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September 24, 2017 - September 30, 2017
September 24, 2017 - September 30, 2017
  • "Gathering the Gila" - 13th Annual Gila River Festival  ::  Social Events

    The 13th annual festival, Gathering the Gila will engage participants in an exploration of the bountiful native foods, plants, and medicines found throughout the Gila River and its watershed. Presented by the Gila Conservation Coalition, the Festival will feature dynamic ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.gilariverfestival.org

  • Grant County Fair  ::  Social Events

    For times, events, exhibits and other information see: https://www.grantcountyfairnm.com/   

    Location  Grant County Fair Grounds

    Contact  https://www.grantcountyfairnm.com/

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 2:30 & 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  "Jewish High Holidays"  ::  Spiritual

    This active participatory service will recognize the two High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Since this is a time of charity, attendees are asked to bring non-perishable goods for the food donation basket. It will also be a Family ...   

    Contact  uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com or www.uufsc.com.

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  32nd Annual Purchase Prize Award Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    Purchase Prize Art Show open to the public.   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:30am - 12:00pm  Gila River Festival Native Food Brunch   ::  Social Events

    Tickets are $50 and proceeds benefit the Gila Conservation Coalition’s mission. Roxanne Swentzell, Director of Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute and Santa Clara Pueblo member, has been researching and teaching permacultural practices since 1989. This brunch, featuring native and locally grown ...   

    Location  The Volunteer Center

    Contact  To purchase tickets please visit: https://www.gilariverfestival.org/registration/ or call: 575-538-8078.

  • 01:30pm - 04:30pm  Paint Party with Diana Ingalls Leyba  ::  Arts & Music

    45.00, materials & refreshment included. Must Pre-Register! A deposit of ½ will hold your space, payable to Leyba & Ingalls ARTS. A monthly series, everyone paints their own version of the same painting. The artist (in this case, Diana Ingalls ...   

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

  • 02:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music, Education

    "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (PG-13)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 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

  • 12:05pm - 01:00pm  New Hope Al-Anon Family Group  ::  Health & Wellness

    Al-Anon Family Groups are for family and friends of alcoholics. This is an Open Meeting of Al-Anon.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

    Contact  Jerry 575-534-4866 or Diana 575-574-2311

  • 01:00pm - 03:30pm  Gila National Forest Open House  ::  Social Events

    The Open House is a casual opportunity to engage with Forest Service specialists about Forest Plan Revision. Stakeholders can arrive any time, stay as long as they like, and can talk with Forest Service specialists discussing various resources. There will ...   

    Location  Gila National Forest Supervisor's Office

  • 06:30pm  Open Mic With Manda and Chris  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 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

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  Move Better, Feel Better with Feldenkrais  ::  Health & Wellness

    A new 6-class series with Dixie Dexter runs for six consecutive Tuesdays. Attend one, some, or all six classes. No experience necessary; everyone is welcome! $5 per class.   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  www.LotusCenterSC.org

  • 05:30pm  Weight Watchers  ::  Health & Wellness

    In the Annex.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

  • 06:00pm  Town of Silver City Council Regular Meeting  ::  Legal Notices

    1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE2. CHANGES TO AGENDA3. CEREMONIES4. PROCLAMATIONS - "Southwest Festival of the Written Word Weekend" - Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2017 "Walk for the Heroes Day" - Sept. 30, 2017 "Fire Prevention Week" ...   

    Location  Grant County Administration Center

    Contact  http://www.townofsilvercity.org/r/legalnotes.php

  • 07:00pm  President's Chamber Music Series Opens With String Quartet  ::  Arts & Music

    A pre-performance reception will take place on the Light Hall Patio at 6:30 p.m. Season passes to the five-performance series cost $60, and individual performances cost $15. Tickets can be purchased at WNMU Office of Cultural Affairs in Hunter Hall ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  wnmu.edu/culture.

  • Curbside Consulting  ::  Education

    FREE! Help for non-profits or those considering one. Every Wednesday, by appointment only.    

    Location  College Plaza Suite #16

    Contact  575-597-0035 or email NRG@swchi.org

  • 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 - 05:30pm  Free Library Card Replacement Day  ::  Social Events

    Lost your library card? Replacement library cards will be free, in celebration of Library Card Sign-up Month. Come by the library to replace your card. Remember, if you haven’t had a library card before, your first card is always free!   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 09:30am - 02:30pm  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  Western New Mexico University

    Contact  575-527-1322

  • 10:00am - 11:15am  Ballet for Adults: Body and Spirit  ::  Health & Wellness

    For more information on the class visit: http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/

  • 10:30am - 01:30pm  Farmer's Market at Ace Hardware  ::  Social Events

    Fresh produce and other goodies.   

