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PoetrySnaps! Sawnie Morris: 'After the Late-Winter Car Trip'
Former Taos, N.M., poet laureate Sawnie Morris says as a young girl poetry showed her how events and objects were connected in curious ways. According to Morris her leap into creating her own prose came when she took an especially empowering women writer’s course at the University of Colorado. She reads her piece called “After the Late-Winter Car Trip.”
New Mexico State Police conducts PIT maneuver, crashes into stolen Taos County Sheriff’s Office unit
TAOS COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Georgia man is facing five felony charges and one misdemeanor after he stole a Taos County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) vehicle. Shay Anthony Hawes, 39, was arrested and booked into the Taos County Adult Detention Center after New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers conducted a PIT maneuver and crashed into the stolen […]
Baseball Recap: Questa comes up short despite Ricardo Leon Jr.'s strong performance
Questa was the 15-10 winner over Penasco when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Questa Wildcats took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Penasco Panthers on Thursday. Ricardo Leon Jr. was cooking despite his team's...
2024 She Rises Music Festival lineup unveiled
Following a triumphant and empowering 2023 debut, Andrea Magee’s She Rises Music Festival is returning for its second year in the vibrant backdrop of Taos, New Mexico, this Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30 - Sept. 1) at Kit Carson Park, located at 211 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571. This year's stellar roster boasts an extraordinary lineup featuring the talents of 6x GRAMMY-nominated artist YOLA, KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Big Richard Band, Andrea Magee, Three Women & The Truth, the Women's Indigenous Choir and more to be announced. VIP tickets are now on sale and include an exclusive private VIP concert on Friday, Aug. 30, featuring performances by 5x platinum album artist Deana Carter and Austin supergroup PAACK, composed of front women from Madam Radar, Andrea Magee / Beat Root Revival, The Reverent Few and Cari Hutson & Good Company, welcome VIP cocktails, an official She Rises Festival t-shirt and swag bags, a signed poster from She Rises 2024 artists, early entry to the festival, and more. VIP tickets can be purchased here. General Admission Presale is available now and tickets can be purchased here. General admission pricing will increase on June 1. For more information about She Rises Festival, see here.
Publisher’s Note: The Father of the Taos Art Colony
Joseph Henry Sharp [1859 – 1953] was one of the most accomplished artists of the 1900s. As a painter, he was an adventurer and storyteller who helped shape the image of the American West. Often referred to as “the father of the Taos Art Colony,” he influenced the genre...
Peñasco Relays Snowed Out
The Peña Relays meet lasted less than two hours. It was chilly in the morning on April 27 (a surprise to athletes from Española Valley, who showed up wearing shorts), with intermittent clouds. Then, around 10 a.m., a few snowflakes started falling in Peñasco. A little bit later,...
Mattress Mary sells Alamosa Business to Locals
Mary Domito, known as “Mattress Mary” of Taos Lifestyle Furnishings has sold her Alamosa-based store, Alamosa Home, to locals Hunter Jack and Erin Keck. Domito recently expanded her Taos Lifestyle operation and moved into a 24,000-foot space in Taos, New Mexico, and commented on the sale. “I started and branded Alamosa Home after discovering the vibrant town of Alamosa and its surrounding communities. It’s been a wonderful nine years but my future lies in Taos. The store is deserving of local stewards who can take it to the next level.
New Indigenous Language Grant program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area is trying to preserve language through the new indigenous language grant. The grant is available to Santa Fe, Taos and Rio Arriba counties. Nonprofits, local government, indigenous communities and other eligible organizations of those counties are invited to propose projects that preserve, revitalize or promote […]
2024 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud Champion Kaitlyn Lubega Headed To National Competition In Washington, D.C.
Eleventh grader Kaitlyn Lubega performs at the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud state championship in March 2024. The New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion, Kaitlyn Lubega, an 11th grader attending United World College in Montezuma, is headed to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C. The National Finals run May 1-2, bringing together high school students from across the nation to the capital for an exciting poetry recitation competition.
For chamisa-painted silk and leather pottery, a Pueblo designer is honored
Fashion designer Patricia Michaels, of Taos Pueblo, has been awarded the annual Living Treasure Award by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. The nature of northern New Mexico and the traditions she grew up with shimmer in velvet and silk haute couture gowns in an exhibition to celebrate her award.
Softball Recap: Moriarty falls despite strong effort from Isabella Gallegos
After flying high against Taos on Saturday, Moriarty came back down to earth. The Moriarty Pintos fell 8-5 to the Taos Tigers on Saturday. Moriarty was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Taos apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played. Isabella...
Book Review: The Wood Sprite
The Wood Sprite by James Dobie is filled with surprises. Readers will never know what hit them. It drips with murder, horror, and strange family secrets straight out of a V.C. Andrews novel. The book’s protagonist, Mia Chandler, lives in Taos, New Mexico with her struggling parents, MJ and Gary....
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