MAY 2017
“Santa Fe Trail - Wagon Mound” by Rafael
IN THIS ISSUE: Feature Heal t h & we ll n e s s / gar d e n in g
Upcoming EventS Side Trips
A Veteran af f air - wagon mound, NM
gardening in may - spring health tips may Events and highlights Bandelier national monument
Tales of the Trails
Don Pedro pino & the King of Spain
Science and nature
astronomy / footsteps in the sand
Community spotlight Acorn’s Corner
VOLUME 3 - NUMBER 5
1st Annual bernalillo indian market let’s go fly a kite / Kid’s Page Fun
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MAY 2017 ON THE COVER: Santa Fe Trail - Wagon Mound
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Original oil on canvas painting by Rafael Army veteran and resident of Wagon Mound, NM
FROM THE EDITOR
Greetings all, It sometimes surprises me how much we take our health and mobility for granted. After gathering photos for our Side Trips this April with my wife Debbie (on her birthday) at Bandelier National Monument and making it through the weekend, I apparently managed to complete a break in a bone in my right foot (you know, the friving foot) that Monday (walking across the lobby to deposit an advertiser’s check, of all things). As I am the default distributor for our publications this came as a bit of an inconvenience. It looks like I will be “laid up”, as they say, for some time, so we are rethinking our oprational procedures (and looking for some outside help, if you know of anyone so inclined) going forward into the Summer and Fall. Meanwhile our annual publication, the New Mexico Artists’ Studio Tour Guide is coming off the presses and trucking its way to Santa Fe for distribution. We have made the entire Guide available online and interactive, with a downloadable pdf file for those who do not need the print copy. Print copies are being made available on a daily basis. You can check TheCorridorNM.com or NMASTGuide.com for more information about availability of the printed Guide. Quantities are somewhat limited so we encourge you to get your copy early. We have placed a “Pay Now” button on the NMASTGuide.com website to have your own copy delivered to your mailbox. In reference to my opening salvo re: taking things for granted, I would like to point to our cover story this month. There is a grassroots effort “afoot” in Wagon Mound, New Mexico, our historic neighbor to the northeast, once an important stop along the Santa Fe Trail as well as an early railroad hub. The tiny town these days is approaching the status of ghost town, but there are some residents of this community who are working to change things. Our feature story on pages 4 and 5 (as well as our cover) tell the story of local residents who are working to raise money and other help to restore a dilapidated commercial building (last used as a saloon) along the once-busy Railroad Avenue. This project is intended to create an art and activity space for the many military verterans who reside in the area, many of whom have found the creation of art to be therapeutic and healing as they deal with PTSD and other ill effects of military combat and abuse. We would like to invite all of our readers to take the time to learn this story and to participate and contribute in any way that moves you. The organizers of this monumental undertaking will appreciate any and all help to make their dream a reality for these deserving men and women who have given so much to serve our country and to help maintain our freedom and way of life. We hope you enjoy this issue and can take part in some of the events that we present – be sure to visit our Calendar Pages to find out all the events taking place this month. To find out where you can pick up your copy of The Corridor (and to Find Out More) be sure to visit our online edition at www.TheCorridorNM.com Cheers and salutations, Marc-Paul LaRouche Editor/Publisher – The Corridor editor@thecorridornm.com
MAY 2017, VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5
FRONT PAGE 2 From the Editor 3 Community Spotlight - The Artists’ Studio Tour Season Begins 4 Feature -”A Veteran Affair” grassroots project in Wagon Mound, NM 5 Feature -”A Veteran Affair” grassroots project in Wagon Mound, NM 7 Gardening / Health & Wellness 8, 9 May Calendar of Events 10 Side Trips - Bandelier National Monument 11 Tales of the Trails - D o n Pedro & t h e K ing o f S pain 12 Science and Nature - Backyard Astronomy / Footsteps in the Sand 13 Business Matters - 1st Annual Bernalillo Indian Market 14 Bits & Bites - Anne Hillerman, Beads, Take & Bake Pizza 15 15 Family Fun / Acorn’s Corner - Go Fly A Kite - all about kites
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About the Cover Artist: “Rafael” of Wagon Mound, NM
From the paradise is-
land of Puerto Rico, he joined the Army at the age of 16 to see the world. Two years service, then he enlisted a second time at the age of 19. With each enlistment he was given a different name and id. Neither identity matched his birth records. Much later in life he assumed the name Ra-
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fael which seems to suit him best. Two tours, Vietnam, numerous assignments, he did see much of the world. The after effects of combat and other service related experiences left him with little value for life - until he married and became a father. His wife was attempting to paint her 2nd oil on canvas. Talk about
slow !!! - it was years of looking at this unfinished piece. One day Rafael stated, with passion, “If you can do it, I can do it and I can do it better and I can do it faster.” The wife handed him some brushes and some paint and said, “Prove it!” ... and he did. By Rene Rosa
Please see our cover feature “A Veteran Affair” on pages 4 and 5 to learn more about this artists and others who will be represented by “A Vteran Affair” in Wagon Mound, New Mexico.
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beauty of Northeastern New Mexico. Eduardo was a W.P.A. Federal Art Project muralist. Some murals he accomplished in partnership with his wife Jenne Magafan. He By Rene Rosa learned to play the guitar and sang with the voice of an angel. When The magnanimous artist of Cre- America entered WWII Chávez ation, the energy that moves clouds joined the Army. His artistic abilacross the sky, showers rain upon ities became his MOS. He painted the prairie, rolls waves upon a shore the story of military life in war time in the same elegant motion that - the camaraderie, the courage, the breath is bestowed upon us, gra- hardship and the determination of ciously created us with an appre- soldiers at war. His smaller works ciation for beauty. We are all part became abstract. About his art he of that mysterious creative energy. said, “My work, my art, is to me a Artistic visions and imaginings are means of giving some semblance of Veteran artist Rafael painting our nature. The heart of an artist dignity and even sanity and meanhues of pink and orange and blue sions of the present and dreams of a is passionate, thirsting for beauty, ing to a world too often obsessed gives inspiration for poems and healthy future for the children and feeling joy as delicious, depression with material concerns, with false paintings. What would the world those to come on this Earth. the pits, sorrow too terrible, elation values and meaningless goals… be without blue, if flowers were like Heaven. With a desire to com- Edward (Eduardo) Chávez. grey and leaves never grew green? Rafael had voiced his idea for a municate from a passionate heart The depression would be too terri- center. His wife has set about to one writes, paints, sings, builds, In a world that at times does seem ble. Meaningless goals would hurt turn that idea into an adobe realiweaves, plants and creates. obsessed with inconsequential stuff, too much. We have all experienced ty. The dilapidated, cracked and for our own dignity, our own sanity spectrum of human passions. bulged adobe structure built as a Early spring 1917, Eduardo Arcen- what can we do? Make art. When the For some who have seen too much cantina circa 1884 on Railroad Ave. io Chávez was born in Wagon false values disturb a passionate of man’s inhumanity to man, art can in Wagon Mound houses the center. Mound. Growing up on a beet farm heart, dawn’s early light cresting A sign on the façade announces “A help assuage the pain. in Ocate he was always an artist, his Mound Mesa, embracing Santa Veteran Affair Centro para Artes y heart filled with appreciation for the Clara Mesa, washing the sky with The artist of numerous govern- Culturas.” Just one problem, the ment issued identities, Edwin Rosa structure is a wreck. For the past SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE FINE SPONSORS OF a.k.a. Edwin Chavez a.k.a Rafael four years it did not matter that it “A VETERAN AFFAIR” and more, came to Wagon Mound was a wreck. Art was exhibited. THE WAGON MOUND ART CENTER PROJECT eight years ago with an idea in his Two Memorial Day weekend art head. He thought to establish a cen- fests were hosted. Artists from the - Off-grid ter of the arts for military veterans, region participated. Visitors came. provide for them a place of digni- Veterans came. After decades of - Grid-tie ty, a space of inspiration, set an ex- neglect the old adobe was filled at ample that art can help those who times with laughter and music. - Hybrid have experienced too much of what (battery backup) breaks a heart to pieces. Edwin Chavez a.k.a. the artist Rafael was (505) 454-0614 Masters of YOUR Solar System also Army enlisted. He captured info@eccsolar.com the story of military life in war time www.eccsolar.com The New Mexico Solar & Battery Authority ! as a combat photographer in Vietnam. Now he paints. And his wife paints. They taught themselves how to apply in oils on canvas the feelings of the heart, appreciation for the clouds that move across the sky, waves that roll upon a beach, Veteran artist Leroy Trujillo the history of places, visual impres-
