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WHAT: The Grand Prix of Denver, Round 14 of the 20-event 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series.

WHEN: August 30th through September 1, 2002.

WHERE: The race will be run primarily on privately owned and maintained streets surrounding Pepsi Center. The only public street that will be affected is a portion of Auraria Parkway immediately adjacent to Pepsi Center.

CIRCUIT: Temporary skeet circuit is 1.65 miles long, comprises nine turns and features 12 spectator grandstands.

WHO: A team of racing and sports professionals that includes:

Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD; www.dovermotorsportsinc.com), the nation’s leader in auto street circuit event management and owner of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach (www.longbeachgp. corn);

George GilIett, chairman of Booth Creek Management Corp. and owner of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens;

Kroenke Sports Enterprises, owner of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, NBA’s Denver Nuggets and Pepsi Center, and

CART (NYSE: MPH; www.cart.com), which sanctions the leading U.S. open wheel motorsports races, the FedEx Championship Series.

Wendy Aiello, Aiello Public Relations & Marketing, 303-355-3838.

Unlike the previous Grand Prix event that was held in Denver (1990-9 1), the Grand Prix of Denver will be privately funded. The only exception is the repair costs for Auraria Parkway to bring this skeet up to standard City code. All other surface improvements and safety systems will be the financial responsibility of the Grand Prix of Denver. The city will provide customary services outside of the race circuit as it would for any major sporting or cultural event, such as traffic services, police and fire department services.

ATTENDANCE: Over 100,000 attendees are expected over the three-day weekend event.

Toyota Atlantic Championship: Up-and-coming young drivers tackle the Denver track in open-wheel, Toyota-powered racecars. Trans-Am Series: North America’s longest-running (36& year) series sports the top “muscle cars” in racing.

The Grand Prix of Denver is expected to generate an estimated economic impact of approximately $30 million in the Rocky Mountain Region for the first year of the event. As a comparison, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach geuerates an economic impact of approximately $39 million annually for the cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif5 and its attendees occupy about 5,000 local hotel rooms.

The Grand Prix of Denver will feature national television coverage on FOX Spans’ SPEED Channel and will be broadcast via International television.

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. sanctions the leading U.S. open wheel motorsports races, the CART FedEx Championship Series, with 20 races annually in eight countries including Australia, Brazil, England, Japan, Germany, Canada and Mexico.

CART features a field of internationally known drivers including Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Dario Franchitti, Paul Tracy, Kenny Brack and Adrian Fernandez.

Doubling in size from last year’s event, the GART SPORTS DENVER INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN'S EXPOSITION (ISE) will feature nearly 500 exhibitors. Earlier this year, ISE announced the acquisition of Denver’s other sportsmen’s show, produced by O’Laughlin Trade Shows. Celebrating its 25th year in Denver, the ISE will spotlight the Rocky Mountain region’s largest selection of products and services for anglers, hunters, boaters, ATVers, campers and recreational-vehicle enthusiasts, also featuring wildlife paintings, sculpture, photography, leathercraft and log furniture. Hundreds of lodges, resorts, guides and outfitters will be available to answer questions or book adventures to destinations nearby or distant.

* Best-Of-The-West Fly-Casting Competition, with Men's, Women's and new Youth Divisions. Adult finalists will be invited to ISE’s Utah event in March for finals: grand prize for each adult division is a $8,000 custom Hyde drift boat. The top three youth champions in Denver will take home 3M/Scientific Anglers rods, reels, line, flies and other fishing gear. Adult qualifying times are: 2:00 and 6:00 weekdays and Saturday. All equipment provided by ISE; no personal equipment allowed. Adult Division rods are 9ft 5WT, lines are WF-5F; Youth Division rods 4-piece 5WT, WF-5F lines. Qualifying Distance: Boy’s 45ft., Girl’s 35ft.; Men’s 90 ft., Women’s 65 ft.

