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Pinnacle Mountain Bike Race Series presented by Griggs Orthopedics

July 09 – August 06
04:30 PM – 08:30 PM

Join us on the following Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30, and August 6 for a free summer mountain bike race series. • Registration at Butte 66 from 4:30 until 5:15 (must pre-register by 5:15 in order to race)• Cross-Country and Downhill races for all ability levels start at 5:45 • Kids races (6 and under) start at 5:15• Free food and drinks for racers at the awards party at Butte 66 after each race Weekly Course Descriptions-Week 1- July 9 &nb...

Outdoor Pilates with Kenny from Western Pilates

July 13 – August 31
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Staying in a CBMR Lodging Property? Then join Kenny from Western Pilates for a FREE, all-level, FUN, one hour Pilates class on Sundays! Bring a mat if you have one. If not, some extra mats will be provided. All levels welcome and no prior Pilates experience needed. Meet at the Red Lady Stage at 9:00 a.m. All others welcome to attend for $5. To learn more about Western Pilates visit http://www.westernpilates.net.

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

July 30
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association The Live from Mt. CB music series will return for the summer of 2014 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. July 30 – James McMurtry (Roots Rock)The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James ...

Showing of Singletrack High

July 31
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM

The Crested Butte High School Mountain Bike team is showing Singletrack High, a documentary about high school mountain bike teams. This event will be held at the Center for the Arts and the showing is a fundraiser for both the Crested Butte High School and Gunnison High School Mountain Bike teams. About the movie:At the age of 16, many American kids trade in two wheels for four. Trusty steeds that once gave them freedom to explore on weekends now collect dust in the garage....

High Country Cookout

July 31
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM

Join us for a barbeque dinner with live music at Ten Peaks Thursday, July 31 or Thursday, August 7 at 6PM. Enjoy BBQ pulled pork, BBQ chicken, baked beans, corn on the cob, fruit cobbler, salad and cornbread all while listening to live music! Children under 5 are free, children under 12 are $12, and ages 12+ are $25. Reservations are required and can be made by Mountain Concierge located at the Adventure Center located in Mountaineer Square or by calling 970-349-45...

Friday Pedal N' Groove

August 01
04:30 PM – 07:00 PM

From 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, guests can ride the Red Lady Express lift for FREE; includes lift-served biking in the Evolution Bike Park and the ability to hike the lower areas on designated trails throughout the mountain. The Adventure Park will be open and tickets are available at the Crested Butte Rental & Demo Center. Please note, that if you want to ride the lift, you must pick up a ticket. Afterwards enjoy a refreshing beverage and live music from S...

Peter Rowan with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

August 01
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Grammy-award winner and six-time nominee Peter Rowan is a singer-songwriter with a five-decade career. Rowan began in 1963 as the singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the Bluegrass Boys, led by the founding father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Later, Rowan, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and John Kahn later formed Old & In the Way. It was during this incarnation that Rowan penned the song "Panama Red," a subsequent classic hit for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. J...

Crested Butte Arts Festival

August 01 – 03
All Day

The Crested Butte Arts Festival, Crested Butte’s signature cultural event and one of Colorado’s Top 5 fine art and fine craft shows, will take place August 1-3, 2014. The Festival features 175 well-known, established artists from around the world and is recognized as a top-quality, juried show. DATES: Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3, 2014 HOURS: Friday 5 pm – dark:Saturday/Sunday 10 am – 5 pm LOCATION: Elk Avenue in Downtown Crested Butte, a National Histor...

Beti Allride Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic

August 02 – 03
08:00 AM – 05:00 PM

The Beti AllRide Clinic women's mountain bike skills clinic is coming to Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Evolution Bike Park on August 2-3. The Beti AllRide Clinic focuses on making you a better rider through improved confidence and a better understanding of the relationship between you and your bike. If you’ve been wanting to descend the steeps, tackle tight switchbacks with ease, learn how to catch some air, or become confident on wooden bridges and stunts, join us and discover the ...

