The French Press is pleased to announce that Chef Juan Cruz Anon's recipe for Rocky Mountain ceviche is featured in the new Junior League of Denver's cookbook, "Colorado Classique."

Chef Juan Cruz Anon trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.

The French Press

Edwards, CO

970-926-4740

Vail Valley 365, The Official Visitors Guide to the Vail Valley

Published annually September 2009

It's not too late to secure your ad! Reach 65,000 visitors to the Vail  

Valley before and during their trip. Limited advertising space is available with exceptional value-added opportunities.

Contact Amy Cassidy at 970-328-1212 or amy@takeaimmarketing.net

Come enjoy a light dinner, your favorite beverage and live entertainment with the best of Broadway music! We have a tasty selection of chilled and warm tapas, dinner and dessert crepes, gourmet pizzas, salads, cocktails, wine and more!

Performances are 8-10pm on the following evenings: 

WED, July 1st

FRI, July 3rd

SUN, July 5th

MON, July 6th

WED, July 8th

FRI, July 10th

SAT, July 11th

SUN, July 12th

WED, July 15th

FRI, July 17th

SAT, July 18th

FRI, July 24th

SAT, July 25th

SUN, July 26th

WED, July 29th

THU, July 30th

FRI, July 31st

No cover charge. Reservations are not required! 

Vail Cabaret Nights... where Vail Valley residents perform Broadway Music as a singing waiter or waitress.

Eagle Vail Golf Club, the Vail Valley’s only public mountain course, hosted the 2009 Colorado Junior Golf Association’s Tom Whitehead Memorial Junior Tournament on June 24.  Sarah Moore of Greenwood Village, Colorado, finished first with a three stroke lead over Shannon Lubar of Littleton in the Girls’ 14-18 year olds. Benjamin Krueger, of Colorado Springs posted an impressive -1 to bring the Boys’ Championship flight to its knees. He was closely followed by Michael Lee of Greeley +1, Jake Jacobs of Thornton +2, Sam Schweitzer of Greenwood Village +2 and Samuel Rock from Superior, Colorado also with +2.

“We love to host Junior Golf Events, it’s really rewarding” said Ben Welsh, Eagle Vail’s PGA Head Golf Professional. “It is really fun to watch the amazing swings of some of these young golfers and to see in them the future of golf,” commented Welsh.
The Colorado Junior Golf Association (CJGA) is the youth tournament program of the Colorado Golf Association. Established in 1984, the CJGA is a non-profit organization that conducts, promotes and supports junior golf activities in Colorado for boys and girls, ages 18 and under. Eagle Vail Golf Club is one of the fantastic stops on this years CJGA schedule. Young golfers accumulate points along the way, competing for the overall Colorado Junior Championship honors.

Tom Whitehead enjoyed the Vail Valley and all the outdoor activities that it offers.  He lost his life tragically in a horseback riding accident but his memory lives on through the Tom Whitehead Memorial Golf Tournament.

These junior programs are possible because the Colorado Junior Golf Association receives support annually from membership dues, fund-raising activities, and donations from parents, individuals and businesses.  

Eagle Vail Golf Club Results:

Girls' 14-18 Flight
1. Sarah Moore, Greenwood Village, CO, 39-44-83 +11
2. Shannon Lubar, Littleton, CO, 41-45-86 +14
3. Michelle Harrison, Fort Collins, CO, 45-43-88 +16
3. Lindsay McGetrick, Highlands Ranch, CO, 44-44-88 +16
5. Carlie McAlister, Castle Rock, CO, 46-43-89 +17
5. Tayler Bull, Golden, CO, 46-43-89 +17

Boys' Championship Flight
1. Benjamin Krueger, Colorado Springs, CO, 35-36-71 -1
2. Michael Lee, Greeley, CO, 37-36-73 +1
3. Jake  Jacobs, Thornton, CO, 38-36-74 +2
3. Sam Schweitzer, Greenwood Village, CO, 38-36-74 +2
3. Samuel Rock, Superior, CO, 36-38-74 +2

For more information or to book tee times, call 970-949-5267, or visit www.eaglevailgolfclub.com. 

