RIDAY, OCT. 11
SELF DEFENSE CLASS
6 pm - 7 pm @ Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu (106 W. Coal Ave.) Every Friday in October, Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu will offer self defense classes. Clas size is limited to 20 people per class.
FALL JOB FAIR
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Employers from across the county will be in attendance.
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.
LIT HAPPENS TEEN BOOK CLUB
5 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL’s new teen book club will discuss Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith in October. 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
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, OCT. 12
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: “WILD THINGS”
7 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Painter Dana Aldis brings you scenes from the Wild Thing rodeo (clowns, wooly riders, and bucking bulls, oh my!) plus walking junipers and spirited sunflowers. The show will be featured at ART123 Gallery until Nov. 2.
ARTIST MEET-AND-GREET
7 pm - 9 pm @ LOOM Gallery (209 W. Coal Ave.). Alexandra Barton’s works are highly personal and of «pure survival.»
PLAYSPACE @ ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ outside of the El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). OFPL’s PlaySpace is coming to ArtsCrawl!
FRIENDS OF OFPL BOOK SALE
7 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Event Center (210 S. Second St.). Browse hundreds of already-enjoyed books that have been hand-picked by the library’s staff. 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.
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 Encanto (2021). 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.
MONDAY, OCT. 14
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
OFPL CLOSED- INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
GMCS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason will give a presentation entitled Law of Property. 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.
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.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
COLLEGE 7 TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP FAIR
10 am - 2 pm @ UNM-Gallup Gurley Hall. Anyone interested in attending UNM can attend the fair, where you can meet with student success advisors, learn about transfer programs, and meet with scholarship representatives.
POKÉMON GO FRIGHT NIGHT
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for their monthly gathering of trainers. 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 @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout October the storytimes will explore the joys of the fall season. 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 Tortilla Soup.
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.
THURSDAY, OCT. 17
NAROTICS ANOYMOUS MEETING
7 pm - 8 pm @ DaySpring Baptist Church (41 First Ave., Thoreau). We Do Recover invites anyone struggling with addiction to come to their weekly meetings.
ANNAUL WALK/CANDELIGHT VIGIL FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS
4 pm - 5 pm @ Battered Families Services Administrative Office. (207 S. Strong Dr.) The walk will go from the the BFS administrative office to Courthouse Square.
OCTOBER FILMS: HORROR FILMS
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is screening films that will make you check under your bed and keep the lights on at night. This week’s film is Life After Beth.
STRESS REDUCTION CLINIC
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). OFPL hostsAcudetox ear acupuncture clinics every Thursday. 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.). Celebrate National Pasta Day by creating unique textured collages using different shapes of pasta noodles. 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. 18
COSTUME DESIGN WORKSHOP
3 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Learn costume design techniques and make use of the library’s MakerSpace equipment including 3D printers, vinyl cutters, button makers, sewing machines, and heat presses to create your best costume ever!
TAB MEETING
6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL is recruiting teens for its Teen Advisory Board. TAB members will provide guidance and assistance for the library’s teen programming, space, and collections. They will also be non-voting members of the Library Advisory Board.
SELF DEFENSE CLASS
6 pm - 7 pm @ Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu (106 W. Coal Ave.) Every Friday in October, Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu will offer self defense classes. Clas size is limited to 20 people per class.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
PASTA-MAKING WORKSHOP
2 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Discover the joy of creating diverse pasta dishes with these fun and easy Italian recipes!The class is for people ages 19 and older. All supplies will be provided. Class is limited to 20 participants.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
MOVIE SCREENING
6 pm - 8:30 pm @ El Morro Theater (207 West Coal Avenue). BFS and OFPL are patterning to show the movie Voices Heard Sisters Unseen
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
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.
SELF DEFENSE CLASS
6 pm - 7 pm @ Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu (106 W. Coal Ave.) Every Friday in October, Megaton Brazilian Jiujitsu will offer self defense classes. Clas size is limited to 20 people per class.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
FALL CRAFT FAIR
9 am - 2 pm @ The Elks Lodge (1112 Susan Ave.). Come visit, browse, and buy local crafters’ and artists’ hand-made crafts, art, and baked goods.
HALLOWEEN ESCAPE ROOM
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Join OFPL at Rio West Mall for some spooky Halloween escape room fun! Escape room sessions will begin every half-hour, and space will be first come, first served.
LIT HAPPENS TEEN BOOK CLUB
4 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL’s new teen book club will discuss Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith in October. Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
ONGOING
WE READ WE TALK BOOK CLUB
OFPL’s book club book for October is Exposure by Ramona Emerson. Discussions will be in October via Zoom or in-person at the Main Library. 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.
RECRUITING TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
OFPL is recruiting teens for its Teen Advisory Board. TAB members will provide guidance and assistance for the library’s teen programming, space, and collections. They will also be non-voting members of the Library Advisory Board. The TAB will meet on the fourth Friday of each month at 6 pm at the Children & Youth Library.
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
Celebrate National Library Card Sign Up Month by applying for a card, renewing your existing card, or replacing your library card, for free! Stop by the library to sign up today. Call (505) 863-1291 for more information.
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.
