Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Gaze at ethereal sculptures. Spiritual themes appear in the figures carved by late sculptor Patrociño Barela, whose work makes up the new exhibition, Patrociño Barela: I Stand On My Own Feet at the…
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Tag: Los Alamos
Why We Love NM: We Express Ourselves On Wheels
AS A CHILD SPENDING SUMMERS IN CHIMAYÓ with my grandmother, I felt a great deal of excitement about the lowriders that rolled by on the dirt roads on weekends and during the annual Good Friday cruise…
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Why We Love NM: Atomic History Was Made Here
IN 1943, HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS CAME TO NEW MEXICO to build an atomic bomb before the Nazis could. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team toiled in a top-secret laboratory located at a former boys’ school…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Geek out at ScienceFest. Every summer, the city of Los Alamos hosts ScienceFest, a flurry of hands-on activities, concerts, and markets that focus on science and history. It kicks off Friday with…
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Why We Love NM: The Past Is Present
GROWING UP IN ALBUQUERQUE, I heard a lot of stories about New Mexico. Some were about brujas, or witches, and others were about Los Hermanos Penitentes. Indita songs told of cautivas (Indian captives)…
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Six Things to Do This Memorial Day Weekend
1 Catch the first of a summer concert series. On Friday evening, grab a picnic blanket and head to Ashley Pond in Los Alamos, where the city’s outdoor free summer concert series starts with a bang—a…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Crank up the music. Rock out at Western New Mexico University, in Silver City, on Saturday, when the Mavericks perform at 8 p.m. The rock and alt-country band has been around since the 1980s; their…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Hop into Easter fun. Easter Eggstravaganza, Farmington Get into the Easter fun early at the Easter Eggstravaganza at Sycamore Park Community Center on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. The Easter Bunny…
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The Legacy of the Pacheco Chair
"DON’T GET RID OF IT,” my father insisted. Just before his ninetieth birthday and a move into my home, we were in the process of clearing out many of his belongings. He was referring to the most…
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Get Your Ski On, the Nordic Way
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS HEW TO TWO STYLES. Classic skiing looks much like walking on skis: Stride forward and then glide along tracks cut through the snow. Skate skiers push off their skis’ edges in a…
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