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Your Unforgettable Welcome to The Historic City An inviting haven of traditional Southwestern hospitality awaits you at the Inn on the Paseo. Sophisticated city charm and laid-back country living create the perfect setting for your romantic get-away.
Santa Fe’s only Native American Owned Hotel. Located in downtown Santa Fe in the heart of the new Guadalupe Railyard District, our unparalleled personal service, warmth and hospitality make you feel at home. For the ultimate pampering and luxury, stay in our Hacienda — with fireplaces in each room and on-call butlers to fulfill your most exacting requests. Our new spa and fitness center is the perfect place to lose yourself in a Native American inspired treatment that draws on ancient healing techniques. 505-982-1200 800-294-3864 www.hotelsantafe.com
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Letter from the Mayor
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Map of Northern New Mexico
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Map of Downtown Santa Fe
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Map of Greater Santa Fe
16 City at a Glance Getting acquainted with Santa Fe 0 Ways to Explore 2 T hemed lists of ideas help you do more of
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2 Beyond the City 2 Day trips with history, culture, and ANN MURDY JULIEN MCROBERTS
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6 Visual Arts 2 Santa Fe—the biggest little art city in the world 34 Distinctive Cuisine Dining out in the City Deliciously Different 38
City of Culture
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Santa Fe’s best ways to relax and rejuvenate
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The City Creative
Experiencing Santa Fe firsthand
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Santa Famous
Santa Fe’s legacies of cinema and star power
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Traveling to Santa Fe
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Tamaya... a quiet and special place. Nestled beneath the majestic Sandia Mountains, near Santa Fe, there’s a place where old legends meet modern luxury. On the banks of the Rio Grande within the ancient lands of the Native American Pueblo of Santa Ana, this pet friendly golf and spa resort offers luxurious amenities and beautiful natural surroundings with an ideal year-round climate. A place where 800-year-old archaeological sites embrace Twin Warriors, a nationally ranked championship golf club. Worries evaporate in a ceremonial-style kiva pool or a colorful hot air balloon. A place where natural ingredients of the earth nurture your mind and body at Tamaya Mist, an award winning, full service spa. This place is Tamaya. Discover Tamaya in celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary. Book your next vacation at the culturally unique Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa.
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THE OFFICIAL 2011 SANTA FE VISITORS GUIDE The Official 2011 Santa Fe Visitors Guide is provided as a service by the city of santa fe convention & visitors bureau 201 W Marcy Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 800-777-2489 www.santafe.org mayor David Coss city manager Robert Romero city council Patti J. Bushee, Chris Calvert, Miguel Chavez Carmichael Dominguez, Matthew Ortiz Rosemary Romero, Ronald Trujillo Rebecca Wurzburger, Mayor Pro Tem occupancy tax advisory board Miguel Castillo, Jon Hendry, Paul Margetson, Mary Bomey, Kim Klinkrodt convention & visitors bureau Keith Toler, Executive Director Mary Pat Kloenne, Director of Sales Mara Saubers, Sales Manager Shirley Spencer, Sales and Marketing Assistant Cyndi Catanach, CVB Project Manager Reggie Cox, Information Specialist Patricia Baros, Information Specialist Phyllis Archuleta, Administrative Marketing Assistant Joe Lovato, Administrative Assistant Bernard Valdez, Mailroom/Information Specialist Lead Worker Sam Montoya, Mail/Duplicating Technician Ray Romero, Mail/Duplicating Technician Darlene Griego, Convention Center Business Manager William Trujillo, Operations Manager Rosalina Grace, Convention Services Supervisor Melanie Moore, Convention Services Manager
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DOUGLAS MERRIAM
THE OFFICIAL 2011 SAnTA FE VISITOrS GuIdE
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to Santa Fe, America’s oldest capital city. Creativity and inspiration are part of Santa Fe’s identity—from architecture and design to world-class dining and galleries, to views of serene mountains and endless skies. Santa Fe is a city that takes great pride in its past while also looking toward the future. The historic Plaza is among our most popular attractions, but I hope you will also visit our new, green, state-of-the-art Santa Fe Community Convention Center and the recently redeveloped 50-acre Railyard Park and Plaza. Hiking, biking, and skiing top the list of outdoor activities to enjoy, depending on the season. And, of course, no visit to Santa Fe is complete without a taste of our spicy Northern New Mexican cuisine. Finally, I hope you’ll see that Santa Fe is not only a wonderful place to visit; it’s also a great place to live. Santa Fe is proud to be a national leader in the Living Wage movement and affordable housing—both progressive and meaningful efforts that enable our families to live, not just work, in Santa Fe. We are promoting local businesses, well-paying jobs, and workforce development, while also striving to make Santa Fe the alternative-energy capital of the country and supporting our premier arts community. As you take in the sights, sounds, and tastes of our 400-year-old community, you will see why Santa Fe frequently tops lists of the country’s healthiest cities, best places to live, and top travel destinations. Warmest regards,
david coss, mayor
Life is better with a Great Recipe! Spice up your visit with incredible cooking classes and decadent restaurant walking tours. Or step into our Market and take home the finest New Mexican foods, chile, herbs, salsas and cookbooks.
Celebrating the traditional foods of New Mexico for over 20 years. www.santafeschoolofcooking.com 505-983-4511 116 W. San Francisco St.
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Loretto Welcomes You! THE INN, a AAA Four-Diamond Santa Fe luxury hotel, reflects the culture and sophistication of its historic setting, just one block from historic Santa Fe Plaza’s galleries, museums, restaurants and boutiques. LUMINARIA RESTAURANT & PATIO specializes in using indigenous, seasonal ingredients flavored with Southwestern spices. Serving breakfast. lunch and dinner daily. Enjoy the LIVING ROOM for snacks, libations and live music on the weekends. Ranked #13 within the Hotel Spa category in Conde Nast Traveler’s top 240 list, THE SPA AT LORETTO takes a holistic approach to the art of massage therapy and well being.
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Rejuvenating spas, luxurious accommodations, and tree-lined wilderness trails are just a few of the options for those looking to relax on a Santa Fe getaway.
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Getting acquainted with Santa Fe Adobe Style
One of the first things you notice upon arriving in Santa Fe is how low its buildings are, and how well these structures blend in with their high-desert surroundings. That distinguishing characteristic has been both organic (a response of the area’s original inhabitants to the necessities imposed on them by their natural environment and the building materials available to them) and conscious (in 1912, the city embraced the Pueblo Revival style). This architectural fashion relies wholeheartedly on adobe, a durable material used for centuries by the region’s Spanish and Native American denizens (particularly among the Puebloan cultures) to construct the area’s pueblos, and which is produced by combining sand, clay, water, and fibrous organic matter like sticks or straw. Adobe buildings were traditionally made by shaping the mud-based substance into bricks, with supports provided by large logs, called vigas. One of the city’s oldest examples of this style is the Palace of the Governors. These days, the word adobe is commonly used to refer to Santa Fe’s dominant architectural style, which incorporates design elements of both Pueblo and Pueblo-influenced Spanish adobe constructions into buildings made with modern materials. This “faux-dobe” style includes Spanish Pueblo Revival architecture, championed by early-20th-century Santa Fe architects John Gaw Meem and Carlos Vierra. One of the first (and best known) such buildings constructed in Santa Fe is the New Mexico Museum of Art. Territorial style buildings—similar to those of the Pueblo style, but with sharper lines, wood-trimmed windows, and brick coping along the roofline—are also popular in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico.
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Normal Santa Fe high/low temperatures January 47/13°F 8/-10°C February 49/19°F 10/-7°C March 55/23°F 13/-5°C April 64/30°F 18/-1°C May 72/38°F 22/3°C
Climate and Geography
June 82/47°F 28/9°C
Situated at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (the southern end of the Rockies), Santa Fe has a mild climate with four distinct seasons and an annual rainfall of about 14 inches. Snow is typical in winter, with an annual average of 32 inches, although snowfall is erratic and most days are sunny. Spring and summer are also sunny, with typically warm and windy conditions leading into near-daily afternoon thunderstorms by mid-July. Lasting through early September, this stormy period is called “monsoon season” by locals. During fall, the aspen and cottonwood trees in the surrounding areas turn bright gold as the air cools down. But with an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, there’s no off-season for being outdoors in Santa Fe. Santa Fe is a high-altitude city, sitting at 7,000 feet above sea level (with nearby mountains reaching above 12,000 feet), so adapting to the thinner air can sometimes take a day or two. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself out of breath. Doctors recommend being relatively sedentary for the first few days and drinking extra water to stay hydrated. Also be aware that the altitude may amplify the effects of alcohol, and due to our proximity to the sun, sunburn is a risk at any time of year.
July 85/53°F 30/12°C August 82/51°F 28/11°C September 76/44°F 24/7°C October 68/34°F 20/1°C November 55/24°F 13/-5°C
Outdoors at Hand
December 48/16°F 9/-9°C
Nature is always nearby here in Santa Fe. In fact, the city’s longest park parallels portions of the 46-mile-long Santa Fe River, an intermittently flowing tributary of the Rio Grande that runs across town through the River Canyon from east to west: along Upper Canyon Road, between
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Alameda Street and Canyon Road through downtown, and then between Alameda and Agua Fria Street to the edge of the city. Reduced to a trickle after decades of neglect and insufficient flow—it has been dammed upstream of town, for drinking water, since 1881—the river is now receiving attention through Mayor David Coss’s broad-reaching revitalization plan, begun in 2007. Besides extensive habitat restoration, this includes linking existing greenbelts to create an unbroken riverside path spanning the width of Santa Fe. Two popular riverside parks are Patrick Smith Park, on East Alameda, and Bicentennial Park, on West Alameda, both of which contain large fields, playground equipment, and picnic tables. Nature trails and preserves abound at the northern and eastern edges of town: On Upper Canyon Road, the Randall Davey Audubon Center and the Nature Conservancy’s Santa Fe Canyon Preserve together comprise 325 acres rising through four eco-zones, ranging from brushy cottonwood and willow to Ponderosa pine forest. The walking trails are popular among birdwatchers, with some 140 species nesting on the land. Farther east, the Dale Ball trail system offers more challenging routes up into the Sangre de Cristo range, as does the trail to Atalaya Mountain. Easily accessible from the parking lot at St. John’s College, the seven-mile-round-trip route leads hikers from a sandy arroyo to a rocky ridgetop with expansive views. Hyde Memorial State Park, about ten miles north of downtown toward the Santa Fe Ski Basin, affords more day-hiking opportunities with its extensive network of roadside trails, as well as campgrounds for both tent and RV camping. The city’s new Railyard Park & Plaza, which celebrated its grand opening in September 2008, is a showcase of environmentally friendly design. Located in the newly revitalized Railyard district and within walking distance of downtown, this park has become a lively, casual community meeting place, much like the original Plaza. While dogs must be leashed in most public spaces in Santa Fe, the Frank Ortiz Park Off-Leash Area is the exception. Referred to by locals as “the dog park,” it spans 134 acres off Camino de las Crucitas, in a residential neighborhood just west of downtown. With a large open area leading to a network of natural trails that wind into arroyos and along a hilltop ridge (providing some of the best vistas within city limits), the dog park is a people’s playground as much as it is a free-roaming pets’ paradise.
Shopping
As the city continues to expand, new stores and businesses continue to open up as well. But Santa Fe’s primary shopping districts remain the historic downtown area and the congregation of big-box stores on the town’s Southside, along and around Zafarano Drive. Downtown’s many shops and boutiques are centered around the Plaza—including two shopping arcades, the Arcade on the Plaza, and, one block west, the Plaza Mercado— and deal primarily in luxury items such as jewelry, Native crafts, and high-end clothing. Some of these stores, like the Five & Dime (formerly Woolworth’s), on San Francisco Street, are long-standing institutions that were important meeting places in Santa Fe’s small-town days. Just southeast of downtown, Canyon Road is lined with more retail options. The street is renowned for its art galleries, but is also home to dealers of fine leather goods, jewelry ranging from Southwestern to contemporary, and chic home furnishings. Also flanking downtown, the DeVargas Center at its north end and the Guadalupe Street district to the south (including Sanbusco Market Center, on Montezuma) are great places to find souvenirs and gifts, as well as more conventional boutique fare such as de18
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signer apparel, fine cookware, and home décor. Guadalupe Street also abuts the burgeoning Railyard district, a hub for contemporary-art galleries and home to a new consumer complex anchored by outdoor-goods giant REI. Shopping south of downtown? You’ll find colorful shopping and arts districts with small, locally owned establishments in the Second Street district and along Baca Street near Cerrillos Road. Heading south on Cerrillos, Jackalope, a sort of world flea market, offers an endless assortment of colorful Mexican imports. Zafarano Drive is home to stores like Target and Best Buy, with a Sam’s Club one block to the east, and the Santa Fe Place mall, anchored by Sears, JCPenney, and Dillard’s department store, just across Rodeo Road. The city’s other main retail areas lie along St. Francis Drive and St. Michael’s Drive. Two fabulous flea markets offer surprisingly good buys and a quirky assortment of goods, from clothing to furniture and art. About six miles north of town on Highway 84/285, vendors at the Tesuque Pueblo Flea Market sell African imports, handmade apparel, and much more, in a charming and unpretentious setting. On the opposite end of the city, stop by The Flea, a small oasis of tents set up near the old Downs horse racing track, on the frontage road near Interstate 25 and state highway 85. The Flea moves indoors to El Museo Cultural, at the Railyard, in December and January.
Historic Landmarks
Santa Fe’s epicenter has always been—and continues to be—its downtown Plaza. This modest town square has served as its nexus—culturally, politically, and socially—for four centuries. Now a casual, grassy park, it started as a central place around which Spanish officials built houses and barracks. The Palace of the Governors, constructed soon after the Plaza was established, still stands on the Plaza’s north side, and is the oldest continuously occupied public building in the U.S. Built around the time of Santa Fe’s founding, the Palace served as a seat of the viceroyalty of New Spain’s colonial government, then was home to Mexican and, even later, American territorial governors. Following Old Santa Fe Trail from the Plaza, find the Barrio de Analco, a residential section of town, settled in 1620 along East DeVargas Street. The aptly dubbed Oldest House, built around 1612, is possibly the oldest structure in the nation, and it shares an alleyway with San Miguel Mission, billed as the country’s oldest church. Although this distinction is also uncertain, it is known that the mission was built sometime between 1600 and 1646, with parts of an abandoned Pueblo—dating back to 1100 and still existing on the site at the time of construction— incorporated into the church structure. Both are just down the street from the New Mexico State Capitol, the Roundhouse. Completed in 1966 and named for its unique circular shape, the building was designed to resemble the state’s Zia symbol when viewed from the sky. The 131-year-old Loretto Chapel, east of the Plaza on Old Santa Fe Trail, is known for its “miraculous staircase”—a spiral stairway built by a mysterious carpenter, with two 360-degree turns and no nails or screws (wooden pegs only) for support. Southwest of the Plaza on Guadalupe Street, the Santuario de Guadalupe was built in the late 18th century and recently became home to a 12-foot statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of New Mexico. And the stately Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, on Cathedral Place, was built between 1869 and 1887 under the direction of Santa Fe’s first Roman Catholic bishop, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, of France. A mix of adobe, FrenchRomanesque, and modern architectural styles, the cathedral combines incredible stained glass from France with stone from Lamy, south of Santa Fe. It also honors the designation of Santa
A BRIEF HISTORY 10,000 b.c.: Nomadic Paleo-Indians begin to move into the region, making regular stops in the Santa Fe area. 400 a.d.: Agriculture is introduced, supplementing hunting and gathering. 1000–1400: Agriculture takes hold and several permanent pueblos are built. 1400–1600: Some 5,000 people live in pueblos within Santa Fe’s current city limits.
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1540: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado leads a Spanish expedition across what is now New Mexico, in search of the fabled, gold-rich Seven Cities of Cíbola.
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Fe as a diocese (in 1850) and then as an archdiocese (in 1875). In late 2008, its facade received a thorough scrubbing, and old stone and mortar were repaired. Covering a hill at downtown’s north end, the National Cemetery memorializes more than 40,000 U.S. veterans. Thousands of small white gravestones stretch across 79 acres. To the east, closer to downtown, the Cross of the Martyrs looms over Santa Fe, honoring Franciscan priests who died during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, a rebellion of the Pueblo people against Spanish colonization of New Mexico. To reach the cross, climb a few dozen steps from an entrance on Paseo de Peralta, near Marcy Street. At sunset, the views of the city and Jemez mountains to the west are magical.
