FIRST FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN SILVER CITY

Back side of Common Ground Gallery

  A balmy 15 degrees already... Were's my swim suit? I guess that its all relative. Compared to -5, it is balmy. Well.... Sounds like the worst of it has passed. Supposed to be back to business as usual by tomorrow.

• Lots of logistical problems

1. gas outages,
2. power outages,
3. broken pipes.

    Be aware! water pipes, electrical systems, natural gas systems are not magic and subject to failure.   Actually... it takes a very big machine to provide these services to us. Respect these systems... let your water drip.... If you suspect a frozen pipe, think about turning off the water to make sure there is no breaks.   Another philosophy, that is of a higher order, is to be prepared and to get off the machine. Being hooked up to the machine makes you vulnerable and basically a slave to the machine. We must get off. SOLAR, and SELF SUFFICIENCY. 
    Meanwhile... respect these systems. These resources are coming from somewhere and its not limitless and its not magic.

Friday, February 4  FIRST FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN SILVER CITY
    Mimbres Harvest Festival Annual Rummage Sale.  9am-3pm, Round Up Lodge, Mimbres.
    Ribbon Cutting for The Deliteful Blend.   10am, 3030 N Pinos Altos Rd, near corner of E 32 St.  Public invited.
    Bar-B-Que Festival and Bake Sale.  11am-6pm, Brewer Hill Baptist Church, corner of 6 and Corbin Sts. $6.50 for a choice of bbq and sides, plus a slice of fresh-baked pie.  534-0048.  (Every first Friday).
    ‘Mapping the Road to Success.’  2-4 pm, Diane’s Restaurant.  Sponsored by WESST, a nonprofit helping to grow small businesses.   Covering learning to read a balance sheet; cash flow and income statements; and how to use this information. $10 for WESST clients; $15 non.  575-541-1585. 

FIRST FRIDAY:  ‘YEAR OF THE RABBIT’ THEME; BUSINESSES OPEN LATE
Wild, Wonderful, Wearable Wool:   Artist's reception for Jane Bowen. 36 pm.
Copper Quail Gallery, 211A Texas St. 3882646.
Rabbit Stories and Activities for Kids.  5-7 pm, Silco Theatre.  Led by WNMU Early Childhood Education Club
    Judy with Alma Zazz!.  6-8 pm, Diane’s Parlor, Bullard St.
   Music and Conversation: The Desert Larks.  6:30-8:30 pm, Yankie Creek Coffee House. 
Celtic and Elizabethan music.  534-9025.
    BUNNY HOP DANCE.  8 pm, Buffalo Dance Hall.  With Brandon Perrault Band.  FREE.  Nick’s Birthday - all welcome to help celebrate. 
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    WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College. 6 pm. www.wnmumustangs.com
    WNMU Men's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College.  8 pm. www.wnmumustangs.com
    Wintering Raptors of the Great Basin.  7 pm, WNMU Harlan Hall. Presentation by Alan Hinde, PhD, on his ongoing census and banding study.   Hinde is a former Director of Banding Operations in the Goshute Mountains of Nevada and the International Bird Center in Eilat, Israel (the only primary raptor banding operation in the Middle East.)  Program of SW NM Audubon Society.   All welcome.
    Jammin’ Jeff.  Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos.   5389911