Our Purpose:

Beet Street exists to distinguish Fort Collins as an intellectually vital community that fosters, celebrates, and inspires human creativity through diverse cultural experiences and programming.

We will create a collaborative learning community in Fort Collins, Colorado, where everyone of every age is welcome to share in discussion, reflection, and creative expression.

Our Core Values and Beliefs:

Beet Street believes in:

• Culture as the expression of human creativity: recreation, spirituality, arts, music, learning environment, and fun.
• Experiences and programming that serve people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests.
• Leveraging, through partnership and promotion, the work of local cultural, art, recreational, and educational producers.
• The power of our role as an economic engine.
• Collaboration and coordination of other resources and initiatives within the community. Innovative, world-class programming and experiences.
• An intriguing pedestrian-friendly built environment that’s inviting and engages it users.
• Active environmental stewardship as a critical component of cultural vitality.

Our Mission:

By 2011, Beet Street will be a vital, self-sustaining community catalyst with highly desirable programming. The community’s intellectual vitality and creative built environment will be evident as a result of our work as an economic engine.