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Hopi pottery offered at the Friends of Hubbell Native American Art auction.

NATIVE AMERICAN ART AUCTION
May 19, 2012
September 15, 2012

The Friends of Hubbell Trading Post NHS, in partnership with the National Park Service, present two Native American Art Auctions each year. The next auction will be on May 19, 2012. The auction will include contemporary and antique Navajo textiles, Pueblo Katsina dolls, pottery, paintings, carvings and baskets from many tribes. Preview for the auction is from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. with the auction beginning at noon. Auction artwork will be available in everyone's price range from just $20 to well over $4000.

In addition to the auction, arts, crafts and food vendors will be available during the day and the trading post store will be open for your enjoyment.

Each event is held outdoors in a big tent at the National Historic Site in Ganado, Arizona.

Artists must enter their work for the auction, May 14 - 17, 8 AM to 4 PM. Only authentically handmade Native American art objects will be accepted in the auction and at the vendor tables.

The Hubbell family home.

FREE HOUSE TOURS
See the 2012 dates below.

There will be no fee to tour the Hubbell family home on 17 days during 2012. The tour regularly costs two dollars per person over the age of 16. As always, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site does not charge an entrance fee to visit the park.

The free days are: Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday weekend(January 14-16), National Park Week (April 21-29), Get Out Doors Day (June 9), National Public Lands Day (September 29), and the weekend of Veteran's Day (November 10-12). In addition to these nationally waived admission fee days into National Parks, we will not charge for Hubbell Home tours during the semi-annual Native American Art Auctions (May 19 and September 15).

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A rainbow of dyed wool.

MINI - "SHEEP IS LIFE" WORKSHOP
July 2012

Each summer we host a mini-Sheep is Life workshop. The next workshop will be in July 2012. Call 928-755-3475 for details. 

At the Hubbell workshop you will learn the role Churro sheep play in Navajo culture and meet the Hubbell Trading Post NHS Navajo Churro sheep. Hands-on learning will include, dyeing, spinning, and weaving.

Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the shade of the cottonwood trees and your wool projects to share with other participants.

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FARMER'S MARKET

Join Hubbell Trading Post NHS each September & October for the autumn Farmer's Market! The market offers produce grown in the Hubbell garden and the Ganado community.

Check back here for dates and times of the 2012 market.

For more information call or email the park staff: 928-755-3475

NPS photo by E.Chamberlin.

Luminarias at Hubbell Trading Post.

DECEMBER LUMINARIA NIGHT
December 6, 2012

Over 700 luminarias will be placed on the grounds of the National Historic Site and their candles lit for this annual holiday celebration. The Spanish words luminaria and farrolito mean little lights or flames. This Hispanic tradition is widely practiced in New Mexico and has been presented at Hubbell Trading Post each December since the early 1990s.