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Sep 7
11:00 am Annual Potluck Picnic and Dance Party (SC Food Co-op) Come meet the Co-op Board candidates and the Co-ops interim manager, Terri Shettle and dance to the music of the Silver City String Beans. For directions and more info call 388-2343 FREE and Open to the Public! Location: Little Walnut's Gomez Peak Picnic Area
Sep 10
12:00 pm Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Cost $10-lunch at 12 Noon and is a great networking opportunity. Are you New to Grant County? Looking for local Networking Opportunities? Curious about becoming a Chamber member? Take the opportunity to meet members of the board‚ Chamber staff and other Chamber members by joining us at The Red Barn‚ Hwy 180 East‚ 708 Silver Heights Blvd‚ Silver City. Location: The Red Barn, Hwy 180 East, 708 Silver Heights Blvd, Silver City Phone: 538-3785
5:00 pm Business After Hours You are invited to join us at a Business After Hours - great opportunity to network. Location: Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway Street, Silver City
Sep 12
5:00 pm 1st New Mexico Bank Customer Appreciation Celebration from 5 to 8pm. Come join 1st New Mexico Bank as they celebrate their customers! Free hamburgers, hotdogs and live music by Bran don Perrault and Melanie Zipin. Location: 1st New Mexico Bank Parking Lot, Hwy 180
Sep 13
Pickamania! Pickamania! celebrates the best of folk‚ bluegrass and Americana acoustic musical traditions‚ all under the blue sunny skies of beautiful southwest New Mexico. Come enjoy great days‚ cool evenings and fast-picking nights‚ all in the friendly‚ tree-lined lawns of Silver City’s Gough Park. Saturday, September 13
10 to Noon Vocal Harmony Workshop MRAC Lobby),
Noon to 2:15 Hill Billy Voodoo- Blue Grass,
1:00 to 2:00 Bayou Seco - Chile Gumbo, 2:15 to 3:15 Band Scramble, 3:20 to 4:45 Boulder Acoustic Society- Folk, 5:00 to 6:30 Chatham County Line - Blue Grass, 6:30 to 10:00 Pickin’ in the Park (All Pickers welcome)
Location: Silver City’s Gough Park Phone: 575-538-2505
7:30 am Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection There will be a household hazardous waste and electronic waste collection on Saturday September 13 from 7:30AM to 3PM at the Bayard Community Center. Acceptable materials include most residential hazardous materials, including paints and thinners, varnishes and stains, solvents, oil, gasoline, antifreeze, pesticides and herbicides, pool chemicals, aerosols, cleaners, waxes and polishes, all types of batteries, lights, electronics (including old computers, monitors, TV’s, fax and copy machines), mercury and mercury containing devices. Hazardous waste generated from a business will not be accepted. No radioactive, explosive, or infectious waste. Carefully package materials to avoid spillage in your car or truck. Location: Bayard Community Center Phone: 602-725-8480
9:30 am Guided tours of Fort Bayard Explore historic Fort Bayard and learn about it role in New Mexico and U.S. history. Location: Near the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater Phone: 575 388-4477
10:00 am Red Hot Children's Fiesta 10am to 2pm Prizes for EVERY child! door prizes, lots of fun! New booths, raffles, raffle for $50 Toy Town gift certificate PLUS the Wilderness Kennel Club will beo on hand with dogs to promote Responsible Dog Ownership Month. Location: Penny Park, 1305 N. Grant Street, Silver city
Sep 13
12:00 pm Felted Purses 12 Noon to 4pm Member price $25/non-member price $30 (12 materials) Register by Sept. 6 Location: Fiber Arts Center Phone: 538-5733
Sep 13
2:00 pm Labyrinths: Walks & Talks The 6th annual Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths event will be hosted by Cordelia Rose, labyrinth maker. Ben Nicholson, labyrinth designer, will give an illustrated talk on the uses of and ways of walking labyrinths showing how different designs affect the body and one’s experience. Ben will lead participants in creating an ephemeral Shuffle Labyrinth and will then lead a walk and talk of two labyrinths of different designs. Location: Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths, Glenwood, NM Phone: 575 539-2868
