BALDWIN GRAND PIANO DONATION TO TCA.
DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, CALL TO VERIFY THE ANUNCIO IS ONGOING.
HOLIDAY SING,
Unity of Taos Sunday Service, is Sunday (Dec. 20)at 69 Blueberry Hill Road in El Prado, and virtually, both in person and via Zoom. Masks must be worn if attending in person. Music by Jenny Bird. To join the Zoom meeting, go to Zoom.com, click on “Join a meeting” and type 82969056513 in the empty box. Passcode is 460184. For all other info, call (575) 751-1452.
FREE DAILY COVID-19 TESTING ESPANOLA, seven days a week, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Northern New Mexico College’s Ben Lujan Library Parking area. ENTER via N. Railroad Ave., EXIT via Paseo de Oñate. Stay in car, follow testing personnel directions to the library parking lot site. IMPORTANT: Do not eat or drink for a half-hour before testing. To register for test date and time, visit curative.com, click on “Get Tested Now.”
The Taos Center for the Arts received a Baldwin Grand piano, model SF, vintage 1987, with a provenance dating back to a Kennedy Center practice room, which is suitable for professional performances. The piano was donated by a musicloving couple who have long been supporters of TCA, but wish to remain anonymous. “Having this concert-quality piano means that organizations renting the auditorium need not in addition rent and transport a piano,” TCA press states. “This will be a great savings and convenience for many renters including the Taos Jazz and Bebop Society, Taos Opera Institute, and many others.” Colette LaBouff, TCA executive director said they “look forward to inviting artists, performers and the community to play the piano for audiences – both streamed and live – in the coming days.” For more about TCA, contact Colette LaBouff at colette@tcataos. org or call (575) 758-2052. 5-ACTIONS PROGRAM™ ( NM5actions.com) is a digital program designed to help adults (18 and older) address challenges associated with alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, sex, technology, food). Free for residents of New Mexico.
Provided by the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line ( NMcrisisline.com) in partnership with Proto-Call Services, Inc., and with Digital Therapeutics Group LLC. The funding for the program is provided by the New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division.
EL CENTRO FAMILY HEALTH EXPANDING. Hiring LPNs, medical assistants, behavioral health counselors and front office staff openings immediately. Call(800) 284-7284 or see ecfh.org.
COVID SALIVA TESTS APPROVED
by NM Department of Health as of Nov. 23 and offered at Balloon Fiesta Park, among other areas, in Albuquerque. Tests are selfcollected, meaning they do not require a trained health care worker to administer, but trained personnel will be present when and where tests are made available to ensure samples are properly collected. Results available within 24 to 48 hours. Pre-register for free selfcheck in Albuquerque at curative. com.
TAOS PUBLIC LIBRARY in response to new stay-at-home orders is canceling curbside pickup until Jan. 4. The library is inviting the public to submit to a 2020 community journal – in 500 words or less describe what your year has been like. Email entries to librarian@taosgov.com. Deadline is Dec. 21.