfing from kayaks, SUPs and rafts. The judges will decide but the spectators get to enjoy the action from the side.

May 14th: Down River Race
May 21st: Ring Your Bell Course
May 28th: Best Trick
June 4th: Best Trick
June 11th: Down River Race
June 18th: Ring Your Bell Course

Competitors may sign up at the grass area in front of Mountain Standard beginning at 5. There is a $5 entry fee. The top finisher from each category will be awarded a cash prize at awards party at Mountain Standard. More information may be found at www.alpinequestsports.com or by calling Alpine Quest Sports at 970-926-3867.

Feast! Vail

May 24, 2013 - May 27, 2013

From the kitchen to the trail—join us for an adventurous celebration of all things Culinary. For a full schedule of delicious events, lodging packages, and up-to-date information go to FeastVail.com.

What to look forward to at the new Memorial Day Food Event at Vail

• Delicious line up of 15 renowned Vail Valley and Front Range Chefs
• Pours from Masters of the Vine, Cocktail Artisans and Craft Beer Pros
• Ultimate Small Plates, Big Valley Flavors kick off—small plates tasting complete with sips and tunes
• Inspired pairings
    o   Burgers & Bordeaux, luxurious take on a mountain favorite
    o Best in Show: Steak & Bourbon, a spirited celebration…no holds barred
    o Trail to Glass, a salute to foraged ingredients and the latest trend to hit the glass
• Adventurous mini courses
    o Trail Mix, an intimate hosted hike complete with breathtaking view and Chef-designed box lunch
    o Belay & Brunch,no equipment necessary, justbring your sense of adventure and your appetite
    o Pins &Pours, chill at the lanes with your favorite Chefs
• Competition Vail Valley style, from sliders to casting
• Pinot Boot Camp

Vail Valor Half-Marathon

May 27, 2013

Make your Monday count! Inaugural Memorial Day running race: Valor Half-Marathon Run and Valor 5-Mile Run/Walk, plus 1-Mile Family Run. Spring temps & stunning Gore Range views. Post-race brunch at Manor Vail Lodge and Valor Finisher medal to all runners. Only pre-registered runners are guaranteed race t-shirt.

The Valor Races is proud to partner with the Vail Veterans Program as our philanthropic recipient for this event. A portion of race registrations will be donated to the VVP to support their worthwhile programs for America's service men and women. To learn more about VVP, go to www.vailveteransprogram.com

Moderate terrain comprised of rolling, paved surfaces through residential neighborhoods and along Vail Bike Path. Rolling hills and scenic panorama highlight this East Vail course. Approximately 663 ft of climb. Eight aid stations along route. Detailed course maps available at packet pick-up.

More information

GoPro Mountain Games

June 06, 2013 - June 09, 2013

The GoPro Mountain Games are the country's largest celebration of adventure sports, art and music and they return to Vail, June 6 - 9, 2013.

Professional and amateur athletes from around the world converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in nine sports and 25 disciplines for more than $100,000 in prize money. Summer 2013 sporting events include steep, freestyle, sprint and full contact kayaking, rafting, mountain, road, freeride and slopestyle biking, World Cup Bouldering, amateur climbing, fly fishing, sprint and cross stand up paddling, slackline and trail, mud and long distance running.

For more information please visit: http://www.mountaingames.com/summer

King of the Mountain Volleyball Tournament

June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013

Colorado's Oldest Beach Doubles Volleyball Tournament

The King of the Mountain Volleyball Tournament returns for the 40th consecutive year. This family event has something for everyone including Men's and Women's divisions as well as Men's Masters and Seniors, Juniors, and Co-Ed competitions. A juniors beach volleyball camp is held on Friday featuring beach volleyball professionals. A Perfect Father's Day Event.

Vail Athletic Fields & Ford Park

Please visit www.KingOfTheMountainVolleyball.com for more information.

Vail Rocks

June 14, 2013 - June 16, 2013

Join musicians, cancer survivors and hundreds of supporters for a musically charged hike up Vail Mountain. Enjoy acoustic musical performances and extraordinary views throughout the hike with special performances by our founder and 2-time Leukemia survivor Mike Peters of The Alarm and Big Country with Brett Dennen, Cy Curnin of the Fixx, School of Rock and many more to be announced!!!!

Your participation in the second annual Vail Rocks event will help benefit the Love Hope Strength Foundation – SAVING LIVES, ONE CONCERT AT A TIME!

Learn more and register.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, JUNE 14
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Early bird check-in. Lobby of The Sebastian Hotel – Vail. Pick up you gift bag and be ahead of the game!
6:00-7:00 PM: Sparkle and Pop. All Sebastian Hotel guests are invited to join fellow hotel guests and staff for Sparkle and Pop – Free champagne and popcorn in the lobby. Another great reason that The Sebastian is the best hotel on Earth!
7:00 – 9:00 PM: Welcome reception hosted by Vail’s own Ryan and Trista Sutter! Join us for music, cocktails and appetizers with participating artists and sponsors and our special hosts, Ryan and Trista, who will welcome you to their home town! Ticketed event, additional fee required.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15
7:00 AM: Registration and Check-in: at the base of Vail Village gondola. (please note that participation is limited. online registration is strongly encouraged)
8:00 AM: The Hike: First acoustic performance and hike begins. The hike is about 3-4 miles. The hike will take us from Base: 8,120 ft (2,470 m) to Summit: 11,570 ft (3,530 m) with acoustic performances along the way. The gondola will be available for our return down to the village after lunch and music at the peak. Registered participants only.
5:00 PM: Post Party Concert: featuring School of Rock with Mike Peters, Brett Dennen, Cy Curnin and special guests. Solaris, Vail Village. Food and drink available for purchase. Open to the public. Free admission.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16
10:00AM – 3:30PM: The Vail Farmers Market kicks off for the season today! We encourage you to stay the day and enjoy the local farmers, artisans and music in the streets of Vail.

Lionshead Family Saturday Afternoon Club

June 15, 2013 - August 10, 2013

Bring the kids to Lionshead in the summer for free family activities. More information to come soon.

Vail Farmers' Market & Art Festival

June 16, 2013 - September 22, 2013

Get a taste of Colorado with the Vail Farmers' Market and Art Festival, open weekly throughout the summer. Colorado's finest are showcased during the farmer’s market including locally grown produce, international dishes, fresh baked goods and even Colorado wine. The Art Festival feeds travelers’ creativity offering everything from beautiful clothing and jewelry to handmade home items.

