The 2009 Inaugural ZAPP™ Conference

The 2009 Inaugural ZAPP™ Conference
for Artists and Art Fair Professionals
Presented by WESTAF and the Partners of ZAPPlication™
August 19 - August 21, 2009 | Denver, Colorado

Registration information available at http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab2.aspx?EventID=730833.

Join other artists, art fair directors and staff, promoters, and the ZAPP™ Team at the first ZAPP™ Conference designed especially for and by art fair professionals. Explore sessions and attend lectures on the current economic climate and coping strategies, the ZAPP™ jury process, understanding image technology, tools for managing art businesses, marketing and advertising for artists and art fairs, organizing the art fair community, ZAPP™ system training and technical assistance, and much more!

Be part of this thrilling opportunity to meet other artists and art fair professionals, learn more about best show practices and resources, receive hands-on training in everything from image formatting to ZAPP™ system procedures, strengthen our art show community, and have fun in the Mile High City and nearby Rocky Mountains!

Visit http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab2.aspx?EventID=730833 for conference registration.

NEW: Many of you have told us that you'd like to turn your visit to Denver for the ZAPP™ conference into a vacation. In addition to various galleries, museums, amusement parks, spectacular restaurants, theaters, live music events, river rafting, hiking, camping and other mountain activities, we've gathered together a list (below) of a few of the events happening in Colorado around the conference dates to assist in your travel plans and to highlight some of the wonderful things to do in Colorado in the summer! For more information about Colorado and all the wonderful things you can do while you're here, please visit http://www.colorado.com. Also, feel free to drop us a line as you plan your trip if you'd like suggestions from locals.

August 13
Dianne Reeves, Arvada Center, Arvada
Susan Tedeschi, Headwall Ski Hill, Steamboat Springs
Staind, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver
Clint Black, Oriental theater, Denver
Dave Alvin and the Guilty, Swallow Hill, Denver

August 14
ZAPP™ Event: Telluride Festival of the Arts 2009, Telluride Colorado. http://www.telluridefest.com
Rocky Mountain Folks Fest - Rufus Wainwright, Madeline Peyroux, Vance Gilbert, Will
Hoge, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons
JJ Grey and Mofro, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver
Vail Jam - Blues Traveler, Joan Osborne, Hazel Miller Band, Ford Theater, Vail
Xavier Rudd, Jermey Fisher, Belly Up, Aspen
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty, Three20South, Breckenridge

August 15
Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden
New West Fest - Melissa Etheridge, Great American Taxi, Old Town Square, Fort Collins
Rocky Mountain Folks Fest - Susan Tedeschi, Will Hoge, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons
Rufus Wainwright, Belly Up, Aspen
New West Fest - Great American Taxi., Melissa Etheridge, Downtown Fort Collins
Green Day, Pepsi Center, Denver
Vail Jam - Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Jupiter Coyote, Ford Theater, Vail
Subdudes, Foma, Kate Leroux Band, Paramount, Denver - www.tickethorse.com or call
the YMCA at 720-524-2714. A portion of the proceeds benefit the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver's Strong Kids Campaign and Autism Program
Peter Yorn, Ogen Theater, Denver

August 16
Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden
New West Fest - Ozomatli, Old Town Square, Fort Collins
Rocky Mountain Folks Fest - Dougie MacLean, Will Hoge, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons
Chris Isaak, Chatfield Nature Preserve, Denver

August 17
New West Fest. Old Town Square, Fort Collins

August 18
FILM ON THE ROCKS presents: Top Gun (with a performance by Paper Bird before the film), Red Rocks, Morrison
Strings Music Festival - Gaelic Storm, Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs
Gallery Reception: Andrea Wallace & Anderson Ranch Summer Staff Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village

August 19
Silent Film Series: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923), Chautauqua Park Auditorium,
900 Baseline Rd, Boulder
International Women & Motorcycling Conference, Keystone

August 20
Dickey Betts and the Great Southern, Belly Up, Aspen
Lil' Wayne, Fiddler's Green, Denver
Asleep at the Wheel, Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge
Michael Bolton, Vilar Performance Center, Beaver Creek
International Women & Motorcycling Conference, Keystone
River Flicks presents "The Italian Job", Confluence Park, 15th St. & Little Raven St., Denver
Pete Wernick & Flexigrass, Chautauqua Park Community House, 900 Baseline Rd, Boulder
Artists Talk: Greg Gorman & R. Mac Holbert, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village
Dressage Association Show, Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, Estes Park

August 21
Downtown Boulder's Endless Summer Celebration, 1300 block of Pearl Street, Boulder
Dickey Betts & the Great Southern, Cervantes Masterpiece Theater, Denver
Chris Cagle, Grizzly Rose, Denver
International Women & Motorcycling Conference, Keystone
Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Fiddler's Green, Englewood
Young Dubliners, Soiled Dove Underground, Denver
Strings Music Festival Presents - George Winston, Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat
Gunnison Car Show, Gunnison
Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine & Art Festival, Cortez

August 22
Lafayette Peach Festival, Old Town Lafayette on Public Road, Lafayette
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, Swallow Hill, Denver
The Informants, Lake Dillon Amphitheater, Dillon
Dickey Betts, Tab Benoit, & Great Southern, Music on Main Street, Frisco
Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder
International Women & Motorcycling Conference, Keystone
Pretenders, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver
Chris Cagle, Grizzly Rose, Denver
Young Dubliners, Hyatt Main Street Station. Breckenridge
Blacksmith Demo Days, Golden History Museums, Golden
Heritage Festival, Bond Park, Estes Park
Gunnison Car Show, Gunnison
Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine & Art Festival, Cortez
High Octane Arts and Crafts Show, Gunnison

August 23
Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone, Hudson Gardens, Littleton
International Women & Motorcycling Conference, Keystone
Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver
Deke Dickerson, Tambien, Denve
Music in the Mountains, Rocky Ridge Music Center, Estes Park
Heritage Festival, Bond Park, Estes Park
Gunnison Car Show, Gunnison

August 24
Def Leppard, Cheap Trick, Poison, Fiddler's Green
Poncho Sanchez, Lila Downs, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver

August 25
Nickelback, Fiddler's Green, Englewood
Dream Theater, Temple Hoyne Buell, Theater, Denver
Blondie, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs

August 26
Jackson Browne, Red Rocks, Morrison
Blondie, Belly Up, Aspen
Buckethead, Three20South, Breckenridge

August 27
Depeche Mode, Red Rocks, Morrison
The Bellamy Brothers, Cowboy's, Colorado Springs
Yonder Mountain String Band, Fox Theater, Boulder

August 28
Rodney Atkins, Colorado State Fair, Pueblo
Herman's Hermits, Hudson Gardens, Littleton
Yonder Mountain String Band, Xavier Rudd, Red Rocks, Morrison
Ned Fest - TBA - Nederland
Who's Bad - Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band, Three20South, Breckenridge

August 29
Ricky Skaggs, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs
Trinidaddio Blues Festival - The Tommy Castro Band, Central Park, Trinidad
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Fishbone, English Beat, Red Rocks, Morrison
Sawyer Brown, Colorado State Fair, Colorado Springs
Ned Fest - Drew Emmitt Band, Great American Taxi, Nederland
Rick Springfield, Vilar Performance Center, Beaver Creek

August 30
Survivor, Hudson Gardens, Littleton
Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Red Rcks, Morrison
Ned Fest - David Grisman Quintet, Nederland
Bob Weir and Ratdog, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder
Daryl Hall and John Oats, Paramount Theater, Denver
Buckethead, Belly Up, Aspen