What: The Western New Mexico University spring 2020 virtual commencement ceremony. Originally, WNMU had surveyed the graduates and determined to hold graduation in-person this August; however, as mass gatherings will likely not be advisable until a vaccine is created for COVID-19, the university has chosen to honor its 2020 graduates with a virtual ceremony. Due [...]
The Silver City Museum is offering a free Storytime via Zoom Meeting, on Sunday May 31st, at 7:00 P.M. Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner and Al Gamboa are collaborating in a bilingual reading of The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit. For Zoom Meeting log in information, visit silvercitymuseum.org.
The Silver City Museum is offering a free online event at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 27th. Local Doctor, Don Montoya, will be speaking about the state of medicine in Silver City during the 1870’s. For more information regarding the online Zoom presentation titled, “Doctors, Midwives & Quacks: Medicine in Silver City in the 1870’s”, [...]
The Silver City Public Library is offering a free virtual writing workshop on Monday, August 31st from 11:00 A.M to 12 Noon. The workshop will be facilitated by Eve Bessier leading participants on exploring metaphors. Eve West Bessier has a Masters's in Education, is a Certified Life Coach and Poet Laureate of Silver City and [...]
The National Center for Frontier Communities and the SWNM Food Hub are presenting a “Seed Library Launch Event” on Friday, September 4th from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Bayard Public Library. Learn how to use the seed library and protect the sovereignty and diversity of the local food system. The event will also be [...]
Don't miss the 16th annual Gila River Festival, titled “Cultivating Resilience”, to be held online September 18th and 19th. Gather online to explore how to cultivate resilience in communities and enjoy 15 different films that will entertain and inspire you at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival! Complete schedule and tickets are available at gila-river-festival.org
Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner invites members of the community to meet with him and share their suggestions, and ideas relating to the community. This month’s “Monday Meeting with the Mayor” will be from 8:00AM to 11:00AM this Monday, September 21st using the on-line platform GoToMeetings. To join in, go online to townofsilvercity.org and click [...]
Save the date, Tuesday, October 20th 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Prosperity Virtual Summit via Zoom meeting. The event was created to foster opportunity, asset building, and more to assist socially disadvantaged or veteran farmers and ranchers, non-profit organizations, faith leaders, veterans, and other strategic partners. For more [...]
Luna County Healing House domestic violence Candlelight Vigil to be on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 P.M has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. The event was to be held at the Luna County Courthouse Park at 700 South Silver Avenue in Deming.
The Grant County Prospectors are presenting a Legislative Communication Forum this Thursday, December 3rd as a virtual event. Local Legislators and presenters will use a Zoom link for their presentations. The public is invited to view the forum by going online to Grant County Prospectors dot org. The forum begins at 8:00 A.M.
