Wool, Yarn, and Weaving, Oh My!
EVERY OCTOBER, the New Mexico Fiber Arts Center hosts an exploration of the role Navajo-Churro sheep play in the state’s weaving history. In addition to workshops on fiber processing and Río Grande…
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Posts From: October 2022
Find Peace at These Artistic Retreats
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE’S former stomping grounds near Abiquiú make for memorable learning. Ghost Ranch, located near the famous painter’s former home and studio, serves up workshops that range from plein…
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Del's Restaurant Serves Up Five-Star Experiences
ON A SCORCHING JULY AFTERNOON, a few dozen folks sit on the patio at Del’s Restaurant, in Tucumcari, listening to a local band perform classic country and rock hits. Others dance or admire the vintage…
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Mineral Museum Displays Rock-Solid Collection
THE GEODES AND TURQUOISE draw most visitors, Kelsey McNamara tells me. The curator of the Mineral Museum on the New Mexico Tech University campus, in Socorro, interrupts my reverie at a vitrine…
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The Mabel Dodge Luhan House Sparks Creativity
EVEN IN A TOWN AS STORIED IN ART and history as Taos, the Mabel Dodge Luhan House stands out. For years, it has maintained its origins as a nearly 100-year-old salon and retreat for artists to…
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Ruidoso Raises Its Game
A FISHERMAN STANDS ON Grindstone Lake’s shore, casting lines into the blue-green water as I hike under ponderosa pines and through Gambel oak on a trail ringing the lake. It’s an early spring…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Connect with prints and pottery. The art of printmaking gets its own celebration in Silver City this weekend during the Southwest Print Fiesta. The main event happens Saturday, when 38 printmakers…
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Rosemary Meza-DesPlas Displays a Bold Body of Work
A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN WITH LONG GRAYING HAIR, glasses, and red lipstick stares into the camera. She answers a typical beauty pageant question—“Why do you want to win?”—with an unusual reply. “I’m 56,”…
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Pumpkin Seed Mole with Cumin-Scented Chicken
Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Autumn Brings Delicious Pumpkin Dishes" by Chef Johnny Vee…
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Savory Pumpkin and Apple Griddle Cakes with Chutney and Crème Fraîche
Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Autumn Brings Delicious Pumpkin Dishes" by Chef Johnny Vee…
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