Zimmerman tells of ‘Untold Stories’ Harmony of opposites at Bareiss
This rare 4 bedroom 3 bath spacious condo with a balcony is located in the heart of Taos and in the highly sought after Puertas Pintadas subdivision. Walking distance to grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants, and Taos Farmers Market. The Taos Plaza and its surrounding galleries, shops, and restaurants are just minutes away. This condominium is located within a wonderful community of friendly neighbors with a supportive and helpful HOA. This is the best of casual elegance in a mountain getaway! Southwestern touches throughout with high ceilings, magnificent viga beams, kiva fireplaces and custom lighting features. The oversized master has a full en suite and walk-in closet. Three bedrooms are located upstairs all with large closets. Downstairs bedroom is perfect for guests with their own bathroom. Backyard is newly hardscaped with a perfect sitting area and zen garden for morning coffee or afternoon grilling. In addition there is full radiant heating for the Saltillo tiles on both floors. Stainless appliances, full size refrigerator and top-notch storage plus a brand new California Closet pantry for complete organization. Plus extra closets, closets, closets, galore! In the garage, you will find custom storage features for all your recreational gear. The laundry room has a brand new stackable full size washer/dryer for your laundry needs. Associate Broker All appliances including new garage freezer to convey. Perfect for a year-round home or a wonderful vacation retreat in the mountains. Owner to pay six months of HOA dues and convey furniture with acceptable offer. (List available upon request.) MLS #112375 Priced to sell below market value at $649,000.
2024 TAOS JAZZ FEST
Ryan Trujillo
ART BEAT
Taos Folk returns! Beloved winter popup artisan market featuring over 60 creators will be open every day 11 a.m.–5 p.m. starting Monday, Nov. 18. Stables Gallery, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 503-734-4832.
Wildflower Playhouse gallery presents Heather Lynn Sparrow’s “Dear World Goodbye, Act III, ‘The Enchilada Western (A Museum of Fetishized Identities).” 1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. For more information, visit wildflowerplayhouse.org/gallery.
Bareiss Gallery presents Maury Calvert’s “Entanglements”: notan and the harmony of opposites. Bareiss Gallery, 15 NM 150, El Prado. For more information, call 575-776-2284.
Alhambra – Soul Inspired Living presents “Myth and Material: Found-Object Assemblage” by ward winning assemblage artist Lynda Jasper-Vogel. Through Nov. 30 with artist’s reception Friday, Nov. 15 from 4–7 p.m. Alhambra – Soul Inspired Living, 132 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Free. 575-223-0540.
Millicent Rogers Museum presents “Channeling Luchita: A Community Response to the Life and Work of Luchita Hurtado.” Through Feb. 2, with opening reception Friday, Nov. 15 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-2462 x 208.
Taos Journal of Poetry presents issue 14, “Love & War,” now online. To read the current issue, visit taosjournalofpoetry.com.
Sanctuary Artistry Gallery a new gallery in Taos’ arts district, is holding their inaugural exhibition featuring works by Patricia Keeler, Chad Schnur and Jay Shaffer. Sanctuary Artistry Gallery, 219 Kit Carson Road, Taos. For more information, call 303-304-0730.
OmniHum Gallery presents “Visions Across Borders,” highlighting Chicano, Mexica and Mestizo artists in the Taos art community. Opening reception Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. OmniHum Gallery, 246 Ledoux St, Taos. For more information, call 575-224-3258.
TCA Exhibits presents “Ancestral FuturesThe Weavers and their Teachers.” Through Dec. 1. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 575-7582052.
The Valley presents “Northwoods Incantation,” Robert Martin’s meditation on the spirituality, thick humidity, queerness and dripping sentimentality of an upper-Midwest upbringing. The Valley, 203 Ledoux St, Taos. For more information, call 575-459-1159.
The Valley presents “Made of This Place,” Sofia Heyman’s dreamlike solo exhibition reflecting on personal stories deeply interwoven with the land. The Valley, 203 Ledoux St, Taos. For more information, call 575-459-1159.
The Wright Contemporary presents “Collage: Two Perspectives” with Anne Farrell and Meghan Wilbar. Through Nov. 22. The Wright Contemporary, 627 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. For more information, call 575-224-0530.
The Wright Office presents Elen Feinburg’s oceanscapes. Through Nov. 22. The Wright Contemporary, 627 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. For more information, call 575-224-0530.
Couse-Sharp Historic Site presents “Vecinos y Amigos: Bert Geer Phillips and His Neighbors” an exhibit of the Taos Society of Artists painter. Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Lunder Research Center, 146 Kit Carson Road, Taos. For more information, call 575-751-0369.
Taos Ceramics Center presents their Celebration of Clay. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual member show, celebrating their 50th anniversary, through Nov. 16. Taos Ceramics Center, 114 Este Es Road, Taos. For more information, 575-758-2580.
Taos Artist Collective presents a small works show featuring collected members through April. Taos Artist Collective, 106A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 575-7517122.
Atelier 111 presents “Exhibition V1.111,” original and digital artwork, traditional prints and soundscape design that stimulates introspection on a sensorial level. Atelier 111, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 575-999-5995.
Harwood Museum of Art presents “Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero.” The santero’s tumultuous past, cultural heritage and deep spiritual and political convictions. Through June 1, 2025. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-9826.
Fechin Studio at Taos Art Museum presents “The Story of Us,” Richard Alan Nichols’ 30-year retrospective and compiled book. Through Dec. 29. Fechin Studio at Taos Art Museum, 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-2690.
MoMo Gallery presents “In the Time of Spirits,” a global photography exhibition curated by the esteemed Bill Shapiro, former editor-inchief of LIFE magazine. MoMo Taos, 133 Bent St, Taos. For more information, call 505-690-7871.
Questa Public Library presents “Our Historical Images,” WPA photos from 1939-43 by John Collier Jr. and Russell Lee. Questa Public Library, 6½ Municipal Park Road, Questa. For more information, call 575-586-2023.
Taos’ Paint People by Tom Te Zins has popped up again through November at the Social Club, 112 Dona Luz Street, Taos. For more information, call 575-737-3500.
Harwood Museum of Art presents “Luchita Hurtado: Earth & Sky Interjected,”
exploring the artist’s life-changing time in New Mexico. Through February 23. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-9826.
Untitled Fine Art presents “Eternal,” Kimberly Webber’s modern magical realist archetypes. Untitled Fine Art, 133 Kit Carson Rd, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-3969.
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House presents “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories,” photographs by Zoe Zimmerman of the Fechin family’s ephemera, a treasure trove of untouched items. Taos Art Museum at Fechin House, 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call 575-758-2690.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Taos Artist Collective will now be interviewing new members in jewelry and fine art at Taos Artist Collective, 106A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, call Lois at 575-7709950.
Craft and Critique Writing Group invites you to a monthly Zoom meeting for craft lectures and in-depth feedback from peers and instructors, taught by Jan Smith, MFA, executive director of SOMOS. For more information and to register, visit FMI somostaos.org/workshops-classes.
Fine Art Atelier & Gallery welcomes commissions. Allow the artist to transpose a favorite photo you’ve taken into a lovely painting! Fine Art Atelier & Gallery, 108 Kit Carson Road, Taos. For more information, contact patiencefineart@gmail.com or visit patiencefineartstudio.com.
Taos Artist Organization, a nonprofit supporting Taos artists, meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. For more information, see taosartistorg.org. For meeting location, email taosartistorganization@gmail. com.
Charles Collins Gallery seeks artists to work in the gallery in exchange for display space and commission. For more information, call 575-7582309.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Harwood Museum of Art seeks passionate community members to join its volunteer corps. There are opportunities to support administrative functions of the museum, fundraising, public programs, education, collections and serve as Harwood Guides leading public tours. Learn more at harwoodmuseum. org/support/volunteer.
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Heather Lynn Sparrow at Wildflower Playhouse.
Taos Winter Market at Anglada
STAFF REPORT
Picture it: The farmer’s market moves indoors for the winter, with artisans, music, storytelling, poets, pet adoptions, energy practitioners, face painting, puppets, and more.
Starting Nov. 16 and running through April 26, the beloved, weekly market will be supplanted by the Taos Winter Market every Saturday from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Anglada Building, with most of the farm stands becoming artisan stands.
Diane Dau has rented the Anglada Building from Taos Cow “at a great price, because they believe in creating a venue for the community to gather,” she told Tempo.
The space was remodeled in 2021 and is light filled, open and welcoming. They will have a space in front of the stage for dancing.
Several vendors and artisans are already in place for the market’s debut.
There is also plenty of parking so head on over and check it out!
For more information, contact Diane Dau at dianedau@msn.com
MoMA stamps ‘Beer Can Brick’
STAFF REPORT
EARTHSHIP BIOTECTURE has announced the recent inclusion of the “Beer Can Brick” in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. This recognition showcases the regenerative community’s commitment to innovative building practices and sustainable architecture.
The “Beer Can Brick” has a storied history dating back to 1971, when Earthship Biotecture Founder Mike Reynolds built his first beer-can house, turning
waste materials into valuable resources. This groundbreaking concept not only challenged traditional building methods but also promoted a circular economy, revealing the potential of recycling in architecture.
In conjunction with this addition, MoMA’s latest book dives into the world of Earthships — self-sustaining buildings designed to harmonize with their environment. This publication offers insights into their material technology, ecological impact, upcycling and the growing movement towards sustainable living.
“We are excited to see the ‘Beer Can Brick’ gain recognition at such a prestigious institution,” Reynolds said. “This acknowledgment not only validates our mission but also encourages broader conversations about sustainability in architecture.”
The inclusion of the “Beer Can Brick” and the feature on Earthships in MoMA’s publication highlight the critical intersection of art, design and ecological responsibility. They serve as inspiring examples of how creativity meets environmental accountability.
