Octobearfest 2005

OCTOBEARFEST 2005

CLICK HERE to register and pay online now.
CLICK HERE for a printable registration form.

Come and play with the Bears in Winter Park, a small but lively mountain town on the backside of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Thousands of acres of national forest and three designated wilderness areas offer a natural playground with over 600 miles of trails. Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, the park has 415 square miles, over 346 miles of trails and 78 peaks over 12,000 feet high. There are three beautiful mountain lakes in the area (Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Lake and Lake Granby) eye candy for the soul, a hot sulphur springs resort and spa where you can soak and relax is nearby, horseback riding, and lots more. Just more fun than Bears were meant to have!

This year, OctoBearFest celebrates its 14th anniversary, and we plan to make this a memorable time for all who participate. We have put together a weekend around good company, good food, and good times for you and ourselves. Meet old and make new friends, and enjoy some of the best Colorado has to offer. We will combine the best of past OctoBearFest with new and exciting activities in the Rocky Mountains. Join us! You’re going to have a great time. You can relax the whole weekend with shopping, going to some great restaurants, and there are plenty of easy trail to take a leisurely walk in the mountains of Colorado or go for a ride on a horse drawn wagon. For the more adventurous and athletically inclined there is horseback riding, golf, and more challenging hiking trails.

Getting to Winter Park is Easy! Winter Park is located 67 miles northwest of Denver, a one and one-half hour drive via all-weather I-70. Take exit 232 onto U.S. Highway 40 North. From this exit, it is a 25-mile drive to Winter Park. You can also get here by door-to-door airport shuttle vans or Amtrak (check with Amtrak for times)

Our host hotel is the SUPER 8 LODGE. Quality and superb value await you at Winter Park's Super 8. Located in the heart of downtown where everything is an easy walk. Over 20 different restaurants are within a 5-minute walk. All rooms have king or queen size beds, satellite TV (multiple selections of HBO, ESPN and all of the Denver stations). After your daily activity, take a soak in the 15-person indoor hot tub. You will be close to all that you'll be doing, in the heart of Winter Park. Our special OBF rate is a very do-able $44.00 double occupancy.
TELEPHONE: 970-726-8088.

Deno's Mountain Bistro, our bar and banquet location for the weekend, has been a Winter Park tradition for over 20 years. Last year's banquet was arguably the best ever.
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OCTOBEARFEST 2005 SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 29th
Pre-Event Dinner, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Front Range Bears welcome party at the Denver Wrangler following
Early Bear Hug at location to be announced 9pm-12pm

Friday, September 30th
   Open time or join us for some day activites, these may include:
           Blackhawk/Central City gambling tour/lunch
           Georgetown Loop Railway
           Argo gold mill/mine tour,and maybe a soak in the hot springs tunnels
      Arrive at Winter Park, checkin at the Super 8 Motel 3pm+-
      Registration at the Hospitality Suite at the Winter Park Super8 Motel 5pm.+
      Hospitality Suite 5pm - 9:00pm
      Welcome party Deno's Bar  9:00pm - ?
      Late night partys at the hospitqality Suite/ Bear Hug area open10pm+

Note: The hot tub will be open till midnight. The hotel will be serving a Continental breakfast in the Morning.

Saturday, October 1st
     Hospitality Suite Eye opener, Coffee 8:00am - 10:00am
      Free time to see Winter Park choose your activity
    Horse back riding, Hot Sulphur Springs, Trail rides, Wagon ride
    Some group trips may be available also
    Bear Hug in the hospitality suite  1:00pm - 4:00pm
    Bear Banquet at Deno’s Mountain Bistro
            Cash Bar   6:00pm - 7:00pm
            Dinner 7:00pm - 8:00pm
          Film Festival   8:00pm - 9:00pm
     Late night parties to be announced

Sunday, October 2nd
    Hospitality Suite Eye opener, Coffee 8:00am - 10:00am
     Brunch on the Patio  11:00am - 2:00pm
      Back to Denver
    Beer Bust at The Denver Wrangler   4:00pm - 8:00pm
    There is often an impromptu gathering for a movie or ice cream

NOTES:

The pre-event dinner is sponsored by The Front Range Bears The cost for this dinner will be $25.00 per person. This dinner is available only when pre-paid with your registration.