Alpenglow Free Downtown Concert Series

August 04
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Alpenglow is the Center for the Arts's free outdoor concert series on Monday evenings during the summer. With Crested Butte Mountain and Paradise Divide as the backdrop, come enjoy the sounds of a variety of music. Bring along your chairs, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. The Center for the Arts presents DVS (Dillon, Vidacovich, Singleton)DVS Bio: Dillon, Vidacovich , Singleton aka "DVS" is a New Orleans Based trio. Anchored by the legendary crescent city Rhythm team of Johnny Vidacovich and...

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

August 06
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association The Live from Mt. CB music series will return for the summer of 2014 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 6 – Birds of Chicago (Americana/Indie)ALLISON RUSSELL'S clarion voice wraps around the broken country-soul croon of J...

High Country Cookout

August 07
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM

Join us for a barbeque dinner with live music at Ten Peaks Thursday, July 31 or Thursday, August 7 at 6PM. Enjoy BBQ pulled pork, BBQ chicken, baked beans, corn on the cob, fruit cobbler, salad and cornbread all while listening to live music! Children under 5 are free, children under 12 are $12, and ages 12+ are $25. Reservations are required and can be made by Mountain Concierge located at the Adventure Center located in Mountaineer Square or by calling 970-349-4554...

Gypsy Jazz in Paradise

August 08 – 10
04:00 PM – 08:30 PM

3 performances celebrating the legacy of Django Reinhardt! Workshops featuring Violin, Mandolin, and Guitar. An intimate experience with the artists and the music. Gypsy Jazz In Paradise will be three days of passionate, exhilarating, up-tempo music that makes the soul swing.View Event Website

Dueling Pianos Performance

August 08
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Comedy improve meets true vocal and piano talent all rolled into one. In an intensely interactive, hilarious, crowd engaging performance, The Dueling Pianos compose the set list live from requests exclusively pulled from audience desires. With a repertoire of over a thousand songs from Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong to Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and the Beastie Boys, these musical chameleons shift from the classic to the trends. The result is a "one night only" unique show. Raw and uncut, th...

Dean Ween & Glenn McClelland of Ween with Brothers Keeper

August 11
09:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Ween was the ultimate cosmic goof of the alternative rock era, a prodigiously talented and deliriously odd duo displaying a mastery for seemingly every mutation of the musical spectrum. Bratty deconstructionists, they kicked dirt on the pop world around them with razor-sharp satire and hilariously acute savagery. With the book closed on Ween in 2012, the Ween “brothers” have gone to pursue their own solo projects. As such, Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo and Ween keyboar...

Alpenglow Freen Downtown Concert Series

August 11
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Alpenglow is the Center for the Arts's free outdoor concert series on Monday evenings during the summer. With Crested Butte Mountain and Paradise Divide as the backdrop, come enjoy the sounds of a variety of music. Bring along your chairs, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. The Center for the Arts presents Madam Sin Madam Sin Bio:Madam Sin is a Denver-based band that combines rock, jazz, blues and soul elements into a unique sound which can only be described as 100% wicked. Long time collabora...

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

August 13
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association The Live from Mt. CB music series will return for the summer of 2014 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 13 – Hayes Carll (Country) Hayes Carll is an odd mix. Wildly literate, utterly slackerly, impossibly romantic, ...

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

August 15
04:30 PM – 07:00 PM

From 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, guests can ride the Red Lady Express lift for FREE; includes lift-served biking in the Evolution Bike Park and the ability to hike the lower areas on designated trails throughout the mountain. The Adventure Park will be open and tickets are available at the Crested Butte Rental & Demo Center. Please note, that if you want to ride the lift, you must pick up a ticket. Afterwards enjoy a refreshing beverage and live music from...

West Elk Archers High Mountain 3D Shoot

August 17
09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Put the final touches on your preparation for archery season at the West Elk Archers High Mountain 3D shoot. Crested Butte Mountain Resort will host this event giving archers the chance to access the beautiful Gunnison National Forest via the Red Lady Express Chairlift. The lift will deliver participants to the start of the course at 10,300’ with amazing views of the Elk Mountain Range to the North. A Sight-in Range will be set near the top of the lift for archers to warm up before sta...

Alpenglow Free Downtown Concert Series

August 18
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Alpenglow is the Center for the Arts's free outdoor concert series on Monday evenings during the summer. With Crested Butte Mountain and Paradise Divide as the backdrop, come enjoy the sounds of a variety of music. Bring along your chairs, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. The Center for the Arts presents Brothers ComatoseBrothers Comatose Bio:It's a special Alpenglow tonight. The Alpenglow Encore: USA Pro Challenge Block Party on Elk will celebrate the end of summer with a block party on Elk...

