Steamboat Events and Activities for the Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2010

The frost is definitely on the pumpkin, hay is in the barn, ghouls and goblins are making appearances around town and autumn is in full swing here in Steamboat! With falling leaves comes falling snow and that makes for some pretty happy folks these days.

With that being said, check out my top picks for some happy, upbeat, ghoulishly fun activities happening around Steamboat Springs this week. See our lodging deals!

Friday, October 29

• Steamboat Mountain Film Festival: Matchstick Productions features Ski Movie "The Way I See It" and "The Storming" by Standard Film Productions. Come see some of the biggest names and personalities in the industry through the screening of these two fine films. Sheraton Steamboat Resort, 7 pm.

Saturday, October 30

• Halloween Costume Party Featuring Nothing To Fear: Dance the night away to a local rock back and win that long sought after award for Best Costume. Sweetwater Grill, 6:30 pm.

Sunday, October 31

• Halloween Stroll-Downtown Steamboat: Join in on all the fun and excitement in this annual family tradition as trick or treaters stroll from shop to shop collecting goodies. 5 to 7 pm.

Tuesday, November 2

• Advanced Pottery Wheel Class: Come throw a pot and hone your skills with Julie Anderson in a six week class. Includes five day passes to the pottery studio. For more information call 970-870-0384. Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym, 6 to 9 pm.

Thursday, November 4

• Gourmet Beer Tasting & Dinner: Featuring the beers of Deschutes Brewery in Oregon. Tickets for beer tasting and dinner are $40. Rex's American Grill and Bar, 6 pm.

Have you planned your trip to Steamboat? If you book by Oct. 30 you can save up to 35% off your luxury lodging and be pampered while you are here! Let our concierge help you plan the perfect activities to accompany your perfect ski vacation!

Blog post by Cindy Ridley our ResortQuest Concierge-

Steamboat Weekly Events and Activities: Week of Oct. 22-28

Blog Post by ResortQuest's Concierge, Cindy Ridley.

There are so many wonderful events and activities taking place in Steamboat this week that one may be left to wonder how to fit it all in, sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day!

Here are my picks for the top five must do/see activities:

Friday, Oct. 22, 2010

• Lee Parker and Gregory Block-Harwigs L'Apogee 7 pm. Piano music by local jazz fusion musician Lee Parker together with the classical sounds of local artist and musician Gregory Block. Also check out Block's contemporary art currently on display in the upstairs gallery. FREE!
  

Saturday, Oct. 23. 2010

• 20th Annual Pumpkin Festival-Brent Romick Rodeo Arena, 10:30 am. Sponsored by the Optimist Club of Steamboat Springs and TIC . Children can paint free pumpkins from 10:30 am until judging takes place at noon. Families one and all come check out this fall-themed festival! FREE

Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

• FREE African Dance Class-Bud Werner Memorial Library, Library Hall, 10 am. This is the fifth of six sessions in the Adult Beginning Dance Series. This series has featured a different free dance class every Sunday to help introduce the community to the art of dance.

Monday, Oct. 25, 2010

• Story Time for Grownups-Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library, Noon. Yoga Instructor and Thai massage therapist Patty Zimmer and Mike Forney will share an hour of contemporary and classic short stories. Come spend your lunch hour in literary heaven! FREE

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010

• Expressions of the Spirit Writing Workshop-Come spend the afternoon with local writer and life coach Susan de Wardt as she leads this weekly exploration session. 465 Anglers Dr., Suite C, noon to 1:30. Call 970.846.6562 for more information.

Check out our full event calendar or the Steamboat Pilot for more information.

Calling All Romantics! Top Romantic Activities in Steamboat

(Blog Post by Cindy-ResortQuest Concierge!) There’s no time like the present and what better time to plan a weekend getaway with that special someone than right now while the Fall colors are still abound, a relaxed pace prevails, and lodging and dining deals hard to resist! So grab your loved one and get yourself up to the ‘Boat!

Here are my picks for the perfect romantic day in Steamboat:

Grab a cup of coffee or chai from Amante Coffee in the Wildhorse Plaza and stroll on down to the Yampa River Core Trail as it meanders along the Yampa. From there head over to the Botanic Gardens and saunter along the paths taking in the fall blooms, tranquil pond, bronze sculptures, and the new solar powered Trillium House-a perfect spot to plan a wedding or anniversary gathering!

Next stop, Backcountry Provisions in downtown Steamboat for gourmet order and go sandwiches before heading up to the Strawberry Park Hot Springs. Located a few miles out of town alongside Hot Springs Creek, these breathtakingly beautiful natural hot springs will warm you body and soul. Several terraced pools surrounded by natural stone masonry invite you to soak your cares away while the backdrop of blue sky, towering aspens, and quaint hobbit-like massage cabins transport you and your loved one to a state well-being and bliss. (Food isnt allowed by the pools but there are great little sitting areas around the springs complex that will lend themselves for the perfect post soak picnic.)

Ahhhhh, what’s next you ask? A perfect ending to a perfect day has you and your guy or gal dining at Bistro C.V., one of Steamboat’s newest gourmet dining venues located on Third and Lincoln downtown. Chef owners Kevin Caparrelli and Brian Vaughn sum up their culinary philosophy, “Our food is a reflection of our belief in cooking simply, honestly and innovatively.” With that being said, each dish is hand crafted and artfully prepared and presented by waiters exuding just the right personal touch. The potato-white truffle gnocchi with oyster mushrooms, artichokes, asparagus and white cheddar béchamel was almost too beautiful to eat! Complimented by an ’08 Italian Pinot Grigio from Scarpetta Vineyards in Fruili-Venezia Guilia, this dish was as delectable and savory as it was beautiful.

