FAMILY CALENDAR
Sunday, May 27
MEET CORNELIUS: The Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, invites families to visit with corn snake Cornelius from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for children and free for infants. Call 505-989-8359, ext. 115. YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB: Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh; 4 p.m., call 505-988-4226
Monday, May 28
STORY TIME AT BEE HIVE: Bee Hive, 328 Montezuma Ave., 505-780-8051. Stories and songs for all ages; 10:30 a.m. weekly; beehivekidsbooks.com; no charge.
Tuesday, May 29
BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 505-955-6837. SPANISH BILINGUAL BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games at 10:15 a.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 505-955-4863.
Wednesday, May 30
CHILDREN’S CHESS CLUB: The Santa Fe Children’s Chess Club meets every Wednesday evening at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave., 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 505-955-4863. SPANISH BILINGUAL BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games at 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 505-955-6837; or at 4 p.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 505-955-2828. WEE WEDNESDAYS AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Toddlers and parents are invited to a morning of discovery and play from 9 to 11 a.m. The museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, opens an hour early for toddler-focused explorations, activities and story time. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for children and free for infants. PUPPET LAB: David Loughridge Learning Center, Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, Puppet-peformance techniques; 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 1; puppet fabrication; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29; call 505-395-6369 or visit meowwolf.com/event/puppetry-workshop.
Thursday, May 31
BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 505-955-2828. FREE ADMISSION TO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: The Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, offers free admission to children under 16 every Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. SEEDS AND SPROUTS: Learn all about plants through weekly themed activities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Children will do handson gardening and nature craft projects. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for kids 16 and over and free for anyone under 16.
Friday, June 1
GARDEN SPROUTS: Stories and hands-on activities for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver from 9 to 10 a.m., weather permitting; sponsored by the Santa Fe Botanical Garden and the Railyard Park Conservancy. Meet at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Museum Hill, 725 Camino Lejo; $5 suggested donation; free to members and children under 12. ALL-AGES CHESS: The Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado, 14 Avenida Torreon, presents a chess program from 3 to 5 p.m. All players under 12 must have parental permission. OPEN ART STUDIO AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the museum, at 1050 Old Pecos Trail, hosts weekly explorations into the arts with special guests and hands-on activities. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for children and free for infants.
Saturday, June 2
SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET: Growers offer their goods at the Farmers Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 505-9834098, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; santafefarmersmarket.com. SAND DAY SATURDAYS: Children ages 1-4 and their parents have fun with sand, water, rocks, funnels, tubes and buckets at the Railyard Park Children’s Play Area ; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 26 through August 11; no charge; railyardpark.org.