THE OFFICIAL 2009 SANTA FE VISITORS GUIDE

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MARK KANE
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
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Masthead
9
Letter from the Mayor
11
Map of Northern New Mexico
12
Map of Downtown Santa Fe
13
Map of Greater Santa Fe
14
City at a Glance
Getting acquainted with Santa Fe
19
Ways to Explore
Themed lists of ideas help you do more of
what you like best
22
Beyond the City
Day trips with history, culture, and
natural beauty
On the cover: Village on the Rim by Tricia Higgins Hurt; courtesy Joe Wade Fine Art
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DOUGLAS MERRIAM
MARK KANE
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
6
Masthead
9
Letter from the Mayor
11
Map of Northern New Mexico
12
Map of Downtown Santa Fe
13
Map of Greater Santa Fe
14
City at a Glance
Getting acquainted with Santa Fe
19
Ways to Explore
Themed lists of ideas help you do more of
what you like best
22
Beyond the City
Day trips with history, culture, and
natural beauty
On the cover: Village on the Rim by Trisha Higgins Hurt; courtesy Joe Wade Fine Arts
2009 santa fe visitors guide 3
ANN MURDY
28
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
Visual Arts
See for yourself why Santa Fe is synonymous
with art
38
Distinctive Cuisine
Dining out in the City Deliciously Different
44
City of Culture
Homegrown talent and world-renowned
performers share Santa Fe spotlights
48
Mind and Body
Santa Fe’s best ways to relax and rejuvenate
54
The City Creative
How Santa Fe is designing its future
59
Santa Famous
Santa Fe’s legacies of cinema and star power
60
Traveling to Santa Fe
62
Events Calendar
66
Visitors Directory
71
Lodging Guide
75
Attractions & Resources
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DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
New Millennium Fine Art
The Most Affordable and Most Eclectic Gallery in Santa Fe
ORIGINAL WORKS BY
T.C. Cannon and Those He Inspired
R.C. Gorman lithographs
Dominic Monti acrylics and oils
Linda Loleit oils
After the Rain
Preston 26x34 $35
Ram’s Head White Hollyhock
O’Keeffe 27x30 $32
Darren Vigil Gray acrylics
Woman from Window Rock
Gorman 20x28
Santa Fe Doors
Beth Silverman, signed 12x36 $30
Frank Buffalo Hyde
Kevin Red Star
Jack Silverman
Michael Dean oils
Hills and Mesa to the West
O’Keeffe 24x38 $30
Pedermal 1941-1942
O’Keeffe 24x30 $30
Hiroshige & Hokusai woodcuts
Brad Price oils
Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu
O’Keeffe 25x37 $35
Remembered Ancients
Tony Abeita 16x34 $25
Paul Vigil, Virgil Vigil, Bobby Vigil
(traditional Pueblo Dancer paintings)
White Pansy
O’Keeffe 24x36 $30
Blue Shutters
Evelyn Boren 22x30 $25
Aspen Thicket
Baumann 11x15 $12
White Rose with Larkspur
O’Keeffe 24x36 $50
Pottery Keeper
Gorman 20x24 $30
An Orchid, 1941
O’Keeffe 24x36 $35
Mountain Pond
William Hook 27x32 $30
Spring Blossoms
Baumann 18x18 $25
Red Hills and Pedermal
O’Keeffe 18x25 $25
Morning Glories
O’Keeffe 27x38 $35
White Camelia
O’Keeffe 24x36 $35
Chama Adiago
Doug West 26x26 $35
Distant Hills
Mary Silverwood 27x38 $35
San Geromino Church
David Hoptmann, signed 24x28 $25
Bryce Canyon–Hoodoos in Snow
Jack Acrey 24x32 $25
Cottonwood in Tassel
Baumann 18x18 $25
Einstein and the Hopi
El Tovar Studio 22x26 $25
Blue River
O’Keeffe 22x39 $35
Petunia
O’Keeffe 26x40 $40
1991 Opoera Cloud Formation
DEliot Porter 23x33 $20
Savannah
Martinez 22x32 $30
Zuniscape
Morrow 24x32 $30
Oriental Poppies
O’Keeffe 25x30 $35 / 18x24 $24
Zia
Gorman 24x30 $35
Pink and Gray Leaves
O’Keeffe 24x36 $25
Adobe Compound Garden
William Hook 22x28 $30
Hollyhocks and Lace Curtains
Dale Amburn 16x20 $30
Rodeo Stars
Bob Wade 26x32 $25
New Millennium Fine Art
(Fox Gallery)
217 W. Water St., Santa Fe NM 87501
505.983.2002 [email protected]
Red Canna 1924
O’Keeffe 22x35 $28
Black and Purple Petunias
O’Keeffe 20x26 $25
For ordering posters, add $8.50 shipping
for up to 6 posters in one tube.
New Mexico Residents please add applicable sales tax.
Santa Fe Station
Sunflower
O’Keeffe 24x36 $28 / 18x24 $20
Peter Klocksien, signed 25x30 $35
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Lake George Autumn
O’Keeffe 24x39 $30
Pedermal–My Front Yard/Autumn
O’Keeffe 18x24 $24
Moonrise Hernandez
Amsel Adams 24x30 $40
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Juniper Hills
Silverwood 24x38 $35
Black Mesa–Out Back of Marie’s
O’Keeffe 25x30
Stephen Fox, Founder New Millennium Fine Art
Designer of Handstamped Old Pawn Style Earrings, Bracelets, Belts with
Turquoise, Coral and Lapis
In addition to hundreds of affordable original pieces, we have over 100 O’Keeffe images in prints–please call if you don’t see what you seek.
We also have 15 Baumanns, 9 Mary Silverwoods, 6 Bob Wades, 12 Ansel Adams, and 9 Doug Wests, plus original Doug West silkscreens,
& a huge selection of contemporary Native American prints. Sizes are poster size; shown here are images.
Petunia 1
O’Keeffe 24x36 $35
THE OFFICIAL 2009 SANTA FE VISITORS GUIDE
The Official 2009 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
Galen Buller
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
convention & visitors bureau
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Mary Pat Kloenne, Director of Sales
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dear visitors,
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.
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
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
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CITY AT A
GLANCE
getting acquainted with Santa Fe
MARK KANE
ADOBE ARCHITECTURE
Santa Fe’s most popular nickname, the City Different, is a proud representation of its
residents’ belief in distinguishing themselves by thinking outside the box while also
honoring their roots. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Santa Fe’s distinctive adobe
buildings—genuine representations of the city’s history as a confluence of Spanish and
Native American cultures, among many others. Adobe, a durable material used for
centuries to construct the area’s pueblos, 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 Santa Fe’s oldest examples 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.
ERIC SWANSON
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
June
82/47°F 28/9°C
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
December
48/16°F 9/-9°C
Source: accuweather.com
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CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
As a high-desert town 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, and can be risky due to flash floods and lightning. 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 generally takes
several days. 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.
NEARBY NATURE
Santa Fe’s longest park lies along 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 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
MARK KANE
ANN MURDY
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 Ski Santa Fe ski area, 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 is set to
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.
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
SHOPPING
Santa Fe’s primary shopping districts range from the tourist-oriented downtown area to
Southside’s big-box bonanza, 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, on
San Francisco Street (formerly Woolworth’s), 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 high-end 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 designer
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.
One of the quirkiest shopping spots in the area is about six miles north of town on
Highway 84/285: the Tesuque Pueblo Flea Market, where you can find creative items,
such as African imports and handmade clothing, in a charming and unpretentious setting.
And at the south end of town, a cluster of big-box stores, as well as the city’s largest
traditional mall, provide opportunities to stock up on necessities. Zafarano Drive is lined
with stores like Target and Best Buy, with Sam’s Club one block east, and the mall—Santa
Fe Place—just across Rodeo Road.—Marin Sardy
Clockwise from top left: the Santa Fe Plaza; strolling Canyon Road; Nedra Matteucci Galleries with holiday lights;
chile roasting at the Santa Fe Farmers Market; statues in a Canyon Road garden; artisans at the Palace of the
Governors portal. Opposite: an historic adobe home.
LORI JOHNSON
MARK KANE
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PETER OGILVIE
A BRIEF HISTORY
The Palace of
the Governors,
constructed soon
after the Plaza was
established, is the
oldest continuously
occupied public
building in
the U.S.
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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.
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.
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 Po’pay 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 presentday California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
1869–1887: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy oversees construction of the Cathedral
Basilica of St. Francis of Asissi, 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 Neils 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.
