Albert Jacobs: A person time forgot
(La Historia del Rio Abajo is a monthly column about Valencia County history written by members of the Valencia County Historical Society. Dr. Matt Baca, the author of this month’s…[Read more]
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The Aquila Theatre delivers 'MacBeth' with force
Before there were natural born killers Mickey and Mallory, there were the MacBeths.
SANTOS SHOW
Celebrate La Semana Santa, or Holy Week, by viewing traditional New Mexican religious art at the 14th Annual Santos Show.
Dunham's chaos wowed RR audience
When you see a comedian perform live, you never know what to expect. This holds true for Jeff Dunham, Controlled Chaos.
County youths named 4-H ambassador, diplomat
Hugh Veit and Shelby Herrera were inducted as a 4-H state ambassador and 4-H state diplomat, respectively, during the annual 4-H senior leadership retreat in Albuquerque in January.
Miniature and small show
From time beyond memory, humans have created miniature art work in bone, ivory, jade, whittled wood or precious and semiprecious stones.
Waters was politically incorrect, but he was entertaining and funny
For an hour Sunday afternoon, I got to sit in the dark, listening to a man who could be my new hero.
“All Abooooooaaaaard!”
The model railroad that lies within the walls of the Harvey House Museum reflects thousands upon thousands of work hours placed in by those who built it.
Romano Enrique trying to change mariachi stereotypes
He's known all over the world for his vocal skills.
Jeff Dunham brings 'child' of puppet to Star Center in Rio Rancho
There are a few new pieces to Jeff Dunham's act. One of them is the offspring of another.
Gary Mullen and The Works brought Freddie Mercury back to life
It was like traveling back in time Friday night when Gary Mullen and The Works stepped on stage for their "One Night of Queen" tribute at Popejoy Hall.
Bill Maher gets you thinking about everything, including gun control
Stand-up comic Bill Maher just may be the perfect antidote to the views of the fundamentalist right in American politics.
'Young Frankenstein' provided a 'monstrously good time' at Popejoy
They walked away, thinking the large, green monster on the laboratory table remained dead after surgically placing a new brain inside it, followed by a mixture of medical equipment pumping and electricity jolting life back into the dead human.
PASSIONATE POETRY
In the last six months, the New Mexico State Poetry Society has "exploded," says Shirley Blackwell, president of the organization, which was founded in 1969.
Bill Maher hits the stage with political comedy Saturday
No one is off limits for the laser-like insights of politically incorrect stand up comic, Bill Maher.
ROUGH STOCK RODEO
It's quiet at the rodeo arena. The cheering crowds have gone home and back to work. The cowboys are back to their daily grind and the bulls are finishing up the last of the morning hay.
Enlightening images
Carol Massegee says she always liked photography. But when she got serious about it a year and a half ago, she started down a path she didn't expect.