Events
Grab a cozy sweater and stop by the library! We’ll have a holiday craft and treat bag for each family! First come, first served, starting at 10 a.m.. Plus, throughout the month of December, come explore our holiday-themed books available for check-out, as well as additional activities and crafts for your children that celebrate Kwanzaa, […]
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Join friends and family for an indoor stroll through a festive German town reimagined at Placitas Winery, where halls will be decked with hand-crafted, holiday-style gifts. Come share in the joy of the season while benefitting our community library. Enjoy authentic German and European tasty treats, such as bratwurst with sauerkraut, latkes, pretzels, and more! […]
Read More >>Mosaic is a style of art where a larger image is created by arranging and attaching bits of clay, glass, stone or other materials directly to non-flexible surfaces. The resulting surfaces, whether smooth or rough, brilliantly hued or somber in color beg to be explored by human hands, and these sturdy materials have the power […]
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Halloween ghosts, pumpkins, witches, monsters, and skeletons are coming to the Placitas Library on Saturday, October 30 from 10-4 and on Sunday, the 31st from 1-3. They need your help! There will be 10 activities they need to complete but can’t do it without your assistance. Will you come to the library to help them? […]
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Halloween ghosts, pumpkins, witches, monsters, and skeletons are coming to the Placitas Library on Saturday, October 30 from 10-4 and on Sunday, the 31st from 1-3. They need your help! There will be 10 activities they need to complete but can’t do it without your assistance. Will you come to the library to help them? […]
Read More >>About Mosaic Traditionally, mosaic is a style of art where a larger image is created by arranging and attaching bits of clay, glass, stone or other materials directly to non-flexible surfaces with cement and mortar to last through the ages. Today, polymer cements, silicone, and other glues are frequently used as adhesives. In New Mexico, […]
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By Jillian Gonzales Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead This is the exact sentiment that comes to mind when I think back on the six-plus months a small group of committed citizens worked together to bring […]
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By Shara Moscinska Conversations with great minds are priceless, and I had such an invaluable conversation with Jon Ghahate, who is of the Laguna & Zuni Pueblos and the Museum Cultural Educator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Jon will be the featured guest for October’s Placitas Reads: Color, Class, and Caste; The Other Social […]
Read More >>Stop in after touring the gardens to view and purchase additional artwork created by the guest artists of the Garden Tour. While there, take your chances on a raffle for a basket full of garden delights.
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Gardens and artwork are similar in that they are composed in harmony with a series of shapes, forms, colors, and textures. The Placitas Garden Tour has invited a select group of local artists to showcase their work at Garden Tour Exhibit held in the Gracie Lee Community Room. The following artists will join us: Barbara […]
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