FRIDAY, APRIL 5
THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL BIAS AND SOCIAL DETERMIANTS ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
9 am - 10:30 am via Zoom. For more information visit gallupnm.gov.
K-POP NIGHT
6 pm - 9 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Mingle with K-POP fans, synchronize your dance moves to your favorite K-POP artists, and trade K-POP merch. 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
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
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 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, APRIL 6
CONSENT FAIR
12 pm - 3 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.). Create a T-shirt to center your voice to those who are surviving or have survived any type of sexual violence. (Supplies will be provided).
SPRING CHESS TOURNAMENT
9 am - 4 pm @ El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Registration begins at 9 am with rounds beginning at 10 am and the event ending with an awards ceremony at 4 pm. This free scholastic tournament is open to chess players of all ages and skill levels.
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 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (2018). 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, APRIL 7
MONDAY, APRIL 8
GMCS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.
MUSIC MONDAY
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). For National Week of the Young Child, join OFPL for a special concert by national award-winning singer and songwriter Dan Crow.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories! Throughout April, the storytimes will celebrate Spring. 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.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
9:30 am - 1 pm @ GMCS Boardroom (640 S. Boardman Dr.. For appointments, call 1-877-25VITAL or go to vitalan.org.
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.
TASTY TUESDAY
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). For National Week of the Young Child, join OFPFL for an introduction to cooking workshop for kids ages 3-8.
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, APRIL 10
POKÉMON GO SPRING SHOWDOWN
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join Zollinger Library for a Pokémon tournament. For questions please call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
WORKING TOGETHER WEDNESDAY
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). For National Week of the Young Child, join OFPL and Explora! for all-ages collaborative STEM exploration activities including wind tunnels, wind-powered cars, and straw rockets.
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 Gran Turismo.
FAMILY STORYTIME
11 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for Storytime activities, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and read-aloud stories! Throughout April, the storytimes will celebrate Spring. 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.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
CRAFTY THURSDAY
4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). For National Week of the Young Child, join OFPL for an all-ages dolphin-themed craft.
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Attorney David Eason will discuss the 14th amendment during this talk. 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.
BLUE DESERT TOUR
7 pm @ the El Morro Theatre (210 S. 2nd St.). The Blue Desert Tour is a jazz concert series designed to promote healing in Indigenous communities throughout the Four Corners. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
APRIL FILMS: A WALK ON THE STRANGE SIDE
4 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). This month, Zollinger Library is “taking a walk on the wild side” with their flim selection. This week’s film is Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
FAMILY FRIDAY
10 am - 11:30 am @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). For National Week of the Young Child, join OFPL for a workshop for parents of young children, early child educators, and their children, hosted by the UNM Early Childhood Services Center
NEW MEXICO GROWN: GARDENING SERIES
4 pm - 6 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join OFPL and Master Gardeners from Tumbleweed Farms for a gardening series. In this session, review ways to extend your season and prolong the life of your garden.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB
2 pm in-person at the Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.) or on Zoom. OFPL’s book club book for April is Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie. 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.
ARTSCRAWL
7 pm to 9 pm @ Downtown Gallup. Come experience local and professional art, artist demonstrations, gallery openings, live music, hands-on crafts, and games for the kids.
SHOW OPENING: BE AT ART123
7 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.). Be immersed in color in Be Sargent’s latest solo show.
ARTIST MEET-AND-GREET
7 pm - 9 pm @ LOOM Gallery (209 W. Coal Ave.). Hiro Cash is a contemporary painter and second-year BFA student at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.
POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT
7 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.). In celebration of National Poetry Month, OFPL will host several poets from the New Mexico Poetry Anthology Collection.Witness contemporary, groundbreaking work by featured poets Mia Sutanto, Boderra Joe and Shirley Balance Blackwell followed by an open mic to share your own work or hear from others.
MAKERSPACE @ ARTSCRAWL
7 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Events Center (210 S. Second St.). Join OFPL as they bring their MakerSpace to ArtsCrawl and create some spring-themed stickers.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
9 am @ 207 W. Hill Ave.
CRICUT WORKSHOP
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Create a customized pet tag with the Cricut engraving tool.Advance registration at ofpl.online is required. 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, APRIL 17
HAIKU POETRY NIGHT
5:30 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Whether you are a seasoned poet or just poetry curious, come and share in the joy of poetry and help celebrate National Poetry Month.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
HELLOTECH- HELP WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY
1 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). OFPL staff will be available to provide individual technology assistance. There will also be a job search and resume writing workshop from 1 pm to 2 pm.
BEADING WORKSHOP
4 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Design and make beautifully beaded jewelry using CreativeBug! This workshop is for people 12 years old and up. 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.
THE UNSINABLE MOLLY BROWN
5 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). VanAnn Moore performs as Molly Brown, a woman who survived the sinking of the Titanic.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
EARTH DAY FUN @ RIO WEST MALL
12 pm - 4 pm @ Rio West Mall (1300 W. Maloney Ave.).Celebrate Earth Day by making your own plantable seed paper, which is handmade paper with seeds embedded into it.
HUMAN/SEX TRAFFFICKING EDUCATION
1 pm @ OFPL’s Main Library (115 W. Hill Ave.). Join OFPL and Shaniya Logg, in collaboration with Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico for an educational presentation on human and sex trafficking in and around New Mexico and Native American communities. This event will feature a fundraising raffle to benefit survivors of McKinley County that are referred to Utah Navajo Health System- Gallup office and The Dream Center of Albuquerque. Bring an item from the list below to be donated. In turn you will be entered into the raffle: Clothing, Bedding, Snacks, Food Gift Cards, Household Items and Hygiene Products
ONGOING
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.
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.
