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GC Archaeological Society fundraiser

ButterflyMaidenWednesday, March 20, 2024, 5:00PM (Mountain Daylight Saving Time, 4:00PM Arizona Time): the Grant County Archaeological Society (GCAS) transforms our regular monthly meeting into a special hybrid in-person and online Zoom event to be held at the Western New Mexico University Museum at Fleming Hall in support of their curation of the Museum's historic documents and photo archives.

Our Featured Speaker is historian, award-winning author, and GCAS member Carolyn O’Bagy Davis. Carolyn, a fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers, has written 16 books on topics ranging from the history of archaeology to Southwestern history to quilting. Her book Hopi Summer was selected as OneBookArizona for 2011, and Desert Trader: The Life and Quilts of Goldie Tracy Richmond, was named one of the Best Books of the Southwest 2012.

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President’s Chamber Music Series: The Moanin’ Frogs

Moanin Frogs

March 5th, 7pm

Light Hall Theater

$15

Bending genres and uplifting spirits, The Moanin’ Frogs offer an electrifying approach to chamber music. Conservatory trained and entertainment minded, their dynamic and technically precise performances of classical, ragtime, jazz, and pop delight fans across the world.

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Light Art Space - Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch

PitchforkWindmillLight Art Space is pleased to present the book launch of Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch, by local writer A.T. Cole. (University of Arizona Press).

The event takes place this Sunday February 18th from 1 – 3 pm at Light Art Space in downtown Silver City. (209 West Broadway, across from the Murray Hotel)

A.T will read passages from the book and answer questions. Signed books will be available for purchase.

As a special treat, local artist David Wait, will present woodcut prints that appear in the book, along with original wood cut blocks. Prints will be available for purchase.

Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal. The book shares the past and present history of a very special ranch south of Silver City, which is home to a rare type of regional wetland, a fragile desert grassland ecosystem, archaeological sites, and a critical wildlife corridor in a drought-stricken landscape.

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Virus Theater’s Winter Ball

Saturday, February 24th 7-11pm
at The Buckhorn Opera House Music by Rhythm Mystic 7-9pm & 
DJ Mad Z 9-11pm street tacos by the Buckhorn  

all are welcome - no cover - in gratitude to our community

See pdf flyer below:

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An Invitation to the 10th Natural History of the Gila Symposium

The 10th Biennial Natural History of the Gila Symposium artists, and in 2024 serves as a gathering for researchers, land managers, conservationists, educators to trade insights and ideas received from the Gila Region, encompassing the watersheds and adjacent areas in southwestern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, and northern Mexico. This year's Symposium holds significance as it kicks off the opening of the Gila Centennial, commemorating 100 years of the wilderness idea in the United States.  The Symposium will present previously undiscovered facets of the Gila's history, and make contributions to the comprehension of its legacy. 

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Documentary Film Learning Wild at the Silco Theater!

LearningWildSunday February 11
Learning Wild Premiere
Documentary Film
Silco Theater
Introductions by President Shepard
11 AM
Free and open to public!

Natural Curiosity and KNME organized a free premier screening of "Learning Wild", a PBS documentary about our Wild Semester and the effort to save it through the creation of the nonprofit,  Natural Curiosity, and the purchase of the Hermosa ghost town from Ted Turner.  Premier is on Sunday, the 11th of February, at 11:00 AM in the Silco theater. Doors open at 10:30 AM. There will be a question and answer session with Dr. Travis Perry, President of Natural Curiosity, and some of the Natural Curiosity board members and staff afterward. The Silco Theater in Silver City has been chosen as a premier location for the film given the extraordinary support shown by the Silver City community and the hoped-for future collaboration with WNMU. Admission is free, first come, first served, no sign up required. 

For more information go here: 
https://www.natural-curiosity.org
https://portal.knme.org/show/learning-wild/

Celebrate Love Local in Downtown Silver City

Saturday, February 10

SILVER CITY, NM — The Silver City MainStreet Project is excited to announce Love Local on February 10. Sixteen local eateries and retail shops in Historic Downtown Silver City are participating with deals, discounts, and drawings on Saturday, February 10.Love Local is the Silver City MainStreet Project's shop local campaign that is coordinated on the same day as Chocolate Fantasia and Territorial Charter Day. 

The participating businesses and promotions on February 10 are: 

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Grant County Community Concert Association - Jâca

Jaca 2

Tuesday February 20

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WNMU Fine Arts Theater

 Jâca is a clarinet and guitar duo that combines classical and world music to bring an adventurous, passionate, and completely original musical style to the stage. Jâca’s music reflects the versatility of their instruments, using Western Classical training as a base to combine with their diverse musical and cultural heritage.

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