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A painting by author and Wagon Mound resident Rene Rosa “The Bear and The Mound”
Veteran Tommy L’Italian riding into Wagon Mound on his (1st) nearly 3,000 mile veteran suicide awareness country bicycle trek
The Wagon Mound Art Fest will be hosted again in the future - but not this year. This year a different kind of art will need to happen mud art. The old adobe structure needs more than love and attention. It is big adobe art in need of salvation and restoration - a job that defies logical reasoning. In 1879 Santa Clara Village was moved to accommodate the Santa Fe Railway. The village name was changed. Dirt to the side of a dusty thoroughfare alongside newly laid railroad tracks was dug deep and long. Bricks formed from the dirt were baked in the sun. Strong hands and backs lifted those heavy bricks and built the walls mortaring and plastering with mud. Perhaps no one expected those dirt walls to stand for over 130 years. Broken, burnt, wood rotten, windows gone, walls collapsing - once salvaged this historic adobe will provide a space of dignity and sanity, of respite and camaraderie, a place where veterans, their family members and children may create and display the work of their hearts… and watch movies. In this region of frontier communities, veterans, many who have experienced combat, are creating retablos, oils on canvas, bird houses, cactus gardens, native jewelry, stamped tin art, drawings, sculptures, poems and prose. The old adobe will showcase this art. It is crunch time for the building. Massive elms roots must be removed, adobe bricks made, section by section walls dismantled and rebuilt. Dirt, sand, straw, strong backs, willing hands, determination, a willingness to learn and participate - that is what must happen on Railroad Avenue this summer to house “A Veteran Affair.” Once the tree roots growing along
and into the foundation of the adobe have been removed the mud art will begin. Walls standing strong enough will be stabilized, foundation rocks secured, donated adobe bricks will be moved to the site. New bricks will be made. Fingers crossed, by the first freeze of autumn the perimeter of the structure will be safe and interior work will be possible. One step at a time. Rather than ask for miracles of the magnanimous artist of Creation, “A Veteran Affair” is grateful for the idea, the possibility and the determination to attempt and accomplish this dream. The project includes hopes to give paid summertime employment to the high school students and unemployed villagers of Wagon Mound that they may feel the center is not simply for veterans, but also their place of pride in the village. “A Veteran Affair” is a NM state non-profit with 501c3 fiscal sponsor, as honest as the frontier landscape - no false values, no meaningless goals. Inevitably, each generation of military veterans fades from existence. Compassionate aging vets empathize with the difficulties and the depression too many younger vets experience. The veteran suicides hurt. The little Wagon Mound non-profit seeks to leave a legacy of understanding, encouragement and emotional support for younger generations of those who serve, have served in combat or served in support of combat troops… until the end of all wars and we all feel Peace. While work is underway, some village art may be viewed elsewhere in the village. Just ask directions. The sale of artwork will assist in funding the project. To contact “A Veteran Affair” see the website:
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The Trowel
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
With the change of season comes the impulse to clean and replace the old with the new. But spring doesn’t just have to be about cleaning and reorganizing – it’s also a great way to start healthy new habits and break the old. Here are a few tips to get a head start in your spring health!
GARDENING TIPS & TRICKS MAY MUSINGS
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by Milicent McFarland May Musings: What I am Focusing on Right Now in the Yard
Constant vigilance is
about 30 days, more or less. Water them in and keep an eye out for gopher movement elsewhere.
a principle of gardening.
As I work outside in this glorious Spring weather, I consistently grab three items to help me—in addition to water-proof gloves: • my trusty foldable kneeler/ seat,
I
spend time daily, wandering in the front and back yards looking at plantings— whether it be trees, rose bushes or veggie plantings. Just hanging and observing can alert you to changes in plants’ growth and health.
Start an Exercise Routine – The weather is warm and the days are longer which makes it a perfect combination to get active outside. The American Heart Association recommends that individuals do moderate exercise for at least 150 minutes per week, or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise. Revamp Your Diet with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables – Take advantage of the variety of vegetables available during spring. A healthy diet includes adding vegetables and fruit every day. Vegetables like broccoli, green beans, leafy greens, zucchini, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, and tomatoes are low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Try to eat about 3 to 5 servings every day. Fruit is also a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. You should try to eat about 2 to 3 servings of fruit each day. It goes without being said that its OK to indulge in the occasional ice cream cone. Although, frozen yogurt would be a healthier alternative.
My theory is that if
I can keep the critters out of the veggies and ornamentals, I am happy. They can have rest of the properSome recent exam- the ty. ples: • Overturned earth in the front flower beds that looked initially like gopher activity, upon closer inspection showed it to be probably rabbit activity—little mounds of earth dug out to provide shelter for a small bunny? So I filled the holes back in and checked my fences and I have not seen a repeat of that activity. • Gopher incursions: this is a constant concern as our area is a playground for these underground varmints, who can cause profound and permanent damage. We have had thriving trees killed because their roots were left standing in midair as gopher tunnels were dug all around them.
So
here are some strategies I use to try and keep gophers at bay, in addition to stomping on the ground above tunnels. • Repellants: Castor Oil based granules can offer some protection for
Garlic“bullets” shoved as deep as possible into a tunnel and then the opening blocked with a stout rock. I know the critters hate these because I will occasionally find one pushed out of a hole. Hot sauce: I buy the biggest and cheapest bottles of fiery sauce to pour down both gopher and pack rat tunnels. Do NOT put in contact with plant leaves or roots as this product contains vinegar and may injure plants. • Trapping: This is my last resort, for areas with established tunnels. My success rate in trapping is pretty miserable—only about one in five tries or fewer. If you are going to try it, look for the most recent activity, and place the trap as deep into the tunnel as you can go. I check the next day and reset, if necessary. You can tell if the critter is there, because it will fill the opening with dirt, trying to cover the trap. Good luck.
Drink More Water – As the heat kicks into high gear it is harder to stay hydrated and more important to drink more water. Drink plenty of water before going outside and have plenty on-hand to stay hydrated.
• a three-pronged hand cultivator, and • a long shafted weeder with a forked end that digs deep to dislodge roots.
