this week up here
The best things above 4,000 feet.
About Up Here
This Week Up Here is the mountain’s community calendar—gathered, sorted, and occasionally argued over by a highly committed crew of local wildlife.
We help neighbors find things to do, meet one another, and start the gatherings they wish existed.
Keeper of the calendar
Rarely photographed. Surprisingly organized.
Sasquatch checks the dates, watches for duplicate events, and makes sure nobody accidentally schedules a trail cleanup in 1847. Claims to work remotely. Refuses to elaborate.
Chief town crier
Hears everything. Shares most of it.
The jay keeps an eye on concerts, markets, classes, meetings, and anything involving unattended snacks.
Director of food and drink
Reviews farmers markets, pancake breakfasts, happy hours, and community dinners with unusual dedication.
Has been reminded repeatedly that ‘all you can eat’ is not a personal challenge.
Community relations
Calm, observant, and usually standing in the middle of the road.
The deer welcomes new faces, checks that directions make sense, and encourages everyone to slow down and look around.
Public announcements
Handles reminders, last-minute updates, and anything that needs to be heard across several ridgelines.
Excellent projection. Questionable indoor voice.
Quality control
Quietly checks event details, suspicious links, confusing directions, and excessive exclamation points.
You may never see the bobcat working. The bobcat has definitely seen your typo.
Nightlife correspondent
Handles karaoke, live music, evening markets, and events occurring suspiciously close to a trash can.
Works late. Asks few questions.
The reason any of this works
You know about the hikes, classes, markets, meetings, game nights, cleanups, concerts, and little gatherings that make life up here feel connected.
The animals can sort the calendar. Sasquatch can stamp the paperwork. But you’re the one who knows what’s happening—and what should happen next.
Share something your neighbors should know about, or start something you wish existed.
Add an event or gatheringLife up here is better when people can find one another.
This calendar is for longtime locals, new arrivals, businesses, libraries, nonprofits, informal clubs, helpful neighbors, curious people, quiet people, and anyone trying something for the first time.
You do not need to be an official organization to add something.
Start a hike. Host a game night. Teach a skill. Organize a cleanup. Invite people for coffee. Put the thing you wish existed on the calendar and see what happens.
People across the mountain add events and gatherings.
The wildlife crew organizes them by date, community, and type. Humans remain responsible for making sure their event information is accurate.
Before heading out, check the event details and any link provided by the host. Weather, roads, schedules, and bears can all change plans.
This Week Up Here serves:
Many communities. One mountain. A surprising amount of karaoke.
Despite persistent rumors, Sasquatch does not answer email.
Questions, corrections, partnerships, and wildlife complaints can be sent to matt@thisweekuphere.com.
Events are submitted by community members and organizations. Inclusion on the calendar does not necessarily constitute endorsement. Hosts are responsible for their event information.
Find something nearby—or give your neighbors a new reason to get together.