Earthship Biotecture, 2 Earthship Way, Tres Piedras.
For more information about the MoMa exhibition, call Christin Carroll at 704-964-8131.
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“Beer Can Brick” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
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Matt Thomas at MoMo Sante Fe
STAFF REPORT
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO SEE The Paseo Project’s co-founder Matt Thomas’ show (comes down Wednesday, Nov. 20), “Geobiology; studies of how life and place interact and co-evolve,” at MoMo Santa Fe. This series of wallhanging constructions are a meditation on process, materials and identity. The work is a look at queering the perceptions of “women’s work” with alternative perspectives of gendered labor, craft and production. The work is hand crafted with my small Kenmore sewing machine, bobbins of thread, a radial sander, acrylic paint, and finished with a construction-grade linseed and tung hardening oils. The work is gently worn, the patterns aren’t perfect, the stitching is coming apart. The work expresses a tension between safety and risk, protection and woundedness.
Arousing a sense of vulnerability — of one’s skin, of wounding, of bandaging — the work speaks to questions of nurturing: how we craft it, instruct it or protect it. Through the manipulation of materials, the work becomes a second skin, seen as maps or geographies of one’s own inner landscape, roadmaps of broken systems and fragmented patterns. They present different ways one may have traversed life, navigated growth and began a process of healing.
“GEOBIOLOGY;
STUDIES OF HOW LIFE AND PLACE INTERACT AND CO-EVOLVE”
Matt Thomas’ questions of nurturing
Through Wednesday, Nov. 20
Momo Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe. For more information, call 505-692-4157.
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Featuring Sandnes Garn
What a river can teach us: A new work of riparian activism
Fountain
Creek:
Big Lessons from a Little River
by Jim O’Donnell Torrey House Press (2024, 365 pp.)
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IF THERE’S A SPECIFIC WORD that describes a special place in nature harmed or violated by human beings, I haven’t found it. ‘Desecration’ comes close but doesn’t quite fit. If there isn’t such a word, there ought to be, for it is an all-too-common occurrence.”
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By Amy Boaz
Fountain Creek, according to activist Jim O’Donnell, is such a special place.
The creek — also called a canal, tributary or river — begins in Woodland Park, Colorado, and undulates to its confluence with the Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colorado, about 75 miles later. It runs through Indigenous communities as well as the “sponge city” of Colorado Springs and under the shadow of formidable Pike’s Peak. It once supported thriving beaver colonies, and still entices heron, osprey and plenty of other birds. Along its banks live legions of unhoused people, as well. Over recent centuries Fountain Creek has been flooded, dammed, dumped into, drained, polluted, abused, farmed, and tapped out. And still, it invites dreams of restoration.
The author, a photographer, activist and author (“Notes for the Aurora Society” with James Tannatt O’Donnell), was raised in Pueblo and now lives in Taos with his family. Fountain Creek formed the natural mythology of his growing up. He aims in this earnest reflection and history to act as a witness to the beauty and agony of a waterway under siege. He writes: “It seems to me that every river-borne author speaks of the power of rivers to salve broken spirits and soothe troubled minds.”
O’Donnell is thorough in his portrait of the river. First, he explores origins, both the history of major floods over the last two centuries, as well as archaeo-
logical excavations that have unearthed mammoth bones. The French name for the creek, La Fontaine qui Bouille (“the fountain that boils”), likely derives from Indigenous names (Cheyenne, Kiowa,
Arapahoe, Comanche, Apache, Ute).
The site of the creek’s confluence with the Arkansas River “marks some of the earliest Euro-American settlements in Colorado,” O’Donnell writes. Yet the
river receives barely a mention by the American soldier and scout Zebulon Pike at his encounter in 1806.
The creek has unwittingly been the center of citizens’ fights over water rights, especially among the thirsty, sprawling Colorado Springs community. Landowners restrict people from trespassing along the river — indeed, they’ll shoo you away with a rifle, as the author experienced himself. There is no “right-to-roam” a riverbed in Colorado, he writes, unlike Northern European’s “everyman’s right” to access public and privately owned lands.
Who owns a river? O’Donnell wonders. Or rather, what is a river? “That human choices alter landscapes is nothing new,” notes the author. “But there is a difference between nudging the system slightly and reengineering it wholesale.”
Despite vast human manipulation (what he terms the Anthropocene landscape), including being besieged by homeless encampments, the river produced rainbow trout not long ago and was a “stronghold” for the declining flathead chub. O’Donnell emphasizes the river’s role in facilitating wildlife migration. He is keen on reintroducing beavers to recalibrate riparian health: “Beavers are so integral,” he argues, “that without beavers, it is impossible for a river to function as it should.”
As the author speaks with hydrologists, activists, politicians, lawyers, specialists and the unhoused, he wonders what the answer is to restoring the waterway. “Allow the Fountain to be what it is,” explains one hydrologist. “Get out of the way. Work within the creek’s boundaries, otherwise we will just keep fighting the inevitable.”
Author Jim O’Donnell will read from his new work, “Fountain Creek,” on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at SOMOS Bookshop & Salon, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free admission. For more information, visit somostaos.org.
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Author O’Donnell aims in this earnest reflection and history to act as a witness to the beauty and agony of a waterway under siege.
Objet trouvé, French for “found object art,” is an art style that repurposes everyday items, discarded objects and natural materials to create innovative and one-of-akind pieces of art. It was early in the 20th century when Marcel Duchamp exhibited a urinal as an art piece titled “Fountain” that set the stage for this unequaled genre of art. Pablo Picasso,
Man Ray and Kurt Schwitters also helped to pioneer this unique movement of transforming ordinary items into objects with aesthetic and conceptual value. It is perhaps objet trouvé that showcases the creative impulses and ability of the artist and helps the nonartist appreciate the ability to see art in otherwise prosaic items like, in Duchamp’s case, a urinal.
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Soul Inspired Living, is characterized by the artist’s creative eye and ability to take everyday items and transform them into art that moves the soul. A regularly featured artist at Alhambra for two years, Jasper-Vogel’s assemblages are intricate, storytelling sculptures. Drawing on her experience in fine arts and production theater, Jasper-Vogel’s work is imbued with mythological and cultural resonance, informed by diverse aesthetic traditions such as Renaissance altarpieces, folk art, Day of the Dead imagery, and steampunk design.
According to Alhambra owner, Tess Stark Jessop, “Each element within Lynda’s works is hand-selected, honed and placed with meticulous care, invit-
ing viewers to immerse themselves in textures, forms, and hidden details that evoke both past and present mythologies.”
A multi-talented artist from Monterey, California, Jasper-Vogel began her art journey with a fine arts degree from San Francisco State University. Her career includes disciplines from leatherwork and silversmithing to prop-making for the Santa Fe Opera. She has received awards at the Taos Fall Arts exhibition and a Best of Show honor at Arte de Descartes, the annual juried art show hosted by Melissa Larson of Wholly Rags that features artwork made from 90 percent recycled, upcycled and found items.
“MYTH
AND MATERIAL: FOUND-OBJECT ASSEMBLAGE”
Through Nov. 30 with artist’s reception Friday, Nov. 15 from 4–7 p.m.
Lynda Jasper-Vogel’s enchanting and whimsical objet trouvé art.
Alhambra – Soul Inspired Living, 132 Kit Carson Road. For more information visit alhambrasoul.com.
Taos News’ Nightstand
TAOS NEWS STAFF, COMPILED BY EMERY
VEILLEUX
THE AGE OF INFORMATION, THE AGE OF AI, THE AGE OF EXCESS — CALL OUR ERA what you like, one thing’s for sure:
We’re all in the midst, well, a lot.
New TV programs, albums, podcasts, books promulgated by algorithms, new apps promising 10-minute play by plays of a book’s bullet points. It’s all a little nauseating if you stop to watch how fast it all flies by.
All this speed is supposed to free us up for more of life’s pleasures, but ironically it only seems to bog us down.
So as the weather cools and the days darken, we want you to shirk the temptation to take in more-more-more at the speed of light. Take it slow. Curl up. Hold a physical, full-size book, and read it page by tangible page. Sip the pleasure of an honest-to-God book. Spill some tea on the pages.
In our age of so much — well, just so much — it’s refreshing to get a solid, vetted recommendation from a trusted friend or source. We’ve compiled for you a sample serving of what your neighbors at the Taos News staff are enjoying at the moment. To slowness!
“The Murder on the Links” by Agatha Christie
Recommended by: Laura Martin Baseman, special initiatives coordinator
Genre/premise: “One of Christie’s early Hercule Poirot mysteries in which her Belgian detective goes to France after receiving a letter for help. When we arrives, he finds the man who wrote him is already dead! A great whodunnit from a master who gives you all the same clues as her characters, so you can see if you’re as smart as Poirot!
“I’m a big knitter so I usually listen to the books. There’s a great version read by Hugh Fraser who played Captain Hastings in the “Poirot” TV series on the BBC.”
Review: “I would recommend this to anyone who would like to find a fun outlet for an overactive mind! It’s great to distract one’s self from the state of the world with a good mystery that is written with a lot of humor about the human condition. And this particular novel has little to do with golf if you are not a fan of the sport!”
Recommended by: Sara Kollig, graphic designer
Genre/premise: “Sci-fi/speculative fiction – An alien biodome appears in Lagos, Nigeria. It spreads a network of nearly invisible mysterious organisms all over the planet, which some people have the ability to tap into and can read the minds of others through it. This dome opens once a year and heals anyone within a certain range of it. A Nigerian government agent with the empathic ability is called upon to find an anarchist village which has mysteriously vanished along with its enigmatic leader.”
Review: “It’s exciting, feels relevant to today’s political climate, and makes you question- what does it mean to be ‘alien’?”
