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A star-spangled
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Fireworks, concerts and more for Fourth of July in the mountains
Tales from The 10th
With veteran Sandy Treat
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On the road
Lukas Nelson to rock the Vilar
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ROCKING out as PROMISED
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Photo special to SneakPEAK.
Road warriors Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real stop in Beaver Creek. By Laura Lieff.
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ince teaching himself how to play the guitar at age 11, Lukas Nelson has taken a cue from guitar legends such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix by honing his craft and taking his musical talents out on the road.
If you go... Who: Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek When: Tuesday, July 9 at 8 p.m. Cost: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Get tickets at www.vilarpac.org, by calling 888-920-2787 or in person at the Beaver Creek Vilar Center box office.
“Performing for that many viewers is actually kind of scary,” Lukas Nelson says. “It’s like charging a huge wave, and most of the time it’s live, so you can’t mess up!” In addition to P.O.T.R. albums, Lukas played guitar and sang on his father’s 2012 release “Heroes,” and throughout 2012 the entire band frequently opened shows for Willie. They have also made appearances at major festivals, including Sturgis, Stagecoach and Farm Aid. “Dad taught me so many things – mostly how to be kind to people,” Nelson says. “It’s inspiring to grow up with someone so wise. I learned many things from watching him.” In the meantime, Nelson affirms that the audience at the Vilar Center “should expect a whole lot of fun.” For those who want to see a double bill of music on July 9, the Vilar Performing Arts Center is inviting guests to start the night at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail to see The Revivalists as part of the Bud Light Hot Summer Nights concert series. Following the show in Vail, guests can catch a free ride on the Turtle Bus to Beaver Creek to see Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real at the Vilar Center. Tickets are available online at www.vilarpac.org, by phone at 970-845-TIXS or in person at the VPAC Box Office in Beaver Creek.
In 2008 he formed his band, Promise of the Real, and they have performed more than 400 shows in the past three years. “I always wanted to be a part of a band, and I love the freedom of the road,” Nelson says. “I love the feeling of playing with a group of musicians and letting the crowd in on it.” While on the road, Lukas and P.O.T.R have performed with rock ‘n’ roll royalty such as Neil Young, B.B. King and Bob Dylan. Lukas has also played several shows with his father, country legend Willie Nelson. “It’s always an honor to play with your heroes,” the younger Nelson says. “I try and soak in as much of that as I can.” Although Lukas doesn’t necessarily look like his father, he certainly has Willie’s twang, an element that fuses nicely with the second generation’s rock-and-country sound. Known to play guitar behind his head and with his teeth, Nelson promises to deliver an electrifying show to remember. Promise of the Real has released two full-length albums, an EP and a live album with the most recent being 2012’s “Wasted.” The album led to performances on shows like The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, putting the group in the national spotlight. The Nelson father-and-son duo also perSneakPEAK writer Laura Lieff can be reached at formed the Stevie Ray Vaughan classic cut “Texas Flood” on info@sneakpeakvail.com Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Revelers at Vail’s Fourth of July Parade in 2012. Jack Affleck photo.
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A roundup of the local parades, parties, fireworks and music during the holiday weekend. By Phil Lindeman. Cover photo by Zach Mahone.
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his Fourth of July, Vail rolls out the red, white and blue carpet for the final hoorah of the town’s 50th anniversary season.
begins with the trademark Vail America Days Parade at 10 a.m. on Thursday, a massive procession from Golden Peak to Lionshead along the town’s cobbled streets. The parade leads into a town-wide celebration, with beer garden at Solaris Plaza, family-friendly activities in Vail Square and a patriotic concert from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Ford Amphitheater. Some events are free and some aren’t – be sure to bring cash for food and drink vendors. We recommend staying around the Solaris area for free music from local bands like Schwing Daddy (6 p.m.) and Hardscrabble (8 p.m.), plus the 101st Army Band of the Colorado National Guard (throughout day). The day wraps up with fireworks over Vail Mountain around 9:30 p.m. And Thursday is just a primer what’s to come. Friday and Saturday boast full schedules, including the beer garden, food vendors and more free music at Solaris from noon to 9:30 p.m. On Friday, drop by the stage for new music from the funk/electronica/rock/soul act The Sessh (4 p.m.). The show will be the official release of the group’s full-length album, “Anodyne.” “The whole idea behind this celebration is to bring a lot of different styles and musicians to the middle of Vail,” bassist and founder Cristian Basso says. “Our band brings four different genres together, so we’re the all-in-one-package for something like this.” Saturday starts at 8 a.m. with the Vail Recreation District’s storied (and masochistic) La Sportiva Vail Hill Climb, a 7.5mile trail race straight up the side of Vail Mountain. Registration is $29 online and $39 the day-of. Sunday, July 7 slows down a tad, but if you have any steam left in your patriotic engine, drop by Vail Village once more for the Vail Farmers Market and Art Show from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., complete with live jazz from local children and visiting musicians.
From Thursday to Sunday, the mountain and surrounding villages play host to dozens of star-spangled activities, from a town-wide parade on the morning of July 4 to three straight days of free music at Solaris Plaza. But Vail proper is far from the end all, be all of patriotic revelry – towns throughout the valley boast fireworks, parades and as many corny Uncle Sam puns as possible. Many activities are family-friendly, a few cater to older crowds, but each one taps into the spirit of the holiday. As of press time, all fireworks displays in the valley are confirmed, but given fire conditions across the state, plans could change at any moment. Watch town and resort webEagleVail sites for updates. Like Avon, EagleVail gets the stars-and-stripes energy out Vail Thanks to the aforementioned anniversary, the grand- early with the annual Firecracker Two-Person Golf Scramble daddy of Independence Day celebrations in the valley prom- at the EagleVail Golf Club on July 3. But there’s more than ises to be larger, grander and flashier than usual this year. It once-a-year activities in town: Community Manager Jeff
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Layman says the outdoor EagleVail pool is usually pretty quiet on July 4 – perfect for a low-key outing with the kids before heading into a hectic weekend. The pool is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and rates are $9 for town residents ($12 for non-residents) and $7 for youth residents under 17 years old ($10 for non-residents). Kids less than 5 years old swim for free with a paying adult. Avon and Beaver Creek If Vail seems a bit intense, head to Beaver Creek for July 4 festivities at the base of the mountain. New this year is Stars, Stripes and Slides, with free bounce castles and water slides from noon to 5 p.m. It leads up to an evening of music, food and drinks, beginning at 6 p.m. with a live performance by The Williams Brothers Band. Headliner Jack Ingram – of the country-rock hit “Barefoot and Crazy” – takes the stage at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks over the mountain around 9:30 p.m. Beaver Creek is strict about outside liquor, so don’t bring any. For folks in Avon, the recently rebranded Montana’s Smokehouse features free music from DJ Droid on July 4. Music starts around 9 p.m. in the upstairs club, with yet-tobe-announced drink specials. Best part? It’s free for revelers 21 years old and older. Although it’s not technically an Independence Day party, the Friday Afternoon Club at Maya on July 5 is a prime way to keep the party going. Held on the enormous, luxurious patio at the Westin Riverfront Resort, the FAC begins at 4 p.m. with drink specials, $5 small plates and live music by Rob Drabkin from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. We suggest biking – everyone who arrives by crank and pedal gets a free margarita. To cap the weekend, post up at Agave for the Nederlandbased five-piece Gipsy Moon. The high-energy string band promises a rollicking show, helped along by $1.50 Budweiser and Bud Light pours until 11 p.m. Music starts at 9:30 p.m. and costs $5 at the door. Eagle For the past decade or so, Eagle has added down-valley
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Adele Earnshaw: Far from still life Veteran artist visits Beaver Creek for weekend of in-house painting By Phil Lindeman
travelling the country to sell works at massive art shows. As she’s grown older, she admits the grind of the art-show world and cross-country travel has become a bit much, and thanks to her reputation, she’s able to enjoy artist-in-residency gigs like the one at Horton.
For an artist, Adele Earnshaw leads an oddly hectic yet structured life. Around 8:30 a.m. six days per week, the oil painter begins working on her latest piece, anything from Rocky Mountain landscapes to the sub-tropical birds found near her new home in Opua, right off New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. She’ll paint and paint throughout the day, occasionally taking small breaks until it’s time to put away her brushes at 9 p.m. Earnshaw’s routine allows for little of the hit-or-miss brilliance many people expect from artists – she’s more Michelangelo than Andy Warhol – but she keeps painting, day after day, and the evolution of her atmospheric work is far from boring. At 63 years old, the New Zealand transplant has been a professional artist for more than 30 years, and that rigid, workmanlike schedule has made her one of just 100 or so most-sought-after nature painters in the United States. It’s a career, a passion, a lifestyle – just don’t call it a job. “Being an artist isn’t an occupation – it’s a life,” says Earnshaw, who recently moved from Arizona back to New Zealand and already shows signs of a deepening Kiwi accent. “Everything I do, from my family to my work, relates back to art.” The latest stage of Earnshaw’s career leads her to Horton Fine Art in Beaver Creek this weekend for several days of in-house painting. It’s her fourth year coming to the gallery, which has become one of just seven in the country where her work is sold. “When you’re a painter, choosing your galleries is important, and (owner) Peggy (Horton) has been wonderful,” Earnshaw says. “These galleries I like are all ethical and honest. They have top-notch reputations, and it’s nice to visit them for a few days of painting.” While at the gallery, Earnshaw will keep the same nonstop routine she does at home: Beginning July 4, she’ll paint throughout the day and hardly stop until she leaves early on
Live painting at Beaver Creek
Who: Artist-in-residency Adele Earnshaw Where: Horton Fine Art, Beaver Creek When: July 4 to July 7 (times vary) Cost: Free More art: To find out more about Earnshaw, visit www.adeleearnshaw.com. If you’re interested in buying her work, call the gallery at 970-949-1660. Horton Fine Art will host visiting artists throughout the summer. For more information on the artists-in-residency and upcoming events, contact the gallery.
“Somewhere in there, I have to find time to kiss the grandkids,” says Earnshaw, whose son is a cover illustrator for “Fox in the Meadow” by Adele Earnshaw (oil on can- publishers like Penguin Books. “There’s really no stopping, vas). The New Zealand-born artist comes to Horton but that’s how it is.” Fine Art for live painting during the holiday weekend. A hidden talent Photo special to SneakPEAK. If Earnshaw’s schedule has shifted with time, so has her July 8. Then it’s off the Arizona for a quick visit to her father approach to art. She was a career-long watercolorist until a before heading back to New Zealand – finally home after wrist injury forced her to pick up oil painting seven years two months of travel, workshops, gallery exhibits and more. back. The vertical, easel-based style doesn’t require as much For all the hustle and bustle, Earnshaw’s Fourth of July flexibility, and it has given her time to explore the “en plein weekend is actually more laid-back than the majority of her air” method – in short, painting outdoors. decades-long career. Like many professional painters – par“I joke and say I’d gone over to the dark side,” Earnshaw ticularly the traditional and landscape sort who make up the laughs. “With oil, you can do more with mood than other bulk of the fine-art world – she spent her formative years [See LIVE PAINTING, page 25]
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Sandy Treat poses near the 10th Mountain Division display at the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum in Vail. Every Friday, Treat relives his experiences with the division for visitors. Katie Anderson photo.
