Datebook: November 2026
“IT’S A DIFFICULT TOPIC,” says Alicia Romero, Albuquerque Museum head curator and curator of history, of Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery. The traveling…
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Movie Magic in Santa Fe
FAST BECOMING ONE OF the most anticipated film festivals in the Southwest, the Santa Fe International Film Festival turns the City Different into a cinephile’s paradise with hundreds of films…
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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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Pecos Sunflower Festival Blossoms
A SCIENCE TEACHER in Santa Rosa for 25 years, Estela Tenorio-Thompson has always had an affinity for local flowers—especially the Pecos sunflowers, which only grow in seven areas in New Mexico and…
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Datebook: September 2026
“IF WE COULD BOTTLE the smell of roasting chile, it would be our number one export,” says John Hard, owner of Zia Chile Traders and co-chair of the Hatch Chile Festival. Since 1971, the two-day…
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Datebook: August 2026
COOL MOUNTAIN BREEZES, multiple stages of live music, and some of the best barbecue in the Southwest converge in Red River during the 8750' BBQ & Music Festival. “Our weather in August is unbeatable,”…
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Datebook: July 2026
WORLDS COLLIDE OVER the Fourth of July weekend as the annual Roswell UFO Festival lands on the country’s 250th birthday celebration. But Tommi Jo “TJ” Conyers, the city’s special event supervisor…
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Let’s Go Crazy
EVEN IF YOU DON’T recognize the name, you almost certainly know the work of John Van Hamersveld. The graphic designer and one-time art director at Capitol Records created some of the most recognizable…
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Datebook: June 2026
PUT ON YOUR best boots and biggest hat and get ready for a rootin’ tootin’ time at the Wild West Frontier Festival. The fictional 1880s mining town of Jamestown, New Mexico, pops up at the Wildlife…
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Datebook: May 2026
THIS YEAR, expect double the fun at the annual Smokey Bear Days. The two-day bash at Smokey Bear Historical Park, in Capitán, celebrates both the wildfire-prevention icon’s birthday and the park’s…
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