The Town of Mountainair announced award-winning award-winning country artist Nathaniel Krantz will take the stage at the Mountainair Hall Of Excellence Pinto Bean Dance in March. The free, all-ages show set for March 29 will run from 8 p.m. to midnight at Dr. Saul Community Center. The dance will feature lively music and plenty of […]
Arts & Culture
Crystal Clarity, Blue Feathers
A new type of business has opened in the East Mountains, offering something that its owners say has been lacking in the area. Michael Valoppi and his wife, Victoria, own Blue Feather Healing and Growth Center, a business specializing in holistic energy care. “Holistic energy care is energy healing and supporting the person in their […]
Placitas Artist Series presents Duo Steinback/de los Santos
Placitas Artists Series will present the Duo Steinback/de los Santos next month. The concert, set for Jan.19 at 3 p.m. at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, will feature works from Mozart, Grieg, Muffat, Piazzola, and a composition by Falko Steinbach. According to a press release, the German-born Steinbach has recorded 18 CDs, published a book, A […]
Placitas artists celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Submitted by Rebecca S Cohen Earlier this year, the Placitas Community Art Committee asked Joe and Althea Cajero and Lyle Yazzie, residents of Placitas, to assemble an exhibition of work by Native American artists and craftspeople to mark Native American Heritage Month in November. More than a dozen artists including the three organizers are exhibiting […]
Enchanted Vision Art Show set for this weekend
Submitted by Carole Eagleheart Beth Waldron loves crows. She feeds them peanuts at her home in Corrales and they appear in her paintings, splashed with bold colors. Waldron is one of 34 local artists featured at the third annual Enchanted Vision Art Show this weekend at the Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation in Rio Rancho. “I […]
Native Visions will celebrate Native American Heritage Month at PCL
In November, National Native American Heritage Month, America celebrates the culture and heritage of Native Americans who have deeply enriched the quality and character of our shared nation. This year, the Placitas Community Library Art Committee is participating in this national tribute by hosting an exhibition, Native Visions, featuring artists who create and build on […]
Wild Hearts Gallery November exhibit to feature stained-glass artists
Wild Hearts Gallery will feature artists Lisa Chernoff and Nancy and Jon Couch in its Nov. exhibit. Broadcasting the Light: Fused and Stained-Glass Art, which is on display now through Dec.1, showcases Chernoff’s fused glass sculpture inspired by elements found in nature. Nancy and Jon Couch have shared their Gifts of Light for over 40 […]
Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
Our Town, Their Stage
For five years, the Rio Rancho Players Community Theater has entertained the City of Vision with Broadway-style performances. Now they invite audiences to enjoy dessert during their upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s classic, Our Town. The performance group is preparing for the eight-show run at The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho Life Plan Community, 900 Loma […]