Area Events

Social Dance Lessons taught by Joe Rodman Wednesdays (through March) at 6 pm at the Raton Convention Center. Come and learn:  Line Dances, Line of Dance, Dance Floor Etiquette, Dance Frame, Two Step, Waltz, Four Count Swing, Polka, Electric Slide, Rumba, Rancheria & more.$55/single $90/couple.Contact: Raton Department of Parks and…

Raton Arts & Humanities will present a Tribute to Neil Diamond by Denny Diamond on Thursday, March 10th, 7 pm at the Shuler Theater. Using Neil Diamond’s catalog as a foundation, Denny Diamond and his sons ("the Jewels") also tackle classics by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Buddy Holly and…

Miners' Colfax Medical Center invites you to attend a session on Friday, March 11th from 8 am until 5 pm at MCMC Longterm Care Facility in Raton. Free training and a sack lunch will be provided. Please register by calling Gloria at 575-445-4516 (gneurauter@minershosp.com).   Just as CPR helps you assist…

Instructor Rey Lujan Gaytan will present two Saturday workshops for “Hand Building with Clay”:  Workshop 1 on February 27th and Workshop 2 on March 12th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Annex Classroom of LCC Springer Campus. 12 yrs & up:  $50 Registration + $10 Material Fee 11 yrs & under:  $25 Registration…

Family Worship Center will be serving a FREE variety food buffet on Saturday, March 12th from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm.  Everyone is welcome!   The home-cooked meal will be served in the Fellowship Room of Family Worship Center which is located at 219 Kearney Ave. in Raton (2 blocks west of 2nd…

Lip Sync Battle 2016 will be held Saturday, March 12th from 7 pm until 9 pm at the Famous Performing Arts Center in Trinidad. Tickets are $10.   Prospective performers need to call Linda at 719-680-8887. Fee for performers is $10. 1st Prize $100 / 2nd $75 / 3rd $50.  …

Independent Riders are sponsoring their annual fundraiser on Sunday, March 13th 11:30 am - 3:30 pm at St. Patrick's/St. Joseph's Parish Hall in Raton to benefit the Run for the Wall 2016. Serving Posole, Frito Pie, drink & dessert! $6.00 Adult $5 Senior (55 and over) $4 Children (12 and…

Social Dance Lessons taught by Joe Rodman Wednesdays (through March) at 6 pm at the Raton Convention Center. Come and learn:  Line Dances, Line of Dance, Dance Floor Etiquette, Dance Frame, Two Step, Waltz, Four Count Swing, Polka, Electric Slide, Rumba, Rancheria & more.$55/single $90/couple.Contact: Raton Department of Parks and…

Capulin Volcano National Monument will be hosting a series of lecturers to deliver FREE presentations based - not on the geology of Capulin Volcano but - on how the 60,000 year-old volcano fits into the cultural landscape of New Mexico.   Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeast New Mexico is organizing…

The Knights of Columbus St. Juan Diego Council and the Des Moines Village Council will be hosting a BINGO. It will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 5:00 pm at the Des Moines School cafeteria. Come and join in and have some fun to help our school. $25.00…

Accidental Writers Guild meets every Friday at 10 am in the upstairs room of the Arthur Johnson Memorial Library at 244 Park Ave. in Raton. All those interested in writing are invited to attend. New writers  – regardless of your preferred type of writing – are encouraged and welcomed. Share…

The Arthur Johnson Memorial Library in Raton will host a computer class on Basic Email on Saturday, March 19th.  People interested in taking the Basic Email class may call the library at 445-9711 to sign up.

Hungry Hearts of Family Worship Center will be serving a FREE Irish Food Buffet on Saturday, March 19th from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm.  Everyone is welcome!   The home-cooked meal will be served in the Fellowship Room of Family Worship Center which is located at 219 Kearney Ave. in Raton (2 blocks…

There will be an All-City Palm Sunday Worship Gathering on Sunday, March 20th at 6pm at First Baptist Church in Raton. Come join the worship, hear the message and share the fellowship. An offering for the Raton Ministerial Alliance assistance fund will be received. If you are able, please bring a non-perishable…

Social Dance Lessons taught by Joe Rodman Wednesdays (through March) at 6 pm at the Raton Convention Center. Come and learn:  Line Dances, Line of Dance, Dance Floor Etiquette, Dance Frame, Two Step, Waltz, Four Count Swing, Polka, Electric Slide, Rumba, Rancheria & more. Last Class will be March 23rd.…

Come meet and eat with members of the Raton Chamber of Commerce at Mulligan's Restaurant on Weds., March 23rd at 6 pm.

First United Methodist Church of Springer, NM will offer Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Worship on March 24th at 7 pm.      

Springer First United Methodist Church will offer a Good Friday Worship Service on March 25th at 6:30 pm called, “What Does the Cross Mean to You?” On this somber dreadful day, we are called to remember all that God has done for us through the sacrifice of God’s Son.   May we…

The Raton Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a new food program every fourth Friday of the month at the old City Market building on South 2nd Street beginning at 10 am. This month, food distribution will be Friday, March 25th. There are no income requirements or restrictions. The food is free to everyone. Anyone…