Events - June 2013


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Jun 1, 2013
Monday Gallery Talks Summer Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Meet Some of New Mexico’s Most Interesting People

Meet some of New Mexico's most interesting people as they lead you on a tour of the museum's exhibits.

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Jun 2, 2013
Friends of Archaeology Chiles and Sherds at Pueblo She
Office of Archaeological Studies

This year's event will include tours of the Pueblo She, as well as the opportunity for longer hikes. Visit the movie set of John Wayne's The Cowboys (1972). Cost: $95 per person; make reservations beginning April 29 by clicking here. Look for a detailed program and reservation instructions in the spring New Mexico Archaeology newsletter for updates. Not an FOA member? Join by calling (505) 982-6366 ext. 100!

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Jun 5, 2013 - Jun 10, 2013
Old Fort Days
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
2:00 PM - 1:00 AM

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Jun 6, 2013
WPA Tour of Albuquerque
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friends of Folk Art Members Event

Maria Martinez, John Gaw Meem and Gustave Baumann were amoung the 100 New mexico artist who participated in the Federal ARt Project of the WPA.  National Hispanic Cultural Center program director Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn takes us on a fascinating journey to view Depresssion Era art and architecture around Albuquerque.  Round trip bus transportation and lunch incldued.

Not a Museum of New Mexico Foundation or Friends of Folk Art member?  Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 or click JOIN!

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Jun 7, 2013
Free Friday Evenings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer on the Hill

FREE Friday evenings at the The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art. Enjoy our Museums and dine at the Museum Hill Cafe.

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Jun 7, 2013
First Friday Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Enjoy Free Friday Evening with music in the central garden courtyard.

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Jun 8, 2013
Member Preview: Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan
Museum of International Folk Art
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Members prepare to take flight! See Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan before it opens to the public. Preview traditional Japanese kites that explore cultural, historic, artistic and aerodynamic perspectives. Enjoy other facets of Japanese culture, including refreshments, music and demonstrations. RSVP here. Not a Foundation member? Join here!

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Jun 9, 2013
Judy Chicago Lecture/Book Signing
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Free

Artist Judy Chicago and author Jane F. Gerhard will discuss Gerhard's book, The Dinner Party: Judy Chicago and the Power of Popular Feminism, 1970-2007.

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Jun 11, 2013
Arts Alive!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hands-on Workshops for 3-103

June 11: Basktery. Free, hands-on, drop-in workshops for ages 3 to 103; children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshops are held inside in the Meem Auditorium and begin on the hour.  For required group reservations with free admission contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505-476-1272; Joyce.begayfoss@state.nm.us

 

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Jun 13, 2013
The Circles: Personal Collection Tours
Museum of New Mexico

Tour three beautiful residences featuring stunning architectural details, intriguing art collections and lush gardens. Not a member of The Circles? Join here or call Laura Waller at (505) 982-6366 ext. 116.

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Jun 13, 2013
Arts Alive!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hands-on Workshops for 3-103

June 13th- Cardboard loom Weaving.   Free, hands-on, drop-in workshops for ages 3 to 103; children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshops are held inside in the Meem Auditorium and begin on the hour.  For required group reservations with free admission contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505-476-1272; Joyce.begayfoss@state.nm.us.

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Jun 14, 2013
Karl May’s Winnetou: Imagining the Noble Savage in 19th- and 20th-Century Germany
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A lecture by Michael Wala

Join Michael Wala, professor of North American history, University of Bochum, Germany, as he speaks on “Karl May’s Winnetou: Imagining the Noble Savage in 19th- and 20th-Century Germany,” at 6 pm on Friday, June 14, in the History Museum Auditorium. Part of the lecture series for Tall Tales of the Wild West: The Stories of Karl May.

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Jun 14, 2013
Free Friday Evenings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer on the Hill

FREE Friday evenings at the The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art. Enjoy our Museums and dine at the Museum Hill Cafe.

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Jun 14, 2013
Palace Press closed
New Mexico History Museum

Even pressmen take a holiday. The Palace Press will be closed June 14--19. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you'll enjoy the rest of the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors in the meantime.

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Jun 16, 2013
From Slave to Superstar of the Old West, Life and Times of Mountain Man Jim Beckwourth
Coronado Historic Site
2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Friends of Coronado Lecture Series

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Jun 16, 2013
Father’s Day Special
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Celebrate Dad’s special day the Cowboys Real and Imagined way. Bring him to the New Mexico History Museum for these special events:

  • Meet the Royal Court of Rodeo de Santa Fe in the first-floor lobby. The queen and princess will sign autographs and offer information about the 64th annual event, June 19—22. (rodeodesantafe.org)
  • Hatmaker J.D. Noble, co-owner of The HatSmith of Santa Fe, demonstrates hat-shaping techniques and talks cowboy-hat lore in the second-floor Gathering Space. (thehatsmith.com)
  • Professional photographer Cheron Bayna Ryan snaps free photos of dads in hats—or without, should you wish.

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Jun 17, 2013
Founders and Legacy Society Luncheon
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Members of the Founders and Legacy Societies will be honored and treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the Palace of the Governors renovation project. To learn more about planned giving click here, or call Bonnie McLeskey at (505) 982-6366 ext. 113.

