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10:00am - 11:00am "Café Conversation on Death" :: Spiritual
Cultural taboos often stop meaningful conversations about end-of-life issues before those conversations can even begin; yet death happens to us all. This interactive session led by Lynda Aiman-Smith and Maryam Weidner, will allow for open conversations about this sacred time, ...
Contact
02:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Good Boys" (R)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
Annual Legislative Forum Applications to Present Due November 7 :: Political
The 2020 Legislative season will get underway with the Grant County Prospectors annual Legislative Communications Forum. The Forum will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 8 am in the WNMU Light Hall Theater. Local entities seeking capital outlay ...
Contact www.grantcountyprospectors.org.
10:00am Babytime Sing & Play :: Kids' Activity
Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, and movement for infants 0-24 months and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
10:30am - 02:30pm Santa Clara/Historic Fort Bayard Visitors Center :: Social Events
Winter schedule, open Mondays and Fridays.
Location Santa Clara Armory
12:00pm Dr. Rosser to Speak on Future of Health Care at Rotary Meeting :: Social Events
The future of healthcare in all its aspects will be addressed by Dr. James “Butch” Rosser, Jr., MD, FACS, meeting. Dr. Rosser is a practicing general surgeon and Director of the Center for the Advanced Treatment of Heartburn at Gila Regional Medical Center. ...
Location WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria
04:00pm - 05:00pm Minecraft Club :: Kids' Activity
Kids ages 6-12 are invited to play and explore collaboratively with Minecraft in a social setting. If you have a Minecraft account, bring your login information. If you do not, the library will provide a log-in for you. Free, no ...
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
06:00pm PFLAG Silver City Annual Meeting :: Social Events
LGBTQ persons, their families, friends and allies are invited to attend to hear about the past year’s accomplishments, set goals and elect officers for fiscal year 2019-2020. The meeting will begin following a potluck meal.
Contact 575-590-8797 or www.pflagsilver.org
06:00pm Republican Party of Grant County Potluck and Meeting :: Political
Potluck 6:00 pm, Meeting 6:30 pm. Speakers: Kenneth Herrera and Tom Shelley candidates for Grant County Commission District 3 and 5.
Location Republican Party Headquarters
Annual Legislative Forum Applications to Present Due November 7 :: Political
The 2020 Legislative season will get underway with the Grant County Prospectors annual Legislative Communications Forum. The Forum will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 8 am in the WNMU Light Hall Theater. Local entities seeking capital outlay ...
Contact www.grantcountyprospectors.org.
10:30am Storytime :: Kids' Activity
Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, movement, and simple crafts. Storytimes are designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
11:00am - 03:00pm Thank-you Ice Cream Social for Firefighters :: Social Events
Silver City Masons will thank all Grant County First Responders with a Ice Cream Social for them and their Families. Carry-out cups will be provided for the local stations, for those who are on duty.
Location Silver City Masonic Lodge Hall
04:00pm - 05:00pm Future Engineers :: Kids' Activity
Creative construction and experimenting fun with LEGO® bricks, K'NEX®, Strawbees, and more! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
06:00pm CANCELLED First Wednesday Veterans Dinner :: Social Events
United Methodist Campus Ministry invites all Veterans, as well as Veterans who are attending WNMU, and their families and friends to a free dinner. The dinners will be held monthly on the first Wednesday of the month when school is ...
Location First United Methodist Church
Contact 575-538-2371
07:00pm Silver City Photography Club Meeting :: Social Events
Russ Kleinman will be talking about using long lenses in capturing images of Wildlife, especially birds and flowers.
Contact
Now Showing at the Silco Theater :: Arts & Music
"Downton Abbey" (PG) 4:00pm; "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" (PG) 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
10:30am Little Artist Club :: Kids' Activity
Little Artist Club offers creative fun for children ages 5 and under! The November 7 project is “November Owl.” Free, no registration necessary. This will be the only Little Artist Club during November.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
04:00pm WildWorks :: Kids' Activity
Experiment and create with robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more! Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
04:30pm - 06:00pm Charlie Meckel Exhibit Opening and Reception :: Arts & Music
Charlie Meckel's latest work, "A Love Letter To The Future." will run from November 7th through November 22, 2019. Meckel’s paintings are widely collected throughout the US and abroad. His works are shown at the George Billis Gallery in NYC and Giacobbe ...
Location WNMU Francis McCray Gallery of Contemporarly Art
05:00pm TOPS# 0288 Chapter (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) :: Health & Wellness
Weigh in from 5:00 to 5:30 pm and our meeting starts at 5:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church (use side door). Come meet the members, get tips on getting started and think about joining us to make your life healthy.
Location First Presbyterian Church
Contact John Pace at 505-934-1182 or Jan Embree-Bever at 303-902-8236
05:30pm Green Drinks With the Southwest New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce :: Social Events
Our guest speaker will be Susan Beck, a retired Airforce Colonel. She will provide an overview of the U.S. Air Force's draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its proposal to modify the boundaries for military air space over southwest New ...
