First Day Hikes

Start your New Year's resolutions with NM State Parks January 1, 2015

Elephant Butte State Park

Kick-off Pickamania with a Foot Stomping Street Dance

The Out of Kilters, playing the 6th Annual Pickamania Kick-Off Dance, Friday night, Sept. 12, 6:30-9pm, on 6th St. off Bullard

Silver City's Pickamania Kick-Off Street Dance
Date	Friday, 12th September 2014
Time	6:30 to 9:00 PM
Location	6th street off Bullard (Food Coop parking area)

Next weekend, Silver City and the Mimbres Regional Arts Council will host the 6th annual incarnation of Pickamania: a free weekend of some of the best bluegrass, folk and traditional acts in the country, with some Southwest talents if you're craving local flavor. The weekend kicks off with a foot stomping, kilt lifting street dance, sponsored by the Silver City Food Coop.

6th Annual Pickamania

Silver City loves it's citizens. That's the only explanation I can find for our fabulous music festivals that are free to the public. Silver City's 6th Annual Pickamania is a mountain haven for Bluegrass and traditional music fans.

Sarah Jarosz plays Pickamania on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Gough Park. The Festival runs Sept. 12-14th in Silver City, New Mexico.

Headlining the event are the critically acclaimed Grammy nominated folk artist Sarah Jarosz playing on Saturday and the fabulous Grammy nominated Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys serving up some kickin' cajun music on Sunday.

The venue is Gough Park, in downtown Silver City. Festival-goers can buy food, enjoy the beer

"Knock Your Socks Off" Stargazing at City of Rocks

Tour of incredibly dark skies just a 30 minute drive from Silver City

Image of Silver City area night skies, from Google images

This past weekend, my friends and neighbors, Dom & Sherry attended the Silver City Astronomical Society's Stars-N-Parks event, routinely held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.