Santa Fe
Many visitors flock to Santa Fe for the opera alone: the theater is a marvel, with 360-degree views of sandstone wilderness crowned with sunsets and…
Must-see entertainment in New Mexico
Albuquerque
First of all: yes, the city’s baseball team really was named for the episode of The Simpsons, ‘Hungry, Hungry Homer,’ when America’s favorite TV dad tried…
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Taos
It figures that the oldest building in Taos is a comfy bar. Built almost four centuries ago by Pueblo Indians, and briefly the office of New Mexico’s…
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Taos
Taos' best live-music venue, at the start of Ski Valley Rd, shares its space with much-loved radio station KTAOS 101.9 FM. Local and touring acts stop by…
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Santa Fe
Run by Spanish codirectors Antonio Granjero and Estefania Ramirez, this top-flight flamenco company was actually founded in Madrid in 1998, before moving…
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Taos
As well as classical music from baroque to contemporary, this ensemble also performs folk- and jazz-flavored compositions from all over the world, with…
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New Mexico
After a seven-month repair project, downtown Gallup's centerpiece reopened in 2019. This beautifully restored Spanish Colonial–style theater, which…
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Santa Fe
A beautifully renovated 1930 movie house, the theater hosts touring productions and classic films as well as seven different performance groups, including…
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Taos
In a remodeled 1890s adobe mansion, the TCA programs local and international performances of everything from chamber music to belly dancing to theater, as…
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Albuquerque
Now under new management, it hosts everything from electro-pop to dub-step acts. Over the years, it's featured such stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James…
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Santa Fe
Revived by George RR Martin in 2013, this is the top cinema in town for indie flicks; also has book signings, occasional live concerts and an in-theater…
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New Mexico
Home of the nonprofit Mesilla Valley Film Society, this splendid old adobe theater screens foreign and art films.
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Albuquerque
On the UNM campus, this is one of the city's main venues for local opera, symphony and theater.
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New Mexico
The American Southwest Theatre Company performs at the Center for the Arts on the NMSU campus.
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New Mexico
The Las Cruces Symphony performs at the NMSU Music Center Recital Hall.
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Santa Fe
You don't really come to Vanessie for the food, though there's nothing wrong with it. No, the attraction here is the piano bar, featuring blow-dried…
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Albuquerque
The only independently owned, single-screen theater in town programs great indie, avant-garde, Hollywood fringe, political and international features…
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New Mexico
One of New Mexico's few remaining drive-in movie theaters lies just north of town and has great views of the surrounding high desert. Call or check its…
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Santa Fe
The state's oldest theater company performs avant-garde and traditional theater and musical comedy, typically with evening programs Thursday to Saturday…
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Albuquerque
This indoor arena plays host to the state fair, the New Mexico Brew Festival and various hobbyist events, from gem to gun shows.
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Albuquerque
The gorgeous, historic KiMo Theatre sees performances by big-name national acts, as well as local ballet, theater and cinema.
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Santa Fe
This youth-oriented arts and activity center in a 3500-sq-ft warehouse by the Railyard occasionally hosts live-music acts.
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Taos
Catch mainstream flicks at Taos' only movie house, a seven-screen theater right off Paseo del Pueblo Sur.
