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Go to an Out-of-This World Party in Roswell
Beam us up to Roswell, Scotty! Use your long Fourth of July weekend to crash the party at the Roswell UFO Festival, running July 1-5. If you want to strut with the best of the Roswell aliens, don't miss the Alien Headgear Workshop on Thursday, July 1. Then you and Astro can join the Alien Pet Parade on Friday, July 2 or be part of the Amazing UFO Festival Parade on Saturday, July 3. You and the kids can check out the Galactic Market, a carnival and free sci-fi movies under the stars. Wes Studi from Avatar is scheduled to make a stellar appearance. Find out why Trip Advisor named this festival No. 5 in its list of wackiest summer events by visiting the UFO website.
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Christmas in July: Stock Up Early on Holiday Note Cards
Remember last holiday season when you were so stressed that you didn't get your cards mailed out until Valentine's Day?
Well, we're giving you an opportunity this year to stock up and write your cards during the summer while swinging in the hammock. You can snatch boxes of cards that normally sell for $14.95 for the low price of $8.95 from now until September 6 (Labor Day). We're offering two of New Mexico Magazine's favorite cards -- the peaceful White Dove and Joyful Holiday Wishes with its fanciful kokopelli. Get these holiday cards while supplies last at our gift shop.
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Get Your Sopaipilla Fix at Bruno's Restaurant
Our "King of the Road" columnist Lesley S. King always finds the best food off the beaten path in New Mexico. In this month's travelogue flick, she stops at El Bruno's Restaurant in Cuba. This popular restaurant was gutted by fire three years ago, but like a Phoenix, it has risen from the ashes and relocated across the street. Hazel and Bruno Herrera still serve the classics: rellenos, burritos and enchiladas. You can eat to your heart's fill before stopping by the Cuba Ranger District to see remnants of the area's ancient cultures, like the olla pot (pictured). Check out King's online video to see the Herreras making sopaipillas on our home page.
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Tickle Your Taste Buds at the Taste of Santa Fe
Foodies can rejoice at the summer's biggest culinary bash July 16-17 at the Santa Fe Railyard. The event supports the New Mexico History Museum. Don your fancy party duds for the Friday, July 16 gala dinner with celebrity chef John Rivera Sedlar and four other chefs. From 2-6 p.m. Saturday, July 17, you can sample cuisine from dozens of Santa Fe restaurants. The full schedule's posted at the Taste of Santa Fe website.
Stop by and say hello as the magazine staff sells cookbooks on Saturday. If you can't make it, but want to be there vicariously, you can still get our readers' favorite cookbook, The Best from New Mexico Kitchens, at our online gift catalog.
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Destination of the
Month: Go West to
the Cloudcroft Hotel
Pardner, want to step into a vintage, stone-faced hotel and belly up to a bar that's perched among the clouds? Then saunter into the recently renovated, 1930s-era Cloudcroft Hotel, which you can visit virtually at this website.
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Seeking Fresh-Air Adventures? Travel the Enchanted Circle
At altitudes of almost 8,000 feet, the spectacular scenery and small-town charms of the Enchanted Circle can take your breath away. Start your day in Taos and head out for either a leisurely drive or heart-pounding adventures. The Enchanted Circle offers a paradise for mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, camping, horseback riding and jeep excursions. Let associate editor Ashley M. Biggers be your guide to the enchantment. Click to read her story.
If you want to get fully oriented, you can go here to find an Enchanted Circle map and explore lodging alternatives in Angel Fire, Red River and other towns along this scenic route.
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Las Cruces Artist Shares His Colorful Vision
George Mendoza's eye-catching Free Spirit Collection vibrates with bold colors. His artwork is amazing on its own merit. The fact that Mendoza has extremely limited vision and is legally blind makes his artistic fabrics even more impressive. You've got to see this work for yourself. On the New Mexico Magazine website, we present a slide show of Mendoza at work.
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Recipes for Tailgating at the Santa Fe Opera
Anything goes when tailgating at the Santa Fe Opera. But if you'd like a meal that will also get applause, check out our story, photos and recipes for elegant dishes straight from some of Santa Fe's top chefs. Rob Chickering of Galisteo Bistro was inspired by Mozart's The Magic Flute to create his recipe for Locavore Summer Salad, while French chef Laurent Rea of Ze French Bistro shares his secret ingredients to create Alsatian Black Cherry Bread Pudding (as a tribute to German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach who wrote The Tales of Hoffman). Click here to read all the juicy details. For full information on the season, visit the Santa Fe Opera website.
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