November 2024 NM History & Culture Opportunities

The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM

Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:

THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, November 17,  2 pm. Long time local editorial cartoonist John Trever talks about his almost 50 year career at the ABQ Journal and the thousands of editorial cartoons he has drawn. Trevor has received numerous journalism awards. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

YOUR MONEY MATTERS: Bernalillo County Treasurer visits all area senior centers in November to answer questions about your tax bill and property taxes. Contact Treasurer’s Office at 469-7031 to get dates, times and locations.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/nm-journey-to-become-a-state/. Visit – NewMexicoHistory.org to view thousands of entries: photos, videos, podcasts, Timelines for the five periods of NM History & More! The New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez can be reached at 505-476-7911.

ART PROJECTS, GAMES, BIRDS & NATURE STUDY, CONCERTS, CAREER EXPLORATION, COMPUTER TRAINING, COOKING, & MORE – ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES AT THE BRANCHES OF THE ABC LIBRARY SYSTEM, Go to abqlibrary.org to review listing by location, days and times! Be sure to look for all kinds of free family & children’s activities.

Petroglyph National Monument Ranger led hikes. Saturday, November 2, 9, 23, and 30: Guided hikes at Rinconada Canyon starting at 9 am. These hikes are 2.2 miles total in length with gradual inclines along the way. Restrooms are available in the parking lot, but no water. Bring water with you and dress for the weather. Binoculars are helpful. Located at the intersection of St. Joseph’s Avenue and Unser Blvd in Albuquerque.

Guided hikes at Piedras Marcadas Canyon starting at 10 am, Thursday, November 7, 14, and 21. These hikes are 1.5 miles total in length with little to no elevation gain. There are no amenities in the Piedras Marcadas Canyon parking lot. Bring water with you and dress for the weather. Located at 9501 Golf Course Rd NW in Albuquerque.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument ranger led hikes at 11 am. Saturdays at Abo and Sundays at Quarai. More information at nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit. or Call 847-2585 X 221.

Hundreds more events detailed at AbqToDo.com.

NOVEMBER 1- 3, free. Dia de los Muertos Programs in Old Town. Music, special dances, “Marigold Mile” parades, costumes, children’s activities, offrendas throughout Old Town. Full schedule at albuquerqueoldtown.com

NOVEMBER 1, 5-8 pm, free. ALBUQUERQUE ARTS CRAWL, artscrawlabq.org. Open house at various art galleries around ABQ, meet and visit with artists in person.

NOVEMBER 2/3 , FREE. La Musica de Corrales Fiesta. Nine different musical groups perform over the weekend. More information and schedule at CorralesHistory.org. Historic San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Road, Corrales.

NOVEMBER 2, 3:30 pm, free. Premiere of documentary “Honor Song” honoring Native American New Mexico veterans. Producer director Ryan Begay will do Q & A after the video. NM Veterans Memorial, 1100 Louisiana SE. Contact APS Social Studies coordinator Julie Ornelas for more information, ornelas@aps.edu.

NOVEMBER 2, 2 pm, free. A panel of David Maes, Dr. Trinidad Arguello, Loren Tajeda and Alex Lopez speak about the papers of Simeon Tajeda. Taos County Historical Society. Kit Carson Board Room, 118 Cruz Alta Rd. Information at TaosCountyHistoricalSociety.org. More information from Ernestine Cordova, cordova@newmex.com or call 575-7700681.

NOVEMBER 2, 10:30 am, free. Historian Joe Sabatini speaks about the Legacy of J.R. Willis, Postcard Artist and Old Town Arts Entrepreneur, Classroom 123, Domenici Education Building, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW. Sponsored by the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center. nhccnm.org.

NOVEMBER 2, 11 am, free. Photographer and writer Greg Hasman speaks on “Traveling the Roads of NM”. Contact 505-243-6269 or info@WheelsMuseum.com, leba4@aol.com, 1100 2ndSt. SW.

NOVEMBER 2, 11 am-3 pm, free. Dia de los Muertos Family Day, National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nhccnm.org.

NOVEMBER 2, 3-4 pm, free. Sandia Mountain Dulcimers: Sweet Sounds of History. Come see and learn about these unique instruments.  Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 888-8100.