* Ultimate Campsite and Coleman Campfire Theater, hosted by Scott Linden of Outdoor Life Radio; on Saturday, warmwater-fishing expert Robin Knox will show visitors not just where to fish, but how to fillet their catch *

* Huge spoting-dog arena, with special guests Dez Young (the human) and Hank (the dog), from Outdoor Life Network's "Hunting with Hank" television show *

* Lawry’s Taste of the Outdoors fish- and game-cooking demos, hosted by chef Lisa Marie Freeman *

* Adventure and Fly-Fishing theaters: dozens of expert-led presentations by hunt legend Craig Boddington, ESPN’s Realtree TV personality Jim Shockey, fly-fishing legends Jack Dennis, Gary Borger and Jim Teeny, leading outdoor photographer Brian O’Keefe, Baja expert Gary Graham, Susan Reneau (author of Colorado’s Biggest Bucks & Bulls); plus, local experts Bob Good, Marty Bartholomew, Terry Wickstrom, Jarrett Edwards, Dennis McKinney, Gregg Meyer, Mark Beam, Dana Rikimaru, Rick Kursevich, Pat Dorsey and many others *

*World Champion Elk Caller Chad Schearer will host the first Colorado elk-calling competition on Sunday at 3:30, in the Adventure Theater. Sign-up any day of the show (and Sunday before 1pm) at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Trophy Display. Lots of great prizes!

* Colorado Division of Wildlife Information Center; plus big-game-preparation seminar, and live fish-spawning demonstrations all weekend

* Colorado Taxidermy Association award-winning displays; plus, "FROM FIELD TO WALL" seminars on field care, Friday evening beginning at 6; and, Sunday, beginning at noon. Located right at the taxidermy display. Watch masters create their magic!

WHO:            Home Builders Association of Metro Denver

WHAT:   2002 Parade of Homes at Broadlands:


WHEN:   Six week event:
        Saturday, July 31st through Labor Day, Monday, September 6th
        Parade of Homes hours are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.
        However, no one is admitted to the homes after 7:00 p.m.
        Tickets are $10 on weekends and $8 on weekdays.  Children 12
        and under are admitted free. Dollar off discount tickets are
        available at King Soopers.

         For the HBA information line call 778-1444.

WHERE:


WHY:


*-TravelBank.Com-*


    

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AT&T Parade of Lights Set to Welcome Downtown Visitors

DOWNTOWN DENVER—Three annual events produced by the Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.—the U S WEST Buskerfest, Festival of Mountain & Plain. . .A Taste of Colorado, and the AT&T Parade of Lights present ed by 9NEWS—have been set for the calendar, continuing the tradition of hosting the region’s best performing arts, food, music and seasonal celebrations. The events will attract nearly 1 million people to Downtown Denver.

The U S WEST Buskerfest is one of the nation’s premier street performers festivals, featuring an international cast of diverse and entertaining performing artists. Jugglers, acrobats, dancers, sword swallowers and more perform on Downtown Denver’s 16^th Street Mall and other adjacent locations. Attendance: 150,000. Admission is free.

This four-day food and entertainment extravaganza is Colorado’s biggest outdoor event, featuring food from Colorado’s best restaurants, musical entertainment on six outdoor stages, gourmet cooking demonstrations, arts & cra fts vendors, children’s activities and a giant carnival.

Attendance: 350,000. Admission is free.

The streets of Downtown Denver will come alive for the 25^th annual AT&T Parade of Lights presented by 9NEWS. The silver anniversary edition of the region's best holiday spectacle will travel on Friday and Saturda y nights through two miles of Downtown Denver's streets, featuring brightly lit theme floats, giant holiday balloons, marching bands, equestrian teams, and a colorful cast of seasonal characters. Attendance: 350,000. Admission is free.

In addition to producing major Downtown events, the Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. creatively plans, manages and develops Downtown Denver as the unique, diverse, vibrant and economically healthy urban core of the Rocky Mountain region. For more information on Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. events, call 303-534-6161 or visit www.downtowndenver.com. For a complete listing of major outdoor events in Denver, contact the Mayor’s Office of Art, Culture & Film at 303-640-1038.

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