
January 22nd, 2026
Season 2026 Episode 4 | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
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January 22nd, 2026
Season 2026 Episode 4 | 28m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
ðŸŽðŸŽ¶ðŸŽ¬ There’s something for everyone on this week’s Experience Michiana! We visit with Sean and Ricky to get the scoop on the upcoming shows and films coming to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.From stunning dance performances and incredible live music to award-winning movies at the Browning Cinema, the DeBartolo continues to bring world-class entertainment to th...
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Get my shoes in.
Out the door.
Five.
I'm lost.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.
Feels great.
I'm gonna shine.
After I do what I'm gonna do.
I do it again.
Yeah.
Look at the sky with the beautiful color.
But never just for me.
You gotta share it with another.
I got to show, to give.
Let I want singing show.
Take a look and say a beautiful morning that turns into a beautiful evening.
And together make beautiful art.
And if you wanna see that, come along with me.
That's right.
Welcome to Experience Michiana.
It is still freezing outside, but there is so much happening in the Michiana area.
Inside where it's nice and warm, we're going to look back at 2023 to the Apex Climbing gym where Courtney went up the rock wall.
But first, we're headed over to DeBartolo, to the Performing Arts Center, where we find out what's on stage and screen.
It's always nice to be on the stage, and I have my favorite folks with me here.
I know I say that all the time, but I love you guys so much.
Sean and Ricky, thank you guys for joining me.
We're here at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and you guys have a phenomenal lineup.
This is our first time talking in 2026.
So we're back in school back in session and we're ready to go at this I love the lineup that you guys have this year.
Oh thanks.
Yeah.
Let's go ahead and get started.
Great.
Yeah.
Like you said students are back.
We're ready to kick off the spring semester.
And we do that with our presenting series.
So our live performances, we do that with Uzima Drum and dance.
So that's amazing.
They're great at South Bend own African drumming and dance ensemble that we have worked with for well over a decade, probably 15 or Kelly has been a part of that.
Kelly is amazing and we love her.
She's great.
And so this year they're continuing this sort of MLK celebration.
They, they do a performance and, honor and spirit of MLK this year, it's called Asha prepare you the way.
So sort of take it for.
Yeah.
What is that?
So it's it's sort of taking the path less traveled.
And Asha, sort of, you know, peace be with you.
So I love that.
Exactly.
So, again, this is part of the Notre Dame's larger walk.
The walk week and spirit of MLK.
I mean, that's where, you know, we've we've been collaborating with Uzima every year on wonderful, wonderful.
And when is the date for that one?
That is Saturday, January 24th.
And that's one that you want to get your tickets for.
Oh, absolutely.
I know it's a big crowd that comes out for that.
And you know it sells extremely well.
It's affordable.
It's just a great way to support our local artistry, our local artists, the wonderful artistry of Uzima.
So please.
Yeah, come on out.
And I love I mean, I've been to these before.
People get up in an audience and they're dancing along with it too, right.
That's the spirit is very fun, very.
Absolutely.
All right.
What do you have after that?
And then we have, you know, we we bring in, we have a small series of guest organists.
So we have four organist every year.
And so in the spring semester we have two of those.
Our first one is Nicole Simental and she's actually a graduate of the Sacred Music program.
So she's coming back as an alumna to perform, works by Bach and Mendelssohn and Buxtehude, on the organ.
And this, a lot of people don't realize.
I didn't even realize because I'm looking around.
And where is the organist?
Not in here, but we have a small organ hall, so it's, only 80.
It's intimate, but it's a very large volume of space with lots of wonderful acoustics.
The sound bounces around for for 4.5 seconds.
How long has the organ been here?
The organ, when the organ was, commissioned and built, when the building was built.
So just about 20 years ago, 21 years.
They built the building around the organ.
You know, that's the way to do it.
Exactly, exactly.
Yeah.
But it's, you know, we could take a tour some other time of the organ to heart.
But the space was built for that instrument, which was built in the style of the 17th century Northern Germanic.
We can get pretty nerdy if you want those details.
I mean, people love that.
Exactly.
In fact, Books to Huda, which is one of the works that Nicole is playing, is perfectly situated on that.
And wonderful, wonderful.
And like you said, it's a smaller space.
So again, you want to make sure you get your tickets.
Exactly.
And again, prices are very, very affordable always which I love.
Yeah.
Awesome.
