First Friday ArtWalk & Music Events Gunnison’s First Friday ArtWalk & Music events are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate creativity each month. At the Gunnison Arts Center, visit our three galleries, view local artisans work in the Valley Makers Boutique, listen to live music on the outdoor courtyard, enjoy specialty drinks from our two featured…
First Friday ArtWalk & Music Events Gunnison’s First Friday ArtWalk & Music events are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate creativity each month. At the Gunnison Arts Center, visit our three galleries, view local artisans work in the Valley Makers Boutique, listen to live music on the outdoor courtyard, enjoy specialty drinks from our two featured…
Experience a unique concert as local singer-songwriters take to the stage to combine their stories, inspiration, music, and talent, ft. Rachel VanSlyke, Alan Wartes, Sam Heart, and Sierra Joy. Presented by Chris Coady and Gunnison Valley Music Association, hosted by the Gunnison Arts Center.
Please join us at the Gunnison Library on Saturday, August 9 at 2 pm for a special, free matinee performance by Chaski Quartet. Described in the Gunnison Country Times as making “music for human connection”, Chaski Quartet returns to the Gunnison County Library to perform the music of Dvorak, Haydn, Greenstein, and Coleridge-Taylor as part…
Get ready for great BBQ from Tully’s and boogie the night away with Black Canyon Ramblers – all while helping local youth access snowsports! Tickets – With BBQ Dinner Included: Adults: $35 (also includes first beverage) Youth: $15 Kids 5 & Under: Free!
Experience the soulful, jazz-funk grooves of the Eli Emmitt Band live at the 2025 Crested Butte Arts Festival! Led by Crested Butte native Eli Emmitt—now based in Durango—this four-piece ensemble brings a smooth fusion of neo-soul, jazz, and funk, guaranteed to get you dancing and grooving. Who They Are: A neo-soul/jazz-funk fusion group featuring Eli…
Trashy Colorado punk rock from the band that hates itself. Kicking off the evening is Bad Guys Wear Black! Down Valley Trash is a raw and raucous alt-country/garage rock band hailing from the high country of Colorado. They blend twangy outlaw vibes with punk-rock grit—think honky-tonk meets dive-bar basement. Their sound fuses driving rhythm guitars,…
Harmonic FunKtion is a high-energy funk fusion band born in the heart of Gunnison, Colorado, in the spring of 2024. Built on the foundation of original grooves and infectious rhythms, the band’s mission is simple: make people move—and make it memorable. The project began when seasoned musicians Frank Mangum (keyboards), known for his work with…
Joe Tadie is a local musician who blends musical influences from jazz, blues, folk, and classic rock music, to create a sublime blend of both covers and original music that is perfect for laid back listening. Joe studies music production and jazz guitar at Saint Mary’s University and also is the lead guitar player from…
Singer/Songwriter and pianist Eliza Thorpe hails from North Michigan. Eliza writes songs of home and the heart, with a palette of landscapes, sounds and changing seasons. A Berklee Alumni, with a voice married to the piano notes, Thorp has been known to bring the raucousness of a basement party to a reflective silence with only…