Friday Local Excursions

Hosted by FRB members, these trips will be scheduled for Friday, September 30. If you are attending one of these tours, then please indicate your transportation needs on your registration so that we can help to plan carpooling on the trips.

Gold panning /mine tour/ hot springs soak cost approx $25-30

Blackhawk/Central City gamble at your own risk/lunch cost-maybe you will win!!

Georgetown Loop Railway/lunch cost approx $25+

Please indicate your preferences on your registration form.

Transportation:

Transportation for pre-event and post-event activities will be arranged by pairing those without vehicles to those with extra room in their vehicles. Please let us know what your transportation needs are by filling out the Transportation section of the registration form.

Check-In & Registration

Registation will take place at the Super 8 hotel on Friday, September 30th from 5:00pm until 9:00pm in the Hospitality Suite. Here you will receive your registration packet, which will include your program book, badge, shirt(s).

Opening Night Party

Join the Front Range Bears in the Hospitality Suite. We will have food and fun planned. This is a great way to get to know some of your fellow attendees!

Bear Hug

What is a Bear Hug, you ask? Well, it's quite simple! This event is a way for you to REALLY get to know each other generally with your clothes off. This event is held in the Hospitality suite. You may choose to use this time to socialize, or you can choose to get friendly with your favorite bear(s) or cub(s).

OscarBear VI
Film Fest
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A highlight of OCTOBEARFEST 2005 will follow Saturday evening's Banquet at which the Sixth Annual OscarBear Film Fest will be held. Short films produced by local FRB teams & out-of-state clubs/individuals will be shown and awards voted and given. Prepare yourself to be well fed and well entertained.

Entertainment: OscarBear Film Fest VI

Once again, OCTOBEARFEST is pleased to present the Fifth Annual OscarBear Film Fest. If you missed last year's films, then you missed some wonderful, award-winning short films that were made both by local Front Range Bear members, and by others in the Bear community. Each film is restricted to 8 minutes in length, and must be appropriate for showing in a public area. Specific rules are published. But you can go ahead and start getting your script together!

OSCAR-BEAR Awards will be presented in the following categories:

Best Picture (Bear Film)
Best Growl (special effects)
Best Bear Tracks (sound track)

Best Furr (real or make-up)
Best Short Film
Best Director

Beer Bust

The Beer Bust will be our final official event, and your last opportunity to exchange e-mail addresses with all of your new friends! The Beer Bust will be held at the Denver Wrangler, and it features all the free beer or soft-drinks you want.

There is no need to go to the bar to get a refill, as there will be folks walking around with pitchers of beer to refill your cup.

Registration Fees

if postmarked after August 29 -- $120
Registrations which are postmarked later than September 15th
will not guarantee admission.

Registrations paid by August 29th will include a special edition OCTOBEARFEST shirt (not just a T-Shirt!)
All registrations will include access to the Hospitality Suite, and admission to all OCTOBEARFEST events including the Opening Night Party at the Hospitality suite, Bear Hug, Banquet & Film Festival, plus Sunday's Brunch & afternoon Beer Bust at the Wrangler.

Refund and Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend, you must cancel your reservation in writing. Cancellations postmarked by September 15, 2005 will receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee. Later cancellations will be handled on a case by case basis. No-shows will not receive a refund, but we will mail their registration packets and shirts four to six weeks after the event. All refunds will be paid by check.

CLICK HERE to register and pay online now.
CLICK HERE for a printable registration form.

This year's committee members:

Tom Deal (Chairman)
Robert Gilbreath Tony Arcé Bob Murphy	Mike Meehan Troy Hernández Joe Vélez

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to obf@FrontRangeBears.org
or contact Tom Deal at Oralxprt469@aol.com

"CRUISE THE MOUNTAINS"
-- our 2005 theme

For a look back at Octobearfest 2004,
click here