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THINGS TO DO AROUND TAOS DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 29 – AUG. 4, 2021 SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS AT TAOSNEWS.COM/EVENTS

Thursday, July 29

4-6 p.m. | Live Music/Luna Slater at LUN + OJO Gallery. Expect an intimate show from this local Taos singer and songwriter. Free admission. LUN + OJO Gallery, 111 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Call 801-755-7447.

5:30-8:30 p.m. | Charley’s Blues. Thursday Nights at Sagebrush Cantina. Collected songs in French, Spanish and English from decades of travel, unraveled for you at Sagebrush Cantina, Sagebrush Inn & Suites, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. Call 575-758-2254. 6-7:30 p.m. | Taos Plaza Live – Chicken Sedan Band. Taos Plaza Live is free live music every Thursday through Aug. 26, 2021. Taos Plaza Gazebo. Follow socially distant-gathering guidelines of cdc. gov and nmdoh.org; bring your own chairs, blankets, picnics and “dancing shoes!” Free. Info at member@taoschamber.com. 7:30-9 p.m. | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It. TCA Movies on the Big Screen. Dispite Rita’s humble upbringing amid relentless racism; becoming a celebrated Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards winner. Taos Center for the Arts, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Call 575-758-2052.

Friday, July 30

10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Moreno Valley Farmers Market. At 540 W. Therma Highway 65, Eagle Nest. Free.

3-6 p.m. Farm Fridays at Black Mesa Winery, 1502 State Road 68 in Velarde. Shop and support local farmers; enjoy some wine and cider too! Limited vendor space, for application contact LisaAnn Bear, 575-779-0417.

5:30-7:30 p.m. | Taos Inn Friday Night Music with Michael Henry Collins. Live from the Taos Inn garden patio every Friday night. Michael has been featured on NPR’s World Cafe and American Songwriter Magazine. Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Call 855-963-2180. 5:30-8 p.m. | Jess Wayne Live Fridays Angel Fire. Live music with amazing food, Mikuna Grill, 48 North Angel Fire Road, Angel Fire. Call 575-377-7009. 6-8 p.m. | Live Music/Neil Blank at LUN + OJO Gallery. Neil Blank performs his audio-visual album, ‘A Machine for Dreaming In’ – e xpect dark electronics with live visuals. LUN + OJO, 111 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free Show. 801-7557447.

6-9 p.m. | Traveling Music with Charley. Enchanting evenings of music from elsewhere and other times with Charley Bensusen, Sabroso Restaurant & Bar, 470 State Road 150, Arroyo Seco. Free. Call 575-776-3333.

9 p.m. | Michael Hearne and SxSW

(with Special Guests!). Playin’ all your boot-scootin’ favorites at the historic Motherlode! Surprise guest appearances from Michael’s friends, too! The Motherlode Saloon, 406 E Main St, Red River. $10. Call 575-754-6280. 7:30-9 p.m. | Minari. TCA Movies on the Big Screen. Oscar nominated tender and sweeping story about what roots us. Taos Center for the Arts, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Call 575-758-2052.

Saturday, July 31

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Taos Farmers Market. One of New Mexico’s most diverse and visited farmers markets! Taos Plaza, Taos. Free. Call 313-327-9934.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Trash & Treasures Saturday Market. Back again at KTAOS Solar Center parking lot, this market is as unique and eclectic as Taos itself. Indulge in vintage, handmade, plants, art work and more. Stop by 9 State Road 150.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Questa Crafts & Collectibles Market. Every Saturday, jewelry, leatherwork, original art, antiques. At the Questa Visitor Center, 1 Hwy 38 (at the Questa traffic light), Questa. Free. Call 575-586-2149.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Saturday Open House. Glimpses of the Past: Historic New Mexico Prints 1880-1950 graphic arts exhibition at Couse-Sharp Historic Site, 146 Kit Carson Road, Taos. Free. Call 575751-0369.

