News
Hundreds Pay Respects to King

Three Trails in 30 Years

Around the Area

Briefs

Range of Projects Displayed at Expo

Estancia Teen Gets Worldwide Education

CNM To Offer Courses in Edgewood

DWI Memorial Needs Help To Stay Open

Bidding Process To Start on Arts Center

Mother of 5 Arrested in Fatal Stabbing

More
News

HOME	CLASSIFIEDS	OBITUARIES	SPORTS	OPINION

Thursday, September 14, 2006

This Weekend

Telegraph Staff Reports
    Literacy Program
    Sets Bingo Event
    The Read "Write" Adult Literacy Program will host its annual bingo fundraiser on Friday.
    The event will start at 7 p.m. at the Lions Club in Moriarty.
    The literacy program is also conducting a raffle for two tickets anywhere Southwest Airlines flies. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased at the Moriarty Community Library.
    The drawing will be held Friday evening.
    For more information, call 832-9469.
    Flintknapper To
    Host Workshop
    The Sandia Ranger District will host a flintknapping workshop for adults on Saturday.
    Presented by master flintknapper Luther Rivera, the workshop will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. The fee for the workshop, use of a tool kit and all materials is $30. All fees benefit the Friends of Tijeras Pueblo.
    Rivera has been practicing his techniques for more than 20 years and teaching them for eight years.
    The workshop is for those 16 or older. Participants should bring a sack lunch.
    Space is limited, so call 281-3304 to reserve a spot.
    Sailor To Sign
    Books at Museum
    Fritz Damler, who spent 10 years sailing around the world on a 35-foot cutter that sits at the Tinkertown Museum, will be at the museum on Sunday signing copies of his book about his adventures.
    The event will run from 1-4 p.m. at Tinkertown, about a mile west of N.M. 14 on the Sandia Crest Highway.
    Damler, who wrote "Ten Years Behind The Mast: The Voyage of the Theodora R," is the brother of Tinkertown owner Carla Ward.
    Damler will speak about his voyage and sign copies of the book at the East Mountain Library in Tijeras on Saturday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
    After a decade of sailing and unable to sell the Theodora R, Damler brought the boat to the East Mountains, where he and Tinkertown founder Ross Ward used a crane to lift it into place behind the quirky museum. It has been there since 1994.
    Theater Gathering
    For Volunteers
    The East Mountain Community Theatre will host an informal gathering for potential volunteers on Saturday at 7 p.m.
    The gathering will provide visitors an opportunity to learn more about EMCT and how easy it is to become involved. Entire families can have fun working in front of an audience or behind the scenes.
    For more information and to make a reservation, call 286-1950.
    A Cappella Group
    To Sing at Quarai
    De Profundis, the much-acclaimed men's a cappella chorus, will perform its 11th annual free concert at the Quarai Ruins on Sunday at 3 p.m.
    Founded in 1994, the 12-man chorus performs a repertoire of medieval to contemporary music. The membership of the auditioned select group is diverse, ranging from professional to avocational musicians.
    It is suggested that visitors arrive early, carpool and bring their own chairs.
    The theme this year is "Mountain Music." The alternate location in case of rain is the Mountainair Elementary School gymnasium.
    This concert is sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Art Council with the support and cooperation of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
    The Quarai Ruins are located in Punta de Agua, just north of Mountainair. For more information, call 847-2892.
    Outdoor Arts
    This Weekend
    The Tijeras Open-Air Arts Market continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.
    The market is a juried arts and crafts fair featuring music, fun and friends in a lovely setting at Just Imagine Gallery in Tijeras. Admission is free.
    Artists Market
    Set for Saturday
    The weekly Cedar Crest Artists Market will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    The market is intended to provide an outlet for local artists to show and sell their work. It will feature art in all of its forms, including painting, weaving, pottery, photography and even a leather artist.
    The market will be held in the Cedar Crest Center on N.M. 14. For more information, call 573-0006.