An
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At 90 years old, the 10th Mountain Division vet and Vail icon brings good humor to aging. By Phil Lindeman.
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here was a moment last Friday when Sandy Treat could’ve been embarrassed.
The moment was small – imperceptible, really, for anyone beyond the air-conditioned comfort of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum in Vail, a venue the 90-year-old World War II veteran has visited almost every Friday for a decade. As Treat sat chatting near a 10th Mountain Division display, surrounded by the canvas tents and white uniforms he wore while one of the Army’s first “ski troopers,” three young boys wandered through the museum. They were dressed in modern Army camouflage and worn Nike skate shoes, with one helmet to share between them. The three greeted Treat by his first name, and all 6 feet, 2 inches of his frame perked up. He lives to talk, and the bedecked boys showed shades of the feisty, fearless 6-year-old who took his first run down a Lake Placid ski hill after convincing his father to let go. “Do you remember us, Sandy?” a boy with shoulder-length blonde hair asked. “I might,” Treat said, then paused with a far-off smile. It’s the sort of question he’s heard hundreds of times since moving to Eagle County permanently in 1986. He returned to Colorado following an enormously successful career in real estate, and after nearly 30 years as a full-time resident, he’s on par with other first-name locals like business owner John Donovan and Vail founder Pete Seibert. Today, Treat’s pauses are a bit longer than they once were. A beat passed, then another, and the boys unconsciously fidgeted while Treat scoured his memory. The delay was part age, part infirmary and part poor vision from a glass eye, the reminder of a life-threatening ski accident in 2009. He leaned closer for a better look as the blonde-haired boy haltingly recalled their first (and only) meeting – he visited the museum as part of a Boy Scout outing, when Treat gave one of his signature presentations on the 10th Mountain Division – and suddenly, Treat shined with recognition. “Yes, I remember you now,” Treat said, leaning forward once more to see the boy clearly. “You got in the sleeping bag, and when you came out, you said, ‘That was cozy.’ That was cozy.”
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The boy beamed – Treat had remembered him, even if it took a few uncomfortable seconds. After a lighthearted conversation about the sleeping bag, the group left Treat for the small room where he gives weekly presentations on his Army service. He was due to talk in 10 minutes, and the boys had interrupted his train of thought for longer than expected. There was work to be done and no time left: 40 minutes into an interview, Treat had offered precious little insight into Sandy Treat, yet recalled in pictographic detail the various battles fought by his 10th Mountain Division counterparts in Italy. If briefly forgetting a chance encounter fails to embarrass him, perhaps recounting entire years and even decades of his life does. “I don’t like talking about myself,” Treat said. “I’m the spokesperson, not the superstar. I’ve read lots about the Division, the history, and I like bringing that to people. It’s not about me.” The ski troopers Treat’s history in the military and on the ski slopes is welldocumented, but beyond a small cadre of close friends, most people know him as casually as the blonde-haired boy. Even so, there’s a sense of familiarity with Treat – he inspires kids to call him by name, and visitors from across the world return every year to be awed by his museum presentations. Dubbed “Fireside Chats,” the hour-long sessions became a consistent draw last ski season, when Vail’s 50th anniversary brought hundreds of former residents back to a town they reluctantly left. Treat first came to Colorado as a strong, fresh-faced volunteer for the Army’s untested 10th Mountain Division. As he explains, a prominent New York lawyer named Jay Minot Dole was impressed with Germany’s high-level mountain troops during World War I, and when U.S. involvement seemed inevitable after the Pearl Harbor bombing, Dole approached then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt with the idea for American counterparts. By late 1942, Camp Hale was built outside of Red Cliff – an eight-month project, completed solely by hand – and boasted a full hospital, mule barn and barrack space for 14,000 troops. At the same time, Dole had been busy recruiting championship ski racers like Treat, who was a top-ranked Nordic skier for Dartmouth College.
Thanks to natural athleticism, Treat was the prototype for a ski trooper – at least on paper. As an East Coaster used to sea-level training, he remembers struggling against the high altitudes and severe weather of the Central Rocky Mountains. “This whole business of climbing around mountains in hot summers and brutal winters was incredibly physically demanding,” Treat said. “You would go on maneuvers and be gone for a month, and in that time, you’d never see a soul. It was hard work.” If Treat was one of the few recruits with a strong skiing background – he eventually taught his squad the trick to moving with 90-pound backpacks – even fewer had mountaineering experience. In combat, navigating ropes and crevasses proved to be more valuable than slaying moguls: When the division was finally deployed to Europe in 1945, fighting took place in spring and summer – never winter. No matter how many times a visitor has heard Treat talk, it’s still surprising when he admits “ski trooper” is nearly a misnomer. Yet three years on the snow left Treat and his division mates with the stamina to outlast the Germans, who were fortified in a craggy portion of the Apennine Mountains. “We had a long time before going to combat, and we trained in Colorado for several years because I think they couldn’t figure out what to do with us,” Treat said. “But we could climb good, and we could climb fast. They even told us, ‘We couldn’t keep up with you,’ and to hear that from the Germans, you knew it meant something.” Treat’s intense, formative attraction to the Vail area stuck with him after returning from Italy. After building an impressive real-estate portfolio in markets across the country, he founded a Colorado-based development company in 1981. Since then, Treat Development has been behind dozens of residential and commercial buildings throughout the valley. Yet Treat’s true calling, as it always had been, was ski racing. He dominated the Masters division, and from 1994 until his accident in 2009, he regularly earned podium spots at the Rocky Mountain Division Championships. “By being here, at this altitude, we developed tremendous endurance,” said Treat, referring to the Army, but hinting at decades of ski racing. “It’s the same idea as all the bikers and runners here now – we had the same thing.”
[See SANDY TREAT, page 29]
Philadelphia’s experiment
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, new music director for The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducts the group during last year’s performance at Bravo! Vail. Zach Mahone photo.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin brings youth plus experience to Bravo! resident The Philadelphia Orchestra. Interviewed by Phil Lindeman.
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n the classical music world, age often equates respect – the older you are, the more you’ve earned.
The Philadelphia Orchestra has earned a reputation for intriguing music choices, and Nézet-Séguin promises to deliver a program on par with his group’s storied history.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin defies the status quos. At 38 years old, Nézet-Séguin is just the eighth music director for The Philadelphia Orchestra, an institution founded in 1900 and one of the “big five” American orchestras, alongside peers like the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra. The French-Canadian took over in late 2012 for Christoph Eschenbach, a controversial figure who boasted the shortest tenure of any music director in the orchestra’s 113year history. From a certain angle, the intent was clear: Classical music needed new blood and the orchestra was willing to take a chance. Nézet-Séguin, an accomplished pianist and vocalist, first came to Philadelphia in 2010 as music director designate – Eschenbach had left on shaky terms in 2008 – bringing with him a fresh, renewed vision for the orchestra. This boundless energy was inspired by formative years spent in high-profile positions: music director for Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, principal conductor for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and principal guest conductor for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Through it all, the youthful, baby-faced conductor has earned the sort of respect not common for a relative youngster. As one of three resident orchestras with the Bravo! Vail summer concert series (including the New York Philharmonic),
July 5 – Latin Jazz Night with Paquito D’Rivera July 6 – Cirque de la Symphonie July 7 – Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and “Appalachian Spring” July 10 – Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Rachmaninoff July 11 – Mozart’s Piano Concerto and Mahler’s 4th July 12 – Verdi’s “Requiem” All performances begin at 6 p.m. and are held at Ford Amphitheater in Vail. Pricing varies. To purchase individual and season tickets or find out more about The Philadelphia Orchestra program, visit www.bravovail.org.
The Philadelphia Orchestra at Bravo!
Before conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich – one of several international gigs he balances with his full-time job – Nézet-Séguin spoke to SneakPEAK about the upcoming Bravo! performances, his vision as music director and why Philly could be a breeding ground for the next generation of classical musicians. SneakPEAK: This is your first full season as music director
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Left: Poppy the dog keeps her eye on the ball during a recent afternoon at Stephens Park in West Vail.
Canine-friendly activities and hot spots for summer fun with your pooch. By John O’Neill.
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Cooper Anderson practices “sit” with his dog Tippet (center) and Stella (left), owned by Becca Hendrick. Dog parks such as the one in the Intermountain neighborhood of Vail are great ways to help both dogs and owners socialize and exercise. Katie Anderson photos.
dog’s life in the Vail Valley certainly isn’t a “ruff” one, and not for the owner either. Chock-full of dog-friendly establishments, dog parks and beautiful hikes, Eagle County offers much for man and man’s best friend. Here’s a guide to finding the best spot for you and your pooch.
Dog park etiquette
-Maintain physical or verbal control of your dog at all times. -Pick up all of your dog’s waste -Leave aggressive dogs at home -Don’t spend all your time on a cell phone and ignore your dog -Interrupt rough play if your dog is involved. scenery as it sits low between the valley walls that eventually head toward Vail Pass.
