Arts

‘The Way Of Art – New Mexico Veterans Create’ Now Showing Through Nov. 28 At Step Up Gallery

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New Mexico Veterans Richard Riekenberg, left, and Upton Ethelbah chat at the opening reception for ‘The Way of Art – New Mexico Veterans Create’ now showing in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photo

STEP UP GALLERY News:

Judges and viewers alike are wowed by the artwork in “The Way of Art – New Mexico Veterans Create”, now showing in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.

More than 50 artists who are veterans of military service are showing their art through Nov. 28. Artwork by former paratroopers, helicopter pilots, deep sea divers and submariners, along with combat Read More

Shop Small Business Saturday At PEEC’s Gift Shop Nov. 29

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PEEC News:

Celebrate the holiday season by supporting local nonprofits and finding unique gifts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Gift Shop inside the Los Alamos Nature Center.

Admission is free, and shoppers of all ages are welcome.

PEEC’s gift shop features a variety of nature-themed books, toys, and locally made goods, with all purchases helping to support environmental education programs in the community. Shoppers can enjoy special discounts during this one-day event: 20% off for PEEC members and 10% off for non-members.

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‘Lights Of Gisewa’ Farolito Lighting At Jemez Historic Site Dec. 12 & 13—Limited Tickets Now On Sale

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A farolito at dusk at a previous ‘Lights of Gisewa’ annual holiday event at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/JHS

NMDCA News:

The community is invited to enjoy farolitos, Pueblo dancers, and Native art and music at Jemez Historic Site’s annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa, 5-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in Jemez Springs.

Walk the glowing farolito-lined paths curving around ancient Gisewa Pueblo and the remains of the San José de los Jemez Mission during this special holiday event.

The evening’s program includes Pueblo dances between two bonfires by the Northern-Southern Read More

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze To Launch Laureateship With Inaugural Reading, Translation Programs

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ARTS News:

U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will open his tenure in December with a workshop and reading focused on poetry translation at Queens College of the City University of New York, in the borough where he grew up, followed by his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress on Dec. 11 (rescheduled from October) and two poetry translation workshops in Sze’s hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in early January.

Sze plans to engage with students and the public in a series of readings and workshops focused on translating poetry originally written in other languages during his laureateship. Translation Read More

Holiday Event: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland Coming To Santa Fe Dec. 27

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MUSIC News:

The all-new Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland returns to ignite the holiday spirit in audiences everywhere with its most spectacular production yet — featuring breathtaking and awe-inspiring acrobatics, majestic aerial performances, and hilarious hijinks set to a timeless soundtrack of holiday favorites with a cirque twist. A beloved tradition, Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland takes audiences on a magical musical and visual journey to help make holiday dreams come true for families in more than 60 cities across the U.S. and Canada, including Santa Fe on Dec. 27 at Buffalo Read More

Los Alamos Clay Club Celebrates 10 Years, Announces New Name—Los Alamos Community Ceramics

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Clay Club members at a 2023 LAAC craft fair, top row from left, Jen Moss, Lindsey Gurganus, Judy Goggin, Svetlana Kirillova, Jocelyn Warner, Vanessa Feagin; bottom row from left, Kathleen Weiss and Bonnie Peterson. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Fuller Lodge Art Center Clay Club, or “Clay Club” as members call it, is celebrating 10 years of building a ceramics community in Los Alamos and looking to the future.

The organization began in 2015 as a partnership with the then Fuller Lodge Art Center, under the direction of Ken Nebel, and grew out of the passion of two local artists, Gloria Gilmore-House Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents Winter Tablao Flamenco Fridays Beginning Dec. 1

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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

SANTA FE — After the tremendous success of Flamenco Paraguas – Summer Flamenco, Santa Fe’s acclaimed flamenco ensemble Compañía Chuscales & Mina Fajardo proudly announces a new winter series: Flamenco Paraguas – Winter Tablao Flamenco Friday 2026 at Teatro Paraguas.

Performances will be held Friday, Dec. 16, 2025, Jan. 13, 2026, and every Friday in February 2026, offering audiences the intimate, high-energy experience of traditional Andalusian tablao flamenco brought to life by Santa Fe’s beloved flamenco artists.

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