Friday 7 February 2014
- Retired Educators Association
11:30am / The Red Barn Steakhouse – 708 Silver Height Blvd / All retired educators from any state are welcome / Ruth Nagel 534.3782 or Jewel Burke 539.2274
- SW New Mexico Audubon Society
7pm / WNMU Harlan Hall – corner of 12th St and Alabama / SWNM Audubon meeting Christopher Rusty presents eBird, a tool for birders which helps keep track of your bird lists, from local to worldwide / Light refreshments / 388.2386
- Nunsense
7pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / Theater Group NM in conjunction with WNMU / Tickets at Alotta Gelato and at the door / WNMU students with student ID admitted free
Saturday 8 February 2014
- Audubon Society Field trip: It’s Bootheel time!
7am / WNMU Fine Arts Theater parking lot / The day’s journey deep into Chihuahuan desert grassland will take us from Lordsburg past the playa, through Cotton City and Animas, and down to within sight of Mexico / Hope to see cranes, horned larks, a range of sparrows, shrikes, falcons and more / Bring lunch, drinks and appropriate clothing / Back in Silver City around 6pm / Brian Dolton 388.4210
- Gila/Mimbres Community Radio Open House
10am – 4pm / 519 N Bullard Suite B / See what all the fuss is about at KURU 89.1 FM / grmc.org
- Craft Class: Make Valentine Chocolate Treats
10am – Noon / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / For crafters aged 8 and older, limit 10 crafters /Parent or guardian attendance required / Pre-registration encouraged / 538.5921 / www.silvercitymuseum.org
- The Daughters of the American Revolution, Jacob Bennett Chapter
10am / Church of the Good Shepherd on Texas St / All DAR members and anyone considering joining the DAR are welcome at the meeting / Regent Lucy Whitmarsh / 574.8394 or lmwk@dishmail.net
- Children’s Valentine Craft Class
11am – 1pm / Bayard Public Library – 252 Central Ave / Children of all ages are invited to join the fun! / An adult care-giver must accompany children aged 9 or younger at all times while at the library
- Chocolate Fantasia
11am – 4pm / Downtown Silver City / Mimbres Region Arts Council / mimbresarts.org
- Joe Kryzanowski & Friend
Noon – 3pm / Lois Duffy Art 211 C – N Texas St / Free music concert
- Dave Martino
Noon – 3pm / Seedboat Gallery – 214 Yankie St / Free music concert
- Bruce McKinney
Noon – 3pm / Leyba & Ingalls Art – 315 N Bullard / Free music concert
- The Fiddling Friends
12:15pm – 1pm / Yada Yada Yarn New Location – 621 N Bullard / Free music concert
- Desert Larks
1pm – 2:30pm / The Murray Hotel – 200 W Broadway / Early Romantic Music
- Azaima Anderson
1:15pm – 2pm / Alotta Gelato – 619 N Bullard / Free music concert
- Barbie Williamson
2pm – 4pm / Yankie Creek Coffee House – corner of Yankie and Texas St / Singer songwriter
- Gila Highlanders
2pm – 3pm / Little Toad Creek – 200 N Bullard / Free music concert
- Nunsense
7pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / Theater Group NM in conjunction with WNMU / Tickets at Alotta Gelato and at the door / WNMU students with student ID admitted free
- Valentine Benefit Dance
Doors 7pm – Dance 8pm / Saint Christopher Knights of Columbus Hall – 1301 Swan Street / A benefit for the Hyde Family who lost their home in a house fire / Mr Hyde was himself a 1st responder / Music by Onda Chicana / Auction and BYOB / Sponsored by Silver City Armaduras Club
Sunday 9 February 2014
- We are Hope
10am / Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City – 3845 N Swan St / Emma Bailey and Alicia Edwards discuss the ordinary lives of the people who live in Ciudad Juarez / We Are Hope is the story of a small group of women living in that city who have come together to change that reality / Please join us / Coffee and conversation / Free
- Nunsense
7pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / Theater Group NM in conjunction with WNMU performs the Dan Goggin musical / Directed by Antonio Zapata / Tickets at Alotta Gelato and at the door / WNMU students with student ID admitted free
Monday 10 February 2014
- WNMU Guest Lecture Series
10am / WNMU Miller Library / Frederick Gaskin of JP Morgan will speak / Event is sponsored by Delta Mu Delta honor society
- Silver City Grant County Widowed Persons Service
10:30pm / Glad Tidings Church / Presentation about Genealogy research on the computer / Lunch available / All singles are welcome / 537.3643
- Soul Food and Music
11:30am – 1pm / WNMU Mustang Dining Hall / Live music / “The Flagrant Two” with Iya Khan / Spoken word poet Sue Richard
- Silver City New Hope Al-Anon Family Group
12:05pm / First Presbyterian Church – 1915 N Swan St / Meets on Mondays / 537.3141
Tuesday 11 February 2014
- The Silver City Rotary Club Luncheon
Noon / WNMU Student Memorial Building – 2nd floor – Sunset Room / A speaker will talk about issues of community interest / Guests are welcome / Lunch available
- Low Vision Support Group
1pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Board room – 1313 E 32nd St / Support group for people with vision loss and blindness / 388.1108
- WNMU Founders Day
3:30pm / Miller Library / WNMU celebrates its 121st birthday with cake, music and a historical photo display
Wednesday 12 February 2014
- 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
- Buffalo Soldiers Retold
11am / WNMU Student Memorial Center seminar room / Hear about the unique historical accounts of Buffalo Soldiers who lived in Grant County and where stationed in Fort Bayard
