While it’s long been known as the “Ski Capital of the East,” Stowe, Vermont is poised for a new moniker: the “Tango Capital of the United States.” For the fourth year, The Argentine Tango Society presents the Stowe Tango Music Festival this August. The Festival, which grows each year, creates accessibility to tango, and tells the story of tango culture through music, dance, art, and a variety of community events.

Set within the breathtaking mountain backdrop of Vermont’s famed ski town, the Stowe Tango Music Festival is the United States' premier tango music festival, noted both for its unique series of public performances and its high level of musical training. The Festival has two unique components – music residency programs, and public events.

The music residency programs, which run from Aug. 7-20, include a Bandoneon Intensive Workshop and a Tango Academy. These programs draw talented musicians from all over the globe, who journey to Stowe to train with the world’s top tango professionals.

The public events, running Aug. 17-20, highlight the Festival’s excellence in artistic and creative development.  The line-up of public events – some are free, some are ticketed – includes a variety of musical performances, dance workshops, dance parties (known as milongas), educational presentations, and social gatherings.

The Festival's highlight event is the Festival Concert on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Spruce Peak Arts Center at Stowe Mountain Resort. The 30-piece tango orchestra is comprised of an extraordinary group of selected student musicians from all over the globe and superlative guest tango legends from Argentina.

For the second year, the Stowe Tango Music Festival Concert will also feature dazzling performances by top tango dancers, Ana Padron and Diego Blanco, and Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo – the champions of NBC's “Superstars of Dance” and the choreographers of “Dancing with the Stars,” “America's Got Talent” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

For information on lodging, ticket pricing, and a complete schedule of events, visit www.stowetangomusicfestival.com.