Crested Butte + Gunnison

March BOOK Madness!
2025-03-27 19:00 (America/Denver) | Townie Books, 414 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
You asked, we delivered! Get ready for a bookish battle to rival our popular Holiday Speed-Date-a-Book! Which new 2025 release will reign supreme? That’s up to you! Join us for a fast-paced literary showdown and cast your vote for the ultimate must-read. Space is limited-register now! Follow along on Instagram for our Online March Madness, where we pit our 2024 bestsellers against each other to crown a fan favorite!

I Love You Because
2025-03-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-29 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-03-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Mallardi Cabaret Theatre, 403 2nd Street, 2nd Floor, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
A modern twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in New York City. A young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Together they learn to love each other not despite their faults, but because of them.

Monday Night Magic
2025-03-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-31 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-04 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Storyweaver Games, 901 W Tomichi Unit 2, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Calling All Magic: The Gathering Players! Join us at Storyweaver Games every Monday and Friday night for an exciting Magic the Gathering experience! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a casual player, we’ve got a game for you. From Modern to Standard to Commander and beyond, you’ll find players of all types ready to duel. We offer a fun and friendly atmosphere where most nights are casual and player-driven, but we also host thrilling tournaments and draft nights for those looking for a challenge. Play kicks off at 6:00 PM and continues until closing – 9:00 PM on Mondays and 11:00 PM on Fridays. Bring your deck, bring your friends, and get ready to tap into the magic at Storyweaver Games!

Blank
2025-03-28 19:00 - 21:00 | CO
An experience in co-creation of a one of a kind play where the audience participate in the writing and performing of their unique creation in the moment.

Big + Little Art
2025-03-29 09:30 - 10:30 | Gunnison Arts Center, 102 South Main St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Create, move, and bond in our Big + Little class with Kit Wijkowski! Explore art and movement together through painting, sculpture, music, and dance. This class fosters creativity and connection.

Sculptural Ceramics Weekend Workshop 16+
2025-03-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Gunnison Arts Center, 102 South Main St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Join Hannah Willis for two weekends of creativity and hands-on learning in our Ceramic Sculpture Workshop! This immersive session is perfect for those looking to explore the art of sculpting with clay. Guided by Hannah’s expertise, you’ll learn techniques for shaping, detailing, and firing clay to create a stunning, one-of-a-kind sculpture. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, this workshop will allow you to develop your skills and create a memorable piece to take home.

March Meltdown
2025-03-29 13:00 - 18:00 | Elevation Hotel and Spa, 500 Gothic Rd., Crested Butte, CO, 81224
Matchstick Productions, Mount Crested Butte, and JOSE at the Elevation Hotel are teaming up to throw a FREE end-of-season party benefiting the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. Join us at the Elevation Hotel & Spa on Saturday, March 29th, from 1-6 PM. We’re celebrating another epic season with free live music, great vibes, and killer giveaways-including Volkl skis, Stanley gear, and more!

Ghost-Note
2025-03-29 21:00 - 23:55 | CO
Ghostnote | Crested Butte Public House | March 29, 2025 GHOST-NOTE IS AN EXPLOSION OF SOUND. HEADED BY SNARKY PUPPY’S MULTI-GRAMMY-WINNING PERCUSSION DUO OF ROBERT “SPUT” SEARIGHT AND NATE WERTH, FEATURING AN EXPANSIVE ROSTER OF NEXT-LEVEL MUSICIANS – REPRESENTING MEMBERS OF PRINCE, SNOOP DOGG, ERYKAH BADU, HERBIE HANCOCK, KENDRICK LAMAR, MARCUS MILLER, TOTO, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, AND MORE-THE BAND IS PUSHING FUNK MUSIC INTO THE FUTURE, BUILDING ON THE PIONEERING FOUNDATIONS LAID OUT BY THE LIKES OF JAMES BROWN AND SLY & THE FAMILY STONE AND INFUSING THEIR FRESH TAKE WITH AFROBEAT, HIP-HOP, PSYCHEDELIA, WORLD FOLKLORE, AND MORE.

The Grand Traverse
2025-03-30 00:00 - 18:00 | Crested Butte Nordic Center, 620 2nd St, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
The legendary 40-mile backcountry ski race from Mt. CB to Aspen returns for the 27th annual edition. Registration opens December 1st at midnight. If you're not racing, join us at the CBMR base area to send racers off into the night!

A User's Manual for Human Beings
2025-03-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Gunnison Library, 1 Quartz St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Join us from 3:30-5 pm at the Gunnison Library on Sunday, March 30 for an exploration of an understanding of life that guides us to peace of mind, regardless of circumstances. Ellen Friedman, M.A., Soul-Centered Professional Coach, will lead this thought-provoking and engaging discussion inspired by Mavis Karn’s It’s That Simple: A User’s Manual for Human Beings. This event is free & open to the public.

