May 17:
Second Annual Hillsboro Heritage Day-Music Festival.
Location: Hillsboro NM.
Phone: 575-895-5090.
2:00 pm Celebrate New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month in Hillsboro on May 17th The Second Annual Heritage Music Festival will kick off at 2:00 pm. Six bands will perform 45-50 minute sets followed by a seventh band with a 2-hour danceable finale. Local and regional performers bring together folk, blues, country, swing and bluegrass reflecting New Mexico’s diverse musical roots. A Silent Auction with an array of local artists’ works and historic memorabilia will be featured in the cafeteria during the Festival. Tax-deductible items are being accepted for the Silent Auction. Call Sherry Hartman 575-895-3381 or Kathy Lovell 575-895-5091. Food will be available for purchase as well. Special guest, biographer Patsy Crow King will be available to autograph the latest edition of Sadie Orchard, The Time of Her Life during the tour and concert. This latest edition has added text, more photos and a new cover. Tickets may be purchased from:Percha Creek Traders @ 575-895-5116 or Barbershop Café 575-895-5283 or Hillsboro General Store 575-895-5306 All major credit cards accepted. For more information click on www.hillsboronm.org
May 17:
Gila Hotsprings Festival.
Come enjoy the Hotsprings Festival in the Gila. Relaxation and soaking is the order of the day. Horseback day trips to the wild hotsprings in the Gila Wilderness are available. Lodging and camping with hotsprings are available. Bring the family for a wonderful weekend mid May in the Gila and enjoy the spectacular scenic beauty of the area.
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May 17:
Bayard Health Fair.
Location: Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Avenue, Bayard, NM.
Phone: 388-1198 x 10.
9am to 3pm. For more info, contact Connie Hostetler
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May 17:
Finer Limitz Car Show.
Sponsored by: Finer Limitz Car Club.
Location: Hurley, NM.
Watch this space -- more info to come!
May 23:
13th Annual Blues Festival.
Sponsored by: MRAC.
Location: Gough Park, Silver City.
Phone: 538-2505.
The 13th Annual Blues Festival goes from May 23 to May 25. More info to come
May 24:
2nd Annual Vets Blues Bike-Run.
Sponsored by: Vietnam Veterans of America #358.
Location: Silver city, NM.
9:00 a.m. The Vets Blues Bike-Run will be held in conjunction with the Mimbres Arts Council Blues Festival. We will be having another Poker Run and this year it will be approximately 135 miles. We plan to go from Silver City Hwy 180 East to Highway 61 by City of Rocks, through San Lorenzo which is Highway 25 to Lake Roberts, then to Highway 15 to the Gila Cliff Dwellings. Then we turn around and come back on Highway 15 to Pinos Altos, down to Silver City and Gough Park, in time for the Blues Festival music. (The last rider should be back by 3pm). Make your hotel reservation early as rooms will fill up quickly and you MUST tell them you are with the Bike-Run to get the special rate. Super 8 Motel $50/night plus tax, etc. 575-388-1983. Comfort Inn $80/night plus tax, etc 575-534-1883. We are stil working with Motel 6 and Econo Lodge. As soon as we get a rate, we will post it at this website. We will have both Silver and Cobre High Schools open and the National Guard in Santa Clara. We hope to have some camping sites at Bataan Park. We will also have a VICTORY VEGAS 8 BALL MOTORCYCLE BLACK 100 CI to raffle. Tickets are $25 each and winner need not be present to win. For more information contact Jose Rey 575-534-4752 or 575-313-5116; Mike Jimenez 575-388-4162 or Bill Gassert 575-590-1769. Help support the Veterans so that we may give back to the communities. More info to come so watch this space.
May 24:
13th Annual Blues Festival.
Sponsored by: MRAC.
Location: Gough Park, Silver City.
Phone: 538-2505.
The 13th Annual Blues Festival goes from May 23 to May 25. More info to come
May 25:
13th Annual Blues Festival.
Sponsored by: MRAC.
Location: Gough Park, Silver City.
Phone: 538-2505.
The 13th Annual Blues Festival goes from May 23 to May 25. More info to come
May 28:
Wild Wild West Rodeo.
Location: Southwest Horseman's Arena.
From May 28 - May 31. May 28 - Boys N Bulls -- May 29-31 PRCA Rodeo w/Pot of Silver Team roping. Gates open at 5:30 pm; Mutton bustin' 7:30pm and Rodeo starts at 8:00pm. Shuttle runs from 1st New Mexico Bank parking lot from 6-7:45pm $1/roundtrip. Tickets $10/advance and $15/at the gate.
