Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Peek into the artistic future. A hologram of an Indigenous dancer in full regalia floats in the air in Taos. The futuristic work by Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage Nation) is part of his vision to create…
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Tag: Culture
La Nueva Resolana
A FEW SUMMERS AGO l shared a bench with three elderly gentlemen outside the Wal-Mart in Taos. Although I had come into their company as a complete stranger, they seemed oblivious to my presence and…
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Rock Out at Whiskey Creek Zócalo
WHEN THE SAXOPHONIST finishes his howling solo, applause and appreciative hollers rise to the level of the jazz music being shared from the main stage at Whiskey Creek Zócalo. On this Sunday, my…
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Uncover Farmington’s Arts Scene
A BAND FROM THE NAVAJO NATION takes the open-air stage in downtown Farmington, quickly assembling an altar with animal bones and incense before roiling the mostly Indigenous crowd with the blackest of…
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Step Inside the Luminarium
THE SHARPEST DESCRIPTION of the PASEO, Taos’s beloved 10-year-old outdoor art extravaganza, came from a tattooed tough guy in a leather jacket. He was shouldering his sleeping toddler at the tail end…
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Native Designers Redefine Western Chic
CHIZHII BY CARRIE WOOD. “Western wear is definitely something I associate with my identity as a Native person, as a Navajo person, because that’s what everyone wears,” says designer Carrie Wood, who…
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What We're Reading: Blood Mountain
LOOKING TO GET IN TOUCH with northern New Mexico culture? Dive into the second book in Alisa Lynn Valdés’s bestselling thriller series starring state game warden Jodi Luna. In Blood Mountain (Thomas &…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2024
Illustration by Chris Philpot. TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS PAUL CRAWFORD of Rio Rancho pointed us to the May 13 issue of The New Yorker, in which John McPhee rails against copyediting failures. The famed…
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Get Tuned in to Truth or Consequences
AT THE GERONIMO SPRINGS MUSEUM, in Truth or Consequences, festive dresses, parade costumes, and photographs of glamorous Hollywood celebrities share space with the museum’s other exhibitions featuring…
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Michael Naranjo's Visionary Touch
IN 1999, AT THE DEDICATION for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, in Washington, D.C., then Senator Barack Obama read a statement inscribed on one of the memorial’s 18 glass panels…
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