February 2011
Shake the Winter Blues with Branson's Hot Winter Fun!
Get away to Branson for Hot Winter Fun! The winter months are a great time to visit the Live Music Show Capital of America ... the pace is relaxed, the fun is hot, and the price is just right.
In fact, trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo is ideal this time of year, and there's no shortage of special things to do and see. Many area resorts and lodging properties offer great discounts during the winter months, and Valentine's Day Weekend is a great time to get away!
For events, show schedules, attraction schedules and hot deals, visit ExploreBranson.com, or call us at 1-800-296-0463 to speak with a friendly customer service representative.
Read on for more info about why now is a great time to visit Branson!
Love is in the air in Branson!
Branson's Hot Winter Fun season the perfect time for romance, and Valentine's Day Weekend is packed with lots of activities for couples and families.
Consider for the backdrop for your romantic getaway a cozy cabin or a breathtaking lake view. Many lodging properties have Valentine's specials and packages. View our dining guide to pick out the perfect restaurant to start your special evening, and continue your night at a show.
The picturesque Branson/Lakes Area is also the perfect setting for your destination wedding, renewal of vows or your honeymoon.
Hot Winter Fun Big Show set for Feb. 23
Branson’s 17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show is the perfect event to sample a wide variety of shows and performers jam-packed into one exciting show. The show will be Feb. 23 at 7 pm at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theatre on W. Hwy 76 in Branson.
The Hot Winter Fun Big Show provides the audience an opportunity to see portions of several shows that are open during the winter months of January, February and March. The Big Show will be emceed by popular Branson entertainer Bob Leftridge of the Baldknobbers Jamboree. Shows on stage include Legends In Concert, Hughes Brothers Show, Pierce Arrow, Circle B Supper Show, Grand Jubilee, Clay Cooper, Doug Gabriel, Hamner-Barber Variety Show, Take It To The Limit-Eagles Tribute, Comedy Jamboree, Buckets N Boards, Tribute To Marty Robbins, Hank Williams Revisited, and more.
Tickets for Branson’s 17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater directly at 417-339-3003.
“The Big Show has become a tradition for many visitors who plan their trip to Branson around the event. It’s also something local residents enjoy because they get to see some of their favorite shows and because the proceeds are used to help market the Branson/Lakes Area,” says Jim Barber, President of The League of Branson Theatre Owners & Show Producers (The Branson Show League), a nationally known ventriloquist and co-owner of the Hamner-Barber Variety Show & Theatre.
Tickets are $30 plus tax and service charge for adults, $9.95 plus tax and service charge for children ages 4 through 12.
Branson AirExpress Announces Nonstop Flights from Austin and Dallas
Branson Airport (BKG) and Branson AirExpress announced the return of nonstop flights to Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and the addition of nonstop flights to Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) beginning April 4, 2011.
“We are pleased to kick off the 2011 Branson AirExpress season with continued low fares to these fantastic nonstop destinations,” stated Jeff Bourk, executive director for Branson Airport and Branson AirExpress. “Response to the Branson AirExpress flights has been strong and we’re looking forward to 2011 with anticipation. Watch for additional availability to Austin and Dallas in the coming weeks.”
Travelers may take advantage of low Branson AirExpress fares by booking online at www.BransonAirExpress.com or by calling toll free 1-888-FLY-BKG1 (1-888-359-2541). Branson AirExpress began offering select nonstop flights in and out of the Branson Airport in 2010.
Flights will be operated by Vision Airlines; founded in 1994 and based near Atlanta in Suwannee, Georgia.
Opening its doors May of 2009, Branson Airport LLC is the first privately developed and operated commercial service airport in the United States. Currently serviced by AirTran Airways, Frontier Airlines and Branson AirExpress; additional carriers and destinations are on the horizon. For more information on Branson Airport LLC and any of its subsidiaries please visit FlyBranson.com.
The Track Family Fun Parks Presents Heavy Metal High Rise
After 30 years of providing family entertainment to local residents and area visitors, The Track Family Fun Parks is celebrating with a reinvestment of almost $3 million in its facilities over the next two years. Construction is well underway in a two-facility capital upgrade, some of which will be completed in the spring of 2011.
Track 4 (3345 W. 76 Country Blvd.) will feature Heavy Metal High Rise, while Track 3 (2505 W. 76 Country Blvd.) will introduce a new classic go-kart track, an expanded building and other exciting family-themed elements. Guests will still be able to experience all the fun with no gate admission charge.
