Food & wine & music – oh my! FOOD & WINE will toast the 30th anniversary of its sold-out FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen with a benefit concert and party at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen, Colorado. Elvis Costello & The Blue Beguilers will headline the evening and food will be served by acclaimed chefs José Andrés, Mario Batali and Michel Nischan. Tickets are $350 and include dinner on the lawn at the Benedict Music Tent, followed by the concert.  This new event is open to Classic passholders and the Aspen community, celebrating our long-standing partnership with the City of Aspen. Best available seating will be assigned at time of booking, click here for tickets.

Want to defy ordinary, but find yourself stuck in the mundane?  You can always defy ordinary when in Aspen, Colorado, which is why we’ve created a sweepstakes to let you try it out firsthand.  Enter for your chance to win a summer getaway to Aspen, CO that will defy ordinary.  This summer in Aspen you can feast your soul and senses at our renowned art, music and dance festivals while endless outdoor activities inspire the mind and body. The Grand Prize includes:

• Round-trip domestic airfare for 2 to Aspen, CO
• 3 nights/4 days luxury accommodations at Sky Hotel, a Kimpton Hotel
• (2) 50-minute massages at The Aspen Club & Spa

What are you waiting for??!  Click here to enter.

Disclaimer:  Start date: April 18, 2012. End Date: June 22, 2012. Drawing Date: June 27, 2011. You must be 21 year of age or older as of 5/1/2012 to enter. Travel must be completed by October 1, 2012. If the winner cannot complete travel before October 1, 2012, the prize is forfeit and another winner will be drawn. Winner’s travel arrangements must be booked by July 8, 2012. Void where prohibited. Open to continental US residences only. Travel dates based on hotel availability, black out dates apply. All expenses and other costs not expressly stated in the package description above are the sole responsibility of winner.

Aspen prides itself on active and healthy living. The Aspen Club & Spa knows how important the benefits of exercise can be for all of us, which is why they paired up with Author of the book Younger Next Year, Chris Crowley, to present an amazing destination week in which individuals or couples can immerse themselves in a new mentality of living younger and healthier.

While many understand the benefits of exercise on the body, it is much more difficult to put these ideas into practice. Author Chris Crowley inherently understands that many people want to exercise, but don’t know where to start, or how to maintain a balanced, healthy lifestyle, while still enjoying life. Crowley put together the book Younger Next Year, based precisely on the idea of using exercise to turn back the clock and allow individuals a healthier, happier existence, while still enjoying great food and the occasional glass of wine.

The life- changing week will also include experts Dr. Riggs Klika and Bill Fabrocini, who are highlighted in Crowley’s newest book, Thinner Next Year, due out late this year. Register by Sept. 1^st  for your place in the Younger Next Year Jumpstart Week to take place September 23^rd-29^th. While you wait, pick up a copy of the book and head down to The Aspen Club & Spa to get started on the new, younger you today!

See the video on The Aspen Club website and contact Erin Robinson, erobinson@aspenclub.com for more information.