Events for One or Many
Given the number of out-of-towners who descend on Santa Fe each year, and given their expectations (for romance, adventure, or just plain old R&R), it only makes sense that there’d arise an industry eager to satisfy visitors’ desires. So whether you’re seeking a quiet walk or hosting a boisterous reunion, Santa Fe has expert help available. With sweeping sunsets and temperate weather, the many venues for events, celebrations, and weddings are ideal. Try Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa, the Eldorado Hotel, or Inn of the Five Graces, among other venues, for more intimate gatherings, or the Santa Fe Community Convention Center for much larger affairs. Sunrise Springs Resort offers the Moon House, an intimate locale for gatherings smaller than 100 guests, as well as larger venues. Or for a traditional approach to a wedding, Loretto Chapel has a breathtaking sanctuary with the option of music from an organist, harpist, or classical guitarist. To see the sights with a knowledgeable guide, take a walking tour through downtown with Historic Walks of Santa Fe. For variety, Destination 505 offers options like Native American cultural tours, providing entrance to places generally closed to visitors. And art lovers can take tours of the gallery-lined Canyon Road, as well as other culture-heavy areas, with Historic Walks of Santa Fe. For a full list of venues, tour guides, and all visitor services, visit santafe.org.
History in the Making
Opened in 2009, and located just off the Santa Fe Plaza at 113 Lincoln Avenue, the New Mexico History Museum features 96,000 square feet of interactive exhibition space, including audio stations, short videos, photo albums, and interpretive stations. Here, visitors can chart their own paths through an exploration of thousands of years of New Mexico’s rich and colorful past.
1598: Conquistador Don Juan de Oñate establishes the first Spanish settlement in Northern New Mexico, at San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh) Pueblo, and becomes the first colonial governor of New Spain’s province of Nuevo Mexico. 1609–1610: With the official name of La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís, Santa Fe is established as the capital of Nuevo Mexico. Although this was previously credited to Nuevo Mexico’s third governor, Don Pedro de Peralta, new evidence points to its second governor, Juan Martinez de Montoya, as the city’s true founder. 1680: Ohkay Owingeh medicine man Popé leads the Pueblo Revolt, expelling the Spanish from Nuevo Mexico in the only successful indigenous rebellion in the history of North America. 1692: Don Diego de Vargas leads a bloodless reconquest of Nuevo Mexico. 1700–1750: Residents of Santa Fe erect adobe buildings with large portales opening onto the Plaza, and construct the first homes along Canyon Road. 1821: Mexico wins independence from Spain. In the same year, the Santa Fe Trail opens, stretching from the Missouri River to Santa Fe. 1824: Under Mexico’s new constitution, the former Spanish province becomes the Territory of Nuevo Mexico, with Santa Fe still its capital. 1846: The Mexican-American War begins; the U.S. claims possession of New Mexico. 1848: In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico cedes to the U.S. nearly all of present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. 1869–1887: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy oversees construction of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, commonly known as St. Francis Cathedral. 1878: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad brings rail travel to New Mexico, but never actually arrives in Santa Fe, instead bypassing the town about 17 miles to the south, in Lamy. 1912: Congress admits New Mexico to the Union as its 47th state. 1943: Santa Fe’s secret field office is the gateway for scientists, such as world-famous physicists Richard Feynman and Niels Bohr, heading to an equally secret facility in nearby Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project, to build the first atomic bomb. 1957: Santa Fe passes the Historic Styles Ordinance, protecting the traditional appearance of its oldest neighborhoods. That same summer, conductor John Crosby founds the Santa Fe Opera. 1962: The city designates Canyon Road as a “Residential Arts & Crafts Zone.” 2009: The New Mexico History Museum, just off the Santa Fe Plaza, opens its doors to the public. 2010: Santa Fe celebrates its 400th anniversary. 2011
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FOR FAMILIES
Santa Fe Children’s Museum Museum of International Folk Art Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary El Rancho de las Golondrinas Santa Fe Southern Railway The Geocaching Challenge Genoveva Chavez Community Center DeVargas and Franklin E. Miles skate parks Santa Fe Creative Tourism’s hands-on workshops
FOR CULTURE LOVERS
Santa Fe Opera Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Concordia Santa Fe Poeh Museum
FOR HISTORY BUFFS
Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum San Miguel Mission Chapel and Loretto Chapel Cross of the Martyrs The Eight Northern Pueblos Bandelier National Monument Bataan Memorial Military Museum & Library
FOR ART LOVERS
Canyon Road The Santa Fe Railyard District and SITE Santa Fe West Palace Arts District Galleries along Lincoln Avenue New Mexico Museum of Art Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Museum of International Folk Art Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Shidoni Foundry
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If your time in Santa Fe is limited, these themed lists of ideas will help you do more of what you like best
Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe & Cooking School Santa Fe Vineyards Falcon Meadery & Winery Brewery Tour (Marble, Santa Fe, Blue Corn, Second Street, Monk’s)
FOR GIRLFRIEND GETAWAYS
Cooking Class at Las Cosas or the Santa Fe School of Cooking Friday Night Gallery Openings on Canyon Road Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Shopping in Santa Fe Skiing at Ski Santa Fe Ten Thousand Waves
FOR “MANCATIONS”
Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino Hiking in the Santa Fe National Forest Golf Skiing at Ski Santa Fe Skeet shooting at Bishops Lodge
FOR ADVENTURERS
Camping—Hyde Memorial State Park Hiking—Atalaya Mountain, Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos Wilderness Horseback riding—Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa, Broken Saddles in Cerrillos Mountain biking—Dale Ball Trails Whitewater rafting—Rio Grande, Rio Chama Fly-fishing—High Desert Angler, The Reel Life Golf—Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe, Black Mesa Golf Club, Towa Golf Resort at Buffalo Thunder, Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (south of Madrid) Off-Road 4-Wheeling—Santa Fe Walkabouts Rock Climbing—Santa Fe Climbing Center Skiing/snowboarding—Ski Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Pajarito Nordic skiing—Santa Fe National Forest, Valles Caldera, Enchanted Forest Cross-Country Ski Area in Red River Soaring, Gliding—Sundance Aviation Customized Adventure—Companies like Santa Fe Mountain Adventures, Wild Earth
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TIME-SENSITIVE TRIPS If you have ONE DAY in Santa Fe...
Day 1: Tour the Palace of the Governors and St. Francis Cathedral. Follow the Santa Fe River to Canyon Road. Drive to Museum Hill and visit a museum of Spanish Colonial art, international folk art, or Native American art. In the evening, stroll the historic Santa Fe Plaza. Treat yourself to dinner at one of Santa Fe’s cutting-edge restaurants or at one serving classic northern New Mexican cuisine.
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Day 2: Drive the High Road to Taos, stopping at the Santuario de Chimayó. Tour Taos Pueblo. Shop at the historic Taos Plaza. Take the Low Road, through the Rio Grande Gorge, back to Santa Fe. Day 3: Browse contemporary-art galleries in the Railyard District, including the nonprofit art space SITE Santa Fe. Relax in the new Railyard Park & Plaza. Get a spa treatment. Shop at the Santa Fe Farmers Market. Select a few options from adjacent lists. In the evening, catch a show at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.
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Day 4: Drive to Abiquiú: Tour Georgia O’Keeffe’s former home (advance reservations required). See the red sandstone cliffs at Ghost Ranch. Swim in Lake Abiquiú. Or explore the Los Alamos area: Hike through ruins at Bandelier National Monument. Glimpse elk at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Visit the Bradbury Science Museum or the Los Alamos Historical Museum. Stop for a soak at Ojo Caliente. Day 5: Ride one of the Santa Fe Southern Railway’s half-day train routes to Lamy. Select more options from adjacent lists. In the evening, savor the Santa Fe Opera.
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Day trips with history, culture, and natural beauty
A visit to Santa Fe isn’t complete without at least one day trip to explore the fascinating cultures, gorgeous scenery, and outdoor activities that await nearby. The landscape of northern New Mexico is some of the most varied and beautiful in the nation. In the 1.6-million-acre playground of Santa Fe National Forest alone, elevations range from 5,300 to 13,103 feet—which means dry, high desert can be just a 15-minute drive from thick forest. In winter, when snow covers the peaks in the Sangre de Cristos, skiers cut loose at Ski Santa Fe (about 30 minutes from downtown), the Taos Ski Valley (about two hours north of town), or Pajarito Mountain (in the Jemez, near Los Alamos). Whenever you visit the area, be sure to pack water and wear layers: Santa Fe’s climate is temperate, but weather can change suddenly, with tremendous and sometimes dangerous (if short-lived) thunderstorms rolling in during the summer months. For more in-depth information about the region’s sights and activities, visit northcentralnm.com.
Taos and the High Road
For more than a century, Taos has been a super-magnet for artists and art lovers. World-class museums and galleries, historic tours, and excellent restaurants make the small town a popular day trip for visitors. Seventy miles north of Santa Fe, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos is also a favorite among outdoor enthusiasts, with plenty of annual sunshine, excellent skiing, and mountain trails for hiking and biking. While there, be sure to stroll Taos Plaza. The historic center was established in the late 18th century and has since remained the heart of the community. Today, the Plaza boasts more than 40 galleries and boutiques, and several restaurants. The Ledoux Street gallery district, just behind the Plaza, is home to the Harwood Museum of Art. Operated by the University of New Mexico, it features permanent collections that include major works by decades of Taos artists. If you have time, explore the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Kit Carson Home and Museum, and the Taos Art Museum. The journey from Santa Fe to Taos can be an adventure in itself, with two possible routes, both about equal in distance. Locals call the most direct (yet still scenic) path, which follows the Rio Grande, the Low Road. But the snaking High Road to Taos is a stunning must-see. Heading north from Santa Fe, the High Road takes you along five different byways, passing through several small mountain villages, each rich in culture and history. The road goes east from Española and winds through beautiful Northern New Mexico. Top stops include the legendary Santuario de Chimayó church, where there is a posito, or well, from which visitors can take a handful of holy dirt believed to be blessed with miraculous qualities. Scenic Córdova is known for its wood-carving artists, and the old Spanish outpost of Truchas offers awesome views of the Rio Grande Valley. Tiny Las Trampas is home to San José 22
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de Gracia, a mission church dating back to 1760, with impressive Spanish Mission design elements. A stop for northern New Mexican cuisine at Gabriel’s Restaurant (ten miles north of Santa Fe on US 285) makes the perfect ending for this day trip. Gabriel’s is known for its delicious guacamole, which waiters prepare—using the freshest avocados and the perfect spices— right at your table.
Abiquiú and Ghost Ranch
About 50 miles north of Santa Fe on Highway 84 lies the town of Abiquiú (pronounced AB-ih-cue) and Abiquiu Lake. Seated within stark and stunning sandstone mesas and overlooking the Chama River, the village and its surroundings were made famous by 20th-century artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. For more than five decades, beginning in 1934, O’Keeffe lived at least part of every year at Ghost Ranch—and spent much of that time at a second house in nearby Abiquiú—living alone in the landscape that inspired her most famous works. Today, visitors can take a guided tour of “O’Keeffe country,” which includes the artist’s adobe home in Abiquiú and, about 13 miles north of there, the Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center. The tours are offered from mid-March through midNovember by the center. The Ghost Ranch property includes one of the richest dinosaur quarries in North America and is home to the Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology and the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology.
Ojo Caliente
For a day of relaxation and rehabilitation, head to the ancient mineral springs at Ojo Caliente, about 50 miles north of Santa Fe on US 285. Rich in lithium, iron, soda, and arsenic—which are said to benefit conditions from arthritis to poor digestion—the waters have been prized for their healing properties since Native Americans settled along their periphery thousands of years ago. Spanish explorers reported visiting the springs in the 15th century, and in 1868 Ojo Caliente was established as the first natural health spa in the United States. Today visitors at Ojo Caliente Resort and Spa can soak for hours (when not exploring the town’s galleries and restaurants). Choose from ten public and three private outdoor pools, which offer a variety of mineral combinations and range in temperature from 80 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit. Then cover your body in detoxifying earth from the Mud Pool and let it dry as you bask in the New Mexico sunshine, or try a treatment at the spa, where deep-tissue and hot stone massages are among the many offerings. It’s only an hour’s drive back to Santa Fe, but many visitors choose to extend the healing experience by spending the night. A historic hotel, built in 1916, offers simple, charming rooms, while more contemporary suites and private cottages, some with private outdoor tubs for soaking, are more luxurious.
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The Eight Northern Pueblos
For a taste of Native American culture, head to one of New Mexico’s Eight Northern Pueblos: Nambé, Picuris, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, Taos, and Tesuque. There are 19 Pueblos in New Mexico; these eight lie north of Santa Fe but speak three languages—Keres, Tewa, and Tiwa. The Taos Pueblo, inhabited for more than 1,000 years, was designated a World Heritage Site in 1992. Visitors are welcome to explore parts of the Pueblo, the largest multistory Pueblo structure still standing in the country. The original inhabitants at Santa Clara Pueblo lived in cave-like homes carved into the side of a mesa. The Puye Cliff Dwellings, as they’re known, were occupied from the 900s to 1580 ad and can also be explored on guided tours. In addition, each Pueblo has a number of annual dances, events, and feast days at which visitors are welcome. The best way to find out about current Pueblo events is to contact the Eight Northern Pueblos Council, located at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo just north of the town of Española on Highway 68.
The Jemez Mountain Trail, Bandelier, and Los Alamos
The 100-plus-mile Jemez Mountain Trail, a network of scenic byways that wind through the Jemez range, reaches from Los Alamos west to Cuba and south to San Ysidro. Three of its most intriguing—and accessible—attractions are concentrated in the northeast portion, beginning about 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe. Valles Caldera National Preserve, the most spectacular stop, is actually an ancient collapsed volcanic crater. Much of the land within the 89,000-acre crater was a private ranch until 2000, when the preserve was opened to the public for wildlife viewing, seasonal elk hunting, trout fishing, and educational tours. Visitors can explore dozens of miles of hiking and biking trails, attend a fly-fishing clinic, or run the Caldera Marathon in June. About a 43-mile-drive from Santa Fe, off Highway 4, Bandelier National Monument is home to excavated ruins of a thousand-year-old settlement of ancestral Pueblo people, offering visitors an opportunity to view some of the earliest dwellings in the area. See dwelling ruins built along cliff walls and on the canyon floor, some made of blocks of volcanic tuff.
Ranger-guided tours explain the sites and their links between ancestral and modern Pueblo people. The areas surrounding Bandelier contain 70 miles of trails, most in wilderness areas. Day-trippers can opt for shorter hikes, such as the 5-mile Falls Trail loop, a 1.5-mile walk along the mesa at the ancient village of Tsankawi, or a 1.2-mile main loop trail through archaeological excavations on the Frijoles Canyon floor. North of Bandelier on Highway 501, the town of Los Alamos sits atop a broad mesa. Referred to as “the Hill” among locals, it is best known as the home of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The lab, which was established during WWII to develop the first nuclear weapons, remains active today, employing some of the greatest minds in engineering and science. Connected with LANL is the LISA LAW Bradbury Science Museum, in downtown Los Alamos. Its three galleries appeal to all ages, with hands-on exhibits related to defense, history, and research at LANL—particularly its atomic legacy. For an enlightening overview of the city’s past, stop at the Los Alamos Historical Museum. Its fascinating exhibits explain and interpret local geology, the Native American cultures that first settled in the region, and, of course, the story of the Manhattan Project.
The Turquoise Trail and Madrid
The Turquoise Trail, named for ancient turquoise mines in the area, heads south out of Santa Fe toward Albuquerque. This 62mile-long National Scenic Byway boasts expansive views of New Mexico’s sky. Missionaries, Confederate soldiers, and outlaws once roamed the area, and Native peoples were mining for turquoise long before Europeans arrived. It was down this trail, in 1863, that Kit Carson marched the Navajo people on their deadly 300-mile Long Walk toward incarceration at Fort Sumner. Three towns with vivid histories—Golden, Cerrillos, and Madrid—sit along the trail. While tiny Golden remains undeveloped, Cerrillos and Madrid are enjoying a renaissance of art, theater, museums, and dining. Colorful Madrid (pronounced MAD-rid) is an eccentric artists’ community. In addition to more than 20 shops, restaurants, and artist studios, the Mine Shaft Tavern, a summertime Wild West melodrama at the Engine House Theatre, and the Old Coal Mine Museum contribute to the town’s funky, fun character. Want to get out and explore the landscape? About four miles north of Madrid, Cerrillos Hills State Park (New Mexico’s newest) comprises more than a thousand quiet acres of high-desert beauty. Hike or mountain bike on five miles of trails, or arrange to visit the park on horseback with Broken Saddle Riding Company in Cerrillos. Interpretive signage provides a unique look at the area’s mining past. Guided tours of the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve—home to piñon and ponderosa pines and more than 80 species of birds—are available through the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, which manages the 1,350-acre area. For a scenic side trip when you’re heading north back to Santa Fe on NM 14, take County Road 45 northwest through the once-turquoise-rich Cerrillos Hills to El Rancho de las Golondrinas (Spanish for “Ranch of the Swallows”) in La Cienega. A working ranch in the 19th century, the 200-acre property is now a Spanish Colonial living history museum, hosting family2011
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Pecos National Historical Park and the Pecos Wilderness
Drive 25 miles north on I-25 from Santa Fe and you’ll find 6,670-acre Pecos National Historical Park. The main area contains the ruins of Pecos Pueblo—a 900-year-old, 700-room multilevel complex—and the remains of a 17th-century Spanish mission church, Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos. An easy, 1.25-mile, self-guided trail leads visitors through the main area of the park, beginning at the visitors center and making its way through the Pueblo ruins and the church remains. The other area includes several sites along the historic Santa Fe Trail, plus a 2.5-mile walking trail—with 15 waysides for visitors—that runs through the Glorieta Battlefield, site of the 1862 Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass. A trip through parts of the high Pecos Wilderness, flanked by the Rio Grande to the west and the Pecos River to the east, is also worth your while. At 233,333 acres, the area encompasses stunning landscapes of wide mesas, steep canyons, high mountain lakes, waterfalls, more than 150 miles of streams, heavily forested mountainsides, and rugged peaks that reach beyond timberline. With plenty of trout, bear, deer, elk, turkey, and bighorn sheep, the Wilderness and its surrounding lands are popular seasonal destinations for sportsmen, as well as hikers, horseback riders, and campers.
