Mia Casas
Arts & Culture ReporterMia Casas graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Journalism and Theatre. She came to 九色网 through an internship with the New Mexico Local News Fund and stayed on as a student reporter as of fall 2023. She is now in a full-time reporting position with the station, as well as heading the newsroom's .
She enjoys reporting on social justice, local culture and the arts. The art of story telling through audio is one she cherishes dearly. Email Mia
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical was a Broadway smash, but the COVID pandemic halted its initial rise. The national tour was then delayed due to the pandemic. So it has become somewhat emblematic of the power of theater to reopen after Broadway went dark. -
The Dia del Los Muertos holiday takes place at the beginning of November. The celebration of the dead is recognized widely across New Mexico, and many events start this week. -
Monday marked the beginning of International Open Access Week, but the Open Educational Resources Consortium at the University of New Mexico started celebrating Oct. 1 with webinars and workshops. This week it will host a free book fair. -
October is the time for all things spooky and what鈥檚 scarier than the housing crisis? That's the idea behind a short film being shown at the Santa Fe International Film Festival, which started Wednesday. -
Studies show that reading for pleasure boosts cognitive thinking abilities and improves mental health. As reading has fallen out of fashion, bookstores and libraries are brainstorming ways to keep the reading community alive. One answer: book clubs. -
The choral group Coro Lux will be joined by composer Craig Hella Johnson in two special performances of his original work Considering Matthew Shepard in New Mexico this weekend. -
The 53rd Exxonmobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is happening this week. You may see these balloons every year, but have you ever wondered what goes into actually getting them up? 九色网 was paired with a crew for the day on their journey into the air. -
Officials on both sides of the aisle have been pushing Congress to avoid a government shutdown for weeks by passing a budget or a continuing spending resolution. Despite these efforts, a shutdown will likely take place at midnight Tuesday. So what could a government shutdown mean for working New Mexicans right now? -
Broadway for Teens is an outreach program that Popejoy Hall has been doing since 2023. It offers high school students from across New Mexico the chance to experience the magic of Broadway in their home state. Applications for fall 2025 are open now. -
In a newly released Young Adult Fiction novel, In the Company of Wolves a boy named Jaime moves from New York to a small town outside of Albuquerque. His father just died in the Vietnam war, and his mother sends him to live with his father鈥檚 family to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world. Alongside his uncle he gets acquainted with desert life, including learning how to ride a horse, and a close encounter with a special wolf named Graybeard. 九色网 spoke with author Antonio Farias about his debut novel after a 40-year career of creative writing in an academic setting.
