There’s alot more to these festivals then you think.
Festival Notes
Blues From The Top Music Festival, Winter Park Some of the finest Blues musicians in the nation will gather in Winter Park for four days of live Blues music. From Thursday, June 27 through June 30th you will get your fill of incredible vocalists and some smokin’ guitar play. Better yet, all of this entertainment will assist the Blue Star Connection, a nonprofit entity that provides guitars, bass guitars, harmonicas, violins, keyboards, flutes and drum kits to children fighting cancer and other life threatening situations. In addition to the instruments they give, the Blue Star Connection provides music therapy programs and opportunities to attend live music events. A portion of your admission will go towards the Blue Star Connection and other music programs in the Grand County school system. Now that should wash your blues away! www.grandblues.org
Commando Extreme Mud Race, Frisco Created in early 2012 by a group of elite former US Navy SEALs, Commando Extreme is the first “Real Deal” Special Operations obstacle course of its kind. Their “O” course will test the mettle of every participant that takes on the mission, although designed for amateur as well as elite athletes of all adult ages. The events team of elite special operators, including former members of the team that took out Bin Laden, brings a unique collective talent to create a fun and challenging course with an element of uncertainty only found within the Spec/Ops community. Each new “operator” will exit our battlefield with pride, knowing they have experienced a true taste of Naval Special Warfare lifestyle by the best. A portion of the proceeds will go to support MakeAHero.org, WoundedWear.org, and OperationFreedomPaws.org www.commandoextreme.com
Gunny Grass Festival, Gunnison Gunnison has long flirted with the idea of a Bluegrass Festival, but has never put on a consistent event of this type. The new I-Bar Ranch offers a perfect venue for an event of this type, with its onsite camping, ample crowd capacity, and stunning setting. On the weekend of June 28-29 , 2013 they will hold the first annual Gunnison Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival. The focus of the festival will be, of course, bluegrass music and old time music. With an emphasis on “hot” Colorado and national bands, there will be events for the entire family, such as kids music camp classes, a square dance, and arts and crafts booths. Music will continue late into the evening. On the festival ticket are Simpler Times Bluegrass, The Stray Grass, Lost Nation, The John Stickley Trio, the New Folk, White Water Ramble and the Blue Canyon Boys. www.ibarranch.com/gunnygrass
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