Join other readers for a free monthly book club in Crested Butte, co-hosted by Townie Books. All are welcome, including those who may not have had a chance to read the book ahead of time. The Nature of Fear: Survival Lessons from the Wild by Daniel T. Blumstein explores the evolutionary origins and ecological context…
Come experience an evening where the logic of science blends with the emotion of art. This free event includes a screening of Mark Dorf’s film Homecoming, followed by an interactive discussion led by Dr. Paul CaraDonna and visual artist Mark Dorf about how the tools we use shape our understanding of our world and how…
Join the Crested Butte Museum and Hartman Castle Preservation for a celebration of our local historic places and their continued preservation! Learn about the effort to save the Hartman Castle in Gunnison, Colorado and the amazing history of Alonzo and Annie Hartman, pioneers of the Gunnison Valley. Snacks and refreshments will be served at this…
Celebrate community and science at RMBL’s Gothic site, a historic former mining town and current biological field station at the base of Gothic Mountain. This fun afternoon includes family-friendly tours, with stories about RMBL’s history and outdoor science community. Bring the kids for hands-on learning at our Youth Programs activity stations, featuring nature-inspired crafts, games,…
Join an extraordinary evening with Columbia University ecologists and conservation/evolutionary biologists Shahid Naeem, PhD and Sara Tjossem, PhD. Dr. Naeem’s research is conservation-focused, with an emphasis on understanding the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem function. Dr. Tjossem — who is also a RMBL alumna — focuses on the history of science, the intersection of science…
Join us the forth Thursday of the month. No proof of income, ID, or residency is required to use Pantry services. The Pantry is here to make life a little easier, stretch your budget a little further, and keep the Gunnison Valley a wonderful place for all to live. Are you eligible? Am I Eligible?…
Bring a little dolce vita to Crested Butte with a community potluck inspired by The Italian Summer Kitchen by Cathy Whims and Kate Lewis! Think sun-ripened flavors, fresh herbs, and recipes made for lingering over the last of our long summer evenings. Grab a copy at Townie Books or borrow ours, sign up for a…
Spend a fun day with artist and instructor Beth Zink, exploring the properties of color, and how to use color to achieve a variety of effects in your paintings. It is a hands-on “color 101” approach, with all of us mixing, and testing our own “recipes” in our individual notebooks. We will also create some…
For more than 20 years, Paul Spinks has worn the uniform. As single-officer paramedic, he covers a patch of more than 90,000 square kilometres in Australia’s remote and unforgiving outback. No backup. No quick reinforcements. Just instinct, experience, and the responsibility to make the call when it matters most. Paul walks into homes where panic…
Patrick Jenevein, CEO of Pointe Bello Patrick Jenevein serves as the chief executive at Pointe Bello, an intelligence driven, strategy development firm that provides pioneering open-source intelligence to governmental and commercial bodies on the People’s Republic of China’s economic statecraft activity worldwide. Prior to launching Pointe Bello, he co-founded Tang Energy Group and, partnering with…