Day Salutes Corrales Heritage
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 15:00 CDT
By AMANDA STEVENS AND JESSICA DYER Journal Staff Writers
Corrales will celebrate its ancestry with Heritage Day on Saturday.
"It's equally important for newcomers as for people who have lived here for a long time," said Mary Davis, chairwoman of the archives committee. "Some people move here and have no idea what they are moving into, what kind of community it is. It was a farming community. Agriculture such as grapes and apples have always been extremely important here. It's important for people to learn how far back that goes."
One of the founding families, the Salce family, which moved to the village in the late 1800s, will be featured during the celebration.
Photographs and artifacts that tell the story of the family's long history in the village will be on display.
"I think it's wonderful. I'm very proud of my grandparents that I've never met, " said Charlene Whiteman-Davis a Salce descendant. "My grandfather came to this country from Italy and was able to make a living and send for his Italian bride. He grew grapes and farmed the land. I'm very proud of him."
The celebration also will include demonstrations of traditional New Mexican crafts such as paper-flower making, blacksmithing and weaving.
There will be goat cheese for the public to taste as well as demonstrations on churro sheep shearing, bread and tortilla making.
Historic photographs and maps will be on display inside the Historic Old San Ysidro Church as well as a video on farming and a presentation of photos on the history of the old church, Davis said.
Tours will be given of the cemetery and Casa San Ysidro, a partly reconstructed 19th century home.
"Inside the adobe walls, visitors will find Spanish Colonial furniture, authentic handwoven floor coverings, handforged iron tools, an impressive loom made in the late 1700s and a New Deal-era hand-carved chair. Museum docents will be on hand to answer questions and share the history of this special house," a Heritage Day news release says.
The celebration is free and open to the public. For more information, call 898-5017.
Dinos arrive -- finally
"Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is finally here.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science's Triassic exhibit hall will open its doors to the public at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The permanent exhibit is dedicated to the plants and animals of the Triassic Period both in New Mexico and across the world.
Admission to the new hall is free with regular museum admission.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain NW, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $4 for children ages 3-12.
Classic rides
This is also a big weekend at The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, 2000 Mountain NW.
Hundreds of antique, classic, exotic and sports cars will converge on the museum parking lot for the 24th Annual Albuquerque Museum/New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Automobile Show.
The show is scheduled from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. The fee to display a car is $10, and registration will take place from 8:30-10 a.m. Sunday. Membership in the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs is not a requirement to enter or win any of the 80 trophies.
Bosque cleanup
If you're looking to do something productive this weekend, the city is seeking volunteers to help clean up the Rio Grande and bosque as part of National River Cleanup Day.
The cleanup is scheduled from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Participants should meet on the west side of the river, north of the Central Avenue bridge. Volunteers should bring their own work gloves, water and sun protection. Refreshments and a barbecue will be provided.
Volunteers are encouraged to pre-register through REI by calling 247-1191 or stopping by the store at 1550 Mercantile NE.
Veggies, grillin'
and Model A's
The Los Ranchos Growers and Arts/Crafts Markets will also be held Saturday morning. The market runs from 7 to 11 a.m. at 6718 Rio Grande NW.
In addition to the usual spread of fresh produce and arts and crafts, guest chef Kenny the Fishhugger will be grilling wild salmon and grassfed beef. Poco Quatros Model A Club will display some old vehicles. Carol Cordsen will be signing her children's book "Market Day," and Rob Roman will perform music.
During construction, the market can be accessed from northbound Rio Grande. From Fourth Street, go west on Chavez and north onto Rio Grande. From southbound Rio Grande, turn east on El Pueblo, south on Fourth Street, west on Chavez and north on Rio Grande.
Matachines dance
For a cultural experience, visit the National Hispanic Cultural Center today and Saturday for the first-ever gathering of Matachines groups from the Southwest.
Nine groups will be performing their version of the Matachines dance -- an ancient ritual dance practiced by both the Native American and Hispanic communities -- on the center's Plaza Mayor from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
Panel discussions featuring dancers and scholars will be held each afternoon in the Wells Fargo Theater.
The events are free and open to the public.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center at 1701 Fourth SW.
Book events
There are several West Side book events this weekend.
David Stuart will be signing copies of his book, "Flight of Souls" from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Treasure House Books, 2012 South Plaza NW.
Karl Schlesier will be at Borders-Cottonwood, 10420 Coors Bypass NW, Suite B, at 3 p.m Saturday signing his book, "Trail of the Red Butterfly: A Novel."
Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW, will host a booksigning at 3 p.m. Sunday with Sheila Key and Peggy Spencer, co-authors of "50 Ways to Leave Your 40s: Living It Up in Life's Second Half."
Coronado State Monument will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal with talks by architect Luis "G.L" Castillo and author Richard Melzer at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Castillo is an expert on architect John Gaw Meem, who designed the Coronado State Monument as part of the New Deal.
Melzer wrote "Coming of Age in the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps Experience in New Mexico, 1933-1942."
The monument is at 485 Kuana Rd., off of Route 550 about one mile west of Interstate 25, Exit 242.
If you go
WHAT: Heritage Day in Corrales.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
WHERE: Historic Old San Ysidro Church
HOW MUCH: Free.
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