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Calendar
June 6 through October 1, 2010
Dream Water Fly Fishing
From dusk till dawn fly fish on the Cimarron River and enjoy delicious meals with Heritage Lodging. Upon your arrival at Cimarroncita’s River Cabin, orient yourself to the river, check into your lodging and discover the grounds and facilities. Fishing guides transform a day on the river into a spectacular fly fishing experience. Delicious meals served in Frijoles Dining Hall or on the banks of the Cimarron River and the last full day ends with a white linen Cimarron River Cowboy Cookout. www.cimarroncita.com
Location: Cimarroncita Ranch, Ute Park
June 3 through 6, 2010
Third Annual Verse~Converse Poetry Festival
This year’s headliners are Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, www.yellowgurl.com, Joe Ray Sandoval and Albuquerque’s Jessica Helen Lopez; a tri-fecta of writing and performance that will take your breath away and leave you spinning. For program details and more information, contactzgkluckman@msn.com or 575-741-1011. www.openheartharts.org
Location: Call for various times & locations
June 3 through 13, 2010
Festival of Art and Architecture Event: Vintage Western Americana
Kimosabe will feature fine examples of WPA (Works Progress Administration) furniture during the Taos Festival of Art and Architecture. A significant amount of this furniture, made between 1935 and 1943, was made right in Taos. Hors d’oeuvres will be served while furniture is displayed from 4 to 6 pm. For more information call 575.758.8826 orcynthias@newmex.com,www.kimosabetaos.com
Location: Kimosabe, 108 Teresina Lane
June 5, 2010
Taos Chamber Music Group Presents “The Next Step’’
Beginning at 7:30 pm, “The Next Step”, is a musical program at the TCA, sponsored by the Taos Chamber Music Group. This dynamic, multi-media program that includes the world premier of Edie Hill’s composition “Return to Sacred Places’’, David Lang’s “Sweet Air’’ accompanied by a film by Jake Magee, Michael Torke’s Telephone Book, Hill’s This Floating Worldbased on Haiku poems, and Paul Moravec “Tempest Fantasy’’ inspired by the Shakespeare play. Ticket and other information 575-758-2052 andwww.taoschambermusicgroup.org.
Location: Taos Center for the Arts,
June 25 through October 31, 2010
Taos Self-Guided Mountain Biking
Running from dusk till dawn,
Northside is a self-guided mountain biking and hiking area with a challenging single & double track, on 1,200 acres of private alpine wilderness. The terrain is best for intermediate/high level bikers. Fees include $10 daily / $30 wkly / $50 seasonal. For more info call 575-776-3233 www.RideNorthside.com
Location: Northside Taos Ski Valley
June 27, 2010
“Kiss of Fire’’ music performance
Taking place from 5 to 7 pm, “Kiss of Fire is an evening of mystical and sublime music featuring Mirabi Starr (spoken word), Jenny Bird (guitar and voice), and Nancy Laupheimer (flutes) in the enchanted courtyard of Starr Interiors. Suggested donation $10. Contact Mirabai Starr 575-758-7342 mirabaistarr@earthlink.net
Location: Starr Interiors, 117 Paseo del Pueblo Norte
July 1 through 30, 2010
Labyrinth Sacred Places at El Monte Sagrado
Come explore the temporary outdoor labyrinth at the El Monte Sagrado Resort and Spa. Contact Craig at 575-758-3502 with questions.www.elmontesagrado.com
Location: El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa. 317 Kit Carson Road
July 4, 2010
Family Play Date at the Harwood Museum of Art
Bring the kids for a “Family Play Date” every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm and enjoy a free drop-in art activity at the Harwood! Activities will be facilitated by an artist instructor and will be designed around different creative themes designed for all ages and all skill levels. lperera@aol.com, 575.758.8626 x 105, visit www.harwoodmuseum.org
Location: Fern Hogue Mitchell Education Center in the Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street.
