Inside New Mexico’s Small-Town Museums
“YOU GO TO A MUSEUM to learn the heart of a town,” says Britney Swart, executive director of the Herzstein Memorial Museum in Clayton. I’m only a few steps inside, though, when she intuits a darker…
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Tag: Arts & Culture
Mariachi Music Takes Over Albuquerque
MARIACHI MUSIC takes center stage in Albuquerque as the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque returns with concerts, workshops, and community celebrations. Running July 8–11, the annual gathering…
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Black Expression in New Mexico
A CACTUS SPROUTS from a rounded ceramic pot, suggesting resilience, while two side handles shaped like a woman and a man with earphones embody culture, strength, and fertility. In Paula Wilson’s…
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Datebook: January/February 2026
THE MT. TAYLOR WINTER QUADRATHLON, in Grants, is more than an endurance race—it’s a heart-pounding, quad-burning celebration of winter. The 44-mile course, which gains 5,400 feet in elevation…
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2025 True Heroes: Marci Dickerson
THE BASES ARE LOADED, the sun is shining, and the batter stands at the plate. Parents wearing team jerseys sit on the edges of their seats. Kids laugh and squeal as they scurry to get the ball, little…
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Faith, Culture, and Lowriding
T HERE’S A CERTAIN SKILL —a vibe—to driving a lowrider. “You’ve got to lean back, turn on your radio, and just cruise it,” Arthur Angelo Medina says. Known to most as LowLow, Medina and his wife, Joan…
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Spend a Weekend in Gallup
FROM THE SKY at last year’s Red Rock Balloon Rally, the contours of Gallup make a stunning kind of sense. When it’s rising over the city’s eastern side just past dawn, a hot-air balloon turns out to…
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Datebook: December 2025
THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE believes in the power of music—especially during the holidays—to connect with loved ones and make cherished memories. “It’s the thing, especially chorale music,” says…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Give the gift of fine art. One of the few group shows hosted by Blue Rain Gallery, in Santa Fe, the annual Miniature Show is a holiday celebration where artists make small paintings, up to 16" x…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Shop textile art. More than 40 members of the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center (EVFAC) show their creations during the Fall Fiber Fiesta at the Scottish Rite Temple, in Santa Fe, Friday through…
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