Wednesday Night Meditation and Dharma Talk
2025-04-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Here and Now Acupuncture and Asian Medicine, 115 S Colorado St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is located in Carbondale, Colorado. The sister Dharma center is the Here and Now Center in Gunnison, CO. We also serve a virtual sangha of distributed practitioners across the nation. We are a Rime (non-sectarian) Buddhist center dedicated to the cultivation of wisdom and compassion through the study of Buddhist Dharma. Every Wednesday (except Holiday weeks – please call to check) from 6:00- 7:30 pm join us and our spiritual director John Bruna for a guided meditation and talk with time for questions. This is a live Zoom broadcast that we watch on a projector as a group from Gunnison. Chairs, meditation cushions, and bathroom provided. Please bring water if needed. www.wocdc.org for more information. The live broadcast is held at The Here and Now Center (115 S. Colorado Street, Gunnison – right South of the Sherpa Cafe). This teaching broadcast is offered free of charge. We always have a donation jar out for the non-profit organization Way of Compassion Foundation. To learn more about what they do in Colorado and around the world visit (https://wocompassion.org/) On holiday weeks the Zoom broadcast will still be available for you to watch from home. If you are sick or have had an exposure to Covid-19, please stay home and join us via Zoom from this link: https://wocdc.org/weekly-dharma-talks/ You do not have to be Buddhist to enjoy and benefit from these teachings. People from all walks of life and spiritual paths join us to meditate and think about teachings together. Dusty and Jessica provide the space for this event in their home/office space. To check if the teaching is held on a holiday week please call Jessica (970) 641-6095 or come to one and get on our email list!

Lunchtime Still Life 16+
2025-04-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Gunnison Arts Center, 102 South Main St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Take a creative break during your day and join artist Karolina Szumilas for an inspiring hour-long lunchtime still life class. This session is perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike, offering a chance to unwind, explore your creativity, and refine your skills in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Use various mediums and create a masterpiece! Location: Art Classroom (Upstairs)

Author Talk: Mark Easter
2025-04-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Gunnison Library, 1 Quartz St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Join us at the Gunnison Library at 6pm on Thursday, April 3, for an author talk with Mark Easter. In his new book The Blue Plate: A Food LoverÕs Guide to Climate Chaos, Colorado-based ecologist and author Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth. Organized by the ingredients of a typical dinner party, including seafood, salad, bread, chicken, steak, potatoes, and fruit pie with ice cream, each chapter examines the food through the lens of the climate crisis. Mark J. Easter researches the carbon footprint of food as part of a Colorado State University team of Ògreenhouse gas accountantsÓ whose mission is to understand how greenhouse gases move into and out of soils and plants on farms and ranches. He has traveled globally to collaborate with farmers, ranchers, foresters, and others to learn how the ways people grow food and fiber make agriculture healthier and less damaging to the climate. Organized by the ingredients of a typical dinner party, including seafood, salad, bread, chicken, steak, potatoes, and fruit pie with ice cream, each chapter examines the food through the lens of the climate crisis. He covers the causes and effects of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the social and environmental impact of out-of-season and far-from-home demand. Food lovers everywhere will be happy to know that the answer to eating more sustainably is not necessarily a plant-based diet, but instead, to educate yourself about the best way and time of year to eat the foods you enjoy, including steak, dairy, and seafood. The typical plate of food, he says, can be transformed into a ÒBlue Plate,Ó a diet that is healthy not just for the people who eat it, but good for the planet. ÒEaster cites concrete ways to avert total climate crises, from eating closer to home to farming innovations to lofty goals such as the perennialization of staple cropsÑcollectively leaving readers with a sense of purpose and hope.Ó ÑBooklist ÒTag along with one of the premier scientists studying our food systemÕs carbon footprint, as he takes us on a fascinating journey to meet the farmers, ranchers, and composters who are dramatically slashing emissions and transforming agriculture from a climate problem to a climate solution.Ó Ñ Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Underground, Grain by Grain and Healing Grounds

Deadhead Ed's End of Season Party
2025-04-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Center for the Arts Crested Butte, 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO, 81224
Get ready to groove, because the ultimate celebration is here! We’re bidding farewell to the winter season in the most legendary way possible with Deadhead Ed’s End of Season Party with Easy Jim! All proceeds benefit the Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program! The CBCS Enrichment Program seeks to broaden our students’ experience by providing them with a variety of artistic, cultural and educational opportunities which expand upon the traditional academic program. The Enrichment Program organizes and funds artist-in-residence programs, workshops, performances and after-school clubs. These activities are open and free to all students. The Enrichment Program is a non-profit organization which depends entirely upon support from donations and community grants.