Stephens Dog Park: Stephens Dog Park in West Vail offers perhaps the cleanest swimming for dogs, as it is located directly on Gore Creek. The creek is typically a trickle that Dog parks slows into a pond right at Stephens Park. However owners should use caution when water There are a handful of dog parks scattered throughout the valley. While there are town levels rise. It is also not fenced, but is bordered by the creek and the South Frontage Road. leash laws for dogs in Vail, Edwards, Avon and Eagle, dog parks within the towns hold amnesty. Here dogs are welcome to run free with their own friends while the owners can relax, Happy hour with your pup throw a ball and get to know one another. There is something about dogs and beers that go hand in hand, and certain establishments in the area embrace that. With these local watering holes being pup-friendly, there is no need Freedom Park: Located in Edwards, Freedom Park is a top spot for dogs to run – and to leave the dog at home when meeting friends for drinks. swim – wildly. The dog park is off the main roads and is surrounded only by a bike path and the less-traveled Miller Ranch Road. The lake is aerated in an effort to lessen bacteria The Westin Riverfront: On the terrace of Maya Beaver Creek - the house restaurant at levels and the beach serves as a great launching pad for ball throwers. The dog park is not the Westin in Avon - owners are welcome to bring along their dog friends for drinks anytime fenced. the patio is open. The hotel does ask, however, that during their Friday afternoon patio party people leave their dogs at home as the patio can get very busy. The dogs do need to be on a Big Horn Park: In East Vail just off of East Meadow Drive is Big Horn Park. The dog leash, and you do not need to be a guest to wine and dine on the terrace. The terrace holds a park here is also off leash and, due to its more remote nature, is most often not crowded. great view of the Eagle River and Beaver Creek Mountain, and the bar has a great selection It isn’t fenced, and there is access to a lake as well as Gore Creek. While the pups focus on chasing each other or a tennis ball, the park offers dog owners tremendous mountain
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An eye on your ride Bike thefts on the rise in Avon, Edwards By Melanie Wong Avon resident Gretchen Reeves got home after an evening of bike racing at the local town series and did something she had done before – she left her bike locked onto the rack of her car for the night. “I was really tired and thought, ‘I’ll leave it.’ I’ve left bikes on my car unlocked for years here,” remembers Reeves. “I went down the next morning and saw that the cable was dragging on the ground, broken. At first I thought, ‘I can’t believe I did that again and let it drag!’ Then I remembered that my bike had been on there.” That experience is a common one in the area, where many people feel safe enough to leave bikes unattended without fear of losing them. However, Avon Police officers warn that bike thefts are more common than people might think. In fact, there was a rash of thefts targeting high-end mountain bikes such as Reeves’ in June. “(The rash of thefts) happens randomly and isn’t normal. Sometimes we’ll see a few stolen over the same period, and it isn’t even always in the summertime,” Avon Police Sergeant Randy Gray says. “We’ve been following the latest ones, doing some extra patrols in Avon for the bike issue. We’ve had a couple bikes stolen off a porch or car, and usually it’s where cable locks were cut.” Reeves contacted the police, called area bike shops, checked Craigslist, and also The Avon Police Department offers tips on keepimmediately posted the news ing your bike safe and increasing your chances of and a photo of her bike on getting it back once it’s stolen. Facebook. The post spread - Write down the bike’s serial number and around the community, and a have a good, accurate description of your few days later, Reeves heard bike, taking note of part names and any spesomeone had seen her bike cial markings. locked up at a condominium - Take a picture of the bike. If it’s stolen, post complex in Edwards. the photo on Facebook, biking forums, at “At first I didn’t believe it bike shops and in local publications. and thought it couldn’t be it,” -If you lock your bike in a common area, use Reeves says. “I called the poa heavy U-shaped lock. Cable locks are easily lice and told them. They were cut. Secure the lock around the frame, not very helpful and told me that the tire. three other Treks had been sto- Don’t leave your bike stored in one area for len at about the same time.” a very long time. People will notice it, and Reeves’ bike had been ups the chances of theft or vandalism. abandoned, completely in- If leaving your bike unattended, remove the tact with the exception of her seat post. race plate. The fire department - If your bike is stolen, call 911 immediately. helped her cut off the U-lock on the bike, but authorities never found out who took it. “It’s just wrong. We live in ‘Happy Valley,’ right? We never think that these things will happen – in Denver maybe, but not here,” Reeves says. “However, I was happy to be riding it (at the last town series race). Hopefully word spreads and this guy gets caught.” Edwards resident Daniel Kelsey wasn’t quite as lucky. His bike, a Trek of the same model as Reeves’, was stolen out of the parking garage at his condo complex around the same time. The doors of the garage are left open in the summer, but Kelsey had secured his bikes to his parking space with a cable tied to the wall. He says the bike was also connected to several other road bikes, some worth more than the Trek, but the thieves left those. “The police haven’t found it,” Kelsey says. “That’s a $2,400 bike, and that’s a lot to me, not something I can easily replace. We don’t keep anything down there now.” Gray warns that while the people might think their bikes are safe because they’ve stored them in the same spot for years or own an inexpensive bike, that’s not necessarily the case. “Even the least-expensive bikes are stolen,” he says. “I’ve seen a 10-year-old beach cruiser stolen. It might look expensive, even if it’s not .” SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com
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Patio dining at its best with Sweet Basil’s summer menu. By Melanie Wong. Kent Pettit photos.
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here’s not too much more a diner can ask for on a warm, sunny mountain afternoon than a delicious glass of wine and a brightly colored plate of grilled salmon on fresh greens – except maybe an unobstructed view of kayakers bobbing down the Gore Creek and children playing on the promenade. It’s the view afforded on the new patio of Sweet Basil, the perennial Vail Village favorite. Along with the new space, chef Paul Anders also has rolled out an ever-changing summer menu based on the latest produce from area farms. “As more local produce becomes available through the month, we have more inspiration and direction for where we want to take the menu. In the summer, especially, we try to be hyper- and micro-seasonal,” says Anders, adding that he tries to use ingredients at the height of their season. “We will try to present a menu that is really light, fresh and clean on your palate, while utilizing our ingredients to bring out the most potential in flavor and texture.” Take the Colorado-grown greens and asparagus that accompany the Gulf shrimp paired with sweet beet gnocchi, or early-summer corn featured in several different forms in a new dish, the heritage Berkshire pork rib eye, served with corn pudding, mushrooms, corn juice and smoked corn. Also watch for Colorado tomatoes to make their way into Sweet Basil’s dishes – once the high season hits, the kitchen goes through 120 pounds of 50-or-so tomato varieties in a week. Some greens come from as close as Edwards (found 15 miles west), such as the herbs, salad greens and foraged nettles from the Copper Bar Ranch.
ready to mop up with a slice of crunchy grilled bread. Or, go for a Middle Eastern twist on chips-and-dip: baba ganoush blends eggplant and sweet pepper into a spice-filled, hummus-like dip that won’t fill you up before your entrée arrives. Of course, the dishes at Sweet Basil are changing constantly, so check out some of the standout entrées before they disappear from the menu. Take the previously mentioned grilled Scottish steelhead salmon, served on a bed of greens, crunchy croutons, cucumber, avocado puree and a dry martini vinaigrette. The result is a bit of a sensory adventure
‘What about a dirty martini?’ The complimentary flavors were there: cucumber, citron and dill. It made perfect sense – olives, vermouth, olive juice, etcetera. We tried it again and loved it.” If you’re dining in the evening, whet the palate with an appetizer of grilled fruit – who knew there were so many ways to prepare melons? – and follow it with a cavemanworthy T-bone of lamb, braised to fall right off the bone and garnished with peas, pickled relish, lemon yogurt cheese and radish vinaigrette. If all those flavors sound unimaginable, don’t worry. Anders and the culinary crew at Sweet Basil craft the kind of meals you truly cannot prepare at home, dabbling in molecular gastronomy techniques that include compression, spherification and sous-vide. As much as that list might sound like Steamed mussels – Served only at lunch, the it came out of a science textbook, the result is an incredibly fresh shellfish come in a broth with bites of unique taste. chorizo, and are paired with crusty bread. ($12) It’s nothing too crazy, Anders says. Grilled Scottish steelhead salmon salad – “When the plate is set in front of a guest, I want what is on Found on the lunch menu, this dish screams it to be recognizable, with maybe a hint of mystery,” he says. summer, with cucumber and avocado garnishes “I want them to think, ‘How did they do that?’” finished in unique martini vinaigrette ($20). For Finish up the meal with one of the few menu items that dinner, try the similar Skuna Bay salmon. ($33) might be considered wholly “traditional:” the hot sticky tofHot sticky toffee pudding – A tried-and-true fee pudding. The dessert has been on Sweet Basil’s menu Sweet Basil classic, this buttery-sweet cake for years – longer than the eight years that Anders has been swims in a pool of melted toffee and is by far chef. Former Sweet Basil pastry chef Charles Broschinsky the most popular dessert on the menu. ($10) created the dish as a spin on the traditional English recipe. Many Sweet Basil chefs since have tried to create something with every bite, and the untraditional martini dressing makes as popular, to no avail. the dish unique. The sweet, buttery cake swims in a pool of melted toffee “It really came about as a collaborative idea,” Anders sauce and pairs nicely with a cup of post-dinner coffee. Al fresco dining says. “One of our sous chefs, Kiel Ard, was working on the If you’ve found your way onto the deck at lunch, start off dish and had most of the components already figured out, but SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at the meal with a plate of steamed mussels, mixed with cherry it just wasn’t completely coming together yet. Then while tomatoes, fennel and surprising bites of house-made chorizo, we were tasting it with our chef Robert Kennon, Rob said, Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com
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During the winter, it makes sense: A dimly lit studio, serene music and the steady breathing patterns of the class while the snow falls outside. It makes yoga a fitting activity to take indoors. But, during the summer, that all changes. Taking yoga outside the studio during these summer months is a whole new sensory experience. Outdoor classes offer eye-level views of the blades of green grass and the warm sun soaking into your stretched shoulders as you kneel into pose. The warm weather of summer opens the yoga studio into the unbounded outdoors. Local yoga groups are taking advantage of the opportunity, offering unique yoga classes of all sorts. Check out a few of our favorites. Stand-up paddleboard yoga Combining the tranquil drift of water, requiring the balance of a surfer and adding the acute concentration and determined poses of a yogi, yoga enthusiasts are taking their exercises to the water on stand-up paddleboards. Julie Circo of Paddle Yoga Colorado is one of these enthusiasts. She teaches SUP Yoga classes twice a week at the Eagle Pool and will start teaching every Monday on the Eagle Vail Pond beginning July 8. As if yoga weren’t already a challenge, Circo says that adding the elements of floating on water increase the difficulty. She also says that with that extra risk comes extra rewards. Simply put, it is hard, but it is a beautiful feeling. “There are a lot of elements going on all around you – the drifting, the sun, the noises of being outside,� Circo says. “You can get easily distracted. It is a challenge to keep that mental focus.� Even for expert yogis, going out on a stand-up paddleboard requires a new level of learning. Because the board is never static, unlike a studio floor, even those that have done SUP yoga before can be challenged by new conditions. “You really have to stay focused,� Circo says. “It brings you back to that beginner’s mind in yoga. Regardless of how long you’ve been practicing, you get thrown back to that first phase where everything is new.� That’s the challenge part. The reward part comes with the beauty of your surroundings. Circo also teaches classes on ponds in Breckenridge and on the river near Rancho del Rio. “It is so peaceful,� Circo says. “There is nothing better than being in downward dog, looking at the water and up the mountains. It is a huge sensory experience that you just can’t get in a studio.� In addition to her scheduled classes, Circo is available for one-on-one SUP yoga sessions as well as private group sessions. You can look her up on Facebook at Paddle Yoga Colorado. Be ready for a good time, and, as Circo puts it, to maybe get a little wet. “We have a saying,� Circo says. “If you’re not in the moment, you’re in the water.�
Young yogis get a boost while doing yoga on horseback in Eagle. Cliff Keen photo. Take that base and make it a horse, and you have a number of outcomes that all point to a unique form of yoga: yoga on horseback. Alecz Adams is a yoga instructor who specializes in teaching yoga atop a horse. Adams says doing yoga on a horseback is beneficial to both horseback riders and yoga fanatics. For those who ride horses, doing yoga on your horse increases connection between the animal and the rider to better establish a relaxed relationship between the two parties, Adams says. “Without question this improves your riding,� Adams says. “As your postures progress, the comfort you have with your horse will go up exponentially. Your horse will get more comfortable with you, too. As you relax, the animal calms down.� For the yoga fans, adding a horse to your poses is probably unlike anything you’ve done before, Adams says. There is much to adapt to, some of which is completely out of your control. “When you get into the more advanced poses, it is a workout like you wouldn’t believe,� Adams says. “There is huge factor of core strength. You have to be able to flex with the animal as it breathes and shifts its weight underneath you.� Adams likens the experience to practicing yoga on the back of your couch, if your couch also moved and breathed. It is about stretching and balancing yourself when the environment around you is ever changing. Adams teaches horseback yoga at the Eagle River Center year round. She is also available for private bookings. For a schedule or to book a lesson, you can email Adams at horseplayco@yahoo.com. In addition to being challenging and beneficial, Adams says the horseback yoga also has one more crucial attractive aspect: “It’s really a lot of fun.�
Yoga in the Park How about yoga that is still outside, but on solid ground? There is a handful of free yoga Horseback yoga classes held throughout the valley in the county’s parks. Take your own breathing patterns, muscle flexion and concentration and then divide those In EagleVail, Revolution Power Yoga will host their Revolution Yoga Rocks the Garden by the factors of your base. In a studio, you have the consistency of a floor as your base. [See YOGA OUTSIDE, page 29]
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Deborah Wills and local athletes share importance of a support system. By Melanie Wong. “Of course Kirsten is my biggest cheerleader,” Wills says after the training session. “She is always positive. Some mornings I go in (to the gym) and I’m a little off. She takes that and works with it so that when I walk out, I’m no longer a little off. Just the support that everyone gives me at the gym just makes me want to keep on coming back. I know that people care and are watching me and cheering me on and noticing a real difference.” That kind of support is a crucial and often overlooked part of recovering after an injury, whether that’s a torn Achilles heel and hip surgery like Wills, or broken bones from a ski crash. Having healthy outlets and supportive people around you – whether family, friends, trainers or a physical therapist – can mean the difference between coming back strong or facing serious mental setbacks, Stuart says. Finding someone who has dealt with similar struggles can also be extremely helpful. Wills’ advice to others facing a long recovery? “Don’t ever take, ‘I’m just OK,’ as something that is a goal,” she says. “My goal is not to be OK – it’s to get stronger, and you don’t get strong overnight. At one point I thought I’d never be able to walk without my cane, but I thought, ‘No,’ so you suck it up and go to the gym, and then you’ll find that moment that you don’t need it.” Injuries happen to everyone, from 60-something mothers to professional athletes, and several trainers at Dogma Athletica shared their recovery experiences. It’s all in finding the right support systems and coping strategies.
