Community Calendar

100 Years of Collecting|100 Years of Connecting is on view through December 13, 2025 at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, located at 750 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Admission is free. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit nmheritagearts.org.

The exhibition marks the Spanish Colonial Arts Society's centennial by telling its century-long story of creating and caring for an extraordinary trove of nearly 4,000 objects representing the distinctive Hispano heritage of New Mexico. This provides a unique lens on the Society’s legacy of connecting to a community of artists and supporters of Hispano arts in New Mexico and beyond.

Harwood Art Center is pleased to present Encountering Masculinity by 2025 Artist in Residence, Jocelyn Salaz. Encountering Masculinity explores masculinity through the lens of the performative theory of gender. Jocelyn examines men’s clothing, beginning with her own family for a generational perspective and then men from different world ethnicities and geographies. She grounds her exploration in clothing because of her interest in how textiles create a boundary between intimate space and the outside world, creating a space of resistance.

Join us for an Exhibition Reception & Artist Talk at Harwood on Saturday, October 18 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for the Friends of the Public Library’s monthly book sale! This sale boasts more than 25,000 items for sale, all at 70–90% of list price. Paperbacks start at just 25 cents each! You’ll also find bargain prices on used DVDs, CDs, and records. Entry is free for Friends members and $2 for non-members before noon.

This month, we'll be observing Banned Books Week with a special feature on banned and frequently challenged books! Banned books are defined by the American Library Association as materials that have been removed from curriculum or library collections based on the objections of a person or group, thereby restricting the access of others. Learn more at bannedbooksweek.org.

The Friends of the Library use funds from the Bookshop and Book Sales to support the Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County programs, such as the Summer Reading Program, El Día de los Niños, staff development, community outreach, and many other offerings.

The Friends rely on the generous donations of books and other media from the community. Small donations can be dropped off at the local library branches and larger donations at the Main Library. For more information about the Book Sales, Bookshop, donation guidelines, and how to become a member, please visit www.friendsofthepubliclibrary.org.

The Same Place at the Same Time is a series of three exhibition rotations that trace how art lives within, emerges from, and connects Taos’ creative communities. By gathering a varied array of arts—wood-fired ceramics, volunteer radio, and Pueblo foodways—into the rotating gallery space, the exhibition highlights the many interconnected maker groups within our larger Taos community. The inclusion of visual art, music, and food emphasizes the diversity of creativity that constructs thriving cultures and communities.

The exhibition is process-focused and collectively developed, documenting how these groups operate and co-curated by the groups themselves. It explores the wide-ranging organizational structures of these collectives, in turn allowing us to consider how these frameworks influence art making, relationships, and the rich culture of Taos. It asks how we might further nurture this expansive web of connections, both inside and outside of the gallery space.

Harwood Museum of Art is honored to collaborate with local artists, makers, and cultural leaders who shape and define Taos’s remarkable artistic landscape.

Curated by Kate Miller, Curatorial Assistant, Harwood Museum of Art.

Image Credit: KNCE Studio. Courtesy of True Taos Radio, KNCE 93.5 FM

Pursuit of Happiness: Gi Bill in Taos refocuses the story of post-World War II artistic movements by highlighting those artists working, communing, and connecting in Taos from 1945 onward. These artists founded the next great wave of abstraction that took root in the region, bringing their vast creativity and international connections to the community. Highlighting works from Harwood Museum of Art’s permanent collection and sourcing significant loans regionally and nationally, this exhibition tells the story of how Taos contributed to conversations and explorations in the national art scene during the post-World War II period.

The ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE is pleased to announce their inaugural exhibition, FORAY, running from October 3 through November 2 at FUSION | 708. Presenting works from each member of the Alliance, this exhibit will demonstrate the wide range of abstract aesthetics currently available to the viewing public and is not to be missed! In concert with the Exhibition, a free workshop led by artist Bill Sabatini, FAIA, will take place on October 15th, 9 AM to 12 PM at FUSION.

Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 5:30–8 PM
Gallery Hours: Oct. 3–Nov. 2 on Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 AM–3 PM

After opening, this exhibit will be on view during public FUSION events, by appointment, or during gallery hours on Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 AM–3 PM. To schedule a visit, Email FUSION.

Come explore the art of making creature faces using air-dry clay, allowing you to create expressive, mask-like sculptures without the need for a kiln. Participants will learn fundamental clay modeling techniques, including slab construction, sculpting facial features, and adding textures. Once sculpted, you will use paint and accessories to decorate their masks.

A down home, two-day music fest, Friday and Saturday Oct. 10-11, on three stages--Socorro's Historic Plaza, Capitol Bar & Brewery, Box Canyon Brewing Company--with local microbrews and wine, arts and food vendors, plus special activities for kids and families. Dance to 50's and 60's iconic rock and roll with headliner The Dreamboats, plus country, oldies, rock, Spanish, Americana, folk, bluegrass, swing and more. Presented by The City of Socorro, New Mexico Tech and its Performing Arts Series (NMTPAS).

Cats & Tats – Dogs & Disco
Presents the 3rd Annual Pet Adoption Event 🐶🐈 We’ve teamed up with Nine Lives Rescue & Ex Novo Brewing Co.
�Join us for 🐾 Beer, beats & furry friends! 🐾 at Ex Novo in Corrales. Sip craft beer, meet adoptable pets, win prizes, and support local rescues — There will be plenty of adoptable cats and dogs looking for their forever homes. You might just meet your new best friend.
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📅 Saturday, October 11th
🕛 12–4 PM
4895 Corrales Rd
Corrales, NM 87048
United States
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Not ready to adopt? No problem! There are so many ways to be part of the fun:
• 🎟️ Donate to earn a ticket for a chance to win prizes from amazing local businesses.
• 🎶 Dance to DJ Desert Disco while sipping a pint.
• ✨ Get a flash tattoo by Patrick and wear your support for rescue pets proudly.
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🐾 All donations go directly to animal adoption rescues 🐾
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Prizes include:
* 3 $20 Gift Cards - Ex Novo
* Original Gold leaf Painting - Rob Mesa
* 2 $50 Gift Card - Gimani Slice Bar
* Professional Makeup service + Beauty Mystery Box - Kata Baron
* Silver Necklace - Platoro Jewelry
* Curated Goods Box -New Nuevo
* $25 Gift Card - Luna & Luz

Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha for a guided tour of the permanent exhibition, "Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival." Participants will also experience a tour outdoors, visiting the site’s flock of Navajo Churro sheep and exploring the exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site. These tours teach people about the experiences of the Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache) who were forced to live at Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation in the 1860s, as well as stories of their resilience and hope through time. The tour is included with general admission of $7/adult and free for children 16 and younger and Native/Tribal Affiliations