NOVEMBER 2, 1-10 pm, free. Cosmic Carnival and Star Party (complete with telescopes), exhibitors include ABQ Rocket Society, Explora, CNM NASA,  speakers and more. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW.

NOVEMBER 2, 8am-12 noon, free. Last day of the Downtown Growers Market. Robinson Park, 8th & Central NW.

NOVEMBER 2, 9-12 noon. Come help clean up Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. Wear hard soled shoes and bring your own tools. Garbage bags provided. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/The communityofHistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present”.

NOVEMBER 2,4-9 pm, free. Dia de los Muertos celebration inc crafts, music, food vendors. Fusion The Meadow, 708 1st St. NW.

NOVEMBER 2, 8am-11, free. Bosque Wild Guided Hike. Begins at the Open Space Visitors Center. 6500 Coors NW, 768-4951.

NOVEMBER 2/3, 12 noon, fee. Cultural dances, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. indianpueblo.org.

NOVEMBER 2, 12 noon-4pm, free. Muertos y Marigolds Dia de los Muertos. art market, info tables, car club exhibit and more. Rio Bravo County Park, 3912 Isleta SW. muertosymarigolds.org.

NOVEMBER 2, 2-4 pm, free but register in advance. Craft activity – Autumn Mason Jar lights, all materials provided for ages 10 & up. Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, 291-6260.

NOVEMBER 2, 9am-5pm, free. Dixon Studio Tour (near Taos). Get map and info at www.dixonarts.org or 505-579-9862.

NOVEMBER 3, Daylight Savings Time Ends.

NOVEMBER 3, 3 pm, free. Albuquerque Concert Band performs “Dances from Around the World”, Eldorado HS Performing Arts Center, 11300 Montgomery Blvd. NE. More information at abqband.org>concerts.

NOVEMBER 5, ELECTION DAY APS Schools closed.

NOVEMBER 2, 9 & 16, free. Los Ranchos Art Market, 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW

NOVEMBER 6, 12 noon by Zoom, free. Writer Anne Hillerman speaks on “Weaving the Past into Modern Mysteries”. NM History Museum Friends of History. Go to the website FriendsofHistoryNM.org/lecture-series/ to watch this and the past lectures on their YouTube channel.

NOVEMBER 6, 4 pm, free. Groundbreaking for renovation project of iconic/historic UNM Duck Pond.

NOVEMBER 7/14/21, free. 10AM, free.  Guided hike (1.5 miles) in Piedras Marcadas Canyon unit of Petroglyph National Monument. Bring plenty of water.  9501 Golf Course Rd. NW.

NOVEMBER 7, 12 noon-1pm, free. Concert: Shared Traditional Expression. Join Levi Platero from the Navajo Nation and Jacob Shije from Santa Clara pueblo as the concert explores the connection of Black and indigenous music in the Blues. Main Library, 501 Copper NW, 768-5141. Free 2 hour parking in City garage across the street. Bring in your ticket.

NOVEMBER 8,  Mobilizing Heritage in Museums to promote Inclusion and Engagement, Maxwell Museum, free but must register. Three events: 1:30-4:30 pm, panel; 4:30-5:30, reception; 5:30-7pm, Korean Immigrant dance  performance. Maxwell Museum.unm.edu.

NOVEMBER 8, 7:30-9 pm, free. Liberation Music of the Americas by Lasotras. more information at nhccnm.org.

NOVEMBER 8, 4-6:30 pm, free. Graphic Art & Revolution: Latin American Political Posters, 1968-2000. UNM Art Museum on UNM campus next to Popejoy Hall. ArtMuseum.unm.edu.

NOVEMBER 8, 5-10pm, free. Downtown Central Ave. Art walk. Merchants, food vendors, performances.

NOVEMBER 9/10, Veterans Weekend at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. free admission for veterans. Check the website IndianPueblo.org.

NOVEMBER 9, 10 am, free. Jose Rivera and Enrique Lamadrid talk and sign their book about New Mexico’s acequia heritage.Complimentary food & beverage. Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 145 Calle Malinche.

NOVEMBER 9, 4:30 pm, free. Evening Hike, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact nbachand@cabq.gov, 505-768-4951.