SPECIAL SEASON RATES CONTINUE

Golfers have until July 2 to enjoy 18 holes of play at the special season rate of $40 for Vail residents, $50 for Eagle County residents and $60 for guests who choose to walk the course or $25, $30 and $35 for nine holes. Beginning July 3, peak season rates will take effect costing $50 for Vail residents, $65 for Eagle County residents and $75 for guests who choose to play 18 holes and walk the course. Carts cost $19 for 18 holes or $12 for nine holes per person through the season. The golf club is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The driving range is open from dawn to dusk daily, with the exception of Wednesdays when it closes at 6 p.m. (Pictured above: Golfer Tees of From the New Tee Box No. 3.)

VAIL GOLF CLUB WELCOMES THE 2009 LACROSSE SHOOTOUT

• Vail residents can play for as little as $22.50 per round with the 20, 9 Hole Round Pass

• Vail residents also can play both nine and 18 hole rounds for just $40 per round with the 10 Round Pass

• Gold and Silver Passes are available for $1,600 and $800 for Vail Residents, or Eagle County residents can purchase a Silver Pass for $1,100

• The new Young Adult Pass for ages 18-23 offers unlimited play for just $300 for Vail residents or $350 for non-Vail residents

• The new Vail and Eagle Vail Golf Club transferable ten punch card includes five rounds at each course with no restricted days for $575 and includes green fees and carts.

 IRRIGATION RENOVATION UPDATE Holes 3, 5 AND 6 Complete  

Irrigation work continues to make progress with the completion of holes three, five and six. Additionally, the new tee box no. 3 is complete featuring three times larger tee area from the previous tee box. (Pictured Right: The new irrigation system at work on No. 6.)  

Irrigation work is taking place as follows:

• Approach to hole 2 through 7 tee box is nearly complete.

• The mainline has been installed on holes 1-11, 18 and adjacent to the driving range. Work is underway on hole 12 and by the end of the next week, mainline installation is anticipated to be to 14 green. Work will then commence on 15 and 16.

• Installation of the lateral irrigation lines is taking place on holes 4, 2 and 7 followed by work on 8 green beginning this weekend into early next week. Golfers may experience modified greens on these holes during lateral line installation.

During the renovation, golfers can expect a minimum of 17 to 18 holes available for play at all times. All schedules are subject to change. Work takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and a half day on Saturday. No work takes place on Sundays.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

• No league Play Wednesday, July 1

• League play will resume the following week as scheduled.

• Art of Scoring, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, June 28

• This week's clinic is designed for golfers who want an edge that will help them shoot lower scores with a focus on chipping and pitching. Instruction will cover basic techniques of both shots, trajectory control and club and shot selection. Cost is $100 with a class size of three to five. Sign up must be accompanied by a credit card number and you must give 48 hours notice if you will not be attending. The class will include light snacks and beverages.

• Vail Junior Golf Camp- Session 2, 10 a.m. to Noon, June 30-July 2 - Ages 6 to 17  

• This is a First Tee of Eagle County Junior Golf Program for Intermediate Level (Birdie Level) golfers between the ages of 6 and 17. Cost is $85 per child, per session.

• Senior Clinics, 11 to noon, Thursday, July 2

• This week's clinic will include instruction about the basics of pitching and bunker play. Senior Clinics offer those ages 50 and older bi-monthly instruction. Next class will be July 16. Cost is $20 per person. Happy Valley Grill offers lunch entrees at 30 percent off to participants following the clinic and the Vail Golf Club pro shop offers 20 percent off of all merchandise to participants the day of the clinic.

• Ladies' Clinic, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., Thursday, July 2

• This week's clinic will cover pitching and bunker play. Weekly Ladies' Clinics are limited to 16 women and offer a variety of instruction including short and long game, equipment needs and course management. Cost is $25 per person for a 75 minute lesson. Happy Valley Grill offers participants $3 glasses of wine following the clinic.