“The Hard Crowd: Essays 20002020” by Rachel Kushner
Recommended by: Geoffrey Plant, reporter Genre/premise: “This collection of essays by Rachel Kushner is by turns exciting and funny and always interesting and frankly above the legal limit for cool. These essays from 2000–2020 offer insight into where the contents of her novels like ‘The Mars Room’ and ‘The Flamethrowers’ comes from. There’s essays about experimental film, Jeff Koons, her San Francisco young adulthood, running the Cabo 1000 motorcycle race, bartending with Keith Richards and more.
Review: “I award this book 3 out of five fat house cats, with five being the highest fat house cat score possible,” and recommends it to “the more academic-leaning Rachel Kushner fans.”
“Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History” by
R. F. Kuang
Recommended by: Olivia Lewis, reporter
Genre/premise: “’Babel’ is a historical fantasy novel that explores the relationship between language, knowledge and power, particularly during the British Empire. The story takes place in 1828 through the eyes of Robin Swift, an orphaned Chinese boy who is brought to London to enroll at Babylon, a magical institute where students use the power of translation to enchant silver bars that power London’s infrastructure. As Robin’s studies progress, he finds himself caught between Babylon’s idealistic pursuit of knowledge and a secret society’s darker truth: that helping Babel means betraying his motherland.”
Review: “I’m nearing the book’s end and I love it. As someone interested in linguistics and fantasy, this book is a treasure trove for both. I also think it raises some thought-provoking questions about not only the nature of social change, but also whether true word-for-word translation is achievable. I think R.F. Kuang puts that best in the following quote: ‘There was no innate, perfectly comprehensible language. There was no candidate — not English, not French — that could bully and absorb enough to become one. Language was just difference. A thousand different ways of seeing, of moving through the world. No, a thousand worlds within one. And translation, a necessary endeavor however futile, to move between them.’
Review: “I’d recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in language, fantasy, and the ongoing historical debate: Is change best accomplished by working within a powerful institution or through revolution?”
“Rosewater” by Tade Thompson
Your Health and Sleep
Los Alamos Medical Center’s New Sleep Lab
by Ellen Miller-Goins
With its hospital, clinic and 47bed acute care facility, Los Alamos Medical Center is a vital healthcare provider for residents throughout Northern New Mexico. In addition to providing emergency care, surgical care, inpatient and outpatient services for over 70 years, the facility proudly offers care provided by Michael Lucia, MD, FCCP, Medical Director of Pulmonology and the Sleep Clinic at Los Alamos Medical Center.
Dr. Lucia specializes in adult pulmonary medicine (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, lung cancer, long COVID); occupational and environmental lung diseases caused by inhaling chemical irritants, allergens or toxins; sports medicine cardiopulmonary assessments; and adult sleep medicine and sleep studies.
A Santa Fe resident, Dr. Lucia received his medical degree from University of Alabama School of Medicine and has been
in practice for 32 years. He said he was attracted to Los Alamos in no small part because of Los Alamos Medical Center’s CEO Tracie Stratton. “I’d heard lots of good things so I decided I’ll go talk to her and see if she’s interested in starting a program. I started on Sept. 1 last year so I just had my one year anniversary.”
According to Dr. Lucia, the center focuses on pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine, with “a pulmonary [lung] function lab” and a sleep center for in-
Sleep Lab ribbon cutting: (front, l-r) Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce incoming Director Sandy Jones, LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton, Dr. Michael Lucia and retired Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann; (back l-r) County Council Vice Chair Theresa Cull, Sleep Technician Francis Bourget and County Economic Development Program Manager Janice Krish. Photo by John McHale, Los Alamos Daily Post
house or home sleep studies. We started [home sleep tests] last November. That’s very convenient for patients. Ninety percent of the time, we get the data we need to diagnose sleep apnea and then we can get them started on a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine. We’ve done that for hundreds of patients already. With more complicated cases, we do need to have traditional sleep studies in a sleep lab. We opened that facility in July. It looks like a high-end hotel room, and patients are very comfortable there.”
The newly renovated lab is open three nights per week and can accommodate two patients per night. A full sleep study records brain waves, blood oxygen levels, heart rate and breathing during sleep. It also measures eye and leg movements.
I’d say we do about 80 percent [of our studies] are at home right now and about 20 percent come into the sleep lab and
get the full, thorough testing. We do the majority of our studies at home because patients truly appreciate not having to spend the night in the lab. It’s much faster and we can do it without having to get permission from insurance. We just order the test. It’s become very streamlined.”
Because sleep disorders can be linked to lung or heart disorders, Dr. Lucia also offers pulmonary medical care. “Especially at this altitude, I frequently see many patients who have both a pulmonary issue like COPD or asthma or severe allergies and sleep apnea. I’m able to treat both and treating one affects the other. The two are very much linked. So is cardiology.”
Having access to a skilled cardiologist was critical to having a successful practice in Los Alamos, but because his work frequently requires collaborating with different specialists, Dr. Lucia said he
is grateful Los Alamos Medical Center offers a spectrum of services that include cardiology, oncology and gastroenterology. He treats patients onsite and through Zoom out of his Santa Fe office. “We cover two specialties and we can also get them to other specialists in Los Alamos. We’re well staffed when it comes to specialty care and primary care.”
He said Los Alamos Medical Center opened the center because Northern New Mexico had a need: “There was no sleep program up there, so the demand was huge.”
Los Alamos Medical Center
3917 West Road Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-661-9533
losalamosmedicalcenter.com/sleep
Electrodes are attached to a patient to track brainwaves. Shutterstock photo The entrance to the new Sleep Lab is at the back of LAMC with ample parking in the back parking lot. Photo by John McHale, Los Alamos Daily Post
2024 TAOS JAZZ FEST
Frank Morgan
Four days of unforgettable music global sounds
By EKIN BALCIOĞLU
T&
he time has come: Make room in your November plans for the Taos Jazz Fest, a four-day celebration where mountain magic meets musical mastery through Saturday (Nov. 16). How lucky are we to have world-class jazz echoing through this stunning landscape, thanks to the Taos Jazz Bebop Society, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing exceptional jazz concerts to our high-desert paradise. Now in its 10th year, this festival promises an experience you’ll be talking about for a long time.
Founded in honor of the late, great saxophonist Frank Morgan, who called Taos home, the Taos Jazz Bebop Society has worked tirelessly to ensure Morgan’s legacy lives on through incredible music. Year-round, they bring top-tier jazz acts to Taos, and the annual festival is the jewel in their crown. This year’s lineup is more diverse and electrifying than ever, featuring an eclectic blend of Native American jazz, “gypsy swing” and modern innovators who keep the genre fresh and engaging.
The festival kicked off on Wednesday with a high-energy performance by Red Hot & Red, the trio that stole the show last year at the Taos Country Club for two free concerts.
On Thursday evening (Nov. 14) at 7:30 p.m., the Taos Center for the Arts will transform into a lively Parisian jazz club as the Django Festival Allstars take the stage. This world-renowned group, flying in from France, pays tribute to Django Reinhardt, the godfather of gypsy jazz. Their performances capture the timeless swing of 1930s Paris while adding a modern flair that has thrilled audiences worldwide for over two decades.
The ensemble is led by the legendary Dorado Schmitt and joined by his talented sons, Samson and Amati Schmitt, on guitars. Completing the group are Francko Mehrstein on guitar and Gino Roman on bass, all of whom have spent years perfecting their infectious, joy-filled sound. As The Wall Street Journal describes it, “Imagine a stage filled with five contemporary Reinhardt descendants, and you’ll get a sense that the collective talent on the bandstand is larger than the Arc de Triomphe.” Their performance promises to raise the roof. This is a night you won’t want to miss.
While the first two days set a high bar, the festival will continue to dazzle.
Friday (Nov. 15) brings an intimate solo piano performance at the Harwood Museum of Art by Japan’s most renowned jazz pianist, Tadataka Unno, who will showcase his extraordinary talent and resilience.
Unno’s path to the stage has been one of incredible courage and artistry. Mentored by jazz legends like George Cables and Hank Jones, he became a vital part of the New York jazz scene, performing with greats like the late Roy Hargrove and joining the iconic Jimmy Cobb Quartet.
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Above, Japan’s most renowned jazz pianist, Tadataka Unno. Below, Dorado Schmitt, right, and his son Samson Schmitt, left. Opposite, Grace Kelly.
IN 2020
, Unno’s life took a tragic turn when he survived a brutal hate crime in New York City. Despite the physical and emotional toll, Unno’s spirit never wavered. Returning to Japan to heal, he poured his resilience into his album “Get My Mojo Back,” which earned critical acclaim. As Jazz Sensibilities’ Jeff Becker describes, his playing is full of “rhythmic versatility infused with vibrant melodic intuition.” Now, Unno returns to the U.S., bringing his soulful and transformative music to Taos.
On Saturday (Nov. 16), the grand finale belongs to Grace Kelly, the genre-blending saxophonist and vocalist who will deliver two spectacular shows at the Taos Center for the Arts. With her “Gracified Arrangements” and captivating stage presence, she’s sure to bring the festival to a thrilling close.
Kelly, a trailblazing saxophonist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, has made waves on the international jazz scene for her genre-defying sound and dynamic performances — with a remarkable career to match. Before her mid-20s, she had already performed at the Hollywood Bowl, served as a bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and collaborated with icons like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Wynton Marsalis, and Jon Batiste. Her blend of classic jazz, electro-pop, and lush ballads makes her “both a virtuoso musician and a cultural phenomenon,” says Jazz Sensibilities.
She will perform two shows at the TCA: a family-friendly matinee at 3 p.m. and the grand festival finale at 7:30 p.m.
