Event Calendar

March 1

Limited Time: Rueben, Egg Salad Sandwich (Lent) & Irish Cream Drinks at Camille’s Café

March 2

An Ash Wednesday service of Scripture and meditation, litany and song will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7:00 pm on March 2. Join the church family of WPC and the Rev. Randy Pence for a time of reflection and imposition of ashes on this first day of the Lenten Season.

The church is located on the hill at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive - just south of Orleans Manor Apartments).

March 5

Free Family Art Kit: Paint and Play with Texture Designed by: father/daughter Diné artist duo Jerry Brown and MB - ART123 Gallery 12 – 6pm (while supplies last) Use unconventional painting tools to create a colorful, textural, and expressive 5” x 7” canvas. More info: www.galluparts.org/ familyartkits

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March 12

8th Annual Youth Art Show Featuring over 200 student artists from 9 schools across McKinley County. ART123 Gallery Virtual Opening: 11:45am LIVE on the @gallupARTS Facebook page. In-person Opening: 12 – 6pm (open house)

March 14

National Pi Day-Relay For Life Camille’s Café

A Pi / Pie Day Fund Raiser for Cancer Research 10am - 2pm (or until sold out) in Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe Patio Room, 306 S. 2nd Street-Gallup. To celebrate this day, be irrational! Eat pie for breakfast, lunch, during your coffee break, dinner or for a midnight snack. Purchase pie by the slice ($3) or buy a whole pie for ($15)! In town delivery will be available. Treat yourself, family, friends, or colleagues and celebrate this day. Fight Cancer and Feed Your Face! All pies are donated by local restaurants, bakers, and bakeries! This event is sponsored by the American Cancer Society Gallup-McKinley Relay For Life Ups & Downs Team. For more information or to reserve a pie contact Linda Shelton (505) 2979515 on March 13.

March 25

National Waffle Day-Waffles sold all day, purchase waffles and receive a free drink Camille’s Cafe

March 26

Open Mic Night Camille’s Cafe

March Events at the Octavia Fellin Public Library

Google Career Certificate Scholarship

Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship. Prepare for entry-level positions in data analytics, IT support, project management, or user experience design - no college degree or relevant experience required. Apply for a scholarship at ofpl.online now through March 31st, 2022. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Are you struggling to pay your rent, utilities, or facing eviction? The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities. Join New Mexico Legal Aid at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for assistance completing the ERAP application. Please call New Mexico Legal Aid at (505) 722-4417 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in help may also be available. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

March 31

National Crayon Day: Draw on our tables (covered in paper)! Camille’s Cafe

Grow with Google: Drive Traffic to your Website with SEO

Anyone with a website or business presence online can benefit from Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the process of helping search engines find and display your site in search results. Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or inperson at the Main Library on Wednesday, March 9th at 10am. Hosted by one of Google’s internal SEO experts, this workshop will give you a behind-the-scenes view into how Google approaches SEO for its own sites. Learn practical strategies that you can implement to help drive traffic to your site. Email bmartin@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Navajo Astronomy

Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Friday, March 11th at 4pm for a Navajo Astronomy presentation. The final virtual presentation in the series will further discuss traditional Navajo astronomy, constellations, and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their

place within it. Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Soar with OFPL at Rio West Mall

Join us inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on Saturday, March 19th from 12pm to 4pm to explore aerodynamic activities. Make your own helicopter, a paper twirler that will fly in the wind, join an airplane design and building contest, and learn the physics of tossing a frisbee! Fun and entertainment for the entire family. Email bmartin@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

We READ, We TALK Book Club

OFPL’s Book Club is reading This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota’s Gilead River, the Lincoln Indian Training School is a pitiless place where Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to Odie O’Banion, a lively orphan boy whose exploits constantly earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Odie and his brother, Albert, are the only white faces among the hundreds of Native American children at the school. Zoom discussions will be on Tuesday, March 22nd at 6pm and Saturday, March 26th at 2pm. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Composting 101

Join OFPL and the Community Pantry & Hope Garden LIVE on Zoom or Facebook @galliplibrary on Friday, March 25th at 4pm as we learn more about composting, its benefits, and how to incorporate it into your garden. A three sisters seed packet is available at OFPL using the Supply Request Form at ofpl. online. Email jwhitman@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Grow a Garden

Join OFPL and the Community Pantry & Hope Garden on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube on Wednesday, March 30th at 12pm to learn the fundamentals of making your own garden box and how to have a successful growing season. A three sister’s seed packet is available at OFPL using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Daniel Vandever: Indigenous Storyteller and author of Herizon

Join us LIVE on Zoom or Facebook, @galluplibrary on Wednesday, March 30th at 2pm for a book talk featuring Daniel Vandever. His books are a key element in the process of creating sustainable change from within. Fall in Line, Holden is a story about boarding school era education. It is a story rich in imagination, which carries over to Herizon, a book dedicated to his nieces with the hope for a more inclusive, empowering future. The story details the journey of a young Diné girl as she helps her grandmother retrieve a flock of sheep aided by a magical scarf. In an age that has seen the election of the first female vice president in U.S. history, Herizon speaks to the power of the moment and honors progress and persistence to reach audiences from any background. Email bmartin@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - meets Tuesday, March 15th at 7 PM at the Gallup Masonic Lodge. First time attendees or for information, call or text (505) 615-8053.

THE FORUM GROUP - A discussion group which explores a variety of topics with a goal of enlightened learning, utilizing civil dialogue that allows all opinions to be valued. Meets Thursday, March 10th at 7 PM at the Gallup Masonic Lodge. For more information, call or text (505) 6158053 or GallupEvents @ yahoo.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring Break March 14-18

(no School)

School Board Meeting March 21 Early Release March 24 Cultural STEm fair March 30 & 31 Academic Parent Teacher Teams

Thoreau March 1 Navajo - March 1 Lincoln - Mar ch 1 Crownpoint - March 8 Chee Dodge - Mar ch 9 Jefferson - Mar ch 9 Tohatchi - Mar ch 9 Tobe Turpen - March 10 Del Norte - March 22

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.GMCS.ORG OR CALL

505-721-1000

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