Forest Woodward’s “What Roots May Clutch” Gallery Show
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesJoin us for the artist reception during the Mountain Words Festival on May 27, 5 - 7 pm. The show will run May 10 - May 28 Artist bio: Forest Woodward (b.1986, USA) is a visual artist based in Missoula, Montana. He received his MFA in photography from the University of Hartford (’22) and a […]
Mountain Words Literary Festival
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesThe fourth annual Mountain Words Literary Festival is Crested Butte's multi-day literary celebration at nine thousand feet, featuring workshops, panel discussions, readings, live theatre, film, children's events, and more. Welcoming over 40 authors and presenters, including Raj Patel, Ted Conover, Rachel Monroe, Justin Farrell, Pam Houston, Rebecca Makkai, and others. Workshops and events in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, […]
“Literature & Libations” literary trivia with Quiz Quiz Bang Bang
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesJoin us for a lively evening of trivia, prizes, and lots of laughs! From the dynamic duo behind the hugely popular Quiz Quiz Bang Bang podcast, get ready to test your bookish chops! As part of the Mountain Words Festival. $20 team entry, $5 individual entry. Tables limited to teams of 6 per table per […]
MWF: Crested Butte News “Behind the Headlines; mining town newspapers, past & present”
606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesCrested Butte News "Behind the Headlines; mining town newspapers, past & present" Crested Butte Editor-in-Chief Mark Reaman, talks with Kate Manning, Ted Conver, Jason Blevins, and others about the evolution of mining town newspapers. Chaired by Nick Bowlin As part of your festival pass, or pay what you can, even if that's nothing
MWF: “Writing Non-Human Narrators” with Claire Boyles
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United States9 - 10:30 “Writing non-human narrators” with Claire Boyles Storytelling has a long tradition of non-human narrators. Myths and fables are full of them, as is children’s literature—the Redwall series, for example, and Watership Down. In an interview about writing the natural world, Richard Powers made a case for centering the non-human in contemporary literary […]
MWF: “Turning the Physical World Into Story” with Pam Houston
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United States“Turning the Physical World Into Story” with Pam Houston This workshop will be all about generating new work during the time we are together through a series of exercises around what I believe are the essential components of good prose writing (image, metaphor, structure, dialogue, character, scene, song others) and turning those components into comprehensible […]
MWF: “Left Out of History: Historical fiction workshop” with Kate Manning
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesFiction can salvage astonishing stories of people left out of historical accounts and bring these forgotten figures to life. The past is full of scoundrels and ordinary heroes, and a novelist can find dramatic, vivid, and inspiring characters and events ready-made for fiction. In family lore, between the lines of textbooks and old newspapers, in […]
MWF: Panel: Torrey House Press Presents “Writers of the West”
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesTorrey House Press Presents “Writers of the West” discussion with authors Betsy Gaines Quammen, Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, Zak Podmore, Pam Houston, and chaired by Kirsten Allen. Learn about the nonprofit book publisher focusing on conservation through literature in the West with some of their brightest writers. Pam Houston is the author of the memoir, Deep […]
MWC: Panel: “Podcasting with Purpose; bringing your writing to the airwaves”
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United States2 - 3 pm Panel: “Page to Podcast: how to bring your writing to the airwaves” Join podcasting heavyweights Laura Krantz, Annie Rijks, Mitzi Rapkin, and Dave Gonzalez, as they demystify the process of taking creative work and producing it into podcast format — tech and all! Chaired by David Flora. Dave Gonzales is a […]
MWC: “How to write scenes about the (complicated) places you love” with Heather Hansman
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesHow to write scenes about the (complicated) places you love Scenes and descriptive stories about landscapes can be the most evocative pieces of literature to read, but they can also be the hardest to write. In a two-hour outdoor workshop with environmental journalist, and author of the books Powder Days and Downriver, Heather Hansman, we’ll […]
MWF: Panel “Sustainable Food Systems” with Raj Patel
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesJoin us for a lively panel discussion on food sustainability and the social, food, and climate justice that factor into our sustainable food systems. The discussion includes "social justice rock star" Raj Patel; local farmer and founder of Gunnison Gardens Susan Wyman; and Moutain Roots Director, Holly Conn. Chaired by Coldharbour Director, MJ Pickett A […]
MWF: “The Ant & the Grasshopper” film screening and Q&A with Raj Patel
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO, United StatesJoin us for a screening of The Ant & the Grasshopper, by filmmaker, journalist, and social justice "rock star" Raj Patel that looks at agriculture amidst climate change. Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child […]