Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See landscapes anew. The Albuquerque Museum unveils works by eight artists who have been inspired by New Mexico’s landscapes in its new exhibition Abstracting Nature , opening Saturday. Rather than…
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Datebook: June 2025
FLAMING PURPLE PAINT JOBS, cherry-red lifted Ford F-150s, butter-yellow 1960s Mustangs, and other shiny souped-up hot rods make it fun to ogle the offerings at the Spokes on 66 Car Show in Grants…
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Melissa Fu Tells the Caldera's Story
A LTHOUGH LOS ALAMOS native Melissa Fu moved to the United Kingdom 18 years ago, she says she’s “always plotting” ways to return home. In September, the author joined the inaugural artist-in-residence…
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What We're Reading: The Sound of a Thousand Stars
SANDS AND SCIENCE shift under the weight of history in Rachel Robbins’s debut novel, The Sound of a Thousand Stars (Alcove Press). Set during World War II, the story primarily follows Alice Katz, a…
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Laura Crucet Beefs Up Fine Dining
“PHDS ARE A DIME a dozen in Los Alamos,” chef Laura Crucet says, “but what I do is pretty unique.” Despite being a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and an award-winning pastry chef, Crucet says she…
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The Healing Power of Flowers
R OBERT WASHINGTON-VAUGHNS believes in psychological healing through flowers. “I was chasing success in the way that I was raised to do: Get a good job, get good benefits, have a nice car,” he says…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Spend time with stories. Photographs from members of the Four Corners Photographic Society—which includes novice shooters, hobby photographers, and seasoned artists—are on display at the Henderson…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Explore nature on film. Los Alamos Nature Center presents National Parks Adventure , an immersive IMAX film narrated by Academy Award–winner Robert Redford, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Celebrating the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See the lights. River of Lights, Albuquerque More than a mile and a half of pathway takes visitors through 800-plus light installations at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden during River of Lights…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Honor the dead. Muertos y Marigolds Intergenerational learning, community building, pride in local identity, and remembering late loved ones are the anchors of the South Valley Día de los Muertos…
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