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via New Mexico Daily Lobo :: Carnival folk come to Taos.

The stage is set for the third annual Taos Mountain Music Festival, to be held Aug. 20-21 in Taos Ski Valley, N.M., an easy drive from Colorado. It’s a two-day outdoor festival situated at the base of Taos Ski Valley, surrounded by national forest, with the backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It’s an amazing weekend of music, entertainment and fun family activities for all ages.

Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/outta-122710--.html#ixzz1UGvTrtTx

I've tried with others in the past to interest the town and other organizations in a single event site for the area where tourists could find everything going on. Unfortunately, even when I was willing to donate the domain TaosCalendar.com, we couldn't get the town or other major players involved.

Some have businesses which sell space on calendars, so they didn't want a free one. Others just don't seem to grasp the value of a single "place to go" to learn about Taos, plan a visit, or check out local photos and videos. There are fine sites out there, like the Taos News site, and they have a calendar, but I wanted more, like discussion forums and the ability for members to participate, no matter how large or small their business, or just individual artists and other residents.

There is now a brand new site at TaosTalk.com, and it's open to anyone who wants to join, and will always be free.  In sponsoring this site, I'm hoping that the many talented individual artists and writers in the area will get involved, as well as all residents and businesses.  The site allows individual members to:

• have their own blog
• participate in discussion forums by group interest
• upload photos, videos and music
• promote a business via a blog or discussion participation

Please consider joining the site and participating.  It's small because it's just days old as I write this, but it should grow quickly.  Check out the features and for those who do not have a Web presence, try blogging there.  If you're an artist, upload photos of your work, if a musician, upload samples of your music.

Sitting right beside the highway, with a beautiful view from their patio and decks, you can sip some really fine wine made in New Mexico.  In fact, I was really happy to find that their Chardonnay was "European style," with no oak.

A remodeled old barn, the wine bar is a friendly place with knowledgeable hosts to help you in sampling a variety of wines.  For a bonus Saturday night, there was great live music and pot luck dinner brought in by the locals who find this to be a watering hole far superior to the fanciest of settings.  Call them for information at 575-377-6658.  Here are a couple of shots mapped if you click on them.