CALENDAR
CONTINUING
COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY: Do you have an interesting collection that you would like to show off? Esther Bone Memorial Library invites you to share your collecting passion with the community. Put your collection on display in the locked display case in the library lobby. Contact Ann McGinley, branch manager, at amcginley@rrnm.gov. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 or www.riorancholibraries.org. CREATION STATION: Through March 25, library visitors of all ages can express their creativity (while supplies last), using the supplies, instructions and samples provided. The projects are designed to be completed at the library, at a time and day that works for you. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: Call 891-5012 or visit riorancholibraries.org. SANDOVAL MASTER GARDENERS PRESENT: Urban Horticulture Class Series is held the first Wednesdays of the month, except July, August and December, 1-3 p.m. at the Sandoval County Extension Office, 811 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Gardening with the Masters Class Series is held the first Tuesdays of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark SE, Rio Rancho. 4 Seasons Gardening Class Series is held the third Tuesdays of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., Sabana Grande Recreation Center, 4110 Sabana Grande SE, Rio Rancho. All classes are free and open to the public. Walk-ins welcome. Information: SandovalMasterGardeners.org/ gardening classes. WHERE WOULD YOU GO ON
SPRING BREAK?: If money were no object, where would you go for spring break? Vote at the library between March 6 and 25, and you could win a prize. Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: 891-5013.
ART EXHIBITIONS/MUSEUM
CROSSING PATHS ART EXHIBIT: An exhibit featuring two artists who work in different media, but explore similar themes of landscape and identity. Jennifer Pretzeus incorporates clay, earth and minerals into her paintings. Monique Belitz gives voice to similar elements through intricate markmaking on paper. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Information: 897-8831. GERMINATION: MOSAIC ARTISTS OF NEW MEXICO AND RACHEL ZOLLINGER’S FOUND OBJECT ART SHOW: The artists of Mosaic New Mexico and local artist Rachel Zollinger interpret life in the outdoors of New Mexico in two very different ways. The mosaic pieces in the show will consider themes such as the interconnection of life in the bosque, of germination and the necessity of water, oxygen, light and darkness, as well as dormancy and pollination. Zollinger looks at the objects that have been discarded in New Mexico public lands and sees the inherent art in them. These items have been ravaged by weather and decay
as they return to the earth atom by atom. An opening reception will be held on March 25, 2-4 p.m. Opening March 25 through May 28. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Information: 897-8831.
NINE PLACITAS QUILTERS: Opens on March 4 and will continue through March 30. The Placitas quilters whose work is being shown are: Jim Carnevale, Rod Daniel, Ginny Davis, Jo Anne Frederikson, Linda Hardin, Maris Mason, Lana Muraskin, Judith Roderick, and Kathryn Weil. There is no admission fee for the exhibit. Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, 5 miles east of I-25, exit 242. Information: placitaslibrary.com or 867-3355.
PLACITAS ARTISTS SERIES: works by Dorthy Bunny Bowen, wax resist and dye on silk; Jerri Frantzve, mixed media; Preston Photography and Dianna Shomaker, oil, acrylic and encaustic will be on display and for sale through March 31 as part of the Placitas Artists Series. A visual artist reception will take place on March 19 at 2 p.m. Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, six miles east of I-25 on NM 165 (exit 242.) Information: 867-8080, email info@PlacitasArtistsSeries.org or PlacitasArtistsSeries.org. SALLY HAYDEN VON CONTA’S PASTELS: Bold and vibrant color welcomes the coming of spring in this exhibit of fine art pastels painted en plein air by Hayden Von Conta. The show runs through March 30. Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: 891-5013.
UP ON THE WALLS: SEQUOIA EDWARDS, SEA LIFE AND SHELLS MANIPULATED WITH PHOTOSHOP: Up on the Walls, March 2-30 will feature the photographs of Sequoia Edwards. Edwards has taken photographs of sea life and shell drawings and manipulated them by utilizing Photoshop. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org. UP ON THE WALLS: Cleveland High School Student Photography: CHS students with various interests and different levels (preparatory to AP) display their photography, April 5-29. Digital photography that extends from the simple to the complex. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org.
