Upcoming Events at New Mexico State Monuments

9/11/10, Saturday
8:30am — 4:30pm
Frontier Days
2-day Special Event

Enjoy living history demonstrations and period military re-enactors.  Agenda:8:30       Reveille — Flag Raising — 911 Remembrance Ceremony 9:00       Infantry Games and Drills  —  Parade Grounds                                  9:30      “A Ladies Day”  -  Speaker’s Tent 10:00    “Modern Medicine in 1873”   —   Speakers Tent                 Also  ...   Period Tea and Bake Sale  at the  Visitor’s Center 10:30    Gun Fight Skit —  Three Toads Saloon   11:00     “Civil War Diseases”  -  Speaker’s Tent  11:30    “1860’s Rounder's Game”  (Baseball)  -  Parade Grounds  12:00     Cannon Firing Demonstration—Parade Grounds 12:30     “New Mexico Forts of the West”   - Speakers Tent 1:00        “Buffalo Soldiers in the West” - Speakers Tent 1:30        “1860’s Rounder's Game”  (Baseball)  -  Parade Grounds  2:00        Cannon Firing Demonstration—Parade Grounds 2:30        Infantry Games and Drills  —  Parade Grounds                                  3:00        “Modern Medicine in 1873” - Speakers Tent 3:30        Gun Fight Skit —  Three Toads Saloon  4:00        “Civil War Diseases”  -  Speaker’s Tent                                  4:30        “Retreat”  Flag Lowering Ceremony—Parade Ground     Fort Selden State Monument is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Fort Selden State Monument

9/11/10, Saturday
11:00am — 4:00pm
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Special Event

A celebration of Hispanic culture features special performances and more. El Camino Real International Heritage Center is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

El Camino Real International Heritage Center

10/6/10, Wednesday
5:00pm — 10:00pm
17th Annual Enchanted Skies Part – Chuck Wagon Dinner
After-hours Star Gazing Fun!

A unique astronomical experience in the Great Southwest! Join us for nighttime observing, door prizes, friendly competitions and tours of area astronomical and scientific facilities. Chuck wagon dinner and campfire lecture at El Camino Real International Heritage Center on Saturday, October 9th. Registration is required. For info: Socorro Tourism Dept, 575-835-8927.

El Camino Real International Heritage Center

10/23/10, Saturday
10:00am — 3:00pm
Fiesta of Cultures
Special Event

¡Viva la Fiesta!  Enjoy panoramic views of the Rio Grande, the Bosque and the Sandia Mountains during Fiesta of Cultures, a celebration of local traditions including Pueblo, Hispanic and Anglo.  The emphasis is on craft demonstrations, folk art and pre-industrial lifeways.  Before overcrowded freeways and information highways imposed the relentless sameness that is modern living, life here in the Rio Grande Valley followed the more natural rhythms of spring flood and fall harvest.  There was a season for everything, “and a time for every purpose under heaven.”  The importance of these natural rhythms is reflected in the care and skill that our ancestors lavished on such seemingly simple tasks as: carving a drum from a cottonwood stump; dying skeins of wool for a blanket; or forging a horseshoe with a hammer and anvil.  This event is geared toward families with children.  There will be llamas.  There is no admission charge for any of the Fiesta of Culture activities.  Food vendors will be available.  Will also feature a visit from the Van of Enchantment, Rails & Trails. Coronado State Monument is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Coronado State Monument

11/20/10, Saturday
11:00am — 4:00pm
Celebracion de Otono
5th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate the Center’s 5th anniversary with living history demonstrations of period-life on El Camino Real, special performances, and more.  Will also feature a visit from the Van of Enchantment, Rails & Trails. El Camino Real International Heritage Center is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

El Camino Real International Heritage Center

12/4/10, Saturday
10:00am — 4:00pm
Santa’s Workshop: Ornament Making
Pre-Holiday Event

Make you very own holiday ornament fashioned from dried buffalo gourds.  The rule is “make one for yourself and one for our tree.”   $10 supply fee includes free admission.  Proceeds benefit preservation and educational programming at Coronado State Monument.   Workshop hours:  10 am - 12 pm, 1pm - 4pm For info: 505-867-5351.

Coronado State Monument

12/5/10, Sunday
5:30pm — 8:30pm
Christmas at Kuaua
Free After-Hours Holiday Event

Free admission.  Get into the holiday spirit with an evening of family fun!  The grounds of Coronado State Monument will be decorated with hundreds of flickering luminarias and thousands of Christmas lights.  Children’s activities start at 5 pm with candy canes, popcorn, and breaking of candy-filled piñatas.  Local boy scouts begin the lighting of the luminarias around 5:30 pm while rangers ignite a bonfire on the site’s South Plaza.  Carolers help ring in the holidays under the portal and bell ringers herald the approach of Mr. and Mrs. Claus at 6 pm.  The evening includes live entertainment, storytelling, traditional Pueblo dancers, and drawings for door prizes sponsored by Sun Father’s Gift Shop.  Refreshments will include biscochitos and delicious hot chocolate.   This free event is sure to be the perfect start to your holiday season.  For information: 505-867.5351, www.nmmonuments.org.   

Coronado State Monument

12/11/10, Saturday
11:00am — 3:00pm
Holiday Celebration
Special Event

Celebrate the winter holidays with annual Pastorela performance, visit from Santa Claus, and ornament making. El Camino Real International Heritage Center is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

El Camino Real International Heritage Center

12/11/10, Saturday
5:00pm — 9:00pm
Luminaria Tour
Free After-Hours Holiday Event

Free admission to all visitors.  Enjoy living history military re-enactors, 1000 luminarias, free cookies and beverages.  Fort Selden State Monument is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Fort Selden State Monument

12/11/10, Saturday
5:00pm — 8:00pm
Light Among the Ruins: Holiday Celebration
Free After-Hours Event

The ruins of San José de los Jémez Mission Church and Gisewa Pueblo will be decorated with hundreds of traditional farolitos or luminarias.   The evening’s program will include traditional Native American flute music.  Jémez Pueblo dancers will also perform.  This event is free to all visitors.  Jémez State Monument is a New Mexico State Monument under the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Jemez State Monument