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Stories devoted to the creative spirit. ¡COLORES! airs on New Mexico PBS as a weekly art series, airing Saturdays at 4:00pm on Ch.5.1.

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This is father and daughter duo Ray and Angela Pérez. They are sharing Las Posadas with us on ¡COLORES! Ray is the choir director at San José Parish and they bring a dash of history, a handful of community and a lot of spirit to the holidays. They even let us record their wonderful renditions of this ages old tradition. The story will be on ¡COLORES! Saturday the 14th at 4pm.
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#lasposadas #sanjose #christmas #refuge #spirit #community #lights #music #tradition #guitar #violin #songs #nmpbscolores #colores #pbs #art

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Mabel Dodge Luhan is celebrated for her role in building artistic community in Taos, New Mexico, for supporting artists and generating interest in modern art forms. She also had a life-long struggle with Bipolar Depression (then called manic depression). Through her memoirs she discovered who she was through her writing and wanted to share her struggle to help others understand what it was.
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Lois Rudnick spent years studying Mabel’s letters and her life.
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¡COLORES! Saturday the 7th at 4pm @megankamerick talks with Lois Rudnick about Mabel’s memoirs.
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#taos #mabeldodgeluhanhouse #art #society #struggle #depression #spirit #creativity #newmexico #painter #writing #memoirs

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Creating a character, a puppet, an actor in a drama from raw materials is a magical and intensive process where story and ingenuity meet. Michael McCormick, who is here working on building a Skeksis for the original Dark Crystal at the Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is immersed in the process.
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On ¡COLORES! Saturday, Nov 23rd @megankamerick sits down with McCormick who shares his love for puppetry and what brings it to life.
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Also, the @abqmuseum exhibition Jim Henson-Imagination Unlimited features some of McCormick’s work.
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#puppetry #punchandjudy #michaelmccormick #newmexico #art #performance #pbs #nmpbscolores #albuquerque #santafe

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Ann Burgund worked on Sesame Street right at the beginning, in 1969. She worked on films about nature that fit into the curriculum, like flying and bunny. Here she is at the steenbeck with Margaret Murphy. The second photo was taken at the ASCAP Building on Columbus Circle in the film office.
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She shares stories of what it was like being a part of Sesame Street’s beginnings and seeing so much fun and creative energy turn into a lasting program. On ¡COLORES! Saturday the 16th 4p.
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#sesamestreet #opensesame #learning #pbs #bigbird #kermit #ernieandbert #jimhenson #nmpbscolores

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Sesame Street began 50 years ago. I have been watching classic vignettes like Kermits lecture on the letter W and his reporting on Jack Be Nimble who is supposed to jump over the candlestick. So we were excited to interview Ann Burgund who worked on the first 5 years, starting in 1969. She shares some wonderful insight into the creativity and learning that came with the show.
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Saturday, Nov 16th at 4p on ¡COLORES! With @megankamerick
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#sesamestreet #jimhenson #frankoz #kermit #bigbird #pbs #learning #curriculum #friends #nmpbscolores

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This week on ¡COLORES! experience a special #VeteransDay program devoted to helping veterans heal from traumatic brain injury. Suffering from #PTSD, veteran James Eby uses mask making to heal. And, art therapist Dana Tsyconyea Simmons and James Eby discuss connections between brain research and art therapy to find breakthroughs in healing. For more on Art Therapy visit: newmexicoarttherapy.com Watch Saturday at 4pm, and for more ¡COLORES! visit: https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/colores/ •
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# veteran #veterans #soldier #soldiers #healing #recovery #life #family #arttherapy #art #NewMexico

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This week on ¡COLORES! experience a special #VeteransDay program devoted to helping veterans heal from traumatic brain injury. Suffering from #PTSD, veteran James Eby uses mask making to heal. And, art therapist Dana Tsyconyea Simmons and James Eby discuss connections between brain research and art therapy to find breakthroughs in healing. For more on Art Therapy visit: newmexicoarttherapy.com Watch Saturday at 4pm, and for more ¡COLORES! visit: https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/colores/ •
#art #arttherapy #arttherapylife #pbs #colores🎨 #coloresnm #conversationstarters #healing #soldier #soldiers #veterans

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A special ¡COLORES! dedicated to veterans and breaking the stigma that the unseen injuries to the brain are not as real as a broken arm. They are and can be devastating. Neuroscientists and therapists are breaking new ground in discovering ways to heal.
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Saturday, November 9th at 4pm with @megankamerick
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#veteransday #healing #tbi #ptsd #awareness #buildingneuralpathways #arttherapy

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516 ARTS Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande responds to the global biological crisis. Part of the exhibition, Agnes Chavez finds inspiration in New Mexico’s unseen environment.
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On ¡COLORES! Saturday, November 2nd at 4pm with @agneschavezstudio @megankamerick @516_arts
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#speciesinperil #extinctionrates #riogrande #newmexico #river #watershed #516arts #nmpbscolores #art #pbs #taos #restoration