For more details, please see www.vailfarmersmarket.com

Warrior Lacrosse Tournament

June 18, 2013 - June 20, 2013

The Warrior Vail Lacrosse Tournament has been bringing the best of youth lacrosse to the Vail for over a decade.

www.coloradolacrosse.com

Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Free Concerts

June 18, 2013

The Freddy Jones Band is a roots rock band from Chicago with a reputation for expansive and energetic live shows.

The Bud Light Hot Summer FREE Nights Concert Series in Vail is a Tuesday tradition in the summer, and takes place Tuesdays at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail. Doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6:30pm. New this year - join us for Hot Summer Happy Hour! Come to the amphitheater early and enjoy food and drink specials from 5:30-6:30pm.

More information.

Vail Jazz Festival

June 23, 2013 - September 02, 2013

The Vail Jazz Foundation produces the 12-week long Vail Jazz Festival which will include 40 performances in Vail. These events, some free and some ticketed, feature today's top jazz artists in indoor and outdoor venues throughout town.

Schedule and ticket information.

Jazz at Kelly Liken

June 23, 2013 - August 25, 2013

Jazz @ KELLY LIKEN

Sunday, June 23 - Sunday, August 25, 2013

At Restaurant Kelly Liken from 8:30pm - 11:00pm

The partnership with Kelly Liken brings jazz to Vail every Sunday night. Paired with Kelly Liken's Harvest menu, join local jazz great, Tony Gulizia and a different guest artist each week for exciting jazz performances! This elegant restaurant features Seasonal American Cuisine. Join Kelly Liken for dinner or just have a drink at the bar. Click here to make dinner reservations. Line up of artists coming soon!

Schedule and more information.

Jazz at the Farmers' Market

June 23, 2013 - August 25, 2013

Jazz @ THE VAIL FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday, June 23 - Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:00pm to 3:00pm

The Vail Jazz Foundation presents ten FREE outdoor concerts featuring local and regionally-based jazz talent at the Vail Farmers’ Market and Art Show, Sundays from noon to 3 pm. The jazz concerts are a natural complement to the fabulous shopping and wonderful food for which the casual outdoor market is known. Jazz @ the Market is presented in a tent at Solaris on Meadow Drive in Vail Village. Concerts start at noon with seating for up to 100 inside the tent. Stop by to check out refreshing jazz groups at the market, and enjoy!

2013 LINE UP

JUNE 23 - LAURA NEWMAN TRIO
JUNE 30 - LIONEL YOUNG BAND
JULY 7 - TONY GULIZIA TRIO
JULY 14 - KATHY MORROW TRIO
JULY 21 - SALSA CON JAZZ
JULY 28 - GINGA BAND
AUGUST 4 - AFTER MIDNIGHT
AUGUST 11 - BOB COHEN TRIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHUCK LAMB
AUGUST 11 - GULIZIA BROTHERS QUARTET
AUGUST 26 - JUSTIN ALLISON TRIO

Schedule and more information.

Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

June 25, 2013

Striking an exhilarating blend of English rock and American roots music, The Dunwells' songs arrive both ready for the right and the fallout.

More information.

Vail Grind Mountain Bike Race

June 26, 2013

Visitors and locals alike grind up Vail on their mountain bikes, starting from Lionshead base area.

Registration and information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

June 28, 2013

Friday - June 28, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Amphitheater

Hits from the Golden Age of Jazz

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Byron Stripling, trumpet
Wycliffe Gordon, trombone

Featuring two jazz giants, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the DSO and pops conductor Jeff Tyzik celebrate the music and artists who defined America’s great art form. This concert is a collaboration with the Vail Jazz Foundation.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival was incorporated in 1987 as a public 501 (c) 3 Colorado non-profit corporation. Since its founding, the Festival's purpose has been to stimulate and foster public interest and appreciation of the performing arts, especially music; to serve the State of Colorado and the Vail Valley community through the presentation and sponsorship of musical concerts, activities, and events of the highest international standards; to promote and assist the economic base of the Vail Valley through presentation of such concerts; and to enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike to the Valley.

Vail Arts Festival

June 28, 2013 - June 30, 2013

The Vail Arts Festival, renowned for its quality and variety of premier works of art, will celebrate its 29th year in 2013. This open-air street festival creates ambiance and entertainment for Vail guests in late June. The Vail Arts Festival is a juried event with mixed media artists in multiple disciplines. There are 75 leading exhibiting artists from across the nation, a majority of whom return annually, presenting in mediums including woodwork, sculpture, watercolor, oil painting, acrylic painting, drawing, metal, fiber, glass, furniture, mosaics, mixed media, jewelry, photography, and ceramics. More than 9,000 Vail guests, seven out of ten being out of state visitors, attend this three-day event.

Please check out www.vailartsfestival.com for more details!

Vail Lacrosse Shootout

June 29, 2013 - July 07, 2013

The Vail Lacrosse Shootout will be held this year from June 29th - July 7th.

Please visit www.vaillacrosse.com for more details.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

June 29, 2013

Saturday - June 29, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Music at the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams and Arthur Fielder

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Michael Chertok, piano

Traditional works by Sousa, Cohan, Suppé, Leroy Anderson, Gershwin, and Rachmaninoff act as a prelude to Williams’s greatest hits: selections from Superman, Star Wars, Schindler's List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Indiana Jones.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Jazz After - Orchestra Jazz Jams

June 29, 2013

Returning in 2013, in partnership with Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, after three of the concerts at the Ford Amphitheater, the Great Room at Larkspur Restaurant will be transformed into a jazz club and hosts select members of each of the resident orchestras as they perform jazz.

Light menu and drinks are available. Please click here for Larkspur's website.

Dallas Jam - Saturday, June 29
Philly Jam - Wednesday, July 10
New York Jam - Wednesday, July 24

Due to its' overwhelming popularity last year, Jazz After is now a ticketed event. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 day of show. We anticipate these shows to sell out. Tickets will go on sale in May. There will be a $20 food and beverage minimum at Larkspur's Great Room. Doors open at 7:30 pm; show starts at 9:15 pm.