HISTORIC LANDMARKS
Santa Fe’s Plaza has been the social hub of the city 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, French-Romanesque, 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 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.—Bibi Deitz
ANN MURDY
MARK KANE
EVENTS FOR ONE OR MANY
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 Resort for its
manicured gardens and a stunning gazebo. 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 the “original walking tour” through
downtown and learn the city’s history, led by Access Santa Fe. For variety, Destination
505 offers options like Native American cultural tours, providing entrance to places
generally closed to outsiders. 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.
From top: a procession
bearing the country’s oldest
Madonna, La Conquistadora;
the Museum of Indian Arts
and Culture
Opposite: a thunderhead looms
over Santa Fe
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
New Mexico’s brand new History Museum, located just off the Santa Fe Plaza at 120
Lincoln Avenue and set to open May 24, Memorial Day weekend, will feature 96,000
square feet of interactive exhibition space, including audio stations, short videos, photo
albums, and interpretive stations. “There are so many different ways to tell history, and
we’re trying to use a very creative approach in presenting artifacts, maps, personal
effects, and diaries, but not be didactic,” says museum curator Dr. Frances Levine. The
intent is to offer a variety of approaches, leaving it up to the visitors to chart their own
paths through an exploration of thousands of years of New Mexico’s rich history.
See Attractions & Resources, page 75, for more information on sites and organizations
named in these pages.
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WAYS TO
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EXPLORE
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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
MARK KANE
FOR FAMILIES
FOR ADVENTURERS
Santa Fe Children’s Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
Randall Davey Audubon Center
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Santa Fe Southern Railway
The Geocaching Challenge
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
DeVargas and Franklin Miles skateparks
The “Dog Park”: Frank Ortiz Park
Camping—Hyde Memorial State Park
Hiking—Atalaya Peak; Santa Fe National Forest
Horseback riding—Bishop’s Lodge Resort
Mountain biking—Dale Ball Trails
Whitewater rafting—Kokopelli Rafting Adventures
Fly-fishing—High Desert Angler
Golf—Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe
Rock Climbing—Santa Fe Climbing Gym
Alpine skiing/snowboarding—Ski Santa Fe; Taos Ski Valley
Nordic skiing—Santa Fe National Forest
FOR CULTURE LOVERS
Santa Fe Opera
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
Wheelwright Museum of the
American Indian
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Santa Fe Symphony & Orchestra
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
FOR HISTORY BUFFS
From top: creative play at the Santa Fe
Children’s Museum; visitors at the
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi;
hiking in the Santa Fe National Forest
Palace of the Governors
San Miguel Mission and Loretto Chapel
Cross of the Martyrs
The Eight Northern Pueblos
Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico History Museum
Bataan Memorial Military Museum
FOR ART LOVERS
Canyon Road
Railyard District and SITE Santa Fe
West Palace Arts District
New Mexico Museum of Art
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
Institute of American Indian Arts
Shidoni Foundry
FOR FOODIES & OENOPHILES
Santa Fe Farmers Market
Santa Fe School of Cooking
Las Cosas Cooking School
Santa Fe Vineyards
Falcon Meadery and Winery
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, folk art, or Native American art. In the
evening, stroll the historic Santa Fe Plaza.
If you have THREE DAYS in Santa Fe...
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. 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.
If you have FIVE DAYS in Santa Fe...
Day 4: Drive to Abiquiú: Tour Georgia O’Keeffe’s former
home. 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, in Los Alamos.
Day 5: Ride one of the Santa Fe Southern Railway’s halfday train routes to the Galisteo Basin or Lamy. Select
more options from adjacent lists. In the evening, savor
the Santa Fe Opera.
See Attractions & Resources, page 75, for more on organizations named on this page.
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GREAT CARE
right here in Santa Fe
W
ith more than 55,000 visits per year, CHRISTUS ST.
VINCENT’s newly renovated Emergency Department is
one of the busiest in New Mexico. Expanded features include
21,000 additional square feet with 36 beds, enhanced
medical support for women's services, and a separate
pediatric unit with child-friendly waiting areas and
treatment rooms. CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT is one of
three Level III Trauma Centers in the state and serves a
seven-county area in Northern New Mexico. Emergency
services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Emergency Services
For information call 505.995.3934.
For emergencies please call 911.
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Spend a day discovering the beautiful and majestic
Nambé Falls and Reservoir area in Northern New
Mexico. You can hike our scenic trails, have a picnic,
or camp at the Nambé Falls recreation area. We offer
some of the best high mountain trout fishing in the area.
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Fuel up, grab a hot sandwich
at Arby’s or enjoy a cup
of coffee in the relaxed
atmosphere of Java City.
Come see us on your way
to our natural waterfalls
and recreation area.
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BEYOND THE CITY
day trips with history, culture, and natural beauty
JULIEN McROBERTS
MARK KANE
O
ne of the best ways to get a breath of fresh air and a heavy dose of culture while
visiting Santa Fe is to head out of town. North or south, fun day trips abound
in this land of varying landscapes and climates. 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. When day-tripping, be sure to pack water and wear layers: Santa Fe’s climate
is temperate, but weather can change suddenly, with tremendous and sometimes dangerous
(but 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 magnet for artists and art lovers. World-class
museums and galleries, historic tours, and a host of 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 nearby, 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 is the second-oldest museum in the state and features permanent collections that include major works by decades of Taos artists. If you have time,
you may also want to 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. The distances are about equal, but locals call the most direct (yet still scenic) path,
which follows the Rio Grande, the Low Road. However, 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 travels east from Española and winds through the beautiful
landscape of 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 dirt believed to be blessed with miraculous qualities. Scenic Córdova is known for its wood-carving artists, and the old
Spanish outpost of Truchas, with its stunning views of the Rio Grande Valley, is perched
on the edge of a cliff. Tiny Las Trampas is home to San José de Gracia, a mission church
dating back to 1760, with impressive Spanish Mission design elements.
ABUQUIÚ AND GHOST RANCH
About 50 miles north of Santa Fe on Highway 84 lies the town of Abiquiú. 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.
Clockwise from top left: Funky shops along the main strip in Madrid, 28 miles south of Santa Fe on Highway 14;
Pueblo drummers at an Ohkay Owingeh feast day event; the sandstone cliffs of “O’Keeffe country,” near Abiquiú
and Ghost Ranch.
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ANN MURDY
Above: The American Artists Bed
and Breakfast, in Taos.
Opposite, from top: Taos Pueblo;
San José de Gracia church in Las
Trampas, on the High Road to Taos.
Today, visitors can take a guided tour of “O’Keeffe country,” which includes her adobe
home in Abiquiú and the nearby Ghost Ranch Conference Center. The center, located
12.5 miles north, offers the tour from mid-March through mid-November. Other area
attractions include the Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology and the Florence Hawley
Ellis Museum, both at Ghost Ranch. Lake Abiquiú, a reservoir with a 5,200-square-foot
surface area, is a popular place for camping, swimming, and water sports. Visit can also
see local artists’ studios in the annual Abiquiú Studio Tour, held in October.
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 (San Juan), Santa
Clara, Taos, and Tesuque. There are 19 Pueblos in New Mexico; these eight all 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. Each Pueblo has a number of annual dances, events, and feast
days, and the best way to find out about current Pueblo events is to contact the Eight
Northern Pueblo Council, located at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo just north of the town of
Española on Highway 68.
THE JEMEZ MOUNTAIN TRAIL 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 (meaning “cauldron valleys”), the most spectacular stop, is home to 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 activities such as
wildlife viewing, seasonal elk hunting, trout fishing, and educational tours on botany,
ecology, geology, and history. Visitors can also explore dozens of miles of hiking and biking trails, attend a fly-fishing clinic, or run the mountainous Caldera Marathon in June.
About 20 miles to the east along Highway 4, Bandelier National Monument is home
to excavated ruins of a thousand-year-old settlement of Ancestral Pueblo people, offering
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visitors an opportunity to explore 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 and talks 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 adventures, such as the five-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 starting at Bandelier
Visitors Center and leading 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 laboratory, which was
established during WWII to develop the first nuclear
weapons, remains active today, employing some of the
greatest minds in engineering and science on projects such
as researching a cure for AIDS, developing technologies
that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and
designing a stealth aircraft that can detect chemical and
radiation danger. Connected with LANL is the Bradbury
Science Museum, in downtown Los Alamos. Its three
galleries appeal to all ages, with hands-on permanent and
rotating exhibits related to defense, history, and research at
LANL—particularly its atomic legacy.
MARK KANE
ERIC SWANSON
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 62-mile-long National
Scenic Byway boasts expansive views of New Mexico’s sky, as well as several historic
towns that are worth a visit. Missionaries, Confederate soldiers, and outlaws once
roamed the area, and Native peoples were mining for turquoise long before Europeans
arrived. It is 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, Cerillos, 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 by
locals) is said to be home to more artists per capita than any other town in America. 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.
