Wednesday 10 April 2013
- Embracing Social Media: Seven Benefits for Your Nonprofit
11am – Noon / The Wellness Coalition – 409 N Bullard Street / Derek Markham, digital media consultant, website builder, writer and pro-blogger in this one-hour Brown Bag presentation on introduction to social media for nonprofits / Fee – Please RSVP / 534.0665 x231
- 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
- Senior Life Cycle Meeting
3:30pm / Health Council Offices – 214 Black Street – next to the courthouse / A community group working on senior issues. Everyone welcome!
- The Purity Myth
5:30pm / Global Resource Center – 2nd Floor – Social Sciences Lounge / Documentary / Free / SASS 313.6203
- Dane & Edie
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Piano & Vocal, Jazz and Standards / Free
- Peter & Michele
6:30 / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Local Pop, Jazz & Rock / Free
- Drought Impacts on Dust and Health
6:30pm / Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Changing weather and public health impacts with Mary Stoecker, NMDOH, and Dr DuBois discusses wind-born particulates and pathogens / Free / Terry Timme – terrytimme@gmail.com
- Journey of the Universe
7pm / St Mary’s on Alabama Street / Film series and conversation with biologists, anthropologists, and historians about the emergence of Earth / Free / 590.5561
Thursday 11 April 2013
- Silver City Food Coop Community Forum
Noon – 1pm / Coop Community Room – end of 6th Street , behind the Coop / Green Drinks – Recipes to Energize and Alkalize / Light refreshments / Free and open to all / 388.2343
- Free Meditation Classes
2 – 2:30pm / WNMU Student Memorial Building – 3rd Floor Meeting Room / Each Tuesday and Thursday beginning April 11th through May 9th conducted by Jeff Goin – Meditation Teacher / Everyone welcome / Come to one, some, or all classes / WNMU Student Health Services – 538.6014 or shc@wnmu.edu
- Gila / Mimbres Community Radio Monthly Meeting
4pm / 519 B North Bullard Street – corner of 6th Street / Get the latest developments on upcoming live webcasting from our beautiful new studio, training for prospective program hosts and DJs and our FM broadcast / 597.4891
- Guided Group Meditation with Jeff Goin
5:30 – 6:15 / Billy Casper Wellness Center / No prior meditation experience necessary / Free and open to the public 313.4087 / jeffgoin@gmail.com
- Grant County Rolling Stones and Mineral Society
6pm / Senior Center, Victoria Street / “Rockin’ Oregon” – A virtual tour – with sample cabs, slabs, and rough – of some the classic agates, jaspers, obsidians, etc. found within the state / Presented by Bruce Williams and Nancy Bailey / Potluck / 534.1393 / rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
- Scott
6 p.m. Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Blues & Country / Free
Friday 12 April 2013
- San Vicente Artists’ “Body Beautiful”
5 – 7pm / Artists’ Lair Gallery – corner of Texas & Market Streets / 9th annual Juried Art Show
- Greg & Charlie
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Blues & Folk / Free
- Contra Dance
7-10pm / Old Post Office – corner of Broadway & Pinos Altos / Live music by the Big Ditch Crickets and the Fiddle Club / This is a Main Street event celebrating the Big Weekend / It is an All Ages, Family Friendly and Free event / Dance caller Lewis Land teaching and calling the dances / 534.1700
- J Wagner
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Americana Singer Songwriter from Austin, TX / Free
- Side Street Strutters
7:30pm / WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater / A Grant County Community Concert Association presentation / The Strutters wowed the Grant County audience in 2008 / Tickets available at Alotta Gelato and Western Stationers / 538.5862 – gcconcerts.org
Saturday 13 April 2013
- Friends of Silver City Library 2nd Saturday Book Sale
9am – 1pm / 1510 Market Street / Kids get a book free if it contains the word or color “Blue”
- Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue Open House
10am / Take Little Walnut Rd past the picnic grounds, the road turns to dirt and continue past Cleveland Mine and Owens Rd then right on Wagon Wheel Lane – 1/4 mile on left / To celebrate additions to the Wagon Wheel Lane Station / Presentation on defensible space and lunch provided by friends of Pinos Altos VFR
- Craft Class: Native American Rattles
10am – Noon / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / For crafters aged 8 and older / Fee and Pre-registration encouraged / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- 3rd Annual Spring Boutique
11am – 4pm / Santa Clara National Armory / Presented by Grant County Home Business Network / Crafts, Gifts, Goods, Knife Sharpening, Free Raffles & Much More
- San Vicente Artists’ “Body Beautiful”
11am – 6pm /Artists’ Lair Gallery – corner of Texas & Market Streets / 9th annual Juried Art Show
- Chasing Dwarfs: Star Variability in Planetary Nebula
1pm / Governors’ Board Room – Billy’s BBQ Restaurant / Silver City Astronomical Society presentation a discussion w/ Paul Temple, Adjunct Astronomy Instructor at WNMU / Free and open to the Public
- Jammin’ Jeff
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
- Work o’ The Weavers
7:30pm / Buckhorn Opera House – Pinos Altos / Tickets at MRAC offices – 1201 Pope Street – 538.2505 – mimbresarts.org
- J Wagner
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Americana Singer Songwriter from Austin, TX / Free
- Astronomical Observations
Sundown until 9pm / The City of Rocks – 33 miles south of Silver City on Hwy 180 to Hwy 61 East / Astronomer Matt Wilson will discuss seasonal constellations, the Solar System with visible planets and their moons and deep sky objects as visibility permits / $5 day pass per car load of folks / matthewdwilson@q.com
- PFLAG Totally 80s Dance Party!
9pm / Buffalo Bar Dance Hall – 211 N Bullard Street / All over 21 are welcome! / Contests & Prizes for Best Costume and Celebrity Look-Alike / All proceeds benefit the PFLAG Silver City Student Scholarship fund
Sunday 14 April 2013
- San Vicente Artists’ “Body Beautiful”
10am – 3pm /Artists’ Lair Gallery – corner of Texas & Market Streets / 9th annual Juried Art Show
- LGBT Brunch
Noon / Vickie’s Eatery – 315 N Texas Street / All LGBT folk, friends and allies welcome! 388.5430
- 3rd Annual Spring Boutique
11am – 4pm / Santa Clara National Armory / Presented by Grant County Home Business Network / Crafts, Gifts, Goods, Knife Sharpening, Free Raffles & Much More
- Bilingual Storytelling: The First Tortilla
2 – 3pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / Maria Vigil weaves a wonderful tale / 538.5921 – silvercitymusuem.org
- Open Mic w/ Peter & Michele
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Free
Monday 15 April 2013
- NM Interstate Stream Commission Public Meeting on
Arizona Water Settlements Act
6pm – 9pm / WNMU Student Memorial Building / 3rd Floor Seminar Room / Agenda not available at press time but this is their quarterly meeting with updates on the AWSA process / Demonstration of the AWSA website / Come with questions and get answers
Thursday 18 April
- Four Shillings Short
10am / Silver City Public Library – 515 W College Avenue / Christy Martin & Aodh Og O’Tuama of the Celtic / Folk / World Music duo perform Around The World in 30 Instruments / Children’s concert at 10am / All ages concert from 5:30 – 7pm / 538.3672 – fourshillingsshort.com
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