Noon-3 p.m. | Saturdays with Jess Wayne at Sol Food. Live music, Sol Food Market & Café, 591 Hondo Seco Road, Arroyo Seco. Call 575-776-5765. 12:30-2:30 p.m. | Michael Hearne and SxSW. Head on up for two-steppin’, smiles and cool temps – all your boot-scootin’ favorites at Base Area Plaza, Chair One on the Front Side! Taos Ski Valley. Free! Call 575-776-7852.

530-7:30 I Brent Berry Live Saturdays, from the Garden, Historic Taos Inn, 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Free.

6-9 p.m. | Foggy Memory Boys Live at the Chili Line Depot. Described as “Hot like Green Chile Bluegrass, with a dash of Smooth Dawgy Jazz.” Don’t miss this special performance! Chili Line Depot,

38429 Hwy 285, Tres Piedras. Free. Call 575-758-1701.

6-9 p.m. | Shannon and Southern Soul. Deliverikng a soulful set featuring classic rock with a twist of Grateful Dead. Southern Soul features some of Taos top musicians headlined by Shannon Barksdale.

Sagebrush Inn & Suites, 1508 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. Call 575-770-3862. 9 p.m. | Michael Hearne and SxSW! Playin’ all your boot-scootin’ favorites at the historic Motherlode! Surprise guest appearances from Michael’s friends, too! The Motherlode

Saloon, 406 E Main St, Red River. Cost $10. Call 575-754-6280.

Sunday, Aug. 1

10-11:30 a.m. | Unity of Taos Sunday Service via Zoom. Jace Downey: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Music by Jenny Bird. Masks optional. Unity of Taos, 69 Blueberry Hill Road, El Prado. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Questa Farmers Market. Open next to the Questa Visitor Center, with live music and artisanal offerings every Sunday through Oct. 3. at State Roads 38 and 522, Questa. Free. Call 575-649-0831.

11 a.m.-noon | Unitarian Service. Rev. Jeanne Montclair: Daisy Chain Love: Innocence and Experience – As we round the corner on pandemic we cannot not reflect on the innocence we lost with it. To join, uutaos.org/contact. Online Taos. Free. Call 877-214-8754.

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Ecstatic Dance. Weekly dance with various facilitators. Connect with the cosmos through the freedom of movement as we dance our intentions to life! High Frequency Loft, 1335 Gusdorf Road, Suite Q, Taos. See highfrequencyloft. com/events-update.

4-5:30 p.m. | Chamber Music Concert. The Taos School of Music presents a live faculty concert with the Brentano String Quartet and pianist Thomas Sauer at the Village of Taos Ski Valley tent, Taos Ski Valley. Cost $25. See taosschoolofmusic.com. 6:30-9 p.m. | Sabroso Sunday Nights with Michael Henry Collins. Sabroso Restaurant & Bar, 470 State Road 150, Arroyo Seco. Call 575-776-3333. 7:30-9 p.m. | Summer of the

Soul. TCA Movies on the Big Screen. Documentary. Includes never-before-seen performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, and more. Taos Center for the Arts, 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Call 575758-2052.

Monday, Aug. 2

10 a.m.-3p.m. | Española Farmers Market. Every Market Monday is a special event! Open through Oct. 25, at 115 N. Railroad Avenue. Free.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Taos Plein Air Painters Post COVID Emergence Show. On view through Sunday, Aug. 8, don’t miss the reception Friday, Aug. 6, 5-7 p.m. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Free.

Tuesday, Aug. 3

4-6 p.m. | Abiquiú Farmers Market. Open through Oct. 26, at 4 County Road 187, next to Abiquiú Post Office. Free. Contact andrewlongfurse@gmai.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Michael Henry Collins Live Tuesdays at Sagebrush Cantina! Featured on NPR’s World Cafe, The Bluegrass Situation and American Songwriter Magazine. A regular around