“We could not be more thrilled to be reinvesting in our parks,” said Larry Schmitt, President/Co-Owner of The Track Family Fun Parks. “We have not built a new major attraction at our facilities since 2002. Not only will these capital projects have a positive impact on our business, but we also feel like this reinvestment on 76 Country Boulevard will be a benefit for the entire community. This is an exciting time to offer something new in Branson,” Schmitt added.
Heavy Metal High Rise at Track 4 will be the latest addition to The Track’s high-rise family. The LumberJack at Track 5 and Wild Woody at Track 3 were built in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The new track’s state of the art steel and concrete construction will be more weather-friendly and will offer a completely different experience than its wooden counterparts. Heavy Metal High Rise will be 1,200 linear feet long, and it will contain over 200 tons of steel and 700 cubic yards of concrete. After spiraling up four stories, riders will zoom down a three-tiered slope back to the ground.
The Track 3's new classic track will be unlike any other at The Track facilities. It will be much more of a road course style with tighter and higher banked curves. There will be more turns, as well as more elevation changes throughout the riding experience. The capacity will also be much greater than the current classic track at that location, having a total of 20 single-rider and 10 double-rider go-karts.
At www.bransontracks.com, follow the progress of the construction on The Track’s new network of live interactive webcams. You can also view the construction pictures and keep up to date on facebook or on The Track’s website blog.
Baldknobbers Donate Artifacts to Smithsonian
On Jan. 27, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History received a collection of objects from the Baldknobbers, a variety show based in Branson. The donation documents the long and rich history of this variety jamboree show and its place in American entertainment culture.
The group was formed in 1959 when brothers Bill, Jim, Lyle and Bob Mabe began entertaining visitors on the Taneycomo lakefront with “The Baldknobbers Jamboree.” The Baldknobbers were named after an Ozarks vigilante group from the 1880s and are considered Branson’s first country music-and-comedy show.
The Mabe brothers performed with folklore instruments: washtub bass, banjo, Dobro guitar, washboard and a mule’s jawbone to provide rhythm. The performances were an instant hit with visiting tourists and local fishermen. The band became so popular that it outgrew its original location and moved into an old skating rink, converting it into Branson’s first live-entertainment theater. The group continued to expand and today The Baldknobbers Jamboree Theatre seats 1,500 people in the heart of Branson’s entertainment district.
“This donation tells an interesting story about a homegrown genre in American entertainment,” said Brent D. Glass, director of the museum. “The collection expands on the museum’s country-music holdings.”
The donation includes Jim “Droopy Drawers” Mabe’s stage costume, hat, washboard and glove; Lyle “George Aggernite” Mabe’s costume and washtub bass; Bill Mabe’s red-and-gold fringe stage shirt and boots; plus brochures, souvenir books and pamphlets. Ed Snowden donated a Dobro guitar on behalf of the late Dennis Mabe (Bill Mabe’s son).
Although three founding Mabe brothers are now deceased, the Baldknobbers continue to be a family affair and the group has grown to include 16 musicians, vocalists and comedians.
The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. The museum shines new light on American history after having been dramatically transformed by a two-year renovation. To learn more about the museum, visit http://americanhistory.si.edu.
Winter Trout Fishing - One of Branson's Best Kept Secrets
Lake Taneycomo, which runs through the heart of Branson, is one of the best trout fisheries in the Midwest. Winter is often the best season for trout fishing on Taneycomo. During late fall Table Rock Lake, which feeds Taneycomo, turns over, inverting the waters. This, in turn, causes the water flowing into Taneycomo to hold more oxygen for trout.
On Feb. 26, fishermen will take off at 8 a.m. from Lilleys' Landing to try their luck and skill for cash prizes and trophies in a public tournaments. The entry fee is $50 per each two-man team. Both tournaments are catch-and-release and anglers can only use artificial baits. All entrants and spectators are invited to a free meal immediately following the weigh-in at 4 p.m.
In the 30-plus years of annual winter tournaments on Lake Taneycomo, anglers have learned to prepare for a wide range of weather. Some years, the high temperature has reached 70; others have dipped to below freezing with snow and sleet. But the weather is all part of the outdoor adventure, contestants say, as they just add layers and pack hand and feet warmers. "The weather doesn't matter," said Bob Dwiggins of St. Louis, who plans to spend about five weekends fishing at Lilleys' Landing this winter. "It's always fun here."
Marabou jigs have long proved to be a mainstay on the lake, because they are cheap at $1 each, and can last through a dozen or more fish. Scuds and midges are also great to try in the upper lake, sometimes with a tandem rig tied with an egg fly or a San Juan worm 18 inches below the scud.
