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Greeley, UNC provide entertainment, trips

COLLEEN ALLISONn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Students staying inGreeley will have manyopportunities for affordablefun this summer throughevents offered by downtownGreeley and UNC.

Pablo Perez, theConference and Tourismcoordinator for the GreeleyChamber of Commerce andVisitor’s Bureau, said thecity will be offering a hand-ful of community eventsover the summer.

“I encourage UNC stu-dents to come check out theevents this summer if theyhaven’t yet,” Perez said.

Starting in May and last-ing through August, therewill be a farmer’s market atthe Union Pacific Depot,902 7th Ave. The market willbe hosted May 14, 21 and 28,every Saturday in June, andevery Saturday andWednesday in July andAugust. The market opens at7:30 a.m. and closes atnoon. Admittance to themarket is free.

The Greeley Blues Jammusic festival begins Friday,June 10, with Friday Fest.The free event will featurelive music from EricaBrown. Friday Fest will takeplace at the 9th Street Plazafrom 5-8 p.m., and theGreeley Blues Jam will con-tinue all weekend.

Starting June 24, theannual Greeley Stampedewill begin at Island GrovePark. The Stampede fea-tures rodeos, concerts, acarnival, festival food, fire-works, parades and more.

The Stampede will run untilJuly 4. Stampede ticketsstart at $5, with some con-cert and rodeo tickets cost-ing more.

In celebration of theFourth of July, Greeley ishosting an IndependenceDay Parade at 9 a.m. July 4on 10th Avenue. The paradewill run from 19th Street to5th Street. The parade isfree.

There are also events oncampus for students toenjoy. In June, theUniversity of NorthernColorado’s Little Theatre ofthe Rockies will host pro-ductions of “One For MyBaby : A Sinatra Songbook.”The show will run at 7:30p.m. June 9 – 11 atLangworthy Theater. Ticketprices range from $9 – $19.

On July 3, theLangworthy Theatre willalso perform a female ver-sion of “The Odd Couple.”The show starts at 2 p.m.and tickets range from $9-$19.

Along with performancesat Langworthy Theatre,UNC’s Outdoor Pursuitsalso has several tripsplanned. The summer tripswill start in June and gothrough August. TheOutdoor Purists will travelall over Colorado doingactivities such as hiking,camping and kayaking.

To learn more about thesummer activities OutdoorPursuits has planned, visitthe club’s Facebook page bysearching “UNC OutdoorPursuits” or the club’s web-site on the CampusRecreation Center’s website.

DAN OBLUDA | THE MIRROR

The City of Greeley will be hosting a variety of communityevents downtown beginning in May and continuingthrough August, including several free events.

Outdoor Pursuits Summer Trips

• June 4: Golden Cliffs rock climbing ($10)• June 15: Kayak training ($15)• June 17-19: Colorado River kayaking ($50)• June 25: Colorado River whitewater rafting ($55)• July 8-11: Maroon Bells backpacking ($55)• July 16: Vedauwoo hiking and camping ($20)• July 30: Day hike to Grey Rock ($10)• July 30-31: Camping at Crystal Lake ($20)• August 6: Climbing 14ers at Gray’s and Torrey’sPeaks ($10)• August 13: Poudre River kayaking ($10)

For more information or to sign up for a trip, visitthe Outdoor Pursuits Facebook page by searching“UNC Outdoor Pursuits,” visit the club’s websiteon the Campus Recreation Center’s website or callthe Outdoor Pursuits Gear Rental Shop at 970-351-GEAR (4327).

Smorgasbord of outings to be hosted during summer break

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Table of ContentsA variety of events and festivals will be

hosted in locations in Greeley that givestudents the opportunity to socialize andgain new experiences.

The Greeley Blues jam brings togethermusic enthusiasts from around thenation to celebrate blues culture.

UNC’s Little Theatre of the Rockiesunveils its summer schedule of per-formances, which includes topics likeFrank Sinatra and roommate life.

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Advice and opportunities are pre-sented for students seeking summeremployment in Greeley.

Students staying in Greeley havethe opportunity to visit nearbycities to participate in annualthemed festivals.

