The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
•KBUT’s Summer Pledge Drive runs thru August 11, kbut.org/donate THURSDAY 10
•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Crack of Dawn Group topic discussion at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•noon-1 p.m. Cultivating Hope Cancer Support Group, livingjourneys.org/calendar, free. (every 1st Thursday)
•4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421a Sopris Ave, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•5-6 p.m. Oh Be Joyful/Gunnison Food Pantry Food Bank at 625 Maroon Avenue,
970-349-6237. (1st and 3rd Thursdays)
•5-10 p.m. The Gunnison Valley Health Foundation hosts its 3rd annual gala at the Sweet Reunion Performance Venue, with special performances by Marc Broussard, Luke De La Parra and Magician Gregg Tobo.
•6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: 11 Step Meditation at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
FRIDAY 11
•10 a.m. Storytime at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535.
•noon Open AA meeting: Readings from Living Sober at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•noon The Center for the Arts hosts a free lecture from Scott Ferris: “Without Boundaries: Rockwell Kent Painting Plein Air.”
•noon-2 p.m. Oh Be Joyful hosts a Mountain Mamas meeting at 625 Maroon Ave. For more information contact Kelsey Weaver at [email protected] or 970-648-7071. (every Friday)
•4:30-6:30 p.m. CB Nordic hosts an Outpost Celebration at 620 2nd Street.
•5 p.m. Live music by Beer Hunter at Kochevar’s.
•5-11:30 p.m. KBUT Community Radio hosts a KBUT Kampout at the IBar Ranch. Purchase tickets at www.ibarranch.com.
•6 p.m. Rachel Vanslyke plays at the Stumbling Moose Lodge.
•6:30-8:30 p.m. Easy Jim plays at the I Bar Ranch.
•7 p.m. Live music by Bill Dowell and Matthew Grant at the Mallardi Theater.
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7-8:15 p.m. Open AA Speaker Meeting in the rectory at Queen of all Saints, 970-349-5711.
SATURDAY 12
Mountain Roots Food Project presents Feast in the Field at Red Dog Ranch, Crested Butte.
•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Big Book Study at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•9 a.m.-1 p.m. Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational opening reception at the Center for the Arts. See over 300 new paintings of the Crested Butte area by 20 of America’s most renowned landscape painters.
•10 a.m. Rachel Vanslyke plays at the Farmers Market in Gunnison.
•10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. KBUT Community Radio hosts a KBUT Kampout at the IBar Ranch. Purchase tickets at www.ibarranch.com.
•10:30 a.m.-noon St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421a Sopris Ave, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mt. CB hosts Pickin’ a Food Truck competition and music fesitval at the Snowmass Lot.
•2-4 p.m. Crested Butte Library hosts a Family Bubble Bonanza, featuring water balloons, slip-n-slide, and snacks. Bathing suit recommended.
•4 p.m. Live music by Rachel Vanslyke at Josés.
•6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: Literature at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•9 p.m. The Thing plays at the Public House.
SUNDAY 13
•9 a.m.-2 p.m. Crested Butte Farmers Market at the top of Elk Avenue. (Sundays thru October 8)
•9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Crested Butte Art Market at the top of Elk Avenue. (Sundays thru October 8)
•10 a.m. Rachel Vanslyke plays at the CB Farmers Market.
•5 p.m. All Saints in the Mountains Episcopal Church, Eucharist, Alicia Belgiovani on piano & organ. Meeting at the UCC, 403 Maroon Ave., Crested Butte.
•6 p.m. Open AA meeting: Topic Discussion at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
MONDAY 14
•1:30-3:30 p.m. Gunnison Valley Hospital hosts a Mountain Mamas meeting at 513 Main Street. For more information contact Kelsey Weaver at [email protected] or 970-648-7071. (every Monday)
•5:30-7:30 p.m. Alpenglow featuring Shakedown Street in the lawn at the Center for the Arts.
•6:30-8:30 p.m. Open table tennis at Jerry’s Gym, Crested Butte Town Hall.
•7-8 p.m. Cultivating Hope Cancer Support Group, livingjourneys.org/calendar, free. (every 3rd Monday)
•7-8 p.m. Conscious Caregivers Cancer Support Group, livingjourneys.org/calendar, free. (every 1st Monday)
•7-8 p.m. Navigating Grief & Loss Bereavement Support Group, www.livingjourneys.org/calendar, free. (every 2nd Monday)
•7:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: Favorite Big Book Reading at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
TUESDAY 15
•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Mediation AA & Al-Anon at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•9 a.m. Socrates Café, a philosophical discussion group, at the Crested Butte Library, gunnisoncountylibraries.org. (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
•10 a.m. Storytime at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535.
•noon Closed AA meeting: Readings from Came to Believe at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421a Sopris Ave, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•5-7 p.m. Free Courtyard Music Series in the Feldberg East Courtyard Lounge at the Center for the Arts. (every other Tuesday)
•6 p.m. Free yoga at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535. (every 3rd Tuesday)
•7 p.m. Crested Butte Public Policy Forum free speaker series: Maggie L. Fox “Kinship: The Role of Culture in Driving Collective Action” at the Center for the Arts, crestedbutteforum.org.
WEDNESDAY 16
•7:30 a.m. Crested Butte Rotary’s weekly speaker series in the Matchstick Lounge at the Elevation Hotel, Mt. Crested Butte. (2nd and 4th Wednesdays)
•8:30 a.m. Free T’ai Chi sessions at Three Ladies Park.
•8:30 a.m. HCCA hosts a hike to Baxter Gulch. Meet at the Crested Butte Visitor’s Center parking lot.
•11-11:30 a.m. Storytime at Red Mountain Park in CB South.
•noon Closed AA meeting: 12 Step & 12 Tradition Study at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•4 p.m. Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies, a support group, meets at the Adaptive Sports Center in the Mt. Crested Butte base area. (every 3rd Wednesday)
•5 p.m. Free tours of Crested Butte’s Wheels of Intention at the Crested Butte Visitor’s Center. (thru August 9)
•6 p.m. HCCA’s 46th Red Lady Salvation Ball at The Slogar – featuring Mile High Soul Club
•6:30-7:30 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting for families and friends of Alcoholics in the back room at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-6482.
•8 p.m. Adult pickup basketball in the CBCS high school gym, enter through the doors by Tommy Field.
