Taos On The Cheap

Feel like a trip to Albuquerque this weekend? We’ve got exclusive discounts on tickets to The Second City comedy show at KiMo Theatre on February 20, and to Jungle Jack Hanna at Popejoy Hall on February 21.
I’m now reporting deals and steals at Albuquerque on the Cheap too, and we’re nabbing some great EXCLUSIVE offers for our readers, including [...]

Fun and games at Taos Ski Valley on February 20 and 21, 2010, as they host the Subaru Master the Mountain event with weekend-long jinks including free ski lessons, ski patrol demonstrations and giveaways. Events run from 11 am to 4 pm both days.
The Bailey’s Irish Cream folk will also be on the hill at [...]

Fancy a free guided mountain hike at this month’s full moon, followed by hot cocoa round the camp fire?
Then head down to Sipapu Ski Resort on Friday January 29 for a free moonlight hiking tour, stories, and campfire. They say the hiking trail is beginner level, up to the middle of the mountain, so be [...]

A free Saturday morning arts program sounds perfect to keep youngsters creatively occupied in the snowy season!
The clay workshops are hosted by the Harwood Museum and led by artists Abby Salsbury and Alex Kurtz, on three consecutive Saturdays – January 16, 23, and 30 – from 10 a.m. till noon. Kids are required to sign [...]

If you want to know what the stars hold in store for 2010, a free astrology talk by Su Maya discusses the influence of the heavens on our year ahead. (As a professional communicator, all I’m begging is “Mercury, please give us a break! Start going FORWARD already.”)
No web link for this event, but word from the celestial [...]

Arrive early for this great free show to welcome the new year – a torchlight parade down the mountain, followed by fireworks, so pretty against the snow. Starts at 6 pm on December 31st at the base of Lift One in Taos Ski Valley, but turn up in good time to get parked and nurse a hot [...]

A free talk for foodies on the evening of Thursday Nov 12 explores Taos Traditional Foods – Chile vs. Chili with a guest panel of restaurateurs: Joseph Wrede (acclaimed head honcho at Joseph’s Table, Lambert’s and the OBL), Ben Sandoval (Tiwa Kitchen), and Adam Medina (Ranchos Plaza Grille).  Moderator is Taos News columnist, UNM Prof, and general expert on [...]

The month-long Taos Big Read book party kicks off this weekend in celebration of New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya’s jewel of a novel: Bless Me, Ultima. At the launch on Saturday Nov 7 at Taos Public Library, you can pick up a free copy of Bless Me, Ultima in either English and Spanish, and enjoy [...]

The opening reception for the ‘Paintings from the Sixties’ exhibition, featuring the work of Charles Strong, a member of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionists, takes place Friday Nov 6 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Taos Community Auditorium’s Encore Gallery. If you miss the Charles Strong reception, the show runs through Dec [...]

Taos Country Club hosts a free Taos Icons fine art exhibit on Friday August 7 showing work by nearly all the 54 prominent Taos artists who are part of the Taos Icon group. We know for sure that you’ll see pieces by the Michael McCormick Gallery’s Miguel Martinez, Malcolm Furlow, Shelbee Mares, and Michael Archuleta, [...]

It’s Taos Plaza Live season, with free music in the historic Taos Plaza from 6:00-8:00pm on Thursday nights, now through September 3, 2009. Performers include The Rifters, Jenny Byrd, John & Viv, Kim & the Caballeros, Bone Orchard, Michael Hearne, Jimmy Stadler, and many more fabulous local favorites.  Scope out the full schedule of talent playing everything [...]

Free artist reception at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, on Sat, May 23, 2009, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
The ‘Far Out’ show features Landscapes Remembering the Summer of Love by artists Peggy Immel, Judith Stroh-Miller and Kemper Coley.
Free reception at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, 119-A Kit Carson Road, Taos.

The free 7th Annual Folk Life Festival at the Millicent Rogers Museum is from noon to 4:00 pm on May 16, 2009, featuring tri-cultural music and dance, artist demonstrations, art activities, and face painting (The face painting is presumably for the kids, but hey, it’s Taos. Whatever takes your fancy.)

