FRIDAY Oct. 13
Computer Class: PowerPoint for Beginners
10:30 am-12:30pm @ Main Branch. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required. You can register at the library Front Desk, call (505) 863-1291, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Get up and game
Get moving with these fun and active Kinect video games. 4-5 pm, Children’s Branch 200 W. Aztec Ave.
SATURDAY Oct. 14
Saturday Stories
10:30 am @ the Children’s Branch. Saturday story time is guaranteed to be fun for the whole family while encouraging literacy and lifelong learning skills. Call (505) 726-6120 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Computer Class: 3D Printing
3-5pm @ Main Branch. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required. You can register at the library Front Desk, call (505) 863-1291, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
ART123 Whodunnit?
Solve the case of the “missing art work” an art heist detective game. (Obligatory disclaimer: the case of the “missing artwork” is make-believe for your entertainment.) Enjoy live music, free face painting, and more. 7-9 pm, ART123.
Fall Festival
There will be an “Ancient Way Fall Festival & Art Market.” 3-6 pm. For more information visit: www.zunipuebloart.org.
SUNDAY Oct. 15
CROP Hunger Walk 2017
The Gallup community will come together to raise awareness about hunger and poverty both locally and globally for the annual CROP Hunger Walk. Schedule: 1pm, Community Pantry and Hope Garden Tour; 2pm Welcome and Opening Comments; 2:15 pm Walk from the pantry through Downtown Gallup cross the RR tracks at the Second street—return to the pantry. Call (505) 721-9879.
Cars & Coffee
Meet the neighbors and car enthusiasts each Sunday from noon to 2 pm at Camille’s Sidewalk Café, 306 S. 2nd St., Gallup.
MONDAY Oct. 16
Brain Injury Peer Support Group
Meets every Monday from 11 am-1 pm. Facilitator Ken Collins. Discussions designed to help relieve stress for those living with a brain injury. Hozho Center for Personal Enhancement, 216 W. Maloney Ave. Call (505) 870-1483 or (505) 330-1885.
Ken Burns Films Series
5-6pm @ Main Branch. Beginning in October and running through December, the library presents special screenings of the documentary film The Vietnam War by Ken Burns. The screenings will include panel discussions about the war’s impact on veterans and their loved ones. Program details will be announced through our website www.galluplibray.com and posted on the library Facebook page www.facebook.com/octaviapubliclibrary. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Gadget Garage Technology Hour
6-7pm @ Main Branch. Bring in your personal technology devices and our technology trainer will answer questions and help you trouble shoot. Gadget Garage is on a first come first serve basis. Call (505) 863-1291 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
TUESDAY Oct. 17
Computer Class: Internet II
3-5pm @ Main Branch. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required. You can register at the library Front Desk, call (505) 863-1291, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maker Zone (6 and older)
We provide supplies, you supply the ideas. Every Tuesday at 4pm join us at the Children’s Branch for creativity, innovation and fun. Open to all ages. Children’s Branch 200 W. Aztec Ave.
Integrating songwriting in the Curriculum
4:30-6 pm, @ Stagecoach Elementary (Rm. 12). Integrating Songwriting in the Curriculum. For GMCS Elementary, Mid School and High School Teachers ((music, math, science, etc.) and Counselors. Presented by: Ronald Ryan Hernandez (Stagecoach Elementary Music Teacher). Rationale: To give educators, music and non-music areas, strategies on how to integrate songwriting to their curriculum. Please send an email if you’re interested in attending This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Gallup Interfaith Meeting
The Gallup Interfaith Community will meet at 6:30 pm. A dialogue on the “Search for Oneness” will be facilitated by Jeff Kiely. Bring food and drink for a shred meal. All are welcome in friendship in community. Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 151 state Hwy 564. Call (505) 290-3557.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 18
10:30-11:30 am @ Children’s Branch. An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring music, movement, rhymes, and stories.
El Portal for Homeschooling Families
3pm @ Children’s Branch. Join us for an informative and interactive session about the library’s El Portal Databases and how they can help you with your homeschooling and education needs. Taught by library Technology Trainer Markos Chavez. Call (505) 863-1291.