• Coors Coaching Hour, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2

• This weekly program is limited to 25 people and includes unlimited range balls, two drink tickets and instruction from the Vail Golf Club professional staff.  No signup required.
  

This week's tip is from Vail Golf Club Professional Jeanne Sutherland 

We hope these ideas help you to understand a bit more about the golf swing. For a better understanding of your personal swing, we suggest a lesson with one of our PGA Professionals at the Vail Golf Club. For details, click here 

OUTDOOR GOLF SWING ANALYSIS LESSONS AVAILABLE Book a lesson and utilize the golf club's golf swing analysis program. Set up outside, the swing analysis program utilizes multiple cameras, plus sound and light to capture a golfer's swing in real-time and slow motion, and then records it digitally. Swing analysis lessons are available by appointment only and can be booked by calling 479-2260.

 HAPPY VALLEY GRILL WEEKLY SPECIAL

• Burger and a Beer for $10.96

• $2 Draft Beers for Lacrosse Players

• $3 Glass of House Wine with a Lesson from Vail Golf Club professionals 

WHAT: The 4th annual Gourmet on Gore is an open-air tasting of food, wine and spirits. This popular event will pair world-class wines and spirits with the best food from throughout the Vail Valley. 

Vail Valley restaurants will offer specialty dishes, in taste-size portions, which will then be paired with the wide assortment of wine and spirits being poured. With wines from France, Italy, Australia and South America, as well as domestically from California and the Northwest, the Celebration will showcase varieties from Sauvignon Blanc to Super Tuscans and vodkas to rums with everything in between.

Winemakers and sommeliers will be on hand to discuss their wine selections and educate the public on the tasting process.

WHERE: The heart of Vail Village between Gore Creek Drive and Bridge Street. 

WHEN: The busy Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6, 2009.

COST: Gourmet on Gore is free admission to the public. Wine tasting portions are priced in $1 increments.

CALLING ALL VAIL VALLEY RESTAURANTS: All Vail Valley restaurants are invited to participate in the annual festival. Participating restaurants retain all food sales from the event. For more information and to receive your restaurant exhibitor form, please email natalie@gohighline.com or call (970) 476-6797. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

MORE INFO: Visit www.gourmetongore.com or call 970-476-6797.

North America’s premiere residential mountain community is

hosting more weddings this year than ever before.

Heading into wedding season, June through September, when a large  

majority of American weddings take place, The Lodge & Spa at  

Cordillera is seeing triple the number of bookings over past years.  

And The Club at Cordillera, with three private clubhouses available  

for weddings, is booked to capacity.

“We’re slammed for the entire year,” says Kirsten Goodman, sales and  

catering manager for The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, listing the  

resort’s picturesque mountain locations, renowned luxury and service  

and profound sense of privacy as several reasons for success. “And  

this place, with the inspiring views, really sells itself. Couples  

feel at Cordillera, the sky’s the limit.”

Nestled high above the Vail Valley within more than 7,000 acres of  

Colorado High Country ranch land, Cordillera is North America’s premiere residential mountain community, the epitome of casual mountain living with a twist of refinement.

Recently named “No.1 hotel for service and cuisine in Colorado” by  

Conde Nast Traveler, The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera is an ideal wedding  

destination with a variety of ceremony and reception venues, including  

a charming Cordillera Gazebo, a beautifully landscaped lawn and a  

private pool area — all with stunning views of the Vail Valley and the  

snowcapped peaks of the Gore and Sawatch ranges.

The Lodge offers the amenities of a AAA Four Diamond hotel — an award- 

winning restaurant, a 20,000-square-foot Spa and an elegant ballroom  

that can seat up to 200 people, for example — in a relatively intimate, mountain chateau setting. With just 56 rooms, the entire hotel, or a wing of rooms, can be booked by families seeking the utmost in privacy.

The Club at Cordillera, meanwhile, with ceremony and reception venues  

at Timber Hearth Grille, The Summit clubhouse and The Trailhead  

clubhouse, offers couples with up to 400 guests and family members the  

experience of enjoying a wedding as a part of a special club.

