Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Go out to dinner—or brunch. This weekend is a great time to visit some of the best restaurants in the Duke City during Albuquerque Restaurant Week. The event welcomes hungry patrons to dine at…
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Eric-Paul Riege Brings Art to Life
IN 2019, DINÉ MULTIMEDIA ARTIST Eric-Paul Riege exhibited Hóló—it xistz at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. In video documentation of the five-hour performance, Riege wears a masked headdress…
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A Pantry Built Around Chile
JOHN “CAJOHN” HARD likes to call Zia Chile Traders a reincarnation—but it’s really the latest chapter in a lifetime devoted to chile. “Our very first food show was the Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, in…
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These Historic Theaters are the Reel Deal
CAVERN THEATRE Carlsbad OPENED: 1951 SEATS: 665 After an $8.4 million remodel, the Art Deco–style theater blends modern amenities, like hearing-assistance headsets, with historic touches, like the…
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Voices of Chaco: Cheyenne Antonio
C HEYENNE ANTONIO works as an energy organizer for nonprofit Diné C.A.R.E. (Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment). Her family is from Pueblo Pintado, about a dozen miles east of Chaco. Her job…
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Ancient Roads of Chaco Canyon
ROADS SPIDERWEB ACROSS the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, often constructed in remarkably straight lines that are maintained over cliffs and canyon rims. Unlike “roads”…
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A Healing Labyrinth Takes Shape
FROM ANY POINT along the Trinity Turtle Healing Labyrinth Park, the sounds of cars, pickups, and semitrailers zipping along US 54/70 are almost imperceptible. Maybe it’s the yin and yang of the place:…
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Historic Theaters Light Up Main Streets
OUT ON BULLARD STREET, the Silco Theater’s Art Deco marquee casts a pale neon wash across Silver City’s mostly darkened downtown. Just inside, checkerboard floors catch the low light as I slip into…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Satisfy your sweet tooth. The Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest fills the Manuel Lujan Exhibit Halls at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque with more than 200 vendors on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m…
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Following the Footsteps at White Sands
WE APPROACH WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK from Las Cruces on I-70, climbing up and over the jagged Organ Mountains. The desert is stark out here, beautiful but ominous. After passing military installation…
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