Schedule and information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

June 30, 2013

Sunday - June 30, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Dvorak's New World Symphony

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

BORODIN: Prince Igor Overture
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World, Op. 95

Dvořák’s “American” symphony is a favorite world wide and known for its inspired melodies, including one that became the spiritual “Goin’ Home.” Garrick Ohlsson, famous for winning The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, joins Maestro van Zweden and the DSO in a performance of that beloved composer’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 01, 2013

MONDAY - JULY 1, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

BEETHOVEN'S 5TH

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Alessio Bax, piano

MOZART: Idomeneo Overture
MOZART: Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K.365/316a
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Italian pianist Alessio Bax joins Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott for Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, a work the 23-year-old composer wrote for his sister and himself. Concluding the program is one of classical music’s most cherished works, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Premiered at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808, it was soon recognized by critics as "one of the most important works of the time.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.vailmusicfestival.org

Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

July 02, 2013

"With the Honey Island Swamp Band, soul, country, R&B, and blues are all on equal footing. The two man songwriting/guitarist team of Chris Mule and Aaron Wilkinson produce expressive, hook-laden tunes that honor songcraft while respecting the groove." - Jambase.com

Celebrating 24 years of free concerts at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series has become the social event of the season and the place to be for locals and visitors alike. Tuesday nights from June through August heat up the town with bands who rock the house and keep the huge crowds dancing! Don’t miss out on action! Join us at the Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series!

More information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 02, 2013

TCHAIKOVSKY'S SOUVENIR DE FLORENCE
Tuesday, July 2, 1:00 pm - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Alexander Kerr, violin
Nathan Olson, violin
Ann-Marie Hudson Brink, viola
Christine Hwang, viola
Theodore Harvey, cello
Jeff Hood, cello

TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

Tchaikovsky spent the winter of 1877 in Florence to recover from the disastrous marriage he had undertaken earlier that year. "I have found here all I need for satisfactory work," he wrote to his brother Modest, and then composed the lovely string sextet Souvinir de Florence as a musical souvenir of his stay.

ALL HAYDN
Tuesday, July 2, 5:00 pm - The Chapel at Beaver Creek

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

HAYDN: Sonata in G major Hob.XVI: 40
HAYDN: Sonata in C minor Hob.XVI: 20
HAYDN: Sonata in F major Hob.XVI: 23
HAYDN: Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI: 52

Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott offers a program entirely of charming sonatas by Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, whose highly original style influenced the likes of his younger contemporaries Mozart and Beethoven. Said Vivien Schweitzer of The New York Times about McDermott’s performance of these works, her “characterful playing was notable for its clean articulation, singing lines and eloquent phrasing.”

AN EVENING WITH PAQUITO D'RIVERA
Tuesday, July 2, 6:00 pm - Grojean Residence, Beaver Creek

Paquito D’Rivera, saxophone and clarinet
Alexander Brown, piano

Jazz legend Paquito D'Rivera shares the stage with his musical partner, pianist Alex Brown, in this rare, intimate gathering. Born in Cuba, the 11-time Grammy Award-winner has earned acclaim in nearly every musical arena.

Visit vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 03, 2013

Wednesday, July 3, 6:00pm - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

PINES OF ROME

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Matthias Goerne, baritone

SCHUBERT & STRAUSS: Selected Songs
DEBUSSY: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
RESPIGHI: Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)

Exquisite songs by Schubert and Strauss are sung by German baritone Matthias Goerne, one of the most internationally sought-after vocalists and a frequent guest at renowned festivals and concert halls. Closing the program is Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s colorful symphonic poem, Pines of Rome. Each of the four movements depicts pine trees in various locations in Rome at different times of the day.

Visit vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 04, 2013

Thursday, July 4, 2:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Patriotic Concert

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

KEY/Tyzik: Star Spangled Banner
SOUSA: Semper Fidelis
TYZIK: Fantasy On American Themes
HANDY/Tyzik: St. Louis Blues March
JOPLIN: Two Rags - The Entertainer and Sunflower Slow Drag
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody In Blue
WILLIAMS: Liberty Fanfare
SOUSA: Liberty Bell March
BECKEL: Gardens of Stone
Arr. Tyzik: Armed Forces Song Medley
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture
SOUSA: Stars & Stripes Forever

The DSO and Tyzik break out their finest red, white and blue for the entire community with the annual Patriotic Concert. Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott is featured in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

*Tickets for the Patriotic concert will be on sale July 1, 8:00 AM at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater Box Office.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Jazz at Vail Square

July 04, 2013 - August 29, 2013

Jazz @ Vail Square returns to Lionshead for shows outside the Arrabelle in Vail. Presented in a tented venue seating 300+, this dynamic concert series features national jazz artists with styles ranging from Swing to straight ahead, Latin Jazz to the American Songbook. Whether you enjoy the show from a seat in a nearby restaurant, or from the the tent with a cocktail, Jazz @ Vail Square creates intimate jazz experiences that you won’t soon forget.

July 4 - Vail Jazz pays tribute to the Red, White & The Blues featuring SaRon Crenshaw and Curtis Stigers and his Trio - double billed performance
July 11 - Wil Campa y Su Gran Union
July 18 - Ann Hampton Callaway
July 25 - Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniola
August 1 - John Pizzarelli Quartet
August 8 - Tommy Igoe Sextet
August 15 - Poncho Series and his Latin Jazz Band
August 22 - Lavay Smith and Her Hot Skillet Lickers
August 29 - Clayton Brothers Sextet and Vail Jazz All-Stars

Schedule and information.

Vail America Days "Made in America"

July 04, 2013

Celebrate 4th of July with the Vail parade, family activities, free concerts, and entertainment.