And with only one wedding per day booked at any of Cordillera’s  

venues, add the luxury of flexibility on wedding day.

“While anyone can book these facilities, each one of them has the feel  

of a private club,” says Kirstin Shepherd, catering and sales manager  

for The Club at Cordillera, adding about half of all weddings at the  

Club involve member families.

“The venue at Cordillera was a dream come true for a wedding location  

because of the view, the flowers, the friendly staff at Timber  

Hearth,” adds Barb Sexton, the mother of Cora Wheeler, a recent  

Cordillera bride. “We especially appreciated that everyone was  

enthused about our celebration, which made our experience the best.”

Both the Lodge and the Club offer extensive hospitality options,  

including the menus and staffs of the award-winning Mirador and Timber  

Hearth Grille restaurants, horse-drawn carriage or sleigh rides by  

Bearcat Stables, world-class recreational opportunities and luxurious  

bridal suites. Each can be custom tailored to make any wedding a  

unique, unforgettable event.

“It all happened with such casual elegance, and Cordillera made it  

easy,” says Anita Grantham of Phoenix, a visitor to the resort  

community who scheduled her recent wedding to future husband JB at  

Cordillera after attending a friend’s wedding there. “We felt at home.  

They make you feel like you own the place.”

For more information, visit www.cordilleracolorado.com.

Doesn't a Margarita Sound Good? West Vail Liquor Mart is hosting a Milagro Margarita Tasting on Friday, June 26 from 4:00-6:00pm at West Vail Liquor Mart.

Milagro Margarita Recipe:

1 part Milagro tequila

1 part chilled water

½ part Milagro Agave Nectar

1 part juice from fresh lime

Combine ingredients with ice and shake.Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.  Salt and lime garnish optional.

Milagro Tequila is our June Spirit of the Month:  Free Milagro Agave Nectar 375ml with any Milagro purchase* Silver 750 ml $21.99 Reposado 750ml $24.99 Añejo 750ml $27.99  

SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning is hosting its Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, September 18 at Eagle Ranch Golf Club.  Various levels of sponsorship opportunities are available and team slots will open at a later date.

The beneficiaries of this year’s event will be Vail Valley Charitable Fund, Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation and the Efraimson-Sutphen Cancer Relief Fund.  The Efraimson-Sutphen Cancer Relief Fund assists patients of the Shaw Regional Cancer Center with daily living expenses. Vail Valley Charitable Fund and Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation assist local individuals in crisis situations. 

The tournament was founded in 2005 in memory of Kim Matthews, a former marketing director at SteamMaster who passed away from liver cancer.  The tournament also benefits the children of the Matthews Family with their educational funds.

Events include a Hole-in-One Contest, silent auction, raffle prizes and an awards party with music, food and drinks.  The tournament is assisted by volunteers from various non-profit groups and individuals.  Funds received for the Golf Tournament are tax deductible through Vail Valley Charitable Fund, a 501(c) (3) entity. 

For more information on the tournament and sponsorships, please contact Mel McKinney and Raj Manickam at 970-827-5555 or mel@steammaster.com.

AVA's Colorado Rafting offers 15% discount

Get your summer adventure booked now: 15% off Colorado Rafting!

Trips on 5 rivers, including several trips just an hour drive from Vail/BC. Book by June 28 and get 15% off day trips and 10% off overnight trips with AVA's Colorado Rafting. Call us 7 days a week at 877-RAFTING and our friendly and knowledgeable staff will help you find the right adventure. Or check out our award-winning website at www.coloradorafting.net  for info, videos and more discounts! 

Talking with a friend the other day, I couldn’t help but be sympathetic. Business is down significantly, so plans for a new car, a vacation in Europe this year and tuition for his son at a private university are not going to happen. For someone who has worked hard his entire career and is used to steady, upward success and the ability to pretty much spend as he sees fit, it’s a major change. But my sympathy could only go so far. We’re all making sacrifices these days, some a lot more than others. That’s obvious when you consider the current plight of the Salvation Army’s Food Pantry here in Eagle County.

