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September 30, 2018 - October 06, 2018
September 30, 2018 - October 06, 2018
  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Operation Finale" (PG-13) 4:00pm; "Juliet, Naked" (R) 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  Grant County Art Guild’s 33rd annual Purchase Prize Show  ::  Arts & Music

    Fine art works.   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  “Housing the Homeless in Silver City, Permanent Supportive Housing and Supporting People in Need.”   ::  Spiritual

    Supporting People In Need (SPIN) is a new local non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Permanent Supportive Housing to Silver City. They are working under the guidance of the New Mexico Coalition To End Homelessness. Feel welcome to join in an ...   

    Contact  uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com or www.uufsc.com

  • 02:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "Antman & The Wasp" (PG-13)    

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:30pm  Oeddy Wrecks: An Escape from Greek Tragedy  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $15. In this Virus Theater Original work, Oedipus Rex is delivered from his terrible destiny by an individual member of the Greek Chorus, and together they embark on an odyssey of self-discovery. Confronting notions of fate, fault and forgiveness, their ...   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  virustheater.com

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Operation Finale" (PG-13) 4:00pm; "Juliet, Naked" (R) 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 11:00am  Laughter Yoga  ::  Health & Wellness

    Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. No jokes are used, but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping.   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  Mary Ann Finn 575-388-0243.

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm  Zumba Gold  ::  Health & Wellness

    Fun exercise class, based on the successful Zumba ® formula and geared to older adults or those new to exercise. We use rock n roll, classic Latin rhythms and other international music styles to stretch, move and work your muscles. ...   

    Location  Silver City Recreation Center

    Contact  575-313-6883 or emikols@Q.com

  • 12:05pm - 01:00pm  New Hope Al-Anon Family Group  ::  Health & Wellness

    Al Anon Family Groups are for family and friends of alcoholics. This is an Open Meeting of Al-Anon.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

    Contact  575-313-7891

  • 07:00pm  Open Mic with Peter Dahl-Bredine  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • Fall Gardening Workshop  ::  Education

    Topics to be covered:  Harvesting vegetables, Putting your garden to bed for the winter, Fall gardening for winter harvest, Prepping your garden now for spring planting and  general gardening tips. Call for more information.   

    Location  Grant County Extension Complex

    Contact  Jessica Swapp 575-388-1559

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Operation Finale" (PG-13) 4:00pm; "Juliet, Naked" (R) 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm  Silver City Rotary Club Lunch Meeting  ::  Social Events

    The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon for lunch in the Sunset Room of the WNMU Student Cafeteria. The club welcomes members of the public to the meetings. Guests are asked to contribute $10 for a hot lunch with ...   

    Location  WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria

  • 01:30pm - 03:30pm  Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group  ::  Arts & Music

    The Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group welcomes writers of all levels to participate. All writing is done during the session. There is no charge. Endorsed by the Southwest Festival of the Written Word at www.swwordfiesta.org   

    Location  Murray Ryan Visitor Center

    Contact  trish.heck@gmail.com or 575-534-0207

  • 03:00pm  The Grant County Water Commission Regular Meeting   ::  Legal Notices

    Open to the public   

    Location  Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center

  • 05:30pm  Weight Watchers  ::  Health & Wellness

    In the Annex.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

  • 05:30pm  Zumba Fitness in Hurley  ::  Health & Wellness

    Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.   

    Location  Hurley Community Center

  • 07:00pm  Mare Wakefield and Nomad Benefit Concert  ::  Arts & Music, Fundraiser

    Suggested donation is $10, no one turned away. Proceeds go to No Más Muertes, (No More Deaths) a humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona, dedicated to stopping the deaths of migrants in the desert. Featuring award-winning Southeast Texas songwriter Mare ...   

  • 07:00pm  PFLAG Silver City Meeting  ::  Social Events

    The meeting includes a potluck meal, election of officers, president’s report, financial report, and time for planning PFLAG priorities for the upcoming year. All interested persons are invited. This month's meeting is the corner of 40th St. and Fowler.   

    Location  1232 E. 40th St.

    Contact  575-590-8797 or www.pflagsilver.org

  • Curbside Consulting  ::  Education

    FREE! Help for non-profits or those considering one. Every Wednesday, by appointment only.    

