Warriors in Training
In early February of 2014, I was contacted by a distant cousin in Oklahoma, who invited my two sons, Mahko and Ben, to participate in the war dances during March’s ceremonials commemorating the…
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Category: August
Nine Nights a Week
NEED TO KNOW | RED RIVER SUMMER SOUNDS REDRIVER.ORG IS A GO-TO REFERENCE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EVENTS, RECREATION, LODGING, DINING, AND MORE. Bull o’ the Woods Saloon hosts great local acts like Hwy. 38…
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One of Our 50 Is Found!
HATCHED IN THE WRONG STATE I was five in 1954, when I first went to Hatch. I fell in love with the state instantly. I have been back every year since, for 60 years. I love my home state of Oklahoma…
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Institutional Memories
STAND NEAR THE PARK behind the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis in Santa Fe. Close your ears to road racket, and you just may start to hear voices. That whisper? It could belong to an intrepid nun…
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Sculpting a Century
FOR CURATOR Dorothy Grandbois, meeting sculptor Allan Houser (1914–1994) was a life-changing event, as it was for so many young Native artists who found themselves in New Mexico in the splashy…
Read More25 Reasons to Love Farmington
When I drive to New Mexico from Oregon, I often enter the state in the northwest corner, via U.S. 64 or U.S. 491. The stately, 7,178-foot-tall Ship Rock formation welcomes me back to what will always…
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What's Happening
AUGUST 1–9 FAIR GAME For almost 80 years, the Lea County Fair and Rodeo in Lovington has been kicking up bronco dust and summer excitement. The event draws nearly 100,000 visitors annually with its…
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The Pride and Grit of the Pecos League
Days slip by quickly when you’re playing professional baseball in New Mexico. The dried-up lakes and people around town tell us we’re in a drought, but we just shake our heads. It seems to rain every…
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Home Cookin’
FROGVILLE’S FINEST Here are some recommended albums recorded at Frogville by musicians who play frequently in Santa Fe and elsewhere in New Mexico. Most are available at frogvilleplanet.com. Bill…
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Feasts for the Senses
UPCOMING PUEBLO FEAST DAYS AUGUST 4 Kewa/Santa Domingo (St. Dominic) AUGUST 10 Picuris (San Lorenzo) AUGUST 12 Santa Clara (St. Clare) AUGUST 15 Zia (Our Lady of Assumption) SEPTEMBER 2 Acoma (San…
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