July 4, 2010
Heart of the West “Old West Rodeo’’
From dusk until dawn, the Cowboy is alive in Colfax County! The Maverick Rodeo of Cimarron (an hour drive from Taos), one of the oldest continuous rodeos in the country with competition in bronc riding, roping, and barrel racing. One of four Summer eco-tours in Northeastern New Mexico offering culture, history and wilderness adventure at Cimarroncita Historic Ranch Retreat. For more information call 1-866-376-2482 and 1-575-376-2376,info@cinarroncita.com or visitwww.cimarroncita.com
July 4, 2010
Arroyo Seco July 4th Parade and Outdoor Celebration
A wonderful, mid-day, funky, local July 4th tradition of fantastic food, music and homemade floats— many pulled by an array of Taos trusty steeds. Then as night fall, the Taos Volunteer Fire Department and the Town of Taos sponsor a free two hour fireworks extravaganza, viewable from nearly everywhere in the Town (really – Disneyland would be jealous of the quality of this free fireworks display). Location: Ground zero is on Salazar Rd. near Taos County’s Filemon Sanchez Park
July 9, 2010
SOMOS Summer Writers Series
Beginning at 7 pm, this series put on by Taos-based Society of the Muse of the Southwest (SOMOS), will feature readings and teachings from writers Arthur Sze, Carol Moldaw (Santa Fe) Sawnie Morris, Davida Singer (New York), and Jon Davis(Santa Fe). The Fiction writers include Jonis Agee (Nebraska), David Perez, Monique Parker, Natalie Goldberg (Santa Fe), Eddie Lewis (Santa Fe), Melanie Sumner (Georgia), and Summer Wood. The Nonfiction writer James McGrath Morris (Santa Fe) will also read.
www.somostaos.net
Location: Cafe Loka, Camino de la Placita
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The Sacred Art and Architecture of Taos
This summer, as part of “Return to Sacred Places,” the Taos Festival of Art and Architecture will offer visitors a rare and intimate glimpse into the sacred art and architecture that help define this magical region.
Photo Courtesy Lenny Foster
The signature event of the festival is a community collaboration with the church elders of San Francisco de Assisi Church. Through the decades the St. Francis Church in Ranchos de Taos has been the subject of artwork by Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams, and countless others. This structure, also known as the Ranchos Church, is one of the most painted and photographed churches in all the world. In 2009, the church was named among the Top Things to See Before You Die by Yahoo.com.
Since the adobe church was completed in 1815, each year a layer of plaster mixed with straw is applied to its massive-yet-fragile skin to protect it from the elements. Locals and visitors alike are invited to participate in the yearly “re-mudding.” The work will take place between June 7th and June 18th. To get involved call the Church Office at 575-758-2754.
Commemorating this one-of-a-kind structure doesn’t end there. A juried exhibition of paintings and photographs, “A Humble Masterpiece: San Francisco de Assisi Church” will hang in the Encore Gallery of the Taos Community Auditorium at 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, now through June 13th. The artist reception for this free exhibition is Saturday, May 22nd, from 2 to 5 pm. For information call 575-758-2052 or visit www.tcataos.org.
On Saturday May 29th, Taos living treasure, Larry Torres, will host two tours of “Four Taos Valley Adobe Churches and Moradas.” Mr. Torres is the preeminent scholar in his field and this is a rare opportunity. Tours will leave Town Hall at 10 am and 2 pm. $20 per person. For information call 575-751-0647.
| On Friday, June 4th at 8 pm in the Encore Gallery of the Taos Community Auditorium, the Festival continues with “The Glory of Adobe,” an evening of films, lectures, and a multimedia show of artwork inspired by the Ranchos Church, and presentations by the craftsmen who have maintained the church and created religious icons. Admission is $10 for adults. For information call 575-758-2052. |
Photo Courtesy Robert Cafazzo |
Then at the Town of Taos Public Library, next door to Town Hall at 400 Camino de la Placita, on June 5th from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, the library is sponsoring a free lecture, “San Francisco de Asis Church–Ranchos de Taos,” by Taos historian David Maes.