USA Pro Cycling Challenge

August 19
09:00 AM – 07:00 PM

Referred to as “America’s Race,” the USA Pro Challenge will take place August 18-24, 2014. For seven consecutive days, the world’s top athletes race through the majestic Colorado Rockies, reaching higher altitudes than they’ve ever had to endure. One of the largest cycling events in U.S. history and the largest spectator event in the history of the state, the USA Pro Challenge is back for 2014. Featuring a challenging course, the fourth annual race will spotlight t...

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

August 20
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association The Live from Mt. CB music series will return for the summer of 2014 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 20 – Fruition (Bluegrass)Sharing a common love of music, whiskey and life on the road, Fruition were originall...

Crested Butte Film Festival Monthly Film Series: Big Easy Express

August 21
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM

Imagine hopping a train from Oakland, California all the way to New Orleans. Imagine on that train are three of your favorite bands: Britain's acclaimed Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Tennessee's Old Crow Medicine Show. Imagine the music playing all night long through the southwestern dessert and stopping in towns for surprise shows and you have the Big Easy Express. Three bands. Six Cities. One train and thousands of miles of track. The Big Easy Express documen...

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

August 22
04:30 PM – 07:00 PM

From 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, guests can ride the Red Lady Express lift for FREE; includes lift-served biking in the Evolution Bike Park and the ability to hike the lower areas on designated trails throughout the mountain. The Adventure Park will be open and tickets are available at the Crested Butte Rental & Demo Center. Please note, that if you want to ride the lift, you must pick up a ticket. Afterwards enjoy a refreshing beverage and live music ...

Jeff Austin and The Here & Now

August 24
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Mandolinist Jeff Austin is fiercely magnetized towards the pace, the speed and the aggressiveness of the live bluegrass music he creates. Famous as a founding member of the wild and high-energied Yonder Mountain String Band, Jeff became celebrated for his fleet fingers and penchant for improvisation on stage. Now, he propels into a new creative direction, stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist. Here, Austin’s songwriting remains rooted in Americana inspiration paired with the fran...

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

August 27
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Presented by the Mt. Crested Butte Town Center Community Association The Live from Mt. CB music series will return for the summer of 2014 with an exciting lineup of amazing musicians. Join us Wednesday evenings for free music at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. All shows will take place at the Red Lady Stage in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. August 27 – Dumpstaphunk (Funk)Dumpstaphunk stands out among New Orleans' best as one of the funkiest b...

Heather Maloney and Darlingside

August 29
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Singer-songwriter Heather Maloney marks life lessons with her music though cutting lyrics and an adventurous folk spiced with jazz and pop. Armed with formal study in operatic, classical Indian and improvisational jazz singing, Heather's voice is fully capable of aural backflips while remaining crystal clear and intimately expressive. Like on her recent collaborative EP Woodstock, Heather joins the quartet Darlingside for this summer tour including performances at the High Sierra Music Festival...

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

August 29
04:30 PM – 07:00 PM

From 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, guests can ride the Red Lady Express lift for FREE; includes lift-served biking in the Evolution Bike Park and the ability to hike the lower areas on designated trails throughout the mountain. The Adventure Park will be open and tickets are available at the Crested Butte Rental & Demo Center. Please note, that if you want to ride the lift, you must pick up a ticket. Afterwards enjoy a refreshing beverage and live music TBA th...

Big Mountain Enduro

September 03 – 07
08:00 AM – 05:00 PM

The Big Mountain Enduro Series Presented by Yeti Cycles is an authentic multi-stage, multi-day Enduro series throughout the most picturesque vacation destinations in Colorado and Utah. The much anticipated Crested Butte Ultra Enduro is the first five-day Backcountry Enduro in North America. This mountain biking competition offers some of the biggest and most challenging terrain in and around these mountainous landscapes and the popular international format of racing encourages spectators to ...

