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Reception: May 22 | 4-6pm Pioneers of digital imaging, Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill have spent over four decades exploring photography, video, and multimedia art, earning prestigious awards like the Guggenheim Fellowship and multiple NEA Fellowships. Their work, featured in major museums across the U.S., merges technology, nature, and human perception in striking ways. Held […]
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Cast aside any and all expectations. Whether behind the piano on a windswept mountainous cliff, at a hallowed venue such as Carnegie Hall, or playing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most legendary musicians in history, solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention. Acclaimed by Rolling Stone, […]
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Hot Tub Jazz was originally formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 80’s when Scott Betts gathered some friends together to play some tunes. The quartet was asked to play it’s first gig at the grand opening of a health club in the foothills outside of Boulder. Before playing the job, the four musicians were […]
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Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum “Globalization and its Discontents: Stories from the Factory Floors of Egypt and China” Leslie T. Chang has written about women in the developing world for two decades. Her book Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation (Random House, 2024) follows the lives of three women who […]
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Presented by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Doors: 6:00pm | Show: 7:00pm Over the past two decades, the United States has lost a quarter of butterflies. This includes loss of common species like monarchs and cabbage whites, and rare species on the verge of extinction. We know this from data accumulated by thousands of individuals, […]
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The Fort Smith Arkansas native, JD Clayton, released his debut album Long Way From Home, early last year which has received overwhelming critical acclaim. There’s no artifice surrounding the Arkansas-born singer and songwriter. No glitz. No pretension or mythology. JD Clayton’s sound, and where he chooses to make it—Arkansas, the most western of the southern […]
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Mysterious… yet strangely familiar, Gypsy Jazz Social Club showcases their take on acoustic jazz and swing styles including Latin, Gypsy, Bebop, traditional and original music, each GJSC line-up is drawn from a consortium of Colorado musicians with a history of diverse musical projects and instrumentation. Guitar, Voice, Band Director- Les Choy “El Chino”; Saxophone- Erin […]
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Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "Governing AI in Healthcare: the Hope, the Hype, the Promise and the Peril." Laura Adams, Senior Advisor at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), provides strategic leadership for the Science and Technology portfolio and leads the NAM’s Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct national initiative. Her expertise is […]
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Step into a world of color, creativity, and celebration at the 2025 Arts Ball, benefiting the Center for the Arts! Immerse yourself in an evening bursting with artistic energy—captivating live performances, art and color everywhere you turn, an exquisite dinner paired with fine wines, and a thrilling live auction packed with rare and one-of-a-kind experiences. […] |
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The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival is ready to welcome you to the "Wildflower Capital of Colorado!" Join us from July 11-20, 2025, when we offer 150+ events led by locally and nationally recognized leaders in painting, pollination, photography, culinary arts, and more. Our guided hikes/walks take participants into Crested Butte's wildflower-filled trails to identify the […] |
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The Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival returns this July for a tour of taste. Explore enlightening seminars, elegant winemaker dinners, exciting tasting events, and the annual Grand Tasting in the wildflower capital of Colorado. This summer tradition brings passionate hospitality professionals, culinary stars, celebrated winemakers, award-winning beverage experts, and adventurous foodies from around the […] 
doors 7pm | show 8pm Wild Rumours - based in Seattle, WA - coalesced around the concept of performing entire albums, faithfully and in sequence. The core of a Wild Rumours show features all the classic material from both the 1975 Fleetwood Mac and 1978 Rumours albums, along with other hit songs from the FM […] |
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“Settle back easy, Jim…” The words of Robert Hunter in the song “Althea” seemed to fit the mold of the band when it began in the fall of 2018 . The laid back group of musicians from Gunnison and Crested Butte, Colorado found a common love for the music with one another and a desire […]
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The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. Founded by violinist Jason […]
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Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "From the Field to the Frontlines: Fighting for Freedom Through Football" Khalida Popal is an award-winning Afghan football pioneer, activist, and advocate for women's rights in sports. She is the Founder and Director of Girl Power Organization, an international non-profit that empowers refugee, migrant, and marginalized women and girls […]
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Exhibition: May 22-July 27 Join us as we celebrate the closing of this remarkable exhibition featuring the pioneering digital art of Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill. With over four decades of innovation in photography, video, and multimedia, their work blends technology, nature, and human perception in striking ways. Don’t miss this final opportunity to experience […]
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Magic Hour Meetups Presents: Life Drawing in the Hawk Arts Studio $10 pay at the door cash or Venmo Third Thursdays this summer; June 19th, July 17th, and August 21st 6-8pm Non Instructional Sketching Bring your own materials; pencils, pens, charcoal, newprint, paper, water based paints, and pastels. Poses start at 6pm sharp so arrive […]
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Doors 7pm | Show 8pm “The World’s Greatest Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!” So say Katie Daryl, Mark Cuban and Ryan Seacrest of AXS-TV as they selected the PettyBreakers to perform on their hit TV show in 2014. What started out in 2010 as a regional band is now the Nations’s #1 touring […] |
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Join us for the Wine + Food Festival’s centerpiece tasting event and taste your way through over 200+ wines, delectable chef-prepared bites, and top notch spirits while you enjoy music, outdoor festivities, and art, all under one roof. To see the full schedule, click here! |
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The Jacob Larson Band is a 10 piece funk and soul ensemble combining powerhouse vocals, classic instrumentation and an old-school approach to music. Digging inspiration from the roots of soul religion, the band shares their own take on notable influences such as Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Jacob, an experienced […]
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Former members of the Crested Butte Music Festival and Summer Classics Festival converge in Crested Butte to create a new, one-of-a-kind chamber performance. View the full Summer Classics lineup here!
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Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum “Will today's Congress stand up to the Trump administration? Paul Kane has covered Congress since 2000, when he started at Roll Call with a beat focused on the Senate. He joined The Washington Post in 2007, covering the 2008 financial crisis and the Obama-Republican fiscal wars. He […]
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For Mihali, music behaves much like a living being. It grows, it matures, and it changes with a sentient consciousness and with whims of its own. And just like music, the Vermont-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of rock outfit Twiddle continues to evolve, using his gift as one of the strongest modern-day songwriters, guitarists […]
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Please join Elizabeth Bond and Friends for an unusual combination of classical and contemporary music in the open-air courtyard. "THE COPYCATS CONCERT” - SONGS INSPIRED BY FAMOUS CLASSICAL WORKS What makes a concert “The Copycats Concert”? A modern song - music of any kind - inspired by famous classical works is called an “adaptation.” Dozens of such […]
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Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "Exciting Results with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope" Alex Filippenko, an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, is one of the world’s most highly cited astrophysicists. He studies exploding stars, black holes, galaxies, and the expansion […]
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Presenting an extensive collection of paintings by Plein Air Painters of America ( PAPA) members, including many new paintings of Crested Butte. PAPA is the original and premier landscape artist group in the United States. PAPA's Catalina, California shows beginning in 1986 were the very signal of an American return to referential painting. Learn more at […]
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doors + opener 7pm | show 8pm | presented by the center for the arts Swing Dance Lesson: 6:15–7:15 PM Get ready to swing the night away! Join us at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts for a lively evening of swing dancing and classic jazz with the After Midnight Jazz Band on August […]
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Presented by the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation 6:00 PM Doors + Food | 7:00 PM Showtime Join us for a lively evening supporting the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation, featuring delicious food from local favorite Tully’s and live music from the Black Canyon Ramblers. This community fundraiser helps provide opportunities for local youth to thrive in […]
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