Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch
September 26, 2007
Aspen, Colorado has a host of activities that are geared to family togetherness and fun. Family time in Aspen, Colorado can result in a variety of activities, most being those that follow the theme of what the season has to offer. In the fall, there is a Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch, which is one of the more popular autumn activities that many families participate in.
The Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch is a delight that the entire family can take part in. There is pumpkin carving, apple cider to drink, pony and carriage rides, as well as fun hay rides with sing –a-longs. Although these activities are geared more towards small children, children of all ages can come and participate in the Harvest Party at the Rock Bottom Ranch. The 6th annual Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch will take place on October 20, 2007 this year, from 12 noon to 4 pm. This is great time for families to come down and experience all of the colors of the fall season, and to see all of the beauties that Aspen has to offer. Since the weather is so nice at this time of year, it is the best time to enjoy outdoor activities at the Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch. The land that is available for the Harvest Party at Rock Bottom Ranch is simply beautiful as it is lined with lush foliage that turns all of the gorgeous shades of the season.
Aspen Winternational
September 26, 2007
Every year, Aspen, Colorado becomes the focal point for World Cup enthusiasts. This is because the Aspen Winternationals are held in Aspen, Colorado. People from all over the world descend on the Colorado city to see some of their favorite winter sports take place. There are always a great turn out, and the two day festival calls upon some of the greatest female Slalom skiers in the world. Such skiers that many will come to cheer on are Lindsay Kildow, Resi Steigler and Stacey Cook. The competitions are hot and fierce in the cold winter air, and yet, the fans still show up in droves to support their favorite players. This is the only time in the US that the World Cup Slalom players will be available for cheering on, which is why it has become such a popular sporting event.
FIS World Cup Skiing
News affiliations from all around the world also fall upon Aspen to air some of the greatest World Cup competitors that have ever been shown. This year’s Aspen Winternational will take place at the beginning of December, from December 7-9. Those that can not attend the Aspen Winternational can expect to watch its coverage on NBC. Aspen Winternational is sure to transform the town of Aspen into a World Cup extravaganza, as it has in years before. Thanks to great skiing locations such as Aspen, Colorado, these experiences can be shared with all of those that are looking for a chance to meet their favorite World Cup players.
Aspen Show Tickets
September 24, 2007
The Wheeler Opera House has renamed the box office operation to reflect it’s new role as the chief supplier of box office ticket services for events and shows throughout Roaring Fork Valley. The new name for the box office is now Aspen Show Tickets and also features a new website, www.aspenshowtickets.com, which is separate from the Wheeler Opera House website completely. Tickets for events at the Wheeler are also available at the site as well as for tickets for other events located throughout the area.
The shift to the box office name change is one of a few changes that have been made to the Wheeler box office in the last two years. Including new, custom-designed, ticketing software that allows web purchasing of tickets far more user-friendly.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE WHEELER OPERA HOUSE BOX OFFICE IS NOW ASPEN SHOW TICKETS
The Wheeler Opera House today announced that it is renaming its box office operation, in order to better reflect its emergence as chief supplier of box office ticketing services for shows and events all across the Roaring Fork Valley.
“One of our potential user groups brought to our attention that we now sell as many tickets for events happening elsewhere around Aspen and all the way to Carbondale, and that maybe we should consider taking the ‘Wheeler’ out of our box office name to reflect that,” said Wheeler Executive Director Gram Slaton. “I have to admit that it took us aback at first, but it’s true. Our new name will be more embracing of the total universe of clients we serve – and have yet to attract.”
The new name for the Wheeler’s box office will be Aspen Show Tickets, and will also feature a new ticketing website, www.aspenshowtickets.com, that will be wholly separate from the Wheeler’s website. “Patrons who go to our site for information about shows at the Wheeler will still be able to buy through our site,” said Slaton, “and they’ll also be able to purchase Wheeler tickets through the Aspen Show Tickets site. Tickets for events at other venues will be available for purchase through Aspen Show Tickets only. We’ll keep a patch on the Wheeler site for a time, as everyone works through the transition period, but the idea is that guests coming to Aspen throughout the year and looking to see what might be going on during their stay can more easily browse the web and find out all the great entertainment we have going on, twelve months of the year.”
The shift to Aspen Show Tickets is only one of a handful of changes that have come to the Wheeler box office in the past two years. Perhaps the most noteworthy for Wheeler customers has been a new, custom-designed ticketing software that was added a year ago, making web purchasing far more user-friendly. “Technology is bringing sweeping changes to how ticketing is being done now,” said Slaton, “and our software can easily integrate these changes for our Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley audiences. We hope to roll out more services throughout the coming year for even greater customer satisfaction.”
For more information, please call Wheeler Opera House Programs Manager Heather Larson at 920-5775, or email at heatherl@ci.aspen.co.us.
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Aspen Art Museum
September 24, 2007
The third annual museum day at the Aspen Art Museum, being held September 29, 2007 will feature free general admission. Come and view the Avner Ben-Gal’s Sudden Poverty and Scupltors Drawing exhibition featuring nine artists including: featuring Matthew Barney, Anne Chu, Keith Edmier, Terisita Fernández, Jorge Pardo, Tobias Rehberger, Thomas Scheibitz, Katy Schimert, and Ricky Swallow during this fabulous event. The event is a national day when museums open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and those who regularly attend Smithsonian.com web site. The museum day is supported by the Smithsonian magazine, Hyundai Motor America, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and TIAA-CREF.
