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October 29, 2017 - November 04, 2017
October 29, 2017 - November 04, 2017
  • 10:00am - 11:00am  Dispelling the Illusion of Futility  ::  Spiritual

    Jamie Newton, host of Civil Discourse, a public affairs program of Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU) in Silver City, will discuss ways that those in power seek to preserve their dominance and privilege by convincing challengers that resistance is futile. However, ...   

    Contact  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or www.uufsc.com.

  • 12:00pm - 06:00pm  Día de los Muertos Celebration in Silver City  ::  Social Events

    12:00pm - Cafe Conversations at the Javalena Coffee House; 12;30pm - Street Celebration, Market and Texas Streets; 3:30pm Día de los Muertos Parade, Bullard Street; Music and more. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=silver%20city%20dia%20de%20los%20muertos   

    Location  Market Street at Texas Street

    Contact  575-388-5725 or Silver City Dia de los Muertos on Facebook

  • 01:30pm - 03:30pm  Make Paper Marigolds for Día de los Muertos and Enjoy a Story  ::  Kids' Activity

    Open to children of all ages and is free, though a $5 donation is suggested. Materials for each hands-on activity will be provided; registration is suggested to ensure enough materials are provided. Marigolds are used to guide the spirits of loved ...   

    Location  Silver City Museum

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

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

    "Atomic Blonde" (R)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 03:00pm  La Esperanza Vinyard and Winery Sneak Preview of Woody Allen Comedy  ::  Social Events

    Free Sneak Preview of a Woody Allen Comedy Hit! This sneak preview will include the Release of Our Muscadine and Pinot Noir Wines available for purchase. Join Us and 16 actors for an Hour of Comedy in the Mimbres Valley.Thank ...   

    Location  La Esperanza Winery

    Contact  David and Esperanza Gurule, 505 238-6252

  • 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

  • 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. Free, sponsored by the Active & Alive program. New location - Gough Park.   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  Mary Ann Finn 575-388-0243.

  • 06:00pm  Film Screening of "What Doesn't Kill Me"  ::  Arts & Music

    This documentary is about female domestic violence victims who lose child custody to their male abusers. There will be a Round Table discussion following the film led by Dr. Damon J. Bullock, Professor of Criminal Justice at WNMU.   

    Location  WNMU Miller Library

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

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • Lighted Christmas Parade Applications Being Accepted  ::  Social Events

    Parade applications are being accepted now until Nov. 11. The theme this year is "A Hometown Holiday - Past, Present, Future". To receive an application, please email Brandy at LightedParade@gmail.com   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

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

  • 10:30am  Trick or Treat Storytime  ::  Kids' Activity

    Special costume day. 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.

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

    In the Annex.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

  • 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.

  • 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  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.

  • 01:00pm  Babytime, Sing and 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 01:00pm  Gin Rummy  ::  Social Events

    Beginners welcome, experts challenged.   

    Location  Tranquil Buzz Coffee House

    Contact  575-534-9355

  • 03:30pm - 05:30pm  Arte Chicano de San Vicente Reception  ::  Social Events

    Downtown gallery walk - 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. featuring ofrendas and Dia de los Muertos art and crafts. After dark at the Common Ground Gallery, Paula Geisler will be showing her Dia de los Muertos themed  “Projections.”   

    Location  Silver City Museum

    Contact  Dia de los Muertos page on Facebook or 575-388-5725

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

  • 04:00pm - 05:30pm  New Mexico International Trade Expert Will Share About New Mexico Exports  ::  Education

    New Mexico International Trade Expert Jerry Pacheco with The International Business Accelerator will give a free presentation to WNMU students and the public. The seminar will cover destinations for New Mexico’s exports, New Mexico’s ports of entry, trade with Mexico, recent ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

  • 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

  • 07:00pm  "German Intrigue in Mexico Prior to WWI"  ::  Education

    Sponsored by the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society. Scholar Heribert von Feilitzsch pursued a Masters Degree in Latin-American History with focus on Mexican-German-American relations at the University of Arizona. After twenty years of painstaking original research in the U.S., Mexico, ...   

    Location  Santa Clara Armory

    Contact  575-388-4477 or 575-388-4862

  • 07:00pm  Silver City Photography Club Meeting: Animal Track Photos  ::  Arts & Music

    Sonnie Sussillo will present an overview of animal track photos. She'll talk briefly about photographing and identifying tracks, and then highlight the process of using photos to report interesting tracks to the iNaturalist database. Bring yourself and a friend! All ...   

    Contact  860-670-4543

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

  • 04:00pm  WildWorks  ::  Kids' Activity

    Robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more will be available. Experiment and create! Ages 10+, 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.

  • 05:00pm  Ofrenda Procession for Día de los Muertos  ::  Social Events

    The procession starts at the Silver City Museum and winds its way through downtown giving recognition to the many colorful Ofrendas shown throughout the community. It is a time for remembrance.   

