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September 2010 Town of Taos Calendar                                                                                                     

Contained below is information about meetings, activities and events sponsored by the Town of Taos, and as space permits by Taos nonprofits, scheduled at Town venues, or sponsored by Taos traveler education partners.  To receive regular e-news briefs/updates each week via email, opt in with cconnelly@taosgov.com.  Get the complete Taos Master Calendar of events online at www.TaosSacredPlaces.com/calendar (enter your own there too!).

September 2010 Town of Taos Calendar (as of 8/30/10):

9/1 - 5:30 to 9:30 pm – Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, Conference Room 109, Town Hall, 400 Camino de la Placita.  For info call Chief Planner Allen Vigil at 737-2646. 

9/3 - 1:30 pm – Special Town Council Meeting, Council Chambers, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info call Town Clerk, Renee Lucero at 751-2005.

9/4 thru 6 and 9/11 thru 12 – Two weekends of Taos artist studio tours through nonprofit TAO.  See details at www.taosartist.org. 

9/8 – 6 to 9 pm, “A Night Out With Taos Pueblo” Fundraiser Gala featuring Taos Pueblo cuisine, song, dance and fashion, Taos Pueblo Community Center.  Tickets $25 or $180 for table of eight.  Call Shawn Duran at 575-758-5990 for tickets/more info.  Proceeds will benefit the Blue Lake Commemoration Celebration Committee. And 9/17 & 18 – the dates of the 40^th Anniversary of the Return of Blue Lake Commemoration.  Go to www.taospueblo.com/blue_lake.php for details or call Duran, 575-758-5990.

9/11 – 1 to 4 pm, the 11^th Annual Town of Taos Touch-A-Truck, at the Town’s Youth & Family Center, 407 Paseo del Canon.  This is a drug free event for the whole family.  Come climb into your favorite big rig, police car, fire truck or construction truck and explore free of charge.  These vehicles, as well as others, will be available for hands-on inspection.  The first 450 children will receive a free goody bag.  Added attractions:  fun activities/refreshments/ music, and free billiards.  The Taos County DWI Program will provide a DWI Simulator Course.  The Town of Taos Police and Kiwanis Club will provide children’s finger printing for Identification Kits during this event.  Special guest - The Taos Police K-9, Brady!

9/14 – 1:30 pm – Regular Town Council Meeting, Council Chambers, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info call Town Clerk, Renee Lucero at 751-2005.

9/15 - 5:30 to 9:30 pm – Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, Council Chambers, 120 Civic Plaza Drive, for info call Long-Range Planner Matthew Foster at 751-2037. 

9/16 – 5 pm, Taos Regional Airport Advisory Board Meeting, Town Hall.  More info., Mark G. Fratrick, CM, Taos Regional Airport Manager, 575-758-4995, 575-770-1755 cell.

9/17 & 18 – 40^th Anniversary of the Return of Blue Lake Commemoration.  For details please go to Taos Pueblo’s web site, www.taospueblo.com/blue_lake.php or call Taos Pueblo Tourism, 575-758.1028.

9/18 – 3 to 5 pm, Ledoux Street Art Stroll.  Stroll the quaint street amongst museums, galleries, shops and artist studios with happenings, openings, festivities and fun, all part of www.TaosSacredPlaces.com.  More info., 575-751-1262.

9/24 thru 10/11 - 2010 Fall Arts Festival at Civic Plaza Drive, Town of Taos Convention Center, www.taosfallartsfestival.com

9/24 – 6:60 to 8:30 pm, Hollywood Teen Dance at the Town of Taos Youth & Family Center.  Entry fee $1.  D.J. Evid3nt will be playing all your favorite music.  No in and out privileges - if you leave the dance during dance hours you are not allowed back in.  This dance is supervised for your safety.  The dance ends promptly at 8:30 pm - please ensure you have transportation.  For more info., Judy at 758-4160.

9/24 – 7 to 10:30 pm, 'Manitou API - Where the Sun Rises,' Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte. Call (575) 758-2052.  More info.,Julia Pyatt 779-4778 - juliapyatt@gmail.com.  Filmmakers, Cindy & Andy Pickard invite you to two gala screenings of their documentary film, Manitou API- Where the Sun Rises. Tickets $12.  All part of www.TaosSacredPlaces.com.  www.The8thFire.Org.

9/25 & 26 – 12 noon to 5 pm, the 23rd annual Taos Trade Fair at La Hacienda de los Martinez, in 2010 partnership with Hilos Culturales ("Cultural Threads") whose mission is to preserve the unique culture of northern New Mexico/southern Colorado through song and dance.  Continuous performances all day.  The fair also includes “mountain men” and traditional craft demonstrations/sales including micaceous pottery, blacksmithing, weaving, quilting and more.  LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) will be selling traditional Hispanic foods. Children's craft projects will start on the half hour; story tellers at the top of the hour.  Admission - $10 for adults; $5 for children under 16; $30 for a family (2 adults and their children).

http://taosmuseums.org/hac_martinez.php, 575-758-1000.

9/25 – 12 noon to 4 pm, TCA Annual Quick Draw and Art Auction, Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte.  More info?  Dancer Dearing, 575-758-2052, dancer@tcataos.org.  This is the annual opportunity to watch art in the making with 40 New Mexico artists and master craftspeople working onsite, at the TCA.  Free, public welcome to meet the artists; live music by some of Taos' best local performers; silent and live auctions. For info., 758-2052, www.tcataos.org.

9/26 – 6 pm, SOMOS, Taos’ literary nonprofit, presents An Evening with Sam Shepard, Taos Center for the Arts, 113 Paseo del Pueblo Norte.  Tickets $20 at the TCA, tca@tcataos.org, 575-758-2052.  Sam Shepard, Pulitzer Prize-winning legendary American playwright, actor, writer, and director will read from his latest book, Day out of Days: Stories (Alfred A. Knopf, 2010). He will sign books, which will be available for sale at the event.  Questions?  somos@somostaos.org 575-758-0081 www.somostaos.org.

9/28 – 1:30 pm – Regular Town Council Meeting, Council Chambers, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info call Town Clerk Renee Lucero at 751-2005.

9/28 – 6:30 pm – Quarterly Citizens Forum, Council Chambers, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info call Town Clerk Renee Lucero at 751-2005.

Added Town of Taos Information:

The Town of Taos, in partnership with the Taos News, has developed a new, Taos Master Calendar for visitors and locals alike.  Enter your own events at www.taossacredplaces.com/calendar.  All are invited to link to this calendar and use it on your own web sites.  Need help?  Email Melody Romancito at taosexperience@gmail.com. 

New, Free Taos Historic District Online-Only Map:  Make sure you’re on this map (free) if you have a location in the historic district.  Need to add your entity?  Go to www.zeemaps.com/166175, and click on “Additions” and then “Add Marker – Detailed.”  Also, add this free link to your own web site.  This map appears on the Taos traveler education site, www.TaosSacredPlaces.com/experiences, as well as other locations.

The Town of Taos now uses a public, online auction website to dispose of items no longer needed, www.publicsurplus.com.  This is an "EBAY' type of site -- a perpetual auction with items regularly added, so check back often for new listings.  Examples of Town items include: vehicles, furniture, computers, office supplies and selected heavy equipment.  All items are sold “as is” and “where is”.  For more info., contact Carol A. Valade, Fixed Assets Clerk, Town of Taos, cvalade@taosgov.com, 575-737-2584.