Pickamania! Pickamania! celebrates the best of folk‚ bluegrass and Americana acoustic musical traditions‚ all under the blue sunny skies of beautiful southwest New Mexico. Come enjoy great days‚ cool evenings and fast-picking nights‚ all in the friendly‚ tree-lined lawns of Silver City’s Gough Park. Sunday, September 14 - 9:30 to 11:15 NM Traditional Tunes Wkshp-(MRAC Lobby),11:15 to Noon The Silver City String Beans- Blue Grass, 12:15 to12:45 Gypsy Feet-Folk
1:00 to 1:30, Ana Egge - Folk, 1:45 to 2:45 Hard Road - Blue Grass, 3:00 to 4:15 Red Molly -Americana, 4:25 Raffle Drawing, 4:30 to 6:00 Robin & Linda Williams - Folk/Blue grass
Location: Gough Park
Sep 14
Pickamania! Pickamania! celebrates the best of folk‚ bluegrass and Americana acoustic musical traditions‚ all under the blue sunny skies of beautiful southwest New Mexico. Come enjoy great days‚ cool evenings and fast-picking nights‚ all in the friendly‚ tree-lined lawns of Silver City’s Gough Park. Sponsored by the Mimbres Region Arts Council‚ Pickamania extends Silver City’s reputation as a music destination. Silver City’s annual Blues Festival draws thousand of visitors‚ and Pickamania offers the same great blend of relaxed atmosphere‚ wonderful community‚ comfortable climate and outstanding music.This year’s schedule includes performances by outstanding local bands and national touring groups like Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group‚ Chatham County Line‚ and more: Saturday 13-Hill Billy Voodoo-MySpace‚ Bayou Seco-bayouseco.com‚ Band Scramble‚ boulderacoustic-society.net‚ and Chatham County Line- chathamcountyline.com. Sunday 14 - Gypsy Feet Band‚ Ana Egge-anaegge.com‚ Steve Smith
and Hard Road-desertnight.com/hardroad‚ Red Molly
redmolly.com‚ Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group-robinandlinda.com
Location: Gough Park
Sep 15
7:30 pm Side Street Strutters. With colorful costumes, tap dancing, novelty numbers and rare instrument features, it’s no wonder that Side Street Strutters is still going strong after 25 years. A few dynamic arrangements of popular Big Band tunes add a little swingin’ spice to their down-home New Orleans repertoire. Come join in their Silver Anniversary celebration! Individual admission $17; full season membership $45. For further information go to www.gcconcerts.org or call.
Location: WNUM Fine Arts Center Theater Phone: (575) 538-5862
Sep 18
4th Annual Gila River Festival Sept 18-21 Scheduled for September 18 – 21‚ 2008‚ the fourth annual Gila River Festival is an opportunity to celebrate our beloved Gila River as a source of inspiration. The festival will bring together experts‚ artists and scientists from many disciplines‚ to celebrate the Gila River through creative expression. Through rock art‚ nature writing‚ field sketching‚ weaving‚ songwriting‚ performance and photography‚ we will bridge the arts and sciences through active discussion and demonstration. For complete schedule of events and on-line registration, please visit www.gilaconservation.org/fourthannualgrf.shtml
Location: Various sites
7:00 pm Dreams of Angels & Dust Storms: An Evening on the Rio Gila in1848 The keynote address will feature art historian, Gray Sweeney, in a discussion of the role of art in the settling of the Southwest. This evening lecture will vividly depict how survey artists of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary Survey, led by literary scholar and artist John Russell Bartlett, utilized artistic renderings of
the desert landscape of the Southwest to lure
Easterners out in an effort to settle the land.
Boundary surveyors catalogued the plant and
animal species of the Gila River due to its role as the official US/Mexican boundary—after the
Mexican War and before the Gadsden Purchase.