The afternoon show offers a perfect introduction to live jazz for young music enthusiasts, as Kelly’s boundless energy and engaging style promise to captivate audiences of all ages and make jazz young. Accompanied by Ana Petrov on piano and keyboards, Cooper Appelt on bass, and Anthony Fung on drums, Kelly’s set will be a lively, fun-filled experience that dips into jazz, pop, Latin, blues, and even hip-hop.
For the evening finale, Kelly will present selections from her upcoming album “At The Movies: Grace Kelly with Strings,” inspired by “Charlie Parker with Strings.” She’ll transform classic film scores with her signature flair, playing fresh arrangements of favorites like the Disney Medley and Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die.” “She invokes nostalgia while pushing the boundaries of jazz,” writes Jazz Sensibilities. Her performance is expected to be filled with surprises, showcasing why DownBeat Magazine calls her “charismatic and immensely talented … all the chops in the world.”
The ultimate jazz celebration
The Taos Jazz Fest is a celebration of life, resilience and the unifying power of music. Whether it’s the blazing energy of Red Hot & Red, the heart-pounding swing of the Django Festival Allstars, Unno’s soul-healing piano, or the showstopping spectacle of Grace Kelly, every performance is set to leave a lasting impression, and the festival is set to close on a high note.
Grab your tickets, make your reservations and get ready for a musical experience you won’t soon forget. Visit taosjazz. org for all the details. This festival only happens once a year, and it’s a celebration of music, culture and the beauty of Taos itself.
To support their ongoing mission of bringing world-class jazz to town, Taos Jazz Bebop Society will host a special raffle for a stunning limestone sculpture by Taos Pueblo artist John Suazo. Valued at $1,500, this artwork will be raffled off during the festival, with tickets available for $20 each. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit, helping to keep the music alive in our community.
Wednesday, Nov. 13–Saturday, Nov. 16
For event schedule and tickets, visit taosjazz.org.
2024 FRANK MORGAN TAOS JAZZ FEST
Featuring Red Hot & Red, the Django Festival Allstars, Tadataka Unno, and a grand finale by Grace Kelly.
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Lady’s Mantle holds fundraising party at Reset
LOCAL BAND LADY’S MANTLE, CONSISTING OF TURIYA LaLoba on bass, Audrey Lobdell on drums and Megan Wood on guitar, are gearing up to record their debut album later this year. While folks can donate to support the recording of the album via GoFundMe and Venmo (links in event description), the band is also hosting a fund raising concert at Reset (fka Revolt Annex) this Saturday evening (Nov. 16). In anticipation of the event, I had the opportunity to sit down with the band and discuss their journey over the past two years.
Richard Aufrichtig: What is the origin story of this band?
FRESH WIND
By Richard Aufrichtig
Turyia LaLoba: About two and a half years ago, I thought it would be fun to start a band. A few months before, I went on a pretty big mushroom journey with myself, and the biggest message that came through was to learn bass guitar. Afterwards, I was reflecting on it, and I realized that every partner I’d had, or person that I had explored with, was a bass player. And I was like: “Whoa, that’s interesting! Clearly I’m attracted to the bass, and that was something that was drawing me to people.”
I was living out on the mesa at the time, and my best friend and I were out there and talking about it. We had this herbal oracle deck, and we were like: “What should our girl band name be?” What popped out was Lady’s Mantle, and it just felt right. She wasn’t really available to follow through with that vision, so I just kept it in my heart. I started dating this guy that happened to be roommates with Megan. I knew that she was a musician, invited her to play music together, and it was just a very fluid thing. I had jammed with Audrey maybe like a month prior, so we just ended up all in the same garage and jamming.
RA: Audrey, you also make healing music, and sound bath kind of stuff. I’m curious how those two worlds mix for you.
Audrey Lobdell: They’re similar, but different. I used to have really debilitating stage fright — I’d have panic attacks
before or after shows. But, then when I started doing healing work and getting into sound baths, it wasn’t like: “Oh my God, everybody’s looking at me. This is a performance”; instead, it was like: “Oh, I’m here to help people.” That helped me take it less personally, and allowed me to focus only on intention with my voice. I started taking trainings for individual, like one-on-one, private sessions with tuning fork stuff in New York. And I started taking online courses for sound healing in general. I finished my schooling after I moved here, and got a certification that deals with public groups and also PTSD, for veterans specifically. It was 2021 when I was fully certified for the sound bath stuff, but the individual sessions I had been doing before.
RA: One of the distinctive things about this group is that there’s not just one leader. Each of you are bringing songs to the group, which gives it a collective quality.
Megan Wood: I think it’s really special, giving this gift to each other. We’re all bringing to life each other’s thoughts and dreams. It’s been so good and interesting to be dedicated to a heart-centered space of special communication. I think bands are notorious for having egos and fights and falling apart, all those things. Obviously, we have things that come up. But, I feel like we’ve been able to just meet it all — maybe not easily, but with love. That’s been really powerful for me. It’s such a vulnerable space, sharing our music.
RA: The show coming up this Saturday is a fundraiser to help you make your debut record that you’ll be recording locally with Peter Oviatt at his Moonflower Sounds
Studio. I’m curious what inspired y’all to make an album.
MW: Well, it seems like the natural thing to record your music. I feel like we need to encapsulate some of our stuff so that we can keep moving forward, and not feel like we have to keep every song super tight and fresh. We don’t want it to be forgotten or lost or something. Because we’re all busy, and our schedules are crazy, it makes sense to work with somebody that knows what they’re doing. To just go in there and do it — and not spend the next six months trying to record an album. I’ve worked with Peter before in the studio, and I just trust his process. His voice is amazing, and he really knows a lot about harmonizing, which I feel is important in our band. We do a lot of that, so to have somebody that knows about that, knows how that works, and knows how to capture those things is important. Also, just being able to support a friend, support each other — it’s community.
RA: Is part of the goal for making the record that your music could reach people elsewhere? Or, is it more about documenting?
MW: I feel like it’s about reaching people that aren’t here, especially people that we already know. And then, you never know! This band just seems to have its own entity. It’s like some music fairy. We have talked about goals of touring in some ca-
pacity, and I think having an album would be good for that. If we’re gonna make all these efforts to go out, I’d like to have something to leave behind with people.
RA: I’m curious about how Taos has influenced this group, beyond just being the place that it started.
TL: Something I love about Taos is that it’s really eccentric and accepting of quirks. There are a lot of really, really talented and underrated musicians here. I feel really honored to be able to be so close with so many of the other artists that are in this town and to feel this reverence and reciprocity for each other. That’s a big part of it, having such awesome peers.
LADY’S MANTLE ALBUM FUNDRAISING PARTY
Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.
Featuring Lady’s Mantle, The Second Wind Endeavor, Shhor, and more Reset (fka Revolt Annex), 226 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. By donation, $5–55, in person or on GoFundMe (gofundme.com/f/ donate-to-ladys-mantles-firstalbum-release) and Venmo (@ Ladys-Mantle).
Mantle band members, from left, Audrey Lobdell, Megan Wood and Turiya LaLoba
El Monte Sagrado invites Taoseños to celebrate Community Day
LEBY HAVEN LINDSEY
MONTE
SAGRADO RESORT
and Living Spa feels far more secluded than its convenient Kit Carson Road location reveals. Surrounded by waterfalls, ponds and majestic cottonwood trees with a large, rolling lawn, the resort and spa have an exclusive, even secretive affectation, yet the property offers inclusive and welcoming dining and spa experiences. The resort is committed to serving locals and offering discounts and specials throughout the year. It is with that approachable and inviting purpose that Dianna Thomsen, Living Spa director, created the property’s first-ever Community Day.
“We are committed to serving locals,” explained Thomsen as we sat in the Living Spa’s comfy chairs underneath large flowering plants and trees, sipping tea procured from locally owned and operated tea.o.graphy just up the road. “I came up with the idea of hosting a Community Day for the spa, and it quickly expanded to the entire property. It will be an opportunity for locals to stop by, learn more about what we offer, and hopefully see that we’re more than a property that serves visitors and tourists.
This property is for all of us.”
Indeed, El Monte Sagrado routinely offers a range of services and specials for locals. Thomsen wants to highlight these amenities and encourage all of us who live here to have a better understanding of all the property has to offer. El Monte Sagrado’s Community Day will take place Friday, Nov. 15 and will offer a free, festive and fun way to learn more about the property and participate in raffles with chances to win free services.
Thomsen and her enthusiastic colleagues have created “punch cards” to visit stations that will be set up throughout the property. “Every full card will be entered into a raffle for some great prizes,” continued Thomsen.
Community Day will include activities for the entire family. The fun-filled agenda includes a scavenger hunt, a complimentary craft chocolate station for kids, and face decorating. The Living Spa staff will offer free chair massages. Chef Cristina Martinez will offer complimentary craft s’mores, an adult hot chocolate station and hors d’ oeuvres.
Throughout the event, locals will learn about specials that are available — just for living in Taos. “Locals always receive
a 10 percent discount at the spa but during the month of November we double it to 20 percent,” said Thomsen, “which is exciting because we now offer facials and new signature services.” One of those signature services is the gourd sound-healing journey offered by Benito Concha, a Taos Pueblo Native and resident. Concha uses instruments made on the Taos Pueblo to provide a restorative and healing sound experience.
The Living Spa, which Forbes recognized as one of the nation’s best wellness destinations, offers a new menu of facials incorporating eco-conscious organic materials including the Manuka honey moisture drench facial, a vitamin C radiance facial, and a marshmallow soothing facial. A mini-glow facial is also available. Thomsen explained that the spa also offers a special every month.
Serving diners in the Anaconda Bar and De La Tierra restaurant, award-winning chef Martinez specializes in regional and seasonal dishes and offers a 15 percent discount to locals every day. Martinez has a creative flair, and her version of chile relleno is arguably the best in town. A welcome and added bonus in this day and age where there often seems to be more plate than meal, Martinez serves
large portions. Her Thanksgiving meal service, which requires reservations, always sells out and offers a great way for locals to celebrate the day.
