Larry, Curly and Moe in pronghorn disguise posed for the camera at Ponderosa Views. They started racing right alongside our truck, leaping over bushes in perfect unison. It was poetry in motion…

Taken in Quemado: better than IMAX! Click the pictures for the large versions.

The giants are coming on May 17th, 2008, to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Their newest permanent exhibit, titled Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Triassic New Mexico, is hailed as the only Triassic in North America. Enormous amphibians and monsters of the era—along with the New Mexico state fossil and one of Earth’s very first dinosaurs—will be part of a highly interactive experience open to all.

New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Trendy clothing store Urban Outfitters has confirmed it’s opening a New Mexico outpost in Albuquerque this November. Ranch life has never been hipper.

Urban Outfitters in New Mexico

ROSWELL, N.M. — Uncover the mystery and help discover the truth at The Amazing Roswell UFO Festival. The City of Roswell invites UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike to join in the celebration of one of the most debated incidents in history this July 3-6, 2008. The four-day event will feature guest speakers, authors, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.

This year, the City of Roswell will be coordinating the annual festival, Roswell Mayor Sam LaGrone and the UFO Festival Committee are working to organize an event everyone can participate in: “This year, we want the festival to be all-inclusive. We invite everyone with an interest in UFOs, aliens and outer space to be a part of the festival as a presenter, a guest, or both,” Mayor LaGrone said.

The City is expecting thousands of visitors during the festival and guests are encouraged to make travel arrangements early. Links to accommodations, an event schedule and more in-depth information about the festival can be found at the new festival website http://www.UFOfestivalRoswell.com.

In early July, 1947, a mysterious object crashed on a ranch 30 miles north of Roswell. The Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) issued a statement claiming to have recovered a crashed “flying disk.” An article ran on the front page of the Roswell Daily Record and the next day, RAAF changed its statement to say that the object was a weather balloon, not a flying disk as they previously reported. This revised statement sparked immediate controversy and has continued to be a topic of debate more than 60 years later.

During The Amazing Roswell UFO Festival, guests can visit alien attractions, attend lectures, book signings and help uncover the truth about one of the most infamous cover-ups in history. Those interested in participating in the festival as an official sponsor, presenter or vendor, please contact Renee Roach at 1-888-ROS-FEST. For more information about the festival, visit http://www.UFOfestivalRoswell.com

Move over Bollywood, there’s a new film mecca in town! Put your hands together for “Tamalewood”, New Mexico’s new moniker courtesy of the film industry—and a whole mess of Academy Award-winning pictures.

New Mexico Turns into “Tamalewood”

Albuquerque rain barrel company, Arid Solutions, was contacted by Deltec Homes of North Carolina to supply 20 barrels for two homes it’s building for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in New Orleans.

A member of good standing in several “green” associations and a 2005 New Mexico Business Weekly Innovator of the Yearl, founder Lisa Ayres offers several rainwater harvesting and recycling products on her website.

Don’t miss the show, which airs May 18, 2008.

Sundance Channel’s THE GREEN returns for a second season on April 1, 2008 at 9:00 pm with 13 new episodes of the EMA award-winning original eco-series “BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET,” new documentaries and new episodes of the interstitial series “ECO-BIZ”™ and “ECOISTS” ™. Simran Sethi and Majora Carter will return as hosts of THE GREEN and will present insights into green issues and eco-heroes.

Among these eco-heroes is New Mexico’s own “Garbege Warrior,” Michael Reynolds. In the film GARBAGE WARRIOR directed by Oliver Hodge and co-production of Open Eye Media, ITVS International and Sundance Channel, profiles maverick architect Michael Reynolds, who has spent thirty years developing radically original models of self-sustaining housing near Taos, New Mexico. Working with a crew of like-minded idealists and professionals, Reynolds has channeled his unstoppable imagination into strange yet functional dwellings that are made from garbage like old tires and beer cans. With the colorful, passionate architect at its center, Garbage Warrior traces the ups and downs of an iconoclastic career, from early experiments to heartbreaking setbacks to disaster relief projects at the other end of the world.

The film airs Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 9:35pm e/p

http://www.sundancechannel.com/blogs/thegreen/390323951

Is it “chili” or is it “chile?” It all depends on whether you’re from Texas or New Mexico, apparently. If it’s got beans, tomatoes and chili powder, you guessed it, it’s “chili.” If it’s red, green or… white?? You’ll have to read on: Ms. Jacobi does a fine job of explaining the nuances of a good plate of whatever it is you might want—and includes a recipe to boot!

New Mexico’s Chili Comes Warm, White & Bright

New Mexico is making more headlines in the film industry: according to an article in the New Mexico Business Weekly, a film made that won the top award in the 48 Hour Film Project/New Mexico competition will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Way to go!