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Maria Manuela
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Maria Manuela

Maria Manuela is a writer, curator and model based in Santa Fe, where she was born and raised. Currently, she is writing a short story collection of magical realism folk stories based in the Southwest.

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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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 See artists’ visions of New Mexico. The beginnings of Rooted Strong: Visions of America from New Mexico — opening Saturday at the New Mexico Museum of Art—came from an endeavor to honor the 250th…

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Datebook: April 2026

NEW MEXICO OFTEN feels like a whirlwind in the spring, when gusts can top 50 miles per hour. Those breezes are perfect for the Whitewater Mesa Kite Flying Picnic in Glenwood, which fills the sky with…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Picture the Mother Road. Inside the lobby at the Apache Motel in Tucumcari, Before 100: Route 66 Now is a traveling exhibition featuring images taken by photographer Craig Kilgore. On view Friday…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Attend a homecoming. After a four-year tour throughout the country, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery returns home to the Southwest with an opening celebration on Saturday at the…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Meet Taos Pueblo artists. Every year, Taos Pueblo welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the world. But it’s not always open to the public, and during one of those prolonged closures…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Enjoy the strange. The Oddities & Curiosities Expo, the largest subculture and oddities fest in the world, comes to Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque this weekend. “If you’re into Halloween, you’re…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Spice up your life. Sample blazing bites at the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show, a culinary fest at Sandia Resort & Casino, in Albuquerque, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The vendors sell…

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Datebook: March 2026

ON MARCH 14, the Roswell Museum (which remains closed because of a 2024 flood) commemorates the centennial anniversary of one of scientist Robert H. Goddard’s greatest achievements: launching the…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend

1 Welcome the Year of the Horse. The Chinese Culture Center and Lin Martial Arts, which share the same location in Albuquerque, welcome the Year of the Horse with a celebration on Saturday at 1 p.m…

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