For over two hundred years, the Church has served as the heart and soul of the Ranchos community. Thousands of visitors travel to this sacred place to gaze at the Church’s sloping buttresses and to connect spiritually with our past and future. Come and learn why this is the case—historically, currently, and for the future.
On June 12th, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, also at the Town of Taos Public Library, will be a free lecture and photographic presentation, “Heritage and History: The Camposantos of Taos”, by Harvey Solomon, Taos historian, and Ron Reinikainen, librarian. This presentation is about Taos area camposantos, many of which are in lovely settings close to moradas and oratorias, and include simple rock markers inscribed only with a cross dating back to early Hispanic colonization.
Mark Your Calendars for Taos Summer Festivals, Fiestas and Feast Days!
The 10th Annual Taos Solar Music Festival, held right in the heart of Taos at Kit Carson Park, is shaping up to be the best one ever with some of today’s top performers, including Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jakob Dylan and Robert Mirabal. This wonderful two day music experience is fun for the entire family and an easy walk from Historic downtown Taos. The event runs June 26th through 27th. For information on ticket sales, the final event line up, and lodging please visit www.solarmusicfest.com or call 575.758-9191. Tickets can also be purchased by clicking here.
Also during the month of June will be the Annual Rodeo de Taos held on Saturday, June 27th through Sunday, June 28th. The rodeo features festivities for the whole family including barrel racing, roping, bull riding and much, much more! This year’s event will be held at the Taos Rodeo Grounds. Visitwww.nmrodeo.org for more information.
Photo Courtesy of The New Mexico Department of Tourism
Join the Taos Pueblo for the 25th Annual Taos Pueblo Pow Wow July 9th through 11th. A pow wow is the common fiber which draws Indian people together. It is a time for sharing with old friends and making new friends; a time for singing and dancing. It is a time for trading; trading craft goods and trading songs. Events begin with a grand procession Friday night.www.taospueblopowwow.com or call 575-741-1081.
The Feast Day of Santiago, which takes place July 26th at the Taos Pueblo will offer visitors a glimpse into the lives of the people of the Taos Pueblo, an over 1,000 year old community designated as both a UNESCO Living World Heritage Site and on the list of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is a special Taos Pueblo observation that offers families the time to reconnect with tradition through dances, songs and food. No photography or recording is allowed, as these feast days are important religious ceremonies.www.taospueblo.com
| Fiestas de Taos is a community celebration honoring the two patron saints of Taos, Santa Ana and Santiago. The annual event, popularly referred to as “The Taos Fiestas,” is traditionally a time when the local population is invited to put aside their labor for two days and enjoy the leisure of the holy days. |
Photo Courtesy Paula Valentine |
This year’s ceremonies themed “Returning to Sacred Places” or “Regresando a Lugares Sagrados”, begin at the Taos Plaza on Friday, July 23rd and run until Sunday, July 25th. Attendees can expect a town celebration with great music and performances from some of Taos’ most talented. A historic parade, mariachi and traditional dances will be some of the highlights of the 3-day event. Come to Taos to experience this time honored cultural tradition. Visitwww.fiestasdetaos.com for more information.
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Win a trip to the Town of Taos for five days and four nights to experience sacred places and retreat from the modern day. Taos has collaborated with American Airlines to offer two lucky winners round trip airfare, free shuttle or rental car service from Albuquerque Sunport and accommodations at any one of eight choice Taos lodging properties as well as your choice of Taos experiences and gift certificates to various galleries and shops. To enter the sweepstakes, click here and complete the entry form for automatic entry. Limit one entry per individual. No purchases are necessary to enter. For the entry form, or for more information, please visit www.taossacredplaces.com.
Free Rides on the Taos Express During June 2010
Help us celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Taos Express–providing non-stop weekend shuttle service between Taos and Santa Fe, connecting with the New Mexico Rail Runner stations and the Santa Fe Airport and its American Airlines’ direct flights from Texas and California (ADA compliant; bike racks on shuttles). To show Taos’ appreciation for a banner first year, the Town of Taos is offering free rides during the month of June 2010. Reservations are required and can be made online by clicking here or calling 575-751-4459. |
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