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October 01, 2017 - October 07, 2017
October 01, 2017 - October 07, 2017
  • Now Showing at the Silco Theatre  ::  Arts & Music

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  "Write Now: You Only Think You Have Forever"  ::  Arts & Music

    Writer and writing mentor Mary Sojourner is returning to the Southwest Festival of the Written Word. Her hands-on writing session is open to the public free of charge. No reservations or registration are required to attend. Sojourner believes in both ...   

    Location  "A" Space Gallery

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 10:00am - 02:00pm  32nd Annual Purchase Prize Art Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    Purchase Prize Art Show open to the public.   

    Location  Pinos Altos Art Gallery

  • 10:00am - 11:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Lee Francis  ::  Arts & Music

    Dr. Lee Francis is an Indigenerd and one of the foremost scholars on Native and Indigenous pop culture in the United States. He is the CEO and Founder of Native Realities, the only Indigenous-centric pop culture media and publishing company ...   

    Location  "A" Space Gallery

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Megan Kimble  ::  Arts & Music

    "Food Writing" Megan Kimble is the editor of Edible Baja Arizona, a local food magazine serving Tucson and the borderlands, and the author of Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food (William Morrow 2015). Megan has written for the Los ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 10:00am - 11:00am  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Paul Andrew Hutton  ::  Arts & Music

    "Writing and Filming History for Broad Audiences"  Paul Andrew Hutton is an American cultural historian, an award-winning author, a documentary film writer, and a television personality. He holds the rank of Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico, and ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Kate Nelson  ::  Arts & Music

    "Magazine Writing" Kansas native Kate Nelson moved west in 1989 and planted roots in Placitas, New Mexico. An award-winning reporter and columnist, she worked at the Kansas City Star and Albuquerque Tribune before leading PR and marketing at the New Mexico ...   

    Location  Old Elk's Club

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word: Melissa L. Sevigny  ::  Arts & Music

    Melissa L. Sevigny grew up in Tucson, Arizona where she fell in love with the Sonoran Desert's ecology, geology and dark desert skies. Her lyrical nonfiction and poetry explores the intersections of science, politics, and history, with a focus on ...   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 01:00pm - 02:00pm  Southwest Festival of the Written Word Writers' Roundtable  ::  Arts & Music

    With M. John Fahey,  Ron Hamm, Tim Z. Hernandez.   

    Location  Seedboat Center for the Arts

    Contact  www.swwordfiesta.org

  • 02:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "The Hitman's Bodyguard" (R)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 02:30pm - 03:30pm  "Shanti, Shanti,Shanti"  ::  Arts & Music

    Mark Widrlechner will be giving a free reading of poems inspired by his personal practice of yoga, tai chi chuan, and meditation in the tranquil setting of Silver City's Lotus Center. His verses often spring from the natural world, typically ...   

    Location  Lotus Center

    Contact  515-520-3881 or http://www.lotuscentersc.org/events/

  • 03:00pm  "3 Redneck Tenors"  ::  Arts & Music

    Think of Pavarotti meets the Cable Guy, as three classically trained tenors combine humor and great music to bring you an outstanding afternoon of entertainment. Admission is $20 for non-subscribers. Children to age 17 accompanied by an adult ticket holder ...   

    Location  WNMU Fine Arts Center

    Contact  575-538-5862 www.gcconcerts.org

  • 04:00pm - 05:00pm  Silver City Quarterly Review  ::  Arts & Music

    2nd Anniversary Celebration. Our authors will read poetry, short stories and excerpts from longer works.   

    Location  Tranquilbuzz

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

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

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 07:00pm  Traditional Irish Music Duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased from the WNMU Office of Cultural Affairs in Hunter Hall. Considered one of the most significant talents in the traditional Irish music culture, Hayes' interpretation of traditional tunes is considered soulful, the ...   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  575-538-6459

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

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

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

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 06:00pm - 08:00pm  Monsoon Puppets for Adults  ::  Arts & Music

    Please preregister Donation $5 Work on a large scale puppet for the parade. Participants should bring some of their own tools depending on what they want to make. If they want to go big, then if they already own a ...   

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

  • 06:00pm  Spaghetti Night With Byron Trammell  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music.   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

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

    "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (R) 6:00pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 06:00pm  Spanish Language Movie: Sin Nombre  ::  Arts & Music

    Free. Western New Mexico University is commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month with several events. Most events are free to the public and center around food, culture, music, history, and current political issues.   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

  • "Paint Out Silver"   ::  Arts & Music

    Friday, October 6, is the date to get your canvas stamped at the visitor center; your finished paintings are to be turned in to the visitor center by Sunday for exhibition. The Silver City Art Association invites artists to “ ...   

    Location  Murray Ryan Visitor Center

    Contact  www.silvercityart.com or 575-654-4384 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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

    "Blade Runner 2049" (R) 3:00 & 7:00 pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 05:00pm - 07:00pm  Pierre Nichols Studio Preview Reception,   ::  Arts & Music

    Red Dot 2017 Artfest Artist, Pierre Nichols (#11 in Studio Tour Brochure) will host a Studio Preview Reception, call (575) 654-3002 for directions or follow Red Dot Studio Tour signs posted, starting on Hwy 180 (East side Silver City) at ...   

    Location  Pierre Nichols Studio

    Contact  575- 654-3002

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

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

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "The Emoji Movie" (PG)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

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

    "Blade Runner 2049" (R) 3:00 & 7:00 pm   

    Location  Silco Theatre

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

  • 11:00am  Red Dot Art Walk  ::  Arts & Music

    All the downtown galleries will be open by 11 a.m. at the latest. There are many special events planned, including art openings and festive receptions. It is a great time to enjoy a time with artists, music, food and fun.   

    Location  Silver City, New Mexico

    Contact  www.silvercityart.com

  • 11:00am - 07:00pm  Two Cultures Connect Through Weaving Sharleen Daugherty, Author and Marie Sheppard, Dine Master Weaver  ::  Arts & Music

    Book Reading/Signing and Weaving Demonstration: "Threads of Time" viewing 11:00 - 7pm; Weaving Demonstration 11:00, 1:00 & 3:30; Presentation and Book Reading - 2:00; Reception and Book Signing 4:00 - 7:00.   

    Location  Wild West Weaving Gallery

  • 04:00pm - 07:00pm  Opening Reception at Leyba & Ingalls Arts  ::  Arts & Music

    Part of the Red Hot Red Dot Gallery Weekend.   

    Location  Leyba and Ingalls Arts

  • 04:00pm - 07:00pm  Reception for Sara Straussberger "Coexistence" Exhibit  ::  Arts & Music

    Sara Straussberger will be showing her photographs in an exhibit titled "Coexistence". Lois Duffy will be showing her latest paintings. Reception from 4 to 7 pm. Gallery open from 10 am to 7 pm. Show will run through Nov. 4, 2017   

    Location  Lois Duffy Art

    Contact  575-313-9631

  • 06:30pm  Lloyd Lamar Quartet  ::  Arts & Music

    Live music.   

    Location  Buckhorn Saloon

  • 07:00pm  Movies at the Light Hall Theater  ::  Arts & Music

    "The Emoji Movie" (PG)   

    Location  Light Hall Theatre

    Contact  movies.wnmu.edu

  • 07:00pm  TAIKOPROJECT All-Stars - American Style of Taiko Japanese Drumming  ::  Arts & Music

    Tickets $15. TAIKOPROJECT was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers. They were seeking to create a truly American style of taiko, blending traditional forms in which they were raised, with an ...   

    Location  WNMU Fine Arts Center

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