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Santa Fe—the biggest little art city in the world Santa Fe’s plenty well-known for its art, its artists, its artistic sensibilities, and its arty ways. What many people aren’t so well aware of is that it’s also the country’s third largest art market. That means Santa Fe sells more art than Chicago, San Francisco, Miami—every city except New York and Los Angeles. Aside from all those art-commerce transactions, however, at any of the 200-plus galleries here in town, the city also boasts several major museums, which feature all artistic mediums and genres, from centuries-old treasures to an exploding number of contemporary works. Plain and simple, Santa Fe is one of the world’s foremost art destinations, and among artists and other creative types, it’s an art-world mecca. Painters and photographers have been descending on both northern New Mexico and Santa Fe since the late 1800s, but the Santa Fe art scene truly didn’t begin to blossom until the early years of the 20th century, when European and East Coast artists and writers began to settle in—starting with Ernest Blumenschein and the founding of the Taos Society of Artists, and
the establishment of the Santa Fe Art Colony, by painters Sheldon Parsons and Gerald Cassidy, among others, both in 1915. Enchanted by the region’s natural beauty and its unique cultural offerings, these creative newcomers adapted to and adopted their new landscape and its variegated cultures, as did the many peoples and artists who’d been here centuries before them. The region’s art-centric ways go back to the object-making traditions of its Native peoples. Pueblo and other tribal artisans have produced beautiful utilitarian and ceremonial objects for thousands of years. Similarly, the equally rich Hispanic arts and crafts particular to northern New Mexico developed soon after the Spanish arrived 400 years ago. By the 1960s, Hispanic art had begun to reassert itself, Native artists had been busy bucking stereotypes, and an overall sense of daring and appreciation for art—and arts of all kinds and origins—had positioned the City Different as the City Artistic. There were artists galore, most of whom were working in the vein of their immediate environment: Western art, and
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art influenced by Native and Hispanic art, predominated. What was lacking were outlets. Slowly, at some point in the 1980s, galleries and curators began to capitalize on the popularity of Santa Fe’s art and artists; they especially seized on the newfound popularity of Western art. At the same time, more contemporary art and artists began to show up, too, as signified by the relocation here of such forward-looking artists as Bruce Naumann, Susan Rothenberg, and Judy Chicago. Nowadays, Western, Native American, and Hispanic art still comprise a significant chunk of Santa Fe’s fine-art market (as typified by the world’s largest gathering of Native artists at the annual Indian Market, in August), but the scope of the city’s artistic flavors runs the gamut from internationally respected contemporary art, sculpture, and fine crafts in everything from marble to glass, as well as two centuries’ worth of top-notch photography. Santa Fe also now has its own major international biennial (produced by the nonprofit art space SITE Santa Fe), an annual contemporary-art fair (Art Santa Fe), and serves as the host of the SOFA (Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) expo, joining the ranks of long-standing host cities Chicago and New York. Uniquely situated in today’s global art market, given its artistic history and historic artworks, its Native arts and artists, and its vibrant arts community, Santa Fe continues to attract artists and art lovers from all over the world.
Canyon Road
Canyon Road is easily Santa Fe’s most famous street. It’s narrow, it’s lined with authentic adobe former homes transformed into galleries, and it makes for a lovely afternoon or evening stroll any time of the year. But it wasn’t until 1962 that the city designated it a “residential arts and crafts zone.” Even so, it’d be another 20 years before this quaint residential avenue really took on the iconic status it enjoys today. Still replete with galleries specializing in Western, Native American, and landscape art, Canyon Road galleries now offer plenty of other genres and media as well. In the former category, Altermann Galleries features important American Modernist and Western painters and sculptors of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the Gerald Peters Gallery, around the corner on Paseo de Peralta, carries historic works as well as contemporary pieces ranging from finely detailed landscapes to abstract sculpture; while Native American art, such as ancient pottery, 100-year-old jewelry, Hopi kachinas and basketry, and contemporary ceramics can be found at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery and Steve Elmore Indian Art, and contemporary Southwestern painting and sculpture are the focus at McLarry Fine Art. Representational painting and sculpture, both
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traditional and contemporary, are additionally available from galleries with a non-Native focus, such as Greenberg Fine Art, Ventana, Waxlander, Winterowd, and Selby Fleetwood. Cutting-edge nonobjective, conceptual, installation, and contemporary realist art has been a growing presence on Canyon Road since the 1990s, with these kinds of works linking Santa Fe to an increasingly global art scene. Among such venues are Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art and GF Contemporary, as well as Hunter Kirkland and The Edge (and, over on nearby Delgado, just off Canyon, at InArt). On a more local level, Karan Ruhlen highlights New Mexico modernists and present-day contemporary painters and sculptors.
Downtown
The heart of historic Santa Fe also serves as a hub of fine-art activity, with scores of galleries on the Plaza and surrounding streets. LewAllen Contemporary, Manitou, and Peterson-Cody all offer contemporary representational painting and sculpture. Skotia and Evoke, too, offer plenty of fine contemporary paintings, photographs, collages, and sculptures. The newly opened David Richard Contemporary gallery, on Lincoln, probably qualifies as literally the brightest new store in town; it typically brandishes abstract pieces so brilliant you might find yourself reaching for that pair of sunglasses. Monroe Gallery of Photography, just off the Plaza, shows historic and contemporary photographs, while Verve Fine Art, on Marcy Street, also focuses on innovative work that takes the photographic arts in new directions. Native American art takes center stage under the portal of the Palace of the Governors on the Plaza’s north side, where Native artists, mostly silversmiths, spread out their work on blankets and sell directly to the public. Nearby, Packards on the Plaza and Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery offer kachina carvings, jewelry, painting, sculpture, pottery, and even glass art; while Shiprock Trading, two stories above the Plaza’s east side, also has an array of Native pottery, jewelry, paintings, sculpture—as well as furniture. Many internationally known Native artists are represented in Lincoln Avenue galleries Blue Rain, Niman Fine Art, and Legends Santa Fe, and at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, across the street from the St. Francis Cathedral. Joe Wade Fine Art, on Water Street, features work that ranges from paintings and limited-edition bronzes to fine jewelry—all from emerging and established American artists. Nearby, Kiva specializes in Native American sculpture, pottery, rugs, and other artworks made between 1920 and 1950. Not far down the block, art that’s thoroughly modern can be found at the Pop Gallery, which abounds in Pop Art-style creations in all media. For art that truly pushes the envelope, Eileen Braziel,
Facing page, left: Dennis Wojtkiewicz’s Onion Series #1, at The Peterson-Cody Gallery; gallerygoers; this page, left: Tom Noble’s Path of the Moon, at Ventana Fine Art; Jeff Tabor’s Tabor Collage, at Art Exchange Gallery
just down from the O’Keeffe Museum, specializes in site-specific and conceptual art. Inside the 93-year-old New Mexico Museum of Art, a magnificent Spanish Pueblo Revival building at one corner of the Plaza, resides a large permanent collection of works created in and related to New Mexico. Learn about the history of this region’s fine art at its comprehensive How the West Is One exhibit, on display throughout April. Two blocks away stands the 13year-old Georgia O’Keeffe Museum—dedicated both to the life and works of the great 20th-century modernist painter and her contemporaries, and where from May 20 to September 11 the Museum will feature Shared Intelligence: American Painting and the Photograph, a survey exploring the relationship of painting to photography in 20th-century American art..
The Railyard District
Since its unveiling in the fall of 2008, and with the arrival shortly thereafter of the Rail Runner railway line, this 50-acre, city-owned art district and community gathering spot is now poised to become the city’s hub for creativity. Perhaps serving as this area’s anchor is SITE Santa Fe, a private, not-for-profit contemporary art space, whose biennial shows are of growing international importance. Nearby galleries, in clean-lined buildings that reflect a modern interpretation of adobe architecture, include venues such as James Kelly Contemporary, EVO, and Gebert Contemporary, all situated along Guadalupe Street. Each specializes in its own contemporary-art niche, from Gebert’s site-specific installations (in its 6,000-square-foot space) of sculpture, painting, photography, and video artwork to EVO’s contemporary art-world giants, including Pop Art painter Ed Ruscha and new-media pioneer Steina. Lovers of minimalist or reductive painting, sculpture, and installation art can find it at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art. Nearby, William Siegal juxtaposes a distinguished revolving collection of ancient art and artifacts with works most contemporary and modernist, while across Guadalupe Street, Zane Bennett
Contemporary’s new two-story space houses abstract paintings and sculpture. A notable addition to the new Artyard complex includes the Jay Elkins Gallery. Baca Street, which marks the Railyard District’s western end, has in recent years emerged as an arts hub where area artists can set up shop in affordable spaces. An ever-changing warren of studio galleries, at its core is Elodie Holmes’s Liquid Light Glass hot shop. For a complete list of galleries, visit santafe.org.
Museum Hill
Situated on Camino Lejo, a hillside street southeast of downtown, acessible by the Santa Fe Trails M-Line Bus, Museum Hill is made up of four distinct institutions representing art of the Southwest and the world. At opposite ends of the short drive are two first-rate private museums, the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. In between is Milner Plaza, which is bookended by a pair of outstanding Museum of New Mexico member institutions: The Museum of International Folk Art, which houses the world’s largest collection of traditional folk art from around the globe, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, which presents the diverse Native arts of the greater Southwest, with an eye to the ties between art and its historic and cultural contexts. About a mile away from Museum Hill, on Old Santa Fe Trail, is the Center for Contemporary Arts. Committed to promoting some of the best contemporary art to come out of this area, CCA also boasts one of the city’s best theaters. Aside from the many museums and galleries, there are also impromptu group showings, plus artists’ studios and specialty galleries: Dwight Hackett Projects, a warehouse space off industrial Siler Road, contains edgy contemporary fare; in Tesuque, about five miles north of downtown, the Shidoni Foundry showcases bronze sculpture cast on-site and offers weekly, open-to-the-public molten-bronze pours; and, at Warehouse 21 and Santa Fe Community College, there are impressive shows of new, young, and upcoming local artists. And don’t forget the wonderful art on display on the walls of the capitol building and the Community Gallery at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center—two more solid galleries in their own right. 2011
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Santa Fe Fine Art Brokerage and Gallery From emerging artists through acknowledged masters, Santa Fe Fine Art Brokerage has a wide range of artworks in the gallery to suit every budget. The Brokerage works with collectors seeking art on the secondary market as well as offering new work by artists from across the nation. Come in for a consultation and let our brokerage work for you. Plaza Mercado, Suite 104, 112 W San Francisco, 505-982-0446 santafefineartbrokerage.net
Heidi Loewen Porcelain Gallery Heidi creates smoked, goldleafed, and oil-painted platters and vessels. Watch her demonstrate in her gallery or come squish and fold a huge bowl she’s prepared for you. Or commission her to create a treasure! Heidi teaches wheel throwing privately, day or evening, to any age, any time, as on TV with Giada De Laurentiis. Glazed vessels by Sara Kathryn. Located near O’Keeffe Museum. 315 Johnson 505-988-2225 heidiloewen.com
Zane Bennett Contemporary Art One of ten art galleries in Santa Fe’s new Railyard Arts District, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art carries the finest work by blue chip, established, and emerging artists in all media. The territorial building exterior reflects the historic qualities of the neighborhood, while the modern glass and skylights of the interior provide an exciting backdrop for contemporary works. 435 S Guadalupe, 505-982-8111 or 866-802-5223 zanebennettgallery.com
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A gallery whose mission and vision is to feature the work of local artists and artisans who live and create their work in New Mexico, the Community Gallery represents the full breadth and depth of locally produced art. Themed exhibits include contemporary as well as traditional work in all media. 201 W Marcy (at Sheridan), 505-955-6705
Mark White Fine Art Mark White Fine Art welcomes you into an enchanting garden of White’s original, mesmerizing, kinetic sculptures. Also featured in the gallery are explorations using patinas on engraved metal canvases, composing movement and color and reflecting light like a three-dimensional object. 414 Canyon, 505-982-2073 markwhitefineart.com
Santa Fe Artists Market Railyard Park offers a beautiful setting for our vibrant and diverse artists market. Find original work in a variety of media from more than 65 local artists. Free admission. Saturday mornings until 2 pm, across from the Farmer’s Market, santafeartistsmarket.com
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Human Line Studio/Gallery Artist-owned gallery of Stacey Huddleston’s mixed-media art. Brightly colored images of figurative and botanicals investigating the similarities painted as simple scenarios relative to every human. Works in any interior scheme, be it modern or traditional. Visits and inquiries are welcome. 127D Bent, Taos, 575-751-3033, humanlinestudio.com
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Ongoing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest. Case Trading Post hosts special events by featured artists and sells an array of jewelry, baskets, folk art, pottery, and weavings. Open Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm, Sunday 1–5 pm. Free admission. Donations welcome. 704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-982-4636, wheelwright.org 2011
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Blue Rain Gallery Roseta Santiago paints primarily the objects and people of the American West. Her paintings of Pueblo pottery, like this ancient Tesuque olla, are enveloped in atmosphere. Usually painted in life-size formats, they are lit with a single light source that gives the pot form, and mystery. Artists such as Santiago have established Blue Rain as an important source for new and unique art. 130 Lincoln Avenue Suite D, 505-954-9902 blueraingallery.com
POP Gallery Located across from the Coyote Cafe on Water Street, POP Gallery features contemporary and new brow, established and emerging artists from around the world. Our vision is rooted in providing art lovers with a thought-provoking alternative. Rising from the underground world of tattooing and graffiti, comics, cartoons, poap art, illustration, and surrealist artists, the art showcased feeds the blend of influences and energies well cemented in today’s culture. In essence, POP Gallery represents a celebration of mediums and ideas, the dynamic union between independence and spirit, the emergence of subculture on a contemporary platform. 133 W Water, 505-820-0788, popsantafe.com
Golden Dawn Gallery Golden Dawn Gallery features the work of legendary artists Pablita Velarde and Helen Hardin alongside Margarete Bagshaw—the third generation in the only three-generational female family of painters. Golden Dawn Gallery is the exclusive estate tepresentative of Pablita Velarde and Helen Hardin. 201 Galisteo, 505-988-2024, goldendawngallery.com
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The Russian Art Gallery specializes in 20th-century Russian art, and is dedicated to bringing a greater awareness of the eminent Russian Realism and Impressionism to American art collectors. Paintings by Anatoly Kostovsky or Murat Kaboulov are included with other works of contemporary artists as well as fine jewelry by Russian designers, traditional Matrioshkas, lacquer boxes, and other unforgettable gifts. Welcome. 225 Galisteo, 505-989-9223, russianart.us.com
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Dining out in the City Deliciously Different If any town in New Mexico could be called Foodie Town, it is certainly Santa Fe. With over 200 restaurants in a city with a population of roughly 75,000 full-time inhabitants, there are a lot of dining options to choose from—and that’s half the fun for locals and visitors. This popularity and passion for good food stems from our rich culinary history that dates back centuries and is the coming together of two major cultures: Native American and Mexican, both of which settled our part of the country and developed its edible treasures. One taste of a dish that features any of our prized ingredients and you will see what inspires the international attention our restaurant scene garners. With our mountain vistas and desert topography you may find yourself, at different times of the year, enjoying our cookery in front of a roaring fire or in a sun-filled centuries-old plaza. While many restaurants celebrate indigenous ingredients like corn, chiles, squash, and beans, virtually every other major ethnic cuisine is represented here—Thai, Chinese, Hawaiian, Japanese, French, Italian, Moroccan, Mexican, and in settings as diverse as a classic bistro, classy chophouse, high-end dining room, Airstream trailer, or casual taco cart. Our celebrated Farmers Market, in its home in the Railyard Park & Plaza, is a must-stop for locally grown foods. Plus, New Mexico’s thriving wine industry is gaining national attention; you’ll want to sample it while eating up the goodies offered here. New Mexico’s love of her most prized crop, chile, sets us apart from other Southwestern states. We love it so much we keep almost 80 percent of the annual harvest to enjoy right here. Some prefer the kick of the roasted green, others the smoky depth of a ripened, dried red, either way try them poured over an enchilada, stuffed and batter fried, simmered into a piquant stew, or simply strewn across a hamburger. You can learn more about our local fare in a variety of cooking programs at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, and the Las Cosas Cooking School. When you visit our city, get ready to take a big bite out of a dining scene that is as old as the Anasazis of Chaco Canyon and as contemporary as today’s current food trends.