Dan Smith, the organization’s chairman of the board, filled me in at our mixer last week. As background; The Salvation Army’s Food Pantry, located in their offices next to Trinity Baptist Church in Edwards, provides food at no charge to individuals and families who need help. Hunger isn’t something you can conveniently disregard or forestall like a planned purchase. Currently, the pantry is not only helping about 100 families each month, but it’s also supplying some of the food to satellite pantries in Eagle at the United Methodist Church and in Vail at the Vail Chapel. Even though food donations have continued to come in and have even increased due to the current economic situation, demand for food has increased to the extent that the staff still has to purchase $300 to $400 of food each week to keep up with demand, a situation that’s barely sustainable in the short term and certainly not sustainable for long.

Dan and I are asking for your help. It’s not enough that the Partnership places food bins at the door at our mixers. It’s not enough that we applaud the volunteer and staff efforts and ring bells at Christmas. It’s only going to be enough when the pantry is full…all the time.

I know you get the point, but one more thing. All the assistance the Salvation Army provides comes from people in the Vail Valley and goes back to people in the Valley – the donations you make here, stay here.

To find our more, or to get involved as a volunteer, donor or company sponsor, go to www.salvationarmyvail.org . And please, don’t wait. The situation is very serious. No one in Eagle County wants to see a bare cupboard.

Come play anytime M-F for only $10

All you can play for the day!

(Offer ends July 2nd, 2009)

No tee times necessary!

Call the Willow Creek Clubhouse for availability: 

970-845-PAR3 (7273)

Bring Your “Sweety” or “Meet ‘em” for a Fun Evening Of Live Music, Dance, Food & Drink

JULY 2 -  Alan Echler  & Airborne Band

AUGUST 6, SEPTEMBER 3 - “W L Y K” *

* “We’ll Let You Know” the Band

Admission Only $5!

Bar Opens 6  p.m.

Food Bar Open 6 - 9  p.m., Great Prices!  --   $4 - 7

Mini-Dance Lesson  6 - 7  p.m.

Live Music & Dancing  7 - 11 p.m.

COME FOR ALL THESE FUN EVENINGS, Rain or Shine!!

For info: 

970.926.3372

www.4eagleranch.com

No coolers please.

The Vail Jazz Festival returns with over 29 live jazz concerts in and around Vail this summer.  The Festival culminates with the annual Vail Jazz Party, at 24 hour celebration of jazz, which this Labor Day weekend returns to its former home at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort in Lionshead.
“If you like traditional jazz, swing, Latin jazz, or the American Songbook, you won’t be disappointed this summer,” said Howard Stone, chairman and artistic director for the Vail Jazz Foundation.  “We’ve mixed it up with a variety of jazz styles, and our venues bring together great jazz talent with spectacular settings.” continued Stone.

JAZZ AT THE MARKET, JUNE 28 – AUGUST 30
The festival begins on June 28 with the first of ten Jazz at the Vail Farmers’ Market concerts, Sundays at the Vail Jazz Festival stage from noon to 3:30pm, on Meadow Drive near Annie’s. Talent includes local favorites like Tony Gulizia Trio, Justin Allison Trio, Summit Jazz Consort, the Mile High Chapter Choir, and Kathy Morrow.

ICEF & WASHINGTON PREP JAZZ & MARCHING BAND, JULY 3 & 4
The Inner City Educational Foundation (ICEF) and Washington Prep Jazz & Marching Band once again returns to Vail to join in the July 4th celebrations. The Band is comprised of students from South Central Los Angeles charter schools who have earned their way to Vail.  With their unique blend of traditional marching, jazz and hip hop, this 100 member band will perform at Mountain Plaza on July 3, and on July 4th will participate in the parade and perform in Vail Square at 1pm.
“The Jazz & Marching Band helps us launch the festival with a big splash” said Mia Vlaar, executive director of the Vail Jazz Foundation.  “As the summer continues, we add more venues and greater variety of performances.”