    Location  College Plaza Suite #16

    Contact  575-597-0035 or email NRG@swchi.org

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Operation Finale" (PG-13) 4:00pm; "Juliet, Naked" (R) 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 08:30am - 10:30am  Have Coffee With a Cop  ::  Social Events

    Drop by and meet Detective Click, Chief Portillo, and the new Community Resource Office Jaure this morning, and have a discussion with them over coffee. Community engaged policing works for us all.   

    Location  Gough Park

  • 09:00am - 06:00pm  Open Mic with Byron Trammell  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 10:00am - 11:15am  Ballet for Adults: Body and Spirit  ::  Health & Wellness

    For more information on the class visit: http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/

  • 10:30am  Storytime  ::  Kids' Activity

    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 10:30am - 01:30pm  Wednesday Farmers' Market  ::  Social Events

    Midweek farmers' market at Ace Hardware. Lots of fresh produce.   

    Location  Ace Hardware

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm  WILL Lunch and Learn:  ::  Education

    “Romance or Reality? Navajo Indian Weavers as Seen Through Vintage Postcards, 1880-1980” presented by Dr. Ann Hedlund.   

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    Location  WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room

    Contact  575-538-6835 or http://www.will-learning.com/#/

  • 01:00pm  Babytime, Sing and Play  ::  Kids' Activity

    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0-24 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 01:00pm  Gin Rummy  ::  Social Events

    Beginners welcome, experts challenged.   

    Location  Tranquil Buzz Coffee House

    Contact  575-534-9355

  • 01:00pm - 05:00pm  Republican Headquarters Open Wednesdays  ::  Political

    Refreshments served. Trump hats, t-shirts, bumper stickers, and tickets for drawings are for sale. Candidate materials and information are also available. We invite voters to stop by and chat. Tickets for the October 6, "Make America Great Again Dinner" are for ...   

    Location  Republican Party Headquarters

  • 04:00pm - 05:30pm  Future Engineers  ::  Kids' Activity

    Creative construction fun with LEGO® bricks, K'NEX®, and Strawbees as well as STEAM activities to experiment with! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 06:00pm - 07:00pm  Al-Anon Family Group  ::  Health & Wellness

    This is an open meeting.   

    Location  Arenas Valley Church of Christ

    Contact  575-313-7891

  • 06:00pm  Spaghetti Night With Byron Trammell  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Silver City Photo Club Meeting  ::  Social Events

    Featuring Peter Gorman discussing a popular software program that can be used to create and print photography books. Afterward, members will share their photos based on the theme for this meeting -Things that Grow.Feel free to bring a few photos ...   

    Contact  860-670-4543

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Operation Finale" (PG-13) 4:00pm; "Juliet, Naked" (R) 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 09:00am  · Give Grandly 2019 Planning Meeting   ::  Public Meetings

    All non-profits are welcome to attend. Agenda items include: Set up event infrastructure, Review Tasks , Discuss date, Registration fees   

    Location  1106 N. Pope St.

  • 10:30am - 11:30am  Little Artist Club  ::  Kids' Activity

    Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Today we will be making Monarch Butterflies. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 04:00pm  WildWorks  ::  Kids' Activity

    Today we will be painting our windows for Halloween! Robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more will be available. Experiment and create! Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 04:30pm - 07:00pm  Retrospective Opening: Seeing It Her Way, the Artistic Journey of Edwina Hawley Milner  ::  Arts & Music

    Edwina Milner is an artist, philanthropist, feminist, art teacher, and educator whose art career now spans six decades. Throughout the past 20 years, she has been focused on promoting museums and other artists, especially women, throughout the United States.   

    Location  WNMU Francis McCray Gallery of Contemporarly Art

    Contact  575-538-6469 or www.wnmu.edu/culture or cultural.affairs@wnmu.edu

  • 05:00pm  TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) #0288 Chapter Meeting  ::  Health & Wellness

    Starts with weigh in from 5:00 to 5:30 pm and our meeting starts at 5:30 pm. Come meet the members, get tips on getting started and think about joining us to make your life healthy. Use side door.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

    Contact  505-934-1182 or 303-902-8236

  • 05:30pm  Green Drinks with the SW NM Green Chamber of Commerce  ::  Social Events

    Our guest speaker will be Mayor Ken Ladner and he will discuss "How to Partner with the Town in the Pick It Up &Toss No Mas Program". Come hungry and order no-host drinks and other foods of your choice. Bring your ...   

