Community Calendar

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.

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

Beginner-level, no experience needed. Live drummers and a welcoming and supportive community of dancers.

Optics 2025 conference is an annual gathering that unites global experts in the field to foster the exchange of the latest insights into factors shaping the advancements, applications, and control of optics and laser technology.

Would you like time set aside to make your own art? Do you need a regular creative ‘fix’? If you respond well to the rhythm of weekly classes, would like to work more with a particular media, or want to get back into regular creative practice, this is the perfect place for you! As fellow artists, art instructors, and ArtFix moderators, Lea Anderson and Ivan Boyd, are here to offer valuable feedback, mentorship, tips and suggestions for whatever you want to work on. The last night of class will be set aside for a supportive group critique. This fun, friendly, unique atmosphere will provide opportunities for networking, discussion, and creative growth. Make time for this important part of your life! Open to all experience levels.

In this exciting collage workshop, we will spend a full day producing and experimenting, creating a series of dramatically-textured surfaces on paper using a wide range of mixed-media. On day two, we will create beeswax collages with our textures and seal them with melted beeswax to create compelling, glowing, finished works of art. Participating artists will also come away with a great assortment of textured collage papers for future projects. All materials included… but bring anything you’d like to play with!

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

In this exciting collage workshop, we will spend a full day producing and experimenting, creating a series of dramatically-textured surfaces on paper using a wide range of mixed-media. On day two, we will create beeswax collages with our textures and seal them with melted beeswax to create compelling, glowing, finished works of art. Participating artists will also come away with a great assortment of textured collage papers for future projects. All materials included… but bring anything you’d like to play with!

Join us for our 21st Annual Día de los Muertos celebration of culture and creativity proudly hosted by La Parada and Farm & Table. For over two decades, our family has dedicated itself to honoring this rich cultural holiday, bringing the community together to celebrate the lives of all of our loved ones.

This family-friendly event features:

40+ Local Artisan Vendors 10am-4pm: Explore all the booths showcasing the work of our community’s talented artists and makers. Featuring a wide variety of handmade textiles, pottery, jewelry, and so much more. The talented face painter will transform you into a work of art to fully embrace the spirit of Día de los Muertos.

Pet Blessing Ceremony at 11am: A special ceremony to honor our beloved pets, reflecting the importance of all family members—two-legged and four-legged.

Festival Food and Drinks 11am-3:30pm: Enjoy a tasty array of food from Sanchez Tacos and Streetfood Institute, offering options for everyone, including vegan options. Pair your meal with refreshing beer and wine and a treat from Farm & Table.

Sugar Skull Decorating Workshop 12-4pm: Get creative in our hands-on workshop where you can decorate your own sugar skull (free mini sugar skulls for the first 100 people). It’s a fun make and take activity for all ages.

Live Music 12-3pm: Don’t miss the infectious rhythms of Felix y Los Gatos. Their energetic performances will have everyone dancing and celebrating together.

Community Ofrenda/Altar 12-4pm: Participate by bringing a photo of your loved one for the community ofrenda. You can also bring their favorite drink or food item to place on the altar

We invite you to join us in honoring those who have passed while fostering community and culture. We look forward to celebrating with you and continuing this cherished tradition!

Join novelist/lyricist Karen Leslie Mills and memoirist/novelist Carolyn Dawn Flynn for 1.5 hours of pristine writing time. We'll get in about 50 minutes of writing, then have sharing time. This also is your chance to Ask Us Anything about writing and publication.

HOW IT WORKS: We’ll say a quick hello and start the silent writing time (about 50 minutes). If you need prompts, we’ll provide a few in the chat. If not, bring your project and start writing! Are you a songwriter? No worries! Song ideas are everywhere. Use our prompts to generate ideas for a new or hard-to-finish song.

SHARING We believe sharing is an integral part of your writing practice. We’ll make time in the last bit (15 minutes) for sharing. We’ll choose randomly from whomever volunteers in the chat. You’ll have 3 minutes (max) to share something. But, don’t be nervous. This is not about polish, but about your practice!

At the end, we’ll make time for a craft or publishing tips Q & A (15 minutes) and send you off into your real world.

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Brought to you by the co-founders of the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat. Last year, we were in Italy. This year, we'll be in Montana/Yellowstone on Sept. 22-26, 2025. www.storiesandsongsretreat.com

REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM HERE
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