With a focus on sustainability, locallyinspired experiences and serene design, El Monte Sagrado provides genuinely restorative experiences that resonate with the unique character of Taos. “We have a lot to offer here,” concluded Thomsen. “We live here, we work here, and we want to share this property with our neighbors.”
COMMUNITY DAY AT EL MONTE SAGRADO
Friday, Nov. 15 from 3–7 p.m.
A family-friendly celebration for locals
El Monte Sagrado and the Living Spa, 317 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Parking is free and there is also valet service available.
For more information, visit elmontesagrado.com.
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Chef Martinez’s s’more dessert
Notan and the harmony of opposites at Bareiss Maury Calvert’s ‘ENTANGLEMENTS’:
MBY EKIN BALCIOĞLU
AURY CALVERT’S UPCOMING show, “Entanglements,” invites visitors to step into an exploration of visual and conceptual harmony that opens Friday, Nov. 15 at Bareiss Gallery.
These recent works engage deeply with the principles of notan, an essential Japanese design concept that centers on the interaction between light and dark. Notan, derived from the Japanese words for “light” (no) and “dark” (tan), seeks to create a sense of balance through the use of stark contrasts and complementary shapes. This interplay is not simply decorative: It aims to evoke a deeper understanding of how opposing forces interact to form a unified whole. Calvert’s show encapsulates this idea in a series of compositions that are as intricate as they are commanding.
“Through the materials’ expression and notan principles of design, I create forms and shapes of pure abstraction,” Calvert reflects in his artist statement. This approach is evident in the way his works articulate a complex visual dialogue, where light and shadow are interdependent forces that sculpt the space on each canvas. The pieces suggest the interactions within each frame are part of a larger, unseen pattern. This echoes nature’s own language — each movement, whether gentle or abrupt, contribute a to an overarching narrative of unity.
In the works featured in “Entanglements,” Calvert masterfully layers textures and lines that dance between the raw and the refined. The juxtaposition of sharp, almost calligraphic strokes with sweeping, organic forms invites the viewer to question the nature
of balance. Is it something that emerges from the chaos, or is it an inherent quality that reveals itself when opposites meet? The art does not provide direct answers; instead, it challenges the audience to explore their interpretations within the visual dialogue.
“I find a unity of opposites complementing each other in the interaction of light and dark,” Calvert notes, pointing to the inherent tension and harmony that permeate these new works.
This concept comes alive through the tactile, almost tangible quality of his materials. In one piece, the fragmented, branching lines seem to press outward, creating a sensation of pressure and release. The eye is led across the canvas in unpredictable routes, tracing jagged pathways that evoke everything from tree branches to cracked earth. This is not chaos for chaos’ sake; it’s an illustration of the interconnectedness and resilience found in nature. These bold abstractions draw from Calvert’s lifelong engagement with design and art, influenced by figures such as Jackson Pollock, whose kinetic energy resonates in the urgency of Calvert’s strokes, and Franz Kline, whose stark monochromatic palette is echoed in the high-contrast interplay of black and white.
While the immediate impact of Calvert’s work is striking, what lingers is its contemplative depth. Each artwork becomes a meditation on coexistence — the coexistence of order and disarray, strength and fragility. This is especially poignant given the artist’s architectural background and his multifaceted career that spans carpentry, drafting and building. These experiences have clearly informed his understanding of space and structure, allowing him to create pieces that are architecturally aware yet unbound by traditional form. Calvert’s career — marked by achievements such as winning Best of Show for his piece “Midnight” at the Taos Open and his long standing participation in the Taos Life Drawing group — high-
lights an artist committed to evolving his practice through continual exploration. The themes in “Entanglements” resonate beyond the canvas, speaking to a broader context of current global events. Calvert’s abstract renderings seem to mirror the collective tension and interconnectedness felt in society today. In their layering, we can find metaphors for resilience and conflict, for moments where opposites must rely on one another to create a meaningful whole. The show compels viewers to reflect on these patterns, not just as static compositions but as representations of life’s complex systems.
“In the concept, design and experience of these creations, I see the patterns of nature,” Calvert states, summing up the essence of his latest work.
The Bareiss Gallery setting amplifies these themes, presenting Calvert’s art as an immersive experience where the viewer becomes part of the entanglement, witnessing firsthand how light and dark, chaos and form, interact to create beauty and provoke thought. For those attending the Nov. 15 reception, the evening promises an invitation to explore, ponder and be moved by art that is as much about what is seen as what lies beneath.
“ENTANGLEMENTS”
Through Dec. 21 with opening reception Friday, Nov. 15 from 4–7 p.m.
Maury Calvert’s notan and the harmony of opposites
Bareiss Gallery, 15 NM 150, El Prado. For more information, call 575-7762284.
Zoë Zimmerman tells of ‘Untold Stories’ at Fechin House
By HAVEN LINDSEY
“Still life’s can tell a story,” commented artist Zoë Zimmerman, who works with the medium of photography. Zimmerman was referring — at least in this case — to her current exhibit, “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories” at Taos Art Museum at Fechin House. The exhibit is unique, and perhaps no other artist could have captured the stories with the depth and introspection Zimmerman has.
“Visitors have been fascinated by Zoë’s photographs and are particularly curious about her process that gives them the appearance of paintings,” Christy Coleman, Taos Art Museum executive director, said. “Her upcoming talk will provide a fantastic opportunity to learn about her techniques and engage in a meaningful discussion about works in the exhibition.”
The intriguing and thought-provoking exhibition, which will run through March 30 at the Fechin House, is a one-of-a-kind exhibit. “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories” is the result of a fortuitous discovery made by Coleman while surrounded by discarded objects and boxes in the Fechin House cellar. Coleman began to recognize that what could have been considered unwanted objects and rubbish was in reality a dustcovered treasure trove of personal items owned and used by Nicolai and Alexandra Fechin.
On that fateful day, Coleman realized she had uncovered memories from the lives lived by the painter whose artwork is celebrated on the floors above. It was only a matter of time before Coleman contacted Zimmerman.
“Christy had an ember of an idea which she brought to me and that small spark grew into a significant body of work,” Zimmerman recollected.
“I’m grateful for Christy’s trust in bringing this project to me and honoring the work by hanging it alongside Fechin’s paintings.”
The exhibit is no less than stunning. Zimmerman captured the items and brought those memories to life while Coleman painstakingly paired Fechin’s paintings with the new photographs. “The story is told not solely by the objects chosen but by the juxtaposition of the objects, the choice of composition and light,” continued Zimmerman, who will be talking about the process and the holistic experience that took place as she brought long-forgotten and deeply personal items to life.
On Saturday, Nov. 16, Zimmerman will present an artist’s talk on-site in the Fechin House.
“Working with the Taos Art Museum and having the opportunity to exhibit the work in the Fechin House has been a lovely experience for me. In my gallery talk, I will delve into the choices made, the technical aspects of the look of the show and the emotions that inspired the stories,” Zimmerman added.
Zimmerman plans to share the original story of her “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories” series and guide guests on an exhibition tour. She will highlight the triumphs and challenges associated with specific images while revealing the technical mastery involved in creating still-life photographs that evoke the style of paintings. Attendees will be encouraged to ask questions about any aspect of the project to promote a dynamic and enriching dialogue. In “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories,” through her photographic wizardry, Zimmerman memorialized personal items including Alexandra’s cosmetics and prescriptions to Nicholai’s paints and varnishes — all with profound depth and emotion. Arranging the photographs with Fechin’s personal portraits and paintings helps every viewer to understand and feel the memories in front of them.
ZOË ZIMMERMAN: ARTIST’S TALK
For her still-life solo exhibition, “Forsaken Objects and Untold Stories”
Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m.
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House, 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos.
RVSP by calling the museum at 575-758-2690.
From November through March, Taos Art Museum at Fechin House is open Tuesday–Sunday, 12–4 p.m. Museum admission is free for Taos County residents every Sunday, and there is no charge to visit the Fechin Studio or gardens.
For more information visit taosartmuseum.org.
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ON THE SCENE
By Daniel Pearson
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THINGS TO DO AROUND TAOS DURING THE WEEK OF NOV. 14 - 20, 2024 SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS AT TAOSNEWS.COM/EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 14
1-3 p.m. | Blockprint: Carve 2 Print Class. Weekly for adults, limited to 6, email to sign up. Wilde.Ink, 480 NM 150, Arroyo Seco. $50 drop-in. wildeink@secolive.org.
4:30-6:30 p.m. | Jazz with Christine Autumn & Claire Detels. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-423-4915.
5:30-8:30 p.m. | Cornhole. Every Thursday. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. $10-20. 505-423-4915.
6-8 p.m. | Serpent Herders. Rolling Still Lounge, 110 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-613-0326.
6-8 p.m. | Open Mic Nite. Hosted by Joe Chupek. Barra Vino, 241 Ledoux St, Taos. Free. 575-240-8534.
6-8 p.m. | Duo Des Montes. The Social Club, 112 Doña Luz St., Taos. $20. 520333-9153.
6-9 p.m. | Charlie Bensusen. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
6-9 p.m. | Brent Berry. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
6:30-7:30 p.m. | DJ Basics for Adults. In a group setting. All levels welcome. Weird Bird Music, 318 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $25-130. 831-239-6592.
6:30-9 p.m. | Thirsty Thursday Bowling League. Gutters Bowling Alley, 520 Plaza Cañon Drive, Taos. $25. taosbowling.com.
