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Trout Unlimited Gore Range Chapter announces poetry contest for local high school students

Representatives from Trout Unlimited's Gore Range Chapter have announced a new Western Lifestyle/Cowboy/Flyfishing Poetry Contest. High school students from West Grand High School and Summit High School are eligible to enter the contest. Poems must include either a theme of Western/cowboy lifestyle, or fly fishing.

The first place winner will be chosen by a committee from the Gore Range Chapter and will be given the opportunity to read the poem onstage at The Gathering at the Gore Range Western Folk Music Concert Oct. 2, as well as receive a prize of a $100 savings bond. The author of the poem chosen as second place will be awarded a $50 savings bond.

Each poem must be less than 300 words and must be recited in less than two minutes. Entries must be received by September 20 to be eligible. The first and second place award winners will be notified by Sept. 30. Entries should be mailed to the Trout Unlimited Poetry Contest c/o Robert and Sharon Sweet, 38634 Highway 9, Silverthorne, Colo., 80498.

For more information contact Robert and Sharon Sweet at (970) 468-8977 or email trouttramp@sweetdecks.com.

Trout Unlimited is the nation's oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization. It has over 140,000 members dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. For more information about Trout Unlimited visit www.tu50.org

Teen battle of the bands

The Sky-Hi Daily News and the Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Teen High Altitude Battle of the Bands and Boards on Sept. 5 in Winter Park. If you are a teenager with a band and would like to compete, e-mail Editor Autumn Phillips at aphillips@skyhidailynews.com.

New Breck dance starts tonight

Dress it up or dress it down, and join us downtown from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. today at Abby Hall, corner of Main and Washington, in Breckenridge.

This new event will take place each second Friday of the month. A DJ will play all kinds of tunes — The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Abba, The Bee-Gees, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Los Lobos — as well as Latin, pop, blues, classic rock and contemporary music. This is a “clean” community event, where families and all ages are welcome.

World Market returns to Breck

The Breckenridge World Market is heading into its seventh season, offering selections of fresh produce, organic fruits and vegetables and fine food products such as pastas. It also showcases an array of handmade and exotic crafts from around the globe. It runs every Sunday starting June 14, though Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There are over 40 vendors each week offering specialty foods including fresh seafood and beef, freshly baked breads and pastries, chutneys, jams and kettle corn. Farmers are on hand with Palisades peaches, organic salad greens, fresh herbs and home grown vegetables. Many vendors travel the world and bring clothing, scarves, purses and art from their many adventures. Others are true artisans and hand-make a variety of unique art and useful products.

The Merchants at Main Street Station will also open for shopping. Visit Caamano's for fine apparel and beautifully woven sweaters, Breckenridge Jewelers for fine jewelry or the Studio Frame Shop. Enjoy a meal at The Quandary Grille or The Himilayan Restaurant or have a snack at Coffee Depot or Coldstone Creamery. You can even pamper yourself at the new nail salon or indulge yourself at Simply Massage. Christy Sports offers bike rentals and sports equipment as well.

There will be live music in the Plaza each week with local musicians performing their original songs and some covering all time favorites:

June 14: John Adams and Friends: A John Denver tribute

June 21: Amy Mathesius and the Rock Sisters

June 28: Heidi Schmidt and Trading Fours

July 5: Mountain Art Festival with Darren Curtis Skanson Trio

July 12: Heidi Schmidt and Trading Fours

July 19: Nancy Cook

July 26: Leon Littlebird

Aug. 2: Bob Alster

Aug. 9: Maree McRae

Aug. 16: Joel Rodney Simeon Jazz

Aug. 23: Nancy Cook

Aug. 30: Leon Littlebird

Sept. 6: Bob Alster

Sept. 7: John Adams and Friends: A John Denver Tribute

Sept. 13: TBA

NRO begins 50th anniversary celebrations

The National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) celebrates 50 years in Colorado this summer. In addition to the concert series, there will be two special fund raisers designed to please the attendees and feature the 2009 NRO musicians.