    Location  Ace Hardware

  • 10:30am  Storytime  ::  Kids' Activity

    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm  Lunch & Learn:"A case Study of an (Erroneous) Report of a Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake in the Santa Barbara Channel”   ::  Education

    Presented by Corrie Neighbor. This program is free and open to the public.   

    Location  WNMU Global Resource Center

    Contact  575-538-6835 or www.will-learning.com or info@will-learning.com

  • 01:00pm  Babytime, Sing & Play  ::  Kids' Activity

    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0-24 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 01:00pm  Gin Rummy  ::  Social Events

    Beginners welcome, experts challenged.   

    Location  Tranquil Buzz Coffee House

    Contact  575-534-9355

  • 04:00pm - 05:00pm  Future Engineers  ::  Kids' Activity

    Creative construction fun with LEGO® bricks, K'NEX®, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 06:00pm - 07:00pm  Al-Anon Family Group  ::  Health & Wellness

    This is an open meeting.   

    Location  Arenas Valley Church of Christ

    Contact  575-313-7891

  • 06:00pm  Spaghetti Night With Byron Trammell  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music.   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 06:30pm  "An Evening in Autumn Concert"  ::  Arts & Music

    Performances by the Concert Band of the Southwest are free. The concert begins at 7:00 pm; doors open at 6:30 pm. Donations for our sheet music library and expenses are gratefully accepted. The performance will include “Miss Liberty March” by ...   

    Location  Cobre High School

    Contact  575-388-7874 or concertbandoftheSW.@gmail.com

  • 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

  • Southwest Festival of the Written Word: An Evening With Melissa Sevigny  ::  Arts & Music

    Melissa L. Sevigny grew up in Tucson, Arizona where she fell in love with the Sonoran Desert's ecology, geology and dark desert skies. Her lyrical nonfiction and poetry explores the intersections of science, politics, and history, with a focus on ...   

    Location  Buckhorn Opera House

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 09:00am - 01:15pm  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  Billy Casper Wellness Center

    Contact  575-527-1322

  • 10:30am - 11:30am  Little Artist Club  ::  Kids' Activity

    Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 03:00pm  CDT-Greenways Group Quarterly Meeting  ::  Public Meetings

    Public welcome.   

    Location  WNMU 3rd Floor Student Memorial Building Mall

  • 04:00pm  WildWorks: Architects Delight  ::  Kids' Activity

    Robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more will be available. During September we will experiment and explore with the "Architects Delight" (see link below). Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary. "Architects Delight" STEM to Read Trunk from the ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or ref@silvercitymail.com

  • 06:30pm  "Million Bones Project and the Arts of Revolution"  ::  Education

    Free. Presenter Naomi Natale is known as the Founder and Director of "One Million Bones," a large-scale installation project where one million handmade bones from individuals all over the world were created to spotlight the victims of genocide. The final ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  . www.wnmu.edu/culture or 575-538-6469 or cultural.affairs@wnmu.edu

  • 07:00pm  Fort Bayard Late Summer Film Series: "The Milagro Beanfield War"  ::  Arts & Music, Social Events

    Set in northern New Mexico, based on the novel by John Nichols, this is the story of the fight to preserve heritage and a way of life against the march of “progress”. The movie will be introduced by a member of the Society, ...   

    Location  Santa Clara Armory

    Contact  575-388-4862

  • 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

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  32nd Annual Purchase Prize Art Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    Purchase Prize Art Show open to the public.   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 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

  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Closed for Harvest Festival  ::  Social Events

    Staff will be attending the Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival. Drop by and see us at our booth.   

    Location  San Lorenzo Elementary School

    Contact  307-640-3012

  • 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

  • 08:30am - 12:00pm  Silver City Farmer's Market  ::  Social Events

    Downtown Silver City every Saturday starting on May 6th.   

    Location  Silver City Farmers Market

  • 08:30am - 12:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Megan Kimble  ::  Arts & Music

    Megan Kimble is the editor of Edible Baja Arizona, a local food magazine serving Tucson and the borderlands, and the author of Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food (William Morrow 2015). Megan has written for the Los Angeles Times, ...   

    Location  Silver City Farmers Market

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 09:00am  7th Annual James H. Pirtle Walk for Heroes  ::  Fundraiser

    Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event and costs $25 per person or $30 per couple. Registered participants will get a T-shirt and lunch. The remaining funds go to local charities. This year’s participants will walk ...   

