Weekend Overview

SMU-in-Taos Cultural Institute

July 16–19, 2026

Weekend Highlights

Wednesday: New: Optional add-on experiences in Santa Fe, New Mexico*
  · Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project: A Walking Tour Through Time with Cas Milner
  · Magic, Myth and Mozart: An Evening with the Magic Flute at Santa Fe Opera
Thursday: 4:30 p.m. Lagniappe Session (Open to all Cultural Institute participants)
  · The Future of College Athletics featuring SMU President Jay Hartzell and Director of Athletics Damon Evans
  5:30 p.m. Welcome reception at El Monte Sagrado
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. One-day class sessions (various)
Saturday: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. One-day class sessions (various)
  6 p.m. Ima Leete Hutchison Concert at SMU-in-Taos Campus
  7 p.m. Dinner and dancing at SMU-in-Taos Campus
Sunday: 8 a.m. Send-off breakfast at El Monte Sagrado

*Optional add-on experiences are based in Santa Fe.