Friday 2 August 2013
- CLAY Festival ALL DAY LONG!
8am – 9pm / Various locations / Workshops, Lectures, Demos, Films, Exhibitions, Youth Activities, Juried Vendor Fair, Tour, Yoga, Music / For schedules & locations – clayfestival.com/clay-festival-2013-events –jessa@clayfestival.com
- CLAY Festival CLAYplay
10-11:30am at the Silver City Library & 2-3:30pm at the Bayard Public Library / Exploring Our Heritage – Pueblo Pottery – Traditional Pinch & Coil Methods with Pam Lujan Hauer / Registration – 538.3672
- CLAY Festival CLAYground
11am – 4pm / Yada Yada Yarn Portico / Outdoor Fun for Kids, all ages / Play with clay & build a dinosaur with Jared Carpenter / jessa@clayfestival.com
- Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
11am – Noon / Main Street Plaza – Enter at Bullard & 7th /Based on traditional Tai Chi, this program works for all people including those with diminished balance or strength / First class free / Liz 313.6883 – emikols@Q.com
- Retired Educators Association
11:30am / Red Barn Steakhouse – 708 Silver Height Blvd / Welcoming Vicki Smith back & planning for NM State Convention in Silver City in 2014 / All retired educators from any state are welcome / Ruth Nagel 534.3782 – Jewel Burke 539.2274
- GRMC Summer Concert Series
Noon – 1pm / Greg Renfro and Jean Eisenhower will perform a lunchtime folk music concert under the trees at the Courtyard Cafe of the Gila Regional Medical Center / Lunch available
- Friends of the Underground
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Local miscreants provide suitably subversive aural enjoyment / Free
- Pat Panther
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Blues from Bisbee / Free
Saturday 3 August 2013
- CLAY Festival ALL DAY LONG
8am – 10pm / Various Locations / Workshops, Lectures, Demos, Films, Exhibitions,Youth Activities, Juried Vendor Fair, Social Events, Yoga, Music / Schedule & location info – clayfestival.com/clayfestival-2013-events – email jessa@clayfestival.com
- 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 Brandon Perrault / Linda – Market Manager – 654.4104
- CLAY Festival Mud Pie Contest
10am -11am / Silver City Farmer’s Market – Main Street Plaza / jessa@clayfestival.com
- CLAY Festival CLAYground
11am – 4pm / Yada Yada Yarn Portico / Outdoor Fun for Kids, all ages / Play with clay & build a dinosaur with Jared Carpenter / jessa@clayfestival.com
- MRAC Youth Mural Dedication
Noon / 12th Street bridge – between Grant and Santa Rita / This mural is the result of a mosaic mural class at WNMU / Students learned to work collaboratively with community input and involvement
- CLAY Festival Archaeological Panel Discussion
1pm – 3pm / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Join noted southwest experts! / jessa@clayfestival.com
- CLAY Festival Exhibition & Reception
3:30-6pm / WNMU Museum and Silver City Museum / Neo-Mimbreno Pottery – Two Museums, One Exhibit / jessa@clayfestival.com
- Loose Blues Band
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / …as the name implies / Free
- The Oversouls
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Local Rock & Soul Combo / Free
- The Ghost Murals
Dusk / Gila Theater – Kelly at Bullard / Projected LARGE on the side of the theater, the Ghost Murals glow with the artwork of different members of our community / Very informal / “Tailgating” suggested / Umbrellas?
- CLAY Festival Special One-Night-Only Exhibition
9pm -10pm / 400 block of Bullard Street will be closed off / Public PrōJECT – Outdoor Digital Exhibition / Public clay installations from around the world, projected on the big screen in historic downtown Silver City / jessa@clayfestival.com
Sunday 4 August 2013
- CLAY Festival ALL DAY LONG!
9am – 7pm / Various locations / Demos, Exhibitions, Social Events, Juried Vendor Fair, Artists Awards, Yoga / Schedule & Location information – clayfestival.com/clay-festival-2013-events – jessa@clayfestival.com
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
10am / UU Fellowship Hall – 3845 North Swan Street / Madonna Kettler will speak about Birth, Death and the Afterlife: Remembering Who You Really Are” and share case studies and personal experiences based on the work she has done over the past 20 years
- LGBT Brunch
Noon / Vickie’s Eatery – 315 N Texas Street / All LGBT folk, friends and allies are welcome / 388.5430
- Butter Making Demonstration
1pm – 2pm / Silver City Museum – 312 W. Broadway / See how butter was made in the 1800’s and churn butter yourself!
