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07:30am Tour of the Gila - Day 5 :: Sports
Gila Monster Road Race.
Location Gough Park
09:00am CLAY Festival 2015 :: Arts & Music
Check web site for details: www.CLAYFestival.com
10:00am Sunday's Program at the UUFSC :: Spiritual
Suzanne Toupin will speak to us about our Inner Passion
02:00pm Movies at Light Hall :: Arts & Music
FREE for WNMU students; community students - $1; adults - $2.Fridays, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 & 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.Concession items available for sale. Movie titles: http://movies.wnmu.edu.
Location WNMU Light Hall
Contact 538-6336
03:00pm Chamber Singer Concert :: Arts & Music
There will be a reception following the concert. Child care will be provided.
Location Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Contact Mike Coon 388-4764
07:00pm William Florian :: Fundraiser
The Rotary Club of Silver City is proud to present William Florian, with his nationally acclaimed show "Those Were the Days" in concert to raise money for Rotary.
Location WNMU Fine Arts Center
Contact Sunny Yates 575-313-2200
09:00am CLAY Festival 2015 :: Arts & Music
Check web site for details: www.CLAYFestival.com
11:00am - 11:50am Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance :: Health & Wellness
12:00pm Registration Begins for SC Public Library Summer Reading Program :: Education
All SuperHeroes ages 0-18 are encouraged to participate in the many activities offered from June 3 - July 17 at the Silver City Public Library.Come into the Library to get your registration bag which will include an information folder, reading ...
Location Silver City Public Library
12:15pm - 12:45pm Laughter Club :: Health & Wellness
Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. No jokes are used but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping.
Location Market Cafe Community Room
Contact 575-388-0243
05:30pm - 06:45pm Gentle Yoga :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Becky Glenn.
Location Lotus Center
07:00pm Left Coast Tour Stop :: Arts & Music
Summer Osborne and Sarah McCracken. Free and open to the public.
Location Center For Gender Equity
09:00am - 01:00pm WNMU Academic Student Research Symposium & Career Fair :: Education
The public is invited to enjoy student-generated research projects, creative works, public service projects, technological, industrial and applied technological projects, scholarship of teaching and learning exhibits, innovative ideas, and other exhibits.
Location WNMU 3rd Floor Student Memorial Building Mall
Contact Dr. Bill Norris 538-0527 or Dr. Sherry Bassi 538-6967
11:00am - 06:00pm Give Grandly Day! :: Fundraiser
Give Grandly is part of the National Day of Giving.It is organized by 37 non-profits in Grant and neighboring counties, who form the Southwest New Mexico Non Profit Coalition.
Location Gough Park
11:00am - 06:00pm The Volunteer Center of Grant County – Give Grandly :: Fundraiser
Please remember the Volunteer Center on May 5, Give Grandly Day or click http://tvcgrantcounty.org/about-us/donate/-us/donate/
Location Volunteer Center of Grant County
11:00am - 11:50am Zumba Gold :: Health & Wellness
Join the latest fitness party and have fun getting some exercise. Zumba Gold® uses easy steps with no impact to burn calories, improve strength and increase stamina. First class: free. Afterwards, $3 per class.
Location Silver City Recreation Center
Contact Liz at 575-313-6883 or
11:30am - 12:45pm Slow Flow Yoga :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Becky Glenn.
Location Lotus Center
04:00pm - 05:00pm Meditation in Motion :: Health & Wellness
Gentle, restorative and enlivening. Small classes, safe for older adults and those with physical issues. Cost: $8./class, or $35/5 class punch card. Drop-ins welcome.
Location Interpersonal Peace Center
Contact Dr. Gianna Settin; (cell) 970.685.0008;
05:30pm - 07:00pm PFLAG Support Group Meeting :: Social Events
Meetings are confidential and open to anyone who needs support for themselves or a loved-one.
Location Yankie Creek Coffee House
Contact 575-590-8797
06:30pm WNMU Jazz Ensemble :: Arts & Music
The performance includes featured guest artists of Norte Jazz Ensemble. Members include professors from Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez (UACJ) and WNMU. Free.
