"Up With People" comes to Summit County, CO

Up with People, the international global education program for young adults, is coming to Summit County. While giving to communities through its community impact activities and shows, the program also addresses the real need to help young adults gain a global perspective, intercultural understanding, knowledge of worldwide issues, leadership skills and a sense of social responsibility.

The cast members will be performing a condensed version of the “Up with People Show”, a community celebration that features original and international songs and uses the universal languages of music and dance to inspire, energize and educate. The event serves to spark people to action by highlighting local non-profit organizations and the unique characteristics of communities they visit.

Up with People show on August 14 at 7:30pm at Summit High School. $10 for students and seniors and $15 for general admission.

Up with People’s visit to Summit County was made possible by generous sponsorships from Mark and Tracy Burke of Burke and Riley’s Irish Pub and the Colorado Mountain College. The show on Wednesday is thanks to the Main Street Station Hyatt.

Up with People provides young adults an international and intercultural experience that teaches servant leadership and uses the performing arts to deliver messages of hope and goodwill throughout the world. Up with People exists today to spark people to action in meeting the needs of their communities, countries and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace.

For more information visit Up With People

Above are pictures from Up With People's performance at ResortQuest Main Street Station

Jo Dee Messina comes to ResortQuest Breckenridge

The annual Lighting of Breckenridge takes place on December 2 and, in addition to the annual festivities, this year's event features a special performance by Jo Dee Messina on the ResortQuest Main Street Station Plaza stage. Messina is an award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist who has had eight #1 singles, has been honored by The Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music and The Grammy Awards, and was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week #1 songs from the same album.
Breckenridge, Colorado.

The holiday spirit begins with a truly old-fashioned celebration complete with steaming cups of hot cocoa, voices lifting into the night skies with choruses of "Silent Night", and visits from Santa during the lighting of the Town Tree. The annual Lighting of Breckenridge takes place on December 2 and, in addition to the annual festivities, this year's event features a special performance by Jo Dee Messina on the ResortQuest Main Street Station Plaza stage. Jo Dee Messina is an award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist. She's had eight #1 singles, has been honored by The Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music and The Grammy Awards, and was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week #1 songs from the same album. In the 1800s travelers flooded into Breckenridge with the hopes of earning their riches in gold. Today, travelers experience a Breckenridge vacation rich in activities as well as history. With four huge peaks and over 2,350 acres of skiing and riding, five terrain parks, four half-pipes, a state-of-the-art children's ski and snowboard school, unparalleled grooming, exciting Breckenridge events and a historic mining town with endless shopping, dining and nightlife, Breckenridge is the Perfect Mountain Town. New this year, the perfect mountain town gets a little more perfect with the addition of 150 acres of above tree line expert terrain, and the first Breckenridge gondola, the Breck Connect®. In December 2005, Breckenridge Ski Resort added the Imperial Express SuperChair, the highest chairlift in North America, reaching 12,840 feet. And, guests to Breckenridge will find a variety of Breckenridge vacation rentals both in historic downtown and at the mountain bases. For more information visit ResortQuest Breckenridge Vacation Rentals website or call 800-506-7813.

MHD Concert Series Comes to Breckenridge

Breckenridge, Colorado – January 3, 2006. MHD, the new HDTV music television network from MTV Networks Music Group, today announced a series of live concert specials shooting January 11 & 12 in Breckenridge, Colorado. Dubbed “Music with Altitude”, the concerts will feature Dashboard Confessionals, Goo Goo Dolls, country superstar Gary Allen, and new up-and-coming recording artist and reality television star Cheyenne Kimball.

The concert series is slated as part of the annual Ullr Fest celebration, an infamous Breckenridge local event, which pays homage to the Norse god of snow, Ullr. With over 180 inches of snow to-date the Breckenridge locals are sure to have much to celebrate. The event is famed as a week of non-stop tomfoolery including a wacky parade down Main Street, crowning of the Ullr King and Queen, and the “Ullympics’”.

The MHD concerts will be staged at the downtown Breckenridge Riverwalk Center and are free to the public. Tickets will be available starting Friday, January 6th at the Breckenridge Activities Center at 137 S. Main Street, or by calling 877-864-0868.

“With the party atmosphere of Ullr Fest buzzing around Breckenridge and the snow-capped Rocky Mountains providing a spectacular background, these concerts truly embrace what MHD is all about – combining great music, great visuals and high def in a way that only MTV Networks can do,” said Peter Barn, Executive in Charge of “Music With Altitude” and Vice President, Label Relations, MTV/MTV2. “The mix of artists on stage gives Ullr Fest visitors and MHD viewers a great blend of country, rock and pop, truly reflecting the MTV, VH1 and CMT heritage of our exciting new HDTV channel.” (courtesy of Breckenridge Ski Resort)

There will be a compilation episode of “Music With Altitude” featuring performances from all four of the artists appearing in Breckenridge. “Music With Altitude: MHD in Breckenridge” will premier Saturday, March 11 at 9:00 PM (ET).

To celebrate Ullr Fest and “Music With Altitude”, ResortQuest Breckenridge is offering an exclusive 20% off lodging special for January 6 – 13. Book any ResortQuest condominium for 2 nights or more and receive 20% off your total lodging cost. For more information, call toll-free 866-237-4133 or visit online at Breckenridge Hot Deals.
(Offer valid 1/6/06 - 1/13/06. 2 night minimum stay. Must mention code INT WSB to book.).