The June 18th Mabel & Company symposium opened with a surprise. In conjunction with the debut opening of the Mabel Dodge Luhan & Company: American Moderns and the West exhibition, Taos Mayor Daniel Barrone declared the third Saturday in June as Mabel Dodge Luhan Day.

Mabel Dodge Luhan & Company: American Moderns and the West premiered at the Harwood Museum of Art on May 20th amidst much celebration. Relatives and friends of Mabel’s, and museum officials and guests from Buffalo and Albuquerque, numbered among the dignitaries. A ground swell of critical acclaim added to the excitement. Some critics predicted a blockbuster (The Denver Post) and deemed the exhibition a tour de force of epic proportions (Taos Magazine).

This week marks the Third Annual Dennis Hopper Days in Taos. In 2010 former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson proclaimed May 17th Dennis Hopper Day. Four years later Robby Romero instituted this celebration. It is his way of honoring his life-long friend. Shortly after Dennis purchased the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in 1970, Robby and his mother paid him a visit. A few days stay turned into a residency for Robby, who lived at the “Mud Palace” with Dennis until the place sold in 1978.

The Mabel Dodge Luhan House not only serves as a historic inn but also hosts a variety of workshops that foster the creative spirit and provide respite from the typical day-to-day routine. Our 2016 workshop season has begun and the staff is thrilled to support the restorative magic that happens here in the House and through the sacred land that surrounds it.