Upcoming Events for March 17, 2025

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Federal Government

Department of Veterans Affairs

Advanced Care Planning Workshop

• First and third Tuesdays of every month, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Learn how to name a medical power of attorney to act on your behalf, how to communicate your healthcare wishes, and how to complete the VA advanced directive form.
• Contact Cammie Hanratty, LICSW, 505-265-1711 x7474, to confirm attendance and to ask questions
• Room 2C-131, Building 41, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Free Food Drive-Thru and Walk-Up Event

• Every 4th Wednesday of the month from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM or until all food is gone
• Veteran’s Memorial Park, 1100 Louisiana Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Strollin’ the Colon 2025

• Stroll the 12-foot-long colon and learn about colon cancer prevention.
• Free personal risk assessments and refreshments available.
• Doctors will be onsite to answer questions.
• March 25, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Building 2, Recreation Hall, Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Pecos National Historical Park

Ancestral Sites Tour

• March 21-24, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• March 28-31, 2025, at 10:00 AM
• Meet at the visitors' center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Forked Lightning Ranch House Caravan Tour

• March 28, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• March 31, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• Meet at the visitors' center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Battle of Glorieta Pass Talk

• March 21-24, 2025, at 1:30 PM
• Meet at the visitors' center
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Battle of Glorieta Pass Anniversary Commemoration Program

• March 29, 2025, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
• March 30, 2025, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
• Meet at the Trading Post, 0.5 miles south of the main visitor center on NM-63.
• Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM 87552

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Ranger-Led Hike - Abó Unit

• Every Friday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Abó Unit, 69 Ruins Road, Mountainair, NM 87036

Ranger-Led Hike - Gran Quivira Unit

• Every Saturday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Gran Quivira Unit, 4030 Quivera Flats Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

Ranger-Led Hike - Quarai Unit

• Every Sunday at 11:00 AM until September 30, 2025
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

Bark in the Park!

• The B.A.R.K. (Bag pet waste; always leash pets; respect wildlife; know where you can go) Ranger Program at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is debuting. The program provides information on dog etiquette, the Friends of Mountainair Animal Shelter, and spreading dog adoption awareness. Visitors can bring their dogs for a chance to become official Salinas B.A.R.K. Rangers.
• Saturday, March 22, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM.
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Quarai Unit, 122 Manzano Quarai Rd, Mountainair, NM 87036

State Government

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Services

Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition

• Cooking classes for those looking for quick and healthy meals that are low in cost, quick, and healthy
• March 24, 2025, and March 31, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Bethel Community Storehouse, 1719 Fourth Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Free Craft Class: Diamond Art

• Sign up and enjoy making diamond mosaic art. This class immediately follows the ICAN nutrition education class, so you can enjoy food sampling with ICAN and participate in fun craft workshops.
• March 24, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Free Craft Class: Macramé Plant Hanger

• Sign up and enjoy this retro decorative weaving art. This class immediately follows the ICAN nutrition education class, so you can enjoy food sampling with ICAN and participate in fun craft workshops.
• March 31, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• Bethel Storehouse, 1719 4th Street South, Moriarty, NM 87035

Kitchen Creations: Free Diabetes Cooking Classes

• A Series of 4 free classes to help you learn how to plan meals that work with your diabetes, how to practice cooking foods in healthier ways, and enjoy the support of others living with diabetes
• April 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Call 505-544-4334 to register or email maberryd@nmsu.edu
• Torrance County Fairgrounds, 700 10th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County

Special Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

• March 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

DWI Planning Council

• March 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM
• DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears, 600 N Broadway, Moriarty, NM 87035

Estancia Valley Youth and Family Council

• March 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

• March 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Torrance County Planning and Zoning Committee

• April 2, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Regular Meeting of the Torrance County Board of County Commissioners

• April 9, 2025, at 9:00 AM
• Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016

Mountainair

Public Hearing to Discuss Creation of Mountainair Cemetery Board and Corresponding Ordinance (part of the regular meeting of the Mountainair Town Council)

• March 18, 2025, 6:00 PM
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Public Schools School Board

• March 18, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• 901 W 3rd St, Mountainair, NM 87036, USA

Parent-Teacher Conferences

• March 21, 2025 (All-Day)
• All grades

Spring Break

• March 24, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Town Council

• April 1, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair Town Council Building, 107 1/2 North Roosevelt Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036

NMDOT Simulation Trailer (Middle/High School)

• April 10, 2025, all-day
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036

Regular Meeting of the Mountainair Public Schools Board of Education

• April 22, 2025, at 6:00 PM
• Mountainair High School, 901 West 3rd Street, Mountainair, NM 87036 (the building north of the FFA building)

Other Organizations

Mountainair Rotary Club

• 12:00 PM every Thursday
• Claunch-Pinto SWCD Conservation Center, 1206 NM-55, Mountainair, NM 87036
• Attendees should bring lunch.

Baile with Lone Piñon

• Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
• Traditional dances taught and led by Lucy Salazar
• Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036

CPR and First Aid Certification Class

• March 29, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• open to all over the age of 13; must be able to bend down/kneel to train doing CPR on the floor
• breakfast and lunch will be provided by Vista Grande Church
• Click here for info and tickets
• First Baptist Church of Tijeras Fellowship Hall, 11820 NM-337, Tijeras, NM 87059

Albuquerque Oddities & Curiosities Expo

• March 29, 2025, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and March 30, 2025, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• A celebration of the weird and macabre, including taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/Halloween-inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more.
• Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 on the date of the event; Kids 12 and under are free
• Albuquerque Convention Center, 199 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Disabled Veterans/Veterans/Active Duty Fly Fishing 101 Class

• April 5, 2025, at 8:30 AM
• Click this link for free tickets and more information
• American Legion Hall, 1 Spangler Road, Estancia, NM 87016

Rio Communities Optimist Club Photography Contest

• Open to all students from elementary through high school grades
• Entries accepted until April 7, 2025
• For further details, to request contest rules and entry rules, please email stevetogami@gmail.com

David Schwindt: West of the 100th Meridian and Beyond

• April 5, 2025, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Art show opening and reception; meet the Albuquerque artist and enjoy his Southwest landscapes; Jarales Wines will be available; Light refreshments.
• Galería @ The Shaffer, Shaffer Hotel, 103 W Main St, Mountainair, NM 87036

Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit #29 Veterans and Family Resource Fair

• April 11, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Veterans Memorial Park, 1100 Louisiana Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Mountainair Clothing Bank/Free Store

• There will be a 20-item limit on donations taken.
• All dates are Fridays
• March 21, 2025
• April 25, 2025
• May 23, 2025
• June 20, 2025
• July 18, 2025
• August 22, 2025
• September 26, 2025
• October 24, 2025
• November 21, 2025
• Dr. Saul Community Center, 109 N Roosevelt Ave, Mountainair, NM 87036

New Mexico BioPark Society’s 38th Annual Run for the Zoo, presented by Waterstone Mortgage

• May 4, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Half Marathon; 10K Timed; 5K Timed; 5K Fitness; 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
• Every registered participant receives a commemorative T-shirt and free admission into the Zoo on Sunday, May 4, with a race bib.
• ABQ BioPark, 903 10th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102-4029

Rail Yards Farmers Market Opens for the Season

• May 4, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Rail Yards Market, 777 1st St SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States, New Mexico 87102