Three Spirited Outings in October
Fort Stanton Flashlight Tour October 30 Over the years, Fort Stanton has been a military fort, a tuberculosis hospital, a prison, and a rehab center. While guests can normally only visit seven of the…
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Tag: El Rancho de Las Golondrinas
Three Artists Pass On New Mexico Traditions
Stitching Time: Julia Gómez For more than 40 years, master colcha embroiderer Julia Gómez has served as both artist and teacher, preserving a centuries-old New Mexican tradition while passing its…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Have a wild weekend. Step into a village frozen in time for Old Lincoln Days and The Last Escape of Billy the Kid pageant. The village of Lincoln is the state’s most visited historic site, and for a…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Toast to summer. Sip and shop at New Mexico’s longest running wine festival, the Santa Fe Wine Festival, Saturday and Sunday at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. “The unique nature of our grounds being…
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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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How New Mexico Grows Its Beer
ON A BLUSTERY MAY AFTERNOON, Cory Murchy stands amid a maze of trellises at the hop farm at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a living history museum south of Santa Fe. “By late June, this will be a sea…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Time travel at a new exhibition. A new retrospective exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art takes viewers back to the early years of New Mexico statehood through the embroidered works…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Touch the sky. One of the most photographed events in the world, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifts off Saturday morning at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque. Over nine days, more…
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Datebook: October 2024
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people make the trip for the awe and joy of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. “It’s the largest balloon event in the world,” says Tom Garrity, media director and…
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Take an Immersive Culture Tour
El Rancho de las Golondrinas. The 500-acre historic rancho on the Camino Real is a living history site dedicated to 18th- and 19th-century New Mexico heritage. Daily tours at 10:30 a.m. are guided by…
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