CURTIS STIGERS BENEFIT, JULY 20
Multi platinum selling vocalist Curtis Stigers will perform a benefit concert for the Vail Jazz Foundation on July 20 at the Arrabelle.  Stigers is a singer, saxophonist, and songwriter whose musical selection is a distinctive blend of rock, soul and jazz.  His crooning, emotional interpretations allow the poetry of the lyrics to come through.   Tickets are available for $150 by calling 970.479.6146.

JAZZ AT VAIL SQUARE IN LIONSHEAD, AUGUST 6 – SEPTEMBER 3
Jazz at Vail Square returns to Lionshead on August 6 with the first of five free shows in an intimate tented venue outside the Arrabelle Hotel.  Confirmed artists include:
Thursday, August 6:  Niki Haris
Singer, songwriter and dancer Niki Haris brings her talented quartet to the Vail Square stage on August 6.  Niki, who is the daughter of Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Gene Harris, has enjoyed a fabulous solo career since her years as a backup singer for Madonna. Haris performed in January at the Obama inauguration, and has recorded with Ray Charles, Santana, Luther Vandross, the Righteous Brothers, Anita Baker, Mick Jagger, Whitney Houston and Madonna.

Thursday, August 13:  Hot Tomatoes Swing Band and Swing Dancing
One of the best swing bands west of the Mississippi, the Hot Tomatoes delights fans with authentic re-creations of music by the greats of the swing era, including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Harry James.  Completing the big band experience are award-winning swing dancers Tiffiny Wine and Kenny Nelson, whose high energy, toe tapping swing performance will not be complete until they invite the ‘not so shy’ to join them on the dance floor for live dance instruction!

Thursday, August 20:   Magos Herrera Quartet
A dazzling, accomplished singer-songwriter known for her beguiling rhythmic scatting inflected with soulful Latin-Andalusian phrasings, Magos Herrera is a jazz singer extraordinaire.  Magos’ signature sound elegantly blends her classic jazz styling with Mexican, Cuban and Brazilian melodies. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English, Magos is a favorite in Latin America, and her repertoire is filled with the yearning romance, intimacy and enchantment of Mexican and Cuban songs and boleros, and sultry, languid samba-bossa nova beats.

Thursday, August 27:  Doug Wamble
Acoustic guitarist, singer and composer Doug Wamble is known for his unique blend of jazz, gospel and blues.  Wamble, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, grew up on a steady diet of blues, gospel, country and R&B, bluegrass, rock and jazz – and his unique musical style reflects this diversity.  Wamble is joined by pianist Roy Dunlap, bassist Jeff Hanley and drummer Peter Miles.   The quartet has performed at venues including London Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Tanglewood and Monterey Jazz Festival.

Thursday, September 3:  Clayton Brothers Quintet and VJF All-Stars
Lead by Grammy winner and bassist John Clayton, this highly acclaimed jazz group includes saxophonist Jeff Clayton, pianist Bill Cunliffe, Terell Stafford on trumpet, and Lewis Nash on drums.  The Quintet also serves as educators for the Vail Jazz Workshop, an intensive ten day clinic for 12 of the finest high school-aged jazz musicians in the country.  Their unique learning experience culminates with their performance with the Clayton Brothers Quintet in Vail Square on September 3.

VAIL JAZZ PARTY: LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 3 – 7
The Vail Jazz Party will welcome back some 2008 crowd pleasers: tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm and trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, who played with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra at the Ford Amphitheater in 2008.  Also back by popular demand: Benny Green, a one-of-a-kind pianist, alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, and B-3 organist Tony Monaco.  Colorado’s own Dave Corbus will be playing blues guitar, while groups Ann Hampton Callaway and her trio and the Jeff Hamilton Trio return to once again wow concert goers with their range and finesse.    The Clayton Brothers Quintet will be a major force at the Jazz Party, as will the Brian Lynch Quintet.  Pianist Bill Cunliffe will present a multi media salute to trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard.
The Vail Jazz Party offers something for everyone – including one special show that’s not to be missed: the Mile High Chapter Choir will share their soulful gospel sound outside in the Vail Square tent in Lionshead on Sunday, September 6, where they will be followed by an afternoon session of jammin’ jazz featuring a variety of Jazz Party musicians. 
Tickets, Lodging and More Information

ICEF Jazz & Marching Band July 4, Jazz at the Market, Jazz at Vail Square
For all free series, seats are available on a first come, first served basis. 