Patrick Sweany Performance

September 11
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM

A Patrick Sweany set can veer from soulful, slow burn, John Lee Hooker-style blues, to swampy, delta-country pickin', to white-hot rockabilly. His righteous guitar licks and deep, smooth vocals can travel though a slinky R&B, early Rock & Roll, '70's' blue rock, folk-blues or a dirty garage blues. Patrick's roots stretch to fingerpicking along to folk-blues giants like Leadbelly and Lighnin' Hopkins, helping him to develop a part Piedmont, part Delta style. Combined with his love ...

Sneak Peek of Crested Butte Film Festival

September 18
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM

You're invited to the annual FREE kick-off film to the Crested Butte Film Festival! Join then for a critically-acclaimed film the week before the festivities begin. As a way to say thanks to the community, supporters, and sponsors, the Crested Butte Film Festival invites you to join them for an evening of great film and fun. As this event is FREE, there are no advance ticket sales. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Film starts at 7 p.m.

Chili & Beer Festival

September 20
12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Kick off your fall season the right way at the 15th consecutive Mt. Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival held at the base of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Sample locally made chilis, sip some of Colorado’s finest craft beer, and enjoy some great tunes from great bands.Learn more at http://www.cbbeerfest.com/.

Summer ArtWalk

September 25
05:00 PM – 08:00 PM

The Art Studio of the Center for the Arts is a proud participant in the Artists of West Elks' (AWE) ArtWalk. ArtWalks offer the evening opportunity to leisurely stroll through the galleries of Crested Butt, becoming inspired by the diverse artistic expressions of local artisans. The Art Studio Gallery is filled with the work of local artists. Each ArtWalk at ASCA is also a reception for the current show. So come meet the artists in person, enjoy appetizers and libations, see the space that host...

The Crested Butte Film Festival

September 25 – 28
All Day

The Crested Butte Film Festival arrives in town for four days of award-winning international films, filmmakers, guest celebrities and actors, parties and events. Indulge your passion for film and join the CB Film Festival for their annual celebration - 90 films held over four days in one beautiful place. The Festival features narratives, docmnetaries, outdoor adventure, and short films. Complete schedule available online September 1 at http://cbfilmfest.org/. Shown at multiple venues. Pass opti...

Crested Butte Film Festival presents Mountain Kids Film

September 28
All Day

Mountain Kids Film is the children's film program of the Crested Butte Film Festival. During the Festival, they will showcase a series of short films followed by an intermission filled with fun and engaging activities from the Trailhead Museum that relate to the films, followed by another film presented longer in length. Mountain Kids Film brings quality, inspiring, international programming to young people and families. Complete schedule of films and times can be found on the Film Festival w...

Crested Butte Film Festival Monthly Series: Stoker

October 16
06:30 PM – 09:30 PM

As a chilling, spine-tingling prelude to the Halloween season, Crested Butte Film Series presents this thrilling, mysterious, homage-to-Hitchcock drama starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. Stoker tells the story of a mother and daughter coping with the accidental death of their husband/father, and the mysterious uncle who arrives at their home with his sights set on each. Stoker thrills, scares, excites and charms. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and movie starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $10

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Pinnacle Mountain Bike Race Series presented by Griggs Orthopedics

Outdoor Pilates with Kenny from Western Pilates

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

Showing of Singletrack High

High Country Cookout

Friday Pedal N' Groove

Peter Rowan with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

Crested Butte Arts Festival

Beti Allride Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic

Alpenglow Free Downtown Concert Series

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

High Country Cookout

Gypsy Jazz in Paradise

Dueling Pianos Performance

Dean Ween & Glenn McClelland of Ween with Brothers Keeper

Alpenglow Freen Downtown Concert Series

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

West Elk Archers High Mountain 3D Shoot

Alpenglow Free Downtown Concert Series

USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

Crested Butte Film Festival Monthly Film Series: Big Easy Express

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

Jeff Austin and The Here & Now

Live! From Mt. Crested Butte Free Concert Series

Heather Maloney and Darlingside

Friday Pedal 'N Groove

Big Mountain Enduro

Patrick Sweany Performance

Sneak Peek of Crested Butte Film Festival

Chili & Beer Festival

Summer ArtWalk

The Crested Butte Film Festival

Crested Butte Film Festival presents Mountain Kids Film

Crested Butte Film Festival Monthly Series: Stoker