Music festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Coachella are held from spring through late summer across the country. But if you can’t afford to fly halfway across the country for the chance to listen to your favorite artists, no fear. There’s plenty of world-class music and arts happening right here in Colorado. From bluegrass and rap to jazz and dubstep, we have something for everyone.

The annual Telluride Americana music festivals Colorado singer-songwriters on multiple stages, surrounded by Colorado’s awe-inspiring red rock landscape. The event features more than 200 hours of live music. The lineup includes both established artists and rising stars. Single night tickets are available.

Exploring the Melodic Vibes: Music Festivals in Colorado

Founded by jam band Magic Beans, the Beanstalk Music Festival is more than just a concert. The event offers rafting, biking and hiking among a host of other activities, but the music is the main draw. The lineup this year includes heavy-duty prog rock from Lespecial, roots rock from the Runaway Grooms and a bluegrass party featuring Pickin’ on the Dead.

Bravo! Vail’s musical powerhouse is expanding its lineup in a global way this season. Its three-day residency in June will feature Mexico’s Sinfonica de Mineria, a well-respected ensemble that’s mostly unknown to Boulder audiences. This year’s festival also features three big orchestras, with Dallas playing Anna Clyne’s “Atlas” under music director Fabio Luisi on June 26-July 1; Philadelphia performing Gershwin and Bernstein under Marin Alsop on July 4-12; and the Philharmonic’s very big night of Beethoven led by music director Peter Oundjian on July 12.

This free summer concert series is offered Friday nights at Mountain Village’s Reflection Plaza. The performances benefit Amp the Cause, a nonprofit that supports local music programs.

The safari hunter has a passion for African wildlife and a desire to seek it out on foot. This is the type of hunter that grew up reading Hemingway and Ruark, and who was inspired by the exploits of Frederick Courteney Selous and Karamojo Bell. These men and their stories opened a new world for the modern day safari hunter, and they stoked a desire in the hearts of many to experience the Africa that they read about.

The type of safari that most people associate with the word “safari” these days is ranch hunting, which takes place on privately owned farms in South Africa and Namibia. These ranches either raise their own game, or purchase it from other breeders specifically for the purpose of selling to hunters. They often rely on fences, and in many cases the fences are there to keep the predators out rather than to prevent the animals from being hunted. This style of safari tends to have a much more brutal and bloodthirsty tone than the true hunting safari, which requires the hunter to pursue his quarry on foot, and to respect the prey animal enough to not merely kill it but to leave it living.

The Art of the Hunt: Insights from a Safari Hunter

Most plains game safaris are done on private lands, and a lot of them are conducted in the winter — our summer — when the bush is dry and the vegetation thinner, making it easier to spot animals. Most hunters will plan to pursue antelope species such as the steenbok or the kudu, but those who really want to challenge themselves can try for a more elusive game such as the spiral-horned nyala or the oribi.