Fort Collins Entertainment

Have you ever heard of the thriving, diverse, and electrifying arts and culture scene in Fort Collins, a fascinating city in northern Colorado? Based in Fort Collins, Beet Street is an organization dedicated to developing the area into a nationally recognized mecca for art, music and creativity.

Beet Street does this in a variety of ways, including creating and encouraging innovative and diverse programming, advocating for the development of cultural institutions and frameworks, and celebrating and promoting the creativity, innovation and character of the region that makes Fort Collins unique. We do all of this to promote the great culture that exists in the great city of Fort Collins, while also emphasizing active stewardship of the environment as a key component of Fort Collins' cultural vitality.

Beet Street's mission is to provide up-to-date, impactful programming year-round to give both locals and visitors the best experience of their lives by 2014. Beet Street is committed to making Fort Collins, and especially the downtown area, visibly alive and Beet Street provides resources and advocacy to make Fort Collins, especially the downtown area, a visually vibrant, visually stimulating and attractive place.

Beet Street will create programs that bring people to Fort Collins and back again, financial development that promotes an ecosystem where arts and cultural groups, artists, performers, and the artistic class can grow and thrive organically, and give these activities a home. We plan to do this by encouraging and supporting the creation of facilities and frameworks that will

An example of how Beat Street is already helping to make Fort Collins a destination for arts and culture is the "Streetmosphere" project, which will transform downtown Fort Collins into an outdoor performing arts center from May through September. Music, jugglers, magicians, theater troupes, comedians, dancers, storytellers, painters, and other unique artists, performers, and entertainers will be popping up all over the downtown area.

And the best part is, it's all free. From Friday through Sunday, performances by auditioned and paid artists will take place in multiple locations downtown, offering more than 3,000 experiences over a five-month period. Depending on location and pedestrian patterns, a regular schedule will be developed to reach specific and varied audiences. Fort Collins has been transformed by "Beat Street" into a highly attractive neighborhood for skilled performers and lovers of the creative and performing arts.

Another way Fort Collins is supporting the development of its culture is through Culture Cafes. Held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, these events bring together community professionals and the general public for informative and engaging presentations while enjoying food and drinks. The event, which does not require admission, consists of short talks by speakers organized around a theme or organization, followed by a question and answer session and a plenary discussion. Beet Street Culture Cafes is a great place to get the latest information on the arts and culture scene in Fort Collins.

Beet Street is run by a strong and dedicated staff, an involved Board of Directors, and a wonderful group of volunteers and partners. They all work to make Fort Collins' arts, music, entertainment and events a major regional, state and national attraction.