PECOS NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK AND THE PECOS WILDERNESS
Drive 25 miles north on I-25 from Santa Fe and you’ll find Pecos National Historic Park,
a 6,670-acre park comprising two separate areas. The main area contains two historic
structures: 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 both the Pueblo ruins and the church remains. The other area includes several
sites along the historic Santa Fe Trail, and Glorieta Battlefield, the site of the famous
Civil War battle at Glorieta Pass, now part of the park and accessible via a guided tour.
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.—Dawn DelVecchio
Bandelier National
Monument is home
to excavated ruins
of a thousand-yearold settlement of
Ancestral Pueblo
people, offering
an opportunity to
explore some of the
earliest dwellings
in the area.
See Attractions & Resources, page 75, for information on sites and organizations named in
this article.
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Earth Fire Gems Gallery
505 982-8750
Bell & Dorje Tibetan Emporium
505 983-6863
112 West San Francisco Street • Santa Fe, NM 87501
Entrances: West San Francisco and Corner of West Water Street and Galisteo
COURTESY LEWALLEN
COURTESY PETERSON-CODY
COURTESY JANE SAUER
COURTESY LOUIS LERAY
DAN BARSOTTI, COURTESY NEDRA MATTEUCCI
VISUAL ARTS
see for yourself why Santa Fe is synonymous with art
t’s nearly impossible to turn a corner in the commercial areas of Santa Fe’s historic
neighborhoods without encountering an art gallery. With more than 200 galleries
and several major museums featuring all artistic mediums and genres, from
centuries-old treasures to an exploding number of contemporary works, this town
is a world-class art destination. Although it’s the oldest capital city in America, commemorating its 400th anniversary in 2009 and 2010, its renown for the arts is relatively
new, dating back only to the 1980s. How Santa Fe emerged from its roots as a dusty
colonial crossroads to become one of the world’s best-known arts centers is a testament
to both its historic distinction and the creativity and determination of the people who
live here.
Northern New Mexico’s relationship with art started with the object-making traditions of the region’s Native peoples. Pueblo and other tribal artisans produced beautiful
utilitarian and ceremonial objects for thousands of years. But while Native American
creations remain a significant component of Santa Fe’s fine-art market, today’s gallery
and museum offerings reach far beyond regional traditions to include 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’s art scene began to blossom in the early 20th century, when European and
East Coast painters and writers—Georgia O’Keeffe and D.H. Lawrence among them—
began coming to Northern New Mexico, inspired by its mix of cultures and untamed
beauty. From the region’s first photographs, taken in the 1880s, through the founding of
the Santa Fe Art Colony by painters such as Sheldon Parsons and Gerald Cassidy
(around 1915), the Santa Fe area inspired a range of work influenced by Old World art
trends, such as Romanticism and Cubism. Later, post–World War II cultural and political shifts brought Hispanic art out of obscurity, enabled Native artists to challenge
stereotypes through their work, and nurtured growing appreciation for abstract art,
positioning Santa Fe as a place for innovators.
Since the 1980s, new technologies have made it possible for New Mexico’s contemporary artists to collaborate with creative minds—and connect with collectors—in
places as far away as Japan and Argentina. Now home to a major international biennial
(produced by the nonprofit art space SITE Santa Fe) and the annual Art Santa Fe
contemporary-art fair, this city also became the newest host of a SOFA (Sculpture
Objects & Functional Art) expo this year, joining the ranks of long-standing host cities
Chicago and New York. Now Santa Fe’s challenge, it seems, is to maintain its uniqueness in an increasingly interconnected global art market. Doubtless the influence of a
long line of legendary artists—living on in historic artworks and in the vibrancy of an
art market considered one of the top three in the country—will continue to help the
City Different live up to its name.
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CANYON ROAD
Most visitors with an interest in art are drawn first to historic Canyon Road, as they have
been since the road—newly paved—was designated a “residential arts and crafts zone” by
the city in 1962. Delightfully walkable, the narrow street is lined with authentic adobe
former homes transformed into galleries featuring a spectrum of art. Altermann
Clockwise from top left: 220, acrylic on canvas, by Heather Foster, represented at Peterson-Cody Gallery;
Vista Primera: Transfer, oil on canvas, by Jean Arnold, represented at LewAllen Contemporary; Selby Fleetwood
Gallery’s 240-year-old adobe space on Canyon Road; Last Light Over Mt. Taylor, oil on canvas on panel, by
Wilson Hurley, represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries; Timminsi, tin, wood, fabric, and wire, by Geoffrey
Gorman, represented by Jane Sauer Gallery
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PHYLLIS KAPP
MARK WHITE
“Seeking Stillness” Patinaed Engraving on Aluminum 42" x 80" Unfr
“A Lover’s Dream”
LAUREL PETERSON GREGORY
Oil on Canvas 26" x 26" Fr
“Falling Horizon”
Bronze Ed. of 49 20" x 22" x 7"
MARSHALL NOICE
“Southfork Lodgepoles”
PATRICK MATTHEWS
JONO TEW
“Sunlit River”
“Bump”
Watercolor 35" x 42" Fr
Oil on Canvas 35" x 49" Fr
Oil on Canvas 48" x 48" Unfr
MATTHEW HIGGINBOTHAM
“Farmland Acequia Reeds” Oil on Canvas 50" x 70" Fr
WAXLANDER GALLERY
& SCULPTURE GARDEN
622 CANYON ROAD, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87501
505 •984 •2202 800 •342 •2202 fax 505 •984 •0643
email: [email protected] www.waxlander.com
MARK KANE
Clockwise from left: Artworks on
display at Santa Fe galleries and
markets include Jeanette Pasin
Sloan’s Turquoise Trail II, gouache
and watercolor on paper; sculptures
by Jun Kaneko, shown here at Gebert
Contemporary Art; and Outside the
Box, sterling silver, by Cody
Sanderson.
Following page, from top: Cupide,
watercolor on paper, by Emilia Faro;
a show at James Kelly Contemporary
COURTESY LEWALLEN
COURTESY THE ARTIST
Galleries, Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, and others feature important American Modernist
and Western painters and sculptors of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Gerald Peters
Gallery and Nedra Matteucci Galleries, both around the corner on Paseo de Peralta,
carry historic works as well as contemporary creations ranging from finely detailed landscapes to abstract sculpture.
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 Eight Modern, offering work in styles ranging from minimalist
to photorealist. Galleries like Giacobbe-Fritz and Selby Fleetwood, plus InArt on nearby
Delgado Street, find aesthetic balance with pieces that combine traditional influences
with contemporary twists. Others, such as Jane Sauer Gallery, bring fine craft—work in
glass, fiber, beads, wood, and more—into the realm of fine art.
Find Native American art, such as ancient pottery, 100-year-old jewelry, and contemporary ceramics, at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery and Adobe Gallery, both of
which also offer exceptional Western landscapes from the past two centuries.
Representational painting and sculpture, both traditional and contemporary, are additionally available from galleries with a non-Native focus, Meyer East Gallery and Canyon
Road Fine Art among them.
DOWNTOWN
Just blocks from Canyon Road, the heart of historic Santa Fe is also a hub of fine-art
activity, with scores of galleries on the Plaza and surrounding streets. LewAllen
Contemporary, on West Palace Avenue, is an anchor for the West Palace Arts District,
along with Manitou Galleries, the Peterson-Cody Gallery—both of which offer contemporary representational painting and sculpture—and Patina Gallery, a showroom for fine
craft in mediums from metal to ceramics. Lovers of minimalist or reductive art can find
it at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, one block away on Marcy Street. 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 katsina carvings, jewelry, painting, sculpture, pottery,
Native American
art takes center stage
under the portal
of the Palace of the
Governors, where
Native artists spread
out their work on
blankets and sell
directly to the public.
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and even glass art. Many internationally known Native artists are represented in Lincoln Avenue galleries Blue Rain, Niman Fine Art, and
Legends Santa Fe, and the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum,
across the street from the St. Francis Cathedral.
Two more major art museums are within a short walk of the Plaza. In
a magnificent Spanish Pueblo Revival building at one corner of the Plaza,
the 92-year-old New Mexico Museum of Art houses a large permanent
collection of works created in and related to New Mexico. Study the
history of this region’s fine art at its comprehensive How the West is One
exhibition, a three-year show displaying the range of the museum’s
collection through April 2010. Two blocks away, an entire museum is
dedicated to 20th-century modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe, whose
bold, semiabstract interpretations of her surroundings introduced many
to the beauty of Northern New Mexico. Opened in 1997, the Georgia
O’Keeffe Museum not only presents the full range of her work but also
situates her in context with other important artists of her time.
THE RAILYARD DISTRICT
Santa Fe’s newest art district and community gathering spot had its grand
opening in September 2008, but even before that, the 50-acre, cityowned Railyard site began defining itself as a mecca for contemporary art.
