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The SW Word Fiesta Presents: A Gathering of Readings & Music
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 19 October 2023 19 October 2023
On Sunday, October 29, 1:30 - 3:00 pm MDT at the WNMU Miller Library the 2023 Southwest Word Fiesta will end with a special gathering of words and music. Three authors will share readings from their books -- two of the authors will read from newly-debuted books. The celebrated duo known as MoonShine will entertain following the readings.
Heather D. Frankland will read from her new poetry chapbook, Midwest Musings. Midwest Musings, inspired by a dual perspective of home, explores roots that anchor and scattered thoughts on place and identity. The poems in this chapbook find magic in the mundane, whether that be in recounting an old story, loving a creek, or saving a luna moth. Readers come to a understand that no matter where you move, the roots of home run deep.
Elise Stuart, author of My Mother and I, We Talk Cat, and Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, writes of Midwest Musings: “Frankland’s unique voice brings the ordinary alive. Her keen observations are revealing and honest.”
Sounds of Silence Tribute
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 19 October 2023 19 October 2023
The Grant County Community Concert Association presents Sounds of Silence Tribute, a concert that journeys back in time to the 1970s Greenwich Folk Village Scene. The concert will be held in the WNMU Fine Arts Theater starting at 7 PM.
Award-winning musicians Steven Delopoulos and Johnny Phillips, founding members of Burlap to Cashmere, are known for their unique sound, energetic live shows, and introspective lyrics underscored by their remarkable musicianship. The concert features music of Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Denver, Cat Stevens, Don McLean, and more. Some of the most notable songs include The Boxer, American Pie, Country Roads, Blowin’ in the Wind, Peace Train, and Sounds of Silence. For more details on this concert go to gcconcerts.org.
Silver City Museum Mexican Folk Art
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- Published: 16 October 2023 16 October 2023
Sunday October 29, 2023 the Silver City Museum will be having a Mexican Folk Art presentation and workshop. See PDF below:
Silver City Día de los Muertos Celebration
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- Published: 15 October 2023 15 October 2023
Annual Dia de los Muertos Parade. Music - Food - Face Painting
See PDF below for information about parade and parade applications.
Southwest Word Fiesta Presents: Three Kinds of Oral History
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 13 October 2023 13 October 2023
On Saturday, October 28, from 5:30-6:30 pm MDT, at the Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway Silver City, NM three presenters will explore local oral history via three different communities.
Dr. Douglas Dinwiddie will speak about the hundreds of oral history interviews conducted by Louis Blachly in Grant County in the 1950s. Dr. Dinwiddie wrote his doctoral dissertation about Blachly and his Pioneers Foundation Oral History Collection.
WNMU Cultural Affairs November events
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- Published: 10 October 2023 10 October 2023
November 4- Silver City Festival Orchestra--Lonnie Klein conducting, featuring flamenco guitarist Robert Michaels
Fine Arts Center Theatre
7pm
$15
Conductor Lonnie Klein and the Silver City Festival Orchestra, featuring musicians from the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and the El Paso Symphony present, “Fire, Fury and Dance,” an evening of exciting symphonic and orchestral music, featuring flamenco guitarist Robert Michaels.
Program includes
Triumphal March from “Aida”- Giuseppe Verdi
Selections from “West Side Story” - Leonard Bernstein
Capriccio Espagnol- Rimsky-Korsakov
plus original pieces written and arranged by Robert Michaels
Young Adult Fiction: A Workshop with Catalina Claussen
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 10 October 2023 10 October 2023
YA fiction, although theoretically for readers in the 12-18 years old age group, has become increasingly popular with adult readers. Adults appreciate the energy and story accessibility they find in YA fiction. YA novels often deal with coming-of-age themes, in a wide variety of genres and fictional categories.
The Young Adult Fiction workshop in the 2023 Southwest Word Fiesta will provide a great way to become acquainted with these themes. Join local author Catalina Claussen on Sunday, October 29, from 10:00 - 11:00 am MDT, Session C for the Young Adult Workshop. Venue: Besse Forward Global Resource Center Room A
Southwest Word Fiesta 2023: Schedule of Events
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 10 October 2023 10 October 2023
The event will be held October 27, 28, 29 - See below for pdf.