Live Well Jackson Hole

 Cayuse Western American Gallery sent our Chef Concierge at Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa an e- blast reminding us all about Art Walk reading as follows:

At Cayuse Western Americana, we’ll have all our usual unique vintage cowboy, cowgirl, and Native American pieces, as well as, our new Bemis Bros. Bag Company’s Calendar of North American Game Animals framed lithographs. These are from 1903, and have great color and ArtNouveau graphics. We have all twelve from the Grizzly bear to the Polar bear!”

Art Walk is lots of fun and it’s free! Head to downtown Jackson tonight and see what’s going on at all the spectacular galleries around town. Start in Jackson town square 5-8 pm.  

Whether you live here or are just visiting, what could get you more in the Wyoming spirit than a night of Western Swing music provided by renowned country music group Asleep at the Wheel?

Tonight you’ve got a great opportunity to see a group that has claimed 9 Grammy Awards in the country/western genre since they banded together in 1970.  

Formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia (had to include that tid bit- what a name!) but currently based in Austin, Texas, Asleep at the Wheel has been entertaining American music lovers for decades. 20 albums later, they are coming to Jackson tonight! Asleep at the Wheel promises a night of authentic music to lift the spirit. Make a night of it and grab dinner and a kickin’ Country Western concert at Jackson’s Center for the Arts.

Showtime is 7:30 pm. Tickets $35 and are available at the Center Box Office at 265 S. Cache Street in beautiful Jackson Hole, WY. Call (307) 733-4900 or visit www.ArtAssociation.org

Welcome 2009 in Jackson Hole. No doubt, many of you are ready for the promise of a New Year and are well ready to bid adieu to 2008.

Here’s the inside scoop for what to do before, during and after the ball drops!

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort New Year’s Celebration:

Usher in the evening and watch your little one ski down Eagle’s Rest in a festive parade of skis, snow pants and glow sticks. Olympic Gold Medalist and Jackson Holeambassador Tommy Moewill lead the kids down the hill at dusk. Adults then take to the slopes by torchlight at 5:30 followed by a festive fireworks show at 6:00 pm.

The party continues well into the evening at Nick Wilson’s at the base of JHMR. Local bluegrass band Steam Powered Airplane will jam into the New Year with a champaign toast. $10 at the door. There are plenty of places to lay it down for the night both in and around Teton Village.

Whether you boggie down tonight to the sounds of some sweet live music or take it easy at home with the family, we at Terra Resort Group wish you an enchanting evening and all the best that 2009 has to offer. Live well!

Tonight Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club will read at the Jackson Hole High School as part of the Teton County Library’s “Page to the Podium” series at 7 pm. As luck may have it, it’s free, so go get enlightened by one of the foremost Asian-American female novelists. For those willing to spend a little money, there is an opportunity to attend a personal audience reading for $250. 12/5. 307.733.2164. tclib.org

This rare entertainment opportunity tip is brought to you by Terra Resort Group; managing and operating Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa and the Inn at Jackson Hole in Teton Village, WY.

Shop till you drop suggestion!

To Splurge! on anything these days sorta seems like the wrong thing to do. But here’s a good “Live Well” way to look at it. No matter how you cut it, shopping apparently becomes a necessary evil around the holiday season. Sure you could scrap presents this year in the name of a struggling economy but wouldn’t that be rather ba-hum-bug of you? Perhaps by changing perspective a bit, we can see shopping as a good opportunity to support local businesses as well as the economy on the whole.

Splurge! is a nearly month-long shopping event put on by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. The mantra of this shopping creed is “get away before the holidays, relax, shop and pamper yourself!” All participating Splurge! Stores and merchants will be offering significant discounts at respective hotels, boutiques and cafes. Terra Resort Group is participating by offering great deals at Hotel Terra Jackson Hole and Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa.

While it may not really be necessary to splurge, this organized community event it is certainly a way to wrap up your holiday present hunting in a few days while giving the local economy a boost.

Check out participating vendors here:

Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa
307-734-7111 or 800-801-6615
$109 bed and breakfast: one night stay in a Lodge Room of Alpine Studio with a complimentary breakfast for two in Cascade.

Hotel Terra
307-734-8750
$99 one night stay in a Terra Guest Room.

Solitude Spa at Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa
307-734-7111 or 800-801-6615
$99 Spa: your choice of 60-minute spa treatment.

TONIGHT AT THE JACKSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS:

Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert

“The Valley’s all-volunteer string orchestra performs Baroque works by Vivaldi and Corelli, and a unique  arrangement of ‘Tizdarab’ by Bartok. A string quartet-Edwin Mellander, Mimi Smith, Kathryn Mellander and Zaidee Fuller -also performs two movements from Dvorak’s ‘America’ String Quaetet in F.”

Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is expected to last 75 minutes.

Center Theatre! Free!

Contact the Symphony Orchestra at 307-413-0458 for more information.

About this time last year, Jackson Hole filmmaker Darell Miller premiered a movie entitled 300“- a tribute (or happy goodbye) to the winter of 2006-2007, which saw the weak accumulation of only 300″ of snow. This year and this weekend, in fact, Darell (and Storm Show Studios) did some math and doubled the number 300 for 600″ to appropriately recall the winter of 2007-2008 when a whopping 600 inches fell on Jackson Hole.

Shred heads will once again flood Snow King tonight to revel in remembrance of that unbelievable snowfall. It was a year when all sorts of nutty nut’s (like only Jackson Hole can produce) could strut their stuff on first descents and heart-stopping terrain that hasn’t been skied in years and, in some cases, decades.

Given the quantity and quality of the snow of ’08, this footage promises to be a nail biter and will surely induce a NARcatizing effect on the viewer. As winter nears, the crowd will be rowdy with anticipation and this community collaboration has many of the local no-name, out-of-their-mind skiers in the audience. It’s a great chance to see the fine crop of skiers and riders Jackson Hole’s legendary terrain produces.

Portion of tickets benefit the BTNF Avalanche Forecast Center, Silent Auction and Raffle Proceeds will benefit the Brent Newton Memorial Foundation

Tickets Sold At: JH Wine Co., Teton Village Sports, Cloudveil Outlet, Wilson Backcountry Sports

$12 Advance/$15 Day of Snow ooops Show!

Friday, November 7, 2008/Snow King Grand Ballroom/6 pm & 9 pm