2012 SPONSOR PROFILES

ASPEN SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR

Alpine Bank Aspen has proudly partnered with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet as the 2011-2012 Aspen Season Presenting Sponsor. Being locally owned and operated allows Alpine Bank to meet the needs of the community and to react quickly when necessary.

Our financial commitment to the community continues to be a critical component of our success. Our employees give generously of their time and talent, allowing us to nurture relationships within our communities.  For more information on all the Alpine Bank offers, go to www.alpinebank.com.

SANTA FE SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR

BODYis a center for well-being, health, and community, offering a Day Spa, Studio, Organic Café, Boutique, Childcare, Fitness Gym, and Special Events.  Relax with massage, facials, body treatments, and special packages.  Get moving with our 56 classes a week, including Yoga, Nia, Zumba, T'ai Chi, and Dance Conditioning.  Come together for concerts, workshops and cutting edge lectures.  BODYKids offers on-site childcare and birthday parties.  Enjoy seasonal organic foods grown by local farmers in the Café.  Find sustainable, organic and fair-trade products in the Boutique: from housewares to handcrafted gifts, jewelry, yoga products, and clothing for the whole family.

333 Cordova Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505

www.bodyofsantafe.com.

OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET

United is pleased to continue its tradition of supporting Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.  As a global airline, we take great pride in presenting Aspen Santa Fe Ballet to new audiences in the United States and around the world.  As we have for half a century, United is dedicated to enriching the lives of our customers in the communities we serve.

OFFICIAL HEALTH CLUB AND SPA OF ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET

An escape for everyone: The Aspen Club & Spa.  Whether you’re looking for an alternative to skiing or just want to get away from it all, The Aspen Club & Spa is the perfect place to relax and revitalize the body, mind and spirit.  SpaAspen, Aspen’s only full service wellness facility and spa, is open to the public with 34 treatment rooms, two relaxation lounges, and an endless menu of traditional and innovative therapies.  Indulge in relaxing and therapeutic massages, body treatments, and skin and hair services.  Your SpaAspen services include access to The Aspen Club & Spa’s state-of-the-art health and fitness center, luxurious locker rooms with steam, sauna and indoor/outdoor whirlpools, the NuTrition Café, the Kid’s Gym, and more.  The Aspen Club and Spa is located at the end of Ute Avenue. For more information call 970-925-8900 or visit www.aspenclub.com.

The West’s oldest newspaper, founded in 1849, is Santa Fe’s only independent, local, family owned newspaper.  In 2007, Pasatiempo, the Friday weekly arts and entertainment magazine of The Santa Fe New Mexican, won the Missouri School of Journalism’s award for excellence in lifestyle magazines among all USA newspapers.  In addition to a daily paper and weekly arts journal, The Santa Fe New Mexican also publishes special magazines focusing on Indian Market, International Folk Art Market, Spanish Market, a Feliz Navidad Holiday issue, and summer & winter visitor guides.

www.SantaFeNewMexican.com, or to subscribe: 1-800-873-3372

Diamond Resorts International®, with global headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, is one of the largest vacation ownership companies in the world with more than 110 branded and affiliated resorts and nearly 23,000 guest beds in 14 countries with destinations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe.  Offering simplicity, choice and comfort to more than 370,000 owners and members through the branded service of more than 5,500 team members worldwide, Diamond Resorts International® is dedicated to providing its guests with effortless and relaxing vacation experiences every time, for a lifetime.

For more than 30 years, Mayo Aviation has been based in Denver, and is the Rocky Mountain region's largest, most experienced aviation company specializing in private aircraft charter, customized aircraft management and more. With aircraft based throughout Colorado, outside New York City and along the Jersey Shore, Mayo Aviation is well positioned to serve your charter needs. We believe in solving complex transportation problems and improving people's lives through the use of business transportation.

Our diverse charter fleet meets and exceeds most audit standards. We are ACSF accredited, Wyvern recommended and ARG/US approved and ready to respond to your aviation needs

In 1983, at the request of Lita Warner Heller, President of the Board of Ballet/Aspen, board member Christine Aubale Gerschel organized, founded and was elected president of a group of dynamic and energetic women that became a fundraising auxiliary for Ballet/Aspen, called Les Dames de Ballet. In 1985, Gerschel and Joan Bracken Bain restructured the group into an autonomous organization with its own 501 (c)(3), renamed Les Dames d’Aspen, Ltd.  In 2002, Gerschel once again became president of Les Dames d’Aspen and broadened its reach. Over the years, this prestigious organization has contributed more than $3 million to local arts organizations and scholarships for local students pursuing university art degrees.

Over the past 30 years, Aspen Community Foundation has granted more than $50 million to nonprofit organizations serving the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. During this time, we have launched several successful initiatives and special projects that have had a lasting, positive impact on the communities we serve.

