Saturday 7 September 2013
- New Mexico River Otter Day at San Vicente Creek
7:30-10:30am / San Vicente Creek trailhead under the Hwy 90 overpass / Join Gila Conservation Education Center and GRIP for any or all of these activities / Open to the public – it’s free and it’s fun! / 7:30 – 8:30am – Trash pick up along the creek / 8:30am – Andrew Lindlof & Adrienne Booth lead a short guided hike on nature and history along San Vicente Creek / 9:00-10:30am – Otter specialist Tori Derr leads the River Otter Scavenger hunt / Play the Word Otter game and learn about the reintroduction of river otters in New Mexicoat at GCEC’s San Vicente Outdoor Classroom / Adrienne 388.8265 or 505.819.9651 – info@gcecnm.org
- Regalos de la Tierra Pottery Company Fall Clearance
8am – 5pm / 515 W 7th Street – Corner of Cooper / Regalos de la Tierra will donate 10% of sales to Gila / Mimbres Community Radio / Enjoy some really nice, handmade pottery just in time for Fall planting and boost GMCR’s FM Broadcast Fund! / Lisa Jimenez – 574.5473
- 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 of Glee Maiden / Linda – Market Manager – 654.4104
- Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Tour
9:30am / Commanding Officer’s Quarters (House 26) West side of Parade Ground
- Storytime
10:30am / Silver City Public Library / All ages are welcome to join us for reading, music, movement and fun!
- Casting Metal in Cuttlebone – Demonstration with Karen Lauseng
1pm – 2pm / Silver City Museum – 321 W Broadway / Free / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- Screening of Office Space
5:30 Doors – film at 6pm / Silco Theater – 311 N Bullard Street / Cult Film Series to benefit Silco Theater Renovations / lmwk@dishmail.net
- Friends of the Underground
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Rock & Pop / Free
- The Ghost Murals – A Taste of Downtown
@ Dark / Kelly Street at Bullard on the side of the Historic Gila Theater / Hosted by none other than the Late Julia Childs! / Fun, enriching, but not fattening, a visual feast / Tailgating is encouraged / Free / 534.2087
Sunday 8 September 2013
- Life Before Life
10am / Unitarian Universalist Fellowship – 3845 North Swan Street / Connie Thibeau-Catsis and Don Pyle present Life Before Life (or what you really want to know about reincarnation) / Free
- Grant County Art Guild’s Pinos Altos Art Gallery
10am – 5pm / Hearst Church – Pinos Altos / A unique gallery of local artists on display on holidays through October 6 / Featured artist is Donna Schmidt who presents her oils and watercolors
- LGBT Brunch
Noon / Grant County LGBT Center – 301 West College Avenue – Suite 5 / 519.5562
- Open Mic w/ Andrew Dahl-Bredine
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
Monday 9 September 2013
- Silver City Grant County Widowed Persons
11am / Glad Tidings Church / Historian David Remley / Lunch available / All singles welcome / 537.3643
- Silver City Safety & Security Taskforce
4:45pm / Silco Theater – 311 N Bullard / Business, law enforcement, residents and coordination for a safer community
- 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 10 September 2013
- Low Vision Support Group
1pm / Gila Regional Medical Center – Board Room – 1313 E 32nd Street / Speaker is an Independent Living Teacher with the NM Commission for the Blind / 388.1108
- Chess Club
4pm / Silver City Public Library / Chess players of all ages and skills are welcome to join in chess games
- Meditation for Everyone!
5:30 – 6:15pm / Billy Casper Wellness Center – Education Rooms / A new 5-class series, Surrender . . . and Gain Control (Part 2) / Starts on 9/3 and runs for five consecutive Tuesdays / Attend one, some, or all five classes / Free and open to the public / 313.4087
- Special Needs Trusts & Guardianship
6pm – 7:30pm / Wellness Coalition – 409 N Bullard Street / Q&A with attorney William Perkins / Vicki Galindo 590.7957 – 388.4437 – vgalindo@arcnm.org
- Silver City/Grant County TEA Party Patriots
6pm / Red Barn Restaurant / Doors open at 5pm / dinner available
- Silver City Town Council Meeting
6pm / Grant County Administration Building – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Public Hearings on transfers of ownership and location of liquor licenses / Resolution of 2015-19 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) / Agenda posted townofsilvercity.org
- Gene Booth
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Old time country music / Free
Wednesday 11 September 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
- Storytime
10:30am / Silver City Public Library / All ages are welcome to join us for reading, music, movement and fun!
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:
Addressing Behaviors and Discipline Through the IEP Process
1pm – 5pm / CYFD Conference Room – 3082 32nd Bypass Road – Suite A / For families, youth, agency providers, juvenile probation staff, school staff, and anyone interested in learning how to assist children/youth with behavior challenges to be successful in school and in their community / Free / RSVP to Families ASAP at 855.484.0144
- LEGO Club
4:30pm / Silver City Public Library / Open LEGO construction for ages 4 – 10 / Parents, please accompany your builders age 4-7
- Amos Torres
6:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Soulful backporch style singer songwriter / Free
- Dane & Edie
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 North Bullard Street / Piano & Vocal / Jazz & Standards / Free
- Trivia at Bear Mountain Lodge
7:30 / Bear Mountain Lodge / Weekly on Wednesdays with quizmaster Josh White – formerly of the late, lamented trivia game at the late, lamented Isaac’s / Food and drink available / No Cover charge / Prizes of gift certificates for $20 and $30 / Bring yourself or a team of six people, max / 538.2538
Thursday 12 September 2013
- Poetry and The Provost
6:30pm / WNMU Miller Library / Dr Jack Crocker – WNMU’s new Provost – will read his poetry in one of the first of over 30 pre-Festival and Festival events for the Southwest Festival of the Written Word – September 27-29 / 654.6803
- Esther Jamison
6:30pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 North Bullard Street / Classical and finger style guitar / Free
Friday 13 September 2013
- Pickamania
All day / Gough Park / Mimbres Region Arts Council hosted Bluegrass and Folk Music Festival / Free / 538.2505 / mimbresarts.org
- CentennialCare (NM’s Medicaid program) Community Forum
9am / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Learn the exciting changes to improve healthcare coverage for New Mexicans and the important decision you have to make / Sponsored by NM Human Services Department / 888.997.2583 – centennialcare.net
- Fundraiser Benefit for Ray Sedillos
11am – 5pm / Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3347 – Hwy 180 & Yucca Road – Arenas Valley / Enchilada Plates w/ Red Enchiladas, Rice, & Beans / Cookie Norero 388.3328 hm – 313.5520 cel
- Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
Noon – 1pm / Grant County Health Council Office – 214 N Black Street / Discussion and work on prevention strategies for youth substance abuse such as underage drinking and prescription drug abuse / Lunch will be served / Raz 388.1198 or rrobinson@grmc.org
- Loose Blues Band
6:30pm / Diane’s Restaurant – 501 Bullard Street / Classic blues, rock, folk and country / Free
- The Gila Native Plant Society
7pm / WNMU Harlan Hall – Room 110 / Richard Felger will give a presentation on Gila Forests – Losses, Gains and New Economic Crops
- Joe West Band
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Alt-Country – Santa Fe / Free
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
Friday, August 23, 2013
Bike-In Movie Night. 8:30 p.m. Bike Works Downtown Branch, 820 Bullard. Bring a chair and enjoy an outdoor movie! A donation is appreciated. 388-1444
Greg & Charlie. 6:30 p.m., Diane’s Restaurant. Free.
Melanie Zipin & the Sugar Leafs, Originals & Groove Oriented Folk Rock. 7:30 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon. Free.
