Saturday Night Festival Readings
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COJoin us for some heavy-hitting readings by Rachel Monroe, Nick Arvin, Laura Pritchett, and Nate Marshall. Drinks available. Rachel Monroe’s writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York […]
Fierce Writing from the Heart
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CO"Let’s get fierce on the page! I help people who don’t fancy themselves writers, to go ahead and write. Let’s revel in the mess and wriggle free from the ego. One part creative practice, one part connecting-with-others practice, my weekly writing circles help us explore our hearts and lives on the page. No judgment. No […]
“Book Length Considerations” with Laura Pritchett
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COBook Length Considerations (a.k.a. Actually Thinking Through Your Book and Thus Save Supremely Important Things Such As Time, Energy, and Backaches from Typing) Half-day workshop with Laura Pritchett This half-day […]
Audio Storytelling; education, resources, and the industry
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COThis workshop is for print writers and journalists who want to try their hand at audio reporting and podcasting. Journalist, editor, and producer, Laura Krantz, and KBUT morning show host […]
“Capturing Voice and Rhythm in Your Writing” with Manuel Aragon
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COIn this seminar, we’ll examine the trick of pace, the landscape of silence, and percussive elements of voice using examples from Jesmyn Wards, Bryan Washington, Tommy Orange, and the music […]
“High Altitude Lunch” discussion + slideshow with Scott Carney
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COHigh Altitude Lunch: Scott Carney "Positive Stress and Environmental Training" discussion + slideshow with food available from Sherpa Cafe Sunday, May 30, 12:15 - 1:15 pm Investigative journalist and New […]
“Author Deep Dive: Jhumpa Lahiri” with Candace Nadon
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COJhumpa Lahiri's stories - from those contained in her Pulitzer Prize-winning debut collection, Interpreter of Maladies, to her most recent New Yorker story, "Casting Shadows," are quietly transformational and manage to be both micro […]
“Wild Reading” hike + discussion with Leath Tonino
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COCelebrated nature writer and essayist Leath Tonino leads you on a gentle hike exploring the intersection of text and place. Read classic and contemporary nature prose while contemplating your own […]
Gallery Show – Splash by the Colorado Watercolor Society
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COIn the Kinder-Padon Gallery, 4 – June 2 - 25. Opening reception Thursday, June 17, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., which kicks off the Center's weekend long Watercolor Symposium. Show juried […]
Pride Film Series: But I’m a Cheerleader
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CORated R Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan, who considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she […]
Pride Film Series: Paris is Burning
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CORated R This documentary focuses on drag queens living in New York City and their "house" culture, which provides a sense of community and support for the flamboyant and often […]
Lemon Sponge Cake – SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY + CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT SHER-MACHHERNDL
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, CORobert Sher-Machherndl is thrilled to deliver an on stage, in person, powerful solo performance followed by conversation and talk back session. “Sher-Machherndl’s movement style, reminiscent of William Forsythe, seems to […]