Currently, ACF is embarking on a new and exciting strategic initiative - Cradle to Career. This program focuses on three of our areas of emphasis: early childhood education, out of school time and secondary education.  The overriding principle of Cradle to Career is to ensure that every child and every family in our service area has the chance to participate within enriching, educational and engaging activities that will increase opportunity and equity for all of our community members.

The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado was founded in 1996 with a goal of financially supporting nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life in Colorado and promote equality for all people. Having awarded more than $27.6 million to programs across the state, the fund is proud of the collaborations formed with those who share a common vision for equality. The Gay & Lesbian Fund believes that Colorado is a stronger state when all residents have equal access to opportunities and resources. Over the years, the Fund’s investments in high-impact nonprofits have bettered the quality of life for all Coloradans by providing important arts and culture, civic participation, healthy families, and public broadcasting programs.

The City of Aspen supports arts and community+ nonprofit organizations through annual grants totaling approximately $1 million.  Our community benefits from non-profit agencies that add vibrancy and texture to the quality of life in Aspen. The City of Aspen recognizes the on-going partnerships that we have had with non-profits through the years.  Additionally, The City of Aspen provides and operates 26 public parks, the Wheeler Opera House, an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, ball fields, an ice-skating facility, and KidsFirst (childcare resources) along with traditional government services.

The Santa Fe Arts Commission (SFAC), an agency within the municipal government of the City of Santa Fe, provides leadership by and for city government in supporting arts and cultural affairs.  The SFAC also recommends programs and policies that develop, sustain and promote artistic excellence in the community.  Through its work, the SFAC nurtures and supports Santa Fe’s unparalleled artistic heritage.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is funded in part by the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission, the 1% Lodgers’ tax, and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The mission of Colorado Creative Industries is to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado’s economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life. Part of the state Office of Economic Development, Colorado Creative Industries sees a future where Colorado is a premier “Creative Economy” with a strong brand identity, a Top 10 reputation, and significant and sustained investment in the creative sector, and where creative entrepreneurs and enterprises will flourish and we will “grow our own” creative workforce.

New Mexico Arts is the state arts agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The 15-member governor-appointed New Mexico Arts Commission serves as the advisory body. The primary function of New Mexico Arts is to provide financial support for arts services and programs to non-profit organizations statewide and to administer the 1% public art program for the state of New Mexico.

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts (both new and established), bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education.  Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

The Aspen Daily News is the Roaring Fork Valley’s only locally owned and operated newspaper.  Published daily, and on-line at www.aspendailynews.com, the Aspen Daily News provides locals and visitors hard hitting and forward thinking news through targeted market publications including Time Out (a weekly entertainment and event publication), an online version of the daily paper, and the daily publications which is distributed from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.

If you were to describe to a friend everything that you love about Aspen, here’s what you might say: It has world-class cultural offerings, stunning natural beauty, a big-city array of dining choices, a rich history, and, of course, an amazing tapestry of locals that make up its community. Aspen is all of those things, and so is each issue of Aspen Sojourner. A winner of the Western Publishing Association’s Maggie award for editorial excellence in 2010 and 2011, Aspen Sojourner is currently Aspen’s only award-winning magazine. It’s the publication that best reflects the real Aspen—the Aspen you’d be proud to show your friends.

Founded in 1881 The Aspen Times is the oldest business in town, and publishes 7 days a week.  The Aspen Times covers local and national events, with a wide ranging focus (business, arts, sports, politics, etc.)  In addition to its daily newspaper, The Aspen Times Weekly is a weekly magazine that publishes on Thursdays which brings you Aspen’s unique culture, characters and commentary and aspentimes.com is an online website featuring all of the daily stories, photos, comics, and classifieds.  The Times’ main office has been located at 310 E. Main St., next to the historic Hotel Jerome, since 1905.  The newspaper employs more than 30 full-time staff.

Culture. History. Sophistication. The Lifestyle of Santa Fe. Santa Fean

For over 35 years, Santa Fean magazine has reflected the area’s sophisticated lifestyle and is proud to be a media partner with the esteemed Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.  Santa Fean captures the internationally acclaimed arts community, breathtaking landscapes and architecture and rich cultural history extraordinarily unique to northern New Mexico.  The abundance of world class cuisine is also featured in every issue, as is Santa Fe’s design scene—whether wearable art or ancient pottery piques your interest!  Published 6 times per year, Santa Fean offers a thematic editorial calendar that includes History, Indian Market, Home & Design, The Arts, People, and Holidays.  Each issue provides a compelling must-read opportunity for advertisers and discriminating readers alike.  Santa Fean is part of a multi-media company that includes Su Casa, Santa Fe Visitors Guide, Haciendas & the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Magazines.  Please visit www.santafean.com or contact us at 505-983-1444.