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Community Calendar Jan. 13 - 19, 2017

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FRIDAY Jan. 13

Free Computer Classes in January

Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required — to register call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the front desk of the library.

Today: Introduction to the Internet, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave.

Family Movie

4 pm: a family film for everyone to enjoy. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: Angry Birds Movie

Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction

Rug Weavers register and check in their rugs at 4 pm. Rug displays begin thereafter. The auction begins at 7 pm. Visit crownpointrugauction.com.

SATURDAY Jan. 14

Understanding and Planning for a Funeral or Cremation

10 am – noon.  Learn what options are available. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

At 2 pm, a celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Learn more about Dr. King and the civil rights movement and to celebrate the freedoms we have today. There will also be a special activity to write letters to the people that inspire us to be better every day. For more information, call (505) 726-6120 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave.

Understanding Hospice

2 - 4 pm. Hospice can provide many benefits to help a person and their family when they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm Session

4:30 – 6:30 pm: Calling all artists, business owners, ArtsCrawl enthusiasts, creative folks, and community members! Help us plan the 2017 season. Learn the 2017 themes and share your ideas for artists, performances, and activities for next year’s events. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (505) 488-2136. Second Street Event Center.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeater’s Anonymous 12-step meetings. Held every Sunday at 6 to 7 pm at the Hozho Center, 216 W. Maloney Ave. Open to anybody who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info. (505) 307-5999, (505) 721-9208, or (505) 870-1483.

SUNDAY Jan. 15

Church of the Holy Spirit

Join us for the Holy Eucharist. Begins: 10:30 am. For more information, please call (505) 863-4695. Location: 1334 S. Country Club Dr.

TUESDAY Jan. 17

Bereavement Support Group

Jan. 17 at 6:30 pm, Jan. 18 at 10 am: Grief is an individual journey, but it can be made easier when shared with others going through the same process and you learn how to grieve. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Talking Service: Reading and Discussion Group for Veterans

Starting at 6:30 pm, the library hosts Tuesday night sessions for veterans to discuss readings from the book, Standing Down. The New Mexico Humanities Council and Great Books Foundation have collaborated to sponsor Talking Service: A Reading and Discussion Program for Veterans in six sessions. Registration is required and is open only to veterans. To register, contact the library at (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more info, contact Joe Lacayo at (505) 399-8197.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 18

Toddler Time (ages 2 to 4)

An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring music, movement, rhymes, and stories. Starts: 10:30 am. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. Free

Maker’s Club (ages 7 and up)

A club for kids interested in science, math, building, and inventing. Each week features a different challenge, project, or experiment. Starts: 5 pm. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave.

Martin Luther King Jr. Film Celebration

5:30 pm: Free weekly film. Popcorn provided. Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave. Film: Selma

THURSDAY Jan. 19

Crafty Kids (All ages)

Fun crafts for the whole family (all ages). Starts at 4 pm. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: Bottle-cap art

Bridging Cultures: Stories of New Mexico

6 pm: The library presents Storyteller Mary Ellen Gonzales whose stories span the many cultures of New Mexico. Gonzales was raised on a sheep ranch near Chama and has used her experiences to help collect the stories that most reflect the diverse cultures of New Mexico. For more information, contact the library at (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave.

ONGOING

30th January Series at Calvin College

From Jan. 4 through Jan. 24, Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church will be one of 50 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series. The January Series lectures will be video streamed live at Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church (30 Tse Yaaniichii Lane, Rehoboth) from 10:30 am. Covenant Fine Arts Center, 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Free. For a full list of speakers, dates, topics, visit calvin.edu/january-series/speakers.

ArtsCrawl

ArtsCrawl is held the second Saturday of every month from 7 to 9 pm, downtown Gallup. Not held January and February.

Baby and You

Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services is offering childbirth education classes the first Saturday of the month beginning Jan. 7. Classes are from 9 am to 1 pm in the RMCH library, second floor. Classes are free. For more information, call Women’s Health unit at (505) 863-7026.

City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board

The City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board meets on first Monday each month from 3 to 5 pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. When those Mondays are holidays, the meetings are on the second Monday. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling and other environmental issues are welcome. Call Bill Bright at (505) 722-0039 for information.

Community Pantry

The Hope Garden offers organic produce for sale from 10 am - noon, Tue – Fri., 1130 E. Hassler Valley Road. All funds go to helping feed local folks. Call (505) 726-8068 or when visiting, ask for Vernon Garcia.

Friday Night Hootenanny

Gallup’s longest-running live show! Every Friday night from 7 - 9 pm. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, 306 S. Second St.

Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society

Wednesdays are low-cost Spay and Neuter Days, at the Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society. For more information, please call (505) 863-2616, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Location: 1315 Hamilton Rd.

Gallup Solar

The nonprofit, Gallup Solar, is hosting free Solar 101 classes about all things related to off-grid solar systems on the first three Wednesdays of each month, 6 - 7 pm, at 113 E. Logan Ave. All welcome any week. No registration required. For info call: (505) 728-9246.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity work sessions held each week. Volunteers to serve on decision making meetings or wish to volunteer at or help fund construction projects. Call Bill Bright at (505) 722-4226 for details.

Open-Mic Night

Wednesdays: Local talent takes center stage from 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Coal Street Pub, 303 W. Coal Ave. (505) 722-0117.

Recycling Council

McKinley Citizens Recycling Council is a local nonprofit working to increase recycling through education, community outreach, and partnership with local government agencies. MCRC meets the first Saturday of the month at 2 pm, at Red Mesa on Hill St. For more information, please call (505) 722-5142 or visit Recylegallup.org. Note: Not held in December

SAVE THE DATE

Family Movie

Jan. 20 at 4 pm: a family film for everyone to enjoy. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: Kubo and the Two Strings

Live Your Dream Luncheon

Jan. 21, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm: Soroptimist International of Gallup hosts the Ninth Annual Live Your Dreams Luncheon. Tickets $20. The Live your Dream Award will be distributed to three local women to help them with college expenses. Join us for fun and to honor the winners. The funds for the awards were raised during the Festival of Trees and we would like to thank all the sponsors. (505) 721-9121. El Rancho Hotel, 1000 E. Hwy 66.

Marketing & Promotion Workshop Series

For your small business. Jan. 31, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm: How to Get Your Business Online. 1 – 4:30 pm: The Perfect Facebook Business Post. $15. Gallup Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room, 106 W. Hwy. 66, (505) 722-7220.

Community Book Fair

Chief Manuelito Middle School will be hosting a Community Book Fair in the School Library from Feb. 1 – 14, 8 am - 4 pm daily, and all day during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Feb 6. Chief Manuelito Middle School, 1325 Rico St.

Gallup Invents!

Feb. 8: A workshop for inventors and innovators. Find out about the many resources available in New Mexico. 1-4 pm, Gallup Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room, 106 W. Hwy. 66, (505) 722-7220.

It’s a Generational Thing

March 11, ArtsCrawl: Chaco Canyon is turning 110 years old! Mark the occasion with Symphony Chaco, presented by the Gallup Community Concert Association, and have some intergenerational fun with student art shows, family-friendly hands-on workshops, and glimpses into historic downtown Gallup.