We are saddened to hear of the passing of legendary #cartoonist & Santa Fe resident Pat Oliphant. His wry wit & ability to capture the absurdness of politics & political figures helped define the role of the #newspaper #politicalcartoonist. Read more about him in our profile from November 2025.

COVER STORY Over the years, #drummer John Trentacosta found just enough skilled jazz players in the Santa Fe area to start building a local jazz scene. In 2012, he founded the nonprofit Santa Fe Music Collective to support local #jazz & in 2024, the local scene got a boost with the opening of Unit B

Santa Fe’s School for Advanced Research is offering one of the year’s most intriguing events related to the country’s 250th anniversary — The American Revolution and the Survival of Native Nations, a talk on June 18by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal #sesquicentennial #AmericanHistory

For his new documentary "Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light," which landed on digital platforms on June 1, director Paul Wagner had unprecedented access to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and sought to chip away at the myth to paint a fresh portrait of the artist.

ON THE COVER: Jono Manson is a real player 🎶 The musician/producer/recording engineer/mixer/singer-songwriter has a newly released album of original songs titled "Family Dog." #albumrelease #songwriter #musician #recordingengineer #musicproducer #santafe #NewMexico #makingmusic

ON THE COVER: In honor of the Lensic Performing Arts Center's milestone(s), we pull back the curtain on the venerable Santa Fe venue's illustrious history, with some of the major players who have worked behind the scenes weighing in. #performingarts #silveranniversary #NewMexico #santafe

Memorial Day in Santa Fe includes the free Santa Fe Concert Band performance at St. Francis Auditorium at 4 p.m. and three days of glorious shopping at the Northern New Mexico Fine Arts & Crafts Guild Artist Show downtown in the shady Cathedral Park from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Monday.

Summer's coming and Pasatiempo knows that better than anyone. So visit pasatiempomagazine.com for the latest and greatest round up of Santa Fe's full season of music and theater; plus, check out the streaming TV series for couch cruisers.

The Renesan Institute for Lifelong Learning presents #classicalpianist and #steinwayartist Jacquelyn Helin in a spring lecture and recital titled "Face to Face with the 30s and 40s: American Music Comes of Age" at St. John's United Methodist Church in Santa Fe on Thursday, May 14.

Michael Lazovsky's #documentary "Sleeping Dog" delves into journalist Jeremy Corbell's research on unidentified anomalous phenomena but the #filmmaker ends up with more questions than answers. #UAP #UFO #Unidentifiedaerialphenomena #unidentifiedflyingobject

COVER STORY: #Indigenous #fashion takes center stage this weekend in Santa Fe as looks from designers Patricia Michaels, Himikalas Baker, Lauren Good Day, Jamie Okuma and Jontay Kahm walk the runway in a celebration of #nativefashion, heritage and culture.

"The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico," an exhibition housed in an RV dubbed Wonders on Wheels, employs a distinctive method to show respect to multiple cultures — one unique to New Mexico — while the nation celebrates its 250th birthday this summer. #Semiquincentennial #NewMexico #WondersOnWheels

#Americana prodigy Sammy Brue pays tribute to his mentor, Justin Townes Earle, who died in 2020, leaving a trove of unfinished work now brought to life by the young singer-songwriter. Brue performs Sunday, May 3, at El Rey Court in #santafe in support his new album "The Journals."

#Dance Theatre of Harlem comes to New Mexico with performances Saturday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 6, at Popejoy Hall in #albuquerque and the Lensic in #santafe, respectively. Artistic director and #choreographer Robert Garland talks to Pasa about a renowned #ballet company steeped in #SocialJustice

For nearly 7 decades, #songwriter Paul Williams has created works that have become part of the #americansongbook. Yet his most important contributions can’t be found in his catalog. It’s something harder to name and harder still to practice: surrender. He talked with us about his journey.

