Community Calendar March 17

FRIDAY, MARCH 17

LAST DAY OF GMCS SPRING BREAK

GALLUP HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING

9 am @ 203 Debra Dr.

NAVAJO RUG WEAVING

10 am @ 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.

KEEP GALLUP CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL BOARD MEETING

4 pm on Zoom. For more information go to gallupnm.gov.

CREATIVE CORNER - CREATIVE BOOKMARKS

4 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Create a custom bookmark using a variety of recycled materials. 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.

KIDS CRAFTER-NOON

1 pm - 3 pm @ Stuido123 at ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Kids ages 8+ are invited to spend the afternoon coloring, cutting, collaging, constructing and crafting!

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.

FRIDAY, MARCH 17 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 18

“RED V. GREEN” ALL-STAR BASKETBALL

@ Gallup High School (1055 Rico St.). The New Mexico High School Coaches Association will host its annual all-star game where the best high school basketball players in the state compete.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

EXPLORE WITH EXPLORA!

12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Engage in a new kind of learning with fun exhibits that nurture thoughtful experiments with wind, light, electricity, rotation, and more! 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.

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

1 pm - 3 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.).Topics include: photography basics, camera setup, artificial and natural lighting, media literacy, and youth empowerment.

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 Wonder (2017). 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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 AND SUNDAY, MARCH 19

RELAY FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER

11 am - 3 pm @ Northside Denny’s (836 Hwy. 491). Fundraiser for Team Bengals Forever. 10% of final receipt and all tips will be donated to Relay For Life.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: ALCOHOL POLICY

1:30 pm - 3 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.) The purpose of this community gathering is to explore and discuss evidence-based policy solutions to reducing alcohol-related harms in Gallup and McKinley County.

MONDAY, MARCH 20

FAMILY STORYTIME

11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). This week, the theme is “Trains.” 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.

GMCS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.

EUREKA!

4 pm @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Use magnets, a battery, and copper wire to replicate one of the first electric motors! 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 ADULT SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL

6 pm @ Wowies Event Center (1500 S. Second St., Suite 4). First meeting of 2023. All team managers and coaches must attend. For more information call 505-488-3081.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21

REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING

9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.

SEED STARTER POTS

4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Make a seed starter pot and discover how to use the seed library at OFPL! Learn more about spring celebrations from across the globe. 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

A CELEBRATION OF UNM-GALLUIP’S WOMEN’S VOICES PART 1

5:30 pm @ Room 200 of the Student Services and Technology Center. Part 1 will feature faculty members Dr. Yi-Wen Huang, Dr. Tracy Lassiter and Dr. Sarah Llanque-White reading from their published works. The talk will also be available on Zoom.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

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 The Woman King in honor of Women’s History Month.

FAMILY STORYTIME

TINKER TECH

4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens.

SPORTS COMMISSION MEETING

5:30 pm @ Gallup City Hall, City Manager’s Conference Room (110 W. Aztec Ave.).

THURSDAY, MARCH 23

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.

A CELEBRATION OF UNM-GALLUIP’S WOMEN’S VOICES PART 2

12:30 pm @ Room 200 of the Student Services and Technology Center. Part 2 will feature faculty members Dr. Carmela Lanza, Dr. Aretha Matt and Dr. Keri Stevenson reading from their published works. The talk will also be available on Zoom.

SAVE THE DATE

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

PAINTING AND MOCKTAILS

6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Complete a full painting while sipping on mocktails after hours at the 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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS - PART 2: HEALING

1 pm - 3 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.). Book-ending the month of remembrance, this two-part, community dialogue will use art as a starting point to create a safe space to speak together about issues of economic exploitation that impact all of us.

TEEN MAKERS CLUB

2 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). OFPL will provide a space where creative minds can give shape to their ideas, and help spread their passion. This month the focus is on origami and zoetropes as they discover animation! 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, MARCH 27

CREATIVE CORNER - CREATIVE BOOKMARKS

4 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.).Learn how to build a train with no wheels using magnets. 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.

ONGOING

HONORING LARRY CASUSE

A community Ofrenda and an archival display honoring Larry Casuse, an Indigenous activist, will be at Octavia Fellin Public Library through March.

UNM-GALLUP LITERARY ARTS JOURNAL CALL FOR WRITERS

Red Mesa Review, the literary arts journal of UNM-Gallup, is accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction and essays for its 2023 edition. The deadline to apply is April 1. All writers from the Four Corners region are welcome to submit their work. To learn about submission requirements, please visit gallup.unm.edu/redmesareview.

WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB

OFPL’s book club book for April is The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. Discussions will be in April 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.

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.

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.

Community Calendar March 17 - March 23, 2023