Low-key, French country-style spot for housemade baked goods & light breakfast/brunch/lunch fare.
333 W Cordova Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 988-1809 | Web: www.clafoutis.biz
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Monroe’s Restaurant
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Frontier Restaurant
Down-to-earth counter-serve
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High Noon Restaurant
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425 San Felipe St NW, Albuquerque, NM Cafe Pasqual’s
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Taking place during migrations each December, the annual Festival of the Cranes offers something for everyone: from backyard birders to bird experts, from amateur photographers to pros. The Festival highlights the world-renowned Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most spectacular national wildlife refuges in North America. Activities include refuge tours; bird, biology, geology and art workshops; keynote speakers; and much more. Learn more about this event and join us at friendsofbosquedelapache.org.
Dec 13-15
Taos Chamber Music Group – Holiday Season Festival
For over 30 years the Taos Chamber Music Group has presented concert series that have earned it a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming. A highlight of the season is the Holiday Season Festival which features a virtuoso piano recital and a program of chamber music favorites. Performances take place at the Harwood Museum of Art, where TCMG is the Resident Chamber Music Group, in the Arthur Bell Auditorium, an acoustically rich and appealing gem of a hall. This annual event has become a treasured part of the magical holiday season in Taos. For more information visit taoschambermusicgroup.org
Jan 10-11 2025
Toughest Monster Trucks
We’ll be bringing in 80 dump truck loads of dirt to build lots of big dirt jumps that include old-school crush cars and racing that involves lots of turns which is often just as exciting as the freestyle.. You can’t make an event this exciting without the dirt. In addition to the monster trucks, the internationally popular Freestyle Motocross team will also be featured. To celebrate the return of monster trucks to Rio Rancho Events Center, ALL adult tickets will be $5 OFF and ALL tickets purchased will come with a FREE pit pass. Learn more details about this event at newmexico.org.
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Jan 30 - Feb 1 2025
Taos Winter Wine Festival
A multi-day celebration of food and wine. Every year in Taos visitors and locals alike savor the ability to combine world class skiing with fine wines and great cuisine. The event includes seminars, wine tastings, wine dinners hosted by vintners paired with Taos chefs. At a Reserve Tasting a dozen of Taos’ best restaurants serve signature appetizers alongside tastes of reserve wines from the owners of the 40 participating wineries. Learn more details about this event at taoswinterwinefest.com.
Feb 21-22 2025
Gathering of Quilts
See beautiful new work by local quilters as well as historic quilts at the annual Gathering of Quilts. Upwards of a hundred quilts are on view every year. Vendors and quilts are available during the two-day event (Friday and Saturday only!) from 9am until 4pm. Anyone is welcome to enter a quilt for exhibit, from antique to newly-made. Learn more about this event and join us this year at newmexico.org.
Feb 21-22 2025
2025 Ben Myers Ridge-A-Thon
Each year Ridge-A-Thon participants and donors help encourage donations for the Emergency Medicine Fund at Taos Community Foundation. The Fund provides grants in the area of health and basic needs in Taos and western Colfax Counties. Ridge-A-Thon is a breathtaking snow sport event at Taos Ski Valley. In 2025, for the 29th annual event, participants will lap the hike-to terrain over two days, February 21st and 22nd (Extreme Ridge Challenge). Participants can also choose to do a single hike (Ridge Raiser) during the event. Learn more about this event at charity.pledgeit.org.
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Mar 1 2025
Sierra County Rock & Gem Show
Sponsored by the Sierra County Rock & Gem Society, the third annual Truth or Consequences Rock & Gem Show will feature select vendors offering rocks and minerals, geode cracking, fossils, beads, and jewelry. There will be collecting field trips, presentations, and demos. Come pan for gold and Montana sapphires! Spin our Wheel of Fortune! Family friendly. Free admission, free parking, door prizes. Learn more about this event and join us this year at newmexico.org.
