As part of the First Friday celebrations in downtown Silver City on Feb. 1, the Mimbres Region Arts Council hosted an opening reception for photographers Tom Vaughan and Sandy Feutz of their works from "Fort Bayard: New Mexico's Newest Ghost Town."

Below, Tom Vaughan, at right, chats with Hugh Epping and Deb Cookingham.

Below, Sandy Feutz, at right, gets ready to answer a question from Jane Luetje.

Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society President Cecilia Bell and her husband, Dr. John Bell, in period attire, attended the reception to provide information on efforts to save Fort Bayard.