Archive for New at La Tienda
New Consignment Store Opens Saturday
On Saturday, February 4th, John and Elsa will open the doors to Jem Creations 11. This beautiful, boutique consignment store will feature home furnishings, accessories, and more. Store hours on Saturday will be from 10 am to 6 pm.
Financial Peace of Mind
Starting Tuesday, September 13th Zia Financial Group is going to have a series of “Financial Peace of Mind” workshops. These workshops are going to be for anyone that wants to handle their finances better or would just like to understand our current economic environment. Each workshop will be a 45 minute presentation followed by a 30 to 45 minute discussion period. ALL questions will be taken and hopefully answered.
The topics will be:
- Debt, how to manage or better how to get rid of it.
- Credit, what is it and why you need to know how to manage it.
- Retirement, how to plan for retirement, start retirement and stay in retirement.
- Education funding, how to get your kids through school without being in debt for life.
- Investing, understanding the basic principles of investing.
Each workshop will be every Tuesday, starting September 13th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Please go to the Zia
Financial website and click on Events (upper right button) to see the calendar and also to RSVP for seating is limited. Please RSVP at 505-819-5914.
Please note:
These workshops are for educational purpose only. There will be no promoting or selling of any product or service. We also asked that the attendees do not promote or try to sell any product or service. This is NOT a business networking event but an educational workshop.
Please call Fred Richardson at 505-819-5914 if you have any questions or concerns.
Save the Date — Saturday, June 25 Art Openings
Join us on Saturday, June 25 from 5 – 8 pm in celebration of the arts. Three great openings, one convenient time.
The La Tienda Exhibit Space is proud to present
“Eye of the Storm”
Featuring the award winning art of Pablo
Perea, Sean Healen, Linda Storm and Mike Grabarek
Destiny Allison Fine Art
Grand Opening Reception
“Works in Steel”
Internationally renowned sculptor, Destiny
Allison, launches her newest works, paintings on steel. These are not really
paintings. They are created through a controlled oxidation of the metal and
enhanced with acrylics.
La Tienda at Eldorado
presents
“Summer Art
Walk”
featuring the photography, oil painting and
sculptures of 9 local artists.
What’s the deal with the Indians?
In 2006, artist Thom Ross began work on this extraordinary installation. Ross found a photo taken in 1902 of Buffalo Bill Cody and the Wild West Show taken on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Their were 108 figures in the original photo and the event caused quite a stir in San Francisco at the time.
Over two years, Ross recreated every figure in the photograph and installed them in their exact positions on Ocean Beach in 2008. The installation attracted more than 40,000 visitors.
Since that time, the installation had remained in storage in Seattle. When Ross applied to exhibit in the La Tienda Exhibit Space, he showed his installation photos and La Tienda asked if there was any way for them to be installed here.
What you see today is about 70 of the original installation. Ross reconfigured the art to fit the New Mexico landscape and left out all the cowboy figures. Beautifully installed, this new conception makes one feel as if the Indians are alive and gathering for some express purpose at La Tienda. Ross’ respect for the beauty, pagentry and magnificence of the Native American culture is palpable when viewing this installation.
The installation runs concurrently with the exhibit “Over El Dorado,” organized by Ross, in the La Tienda Exhibit Space. It will close on June 11 (unless we can collectively convince Ross to keep them up awhile longer). For more information about Ross and the installation, stop by the La Tienda Exhibit Space. It is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 – 5.
For more information from the artist about this installation, click here.
Santa Fe Wellness Expo at La Tienda on Saturday
Saturday, March 5, 2011 from 10:00am until 5:00pm
Free Admission and Free Drawings.
Come explore new and exciting ways to boost your health. More than 50 Exhibitors will be presenting their products and skills to help you enjoy a more positive and healthier lifestyle. Experience Energy Healing sessions, Astrological, Tarot or Intuitive readings, sample new products, demonstrations, shop for jewelry, books, and gifts. “In our personal efforts to help uplift the community, weve decided to find a variety of holistic healers, speakers, and teachers and present them in one place so people can explore a variety of alternative methods of healing. It’s our pleasure to offer this forum for people of like-minds and like hearts to come together to share information, raise consciousness, feel better and have a lot of fun while doing it!” There will be lectures, workshops, and demonstrations throughout the day by nationally and locally recognized authors and presenters that will give simple tools to improve your life. Informative, Interactive and Fun! For more information on Exhibitors and Presentations, visit www.sfwellness-expo.comor call 505-660-5799
Zia Financial Group opens in La Tienda
Fred Richardson, AAMS, just left Edward Jones to start his own firm, Zia Financial Group. Zia Financial is backed by LPL Financial, a leading independent financial firm and larger than Edward Jones in products, services, assets and Financial Advisors.
Fred is dedicating his practice to client education and long term financial planning.
Zia Fiancial will focus on small business retirement plans, personal retirement & estate plans and long financial planning. It will have dedicated seminar room and will make it available to non profits for free and for profit at a nominal charge.
Fred has over 32 years of financial experience and currently holds his Series 7 and 66 licenses. He also is an Accredited Asset Management Specialist – AAMS from the College for Financial Planning.
Fred has always wanted to start his own financial firm and his long term plan is to build a talented group of financial professionals that can address all the financial needs of Eldorado and the 285 corridor.
Zia Financial Group is right across from 4 Sisters and Gene’s Sandwich shop and the phone number is 505-819-5914. Offices are still under construction but Fred is more than willing to meet if you don’t mind the mess.
Zia Financial is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm and will be open every Tuesday during the Tuesday Out and About at La Tienda.
