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08:00am Gila Native Plant Society Field Trip to Axle Canyon in the Big Burros :: Tours
Meet at 8 a.m. in the south parking lot of the WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre for carpooling. A moderate/easy hike in sandy, open washes. Expect to see old oaks, walnuts and amazing cherry trees, hopefully blooming – and lots ...
Location WNMU Fine Arts Theatre
Contact
10:00am - 11:00am "Alone Together" :: Spiritual
The Reverend Carole Czujko is a semi-retired UU minister who has served congregations in California and New Mexico. She will be speaking this Sunday in the second of a two part series. Although this is not a Family Program Sunday, ...
Contact
10:00am - 02:00pm Fort Bayard Museum Spring Hours :: Tours
Although there is no fee, donaions to support the preservation and maintenance of the site are welcomed.
Location Fort Bayard Museum
Contact 575-388-4477, 575-956-3294, 970-222-2433, or 575--574-8779
02:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Early Man" (PG)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
10:00am - 02:00pm Fort Bayard Museum Spring Hours :: Tours
Although there is no fee, donaions to support the preservation and maintenance of the site are welcomed.
Location Fort Bayard Museum
Contact 575-388-4477, 575-956-3294, 970-222-2433, or 575--574-8779
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
01:00pm - 01:45pm 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.
Location Lotus Center
Contact Mary Ann Finn 575-388-0243.
07:00pm Open Mic Night :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
07:00pm Open Mic Night :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
09:00am Grant County Board of Commissioners Work Session :: Legal Notices
I. Call to OrderII. Pledge of Allegiance & Salute to State FlagIII. Approval of Work Session AgendaIV. Purpose The general purpose of the County Work Session is to inform the Grant CountyBoard of Commissioners of the Agenda items that will ...
Location Grant County Administration Center
Contact http://www.grantcountynm.com/
09:00am Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Conservatory of Dance Studio
Contact 575-494-2926 or carissag.zumba.com
01:30pm - 03:30pm Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group :: Arts & Music
The Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group welcomes writers of all levels to participate. All writing is done during the session. There is no charge. Endorsed by the Southwest Festival of the Written Word at www.swwordfiesta.org
Location Murray Ryan Visitor Center
Contact
04:00pm Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926, carissag.zumba.com
04:30pm Reading by Elise Stuart: "My Mother and I, We Talk Cat" :: Arts & Music
Past Poet Laureate of Silver City and Grant County Elise Stuart will read from her latest book entitled "My Mother and I, We Talk Cat." Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
05:00pm - 06:00pm Yoga for Veterans :: Health & Wellness
Beginner-friendly yoga classes to relieve stress and pain, increase relaxation, health and well being. It will help improve breathing, attitude, and flexibility to feel more at ease and focused. All Veterans within Grant County are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing. The ...
Location WNMU MEChA Building
Contact 520-235-4313 or 575-538-6871
05:30pm - 06:15pm The Surrender Experiment :: Spiritual
A six-class series led by Jeff Goin who will lead discussion and meditation on the book "The Surrender Experiment" by Michael Singer. Attend one, some, or all six classes. No meditation experience necessary. By donation.
Location Lotus Center
Contact www.LotusCenterSC.org
05:30pm Weight Watchers :: Health & Wellness
In the Annex.
Location First Presbyterian Church
06:00pm Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926, carissag.zumba.com
06:30pm Corral of the Westerners – Low-Down on Lordsburg :: Education
Jim Redford will give a presentation on the history of the Lordsburg, NM area
Location Cross Point Assembly of God 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
Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Rampage" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
08:00am Tour of the Gila Mogollon Road Race :: Sports
Starting at Gough Park in Silver City, stage 1 is a point-to- point road race with a final 3.8-mile climb on a very narrow, rough road pitching up at times to grades of 13%, 15%, and 19% before finishing at ...
Location Gough Park
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
10:30am Storytime :: Kids' Activity
Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. The April 18 storytime theme will be time. 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
11:30am Grant County Federated Republican Women Meeting :: Political
JoHanna Cox, candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State and Ray Tavizon, candidate for Grant County Sheriff will speak. Other candidates may also attend. A delicious hot lunch will be served for $10, if you are hungry. Men are welcome!