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“Really? That’s a first. I’m psyched!” said her trainer, Dogma Athletica Exercise Specialist Kirsten Stuart. It may have seemed like a strange occasion to celebrate, but only weeks ago, Wills, a 66-year-old Edwards resident, had been so weakened by multiple injuries and surgeries that she had truly forgotten how to engage certain muscles. Stuart would ask her to tighten her abs and engage her core, and Wills would be at a total loss. The previous week, Wills and Stuart had been walking the stairs and doing squats, working on engaging her glutes as she stepped. The exercises were clearly effective, as Wills proudly announced she was sore a couple days later. Soreness meant progress, and Stuart, who has been working to rehabilitate Wills since last fall, was ecstatic. The two moved through their workout, doing simple step-ups, slow and steady high knees, and balancing exercises. All throughout, Stuart was nothing but supportive, gently talking Wills through the tough parts and cheering her on through the successes. Along with her husband, John, and her two children, Gretchen and Brendan, Wills names Stuart and the other staff at Dogma Athletica as some of her greatest sources of support throughout injuries and recovery that has spanned a few years.
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Kirsten Stuart Dogma Athletica trainer The injury: Stuart has undergone 14 reconstructive surgeries, some of the most debilitating being five back surgeries. The injuries were the result of a domino effect of partly healed injuries, imbalances and complications from previous operations. Support system or coping strategy: While Stuart admits she learned the hard way from experience, she says her recovery wouldn’t have been possibly without the support of friends and family, as well as physical therapist Neil Masters. Advice: Put yourself in a situation and around people who will encourage you to stay active, Stuart says. Someone who has worked with injuries or returned from one themselves can be valuable as well. “For me, working with an injury is getting people to understand that pain really can deplete your energy,” Stuart says. “It’s normal when you’re injured to be tired all the time. It helps to understand all the side effects that come with an injury – it changes your sleep, digestion, energy levels and disrupts you social life.” Josiah Middaugh Dogma Athletica trainer, XTERRA National Champion The injury: As an adolescent, he suffered a bad case of Osgood-Shlatter’s Syndrome (basically growing pains) that caused permanent damage and resulted in surgery while he was in college. He’s undergone five knee surgeries, including a case of iliotibial band friction syndrome that sidelined him from running for two years and required corrective surgery. Support system or coping strategy: “In each case, I have tried to focus on what I can do, rather than what I can’t do,” Middaugh says. “That’s probably why I have gravitated towards multi-sport racing, which also gives me a little more balance and less likely to develop an overuse injury. I have gotten pretty creative at times, like buying a dry-land swim ergometer or taking the left pedal off my bike and cycling up Strawberry Park with one leg.” Middaugh has also used his injury time to focus on other disciples and strengthen his weaknesses. He took the time after his IT band surgery to earn a masters degree. Advice: “Once injured, it is important to realize that participation in sports should not define us,” Middaugh says. “I mentioned I try to focus on what I can do rather than what I
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SneakTREATS: Fresh fruit tarts Create fireworks with the perfect Fourth of July dessert Editor’s note: SneakPEAK columnist Felicia Kalaluhi is the owner of Cornerstone Chocolates and Confections and also teaches a pastry course at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. She can be reached at fjablonski@cornerstonechocolates.com
containing the beans can be removed and the crust baked to a golden brown. To complete the tart, you’ll need to decide on a cream filling. Traditionally speaking, pastry cream is simple to make and tastes great with any selection of fresh fruit that you choose to adorn your dessert. If the custard-like consistency of pastry cream is somewhat heavy for your liking, than you can always fold in whipped cream to make creme légère, which literally means “light cream.” A good ratio for creme légère is one part pastry cream to one part whipped cream by weight. (Such as 4 ounces of pastry cream and 4 ounces of whipped cream.) Other options for cream filling can include lemon curd, or evening pudding. After you’ve spread your filling into your blind-baked pastry, you can carefully arrange your fresh fruit atop the filling, so that no cream is visible. Blueberries work great to fill in all the little gaps created by larger pieces of fruit, like strawberries and kiwi. To keep the fruit looking fresh and appealing, apply a coat of glaze to the fruit after its been arranged on the tart. Seedless apricot jam or apple jelly can be slightly diluted with a small amount of water and slowly brought to a simmer on a stove top. Allow the mixture to cool slightly before carefully blotting small amounts onto the fruit with a pastry brush. The glaze will show off your hard that friends and family will find irresistible on a hot summer day. For a delicious homemade tart from Kalaluhi’s cookbook, see the recipe on the opposite page.
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One of my favorite things about the Fourth of July is Felicia Kalaluhi looking up into a dark sky illuminated with vibrantly colored fireworks. There are other colorful ways of celebrating our nation’s day of independence, especially when it comes to seasonal desserts. A fresh fruit tart will add just the right burst of color and flavor to your Fourth of July barbecue or any other summer event. This recipe requires three simple main components: A pre-baked pastry shell, a cream filling and some fresh fruit. For your tart shell, you’ll need to make either pie dough or cookie dough. A shell made from pie dough will definitely yield a more flaky crust, while cookie dough will yield a sweeter but denser crumb. While either of these doughs can be worked into a tart mold, they utilize two very different techniques that are foundations within the pastry world. Pie dough is made with a basic technique known as the cut-in/rubbing method.
This is where the fat, usually cold butter, is cubed and cut-in or massaged into the dry ingredients before the mixture is shaped into a well and receives the liquid ingredients. It’s best to knead the resulting mixture just until it forms a single mass. There may be chunks of butter still visible in the finished dough, which is desirable for the creation of a flaky crust. For a cookie dough crust, you’ll want to apply an entirely different technique known as the creaming method with the help of a strong mixer. Unlike the cut-in/rubbing method, you’ll want to start with soft butter. The sugar gets evenly distributed throughout the fat, and the mixing also aerates the mixture before the eggs are gradually incorporated, with the flour and leavening following at the end. Once the flour has been added, mix the dough just until it’s homogenous, not further. The term homogenous means to be consistent throughout, and overmixing will create a tougher cookie crust. Either dough can be blind-baked, or baked without the filling, in a single large or multiple miniature tart molds. Make sure to puncture some holes in the dough before baking to prevent it from puffing up too much. For persistent dough, you may need to apply weight during the first half of baking by fitting a sheet of aluminum foil into the the molded tart dough and placing beans into the cavity. The beans are a great weight because they are small enough to fit into the shell’s crevices and they won’t burn during baking. Halfway through the baking process, the aluminum foil
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Flaky Tart Dough: Yields: Two 9-inch tart shells Ingredients - 1 teaspoon salt - 2/3 cup ice water - 3 cups, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface - 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 5 tablespoons of very cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch cubes Method 1. Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. 2. Using the cut-in/rubbing method, massage the cubes of butter into the flour. 3. Create a “well” in the center of the flour/butter mixture and add water. 4. Cover the “well” of water with flour and allow to sit for a minute while the flour absorbs the water. 5. Gently knead the mixture into a mass of dough, but be careful not to over work so that small pieces of butter are still visible. 6. Wrap and chill the dough for at least two hours before rolling out onto a floured work surface and lining the tart molds. 7. Place the tart dough in the molds and blind-bake at 360 degrees for about 20 minutes, with aluminum foil and beans during the first 10 minutes of baking. 8. Remove the aluminum foil and beans for the remaining baking time until the shell is a golden brown color. 9. Allow shell to cool completely before removing from the tart mold and filling with your favorite cream and fresh fruit. Pastry Cream Yields: 3 cups Ingredients - 2 cups milk - 1/2 cup sugar - 3 eggs - 3 tablespoons cornstarch - ½ teaspoon butter - 1 whole vanilla bean, split and scraped Method 1. Combine half of sugar with cornstarch in a mixing bowl, with 10 percent of the the milk and all of the eggs. Mix well with a wire whisk. 2. Combine remaining milk with the second half of the sugar, salt, and vanilla bean in a pot and bring to a boil. 3. Add the boiling milk to the egg mixture. 4. Return all to the pot and return to a boil while constantly whisking. Cook for one minute after mixture comes to a boil. 5. Remove from heat in whisk in butter. 6. Spread out on a sheet pan and cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming and place in the refrigerator to cool. 7. Pastry cream can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days.
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The Vail Vitality Center at the Vail Athletic Club is offering a summer-long opportunity to enter to win $5,000 in products and services, including a one-year Vail Vitality Center/Vail Athletic Club membership, six training sessions, one complete testing and fitness assessment, two outdoor fitness adventures, a $500 Club or Spa retail credit (including Lululemon, Be Present, Spiritual Gangster, Juil and Dr. Hauschka and Eminence skin care products), three massages or facials and two Signature Treatments at The Spa. Participation is easy. Go to the Vail Vitality Center’s Facebook page, click on the sweepstakes link, and click “like.” And, when participants share the sweepstakes with their Facebook friends, they receive an additional entry. “We created this Ultimate Fitness Experience opportunity to thank our friends and members for their loyal support, and to enrich the life of one luck winner,” says Jeff Morgan, Vail Vitality Center and Vail Athletic Club director The Ultimate Fitness Giveaway promotion comes on the heels of a complete physical remodel of the gym floor and a new vision for the Vail Athletic Club. The club’s new philosophy and open concept gym center on personalization, and ultimately, providing people with a prescription for their best life. The Ultimate Fitness Giveaway promotion is underway and runs through September 2, 2013 at midnight MST.
