Past Events

Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) and American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are naturally co-occurring across most of their overlapping distributions in western N. America. The southern limit of the natural range of mountain goats is in Idaho, whereas American pikas occur naturally as far south as New Mexico. However, the mountain goat range has been extended southwards with the establishment of translocated subpopulations in Utah and Colorado. These mountain goats now share habitat with pikas, providing an opportunity to study potential ecological…

The Moab Free Concert Series presents a family-friendly free live music performance at Swanny City Park. The series runs from 6 PM to 9 PM. Moab Free Concerts will take place at Swanny City Park, FOUR Fridays in SUMMER 2024: June 28, July 19, August 2, & August 16.

Beep Beep Beep! Tweet tweet! Sounds are all around us and play an important role in our experience with the landscape. The National Park Service is beginning to understand the relationship between sound and the inherent resources within the park. By preserving the natural sound we all can enjoy our national wonders a little more.

Join National Park Ranger Robert Anderson to learn about the history of the National Park Service's iconic uniform through a gender and racial lens. There is a lot of history to glean from the uniform that is recognizable throughout the world.

The Moab Free Concert Series presents a family-friendly free live music performance at Swanny City Park. The series runs from 6 PM to 9 PM. Moab Free Concerts will take place at Swanny City Park, FOUR Fridays in SUMMER 2024: June 28, July 19, August 2, & August 16.

The Moab Free Concert Series presents a family-friendly free live music performance at Swanny City Park. The series runs from 6 PM to 9 PM. Moab Free Concerts will take place at Swanny City Park, FOUR Fridays in SUMMER 2024: June 28, July 19, August 2, & August 16.

Join Moab author Michael Engelhard in a talk about his 58-day, 1,000-mile solo trek through Alaska’s Brooks Range. On this journey, Engelhard crossed the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Gates of the Arctic National Park before launching an inflatable canoe on the Noatak River, North America’s largest undammed watershed. Trained as a cultural anthropologist and having worked for twenty-five years as an outdoor instructor and guide, Engelhard will also show clips from the film "Alone Across Alaska" and sign copies…

Your passport to adventure and romance just arrived: join the library for Classic Movies at the Moab Library this winter, beginning with "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Refreshments provided! Free! Rated PG

This free, engaging science talk will showcase the astounding ecological and hydrological recovery happening along the Colorado and San Juan rivers. A local team of river runners and researchers, known as Returning Rapids, will share what's happening along these two southeastern Utah waterways as Lake Powell recedes amidst intense drought.

What does it mean to be an ally to our indigenous communities? Voices Unheard is a powerful short film that sheds light on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). The film emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and action in addressing this crisis. Join us for a screening and a community discussion with Sandra Billie, Indigenous Community Coordinator, Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center to explore these challenges and how we can support efforts for change. Free!

Join the Utah Avalanche Center and the Lower Utah Nordic Alliance (LUNA) in Moab for the 3nd Annual Winter Kickoff Party and Fundraiser on Saturday, Dec 14th from 6:00-9:00 PM at The Moab Arts and Recreation Center (MARC). This event will support avalanche forecasting, education, and winter recreation in Southeast Utah. There will be live music, ski waxing, beer, and an opportunity drawing of donated items. The ticket price includes: 1 Beverage 2 Opportunity Drawing Tickets Ski/Board Waxing Live Music…

This free, engaging science talk will delve into the intense floods rushing through Moab more and more frequently. Chris Wilkowske, a local hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, will discuss why these floods are happening and how they're tracked, measured and studied.

Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. Rated PG, 2hr, 4m. Everyone welcome!

Private Investigator Mike Hammer is pulled into a deadly mystery in this Noir classic when he stops to pick up a beautiful hitchhiker. Based on stories by Mickey Spillane. Refreshments provided! Free!

Free! An artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examining her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Presented by Grand County Public Library and Moab Valley Multicultural Center in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

National Outdoor Book Award-winner Scott Graham will discuss his latest National Park mystery "Death Valley Duel," featuring mysterious deaths in the ultrarunning community, along with special guest local endurance athlete Danelle Ballengee. Free! Presented by Grand County Public Library and Back of Beyond Books.