The free museum day is to open the lines of communication and diversity in the public opinion in which the Aspen Art Museum is proud to be participating.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2007
Mark Your Calendar!
THE ASPEN ART MUSEUM
Signs On For
Museum Day 2007 Presented By
Smithsonian Magazine and Hyundai Motor America
—Third Annual Museum Day Features
Free GENERAL ADMISSION on September 29, 2007—
—Please come to the AAM to view AVNER BEN-GAL’S: SUDDEN POVERTY and SCULPTORS DRAWING exhibitions—
ASPEN, COLORADO — On Saturday, September 29, 2007, the Aspen Art Museum will participate in “Museum Day,” presented by Smithsonian magazine and Hyundai Motor America. Museum Day is a day when museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors. Celebrating culture, learning and knowledge, Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, DC-based facilities. This year’s Museum Day is also supported by CITGO Petroleum Corporation and, for the third consecutive year, TIAA-CREF.
Of the museum’s participation in the cooperative venture, Aspen Art Museum Director and Chief Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, states: “To be included in a network of cultural venues invested in giving free access to our institutions on Museum Day/September 29 sends a message that we are all committed to the larger discussion of engaging the public with the diversity of ideas each of us present. Be they artistic, scientific, historical, or some combination of each, the opportunity to enrich dialogue between the public and Museum Day institutions is a truly valuable enterprise. We here at the Aspen Art Museum are proud to be participating.”
Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting museum for contemporary art, located in the historic mountain community of Aspen, Colorado. Currently, the AAM is proud to present Israeli painter Avner Ben-Gal’s debut U.S. museum solo exhibition Sudden Poverty (Lower Gallery), and the nine-artist international exhibition Sculptors Drawing, featuring Matthew Barney, Anne Chu, Keith Edmier, Terisita Fernández, Jorge Pardo, Tobias Rehberger, Thomas Scheibitz, Katy Schimert, and Ricky Swallow (Upper Gallery). Both exhibitions are on view through October 14. The AAM is open year-round, offering free public lectures and guided tours of museum exhibitions, private collection tours, international members’ art trips, art outreach programs in regional schools, and other community-based programming.
Last year, approximately 30,000 people attended Museum Day. Forty-nine states were represented by 448 participating museums, including 55 Smithsonian affiliates.
Attendees must present Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry to participating institutions. The Museum Day Admission Card is available in the September issue of Smithsonian magazine and a downloadable version is available on the Museum Day website at www.smithsonian.com/museumdaycard. The general public is welcome to participate by going to the Smithsonian.com website and downloading the Museum Day Admission Card. Listings and links to other participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
About the Aspen Art Museum
Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum is a globally preeminent non-collecting institution that presents the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society. Further details can be obtained online at www.aspenartmuseum.org, or by calling the AAM at 970.925.8050.
About Smithsonian Publishing
Founded in 1970 with the launch of Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Publishing—comprised of Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian and the Smithsonian digital network—allows the intellectually curious to indulge and engage their passions for history, the arts, science, the natural world, culture and travel. Smithsonian Publishing’s flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, has a circulation of more than 2 million. This multi-media network is also affiliated with the world’s most visited museum and research complexes at the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, visit www.smithsonianmagazine.com,
www.airandspacemag.com,, and www.gosmithsonian.com.
About Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. Of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 750 dealerships nationwide.
About CITGO
CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
About TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF is a national financial services organization with over $412 billion in combined assets under management and the leading provider of retirement saving products and services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. TIAA-CREF is committed to a long-term approach to investing, providing guidance tailored to the unique needs of our clients and offering products with among the lowest expenses in the industry.
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ASPEN ART MUSEUM:
Jeff Murcko
“India in an Era of Globalization”
September 10, 2007
Fellows of the India Leadership Initiative (ILI) will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing India in the context of an increasingly globalizing society. The event will take place from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Paepcke Auditorium on the Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, CO. The discussion is free and open to the public. Doors will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the discussion.
The Aspen Institute, together with the Aspen Institute India and the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs, launched the ILI to develop a new generation of values-based action-oriented leaders. ILI is the newest addition to a global network of leadership initiatives of this kind, managed with local partners in 14 countries in Africa, Central America, and the United States.
Modeled after the Henry Crown Fellowship, ILI focuses on business, government and civil society leaders between the ages of 30-45, and provides them with an opportunity to assess their own leadership values and those of their peers; encourages them to engage more vigorously in the foremost challenges of their country; and allows them to explore new ways to work in concert to improve Indian society and the world at-large.
The panelists will include:
Karti Chidambaram is a politician from Chennai, India and member of the All India Congress Committee.
Sudha Iyer is the chairperson and managing director of the Srijana Group, which has companies that do Web Business, Knowledge Services, Health Services, Storage Maximization and Family Services and she is also the chairperson and managing director of Haritas Health Services, a company that focuses on delivering health education to people with diabetes and other chronic ailments.
Ravi Krishnan is managing director and the CFO of Goldman Sachs Services Pvt. Ltd.
Shivinder Mohan Singh is the managing director of Fortis Healthcare Limited and Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre.
Peter Reiling, Executive Vice President for Leadership and Policy Programs at the Aspen Institute, will serve as the moderator.
For more information on the event and other open events at the Aspen Institute, please contact Cristal Logan at 970-544-7929 or cristal.logan@aspeninstitute.org.
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