Travel Reference
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Easter Weekend Celebration,
at most
New Mexico pueblos celebrations
including masses, parades, Corn
Dances, and other dances, such as the
Bow and Arrow Dance at Nambé. Call
&
505/843-7270,
or go to www.indi-
anpueblo.org. Easter weekend.
St. George Art Festival,
St. George,
UT. This outdoors fine-arts festival
draws artists and visitors from all
over the American West. Call
&
435/
627-4500
or go to www.sgcity.org/art
festival. Friday and Saturday of Easter
weekend.
Gathering of Nations Powwow,
Uni-
versity Arena, Albuquerque, NM.
Dance competitions, arts-and-crafts
exhibitions, and Miss Indian World
contest. Call
&
505/836-2810
or visit
www.gatheringofnations.com for more
information. Late April.
Tucson International Mariachi Con-
ference,
Tucson, AZ. Mariachi bands
from all over the world come to com-
pete before standing-room-only crowds.
Call
&
520/838-3908,
or go to www.
tucsonmariachi.org. Late April.
M
AY
Taos Spring Arts Festival,
Taos, NM.
Contemporary visual, performing, and
literary arts are highlighted for 2 weeks
at venues throughout Taos and Taos
County. For dates and ticket info con-
tact
&
800/732-TAOS
[8267] or 575/
758-3873, or visit www.taoschamber.
com. Month of May.
Cinco de Mayo Fiestas,
across the
region. Celebrations of the restoration
of the Mexican republic (from French
occupation 1863-67) occur in, among
other places, Phoenix, AZ (call
&
602/
279-4669;
www.arvizu.com); Tucson,
AZ (
&
520/292-9326
); and Las Cru-
ces, NM, at Old Mesilla Plaza (
&
575/
524-3262,
ext. 117; www.oldmesilla.
org). First weekend in May.
Taste of Santa Fe,
Santa Fe, NM.
Sample the city's best chefs' recipes,
including appetizers, entrees, and des-
serts at La Fonda Hotel. Call
&
505/
982-6366,
ext. 112. Held in May or
June.
Wyatt Earp Days,
Tombstone, AZ.
Gunfights are reenacted in memory of
the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Call
&
888/457-3929
or 520/457-3929, or
go to www.tombstonechamber.com.
Memorial Day weekend.
Phippen Museum Western Art Show
& Sale,
Prescott, AZ. This is the state's
premier Western-art sale. Call
&
928/
778-1385,
or go to www.phippenart
museum.org. Memorial Day weekend.
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic,
Durango,
CO. Mountain bikers race against a
steam train from Durango to Silverton.
Call
&
970/259-4621,
or visit www.
ironhorsebicycleclassic.com. Memorial
Day weekend.
World Series of Poker,
Las Vegas, NV.
This famed event, now held at the
Rio
Hotel and Casino,
features high-stakes
gamblers and showbiz personalities
competing for six-figure purses. To
enter the World Championship Event
(purse: $1 million), players must pony
up $10,000. It costs nothing to crowd
around the tables and watch the action,
however. Visit www.worldseriesofpoker.
com. Late May to mid-July.
J
UNE
Telluride Bluegrass Festival,
Telluride,
CO. This major international gathering
features bluegrass, folk, and country
music played among mountain splen-
dor. Call
&
800/624-2422,
or see
www.telluridebluegrass.com. Late June.
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
Cedar
City, UT. This professional theater fes-
tival produces several plays by William
Shakespeare, plus a few contemporary
offerings. Call
&
800/752-9849,
or
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