Fort Collins Colorado

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, has rounded up the most brilliant entries to their Clips of Faith film festival and taken the show on the road, coming home to Ft. Collins on September 9 as part of the Bike-In Cinema Series.

This first-year festival brings people together for a summer outdoor screening of collected amateur short films accompanied by some of New Belgium’s most esoteric beer offerings. The Clips of Faith Beer & Film Tour (www.clipsoffaith.com) is debuting in fourteen cities throughout the summer and fall of 2010.

The Ft. Collins stop is the most special screening of all, as the filmmaker festival honorees will be in attendance as part of their prize. Joining us that evening will be:

Joseph Marcello, Tarrytown, NY – The Trip – In this tragi-comic stop action short, two bottles of New Belgium Lips of Faith beers visit the Big Apple but only one makes it out alive!

Kenton Hoppas, San Diego, CA – Flat Tire – A noirish spaghetti western shot lovingly on Super 8 film involves a bike, a flat tire and some beer.

Nicholas Cryder, Tacoma, WA – Old Belgium/New Belgium – A young man leaves his best friend in charge of the apartment to go on a job interview and returns to find he has lost everything due to a little creative capitalism – everything, that is, except a little nectar from the bottle.

Each stop along the tour features a free outdoor screening of the collected films, a full tasting of New Belgium’s Lips of Faith beers (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer) and food from local vendors. In Ft. Collins, all proceeds from beer sales will benefit Wolverine Farm Publishing (http://www.wolverinefarmpublishing.org/).

“This tour combines our great passions – folly and beer,” said Meredith Giske, New Belgium Brewing event director. “These short films will do a great job setting the stage for the beers we will be serving from our Lips of Faith portfolio, which features some of our most creative and hard-to-find brews.”

Entries range from kayaking buddies navigating grizzlies and whales on a paddling trip from Alaska to Seattle, to visual odes to people’s love affairs with their bikes, assorted comedy shorts, and thought-provoking environmental pieces. View a preview at www.clipsoffaith.com.

“Craft beer, sustainability and whimsy – all caught on film,” added Giske. “Add in some tasty Lips of Faith beer, and you experience New Belgium’s style of show business.”

Details for the Ft. Collins event:

When: Thursday, September 9 Time: Dusk – 11:00 p.m. Where: New Belgium Brewing Other tips: Food is welcome, alcohol is not (leave that to us) Bring low chairs or blankets – or lounge on the grass!

To learn more about New Belgium’s Clips of Faith series, go to www.clipsoffaith.com. The creative team at New Belgium Brewing reviewed and selected the winning films.

The 2010 schedule is as follows: Madison – June 16 St. Louis – June 25 Kansas City – July 2 Missoula – July 7 Eugene – July 16 Davis – July 23 Truckee – July 30 Reno – August 6 Flagstaff – August 13 Nashville – September 3 Asheville – September 10 Raleigh – September 16 Charleston – September 23 Athens – October 1

Over 600 Quilts on display from International and Local Quilt Artists

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival is returning to Colorado and will be held August 20-22, 2010 at The Ranch Event Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO, 80538. The Festival has expanded to three days this year and will include attractions and events in two buildings! Workshops through the Rocky Mountain Quilt Foundation will continue on August 23-24. The Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival is sure to inspire, educate and entertain you! So call your quilting friends and make plans to attend today!

Over 600 quilts, dolls and garments will be on display at the Festival and there will be daily classes, workshops, free stage presentations and demos, two buildings of vendor shopping and quilt art displays, door prizes, quilt appraisals and much more.

See The Entire Hoffman/Sulky Challenge Collection The RMQF will be the only event to feature the entire 2010 Traveling Collection of the Hoffman/Sulky Challenge. More than 350 entries will be on display from this premiere traveling quilt, clothing, and doll collection. A special Curator’s Tour will be given on August 22 by Julie Breidt. See full details about the tour at www.hoffmanchallenge.com.

Piecing Partners of Colorado Springs, CO The 2010 Featured Guild at the Festival will be Piecing Partners of Colorado Springs, CO. Representing the guild is member Sharon L. Schlotzhauer and she will present a 2-day workshop, “It’s in the Detail” on August 23-24. Other exciting workshops will be David Taylor’s “It’s Pointless! Applique Workshop” and “Free Motion Quilting – Yes, You Can Stipple!” To sign up for workshops by Schlotzhauer and Taylor, visit www.rockymountainquiltfoundation.org.

Hundreds of Quilts on Display! Many local organizations and guilds will be participating and will have quilts on display, including: Columbine Quilt Guild, Arapahoe County Quilters, League of Northern Colorado Quilt Guild, Longmont Quilt Guild, Piecing Partners Quilt Guild, Firehouse Quilts, Quilts of Valor, Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild-Greeley, Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters, Smoky Hills Quilt Club, Estes Valley Quilt Guild, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and more!

Lots of Vendor Shopping! This show is the MUST SEE EVENT OF THE YEAR for sewing and quilting enthusiasts. You can see and shop for thousands of MUST HAVE sewing and quilting products and accessories from industry vendors. The vendor shopping has expanded for 2010 and will include exhibitors in both the First National Bank Exhibit Hall and the McKee 4-H Building. For a complete list of vendor booths, visit www.rockymountainquiltfestival.com.