Things To Do In Santa Fe, Pojoaque, and Los Alamos!
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Museums |
Music |
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New
Mexico Guide
Art Shows and Gallery Openings throughout New
Mexico
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Bradbury
Science Museum
Interactive exhibits on the history of Los Alamos National
Laboratory and its research.
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Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum
Dedicated to the art of Georgia O'Keeffe and to the
study of American Modernism; includes photographs by Alfred
Steiglitz.
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Museum
of New Mexico
Operates four museums and five monuments throughout New
Mexico.
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Museum
of Fine Arts
Located in Santa Fe, and part of the Museum of New
Mexico, features more than 20,000 works of arts from the
Southwest.
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Museum of International
Folk Art
Includes over 125,000 pieces of folk art, textiles,
ceramics, carvings and costumes, from over 100 countries around the
world.
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New Mexico
Symphony Orchestra
Presents classics, pops, and special concerts
throughout the year.
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Santa Fe
Chamber Music Festival
One of the world's leading performing arts festivals,
featuring over 80 events during its annual summer season.
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Santa Fe
Jazz Festival
The three-week-long festival featuring some 20 concerts
by world-renowned jazz and world music artists and multiple youth concerts by
the same artists.
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Santa Fe Opera
Features operas ranging from Mozart masterpieces to
Offenbach's comedies to highly anticipated world premieres.Los Alamos Symphony
Orchestra -
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Los Alamos
Symphony Orchestra
An amateur community orchestra which provides
performance opportunities for local musicians.
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Sports and
Recreation |
Dance and Theater
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National Parks
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Bandelier National
Monument
Located near Los Alamos, New Mexico, this National Park
is famous for its ancestral Pueblo dwellings, and includes over 23,000 acres of
designated wilderness.
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Carlsbad Caverns
A park built to preserve a fossil reef of 100 known caves
including the world's largest underground chamber, Carlsbad
Cavern.
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Living
Desert Zoo and Gardens
A living museum, located in Carlsbad, with over 40
native animal species and succulents from around the world, includes indoor and
outdoor exhibits.
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White Sands National
Monument
On the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert near
Alamogordo is the world's largest gypsum (white sand) dunes.
Gambling/Casinos
Golf
Hiking and Camping
Water Sports (Fishing, Boating, Rafting,
Swimming)
Skiing
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Shopping and
Dining |
Culinary Schools |
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DeVargas
Mall
Located in Santa Fe, includes movie theatres, large
chain stores, as well as smaller shops, beauty services, restaurants, and
more.
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Santa
Fe Farmer's Market
Fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and
more.
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New
Mexico Farmer's Markets
Listing of farmer's markets
throughout New Mexico.
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Tesuque
Flea Market
Located on the Tesuque Pueblo Reservation, about five miles
north of Santa Fe. Includes handmade arts, crafts, and various other
products.
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Antique
Stores
Listing of antique stores throughout New
Mexico
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Local
Dining Guide
A local's list of favorite places to go and eat in and
around Santa Fe
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For Kids |
For Seniors |
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Fun
Activities
Article from New Mexico online magazine about fun
activities for kids in the Santa Fe area, organized by season.
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Santa
Fe Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits around the arts, sciences, and
humanities including a greenhouse with reptiles, four bubble exhibits, a rock
climbing wall, and water works.
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Santa Fe Rafting
Company
Fun for the whole family-half- and full-day rafting
adventures.
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For Your Pets |
Special
Attractions |
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Indian Market
Sponsored by the Southwestern Association for Indian
Arts, showcases over 1,200 artists from about 100 tribes, and attracts an
estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world.
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Spanish Market
Sponsored by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, this
Market supports the artistic growth of Hispanic artists native to New Mexico
and southern Colorado working in traditional art forms, and holds events and
workshops throughout the year.
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Zozobra
Each year since 1926, to kick off the annual Fiestas de
Santa Fe on the weekend following Labor Day, Will Shuster's Zozobra (a 50-foot
marionette), is burned in a grand festival attended by tens of thousands of
people.
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Loretto Chapel
A Santa Fe landmark, this Gothic chapel features a
"miraculous" staircase built by a mystery carpenter who appeared in answer to
the nuns' prayers for a much-needed staircase to the choir
loft.
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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence
The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.
Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.
Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.
Consult your tax advisor for advice about your particular circumstance.
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Where is the world's largest dome?
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