Pasa contributor Chef Johnny Vee had fantastic dining experiences at two #santafe restaurants "that had it all going on." See why he says Tender Fire and Izanami have that "it" factor. #pizzalovers #izakaya #farmtofeast #locallysourced #freshingredients #sakesommelier

OUR LATEST COVER STORY: When Robert Benedetti retired as New Mexico Actors Lab’s managing #director in 2025, he essentially was retiring from administrative work. He still directs periodically, including the company’s first offering of the season, "Eureka Day," opening this week. #theater #santafe

"The Bibi Files," an investigation into Benjamin Netanyahu built around leaked interrogation videos of the prime minister, his family, and his closest associates, screens Thursday at Sky Cinemas Midtown in #santafe with #AcademyAward winning producer Alex Gibney in attendance for an audience Q&A

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in #Albuquerque is celebrating two events this spring: the opening of its "50 for 50" #exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary of IPCC’s founding; and the institution’s annual #americanindianweek, with events celebrating #indigenousculture, now through Sunday.

The Opera Southwest staging of "Moses in Egypt" is a #NewMexico premiere and the 13th Rossini #opera the company has offered over its history, more than any other company in America. The remaining performances are April 24 & April 26, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in #albuquerque.

The new Santa Fe youth #poetlaureate will be announced at an event today at Jean Cocteau Cinema where the seven finalists, as well as #poet Natachee Momaday Gray, will present a free reading of their work. The Santa Fe-based Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry administers the laureateship program.

For 6 decades, Jimmy Grashow built a career across gallery walls & museum collections, album covers & more than a thousand publications. But he also spent that time learning to disguise his demons. Pasa spoke with Cindy Meehl, director of "Jimmy & The Demons," a new #documentary about the #artist.

👏 👏👏👏 #SantaFe poet Arthur Sze has reason to celebrate on this 14th day of #NationalPoetryMonth. His new book, ‘Transient Worlds,' is released today AND it is announced that he will serve a second year as U.S. Poet Laureate. Congrats!! #poetlaureate #ArthurSze #poetry #poetrylovers

April 10th's Pasatiempo calendar has a slew of events in the wings. Led Zeppelin-tribute band Moby Dick at Evangelo's on Friday. Scads of local choreographers-dancers gather at the Railyard on Friday and Saturday. Check out other musical acts at pasatiempomagazine.com #mobydickband #nmdancecoalition

#Actor Steven Michael Quezada spent the decade after #breakingbad ended doing the inverse of #walterwhite: staying rooted, serving his neighbors & building something meant to outlast him. Quezada #ComedyClub & Cantina is the culmination of a 40-year career in #comedy & a life spent in public service

COVER STORY: When talk turns to the best #doublebass players alive, Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer are perennially at the top of everyone’s lists. Instead of leading to a rivalry, it's resulted in a collaborative friendship. McBride spoke with Pasa ahead of their show at the Lensic in #santafe

🎬 Pasa contributor Joshua Encinias talked with Tony Benna, director of "André Is an Idiot," a comedy with a message that screens this weekend at Sky Cinemas Railyard in #santafe. #documentary #filmmaking #Cancer #coloncancer #cancerscreening

COVER STORY: Our contributor Chef Johnny Vee reviews Piazza Caffè Trattoria di Famiglia in #SantaFe and NOSA Restaurant & Inn in Ojo Caliente, two distinctly different dining experiences & both well worth the visit. #santafefood #newmexicofoodies #italianfood #jamesbeardnominee #diningout #newmexico

With luck, the Santa Fe Pro Musica appointments of Colin Jacobsen as artistic director and former Santa Fe Opera official Daniel James as new executive director will end one of the longest and most challenging leadership transitions in the #santafe #performingarts scene’s history.

"POTUS (Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive)" kicks off tonight. Brian Sandford spoke to two of the actors, Larisa Oleynik and Kate Udall, as well as co-director Amrita Uhmritha about the play, the camaraderie among the cast, and why #theater matters.

ON THE COVER: Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli, a #photographer based in #albuquerque, has become a #lowrider insider, cultivating relationships that have allowed him to explore and visually document the culture. His new book is "Seventh & Central: Lowriders" from the University of New Mexico Press.

Singer/songwriter Al Olender is performing a free show on Sunday, March 22, at El Rey Court in #SantaFe, with opening act Ahna Ell. #songwriter #concert #livemusic #freeshow #music #TheWorrier

Produced by XYZ Films and Two & Two Pictures, "He Bled Neon" production included 400 New Mexicans on its crew and as background actors. Drew Kirsch's #madeinnewmexico film made its debut at the 2026 SXSW film, media, music, and tech festival. #filmmaking #SXSW

An exhibition at #Taos Art Museum at Fechin House, "Nicolai Fechin: Figures, Nature, and Expression," showcases the namesake creator’s versatility. Known more for his portraits than landscape paintings, both reflect his ethos of showing things as they are, not as an #artist might want them to be.