Wednesday Night Films
5:30-7 pm @ Main Branch. Free weekly movie and popcorn provided. This week: The Forest
THURSDAY Oct. 19
4-5 pm@ Children’s Branch. Fun crafts for the whole family. This week’s activity: Brown Paper Bag Halloween Luminaries
Computer Class: MS Excel for Beginners
3-5pm @ Main Branch. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required. You can register at the library Front Desk, call (505) 863-1291, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
ONGOING
City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board
Meets on the first Monday from 3-5 pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. When those Mondays are holidays, the meetings are on the following Monday. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling and other environmental issues are welcome. Call (505) 722-0039 for information.
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Meets Wednesday, 6-7 pm, at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Redrock Dr. (in the library). All are welcome.
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
Gallup Solar is hosting community conversations about all things solar Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm at 113 E. Logan. Call: (505) 728-9246 for info on topics and directions.
Gateways to Imagination
Join the Farmington Museum for our national juried art competition: Gateway to Imagination. This annual show attracts fine artists from across the country and will feature approximately 100 entries, including paintings, watercolors, sculptures, photographs, and mixed media. For more information, including how to enter, please visit CallForEntry.org and use the keyword “Farmington.” This event is free to the public and open during regular museum hours. For more information call (505) 599-1174 or visit www.fmtn.org/FarmingtonMuseum.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity yard sales are held every Saturday, 9 am-noon on Warehouse Lane, weather permitting. Volunteers wishing to serve on construction projects may sign up there or call (505) 722-4226.
Habitat for Humanity - work sessions
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.
McKinley County Health Alliance
McKinley County Health Alliance convenes on the second Wednesday of the month from 11 am-1pm at the New Mexico Cancer Center across from UNM-Gallup. Everyone is welcome to attend and engage in discussions about health, education, economic, and environmental inequities and to help facilitate change in those systems. Call (505) 906-2671.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous 12-step meetings. Held every Saturday at 10 am. The First Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive. Open to anybody who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info. (505) 307-5999, (505) 721-9208, or (505) 870-1483.
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.
Support Early Language and Literacy for School Success!
Gallup McKinley County Schools is currently recruiting pregnant women and teens in McKinley County with children from birth to 5 years of age. There are no income guidelines and services are free to ALL community members. Learn more about this opportunity by contacting BeBe Sarmiento at (505) 721-1055.
SAVE THE DATE
Regional Tourism Summit Comes to Gallup
On Oct. 23, the Regional Tourism Economic Summit Series is coming to Gallup. The New Mexico Hospitality Association chose Gallup as one of its 10 regional meeting locations in a partnership with the City of Gallup and the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce. From: 3:30-5:00pm, El Morro Events Center, 210 S Second Street. Call (505) 863-1227.
Neighborhood Meeting
On Oct. 26, we invite residents of District 1 to visit with Councilor Linda Garcia at 6:30 pm. Councilor Garcia will be there to listen to your concerns. It’s a great opportunity to share ideas and we welcome your compliments and complaints. Please join us and feel free to bring a friend or two. Residents outside of District 1 are also welcome to attend. Location: Northside Senior Center, 607 N. 4th St.
SBDC Workshop
On Now. 3, join the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce for a workshop with artist Maggie Hanely “When ART is your business.” Topics include: pricing your Artwork, presentation of your art, online sales opportunities, and more. Call (505) 722-2220. 9 am-3pm, Gallup Chamber of Commerce, 106 W. Hwy. 66.
Neighborhood Meeting
On Nov. 4, we invite residents of District 4 to visit with Councilor Fran Palochak at 6 pm. Councilor Palochak will be there to listen to your concerns. It’s a great opportunity to share ideas and we welcome your compliments and complaints. Please join us and feel free to bring a friend or two. Residents outside of District 4 are also welcome to attend. Location: Stagecoach Elementary School, 1498 Freedom Dr,
National Seal of Bilingual Proficiency Test
On Nov. 4, there’s no fee to take this proficiency assessment for graduating high school. High school seniors may participate in the Navajo Nation Bilingual Proficiency test held at the Department of Dine Education Building, Window Rock, Ariz. Call (928) 871-7660 for more info. Navajonationdode.org.
America Recycles Day
Save the date! The annual American Recycles Day and Crafts Fair and Recycling Jamboree will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Gallup Community Center, 9am-3pm. Call (505) 721-9879.