The NRO Gala, Saturday, June 20 at 6 p.m. at Denver Hyatt Regency, is a black tie event that includes a reception, dinner and dancing to an 88-piece orchestra. Each attendee will receive a complimentary ticket to a 2009 NRO summer concert of their choice. Individual tickets are $200.

The NRO Anniversary Bash, Friday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, will be held in conjunction with the Breck150. So find your best historic threads and come prepared for a historic costume contest, light fare, dancing and a silent auction. Costume rentals are available. Individual tickets are only $50.

For more information or to reserve your seat for either event, call (970) 453-5825 and ask for Julie. Corporate tables and sponsorships are available. All proceeds go to support the mission of the National Repertory Orchestra.

Gold Rush music flows into Idaho Springs

Idaho Springs continues its celebration of the Colorado Gold Rush Anniversary with the Gold Rush Music Festival June 20-21.

On Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, downtown Idaho Springs will host a music festival that features something for every musical taste. Three bands will play each day at Citizens Park in the middle of downtown. Over the course of the week-end, visitors will enjoy six different types of music. The diversity of Colorado bands will be showcased in this two-day event.

The festival opens on Saturday at noon with the country sounds of the Platte River Band. At 2 p.m., the Nacho Men will entertain with their oldies show, followed at 4 p.m. by the swing and big band sound of the Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra.

Sunday will feature the Jimmy Lewis Band starting at noon playing a variety of styles. Dotsero will jazz things up at 2 p.m. The day will rock to a close with music by Home Slice at 4 p.m.

In the early mining camps, music was a common way for miners to relax after a hard day. In those days, it was usually a fiddle and maybe a harmonica, but it was music, and it reminded the miners of home. Now the music comes again to Idaho Springs, so everyone will be tapping their feet to great sounds.

The 2009 Gold Rush Anniversary is organized by the Historical Society of Idaho Springs in cooperation with the City of Idaho Springs. The year-long commemoration of this milestone in Colorado history will showcase Idaho Springs as well as all of Clear Creek County and the mining industry that grew from those early days.

Silverton Jamboree: hot bands in the cool San Juans

BOX: The lineup

8-10 p.m. today: James and The Devil

Juke Joint: Grand Imperial Hotel

Saturday

10 a.m. - Strange New Shoes, Jamboree Main Stage

11:45 a.m. - Honey Don't, Jamboree Main Stage

1:30 p.m. - Aftergrass, Jamboree Main Stage

3:15 p.m. - Tony Furtado, Jamboree Main Stage

5 p.m. - Papa Mali, Jamboree Main Stage

7:15 p.m. -Soul Rebels Brass Band, Jamboree Main Stage

10 p.m. - Papa Mali, Juke Joint: Pride of the West

10 p.m. - Aftergrass, Juke Joint: Miners Tavern

10 p.m. - Bruce Hayes, Juke Joint: Handlebars

Sunday

10 a.m. - Turkey Creek Ramblers, Jamboree Main Stage

11:45 a.m. - Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers, Jamboree Main Stage

1:30 p.m. - Mama's Cookin', Jamboree Main Stage

3:15 p.m. - A-Dub-Rock Band, Jamboree Main Stage

5 p.m. - Mountain Heart, Jamboree Main Stage

7:15 p.m. - Southern Culture on the Skids, Jamboree Main Stage

10 p.m. - Strange New Shoes, Juke Joint: Pride of the West

The third annual Silverton Jamboree delivers hot bands promising a cool time high up in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado June 12-14.

The action starts Friday tonight with James and the Devil at the Grand Imperial Hotel. Saturday and Sunday, the music gets going at 10 a.m. at Kendall Mountain Recreation Area. Late-night juke-joint gigs will be at the Pride of the West, Miners Tavern and Handlebars.

“We've got a great line up and the weather is shaping up to cooperate,” said Nicole Bellman, festival volunteer.

Nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, you're sure to hear good music and enjoy the scenery while you're at it. The Silverton Jamboree promotes and preserves the musical and cultural heritage of the Silverton community through live music and events.

Tickets for the third annual Silverton Jamboree are available online at the festival's Web site, www.silvertonjamboree.com, or at Southwest Sound and Animas Trading Co. in Durango. Camping will be available on the grounds.