The Grant County Community Concert Association is pleased to present prodigal pianist Umi Garrett at the WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater this Saturday, February 22nd, at 7:30 pm. Since appearing on the Ellen DeGeneris show at the age of 8, Umi Garrett has become a requested name at concert halls worldwide. Now, at the age [...]
John McCutcheon, acclaimed storyteller and musician from Wisconsin, will be performing at the WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater on Thursday, February 20th at 7:30 pm thanks to Western and the Mimbres Region Arts Council. His songwriting has been 'hailed by critics around the globe' and he is the master of a dozen traditional instruments. The [...]
On January 2nd, a rescued dog at the Puppy Dog Ranch was killed by a gun, and was the third dog to die in such a fashion on the Ranch. To protect the dogs from human predators, the Puppy Dog Ranch has spent the past weekends installing a wooden privacy fence around the five acre [...]
There will be a Valentine's Dance on Saturday, February 15th to benefit Vanessa Maldonado at the VFW from 9 pm to 1 am. The cost is $5 per person, and there will be door prizes and music provided by Carillo DJ Services.
You know it's getting close to Valentine's Day when the Mimbres Region Arts Council's Chocolate Fantasia takes over Silver City. Well, February 8th is this Saturday, and the theme for this year's Chocolate Fantasia is "Once Upon a Chocolate." There will be Fairy Tale Characters, Children's Aart Activities, and 'something sweet for everyone'. What is [...]
The Western New Mexico University Veterans Club is having a "Great Fundraiser" to help veterans and their families. The Fundraiser will be held Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd, at 2 pm until the game is over (and then some) at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3347: 2 Burnham Street, off Highway 180 and [...]
The SHS Lady Colt Basketball team will be holding a cake auction, Friday January 31st during the halftime of the Varsity game against Santa Teresa @ 7pm at the Silver high gymnasium. This is the first annual "Shoot for a Cure" fundraiser in which all the proceeds from the cake auction will be donated to [...]
The following is a release for the Mimbres Region Arts Council: “Captured!," a photo show featuring nature photography, opens with a reception from 2:30 p.m. till 4:30 p.m. on January 31 at the Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery. The show is available for viewing during regular office throughout the month of February. This is an exhibit of of the photography [...]
The Grant County Community Concert Association is pleased to present Jesse Lynch’s Jazz 101 on January 24th, 2014. Jesse Lynch, a pianist, composer, arranger, improviser, and educator, has toured widely throughout the United States. He accompanied the Singing Policeman, Daniel Rodriguez, in his SilverCity concert in 2010, and received an enthusiastic audience response to the [...]
Last weekend, over two dozen volunteers showed up at the Puppy Dog Ranch dog rescue to help construct a security fence around the over seven acre property. Thanks to online fundraisers, $3000 have been raised since the unfortunate death of one of the rescued dogs, Junior. Junior was killed on January 2nd, 2014, during an [...]
