New Mexico’s Weird, Embrace It
NO OTHER CARS SHARED the road as I drove I-25 south on a frigid January night in 2023. I fiddled with the heater, trying to clear the condensation from my windshield so I could better peer into the…
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Category: October
New Mexico Magazine Takes Home 18 IRMA Awards
IN ITS 103RD YEAR OPERATING as the nation’s first state magazine, New Mexico Magazine earned 18 honors at the International Regional Media Association (IRMA) Awards held in Calgary, Alberta, on…
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Datebook: October 2026
SILVER CITY HAS A LONG artistic history that has only been enhanced over the last decade by the evolution of the Southwest Print Fiesta. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the four-day bonanza of…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Hit the road for art. Mobile art space Axle Contemporary opens a new exhibition, Luis Tapia: A Slice of American Pie on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. in front of SITE Santa Fe as part of its 12th…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Watch art forms collide. Flamenco Fandanguero: Primos de la Raza Cósmica , a collaborative production of dance, music, and culture, returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center with two…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Attend a group art opening. The Taos Abstract Artist Collective (TAAC) debuts its fall exhibition at the Stables Gallery in the Taos Center for the Arts on Saturday with an opening reception from 4…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See an exhibition by a boundary-breaking artist. Renowned painter Fritz Scholder (Luiseño) created expressionist works that pushed the boundaries. He was known for breaking Native stereotypes and…
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Step Back in Time in Cimarrón
SOUTH COLLISON AVENUE cuts through the center of Cimarrón like a thread through time. A product of the Santa Fe Trail, the mid-1800s trade route from Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe, the town of…
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What We’re Reading: Johnny Geronimo: Art of Darkness
IN SANTA FE, someone has murdered an art collector, and now they’re moving on to Native artists. The police have called in a private eye: Think Philip Marlowe, but make him Apache. Eagle Eye…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: October 2025
YOU’RE OUT! This summer, GARY BENN tried to buy a beer at a Los Angeles Angels baseball game. After presenting his New Mexico driver’s license, the concessions cashier asked: “Do you have a passport…
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