NOVEMBER 9, 1 pm, free  “Agriculture and Commerce in the Spanish and Mexican era of NM” presented by former NM State Historian Robert Torrez. Casa San Ysidro in Corrales. More info from Aaron Gardner at 8898-3915 or agrdner@cabq.gov.

NOVEMBER 9, 2pm, free. Donna Pedace speaks on “The Famed Madame of Denver”. Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts, 251 Main St. at the Water Tower.

NOVEMBER 9, 2 pm, free. Famous and Unusual Graves in NM’s history presented by Dr. Richard Melzer. Magdalena Public Library, 108 North Main. More info at 575-854-2361 or library@villageofMagdalena.com.

NOVEMBER 9, 11 am, free. Ronn Perea speaks on “Celebrating Rt. 66”. Wheels Museum. 1100 2nd St. SW.

NOVEMBER 9, 10 am-4pm, free. Regular monthly book sale by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Two hour free parking across the street at the City garage. Bring your ticket in to be stamped.

NOVEMBER 10, 2 pm, free. The Art and Soul of Cathedrals Canyon. Artist Noel Bennett speaks on how 32 years with Dine changed How I painted”. Sandoval County Historical Society & Museum, 161 Homestead Lane, located between the Santa Ana Star Casino and Coronado Historic Site, just north of 550, turn at the dirt road by the IHOP. SandovalHistory.org. 505-867-2755.

NOVEMBER 11, OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY,  APS closed. Remembers the end of WW I on November 11, 1918.

NOVEMBER 11, Veterans Day observance at the NM Veterans Memorial, 1100 Louisiana SE. Parade begins at USS Bullhead Memorial Park, 1606 San Pedro SE at 9am. Program with music and speakers begins 10:30am-12:30 pm.https://www.cabq.gov/holiday/news/veterans-day-holiday-information

NOVEMBER 11, 11 am, free. Veterans Day observance at Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. See historic tombstones and Visit the graves of soldiers going back to the Civil War, Rough Riders of Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea.www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/The communityofHistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present”.

NOVEMBER 11, 11:30am, free.  Albuquerque Press Women & Friends. Former MRGCD and NM state engineer Mike Hamman speaks about “Water Policy in NM”. In-person at Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE.  (You may purchase food/beverage.) More info from lockettabq@comcast.net. Sponsored by Albuquerque Press Women and Friends

NOVEMBER 12, 6:30 pm, free. Dr. Kelly Jenks from NMSU speaks about “Archaeology at the 18th century site of San Miguel del Loredo”.  Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. More information at FriendsOfTijerasPueblo.org.

NOVEMBER 12, Tesuque & Jemez Pueblo Feast Day.

NOVEMBER 13-17, International Western Music Association includes poetry, talks, workshops, vendors, music showcases. Some events are free & others ticketed. Hotel ABQ. More information at iwesternmusic.org.

NOVEMBER 13, 1:30-3:30 PM, free. “Introduction to retablos workshop” by Sean Wells y Delgado. More information at National Hispanic Cultural Center, nhccnm.org.

NOVEMBER 14, 5:30-7 pm, free but register in advance. Learn about the tradition of the Thanksgiving Cornucopias and make your own. Age 18 & up.  Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 888-8100.

NOVEMBER 14, 5:30-7 pm, free. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge has a community Open House, 7851 2nd St. SW. Free food and kids’ activities. Spanish and American Sign Language interpretation provided. More info at 505-248-6667 or valledeoro@fws.gov.

NOVEMBER 14, 7 pm. An American Vision: The Santa Fe Opera. The remarkable history and legacy of the Opera founded by John Crosby in 1957. PBS CH. 5.1 then repeats on Ch. 5.4 on Nov. 15 at 9 pm.

NOVEMBER 15, 3-4 pm, free. Native American Ribbon Work: Sewing Workshop. All materials provided. Alamosa Library, 6900 Gonzales SW, 836-0684. Abqlibrary.org.