7:30-9 p.m. | Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival: The Django Festival Allstars. Taos Jazz Bebop Society presents renowned “gypsy jazz” musicians and the joyous music of legendary French guitarist Django Reinhardt’s “le jazz hot.” Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $25-30. 575-758-2052.
9-11 p.m. | Wizard Karaoke. Feel the magic! The Alley Cantina, 121 Teresina Lane, Taos. Free. 575-758-2121.
Friday, Nov. 15
1:30-3 p.m. | Family Art Lab. Join a Harwood Teaching Artist for an in-depth look at a work of art in the museum followed by a 45-minute art making activity in the Education Studio. The
FRIDAY BEST BET
The Red Rocket: A Night with Ross Anderson. Join Native speed skier for a night of short ski movies, a brief talk by Ross, complimentary food and drink, and a youth panel Q&A. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2052. 7-8:30 p.m.
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. Free. 575-758-9826.
1:30-3:30 p.m. | Blockprint: Carve 2 Print Class. Weekly for adults, limited to 6, email to sign up. Wilde.Ink, 480 NM 150, Arroyo Seco. $50 drop-in. wildeink@ secolive.org.
3-7 p.m. | Community Day at El Monte. A family-friendly celebration for locals! El Monte Sagrado, 317 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Free. elmontesagrado.com.
5-7 p.m. | Charlie Marvin feat. Suitcase Ray. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
5-7 p.m. | DJ Floor Da Mike. Music in the Tiki Bar. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-423-4915.
5:30-6:30 p.m. | Snip & Sip. Floral arranging basics with refreshments. New design each week. 6-student max, call to reserve your spot! Ultraviolet Floristry, 107B Bent Street, Taos. $25-100. 707-517-
3397.
5:30 p.m. | Jim O’Donnell. Local author’s new book, “Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River.” For Prose Month. SOMOS Salon & Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free. 575-758-0081.
5:30-7:30 p.m. | Opening Reception: Channeling Luchita. A community response to the life and work of Luchita Hurtado. Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos. Free. 575-7582462.
6-7:30 p.m. | Breath and Beats. A fullspectrum Full Moon experience. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, Taos. $25-30. 505-4250100.
6-8 p.m. | Live Music. Antonio’s, 1379 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-7582599.
6-9 p.m. | Michael Burke. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
7-8:30 p.m. | The Red Rocket: A Night with Ross Anderson. Join Native speed skier for a night of short ski movies, a brief talk by Ross, complimentary food and drink, and a youth panel Q&A. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2052.
7-9 p.m. | Big Swing Theory. Get your groove on! Mary’s Place at Taos Lifestyle, 815 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $0-20. 575-758-5885.
7:30-9 p.m. | Muddy Waters. Life in the Pilar Cafe. A play by Karen Thibodeau. Wildflower Playhouse, 1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $20. wildflowerplayhouse.org.
7:30-9:30 p.m. | 2024 Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival: Tadataka Unno. Taos Jazz Bebop Society presents Japan’s most famous jazz pianist. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. $26-32. 575-758-9826.
8-11 p.m. | Blue Boomerang. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
10 p.m. | DJ Will’s Carnival of Sound. The Alley Cantina, 121 Teresina Lane, Taos. $10. 575-758-2121.
8-11:45 p.m. | FRIDAZE with Tymer Buck and Conor Sullivan. Weekly dance party to kick off the weekend. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, Taos. Free. 505-425-0010.
Saturday, Nov. 16
9-10:45 a.m. | The Arcane Ramblers. Free-flowing early market music! Taos Farmers Market, Taos County Courthouse, 105 Albright St, Taos. Free. taosfarmersmarket.org.
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Taos Farmers Market. Enjoy local produce, crafts, music and Northern New Mexico delights with friends, growers and community members. Taos County Courthouse, 105 Albright St, Taos. Free. taosfarmersmarket.org.
10 a.m.–noon | Taos Noetic Sciences Community. Zach Shatz on how quantum physics gives us insights into consciousness, plus a formal system of the intuitive mind and a window into
spirituality. SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. By donation. somostaos.org.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Taos Winter Market. Artisans, music, storytelling, poets, pet adoptions, energy practitioners, face painting, puppets, and more. Anglada Building, 736 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Free. 575-613-2777.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Plaza Pop-Up. Community of artists, craftsmen, vintage items and service providers. 108 S Plaza, Taos. Free. 575-249-2322.
3-4 p.m. | Chinese Lessons. Taught by Zach Shatz, M.A. Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos. Free. 575-7372596.
3-4:30 p.m. | Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival: Grace Kelly Family Matinée. Taos Jazz Bebop Society & TCA present. With Ana Petrov, piano and keyboards; and more. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $25-30. 575-7582052.
5:30 p.m. | Christie Greene & Erika Howshare. Authors of “Moonlight Elk: One Woman’s Hunt for Food and Freedom,” and “The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors.” SOMOS Salon & Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free. 575-758-0081.
6-8 p.m. | Joe Chupek & Chris Theberge. Barra Vino, 241 Ledoux St, Taos. Free. 575240-8534.
6 p.m. | The Bride. John Biscello’s Santa Fe debut. Live music by sonically rapturous Diatom Deli, Q&A will film team, and social gathering. Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe. $10. jeancocteaucinema.com.
6-9 p.m. | Arellano Brothers. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
6-10 p.m. | Lady’s Mantle Fundraiser Show. A set by the ladies themselves and The Second Wind Endeavor, Richard Aufrichtig, and Shhor. Help Lady’s Mantle fund recording their album! Reset (Revolt Annex), 222 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $5-55. 562-508-5908.
7-10 p.m. | 4 Letter Word. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-758-2254.
7:30-9 p.m. | Muddy Waters. Life in the Pilar Cafe. A play by Karen Thibodeau. Wildflower Playhouse,
1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $20. wildflowerplayhouse.org.
7:30-9:30 p.m. | Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival: Grace Kelly Festival Finale. Taos Jazz Bebop Society & TCA present. With Ana Petrov, piano and keyboards; and more. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $25-30. 575-7582052.
10 p.m. | Katy B and the Business. The Alley Cantina, 121 Teresina Lane, Taos. $1015. 575-758-2121.
Sunday, Nov. 17
10 a.m.-12 p.m. | National Novel Writing Month Writing Group. SOMOS Salon & Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free. 575-758-0081.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Sunday Market. Local produce and meat, flowers and plants, artisan products. Arroyo Seco Community Center, NM 150, Arroyo Seco. 575-779-1736.
11 a.m.-9 p.m. | Sports Bar Sunday. NFL viewing headquarters. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-423-4915.
12:30-9 p.m. | Sunday Youth Bowling League. Gutters Bowling Alley, 520 Plaza Cañon Drive, Taos. $25. taosbowling.com.
1:30-3 p.m. | Family Art Lab. Join a Harwood Teaching Artist for an indepth look at a work of art followed by a
MONDAY BEST BET
Taos Folk. Beloved winter artisan popup market featuring over 60 creators returns! Stables Gallery, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 503-734-4832. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
¿QUE PASA?
45-minute art activity. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. Free. 575758-9826.
2-3:30 p.m. | Muddy Waters. Life in the Pilar Cafe. A play by Karen Thibodeau. Wildflower Playhouse, 1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $20. wildflowerplayhouse. org.
2-4 p.m. | Movies on the Big Screen: Sugarcane. 2024, Documentary. Directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. 1h 47m. R. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $7-10. 575-758-2052.
4-5:30 p.m. | Michelle Otero. Author of “Vessels: A Memoir of Borders” and “Bosque: Poems” and “Malinche’s Daughter.” SOMOS Salon & Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free. 575-758-0081.
4:30-7:30 p.m. | Learn to Tango. The Social Club, 112 Doña Luz St., Taos. $20. 520-333-9153.
4:30-5:30 p.m. | 2-steppin’ dance lessons. Sign-in at 4:20, dance band at 6 p.m. The Pavillion, KTAOS, 9 NM 150, Taos. $10. 575-770-2207.
6 p.m. | Arellano Brothers. For 2-step Sunday. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. $15. 505-423-4915.
6-9 p.m. | David & Jeanie. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
6-9 p.m. | Serpent Herders. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
Monday, Nov. 18
11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Taos Folk. Beloved winter popup artisan market featuring over 60 creators. Stables Gallery, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 503-734-4832.
4-6 p.m. | Movies on the Big Screen: LEE. 2023, War/Drama. Starring Kate Winslet. 1h 57m. R. Directorial feature from award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $7-10. 575-7582052.
5-6 p.m. | Pop Jam for Kids and Teens. Play your favorites in a group setting with live accompaniment, microphones, try out an instrument or two! Weird Bird Music, 318 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $25-130. 831-239-6592.
5-9 p.m. | Jimmy Stadler. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-423-4915.
6-7 p.m. | DJ Level II. Improve your DJ skills in a group setting. For adults. Must have basic knowledge of DJing. Weird Bird Music, 318 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $25-130. 831-239-6592.
6-8 p.m. | “Apache Blues: Welcome Home” Screening and Q&A. With director Dustin Sweet, community welcome! UNM Taos, 1157 County Road 110, Ranchos de Taos. Free. 575-737-6242.
6-9 p.m. | Ry Taylor. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
6-9 p.m. | Jeremiah Glauser. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
7-8:30 p.m. | SPiFFY SQUiRREL StandUp Comedy Showcase. Soldado’s, 1351 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $5. 949-7012655.
7-9 p.m. | MovementLab 3Bodies: Composition Class and Freeform Dance. Creative somatics/dance class followed by freeform dance. Come for one or both. The Karuna Center, 112 Camino de la Placita, Taos. $17. 312-208-8409.
7-9 p.m. | Movies on the Big Screen: Small Things Like These. 2024, Drama. Starring Cillian Murphy. 1h 36m. PG-13. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $7-10. 575-758-2052.
