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2010 EVENTS
Sage Burner 50k/25k Run & Original Growler Mountain Bike Race
May 29 & 30, 2010 Gunnison. 970.943.2104 and 970.641.5152
Sundays @ 7 in Gunnison (Free Concerts)
June 6 - August 1, 2010 970.641.4029
Fat Tire Bike Week June 23 - 27, 2010 Crested Butte & Mt.
Crested Butte, 800.545.4505
Wildflower Rush Cross Country/Downhill Bike Races June 25 - 27
720.407.6142
Gunnison River Festival June 25 - 27, 2010 970.641.6065
Alpenglow (Free Concerts on Mondays), Crested Butte
June 28 - August 9, 2010 970.349.7487
Gunnison Loco-Motive Multi-Sport Race July 3, 2010 970.943.2464
Crested Butte Music Festival July 3 - Aug. 5, 2010 970.349.0619
Independence Day Celebrations, Crested Butte, Gunnison & Mt.
Crested Butte July 4, 2010 800.545.4505 and 800.274.7580
Live! From Mt. Crested Butte (Free Concerts on Wednesdays)
July 8 - August 26, 2010 970.349.4769
Gunnison Cattlemen's Days July 10 - 18, 2010 800.274.7580
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival July 12 - 18, 2010 970.349.2571
Crested Butte Land Trust Wine & Food Festival July 22 - 25, 2010
303.809.0404
Gunnison Art in the Park July 25, 2010 970.641.2638
Crested Butte Arts Festival July 31 - August 1, 2010 970.349.1184
Gunnison Car Show August 20 - 22, 2010 800.274.7580
24 Hours in the Sage (Bike Race) August 21 - 22, 2010 Gunnison
303.507.1148
High Octane Arts & Crafts Festival in Gunnison August 21, 2010
800.274.7580
September Splendor in the Rockies Valleywide
September 1 - 30, 2010 800.545.4505 and 800.274.7580
The People's Fair in Crested Butte (Arts, Crafts & More)
September 4 - 5, 2010 970.349.6484
Fall Festival of Beers & Chili Cook-Off, Mt. Crested Butte
September 11, 2010 800.545.4505
Vinotok Fall Harvest Festival September 20 - 25, 2010 970.349.0147
You may contact these organizations directly for events to numerous to list.
Gunnison Arts Center (970) 641-4029 or www.gunniso1nartscenter.org Crested Butte Center for the Arts (970) 349-7487 or www.crestedbuttearts.org Crested Butte Spirit, Mind & Body (970) 349-5094 or www.cbspirtmindbody.com
Year-round airline service is provided by United Airlines to the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport. This winter, American flies daily non-stop flights from Dallas/Ft. Worth and Saturday non-stop from Chicago. Delta Airlines will fly daily non-stop from Salt Lake City and Saturday non-stop from Atlanta.
ATTRACTIONS
ARTS CENTERS & THEATRE
Crested Butte Center for the Arts
970.349.7487 • www.crestedbuttearts.org
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre:
970.349.0366 • www.cbmountaintheatre.org
Gunnison Arts Center
970.641.4029 • www.gunnisonartscenter.org
MUSEUMS
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
Housed in an 1883 building formerly known as Tony's Conoco, a gas station and hardware store frequented by locals and visitors. The collection and displays focus on mining, ranching, skiing and other Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte history. 970.349.1880
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
Located within the Mountain Heritage Museum, the Hall of Fame documents the individuals and events that have significantly contributed to mountain biking history. View memorabilia, vintage bikes, components, classic photos, press clippings and highlights from historic races and events. • 970.349.1880 www.mtnbikehalloffame.com
Gunnison Pioneer Museum
Highlights include Gunnison's first post office (1876); a D & RG Narrow Gauge train (engine, flanger, gondola, boxcar, livestock car and caboose), water tank and depot; two rural school houses; Andy Mallett Antique Car Museum; a log cabin chapel; authentic barn; carpenter shop; blacksmith shop; print shop; and much more. 970.641.4530
OTHER GREAT ATTRACTIONS:
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
The ski area in Mt. Crested Butte is a year-round vacation destination. Chairlift rides, hiking, mountain biking and special events are just a sampling of summer and fall activities. Take a chairlift ride to 11,400 feet and hike to the top of the 12,162-foot peak of Mt. Crested Butte; enjoy rolling single-track to more advanced technical terrain for mountain biking; or try Frisbee golf and the Adaptive Sports Center's challenge/ropes course.
970.349.2262
Gunnison Valley Observatory
This new facility houses the largest research quality telescope in Colorado. Located off Gold Basin Road at the base of "W" Mountain, just southwest of Gunnison on U.S. Highway 50, the observatory features a distinctive dome to house the telescope atop an 800-square-foot building featuring a classroom and star wall. www.coloradoskies.org
Gunnison Whitewater Park
A series of rock structures along a several-hundred-foot section of the Gunnison River, located just west of Gunnison on Highway 50. Built for recreational canoeing, kayaking and rafting and includes a walking path and picnic area.
gunnisoncrestedbutte.com/whitewater-park
FAST FACTS
1) Gunnison County is nearly 2 million acres with 85% being public lands. It is also home to Western State College, Curecanti National Recreation Area and Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado's largest body of water with 92 miles of shoreline.
2) Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is open year-round and located only one hour from the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport.
3) Crested Butte is the "Official Wildflower Capital of Colorado" and was designated a Registered National Historic District in 1972. Named one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" in 2008.