Gourmet Greats A quartet of great restaurants forms the core of Santa Fe’s upscale dining scene. Geronimo, Coyote Café, and The Compound are wellestablished eateries that garner nationwide attention, with Eric DiStefano handling the culinary magic at the first two and Mark Kiffin doing the same at The Compound—and both men keeping other Santa Fe chefs on their creative toes. Geronimo, with its soft leather banquettes and eclectic menu, regularly wins kudos for service and ambience, while the Coyote has reclaimed its past glories thanks to DiStefano’s revamping of its regional cuisine. The Compound’s Kiffin won a James Beard award for best chef in the Southwest in 2006, and the classic décor and clever use of foie gras and caviar make it a great place for a “dress-up” date. Restaurant Martín, the new-ish kid on the block and fourth culinary star, signals popular chef Martín Rios’s foray into owning his own restaurant—clearly he is inspired in his own kitchen. All four are must-visits.
Bed and... Dinner Forget the misconception that hotel food is dull. Santa Fe’s trendy hotels take their restaurants very seriously, with chefs who often
become local celebs. There’s the Native American cuisine at Hotel Santa Fe; and a similarly Native-tinged menu on hand at Inn of the Anasazi, whose British chef, Oliver Ridgeway, serves up a sprawling, proper English breakfast—and the dining room’s touches of indigenous design remind you that you are still in the Southwest. Inn at Loretto’s Luminaria Restaurant, sitting in the shadows of the world-famous Loretto Chapel, is a stylish dining destination with modern cooking at play. The dramatic renovations to the downtown Hotel St. Francis include a trendy bar, Secreto, and restaurant, Tabla de los Santos, which features the cuisine of former Café San Estevan chef Estevan Garcia. The Old House Restaurant, off the lobby of the Eldorado Hotel, has made a brilliant culinary comeback with Chef Wilson Wieggel at the stoves. La Fonda Hotel, one of the few remaining Harvey Houses, set on the site at the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail, has spruced up the historic La Plazuela Restaurant where Chef Lane Warner serves up classic Norteño cooking as well as contemporary goodies. And Terra, at the reenvisioned Encantado Resort, with its modern desert feel, has excelled under the direction of Chef Charles Dale.
Red or Green Where you choose to give in to the charms of New Mexico’s prized chiles doesn’t matter: Nu-Mex restaurants abound, and the chile’s good at all of them. Locals love Tomasita’s, at the Railyard, and La Choza, just off the tracks. At Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen, voted vendor of the Best Margarita in Santa Fean’s 2008 Chefs’ Picks, you can cool your taste buds with one of 100 kinds of tequila. Other celebrated options: Giada De Laurentiis, from the Food Network, got her chile fix at Tia Sophia’s; The Shed, just off the Plaza, has a sublime red chile; and the fiery green sauce at the rambling roadhouse, Horseman’s Haven, is considered a must.
Locals Love ’Em To get the true culinary flavor of a town, eat where the locals eat. For 30 years, Café Pasqual’s has been a hometown favorite by virtue of its eclectic “Equatorial” menu and big breakfasts. Tecolote Café and The Pantry are family favorites—laid back and cost conscious— while the historic Plaza Café, right on the Plaza and serving chow since 1918, serves up Nu-Mex favorites as well as Greek specialties and towering pies and cakes. Tune-Up Café offers one of the best burgers in town, in both beef and buffalo versions. Counter Culture features a casual setting with a world cuisine menu and the biggest most decadent cinnamon bun in these parts. In the Second Street neighborhood, Chocolate Maven offers a unique experience of dining in a working bakery. Pranzo Italian Grill and Andiamo!, both off Guadalupe Street, are straightforward Italian trattorias full of flavor but without the fuss. And Harry’s Roadhouse, on Old Las Vegas Highway, offers comfort food with a Southwestern twist.
Tapas Tango Santa Fe shows off its Spanish roots in a trio of hot spots for tapas: tasty, couple-of-bites appetizers that are perfect for sharing when you want variety. El Farol and El Mesón, both long established, plus the hot La Boca, all impress diners with their creative Spanish fare. The traditional ingredients—Serrano ham, Manchego cheese, olives, and paella—often come with live music or flamenco.
Opposite: Santa Fe’s world-renowned restaurants serve up mouth-watering New Mexican cuisine and more. 2011
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Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill 301 Jefferson, 505-820-2862 Bumble Bee’s Burgers
DiStefano. Experience the dining room with open kitchen, fabulous cocktails, and the renowned Rooftop Cantina. Dinner nightly, 5:30 pm–closing; Rooftop Cantina open seasonally, 11 am–closing.
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At the Baja Grill: Santa Fe’s freshest food! Including baja-style burritos, tacos, fresh salads, veggie specials, kids menu, and salsa bar. Famous for fish tacos! Bumble Bee’s Burgers includes made-to-order gourmet burgers, hot dogs, fries, and malts—the Bumble Bee way! Both locations open daily at 11 am. Beer and wine served.
El Farol is Santa Fe’s oldest restaurant and cantina, with the best in dining, entertainment, and catering. Ambience, art, history, fine Spanish cuisine. Serving lunch and dinner daily, with a flamenco dinner show every Saturday at 7 pm. Open every day, 11 am–11 pm.
The Bull Ring 150 Washington, 505-983-3328 Serving Santa Fe since 1971, the legendary Bull Ring is “the prime” steakhouse in town. Voted “Best of Santa Fe” year after year, it also offers fresh seafood, chicken, chops, an extensive wine list, a saloon menu, and patio dining. Serving lunch Tuesday–Friday 11:30 am–2:30 pm; dinner 7 nights, 5–10 pm. Bar menu served all day. The Compound Restaurant 653 Canyon, 505-982-4353 compoundrestaurant.com James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef of the Southwest,” chef/owner Mark Kiffin, pairs contemporary American cuisine with professional service in a timeless, elegant adobe building designed by famed architect Alexander Girard. Intimate garden patios. Private dining rooms accommodating 12 to 250 guests. Wine Spectator’s awardwinning wine list. Full bar with bar menu. Lunch and dinner. Private parking. Dinner nighhtly from 6 pm; lunch, Monday–Saturday, noon–2 pm. June 28–September 4, lunch Monday–Saturday, 11:30 am–2:30 pm. Coyote Cafe 132 W Water, 505-983-1615, coyotecafe.com Coyote Cafe is a collective talent of passionate individuals, seasoned in the art of hospitality, bringing you the best culinary experience in the Southwest. The Coyote was opened in 1987 by celebrity chef Mark Miller, creator of modern Southwest cooking. His legacy lives on in Chef Eric 36
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El Mesón Restaurant & ¡Chispa! Tapas Bar 213 Washington, 505-983-6756, elmeson-santafe.com The soul of Spain in downtown Santa Fe. Offers classical Spanish cuisine, including tapas, paella, and exquisite wines. Full bar and live entertainment. Open Tuesday– Saturday 5–10 pm. Reservations recommended. Handicapped access. India Palace 227 Don Gaspar, 505-986-5859 indiapalace.com Voted “Best Ethnic Restaurant” in Santa Fe. Located just one block from the Plaza, India Palace specializes in the dynamic, complex cuisine of Northern India using ayurvedic (the science of longevity) cooking principles. Homemade cheese, yogurt, ghee, kulfi (pistachio ice cream), and tandoori-fired traditional breads complement the extensive menu, which includes chicken, lamb, seafood, and vegetarian dishes. Entrees may be ordered mild, medium, or hot. No artificial flavors or MSG. Restaurant entrance is located in Water Street parking lot. Open seven days a week. Lunch 11:30 am–2:30 pm; dinner 5–10 pm. Jambo Cafe 2010 Cerrillos, 505-473-1269, jambocafe.net Chef Ahmed Obo’s Swahili cuisine is a fusion of Arabic, Indian, and European cookAfrican & Caribbean Cuisine ing. Jambo Cafe was voted Santa Fe’s best new restaurant in a 2010 Santa Fe Reporter readers poll. In a Pasatiempo review, the food critic Nouf Al-Qasimi calls Chef Obo’s cooking “better than what’s being served locally at many times
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La Boca 72 W Marcy, 505-982-3433, labocasf.com La Boca is a bustling downtown Santa Fe tapas house inspired by the casual tapas restaurants throughout southern Spain. Owner/chef James Campbell Caruso tantalizes palettes with flavors originating in Southern Spain and Morocco. Please join us and allow Chef Caruso (three-time James Beard Best Chef of the Southwest nominee) and our pleasant and professional staff to take you on an unforgettable culinary adventure. Monday–Saturday, lunch 11:30 am–3 pm, happy hour 3–5 pm. Dinner seven days a week, 5–10 pm. Las Fuentes Restaurant & Bar at Bishop’s Lodge 1297 Bishop’s Lodge, 505-819-4035 800-732-2240, bishopslodge.com Las Fuentes offers contemporary American cuisine with indigenous influences. The restaurant’s patio views span the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains, and the warm ambience echoes Santa Fe history, style, and culture. Featuring a full bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and the award-winning Sunday Champagne Brunch. Open daily, 7 am–9:30 pm. La Plazuela at La Fonda on the Plaza 100 E San Francisco, 505-995-2334 lafondasantafe.com La Plazuela, located in the heart of historic La Fonda on the Plaza, is a feast for the senses. Skylights flood the restaurant with natural light, a soothing fountain sits below a dramatic wrought-iron chandelier, and handpainted windows encircle the room. At La Plazuela, old favorites have been reinvented with tantalizing New World twists and our classic Northern New Mexico specialties are not to be missed. Our wine list is awardwinning. Come make memories with us! La Posada 330 E Palace, 505-986-0000 laposada.rockresorts.com Santa Fe’s natural beauty and the luxury of a four-diamond resort with highly acclaimed
restaurants come together on six acres of secluded grounds. Spend time at the RockResorts Spa.® Stroll to shopping and galleries. La Posada of Santa Fe is an ideal spot for getaways, meetings, and weddings.
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Maria’s 555 W Cordova, 505-983-7929 marias-santafe.com We wrote the book on margaritas. Literally! The Great Margarita Book. 165-plus margaritas (priced from $6 to $48), over 100 tequilas, and great New Mexican food served in the same location since 1950. Full-service bar and a great list. Reservations suggested. Monday–Friday11 am–10 pm; Saturday– Sunday noon–10 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. All major credit cards accepted. Mu Du Noodles 1494 Cerrillos, 505-983-1411 mudunoodles.com
www.santafecourtyard.com Mu Du Noodles serves award-winning, authentic Southeast Asia/Pacific Rim cuisine, including noodles and rice dishes made with fresh natural and organic ingredients. Voted Santa Fe’s “Best Vegetarian Resturant,” Mu Du Noodles also features an impressive sake list as well as fine wines and quality beers. Enjoy our outdoor patio, weather permitting. Tuesday–Sunday 5:30 pm to closing.
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Smart Italian trattoria with modern and delicious Mediterranean-inspired dishes along with classically prepared pizzas. Chef/owner Steve Lemon has brought to the Pojoaque Valley (just north of Santa Fe) an inviting spot for attentive, made-withcare foods and very reasonable prices. Tuesday–Thursday 11 am–8 pm, Friday 11 am–9 pm, Saturday 4 pm–9 pm. The Old House Restaurant at Eldorado 309 W San Francisco 505-995-4530, 800-955-4455 oldhouserestaurant.com Memorable. Incomparable. Affordable.
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ranchodechimayo.com Serving worldrenowned traditional and contemporary native New Mexican cuisine in an exceptional setting since 1965. Enjoy seasonal outdoor dining while experiencing the culture and ambience of this century-old adobe home. Try Rancho de Chimayó’s specialty: carne adovada—marinated pork simmered in a spicy, red-chile caribe sauce. Online store is now open! Open 7 days a week, May–October, 11:30 am–9 pm. Open 6 days a week (closed Mondays), November–April, 11:30 am–8:30 pm.
Vanessie of Santa Fe 434 W San Francisco, 505-982-9966 vanessiesantafe.com Vanessie serves delicious grilled entrees, featuring sumptuous steaks, seafood, lamb, and elk. The piano bar features top-notch entertainment nightly. The food and entertainment are complemented by dramatic artwork, romantic fireplaces, and friendly service. Open seven nights a week; bar, 4:30–11:30 pm; dining room, 5:30–9 pm. Zia Diner 326 S Guadalupe, 505-988-7008 ziadiner.com Upscale down-home comfort food and drink in a beautiful deco warehouse! A local’s favorite for 25 years, the Zia Diner is everyday casual, yet with a high-energy, professional staff and delicious, thoughtful food. Great, friendly bar; seasonal patio dining. Comfort food at its best. Monday–Sunday 7 am–10 pm (9 pm weeknights in the off-season). 2011
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Artists from traditional to cutting edge perform regularly in Santa Fe
Homegrown talent and world-renowned performers share Santa Fe spotlights Santa Fe is a small city. Size, though, is not everything. However small Santa Fe may be in population, and in square miles, it more than makes up for in influence, in activities, in offerings, and, most importantly, in movement. More interesting people and events move through Santa Fe than perhaps any other urban area its size anywhere else in the world. Pick any night of the week and you’ll find live music, dancing, performances, lectures, gatherings, you name it. In town, or at one of the nearby casinos, along the river, in the woods, there’s always something happening here: something interesting. One of the city’s top one-size-fits-all venues is the nonprofit Lensic Performing Arts Center downtown. Built in 1931, the Spanish Renaissance–style auditorium hosted legends like Rita Hayworth and Judy Garland over the decades before falling into disrepair in the late 20th century. Restored and reopened in 2001, the Lensic now regularly hosts music, dance, literary, and theater programs and is home to seven local performance organizations, from chamber-music group Santa Fe Pro Musica to music promoter Fan Man Productions, which brought in acts such as Lyle Lovett and Modest Mouse in 2010. During the winter, the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet move in with concerts (2010 shows include 38
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selections by Mozart and the music of Spain and Latin America) and brand-new contemporary ballet choreographies. From fall to spring the Lensic also hosts the Santa Fe Concert Association’s internationally touring vocalists and musicians and the Lannan Foundation’s Readings & Conversations series, which draws from the town’s highly literate demographic by inviting literary giants such as Don DeLillo and Arundhati Roy, who read and discuss their work. Check out Tickets Santa Fe to get full details and purchase tickets for a range of upcoming local events and performances, at 505-988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org. Whether it’s the world-renowned opera, a symphony orchestra, a world-class chamber-music group, ballet and contemporary dance companies, an experimental theater group, or a brown-bag library luncheon, it’s the people who make the difference here in the City Different. You’re as likely to see a couple dressed to the nines at the Santa Fe Rodeo as spot another pair in blue jeans and shorts at the Santa Fe Opera—and then run into all four of them in one of the city’s bars or restaurants, doing the flamenco, listening to a jazz trio, or partaking of the Geeks Who Drink quiz (at the Catamount Bar and Grille). And chances are, those four people are probably a mechanic, a physicist, a massage therapist, and an IT manager for the state’s department of health.
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JUAN SIdDI flamenco theatre COMPANY
Above, from left: Pianist Doug Montgomery performs regularly at Vanessie; the Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company dazzles during their summer season at the Lodge
Music The Santa Fe Opera, which brings in star tenors and sopranos— and their fans—from Europe and New York’s Metropolitan Opera, features new works and classics from July through August (the 2011 season includes La Bohème and Faust). Unlike most other opera houses, Santa Fe’s open-air design affords operagoers the unique opportunity of watching both the show onstage and the show beyond the stage: the sunsets, the rainstorms, the clouds, the nighttime sky. For six weeks during July and August there’s also the 39-year-old Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Year-round, the Concordia de Santa Fe wind ensemble can be found at St. Francis Auditorium (full ensemble) or St. John’s United Methodist Church (chamber music). Santa Fe Pro Musica, a classicalmusic performance and education nonprofit organization, puts on dozens of intimate concerts for lovers of string-quartet music and more, at the New Mexico Museum of Art’s St. Francis Auditorium. And during the summer, and the winter as well, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, a professional choral ensemble, performs at gorgeous venues around town, with the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis topping its list. Aside from the big-ticket acts brought in to the Lensic, Fan Man books acts into other venues around town, and lesserknown but equally gifted performers, from director/musician Bruce Dunlap to neo-flamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert, play at the chic GiG Performance Space, on Second Street. And for free live music, the Bandstand on the Plaza showcases local and regional talent Monday through Thursday evenings during July and August: Latin jazz, blues, rock, Andean music, or a fusion of genres. In that same free-and-live vein, there’s also Music on the Hill at St. John’s College—a family-friendly concert series where listeners lounge and picnic on the school’s athletic field most Wednesdays in June and July.