Thank you guys.
And then we continue on.
It doesn't stop there.
We have a little, something for everyone.
We've talked about dance organ, and now we have a performance by actors from the London stage.
Notre Dame's, Shakespeare Notre Dame program brings in the actors from the London stage every semester.
These are five actors that play all of the roles.
At this case, as you like it.
Oh, that's a good one.
That's a good one.
You know, lots of, you know, mistaken identity and fun.
It's it's a blast.
But to have all five actors play all of the roles, which just maybe the the tip of a hat or a flower to designate different roles as a it's a lot of fun.
Very interesting.
It's about the text a distills it down.
There's not heavy scenery, it's just that you really get to understand and play and up the text of Shakespeare.
I love that I know I've talked to the Shakespeare folks in a number of time here, and they always are just so phenomenal and so wonderful to to speak with you.
So I'm glad that you guys have them coming in.
That's coming in January, end of January.
Correct.
January 28th through the 30th.
So a couple of performances for three performances.
But those sell out because a lot of classes come.
They take up a lot of seats.
So come get your tickets soon because those are that is almost sold out okay.
Very good to know.
All right.
Let's move a little bit into we got some movies some movie theater.
All right.
Let's do this.
So we start we have our annual.
We are now in our third decade of the Notre Dame.
Yes.
Of the Notre Dame Student Film Festival, which compiles some of the best films that were made by students as part of their courses.
Over the last year.
Okay.
And it is a short film festival.
So you have, you know, anywhere from a three minute to about 12 minute, short films, some documentaries, some narrative and showcasing a lot of different genres, a lot of different styles and a lot of plucky ness that, you know, you have at 3 a.m.
and you're a 21 year old, you make a movie.
I remember I did a film class in college, too, and I remember that's exactly what we were doing, all working in the editing bay, you know, putting something together at three.
Yeah.
It's, let's put on a show, slap something on the screen and say, I wonder what great stuff comes out of that.
It does.
It's very interesting.
And then you have a chance to vote as well.
So the audience is a jury member.
And then there's kind of a festival award to.
And that happens that evening same time that well that's on Sunday Sunday.
That was the culminating screening of it.
And that is the last weekend in January.
And we have as well with that or sorry, the the 23rd through the 25th.
Okay.
Is that one.
Okay.
And then we also have, burning down the classic starting.
This is our community class.
So, for two hours of film, you can sign up for this course, and it's 12 weeks, and we are unpacking, French actresses.
And it's all built around a guest appearance by ice America, who is incredibly important in the French language cinema world for making it more inclusive and understanding.
And she's going to come to campus and give a talk.
And she's a filmmaker.
She's an actress out of West Africa and Paris.
And so what we did was look at some of the old guard French films and centered around female performances.
And then we'll be looking at kind of the more decolonize films after spring break.
I love all of the the thought process that she's put into these years.
So now I tell you this all the time, but you're amazing.
And you did.
It's, well, that's a lot of fun and and but this is a community, so they can participate in the class too.
So we have we'll have talks, we have conversations, we'll have readings.
And it's every Thursday at 630.
We're starting with Eight Women, which is a film that showcases generations of big French, language actresses.
By Francois.
And I need to know French to watch these.
We have some subtitles.
Okay, okay.
But, it's a great way to brush off, you know?
Whatever.
Later.
I think I saying, like, the only word I know in French.
Then you bring your dictionary.
Yeah.
And some quick fingers, and that translates everything for me.
So this is a film where you see a lot of them, and then we're going to go back chronologically and kind of work through.
So we have Hiroshima mon Amour, Band of Outsiders, Godard's big film.
That kind of starts in some ways the French New Wave are really kicks it off.
And then, Agnes Varda is Jane B for Agnes V, which is a film that profiles Jane Birkin in a very interesting way.
Okay.
So that will be running the entire semester.
You can check it out, sign up and get you.
Yeah, yeah.
And what was the first date that that starts then that starts on January 22nd.
Okay.
And if I jump in halfway, can I do that or do I need to do the whole time?
You can pick individual titles as well.
So if you might see a one that you're not in for the pound but you're in for a penny, you can come check that out too.
Okay.
And then we also have some new releases.
So we're showing, for those of you who maybe didn't catch us on Netflix or want to see it again, alongside a lot of other people, we have the new Knives Out mystery.
