Coming of Age
Cornerstones' 21st Anniversary Celebration!
Cornerstones' 21st Birthday Bash will be held at Black Mesa and La Sagrada Familia Chapel at Pajarito, NM.
In conjunction with the San Ildefonso Pueblo Arts and Crafts Fair, festivities include a picnic, nature walk, and special hike.
Date: October 2007, exact date to be announced later
Look for more details to come!
Sacred Black Mesa and La Capilla de la Sagrada Familia.
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"Windows into an Enchanted Land"
2006 Event A Huge Success!
Over 200 guests enjoyed a fine evening of food, fabulous art, and dancing at the sixth annual Noche Feliz gala. Friends gathered to support Cornerstones' work with communities around the state and region in the restoration of earthen cultural treasures.
Mark your calendar for this year's event to be held November 16th, 2007.
NEW LOCATION: Lumpkins Ballroom, La Fonda Hotel
For event or sponsorship inquiries contact Jim Hare at jhare@cstones.org
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A very special thanks to the
2006 Noche Feliz Event Sponsors
Estrellas
Peter and Honey Chapin
Hale Matthews Foundation
Arcangeles
Julie and Bill Ashbey
Bill Cowles
Dr. and Mrs. Stanford Lehmberg
Nance and Ramon Lopez
Los Alamos National Bank
Angeles
Charmay Allred
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Mitzi and Thomas Barker, Jr.
Jenne Britell and Dan Jacobson
Bruce Chemel and Craig Prestegord
Crocker Ltd.
First National Bank
Garfield Street Foundation
Peggy and Jim Gautier
Darlene and David Haskin
Jim and Sudye Kirkpatrick
Lonnie Loecks and Chris Clemens
Loretto Chapel
Renée Martinez and Greg Ridgley
Lila and Randy Mulkey
New Mexico Bank and Trust
PNM Corporation
Stewart Santa Fe Abstract
The Management Company--Todd Davis, James Dominick, and Lynn Zeck
Alexandra and Mike Ward
Gail and Keith Wilkinson
Nancy Meem Wirth
Pastores
Rachel Belash
Janie and George Bingham
Century Bank
Sharon and Dick Cooper
Dougherty Real Estate
Sandy and Jim FitzPatrick
Kelley Fletcher
Dick Gerdes
Chris Haynes
Annie and Graham Jones
Jane and Rick Lewis
Deborah and Joseph Mannis
Sana Morrow
Elvie and Al Ogard
Donna Quasthoff
Marilyn and Robert Ridgley
Elizabeth Romero
Nancy and Ed Rubovits
St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Bonnie and John Stapleton
Susan and Van Swan
Sallie Wagner
Watson Conserves-Watson Constructs
Mary Ruth and W.W. Wotherspoon
In-Kind Donors
Santacafé--Bobby Morean and Judith Ebbinhaus
Santa Fe Clay
Art Voorhees Design
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Two Projects receive Major National Funding Awards!
For the Pueblo of Isleta, Cornerstones secured a major financial award from Save America Treasures, the most significant federal grant source for the protection of America's threatened cultural resources. The funds awarded are earmarked for restoration of St. Augustine Church at Isleta, considered to be New Mexico's oldest mission building in continuous use. This is the nation's most competitive preservation grant program and Isleta is one of only six projects to be funded west of the Mississippi this year.
A generous grant from the Getty Foundation awarded to the Pueblo of Acoma will allow it and Cornerstones to implement the return of the traditional earth roof to the nave of San Esteban del Rey Mission. This will be the first time a traditional Spanish Colonial earthen roof is restored to a Spanish Colonial mission in the United States.
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Socorro Mission Receives High Honors!
Cornerstones' partners in the recently completed Socorro Mission Preservation Project in Socorro, Texas are recipients of the prestigious honors award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The award was presented at the Trust's annual national conference held in Pittsburgh in October, 2006.
Newly Restored Socorro Mission
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yucatan Adventure with Cornerstones and Recursos/Royal Road Tours
Join us for an exclusive adventure. Spend exotic nights in elegantly restored old hennequin haciendas, visit little known open-chapel cloisters (with strong connections to the Franciscan churches of New Mexico,) and in the cool mornings ponder the glorious Mayan archaeological sites of Yucatan with special experts.
This exciting opportunity to explore the art and architecture of a fascinating corner of Mexico is planned for December 3-10, 2007.
Space is limited to 20, so early reservations are a must!
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