Feature
Midtown
Menaul between San Mateo and University
By Simon McCormack
Elinor Oldham's Art & Bead Gallery
3301 Menaul NE, Suite 27 • 884-8511
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 am.-4 p.m.
If beads are what you're after, you can find thousands from all over the world at Elinor Oldham's Art & Bead Gallery. Oldham also carries dozens of fine art pieces, jewelry, earrings, decorative pots and tons of trinkets. You won't have to know what you're looking for when you walk into the gallery—a few minutes of browsing should have your head jam-packed with possibilities.
Record Round Up
2529 San Mateo NE #3 • 881-9877
Hours Mon.-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 1-6 p.m.
With a monstrous selection of CDs, especially in the metal and hip-hop arenas, it's easy to see why Record Round Up has been a fixture in New Mexico music retail for half a century. You can spend hours scoping out rare and imported albums, posters, and, of course, plenty of records for the wax-head in the family.
Rocky Mountain Motorsports
3924 Menaul • 881-2551
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun.
Micki Thomas and her husband were looking for a store in town that sold reasonably priced, small ATVs. "We realized there weren't any," Thomas says. "So we opened up our own store." There are more expensive ATVs, but you can also find items like pocket bikes (little bikes for kids, ridden by Dane Cook in Employee of the Month) that'll run you just over $300. There are also stocking-stuffer items like goggles, gloves and snazzy helmets.
Tina Larkin
Ruby Shoesday
Ruby Shoesday
4611-A Menaul • (866) 669-RUBY (7829)
www.rubyshoe.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun.
Ruby Shoesday is a one-stop shop for the lady in your life, and owner Jackie Gonzales added new sections to her store since moving from Downtown to Midtown. In addition to first-rate footwear, handbags and special occasion-oriented clothing, Ruby Shoesday also has loungewear like pajamas and slippers, as well as candles and other accoutrements for the home.
Tina Larkin
Ruby Shoesday’s innards, featuring owner Jackie Gonzales
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Box Office
4407 Menaul • 881-8999
www.nmso.org
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sat. and Sun.
For about the price of a movie ticket ($12), you can get your lucky gift recipient into a New Mexico Symphony Orchestra concert. Tickets sans service charges aren't the only things available for purchase at NMSO's box office: You can also pick up NMSO CDs and other gifts for the classical music lover on your list.
