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Volume 35, Issue 6 November/December 2014

New Mexico Museum of

Natural History & Science
New Mexico Museum of
Natural History Foundation

Tiny Giants 3D

Opens in the DynaTheater December 12

ravel into magical worlds beneath our feet. Experience a day in the life of two little heroes: a scorpion
mouse and a chipmunk. See the hidden kingdoms of the Enchanted Forest and the unforgiving desert
of the Wild West during Tiny Giants 3D premiering in the Lockheed Martin DynaTheater on December 12.
Narrated by Stephen Fry (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug),
Tiny Giants 3D will transport audiences into our miniature heroes astonishing worlds, showing that the smaller
you are the bigger the adventure. With jaw-dropping drama, this pioneering film reveals the great courage
and skill essential to our planets smallest creatures to succeed in a titanic battle for survival. Groundbreaking
cinematography and cutting edge 3D achieve an incredible immersive intimacy that allows audiences to truly see
and feel what life is like when youre under one foot tall.

Locally sponsored by:

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DYNATHEATER SCHEDULE
BEFORE DECEMBER 12:
mysteries OF the unseen WOrlD 3D: 10 a.m.
panDas: the jOurney hOme 3D: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
jerusalem 3D: nOOn, 2 p.m.

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GIVE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING ALL YEAR LONG A GIFT MEMBERSHIP!

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Buy any gift membership now through December 31st, get a $5 gift card FREE. No limits! Call (505) 841-2851 for details.

The Polar Express Members Only Event

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Enjoy fun festivities and bonus savings during the Old Town Holiday Stroll
Friday, December 5, 2014 5 p.m. 9 p.m.

oin us at the Museum for Old Town Holiday Stroll on Friday, December 5 from 5:30 9 p.m. Take a picture with Santa and Stan
the T. rex. Create holiday crafts. Enjoy various choral groups and entertainers. Enter to win fabulous raffle prizes. Best of all,
shop great savings at NatureWorks Discovery Store during this special night of family fun!
Members will receive 20% off all purchases in NatureWorks. Bring your friends and theyll get a 10% discount; of course if they
purchase a membership that evening, they will receive 20% off their purchases too. With every purchase of $10 or more, get a free
poster (while supplies last)! NatureWorks features fabulous educational gifts and toys for all the special people on your list. Show your
membership card at Explora and The Albuquerque Museum and receive the same great discounts!
New this year is a free dino popper event for youngsters. Pop a ball into a basket and get a prize. Everyone wins! Plus, with paid
admission enjoy special evening shows in the Dyna Theater.
All of these fantastic holiday activities and savings are coming your way. Prepare now to bring your whole family out for fun,
entertainment, and holiday shopping!

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BEGINNING DECEMBER 12:

tiny giants 3D: 10 a.m., 2 p.m.
panDas: the jOurney hOme 3D: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
jerusalem 3D: nOOn, 4 p.m.

Saturday, December 13 8:15 a.m. Doors open at 7:45 a.m.

$5 Adults (13-59), $4 Seniors (60+), $3 Children (3-12), Children under 2 FREE

njoy hot chocolate and a small breakfast pastry followed by an exclusive screening of the holiday classic The Polar Express on the giant screen in the
DynaTheater. Kids can come in their pajamas! Members, if you cant make this screening, feel free to attend the other public screenings and still get
your member discount. To purchase tickets, visit www.NaturalHistoryFoundation.org and enter the password: Polar, or contact Nick Seid at (505) 841-2821 or
nseid@naturalhistoryfoundation.org.

THE POLAR EXPRESS PUBLIC EVENTS

$10 Adults (13-59), $8 Seniors (60+), $6 Children (3-12), Children under 2 FREE

evening events

Sunday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 21, 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

mOrning event

Saturday, December 20, 8:15 a.m. Doors open at 7:45 a.m.

To purchase tickets to a public event and receive your member discount,
visit www.NaturalHistoryFoundation.org and enter the promo code: Member

Shop NatureWorks Discovery Store on Black Friday weekend (November 2830)

Members get 20% off. Non-members get 10% off. All weekend!

Voices in Science

MUSEUM EXHIBIT TOURS

NovemberDecember 2014

Mondays 1:30 2:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission

Museum Adult and Family

Educational Programs
Activities, unless noted, are held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History
& Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, (505) 841-2800,
www.NMnaturalhistory.org. Questions? Contact August Wainwright
at programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us or (505) 841-2861.

