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02:00am Movies at the Light Hall Theater :: Arts & Music
"Playing with Fire" (PG)
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact movies.wnmu.edu
10:00am - 11:00am “What Freethinkers Can Learn from Billy the Kid” :: Spiritual
A freethinker is a person who reaches conclusions based on verifiable information, someone who understands that when information changes, the conclusions must also change. With a little help from Billy the Kid, Jim Smith will examine the role that uncertainty ...
Contact
09:00am - 04:00pm WNMU Tax Assistance Program :: Education
Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each individual must bring an original Social Security Card, a picture ID, W-2s or 1099s from all employers and a bank account with routing number for direct deposit, which is optional. This free ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact http://sb.wnmu.edu/tax
10:00am 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
10:30am - 02:30pm Santa Clara/Historic Fort Bayard Visitors Center :: Social Events
Winter schedule, open Mondays and Fridays.
Location Santa Clara Armory
10:30am Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County Meeting :: Social Events
Our speaker will be An American Living in France by Sandra Peters. Cost for lunch is $12. All singles are welcome.
Location Cross Point Assembly of God Church
Contact 575-537-3643
11:00am - 06:00pm Laughter Yoga :: Health & Wellness
Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. No jokes are used, but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping. Free.
Location Lotus Center
Contact 575-388-0243
12:00pm - 12:55pm Zumba Gold :: Health & Wellness
Based on the international Zumba Fitness Format, this class is designed for beginners and/or older adults. We use Rock n Roll, Latin and International music to move and have fun. Class suitable for all levels. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. First ...
Location Silver City Recreation Center
Contact 575-313-6883 or
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 575-313-7891
05:45pm Zumba in Hurley :: Health & Wellness
Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.
Location Hurley Community Center
09:00am - 05:00pm WNMU Tax Assistance Program :: Education
Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each individual must bring an original Social Security Card, a picture ID, W-2s or 1099s from all employers and a bank account with routing number for direct deposit, which is optional. This free ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact http://sb.wnmu.edu/tax
09:30am - 02:30pm SUSPENDED AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, Free in-Person Tax Preparation in Silver City :: Education
Suspended until further notice. Make appointment online at aarp.org/taxaide or call 575-342-1892 and leave a message.
Location WNMU Watts Hall
10:00am - 10:55am Tai Chi: 8 Forms :: Health & Wellness
Class suitable for all levels. Based on Yang style Tai Chi to improve balance and strength, Wear loose, comfortable clothing. First class free; thereafter $2.
Location Silver City Recreation Center
Contact 575-313-6883 or
12:00pm - 01:00pm Bill Harrison to Share WWII Naval Experiences at Rotary :: Social Events
Rotarian Bill Harrison will discuss his World War II naval experiences at the meeting. There is no charge to attend the presentation, but if members of the public wish to join the Rotarians in their lunch of an entrée, a salad and ...
Location WNMU Sunset Room, 2nd Floor Cafeteria
01:00pm - 03:00pm Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group :: Arts & Music
The Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group welcomes writers of all levels to participate. All writing is done during the session. Free. Endorsed by the Southwest Festival of the Written Word at www.swwordfiesta.org
Location Murray Ryan Visitor Center
Contact
04:00pm - 05:00pm Minecraft Club :: Kids' Activity
MinKids 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
05:00pm - 07:00pm Transgender Support Group :: Health & Wellness
Meet at the SWAG thrift shop across from the post office. Come in side door by parking lot. Open to all people exploring their gender and sexual identity. Partners and family members welcome.
Location SWAG Thrift Shp
Contact 575-534-7831
05:00pm - 06:00pm Yoga for Veterans :: Health & Wellness
FREE (active duty and military families as well). Every Tuesday Beginners level, very gentle. Held at the American Legion Hall 409 College Ave. Silver City. Park in the back and enter from that door. Sponsored by the Lotus Center, a ...
Location American Legion Post 18
05:45pm Zumba in Hurley :: Health & Wellness
Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.
Location Hurley Community Center
Curbside Consulting :: Education
By Appointment Only. 301 W. College Avenue (College Plaza) Suite #16. FREE! Help for Nonprofits or those considering one.
Location College Plaza Suite #16
Contact Nonprofit Resource Group 575-597-0035 or email
09:00am - 05:00pm SUSPENDED AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, Free in-person Tax Preparation in Bayard :: Education
Suspended until further notice. Make appointment online at aarp.org/taxaide or call 575-519-5988 and leave a message
Location Bayard Public Library
09:00am - 04:00pm WNMU Tax Assistance Program :: Education
Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each individual must bring an original Social Security Card, a picture ID, W-2s or 1099s from all employers and a bank account with routing number for direct deposit, which is optional. This free ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact http://sb.wnmu.edu/tax
09:30am - 02:30pm SUSPENDED AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, Free in-Person Tax Preparation in Silver City :: Education
Suspended until further notice. Make appointment online at aarp.org/taxaide or call 575-342-1892 and leave a message.