Vail Jazz Party
Tickets to the Vail Jazz Party are $45/afternoon session, $55/evening session, or $350 for a VIP event pass. Each sessions includes up to six different sets of musicians!  Tickets and passes are available for purchase through the Vail Jazz Foundation office at 970.479.6146, or 888-VAILJAM (824-5526).  Lodging is offered at host hotel Vail Marriott Mountain Resort with rooms starting at $129/night: Call 800.648.0720 and mention ‘Vail Jazz’ to make your reservation. Early booking discounts are available for tickets and lodging, and both will be available for online purchase in July.

About the Vail Jazz Foundation
The VJF is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to perpetuate jazz through live performances that showcase the artistry and talent of great jazz musicians, and through jazz education, with a focus on young musicians and young audiences.  By taking jazz into the schools, the VJF creates an awareness of this great art form to nurture audiences of the future and future jazz musicians.

Brought to you by:
Sponsors of the Vail Jazz Foundation include the Town of Vail, Alpine Bank, Alpine Party Rentals, The Arrabelle, BBE Sound, Colorado Mountain Express, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Hertz, United Way Eagle River Valley, Vail Daily, Vail Resorts, Yamaha, and many others.

For more information, contact:
Mia Vlaar, The Vail Jazz Foundation, vjf@vailjazz.org, or visit us online at www.vailjazz.org

The Charter at Beaver Creek Blood, Sweat & Tears Concert & Lodging   

July 1-3, 2009: 2 Nights Lodging and 2 Tickets to see Blood, Sweat & Tears, the legendary horn-based rock band, shares a special double-bill with rock icon Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, for an evening of timeless classics at The Vilar Center in Beaver Creek.

Starting at $223.93/per person includes:

valid July 1-3, 2009
2 nights lodging (based on double  occupancy)
2 tickets to see Blood Sweat and Tears on July  2nd

Check out Vail on Sale for Vail & Beaver Creek's best last minute lodging specials!  From resort hotels to condominiums to economy lodging from East Vail through Edwards, the special rates at Vail on Sale can't be beat!  July 4th weekend in the Vail Valley is filled with fireworks displays, free concerts & events and don't miss the Vail America Days parade in Vail Village & Lionshead!

Sample lodging offers for the July 4th weekend:

Lionshead Inn: $89 per night

Holiday Inn Apex:  $110 per night

Vail's Mountain Haus:  $115 per night

Vail Cascade Resort:  $129 per night

The Charter at Beaver Creek:  $125 per night

Lodge Tower:  $139 per night

Sheraton Mountain Vista: $139 per night

Lodge at Vail: $149 per night

Landmark Tower: $155 per night

Vail Plaza Hotel & Club: $159 per night

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek: $199 per night

Vail Marriott Resort:  $199 per night

Minimum night stays may be required; offers subject to change without notice.

And don't miss out on booking discounted golf tee times at a variety of Vail Valley golf courses when you book your lodging at VailonSale.com!

Next Sunday is the 2009 Run for the Future Race rounding out the Eagle Flight Days event. The Run for the Future is organized by the Western Eagle Valley Rotary Club and it is the Club's biggest fundraiser of the year. The funds raised go back into the community through scholarships to local area students.

WHAT: 2009 Run for the Future Races

EVENTS INCLUDE:  5k Walk, 5k Run, 10k Run and 1k Fun Run

WHEN: Sunday, June 28th, 2009; Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.

WHERE: 4th and Broadway in Eagle, CO

WHY: Funds raised will be put back into the community through local youth scholarships

HOSTED BY: Western Eagle Valley Rotary Club

PRE-REGISTER: http://www.active.com