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ONLINE COURSE: Sketching Spain: All About Vino
Join Judith Cassel-Mamet and Danny Adler for a six-part, one-time purchase online course, THAT YOU CAN VIEW WHENEVER IT IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU (once you purchase the course, you will own it forever). The course combines an introduction to Spanish wine with art journaling techniques using wine tasting and virtual wine travel experiences as a […]
Western Student Juried Art Show in the Kinder Padon Gallery
The Art and Music Departments at Western Colorado University are proud to present the 2021 Western Student Juried Art Show at the Center. This exhibition of visual art features finely-crafted paintings, photos, prints, ceramics, jewelry, and installation work by 27 current art students at Western Colorado University. This exhibition was juried by Rosalind Cook, an […]
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Laura Elm’s The Next BIG Thing
In the Kinder-Padon Gallery, May 4 – 29. Opening reception Friday, May 7, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Large scale and small works highlight the interaction of visual variety in Laura […]
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Gallery Reception for Laura Elm’s The Next BIG Thing
Gallery Reception for Laura Elm’s The Next BIG Thing
Join us for the opening reception of Laura Elm's "The Next BIG Thing" in the Kinder Padon Gallery from 5 – 8 pm. Information on the show HERE If you are unable to attend the reception, stop by the Center’s 6th St. entrance during our OPEN Gallery Hours, Tuesdays from 1-3 pm and Fridays from […]
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Mountain Words Literary Festival
Mountain Words Literary Festival passes + tickets are on sale now! Join us for a three-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet. Featuring 25 authors and presenters for readings, workshops, kids […]
“The Physical Stuff of Your Life” writing workshop with Pam Houston
“The Physical Stuff of Your Life” writing workshop with Pam Houston
The Physical Stuff of Your Life (and how to use it to gain access to the emotional stuff); A Generative Workshop with Pam Houston. In this generative workshop we will focus on all the ways the sensory details that surround us—the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures—can give us access to that much more elusive […]
Writers in Residence Read + Reception
Writers in Residence Read + Reception
The 2021 Mountain Words Writer-in-Residence Chris La Tray, Chelsey Johnson, Lee Anderson and Adam Valen Levinson read from work produced during their monthslong residency in Crested Butte. Drinks and bites included. In the Center's Steddy Theater. Chris La Tray is a Métis writer and storyteller. His first book, One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays From […]
Friday Night Festival Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award
Friday Night Festival Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award
Friday Festival Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry. Readings from Colorado Poet Laureate, Bobby Lefebre; author of the memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country, winner of the Colorado Book Award, Pam Houston; Latinx writer, director, and filmmaker Manuel Aragon; and author of Potted Meat and water & power, […]
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“Faith and Philosophy: The Deep Beliefs of Your Characters” with Nick Arvin
“Faith and Philosophy: The Deep Beliefs of Your Characters” with Nick Arvin
Faith and Philosophy: The Deep Beliefs of Your Characters Characters who want something and who have something at stake in a story are more interesting characters -- but what if you need to know what a character believes, at the deepest level, before you can know what they really want and what they truly have […]
Panel discussion “Writing in Place, Place in Writing”
Panel discussion “Writing in Place, Place in Writing”
Panel: “Writing in Place, Place in Writing” with Nate Marshall, Steven Dunn, Laura Krantz, and Pam Houston in conversation with Arvin Ram Nate Marshall is a writer, rapper, and educator from the South Side of Chicago. He is the author of FINNA (One World, Penguin Random House, 2020), Wild Hundreds (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015), […]
Panel: “Writing the Intersection and Divisions Between Rural and Urban America”
Panel: “Writing the Intersection and Divisions Between Rural and Urban America”
Panel Discussion: “Writing the Intersection and Divisions Between Rural and Urban America” with Rachel Monroe, Chris La Tray, Nick Bowlin, Chelsey Johnson in discussion with Brian Calvert. Rachel Monroe’s writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, and the Atlantic, where she is a contributing writer. Her first book, […]
Happy-hour open mic readings
Happy-hour open mic readings
Enjoy drinks and readings from local and visiting writers. Bring a piece to read (no longer than 2 minutes) and read in a supportive, lively atmosphere. In the Steddy Theater. Signup by emailing: brooke@crestedbuttearts.org
Saturday Night Festival Readings
Saturday Night Festival Readings
Join 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 Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, and the Atlantic, where she is a contributing writer. Her first book, Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession […]
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“Book Length Considerations” with Laura Pritchett
“Book Length Considerations” with Laura Pritchett
Book 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 […]
Fierce Writing from the Heart
Fierce Writing from the Heart
"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. […]
Audio Storytelling; education, resources, and the industry
Audio Storytelling; education, resources, and the industry
This 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 […]
“Author Deep Dive: Jhumpa Lahiri” with Candace Nadon
“Author Deep Dive: Jhumpa Lahiri” with Candace Nadon
Jhumpa 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 […]