Arts

Pink Moon And Star Trails Dash Across White Rock Sky

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Pink Moon and star trails viewed early Saturday morning above White Rock. ‘While the name ‘Pink Moon’ might suggest a rosy-colored moon, the reality is a bit less magical. The name comes from the early spring bloom of a wildflower native to eastern North America: Phlox subulata, commonly known as creeping phlox or moss phlox. This flower, often called ‘moss pink’ was in full bloom around April’s full moon. Source: www.almanac.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

NMSA: Winners Of 2025 Film Prize Junior New Mexico

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NMSA News:

New Mexico School for the Arts students swept the prestigious Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition and festival, which was held April 4-6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Two NMSA students received top awards, and five NMSA students screened films at the festival. 

The 2025 Film Prize Junior Grand Prize for Best Overall Film went to Tulsi Shaw (NMSA Visual Arts, Class of 2027) for their film Wings!!!. Tulsi also won Best Overall High School Fantasy Film.

Tegan Wetzel (NMSA Dance, Class of 2025) won the Best Overall Thriller award for his film Clean Radio.

Now in its fourth year Read More

Daily Postcard: Rare Northern Wheatear In New Mexico

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Daily Postcard: A rare Northern Wheatear found April 6-7 at a golf course near Belen. These birds breed from eastern Labrador, across northern Europe and Asia, and into western Alaska. They all then migrate to Africa for the winter. Except for this male anyway, which ended up in New Mexico. This is only the second time a Northern Wheatear has been recorded in New Mexico. It was originally found Sunday morning by Billy Medley. Northern Wheatears show off some pizzazz when they take flight. They forage for insects on the ground in meadows, grazed pastures and tundra, and perch and sing from prominent Read More

Friends Of History To Host Pancho Villa Lecture May 7

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FRIENDS OF HISTORY News:

Friends of History invites the community to a Wednesday lecture, “Raid And Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” presented by Brandon Morgan at 12-1 p.m. May 7. Free on YouTube.

Historian, educator and author Brandon Morgan examines Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution and sheds light on the connections between violence and modernization that shaped the U.S.-Mexico border. He explains how this border story continues to resonate into today’s debates about the borderlands. Read More

Public Invited To Guided Tour Of Los Alamos Photographers Show At Step Up Gallery April 15

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The community is invited to take a guided tour of the 29th Annual Los Alamos Photographers Show, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 at Step Up Gallery inside Mesa Public Library. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery

COMMUNITY News:

The photographers participating in the 29th Annual Los Alamos Photographers Show will lead a guided tour 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 in the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.

Each photographer will talk about the photographic equipment used, details of exposure and computer manipulation and choice of subject and location.

The tour is free of charge and open to the public. Read More

SaxAtomix Spring Concert At Betty Ehart April 15

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The SaxAtomix includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik and Paul Lewis. Courtesy/SaxAtomix

COMMUNITY News:

The SaxAtomix will be presenting a Spring lunch time concert starting at noon on Tax Day, Tuesday April 15 at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center.

The program will feature a mix of music, including Taxman; Money, Money; If I Were A Rich Man; April in Paris and more.

Admission is free. To reserve a noontime meal, contact the Senior Center at https://larso.org/meal-services or 505.662.8920 before 9 a.m. April 15.

The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet Read More

Retrospective Of The Work Of Nuevomexicano Artist Policarpio Valencia

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Policarpio Valencia, Embroidery, 1925, Wool, cotton. Gift of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, gift of Historical Society of New Mexico, Museum of International Folk Art (A5.2004.1). Photo by Addison Doty

MIFA News:

SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art is proud to announce Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia, a groundbreaking retrospective of the work of Nuevomexicano artist Policarpio Valencia (1853-1931).

The exhibition, running from June 8, 2025, through July 27, 2026, in MOIFA’s Hispanic Heritage Wing, offers a rare and intimate look at the life and artistic Read More

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Hidden Nine Patch Quilting Workshop April 26

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NMHS News:

A stitch in time turns old clothes into beautiful quilts at the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) Hidden Nine Patch Quilting Workshop.

Learn the art of upcycling and creating beautiful quilts from old clothes 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at Los Luceros Historic Site. This special workshop focuses on the Hidden Nine Patch Quilting technique, allowing participants to transform discarded garments into stunning and unique quilts. Whether a beginner quilter or an experienced quilter, this workshop offers a creative and sustainable day of Read More

Santa Fe Community Orchestra: ‘Spring Prism’ May 18

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The Santa Fe Community Orchestra. Courtesy/SFCO

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform the final concert of our 2024-2025 season at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor William Reese Waag in a program of Christopher Theofanidis and Jean Sibelius.

Concert Program

Spring Prism

Join us for an afternoon showcasing two powerful orchestral works that explore transcendent themes amid glorious waves of sound.

Christopher Theofanidis, Rainbow Body

Rainbow Body by Christopher Theofanidis is an orchestral reflection Read More