Science Café: Essential Oils as Mosquito Repellants
Science is for everyone! Join the Museum of Nature & Science for a monthly discussion with local scientists about current topics in contemporary science. Ages: 18+.
Science is for everyone! Join the Museum of Nature & Science for a monthly discussion with local scientists about current topics in contemporary science. Ages: 18+.
Join us as we explore exciting Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) topics geared toward children with IDD (intellectual and development disabilities), 0presented in partnership with NMSU Autism Diagnostic Center. Nourish your child's curiosity through hands-on activities that are meant to increase your child's involvement in the sciences. Adult caregiver participation is a must! Ages 6-10.
A dance fitness workout open to all fitness levels. Burn calories, gain physical and mental health, endurance, and coordination all while dancing to spicy international music.
Promotes physical and mental wellbeing through specific postures (exercises) along with breathwork and meditation techniques. Variations can be given to support beginners to experienced students.
A dance fitness workout open to all fitness levels. Burn calories, gain physical and mental health, endurance, coordination all while dancing to spicy international music.
Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome
Join us with a blanket for a new music program in the Children's Kiva Room. Caregivers and babies (0-2) are welcome. Lyric sheets will be provided for those who want to learn songs and lullabies to sing to your little ones. Ages: 0-2.
Museums will close at 12:30 PM for the rest of the day. Full services will return in all museums as usual at their regular time on Thursday morning.
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Registration is required for this session.
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required.
Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome.
Explore culture, history, and more at the Las Cruces Museum System's guest speaker series! Listen to presentations and share meaningful conversations as we bring the community engaging stories and information. Discover more about what it means to live in New Mexico. Presentations will take place in-person and on Zoom. Email [email protected] for Zoom link. Ages: 18+.
Each session you'll get a prompt to write about in the next two weeks. Bring your writing in to the next session and share your story with the group. At the meeting you'll receive another prompt to write about for the next meeting. This group will meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 1-2:30pm in the Board Room and is open for adults and older teens, and registration is...
Learn how to document your days, thoughts, feelings, and ideas using simple and creative techniques that go beyond the standard written journal. Expand your outlook on the way you see life by expressing yourself on the page. For ages 18 and up.
Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome.
Join us to play games and do puzzles every Friday from 12:30-2 pm at Sage Cafe! We do have some games, but feel free to bring one and some friends.
Have you heard of mahjong, but never played? Are you a mahjong shark? Either way, or somewhere in the middle, join us on Friday afternoons .
Group ukulele lessons in the Roadrunner Room. 7 donated ukuleles have been provided by Las Cruces Ukes for patrons to borrow, but juniors with ukuleles are welcome to join. Registration is required to use a ukulele. Chord books and song books will be provided. For ages 7 to 18 with caregivers for younger children.
Break out those binoculars and hiking shoes and join us on a birdwatching, nature adventure during Nature Nomads! During this outdoor program, participants will get the chance to look for different bird species on a leisurely nature walk. Interested participants will meet at La Llorona Park. This program is free. Participants are urged to wear comfortable walking shoes, bring plenty of water, and are welcome to bring their own binoculars....
Explore the 3.5-billion-year odyssey of life with a geologist and real fossil specimens. Visit the station in the gallery and discover something new in the fossil record each month. All ages are welcome.
Kids and their adult caregivers will be introduced to the Mesoamerican history of the creation of corn. Participants will create a painting to express what they learned during the class. This program is inspired by the Flowering of Precious Knowledge exhibit and presented in English and Spanish. Registration is required. Ages: 6-12.
Explore a topic from a current or recent museum exhibition through a fun, family-friendly art project. This is a drop-in program, and supplies will be provided. All ages are welcome.
Want to learn more about an exhibition at the Branigan Cultural Center? Participate in a self-guided gallery activity and discover a deeper connection to the exhibit. Pick up a kit at the front table during museum open hours. No registration required. All ages welcome
How do historians investigate the past? What sources do they use? What kinds of questions do they ask? Find out with new, historic sources every month. Please plan for a 30-minute program with optional 15 minutes for questions if needed. No registration required. Ages: 18+.
What happens when...? Hypothesize and experiment! Practice being a scientist, engineer, or designer with guided experiments to find some answers to "what happens when...?" Plan for a 30-minute program with optional 15 minutes for questions if needed. Registration recommended. Ages: 13+
The Thomas Branigan Memorial Library invites you to join us for the Branigan Chess Club! Join other chess aficionados and beginners as we meet weekly to learn, play and enjoy chess with Mr. Manny. Sessions will be held in the Children's Craft Room each Sunday at 1 PM. All ages welcome.