The district is anchored by SITE Santa Fe, a private, not-for-profit
contemporary art space that hosts a biennial of growing international
importance (the next begins in 2010). Nearby galleries, in clean-lined
buildings that reflect a modern interpretation of adobe architecture,
COURTESY KLAUDIA MARR
include venues like James Kelly Contemporary, EVO, and TAI, all
situated along Guadalupe Street. Each specializes in its own contemporary-art niche,
from TAI’s mind-bending Japanese basketry to EVO’s cadre of influential artists known
the world over, including Pop Art printmaker and painter Ed Ruscha and new-media
pioneer Steina. Nearby, Box Gallery showcases work by emerging local artists, and across
Guadalupe Street, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art’s new two-story space displays
abstract paintings and sculpture.
Baca Street, which marks the Railyard District’s western end, has in recent years
emerged as an arts hub of a less cosmopolitan sort—a place where area artists can set up
shop in affordable spaces. A constantly shifting cluster of studio galleries, such as Elodie
Holmes’s Liquid Light Glass hot shop, forms its locals-centered core.
MUSEUM HILL
COURTESY LOUIS LERAY
MAJOR 2009 ART EVENTS
Feburary
ArtFeast
May
Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival
June
SOFA West
July
Art Santa Fe
International Folk Art Market
Traditional Spanish Market
August
SWAIA Indian Market
October
Historic Canyon Road Day
See Events Calendar, page 62,
for event details.
The museum district, on Camino Lejo, a hillside street southeast of downtown, comprises
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,
perched on a rise with expansive mountain views, is Milner Plaza, which is bookended
by a pair of outstanding Museum of New Mexico member institutions. The Museum
of International Folk Art houses the world’s largest collection of traditional folk art
from around the globe. This year, its 100th-anniversary exhibition, A Century of
Masters: The NEA National Heritage Fellows of New Mexico, celebrates the state’s National
Endowment for the Arts recipients in an ongoing show that opens June 21. Across
Milner Plaza, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture presents the diverse Native
arts of the greater Southwest, with an eye to the ties between art and its historic and
cultural contexts.
On Old Santa Fe Trail, about a mile away from Museum Hill, is the Center for
Contemporary Arts. Committed to promoting some of the best contemporary art to
come out of this area, the group celebrates its 30th anniversary this year—reminding
us that it’s grassroots support like this that keeps Santa Fe’s visual-arts community
thriving. Santa Fe Art Institute, at the College of Santa Fe, similarly promotes emerging
contemporary work, and each year brings at least a dozen visiting artists from around
the globe for lectures and workshops. Scattered throughout the city, too, local artist
studios and specialty galleries abound: Dwight Hackett Projects fills a warehouse
space off industrial Siler Road with edgy contemporary fare, and in Tesuque, about
five miles north of downtown, Shidoni Foundry showcases bronze sculpture cast on-site
and offers weekly, open-to-the-public molten-bronze pours.—Gussie Fauntleroy
See Attractions & Resources, page 75, for more information on museums and organizations
named in this article.
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Yevgeni Shchukin
“Guardian of Paradise”
Oil on Linen
39.5" x 25"
Authentic • Reputable
Russian Impressionism • Contemporary Paintings
200 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501 • 505.466.1718
[email protected]
www.ArtofRussiaGallery.com
Pippin Meikle
Fine Art
236 Delgado
505-992-0400
pippinmeiklefineart.com
POP Gallery
David Kracov
Duck!, polymer clay shadow box
POP Gallery is pop modernism, illustration, animation, photography, and sculpture in numerous media. Featuring Clifford Bailey,
Diego Lukezic, Lynden St. Victor, David Kracov, Kathie Olivas,
Amy Nelder, Tony Davis, Dr. Seuss, Charles Schulz, and Chuck
Jones, among others.
133 W Water, 505-820-0788, popsantafe.com
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Chalk Farm Gallery
One of the world’s leading galleries for visionary/surreal art. Our beautiful
gallery is filled with plants and waterfalls and is a “must see” for visitors. We
feature world renowned artists Vladimir Kush, Daniel Merriam, Michael Parkes,
and Dale Mathis. Open seven days; free parking.
729 Canyon, 505-983-7125, chalkfarmgallery.com
GA L L E RY
por tfolio
InArt Santa Fe
Catering to hip collectors, designers, and art appreciators of all ages. InArt Santa Fe gallery
offers visitors an elegant environment in which to discover many contemporary artistic media.
Our artists range in age from a young 25 years old to an even younger 80 years old! You will be
impressed by the depth and scope of our artists’ creativity as well as the intent with which they
carry out their passions. The artists we choose to represent have a common theme. They all
create with a deeper meaning than what you see on the surface. Whether it is a sculpture or
painting you are searching for, you can expect to experience the true heart and soul of the artist.
219 Delgado, just off Canyon, 505-983-6537, inartsantafe.com, [email protected]
Joyce Robins Gallery
201 Galisteo, 505-989-8795
800-989-8795, joycerobins.com
Joe Wade Fine Art
102 E Water, 505-988-2727
joewadefineart.com
Karan Ruhlen Gallery
225 Canyon, 505-820-0807
karanruhlen.com
The City of Santa Fe
Arts Commission
Community Gallery
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
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Zane Bennett
Contemporary
Art
Relocated in May 2008 to
the Railyard district, the
hottest new epicenter for
contemporary galleries in
historic Santa Fe, Zane
Bennett Contemporary Art
carries the finest in contemporary art in all media including
blue chip, established, and
emerging artists.
435 S Guadalupe
505-982-8111
866-802-5223
zanebennettgallery.com
Meyer East Gallery
Elmer Schooley, Never Seek to Tell Thy Love, oil on
canvas, 60 x 80"
Due to our fine artists and knowledgeable staff, the Meyer East Gallery
has long been deemed a primary destination for collectors. The gallery
provides high-quality, non-commercial art with individualized customer
service. We specialize in representational works by emerging and
established regional, national, and international artists. Mon–Sat,
10 AM–5 PM; Sun, 11 AM–4 PM
225 Canyon, 505-983-1657, 505-988-5170
meyereastgallery.com, [email protected]
Jane Sauer Gallery
Representing internationally recognized artists who produce
artwork in a variety of media. The Gallery is widely recognized
as being a premier venue for some of the highest quality, most
innovative, and creative art being produced today.
652 Canyon, 505-995-8513
[email protected], jsauergallery.com
Winterowd
Fine Art
701 Canyon
505-992-8878
wfineart.net
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Handsel Gallery
Established by Michael Matassa
in 1990, we present a sophisticated mix of contemporary
painting, glass, and sculpture by
regional and national artists.
Technical excellence, rich color
and originality unite imagery
ranging from figurative and landscape to pure abstract, tribal
artifacts and textiles. A distinguished contemporary exhibit
space in the heart of Canyon
Road featuring George Alexander,
Hilario, James Strombotne,
Dominique Werbrouck, Doug
Randall, Susan Gott.
616 1/2 Canyon
505-455-2393
handselgallery.com
Brandon Michael
Fine Art
202 Canyon, 505-670-6603
brandonmichaelfineart.com
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon, 505-983-1434, 800-779-7387
meyergalleries.com, [email protected]
New Concept
Gallery
Ann Hosfeld,
First Light,
acrylic on
canvas, 50 x 40"
First Light is one of a
series of agave paintings
by Ann Hosfeld using
light and shadow forms.
New Concept Gallery
exhibits contemporary
paintings, sculpture,
and photographs by
artists from the Santa Fe
area including Reg Loving,
Naida Seibel, and Frank Ettenberg.
610 Canyon, 505-795-7570
newconceptgallery.com
[email protected]
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SARA STATHAS
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
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DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DISTINCTIVE
CUISINE
dining out in the City Deliciously Different
S
MARK KANE
anta Fe should really be called the City Deliciously Different. More than 200
restaurants in a town with a population of less than 70,000 makes for a terrific
eatery to customer ratio. That’s why our unique city has become such a culinary
destination. Our proximity to Mexico, and the centuries-old Native American
presence in this area, gives us a distinct food heritage that’s vastly different
from Tex-Mex and California-Mex: two great food cultures coming together, relying on
regional ingredients like chiles, corn, squash, and a host of other vegetables and meats.
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. Whether you prefer the kick of the roasted green or the smoky
depth of a ripened, dried red, try it poured over an enchilada, stuffed and batter fried,
simmered into a piquant stew, or simply strewn across a hamburger.