Take a docent-led, fact-filled, fun, guided tour of the Museum

exhibits. Limited to 14 people ages 13 and up. Meet in the atrium
at the stadium seating.
No registration required. First-come, first-served.

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ADULT CLASSES
Wire Sculpture

LECTURES

Two Uncommon Worlds

of the Northern Tularosa Basin,
South-Central New Mexico
DaviD W. lOve, ph.D.
neW mexicO bureau OF geOlOgy anD mineral resOurces,
neW mexicO institute OF mining anD technOlOgy
Thursday, November 20 7 8:30 p.m.
$6 ($5 members, $4 students) Volunteers are free.
The floor of the northern Tularosa Basin, south of the Oscura
Mountains and north of White Sands National Monument, consists
of two very different geologic worlds. Explore with an expert these
uncommon worlds in locations that most people never see.

The Elephant Butte

Stegomastodon and other
New Mexico Discoveries

camille argeanas, artist

jayne aubele, geOlOgist
Thursday, November 6 9 a.m. Noon
$45 (10% member discount)
The class fee includes all materials.
With easy instructions, bring out your creative side by putting
together a simple 10-inch wire sculpted person. Also learn about
various metals and their important history as part of New Mexicos
mining heritage. This class is geared for adults and older children,
ages 12 and above. No prior experience required.

Creative Wire:
Minerals and Jewelry

Tuesday, December 9 7 8:30 p.m.

$6 ($5 members, $4 students) Volunteers are free.
Campers at Elephant Butte Reservoir found what may be the most
complete stegomastodon skull ever found. Hear the story of the states
fossils from an expert on fossil mammals from the last 35 million years,
and learn what they can tell us about New Mexicos past.
Purchase tickets for these lectures in advance to guarantee your seats at
www.NMnaturalhistory.org or purchase tickets at the Admissions Desk
the night of the event. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

CURATORS COFFEE
A Caf Style Program

Join us for a casual discussion followed by a themed tour. Limited to 15

people and includes coffee, light refreshments, and Museum admission.

Early Women Naturalists

in New Mexico
karen herzenberg

Thursday, December 11 9:30 - 11 a.m.

$8 (10% discount for members and volunteers)
Learn about New Mexicos women naturalists who paved the way
for todays scientists. Join the discussion about efforts to surmount
the barriers that still exist for women and people of color in the
STEM fields.
Pre-registration required. To guarantee your place,
register online at www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

Learn a few fun things about New Mexicos minerals and then
create your own handcrafted wire jewelry for yourself or as gifts for
the holidays. This class is geared for adults and older children, ages 12
and above. No prior experience required. If you have taken this class
previously, learn more and take home more finished jewelry in this
expanded class.
Pre-registration required. For more information or to guarantee your place in one or
both of these classes, register online at www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

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curatOr OF vOlcanOlOgy anD space science
Tuesday, November 18 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
$45 adults (10% discount for members and volunteers)
Mount Taylor is the second largest young volcano in New Mexico
and the highest point in western New Mexico. With Dr. Crumpler, we
will use forest roads to visit a series of outcrops that show the structure
and formation of the volcano as we drive toward the summit.
Bring your own lunch, sunscreen, and water. Wear sturdy shoes
and dress appropriately for the weather. Meet at the Museum at 8 a.m.
The Museum will provide van transportation. The day will end back
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Registration required. Adults only. Space is limited to 19 participants.

Go to www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

SPECIAL EVENT

SAVE THE DATE

A Moonlit Masquerade
New Years Eve

presents
The 23rd Annual Chocolate Fantasy
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Sandia Resort & Casino
A benefit gala for the New Mexico
Museum of Natural History Foundation

Wednesday, December 31 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.

$25 per person (21 years and older only)
Its a Moonlit Masquerade New Years Eve at the Museum. A party
of historic proportions! Dance to live music, catch a planetarium show,
explore Museum galleries, or chat up a curator! Cash bar available. A
special laser show Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon will be presented
hourly in the planetarium. Proceeds benefit Museum education.
Pre-register at www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

Annual Giving Campaign

It is because of generous contributions from people like you that our Foundation continues to be able to support the Museum. This year, we ask you
for your support of the Annual Giving Campaign. Gifts to the Annual Giving Campaign support the core work of the Foundation and allow us to support
the Museums scientific and education programs which make it such an outstanding institution. You can help the Foundation go beyond expectations.
Every contribution to the Annual Giving Campaign helps further the Foundations vision and mission.