REGISTER NOW
AARP SMART DRIVER: Learn about defensive driving techniques, proven safety strategies, and new traffic laws. There are not tests to pass, and some car insurance companies give discounts to customers who complete driver safety courses. AARP member $15, non-members $20, due on the day of the class, cash or check only. Registration required, call the library, stop by or sign up online. 12:304:30 p.m., Thursday, April 6. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE, Rio Rancho. Information: 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org.
BERNCO EXTENSION MASTER COMPOSTER VOLUNTEERS TRAINING: Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2017 training classes. Complete information at http://bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu/ mastercomposter/.
CODER DOJO AT LOMA COLORADO: try your hand at coding, March 27, April 10 or April 24. Learn with volunteer coding experts as they explore different coding languages and websites. Bring a laptop or table, if able. To register or for more information, call 8915013, ext. 3032 or visit riorancholibraries.org. 5:30 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. EXPLORA! WORKSHOP: How Does Your Garden Grow? A hands-on workshop for children grades 1-5. Discover the origin of a plant by dissecting a seed and finding out what makes it grow. Sow seeds of interest by taking plantings with you to observe at home. Participation is limited to 30 children and registration is required; sign up by phone or online starting on April 1. 3-4 p.m., April 19. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org.
HANDS ON WITH
RASPBERRY PI: learn about the Raspberry Pi, a new, easy to acquire, Linux computer that has sold over 10 million units worldwide leading the Internet Of Things (IOT) digital revolution. Hands on classes by Dominic Pruitt on April 8 and April 29 at 2 p.m. Registration is required, and will be limited to eight participants. This is an all-ages class. For information or registration, call 891-5013, ext. 3032 or visit riorancholibraries.org. Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. MAKE LAB SEW CLUB AT LOMA COLORADO: This program is designed for children ages 8-12 and will teach them the basics of measuring, cutting with sewing tools, and creating fun projects. Registration is required Make Lab Sew Club will be at 5:30 p.m. on March 21, April 11 and 18, at the Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Registration and information: visit riorancholibraries.org or call 891-5013, ext. 3032.
PROTECTING SONG BIRDS AT HOME: Learn from the masters at Central New Mexico Audubon Society how to bird proof windows prior to migratory bird season. Whether you want to make a simple reflective installation or create a unique handcrafted bird curtain, this class will help give you the skills to protect and preserve local bird populations. Those attending should bring the measurements of their windows. Bird curtain kits will be available for participants to take home. Free. March 25, 10 a.m.-noon. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Pre-registration and information at 897-8831.
TECH TOOLBOX ONEON-ONE: Sign up for a one-on-one appointment with a librarian on Wednesday, March 29, or Wednesday, April 26, to learn how to download digital content from the library. We offer free e-books, e-audiobooks, and streaming movies and music. Reservation for an individual appointments are available at either 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. To register, call, stop by or sign up online. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 or riorancholibraries.org. URBAN HORTICULTURE CLASS SERIES: Presented by the Sandoval County Master Gardeners. Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. Free to the public, registration preferred. Sandoval County Extension Office, 711 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Registration and information: sandovalmastergardeners.org/ gardening-classes.
TODAY ACTIVITIES
BACKYARD LIVESTOCK
IN RIO RANCHO: The experts from Galloping Grace Youth Ranch will introduce chickens and goats, discuss their care, maintenance, and compliance with Rio Rancho city code. This is an all-ages program. 10:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: 891-5013 or visit riorancholibraries.org.
CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS: SELECTING A GOOD
TREE: Certified Arborist Joseph Duncan will share information about choosing a good tree. The talk will be followed by a field trip to a nursery for a “hands-on” training session. No pre-registration or fee. 2 p.m., Placitas Community Library, 453 Hwy 165, 5 miles east of I-25, exit 242. Information: placitaslibrary.com or 867-3355.