Check In for a Check Up – You may have chalked up some symptoms and illnesses to the winter blues, but now
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Protect Your Skin – Its going to get hot, the sun is shining, and your skin needs protection. Not only do men and women need to regularly moisturize their skin, but also protect it from the harsh rays of the sun. If you’re outside, make sure to use a sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher that protects against UVA and UVB rays. It doesn’t hurt to throw on a pair of sunglasses and hat as well! Renew Relationships – It’s time to get out of the house and visit with your friends and family. Research has shown that good, strong relationships benefit your overall health and happiness. Spend the day with people you love, and schedule regular outings to enjoy the great spring weather. Always speak with your doctor before making any changes to your diet or exercise regimen.
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MAY 2017 FEATURED EVENTS
Rt66/I40
Santa Fe area
Sat May 20 6-11pm Oak Flat Public Star Party Oak Flat Picnic Area, South of Tijeras on NM 337.
Thu May 18-Sun May 21 Outside Bike & Brew Festival outsidesantafe.com Fri May 26-Sun May 28 All day Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy St, Santa Fe
Turquoise Trail/East Mountains
Sat May 13 & Sun May 14 10am-4pm Kindred Spirits Sanctuary Spring Open House Kindred Spirits Sanctuary, 3749-A State Road 14, Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Sat May 20 & Sun May 21 29th Annual Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival Balloon Fiesta Park 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway, Albuquerque Sat May 27 10am – 3pm Reggae by the River, featuring Native Roots Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo.
Los Alamos/Pojoaque/Taos/Enchanted Circle
Fri May 19-Sun May 21 11:00am – 5:00pm Taos Lilac Festival - Kit Carson Park, Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos Sat May 27 & Sun May 28 8am-4pm Earth & Sky Weekend - Puye Cliff Dwellings, NM-5, Espanola. Come out to Puye to view traditional Santa Clara Pueblo dances, Pueblo bread baking demostrations, local vendors and tours.
Calendar of Events for May, 2017
Be sure to check out all of our events at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ Rt66/I40 Fri May 5 6-8pm Family Fun Night Edgewood Community Library, 95 NM-344, Edgewood. Sat May 6 8am-1:30pm – 24th Annual Flea Market – RV Sales, 2109 US Rt 66W, Moriarty NM. Sat May 6 and Sun May 7 10am-6pm Annual Wind Festival - Wildlife West Nature, 87 E Frontage Rd, Edgewood. The skies will be filled with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes throughout the weekend. Sat May 6 2-5pm - Fiesta De La Primavera Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 E Broadway, Mountainair. Featuring music by Los Bohemios, art opening and local and traditional Spanish food vendors. Sat May 6 3:30-6:30pm - Baby Goat Cuddling and Feeding - Old Windmill Dairy, 52 Paso Ranch Rd, Estancia. Sat May 6 11am-5pm - Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Shaggy Fun 4H Horse Show and Cowboy Live Concert - Stanley Cyclone Center, 22 Kinsell Ave, Stanley. stanleycyclonecenter.com Tue May 9 6:30-7:30pm - Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture Series: Pecos with Paul R Secord – Sandia District Ranger Station/Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site, Tijeras. Sat May 13 8am-5pm - International Migratory Bird Day - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 102 Ripley Ave S, Mountainair. Bird hikes, bird programs, door prizes, refreshments, and kid’s activities. Fri May 19-Sun May 21 – Moriarty MX Race Series Round 2 and Loretta Lynn AMA Qualifier. Moriarty MX, 38 Martin Rd, Moriarty. Sat May 20 & Jun 3 7:30-9:30pm - Baby Goat Cuddling Under the Stars & A Movie - Old Windmill Dairy, 52 Paso Ranch Rd, Estancia. Hot dogs, popcorn, macaroni and cheese, ice tea and lemonade are included with your admission ticket to the farm. Fri Jun 2 6-8pm Family Fun Night - Edgewood Community Library, 95 NM-344, Edgewood Turquoise Trail/East Mountains May 5-13 Times vary - Einstein: A Stage Portrait - By Willard Simms, and starring Tom Schuch in a one-man, full-length award winning play that brings to life Albert Einstein, the brilliant, dedicated, and sometimes controversial physicist. www.emct.org/ our-season Vista Grande Community Center, Sandia Park. Fri May 5 7-8pm - Moon Hike - Cerrillos Hills State Park. Sat May 6 9am-4pm – Madrid Flea Market – The Mineshaft Amphitheater at The Mine Shaft Tavern, Madrid. Sat May 6 10am – 3pm - Fundraiser Plant Sale - The Mine Shaft Tavern, Madrid. Sat May 6 4-7pm - First Saturday Gallery Opening Cerrillos Station, 15B 1st St, Cerrillos. Sat May 13 7:30-8:30am - Amigos Hike - Cerrillos Hills State Park, Sun May 14 Mother’s Day Free Admission to Tinkertown for Mom’s Day
Sat May 20 & Sun May 21 Gates open at Noon 10th Annual CrawDaddy Blues Fest 2017! – Madrid Railyard, next to The Mine Shaft Tavern, 2846 Hwy 14 Madrid. themineshafttavern.com/crawdaddy-blues-fest-2017 Sat May 27 2-3pm - The West: Singing its Story Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center, 37 Main Street, Cerrillos. Guest presenter and troubadour “Ramblin” Ralph Estes, will guide us through a thousand years of the American West, from Anasazi Indians to the Atomic Age. Mon May 29 Memorial Day Baseball Game – Oscar Huber Memorial Ballpark. Sat Jun 3 4-7pm - First Saturday Gallery Opening Cerrillos Station, 15B 1st St, Los Cerrillos, NM 87010, USA This recurring event is part of a series.
Thu May 11 7:30pm – 9:00pm “William Shakespeare’s Long-Lost First Play (Abridged)” by the Reduced Shakespeare Company - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe. Sat May 13 All day Santa Fe Community Day Arts and Crafts Show - Santa Fe Plaza, 63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe. Sat May 13 10:30am – 1:30pm The Met Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe. Sat May 13 11:00am – 2:00pm Hawaiian Chocolate Tasting – Cacao Santa Fe 3201 Richards Ln Suite B, Santa Fe. 505-471-0891 www.cacaosantafe.com
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Sun May 14 10:00am – 4:00pm Kindred Spirits Sanctuary - Spring Open House - Kindred Spirits Sanctuary, 3749-A State Road 14, Santa Fe.
Friday 8pm- 12:00am - Astronomy Open House NMHU Ivan Hilton Science Building, Las Vegas, NM.
Wed May 17 5:00pm – 9:00pm Farms Films Food, May 17 - Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe.
Thu May 18 7-8:30pm - Glimpses of the Past - Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center Building, 116 Bridge Street, Las Vegas,NM.
Tue May 16 6:00pm – 7:00pm Ancient Pottery and Modern American Visual Culture - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe.
Sun May 21 1:30-2:30pm - Pecos NHP Legacy & Lore - Pecos National Historical Park, NM-63, Pecos, NM 87552, United States This recurring event is part of a series.
Fri May 19 8:00pm – 11:00pm Charlie Daniels Band Benefit Concert - Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Pojoaque, NM.