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Jun 18, 2013
Arts Alive!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hands-on Workshops for 3-103

June 18th Pottery.   Free, hands-on, drop-in workshops for ages 3 to 103; children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshops are held inside in the Meem Auditorium and begin on the hour.  For required group reservations with free admission contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505-476-1272; Joyce.begayfoss@state.nm.us.

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Jun 19, 2013
The Manhattan Project in Los Alamos: An Eyewitness Perspective
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

Join Toni Gibson and Sharon Snyder at noon on Wednesday, June 19, for “The Manhattan Project in Los Alamos: An Eyewitness Perspective,” part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Gibson, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., is the author of Los Alamos: 1944-1947 (Arcadia Publishing, 2005), and, with Snyder, co-author of Los Alamos and the Pajarito Plateau (Arcadia Publishing, 2011). Snyder, of Rio Rancho, also wrote At Home on the Slopes of Mountains: The Story of Peggy Pond Church (Los Alamos Historical Society, 2011). 

The lectures are free and held in the Meem Community Room; enter through the History Museum's Washington Avenue doors.

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Jun 19, 2013
Let’s Take A Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Look at Your Treasures

During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them.

The event is always FREE and open to the public.  Federal and State regulations prohibit the curators from appraising any artifact.

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Jun 20, 2013
Friends of Indian Art Ricardo Cate
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Friends of Indian Art are invited to a discussion with Ricardo Cate,  a Native American cartoonist who grew up on the Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo. His cartoon "Without Reservations" has appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican since 2006. He will share with his inspiration for his cartoons. Ricardo looks under the surface and sees life - often funny, sometimes poignant, but never commonplace. Not an FIA member? Join here! 

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Jun 20, 2013
Arts Alive!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hands-on Workshops for 3-103

June 20th Native Foods. Free, hands-on, drop-in workshops for ages 3 to 103; children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshops are held inside in the Meem Auditorium and begin on the hour.  For required group reservations with free admission contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505-476-1272; Joyce.begayfoss@state.nm.us.

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Jun 21, 2013
Free Friday Evenings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer on the Hill

FREE Friday evenings at the The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art. Enjoy our Museums and dine at the Museum Hill Cafe.

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Jun 21, 2013
The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Meets Cowboys Real and Imagined
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

In the hallowed tradition of campfire tales and cowboy poetry, the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project holds a special session at the New Mexico History Museum on Friday, June 21, 10–11 am. People living with dementia, their family members and the general public are invited to participate in performing and creating poetry inspired by the new exhibit Cowboys Real and Imagined, led by poet Gary Glazner, founder and executive director of the Alzheimer's Poetry Project.

The event is free by reservation, but limited to 30 participants. For more information or reservations, contact Gary Glazner at (505) 577-2250 or gary@alzpoetry.com.

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Jun 22, 2013
Book launch for Learning Las Vegas
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A Museum of New Mexico Press event

Join authors Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Chris Wilson and Elmo Baca for a panel discussion on Las Vegas, NM, part of the launch for the new Museum of New Mexico Press book, Learning Las Vegas: Portrait of a Northern New Mexican Place, by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers. This free event is at 2 pm on Saturday, June 22, in the History Museum Auditorium. (Attendees wishing to also see museum exhibits will need to pay admission.)

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Jun 23, 2013
Honoring Eastern New Mexico’s Ranching Heritage
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
A Cowboys Real and Imagined Event

Join Los Compadres del Palacio, a support group of the New Mexico History Museum, in a salute to eastern New Mexico ranching on Sunday, June 23, from 1:30-4 pm.

Take a guided tour ofCowboys Real and Imagined. Step inside a 1950s-era range tent once used on the Bell Ranch, near Tucumcari. At 2 pm, Meredith Davidson, curator of the 19th- and 20th-century American Southwest, speaks in the auditorium on “Ranching History Heard,” using oral history, song and sound to document the stories of New Mexico cowpunchers and ranchers. Following Davidson’s talk, cowboy singer and onetime ranch hand Steve Cormier of Sandia Park, NM, will perform in the auditorium.

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Jun 24, 2013
San Juan Festival
Lincoln Historic Site
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

The San Juan Festival will be celebrated at the San Juan Mission in Lincoln with a Mass by Father Michael Williams on Monday, June 24th at Noon. All are invited to attend this historic Lincoln event.

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Jun 28, 2013
Free Friday Evenings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Summer on the Hill

FREE Friday evenings at the The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art. Enjoy our Museums and dine at the Museum Hill Cafe.

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Jun 30, 2013
Updated: African American Cowboys
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A Cowboys Real and Imagined Event

From the large numbers of freed slaves who found work on the earliest cattle drives to the contemporary rodeo circuit, African Americans have been part of New Mexico’s cowboy heritage for generations.Learn more about the roles they played at “African American Cowboys” on Sunday, June 30, at 2 pm in the History Museum Auditorium. See the short documentary African American Cowboy: The Forgotten Man of the West, by film student Victoria Liozynyansky, followed by a discussion with Kevin Woodson and Aaron Hopkins of Cowboys of Color, sponsors of the world's biggest multicultural rodeo. The event, part of the exhibition Cowboys Real and Imagined, is free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free every day.

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