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City ready to ‘jam’ at blues festivalCARRISSA OLSZEWSKI

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During the past six years,Greeley has become a city witha popular blues festival hostedthe second week of June.

This Greeley Blues Jam is thesecond largest in the state —only Telluride’s September fes-tival is larger. People fromaround the country travel toGreeley for this two-day event.

This year’s festival will behosted June 10-11.

Friday Fest, hosted FridayJune 10, kicks off the festival indowntown Greeley. This is afree event where local bandsplay in eight downtown estab-lishments and on an outdoorstage.

The city becomes packedwith people who come to hear

the music and experience theatmosphere. The event will lastfrom 5 – 8 p.m. Friday Festmarks the beginning of theGreeley music festivals.

The event also helps localrestaurants and businesses.

“It’s by far the busiest dayfor us in summer,” saidDouglas Mouton, the managerof The Rio Grande, located at825 9th St.

Mouton said The RioGrande has a good relationshipwith the organizers of the event.The Rio Grande also donatesfood to the musicians and staffwho work the event.

Saturday at Island GrovePark is the family-friendlyGreeley Blues Jam festival from11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Some of this year’s headlin-ers include Robert Randolph

and the Family Band, CocoMontoya, North MississippiAllstars, Trampled Under Footand Dwayne Dopsie and theZydeco Hellraisers.

The festival features twooutdoor stages on both ends ofthe arena to keep the musicnon-stop. However, in the eventof inclement weather, the per-formances will be moved inside.

“Rain or shine we will bethere,” said Priscila Marin,assistant administrator for theGreeley Blues Jam.

Marin said last year they hadto move the event insidebecause of rain. However, it stillwent smoothly.

There is also a stage calledBlues 101, which teaches chil-dren of every age the basics ofblues. Harmonicas are distrib-uted, as well.

Tickets for the Greeley BluesJam are $25 if purchased beforethe festival and can be bought atthe Union Colony Civic Center,the Greeley Chamber of

Commerce, Mariposa Plantsand Flowers or online at gree-leygov.org/UCCC/tickets.Tickets at the gate on June 10will cost $30. Children 12 andyounger are free.

The ages of festival atten-dees are mixed. Children areable to run and play outside in asafe environment while adultscan listen to the music and eatat many of the multiple foodvendors. No food can bebrought into the park grounds,but attendees can leave andcome back at any time.

“The blues is the root of allAmerican music: rock and roll,country and jazz,” said PamBricker, the chair of the GreeleyBlues Jam. “Many don’t thinkthey know the blues but few aredisappointed with what theyhear.”

More than 5,000 people areexpected to attend this year’sfestival.

For more information, visitwww.greeleybluesjam.com.

RICHELLE CURRY | THE MIRROR

Friday Fest, which kicks off the annual Greeley Blues Jammusic festival, will be hosted Friday, June 10 in downtownGreeley. The event will feature music from several local bands.

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Even though most UNCstudents are off on summervacation, the School of TheatreArts and Dance will be hard atwork producing quality showsfor the 2011 season of the LittleTheatre of the Rockies, a seriesof summertime dramas, come-dies and musicals.

David Grapes, a theatreprofessor and contributingdirector for LTR, said he isthrilled about this year’s showlineup.

“We have got some fantas-tic pieces of work this season,”Grapes said.

“One for My Baby: A SinatraSongbook.” June 9-12 atLangworthy Theatre

LTR’s first showing will be anew, never-before-seen musi-cal created by Grapes, JohnFredo and Randy Kramer.

“One for My Baby” is abouta Frank Sinatra impersonator(Fredo) who wants to leave hisprofession despite the urging ofhis manager, Manny (guestartist Noel Johnston).

This is the second incarna-tion of a play Grapes wrote inthe late 1990s, “My Way.”Grapes, who will also direct thisperformance, said he came upwith the idea for this play afterthe death of Sinatra.

“I saw an interview he didwith the BBC,” Grapes said. “Itlooked like he was doing apiece of theater … I wanted toknow what it is like to live yourlife as someone else.”

“One for My Baby” will fea-ture classic Sinatra tunes like“Come Fly with Me” and“That’s Life.”