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Wednesday, December 3 9 a.m. Noon.
$45 (10% member discount)
The class fee includes all materials.

gary mOrgan, museum curatOr OF paleOntOlOgy

1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

(505) 841-2800 www. NMnaturalhistory.org
TimeTracks is published six times a year for members and
friends of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History &
Science, and is produced by the New Mexico Museum of
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EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair, Deborah Dixon
1st Vice Chair, David Smoak
2nd Vice Chair, Mike Mertz
Treasurer, Ken Redwine
Secretary, Deron Knoner
Members at Large, Bette Bolton,
Jerry Langheim
Immediate Past Chairman, Coleman Travelstead

FOUNDATION STAFF
PRESIDENT & CEO
Jotina Trussell, (505) 841-2828
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Pat Solano, (505) 841-2859

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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Clint Wells, (505) 841-2838

STAFF AC
Ryan Orton

FINANCE DIRECTOR
diana bunnell, (505) 841-2888

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Plan to attend the annual fall conference for the NM Science

Teachers Association, NM Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the
Environmental Education Association of NM. Co-hosts of the conference are
the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and Explora.
For more information, visit www.nmsta.org.

This exhibit is part of the Smithsonian Institution

Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) program and won a
US Geological Survey communications award for science content.

PREHISTORIC
PRESCHOOL

This exhibit shows rare satellite views of events such as dust

storms, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes. It includes
several views of New Mexicos amazing landscape as seen from space.
For more information, visit www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

Children ages 3 to 5 and adult companions explore natural history topics

in a supportive and fun atmosphere.

EVENTS

Fall Session 2:
Movin in Prehistoric Time

Lunar Mondays
Mondays, November 3 and December 1 7 8 p.m.
Admission by donation (weather permitting)
Join members of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society and
study the moon in the Museums observatory. Learn how lunar
features formed and get the latest information from exploration
missions.

nOvember 6 December 20, 2014

Move in different ways together with creatures from the past, from burrowing
worms to flying pterosaurs. Discover creatures from different ages that shared
the same kind of movement and see the similarities.
Class 1 - Dynamite Diggers: Worms, Lungfish, and Mammals
Class 2 - Stupendous Stompers: Seismosaurus, Coelophysis, and Mastodon
Class 3 - Super Swimmers: Ammonite, Archelon, and Mosasaur
Class 4 - Fantastic Flyers: Bats, Birds, and Pterosaurs

Solar Sunday

Pre-registration is required. $90 for the first child, $81 for the second child in the same family.
Museum members and volunteers receive a 10% discount. Scholarships available.
Register for classes at http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/preschool.html

Sunday, November 16 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Free with Museum admission (weather permitting)
View the sun safely through specially filtered telescopes. Fun
activities will reveal the power of our nearest star. Solar Sunday
is a partnership between the Albuquerque Astronomical Society,
ABC Libraries, and UNM Institute of Meteoritics.

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

Orion Rocket Launch

December 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, and January 2.

$75 each (10% discount for members)
Each days session is a stand-alone science camp.

Thursday, December 4 5 a.m. - Noon

Free with Museum admission
See NASAs next generation vehicle on its first test mission of
this launch system, from its breathtaking blastoff to the capsules
splashdown. Learn about the development of this rocket and enjoy
fun activities related to manned space exploration.

Become a Museum scientist for a day! Investigate Museum exhibits, examine

our fossils and specimens, and speak with our paleontologists, curators, and
scientists! Each day we will explore a different science topic utilizing all the
expertise the Museum has to offer! Classes will meet from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Before
care is available from 8 - 9 a.m., and after care is available from 4 - 5 p.m. for an
additional fee.
For camp descriptions, schedules, and registration, visit
www.NMnaturalhistory.org/young-explorers-winter-science-program.html

Holiday Laser
Planetarium Shows
December 27 and 28, Evenings
December 27 30 3 p.m. (Winter Holiday Celebration)
$6 Adults, $5 Members and Seniors, $4 Children
(Childrens ticket applies only to 3 p.m. shows)
Light up the holidays with special, limited-time laser concerts.
Two laser systems will fill the planetarium dome with choreographed images, allowing music and light to envelope the audience.
Over a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express
each timeless track. Listen to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles,
and also a Winter Holiday Celebration!
For show times and more information, visit www.NMnaturalhistory.org.

