Winter Solstice Celebration

Celebrate the Winter Solstice at MIAC with early morning sunrise watching with breakfast, bird watching, storytelling at 11am and 1pm by Sunny Dooley (Diné), a morning talk by Misha Pipe (Navajo, Assiniboine, and Gros Ventres), making bird feeders in the Education Classroom, and guided tours by the curators of Makowa: The Worlds Above Us.

Dress warmly and bring your own chairs!

Full Schedule:

• 7:00am- Morning Blessing, given by Mark Mitchell, Former Governor of Tesuque Pueblo, outside
• 7:30-8:30am- Bird watching with Christopher Chappell, owner of Take Flight Birding & Nature Adventures, outside
• 8:04am- The official Winter Solstice!
• 8:30am- Spotlight tour of Makowa: The Worlds Above Us, highlighting birds
• 9:00am- Talk about the cultural significance of the Winter Solstice with Misha Pipe (Diné, Assiniboine, Gros Ventres), in the O’Keeffe Theatre
• 10:00am- Sky City Buffalo-Ram Dance Group from Acoma Pueblo, outside
• 10:00-2:00pm- Make Pinecone Bird Feeders, in the education classroom
• 11:00am- Storytelling with Sunny Dooley (Diné), in the O’Keeffe Theatre
• 12:00pm- Spotlight tour of Makowa
  • Sky City Buffalo-Ram Dance Group from Acoma Pueblo, outside
• 1:00pm- Storytelling with Sunny Dooley (Diné), in the O’Keeffe Theatre

Reserve tickets here.

This event is generously sponsored by the John M. and Patricia L. Bowell Foundation, with additional support from Dolina Bakery & Cafe and Wild Birds Unlimited Santa Fe.