Steamboat Pilot & Today

SATURDAY

n LIFT-UP and Steamboat Cleaners will distribute winter coats from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the former Rock, Rattle and Stroll building in the Elk River Crossing shopping center west of Steamboat Springs. Continues daily through Saturday. Call 870-0727.

n An early season classic ski clinic is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Steamboat Ski Touring Center. Cost is $35. Call 879-8180.

n Ishayas' Ascension Meditation practitioners are invited to a celebration of the Harmonic Concordance from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at 231 Fourth St. Call 879-1230.

n The Emerald City Opera presents internationally recognized tenor Mark Thomsen in concert at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and are available by calling 879-1996 or visiting the Depot Art Center, All That Jazz or Off the Beaten Path.

n The Over the Hill Gang meets from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at The Center for the Movement Arts, 1104 Lincoln Ave. Cost is $5 per person. Call 871-1213 for reservations.

SUNDAY

n St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Oak Creek will host its annual spaghetti dinner from noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children.

n "The Power of Letting Go" will be the talk given by Laredo Smith, associate minister of Unity Temple in Denver, at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Call 846-9780.

UPCOMING

n A Water Focus Group Meeting scheduled for Monday has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting is at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 in Centennial Hall, rooms 113 and 114.

n The Steamboat Springs Kiwanis Club meets at noon Monday in the Alpenglow Room at Colorado Mountain College. This week, county clerk Kay Weinland will discuss the local election. Call 879-5058.

n An open house celebrating the restoration of the Howelsen Hill Tow House will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Howelsen Hill.

n The Animal Assistance League of Northwest Colorado will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Village Inn. Call 870-7554.

n A knitting group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Epilogue Book Co. Call 846-4483.

n The annual Veterans Day breakfast is from 6 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 924 Lincoln Ave. The meal is free, but donations are accepted.

n The annual Veterans' Day Dinner begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 924 Lincoln Ave. Cost is $12.50, or free for veterans. To make reservations, call 879-9959.

n The Steamboat Clay Artisans meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Sky Pottery, 2550 Copper Ridge. Call 846-9349.

n The Nonprofit Excellence Project hosts a workshop on grant opportunities available through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Centennial Hall.

n The Downtown Business Association meets at noon Wednesday at the Tread of Pioneers Museum Utterback House. Call 870-6778.

n A multiple sclerosis support group meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Visiting Nurse Association offices, 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101. Call 870-3232.

n Students of the North Routt Community Charter School host a community dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Joni Moss will talk about her experiences in Vietnam. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Call 846-7353 to make a reservation.