Community Calendar

Saturday, June 10th, 10:00AM- Free yoga class
Joseph Magoffin, as a member of both El Paso’s Board of Health and its Board of Education, was a proponent of physical activities for boys and girls. It is in this spirit that Rebecca leads the class through a vinyasa flow that will get the body and mind centered for the day.
If you are looking for a place to relax, stretch, and get back in touch with nature then we have the place for you. Join our favorite yoga trainer, Rebecca, as she leads you through a vinyasa flow in our beautiful grounds at the Magoffin Home. Please bring your own mat. Yoga classes are held on the second, fourth and fifth (if applicable) Saturdays of each month.

When Joseph Magoffin helped write the articles of Incorporation for El Paso, he helped shape the modern city. In this series, we will compare Joseph’s vision for El Paso to what is has become in the last 150 years. Guest speakers from municipal agencies will be invited to speak about their departments and let us know why and when we might need to call upon them to help us keep El Paso thriving.
This session, we will discuss the water utilities with a representative and compare it to services available during Joseph’s time in El Paso. There will be a question-and-answer portion of the event that is intended to help us understand what we have available to us as citizens. This is a series meant to help us all become more aware of and confident in using city services available to us all and to celebrate 150 years of being an incorporated city in Texas. Call in advance to 915-533-5147, ext. 1002 or
email magoffin-home@thc.texas.gov to register.

Wednesday, June 21st, 12:00PM Brain Trust Brown Bad Lecture, Free Lecture
Joseph relied on many people to help build an El Paso that represented all faiths and many cultures. Each group left its legacy to our city. Join us as we discuss the contribution of the Jewish community to
El Paso’s history and how their work is reflected in modern El Paso. Call in advance to 915-533-5147 ext. 1002, or email magoffin-home@thc.texas.gov to register.

Corazón Collective, a group of Texas- and California-based Latinx poets and writers, will be sharing poetry and conversation at a free event on Friday, June 16 at 7 pm at Cafe Mayapan. They will also offer a writing workshop on Saturday, June 17 at 1 pm at Cafe Mayapan.

Corazón Collective members are Jen Yáñez-Alaniz, author of Surrogate Eater; jo reyes-boitel, author of Michael + Josephine and mouth; Carmen Calatayud, author of In the Company of Spirits; Angelina Sáenz, author of Edgecliff; and ire’ne lara silva, author of multiple collections, including Cuicacalli/House of Song and flesh to bone.

Wednesday, June 21st, 12:00PM/ Brain Trust Brown Bag Lecture: El Paso and our Jewish Heritage

Joseph relied on many people to help build an El Paso that represented all faiths and many cultures. Each group left its legacy to our city. Join us as we discuss the contribution of the Jewish community to
El Paso’s history and how their work is reflected in modern El Paso. Call in advance to 915-533-5147 ext. 1002, or email magoffin-home@thc.texas.gov to register.

Saturday, June 24th, 10:00AM, Free Yoga Class
Joseph Magoffin, as a member of both El Paso’s Board of Health and its Board of Education, was a proponent of physical activities for boys and girls. It is in this spirit that Rebecca leads the class through a vinyasa flow that will get the body and mind centered for the day.
If you are looking for a place to relax, stretch, and get back in touch with nature then we have the place for you. Join our favorite yoga trainer, Rebecca, as she leads you through a vinyasa flow in our beautiful grounds at the Magoffin Home. Please bring your own mat. Yoga classes are held on the second, fourth and fifth (if applicable) Saturdays of each month.

Saturday, July 1st, 10:00AM Family Friendly Cooking Class/ $5.00
“Strawberry Short Cake” by Mrs. M. P.
Using the El Paso Cookbook, published in 1898, we explore what foods were prepared, how they were prepared, and from where ingredients were procured. This month’s recipe is sure to be the perfect finish for any meal this summer! If you ever thought that cooking with old recipes is difficult or that foods from the past sound weird and from a different set of tastebuds, then join us for a demonstration followed by a sampling of this historic recipe. Call in advance to 915-533-5147, ext. 1006,
or email magoffin-home@thc.texas.gov to register.