A Ranch on the Ruidoso
A LONE MAN ON HORSEBACK crosses a dry wash, approaching a bare-bones ranch with a couple of shade trees. Before him, a broad chiaroscuro mosaic of rolling golden foothills, distant purple mountains…
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Take a Day Trip to Corrales
MY SHOULDERS START TO RELAX A mere 30 seconds after I turn north onto Corrales Road from the busy Albuquerque intersection at Alameda Boulevard. The area’s strip malls and fast-food joints quickly…
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Experience Photographic Mysticism
THERE’S A TOUCH OF MAGIC in the new MoMo Gallery exhibition, In the Time of Spirits, opening in Santa Fe July 6. Curated by former Life Magazine editor in chief Bill Shapiro, the show features…
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Explore Abstract Art in Taos
LAUREN SMITH UNDERSTANDS and appreciates the history and significance of art in northern New Mexico. As co-founder of the Taos Abstract Artist Collective, she sees the nonprofit group of more than 200…
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Rock Out with These Concert Tips
Prepare. The high-desert sun is no joke. Dress smart for outdoors events. “Sunscreen, sun protection, and hydration are the things that we preach to everybody,” says Jamie Lenfestey, director of…
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Delbert Anderson's Musical Journey Home
THE SUN IS ALMOST set as Delbert Anderson returns to the town of Kirtland, near the San Juan River in northwest New Mexico. Returning from a teaching residency at the California Institute of the Arts…
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What We're Reading: Wandering Stars
JUDE STAR SURVIVED THE 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, when the U.S. Army slaughtered Cheyenne and Arapaho people in present-day western Colorado. Then he was remanded to a POW fortress in Florida. His son…
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Josh Fournier is a Stand-up Dude
AFTER THE STRIP CLUB he was managing burned down, Josh Fournier found himself at a crossroads in his mid-20s. He had been working on his stand-up comedy—with jokes focused on club life and his tough…
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What We're Reading: Billy the Kid: El Bandido Simpático
ALTHOUGH THE 21-YEAR LIFE of the outlaw Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, ended nearly 143 years ago, historians continue to squabble over his legacy—and Billy the Kid is still one of the most…
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Finding “A House in Taos”
AMONG THE BEST-LOVED POETS OF the 20th century, Langston Hughes stands tall. No shortage of poetry lovers around the globe can recite his “I, Too, Sing America,” but relatively few New Mexicans have…
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