Meet Zozobra's Keeper
IT’S MIDMORNING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, in a mostly empty room next to the Boot Barn at Santa Fe Place Mall. Jacob Romero, Zozobra construction chair, oversees a small crew as the creation of Old…
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Category: Events & Festivals
Burn, Zozobra, Burn!
THE WOMAN APPROACHED the “gloom” table flanked by two boys, perhaps seven or eight years old. They advanced quietly—at least compared with the melee of people feverishly jotting down their glooms and…
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Don't Miss These Indian Market First-Timers
IF YOU’RE A FLEDGLING INDIGENOUS ARTIST, a golden opportunity to launch your rising star into the stratosphere comes around every August. Since 1922, the Santa Fe Indian Market has provided emerging…
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Have a Blast with Fourth of July Fireworks
Alamogordo Alamogordo presents its most patriotic theme yet with the “Salute to Freedom” Independence Day Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. on Oregon Avenue and travels down 10th Street to New York…
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This Literary Festival Lineup is Lit
HOW’S THIS FOR A PLOT TWIST? After a successful first year, the Santa Fe International Literary Festival returns—but with a new name and broader reach. With the addition of “international” to its…
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Family Gathering
THE FIRST THING YOU FEEL is the ground tremble with the rhythmic thumping of the drums. It is the symbolic heartbeat of the earth, echoing the hearts beating in our own chests. The drums are at the…
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Riding for Unity and Peace
THE SCENT OF SWEET SAGE rises on a spring breeze as the sound of hooves approaches the tiny border town of Columbus, in southwestern New Mexico. Hundreds of Mexican cabalgantes (horseback riders or…
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Skiers Illuminate Red River's Slopes
SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS join forces for a vibrant nighttime tradition each holiday season in the northern New Mexico town of Red River. Shimmering red flares in hand, they descend a Black Diamond…
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Fired Up for the Holidays
S ARAH HART LOVED THE ANNUAL Bonfires On Bent Street even before she opened Ennui Gallery on a small street lined with shops and galleries north of the Taos Plaza. A printmaker, painter, and graphic…
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The Pecos River Shines Bright
B OAT TOURS ALONG THE PECOS RIVER through a wonderland of twinkling light displays, a Christmas Village arts and crafts market, and visits with Santa have enchanted Carlsbad for more than three…
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