    Location  Little Toad Creek Brewery

    Contact  575-538-1337 or swGreenChamber@gmail.com

  • 05:30pm  Zumba Fitness in Hurley  ::  Health & Wellness

    Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.   

    Location  Hurley Community Center

  • 07:00pm  Errol Flynn in "Dawn Patrol"  ::  Arts & Music

    "Comrades in Arms, Companions in Death: The Final Years of World War I." A memorial film series dedicated to the veterans of "The Great War" 1914-1918. Presented by The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society. Free Admission. Donations Welcome. Concessions Available.   

    Location  National Guard Armory

  • 07:30pm  Blatant Attempts at Understanding: Words to Stage  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $10. The audience is invited on an introspective journey, which combines a sense of place with a quest for purpose. Using humor and heartache to uncover and expose our rawest, innate vulnerabilities, the universal truths at our core are ...   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  virustheater.com

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Venom" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • Weekend at the Galleries 20 Year Celebration  ::  Arts & Music

    Silver City Art Association invites everyone to four days of downtown festivities. Check the website, www.silvercityart.com, for all the details on gallery show openings, a very special brunch, an indie artist pop up exhibition, live theater performances, an annual print ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.silvercityart.com

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  Grant County Art Guild’s 33rd annual Purchase Prize Show  ::  Arts & Music

    Fine art works   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 05:00pm  Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective Red Dot Fiber Arts Pop-Up Gallery  ::  Arts & Music

    Next to Soul River Gallery. A great opportunity to purchase high quality fiber art locally. Everything is handmade by members skilled in their particular fiber art including quilting, silk painting, felting, weaving, knitting and more. Each item is handmade and ...   

    Location  Soul River Gallery

  • 05:00pm - 08:00pm  Southwest Print Fiesta Juried Exhibition Reception  ::  Arts & Music

    This exhibition is a testament to the visual culture of resistance…a show of posters addressing the wide variety of political and social issues of our current climate predicated upon broad visions of hope, justice, and freedom.   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  575-538-2505 orwww.southwestprintfiesta.org

  • 05:30pm - 06:30pm  Women Embracing Recovery Al-Anon Meeting  ::  Health & Wellness

    We-R Group (a Women’s feelings meeting). Park on Ridge Loop; walk around the building to enter via side entrance to lower level. This meeting is limited to female Al-Anon members and prospective members   

    Location  La Clinica Health & Birth Center

    Contact  575-313-7891

  • 06:00pm - 08:00pm  Party in Pink GLOW Zumbathon!  ::  Fundraiser

    Tickets $10 in advance or $15 at the door   

    Location  Silver City Recreation Center

  • 06:30pm  Mike Montoya  ::  Arts & Music

    Bisbee-based songwriter   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  "Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $15; Free with Mustang ID. By blending their extraordinary vocal and musical talents, HOTEL CALIFORNIA faithfully and accurately reproduces the sound of the Eagles studio recordings while recreating a classic sound which undeniably transcends the boundaries of Rock, R&B, and ...   

    Location  WNMU Fine Arts Center

    Contact  575-538-6469 or www.wnmu.edu/culture or cultural.affairs@wnmu.edu

  • 07:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "Teen Titans! Go to the Movies" (PG)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:00pm  Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society  ::  Social Events

    “Is the Upper Gila River a Refugial Landscape for Birds?” by ornithologists Mike and Carol Fugagli. Celebration of 50thanniversary of founding of SWNMA follows the program. Everyone is welcome. Free.   

    Location  WNMU Harlan Hall

  • 07:30pm  Blatant Attempts at Understanding: Words to Stage  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $10. The audience is invited on an introspective journey, which combines a sense of place with a quest for purpose. Using humor and heartache to uncover and expose our rawest, innate vulnerabilities, the universal truths at our core are ...   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  virustheater.com

  • Gila Nights Program  ::  Tours

    This program is limited to 30 participants and reservations are required. Join Rangers in the Gila Visitor Center parking lot to look through a variety of telescopes, discover planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies, and how humans shape stories around the night ...   

