Friday 25 October 2013
- Guarding Against Identity Theft
2:30pm / Silver City Public Library – 515 W College Avenue / Joe Wlosinski presents for AARP / Free & open to the public
- Bike Works Fridays Welding Workshop
6pm – 8pm / Bike Works Root Shop – 815 E 10th Street / Welding processes will mainly focus on MIG (wire feed) welding with some torch & grinder work / These sessions will give interested folks some hands-on experience with metalwork while we convert unused bicycles and parts into art and utilitarian objects / Donations appreciated to cover costs and support our nonprofit / 388.1444
- Sean Ashby
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Original Pop Rock singer songwriter / former Sarah McLachlan guitarist – Canada / Free
- Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra
7:30pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / This year they will be focusing on classics by Brahms and Tchaikovsky / Featured soloist is award winning violinist Philippe Quint / Ticket info 538.2505 – mimbresarts.org
- Halloween Party
8pm – Midnight / VFW Post 3347 – Hwy 180 & Yucca Street – Arenas Valley / Come in costume or as yourself / 388.5217
Saturday 26 October 2013
- Silver City Farmer’s Market
8:30am – Noon / Main Street Plaza – Enter at Bullard & 7th / Fresh produce, locally grown plants, herbal products, eggs, locally raised meats, baked goods and more / Support your local growers / Enjoy the music / Linda – Market Manager – 654.4104
- Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society Tour
9:30 – Noon / Commanding Officer’s Quarters / Kids practice their skills on old fashioned toys / The museum will also be open / 388.4477
- Farm2Chef Showcase
10am – 11am / Silver City Farmers Market / Come celebrate the farmers and chefs of southwest New Mexico / Free samples of dishes prepared by local chefs using local ingredients / Pick up a free 2013 Farm2Chef recipe booklet with recipes for local foods from all of the participating chefs / Saskia 534.0101 x2102 – svanhecke@hmsnm.org
- Community Bike Ride
10am / Bike Works Root Shop – 815 E 10th Street / Picking up additional riders at Bike Works Branch shop / 820 Bullard Street – corner of College / The ride lasts until 2pm / Bikes and helmets are available at the Root shop / Bring a lunch or get it along the way / 388.1444
- Bizarre Bazaar’s Final Extravaganza
10am – 3pm / 311 S Pinos Altos Street – Chihuahua Hill / Furniture, art, clothing, textiles, imports, jewelry from around the world as well as antiques and collectibles
- Ghost Crawl
2pm – 4pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / Children of all ages can become acquainted with Silver City’s resident ghosts while listening to thrilling and sometimes chilling stories from the WNMU Storytelling class / Free / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- Mountain Aire Folk Music
2pm – 4pm / Yankie Creek Coffee House – 112 W Yankie Street / Saturday Afternoon Music Series with Celtic and American folk music & song with a variety of acoustic instruments / facebook.com/mtnaire
- Food as Your Medicine
2:30pm – 5pm / Integrative Health and Wellness Center – 310 W 6th Street / Food class for Diabetes / Information, dishes, and smoothies that use Naturopathic principles to help balance blood sugar and insulin response / Martha K. Everett – Certified Advanced Food Healing Instructor with Supreme Science Qigong Center / Fee / 388.2098 – abundancetherapeutics.com
- Them!
