Special Events
Dyeing wool. MINI - "SHEEP IS LIFE" WORKSHOPJuly 15, 2012 Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site hosts mini-Sheep is Life workshops each summer. The next workshop at Hubbell will be on Sunday, July 15, 2012.
Bring your wool projects to share with other participants and a picnic lunch to enjoy in the shade of the cottonwood trees.
Jointly sponsored by: Dine Be Iina, Inc.
Artists may register their items for the auction from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; May 14 - 17, 2012. Auction items are registered and sold in numeric order so artists are encouraged to register early to secure low lot numbers. We do not accept items for the auction on Friday and Saturday. For more information visit: www.friendsofhubbell.org
E. Chamberlin Luminarias at Hubbell Trading Post NHS. DECEMBER LUMINARIA NIGHTDecember 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. | ||||||
Did You Know?
Artists visiting Hubbell Trading Post in the early 1900s painted illustrations of Navajo rugs for J.L.Hubbell. He displayed the paintings on the wall in his rug room for weavers and visitors to admire. Today Navajo weavers still use these 81 illustrations for inspiration. More...
