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Deming Luna County Economic Development Membership Drive
2019-05-11 09:30 - 14:30 UTC | NM
The Deming Luna County Economic Development Group is holding a membership drive on Saturday May 11th from 9:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. at the Copper Kettle Coffee Company located at 200 South Gold Avenue in Deming. Learn about DLCED initiatives that benefit the community. For more information, call 575-546-8848.

Widowed & Singles Persons Meeting
2019-05-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Cross Point Assembly of God Church
Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County monthly meeting is Monday May 13th at 10:30 am at Cross Point Assembly of God Church, located at 11600 Highway 180 East. Judy O’Loughlin, will be talking about little work gardening. Cost for lunch is $12. All singles are welcome. For information call 575-537-3643.

Columbus Book Club
2019-05-14 11:00 - 12:00 | NM
The Columbus Village Library, located at 112 W. Broadway in Columbus, is hosting author, Paul Thompson, at the Columbus Book Club meeting from 11:00 A.M. to noon on May 14th. Thompson writes westerns based on his childhood experiences in rural New Mexico. Call 575-531-2612 for more information.

Silver City Rotary Club Program
2019-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | WNMU Sunset Room, PO Box 1014, Silver City, NM, 88062-1014, United States
The Guest Speaker at the Silver City Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, May 14th, is Jim Jackson, former executive director of Disability Rights New Mexico. Jim will give a talk on the important role a trained dog can play in the life of a disabled person. The Silver City Rotary Club meets every Tuesday for a luncheon meeting in the Sunset Room of the WNMU Cafeteria. For more information, visit silvercityrotary.org.

Silver City Main Street Ribbon Cutting
2019-05-16 15:00 - 16:00 | NM, United States
Silver City MainStreet and the Freeport McMoRan Foundation along with the Grant County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:00 P.M. on May 16th for the new restroom building at the Main Street Plaza located between Seventh and Eighth streets just off of Bullard Street next to the Big Ditch Park. The Main Street Plaza has been a part of the Downtown Action Plan for a number of years and Phase I, funded by the Freeport McMoRan Foundation, was for much needed public restrooms.

Hidalgo Medical Services "Parenting the Love & Logic Way" Free Series
2019-05-16 17:30 - 18:30, 2019-05-23 17:30 - 18:30 | HMS Silver City Community Health Care Center, 1007 North Pope Street, Silver City, NM, 88062-1014, United States
Hidalgo Medical Services is hosting a FREE six session parenting program titled, “Parenting the Love & Logic Way”, every Thursday beginning May 2nd , running through June 6th , from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. at the HMS Silver City Community Health Care Center in Conference Room 2, located at 1007 North Pope Street in Silver City. The program is designed to give parents practical skills that can be used immediately. Contact Donna Sandoval, Care Team Coordinator, at 575-597-2424. Child care is not provided.

Gila Native Plant Society Meeting
2019-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | WNMU Harlan Hall, 1000 West College Avenue, Silver City, NM, 88061, United States
The Gila Native Plant Society meets on the third Friday of the month at 7.00 p.m. in Harlan Hall, second floor, Room 219, corner of Alabama and 12th Streets, on the Western New Mexico University campus in Silver City. Free and open to the public. Refreshments following the program. For further information check out the website at www.gilanps.org/events/programs/. The May presentation will consist of: “MESQUITE: the Tree of Life, the Tree of Future”, presentation by Richard Felger.

Permaculture Silver City Meeting
2019-05-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Silver City Visitor’s Center, 201 N. Hudson Street, Silver City, United States
The Permaculture Silver City group will be meeting on Saturday, May 18th from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Silver City Visitor’s Center Conference Room located at 201 North Hudson Street in Silver City. Discussion will revolve around the Plant of the Month: The Pecan. A portion of the meeting will take place at the community orchard across the parking lot from Gough Park.

Silver Chorale Spring Concerts
2019-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Terrazas Funeral Home, #1 Bayard Road, Santa Clara, NM, United States
The Silver Chorale is presenting their Spring Concert program this Saturday, May 18th, 3:00 p.m. at the Terrazas Funeral Chapel, located at #1 Fort Bayard Road, in Santa Clara, and this Sunday, May 19th, 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 1915 N. Swan Street in Silver City. This is a free event and a reception will follow the Sunday performance.

