February 22, 2010
Have you ever thought about leaving the corporate world behind; leaving the hustle and bustle of the office life and getting into the great outdoors? Do you enjoy fly-fishing, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding or just sitting quietly on your deck and watching the wildlife including elk, deer, bobcats, and turkeys? The constant stress of a high-powered day-to-day career takes its toll on your health and well-being. I would invite you to take a break from that stress and whirlwind agenda of e-mails to respond to and meetings to attend. Consider owning a part of a working cattle ranch where you can come to relax and unwind. When you own a part of Maytag Mountain Ranch, you are part owner of the cattle herd, the horse herd, and the chickens. You share the 3,000 acre ranch with a small group of other like-minded owners. The Ranch environment is one of quiet solitude or friendly gatherings…your choice on your schedule. The Ranch is managed by 3 very capable managers who keep the horses ready for riding, who welcome your help in moving cattle, or who will give you advice on the best restaurants in town. This is a sustainable ranching community at its best. Look at the pictures on our website and give it serious consideration. And if you decide to come and visit and invest in the Ranch time as your time, I know you won’t be disappointed.
February 16, 2010
An intersting winter activity around the Ranch is identifying the many animal tracks that appear in the snow. Animals are often so elusive, that without the tracks, one would never know the animals had visited the area. 
Here, tracks of the wild turkeys that roam the foothills and mountains around the Maytag Mountain Ranch are clearly visible in the snow. The turkeys usually travel in a group. A group of turkeys is called a rafter. Although, colloguially, many people know a group of turkeys as a gobble….based on the loud noises that the turkeys frequently make. The Merriam Turkey is the most common wild turkey found in Colorado. These turkeys prefer the Colorado ponderosa pine, scrub oak, and pinion pine forests. The turkeys are often found at elevations between 6,000 feet and 9,000 feet. The distinguishing feature of the Merriam Turkey is its white rump. Its feathers sport a collection of black with blue, bronze and purple reflections. Visit the Maytag Mountain Ranch and look for the animal tracks in the snow. We invite you to own a homestead where the wild life abounds.
February 4, 2010
As many of you know, the Maytag Mountain Ranch is located in rural Colorado at the base of the Sangre De Cristo mountains. Despite the rural nature of this area, we have a truly wonderful Theater in the local town of Westcliffe, CO. For any one who might be interested in live theater, concerts, or the latest movies, our Theater presents a lot in all of those areas. Here is the current Calendar of Events. Join us at one of these theater activities.
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Calendar of Events
(see details below)
February 12-14 and
February 18-20 Live Theater: Lion in Winter
February 22 High Mountain Hay Fever: Lost & Found
February 28 In Concert: Andrew Cooperstock, solo piano
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The Lion in Winter
Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, February 14 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 18, 19, and 20 at 7:00 pm
The Lion in Winter occurs during Christmas 1183 at Henry Plantagenet’s château and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, within the Angevin Empire of medieval France. The play opens with the arrival of his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine from prison; the story immediately centres on the personality conflicts and shifting alliances among the estranged couple and their adult sons and heirs to the throne: Prince Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199, the future King Richard I of England 1189-1199), Prince Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158-1186), and Prince John (1166-1216, the future King John of England 1199-1216). Alliances constantly shift throughout the story; almost every statement is a falsehood or half truth as family members attempt to manipulate each other for their own goals. Comedy and Drama ensue.
The talented cast includes:
Henry - Charlie French
Eleanor - Mary Bryant
Alais - McKenzie Green
Richard - Chris Tabb
Geoffrey - Daniel Zeller
John - Amanda Neiges
Phillip - Josh Newton
Directed by - Chris Tabb
Tickets: Adults $10; Students 16 and under $5
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High Mountain Hay Fever presents
Lost & Found
Monday, February 22 at 7:00 pm
With a legacy stretching back over three decades, Lost & Found is among the most resilient and beloved bands in bluegrass. Lost & Found plays honest music - pure, although not always so simple. The band wisely sidesteps the bells and whistles that so often tarnish modern bluegrass albums in favor of the direct, sincere approach that has endeared them to so many for so long.
Lost & Found’s newest album, Love, Lost and Found, has reached # 4 on the Top 15 Bluegrass Albums. Formed in 1973, the original lineup of the Lost & Found bluegrass band consisted of bass player Allen Mills, banjo player Gene Parker, mandolin player Dempsey Young and guitarist Roger Handy. The band became quite popular playing bluegrass festivals, with Mills’ exceptional songwriting contributing much to the group’s fame; “Love of the Mountains,” recorded by the original lineup, has become a contemporary bluegrass standard. In addition to contemporary songs, the band also recorded more traditional fare, such as “The Man Who Wrote ‘Home Sweet Home’ Never Was a Married Man.” Most of their albums feature similar material, and the band continues to be a strong positive force in contemporary bluegrass music.
Tickets can be purchased at Candy’s Coffee for $20.
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In Concert presents
Andrew Cooperstock, solo piano
Sunday, February 28 at 2:00 pm
Heralded as a “technically impeccable and musically profound” pianist, Andrew Cooperstock performs widely as soloist and chamber musician and has appeared throughout five continents and in most of the fifty states. Sought after as a chamber musician, Cooperstock has performed with the Takacs Quartet, the Ying Quartet, and the Colorado Chamber Players, and he is a founding member of Trio Contraste, which specializes in commissioning and performing contemporary music for piano, violin, and clarinet.
A graduate of the Juilliard School and the Cincinnati and Peabody Conservatories, Dr. Cooperstock studied with Abbey Simon, David Bar-Illan, and Walter Hautzig, as well as with collaborative pianist Samuel Sanders. He currently chairs the keyboard department at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dr. Cooperstock is being brought back to Westcliffe by popular demand. His previous performance here was with violinist William Terwilliger, as Opus Two.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, or at Candy’s Coffee in Westcliffe. Regular adult tickets are $15; $5 for students; and $25 for our generous Patrons.
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- The 2010 film season begins Friday, March 5 at 7:30 pm. Many of the Friday evening movies will be followed by free coffee and discussion of the film for those who care to stay to join the fun!
- On Sunday, March 21 at 2:00 pm, The Westcliffe Theater Guild will host a Sing-along of the movie Grease starring John Travolta and Oliva Newton-John followed by a Sock Hop. This will be the spring fundraiser for WCPA; tickets will be by donation. Stay tuned for more details.
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We look forward to seeing you soon.
Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts
119 Main Street
Westcliffe, Colorado 81252
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