3rd Annual Mountaineer 5K
6 October, 2018
Join us for a fun 5k Saturday morning! The race starts and ends at Mountaineer Bowl. Race registration is $25 for adults, $10 for students, and FREE READ MORE
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19th Annual Writing the Rockies conference
18 July, 2018
Now in its 19th year, Writing the Rockies (July 18 – 22, 2018) is one of the largest and most diverse writers’ conferences in the region, bringing READ MORE
WSCU’s annual Springfest
21 April, 2018
This years Spring Fest is going to be the best one yet! April 21st 2018, on Taylor Lawn Western is bringing Cherub, Slumberjack and Rapidgrass! Spring Fest READ MORE
Storytellers – Behind the Business with Prois
12 April, 2018
Please join for the second installment of Storytellers – Behind the Business hosted by the ICELAB, Crested Butte – Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce and the READ MORE
Western’s School of Environment & Sustainability’s Spring Symposium
3 April, 2018
SPRING SYMPOSIUM GREAT TRANSITIONS APRIL 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH, 2018 As we find our planet’s ecological boundaries tried, tested and breached, humankind wrestles with many ideas READ MORE
Gunnison Trails Winter Blast
11 February, 2018
Take a break from hibernating to celebrate our trails with the community that loves them! Held at the University Center Ballroom on the WSCU campus, doors will READ MORE
17th Annual Avalanche Seminar
16 November, 2017
Come join WMRT for a FREE night of avalanche education, giveaways, and fun. Brush up your backcountry skills or get introduced to the sport just in time READ MORE
An Open Air Art Show
6 October, 2017
Regenerations: An Open Air Art Show Participants who choose have the opportunity to display their visual and written expressions developed throughout the sessions in an outdoor public READ MORE
Creativity & Nature Activism: Inspiration, Approaches and Actions
1 October, 2017
Creativity & Nature Activism: Inspiration, Approaches and Actions Investigate historical and contemporary approaches for creatively engaged activism within the visual and written arts. Experiment with expressing your READ MORE
Wild West Ghosts with Mark & Kym Todd
31 August, 2017
Wild West Ghosts with Mark & Kym Todd Interested in ghostly presences? Come to the Museum for a presentation by authors Mark & Kym Todd about their READ MORE
Nature & Despair: Accompanying & Transforming Grief
20 August, 2017
Nature & Despair: Accompanying & Transforming Grief Acknowledge the difficulty of despair that is a part of being awake to these turbulent times and destruction of the READ MORE
Dr. Duane Vandenbusche speaks about the History of Ranching in the Valley
21 July, 2017
Dr. Duane Vandenbusche speaks about the History of Ranching in the Valley The infamous Dr. Duane Vandenbusche will speak on the History of Ranching in the Gunnison READ MORE
Hike the Rainbow Route
28 June, 2017
Hike the Rainbow Route Follow the famous Rainbow Route: Highway 50 from Gunnison over Monarch Pass to Poncha Springs. Stops include the historic Sargent’s Schoolhouse, Monarch Crest, the historic READ MORE
An Evening of Song with The Crested Butte Opera Studio
23 June, 2017
An Evening of Song with The Crested Butte Opera Studio Friday, June 23, 2017 7:00 PM Quigley Hall Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, CO Art song conjures READ MORE
Cochetopa Dome Hike
21 June, 2017
Cochetopa Dome Hike Hike to the top of Cochetopa Dome, a significant mountain to the Ute people. Along the way participants see culturally scarred Ponderosa Pine left from READ MORE
Sketch Journals Workshop
14 June, 2017
Sketch Journals Workshop Explore ways to combine text with image using creative expression, visual design principles, and art techniques. Each week has its own topic. All levels welcome: beginners are READ MORE
Functional Pottery workshop
14 June, 2017
Functional Pottery workshop Learn to make ceramic pieces that you can use every day! With a mix of hand-building, wheel throwing, and multi-media techniques items such as READ MORE
Beneath Blue Mesa Reservoir Tour
14 June, 2017
Beneath Blue Mesa Reservoir Tour Take a historical tour of the Gunnison River Valley west of town, imagining what was beneath Blue Mesa Reservoir before the dam READ MORE
Regenerations: Connecting in Nature: Stillness & Noticing
11 June, 2017
Regenerations: Cultivating Connections to Earth, Art & Activism Slow down. Tap in. And allow the modern world to fall away. Through silence, stillness and observation, reconnect to READ MORE
Western Winter Speaker Series—Dr. Bruce Bartleson
23 March, 2017
Dr. Bruce Bartleson will discuss the “real” history of the Gunnison Country starting over one billion years ago. Bruce spent the majority of his career from 1965 READ MORE
Western Winter Speaker Series—David Primus
17 February, 2017
David Primus will present a slide show of the history of the Gunnison River Valley before Blue Mesa Reservoir was completed in 1965. He will discuss fishing READ MORE