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Community Calendar March 9-15, 2018

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FRIDAY, March 9

Teen Tech Week

10 am-6 pm @ Children’s Branch. Stop by the Library every day during Teen Tech week March 6-10 for a creative tech project.

Maker Zone (all ages)

2-3 pm @Children’s Branch. We provide supplies, you provide ideas.

Computer Class

3-5 pm @ Main Branch. Free computer training is available each week. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. No registration required. This week: MS Word for Beginners.

Tech Time: One-2-One Technology Help

3-4 pm @ Main Branch. The Library is offering one-on-one technology assistance. Bring your personal technology devices or software questions to one of the scheduled sessions and our technology trainer will help guide you through the process. One-2-One Tech Help is on a first come first serve basis. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Get Up and Game

4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch. Join us for a family-friendly video games Friday afternoon.

SATURDAY, March 10

Art Contest

9 am-6 pm @ Children’s Branch. Stop by Library to pick up an entry form for the 2018 Library Card Art Contest. The winner will have their artwork featured on special edition library cards for the 2018 Summer Reading Program: Libraries Rock! Deadline to submit artwork is March 10.

Teen Tech Week

9 am-6 pm @ Children’s Branch. Stop by the Library every day during Teen Tech week for a creative tech project.

Relay for Life Fundraiser

Join the Gallup High School Team Bengals Relay For Life team at the Northside Denny’s Restaurant 3-6 pm. Raise money for the American Cancer Society. The students will earn 10 percent of register receipts and all tips during those times. Location: 836 U.S. Highway 491.

Film

3-5 pm @ Main Branch. The Library will host Academy Award winning film: Suffragette. Refreshments will be served. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dordt College Choir Concert

The acclaimed Dordt College Choir from Iowa will perform a concert at 7:30 pm. Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church.

Mountainfilm on Tour

The Thai Burma Border Health Initiative presents: Mountainfilm on Tour. March 9: Student film events at Gallup High School and Del Norte Elementary. March 10: Main event film screenings at 4:30 and 8:30 pm; Non-profit expo 6:30-8:30 pm. Tickets go on sale the day of the event at the El Morro Theatre. Tickets: $8 per adult and $5 per child or student. Call (971) 570-0704.

MONDAY, March 12

Tech Time

5-6 pm @ Main Branch. The Library will provide job assistance workshops for those seeking employment. Call (505) 863-1291.

Rehoboth High School Choir

Rehoboth Christian School Choir and Gospel Artist CJ Grier invite you to an hour of worship.  Call (505) 863-4412.

TUESDAY, March 13

Maker Zone (6 and older)

2-3 pm @ Children’s Branch. We provide supplies, you supply the ideas.

Computer Class

Free computer training is available each week. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. No registration required. This week: Intro to the Internet.

Maker Zone (6 and older)

4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch. We provide supplies, you supply the ideas.

Assimilation and Mutilation

6-7 pm @ Main Branch. The Library will host Jean Whitehorse as she details the life of a boarding school student, and how forced sterilization came about. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WEDNESDAY, March 14

A Pi/Pie Day Fund Raiser

Let’s be irrational! There will be a Pi/Pie Day Fund Raiser for cancer research. Eat pie for breakfast, lunch, coffee break, or a midnight snack. Time: 10 am-2 pm (or until sold out). Location: Camille’s Sidewalk Café Patio Room, 306 S. 2nd Street. Purchase a slice for $3, or a pie for the family $15. Call (505) 722-2175.

Story Time (ages 2-4)

10:30-11 am @ Children’s Branch. An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring music, movement, rhymes, and stories.

Tech Time

3-4 pm@MainBranch. The Library is offering help using our open source software. This week: LibreOffice. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Wednesday Night Movies

5:30-7 pm @ Main Branch. Every Wednesday at 5:30 pm watch different “Air” themed film at the Main Branch of the Library. During the month of March, we explore the basic element of air in cooking and culture.

THURSDAY, March 15

Ignite Gallup 2018

Be heard. Sign up now and tell us what you are passionate about at the first Ignite Gallup. Talks are limited to five minutes and 20 slides. Topic proposals are due March 15th. For more information or to submit a topic visit octaviafellin.libguides.com/ignitegallup or call (505) 726-6120.

Tech Time: One-2-One Technology Help

3-4 @ Main Branch. The Library is offering one-on-one technology assistance.
Bring your personal technology devices or software questions to one of the scheduled sessions and our technology trainer will help guide you through the process. One-2-One Tech Help is on a first come first serve basis. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Crafty Kids (all ages)

4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch. Fun crafts for the whole family. This week’s activity: St. Patrick Necklace.

ONGOING

City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board

Meets on the first Monday from 3-5 pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. When those Mondays are holidays, the meetings ar on the following Monday. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling and other environmental issues are welcome. Call (505) 722-0039 for information.

Co-Dependents Anonymous

Meets Wednesday, 6-7 pm, at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Redrock Dr. (in the library). All are welcome.

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

Gallup Solar is hosting community conversations about all things solar Wednesdays from 6-8 pm at 113 E. Logan. Call: (505) 728-9246 for info on topics and directions.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity yard sales are held every Saturday, 9 am-noon on Warehouse Lane, weather permitting. Volunteers wishing to serve on construction projects may sign up there or call (505) 722-4226.

Habitat for Humanity - work sessions

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.

McKinley County Health Alliance

McKinley County Health Alliance convenes on the second Wednesday of the month from 11 am-1 pm at the New Mexico Cancer Center across from UNM-Gallup. Everyone is welcome to attend and engage in discussions about health, education, economic, and environmental inequities and to help facilitate change in those systems. Call (505) 906-2671.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous 12-step meetings. Held every Saturday at 10 am. The First Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive. Open to anybody who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info. (505) 307-5999, (505) 721-9208, or (505) 870-1483.

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.

Recycling Depot

The Recycling Depot will now be open from 12-1:30 pm on the first Saturdays of the month. Educators and artists are encouraged to come by and see what’s available. Volunteers will accept some items, such as paper towels and toilet paper rolls. This is a free service of the McKinley Citizen’s Recycling Council. Call (505) 722-5152.

Support Early Language and Literacy for School Success!

Gallup McKinley County Schools is currently recruiting pregnant women and teens in McKinley County with children from birth to 5 years of age. There are no income guidelines and services are free to ALL community members. Learn more about this opportunity by contacting Bebe Sarmiento at (505) 721-1055.

SAVE THE DATE

gallupARTS Announces ArtsCrawl Lineup

gallupARTS is excited to announce the next season of ArtsCrawl, which kicks off on Saturday, March 10 from 7-9 pm with the theme “Time Travel.” The entire 2018 lineup is outlined below:

March 10 – Time Travel; April 14 – Say What?!; May 12 – Pop; June 9 Out of Hand

July 14 – Up in the Air; August 11 – Road Trip; September 8 – On the Wild Side; October 13 – Sixth Sense; November 10 – In Black & White; and December 8 – Let’s Have a Ball.

Deadline for Artists

On March 16, deadline for artists to apply for gallupARTS paid Native Artist-in-Residence program.

Two-day Open Studio ArtWalk Event

On March 17, Zuni Pueblo Artists announce a two-day Open Studio ArtWalk Event. 10 am-5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information visit: zunipuebloart.org.