Every major ethnic cuisine and restaurant style is also offered here, be it Thai,
Chinese, Hawaiian, Japanese, French, Italian, Moroccan, Mexican, Himalayan, bistro,
chophouse, or taco cart. The sampling provided below, based on community sources, is
in no way comprehensive and does not represent an endorsement by the City of Santa
Fe, so check local sources for other excellent options. Our celebrated Farmers Market, in
its new home in the Railyard Park and Plaza, is also a must-visit stop for locally grown
foods. Plus, New Mexico’s thriving wine industry is gaining national attention. And try
out our two established cooking schools: Las Cosas Cooking School and Santa Fe School
of Cooking. Then get ready to eat, drink, and live in our inimitable style.—John Vollertsen
GOURMET GREATS
A Triple Crown of great restaurants form the core of Santa Fe’s upscale dining scene.
Geronimo, The Compound, and Coyote Café are each well-established eateries that
garner nationwide attention, and respective chefs Martin Rios, Mark Kiffin, and Eric
DiStefano keep other Santa Fe chefs on their creative toes. Geronimo, with its soft
leather banquettes and eclectic menu, regularly wins kudos for service and ambience.
The Compound’s Chef Kiffin won a James Beard award for best chef in the Southwest
in 2006, and the classic décor and clever use of fancy ingredients like foie gras and caviar
make it a great place for a “dress-up” date. In Santa Fean magazine’s 2008 Chefs’ Picks
survey, Coyote Café was voted the hot “in-spot” and Best Comeback by virtue of Chef
DiStefano’s revamping of regional cuisine. All three 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. Inn of the Anasazi’s
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 Brian Cooper has transformed Luminaria restaurant, sitting in the
shadows of world-famous Loretto Chapel, into a clubby dining room. And Terre, at the
re-envisioned Encantado Resort, with its modern desert feel, vies for the distinction of
being the best new restaurant of the past year, 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:
Clockwise from top: Al Lucero making a margarita at Maria’s; vendors at the Santa Fe Farmers Market;
Coyote Café; a chorizo appetizer from La Boca; fresh green chiles. Center: New Mexican–style posole.
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Nu-Mex restaurants abound, and the chile’s good at all of them. Locals love Tomasita’s,
housed in the former train station at the Railyard. 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 Di
Laurentiis, from the Food Network, got her chile fix at Tia Sophia’s; The Shed, just off
the Plaza, won Best Red Chile in the Santa Fe Reporter’s 2008 reader survey; and the fiery
green sauce at the rambling roadhouse Horseman’s Haven is considered a must.
LOCALS LOVE ’EM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
To get the true culinary flavor of a town, eat at the places popular with the locals. For 28
years, Café Pasqual’s has been a hometown favorite by virtue of their 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. In the Second Street neighborhood, Chocolate Maven offers a unique experience
of dining in a working bakery, surrounded by pastries and cookies. Andiamo and Pranzo
Italian Grill, both off Guadalupe Street, are straightforward Italian trattorias full of flavor
but without the fuss. And nearby Café Café, part pizza parlor and part pasta house, won
Best New Restaurant in the Santa Fe Reporter’s 2008 reader survey.
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 newcomer La Boca, all impress diners with their
creative Spanish fare. Think traditional ingredients like serrano ham, salty Manchego
cheese, olives, and shellfish—plus steaming platters of paella—often with live music or
flamenco completing the theme. Food on the Camino Real never tasted so good.
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
From top: a chile relleno and
chicken mole enchilada from
Cafe Pasqual’s; The Compound
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NEW MEXICO WINERIES
OUT OF TOWN
Within a 30-minute drive of downtown Santa Fe, fresh country air complements great
menus. The Galisteo Inn’s quiet setting beneath giant cottonwoods contrasts the bigcity talents of chef Kim Muller, who mixes local ingredients for sophisticated results. The
Lamy Station Café, which garnered Santa Fean’s Best Green and Red Chile award in
2008, serves it up in a restored vintage dining car parked at the original Lamy train station, south of town. The gourmet talents of the owners of Sugar Nymphs, in tiny Peñasco
on the High Road to Taos, give this café culinary clout evident in the freshly baked biscuits,
scones, and breads that accompany the casual dishes. Burger lovers flock to Bobcat Bite,
on Old Las Vegas Highway, often standing in line for one of the 26 seats and burgers so
good both Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines have heaped praises upon them.
WORTH SAMPLING
Grüet (Albuquerque)
Casa Rodena (Albuquerque)
La Chiripada (Dixon)
Black Mesa (Velarde)
Jory (Santa Fe)
Falcon Meadery (Santa Fe)
Santa Fe Vineyards (Española)
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ANNUAL SANTA FE
WINE FESTIVALS
Santa Fe Wine Festival
July, at El Rancho de
las Golondrinas
Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta
September, at the
Santa Fe Opera
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NEWCOMERS
In the past year, A La Mesa, near the Railyard, hit the ground running, with Chef Jacob
Hilbert’s world-bistro dishes meeting casual wine-bar prices in a building that once
served as a nun’s sleeping quarters. And Tune-Up Café took over long-running burger
stand Dave’s Not Here, adding El Salvadorian dishes. Winner of Santa Fean’s Best Bang
for Your Buck in 2008, Tune-Up still offers top-notch burgers, including a bison version.
ASIAN PERSUASIAN
No food-loving town would be complete without Asian options. Mu Du Noodles,
featuring healthy, organic ingredients, has received raves from The New York Times. Lan’s
Vietnamese, on Cerrillos Road, thrills the town’s pho fans. Mauka’s talented young chef
Joel Coleman combines traditional Hawaiian ingredients—and dishes like Wagyu beef–
cabbage rolls and kaffir-lime panna cotta—with French cooking techniques that garnered
his small restaurant Santa Fean’s 2008 Best Restaurant award. And right downtown, fiery
curries and scrumptious tandoori fill the lunch buffet at India Palace.
BEST OF THE REST
The Railyard Restaurant and Saloon serves up a classic chophouse menu in a stylish
warehouse setting with comfy booths. Also near the Railyard, Ristra offers classic French
cuisine with a Southwestern twist—think red-chile beurre blanc. Downtown, newcomer
Amavi gives Mediterranean flavors a modern feel, as in the much-lauded bouillabaisse;
and Santacafé is famous for its calamari with lime-chile sauce. Near the state capitol, Rio
Chama offers enormous steaks and ribs, and an upscale bar. A few doors down, the Pink
Adobe celebrates our history with slow-braised green chile and pork. And at the French
Bistro 315, moules frite, duck confit, and silken crème brûlée keep regulars coming back.
RESTAURANT LISTINGS
Amavi
Del Charro
221 Shelby, 505-988-2355
reservations: amavirestaurant.com
Voted “Best New Restaurant” by Santa Fean magazine, Amavi offers regional Mediterranean cuisine,
featuring fresh, locally-grown ingredients and a worldclass wine selection. Now serving the full menu in our
lounge. Open seven nights a week, 5:30–10:30 PM.
101 W Alameda, 505-954-0320
Adjoining the Inn of the Governors, offering light bar
foods and desserts. Signature burgers and margaritas. 11:30 AM to midnight daily. The meeting spot
and watering hole of Santa Fe.
Andiamo!
322 Garfield, 505-995-9595
andiamoonline.com
Dining at Andiamo!, a neighborhood trattoria, inspires
conversation and evokes memories. We see Andiamo
as a collective experience for people who love food.
Our staff is genuinely happy to work with you. We
want you to feel better for having eaten here.
The Bull Ring
150 Washington, 505-983-3328
Serving Santa Fe since 1971, the legendary Bull Ring
is “the prime” steakhouse in Santa Fe. 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.
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill
301 Jefferson, 505-820-2862; 3777 Cerrillos
505-988-3278; bumblebeesbajagrill.com
Santa Fe’s freshest food. Baja-style fresh food,
including burritos, tacos, fresh salads, veggie specials, kid’s menu, and salsa bar—fast, fun, friendly
and Bee-licious! Open daily at 11 AM. Beer and wine
served. Live jazz on Saturday nights.
Celebrations Village West
1620 Saint Michael’s, 505-989-8904
celebrationssantafe.com
After two decades on Canyon Road, Celebrations
has moved. Now Celebrations Village West, the
renowned eatery features mountain views, a walled
patio, and parking galore. Eclectic menus feature
upscale new American, contemporary Italian, Creole
Cajun, and Northern New Mexican dishes. A delightful wine bar appetizer menu is served the days the
restaurant is open for dinner. Open 8 AM–2:30 PM,
Sun–Thu; 8 AM–9 PM, Wed–Sat. Dinner is served
5–9 PM, Wed–Sat only.
El Farol
808 Canyon, 505-983-9912
Contemporary and traditional Spanish cuisine and
nightly live entertainment housed in a historic 1835
adobe. Extensive list of Spanish wines and sherries.
Tapas, paella, seafood, steaks. Flamenco dinner
shows weekly.
