Mountain Bike Relay Race- August 20-21

24 Hours in the Sage



For 12 hours (team relay) or 24 hours, you can compete in this endurance Mountain Bike Relay Race! We are home of the 24 Hour Solo Townie Bike World Championships (or Townie Worlds for short), and the best part about this event is the amazing trails out at Hartman Rocks and the absolutely unbeatable hospitality of the Gunnison KOA where the race officially starts and finishes!\

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!

The Alpenglow FREE Outdoor Music Concert is featuring Local Bands , including Doctor Robert and Better Late Than Never tonight at 5:30pm at the Red Mountain Park!

The Alpenflow free outdoor concert series is provided by the Crested Butte Center for the Arts on Monday evenings throughout the summer. Mt. Crested Butte is the backdrop for the concerts, and a variety of musical talent will be featured. Don't forget to bring your chairs and snacks, and leave your pets at home!

Visit Alpenglow for more details!