Calendar - Nov. 7

• Friday-Saturday — Christmas Craft Fair. Do your Christmas shopping locally. There will be a children's ornament contest and a raffle for new tablet. For vendor opportunities, contact Debi Zaida at 575-709-0389 or email [email protected]. Quay County Fairgrounds barn, Tucumcari.

• Monday — Veterans Day Memorial Service. The annual tribute to military veterans will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Veterans Park at Third and Main streets in Tucumcari. A meal will follow at VFW Post 2528 at 105 E. Main St., Tucumcari. American flags will be installed at the Tucumcari cemetery starting at 9 a.m. Friday.

• Nov. 16 — Route 66 Women: Untold Stories of the Mother Road. Join The Gallery Etc. and the New Mexico Humanities Council for this presentation at 6 p.m. The Gallery Etc., 201 S. Second St., Tucumcari.

• Nov. 17 — Denim & Diamonds. Join Tucumcari MainStreet for an evening out. Enjoy a steak dinner and dancing to the Buster Bledsoe Band. Meet the Tucumcari MainStreet community and enjoy a silent auction. From 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Ticket prices are $35 per person, $250 for a table of eight, or $320 for a table of 10. Tucumcari Convention Center.

• Dec. 1 — Parade of Lights. The fun begins at 6 p.m. as the floats cruise down Route 66 Boulevard from the old Kmart parking lot to the Tucumcari Convention Center. For more information or to register, contact the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce by phone at 575-461-1694 or email [email protected].

• Dec. 1 — Christmas Expo. Celebrate the holidays at this seventh annual event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. after the Parade of Lights. If you're around from 1 to 3 p.m., you might spot Santa. Tucumcari Convention Center.

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