Meet author and activist Mark Rudd, who’ll discuss and sign copies of his new memoir Underground: My Life With SDS and the Weathermen on Saturday May 2, from 4:00-6:00 pm, at the Brodsky Bookshop. (Straight afterwards, Rudd speaks at a World Peace Week gathering at the Taos Artist Co-op next door to Brodsky Bookshop.)
A Washington [...]

Get set for spring at Blossoms Organic Garden Center on Sat April 25, where there’s free family fun between 10:00 am - 2:00 pm to celebrate Earth Day. Free food, music by Omar Rain, and a fruit tree raffle. Kids can try rock painting, make a bird feeder, or take part in a plant-life scavenger hunt. At [...]

Meet author Allegra Huston on Saturday April 25 2009, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Moby Dickens book store. Huston’s new memoir Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found explores her family relationships with film director John Huston, British historian John Julius Norwich, and actor Anjelica Huston. (The April issue of Vogue featured [...]

Hear tales of adventure on the Old Spanish Trail at Taos Public Library, now through the end of May 2009. 
All free talks are at 10:15 – 11:15 am on Saturdays.
April 25 – Comanchero Traders, with Jerry A. Padilla
May 2 - Trail Books & the DVD, with Ron Reinikainen
May 9 – Remembering the Memory, with Lloyd Rivera
May 16 – [...]

Open House Reception at The Taos Gallery, 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Friday April 17, 2009.  ‘Melting Pot – An Exhibition of Expression and Letting Go’ features new works from a trio of diverse artists:  ceramic sculptures by Steve Gootgeld, and paintings by Bill Hudson and Kristin Jones. Show continues through April. Free reception at [...]

Santa Fe Opera’s annual Spring Opera Tour presents a free concert at the Taos Community Auditorium, 6:00 – 8:00 pm on April 19, 2009. Performers are soprano Ashley Logan, tenor Jon-Michael Ball, baritone Michael Nyby, and pianist/music director Kirt Pavitt. The  free TCA concert includes an adaptation of The Elixir of Love, plus popular arias [...]

A fun free event this Sun April 5, 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, as Taos Ski Valley celebrates end of ski season with the Bud Light Pond Skimming Championships. Watch brave (bonkers?) skiers and snowboarders zip down the mountain and try to skim across the 80 foot pond without taking an icy dip. There’s points [...]

Meet Carlos Rael, retablos and bultos artist, on Saturday April 4 from noon to 2:00 pm at the Harwood Museum Shop, discussing his work as part of a Shop and Learn Trunk Show. Rael’s work will be on show throughout April 2009.  Free, although nobody can blame you if you shop a little…

Sabroso’s end of ski season Pig Roast party is on Monday April 6, 6:30 – 9:30pm.  I dunno about you, but a $15 cover including buffet, tax, and tip, plus music by the always pumping Jimmy Stadler, sounds like a hog-in-mud deal to me. Sabroso Restaurant and Bar is at 470 State Highway 150, on [...]

April 4, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Free admission for nesty types (it’s spring, who isn’t nesty?) at Taos Home & Garden Expo.  Green Building and Sustainable Living, Interiors/Furnishing, Real Estate, Financing, Construction, Landscaping. If it’s about the home, they say it’s here. At Civic Plaza Drive, Rio Grande & Bataan Halls.

March 28, 2-4 pm at the San Geronimo Lodge, a free reception showing the winning artwork for the 2009 Toast of Taos Wine Festival poster, plus work from other artists who competed in the contest. Artists include Kit Lynch, Ann Cole, Pat Woodall, Lloyd Rivera. The winning poster is a beaut, but you can check [...]

A fun free event for all the family this Sat March 28, 10:30 am. Watch the 5th Annual Pond Skimming Contest at Sipapu, where bold skiers and snowboarders zoom down the slope and try to skim across the 70 foot pond without getting a dunking. Free to turn up and watch even if you’re not [...]