Los Alamos/Pojoaque/Taos/Enchanted Circle Sat May 6 - Northern New Mexico Spring Arts and Craft Fair - Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Ave, Los Alamos. Fri May 12-Sun May 14 - 15th Annual Mother’s Day Celebration - Kit Carson Park, Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Fri May 12 9am-5:30pm - Experimental Living on the Edge of the Taos Desert - School for Advanced Research. Sat May 13-Sun May 14 10am-5pm – New Mexico Fiber Crawl – Albuquerque to Taos. The Fiber Crawl opens doors to spaces of local Fiber Artists, cultural centers, stores, farms and museums offering an unforgettable experience for everyone. www.evfac. org/event_detail/new-mexico-fiber-crawl Sat May 20 & Sun May 21 All Day - 20th Annual Kite Festival - Overlook Park Playground, 580 Overlook Rd, White Rock. Sat Jun 3 - Music on the Mesa Festival 2017, Taos Mesa Brewing, Taos. Santa Fe & Eldorado Sat May 6 9-11am Snake Handling Workshop Performance Space at La Tienda, Eldorado at Santa Fe. Sat May 6 10am-3pm - 8th Annual Folk Art Flea Museum of International Folk Art.
Sat May 20 1:00pm – 2:30pm Spring Performance Series with Santa Fe Performing Arts - 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe. Sat May 20 & Sun May 21 All day Eldorado Studio Tour - Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico. www.eldoradoarts.org/studio-tour/ Sat May 2010:00am – 4:00pm 7th Annual Wanna Play Music Experience - The Candyman Strings & Things, 851 St Michaels Dr, Santa Fe Sat May 20 11:00am – 5:00pm Santa Fe Zine Fest - Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe. Sun May 21 4:00pm – 6:00pm Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Lauridsen - Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe. Wed May 24 6:00pm – 9:00pm Pecos league opening day - Fort Marcy Baseball Field. Thu May 25 6:00pm – 9:00pm Trinidad Triggers vs Santa Fe Fuego Opening Night - Fort Marcy Baseball Field. Fri May 26-Sun May 28 10:00am– 4:00pm HIPICO Santa Fe Community Horse Show - Memorial Day Weekend! - HIPICO Santa Fe. www.hipicosantafe.com Fri May 26 5:00pm – 7:00pm Last Friday ArtWalk - Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.
Sun May 7 10am-5pm First Sunday NM Residents Free - NM Museums, Santa Fe.
Sat Jun 3 & Sun Jun 4 All day Spring Festival & Fiber Arts Fair - El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507, United States This recurring event is part of a series.
Tue May 9 6:30pm – 7:30pm Santa Fe Branch of the NAACP Meeting - The Montecito Library, 500 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe.
Sun Jun 4 10:00am – 5:00pm First Sunday NM Residents Free - NM Museums, Santa Fe This recurring event is part of a series.
Wed May 10 7-9pm – Lannan Foundation: Marlon James with Russell Banks – Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe.
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MAY 2017 Calendar of Events for May, 2017
Be sure to check out all of our events at http://thecorridornm.com/calendar/ Albuquerque
Sat May 20 7am - Birding & Breakfast - Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW,ABQ.
Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm Family Fun - Spring Bachechi Open Space 9521 Rio Grande Boulevard NW, Albuquerque.
Sat May 20 Concert: The Gipsy Kings Route 66 Casino Hotel I-40 Exit 140, Albuquerque.
Tuesday Truckin’ Tuesdays Civic Plaza Downtown on Marquette between 3rd and 4th, Albuquerque.
Sat May 20 International Migratory Bird Celebration Botanic Garden - ABQ BioPark 2601 Central Ave. N.W., Albuquerque.
Friday Summertime in Old Town – Albuquerque Old Town, 303 Romero St. NW, Abq. Concerts. Thurs May 4 5:30pm – 6:30pm ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour with Artist Rachel Muldez - National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM This recurring event is part of a series. Thurs May 4 7:30pm Concert: Arlen Asher Birthday Celebration. Outpost Performing Space 210 Yale Blvd SE Abq.
Sun May 219:00am – 4:00pm 2nd Annual Placitas Garden Tour - Placitas.
Los Alamos Kite Festival May 19-21 Overlook Park, White Rock
Sun May 7 - New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Con cert: The Creation May 7, 2017 First United Methodist Church Albuquerque 315 Coal Ave SW, Albuquerque.
Fri May 5 May 5-7 Orchid Show and Sale Botanic Garden ABQ BioPark, 2601 Central Ave, NW ABQ Fri May 510:00am – 2:00pm Children’s Day at the Botanic Garden - Albuquerque Botanical Garden, 2601 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque.
Wed May 10 9:00am – 11:00am Workshop: Home Composting Basics - Highland Senior Citizen Center, 131 Monroe St NE, Albuquerque.
Fri May 5 2-3pm Lecture: Long Live the Pronghorn Petroglyph National Monument 6510 Western Trail, NW, Albuquerque.
Sat May 13 & Sun May 14 - Botanic Gardens Bonsai Show, Botanic Garden - ABQ BioPark 2601 Central Ave. N.W ABQ.
Fri May 5 5:00pm – 10:00pm 2017 Albuquerque Tequila, TACO, & Cerveza Fest Friday May 5th! Albuquerque, NM.
Sat May 13 & Sun May 14 All day Placitas Studio Tour - Placitas, New Mexico - Placitas, New Mexico This recurring event is part of a series.
Fri May 5 6:00pm – 8:00pm First Friday Fractals - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, USA This recurring event is part of a series.
Sat May 13 8:00am – 1:00pm Rio Grande Cleanup Day - The Bosque @ Central Avenue Bridge, Albuquerque.
Sat May 6-28 – Exhibition: NM Watercolor Society Spring Show EXPO New Meixo 300 San Pedro NE Abq. Every Sunday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Spring Exhibition- a juried display of 120 original Watercolor paintings by outstanding New Mexico artists.
Sat May 13 7am-2pm – Rio Rancho’s Largest Yard Sale – Cabezon Park 2307 Cabezon Blvd, Rio Rancho.
Sat May 6 & Sun May 7 Corrales Art Studio Tour Corrales, New Mexico - Corrales, New Mexico Sat May 6 – Sun May 7 10am-5pm - 1st Annual Bernalillo Indian Market - El Zocolo Plaza, 264 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. The event will showcase extraordinary emerging Native American artists and artisans in the Four Corners area of the Southwest in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and southern Colorado region, in a wide range of fine arts and arts and crafts mediums. www.gatheringartists.net Sat May 6 Presentation: Chaco and Chocolate, Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE Rio Rancho Discover the delicious history of chocolate at Chaco Canyon with the archaeologist who discovered it. Patricia L. Crown, Ph.D. will share her findings. Sat May 6 10:00am – 3:00pm The Birds and The Bees Pop-Up Celebration - Found on 4th Sat May 6 Cinco de Mayo Festival: Los Lonely Boys & Tobias Rene, Sandia Resort and Casino. Sat May 6 EAA Young Eagles Flights, Abq Double Eagle II Airport, 7401 Atrisco Vista Blvd, NW Come fly with us! Airplane rides for youth 8-17 years provided by volunteer pilots with signed parental permission and weather permitting. Sun May 7 7:00am – 12:00pm 32nd Annual Run for the Zoo! - ABQ BioPark. Sun May 7 9-11am - Bosque Wild Guided Nature Walk - Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque. Sun May 7 – Concert: 3rd Annual Albuquerque Concert Band Ensemble, Eldorado High School Performing Arts Center, 11300 Montgomery Blvd, NE ABQ.
Thu May 11 Concert: Blue October, El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW ABQ.
