The Holland Community Center, 34250 N. 60th St., will host the Adopt-a-Native-Elder Program’s second annual Scottsdale Navajo Rug & Jewelry Show Feb. 16-18.

Featuring more than 200 traditional handwoven Navajo rugs, jewelry and crafts for sale, as well as weaving demonstrations, stories, cultural teachings and raffles, the show will offer attendees an opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind items while gaining deeper insight into Native culture.

The weekend will begin with a VIP preview and sale 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, allowing attendees an early chance to view and purchase rugs and other handcrafted items before the show opens to the public. On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, the show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is free and all proceeds from rug sales will directly support the weavers.

In addition to offering a preview of the items available at the show, the VIP event on Friday evening will feature talks by weavers about the rugs they’ve created, Native music, hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Tickets are $50 at the door or at hollandcenter.org; the entrance fee includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win a handwoven rug.

The featured weaver of this year’s show is Nellie Curley, who is known for incorporating cultural teachings into each of her rugs. Through her weavings, Curley tells the creation story of her homelands and showcases various Navajo ceremonies in rich detail. Several of her rugs will be available for purchase at the show. Attendees will also have an opportunity to watch weaving demonstrations and meet several of the weavers and artisans who created the rugs and other items available for purchase.

Last year’s show – the first of its kind to be held in Scottsdale – welcomed more than 1,200 attendees, with total sales matching some of the program’s most successful shows in other states. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Adopt-A-Native-Elder uses an integrated approach that goes beyond charity to help reduce the extreme poverty and hardship facing traditional elders living on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Many elders reside in hogans, without running water or electricity. For more than 30 years, Adopt-A-Native-Elder has served as a trusted humanitarian organization focused on delivering food, medical supplies, firewood and other forms of support. The organization is committed to respecting the tradition and dignity of Navajo elders, while building relationships that honor and serve them.

To learn more about Adopt-A-Native-Elder and the various ways to support this incredible organization, visit anelder.org.