Scramble Against Cancer golf tourney
Next Monday, July 8, the Sonnenalp Golf Club will be bustling with golfers, live music, festive drinks and fresh cuisine — but most importantly, a community contributing to the fight against breast cancer. For the past 14 years, the signature event has raised more
than $1.5 million for the Sonnenalp of Vail Foundation. Last year’s tournament raised $65,000 alone. “With the generous proceeds, we’ve built the Sonnenalp Breast Center (SBC) at the Shaw Cancer Center from the ground up,” says Michele Davis, executive director of the Sonnenalp of Vail Foundation. “It now houses the most current state-of-the-art tomosynthesis mammography system and has achieved the American College of Radiology Accreditation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.” The center provides cancer treatment for patients from around the region, eliminating the need for cancer patients to travel to Denver, Grand Junction and other locations. The scramble tournament format includes two shotgun starts taking place at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with an average of 160 golfers. Morning participants will the opportunity to play with alumni from the Denver Broncos, including Larry Brunson, Ron Egloff, Dave Studdard and Billy Thompson. The afterparty goes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Balata features live entertainment from The Fabulous Femmes, along with buffet, drinks, dessert and a Moet awards presentation with champagne, trips and trophies up for grabs. “At the end of the day, we are happy to support an amazing cause,” says Davis, “And give our community an opportunity to have fun while doing it.” Space is still available to participate in the scramble, and the event is open to the public. Pricing is set at $400 per golfer; $75 for dinner and after party. Those interested may contact Michele Davis at 970-479-5700 or mdavis@sonnenalp.com.
“Trek to Table is a wonderful opportunity to combine a great day of hiking and beautiful scenery with a full day of incredible food, all for a terrific cause,” says Ceil Folz, president of the Vail Valley Foundation. “Not only can you have a great outdoor outing, but you can make a significant contribution to our community in the process, in essence, feeding both the body and the soul.” The hike will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Broken Arrow Restaurant at the base of Arrowhead Mountain. Breakfast will be served at Zach’s Cabin, while lunch will be provided courtesy of Beano’s Cabin on Beaver Creek Mountain. Trek to Table will conclude with après at The Ritz Carlton-Bachelor Gulch. Tickets for the event are $175 apiece and can be purchased online at www.trektotable.com. For additional information, contact Morgan DeGree at mdegree@vvf.org or call 970748-5947.
Bluzilla, Wolf and Friends play Vail FAC
Locals and guests in Vail can continue the Fourth of July holiday weekend celebration at FAC at Eagle’s Nest on Friday, July 5 beginning at 5 p.m. with live music from Wolf and Friends. The musical ensemble will feature Johnny Schleper from MTHDS and Alex Scott from Frogs Gone Fishin’, treating the audience to the sounds of rock, folk and bluegrass high atop Vail Mountain. Special guest band Bluzilla will also be joining FAC this week. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer on Talon’s Deck Grill. Guests can also enter for a chance to win Shock Top’s free giveaway, a Yeti mountain Hike like a foodie with Trek to Table bike. Register each week at FAC for the drawing on Aug. Work up a healthy appetite, indulge in some of the Vail 23. All performances are free and the Eagle Bahn Gondola is Valley’s finest gourmet offerings and give back to your com- free to 2013-2014 pass holders. munity, all at the same time, Sunday, July 7, as the Vail Valley Foundation hosts the second annual Trek to Table fundThe 2013 summer FAC band lineup includes: raising event, featuring a hike and dining extravaganza on July 12 - Kevin Heinz and Friends Arrowhead and Beaver Creek mountains. July 19 - Bob Masters Trio Raising funds for the Foundation’s overarching mission July 26 - Bluzilla of enhancing the Vail Valley through arts, athletic and eduAug. 2 - Kevin Heinz and Friends cational events and programs, Trek to Table will feature a Aug. 9 - Wolf and Friends 11-mile hike from Arrowhead to Beaver Creek, with varying Aug. 16 - Boneless routes and degrees of difficulty. Along the way, participants Aug. 23 - Bluzilla will be treated to a gourmet feast, courtesy of the prestigious Aug. 30 - Bob Masters Trio private cabins and restaurants that dot the route.
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In the saddle for African riders Cyclists stop in Vail during cross-country tour for Bikes Against Poverty By Melanie Wong Of all the bike rides around the valley, the group that rolled out of Yeti’s Grind in Vail Monday evening was unlike most. For a couple of the riders, the jaunt up Vail Pass was one small part of a 3,200-mile ride that started in San Jose, Calif., and will end in Philadelphia. Ziev Basson, Kaitlin Callahan and Colin Woolford were passing through Vail during a 10-week, cross-country ride to raise money and awareness for the nonprofit Bicycles Against Poverty. Eventually, the proceeds raised from the group’s trip, dubbed the “Pedal for a Purpose” tour, will help purchase bikes for villagers in Uganda, giving people access to health care, markets and education. Along the way, the three college-aged riders are staying with various host families or churches, and chatting about the cause in cafes such as Vail’s Yeti’s Grind, Rotary Clubs and other community gathering spots. Nearly a month into the ride, the cyclists and their support team are still pedaling strong – of course, not without some misadventures. The cross-country route took the three riders – none of whom previously had extensive cycling backgrounds – through the scorching-hot Mojave Desert in temperatures that reached 115 degrees, then into the higher elevations of the Rockies. There were poisonous spider bites, close calls with snakes in Utah and more flat tires than the group cared to count. “It’s worth it to make the sacrifice,” says Woolford, a sophomore and lacrosse player at the University of Denver. “We’re riding 65 miles each day and our legs are definitely hurting, but it’s been a great journey so far. We’re doing it because of how much we see a bicycle can change someone. And, it’s more about the journey, not the destination.”
Left: Ugandan Mary Goretty shows her son the bike she received in 2012 through Bikes Against Poverty. Right: Ziev Basson (front) with the “Pedal for a Purpose” tour rides into Vail. Katie Anderson photo.
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Bicycles Against Poverty aims to raise $100,000 through a three-month, cross-country “Pedal for a Purpose” bike tour. The three cyclists on the tour came through Vail earlier this week, but you can still support their ride. To donate, set up a local presentation with the nonprofit or house the team as they ride through, see www. bicyclesagainstpoverty.org/p4ptour/ or contact executive director Molly Burke at MBurke@bicyclesagainstpoverty.org.
test entry by native Ugandan and organization founder Muyambi Muyambi. At the time, Muyambi was a college student attending Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He Bikes for Africa entered 100 Projects for Peace – an idea contest that awarded Bicycles Against Poverty originally took form as a con- $10,000 to winners – with a concept to distribute bicycles
to Ugandans, who would then pay back the cost in monthly installments. He didn’t win the first year, but a teacher took interest in his project and after some development, he reentered the following year and won. It launched in 2008 and officially became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit earlier this year. “Coming from Uganda, I always thought about how to do something that helps my community,” says Muyambi, now a civil engineer in Maryland. “I saw that a bike is the best asset that a family can own. If someone has a bike, they can go to the market and sell their goods. They can visit family members and do a lot of things. It’s one of those things that have both a social and economic impact. I also biked to school for some time, and my brother went through a lot of his schooling on a bike.” Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of Bicycles Against Poverty is that it holds villagers accountable for the
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JULY 4TH ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– flavor to the traditional Fourth of July parade with one ingredient: bicycles. Beginning at 8:15 a.m. on July 4, cyclists of every age gather at Brush Creek Park for a mile-long cruise to Eagle Town Park. Costumes aren’t mandatory, but it’s a parade at heart, and organizer Mary Lou Yeik says bedecked bikes make the morning a beloved tradition. “We have everyone from babies in bike trailers to people in their 40s and 50s, and people love to dress up,” says Yeik, who will ride with her husband and two boys. “This really is one small town coming together as one big family.” The bike parade usually attracts roughly 200 people, and it
ends with free games, kid-ready treats and a park-side dousing by fire hoses. The town rewards tired cyclists – and just about everyone else – with a fireworks show around 9:45 p.m. Mortars and rockets are launched from the Eagle County Fairgrounds, so anywhere along the river or in downtown should boast crystal-clear views.
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can’t. In some cases it might mean changing focus entirely away from your chosen sport and when you’re a competitive athlete, both when things are going well and when things aren’t focus on other aspects of your life, such as family, work or education.” going so well, Wells says. He lists his wife, Linda, as a positive voice of reason. She is also a massage therapist and Jake Wells helps with bodywork that will support the recovery. Friend and physical therapist Meredith Dogma Athletica trainer, elite cyclist Mueller at Axis Sport Medicine is helping him regain range of motion and will craft a proThe injury: A recent mountain bike crash left him with a broken collarbone that required gram to rebuilt strength.Wells also looks to coach Greg Mueller to restructure his racing surgery, nine screws and a titanium plate. The first few weeks he couldn’t move his left arm season around the injury, working toward the cyclocross season in the fall. much at all and was off the bike completely. He hopes to return to racing in mid-August. Advice: “Try to look for the positives in any situation and use them to your advantage,” “So far, the most difficult part has been dealing with the rapid drop in fitness,” Wells says. Wells says. “Surround yourself with positive family and friends. It’s easy to get down and “The injury occurred at the end of May, and I was having a really solid spring of racing and lose motivation. If you can understand that when you are going into a situation, then you can training. I was excited to kick off the summer racing season. So mentally, it’s pretty hard to prepare for it and recognize it.” sit by and watch your racing and training companions continue to grow and get stronger.” Support system or coping strategy: It’s important to have supportive people around SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com
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Stecher - Hartel Wedding Bride: Michelle Hartel of Montvale, NJ Groom: Ryan Stecher of Bismark, ND Married: July 21, 2012 Location: Piney River Ranch, Colo.
