Editing Creede, Colorado (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Creede fork.jpg|left|thumb|Creede Fork, said to be the World's Largest]]

The Creede Fork, also known as the World's Largest Fork, is a 40-foot aluminum sculpture and [[List of largest roadside attractions|roadside attraction]] in Creede built in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/Creede-Fork-Creede-CO-129189543947500/about/?ref=page_internal |title=Creede Fork - Creede, CO |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> It is the largest fork in the United States, beating out the 35-foot-long ({{cvt|35|ft|m|disp=out}}) fork in Missouri that previously held the record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colorado.com/articles/12-quirky-roadside-attractions-colorado |title=12 Quirky Roadside Attractions in Colorado |date=August 7, 2017 |website=colorado.com |publisher=Colorado Tourism Office}}</ref> Created by artists Chev and Ted Yund, the fork is made of aluminum and weighs over {{convert|600|lb}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/35137 |title=Creede, Colorado: Largest Fork in the U.S. |website=RoadsideAmerica.com |publisher=Roadside America}}</ref> In January 2018, it was named by [[The Daily Meal]] as the weirdest tourist attraction in Colorado.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/weirdest-tourist-attraction-every-state |title=The Weirdest Tourist Attraction in Every State |last=Rose |first=Lily |date=January 20, 2018 |website=thedailymeal.com |publisher=The Daily Meal}}</ref>

The fork was commissioned by Keith Siddel as a birthday present for his wife, Denise Dutwiler. Siddel hired two local artists, Chev and Ted Yund, to create the structure. The fork was designed specifically to out-measure the Giant Fork in Springfield, Missouri, which previously held the record of being the longest fork in the United States at a length of 35 feet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.5280.com/2016/05/only-in-colorado-the-worlds-largest-fork/ |title=Only in Colorado: The World's Largest Fork |last=Cook |first=Terry |date=May 31, 2016 |website=5280.com |publisher=5280 Publishing}}</ref>

[[File:Jim Town Cliffs above Creede, c. 1893.png|thumb|Jim Town Cliffs above Creede, c. 1893|upright]]
[[File:Brooke Ashlee Photography-18 copy.jpg|thumb|The Mainstage Theatre in 2023 with Creede's famous cliffs in the background.]]
[[File:RuthNight JGB.jpg|thumb|Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre (2011) at night.]]
The [[Creede Repertory Theatre]] was founded in 1966 by twelve University of Kansas students who answered the call from the Creede Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). It has since grown to a fully professional theatre company with an operating budget of over $1.5 million. Its annual production schedule includes a variety of plays, musicals, and new work, as well as musical events and concerts. Creede Rep is a true rotating repertory company which means that a visitor to the area can see up to five different shows in one weekend. In addition to these performances, the theatre offers a program for the development of new works, as well as nationally recognized and robust educational programming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Our Award-Winning Colorado Repertory Theatre |url=https://creederep.org/about/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Creede Repertory Theatre |language=en-US}}</ref> Creede Repertory Theatre has received many nominations fort its work by the Colorado Theatre Guild's [[Henry Awards]] including Best New Play, Best Scenic Design, and numerous nominations for individual performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read the History of Our Theatre |url=https://creederep.org/about/history/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Creede Repertory Theatre |language=en-US}}</ref> Creede Repertory Theatre performs in two spaces, its historic Mainstage Theatre (originally a movie house in the 1930s) and the a more modern, flexible space that opened in 2011, the Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre (The Ruth). Audiences can see shows and events in both spaces during the summer season and in The Ruth in October–April.