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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area offers 200,0000 acres of high desert beauty.
Rock Springs has a healthy representation of the performing arts, including the
Sweet-
water County Concert Association
(307/382-8251 or 307/382-5035), which produces
four musical performances annually as well as fund-raisers that pair music with festive
dining. The city also hosts regular
Rock Springs Concerts in the Park
(307/352-1423)
throughout the summer as well as
Movies in the Park
(Bunning Park, Evans St. between
Elk St. and Noble Dr.). Also in Bunning Park in mid-August is the
Annual Sweetwater
Blues 'n Brews Festival
(307/352-1434,
www.sweetwaterbluesnbrews.com
,
$5 pp, free for
children under 12), which pairs a daylong lineup of blues music with local hoppy libations.
As a nod to the town's 56 different ethnicities, the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce
hosts a free
International Day
(307/362-3771,
www.rockspringswyoming.net
) in Bunning
Park in early-mid-July. The daylong family-oriented event includes international food and
beer plus entertainment and activities.
In Green River, the biggest event of the year is
Flaming Gorge Days
(800/354-6743,
www.flaminggorgedays.com
)
, held annually the last weekend of June. The event includes
a country concert and a rock concert along with basketball and volleyball tournaments, a
