FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
SUGAR SKULL DECORATING PARTY
4 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube. Celebrate Día de los Muertos with OFPL. Decorate a sugar skull to keep or share on OFPL’s community altar at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Donate photographs, marigolds, food, and more to honor your departed loved ones. Request a sugar skull through our Supply Request form at ofpl.online. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS FALL BREAK/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS FALL BREAK/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
ARTSCRAWL
7 pm-9 pm Gallup ArtsCrawl in Downtown Gallup. Come experience local and professional art, artist demonstrations, gallery openings, live music, hands-on crafts, games for children, food and craft vendors and more. Parking is available on Aztec Avenue in the lots between Second and Third Streets or along Historic Highway 66.
ART123 GALLERY SHOW OPENING
11:30 am LIVE on @gallupARTS Facebook and Instagram
12 pm-4 pm in person opening
7 pm-9 pm open for ArtsCrawl
”Into the Great Wide Open” by Dana Aldis. Let your gaze linger on blue skies, wild horses and expansive vistas.
SELF-CARE SATURDAY
1pm. Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube to make self-care products. Watch our previous self-care workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. Ingredient list for the Aromatherapy Rice Bag will be available at ofpl.online prior to the workshop. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE AT ARTSCRAWL
7 pm-9 pm. Fall into Autumn with an early book sale at ArtsCrawl in front of the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) Get a preview and a chance to purchase some of the items that will be available at the huge blowout book sale next week! For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10
GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS FALL BREAK/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11
CREATIVE CORNER – RAINSTICK AND WAMPUM WEAVING
4 pm. @ the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with - Rainstick & Wampum Weaving. Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day by learning how to create your own rainstick and wampum weaving. A musical instrument that was used by many indigenous cultures to summon rain for crops, animals, and thirst. Wampum weaving is popular in Eastern woodland tribes for ornamental, ceremonial, diplomatic, and commercial purposes. Courses are geared toward individuals approximately 15-years and older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY HORSE RIDE
8 am Gallup will mark the day with the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Horse Ride over a 34-mile route starting at Cornerstone Ministry Center in Smith Lake (1299 N.M. Hwy. 371) heading west to Rehoboth Christian School. Riders can join the ride at exchange areas along the route, where water will be provided for the horses. All riders will be able to join at the Fire Rock Casino exchange area to ride the final 1.8 miles together. Riders are expected to arrive at Rehoboth after 2 pm.
GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS FALL BREAK/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
TECH TIME: ONLINE EDUCATION & TRAINING
4 pm. Join us on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library for FREE computer classes. Watch our archived collection of classes or take part in our new LIVE In-Person classes. Submit your technology questions, and we will create tutorial videos to meet your technology needs. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY WITH THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER
4 pm on FaceBook and YouTube to explore different activities from our friends at the National Hispanic Cultural Center to inspire cultural curiosity and learning. This week our focus will be on Piñatas.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13
SILLY SCARES!
11 am. Join us on FaceBook and YouTube for stories, songs and rhymes to chill your bones!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE
4 pm-8 pm at El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Fall into autumn with Friends of the Library’s huge blowout book sale!! Get a bag for $10.00 or become a Friend for $5 and receive a special discount. We will be accepting cash, local checks, or payment through Paypal. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291. The sale will continue on Oct. 15 from 4 pm-8 pm and Oct. 16 from 12 pm-4 pm.
HONORING THE DEAD: MINI-TIKTOK SERIES
1 pm Join OFPL on TikTok @ofpl_library for cultural short videos focusing on how our local community celebrates and honors its dearly departed ones leading up to Día de los Muertos. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm on Facebook and YouTube @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. This week we will focus on Sun & Moon Art.
ONGOING
WOMEN’S HEALTH UNIT AT RMCHCS TEMPORARILY CLOSED
The Rehoboth McKinley County Health Care Services Women’s Health Unit (1902 Red Rock Dr.) is temporarily closed. They anticipate reopening by the end of Oct. The ER remains open and will provide care to any expectant mother needing treatment. Patients with questions should contact their primary OB/GYN doctor.
SUNDAY FUN DAY QUILTERS & GALLUP’S VETERANS HELPING VETERANS SEWING ANGELS
11 am-5 pm Mon.-Thurs.; 12 pm-4 pm Fri. until Oct. 29 @ UNM-Gallup Campus Ingham Chapman Gallery (705 Gurley Ave.). Hundreds of handmade masks, during the 2020 pandemic, were created by two local sewing groups, Gallup’s Veterans Helping Veterans Sewing Angels, and the Sunday Fun Day Quilters, to provide aid to our local community to help prevent the spread of COVID. This exhibition displays a selection of handmade quilts as well as one-of-a-kind masks that were completed by the Quilters and Sewing groups.
SPOOKTACULAR BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST
Join OFPL for a wicked and spooky time as we host our second Bookmark Design Contest featuring the theme “Monster Mash.” OFPL is challenging the community’s creativity to design Halloween-themed bookmarks. Create your own haunted houses, creepy crawlers, and more! Pick up a paper submission from the Main Library or the Children’s Branch or submit at ofpl.online. All art mediums welcome! Winners will be selected in the following age categories: 0-5, 6-11, 12-18, 19+ and will receive a certificate of recognition, professional bookmark prints, and a gift card. Submission deadline is Oct. 15. Winners will be announced Oct. 18. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB
Register at ofpl.online for a copy of “Reservation Restless” by Jim Kristofic now through Oct. 16. As a park ranger, Kristofic explores the Ganado valley, traces the paths of the Anasazi, and finds mythic experiences on sacred mountains that explain the pain and loss promised for every person who decides to love. After reconnecting with his Navajo sister and brother, Kristofic must confront his own nightmares of the Anglo society and the future it has created. Zoom discussions will be held in November and will include the author himself! For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
RMCHCS COVID VACCINATION CLINIC
8 am-5 pm Mon.-Fri. @ College Clinic (2111 College Dr.). No appointments needed. For COVID testing please call (505) 236-1074 and someone will come out to your vehicle to obtain a specimen.
RMCHCS RAPID CARE
9 am-6 pm Mon.-Fri. Closed weekends. @ 1850 E. Hwy. 66. Acute care, Minor sprains & strains, minor procedures, physicals – DOT Employment and sports.
RECOVERY MEETINGS
6:30 pm Thursdays Across Nations/Western Indian Ministries, Window Rock, Ariz.
Contact: Steve Maus (505) 371-5749; Steven, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Tuesdays Joshua Generation for Jesus Church, 1375 Elva Dr. Gallup. Contacts: Pastor Debra Chee (505) 702-5132; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Pastor Dennis Gallegos (505) 870-2175; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
7:00 pm Thursdays Zuni Christian Reformed Church, 19C Pia Mesa Rd. Zuni, N.M.. Contact: Tim Eisenga (505) 782-5649; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Church on the Street; Dream Center: Men and Women; Recovery Homes; 308 DeeAnn Ave, Gallup; Contact: Pastor Carlos Juarez (505) 879-2954; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Life Changers Recovery Program; 110 Lupton Rd. West of Gallup; Contact: Joshua Newton (505) 288-0330
