The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
Gunnison Arts Center:
• Holiday Market | December 7-24 (Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
• Annual Gala Online Auction open for bidding (thru December 4).
CB Center for the Arts:
• Kinder Padon Gallery: “Fire” by Debby Flug. (thru December 3)
• New box office and gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
THURSDAY 2
• 3-6 p.m. COVID-19 Booster Clinic at the Fred Field Center in Gunnison.
• 3:30-6:30 p.m. Town of CB and Mountain Express Career Fair, 507 Maroon Ave.
• 4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage open for shoppers and donations.
• 5-6 p.m. Oh Be Joyful/Gunnison Food Pantry Food Bank at 625 Maroon Ave. 970-349-6237. (1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month)
• 5:30 p.m. Film audition with local filmmakers Sam Schaefer and John Mark Sibley at Room 130 in Taylor Hall on the WCU campus. Email [email protected] for more info.
• 6 p.m. Nightly Menorah lighting at the Brick Oven Pizzeria.
• 6 p.m. “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain” discussion with Amy Schirm, Education Specialist at the Crested Butte Library.
• 6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: 11 Step Meditation at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• 7 p.m. Holiday Book Speed Dating at Townie Books.
• 7 p.m. Sweaty Kids Film Festival at the Center for the Arts.
• 7-8 p.m. Book Talk: Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick (Live on Zoom with the Gunnison Arts Center).
FRIDAY 3
• 7:30-10 a.m. Town of CB and Mountain Express Career Fair, 507 Maroon Ave.
• 9:15 a.m. Toddle & Waddle Storytime at the Crested Butte Library.
• noon Closed AA meeting: Readings from Living Sober at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• 5-8 p.m. ArtWalk at the Gunnison Arts Center featuring music by Luke Linville.
• 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gunnison Night of Lights tree lighting at Main & Tomichi (Luminaria will be available to purchase from the Resiliency Committee in IOOF Park).
• 5:30 p.m. Higgins and the Lads at the Talk of the Town.
• 6 p.m. Nightly Menorah lighting at the Brick Oven Pizzeria.
• 6 p.m. First Friday Family Film: “The Lady & The Tramp” at the Crested Butte Library.
• 9 p.m. Easy Jim, Music of the Grateful Dead at the Gunnison Elks Lodge.
SATURDAY 4
• 7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Big Book Study at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• 10-11:30 a.m. Join Rabbi Mark Kula at Rumors. Grab a coffee, pull up a chair and have a chat!
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Paint Your Own Pottery Open Studio at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 5-9 p.m. CBAC Avalanche Awareness Night at the Center for the Arts.
• 5:30-10 p.m. Annual Gala at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 6 p.m. Nightly Menorah lighting at the Brick Oven Pizzeria.
• 6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: Literature at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
SUNDAY 5
• 9 a.m.-2 p.m. CBAC Beacon Brush Up behind the CB Community School.
• 10:45 a.m. The Episcopal Churches of All Saints in the Mountains and Good Samaritan: Lessons and Carols, the Holy Eucharist, and Advent Wreath Making at Church of the Good Samaritan, 307 W Virginia Avenue, Gunnison.
• noon-4 p.m. Jam Class with Justin Leflar at the Center for the Arts.
• 5 p.m. Free Community Movie Night: Home Alone at the Center for the Arts.
• 6 p.m. Nightly Menorah lighting at the Brick Oven Pizzeria.
• 6 p.m. Open AA meeting: Topic Discussion at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
MONDAY 6
• 3:45 p.m. Messy Mondays: Winter Solstice & Farolitos at the Crested Butte Library.
• 6-8 p.m. In-Person SonofaGunn Auditions at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 6-8:30 p.m. Throw Big or Go Home at the Gunnison Arts Center.
• 7:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: Favorite Big Book Reading at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
TUESDAY 7
• 7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Mediation AA & Al-Anon at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• 9 a.m. Socrates Cafe at the Crested Butte Library.
• noon Closed AA meeting: Readings from Came to Believe at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• 4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage open for shoppers and donations.
• 6 p.m. Mindfulness for Caregivers with Jess Noll at the Crested Butte Library.
• 6 p.m. Winter Ski Series: Author Talk with Heather Hansman: Powder Days: Ski Bums, Skit Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow at the Crested Butte Library.
• 6 p.m. Town of Crested Butte Community Compass webinar via Zoom. Register at crestedbuttecompass.com.
• 6-8 p.m. In-Person SonofaGunn Auditions at the Gunnison Arts Center.
WEDNESDAY 8
• noon Closed AA meeting: 12 Step & 12 Tradition Study at Union Congregational Church, 349-5711.
• noon Free T’ai Chi Beginner Practitioners Lower Level Town Hall.
• 1 p.m. Free T’ai Chi Advanced Practitioners Lower Level Town Hall.
• 2:15 p.m. After School Read Aloud at the Crested Butte Library.
• 3-5 p.m. Luminaria available to purchase from the Resiliency Committee at the 4-way Stop in Crested Butte.
• 4:30-7 p.m. Watercolor + Wine at the Center for the Arts.