Wake up Dead Man Eye, which has a really interesting Catholic underpinning to it, which many women expect.
Interesting to unpack here.
We have Jafar Panahi is Palme d'Or winner.
It was just an accident.
This is the, master Iranian filmmaker.
Yeah.
You just heard about that one, too?
Yeah, yeah.
A lot of these you might have seen if you watch the Golden Globes, I did.
Yeah.
So I'm looking at this list of the Oscar nominees.
If you're trying to get those films, we'll be highlighting a lot of them.
During the, during the spring semester.
Another one that you might see is sentimental Value out of Scandinavia.
And then to, Ronnie and Mary Brunson had worked on a couple of different films, if I like.
So I kick You.
That's one that Rose Byrne won the Golden Globe for.
And then, Marty Supreme that.
Yep.
Tim.
Timmy Chowmein.
Yeah.
Once.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
So we have a great line up here.
Let's jump back into some performances because I know we have another organist playing.
Exactly.
So, getting us through sort of mid-February.
First we have, bespoke in by Emorja Roberson, who's a doctoral student here at Notre Dame a number of years ago who now teaches at Emory University.
But he's coming back and sort of the culminating, week of the walk, the walk week with a performance called bespoke in, which is sort of a gospel spoken word, hip hop, sacred music, evening, celebrating the complexity of blackness.
Okay.
Yeah.
All right.
And then we do move on to Christian McBride and Ursa major.
Christian McBride is, as well known jazz bass player with his ensemble Ursa major.
It's a jazz quintet.
He hosts, Jazz Night in America on NPR.
Some folks know that.
There you go.
But he's coming to perform.
In addition to that, he'll be, a clinician for the Collegiate Jazz Fest, which has been going on here at Notre Dame since, I believe, 1959, so well over 50 years, that festival has been running.
And he'll be acting as a clinician to give these students.
And that's a special one because that was happening on Valentine's Day.
So Friday night is a great jazz date night.
Grab dinner somewhere near here and come on in for a wonderful evening.
And then finally, we do the guest organist, who's actually performing at the basilica.
So not in this building, but just across campus.
And that wonderful large instrument, David Joni's so he's sort of closing out our organ series for the semester.
And then that takes us through mid-February.
Perfect.
All right.
We have a couple more that are coming up, too.
Yeah.
Let's crank out these.
So we have our professor think of other films.
These are Sunday at 1 p.m.. They're dollars again.
And, for pop, a dollar for popcorn.
We have a sports theme this year, so we'll be leaning into the Winter Olympics a little bit later on in March.
But until then, we have Bend it Like Beckham.
Give me a soccer ball.
Remember the Titans.
Give me a yes.
Okay.
We have the Karate Kid from.
Is it the classic hand?
Oh, the new one for maybe your children.
Yeah.
Not a sister, but a classic to some, and, giving us martial arts.
The Miracle Season, which is a film about Iowa actually targeted to Iowans here.
And volleyball film and then BMX bandits.
So it's a really funny movie.
You're already laughing.
So that's why I don't think you can, but it's Nicole Kidman before she has Nicole Kidman.
Oh.
It's a lot of kids haven't heard of the tough stuff on bikes.
All right.
And another note, we have a it's not with Nicole Funder, but, Sunday or Saturday, January 24th at 1 p.m.. We have an alarm coming in.
Who created a new TV show that's debuting on WNIT, and its called Phoebe and J, and this is a show that encourages literacy and uses science, to back its programing so kids are able to read more easily.
Absolutely.
And so we're going to have a sneak peek of that.
Come see the show before anyone seen it.
Oh that's right, it will be coming out.
Man is going to be there.
It's going to be a whole deal.
So people can come see some episodes and then learn from DVD who will be here.
The Nerd Dame alum to talk about, you know, how she got it.
Industry, how you create shows like I love that and learn a little bit about how the programing that you and your children might love is made and why it's important to to have that.
Yeah, I love it.
Absolutely.
All right.
And I know we have Black History Month coming that's starting.
So we have with the initiative on race and Resilience.
We have a small capsule series of interesting movies.
We have Douglas Circus, Imitation of Life, a remake from the 30s that he made in the 50s about a black woman, who is passing, and Hedda, a reimagination of the it's in play.
And then lastly, black news terms and conditions, which is, great.
Is it a comedy?
No.
I said, oh, wow, that's repatriation.
