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Member Events & Announcements

Dec. 4-6-The Crested Butte Mountain Theatre will be holding open auditions for the
January/ February 2010 production of The Diary of Anne Frank. Auditions will take place at the Mallardi Cabaret Theatre at 403 2nd Street

Dec. 5-The Crystal Palace Theatre with Mead Metcalfe at the Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20 and on sale now. Purchase $10 or more at a local business after 5 pm on Light Up Night & present your receipt when buying or redeeming a Crystal Palace Theater ticket at the

Center for the Arts, and get $5 in Butte Bucks FREE!

Dec. 5- Buddhism and Meditation Workshop at Yoga for the Peaceful! 10:30-2:30, $18 suggested donation. Learn about the philosophy of Buddhism, multiple meditation techniques to help you de-stress, quiet the mind, and deepen your current meditation practice.

Dec. 8- Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen with Keely at Arrangements. Make something homemade this year for everyone on Santa's list, including the pet reindeer. Beef & Cheddar Dog Biscuits, Veggie Dog Biscuits, Mini Cheesecakes with your choice of flavors, and Apple Raisin Chutney.
You will make all items and take them home to wrap and package for gift. 6-9pm $60.00

Dec 10- Wine and Cheese with IceBreaker at the Alpineer. For every $100 in IceBreaker spent, get $20 in IceBreaker bucks. 6-8pm.

Dec. 12- Escape Bodywork Boutique will be hosting a Grand Opening Party from 7-9 pm at Rumors Coffeehouse. Join the party for free chair massage, henna bodyart, giveaways, snacks and refreshments. Coupons for discounted massage treatments will also be handed out to all who attend. If you need a massage sooner, call before December 11th and you can get a 60 minute massage for only $50. To learn more visit www.escapebodyworkboutique.com.

Dec 18- Mark Drucker and Allison Keagle will open The Ruby Cinema in Gunnison. This is the second venture for Drucker and Keagle, who began running the Majestic Theatre in Crested Butte in December of 2005. The Ruby Cinema will operate in the Prosser Theater in the new College Center on the Western State College campus. The Ruby Cinema will publish its contact information and its own website address on the Majestic Theatre website (www.cbmajestic.net) as soon as they are available. There will be advance tickets available for opening night and beyond sometime before the 18th. The opening film at the Ruby Cinema will be James Cameron's Avatar in 3D. For information regarding onscreen advertising at the Ruby Cinema, please email Mark Drucker at mark@cbmajestic.net.

Le Bosquet is celebrating their 33rd anniversary with special deals: All You Can Eat Small Plates (including soups and salads): Two people for $33.00. OR
Use your Butte Bucks for any purchase and receive 20% off your total bill.

Cookworks is offering and additional 10% off when you use your Butte Bucks!

The Crested Butte Weekly will print its first issue of the winter season on December 10th with new editor Molly Murfee at the helm. We will run regular weekly issues for the rest of the season. Press release deadline for events is Monday, December 7th at noon. New ad commitments are due Monday, December 7th at 5:00 p.m. Finished ads are due Tuesday, December 8th at noon. We are currently running a "New Editor Discount" for up to 20% off certain ad commitments. Special packages for restaurants and retail businesses are available.
We are also offering 20% off any ad paid for with Butte Bucks. The Crested Butte Weekly also participates in the Chamber Checks program.

Make YOUR Giving REAL this Holiday Season. Donate instead of Buy. Less is More. Living Journeys - Community Cancer Support. Local. Real. Needed. Visit livingjourneys.org or call 349-2777. Let us send your cards telling others that you have given in their name.

Sign up Now for the Wedding Show! Early Bird Registration Ends December 17th. The 8th Annual Wedding Show is quickly approaching! The Wedding Show will take place on Sunday, January 17th from 2-5 pm at the Lodge at Mountaineer Square. This is a great opportunity for all types of businesses to showcase their products & services to many current and prospective brides. If you are interested in having a booth at the Wedding Show, please contact one of the following: Alison White at cowpants1@mindspring.com or 970-349-2089. Rachael Gardner at rachael@crestedbutteevents.com or 970-596-6844. Keli Massey at Misty Mountain Too in Majestic Plaza, 970-349-5249.

Especially for the Locals Getaway-Would like to get away this winter , but don't have the time or the money? You need a "Stay"cation at The Ruby! Here's how it works: You, a local of the Gunnison Valley, give us a call the day you want to stay with us. If we have availability that night, any guestroom is available to you for only $121.62 (you pay just the elevation of Mt. Crested Butte). You get a night's stay in one of our finely appointed guest rooms with private bath. You will enjoy complimentary chocolate covered strawberries upon arrival, complimentary Ruby Red cocktails at Django's, and wake up the next morning to a complimentary breakfast in bed. (Once you check in, you may also enter a drawing where one lucky local will win a one hour Deep Tissue massage!)
Call us today 349.1338