LEGO CLUB: 3-4:30 p.m. third Saturdays, Loma Colorado Main Library auditorium, 755 Loma Colorado NE, 891-5013, ext. 3082. READ TO THE DOGS: Read to the best audience ever-trained therapy dogs! Brought to you by the Tales of Joy READ program, this event is open to children of all ages. Children who are not yet reading can visit with the dogs while they listen to someone else read. Register upon arrival. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE, 891-5012, ext. 3131 or visit riorancholibraries.org.
MEETINGS
LIFERING: Free, abstinence-based alternative to the 12-step approach, 5 p.m. Saturdays, Presbyterian Rust Medical Center, Room 0401, 2400 Unser SE, Rio Rancho. Mary, 448-2157.
NAACP: Rio Rancho Northwest Mesa branch meeting 11 a.m. third Saturdays, Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW, Albuquerque, 768-6006. Information: www.rrnwmnaacp.org.
PRESENTATIONS/ BOOKSIGNINGS
PAM ENGLAND: “Ancient Map for Modern Birth.” The integrative model of childbirth described in this book will provide women with the information needed to prepare for birth, how to think and feel about labor, and how to tell their story. 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. Information: events@bkwrks.com.
RACHEL BATE: “Desert Bliss.” Meet Calico, a kitten who decides to go on a journey through the New Mexico desert. Along the way he meets a mysterious white coyote, and Calico must decide if he can trust him. 11 a.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. Information: events@ bkwrks.com.
TODAY - SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
BIRD WALK: 8:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque. Free; parking $3; $15 bus. Information: 344-7240.
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
YOGA WITH A VIEW: Begin Sundays with an invigorating yoga session. Your first class is $5, subsequent classes are $15, buy in bulk and they’re even less. Class fees include a donation to the Open Space Alliance. 9 a.m., Open Space Visitor
Center, 6500 Coors NW. Information: 897-8831.
ENTERTAINMENT
BAYOU SECO: “Chile Gumbo Music-Crosscultural music of the Southwest.” Bayou Seco will present an exciting and informative overview of Southwestern music on diatonic accordions, fiddles, guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica as part of the Corrales Historical Society “Speaker Series” 2017. Free and open to the public. 2 p.m., Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Road, Corrales. Information: corraleshistory.org.
LA CATRINA STRING QUARTET: Cellist Jorge Espinoza, violinists Daniel Vega-Albela and Simón Gollo and violist Jorge Martínez, will perform works for string quartet by Manuel Ponce, Astor Piazzolla, Julián Plaza and Mariano Mores, all arranged by Espinoza. Violist Willy Sucre, will join the group after intermission for Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Major, Op. 87. Individual tickets are $25, $15 for students with ID. Any student through grade 12 may be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult. Tickets can be purchased at the door one hour before the concert, subject to availability. Advance purchases can be made at The Merc Grocery Store in Homestead Village Shopping Center, Placitas; Under Charlie’s Covers Fine Used Book Store, 160 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo or on-line at placitasartistseries.org/ concerts. 3 p.m., Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, six miles east of I-25 on NM 165 (exit 242.) Information: 8678080, email info@PlacitasArtistsSeries.org or PlacitasArtistsSeries.org.
PRESENTATIONS/ BOOKSIGNINGS
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GILA FORKS: Chris Turnbow, senior environmental scientist and archaeologist, will discuss the Mimbres cultural change in the immediate Forks area while showing many pictures of Mimbres ceramics. The Mimbres people were a subset and region of the larger Mogollon culture evident in the area and know for their classic black and white pottery. This lecture is in anticipation of the Friends of Coronado Historic Site scheduled overnight field trip to Silver City and the Gila Cliffs in April. Adults, $5, Friends of CHS are free. If you have signed up for the field trip, your confirmation voucher will admit you for free. 2 p.m., Sandoval County Historical Society Museum (DeLavy House), Hwy 550 and Edmond Road, Bernalillo (turn between I-Hop and Warrior Fuel.) Information: 771-9493 or kuaua.com.
