WHEELS Museum Events
February and March 2025
Music event
George Russell and String Fever
Saturday, February 1, 2025 , 11 AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is $10.00
String Fever came together as four diverse acoustic musicians who have performed and recorded for mere decades. Join
George Russell, Aaron Combs, Rolf Lokke and Ed Cohen with their mix of classic swing, old-time, Americana, western, novelty
and familiar vintage vinyl favorites. Maybe a few railroad tunes to boot. Their music draws from influences such as Bob Wills,
Jimmie Rodgers, Grateful Dead, Leon Redbone, Arlo Guthrie and the Steeldrivers. Enjoy strong vocals, picking and fiddling while
keeping your toes tapping as we hope you join us for a fun show.
Speaker Event
Mike Katko, author of Big Medicine Pretty Water
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1 PM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Big Medicine Pretty Water is set in the American Southwest during prohibition and features a Native American heroine. Katko’s own Native American great-grandmother, Brigida Tolmich, influenced this character. Big Medicine Pretty Water is set in the American Southwest during prohibition and features a Native American heroine. Katko’s own Native American great-grandmother, Brigida Tolmich, influenced this character.
Katko said through his novel, he tried to give his great-grandmother a voice as well as many other women who have faded and been lost through time.
Valentine’s Day special Opening
Sunday, February 9, 2025
10 AM to 2 PM
WHEELS Museum will be open while the Special Railyard Market Valentine’s Day celebration is going on. Go to the Market and then visit us on that Sunday.
Music Event
Jacob Decimus Six Person Band
Haitian and Caribbean Music
Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10 AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is $10
Author Event
L.E. Austin
“The Holy Doves:
Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Noon
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free
"The Holy Doves” is a thought-provoking and gripping novel redefining faith-based literature's boundaries. This compelling novel offers readers a unique fusion of theological mystery and heart-pounding suspense as it explores the nature of divinity and human faith and offers a unique perspective on modern spirituality.
"The Holy Doves" introduces readers to Bria Tanaka and Joseph Pirelli, two unsuspecting individuals thrust into an ancient prophecy when a blinding light illuminates the heavens. Chosen by Inanna to bear the new Messiah, they navigate a perilous world of a secret battle between two rival Catholic brotherhoods and divine interventions that will determine the future of all Western religions and the survival of humanity.
Music Event
Brandon Kennedy Headphone Dance Party
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Noon to 2 PM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Author Event
John Taylor
New Mexico Medal of Honor Recipients
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10 AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Speaker Event
Don Newlon: “Owning a Model T”
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 10AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Don is a WHEELS Volunteer and will talk about all the experiences about owning and driving a Model T. Questions and discussion is welcome and encouraged.
Speaker Event
John Taylor
The Los Lunas Mystery Stone
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Noon
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Nestled in a steep gully, about halfway up a small, unpretentious hill, about 16 miles west of Los Lunas, New Mexico, almost literally in the middle of nowhere, is an “artifact” that has been the subject of much discussion since its “discovery” in the 1930s. The Los Lunas Mystery Stone, also known as the Decalogue Stone, is a 60-ton boulder inscribed with an abbreviated version of the Ten Commandments in Paleo-Hebraic, a language used primarily by the Samaritans during and after the Babylonian captivity. This presentation will discuss the Mystery Stone and its archeological context and offer some possibilities for its origin.
Car Club Swap Meet
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 9AM to 2 PM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, Proceeds benefit WHEELS Museum
Fifteen tables swap and buying meet. Hard to find models and meet other collectors.
Speaker Event
Randy Dunson, author and historian
Rail Fans and History: The Santa Fe Railroad Belen Cutoff
and the Development of Eastern New Mexico
Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
From the author: This account is based on the men and women who actually did the day-to-day railroading - the train and engine crews, the mechanical forces, the water service men, the telegraphers and dispatchers, the clerks and depot staff. It is about the trackmen who fought heat and blizzards to keep the trains operating, and the thousands of others who came before me. It is about the homesteaders, the small towns that sprang up and eventually died off, and the importance of the Cut-off in the development of eastern New Mexico. It is written from the view of a railroader
Photo Event
Martin Matlack
Railroad Photography Presentation
Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Noon
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Martin Matlack is a New Mexico native with a life-long passion for photography and railroads. Trained as a photojournalist, he delights in capturing people in their normal everyday element – today’s term is “Street Photography”. Martin's photography has been featured in multiple publications and art shows. Select pieces won international awards. Although his artistic presence was previously showcased in a specific niche (typically, train enthusiast-oriented), he has extended his reach to various art shows.
Speaker Event
Liz Mangual Story Teller
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Noon
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Speaker Event
Donatella Davanzo
“Route 66 Connected”
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10 AM
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is Free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Dr. Donatella Davanzo, Italian American cultural anthropologist, is a scholarly photo
ethnographer and instructor of visual anthropology.
“Route 66 Connected” by Dr. Donatella Davanzo is a multimedia exposition that proposes an innovative evaluation of the historic American highway on the eve of its centennial. By examining existing original resources in operation along the contemporary road in New Mexico, the presentation will enrich the public interest in the “Mother Road” history through a detailed photographic documentation and personal interviews. A variety of narratives concerning the heritage of Route 66 will uncover how the road still conveys its significance and its multicultural nature as a legacy that preserves the distinctive cultural richness of New Mexico as well.
Music Event
Jose Ponce
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Noon
WHEELS Museum 1100 Second Street SW
Phone: 505 243-6269
Admission is $10.00
WHEELS is looking for the old 78 records that may be gathering dust in your home.
The 78 spinners raised a tidy sum of money in 2024, and are hoping to do the same this year.
Write to “wheelsmuseum@swcp.com” to arrange a donation.