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Community Calendar october 11 - october 17, 2019

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FRIDAY,  October 11

THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH: COMMUNITY DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTAR

Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at the following locations: Main Library (115 W. Hill), Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec), and OPO Gallery (307 South Second St.). OFPL invites the local community to add photos, messages, and symbolicitems to our community Altars during the month of October. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

(505) 863-1291.

Get Up & Game

12 pm-4 pm @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup). Unwind from a busy week with video games and fun for the whole family.

Protect Yourself Online

3 pm-4 pm @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup). For more information, contact the trainer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

Avoid Scams – Technology Workshop

4 pm-5 pm @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup). For more information, contact the trainer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

Promotional Mammogram Screenings

Oct 1-31 Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Servcices (1901 Red Rock Dr.) will provide Diagnostic Imaging. Mon - Fri 9 am – 4 pm; Sat 8 am – 1 pm. Call (505) 863-7022 for an appointment. No physician referral necessary. Cash price: $75.

UNM-Gallup Fall Break

Campus open @ (705 Gurley Ave., Gallup)

Gallup-McKinley County Schools – Fall Break

Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction

7 pm-10 pm @ New Crownpoint Elementary School gymnasium (Main St. H-1, Crownpoint). Second Friday of the month. For more information, call (505) 879-9460.

NMSU Grants: 4th Annual Domestic Violence Awarness Event

6 pm @ Grant and Roberta’s Place, Inc. (1500 Third St., Grants). Our hope is to bring awareness to our community about the devastating effects of domestic violence. Please join us for this free family event!

HONDURAS MISSIONARY SPEAKS

7 pm @ Westminster Presbyterian Church (151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive).

Honduras missionary Rev. Dori Hjalmarson, will share her experience as a Mission

Coworker with the Presbyterian Church (USA) We will

hear about her move from the

United States to this Central

American country, and her

transition into the realities

of immigration; information

about migration; and current

social and political conditions

in Honduras. For more information: wpcgallup@gmail.

com; (505) 905-3247.

SATURDAY,  October 12

Story Time

9:30 am-10 am @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup) . Cuentos y Canciones para niños! We’re building our bilingual skills with stories and songs in English and Spanish this month.

Taiko Japanese Drummers

2 pm-4 pm @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup). Taiko, a traditional Mapanese musical art, taught through lecture and demonstration. Learn about Taiko history, terminoloty and Japanese culture and etequitte and have an interactive musical experience. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 726-6120.

We READ, We TALK Book Club

2 pm-3 pm @ Main Branch  (115 W. Hill Ave.). The first discussion of House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea. The story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist, the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. Get ready for some great conversations, good food and tons of fun! For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Scholarship Club

5 pm-6 pm @ Children’s Branch(200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup). Join the Money Club to learn more about college success and money. Each session in October will cover the same material.  For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

 

MONDAY,  October 14

Indigenous People’s Day Crafts

10 am-6 pm @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave.). Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day by creating a dreamcatcher and other crafts.  Dreamcatcher workshops will be at 3 pm and 5 pm inside the Main Library.  Other crafts will take place throughout the day.  Supplies will be provided. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Gallup McKinley County Schools

–No School

TUESDAY,  October 15

Scholarship Club

5 pm-6 pm @ Children’s Branch(200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup). Join the Money Club to learn more about college success and money. Each session in October will cover the same material.  For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

Nihshá? (What About Us?) Disability Awareness Walk

8 am starts at Hwy 264 and Rte. 12 to the Navajo Nation Council Chamber in Window Rock, Ariz. Tuesday, Oct. 15. For more information: Hoskie Benally with the Native American Disability Law Center (505) 566-5880.

Canine Compadres class

4 pm @ Grants Dog Park (1256-1298 Lobo Canyon Rd., Grants) Trainers will cover basic obedience, service dog training and support. Please make sure your dog is on a leash and obey all posted dog park rules. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WEDNESDAY, October 16

Wednesday Night Films

5:30 pm @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup) This week’s film: The Hustle.

Story Time Wednesdays

10:30 am-11 am @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup). Cuentos y Canciones para niños! We’re building our bilingual skills with stories and songs in English and Spanish this month. This program is intended for children ages 2-4.

Open MakerSpace

4 pm-6 pm @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup).

Get in touch with your creative side and learn new techniques and technologies. This month we’re bringing the heat with our heat tools. Make projects using shrink plastic, polymer clay, and fuse beads. Intended for ages 8 and older.

Grow with Google Live Stream: Spruce Up Your Holiday Marketing Plan

10 am-11:30 am @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup). For more information, contact the trainer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

THURSDAY,  October 17

Crafty Kids (all ages)

4 pm-5 pm @ Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup): Fun crafts for the whole family. This week’s activity:  Day of the Dead Puppets and Sugar Skull Masks

Scholarship Club

5 pm-6 pm @ Main Branch (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup). Join the Money Club to learn more about college success and money. Each session in October will cover the same material.  For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

Business After Hours

6pm @ Howard Johnson’s (2915 W. Hwy. 66). For more information: (505) 722-2228.

Laguna Pueblo: St. Margaret Mary’s Feast Day

8 am Laguna Pueblo will host their annual St. Margaret Mary’s Feast Day at the Village of Paguate.  There will be a harvest dance and other social dances.  For more information, visit lagunapueblo-nsn.gov or call (505) 552-6654.

