The Meeting Ski & Snowboard Films

September 15, 2008

The Meeting has become the quintessential winter kick off event featuring the seasons hottest new ski and snowboard films. The 2008 event will be held October 4-7 with the primary venues being the Wheeler Opera House and the Belly Up Tavern.

“It is one of those special events that only comes along a couple times of year where athletes, filmmakers and industry magnates all get together in one place to share ideas and good times,” said Dirk Collins, Teton Gravity Research. TGR will be featuring their newest offering Lost and Found showing at the Wheeler Opera House on Saturday, October 6 at 8:30 p.m.

Eleven other films will be featured at The Meeting including, Poor Boyz Productions’ Yeah Dude, Level 1 Productions’ Realtime, Tanner Hall’s Believe, Eric Iberg’s IDEA, Rage Films’ Enjoy, Absinthe’s Optimistic, Mack Dawg’s Picture This, Mack Dawg People’s We’re People Too!, Mongo Pro’s The Constant Struggle, Standard’s Catch the Vapors, and UnderPar’s, Keep Talkin’.

For a complete rundown on the lineup visit The Meeting Schedule

Friday Night kicks off the event with a fashion show sponsored by D & E and a performance by Kansas City rap artist Tech N9ne at the Belly Up. With with the top ski and snowboard pros featured in the films attending you can count on a scene that includes parties, and maybe a few surprises. Saturday offers a full evening of film starting at 5pm.

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Salsa Night at Jimmys!

September 15, 2008

There’s a spicy force on Aspen’s nightlife scene: Salsa Night at Jimmy’s, where Aspen’s Latino culture has a crowd of regulars partying way past midnight. Just as the dinner crowd begins to wind down, the tables arepulled back and the steamy, tropical beat of Afro-Latino rhythms begin to percolate through the room.

As if choreographed by Tito Puente, crisply dressed pairs flock onto the dance floor to perform their seductively synchronized movements. It is a multicultural phenomenon that can rarely be witnessed anywhere else in this valley.

Having taken tango and salsa dance lessons for more than a year, Jimmy was searching for an outlet for his new-found passion. “I was just looking for a place where my friends and I could dance.” The Saturday night gigs have fast become an Aspen institution, inhabited by true aficionados, devotees of the Latino musical genre, and curious wannabes who quickly fall prey to these additively sexy rhythms. Jimmy’s Salsa Night is the newest hot and spicy addition to Aspen’s late-nightscene.

Salsa/Tango year round except Oct and First 2 weeks of May
Jimmy’s Restaurant
205 South Mill Street Aspen, Colorado
970-925-6020

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Hockey Mountain High Tournament

September 14, 2008

25 teams from three states will compete in the 2008 New Belgium Hockey Mountain High Tournament scheduled to begin on Friday, October 3rd at the Aspen Ice Garden in downtown Aspen and at Lewis Ice Arena at the Aspen Recreation Center. In the men’s Open division spectators will see a strong field from Denver, Arkansas, Steamboat Springs, Ft. Collins and host Aspen. The Recreation Division competition features a strong force of local champs, who will be contested among teams from Denver.

All the participating teams regard the Hockey Mountain High Tournament as a great pre-season challenge jam packed high energy hockey and entertainment. The Aspen atmosphere is the quintessential backdrop for this up-in-coming hockey event. Since it’s inception in 2005 the event has tripled its size and reputation. Each year our defending champs return to safeguard their title. This year the Aspen Leafs are back to defend their 1st Place title in the Open Division.

Admission to watch the games is FREE and anyone 21 and over can purchase beverages from our Sponsor New Belgium Brewing Company.

For complete event details and game schedules please visit www.aspenrecreation.com or call 970-429-2093.

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Aspen Homes Going Green-Workshop

September 8, 2008

Learn how to reduce your homes pollution contributions with this 5-week hands-on workshop with Suzanne Farver will help you develop your own Green Game Plan to reduce your impact upon the world’s environment, including greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. How much carbon dioxide does your own house emit? We’ll take a look at your utility bills and look at some choices on how to reduce your emissions now and over the next decade.

Tuesdays, Sept. 23 - October 14th from 6pm - 8pm

Saturday, October 18th from 3pm - 6pm

Visit Greening Your Home - Fall Evening Workshop

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Aspen Community Picnic this Sunday

September 8, 2008

Friends, Family, Food and Good Times for All!

What: City of Aspen Community Picnic
When: Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 11:00AM- 3:00PM
Where: Aspen Golf Course

Miniature golf, fishing in the pond, kite flying, tennis, music, beer garden, prizes! Sound like fun? Then head on out to the Aspen Golf & Tennis Club on Sunday, September 14th from 11am to 3pm for the 11th Annual City of Aspen Community Picnic. This fun filled event will start at 11am with a BBQ style lunch for the first 750 people provided by Red Mountain Grill. Don’t forget to stay and “say cheese” for the community photo at 2:30.

Go Car Free! Walk, ride, bus or carpool to the event. Visit www.rfta.com or call 925-8484 for bus schedule information.

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