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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Posts From: October 2024
Datebook: November 2024
Editor's note: The Roswell Museum is closed until further notice due to the devastating flooding that occurred October 19 and 20. The museum and its collection sustained significant damage from the…
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Meet Gary Farmer: The Independent Voice
F OR 50 YEARS, Gary Farmer (Cayuga from the Six Nations of the Grand River) has delivered performances infused with humor, depth, and authenticity, making him one of the film industry’s most beloved…
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Meet Angelique Midthunder: The Star Maker
E MMY-NOMINATED CASTING director Angelique Midthunder may have been born in Bangkok, but for the last two decades she’s been an integral force in New Mexico’s booming film industry. “It’s been…
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Meet Jojo Jackson: The One to Watch
R EZ LIFE BECOMES art for 21-year-old Jojo Jackson, star of the new Netflix hit Rez Ball. Based on a true story, the film follows a Diné high school basketball team vying for a New Mexico state…
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Editor’s Letter: Game Time
THE AUDIENCE cheered as the screen went dark and the credits rolled on Rez Ball. Hosted by the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFIFF), the special screening was more than an early preview of the…
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Lights, Camera, New Mexico!
NESTLED AMONG the sagebrush and rocky, inhospitable terrain at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, an octagonal hogan sits uninhabited. Just a few weeks earlier, a flurry of…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate Halloween Espooky Mercado Shop Halloween-themed goods made by local vendors at the second annual Espooky Mercado at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque. It…
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Blue Dingo Has a Bag for Every Adventure
KAI VENTURE’S BAG designs draw inspiration from his own adventures. He wanted to bring his four-legged companion on bike rides, for example, so the Blue Dingo Bagwerks founder used his grandma’s…
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What We’re Reading: A Passing West
DAGOBERTO GILB’S book of personal and journalistic essays, A Passing West (UNM Press), is as fun as it is thought-provoking. His meditations on Mexican American identity and life in the West take…
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