5:30pm doors – Film at 6pm / Silco Theater – 311 N Bullard Street / Screening of the 1954 Horror classic about radiation enlarged giant ants / Proceeds for Silco renovation
- The Oversouls
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
- Sean Ashby
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Original Pop Rock singer songwriter / former Sarah McLachlan guitarist – Canada / Free
- Pumpkin Carving Contest
8pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free / 538.8722
- City of the Rocks Star Party
At Dark / City of Rocks – Orion Group Camp site / Silver City Astronomical Society member, Matt Wilson, hosts star gazing / Dress warm, bring a drink and use red flashlight and approach site with only parking lights / matthewdwilson@q.com
- Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra
7:30pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / The bill features classics by Brahms and Tchaikovsky / The featured soloist will be award winning violinist Philippe Quint / 538.2505 – mimbresarts.org
Sunday 27 October 2013
- Bizarre Bazaar’s Final Extravaganza
10am – 3pm / 311 S Pinos Altos Street – Chihuahua Hill / Furniture, art, clothing, textiles, imports, jewelry from around the world as well as antiques and collectibles
- Our Marriage Journey
10am / Unitarian Universalist Fellowship – 3845 N Swan Street / Rev Tyler Connoley will speak on Our Marriage Journey / He will intersperse stories of his own experiences with religious and civil marriage with some of the history of marriage / Light refreshments
- LGBT Brunch
Noon – 1:30pm / LGBT Grant County Center – 301 West College Avenue – Suite 5 / Bring a dish to share if you like / 519.5562
- Poetry Reading with Bonnie Maldonado
2pm – 3pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / Silver City’s Poet Laureate shares her talent and creativity / Free / 538.5921 or silvercitymuseum.org
- Open Mic w/ Azaima Anderson
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
Monday 28 October 2013
- HIV/AIDS Support Group
5:30pm – 7pm / LGBT Grant County Center – 301 West College Avenue – Suite 5 / A support group for those living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends / Meets each Monday / 519.5562 – ted@lgbtgrantcounty.com
- Open Mic Night
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free
Tuesday 29 October 2013
- Grant County Commission Work Session
9am / Grant County Administration Building – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Meeting agenda posted at grancountynm.org
Kiwanis Club
Noon – 1pm / Red Barn Restaurant – Each Tuesday at noon / Open meeting with guest presenters and often youth in our community / Kiwanis’ efforts focus on serving children from elementary through high school / Membership open / Lunch available Sabrina Pack, President – 538.3396
- Gin Rummy
1pm / Yankee Creek Coffee House – 112 W Yankie Street
- Jimmy Santiago Baca
5:30pm / Grant County Business & Conference Center – next to Ace Hardware on US 180 / Baca reads his poetry & speaks to Grant County about How Drugs Affect a Community / Sponsored by Aldo Leopold Charter School / Donation requested / 574.2902 – jmcintosh@aldohs.org
- Coye Cooper
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Country & Rock / Free
Wednesday 30 October 2013
- Curbside Consulting
9am – Noon / Center for Health Innovation / 902 Santa Rita Street – 2nd floor conference room / Consulting services for existing or aspiring nonprofit organizations / Free / Lisa Jimenez – 534.0101 – x2108 – lmjimenez13@gmail.com
- Spooky Storytime
10:30am / Silver City Public Library – 515 W College Avenue / Join us for a spooky story and spectacular skeleton craft / 538.3672
- Southwest County Commissioners Alliance
1pm / Grant County Administrative Office – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Agenda – posted at grantcountynm.com – includes… New Business c. Discussion regarding the Wildland Urban Interface and possible action regarding a letter to the United States Forest Service
- All Hallow’s Eve Festival
6pm – 8pm / 6th Street School – 405 W 6th Street / Ghostly games, ghoulish food, frightful haunted house / tix at the door / Ruby at 6th Street School 956.2150
- Bridging Worlds w/ Ellen Bush
6:30pm / Javalina Coffee House – corner of Bullard & Broadway / Ellen’s inspiring true story detailed in her book about spiritual seeking, relationship, caregiving, conscious dying, and the thin veils between this world and the next / Free / Books available / 519.4509
- Dane & Edie
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Piano & Vocals – Jazz & Standards / Free
- Barb & Joe
6:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon / Jazz Standards / Free
- Halloween Haunted House
7pm – 10:30pm / 800 Bard Street / ayard / Haunted House to benefit the Grant County Grapplers youth wrestling team / Pretty scary! / tix at door / Gabe or Helene Holguin at 313.9812 – 313.6799
- Trivia!
7pm / Bear Mountain Lodge / Every Wednesday night / No Cover / Refreshments available / Prizes of gift certificates for $20 and $30 / Bring yourself or a team of six people, max / 538.2538
Thursday 31 October 2013
- Grant County Commission Regular Meeting
9am / Grant County Administration Building – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Meeting agenda posted at grancountynm.org
- Trick or Treat!
