FRIDAY, OCT. 21
KEEP GALLUP CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL BOARD MEETING
4 pm on Zoom. For more information go to gallupnm.gov.
CREATIVE CORNER - ORIGAMI FLEXTANGLE
3 pm @ Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) Create a paper puzzle using origami techniques. Courses are geared towards ages 13-years and up. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
CHESS CLUB
4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join the chess club at OFPL! Through the game of chess, members of the club are able to bond and improve their chess skills! Each Tuesday people can learn and practice chess theory and strategy together. Each Saturday a tournament will be held. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
GET UP AND GAME
1 pm - 5 pm @ the Children’s Library (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Every Friday, come to the children’s library to unwind from a busy week! Get up and Game with video games and fun for the whole family including virtual reality! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
9 am @ Fox Run Golf Course (1109 Susan Ave.). To register and receive the latest updates on this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Gallup, visit: act.alz.org/walkgallup or contact Tori Rohrer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (505) 278-7927.
GENETICS EXPLORATION WITH EXPLORA!
1 pm - 2:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Who in your family do you look like? Have you ever wondered why some people like cilantro and others think it tastes like soap? Join OFPL, Explora, and UNM Health Sciences for hands-on activities exploring these questions and other genetic related puzzles. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
GALLUP 9TH ST. FLEA MARKET
9 am - 5 pm @ 340 9th Street.
SUNDAY, OCT. 23
DEADLINE FOR GALLUP SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
For more information and the competition rules go to createsend.com
MONDAY, OCT. 24
GMCS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.
TWEENS WHO STREAM
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, learn about DNA by building an edible scale model. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
MIGHTY CHONDRIA KIDS
4 pm on OFPL’s Facebook page. A STREAM workshop for kids and tweens (5-12).This week, learn about molecules. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
TUESDAY, OCT. 25
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
6 pm @ City Council Chambers, Gallup City Hall (110 W. Aztec Ave.). The meeting will also be streamed on the City of Gallup’s Facebook page at City of Gallup, New Mexico Government.
CHESS CLUB
4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
TEEN PAINT NIGHT
5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Learn how to paint with acrylics. OFPL is inviting youth artists to submit artwork to display at the youth library using the theme: Spectacular Munster Mash. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
WINE & PAINTING
6 pm to 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.). $35/person. Purchase tickets at www.galluparts.org/wine-and-painting.
HOUR OF CODE
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens. This week, participants will use block code to create a story in which the audience can make a decision.
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (2022).
FAMILY STORYTIME
Join OFPL @ 11 am on Wednesdays inside the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, the theme is zoo animals. Age 0-4. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
UNDERSTANDING DIVINATION THROUGH TAROT
3 pm on OFPL’s Facebook page or on Zoom. Join OFPL and special guest Shanna Stoker to discover how tarot reading can help you gain greater insight, honor your intuition and forecast potential outcomes. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH COUNCILOR LINDA GARCIA, DIST. 1
6:30 pm-8:30 pm @ Gallup Senior Center (607 N. 4th St.).
OCTOBER FILMS: ALL HOLLOW’S SCREAMS
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month Zollinger Library is delving into the catacombs of horror. This week’s movie is “The Witch” For questions please call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
9 am -12 pm. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities. Join New Mexico Legal Aid at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday from 9 am-Noon for assistance completing the ERAP application. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm. Join OFPL in the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week they will be making burlap Halloween bags. 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.
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, OCT. 28
NAVAJO RUG WEAVING
10 am - 2 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in traditional Diné style, including warping, carding and spinning. Please bring your own weaving materials and/or projects. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
12TH ANNUAL FOUR CORNERS INVITATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL
All Day @ Tom Saucedo Memorial Park (631 N. Sixth St.). Tony Dorsett Touch Down Football League. Gallup hosts the 12th Annual Four Corners Youth Football Championships. Teams come from across the four corners region to compete in the region’s premier youth football event.
SECOND ANNUAL MUMMY 5K RUN AND WALK
9 am @ Fox Run Golf Course (1109 Susan Ave.). For more information call the Community Pantry at (505) 726-8068.
WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB
2 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or on Zoom. OFPL’s book club book for October is “A Place of Thin Veil” by Bob Rosebrough. Come discuss the book. Bob Rosenbrough will actually be present to answer questions and discuss the book at this meeting. Refreshments will be served! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
MONDAY, OCT. 31
ZOLLINGER HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
All day @ @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Celebrate Halloween at Zollinger Library. Trick-or-treat all day long and get candy by voting in their Staff Pumpkin Contest. There will be activities throughout the day. For questions please call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
TUESDAY, NOV. 1 AND WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2
SUGAR SKULL DECORATING PARTY
2 pm - 4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) and the Children’s Library (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a Sugar Skull decorating party. While supplies last. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5 ‘
WOMEN VETERAN & FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP CRAFT SHOW
9 am - 5 pm @ Veterans Helping Veterans (908 E. Buena Vista Ave.) For more information call (505) 879-0858.
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
ONGOING
ARTIST SHOWCASE: DANA ALDIS
@ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Dana Aldis, MFA, is a professional artist and teacher currently residing in Gallup, New Mexico. She is an avid portrait and plein air painter who specializes in working from a traditional palette to create timeless images of life and nature. Utilizing techniques borne of both tradition and also incorporating modern innovations, her subjects radiate with depth and warmth. Her work is focused on the fathomless humor and tragic vulnerability of beauty she encounters and can be found in private collections nationwide. The showcase will be available at the gallery until Nov. 12.
FRIENDS OF OFPL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Friends of the Octavia Fellin Public Library is having a membership drive through the month of October. The Friends is a non-profit organization focused on investing in OFPL’s continued success and growth, and enhancing the quality of life for the people in the community. Visit the library to sign up, or look for their booth at Arts Crawl! Join Friends of OFPL today for $10 per year or $25 for 3 years! Take advantage of member benefits like discounts at select local businesses and book sales, volunteer opportunities to fundraise and advocate for the library, and early notification of new library materials! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
