Good morning! There are some particularly interesting things going on today inb #Taos. Take a look. A good booksigning with an excellent local photographer. Bonfire on Bent Street. Better take a look. Today: More sun than clouds. High of 53. Low of 26. Sunrise at 7:05 a.m. Sunset at 4:48 p.m. Find a complete forecast at taosnews/weather. In the news: Congress passed legislation yesterday establishing the Columbine/Hondo Wilderness. Chef Ky Quintanilla spoke to us about life after Lamberts and his plans to open a culinary bar on Paseo del Pueblo Sur. Radio play Its a Wonderful Life takes to the stage at Taos Mesa Brewing. Around town: ?9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Chris, Cass and Julie play folk, ballads, spirituals, love songs, Broadway, jazz, blues and comedy. Taos Java, 1006 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. No cover. Call (575) 751-9405. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Met Live in HD screening of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.” Epic comedy about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Tickets $25, $20 members. Call (575) 758-2052. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artists’ Holiday Bazaar. Art Through The Loom Guild brings handcrafted holiday gifts by local artists. Old Martina’s Hall, 4140 State Road 68, Ranchos de Taos. Free admission. Call (505) 583-2059. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair. Holiday gifts by local artists, this weekend and next Dec. 20-21, at Oo-oonah Arts Center, Veterans Highway, Taos Pueblo. Free admission. Call (575) 779-9566 or 779-8636. Noon-4 p.m. Santa Paws. Furry family friends invited to pose with Santa Paws decked out in their holiday best. Pets also available for adoption with volunteers to fill in the details. Hot beverages and snacks, luminarias for warmth. Moby Dickens Bookshop, 124 Bent St., Taos. No cover. Call (575) 758-8110. Noon-7 p.m. Bonfires on Bent Street. A spectacular family-friendly holiday and 4 p.m. feast with chile sweets, posole and more. All-day specials, prizes and drawings, Holiday songs and sing-a-longs with Billy Archuleta and Taos Community Chorus, Danza Azteca, luminarias, farolitos and more. Bent Street and John Dunn Shops, 120 Bent St., Taos. Free admission. Call (575) 758-8110. 1-2:30 p.m. Prayer Group/Sacred Pipe Ceremony. Spirit Balancing Ceremony follows. Four Winds Native American Church, 231 Morgan Road, Taos. Call (575) 751-1081. 1-4 p.m. Arroyo Seco Annual Christmas Party. Punch and cookies, free picture with Santa, Arroyo Seco Mercantile, 488 State Road 150, Arroyo Seco. Free admission. Call (575) 776-8806. 3-5 p.m. Booksigning with Geraint Smith. Taos photographer and South Wales’ native, signs and discusses his new book, “Rio Grande del Norte: an Intimate Portrait.” Brodsky Bookshop, 226-A Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free admission. Call (575) 758-9468. 4-8:30 p.m. El Prado Art Walk. Taos Clay, Elevation Coffee, Red Arrow Emporium, Blue Fish Clothing, Natures Emporium Soap Co., Farmhouse Cafe and Bakery, Overland Ranch, Magpie Gallery, and Envision Gallery offer everything from pottery firing demos to cookies and coffee, Christmas cards and ornaments, drinks and snacks. El Prado along Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Free admission. Call (307) 272-8388. 4-6 p.m. Malcom Ebright Reading. Historian, attorney director of the Center for Land Grant Studies, brings history to bear in protecting traditional communities land and water. Embudo Valley Library, 217-A State Road 75, Dixon. Free admission. Call (505) 579-9181. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Opening Reception for “Small Works Show,” plus “Works in Watercolor” by Troy Brown and Elizabeth Jose’s “2015 Airstream Calendar” signing and launch party. Sage Fine Art, 115-C East Taos Plaza. Free admission. Call (575) 758 9396. 5-7 p.m. “A Russian Holiday.” Taos Chamber Music Group presents a musical holiday tour from the mountains of Azerbaijan to the splendor of St. Petersburg, featuring Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov (piano), LP How (violin), Sally Guenther (cello), and Nancy Laupheimer (flute). Harwood Museum, 238 Ledoux St., Taos. Tickets $22, $12 members. Call (575) 758-9826. 5-8 p.m. Opening Reception. Exhibit by renowned platinum palladium photographer David Michael Kennedy, titled “Celebrity Portraits, Landscapes, and Images from the Road.” Heinley Gallery, 119-C Bent St., Taos. Free admission. Call (617) 947-9016. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Holiday Open House. Meet the artists, enjoy some holiday refreshment and cheer and discounts on locally made art, fine craft and jewelry. Open Space Gallery, 103 East Taos Plaza. Free admission. Call (575) 758-1217. 6-9 p.m. Burton Jespersen. Singer-songwriter performing an eclectic mix of folk, rock and soul tunes. Black Mesa Winery Taos Tasting Room, 241 Ledoux St., Taos. No cover. Call (575) 758-1969. 6:30-9 p.m. Open Stage. Music, dance, spoken word, acrobatics, and aerials at Peñasco Theatre, 15046 State Road 75, Peñasco. Cover $5. All are welcome. Call (575) 587-2726. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Melissa Crabtree and Bob Andrews. New Orleans piano meets Taos folk. Adobe Bar at the Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. No cover. Call (575) 758-2233. 7-10 p.m. The Kevin Cannon Trio. Blues-drenched jazz standards in the post bop mold. Anaconda Bar at El Monte Sagrado, 317 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Free admission. Call (575) 737-9855. 7-10 p.m. The Survivors. Various music genres. Hotel Don Fernando de Taos, 1005 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. No cover. Call (575) 758-4444. 7-9 p.m. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Working Class Theatre and Taos Youth Ballet present a new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Taos Community Auditorium, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Tickets $17, $10 youth ages 6-18, “$5 children 5 and under. Call (575) 613-2069. 7-8 p.m. Music at the Metta. Local Taos musicians Jack “MadCat” Lorang, Jacquelyn Córdova, Nick Boeder and Ashleigh Martinez-Montoya Grycner collaborate to present a night of originals and folk favorites. Metta Theatre, 1470 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, El Prado. Free admission. Call (505) 850-8911. 7-8:30 p.m. Gorilla Romance Season 2 Episode 4. An episodic live theatrical comedy that follows the stories of six Taoseños navigating the perilous waters trying to find true love with a little bit of spite, missed connections and revenge along the way. Presented by Teatro Serpiente at Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 ABC Mesa Road, off U.S. 64 west, Taos. Call (575) 758-1900. 8-10:30 p.m. Tyler Gregory and Brent Berry. Back together once again, you never know who’s going to jump on stage for a song or two. The Burger Stand at Taos Ale House, 401 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. No cover. Call (575) 758-5522. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Time Machine. Classic rock, Spanish and more, Sagebrush Inn Cantina, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. No cover. (Call (575) 758-2254. 9-11:30 p.m. Sagittarius Dance Party. Zodiac dance party series. “This month, all Sagittariuses get in free.” Hosted by Julia Daye, DJ Rohm, and DJ Saphire. Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 ABC Mesa Road, U.S. 64 west. Taos. Cover $5. Call (575) 758-1900. For more information on local happenings, visit our online calendar or pick up a copy of The Taos News and turn to Tempo.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:25:56 +0000
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