Upcoming events throughout Old West Country:
Feb 8: World Wetlands DayWorld Wetlands events run from 8 am to noon Saturday. A guided bird tour is scheduled for 8:15, a wetlands presentation and the Rolling River will be displayed.
All events are free with a valid park pass. Daily entrance fee is $5.00 per vehicle and annual day passes are $40. Mesilla Vally Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla 575 523 4398
Feb 9: Gila Cliff Dwellings Nat\'l MonumentWhen the Monument Visitor Center was reopened in January a new museum was in place displaying artifacts from the area, plus an exhibit on the Chiricahua who feel the Gila Wilderness is a part of the homeland..
A 15-minute video gives more on this history, together with a new bookstore.
The Dwellings are open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Check on the 1 p.m. guided tour. A $3 fee for adults to visit the dwellings. North on NM15 and returning on NM35 and NM152 575 536 9461
Feb 11: 2012 Boothill Cowboy Poetry Fiesta Museum BenefitThe Fun and Laughter event of the Year.
Free hamburgers, Top Performers.
$10.. for one o the most FUN evenings you will ever have! 5:00 at the Museum, 708 East 2nd St 575 542-9258
hookjune@hotmail.com
May 2: SRAM Tour of the GilaThe 26th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila offers a 5-day stage race for: Men Pro,1; Women Pro,1,2; Senior Men 2; Senior Men 3 and Men 40+. The 5-day stage race consists of 3 Road Races, an Individual Time Trial and a Criterium. The 5-day stage race format will be the following: Stage 1: Silver City to Mogollon Road Race, Stage 2: The Inner Loop Road Race, Stage 3: Tyrone Individual Time Trial, Stage 4: Downtown Silver City Criterium and Stage 5: Gila Monster Road Race. The overall General Classification winner will be the rider with the lowest overall time for all the races. The Men Pro, 1 and the Women Pro, 1, 2 races are a part of the 2011 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.
The 26th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila, also, offers a 4-day stage race for: Senior Men 4,5 and Women 3,4. The 4-day stage race consists of 2 Road Races, an Individual Time Trial and a Criterium. The 4-day stage race format will be the following: Stage 1: The Inner Loop Road Race, Stage 2: Tyrone Individual Time Trial, Stage 3: Downtown Silver City Criterium and Stage 5: Gila Monster Road Race. The overall General Classification winner will be the rider with the lowest overall time for all the races.
CONTACT INFORMATION: racemistress@tourofthegila.com or call Jack Brennan, SRAM Tour of the Gila Race Director, at 575-388-3222 or 575-590-2612 cell. Silver City and various mountain race routes 575-388-3222
May 27: Silver City Blues FestivalMay 27, - May 29, 2011
The Silver City Blues Festival is a rollicking three-day series of concerts, street dances, vendors, food, fun and more, in Gough Park and other venues in Historic Downtown.
The Silver City Blues Festival has become one of the Southwest\'s premier music festivals, drawing musicians and music fans from around the world.
Set in the grassy confines of Gough Park in May of each year, the Blues Festival is a music event, community celebration and all-around block party, set to an outstanding assortment of blues music. Silver City\'s terrific late-Spring weather almost always assures warm afternoons and cool, star-lit evenings on the park lawn. Gough Park
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