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Part of 516 ARTS - Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande, Agnes Chavez combines art with science to ‘see’ invisible species and celebrate biodiversity.
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With @516_arts and @megankamerick @agneschavezstudio .
#speciesinperilalongtheriogrande #riogrande #newmexico #watershed #life #biodiversity #516arts #nmpbscolores #river

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This week on ¡COLORES! State historian Rob Martinez delves into the background of #NewMexico’s beliefs in witchcraft and sorcery during the Spanish Colonial and Mexican periods. Here he shares how New Mexico is so unique culturally and spiritually and a little bit about that fascinating "dance." Watch today at 4pm, and visit: https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/colores/ •
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#colores🎨 #colores #witch #witchcraft #bruja #brujeria #sorcery #culture #culturalmyths #community #history #halloween

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This week on ¡COLORES! State historian Robert Martinez delves into the background of #NewMexico’s beliefs in witchcraft and sorcery during the Spanish Colonial and Mexican periods. Here he shares how this impacts our culture. Watch Saturday at 4pm, and visit: https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/colores/ •
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#witch #witchcraft #sorcery #bruja #culture #spain #mexico #NewMexico #history #belief #colores🎨 #colores #conversation

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In recognition that Native Americans were here before Columbus’ expedition, New Mexico adopts Indigenous People’s Day. Melanie Yazzie, UNM Professor in Native American Studies and American Studies shares the roots and importance of this movement.
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With @megankamerick @nmpbs
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#ipd #newmexico #indigenouspeoplesday #albuquerque

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Remember that COLORES is online, link in bio. This clip is from last Saturdays show with Diane Bird who share insights into John K Hillers historic photos. #newmexico #photography #history #stories

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In collaboration with the Palace of the Governors Photo Archive we take a journey back in time through one of New Mexico’s first photographic expeditions. Diane Bird from Santo Domingo Pueblo shares her insights into the historical photographs taken by John K. Hillers. This one was taken at Taos Pueblo in 1880.
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With @megankamerick this Saturday, October 5th at 4pm.
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#history #geographical #landscape #environment #newmexico #taos #santafe #albuquerque #pueblo

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On today’s ¡COLORES!
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Albuquerque author and actor Max Evans recounts his experience on the sets of iconic Hollywood westerns and how his books reflect life as a balance between tragedy and comedy.
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“Isn’t life that way? I think we go around hiding how we are and what we really do and what’s happened to us every single day, maybe every single hour of our life.”
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A battle of wits… who is most important to American literature, William Shakespeare or Mark Twain?
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“The human dimensions that Shakespeare gives his characters was pretty much a new concept in literature at that time.” ~Jonathan Richards
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“Twain had the courage to create a purely vernacular character who did not speak in the register of college educated people.” ~Lois Rudnick

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Recent guest on ¡COLORES! Cultural Historian and author Carmella Padilla provides insights into the history and myths of one North America’s earliest neighborhoods, Santa Fe’s Barrio de Analco. “Analco” is a Nahuatl word, meaning “on the other side of the river.” Learn more during the BARRIO DE ANALCO FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, September 28th:
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#SantaFe #barriodeanalco #festival #NewMexicoTrue #newmexico #newmexicopbs #newmexicoproud #culture #indigenous #celebrate #celebration

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Today on ¡COLORES! at 4pm, Producer Maya Salganek shares the origins and stories that inspire PBS’s new children’s series, “Molly of Denali.” Maya is from #NewMexico, and we asked her how creative people can get inspired and tell the stories that matter to their communities where ever they live.
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#mollyofdenali #alaska #native #newmexico #newmexicopbs #storiesmatter #stories #storyteller #pbs #animation #culture #family #colores🎨 #colores #coloresnm

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Today on ¡COLORES! at 4pm, Historian Charlie Carrillo shares insights into the complex history and significance of Santa Fe’s historic San Miguel Chapel. Carrillo's interest in archaeology led him to his life's work as a santero, a carver and painter of images of saints. While studying archaeology at the University of New Mexico, he helped with a project in the Spanish village of Abiquiú, made famous by the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Learn more at the BARRIO DE ANALCO FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, September 28th:
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#colores🎨 #colores #coloresnm #santos #santeros #NewMexicoTrue #newmexico #abiquiu #SantaFe #santafe #art #arts #faith #tradition #spanish

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Two of the New Mexico PBS ¡COLORES! team, Michael Kamins and Tara Walch being honored with 'The Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts' today in #SantaFe. #NewMexico #colores🎨 #colores #nmpbs #arts #art #honor

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Just had the chance to talk with TJ Trout on KKOB about all the great stories on ¡COLORES!

