Community Calendar

Arts & Entertainment Calendar

The Sandoval Signpost has an Arts and Entertainment section to their calendar - in print and on their website. Focus is on art and entertainment events in Sandoval County and those that are directly linked to the residents of Sandoval County. If you are an artist or musician or organizer in the area and would like your news published, go to the Signpost website and click on Arts & Entertainment Calendar on the Home Page. Deadline is the 20th of each month. Most of the following activities are provided to KUPR by the Signpost. Should you miss the deadline, you can submit directly to KUPR at kuprcalendar@lasplacitas.org.

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Sandoval County Senior Center Programs: Subject to change under Covid considerations. More information at:
Placitas - 867-1396
Bernalillo - 867-9448
Rio Rancho - 891-5818
Corrales - 897-3818
Jemez - 575-834-7630
Cuba - 575-289-3510
Cochiti - 505-465-3162

Week of August 8th:

August 9, 10 & 11: 329th Annual Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo in Bernalillo along with Musica y Mas at Rotary Park. Details for both events can be found at TownOfBernalillo.org

August 11-13, 1-4 pm: View the massive photo collection at Sandoval County's Historical Society, 161 Homestead Lane in Bernalillo. Includes many photos of Matachines and San Lorenzo celebrations over the years.

August 12, 7 pm, The Westernhers  bring  Country Western to the Range Cafe in Bernalillo

August 13, 2 pm:  In the Gracie Lee Conference Room at Placitas Community Library (PCL), Pam Troutman will speak on some jewelry basics, construction, cleaning, and care for jewelry, and will talk about her art. 

August 13, 7 pm:  Kyle Martin  brings  Country  to the Range Cafe in Bernalillo

August 14, 7 pm: Canyon Blues & Jazz Presents Soul Picnic: Andrew Cooper, Toni Morgan & Got Soul.   Bring a chair and picnic.   For more information at CanyonBluesandJazz.org   

Week of August 15:

August 19, 7 pm:  Big K & Blue Train  brings Blues  to the Range Cafe in Bernalillo

August 19, 4-8 pm: Snorty Horse band plays at Placitas Winery. Traditional and Ozark songs and dance tunes. Doors open at 4 p.m. Band plays 5-7 p.m. .  26 Camino de los Pueblitos.  https://www.placitas winery.com/news-and-up-coming-events.

August 19-20, 6-9 pm: 52nd Annual Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo. 1043 Rodeo Lane south of U.S. Highway 550 off Sheriff’s Posse Road or east from State Road 528 on Venada Plaza Drive to Sheriff’s Posse Road.

August 20, 10 am: The Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo will present The Upstart Crows, a youth Shakespeare troupe. Under the direction of Caryl Farkas, the troupe has been an important part of Santa Fe’s theatre scene for over eight years with remarkable success. The Crows, as they are affectionately called by their many fans, will perform an uncut, Folio version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
​More information at BernalilloLibrary.org

Week of August 22:

August 26, 7 pm: “Nosotros” 11-piece band plays fundraiser for KUPR LPFM. Latin dance music. At Placitas Winery, 26 Camino de los Pueblitos. Doors open at 6 p.m. Band plays 7-9 p.m.  Tickets available at kupr.org, the Merc and at the door.

August 27, 11 am-7  pm: Mountain West Brew Fest. Held at Loretto Park in northern Bernalillo behind Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Breweries, wineries, and dealers in cider and spirits, plus food vendors and music. MountainWestBrewFest.org.

August 27-28, 10 am-5 pm: Corrales Art Studio Tour. Maps and catalogs will be available online at CorralesArtStudioTour.com, outside the Frontier Mart at the south end of Corrales, the Preview Gallery at Old San Ysidro Church, and various local sponsors, galleries, wineries, and art studios throughout the village.

August 28, 3-5:30 pm: “Poetry Extravaganza!” to celebrate the works of the late Placitas poet/songwriter Kell Robertson. Poets Larry Goodell, G.L. Brower, Argos MacCallum, and John Macker will read.  At Placitas Winery, 26 Camino de los Pueblitos placitaswinery.com.

Recurring:

First Sundays at 5pm: Drumming Circle at the Placitas Community Library.

Second and fourth Mondays at 6:30 pm: Bernalillo Town Council Meeting. Held at Bernalillo Town Hall. 867-3311.

Second Mondays at 4 pm: ES-CA Board Meeting (Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association). Currently held via Zoom. Attendance by invitation; Visitors welcome. Please email the President of ES-CA for an invitation. president@es-ca.org

Third Tuesdays at 6:00 pm: Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) meeting. Held in the Town of Bernalillo Council Chambers. 771-7100.

Fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 pm: Pathways: Wildlife Corridors of New Mexico monthly meeting. Held at the Placitas Community Center and open to the public. pathwayswc.wordpress.com.

Third Wednesdays at 6:00 pm: Las Placitas Association Board meeting. Visitors welcome. Email theboard@lasplacitas.org for invitation.

First and third Thursdays at 6:00 pm (except November and December): Sandoval County Commission. Held at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, Bernalillo. sandovalcounty.com or 867-7500.

Third Thursdays at 6:30 pm (except December): Placitas Library Board Meeting. Held at the Placitas Library Collin Meeting Room, 453 Highway 165. Everyone welcome. 771-0253.

Third Thursday at 9:00 am: Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors meeting. Held at the District Office, Transit Building (Building C), Sandoval County Administration Complex, 1500 Idalia Rd. NE, Bernalillo, NM.

Fourth Thursdays at 6:00 pm: Sandoval County Development Planning & Zoning Commission. Held at the Sandoval County Administration Building, 1500 Idalia Road, Building D in Bernalillo.

Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm: Watermelon Mountain Ranch Spay-Neuter Clinics. Price depends on the weight of your pet. wmranch.org.

Every Saturday, 9:00-11:00 am. Casa Rosa Food Bank held in the pink house east of Las Placitas Presbyterian Church in the Village of Placitas.

Mondays through Fridays: Mothers' Day Out Preschool, 9am to 2:30pm, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. Call Debbie at 867-3371.

First Tuesday: Greater Sandoval County Chamber of Commerce—Board of Directors meeting. 11:30 a.m., at the GSCCC offices at 282 South Camino del Pueblo, Suite 2 D in Bernalillo, NM. For member networking events, visit www.sandovalchamber.com or call 404-8492.

Submit your events to kuprcalendar@lasplacitas.org