ONGOING

Habitat for Humanity yard sale

9 am-12 pm. on Warehouse Lane. Habitat for Humanity fundraising yard sales are held every Sat. Volunteers for various kinds of community services needed. For info call (505) 722-4226

Future Foundations: Baby Bounce & Boogie

10 am-11 am @ Future Foundations Family Center (551 Washington Ave., Grants). Baby Bounce and Boogie is designed for newborn to 3 years of age and their parents. Offered free of charge, however donations are welcome! Every other Wednesday. For more information: (505) 285-3542.

Gallup Storytellers Toastmasters

6:30 pm @ Earl’s Restaurant (1400 East Highway 66, Gallup). Toastmasters meets every Thursday (except holidays). Guests welcome. For more information : Fran Palochak (505)-879-6570 or Carl Ballenger (505) 879-0191.

City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board

3:30 pm-5 pm @ the Octavia Fellin Library Meeting Room (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup)   first Monday of the month. Community members concerned about environmental issues are welcome. Call (505) 722-0039 for information.

Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society

Wednesdays are low-cost Spay and Neuter Days, at the Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society (1315 Hamilton Rd., Gallup). 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 Road.

Rockin J Reawakenings Dog Training

2 pm every Friday and 9:30 am every Saturday dog training needs and assistance. Reawakenings Veterans Center & Ranch (2 miles North on County Rd 19, Prewitt, NM).

Rockin J Reawakenings Horse Demo

11 am every Saturday. Reawakenings Veterans Center & Ranch (2 miles North on County Rd 19, Prewitt, NM). For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Rockin J Reawakenings Welcome Center

10 am-2 pm Tuesday through Saturday. Reawakenings Veterans Center & Ranch (2 miles North on County Rd 19, Prewitt, NM). For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Free HIV Rapid Testing

9:30 am-4:30 pm Monday - Thursday @ First Nations Community HealthSource, (1630 S. Second St., Cedar Hills Plaza 262-#11, Gallup). For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call (505) 863-8827.

Overeaters Anonymous

10 am every Saturday @ the First Methodist Church, ( 1800 Redrock Drive, Gallup). Overeaters Anonymous 12-step meetings. Contact info. (505) 307-5999, (505) 721-9208, or (505) 870-1483.

Alcoholics Anonymous

5:45 pm Mondays @ Fellowship Hall WR Christian Center (across from N.N. Fairgrounds/Wellness Center, Hwy 264). Window Rock AA Group. Visit aa-fc.org for more info.

Celebrate Recovery

6 pm-8 pm Tuesdays (1375 Elva Dr., Gallup)  A Christ-centered recovery program that will help you heal from the pain of your unmanaged hurts, habits and hang-ups. Joshua Generation for Jesus. For information, call (505) 870-2175.

Co-Dependents Anonymous

6 pm - 7 pm Wednesdays, @ First United Methodist Church, (1800 Redrock Dr.,Gallup) (in the library). All are welcome.

 

Community Pantry

10 am-4 pm, Tuesday through Friday (1130 E. Hasler Valley Rd., Gallup). The Hope Garden offers organic produce for sale. All funds go to helping feed local folks. Call (505) 726-8068 or when visiting, ask for Vernon Garcia.

Friday Night Hootenanny

7 pm-9 pm Friday @ Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, (306 S. Second St.,

Gallup) Gallup’s longest-running live show!

 

Gallup Solar

6 pm-8 pm Wednesdays (113 E. Logan, Gallup). Gallup Solar is hosting community classes and presentations about all things solar. Call (505) 728-9246 for info.

 

Recovering Addicts for Jesus

6 pm Thursday (309 Chino Loop, Gamerco). New Life ministries holds weekly meetings for anyone who is on the Recovering path from alcohol and drug abuse. Phone: (505) 722-8973.

SAVE THE DATE

Navajo Rug Weaving Class

Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class on the third Friday of every month beginning October 18th at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup) from 10 am- 3 pm.  Becenti is a lifetime weaver from Coyote Canyon who learned about weaving from her mother as a child.  Her interest and inspiration in weaving peaked after taking weaving classes at Ft. Wingate Boarding School.  Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Navajo style.  Methods for improving weaving techniques as well as different rug designs and tools used will be discussed. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.


Sugar Skull Decorating Party

Celebrate Día de Los Muertos at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup) on Tuesday, October 22nd at 6pm with OFPL and the Miyamura High School Spanish Club. Decorate a sugar skull to take home and one to share on the community altar.  Supplies will be provided.  For more information  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

 

Regenerative Farming and Ranching Workshops

8 am-5 pm. Registration deadline October 15. $65 dollars per day. Workshops will be held Oct. 22 in Las Cruces; Oct. 23 in Los Lunas; Oct. 24 in Mosquero.Learn the six principles of soil health and adaptive stewardship; how to restore your ranch through adaptive grazing; how to use cover crops to increase profitability and much more. For more information: Kim Barmann This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 217-6657.

 

Magic for Muggles

Join us at Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup) on Friday, October 25 at 4:00 p.m. for an afternoon of magical adventure as we get sorted into our Hogwarts houses and begin our journey through the wizarding world. Make your own wand and watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. For more information  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 726-6120.

Halloween Trivia Night

Come one, come all. Engage with other members of the community with Halloween trivia. Join us at Sammy C’s (107 W Coal Ave, Gallup)  Saturday, October 26 from 7pm -10 pm for a spooky night filled with tricks and treats. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;  (505) 863-1291.

All Hallow’s Read

Join us for an All Hallow’s Read Celebration at the Children’s Library (200 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup) Thursday, October 31st at 4:00 pm.  Decorate your own trick or treat bags and compete in the book and cupcake walk. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 726-6120.