Aspen Parks and Recreation http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog 100% Pure Fun! Tue, 14 May 2013 22:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 FREE Family Fun Fair – May 18 http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/free-family-fun-fair-may-18/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/free-family-fun-fair-may-18/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:11:11 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=1008 Join us for FREE Family Fun Fair on Saturday, May 18 from 11am-3pm at the Aspen Recreation Center.

FREE Activities including: clowns, magic show, face painting, zorb balls, karate demo, candy, ice block sledding, fire trucks, glitter tattoos, bouncy castles and so much more!

Celebrate the Aspen Recreation Center’s 10th Anniversary with a cake cutting with the Mayor at 1:30pm.

Lots of giveaways at 2:30pm. Join us!

]]> http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/free-family-fun-fair-may-18/feed/ 0 2nd Annual Aspen Skier Gridiron Classic http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-golf-tennis/2nd-annual-aspen-skier-gridiron-classic/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-golf-tennis/2nd-annual-aspen-skier-gridiron-classic/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:22:53 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=1002 Come join a great outing as a family, a group of friends, or even a business day with customers. More importantly help promote the safety of your high school football boys so that we as a community can continue to enjoy the game we love so much. We appreciate the support of our program and players!!

The Aspen Skier Gridiron Classic helps support the Aspen High School football program and the ever growing concerns of concussions. As a community help us provide these great young men of your community with the best head equipment out there. And in the meantime enjoy a great outing on a great course with great people.

Saturday, June 8 at the Aspen Golf Club with a 9:00am Shotgun Start
$175 per player or $600 per team
2013 Registration Form

]]> http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-golf-tennis/2nd-annual-aspen-skier-gridiron-classic/feed/ 0 Celebrate Arbor Day May 4, 2013 http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/parks-and-trails/celebrate-arbor-day-may-4-2013/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/parks-and-trails/celebrate-arbor-day-may-4-2013/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 15:02:17 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=998 The City of Aspen invites residents and visitors to its Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, May 4th at Paepcke Park from 10am-12:30 pm.

Festivities include free hotdogs and drinks, informational booths on topics including tree planting, care, insect/disease identification, community forest updates and wildfire, as well as raffles, games, bucket truck rides for kids and free tree give-aways* (*You must have proof of residency with you such as a utility bill.)

Reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation will be at 10:15am. For more information contact the Parks Department at 970-920-5120.

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Activities including swimming, skating, climbing, field games, scavenger hunts, face painting, inflatables and more! Did we mention this was FREE?!

2013 Sponsors: KSPN, KNFO, The Lift FM

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Summer passes are now available for just $99 youth and $169 adult. These passes are valid June 1- August 31 and give you access to all the great activities and amenities Aspen Recreation can offer! Get our of the heat and zoom down our 2-story waterslide, climb up our auto-belay climbing tower, or enjoy a wide variety of fitness classes. You can have fun all summer long!

These passes are only available online at www.aspenrecreation.com.

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TetraBrazil camps and team clinics will inspire players to practice and improve their ball control, foot skills and moves that Brazilian soccer is famous for.  With our unique programs combining learning and fun players are grouped according to age and ability.  From there we will challenge players to raise their game and reach new heights within an excellent learning environment.

All camps feature:

•             Brazilian Coaching Staff

•             Free Camp T-Shirt

•             Free Soccer Ball

•             Free Soccer Poster

•             New TetraBrazil Skills Curriculum

Just look at what every camper can receive!


]]> http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/red-brick-recreation-center/tetrabrazil-soccer-camp/feed/ 0 Start Smart – 3-5yrs Sports Development Program http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/start-smart-3-5yrs-sports-development-program/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/start-smart-3-5yrs-sports-development-program/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:37:35 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=967 The Start Smart Sports Development Program is a developmentally appropriate introductory sports program for children 3-5 years old.  The program prepares children for organized sports, in a fun non-threatening environment.

