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10:00am - 11:00am Dispelling the Illusion of Futility :: Spiritual
Jamie Newton, host of Civil Discourse, a public affairs program of Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU) in Silver City, will discuss ways that those in power seek to preserve their dominance and privilege by convincing challengers that resistance is futile. However, ...
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12:00pm - 06:00pm Día de los Muertos Celebration in Silver City :: Social Events
12:00pm - Cafe Conversations at the Javalena Coffee House; 12;30pm - Street Celebration, Market and Texas Streets; 3:30pm Día de los Muertos Parade, Bullard Street; Music and more. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=silver%20city%20dia%20de%20los%20muertos
Location Market Street at Texas Street
Contact 575-388-5725 or Silver City Dia de los Muertos on Facebook
01:30pm - 03:30pm Make Paper Marigolds for Día de los Muertos and Enjoy a Story :: Kids' Activity
Open to children of all ages and is free, though a $5 donation is suggested. Materials for each hands-on activity will be provided; registration is suggested to ensure enough materials are provided. Marigolds are used to guide the spirits of loved ...
Location Silver City Museum
Contact To register:
02:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Atomic Blonde" (R)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
03:00pm La Esperanza Vinyard and Winery Sneak Preview of Woody Allen Comedy :: Social Events
Free Sneak Preview of a Woody Allen Comedy Hit! This sneak preview will include the Release of Our Muscadine and Pinot Noir Wines available for purchase. Join Us and 16 actors for an Hour of Comedy in the Mimbres Valley.Thank ...
Location La Esperanza Winery
Contact David and Esperanza Gurule, 505 238-6252
12:05pm - 01:00pm New Hope Al-Anon Family Group :: Health & Wellness
Al-Anon Family Groups are for family and friends of alcoholics. This is an Open Meeting of Al-Anon.
Location First Presbyterian Church
Contact Jerry 575-534-4866 or Diana 575-574-2311
12:15pm - 12:45pm Laughter Club :: Health & Wellness
Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. No jokes are used, but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping. Free, sponsored by the Active & Alive program. New location - Gough Park.
Location Lotus Center
Contact Mary Ann Finn 575-388-0243.
06:00pm Film Screening of "What Doesn't Kill Me" :: Arts & Music
This documentary is about female domestic violence victims who lose child custody to their male abusers. There will be a Round Table discussion following the film led by Dr. Damon J. Bullock, Professor of Criminal Justice at WNMU.
Location WNMU Miller Library
07:00pm Open Mic Night with Peter Dahl-Bredine :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
Lighted Christmas Parade Applications Being Accepted :: Social Events
Parade applications are being accepted now until Nov. 11. The theme this year is "A Hometown Holiday - Past, Present, Future". To receive an application, please email Brandy at LightedParade@gmail.com
Location Silver City, New Mexico
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10:30am Trick or Treat Storytime :: Kids' Activity
Special costume day. 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
05:30pm Weight Watchers :: Health & Wellness
In the Annex.
Location First Presbyterian Church
Curbside Consulting :: Education
FREE! Help for non-profits or those considering one. Every Wednesday, by appointment only.
Location College Plaza Suite #16
Contact 575-597-0035 or email
10:00am - 11:15am Ballet for Adults: Body and Spirit :: Health & Wellness
For more information on the class visit: http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/
Location Lotus Center
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
01:00pm Babytime, Sing and 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
01:00pm Gin Rummy :: Social Events
Beginners welcome, experts challenged.
Location Tranquil Buzz Coffee House
Contact 575-534-9355
03:30pm - 05:30pm Arte Chicano de San Vicente Reception :: Social Events
Downtown gallery walk - 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. featuring ofrendas and Dia de los Muertos art and crafts. After dark at the Common Ground Gallery, Paula Geisler will be showing her Dia de los Muertos themed “Projections.”
Location Silver City Museum
Contact Dia de los Muertos page on Facebook or 575-388-5725
04:00pm - 05:00pm Future Engineers :: Kids' Activity
Creative construction fun with LEGO® bricks, K'NEX®, and Strawbees! This activity is geared toward children ages 6-12. Free, no registration necessary
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
04:00pm - 05:30pm New Mexico International Trade Expert Will Share About New Mexico Exports :: Education
New Mexico International Trade Expert Jerry Pacheco with The International Business Accelerator will give a free presentation to WNMU students and the public. The seminar will cover destinations for New Mexico’s exports, New Mexico’s ports of entry, trade with Mexico, recent ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
06:00pm - 07:00pm Al-Anon Family Group :: Health & Wellness
This is an open meeting.
Location Arenas Valley Church of Christ
Contact 575-313-7891
07:00pm "German Intrigue in Mexico Prior to WWI" :: Education
Sponsored by the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society. Scholar Heribert von Feilitzsch pursued a Masters Degree in Latin-American History with focus on Mexican-German-American relations at the University of Arizona. After twenty years of painstaking original research in the U.S., Mexico, ...
Location Santa Clara Armory
Contact 575-388-4477 or 575-388-4862
07:00pm Silver City Photography Club Meeting: Animal Track Photos :: Arts & Music
Sonnie Sussillo will present an overview of animal track photos. She'll talk briefly about photographing and identifying tracks, and then highlight the process of using photos to report interesting tracks to the iNaturalist database. Bring yourself and a friend! All ...
