Black Range Lodge

02/09/2026

See this special menu for a special evening dinner this Saturday - Valentine's Day...

Reservations available between 5pm-7pm. Reservations and pre-order take home ONLY! For ease, please call or stop in during regular business hours Fri-Mon 8am-3pm to make a reservation. Limited reservations available, so call early! Not limited to couples, groups encouraged. We will take notes on dietary restrictions when you make your reservation. Feel free to message or call with questions.

02/09/2026

The Hillsboro General Store is now open F, S, S and Monday! Chef Meghan is creating specials every weekend. You will love the food, and the friendly atmosphere!

After more than three decades of serving up comfort food and community spirit, Ben and Doreen Lewis are passing the torch at the Hillsboro General Store Café to a new

09/02/2025

It's that time of year again! Pickamania 2025 is this coming weekend, featuring award-winning musicians and songwriters, and the crowd-favorite "super-jam"! Black Range Vineyards will be on hand with their tasty NM wines. Plus Scott Brocato, from KRWG, will be the M.C. Pickamania is sponsored by the Sierra County Arts Council.

08/24/2025

Monsoon rains have turned the Gila green, and temperatures are cooling! We're eagerly anticipating many fun fall events, beginning with an art exhibition by the creative Wil Maring, next Friday, August 29 from 4 - 7 pm next door at the Historic Percha Bank!

09/21/2024

Free Irish Music Concert
Tomorrow: 7PM, Saturday, Sept. 21
At The Black Range Lodge
50 Main Street, Kingston, NM

We're currently hosting the Portal Irish Music Week, an amazing group of fine fiddlers, flute and mandolin players, even some accordians in the mix!
Tomorrow the faculty will play a free concert at our outdoor pavilion at 7pm. The concert features world class Irish musicians including Brian Conway, Marla Fibish, Colin Lindsay, Shannon Heaton, Frances Cunningham and Pete Strickler.

The Saturday evening concert is free, with free parking on Main Street. Beer and wine will be available from Black Range Vineyards. For more information see the attached poster or call us at 575-895-5652.

09/03/2024

Coming up next weekend, we're hosting the Pickamania Acoustic Music Festival, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a lineup of great musicians (see poster). The mountains are green and the weather forecast is superb. The Festival is sponsored by the Sierra County Arts Council. Thanks, SCAC!

05/21/2024

We're hosting a STAR PARTY on Sunday, May 27th from 6:30 - 10pm. Beginning with a pot-luck BBQ, then an indoor presentation at 8pm from professor John T. Stocke about the Secrets of Polynesian Navigation. At full dark (9pm-ish) we'll head outside to view the dark night sky with Dr. Stocke who, with a high-powered laser pointer, will locate Constellations of Ancient Cultures, from Greek, to Roman, and native American traditions. Call us for more information - 575-895-5652.

09/23/2023

Free Irish Music Concert
When: 7PM, Saturday, Sept. 23
Where: The Black Range Lodge
50 Main Street, Kingston, NM
575-895-5652

The Portal Irish Music Week is offering a free faculty concert at the outdoor pavilion of the Black Range Lodge in Kingston, this Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7pm. The educational “camp” instructors are world class Irish musicians including Brian Conway, Marla Fibish, Steph Geremia, Matt Heaton, Colin Lindsay, and Pete Strickler.

Black Range Vineyards will be on hand to provide beverages, including New Mexico wine and beer.

Founded in 2011 Portal Irish Music Week, strives to provide a gateway into the world of playing Irish Traditional Music, especially for folks who are coming to the music later in life.

Formerly hosted in Portal, AZ, P.I.M.W. has a new home in Kingston, NM. The camp consists of 5 days of classes, with a scattering of music workshops, sessions, a Saturday concert, bird watching, and nature hikes, truly making it like a summer camp for adults.

The Saturday evening concert is free, with free parking. For more information call the Black Range Lodge at 575-895-5652.

08/28/2023

September 8, 9, & 10 is Pickamania! weekend -- an annual outdoor acoustic music festival that we are hosting at the Lodge. The entire event will be a tribute to founder Bill Bussmann, who passed away in May. On Sunday there will be a special Celebration of Life. Details will follow.

Pickamania is sponsored by the Sierra County Arts Council (SCAC).