Theater Santa Fe Playhouse, founded in 1922 by writer Mary Austin, brings imaginative community theater to the stage, from the annual Benchwarmers one-act-play competition (every February) to productions of Shakespeare comedies. And it all happens in an historic adobe—the oldest continually running playhouse west of the Mississippi—in the 391-year-old Barrio de Analco neighborhood, off Old Santa Fe Trail. Another annually performing theatrical troupe is Theater Grottesco, an avant-garde company formed 27 years ago in Paris that likes to come up with new twists on old standards, and performs at the Santa Fe Opera and the Center for Contemporary Arts. Influenced by the same training as some Cirque du Soleil
members, Grottesco’s performers meld acting with movement arts. Similarly, the physical-theater circus-arts group known as Wise Fool New Mexico, performs its annual Circus Luminous extravaganza at the Lensic, and can often be found at other venues performing its beloved puppet shows. When they’re not spicing up other venues in Germany, Los Angeles, or New York, the Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company can be found at The Lodge between June and September.
Nightlife El Farol restaurant and cantina, still Canyon Road’s top nighttime entertainment destination, offers weekly tableside flamenco shows in the restaurant, as well as live music (often from the Cuban band Savor, who also play at the Eldorado Hotel once a week). El Mesón, near the Plaza, also serves up monthly tableside flamenco shows, along with traditional Spanish cuisine and weekly tango nights. Downtown, the Cowgirl Bar & Grill, a Western-themed favorite, serves mesquitesmoked brisket, margaritas, and music most nights in a range of genres, indoors or on the patio. It also offers up the town’s best people-watching. Just up the way, the Tin Star Saloon has blues jam nights, while over at Corazón, there’s always an eclectic mix of funk, blues, reggae, salsa, and DJs, as well as weekly karaoke. Across the Plaza, La Fiesta Lounge, inside the La Fonda hotel, serves up live country and folk music. For a bite of Big Apple flavor, try Vanessie, a continental grill and piano bar, where resident pianists Doug Montgomery and Charles Tichenor tickle out everything from cabaret to pop standards, or La Casa Sena Cantina, where the gourmet dinner includes waiters belting out Broadway tunes twice a night. Other nighttime entertainment spots include the Second Street Brewery (on Second Street and at the Railyard), Milagro 139 (on West San Francisco Street) and the Mine Shaft Tavern (in nearby Madrid). There’s also music and dancing at Tiny’s, jazz at La Posada, and Native American music at Amaya. For touring Americana and indie bands, head out to the Santa Fe Brewing Company. It’s New Mexico’s oldest microbrewery and boasts a sizeable stage and surprisingly good acoustics. And don’t forget The Matador, downtown, where, on weeknights, DJ Prairie Dog and others regularly heat up the turntables. The Silver Starlight Lounge at RainbowVision, a GLBT-friendly retirement community at the south end of town on Rodeo Road, has been rated one of the 50 best gay bars in the world by Out magazine and hosts regular drag shows and cabarets. Downtown, dance to tunes spun by DJ Oona at The Rouge Cat, a popular GLBT nightclub. 2011
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Santa Fe is a city of cinephiles. In addition to the 26 commercial screens at its three theater complexes, the City Filmic also has two of the finer art-house theaters in the state: the Center for Contemporary Arts Cinematheque, on Old Santa Fe Trail, seats 140 and shows documentaries and international films, and The Screen, on the campus of the University of Art & Design (formerly the College of Santa Fe), plays the latest art films on a big, beautiful screen with an impressive sound system. Other films, particularly revivals and premieres, can also be found at the Lensic and in the New Mexico Film Museum. In October, the Santa Fe Film Festival, now in its 12th year, showcases films from across the globe at theaters throughout the city. Newer but growing quickly, the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (also in October) features underground cinema, art films, and experimental works.
Festivals One of the mainstays of Santa Fe’s entertainment scene is its festivals. In mid-February, the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta is a ten-day celebration of arts, culture, and winter outdoor activities. In June, the Santa Fe Dance Festival features three consecutive weekends of contemporary choreographies performed by Moving People Dance Theatre’s classically trained, ultramodern dancers. Also in June, the Thirsty Ear Festival is a three-day roots music bonanza that includes camping, a saloon offering microbrews, and headline artists that in the past have included Keb’ Mo’ and Indigenous. In July comes the long-running Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the New Mexico Jazz Festival, which boasts two solid weeks of saxophone and trombone solos (and more) on the Plaza and at the Lensic, as well as at venues in Albuquerque. Closer to Labor Day, there’s the 36th annual Santa Fe Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival (August 26-28), at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. 40
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Santa Fe’s best ways to relax and rejuvenate There’s something about Santa Fe, with its fresh, clear air and sunshine-filled days, that’s invigorating. But the city has even more to offer those seeking mind-body wellness and total rejuvenation. Thanks in part to the influences of the region’s rich Native American culture, Santa Fe has long been a center for traditional, non-Western healing practices. The city is home to three major alternative-healing institutions—New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts, the Scherer Institute, and Southwest Acupuncture College—which not only educate students from around the world but offer residents and visitors access to cutting-edge therapies. You’ll find services from deep-tissue massage to reflexology and polarity therapy, all at surprisingly affordable prices. A 55-minute massage session with a student at the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts, for example, runs just $30; graduate students at the academy, who have more experience, will work on your muscles for just $50 an hour.
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Ten Thousand Waves, a peaceful, Japanese-style spa in the mountains just minutes from downtown, is the perfect place to soothe sore muscles after a day of skiing, relax after a tough week at work, or just treat yourself to some pampering. Try the budget-friendly communal hot tub or reserve one of the luxurious private tubs, each secluded by rustic walls and shady trees—you’ll feel as if you’re miles away from reality. The spa also offers a range of bodywork and treatment options, from hot and cold stone massage to salt glow treatments and custom facials. In downtown itself, there’s the Tranquility Floatation, Massage, and Healing Center, whose floatation tanks offer 60 to 90 minutes of gravity-defying relaxation like you’ve never experienced it. About 50 miles north of Santa Fe, Ojo Caliente Resort and Spa—one of the oldest natural health resorts in the county—features ten natural geothermal pools that have been prized for their healing benefits for thousands of years.
Ranging in temperature from 80 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit, the mineral-rich waters at Ojo Caliente are filled with lithium, iron, soda, and arsenic, which are believed to help conditions ranging from depression to digestive issues. The refreshing mud pool, open from May to October, is touted as a great way to detoxify your skin. Slather yourself with mud, let it dry in the warm New Mexico sun, and leave, the resort promises, feeling cleansed and refreshed.
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Yoga seems to get more and more popular in Santa Fe each year. Luckily, the city has studios to serve practitioners of every variety and skill level. Body of Santa Fe, with classes in Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, and restorative yoga, was voted “Best Yoga Studio” in the Santa Fe Reporter’s 2009 and 2010 reader surveys. Other favorite studios—all of which accept drop-ins—include Yoga Source (Iyengar and Ashtanga), Yoga Moves (yoga and creative movement), the nonprofit Santa Fe Community Yoga Center, and Bikram’s Yoga Santa Fe (Hatha postures practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, for increased f lexibility). For an energizing workout that combines healing arts, martial arts, and dance, try a Nia class at StudioNia Santa Fe or at the Genoveva Chavez Center. You’ll find classes in ballet, jazz, modern dance, and more at Moving People Dance Theatre (look for performances by their outstanding professional company around town throughout the year). Drop in for a Latin dance lesson at Salsa Suave, which hosts several salsa classes weekly at the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet studio. If belly dancing’s your thing, check out the Middle East–inspired classes at Pomegranate Studios. A uniquely exhilarating combination can be found on any of Yogihiker’s yoga and hiking outings through the Sangre de Cristos. Finally, you’ll find a variety of movement and fitness classes—from spinning to step aerobics—at two municipal fitness facilities: Fort Marcy Complex, on the north side, and 2011
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Santa Fe arguably offers more world-class spa experiences than any other American city of its size, with treatments influenced by cultures near and far. The Nidah Spa, at the Eldorado Hotel, offers a range of blissful treatments based on the healing properties of local ingredients, from desert clay to sage and juniper. Try the Chili and Honey Rub, the Blue Corn and Anasazi Bean Cleanse, or a calming Turquoise Gem Massage. At Absolute Nirvana, a heavenly little spa tucked into the Madeleine Inn, a downtown bed and breakfast, Indonesian spa treatments are the specialty. The deluxe Balinese Boreh treatment includes a warming massage with Bali Spice Oil and a skin-softening body mask made with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, sandalwood, and nutmeg. At the RockResorts Spa at La Posada, exotic offerings are influenced by local Native cultures. The Spirit of Santa Fe, for example, is based on the four directions of the Medicine Wheel and includes a blue cornmeal and tobacco scrub, ceremonial sage tea, a cedar oil massage, and a sweetgrass tea herbal wrap. The Spa at the Hotel Santa Fe combines Native and Asian influences: Try a Sacred Ground Body Wrap, a blend of blue-green algae and French green clay. The Spa at Loretto has a menu of treatments reflecting the five elements (earth, air, fire, water, and spirit) and emphasizes indigenous New Mexico herbs and minerals. The Downtown Day Spa, a convenient, restorative wellness center in the heart of downtown, serves up therapies from hot stone massage to Shiatsu, while north of town, Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino’s Wo’ P’In Spa offers peels, body therapies, salon services, and massages (with a Vichy-water rubdown), while the luxurious Spa at Encantado mixes Eastern, Western, and Native healing philosophies with purification rituals, aromatherapy, and specialty treatments for women, men, and couples. The stunning SháNah Spa at Bishop’s Lodge includes, along with a wide range of exotic treatments, a Watsu pool, two outdoor massage gardens, and an authentic Native American tepee, all at the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Meanwhile, just south of Santa Fe, in La Cienega valley, the Spa at Sunrise Springs provides massage, reiki, reflexology, and sound-healing therapies in a tranquil, rustic setting.
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How Santa Fe is designing its future While thousands of out-of-towners flock to Santa Fe each year to see and buy the work of the city’s painters, sculptors, jewelers, photographers, and other fine artists, and/or take advantage of its rich performing-arts scene (its world-class opera, ballet, theatre, and modern dance), or find themselves swept up by the creative energies and endeavors of the city’s other innovators—its designers, architects, and builders, its science and ecological gurus, as well as its healing-arts practitioners—one of the unique aspects of coming to this City Different is that you can not only see and do so many different things, you can actually create your own experience around them as well. Known as creative tourism, this fastgrowing “particpative learning” phenomenon has long been a part of Santa Fe’s allure and its history. There’s a culture of sharing, teaching, and doing it for yourself here that’s hard to find in other cities. As outlined on the city’s creative tourism website (www. santafecreativetourism.org), Santa Fe offers nearly 100 officially recognized creative tourism experiences: puppetry and circus arts with the Wise Fool circus troupe, arts and crafts making at Santa Fe School of Weaving and Artists for Hire, 46
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Celebrities have always found Santa Fe to be a refuge, of sorts, if not an all-out retreat. Part of the reason so many of the Well-Knowns of the world keep coming back—or move here outright—no doubt has to do with the fact that as famous as they are Out There, here in the City Different they can live life pretty much the same as other Santa Feans. Here, they can just be. Whether they’re world famous (Tom Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Gene Hackman) or just famous in their fields (Murray GellMann, David Morrell, Paul Allen), this is where anyone can just be . . . anyone else. And more often than not, they make lasting civic contributions. For example, Oscar-winning 1940s film star Greer Garson, who lived part-time at her Pecos ranch for many years, funded construction of new buildings and scholarships for the College of Santa Fe, now called Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Longtime residents Shirley MacLaine and Ali MacGraw have donated their time and energy to many causes around town, as have Wes Studi and Val Kilmer. Our newest resident, Robert Redford, has collaborated with the state to set up Milagro at Los Luceros, just outside Española, a locale for training programs in film, arts, and the environment for New Mexico Hispanic and Native American filmmakers. Part of the city’s celebrity appeal stems from its longstanding relationship with Hollywood, a connection that has only deepened in the past 15 years. Building upon the generous filmmaking incentives first enacted by his predecessor Gary Johnson in 1995, former Governor Bill Richardson (2004-2010) has been even more generous to and solicitous of filmmakers since taking office in 2003—ranging from the hefty tax rebates to the no-interest loans. Add those perks to the aggressive training programs for residents and the state’s big skies and range of environments, and it’s no wonder more than 150 major film and TV projects have been shot here since 2003, pumping an estimated $2 billion into the state’s economy. Aside from past classics such as Easy Rider (1969) and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), other films shot in and/or around Santa Fe include the 2008 Academy Award for best picture, 48
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the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart (2009), Wild Hogs (2007), Georgia O’Keeffe (2009), and Appaloosa (2008). More recently, The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington, filmed here, as was Did You Hear About the Morgans?, True Grit, the Coen Brothers’ remake of the John Wayne Western, and Thor. All of which came here to take advantage of the area’s archetypal Western landscapes, the old world look of its historic adobe architecture, the gorgeous local vistas, and the fact that New Mexico can stand in for Wyoming (the Morgans), New York (O’Keeffe), or a post-apocalyptic future (Eli). As director Lawrence Kasdan, who filmed Silverado (1985) and Wyatt Earp (1994) in New Mexico, put it, filming here was incredible because “every day . . . the sky was putting on a show.” Still, it’s not just the celluloid stars who’ve fallen under Santa Fe’s spell. Influential 20th-century composer Igor Stravinsky maintained a long-running relationship with the Santa Fe Opera after directing a performance of his piece The Rake’s Progress and assisting throughout the opera’s 1957 opening season. “I think Stravinsky’s visit made us,” said Miranda Masocco Levy (a local opera supporter who first invited the maestro to town) in a 2006 interview. “Because of him, every newspaper and TV station from all over the world came.” Novelist Willa Cather wrote her 1927 Santa Fe classic, Death Comes for the Archbishop, during a stay at fellow writer Mary Austin’s home on Canyon Road; Lew Wallace, governor of New Mexico Territory from 1878 to 1881, wrote Ben Hur in his Palace of the Governors office while concurrently leading the effort to bring Billy the Kid to justice; and Santa Fe Institute habitué and sometime Santa Fean Cormac McCarthy has written a good deal of his novels here, including his 2007 Pulitzer winner, The Road. As loaded as Santa Fe is with the rich and the famous, though, chances are just as good that if it’s not Redford or Gell-Mann sitting right next to you in some café, or chomping on a guacamoleand-salsa-laden fajita on a park bench at the Plaza, it’s some other world-renowned superstar in their field, and you’ll never even know it. Which is almost as cool a notion as knowing it.
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•Santa Fe Municipal Airport (505-955-2900) offers commercial service to Dallas and Los Angeles. Santa Fe Air Center (505-471-2525) provides private and charter flights. On-site car rentals: Avis and Hertz. •Albuquerque International Sunport (505-244-7700) is 65 miles, about a one-hour drive, south of Santa Fe. ABQ offers nonstop flights to 29 cities, including Dallas, Chicago, and Los Angeles, provided by seven major and two local carriers. Eight major car-rental agencies have offices at the Sunport, including Avis, Enterprise, and Hertz. There is a free shuttle bus connecting the airport to the New Mexico Rail Runner Express stations in downtown Albuquerque.