And it's, Afrofuturism, and it's about zeppelins that take, a gallery show across the slave trade and it's, it's, a really interesting injury and something that you probably aren't going to see, you know, every day on TV.
And I'm just like, this is why you do all the work that you do, because this is the stuff that people maybe don't have an opportunity to see otherwise.
And it's offered right here in our backyard.
And I love watching it.
I love watching it with other people.
That's part of the joy.
So you can come out and bandy about with your seat mates and you know, people around you and talk about these wild things that people are making.
Awesome.
Now let's just talk real quick.
Where can people get tickets for everything and find the schedule of events?
Performing arts dot indeed, Edu has all of these as well as many, many other events and performances and screenings that are taking place.
And I love that these are all open to the community, so everyone's welcome.
You don't have to be a student here or a professor here.
This is all open to the community.
So thank you guys so much.
Thank you.
Hey, we're checking out a new place here in Mishawaka, and I'm excited for this.
I actually saw this recently on social media.
I thought, that is fascinating.
I've never seen anything like this in our Michiana community, and I have with us time one of the co-owners.
Hey, we're checking out the Apex climbing gym.
Climbing.
This isn't just one rock wall here.
Yeah, we have multiple rock walls.
We have a lot of stuff, a lot of things for you to adventure up and around and explore.
But, it is it is rock climbing.
Yeah.
We're going to do rock climbing.
There's some other things too, but mostly rock climbing.
And you guys have a variety of options that people can utilize to.
Yeah.
Is it really for anyone or it is, from 2 to 100.
If you can climb a ladder, we have routes for you to climb.
If you are a monkey and you can't climb crazy hard stuff, we have things that you won't be able to climb that are so difficult.
So, we have, professional level, but we also have a lot, especially being new to the area.
We said a lot of fun, easy routes, which is what I'm going to get you on to start.
And then and then I think, I think you're going to do good.
Well, and then we'll maybe, you know, get you go up to the next level.
So, but, yeah, lots of options, lots of things.
Now, how did you bring this idea here to Mishawaka?
So I'm originally from Colorado, so I don't know.
I don't know, maybe I should say it's like in my DNA, like a mountain man, granola eating kind of guy.
Well, I guess so.
Then how long have you been climbing for?
So I've been climbing almost 20 years.
So I started in college and, and then it just it's always been a hobby and been able to climb all over the world.
Actually, I've gotten to travel abroad and do it, and it's been fun and then started helping out with climbing gyms and just step by step, you know, more involved, to the point where I was able to design and help build this facility and co-owner and going to be general manager of it.
So it's kind of amazing.
I look back like, how did that all happen?
But yeah, I had, a passion and it's fun.
And what I'm really passionate about above climbing is community and people being able to find healthy, active things to do, positive community and you'll find the climbing community are some of the coolest people you ever meet.
They're super encouraging because it's not me versus you, it's it's you versus the wall.
Yeah, yeah, you.
And no matter whether it's the easiest route in the gym or the hardest route in the gym, everybody's like, do it.
You know, crush it.
Yeah, yeah.
So and you know, we walked around a little bit beforehand.
We're going to show some of the things too.
But you really do have that community space here.
What are some of the unique things that you have here aside from just the rock walls themselves?
Yeah, totally.
So I mean, we have a cool little lounge area hanging over there.
We have a toddler play space, which is great for the littles.
I have a almost two year old boy.
Okay.
And, and he just goes to town in there, but it's like a mini rock wall in there.
Yeah, there is a rock wall, a place, there's toys and stuff.
And, and so we also have a training area, full weight set up, kind of CrossFit esque type setup.
And then, we have, space for birthday parties, our loft space for events, and, and then, you know, a competition wall, which is going to be really neat to see what competition.
But like, it's a it's a full it's designed for USA climbing, competitions.
So we are a region designed for me.
Yeah.
Well there's a there's some routes on there you can do but one, the one the competitors come, we will set some harder stuff for them because they're like wow they're really good.
But but we've actually been we're on the map to host USA climbing competition.
So this coming fall, we're planning to get in, in on one of those qualifying events, and we'll be hosting competitions for our region here, which will be really fun.
That's amazing.
And it's so great to have this right here.
And, you know, really kind of the heart of Michiana.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
We and this location was we knew if we could convince people that it would work because there's not any around here.
So the whole proof of concept that it would do really well.
