Food Garden Tour 2012

http://www.cabq.gov/cultural-services/events/freedom-fourth

Freedom Fourth – Albuquerque - Wednesday July 4, 2012
Gates open at 3 pm with free admission for all!
Freedom 4th is held at Balloon Fiesta Park, and live entertainment includes country music band Diamond Rio, Rolling Thunder, The Noms, and performers on the Warehouse 508 Youth Stage.
Plus a car show, a balloon glow, jumpers, a climbing wall, free face painting, Mayor Berry’s Very Important Kids Zone, and food vendors.
All culminating of course in the fireworks display after dark.
Parking is $10…  You could save cash by taking the Park & Ride for $1 round trip; 35c for seniors, students, and kids under age 9.  (Take exact change because bus passes aren’t accepted for Park & Ride.)
Westside pick-up is at St. Pius High School.
Eastside pick-up is at Coronado Center at the northwest corner from 3 pm - 8 pm to go to the event.



Rio Rancho Holiday Parade and Fireworks - Wednesday July 4
http://ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/index.aspx?nid=1513
Bike Decorating Contest registration starts at 9 am – open to kids and adults with prizes for the kids contest only  for best decorated and patriotic bikes!
Register free at Joe’s Pasta House parking lot, 3201 Southern Blvd, then join the parade (children must wear a helmet).
Holiday parade starts at 10 am, heading east from Country Club Drive down Southern Boulevard and ending on Pinetree Road near the Esther Bone Memorial Library and the Rio Rancho Veterans Monument Park.
A ceremony follows at the Veterans Monument Park, starting at around 11 am.
Free fireworks at the Rio Rancho High School football stadium start at around 9 pm – but the stadium opens at 6 pm and pre-firework entertainment includes music and a free movie.
See all the details on the Rio Rancho Fourth of July events.

Madrid Fourth of July Parade    http://www.visitmadridnm.com/events
starts at noon on July 4, and if you want to watch a baseball game first, get to the Oscar Huber Memorial Ballpark for 10 am.

Corrales Fourth of July Parade and Fun Day    [urlhttp://visitcorrales.com/]http://visitcorrales.com/[/url]
starts with the parade at 10 am (from Target Road) and ends at La Entrada Park for the fun day till 1:30 pm.



Other New Mexico Independence Day Weekend Events:

• Cloudcroft Parade at 2 pm with prizes for ‘walking’ ‘wheels’ and ‘animals’, open to all participants.
  
• Eagle Nest Parade at 2 pm and Fireworks
  
• Farmington Freedom Days Electric Light Parade at 9 pm, and day events including Party in the Park entertainment, arts show, pizza-eating contest, and skateboarding competition
  
• Las Cruces Electric Light Parade on July 3 at 9 pm, with a Street Fest and fireworks on July 4
  
• Red River 4th of July Parade at 10 am, followed by games and entertainment
  
• Silver City Parade at 10 am, followed by an Ice Cream Social, free games for kids, a cakewalk, and live music concerts.
  
• Socorro Free Fourth of July entertainment including Dr. Buck’s Wild West Show, Squash Blossom Boys, and Al
• Hurricane & Al Hurricane Jr.concerts, and fireworks
  
• Taos Parade in Arroyo Seco at around noon but arrive earlier, Fireworks in Taos
  
• Taos Ski Valley Parade at 2 pm, Rubber Duck Race at 3 pm.

What: Kid's Cake-Decorating Camp
Where: The Specialty Shop, 5823 Lomas Blvd NE, 266-1212
When: July 9-13th, 9:00 am-11:30 am
Cost: $60 includes kit (doesn't include supplies needed to make cakes or frosting)

Do you have an older student who is interested in web design? If so, it's time to purchase your early bird tickets to WordCamp 2012!

http://2012.albuquerque.wordcamp.org/2012/06/21/wordcamp-albuquerque-tickets-to-go-on-sale/

Nature Packs Flyer

PACT East Mountain Homeschool Choirs
Fall 2012 Registration
Ages 2 through College Age

Regular Registration is open from June 26 to July 20
Choir practice begins September 6th.

*** The focus of choir is to praise the Lord with our voices.  ***
*** We have each been given a unique voice to praise Him. ***

Practices are held Thursdays at a church located in Edgewood.
The church is located about 1 and 1/2 miles west of the Edgewood Exit from I-40.

Three choir groups available: Sparrows, Morning Stars, & Hallelujah Singers

What: How to be at peace in wild lands for kids 7 to 11 years old.  (6-years-old, okay)

Where: Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd., NW
           (Between Montano & Paseo del Norte at Bosque Meadows Rd.)
           505-897-8831

When: July 24th, 25th
          Aug. 7th, 8th and 11th
          10am - 3pm

Cost: $25 a day; limit 15 student per day; registration required

Contact: Joshua Willis, Parks & Recreation Dept., Open Space Division, 505-897-8856, jrwillis@cabq.gov, http://www.cabq.gov/openspace

This training is designed to allow students to develop a sense of confidence in wild places.
Plants, insects and animals have many stories to tell.
Simply knowing these entities are present in each and every landscape or cityscape can bring one to an understanding of the important roles they play in the web of life.
Not fearing these things will bestow a sense of peace to ones life for a lifetime.

TOPICS COVERED IN ONE DAY SESSION:

Relating to the Wild Ones: How to be and behave around animals that are wild.
Herbal Walk: Plant identification and medicinal value
Water and Shelter: How do these two things nourish us to be at peace in wilderness?
Resource Conservation: A creative project concerning endangered species and recycling.