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April 23, 2017 - April 29, 2017
April 23, 2017 - April 29, 2017
  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "The Ghost in the Shell" (TBC) 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

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

    "The LEGO Batman Movie" (PG)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

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

    "The Ghost in the Shell" (TBC) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 10:00am - 03:00pm  Helping Seniors Stay Healthy  ::  Health & Wellness

    Gila, Mimbres, Santa Clara & Silver City Senior Centers. WNMU nursing students offer monthly health screenings, at no charge, to seniors in the comfort of their local senior centers through a partnership with WNMU School of Nursing and Grant County.   

    Location  Silver City Senior Center

    Contact  575-956-3225

  • 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

  • 02:00pm  Historic Downtown Streetlight Dedication  ::  Social Events

    Officials from the MainStreet Project will be on hand to to thank the Town of Silver City for the assistance in the continued development of downtown Silver City.   

    Location  Home Furniture Store

  • 07:00pm  Open Mic with Peter Dahl-Bredine  ::  Arts & Music

       

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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

    "The Ghost in the Shell" (TBC) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 01:30pm - 02:30pm  Feldenkrais with Dixie Dexter  ::  Health & Wellness

    Cost: $5 Drop-in Attend one, some, or all six classes. Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons consist of verbally directed, sophisticated movement sequences designed to create the conditions for improved daily functioning--such as reaching, turning, walking and even breathing. Sensory-motor ...   

    Location  Lotus Center

  • 04:00pm  Book Talk and Signing with Beth Randolph  ::  Arts & Music

    Author Beth Randolph will speak about her new social-political science fiction novel on interstellar diplomacy, entitled "Retrograde." Come chat, eat some treats, and enter a drawing for space-themed prizes!   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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

    In the Annex.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

  • 06:00pm  Celebrate Recovery  ::  Health & Wellness

    A safe place to go for dealing with hurts, habits, hang-ups, addictions and life set backs. Our meetings are with dinner. 7 PM - worship and short lesson. 8 PM- confidential sharing. All are welcome.   

    Location  New Hope Fellowship Church

    Contact  575-654-6564 or 575-654-0963

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

    1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE2. CEREMONIES3. PROCLAMATIONS - "Give Grandly! Give Local Day! - May 6, 2017"Child Abuse Prevention Month in Silver City" - April 20174. PUBLIC INPUT5. COUNCIL COMMENTS6. CHANGES TO AGENDA7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES• Regular ...   

    Location  Grant County Administration Center

    Contact  www.townofsilvercity.org

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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

    "The Ghost in the Shell" (TBC) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 08:00am  SASS: Review of the 6th Jucicial District's Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Protocal  ::  Education

    Three separate 2-hour sessions available. 8 - 10 a.m. or 11:3 0 a.m. - 1:30 pm., or 5 -7 p.m., Each session includes a presentation from invested agencies on their role followed by a question & answer period.   

    Location  411 Silver Heights Blvd.

    Contact  575-313-6203

  • 10:00am  Cemetery Board Meeting  ::  Legal Notices

    The complete agenda is available on the Town's website at www.townofsilvercity.org or at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway, Silver City. If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter or any other ...   

    Location  Public Works Department Administrative Office

    Contact  www.townofsilvercity.org or 575-534-6346

  • 10:00am - 03:00pm  Helping Seniors Stay Healthy Encore Visit  ::  Health & Wellness

    WNMU nursing students offer monthly health screenings, at no charge, to seniors in the comfort of their local senior centers through a partnership with WNMU School of Nursing and Grant County.   

    Location  Gila Senior Center

    Contact  575-956-3225

  • 10:30am  Babytime, Sing & Play  ::  Kids' Activity

    Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0-12 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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

       

    Location  Ace Hardware

  • 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, 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 04:00pm - 06:00pm  Grant County Food Pantry Distribution  ::  Health & Wellness

    For eligible Silver City residents only.   

    Location  The Volunteer Center

    Contact  Call 575-388-2988 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 05:00pm  "Georgetown NM Mining and the Mimbres Mills"  ::  Social Events

    Enjoy a late afternoon history talk and power point presentation by David Mercer, who is interning with the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site. A Master's Degree student at NMSU, Mercer lives in the Mimbres ...   

    Location  Mimbres Roundup Lodge

    Contact  575-202-9984

  • 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

       

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro Live Performance  ::  Arts & Music

    Seating is limited. Tickets are $25 per person. Interpreting "son" Cuba’s national music genre, Septeto Nacional was founded by the late Ignacio Piñeiro, considered the father of this quintessential Cuban style. The seven-member group is now directed by Francisco Oropeza, ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  For tickets call 575-538-6469 or visit wnmn.edu/culture

  • 07:00pm - 09:00pm  Silver City Sister Circle Worldwide New Moon Gathering  ::  Spiritual

    A women-only gathering devoted to creating a new world with sisterhood, kindness, radical self-responsibility, and soulful authenticity. If possible, please bring a small donation for the use of the space. The theme for this new moon is: "Cherished Body: I Honor my ...   

