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Tuesday 5 March 2013

  • Municipal Election
    Polls open 7am – 7pm
  • Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
    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 / Liz at 313.6833 or emikols@Q.com
  •  Vespers in the Celtic Tradition
    5:30pm / Good Shepherd Episcopal Church  – Texas & 7th Streets – entrance off 6th Street parking lot / A quiet reflective Service of remembrance of modern “saints” of all faiths / Potluck dinner following
  • Meditation for Everyone!
    5:30 – 6:15pm / Billy Casper Wellness Center – Education Rooms / New Series – Meditation Basics / Attend one, some, or all three classes / Free and open to the public / 538.4844
  • Planning and Zoning  Meeting
    7pm / Grant County Administration Building – Commissioners’ Meeting Room / Silver City Fire Department will speak

Wednesday 6 March 2013

  • Library Story Time
    10am / Silver City Public Library – 515 W College Avenue / Reading, poetry, music and movement for children and grown-ups of all ages / Free / Harmony Phillips-Dahlsten – Children’s/Youth Librarian / 538.3672 / 1hdahlsten@silvercitymail.com
  • 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
    12:45pm -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
  • Food Policy Council
    3 -5pm / Grant County Administration Building / 1400 Hwy 180 E / Open to the public
  • Grant County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
    3:30pm / Silver City Annex Building – next to Bank of America at Hudson & 12th Streets
  • Rhythm  of the Dance
    7pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / A two-hour dance-and-music spectacular produced in Ireland featuring a live band, three tenors and 22 dancers in authentic costumes tracing the history of the Celts / Performed in 51 countries across four continents / Tix & info Mimbres Region Arts Council – 538.2505 – frontdesk@mimbresarts.org
  • Esther Jamison
    7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Finger Style Guitarist from Flagstaff, AZ / Free

Thursday 7 March 2013

  • Grant County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Taskforce
    Noon / El Refugio – 800 Robert Street / Prevention, planning and coordination of services for domestic violence and sexual assault for survivors and community in Grant County / Everyone is welcome to create a non-violent community / 538.2125
  • Brown Bag Program
    Noon – 1pm / Silver City Museum Annex – 302 W Broadway / An armchair tour of historic buildings by a local historian / 538.5921  – silvercitymuseum.org
  • Silver City Watershed Keepers
    1pm / Stairwell of the Big Ditch at 7th and Bullard Street / Volunteer meeting for Spring Event / The Silver City Watershed Keepers is a citizen’s volunteer water monitoring group charged to track environmental quality of the Silver City watershed / SCWK is open to the public and past and new volunteers are encouraged to attend / Call Claire 538.8078 or claire@gilaresources.info
  • Guided Group Meditation with Jeff Goin
    5:30 – 6:15pm / Billy Casper Wellness Center – Education Room / Free and open to the public / No prior meditation experience necessary / 538.4844
  • Women’s Cancer Support Group
    6 – 7pm / Gila Regional Medical Center – Board Room – 1313 E 32nd Street / First meeting of the group – all cancer patients, survivors and family members welcome / Facilitated by Dr Kathleen Froese / Free / Health Council 388.1198 ext 10 – healthcouncil@grmc.org
  • Artist Lecture Series
    6:30pm / WNMU Patriot Hall / Julia Mitchell, Weaver / Free and open to the public

Friday 8 March 2013

  • ESL –  English as a Second Language
    9am – 5pm / Silver City Public Library / 2 full days of training on March 8 & 9  / A whole language based training to help enhance a  learner’s ability to increase skills in English /  Refreshments and lunch will be provided / Free, but space is limited and trainees must attend both days! / Call for registration or more info – 388-0892
  • Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
    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 / Liz at 313.6833 or emikols@Q.com
  • Hidalgo Medical Services Presentation
    Noon – 1pm / Bayard Public Library / Stephanie Lazarin of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program will present information about the Aging, Disability Resource Center, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Prescription Cost Assistance and more / Barbara Cabrera of HMS  – 537.5071
  • It’s a Wrap!
    4:30pm – 6pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / Exhibit opening with SW Women’s Fiber Arts Collective / 538.5921  – silvercitymusuem.org
  • Green Drinks
    5:30pm / Energy Ideal – 820 N Bullard at College / Monthly gathering of the Southwest NM Green Chamber of Commerce and the NM Solar Energy Association Silver City Chapter / Green Chamber 538.4332 / swGreenChamber@gmail.com
  • Loose Blues Band
    6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Classic Blues & Rock / Free
  • Steve Reynolds
    7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Blues Guitarist from Flagstaff / Free

