FRIDAY, AUG. 9 - SUNDAY, AUG. 11
102ND GALLUP INTER-TRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL
@ Red Rock Park Convention Center (825 Outlaw Rd., Church Rock). Founded in 1922 and considered a New Mexico destination experience, the Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial is one of the oldest continuous recognition of Native American culture and heritage and known for attracting an international audience.
FRIDAY, AUG. 9
NEW DEAL PUBLIC ART TOUR
4 pm - 5 pm @ the District Attorney’s Office (southside of the McKinley County Courthouse). Explore Native and Hispano art of the New Deal era.
SPECIAL HOURS AT OFPL
On the Fridays before ArtsCrawl OFPL will be open from 12 pm to 5 pm. The special hours help with the staffing needs of ArtsCrawl activities.
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
3 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, AUG. 10
ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ Downtown Gallup. Come experience local and professional art, artist demonstrations, gallery openings, live music, hands-on crafts, and games for the kids.
SHOW OPENING: TERRA FIRMA
7 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). This show features paintings, photographs, quilt squares, sculpture, and prints about the land, working the land, being grounded, holding your ground, and breaking new ground. It will be on display until Sept. 7.
MAKERSPACE 2 ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Celebrate Gallup’s Inter-Tribal Ceremonial by using the heat press, Cricut cutters, and button makers to create objects inspired by Indigenous Designs!
PLAYSPACE @ ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ outside of the El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). OFPL’s PlaySpace is coming to ArtsCrawl!
STRESS REDUCTION CLINIC
1 pm - 3 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Beginning Aug. 1, OFPL will host Acudetox ear acupuncture clinics every Thursday and Saturday. Treatments can be helpful to relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and irritability.
LEVITT AMP CONCERT SERIES
7 pm - 10 pm @ Courthouse Square. Come join the fun in the heart of downtown Gallup at this free concert series brought to you by the Levitt Amp Foundation, Gallup Mainstreet Arts & Cultural District, Visit Gallup & the City of Gallup.
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 Migration (2023). 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.
SUNDAY, AUG. 11
MONDAY, AUG. 12
GMCS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.
LEATHER WORKSHOP: WALLETS
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Create a mini leather card holder. Customize your wallet by adding initials to the cover using the library’s Cricut machines and heat press. This workshop is open to all ages.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout August our storytimes will celebrate all things transportation-related. 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 @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) Have you ever seen a water strider (also called water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers etc.)? They are bugs that effortlessly hop around on the surface of ponds, lakes, and rivers. How do they do it without sinking? Try this project to find out! 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, AUG. 13
WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB
6 pm in-person at OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or on Zoom. OFPL’s book club book for August is Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina. 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.
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.
HACK CLUB
4 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Hack Club is a nonprofit organization that provides community and support to teen coding groups across the country. Participants learn how to use code to create real-world projects.
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.
SUMMER INDIAN DANCES
6 pm - 8 pm @ Courthouse Square (215 W. Aztec Ave.).
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout August the storytimes will celebrate all things transportation-related. 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.
OPEN MAKERSPACE TIME
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL’s MakerSpace is a collaborative work space for making, learning, and exploring. Participants ages 5 and up can come in to create their own design for the 3D printers or explore the many engineering activities and equipment!
MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL
4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is The Bookshop.
GOOGLE CAREER ACADEMY MEMBER NIGHT
6 pm - 8 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Gallup Career Academy invites members of the Spring 2024 Cohort to OFPL’’s Makerspace This is your time to create and collaborate! Get help with your Google coursework, or use the MakerSpace equipment. The MakerSpace will be closed to the general public at this time.
SUMMER INDIAN DANCES
6 pm - 8 pm @ Courthouse Square (215 W. Aztec Ave.).
THURSDAY, AUG. 15
HELLOTECH- HELP WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY
11 am - 1 pm @ the Northside Senior Center (607 N. Fourth St.). OFPL staff will be available to provide individual technology assistance. They can help you learn about your electronic devices so that you feel more confident using them!
STRESS REDUCTION CLINIC
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Beginning Aug. 1, OFPL will host Acudetox ear acupuncture clinics every Thursday and Saturday. Treatments can be helpful to relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and irritability.
CRAFTY KIDS
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Make customized backpack tags in honor of National Back-to-School Day.
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.
SUMMER INDIAN DANCES
6 pm - 8 pm @ Courthouse Square (215 W. Aztec Ave.).
SAVE THE DATE
SATURDAY, AUG. 17 -
SUNDAY, AUG. 18
TURQUOISE CLASSIC NTR TEAM ROPING EVENT
@ Red Rock Park (825 Outlaw Rd., Church Rock). Don’t miss the beauty of the red rocks at the Turquoise Roping at Red Rock Park. Spectator entrance is free!
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
BACK-TO-SCHOOL CRAFT @ RIO WEST MALL
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). In honor of National Back-to-School Day, join OFPL and Rio West Mall to make custom backpack tags.
TUESDAY, AUG. 20
SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
SEW HAPPY
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Create a headband in seven easy-to-follow steps! 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.
FRIDAY, AUG. 23
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, AUG. 24
K-POP FAN PARTY
6 pm @ El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Join OFPL for a K-pop fan party. Celebrate the 4th anniversary of BTS’ “Dynamite” by making buttons, jewelry, photo cards, bookmarks, and stickers using OPFL MakerSpace equipment. Challenge your friends to trivia or karaoke!
ONGOING
SMOKEY BEAR READING CHALLENGE
Help Smokey celebrate his 80th birthday by joining the national Smokey Bear Reading Challenge! Read three books and earn four badges to complete the challenge and earn a prize. This challenge is geared towards children ages 4-10, but all ages are welcome to participate. You may pick up and return reading challenge cards at either the OFPL’s Children & Youth Library or Main Library.
FRIENDS OF OFPL BOOK SALE
@ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Browse hundreds of already-enjoyed books that have been hand-picked by the library’s staff. Friends of OFPL will have an ongoing book sale at the main library with new materials added daily! Fill up a bag with books for $5 or buy one for $1. 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.
FREE HIV, SYPHILIS, AND HEPATITIS C TESTING
@ First Nations Community HealthSource-Gallup (1630 S. Second St.). First Nations Community HealthSource-Gallup offers Free Rapid HIV, Syphilis and Hep C Testing, Monday – Friday from 1 pm to 6:30 pm by appointment. Get your results within minutes. To schedule an appointment call (505) 863-8827.
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.
GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE SCHOLARSHIP
Gallup Career Academy is an OFPL MakerSpace and Grow with Google partnership. Designed to help employees get the skills they need to grow in their careers. Average starting salaries of $63,600 per year.Visit ofpl.online. Enroll and start on your career path today!