NOVEMBER 16/17, 10 am-2 pm, free. Indigenous Families Weekend with artists, vendors, kids activities, food trucks and guided hikes. 16th at 11:30 am is Lightning Boy Hoop Foundation Performance. Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center, 6510 Western Trail NW. Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center’s shaded outdoor patio, 899-0205, more information at nps.gov/petr

NOVEMBER 16, 11am, free. Guided tour of the Gutierrez Hubbell House, 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW. Come learn about the significance of this house along the Camino Real. No reservation needed but more info available from David Ottaviano, 505.350.5117 or dottaviano@bernco.gov.

NOVEMBER 16, 9am-6pm, free. Crane Festival with speakers, music, displays. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, 768-4951.

NOVEMBER 16, preview 11am, auction 1 pm, free. The Maxwell Museum presents its annual Navajo Rug auction at the Prairie Star restaurant in Bernalillo. More info at MaxwellMuseum.unm.edu.

NOVEMBER 17, 2 pm, free. Long time local editorial cartoonist John Trever talks about his 50 year career at the ABQ Journal and the thousands of editorial cartoons he has drawn. Trevor has received numerous journalism awards. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

NOVEMBER 17, 2 pm, free. The Railroading History of the East Mountains presented by railroad historian Fred Friedman. Tijeras Village Hall, 12 Camino Municipal in Tijeras. Sponsored by the East Mountains Historical Society. More info at EastMountainHistory.org.

NOVEMBER 17, 12 noon-4 pm, free. Community Day with indoor arts and crafts fair and book sale to benefit Sandoval History. Sandoval County Historical Society & Museum, 161 Homestead Lane, located between the Santa Ana Star Casino and Coronado Historic Site, just north of 550, turn at the dirt road by the IHOP. SandovalHistory.org. 505-867-2755.

NOVEMBER 17, 2 pm, free.  Van Ann Moore performs as “Jessie Benton Fremont”. Corrales Historical Society. Old Church in Corrales. CorralesHistory.org. Or chsspeakerseries@corralesHistory.org.

NOVEMBER 20, 12 noon, virtual or in-person. Printer’s Ink & Bloodstains: A Murderous Newspaper Man in 19th Century NM given by former State Historian Rick Hendricks. State Records Center, Pinon Room, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe.  Get link from Nicolasa.chavez@scra.nm.gov. More info at NewMexicoHistory.org, Office of the State Historian.

NOVEMBER 21, 5-8 pm, FREE.  3rd Thursday at the ABQ Museum. Feature is Puertas Fronterizas or Border Doors reflecting on the theme of immigration. Performances by Ballet Folklorico Fiesta Mexicana and AHS Mariachi Band. All exhibits open. Food & Beverage for sale. More information from ebecker@cabq.gov or 243.7255.

NOVEMBER 21, 6 pm, free. The Bars and Restaurants of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Aimee Macpherson talks about her book. Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. More information at bkwrks.com

NOVEMBER 23 , 10 am, free. Noted local landscape architect Baker Morrow speaks about his collection of stories based on growing up in Albuquerque in the 1950s. Wheels Museum.Contact 505-243-6269 or info@WheelsMuseum.comor leba4@aol.com, 1100 2ndSt. SW.

NOVEMBER 23, 11 am-12 noon, free. Tour of the historic library built in 1925. Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE. Watch for parking restrictions.

NOVEMBER 24, 2 pm, free. Geographies of the Sacred: the Petroglyphs of Mesa Prieta presented by Matthew J. Martinez. Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, 145 Calle Malinche, 867-1440. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites. More info at Kuaua.org.

NOVEMBER 24 , 2-4 pm, free. All are welcome but RSVP by Nov. 15. Thank You celebration at the Wheels Museum. Contact 505-243-6269 or info@WheelsMuseum, leba4@aol.com, 1100 2ndSt. SW.

NOVEMBER 27-29 Thanksgiving Break for APS.

NOVEMBER 27, 10 pm. Native horse, the evolution of the horse in North America and its bond with indigenous people. PBS Ch. 5.1.

NOVEMBER 28, OBSERVE THANKSGIVING

NOVEMBER 29, 9am-5 pm, admission fee. Shop & Stroll Family Friday at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Games, artists, treats, photos with Pueblo Santa. More info at indianPueblo.org.

NOVEMBER 30, 9 am, free. Guided Hike of the Volcanoes Day Use area led by Petroglyph Nat. Monument Rangers and COA Open Space Staff. Begin at the Open Space Visitor Center, Coors NW.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair.  Contact Natalia Sanchez Hernandez for more info. Call 505-847-2585, ext. 221.

