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Shoppers at a previous show. Photo credit: Val WestonThe Tapestry of Talent Fiber Art Fashion show, a fundraiser for the SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) features wearable fiber art and accessories. The fiber art fashions made by members of SWFAC showcase one-of-a-kind designs created especially for the event. The show will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025 with doors opening at 12:30 pm at the historic Silco Theater located at 311 N. Bullard St. in downtown Silver City. Funds raised by the event will go to support classes, outreach to the community, and sales events.

The fundraiser is unique because 100 percent of the sales of the garments sold immediately after the show go to the maker of the item. SWFAC receives the proceeds of the tickets sold and the gift basket drawings.

By Cheryl Thornburg - Photos by Cheryl Thornburg

Colorful kites will be filling the wide open sky at the 19th annual Whitewater Mesa Kite Flying Picnic on Saturday April 5 on the mesa just north of Glenwood.

Kite enthusiasts come from not only New Mexico, but the entire country, to show off a variety kite styles – from delicate butterflies to 30-foot long beasts.

This family-friendly event has everyone from toddlers to octogenarians testing their kite-flying skills. There is plenty of space to celebrate the wind without fences to tangle kite strings, and room to park for a tailgate picnic.

The 2025 Home and Garden Expo will take place April 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free entry, at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center.  The event is brought to you by the Grant County Farm and Livestock Bureau.

For more information or to become  a vendor, please see the PDF below.

The Silver City Public Library will host "Hanstaadaka'nde: The Apache Are Coming … (for a gift)," a presentation by Ruben Leyva, on Friday, April 11, 3:00pm. Mr. Leyva will be at the library in-person, but the presentation is accessible simultaneously in-person and online. Those interested in attending virtually can find registration information at www.silvercitypubliclibrary.org.

This engaging presentation will delve into Ruben Leyva's rich Indigenous history. In 1879, Leyva's ancestors journeyed to Fort Bowie to seek peaceful negotiations with the U.S. Discover the remarkable story of former Medal of Honor recipient and Apache scout Tlol-dil-xil (Black Rope), shared about Leyva's family with anthropologist Grenville Goodwin.

Light Art Space is pleased to present Of Mind & Matter, a self-juried member exhibition of The New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (formerly New Mexico Potters Association).

This is a statewide exhibition of NMPCA members representing an uncommon breadth of vision in ceramic art, both functional and sculptural.

The Flash Gallery features Channeling The Wild, artwork by Silver City artist Carlene Roters. Roters is influenced by dreams, and taken with images that she has seen and finds striking. She also channels images of what she needs or sees missing in the environment through her painting.

VISTEM stands for Veterans- Innovation in-Science-Technology-Engineering and Mathematics, a first time event set for September.

The next committee meeting will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, March 28, in the Santa Clara City Hall. Meetings until the event in September will take place the last Friday of every month.

The goal of the event is to be the Largest, Best Tech Event In The Southwest set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21, 2025.

The Tapestry of Talent Fiber Art Fashion show, a fundraiser for the SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) features wearable fiber art and accessories. The fiber art fashions made by members of SWFAC showcase one-of-a-kind designs created especially for the event. The show will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025 with doors opening at 12:30 pm at the historic Silco Theater located at 311 N. Bullard St. in downtown Silver City. Funds raised by the event will go to support classes, outreach to the community, and sales events.

Recently, seventeen volunteer models tried on their assigned garments and are ready for the Tapestry of Talent Fashion show. "We are grateful for the models and the time they are donating to the fashion show. They had to come to try on the garments, will do a full rehearsal, and the show", states Colette Kelly, model coordinator for the show. "We couldn't do it without them! It is going to be a fun and enjoyable show with an amazing variety of fiber art garments."

 The Grant County Community Concert Association presents the award-winning violin-piano duo Yang & Olivia on Sunday, March 30th in the WNMU Fine Arts Theater at 3 PM. Come and immerse yourself in their fiery performance.

Yang Liu has won many international competitions and performed with Orchestras around the world. His repertoire reaches from the Baroque period to modern works and from Western classical to Eastern traditional. The passion you feel in his playing continues into his advocacy of cultural exchange via classical music. He is the founder of the Yang and Olivia Foundation and Momento Virtuosi, a chamber ensemble of players and instruments from around the world.