Couse-Sharp Historic Site hosts a demonstration of colcha style embroidery art 12-1 p.m. by two volunteers from the Hacienda de los Martinez Colcha Group: Paula Claycomb and Sonrisa Rachel.

Then from 1-2:30 p.m., you can tour the historic homes and studios of E. I. Couse and J. H. Sharp, two of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists, and enjoy a stroll through Virginia Couse’s vintage garden. Docents will be present in every room providing in-depth knowledge of the E. I. Couse home and studio, the Kibbey Couse laboratory and machine shop, the Couse Mobile Machine Shop, the exhibition J. H. Sharp: The Life and Work of an American Legend in the 1915 Sharp Studio, and the exhibition Weaving the New World: Hispanic Textiles and Their Influence on the Northern Frontier in the 1830s Luna Family Chapel, which Sharp used as his first Taos studio.

From 1-5 p.m., tour the new exhibition Image Makers for America: In Pursuit of a National Identity, located in The Lunder Research Center on the CSHS campus.

Early birds can also enjoy a Bonanza Book Sale benefiting CSHS programs, happening in front of the research center from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

These events are open to the public with free admission; donations encouraged. Free parking available a half block east in the municipal lot on Kit Carson Road; parking for those with disabled permits available on site.

Please note: Because of the site’s nature as a place of historic preservation, most buildings and grounds are not ADA accessible, but The Lunder Research Center is accessible.