Taos On The Cheap

It’s Taos Plaza Live season, with free music in the historic Taos Plaza from 6:00-8:00pm on Thursday nights, now through September 3, 2009. Performers include The Rifters, Jenny Byrd, John & Viv, Kim & the Caballeros, Bone Orchard, Michael Hearne, Jimmy Stadler, and many more fabulous local favorites.  Scope out the full schedule of talent playing everything from jazz,  country & western, and rock to Native American music, or just turn up in your dancing shoes at Taos Plaza between 6:00 and 8:00 pm on Thursday nights and know you’re promised good tunes and a good time. Best of all, it’s free, which is enough to make anybody’s toes tap.

A coupon for 10% off your next purchase at the great music store Taosound Tape and CD, which sells CDs, DVDs, cassettes, all kinds of collectibles, and even proper vinyl LPs, natch. Taosound Tape and CD is at 314 F, Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. Here’s the 10% discount coupon.

June midweek specials at Alpine Village Suites in Taos Ski Valley give you 20% off  all room rates Sunday to Thursday, plus free mountain bike and fishing rod rental during your visit. Alpine Village Suites is in the center of Taos Ski Valley, which is just as purty in the summer as it is in snow season, with lots of outdoor activities. There’s a sauna, outdoor hot tub, and spa massage services. Rooms have kitchenettes, balconies, fireplaces, TVs with VCR/DVD, free WiFi, and it’s all wrapped up in Southwestern decor. See the rooms and all details on the 20% discount midweek specials for June 2009.
There are also Rio Grande river rafting packages starting at $295 for two nights lodging plus a half day rafting trip, through June and July 2009.

Free artist reception at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, on Sat, May 23, 2009, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
The ‘Far Out’ show features Landscapes Remembering the Summer of Love by artists Peggy Immel, Judith Stroh-Miller and Kemper Coley.
Free reception at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, 119-A Kit Carson Road, Taos.

As part of PGA’s Free Golf Lesson Month, get a free 10 minute lesson with a golf pro through the month of May.   Taos Country Club is one of the participating venues, so to pick up tips on your swing, or fine tune your game, see PGA Free Golf Lesson details and contact info (or find another participating venue by zip code). Fore!

8-17 year olds can have a free flight through the Young Eagles program, which aims to encourage an interest in aviation in kids. Volunteer pilots take youngsters up for a 15-20 minute flight, leading them first on a preflight inspection of the plane, and teaching them about the instrument panel, aeronautical charts, and how to identify reference points during the flight. Afterwards, there’s more time for questions. No catches, just the opportunity of a lifetime.

Find a Young Eagles Co-ordinator in New Mexico – the nearest places to Taos are Santa Fe, Los Alamos, and Albuquerque. Then call the volunteer to arrange a flight date. Then come back to tell us how it went!

Happy flying!