Enjoy 1/2 of lift tickets, lessons, and rentals at the Red River Ski Area the first two weekends in December.

Taos Chamber Music Group presents imaginative and inspirational programming at about a dozen

concerts each year. The ensemble is dedicated to sharing with audiences a musical experience that is

both intimate and powerful, and one that reflects the unique cultural diversity of its home in Taos.

TCMG's repertoire spans the Baroque to the Contemporary, combining classical masterpieces with

lesser-known works, including compositions by Latin American, Spanish, Native American, women and

jazz composers.

Enjoy operatic choruses by Verdi sung by the Taos Community Chorus in halls and churches throughout the Taos area. Events - Dec 5, 6, 12, 13 - all begin at 3pm. 

Be an elf this Christmas and help support the Red River Valley Charter School Foundation.

Saturday December 12, 2009, 6:00 pm at the Motherlode Saloon in Red River. $10 per person at the door.

Live & silent auctions, full buffet, and live music featuring: Ben & Mandy and The Naughty Pines

Enjoy an evening of holiday cheer with friends, food, and music while touring the shops of Red River aboard the Red River Miner's Transit Trolley. This event is from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm and there is no charge for trolley service.

Families at the Pueblo build tall bonfires (sixty or more) between the North and South Pueblo buildings.

At the end of Vespers at dusk, the bells of the San Geronimo Chapel peal and the fires are lit. The

special pitchy wood used in the bonfires, called ocote, creates an orange flame and dark black smoke.

A procession emerges with Pueblo men shooting live ammunition in the air at the front, acolytes and the

priest follow then six men carry the dais holding the statute of the Virgin under a billowing canopy

followed by men chanting in Tewa and beating Pueblo drums.  

Traditional dances begin approximately at 2pm.  No cameras or cell phones allowed, please.