More information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 05, 2013

Friday, July 5, 2:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Latin Jazz Night with Paquito D'Rivera

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Paquito D’Rivera, saxophone and clarinet
Alexander Brown, piano

FALLA: Suite No. 2, from The Three-Cornered Hat
PIAZZOLLA/Arr. Freiberg: Revirado
D’RIVERA/Arr. Mossman: I Remember Diz
LECUONA/Arr. D’Rivera: Ante el Escorial and Andalucia, from Suite Espagnole
GIMÉNEZ: Intermezzo to La Boda de Luis Alonso
D’RIVERA: Contradanza and Vals Venezolano, from Aires Tropicales
THIELEMANS/Arr. Brown: Waltz for Sonny
D'RIVERA: To Brenda with Love
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol, op. 34

The dynamic conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and multiple Grammy Award-winner, Cuban saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera join forces with the fabulous Philadelphians for an evening of Latin standards and new hits.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 06, 2013

Saturday, July 6, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Cirque De La Symphonie

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Christian Măcelaru, conductor

DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
WILLIAMS: Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: from Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
RESPIGHI-ROSSINI: Tarantella from La boutique fantasque
CHABRIER: Rhapsody for Orchestra from España
RAVEL: Danse general from Daphnis and Chloe
PROKOFIEV: March from Love for Three Oranges
WILLIAMS: Neverland from Hook
KABALEVSKY: Comedian's Galop
DEBUSSY: Suite Bergamasque-Claire de Lune
TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse from Swan Lake
STRAVINSKY: The Princesses’ Round Dance from The Firebird
STRAVINSKY: Kastchei, Berceuse, & Finale from The Firebird
KHACHATURIAN: Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia from Spartacus

Back by popular demand for an encore performance of spellbinding acrobatic and aerial feats, all selections are choreographed to rich classical favorites.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

La Sportiva Hill Climb Trail Running Race

July 06, 2013

Named best trail race by Colorado Runner in 2006 and 2011, the HillClimb will test local, regional and national runners with a 7.5 mile climb from Vail Village to Vail Mountain’s summit, a gain of 2,500 vertical feet. The race begins at 8 a.m. in Vail Village on the paved road next to Vail’s Mountain Haus and continues the ascent on a gravel trail that takes runners to the finish line at Eagle’s Nest. The Eagle Bahn Gondola in LionsHead will operate from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. for race-day spectators and volunteers. The HillClimb is presented by the Vail Mountain Haus and is the third race of the 2013 La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series.

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Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 07, 2013

Sunday, July 7, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Nadja and Appalachian Spring

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

BERLIOZ: The Roman Carnival Overture
RAVEL: Tzigane, for violin and orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS: Havanaise, Op. 83, for violin and orchestra
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
SIERRA: Sinfonía No. 4

Vail favorite Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg takes the stage in performances of two virtuosic French violin works – Ravel’s Tzigane and Saint-Saens’s Havanaise. Copland’s ballet Appalachian Spring evokes our vast landscape and pioneer spirit. Closing this concert is Roberto Sierra’s Sinfonia No. 4.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

July 09, 2013

The Revivalists.

More information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 09, 2013

Tuesday, July 9, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

J.S. Bach: Solo Cello Suites

Hai-ye Ni, cello

The six suites for solo cello by J. S. Bach are among the most iconic works of music ever composed. Spiritual, emotional, and intellectual, they have been performed by the world's greatest cellists at occasions like the fall of the Berlin Wall and at memorial services for the victims of 9/11.

Tuesday, July 9, 6:00 PM - Sheehy Residence, Beaver Creek

Chausson's Romantic Masterpiece

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra

CHAUSSON: Concerto in D major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21

A dream team of noted musicians comes together to perform Chausson’s rarely heard concerto, a rich, warm-sounding, melodic example of late French Romanticism. Chausson called the two main instruments "projections against the quartet background." We call it a neglected masterpiece and posterity vigorously agrees.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 10, 2013

Wednesday, July 10 - 6:00pm - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Yannick Conducts Rachmaninoff

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in
E-flat major, Op. 107
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in
E minor, Op. 27

The electrifying young cellist Alisa Weilerstein, winner of a 2011 MacArthur "Genius" Award, takes the stage in the profound and highly personal Shostakovich Concerto No. 1. Rachmaninoff's romantic Symphony No. 2 is a perfect vehicle for The Philadelphia Orchestra’s legendary string section.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Jazz After - Orchestra Jazz Jams

July 10, 2013

Light menu and drinks are available. Please click here for Larkspur's website.

Dallas Jam - Saturday, June 29
Philly Jam - Wednesday, July 10
New York Jam - Wednesday, July 24

Schedule and information.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 11, 2013

Thursday, July 11, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Chamber Music: Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra

Hirono Tokito, violin
Kathy Read, cello
Kazuo Tokito, flute
Jeffrey Lang, horn

Star players from The Philadelphia Orchestra come together in this colorful program of works spanning several centuries. Featured are compositions by Telemann, Stamitz, Ravel, Joplin and Debussy.

Thursday, July 11, 6:00 PM - Concert Hall, Vail Mountain School

Dvorak Works for Winds, Strings, and Piano

Anne Marie McDermott, piano
Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Calder Quartet

DVOŘÁK: Serenade for Wind Instruments, Cello and Double-Bass in D minor, Op. 44,
B. 77
DVOŘÁK: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B.155

From the charming Wind Serenade to the hard driving Piano Quintet, this concert will reveal the melodies, rhythms, and life-affirming character of Dvořák’s excellently constructed scores.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 12, 2013

Friday, July 12, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Mozart's Piano Concerto and Mahler's 4th

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Susanna Phillips, soprano

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G major

Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki makes his local, and Philadelphia Orchestra, debut in Mozart’s 20th Piano Concerto. Concluding the program is Mahler's Symphony No. 4, with its final movement that depicts a child's vision of Heaven.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival was incorporated in 1987 as a public 501 (c) 3 Colorado non-profit corporation. Since its founding, the Festival's purpose has been to stimulate and foster public interest and appreciation of the performing arts, especially music; to serve the State of Colorado and the Vail Valley community through the presentation and sponsorship of musical concerts, activities, and events of the highest international standards; to promote and assist the economic base of the Vail Valley through presentation of such concerts; and to enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike to the Valley.

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival

July 13, 2013

Saturday, July 13, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Verdi's Requiem

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Angela Meade, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
John Mac Master, tenor
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director

VERDI: Messa da Requiem

Reviewing Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s performance with The Philadelphia Orchestra of Verdi’s Requiem last fall at Carnegie Hall, critic James Oestreich wrote in The New York Times that "he embraced Verdi’s theatricality fully, from the recurring Dies Irae thunder, powerfully hurled, to the bass’s murmur, ‘mors stupebit’ (‘death shall stand amazed’)."

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July 14, 2013

Sunday, July 14, 11:00 AM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Free Family Concert

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor
Bruce Adolphe, guest host

WILLIAMS: Sons and Heroes
MARQUEZ: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
ADOLPHE: selections from Carnival of the Creatures

This concert is fun for the whole family. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket and sit on the lawn, or enjoy the concert from the pavilion. This is a FREE concert and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Gates open at 10 am with an Instrument Petting Zoo.

