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Acres: 17,415
Start Date: 06/25/2025 Location: Gallina, NM Personnel: 5 Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Containment: 90%
1994: First Step in a 29-year Tradition:
From 1994-2023 a series of 34 professional development programs for educators took place at Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Attendees of the free program included primary-level teachers to university professors, librarians, and state Social Studies Coordinators. The goal of this program was to enable educators to teach about Islam with confidence.
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — Northern New Mexico College invites the community to a multi-day celebration of our Hispanic culture. Hispanic Heritage Week will run September 15 – 18, with events ranging from a salsa contest to a free movie screening.
Presbyterian Española Hospital is excited to welcome Dr. Ruben Nuñez, a podiatrist who’s passionate about keeping people moving and helping them stay active. He was drawn to podiatry because it offers the best of both worlds—medicine and surgery. Some patients only need a quick fix, while others need long-term care, and he enjoys the variety that comes with both.
Immigrant detention will not be on the agenda
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will convene lawmakers on Oct. 1 for a special legislative session, her office announced Thursday, to tackle federal cuts to Medicaid and other services, among other issues.
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a public health order to help ensure all New Mexicans can access the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-NM, introduced legislation Tuesday that would provide a pathway to permanent legal status for undocumented workers in critical sectors such as health care, agriculture and emergency services.
State environment secretary plans to spend $2M to move people off wells in Curry County
Why do people talk to me?
This isn’t entirely about the brothel next door (which I told you about last time). But it is also about the brothel next door. I had a perfectly good ignorance going until the neighbor piped up about my dogs and me scaring off the, erm, clientele.
Found in open pine forests, sandy, disturbed soil
Seen blooming in September on the Quemazon Trail, Los Alamos
If you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac you probably have tons of irreplaceable photos and other things stored on your device(s). Have you ever thought about what might happen to your precious photos and important files after you pass on?
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Community Café
Join us if you have heart, commitment and willingness to support our local community.
Next Meeting Thursday, September 11 DATE: Second Thursday of every month TIME: 6:00 pm LOCATION: Rural Events Center Contact: abiquiucommunitycafe@gmail.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help at the Farmers Market, both early and late shifts. Every Tuesday: Set up and take down 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm and Parking and closing: 5:00 - 6:00 pm Please email Jen Harrington to confirm: JanetMHarrington@gmail.com We Get Letters
Do you have a story to tell, a history to share?Whether you have been here ten years or your family hundreds of years, you have a story to tell about your connection to Abiquiu. Email us
If you have a story to tell, send it in. If you want, interview your friend, relative, teacher, co-worker. If you think it would be interesting, I bet other people would too. Give it a try and send something in to us. Carol Bondy Scene Around AbiquiúSend us your local images! Send to AbiquiuNewsImages@gmail.com. Please send images under 1mb. My inbox will thank you. ~Carol
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Art, Music, Film, and BooksVisit our Arts sponsor page
Coiled Basket Workshop
Friday, October 3, (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
thru Saturday, October 4, (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM) Cost: $225 (Includes materials & lunch) To register, contact Carla Shipman Willis at 719-640-6869 or Email willisck@msn.comwillisck@msn.com Register now … attendance limited! For overnight accommodations contact Abiquiu Inn at 505-685-4378
El Rito Studio Tour Featured ArtistStop #7
Gina Binkley and David McClister Gina Binkley is a mixed media artist working in ceramics, jewelry, and textile surface design. Her intention is for organic materials and processes to interact and form a cohesive body of work that collaborates with nature throughout her different mediums. David McClister is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Nashville, TN and El Rito, NM. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Esquire, and Garden & Gun magazines, as well as in numerous cd/album packages. 
Visit abiquiustudiotour.org for more information.
The Locals’ Picks Book List
Zach Hively Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
Have a book to recommend? Send it to Zach at casaurracaltd@gmail.com – title, author, and the reason you suggest it.
The full Locals’ Picks list is available to view here on Bookshop. A purchase from Casa Urraca's link helps support independent bookstores. Abiquiu’s Casa Urraca Press earns a commission from every shopping trip that starts with the above Bookshop link—you can shop the entire Bookshop site in addition to the locals' picks. Plus, a percentage of every book (at least 10%) goes straight to independent bookstores. This is an opportunity to support small businesses with the same convenience as large online retailers. Local Library NewsEl Pueblo de Abiquiú Library & Cultural Center
El Rito LibraryAbiquiú Book Club
The group has compiled the list of books they plan to read for 2025. Check this out and mark your calendar if you wish to join in the discussions.
September - Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney (4) October - James: by Percival Everett (4) November - All Fours by Miranda July (4) December - Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy (4) January '26 - Eventide by Kent Haruf The group meets the last Tuesday of each month at the Abiquiu Library. Books are recommended by the members. All are welcome to join. Please call Analinda 927-6220 if you have questions. Looking for lodging near Abiquiú?
Northen Youth Project Update
Dear Community of Abiquiu,
The youth need your help! We have been advertising for a Fall CSA in which each purchaser will receive a large, beautifully screen printed, reusable cotton tote bag full of goodies: fruits, vegetables, elderberry syrup, a salve, tea, and a spice blend. The teens have been working so hard all season, tending to these crops and learning about herbalism. So far, we have only sold a couple of shares! We always have people reaching out asking how they can help and here is an opportunity. We realize not everyone has a need for the items included in the CSA, so how about purchasing a bag that we can donate to a family in need? Your purchase not only provides financial support, but motivates and encourages their efforts. Let’s work together to support the youth in our community! Thank you, Northern Youth Project EventsPlease remember, events will go in for a maximum of three Fridays before the event. Send text, word or publisher file and a separate image, please keep images below 1 mb and send to info@abiquiunews.com. Vertical PDFs or JPGs will be edited for space. Send by Wednesday Noon for inclusion in that Friday's News.
Join us for a Noria grief café⎯ Saturday, September 13th
at únashay sanctuary, 5 to 7pm in Abiquiu with Aimee Wilson. Norias are an attempt to bring collective presence to the grieving. They are brave holding grounds for All to share what hurts in these times. All are welcome. ᛘ• Free and welcoming of donations. Please rsvp at inquiries@unashayhome.com. Fall Equinox Dinner + Storytelling Night for Women at Owl Peak Farm
Announcements and Classes
For beginners from 10am-11am, for Ongoing students from 11am-noon, every Wednesday & Friday at the El Rito campus.
Sept 3 - Oct 10 • A 6 week series ( NEXT UP: Oct 15 - Nov 21 ) $40 • El Rito campus, Alumni Hall Introduction to Tai Chi • 10am-11 am Ongoing Tai Chi Practice • 11 am-12 pm Register at: https://bit.ly/45bLMV5 The Chinese art of Tai Chi is a moving meditation and whole-body exercise for maintaining and building the health of mind and body. This class will introduce the long-form Tai Chi set as taught by Master May Lin-Sin, with a focus on basic principles. Intended for people who are new to Tai Chi; no experience is required. It is also appropriate for those who have completed this course before and wish further practice. Instructor Chris Ng is certified by the non-profit American Tai Chi Academy with more than 30 years of teaching Tai Chi. For more info: (505) 500-9201 • carolina.alegre@nnmc.edu 
Link to register: https://www.chamavalleyarts.org/programs
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Great Pyrenees for Adoption
We are looking to re-home our Great Pyrenees Beaux. We aren’t home enough to spend quality time with him. He is about 5 years old, house trained, super friendly, good with cats, chickens, and other dogs. He needs a fenced area or an area where it’s ok to roam. If you would love to have him as a family member please contact
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