GUNNISON, Colo. – Time is running out to purchase tickets for the 18th annual Sam Boyd Crab Feed Dinner & Auction, presented by United Companies and Lacy Construction. Western Colorado University Athletics and the Mountaineer Athletic Association (MAA) would like to send out a friendly reminder to those interested in attending this year's event to purchase your tickets now, before the event is sold out.
 
The 2019 Sam Boyd Crab Feed Dinner & Auction is set for Saturday, March 30 at the Fred Field Western Heritage Center in Gunnison. Doors open at 4 p.m. with dinner being served at 5 p.m. followed by the auction at 6:30 p.m.
 
This year's theme is 1970s. Attendees are encouraged to dress in 1970s attire and decorate their tables accordingly.
 
Crab Feed attendees can purchase their tickets online (see link above). Tickets are $65 for this year's event and can also be purchased by calling the Mountaineer Athletic Department at (970) 943-2079 or emailing lszallar@western.edu during normal business hours. One ticket guarantees an all-you-can-eat dinner of fresh Pacific Dungeness crab, pasta, salad and beverages.
 
Tables of eight or 10 can also be purchased for $600 or $700 respectively.
 
On Friday night, a day before the Crab Feed, Western Athletics is hosting a 1970s Dance at the Elks Lodge in Gunnison. The dance is open to everyone, ages 21 or older, and begins at 7 p.m. on Friday before the Crab Feed Dinner & Auction the following night. A $10 cover will be charged at the door and a full cash bar will be available.
 
The annual Crab Feed serves as the largest fundraiser each year for Mountaineer Athletics with money raised going towards scholarships for Western State Colorado University student-athletes. In the 16 years of the event, the MAA has raised over $470,000.