GROUND TRANSPORT
•On weekdays, the New Mexico Rail Runner first leaves the Railyard station in Santa Fe at 6:00 am, then arrives at the Downtown Albuquerque station at 7:27 am; the latest departs Santa Fe at 9:30 pm and reaches Albuquerque at 10:57 pm. On Saturdays, this shifts to a departure at 11:20 am, arriving at 12:56 pm, and a final departure at 6:30 pm, arriving at 8:04 pm. Other Santa Fe stations include South Capitol, on Cerrillos Road at Cordova Road, and Santa Fe County/ NM 599, where I-25 meets Highway 599. The Zia Road stop, at the junction of Zia Road and St. Francis Drive, is not yet open; updated information will be available at nmrailrunner.com. On Sundays, the train leaves Santa Fe at 11:20 am, arrives in Albuquerque at 12:56 pm, and the last leaves Santa Fe at 6:30 pm and arrives in Albuquerque at 8:04 pm. Children under 10 ride free. $7/one way, $8/roundtrip, 866-795-7245, nmrailrunner.com. Schedules may change. •The free Santa Fe Pick-Up shuttle service is a great way to get around once you step off the train. The shuttle van runs every 10 minutes, Monday–Friday, from 6:30 am–6:30 pm; Saturdays 7:45 am–4:30 pm. The route starts and ends on Montezuma Avenue near the Railyard, with stops at the Capitol building, the Convention Center, Canyon Road, and other popular spots. For more information, call 505-955-6581 or visit santafenm.gov. •Rail Runner ticket holders need only show their Rail Runner ticket to a Santa Fe Trails or ABQ Ride bus driver to navigate Santa Fe and/or Albuquerque free of charge. Santa Fe Trails (505-955-2001, santafetrails@ santafenm.gov) connects all of Santa Fe along various routes, as does ABQ Ride (505-243-7433, cabq.gov/transit) for Albuquerque. •It is best to make reservations for shuttle services between Santa Fe and the Albuquerque Sunport. Shuttle providers are Sandia Shuttle Express (888-775-5696, sandiashuttle.com), Roadrunner Shuttle & Charter Services (505-424-3367), and Taos Express, which links Taos to Santa Fe (575-751-4459, taosexpress.com). •The Amtrak Southwest Chief, which travels from Chicago to Los Angeles, stops in Lamy, about 17 miles south of Santa Fe. The Lamy Shuttle (505-982-8829) offers transport to the city by reservation. •Capital City Cab (505-438-0000) is on call 24 hours a day for door-todoor taxi service. During the summer and fall, scooters are available from iScoot (505-577-5048, iscootsantafe.com). Santa Fe Pedicabs are also available (505-577-5056, santafepedicabs.com), and are a fun 50
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and leisurely way to see the city up close. Dragonfly Express, in the Railyard, rents electric cars (505-820-9321, dragonflyexpress.org).
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•Limited one- and two-hour-metered street parking is available downtown for $1/hour. Downtown pay parking lots are at the corner of Don Gaspar Avenue and Water Street, at Cathedral Place and E Alameda Street, and at the Railyard Park and Plaza. Parking garages are located at 216 W San Francisco Street, at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center at 201 W Marcy Street, and at the Railyard. Anyone with a handicap license plate or hang-tag is eligible to park at no charge at meters or municipal lots. Also visit santafe.org for more parking options.
VISITOR INFORMATION
•Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau offers state, county, and local tourist information at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. 201 W Marcy Street, 505-955-6200, santafe.org, Mon–Fri, 8 am–5 pm. More information available at the Santa Fe Depot, in the Railyard, open daily, at 410 S Guadalupe. •The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, located at Santa Fe Outlets, has information on businesses, relocation, and tourism. 8380 Cerrillos Road, Suite 302, 505-988-3279, santafechamber.com, Mon–Fri, 8 am–5 pm. From May through October, the Chamber’s Plaza Visitor Center is open at First National Bank on the Plaza, at 62 Lincoln Avenue. •New Mexico Department of Tourism’s Santa Fe Visitor Information Center has state, county, and local tourist information. 491 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-827-7400, newmexico.org, open daily, 8 am–5 pm. The Department of Tourism’s La Bajada Welcome Center has the same information and is located on I-25 near mile marker 268, 17 miles south of Santa Fe. 505-428-7526, open daily, 8 am–5 pm. •The Public Lands Information Center, in the Bureau of Land Management building, provides hunting and fishing licenses, maps, camping permits, and information about public-lands recreation. 1474 Rodeo Road, 505-438-7542, publiclands.org, Mon–Fri, 8 am–5 pm.
MEDICAL CARE
•Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, 455 St. Michael’s Drive, 505-983-3361 •OnCall Urgent Care, 431 St. Michael’s Drive, 505-954-9949 •ultiMED Urgent Medical Care, 707 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-8707 •Urgent Care Santa Fe, 2801 Rodeo Road, 505-474-0120
PETS
•Many hotels in animal-friendly Santa Fe welcome pets. However, pets must be on leashes in public places, except at the Frank Ortiz Park OffLeash Area (160 Camino de las Crucitas). Owners must clean up after pets in all public areas. Pets are banned from Cathedral Park and the Plaza during special occasions. Stop by the Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau to find doggie-daycare options.
Did you enjoy your ride on the Rail Runner Express? After your Rail Runner ride, hop on THE SANTA FE PICK-UP, our FREE shuttle located on P Montezuma, City of Santa Fe and see the Parking Division 505/955-6581 great sights www.santafenm.gov in historic downtown Santa Fe! Service is every 15 minutes, Mon. - Sat. Or show your Rail Runner ticket for free rides all day on any Santa Fe Trails bus and see the REST and BEST of Santa Fe!
Trip-planning assistance is available by calling (505)955-2001. Bus schedules are posted on the web: www.santafenm.gov
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ACCOMMODATIONS Eldorado Hotel & Spa
309 W San Francisco, 505-988-4455, 800-955-4455 eldoradohotel.com Eldorado is where Santa Fe begins. Our fourdiamond hotel features the intimate Old House Restaurant and the rejuvenating Nidah Spa. We’re just off the historic Santa Fe Plaza and its unforgettable galleries and shops. What will you treasure most?
Inn of the Turquoise Bear 342 E Buena Vista 505-983-0798, turquoisebear.com The Inn of the Turquoise Bear occupies the historic home of poet Witter Bynner, located six blocks from the Plaza on Old Santa Fe Trail. Ten rooms. Rates include full breakfast, parking, WiFi, and afternoon social hour. Pets accepted.
Inn on the Alameda 303 E Alameda, 888-984-2121, 505-984-2121 innonthealameda.com Relax in tranquil courtyards tucked behind adobe walls, nestled between the historic Plaza and Canyon Road. Fireplaces, balconies, and patios available. Exercise room, on-call massage, and open-air hot tubs. Free WiFi, parking, and local calls. Lavish continental breakfast and afternoon wine reception included.
Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi
113 Washington, 505-988-3030 innoftheanasazi.com Located in downtown Santa Fe, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi celebrates the enduring spirit of the region’s Native Americans. This Forbes Travel Guide four-star, 58-room boutique hotel is an elegant expression of Southwestern style. The property offers the highly acclaimed fine-dining Anasazi Restaurant, with its welcoming atmosphere and contemporary American cuisine.
Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa & Resort 31/2 miles up Hyde Park Road (don’t use GPS) 505-992-5003, tenthousandwaves.com Japan recreated at a spa in the foothills above Santa Fe, with outdoor hot baths, massage, and spa services. Thirteen guest suites, most with fireplaces and either a deck or courtyard. Some have full kitchens and/or separate bedrooms. Pets welcome. Ten minutes from downtown. Truly transformative!
ATTRACTIONS
Private Balloon Flights 8311 Golf Course Road, 505-550-2677 888-550-2677, privateballoonflights.com Private Balloon Flights specializes in personal flights for only you and your party, with no other guests. Don’t get stuffed in with 8 to 12 elsewhere! All souvenirs and photos included. Accident-free balloon operator. Year-round flights. Adventure awaits! Call now. 52
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Santa Fe Railyard Paseo de Peralta/Guadalupe Street 505-982-3373, railyardsantafe.com Welcome to the Railyard, Santa Fe’s new gathering place for locals and visitors alike. Have a great meal at one of our distinctive restaurants and view contemporary art in our ten world-class galleries. See exciting indoor and outdoor performances. Visit our renowned Farmers Market for locally grown produce and our Artists Market for the work of unique local artists. Shop for antiques, handcrafted gifts, sports equipment, or the latest fashions. Relax or play in our award-winning 10-acre park. Ride your bike or take a train. Come experience the Railyard!
BED & BREAKFASTS Guadalupe Inn
604 Agua Fria, 505-989-7422, guadalupeinn.com office@ guadalupeinn.com Enjoy a “truly Santa Fe” experience with traditional native Santa Fe family hospitality. Quiet comfort within walking distance of the historic Plaza. Awarded Best Breakfast in the Southwest 2005 and Best of Santa Fe Bed and Breakfasts 2008 and 2009.
COMPUTER SERVICES
Advanced Computer Solutions 4223 Roadrunner Lane, 505-216-7523 acssantafe.com Advanced Computer Solutions offers same-day service, on-site repair, and/or free pickup and delivery. Senior citizens are our specialty. No geek-speak. Mac or PC. On-time service.
MUSEUMS
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900, 505-983-1666 (store), 888-922-IAIA, iaiamuseum.org The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to advancing the scholarship, discourse, and understanding of contemporary Native arts. Home to the National Collection of Contemporary Native American Art, the museum’s collected works document the Native American art movement. As the global leader in the acquisition, presentation, and study of contemporary Native arts, the museum challenges the preconceived notions of contemporary Native arts.
MUSIC—LIVE AND DJ Absolute Entertainment
505-986-5882, musicsantafe.com soulsticesantafe.com; ae@musicsantafe.com Absolute Entertainment is your one-stop resource for the finest in New Mexico’s live and DJ music for weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Featuring the outstanding dance band Soulstice. Recommended by event professionals, serving New Mexico for over a decade.
RETAIL
Kowboyz
345 W Manhattan, 505-984-1256, kowboyz.com Kowboyz moved to Santa Fe from L.A. over two years ago and opened with a bang! Carrying more than 5,000 pairs of new and happily used boots for men, women, and children, starting at $99. Also selling hats, $10 cowboy
shirts, jackets, and lots more, making Kowboyz the biggest cowboy boot store in Santa Fe.
SPA/MASSAGE
Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa & Resort 31/2 miles up Hyde Park Road (don’t use GPS) 505-982-9304, tenthousandwaves.com Ten Thousand Waves, in the mountains above Santa Fe, provides outdoor hot baths, world-class massage, and spa treatments with a Japanese twist. Specialties include Masters Massage, Yasuragi head and scalp treatment, and Japanese organic facial massage. The spa store is worth a trip in itself. Ten minutes from downtown—and half a world from the ordinary. Open every day of the year.
SPIRITUAL HEALING Elissa Heyman
514 E Palace, 505-982-3294, elissaheyman.com Intuitive and healing arts since 1979 with Elissa Heyman, in downtown Santa Fe or by telephone. Private sessions: Understand transitions, identify opportunities, and receive insights about your personal, professional, and spiritual life. Spiritual healing, tarot, mediumship, energy release, and balancing work. Call for appointment.
TOURIST TRAP
Tin Nee Ann Trading Co. 923 Cerrillos, at St. Francis, 505-988-1630 tinneeanntrading.com Santa Fe’s world-famous tourist trap, celebrating almost 40 years in business, has been serving locals and guests alike. We specialize in Southwest arts and crafts, sterling silver jewelry, T-shirts, moccasins, pottery, rugs, souvenirs, Southwest fashions, and toys. Open Mon–Sat, 9:30 am–5:30 pm. Worldwide shipping. City maps, tourist information.
TOURS
Destination Southwest 20 First Plaza Galeria NW, Suite 212, Albuquerque 505-766-9068, 800-999-3109, fax 505-766-9065 destinationsouthwest.com tours@destinationsouthwest.com For detailed conference planning, ingenious incentive programs, unforgettable tours, spectacular themed events, seamless transportation—we are your fullservice destination management company. As a receptive tour operator, we offer unique customized over-the-road tours that highlight the scenic and cultural resources of New Mexico and the Southwest.
Great Southwest Adventures 505-455-2700, swadventures.com Sightseeing day trips to Bandelier, Taos, Georgia O’Keeffe country, Tent Rocks, cliff dwellings, Pueblos, and other great places. Relax and enjoy the guided journey in our comfortable, fully insured and permitted vehicles. We specialize in the rich cultural and natural history of northern New Mexico. We also create customized outings and hikes for individuals and groups. Serving Santa Fe visitors since 1998.
Guided Scenic Tours 8311 Golf Course Road, Albuquerque 505-974-9704, guidedscenictours.com
Guided Scenic Tours offers the perfect tour that is designed to show you a natural, less commercial aspect of Albuquerque! Light walks and hikes are combined with a sightseeing vehicle tour. Step out into nature, relax, and enjoy while we do all the driving! Call 6 am to midnight. Tours depart daily at noon.
Relax.
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, Inc. 505-986-8388, historicwalksofsantafe.com Historic Walks of Santa Fe, an expert customized destination planning company, was featured on Good Morning America and chosen by tour companies Tauck World Discovery and Globus. Docent guides lead historic/cultural, art, ghost, and shopping tours, plus Taos and Bandelier excursions. Daily historic/ cultural tours depart La Fonda at 9:45 am and 1:15 pm, and from the Eldorado Hotel at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm.
Passport PO Box 1001, Santa Fe, 800-587-7967 505-982-2642, passportdmc.com We’re going global. Formerly Passport New Mexico, we’re changing our name but not our dedication to our client-partners. A full-service destination management company since 1996, we specialize in customized tours, comprehensive planning, and memorable events. Catch our contagious enthusiasm.
Santa Fe Balloons 505-699-7555, santafeballoons.com Take a one-hour flight in a hot air balloon through the canyons, known as the “Badlands.” We furnish local hotel pickup, a light champagne brunch, and first-flight certificates. Please allow four hours for the whole adventure.
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures
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310 Read Street, 505-988-4000, 800-965-4010 santafemountainadventures.com Exhilarating custom adventures and destination management for groups and families. Guided hiking tours at Bandelier and Puye Cliffs, geocaching, rafting, fly fishing, snowshoeing, and other outdoor offerings. Programs also include team building, cooking classes, and cultural tours. Stay in luxurious partner hotels with rejuvenating spas.
Southwest Safaris PO Box 945, Santa Fe 87504, 505-988-4246 800-842-4246, fax 505-983-6061 southwestsafaris.com, swsafaris@qwest.net Exciting scenic air/land expeditions reveal Santa Fe, Northern New Mexico, and the Great American Southwest! Skytours explore mountains, mesas, deserts, canyons, and volcanoes. Extended airtreks discover Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Mesa Verde, Arches/Canyonlands. FAA approved.
TRANSPORTATION Star Limo LLC 1715 57th St. NW, Albuquerque, 505-848-9999 505starlimo.com Convention event? Why fight the traffic? Let Star Limousine take you. Star Limousine LLC specializes in corporate transportation for today’s business. Your transportation is professionally handled with a fleet of Town Car sedans, limousines, vans, SUVs, stretch SUVs, luxury limo buses, and mini-coaches. On-site greeter facilitates airport multi-flight group arrival coordination. Open 24/7. 2011
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Access Santa Fe
Travelers with disabilities find Santa Fe a welcome destination, with ready access to major attractions The City Different strives to accommodate most travelers with disabilities, however it is advisable to check with attractions, hotels, and restaurants when planning your visit. ADA paratransit eligible visitors to Santa Fe will be provided up to 21 days of Santa Fe Ride paratransit service (eligibility determinations from other public transit providers will be honored). Visitors needing more than 21 days of service will be required to apply for local eligibility certification. Please call 505473-4444 to make arrangements for paratransit services while you are in Santa Fe. In addition, all Santa Fe Trails buses are ADA compliant and visitors with proof of disability ride for half-fare.
Transportation
For a small city, Santa Fe offers a surprising range of transportation options. Fifty percent of city buses and bus stops include accessibility features. Santa Fe Ride provides curb-to-curb paratransit service for persons who are disabled and unable to use the buses. The Rail Runner train linking Santa Fe to Albuquerque—and beyond to Belen—includes accessible stops along the way, starting at the Santa Fe Depot in the Railyard. Wheelchairs are accommodated on the train, which connects to Santa Fe Pick-up, a free shuttle from the Santa Fe Depot to various popular sites around town, including the Plaza, Museum Hill, and Canyon Road.
Museums and Restaurants
Downtown museums and cultural sites have a variety of access features, from their own accessible parking lots or on-street parking with ramps to accessible restrooms and communications, such as guided tours in printed or audio form. At Museum Hill, the main parking lot can be reached via an accessible city bus. Once there, you can use the exterior elevator to reach Central Plaza, from which you can enter each museum. The Spanish Colonial Museum and Wheelwright Museum have separate parking lots with direct access. Most of Santa Fe’s restaurants provide ready access as well.