Works by Bartlett, Henry Cheever Pratt and Seth
Eastman will be highlighted. Exhibitors located in the lobby before and after the program. SUGGESTED DONATION = $5 Held in conjunction with the Mimbres Region Arts Council Evening with the Artists Series. See our website: www.gilaconservation.org/fourthannualgrf.shtml Location: Silco Theater Phone: 538-2505 or 538-8078
4th Annual Gila River Festival Scheduled for September 18 – 21‚ 2008‚ the fourth annual Gila River Festival is an opportunity to celebrate our beloved Gila River as a source of inspiration. The festival will bring together experts‚ artists and scientists from many disciplines‚ to celebrate the Gila River through creative expression. Through rock art‚ nature writing‚ field sketching‚ weaving‚ songwriting‚ performance and photography‚ we will bridge the arts and sciences through active discussion and demonstration. For a complete schedule of events and on-line registration, please visit www.gilaconservation.org/fourthannualgrf.shtml Location: various sites
Fort Bayard Days Learn about New Mexico's frontier heritage and the important role of Fort Bayard during Fort Bayard Days. Living history exhibits, square dancing, concerts, lectures, military dance and more. $5 per person. Phone: (575) 388-4477
4th Annual Gila River Festival Scheduled for September 18 – 21‚ 2008‚ the fourth annual Gila River Festival is an opportunity to celebrate our beloved Gila River as a source of inspiration. The festival will bring together experts‚ artists and scientists from many disciplines‚ to celebrate the Gila River through creative expression. Through rock art‚ nature writing‚ field sketching‚ weaving‚ songwriting‚ performance and photography‚ we will bridge the arts and sciences through active discussion and demonstration. Please check our website: www.gilaconservation.org/fourthannualgrf.shtml Location: various sites
4th Annual Gila River Festival Scheduled for September 18 – 21‚ 2008‚ the fourth annual Gila River Festival is an opportunity to celebrate our beloved Gila River as a source of inspiration. The festival will bring together experts‚ artists and scientists from many disciplines‚ to celebrate the Gila River through creative expression. Through rock art‚ nature writing‚ field sketching‚ weaving‚ songwriting‚ performance and photography‚ we will bridge the arts and sciences through active discussion and demonstration.-- Mimbres Iconography Slideshow with Dr. Cynthia Bettison, WNMU Museum Director & archaeologist, 2-3:30pm at the Silco Theater. Check our website: www.gilaconservation.org/fourthannualgrf.shtml Location: various sites
6:00 pm Silver city Co-op Annual General Membership Meeting The Silver City Co-Op Board will report on the state of the Co-op, counting of ballots for the new Board members and the announcement of the election results. For more info 388-2343. FREE and Open to the Public. Location: Silco Theater, Bullard Street
Sep 24 to Sep 28
Grant County Fair Ranch rodeo Wednesday 9/24 & Thursday night 9/25, Pig show 9/26, Lamb show 9/26, Steer show 9/27. Livestock sale afternoon on 9/27. Dances Friday 9/26 and Saturday 9/27. Bull Riding Friday 9/26 and Saturday 9.27. Indodor exhibit all 4 days, i.e. gardening, needlework, flowers, photography, art, etc. Events take place at the Cliff Fairgrounds. More details to come. Location: Fairgrounds, Cliff, NM
Sep 26 to Sep 28
23rd Annual Grant County Art Guild Purchase Prize Award Exhibit This exhibit is open to the public for two weekends, this being the first. See Oct 3 for second weekend. We urge participating artists to deliver their works in person and visit the gallery, besides enjoying Silver City, Pinos Altos and the mountains! For more info on entries contact Barbara Kejr at phone number listed below. Location: Pinos Altos Church Gallery Phone: 575-538-8216
Sep 26
6:00 pm An Enchanted Evening with New Mexico's Most Enchanting Cowboy Join in for an enchanted evening with Mike Moutoux, New Mexico's Most Enchanting Cowboy. A cowboy dinner followed by an hour of cowboy music and cowboy poetry. Tickets are $18. Seating is limited and these shows sell out quickly! Call for tickets 534-1997 Location: Pinos Altos Ice Cream Parlor Cafe' Phone: 534-1997
Sep 26
6:30 pm Evening with the Artist - Linda Hattendorf Lecture and documentary film titled: THE CATS OF
MIRIKITANI www.thecatsofmirikitani.com
Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the
trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and
homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11
threatens his life on the New York City streets and a
local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two
embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful
past. An intimate exploration of the lingering
wounds of war and the healing powers of
friendship and art, this documentary won the
Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca
Film Festival.
