The Southwest Festival of the Written Word (SWFWW) Grant County’s biennial literary festival, will be held September 29th through October 1st.The event will feature at least 30 presenters and writers from the region who represent a variety of genres. Presentation spaces will include Downtown Silver City locations in addition to the Silver City Public Library [...]
The Southwestern New Mexico State Fair is in Deming Wednesday through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Deming! This year’s theme is “Remember When, Celebrating the Present by Honoring our Past.” Come out and support the Jr. Livestock shows, Fair Queen Contest, Ranch Rodeo, Fairground Showdown Superior Boxing, followed by team roping, a fun carnival and [...]
A program featuring the migration of monarch butterflies in New Mexico will be held on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. in Harlan Hall at WNMU. Steve Cary and Dr. Dale Zimmerman of the Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society will present the program, titled “From River to Mountains: Silver City Monarch Aware”. The public is [...]
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, in addition to other congregations are hosting a “Festival of Pets”, in commemoration the life of St Francis of on Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Penny Park in Silver City. The High Desert Animal Shelter, local feed stores, and veterinarians, have been invited as well [...]
The Rotary Club of Silver City will be holding it’s 2017 Gala & Benefit Auction on Saturday, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grant County Veteran’s Memorial Convention & Conference Center. For additional information, call 575-313-2200 or visit silvercityrotary.org.
Silver City Tour of the Gila invites you to their fall event, the “Gila Monster Gran Fondo”. This year’s annual event will happen on Saturday, October 14th. Come “ride like a pro for day” in the beautiful iconic Gila this fall. Many new activities are being planned to make this an exceptional experience for amateur [...]
The Rural Bookmobile West will be visiting the following areas on Thursday at the following locations: The Mimbres Living Harvest Bakery from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., Lake Roberts-Sapillo Creek Fire Station from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and Doc Cambell’s Post near the Gila Cliff Dwellings, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The” 2017 Discover Hidalgo Fair” will be coming to the Hidalgo County Fairgrounds on Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event features a classic car show, Mud Bogs, Junior Rodeo, farm animal zoo, food, games and entertainment, in addition to free medical screenings by Hidalgo Medical Services. For more information, call the Lordsburg-Hidalgo [...]
The 2nd Annual “Buddy Walk” will be held in celebration of Down Syndrome Awareness Month on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gough Park in Silver City. This community event was created to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does, or just [...]
Volunteers are needed to participate at the “Toss No Mas” event to keep Luna County beautiful. This community wide cleanup is to be held on Saturday, October 28th at the Luna County Courthouse Park starting at 8 a.m.