    Location  Gila Cliff Dwellings

    Contact  Reservations call 575-536-9461

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Venom" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • Weekend at the Galleries 20 Year Celebration  ::  Arts & Music

    Silver City Art Association invites everyone to four days of downtown festivities. Check the website, www.silvercityart.com, for all the details on gallery show openings, a very special brunch, an indie artist pop up exhibition, live theater performances, an annual print ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.silvercityart.com

  • 08:30am - 12:00pm  Silver City Farmers' Market  ::  Social Events

    Fresh local produce, plants, music and fun. Silver City Mainstreet Plaza7th Street between Bullard Street and the Big Ditch.   

    Location  Silver City Farmers Market

  • 09:00am - 10:00am  Sacred Activism: Meditation for World Healing and Peace  ::  Spiritual

    In each session, we will go into deep relaxation, join our spiritual energies, and use them for healing and blessing in four directions: to ourselves, to those we know in need, to places and situations on the planet in crisis, ...   

    Location  Lotus Center

  • 09:15am  Walking Tours of Historic Ft. Bayard  ::  Tours

    Tours begin at 9:30. Donations are welcomed to help preserve and restore the historic site.   

    Location  Fort Bayard Museum

    Contact  575-956-3294, 575-574-2573 or 575-388-4862

  • 10:00am - 02:00pm  Blessing of the Animals  ::  Spiritual

    Sponsored by the Epicsopal Church of the Good Shepherd. This is to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi and all animals or pets are welcome. The blessings, themselves, will be performed by various clergy from the Grant ...   

    Location  Gough Park

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  Grant County Art Guild’s 33rd annual Purchase Prize Show  ::  Arts & Music

    Fine art works   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 01:00pm  Library Arcade  ::  Kids' Activity

    Teens are invited to hang out with video games, board games, and music. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 10:00am - 05:00pm  Silver City Museum Family Fun Program, "What Type are You?"  ::  Kids' Activity

    Print Fiesta, Market St., Silver City. Hands-on fun with historic print types, Print your own monogram using typeface styles copied from the museum’s historic newspaper collection.    

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

  • 10:00am - 05:00pm  Southwest Print Fiesta Artisan Marketplace  ::  Arts & Music

    Market Street between the Big Ditch and Texas Street. Come down to buy some amazing art, and meet the print artists. Watch printmaking demonstrations and try free print making activities for all ages! Artists’ booths will offer fine art prints, ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  575-538-2505 orwww.southwestprintfiesta.org

  • 10:00am - 05:00pm  Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective Red Dot Fiber Arts Pop-Up Gallery  ::  Arts & Music

    Next to Soul River Gallery. A great opportunity to purchase high quality fiber art locally. Everything is handmade by members skilled in their particular fiber art including quilting, silk painting, felting, weaving, knitting and more. Each item is handmade and ...   

    Location  Soul River Gallery

  • 10:00am  WNMU Homecoming Parade  ::  Social Events

    Parade route goes through Historic Downtown Silver City.   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

  • 10:30am - 12:30pm  Wood Block Demo with Phillip Parotti  ::  Arts & Music

    Phillip Parotti will demonstrate the process of wood block prints. Free.     

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

  • 12:00pm - 04:00pm  Active Hope ==> Meaningful Action  ::  Spiritual

    Active Hope is not something we have, it is something we do! It is a choice we can make to be present to our world, to all of it – it’s grief and beauty - to ourselves and others. This ...   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  www.lotuscentersc.org/events

  • 02:00pm  The Red Stilts  ::  Arts & Music, Kids' Activity

    The culmination of this year's Kids Circus & Theater Workshop, this production features local children in a fanciful, movement-oriented story in which villagers discover the fragile inter-relationship of elements that keep their home from sinking into the sea. Free Admission   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  virustheater.com

  • 05:00pm - 06:00pm  "Make America Great Again" Dinner  ::  Social Events, Political

    Tickets are on sale at $35 each; $40 each at the door. Michelle Garcia Holmes will be our featured speaker, though a number of other candidates will also speak. Purchase tickets from Grant County Republican Women or at RPGC HQ ...   

    Location  Grant County Veteran's Memorial Business & Conference Center

  • 06:30pm  Mike Montoya  ::  Arts & Music

    Bisbee-based songwriter   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "Teen Titans! Go to the Movies" (PG)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:30pm  Oeddy Wrecks: An Escape from Greek Tragedy  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $15. In this Virus Theater Original work, Oedipus Rex is delivered from his terrible destiny by an individual member of the Greek Chorus, and together they embark on an odyssey of self-discovery. Confronting notions of fate, fault and forgiveness, their ...   

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