Sunday, July 14, 4:00 PM - The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera

When Twilight Falls

Cantus

TRADITIONAL: Agincourt Carol
TRADITIONAL: Babylon has Fallen
DONKIN: In Flanders Fields
BILLINGS: Lamentation over Boston
TRADITIONAL/arr. Hanawalt: Loch Lomond
RUDOI: The Song of Sky and Sea
ADAMS: An Irish Airman Forsees his Death
JOHNSON: Ain’t Got Time to Die
THOMASON-REEDUS: In Paradisum
DALGLISH: Paradise
DVOŘÁK/Arr. Loomer: Goin’ Home

When Twilight Falls considers many of the transitions in our own lives through a mix of sacred, classical and folk music, and features the local premiere of “The Song of Sky and Sea” by Cantus tenor Paul J. Rudoi.

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July 15, 2013

Monday, July 15, 6:00 PM - Concert Hall, Vail Mountain School

Mozart Concertos for Piano and String Quartet

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Calder Quartet

MOZART: Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
MOZART: Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
MOZART: Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449

Mozart Piano Concertos from the early 1780s are presented in the composer's sanctioned renditions for string quartet. Bravo! Vail is happy to announce that the new McDermott/Calder Mozart Concertos recording will be released for the first time to the public the night of the concert.

Monday, July 15, 7:30 PM - Gypsum Town Hall

Sumer is Icumin In: Early Music for Spring and Summer

Cantus

Arr. Cantus: Morning Has Broken
PLAINCHANT: Vox Nostra Resonet
TRADITIONAL/Arr. Tucker: Yonder Come Day
LARSEN: Shall I Compare Thee
TAKACH: Things I Didn’t Know I Loved
TRADITIONAL/adapted Cantus: Now the Green Blade Rises
TRADITIONAL/adapted Cantus: Sumer is Icumen In/Ce Fut en Mai
BERKELEY: Fair Daffodils
TRADITIONAL/Arr. Matsushita: Sakura
FUGELSETH: Springdans Fra Vestfold
OLDROYD: Spring, the Sweet Spring
DES PREZ: El Grillo
MORLEY: Now is the Month of Maying
TRADITIONAL: Mu Süda Ärka Üles (Estonian Folksong, Huimaa Province)

Cantus presents a varied program of works from plainchant and early polyphony to folksongs from the Georgia Sea Islands. Old English, American, Japanese, French and contemporary compositions round out the program.

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July 16, 2013

Tuesday, July 16, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

All Strings

Paul Neubauer, viola
Kerry McDermott, violin
Oliver Neubauer, violin
Clara Neubauer, violin

This concert is a family affair, with present and former members of the New York Philharmonic performing alongside their prodigiously gifted children. It’s a concert with strings attached.

Tuesday, July 16, 6:00 PM - Concert Hall, Vail Mountain School

Bohemian Works by Janacek and Dvorak

Susanna Phillips, soprano
Cantus
Calder Quartet
Paul Neubauer, viola
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

DVOŘÁK: Moravian Duets for Soprano, Male Chorus, and Piano
Op. 32, for high and low voice, with piano
Op. 43, Bouquet of Slavonic Songs for chorus and piano
JANÁČEK: String Quartet, No. 2,
Intimate Letters
DVOŘÁK: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 87

Rare Czech masterpieces are brought forth in their full glory in this folk inspired program of string, piano, solo vocal, choral music and songs from the Bohemian homeland.

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Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

July 16, 2013

Robert Randolph & The Family Band.

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Davos Dash Bike Race

July 17, 2013 - July 07, 2013

Part of the Vail Recreation District's Mountain Bike Races, the Davos Dash race starts from West Vail and climbs up to the top of Davos Trail.

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July 17, 2013

Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 PM - Concert Hall, Vail Mountain School

Slavic Dances and Rhymes

Susanna Phillips, soprano 
Cantus 
Calder Quartet
 Paul Neubauer, viola 
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano 

DVOŘÁK: Gypsy Songs for Soprano and Piano, Op. 55 
JANÁČEK: Selections of Ríkadla for Chorus and Chamber Ensemble
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4
DVOŘÁK: Song to the Moon from Rusalka
DVOŘÁK: Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97

Lyrical lines, surprising "dumkas" (Slavic epic ballads), fiery scherzos and the symphonic sized sounds of this amazing chamber music will surprise and delight.

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July 18, 2013

Thursday - July 18, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Male Choral Music of Dvorak and Janacek

Cantus

DVOŘÁK: Two Irish Songs, B. 601
JANÁČEK: Veni Sancte Spiritus
JANÁČEK: Orani (Ploughing)
DVOŘÁK: Choral Songs for Male Voice, B. 66
JANÁČEK: Four Male Partsongs
DVOŘÁK: Bouquet of Czeck Folksongs, B. 66
DVOŘÁK: Song of a Czech, B. 73
JANÁČEK: Ave Maria

Experience the wide variety of sounds that reveal the authentic and highly personal sonic worlds of two great Czech composers.

Thursday - July 18, 6:00 PM - Edwards Interfaith Chapel

Masterworks for Male Voices - 'On the Shoulders of Giants'

Cantus

PEROTIN: Sederunt
TALLIS: If Ye Love Me
THOMPSON: Alleluia
GRIEG: Badn Lat
SCHUBERT: Die Nacht
SCHUMAN: Die Rose Stand im Tau
BIEBL: Ave Maria
R. STRAUSS: Frölich im Maie
MENDELSSOHN: Lift Thine Eyes
SAMETZ: We Two
TRADITIONAL/Arr. Rahman: Zikr
LENNON/McCARTNEY/Arr. Foss: I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Timeless, instantly recognizable, and inspiring, this concert features masterworks by composers and writers from Franz Schubert to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

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July 19, 2013

Thursday - July 19, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Tchaikovsky's 5th

New York Philharmonic

Alan Gilbert, conductor
Carter Brey, cello

DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Dvořák’s beloved Cello Concerto features New York Philharmonic star principal cellist Carter Brey. Music Director Alan Gilbert ends this program with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. A triumph with audiences ever since its premiere, the Fifth spans a wide emotional range, at times explosive, even tragic, while also tender and lyrical.