Romance in Steamboat? You bet! Come see for yourself! Take advantage of our fall specials and save up to 40% on ResortQuest lodging if you book before 10/31/10.

Upcoming Events & Activities for the week of Oct. 15-21, 2010

Post by our head concierge, Cindy Ridley (email her!):Fall is upon us and the countdown to opening day in on (39 days in case you were wondering). Steamboat received its first snowfall of the season this past week and with that comes the anticipation of more to come. In the meantime there's still plenty to do in Steamboat Springs during these gorgeous autumn days and cool Rocky Mountain nights; activities that are sure to leave you relaxed and rejuvenated until you strap on those boards!

Here's my picks for the upcoming week:

Friday, Oct. 15

• Sisters in Steamboat Weekend: Welcome Wine Reception "Taste of Steamboat", Bud Werner Memorial Library, Library Hall, 5:30-7:30 pm. $20
• Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Ski & Sport Swap: Steamboat Springs Middle School, 7 pm. This events supports the athletes of the SSWSC. Admission is $5
• Foreign Film Series: "1981" at the Depot Arts Center, 7 pm, FREE
• The Tugboat Grill & Pub: Full Belly, Boulder-based funk rock band, 9:30 pm. $5

Saturday, Oct. 16

• Sisters in Steamboat Weekend: Enrichment workshops, lectures, and demonstrations, various locations around downtown Steamboat Springs, 8 am-4 pm
• Little Black Dress "Eat Dessert First" Party for Sisters in Steamboat: 5:00-7:30 pm at The Sweetwater Grill, $35
• Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Ski & Sport Swap: Steamboat Springs Middle School, 8 am-3 pm, FREE
• Wedding Expo: Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association hosts this event at the Depot Art Center, 10 am-2 pm, FREE + free food and wedding vendors

Sunday, Oct. 17

• Sisters in Steamboat Weekend: Yoga, bellydance, coffee tasting, and a Yampatika hike close out the weekend's festivities, 8 am-12:15, various locations around Steamboat Springs
• Free Dance Class: Bud Werner Memorial Library, Library Hall, 10 am. Learn to belly dance with Courtney Anderson, sponsored by the Steamboat Dance Theater
• Live Trivia: Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, 6:30 pm. Test your non-essential knowledge in four rounds of questions with categories including sports, history, food, and music. FREE. 628 Lincoln Ave.

Monday, Oct. 18

• Wildhorse Cinemas: Secretariat, Life As We Know It, The Social Network, WallStreet: Money Never Sleeps, Easy A, Case 39, The Town. 655 Marketplace Plaza. 870-8222
• Chief Plaza Theater: You Again, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, Alpha Omega 3D, The American. 813 Lincoln Ave. 879-0181

Tuesday, Oct. 19

• Songwriters in the Round: Spend an intimate evening with three award winning songwriters at First String Music, 1880 Loggers Ln. Show begins at 7:30 with limited seating. $15
• Expressions of the Spirit: Writing workshop with local writer and life coach Susan de Wardt. Sundance Plaza, 12-2 pm. $25

Wednesday, Oct. 20

• Open Community Meditation: Yoga Studio Rx at The Bear River Center, 7:15 pm, FREE
• One Book Steamboat: In honor of Steamboat Springs community book read of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Bud Werner Memorial Library presents an evening with author and filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy. Guests will screen Murphy's documentary "Hey Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird." 6:30 pm.

Thursday, Oct. 21

• Live Music: Eric Delaney and Friends, Saketumi, 5 pm. FREE
• Steamboat Springs Writer's Group: Local writers get together and share their work, Depot Arts Center, noon. FREE

Check out the full event calendar or the Steamboat Pilot for more information, and more information about the Sisters in Steamboat weekend on our website. Don't forget, this is the last week to save 50% off the summer!

Calling all Sisters! Sisters, Women, Females Unite in Steamboat Springs, CO

All women deserve love and pampering and this weekend in Steamboat is devoted to just that! So sisters (biological, kindred, friends and otherwise) come to the 2nd annual Sisters in Steamboat Weekend.

No kids, no laundry, no work- just quality time with the girls you love- doing the things you love! This year’s event is promising an incredible opportunity for personal enrichment from yoga, journaling, health, spas and retail therapy! The chosen charity of the year is the American Heart Association and the weekend is built around women's health and the four elements of life's balance: spiritual, emotional, artistic and physical.

See the full line up of Sisterly Events- there are so many cool unique activities you will won't be able to choose!

To register for the event go to the Main Street Steamboat website. There you can sign up for workshops, events and the activities available for the weekend.

Book your lodging now at any of our ResortQuest Steamboat properties and stay in pure luxury to rejuvenate and replenish your soul!

Ski in Steamboat This Winter with Our Ten Day Lodging Sale

Skiing, Snowing, Saving, Playing! Its all in Steamboat this winter when you book with ResortQuest Steamboat!

And its time to get serious and book your Steamboat Springs Winter Ski Vacation now because the deals are as good as they are going to get!

We told you earlier about our early bird deals and now it’s the Ten Day Ski Sale! Book by Oct. 15, 2010 to receive these incredible lodging deals throughout the ski season.

It’s the Better Deal for our Best Guests- If you book by Oct. 15 you can save up to 35% off you ski vacation to Steamboat along with 25% off your lift tickets! That’s right this is one of the few times you can actually purchase discounted lift tickets! That means your are saving money across the board! See the details and promo code info for this 10 Day Sale and book online now to secure your savings!

See you on the slopes in Steamboat- Ski Town USA!