Editor's Letter: Play Stations
CLOSE TO 20 YEARS HAVE PASSED since our family spent a few days at a dude ranch in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Our three kids were all under eight, probably too young to fully appreciate the…
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Tag: Ruidoso
Datebook: March 2023
WHETHER YOU’RE A GEOLOGY NERD or just dig shiny objects, you’re bound to enjoy the sparkle this month, as three gem and mineral shows run on successive weekends throughout the state. “Rockhounding is…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experience catharsis. Painting in the style of pointillism, Starr Hardridge creates brightly colored pieces that resemble—and are inspired by—the beadwork of his Muscogee (Creek) Nation people. A…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Let the good times roll. Celebrate Mardi Gras in the Mountains during Red River’s annual blowout Thursday through Tuesday. Street parades, live musical performances, and costume parties take over…
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Datebook: January/February 2023
IMAGINE A THOUSAND NEEDLES PRICKING your entire body at the same time. That’s how retired San Miguel County magistrate judge Philip J. Romero—who helped originate Storrie Lake State Park’s annual…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
1 Dance with the Sugar Plum Fairy. Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment A hybrid version of the beloved Tchaikovsky classic that also spotlights New Mexico’s unique culture, Nutcracker in the Land…
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Old West Meets Winter Wonderland
CINDY HOBBS AND HER HUSBAND, JAMES, founded the Flying J Ranch cowboy dinner and show in 1982 at their high-mountain acreage in Alto, north of Ruidoso. They followed with a traveling holiday-themed…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Float over Gallup. Hot-air balloons mosey along dramatic canyons and over sandstone cliffs at the Red Rock Balloon Rally—the second-largest balloon rally in North America (and in New Mexico!)—which…
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Datebook: December 2022
AS IF A GATHERING OF 200 COLORFUL HOT-AIR BALLOONS isn’t enough, the Red Rock Balloon Rally cranks up the volume with a spectacular setting in Gallup’s Red Rock Park, three days of family-friendly…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See legendary prints. Explore the works of renowned Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913) in a new exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art opening Friday. José Guadalupe Posada:…
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