The Southwest Word Fiesta and Western New Mexico University’s Miller Library, 1000 W. College Street, will offer an evening event on Thursday, April 21st from 6:15 to 8:00 p.m., celebrating the lives of Ukrainian writers from past to present. The presentation includes a brief history of Ukrainian literature and the arts followed by selected readings from [...]
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition will once again return to Silver City to host the 6th annual Continental Divide Trail Days from April 22-24, 2022. The celebrations include a speaker series and CDT Community Fiesta on Friday, April 22; a festival in Gough Park in partnership with [...]
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the Luna County CASA program in conjunction with the Help New Mexico and CYFD will be hosting “Day of the Young Child” the 7th Annual Child Abuse and Prevention Event, on Friday, April 22nd. There’s a Children’s March at 9:00 A.M. starting at Veteran’s Park traveling to Luna [...]
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.
In celebration of Earth Day, the anti-litter program Pick It Up - Toss No Mas will partner with other groups in Grant County for a community-wide trash cleanup this Saturday, April 23rd. Volunteers can join the effort at 3 locations that include: Gough Park in Silver City from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. ; Viola [...]
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 [...]
The Deming Photo Club will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26th, in the meeting room of the Marshall Memorial Library located at 110 S. Diamond Street in Deming. The subject will again be "Macros."
The Tour of the Gila Bike Race is back, April 27th through May 1st celebrating 35 years of bicycle racing in southwest New Mexico. The iconic Tour of the Gila is the most challenging bicycle road race in the US, attracting both professional and amateur cyclists. The Tour of the Gila features two professional races [...]
The Friends of Rockhound State Park, Inc. will have meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at the Rockhound State Park Visitor Center. Guest speaker is Jim Eckles, longtime White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs representative who will be talking about Camp Cody, the WW1 training camp that was in Deming. For more [...]
