Busy Weekend Ahead

There's a busy spring weekend ahead in Gunnison and the weather is predicted to be FINE!
Start your weekend off this evening with the 1st Friday Gallery Crawl in downtown Gunnison. The Gunnison High School Senior Excellence Art Exhibit is showing at the Gunnison Arts Center. After viewing these young artists' fantastic work, head north on Main Street to the Gunnison Gallery. View the displays, enjoy some music and munchies, and then select and vote for your favorite USA Pro Cycling Challenge "Gunnison Queen Stage " Commemorative Poster. There will be several, locally created posters for you to consider. After voting for a poster be sure and stop by the other interesting Galleries participating in hosting artwork for the Gallery Crawl. These are Rocky Mountain Frames, Mochas, and the Brick Cellar. After viewing the art, select one of Gunnison's fine restaurants, bistros or brewpubs for some delicious dinner.
Saturday, head over to the Gunnison Community Center at 11:30am for the Annual Underwater Easter Egg Hunt known as "Eggquatics". See the blog post below for additional information.
Happy Easter on Sunday! Local churches are conducting Easter Sunday services and many of Gunnison's restuarants will be hosting yummy Easter breakfasts and brunches.
One last ski day! Crested Butte Mountain Resort will be closing for the season on Sunday and is hosting a lot of fun activities. Sunday evening, head over to the WSC College Center North Ballroom for the showings of the films "The Greenhorns" and "Truck Farm". These films are being sponsored by the Mountain Roots Food Project.
If you don't want to be inside this fine spring wekend, hit the trails on your bike or on foot. The City-owned Van Tuyl Ranch trails are open to bicycle and foot traffic. No motorized vehicles are allowed and all dogs must be leashed on the trails - woof! Also open are the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area Trails located north of the powerlines. The area south of the powerline is CLOSED to protect the Gunnison Sage Grouse nesting areas. Please respect these closures. The Gunnison River is also open. Hit the water in your raft, canoe or kayak from the North Highway 135 bridges to the Gunnison Whitewater Park west of town. If you want to fish, Blue Mesa Reservoir is also largely free of ice. Ice still covers the Elk Creek Marina Canyon area. Remember and follow the National Park Service rules for launching any boats. Information can be found on their website. http://www.nps.gov/cure/index.htm
Have a great Gunnison Weekend!