Cheyenne Frontier Days Evokes the Old West
“The Daddy of ‘Em All” provides a lot of rodeo action and bang for the buck I’ve been to the National Western Stock Show any number of times. I’ve also seen rodeo action at the Greeley Stampede, in Steamboat Springs, Snowmass and elsewhere in Colorado and Wyoming. And in late in winter, I’ve visited the Old West Museum [...]
Wyoming Town Honors Rodeo Star
Tiny Kaycee dedicates Chris LeDoux Memorial Park this weekend to big local star Chris LeDoux was a rodeo star on horseback and on stage. He won the Professional Rodeo world championship in bareback riding in 1976, and he played to capacity crowd concerts at Cheyenne Frontier Days beginning in the mid-1990s. He was inducted into [...]
Jessye Norman in "Nabucco" Concert At Masada
American-born diva, Biblical story, Israeli mesatop venue — coming this June The first Society of American Travel Writers convention that I attended was in Israel in the fall of 1983. The trip was full of memorable experiences and sights, and when I learned that Jessye Norman (right) will give a concert performance from “Nabucco” at the fortress [...]
Oberammergau? Book Now!
Bavarian village produces Passion Play every 10 years. Hurry to attend in 2010 Half a million people make a religious or theatrical pilgrimage to the Bavarian village of Oberammergau every 10 years to witness the spectacle of the renowned Passion Play that has been put once a decade for 375 years. It is an astonishing [...]
Go Fly A Kite in 35 Countries
International festival promotes peace and sustainability — and is all sorts of fun I found out about the One Sky, One World festival when researching free and inexpensive activities for Mile High on the Cheap. The inspiration was the historic 1985 summit meeting of Presidents Ronald Reagan of the U.S. and Mikhail Gorbachev of the [...]
Kansas Pilgrimage Places for "Wizard of Oz" Fans
Two Kansas sites celebrate the movie released 60 years ago The foodie in me has been focusing on August 15, 2009, as what would have been Julia Child’s 99th birthday, but movie goers note it as the 60th anniversary of the “The Wizard of Oz.” According to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz website, “The official [...]
2009 Indian Market in Santa Fe
The most renowned market for Native American arts surpasses its billing Even before I moved out West, I had heard about Indian Market, the place to see the very best of Southwestern art. Since I moved to Colorado in 1988, I’ve been wanting to attend Indian Market in Santa Fe. New Mexico’s historic, beautiful and [...]
Krazy About "Kooza"
Cirque de Soleil touring show now dazzling Denver My name is Claire, and I’m a Cirque-a-holic. Fortunately, Cirque de Soleil sends a touring show to Denver practically every year, sets up it yellow and gold “Grand Chapiteau“ tent in a Pepsi Center parking lot and dazzles Denver audiences. “Kooza” premiered last night for its month-long [...]
A Taste of Eastern Europe in Denver
Upcoming food and cultural festival in Globeville spotlights 120 years of historyWhile researching the Orthodox Food Festival & Old Globeville Days for Mile High on the Cheap, I found out that the Globeville section of Denver is a 120-year-old community with deep roots in Eastern Europe. Located in the shadow of the elevated sections of [...]
Staycationing on Independence Day
We don’t tend to go anywhere on Independence Day Weekend, but a lot of people come to Boulder, as well as Denver and the Colorado Mountains. Boulder celebrates its Sesquicentennial this year, with a ceremonies and patriotic music at Chautauqua Park. It is capped off with a great ground show and spectacular fireworks at the [...]
