WHAT IS TAOS-MO-SIS?
posted on 2012-01-13 11:52:00 by Gabrielle
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S.O.M.O.S. Winter Writers' Series January 5-February 23. It's time again for the annual action-packed SOMOS Writers' Series with live readings, workshops, conferences, and festivals showcasing accomplished writers, and encouraging novice writers from all walks of life. Check out the full schedule at http://somostaos.org/.
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Taos Chamber Music Group, January 14-15, (Saturday at 7:30 & Sunday at 4:00), Harwood Museum of Art
First Light
As the light begins to return, TCMG offers a luminous program featuring pianist Robert McDonald in Robert Schumann's First Piano Trio in D minor, op. 63, Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin and piano, BWV 1017, and Bohuslav Martinu’s sunny Trio for flute, cello and piano. Robert McDonald, piano; LP How, violin; Dana Winograd, cello; Nancy Laupheimer, flute.
Advance tickets are $16 Alliance members; $20 nonmembers. Tickets at the door are $18 Alliance members, $22 nonmembers. Children under 16 are $12. Visit their website at http://www.
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The Met: Live in HD - "Enchanted Island" January 21 11:00 am-2:30 pm, Taos Community Auditorium - an opera production streamed live from the Met!
Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the Met presents an original Baroque fantasy, featuring music by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, with new libretto by Jeremy Sams combining elements of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. David Daniels is Prospero, Joyce DiDonato is Sycorax, Danielle de Niese is Ariel, Luca Pisaroni is Caliban, and Plácido Domingo makesa special appearance as Neptune. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo also star. This dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met’s 125th Anniversary Gala).
Individual opera ticket prices are $17 for TCA members, $20 for the general public and $10 for students under 18. Tickets may be purchased by calling the TCA office at 575-758-2052 or at the box office. http://tcataos.org/calendar/#
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26th Annual Taos Winter Wine Festival January 25-28.
Taste wines from around the world at the Grand Tasting, learn more about wines at wine seminars, and dine with fellow wine enthusiasts and the winemakers themselves at wine dinners hosted at Taos and Taos Ski Valley restaurants. For more information go to http://skitaos.org/.
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Taos•mo•sis [tous-mo-səs] (n) = An altered state of consciousness derived from high elevation, jaw-dropping vistas, and a laptop you haven’t touched in five days!
Take the Taosmosis Challenge and enter a chance to win $1,000!
If you've spent some time in Taos, you've likely experienced Taosmosis. Most people who visit Taos comment on how authentic and how transformative their trip was. Share your Taosmosis, and you could win $1,000! Submit your statement about your Taosmosis experience (up to 300 words) and a photo(s) or video that depicts it. The first 25 entrants each season will receive a $25 gas card. The winning entrant per season will win a $1,000 prize. This contest is quarterly through 2012 so that gives your four chances to win! the Town of Taos created this contest - visit the info website at http://taos.org/outdoors/
Judging Criteria:
1) Photo or Video Quality/Clarity, with Description
2) Uniqueness of Submission
3) Compelling Message of Why/How Taos is Transformative for Visitors
4) Inclusion of People in Photo/Video "Showing Taosmosis" (Extra points for people!)
Good luck and thanks for sharing your Taosmosis experience with us - and the world!