Location WNMU Watts Hall
10:00am - 11:15am Lotus Center Ballet for Adults; Body and Spirit :: Health & Wellness
For more information on the class, please visit:http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/
Location Lotus Center
Contact visit:http://www.lotuscentersc.org/classes-moving-arts/
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
12:00pm - 01:00pm WILL Lunch and Learn: "The Evolution of Human Breast Milk: It’s More Than Just a Meal" :: Education
Fred Fox, MD will discuss the importance of breast milk as nutritional substrate and mother/infant bonding, the roles of initiating immune processes, signaling neurodevelopment, presenting growth factors for organ systems, establishing the infants healthy microbiome, as well as other functions, all with lifelong implications ...
Location WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room
01:00pm Gin Rummy :: Social Events
Beginners welcome, experts challenged.
Location Tranquil Buzz Coffee House
Contact 575-534-9355
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
05:30pm Grant County Democratic Party Meeting and Potluck :: Political
5:30 pm Potluck & 6:20 pm General Meeting. We will be discussing preparation for the County Central Committee/Pre-Primary Convention.
Location Democratic Party Meeting Hall
Contact 575-956-8942
05:45pm Zumba in Hurley :: Health & Wellness
Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.
Location Hurley Community Center
06:00pm Al-Anon Family Group :: Health & Wellness
This is an Open meeting
Location Arenas Valley Church of Christ
Contact 575-313-7891
06:00pm Spaghetti Night with Byron Trammel :: Arts & Music
Live music
Location Buckhorn Saloon
07:00pm - 08:15pm Belly Dance with Zoe Wolfe :: Health & Wellness
Offered every Wednesday evening through February 26. No dance experience necessary. Everyone is welcome! Cost: $10 drop-in; $8 w/ a Lotus class card.
Location Lotus Center
Contact www.LotusCenterSC.org
09:00am Community Collaboration Meeting: Continental Divide Trail Coalition :: Public Meetings
The Community Speaker will be Nicole Karem, Gateway, Community Coordinator for the Continental Divide Trail Coalition. Karem will discuss how she and the CDTC staff work with our Gateway Communities to utilize their proximity to the Trail for economic development.
Location Murray Ryan Visitor Center
Contact www.silvercitymainstreet.com
09:00am - 05:00pm SUSPENDED AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, Free in-person Tax Preparation in Bayard :: Education
Suspended until further notice. Make appointment online at aarp.org/taxaide or call 575-519-5988 and leave a message
Location Bayard Public Library
09:00am - 05:00pm WNMU Tax Assistance Program :: Education
Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each individual must bring an original Social Security Card, a picture ID, W-2s or 1099s from all employers and a bank account with routing number for direct deposit, which is optional. This free ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact http://sb.wnmu.edu/tax
09:30am - 03:00pm CANCELLED Veteran Service Officer Grant County Visit :: Health & Wellness
A Veteran Service Officer (VSO) will visit Grant County from Las Cruces on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Old Armory Building, 11990 US Highway 180 East, Santa Clara NM ...
Location Old National Guard Armory
10:00am - 10:55am Tai Chi: 8 Forms :: Health & Wellness
Class suitable for all levels. Based on Yang style Tai Chi to improve balance and strength, Wear loose, comfortable clothing. First class free; thereafter $2.
Location Silver City Recreation Center
Contact 575-313-6883 or
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
04:30pm “Power Structures” Opening Reception :: Arts & Music
Western New Mexico University artists in residence for ceramics Atziry A. Apodaca's and Natalie Rae Good's “Power Structures” exhibits what the two have created throughout their residencies so far. The exhibit will also be on display Feb. 14 from 12:15 ...
Location WNMU Francis McCray Gallery of Contemporarly Art
05:00pm TOPS# 0288 Chapter Meeting :: Health & Wellness
The meeting starts with weigh in from 5:00 to 5:30 pm and our meeting starts at 5:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church at 1915 N. Swan Street (use side door). Come meet the members, get tips on getting started and ...
Location First Presbyterian Church
Contact 505-934-1182 or 303-902-8236
05:45pm Zumba in Hurley :: Health & Wellness
Zumba Fitness is a moderate-high intensity aerobic fitness class moving to Zumba choreography and inspired Latin music. All classes cost $3/class.
Location Hurley Community Center
07:00pm Barrio Manouche – Flamenco Gypsy Jazz :: Arts & Music
Admission: $15. The San Francisco-based acoustic ensemble performs a repertoire of original compositions with an emotionally charged sound that is instantly recognizable. The group’s international roots shine brightly with members from Spain, Quebec, France, Brazil and California. Barrio Manouche has ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
09:00am - 03:00pm WNMU Tax Assistance Program :: Education
Service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each individual must bring an original Social Security Card, a picture ID, W-2s or 1099s from all employers and a bank account with routing number for direct deposit, which is optional. This free ...
