Western Colorado University Art Exhibition
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesReception: April 11 | 5-7pm The 5th Annual Western Juried Student Art Exhibition showcases the work of current students at Western Colorado University. Curated by David Heskin, a polymath artist and educator from Paonia, Colorado, the show displays work in a variety of mediums both 2D and 3D and highlights students from a variety of […]
Crested Butte Community School Art Exhibition
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesGallery Reception: May 3 | 5-7pm Led under the instruction of Nathan Motsinger, these talented AP Art students are ready and excited to show the community all the hard work they have put into their artwork over the past year. From deeply personal themes to bold experimentation with style and medium, this show offers a […]
Crested Butte Community School Gallery Reception
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesExhibition: May 2 - 16 Join us for the opening reception of the Crested Butte Community School Art Show. Led under the instruction of Nathan Motsinger, these talented AP Art students are ready and excited to show the community all the hard work they have put into their artwork over the past year. Come support […]
Literary Lecture | Auden Schendler
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesSave the date! Auden Schendler visits Crested Butte to discuss his book Terrible Beauty: Reckoning with Climate Complicity and Rediscovering Our Soul. In breathtaking vignettes, Schendler recounts his own journey searching for solutions and the unlikely places where they occur—from taking over the stodgy board of a rural electricity co-op, to the frustrations of being […]
Greater Tuna
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesFirebird Theatre and The Center are proud to present a one-night-only staged reading of Jaston Williams’, Joe Sears’, and Ed Howard’s rip-roaring Texan farce Greater Tuna. Directed by Domenico Marinucci, the play stars two actors as twenty citizens of the fictional “third-smallest” town in the Lone Star State.
Professional Development Workshop: Branding and Marketing
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesLiza (Lou) Scher is a Marketing Strategist with the Sterling-Rice Group in Boulder, Colorado. She also holds a degree in integrative design and architecture with a focus on art for social change. When she’s not stunning clients or explaining the nuances of pop culture to Gen X colleagues, she might be playing ultimate frisbee, skiing […]
Cocktail Seminar: The Tipsy Typewriter
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesRaise a glass to literary greats with an evening of cocktails inspired by the masters of the written word and taught by Renee Newton of Montanya Rum Distillers. On the eve of the Mountain Words Literary Festival, we’ll shake, stir, and sip our way through the Hemingway Daiquiri, Fitzgerald Fizz, and Poe Punch—each crafted with […]
Book Project: MANUAL (HILL / BLOOM) Exhibition
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesReception: 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 […]
Mountain Words Festival
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesThe Mountain Words Festival is a multi-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet, featuring readings, workshops, kids' events, parties, panel discussions, live theater, and more. 2025 Schedule of Events Learn more at mtnwords.org
Book Project: MANUAL (HILL / BLOOM) Gallery Reception
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesExhibition: May 22-July 27 Join us for the opening reception of this fantastic show! Featuring a robust bar menu as well as complimentary house wine or beer. 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 […]
Cookbook Club Feature Dinner: Cool Food by Thomas Kostigan and Robert Downey Jr.
Elk Ave Prime 226 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, COLocation: Elk Ave Prime As part of our extended programming from the Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival, we’re bringing an elevated twist to our beloved Cookbook Club! Join us for a special chef-prepared dinner in collaboration with Cool Food author Thomas Kostigan, bringing the book’s fresh, sustainable, and flavorful recipes to life. Instead of […]
Bertha: Grateful Drag
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesDoors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pm 2 full sets of Grateful Dead music. Hosted by special guest Slymm Jymm and benefiting Bread & Roses Legal Center + Rainbow Youth Center. BERTHA: Grateful Drag is the world’s first Grateful Dead tribute band in drag—an all-star collective of queer and allied East Nashville talent, rocking full wigs and full face for a […]