Cured Has A CMF Picnic Basket

I love both the Colorado Music Festival and our one-of-a-kind local store Cured, with its artisanal foods, so I'm particularly pleased to see that they've introduced a special CMF picnic basket, with $5 of each sale going to CMF.  Chautauqua is such a fabulous place to picnic prior to a concert.  Cured will also be participating in the free food and beverage tastings preceding this Friday's music mash-up concert (for ticketed concert-goers only, obviously) and also next Tuesday's.  I've seen Time for Three perform Friday's program previously, so I'll miss out on all those great tastings.  But ticket prices start really low in the general admission sections, so it's something you might want to consider (check the CMF website).  Here are the details from Cured:

Good Morning Friends of Cured, We hope you all enjoyed another beautiful weekend. We have been loving the past few days of mist and rain. After all the heat and dryness of the last several months, it has been quite a treat to feel cool. Plus, in good Colorado form, I have faith that the sun will pop back out, the grass and hills will green up beautifully, and parks will be prime for picnicking. Speaking of picnicking, with the Chautauqua concerts in full swing and the Colorado Music Festival launching their Music Mash Up Series, we are excited to release the Colorado Music Festival picnic, all of our favorite goodies to enjoy an evening of good food and good music.

The Colorado Music Festival is a one-of-a-kind not-for-profit organization that provides a spectrum of music education opportunities and world-class performances to citizens throughout Boulder County and beyond. Their mission is inspire and connect community members of all ages by providing access to the best of the world’s music through education and performance. During the summer, music education and performances are brought to the stage during Colorado Music Festival’s six-week concert season at Chautauqua.

Several months back, the CMF approached us and asked if we would be interested in donating our time and tasty bites to be a part of the first CMF Music Mash-up. Having been supporters of the CMF for the past several years, we were instantly intrigued. The Music Mash-up & Party concerts are hoping to bring something new to Boulder and Chautauqua, featuring “mash-ups” of different music genres, including rock, indie, jazz, and classical in unique and beautiful arrangements, all with orchestra. Each concert will be preceded by a happy hour “Taste of Boulder,” where guests will get to indulge in various foods and drinks from local restaurants, breweries, and coffee shops, including yours truly. These events happen this Friday, August 2ndat 6 pm and next Tuesday, the 6th, at 7:30. They will be fun, innovative, and utterly delicious, and we would love to see you there.

While we were scheming food ideas for the Music Mash-up events, we started thinking about how well good food and good music go together. The Colorado Music Festival and Chautauqua. Chautauqua and Picnics. Picnics and Cured. Like peanut butter and jelly, bread and butter, or wine and cheese, it seems only fitting to enjoy them together.

In support of the Colorado Music Festival and what they do, we decided to create the CMF picnic. This is a collection of the goodies we find ourselves packing time and time again when we head to Chautauqua to enjoy a CMF event. Whether you’re heading to a CMF concert or any number of the amazing evenings hosted by Chautauqua, stop on by and grab the Cured CMF Picnic. Not only will your belly and friends thank you, but $5 from each picnic goes to support the ongoing efforts of the CMF, so they can continue to bring great music and events to all of us here in Boulder.

The $50 CMF Picnic Includes:
3 cheeses, 2 chunks of salami, Cured’s house fig jam, 34 degree crackers, 2 house made salads and a bar of Poco Dolce Chocolate. Pretty much all you need for a perfect evening under the stars.

Hopefully we didn’t loose your interest with so much talk of music rather than a newsletter filled with mouthwatering descriptions of food. We are just so excited when somebody, especially an inspiring organization like the CMF, aims to bring introduce something new and different to our little Boulder bubble. Plus, as you all know by now, we’ll take any excuse we can get to pack up and enjoy a picnic :-)