Location WNMU Parotti Recital Hall
09:00am - 12:00pm Curbside Consulting :: Education
Free consulting for non-profits, social entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Location CHI Offices
Contact 575-574-5473 or
10:30am - 11:30am La Vida Diabetes Education Class :: Health & Wellness
Discussions: what is diabetes and how is it managed; meal planning and nutrition; stressmanagement and exercise; medications; avoiding complications. Free.
Location HMS Conference Room
01:00pm Gin Rummy :: Social Events
Beginners welcome. Experts challenged.
Location Yankie Creek Coffee House
Contact 534-9355
02:00pm - 04:00pm Basic Computer Skills Series :: Education
Free class series covers computer hardware basics, computer operation basics, internet and emailing, and Microsoft Office basics.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact Adult Education Services: 574-5101
03:00pm - 04:00pm Recycling Creates Jobs - Workshop :: Education
Free workshop.
Location WNMU Watts Hall
Contact Linda McArthur 538-6320 or email
04:30pm - 06:00pm Aldo Leopold Charter School (ALCS) Internship Showcase :: Education
Learn about this public school, grades 6- 12. Refreshments will be served.
Location Aldo Leopold Charter School
06:00pm - 09:00pm Q’s Bistro Open Mic Night :: Arts & Music
Q's is now hosting an Open Mic event every Wednesday
Location Q's Bistro
07:00pm Buckhorn Music :: Arts & Music
Hosted by Byron Trammell
Location Buckhorn Saloon
07:00pm Silver City Photo Club :: Social Events
Photography demonstration each month. Members are encouraged to bring 3-4 images based on a monthly theme. Contact Sonnie.Sussillo@gmail.com to be added to the Photo Club's mail list for each month's activities and theme.
11:00am - 11:50am Tai Chi :: Health & Wellness
Based on traditional Tai Chi, this program works for all people. It also meets the needs of those with diminished balance or strength. Beginners welcome at any time. First class: free. Afterwards, $2 per class.
Location Silver City Recreation Center
Contact Liz at 575-313-6883 or
12:00pm - 01:00pm “Our Gifts from Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Came to New Mexico” :: Education
Bill Dunmire, Chautauqua speakerThis program is sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council, The Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Silver City Museum Society.
Location Silver City Museum Annex
Contact 538-5921 or www.silvercitymuseum.org
Aldo Leopold Charter School Application Deadline :: Education
Applications may be obtained at the school.
Location Aldo Leopold High School
Contact 575-538-2547
05:00pm - 07:00pm WNMU Spring Semester Art Exhibit :: Arts & Music
At 6 p.m. a short presentation in upper gallery. Light Refreshments. Free.
Location WNMU Chino Building
10:30am Silver City Woman's Club Meeting :: Social Events
2nd Fridays.
Location Silver City Woman's Club
Contact 575-538-3452
10:30am Youth Book Talk with Local Author :: Education
Visit with Sharman Apt Russell, the author of the new book, "Teresa of the New World", a historical fantasy set in the dreamscape of the sixteenth-century American Southwest.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672
02:00pm - 04:00pm Basic Computer Skills Series :: Education
Free class series covers computer hardware basics, computer operation basics, internet and emailing, and Microsoft Office basics.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact Adult Education Services: 574-5101
05:00pm - 06:30pm Bidding Opens on "Pancho Villa Rides Again" :: Fundraiser
Viewing and reception at the Visitor Center Friday May 8, 2015. The painting will be on view at the Silver City Visitor Center (201 N Hudson St) from May 8-21, and thereafter at the festival.
Contact 575-538-2505
06:00pm Movies at Light Hall :: Arts & Music
FREE for WNMU students; community students - $1; adults - $2.Fridays, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 & 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.Concession items available for sale. Movie titles: http://movies.wnmu.edu.