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 5–10 PM, Tue–Sat. Reservations recommended.
Handicapped access.
Fuego at La Posada
330 E Palace, 505-986-0000
laposadadesantafe.com
Located at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa, a
RockResort, the AAA Four Diamond Award–winning
Fuego features elegant American cuisine. This
romantic restaurant, located just two blocks from
the Plaza in downtown Santa Fe, offers a celebrated
menu, extensive wine list, and a casually elegant
dining room. Fuego serves dinner nightly, as well as
a Rancher’s Brunch on Sundays. For reservations
call 505-954-9670.
Gabriel’s Restaurant
Exit 176, Hwy 84/285
505-455-7000
gabrielsrestaurante.com
Zagat rated one of America’s best restuarants,
renowned for guacamole made at your table.
Mexican and Southwest specialities: housemade
corn tortillas, red and green chile, sizzling fajitas,
vegetarian plates. Mountain view patio dining, cozy
adobe interior with kiva fireplaces showcasing local
Southwest art from the Gabriel Gallery. Lunch and
dinner daily; open from 11:30 AM.
The Compound
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
and private dining rooms accommodating 12 to 250
guests. Wine Spectator’s award-winning wine list.
Full bar. Lunch and dinner. Private parking.
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
319 Guadalupe, 505-982-2565
Barbecue and beyond! Featuring mesquite-smoked
barbecue, fresh-cooked, wholesome food, nightly
entertainment, and legendary margaritas, plus patio
dining, a late-night menu, private party rooms, and
off-premises catering.
Graham’s Grille
106 Paseo del Pueblo
Norte, Taos, 505-751-3242, grahamstaos.com
Graham’s Grille has become the “in” place in the
Taos Historic District. Visitors and locals alike are
raving about the combination of unique food and
comfortable atmosphere. Lesley B. Fay, who
designed the restaurant, also doubles as the executive chef. Fay and her husband, Peter, created
Graham’s Grille to provide honest, creative food at
a resonable price, with great, friendly service in a
hip, fun place. Call us about Graham’s Grille Catering
Company. Open daily for lunch, 11 AM–2 PM; dinner
5–9 PM; closed Sun.
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 special-
izes in the dynamic, complex cuisine of Northern
India using ayurvedic (the science of longevity)
cooking principles. Homemade cheese, yogurt, ghee,
and 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. Open seven days
a week. Lunch 11:30 AM–2:30 PM; dinner 5–10 PM.
La Casa Sena &
La Casa Sena Cantina
125 E Palace, 505-988-9232
lacasasena.com
La Casa Sena is located in the heart of old Santa Fe
in the historic Sena Plaza. Featuring innovative
American Southwest cuisine, an extensive wine list,
and a spectacular outdoor patio, La Casa Sena is one
of Santa Fe’s most popular restaurants. Recipient of
the Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator. For
a more casual dining experience, visit La Cantina.
Lunch 11:30 AM–3 PM, Mon–Sat; dinner nightly
5:30–10 PM. Sunday brunch in a patio setting
11 AM–3 PM. Wine Shop adjacent to the restaurant
features a large selection of fine wines, 11 AM–8 PM,
Mon–Sat; noon–6 PM Sun.
La Choza
905 Alarid, 505-982-0909, lachozarestaurant.com
La Choza Restaurant, “the locals’ choice for chile,”
opened in 1983 to offer hospitality and cuisine
typical of Northern New Mexico. Situated in an old
adobe ranch house next to the historic Railyard Park,
we are excited to now offer the most delicious
margaritas concocted at our full bar.
La Plazuela at La Fonda
100 E San Francisco, on the Plaza, 505-995-2334
lafondasantafe.com
In the heart of historic La Fonda hotel on the Plaza,
La Plazuela has been acclaimed for its “refreshingly
creative menu,” in “one of the most beautiful dining
rooms in town.” The skylit courtyard features more
than 440 hand-painted windows that create a truly
special atmosphere, perfect for savoring Latin gourmet cuisine, traditional New Mexican specialties,
and fresh guacamole prepared tableside. Breakfast
7–10:45 AM daily. Lunch 11:30 AM–2 PM, Mon–Fri;
11:45 AM–3 PM, Sat and Sun. Dinner is served
5:30–10 PM daily.
Los Mayas
409 W Water, 505-986-9930
Multiple award winner. Freshly made corn tortillas;
the best patio in Santa Fe. Located downtown three
blocks from the Plaza. Guacamole prepared at your
table. Cozy, romantic in a casual setting. Kiva fireplace
in winter. Affordable fine dining, great margaritas.
Family owned and operated for three generations.
Dinner 5–10 PM. Live music nightly.
Mangiamo Pronto!
312 Read, 505-989-1904
A little slice of Tuscany in Santa Fe, Mangiamo
(“let’s eat”): panini, pizze, frittate, insalate, zuppe,
dolci, espresso, and specialita della casa. Prima
colazione and pranzo Mon–Sat. Let us transport you
to Italy. Call about special dinner events.
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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. 125-plus
margaritas, (priced from $6 to $60), over 100
tequilas, and great New Mexican food served in
the same location since 1950. Full-service bar
and a great list. Reservations suggested.
11 AM–10 PM, Mon–Fri; 12–10 PM, Sat and Sun.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. All major
credit cards accepted.
Masa Sushi
927 W Alameda, 505-982-3334
A restaurant that features Japanese
style cuisine with the most pleasant staff
to serve you. Delicious food with quick, personal
service. It’s the best “little secret” in Santa Fe.
Beer and wine served. Open seven days a week.
Vegetarian menu available.
Mucho Gusto
839 Paseo De Peralta
505-955-8402
Serving fresh, authentic Mexican food. Mentioned
as one of the top places to dine by The New York
Times and Santa Fean magazine. House specialties
include the mole poblano made from scratch—a
local favorite—and the fabulous stuffed chicken
breast with the mushroom chipotle cream sauce.
11 AM–9 PM, Mon–Sat.
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Santa Fe’s most celebrated restaurant makes
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Enjoy innovative cuisine featuring Southwestern
ingredients from artisan farms and contemporary
influences of the region, plus a wine list honored
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58 S Federal, 505-986-5858
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Located in historic downtown Santa Fe two blocks
from the Plaza, across from Federal Park, next to the
Convention Center. Osteria d’Assisi offers worldclass service, authentic Italian cuisine, an extensive
wine list, and cocktails. A native of Lake Como,
host/owner Lino Pertusini proudly offers the finest in
traditional dishes with an innovative flair. The menu
features fresh seafood, locally raised beef, lamb,
veal, and home-made pastas. Outdoor patio and
private dining available. Lunch 11 AM–3 PM,
Mon–Sat; dinner 5–10 PM nightly.
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Vanessie
434 W San Francisco
505-982-9966
vanssiesantafe.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.
Photo by David O. Marlow / The Santa Fe Catalogue®
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ROBERT RECK
COURTESY SFCA
MORGAN SMITH
COURTESY ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET
MARK KANE
COURTESY THEATER GROTTESCO
CITY OF
CULTURE
homegrown talent and world-renowned performers
share Santa Fe spotlights
S
anta Feans find big fun in a small city with live music, dancing, performances,
and nearby casinos. Showcasing an internationally known opera association,
a symphony orchestra, ballet and contemporary dance companies, and an
experimental theater group, Santa Fe’s cultural offerings satisfy even the
most sophisticated audiences. But we don’t let that go to our heads. In Santa
Fe, you can show up at the opera in blue jeans or an evening gown, and nobody will
think twice either way. And when the arias end, some of the best cultural offerings to
hit the stage, like fiery flamenco or improvisational jazz, take place in the city’s smallest
venues—its bars and restaurants.
For such a small city, Santa Fe has an abundance of dance, music, and theater—and a
top-notch downtown venue in the nonprofit Lensic Performing Arts Center. 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 stars like Al Green and Lyle Lovett to town in 2008.
During the winter, the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the Aspen Santa
Fe Ballet move in with concerts (2009 shows include selections by Vivaldi and Verdi)
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 sellout crowds by inviting literary giants like Annie Proulx and Jhumpa Lahiri, 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 505-988-1234or ticketssantafe.org.
MUSIC
Star tenors and sopranos who have performed in Europe and at New York’s
Metropolitan Opera come to town during the summer for the Santa Fe Opera, a
hilltop gem seven miles north of town on Highway 84/285. Complete with couture
costumes, elaborate set designs, and flawless music and vocals, the opera features
performances from June through August, with the 2009 roster including Don
Giovanni, Alceste, and La Traviata. From the upper balcony, look down to see the show,
or up through the building’s open-air portions along the sides and behind the stage,
for uninterrupted views of the sun setting over the high-desert landscape.