Location Light Hall Theatre
Contact sb.wnmu.edu/tax.
10:30am - 02:30pm Santa Clara/Historic Fort Bayard Visitors Center :: Social Events
Winter schedule, open Mondays and Fridays.
Location Santa Clara Armory
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 575-313-7891
06:00pm "1912: A Musical Snapshot of America in the Year New Mexico Became a State" :: Arts & Music
Part of the Silver City Public Library Concert Series. Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne combine their extensive knowledge of historic American music with expert performance, bringing to life through music this key moment of New Mexico's history. The program's climax is the corrido, "Hymn ...
Location Silver City Public Library
Love Local on Territorial Charter Day :: Social Events
In 2020, Silver City MainStreet is asking residents to Love Local by shopping and dining in downtown Silver City with your Valentine. Downtown Silver City offers more than twenty places to dine and drink, more than twenty retail shops with affordable gifts, ...
Location Silver City, New Mexico
Contact www.silvercitymainstreet.com
08:00am Battle of the Gila Karate Tournament :: Sports
8:00 am registration; 10:00 am competition begins. Proceeds to benefit scholarships for USAMA Members.
Location WNMU Gymnasium
Contact www.onikenkarate.com
09:00am Silver City Territorial Charter Day Urban Challenge Fun Run :: Social Events
5K run starts at the Downtown Arch on Broadway. Day-of registration at Visitor Center at 8:00am. Entry fee is 3 cans of food for Food Banks. First 100 people to register will get a T-shirt. To pre-registrater email Charmeine@silvercitymainstreet.com
Location Murray Ryan Visitor Center
Contact 575-534-1700 or
10:00am - 02:00pm Territorial Charter Day: "Explore Mining" Family Activities :: Kids' Activity
Freeport McMoRan and the Silver City Museum invite kids and kids-at-heart to buckle in to the Haul Truck Simulator, where they can experience driving a giant truck into the mine with a one-on-one instructor! To reach this level, participants must ...
Location Silver City Museum Annex
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
11:00am - 10:00pm Drink Specials and Costumes at Little Toad Creek :: Social Events
Order an old-fashioned drink from an old-time barkeep. Choose from the Kentucky Buck, the Brown Derby, and the Desert South. Come for happy hour from 3-6 and get $1 off.
Location Little Toad Creek Brewery
11:00am - 05:00pm Fort Bayard and Antique Gun Exhibit :: Social Events
The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society will share what went on at Fort Bayard and why it is so important in our local history. Display includes antique guns.
Location Murray Hotel
11:00am The Story of the Territorial Charter with Don Montoya :: Social Events
Historian and speaker Dr. Montoya will relate Silver City’s fascinating origin story, and the reason we are all here in Silver City, and at Territorial Charter Day. Don’t go another year without being able to tell your friends about your ...
Location El Sol Theater
12:00pm Storytelling at the Silver City Museum :: Kids' Activity
12 noon and again at 2:00pm, historian and performer Hugh Epping will weave true tales of wonder and enchantment from our collective past for audiences of all ages.
Location Silver City Museum
12:30pm Music by Danny Cordova :: Arts & Music
At 12:30 and again at 2:00pm, guitarist and balladeer Danny Cordova returns to Territorial Charter Day and traditional music that evokes a wilder era in our western history.
Location El Sol Theater
01:00pm Line Dancing with the Silver Stompers :: Arts & Music
Pull on your stomping boots and get jiggy with local line dancing group.
Location El Sol Theater
01:00pm - 03:00pm Permaculture Silver City Monthly Meeting :: Education
Plant of the Month: Quince - Please share your knowledge, experiences, and ideas about this plant. Skill Share: Self Care for the Growing Season: Acupressure points, self massage and other delightful ways to keep your body happy this growing season.
Location Silver City Visitor Center
Contact 575-574-7268
01:30pm Folklorico Dancing with Cielito Folklorico :: Arts & Music
Deming-based dance troupe brings their renowned talent and gorgeous costumes to light up El Sol.
Location El Sol Theater
03:00pm - 05:00pm Burlesque Baseball :: Sports
Reviving an age-old Grant County tradition, this goofy goodwill game has different rules than normal baseball! Costumed players win drink tickets rounding bases, skipping and displaying goofy walks instead of running, and performing a required victory dance when they catch ...
Location WNMU Old James Stadium
Contact Register to play by contacting Raul Turrietta at 505-977-1056.
07:00pm - 10:00pm Territorial Charter Day Ball - Party Like it's 1878 :: Arts & Music
Tickets $10. Music by The Illusions Band. Cash bar provided. Dress code is Period and/or Fabulous Formal Wear. Tickets available at the Visitors Center, Silver City Museum, Vintage Fantasies, Javalina, Tranquil Buzz and the Murray Hotel.
Location Murray Hotel
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