And we've only been open a week now and people are loving it and they're saying, thank you so much.
We've been waiting for ten years, 15 years for something like this.
So, it's been really cool to hear that feedback that we built it, and people are coming and they're having fun.
So and I feel like, you know, I've been in the area for, gosh, I think 20 years now too.
And so we've seen, you know, kind of the pop up one that does come up to you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's really for me here too has started to gain that interest in our community.
So it's great to kind of expand this.
Why don't we go take a look at.
Yeah we have offer here.
Totally.
Let's do it.
Not time.
When someone starts off here, can you kind of give us a tutorial.
Yeah.
We move moving.
So first thing, we got the climbing shoes.
Got them.
Did you waiver the safety video check in.
So after that this is important chalk.
So you can put your hand in here.
You get a little bit of chalk on the fingers.
Yeah.
Go ahead and you can Yep.
Just rub like that.
And then you can just set that off to the side.
So then we have route.
So every route has got the tags on it.
Kind of the starting point.
Yep.
So okay start both hands here.
We're going to fall.
All the red holds up to where it says finish.
And so do you want me to go first or do you want to go first.
You you wouldn't you sure you I can go.
Okay.
So, so you're just going to step, and these are all really good holds.
Is there like, specific things as far as techniques that you need to use to do climbing?
That is a good question.
So if you notice, I'm always keeping my feet under me.
You're like a spider.
And thank you.
And, I do want to keep this balance and really push with my legs.
I'm not pulling as much with that.
Okay?
So you get to the top, you're like, yeah, I did it, you know, and then you can use whatever you want to come down.
These white holds are also good.
Those are like your get down easy buttons.
A little hop off okay.
All right.
You guys ready for this?
So this is I've started.
So yeah you can do the yellow and that's a great one.
Yep.
Okay.
And where do I go to here.
You can grab that's got a lot of options.
So just take your time work your feet up.
Oh she is very good.
Yep.
All right.
How am I doing.
Where do I go.
Left foot up.
So you have a nice base there.
Very nice.
Bring that right foot up.
Yeah.
You got it.
Yeah.
Look at that.
Now how do I get down?
Okay, so just take your time.
Yeah.
You can come down the same if you want to come over.
I think you're fine coming down the yellows.
Yeah.
You can jump from there if you want to walk today.
That was you did.
It was super good.
That's awesome.
So if I can do it, a lot of people can do it too.
I think we got a challenge or a little bit more, I think.
Next start.
All right, let's see what else you have.
Okay.
Cool.
Yeah.
So this is kind of like is this the easy wall.
It's more of a kind of easy thing.
It's it can be easy but also can be really hard if you know, going up something like this.
This is that for your hand.
This is for your hand.
This pink one.
Really tough.
And you step on these little guys.
But that's that's not what I'm going to have, you guys.
I'm going to we're going to stick to the red tag.
So this one though is not about pulling.
This one is about footwork.
So start with these two.
And then you can step on all these triangles and the yellows and work your way to the top.
Seriously.
Yep.
Oh geez.
So you got that yellow block.
Yep.
Okay.
Cut this way and then walk your feet up.
So this is all about getting the feet up where do I put this.
So stand up.
Maybe this one here.
Yeah.
There we go I'm sure.
Yeah.
What's sometimes hurt.
Yeah, sometimes it helps.
Yeah.
I don't know, brother.
Now bring your foot up again to the yellow one.
Yep.
So this is all about leaning forward so you can grab that triangle out left there.
You're doing this.
My Tyrannosaurus rex arms up a little bit right there.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
There you go.
I'm gonna hope there's one up.
Yeah.
Now step through.
Right foot on their left foot over there.
And now you're coming across that last triangle that's where you finish.
So stand up on that left foot.
Yes.
Both hands on it to make it official.
Yeah.
Cool.
Very cool ladder now.
Very cool.
So you got the white ones to come down on.
Nice job.
Yeah.
So really, I mean, you guys have a lot of varieties here.
We do.
That is true.
Try to.
And I did sign my waiver.
There you go.
Really good job.
Make sure I'm close to it there.
Yep.
You're good from there.
Okay.
Nice.
Nice job, nice job.
It's a workout.
Yeah, it's full body.
I mean, in that one, you can tell like that one, you're not pulling as much, but you're having to lean and balance.
So your core, your legs, the pistol squat you're stepping up.
Sure.
