Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons this Saturday with the Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s fifth annual Parrothead Party. Island breezes will blow as the Jimmy Buffet tribute band Changes in Latitudes takes to the outdoor stage for a free concert at Okemo’s Jackson Gore Inn.  Like a Jimmy Buffet concert, every musical set is a party with beach balls, conga lines and leis galore.

The party will start at noon with the music of Dave Maguire. Changes in Latitudes will go on at 2 p.m. Okemo’s Coleman Brook Tavern staff will be rendering some frozen concoctions and cooking up some cheeseburgers in paradise for concertgoers. They’ll even help find that lost shaker of salt, plus beer, wine, soft drinks and barbecue items fresh from the grill. Free hay rides will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. and a farmers’ market will feature local produce and assorted goodies.

The fun at Okemo continues on Sunday with a Vermont Institute of Natural Science Raptor Encounter, a free family presentation from 10 to 11 a.m. at Jackson Gore. From 11 to noon, kids can get up close and personal with some heavy equipment during Touch-a-Truck. Starting at noon, an all-American apple pie baking contest is open to all home bakers who would like to submit an entry. Email sebbott@okemo.com for information and an entry form.