NATIVE DANCERS AT INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER WINTER SCHEDULE: SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 12 NOON. HUNDREDS MORE EVENTS LISTED ON ABQTODO.COM

Randall Davey Audubon Center and sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe. Tour the gardens and historic Randall Davey house. Fridays @ 2 pm are docent led house tours, $5. Saturdays @8:30 am are guided bird walk. More info at RandallDavey.audubon.org. Monday – Saturday, 8am-4pm.

The historic court case involving Isleta pueblo member Miguel Trujillo and voting rights for Native Americans. To request traveling exhibit contact tasneem.bsaies@dca.nm.gov. There is a six part podcast available at podcast.nmculture.org

INDIAN EDUCATION AT UNM, iaie.unm.edu. Watch several previously recorded programs about Native American education, the Dine language and more.

HISTORIC SANTA FE FOUNDATION (historicSantaFe.org) offers many free programs to watch: Ron Duncan Hart speaking on the Early Jews in NM; Rob Martinez – The Enduring Hispanic Music of NM.

The Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW. Monday -Thursday, 9 am-12 noon, Sat. 12 noon-2pm. Call first to confirm, 243-6269 or info@wheelsmuseum.org

MURALS OF ALBUQUERQUE (www.murosabq.com) This shows over 130 murals in the ABQ metro area. You click on each picture and it shows the mural, gives its title and address, describes the image, and the artists.

ONLINE TOUR OF THE 15 HISTORIC MURALS AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER The tour gives details  of the artist and the dance or ritual illustrated in the mural. https://indianpueblo.org/pueblos-pigments-and-prominence-the-murals-of-ipcc/

Cibola County History Museum, 525 West High St., Grants NM. Go to the museum’s Facebook page for more information.

NUCLEAR MUSEUM – The Museum has a huge collection of oral history interviews (also transcribed) called Voices of the Manhattan Project. There are some 600 interviews of individuals who were either at the Manhattan Project or a family member who worked there. The  interviews are organized into 39 categories such as: Internment of Japanese Americans, Life in the Secret cities,  Hispanic employees, Native American. https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/educate/atomic-heritage-foundation  https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. invites anyone to come and hoe tumbleweeds and goat heads. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. Wear hard soled shoes & bring your own tools. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/HistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present.

AMAZING HISTORY / CULTURE OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE

Many of the museums and cultural centers in the ABQ metro area have put programming on their websites, Facebook pages or YouTube links. This includes everything from:

  • concerts, history lectures, video tours of various museum collections,
  • photograph pod casts, curriculum and study guides for children, audio interviews,

All of this is free and even “low tech” individuals can navigate these websites. There are YouTube channels available at no cost to watch to all. You are urged to explore many websites but especially these:

  • CORONADO HISTORIC SITE – Watch numerous programs from the website of the Friends of Coronado Historic Site. Kuaua.org/presentations. All info on their website.
  • NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN TEN MINUTES (newmexicohistory.org) On the home page, go to the bottom and click on Video of the Month. The entire list of episodes will appear by clicking on the corner of the video. NM State Historian Rob Martinez is most engaging and informative and there are more than 40 Episodes. The episodes may be heard in chronological order or by topic which is introduced in the first minute or so of the episode.
  • CIVIC AUDITORIUM HISTORY VIDEO (1957-1986) www.modernabq.org. Go to the Resources Tab, then the drop down to the three Civic Auditorium videos. They tell the story of the structure: why it was built, how it was used and why it was ultimately demolished.
  • HOLOCAUST MUSEUM and GELLERT EDUCATION CENTER NM, 616 Central SW. Go to the website nmholocaustmuseum.org. Questions call 247-0606.
  • ALBUQUERQUE OASIS LIFELONG LEARNING PRESENTS VARIOUS NM TOPICS www.albuquerque.oasisnet.org  or 884-4529.

ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVED VIDEO PROGRAMS

The Albuquerque Historical Society provides videos of scheduled program presentations. The videos are linked from the appropriate AHS Program pages. Presentations captured on videos to date include: