August 2018
Events Calendar August 3
Pollentongue Poetry Event ART123 Gallery 6:00pm – 7:00pm: Workshop (bring original work!) 7:00pm – 8:00pm: Open Mic Feat. Tacey Atsitty with Collestipher Chatto
August 4 Ancient Way Music Festival, RAMAH, NM The El Morro Area Arts Council is hosting a music festival to support visual and performing arts in our community at the Old School Gallery. This year’s lineup includes the Pine Hill Warrior Rock Band: featuring students from the Pine Hill Schools. Jeremy Mayne, guitarist, performs an array of Irish, Folk, Venezuelan waltzes, and Argentinian tangos. Meri Dean brings a wide variety of music from jazz to indie, blues to folk, rock to Celtic. Headliners, Son Of Hwéeldi, Resistance Rock, are 2017 New Mexico Music Award winning artists who perform songs of prayer, protection, joy, love, and victory. 2:00pm - 8:00pm. All day ticket $10. At the outside stage of the Old School Gallery, one mile east of El Morro National Monument on Hwy 53. For more information call (505) 369-4047 or go to www. theoldschoolgallery.org.
August 4 McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Red Mesa Center, 2:00pm
August 5 Poetry Reading and Book Signing Standing Feather will read selections from his new book: “The Glowing Pink.” Various Zuni Mountain Poets will also be featured, as well as a special musical guest. 1:00pm at the Old School Gallery, one mile east of El Morro National Monument on Hwy 53. (505) 369-4047, www.theoldschoolgallery.org.
August 7 Best in Show Night ART123 Gallery 4:30pm – 9:00pm. Get a sneak peek at the prize-winning works from the 97th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial Exhibit Hall.
August 11 ArtsCrawl: Road Trip Downtown Gallup, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Feat. BK Taiko Japanese drummers at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe. Show Opening: Asdzáán by Hannah Manuelito ART123 Gallery, 7:00pm – 9:00pm gallupARTS’ Native Artist-in-Residence reveals her photographs of Dine’ matriarchs. 32
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August 12 A Taizé contemplative candlelight service will take place at 4:00pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup to provide an opportunity for silence and spiritual refreshment. The theme, “New Beginnings,” will be explored through music, chant, prayer, quiet time, Scripture, and readings of various faith traditions. Spend an hour in prayer for the healing of our broken world and planet. Please join us. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive near Orleans Manor Apartments). Contact: Kathy Mezoff – (505) 870-6136
August 18 Tour of Gardens 8:00am and 2:00pm join your friends and neighbors for a Tour of Gardens. This fundraiser is sponsored by the American Cancer Society Relay for Life “Ups & Downs” Team. Tickets are $10 each. Tickets may be purchased and maps picked up at the Grace Bible Church (222 Boulder Drive) parking lot from 8:00am until noon on the 18th. Tickets are also available from team members or Kay Jordan: (505) 863-5013. Tour on your own, or caravan with others, to view local gardens in bloom and bursting with summer produce. Talk with the gardeners and share gardening tips and lore.
August 21 The Gallup Interfaith Community will meet at 6:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Among other topics, the discussion will continue on our local response to the NM Poor People’s Campaign. This campaign is a coordinated call-to-action to unite citizens to challenge systemic racism, poverty, the war, economy, ecological devastation, and the nation’s distorted morality. (https:// poorpeoplescampaign.org) Bring food or drink for a shared meal. All are welcome in friendship and community. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive near Orleans Manor Apartments). Email Rev. Lorelei Kay at wpcgallup@gmail.com or call Steve Rogers at (505) 870-1942 for more information.
August 22 Coal Avenue Commons Final Community Workshop Gallup Cultural Center, 5:00pm – 7:00pm Your vision for Coal Avenue Commons is coming to life: We have THREE DESIGN CONCEPTS - Help us choose! Free and open to the public.
August 23 Wine & Painting ART123 Gallery, 6:00pm – 9:00pm Register at www.galluparts.org/wine-and-painting.
August 30 Gallup New Deal Art: Guest Curator Talk ART123 Gallery, 5:30pm – 7:00pm See Gallup’s New Deal art from the perspective of an artist, writer and educator/historian.