Contact 860-670-4543
10:30am - 11:30am Little Artist Club :: Kids' Activity
Creative fun for children ages 5 and under! Free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
04:00pm WildWorks :: Kids' Activity
Robots, electronics, games, crafting, 3D drawing, photo editing and more will be available. Experiment and create! Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
05:00pm Ofrenda Procession for Día de los Muertos :: Social Events
The procession starts at the Silver City Museum and winds its way through downtown giving recognition to the many colorful Ofrendas shown throughout the community. It is a time for remembrance.
Location Silver City Museum
Contact Día de los Muertos page on Facebook or 575-388-5725
05:30pm Green Drinks with the SW NM Green Chamber of Commerce :: Social Events
Karen Benediktson will speak on "Attitude is the heart of accessibility." Karen has been active as an advocate for people with disabilities for more than 30 years. Karen is currently Vice President of Benediktson Computer, Inc. and seeks out opportunities ...
Location Little Toad Creek Brewery
Contact 575-538-1337 or
Bridge Community New Home :: Health & Wellness
Bridge Community will have a new home in the Non Profit Center at 1106 North Pope Street. Bridge Community, charitable organization, will join three other non-profits in the former Silver City SustainabilityOffice at the northeast corner of Pope and 11th Street. The ...
Location Bridge Community
Lighted Christmas Parade Applications Being Accepted :: Social Events
Parade applications are being accepted now until Nov. 11. The theme this year is "A Hometown Holiday - Past, Present, Future". To receive an application, please email Brandy at LightedParade@gmail.com
Location Silver City, New Mexico
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Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Thor: Ragnarok" (PG-13) 3:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theatre
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
11:30am Grant County Association of Educational Retirees Meeting :: Social Events
All educational retirees are welcome to join friends from the ranks of former school employees. GCAER, an association of the New Mexico Assn. of Educational Retirees, supports and monitors public education on the local, state and national levels.
Location WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria
Contact 575-538-5754
05:30pm - 06:30pm Women Embracing Recovery :: Health & Wellness
This meeting is limited to female Al-Anon members and prospective members. Park on Ridge Loop; walk around building to side entrance to lower level.
Location La Clinica Health & Birth Center
Contact Karen 575-313-7094 or Hosana 575-313-1032
06:30pm Travis Parker :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Amityville: The Awakening" (PG-13)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
07:00pm Pianist Steven Vanhauwaert in Concert :: Arts & Music
Admission is $20 for non-subscribers. Children to age 17 accompanied by an adult ticket holder are admitted free (limit of two children per adult). Tickets, subscriptions and further information are available at www.gcconcerts.org. Tickets are also sold at the MRAC ...
Location WNMU Fine Arts Center
Contact www.gcconcerts.org or 575-528-5862
07:00pm Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society :: Social Events
“Seabird Research in the Pribilofs” Emily Pollom and John Gorey will discuss their summer research with seabirds on St. George Island, which is located in the Bering Sea and is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Free. Room ...
Location WNMU Harlan Hall
Now Showing at the Silco Theatre :: Arts & Music
"Thor: Ragnarok" (PG-13) 3:00 & 7:00pm
Location Silco Theatre
Contact www.thesilco.com or 575-956-6185
09:00am - 12:00pm Church Bazaar :: Fundraiser
Garage sale hours are 8 until noon.
Location Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
09:00am - 12:00pm Drive-Through Flu Vaccination Clinic :: Health & Wellness
Free flu vaccinations will be administered on a first come, first served basis to adults during this year’s Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) community drive-through clinic. Vehicle entrance will be directly off of Pope Street
Location Hidalgo Community Health Center
Contact 888-271-3596
10:00am - 01:00pm Library Arcade :: Kids' Activity
Teens are invited to hang out with video games, board games, music. Ages 10+, free, no registration necessary.
Location Silver City Public Library
Contact 575-538-3672 or
10:00am - 03:00pm WNMU Admissions Office Open House for Prospective Students and Families :: Social Events
Includes a tour of the new student apartment facility in Mustang Village, an introductory walk around WNMU’s cornerstone buildings, and an academic showcase, where visitors will have the chance to meet professors and learn more about each department and discipline. ...
Location Western New Mexico University
Contact Register at admissions.wnmu.edu/openhouse.
01:00pm Walking Tour of Mattocks Ruin :: Tours
$3 donation is requested per guest. The Mimbres Museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM - 1 PM. The tour will teach about the history of the site; first a homestead, now a museum and protected archaeological ...
Location Mimbres Culture Heritage Site
Contact 307-640-3012
02:00pm - 04:00pm Reading and Book Signing: Beneath the Bleeding Tree by Nadia Skye Nolan :: Arts & Music
Top selling Amazon author, Nadia Skye Nolan returns to her hometown to read from her new novel, “Beneath the Bleeding Tree.”
Location Javalina Coffee Shop
Contact Ms Nolan at
03:00pm - 06:00pm Opening Reception for Art and Mimi Peterson :: Arts & Music
New works by Art and Mimi Peterson.
Location Seedboat Center for the Arts
06:00pm - 09:00pm Benefit Dance for SPIN :: Fundraiser
$5-$10 suggested donation. SPIN: Supporting People In Need, a new non-profit in Silver City that is working towards housing solutions for those most in need. Music and dancing with The Big Ditch Crickets: suitable for all ages, music and folk ...
Location Old Elk's Club
Contact 575-313-2426
06:30pm Robert Kuhn :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
07:00pm Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Amityville: The Awakening" (PG-13)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
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