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Crested Butte News WEEKLYNovember 2, 2012 | 15Book Talks at Gunnison Arts CenterJoin a group of literary enthusiasts on the first Thursday of themonth at the Gunnison Arts Center to discuss the monthly reading.For the month of November the book will be The Secret Knowledgeof Water by Craig Childs. On Child’s journey through the aridwest he found there are two ways to die: thirst and drowning.The discussion will take place on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at7 p.m.Visit www.gunnisonartscenter.org to check out other upcomingclasses and events. Call (970) 641-4029 for more information.CBCS Kids Pasta Project dinner tobenefit Celebrate the BeatThe second annual KidsPasta Project will benefit the2012 Celebrate the Beat residencyat CBCS, on Saturday,November 3 at Marchitelli’sGourmet Noodle, 411 ThirdStreet, in downtown CrestedButte. Doors will open at 5:30and the dinner will go to 7:30p.m. Dinner is $18 for adultsand $10 for kids 12 and under.For reservations andadvance tickets contact JulieLaird at 349-6490 or email her atjreidblaird@yahoo.com. A benefitsilent auction will be heldduring dinner.Students will seat guests, fillcourtesy photowater glasses, bring bread, takeorders, serve dinner and dessert,clear tables, wash dishes,present bills, all to help keepCelebrate the Beat in CrestedButte.CTB is entering its ninthyear in Crested Butte. The KidsPasta Project mixes communityservice with good food, and thekids do it all. The same studentswho will be dancing in the CTBprogram will also work hard tohelp make it happen by volunteeringfor this special dinner.For more information onCelebrate the Beat visit theirwebsite at www.ctbeat.org.Bartleson to present program onfracking at LibraryRetired Western State Colorado University Geology professorBruce Bartleson will present “Fracking: the Good, the Bad and theUgly” on Thursday, November 1, beginning at 7 p.m. at the OldRock Library.The program is free and open to the public.Bartleson plans to make the presentation a neutral, unbiasedview of the fracking controversy with no advocacy for or against.“We will discuss what fracking is, how it works in detail, why itis being done from both a regional and global point of view, and willcover many of the potential hazards and consequences,” he says.Bartleson was a professor of geology at Western from 1965 to1998. His doctoral dissertation, which he worked on the early 1960s,involved interpreting the history of the some of the rocks in the ElkMountains in the Crested Butte, Aspen and Glenwood Springs area.He also worked as a petroleum geologist in West Texas andWyoming for four years prior to returning to graduate school.photo by Alison WhiteDon’t miss the art-rageous line-up atSecond SeSSion Sign-upSAre going on now!classes begin the week of november 5thMondays: Primary art. ages 5-8. mosaic DesignTuesdays: after school club at cbcs.ages 5-12. sciencewednesdays: claymania! ages 5-12.ceramic bowls anD containersThursdays: advanced art. ages 9-12.sPeeD Painting anD graffitiwith Jon meckesFridays: after school club at cbcs.ages 5-12. artFor the Little ones...little innovators Drop-off art and science classtuesdays and fridays from 1-4pmfor ages 4 and 5For more information and class descriptions visittrailheadkids.org or call 970-349-7160 today!Gunnison Country PartnersMERRIMENTforMENTORINGAnnual GalaLearn Gunnison Country historyfrom the masterDr. Duane Vandenbuschewill teach a course on the “Historyof the Gunnison Country”this winter.The course will run January14 through April 29 on Mondaysfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Kelley Hallon the campus of Western StateColorado University.Join Dr. Vandenbusche as herecounts the history of the Gunnisoncountry from 1600 to thepresent. His course highlightsUte Indian and Spanish involvement,the fur trade, explorers,gold and silver mining camps,narrow-gauge railroads, ranching,water, the towns of CrestedButte and Gunnison, recreation,WSCU, and current trends towardthe future.The course features slidepresentations and videos on theGunnison Country, Black Canyon,skiing and mining.To register online, go towww.western.edu/extendedstudiesor call the WSCUExtended Studies office at (970)943-2885.Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 6:00 PM - 11:00 PMAutumns’s hottest dance party with dinner, drinks, silent and live auctionsat the Lodge at Mountaineer Square Ballroom, Mt. Crested Butte, CO.$60/PersonFor more information call 970-641-5513or visit www.gunnisonmentors.com