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SUMMER SATURDAYS AT CORONADO HISTORIC SITE: Artisans, docents and craftspeople will present live demonstrations, talks and native wildlife featuring Timeless Technologies. Today is Reptile Day. $3 for adults/free for 16 and under. Coronado Historic Site, 1.5 miles west of I-25, exit 242, off Hwy. 550. kuaua. com.
ART EXHIBITIONS/ MUSEUM
ON THE WALLS: WHERE’S THE GREEN?: DyeFusion, a group of talented art quilters use green linen as their medium to create two pieces any way they desire. You might have to search to find the original linen in these amazing pieces, hence the title. Until Aug. 30, Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org or facebook.com/RioRanchoPublicLibraries.
PLACITAS COMMUNITY CENTER PAINTING CLASS EXHIBIT: An exhibit of paintings done by the class taught by Elaine Slusher will be on display during regular library hours. A reception honoring the artists and their instructor will be held Aug. 13 from 2-4 p.m. Free. Through Sept. 1. Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, 5 miles east of I-25, exit 242. 867-3355 or placitaslibrary.com.
30 YEARS OF SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY, 1986-2016: An exhibit of art and science in celebration of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science’s 30th anniversary. Through December 2016, 1801 Mountain NW. By admission. 841-2840.
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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX HOUR: Bring your tablet, eReader or smartphone and learn how to download books from our library products. First Fridays, 3:30 or 4 p.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 PinetreeSE. Registration/information: 891-5012 ext. 3128 or riorancholibraries.org.
URBAN HORTICULTURE CLASS SERIES: Presented by Sandoval County Master Gardeners. Third Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Sandoval County Extension Office, 711 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Free. Registration/information: sandovalmastergardeners.org/ gardening-classes.
TECH TOOLBOX ONE-ONONE: Bring your tablet, eReader or smartphone for a one-onone how-to appointment with a librarian. Learn how to download digital content from the library for free. Reservations for individual appointments 9:30 or 10 a.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Registration/information: 8915012, riorancholibraries.org Calendar of Events or facebook.com/RioRanchoPublicLibraries.
YOUR COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY: Do you have an interesting collection that you would like to show off? Esther Bone Memorial Library would like to put your collection on display in the locked display case in the lobby for one or two weeks. Per City of Rio Rancho regulations that prohibit weapons on city property, no weapons will be displayed. Contact Ann McGinley, Branch Manager at amcginley@rrnm.gov.
TODAY ACTIVITIES
HARRY POTTER MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY!: Celebrate the release of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I and II” with games, prizes and birthday cake. Costumes are encouraged. The book goes on sale at midnight. Bookworks is taking preorders online at bkwrks.com/ harry-potter, at the store or via phone. 11 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. 3448139 or kids@bkwrks.com.
LOS RANCHOS GROWERS AND ARTS/CRAFTS MARKET: Fresh local produce and products, arts and crafts, music and more. Saturdays through Aug. 27, 7 a.m.-noon, 6718 Rio Grande NW. losranchosgrowersmarket.com.
MEETINGS
LIFERING: Free, abstinencebased alternative to the 12-step approach. Saturdays, 5 p.m., Room 0401, Rust Medical Center, 2400 Unser SE. Mary, 448-2157.
PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS
JOSEPH BADAL: Local author Badal presents the first book, “The Motive,” in a new series of thrillers called Cycle of Violence. Albuquerque surgeon Matt Curtis questions whether his sister Susan really killed herself. With the help of his sister’s friend and his former Special Forces comrade, Matt investigates Susan’s death, getting too close to the head of organized crime in Hawaii. 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. 344-8139 or info@bkwrks.com.
ZELDA LEA GATUSKIN: Author reads and signs her story collection “Digital Face,” 11 stories that blur the lines between surrealism, magical realism, fantasy, sci fi, romance and satire. 2-4 p.m., Treasure House Books & Gifts, 2012 South Plaza NW, Old Town, Albuquerque. 242-7204.
TODAY-SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
BIRD WALK: Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m., Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque. Free; parking $3; $15 bus. 344-7240.
SUNDAY PRESENTATIONS/ BOOK-SIGNINGS
JEFF BERG: Discussion of
“Movies Made In New Mexico.” Berg offers insightful, historical comments on the movies and their sometimes unintended humor, pathos or just plain weirdness. Free. 2 p.m., Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, 5 miles east of I-25, exit 242. 867-3355 or placitaslibrary.com.
SCOTT ARCHER JONES: “A Rising Tide of People Swept Away.” A small boy flees a toxic family, all the way across the alley to Rip’s Bar and Package Liquor Store, and a vivid troupe of broken people in the Albuquerque bosque. The hodgepodge of drinkers and deadbeats hide him from his car-thief alcoholic father, his cocaine-freak mother and an abusive brother. 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. 344-8139 or info@bkwrks.com.
MONDAY MEETINGS RIO RANCHO TOASTMASTERS:
Mondays, 7 p.m. Dale Burch, 404-0551 or dalesburch@gmail.com.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS: Support for those who have lost someone they love by suicide. First and third Mondays, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church, 1801 Montaño NW, Albuquerque. Al or Linda Vigil, 792-7461 or sharingnhealing.org.
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