For the Love of La Música
NEED TO KNOW The annual Nuestra Música concert will take place at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe on Friday, April 10. Featured musicians will include Frank McCulloch y sus Amigos;…
Read MorePosts From: November 2014
One of Our 50 Is Missing
YOU CAN CALL ME AL Harland Rieger recently contacted the phone company to change his billing address from his previous Kansas address to Albuquerque. After a 35-minute hold, a customer service…
Read MoreOn the Mary and Joseph Trail
NEED TO KNOW Throughout New Mexico, churches and parishes and all kinds of neighborhood associations and community groups organize Las Posadas events each year. The traditional timing for the events…
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Candlelight Vigil
I am 4 or 5 years old. It is Christmas Eve in Isleta Pueblo, and I lie in bed in our living room, too excited to sleep. My family of nine—seven children and our parents—lives in an adobe home of five…
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New Mexico Between the Covers
Any of these books would be a treat for someone who loves New Mexico and doesn’t (yet) live here. But they also give the gift of a heightened sense of appreciation for one’s home state, which enjoys a…
Read MoreZuni Staying Power
NEED TO KNOW: ZUNI PUEBLO Zunitourism.org is packed with info to help you plan a visit to the Pueblo and reserve a spot on walking tours ($10), artist demonstrations ($25 per person), and visits to…
Read MoreBison Chico Stew
This recipe is served in our home in New Mexico. My family usually eats it with green chile, a slice of horno bread, or a piece of fry bread. Ingredients 2 cups chicos 2 teaspoons oil 1/2 pound of…
Read MoreOne of Our 50 Is Found!
LASTING IMPRESSIONS My father became close buddies with a man from Santa Fe while in the Navy, and they decided to go into business together upon discharge from the service. They were both airplane…
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Card Games
Holiday card by artist Gustave Baumann. IN THE WINTER of 1919, Gustave Baumann sat down…
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