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Today on ¡COLORES! Cultural Historian and author Carmella Padilla provides insights into the history and myths of one North America’s earliest neighborhoods, Santa Fe’s Barrio de Analco. Analco” is a Nahuatl word, meaning “on the other side of the river.” Here we ask her why this history is so important.
Learn more at the BARRIO DE ANALCO FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, September 28th:
https://allevents.in/santa%20fe/barrio-de-analco-fall-festival/200017908218339 •
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#newmexicowriters #NewMexico #santafe #history #culture #culturalmyths #barrio

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Today on ¡COLORES! authors of 'Nación Genízara' Enrique Lamadrid and Mosies Gonzalez share their insights into the history, cultural evolution, and survival of the Genízaro people. Learn more about #NewMexico during the Barrio de Analco Fall Festival: https://google.com/amp/s/allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php%3fevent_id=200017908218339 •
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#genizaro #newmexico #colores🎨 #colores #culture #heritage #mexico #indigenous #newmexicowriters #family #history #learn #learning #conversationstarters #conversation

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Today on ¡COLORES! watch LOWRIDER SUMMER. Beautiful low rider cars on parade, poetry, and family are highlighted in the fantastic “Lowrider Summer” event that took place at Santa Fe’s plaza. •
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#colores #colores🎨 #nmpbscolores #lowrider #lowriders #lowridershow #culture #newmexico #newmexicolove #newmexicotrue #santafe

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Santa Fe native food historian and chef, Lois Ellen Frank and chef Walter Whitewater @red_mesa_cuisine celebrates the magic 8 and the indigenous food scape.
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¡COLORES! This Sat, August 17th at 4p on @nmpbs
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#cuisine #magic8 #chef #food #foodphotography #newmexico #santafe

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Arriving in 1944, Bea Mandelman found the freedom to paint in Taos, New Mexico at a time when it was difficult for women to receive recognition for their work. A modern artist, Bea chose abstraction while those around her were painting western themes such as indigenous people and the land.
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“One should try to live in a world where one must constantly play an active role creating that world.” ~ Bea Mandelman, 1971
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Paintings: ca. 1950, Sea Shapes 1960’s, Rain series 1970.
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Photos: Bea Mandelman, Lois Ribak, Taos ca. 1949 by Justin Locke and Bea Mandelman by Charles Ruston.
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On ¡COLORES! Saturday, Aug 10th at 4pm.
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#painter #abstract #taos #newmexico #artislife #nmpbscolores

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Glorious favorites, bright new works and new leadership at the Santa Fe Opera.
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¡COLORES! Interview with Robert Meya, General Director at the Santa Fe Opera. Saturday, August 3rd at 4p.
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With @megankamerick and @santafeopera. Crosby Theater 📷 by Kate Russell for Santa Fe Opera, 2016.
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#opera #santafe #performance #art #acting #music #dance #spirit #nmpbscolores

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!COLORES! Saturday, July 27th at 4p.
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Ultralight pilot Jeff Gilkey investigates Leonardo da Vinci’s desire to fly.
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“As a kid watching birds, it’s just this miracle that this animal can flap its wings and fly and go places you can’t go. And I think man’s had a bit of envy of that, that we wish we could see what the bird sees.”
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Through photographs long hidden in the Frida Kahlo Museum, curator of Frida Kahlo - Her Photos, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, shares how these images expand our understanding of her life and art.
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“You can read into these photographs to understand what a wonderful human being Frida Kahlo was.”
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Leaders in Albuquerque’s art world, UNM Art Museum director Arif Khan and Albuquerque Museum director Andrew Connors, share their love for art, culture and history.
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“I’ve just always been really interested in that larger connection of the specific experience, but connected to a larger world.” ~Andrew Connors
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“It’s the people activating the space, that’s what I feel is important and I think it’s what will keep culture going long after we’re gone.” ~Arif Kahn

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Philosophy and spirituality within architectural design.
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“I love working with the communities and really listening to the stories. Those stories are what drive our concepts.” ~Tamarah Begay, Navajo Architect
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With @jec_lopez26 and @idsarch . #indigenous #architecture #emergence #sun #moon #stories #directions #art #pbs #nmpbscolores #design

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It was so great to have Navajo Architect Tamarah Begay in for an interview!
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With @idsarch and @jec_lopez26 this Saturday, July 13th at 4p.

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Amazing to meet Chef Lois Ellen Frank and learn about the foodscape of New Mexico!
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#newmexico #foodscape #corn #chile #beans #tomatos #berries #gardentotable #fresh #cuisine #nativeamerica

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Stunningly Beautiful & Threatened: The Monarch Butterfly In New Mexico.
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With naturalist Steve Cary, author of Butterfly Landscapes of New Mexico.
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#butterflies #monarchbutterfly #environment #ecology #migrations #generation #citizenscience

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Step into one of New Mexico’s premier art events, The Corrales Art Studio Tour! Saturday, June 15th at 4p on ¡COLORES!
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#makeart #corrales #creativespirit #newmexico #nmpbscolores

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Here we are in Corrales during the Corrales Art Studio Tour. We met so many artists and talked to a few who gave us insight into the fun! It will be on ¡COLORES! Saturday, June 15th~
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With Director of photography @sena_aaron
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Post interview conversations with violinist and @chatterabq co-founder David Felberg and corespondent @megankamerick.
Watch ¡COLORES! tomorrow at 4pm #music #askallthemusicquestions #virtuoso #performance #violin #nmpbscolores #art #spirit #chatterabq #albuquerque #newmexico

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