Silver Chorale Spring Concert
2019-05-19 15:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church Silver City, 1915 North Swan Street, Silver City, NM, 88062-1014, United States
The Silver Chorale is presenting their Spring Concert program this Sunday, May 19th, 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 1915 N. Swan Street in Silver City. This is a free event and a reception will follow the Sunday performance.

Grant County Poultry Flock Management Workshop
2019-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | NM
The Grant County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a Grant County Poultry Flock Management Workshop on Wednesday, May 22nd from 12:00 nonn to 1:00 P.M. at the Grant County Extension Office location at 2610 N. Silver Street in Silver City. Bring your lunch and come learn. This is a free event and open to the public. For more information, call 575-388-1559.

Grant County Alfalfa & Forage Production Workshop
2019-05-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Grant County Extension Office, 2610 North Silver Street, Silver City, NM, 88061, United States
The Grant County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a Grant County Alfalfa & Forage Production Workshop on Wednesday, May 22nd from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Grant County Extension Office location at 2610 N. Silver Street in Silver City. Marl Marsalis, and NMSU Forage Specialist will be the guest speaker. This is a free event and open to the public. For more information, call 575-388-1559.

Team Kids Youth Group in Lordsburg
2019-05-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-05-29 17:30 - 19:00 | First Baptist Church of Lordsburg, 332 E 3rd St,, Lordsburg, NM, United States
“Team Kids Youth Group” will be meeting every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Lordsburg, at the corner of 3rd and Animas Streets. Team Kids is open to kids grades K through 5. For more information call Sue Lackey at 575-590-3122.

Stop The Bleed Training w/ Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue
2019-05-23 | Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Department, 2234 Cottage San Rd, Silver City, NM, 88062-1014, United States
The Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue is sponsoring a Stop the Bleed Training as part of National Stop the Bleed Day on Thursday May 23rd. The training is the Bleeding Control Basic Course where you learn the basics of Bleeding Control. The training will be at the PAVFR Cottage San Road Station, 2234 Cottage San Rd. in Silver City. Sessions include a power point introduction and hands on simulated training. There are three sessions planned, starting at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30. Participants can attend any one of the hour long trainings. Stop the Bleed is one of our nation’s largest public health campaigns designed to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. Its goal is to save lives by training people across the country how to stop traumatic bleeding. For additional information, contact Karen at 972-467-0839 or Cyndy at 520-940-3133.

WildWorks Makerspace at Silver City Public Library
2019-05-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Silver City Public LIbrary, 515 W. College Avenue, Silver City, NM, United States
Silver City Public Library, is holding a “WildWorks” makerspace every Thursday at 4:00 P.M. for kids ages 10 and up to experiment and create with robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more. This is a free program and no registration is necessary. The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 West College Avenue.

"Big Ditch Crickets" Square Dance
2019-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Old Elks Lodge Building, 303 N Texas Street, Silver City, United States
The Silver City Museum is hosting a Square Dance with “The Big Ditch Crickets” on Thursday, May 23rd from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the Old Elks Lodge, located at 303 North Texas Street in Silver City. Bring you dancing shoes and enjoy great time with Silver City’s favorite fiddlers! Admission is free and donations are appreciated.

Annual Silver City Blues Festival
2019-05-24 - 2019-05-26 | Gough Park
The Annual Silver City Blues Festival, will be held on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24th through 26th at Gough Park in Silver City. The event brings national and international performers to the stage in addition to bring their families to the park for fun, music, arts & crafts and great food. Performers include Grammy Award Winner, Grady Champion from Canton, Mississippi; Guitar Shorty from Houston, Texas; the Laurie Morvan Band from Los Angels, California; and 16-year old blues prodigy, Roman Barten-Sherman, from Tucson, Arizona. For more information, visit silvercitybluesfestival.org.