Teatime in Wonderland hosted by Electric Playhouse in #albuquerque takes diners on an immersive trip down the rabbit hole into an interactive world of theatrical moments while noshing on whimsical and decadent treats created by celebrity pastry chef Keris Kuwana #aliceinwonderland #teatime

To see some of the best #ballet dancers in the country, you could fork over a lot of cash for a trip to to Lincoln Centerto watch the American Ballet Theatre. Or you could just go to the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe where ABT’s Studio Company takes the stage Wednesday, March 11.

50 years after 'The Muppet Show' (1976-1981) first aired, and on the heels of a revival special that premiered in February, one thread of Jim Henson's story remains largely unknown: his lifelong connection to #NewMexico. #jimhenson #muppetshow #muppets #kermitthefrog #sesamestreet #Puppeteer

The Washington National Opera is not only abandoning its home venue since 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, but is doing so in the middle of its current season. Mark Tiarks writes about the company's predicament & plans for moving forward #opera #performingarts #kennedycenter

Ahead of the 2026 #Oscars, you can catch the nominated shorts at Sky Cinemas in #santafenm in the #animation, #documentary and live action categories. Pasa contributor Joshua Encinias spoke with 3 nominated #filmmakers, finding that the short film is not merely a stepping stone to feature films.

Silversun Pickups burst onto the music scene in 2006 with the debut album "Carnavas," which spawned the hit single “Lazy Eye.” They're touring in support of their latest album, "Tenterhooks," and will stop tonight in Albuquerque at Sunshine Theater. #livemusic #Albuquerque #altrock #indiemusic

Santa Fean Arthur Lopez, who refers to himself as a “contemporary #santero,” has processed his grief over the ICE actions in Chicago and #minneapolis the way artists often do: through creativity. #LiamRamos #art

On Saturday, February 14, singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards makes a tour stop at St. Francis Auditorium, backed by a five-piece band playing sets including popular songs from all her records. www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/m... #kathleenedwards #lensic360

Opening Thursday, February 19, running through March 1, "She Loves Me", Tri-M Production's latest hits the high notes in a musical love letter set in the turbulent 1930s. www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/i... #trimsantafe #newmexicoactorslab #shelovesmemusical

Just in time for Valentine's Day: Johnny Vee's guide to a few of Santa Fe's romantic dining rooms www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/r... #coyotecafe #josephsculinarypub #restaurantmartin #315bistro #marketsteer

Whether singing #punkrock or a Persian #popsong, Storm Large has built a following around the globe with her extraordinary voice and dynamic stage presence. Catch her Thursday, Feb. 5, in #SantaFe at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. @stormof69.bsky.social

On Tuesday, Feb 3, #SantaFe author, screenwriter & producer Kirk Ellis will be at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse for an event to launch his new book, "They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America’s Obsession with Guns and Outlaws" #bonnieandclyde #GunsInAmerica

True to #SantaFe form, #BlackHistoryMonth is being recognized through the arts, in particular a new exhibit at the Santa Fe Community Gallery highlighting Black artists of New Mexico. Read about it here and check out our roundup of other happenings associated with the February observance.

🎬 MOVIE NEWS: Ahead of the opening of 'A Private Life,' Pasa contributor Joshua Encinias spoke with its star, Academy Award-winning actor Jodie Foster. The film is screening in #SantaFe at Sky Cinemas. #filmmaking #acting #oscarwinner #movies #APrivateLife

COVER STORY: Featuring visiting musicians as well as four to six #NewMexico musical acts every season, 'Bands of Enchantment' gives them national exposure in a @pbs.org show that executive producer Ken Peterson hopes will last 40 seasons. #newmexicomusic #livemusic #albuquerque #landofenchantment

@hayescarll.bsky.social, one of #americanamusic 's top storytellers, will perform with his six-piece band tonight at Tumbleroot Alegría in #santafe. Pasa contributor Michael Berick talked with Carll ahead of his visit to #thecitydifferent.