For six weeks during July and August, there’s also the famous, 37-year-old Santa Fe
Chamber Music Festival. Santa Fe Pro Musica, a classical-music 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. The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, a professional choral ensemble that sings
during the summer and over the winter holidays, performs at gorgeous venues around
town, with the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis topping its list.
For big-ticket events, Fan Man Productions draws big names such as Jurassic 5 and
Bonnie Raitt to play at the Lensic as well as at the open-air Paolo Soleri Outdoor
Clockwise from top left: Alisa Alba, of Juan Siddi Flamenco; the Santa Fe Opera; Christmas Eve performance
from the Santa Fe Concert Association; Theater Grottesco’s 12th Night; Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers
performing William Forsythe’s Slingerland. Center: Dancers at the Bandstand on the Plaza
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COURTESY SF DESERT CHORALE
Singers of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Santa Fe Film
Festival showcases
more than 100 films
from across the globe,
with an emphasis on
harder-to-find and
independent fare.
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Amphitheater, memorable for its flyingsaucer-like design. Lesser known but often
phenomenally skilled performers, from
director/musician Bruce Dunlap to neoflamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert, play at the
chic GiG Performance Space, on Second
Street. And for free live music, look no
further than the Bandstand on the Plaza,
which showcases local and regional talent
Monday through Thursday evenings during
July and August: Latin jazz, blues, rock,
Andean music, or a fusion of genres. Or go to
Music on the Hill at St. John’s College—a
free, family-friendly concert series where listeners lounge and picnic on the school’s athletic field most Wednesdays in June and July.
THEATER
Santa Fe is blessed with a vibrant, from-the-ground-up theater scene. Circus-arts
group Wise Fool New Mexico, known also for its puppet shows, performs the Circus
Luminous extravaganza annually at the Lensic. Theater Grottesco, which takes its
name from the Italian word for “absurd” or “splendid,” formed in Paris 25 years ago
and now thinks up new twists on old standards with shows 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. 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
a historic adobe—the oldest continually running playhouse west of the Mississippi—
in the 389-year-old Barrio de Analco neighborhood, off Old Santa Fe Trail.
NIGHTLIFE
Claude’s, the legendary Canyon Road eatery that entertained Santa Feans for 20 years
until it closed in 1972, set the bar for good music and libations in the City Different.
Since that time, El Farol restaurant and cantina has taken over the distinction as
Canyon Road’s entertainment center, with weekly tableside flamenco shows in the
restaurant and live music in a range of crowd-pleasing genres complementing its topnotch tapas menu Tuesdays through Saturdays.
If you’re downtown, start at The Cowgirl Bar & Grill, a Western-themed favorite
serving mesquite-smoked brisket, margaritas, and (almost) nightly music in a range of
genres—indoors or on the patio, which is packed all summer. Get your blues on at the
Tin Star Saloon’s jam nights, or satisfy that craving for live country and folk music at
La Fiesta Lounge, inside La Fonda hotel, where the fiddles (plus jazz, folk, and rock)
kick up almost nightly. At Vanessie, a continental grill and piano bar, Doug
Montgomery and Charles Tichenor parade their talents at the keys with everything
from cabaret to pop standards. A gourmet dinner at La Casa Sena Cantina includes
waiters belting out Broadway tunes twice a night amid vines and fountains.
In the burgeoning Second Street neighborhood, nibble on pub grub and listen to
more live music at Second Street Brewery, which frequently hosts lively local bands
and DJs. Across the street, order a pie at Back Road Pizza and head upstairs for a game
of pool. For touring indie and alt-country bands, or folksy musicians like John Hiatt
and Vic Chesnutt, head south on Highway 14 about ten miles to Santa Fe Brewing
Company. New Mexico’s oldest microbrewery, it boasts a sizeable stage and its restaurant has surprisingly good acoustics.
With both dance performances and dancing opportunities, El Mesón, a few blocks
from the Plaza, serves up monthly tableside flamenco shows along with traditional
Spanish cuisine, and hosts weekly tango nights. Intimate flamenco dance shows also take
place six nights a week during the summer at The Lodge, a hotel at the north end of town
that also hosts DJ-fueled dance parties every Saturday night. And don’t forget The
Matador, downtown, where, on weeknights, DJ Prairie Dog and others regularly heat up
the turntables. Weekly salsa dancing takes over El Farol’s dance floor with the Cuban
band Savor, which also plays at the Eldorado Hotel once a week (call for current
schedules). The Silver Starlight Lounge at RainbowVision, a GBLT-friendly retirement
community at the south end of town on Rodeo Road, hosts Trash Disco dance parties
(with ’70s-inspired music and sequins galore) as well as drag shows and cabarets.
Try striking it rich at Pojoaque Pueblo’s Camel Rock Casino, about 15 miles north
of town on Highway 84/285, or its brand-new Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino,
nearby on Buffalo Thunder Trail. Both casinos’ showrooms transform into theaters or
comedy clubs, depending on the night, with entertainment offerings in 2008
including legendary comedian Don Rickles and ’60s Big Band idol Paul Anka.
CINEMA
For a city with fewer than 70,000 residents, Santa Fe has a fine selection of art-house
movie theaters, in addition to 26 commercial screens at three theater complexes. The
Center for Contemporary Arts Cinematheque, on Old Santa Fe Trail, seats 140 and
shows documentaries and international films, while at the College of Santa Fe, The
Screen plays the latest art films on a big, beautiful screen with an impressive sound
system. Down the street, on St. Michael’s Drive, the Santa Fe Film Center’s 125-seat
theater, which includes couches and tables for extra comfort, hosts the Santa Fe Film
Festival every December, showcasing more than 100 films from across the globe, with
an emphasis on harder-to-find, independent fare.—Don Waters
MAJOR 2009
PERFORMANCE FESTIVALS
June
Santa Fe Dance Festival
July
Santa Fe
Chamber Music Festival
New Mexico Jazz Festival
August/September
FESTIVALS
Thirsty Ear Festival
Festivals comprise the annual mainstays in Santa Fe’s entertainment scene. In June, the
Santa Fe Dance Festival features three consecutive weekends of contemporary choreographies performed by Moving People Dance Theatre’s classically trained yet ultramodern dancers. Besides the long-running Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, every
July, the New Mexico Jazz Festival, typically held in the same month, boasts two solid
weeks of mind-blowing saxophone and trombone solos—and a lot more—on the Plaza
and at the Lensic, as well as at venues in Albuqueque. And around Labor Day, the Thirsty
Ear Festival takes over Eaves Movie Ranch, a filming location of many Westerns that’s
about ten miles south of Santa Fe, off Highway 14. The three-day roots-music bonanza
includes camping and a saloon offering microbrews, with artists such as Patty Griffin
and The Be Good Tanyas headlining in years past.—Bibi Deitz
December
Santa Fe Film Festival
See Events Calendar, page 62,
for event details.
See Attractions & Resources, page 75, for more on organizations named in this article.
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COURTESY BODY
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
PETER OGILVIE
MIND AND
BODY
Santa Fe’s best ways to relax and rejuvenate
he word spa is actually an acronym for the Latin phrase salud per aqua, which
means “health through water.” This European tradition is ideally suited for
Northern New Mexico, which boasts dozens of natural hot springs used—and
revered—by Native peoples since prehistoric times. In recent years, Santa Fe
has become a hub for healing arts, from simple soaking to elaborate spa packages.
But more than just a luxury, it’s about promoting wellness through a growing variety of
approaches, like acupuncture, yoga, and lesser-known forms of bodywork. In a city
that’s home to three major schools in this field—New Mexico Academy of Healing
Arts, Scherer Institute, and Southwest Acupuncture College—it’s no surprise the
means to blissfully improve your well-being cover a spectrum of options and prices.
For the ultimate in pampering, nothing beats Santa Fe’s resorts and day spas. But if
you prefer more cost-conscious options, call one of the colleges above to receive a treatment from a student. With prices under $30 for most hour long sessions, however,
demand outstrips supply, so your best bet is putting your name on a waiting list or
calling a day ahead to check for last-minute cancellations.
T
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
MARK KANE
SOAKING AND BEYOND
Ten Thousand Waves, designed to impart a Japanese sense of serenity and relaxation,
began with a small bathhouse and eight outdoor tubs in 1981. For the Japanese, bathing
means winding down from the day, meeting friends, and taking time with family, so
there are communal tubs as well as private options. Connected by wooden paths traveling up and down the hillside, and hidden behind rustic walls and tall trees, the baths
offer a retreat into nature as much as a world-class spa experience.