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July 20, 2013

Saturday - July 20, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Symphonie Fantastique

New York Philharmonic
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

LALO: Symphonie espagnole
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique: An Episode in the Life of an Artist, in Five Parts, Op. 14

Venerable conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos takes the podium to lead Berlioz’s dramatic work that tells the romantic story of an artist’s obsessive quest for love. Augustin Hadelich, who made a triumphal Bravo! Vail debut with the New York Philharmonic in 2010, returns to perform Lalo’s fiery Symphonie espagnole.

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La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon

July 21, 2013

Runners of the La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon will test themselves on a new course this summer as they travel the trails on Vail Mountain.

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July 21, 2013

Sunday, July 21, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Scheherazade

New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso
LISZT: Totentanz
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Glenn Dicterow, solo violin

Music Director Alan Gilbert and Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow lead us through Rimsky-Korsakov’s musical retelling of 1,001 Arabian Nights. Favorite pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet returns in Liszt’s Totentanz, based on the Gregorian chant Dies Irae, or “Day of Wrath.”

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July 22, 2013

Monday, July 22, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Decoding Webern and Beethoven

Jasper String Quartet

WEBERN: Langsamer Satz
WEBERN: Five Pieces, Op. 5
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4

Webern’s complex music is decoded by members of the Jasper String Quartet. Last is Beethoven’s quartet, which he believed to be his best.

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July 23, 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 5:30 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Beethoven's Finest

Jasper String Quartet

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, Op. 131, in
C-sharp minor

One of Beethoven’s finest works, it was widely admired by his contemporaries and followers. Schubert remarked, "After this, what is left for us to write?" and Robert Schumann referred to its "...grandeur of which no words can express...the extreme boundary of all that has hitherto been attained by human art and imagination."

Tuesday, July 23, 6:00 PM - Washing Residence, Mountain Star

Music from the Great White Way

Ted Sperling, piano and vocalist

Conductor Ted Sperling sits at the piano and sings selections from the American songbook. This will be an intimate gathering never to be forgotten in one of the area’s most lovely homes.

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Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

July 23, 2013

Hot Summer Nights of Dance - VIDF Urban Dance Contest.

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Jazz After - Orchestra Jazz Jams

July 24, 2013

Light menu and drinks are available. Please click here for Larkspur's website.

Dallas Jam - Saturday, June 29
Philly Jam - Wednesday, July 10
New York Jam - Wednesday, July 24

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July 25, 2013

Thursday, July 25, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

20th Century Masters

Jasper String Quartet

BARBER: Adagio, Op. 11
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102

Fascinated with folk music, Bartók concentrated on collecting and arranging music from Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria. The 2nd movement of this extraordinary work is played entirely with mutes on strings; the entire 4th movement is rendered pizzicato or "plucked."

Thursday, July 25, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Summertime Classics with Bramwell Tovey

New York Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Karen Herman, special guest conductor
Joseph Alessi, trombone

COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
TOVEY: The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Rodeo is Copland’s musical score to Agnes de Mille’s ballet about cowboys. Tovey’s own jazzy composition, The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret, features New York Philharmonic principal trombone, Joseph Alessi. Closing the concert is Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, a cheery work which draws its inspiration from the Bohemian folk music that Dvořák so loved.

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July 26, 2013

Thursday, July 26, 6:00 PM - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail

Holst's the Planets

New York Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Women of the Evans Choir
Catherine Sailer, director

ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32

English composer Gustav Holst's fascination with astrology comes to life in The Planets, a "series of mood pictures.” This masterfully composed suite brings forth the full array of orchestral color to its seven movements, each named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The centerpiece of this program is the Sibelius Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham, an audience favorite all over the globe.

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Vail International Dance Festival 2013

July 28, 2013 - August 10, 2013

Join us in Vail, Colorado from July 28 to August 10, 2013 as we celebrate 25 years of the Vail International Dance Festival with special programming and exciting events. Tickets are on sale now. The best seats at the best ticket prices are available now through June 13. All pricing after June 13 is subject to change.

At the Vail International Dance Festival, dancers from all over the world will convene in what The New York Times has called a "United Nations" for dance, as the Festival embarks on its 25th anniversary season: once again paying homage to its legacy as a melting pot of nations, traditions and styles, as well as the fusion of iconic classics and new works by both renowned and emerging choreographers.

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Vail International Dance Festival 2013

July 28, 2013

Vail International Dance Festival 2012

Opening Night – 25^th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, July 28, 2013 7:30pm

A star-studded evening featuring a variety of Festival artists: Lil Buck, Robert Fairchild & Tiler Peck (New York City Ballet), Keigwin+Company, Jonathan Royse Windham, and Tango stars Gabriel Missé & Analia Centurión. Plus, Pacific Northwest Ballet will perform George Balanchine’s Serenade* with a full orchestra.

Tickets are available at vaildance.org or by phone at 888.920.ARTS(2787).

At the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, a spectacular outdoor venue that seats 1,260 guests in covered seating and an additional 1,300 on its expansive grassy hillside with a breathtaking view of the Gore Range.

Celebrating its 25^th Anniversary, the Vail International Dance Festival has developed into a treasured celebration of dance, renowned for its artistic excellence and unparalleled programming. Nearly 20,000 people from around the United States and parts of Europe descend on Vail, a vibrant cultural destination, for the Festival’s two-week residence. The event’s spirited atmosphere transforms the village into a culturally rich environment that is inviting to dance aficionados and newcomers alike.

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July 28, 2013

Thursday, July 28, 6:00 PM - Maer Residence, Cordillera Valley

An Evening with the Jasper String Quartet

Jasper String Quartet
Remi Pelletier, viola
Sumire Kudo, cello

BRAHMS: String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18

In 1860 the 27-year-old Johannes Brahms was inspired by his new position as director of the chorus and orchestra at Lippe, his musicians' dedicated music-making and bucolic surroundings to compose his String Sextet in B-flat major, a work of lyricism and sunny spirit that is one of the first evidences of his mature genius.

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July 29, 2013

Monday, July 29, 6:00 PM - The Chapel at Beaver Creek

Kernis's Influences: Beethoven and Bartok

Jasper String Quartet

BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 5,
Sz. 102, excerpts
KERNIS: String Quartet No. 2,
Musica Instrumentalis, excerpts
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C Major,
Op. 59, No. 3, Presto

Hear how a prolific 21st century American composer, Aaron Jay Kernis, filters the distinct musical influences of two masters from the 19th and 20th centuries—Beethoven and Bartók.

