PASTELS WORKSHOP: Becky Chappell taught a fall landscapes art class with pastels at Scout’s General Store on Thursday, September 13.
The Crested Butte Community School invites the community to the Celebrate the Beat performance, on Thursday, October 4 at 6 p.m. The theme of this year’s residency is Mexican art, culture and dance. You can come early to see the art projects and writings inspired by this theme, as well as the second grade STEAM projects from their recent unit – The Cardboard Challenge! Doors open at 5:30.
Please join the Crested Butte Creative District to view and celebrate the inaugural “Arts in Public Places” (AIPP) installation at the Mallardi Theatre on Friday, October 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. Light appetizers will provided, and the Mountain Theatre’s cash bar will be open. Stick around at 7 p.m. for opening night of the Mountain Theatre’s next show, “Body Awareness.” Get your art on this Friday!
All In, Matchstick Productions’ 2018 epic ski film delivers a first of its kind experience. This concept is spearheaded by a talented group of hard-charging women who wanted to disrupt the male-dominated ski film formula. The hometown crew will show the film in Crested Butte this Friday at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts. The show is Friday, October 5; doors open at 5:30 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m., second show doors open at 8:30 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m. Be sure to purchase the proper ticket time.
The Crested Butte News is holding a Candidates Forum on Sunday, October 21 that will feature the two candidates for Gunnison county commissioner, Bob Schutt and Roland Mason, along with the two candidates for Gunnison county sheriff, John Gallowich and Mark Mykol. The format is set up to give citizens a chance to directly question those who want to represent them. Moderated by Denis B. Hall, the forum will begin at 6 p.m. at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts and be broadcast live on KBUT public radio.
An empowering five and a half hour workshop for girls ages 8 to 12 and their moms is coming the Gunnison community this month. The date of the event is October 21 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It will be held at the Kooler Shop in Gunnison. The day will be filled age-appropriate empowering, honest information and fun activities. There will be talk about the whole self: mind, body, spirit. Discussion of the “weirdness” of it all will take place in a playful, realistic and reverent way (yes, it can be done). For more information, contact: coloradoreiter@gmail.com or call (970) 596-8954.
NEWLYWEDS: Trevor Baim and Nene Ndong were married in Rockville, Maryland on September 28, with a healthy representation of Crested Butte peeps in attendance.
CELEBRATING OPEN SPACE: 1% for Open Space hosted their appreciation party at the Depot on Friday, September 28.
Cameos: What will be your first reaction when the snow starts to fall?
Can we go to Moab?