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Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce
 Weekly eBlast 
  December 9, 2009
In This Issue
 
 
 
 
 
December After Hours This Thursday!
 
December10th, brought to you by the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre at the Mallardi Cabaret from 5-7 p.m.
 
Join us to network with fellow business owners and Chamber members over food and refreshments.
 
The CBMT will also be providing seasonal entertainment beginning at 6 p.m.!
 
 
CBMT 
 
 
And the Nominees Are...
 
Emerging Business of Year: Maxwell's Steakhouse,The Studio Art School & Pottery Place
 
Small Business of the Year: The Bacchanale, Crested Butte Moutain Guides, Old Town Inn, The Ruby of Crested Butte- A Luxury B&B, Ruben's New Mexican Restaurant, Teeny Red Schoolhouse
 
Large Business of the Year:
Non-Profit of the Year: 1% for Open Space, Center for the Arts, High Country Citizen's Alliance, Living Journeys, the Old Rock Library

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Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce
 
601 Elk Avenue 
PO Box 1288
Crested Butte, CO 81224
 
T: 970.349-6438
F: 970.349-1023
 
 
Dear Chamber Members,
 
Thank you to everyone who helped make Light Up Night such a wonderful succes. What a lovely evening with the community.
 
Think Snow!
 
Best,
Kristen
Holiday Butte Bucks are SOLD OUT 
 
but they're valid through January 15th!
 
Businesses Accepting Butte Bucks:
 
The Mountain Store       Studio West
 
The Sunflower                  Paradox Footwear
 
The Alpineer                      Lavish
 
Donitas                                 Milky Way
 
CB Management dba Radio Shack dealer
 
Gas Café- One Stop          The Wine House
 
Marchitelli's Gourmet Noodle
 
Le Bosquet & Why Cook?!
  
Mountain Tops                    Four Eighteen
 
Shades of Crested Butte    Alley Hats
 
The Studio Art School and Pottery Place
  
Butte & Co.                              The Slope
 
Timberline Restaurant     Mikey's Pizza
 
Yoga for the Peaceful        Christy Sports
 
Wildflower Spa                     Cookworks
 
Center for the Arts               Izzy's
 
Shiatsu Massage/Jessica Frankman
  
Django's                             Pfister's Handworks
 
The Air Up There/Colorado Boarder 
 
Garlic Mike's                    Misty Mountain Too
 
McGill's                                Flatiron Sports
 
Paradise Café                     Maxwells
 
The Cut Above                    Ginger Cafe
 
Crested Butte True Value
 
Crested Butte Nordic Center
 
Camp 4 Coffee               Crested Butte Weekly
 
Red Mountain Logworks
 
Escape Bodywork Boutique 
 
Majestic Theatre
 
Teocalli Tamale
 
The Avalanche Bar & Grill 
Member Events & Announcements
 
 
Dec. 10-  The Alpineer's 12 days of christmas begins. A new special everyday. Stop in to see the list.
also, Wine and Cheese with IceBreaker at the Alpineer. For every $100 in IceBreaker spent, get $20 in IceBreaker bucks. 6-8pm.
 
Dec. 11- From the Weekly-"Molly's First Paper Party" on Friday, happy hour at the Eldo (a 5-7 pm-ish scenario).  We'll have free beer from the Eldo Taproom, open ears and pen and paper to write it all down. Businesses, event organizers, fellow writers and editors, friends, acquaintances, long-time locals and newcomers - everyone is invited.     So come have a beer with us. This is an opportunity to tell an editor exactly what you think...
 
Dec. 11- CB Skin Open House & Sk8 Sister Trunk Show. 6 pm at About Face/CB Skincare, 510 Elk Ave. Suite 1.
 
Dec. 12- The Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum is pleased to offer an afternoon for the kids.  2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free but a donation would be greatly appreciated.  The Museum will show a video called "Strangers in the Woods." The video is set in the winter and is a journey into the woods with Pierre and Janine.  This is a magical tale of animals reacting to a snowman that appears after a winter storm.  As a promotion for this video, if you purchase a book or a video that day you will receive the soundtrack and 19% off the purchase price. Following the video, Santa will visit the Museum and you can take picture with him to send to family and friends for the Holidays.  This will be a fun afternoon for kids of all ages!!  

 Dec. 12- Christmas Variety Show brought to you by the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre. 7:30 pm at the Mallardi Cabaret. $15 suggested donation. Under 15- pay their age.

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. 13 & 17-Children's Gingerbread Houses with Arrangements Catering & Events. Each child will have a preassembled Gingerbread house to decorate with their imagination.  Lots of Royal Icing, Candies, Jellies, and Mints will be provided for their creativity.  A box will be provided for them to take home their masterpiece. Ages 3 and up.  $40. Get your group together for a private holiday class.
 
Dec. 17-Join the Adaptive Sports Center to celebrate our community and another wonderful holiday season. 7-10 p.m. at Maxwells. $30/adults, $15/children includes beer, a holiday cocktail, heavy appetizers and a dessert buffet. Tyler Hanson & Stephanie Stevenson will be enchanting the evening with their musical presence. 
 
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.
 
Dec. 31- Gunnison Valley Hospital 3rd Annual Frozen Buns Fun Run. 5 p.m. registration at the Chamber.

 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.
 
Spread your holiday cheer, dont forget about your loved ones this season.  Purchase a gift set or gift certificate at your local Aveda concept salon The Cut Above Salon. 

 Cookworks is offering and additional 10% off when you use your Butte Bucks!
 
The Mountain Store's Holiday Cheer- Through the Holidays, we are offer free gift wrapping and a Holiday "Wish List": use our Wish List Register to write down your favorite items in The Mountain Store and send in your "Santa" to purchase from your "wish list" at 10% off.
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

Free Business Consulting:  Western State College's Entrepreneurship class is offering no cost business assistance.  The students have had academic preparation in dealing with small business problems, opportunities, marketing plans, business plans, and feasibility studies.  Start-ups and existing businesses interested in participating in the program should call Cathie Elliott (943-3055) or the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics (943-2019).
 
The Trailhead Children's Discovery Museum is opening another temporary space this winter! It will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the lower level of the Treasury Center in Mt. Crested Butte starting the first week of December. Five month family memberships will be available for $125 and can be purchased at The Trailhead's new location or by contacting Meike Meissner, development coordinator, at 970-901-7591 or meikemeissner@thetrailheadcb.org
The Trailhead  also needs $10,000 to purchase the new custom indoor playset as well as a number of smaller exhibits without using funds designated for The Trailhead's new permanent building (which is scheduled to break ground in Crested Butte next spring). Tax-deductible donations may be mailed directly to The Trailhead Children's Discovery Museum at P.O. Box 1508, Crested Butte, CO  81224.  Please indicate "Winter Launch Zone" on your check.

10 Cent Tuesday! Gas Cafe has local discount on Tuesday for 10 cents off per gallon of gas on any cash or check purchase.
 
 
December is GIFT MAKING month at The Studio Art School.  Sign up by December 1, and receive 25% off the cost of your class.  Visit www.crestedbuttestudio.com for a complete listing of our children's AND adult gift making classes or call 349-2799 for details. 
 
 
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