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The Blue Nun's Story

The Blue Nun's Story

The story of Venerable María de Jesús de Ágreda, OIC, born María de Coronel y de Arana in 1602, begins in Ágreda, in the Northwestern portion of Spain known as Castilla y León. Like New Mexico, the region is arid and mountainous, with a steep canyon, Hoz de Llánaves, that

Mountainair Meds & More Fundraiser by MMAC

Mountainair Meds & More Fundraiser by MMAC

On January 12, 2025, beginning at 2:00 PM, the Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting a fundraiser musical performance to benefit Mountainair Meds & More. This will be the very first organ recital at MMAC, and will include the following pieces: * W.A. Mozart’s Adagio and

MMAC Hosts Papier-Mâché Workshop for Community Members

MMAC Hosts Papier-Mâché Workshop for Community Members

On Sunday, December 8, 2024, the Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) hosted a lively and hands-on papier-mâché workshop led by local artist Samantha Kaye. The event drew Mountainair residents eager to explore the art of sculpting with papier-mâché. Participants got their hands messy crafting unique creations, with some choosing to

Arts and Crafts Fair Bring Gifts to MMAC

Arts and Crafts Fair Bring Gifts to MMAC

This Saturday, December 7, 2024, the Manzano Mountain Art Council and the Mountainair Rotary co-hosted the annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair with a sizable turnout of customers.

Upcoming Event Reminder: Inspired by the Land Opening

This Saturday, March 23, 2024, beginning at 1:00 PM, will be the opening for the Inspired by the Land Art Exhibit at Manzano Mountain Art Council, 101 East Broadway, Mountainair, NM 87036. The opening begins at 1:00 PM with wine from Jarales Wines and light refreshment, with a

MMAC November Music Series: Composers of Mountainair

MMAC November Music Series: Composers of Mountainair

MMAC is hosting three composers who will perform their works across November. Here’s the details.

Sunflower Festival Attendance Benefits Local Business

Sunflower Festival Attendance Benefits Local Business

Free and public access to this post is sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Art Council, which hosted the 2023 Sunflower Festival on August 26, 2023. Readers interested in learning more about the Manzano Mountain Art Council and the services it provides our community can click here to see current exhibits

Sunflower Festival Raffle

Check out the art lineup in this year's Sunflower Festival Raffle: Del Rae Mote's sunflower quilt, Madeline Gutwein's sunflower ceramic, the Talavera tea set, and Cyndie Wright's sunflower basket. The best part? You can pick which pieces you'd like to

Paint in the Park

Arts and Culture

Paint in the Park

Wendy Ahl was the last painter to be working at the Abó unit of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Ahl was part of a cadre of ten painters that the National Monument had opened its doors to as part of the Mountainair-Plein Air Collaboration

Upcoming Events for Monday, April 24, 2023

Federal Courts (For cases at the US District Court level or higher.) State Courts (For cases at the District Court level or higher.) State v. Heath White, D-722-CR-202300020, Thirteenth Judicial District Courthouse, Cibola County (while this is a Torrance County case, the New Mexico Supreme Court ordered a change of

New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp stands at a microphone, reading from an open book of poetry.

Arts and Culture

Poet Laureate and Other Writers Share Their Work at MMAC

An event which showed the impact of poetry on young writers, while sharing the reflections of a few older writers, as well.

Arts and Culture

MMAC Speaker Series Ends, Upcoming Performance and Exhibition Planned

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, the Manzano Mountain Arts Council (MMAC) ended its February Speaker Series with a talk by Gloria Lovato Zamora on New Mexico Land Grants. Zamora’s talk discussed the land grants in a wide-ranging fashion that included personal history, the work of Oglala Lakota Activist Russell

On the left is a woman speaking behind a microphone; on the right is a woman seated with a ukulele.

Arts and Culture

From Mountainair Mud

At the Manzano Mountain Arts Council (MMAC), Sidney Smart and Davine Torres presented Mountainair in Story and Song. Smart’s stories covered the history of Mountainair going back to the Cambrian Era, when Torrance County was the shallow sea floor over which swam trilobites and nautili. The presentation by Smart

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