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			1	2	3	4 Fourth of July 06:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Get up early and start your day off right with the Gothic Run Walk or Crawl. Follow that with a Carb Load at the CB Fire Protection District Annual Pancake Breakfast. Make sure to stake out a spot to watch the Fourth of July parade, which starts at Elk Avenue and Sixth Street, and goes down to Second Street. If it’s a hot day and you need to cool off, move past Second Street into the Wet Zone. A tradition for almost as long as the parade, watch as the fire trucks open up the hoses and the real fun begins. Be warned, however, that you will get soaked. After pancakes and the parade down in town, make your way up the hill for this year’s jam-packed July 4th celebration in Mt. Crested Butte. This year an evening of entertainment for all ages awaits in Mt. Crested Butte, including the grand opening of the resort’s new Adventure Park – complete with climbing tower, bungee trampolines and a year-round synthetic ice rink – as well as BBQ and beer at Butte 66, live music from the Casey James Prestwood Band, and a fitting finale of fireworks at dusk. Fourth of July Crested Butte Music Festival - 4th of July Patriotic Concert 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. Outside Stage - Center for the Arts Alpen Brass (free) Special Guests: Celebrate the Beat Crested Butte Music Festival - 4th of July Patriotic Concert
5 Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service 09:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Union Congregational Church Soli Deo Gloria (free) Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service	6 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree 06:30 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Private Home Duo Extravaganza ($100) Ellen dePasquale - violin Alexander Scheirle - cello Works by Handel, Bach and Kodaly Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree	7 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - CB Dance Festival Dansummer 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Ritmo Forte ($30 / $10) Crested Butte Music Festival - CB Dance Festival Dansummer	8 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Live from Mt. CB - Sweet Sunny South 05:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Red Lady Stage Sweet Sunny South is an acoustic old-timey string band that plays a unique blend of new and traditional music. Based in Paonia, Colorado, the band has been making a name for itself at festivals and theatres throughout the region for the past 8 years and received invitations to perform an official showcase band for the IMBA and the Folks Alliance in 2006. Audiences can expect a highly entertaining stage show featuring rollicking fiddle tunes, soulful ballads, tight vocal harmonies and an exceptional array of original songs combined with a heavy dose of humor that keeps the crowd smiling. Live from Mt. CB - Sweet Sunny South Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Student Recital 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Arias with Altitude ($10) Students of the Opera Young Artist Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Student Recital	9 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Union Congregational Church Songs and Fairytales ($25 / $10) Works by Bach, Hayden, Schumann and Vaughan-Williams Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music	10 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - CB Dance Festival Dansummer 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Ritmo Veloce ($30 / $10) Crested Butte Music Festival - CB Dance Festival Dansummer	11 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family Young People's Concert 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Jump Up and Dance (free) Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family Young People's Concert Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Student Recital 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Scenes in Paradise ($10) Students of the Opera Young Artist Program Works by Pucccini, Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi and others Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Student Recital Crested Butte Music Festival - Bluegrass in the Barn 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Ein and Lynch Barn The Infamous Stringdusters ($30 / $10) Crested Butte Music Festival - Bluegrass in the Barn
12 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival 08:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. The Crested Butte Wildflower Festival began in 1986 through the efforts of a few insightful Crested Butte locals who envisioned a wildflower celebration in one of the most picturesque valleys in Colorado. The Festival has grown into a week-long celebration with nearly 200 classes offered by over 40 instructors. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service 09:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Union Congregational Church Soli Deo Gloria (free) Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra 06:00 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Ein and Lynch Barn Have a Beer with Beethoven ($40 / $10) Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 69 "Pastorale" Benjamin Wallfisch conductor Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra	13 Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree 06:30 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Private Home Opera Extravaganza ($125) Opera principles led by Keith Miller Works by Bernstein, Puccini, Bizet, Verdi and others Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree	14 Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artists Program 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. Union Congregational Church Student Opera Masterclass I (pay-what-you-can) Students of the Opera Young