University of Northern

Colorado music students willprovide the show’s jazz feel withtrumpets and saxophones.

“Sinatra is big on collegecampuses,” Grapes said. “Manyof my students listen to him.”

“Dames at Sea.” June 16-19;July 6-7; July 16-17; July 22 atNorton Theatre

John Leonard, a UNC musicprofessor, will bring campyshow tunes to Norton Theatrefor his musical, “Dames atSea.”

The off-Broadway hit isabout a small town girl, Ruby(Amy Bennett), who moves toNew York to start a career onBroadway. The play followsRuby’s rise to fame as shebecomes increasingly involvedwith a sailor (Joey Revier) whowants to become an actor.

The setting is the 1930s, andthe play’s music will drawheavily from that era.

“Nixon’s Nixon.” June 23-26; July 8, 13, 23-24 at NortonTheatre

LTR will take a turn intodrama with a play written byRussell Lees and directed byGrapes that focuses on thelast days of the Nixonadministration as Nixon(Dan McNally) has a finalmeeting with Secretary ofState, Henry Kissinger (TomMcNally).

Throughout the play, Nixonconsiders resigning the presi-dency, a move that Kissingerexpects.

At Nixon’s low pointsduring the meeting, he andKissinger reenact the criti-cal moments of Nixon’spresidency.

“The Odd Couple.” June 30;July 1-3, 9, 15, 20-21 at NortonTheatre

Neil Simon added a twist toLTR’s production of his mostfamous play, “The OddCouple,” by re-writing the leadroles for women. Ken Womble,a theatre arts professor, willdirect.

The comedy is about theeffects two completely differ-ent people, Olive (MeganKrusleski) and Florence(Lindsey Ooten), can have oneach other while they share asmall apartment. It is aboutthe clashing of two vastly dif-ferent lifestyles.

“The Music Man.” July 28-31at Langworthy Theatre

Leonard will also direct hisversion of the classic musicalcomedy, “The Music Man.”

The play starts with a conand ends with love. Conartist Harold Hill (MatthewHerrick) is a persuasive sales-man who is able to makedenizens of a small town buyinstruments and uniformswith the promise to start atown band.

Harold intends to ditchtown with people’s moneywithout giving them the musiche promised; however, Haroldbegins a romance with thetown librarian, Marian (AnneTerze-Schwarz), which causeshim to stray from his originaleconomic interest.

For more information onthe Little Theatre of theRockies, call 970-351-2699.

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Music, romance make up summer series

AMANDA STOUTENBURGHn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Although the economy isstill in a slump and finding ajob can be difficult, UNCoffers numerous resourcesto students to help themfind employment, whetherit is for the summer or thestart of a career.

One of these resources isthe Student EmploymentOffice in Carter Hall as partof the Office of FinancialAid. The SEO staff helpsstudents find jobs in vari-ous departments acrosscampus.

Another resource is theonline Student EmploymentJob Bank atwww.unco.edu/OFA/employment/jobbank/. The JobBank is a compiled list ofjobs that are available at theUniversity of NorthernColorado and in surround-ing areas.

The website is a free pub-lic service that allows stu-dents and graduates anopportunity to find jobs indifferent categories thatpertain to the student’srequirements.

Cindy Harling, theadministrative assistant atthe SEO, said there aremany benefits of having asummer job and using thejob bank.

Harling said the benefitsinclude learning valuableskills, making money, gain-ing work experience andcreating references to use inthe future.

Harling also suggests stu-

dents visit different busi-nesses around campus tosee if they are hiring, and ifpossible, leave an applica-tion and résumé.

Persistence and patienceare key to finding a job,Harling said. Students canalso join online job web-sites to aid in their jobsearches.

Students can also con-tact professors from theirdepartment of study. Manyof these professors haveprofessional contacts theycan use to help students andgraduates find jobs in theirspecific field.

Career Services is anoth-er job search.

The Career Services staffcan help students withrésumés and make sureeverything is set up correct-ly and professionally.

While it can be hard tofind a job when there aremany other students oncampus trying just as hardto find employment, per-sistence and following theadvice of Career Servicesand SEO is beneficial to astudent’s job search.

