A festival celebrating the progressive in art, held annually in downtown T or C. The event features art, film, live music, performance and more.
2025 Meteoric Schedule
Friday February 21
5-6pm: Kickoff Potluck at TorC Brewing
Music by Mike Montoya & Simon Spencer (Bisbee, AZ)
Popup Gallery at 313 N Broadway St
Still Life by Susan Melinda Morée (Hillsboro, NM), courtyard music performance by Vanessa Hale (Manchester, NH) at 7pm
Tea Lounge at Snakestone Studios
Hei Bai Tea Lounge by Heather Rische and Avi Burg. Bamboo flute by Avi, guitar soundscapes by Mushroom Mirror, and a showcase of the artists of Snakestone
Fire Island – a film by Hannah Jayanti, at Fuzzy Logic
A 23-minute looping 3-channel video that explores memory within an ever-changing landscape. The film by Hannah Jayanti (Santa Cruz, CA) is dedicated to those who have lost their homes, both human and non-human, as a result of recent hurricanes, climate change, or the wandering dunes of time.
8-9pm: Echoes of Memory: Musical Reinterpretations of La Jetée at The Lighthouse
The event honors the prophetic vision of the 1963 film with a live voiceover by Olivia Pepper (Hillsboro, NM)
9-12pm: Psychic Break-Out Party & Ecstatic Dance, Ingo’s Art Cafe
Saturday February 22
9:30-11am: Music on the Lawn at Black Cat Books & Coffee
Performances by Scyld, Mike Montoya & Simon Spencer (Bisbee, AZ), and Lili St. Anne (Santa Fe)
1-4pm: Celebration of the Word Spoken! at Mothership Yoga Lounge, 500 Austin
Poetry recitations by Elise Stuart (Silver City, NM), Bruce Holsapple, Jules Nyquist, John Roche (Placitas, NM), Joseph Somoza (Las Cruces), and Olivia Pepper aka Quail (Hillsboro, NM), with music by Old Pup (Milwaukee, WI) and Neil Michael Anderson (T or C, NM)
6-9pm: Determination Amid Continuation at Truth or Consequences Contemporary
A visual feast for the eyes, and balm for the soul, with dance by Cydney Wilkes and Abigail Flores and music by Hieronymus Bogs (T or C, NM) and Old Pup (Milwaukee, WI)
9:15-9:45pm: The Space Castle Opens at 200 S. Date
An amazing opportunity to see one of TorC’s most enigmatic spaces. This art installation is rarely open to the public – do not miss this experience!
10-12pm: Late night dance party in the Grotto at T or C Brewing, with curated DJs by TORCAVA
Sunday February 22
9:30am-1pm: Sunday Art at Artist Abbey
Featuring artworks from around the region, with special musical performances by David id (T or C, NM), Dash Rabbit, A Foxe’s Spirit (Bisbee, AZ) and Scott Hirsch (Los Angeles, CA), with dance performance by Yves Musard (Marseilles, France)
Community Events
Friday & Saturday, 9am-4pm: Gathering of Quilts at T or C Civic Center
The Center Gallery (events to be announced)