- WILL Lunch and Learn – The Measure of Reality: The Rise of Quantification
Noon / WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room – 12th & Kentucky / Bill Baldwin discusses: Are things that cannot be nailed down in numbers of less worth than things that can be measured? / What about art, love, sunsets, and philosophy?/ Bring a sack lunch or just bring yourself! / 538.6835 / www.will-learning.com or info@will-learning.com
- Gin Rummy
1pm / Yankie Creek Coffee House – 112 W Yankie Street at Texas / Everyone invited / Free
- LaVida Healthy Living Classes
5:30pm – 6:30pm / HMS Conference Room – 1007 Pope St / Diabetes Series from 12 Feb – 12 Mar (5 sessions) / Instructor Deborah Smith, RD / Diabetes management, meal planning, nutrition, stress management and exercise / Free / 534.0248
- Grant County Democratic Party
5:30pm shared potluck meal / 6:20pm business meeting / 3060 Hwy 180 E / Bring a dish and bring a friend / 654.6060
- Bayard Al-Anon
6pm / Santa Clara Senior Center – 107 East St – Santa Clara / Meets on Wednesdays / 537.3141
- History of Divine 9
7pm / WNMU Student Memorial Center seminar room / A presentation will be given on the nine historically Black Greek organizations
- Trivia Night
7pm / Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery – Broadway and Bullard / Every Wednesday with quizmaster Josh White / Food and Refreshments available / no cover charge / Prizes of gift certificates for $15 and $25 / Team of six people max
Thursday 13 February 2014
- Open House: Occupational Therapy Department
3pm – 5pm / WNMU Phelps Dodge Building room 124 / See what the Occupational Therapy has to offer and check out its new location on campus
- One Billion Rising March
6pm / Gough Park / March & Dance / Demand an end to violence against women / March begins at Gough Park, proceeds down Pope St and turns up College St to the WNMU Student Memorial Bld / Join the dancing with Rhythm Mystic / www.onebillionrising.org
- Lagniappe
7pm – 9pm / Common Ground Gallery – 103 West Kelly – Silver City / An exhibit of artwork by 13 Silver City artists / The show runs through March 13 / 534.2087
Friday 14 February 2014
- Writing At Western
3pm / Miller Library / Celebrate WNMU writers with readings by faculty and staff / An updated bibliography of published works by WNMU writers will be presented
- Silver City Woman’s Clubs annual Valentine’s Dinner
6pm / Awesome appetizers and punch / Dinner begins at 6:30 / The Annual event is catered by the Woman’s Club Kitchen Committee / All net proceeds go to the Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund / Door prizes for all attendees / Vera 534.0505
- Twisted Vine Refugees Support Group
7:30pm / Old Elk’s Club – Texas St / Music by Rhythm Mystic and Brandon Perrault / Members encouraged to bring a small dessert to share for Valentine’s Day buffet
Saturday 15 February 2014
- 9 Breath Method and Prayer Circle with Martha K Everett
11am –12:30pm / Integrative Health and Wellness Center – 310 W 6th St / Detailed lesson on the 9-Breath Method, followed by the Prayer Circle / All proceeds will be donated to The Grant County Community Food Pantry / 388.2098 orabundancetherapeutics.com
- Reading Featuring Poet Laureate Bonnie Buckley Maldonado & Elise Stuart
2pm / Bayard Public Library – 1112 Central Ave / Love Poems
Sunday 16 February 2014
- Benefit Breakfast for the Silco Theater Renovations
8am / 1301 N. Swan St / VVA Chapter 358 – the Leatherheads Motorcycle Club / Knights of Columbus / Pancakes, hash browns, eggs and bacon or sausage / Coffee and fruit juice for an additional charge
Monday 17 February 2014
- Silver City New Hope Al-Anon Family Group
12:05pm / First Presbyterian Church – 1915 N Swan St / Meets on Mondays / 537.3141
- Laughter Club
12:15pm – 12:45pm / Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd – Texas & 7th Streets / Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health / No jokes are used but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping / Laughter relaxes the body and mind and protects the heart, boosts your immune system, improves your mood and even relieves stress / Sponsored by the Active & Alive program / Free / Mary Ann Finn – 388.0243 / Meets the first, third and fifth Monday of the month
Tuesday 18 February 2014
- The Silver City Rotary Club Luncheon
Noon / WNMU Student Memorial Building – 2nd floor – Sunset Room / A speaker will talk about issues of community interest / Guests are welcome / Lunch available
- Ayurveda: Healing Body & Soul taught by Athena Wolf of La Curandera Remedies
1:30pm / The Co-op Community Room / Silver City Food Co-op’s February Community Forum / Free & open to everyone / Tea and light refreshments served / 388.2343
- Nelson’s Open Mic
5pm / WNMU Mustang Dining Hall – Read, sing or play what inspires you
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: A View from the Observatory
6:30pm / WNMU Student Memorial Bld 3rd Floor -Across from coffee shop / Stephanie Snedden, PhD discusses the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) / A major multi-band imaging and spectroscopic astronomical survey based at Apache Point / A brief history of the SDSS, an overview of the major scientific results, and about what it was like to spend night after night “on the mountain” for more than a decade / Free / Kathy silvercityofstars@gmail.com
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
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