BOOK REVIEW The xenia between us: On the 鈥極dyssey鈥� and gods in drag What Homer can teach us about kindness today
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE Toto brings classic hits to First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater Joseph Williams talks about Toto's legacy
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Cardboard Playhouse returns to Berk with 鈥楬ow to Train Your Dragon Musical Jr.鈥� New adaptation features dragon performers and original music
MUSICAL THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Musical Theatre Southwest performs Tony-winning musical 鈥楲ight in the Piazza鈥� In the round performance features classical singers and ballet dancers
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE Under酶ath to bring 鈥榰p-close-and-personal鈥� concert experience to Launchpad Metalcore veterans Under酶ath ditch big venues for a raw, no-barricade show
TV New pickleball comedy 鈥楾he Dink鈥� hits Apple TV on July 24 Jake Johnson stars in a feel-good underdog story set in the world of pickleball
GO | NEW MEXICO Window onto the badlands: A visit to La Ventana Natural Arch is an easy hike to a natural wonder Just a quarter-mile stroll leads to a 125-foot sandstone arch in El Malpais
DANCE | SANTA FE Zeitgeist Dance Theatre showcases ABQ dancers, choreographers alongside global peers at The Lensic 'An Evening of Contemporary Dance' comes to The Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe on Aug. 1
FASHION | ALBUQUERQUE Shop exclusive looks and take home your new best friend at Disco Doggie charity fashion show Event benefits local animal rescue organizations
EVENT | ALBUQUERQUE Route 66 Summerfest celebrates the Mother Road鈥檚 centennial Four music stages will feature bands spanning the decades
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE 鈥楾hese Shining Lives鈥� brings radium girls鈥� story to light The play runs July 17鈥揂ug. 9 at The Adobe Theater
GO NEW MEXICO Fishing Line for July 9, 2026 From rainbow trout on the Pecos to walleye at Santa Rosa Lake, here's your weekly NM fishing update
MUSIC | TAOS Fourth annual She Rises Music Festival celebrates women in music The festival runs Thursday, July 16, through Saturday, July 18, at Daleee at KTAOS Solar Center
EVENT | NEW MEXICO New Mexico Tattoo Fiesta gets buzzing July 10-12 at the Albuquerque Convention Center The 14th annual event brings together hundreds of artists from across the U.S. and around the world
COMEDY | ALBUQUERQUE Social media comedy stars come to Route 66 Casino Hotel for 鈥楪enX Takeover鈥� Sherri Dindal, Jon Wellington, Nick Harrison and Kelly Manno join forces for a night of laughs, music and nostalgia
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE A New Mexico classic returns Rudolfo Anaya鈥檚 鈥楤less Me, Ultima鈥� opens at The Vortex
MUSIC | SANTA FE Classic rock legends Foghat to perform in Santa Fe on Saturday, July 11 Lead singer Scott Holt talks setlists, legacy and keeping the band鈥檚 energy alive
7 EVENTS 7 DAYS Mud Day, music and stereoscopic art: 7 events this week From International Mud Day to Evanescence, there's plenty to do this week
ART | SANTA FE 72 exhibitors to showcase works at Art Santa Fe Art Santa Fe opens July 9-11 at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center
MUSIC | SANTA FE Santa Fe Desert Chorale releases new album, launches summer festival Concert lineup includes 'Renaissance Splendor,' 'Homecoming' and 'Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil'
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE Making Albuquerque 鈥榓 mariachi hub鈥� 35th Mariachi Spectacular hosts star-studded lineup, teases Hall of Fame museum plans
ART | ALBUQUERQUE 鈥極n the Rise鈥� offers a glimpse at artists in early and mid-career Gallery With a Cause exhibit features 14 New Mexico artists and 300 works
EVENTS | NEW MEXICO Celebrate America鈥檚 250th birthday with events across the state From parades to fireworks find events in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Socorro and more
7 EVENTS 7 DAYS Lavender, opera and art: 7 events this week The Santa Fe Opera opens this weekend, find out which operas will kick off the season
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Male pilots refused to fly the B-29 鈥� until women did it Aviator to salute women pilots' contributions to World War II in Alamogordo on Friday
BOOK REVIEW 鈥楶achinko鈥� an unforgettable historical novel Min Jin Lee details a Korean family鈥檚 resilience and struggles over 70 years
GO NEW MEXICO Fishing Line for June 25, 2026 Find current conditions and notable catches for trout, walleye, and more at lakes and rivers
COMEDY | ALBUQUERQUE 鈥楤est of Burque鈥� at Hyena鈥檚 showcases local comics Tim Mathis hosts local comics Sunday, June 28