Location Little Toad Creek Brewery
Contact 575-538-1337 or
Now Showing at the Silco Theater :: Arts & Music
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" (PG) 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
10:30am - 02:30pm Santa Clara/Historic Fort Bayard Visitors Center :: Social Events
Winter schedule, open Mondays and Fridays.
Location Santa Clara Armory
03:00pm Ukulele Workshop with Aspen Black for Adults :: Arts & Music
Free tickets will be distributed starting at 2:30pm. Aimed at beginners who haven't played ukulele before, participants will play a song in the first five minutes. Specially marked instruments are provided for student use, and students will learn to make ...
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
05:30pm - 06:30pm Women's Al-Anon Meeting: Women Embracing Recovery :: Health & Wellness
At La Clinica Health and Birth Center, We-R Group (a Women’s feelings meeting). Park on Ridge Loop; walk around the building to enter via side entrance to lower level. This meeting is limited to female Al-Anon members and prospective members.
Location La Clinica Health & Birth Center
Contact Contact:575-313-7891
07:00pm Burlap to Cashmere in Concert :: Arts & Music
A journey back in time to the 1960s folk music of legendary musicians Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor and Cat Stevens with Burlap's own twist using acoustic folk melodies blended with Mediterranean rhythms and tight harmonies.Adult tickets are ...
Location WNMU Fine Arts Center
Contact 575-538-5862 or www.gcconcerts.org
07:00pm - 07:30pm Friends of City of Rocks State Park Meeting and Presentation :: Social Events
Richard Stephen Felger will present a talk entitled " New Mexico City of Rocks State Park: Ethnobotany". Not just rocks but a city of plants hosting webs of animal life. We will look at what earlier people did with those ...
Location WNMU Harlan Hall
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Judy" (PG-13)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
07:30pm Virus Theater Presents Commedia Dell’arte Play, "The Green Bird" :: Arts & Music
Tickets are $12 for adults/$6 for students and are available at the El Sol box office or in advance at Vintage Fantasies. "The Green Bird" presents a story full of humor and fairy tale, of commoners versus the elite, of ...
Location El Sol Theater
Contact 575-654-7357 or
Now Showing at the Silco Theater :: Arts & Music
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" (PG) 1:00, 4:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theater
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
08:00am - 01:00pm Glenwood Street Market :: Social Events
The Glenwood Street Market offers a variety of food – home-baked items, canned goods, fresh produce, plants, handcrafted jewelry, leather goods, outdoor decorative items and much more. It is open on Highway 180 in downtown Glenwood every Saturday from approximately ...
Location Glenwood, New Mexico
10:00am - 02:00pm Friends of the Silver City Public Library Book Sale :: Fundraiser
Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, clearance item sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a ...
Location FOL Bookstore
10:00am - 02:00pm Silver City Farmers' Market :: Social Events
Saturday market to remain open in temporary location with new hours. Fresh produce, food and fun.
Location Temporary Farmers Market
10:30am - 02:30pm Fort Bayard Museum Winter Hours :: Social Events
The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society has announced that effective November 2, the Museum, located in the historic Hospital Commander’s house at Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, will be open Saturdays only, from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Special hours and tours of the ...
Location Fort Bayard Museum
10:30am Walking Tours of Historic Fort Bayard :: Tours
Tours of the grounds will be led on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from November through March, and will begin at 10:30 a.m. from the museum. The museum itself will be open every Saturday. Special hours and tours of the museum, ...
Location Fort Bayard Museum
Contact 575-388-4862, 575-388-4477, or 970-222-5084, or
11:00am - 03:00pm Thank-you Ice Cream Social for Law Enforcement, EMTs and Search-rescue :: Social Events
Silver City Masons will thank all Grant County First Responders with a Ice Cream Social for them and their Families. On Saturday 11/9 all Law enforcement , Fire Fighters, EMTs, and Search-rescue personnel are invited to join us for Ice ...
Location Silver City Masonic Lodge Hall
11:00am Ukulele Workshop with Aspen Black for Children :: Kids' Activity
Free tickets will be distributed starting at 2:30pm. Aimed at beginners who haven't played ukulele before, participants will play a song in the first five minutes. Specially marked instruments are provided for student use, and students will learn to make ...
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
02:00pm - 10:00pm Luis Terrazas' Veteran's Day Celebration :: Social Events
Cost $20 for 2 tickets - Please consider sponsoring a veteran. 2:00 Ceremony; 3:00-5:00 Dinner; 6:00-10:00 Dance
Location Brown Derby Club
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Judy" (PG-13)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
07:30pm Virus Theater Presents Commedia Dell’arte Play, "The Green Bird" :: Arts & Music
Tickets are $12 for adults/$6 for students and are available at the El Sol box office or in advance at Vintage Fantasies. "The Green Bird" presents a story full of humor and fairy tale, of commoners versus the elite, of ...
Location El Sol Theater
Contact 575-654-7357 or
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