Saturday 9 March 2013

  • Friends of the Silver City Library Second Saturday Book Sale
    9am – 1pm / 1510 Market Street / Many newly arrived Spanish language books, plus a variety of gently used books, CDs, DVDs and tapes / Kids get a book free if it contains the word or color “Green”
  • The Fiddling Friends
    12:15 – 1pm / Yada Yada Yarn – 614 N Bullard Street / They perform a Snow Check Concert / Jeanie McLerie – 534.0298 – bayouseco@aol.com
  • Astronomical Observations
    Sundown – 9:00pm / The City of Rocks – 33 miles south of Silver City / In Roll-Off Roof building just behind the Orion Group parking area across from Park restrooms accessible on the right-hand road into the park / Regular astronomy observations through a 14-inch telescope donated to the Park by Gene Simons with astronomer Matt Wilson / Matt discusses seasonal constellations and their lore, the Solar System with visible planets and their moons, and observations on deep sky objects as visibility permits / $5 day pass per car load of folks / More info  – matthewdwilson@q.com
  • Steve Reynolds
    7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Blues Guitarist from Flagstaff / Free

Sunday 10 March 2013

  • The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City
    10am / 3845 North Swan Street / Clinical hypnotherapist Jeff Goin will speak on utilizing hypnotherapy as a means of removing obstacles to personal and spiritual progress / Julia Horvath will play piano / Coffee, conversation and light refreshments after the service
  • LGBT Brunch
    Noon / Vickie’s Eatery – 315 N Texas Street / All LGBT folk, friends and allies are welcome / 388.5430
  • Bilingual Storytelling with Maria Vigil
    2pm – 3pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W. Broadway / More info? – 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
  • Dance of Universal Peace
    2pm / Gila Oak Land Trust – 468 Box Canyon Road – Cliff / Celebrating Pisces birthdays with a potluck at 5pm / Hope you can come!
  • The Anglican Church Comes to America
    3pm / Church of Harmony – 609 N Arizona Street / Holy Trinity Anglican Church continues its history of Anglicanism using the first Book of Common Prayer of the United Stated of America – written in 1789 / The Anglican Church Comes to America discussion during soup/bread dinner provided to all following the service

Silver City Election Calendar

Tuesday 5 March 2013 Municipal Election

29 January 2013 / 5pm
A/ Deadline for Withdrawal of Write-in Candidacy
B/ First day absentee ballots can be issued/mailed to voters whose applications have been approved
5 February 2013 / 5pm
LAST DAY TO REGISTER! Grant County Clerk closes voter registration books
13 February 2013
First day for early voting using voting machines/electronic vote tabulators.
1 March 2013
A/ Last day for early voting using machine/tabulators.
B/ Last day absentee ballots can be issued/ mailed to voters.
C/ Last day candidates may appoint a challenger & 1 alternate and a watcher & 1 alternate for each polling place by 5pm
4 March 2013 / by 3pm
Last day the governing body may appoint a qualified elector for each polling place to serve as observer
5 March 2013 Election Day
Polls open 7am – 7pm
11 March 2013
No later than 7pm candidates elected shall appear before the Municipal Clerk to sign a written statement acknowledging receipt of the certificate of election and acknowledging that he/she is legally qualified to hold office.

Visit The Town of Silver City Election Page for more information.  They advise the following…

Check Your Voter Registration
to ensure that your name and address are correct. Any corrections need to be made with the County Clerk before 5 February 2013 in order to vote in the upcoming election.

Check Your Voting District
The Town Council redistricted in November 2011. Please review the new voting district map to check which district your address is in per your voter registration. Call the County Clerk’s office at 574-0042 if there are any discrepancies.


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 reoccurring 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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