ART EXHIBIT | PLACITAS On an odyssey: Karl and Mary Hofmann exhibit reflects on a lifetime together, and in art
MAGIC | SANTA FE The magic touch: Piff the Magic Dragon brings Cirque du Soleil, ‘America’s Got Talent’ to Buffalo Thunder
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Shake the seasonal blues with The Vortex Theatre’s twist on a Shakespeare classic
EVENT | ALBUQUERQUE It’s in the cards: From Pokémon to baseball and beyond — collector show comes to Albuquerque
ART | SANTA FE World of wonder: ‘Màatakuyma’ a career-spanning look at Hopi photographer, filmmaker Duwawisioma
ART | SANTA FE Flight of the navigator Artist Jerry Wellman on living authentically and putting art where it’s least expected
ARTS & CULTURE Taking the classroom outdoors City of Albuquerque, Explora team up to create interactive STEAM instillations
IN REVIEW | SANTA FE Public image as art ‘Artists Behind the Art’ at Monroe Gallery shows how presocial media artists immortalized themselves through photography
GO NEW MEXICO The New Mexico Birding Big Year contest launches Jan. 1 — find out how you can get involved
Fur coats aren't always enough Don't forget pets when preparing for winter's cold. Here's what experts recommend
BOOKS Pick up a good book for the holidays From high seas adventures to gardening in New Mexico — 7 titles perfect for gift giving
BOOKS Written in the stars Bilingual ‘The Stars Over Socorro/Las Estrellas Sobre Socorro’ shines a light on growing up in rural New Mexico
IN REVIEW Stop making sense: Three Santa Fe art shows that prove you can love art you don’t understand
TV ‘A magical present’ Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s ‘Carols & Lullabies: A Rose in Winter’ to broadcast on PBS
CULTURE | NEW MEXICO Luminarias or farolitos? State historian Rob Martinez sheds light on a New Mexico holiday tradition
MAGIC | BERNALILLO The real deal: Ran’D Shine brings sleight of hand to Quezada’s Comedy Club & Cantina
DANCE | SANTA FE December duende: Holiday Flamenco 2025 mixes holiday cheer with foot-stomping passion
THEATER | SANTA FE Straight to the heart: Upstart Crows of Santa Fe bring ‘A Christmas Carol’ to stage with dramatic reading
MUSIC | SANTA FE, ALBUQUERQUE The light stuff: ‘Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings’ sets holiday spirits aglow
GO NEW MEXICO Couple feasts on Gila Wilderness views for Thanksgiving Thruhikers Renee Miller and Tim Beissinger cover 140 miles in eight days with all the trimmings