Artists Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artists Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Broadway 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Bernstein on Broadway ($25 / $10) UNT Singers Crested Butte Music Festival - Broadway	15 Crested Butte Music Festival - Open Dress Rehearsal 01:00 P.M. to 03:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Triple Fun (pay-what-you-can) Crested Butte Music Festival - Open Dress Rehearsal Live from Mt. CB - The Elders 05:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Red Lady Stage Since forming in 1998, The Elders have brought their musical mix of powerful vocals, amped-up roots rock, blazing instrumentals and first-rate songwriting to festivals, pubs and theaters throughout the United States and Ireland. The band creates original music that transcends the stereotypical notion of Celtic music and delivers it with passion and fire. Their songs are funny, political and cultural, with themes of poverty, civil war, family bonds, spirituality, love and friendship. They weave stories of people, places and events; some distant, some recent, some real and some imagined. The Elders are fronted by charismatic Irishman, Ian Byrne from County Wicklow, Ireland, and backed by a group of Kansas City musicians, including guitarist Steve Phillips, bassist Norm Dahlor, violinist Brent Hoad, drummer Tommy Sutherland and keyboardist Joe Miquelon. All are well-known veteran musicians having played in numerous bands before forming The Elders. Live from Mt. CB - The Elders Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra 06:00 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Ein and Lynch Barn Triple Fun ($40 / $10) Ellen dePasquale - violin Alexander Scheirle - cello Terry Bonney - piano Benjamin Wallfisch - conductor Works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Schnyder Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra	16 Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree 06:30 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Private Home Arabian Nights ($100) Bassam Saba - ney (persian flute) Daniel Schnyder - saxophone Troy Raper - double bass Robert Esler - percussion Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree	17 Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artist Program 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. CB Mountain Theatre Student Opera Masterclass II (pay-what-you-can) Students of the Opera Young Artist Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artist Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Emotions ($25 / $10) Ellen dePasquale - violin Matt Milewski - violin Michael Strauss - viola Alexander Scheirle - cello Daniel Schnyder - saxophone Works by Haydn, Borodin, Schnyder Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music	18 Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family Young People's Concert 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M. Crested Butte Train Depot A Morning in Persia (free) Bassam Saba - ney (Persian flute) Daniel Schnyder - saxophone Troy Raper - double bass Robert Esler - percussion Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family Young People's Concert
19 Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service 09:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Union Congregational Church Soli Deo Gloria (free) Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service Crested Butte Music Festival - Symphony Open Dress Rehearsal 01:00 P.M. to 03:00 P.M. Ein and Lynch Barn Persia in Paradise (pay-what-you-can) Crested Butte Music Festival - Symphony Open Dress Rehearsal Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra 06:00 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Ein and Lynch Bard Persia in Paradise ($40 / $10) Bassam Saba - ney (Persian flute) Benjamin Wallfisch - conductor Works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schnyder Crested Butte Music Festival - Festival Symphony Orchestra	20 Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Dress Rehearsal 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Center for the Arts The Marriage of Figaro (pay-what-you-can) Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Dress Rehearsal Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree 06:30 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Private Home A Midsummer Night's Dream ($100) Silver-Garburg Piano Duo Crested Butte Music Festival - Home Soiree	21 Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artist Program 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. Union Congregational Church Student Opera Masterclass III (pay-what-you-can) Students of the Opera Young Artist Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Young Artist Program Crested Butte Music Festival - Jazz 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Grooves of Generations ($25 / $10) Daniel Schnyder - saxophone UNT Jazz Ensemble John Murphy - director Crested Butte Music Festival - Jazz	22 Live from Mt. CB - Carrie Rodriguez 05:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Red Lady Stage Not yet 30 years old and with a critically-acclaimed solo record and several well-received duet records in her wake, Carrie Rodriguez is a classically trained fiddle-toting, mandoguitar-slinging Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter just beginning to flex her artistic muscles with a new CD, She Ain't Me (August 2008 on Manhattan/EMI). Recent awards include Folk Songwriter of the Year - NPR World Café Feature December 16th and Folk Songwriter of the Year in the 2008 Roots Music Awards presented by the Roots Music Association. MOJO Magazine says Carrie is "hot and steamy one minute and pure Nashville the next." Live from Mt. CB - Carrie Rodriguez	23 Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival 12:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Striving to create a wine and culinary festival that compliments the array of amazing offerings in the Town of Crested Butte and the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, this Festival is the perfect excuse to visit this scenic and captivating area. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Crested Butte Land Trust, an organization whose mission is to protect unrivaled views, provide trails, and preserve wildlife habitat. Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival Powerade Pinnacle Race Series 04:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Join us for the Powerade Pinnacle Race Series, Crested Butte's local cross-country mountain bike series. Battle a new course every week on the trails of the Crested Butte Ski Area. Powerade Pinnacle Race Series Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts Eight at 7:30 ($25 / $10) Works by Bruch and Mendelssohn Crested Butte Music Festival - Chamber Music	24 Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival 12:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Striving to create a wine and culinary festival that compliments the array of amazing offerings in the Town of Crested Butte and the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, this Festival is the perfect excuse to visit this scenic and captivating area. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Crested Butte Land Trust, an organization whose mission is to protect unrivaled views, provide trails, and preserve wildlife habitat. Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera 07:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Taylor Auditorium in Gunnison The Marriage of Figaro ($30 / $10) The Festival Symphony Orchestra Joyce El-Khoury, Kara Guggenmos, Kelly Markgraf, Keith Miller, Charles Temkey - soloists David Syrus - conductor Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera	25 Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family People's Concert 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M. Center for the Arts L'Enfant et les Sortileges (free) Students of the Opera Young Artist Program Special Guest: Gunnison Valley Community Chorus Crested Butte Music Festival - Divine Family People's Concert Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival 12:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Striving to create a wine and culinary festival that compliments the array of amazing offerings in the Town of Crested Butte and the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, this Festival is the perfect excuse to visit this scenic and captivating area. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Crested Butte Land Trust, an organization whose mission is to protect unrivaled views, provide trails, and preserve wildlife habitat. Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Bluegrass 07:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts The Blue Canyon Boys ($30 / $10) Crested Butte Music Festival - Bluegrass
26 Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service 09:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Union Congregational Church Soli Deo Gloria (free) Crested Butte Music Festival - UCC Sunday Church Service Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival 12:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Striving to create a wine and culinary festival that compliments the array of amazing offerings in the Town of Crested Butte and the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, this Festival is the perfect excuse to visit this scenic and captivating area. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Crested Butte Land Trust, an organization whose mission is to protect unrivaled views, provide trails, and preserve wildlife habitat. Crested Butte Land Trust Wine and Food Festival Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Finale 07:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Center for the Arts The Marriage of Figaro ($50 / $10) The Festival Symphony Orchestra Joyce El-Khoury, Kara Guggenmos, Kelly Markgraf, Keith Miller, Charles Temkey - soloists David Syrus - conductor Crested Butte Music Festival - Opera Finale	27	28	29 Live from Mt. CB - Radney Foster 05:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Red Lady Stage Radney Foster is one of the most recognizable American country music artists today. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd. Between then and 1990, the duo recorded three studio albums for RCA Records and charted nine singles on the country charts. Foster began his solo career in 1992 when he signed to Arista Records, Although his first release for the label produced four consecutive Top 40 hits, Foster saw his commercial success waning with the release of his second and third albums (1995's Labor of Love and 1999's See What You Want to See, respectively), and by 1999 he had exited Arista's roster. He then signed to the independent Dualtone Records label, for which he has recorded three more albums to date: 2001's Are You Ready for the Big Show?, 2002's Another Way to Go and 2006's This World We Live In. Overall, Foster has charted thirteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Top Ten hits "Just Call Me Lonesome" (#10, 1992) and "Nobody Wins" (#2, 1993). In addition, he has written singles for other country artists, including Sara Evans, Keith Urban and Jack Ingram. Live from Mt. CB - Radney Foster	30 Powerade Pinnacle Race Series 04:00 P.M. to 08:00 P.M. Join us for the Powerade Pinnacle Race Series, Crested Butte's local cross-country mountain bike series. Battle a new course every week on the trails of the Crested Butte Ski Area. Powerade Pinnacle Race Series	31 The Art of Intimacy Couples Workshop 05:00 P.M. to 09:00 P.M. Elevation Hotel and Spa Summer in the Rockies. What better place to come as a couple and experience "The Art of Intimacy, A Couples Workshop." Learn proven intimacy skills to improve your relationship in an inspiring locale during the Crested Butte Art Festival. The Art of Intimacy Couples Workshop