May 18 Saturday
"Tips by Text", a free innovative kindergarten readiness text message program for parents and caregivers of 4 -year-olds, is being launched throughout many New Mexico school districts this fall.
Caregivers who enroll in "Tips by Text" will not only receive a free $25 merchandise card, but they’ll be signed up to receive informative and fun text messages offering tips on how to support their child's development. Families are eligible to participate if their child was born on or before September 1, 2019, and has not yet started kindergarten. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education, this program serves families in over eighty-two New Mexico school districts including Dulce, Taos, Española and Pecos school districts.
Parents and caregivers may determine eligibility and sign up by visiting the website: tipsbytextnm.org or by calling Rebecca Kilburn at: 505-910-4862
This interactive exhibition celebrates the central role that Pueblo Baseball has played and continues to play in many community members’ lives at the 19 Pueblos. It tells stories of Pueblo Baseball in looking at the past, present, and future through interviews, photographs, videos, and memorabilia. Critical skills in athletics, judgment, adaptation, and perception as pitchers, batters, runners, catchers, and umpires are passed down through the generations. Pueblo Baseball games carry on a legacy more than 100+ years old with male team members from 15-55 years old playing together at once.
In creating a space for Pueblo communities to be in dialogue with each other about this century-old tradition, the exhibition serves as an introduction to the ways that Pueblo Baseball shapes Pueblo identities and reflects Pueblo value systems to all audiences. A Community Scrapbook Board will facilitate a space where Pueblo community members can contribute their stories and photographs. During the run of the exhibition, the IPCC will be offering a Baseball Card making activity to school groups. The IPCC team will also be coordinating a panel discussion program with Pueblo Baseball players.
The New Mexico Watercolor Society hosts its 2024 Annual Spring Exhibition May 4-25 at the Expo-NM Fine Arts Gallery in Albuquerque. Soak up a splash of springtime with dozens of water media artists from throughout the state (and beyond). Both standard-sized and small works will be featured. All paintings are available for purchase. Hours are 10am-4pm Thu-Sun (closed Mon-Wed). Opening Reception and Award Ceremony is Saturday, May 4, 1-4pm. Admission is free. An Expo-NM parking fee may apply. More info at nmwatercolorsociety.org.
Explore the artwork and handicrafts of local vendors in art studios across town, and enjoy food and live music at El Rito's local Northern New Mexico college campus.
At our Spring Arts Festival, you are invited to visit the homes, studios, and private galleries of traditional and contemporary artists living and working in El Rito. See weavings from students of Northern New Mexico College. Enjoy food and live music by SANJI at the Mercado where another 30 artisan vendors will be selling. The 36th Annual Spring Art Festival and Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 18th and 19 from 10 to 5. Visit elritoartassociation.org for more information.
Join us for ArtWalk Santa Fe at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) on Saturday, May 18. The second ArtWalk of the year will feature 25 talented local and indigenous artists and creators, along with live music by DJ Garronteed.
This ArtWalk is particularly special since the museum provides visitors with an opportunity to experience the current exhibitions “The Stories We Carry,” “Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo,” and “Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest” free of charge.
WHEN: Saturday, May 18 | 11am-4pm
WHERE: IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) | 108 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Bats in the Bell-Fry, a different kind of handbell concert. Musical themes include pixies, pirates, haunted house, spirits and such. Fun and surprising, not scary. Tickets $10 at the door or online.
Harwood Art Center is pleased to present our new painting exhibitions: Plein Air Collaborations by PALs (Plein Air Landscapers) and A Moment’s Time by Jordan Caldwell. Plein Air Collaborations is a group exhibition that demonstrates the inspirational benefits provided by the practice of plein air painting, as well as the significance of group activities to better physical and mental health and creative output. In the Front Gallery, A Moment’s Time by Jordan Caldwell shows the everyday hidden beauty of this cold isolated developed world we live in. In situations that people would normally overlook or see as aimless, Caldwell chooses to find comfort and contentment. We invite you to join us for an exhibition reception and artist talks at Harwood Art Center by the artists of PALs andJordan Caldwell on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 4:30p - 6:30p with artist talks starting at 5:00pm. This event is free and open to all ages. For more information visit harwoodartcenter.org.
May 19 Sunday