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Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival

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The Crested Butte Wine and Food Festival

Eat. Drink. Give

After a hiatus in 2020, we hope you are ready to raise your glass and celebrate with us! This annual epicurean celebration is back with gusto. Join us for winemaker dinners, informative seminars, a glamorous vintner gala, and everything in between — headquartered at the new Center for the Arts in the heart of Crested Butte.

The Crested Butte Wine and Food Festival is an annual fundraiser for the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, the premier visual and performing arts venue in the region. For over 30 years, the Center has been dedicated to providing arts and cultural experiences that inspire and entertain all audiences, whether they call Crested Butte home every day or just for the weekend.

All proceeds from the Wine and Food Festival directly allow the Center to sustain its year-round programming, including the free Alpenglow summer concert series, a range of enrichment activities for local children, and diverse programming in literary, culinary, visual, and performing arts for the entire community. In our new facility, the Center has even more capacity to provide meeting and event spaces to local nonprofits at reduced rates, including the School of Dance, the Crested Butte Music Festival, the Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte, the Crested Butte Community School, and more.

stay safe together

The highest priority for Crested Butte Wine + Food Festival is and has always been the safety and health of our participants, staff, volunteers, and our culinary and winemaking rockstars. All festival events will comply with state and local public health guidelines and protocols to ensure a safe and enjoyable festival.

Watercolor + Wine

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Join local watercolor artist, Karen Hill, for a step-by-step painting class. Karen guides the group through a watercolor painting from start to finish, giving instruction on setting up to paint, wash and watercolor painting techniques, composition, and more. Wine and beer are provided to participants 21 and older, so you can relax and create! All watercolor supplies and your drinks are included. Absolutely no watercolor experience is necessary!

In the Center’s King Community Room.

Thursdays
4:30 – 7:00 p.m. $55

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June 24: CB Happy Hour
July 1: A Pair Plus One
July 8: Daisies
July 15: CB Frog
July 22: Poppies
July 29: Hummingbird
August 5: Blue Elephant
August 12: Abstract Sunflower
August 19: CB Landscape
August 26: Rooster
September 2: Flowers in Vase
September 9: Barn
September 16: Geraniums
September 23: CB Landscape
September 30: Snow on Mountains

Western Student Juried Art Show Opening Reception

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Join us for an evening of art and music! 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 internationally recognized sculptor who lives and works in Crested Butte. As Rosalind describes in her juror’s statement, these 27 carefully selected works convey “both strong pictorial elements but also make an impact on an emotional and intellectual level.”

The Western Colorado University Music Department will also provide a sonic backdrop to the event with a three-hour-long musical performance in the first-floor atrium. The musical performance will feature both individual student and faculty performances along with larger ensembles that will encompass different musical styles throughout the evening. This event is free and open to the public, but capacity may be limited due to COVID restrictions. If you are unable to attend the opening, the exhibition will run until April 30, 2020. A very special thanks to the Student Art League, Art and Music Departments, and the Council for Creative Expressions for supporting this event. Exhibiting Artists: Sarah Ackerman, Daniel Lesh, Evan Allison, Aaron Mason, Catherine Barisas, Tanner Marcus, Ariel Benney, Nia Morales, Erica Casey, Erin Riley, Tyler Catalioto, Mallory Siebenneicher, Emma DeHaven, Matt Smith, Aly Hargrove, Danielle Vitulli, Jay Hickox, Nathan Walsh, Brenna Hilgers, Ruby Woodings, Meghan LaHatte

Center Kinder Padon Gallery Open Hours: Tuesdays, 1 – 3 pm and Fridays, 10 – 12 pm.

  (Valentine’s Day) Poetry + Chocolate + Wine

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Join us for a scintillatingly special Valentine’s Day!

Bring your main-squeeze, close friend, or treat yourself to an après afternoon of wine, chocolate, and some of the very best romantic poetry read by a panel of professional actors.

Tickets include four flights of Buckel Family Wine, a selection of handcrafted gourmet chocolate specially curated by the Chocolate Enthusiast, and lots of entertainment. Readers: Scott Palmer, Steven Cole Hughes, Heather Nicholson Hughes & Jillian Liebl.

Watercolor + Wine

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Join local watercolor artist, Karen Hill, for a step-by-step painting class winter scenes. Karen guides the group through a watercolor painting from start to finish, giving instruction on setting up to paint, wash and watercolor painting techniques, composition, and more. Wine, spritzers or beer are provided to participants 21 and older, so you can relax and create! All watercolor supplies and your drinks are included. Absolutely no watercolor experience is necessary!

Safely socially distanced in our King Community Room.

Fridays, January 15, 29, February 12. Thursdays, February 25, March 11 & 25.  4:30 – 7:00 p.m. $55

Watercolor & Wine: Winter Series

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Join local watercolor artist, Karen Hill, for a step-by-step painting class of fall scenes. Karen guides the group through a watercolor painting from start to finish, giving instruction on setting up to paint, wash and watercolor painting techniques, composition, and more. Wine and spritzers are provided to participants 21 and older, so you can relax and create! All watercolor supplies and your drinks are included. Absolutely no watercolor experience is necessary!