Mar 20-22 2025
Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival 2025
From March 20-22, the Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival, with support from the Albuquerque Arts & Culture Department, will gather over 75 of the nation’s top spoken word artists and poets in Albuquerque for a 3-day festival readings, poetry slams, workshops, themed readings elevating marginalized voices, specialty events and a book market. All events are free to attend (with the exception of the finals stage) and anyone is welcome to participate, share their own work and learn alongside these national talents. Learn more about this event at newmexico.org.
Apr 19 2025
9th Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Get ready, Albuquerque! Food Truck Festivals of America is back for the 9th Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival! Prepare to indulge in the flavors of the Southwest as some of the area’s top food trucks serve up their fan-favorite dishes. Quench your thirst with a wide selection of craft brews from regional and national breweries, along with other beverages to suit every taste. But that’s not all! FTFA is bringing the ultimate food truck experience to Albuquerque, complete with live music to keep the party going, an arts market to explore, and games. Learn more about this event and join us this year at eventbrite.com.
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Apr 24-26 2025
Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
More than 3,000 indigenous, Native American, and Indian dancers and singers representing more than 500 tribes from Canada and the United States come to participate annually. All are welcome to this family-friendly event to come see colorful Native American Pow Wow dancing, to hear the songs, and become enlightened with emotional happiness. Browse aisles of shopping through the Indian Trader’s Market, enjoy the best of native foods, a horse & rider parade, and some of the best in Native American music performances and entertainment on Stage 49. Learn more at gatheringofnations.com.
May 2 2025
4th Annual New Mexico Freedom Festival
Hosted by a BIPOC family that has been writing history in New Mexico for the last 6 years. You can expect a weekend full of outdoor activities, nature walks, vendors, food, community & family games like: Melenial Loteria, Black and Latino Card revoked, Dominoes, Horseshoe and Cornhole. A full line-up of live bands, Dj’s and Performers of various genres. We’re filling the weekend with , giveaways, contests, Educational Speakers and much more! Learn more about this event and join us this year at eventbrite.com.
May TBD 2025
CloudTop Comedy Festival
CloudTop Comedy Festival is a nonprofit focused on enriching Santa Fe’s arts and culture offerings for residents and tourists alike, along with the city’s nightlife. CloudTop offers several programs to make the festival available for all Santa Feans to enjoy. These include free comedy shows each day of the festival along with opportunities to earn festival passes in exchange for volunteering. Wristbands and single tickets are on sale now! Learn more about this event soon at cloudtopcomedy.com.
Jun 13-14 2025
CavernFest
MainStreet CavernFest is an all-day, family-friendly event with activities such as volleyball, cornhole, basketball, trackless train rides, sidewalk chalk art, sidewalk sales, bounces houses, a dunking booth and so much more. The best part? Music will be heard on Friday evening and all-day Saturday, featured on one large stage that will be set up in our downtown area. There will be vendor booths and downtown stores with all kinds of merchandise to sell. A variety of food can be enjoyed on Food Truck Avenue along with a Beer Garden! Learn more about this event and join us at newmexico.org.
Jul 4-6 2025
Roswell UFO Festival
In early July 1947, a mysterious object crashed on a ranch 30 miles north of Roswell. The Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) issued a statement claiming to have recovered a crashed “flying disk,” and an article ran on the front page of the Roswell Daily Record. MainStreet Roswell, Roswell Parks and Recreation, Roswell Museum and Art Center, the Roswell Runners Club, and Roswell Lodgers Tax invite UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike to join in the celebration of this “debate,” of the Roswell Incident at the UFO Festival. Taking place each 4th of July weekend, events include guest speakers, authors, live entertainment, a costume contest, a pet costume contest, parade, car show and contest. Learn more about this event at ufofestival.com.
