Ethan Perry 1-4pm A poetic solo artist https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80334-little-toad-creek-october-bands-and-events    

Join Manda Jost and friends on Tuesday, August 22 for an evening of musical chanting and singing to the ancient melodies of Classical India. It’s easy and it brings peace! No experience necessary; everyone is welcome! Community Kirtan4th Tuesday of Every ...   

Fred Mascherino – Say Anything/The Color Fred - Alt-RockDoors: 7:00pm / Music: 7:30pmby DonationGuitarist and singer Fred Mascherino is best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band, Taking Back Sunday. He is currently active with ...   

Beginning August 31, the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society resumes its traditional Thursday night free film series, with the showing of “The Naked Prey”, a 1965 adventure movie set in southern Africa.  The fall series, which will run every week through ...   

Cirque Mechanics (Zephyr)Fine Arts Center Theatre7pm   -   $15Tickets and info at wnmu.eduCirque Mechanics was founded in 2004 by Boston native and German Wheel artist, Chris Lashua, after the success of a collaborative project with the Circus Center of San Francisco ...   

Sign Up: 7:00pm/ Music: 7:30pm Last Thursday of the Month. Limited spots.Must Sign Up in Person Come showcase songs you’ve been working on.Each participating writer will get the chance to play 3 original songs.11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM   ...   

To see full schedule of events: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/80645-southwest-word-fiesta-2023-schedule-of-events    

Oct 27-29 10am-5pm, Oct 29 10am-7pm."In Celebration of Dia dé los Muertos” art show with Sally Tilton and Franky DeAngelis. Tilton is showing Catrinas in her “Nod to José Guadalupe Posada”. DeAngelis is showing photographs of historic cemeteries in his ...   

Southwest writers, readers, artists, and book enthusiasts will come together for the biennial The Southwest Word Fiesta will be held in Silver City Full press release: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/80529-genre-go-round-mysteries-science-fiction-romance-panel    

This year’s Southwest Word Fiesta novelist panel features nationally celebrated authors Mary Glickman, Jennifer E. Smith, Rocce Hill, and Elizabeth Millane. The session will be held at the Besse Forward Global Resource Center in classroom A next to the main ...   

Southwest Festival of the Written Word Presents: Banned Book Panel with Performances from WNMU StudentsThe American Library Association reported that in 2022, the books challenged were the “highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship ...   

Seedboat Gallery Southwest Word Fiesta proudly presents the launch of an exciting book of poetry Upward Spiral: Poems of Reflection and Renewal. Upward Spiral is an anthology of poems by four Silver City women. Its theme “spiraling upward” speaks to ...   

The GCCCA presents Sounds of Silence Tribute, a concert featuring the music of Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Denver, Cat Stevens, Don McLean, and more.  Award winning musicians Steven Delopoulos and Johnny Phillips, founding members of Burlap to Cashmere, are ...   

Since his retirement Burnett spends his time doing freelance stories, bicycling, playing the harmonica, and discovering new Texas BBQ joints. On Friday night, October 27, he will display his harmonic-playing chops by joining our local band, Blues Dawg, from a ...   

Blues Dawg 8-11pm A high energy electric blues band https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80334-little-toad-creek-october-bands-and-events    

Makers Market at Main Street Plaza runs every Saturday in beautiful downtown Silver City from 10am to 2pm! Join us for incredible handcrafted, homemade, and homegrown products, local crafters and creators demonstrating their talents, live local musicians, food, and the ...   

Daniel Chacon, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), will lead a prose workshop titled "The Writer and the Brain" at the Murray Hotel Ballroom Full press release: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/80824-sw-word-fiesta-prof-daniel-chacon-present-a-prose-workshop    

To see full schedule of events: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/80645-southwest-word-fiesta-2023-schedule-of-events    

Join us for a presentation by award-winning author Katharine Holabird. Author of the Angelina Ballerina books, her works are adored by children the world over, and her newest series Twinkle is set to be a classic in the making. Full press ...   

Oct 27-29 10am-5pm, Oct 29 10am-7pm."In Celebration of Dia dé los Muertos” art show with Sally Tilton and Franky DeAngelis. Tilton is showing Catrinas in her “Nod to José Guadalupe Posada”. DeAngelis is showing photographs of historic cemeteries in his ...   

Southwest writers, readers, artists, and book enthusiasts will come together for the biennial The Southwest Word Fiesta will be held in Silver City Full press release: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/80529-genre-go-round-mysteries-science-fiction-romance-panel    

Alan Dean Foster, R.W.W Greene, Julie Czerneda, Ness BrownMasters of the genre discuss the current status of Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction. Participants can attend in-person of virtually. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87021427998  . Full press release: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80807-silver-city-public-library-october-november-2023-events-for-adults    

Authors read from their work and discuss their stories, writing fiction outside of the mainstream. Participants can attend in-person of virtually. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89656764374  . Full press release: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80807-silver-city-public-library-october-november-2023-events-for-adults    

Gayla Lacy will present work from student filmmakers in the New Mexico State University Gila Film School. These students have received hands-on experience out in the field, while also learning about the history of the Gila wilderness. NMSU partnered with ...   

Southwest Word Fiesta is proud to announce that retired journalist John Burnett will deliver the keynote address, “Forty Years of Looking for Hope in a Cynical World,” for its 10th anniversary book festival at the Murray Hotel. Refreshments will be provided. Full ...   

Costume Contest & Dance Party!Doors: 7:00pm / Music: 7:30pmDress Up and Come Out. Take the Bus!Costume Contest and Prizes. $15/cover or 2/$25Since his start DJing house-parties and mezcal speakeasies in Cuernavaca, Mexico in 2007, DJ Dirtyverbs has used cumbia as ...   

Halloween party at the Toad with Dj Mischief 9-12DJ Mischief Certified track killer and hip-hop enthusiast, bringing the hottest beats and coolest vibes. $5 cover chargePlease come in costume!! https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80334-little-toad-creek-october-bands-and-events