Sunriver Sunfest Wine Festival

Sunriver Sunfest Wine Festival to feature great wine, food and fun!
Article provided by Sunriver Scene (July 09).

Sunriver Sunfest, Central Oregon’s most prestigious wine festival, will be held July 24-26 in the Village at Sunriver. The festival will kick off Friday night with a wine pairing dinner at Marcellos 6 p.m. Friday, July 24. On Saturday, the festival is open from 12-9 p.m. and will resume on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 30 wineries will attend from throughout the West.

Admittance into the festival is free and wines will be sold by the taste, glass, bottle and case. Signature wine glasses will be for sale at the festival entrance. Local retailers in the Village at Sunriver will be open in addition to vendors selling one of a kind hand-crafted items. Sunfest is a family-friendly festival. Kids of all ages can enjoy the mini golf, bumper cars, face painting and inflatable slide that will be set up for the weekend.

Sunriver Sunfest offers locals and visitors to Central Oregon the opportunity to experience wines from throughout the region at the Village at Sunriver. Tickets are on sale for the wine dinner with King Estates at Marcellos in Sunriver at 6 p.m., on July 24. The dinner and tastings are $100 per person and limited to the first 20 reservations.

Tickets are also on sale for the Saturday, July 25 VIP courtyard event. Tickets are $75 per person or $500 for a table of eight and includes wine tastings from the judged wines and culinary delights from Barking Squirrel. A portion of event proceeds will benefit Newberry Habitat
for Humanity. For more information, call (541) 385-7988 or visit www.sunriversunfest.com

Economic impact on the Pacific Crest weekend events

Information Provided by:
Sunriver Scene-June 2009
Volume XXXV-Number 6

More than 4,000 athletes are expected to descend on Sunriver for the 13th annual Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival taking place June 26-28. The Village at Sunriver will be transformed into an “athletes village” with a high tech finish line that automatically records racers’ times, registration center, a health and fitness expo and vendor booths filling the village courtyard to capacity.

Some events, including a kids Splash, Pedal-n-Dash Triathlon, occupy parking areas around the village. All or portions of several races are run on Sunriver’s pathway system. In a word, Sunriver gets busy. Locals and non-resident owners visiting their homes over the weekend should expect to encounter racers on the pathways, crowds of people in the village and traffic congestion around Sunriver’s main entrance and throughout the core area.

“The Pacific Crest is an incredible showcase for Sunriver. As a community, we could never afford to buy such outstanding and widespread promotion of Sunriver as a visitor and vacation destination,” said Dennis Smeage, president and CEO of the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce. “Sure, we must put up with the extra traffic on our roads and congestion on our pathways, but it’s a small price to pay for putting the spotlight on Sunriver and all that we have to offer.”

With the crowds comes an immediate economic impact (estimated at more than $5 million) that boosts Sunriver’s lodging, retail and restaurant industry during an otherwise quiet time of year.

The National Travel Association uses a multiplier of $112 per person per day for the impact of guests coming from out of the area. The $112 figure includes lodging, dining, shopping and recreation. “We have averaged over 4,000 participants over the last several years coming from an average of 45 states and five foreign countries each year.

The majority of those participating have brought a very conservative average of two additional people with them. Their average length of stay has increased from two days to four days since the events inception.

“Twelve thousand people multiplied by $112 per day multiplied by four days totals $5,376,000 in economic impact. These figures do not take into consideration the vendors or the volunteers traveling here from outside the area. I would estimate those numbers to be around 100. Using the same formula we could easily justify adding $50,000 to the participant figure.”

Pacific Crest organizers toot Sunriver’s horn at every turn. In their publicity materials, Pacific Crest glows about the marathon race course that “circles Sunriver Resort on widely paved and very scenic bike paths… that will take you through meadows and forests, past rivers and beautifully landscaped golf greens and summer homes.”

Organizers and sponsors entice participants with descriptions of Sunriver’s idyllic early summer weather. "Days range in the mid-seventies with nights cooling down to the lower to mid forties. Sunriver is ideally located in Central Oregon approximately 15 miles south of Bend and within easy traveling distance…” of metropolitan areas throughout the West coast.

The festival begins on Friday morning and continues through Sunday. The weekend includes a health and fitness expo, food, beer garden, live entertainment and award ceremonies.

Jeld Wen Traditions Golf Tournament-Sunriver, Oregon

Tournament Information:Date: August 11-17, 2008

Venue: Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon.

Format: A four-day, 72-hole major championship, preceded by the Gulfstream Pro-Am, and NIKE Golf Junior Day.

Featured Players: Watch Champions Tour legends like Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Loren Roberts, Craig Stadler and Tom Watson take on one of North America’s top courses.

Title Sponsor: JELD-WEN, Inc.
Presenting Sponsor: Umpqua Bank

The Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver Resort is hosting the 2007 JELD-WEN Tradition, August 11-17. This Champions Tour stop features the top senior players, like Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Tom Watson and Craig Stadler.

A limited number of accommodations are available during this prestigious tournament. Book online at www.MtResort.com or call us at 1.800.346.6337

Flow Series Competition: Mavericks at Sunriver

Maverick's, Sunriver, OR
Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Men's Flowboarding and Bodyboarding
Female Flowboarding and Bodyboarding
Juniors's Flowboarding and Bodyboarding
*All divisions are subject to chage based on the number of riders per division

Mavericks at Sunriver can be found within the premiere resort destination of Sunriver, located in beautiful Central Oregon. Offering residents and guests a full spectrum of fitness feature and recreational activities, this unique 12,000 square foot environment, which opened July 2005, has now been expanded to 30,000 with the recent opening of its Aquatics Center. In addition to all the features of the original facility – rockwall, basketball, group classes, and high-end fitness areas – the Aquatics Center offers a one-of-a-kind surfing experience on the Flowrider® – as well as a childrens’ sprayground, an outdoor spa, and the only indoor deep water pool in Sunriver.

Get Outside! Outdoor Demo Show

The Get Outside, outdoor demo show returns to the Sunriver Village Mall June 20 & 21, 2008. The outdoor Demo Show brings the spirit of the Central Oregon outdoors to life. The event brings a multitude of equipment manufacturers, dealer and retailers together for a show filled with a variety of activities and demonstrations for outdoor enthusiasts throughout Sunriver & Central Oregon.

This is an event for the entire family and it will transform the Sunriver Village Mall common area into an outdoor wonderland. With a theme of sporting throughout , the following activities will be targeted to participate in the outdoor demo show.

• Climbing
• Outfitters & guides
• Biking
• Fishing
• Golf
• Rafting
• Of Road - Demo - Atv
• Tennis
• Running/Hiking
• Boating/water skiing/wave runners/kayaking/drift boats
• RV promotion

Other event Elements include Arts & crafts vendors, food & beverage, kid's fun zone, demonstrations and much, much more! Contact us for all of your lodging needs and exclusive, unlimited access to Mavericks at Sunriver.

We hope to see you there.
Mountain Resort Properties, Inc.
http://www.mtresort.com/
1.800.346.6337