Chamber Chat for Monday Feb 4, 2025
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES WORKSHOP
Feb 13, 2025 from 1:30-3:00 at the APS Admin bldg. 2301 Bulldog Blvd. Maximize your impact during National Championship Air Races (NCAR) Creative tourism solutions and customer service strategies to help locals make the most of the NCAR coming to Roswell annually beginning September 2025. RSVP NOW! 575-746-2744, artesiachamber@gmail.com $10 per person. Click here for more information.
NEW CLASS AT VARSITY ACADEMY
New Class will be held every Monday & Wednesday starting February 3rd! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Roberto Cordova will be teaching Jiu Jitsu at Varsity Academy (1032 S. 13th St.) Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7pm. All ages welcome. See attached flyer for all the details.
SUN COUNTY HOMES AND GARDENS UPCOMING EVENTS!
Thursday 2/6 at 6:00 pm they are having a succulent box class. $50 includes all supplies. Registration form is here https://forms.gle/YDykGxumTaMhpBkt5
Friday 2/7 they are having a succulent class at 9:30 am. Class is $10 and you get to choose your own pots and succulents. Link to register https://forms.gle/egMYNqkoGWKLwKeo7
Saturday 2/8 at 2:00 they are having another choose your own pots class. Registered here https://forms.gle/egMYNqkoGWKLwKeo7
Thursday 2/13 they are having extended last minute valentines shopping event with sample of Los Poblanos Lavender Farms culinary and skin products. Lots of great gifts for your valentine or yourself! Open until 7:00
HAPPY AQUA-TINES AT THE ARTESIA AQUATIC CENTER!
Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 from 12:00-3:00 decorate and compete in their Valentine’s Day Box Contest, $5 per person. Bring your own box and they will have the supplies. Swimming, Ninja course, photo backdrop, and games will be available. Also, enjoy food trucks (Big Red’s Concession & Woodfire Pizza) Winner receives a free month pass for 4 people-month of winner’s choice! Click here to view flyer.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP
Every other Tuesday (2/11, 2/25 and so on) from 6:30pm-7:30pm at Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center -1402 Gilchrist Ave. RSVP to Helen at 575-746-6006.
ARTESIA WALKABILITY PUBLIC MEETING
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 6:00PM at CVE Community Room (1403 N. 13th St.) Everyone is welcome, please join us.
PAINT YOUR PARTNER VALENTINE PAINT NIGHT
The Artesia Arts Council & instructor Kirsten Mauritsen will guide artists to produce portraits of their BFFs! No talent required, just a good sense of fun! 7-9 pm, February 14th, Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 W. Main St. 575.746.4212 or www.artesiaartscouncil.com to register.
ART IN SCIENCE KIDS PAINT PARTY
The Artesia Arts Council & instructor Natasha Wilde will guide youngsters in using math skills to create an optical illusion art tile piece in the style of M.C. Escher. 4-5:30 pm, February 18th, Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 W. Main St. 575.746.4212 or www.artesiaartscouncil.com to register. (Ages 7 & up)
WOMEN OF THE WORD CONFERENCE 2025
Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 doors open at 8am. First Baptist Church Artesia. Tickets available now at www.womenofthewordnm.com Check them out on Facebook.
CIVIL STRATEGIC CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES
Saturday, Feb 22- Sunday, Feb 23, 2025. OR Saturday, March 22 & Sunday, March 23, 2025. For more information contact: Civilstrategic.com
Israel Bush 575-703-5943 or Jeremiah Bush 575-520-5494. Click here to view flyer.
AMERICA’S JOB CENTER BUSINESS SUMMIT ‘25
America’s Job Center is hosting a business summit in Hobbs on February 26th, and would like to extend an invitation to all businesses in Artesia to participate in the survey and attend the event. If you have any questions, please contact us at America’s Job Center at 575-748-1303. Click here and here for more information.
FATHER DAUGHTER DINNER & DANCE
Friday, Feb 28, 2025 6pm-9pm at The Artesia Country Club (large banquet room) Click here for all the details.
PARADISE FOR THE PSYCHE-ART SHOW & RECEPTION
The Artesia Arts Council presents “Paradise For The Psyche”, an art show by local artist Kenya Thompson, on display in the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center gallery January 7-February 28th. (310 W. Main, 575.746.4212). View flyer here .
12TH ANNUAL SMOKIN’ CLAY SHOOT
March, 29, 2025 hosted by the Casey White Foundation, email caseywhitefoundation@gmail.com or call Tabatha at 575-308-3892 for additional information. Loads of fun to be had “smokin’ clays”, long range competition, shooting games, raffles, door prizes, lunch and camaraderie to be had by all! Youth competition added this year!
DANCING WITH THE STARS (OF EDDY COUNTY)
Come on Artesia now is our time to shine! There is a competition between dancers to see who can raise the most money. There are 7 contestants from Carlsbad and just 1 from Artesia (our very own amazing Allyson Joy) Owner of Heirloom acres and the Associate Publisher of the Focus Magazines!) Let’s get behind our hometown girl and show Eddy County how great it truly is to be a Bulldog! Please see the attached sponsorship information. There is a place where you can assign your donation to a specific dancer. Also, we hope you will purchase a ticket ($50 each) to attend this fun event on April 18th, 2025 at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts and Exhibition Center in Carlsbad. All proceeds go to the United Way of Eddy County. Click here for more information
EDDY COUNTY NEWSLETTER
Click here to read the Jan-March 2025 Eddy County Newsletter.
ARTESIA COUNTRY CLUB 2025 GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Click here to view .
KYMERA INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
Kymera Independent Physicians would like to introduce their new Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine Dr. Chechani. He is now taking new patients at their Roswell office. Learn all about him here.
ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS SURVEY
AGH is currently in the process of working on a community health needs survey and is inviting comment from local residents. The survey is designed to gather feedback on important healthcare issues and the programs in place to support them in your community. The feedback gathered in this survey will help the organization and its community partners prioritize and address health needs in the years to come.
Please respond openly and honestly as this survey is anonymous. The survey results will be gathered and compiled in Artesia General Hospital’sCommunity Health Needs Assessment, which will be accessible on the organization’s website in three to six months.
Please distribute the survey to employees in your organization and community members you believe may be interested in responding. The survey can be accessed at
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=zetPjyU5eEmEUolhK–ZsQJbdxnORqlAlcYt_OxSchBUNkZFRkZQUzlTS0gwS045Wkc1TzJSWUNUNS4uARTESIA PUBLIC LIBRARY-FULL SCHEDULE FEBRUARY
Click here for the FULL FEBRUARY SCHEDULE.
*All of their programs are free and open to the public. Please visit their website for more information. www.artesianm.gov/library