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July 30, 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Joyce Yang Performs Rachmaninoff and Schumann

Joyce Yang, piano

SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Sonata No. 2 in
B-flat minor, Op. 36

Schumann's work is inspired by one of his favorite authors, E.T.A. Hoffmann. He composed the pieces to represent the duality of his personality – dreamer and passionate artist. The lush late Romanticism of Rachmaninoff’s Sonata has made this music appealing to audiences since its premiere.

Tuesday, July 30, 7:30 PM - Donovan Pavilion

Barber's Adagio, Kernis and Beethoven

Jasper String Quartet

BARBER: Adagio from String Quartet
KERNIS: String Quartet No. 2
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 59,
Rasumovsky

This Silver Oak and Twomey Series opening night program links American composer Aaron Jay Kernis's String Quartet with that of Beethoven, exploring the relationship between two vastly different sounding works written in 1806 and 1997. Barber’s most recognizable work, known by millions as Adagio for Strings, receives a performance in its original string quartet version.

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July 30, 2013 - August 03, 2013

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July 31, 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 PM - Donovan Pavilion, Vail

Bach's Goldberg Variations by Candelight

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Stephen Prutsman, piano
Joyce Yang, piano

SCARLATTI: Sonatas L. 14 and L. 429
CURRIER: Scarlatti Cadences
CURRIER: Brainstorm
PRUTSMAN: Dog and Pearl
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor,
Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight
BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

This all-piano evening reveals a fascinating juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated but emotionally connected works. The program culminates with Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott performing Bach's iconic Goldberg Variations by candlelight.

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Celebrating 25 years in the Vail Valley, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival is a hallmark cultural attraction in Colorado. The six-week festival touts the highest quality classical musicians in the world today. Bringing in four venerable ensembles, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Repertory Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, the Festival has established Vail as one of today’s leading musical landmarks. The Festival will be punctuated with intimate chamber music performances and inspiring festive classics.

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August 01, 2013

Thursday, August 1, 1:00 PM - Vail Interfaith Chapel

Solo Piano Music of Chopin

Pedja Muzijevic, piano

CHOPIN: Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28

These short, expressive piano pieces – one in each of the twenty-four keys - were written for the salons of Europe by one of the greatest pianists who ever lived.

Thursday, August 1, 7:30 PM - Donovan Pavilion

Mozart and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time

Jasper String Quartet
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Steven Williamson, clarinet

MOZART: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings,
K. 581
MESSIAEN: Quartet for the End of Time

Opening with Mozart's cherished Clarinet Quintet and closing with the profound and monumental Quartet for the End of Time, the evening takes the listener on a journey of contrasts between light and dark, and eventually to transcendence. Quartet for the End of Time is a work of haunting sounds and stunning silences.

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August 03, 2013

Saturday, August 3, 6:00 PM - Concert Hall, Vail Mountain School

Four Piano Bash

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Stephen Prutsman, piano
Joyce Yang, piano

MOZART/BUSONI: Overture to The Magic Flute for Two Pianos
ARENSKY: Suite for Two Pianos, No. 1, Op. 15
ZIMMERLI: Crazy Quilt for Two Pianos
SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre for Two Pianos, Op. 40
BACH: Concerto for Four Pianos
CZERNY: Quatour Concertant, Op. 230

Four pianist friends join in this Four Piano Bash. Featured is Carl Czerny’s Quatour Concertant for Four Pianos, a work he wrote for three of his female students. On the same program the artists perform Bach's Concerto for Four Keyboards.

Visit www.vailmusicfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

La Sportiva Berry Picker Trail Run

August 04, 2013

The race begins at 8 a.m. at the base of the Eagle Bahn Gondola in Lionshead and will test runners of all abilities on a single track and double track course with an average grade of 14 percent. The race will end at Eagle's Nest at the top of Vail Mountain. The Eagle Bahn Gondola in LionsHead will operate from 8 to 9 a.m. for race-day spectators.

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Vail International Dance Festival 2013

August 06, 2013

Vail International Dance Festival 2013

Dance for $20.13

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 7:30pm

Specially-priced tickets for every seat in the house in this popular sampler performance, featuring a variety of Festival artists. All reserved seats are $20.13 and all lawn tickets are just $13 for this one night only.

Tickets are available at vaildance.org or by phone at 888.920.ARTS(2787).

KEEN Vail Kid's Adventure Race

August 08, 2013 - August 11, 2013

Overview:

The 4th annual KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race will offer kids, ages six through 14, the opportunity to experience the thrill of adventure racing through Vail and the surrounding wilderness. During the race, teams of two will work together to navigate a variety of sports and and problem-solving challenges, including mountain biking, hiking, tubing, archery, a low ropes course, a zip line, a climbing wall, a Tarzan swing, a giant slip-n-slide and more. The KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race will begin with instructions and a safety briefing by Race Director and Adventure Racer, Billy Mattison. Competitors will be divided into waves based on age and start at set intervals. Younger children will race Saturday, Aug. 10 and older participants will race on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.

New for 2013!

The 2013 KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race will expand to four days of fun for kids and families this summer. The event will include two days of optional skills clinics for race participants, an interactive Family Adventure Expo area and two days of competition with multiple courses based on the age and ability level of participants. The age limit for this year's event has been increased to 14 years old.

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Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

August 13, 2013

Robert Walters 20th Congress.

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Vail Survivor Casting Call and Family Challenge

August 17, 2013 - August 18, 2013

Bring the whole family up to Vail for a weekend of adventure and challenge with the Vail Family Adventure Challenge taking place on Saturday, Aug. 17th during the Vail Survivor Casting Call. Families and kids will have fun challenging themselves in fun non-competitive activities including tug-of-wars, dunking booths, obstacle courses and more! Enjoy food, beverages and entertainment throughout the day’s event.

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Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

August 20, 2013

Mountain Standard Time.

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USA ProCycling Challenge

August 22, 2013 - August 23, 2013

Poised as one of North America's premiere pro cycling races, the USA ProCycling Challenge is a seven-day road race, that will feature elite professional teams and athletes from around the world. One of the only American races listed on the international professional cycling calendar (2.1 UCI ranking), the USA ProCycling Challenge awards important, world-ranking points to the top finishers. The USA ProCycling Challenge brings the drama and excitement of professional cycling back to Colorado and to spectators around the globe. On August 22nd , Beaver Creek hosts the finish of stage 4 and on August 23rd, Vail hosts Stage 5, the time trial, along with race expo and entertainment throughout both days.

