Event

Summer Solstice 2022 (Day 1)

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

12 hours

Please call the Visitor Center for more information about specific events offered throughout the day.


Description

June 21st, 2022

 

9:00 am      Artist Demonstration with Barnett Garcia from Acoma Pueblo

-5:00 pm  Located at the visitor center, Barnett will be showing how Acoma pottery and beadwork is created. His art will be available for purchase.

 

10:00 am   Pueblo Bonito Tour with Jon Ghahate: Cultural Educator from Laguna & Zuni Pueblo (1 hour)

                

 

11:30 am   Music in Pueblo Bonito Plaza by Barnett Garcia from Acoma Pueblo (30 minutes)

                 Meet in the plaza at Pueblo Bonito

 

2:00 pm     Museum Tour with Jon Ghahate: Cultural Educator from Laguna & Zuni Pueblo (20-30 minutes)

                 Meet at the visitor center      

 

3:30 pm         “Skywatchers in the Ancient Chacoan World” with Jon Ninnemann(45-60 minutes)

                This presentation will take place in the visitor center auditorium.

Jon is a photogropher who has documented various summer/winter solstice events & the lunar standstill in 2006-2007

 

5:00 pm    Una Vida walk with Jon Ghahate: Cultural Educator from Laguna & Zuni Pueblo (45-60 minutes)

                        Meet at the visito center

 

8:15 pm    Orientation for the Summer Solstice Sunrise Program (15-20 minutes)

Meet at the observatory behind the visitor center for instructions on when and where to meet for the sunrise program

 

8:30 pm    Night-Sky Program(90 minutes)

                Meet at the observatory behind the visitor center

Reservation or Registration: No


Contact Information

RisingBuffalo Maybee
(505)786-7014 ext:253