Community Calendar Thursday, September 7–Wednesday, September 13

•Adaptive Sports Center hosts its Bridges of the Butte Townie Tour. August 27-Sept 10. All proceeds go to adaptive recreation for people with disabilities. 

•The exhibits of Inherent by Emily Palmquist + Unnatural Selection by Robert Wilhelm run thru September 1-30. At the Center for the Arts.

THURSDAY 7

•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. 421 A 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)

•6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: 11 Step Meditation at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.

•7-8:30 p.m. Join Dance Aspen for an evening of cutting-edge contemporary dance, featuring new work from nationally acclaimed choreographer Matthew Neenan.

FRIDAY 8

•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-2 p.m. Oh Be Joyful hosts a Mountain Mamas meeting at 625 Maroon Avenue. For more information contact Kelsey Weaver at kweaver@gvh-colorado.org or 970-648-7071. (every Friday)

•5-7 p.m. Third annual Pearls & Pioneers Outlaw Bike Party at the Crested Butte Museum with mountain biking pioneer Wende Craig and silent auction to benefit the museum.

• 6 p.m. Live music by Rachel Vanslyke at Tully’s.

•7 p.m. Opening Reception for “Inherent” by Emily Palmquist and “Unnatural Selection” by Robert Wilhelm in the Kinder Padon Gallery.

•7-8:15 p.m. Open AA Speaker Meeting in the rectory at Queen of all Saints, 970-349-5711.

•8 p.m. Easy Jim plays at the Quigley Bandshell at Western Colorado University. The show is free, open to the public, with two giant sets of music.

SATURDAY 9

•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Big Book Study at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.

•10:30 a.m.-noon St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421 A Sopris Ave, stmarysgaragecb.org.

•noon-4 p.m. 25th annual Chili and Beer Festival at the base of Mt. Crested Butte, VIP tickets open at 11 a.m., cbchilibeerfest.com.

•5 p.m. Live music by Rachel Vanslyke at Garlic Mike’s.

•5:30 p.m. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at The Depot, Age 12 and up. Free! firebirdcb.com.

•6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: Literature at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.

SUNDAY 10

•9 a.m. Union Congregational Church hosts its Blessing of the Animals. 403 Maroon Ave, Crested Butte. Call 970-349-6405 for more information.

•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)

•11 a.m. Partnership of the Episcopal Church in Gunnison Valley Service on the lawn Good Samaritan, Gunnison.

•noon-3 p.m. Crested Butte Fire Protection District’s Open House and BBQ at Station 1,  301 Maroon Avenue, cbfpd.org.

•noon-6 p.m. Bridges of the Butte Townie Tour and after party.

•5:30 p.m. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at The Depot (ages 12 & up). Free, firebirdcb.com.

•6 p.m. Open AA meeting: Topic Discussion at Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.

•7:30 p.m. See It All Tour with Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter at the Center for the Arts.

MONDAY 11

•11 a.m. Partnership of the Episcopal Church in Gunnison Valley Service on the lawn Good Samaritan, Gunnison.

•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 kweaver@gvh-colorado.org or 970-648-7071.

•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 12

•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. 421 A Sopris Ave, stmarysgaragecb.org.

•4-6 p.m. Gunnison County hosts a community open house to discuss Crested Butte multi-modal trail planning at the Center for the Arts. gunnisoncounty.org/1048/Crested-Butte-to-Crested-Butte-South-mulfor more info. 

•6 p.m. Free yoga at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535. (every 3rd Tuesday)

•7 p.m. Creede Repertory Theatre’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise plays at the Center for the Arts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Sherwood, Moon Over Buffalo, Lend Me a Tenor) explores love, isolation, and hope over great distance, crestedbuttearts.org.

WEDNESDAY 13

•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. 

•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)

•4-5:30 p.m. After School Adventures at the Crested Butte and Gunnison Libraries, free and open to the public, gunnisoncountylibraries.org.

•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.