Location WNMU Light Hall
Contact 538-6336
07:00pm - 10:00pm VE Day 70th Anniversary Victory Celebration :: Fundraiser
The Fort Bayard Restoration and Development Coalition will hold a VE Day Victory Celebration dance to support the restoration and development of Fort Bayard. Tickets will cost $10 per person, with WW II veterans and a guest each attending at ...
Location National Guard Armory
Contact Dave Chandler 575-313-6781
07:00pm “Big Band on the Rio Grande Dance” :: Social Events
Come listen and dance to Glen Miller selections as we commemorate the ending of WWII in Europe. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance at Alotta Geloto, Gila Hike & Bike, Leyba and Ingalls, and at the Santa ...
Location National Guard Armory
Contact 575-537-2443
09:30pm Movies at Light Hall :: Arts & Music
FREE for WNMU students; community students - $1; adults - $2.Fridays, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 & 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.Concession items available for sale. Movie titles: http://movies.wnmu.edu.
Location WNMU Light Hall
Contact 538-6336
08:30am - 12:00pm Silver City Farmers' Market :: Health & Wellness
Fresh seasonal produce, baked goods, veggie and herb starts, landscape plants and other local products. Live music.
Location Silver City Farmers' Market
Contact 575-654-4104
09:00am - 04:00pm Hurley Pride Annual Auto Show :: Public Meetings
Auto Show and Festival
Location Hurley Park
09:00am - 12:00pm Pet Vaccination Clinic :: Health & Wellness
Second Saturdays.
Location High Desert Humane Society
Contact 575-538-9261
09:00am - 04:00pm Santa Clara Fiesta :: Social Events
Santa Clara Fiesta
Location Old Fort Bayard
09:00am - 03:00pm Youth Mural Project :: Arts & Music
Learn about how food justice and social justice issues affect you and how public art can be used as a catalyst for change. Work with other youth to create a graffiti-style mural that reflects the culture of youth, food, art ...
Location The Commons
Contact please RSVP Becca at 388-2988 or
09:15am American Legion Post 18 Monthly Meeting :: Public Meetings
Meet on the second Saturday of every month.
Location American Legion Post 18
10:00am - 12:00pm Ft. Bayard Museum Open for Santa Clara Parade and Fiesta :: Arts & Music
There will be a Ft. Bayard float at the Santa Clara Parade and Fiesta.
Location Fort Bayard Museum
Contact 575-388-4477
10:00am - 03:00pm SC Food Co-op Artisan Market :: Social Events
Support local artisans
Location Silver City Food Co-op
Contact 388-2343 or visit www.silvercityfoodcoop.com
01:00pm - 02:00pm Saturday Afternoon Music in the Parlor with Farhad Arasteh :: Arts & Music
Relax in Victorian elegance while enjoying Spanish guitar music. This program is free and open to the public.
Location Silver City Museum
Contact 538-5921 or www.silvercitymuseum.org
01:30pm Blooming Lotus Meditation Community Meeting :: Spiritual
Mindful Living in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Arrive before 1:30 pm. Dhana-gratitude offering only. All are welcome.
Location Lotus Center
Contact 575-313-7417
06:00pm Movies at Light Hall :: Arts & Music
FREE for WNMU students; community students - $1; adults - $2.Fridays, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 & 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.Concession items available for sale. Movie titles: http://movies.wnmu.edu.
Location WNMU Light Hall
Contact 538-6336
06:00pm Polynesian Night :: Social Events
The event will include musical performances by Polynesian Club members representing different islands. Club members will also cook and serve an authentic dinner including drinks and desserts.The cost is $5 per plate for community members and $2 for WNMU students ...
Location WNMU Old James Stadium
06:30pm The Loose Blues Band :: Arts & Music
Blues, folk, country and rock ‘n roll oldies. Free.
Location Diane's Parlor
07:55pm Stars-N-Parks :: Education
Spring constellations predominate. Matt Wilson presenting.
09:30pm Movies at Light Hall :: Arts & Music
FREE for WNMU students; community students - $1; adults - $2.Fridays, 6 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 6 & 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.Concession items available for sale. Movie titles: http://movies.wnmu.edu.
Location WNMU Light Hall
Contact 538-6336
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