PHOTOVOICE: Real Food Stories from Across Gunnison Valley
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteSince the start of the COVID-19 breakout, Mountain Roots has interviewed folks across the valley to document the pandemic's impacts on food security. People have shared their personal stories through a multitude of pandemic response programs; during home deliveries, at free pop-up produce markets, and in their own backyard gardens, where some have sown seeds for […]
ArtWalk Evenings
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteVisit the Center's Kinder Padon Gallery during ArtWalk, a self-guided tour of the galleries in downtown Crested Butte hosted by Artists of Crested Butte. As you leisurely stroll through the galleries, experience the diverse artistic expressions of local artists and be inspired by these special ArtWalk evenings.
Free Live Acrylic Painting Lessons on Zoom
Online COFree Live Acrylic Painting Lessons on Zoom Plus 35 Recorded Lessons Nationally renowned artist and teacher Bruce Marion is offering a super fun FREE live zoom acrylic painting lesson on Thursdays. I addition to this live lesson, you’ll also get a FREE three day pass to access over 35 video painting lessons, feedback videos, and […]
Burns Night Abridged; Scottish poetry + whiskey tasting
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteJoin a group of professional actors for a lively evening of whiskey tasting, appetizers, and performances of classic and contemporary Scottish poetry, including beloved pieces from the bard himself, Robert Burns. Tickets include a flight of Scottish whiskeys curated by Mountain Spirits sommelier, Aaron Tomcak, Scottish appetizers, and loads of craic! Readers: Scott Palmer, Steven […]
Cooking with Carolyn: Pizza Party!
Online COWhere Culinary Arts meets Zoom. Cooking with Carolyn: Pizza Party! 01 | 26. 5:30-7:00 pm. $10 + sliding-scale donation to the Center. On Zoom. Join CB-based nutritionist and chef Carolyn DeGroot via Zoom to learn how to make quick, healthy meals with a drink pairing by Mountain Spirits Liquors Sommelier Aaron Tomcak. AND – you'll be […]
Lecture Series: Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteWelcoming celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to engage our community in thoughtful dialogue in the Center’s stunning Steddy Theater. Lecture Livestream Discussion and reading with Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre Bobby LeFebre is an award-winning writer, performer, and cultural worker fusing a non-traditional multi-hyphenated professional identity to imagine new realities, empower communities, advance arts and culture, and serve […]
Watercolor + Wine
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteJoin local watercolor artist, Karen Hill, for a step-by-step painting class winter scenes. Karen guides the group through a watercolor painting from start to finish, giving instruction on setting up to paint, wash and watercolor painting techniques, composition, and more. Wine, spritzers or beer are provided to participants 21 and older, so you can relax […]
“The Art of the Hook” with Alan Bissett
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteJoin us for a very special virtual writing workshop with best-selling Scottish author, Alan Bissett. Learn how to 'hook' the reader from the start of a short story, pulling them in and keeping them there, and how to develop your story in such a way that it flows and is engaging. Structure is often overlooked in […]
Black Stories Series: Black Panther
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteJoin us as we celebrate black stories throughout the month of February with small and distanced community film screenings + offerings from celebrated poet and novelist Steven Dunn. A portion of all proceeds from the film series will be donated to the Melanin Mountain Project. Black Panther We're kicking off the series with a film […]
“Applying Film Techniques” with Steven Dunn
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteFilm uses space and lighting to evoke certain emotions. We will look at ways to make sentences and paragraphs function like how cameras zoom, pan, tilt, etc. We’ll consider what is in the visual frame — the composition of a scene. We’ll discuss high-key and low-key lighting and what effects those produce. We’ll also view […]
Lecture Series: poet & essayist Steven Dunn
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteWelcoming celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to engage our community in thoughtful dialogue in the Center’s stunning Steddy Theater. Discussion and reading with poet and essayist Steven Dunn Steven Dunn is the author of two novels from Tarpaulin Sky Press: Potted Meat (2016) and water & power (2018), and the chapbook Our Migrations (Business Bear […]
Black Stories Series: Get Out
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested ButteJoin us as we celebrate black stories throughout the month of February with small and distanced community film screenings + offerings from celebrated poet and novelist Steven Dunn. A portion of all proceeds from the film series will be donated to the Melanin Mountain Project. Get Out The second film in the series is Get […]