Other scheduled events include Après Ski at the Suede Bar, the OSCARS® Watching Party, the daily, late-night Nightcaps Lounge show and the Fang-Banger Friday closing party.
Lehmkuhl will join a diverse list of celebrity guests and entertainers which currently includes, Kinsey Sicks, international producer / DJ Casey Alva, OutMusic Awards nominee Gary Floyd, LA-based crooner Joe Lupariello, Dallas-based DJ duo OB Jen and Juice and the triple-breasted queen of comedy Nuclia Waste.
T-11 sponsors include Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, StraightOut Media & Marketing, ilume, the Peaks Hotel, the Capella Hotel, Passport, Compete, Pink Banana Media, Telluride Sports, the Telluride Watch and the Telluride AIDS Benefit.
Schedule highlights
WET Pool Party. 2011 marks the return of the original gay ski week pool party. Reichen Lehmkuhl of LOGO TV’s A-List New York serves as celebrity host of the evening as we welcome guests to a night of Splish! Splash! fun, music and drink all at 9,000 ft above sea level in the Capella Hotel.
White Night Party. White Night is largest and most popular dance event each year as ski weekers and residents converge on The Peaks Hotel for a night of high energy music. For 2011, we welcome LA-based, international producer and DJ Casey Alva and Dallas-based DJ duo OB Jen & Juice
Kinsey Sicks. Telluride welcomes the popular Kinsey Sicks for a one-night only special performance to support the local art’s community at the Sheridan Opera House. Critically acclaimed for their off Broadway performances, The New York Times calls the Kinsey Sicks “the hottest ticket in town… taking the cabaret world by storm… voices sweet as birdsong.”
Nightcaps Lounge. For all the cabaret lovers, there is a new addition to the ski week event calendar – the Nightcaps Lounge. Nightcaps is T-11’s late-night lounge show at The Peaks Hotel each evening featuring OutMusic Awards nominee Gary Floyd and LA’s Joe Lupariello. .
Back for 2011 is the all-inclusive T- Pass** providing guests access to all Telluride Gay Ski Week-produced events and activities. This year, guests will have the option to purchase either a full or half-week T-Pass. The full-week T-Pass is only $199 (a $300 value) and the half-week T-Pass is only $99.00 (a $150 value) – both passes provide holders special offers and exclusive benefits. The half-week T-Pass can be purchased for the first of second half of ski week – either Sunday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Friday.
The 2011 T-Pass goes on sale today via the official ski week website. A special, early-bird price of only $150.00 for the full-week T-Pass will be available thru December 31st.
** NOTE: Neither the full-week nor half-week T-Pass includes admission to the Kinsey Sicks performance or the Telluride AIDS Benefit.
Complete details, the schedule of events and T-Passes can be found at the official 2011 ski week website – www.telluridegayskiweek.com.
Telluride Gay Ski Week 2011
When: Saturday, February 26 – Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Town of Mountain Village, CO and the Telluride Ski Resort
Info: Tickets, lodging and travel information available at www.telluridegayskiweek.com
OSCARS is a registered trademark of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
About Telluride Gay Ski Week
Telluride Gay Ski Week (“TGSW”) is an annual week-long gay ski event produced by StraightOut Media & Marketing with support from the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association and benefitting the Telluride AIDS Benefit. An alternative to other gay ski events, TGSW provides a unique vacation experience in a spirited and unpretentious ski town. Nestled in a box canyon surrounded by the majestic 13,000 ft peaks of the San Juan Mountains, Telluride Gay Ski Week brings the charm of Telluride together with the European-style town of Mountain Village. For more information, visit www.telluridegayskiweek.com
About StraightOut Media & Marketing
StraightOut Media & Marketing (“SOMM”) is a Dallas-based company with more than 40 years of combined agency and client side experience; including, national and global public relations, media relations, corporate communications, branding and strategic marketing. SOMM brings demonstrated expertise in a range of markets and industries from retail, non-profit organizations, diversity marketing, restaurants, hotels and destination marketing to mobile communications, broadcast media, print media, motion pictures, financial communications and residential and multi-family housing. In addition to solid mainstream experience, SOMM has developed a strong reputation as one of the very few “go to” agencies when clients are looking for expertise in marketing to the GLBT community. For more information, visit www.straightoutmedia.com