The Start Smart Sports Development Program prepares children and their parents for organized sports without the threat of competition or the fear of getting hurt.  Age appropriate equipment from Franklin Sports® and Hasbro® is used in teaching throwing, catching, batting and kicking.

Benefits of Participation

  • Builds confidence and self-esteem in children
  • Fun and positive early experience in sports
  • Helps prepare kids for future sports participation
  • Helps prepare kids and parents for specific sports
  • Quality time together for parent and child
  • Helps parents learn how to support and teach their child

When: Tuesdays, April 23rd – May 28th @ Aspen Elementary Gym.

Time: 5:15-6:15pm        Fee: $65/child      $60/child online registration.

PARENTS/Guardians MUST be present and participate with their child.  20 children maximum*

Enroll at www.aspenrecreation.net or call (970) 920-5140.

]]> http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/aspen-recreation-center/start-smart-3-5yrs-sports-development-program/feed/ 0 Rio Grande Trail Closure at Rio Grande Park http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/parks-and-trails/rio-grande-trail-closure-at-rio-grande-park/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/parks-and-trails/rio-grande-trail-closure-at-rio-grande-park/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:49:21 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=962 Sections of the Rio Grande Trail adjacent to the John Denver Sanctuary are closed for public safety while park improvements are ongoing.  The John Denver Sanctuary Trail access will remain closed until the week of April 11th and the section of the Rio Grande Trail in this area will remain closed through late summer.  Detour signs have been placed surrounding the closed trail areas near Rio Grande Park and the Sanctuary.

RGP_Phase 2_Detour Map_04-15-13

]]> http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/parks-and-trails/rio-grande-trail-closure-at-rio-grande-park/feed/ 0 Aspen Golf Club – Open When the Weather Decides http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/adult-activities/aspen-golf-club-open-when-the-weather-decides/ http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/adult-activities/aspen-golf-club-open-when-the-weather-decides/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:33:26 +0000 admin http://www.aspenrecreation.com/blog/?p=951 The Aspen Golf Club opening date is a little different than last year. In 2012, the Aspen Golf Club opened right on schedule, April 1, due to the lack of snow and warm weather. This year with late spring storms the chance to get on the course may be a little longer wait.

Each year the Aspen Golf Club is scheduled to open April 1, weather dependent. “The Aspen Golf Club will be open for play in April weather dependent.  It’s been a unique winter,” said Steve Aitken CGCS Director of Golf at Aspen Golf Club, “permanent snow cover did not arrive until December 4.”

“These past two weeks of March have been unusually cold with precipitation holding the snow cover on the golf course and delaying our normal spring melt off.  It will not take long once warmer weather returns but until then we are in a holding pattern for golf,” Aitken reports.

For those of you who would like to get a jump start on your practice the golf simulator, which opened in December, will be up and running the first week in April when the Red Mountain Grill reopens.  Just $35 per hour the golf simulator allows you to play real golf with real equipment on real courses.

Inside the Aspen Golf Shop will begin adding merchandise daily. Hours of operation are from 9am-5pm daily beginning April 4. Red Mountain Grill will also be open during limited hours.

Passes for the 2013 season can still be purchased online at www.aspenrecreation.com or by visiting the Aspen Recreation Center or Red Brick Recreation Center.

For more information on the Aspen Golf Club visit us at www.aspengolf.com or call 970-429-1949.

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Saturday, March 30 ~ 11am-3pm ~ Regular Admission

Easter Events at the Arc.  Saturday March 30th.  11am-3pm.  Regular admission includes the games.

  • 11:00am Egg Hunt 3-5yrs
  • 11:30am Egg Hunt under 3yrs
  • 12:00pm Egg Hunt 6 yrs and up
  • POOL GAMES
    • Game 1:  Duck Race in the River 1:00-1:30pm
    • Game 2:  Buried Treasure 1:30-2:00pm
    • Game 3:  Bunny Hop Board Contest 2:00-2:30pm
    • Game 4:  Scavenger Hunt 2:30-3:00pm
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