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Friday, September 29, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 09:00am - 02:00pm  Silver City Blood Drive  ::  Health & Wellness

    Every 2 seconds someone needs a blood transfusion. Patients suffering from trauma, cancer, leukemia, and more all require lifesaving blood transfusions. You can help make sure blood is available when it’s needed. Every donor will receive a cool T-Shirt!   

    Location  Gila Regional Medical Center

    Contact  575-527-1322

  • 09:00am - 12:00pm  Technical Meeting on Forest Management and Infrastructure Sustainability  ::  Public Meetings

    Technical meetings are scheduled for an extended period during the day to encourage participation by interested local governments, state/federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and members of the public with more time for discussion on topics and get into the details more. ...   

    Location  Grant County Conference Center

    Contact  RSVP at gilaplan@fs.fed.us or call 575-388-8280

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Elise Stuart  ::  Arts & Music

    "Memoir: Readings from her new memoir, My Mother and I, We Talk Cat." Elise Stuart was Silver City's Poet Laureate from 2014 to 2017. During her term, she promoted expanding the power of the written word in our community, giving voice ...   

    Location  Javalina Coffee Shop

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: M. John Fayhee  ::  Arts & Music

    "Outdoor Writing" M. John Fayhee is the author of 12 books and has twice been a finalist in the Colorado Book Awards. He edited the Mountain Gazette for 13 years, was a contributing editor at Backpacker Magazine for 10 years. He ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Ron Hamm and Stephen Fox  ::  Arts & Music

    "Delving into Others' Lives, a Conversation about Writing Biography" Ron Hamm began writing biography with obituaries (the genre in brief) as a copy boy on his Indiana home town newspaper. Following the Marine Corps, Hamm's United Press/Associated Press career allowed him ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  Word Travels Fast: Mark Medoff to Talk About His Career  ::  Arts & Music

    Free. Part of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word. Legendary playwright and screenwriter Mark Medoff talks about how his career and how his words have traveled throughout the world. He received the Tony and Olivier Awards for "Children of a ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 03:00pm - 05:00pm  Turn On, Tune In Community Storytelling Project Lecture and Kickoff  ::  Education

    Join the Silver City Museum and partners for an afternoon presentation Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest, followed by an introduction for those participating in the digital storytelling workshop over the weekend. To apply to participate in the Silver City ...   

    Location  Silver City Museum Annex

    Contact  575-538-5921 or www.silvercitymuseum.org or info@silvercitymuseum.org

  • 03:30pm - 04:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Algernon D'Ammassa  ::  Arts & Music

    "Journalism and Theater" Algernon D'Ammassa has been the author of the Deming Headlight's "Desert Sage" opinion column since 2013. He has been a reporter for the Headlight since April, and is an occasional contributor to the Las Cruces Sun News. ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 03:30pm - 04:30pm  Word Travels Fast: "Blatant Attempts at Understanding"  ::  Arts & Music

    Free. Part of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word.The virus Theater perfoms a series of scenes, monologues, and dramatic sketches that take the audience on an introspective journey, combining a sense of place (the high deserts of NM) with a ...   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 04:00pm - 05:00pm  Silver City Quarterly Review  ::  Arts & Music

    2nd Anniversary Celebration. Our authors will read poetry, short stories and excerpts from longer works.   

    Location  Tranquilbuzz

    Contact  d.chris.lemme@gmail.com

  • 04:00pm - 05:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Maricela Duarte  ::  Arts & Music

    Maricela Duarte, a Mexican-American author who lives in Las Cruces, will read and discuss her book, "Rehilete," an anthology of Hispanic poetry for children and adolescents. The book already has had two successful editions published in Chihuahua, Mexico. Duarte is ...   

    Location  Bayard Public Library

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 05:30pm - 07:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Printed Word: Stella Pope Duarte  ::  Arts & Music

    Keynote Event: Stella Pope Duarte, award winning author and Pulitzer Prize nominee. Open to the public free of charge. She is described as a "magical weaver with a sure hand and a pure heart," and praised as an author who "will ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 05:30pm - 06:30pm  Women Embracing Recovery  ::  Health & Wellness

    This meeting is limited to female Al-Anon members and prospective members. Park on Ridge Loop; walk around building to side entrance to lower level.   

    Location  La Clinica Health & Birth Center

    Contact  Karen 575-313-7094 or Hosana 575-313-1032

  • 06:30pm  Danny & Joe  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "The Hitman's Bodyguard" (R)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:30pm  Word Travels Fast: "I, Custer" Performed by Marissa Bond  ::  Arts & Music

    Free. Part of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word. Chosen for the 2016 Mark Medoff Directorial Project Award, a one-woman play that deconstructs Custer, his life, and his last stand. Marissa Bond is a regular on the theater stages in Las ...   

    Location  WNMU Parotti Recital Hall

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

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