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2021
May, 2021
  • Film Screening: Moved by War  ::  Arts & Music

    Moved by War Light Hall Theater Film screening, Q & A and 60 minute movement workshop RSVP requested, seating inside Light Hall is limited. After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine and Combat Veteran Roman Baca came home ravaged with ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  Veteran’s Affairs (575-538-6871) or Cultural Affairs (575-538-6469)

  • GCCHC General Meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    The Grant County Community Health Council’s quarterly public meeting on Thursday, May 20, will feature a presentation from Communities in Schools New Mexico. CISNM’s executive director, Julia Bergen will discuss the CIS model of using schools as sites for linking ...   

  • Virtual Public Meeting for Proposed Maude’s Canyon Disc Golf Course in Silver City  ::  Public Meetings

    Who: New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard and staff from the New Mexico State Land Office What: Virtual public meeting to provide details of a proposed 18 hole disc golf course on state trust land at Maude’s Canyon in Silver ...   

  • Medical Aid in Dying Law presentation  ::  Public Meetings

    The Southwest Chapter of the ACLU of New Mexico will host a virtual presentation on New Mexico’s new law allowing Medical Aid in Dying. New Mexico joins ten other states in giving residents a right to this option. Adrienne Dare ...   

  • Gila Native Plant Society Virtual Meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    The Gila Native Plant Society’s program on May 21, 2021, 7:00 pm, via Zoom, will feature a talk by Karen Blisard entitled “Introduction to Liverworts.” Few of us know much about these small non-vascular plants. Karen will offer a basic ...   

    Contact  gilanative@gmail.com

  • Drive In Concert Film: Lost in the Desert Sky  ::  Arts & Music

    Gates will open at 7:45 PM Fine Arts Center Theatre South Parking Lot LOST IN THE DESERT SKY: KAYHAN KALHOR IN MEMORY OF MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN Experience a one-of-a-kind filmed concert honoring the legacy of one of Iran’s greatest vocalists Mohammad Reza Shajarian ...   

  • Pop-Up Concert with Greg Renfro and Charlie Alfero  ::  Arts & Music

    Silver City Farmer's Market Pop Up Concert SeriesGreg Renfro and Charlie Alfero9AM-11:45 AMLive at the Silver City Farmer's Market   

  • Fort Bayard History Tour  ::  Tours

    Tours are led by Society members knowledgeable not only in the history of the fort and hospital, but in the broader history of the Southwest. Society guides will be available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Guests are requested to meet ...   

  • Makers Market  ::  Arts & Music

    The Makers Market will be running every Saturday from 10am to 2pm, May 1 - October 30, in the Main Street Plaza in downtown Silver City. As part of our market model, we cannot accept the selling of resale items, ...   

    Contact  makersmarket@thefutureforge.org

  • SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective Demonstration   ::  Arts & Music

    Mary Ragnins will be demonstrating weaving on a rigid heddle loom and Charmeine Wait will demonstrate inkle weaving. Mary Ragins has been creating with fiber as a weaver for the past decade. Sewing with her handwoven fabric and making one of ...   

  • Pop-Up Concert with Dustin Hamman  ::  Arts & Music

    Follow Silver City singer songwriter and bon vivant Dustin Hamman as he busks and strolls the streets of downtownSilver City. Starting at 11:45 AM at the Bike Works, ending at the Silver City Museum courtyard, with scheduled stops along the way at ...   

  • WILL Lunch and Learn: Sharing Our Grant County History in Murals  ::  Education

    The Silver City Museum and WILL present this topic, moderated by Diana Ingalls Leyba. For 17 years, Grant County and Silver City have watched school kids and Leyba design, create, and install murals on buildings, walls, and playgrounds all over ...   

  • La Esperanza Winery Wine Tasting  ::  Social Events

    La Esperanza Winery will open for tasting after being closed for more than one year. Wine by the glass and bottle will also be available. Tasting is free (limit of three, please). A glass of wine is $6.00.  Our website lists our wines and prices https://laesperanzavineyardandwinery.com/. Bring your own picnic lunch and ...   

  • SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective Demonstration   ::  Arts & Music

    Pat Bouchard will demonstrate Sashiko embroidery and Susan Porter will show how to dress a table loom. Pat Bouchard was born into a family of fiber artists. Her first memory of a knitting lesson was during a "vacation" at Nana's house ...   

  • SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective Demonstration   ::  Arts & Music

    Shannon Wilson will demonstrate felting and Susan Porter will finish dressing the table loom. Shannon Wilson learned to felt ten years ago and has been experimenting with wool tirelessly ever since. She is fascinated by the felting process and by what ...   

  • SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective Demonstration   ::  Arts & Music

    Jacque Cusick will weave on the table loom and Liza Kuecker will demonstrate knitting. Jacque Cusick began her weaving experience as a means to continue her art interests while serving as Religious Education and Pastoral Associate in Southern Ohio. Shortly after ...   

  • SCCT Radio Hour on KURU 89.1  ::  Arts & Music

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and The Bickersons (The Tax Refund)   

  • Grant Soil and Water Conservation District meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    The meeting will be held  at the Grant County Extension Service Building (conference room) located at  2610 N. Silver Street, Silver City, NM. The public is able to join the meeting in person on a limited basis. Covid-19 restrictions and ...   

    Contact  grantswcd@zianet.com

  • Grant County Commission special meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Special Meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 9:00 am. The meeting will take place in the Commission Meeting Room at the Grant County Administration Center located at 1400 Highway ...   

  • Silver City Council remote regular meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    The Town of Silver City Council will hold a remote Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held remotely via GoToMeeting and in compliance with the NM Open Meetings Act. Please join the ...   

    Contact  townclerk@silvercitynm.gov

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