7:30-10 p.m. | Beginning Tango Lesson & Open Dancing. An exciting night every Monday. Casa Gallina, 609 Callejon Rd, Taos. $10-20. 206-818-2980.
9-11:30 p.m. | Taos Has Talent. Renowned open mic night. Bring your talent, your voice instrument band or ?? The Alley Cantina, 121 Teresina Lane, Taos. Free. 575-758-2121.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
12:30-9 p.m. | Tuesday Pitchcatchers Bowling League. Gutters Bowling Alley, 520 Plaza Cañon Drive, Taos. $25. taosbowling.com.
4-6 p.m. | Teen and Tween Tuesday. Taos Public Library, Camino de la Placita, Taos. Free. 575-737-2596.
5:30-6:30 p.m. | Intro to Acting Workshop w/ Chris Brochu. 4-class series, registration suggested. TCA Encore Gallery, 145 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos.
NOV. 14 - 20, 2024 | TEMPO 35
¿QUE PASA?
$80. 575-758-2052.
5:30-7 p.m. | Young Writers Night Open House. SOMOS Salon & Bookshop, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos. Free. 575-758-0081.
6-7 p.m. | DJ Club for Kids and Teens. Improve your DJ skills in a group setting. All levels welcome. Weird Bird Music, 318 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $25-130. 831239-6592.
6-8 p.m. | Jeremiah. Rolling Still Lounge, 110 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-613-0326.
6-8 p.m. | Open Mic. Hosted by Dave Thibadeau. Soldado’s Live Music Venue, 1351 Paseo del Pueblo Sur C, Taos. $5-10. 949-701-2655.
6-9 p.m. | Garry Blackchild. Sagebrush Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-770-2943.
6-9 p.m. | Michael Burke. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
7-9 p.m. | Movies on the Big Screen: Sugarcane. 2024, Documentary. Directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. 1h 47m. R. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $7-10. 575-758-2052.
10 p.m. | DJ Will’s Carnival of Sound. The Alley Cantina, 121 Teresina Lane, Taos. Free. 575-758-2121.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
10:30-11:30 a.m. | Los Luceros Ranger Walk ‘N Talk. Take a ranger-guided walking tour of the historic district. Los Luceros Historic Site, 253 Co Rd 41, Alcalde. $7. 505-476-1165.
12-3 p.m. | Open Studio. One-of-a-kind apparel and art made of repurposed textiles. Knomad Tiger Studio, 94 NM 150 Suite #2, El Prado. Free. 310-936-6703.
4-5:30 p.m. | Wellness Wednesday. Popup gathering to experience and explore ways to maintain your health this winter. Taos Food Coop, 314 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-249-2322.
5-6 p.m. | Spanish Class. Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos. Free. 575-737-2596.
5:30-6:30 p.m. | Beat Making Basics for Adults. All skill levels welcome. Must have
laptop and headphones. Weird Bird Music, 318 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. $25-130. 831-239-6592.
6-8 p.m. | Irish Session. Traditional Irish music from the Emerald Isle: live acoustic jigs, reels and hornpipes. Barra Vino, 241 Ledoux St., Taos. Free. 575-779-1018.
6-9 p.m. | Chris Morel & Charlie Woehler. Adobe Bar at the Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-758-2233.
6-9 p.m. | Trivia. Every Wednesday. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-4234915.
6-9 p.m. | Taos Trivia Night. With Gabi and Daniela. Fun prizes for winners! Rolling Still Lounge, 110 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-613-0326.
6-9 p.m. | Jess Wayne. An evening of electric bourbon folk, smooth with a smokey finish. Sagebrush Inn & Suites, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. 575-758-2254.
6-10 p.m. | Bluegrass Jam. Every Wednesday. Daleee KTAOS, 9 NM 150, El Prado. Free. 505-423-4915.
7-9 p.m. | Movies on the Big Screen: We Live In Time. 2024, Romance/Comedy. Starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. 1h 44m. R. Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. $7-10. 575-758-2052.
8-10 p.m. | TaosComedy Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. The Burger Stand, 401 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free. 575-4148844.
Library, 4 Archuleta Road, Ranchos de Taos. For more information, call 575-7511014.
Saturday Craft Day for kids 5 and up, first Saturday of each month, materials, instruction and snack provided. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. in the Talpa Children’s Library, 4 Archuleta Road, Ranchos de Taos. 575-7511014.
Storytime and Artwork on Fridays, 10a.m.–noon at the Talpa Library, 4 Archuleta Road, Ranchos de Taos. 575-7511014.
Bilingual Storytime every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. at Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos. Join us for songs, a story, and an activity in English and Spanish. Free and fun for the whole family/ Ven a la Biblioteca para canciones, un cuento, y manualidades en Inglés, y Español. ¡Gratis y divertido para toda la familia! 575-7372596.
Storytime every Thursday from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at the Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos. Kids are welcome to enjoy songs, stories and crafts. 575-737-2596.
Knitting Class for ages 6–13, Thursdays 4–5 p.m. $75–150 for 10 sessions. Materials included. Kids will make their own wooden knitting needles and a small project, such as a stuffed animal or a pouch. Connecting kids to the practical arts. If the cost is a hardship, please reach
out. Wild Roots Village, 575-779-7456, wildrootsvillage@gmail.com.
Sewing Classes for kids aged 7–12 on Mondays 1:30–3 p.m. and for teens aged 13-19 on Wednesdays 1:30-3 p.m. Wholly Rags, 1337 Gusdorf Rd, Suite L. 575-7519862.
Kids Yoga on Mondays from 4–5 p.m. Here, physical activity is used for advancing a child’s balance, coordination, strength, flexibility, dexterity and confidence. High Frequency Loft, 1335 Gusdorf Road, Suite Q, Taos. 575-4250709.
Kids Craft Club on Fridays from 4–5 p.m. A craft club for kids K-6. Snacks provided. Free. Taos First Baptist Church, 220 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. taoschildren@gmail. com.
Kids Club on Sundays, 10:30 a.m.–noon at Taos First Baptist Church, 220 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. This free weekly event includes Bible-learning, crafts and more. For children K–6. taoschildren@gmail.com.
TWIRL Weekly classes for kids ages 0–6, featuring Little Twirlers (Mondays 11 a.m.–noon), family music (Wednesdays 11–11:30 a.m.) and ballet for preschoolers (Fridays 11–11:45 a.m.). Class fee is $5 per family. See twirltaos.org/classes.
— Compiled by Emery Veilleux forum@taosnews.com
Weird Bird Music programs for kids and teens offer unique opportunities to jam with friends or develop a new musical skill! Register and learn more at weirdbirdmusic. com/classes-and-workshops.
Talpa Library has extended its afterschool hours until 5 p.m., Monday to Thursday. The library provides students with free Wi-Fi, study spaces, a children’s library, and free access to computers, games, puzzles, and toys. Talpa Public
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Workshops, classes and alternative healing services in and around taos county
GESHE SHERAB IS GIVING FREE TEACHINGS
At the Ksitigharbha Tibetan Buddhist Center each Thursday from six to eight-thirty. All levels are welcome. The center is located at 525b Salazar Road (Salazar and Sipapu) Taos. Check out our website at ktbctaos.org. Inquiries: call 812-344-7100 Ohm Mani padme Ohm.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 10AM-11AM AT COMMUNITY OF LOVE
Beloved Taosena Tanya Sumner will give a talk inspired by this quote from Ernest Holmes: “I Cleanse the Windows of My Mind, That I May Become a Mirror Reflecting Inspiration from the Most High.” 69 Blueberry Hill Rd, Taos, NM. for more info and zoom codes visit www.taoscommunityoflove.org
IS YOUR TUMMY HAPPY?
Solving your digestive issues can be more than the right probiotic and digestive enzymes. With Quantum Energetics Structured Therapy™, we look at clues ranging from “entrapments” and “obstructions” to digging into less obvious factors such as injuries to your head, neck, back and diaphragm. We identify specific energetic disruptions that can keep you from healing. We apply our hands to release them. ALWAYS A FREE CONSULT Call Marina (970)224-4145 for your free consult. For more info: MarinaQEST.com
TAOS AERIAL GYM!
Ages 14+ years and adult. Fabric, Lyra, Rope and more. $15 punch cards now available and $45+ massage/facials. For more information call (575) 613 2399 or www.TaosAerialGym.com
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STARGAZER
HOROSCOPE INSIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 14 - 20, 2024 | BY KEN
BRESEE
ARIES
MARCH 21-APRIL 20
The passionate Taurus Full Moon tomorrow (Friday) encourages quality time spent with your beloved. However, there could be unexpected events as this Full Moon co-joins unpredictable Uranus/Taurus. The airy Gemini Moon weekend gets you out and about, especially as the Moon conjuncts expansive Jupiter/Gemini Sunday. Active Mars now in fiery Leo should bring energy and momentum to present projects, Aries!
TAURUS
APRIL 21-MAY 20
We arrive at the Full Moon in your earthy, sensual sign tomorrow (Friday). Passion runs high, and business interests are likely to be fruitful. With erratic Uranus conjunct this Moon, there could be an unexpected event into late Friday morning! The restless Gemini Moon weekend invites you to get out and to catch up with family and friends. Passionate Venus continues its trek through earthy Capricorn, promising romantic possibilities, Taurus!
GEMINI
MAY 21-JUNE 21
The intense Full Moon conjunct Uranus in Taurus tomorrow (Friday) will likely shake up your routine, and it would be best to expect the unexpected. Be careful not to stir up the pot emotionally and to maintain a low profile. However, the Moon shifts into your airy, mercurial sign through the weekend, promising a more relaxed vibe as you resume your momentum, catching up with social obligations and creative projects, Gemini.