Location: Silco Theater Phone: 538-2505
Desert West Auction Desert West Live Auction is an online and live auction facililty located at Mimbres, New Mexico. You can come out and be part of the live auction or participate via Internet in the comfort of your home. Location: 3870 N. Highway 35, Mimbres NM Phone: 575-536-9353
9:30 am Guided tours of Fort Bayard Explore historic Fort Bayard and learn about it role in New Mexico and U.S. history. Location: Near the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater Phone: 575 388-4477
10:00 am Labyrinth Walks & Talks 10 am -12 noon - Talks: Ben Nicholson presents his new labyrinth designs and leads discussion on how labyrinths and music tie together to enrich human growth potential. Didgeridoo player David Blonski reveals healing properties of didgeridoo’s vibrations and is available to play and heal throughout the day.
12 noon - 2 pm - lunch break Bring a picnic or eat in restaurants in nearby Glenwood or Alma.
2 - 5 pm - Walks: Cordelia Rose and Polly Tipton ride horses in equine labyrinth. Ben leads people to shuffle an ephemeral labyrinth with their feet. Ben leads walk in Two Stones Kneeling labyrinth. Ben introduces Equinox Maze. Cordelia leads unique Maypole Sail dance in Classic labyrinth.
5 - 7 pm - dinner break. Bucky's famous BBQ can be ordered in advance through Cordelia and served at the labyrinths. Cost $14.
7pm - midnight - Drum the Labyrinths: Durelle Freeman will lead drumming and Circle ceremony with didjeridoo and drum music to follow. Bring your drum, flute or guitar to play and dance under the stars in Shuffle labyrinth. Walk softly lighted labyrinths at your own pace.
For more information, directions, places to stay, and to order dinner , please contact:
Cordelia 575 539-2868 or cordelia@starband.net
Bring your family & friends!
Location: Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths Phone: 575 539-2868
1:00 pm Tapestry of Talent (Fiber Arts Fashion Show) 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective present their 2nd Annual Tapestry of Talent featuring Wearable Art Fashion Show, Refreshment Buffet by Shevek & Co and Curious Kumquat, also a small quilt exhibit and First Peek Boutique. Fundraiser ticket price is $25.00. Please join us for a fun-filled afternoon and a fashion show of handmade wearable art by Collective members PLUS selected handmade items available for sale before and after the fashion show at the First Peek Boutique. Complimentary Gifts and Door Prizes! Tickets available at 107 W. Broadway (The Common Thread) Location: Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave., Bayard, NM Phone: 575-538-5733
Sep 28
1:00 pm Intro to Colcha Embroidery 1 to 4pm Members price $38/non-members price $43 Register by Sept. 24 Location: Fiber Arts Center, 211 D. N. Texas Street Phone: 538-5733
Sep 28
2:00 pm Songs of the Cowboy A presentation of cowboy songs performed by music historians Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout, including background on New Deal writer Jack Thorp, publisher of early cowboy music classics like "Little Joe the Wrangler" and "Chop." This program is presented through the New Mexico Humanities Council. No admission charge (donations welcome). For more information click on website. Location: Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard Street, Silver City
Autism Support Group Silver City autism support group, the Autism Circle, meets every 3rd Friday of the month at 315 S. Hudson, Suite 26, at 6 pm. The Autism Circle consist of parents, relatives, edudcators & community members who are educating and supporting those who live with Autism or other Developmental Disabilities. For more information on the group, contact Elaine Prejean, 537-5159, elaineprejean@msn.com; Paulette Shephard, 538-3108; or Peggy Humble, 538-1983. Location: Silver City Autism Circle. 315 S. Hudson Suite 26 ( Hudson Plaza) Email:eprejean@bamhs.com.
Ongoing
Bike Club Anybody who can ride a bike is welcome! Meet at Penny Park. Bring your bike and helmet or call us to arrange to borrow a bike. Helmets are available. M,W,TH - 3:30-5:30PM Tue: 5:15-7:15PM. Location: Penny Park Phone: 534-2953. Email:bethanysaunders@gmail.com.
Ongoing
Mining District Historical Mine Tours The Mining District Historical mine tour begins at the Bayard City Hall on the second Tuesday of every month. People are asked to call the City Hall at 537-3327 and let them know you plan to attend the tour so we will know what size bus to request. The price of the tour is $5.00 and a tour guide and brochures will be furnished. The tour goes from Bayard to Santa Rita with five stops in between where the guide will give a bit of history and interesting happenings in the local underground mines at each stop. The tour take about an hour and a half. A s
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