On Scene: Teen Battle of the Bands
You have to hand it to the Steamboat Springs annual Teen Battle of the Bands: The thing runs smoothly.
On Scene: Outdoor adventures
Armed with a new BAP tent, a bag of trail mix and an incredibly vague plan, I headed north last weekend to Wyoming.
On Scene: North Routt Chili Cook Off
Call it a success if you managed to try each of the 45 chilis, soups and desserts entered in the Seventh Annual Great North Routt Chili Cook Off on Sunday afternoon.
On Scene: Making my first trips to not-so-new businesses
Warm weather, for whatever reason, has the tendency to encourage me to go check out things in town that have been around for a while but that I haven't made it into.
On Scene: Wowed at 'Cabaret'
Steamboat Springs' likes: musical numbers, costumes and skiing. Dislikes: abandoned gas stations, empty new buildings and tourists.
On scene: Ozomatli rocks mountain during closing weekend
It takes a certain kind of party band to incorporate a clarinet intro or lead off a song with a line played by a melodica, and have those touches come off as something other than supremely nerdy or horribly misguided.
On scene: Steamboat Springs Orchestra finale
Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony is optimistic, but it's not outright joyful - Tchaikovsky was a Romantic, and even his most triumphant work becomes that way through tense emotion and occasional melancholy.
On Scene: Penguin Plunge
The two years I've participated in Penguin Plunge have started and ended in almost exactly the same way:
On scene: Another year at Rio
When you move to a new spot, it seems as though every experience you have in the first month or so creates a memory. I remember the first lunch I had at Winona's. I remember my first night at the Tugboat with freshly minted friends. And I remember last year's anniversary party at the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant.
On Scene: Rev. Peyton band makes a big impact, for some
About half an hour into The Reverend Peyton Big Damn Band's concert at Steamboat Ski Area on Saturday, washboard player Breezy Peyton declared the audience in front of her one of the least enthusiastic crowds the band had ever seen.
On scene: Dance Theatre Concert strong from start to finish
It's been a couple of years since I saw the most recent movie adaptation of "Chicago," but I'm having trouble picturing a more accurate rendition of the Broadway musical's "Cell Block Tango" than the one in the 37th annual Steamboat Springs Dance Theatre Concert.
On Scene: A week in Steamboat nightlife
About two weeks ago, I was startled to realize that I've lived in Steamboat Springs for 18 months.
On Scene: A weekend in the city
One year living in Steamboat Springs, and I've yet to lose the weird sensation that overcomes me when I visit a larger city.
On scene: Moving to the country
About a month ago, what I assumed would be a passing conversation with a few friends went something like this:
On Scene: Happenings from the past weekend
If there was ever a foolproof way to get a bar crowd going, it's to get them chanting along with the band.
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