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Newspaper
Rio Rancho Observer
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2010
Page
4
Go Game a youth services gaming program will be held Thursday Dec 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Esther Bone Memorial Library for children ages nine through 13 to play Guitar Hero Mario Kart and Wii Sports with snacks provided Attendees may come and go during the two hour period For more information visit the library or call Youth Services at 891 5012 ext 4.local library event description
Santa Ana Star Casino Bosque Event Center hosts a New Year’s Eve dance party December 31 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring Phat Cat Swinger and guests with a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $20 per couple for the party only, plus brunch and dinner party options.
Music historian Peter Chase returns to Esther Bone Memorial Library at 6 30 p m for a multi media look at San Francisco s 1960s music scene He covers Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane Moby Grape Big Brother and the Holding Company Janis Joplin Quicksilver Messenger Service and more with audio video clips a lecture and a few songs no tickets are required
The Esther Bone Memorial Library showcases Russell Sabin, a Rio Rancho painter born in 1922, with 13 oil acrylic and watercolor works on display during library hours through January. Sabin, a former architect turned professional artist, has lived nationwide, including 28 years in Hawaii, and earned five distinguished art awards with four best of shows. He has produced over 500 paintings and authored three non fiction books as a member of the Rio Rancho Art Association since 2004.
After rave reviews and steady visitors, the U.S. debut of The Threads of Memory: Spain and the United States ends in New Mexico on January 9. The final event features state historian Rick Hendricks speaking in Spanish and English on Tejiendo el Hilo at 2 p.m. in the History Museum Auditorium. Admission is free with museum entry. Sundays are free for New Mexico residents.
Esther Bone Memorial Library presents a hockey exhibit curated by Gary Herron, Rio Rancho Observer sports editor. Through January 28, the display features McFarlane figures of Gordie Howe Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky plus New Mexico Scorpions items pucks autographed photos and vintage skates. Herron hopes fans visit the exhibit and attend a New Mexico Mustangs game at Santa Ana Star Center.
A January program series at Loma Colorado Main Library offers a story time for four to six year olds starting Jan 7 at 10 30 am with weekly Fridays in January. Registration is in person or by phone at 891 5013 ext 3032. A documentary film Who Does She Think She Is will screen Jan 8 at 10 am with moderator Paula Scott. No tickets required. A jug band concert by Watermelon Mountain Jug Band is Jan 11 at 6 30 pm at Esther Bone Memorial Library. Call 891 5012 option 3 for details. Dirk Van Hart presents Jan 16 at 2 pm on Placitas geology and Sandia Mountains linking geology with local history.
Children and adults are invited to a free G rated animated film on Wednesday January 19 at 2 30 p m at the Esther Bone Memorial Library 950 Pinetree Road The tale follows a czar’s daughter found by con men while an evil sorcerer pursues her Information available via the Youth Services Department at 891 5012 ext 4 Registration not required.
Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to a free basket weaving workshop at Esther Bone Memorial Library on January 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Meadowlark Basket Weavers will demonstrate techniques with reeds and ribbons and project displays may be shown at the Fiber Arts Fiesta during Memorial Day weekend at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Registration begins January 3, space is limited, call 891 5012 ext 4. Sandra Lucero of Haven House will discuss domestic violence resources on January 25 at 6 30 p.m.
A veteran petroleum geologist who worked across the US and internationally will discuss geology at the DeLary House, Sandoval County Historical Society, Bernalillo. The free program for members and $5 for nonmembers is open to the public with no reservations required.
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