Location WNMU Cafeteria
12:00pm - 01:30pm American Association of University Women Meeting :: Public Meetings
We are continuing to plan for our 80th anniversary. One idea is a voter registration drive to register at least 80 new voters. Another idea is to enter a float at homecoming featuring: AAUW Past, Present and Future. We are also ...
Location WNMU Gender Equity Center
Contact 575-388-2013 or
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
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® 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
05:00pm - 06:30pm “The 7 Healthy Behaviors to Control Diabetes” :: Health & Wellness
Seven consecutive Wednesdays, March 21 – May 2. Bonnie Stone, RD, CDE, HMS Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, will lead this seven-session presentation. The cost for each attendee is $5 per presentation. CASH only. A $25 refund will be ...
Location HMS Silver City Community Health Center
Contact Reservations: 575-597-2430
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 Copper Country Senior Olympics Meeting :: Public Meetings
All participants and public are invited to attend.
Location Grant County Extension Office Conference Room
06:00pm - 08:00pm Public community forum April 18 at WNMU-The medical cannabis revolution :: Health & Wellness
Health, science, and the medical cannabis revolution
Location WNMU Besse-Forward Global Resource Center
06:00pm Spaghetti Night With Byron Trammell :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Rampage" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
07:50am Tour of the Gila Inner Loop Road Race :: Sports
The Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway is the path most of the race will follow on Day 2. The beginning categories, Master Men B; Men 4,5 and Women 3,4,5; will start in the village of Piños Altos, ...
Location Old Fort Bayard
09:00am Grant County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting :: Legal Notices
I. Call to OrderII. Pledge of Allegiance & Salute to State FlagIII. Approval of Regular Meeting AgendaIV. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports – Taffy AriasV. Public Input During this portion of our meeting, we welcome your suggestions and want to ...
Location Grant County Administration Center
Contact http://www.grantcountynm.com/
09:00am Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Conservatory of Dance Studio
Contact 575-494-2926 or carissag.zumba.com
10:30am - 11:30am Little Artist Club :: Kids' Activity
Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Today's project will be a sun catcher. Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
04:00pm STRONG by Zumba HIIT Training :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $8.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926 or carissag.zumba.com
04:00pm WildWorks :: Kids' Activity
Today we will be making rocket cars that run on balloons. 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
06:00pm Democratic Candidate Forum :: Political
Hear from two Democrats hoping to be the new Sheriff - Sergeant Frank Gomez of the Grant County Sheriff’s Department and Santa Clara Police Chief Lonnie Sandoval. Also joining us will be incumbent Maurine Laney and her challenger for Magistrate ...
Location WNMU Miller Library
Contact 575-654-6060 or
06:00pm Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926, carissag.zumba.com
06:30pm Grant County Search and Rescue :: Public Meetings
We are a professional, all-volunteer team welcoming new members with outdoors skills to assist lost or injured individuals in SW New Mexico.
Location City Hall Annex
Contact http://gcsar-nm.org/ 575-538-5706.
Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Rampage" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
09:15am Tour of the Gila Tyrone Individual Time Trials :: Sports
Staged in the town of Tyrone, the racing will go on for hours as each rider tackles the course alone. The course is wide open with plenty of places along the roadside to observe the racers as each one tackles ...
Location Tyrone, NM
10:00am - 02:00pm "Smart Driver Course" Defensive Driving Techniques and More :: Education
AARP instructor Victor “Woody” Simpson will teach Defensive Driving Techniques, Proven Safety Strategies and New Traffic Laws and Rules of the Road. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Space is limited so sign up early ...
Location WNMU Student Memorial Building
Contact 406-459-5373, or
04:00pm Zumba! :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $7.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926, carissag.zumba.com
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
05:30pm - 06:30pm Women Embracing Recovery Al-Anon Meeting :: Health & Wellness
We-R Group (a Women’s feelings meeting). Park on Ridge Loop; walk around the building to enter via side entrance to lower level. This meeting is limited to female Al-Anon members and prospective members
Location La Clinica Health & Birth Center
Contact 575-313-7891
06:00pm STRONG by Zumba HIIT Training :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $8.00 per class.
Location Guadalupe Montessori School
Contact 575-494-2926 or carissag.zumba.com
06:30pm Stephanie Niles With Thomas Deakin :: Arts & Music
New Orleans-based Jazz/Blues/Folk Singer/Keyboard.
