Monday 13 May 2013
- GRMC Auxiliary Jewelry & Accessory Sale
8am – 7pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Courtyard / Proceeds benefit Gila Regional Medical Center
- Silver City Grant County Widowed Persons Service
11am / Glad Tidings Church / Monthly meeting / Ginger Husby from Deming will speak about adoption and foster child care / Lunch available / 537.3643
- Open Mic Night
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free
Tuesday 14 May 2013
- GRMC Auxiliary Jewelry & Accessory Sale
8am – 4pm / Gila Regional Medical Center – Courtyard / Proceeds benefit Gila Regional Medical Center
- Beginners’ West African Drumming
11am – Noon / 109 S Bullard Street / Group drumming that promotes musical growth, health, wellness and connection / Extra drums available for student use / Class taught by Andrew Dahl-Bredine 519.9232
- Silver City Food Co-op Community Forum
Noon – 1pm / Silver City Food Co-op Meeting Room – 6th Street & Big Ditch behind the coop / Energy Medicine and Essential Oils with Allee Anabal / Free and open to everyone / Light refreshments / 388.2343
- Low Vision Support Group
1pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Board Room – 1313 E 32nd Street / Linda Velez – Independent Living teacher from the Commission of the Blind – will show proper use of hand held magnifiers and distribute a pamphlet on what spouses need to know when living with an impaired vision person / Will also discuss free services and gadgets provided by her organization / Pat Milligan – 388.1108
- Vespers in the Celtic Tradition
5:30pm / Good Shepherd Episcopal Church – Texas & 6th Street – entrance off parking lot / A quiet reflective service of remembrance of modern “saints” of all faiths / Potluck dinner follows
- Scott
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Blues & Country / Free
Wednesday 15 May 2013
- Curbside Consulting at the Nonprofit Resource Center
9am – Noon / The Wellness Coalition – 409 N Bullard Street / Free consulting services to existing or aspiring nonprofit organizations / Free / Lisa Jimenez – 534.0665 x232 – lisa@wellnesscoalition.org
- Prenatal Yoga Class
11:30am – 12:30pm / Billy Casper Wellness Center – 300 E 16th Street / Classes are taught by a certified instructor / Prenatal yoga classes are recommended for women in any stage of pregnancy / Free
- Mom and Baby Yoga Class
12:45 – 1:45pm / Billy Casper Wellness Center – 300 E 16th Street / Classes are taught by a certified instructor / Mom and Baby yoga is recommended starting 4 weeks postpartum for vaginal delivery and 6 weeks postpartum for caesarean section, until baby is crawling / Free
- West African Drumming for Kids
4pm – 5pm / 109 S Bullard Street / Encourages musical and poly-rhythmic growth and learning to play music within a group for ages 8-13 / Drums available for student use / Class taught by Andrew Dahl-Bredine – 519.9232
- West African Drumming
6pm – 7:15pm / Gough Park / Traditional drumming for health, wellness, community, musical growth and fun! / Extra drums available / Class taught by Andrew Dahl-Bredine – 519.9232
- Dane & Edie
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Jazz & Standards / Piano & Vocal / Free
- Grant County Prostate Support Group
6:30pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room – 1313 E 32nd Street / Current patients, survivors and those at-risk for prostate cancer are encouraged to attend / Dave – 388.2331
- The Oversouls
6:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Local Rock & Soul / Free
Thursday 16 May 2013
- Silver City Food Co-op Community Forum
Noon – 1pm / Silver City Food Co-op Meeting Room – 6th Street & Big Ditch behind the coop / Energy Medicine and Essential Oils with Allee Anabal / Free and open to everyone / Light refreshments / 388.2343
- Corazones Unidos
6pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Board Room – 1313 E 32nd Street / Cardiac Support group w/ monthly speakers and support for those with cardiac issues / 388.1198
- Silver Consolidated School District Board Meeting
6pm / Silver Schools Administration Office – 2810 N Swan Street
- Brandie Thornburg
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Acoustic Folk / Free
Friday 17 May 2013
- Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
11am – Noon / Silver City Recreation Center – 1016 N Silver Street / Based on traditional Tai Chi, this program works for all people including those with diminished balance or strength / First class free / Contact Liz – 313.6833
- Progressive Voters Alliance General Meeting
5:30pm / Church of Harmony – 6th and Arizona / The Progressive Voters Alliance of Grant County (PVA-GC) is a community based citizens’ action group established to communicate, educate, and promote progressive policy positions, agendas and politics
- Jammin’ Jeff
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
- New Mexico Music Series
7pm / Buckhorn Opera House – Pinos Altos / Mimbres Region Arts Council & Buckhorn Saloon present Jerry Joseph, Walter Salas-Humara, and Steve Drizos / mimbresarts.org
Saturday 18 May 2013
- Silver City Farmer’s Market
8:30am – Noon / Beautiful Downtown Silver City / Enter at Bullard and 7th Streets / The first offerings of the season along with baked goods, potting plants and entertainment & more / Support Local Agriculture!
- Bike Works Community Bike Ride
10am – 2pm / Meet at main (Root) Shop behind the Recreation Center at 10am if you need to borrow a bike or helmet or need a quick adjustment / Meet Downtown (Branch) Shop at 10:30am if you’re ready to roll / Bring water, plans for lunch, and a sense of exploration / Riding on roads & trails – difficulty is determined by the riders who show up / 388.1444
- Presentation and Book Signing
Catherine’s Son: The Story of a Boy Who Became an Outlaw
2pm – 3pm / Silver City Museum Annex – 302 W Broadway / Featuring author Jim Smith / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- Don Beams
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
- Phoenix Boys Choir
6:30pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / Grant County Community Concert Association presentation / Tickets at Alotta Gelato, Western Stationers, online at gcconcerts.org or at the door
Sunday 19 May 2013
- Gila Native Plant Society field trip to Railroad Canyon
8am / Meet in the south parking lot of the WNMU Fine Arts Center / Located in The Black Range and may include points along the way / Hikers are asked to bring water, lunch, a hat and sunscreen and to wear good hiking shoes / The public is invited to participate free of charge / Deming Gustafson – 388.5192
- LGBT Brunch
Noon / Vicki’s Eatery – 315 N Texas Street / All LGBT folk, friends and allies are welcome / 388.5430
- NMWild’s 15th Anniversary Lobo Birthday Party
2pm / Little Walnut East Picnic Area – six miles north of Silver City on Little Walnut Road / Special guest speaker, Dave Parsons, carnivore conservation biologist with The Rewilding Institute and former USFWS Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator / Music by the Silver City String Beans / Kids activities, cake, beverages, and other goodies / Free / kim@nmwild.org
- Pianist Lloyd Roger Grubaugh
4pm / Silver City First United Methodist Church / Piano recital of classical music
- Open Mic w/ Peter & Michelle
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
The GMCR Community Calendar provides notice of local music, arts, culture and civic events. It is based in large part on Anne McCormick’s email calendar which is now compiled and administered by Grant County Community Health Council. The GMCR calendar may include additional events and omit or edit others which lie outside our editorial policies – such as our non-commercial guidelines.
To include an event on the calendar please send your request to healthcouncilgc@gmail.com and include 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