Resources
Santa Fe Trails Bus System 505-955-2001 Accessible buses and bus stops are available to 50 percent of the city. Santa Fe Pick-Up 505-231-2573 or 505-955-6581 A free shuttle from the Santa Fe Depot serves Rail Runner passengers. You must schedule an accessible shuttle in advance. Rail Runner Express 866-795-7245 Commuter train with accessible stops in downtown Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other stations. 2011
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JANUARY January 1 Pueblo Dances. Incoming governors receive symbolic canes while Pueblo dwellers perform traditional dances at most of the Eight Northern Pueblos. Call before visiting. 505-747-1593, espanolaonline.com/pueblos.htm or enipc.org January 29 Souper Bowl XVII. Chefs from Santa Fe’s top restaurants serve soup and compete for the “best soup” award, to benefit the Food Depot, Northern New Mexico’s food bank. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505471-1633, thefooddepot.org January 30 Hutton Broadcasting Santa Fe Wedding Fair. Dozens of resources for brides, grooms, and wedding planners. 1 pm–4 pm, Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-471-1067, huttonbroadcasting.com FEBRUARY February 18–27 Santa Fe Winter Fiesta. Everything from outdoor activities, live entertainment, parties, art shows, and culinary events at various venues. Purchase a lanyard for discounts all around town. www.santafewinterfiesta.com February 25–27 ARTFeast Santa Fe. Now in its fourteenth year, this three-day celebration features special dining events, from brunches to the Edible Art Tour, where more than 40 galleries share space with food from top chefs. Various venues. 505-603-4643, artfeast.com MARCH March 6–12 Santa Fe Restaurant Week: Savor the Flavor, Relish the Price. Santa Fe restaurants and hotels showcase their culinary delights, offering three-course, prix-fixe dinners at greatly reduced prices. 505-847-3333, restaurantweeknm.com APRIL April 2 Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival. This year’s theme is calligraphy. Featuring stage performances throughout the day. 10 am–5 pm, Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505471-9022, santafejin.org April 3 Ski Santa Fe Season Ends. 505983-9155, skisantafe.com April 23–24 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com April 30–May 1 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com
MAY May 7–8 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza. 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com
Club invites small groups of visitors to tour three beautiful homes and highdesert gardens. By reservation; group size limited to 24 people. Santa Fe Garden Club, 505-984-0022
May 7–8 Battlefield New Mexico: The Civil War and More. Held in partnership with the New Mexico Civil War Congress, this event features dozens of reenactors who bring to life the battles of Glorieta Pass and Apache Canyon fought near Santa Fe during the War between the States. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org
JUNE June 4–5 Spring Festival and Children’s Fair. Costumed villagers bring this Spanish colonial ranch to life, shearing sheep, blacksmithing, baking bread, and much more, with animals, games, and hands-on activities for kids. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org
May 14 City of Santa Fe Community Days. Food, entertainment, music, kids’ activities, and exhibits by non-profit organizations on the Plaza. 505-955-6933, lmgonzales@ santafenm.gov
June 4–5 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com
May 14–15 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com May 14–15 Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association Home and Remodeling Show. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-982-1774, sfahba.com May 15 Santa Fe Century Ride/Bike/Run. Twenty-sixth annual 100-mile-long bicycle event along the scenic Turquoise Trail. 25-, 50-, and 75-mile routes also available. 505-982-1282, santafecentury.com May 21–22 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com May 21–22 Art Show: Santa Fe Council for the Arts. Juried show of fine arts and crafts. Cathedral Park, 505-424-1878, artscounsf@aol.com May 28–29 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com May 28–29 Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival. More than 180 Native American artists sell their museum-quality work in this weekend festival. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-476-1250, nativetreasuressantafe.org May 28–30 Art Show: Northern New Mexico Fine Arts and Crafts Guild. Juried fine arts and crafts show in Cathedral Park, 505-473-5590 or 505-412-1407, artsandcraftsguild.org May through September: Pequeño Home and Garden Tours. The Santa Fe Garden
June 11–12 Thirsty Ear Music Festival. The city’s biggest roots-music event, now in its 12th year, hosts local and national acts for three days of tunes, microbrews, and relaxing in the sun. For location and details, visit thirstyearfestival.com June 11–12 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com June 18 Rodeo de Santa Fe Parade.10 am, Downtown Plaza area. June 18 Outlaw Country Music. 7 pm, Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, 3237 Rodeo, 505-471-4300, rodeodesantafe.org June 18–19 Art Show: Challenge New Mexico. Thirty-third annual arts and craft show. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-988-7621, ext.114, challengenewmexico.org June 22–25 Rodeo de Santa Fe. Professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls compete in the 62nd annual PRCA event. Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, 3237 Rodeo, 505-471-4300, rodeodesantafe.org, 505988-1234, ticketssantafe.org June 25–26 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, santafesociety ofartists.com, 505-455-3496 Throughout June Pequeño Home and Garden Tours. The Santa Fe Garden Club invites small groups of visitors to tour three beautiful homes and high-desert gardens. By reservation; group size limited to 24 people. Tours offered through September. Santa Fe Garden Club, 505984-0022 JULY July 1–August 27 Santa Fe Opera Festival. This year’s offerings include Gounod’s
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Faust, Puccini’s La Boheme, Vivaldi’s Griselda, Menotti’s The Last Savage, and Berg’s Wozzeck. Santa Fe Opera, Highway 84/285, exit 168, 505-986-5900 or 800-2804654, santafeopera.org July 2–3 Santa Fe Wine Festival at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Discover the delicious blends of more than a dozen New Mexico vintners. Also featuring live music, food, and handmade arts. 10 am– 6 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505471-2261, golondrinas.org or santafewine festival.com July 2–3 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com July 4 Pancakes on the Plaza. Every Fourth of July, volunteers serve up griddle-hot pancakes to benefit children and families through programs of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Community Fund. Breakfast 7 am–noon, vintage car show 7 am–1 pm, entertainment 7 am–3 pm, arts and crafts show 7 am–5 pm. 505-984-0022, pancakesontheplaza.com July 4 Fireworks. Sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club. 6 pm–10 pm, Santa Fe High School, 505-983-6632 July 9–10 Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. The largest of its kind in the world, this annual market showcases the work of more than 100 artisans from 40 countries. Museum Hill, 710 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1197, folkartmarket.org July 9–10 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com July 14–17 Art Santa Fe. The annual boutique contemporary-art fair brings a diverse array of today’s art from galleries worldwide under one roof. For details, including venue information, call 505-9888883 or visit artsantafe.com July 16–17 ¡Viva México! Celebrate the culture, cuisine, and crafts of our colorful neighbor! Mariachi music, fashion shows, tasty food, performances by the amazing Voladores (flying men) of Veracruz, and more. Presented in partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Albuquerque and the Mexican Tourism Board. 10 am–5 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-4712261, golondrinas.org July 16–17 Art Show: Northern New Mexico Fine Arts and Crafts Guild. Juried show of fine arts and crafts. Cathedral Park, 505-473-5590 or 505-412-1407, artsandcraftsguild.org July 16–17 Art Show: Santa Fe Society
of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafe societyofartists.com July 19 Behind Adobe Walls. House and garden tours. For information: Westwind Travel, 505-984-0022, westwindtravel.net July 23–24 Herb and Lavender Fair. Tour the museum’s herb gardens, make your own lavender “wand,” hear expert presentations on cultivating lavender, buy lavender/herb products, enjoy live music, and sample foods made with lavender. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org July 23–24 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com July 26 Behind Adobe Walls. House and garden tours. Contact Westwind Travel, 505-984-0022, westwindtravel.net July 30–31 Traditional Spanish Market. This 60th annual event features the work of artists in New Mexico and Southern Colorado who work in traditional Spanish Colonial art forms. Santa Fe Plaza, 505982-2226, spanishmarket.org July 30–31 Contemporary Hispanic Market. Contemporary arts and crafts made by Hispanic artists living in New Mexico. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-438-4367, contemporaryhispanicmarket.com July TBA New Mexico Jazz Festival. Both local talent and jazz legends, from saxophonists to vocalists, hit the stage in celebration of the genre. Various venues, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org AUGUST Through August 27 Santa Fe Opera Festival. This year’s offerings include Gounod’s Faust, Puccini’s La Boheme, Vivaldi’s Griselda, Menotti’s The Last Savage, and Berg’s Wozzeck. Santa Fe Opera, Highway 84/285, exit 168, 505-986-5900 or 800-2804654, santafeopera.org August 4–7 SOFA West. The Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair comes to Santa Fe, melding design with decorative and fine arts for four days. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 800-563-SOFA (7632), sofaexpo.com August 6–7 Art Show: Girls Inc. Arts and Crafts Fair. Juried show arts and crafts. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-982-2042, girlsincofsantafe.org August 6–7 Summer Festival, Frontier Days and Horses of the West. Mountain men and women spin tales of the past, sell unique wares, and demonstrate their skills at encampments throughout the
ranch. Flint knapping, panning for gold, hide tanning, bow making and more. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org August 11–13 Antique Ethnographic Art Show. 505-992-8929, whitehawkshows.com August 13–14 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com August 13–14 Art Show: Santa Fe Council for the Arts. Juried show of fine arts and crafts. Cathedral Park, 505-424-1878 August 14–16 Antique Indian Art Show. Thirty-third annual invitational show. 505992-8929, whitehawkshows.com August 12–14 and August 18–21 Haciendas Parade of Homes Tour. A selfguided tour of nearly three dozen new and remodeled homes showcases the range of Santa Fe’s design talent. 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org August 20–21 Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA’s 89-year-old market draws roughly 100,000 people annually to buy artwork by top Native American artists for one weekend. 505-983-5220, swaia.org August 20–21 Native Cinema Showcase. During Indian Market weekend, NCS screens Native-made and -directed films dealing with issues of indigenous life and identity. CCA Cinematheque, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ccasantafe.com August 26–28 Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. Local and national acts on three stages—plus a barn dance and other events—are featured in this 37th annual event, Santa Fe County Fair Grounds. southwestpickers.org August 27–28 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com Throughout June Pequeño Home and Garden Tours. The Santa Fe Garden Club invites small groups of visitors to tour three beautiful homes and high-desert gardens. By reservation; group size limited to 24 people. Tours offered through September. Santa Fe Garden Club, 505-984-0022 SEPTEMBER September 3–4 Fiesta de los Niños: a Children’s Celebration. Your children will have fun learning about history as they try on historic costumes of the Spanish settlers and build their very own miniature adobe house. Storytellers and costumed villagers—plus burros, goats, and sheep— will bring this Spanish colonial ranch to life and inspire young minds; magicians and miniature horses will delight and entertain
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them. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org September 3–4 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafe societyofartists.com September 3–5 Art Show: Santa Fe Fiesta Council. A juried show of arts and crafts. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-988-7575 or 505-204-1335, santafefiesta.org September 8 Burning of Zozobra. The 87th annual torching of 50-foot-tall Old Man Gloom, a puppet stuffed with thousands of scraps of paper bearing the citizenry’s sad thoughts, is a highlight of Fiesta time. $5–$10, Fort Marcy Park, 505660-1965, zozobra.com September 9–11 Fiestas de Santa Fe. Nearly 300 years old, Santa Fe’s biggest celebration is a ten-day series of bailes, processions, parades, and musical performances. Various venues, 505-988-7575 or 505-204-1335, santafefiesta.org September 9–11 Art Show: Santa Fe Fiesta Council. Juried show of arts and crafts. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-988-7575 or 505-204-1335, santafefiesta.org September 10 Grand Baille. Presented by the Santa Fe Fiesta Council. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-988-7575, santafefiesta.org September 17 Barkin’ Ball. With live music, dancing, and food, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society’s annual fund-raiser is a favorite community fete. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-983-4309, sfhumanesociety.org September 17–18 Santa Fe Renaissance Fair. Cheer on the brave pursuits of jousting, sword fighting and Celtic games; spend your hard-earned gold with vendors selling shields, blades, cloaks, turkey legs, jewels, and more. 10 am–6 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org or sfrenfair.org September 17–18 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com September 21–25 Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta. Chefs from Santa Fe’s most celebrated restaurants pair dishes, from appetizers to desserts, with wines from this region and beyond. Santa Fe Opera, Highway 84/285, exit 168, 505-438-8060, santafewineandchile.org September 24–25 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-4553496, santafesocietyofartists.com
September 24–25 Art Show: Northern New Mexico Fine Arts and Crafts Guild. Juried fine arts and crafts show. Cathedral Park, 505-473-5590 or 505-412-1407, artsandcraftsguild.org Throughout September Pequeño Home and Garden Tours. The Santa Fe Garden Club invites small groups of visitors to tour three beautiful homes and highdesert gardens. By reservation; group size limited to 24 people. Santa Fe Garden Club, 505-984-0022 OCTOBER October 1–2 Harvest Festival. Crush grapes for wine, string colorful chile ristras, and enjoy local foods like biscochitos, fresh from the horno, and tortillas, hot off the comal. 10 am–4 pm, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org October 1–2 Art Show: Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com October 1–2 Art Show: Santa Fe Council for the Arts. Juried show of fine arts and crafts. Cathedral Park, 505-424-1878 October 1–9 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Hundreds of balloons fill the sky at dawn and dusk for nine days, with races, night flights, and more. Balloon Fiesta Park, 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway, Albuquerque, 888-422-7277, balloonfiesta.com October 8–9 Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafe societyofartists.com October 15–16 Santa Fe Society of Artists. 9 am–5 pm (weather permitting), just west of the Plaza, 505-455-3496, santafesocietyofartists.com October 21–25 Santa Fe Film Festival. In its eleventh year, this four-day film buff’s dream screens independent films from around the globe and hosts awards ceremonies and festivities. Various venues, 505-989-1495, santafefilmfestival.com October 30 Dia de los Muertos Activities. Processions, art shows, and altar displays celebrate the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead. Museum of International Folk Art, 505-476-1200, moifa. org; El Museo Cultural, 505-992-0591, elmuseocultural.org TBA Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Fall Fiesta. Celebrate local food, culture, and community with a farm-fresh meal prepared by local chefs, plus music, silent and live auctions, and more. Farmers Market Building Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 505-9837726, farmersmarketinstitute.org
NOVEMBER November 11–13 Recycle Santa Fe Arts Festival. Area artists who create with recycled materials exhibit everything from license-plate lamps to typewriter-key jewelry. 505-603-0558, recyclesantafe.org November 12 Santa Fe Art Auction. The Southwest’s largest auction of classic Western art brings together some of the finest work in this genre, from the mid19th to mid-20th centuries. 505-954-5858, santafeartauction.com November 24 Ski Santa Fe Season Opens. Weather permitting. 505-983-9155, skisantafe.com November 25 Lighting of Christmas Decorations on the Plaza. Festivities include live entertainment and speeches by the mayor and city councilors. Starts at dusk, with the lighting around 6:30 pm. Santa Fe Plaza. November 26–27 Winter Indian Market. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-983-5220, swaia.org November 26–27 La Cienega Studio Tour. Artists open up their studios in this 38th annual event, presenting weaving, jewelry, glass art, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics, mixed media, paintings, and photography. 505-699-6788, leemanningphotography.com DECEMBER December 3–4 Winter Spanish Market. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-982-2226, spanishcolonial.org TBA Christmas at the Palace. Santa Fe’s beloved Christmas at the Palace brings the community together for a 26th-anniversary evening of hot cider, live music, entertainment, and a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Free, 5 pm–8 pm, Palace of the Governors. 505-476-5100, palaceofthegovernors.org TBA Las Posadas. This version of an old Hispanic tradition recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to give birth to the Baby Jesus. The annual candle-lit procession travels around the Santa Fe Plaza and concludes in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard, where everyone gathers for caroling, cookies, and refreshments. Free, 5:30 pm–7 pm, Santa Fe Plaza. (The History Museum and Palace of the Governors will close at 3 pm to prepare for this event. Enter through the Palace of the Governors at 105 W Palace.) 505-4765100, palaceofthegovernors.org December 24 Canyon Road Farolito Walk. For the Christmas Eve community gathering, Canyon Road is lined with glowing farolitos while carolers sing and the street fills with strolling families. Begins at dusk.
