There are many film and TV projects shooting in New Mexico right now. Granite Mountain was filming in Santa Fe – it might still be. Every week new projects are announced. Go online to see who is here.

In addition, you might see a big-name star just walking around. I ran into Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul) coming out of Bookworks in Albuquerque. I figured he could read so I gave him the New Mexico and Balloon Bucket List books. He couldn’t have been nicer!

I have also run into, Ali MacGraw, Marilyn Mason, and a lot of local TV folks.

- Barbe Awalt