May 29:
Wild Wild West Rodeo.
Location: Southwest Horseman's Arena.
From May 28 - May 31. May 28 - Boys & the Bulls -- May 29-31 PRCA Rodeo w/Pot of Silver Team roping. More info to come
May 30:
Wild Wild West Rodeo.
Location: Southwest Horseman's Arena.
From May 28 - May 31. May 28 - Boys & the Bulls -- May 29-31 PRCA Rodeo w/Pot of Silver Team roping. More info to come
May 31:
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program.
Location: City of Rocks State Park.
Phone: 575-536-2800.
Program starts at 9:20 PM. The Stars-N-Parks astronomy outreach programs‚ designed to educate and orientate attendees to the night sky as seen from a dark sky site and provide telescopes for deep sky observation‚ are sponsored by the National Public Observatory and New Mexico State Parks. Specific details for this event include: City of Rocks State Park‚ Sunset 8:09 PM‚ Program Starts at 9:20 PM‚ Program Ends at 10:50 PM. Sataurn well presented, The Spring Sky showing well. Steve Machols presenting. For more details contact Ken Abalos @ 505-536-2800 (City of Rocks State Park) Cost: Park fee of $5 National Public Observatory. City of Rocks State Park.
May 31:
Wild Wild West Rodeo.
Location: Southwest Horseman's Arena.
From May 28 - May 31. May 28 - Boys & the Bulls -- May 29-31 PRCA Rodeo w/Pot of Silver Team roping. More info to come
June 1:
Evergreen Garden Tour.
1 to 4pm. We invite you to join us for this garden Tour. For more information contact Barbara @ 575-313-1750
June 8:
The 24 Club Home Tour.
Location: various sites.
Phone: 505-534-0622.
to 4pm. You won't want to miss the opportunity to take this tour. Watch this space as more info is coming. Contact Karen Dunn @ The event will be held at
June 14:
10th Annual Pinos Altos Art Fair.
Location: Pinos Altos, NM.
Pinos Altos was formed as an early mining town in Grant County, and still retains its historic feel and original architecture. To find it and the Art Fair, take New Mexico Highway 15 just 7 miles from its intersection with Highway 180 in Silver City. Love fine art? Then don’t miss this event. The fair features more than 40 talented artists and fine crafters. Special “Artist in Action” booths are set up with local artisans demonstrating pottery making and looming. The fair is sponsored by the local businesses of Pinos Altos in coordination with the Grant County Art Guild.
June 21:
Millie and Billy Ball.
Location: TBA.
Phone: 538-2505.
Celebrate in the spirit of the Old West at this dinner & dance. More info to come.
July 4:
4th of July Parade and Festival.
Sponsored by: Grant County/Silver City Chamber of Commerce.
Location: Gough Park, Silver City.
Phone: 575-538-3785.
A wonderful parade made up of floats from area organizations, schools, etc. After the parade everyone shows up in Gough Park. It's a time to celebrate with food, arts & crafts and booths of all kinds. More info to come.
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July 18:
4th SASS New Mexico State Championship Shootout.
Location: Mile marker 10 on Rte 35 off Rte 152..
The Gila Rangers will be hosting their 4th SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) New Mexico State Championship Shootout, "Southwest Border Dispute" at their permanent range in the Mimbres Valley, about 35 miles NE of Silver City. Exact location is Mile Marker 10 on Rte 35, off Rte 152. We expect around 200 shooters plus families from not only NM but from around the country, plus we'll have many vendor booths offering a variety of "old west" products---period clothing, leather, jewelry, arts, etc. In addition to the NM State Champion awards, a competition between AZ & NM shooters will determine if the winner gets to move the state boundary line 50 miles further out-----(loser gets Lordsburg!).
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July 19:
4th SASS New Mexico State Championship Shootout.
Location: Mile marker 10 on Rte 35 off Rte 152..
The Gila Rangers will be hosting their 4th SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) New Mexico State Championship Shootout, "Southwest Border Dispute" at their permanent range in the Mimbres Valley, about 35 miles NE of Silver City. Exact location is Mile Marker 10 on Rte 35, off Rte 152. We expect around 200 shooters plus families from not only NM but from around the country, plus we'll have many vendor booths offering a variety of "old west" products---period clothing, leather, jewelry, arts, etc. In addition to the NM State Champion awards, a competition between AZ & NM shooters will determine if the winner gets to move the state boundary line 50 miles further out-----(loser gets Lordsburg!).
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