Ft. Bayard National Cemetery Flag Placement for Memorial Day
2019-05-24 08:00 - 11:00 | Fort Bayard National Cemetery, 200 Cam De Paz, Fort Bayard, NM, 88036, United States
Volunteers needed at the Fort Bayard National cemetery this Friday, May 24th at 8:00 A.M. to place flags on the gravesites for Memorial Day. Volunteers are requested to bring a hammer and implement to make a pilot hole for each flag. In addition, volunteers will be needed on Tuesday, May 28th to remove the flags. All are invited!

Gila Cliff Dwellings Summer Ranger Guided Tours
2019-05-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM, 88061, United States
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument announced today the summer schedule of ranger-guided interpretive programs. The staff will be offering daily guided tours as well as the popular full moon tours of the dwellings. Programs begin May 24, 2019 (the Friday of Memorial Day weekend) and will run through Labor Day weekend. Call the Gila Visitor Center (575)536-9461 for reservations. Lists fill quickly; only a limited number of people can participate due to safety concerns.

Friends of the City of Rocks Meeting
2019-05-24 19:30 - 20:30 | WNMU Harlan Hall, 1000 West College Avenue, Silver City, NM, 88061, United States
The “Friends of City of Rocks” is meeting on Friday, May 24th from 7:30-8:30pm at the Western New Mexico University campus, Harlan Hall, Room 111. A program will be presented by Ms. Roxanne Solis-Snyder, who will premiere her new City of Rocks video featuring natural and cultural highlights of the park. A general meeting and snacks will follow the presentation. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Public Visitation Day of Archaeological Site
2019-05-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Country Road 49
On Saturday, May 25th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 P.M. all ages are invited to a public visitation day of the partial excavation of a possible Great Kiva in the Toriette Lakes region. Dr. Steve Nash and Zuni Tribal leaders will host the tour of the archaeological site. To reach the site, travel NE on Highway 12 from Reserve for approximately 5 miles. Turn left on County Road 49 and travel approximately 10 miles northwest. The site is located on the right side of County Road 49 and parking will be available. If rain is heavy the visitation day will be cancelled.

Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery
2019-05-27 10:00 - 11:00 | NM
A Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at the Fort Bayard National Cemetery on Monday, May 27th at 10:00 A.M. presented by the Marine Corps League Gaffney-Oglesby Detachment 1328. The Guest Speaker will be Alfred Ogas, Vietnam 1968-69.

The Commons Youth Summer Internship Deadline
2019-05-28 | NM
The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability is presenting its paid summer internship program, titled, “Rooted: Youth Growing Change.” This internship lasts for 6 weeks starting on June 3rd and will bring together 8 teens (grades 8 – 12) to study how our food goes from farm to table. Deadline for applications is May 28th. For more information please contact The Commons at 575-388-2988.

Brain Injury Stroke Support Group Picnic
2019-05-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Little Walnut Picnic Campgrounds
The Brain Injury and Stroke Support Group is holding their Annual Cook-Out on Wednesday, May 29th from 11:00 A.M to 2:00 P.M. at the Little Walnut Picnic area located on Little Walnut Road in Silver City. This free event is for survivors of brain injury and stroke along with their caregivers and family members. For more information, call Leigh Smith at 575-538-4899.

Hidalgo Medical Services "Parenting the Love & Logic Way" Free Series
2019-05-30 17:30 - 18:30 | NM

8th Annual Aldo Leopold Kid's Fishing Derby
2019-06-01 07:00 - 12:00 | Lake Roberts
The 8th Annual Aldo Leopold Kids’ Fishing Derby will held on Saturday, June 1st from 7:00 A.M. to 12 noon at Lake Roberts, north of Silver City. The derby will coincide with New Mexico’s Free Fishing Day, so bring the whole family for FREE fishing fun, display booths, demonstrations, prizes and interactive activities for the kids. Visit the Gila National Forest Facebook page for more information.

Free Gardening Workshop Series "All About Trees"
2019-06-03 15:00 - 17:30 | Grant County Cooperative Extension Office
The Grant County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a Gardening Workshop Series “All About Trees” on Monday, June 3rd from 3:00 to 5:30 P.M. at the 2610 North Silver Street location. There will be a lecture from guest Marisa Thompson, NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist. Topics to be covered include: Planting; Maintenance; Pest Control; and Common Tree Issues.
