Children can find many avenues of self-expression in Taos. Whether its music, visual arts, or theatre, your child can begin looking here for something to help spark their creative spirit. And if you’re short on funds, here are a few ideas for some culture that won’t cost a penny. While we strive to maintain accuracy in our listings, information of this nature changes regularly, so we apologize if any of the details are incorrect. Please help us to keep this list up-to-date by emailing angie@twirlhouse.com with any corrections or new information. Top Arts and Culture FREEBIES Twirl Toy Store and Kidspace has outside exhibits to explore, play with and play on for hours! Have you ever played a Boltaphone or an Amadinda? Then come on over and hear some incredible sounds. Check out our Kidspace page to see what exhibits are currently on display. Call 575-751-1402 Also check out Twirl’s Thursday and Saturday activities for kids. Visit our Gallery Walks Between the weavings, paintings and sculpture of local artists, you can gaze in a hundred galleries in our town. Enjoy any of the museums of the Museum Association Of Taos for FREE on Sundays! (If you’re a NM resident with a driver’s license or proof of residency.) Art In Museums Every Wednesday, your preschooler can participate in art classes at participating museums from 11am - 11:30am. Harwood Museum Of Art A free art program for kids of all ages on Saturdays between 10am - 11:30am. Parent participation for children under the ages of 6. Admission is free. www.harwoodmuseum.org Location: 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. Contact 575-758 9826 x 105 or email lperera@aol.com. Millicent Rogers Museum Free–docent led tours, offered on the third Sunday of every month, 1 pm. Call 575-758-2462 Taos Children’s Library Thursdays, 10.30am – 11.30 am. Story and Crafts with Morgan. They also have a cozy area to curl up in and read books for hours. Call Annette Montoya 575-737 2589 for details. The Historic Taos Inn Live music every evening, starting around 7pm, if your kids are night owls. It varies from the Taos Gospel Choir to Bluegrass to Open Mike Night when you never know what you’ll hear. Have your kids identify different instruments, sounds, and types of music. Experiential learning for sure! Please call 505-758-5776 Gypsie Nation Free Form dance to world music on Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm at the former Better Winslow Dance Studio. Children under 12 are FREE. Gypsie Nation is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, all-ages dance environment in which the whole family can participate in free-form movement in a community setting. Children under age 19 require parental consent. All participants agree to refrain from normal conversation during the music, thereby facilitating everyone’s journey of exploration. Call Rebecca 575-751-1501 www.gypsienation.com Scrabble Night at Café Tazza Every Tuesdays, 5-8pm for the older kids. 122 Kit Carson Road. Scrabble boards are available or bring your own. Call 575-770-6162 Tai Chi for Health Free daily sessions at 9am and 6pm at Earth Garden Ta and Chi Gallery, 101 Camino de la Placita. Call 575-751-7264 Wholly Rags Quilt-making class, Thursdays from 1-4 pm. Call Melissa at 575-751-9862. Museums In And Around Taos Museums are not just for adults! What a great time to begin teaching your children about museum etiquette. Historic Sites – Governor Bent House, 117 Bent St. 575-758-2376 for info. Millicent Rogers Museum – 1504 Millicent Rogers Road Museum Rd. Harwood Museum of Art – 238 Ledoux St Taos 575-758-9826 Blumenschein Home and Museum – 222 Ledoux St. Taos 575-758-0505 Hacienda De Los Martinez – Lower Ranchitos Rd. 575-758-1000 Taos Art Museum and Fechin House – 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte Taos 575-758-2690 El Rincon Trading Post and Museum – 114 Kit Carson Rd. 575-758-9188 Kit Carson Home and Museum – 113 Kit Carson Rd. 575-758-4945 Historic Los Luceros – State Hwy 68 Velarde 575-852-3245 Taos Pueblo – The oldest living museum in North America -
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Libraries No matter where you are in Northern New Mexico, there is always a library close by. Taos Public Library 402 Camino de la Placita Taos 575-758-3063 Angel Fire Public Library 11 S Angel Fire Rd 575-377-6755 Eagle Nest Public Library 575-377-0657 Embudo Valley Public Library 575-579-9181 Red River Public Library 575-754-6564 Talpa Community Library open Saturdays, 9 am - 1 pm. Kids can take advantage of the services such as a great selection of books, and DSL internet on two computers. Please come and register for your libray card - 575-751-1014 Theatre, Drama, Dance, Music and the Visual Arts Tao Children's Theatre - Presenting a Summer Theatre Dance Camp culminating in a production of "Snow-White and Rose-Red ". Auditions will be held in May at the Performing Arts Studio. Please call 758-0027 for more information. Karen Thibodeaux - Project Director Taos Plaza Theatre 118 S Plaza, Taos. Please call - 575-751-7393 Taos Dance Theatre and Performance 575-776-1236 Taos Youth Ballet - Taos Youth Ballet offers dance classes to students from 3 years old to adults. Middle Eastern Belly Dancing with Sakti 575-758-9217or 575- 770-3513 Sakti has been dancing for over 30 years an international performer and instructor extraodinaire. Kids classes in Egyptian Belly dance and special Egyptian belly dance themed birthday parties. www.sakti-international.com sakti@newmex.com - this link will not take you directly there - please copy and paste. Taos Clay www.taosclay.com 575-758 9884 3-Dog Art Pottery Paint your own pottery. Each piece of pottery is priced to include everything: FREE lesson, all glazes, all day to create, stencils, sponges and tools as well as firing and studio fees. Ask about our classes, birthday parties, family reunions and our new mosaic section. 120-G Bent St. Taos - 575-751-1718 Somos Mentor/Teens Writing Workshops. 233 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos 575-758-0081 Taos Center for the Arts 133 Paseo de Pueblo Norte, Taos 575-758-2052 Taos Center for the Arts (TCA), as arts council, public leader, partner and catalyst inspires creative expression throughout the diverse community by providing facilities, education and programming in the visual, performing and media arts. www.taoscenterforthearts.org Taos Youth Music School – 575-751-3323
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