OLIVIA GATWOOD: “New American Best Friend.” Poems by Albuquerque native Gatwood deconstruct traditional stereotypes. The focus shifts from childhood to adulthood, gender to sexuality, violence to joy, culminating in a series of odes. 3 p.m., Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. Information: events@bkwrks.com.
MONDAY MEETINGS
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS: A support group for those who have lost someone they love by suicide. First and third Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church, 1801 Montaño NW, Albuquerque. Information: Al or Linda Vigil, 792-7461 or www.sharingnhealing.com.
TUESDAY ACTIVITIES
RIO RAMBLERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB: Multilevel club for singles and couples, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, VFW Hall, 76 Unser SE, Rio Rancho. Jim or Lynne Martel, 892-5086.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
MEDITATION SERIES: “THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE”: 6-7:30 p.m. Drop ins welcome. $10 per class. Athaya Building (south entrance), 1101 Golf Course SE, Suite 101, Rio Rancho. Information: 292-5293 or meditationinnewmexico.org
KIDS
JIGGLE AND JAM AT LOMA COLORADO: songs and movement activities that build motor and social skills, increase independence and enhance language ability. These are essential to learning and development, not to mention fun. We’ll use shakers, beanbags, streamers, and other items to move to the music and keep the beat. For ages 0-5 with their adult caregivers. 10:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: www.riorancholibraries.org or 8915013, ext. 3032.
MEETINGS
KNIT CLIQUE: A knitting club for beginning and experienced knitters — bring your crochet hooks, too. This multi-generation program is for anyone and everyone grades 5 and up. Get to know this wonderful group of crafters and hear a good yarn while you work. Beginners, please bring US size 7 needles and a skein of 4 ply 3 oz. acrylic yarn. 4 p.m., Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree SE. Information: 891-5012 ext. 3131.
TAYLOR RANCH TOASTMASTERS: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW, Albuquerque. Larry Buelow, 205-5228; http://taylorranch.freetoasthost.info.
WEDNESDAY CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
STORYTIME AT LOMA COLORADO: stories, rhymes, songs and activities for children 3-6 years old and their adult caregivers. 10:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: www.riorancholibraries.org or 891-5013, ext. 3032. CRAFT CORNER AT LOMA COLORADO: arts and crafts for children ages 2-6 years old and their adult caregivers. Each week we will create themed crafts, play, and/or explore some aspects of science, math, technology, engineering or art. 11:30 a.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: www.riorancholibraries.org or 891-5013, ext. 3032.
WACKY WEDNESDAY AT LOMA COLORADO: a different adventure each week. Crafts, hands-on science, maker activities, shows, games, or other activities for children in grades K-6. Families welcome. This program will be held in a variety of locations within the library. Look for directional signs the day of the program. 3 p.m., Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. Information: www.riorancholibraries.org or 8915013, ext. 3032.
KIDS
INTERACTIVE MOVIE: Join us for a showing of “Finding Dory,” with an interactive twist. We will provide props (bubbles, perhaps) for you to use at special times during the movie. This program is open to children of all ages. Information: Call 891-5012 or visit riorancholibraries.org.
MEETINGS
MIDDAY RIO RANCHO
TOASTMASTERS: Noon-1 p.m.. Wednesdays, New Mexico Bank & Trust building, 4001 Southern SE, Rio Rancho, 238-2942. NEEDLE ARTS GROUP: Open to anyone over 21 who knits, crochets, and does any other type of needlework, 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Don Newton Taylor Ranch Community Center, 4900 Kachina NW, Albuquerque, 768-6006. Deadline for submission of Rio West Calendar listings is 5 p.m. Monday for Saturday publication. Include brief description of the event, time, date, address, phone number, and web address, if applicable. Email accompanying photographs as JPG attachments. For art exhibitions, include opening and closing dates. Send to lists@abqjournal.com or mail to Lists, Albuquerque Journal, P.O. Drawer J, Albuquerque, NM 87103, and include name and telephone number of contact person. Questions? Call 823-3800. Note: It is important to notify the Journal if a listing is to be changed or canceled.