Jul 14-20 2025
Silver City CLAY Festival
Taking place every summer in Silver City, New Mexico since 2012, the Silver City CLAY Festival gathers together artists, educators, entrepreneurs, families, youth, adventurers, and life-long learners to explore clay in its many forms as well as its impact on our history, present, and future. CLAY features hands-on workshops, exhibitions, tours, lectures, Gallery
3 lbs beef ribs, cut
Salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 cups beef broth
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
8 ounces mushrooms, quartered
1 cup pearl onions, peeled
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Salt and black pepper to taste Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
1 cup red wine (preferably Burgundy)
• Season beef ribs with salt and pepper. Sear in an oven-safe pot.
• Remove ribs and sauté garlic, onion, carrots, and celery in the same pot.
• Return the ribs, add red wine, beef broth, thyme, and bay leaves. Simmer, cover, and transfer to the oven at 325°F (163°C) for 2-2.5 hours.
• In a skillet, sauté mushrooms and pearl onions in butter until golden. Remove from skillet.
• Make a roux with flour in the skillet and cook until golden.
• Strain the cooking liquid from the pot, return beef, and add the sautéed mushrooms and onions. Thicken the sauce with the roux.
• Return to the oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley.
• Enjoy with mashed potatoes or crusty bread.
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Recipes: Entrée & Dessert
For the Macaron Shells:
1 cup almond flour
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
3 large egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Gel food coloring (your choice)
For the Filling:
1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Fruit jam or chocolate ganache for filling
• Sift almond flour and powdered sugar.
• Whip egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Fold in dry ingredients and add food coloring.
• Pipe small rounds onto baking sheets and let rest for 20-30 minutes.
• Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 15-18 minutes, then cool.
• Prepare the filling by mixing butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
• Assemble macarons by piping filling and adding jam or ganache.
• Optional: decorate with sprinkles.
• Chill for 24 hours in the fridge to enhance flavor.
• Serve and enjoy your cute French Macarons!
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Night, CLAYFest Market, youth activities, and more. The festival intends to foster an entrepreneurial spirit that engages local businesses, artists, and the global community in a unified enthusiasm for clay leading to rural economic sustainability. Learn more at clayfestival.com.
Jul 25-27 2025
Las Fiestas de Taos
As they have for centuries, the people of Taos celebrate the Feast of St. Anne and St. James. The annual event, popularly referred to as “The Taos Fiestas,” allows the local population to put aside their labor for two days and bask in the leisure of the holy days. Today the Fiestas encompass a roster of activities. Musical and dance performances are scheduled on the Plaza every hour. A commemorative Mass and procession from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church officially opens the event on Friday evening. Plenty of food, drink and curios are available at vendor booths ringing the Plaza’s streets. Learn more at taos.org.
Aug 21-24 2025
Great American Duck Race
The annual Great American Duck Race in Deming offers tons of family fun. Every August this event features fast duck race competitions, Duck Dances, a softball tournament, a carnival, hot air balloons, barbecues, parades, craft vendors and nonstop entertainment. Most Duck Race activities take place at or near McKinley Duck Downs (the Luna County Courthouse Park) unless otherwise noted. Learn more about this event and join us this year at demingduckrace.com.
Aug 30 - Sep 7 2025
313th Fiesta de Santa Fé
The cry of “Viva la Fiesta” has been reverberating through the streets of Old Santa Fe every autumn for 302 years. The sound generates a curious blend of thanksgiving, revelry and pride in the hearts of Santa Feans who celebrate Fiesta annually, typically each September, to commemorate Don Diego De Vargas’ peaceful reoccupation of the City of Holy Faith in 1692.
LGBT+ PROGRAMS
PrLGBT+ Programs provides advocacy, resources, education, and programming to the college community. We welcome all students to utilize our facility, which includes a computer lab, LGBT+ themed library, and lounge. NMSU.EDU/LGBT
TRANSGENDER RESOURCE CENTER OF NEW MEXICO
We support transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming communities through direct services, education, and advocacy.
