Next year’s race, scheduled for Aug. 20 through Aug. 26, will begin in Durango and end in Denver after some 520 miles of racing that include five ascents of passes over 10,000 feet.

Several sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because race organizers will not officially announce the route until Tuesday, confirmed that a dozen of the 25 Colorado cities and towns that bid for host status won a coveted stage. This year’s inaugural seven-day race started in Colorado Springs and ended in Denver, with 135 of the world’s top cyclists drawing one million spectators along a 518-mile montane route.

The first stage of the 2012 race will wind 111 miles from Durango over 10,222-foot Lizard Head Pass and down into Telluride.

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BARRY – a play for children of all ages
featuring the music of famed children’s musician Barry Louis Polisar

Friday 12/9, Sunday 12/11 & Monday 12/12
@ 5:30pm
FREE! and open to the public
donations gladly accepted – a hat will be passed

Perfect show for the whole family!

In person: Director, Producer Frank Marshall.

http://www.telluridehorrorshow.com

Scott would call his music Heavy Mental or Cosmic National Geographic, even though he was one of the grandfathers of the New Age scene; he was labeled a “jazz luminary of the future”, by Billboard Magazine. Much of Scott’s work exhibits departures from the New Age field and includes a melodic blend of jazz, classical and ethnic influences.

See Scott and his trio live in concert at the Sheridan Opera House on Friday, September 30th. Come at 7pm for a free glass of wine and end of season silent auction/fundraiser -$16 GA seated.

TAR has given $216K to airline guarantee program since 2002

 The Telluride Association of Realtors recently pledged $10,000 to support the Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization’s Airline Guarantee Program.

TAR believes that the program is critical to the success of the region’s tourist-based economy and has been a supporter of it for years. Since 2002, TAR has contributed upwards of $215,000 to TMRAO’s guarantee program. This year’s pledge of $10,000 puts the exact donation total at $216,800.

“We’re pleased with the support from TAR and also the broader support of many individual TAR member brokerage firms of our air service development and support efforts,” said Scott Stewart, TMRAO’s executive director of air service development. “Air service is a critical part of the local economic infrastructure and the TAR contribution helps TMRAO continue its efforts toward the overall economic health of the community.”

TMRAO’s Airline Guarantee Program provides broader air travel options to those flying to and from the area. Started in 1985, the program encourages major airlines to offer adequate and attractively priced flights into the Telluride and Montrose regional airports by utilizing revenue guarantees, a type of cost sharing. Through donations from numerous local and regional entities, it shares the fiscal risk with certain airlines, allowing such carriers to better and more cost-effectively serve the region. This is critical in a place like Telluride because, due to their small population bases, Telluride and Montrose typically would not support the quality of air service they presently possess.

If the program didn’t exist, airlines would be forced to reduce their flight numbers/frequencies into the region, which would, in turn, drive fares up, potentially devastating the local economy and causing damage to the ski resort.

“Because of this community’s commitment to air service, and in particular the real estate community’s strong contributions, our air program has helped us through some of the toughest economic conditions in the last few years,” said Dirk de Pagter, chairman of the board of TMRAO.

To emphasize the Airline Guarantee Program’s success over the years, $175,000 was invested into the program back in 1992; by the 2007-2008 season that amount had increased into a guaranteed payment of more than $1.2 million from a budget of almost $2.2 million. In 2009, the maximum exposure for summer and winter went up to over $4 million, thus exemplifying the program’s success even through tough economic times.

“These are difficult times,” says de Pagter, “not to mention that oil prices are going through the roof and aircraft sizes are ever increasing. These factors all make it more challenging to service our small airports, which is why the real estate community’s support is so vital.”

Great Lakes has added an additional weekly Overnight Flight between 7/17/11 and Film Festival/Labor Day Weekend on Saturday Nights!

 What this means is we will have an Overnight DENVER TELLURIDE FLIGHT coming in on:  Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday

 Early AM Return from TELLURIDE to DENVER on:  Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday

  Let’s try to fill up that NEW Saturday EveningInbound/Sunday Morning Return!

Also Note that Great Lakes has added some additional flights over Film Festival!

Flight loads have been good so far into Telluride Airport this summer…let’s keep on filling these flights…it helps our efforts to keep them and/or in the case of the overnight flights get them back in the winter!

The party happens at Sunset Plaza, on the lawn near Lift 1. The bands start at 6:00 p.m. every Wednesday and they play rain or shine. All sunset Concert Series shows are free and open to the public.

2011 Summer Concert Series Lineup:

July 6 ~ Darrell Scott and the Brothers

July 13 ~ The Stone Foxes

July 20 ~ Joint Point

July 27 ~ 3 Twins

August 3 ~ Paul Thorn

August 10 ~ Nathaniel Rateliff

August 17 ~ Mountain Standard Time

August 24 ~ Ruthie Foster