Community Calendar

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is honored have the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk & 5K Run taking place at Avanyu Plaza, across from IPCC. The Heart Walk is an annual fundraiser bringing our community together to get active, raise life-saving funds, and support the AHA’s mission. Every walker who joins, every dollar donated, means more people trained in CPR, more research and more lifesaving actions. Whether you’re a seasoned walker or just looking for a great day out, join us to celebrate heart health, honor survivors, and remember loved ones affected by heart disease and stroke.

Join expert guide and 10th generation San Luis Valley native, Sandra Ortega, for an exciting tour of contemporary and historic adobe structures across Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Ticket includes all admission fees, guide fees, and box lunch. Guests are responsible for their own transportation.

*Please Note: This is an off-site event, meet at Harwood Museum of Art if you would like to leave as a group caravan to this off-site location. Call ahead for details.

Image: Courtesy of Sandra Ortega.

Vista Grande High School has open spaces for 9th to 12th grade students. Want to get caught up or even graduate early? Want to get paid money while also going to school? Want to get ahead with dual enrollment at UNM-Taos? VGHS offers access to all of this and more! Come swing on in to get registered or give us a call: 575-758-5100. VGHS is here to help support all teenagers in Taos County finding the right home for High School!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2026

Disc-O-Zozo Classic Comes to Carrizozo September 19
[Carrizozo, New Mexico, September 10, 2026] A PDGA C-Tier sanctioned disc golf tournament will take place Sept. 19, 2026 in Carrizozo, New Mexico. The one-day tournament is open to all players. As an entry-level event, beginners are eligible to play alongside experienced players. Both are able to earn official player ratings and points and player packs will be distributed. William Garrison is the event coordinator. Mr. Garrison recently graduated from the PDGA TD Academy, an in-depth management training program for members interested in running a PDGA C-Tier event.
Disc-O-Zozo was designed by Everett Brophy and takes advantage of the high plains terrain. Located just east of Carrizozo on US 380, the 18-hole course is relatively flat. It has a water feature but the most challenging aspect is usually the wind. September’s average wind speed is 11.5 mph, according to https://wanderlog.com.
“Carrizozo Works, Inc., a local not-for-profit, worked with the town administration to bring disc golf to Carrizozo three years ago” Lisa Maue, director of CWI said. “Since then we have hosted several tournaments. We are excited about this event and that William is the coordinator. A lot of people have worked hard to make Ruidoso an epicenter for disc golf, and we believe that Disc-O-Zozo complements the courses up the mountain in terrain, difficulty and accessibility. September is traditionally a perfect time as far as weather is concerned, and there are so many places to explore in and around Carrizozo. We hope players and their families will come and make a weekend of it.”
Registration is open to both current PDGA members and non-members. Players can register online at Disc Golf Scene. Spots are limited and early registration is recommended.
For more information, please contact William Garrison at (505) 426-6020.

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Media Contact: Lisa Maue
(575) 973-3239
lisabethmaue@gmail.com

EARLY CLOSURE AT 3PM ON MARCH 20TH DUE TO PRIVATE EVENT
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), this exhibition highlights the Center’s history through Pueblo imagery and perspectives of the past, present, and future. A combination of fifty objects from the IPCC’s Collections and Archives, with an emphasis on Pueblo pottery, illustrates the significance of the Center as a gathering place where Pueblo arts and culture are celebrated by visitors from around the world and, at once, nurtured by Pueblo communities across the generations. Gallery videos, updated throughout the year, will feature interviews with Pueblo artists, scholars, and culture bearers that present insider views of the IPCC. Join us to celebrate the exhibition on March 21 from 5-8pm during our free, public reception. Visit indianpueblo.org for 50th anniversary program schedule updates including an exhibit closing event on February 15, 2027.

EARLY CLOSURE AT 3PM ON MARCH 20TH DUE TO PRIVATE EVENT.
Organized by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) and the Vilcek Foundation, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, a unique traveling exhibition featuring over 100 historic and contemporary works in clay, offers a visionary understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels that carry community-based knowledge and personal experience. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), established by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico in 1976, welcomes the pottery vessels back to the Southwest as the “returning home” host venue of the exhibition’s four-year national tour. Curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective, Grounded in Clay opens at the IPCC as the leading program of the Center’s 50th anniversary celebration year. The exhibition and its associated events are generously supported by the First Nations Development Institute and Noon Whistle Fund.

On the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026, experience “The Old Road”—a mural that at once remembers the first major highway traversing the United States and gives emphasis to its impact on Pueblo communities and New Mexico. Through the eyes of artists Warren Montoya (Pueblos of Santa Ana/Santa Clara), Margarita Paz-Pedro (Pueblo of Laguna/Mexican American), Akilah Martinez (Diné), and Keith Scott (Pueblo of Laguna), this multi-dimensional installation travels through time showing Pueblo people and places along the “Mother Road,” otherwise known as Route 66. Explore the eccentric narrative created by these artists as they look at multiple roads simultaneously, from ancestral times to recent history, to glimpses of the present and future. Already a historic exchange route within Indigenous communities, Route 66 still echoes in the personality and culture of New Mexico byways. Journey through this mural located in the Art Through Struggle Gallery at the end of the IPCC’s permanent exhibition.
Image: Keith Scott, Laguna Pueblo Water Tower, 2023, digital photograph.

Celebrate the harvest season with us this September at our hands-on Chile Ristra Workshop! Held in the IPCC courtyard, this drop-in activity is available all day for flexible participation. Learn about the cultural and agricultural significance of chile in Pueblo communities while creating your own traditional chile ristra to take home. This interactive experience is free with museum admission.

Movement is a powerful language for connection. This class is designed to support your child’s emotional security, body awareness, and self-confidence through the shared joy of dance—free from rigid structure or pressure.

Together, we will explore the wonderful world of dance using imaginative play, storytelling, vibrant music, and fun props like instruments and scarves. Through rhythm and play, your little one will build physical coordination while strengthening their emotional bond with you. Perfect for parents, grandparents, or any adult caregiver looking to bond, play, and move with their little ones.

A cozy, joyful, and judgment-free series of classes for parents and little ones ages 2+ where imagination takes flight and tiny movers grow alongside their grown-ups. Attend all three, two or one!