Phil Lilley of Lilleys' Landing, said, "We see midge hatches almost every day in the winter here on the lake, and that means our rainbows are ready and waiting to munch on little flies swimming up from the bottom and hatching on the surface."
For current fishing tips, anglers can go to Lilleys' sister website, www.Ozarkanglers.com to find articles, ask questions in a forum and read reports.
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Branson/Lakes Area Calendar of Events
January 1 - February 15
Promenade of Ice
3-8 p.m. Mon.-Thurs; 12-8 p.m. Fri-Sun
Branson Landing’s Winter WonderLanding doesn’t end after the holiday season, as the 100 shops and restaurants and the beautiful winter décor continue to warmly welcome guests visiting Branson Landing.
And NEW this year, guests in January through February 15th will have the opportunity to experience the “Promenade of Ice” at Branson Landing’s Winter SkateLand – opening on January 1, 2011. This spectacular ice skating rink will be located in Town Square, right in front of the 50’ Christmas Tree House, with all sizes of skates available for rent!
Promenade of Ice Skating Hours
Monday - Thursday 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday - Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Promenade of Ice Skating Pricing
$5 for a half hour (plus tax)
$10 for an hour (plus tax)
Groups and Private Parties are welcome!
Contact our friendly staff to make your reservations at 334-1921.
February 1 - February 28
Sweetheart Month
By Appointment
Marriage Proposals * Engagements * Weddings * Vow Renewals -- Celebrate yours on the Grand Staircase February 1 thru 28
Every February, Titanic Museum Attraction goes overboard to help visitors celebrate their own love stories, complete with everything their hearts desire. From surprise proposals and wedding engagements to awesome weddings and heart-warming marriage-vow renewals officiated by Titanic’s Captain Smith. All ceremonies can be held on the magnificent Grand Staircase, an exact replica of the original and just like the one Rose and Jack ascended in James Cameron’s TITANIC. Advance reservations are required, so book yours today. For more information call 800-381-7670 or visit titanicbranson.com.
February 11 - February 14
3rd Annual Valentine's Day Celebration
5 - 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday
Three chances to celebrate your love with a four-course meal at The Gardens Restaurant. Added bonus: Special wine pricing for this event.
Space is limited and reservations are required. Meals served 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Cooking 101 at Big Cedar Lodge
Friday, February 11
Chocolate Making; Champagne Tasting and Floral Creations
2011 Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics
Saturday, February 12, Registration starts at noon
Valentine's Dinner
Saturday, February 12, 7 p.m.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Lodge of the Ozarks, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Guests will enjoy a romantic dinner for two, a complimentary glass of champagne with dessert, followed by the smooth vocals of Heather Petersen and Jazz Lounge. Doors open at 7 p.m. Dinner served at 7:30. Jazz Lounge begins at 9 p.m. Call 417-334-7535 for reservations. Lodging packages available as well.
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, February 12, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Each Cooking 101 experience includes a snack display during the Big Cedar Chef Demonstration. You’ll learn about new tools and tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the Chef's Kit, recipe and tip book, and a complimentary appetizer for Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant! A cash bar will also be available during the sessions. We will be specifically focusing on Valentine & Romantic gourmet creations! Price is $25 per person or $40 per couple.
Wine Tasting
Saturday, February 12, 3 p.m.
Enjoy a wine tasting led by our resident wine enthusiast every Saturday in February starting at 3:00pm in the Grandview Conference Center. $20 per person. Call ext 7107 for information. Reservations required.
Four Chaplains Sunday
Sunday, February 13, 6 p.m.
The 66th Anniversary ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Kimberling City. The ceremony will honor the Four Chaplains fo the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, who courageously gave up their life jackets to the troops. As the ship sank, the four chaplains stood arm in arm in prayer.
Valentine's Day Celebration
Monday, February 14
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Worman House: Join us in the classic Worman House and enjoy selections off of the regular menu or try a special Valentine’s Day four-course menu with wine pairings. Call 1-800-BCLODGE to inquire more today!
Shaun Groves in Concert
Tuesday, February 15, 7 p.m.
Shaun Groves, Christian singer/songwriter, will perform at College of the Ozarks on Tuesday, February 15, at 7 p.m., in the Jones Auditorium.
Groves is a fundraiser for Compassion International, a mission’s organization to help poverty stricken children. He currently performs all over the country raising funds for Compassion International, which has helped more than 8,000 children worldwide. Groves has toured with Christian band Jars of Clay and Christian artist Michael W. Smith.
Students will be allowed priority seating for the event, but any seats left open will be available to the public free of charge. For more information, please call the Public Relations office at (417) 690-2212.
