Santa Fe Artists Market The Santa Fe Artists Market consists of local juried artists offering some of Santa Fe’s best in pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture, furniture, textiles and more. It’s located in the Railyard at the West Casitas, north of the water tower, and runs on Saturdays from March through December. Market Street (near the intersection with Alcaldesa Street), (505) 310-8766
Vital Spaces The local nonprofit rents out otherwise empty buildings and in turn sublets space to artists for shockingly low prices. Throw in community art shows, a weekly free art supply closet and three locations across downtown, Midtown and the Southside, and Vital Spaces wins. 222 Otero St.
BEST BAND Nosotros OK, Santa Fe, we get it—you love this band. This year marks about the umpteenth time you’ve said Santa
Bill Hearne Trio Oh, we’ve always loved Bill Hearne for his flat-pickin’ honky-tonk goodness, and someplace between his high-quality, unpretentious country-Western goodness beats the heart of a poet and one of the hardest-working musicians our town has to offer.
BEST BAR The Cowgirl If you wanna talk a honky-tonk ton of fun, look no further than the iconic downtown eatery and watering hole. The C-Girl took a three-month pause during the height of the pandemic to ensure its future, and now that the future is here, it all seems worth it. Musicians are back on the patio, the pool hall’s opening soon and you can still get all the great beers, cocktails and margaritas the restaurant’s always served up—plus one of the greatest patios in town. 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565
Coyote Café & Rooftop Cantina Where else are you going to find such a massive cocktail and comestibles list with such good people-watching,
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35 Fire Place, (505) 424-3333; 510 Galisteo St., (505) 780-8648; 7 Caliente Road, Eldorado, (505) 466-6938
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Santa Fe Brewing Co. The short drive out of town is more than worth it now that owner Brian Lock and company have transformed Santa Fe’s oldest brewery into a bucolic paradise of beer, food trucks and family-friendly fun. Don’t forget downtown’s Brakeroom, either.
Chris Romero, Radish & Rye “I just love doing what I do, and I do it because I want to create an experience for people,” says Radish & Rye bartender Chris Romero. “That people can understand that means a lot. I love this city, I’m a local cat—it feels good.” Romero says he studied up under some of the local greats like Tonic’s Winston Greene and Coyote Café’s Quinn Stephenson, among others. If you pop by his bar, he says, try the vieux carré, a classic New Orleans drink that’s easy to overthink. “I love the simplicity of the three-ingredient cocktail,” Romero adds. 505 Cerrillos Road, (505) 930-5325
Katie Valdez, Dinner for Two
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1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369
Alex Maryol Band Alex Maryol and his ever-evolving band takes the concepts of blues, indie rock and straight-up guitar shredding to a place of experimentation, riffing prowess and good old-fashioned rock goodness.
132 W Water St., (505) 983-1615
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After squeaking through the pandemic and dealing with the challenges therein, everybody’s favorite Midtown arts corporation is back with a slate of live music stunners, new exhibits, updated rooms and more. There’s a reason people come from far and wide to get weird inside the House of Eternal Return; there’s a reason the shows sell out so fast. With its location in Las Vegas jumping and Denver opening soon, you can still see where it all began—Santa Fe.
plus fine dining and more affordable fare in one place? Nowhere.
Bartender Katie Valdez says she sees a mix of regulars and travelers, all of whom appreciate her commitment to classic drinks made well. Wanna go more contemporary? Valdez is namesake of the Katie’s Legendary cocktail, a vodka-cranberry number with muddled cucumbers and a satisfying foam element.
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Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf
106 N Guadalupe St., (505) 820-2075
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Fe’s most notable Latin/salsa/jazz/ rock outfit is tops in your heart, and we totally get it. Nosotros is fun and funky, highly danceable and infectiously catchy. They’re the kind of band that plays a safe, socially distanced show in a park during the pandemic sadsies and then turns around and goes more intimate on the outdoor stage at Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery.
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