Local Events
Local tourist information and events.
Sixteen Very Talented Artists from Mimbres, Gila, Silver City & Tucson will participate
Saturday, Oct 20 from 11:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Music by Daniel M Gutierrez from Noon - 4 p.m.
The picture is a booth from one of the Holiday Fiber Art Sales. (Courtesy Photo)A Holiday Fiber Art Sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grant County Conference Center located 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City. The sale is sponsored by the SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective.
Pictured is a float from a previous Lighted Christmas Parade. (Courtesy Photo)The holiday season will begin with the 28th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade, “A Storybook Christmas”. The Lighted Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 7 pm. This wonderful community event is sponsored by Silver City MainStreet, the Town of Silver City, and Hidalgo Medical Services.
Friday Nov 2 at 7 p.m.
Derik Nelson & Family concert will be held in WNMU's Fine Arts Center Theater. You will be attending one of the family's mainstage concerts (featured in Performing Arts Centers across the country) where you can expect pristine sound, a state of the art light show, and an integrated 20-foot video display. This innovative technical marvel designed by Dalten Nelson uses the latest in audio/video technology to take audiences on an aural and visual journey through time, space, an impressive array of landscapes, weather conditions, and musical “settings.”
Xochiquetzal: Goddess of Flowers
Saturday, October 20, 2:00-3:30 p.m., in downtown Silver City.
The Aztecan goddess of Flowers, Xochiquetzal, will appear in downtown Silver City on Saturday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 p.m., accompanied by Flower Song poets, Aztecan whistles, and copal incense, and 500-year-old Aztecan “Flower Songs” written for the goddess will be a part of the walking “posada.” The public is invited to participate. Photographs are permitted, but the goddess will not speak.
P.E.O. members preparing for a previous purse auction. Left to right are Anna Dye, Amanda Pryor, Pam Weber, Marie Martin, Karen Murphy, Nancy Champlin, Sue Teller-Marshall.Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Fossil, Vera Bradley – You could be the new owner of these name brand purses! Silver City P.E.O. Chapter BR will host the 7th annual Purse and Silent Auction on Saturday, October 27 at the First Presbyterian Church and Fellowship Hall, 1915 N. Swan Street, in Silver City.
October 11, 2018 – Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC), a 68-bed acute care hospital serving Grant County in southwest New Mexico, announced today they will again host a Trunk-or-Treat event this Halloween, October 31, 2018.
Last year was a huge success with many participants coming together to provide a fun and safe place for our community to bring the kids out for a fun night. We estimate that last year’s event was attended by 2000 to 2500 people. This year we are expecting a larger turnout due to the positive responses. We are inviting local businesses to join us in this fun family event.
Here are some details to help you plan:
-The event will be head in the front Parking lot of GRMC on Halloween from 4:00 to 8:00 PM.
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Upcoming Events
| Tue Oct 16 @12:00AM Now Showing at the Silco Theatre - Silco Theatre |
| Tue Oct 16 @10:00AM - Family Fun Program: Tissue Paper Marigolds - Silver City Museum |
| Tue Oct 16 @12:00PM - 01:00PM Copper CowBelles Meeting - Grant County Extension Complex |
| Tue Oct 16 @12:00PM - 01:00PM Silver City Rotary Club Lunch Meeting - WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 1:30PM - 03:30PM Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group - Murray Ryan Visitor Center |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 2:00PM - 03:30PM Movie and Popcorn at the Silver City Public Library - Silver City Public Library |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 5:30PM - Zumba Fitness in Hurley - Hurley Community Center |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 5:30PM - Weight Watchers - First Presbyterian Church |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 5:30PM - 06:15PM "Loving the Haters (or at Least Learning to Cope With Them)" - Lotus Center |
| Tue Oct 16 @ 6:00PM - "Fairness, Safety and Potholes: Local Issues Matter": Meet the Democrats - WNMU Miller Library |