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High Desert Flowers with Yappy Dog Farm
Saturday, October 1, 2022 • 10 a.m. – Noon
Come learn about cultivating flowers in the high desert to provide beauty, bouquets, and pollinator habitats.
After a quick tour of Yappy Dog Farm, participants will dive deep into the world of flowers as everyone makes their own bouquet to take home!
Register Here for this FREE program.
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Please join Muertos y Marigolds in conjunction with the Gutiérrez Hubbell House and Bernalillo County Open Space for our community ofrenda exhibit opening. Community organizations and schools will created community ofrendas that will be featured at Gutiérrez Hubbell House from Friday, October 7 – Saturday, November 12.
Ofrendas Comunitarias: Muertos y Marigolds opens Friday, Oct. 7 at 5pm at Gutiérrez Hubbell House History & Cultural Center. The exhibit will bring over a dozen artists, community members, local organizations, and schools to remember our dead and share in mourning and celebration of our community and loved ones through the creation of altars, a central part of the celebration of Day of the Dead.
The exhibit features altars honoring different people and causes important to South Valley residents and organized around the Muertos y Marigolds 2022 theme of “¡Escucha! ¡La Lucha No Es Mañana!” “What is Your Fight??”
The exhibit runs Friday, Oct. 7 – Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 and is on display during museum open hours of 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday – Saturday.
Altars feature traditional elements of the offerings made on Día de los Muertos, a tradition originating in Indigenous communities of central Mexico, which then spread and became an important Mexican observance, through the country and diaspora.
Today, Día de los Muertos is celebrated widely across Mexico, Central America, and in diasporic and descendent communities worldwide, on November 1-2. Altars include objects such as framed photos, cempasúchil or marigold flowers, sugar skulls, water, candles, offerings of favorite foods and beverages, incense, papel picado, and special treats like pan de muertos. Each element brings both symbolic and personal significance.
This exhibit was conceived with and co-curated with the Muertos y Marigolds South Valley Dia de los Muertos Celebration committee.
View the full list of programs and register to attend here.
Author's Talk: Albuquerque's Far South Valley with Francelle Alexander
Saturday, Oct 22, 2 p.m.
If you know Albuquerque history, you're sure to have come across prolific local author Francelle Alexander's writing. Now is your chance to be one of the first to read her newest volume Albuquerque's Far South Valley: Pajarito & Los Padillas. Join us for a talk and your chance to get a copy of this book released just this month!
About the book:
An overview of two Hispanic villages south of Albuquerque, New Mexico from the time of early Spanish settlement until the present. Although New Mexico has numerous villages from this time, each has its own unique story. Short biographies and genealogies are included of families, both the wealthy and the less wealthy. These people lived and persevered through land grant disputes, Indian raids, disease, droughts, floods, and the influx of new people, and they managed to preserve their culture, language, and identity.
About the author:
Francelle Alexander is a native New Mexican, having grown up in Albuquerque, both the South Valley and the North Valley. She attended UNM where she earned her B.A. and M.A. After a career in the Albuquerque Public Schools, she lived and worked overseas. For almost ten years, she was able to travel and study villages in Asia and Europe. Upon returning from abroad, she began extensive research on the villages of Peralta and Los Pinos (now Bosque Farms).
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Do you enjoy working outdoors, stewarding public lands, celebrating our cultural history, and meeting community members from throughout Bernalillo county? This is a great opportunity to work across the many Open Spaces in Bernalillo County with a diverse team of partners, volunteers, collaborators, and County staff!
Click here to find out more about the Open Space Resource Specialist position and please spread the word!
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Join us as we share the history and future of agricultural life in the South Valley at the historic house, history museum galleries, interpretive gardens, and working farms at Gutiérrez Hubbell House, a Bernalillo County Open Space. There are opportunities for all levels of experience and commitment and in all mission areas!
Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
K12 Lesson Leader: Change a child’s life in an afternoon of local history. Find out more about becoming a lesson leader for elementary school field trips or help us develop new middle school and high school programs. Training: one 2-hour session. Time commitment: four 2-hour visits; irregular, but scheduled in advance.
Museum Guide: Lead groups on tours of the house, galleries, and grounds. Develop tours for the needs of different audiences. Training: monthly 1-hour sessions plus one-time orientation if starting after April. Time commitment: three 30-60 minute tours/year; irregular, but scheduled in advance.
Gallery Attendant: Greet visitors, offer brief orientations to the museum, and help with record-keeping, visitor studies, and historical research. Training: one 30-minute session. Time commitment: 2-4 hour shifts, 1-4x per month, on a regular schedule.
Collections Assistant: Assist in the documentation, care, and preservation of objects and architectural features in the gallery, house, and collections. Training: on-the-job. Time commitment: 4-8 hrs/week.
Field & Garden Assistant: Help care for the interpretive gardens of medicinal, culinary, and heritage plants. Assist farmers in one of several fields. Participate in projects to enhance the gardens and grounds. Training: on-the-job. Time commitment: variable
Garden Committee Member: Help guide the planning and care for interpretive gardens. Participate in quarterly planning meetings and monthly work days. Training: on-the-job. Time commitment: 3-4 hours/month.
Special Projects: Ask us about special projects in all areas of our work, whether you want to be indoors or outdoors; public speaking or behind the scenes; working with plants, objects, documents, or people, we have a place for you! Training and time commitment: variable.
More info email Beth Stone at estone@bernco.gov or call 505-350-5117.
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As of Friday, February 18, masks are optional in all county facilities except Metropolitan Detention Center, Youth Services Center and CARE Campus as per state health order.
Individuals are still welcome and encouraged to wear a face mask if they feel it is the best option for them while working in or visiting a county facility.
All county buildings are equipped with sanitation stations with hand sanitizer or wipes available.
Museum and grounds are ADA compliant and NM Safe Certified for COVID-19 safe practices.
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Gutiérrez Hubbell House History & Cultural Center
A Bernalillo County Open Space
6029 Isleta Blvd SW
Museum open Thursday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Trails, grounds, and parking open dawn-to-dusk, every day
Call 505-350-5117 for more information or to request accommodation.
Museum, parking, programs, and grounds are ADA compliant and NM Safe Certified for COVID-19 safe practices.
Admission to the museum and most programs is FREE.
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