Here’s the line-up of upcoming planned events for March at the Hillsboro Community Center as well as a few other events to save the date for in Kingston. The programs, ranging from films to presentations to music, are free and open to the public. Mark your calendar now.
HILLSBORO:
Saturday, March 2 at 4 – 5:30pm — Documentary Film: Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time, at the Hillsboro Community Center. Afterwards there will be a Question-and-Answer session with Dr. Stephen R. Fox – Historian, and Steve Morgan – Aldo Leopold Chautauquan.
Sunday, March 3 at 3:00-4:30 pm – Presentation: “Apache Treaties: Land, Power, and Race in Gila Wilderness” by Dr. Jeffery Shepherd (UTEP) at the Hillsboro Community Center
Friday, March 8 at 4pm – 6pm – Short Documentary Films and Potluck – Legacies of the Gila, Stewardship of the Gila, Tales of the Gila Trout — NMSU student films at the Hillsboro Community Center. Please join us afterwards for a community potluck and a chance to mingle with the filmmakers.
Saturday, March 16, 4pm – 5:30pm — “Aldo Leopold and the Gila Wilderness” – A Living History (Chautauqua) performance by Naturalist Steve Morgan, at the Hillsboro Community Center
Saturday, April 13, 4 – 5:30 pm — Documentary film: “Legacy of the Weeks Act” — Hillsboro Community Center, Hillsboro, NM This film brings to life a little-known act of congress, which is why we have National Forests on the East coast and beautiful fall colors in the New England states.
KINGSTON:
Friday, May 31, 2024, 4:00 -8:00 p.m. at the Black Range Lodge, Kingston
Gila Wilderness Land Blessing and Talking Circle with Flower Hill Institute; Jemez Youth Dancers (Brophie Toledo and Roger Fragua); Featured musician Randy Granger
Black Range Poetry & Pickin’ Festival at the Black Range Lodge, Kingston
Saturday, June 1, 2024 – 4-8 pm, Music, Poetry, Books, Non-profit booths, food & wine
Sunday, June 2, 2024 – 10am-4pm, Music, Poetry, Books, Non-profit booths, food & wine