April Casados, a seniorsports and exercise sciencemajor, said she is having adifficult time finding a job.

“It is going terribly,”Casados said. “I have gonearound with my résumé andfilled out in-store andonline applications and stillno calls back. It is very frus-trating, especially sincesummer break is rightaround the corner.”

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Searching for summer employment

CASSIE WEBER | THE MIRROR

Addy Hassler, a junior elementary education major, picks up arésumé helper in front of Career Services in order to create arésumé to give to businesses while searching for a summer job.

UNC provides assistance for job-seeking students

KRISTEN MARTINn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Summer is the time ofyear for enjoying warmweather, hosting large bar-becues to bring the commu-nity together and listeningto live music under thenight sky.

In Cheyenne, Wyo., awestern-styled festival,Cheyenne Frontier Days,will be hosted from July 22-31. It’s an opportunity tobring together thousands ofpeople from across theUnited States to enjoy theannual themed summerevent.

Rod Hottle, the generalchair for CFD, said about300,000-500,000 people areexpected to attend the eventduring the 10 days.

“The community reallyembraces the event,” Hottlesaid. “We tend to haveabout 2,300 volunteers andonly 13 paid staff to run thisevent.”

Hottle said they haveeight acts lined up to per-form for the crowd.

On July 22, Kid Rock andSheryl Crow will perform.Other artists to play duringthe event include JasonAldean with Mark Chesnutand Thompson Square, theCharlie Daniels Band withthe JaneDear Girls, MötleyCrüe with Sick Puppies,Darius Rucker with KevinCostner & Modern West,the Zac Brown Band andToby Keith with EricChurch. All ticket pricesstart at $38.

“We’re real excited aboutthis year’s lineup,” Hottlesaid. “The shows are not

sold out yet. I want toencourage folks to come onout.”

In addition to the con-certs, there will also berodeo competitions, a carni-val, parades to showcaseauthentic frontier style, freepancake breakfasts and achuck wagon cook-off.

The United States AirForce Thunderbirds willperform at Laramie CountyCommunity College. Therewill also be an art show anda cowboy church service onSunday.

Hottle said Frontier Daysstarted as a one-day event in1897.

“We are 115 yearsyoung,” Hottle said.

He said the winter of1896 was particularly diffi-cult for the people ofCheyenne, and many cattlewere lost to the freezingcold.

“The community decid-ed to get together to createan event, which people willwant to attend, and bringrevenue into Cheyenne,”Hottle said. “It turned out tobe such a great event thatwe’ve carried on eversince.”

Hottle said every yearbefore they start CFD,Frontier Days workers run ahorseback cattle drive. Thisyear, it will be on July 17.

“It usually takes us a cou-ple of hours to bring in thecattle, depending on theweather,” he said. “Peoplecome out and watch alongour route.”

Johnstown, a citybetween Greeley andLoveland, will also be hav-ing a summer festival. The

99th annual Johnstown BBQDay will be June 4.

The festival will consistof a firemen’s breakfast, a5K run and walk, a parade, ahorseshoe tournament, astreet dance featuring theband Narrow Gauge andfireworks to conclude thefestivities.

Tammy Gesick, a volun-teer for Johnstown BBQDay, said they expect about3,000 people to attend.

“It started in 1912 bylocal businesses to get thecommunity to see what theyhave to offer,” Gesick said.

According to theJohnstown BBQ Day web-site, it was originally calledDairy Day to promote thedairy industry in northernColorado.

Farmers attended toshow off their cattle and seethe exhibits while listeningto industry speakers. DairyDay is believed to have alsoinspired the start of thedairy industry in Colorado.

In 1951, it eventuallyevolved into Crazy Day toattract more people to shopin Johnstown. The localemployees and businessmenwould dress up in odd cloth-ing and offer promotions.

In 1969, the festivalturned into BBQ Day andbegan serving the commu-nity barbecued pork, whichstarted the more than 40-year tradition.

For more informationabout these events, visitwww.cfdrodeo.com andwww.johnstownbbqday.com.

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Annual ‘days’ provide traditional fun

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