    Location  The Volunteer Center

    Contact  Wendy 575-297-7851

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

    "The Ghost in the Shell" (TBC) 4:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 10:30am - 11:30pm  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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 12:00pm - 01:00pm  Grant County in the Great War  ::  Social Events

    In Grant County, hundreds of men enlisted or were drafted into the military during WWI. Forty of them were killed in action, drowned at sea, or died of disease. This talk will focus on a few of these men, as ...   

    Location  Silver City Museum Annex

    Contact  575-538-5921 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 04:00pm - 05:25pm  Makerstate Initiative Pop-up Makerspace  ::  Kids' Activity

    The Silver City Public Library will host a Pop-up Makerspace with science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities, led by the Makerstate Initiative. There will be a limit of 20 participants at this event. For more information about the Makerstate ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 04:30pm  Silver City Museum Board Meeting  ::  Legal Notices

    The public is invited to attend. The complete agenda is available on the Town's website at www.townofsilvercity.org, and at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway. If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language ...   

    Location  Silver City Museum Annex

    Contact  www,townofsilvercity.org or 57-534-6346

  • 05:00pm  WILL (Western Institute for Lifelong Learning) Annual Meeting  ::  Education

    Members can sign up for summer classes.   

    Location  WNMU Global Resource Center

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

    "Get Out" (R) 3:30 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 09:00am - 04:30pm  "The Disappearing Mining Landscape of Grant County" Exhibit Opening  ::  Education

    The exhibit will be on view from April 28 to September 4, and will consist of McMahon’s photographic prints, and a collection of minerals from three of nineteen mining districts in Grant County courtesy of Andrew Lindlof. It includes work ...   

    Location  Silver City Museum

    Contact  575-538-5921 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or www.silvercitymuseum.org

  • 09:00am - 04:00pm  CDT Trail Days - Seminars at the Seedboat Gallery  ::  Social Events

    Speakers will cover a broad range of topics, targeted towards everyone from the novice outdoorsperson to experienced long-distance hikers. This year’s lineup tackles social and political issues as well as survival basics and trail stories. Among the more salient topics ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

  • 09:00am - 07:00pm  Popcorn Fridays at Silver City Food Co-Op  ::  Social Events

    Sample freshly popped organic corn, along with a selection of other delicious food samples. Come by and see what new food there is to try. You might have a delightful surprise for your tastebuds!    

    Location  Silver City Food Co-op

  • 10:00am - 02:00pm  SASS Sexual Assault Awareness Month Initiate the Flag  ::  Public Meetings

    White flags will be placed in the ground as a symbol of each person Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services has served in Grant and Hidalgo County in the past year. We ask that you wear the color Teal to ...   

    Location  Gough Park

    Contact  575-313-6203

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm  Poetry Reading with Raven Drake  ::  Arts & Music

    Poet Raven Drake will read from his extensive corpus of verse, published in a series of volumes as well as in the Silver City Quarterly Review: scquarterlyreview.wordpress.com/noctune-and-other-poems.   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  575-538-3672 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 04:00pm - 06:00pm  CDT Trail Days - Gear Raffle and Happy Hour  ::  Social Events

       

    Location  Little Toad Creek Brewery

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

  • 04:00pm - 05:15pm  Dance Elemental  ::  Health & Wellness

    Free Introductory Class on Friday, April 28. Attend one, some, or all six classes. Cost: $10 Drop-in, or $8 w/ a TLC Class Card. Six Consecutive Fridays Beginning on May 5. this is a contemporary movement choice for body awakening ...   

    Location  Lotus Center

  • 04:00pm - 06:00pm  Grant County Art Guild Member's Opening Reception  ::  Arts & Music

    The gallery will be open for the summer on Fridays, Saturday's, Sundays and holiday Mondays until mid October. The guild has over 25 members working in a variety of mediums and all items at the gallery are for sale. All who ...   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 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

  • 06:00pm  "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" Staged Reading  ::  Arts & Music

    The event will start at 6:00 PM with a fish fry and pulled pork dinner, followed by the staged reading at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00, include the dinner and play reading and should be bought in advance. Tickets will be available ...   

