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Bad bulls take out their frustrations on good cowboys every Friday and Saturday night through Aug. 16 during the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series at Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat. Adult admission is $14, children's admission is $7, and children 6 and younger get in free. Don't bother to polish your boots. All rodeos start at 7:30 p.m.

By At Home staff Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Strings Music Festival concerts: If you thought you could only hear music this good in the big city, think again. Steamboat's Strings Music Festival brings big names to you. See highlights below. For a complete Strings schedule, visit Stringsmusicfestival.com.

July 15: Strings Music Festival youth concert with Trout Fishing in America. Grammy nominees Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet play folk/pop with diverse influences. Tickets cost $10 at the box office. Suggested attire: chest waders and khaki vests with lots of little pockets.

July 18: Strings Music Festival concert: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy kick out the Celtic jams with feverish fiddling around. Tickets cost $55.

July 19: Strings Music Festival concert: An evening with Chu-Fang Huang. Become mesmerized by a finalist in the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Tickets are $35.

July 28: Strings Music Festival concert: Three works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Crumb, known for his ambient and mystical compositions. Pianist Lambert Orkis, one of Crumb's greatest interpreters, will perform "Little Suite for Christmas," written expressly for Mr. Orkis. Tickets are $25.

Aug. 9: Strings Music Festival concert: The Full Ludwig. A night of Beethoven performed by the first 46-member orchestra to perform on the Strings stage, conducted by Andres Cardenes. The orchestra will perform "Consecration of the House," a tribute to the new pavilion. Yaron Kohlberg, Silver Medalist of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, will perform the Emperor Concerto. Tickets are $50.

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Aug. 29 to Sept. 1: The fourth annual Wild West Air Fest is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Steamboat Springs Airport. Take the grandkids and some sunscreen for a day of flight simulators and airborne entertainment.

Steamboat Springs — July 18 and 19:

July 27:

Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp invites the community to celebrate its 95th birthday. Take an hour out of your afternoon to tour the beautiful grounds of a top-notch facility that trained the likes of a young Dustin Hoffman. (970) 879-7125.

July 31 to Aug. 3:

Pairings made in heaven are revealed during the Steamboat Wine Festival. Great people-watching and great food paired with hard-to-find bottles. This is the place to increase your wine IQ. Steamboatwinefestival.com.

Aug. 7:

Brookings Institution president and distinguished author Strobe Talbott discusses "Why foreign policy issues in the 2008 election matter so much to the world" during a free Seminars at Steamboat lecture at 5 p.m. at Strings Music Pavilion.

Aug. 16:

The Art Event - Steamboat Art Museum. Putting Steamboat on the map as a gallery town. Auctions to benefit the new cultural epicenter of downtown Steamboat. Steamboatartmuseum.com.

Aug. 21:

Steamboat Classic Car Cruise: Pedigreed autos that call the Yampa Valley home roll up and down Lincoln before taking over the courthouse lawn.

Sept. 20:

The Steamboat Brewers Festival takes place in Torian Plum Plaza, where regional brewers will provide samples of their products in a family friendly atmosphere. Steamboatbrewersfestival.com.

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