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The Bison: American Icon at Branigan Cultural Center

Jun 192012

The Bison: American Icon at Branigan Cultural Center LAS CRUCES- The Branigan Cultural Center proudly presents The Bison: American Icon, an exhibition that explains and documents the history of these majestic animals. This presentation is organized by the C.M. Russell Museum of Great Falls, Montana and made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities and adapted and produced by the Mid-America Arts Alliance. This exhibit opens to the public on Friday, June 22, 2012 and ends on Saturday, August 11, 2012. [Read More]

25th Anniversary Celebration of Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque

Albuquerque, Culture, Entertainment, Events, The Arts

Mar 122012

25th Anniversary Celebration of Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque

Albuquerque Recognized as Center for Flamenco in U.S. ALBUQUERQUE, NM (March 2012) – The National Institute of Flamenco in Albuquerque, New Mexico, proudly announces the 25th anniversary celebration of Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, June 8-16, 2012. Featuring nine days of performances by Spain’s greatest living artists, Festival Flamenco is an exciting opportunity for newcomers to entice their curiosity about the art form, and for aficionados to indulge in a flamenco immersion experience. For 25 years during the month of June, the romantic lure of flamenco has drawn artists [Read More]

Award-Winning Musician Randy Granger to Kick off “For the Love of Art” Month at Branigan Cultural Center

Culture, Entertainment, Events, Las Cruces, The Arts

Jan 232012

Award-Winning Musician Randy Granger to Kick off "For the Love of Art" Month at Branigan Cultural Center LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Branigan Cultural Center will feature a concert by award-winning local musician Randy Granger as it kicks off "For the Love of Art" month, Feb. 3, 2012 from 5 -7 p.m. A multi instrumentalist and composer, Granger performs on Native American flute, World Percussion and vocals. He headlines many Native American and World Music festivals around the country and his music is heard on NPR, Music from the Hearts [Read More]

The Tao of Taos Pueblo

Culture, History, Taos

Dec 212011

The Tao of Taos Pueblo by Linda Thompson Taos Pueblo ©Terry Thompson, HighMesaProductions.com (Taos, New Mexico) In Chinese philosophy, the tao is the natural process through which all things change, a process necessary to a harmonious life. Taoism is a mystical sixth-century B.C. philosophy that Confucians adopted as the path of virtuous conduct. In the Tiwa language of Taos Pueblo, however, tao means 'to or toward the village.' Are the two words related? It is believed that Spaniards, encountering the people now known as Taos Native Americans in their multistoried [Read More]