Sat May 1310:00am – 2:00pm San Ysidro Feast Day Celebration - National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Sat May 13 Heritage Day at Casa San Ysidro, 973 Old Church Rd, Corrales. Sat May 13 Art in the Afternoon: Powerslyde - Albuquerque Museum 2000 Mountain Rd. N.W, Abq. Sat May 13 Concert: Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra - NDI-Hiland Theater 4800 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque. Sun May 14 Mother’s Day Concert at the Zoo. The New Mexico Philharmonic will perform a special Mother’s Day concert at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. Sun May 14 9-11am Seasons of Growth Gardening Class - Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St NW, Albuquerque. Sun May 14 Naturalist Series: Safeguarding our Natural and Cultural Heritage in a Holistic Environment Bachechi Open Space 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM Learn about New Mexico’s wild public lands and wilderness areas.
Sun May 21 6pm An Evening with Bernadette Peters Popejoy Hall 203 Cornell Dr. N.E.ABQ. Sun May 21 7am-1pm - Catch Me If You Can 5K/1K/ Walk - Sandia Lakes 76 Sandia Lakes Rd, Bernalillo. Don’t forget your fishing rods! Refreshments and barbecue immediately after you finish. Sun May 21 New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: Bach, Just Bach! National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 Fourth St. S.W ABQ. Wed May 24 Workshop: Improving Desert Garden Soil - Bear Canyon Senior Center 4645 Pitt NE, Abq. Amending desert garden soil is a continuous effort. The class will cover the basics of soil constituents, soil testing and the benefits of the soil food web. Sat May 27-29 Albuquerque Wine Festival Balloon Fiesta Park Sat May 27. Art in the Afternoon: Watermelon Mountain Jug Band Albuquerque Museum 2000 Mountain Rd. N.W. ABQ. Sat May 27 Concert: Bohemia Viva South Broadway Cultural Center 1025 Broadway Blvd. S.E ABQ. Sat May 27 8-10pm Concert: Jethro Tull May 27 8pm Route 66 Casino Hotel I-40 Exit 140, ABQ. Sat May 27 Demonstration: Turkey Feather Blanket Weaving & Native American Jewelry - Petroglyph National Monument 6510 Western Trail N.W, ABQ. Sat May 27 Lecture: A Voice Inside the Shell-Heishi Demonstration with Nick Rosetta Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th St. N.W. ABQ. Sun May 28 10am-3pm Jammin’ in Jemez with Delbert Anderson Trio - Jemez Historic Site, Jemez Springs. Mon May 29 Memorial Day Celebration - New Mexico Veteran’s Memorial 1100 Louisiana SE, ABQ.
Wed May 17 Concert: Train, Sandia Resort & Casino, 30 Rainbow Rd, NEABQ.
Mon May 29 10am-12pm – Rio Rancho Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony – Country Club Dr & Southern, Rio Rancho. Wed May 31 Concert: Albuquerque Concert Band Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. N.E ABQ.
Thu May 18 Concert: Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds – The Final Performances. Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 Second St, NW ABQ.
Thu Jun 1 5:30-6:30pm ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour with Artist Rachel Muldez - National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque.
Thu May 18 Salud y Sabor -National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 Fourth St. S.W., Albuquerque, NM.
Fri Jun 2 First Friday Fractals - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque.
Fri May 19 Bosque BioPark Bike-In - Tingley Beach Station, Paseo Del Bosque Trail, Albuquerque. Fri May 19-Sun May 21 9am-5pm – Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiest: 11th Biennial Juried Show & Fiber Arts Exhibition - EXPO New Mexico in the Manual Lujan Complex.
Sun May 7– Concert: Al Hurricane – Tribute to a Legend, Civic Plaza 401 2nd St NW ABQ.
Sat May 20 10am – 4pm Navajo Rug Sale - Petroglyph National Monument, 6510 Western Trail, NW, Albuquerque.
Sun May 7 - Concert: Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth St SW, ABQ.
Sat May 20 12-9pm Bees + Seeds Festival Tractor Brewing - Wells Park, 1800 4th St NW, Abq. Live music, art & craft vendors, free plants and information.
Sun May 7 - Concert; Lights! Camera! Bells! African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall, 310 San Pedro DR. NE Abq. Enchantment Albuquerque Handbill Ensemble goes to the movies and performs a concert featuring movie theme songs.
Sun May 21 10:00am – 3:00pm 33rd Annual NMCCC Car Show - The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque. Sun May 212:00pm – 7:00pm 3rd Annual South American Folk Fair - Pueblo Harvest Cafe.
Sat May 20 Backyard Farming Series: Recycled and Natural Building Materials in the Garden Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum 6029 Isleta Blvd. S.W., Albuquerque.
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Fri Jun 2 8-11pm - John Prine - Kiva Auditorium, 401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque. Sat Jun 3 10am-11pm - Albuquerque Folk Festival - Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. N.E ABQ. Sat Jun 3 National Free Fishing Day Tingley Beach - ABQ BioPark 1800 Tingley Dr. S.W. ABQ. Sat Jun 3 Lecture: New Mexico Before Columbus Petroglyph National Monument 6510 Western Trail N.W. ABQ. Sun Jun 4 9:00am – 11:00am Bosque Wild Guided Nature Walk - Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque.
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TRIPS
Side trip to Bandelier National Monument
The Falls Trail NPS photo by Sally King
The Falls Trail The story of the Falls Trail is the story of water. Water that tumbles and flows from snow melt and springs in the Jemez Mountains to the slowly moving Rio Grande (big river) some 4,600 feet below. Two dramatic waterfalls mark geologic transitions along the 700 foot descent from the Visitor Center. The Falls Trail follows El Rito de Los Frijoles (Frijoles Creek or Little River of Beans) 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the end of the Backpacker’s Parking Lot to the Upper Falls and then continues another mile (1.4 km) past a second waterfall and finally to the Rio Grande.
The Tsankawi Trail In the 1400’s, Tsankawi was home to the Ancestral Tewa Pueblo people. Today their descendents live in nearby San Ildefonso Pueblo. The Ancestral Pueblo people built homes of volcanic rock and adobe (mud), cultivating fields in the open canyons below. Their daily lives of hard work and family left their mark on the land. Low stone walls, carved drawings in the rock faces, and fragments of utilitarian objects are important artifacts left by the Ancestral Pueblo people.
Tyuonyi Village from the Frey Trail NPS photo by Sally King Bandelier National Monument, established in 1916, is located approximately 1 hour from Santa Fe, 30 minutes from Los Alamos, 1.5 hours from Taos and 2 hours from Albuquerque www.nps.gov/band/ planyourvisit/directions.htm The park is open daily, year round, from dawn to dusk except during heavy snow days or other emergencies.
Most people agree that the Ancestral Pueblo culture emerged from
hunter and gatherer societies that had been living in the Four Corners area for thousands of years. The introduction of domesticated maize from the Valley of Mexico allowed a more sedentary lifestyle and the beginnings of more permanent architecture. At Bandelier archaeological evidence indicates hunter-gatherer occupation dating back into the Paleo-Indian period. A Clovis point found at Bandelier is the oldest artifact. The major Ancestral Pueblo People reoccupation of the area dates from A.D. 1150 to 1550, perhaps partly as a result of migration from the Four Corners area.
The Tsankawi Trail NPS photo by Sally King
The CCC Walking Tour The original road and buildings in the park were built in the 1930’s by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a national works program initiated and managed by the U.S. government to put unemployed young men to work, learning practical skills and sending much-needed money back home to their families.