Dancing with the Stars of Branson to benefit the Branson Arts Council
Wednesday, February 16, 7 p.m.
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, February 19, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Each Cooking 101 experience includes a snack display during the Big Cedar Chef Demonstration. You’ll learn about new tools and tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the Chef's Kit, recipe and tip book, and a complimentary appetizer for Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant! A cash bar will also be available during the sessions. We will be specifically focusing on Valentine & Romantic gourmet creations! Price is $25 per person or $40 per couple.
Wine Tasting
Saturday, February 19, 3 p.m.
Enjoy a wine tasting led by our resident wine enthusiast every Saturday in February starting at 3:00pm in the Grandview Conference Center. $20 per person. Call ext 7107 for information. Reservations required.
17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show
Wednesday, February 23, 7 p.m.
NOTE DATE CHANGE: Branson’s 17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 23.
Branson’s 17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show is the perfect event to sample a wide variety of shows and performers jam-packed into one exciting show. The show is at 7:00pm at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theatre on W. Hwy 76 in Branson.
The Hot Winter Fun Big Show provides the audience an opportunity to see portions of several shows that are open during the winter months of January, February and March. The Big Show will be emceed by popular Branson entertainer, Bob Leftridge of the Baldknobbers Jamboree. Shows on stage include Legends In Concert, Hughes Brothers Show, Pierce Arrow, Circle B Supper Show, Grand Jubilee, Clay Cooper, Doug Gabriel, Hamner-Barber Variety Show, Take It To The Limit-Eagles Tribute, Comedy Jamboree, Buckets N Boards, Tribute To Marty Robins, Hank Williams Revisited, and more.
Tickets for Branson’s 17th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater directly at 417-339-3003.
“The Big Show has become a tradition for many visitors who plan their trip to Branson around the event. It’s also something local residents enjoy because they get to see some of their favorite shows and because the proceeds are used to help market the Branson/Lakes Area,” says Jim Barber, President of The League of Branson Theatre Owners & Show Producers (The Branson Show League) and nationally known ventriloquist and co-owner of the Hamner-Barber Variety Show & Theatre
The Branson Show League sponsors the annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show. All of the entertainers donate their performances and many volunteers and local businesses including the News-Leader Media Group help to market and sponsor the show.
For tickets call 417-339-3003 or 417-335-STAR today. Tickets are $30 plus tax and service charge for adults, $ 9.95 plus tax and service charge for children ages 4 through 12
The Branson Gong Show (benefiting Meals on Wheels)
Wednesday, February 23, 6:49 p.m.
Join celebrity host Jim Barber and announcer Jeff Brandt for the 2nd Annual Branson Gong Show to benefit Meals on Wheels for Seniors. Celebrity judges include Dave Hamner, Bob Anderson and George Trullinger.
Tickets can be pre-purchased at The Branson Community Center, 201 Compton Drive, in Branson (417-335-4801) or at the Historic Downtown Branson Office, 112 W. College (417-334-1548)
On the day of the show, tickets can be purchased at the Jim Stafford Theatre
Team Trout Championship
Saturday, February 26
This cold water lake offers great rainbow and brown trout fishing. The rules of the tournament require artificial baits only and it is catch-and-release tournament as well. Cash prices and trophies will be award to the top four teams. The teams with the heaviest brown and rainbow trout are awarded Big Trout Cash Prizes.
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, February 26, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Each Cooking 101 experience includes a snack display during the Big Cedar Chef Demonstration. You’ll learn about new tools and tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the Chef's Kit, recipe and tip book, and a complimentary appetizer for Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant! A cash bar will also be available during the sessions. We will be specifically focusing on Valentine & Romantic gourmet creations! Price is $25 per person or $40 per couple.
Wine Tasting
Saturday, February 26, 3 p.m.
Enjoy a wine tasting led by our resident wine enthusiast every Saturday in February starting at 3:00pm in the Grandview Conference Center. $20 per person. Call ext 7107 for information. Reservations required.
March 1 - March 31
5th Annual Irish Celebration
Hardworking, skilled Irish laborers helped build Titanic in Belfast. In fact, many Irish men and women served as crew on her maiden voyage. As a passenger group, the Irish outnumbered all other nationalities on board. During the month of March the museum attraction honors the Irish—the spirited, irrepressible, hardworking men and women from the Emerald Isle. Come prepared to be entertained with the music, song and folklore that accompanied these courageous souls on their voyage to America. T’is a grand time you and your family will be havin’ here at Titanic. Be sure to be wearin’ somethin’ green.
