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November 03, 2019 - November 09, 2019
November 03, 2019 - November 09, 2019
  • 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  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or www.uufsc.com

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 ...   

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    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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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