There are four main trails at Bandelier: The Main Loop Trail, The Falls Trail, The Tsankawi Trail and the The CCC Walking Tour.
CCC workers building the road into Frijoles Canyon NPS archive photo Bandelier National Monument is open daily, year round, from dawn to dusk except during heavy snow days or other emergencies. Juniper Campground is open year round, but may be closed to only “A” or “A and B” loops. The Visitor Center/WNPA Book Store and Bandelier Trading Company Summer hours are 9 AM to 6 PM during shuttle season (mid May to mid October). Shuttle Bus Required May 14, 2017 - October 15, 2017 Visitors are required to take a shuttle bus from the White Rock visitor center to access the main visited area of Bandelier National Monument between the hours of 9 AM and 3 PM, including the visitor center, Main Loop Trail, and Falls Trail. Shuttles run approximately every 30 minutes weekdays, and 20 minutes weekends.
Cliff dwellings along the Main Loop Trail Corridor photo by Marc-Paul LaRouche The Main Loop Trail The Main Loop Trail provides access to the main archeological sites in Bandelier National Monument. There is evidence of people being in Bandelier National Monument area that dates back 10,000 years. The Ancestral Pueblo people settled in Frijoles Canyon building the stone dwellings that you will see. From this trail you can access the account parking, the picnic area, the Alcove House, the Frey Trail and Juniper Campground. Plaster art on the face of the volcanic tuff that makes up the cliffs around Bandelier NM.
White Rock Visitor Center White Rock, NM
This piece was exposed and preserved by park workers and can be viewed from the trail.
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MAY 2017
Don Pedro Pino Visits the King of Spain
by Doyle Daves Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation
King Ferdinand VII of Spain - Goya
In
the early 1800s, Spain was in turmoil. Napoleon had conquered Spain, deposed King Ferdinand VII and placed his own brother, Joseph Bonaparte on the Spanish throne. The rebellious Spaniards retained a small foothold around the port city of Cadiz. In these extreme conditions, Spanish loyalists organized a Cortes (legislative assembly) beginning in 1810. A call was issued to all regions of the homeland and all overseas provinces to send representatives. When notice of the call was finally received in Santa Fe, New Mexican governor, Jose Manrique
and a committee, selected Don Pedro Bautista Pino to travel to Cadiz to represent New Mexico. One criterion for his selection was undoubtedly Don Pedro’s great wealth as the trip to Spain was not only long but expensive and the government coffers were, as ever, empty.
Don
Pedro left New Mexico in the fall of 1811 with two aides and an eleven-year old grandson, traveling first down the Camino Real to Mexico City then east to Veracruz to take a ship to Cadiz. He prepared carefully, writing a report, Exposicion, on the conditions and needs of New Mexico. On his arrival, the report was published in Cadiz and remains, today, one of the most important sources of information about colonial New Mexico. He emphasized especially the need for increased military protection for citizens and requested that a seat
of government be established at Chihuahua so that New Mexicans need not travel to Guadalajara for government business. Finally, he warned that the purchase of Louisiana by the United States in 1803 opened the way to arm and incite wild Indians against New Mexicans and for an American invasion, which, in fact, came three decades later.
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Don
Pedro hoped to make his report and pleas for help directly to King Ferdinand VII. Of course, this did not happen as the King was in exile in France. In fact, the Spanish government in exile was powerless and Don Pedro returned home without visible success. Locals summed up the expedition: Don Pedro se fue Don Pedro vino Don Pedro went Don Pedro came
He did, however, awe his neighbors as he returned home with a magnificent carriage.
An Excerpt from Don Pedro Bautista Pino’s official document to the Spanish national assembly (Cadiz Cortes) - 1812
Ecclesiastical
government.--The twenty-six Indian pueblos and the 102 settlements of Spaniards, which constitute the population of the province of New Mexico, are... served by twenty?two missionaries of the order of Saint Francis from the province of Mexico....
For more than fifty years no one has
known that there was a bishop.... The misfortunes suffered by those settlers are infinite because of the lack of a primate. The people who wish, by means of a dispensation, to get married to relatives cannot do so because of the great cost of traveling a_distance of more than 400 leagues to Durango. Consequently, many people, compelled by love, live and rear families in adultery...
General means of making the prov-
inces prosper.--Agriculture, industry, and commerce are the three bases of all prosperity. The province of New Mexico has none of these because of its location, because of the neglect with which the government has looked upon it up to the present time, and because of the annual withdrawal of the small income that it is able to derive from its products and manufactures. It has already been stated that the annual importation into the province of products for its consumption amounts to 112,000 pesos, and that its annual income is only 60,000 pesos. Therefore, there is an annual deficit of 52,000 pesos. The salaries paid by the treasury to the governor of the province, to his assistants, and
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Plaza de España in Cadiz, commemorating the Spanish Constitution of 1812
to the 121 soldiers may be said to be the only income that keeps money in circulation. This income is so small, as we have previously stated, that until recently the majority of its inhabitants had never seen money.
One can resort to those resources that nature has placed at the province’s disposal: the great abundance of furs and their low cost is undeniable. There are, however, no present means of exporting them without great freighting costs.
The scarcity of professional men.-
-The province of New Mexico does not have among its public institutions any of those found in other provinces of Spain.... The benefit of primary letters [a basic education] is given only to the children
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of those who are able to contribute to the salary of the school teacher. Even in the capital it has been impossible to engage a teacher and to furnish education for everyone. Of course there are no colleges of any kind....
For a period of more than two hun-
dred years since the conquest, the province has made no provision for any of the literary careers, or as a priest, something which is ordinarily done in other provinces of America.
There
are no physicians, no surgeons, and no pharmacies.... Source: H. Bailey Carrol and J. Villansana Haggard, Three New Mexico Chronicles (Albuquerque, 1942).
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NATURE & SCIENCE
Backyard Astronomy Story and photos by Eric Saltmarsh MAY’S NIGHT SKY
of these galaxies require viewing with telescopes, with This month, the large long photographic constellation Leo is exposures needed to well-situated for early show much detail. evening viewing, located high in the south You may notice a as the sky darkens. faint sprinkling of Bright Jupiter is in the stars, slightly above southeast at dusk. and to the left of Leo’s These Leo the Lion is one of hindquarters. are the stars of Coma the constellations that Berenices (a.k.a., Berreally looks like the enice’s Hair, named in object it represents. honor of a historical Look for the large, requeen of Egypt). A verse question mark small, faint constelor sickle, with the lation, Coma Berenibright star Regulus at ces is quite pleasing the bottom. This asto observe when the terism marks the lisky is clear and dark. on’s head and mane. At such times, more To the east (left) is a than four dozen faint large triangle which stars can be seen, like marks the lion’s hinda scattering of sand. quarters. Like its neighbors, Since Leo lies oppo- Leo and Virgo, Coma site the Milky Way, Berenices is home to we are able to see in a rich cluster of disthis constellation nu- tant galaxies. merous galaxies beWant something difyond our own. Most ferent? Try spotting
Historical depiction - pleistocene megafauna in the White Sands area - www.nps.gov/whsa
Mammoth tracks fossilized in the white sand with a Park Ranger next to them.
https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/paleontology.htm#Trackways
The Pleistocene Trackways of White Sands National Monument
Have you ever wondered what this
area, the Tularosa Basin, looked like 30,000 years ago? Was it a desert like today—or was it perhaps lush with lots of plants and animals?