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FOR TEACHERS ONLY

Soar to Greater Heights: STEM Teacher Conference November 14-16

Foundation Welcomes
New Board Member
Jason Martinez
General Sales Manager
Cumulus Media
Albuquerque, NM

ason Martinez has been General Sales Manager for Cumulus

Media Albuquerque since 2013 and oversees daily sales
and management of eight local broadcast radio stations. He
coordinates internal teams from on-air staff, production staff, sales
staff, and engineers that bring Albuquerque top-of-the-line news
talk, sports and business radio, along with five music stations that
bring numerous formats from county music to adult hits radio.
Jason has over 25 years of sales and management leadership, and
has an extensive background in local marketing and advertising in
the Albuquerque market. He studied civil engineering at NMSU and
business administration at UNM.

Volunteers Prove Themselves

Amazing Once Again
by Charles Walter, Museum Executive Director

t the Annual Membership Meeting of the New

Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Volunteer Association on September 10, 2014, 40
volunteers received Presidential Service Awards.
The Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation
was established in 2003 to recognize the contributions of
volunteers in America. The award consists of a handsome
pin, a certificate, and a signed letter from President Obama.
Bronze Youth Awards were given to five outstanding young people who have
contributed in excess of 400 hours of service each for a total of 3,000 hours of
service to the Museum in the Naturalist Center. Recipients are: Liam, Garrett, and
Bryn Frye-Mason and Karoline and Frank Keithley.
Thirty-five of our adult volunteers who have each contributed in excess of
2,000 hours received a gold level Presidential award. Their combined service
to the Museum is in excess of 104,000 hours. Recipients are: Ed Baca, Holly
Baer, Allan Burke, Carol Bush, Daniel Bush, Sandra Bybee, Lew Chesley,
Stanley Cohen, Adele Coplen, Nance Crow, Machelle Dawn, John Dean, George
Edgerly, Darlene Fraher, Barry Halsey, Kash Heitkamp, Robert Hubbard,
Ken Hueter, Dave Hunter, Walter Kleweno, Rolf Lindquist, John McDonnell,
Barbara Micheel, Jim Moore, Mary Moore, Lannois Neely, J.B. Norton, Jr.,
Marilyn Ortman, Don Parker, Larry Rinehart, Pat Robinson, Paul Stubbe,
Mary Sundstrom, and Mary Lou Swander.
The Museum is blessed to have over 500 dedicated volunteers who do
everything from greeting guests to serving as interpreters in the Museums
exhibit galleries to actively helping with the scientific mission of the Museum.
Thank you volunteers for everything you do, and congratulations to the 40
Presidential Service Award recipients.

IRECTOR
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STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Ryan Orton, (505) 841-2886

MEMBERSHIP MANAGER
Nick Seid, (505) 841-2821

MARKETING DIRECTOR
Donna Domenici, (505) 841-2889

OR
841-2888

OPERATIONS MANAGER/
DYNATHEATER MANAGER/
HR COORDINATOR
Sandy Waters, (505) 841-2876

MEMBER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES

Barbara Morgan, Adam Garcia,
and Tammy Parson, (505) 841-2851

EVENTS COORDINATOR
Alex Maciejewski

Welcome Nick Seid

Prior to becoming the Foundations new Membership Manager, Nick
lived in Portland, Oregon where he worked within events coordination
after graduating from Willamette University. With degrees in English and
art history, Nick is incredibly excited to bring his passion and expertise
to the Museum to increase the publics awareness of the membership
program and increasing publicity outside of the Museum walls.
NATUREWORKS DISCOVERY STORE
STORE MANAGER
Beth Ricker, (505) 841-2871
MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Charles Walter, (505) 841-2841

MUSEUM DEPUTY DIRECTOR,

INTERNAL OPERATIONS
Gary P. Romero, (505) 991-1203

Non-profit Organization

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Albuquerque, NM
Permit Number 4

November/December 2014

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation

P.O. Box 25446
Albuquerque, NM 87125-5446
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

In This Issue
Tiny GianTs 3D
Opens in the Dynatheater
hOliDay strOll, December 5
the pOlar express pajama parties

yOung explOrers Winter hOliDay camp

a mOOnlit masqueraDe neW years eve party
lectures, events, FielD trips, anD classes
Museum is accessible to all visitors

Calendar of Events
Sunday

& Other MuseuM happenings

For more information on Museum and Foundation events, log onto www.NMnaturalhistory.org

November

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

BEFORE DECEMBER 12:

mysteries OF the unseen WOrlD 3D: 10 a.m.
panDas: the jOurney hOme 3D:
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
jerusalem 3D: nOOn, 2 p.m.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME ENDS

Museum Tour

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Lunar Monday

7-8 p.m.

