This month and next, the Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, El Pueblo, and Pikes Peak Groups have exciting guest speakers, diverse topics, and delicious food at this year's annual dinners. And the public is welcome to join all CMC members, so bring a friend to join the CMC family for food and festivities! Here's a sampling of what each dinner will offer. Visit www.cmc.org for more information.
Aspen Group
Date and time: Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 5:30 pm.
Where: Mountain Chalet-top floor, 333 East Durant Avenue, Aspen, Colorado 81611
Cost: $37-includes a drink, appetizers, delicious buffet dinner as well as dessert. Price includes gratuity. Additional beverages will be available for purchase.
Tickets: Please (1) call Carol Kurt at 925-6648 or email Carol at aspencomtclub@gmail.com to reserve a place and (2) then send your check made out to CMC-Aspen to Greg Rydell, POB 446, Woody Creek, Co. 81656. Limit 80.
Deadline: Must receive check by December 11, 2012.
Additional info: If there is space available at the door, the price will be $40. We will have our famous CMC hats with solar powered lights available. These make great presents and help us fund our activities.
Boulder Group
Boulder native and iconic rock climber Roger Briggs will
talk about his evolution as a climber and conservationist using a selection of
photos and DVD clips accumulated over the years. Roger was a central figure in
the “free and clean” climbing movement in Boulder with an impressive list of
first free ascents of famous routes. Having first climbed the Diamond in 1967
at age 16, he went on to pioneer numerous alpine 5.12 routes on Longs Peak. As
founder and Chair of the Boulder Climbing Community, Roger has recently turned
his attentions to issues of sustainability of our local climbing areas.
Date and time: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 6 pm
Where: Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder
Cost: $10 for both members and nonmembers
Tickets: www.cmc.org/boulder
Deadline: November 2nd
Additional info: Please send us
your photos to share during the Annual Dinner slideshow which will run
during the social and dinner hours. Send photos to
dinnerpics@cmcboulder.org. For more information, see the flyer.
This year’s speaker at the 100th Denver Group Annual Dinner is none other then acclaimed adventurer, speaker and author Jeff Evans.
Jeff will tell us how he started his adventures as a “dirtbag” climber
only to achieve acclaim by pulling off what most thought was impossible
in the mountaineering world: leading blind climber Erik Weihenmayer to
the summit of Mount Everest and beyond. Jeff and Erik then went on to
climb other peaks with other disabled climbers as well as taking an
amazing 2nd place in ABC’s Expedition Impossible.
Denver Group
Date and time: Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 5 pm
Where: The Historic Mile High Station @ 2027 West Colfax
Cost: $35 (September 1-October 8)
$40 (October 9-October 31)
$45 (November 1-November 9)
$40 (October 9-October 31)
$45 (November 1-November 9)
Deadline: Save $$ by Making Reservations before October 9th. No reservations taken after November 7th.
Additional info: Choose your entree from one of the following:
Additional info: Buffet Meal Menu: Appetizer (Spanish cheeses, cured meats, olives, and roasted red peppers), salad (mixed greens with a light balsamic dressing, tricolor peppers, feta, olives, and focaccia croutons), entrée (traditional paella – saffron flavored rice combined with garlic, onions, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and optionally chicken), dessert (apple crisp). Beverages included: coffee, tea, iced tea, ice water. Remember: Price includes tax and gratuity.
Additional info: Choose your entree from one of the following:
- Parmesan Crusted Chicken served with a spicy tomato nage
- Choke Cherry Gastrique Beef Medallions
- Carmelized Onion & Heirloom Tomato Tart with a wild arugula salad and saba
Fort Collins Group
Laura Pritchett will discuss her book Great Colorado Bear Stories. Her talk will include a slideshow that covers bears in Colorado -- such as grizzlies, the last grizzly, the most famous grizzly, Enos Mills’ work to protect grizzly, current black bear research and stories, and a small call-to-action to get
people to camp and live responsibly. She will have books to sign before and after her presentation. be signing and selling her book, Great Colorado Bear Stories. After our dinner, before the talk, we will take time to vote for the Fort Collins Group Council members for the coming year. At this time we also will recognize Fort Collins CMC members who have made special efforts on behalf of our Group.
people to camp and live responsibly. She will have books to sign before and after her presentation. be signing and selling her book, Great Colorado Bear Stories. After our dinner, before the talk, we will take time to vote for the Fort Collins Group Council members for the coming year. At this time we also will recognize Fort Collins CMC members who have made special efforts on behalf of our Group.
Date and time: Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 6 pm
Where: Northside Aztlan Community Center 112 East Willow, Fort Collins, CO
Cost: Early Bird Deadline ($30 per person) - Postmark by October 27th
Final Deadline ($35 per person) - Postmark by November 5th
Final Deadline ($35 per person) - Postmark by November 5th
Tickets: Please view the flyer and send the last page in with your payment
Deadline: Postmarked by November 5th
Additional info: Buffet Meal Menu: Appetizer (Spanish cheeses, cured meats, olives, and roasted red peppers), salad (mixed greens with a light balsamic dressing, tricolor peppers, feta, olives, and focaccia croutons), entrée (traditional paella – saffron flavored rice combined with garlic, onions, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and optionally chicken), dessert (apple crisp). Beverages included: coffee, tea, iced tea, ice water. Remember: Price includes tax and gratuity.
El Pueblo Group
Date and time: Friday, November 2, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Where: Ascension Episcopal
Church, at 18th and Grand
Ave., Pueblo, CO
Cost: FREE
Tickets: Just show up!
Deadline: NoneAdditional Info: Bring a dish to share
Pikes Peak Group
Date and time: Saturday, November 3, 2012at 6 pm
Where: Warehouse Restaurant (I25 and Hwy 24 - 24 W. Cimarron)
Cost: $22
Tickets:Members and Nonmembers can register HERE
Deadline: October 26, 2012Additional Info: Please choose an entree with your ticket purchase. Please call Christie Lee with additional questions: 719-635-2336
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