Events

Magic in the Gardens – Placitas Garden Tour Open House

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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Magic in the Gardens: Placitas Garden Tour Exhibit

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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There was a Time: An Exhibit of the Photography of Wayne Jones

Collin Meeting Room featuring “Wayne Jones’ Placitas: There Was a Time” Doris Fields, PhD The Collin Meeting Room is being reinvigorated with a new, special purpose, evolving as an education space for Placitas History. Periodically, PCL’s Collin Meeting Room (CMR) will focus on various areas and eras of Placitas History, including but not limited to […]

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Caste Discussion August

The Eight Pillars of Caste

Join us for conversations on issues of race, class, and systemic divisions in our culture and community. On August 21 at 2 pm all are invited to gather on zoom to continue our discussion of Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontent. We will delve into the 8 pillars of caste, the features […]

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Artist Reception: Contradictions and Complexities: The Color Yellow

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Melanie Stansbury, Congress, Listening Tour, Placitas

Placitas Listening Session With Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury

During her first August Work Period, Congresswoman Stansbury will be traveling throughout the district to learn from educators, union organizers, small business owners, local elected officials, and constituents throughout our district. Congresswoman Stansbury’s District Listening Tour will help guide her work in Washington to ensure that the voices of all New Mexican’s are being heard. […]

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Reptile Discovery with Bruce Shwedick

Reptile Discovery with Bruce Shwedick

Meet the world’s most fascinating family of animals in a live program presented by Bruce Shwedick.  Since 1974,  Bruce has shared his fascination and knowledge of reptiles with audiences of all ages in libraries and schools across the country. He combines an ability to communicate with a skillful and gentle approach for an unforgettable look […]

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Contradictions and Complexity: The Color Yellow

Mellow Yellow? Yellow Submarine? Yellow Bird, Yellow Moon?   Yellow Rose of Texas? Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree? Musicians have an extensive history of celebrating the color yellow.  And now, artists, it’s your turn. The focus for the August/September exhibit is the color yellow.  Whether your take is positive (think sunshine and sunflowers!) […]

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The Gracie Lee Room Inaugural Exhibition – Placitas Studio Tour Artists

When life gives you lemons…. As you are no doubt aware, the 2020 Placitas Studio Tour was canceled due to the pandemic. What was to be the first exhibit in Placitas Community Library’s new Gracie Lee Community room featuring 2020 PST artists’ work became a virtual exhibition because of delayed completion of that space. So […]

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Matt Sandbank’s Shadow Factory

Shadow Camp Live with Matt Sandbank is a cross-curricular virtual puppetry program designed for elementary-aged audiences. It features an interactive show where you will be able to make puppets, watch Matt perform with his shadow puppets and ask him questions. Here is a list of supplies that you can gather prior to Matt’s program: Here […]

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