La Tienda Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday, December 11 from 12 to 6 pm, La Tienda at Eldorado will celebrate its one year anniversary.
When we started out last year, La Tienda was only a concept. This concept was based on the conviction that helping each other and our neighbors, and giving back to the community are as important as the bottom line.
At that time, people wished us luck and, honestly, shook their heads. They didn’t think what we were trying to do could be done. Really, who operates a successful business based on non-profit principles?
It was risky to open a business. It was riskier still to open in the current economic climate. The risk taken by the businesses at La Tienda was even bigger. They have rejected the business as usual philosophy and have embraced a concept that puts the community they serve at the forefront of their business practices. The businesses at La Tienda have a heart.
It is true these businesses offer many products and services you can’t find anywhere else in Santa Fe. SpinDoc is the only supplier for Breezer Bikes in Santa Fe. Barn Dogs is the only Carhartt dealer in the area. It is also true that the business owners are committed experts in their fields. But what makes La Tienda truly unique is that everyone who owns a business here is passionate about both what they do and the community they serve.
“The difference between what we’re doing and a bike store is that a bike store is all about marketing, margins and profit. SpinDoc is a bike shop. We support and participate in the sport. I should be focusing on retail as we gear up for the holidays, but instead I’m racing on the national level. This shop is about biking and for people who love to bike,” says Kirk Rhinehart, owner of SpinDoc. What Kirk does not mention is that his shop has raised thousands of dollars for Doctors Without Borders this year and that he does not charge labor for replacing a tire tube.
The businesses ensure that La Tienda is more than just a shopping center. It is a community center. It supports local non-profits, provides regular community events, and is home to organizations including The Eldorado Children’s Theater, The Eldorado Farmers Market, and the Eldorado Cub Scouts. It is also an arts center, committed and focused on promoting economic development opportunities for New Mexico artists.
Currently, La Tienda consists of 17 operating businesses and early next year, it will expand again. In truth, and in spite of the economy, La Tienda is just about full.
These days, the same people who shook their heads are regulars in our businesses and at our community events. La Tienda has brought color, life, energy and a sense of community to both Eldorado and its surrounding neighborhoods.
We are inviting you to come down and help us celebrate this amazing accomplishment. Join us on Saturday, December 11 and be a part of a new way of doing business and a great community spirit.
For a full schedule of events and activites on December 11, click here.
Don’t miss the VGPL Annual Book Sale
Don’t miss this great community event.
BARGAIN BOOKS, DVDs, CDS GALORE! Holiday shoppers take heed: Vista Grande Public Library’s annual Fall Book Sale Event is slated for Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21, at the La Tienda shopping center in Eldorado. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday hours are 1 – 4 p.m.
There’s no better place to take your holiday gift list. High-quality books, CDs and DVDs for adults and children will be for sale at bargain-basement prices. Come early for the best selection.
EXCITING RAFFLE PRIZES FOR ALL AGES! Patrons can also participate in a raffle for a chance to win one of three great prizes: An Amazon Kindle with case, a charming Victorian dollhouse and an air-rocket launch kit with companion DVD.
Raffle tickets are $3 each, and this year ticketholders can choose which prize they’re competing for by placing their ticket stubs in the appropriate boxes. Winners will be announced Friday, December 12, at VGPL’s Family Night Movie, “A Christmas Carol,” showing at 7 p.m.
DELIGHTFUL GINGERBREAD CONTEST! The holidays bring gingerbread houses, gingerbread families, artistic gingerbread sculptures, and all sorts of other fanciful creations from the yummy and aromatic dough. VGPL celebrates the upcoming season this year by adding a gingerbread competition as part of its annual Fall Book Sale Event.
Here are the rules: To enter, bring your yummy and imaginative gingerbread creation to the Book Sale room at La Tienda Friday, November 19, between 3 and 7 p.m. There are no size restrictions, except that you must be able to carry it. Alone. Gingerbread crafters up to age 16 will be entered in the “Junior” category. All others will be judged in the “Adult” category. Judging will take place Sunday afternoon, November 21, at the book sale, and first, second and third place ribbon winners will be announced.
Out and About and a fabulous art walk
Join us September 7 from 6 – 8 PM for another great Out and About!
This month, we have a miniature horse (only 38 inches tall and fully grown), a special children’s concert, and the launch of our first Art Walk, featuring photography and sculpture from 14 local artists. The artist reception will be in the La Tienda Exhibit Space, but the art work will be placed throughout all three La Tienda Buildings.
We also have free ice cream sundaes, samples of Nathan’s Hot Dogs, an art opening and art Talk, and more.
Every business participates in Out and About, and there is something wonderful going on everywhere. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
Art Mix opens Saturday
13 Eldorado artists open an exciting exhibition on Saturday, April 3 from 4 – 7 pm in the La Tienda Exhibit space. The exhibit features work ranging from oils and watercolors to quilts and furniture, from bronzes to printmaking, photography to ceramics.
Show runs April 3 to April 17. Gallery hours for this exhibit are 11 am to 6 pm daily.
Barn Dogs
Destiny Allison Fine Art Gallery
Eclectics Art Gallery
Eldorado Community Church
Eldorado Computer Works
Enchanted Leaf
Gym at Eldorado
Just Cuts
La Plancha de Eldorado
La Tienda Exhibit Space — Art Gallery
Mi Amor Cafe and Chocolate House
Santa Fe Brewing Company – Tap Room
SpinDoc
The Performance Space
The School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Totally Awesome Dogs
Yoga with Jacci and Friends
Zia Financial Group
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