Community Calendar March 24

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.

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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

6 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.). The Vagina Monologues is a play that explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, and more.

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.

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 Mask (1985). 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.

MONDAY, MARCH 27

FAMILY STORYTIME

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

EUREKA!

4 pm @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec 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.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

CHESS CLUB

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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29

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 Everything Everywhere All at Once in honor of Women’s History Month.

FAMILY STORYTIME

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

TINKER TECH

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH COUNCILOR LINDA GARCIA, DIST. 1

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Gallup Senior Center (607 N. 4th St.).

SAVE THE DATE

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

CREATIVE CORNER - DEITY AND DIVINE ART

4 pm @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.).Celebrate and Honor Women’s History Month by reflecting on the important role of women and create your own deity art. 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 1

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.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP: ART JOURNALING WITH TASHA N.

9 am - 4 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.). Register at www.galluparts.org/workshops

MONDAY, APRIL 3

REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING

3 pm @ 207 W. Hill Ave.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

RED MESA REVIEW 2022 RELEASE CELEBRATION

5:30 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). There will be readings from the submissions and light refreshments. For questions or more information, call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FRIDAY, APRIL 7

AMAZING WOMEN OF THE WILD WEST

11 am @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Join VanAnn Moore as she presents the history of three important New Mexico women. For questions or more information, call 505-863-7531 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

OFPL CLOSED

The library will be closed so the team can support Gallup’s Easter Spring Fling and ArtsCrawl.

FRIENDS OF OFPL BOOK SALE

4 pm - 9 pm @ El Morro Theatre (207 W. Coal Ave.). Come to Gallup’s monthly block party and browse hundreds of already-enjoyed books that have been hand-picked by library staff. Fill up a bag with books for $5.

SHOW OPENING: 9TH ANNUAL YOUTH ART SHOW

7 pm - 9 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123 W. Coal Ave.).

ONGOING

RECRUITING TEEN MAKERS

OFPL is recruiting Teens to help spread their passion. Get trained and certified on our MakerSpace equipment and become a Teen Ambassador for the MakerSpace! 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.

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 24 - March 30, 2023