So it's, and it's a workout for the mind because it's a puzzle.
Like, this one's really pretty, you know?
And for my short arms and my short legs, I can't see everything.
Yeah, yeah, you did good.
You didn't know you were some other things too, that you offer it, and I don't.
You know what I say we check that one.
Yeah.
The adjustable wall is really cool.
So, this route, you start with your hands on the greens and then your feet are on the purples.
You go across the the blues and then you finish at the red one.
Okay.
And so this is really cool because you can there's all these variety options.
You can do all these different routes.
So how many different handles are there there.
Oh they're probably hundreds hundreds.
But I know on this wall there's ten 10,000 climbs.
So you'll never get bored basically climbing.
And that's a great thing.
You guys have a lot of options as far as you know how close is this to simulating real life?
Really close actually.
This maybe any of the mountains that you've played before?
Yeah.
Being from Colorado.
No, this, this training board, it's called the Tension Board.
And then some of our stuff down here really gets you strong to do outdoor climbing.
Okay, and soon we'll have a tread wall coming soon.
Like a treadmill, a tread wall.
It's a rotating climbing wall where you can climb, like, forever, basically.
Like.
And so that that gets a lot of the endurance.
If you were to climb a big wall wall.
So this one you can climb, but this also tilts down and makes you more.
Yeah, yeah.
So let's try it at this angle and then we'll kick it back.
And are you doing this.
Yeah I can I'll go, I'll go, I can go on it.
So I'm going to start here.
So you go to the blues.
Yep.
And so if you notice my I'm always twisting just to get rid of a little bit of a foot slip there.
That's all right though.
Yeah.
It helps you be balanced in the wall.
There you go then finish at the red okay.
So now this whole thing can tilt.
Yeah.
So here watch this.
This is kind of fun.
And back.
Oh that's pretty cool.
Yeah.
And so it's it can go all the way down to 70 degrees.
So when we talk about our kids hanging from the ceiling you can bring them here literally to hang from the ceiling.
That's what we're talking about.
That's incredible.
Look at this.
Oh my gosh.
All right, well, let's, See.
Okay.
So how do you do it again.
Yeah.
You can do that one again.
Or do you want to do it.
You want it.
I don't think you should try it.
Try it.
You get a hold on to the beginning of it.
Where do I start?
The purple foot.
Yeah, yeah.
That's it.
Yes.
So the I. Yeah it really is a lot of core strength for it.
Yeah.
So here I've really got to get my feet under me.
And I'm actually using different I imagine when people come and do this they find that they had muscles they didn't know they had afterwards.
Well because they get sore where they had never been sore before.
So a lot of the twisting motion and actually your calves and stuff, yeah, it hits you in weird spots and obviously the forearms.
Yeah.
People climb and then they struggle to open the door.
So don't try to open the door to open the door for the jelly jar.
After this it might not happen.
So we go check out that championship wall.
Yeah.
Let's do it.
So time.
This is the championship kind of competition.
Competition wall.
Yeah this is going good.
Host competitions for USA climbing and and even World Cups.
If they ever come here that'd be cool.
There's international climbing competitions but this is set up to host something like that.
So we're looking to have one of those in the fall.
With USA climbing here which would be cool.
That's amazing.
Now for people who want to come and check this out.
Yeah, yeah.
How do they do that?
Do they need to register ahead of time?
You can do your waiver online.
Apex climbing gym.com.
That will help with your check in process.
But then come to the gym.
We got the shoes.
We got the chalk.
We'll get you checked in.
We're open 12 to 9 Monday through Saturday and then 12 to 6 on Sunday.
And and so if you show up at noon, we'll be here and and yeah, bring bring friends.
It's really fun to do with friends like come and try it out and it can be family friendly.
I was saying, I have a monkey child a bring me to three like this would be perfect for her.
She would be in her happy place.
Totally, totally.
And that's one thing we're going to do.
In July, we're going to be launching some climbing camps for kids.
Oh, and in the fall, we're actually going to be launching our youth programs.
We'll have climbing teams, recreational and competitive teams.
Just, you know, stuff like that to get the whole family involved.
That's awesome.
Yeah.
Thanks so much for bringing this here today and, giving us all another opportunity to get out, but enjoy this or.
Yes.
Yeah.
Move around.
Bring the mountains to us.
If you are trying to do I love it.
Thank you so much for.
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