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE NMPhil to perform Fourth of July weekend concert at ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden Conductor Jason Altieri leads an outdoor performance featuring patriotic favorites, jazz and Broadway classics
THEATER | SANTA FE Life is a 鈥楥abaret鈥� at the Santa Fe Playhouse Next in the theater group鈥檚 鈥楶ower Plays鈥� opens Thursday, July 2
ART | SANTA FE Large-scale intimacy: Part II of preeminent Din茅 artist Emmi Whitehorse鈥檚 retrospective opens at Wheelwright 鈥業ntimate Landscapes,鈥� the first museum retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist, highlights her unique abstract works
TV Colin Farrell鈥檚 extraterrestrial P.I. tackles Los Angeles corruption on Apple TV+ 鈥楽ugar鈥� releases a new episode each Friday through Aug. 7 on Apple TV
7 EVENTS 7 DAYS Daylilies, Frida Kahlo and Frontier Fest: 7 events this week Discover upcoming local events in New Mexico from June 26 to July 2
DINING REVIEW Find out which Albuquerque restaurant is the quintessential neighborhood spot It鈥檚 been serving up New Mexican comfort food near UNM since 1977
EVENT | SANTA FE Beyond the Universe: The Flickerwerm migration hits Meow Wolf during 鈥楶henomenomaly鈥� Join actors, puppets and dancing in an interactive quest through the 鈥楬ouse of Eternal Return鈥�
BOOK OF THE WEEK 鈥業nfinite and Dangerous and Bright鈥� full of thoughtful, humorous verses covering life, nature and more Author Betsy James to discuss and sign new book on June 30 at Bookworks
BREWERIES Love affair: Canteen Brewhouse hosts fourth annual 鈥楩or the Love of Lagers鈥� Event showcases diverse lagers from 18 New Mexico breweries
BOOK NOTES Steven L. Davis to discuss new history book at SOMOS, Books on the Bosque Lynn C. Miller and Nancy J. Allen to talk on June 25 at Bookworks
DIGGIN鈥� IN Garden gifts that dads might dig Discover all things daylilies at the free Albuquerque Daylily Society event
MUSIC | NEW MEXICO New Mexico Gay Men鈥檚 Chorus brings 鈥楨xistence Is Resistance鈥� Pride concert to Albuquerque, Santa Fe Program to feature music from Kelly Clarkson, Foreigner, Chappell Roan and more
EVENT | NEW MEXICO The Great Race hits Route 66 with stops in Albuquerque, Tucumcari and Gallup The event, the largest time-speed endurance rally in the U.S., is making its way along the Mother Road
ART | SANTA FE Virgil Ortiz鈥檚 鈥楥ontinuum鈥� examines Pueblo Revolt from multiple perspectives with help from Spanish and Chicano artists 鈥楥ontinuum: Blindfall, First Strike鈥� opens June 20 at Vladem Contemporary
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning musicians to perform eclectic concert at Albuquerque Academy Caroline Shaw and S艒 Percussion perform 鈥榃ho Turns Out the Light鈥� on June 21
TV Telling her story: 鈥楤ecoming Katharine Graham鈥� explores the Washington Post publisher鈥檚 rise to power Documentary airs Tuesday on PBS
BOOK REVIEW BOOK REVIEW: Fannie Lou Hamer biography sheds light on the fight for voting rights The woman whose speech helped pass the Voting Rights Act
BOOK NOTES Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer to talk at South Broadway Cultural Center Find event details, ticket information and more local book news
DIGGIN鈥� IN Want to save your marigold seeds? Here鈥檚 how Learn why cat litter doesn鈥檛 belong in your garden
GO NEW MEXICO Fishing Line for June 11, 2026 From a 2.5-year-old landing a 17-inch bass to great trout action statewide, here's where the fish are biting in New Mexico
ART | ALBUQUERQUE 鈥榁einte Anos De Fiesta鈥� showcases 20 years of community Exhibit runs in collaboration with the Metamorfosis Documentation Project and the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque
THEATER | ALBUQUERQUE Albuquerque Little Theatre brings Stephen Sondheim鈥檚 musical on love, commitment and loneliness to stage 鈥楥ompany鈥� was the winner of the 1971 Tony Award for Best Musical
DANCE | ALBUQUERQUE Festival Flamenco Alburquerque and ABQ Fringe Festival celebrate dance, movement and music Largest flamenco festival outside of Spain returns with major U.S. and world premieres
EVENT | SILVER CITY From workshops to markets, the Silver City Clay Festival celebrates ceramics in all forms The festival runs June 15鈥�21 鈥� learn more about some of the artists featured at this year鈥檚 event
EVENT | ALBUQUERQUE Summerfest kicks off at North Domingo Baca Park The Heights Summerfest features live music, local vendors, kid-friendly activities and more
ART | ALBUQUERQUE International Association of Pastel Societies鈥� biennial convention comes to Albuquerque 鈥楶astelWorld鈥� a free public exhibition of 175 juried pastel works from artists around the globe
7 EVENTS 7 DAYS Garden clubs, living history and the Beautiful Game: 7 events this week Fun events happening in ABQ and beyond this weekend
MUSIC | ALBUQUERQUE John Legend concert rescheduled for Aug. 29 Learn what to do if you have tickets for the event