Easy Jim, Music of the Grateful Dead
2025-04-03 20:00 - 23:00 | Center for the Arts Crested Butte, 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO, 81224
Celebrate the live Grateful Dead experience with Easy Jim on Thursday, April 3rd at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte for Deadhead Ed’s “End of Season Party” and fundraiser for the Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program. Showtime is 8pm and tickets and information are at www.crestedbuttearts.org.

Astro Bandits live at The Eldo
2025-04-04 08:00 | The Eldo, 215 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
Astro Bandits are a local Crested Butte band that blend a fiery fusion of psychedelic rock, funk, blues, and punk, where raw energy meets soaring improvisation, crafting immersive, ever-evolving musical odysseys. Come join us at the Eldo for a free show to celebrate closing weekend and send off the winter in style!

Long Drink Aprs Ski Party
2025-04-04 15:00 | Romp Skis, 420 Belleview Ave, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
Join us from 3-6 PM at the Romp Skis Factory for the Long Drink Aprs Ski Party! Enjoy an afternoon of good vibes and refreshing Long Drinks while shopping our incredible deals for our Demo Fleet Clearance Sale. We’re offering up to 60% off demo and blemished skis- first come, first served! Don’t miss this chance to shop, sip, and celebrate the end of the ski season with us.

Chemistry Magic Show
2025-04-04 16:30 - 18:30 | Western Colorado University, 600 N. Adams St., Gunnison, 81230
Stop by the WCU Ballroom for some fun science demonstrations and then a little bit if fun stuff after! Put on by Western Chemistry and Prehealth clubs.

Beer Hunter Live @ Zuni West
2025-04-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Zuni West Brewing, 235 Elcho Ave, Crested Butte South, CO, 81224, United States

Magic The Gathering: Tarkir Dragonstorm Prerelease
2025-04-04 18:00 - 23:00 | Storyweaver Games, 901 W Tomichi Unit 2, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Return to the iconic plane of Tarkir for an epic battle between dragons and clans. As powerful dragonstorms spiral Tarkir into chaos and wild dragons darken the skies, the five clans fight alongside their new Spirit Dragons for supremacy over the land. Discover which clan fits your playstyle with Tarkir’s distinct three-color gameplay. Be among the first to fight dragons with dragons and play Tarkir: Dragonstorm before release day. Prerelease Packs come in five versions-one for each of Tarkir’s clans-allowing you to align with your favorite. Prerelease events are your first chance to check out the new set of cards. Each player will receive a box with sealed packs in it and a custom life counter dice. Each player opens this up and creates a deck out of what they pull and then we pair everyone up for a tournament. Everyone who completes the event will go home with a prize.

Beer Ski
2025-04-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Crested Butte Nordic Center, 620 2nd St, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, United States
Test your end-of-season endurance, Crested Butte Style! Four laps, four beers. Register for the 4-person relay or take on the ultimate challenge and go it solo, or register for the 4-person relay.

Kevin & Karen Live @ Zuni West
2025-04-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Zuni West Brewing, 235 Elcho Ave, Crested Butte South, CO, 81224, United States
Kevin Donovan and Karen Janssen have been sharing music together for years. Come out and enjoy their eclectic mix of music from folky to funky, bluegrass to ballads, soulful to swing!

N2N Season Ender w/ Hyphy Han
2025-04-05 21:00 - 23:55 | Public House Crested Butte, 202 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, CO, 81224
N2N Season Ender Party with Hyphy Han | Crested Butte Public House | April 5, 2025 Close out the resort season with the dance party of the season! April 5 N2N will bring his blistering marathon sets and infectiously joyful house music on the the Public House stage. Over the last ten years, N2N has become broadly recognized for his blistering marathon sets fueled by infectiously energetic house music.

Astro Bandits live at A Bar Above
2025-04-06 16:00 - 20:00 | A Bar Above, 620 Gothic Rd Suite C130, Mt. Crested Butte, CO, 81225, United States
Astro Bandits, a local Crested Butte band, blends a fiery fusion of psychedelic rock, funk, blues, and punk, where raw energy meets soaring improvisation, crafting immersive, ever-evolving musical odysseys. Come join us at A Bar Above for a free show to celebrate closing day and send off the winter season in style!

Intro to Oil Painting 18+
2025-04-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Gunnison Arts Center, 102 South Main St, Gunnison, CO, 81230, United States
Discover the joy of oil painting in this beginner-friendly class with Karolina Szumilas! Learn essential techniques such as blending, layering, and color mixing while working on your own masterpiece. Karolina will guide you step-by-step, making the process fun and approachable for all skill levels. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or revisiting a passion, this class is the perfect way to unlock your creativity and explore the art of oil painting. Art Classroom ( Upstairs)
