FRIDAY, JAN. 20
GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING - I KNEAD SUGAR TEA SHOP
12 pm - 4 pm @ 118 Boardman Dr.
KEEP GALLUP CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL BOARD MEETING
4 pm on Zoom. For more information go to gallupnm.gov.
CREATIVE CORNER - BLACKOUT POE-TRY ART
4 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Celebrate and honor Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday by creating found poetry from recycled books then turn the poetry into a Poe-inspired painting. 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! 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 @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Every Friday, come to the children’s library to unwind from a busy week! 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, JAN. 21
KEVA PLANK BUILD-OFF
12 pm - 4 pm @ @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Join OFPL and Rio West Mall and celebrate International Creativity Month by engineering and building creations with Keva Planks, or tackle one of their Keva challenges. 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. The Gallup 9th Street Flea Market is one of the largest Native American markets in the United States.
KIDZ CINEMA
2 pm every Saturday @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec. Ave.) for weekly family oriented film screenings. This week’s movie is How to Train Your Dragon (2010). 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.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
MOVIE SHOWING
2 pm @ Grace Bible Church (222 Boulder Dr.). Lifemark will be shown at the church. A free will offering will be taken for the new future Pregnancy Support Center of Gallup.
MONDAY, JAN. 23
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DISCUSSION
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Zollinger Library will show the documentary King: A Filmed Record. 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 .
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, the theme is “Move It!” 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.
EUREKA!
4 pm @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Explore the power of clean energy by re-purposing a shoebox to design a solar-powered mini house! 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, JAN. 24
HIRING EVENT
10 am - 1 pm @ Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce meeting room (106 U.S. Hwy. 66). Cibola County Correctional Center will be hosting a hiring event. For more information about positions available, visit their website jobs.corecivic.com.
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
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.). Join the chess club at OFPL! 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.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
TEEN PAINT NIGHT
5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). 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 AND PAINTING
6 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.). $35/person. Purchase tickets at www.galluparts.org/wine-and-painting.
REVOLUTION CHESS CLUB
6 pm - 7:30 pm @ Rio West Mall’s food court (1300 W. Maloney Ave.) A free chess club that is open to players of all ages and skill levels. For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is Freaky Friday in honor of Opposite Day.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, the theme is “Move It!” 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.
TINKER TECH
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26
COLLEGE ACCESS NIGHT
5 pm - 7 pm @ UNM-Gallup’s Gurley Hall and Calvin Hall Center. The UNM-Gallup TRIO Upward Bound program will host a community-wide College Access Night for high school sophomores and juniors
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH COUNCILOR LINDA GARCIA,
DIST. 1
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Gallup Senior Center (607 N. 4th St.).
JANUARY FILMS
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). The library will be showing Cut Bank.
GUEST CURATOR TALK
6 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.) and on the gallery’s Facebook page. Go behind the scenes of Reflect and Refract with artist Raphael Begay.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). 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
THURSDAY, FEB. 2
FREE FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
6 pm @ El Morro Theatre. Join OFPL with Director/producer Katrina Parks along with emeritus of the Center for Southwest Research, Tomas Jaen, author Sharon Niederman, and several special guests for a panel discussion of Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road.
ONGOING
THIRD ANNUAL VALENTINE ART SWAP
Join OFPL AND ART123 by decorating a canvas. 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.
BUILD-YOUR-OWN-BUNDLE
OFPL staff who will create a bundle of material specially for you! Let them know what type of materials and genres you are interested in, and they’ll browse for you and create a custom bundle of material for you to pick-up curbside. 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.
WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB
OFPL’s book club book for January is Shutter by Ramona Emerson. Discussions will be held in February on Zoom or in person at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). 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.
INTER-TRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL: A PHOTO RETROSPECTIVE
The City of Gallup invites you to celebrate the centennial of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial through images and objects, an exhibition curated by OFPL. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
gallupARTS EXTENDS HOURS
12 pm-6 pm Tuesdays through Saturdays (123 W. Coal Ave.)
GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE SCHOLARSHIP
Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship. For more info email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (505) 863-1291.
