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Saturday, October 01, 2016
Saturday, October 01, 2016
  • Southwest Festival of the Written Word Prologue Weekend  ::  Arts & Music

    The Southwest Festival of the Written Word (SWFWW) presents its even-numbered year event, the 2016 Prologue Weekend, on September 29-October 1. All sessions are open to the public free of charge and take place in Silver City, NM. Two sessions ...   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Kubo and the Two Strings" (R) 1:00pm & 7:00pm; "Mia Madre" (R) 4:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

    Contact  www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185

  • 08:00am - 12:00pm  Church of the Good Shepherd First Saturday Garage Sale  ::  Fundraiser

    Clothes, toys, books, housewares, bedding. Fill a bag with clothes for $2.00 after 11 a.m.   

    Location  Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

  • 08:30am - 12:00pm  Silver City Farmer's Market  ::  Social Events

    Local produce, eggs, meats, honey, salsas, baked goods, landscape plants, and more. Live music.   

    Location  Silver City Farmers Market

  • 08:45am  Weight Watchers  ::  Health & Wellness

    This will be the last Saturday meeting. The group will be meeting on Tuesday evenings.   

    Location  First Presbyterian Church

  • 09:15am  Walking Tours of Historic Ft. Bayard  ::  Tours

    Museum opens at 9:15am; Tours begin at 9:30am. Donations encouraged.   

    Location  Fort Bayard Museum

    Contact  575-388-4477

  • 10:00am - 02:00pm  A Blessing of the Animals  ::  Spiritual

    A celebration of the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, hosted by the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Father Paul Moore, the Episcopal priest, other community clergy and Sister Rita will perform a "Blessing of the Animals". Brewer ...   

    Location  Gough Park

  • 10:00am - 05:00am  Grant County Art Guild's 31st Annual Purchase Prize Award Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    The theme of the show is "Realism Unleashed" and the “Best of Show” winning entry will be purchased for $1,500. Other significant cash prizes for the show help make this an enticing competition for New Mexico artists. It is always ...   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 05:00pm  Mimbres Vally Harvest Festival  ::  Social Events

    Farmer's Market, live music, arts and crafts fair, games and activities for all ages, pie contest, free health fair, truck and tractor show, giant raffle and local food.   

    Location  San Lorenzo Elementary School

    Contact  575-536-9821 or 575-536-3687

  • 11:00am  Diabetic Foods Tour of the Food Co-op  ::  Health & Wellness

    Bret Sarnquist conducts the tour. Meet at the Market Cafe.   

    Location  Market Cafe

    Contact  www.silvercityfoodcoop.com

  • 01:00pm - 03:00pm  Mixed Media Splash with Rita Sherwood  ::  Arts & Music

    Learn how to incorporate diverse elements in a mixed media design to create a unique piece. Rita is supplying guidance, paint embellishments, fabric, & more. You bring the “Splash” paint set (available at Leyba & Ingalls ARTS), an old wood ...   

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

  • 06:30pm  Scott van Linge  ::  Arts & Music

    Blues, folk, country and rock 'n' roll oldies.   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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