It's always been a contest in Aspen for what's more fun – hopping from lift to lift or shopping for gift after gift! Good gifts are not something you need, they're something you want. And you can look at this shopping guide like a good gift; with how fantastic the shopping is in Aspen and Snowmass, you may want a guide. Share the link with a friend – that gesture in itself will make a good gift!
Aspen Kids Connection Camp, offered by Miami Fitness Connection is an exciting, age appropriate camp that offers activities for every type of camper. Each week there is a special theme in which the campers will engage in activities and adventures. One field trip per week, swimming, arts and crafts, and daily games and activities will be put on that coordinate with each theme.
Since 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is regarded as one of the top classical music festivals in the US. It has been praised for its concert programming and its musical training of mostly young-adult music students. It hosts typically around 300 classical music evens during the 8 week summer season. During the winter, the AMFG presents a small series of recitals and Metropolitan Opera Live in HD screenings
Previously known as the Aspen Writers’ Foundation, Aspen Words carries on the legacy as a nonprofit literary organization. It is one of the nation’s leading literary centers and a stage for the world’s most prominent contemporary writers. AW offers various programs such as Summer Words and Winter Words which are conferences and literary festivals held in Aspen.
Formed in 1991, Jazz Aspen Snowmass continues strong today with its mission to present and preserve jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances, and education programs. JAS has evolved from a 3 day event held in Aspen to a set of multi-day festivals in Aspen/Snowmass. There is a summer series of weekly performances, diverse year round music education programs, and a new addition of JAS Café downstairs at the Little Nell.