ArtWalk Evening, Studios and Galleries in Crested Butte, August 25

Come to Art Walk Evenings and visit the galleries of Crested Butte, hosted by the Artists of the West Elks. Here is a list of participating galleries:

1. John Ingham Gallery | 403 3rd Street | 349-5174
2. Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery | 409 3rd Street | 349-5936
3. Rijks Family Gallery | 310 2nd Street | 349-5289
4. Paragon Gallery | 132 Elk Avenue | 349-6484
5. Icehouse Art & Atelier | 2010 1/2 2nd St | 349-1212
6. Susan Anderton Fine Art | Third and Elk | 349-1202
7. J.C. Leacock Photo Gallery | 327 Elk Ave | 901-0087
8. Open Your Eyes Gallery | 413 Elk Avenue | 275-6111
9. Ice Mountain Jewelry | 311 6th Street | 349-6331

The dates and times for Art Walk Evenings are:
July 28
August 4
August 25
September 29
5:00 – 8:00 pm

Farmers' Market, August 21

Every Sunday the farmers' market will be open from 10am-2pm, and is located on 1st and Elk Avenue. The market is always stocked fresh and full with organic and certified naturally home-grown veggies, fruit, and herbs, and pasture-raised and grass-fed meats, wild fish, and many other locally produced treats!

The market is also open at Crank's Plaza (at 5th and Maroon) on Thursdays, from 4pm-7pm.

For more information, visit Crested Butte Farmers' Market.

Gunnison Car Show, August 19-21

Come to the 24th Annual Gunnison Car Show! There are classes for originals, restored cars, and street rods, as well as motorcycles, sports cars, corevettes, mustangs, fieros, pickups and vans, and specialty cars.

Registration is $25, and all of the profits from the Car Show go to local non-profit and charitable organizations!


Visit Gunnison Car Club for more information

Gunnison Valley Observatory Open for Public Viewings! August 19-20

The gates to the observatory are opened at 8:00pm, no reservations are required. A "Summer Nights Program" will be held on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer. Viewers are invited to come and enjoy a mini-lecture on a variety of interesting astronomy topics and then view the night sky through the 30" telescope and a few amateur telescopes. Suggested donation for the Summer Series is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.

Visit Gunnison Observatory for more details!

Wednesdays at Western: Beginning Birding, August 17

Beginning Birding: Join Jim Berry for an introduction to basic bird watching. You will be traveling to Neversink Nature trail to view early morning bird nesting, the to Cooper's Ranch for more viewing and lunch. The last stop is Blue Mesa Lake for observing water birds and to learn how to use a spotting scope. You will learn viewing techniques which include noticing habitants, seeing visual clues, and listening to sounds.

Visit Wednesdays at Western for more details!

Historic Preservation Dinner, August 17

Join us for Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory's gourmet dinner in the Ender's Dining Hall and a tour of Gothic's historic buildings and townsite on August 17th at 6:00 pm.

Join us in Gothic for this RMBL tradition! Call 349-7420 or email dev@rmbl.org to make reservations.

Live! from Mt. Crested Butte Music Series, August 17

Come to the Red Lady Stage every Wednesday in Mt. Crested Butte from 5:30pm-7:30pm, and enjoy an evening of free music at the base of the Mountain!

August 17th- Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band

The "Booty Band" has received  the Home Grown Music Network’s Album of the Year and Band of the Year awards, the band has completed three national tours in 2010 alone, the band has worked hard and done well to keep this fanbase fired up and growing fast.

For more information, visit Live! Music Series or Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band for more details!

AWEfest August 14, 2011

The Artists of the West Elks are having their annual festival, beginning Sunday, July 10th from 9am-3pm, and continuing on the following Sundays throughout August. Come and enjoy local photography, paintings, ceramics, mixed media, textiles and more!

Visit Artists of the West Elks for more information!

Crested Butte Farmers' Market, August 14, 2011

Every Sunday the farmers' market will be open from 10am-2pm, and is located on 2nd and Elk Avenue. The market is always stocked fresh and full with organic and certified naturally home-grown veggies, fruit, and herbs, and pasture-raised and grass-fed meats, wild fish, and many other locally produced treats!

The market is also open at Crank's Plaza (at 5th and Maroon) on Thursdays, from 4pm-7pm.

For more information, visit Crested Butte Farmers' Market.

Gunnison Valley Observatory Open for Public Viewings! August 12-13, 2011

The gates to the observatory are opened at 8:00pm, no reservations are required. A "Summer Nights Program" will be held on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer. Viewers are invited to come and enjoy a mini-lecture on a variety of interesting astronomy topics and then view the night sky through the 30" telescope and a few amateur telescopes. Suggested donation for the Summer Series is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.

Visit Gunnison Observatory for more details!

Rocky Mtn Bio Lab's on Stream Ecology Exploration Experience, August 10th

The Rocky Mountain Bio Lab's Exploration Experience highlights Stream Ecology!

 The streams in Crested are intensely packed with life and give ecologists opportunities to study predator-prey interactions, consumer-resource relationships, and competitive interrelations. We will be visiting weatherports, cattle-tanks, and natural streams that scientists at the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab use to study aquatic insects, trophic cascades, and the effects of environmental change on mountain stream communities. Dr. Bobbi Peckarsky from Cornell University will discuss the results and impacts of the research done at RMBL.

Visit the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory website for more information.

Living Journey's Summit Hike and Half-Marathon, July 30

Join us on the hike to the top of Mt. Crested Butte to raise money to provide support, education and awareness to those living with cancer. Money raised from the hike helps recipients pay medical bills and alleviate the stress of daily living expenses during their cancer treatments. The Summit Hike is hosted by Living Journeys, a non-profit organization that provides counseling services and financial assistance to Gunnison County residents giving with cancer. There are a wide variety of fitness levels for all ages. The more challenging hike is 11.5 miles round trip, but there is also a chair lift that can be ridden for 2000 vertical feet in 15 minutes, and then participants can hike for 2 miles round trip.

New this year, the Summit Hike will have a Mountain Half Marathon. The approximately 13 mile race will start at the base at 8am and will follow the jeep road uphill for approximately 4.5 miles, there will then be a 4 mile section of rolling cross country track followed by the finish back down the jeep road.

ArtWalk Evening, Studios and Galleries in Crested Butte, July 28, 2011

Come to Art Walk Evenings and visit the galleries of Crested Butte, hosted by the Artists of the West Elks. Here is a list of participating galleries:

1. John Ingham Gallery | 403 3rd Street | 349-5174
2. Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery | 409 3rd Street | 349-5936
3. Rijks Family Gallery | 310 2nd Street | 349-5289
4. Paragon Gallery | 132 Elk Avenue | 349-6484
5. Icehouse Art & Atelier | 2010 1/2 2nd St | 349-1212
6. Susan Anderton Fine Art | Third and Elk | 349-1202
7. J.C. Leacock Photo Gallery | 327 Elk Ave | 901-0087
8. Open Your Eyes Gallery | 413 Elk Avenue | 275-6111
9. Ice Mountain Jewelry | 311 6th Street | 349-6331

The dates and times for Art Walk Evenings are:
July 28
August 4
August 25
September 29
5:00 – 8:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Bio Lab's Exploration Experience on Climate Change, July 28, 2011

The Rocky Mountain Bio Lab's Exploration Experience highlights Climate Change!

Join Dr. John Harte, author of the new book "Cool the Earth, Save the Economy; Solving the Climate Crisis is EASY," as he answers frequently asked questions about climate change. He will be visiting active research sites where RMBL scientists study the changing climate's effects on the Rocky Mountain's ecosystem!

Visit the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory website for more information.