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Comrade Card Membership

Sincere thanks to DK Hawk, Sandy Fails, Arvin & Danica Ramm, Annie MacFarlane, and Deborah Coonts for your ongoing and generous patronage of the Literary Arts + Lectures program. 

 

Becoming a CFTA Literary Arts Comrade not only has its privileges, like discounted rates for workshops and literary events, but it also means that you believe that a thriving arts culture needs good literature. You believe in the literary community here in Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley and want to keep programming like the Literary Arts & Lecture Series and Freewriting sessions, free and open to the public.

Your Comrade Card includes: discounts on workshops and literary events; comrade-only writing retreats; 10% off purchases at Townie Books; Center for the Arts concert tickets; books signed by visiting authors, and more!  Comrade Card is good for a year from purchase date.


Membership Levels:

The Contributor – $45

The Contributor

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Discounts on select Literary Arts & Lectures events
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways

Become a contributor >>

The Wordsmith – $100

The Wordsmith

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • Discounts on select Literary Arts & Lectures events
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition in select Center marketing materials

become a wordsmith >>

The Mentor – $250

The Mentor

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • One ticket to one Mountain Words Literary Festival event of your choice
  • One ticket to one Murder in the Mountains festival event of your choice
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials

become a mentor >>

The Patron – $500

The Patron

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • Two tickets to one Mountain Words Literary Festival event of your choice
  • Two tickets to one Murder in the Mountains festival event of your choice
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials

become a patron >>

The Bard – $1,000

The Bard

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • One complimentary festival pass to Mountain Words Literary Festival or Murder in the Mountains festival
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials

become a bard >>

The Publisher – $2,500

The Publisher

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • Two complimentary passes to all Mountain Words Literary Festival or Murder in the Mountain festival events
  • Invitation to one private dinner with a Mountain Words author or Writer in Residence
  • Special reserved seating at all Mountain Words or Murder in the Mountains festivals and Literary Arts & Lecture Series events
  • Invitations to Center major donor celebrations and gatherings
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials
  • One book signed by visiting author

become a publisher >>

The Literati – $5,000

The Literati

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • Two complimentary festival passes to all Mountain Words Literary Festival and Murder in the Mountain festival events
  • Invitations to two private dinners with a Mountain Words author or Writer in Residence
  • Special reserved seating at all Mountain Words or Murder in the Mountains festivals and Literary Arts & Lecture Series events
  • Two tickets to select Center concerts or performances
  • Invitations to Center major donor celebrations and gatherings
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials
  • Two books signed by visiting authors

become a literati >>

The Laureate – $10,000

The Laureate

  • 10% discount on book purchases at Townie Books
  • Advance notice of public events and tickets on-sale dates
  • Automatic entry to win Literary Arts special giveaways
  • One season pass to all Literary Arts events, festivals, workshops, and programming for one year from purchase
  • Invitations to two private dinners with a Mountain Words author or Writer in Residence
  • Four tickets to select Center concerts and performances
  • Special reserved seating at all Mountain Words or Murder in the Mountains festivals and Literary Arts & Lecture Series events
  • Invitations to Center major donor celebrations and gatherings
  • Invitation to member-only author receptions
  • Recognition on Literary Arts donor page, and select marketing materials
  • Two books signed by visiting authors

become a laureate >>

For more information on how to join the CFTA Literary Arts Comrade Program, please contact Brooke MacMillan, Director of Literary Arts & Lectures, at brooke@crestedbuttearts.org.

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Center for the Arts Crested Butte

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PO Box 1819
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-7487
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