Taos Center for the Arts Schedule – April 23, 2008

Posted by Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner • April 23, 2008 • Printer-friendly

Taos Center for the Arts

April 23, 2008

ART: Children's Exhibit "The Jungle"
Through Friday, April 25

The Taos Municipal Schools are going Bananas, with its new Children's Art Show theme "The Jungle."

This is the 21st year of the Children's Art Show at the Stables Art Gallery, and is curated by Tanya and Michael Vigil and sponsored by Taos Municipal Schools. The show is open to grades K- 5th, private schools and homeschooled children. The community is encouraged to attend this special event and to support our children.

FORUM: Nuclear Bombs in Our Backyard
How Expanded Plutonium Pit Production at
Los Alamos National Labs Affects You
Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m.

The evening will include an interactive discussion between a panel of anti-nuclear experts and the audience, plus excerpts from a documentary on the history of nuclear weapon development in New Mexico, "Do It For Uncle Graham."

Panel members include Jessica Wilbanks, Faithful Security; Joni Arends, CCNS; Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch NM; Sheri Kotowski, Embudo Valley Monitoring Group; Candy Jones, documentary director/producer; and Gilbert Sanchez, past governor of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Music will be provided by Indigie Femme, a duo of Native women singing songs of healing and transformation.

This event is free to the public; suggested donations of $5 to $10 are welcome. Call Gail Raborn for more information (575) 751-7310.

Jenny Bird KRZA Benefit Concert

Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.

With Don Richmond, Mark Dudrow, Justin Dean, Trine, The Feast. Tickets available at Que Pasa or at the door.

Jenny Bird has been called "the most passionate performer in the new folk/rock genre." The stage is her second home where she's been presenting her original songs since the age of ten. Professionally managed as a teenager, Jenny lived and recorded in Germany and Belgium. For the last 20 years, she's toured widely and consistently, playing festivals and clubs across Europe, Canada, and the United States.

Click here for more info: Jenny Bird

THEATER
The ArcTisTics present "The Great Outdoors"

Friday and Saturday,
April 25 & 26, 7 p.m.