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January 31 Grants City Council Meeting
The Grants City Council meeting for January 31 has been cancelled. February Free Movies in February
February’s Academy Awardwinning movies to be shown at the Double Six Gallery are “Green Book” and “Moonlight”. Dates are Saturdays, the 3rd and 17th. Time is 11 a.m. See you at the movies!
February 5 C25K
Join us on campus at NMSUGrants, in front of Martinez Hall, for the second annual – free – Couch to 5K run series. Designed for beginners, this 9-week run series is fashioned to avoid injuries and gain strength, stamina and running endurance. Over the course of 9-weeks, we’ll use a run plan based on Josh Clark’s C25K to gradually work from a walk-run model to running a full 5K. And we’ll complete that final 5K run on April 1. For more information, please contact Christy Lochrie (505) 287-6643 or email: clochrie@nmsu.edu
Softball Tryouts - Los Alamitos Middle School February 5th-6th, 2024
Must have a current physical on file. Please contact Coach Carlson if you have any questions viviana.carlson@gccs.k12.nm.us
February 10 MainStreet Basket Bingo
Help us rebuild Downtown Grants. $25 for 15 games. $5 specials. Future Foundation Multipurpose Room, 550 Washington Avenue, Grants.
Free Art Project
According to Double Six Gallery’s Art Facilitator, Myriah Scarpati-Graham, the project on Saturday, February 10 is dot-to-dot artwork. All ages are welcome! Fun begins at 2 p.m. on Route 66 / 1001 W. Santa Fe Ave.
February 13
Free Academy Award Nominees Showings Moves, the magic medium, will be honored Sunday, March 10 at the Academy Awards Ceremony. On Saturday, February 13, and Saturday, March 2, two nominated films will be shown at the Double Six Gallery on Route 66 / 1001 W. Santa Fe Ave. First – “Maestro”, second – “Oppenheimer.”
February 17 Extended Double Six Gallery Hours
Extended hours at the Double Six Gallery on Saturday, February 17! Why? The Quad. Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit us and see the art-work and x-tra goodies.
Grants High School Anchors Club - Spring Blood Drive Wednesday February 21, 2024 the Grants High School Anchors Club will host its Spring Blood Drive in the Old Gym (off Roosevelt) on Feb. 21, 2024 from 8:30-1:30pm.
March 2 Free Movie – Green Book Have you heard of the Green Book, which was used in southern states? In the movie of the book title, viewers meet an African-American classical paintist as he travels through the 1960s South. This film is featured Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. in the Double Six Gallery on Route 66 / 1001 W. Santa Fe Ave.
Ongoing Book Talk Meeting
The Book Talk reader’s group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m., Grants Public Library, 1101 N. First Street, Grants. Call 505-2874793 or visit cityofgrants.net/library for more information.
Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at noon, 411 E. Santa Fe Avenue, #4, Grants. Call 505-290-1480 for more information, this number does not receive text messages, please leave a voicemail.
Bridge Group
The Grants Bridge Group is looking for new players for party/duplicate play. Call 240-478-7317 for further information.
Narcotics Anonymous
Mon 4 pm; Tue 4 pm; Wed 9 am and 7:30 pm; Thur. 4 pm; Fri 5:30 pm; Sat 4 pm; Sun 4 pm at Grants Church of Christ, 920 1st Street, Grants. All are welcome. (Not affiliated with the church.)
Every Wednesday AWANA
First Baptist Church hosts AWANA Program, 6-7:30 p.m. AWANA is for children ages three through high school. AWANA runs through the school year. Call 505-2400555 for more information.
American Legion Post 80 Pool Tournament Starts at 7 p.m. Pool Tournament at Post 80, 121 S. Third Street, Grants. Call 505-2875179 for more information.
Sit and Sew with Mt. Taylor Quilt Guild Sit & Sew meets weekly on Wednesday at 10 a.m. At the Methodist Church, 510 N. First Street, Grants, Visitors welcome
Every Thursday 12 Steps to recovery
6:30 p.m. at Zion Ministries, 511 W. Highway 66, Milan. Meeting/dinner AA/NA. Call 505-240-1104 and 505-4899869 for more information.
Every Friday American Legion Post 80 Karaoke night 7 p.m. Karaoke night at Post 80, 121 S. Third Street, Grants. Call 505-287-5179 for more information.
Music Lesson Friday’s Leonard Bernstein continues to host and teach about classical music in “Concerts for the People”, a dvd series shown every Friday at 4 p.m. in the Double Six Art Gallery on Route 66 / 1001 W. Santa Fe Ave. The New York Philharmonic plays examples to support the lesson. The arts are for EVERYONE!
Every Saturday Grants Library - Chess Night at the Library
Weekly on Saturdays at 1:00PM at the Grants Public Library. Join us to enjoy a friendly game of Chess. Open to all skill levels. If you've never played but would like to learn we have a chess guy who can teach you. Its FREE and open to all ages. You're welcome to bring your own board if you'd prefer but not to worry, we have some too.
Every Sunday First Presbyterian Church Services
The First Presbyterian Church of Grants, 400 Nimitz. Join us, Sundays at 10 a.m. worship and fellowship. Potluck lunch every second Sunday of the month.
First Wednesday Grants MainStreet Project Board Meeting
Meet at 5:30 p.m. at the GMS office located at 523 W. Santa Fe Ave. Grants, NM 87020. Meetings are open to the public. Help us change Grants for the better!
Coffee with a Cop!
The Milan Police Department invites you to join us to discuss happenings in the community and to exchange ideas while also giving feedback to the department and voicing your concerns. Meetings will be held the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Transit / Recreation Building located at 407 Airport Road in Milan, N.M.
First Thursday Cibola County Historical Society Board Meeting 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 525 W. High Street., Grants. Meetings are open to any member or nonmember. Call 505-287-2630 or visit cibolahistory.org for more information.
Second Tuesday Acoma Veterans
The Acoma American Legion Chavez and Vallo Post 116, meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Gerald G. Chino Hall at 68 Pinsbarri Road in the Pueblo of Acoma, N.M. All veterans are welcome. For more information call 505-280-8519 or 505263-3244.
Second Saturday Mt. Taylor Quilt Guild
Mt. Taylor Quilt Guild meets monthly at 10:00am on the 2nd Saturday. Sit & Sew meets weekly on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Both at the Methodist Church, 510 N. First Street, Grants, Visitors welcome