Upcoming Events at the Museum of New Mexico
6/19/13, Wednesday
12:00pm — 12:45pm
The Manhattan Project in Los Alamos: An Eyewitness Perspective
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.
New Mexico History Museum
6/19/13, Wednesday
12:00pm — 2:00pm
Let’s Take A Look
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.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
6/20/13, Thursday
Friends of Indian Art Ricardo Cate
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!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
6/20/13, Thursday
10:00am — 2:00pm
Arts Alive!
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.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
6/21/13, Friday
10:00am — 11:00am
The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project Meets Cowboys Real and Imagined
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.
New Mexico History Museum
6/21/13, Friday
5:00pm — 8:00pm
Free Friday Evenings
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.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
6/22/13, Saturday
2:00pm — 3:00pm
Book launch for Learning Las Vegas
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.)
New Mexico History Museum
