Because trees are healthier and produce more foliage and fruit if correctly pruned, learn how to get the most from your trees with this workshop. Course work covers the selection and care of trees, pest and disease prevention, and propagation techniques. A visit to the heritage orchard offers participants a place to apply their new knowledge to the property’s fruit trees. This event is free but registration is required at the link below.

The permanence of the genízaro identity blurs the lines of distinction between Native and Hispanic frameworks of race and cultural affiliation. Genízaros, Native American slaves, were house servants, sheep herders, and in other capacities in the New Mexico Territory and parts of southern Colorado well into the 1800s. The presenter, co-editor of a forthcoming anthology along with Dr. Enrique LaMadrid entitled, Genízaro Nation, discussion of genízaro identity and ritual cultural performances. This event is free, but registration is required at the link below.

Teens and children ages 11-19 are invited to participate in Westside Community Center's T33n 3-on-3 basketball each Friday night from 7-10 from March 8 through April 12. Registration begins Jan. 28 and there is no charge to participate. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by a mandatory 30-minute life skills workshop before the games begin. For more details call Ashley Gutierrez at (505) 314-0465.