- Open Mic w/ Brandon Perrault
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Express yourself! / Free
Monday 5 August 2013
- HIV/AIDS Support Group
7pm / Good Shepherd Episcopal Church – 615 N Texas Street / 590.1788
- Open Mic Night
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free
Tuesday 6 August 2013
- Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
11am – Noon / Main Street Plaza – Enter at Bullard & 7th /Based on traditional Tai Chi, this program works for all people including those with diminished balance or strength / First class free / Liz 313.6883 – emikols@Q.com
- SC Coop Forum – Home & Garden Design Class
11am / Silver City Food Coop – 520 N Bullard / Jean Eisenhower shares her design secrets and helps you get ahead of your garden space so you can avoid fundamental garden problems early / Free / jean7eisenhower@gmail.com
- 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
- Don Beams
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Folk Music / Free
Wednesday 7 August 2013
- Curbside Consulting
9am – Noon / Center for Health Innovation – 902 Santa Rita Street at College Avenue – 2nd floor conference room / Consulting services for existing and aspiring nonprofit organizations / Free / Lisa Jimenez – 534.0101 x2108 /ljimenez@hmsnm.org
- Registration for the Silver City Recreation Center’s After School Program
Noon – 5:30pm / Silver City Recreation Center – 1016 N Silver Street / The program is open to children ages 6-12 and based on first-come/first-serve / It begins on August 12 and runs through the school year / Children are picked up at their respective elementary schools and fed a snack / Includes supervised activities until 5:30 / First time students need to provide an original birth certificate and small fee / 388.3087
- Dane & Edie
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Piano & Vocal – Jazz & Standards / Free
- Farhad
6:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Finger style Flamenco guitar / Free
Thursday 8 August 2013
- SC Coop Forum – Home & Garden Design Class
11am / Silver City Food Coop – 520 N Bullard / Jean Eisenhower shares her design secrets and helps you get ahead of your garden space so you can avoid fundamental garden problems early / Free / jean7eisenhower@gmail.com
- Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society
6pm / Silver City Senior Center – Victoria Street / Potluck Dinner to start and meeting at 6:45 features a rock draw and program – “Gem & Mineral Show Ramp-up” led by Lee Stockman and Karen Blisard
- Farhad
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Spanish Guitar / Free
- Public Input for Silver City Infrastructure & Capital Improvement Plan
6pm / City Hall Annex – 1203 N Hudson Street – Upstairs Conference Room / Public Projects sought for Silver City including but not limited to facilities, Clean Energy, Streets, Roads, Sidewalks, Curbs, Gutters, Bridges, and Bicycle Facilities, Housing, Sewer Collection and Treatment, Storm and Surface Water Control, Water, Solid Waste, Public Utilities, Transit, Airports, Parks and Trails, Land and Site Acquisition, Community Service Facilities, Public Safety and Emergency, Libraries, Renovation, and Regional Projects / The plan incorporates policy direction, funding time frames, estimated costs, justifications, and the details of each specific infrastructure capital improvement project proposed, by year, for a 5-year period / 534.6349
Friday 9 August 2013
- 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 – underage drinking and prescription drug abuse / Lunch will be served / Raz 388.1198 or rrobinson@grmc.org
- Brandie Bingham
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / Acoustic folk music / Free
- Phillip Gibbs
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Folk Roots Singer Songwriter from Austin / Free
Saturday 10 August 2013
- Benefit for the Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective
8am – 5pm / Common Thread – 107 Broadway / Quality selection of fabric and yarn at great prices
- 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 Amos Torres / Linda – Market Manager – 654.4104
- Breath Empowerment
10am – Noon / Integrative Health & Wellness Center – 310 W 6th Street / Unlock your inner Warrior through the power of your own breath / Flood your body with healing oxygen and enjoy a heightened-sense of peace, energy and vitality / Fee / Space is limited – registration is required
- Craft Class – Medicine Pouch
10am – Noon / Silver City Museum – 312 W Broadway / For crafters age 8 and older / Small fee – preregistration encouraged / Parent or guardian attendance required / 538.5921 – silvercitymuseum.org
- Greenwood Misses
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / The Blues & The Folk / Free
- The Ghost Murals
Dusk / Side of the Gila Theater – Kelly at Bullard / The Ghost Murals glow with the artwork of different members of our community / Very informal / “Tailgating” suggested / Umbrellas? Maybe!
- The Roadrunners
7:30pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Rock & Blues / Free
Sunday 11 August 2013
- LGBT Brunch
Noon / Vickie’s Eatery – 315 N Texas Street / All LGBT folk, friends and allies are welcome / 388.5430
- Open Mic w/ Peter & Michele
6pm / Diane’s Parlor – 510 N Bullard Street / A little folk, a little blues and thou / 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
