Arts

NM History Museum: Cultivating The Next Generation Of Historians At National History Day Youth Competition

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New Mexico History Museum at 113 Lincoln Ave. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMHM

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs News:

SANTA FE – Critical thinking, research, and creative expression will be spotlighted by students at the National History Day 2026 New Mexico Regionals contest on Wednesday, March 4, at the New Mexico History Museum.

This annual event, supported by the Historical Society of New Mexico, brings hundreds of students, teachers, and judges to the museum for a juried competition of student projects on a range of historical topics.

This year’s theme, “Revolution, Reaction, Reform Read More

The SaxAtomix To Present Winter Melodies Feb. 25

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COMMUNITY News:

The SaxAtomix will present Winter Melodies at the White Rock Senior Center during noon lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 25. 

Music will range from Mozart to Mancini. Also included are humorous takes on Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and the William Tell Overture. Rounding out the program are Spanish, Irish, and Jazz numbers. 

Admission is free. To reserve a noontime meal, contact the White Rock Senior Center at 505.672.2034, or go to larso.org/meal-services.

The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet comprised of players from the Los Alamos community. They have been playing Read More

Posts From The Road: Kingman, Ariz.

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Welcome to Kingman: An overhead neon-lit banner sign over Route 66 welcomes visitors to the city of Kingman. Ariz. The welcome sign is framed with two Route 66 shields on each end of the banner. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Hilltop Motel: The Hilltop Motel sits in its original location on Route 66 in Kingman, Ariz. The motel has been renovated, but the rooms were redesigned into apartments. The original sign has also been renovated and shines nightly with the bright neon lights very popular during the busiest years of the route. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer Read More

Santa Fe Film Festival Goes Statewide

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Santa Fe Film Festival Executive Director Frank O’Mahony

Santa Fe Film Festival News:

SANTA FE – At an event in the State Legislature, the Santa Fe Film Festival announced that its February 2027 season will show movies and produce events at over a dozen independent movie theaters across the state. It means that New Mexicans can see the most innovative, creative and powerful movies from around the world in their own town.

“We are so excited to create this festival anchored in Santa Fe but to be experienced across the state, from Santa Fe to Silver City, Tucumcari to Taos, Albuquerque to Artesia,” Read More

NMSA’s Theatre Department Presents: All Night Diner– The NMSA One Acts Festival

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NMSA News:

Join NMSA’s Theatre Department for All-Night Diner: The NMSA One Acts Festival running March 19-21 at NMSA’s Bluedio Theatre. The lights never go off at this 24-hour diner. Over the course of a single day and night, strangers cross paths, conversations collide, and lives quietly (and not so quietly) change.

All-Night Diner serves up a collection of original one-act plays written by Creative Writing students and brought to life by Theatre students—each story unfolding in the same diner, each revealing a different slice of humanity. From late-night confessions to early-morning Read More

Daily Postcard: Curious Weasel At Valles Caldera

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Daily Postcard: A long-tailed weasel camouflaged by its white winter coat in the snow scans its surroundings, shown on Tuesday at Valles Caldera National Preserve. During the Valles Caldera Winter Fest this Saturday, Feb. 21, Ranger Jordan will lead a hike for little ones to learn about winter wildlife adaptations. Meet at the Volcano Discovery Center a few minutes before 11 a.m. to participate. No registration required. As you hike, try your best to insulate a gelatin creature from freezing in the cruel winter of Valles Caldera. On a cold winter day, there can be upwards of a 40-degree difference Read More