    Location  Silver City Museum

    Contact  Día de los Muertos page on Facebook or 575-388-5725

  • 05:30pm  Green Drinks with the SW NM Green Chamber of Commerce  ::  Social Events

    Karen Benediktson will speak on "Attitude is the heart of accessibility." Karen has been active as an advocate for people with disabilities for more than 30 years. Karen is currently Vice President of Benediktson Computer, Inc. and seeks out opportunities ...   

    Location  Little Toad Creek Brewery

    Contact  575-538-1337 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • Bridge Community New Home  ::  Health & Wellness

    Bridge Community will have a new home in the Non Profit Center at 1106 North Pope Street. Bridge Community, charitable organization, will join three other non-profits in the former Silver City SustainabilityOffice at the northeast corner of Pope and 11th Street. The ...   

    Location  Bridge Community

  • Lighted Christmas Parade Applications Being Accepted  ::  Social Events

    Parade applications are being accepted now until Nov. 11. The theme this year is "A Hometown Holiday - Past, Present, Future". To receive an application, please email Brandy at LightedParade@gmail.com   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

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

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

    "Thor: Ragnarok" (PG-13) 3:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 11:30am  Grant County Association of Educational Retirees Meeting  ::  Social Events

    All educational retirees are welcome to join friends from the ranks of former school employees. GCAER, an association of the New Mexico Assn. of Educational Retirees, supports and monitors public education on the local, state and national levels.   

    Location  WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria

    Contact  575-538-5754

  • 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  Travis Parker  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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

    "Amityville: The Awakening" (PG-13)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:00pm  Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert in Concert  ::  Arts & Music

    Admission is $20 for non-subscribers. Children to age 17 accompanied by an adult ticket holder are admitted free (limit of two children per adult). Tickets, subscriptions and further information are available at www.gcconcerts.org. Tickets are also sold at the MRAC ...   

    Location  WNMU Fine Arts Center

    Contact  www.gcconcerts.org or 575-528-5862

  • 07:00pm  Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society  ::  Social Events

    “Seabird Research in the Pribilofs” Emily Pollom and John Gorey will discuss their summer research with seabirds on St. George Island, which is located in the Bering Sea and is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Free. Room ...   

    Location  WNMU Harlan Hall

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

    "Thor: Ragnarok" (PG-13) 3:00 & 7:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 09:00am - 12:00pm  Church Bazaar  ::  Fundraiser

    Garage sale hours are 8 until noon.   

    Location  Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

  • 09:00am - 12:00pm  Drive-Through Flu Vaccination Clinic  ::  Health & Wellness

    Free flu vaccinations will be administered on a first come, first served basis to adults during this year’s Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) community drive-through clinic. Vehicle entrance will be directly off of Pope Street    

    Location  Hidalgo Community Health Center

    Contact  888-271-3596

  • 10:00am - 01:00pm  Library Arcade  ::  Kids' Activity

    Teens are invited to hang out with video games, board games, music. Ages 10+, 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.

  • 10:00am - 03:00pm  WNMU Admissions Office Open House for Prospective Students and Families   ::  Social Events

    Includes a tour of the new student apartment facility in Mustang Village, an introductory walk around WNMU’s cornerstone buildings, and an academic showcase, where visitors will have the chance to meet professors and learn more about each department and discipline. ...   

    Location  Western New Mexico University

    Contact  Register at admissions.wnmu.edu/openhouse.

  • 01:00pm  Walking Tour of Mattocks Ruin  ::  Tours

    $3 donation is requested per guest. The Mimbres Museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM - 1 PM. The tour will teach about the history of the site; first a homestead, now a museum and protected archaeological ...   

    Location  Mimbres Culture Heritage Site

    Contact  307-640-3012

  • 02:00pm - 04:00pm  Reading and Book Signing: Beneath the Bleeding Tree by Nadia Skye Nolan  ::  Arts & Music

    Top selling Amazon author, Nadia Skye Nolan returns to her hometown to read from her new novel, “Beneath the Bleeding Tree.”   

    Location  Javalina Coffee Shop

    Contact  Ms Nolan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or http://www.nadiaskyenolan.com

  • 03:00pm - 06:00pm  Opening Reception for Art and Mimi Peterson  ::  Arts & Music

    New works by Art and Mimi Peterson.   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

  • 06:00pm - 09:00pm  Benefit Dance for SPIN  ::  Fundraiser

    $5-$10 suggested donation. SPIN: Supporting People In Need, a new non-profit in Silver City that is working towards housing solutions for those most in need. Music and dancing with The Big Ditch Crickets: suitable for all ages, music and folk ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  575-313-2426

  • 06:30pm  Robert Kuhn  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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

    "Amityville: The Awakening" (PG-13)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

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