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Bilingual Storytime: The Roadrunner's Dance :: Education
Patrick Hoskins and Commissioner Javier Salas will read The Roadrunner’s Dance, by Rudolfo Anaya. One can also register on the museum website or at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1psAYnZyREOGsfzQk_nQ_A, or open Zoom and join Meeting ID 893 2173 0803.The Silver City Museum Storytime Series brings to the ...
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Museum Hosts Talk on the Spanish Flu of 1918 in Grant County :: Education
Local historian Stephen Fox will present a slide lecture on the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-19 in Grant County on Saturday, January 23 at 11am. Folks can register and attend at www.SilverCityMuseum.Org or at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_--0OlickQU-f-Y8noCfBTA, or if they already have Zoom they can join ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Let's Write! ... our Health Care Stories: Putting a Human Face in Front of our NM Legislators :: Education
WILL encourages you to participate in a Lunch & Learn presented by the New Mexico Health Stories Project titled: Let's Write! ... our Health Care Stories: Putting a Human Face in Front of our NM LegislatorsFor complete session overviews of ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: COVID-19 Vaccination: What it is? And Why I Got MIne :: Education
Listen in with Silver City’s Dr. Fred Fox, MD as he expertly explains: COVID-19 Vaccination: What it is? And Why I Got MIneZoom: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQdftt6RTR-uLWrQAh1JrA For complete session overviews of these two timely Lunch & Learns and links to the free registration for ...
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Free Writing Workshop: Writing Authentic Dialogue :: Education
The Writing Authentic Dialogue workshop will help you understand which words your characters should be saying and how those words should sound when coming out of their mouths. We’ll explore character voice, sentence types, style of expression, and knowing how ...
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Free Writing Workshop: Editing Your Novel :: Education
The Editing Your Novel session will help you approach novel/memoir editing in three ways. First, we’ll discuss how to decide what revision aspects you might want to focus on initially. Then we’ll review common storyline arcs, such as the “story ...
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World Water Day: Community Action Day :: Education
Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek: This is a COVID-safe event.Please bring face mask, water bottle, hat, and work gloves.Join Silver City Watershed Keepers and GRIP for a day of service: trash pickup, water quality monitoring, and native planting ...
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World Water Day: Community Conversation :: Education
Hosted from the Bayard Public Library via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/WorldWaterDay2021Join the conversation with Priscilla Lucero (SWNMCOG), Joe Saenz (Chiricahua Apache Nation/WolfHorse Outfitters), Alicia Edwards (Healthy Kids Healthy Communities Grant County), and Lee Gruber (SWNMACT)
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Assistive Technology for Activities of Daily Living :: Education
Moderated by Jesse Armijo of the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program. Then NMTAP offers free services to New Mexicans to help them get the assistive technology services. The statewide program, with an office at WNMU, is designed to increase knowledge ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Opt Outdoors! Public Lands Volunteering :: Education
Kathy Whiteman, Ph. D. will discuss your renewed or new alliance with nature. Learn more about the Leave No Trace philosophy, Wilderness First Aid training options, and ways the Western New Mexico University Outdoor Program has continued to connect students ...
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Free Global Warming Zoom Presentation :: Education
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is hosting a Zoom presentation on Solutions and Strategies for Fighting Global Warming titled "Introduction to Drawdown" on Saturday, April 10 at 6pm Mountain Time. This will be a live 45 minute free presentation with a ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: The Millennial Dictionary, Learning the Lingo of the Young! :: Education
Join Cristen Penn and Jameson DeSantis and find out what an "influencer," "meme," or "GIF" is all about. Penn and DeSantis will guide you through the maze of the lingo and acronyms for the Millennial Age. They'll discuss the purposes ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Border Justice :: Education
Presented by Silver City Museum and WILL, moderated by Molly Molloy, Neil Harvey, and Barbara Gabioud, a panel of border researchers and local champions who provide humanitarian support to immigrants, will help you understand the history and dynamics of our ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Silver City Recycles :: Education
An inside look at local recycling will be provided by moderator Chris Lemme. Silver City began their recycling program around 1995, and for 24 years residents participated in curbside recycling until the municipal recycling program was discontinued. Silver City Recycles, ...
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WNMU Hybrid Commencement Ceremony :: Education
At Western New Mexico University, the individual members of the spring class of 2021 will get to choose how they celebrate their accomplishment. A hybrid commencement ceremony on Friday, May 7, will give graduates and guests the option of participating virtually or ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Devising Movement Based Collaborative Art :: Education
Members of The Virus Theater Ensemble Kristen Warnack, Teresa Dahl-Bredine, and Jess Tumposky are members of a dynamic troupe of actors, writers, designers, and directors who collaborate to create imaginative and highly physical devised theater. The Ensemble's live theater season ...
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WILL Lunch and Learn: Sharing Our Grant County History in Murals :: Education
The Silver City Museum and WILL present this topic, moderated by Diana Ingalls Leyba. For 17 years, Grant County and Silver City have watched school kids and Leyba design, create, and install murals on buildings, walls, and playgrounds all over ...
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Make and Take Activity: CDT Scavenger Hunt :: Education
Silver City MainStreet/Arts & Cultural District is partnering with the Future Forge and various community groups and artists to offer an arts and cultural experience to residents of Grant county. Make-and-Take activities will be from 10 am to 2 pm ...
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The West in Popular Culture: Silver City and the Legend of Billy the Kid :: Education
On Saturday, June 12 at 11am, as part of the Silver City Museum’s Unpacking Silver City presentation and discussion series, U.S. history teacher, education consultant, and author Jim Smith will present “The West in Popular Culture: Silver City and the Legend of ...
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Silver City Public Library: Grab-and-Go Craft Bags giveaways for Summer Reading Program :: Education
Grab-and-Go Craft Bags are distributed on the library lawn Fridays: June 25, July 9, and July 16. There are 60 bags each week; first come, first served. The Summer Reading Program is ongoing. Children can fill in their reading logs ...
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