Did you know there are many events in Crested Butte and Gunnison? See live music, take an art class, volunteer, play trivia, watch (or participate in) a ski or bike race, and more! Check this calendar to see what’s going on.
Join us for the opening reception of our Sense of Place show on December 8, 5-7pm to celebrate the participating artists. Featuring a robust bar menu and a chance to mingle with the artists.
Join us for a free screening of "Friends & Strangers" from @art21's acclaimed PBS series, "Art in the Twenty-First Century," as part of the Art21 Screening Society.
You may be familiar with the Nutcracker ballet, but do you know the actual story on which it's based? Firebird Theatre Co. presents The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, an original production adapted by Annie Flora and directed by local teen Maddy Carver (She Kills Monsters, Beauty and the Beast)! Featuring a cast of local […]
On Saturday December 9th, Firebird Theatre Co. will be hosting their first Season Reveal Party at Public House in Crested Butte. Come see what Firebird has in store for 2024 and enjoy a night of refreshments along with a fast-paced, high energy performance that will reveal the season and keep you laughing throughout! The event […]
Firebird Theatre is excited to bring a new kind of entertainment to the valley - a comedy panel show! What's All This, Then? features four local actors who are challenged to several different word-based games. Are puns the highest form of literature, or the lowest form of art? No matter where you land on this […]
You may be familiar with the Nutcracker ballet, but do you know the actual story on which it's based? Firebird Theatre Co. presents The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, an original production adapted by Annie Flora and directed by local teen Maddy Carver (She Kills Monsters, Beauty and the Beast)! Featuring a cast of local […]
Hailing from the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California, Boot Juice is a musical force featuring electric and acoustic guitars, vocal harmonies, bass, drums, saxophone, and trumpet. Inspired by The Band and Railroad Earth, their energetic performances draw comparisons to Talking Heads. Since 2017, they've toured extensively, leaving sticky dance floors and happy audiences in […]
Son Little, praised by American Songwriter as 'one of the best songwriters working today,' conceived his latest album, Like Neptune, in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York. Trading in the existential dread permeating his previous work for unbridled joy and self-acceptance, Son Little transmutes the chronic pain of self-doubt into a […]
The event is December 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 21st, 22nd, 23rd. Thursday through Saturday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm.
The Crested Butte School of Dance and the Center present the Nutcracker, but make it CB! Following the classic storyline of Clara's adventures, this interpretation of the Nutcracker by the Crested Butte School of Dance will feature dancers of all ages and music from a variety of styles.
Everyone knows Charles Dickens' holiday classic A Christmas Carol. Firebird Theatre will be performing a version that you have never seen before - because it will have never been done before! It's the Dickens story retold with audience suggestions and seat-of-the-pants improv. The show is directed by David Flora and stars Annie Flora, Gregory Haley, […]
Firebird presents Humbug! An improvised Christmas Carol for some family-friendly fun this holiday season! A fast-paced, comical re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic tale, with suggestions added by the audience, Humbug! will take you on a journey of greed, generosity, and forgiveness, with who-knows-what accents, impressions, and situations along the way. It's a wonderful treat for […]
Gunnison Valley is also host to several beloved annual events. A classic winter event is The Alley Loop, a Nordic ski race that doubles as a costume contest. In fall, Mt. Crested Butte hosts the famous Chili and Beer Festival. Every summer in Gunnison, a crowd gathers to watch America’s fourth-oldest rodeo, Cattlemen’s Days. There are also festivals in Crested Butte that celebrate local art, music, wildflowers, and more. Attending an annual event is a good way to connect with the culture of the Gunnison Valley. You might even create a new tradition for you and your family and friends!
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