The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is hosting a Stargazing Party! Experience the night sky through telescopes and immerse yourself in the mysteries of the universe with a Pop-Up Planetarium brought by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science.

Telescopes will be provided and enjoy food by Dorothy’s Catering.

Free admission for all with support from the John M. and Patricia L. Bowell Foundation.

Program in conjunction with Makowa: The Worlds Above Us.

For more info: https://www.indianartsandculture.org/calendar?eventID=7325

-This is not an NMAC event.

Painting with Natural Pigments with Instructor Bobby Silas
10 Participants Max - $34 Members - $39 Non Members
Join Coronado Historic Site Ranger and award winning potter Bobby Silas to learn about painting with natural pigments. Students will learn about plants and minerals that can be used for pigment, make their own paints, and create their own painting on canvas board to take home. All supplies are included in the class fee. Space is limited to 10 participants.

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/site-activities

-This is not an NMAC event.

This evening event is an opportunity to view the night sky with telescopes provided by The Albuquerque Astronomical Society and the Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites.

Food and art: Pueblo food and art vendors will be present. Location: Jemez Historic Site, Jemez Springs, New Mexico.

Admission: The evening program, Stargazing at Gisewa, is a special event. Tickets are $10 for adults, free admission for children 16 & under, tribal members and other select groups.

Get your tickets online at the NM Dept of Cultural Affairs website. The event time is not listed.

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/site-activities

-This is not an NMAC event.

See the sun through a new lens at Jemez Historic Site’s daytime astronomy program.

Find out about the world above, in the eyes of Southwestern Indigenous People, at Jemez Historic Site

What: Learn about past and modern perspectives of astronomy from an Indigenous point of view with Instructional Coordinator Marlon at Jemez Historic Site. The presentation will discuss what Southwestern Indigenous people observed and believed about the world above them and how the worlds above and around them are connected and related. We’ll use special sun viewing telescopes to take a closer look at the sun. This program is included with admission of $7 for adults and free to children 16 years and younger, Tribal members, NM disabled veterans, NM foster families, MNMF members, and FCJHS members.

Daytime program, Looking to the Skies, is included with standard site admission fee.

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/site-activities

-This is not an NMAC event.

Join the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art in celebrating the Centennial of Route 66. This event will begin downtown on Old Santa Fe Trail across from the Roundhouse with a classic car show at 10:00 a.m. A car cruise from downtown up to Museum Hill will begin at 12:00 p.m. On Museum Hill, there will be another car show along with music including bands such as the Jacob Shije Trio. Participate in hands-on activities and discussions of the meaning and impact of Route 66 on New Mexico. Food trucks will be on-site!

Schedule:
Downtown Car Show – 10:00-12:00
Car Crawl to Museum Hill – 12:00-12:30
Events on Milner Plaza – 1:00-5:00

RSVP for Community Day

For more info: https://www.indianartsandculture.org/calendar?eventID=7293

-This is not an NMAC event.

Join park rangers to observe the alignment of the fall equinox sunrise at Casa Rinconada. Gates will open at 6:15am. If arriving before the gate opens, please park in the visitor center parking lot and not on the road itself. At 6:15, park rangers will direct traffic to the Casa Rinconada parking lot, and Pueblo Bonito parking lot if/when the Casa Rinconada parking lot fills up. The ranger will meet visitors at Casa Rinconada. Please follow instructions on where to stand to observe the alignment. A brief ranger talk will occur just before sunrise.

This event is limited to the first 100 visitors on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations are required; this is a free event.

For more info: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=7E3AFEF5-BBD0-C951-7B07C7009FCFBF9E

-This is not an NMAC event.

Please join the Friends as we explore 1000 years of history at Los Luceros Historic Site. The 148-acre site on the Rio Grande River showcases Indigenous, Hispanic and Anglo American impact on the area. We will tour the Territorial style Hacienda, an 18th century chapel and a Victorian era cottage and adjoining farmyard.

Our guide for this adventure will be Coronado’s Interpretive Ranger Joseph Tackes. If apples are still available, we’ll be able to spend a bit of time harvesting some to take home.

Los Luceros is located at 253 County Rd 41, Alcalde, NM. Driving distance from Bernalillo is 81 miles. We’ll meet at the Bernalillo/550 Train station and carpool from there. The tour will start at 11:00 am. Afterwards we will enjoy a picnic on the grounds, so you’ll need to bring a sack lunch and plenty of water.

Be prepared to stay hydrated, bring plenty of water

Wear a hat and bring an all-weather jacket

Closed-toe walking shoes are a must

Bring sunscreen and bug spray

Picnic lunch will follow the tour, so please pack a sack lunch and snacks

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/friends-activities

-This is not an NMAC event.

Lying between the Pueblo regions of the United States Southwest and the cultures of Mesoamerica, the Casas Grandes region has enigmatic origins and cultural elements from both regions. With evidence for a trade network and connections much wider than those of Chaco Canyon, the major site of Paquime was occupied for only about 200 years. Reasons for depopulation of the region are still debated.

With a B.A, M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of New Mexico, Tim Maxwell has forged a long and wide-ranging career from being the Director of the Office of Archaeological Studies at the Museum of New Mexico for 14 years to Field archaeologist for the Laboratory of Anthropology to the author of numerous publications to training Mexican students archaeological techniques to leading countless tours south of the border. His interests span excavating archaic sites to being awarded a Fulbright Scholar in Northern Mexico to lobbying for funds to build the Center for New Mexico Archaeology which opened in 2012.

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/lectures

-This is not an NMAC event.

Learn how the people of Kuaua Pueblo spun and wove cotton with Pueblo weaver Louis Garcia. Tie dye your own cotton bandanna with natural plant dyes.

For more info: https://www.coronadojemezfriends.org/site-activities

-This is not an NMAC event.