Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
• March 8-14 —22nd Iron Pour. Mesalands Community College will host its 22nd annual Iron Pour workshop. Meet sculpture artists and make your own creation from molten metal. The actual iron pour will take place Friday, March 13. For more information, call (575) 461-4413, Ext. 138. Building D, 911 S. 10th St., Tucumcari.
• March 14 — History Field Trip. The Tucumcari Historical Museum is organizing a field trip to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum in Amarillo and the Julian L. Bivins Museum in Tascosa, Texas. Lunch will be at Jason’s Deli in Amarillo. The bus will depart and return to the Tucumcari museum. The fee is $5 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Lunch will not be provided with the fee, and there will be an additional charge of $3 to $7 for the horse museum. RSVP at the Tucumcari Historical Museum by 3:30 p.m. March 13. 416 S. Adams St., Tucumcari.
• March 14-15 — St. Paddy’s Day 5K/10K. These footraces will be hosted by Ute Lake State Park. For more information, call (575) 487-2284. Loop 540, Ute Lake State Park, Logan.
• April 24-26 — 20th annual Chuck Wagon Cook Off. Chuck wagons will cook a meal in Dutch Ovens over hot wood coals. Meal consists of chicken fried steak, potatoes, beans, bread and fresh apple cobbler. Meal tickets are $15. Ute Lake State Park, Logan.
• May 1-2 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. See a Texas Longhorn cattle drive and parade on Old Route 66, followed by gunfighters, vendors, petting zoo, trick roping, chuckwagons and more. Don’t miss out on the ranch rodeo, jamboree, cowboy poets and a country music concert to wrap it all up. More information coming soon at tucumcarirawhidedays.com.
• June 5-6 — New Mexico Music Showcase. More information, including music lineups, for this annual event will be announced later at facebook.com/newmexicomusicshowcase. Tucumcari Convention Center.
• June 25-28 — Rockin’ Route 66. This festival in Tucumcari will be packed with live entertainment, a classic car and hot rod show, a vintage and hand-built motorcycle show, a pin-up contest and fashion show, a cruise down Route 66, a Taste of New Mexico, carnie sideshow performances, Kustom Kulture artists and builders, celebrity guests, a Black Collar Markette and more. More may be found at rockinroute66.com. Most events will be at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
• Sept. 26 — Wheels on Fire 100. Cyclists can enjoy a 25-, 50- or 100-mile ride on Route 666 and through the plains and mesas of Quay County. Prospective participants can sign up at http://www.bikereg.com/wheels-on-fire-100. Start and finish line at Tucumcari Convention Center.
• Sept. 26 — Fired Up. More information about the annual festival in downtown Tucumcari will be coming soon. Historic Railroad Depot Plaza, Second and Main streets, Tucumcari.
To submit items for the calendar, call 575-461-1952 or email: