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By caramie schnell On July 13, Vail Jazz celebrates the centennial of the birth of Francis Albert Sinatra in a special show entitled “A Swingin’ Affair,” featuring Curtis Stigers and the H2 Big Band. Sinatra variously known as “The Voice,” “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” “The Chairman of the Board,” “Frankie” and “The Sultan of S

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By Melanie Wong Independence Day tends to bring out Eagle County’s patriotic side. Each town in the valley has a chance to shine, from spectacular fireworks and parades to more community-oriented barbecues and events. Read on to plan your Fourth of July weekend.GypsumOn Friday night, Gypsum will be hosting its last evening of the Movies [&hel

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By Melanie Wong BEAVER CREEK — Knox Gallery, located at 46 Avondale Lane on the Beaver Creek Plaza, is hosting renowned husband and wife artists, Martha and Del Pettigrew in the gallery now through Sunday. The show is open to the public, and both artists will be demonstrating their skills as sculptors and oil painters, […]

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By caramie schnell VAIL — While “don’t touch” is common phrase in art galleries and museums around the globe, Father Bill Moore encourages the opposite. He wants viewers to reach out and feel his work. “The oil of human hands makes the plastics in the acrylics that I use that much more human,” the California […]

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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: In a throwback episode to this time in 2014, Kip Tingle with the Vail Rec District shows viewers the Lost Buck mountain biking trail, part of a network of trails west of Elkhorn which […]

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By Chris Freud VAIL — Four years ago, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra opened the Bravo! Vail music festival with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and the skies opened.So, under dry skies, Pinchas Zukerman and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, led by Jaap van Zweden, opened the 28th season of the Bravo! Vail with an all-Beethoven program of his [&hel

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By Chris Freud VAIL — It really is a Maryland thing.While lacrosse started with the Iroquois in New York and Pennsylvania, the Old Line State calls the sport its own, and after the Vail Lacrosse Shootout U19 boys tournament, who’s to argue?The Baltimore Crabs turned aside Team Colorado, 17-13, in Wednesday’s title game for their [&hel

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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Summer has barely begun, but it’s time for the busiest weekend of the season. The Fourth of July holiday always brings big crowds to Vail for the annual Vail America Days parade, and people flock to Nottingham Park in Avon the night before for the Salute to the USA, […]

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By John LaConte EDWARDS — John Mark Seelig has seen a lot of competitive whitewater rafting in his day. What he saw last weekend at the USA Rafting R-6 National Championships, though, showed him he can still learn a lot from the younger guys.Seelig was a member of the old 8 Ball team, Chris “Mongo” […]

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By Edward Stoner BEAVER CREEK — Beaver Creek will begin a new event called the Beaver Creek Wine Excursions starting today and continuing every Thursday through Sept. 3. The Beaver Creek Wine Excursions will offer guests two ways to participate — via a 4-by-4 Adventure Tour and by hiking with a guide from Beaver Creek’s […]

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