Community Calendar
Our calendar highlights local events for Otero County residents. Do you know of an event that’s missing from our calendar? Let us know! Also, see what’s happening for kids and families on our Kids Calendar.
Events in April 2025
April 1, 2025 (1 event)
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April 1, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 2, 2025 (1 event)
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April 2, 2025
This ECHO program seeks to support healthcare workers and allies in their capacity to treat and support youth experiencing mental health challenges, providing education on psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, behavioral/psychotherapeutic interventions, integrative approaches, medication management, and navigating behavioral health referrals and systems.
April 3, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 3, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 4, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 5, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 6, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 7, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 8, 2025 (6 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 8, 2025 – April 11, 2025
Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is excited and proud to host the 3rd Annual Southern New Mexico Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect at The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, NM from April 8 – 11th, 2025.
This conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.
Through the generous support of several sponsors, Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center is once again able to host this conference FREE of charge for all attendees. We will bring together professionals employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of prosecution, law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, mental health, medicine, and many more who work directly with child victims of crime. The conference not only provides core and advanced training and skill development but also the opportunity to learn from and network with professionals from various disciplines involved in the child welfare community.
For more information and to register, please visit https://kidsinccac.com/2025-conference-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/
Inn of the Mountain Gods–
April 8, 2025Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce–
April 8, 2025Please Join the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) for a Health and Wellness Webinar, presented by Dr. Julia Oppenheimer, Associate Professor in the University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Pediatrics, to learn about early signs of autism in young children. The title of this webinar is Autism and Sensory Differences: Recognizing Red Flags in Young Children and the webinar will be held on April 8th, 2025, from 12-1 pm. The objectives of this webinar and a brief biography of presenter are provided below.
Spanish interpretation is available during this meeting and participants can request to receive a certificate of completion following their attendance. You can join us via the following zoom link on the day webinar is held:
Zoom Link: https://nmececdorg.zoom.us/j/85384451455
Meeting ID: 853 8445 1455
No registration is required.
Please send any questions regarding the webinar to Sara Nozadi @ sara.nozadi@ececd.nm.gov
Objectives of Webinar:
Recognizing and understanding early signs of autism in young children, including common symptoms/behaviors associated with autism
Recognizing concerns, warranting referral for evaluation
Understanding what to look for in accessing an evaluation and resources for young children with autism
Developing strategies to discuss concerns and the next steps with families.Speaker’s Bio:
Julia Oppenheimer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UNM’s Center for Development and Disability (CDD). She received her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology in 2011 from the University of Oregon and completed her Clinical Internship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of New Mexico Health Science Center. Dr. Oppenheimer serves as the Director of Early Childhood Clinical Services at CDD, and in this role oversees the early Childhood Evaluation Program (ECEP) which provides interdisciplinary evaluations for children birth to three with concerns for developmental delays, neurodevelopmental differences, and autism. Dr. Oppenheimer has expertise in early childhood evaluation, autism diagnosis, and infant mental health treatment. In addition to her clinical management roles, Dr. Oppenheimer also is highly involved in providing direct clinical care for young children through assessment and intervention, and trains psychology interns and pediatric residents in these areas.
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April 8, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
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April 8, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 9, 2025 (6 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 8, 2025 – April 11, 2025
Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is excited and proud to host the 3rd Annual Southern New Mexico Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect at The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, NM from April 8 – 11th, 2025.
This conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.
Through the generous support of several sponsors, Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center is once again able to host this conference FREE of charge for all attendees. We will bring together professionals employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of prosecution, law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, mental health, medicine, and many more who work directly with child victims of crime. The conference not only provides core and advanced training and skill development but also the opportunity to learn from and network with professionals from various disciplines involved in the child welfare community.
For more information and to register, please visit https://kidsinccac.com/2025-conference-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/
Inn of the Mountain Gods–
April 9, 2025Join us to learn about and meet transportation needs in our community.
Zia Therapy Center–
April 9, 2025
Otero Public Health Office–
April 9, 2025On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 3:00pm-5:00pm, Heidi Kranz will be presenting Healing Hearts, Building Trust: Trauma-Informed Care for Kids & Families. Discover how to transform your work with children and families by embracing a trauma-informed lens. This dynamic workshop equips you with practical strategies to recognize trauma’s impact, foster resilience, and create safe, supportive environments. Through interactive scenarios, culturally responsive tools, and evidence-based insights, you’ll learn to shift from “What’s wrong?” to “What’s happened?”—empowering you to build trust, heal wounds, and strengthen connections.
REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lVfTN9P6Qwig5JPEVMFpiA OR BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON THE ATTACHED FLIER.
Healing Hearts, Building Trust Trauma-Informed Care for Kids & Families - Training Flier
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April 9, 2025The library Advisory Board meets each month. The meetings are open to the public.
Alamogordo Public LibraryApril 10, 2025 (5 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 8, 2025 – April 11, 2025
Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is excited and proud to host the 3rd Annual Southern New Mexico Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect at The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, NM from April 8 – 11th, 2025.
This conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.
Through the generous support of several sponsors, Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center is once again able to host this conference FREE of charge for all attendees. We will bring together professionals employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of prosecution, law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, mental health, medicine, and many more who work directly with child victims of crime. The conference not only provides core and advanced training and skill development but also the opportunity to learn from and network with professionals from various disciplines involved in the child welfare community.
For more information and to register, please visit https://kidsinccac.com/2025-conference-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/
Inn of the Mountain Gods–
April 10, 2025–
April 10, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services–
April 10, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
April 11, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 8, 2025 – April 11, 2025
Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is excited and proud to host the 3rd Annual Southern New Mexico Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect at The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, NM from April 8 – 11th, 2025.
This conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.
Through the generous support of several sponsors, Kid’s Inc. Child Advocacy Center is once again able to host this conference FREE of charge for all attendees. We will bring together professionals employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of prosecution, law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, mental health, medicine, and many more who work directly with child victims of crime. The conference not only provides core and advanced training and skill development but also the opportunity to learn from and network with professionals from various disciplines involved in the child welfare community.
For more information and to register, please visit https://kidsinccac.com/2025-conference-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/
Inn of the Mountain GodsApril 12, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 12, 2025
The Counseling CenterApril 13, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 14, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 15, 2025 (3 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 15, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
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April 15, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 16, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 16, 2025
This ECHO program seeks to support healthcare workers and allies in their capacity to treat and support youth experiencing mental health challenges, providing education on psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, behavioral/psychotherapeutic interventions, integrative approaches, medication management, and navigating behavioral health referrals and systems.
April 17, 2025 (4 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 17, 2025
The class is FREE and held online via Zoom.
Spots are limited for each class. If you register, please commit to attend.During this training, we will be candidly discussing suicide; reviewing suicide related data; and sharing some experiences. This is an emotional topic with personal history for many people. Please consider if you are ready to participate and if you feel comfortable and safe in addressing this topic. Assessing your comfort level may include revisiting and forgiving yourself for past experiences. At the end of the class, all attendees will participate as a group in a scenario in which we will ask out loud the difficult question “Are you thinking about suicide?”
We are providing the adult QPR curriculum online. Because of the sensitivity of the topic, our group is NOT providing QPR online for youth participants.
An in-person training can be arranged for groups of participants under 18 if you have a group wishing to take this training.Because this class is being offered virtually, we as facilitators like to see and check in with each participant to establish that you are feeling alright throughout the training. Please plan to participate with video ON and have audio available. By registering for the training, you confirm that you feel ready to participate in a training about suicide, agree to share your contact information with facilitators, and agree to participate with your video on.
CALL 988 if you need support or are in crisis (text or chat with 988 as well). We also encourage you to keep the following phone number handy for yourself and others: NM Crisis Access Line 855-662-7474, OR you can text 1-855-466-7100 (warmline/ text-line) or use NMConnect App for support.
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April 17, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services–
April 17, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
April 18, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 19, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 19, 2025We invite you to join us for Earth Day 2025 at Alameda Park Zoo on Saturday, April 19, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This year’s theme, Our Planet, Our Responsibility, focuses on inspiring action for a greener future.
Alameda Park ZooApril 20, 2025 (1 event)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 21, 2025 (2 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
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April 21, 2025https://zoom.us/j/99099057000?pwd=ZEBK0zj9DTlmb4dtTwHD7LMcnEDj5Y.1
April 22, 2025 (4 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 22, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Chaves County Sheriff's Office–
April 22, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
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April 22, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 23, 2025 (3 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 22, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Chaves County Sheriff's Office–
April 23, 2025A community public service presented by the State Bar of New Mexico. Consumer Debt/Bankruptcy Workshop
Repossessions, foreclosures, collection issues and bankruptcyEach workshop includes:
Presentation by a volunteer attorney
Open question and answer period
One-on-one consultation with an attorneyDates for 2025
January 22
February 26
March 26
April 23
May 28
June 18
July 23
August 27
September 24
October 22
December 10Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: Virtual
To register, call 505-797-6094.
For more information, call 505-797-6000.If you require special accommodations, please call two weeks prior to the date of the workshop to make arrangements.
April 24, 2025 (4 events)
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April 3, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Otero County Extension ServiceSpace is limited and pre-registration is required to reserve your spot. Call: 575-437-0231
April 22, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Chaves County Sheriff's Office–
April 24, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services–
April 24, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Come learn how to better manage type 2 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
April 25, 2025 (2 events)
April 22, 2025 – April 25, 2025
Chaves County Sheriff's Office–
April 25, 2025
Please SAVE THE DATE for our Spring 2025 NMPHA Friday - Intern Edition! Join us to hear highlights from their intern projects and experiences.
April 29, 2025 (3 events)
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April 29, 2025Participate in one of the following Program Acquisition Institutes. The next training is in Las Cruces, NM. It is a 3-day in-person training and will take place from April 29th-May1st, 2025. Training will be in English.
The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors curriculum is a family-informed, research-driven program meant to increase parent engagement and leadership skills and promote early development.
In the Institute, participants will learn how to provide the AP/OD curriculum directly to families and caregivers with children 0-5.
Scholarships are available for participating in the Institute.
Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico–
April 29, 2025Learn new skills during a FREE live 6-week workshop using your electronic device and an internet connection.
Are you living with a chronic condition like diabetes, arthritis, pain, asthma, high blood pressure or heart disease? Join the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
- Build skills that will help you manage your health.
- Family, friends and caregivers are welcome to join with you for free.
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April 29, 2025
Kimmie Jordan Mental Health Rehabilitation ServicesApril 30, 2025 (1 event)
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April 30, 2025Participate in one of the following Program Acquisition Institutes. The next training is in Las Cruces, NM. It is a 3-day in-person training and will take place from April 29th-May1st, 2025. Training will be in English.
The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors curriculum is a family-informed, research-driven program meant to increase parent engagement and leadership skills and promote early development.
In the Institute, participants will learn how to provide the AP/OD curriculum directly to families and caregivers with children 0-5.
Scholarships are available for participating in the Institute.