How they met The couple met through local nonprofit SOS Outreach. Back in 2005, Michelle was working with SOS Outreach full-time and Ryan was a volunteer, taking inneed kids from Denver to the slopes, where they’d snowboard and learn life skills. How he proposed “Ryan proposed during a snowy hike in EagleVail,� Michelle says. “It was perfect. We were with our dogs and had hiked from the first property we bought together, so it was very special.� Ryan, obviously, had a few more jitters about the proposal. “I was so incredibly nervous,� he says. “We had a favorite hiking spot near our place, just up the hill in EagleVail where we loved to take our two dogs. I tried my best to act normal and relaxed. I had the ring in my pocket and I was terrified of something happening to it. I thought there would be a hole in my pocket and I’d lose it, or I’d drop it in the forest, something like that. While hiking, I was behind her on the trail and pretended I had injured my ankle to get her to turn around. While on the ground, I pulled out the ring and surprised her. I have no idea of the exact words I said at that time, but she said ‘Yes.’� Why they got married in the Vail Valley Most of the couple’s life together has been spent in the Vail area, and they wanted to bring their friends and family from all over the country together in a beautiful place that was meaningful to them. Favorite memory from the wedding day “Getting to spend an entire week/weekend with friends and family was incredibly special,� Michelle says. “We went rafting, stand-up paddleboarding, fishing and hiking with many of our guests, and camped out up at Piney in a teepee on our wedding night. The bluegrass music at the wedding reception was so much fun, and the music continued around the campfire late into the night. “ Colors: Gray, Tangerine, chartreuse and navy Ceremony & Reception: Piney River Ranch Vendors: Skin the Rabbit (live music), Brooke Heather Photographer, Petals and Pours (flowers), Linda Mae Verderber (cake) and Piney River Ranch (food and beverage)
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mediums – your low lights and mists.” Even after the switch, Earnshaw describes her work as “loose,” playing with shadow and light to craft an organic, deeply personal counterpoint to intensely realistic nature painting. It’s a style she began fostering at 25 years old, when she was forced to take maternity leave from her then-career as a flight attendant. With little to do – at the time, she wasn’t allowed to fly at all when pregnant – she signed up for an art class in California with renowned oil painter and instructor Joe Garcia. Two sessions later, Earnshaw knew she’d found her calling – although it could’ve happened sooner. Her father grew up during the Great Depression and “didn’t have the luxury of exploring art,” she says, recalling a childhood memory of showing her father an artschool flyer, only to hear his pragmatic response. “I knew he’d say, ‘That’s fine, but how will you make a living?’” she remembers. It took Earnshaw roughly 10 years to become a full-time artist, but an eye for mood and distinctive landscapes bolstered her career. So did time with Garcia, who quickly became a mentor and teaching partner. Several days before arriving in Beaver Creek, the two led a massive, 53-person painting workshop in Northern California. It’s one of several she teaches during her two-month stays in the U.S., and another aspect of an ever-changing career. “I’ve learned to love teaching,” says Earnshaw, who had little formal artistic training beyond the classes with Garcia. “As Joe said when he taught me, I believe in passing that knowledge on.” More than meets the eye Workshops, art shows and a ruthless schedule would all be for naught if Earnshaw didn’t have talent. Take the example of how she caught Horton’s attention: birds. Earnshaw’s love of New Zealand has greatly influenced her work, but rather than let a bird become the entire subject of a piece, it’s often the focal point, sitting on the bow of a boat or flitting along the edge of the frame. Horton also enjoys bird paintings, and Earnshaw feels the gallery owner recognized something true in her work, even if it wasn’t photorealistic. “A lot of wildlife painting out there is this very tight, tight stuff, where you can see every single hair,” Earnshaw says. “That’s not me. I like the feeling you get from driving down the road and seeing a flash of orange from a fox. It’s what I see daily, but I paint the feeling, not the exact thing.” Earnshaw isn’t quite sure what she’ll paint while at Horton Fine Art, but they’ll likely be smaller, low-key pieces – say, a misty landscape or her trademark birds. Each piece will be for sale after she’s finished, along with several larger works already for sale at the gallery. They hang alongside work by fellow painter James Coe and sculptor Paul Rhymer, two artists she respects and have convinced her to return to Beaver Creek over the years. “It’s a small world to be a wildlife artist,” says Earnshaw, noting she owns one of Rhymer’s distinctive bird sculptures. “We often run into each other and do lots of trading. It comes back to art – it’s my life.” SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com
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Swim, bike and run for a cause Returning for its fifth year, LG Triathlon benefits local charitable fund By John O’Neill It’s going to be a three-part affair on Saturday, July 18 as the Vail Valley Charitable Fund (VVCF) presents the fifth annual LG Triathlon in Eagle. The swim-bike-run race acts as a fundraiser for the charitable organization, and also one of the only road triathlons held in Eagle County for the year. New this year, the event will also include a shortened kids race. The aim was to round out the racing into a family event, as well as provide a triathlon for the youth, which were previously hard to find, says the charitable fund’s director Fara Denhart Coming into its fifth year, the LG tri has grown significantly from its beginning season. Last year drew 170 participants, and this year organizers expect upwards of 200 participants with the addition of the kid’s race. “We added the kids race for a couple of reasons,” Denhart says. “First, it is hard to find a triathlon for kids, and over the last few years, the kids felt like they really wanted to join in. Also, it lets everyone bring their kids and make it a family event. No need to find a sitter.” Also evolving throughout the years is the charitable portion of the race. The event was first organized by the Vail Valley Charitable Fund to honor the memory of long-time local and triathlon enthusiast Laura Genelin, who lost her battle with colon cancer in July 2008. The VVCF first worked with Genelin to ease her medical costs through a grant when she was still fighting the disease. This is precisely the aim of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund – providing assistance to families facing medical crisis. Since the first year, the triathlon has been a perennial hit. The Genelin family and the Vail Valley Charitable Fund decided to continue the race in memory of Genelin, with funds continuing to offer their support to those in the valley who are in need. “The first year we held the triathlon to ease the medical costs on Laura’s family,” says Denhart. “After that, the family decided to continue with the event and designate the proceeds to benefit the charitable fund. We were able to help Laura with a grant when she was in need, and these fundraisers allow us to keep doing that for other families in the valley that are in need.” The course The course is a basic one, and perfect for first-time triathletes and those who crave speed, says Denhart. The triathlon is based out of the Eagle Pool, where the athletes start off the event with a 500-yard swim. From the swim, the triathletes will dash to the parking lot where there is an open transition area. Denhart says there is plenty of room, so people shouldn’t feel too clustered in an
Laura Genelin, pictured here, was the inspiration for the fifth annual LG Triathlon, held in Eagle. This year, the beginner-friendly race will also feature kids categories and courses. Photo special to SneakPEAK.
Tips from the pro Luke Farkas is a professional triathlete who has been competing in triathlons since he was a kid. Between races in Brazil and Europe, Farkas offered his thoughts about the kids race and tips for beginning adult racers. He was excited to hear that the event was organizing a kid’s race, as he got his own start when hew as just seven years old. “It just has to be a lot of fun,” Farkas says. “It sounds so cliché, but it is about going out, being healthy, having fun and enjoying the competition when you are that young. The triathlon is a great sport to get into when you’re young.” For the adults, Farkas breaks his advice down into some it down the basic do’s and don’t of the triathlon. “Do swim, bike and run fast,” Farkas says. “Do take your time in the transition area. Nothing is worse than running out of transition realizing you still have your bike helmet on.” Also on the “do” list was: Race hard in each of the three disciplines, be cautious on the bike especially, run hard through the finish line, hydrate when you’re on the bike and, of course, enjoy the competition. The “don’ts” are equally relevant. He says you should not: Ignore the safety officials, be overzealous in the first half the race, take over someone else’s transition space, or be disrespectful to other competitors. If you are skeptical of the completing the entire triathlon, the race also has a team division. You can scoop up your best swimmer, biker or runner friends and complete the three disciplines in a relay format.
often-stressful spot. Coming out of the first transition, the bike course runs out toward Sylvan Lake and Eagle Ranch. The bike course runs out and then turns around and comes back into the same transition area and covers 12 miles. In the second transition, riders will swap out their bikes and helmets for running shoes and take off on a 5K run. The run is all paved and is also an out-and-back course. The kids’ course will be a shortened version of the adults’ course and will be broken into two age groups, 6 to 9 and 10 to 13. The 6 to 9 year old course will include a short 50-yard swim in the pool, a 2.5-mile bike from the pool to Eagle Park and back, and a 500-yard run behind the Eagle Pool. The 10 to 13 year olds will take on a 100-yard swim, 5-mile bike (twice on the same route as the 6 to 9 year olds) and a 1-mile run.
Post-race festivities The Vail Valley Charitable Fund partnered with many other groups to put on the event and also gathered prizes to award the top finishers. Some of the top prizes include gear from Optic Nerve, the Dusty Boot, Yeti’s Grind, Tokyo Joe’s and more. If you aren’t yet in shape to win the prizes, you can bid on some. Following the race will be a silent auction. Items up for auction include an Epic Pass, Rockies tickets, hotel stays and more. To sign up or for more information, see www. lgtri.com. “The race really has something for everyone,” Denhart says. “Everyone can leave here with a sense of accomplishment and maybe some other goods.” SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com
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A peek at the possibilities for the American League All-Star squad Editor’s Note: Minturn- can League team in the mid-summer classic. based sports fan Patrick Whitehurst writes for www. American League batting order fanrag.com. Read his musings 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, Boston Red Sox: I attended my first on the site or in SneakPEAK. game at Fenway Park on July 3, 1996 and immediately thought the country’s most patriotic city is the best place to spend InMy favorite holiday has dependence Day. A Red Sox player is a must in this game, and always been Independence Ellsbury is the perfect leadoff hitter, plus he’s fun to watch (32 Day. While I consider myself stolen bases), and the ladies like him, too. fairly patriotic, my love for the 2. Mike Trout, LF, Los Angeles Angels: The sensational Fourth of July stemmed from sophomore is the definition of a five-tool player. Trout hits for the fact that it landed in the power (15 home runs, 52 runs-batted-in), steals bases, scores Patrick Whitehurst middle of summer, and I was runs, and will be an MVP candidate every year for the next dealways having so much fun. cade or more. Swimming and boating the entire day at a lake with friends and 3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit Tigers: The best hitter in family was about as good as it was ever going to get in my mind. baseball (.369 average with .456 on-base-percentage) isn’t going Long before fireworks illuminated the night sky, the intoxi- to win back-to-back Triple Crowns only because of the phenomcating aroma of the charcoal grills was ever-present, activities enal season that our cleanup hitter is having. seemed endless, and if you wandered past a television, there was 4. Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles: Davis is standing out baseball on. I never went too far in the summertime without my with 31 home runs and 80 runs-batted-in, while hitting .332. He glove and a ball. is certainly deserving of the AL MVP award right now. The Fourth and America’s pastime go together like hot dogs 5. David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox: Big Papi is the heart and mustard. Like the Yankees and pinstripes, the two will be of the Red Sox and will go down in history as the greatest desigforever woven together in perfect harmony. The designated hitter nated hitter ever. He’s launched 16 homers and driven in 57 runs is a staple of AL teams and a symbol of what Americans want to this season. Ortiz never gives away at-bats and always comes up see when watching baseball. Pitching duels are fine for a while, but homeruns and brute power put people in the seats. Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is a fan-driven event. It’s a celebration of America’s pastime and an opportunity to showcase the best players in one of our nation’s top ballparks. The All-Star Game also determines home-field advantage for the World Series. While the entire popularity contest that is balloting will result in the rosters being announced in primetime on Saturday, July 6, there are bound to be mistakes, and deserving players will get snubbed. Similar to my sneak peek at the National League roster, here is how my lineup card would appear if I were managing the Ameri-
clutch. 6. Adam Jones, RF, Baltimore Orioles: Don’t call him PacMan, but he gobbles up would-be extra base hits in the outfield and delivers solid numbers at the plate (.292/.315/.486). 7. Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins: He’s the all-American kid next door playing for his hometown team. Mauer is also on the shortlist for best hitters (.319 in 2013 and .323 for his career) of his generation. 8. Jason Kipnis, 2B, Cleveland Indians: Give Cleveland some love! Choosing a second baseman was extremely difficult for me because of the depth of skill at the position. While Kipnis will not be named the official starter (New York’s Robinson Cano and Boston’s Dustin Pedroia are battling it out), he gets the nod in my book because he’s the heart and soul of the Tribe. Kipnis is also the hottest hitter in the majors with a ridiculous triple-slash line (avg/slg/obp) of .419/.517/.699 in the last month. 9. Jhonny Peralta, SS, Detroit Tigers: Shortstop is probably the weakest position in the AL. Perennial vote-leader Derek Jeter hasn’t played a game all season for the Yankees, but Peralta has been fabulous in Detroit batting .310 and playing sound defense. The times are changing, and the Yankees are aging; not a single pinstriper makes the starting lineup for a game held in Queens. Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma (2.42 ERA and a .88 WHIP) and the Rangers’ Yu Darvish (2.78 ERA and MLB best 151 strikeouts) make logical choices for the starting pitcher.
