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Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas

Local artist explores nature’s stories through encaustic photography at Placitas gallery

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Dana Patterson Roth will showcase her distinctive encaustic photography in “The Language of Trees,” an exhibition running Sept. 2-28 at Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas. The show features Roth’s unique […]

Posted inCommunity Content, Placitas

Las Placitas Association highlights: Firewatch, KUPR, and Buffalo Tract

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Submitted by the Las Placitas Association  FIREWATCH UPDATE  KUPR continues to enhance its role in keeping the community informed about preparing for emergencies and providing essential information should an emergency […]

Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will open the Placitas Artists Series 2025-2026 season with a solo recital Sept. 14 at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church.
Posted inMusic, Placitas

Canadian pianist opens Placitas Artists Series season with diverse classical program

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will open the Placitas Artists Series 2025-2026 season with a solo recital Sept. 14 at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. The 3 p.m. concert features works spanning […]

The Placitas Community Library will offer two financial education programs this fall, led by local wealth advisors Kelley and Ric Tredwin of Altalune Wealth Advisors.
Posted inEvents, Placitas

Level up your money smarts at Placitas library

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

The Placitas Community Library will offer two financial education programs this fall, led by local wealth advisors Kelley and Ric Tredwin of Altalune Wealth Advisors. The first program, “Protecting Yourself […]

Dr. David R. Johnson
Posted inObituaries , Placitas

Placitas has lost a dear friend

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Dr. David R. Johnson passed away at his home in Placitas on Thursday, July 24, after a long illness.  David was born on January 1, 1955, in St. Paul, Minnesota. […]

Three local singer-songwriters will perform original compositions in August to raise funds for the Placitas Community Library, which relies on community events to supplement its operations
Posted inMusic, Placitas

Placitas musicians to support community library through benefit concert

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Three local singer-songwriters will perform original compositions in August to raise funds for the Placitas Community Library, which relies on community events to supplement its operations. The concert, featuring James […]

The New Mexico Spadefoot Toad is our official state amphibian. They can be found in all 33 New Mexico counties at elevations from 3,000 to over 8,500 feet. (Image by Sarah Beckwith, National Park Service)
Posted inCommunity Content, Placitas

Toads, trails and transmitters: Placitas is buzzing

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Submitted by the Las Placitas Association WELCOME PREP (Placitas Resiliance and Emergency Preparedness Alliance) Las Placitas Association is thrilled to welcome another “boots on the ground” organization tackling the issue […]

Leaf & Luna by Joanie Wood
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas

Local artists transform whimsical phrase into art at Placitas Library

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 14, 2025July 14, 2025

Local artists are giving new meaning to the phrase “raining cats and dogs” with a colorful exhibition that opens this weekend at the Placitas Community Library. The “Raining Cats & […]

The Placitas Community Library is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Trinity atomic explosion, a pivotal moment in human history that occurred on July 16, 1945, just 133 miles south of Placitas.
Posted inEvents, Placitas, Sandoval Signpost

Placitas Library to commemorate 80th anniversary of Trinity explosion

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

The Placitas Community Library is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Trinity atomic explosion, a pivotal moment in human history that occurred on July 16, 1945, just 133 miles south […]

View from the Porch by Karl Hoffman.
Posted inPlacitas

Nearly 50 years of art: Hofmann duo featured at Wild Hearts Gallery

Kevin Hendricks | nm.news by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

An exhibition titled “Karl and Mary Hofmann: A Magical Space” will be on display at Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas from July 1 to August 3. The exhibition showcases painter/printmaker […]

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