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Southwest Festival of the Written Word :: Arts & Music
FREE and open to the public.The theme of the Festival is “Textures y Sabores” and celebrates "those who write in or about the Southwest, and brings together their readers to touch the rough and smooth of their words, to taste ...
08:00am - 11:00am Community Clean Up Day! :: Health & Wellness
Western New Mexico University students have planned a community clean up day!Participants will meet at Gough Park at 8:00 a.m. where they will be assigned a specific neighborhood to pick up trash. Water bottles, trash bags and sunscreen will be ...
Contact (505) 363-5284
08:30am - 12:00pm Silver City Farmers' Market :: Health & Wellness
Fresh produce, locally grown plants, herbal products, eggs, locally farmed meats, baked goods and more. Support your local farmers! Enjoy the Music! Coffee & prepared food for sale.
Contact 654-4104
10:00am Artist Lecture Series: Mark Medoff :: Arts & Music
FREE and open to the public. Part of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word.Mark Medoff is a playwright, screenwriter, director, and teacher. He received a Tony Award for Children of a Lesser God, as well as London’s Society of ...
Contact 538-2505
10:00am - 02:00pm Bike Works Community Bike Ride :: Sports
Riding on roads and trails. Bring water, lunch, and a sense of exploration. Difficulty determined by the group.
Contact 399-1444
10:00am - 12:00pm Craft Class: Make and Take a Journal :: Kids' Activity
Participants will create a personal journal and use it to record their family history. The class is presented in collaboration with the Southwest Festival of the Written Word. This activity is recommended for children who can then write or draw in their ...
Contact 538-5921
10:00am - 04:00pm Exhibit Opening: "Ghost Town Diaries" :: Arts & Music
The new exhibit, “Ghost Town Diaries: Karl Kernberger’s Search for the Light” features photographs that record some of Southern New Mexico’s ghost towns as a then young college student Karl Kernberger saw them from 1959 through 1967.The exhibit includes scenes of the ...
Contact 538-5921
10:30am Library Story Time :: Kids' Activity
FREE. Join us for reading, poetry, music, movement and fun!All ages are welcome.
Contact 538-3672
01:00pm - 04:00pm Gila Farmers' Market :: Health & Wellness
Tuesdays and Saturdays, year round.
Contact 535-2729
02:00pm - 05:00pm Humanitarian Work Day :: Health & Wellness
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Relief Society will be working on a number of service projects. These will include: Duvet Covers for the Homeless Shelter, Emergency Kits for the Crisis Center at the Gila Regional Medical Center; Caps ...
Contact 388-3377
06:00pm Cult Classic Film Series! :: Fundraiser
As part of the Fund Raising effort for the Silco Theater Renovations, MainStreet is having a Cult Movie Series at the Silco Theater. Admission is by Donation for Silco Theater Renovations.Showing the Cult Classic: Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Contact 574-8394
06:30pm - 09:30pm City of Rocks Night Skies Observatory & Talks :: Education
Silver City Astronomy Society member Matt Wilson does the monthly observations for the public with the scope and observatory at City of Rocks. Come observe the spectacular night skies, where darkness is darker and the stars are brighter at City of Rocks!Note: ...
Contact 575-536-2800
06:30pm - 09:00pm Festival Banquet for Southwest Festival of the Written Word :: Arts & Music
Dine with your favorite Southwestern Authors at the Festival Banquet! Denise Chavez, performance writer and novelist, will give the keynote address, "El Espejo de la Frontera: The Mirror of the Border." Mark Lee Gardner, author and musician, will perform music of the Old West. Tickets ...
Contact 654-6803
06:30pm The Oversouls :: Arts & Music
Rock & Soul.
07:30pm Wally Lawder & the Raptured Coyotes :: Arts & Music
Folk Rock.
Contact 538-9911
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