Tuesday 15 October 2013
- Kiwanis Club – Special Student Recognition
Noon – 1pm / Red Barn Restaurant / Kiwanis Special Student of the Month recognition / 10 schools bring a special student to be recognized / Presenter is Visitor’s Center/Green Chamber / All welcome / Lunch available / Sabrina Pack – 538.3396
- 2-Day Flu Vaccine Clinic
12:30pm – 4pm / WNMU Nursing Building Lobby – Corner of College Avenue & E Street / Walk-in Clinic for flu vaccine for anyone 18 years of age or older / Free and open to the Public / WNMU Student Health Services – Sally – 538.6014
- Green Flashes – are they real, or just another myth?
6:30pm / WNMU Student Memorial Building – 3rd Floor across from coffee shop / Kent DeGroff, an amateur astronomer who spent 12 years in the Marshall Islands at Kwajalein Atoll where beautiful sunsets are always on the menu / And, there’s a spoiler alert – they’re real / Past sightings and photographs will be presented along with an explanation of how it happens and when and where to see it / All ages welcome including families with children and WNMU students / Kathy silvercityofstars@gmail.com
Wednesday 16 October 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
- Town of Silver City Recreation Center Fall Break Registration
10am – 5:30pm / The program is open to children ages 6-12. The program runs from 21 – 25 Oct0ber from 7:30am – 5:30pm / Fee / Space is limited and requires advance registration with original birth certificate / First-come, first served / 388.3087
- Esther Jamison
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Classical Finger Style Guitar/ Free
- Trivia at Bear Mountain Lodge
7pm / Bear Mountain Lodge / Weekly on Wednesdays with quizmaster Josh White / Food and drink available / No Cover / Prizes of gift certificates for $20 and $30 / Bring yourself or a team of six people, max / 538.2538
Thursday 17 October 2013
- Newcomers Club of Grant County
11am / Silver City Women’s Club – Corner of Yucca & Silver Heights Blvd / Luncheon available @ noon / Linda Sylvester – 480.518.5839 – lindasylvester@msn.com
Friday 18 October 2013
- Gila EDA
8am / Grant County Admin Building – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Priscilla Lucero of Southwest Council of Governments w/ Susan Oberland and Joanne Hoavis, CT Technology, discuss the Regional Broadband Implementation Project / Free / gilaeda.org
- Gila Native Plant Society
7pm / WNMU – Harlen Hall – Room 111 – 12th Street / Dr. Patrick Alexander on Gypsophillia: An Introduction to Gypsum and Plants that Call It Home / Presentation includes a new species discovered this year that grows on gypsum / Free / gilanps.org
- Steve Reynolds
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Finger Style Blues Guitarist – Flagstaff / Free
- Kris Delmhorst and Jeffery Foucault
7:30pm / Buckhorn Opera House / Mimbres Region Arts Council’s Folk Series first performance for the year / Tix at the door / 538.2505
Saturday 19 October 2013
- 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 / Linda – Market Manager – 654.4104
- Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society Field Trip
Assume an early departure for Pie Town, NM / Sylveen Robinson-Cook – 538.9001
- Free PSA /Prostate-Specific Antigen Blood Test
9am – 2pm / Gila Regional Medical Center Laboratory / Brought to you by the Grant County Prostate Support Group and the Grant County Community Health Council, in partnership with Gila Regional Medical Center / 388-1198 x 10
- 9 Breath Method and Prayer Circle
11am – 12:30pm / Intergrative Health and Wellness Center – 310 W 6th Street / This Breath Is Magic! with Martha K. Everett / Sessions begin with a detailed lesson on the 9-Breath Method followed by the Prayer Circle / Fee / Half of all proceeds donated this month to The Volunteer Center of Grant County / 388.2098 – abundancetherapeutics.com
- Food as Your Medicine
2:30pm – 5pm / Integrative Health and Wellness Center – 310 W 6th Street / Food class for Diabetes / Information, dishes, and smoothies that use Naturopathic principles to help balance blood sugar and insulin response / Martha K. Everett – Certified Advanced Food Healing Instructor with Supreme Science Qigong Center / Fee / 388.2098 – abundancetherapeutics.com
- Steve Reynolds
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Finger Style Blues Guitarist – Flagstaff / Free
- Gila & the Heartbreakers w/ Engilica Padilla
8pm – Midnight / VFW Post 3347 – Hwy 180 & Yucca Street – Arenas Valley / Free / 534.9425
Sunday 20 October 2013
- LGBT Grant County Brunch
Noon / Rainbow Village – 301 W College – Suite 5 / Bring a dish to share if you like
- 3rd Annual Pie/Cake Auction
4pm – 6pm / First Presbyterian Church – 1900 Swan Street / Life is short! Eat Dessert First! / A fundraiser to benefit Bridge Community / Bring a pie or cake to be auctioned off and plan to buy one to take home or share with friends at the auction / Entertainment by Jericho / A project to bring to Silver City a continuum of care senior living facility – independent through end of life – all on one campus / 538.5754
Monday 21 October 2013
- Open Mic Night
7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free
Tuesday 22 October 2013
- Kiwanis Club
1pm / Red Barn Restaurant / Kiwanis is a service organization dedicated to serving children, one child at a time / Membership open / Lunch availabale / Sabrina Pack – 538.3396
- Town and Country Garden Club
1pm / Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd / Nancy Owen Lewis presents Chasing the Cure in New Mexico, The Lungers and their Legacy / Refreshments / Guests welcome / Harriet – 388.1705
- Silver City/Grant County TEA Party Patriots
6pm / Red Barn Restaurant / Doors open at 5pm / dinner available
To include an event on the calendar please send your request to healthcouncilgc@gmail.com and includ 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