Local Events

By Lynn Janes

Events also happen on May 29 and May 30, as well as June 1, 2, 3 . Please see full calendar link below

The Gila National Forest will host a speaker series to celebrate the Centennial of the Wilderness Act, which named the Gila Wilderness as the first designated wilderness area.

A list of the speakers, subjects and locations will be listed below and can also be found on Grant County Beat https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/83744-gila-wilderness-centennial-week-calendarof-events

The annual Memorial Day remembrance will take place at 10 a.m., Monday, May 27, 2024 at the Fort Bayard National Cemetery, hosted by the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328, with help of the Allingham-Golding American Legion Post 18, in conjunction with the Grant County Veterans' Coalition, which encompasses all area Armed Forces Veteran organizations.

The day honors all veterans who have died in the service of their country.

According to coordinator Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Dean Bearup, the ceremony will feature two speakers, one federal and one state. 

 This is  the Town and Country Garden Club's third  and final production .  We are having a living history  program  telling the life stories of Silver's early settlers and some  later on as well.  23 actors will become the men and women telling interesting challenges they faced. We are dedicating this program to members of  the  now  retired Town  and  Country Garden  Club.  For the past 60 years,  the club's mission was to  support and improve Memory Lane.  With the proceeds from their now closed downtown gift shop, they contributed thousands of dollars to community projects and scholarships at Western New Mexico University. It will be held at the Memory Lane Cemetery.

This will take place on Memorial Day  May 27, Monday.  At  4 to 7.  Free of charge.   Visitors should come prepared for a warm, sunny day.  The Silver City Museum will continue the program in the future.

The Gila is the birthplace of Wilderness

SILVER CITY, NM, May 20, 2024 – May 29 through June 2, the Gila National Forest will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Gila Wilderness. The week will be packed with activities and events highlighting the value of Wilderness in our modern lives, and giving thanks for the foresight of Aldo Leopold and Forest Service leadership in designating the world's first area designated as such; the Gila Wilderness was created June 3, 1924.

See flyer below

Hummingbird Festival

Mimbres Culture Heritage Site

12 Sage Drive, just off Hwy 35

July 27-28, 2024

7:30 Hummingbird catch and release;

Learn how to cook with the sun.  Enjoy solar baked enchiladas or fresh baked goods at our shady outdoor eating area or take some home. Enchilada Fundraiser, Plant Sale, Salsa Contest, Bake Sale, Live Music, Kid's Activity, Arts & Crafts.  Mimbres Marketplace (old HMS Clinic in Mimbres) 2743 Hwy 35.  

We are a food and agriculture cooperative and the Mimbres Food & Agriculture Co-op will be raising money to open a grocery store in Mimbres.

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PDF flyer below

Photo by Philip ConnorsIn 1924 Aldo Leopold convinced the Forest Service to set aside 500,000 acres of land in the Gila National Forest as Wilderness with the intent of preserving the natural state of this untrammeled land.  WNMU Cultural Affairs and Francis McCray Gallery will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this enduring legacy with a show by 3 local artists-- Philip Connors, Jan Haley, and Michael Berman-- who have all spent countless hours exploring and working in the Gila Wilderness documenting its glories, from the fire tower to the river bottom. These three artists continue the legacy of our beloved Gila by advocating for its continued preservation through art.