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Social Profile Food & Drink Most menus feature tortillas, which are flat discs of Mexican bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal and baked on a hot dry griddle. Native American fry-bread is deep-fried wheat bread, often eaten with honey or served as the base of a Navajo taco. Another speciality, the sopaipilla, is a piece of wheat bread that puffs when deep fried. An enchilada is meat and cheese, spread on or rolled in a corn tortilla and smothered with green or red chilli sauce. Burritos are meat, beans and diced potatoes wrapped in a flour tortilla, sometimes smothered in hot sauce and cheese. Chile rellenos are whole green chiles, stuffed with cheese, battered and fried. Theatre & Concerts Santa Fe has an active theatre scene and lively music venues with top-class acts. The Santa Fe Opera performs beneath the stars against a beautiful mountain backdrop. In Albuquerque, performing arts range from ballet to Spanish folk operetta, and from medieval music to barbershop choruses. Shopping Silver jewellery is a great buy. Native American craftspeople often use turquoise streaked with threads of silver or gold. Other popular gemstones include coral, lapis lazuli (dark blue), malachite (green), jet and pink shell. A small animal shape carved from stone is called a ‘fetish’, and may be strung with beads on a necklace. Each pueblo has characteristic styles and colours of pottery ranging from brightly coloured pots to plain clay ones. Other special buys include Navajo rugs; wooden dolls; retablos, which are wooden boards painted with an image of Christ or a saint; and painted carvings called bultos. Sport The high mountains and dry air make for great downhill and cross-country skiing. There are nine major skiing areas in the State. Horseracing is also popular and six racetracks offer up to 300 days of races each year. For those who enjoy horse riding, there are many dude ranches and riding stables located across New Mexico. Hiking or exploring underground caverns are other options, as is whitewater rafting on the Rio Grande or Rio Chama. Mountain streams and well-stocked lakes are perfect for fishing. Special Events The following is a selection of special events occurring in New Mexico in 2005: Jan 10-30 19th Annual Wine Festival, Taos. Feb 3-8 Mardi Gras in the Mountains, Red River. Feb 17-20 White Sands Film Festival, Alamogordo. Feb 18-20 Klezmerquerque 2005 (Jewish music and dance from Eastern Europe), Albuquerque. Mar 11-13 National Fiery Foods Show, Albuquerque. Mar 31-Apr 3 Taos Picture Show. May 1-31 Spring Arts Celebration, Taos. May 3 Santa Cruz Dance, Taos Pueblo. May 21 Third Annual Folk Life Festival, Taos. May 27-29 10th Annual Blues Festival, Silver City. Jun 13 San Antonio Feast Day, Taos Pueblo. Jul 1-4 2005 UFO Festival, Roswell. Jul 8-10 Old Timers' Festival, Magdalena. Aug 6-8 84th Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup. Aug 21-22 Indian Market, Santa Fe. Aug 26-28 Taos Country Fair, Taos. Aug 27-29 Duck Races, Deming. Sep 4-6 Hatch Chile Festival. Sep 9-25 New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque. Sep 21-25 Wine & Chile Fiesta, Santa Fe. Sep 25-26 Whole Enchilada Fiesta, Las Cruces. Oct 2-10 Balloonfiesta 2005, Albuquerque. Nov 16-21 Festival of the Cranes, Socorro. Dec 1-5 Santa Fe Film Festival. |