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Book Project: MANUAL (HILL / BLOOM) Exhibition
Reception: 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 […]
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Alpenglow: Holly Bowling
Alpenglow: Holly Bowling
Cast aside any and all expectations. Whether behind the piano on a windswept mountainous cliff, at a hallowed venue such as Carnegie Hall, or playing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the most legendary musicians in history, solo pianist Holly Bowling subverts convention with virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention. Acclaimed by Rolling Stone, […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Hot Tub Jazz
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Hot Tub Jazz
Hot Tub Jazz was originally formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 80’s when Scott Betts gathered some friends together to play some tunes. The quartet was asked to play […]
Leslie Chang – Globalization and its Discontents
Leslie Chang – Globalization and its Discontents
Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum “Globalization and its Discontents: Stories from the Factory Floors of Egypt and China” Leslie T. Chang has written about women in the developing […]
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RMBL’s Douglass Distinguished Science Lecture
RMBL’s Douglass Distinguished Science Lecture
Presented by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Doors: 6:00pm | Show: 7:00pm Over the past two decades, the United States has lost a quarter of butterflies. This includes loss of […]
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Alpenglow: JD Clayton
Alpenglow: JD Clayton
The Fort Smith Arkansas native, JD Clayton, released his debut album Long Way From Home, early last year which has received overwhelming critical acclaim. There’s no artifice surrounding the Arkansas-born singer and songwriter. No glitz. No pretension or mythology. JD Clayton’s sound, and where he chooses to make it—Arkansas, the most western of the southern […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Gypsy Jazz Social Club
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Gypsy Jazz Social Club
Mysterious… yet strangely familiar, Gypsy Jazz Social Club showcases their take on acoustic jazz and swing styles including Latin, Gypsy, Bebop, traditional and original music, each GJSC line-up is drawn […]
Public Policy Forum: Laura Adams – Sr. Advisor of Artificial Intelligence at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Public Policy Forum: Laura Adams – Sr. Advisor of Artificial Intelligence at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "Governing AI in Healthcare: the Hope, the Hype, the Promise and the Peril." Laura Adams, Senior Advisor at the National Academy of […]
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2025 Arts Ball
2025 Arts Ball
Step into a world of color, creativity, and celebration at the 2025 Arts Ball, benefiting the Center for the Arts! Immerse yourself in an evening bursting with artistic energy—captivating live […]
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Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival is ready to welcome you to the "Wildflower Capital of Colorado!" Join us from July 11-20, 2025, when we offer 150+ events led by locally […]
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crested butte wine + food festival
The Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival returns this July for a tour of taste. Explore enlightening seminars, elegant winemaker dinners, exciting tasting events, and the annual Grand Tasting in the wildflower capital of Colorado. This summer tradition brings passionate hospitality professionals, culinary stars, celebrated winemakers, award-winning beverage experts, and adventurous foodies from around the […]
Wild Rumours – A Fleetwood Mac Experience
Wild Rumours – A Fleetwood Mac Experience
doors 7pm | show 8pm Wild Rumours - based in Seattle, WA - coalesced around the concept of performing entire albums, faithfully and in sequence. The core of a Wild […]
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Alpenglow: Easy Jim
Alpenglow: Easy Jim
“Settle back easy, Jim…” The words of Robert Hunter in the song “Althea” seemed to fit the mold of the band when it began in the fall of 2018 . The laid back group of musicians from Gunnison and Crested Butte, Colorado found a common love for the music with one another and a desire […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Rhythm Future Quartet
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Rhythm Future Quartet
The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for […]
Public Policy Forum: Khalida Popal – Founder & Director of Girl Power Organization – Women’s Rights and Sports Development
Public Policy Forum: Khalida Popal – Founder & Director of Girl Power Organization – Women’s Rights and Sports Development
Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "From the Field to the Frontlines: Fighting for Freedom Through Football" Khalida Popal is an award-winning Afghan football pioneer, activist, and advocate for […]
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Book Project: MANUAL (Hill/Bloom) Closing Reception
Book Project: MANUAL (Hill/Bloom) Closing Reception
Exhibition: May 22-July 27 Join us as we celebrate the closing of this remarkable exhibition featuring the pioneering digital art of Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill. With over four decades […]
Life Drawing with Magic Hour Meetups
Life Drawing with Magic Hour Meetups
Magic Hour Meetups Presents: Life Drawing in the Hawk Arts Studio $10 pay at the door cash or Venmo Third Thursdays this summer; June 19th, July 17th, and August 21st […]
The PettyBreakers – Tribute to Tom Petty
The PettyBreakers – Tribute to Tom Petty
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm “The World’s Greatest Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!” So say Katie Daryl, Mark Cuban and Ryan Seacrest of AXS-TV as they selected the […]
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The Grand Tasting
The Grand Tasting
Join us for the Wine + Food Festival’s centerpiece tasting event and taste your way through over 200+ wines, delectable chef-prepared bites, and top notch spirits while you enjoy music, […]
2 events,
Alpenglow: Jacob Larson Band
Alpenglow: Jacob Larson Band
The Jacob Larson Band is a 10 piece funk and soul ensemble combining powerhouse vocals, classic instrumentation and an old-school approach to music. Digging inspiration from the roots of soul religion, the band shares their own take on notable influences such as Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Jacob, an experienced […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Summer Winds
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: Summer Winds
Former members of the Crested Butte Music Festival and Summer Classics Festival converge in Crested Butte to create a new, one-of-a-kind chamber performance. View the full Summer Classics lineup here!
Public Policy Forum: Paul Kane – Washington Post Sr. Congressional Correspondent
Public Policy Forum: Paul Kane – Washington Post Sr. Congressional Correspondent
Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum “Will today's Congress stand up to the Trump administration? Paul Kane has covered Congress since 2000, when he started at Roll Call […]
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Alpenglow: Mihali
Alpenglow: Mihali
For Mihali, music behaves much like a living being. It grows, it matures, and it changes with a sentient consciousness and with whims of its own. And just like music, the Vermont-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of rock outfit Twiddle continues to evolve, using his gift as one of the strongest modern-day songwriters, guitarists […]
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Summer Classics in the Courtyard: The CopyCat Concert
Summer Classics in the Courtyard: The CopyCat Concert
Please join Elizabeth Bond and Friends for an unusual combination of classical and contemporary music in the open-air courtyard. "THE COPYCATS CONCERT” - SONGS INSPIRED BY FAMOUS CLASSICAL WORKS What makes a […]
Public Policy Forum: Alex Fillipenko – Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley
Public Policy Forum: Alex Fillipenko – Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley
Presented by: Crested Butte Public Policy Forum "Exciting Results with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope" Alex Filippenko, an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the […]
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Colorado Grandeur: Plein Air Painters of America 2025 National Exhibit
Colorado Grandeur: Plein Air Painters of America 2025 National Exhibit
Presenting an extensive collection of paintings by Plein Air Painters of America ( PAPA) members, including many new paintings of Crested Butte. PAPA is the original and premier landscape artist […]
Swing Dancing with After Midnight Jazz
Swing Dancing with After Midnight Jazz
doors + opener 7pm | show 8pm | presented by the center for the arts Swing Dance Lesson: 6:15–7:15 PM Get ready to swing the night away! Join us at […]
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Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation Bluegrass and BBQ
Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation Bluegrass and BBQ
Presented by the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation 6:00 PM Doors + Food | 7:00 PM Showtime Join us for a lively evening supporting the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation, featuring delicious […]