3:30pm – 5pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Main Lobby – 1313 E 32nd Street / Bring your Goblin to Gila Regional for a FREE Halloween Goodie Bag – while supplies last
- Loose Blues Band
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
Friday 1 November 2013
- Retired Educators Association
11:30am / Red Barn Restaurant – 708 Silver Height Boulevard / All retired educators from any state are welcome / Membership organization / Ruth Nagel – 534.3782 or Jewel Burke – 539.2274
- La Clinica Open House
5:30pm – 8pm / Corner of 32nd Street and Ridge Loop / Come tour the new facility and meet the staff of La Clinica Health & Birth Center for Women & Children and ask questions / Refreshments
- Bike Works Fridays Welding Workshop
6pm – 8pm / Bike Works Root Shop – 815 E 10th Street / Welding processes will mainly focus on MIG (wire feed) welding with some torch & grinder work / These sessions will give interested folks some hands-on experience with metalwork while they convert unused bicycles and parts into art and utilitarian objects / Donations appreciated to cover costs and support our nonprofit / 388.1444
- Wild Turkeys of the Neighborhood
7pm / WNMU Harlan Hall – Alabama & 12th Street / Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society meeting / Fred Fox and Patty Reed share stories and videos of some of the daily visits by their neighborhood turkeys and discuss the three subspecies of wild turkey that live in New Mexico / Light refreshments / Everyone welcome / 388.2386
- Fairytale Halloween Party
8pm / Buckhorn Opera House – Pinos Altos / Music with New Orleans Funk & Blues Band – Chapel Hill / Costume Contest – 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes / No Minors
- Halloween Costume Contest
9pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
Saturday 2 November 2013
- All Souls Trail Race
9am sharp / Race starts at La Capilla / 5K & 10K courses on Boston Hill Trails / Fee / Sponsored by Aldo Leopold Charter School / Proceeds benefit Grant County Food Pantry / For registration forms, maps, & details, contact 574.2902 or mrgreendreams@msn.com
- 109th Annual Bazaar
9 a.m. – 1pm / Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd – Corner of 7th & Texas Street / Brunch including made-to-order omelets, turkey and ham sandwiches and homemade soups / Bake sale: cookies, cakes, bread / Clothing boutique / Holiday crafts items / Nancy Wyatt Pottery and so much more / Garage sale next door / Something for everyone!
- Guatemalan Sale
9:30am – 3:30pm / The Mimbres Region Arts Council – 1201 Pope Street / Sale of Guatemalan imports / Free / 538.2505 / mimbresarts.org/guatemalan-mercado
- Community Bike Ride
10am / Bike Works Root Shop – 815 E 10th Street / Picking up additional riders at The Bike Works Branch shop / 820 Bullard Street – corner of College / The ride lasts until 2pm / Bikes and helmets are available at the Root shop / Bring a lunch or get it along the way / 388.1444
- Fiddling Friends
12:15pm – 1pm / Alotta Gelato / Free
- Pocket Shrine Adult Craft Class
12:30pm – 4pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / For crafters 16 years and older / Fee includes materials / Class is limited to 6 students / Pre-registration encouraged / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- City of Rocks Star Party
At Dark / City of Rocks – Orion Group Camp site / Silver City Astronomical Society member, Matt Wilson, hosts star gazing / Dress warm, bring a drink and use red flashlight and approach site with only parking lights /matthewdwilson@q.com
- Pat Panther
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Blues- Bisbee / Free
Sunday 3 November 2013
- LGBT Grant County Brunch
Noon / Rainbow Village – 301 W College – Suite 5 / Bring a dish to share if you like
Monday 4 November 2013
- 11th Annual Challenging Child Conference
Conference on 15 November / Registration and payment must be received by 8 November / WNMU/Family Counseling Center / 538.6483
- HIV Support Group
5:30 – 7:30 pm / Rainbow Village – LGBT Grant County Center – 301 West College Avenue – Suite 5 / 519.5562
- Open Mic Night
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free
To include an event on the calendar please send your request to healthcouncilgc@gmail.com and includ the following information:
- Event name
- Date and time
- Location with physical address
- Short description if desired
- Cost, if any
- Contact name / phone / email / URL
If you have a recurring event, please send monthly notices which should include the date(s) and requested information from above.
Note that the list is compiled from list serve participants, various community calendars, and area postings. GCCHC and GMCR do not take responsibility for any missing/incorrect events and we retain the right to exclude unsuitable events.
For additional info contact Kendra Milligan / Public Relations Liaison / Grant County Community Health Council / 388.1198 x10 / healthcouncilgc@gmail.com
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