The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
• Mother Rock exhibition runs at the Center for the Arts from December 5-January 2
•Firebird Theatre’s A Christmas Carol at The Lodge at Mountaineer Square. Runs from December 19-23 at 7 p.m. 620 Gothic Rd., Crested Butte. $25. firebirdcb.com/christmas-carol/
THURSDAY 19
•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Crack of Dawn Group topic discussion at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421A Sopris Avenue, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•5 p.m. Gunnison Library crafternoon: yarn hat ornaments.
•6:30 p.m. Open AA meeting: 11 Step Meditation at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•6:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory PBS episode watch party at the Majestic Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with staff, scientists, and RMPBS producers.
•7 p.m. Every Christmas Story Ever Told play at the Mallardi Theatre.
FRIDAY 20
•noon Open AA meeting: Readings from Living Sober at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•noon-2 p.m. Oh Be Joyful hosts a Mountain Mamas meeting at 625 Maroon Avenue. Contact Kelsey Weaver at [email protected] or 970-648-7071 for info.
•5 p.m. Live music by Schmidt Otta Luck at Kochevar’s.
•5-8 p.m. Live music by Highlife at the Talk of the Town.
•5-8 p.m. Live music by Bill Dowell at the Zuni West Brewing.
•7 p.m. Every Christmas Story Ever Told play at the Mallardi Theatre.
•7 p.m. The classical music group Frisson plays at the Center for the Arts.
•7-8:15 p.m. Open AA Speaker Meeting in the Parish Hall at Queen of All Saints, 970-349-5711.
SATURDAY 21
•8:30 a.m. The Gunnison County Republican Central Committee meets at the Palisades Restaurant for their monthly Action Saturday discussion. All community members are welcome.
•10:30 a.m.-noon St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421A Sopris Avenue, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•4:30 p.m. Matchstick Productions presents their movie Calm Beneath Castles at the Majestic Theatre.
•7 p.m. Every Christmas Story Ever Told play at the Mallardi Theatre.
SUNDAY 22
•noon-4:30 p.m. Holiday Rail Jam with Olympian Aaron Blunck. CBMR base area.
•2:30 p.m. Closing Reception for Every Christmas Story Ever Told play at the Mallardi Theatre.
•5 p.m. With music, All Saints in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 403 Maroon Ave. (UCC), Crested Butte
MONDAY 23
•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.
•5:30 p.m. Matchstick Productions presents their movie Calm Beneath Castles at the Majestic Theatre.
•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.
•7:30 p.m. Matchstick Productions presents their movie Calm Beneath Castles at the Majestic Theatre.
TUESDAY 24
•7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Mediation AA & Al-Anon at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•9 a.m. Socrates Café, a philosophical discussion group, at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535. (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
•9:30 a.m. Free T’ai Chi, lower level of Town Hall. All levels welcome. (every Tuesday)
•10 a.m. Storytime at the Crested Butte Library, 970-349-6535.
•noon Closed AA meeting: Readings from Came to Believe at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage is open for shopping and donations. 421A Sopris Avenue, stmarysgaragecb.org.
•4 & 7:30 p.m. Candlelight service, Union Congregational Church, 403 Maroon Ave. (UCC), Crested Butte•
5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service with music, All Saints in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 403 Maroon Ave. (UCC), Crested Butte
•6 p.m. Christmas Eve service at Mountaineer Square Ballroom, Oh Be Joyful Church.
•8 p.m. Free community volleyball at the CBCS gym. All levels welcome.
WEDNESDAY 25
•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)
•noon Closed AA meeting: 12 Step & 12 Tradition Study at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711.
•2-3 p.m. Nicotine Anonymous for Young People meeting in the Young Life building next to Ace.
•2-4 p.m. Community child and baby gear swap and pot luck hosted at the Gunnison Valley Hospital. 322 N. Main St. Gunnison, CO.
•6:30-7:30 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting for families and friends of alcoholics in the back room of the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-6482.
•7:30 p.m. Adult pickup basketball at CBCS High School gym.