TGRCNM.ORG | (505) 200-9086
EQUALITY NEW MEXICO
We Are Rebuilding A Movement! We Will Work Toward LGBTQ Liberation Until Queer And Trans New Mexicans Are Represented Everywhere Decisions Are Being Made. EQNM.ORG | 505-224-2766
ALBUQUERQUE PRIDE
Albuquerque Pride has worked at presenting a positive image of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) community. Albuquerque Pride provides a safe space to network, come out and explore what the New Mexico LGBTIQ community is all about. WWW.ABQPRIDE.COM | (505) 873-8084
NMOBA NEW MEXICO OUT BUSINESS ALLIANCE
The New Mexico Out Business Alliance (NMOBA) is the premier advocate of the New Mexico Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender and Questioning business communities. WWW.NMOBA.ORG
SAGE ALBUQUERQUE
Our mission is to provide support for older LGBT people in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area through advocacy, social programs, education, support groups, and resource distribution. We counter isolation, fear, and loneliness by creating a caring community of LGBT elders who will look out for each other and share some laughs. EQNM.ORG/SAGEABQ | 855-542-8766
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Many Santa Fe locals recognize the Burning of Zozobra, a 50 ft. puppet symbolizing Old Man Gloom, as the start of the festivities. Learn more about this event at santafefiesta.org.
Sep 3 2025
Chama Valley Art Festival
Come visit Chama. Labor Day weekend means art in chama, New Mexico. Come to the Chama Valley Art Festival. Artists and shops welcome you. Enjoy great art and cool weather in the mountains. Saturday September third and Sunday September fourth ten a.m. to five p.m. both days. A free family event. More information and schedule of events available online. The Chama Valley Art Festival Labor Day weekend. Learn more about this event and join us this year at newmexico.org.
Sep 4-14 2025
New Mexico State Fair
Held each September, the New Mexico State Fair remains one of the largest fairs in the nation, with PRCA rodeo and nationally known countrywestern recording stars, and the Indian and Spanish villages - all the makings for a fantastic family experience! The New Mexico State Fair offers livestock exhibits and competitions of all kinds to local farmers, ranchers, and 4H club members, while school children from all over the state look forward to seeing their artwork displayed in one of the exhibit halls. Stop by the midway and checkout the excitement of rides and games of skill. The snacks are plentiful, and the exhibit halls are packed with the finest arts, crafts and livestock that New Mexico has to offer. Learn more at statefair.exponm.com.
Oct 15-19 2025
Santa Fe International Film Festival
Each October, the Santa Fe International Film Festival(SFiFF) presents one of the top film competitions in the United States, with the year’s most sought-after films and momentous filmmaker events. SFiFF hosts receptions, industry events, filmmaker Q&As, parties, and panels,
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including the industry, finance, and distribution panels, as well as SFiFF Student Day. At the festival, viewers will enjoy touring Santa Fe’s arthouse movie theaters, like George R. R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema, the Violet Crown, the Center for Contemporary Arts, and the historic Lensic. Learn more at newmexico.org.
Oct TBD 2025
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
For more than three decades, guests from all over the world come to Albuquerque each October to celebrate ballooning at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta™. This is the largest ballooning event on earth, the most photographed event on earth, and the largest annual international event held in the United States.The New Mexico skies are painted as hundreds of balloons lift off from Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park. Nothing rivals the power of Mass Ascension on crisp early mornings as these graceful giants leave the ground to take their place in the cerulean desert sky. Learn more at newmexico.org.
Nov 1-2 2025
2025 - Día De Los Muertos in Las Cruces: Arte, Música y Cultura
“Día De Los Muertos in Las Cruces: Arte, Música y Cultura” is a vibrant, free community event presented by Powerhouse Diva, taking place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 7-11 PM in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This celebration brings together the rich traditions of Día de los Muertos with a contemporary twist, featuring a juried art exhibit, live musical performances, community altars, a silent auction, and a local vendors marketplace. Families can enjoy a dedicated children’s crafts and play area, while adults can relax in the beer garden. Learn more about this event at eventbrite.com.
