Nothing to do???

There is "oodles" to do in Gunnison right now!  In addition to all of the fun and intriguing shopping and the gastronomic delight or just plain old down-home cookin' restaurants to choose from, there are fun and exciting events to choose from.  Here is just a sample of what's going on...
Thursday, July 12th - 6pm is the Annual Pioneer Banquet at the Gunnison Elks Lodge, 123 S. Main Street.  Afterwards, put on your pink shirt, dust off your cowboy hat, and march your western boots down to the Gunnison Rodeo Grounds on South Spruce Street for the Annual "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" PRCA Rodeo starting at 7pm.  Afterwards, the spinning lights and shreiking kids of the annual carnival will draw you to some fun!
Friday, July 13th (yes, Friday the 13th) morning heralds the 4-H Events at the Rodeo Grounds.  At 7pm, is the PRCA "Patriot Rodeo".  Show your patriotism and wear your red, white, and blue.  The carnival will be in full swing and there will be a Cattlmen's Dance at the Elks Club starting at 9pm. 
If you want a quieter but expansive venue, head south of Gunnison on County Road 38 - Gold Basin Road - across from the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, both Friday and Saturday nights, for public night sky viewing at the Gunnison Valley Observatory.  Gates open at 7:30pm and admission is by donation.  No reservations are required.  Remember your jacket, it can get cool in the evenings.
Saturday, July 14th, is the busist day yet!   The Gunnison Kiwanis Club will be serving a pancake breakfast at the IOOF Park downtown starting at 7:30am.  They will follow pancakes with burgers and hotdogs starting at 11am.  Enjoy some filling flapjacks and sausage before the parade.  At 9am, over at Jorgensen Park, is the Colorado State Marbles Tournament!  What an exciting and "old-time" event.  These dedicated kids practice all year long for the opportunity to participate in this event.  Go cheer them on!  The weekly Gunnison Farmers' Market will be commence at 9:30am next to the IOOF Park.  Also at 9:30am, starting at the Meadows Park across from the City Community Center, is the "Main Street Mile Race" benefitting the Gunnison Youth Wrestling Program.  The race will end right downtown before the 10am start of the Annual Cattlemen's Days Parade.  There's everything from clowns, to horses, to mini-cars, to fire trucks, to dare-I-say politicians!  Everyone has a great time at this event.  After the parade, at 2pm down at the Rodeo Grounds, is the 4-H Jr. Livestock Auction.  7pm is the action-packed PRCA "Family Night" Rodeo.  And for all of the kids and kid-want-to-be's, the carnival will be in full-swing once again next to the rodeo grandstands.  Finish out the evening with a sashay around the dance floor at the Elks Club.
Sunday, July 15th, will see Cowboy Church, and then horse racing to finish out this year's 112th Cattlemen's Days!  Sunday evening, wind-down on the lawn at the Legion Park Pavilion on East Tomichi Avenue and listen to the music of Russ Chapman at the Gunnison Arts Center's Sundays @ 6 concert series.
Whew!  If you can't find something interesting, informative, yummy, nostalgic, or just plain fun this weekend, you're not really trying!  Yee-haw!