April 2008 Events

ONGOING
FARMINGTON: 100 YEARS OF CHANGE
– From early pioneer settlement to the present-day is displayed in this exhibition at the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park, 3041 E. Main St. (505) 599-1174.  www.farmingtonmuseum.org

“FROM DINOSAURS TO DRILL BITS” – The Oil & Gas Experience in San Juan Basin is in Farmington Museum at Gateway Park, 3041 E. Main St. (505) 599-1174. 

APRIL 4
FOUR CORNERS JAZZ FESTIVAL
– 7:00pm, SJ College Performance Hall.  Tickets: $12/adults, $10/students & seniors.  (505) 566-3430

APRIL 11
CROWNPOINT RUG AUCTION
–300-400 hand woven Navajo rugs are auctioned off each month; sponsored by Crownpoint Rug Weavers Association.  Rug viewing begins at 4:00pm and runs until 6:00pm.  Auction begins at 7:00pm, Crownpoint Elementary School, 72 miles south of Farmington on Hwy. 371, (505) 786-5302, (505) 786-7386 or www.crownpointrugauction.com

APRIL 11-12
TY WAYBOURN MEMORIAL RODEO
– 7:00pm, McGee Park Memorial Coliseum.  Ty Waybourn was an active high school rodeo participant that was tragically killed by a drunk driver.  The memorial rodeo is to remember his life and love for rodeo.  For more information call (505) 334-8911 or (505) 325-5415.

APRIL 11-13 & 18-19
THEATER ENSEMBLE ARTS PRESENTS “LOVE, SEX & THE IRS”
– 7:30pm, 2:30pm on the 13th.  SJ College Little Theater.  Play by William VanZandt and Jane Filmore. Tickets: $10/adults, $8/students & seniors.  (505) 327-0076 or www.tearts.com

APRIL 12
“SHIDARA”
– 7:00pm, SJ College Performance Hall. Tickets: $15/adults, $12/students & seniors.  Deep from within the mountains of Japan comes Shidara, a troupe of brilliant young men and women, presenting the art of Taiko drumming like it’s never before been seen!  Shidara’s stage resonates in the minds and hearts of the audience long after the last beat is played. (505) 566-3430

APRIL 13
“SHIDARA FAMILY MATINEE”
– 2:00pm, SJ College Performance Hall. Tickets: $8/adults, $5/students & seniors.  (505) 566-3430

APRIL 16
NM DEPT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS JOB FAIR
– 10:00am - 6:00pm, Farmington Civic Center.  Contact: Jeannie Melandro at 327-6126.

APRIL 18- JUNE 29
LIVE HORSE RACING AT SUNRAY PARK & CASINO
– Located off Hwy. 64, between Farmington & Bloomfield.  Race Days are Thursdays – Sundays. Simulcast Horse Racing Year Round.  Visit www.sunraygaming.com or call (505) 566-1200.

APRIL 19
5th ANNUAL AFTER TAX SPRING FLING
– Wine, DeBest BBQ, and great country and western music.  12-4pm “Double Eagle”, 4-8pm “Midnight Backhand” No cover charge.  Wines of the San Juan, located in Blanco off Hwy. 511.  Call (505) 632-0879 or visit www.winesofthesanjuan.com

APRIL 19
29th ANNUAL APPLE BLOSSOM CONTEST POW WOW
– Sponsored by the United Tribes Club of SJ College.  At McGee Park, on Hwy. 64 between Farmington and Bloomfield, NM. (505) 566-3321, (505) 566-3572 or 1-800-448-1240.

APRIL 20
SAN JUAN SYMPHONY PRESENTS INBAL SEGEV
– 7:30pm, SJ College Henderson Fine Arts Center Performance Hall.  Tickets: $32-22/Adults & $12-10/Students & Seniors.    Israeli cellist Inbal Segev comes to the Four Corners with a brimming energy of Haydn and the poignant Yiddish melodies of Schindler’s List.  The whole orchestra pulls out all the stops to finish the season with exhilarating Czech and Russian showpieces.  For more information call (505) 566-3430 or visit www.sanjuansymphony.org

APRIL 25
FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS “I LOVE A PIANO” by Irving Berlin
– 7:30pm, Farmington Civic Center Miriam M. Taylor Theater.  Tickets: $17-$33.  (505) 599-1148 or 1-877-599-3331.

APRIL 25
SAN JUAN COLLEGE CHOIR CONCERT
– 7:30pm, SJ College Performance Hall.  Tickets: $6/adults, $4/students & seniors.  Call (505) 566-3430

APRIL 25-27
FOUR CORNERS CLASSIC USTRC TEAM ROPING
– McGee Park, Hwy. 64, between Farmington and Bloomfield.  Over 1,000 team ropers compete in three rounds for horse trailers, saddles and money.  For more information call (505) 863-6701 or visit www.ustrc.com

APRIL 26
14th ANNUAL PUEBLO TO PUEBLO RUN
– Cortez, CO. 9am, Run from the Heritage Center in Dolores to the Cultural Center in Cortez for the 11 mile and from Four Season Nursery to the Center for the 10K and the Center back for the 2 mile run/walk.  Call (970) 565-1151 or visit www.cortezculturalcenter.org

APRIL 26
WALK MS 2008 TARGET WALK
– Join the movement with hundreds of thousands of people across the country to create a world free of Multiple Sclerosis and to make a difference by raising essential funds for research and services for people with MS.  We walk together to make a powerful statement, and to keep moving toward a cure. You'll move. You'll be moved. Join Walk MS in Farmington. The Walk will take place at River Reach Terrace in Berg Park. Check-in at 8:00 a.m., Walk begins at 9:00 a.m.To register, visit www.nationalmssociety.org/nmx or call 1-800-344-4867, option 2.