FRIDAY, NOV. 1
CROWNPOINT RUG AUCTION 4 pm - 8 pm @ Powerpoint Road, State Highway 491. Come on down and check out the auction and vendors selling their jewelry, arts and crafts and food. LADIES CRAFT NIGHT 6 pm @ Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center (400 Marguerite Franco Dr.). Unleash your creativity, enjoy crafting with friends, and take home a beautiful handcrafted keychain. FRIDAY NIGHT RIDES 12 pm - 8 pm. @ Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe (306 S. 2nd St.). On the first Friday of every month, join your fellow motor enthusiasts. Live music, raffles, games, and other fun activities (varies every event). PICASSO BABIES 10 am - 11 am @ @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This free program is designed for toddlers and their caregivers. It is a beautiful opportunity to explore the world through art. Experienced early childhood intervention therapists from The Therapy Academy will guide you and your little one in creating beautiful and unique pieces together. FRIDAY NIGHT VIBES: AFTER-HOURS FOR TEENS 6 pm - 9 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Friday Night Vibes, a chill hangout time for teens at the library! Unwind with video games, movies, and snacks, or unleash your creativity in our MakerSpace with plot cutters and 3D printers. CHESS CLUB 4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join the chess club at OFPL! Email
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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
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SATURDAY, NOV. 2
14TH ANNUAL FOUR CORNERS INVITATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL All Day @ Tom Saucedo Memorial Park (631 N. Sixth St.). Gallup hosts the 14th Annual Four Corners Youth Football Championships. Teams come from across the four corners region to compete in the region's premier youth football event. CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 8 am - 9 am @ Gallup Cultural Center (201 E. Hwy. 66). Join the Gallup Cultural Center each Saturday in November to celebrate Native American heritage month with Native American dance groups and traditional, fresh, hot oven bread. AMERICA RECYCLES DAY REYCLED CRAFT FAIR 9 am - 3 pm @ Community Service Center (410 Bataan Veterans St.) The fair highlights our area’s artists and crafts people who creatively use materials most would toss, but instead make items that can be used again and enjoyed. OFPL @ AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 11 am - 3 pm @ Community Service Center (410 Bataan Veterans St.). Join OFPL and the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council to create a craft from recycled materials and learn about recycling. WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB 2 pm - 4 pm in-person at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or on Zoom. OFPL’s book club book for for October is Exposure by Ramona EmersonEmail
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or call 505-863-1291 for more information. LAST DAY TO SEE “WILD THINGS” ART Show @ 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. 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 Sprit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002). 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, NOV. 3
14TH ANNUAL FOUR CORNERS INVITATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL All Day @ Tom Saucedo Memorial Park (631 N. Sixth St.). Gallup hosts the 14th Annual Four Corners Youth Football Championships. Teams come from across the four corners region to compete in the region's premier youth football event.
MONDAY, NOV. 4
KNIT TOGETHER 4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join OFPL for a fun and interactive workshop where you’ll learn how to knit your own dishcloths! This workshop is for people 12 years old and older.
FAMILY STORYTIME 11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout November, the storytimes explore some of Indigenous North Americans' countless scientific discoveries and technological inventions. Email
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or call (505) 863-1291 for more information. EUREKA! 4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) Learn about the Indigenous Innovation of creating cloth from fibers through weaving from a special guest reading by children’s author and illustrator Daniel Vandever. Then try your hand at weaving your own basket from recycled paper fibers. Email
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TUESDAY, NOV. 5
ELECTION DAY
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave. UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm - 6:30 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason will dive into the Amendments.
AFTER SCHOOL ARTS: BEADING
4 pm - 7 pm @ Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center (400 Marguerite Franco Dr.).
NANOWRIMO GROUP MEETING
7 pm - 8 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). NaNoWriMo is an annual creative writing challenge where participants write a novel in 30 days. Join OFPL’s NaNoWriMo Writing Group, which will meet every Tuesday in Novemember from 7 pm to 8 pm. Meet other writers, get feedback from local educator Ky George, and share your progress.
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, NOV. 6
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Throughout November, the storytimes explore some of Indigenous North Americans' countless scientific discoveries and technological inventions. 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 Killers of the Flower Moon.
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, NOV. 7 UNM WELLNESS FAIR 10 am - 2 pm @ UNM-Gallup Gurley Hall. NOVEMBER FILMS: NATIVE AMERICAN FILMS 4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is screening films in honor of Native American Heritage Month. This week’s film is Up Heartbreak Hill.
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. 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
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, NOV. 8 MURDER IN THE STACKS 6:30 pm - 9 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). The Children and Youth’s Library will be the scene of a chilling crime. Join a group of fellow detectives to solve the murder of Marian, the Librarian. Can you uncover the killer, their motive, and their weapon before time runs out? This event is perfect for teens ages 12-18, but all ages are welcome.
HITCHCOCK RADIO PLAY 7 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.) Experience the suspense and thrills of Alfred Hitchcock like never before with a live performance that brings Hitchcock’s early films to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. VETERANS DINNER 6:30 pm @ the Gallup Elks Lodge (1112 Susan Ave.). The Gallup community is welcome to gather for an evening of gratitude, delicious food, and heartfelt appreciation for those who have served. Attendees must register online. For more information, call (505)722-9310 or email
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SATURDAY, NOV. 9 SHOW OPENING: “OLD SCHOOL AT ART123 4 pm - 6 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Join gallupART for the opening of a group show of artists from the El Morro Area Art Council's Old School Gallery -- and a cup of hot cocoa to boot! The show will be on display until Dec. 7. LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE 12 pm - 4 pm @ the El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Enjoy readings, engaging Q&A sessions, and book signings from featured local authors, including David Bates, Stanley Milford Jr., Evelyn Begody, Sheila Loftgreen, and Daniel Vandever. HITCHCOCK RADIO PLAY 7 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.) Experience the suspense and thrills of Alfred Hitchcock like never before with a live performance that brings Hitchcock’s early films to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance.
SUNDAY, NOV. 10 HITCHCOCK RADIO PLAY 2 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.) Experience the suspense and thrills of Alfred Hitchcock like never before with a live performance that brings Hitchcock’s early films to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. MONDAY, NOV. 11 VETERANS DAY OFPL will be closed for Veterans Day. NO SCHOOL FOR GMCS AUTHOR TALK 4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for an Author Talk with Stanley Milton, who wrote the recently released The Paranormal Ranger.
TUESDAY, NOV. 12 WOMEN VETERAN & FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP 5:30 pm @ Veterans Helping Veterans (908 E. Buena Vista Ave.). This meeting is for Women Veterans, veteran wives and widows or any woman related to a veteran.
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. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 ROBOTICS WITH ¡EXPLORA! 4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL and ¡Explora! for a hands-on exploration with Spheros—programmable robot balls that teach coding through fun and interactive play. Designed for ages 6-11, but all are welcome!
THURSDAY, NOV. 14 SCREENING OF GATHERING 6 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.). Following the screening, stay for a Q&A panel featuring Indigenous food growers from the area. FRIDAY, NOV. 15 PICASSO BABIES 10 am - 11 am @ @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This free program is designed for toddlers and their caregivers. It is a beautiful opportunity to explore the world through art. Experienced early childhood intervention therapists from The Therapy Academy will guide you and your little one in creating beautiful and unique pieces together.
ONGOING
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 through Nov. 28. 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.