    Location  Silver City Woman's Club

    Contact  575-519-8375 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or silvercitycommunitytheater.com

  • 06:30pm  Scott van Linge  ::  Arts & Music

    Blues, folk, country and rock 'n' roll oldies.   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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

    "CHIPS" (R)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

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

    "Get Out" (R) 3:30 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 08:00am  CDT Trail Days - Youth Mural Walk  ::  Kids' Activity

    Meets at Javalina Coffee House and ends at Murray Ryan Visitor’s Center.   

    Location  Javalina Coffee Shop

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

  • 08:00am - 11:00am  Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire and Rescue Annual Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale  ::  Fundraiser

    For $5, breakfast includes freshly made pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and juice. A variety of baked goods will be available for sale as well. The event takes place in the Main Station at Mile 5 on Highway 35.   

    Location  Mimbres Valley Main Station

    Contact  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 575-536-3683

  • 09:00am - 04:00pm  CDT Trail Days - Seminars at the Seedboat Gallery  ::  Social Events

    Speakers will cover a broad range of topics, targeted towards everyone from the novice outdoorsperson to experienced long-distance hikers. This year’s lineup tackles social and political issues as well as survival basics and trail stories. Among the more salient topics ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

  • 09:30am  Walking Tours of Historic Ft. Bayard  ::  Tours

    The Fort Bayard Museum, located in Officer's Quarters #26, on the west side of the parade ground at Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, will be open on every Saturday from 9:15 - 12:30 and Monday from 10 - 2. Special tours ...   

    Location  Fort Bayard Museum

    Contact  575-956-3294, 575-574-8779 or 970-222-2433.

  • 10:00am - 01:00pm  50th Annual Great Race Celebration  ::  Social Events

    The free, community event will include live music, food vendors, carnival games, and the opportunity to experience the Great Race competition. Teams will be competing on a route that circles the university campus three times with the start line at ...   

    Location  WNMU Old James Stadium

    Contact  To register contact Amanda Moffett Lane at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 575-538-6675

  • 10:00am - 02:00pm  Big Ditch Park Celebration  ::  Social Events

    On Saturday at the Kelly Street Entrance to the Park the Mimres Region Arts Council will be working on the mural that depicts the history of the floods in the early 1900's that created the Big Ditch. The Big Ditch ...   

    Location  Big Ditch Park

    Contact  575-534-1700 or silvercitymainstreet.com

  • 10:00am - 03:00pm  CDT Trail Days - "Base Camp"  ::  Social Events

    “Base Camp,” complete with live music, food trucks, and vendors from premier outdoor gear companies. Afterwards, a parade will commence at the Seedboat and proceed to Little Toad Creek.   

    Location  Morning Star Sports

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

  • 10:30am - 12:00pm  Dia de los Niños at the Silver City Public Library  ::  Kids' Activity

    This is a holiday to celebrate children of different cultures and traditions. In honor of the holiday we will have a bilingual Storytime at 10:30 AM followed by a craft. Children will have the opportunity to break a Pinata for ...   

    Location  Silver City Public Library

    Contact  Chris at 575-538-3672 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 12:00pm - 02:00pm  Freedom From Pain Workshop  ::  Health & Wellness

    Join Corri Broner for this 3-session workshop which. Learn practical, effective mind-body therapies that empower people to find greater comfort and well-being in daily life. Attend one, two, or all three sessions. $24 per session or $60 for all three.   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  www.LotusCenterSC.org/events or 575-388-4647

  • 03:00pm - 05:00pm  End of the Road Ranch Benefit Art Show  ::  Fundraiser

    Exhibit dates: April 29 - May 6. Featuring horse and western themed art by over 30 local artists. Raffle featuring "Cowhocked Carl" by Victoria Chick and additonal prizes. Raffle tickets are $10 and can be purchased at The Place.   

    Location  The Place at the Palace

  • 06:00pm  "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" Staged Reading  ::  Arts & Music

    The event will start at 6:00 PM with a fish fry and pulled pork dinner, followed by the staged reading at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00, include the dinner and play reading and should be bought in advance. Tickets will be available ...   

    Location  Silver City Woman's Club

    Contact  575-519-8375 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or silvercitycommunitytheater.com

  • 06:30pm  Tiffany Christopher  ::  Arts & Music

       

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

    Contact  http://www.tiffanychristopher.com/

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

    "CHIPS" (R)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:30pm  Third Annual Trail Days - The Story of a Winter Hike  ::  Social Events

    Hikers and community members will gather at the Murray Ballroom for the keynote address, a dramatic re-telling of Shawn Forry’s milestone attempt to travel from Canada to Mexico on the Pacific Crest Trail – in the dead of winter.   

    Location  Murray Hotel

    Contact  www.continentaldividetrail.org.

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