{"id":1319653,"date":"2020-04-27T10:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T16:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=477266"},"modified":"2020-04-27T13:52:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T19:52:19","slug":"gypsum-daze-2020-canceled-due-to-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/gypsum-daze-2020-canceled-due-to-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Gypsum Daze 2020 canceled due to COVID-19 concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/CVRGypsumDaze-vdn-071816.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/CVRGypsumDaze-vdn-071816.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/CVRGypsumDaze-vdn-071816-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/07\/CVRGypsumDaze-vdn-071816-325x216.jpg 325w\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>The popular Gypsum Daze celebration, which draws thousands of people to its headliner concert, has been canceled for 2020. The event is slated to return in 2021.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Daily file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GYPSUM \u2014 Gypsum Daze \u2014 the town of Gypsum\u2019s popular summer celebration \u2014 is the latest valley event to come off the summer calendar due to COVID-19 concerns.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the town sent out the announcement that the annual mid-July event has been canceled for 2020. However, town officials stated they plan to bring back Gypsum Daze in 2021 with the entertainment lineup that was promised for the 2020 show.<\/p>\n<p>This summer would have been the 38th annual Gypsum Daze. Town officials cited several reasons for their decision to cancel the three-day event.<\/p>\n<p>Originally scheduled for July 16-18, Gypsum Daze typically draws thousands of people from all over the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\" data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGypsum Daze and all of its events \u2014 from the 5K fun run, to the youth talent show and headliner concerts \u2014 is about bringing people together to celebrate our small-town spirit,\u201d said Taylor Slaugh, Gypsum\u2019s communications and marketing manager.\u00a0 \u201cThat sentiment would largely be lost with the physical distancing and other modifications still anticipated to be necessary in mid-July to reduce and control the transmission of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Dollar impacts, Pam\u2019s passing<\/h2>\n<p>Town officials also noted, given the growing economic distress caused by the unprecedented measures taken to reduce and control the transmission of COVID-19, Gypsum is taking a conservative approach to its 2020 budgeting and spending.\u00a0The event cancellation will allow the Gypsum Town Council greater budget flexibility to address the potentially greater community needs that result from COVID-19 impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with the recent passing of longtime Gypsum Town Councilmember Pam Schultz, the community wants to honor Pam\u2019s decades of service not only to Gypsum but specifically to Gypsum Daze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA modified or greatly scaled-back event just doesn\u2019t feel right,\u201d said Gypsum Town Manager Jeremy Rietmann. \u201cPam was critical to bringing Gypsum Daze to life in the form we\u2019ve come to enjoy today. We want to make sure we can host a Gypsum Daze we can be proud of to honor her commitment to Gypsum and the event she put so much effort into.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Good news for 2021<\/h2>\n<p>Gypsum Daze 2020 was expanded to include two nights of live music, offering headlining concerts on both Friday and Saturday nights. That plan remains in place for 2021 and all artists slated for the 2020 Gypsum Daze event have agreed to rebook for the 2021 dates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had an exciting and fun talent lineup scheduled for this year with Jimmie Allen, Pat Green, and LOCASH, and are thrilled they\u2019ve committed to next year\u2019s event,\u201d said Town of Gypsum Events Manager Briar Schreiber.\u00a0 Next year\u2019s event is scheduled for July 15-17, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Gypsum has been forced to cancel or postpone other events due to the coronavirus outbreak and associated public health orders. The Spring Eggstravaganza with the Gypsum Library was canceled and replaced with a \u201cSocially Distanced\u201d Egg Hunt back in April and the Gypsum Community Cleanup has been postponed until August 22. Check the town\u2019s COVID-19 page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.townofgypsum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.townofgypsum.com<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> for other town events and operational updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/gypsum-daze-2020-canceled-due-to-covid-19-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular Gypsum Daze celebration, which draws thousands of people to its headliner concert, has been canceled for 2020. The event is slated to return in 2021. Daily file photo GYPSUM \u2014 Gypsum Daze \u2014 the town of Gypsum\u2019s popular summer celebration \u2014 is the latest valley event to come off the summer calendar due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1319653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-04 00:41:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319658,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319653\/revisions\/1319658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}