PREVIOUS EVENTS Father's Day Celebration Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum The Santa Fe Children’s Museum and the New Mexico Young Father’s Project, a project of the New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition, will join together to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, in the Earthworks Garden. There will be free hot dogs and hamburgers, a low-rider car show, and a DJ spinning “oldies.” Additionally, Youthworks will help build a movable plywood structure for a graffiti art contest and a participatory graffiti art project. The Children’s Museum recognizes graffiti art as an art form except when graffiti is done as an act of vandalism. This is a great opportunity for children and parents to be creative and express themselves together in a positive environment. Other activities happening that day are: Art & Games in the Garden from 2-3:30pm and Native American Inspired Masks from 2-4pm. Fathers with children receive free admission to the museum. Songwriting Camp Tuesday, June 10 - Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Calling all aspiring songwriters and musical performers! Sid Hausman, the local and legendary singer, songwriter, musician and Cowboy poet, will lead a workshop-styled songwriting camp at the Children’s Museum on Tuesday, June 10, through Friday, June 13, from 3pm to 5pm. The camp is a beginning-level class for young musicians ages 7 to 11 years-old. There will be a special performance by participants of the workshop on Friday, June, 13, at 4:30pm. Cost is $45 per child. For more information or to register, call 989- 8359 ext. 112. Space is limited so register today! Sid Hausman, from Tesuque, NM writes songs of folk and Western Americana, and can play many instruments such as, playing banjo, 12-string guitar, baritone ukulele, harmonica and bones. He tours throughout the US performing concerts and workshops. Come on over and learn to write a catchy tune! Circus in 60 Minutes Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Learn acrobatics, body balancing, plate-spinning, juggling, clowining and more! Then put on a show for friends and family. $15 Circus in 60 Minutes Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:00 am - 11:30 am Santa Fe Children's Museum Learn acrobatics, body-balancing, plate-spinning, juggling, clowning and more! Then put on a show for friends and family! $15 The Scarlett Sisters Lost Circus Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum The Salida Circus come to town to perform The Scarlet Sisters Lost Circus. The sisters are lost because the circus was sent to Santa Barbara NOT Santa Fe! So they will need to enlist audience members to become the new clowns, tightrope walkers, lions and strong people, making this circus--circus fun for everyone! Just Add Children and Watch Us Grow Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eldorado Hotel The Santa Fe Children's Museum Annual Fundraising Auction, with a live auction, silent auction & raffle. Great items will be up for bid for a great cause! The evening's Master of Ceremonies is Steve Stucker of KOB-TV. Entertainment will be provided by Maria Benitez and her next generation and Stilt-Walkers by Annual Fundraising Raffle! Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Winners Announced at the Auction Raffle prizes: Grand prize--a trip for two to San Francisco including airfare for two and two-nights at the four-star Palace Hotel, plus $100 restautant voucher. Second Prize--one-hour massage and one-hour facial at El Gancho and $50 gift certificate to La Casa Sena. Additional prizes: Lunch for Two at the Compound Restaurant; Two weeks/boxes Los Poblanos Organics [fruit and veggie box]; Dinner for two Geronimo; $75 Gift Certificate to Kohnami Restaurant; Two-hour Facial - Cara Mia Skin Care; Dinner for two at Jinja Bar & Bistro; $75 Gift Certificate to Steaksmith; Brunch for Two at Las Fuentes Restaurant, Brunch for Two at the Inn of the Anasazi. Winners need not be present to win. Tickets are $20 or 6 for $100 and can be purchased at the Museum Shop or Los Alamos National Bank Branches. Kid's Night Out Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Children ages 5-12 will enjoy exlusive access to all the Museum exhibits, plus special activities including Endless Flowers, Make & Take Miniature Cakes and Hands-On Critter Time. Snacks, pizzas and drinks will be provided. The cost is $35 per child and $30 for each additional child. Call Sunny Zamorea at 505-989-8359 x104. Kid’s Night Out! Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:00 am - 12:00 am Santa Fe Children's Museum Children between the ages of three and ten can enjoy an evening of fun without their parents and parents can enjoy an evening out without their kids on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14! Parents may drop off their children at the museum for dinner and a supervised evening of hands-on activities. Sunny Zamora leads the program, which will run from 6pm to 10pm. $40 per child, with a $10 sibling discount for additional children. Call Sunny Zamora to sign up at 505-989-8359 ext. 104. Kid's Night Out! Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:00 am - 12:00 am Santa Fe Children's Museum Children between the ages of three and ten can enjoy an evening of fun without their parents and parents can enjoy an evening out without their kids on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14! Parents may drop off their children at the museum for dinner and a supervised evening of hands-on activities. Sunny Zamora leads the program, which will run from 6pm to 10pm. $40 per child, with a $10 sibling discount for additional children. Call Sunny Zamora to sign up at 505-989-8359 ext. 104. Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Special Holiday Performance: Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band will perform this traditional Jewish music and everyone is encouraged to join in the dancing!$5 for each performance or $20 for the series of five performances. Akeem Ayanniyi Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Special Holiday Performance: Akeem Ayanniyi. “The Spirit of the African Drums” Holiday Performance of Nigerian drumming. $5 for each performance or $20 for the series of five performances. Wise Fool New Mexico Friday, December 28, 2007 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Special Holiday Performance: Wise Fool New Mexico. A Look Inside the World of Puppets--a magical show of stilts, masks and puppets. $5 for each performance or $20 for the series of five performances. Elijah Whippo Magic Show Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Special Holiday Performance: Magic Show with Elijah Whippo of Clan Tynker. Laugh, be amazed and suspend your disbelief as you are entertained by the amazing Elijah Whippo, renowned performer also of the Clan Tynker. $5 for each performance or $20 for the series of five performances. Higher Ground Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Santa fe Children's Museum Special Holiday Performance. Join Higher Ground, an innovative, six-piece bluegrass band from Albuquerque for some foot-stomping fun! $5 for each performance or $20 for the series of five performances. Winter Solstice Celebration Saturday, December 22, 2007 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Join us for our annual Winter Solstice Celebration with bonfires, storytelling, our labyrinth of luminarias and more! Great Winter fun for the whole family! Admission is free. Pop Gallery Presents Double Dare You Saturday, October 13 - Wednesday, October 31, 2007 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pop Gallery Pop Gallery presents Double Dare You, an exhibition of 13 emerging artists on October 13th from 5pm-7pm, and a silent auction with all proceeds benefitting the Santa Fe Children's Museum. The silent auction begins on October 12th and runs through October 31st. Pop Gallery is located at 133 West Water Street. Harvest Festival Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Museum visitors can bake bread, harvest vegetables, meet local farmers, enjoy creative arts activities and LIVE music and dance! A family-oriented annual community festival for all ages! *Admission is $4.00 Ice Cream Sunday Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Santa Fe Children's Museum Plan on spending the afternoon at the Museum on August 12th from noon to 5pm, for our annual fundraising event Ice Cream Sunday. Enjoy ice cream sundaes, root beer floats, live entertainment--including Sid Hausman and Bill Hearne--face painting & more, all while helping to support the Museum. Buy a raffle ticket and get a chance to win a Nintendo Wii System or a Balloon Ride for Two over Albuquerque! Admission to Ice Cream Sunday, which includes admission to the Museum, and all activities are only $1 each. Jeff Harnar Exhibit and Building Fund Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:00 am - 12:00 am The Harnar family and the Men's Group, of which Jeff Harnar was a member, have requested that anyone who wishes to honor Jeff's memory may do so by sending a gift to the 'Jeff Harnar Building and Exhibit Fund' at the Santa Fe Children's Museum. Thus far, 20 gifts have beenreceived, totaling $4,580, and gifts are still coming in. Thank you. Gifts may be made by credit card or check and sent to: Santa Fe Children's Museum, Attention: Development Director, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Please indicate that gift is for the "Jeff Harnar Fund." Special thanks to those who have made gifts to the Jeff Harner Fund including: Rick Abeles AIA - Santa Fe Chapter Ellen Biderman Charles Carruthers Stephen Crane & Maria Higuera Debra Denker Jim Follingstad Follingstad & Grassham, CPA Daniel Gagnon Marguerite Gordon Bob & Sandi Jackson Charles Loesch & Terre Reed Joycelyn Pool Bill & Paula Reeves Ellen Robling Terese Sanchez David Shepard Anne Scholder Peter Vought Robert Zachry & Edy Keeler