Community Calendar Thursday, December 7–Wednesday, December 13

•The Firebird Theatre Company presents The Nutcracker and The Mouse King at the Majestic Theater from December 9-10 and 16-17 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.cbmajestic.org!

•The Center for the Arts hosts its Small Works Show from December 8-26.

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 Avenue, 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)

•5:30 p.m. B’nai Butte hosts a Menorah Lighting at Gunnison Public Library with Holocaust Survivor, Adele Beim. Bring your menorahs/candles so we can light them together on the first night of Hanukkah.

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

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 p.m. Live music by Beer Hunter at Kochevar’s. 

•5-7 p.m. The Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for the Sense of Place show.

•6 p.m. B’nai Butte hosts a second night of Hanukkah Pizza Party at Tully’s in CB South. Menorah lighting and complimentary pizza and soft drinks will be provided by B’nai Butte. Please RSVP with number of guests to Ofra at ofrarey@gmail.com .

•7-8 p.m. Join the Center for the Arts for a free screening of Friends & Strangers from @art21’s acclaimed PBS series, “Art in the Twenty-First Century,” as part of the Art21 Screening Society.

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

•9 p.m. Public House presents: live music by Maddy O’Neal with opener Woody.

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.

•4-7 p.m. Mt. Crested Butte hosts a Winter Celebration at the Mountaineer Square. 

•4-7 p.m. B’nai Butte hosts a Mt. CB Light up the Night with Dreidels, gelt and Chanukah lighting. Free family-friendly event with arts & crafts with Trailhead Children’s Museum, dreidel spinning, hot cocoa bar, face painting and menorah lighting. Bring your hannukiot to light them together with a prayer.

•5 p.m. KBUT hosts its Family Jammy Bingo at Tully’s in CB South. Wear your favorite onesie or pajamas! Bingo starts at 6 p.m.

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

•8 p.m. Firebird Theatre’s Season Reveal at the Public House.

SUNDAY 10

•9 a.m.-2 p.m. CBAC Trailhead Day at Kebler Pass trailhed.

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

MONDAY 11

•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. (every Monday)

•6:30-8:30 p.m. Open table tennis in Jerry’s Gym at the 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 Avenue, stmarysgaragecb.org.

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

•7 p.m. The Sacred Feminine Circle will gather in the back parlor of UCC (403 Maroon).

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)

•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.

•noon Free T’ai Chi in the lower level of CB Town Hall. All levels welcome.

•3:30-4:30 p.m. The Crested Butte Library hosts its After School Adventures, join to make holiday cards. (free and open to the public)

•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)

•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 V Field.