Community Calendar: Thursday, July 30–Wednesday, August 5

THURSDAY 30
• Crested Butte Music Festival begins, see page 31 for details.
crestedbuttemusicfestival.org.
• CB Wildflower Townie Bike Raffle with the Center for the Arts: July 30-August 24. crestedbuttearts.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Plein Air Watercolor Painting at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• noon-6 p.m. Crested Butte Library open for window-side service.
• 3-6 p.m. Thursday evening Farmers Market in Cranks Plaza. (located by Old Rock Library & Town Hall)
• 4:30-7 p.m. Wildflower Watercolor & Wine at the Center for the Arts.
crestedbuttearts.org.
• 4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage open for shoppers and donations.
• 4-7 p.m. CB South Farmers Market in Red Mountain Park next to bus stop.
• 5-6 p.m. Oh Be Joyful/Gunnison Food Pantry Food Bank at 625 Maroon Ave. 970-349-6237. (1st & 3rd Thursdays)
• 6 p.m. Crested Butte Mountain Runners Trail Run Series on the Lower Loop.
• 7 p.m. History webinar with Dr. Duane Vandenbusche. Free. Go to crestedbuttemuseum.com to register.

FRIDAY 31
• Crested Butte Arts Festival’s All in For the Arts, Virtual Art Auction begins and runs thru August 9. crestedbutteartsfestival.com.
• 8:30-9:30 a.m. Dance Cardio with Barron in the Gunnison Arts Center Courtyard.
• 10:30-11-a.m. Storytime for Preschoolers: Colors of the Rainbow with Renee Schmidt downstairs at Oh Be Joyful Church.
• 1-5:30 p.m. Paint Your Heart Out: painting & cocktail party to benefit the Center for the Arts on the Center’s outdoor stage. crestedbuttearts.org.
• 2-5 p.m. Paint Your Own Pottery in the Gunnison Arts Center Clay Studio.
• 7 p.m. Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum Raffle on Facebook Live.

SATURDAY 1
• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sound and Color of Emotions: A Healing Through the Arts, Music & Visual Arts Program (all ages) at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 1-4 p.m. Free demonstration: create a greeting card with artist Jackie Kingsbury using Tombow Watercolor Pens with the Artists of Gunnison Valley at 315 N. Main St., Gunnison.
• 3 p.m. Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum’s Walking Tour, meet in front of the museum.

SUNDAY 2
• 8:45-9:30 a.m. CB Farmers Market senior shopping hour on the 100 block of Elk Ave.
• 9 a.m. Oh Be Joyful Worship Service at 625 Maroon Ave., RSVP to reserve a spot at ohbejoyfulchurch.org/rsvp.
• 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. CB Farmers Market on the 100 block of Elk.
• 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Artist’s of Crested Butte’s Art Market in the parking lot at the corner of First & Elk) (every Sunday thru Sept. 21, senior time 9:30-10 a.m.)
• 2 p.m. Crested Butte Rotary 31st annual Rubber Duckie Race. Watch a livestream of the duck race on Facebook, tune into @travelcrestedbutte.

MONDAY 3
• 9:30 a.m.-noon Marimba Music Camp (ages 10+) in the Gunnison Arts Center Courtyard. (runs thru August 7)
• noon-1 p.m. Marimba Music Jam Hour in the Gunnison Arts Center Courtyard.
• noon-6 p.m. Crested Butte Library open for window-side service.
• 4 p.m. Center for the Arts Tours, register at crestedbuttearts.org.
• 4:30-6 p.m. Free Gunnison Farmers Market for those in need at 513 South Main St. and at Bill’s Park.
• 6 p.m. Mondays with the Mt. CB Mayor Virtual Style, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469037149.
• 6-9 p.m. Adult Creative Clay: Wheel Throwing in the Gunnison Arts Center Clay Studio. (Mondays & Wednesdays thru July 29)

TUESDAY 4
• noon-6 p.m. Crested Butte Library open for window-side service.
• 4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage open for shoppers and donations.
• 4:30-6 p.m. Secret Stash and Mountain Roots Project Free Farmers Market in Totem Pole Park for those still in need.
• 4:30-6 p.m. Free CB South Farmers Market for those in need at the Bus Stop in CBS.
• time? p.m. Big Silly String Band plays at the I Bar Ranch.
• 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wood Burning: A Healing Through the Visual Arts Program at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 6:30-8 p.m. Wolves on the Ballot: Learn about Colorado State Initative 107 (zoom class with Western Colorado University), western.zoom.us/j/94862801705.

WEDNESDAY 5
• 8 a.m. Free T’ai Chi for experienced practicitioners at Tommy V Field.
• 9 a.m. Free T’ai Chi for beginner practicitioners at Tommy V Field.
• noon-6 p.m. Crested Butte Library open for window-side service.
• 4 p.m. RMBL’s Live Lab Chat: Aspen Communities of Gothic with Dr. Benjamin Blonder from UC Berkeley, rmbl.org/public-events/