March 4 - March 6
15th Annual Branson Tri-Lakes Building & Home Show
Friday - 2-8pm | Saturday 9am-5pm | Sunday 11am-5p
The Branson Home Show events offer the perfect venue for buyers and sellers who wish to exchange ideas and learn about the latest goods and services available to homeowners in the Branson area. Produced exclusively by The Vacation Channel, each event draws thousands of visitors every year to visit with exhibitors offering almost anything needed to build, remodel, service, or maintain your property.
Dubbed the "Don't Miss" event of the year, the Branson Tri-lakes Building & Home Show is a three-day expo held every spring at the Branson Convention Center.
March 4 - March 5
Celebration of Tastes
Enjoy fine food, wine, and fun with a Welcome Reception and Silent Auction. Taste the best variety of wines in a casual, laid-back setting. Dress up and join us for an elegant evening of wine and set against the backdrop of Table Rock Lake on Saturday evening.
March 4 - March 5
Big Cedar Wine Club - Wild Horse
7 p.m. Friday - 10 p.m. Saturday
March guest speaker: Winemaker Clay Brock
Welcome Reception & Silent Auction: Friday 7-9 p.m.
Culinary Demonstration: Saturday 10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Wine Tasting: Saturday 11 a.m. - noon
Wine Seminar for the Enthusiast: Saturday 2:15 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Wine Lovers Reception: Saturday 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wine Lovers Dinner: Saturday 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Join the club and enjoy discounts to each month's wine tasting, accommodations at Big Cedar Lodge and dining at Big Cedar Lodge. Club memberships are only $30.
To join the Wine Club or for more information, please contact Vacation Planning at 1-800-BCLODGE. For reservations or additional information, please contact Tena Padgett in our Food and Beverage department at 417-339-5214.
Boxing in Branson
Friday, March 4, 8-10 p.m.
March 4 - March 8
"Kiss Me, Kate," presented by College of the Ozarks
7:30 p.m. nightly, except 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
College of the Ozarks’ departments of theatre and music will present the spring musical, “Kiss Me, Kate,” at 7:30 p.m., on March 4, 5, 7 and 8. A Sunday matinee will begin at 2:30 p.m., on March 6.
“Kiss Me, Kate,” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, opened at the New Century Theatre on December 30, 1948. The production went on to win five Tony Awards including “Best Musical,” “Best Script” and “Best Score.” This musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” closed on July 28, 1951 after 1,070 performances.
C of O freshman Ashley Bench will play the part of Lois. Bench describes the musical as “a play within a play, showing the life of a production from start to finish.”
Regular adult tickets are $15. Tickets for senior citizens are $13, students are $13 and children 12 and under are $11. C of O Associates will receive free admission upon presentation of their Associates Card. Guests of Associates are $5.
This production is open to the public and requires advance ticket reservations by calling the Theatre Box Office at (417) 690-2626. For more information, contact the Theatre Department at (417) 690-2466.
Rockaway Beach Live Talent Contest & Pasta Dinner
Saturday, March 5
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
During March, Cooking 101 will focus on comfort food with a gourmet twist. You’ll learn about new tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the chefs Kit, recipe book, and a complimentary appetizer from Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant. Cash bar also available.
March 9 - March 15
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, March 12, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
During March, Cooking 101 will focus on comfort food with a gourmet twist. You’ll learn about new tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the chefs Kit, recipe book, and a complimentary appetizer from Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant. Cash bar also available.
2011 Branson Bridal Show
Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Family Fun Run
Monday, March 14
Wine Club Tastings
Tuesday, March 15, 5:30 p.m.
Everyone is Invited! Wine Tasting - $25. Join the Club and enjoy the discounts to each month's wine tasting, accommodations at Big Cedar Lodge, and dining at Big Cedar Lodge! Club Membership - Only $30. To join the Wine club or for more information, please contact Vacation Planning at 1-800-BCLODGE.
Kids Day Camp
Tuesday, March 15, 1-5 p.m.
Learn basic camping skills at this day camp held in the great outdoors. Pitch a tent, build a fire, play games and explore nature.
March 17 - March 27
Family Spring Break Days
March 18 - April 24
18th Annual IMAX FilmFest
Cooking 101 with the Chef
Saturday, March 19, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
During March, Cooking 101 will focus on comfort food with a gourmet twist. You’ll learn about new tricks from a professional chef and receive a Cooking 101 tool from the chefs Kit, recipe book, and a complimentary appetizer from Worman House or Devil’s Pool Restaurant. Cash bar also available.