Location Buckhorn Saloon
Contact http://www.stephanienilles.com
07:00pm Gila Native Plant Society meeting :: Social Events
Dr. Manda Clair Jost will give a talk entitled “Interactions Between Bomesticated, Feral, and Native Bees in the Southwest.” She will review the status of domesticated, feral, and africanized Apis mellifera in New Mexico and Arizona, with special regard to ...
Location WNMU Harlan Hall
Contact www.gilanps.org
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Peter Rabbit" (PG)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
07:00pm Theater Group NM Presents "Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales" :: Arts & Music
Tickets are $7 at the door. WNMU students are free with a current valid ID.
Location WNMU Webb Theater
Contact 575-956-3138
Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Rampage" (PG-13) 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
08:00am Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society Field Trip to the Polly Ann Mining District :: Tours
North of Duncan, Arizona. Collect fluorite from a couple of locations. This area is known for blue fluorite. Meeet at the Visitor’s Center to carpool at 8 AM. Bring lots of water, lunch, chairs and cameras. Bring digging tools. You ...
Location Silver City Visitor Center
Contact 575-388-2010 or rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
08:00am Tour of the Gila Downtown Silver City Criterium :: Sports
With all of the action happening in Downtown Silver City, the criterium is by far the most popular event at the Tour of the Gila. The entire day brings racing to the Historic Downtown area of Silver City with a ...
Location Historic Downtown Silver City
09:00am - 03:00pm Comcast Cares Day :: Social Events
The Mimbres Region Arts Council will beautify the blank slate walls at WNMU’s Miller Library into a mosaic of book titles and handprints. Join us at the Miller Library to create book spines and traced hands. Silver City school students ...
Location WNMU Miller Library
Contact 575-538-2505 or
09:00am Copper County Senior Olympics Opening Ceremonies :: Sports
Track & Field, Frisbee Accuracy, & Distant Throw, Softball Throw, Soccer Accuracy & Torch Walk. Health representatives will be on hand, as well as guest speaker & dignitaries. Out of state are welcome, & others countiesSign in at site, hope to see ...
Location Fox Field
Contact Fred 575-654-6844 or Fidel 575-590-1937 or 575-590-2352
09:00am Medicine Buddha Meditation :: Spiritual
With Jeff Goin.
Location Lotus Center
Contact Lotus Center - Events at Lotus Center
09:15am - 01:00pm Fort Bayard Museum Spring Hours :: Tours
Walking tours (2 hours) of the historic district will begin at 9:30. Although there is no fee, donations to support the preservation and maintenance of the site are welcomed. Arrangements can be made for private or group tours.
Location Fort Bayard Museum
Contact 575-388-4477, 575-956-3294, 970-222-2433, or 575--574-8779
10:00am - 02:00pm Earth Day Celebration :: Social Events
More than 30 local organizations and businesses showcasing their mission, services, or green products. Live music throughout the day, food vendors, and activities for kids. Native plants, herbs and veggies for your garden. Document shredding and e-waste collection.
Location Gough Park
Contact www.gilaresources.info, or
01:00pm STRONG by Zumba HIIT Training :: Health & Wellness
Taught by Carissa Guild. $8.00 per class.
Location Conservatory of Dance Studio
Contact 575-494-2926 or carissag.zumba.com
04:30pm Community Drumming :: Spiritual
Drum encouragement to the bicyclists during the Criterium!
Location Lotus Center
Contact Lotus Center - Events at Lotus Center
07:00pm "ABBA Fab" Concert :: Arts & Music
A lineup of stellar musicians presents a stunning tribute to the music of ABBA, including monster hits such as Waterloo, Fernando, Honey Honey, Dancing Queen, and many others. Admission is $20 for non-subscribers. Children to age 17 accompanied by an ...
Location WNMU Fine Arts Center
Contact 575-538-5862 or www.gccconcerts.org
07:00pm CD Release Concert "Ella Jaz: Fly Free" :: Arts & Music
Doors open at 6:15. Limited seating, advance tickets recommended. Adults $12 (includes CD). Students, $8 (Concert only), children 12 and under are free. Ticket outlets L&I ARTS, Bear Creek Herbs, O’Keefe’s Bookstore. Box office 90 minutes before concert.
Location El Sol Theater
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Peter Rabbit" (PG)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
07:00pm Theater Group NM Presents "Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales" :: Arts & Music
Tickets are $7 at the door. WNMU students are free with a current valid ID.
Location WNMU Webb Theater
Contact 575-956-3138
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