    Location  WNMU Old James Stadium

  • 09:00am - 04:00pm  Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival  ::  Social Events

    2017 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 9:00 - Health Fair opens9:30 - Pies must be delivered to the pie tent10:00 - Festival Opens10:15 - The Rivers Bend Band - Gospel music (on stage)11:00 - Sign up for the horseshoe tournament11:00 - Wiebke-Fresian Horse Demonstration ...   

    Location  San Lorenzo Elementary School

    Contact  http://mimbresharvestfest.com/

  • 09:00am - 12:00pm  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  Wal-Mart

    Contact  575-527-1322

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  32nd Annual Purchase Prize Art Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    Purchase Prize Art Show open to the public.   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 12:30pm  Festival of the Written Word  ::  Arts & Music

    The Southwest Festival of the Written Word presents authors and publishers who live and work in the southwest discussing their work and creative processes in eight festival sessions throughout downtown Silver City, NM. Saturday morning session topics include: Poetry, Fiction, ...   

    Location  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Headquarters

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 10:00am - 04:00pm  Mimbres Harvest Festival  ::  Social Events

       

    Location  San Lorenzo Elementary School

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Julie Iromuanya  ::  Arts & Music

    Julie Iromuanya is the author of Mr. and Mrs. Doctor (Coffee House Press), a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Adrienne Celt  ::  Arts & Music

    Adrienne Celt is the author of The Daughters, a novel, which won the 2015 PEN Southwest Book Award, and a book of comics, Apocalypse How? An Existential Bestiary. Her work has appeared in the 2016 PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, Ecotone, Esquire, ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Jane Lindskold  ::  Arts & Music

    Jane Lindskold is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling, internationally published author of twenty-five novels, including the six volume Firekeeper Saga, the three volume Breaking the Wall series, and, most recently, Artemis Awakening and Artemis Invaded. Lindskold has also written ...   

    Location  El Sol Theater

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Steve Havill  ::  Arts & Music

    Release of Easy Errors, the latest Posadas County mystery, marks the 28th novel for New Mexico novelist Steven F. Havill-and the 22st in that popular series. The author of four western novels, 22 contemporary mystery novels set in fictitious Posadas ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 01:30pm - 02:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Panel - "Writer's Life: Three Wise Women"  ::  Arts & Music

    Featuring Stella Pope Duarte.   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 01:30pm - 04:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Venues  ::  Arts & Music

    1:30-2:30pm and 3:00-4:00pm. Saturday afternoon session topics include: Fiction, Panels on The Writer’s Life, Panel on Establishing a Publishing Imprint, Narrative Non-fiction, Journalism, Poetry, and the production of “Blatant Attempts at Understanding” by Melanie Zipin and performed by the Virus ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 01:30pm - 02:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Matt Bell  ::  Arts & Music

    Matt Bell is the author most recently of the novel Scrapper and the story collection A Tree or a Person or a Wall. His previous novel, In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods, was a finalist ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 02:00pm - 04:00pm  Monsoon Puppet Workshop for Dias de los Muertos  ::  Kids' Activity

    Please Pre-register, donation $5. This workshop is for kids to make small puppets and/or masks that can be used to participate in the Dia de los Muertos Parade on October 29th. The first class will be cardboard construction for those ...   

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

    Contact  575-388-5725

  • 03:00pm - 04:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Algernon D'Ammassa  ::  Arts & Music

    "How is Journalism Changing?" 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 ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 03:00pm - 04:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: How is Journalism Changing?"  ::  Arts & Music

     Algernon D'Ammassa and Kate Nelson   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 03:00pm - 04:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Paul Andrew Hutton  ::  Arts & Music

    "Writer''s Life: Three Wise Men in Conversation about the Writing Life" Paul Andrew Hutton is an American cultural historian, an award-winning author, a documentary film writer, and a television personality. He holds the rank of Distinguished Professor at the University of ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 03:00pm - 04:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word:Tim Z. Hernandez  ::  Arts & Music

    "Narrative Non-Fiction: Reading and Discussion from his new Book, 'All They Will Call You'" Tim Z. Hernandez is a writer and performance artist. He is the recipient of an American Book Award for poetry, the Colorado Book Award for poetry, and the ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    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

  • 04:30pm - 06:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Open Mic  ::  Arts & Music

    Open mic/Poetry/Flash Fiction hosted by Damien Davies with Manuel Gonzalez. Open to the public free of charge.   

    Location  "A" Space Gallery

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 04:30pm - 06:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Roundtable  ::  Arts & Music

    Round Table with Writers plus The Great Book Giveaway Quiz. Algernon D’Ammassa, Matt Bell, Jane Lindskold, Andrea Cote-Botero, Steve Havill do “give and take” conversation among themselves and with the audience.     

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 06:30pm  Barb Fila and Joe K  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music, Jazz duo, voice and guitar   

    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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