House of 1,000 Corsets: A Halloween Burlesque Show
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COPresented at the Center by The Red Lady Revue: Trick or Tease! Burlesque is back in Crested Butte! Featuring the debut of The Red Lady Revue, Crested Butte’s only Burlesque troupe, with accompanying acts from Rose E. Cheeks, Pantie Oaklie, Baby LaFemme and more! For one night only you can catch behold a spectacle of […]
Murder in the Mountains; a thriller festival
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COCelebrating murder and mayhem — the fictional kind — at nine thousand feet A thrilling weekend celebrating all things murder and mystery, including panel discussions, workshops, live theatre, film screenings + wine tasting, special fx makeup masterclass, murder mystery dinner, youth forensics workshop, dance class, live podcast recording, “noir in the bar” readings, and more! […]
Murder in the Mountains Festival Kick-off Reception
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COGather with other festival-goers and meet best-selling and award-winning authors David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Deb Coonts, Chuck Greaves, Kathleen Kent, Addie Tsai, and others for happy hour, bites, teaser readings, and a bit of mystery. Appetizers and cash bar available. Free but registration encouraged.
Murder in the Mtns: Thrilling Trivia with Quiz Quiz Bang Bang
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COJoin 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 smarts on all things mystery, noir, horror, and monsters in literature, pop culture, movies, television, and more. Tables limited to teams of 6 per […]
Murder in the Mtns: CRIMINAL MINDS; Elements of Crime Writing with Kathleen Kent
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COWhether you’re writing historical fiction or crime novels, certain craft elements remain the same: an engaging story, robust, multi-dimensional characters, pacing, and building tension within the narrative. But, as the “slow burn” can work well for historical fiction, more energetic pacing and the element of surprise are crucial to crime and mystery novels. This presentation […]
MiM: Coffee + Paranormal Podcast Live Show with David Flora of Blurry Photos
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COEnjoy locally roasted coffee and a riveting live podcast recording with David Flora of the internationally popular Blurry Photos podcast. The event will include audio and visual storytelling and facts, with a talkback and questions at the end. David explores the unexplained and explains the unexplored by seeking the facts behind the fiction of the […]
Murder in the Mtns: Live Theater @ Lunch: The Dumb Waiter
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COEnjoy lunch on the edge of your seat with British playwright Harold Pinter’s classic comedy-drama, The Dumb Waiter. Starring Sam Robards and Steven Cole Hughes as hitmen awaiting their next target. "Small but perfectly formed, The Dumb Waiter might be considered the best of Harold Pinter's early plays.” Live reading in the Steddy Theater. Food […]
Murder in the Mtns Festival: Subversive Retellings workshop
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COClassic retellings have always been part of what literature does, but perhaps that has never been truer than in this particular climate in which fanfiction, adaptation, and reimaginings of classic texts enable a kind of subversive resistance against old reinforcement of ideologies in order to speak to a new world. This workshop will take a […]
Panel discussion; bending, breaking, and defying law
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COOur favorite characters in crime, mystery, thriller, and horror writing often go above, around, or beyond the law — some also breaking the “laws” of nature. In this panel, former and practicing lawyers turned crime writers, and writers with deep understanding of criminal and natural law, discuss their research and process for writing believable, compelling […]
Murder in the Mtns: Ghouls & Gore: introduction to gore and special effects makeup
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COLed by local artist & theatre designer William Spencer Musser, this interactive workshop includes discussion, demonstration and hands-on activities focused on creating wounds, scars, and other bloody trauma for those getting ready for Halloween, or fans of the horror genre. Attendees will have the opportunity to work on their favorite effect and leave ready to […]
Noir in the Bar; festival readings
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COMeet 'n' mingle with literary lions reading their work live! Bestselling authors David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Kathleen Kent, Addie Tsai, Deborah Coonts, and Chuck Greaves. In the Steddy Theater. Book sales, bites, and bar available. Free but registration encouraged.
Murder Mystery Dinner “Terror in Transylvania”
Center for the Arts Crested Butte 606 Sixth Street, Crested Butte, COAll of the underworld is invited to Dracula’s birthday party! As the members of the haunting and haunted gather at the desolate Transylvania castle, this will be an evening away from mortals where the supernatural community can come together to celebrate and carouse! During the night of spooktacular fun, one of the party-goers will end […]