The 31st Annual Tour of the Gila will be held April 19th through April 23rd. The Silver City to Mogollon race will begin on Wednesday, followed by the Inner Loop race on Thursday and the Tyrone Individual Time Trials on Friday. Saturday is the Downtown Criterium and citizens’ race. The Tour of the Gila wraps [...]
The 12th Annual Hurley Pride Festival and Car Show will be held on Saturday, May 13th at Hurley Park. This year’s festival will feature 16 classes of cars, food, music and vendors of all kinds. Call 956-3535
The Regular Meeting of the Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education originally scheduled for April 18th has been moved to Tuesday, April 25th in the Silver High School Little Theater beginning at 6 pm. An agenda may be obtained 72 hours prior to the meeting. Call 956-2000
On April 26th from 5 to 6 pm, David W. Mercer will present his research "The Georgetown NM Mining and Mimbres Mills" at the Roundup Lodge on Acklin Hill Road, in the Mimbres. This free presentation sponsored by the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site. Call 202-9984
WNMU Cultural Affairs is pleased to present Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro on Wednesday, April 26th at Light Hall Theater beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Cultural Affairs Office in Hunter Hall or online at wnmu.edu/culture. Call 538-6469
On Thursday, April 27th from 4 to 6 pm, the Public Library of Silver City will have a special Pop-Up MakerSpace program during WildWorks. Representatives of the MakerState Initiative will show participants how to use a 3D Printer and make simple circuitry. Call 538-3672
The American Legion Post 18 is having a breakfast and BBQ lunch fundraiser on Friday, April 28th and Saturday, April 29th from 8 am to 4 pm at the American Legion Post. Proceeds benefit Lena and Carolyn Holguin to help cover medical expenses from the women’s terrible car accident earlier this year. Call 623-293-1639
The Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will host its annual Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 29th from 8 to 11 am at the Main Station at Mile 5 on Highway 35. $5 breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, coffee, and juice. Call 536-3683
The Public Library of Silver City will be celebrating Dia de los Niños/Dia de los Libros on Saturday, April 29th from 10:30 am until noon. This is a holiday to celebrate children of different cultures and traditions, and will include a bilingual storytime at 10:30, followed by a craft, a piñata, and prizes. Call 538-3672
The Grant County Trails Group and Continental Divide Trail Coalition will sponsor a community hike to the top of Gomez Peak as part of the CDT Trail Days celebration on Sunday, April 30th from 10 am to noon. Call 505-977-1056