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Cottonwood Court Motel 1742 Cerrillos Road 505-982-5571
209 YES 400 • santafecourtyard.com 3347 Cerrillos Road 505-473-2800, 800-777-3347
casadeestrellas.com 300 E Marcy Street 505-795-0278
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Fort Marcy Hotel Suites
fortmarcy.com 320 Artist Road 505-988-2800, 888-570-2775 Garrett’s Desert Inn
garrettsdesertinn.com 311 Old Santa Fe Trail 505-982-1851, 800-888-2145 Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel Plaza Real
Hotel Santa Fe & Hacienda Hotel St. Francis
hotelstfrancis.com 210 Don Gaspar Avenue 505-983-5700, 800-529-5700 Inn and Spa at Loretto
innatloretto.com 211 Old Santa Fe Trail 505-988-5531, 800-727-5531 Inn of the Anasazi
Inn of the Governors
100 YES 75 • innofthegovernors.com 101 W Alameda Street 505-982-4333, 800-234-4534 Inn on the Alameda
72 YES 40 innonthealameda.com 303 E Alameda Street 505-984-2121, 888-984-2121 La Fonda Hotel
lafondasantafe.com 100 E San Francisco Street 505-982-5511, 800-523-5002 La Posada Resort and Spa
laposada.rockresorts.com 330 E Palace Avenue 505-986-0000, 866-331-7625 Luxx Hotels & Casita
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43 YES 75 oldsantafeinn.com 320 Galisteo Street 505-995-0800, 800-745-9910 Sage Inn
santafesageinn.com 725 Cerrillos Road 505-982-5952, 866-433-0335 Santa Fe Motel and Inn
santafemotel.com 510 Cerrillos Road 505-982-1039, 800-930-5002 Adobe Inn and Studios
adobeinnstudios.com 2907 Cerrillos Road 505-471-3000, 800-670-1775 America’s Best Value Lamplighter Inn Best Western Inn of Santa Fe
95 YES bwsantafehotel.com 3650 Cerrillos Road 505-438-3822, 800-528-1234 Comfort Inn Santa Fe
83 YES choicehotels.com/hotel/nm068 4312 Cerrillos Road 505-474-7330, 800-653-3396 Comfort Suites
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Courtyard by Marriott Days Inn Santa Fe
83 NO 42 • daysinn.com 2900 Cerrillos Road 505-424-3297, 800-329-7466 Econo Lodge
76 NO econolodge.com 3470 Cerrillos Road 505-471-4000, 877-424-6423 El Rey Inn
86 YES elreyinnsantafe.com 1862 Cerrillos Road 505-982-1931, 800-521-1349 Fairfield Inn Santa Fe by Marriott
56 YES marriott.com 4150 Cerrillos Road 505-474-4442, 800-758-1128 Hampton Inn
hamptoninn.com 3625 Cerrillos Road 505-474-3900, 800-486-7866
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Holiday Inn Santa Fe
130 YES 150 • holiday-inn.com 4048 Cerrillos Road 505-473-4646, 800-465-4329 Hyatt Place Santa Fe
hyattplacesantafe.com Inn at Santa Fe
4320 Cerrillos Road 505-474-7777, 888-492-8847
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laquinta.com 4298 Cerrillos Road 505-471-1142, 800-753-3757
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santafeluxuryinn.com 3752 Cerrillos Road 505-473-0567 Motel 6
motel6.com 646 Cerrillos Road 505-982-3551, 800-466-8356 Motel 6
motel6.com 3007 Cerrillos Road 505-473-1380, 800-466-8356
98 YES 50 • qualityinnsantafe.com 3011 Cerrillos Road 505-471-1211, 877-966-2787
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super8.com 3358 Cerrillos Road 505-471-8811, 800-800-8000
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La Quinta Inn Santa Fe
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King’s Rest Court 1452 Cerrillos Road 505-983-8879
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120 YES 500 • citiesofgold.com 10-A Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque 505-455-0515, 877-455-0515 Encantado An Auberge Resort
65 YES 200 • encantadoresort.com 198 State Road 592, Tesuque 505-946-7000, 877-262-4666 Hacienda del Cerezo
Sunrise Springs Resort Spa
sunrisesprings.com 242 Los Pinos Road, La Cienega 505-471-3600, 800-955-0028
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Biscochito House
biscochitoholidaycasita.com 311A Staab Street 505-989-1088 Campanilla Compound
campanillacompound.com 334 Otero Street 505-988-7585, 800-828-9700 Casa de Alma
casadealma.com Historic Eastside 800-475-4182 Casa de Ristras
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Casas de Santa Fe
casasdesantafe.com 204 N Guadalupe Street 505-466-3666, 800-363-9810
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granadavacationrentals.com 635 Granada Street 505-986-0006, 877-786-0006
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Adobe Casita 125 Ridgecrest Drive 505-982-8754
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Casa de la Cuma Bed & Breakfast
casacuma.com 105 Paseo de la Cuma 505-216-7516, 877-741-7928 Casa de Tres Lunas
houseofthethreemoons.com 719 Paseo de Peralta 505-989-4444, 800-779-2930 Casa del Toro
casadeltoro.com 323 McKenzie Street 505-780-3221, 866-476-1091 Casa Pacifica Bed & Breakfast
CasaPacificaBnB.com 1705 Paseo de Peralta 505-982-2078 Don Gaspar Inn
dongaspar.com 623 Don Gaspar Avenue 505-986-8664, 888-986-8664 Dunshee’s Bed & Breakfast
dunshees.com 986 Acequia Madre 505-982-0988 El Farolito Bed & Breakfast Inn
farolito.com 514 Galisteo Street 505-988-1631, 888-634-8782 El Paradero Bed & Breakfast Inn
elparadero.com 220 W Manhattan Avenue 505-988-1177, 866-558-0918 Four Kachinas Inn
fourkachinas.com 512 Webber Street 505-988-1631, 888-634-8782 Guadalupe Inn
guadalupeinn.com 604 Agua Fria Street 505-989-7422 Hacienda Nicholas Bed & Breakfast
haciendanicholas.com 320 E Marcy Street 505-986-1431, 888-284-3170 Inn of the Five Graces
fivegraces.com 150 E DeVargas Street 505-992-0957, 866-992-0957
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madeleineinn.com 106 Faithway Street 505-982-3465, 888-877-7622 waterstreetinn.com 427 W Water Street 505-984-1193, 800-646-6752 upaya.org 1404 Cerro Gordo Road 505-986-8518 Aliento Bed and Breakfast
alientobnb.com 31 Bonanza Creek Road 505-473-2776 Bobcat Inn
nm-inn.com 442 Old Las Vegas Highway 505-988-9239 Casa Escondida Bed & Breakfast
casaescondida.com 64 County Road 0100, Chimayó 505-351-4805, 800-643-7201 Hacienda Doña Andrea de Santa Fe
hdasantafe.com 78 Vista del Oro, Cerrillos 505-424-8995 Hacienda Las Barrancas
Heartseed Guestrooms and Gallery
High Feather Ranch Bed & Breakfast Java Junction Bed & Breakfast
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The Triangle Inn—Santa Fe
triangleinn.com 14 Arroyo, Cuyamungue 505-455-3375, 877-733-7689
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63 YES laspalomas.com 460 W San Francisco Street 505-982-5560, 877-982-5560
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Las Palomas, Zona Rosa, La Tienda & Territorial Suites
DOWNTOWN GREATER SANTA FE SANTA FE COUNTY • Rates are based on average room rate and are relative to other lodgings in Santa Fe. Many establishments offer significantly reduced rates in off-season, as well as a range of prices.
HOSTELS Hostel International de Santa Fe
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santafehostel.com 1412 Cerrillos Road 505-988-1153
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CAMPGROUNDS Los Alamos / 505-672-3861 ext. 517 / nps.gov/band north on NM 84/285 to Pojoaque, west on Route 502 to NM 4
Los Alamos / 505-672-3861 ext. 534 / nps.gov/band / open mid-April to late October north on NM 84/285 to Pojoaque, west on Route 502 to NM 4 Chimayó Campground P.O. Box 460, Chimayó / 505-351-3566, 800-248-7859 / chimayoarts.com / 32 miles north on NM 76 Hyde Memorial State Park
740 Hyde Park Road / 505-983-7175 / nmparks.com / 8 miles northeast on NM 475 Los Campos de Santa Fe RV Resort
3574 Cerrillos Road / 505-473-1949, 800-852-8160 / loscamposrv.com / 3 miles northeast of I-25, exit 278 N Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground
736 Old Las Vegas Highway / 505-466-3482, 800-426-9259 / rancheros.com / north on I-25, exit 290 Santa Fe KOA
934 Old Las Vegas Highway / 505-466-1419, 800-562-1514 / santafekoa.com open March 1 to November 1 / north on I-25, exit 290 or 294 Santa Fe National Forest—Aspen Basin
Hyde Park Road / 505-438-5300 / fs.fed.us/r3/sfe / 11 miles north on Hyde Park Road Santa Fe Skies RV Park
3471 Cerrillos Road / 505-471-9970 / trailerranch.com / south on I-25, exit 278 62
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Art Santa Fe 505-988-8883, artsantafe.com
Geocaching santafe.org/visiting_santa_fe/things_to_do/ geocaching_challenge/
New Mexico History Museum 120 Lincoln, 505-476-5100, nmhistorymuseum.org
Atalaya Peak St. John’s College, Trail 174, 505-438-7840
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 217 Johnson, 505-946-1000; $8; Sun–Thu 10 am–5 pm; Fri 10 am–8 pm; Sat 10 am–5 pm; okeeffemuseum.org
New Mexico Jazz Festival 505-988-1234, newmexicojazzfestival.org
Bandelier National Monument 15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, 505-672-3861; $6; open daily; summer: 8 am–6 pm; winter: 9 am–4:30 pm, spring and fall: 9 am–5:30 pm; nps.gov/band
Ghost Ranch 401 Old Taos Highway, Abiquiú, 505-685-4333. Tours: $25, 1:30 pm Tue, Thu, Fri, and Sat, midMar–mid-Nov. Museums: by donation; Tue–Sat 9 am–5 pm, Sun 1–5 pm; Jun–Aug; ghostranch.org
Bataan Memorial Military Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-474-1670; free; Tue–Fri 9 am–4 pm, Sat 9 am–1 pm
GiG Performance Space 1808H Second, 505-690-9408, gigsantafe.com
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 505-983-5591, aspensantafeballet.com
New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace, 505-827-4455; $8; Mon–Sun 10 am–5 pm, Fri 10 am–8 pm; closed Mon, Sep– May; mfasantafe.org New Mexico State Capitol 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-986-4589, nmlegis.gov The Oldest House 215 E De Vargas
Bent House and Museum 117A Bent, Taos, 575-758-2376; $3;
Harwood Museum of Art 238 Ledoux, Taos, 575-758-9826; $8; Tue–Sat 10 am–5 pm, Sun 12–5 pm; harwoodmuseum.org
Bicentennial Park 1043 Alto, santafenm.gov
Hyde Memorial State Park 740 Hyde Park Road, emnrd.state.nm.us
Bradbury Science Museum 15th and Central, Los Alamos, 505-667-4444; free; Tue–Sat 10 am–5 pm, Sun–Mon 1–5 pm; lanl.gov/museum
The Jemez Mountain Trail 800-252-0191, jemezmountaintrail.org
Pecos National Historic Park 505-757-7200; $3; summer: 8 am–6 pm; winter: 8 am–5 pm; nps.gov/pecos
Kit Carson Home and Museum 113 Kit Carson, Taos, 575-758-4945; $5; 9 am–5 pm daily; kitcarsonhome.com
Plaza Mercado 112 W San Francisco, plazamercado.com
The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco, 505-988-7050, lensic.com
Railyard District S Guadalupe Street at Paseo de Peralta
Loretto Chapel 207 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-0092, lorettochapel.com
Railyard Performance Space 1611A Paseo de Peralta, 505-982-8309
Center for Contemporary Arts & CCA Cinematheque 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ccasantafe.org Cross of the Martyrs Paseo de la Loma, historicsantafe.org Dale Ball Trails 505-955-6977, santafenm.gov DeVargas Center 564 N Guadalupe, 505-982-2655, devargascenter.com DeVargas Skate Park Sandoval Street at DeVargas Street, sk8parklist.com Eight Northern Pueblos Council Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, 505-852-4265 El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 1615B Paseo de Peralta, 505-992-0591, elmuseocultural.org El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos, 505-471-2261, $5, golondrinas.org El Zaguán 545 Canyon, historicsantafe.org Fort Marcy Complex 490 Washington, 505-955-2503
Palace of the Governors 105 W Palace, 505-476-5100; $8; Mon–Sun 10 am–5 pm, Fri 10 am–8 pm; closed Mon, Sep– May; palaceofthegovernors.org
Madrid visitmadridnm.com
Randall Davey Audubon Center 1800 Upper Canyon, 505-983-4609, $2 suggested donation
Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe 205 Caja del Rio, 505-955-4400, linksdesantafe.com
St. Francis Cathedral 213 Cathedral, 505-982-4619, cbsfa.org
Millicent Rogers Museum 504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos, 575-758-2462; $10; 10 am–5 pm daily; closed Mon, Nov–Mar; millicentrogers.org
St. John’s College 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 505-954-6000, sjca.edu
Moving People Dance Santa Fe 2536 Camino Entrada, 505-438-9180, movingpeopledance.org Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral, 505-983-8900; $5; Mon–Sat 10 am– 5 pm, Sun 12–5 pm; closed Tue, Nov–May; iaia.edu Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/ Laboratory of Anthropology 710 Camino Lejo, 505-827-6344; $8; 10 am–5 pm; closed Mon, Sep–May; indianartsandculture.org
Frank S. Ortiz “Dog Park” Off-Leash Area 160 Camino de las Crucitas, santafenm.gov
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1200; $8; 10 am–5 pm; closed Mon, Sep–May; internationalfolkart.org
Franklin Miles Skate Park Camino Carlos Rey in Franklin Miles Park, sk8parklist.com
Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts 750 Camino Lejo, 505-982-2226; $6; 10 am–5 pm; closed Mon, Sep–May; spanishcolonial.org
Genoveva Chavez Community Center 3221 Rodeo, 505-955-4000, gccommunitycenter.com
Music on the Hill 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, sjca.edu
Sanbusco Market Center 500 Montezuma, 505-989-9390, sanbusco.com Santa Fe Art Institute 1600 St. Michael’s, 505-424-5050, sfai.org Santa Fe Bandstand Santa Fe Plaza, outsideinproductions.org Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 505-983-2075, santafechambermusic.org Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-989-8359; $8; Wed–Sat 10 am–5 pm; Sun 12–5 pm; santafechildrensmuseum.org Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W Marcy, 505-955-6200, santafe.org Santa Fe Community Orchestra 505-466-4879, sfco.org Santa Fe Desert Chorale 811 St. Michael’s, 505-988-2282, desertchorale.org 2011
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Santa Fe Farmers Market 1607A Paseo de Peralta, 505-983-4098, santafefarmersmarket.com
Santa Fe University of Art and Design 1600 St. Michael’s, 505-473-6133, santafeuniversity.edu
Santa Fe Film Center 1616 St. Michael’s, 505-988-7414, santafefilmfestival.com
Santuario de Chimayó 94 Santuario, Chimayó, 505-351-4889; Oct–Apr 9 am–4 pm, Jun–Sep 9 am–5 pm
Santa Fe National Cemetery 501 N Guadalupe, 505-988-6400
The Screen at the College of Santa Fe 1600 St. Michael’s, 505-473-6494, thescreen.csf.edu
Santa Fe National Forest 505-438-7840, fs.fed.us/r3/sfe The Santa Fe Opera Highway 84/285, 505-986-5900, santafeopera.com
SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199; $10; Wed– Sat 10 am–5 pm, Fri 10 am–7 pm, Sun 12–5 pm; winter: closed Wed; sitesantafe.org
Santa Fe Place 4250 Cerrillos, 505-473-4253, shopsantafeplace.com
Ski Santa Fe Ski Area Hyde Park Road, 505-983-9155, skisantafe.com
Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas, 505-988-4262, santafeplayhouse.org
SOFA Expo Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, sofaexpo.com
Santa Fe Pro Musica 1405 Luisa, 505-988-4640, santafepromusica.com
Taos Art Museum 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, 575-758-2690; $8, Tue–Sun, 10 am–5 pm; taosartmuseum.org
Santa Fe Southern Railway 888-989-8600, 505-989-8600, thetrainsantafe.com Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus 505-983-3530, sf-symphony.org
Taos Pueblo 575-758-1028; $10, 8 am–4:30 pm daily (except during rituals), closed late winter to early spring; taospueblo.com
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
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Experience Rocki Gorman You will find exclusive jewelry designs by Rocki Gorman all handcrafted by local silversmiths. A friendly and knowledgeable staff and fabulous decor - well worth the visit. 119 Old Santa Fe Trail, Located in the La Fonda Hotel, 505-983-7833 rockigorman.com
Karen Melfi Collection For 20 years the Karen Melfi Collection has been representing the finest local and national jewelry, wearable art, and contemporary craft artists. Located on Canyon Road, KMC offers a wide selection of high-quality, handcrafted items in all price ranges. 225 Canyon Road, 505-982-3032 karenmelficollection.com 64
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Taos Ski Valley 866-968-7386, skitaos.org Tesuque Pueblo Flea Market Highway 84/285, 505-670-2599, tesuquepueblofleamarket.com Theater Grottesco 723 Don Diego, 505-474-8400, theatergrottesco.org Thirsty Ear Festival 505-473-5723, thirstyearfestival.com Valles Caldera National Preserve 18161 Highway 4, Jemez Springs, 866-382-5537; free–$35; vallescaldera.gov Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-4423, warehouse21.org West Palace Arts District West Palace Avenue, westpalace.org Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo, 505-982-4636; free; Mon–Sat 10 am–5 pm, Sun 1–5 pm; wheelwright.org Wise Fool New Mexico 2778 Agua Fria, 505-992-2588, wisefoolnewmexico.org
Georgia O’Keeffe, Pedernal, 1941. Oil on canvas, 19 x 30¼ inches. Gift , The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation.
WELCOME TO O’KEEFFE COUNTRY One of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was devoted to creating imagery that expressed what she called “the wideness and wonder of the world as I live in it.” Come and enjoy the wonder of the largest and foremost collection of O’Keeffe’s art in any museum. Discover through exhibitions how O’Keeffe and other artists have influenced the development of ar t as we know it today — in the context of American Modernism (late nineteenth– centur y – present).
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