Dec 1-17- Gingerbread House Tour- Vote for your favorite gingerbread house at 18 business locations throughout Monticello, Utah.

Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 Moab Swing Dance Community- meets every Wednesday 7pm. facebook.com/moabswingdance

Dec 9 Know Before You Go- Free film about avalanche awareness at 6:00 pm at the Moab Arts & Recreation Center, 111 E 100 N. see Winter Recreation article on page 3B

Dec 10-11 Holiday Craft Fair at Moab Valley Inn Friday & Saturday 9am - 5 pm.

Dec 10-11 Moab Museum presents Carving Katsintithu- The third carver of the season, Shawn Deel will demonstrate how his work blends tradition and new ideas. Visit Moab Museum to see the temporary exhibition entitled Hopi Datsina: Evolving Styles, Enduring Meanings featuring a wide array of vibrantly painted datsintithu–widely known as kachina dolls. For more info visit moabmuseum.org see page 14A

Dec 10, 11 Christmas Craft Fair 9am-8pm daily. Moab Valley Inn Conference Room. 711 South Main St. Moab

Dec 10 Hoop Dancing Performance - With Joseph Secody & Patrick Willie . 7pm at the Moab Arts & Recreation Center : Dance Room Free. 111 E. 100 N. Moab

Dec 11 La Sal Cowboy Christmas Craft Fair- 9am-3pm La Sal Community Center

Dec 13 A Christmas with David Archuleta - David Is Back For A New Christmas Tour This Winter. Don't Miss It! 7:30pm at Star Hall, 159 E Center Street. Tickets: disciplelive.ticketspice.com/david-archuleta-moab

Dec 14 Science Moab On Tap–Joel Berger- Bighorn Sheep in Moab's Playground - Casualty, Bio-cultural Resource, or Something Else? Beer-fueled science is back! An indoor/outdoor event at Spitfire Smokehouse (bring your jackets) Free! Doors open at 5:30 pm, talks from 6-7pm. see p.16A

Dec 14 Moonflower Co-op- 5% Day for Resiliency Hub. Every second Tuesday of the Month, Moonflower donates 5% of the day’s sales to a local organization that furthers our mission of providing socially responsible foods, goods, and education in promotion of a healthy, sustainable community. This month, Moonflower’s 5% Day will be donated to the Resiliency Hub. Join us in supporting this organization by shopping the co-op! 8am - 8pm

Dec 15, 22, 29 Moab Swing Dance Community- meets every Wednesday 7pm. facebook.com/moabswingdance
Dec 17 Monticello Community Christmas Party Santa will be there, and winners of Gingerbread House Tour will be announced. 6pm-8pm

Dec 18 Breakfast with Santa at Moab Diner All kids get free pancake and bacon breakfast. 7am-11am

Dec 18 Moab Christmas Dance & Social- Swing Dance 6pm at the MARC (Moab Arts & Recreation Center) 111 E 100 N facebook.com/moabswingdance

Dec 22, 29 Moab Swing Dance Community- meets every Wednesday 7pm. facebook.com/moabswingdance

Dec 22,23,24 The Nutcracker Ballet - Grand Junction at Colorado Mesa University's Robinson Theatre presented by Absolute Dance & Performing Arts. Tickets www.absolutedancegj.com $15 for youth 12 & under Adults $25 Wednesday matinee $12. see article on pg 7A

Dec 25 Christmas Eve see Holiday Dining Guide page 8A

Dec 25 Christmas

Dec. 30- Year-End Customer Appreciation Sale. Stock up for the winter and save when you shop at Moonflower Co-op during our Year-End Customer Appreciation Sale! Owners save 15% off any purchase all day and all other customers receive 5% off everything in the store. 8am - 8pm

Dec 29 Moab Swing Dance Community- meets every Wednesday 7pm. facebook.com/moabswingdance

Dec 31 New year's Eve see Holiday Dining Guide page 8A

Jan 1 New Year's Day

Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 Moab Swing Dance Community- meets every Wednesday 7pm. facebook.com/moabswingdance

Jan 11 Science Moab On Tap–R.E. Burrillo- Farming High & Dry: What Chemistry and Collaborative Archaeology Reveal about Agriculture in Ancient Bears Ears Beer-fueled science is back! An indoor/outdoor event at Spitfire Smokehouse (bring your jackets) Doors open at 5:30 pm, talks from 6-7pm. Free! see page 16A

Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 14-16 .. 23rd Annual Bluff Balloon Festival-
bluffutah.org/bluffballoonfestival

Jan 19-22 Moab Quilt Retreat- 14 classes to learn from. Canyonland Quilts. canyonlandquilts.com and Facebook. 435.355.0358 see ad p.15A

Jan 29 Arches Ultra- 9K, 50K, Half Marathon & 50 mile. Arches Ultra travels along the border of Arches National Park, using Bar M, Klonzo, and Klondike Trail Systems. The trails are smooth and easy at points, technical slick rock at others, and there’s even some sand to shake things up. Winter is a great time to be in Moab running, and we’ve chosen a lower elevation run, that will give you views of the towering Moab cliffs, Arches National Park, and the snow covered La Sals. www.madmooseevents.com

Jan 31-Feb 5 Winterlude 2022, Moab Music Festival.

Feb 4, 11, 18 SYFY Film Series- held at Moab Arts & Rec Ctr.

Feb 5-6 43rd Annual Canyonlands Classic Bowling Tournament- Gravel Pit Lanes. USBC Certified. Team, Doubles, and Singles cash prizes. For info: Gravel Pit Lanes, 1078 Millcreek Dr, Moab. (435) 259-4748

Feb 7 Canyonlands Business Summit- sponsored by Grand County, 8am-5pm, at the Hoodoo, Curio Collection by Hilton. 111 North 100 West. For more info contact: balter@grandcountyutah.net

Feb 8 Science Moab On Tap–Michele Rehbein- Who runs the world? Girls Mosquitoes: Keeping up with the world’s deadliest animal. Beer-fueled science is back! An indoor/outdoor event at Spitfire Smokehouse (bring your jackets) Doors open at 5:30 pm, talks from 6-7pm. Free! see p. 16A

Feb 12-13 43rd Annual Canyonlands Classic Bowling Tournament- Gravel Pit Lanes. USBC Certified. Team, Doubles, and Singles cash prizes.For info: Gravel Pit Lanes, 1078 Millcreek Dr, Moab. (435) 259-4748

Feb 14 Valentines Day

Feb 19-20 43rd Annual Canyonlands Classic Bowling Tournament- Gravel Pit Lanes. USBC Certified. Team, Doubles, and Singles cash prizes.For info: Gravel Pit Lanes, 1078 Millcreek Dr, Moab. (435) 259-4748

Feb 19 Moab's Red Hot- 33K and 55K. We will continue to use the newly designed Red Hot course in 2022. We will start and finish at Gemini Bridges parking area. madmooseevents.com

Feb 21 Presidents' Day

Community Soup and Bread Lunch
Thursdays from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the St. Francis Episcopal Chruch (250 Kane Creek Boulevard, Moab). Call St. Francis Episcopal Church at 435 259-5831 for information.

Community Food Pantry
Fridays from 5-7pm at the St. Francis Episcopal Church (250 Kane Creek Boulevard, Moab) Call St. Francis Episcopal Church at 435 259-5831 for information.

Moab ArtTrails Sculpture Exhibit - See Map on page 13B of November issue or visit   moabarttrail.org

VIRTUAL Yoga Classes with Star Kolb Live, interactive, online yoga classes that are surprisingly and wonderfully personal. Go to website for zoom connection at www.sundari-designs.com mindivine@gmail.com.