A special inaugural fundraising dinner was held at Pasta Jay’s restaurant on Sunday, March 13, 2011, celebrating the exciting plans for the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Tableside perfomers included:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay, known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield and Poco
- Jock Bartley, the guitarist, songwriter and leader of Firefall, the Boulder scene’s biggest success story of the late 1970s
- John Magnie, a founding member of the Subdudes
- Bill Nershi, a founding member and accomplished acoustic guitarist in String Cheese Incident
- Chris Daniels
- Kenny Passarelli
- Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Matt Morris
- Danielle Ate The Sandwich
