Town Talk Tidbits: Cool Stuff, Sweet Deals

It’s time for the Potatopalooza — glorifying your favorite starchy tuber. Festivities start at 2 p.m. and continue into the night. Enjoy music by the Railbenders and Jazzoompa, and get your paddle arm ready for the Mother Earth Globe auction at 5 p.m. There also will be a kids’ zone, food vendors, an art show by the Eagle Valley Artist Alliance, potato car derby with prizes — and it’s all going on in downtown Eagle. Call Erin at 970- 328-6382 for more information.

Don't miss Eagle's Couch-Potato Race! Race a couch down an obstacle-laden Broadway in downtown Eagle 10 a.m. You can push, pull, roll or carry the couch down the course. There will be prizes for the best-dressed team, coolest couch and, of course, the fastest. Yeti’s Grind will be serving potato-vodka Bloody Marys before, during and after the event. The band Remnants of a Riddle will take the stage at 11 a.m. after the couch commotion. For those of you who do not consider yourselves couch potatoes, Broadway Liquors also will have a fly-fishing clinic in the town park at 10 a.m. Sign up for events at Everyday Outfitter at 330 Broadway in Eagle. For more information, call Erin at 970-328-6382.

Do you have the music in you? Let it out every Friday night at the Bowlmor Lounge at the Back Bowl in Eagle, where Sandman hosts karaoke every Friday night. Sandman is the pre-eminent karaoke host in the Vail Valley. Is it your night to step up to the mike and be a star? The fun starts at 9 p.m. and goes until midnight.

Sera Schools, the Vail Valley’s premier private music-instruction program, is offering after-school piano, guitar and voice instruction for the 2008-09 school year. Sera’s faculty includes two conservatory-trained pianists, as well as other highly trained professionals to instruct students and adults at any level. For more information or to register, visit www.seraschools.com or call 970-343-0819 today.

Brian and Pat Nolan hosted a birthday party and going-away party for the Beaver Creek sister-city contingent from Lech Zeurs, Austria. Sir Walter turned 60 years young, and a host of friends celebrated his coming of age while wishing their sister-city friends farewell. The Lech Zeurs band performed at last weekend’s Oktoberfest festivities.

Miller Ranch is in search of infant and toddler teachers. Look at how cute these babies are! Ms. Danita is with Ellie and Emme. Do meaningful work in a great location with fabulous teachers and great benefits. Give Miller Ranch a call at 970-926-2501.

The folks at Mountain Comfort in Eagle-Vail are having a huge sale. They’re moving to a new location soon, and everything must go! Go by and check out their great inventory, and make sure you say hi to Sarah, Missy and Brian while you’re there. Call 970-845-9811 for more information. The folks at Mountain Comfort in Eagle-Vail are having a huge sale. They’re moving to a new location soon, and everything must go! Go by and check out their great inventory, and make sure you say hi to Sarah, Missy and Brian while you’re there. Call 970-845-9811 for more information.

Enter the Cotton Ranch Club’s most popular tournament — the two-day 8-Inch Cup —Saturday and Sunday. The scramble-format tournament will start with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Appetizers and an awards ceremony will follow Sunday afternoon. Cost is $145 for a four-person team. Please call 970-524-6200 for more information or to register your team.