Holiday ArtsCrawl 2019

This holiday season one can always find so many unique gifts done by local talented artists and ArtsCrawl is the haven for all forms of art and artisans in Gallup. Held every second Saturday of every month, artists come out to display their work.

Artisans converged along Coal Avenue and extended into the El Morro Events Center with paintings, pottery, music, and of course the aroma of delicious food in the air. Looking for that special gift for that hard to buy for person would be no problem here. A cluster of different artworks was showcased as spectators converged to see the 5th Annual Gallup ArtsCrawl Holiday Art Market offerings. One could find unique...

2019 Festival of Trees benefits Community Pantry

The 2019 Festival of Trees held by the Rio West Mall. The Dec. 7 event attracted a crowd of approximately 100 people eager to view and win decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and displays. Each was donated for a raffle to benefit the Community Pantry.

According to Executive Director Alice Perez, when you donate and/or sponsor a decorated tree, wreath or gift, you help raise money and awareness about the fact that 1 in 4 children in New Mexico are hungry. Tickets for the event were sold for $3 apiece or 4 for $10.

All proceeds went to the Community Pantry, whose motto is “Because no Mother’s Child should go hungry,” helps...