John Denver Week
Aspen, Colorado
October 8 - 13, 2008
October 8 - 13, 2008
About John Denver Week
Come to Aspen for the 11th annual celebration of the life and music of John Denver. Friends and "The World Family of John Denver" host an array of events from concerts to picnics. All events support the expansion of the late singer's music, beliefs and ideas.Schedule of Events
| John Denver Week in Aspen | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Wednesday October 8th | 10:00 am | Memorial Service for Austin Young | Evergreen, CO |
| Wednesday, October 8th | 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Wake Up Your Possibilities | Maroon Bells Lodge |
| Thursday, October 9th | 10:00 am - 11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
It's Easy Being Green | Aspen Community Church |
| Thursday, October 9th | 3:30 pm | Meet and Greet | John Denver Sanctuary |
| Thursday, October 9th | 7:00 pm | Friends with You Concert | Aspen Community Church |
| Friday, October 10th | 2:00 pm | Concert by Steve and Cindy Gillette | Aspen Community Church |
| Friday, October 10th | 7:00 pm | 11th Annual "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" by his friends and colleagues | Wheeler Opera House |
| Saturday, October 11th | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | Coming Together in Harmony | Pine Creek Cookhouse |
| Saturday, October 11th | Wheeler Opera House | 11th Annual "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" by his friends and colleagues | Wheeler Opera House |
| Sunday, October 12th | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | A Windstar Celebration on the land | Windstar |
| Sunday, October 12th | 7:00 pm | John Adams and Friends "Rocky Mountain High" | Wheele Opera House |
| Monday, October 13th | 5:00 pm | It's Goodbye Again | Wagner Park |
Event Descriptions
Wake Up Your Possibilities |
It's Easy Being Green |
Meet and Greet |
Friends with You Concert |
Concert by Steve and Cindy Gillette |
11th Annual "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" by his friends and colleagues |
Coming Together in Harmony |
A Windstar Celebration on the land |
John Adams and Friends "Rocky Mountain High"
- Wake Up Your Possibilities!
- Peaceful Blue Planet, in cooperation with Let This Be A Voice, The Peace Cloth and our organizers, have created an event at the Maroon Bells Lodge / T Lazy 7 Ranch. It will feature Dr. Robert Fuller. You may remember his name from his work with Jimmy Carter, John Denver, and Werner Erhard on the Hunger Project. He has recently embarked on a new project involving the Politics of Dignity. His two new books, All Rise and Sombodies and Nobodies have the potential to change the way that we look at our relationship with each other and the world. Other speakers include Rev. Keith Perry and Chris Collins. Gourmet meal served at 6 p.m. Entertainment will include a special performance featuring Jeff Pine.Tickets are $65 before August 1, $75 after August 1. To purchase tickets send a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check made payable to Peaceful Blue Planet Foundation c/o Hollie Carter, 5044 Southland Dr., Woodstock, GA 30188. Holliecwoodstock@aol.com Phone: 678-576-0269
- It's Easy Being Green
- An interactive workshop on living more lightly on the planet. Displays, demonstrations and your own ideas welcome. Bring some junk mail and we'll help you recycle it into a beautiful note or gift card. Lots of prizes for your "best new idea" contest. Meet a genuine Kermit the Muppet. Workshop moderated by Eartha Steward (actually several people) of the High Country Conservation Center. Free booklet of Eartha's best columns published by Colorado Mountain News Media in last several years. $5 suggested donation for one workshop; $8 for both. Limit 40 per workshop. Reservations: SASE and check to AHP, PO Box 1374, Frisco CO 80443 or email charlotte@colorado.net.
- Meet and Greet
- John Denver Sanctuary, 3:30 p.m. See who`s arrived and get acquainted...or re-acquainted! Contact: Deb Perry
- Friends with You Concert
- $15 per person. Contact Sharon Cormican. The Friends with You Band will be doing their 4th annual concert at the Aspen Community Church. They will be joined again this year, by Mark Nelson (aka Button Boy) on Zendrum and the super-talented Bill Powell on piano. There will be a few surprises in store this year and we're expecting another packed house so get your tickets early and come join in the fun.
- Concert by Steve and Cindy Gillette
- The concert will feature Steve Gillette and his wife, Cindy Mangson. (Steve Gillette was the co-writer of Darcy Farrow.) Ellen Stapenhorst will open. Tickets are $15 ahead of time and $18 at the door; you may send a SASE and a check to J. Therrien, 12 Dunecrest Ave. Monterey, CA 93940 and the tickets will be sent out beginning June 1. For questions: please call Judy at 831-373-7780.
- 11th Annual "A Musical Tribute to John Denver" by his friends and colleagues
- Featuring: Bill Danoff, John Sommers, Gary Muledeer, Denny Brooks, Kenn Roberts, Mack Bailey, Jim Salestrom, Mollie Weaver, Richie Garcia, Alan Deremo, Chris Nole, Pete Huttlinger, & Jim Horn Produced by Karmen Dopslaff and the "Expect A Miracle . . . Now, Foundation." For more information and future updates on tickets, etc., please check the foundation's web site at: www.expectamiraclenow.org and click on Calendar and/or Events Info.
- Coming Together in Harmony
- Join us at the PINE CREEK COOKHOUSE in Ashcroft, CO, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for a concert by the Friends With You Band, a special buffet lunch, and the PREMIER OF A NEW DVD of JOHN DENVER FILM FOOTAGE from award winning film producer, John Wilcox. The new DVD will include footage of John Denver singing "The Gold And Beyond" from the 1984 Winter Olympics! This new DVD will only be available at the event. This year's theme: "COMING TOGETHER IN HARMONY" (celebrating common goals, music and events that bring people, and nations, closer together). Tickets: $50 per person. Tickets and information: srose312@embarqmail.com OR windwalker@samsco.org.
- A Windstar Celebration on the land
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- This is Windstar's opportunity to say 'thank you' to members of Windstar for their support during the year. The event is free to all current members, and if you aren't a member, you can join that day! Music, food, displays, silent auction and more surprises - so please plan to spend the day on the land! Contact: Shari for more information or to volunteer!
- John Adams and Friends "Rocky Mountain High"
- Tickets $35.00 (All Seats, Reserved seating). Tickets on-sale Monday June 23, 2008. Wheeler Box Office (970) 920-5770 or toll free (866) 449-0464 or On-Line at www.wheeleroperahouse.com (More info will follow soon)
- It's Goodbye Again
- Don`t just leave! Come and bid farewell, reflect on the past few days, and look to the future. Bring Kleenexes & cameras! Contact: Deb Perry
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