Our present-day desert was once a
verdant land teeming with prehistoric plants and animals. The climate during the Pleistocene epoch was much wetter and cooler than today. Rain and snowmelt filled a 1,600 square mile lake called Lake Otero. This lake was about the size of the state of Rhode Island! Clues of this past oasis are found in the ephemeral trackways left behind by the Pleistocene giants that once called the Tularosa Basin home. Scientists are studying these trackways to gain a better understanding of this ancient ecosystem and the mighty mammals that ruled the day.
In 1932, Ellis Wright, a government trapper, found large tracks on the west side of the White Sands. He thought that he had discovered the tracks of a giant human! Each track was approximately 22 x 10 inches, the size of a rectangular place mat. Subsequent investigators thought that the tracks were indeed human because the print was perfect and even the instep was clearly marked. It was not until 1981 that further investigation of the tracks identified them as mammoth, an extinct camel, and an undetermined mammal. During a tour by the New Mexico Archaeological Council in June of 1984, a large mammoth molar fragment was observed in a small gully within 800 feet of one of the mammoth tracksites. Unfortunately, there is no record that the fossil was ever recovered.
In 2001, tracksites in the nearby missile range were re-examined, documented, and mapped. Twentyfive mammoth tracks and 64 camel
footprints from the late Pleistocene epoch were discovered. In 2007, additional trackways were discovered on the southern shore of Lake Lucero within the monument. There were hundreds of them, all of which were nearly east-west in orientation. Unfortunately, the tracks were poorly preserved in the soft gypsum. Their age was determined to be about 30,000 years old. More recent tracks discovered in 2011 were determined to be about 18,000 years old by using radiocarbon dating on the seeds and other plant matter embedded in the track itself. These tracks all pre-date the arrival of humans in the area, as humans are thought to have arrived about 10,000 years ago.
Since
2007, researchers and monument staff have discovered even more fossilized tracks within the monument. They may represent the largest concentration of Pleistocene trackways in the United States. They appear to be primarily from mammoths, camels, dire wolves, and saber-toothed cats. While most of them pre-date humans in the area, a few recently discovered sets of fossil tracks appear to be associated with archaeological artifacts. This suggests the possible co-existence of humans and mammoths in the basin. The majority of the fossil tracks suggest that the ancient animals traveled to and along the shorelines of Lake Otero and across the surrounding wetlands during the late Pleistocene.
The
following website is a great resource for predicting Iridium flares, International Space Station passages, and other events happening above our heads: http://www.heavens-above.com/
Two photos of an Iridium flare. In the first photo, the satellite begins to brighten as it moves toward the bottom of the picture. In the second, it begins brightly, then fades as it continues its journey toward the horizon. Because these were time exposures, the satellite appears meteor-like. Jupiter is the bright object at the top right, above the brightest star in Virgo, Spica. The upper portion of the constellation Scorpius is to the left. Photos were taken in February 2017 from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Here is a summary of interesting night sky events occurring in May 17: Mercury is at greatest May and early June 2017: western elongation from the sun, best placed for viewing in the May 1-3: Mars passes north of dawn sky, just above the eastern the star cluster known as the Hyhorizon. ades in Taurus. May 25: New moon occurs at May 1-28: The Eta Aquarid me1:46pm MDT. teor shower occurs throughout May. The shower peaks on the June 3: Venus is at greatest westmornings of May 5 and 6 and ern elongation, well above the is best viewed in the pre-dawn east horizon in the pre-dawn sky. hours when 40-60 meteors may June 9: Full moon occurs at be seen. 6:10am MDT.3:43pm MDT. May 10: Full moon occurs at 3:43pm MDT.
Tracks found in the monument are
preserved in gypsum layers and are quite fragile. Once exposed from beneath the sand, the tracks weather rapidly. Many of the recently found tracks have already eroded and disappeared. Because they breakdown so quickly, monument staff is working with experts to develop a strategy for conservation and monitoring of the tracks. Their scientific significance underscores the need for continuing research into these incredible and rapidly vanishing natural wonders.
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an ‘Iridium flare.’ There are over 60 Iridium communication satellites orbiting almost 500 miles above the Earth. When sunlight strikes their door-sized antennas, the light is reflected down to Earth. If you look in the right part of the sky at the right time, you’ll see a slow-moving ‘star’ brighten, then fade, all in a matter of a few seconds. Sometimes an Iridium flare can momentarily become the brightest object in the night sky.
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Bernalillo gallery has a new home
Thinking About Building Your Own Home?
Owner sponsors First Annual Bernalillo Indian Market
On a visit to Albuquerque for the
balloon fiesta in the early nineteen nineties, gallery owner and event producer Sara Chadwick first discovered the enchantment of our state and the spawning of her first Southwest gallery. It was then that Sara discovered our clear and colorful skies. However, it was the abundance of outstanding artwork in New Mexico that captured her imagination and her devotion to promoting our native treasures in her home state of New Hampshire. Her early experiences with her first “Sara’s Southwest” gallery in New Hampshire were very rewarding. Sara says of this period “that was the time when the Southwest was really fantastically alive.”
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Building your own home can be a wonderful and fun experience. To ensure you enjoy the process of designing and building your own home it is important to understand all the steps of the process.
An expansion on her passion for
bringing emerging artists to the art world comes to New Mexico and to Bernalillo with her commitment to host the first annual Bernalillo Indian Market. The event will take place in the parking lot of El Zocalo, located on the “Main Drag” (old US Route 66), aka Camino del Pueblo in Bernalillo on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 10 am to 5 pm both days.
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Sara’s long-standing relationship
with local native artists has garnered a large cadre of loyal artists in search of a venue with which to share and sell their art. efforts so far are turning out Fast forward to 2005 and Sara was Her in great numbers, and this first now an official resident of New of (hopefully) many more yearly Mexico, when she established her events promises to provide a new gallery as well as a permanent rewarding art experience for eager home in Corrales. Sara’s artists as well as art lovers. gallery has had a few homes on Bernalillo’s Camino del Pueblo, Already looking forward to including a hiatus in the living future years for her event, Sara room of her Corrales home during is pondering the possibilites of the recent recession. utilizing Bernalillo’s Loretto Park, former site of the annual wine Sara’s approach to managing the festival and the current home of her gallery is to remain open to the Mountain West Brew Fest, the emerging artists as well as lcoated across from Camino del established masters. One example Pueblo. is contemporary Pueblo painter Mateo Romero. Sara was the first Says Sara, “Bernalillo is the to represent his art. She began perfect place to have events. The purchasing his paintings early Railrunner has a station here, in his career, which enabled him the local government is very to study murals in Mexico City. supportive of local events, and the Sara says, “ I want artists who are people of the community welcome really dedicated to their art and new events and visitors.”
