VENTRILOQUISM | ALBUQUERQUE ‘You will believe in magic’: Ventriloquist Terry Fator reaches into a world of ‘Pure Imagination’
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Lies and consequences: ‘The Children’s Hour’ at Albuquerque Little Theatre, a 1930s parable for a post-truth world
MUSICAL THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Good times never seemed so good: Star of Neil Diamond musical, Heidi Kettenring, discusses dual roles ahead of Popejoy performance
WINE FESTIVAL Raise a glass Vines in the Pines Art and Wine Festival returns to Ruidoso on Feb. 14-15
GO NEW MEXICO After a 'rougher start than usual,' ski season in New Mexico is rolling Recent storms and colder weather have ski areas operating with optimism
BOOK OF THE WEEK A cult of mysteries: Preston and Child deliver a wild desert thriller with ‘Badlands’
NIBBLES | RIO RANCHO Step inside Boba Catch for DIY Korean ramen, boba tea and arcade claw machines Vietnamese coffee and croffles also available in playful, family-friendly hangout.
IN REVIEW | SANTA FE Survey of Black art in New Mexico is rich, insightful Step inside a powerful survey of 28 Black New Mexican artists challenging erasure, exploring identity and redefining resilience.
ART | WASHINGTON, D.C. National Portrait Gallery show with Albuquerque artists opens amid anti-DEI crackdown Powerful portraits are a part of the Smithsonian’s Outwin 2025
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE Tank and the Bangas bring genre-fluid soul and poetry to KiMo Theatre Grammy-winning group will deliver its unique blend of spoken word, soul, hip-hop and rock
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Welcome to Night Vale podcast brings 'Murder Night in Blood Forest' to life on stage Popular podcast transforms into an immersive live experience with audience interaction
THEATER | SANTA FE The Upstart Crows to perform William Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ From tragedy to comedy, these young actors dive deep into the text to create a magical experience.
MUSICAL THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE ‘Sing-A-Long Broadway’ at Popejoy puts the audience center-stage Ever dreamed of belting show tunes on a real stage?
EVENT | ALBUQUERQUE Souper Bowl: Taste 35 local restaurants in support of Roadrunner Food Bank Sample creative soups and desserts while fighting hunger at this annual fundraiser.
TV Wes Studi narrates untold story of Pueblo resistance in new PBS documentary Discover how Pueblo people fought to preserve their sovereignty against Spanish colonization
THEATER | SANTA FE New theater company brings psychological thriller to Santa Fe stage Romancing the Void debuts inaugural production ‘The Wasp’ at Teatro Paraguas
7 EVENTS 7 DAYS Mayhem, Mozart and more: 7 events this week Santa Fe celebrates Mozart's birthday while Dust City Opera hosts a mystical carnival.
GO NEW MEXICO Ready, set, snowshoe Sandia, Santa Fe snowshoe classics ready to go racing through a winter wonderland
BOOK OF THE WEEK A growing interest: How ‘Ancient Women Gardeners’ shaped New Mexico’s prehistoric food systems
MUSIC | SANTA FE Tune in: ‘The Big New-Mex Review’ at Tumbleroot celebrates New Mexico’s musical soul
ART EXHIBIT | SANTA FE Beyond black and white Evoke Contemporary explores humanity in ‘Monochromatic’
ENTERTAINMENT | ALBUQUERQUE Art of wrestling: Stars Nic Nemeth and Mara Sadé discuss their craft before next week’s shows at Tingley Coliseum
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Ghost in the machine: ‘Anthropology’ at Adobe Theater explores grief in the age of AI
TV PBS documentary 'HEROs for Health' highlights the plight of rural health care in New Mexico 32 of 33 NM counties are classified as health underserved
POETRY | ALBUQUERQUE Sonnets and sweatpants: Perform ‘poetry karaoke’ in your pj’s with Photon Poetry
