Crestone Visitor's Guide 2004>crestonevisit.com

The Crestone Entertainment scene is flowering. From local folk to International acts, Crestone is home to a wide variety of performers and tastes. Though venue challenged, Crestone still manages to provide a wide variety of events.

The Hazlerig Music House was the first to raise the bar for quality performances in the Crestone area. Over the last five years they have brought an assortment of high profile performers the likes of which would rival Metropolitan areas. Norman Blake, Chuck Pyle, Tish Hinojosa, The Confluence string Quartet and classical guitarist Daniel Bolshoy are just a few examples. For more information call 719-256-4371

The Crestone Music Festival is another venue where this out-of-the-way mountain hamlet gets the opportunity to enjoy high profile performers. With National Headliners like Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Dave Mason, Beausoleil and Michelle Shocked, Crestone may never be the same. The festival is a two-day, two-stage, Multi-Genre, Multi-activity festival that is family friendly, Culturally diverse and features national, international, regional and local talent. This years festival will be held August 7th & 8th at the Challenger golf club in Crestone Co. Saturdays headliner will be the very animated "Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks" and Sundays headliner will be bluegrass pioneer Peter Rowan. For more information call 719-256-4533 or see crestone.org/cmf or email crestfest@ctelco.net

Another local venue is the Shambala coffeehouse located in downtown Crestone. Shambala features an open mic night every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 7 to 10 pm. There is also a dance every 1st and 3rd Friday from 7 to 10 pm. For more information call 256-4959.
The Desert Sage restaurant features dinner music every weekend with local artists providing a unique and pleasant atmosphere to dine by. Call 719-256-4402.

The Earth Star Co-Evolutionary Experience located at 152 Silver St. in downtown Crestone will be featuring local dances that correspond to holidays, solstices and equinoxes. Call 719-256-5508.

The Silver Crest Palace will be completed by this summer and will feature out-of-town bands

for dances twice a month. They will also have local artists performing at other times so stay tuned. Call 719-256-4029.

The Challenger Golf Club will have BBQ on weekends with out-door music and entertainment. Call 719-256-4856.

Lastly, the White Eagle Village hosts many performances such as theatre, concerts, school shows and choral productions. Call 719-256-4865

There are wide variety of musicians that live here. They span a huge spectrum from campground pickers to national acts. Trying to name them all would surly leave someone out so instead, I will list as many of the types as I can. We have musicians that represent Classical, Celtic, Folk, Rock, Japanese Folk, Japanese Taiko drummers, New Age, Alternative Rock, Country, Bluegrass, Pop, Jazz, Spiritual, World beat, Blues, Choir and Middle Eastern music.

The entertainment doesn't stop with musicians however as we also have a variety of dancers as well as a local cowboy poet and a Theatre group.

As you can tell, Crestone has a lot going on and a lot going for it. So if you are looking for a variety of entertainment choices, you might get lost, might get stuck but you can't go wrong in Crestone.