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MAY 2017 BITS BITES Beads: A Universe of Meaning Beginning May 14, 2017, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian will present Beads: A Universe of Meaning. The exhibition traces the history of imported glass beads as a medium of exchange, artistic expression, and identity for indigenous peoples throughout North America. It features garments, articles of adornment, and works of art dating from circa 1850 to the present, and examines the ways in which makers of beadwork have simultaneously sustained tradition, engaged with popular culture, and developed a uniquely native art form. Public Opening | March 14, 2017, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free admission & special activities. See https://wheelwright.org/event/public-opening-beads/ for details. Exhibition Dates - 05/14/2017-04/15/2018 Wheelwright Museum - 704 Camino Lejo - Santa Fe About the Author: Meet Anne Hillerman Anne Hillerman is delighted to continue the mystery series her father, the best-selling author Tony Hillerman, created beginning in 1970. Anne’s debut novel, Spider Woman’s Daughter, follows the further adventures of the characters Tony Hillerman made famous: Jim Chee, Joe Leaphorn and Bernadette Manuelito. Released by HarperCollins, the book received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best First Novel. Her second mystery in the series, Rock with Wings, was released in May, 2015, and quickly became a New York Times best-seller. The third novel in the reinvigorated series, Song of the Lion, is set for release in April 2017 and takes Bernie and Chee to the Grand Canyon and Tuba City, Arizona while Lt. Leaphorn helps solve a murder with a clue from long ago. Anne also is the author of Tony Hillerman’s Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn with husband/photographer Don Strel. In collaboration with St. Martin’s Press she established The Tony Hillerman Prize for best first mystery novel set in the Southwest. She lives and works in Santa Fe with frequent trips to the Navajo Nation. Anne belongs to many writers’ organizations and serves on the board of Western Writers of America. In 2015, she was deeply honored to be invited by the University of New Mexico to present the annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest . She is a frequent presenter at the Tucson Festival of the Book and represented New Mexico at the National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress. https://annehillerman.com/
Take a short drive on the Mother Road to a great pizza experience by Marc-Paul LaRouche - Editor It’s funny how you can pass an interesting-looking place along a highway time and again without ever finding out what’s inside. We often take the side road (NM 333, which is old Route 66) on distribution runs for The Corridor. It’s nice to get off busy I-40 and see the old parts of New Mexico along the Mother Road, just minutes from Albuquerque but world’s away. After a trip to Cedar Crest to shoot a video segment for Corridor TV ( you can catch it now on the home page of TheCorridorNM.com), having done our online research, we decided to try the take-and-bake pizza from Trail Rider Pizza, located in a little red and white trailer in Tijeras, New Mexico, just off I-40 along NM 333.
Trail Rider Pizza - 544 State Highway 333 (Old Route 66) Tijeras, NM
Our pizza builder was a charming young lady from the Santa Fe area, living in Tijeras to take care of some family and on her way to a new life somewhere in Arizona. We ordered the 16” regular crust pizza with sausage, green chile and extra cheese. When you order the take and bake from Trail Rider they “rent” you a metal screen for $5 to take your pizza home to cook. Bring the screen back next time and they will exchange it with a fresh one to take home your next tasty pie. The uncooked pizza made it all the way home to Eldorado without a hitch. The sauce had a rich flavor, the ingredients were genuine, green chile was nice and spicy and it cooked beautifully. We are looking forward to our next trip down south to trade in our rented screen for our next take-and bake experience. Trail Rider Pizza has been serving the Tijeras area for more than 10 years and is a local favorite. Go online at www.trailriderpizza.com or call ahead (505) 281-6068 Open Mon - Sun 11 am - 8:30 pm
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Our fully cooked 16” Trail Rider pizza with a few slices missing - Yum!!!
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FAMILY FUN GO FLY A KITE ! on the web concerning kite design and purchase. (Search on the phrase “Kite Design” with your search engine). Forces on a Kite
History of Kites
Kites have been around
for thousands of years and they are a part of many different cultures around the world. There is a lot of information available on the web concerning the history of kites, so we will not duplicate that information here. We suggest that you use your favorite search engine to find this information. (Search on the phrase “History of Kites”). From an aerodynamics point of view, two of the most important users of kites were the Wright brothers. In 1899, as they were developing their theories for the control of an aircraft by using wing warping, they built a small maneuverable kite to verify their
ideas. Between 1900 and 1903 they would often fly their gliders as unmanned kites at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. These experiments led directly to their successful 1903 aircraft. Types of Kites
A wide variety of kite
kits and kite accessories are available at department, hobby, and toy stores. You can even design and build your own kites. This slide shows some of the more popular types of kites. (The names for the various kites are not standardized - what I call a diamond kite may be called a two-stick kite at another site, and my “Delta” kite may be called a “bat” somewhere else.) Once again, there is a lot of information available
Each of the kites on this slide looks different than another kite, but the forces acting on all the kites is exactly the same. In fact, with the exception of thrust, the forces acting on a kite are also the same forces which act on an airliner or a fighter plane. Like an aircraft, kites are heavier than air and rely on aerodynamic forces to fly. Gas balloons and bubbles, on the other hand, are lighter than air and rely on buoyancy forces to fly. Like an aircraft, kites have a solid frame normally made of wood or plastic, and this frame is covered by a paper, plastic, or cloth “skin” to generate the lift necessary to overcome the kite’s weight. A kite must be made as light as possible for good performance, yet be strong enough to withstand high winds. Determining the forces on a kite can be difficult, so we have prepared a kite simulator to let you
study these forces. You can use KiteModeler to design your own kites. You can then build a kite based on your design and compare the results with the computer program. Flying
While the forces on all kites are the same, each kite flies a little differently. Some kites are highly maneuverable and some kites are very stable. There are kites with multiple control lines that can perform stunts, while other kites can be flown to high altitudes. We can use math techniques that you learn in school to determine the altitude of a kite graphically. With a little more knowledge of mathematics, you can actually calculate the altitude at which the kite is flying. Regardless
of the type of kite, the flyer must always fly safely for the protection of others, to protect property, and to ensure that the kite can be flown again. Have Fun! https://www.grc.nasa. g o v / w w w / k - 1 2 / a i rplane/kite1.html
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Wildlife West Wind Festival Wildlife West Wind Festival, Edgewood May 6 and 7 10am to 6pm
Spring
time in New Mexico brings wind and sunny skies, creating perfect conditions for our Annual Wind Festival at Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. The skies will be filled with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes throughout the weekend. Visitors can bring their own kite, buy one at the Festival, or watch professional stunt kite fliers maneuver kites expertly in the wind. Visitors can participate in kite flying contests or just fly their kites for fun on large grass fields. Food and drinks will be available from vendors. Admission to the Festival is FREE. http://wildlifewest.org/wwblog/2017/02/a-wind-festival/
Los Alamos Kite Festival May 19-21. Overlook Park, White Rock The kite-festival weekend kicks off Friday night with the start of county’s Summer Concert Series and a night kite-flight demonstration. The main festival is held Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and includes music, food, kite-building workshops, and lots of kite flying. Kite enthusiasts from all over the southwest fly their large, intricately shaped kites and hand-made flying works of art, demonstrate stunt-kite flying, and grace the fields with incredibly colorful banners. Free kite-building workshops for kids are held on Saturday and Sunday afternoon where children build and decorate simple kites with assistance from volunteers. https://losalamosartscouncil.org/kite-festival/ Make your own kites: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/crafts/kite-craft/ amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/pdf/internment/internment_kite.pdf http://www.my-best-kite.com/making-paper-kites.html http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/53339/build-and-fly-a-box-kite/ Kite Shops Online (and ones you can visit) Into The Wind in Boulder Colorado on the Pearl Street Mall http://intothewind.com/ Chinatown Kite in San Francisco California in Chinatown http://www.chinatownkite.com/ Kite Connection in Huntington Beach California on the Pier http://www.kiteconnection.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi
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