10
Museum Tour

16

For Teachers: Soar to

17
Greater Heights STEM
Teacher Conference
www.nmsta.org Museum Tour

Solar Sunday

ELECTION DAY

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

FOR SENIORS 60+

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

Wire Sculpture (C)

11

VETERANS DAY
MUSEUM OPEN

12

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

FOR SENIORS 60+

13

18

Mount Taylor: New

Mexicos Kilimanjaro (FT)
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

19

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

FOR SENIORS 60+

20

9 a.m.-Noon

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

Saturday
1

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

First Friday Fractals 6 and 7 p.m.

Fractals Rock!
8 and 9 p.m.

14

For Teachers: Soar to

Greater Heights STEM
Teacher Conference
www.nmsta.org

15

For Teachers: Soar to

Greater Heights STEM
Teacher Conference
www.nmsta.org

21

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon

22

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

1:30-2:30 p.m.

24

Two Uncommon Worlds of the

Northern Tularosa Basin (L)
7-8:30 p.m.

25

Museum Tour

Friday

BEGINNING DECEMBER 12, 2014:

tiny giants 3D: 10 a.m., 2 p.m.
panDas: the jOurney hOme 3D:
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
jerusalem 3D: nOOn, 4 p.m.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

23

Thursday

26

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

FOR SENIORS 60+

27

THANKSGIVING DAY
MUSEUM CLOSED

28

29

1:30-2:30 p.m.

30

December
Monday

Sunday

Tuesday

Museum Tour

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Lunar Monday

7-8 p.m.

14

15

22
6:30 p.m.

Planetarium Laser Shows:

The Beatles
6 p.m.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
7 p.m.
Led Zeppelin
8 p.m.

28

Wednesday
FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION
FOR SENIORS 60+

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

Full Moon

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon

Museum Tour

29

Holiday Stroll
5-9 p.m.
First Friday Fractals 6 and 7 p.m.
Fractals Rock!
8 and 9 p.m.

12

TINY GIANTS 3D
PREMIERES IN THE
DYNATHEATER

13

The Polar Express

Pajama Party for
Members Only 8:15 a.m.

MUSEUM ADMISSION
17 FREE
18
FOR SENIORS 60+

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

19

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon

20

The Polar Express

Pajama Party
8:15 a.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY
MUSEUM CLOSED

26

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

27

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION

23

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

24 FOR SENIORS 60+

30

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

MUSEUM ADMISSION
31 FREE
1
FOR SENIORS 60+

25

1:30-2:30 p.m.

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

Museum Tour
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Winter Holiday Celebration
3 p.m.

Winter Holiday Celebration

3 p.m.

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.

Curators Coffee:
Early Women Naturalists
in New Mexico
9:30 11 a.m.

The Elephant Butte Stegomastodon

and other NM Discoveries (L)
7-8:30 p.m.

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

Moonlit Masquerade New Years

Eve Party
8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

NATUREWORKS WILL BE CLOSED JANUARY 5, 2015 FOR INVENTORY.

NEW YEARS DAY

MUSEUM CLOSED

Saturday
6

11

10 FOR SENIORS 60+

1:30-2:30 p.m.

YOUNG EXPLORERS
WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP

L=Lecture
C=Class
FT= Field Trip

Friday

Thursday
4

Creative Wire: Minerals

and Jewelry (C)
9 a.m.-Noon Orion Rocket Launch 5 a.m.-Noon

16

Museum Tour

Last Quarter

6:30 p.m.

21
The Polar Express
Pajama Party

1:30-2:30 p.m.

First Quarter

Museum Tour

The Polar Express

Pajama Party

New Moon

Prehistoric Preschool:
Movin in Prehistoric Time
10 a.m.-Noon or 1-3 p.m.
Planetarium Laser Shows:
Winter Holiday Celebration
3 p.m.
Pink Floyd: Best of Echoes
6 and 8 p.m.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
7 and 9 p.m.

mark yOur calenDars:

Bosque del Apache Field Trip:
January 25, 2015, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Family Fun on a River Run!
Rafting the San Juan River: June 17-20, 2015

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