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The 2010 Sunset Concert Series in Mountain Village has been announced. Every Wednesday evening, from July 7th through August 25th, enjoy a FREE concert in Mountain Village. Bring a blanket, a picnic, and your dancing shoes!July 7th: Steep Canyon Rangers http://www.steepcanyon.com/

The Red, White, & Blues concert will be held in Mountain Village on Saturday, July 3rd at 4:00pm. Come kick off the July 4th weekend festivities with a free concert by Lavay Smith & Her Hot Skillet Lickers. In addition to great (and FREE) music, there will be family-friendly activities starting at 2:00pm, including bungee trampoline, jumping castle, face painting, and Telluride Foundations 10th anniversary Ice Cream Social benefiting the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program. 

This weekend the Telluride Balloon Festival finally lucked out. After many years of fighting rain and wind, the early morning Balloon Rally & evening glow went without a hitch. Liftoff in the early mornings we're a beautiful sight to start off a hot and very summer-esk weekend here in Telluride. Hundreds of people showed up for the 'Balloon Glow' on Main Street Saturday night as balloons were filled right before our eyes. Check out pictures from the weekend:

The Aspen's are green, river is flowing, and Town Park is warming up for one of the most anticipated weekends of the summer. "Summer Fever" is in full effect here in Telluride... as we prepare for 10,000+ to arrive for the Bluegrass Festival next week. Starting Wednesday the 16th, get ready for 5 days of finger pickin, dirty feet dancin, sun shinin, snow meltin, Killer Flank Steak eatin, beer drinkin, bluegrass fun! Below, I have listed everything you need to know about the 37th Annual Bluegrass Festival:

We're giving away two, FREE 3-day passes to the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, September 17th-19th. All you have to do is Enter, Become a FAN, Re-Tweet, and keep your fingers crossed! Two lucky winners will be announced on http://www.facebook.com/TellurideColorado on July 15th! Here is a picture of the tickets we're giving away: http://tweetphoto.com/24948728 

Bluegrass Festival has done it again... another amazing weekend with crystal clear, bluebird skies all weekend long. Here are a couple highlights from a weekend full of great music, inspiring artists, delicious food, blue skies, friendly people, guitar pickin', sun shinin', Telluride Bluegrass weekend:

The high mountain pass connecting the towns of Ouray and Telluride is now open for your jeeping, 4X4, hiking, running pleasure! This is a MUST DO while visiting Telluride. Starting at 8,500 ft. above sea level, you climb the mountain pass as you observe old abandoned mining camps, ghost towns, and Fort Peabody. At the top you reach an altitude of 13,114 ft. above sea level with some of the prettiest views you'll ever see. If you need any information regarding Jeep Tours, comment on our Facebook link below or give our sales agents a call at 970-728-3388.

If you're looking for a great read (and an even better life adventure)... pick up New York Times #1 Bestseller, '1,000 Places To See Before You Die' by Patricia Schultz. This 974 page book combines a "Traveler's Life List" of world wonders you need to visit, experience, live, and/or see before you die. "Here is the best the world has to offer: 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers"..."Each entry tells exactly why it's essential to visit. Stop dreaming and get going." 

Robert LeRoy Parker, a.k.a. Butch Cassidy, was a famous American train/bank robber and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang. On June 24, 1889, Butch Cassidy and 3 friends robbed the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride in which they stole approximately $21,000 in cash and rode out of town on horseback. Telluride was the start of his luxurious heisting career and the rest is history...

"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy" - Benjamin Franklin And we we're happy! Ol' Ben Franklin's quote sums up another amazing weekend here in Telluride during the 29th Telluride Wine Festival. A weekend packed full of tastings, seminars, food pairings, delicious drinks, live music and happy people.