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My Life My Decisions

The Developmental Disabilities Council will hold two repeating guardianship legal clinic and educational event sessions at the Western New Mexico University Global Resource Center. West 12th Street, Silver City, NM on Dec. 6, 2023.

For more information please send PDF flyer below.

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Christmas Parade - Judges Announced

33rd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade - Judges Announced
Saturday, November 25, 7:00 pm
Downtown Silver City
West Broadway and Bullard Street, Silver City, NM 88061

SILVER CITY, NM — The Silver City MainStreet Project is excited to announce the judges for the 33rd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, November 25, at 7:00 pm in downtown Silver City.

The judges for the 2023 parade are: La Rea Holladay, owner of Flowers on 11th; Javier Marrufo, Curator at the Silver City Museum; and Mario Sanchez, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at Western New Mexico University.

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Christmas tree permit sales begin November 20, 2023

Gila National Forest Christmas tree permit sales begin November 20
Permits available now at Recreation.gov

SILVER CITY, NM, Nov. 15, 2023 – The Gila National Forest will begin to offer permits for cutting Christmas trees at all forest offices beginning Monday, November 20. Permits are also available online now at Gila National Forest Christmas Tree Permit in New Mexico - Recreation.gov.

“Many families enjoy the time-honored annual tradition of finding and cutting their own Christmas tree,” said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes. “The Gila National Forest is pleased to be a part of holiday family traditions.”

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Silver Chorale Winter Concert

SilverChoraleFriday, December 1, 2023-7pm- at
Terrazas Funeral Chapel, 1 Ft. Bayard Rd., Santa Clara, NM.   &

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 3pm at Silver City Church of Christ, 1920 Little Walnut Rd., Silver City, NM

The concerts are free of charge, but donations are always welcome, as the choir is a 501C non-profit organization.  The 32 member mixed chorus will be performing Adoramus Te, Christie by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, In the Bleak Midwinter by Randolph Currie & Christina Rossetti, Hanerot Halalu by Baruch J. Cohon in Hebrew, & Aaron Copland’s Zion’s Walls among several others in the first half.

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Bands for December at Little Toad Creek

Saturday 2nd- Lottie and the Ohm Wreckers 8pm-11pm
Silver City's own Kas Nelson, Michele Parlee, and Billy Jack Dominguez team up with Nashville fiddle player Jesse Stockman to provide a night of dance music in a variety of styles, including Motown, blues, country, and swing

Sunday 3rd- Hieronymus bogs 1pm-4pm
eclectic blend of orchestral folk, spoken word, and performance art nearly evades traditional classification altogether.

Friday 8th- Illusion Band 8pm-11pm
A versatile group, playing a variety of of music including Tejano, Country, and oldies.

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SC Public Library added new tech devices for kids

IMG 1947Silver City Public Library has added new tech devices for kids to use in the library, as well as new software for teens.

 Playaway Launchpad tablets and a new AWE computer are now available for children to use, in the library only.

 The Launchpad tablets by Playaway are durable tablets with games on them that are meant to be shared. They come pre-loaded with games, so internet is not necessary and loading times are quick. Launchpad tablets are designed with an easy-to-use interface. The library has tablets from Playaway’s STEAM Academy and Reading Academy. They cover a range of activities and ages, for different skill levels and learning areas.

 The library has also added a new AWE computer with pre-loaded games—over 85 educational titles. No need to log in, just sit and play award-winning content. The computer is broken down into subject areas so kids can find what they are interested in and get started, from STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) to Language Arts to reading. “The new computer is for a slightly older audience, ages 8-12, while our other AWE computers are for ages 2-8,” explained Abigail Kipp, children’s and youth librarian. “So this new addition will keep the fun going as the kids grow.”

 

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December 2023 Teen and Children’s Events

PokemanSilver City Public Library

* Come watch a family movie. This one is about the wonders of friendship and competition. There will be popcorn! Tuesday, December 2 at 1pm.


LegosCalling all future engineers. Come play with LEGO. Saturday, December 5 at 4pm.

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Whiskey Creek Zócalo - December Events

December Events

Saturday, December 2
Tremours – with the Veldt
Synth Pop/ Alt-Rock
Alternative Soul and Shoegaze
Doors: 7:00pm Music: 7:30pm
Come see some Big Music is an Intimate Room.
TREMOURS formed in Los Angeles in 2021 by the duo of Lauren Andino and Glenn Fryatt. Late night jam sessions in the midst of lockdown uncertainty slowly transformed into TREMOURS creative partnership, driven by the tension between Andino’s hazy, drifting guitars and Fryatt’s urgent, pulsating drums. 
South Carolina-born Andino has played with LSD And The Search For God and most recently L.A. Witch as a touring guitarist. Fryatt hails from Portsmouth, England, and has toured as a drummer for artists such as Cherubs, The Montrose Avenue and Ten Benson. 
TREMOURS sees them each newly harnessing and exploring their own creative impulses, inspired by everything from shoegaze to jazz to electronica to literature to looking out at the sea. 
On the back of their 2022 Little Cloud Records EP Affectations, TREMOURS have undertaken two full US tours and garnered a following across North America and Europe. TREMOURS are set to headline Canada’s Cherry Cult Fest in March and have a full-length album and a host of tour dates slated for later in 2023.

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