Today’s top five things to do in Summit County
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The Great Cornholio
Breckenridge, Aug. 28
5:30 p.m., Carter Park Pavilion, 300 S. High St. Event is open to spectators and participants, entry includes two beer tickets and one food ticket. Please support our local nonprofit organization, Wounded Warriors Family Adventures, which is focused on reconnecting wounded veterans and their families through outdoor activities. See this site for program information: http://wwfamilyadventures.org/ To purchase tickets see the following: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-cornholio-tickets-181-425-34810.
Night at the Museum – Meet the Author
Frisco, Aug. 28
5 p.m., Frisco Historic Park & Museum, 1 Main St. Experience a splendid summer evening at the Museum after hours. Meet Authors: Bill and Beth Sagstetter who will share tales from their publication entitled Mining Camps Speak. Take a journey with the authors and explore mysterious mining sites in their lecture in the Log Chapel. Open house and reception provided.
Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Breckenridge, Aug. 28 & 30
7 p.m. (Agu. 28 & 29) and 4 p.m. (Aug. 30), Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, 150 W. Adams Ave. Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgli, the young boy raised in the Indian jungle by a family of wolves, springs to life in a brand new version filled with catchy songs, lively dances, inventive puppetry, and wondrous theatrical spectacle in the tradition of Disney’s The Lion King. (970) 547-3179.
31st Annual Genuine Jazz & Wine Festival
Copper Mountain, Aug. 28-30
9:30 p.m., Copper Mountain Resort, 209 Ten Mile Circle. Relax in the beautiful backdrop of Copper Mountain as stars from smooth to fusion delight your senses at the 31th annual festival. A stellar line- up with of national jazz talent Peter White, Paul Taylor, Euge Groove, Kim Waters, Nick Colionne, Marc Antoine, Brian Simpson and Dotsero — plus delicious food and wine tastings add up to a smooth mountain getaway.
Screen Door Porch
Dillon, Aug. 28
7 p.m., Dillon Amphitheater, 100 Lodge Pole. Screen Door Porch delivers a Wyoming-grown fusion of soulful Americana, roots-rock and country-blues akin to Stevie Nicks meets The Band, with Ryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt hanging out backstage (605 Magazine). (970) 468-2403.
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