The Victoria ~ Steamboat Springs, Colorado

This weekend in Steamboat visitors and locals alike will have the opportunity to see a wide array of artistic styles and cultural events.  The Steamboat All Arts Festival is the newest and most collaborative event in Steamboat Springs, CO. The Steamboat All Arts Festival is a four-day event that highlights the amazing arts and culture in the Yampa Valley while featuring nationally-renowned artists. The Steamboat All Arts Festival incorporates all aspects of the arts into one cohesive event including dance, vocal, musical, visual, literary and culinary arts.

Come experience this high-class celebration of the arts that entertains and inspires through featured performances by the Avett Brothers, George Winston and the Steamboat Springs Orchestra conducted by Ernest Richardson. The Yampa River Art Stroll will be the heart of the event and will showcase award-winning local and regional visual artists. Experiential and educational workshops will be available all weekend and open to all levels.

As the days grow shorter, the Steamboat real estate market is starting to show more glimmers of light. Real estate sales throughout Colorado seem to have started the recovery process as the sales activity around the state has begun to increase; including areas such as Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins (where several Steamboat second-home owners come from). It is tough to say whether this is a seasonal increase, or if this is the start of an upward trend in real estate activity. Suffice it to say that the consumer confidence level seems like it is continuing to grow towards the ownership of resort property. (more…)