CANCER
JUNE 22-JULY 22
The earthy, grounding Taurus Full Moon Friday is nurturing and stabilizing. This is an ideal time to move forward with renovations and other practical projects. The expansive Gemini Jupiter/Moon conjunction Sunday will likely throw you into the fray, as folk drop in from out of the blue! Go with flow and enjoy this rather ebullient weekend, Cancer! The mystical Neptune/Pisces trine to Sun/Scorpio these next several days heightens your intuition, so trust your gut!
LEO
JULY 23-AUG. 22
The intense fixed, passionate Taurus Full Moon Friday will likely stir up deep emotions. This is a perfect time to communicate and work through personal feelings. Things get exciting and enthusiastic during the airy, outgoing Gemini/Jupiter Moon weekend, as you resume your social commitments and catch up with creative interests, Leo! Monday/Tuesday could feel challenging as erratic Uranus opposes the Scorpio/Sun. This energetic is in tension to your fiery sign and it would be best to avoid confrontations!
VIRGO
AUG. 23-SEPT. 22
The robust earthy Taurus Full Moon tomorrow (Friday) favors your earthy, practical sign and is the energetic boost you need to follow through with present business. However, the erratic Uranus opposition Sun Saturday could leave you on edge, and it would be to your advantage to lie low and to avoid contentious behavior. You’ll likely experience an interruption to your weekend plans as we reach the expansive Jupiter/ Moon conjunction Sunday, Virgo.
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LIBRA
SEPT. 23-OCT. 22
The rather intense Taurus/Uranus/Full Moon tomorrow will likely throw you off track as personal relationship dynamics take center stage. There is a break as we step into the weekend, with the moody Moon sliding into airy, gregarious Gemini. You will likely feel upbeat and enthusiastic Sunday as the Gemini Moon cojoins ebullient energetic Gemini. This dynamic favors your sign and promises your social outgoing sign, Libra!
SCORPIO
OCT. 23-NOV. 21
The earthy, sensual Taurus Full Moon tomorrow opposes your passionate sign and will likely ignite romance and deep personal connection with your mate, Scorpio! This is especially the case with erratic, unpredictable Uranus in conjunction to this sexy Moon. The weekend is full of surprises as the chatty Gemini Moon co-joins expansive Jupiter. Your solace could well be interrupted as friends pop in from out of the blue!
SAGITTARIUS
NOV. 22-DEC. 21
The recent frenzy of activity comes to a halt as we reach the deep, grounding Taurus Full Moon tomorrow. This intense Scorpio/Sun opposition to the Taurus Moon is an opportunity to pull back and reflect rather than jumping into action, Sag! The expansive Jupiter/Gemini opposition to communicative Mercury in your fiery sign is exaggerated as the Moon joins this dynamic Sunday. It would be best to hold back and not overreact!
CAPRICORN
DEC. 22-JAN. 20
The intense, passionate Taurus Full Moon conjunct unpredictable Uranus Friday will likely prompt a romantic interlude during this sensual Full Moon. This energetic combo favors your earthy sign, encouraging emotional connection with your beloved, Capricorn! The frenetic Gemini Moon conjunction to expansive Jupiter/ Gemini late Saturday/Sunday will get you out and about as you catch up with social obligations.
AQUARIUS
JAN. 21-FEB. 19
The deep, passionate Taurus Full Moon opposing Sun/Scorpio tomorrow (Friday) jabs at your analytical sign and encourages time spent on emotional dynamics with your partner, Aquarius! You’ll find it difficult to avoid, so best to jump in and to work towards emotional resolution. The enthusiastic, airy Jupiter/Gemini Moon conjunction this weekend will help to lift spirits as you reengage with social commitments.
PISCES
FEB. 20-MARCH 20
You’ll likely want to spend quality time with your mate tomorrow (Friday) as we reach the deeply passionate, sensual Taurus Full Moon. This earthy, grounding dynamic favors you, Pisces, and it would be to your advantage to be attentive to the needs of your partner! The expansive Jupiter/Moon/Gemini conjunction through the weekend opposes Mercury presently in fiery Sagittarius and can make it difficult to focus, as this dynamic is in tension to your malleable sign!
CAN I HAVE A RAISE?
BY SID SIVAKUMAR • PUZZLES EDITED BY JOEL FAGLIANO
Sid Sivakumar is an M.D./Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis, training in biomedical engineering and neuroscience. This is his 18th puzzle for the Times. His 19th will be the upcoming Super Mega crossword in the 2024 edition of Puzzle Mania, our annual print-only games section. At 50 squares by 50 squares, it took a month to make and has over 700 answers.
Note: When this puzzle is done, read the shaded letters from top to bottom to get an appropriate phrase.
ACROSS
1 Simple sugar
8 Relatives of narwhals
15 Eid al-Fitr celebration
20 Boozy holiday confection
21 Like sports stadiums susceptible to rain delays
22 Follower of Jah
23 Land inhabited by the Alutiiq people
25 Cultural climate
26 Racial-justice initialism
27 ‘‘Wheels’’ for a car, say
28 Make ‘‘it’’
29 Who has successfully juggled 15 balls simultaneously
30 Member of the fam
32 ____ buco
33 Attach, in a way
36 Salted or smoked
37 Shells in Mario Kart, e.g.
39 Zoë Kravitz, to Marisa Tomei
41 Word with the wave of a wand
43 Terse confirmation
45 Protocol part
46 Doppler-effect phenomenon
52 Actress Krishnan of South Indian cinema
57 Nest-egg option, in brief
58 Boasting words
59 Q&A format
60 It might be on a lot, but not worth a lot
61 Overs and unders, e.g.
63 Fracas
64 Milk source
66 Does some organizing
67 Sign of authenticity
69 Inventor of the printing press
72 Coaster in the cold
73 Where a ham might be on display
74 Order from on high
75 Challenge for a tailor
77 Did laps, perhaps
79 Holds a grudge against
81 Word following a comma in an alphabetized list
82 Wild-water craft
84 ____ rush
85 Texas city that inspired ‘‘Friday Night Lights’’
86 Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one’s current emotional state
89 White sight in an expanse of blue
91 Physique, informally
92 Blow a gasket
93 Conscientious of one’s community
99 Composter’s concern 101 Comic-strip segment
102 Silo fill
103 Name that sounds as if its first two letters reversed
105 Break down
108 Puerto Rico, on some maps
109 Popular video game franchise since 1997, for short 110 ‘‘Oh no you ____!’’ 112 Vigor 114 Put away 115 Moved across the aisle
119 More up to the task
120 Unit of explosive force
121 Checks and balances include them
122 Absolute musts
123 Gathers together
124 Like the flight from New York to Singapore, among all actively operating passenger flights DOWN
1 Partner of go
2 Dips
3 Taste imparted by MSG
4 Network with livestreams on Paramount+
5 Sturdy hardwoods
6 Race from gate to gate?
7 Texas city at the foot of the Franklin Mountains
8 Drum used in son cubano music
9 Delivery room injection, informally
10 Let borrow
11 Not spelled out
12 Sized up
13 Not feel 100 percent
14 Equivalent of Mrs. or Mme.
15 Device with a plunger
16 Go for a bite
17 On solid ground
18 One willing to take the hit?
19 Like Thor, shortly after arriving on Earth in 2011’s ‘‘Thor’’
24 Tennis center?
31 Eponym of a popular root beer brand
34 Kiln for hops
35 Trail mix morsel
38 Island northwest of the Big Island
39 M.L.B. execs
40 Sees the point of
41 Totally fascinated
42 Experience serenity
43 Backup storage service for Apple devices
44 Word from a pirate
46 Taradiddle
47 Internet ____
48 Gentle reminders
49 Spirit-filled?
50 Online reference with credits
51 Become lighter
53 Installations in a Hindu temple
54 Turning some heads?
55 Performance with a sombrero
56 ____ Technica (website with gadget reviews)
60 Strong encouragement
62 Some yoga poses are named for them
65 Item on a to-do list
68 They might be used to change the tone of a film
70 Puente of Latin jazz
Returned call?
Sign of a packed house
____ qué
Jemison in the International Space Hall of Fame
Soft rock
Call from a dove
Currency used in Vatican City 86 1960s-’70s world leader portrayed in film by Helen Mirren 87 Calming oil compound, for
‘Muddy Waters’ and the wayback machine
STAFF REPORT
“MUDDY WATERS” is set to continue at the Wildflower Playhouse this weekend.
The ingenious creation of local playwright, Karen Thibodeau, this play set in Pilar café vibrates with life. Even before the show began, lilting tunes of Johnny Archuleta and Audrey Davis set feet to dancing in the lobby.
It’s the Pilar Cafe in the early ‘70s, and we are time traveling to an unrecognizable Taos. There you are, in the sleepy riverside town with no phones, starlight and morning coffee on the porch. A talented cast creates this comedic romantic romp through small-town drama on the Rio Grande.
Marcos Martinez conjures up all the magic of Uncle Henry, the viejito who actually did drink coffee at the café and lived in Room 1. His sweetie, Marie, is played deliciously by Linda Stokas. A highlight is the dippy hippie waitress named Tippy (Sammy Rowe). So many stories are told through characters Sheriff McCoy (Patch Petree), good neighbor John Law (Don Jacks), newlyweds Steve Bordeaux (Lucas Brooks) and Sue Ann (Jessie Hook), and burlesque dancers Ginger (Ana Chavez) and Ruby (Cindy Valerio).
All of it leaves you wishing for just one more chat with Uncle Henry on the front porch of the Pilar Cafe.
“MUDDY
WATERS”
For a second weekend, Friday–Saturday, Nov. 15–16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.
Wildflower Playhouse, 1339 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos.
Tickets $20 at the door and at wildflowerplayhouse.com.
Viejito Uncle Henry (Marcos Martinez) hugs his sweetie, painter and cafe owner Marie (Linda Stokas).
