April is National Poetry Month and the Bayard Public Library is hosting an afternoon of Poetry by several local poets and laureates on Friday, April 22nd from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the library located at 1112 Central Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The Silver Museum is hosting a free two-part presentation entitled, “How Government Policies Affected Business in Grant County:1870-1952” given by Dr. Scott Fritz and a Community Conversation with a panel of guest speakers. The program will be held on Saturday, April 23rd from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Silco Theater in Downtown Silver [...]
The Fort Bayard Historic Society is hosting a free symposium entitled “Pandemics in American History: Lessons to Be Learned.” The public is invited to attend the event scheduled for Saturday, April 23rd at 1:00 P.M. in the New Deal Theater, located in historic Fort Bayard in Santa Clara. The final program schedule will be available [...]
Do you have a great idea for a business? Have you dreamed of being your own boss? Southwest New Mexico ACT in partnership with the United Way and Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments is excited to bring the CO-STARTERS program for entrepreneurs to Grant County for an eighth time. CO-STARTERS is a ten-week, cohort-based [...]
Aldo Leopold Charter School is hosting an evening of Community Internship and Youth Conservation Corp member presentations, showcasing the efforts of ALCS youth (ages 14 -18) in the community on May 4th at 5:00 P.M. in Ritch Hall on the WNMU campus located 410 West 10th Street. Learn and pick up applications for youth summer [...]
Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona's Preservation Archaeology Field is hosting an Archaeology Fair at Gila River Farm in Cliff, New Mexico on Saturday, June 25th from 10:00AM to 12:00 Noon. There will be free hands-on activities and exhibits for all ages. Checkout https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/ for more information.
Come out to the Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site for the FREE Annual Returning Hummingbird Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 30th and 31st from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Watch the banding of hummingbirds, enjoy guest speakers, take tours of the archeological site, and more. There are lots of activities for the kids, too. For [...]
The Ideas for Cooking & Nutrition program is hosting a free cooking skills class on Wednesday, August 17th, 1:30 P.M. at the Hidalgo Community Garden 1226 East 2nd Street, Lordsburg Fairgrounds. Discover how to save money when buying food and explore food health and safety. Call Dawn at 575-542-9291. Walk-ins welcome.
On Monday, August 29th VFW Post 12212 Grant County is hosting an event by “Paws and Stripes” from Albuquerque. Open to veterans and their families, the one-hour presentation features on how to provide animal assisted therapy and other mental health services to military veterans and their loved ones living with service-oriented trauma. The event is [...]
The Grant County Rolling Stones 37th Annual Gem & Mineral Show is returning this Labor Day Weekend Saturday September 3rd through Monday September 5th at the Grant County Veteran’s Memorial Conference Center. Browse over 30 vendors and enjoy food, daily field trips, silent auction every hour, museum displays, and more. Admission is free for the [...]
