Calendar of Events
Winter Traditions
Free family fun
December 5, 2010
1:00 pm through 4:00 pm
A special community holiday celebration featuring Pueblo children's book author/storyteller Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia, Navajo ribbon and basket dance performances by Diné Tah’ Dancers, Tewa Woman’s Choir (Ohkay Owingeh) and hands-on arts-and-crafts activities. Free with admission.
The schedule:
1-4 pm:Holiday hands-on ornaments with Bill and Steven Lockwood (Ohkay Owingeh), MIAC classroom. Make your own ornaments.
1 pm: Diné Tah’ Dancers (Navajo) dance performance, outdoor Milner Plaza.
1:30 pm: Storytelling session with Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia, in the MIAC theater. Garcia is from the Pueblos of Tamaya (Santa Ana) and Walatowa (Jemez) in New Mexico. His diverse talents include Traditional Pueblo Singer and Dancer, lead singer of the award-winning Native American Reggae and Native Roots, a storyteller, cultural educator and children's book author.
2 pm: Diné Tah’ Dancers (Navajo) dance performance, outdoor Milner Plaza. Plus, booksigning with Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia, MIAC lobby.
2:30 pm: Tewa Women’s Choir (Ohkay Owingeh), MIAC theater. Many of the women in this choir are in their 70s and 80s and have been singing together for many years. They transpose traditional church hymns into the Tewa language for a truly beautiful and moving experience.
3 pm: Storytelling session with Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia, MIAC theater.
3:30 pm:Tewa Women’s Choir (Ohkay Owingeh), MIAC theater. Plus, booksigning with Emmett "Shkeme" Garcia, MIAC lobby.