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Community Calendar Jan. 6 - 12, 2017

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FRIDAY Jan. 6

Free Computer Classes in January

Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required — to register call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the front desk of the library.

Today: Introduction to Computer Skills, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave.

Family Movie

Jan. 6 at 4 pm: a family film for everyone to enjoy. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: The Rescuers

SATURDAY Jan. 7

Baby and You

Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services is offering childbirth education classes the first Saturday of the month beginning Jan. 7. Classes are from 9 am to 1 pm in the RMCH library, second floor. Classes are free. For more information, call Women’s Health unit at (505) 863-7026.

New Student Orientation UNM-G

9:30-11:30 am: For all incoming freshmen including transfer students. UNM-G, Student Services and Tech Center Room 200, 700 Gurley Ave.

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Meeting

The monthly meeting will be held at 2 pm at the Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill Ave. The public is encouraged to attend to learn about recycling opportunities in our region, updates on residential Gallup curbside recycling, plans for recycling outreach and more. For more information, call Gerald / Millie (505) 722-5141 or Shafiq  (5-05) 227-7424.Check out the MCRC web site recyclegallup.org or call the City Solid Waste Department (505) 863-1212.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeater’s Anonymous 12-step meetings. Held every Sunday at 6 to 7 pm at the Hozho Center, 216 W. Maloney Ave. Open to anybody who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info. (505) 307-5999, (505) 721-9208, or (505) 870-1483.

SUNDAY Jan. 8

Church of the Holy Spirit

Join us for the Holy Eucharist. Begins: 10:30 am. For more information, please call (505) 863-4695. Location: 1334 S. Country Club Dr.

Taize Service

4 pm: Join us for a special service as we enter the New Year — a time of rest, silence and spiritual refreshment. Take this opportunity to calm and quiet the soul before a new week begins. Music, chant, scripture, and candlelight are part of this hour held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Boardman Drive (151 N.M. 564 near the Orleans Manor Apartments).  For more information, call Kathy Mezoff (505) 870-6136.

MONDAY Jan. 9

Coffee with a Cop

9 to 10:30 am: The community is invited to the library to enjoy a nice cup of coffee with officers from Gallup Police Department. Sit down with some of Gallup’s finest in an informal setting to visit, talk, drink coffee, and eat donuts. For more information, please contact the library or contact Francie Martinez, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Rosanne Morrissette, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call the police department at (505) 863-9365.

TUESDAY Jan. 10

Working Through Your Grief Following a Death

10 - 11 am: This program helps family members understand and begin the grieving process after a loved one’s death so that they can begin to heal. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Yah-ta-hey Water and Sanitation District Biennial Board Election

Jan. 10 at the Navajo Estates Volunteer Fire Department from 11 am to 7 pm. 44 Estate Hwy. 264, Yah-ta-hey.

Free Computer Classes in January

Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required — to register, call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the front desk of the library.

Today: MS Excel Beginners Course, 3 – 5 pm, Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave.

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Jan. 10 at 6:30 pm, Jan. 11 at 10 am: The load for caregivers is lightened when they can share with others on the same journey and receiving practical tips and help to care for their patient. Classes are available at no charge and those attending are asked to pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 11

Toddler Time (ages 2 to 4)

An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring music, movement, rhymes, and stories. Starts: 10:30 am. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. Free

Maker’s Club (ages 7 and up)

A club for kids interested in science, math, building, and inventing. Each week features a different challenge, project, or experiment. Starts: 5 pm. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave.

New Year New Movies

5:30 pm: Free weekly film. Popcorn provided. Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave. Film: Ben Hur (2016)

Someone You Know is Dying, How Do You Cope?

6:30 - 7:30 pm: For family members and caregivers of those struggling with a terminal illness of a loved one.  We learn that the grieving process actually starts before a death has actually occurred. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

THURSDAY Jan. 12

Crafty Kids (All ages)

Fun crafts for the whole family (all ages). Starts at 4 pm. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: Worm book marker

ONGOING

30th January Series at Calvin College

From Jan. 4 through Jan. 24, Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church will be one of 50 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series. The January Series lectures will be video streamed live at Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church (30 Tse Yaaniichii Lane, Rehoboth) from 10:30 am. Covenant Fine Arts Center, 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Free. For a full list of speakers, dates, topics, visit calvin.edu/january-series/speakers.

