Taos Festival of Art & Architecture and Let's Play in the mud

What a wierd headline.  But it does have a purpose.  As a part of Return to Sacred Places, Taos 2010, the new Taos Festival of Art & Architecture offers visitors a glimpse into the sacred art and architecture that is part of what makes Taos such a magical experience.  For more information, you may call Steve Parks at 575-751-0343 or visit http://www.taossacredplaces.com/.

What about playing in the mud you say?  A key event of the Festival is the annual re-plastering of the San Franciso de Assis Church in Ranchos.  The church is famous due to the many paintings done by the public and world reknown artists such as Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams.  The church is known as one of the most painted and photographed churches in the world.  Dur9ing 2009, Yahoo.com named the church among the "Top 10 things to see before you die".

Built in 1815 (that's 195 years ago for the math challenged), each year a fresh layer of plaster mixed with straw is added.  Locals and visitors are invited to participate.  Call the church office to get involved, 575-758-2754.

In an earlier post, we talked about the juried exhibition of paintings and photographs hanging at the Encore Gallery of the Taos Community Auditorium.  That show runs now thru June 13, 2010.  The aartist reception is Saturday May 22, 2010 from 2 to 5 PM.  More information at http://www.tcataos.org/.

Saturday, May 29, 2010, the festival hosts two tours of "Four Valley Adobe Churches and Moradas".  Larry Torres will conduct the tours as an expert in the field.  Tours leave the town of Taos Town Hall at 10 AM and 2 PM.  Only 26 seats are available for each tour so call 575-751-0647 for reservations.  Tickets are $20.

Friday June 4, 2010 at 8 PM the Festival continues with "The Glory of Adobe" in the Encore Gallery at TCA.  It's an evening of films, lectures, and a multimedia show.  Addmission is $10.  Call 575-758-2052 for details.

Kimosabe Taos also invites visitors to enjoy their shop full of vintage Western Americana.  For more information, call 575-758-8826 and visit their web site - http://www.kimosabetaos.com/.

Those are just a part of this years events focussed on Return to Sacred Places.  Plan an extra few days to really experience Taos at it's fullest.

Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza is certainly conveniently located right in the heart of downtown Taos, close to all the downtown features, galleries, and museums.  You'll love the peaceful environment of our acre central courtyard with it's 100 foot tall Grandma Willow and more.  We hope you'll follow this page, visit our twitter page, and "like" our Facebook biz page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taos-NM/Indian-Hills-Inn-Taos-Plaza/92952104085?v=app_2347471856.

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