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SANDY TREAT ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The talk When Treat sat down to give his weekly talk, the three boys were sitting in the front row. A handful of adults joined them, but the crowd was noticeably small – typical for a Friday afternoon in summer. Despite the size, the energy was palpable. One attendee vigorously shook Treat’s hand before sitting down, while a woman from Ohio admitted she’d never heard of the 10th Mountain Division. When he falters slightly as he sits down, one of the boys in the
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front row reaches out. The help is hardly needed – Treat rarely loses his balance and quickly recovered – but it showed the kind of generosity and comfort he inspires, even in his ninth decade. As much as people come to see Treat, he’ll continue visiting the museum every Friday just to see them. With a small pause, he eased into the chair, crossed one leg over the other, and began to talk. SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com
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for The Philadelphia Orchestra. What vision do you bring to the orchestra in particular and its home city at large? Yannick Nézet-Séguin: I think the institution I came into has always been at the highest level of music making. My goal as the new head there is to maintain that standard and history, but also make sure we’re more connected with our audiences. Everyone in the city is proud of the orchestra, but they don’t always go to the concerts. I want to make our organization more relevant to the moment. SP: That’s true – orchestras are respected, but they don’t always see the support of something like a baseball team, at least in the U.S. What have you done to make Philadelphia audiences excited enough to reconnect with the orchestra? YNS: It has to start with one thing: When people get to the hall and decide to attend a concert – especially if it’s the first time in years, or ever – we have to make sure the concerts themselves are full of passion and electricity and energy. That’s what people recognize, the sort of moment where emotions run high and stay with you, and that’s what our art can provide.
A unique way we’ve come at it beyond the concert hall is to approach the various amateur orchestras – the schools and community groups – and build buzz around the city with people who will become the next generation of orchestra musicians. SP: The orchestra’s Bravo! program is eclectic, from Latin jazz to Verdi’s “Requiem.” How do you prepare musicians to balance that range of styles and genres? YNS: I think more and more, people are realizing a symphony orchestra is about giving depth to the institution. We have about 400 years worth of repertoire, from operatic and vocal music to baroque music, and I’ve tried to draw connections between those different eras and composers. I’ve begun to train the orchestra to take Mozart one night and something modern the next, and give both the same kind of passion. SP: What did you enjoy about building your first-ever program for this series? YNS: It’s not so common to have an outdoor festival of this caliber. It’s connected to nature, and the artistic direction is
really committed to giving us the chance to explore our entire repertoire. (Artistic director) Anne-Marie McDermott and (executive director) Jim Palermo want us to display our full range, and as long as it’s the best quality and something we believe in, the freedom is wonderful. SP: Speaking of, did you select music to compliment nature, or maybe remind attendees of the surrounding mountains? YNS: Yes and no. The beauty of it is that during my first visit last year, we were asked to perform (Pyotr Ilyich) Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”), and that’s not something I associate with the outdoors. But when I played it, it was profound to see how people were affected by it, and I think that had to do with how the music connected to what they saw around them. Ultimately, all music we play has something to say about the connection we have to nature and the universe and even the immediate space we’re in.
SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com
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event the last Sunday of June, July and August in the EagleVail Community Gardens from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The class is free and all abilities are welcome. “It is a little longer class,” says Karlie Cummins, one of the class’s instructors. “It is more playful than a normal class because you’re outside in the grass. It definitely has more of a relaxed feeling than a class in the studio.” Cummins adds that it also can be challenging due to the unevenness of the grass and the surrounding distractions. But, in the grass, when someone falls over, they usually laugh it off and get back into it. In Eagle, there is another Yoga in the Park class offered every Sunday morning from 9:30
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to 10:45 in the Eagle Town Park. The class is free, but donations are welcome. The Solaris in Vail offers a community outdoors yoga program every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on the Solaris lawn. Minturn also hosts a free park yoga class on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Little Beach Park. Donations are welcome and will go toward the Minturn Community Fund. “You are out and connecting with nature when you are outside,” Cummins says. “A lot of yoga is based around that. When you are outside of the studio, you are unconfined. It can be challenging, but it can be a more fun and even a little more relaxing.” SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com
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Ford Amphitheater at 2 p.m., with gates opening at 12:30 p.m. Free lawn seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more info on the parade and other festivities, see www. Vail4th.com.
Thursday, July 4 First Thursday Western Dancing
Thursday, July 4 Minturn Independence Day Celebration
Come to Main Street Minturn for a real hometown parade followed by music, food and kids’ activities at Little Beach Park. Activities go on all day.
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The first Thursday of each month brings country dancEagle Bike Parade and fireworks ing with a live band and instruction at 4 Eagle Ranch. Line Decorate your bike and show up at Brush Creek park at Submit your event to SneakPEAK’s weekly community cal- dance instruction is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and then the 8:15 a.m. The parade ends with games, treats and prizes at endar by sending information to info@sneakpeakvail.com. dancing continues until 11 p.m. There is a $15 cover charge the Eagle Town Park. Return at 9:30 p.m. to the Eagle Fairto get in, a cash bar and an a la carte buffet to choose from. grounds for a fireworks display. Correction: On page nine of the June 27, 2013 edition, For more info see www.4eagleranch.com. the article titled “More Dead than the Dead� incorrectly laFriday, July 5 beled Dark Star Orchestra as Dead Star Orchestra. Sneak- Thursday, July 4 PEAK regrets this error. A corrected version can be found Beaver Creek Independence Day Party in the Park in Gypsum online at www.sneakpeakvail.com. Join the Town of Gypsum for a summer of concerts, kids Activities include Beano’s 21st annual July Fourth Clamcrafts, bounce house and free family movies. This week bake from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy a mid-mountain barbecue brings Celebrate America Night! There will be a concert Thursday, July 4 to Sunday, July 7 and seafood buffet with live entertainment, lawn games for from ZZ Top tribute band Eliminator, a showing of the movall ages and spectacular mountain views before enjoying the Vail America Days ie “Over the Hedge� and a family cookout. Event is free and evening’s festivities. Reservations are required, so please Festivities for the weekend include an 8 a.m. free comstarts at 7 p.m. at the Lundgren Theater Park. contact Beano’s Cabin to secure a table by calling 970- 754munity breakfast on Thursday, followed by the Vail Fourth of July parade from Golden Peak to Lionshead from 10 a.m. 3463. Whatever you choose to do by day, head to the Beaver Creek back lawn for a celebration of all ages with drinks, Friday, July 5 to noon. The theme for the crowd-pleasing event is “50th food and a free concert beginning at 5 p.m. No outside al- Effective Body Care - Living at Your Anniversary Celebration.� Also check out the beer garden cohol is allowed in Beaver Creek per resort regulations, and at Solaris Plaza and fireworks at Vail Village at dusk. The Peak that dogs should remain at home. annual sold-out Patriotic Concert, “America the Beautiful� Join Dr. Jordan Metzl for part of Vail Symposium’s Livperformed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, begins at the ing at Your Peak Series. Learn the secrets to recognize and
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Thursday, July 4 to Wednesday, July 10 Tom Owens display at Cogswell Gallery
Friday, July 5 Eagle Farmers Market
Nationally recognized oil, watercolor and pastel painter Tom Owens’ work will be on display at Cogswell Gallery in Vail Village. Owens’ subject matter ranges from landscapes to figures, and he enjoys developing designs from rustic vehicles such as steam locomotives and fishing boats, along with architecture and intimate scenes from nature. Work from the Colorad-based artist will be available for purchase during the weeklong showing.
Come for pony rides, shopping and more at the Eagle Town Park from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Friday.
Saturday, July 6 La Sportiva Vail Hill Climb
This famed hill climb 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. See www.vailrec.com for more information.
Saturday, July 6 Yoga at the Beach in Minturn
Enjoy a yoga session in the fresh mountain air at Little Beach Park, located at the gas station and convenience store. Class goes from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. All session donations go to support the Minturn Community Fund. Call 970331-2416 for more information.
Friday, July 5 Effective Body Care - Living at Your Peak
Join Dr. Jordan Metzl for part of Vail Symposium’s Living at Your Peak Series. Learn the secrets to recognize and heal the most common sports injuries that affect athletes of all levels and ages from award-winning author, athlete and sports medicine physician Dr. Jordan Metzl. Event is at Antlers at Vail at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $35/$25 VS donors/$10 students. For more info see www.vailsymposium.org.
Sunday, July 7 Vail Farmers Market
Get a taste of Colorado with the Vail Farmers’ Market and Art Festival, open weekly throughout the summer. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each week, find 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.
Come to State Bridge for a family-friendly bluegrass picnic by the river as different bluegrass bands pick on stage. Join the fun every Sunday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. For more info see www.statebridge.com.
Tuesday, July 9 Santiago Milacheck at Horton Gallery
Sunday, July 7 Yoga in the Park in Eagle
Join yogis of all levels in the Eagle Town Park this summer every Sunday morning for outdoor yoga from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Class is free and all donations will go to Eagle County’s Fresh Approach program. The park is located at 550 Broadway in Eagle.
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The Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch: The Ritz Carlton in Beaver Creek is not only dog friendly, but holds a dog-specific event each Friday, aptly named Furry Paw Fridays. From 5 p.m. till 7 p.m., dog owners can enjoy “Yappy Hour” drink specials on the Ritz’s mountainside terrace. There are $7 cocktails and $4 beers for those that walk on two feet. There will also be local pet vendors selling bones and giving away dog treats. You do not need to be a guest to attend. The Breweries There is almost always a dog to be seen in the tasting room at Crazy Mountain Brewing in Edwards. Located just off Interstate 70, the brewery welcomes dogs and their owners to lounge and drink. There are also games to be played in the parking lot on nice days. Bonfire Brewing in Eagle claims it right in their description: “It’s a silly happy place with anywhere from three to 10 beers on tap at any given time, a bomber of a shuffleboard table, foosball, darts, TV, and usually, a dog.” Located near downtown Eagle, Bonfire is a laid-back kind of place. It’s perfect for a few bar games, beers and barks.
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On a side note: both breweries promise they keep the dogs call you away from home. She and her husband will bring the dog home with them at night so the dog is 100 percent away from where the beer happens. supervised at all times. Dog sitting Hikes While it would be nice to hang out with your dog every The good old fashion hike. The valley is laden with trails day, you know what they say -- not every dog can have its day. And when your day is filled with other human stuff to to explore, but some might be better than others. Certain trails can be busy, others can be hot, making the hike stressdo, let a kennel or dog service keep your pup happy. Marissa Lahman, owner of the company, says she can ful for both the dog and the owner. The cooler trails are indeed on the south side of the valley. keep your dog entertained and happy in a number of different ways. Their primary service is, well, walking your dog. While hiking back in June Creek – on the north side of the “This is how we started our business,” Lahman says. “We valley – can be beautiful, the trail provides little protection do a midday group hike. We’ll pick the dogs up from the from the sun and dogs can overheat. On the south side of the valley, the trails can be quiet and house, load them in the Suburban and then take the dogs out shaded, and the surfaces soft on a dogs’ paw. Some of the for an hour-long group hike.” They also have a facility where the dogs can spend the best south side trails to spend one-on-one time with your dog entire day. The facility is 2,000 square feet inside, which al- are East Lake Creek trail in Edwards, Squaw Creek Trail on lows for some pretty long ball throws. They also have an the way up to Cordillera, Cross Creek trail in Minturn and outdoor space for the dogs to play. Vail Trail in Vail. “We specialize in exercising and socializing the dogs,” Lahman says. “We go out in groups of three to 12. The new dogs run their butts off. The dogs that have been to us a few SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at times can’t wait to come back.” info@sneakpeakvail.com Lahman also boards dogs overnight if your summer plans
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HIGHLIGHTS Visit www.vailrec.com for more information No running club This week Girls’ Golf Clinics | Fridays, 3-4:15 p.m. vail lacrosse Shootout | June 29 - July 7 37th annual la Sportiva vail Hillclimb | July 6 Vail Golf Club Junior Camps | July 9-11, July 23-25, July 30-31 & July 20 - Aug. 1 Vail Tennis Center Youth Camps | July 8-12, July 15-19 & more Vail Gymnastics Camp - Public | July 8-12
VAIL NATURE CENTER Call 970-479-2291 or visit www.vailrec.com for more information The vail Nature center, located along the banks of beautiful Gore creek, offers a wide variety of hiking and other outdoor activities for youth, adults and families all week including Wildflower Hikes, Full-Day Backcountry Hikes, Childrens’ Fly Fishing, Art in Nature, Stargazing and more. visit www.vailrec.com for information on the full range of programs offered by the vail Nature center.
