Community Calendar

Magoffin's Community Yoga Program Has Moved to the Pat O'Rourke Recreation Center at 901 N Virginia St.

Saturday, March 8 and 22 at 10 a.m.

The Magoffin Community Yoga classes have moved to the Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center at 901 N. Virginia St. in central El Paso. This new studio is spacious, beautiful, and large enough to accommodate many yogis. Please stop in at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of every month and join Rebecca and her yoga class. This is a vinyasa flow that is sure to leave you feeling energized and limber.

The Casa Magoffin Compañeros invite you to attend their annual membership meeting on March 22nd at 1 p.m., featuring a special presentation by renowned adobe conservation specialist, Pat Taylor.

Pat, the son of esteemed Mesilla Valley educators and historians, has dedicated his career to preserving adobe architecture, working on sites from Chile to California—and many places in between. As the leading scholar and preservation advocate for the Magoffin Home State Historic Site, Pat has played a key role in shaping the upcoming capital restoration project.

Following the lecture, Casa Magoffin Compañeros members will meet to plan exciting fundraising and volunteer opportunities for 2025 and 2026. Not a member yet? This is the perfect chance to learn more about this dedicated nonprofit, which has supported the Magoffin Home for 40 years. Everyone is welcome!
Join us for an afternoon of history, preservation, and community.

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Thursday, March 27, 10 a.m. to noon

The Magoffin Home's new monthly program explores fascinating objects, photos, and artifacts from our collection. Held on the last Thursday of each month, this interactive session invites our 55 & Better audience to share memories, stories, and insights about these items to help shape how we interpret them for future visitors.
This program is open to all ages, but we especially value the perspectives of those with lived experiences tied to these objects. If you know someone with cognitive challenges or memory issues, they are welcome to join—research shows that activities like this can improve cognition and recall. Caregivers are encouraged to attend, and light refreshments will be provided. Best of all, this program is free!

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Jueves, 27 de Marzo, de 10 a 12 horas
Una vez al mes, Magoffin Home mostrará fotografías y objetos no identificados y pedirá a nuestra audiencia más experimentada que nos cuente todo lo que puedan sobre ellos. Las fotos se mostrarán en el televison y se ofrecerán como impresiones. Los objetos se mostrarán en primer plano y potencialmente se pasarán de un lado a otro si está permitido. Se ha demostrado que programas como estos activan y mejoran la memoria tanto en la población general de edad avanzada, como especialmente en aquellos con demencia y Alzheimer's. También fomentará la discusión y promoverá la conexión con los demás. Se servirán refrigerios ligeros y saludables.

Este evento gratuito será bilingüe y se ofrecerá asistencia auditiva. Se harán adaptaciones para los cuidadores.

The Magoffin Home invites experienced crochet crafters to meet as a "Crochet Council." The aim of this meeting is to reverse engineer crochet pieces within the Magoffin Home's collections, write a pattern, and reproduce the pieces that only exist in photographs for use in the museum. Your once-a-month service would earn you a 20% discount in the gift shop, free entry to much of our paid programming, and the title of Magoffin Home volunteer. Any yarn for reproductions will be provided.

Crochet Council with Machelle Wood meets every 4th Thursday of the month at 1:00P.M. at the Magoffin Home. Please check in at the front desk.

Did you know the Mexican Revolution was planned in El Paso? Join us in exploring the Mexican Revolution as we see firsthand some of the most critical sites for Pancho Villa and his Revolutionaries! FREE Admission!

- See the building from which Francisco Madero and Pancho Villa planned the revolution and encounter the soda shop Pancho Villa frequented.
- Learn about the impactful friendship of Tom Lea and refugee Jose Cisneros.
- See Tom Lea's Mexican Revolution art in beautiful Downtown El Paso.

Itinenary:

-10 AM - Meet at the entrance of the Paso del Norte Hotel. Tour will depart promptly at 10:15 AM.

- After the tour, attendees may have a no-host lunch with the group at Sabor at the Paso del Norte Hotel.

- Questions? Please call us at 915-533-0048

- Please wear comfortable shoes

- Parking not provided. Paid Parking is available in Downtown areas, either at parking meters or parking lots. Please plan accordingly; we recommend bringing exact change for parking meters. Thanks!

Free admission! Registration required.
Space is limited. Reserve your spot today!

See you soon!

The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts and the UTEP Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, along with the Humanities Program are inviting both the campus community and the El Paso community to visit the Rubin Center’s innovative exhibition, “Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue” and the Centennial Museum’s “Cultivating your Home: Embracing Chihuahuan Desert Diversity," before the exhibitions close this Summer. These exhibitions demonstrate the connection between landscapes, agriculture, environment and humans. The celebration will begin with a presentation at the Centennial Museum by Dr. Celina Osuna at 3:30 PM, discussing our Desert Humanities. The event will continue with a live music performance on the Geology lawn. Tours will be offered inside Lhakhang to see and learn about Bhutanese art and its meaning. In addition, there will be tabling by local organizations along the path from the Lhakhang up to Fox Fine Arts, exhibiting their work and their connection to humanities in the landscape. At the other end of the path, at the Rubin Center, visitors can also view the current exhibition and be part of a workshop on tortilla printmaking. The evening will conclude with another live musical performance outside the Rubin Center by Amalia Tereso Duo.

Capirotada, also known as Capirotada de Vigilia, is a traditional Mexican food similar to a bread pudding that is usually eaten during the Lenten period. It is one of the dishes served on Good Friday. Join the cooking class at the Magoffin Home on April 5th at 10:00a.m., as we prepare three different recipes of Capirotada. One recipe is from the Magoffin Family (1854). Reservations and pre-payment are required for all cooking classes; please call 915-533-5147 between 9am and 3 pm.

Join us for a free walking tour of the Magoffin Historic District on Thursday, April 10, at 10 AM, starting at the Magoffin Home State Historic Site (1120 Magoffin Avenue). Led by noted community historian Gary Williams, this tour will highlight newly uncovered research and updates featured in the latest neighborhood brochure published by the El Paso Community Foundation and the El Paso County Historical Commission.
Discover the Eastern remnants of El Paso’s once-extensive electric streetcar system, stand beneath the shade of one of the city’s most beautiful water pump stations, and uncover the story behind a hidden animal water fountain. As you walk 1.75 miles over two hours, you’ll visit the former homes and workplaces of remarkable figures, including Sheriff Chris P. Fox, Dr. Ira Bush ("The Gringo Doctor"), Madame Tillie Howard, Chinese businessman Sam Hing, and many more.
📍 Meeting Point: Magoffin Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin Avenue
🚶 Distance: 1.75 miles (urban terrain with curbs and potholes; good walking shoes recommended)
💰 Cost: Free! No RSVP is required—just show up and enjoy!
🌦 Weather Plan: In case of poor weather, the tour will be rescheduled.
For more information, call the Magoffin Home at 915.533.5147 or email Magoffin-Home@thc.texas.gov.

Yoga Classes
Magoffin's Community Yoga Program Has Moved to the Pat O'Rourke Recreation Center
Saturday, March 8 and 22 at 10 a.m.
The Magoffin Community Yoga classes have moved to the Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center at 901 N. Virginia St. in central El Paso. This new studio is spacious, beautiful, and large enough to accommodate many yogis. Please stop in at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of every month and join Rebecca and her yoga class. This is a vinyasa flow that is sure to leave you feeling energized and limber.