ArtsCrawl

ArtsCrawl is held the second Saturday of every month from 7 to 9 pm, downtown Gallup. Not held January and February.

Cars N Coffee (On Break)

Every Sunday in the Camille’s parking lot from noon to 2 pm. Check out cars – new, old, vintage, and bikes. Cruise at 1:30 pm. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, 306 S. Second St.

Childbirth Education Class

RMCHC Women’s Health Unit offers childbirth education classes, at no charge, every second Saturday of the month in the RMCH Library, 1901 Red Rock Drive, from 9 am-1 pm. Contact WHU at (505) 863-7026.

City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board

The City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board meets on first Monday each month from 3 to 5 pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. When those Mondays are holidays, the meetings are on the second Monday. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling and other environmental issues are welcome. Call Bill Bright at (505) 722-0039 for information.

Community Pantry

The Hope Garden offers organic produce for sale from 10 am - noon, Tue – Fri., 1130 E. Hassler Valley Road. All funds go to helping feed local folks. Call (505) 726-8068 or when visiting, ask for Vernon Garcia.

Friday Night Hootenanny

Gallup’s longest-running live show! Every Friday night from 7 - 9 pm. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, 306 S. Second St.

Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society

Wednesdays are low-cost Spay and Neuter Days, at the Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society. For more information, please call (505) 863-2616, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Location: 1315 Hamilton Rd.

Gallup Solar

The nonprofit, Gallup Solar, is hosting free Solar 101 classes about all things related to off-grid solar systems on the first three Wednesdays of each month, 6 - 7 pm, at 113 E. Logan Ave. All welcome any week. No registration required. For info call: (505) 728-9246.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity work sessions held each week. Volunteers to serve on decision making meetings or wish to volunteer at or help fund construction projects. Call Bill Bright at (505) 722-4226 for details.

Open-Mic Night

Wednesdays: Local talent takes center stage from 7:30 - 9:30 pm at Coal Street Pub, 303 W. Coal Ave. (505) 722-0117.

Recycling Council

McKinley Citizens Recycling Council is a local nonprofit working to increase recycling through education, community outreach, and partnership with local government agencies. MCRC meets the first Saturday of the month at 2 pm, at Red Mesa on Hill St. For more information, please call (505) 722-5142 or visit Recylegallup.org. Note: Not held in December

SAVE THE DATE

Free Computer Classes in January

Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required — to register call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the front desk of the library.

Jan. 13: Introduction to the Internet, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave.

Family Movie

Jan. 13 at 4 pm: a family film for everyone to enjoy. Children’s Branch, 200 W. Aztec Ave. This week: Angry Birds Movie

Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction

Jan. 13: Rug Weavers register and check in their rugs at 4pm. Rug displays begin thereafter. The auction begins at 7 pm. Visit crownpointrugauction.com.

Understanding and Planning for a Funeral or Cremation

Jan. 14, 10 am – noon.  Learn what options are available. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Understanding Hospice

Jan. 14, 2 - 4 pm.  Hospice can provide many benefits to help a person and their family when they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Bereavement Support Group

Jan. 17 at 6:30 pm, Jan. 18 at 10 am: Grief is an individual journey, but it can be made easier when shared with others going through the same process and you learn how to grieve. Classes are free; pre-register by calling Robert at (505) 615-8053.

Talking Service: Reading and Discussion Group for Veterans

Beginning Jan. 17 at 6:30 pm, the library hosts Tuesday night sessions for veterans to discuss readings from the book, Standing Down. The New Mexico Humanities Council and Great Books Foundation have collaborated to sponsor Talking Service: A Reading and Discussion Program for Veterans in six sessions. Registration is required and is open only to veterans. To register, contact the library at (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more info, contact Joe Lacayo at (505) 399-8197.

Gallup Invents!

Feb. 8: A workshop for inventors and innovators. Find out about the many resources available in New Mexico. 1-4 pm, Gallup Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room, 106 W. Hwy. 66, (505) 722-7220.

It’s a Generational Thing

March 11, ArtsCrawl: Chaco Canyon is turning 110 years old! Mark the occasion with Symphony Chaco, presented by the Gallup Community Concert Association, and have some intergenerational fun with student art shows, family-friendly hands-on workshops, and glimpses into historic downtown Gallup.