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.