VAIL GOLF CLUB MARK YOUR CALENDARS Visit www.vailrec.com for more information Rocky Mountain Beach Volleyball Camp | July 13-14 Tetra Brazil Soccer Camp | July 15-19 Davos Dash Mountain Bike Race | July 17 Northern edge ice Hockey Goal Scoring camp | July 17-21 mini-Hawk Sports Training camp | July 22-26 Skyhawks Flag Football Camp | July 22-26 Kick It! 3v3 Soccer Tournament | July 26-28
YOUTH SUMMER DAY CAMPS Call 970-479-2292 or visit www.vailrec.com for more information Pre Kamp Vail | Monday-Friday | Ages 30 months to 5 years Camp Vail | Monday-Friday | Ages 5 and entering K to 12 years Camp Eco Fun | Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays | Ages 4 to 11 years Extreme Camp Vail | Fridays | Ages -13 years Skateboard clinics | Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. mad Scientist will begin July 12. visit www.vailrec.com for more information.
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Call 970-479-2260 or visit www.vailgolfclub.net for more information open daily, the vail Golf club is a public 18-hole, par-71 golf course with pro shop, driving range, full-service restaurant and more. Join us for the Taylormade “Tailgate Party” - on Friday, July 5. Get tips from staff, win prizes and check out the newest stuff from Taylormade. Book tee times and learn more online at www.vailgolfclub.net.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING Call 970-479-2292 or visit www.vailrec.com for more information VRD Community Programming offers fitness, art and other programs for the entire family. Don’t miss the Imagination Station, a thoughtful playspace that encourages kids ages 2-12 to learn through play. looking to get in shape? Take advantage of yoga and TRX classes offered in the Community Programming Room. Visit www.vailrec.com for more details.
VAIL TENNIS CENTER Call 970-479-2294 or visit www.vailrec.com for more information The vail Tennis center offers eight Har-Tru clay courts, some of the best clay courts in the country, plus two hard courts and a full-service pro shop. visit www.vailrec.com to learn more about leagues, lessons, junior programs and much more.
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bikes they receive. They attend bike maintenance and money management workshops, and they pay back the cost of the bike over time. Muyambi knows what a capitalized opportunity can bring to someone’s life. He grew up in Uganda until the age of 17, when he was selected to attend a United World College in Norway. The schools choose students from all over the world based on merit, and many receive full scholarships to attend. From there, Muyambi set his sights on attending university in the United States, finally settling on Bucknell University. “I got very lucky and a few things happened to align,” Muyambi says modestly. “I could not have left Uganda on my own – there’s no way you can get out of Uganda unless you’re lucky or rich.” Last year, Muyambi rode in the first Pedal for a Purpose tour with a group of four other people. They raised close to $60,000 for the organization, and found a number of interested supporters along the way. He isn’t part of the bike ride this year, but other Bucknell students and friends of supporters expressed interest in joining the ride and carrying on the annual tour. “They raise money from friends and family, and they also visit groups along the way,” Muyambi says. “I also know that from just biking, you can run into people along the way who are just interested in what you’re doing, and if you tell them the story, you can convince them to support you.”
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The difference of one bike Intrigued by the idea of giving back to his country and former neighbors, Muyambi started out distributing 100 bicycles. Today, the organization has distributed nearly 700 bicycles, each of which is usually shared by six to seven people. The program targets candidates – many low-income entrepreneurs and rural farmers – who don’t have much, but could benefit greatly from the bicycle. Bicycles Against Poverty makes annual trips to deliver the bikes, a hardy model manufactured by Avon and Hero in northern Uganda. Each year, Muyambi says the impact of even one bike is profound. “The impact is as expected, but there are stories that really touch my heart,” he says. “Someone mentioned they were HIV positive and that they couldn’t go to the hospital without the bike. There are people who share the bicycles with their neighbor, whose kids have malaria and need it to get medicine.” Those impacts seem to resonate with the people who cross paths with the cross-country cyclists as well. They were welcomed enthusiastically in Vail by local riders and businesses. One support crew member, Bucknell University student Alex Sandoval, says the warm reception is typical. “The reaction is usually first that we’re crazy for cycling across the country in the summer, but then they usually welcome the rider with open arms and think it’s great that students are giving back,” he says. SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com
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Kiwi Boutique is always getting in new clothes and putting clothes on sale. Assistant manager Digby can help you pick out a new look. Kiwi is located across the street from Henrys in Riverwalk.
Visit Carol at Kids Cottage and celebrate 18 years of business! Need the perfect outfit for a cookout this weeke nd? Carol can help. Kids cottage is loc ated in Edwards Riverwalk.
It is finally summer and I bet your old clothes are too hot and out of fashion! It’s time to stop into Valley Girl and visit Amanda and Alex. They can help you pick out a pattern and color that fits you well. Valley Girl is located in Riverwalk in Edwards.
Bernie and Eric from Eat! Drink! Would love you to join them for live music on Mondays and cheap date night on Tuesdays. Happy hour is also everyday from 4-6 p.m. Eat! Drink! Is located across the street from Stop and Save in Edwards.
Slifer Designs’ award-winning retail services team invites you to its biggest sale ever from July 5 to July 14 - with new merchandise arriving daily. Even get discounts off alreadyreduced Red Room specials. Enjoy an extended Fourth of July shopping celebration!
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Gohan Ya | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7570 Joe’s Famous Deli | 288 Bridge St. | 970.479.7580 Kelly Liken | Gateway Building, 12 Vail Rd. | 970.479.0175 La Bottega | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.0280 Lancelot | Next to Children’s Fountain | 970.476.5828 Larkspur Restaurant | Golden Peak | 970.754.8050 La Tour | 122 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.4403 Left Bank | Sitzmark Lodge in Vail Village | 970.476.3696 The Little Diner | West Lionshead Plaza | 970.476.4279 Lord Gore & the Fitz Lounge | Manor Vail at the base of Golden Peak | 970.476.4959 Los Amigos | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.5847 Ludwig’s | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5429 The Marketplace | One Willow Bridge Rd. | 970.477.4370 Market Café | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000 May Palace | Next to City Market, West Vail | 970.476.1657 Matsuhisa | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.6682 Moe’s Original BBQ | Upstairs from the General Store, Lionshead | 970.479.7888 Montauk Seafood Grill | Lionshead Village | 970.476.3601 Nozawa | Holiday Inn, West Vail | 970.476.9355 Ocotillo | Vail Mountain Marriott Resort & Spa, Lionshead | 970.477.5675 Old Forge Co. | 2161 N Frontage Rd | 970.476.5555 Old Forge Co. | 521 East Lionshead Cir. | 970.476.5232 Ore House | 232 Bridge St. | 970.476.5100 Osaki’s | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.0977 Pazzo’s Pizzeria | 122 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.9026 Pepi’s | By the Covered Bridge | 970.476.4671 Qdoba | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7539 Red Lion | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.7676 Russell’s | By the Covered Bridge | 970.476.6700 Subway West Vail | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.3827 Sushi Oka Hibachi | 100 East Meadow Drive. Suite #4 | 970.476.1588 Sweet Basil | 193 E. Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.0125 Swiss Chalet | 20 Vail Road | 970.476.5429 Tap Room | Top of Bridge St. | 970.479.0500 The Tavern On The Square| 675 Lionshead Place | 970.754.7400 Terra Bistro| 352 Meadow Dr., Vail Mountain Lodge& Spa | 970.476.6836 The George | 292 Meadow Dr. | 970.476.2656 Up The Creek Bar & Grill | 223 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.8141 Vendetta’s | 291 Bridge St. | 970.476.5070 Vail Chophouse | 675 West Lionshead Place | 970.477.0555 Westside Cafe & Market | 2211 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7890 Yama Sushi | 168 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.7332 Yeti’s Grind | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.1515
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Meals served
A Quick Peak at Where to Eat.
Type of food
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Join us for weekly specials! Serving lunch & dinner daily
MONDAY
30% off all Burgers
TUESDAY
Filet, Lobster tail and Shrimp Skewer Combo for $23.95
WEDNESDAY
1LB P.E.I Mussels for $5.99
THURSDAY
11/4 Live Main Lobster with Mussels, corn on the cob and new potatoes for $29.95
fRiDAY & SATURDAY
10 oz. slow roasted Prime Rib Dinner for $19.95 Edwards, CO 81632 | (970) 926-3613 | gashouse-restaurant.com
Vail Public Library Presents
Our Annual 4th of July
BAKE & BOOK SALE Voted by Locals
Best Outfitter Best Whitewater Guides 18 TIME U S NATIONAL RAFTING CHAMPIONS Whitewater Rafting on The Colorado River • The Arkansas River
970.476.1414
www.timberlinetours.com
Bake Sale hours: Thursday, July 4 8am - 12pm Book Sale hours: Thursday, July 4 9am - 4pm Friday, July 5 - Sunday, July 7 11am - 5pm At the Vail Public Library Volunteers needed to work the sale.
Please contact Lori Barnes at The Vail Public Library lbarnes@vailgov.com 970.479.2194 for more information and to volunteer
We operate under special use permits from the White River National Forest, USDA Forest Service, BLM and the Colorado Department of Parks. Equal opportunity provider
Artful Sol
Summer of Soul 2013 There is no other gallery in Vail like it!
Located Slopeside to the International Bridge in the heart of Vail Village 970.476.1339 Thursday, July 4, 2013 -Wed., July 10, 2013
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Big smallTown Gypsum Colorado Est: 1911
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Thursday, July 18 Praise in the Park
Movie: Facing the Giants
Friday, July 19 3x3 Basketball
Family Fishin’ Fun
Youth Talent Show Adult Talent Show
Saturday, July 20 7:00am Firemen’s Breakfast
8:00am 5K Gypsum Daze Race 11:00am Mullets and MudFlaps Parade
12:00pm Gypsum Creek Cruiser’s Car Show 12:00pm Horse Shoe Tournament
12:00pm Family Shoot Gypsum Gun Club 12:00pm Free Kids Activities Zone 1:00pm Jalapeno Eating Contest 2:00pm Nashville Artist: Paul Bogart Food and Craft Vendors all day
6:00pm Main Concert! $15 advance, $25 day of, under 12 free with Adult!
Alpine Banks in Gypsum & Eagle, Columbine Market, Gypsum Town Hall, Active Communications Stores
info. | Registration www.townofgypsum.com
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Thursday, July 4, 2013 -Wed., July 10, 2013
Jim & Jerry