Visit www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com for more information.

Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series

August 27, 2013

Ky-Mani Marley.

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Labor Day Jazz Party

August 29, 2013 - September 02, 2013

Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail Colorado

Thursday, August 29 - Monday, September 2, 2013

The Vail Jazz Festival culminates in a unique mix of world-class musicians in a one-of-a-kind format that has lived up to its title, the Labor Day Weekend Party. Whether it's group performances, multi-artist jam sessions or the inspiring multi-media salutes to Jazz legends, the Weekend has a unique party spirit that attracts musicians and jazz lovers from all over the world. Each year, up-and-coming "young lions" play alongside the living legends of jazz in an intimate venue, surrounded by the natural beauty of Vail. With twenty five hours of performances throughout the weekend (morning, noon and night), the audience and musicians are connected in a manner that consistently inspires great performances.

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2013 LINE UP

- Cyrille Aimeé & Diego Figueiredo
- Clayton Brothers Sextet - John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Cunliffe & Lewis Nash
- Jeff Hamilton Trio - Jeff Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman & Christoph Luty
- Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars

SPECIAL SHOWS

- Shelly Berg - Multi-Media History of Stride and Boogie Woogie Piano
- Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' with Mile Hi Gospel Ensemble
- Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo's Tribute to Charlie Byrd and the Bossa Nova Years
- Byron Stripling's Multi Media Salute to Miles Davis
- Vail Jazz Alumni Quartet - Sullivan Fortner, David Wong, Jimmy MacBride & Tia Fuller

SOLOISTS

- Ernie Adams
- Eric Alexander
- Shelly Berg
- Allan Finney
- Bruce Forman
- Wycliffe Gordon
- Karen Hammack
- Niki Haris
- Ken Peplowski
- Byron Stripling
- Akiko Tsuruga

FOR A FULL LIST OF ARTIST DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE CLICK HERE.

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**All Artists subject to Cancellation**

Gourmet on Gore

August 30, 2013 - September 02, 2013

Gourmet on Gore returns to Vail Village for the seventh year over Labor Day weekend. An open-air gourmet food and wine festival, Gourmet on Gore takes place along Vail’s Gore Creek Drive and Bridge Street showcasing the Vail Valley’s premier restaurants as well as wine, beer and spirits from around the world. There is no cost for admission and guests can sample tasting-size portions of gourmet food as well as wine tastings and other beverages at very reasonable prices. Live jazz music, wine demonstrations combined with great food and drink come together to create a wonderful atmosphere in Vail Village. All ages are welcome, although you must be 21 and older to enjoy the alcoholic beverages offered.

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Vail Oktoberfest in Lionshead

September 06, 2013 - September 09, 2013

Emulating the more than 200-year-old celebration known by millions around the world, Vail’s Oktoberfest will delight guests for two whole weekends with Bavarian music and dancing, traditional fare, yodeling, alpenhorn blowing, beer and much more. Oktoberfest 2013 will see the return of many crowd favorites like bratwurst eating contests, keg bowling contests and the Oktoberfest Fun Run.

Vail Automotive Classic Show

September 06, 2013 - September 08, 2013

Please visit www.vailautoshow.com for more information.

Vail Victory Bike Race

September 07, 2013

The Vail Valley Victory Races is a series comprised of running and biking events throughout the year. The Vail Victory Races in Vail represent the final event in the Vail Valley series. The Vail Victory Races running events are on Monday, September 2nd and mountain bike races are on Saturday, September 7th.

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Vail Valor Marathon/Half-Mar/5k

September 08, 2013

The Victory Marathon, Victory Half Marathon, and Victory 5-Mile Run/Walk are on road events: 13.1 miles along residential streets and Vail Bike Path. Marathon runners will continue the second half of the race on Vail Mountain: dirt roads and trails (pending V.A. & USFS approval). The Kid's Race is a 1-mile course on road, dirt, and grass. Eight Aid Stations along half-marathon course and fourteen total aid staions along marathon route. Each stocked with energy gel and drink. Post-race brunch and beer. T-Shirts and Finisher medals; ribbons for Kids Race. The Valor Races is proud to partner with the Vail Veterans Program as our philanthropic recipient for this event. A portion of race registrations will be donated to the VVP to support their worthwhile programs for America's service men and women. To learn more about VVP, go to www.vailveteransprogram.com

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America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament

September 10, 2013 - September 15, 2013

The America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament is a catch and release, fly-fishing tournament with International, U.S., Men's, Women's, Youth and Adaptive anglers competing on the best trout waters in Colorado. 5 person teams compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals and The Cup. The tournament is organized and operated to promote U.S. and international competition in the sport of fly fishing and to provide program and monetary support to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, whose mission is to assist in the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.

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Vail Oktoberfest in Vail Village

September 13, 2013 - September 15, 2013

Emulating the more than 200-year-old celebration known by millions around the world, Vail’s Oktoberfest will delight guests for two whole weekends with Bavarian music and dancing, traditional fare, yodeling, alpenhorn blowing, beer from and much more. Oktoberfest 2012 will see the return of many crowd favorites like bratwurst eating contests, keg bowling contests and the Oktoberfest Fun Run.

La Sportiva Evergold 10K

September 15, 2013

The seventh and final race in the Vail Recreation District's (VRD) La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Series, the EverGold 11k and 5k presented by Happy Valley Grill, will begin and end at the Vail Golf Club and runners will traverse along the Vail Trail to Golden Peak, up the popular Berry Picker trail, to Lion Down, back to Golden Peak and finish the run on the Vail Trail for a distance just over seven miles. Runners will experience an average grade of 10 percent and gain nearly 1,700 feet in elevation throughout the race. Those participating in the 5k will also run on the Vail Trail to Golden Peak and then return back on the Vail Trail to the Vail Golf Club.

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Vail Living Well Summit

September 19, 2013 - September 21, 2013

An interactive health, fitness and longevity experience, the Vail living Well Summit is a two and a half day summit designed to help you live longer, better and influence positive change in your well-being and the world around you. With more than 20 experiential sessions each day, this summit will leave you inspired, engaged and will elevate you to a new level. Featured this year, NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana will be a keynote speaker.

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Vail Valley Cup Soccer

October 04, 2013 - October 06, 2013

Every year 100 teams from across the state of Colorado partcipate in the Vail Valley Challenge Cup soccer tournament. For more information visit www.vailsoccer.com