To soak in some of New Mexico’s own geothermal pools, head 50 miles north of
town to the hamlet of Ojo Caliente. There, Ojo Caliente Resort & Spa marks its 140th
anniversary as one of the oldest natural health resorts in the country, with four types of
healing mineral waters including lithia, arsenic, soda, and iron—plus rejuvenating treatments founded in the waters’ properties. For the Milagro Relaxation Wrap, guests soak
in hot pools to increase core body temperature, then are wrapped mummy-style in
blankets, accelerating the release of toxins from the body.
MOVEMENT
For yoga, dance, or other movement arts, nearly all studios in Santa Fe accept one-time
drop-ins. Among these, BODY of Santa Fe, voted Best Yoga in the Santa Fe Reporter’s
2008 readers survey, hosts classes in Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, and restorative yoga,
plus Nia, an improvisational-movement practice. Other well-established studios with a
range of styles in all skill levels include Yoga Source, which additionally offers Iyengar
yoga, and Yoga Moves, which also teaches Kundalini yoga. Moving People Dance
Centre’s schedule runs the gamut, from ballet to “urban contemporary” dance, plus
more exercise-oriented classes. Salsa Suave offers weekly salsa dance classes at the
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet studio, and the Railyard Performance Space hosts community
classes ranging from African dance to belly dance. The means for more traditional
workouts are available at two municipal fitness facilities: Fort Marcy Complex, at the
north end of downtown; and the 170,000-square-foot, three-level Genoveva Chavez
Community Center, at the south end of the city. Both have swimming pools, fitness
equipment, basketball courts, and a rotating selection of classes, from cycling to circuits.
Clockwise from top left: Practicing yoga at BODY of Santa Fe; a Japanese fountain at Ten Thousand Waves; herbal
treatment ingredients at Absolute Nirvana; a private tub at Ten Thousand Waves; a massage at El Monte Sagrado.
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RESORT AND DAY SPAS
Most of the city’s best spas are in the
downtown area. At the Eldorado Hotel’s
Nidah Spa, director Wendy Katzman
incorporates raw turquoise from Santo
Domingo Pueblo, 24-karat gold (honoring
the “city of gold” legend), and local plants
and herbs into the spa’s wraps, facials, and
massages. Also downtown, Avanyu Spa at
La Posada is an intimate sanctuary where
treatments like the Spirit of Santa Fe
include blue cornmeal and tobacco scrub,
cedar-wood-oil massage, sweetgrass-tea
herbal wrap, and a Pueblo Salt Glow. Reiki
energy therapy and desert skin treatments
round out the offerings. Carolyn Lee’s
three-year-old environmentally friendly
Balinese spa, Absolute Nirvana, utilizes
solar and wind power and relies entirely on
natural and organic ingredients. Her
specialty: the Javanese Lulur treatment,
with jasmine-oil massage, a sandalwood,
turmeric, and brown-rice-powder scrub,
and a rose-petal bath.
North of town at historic Bishop’s
Lodge, SháNah—Navajo for “vitality and
energy”—is inspired by Native American
traditions and Eastern Indian massage
techniques. The spa houses six treatment
rooms, an outdoor Watsu pool, and a xeric
garden that includes a hot tub with outdoor showers. Plus, spa director Antonieta
Matter has developed a product line using
regional juniper, lavender, and sage.
Farther north, at the Spa at Encantado,
guests are given an ayate (cactus) cloth for
a six-step purification ritual including a
steam, outdoor soak, and shower, before
proceeding for one of 50 kinds of massage,
ayurvedic treatments, and more. South of
the city, Spa Samadhi at Sunrise Springs
provides a rustic, cozy setting for similarly
elaborate packages.
Day spas offer many of the same
treatments in shorter increments, like the
half-hour sessions available at BODY of
Santa Fe, several blocks south of downtown on Cordova. Therapists there offer
Swedish, cranial-sacral, and Thai massage,
plus polarity and ortho-bionomy, with
aromatherapy components. The Spa at
Hotel Santa Fe provides Native-based
treatments including the 15- or 30-minute
Hummingbird Spirit Rejuvenator, a spotmassage for problem areas. Downtown
Day Spa adds “spa parties” to its mix of
everything from a 30-minute mini-facial
to Shiatsu massage. And filling a unique
niche, Tranquility Floatation Massage &
Healing Center is home to the only sensorydeprivation tank in the state—an eightfoot pod holding 10 inches of hypersaline,
body-temperature water, in which you bob
like a cork while your mind lets go of
stress.—Inara Cedrins
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Each room at
historic La Fonda
on the Plaza is
unique, with
colorful handpainted furnishings.
Amenities include
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LAURIE ALLEGRETTI
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
DOUGLAS MERRIAM
MARK KANE
PETER OGILVIE
THE CITY
CREATIVE
how Santa Fe is designing its future
anta Fe has had a well-deserved reputation as a center for creativity, from the
city’s early-20th-century art-colony days up to its current position as the
country’s third-largest art market. Yet the City Different’s inventive instinct
isn’t limited to creations on canvas or in clay: Designers who work in furniture,
home interiors, fashion, landscaping, and architecture are just as important,
as are those who are tackling major community issues with smart-growth and greenbuilding ideas. “The most creative thing about Santa Feans: We’re big-picture thinkers,”
says Kim Shannahan, green builder and interim director of the Santa Fe Area Home
Builder’s Association. “Maybe it comes from our indigenous communities—being able to see
the interconnectedness of things. That understanding leads to creative thinking.”
In 2004, Santa Fe was named the country’s first member of the United Nations
Creative Cities Network, joining Nagoya, Japan, and Montreal, Canada. The designation
as a Creative City, based on recognition of both our long history of indigenous folk art
and our continuing evolution in regional design, underscored the city government’s
concurrent efforts to bring creativity, design, and sustainability into the core of its
economic-development plan. And in late 2008, the city council approved the
Sustainable Santa Fe plan—an all-encompassing strategy calling for local policies based
on such tenets as environmental stewardship, economic health, and social justice.
The goals are as lofty as they are progressive: Minimize urban sprawl. Promote energyefficient, carbon-neutral development. Provide alternatives to automobiles. Restore
watersheds. Build parks and open spaces. Create consistent access to food. Revitalize the
Santa Fe River. Implement a smart-growth strategy. And do all the above while celebrating and preserving Santa Fe’s history, culture, and people. No doubt the plan presents
daunting challenges, but then again, what hasn’t in our not-so-distant history? Take local
architect Ed Mazria, who in 2006 issued his 2030 Challenge: Calling upon builders
worldwide to progressively reduce building-based carbon emissions to zero by the year
2030. Within a year, Santa Fe became one of the first cities to sign on. From using
biodiesel to power our community college to using energy-efficient LED lights in traffic
signals, Santa Fe is set on doing things the way its citizens always have: differently.
The long-awaited Railyard Park, the result of an intense, ten-year, community-based
planning effort, has transformed one of downtown’s last remaining parcels of derelict
land into a 50-acre mixed-use neighborhood—part park, part retail mecca, and part
modern transportation hub. Thanks to the Santa Fe Railyard Community Corporation,
and the nonprofit conservation/development group The Trust for Public Land, this
empty lot is now a hopping urban center built on a few key components: 13 acres of open
space complete with an amphitheater, pedestrian thoroughfare, and several kid-friendly
playgrounds; a gallery-heavy retail area; nonprofits like the youth-oriented Warehouse 21
arts center and the Hispanic cultural center El Museo Cultural; and a permanent home
for the city’s robust Farmers Market, a weekly gathering of local growers that offers
everything from fresh meat, produce, and cheeses to cooking demos by area chefs.
Smart water-conservation techniques, like designated water-harvesting areas and the
use of drought-tolerant plants, support the Railyard landscaping. And the ArtYard, an
eco-friendly live/work complex built by green developer Don Wiviott, with several units
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Clockwise from top left: Shopping on Canyon Road; the Lofts at Marquez Place; the Santa Fe Farmers Market and
Railyard cistern; the Lena Street Lofts. Center: Inside a home designed by Santa Fe architect Sharon Woods.
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reserved as affordable housing for artists, is
just a short walk away. Best of all, this former
hardscrabble spot along the Santa Fe
Southern Rail line is anchored by the northernmost terminal of the New Mexico Rail
Runner, the commuter rail service that was
completed at the end of 2008 and now connects Santa Fe to Albuquerque and Belen.
Similar efforts are visible downtown. Just
one block north of the Plaza, the 75,000square-foot, state-of-the-art Santa Fe
Community Convention Center—with
500-plus underground parking spaces—
opened its doors in 2008. Yet this project
came with its own set of challenges, including how to complement the city’s traditional
architecture while also meeting 21st-century
concerns. “It was important that it be Santa
Fe style, in its absolute core,” says architect
Beverly Spears, whose local company, Spears
Architects, partnered with Fentress
Architects, of Denver, for the project.
To that end, traditional forms—from the
zaguan, or long entrance hall, to roof
terraces—were as integral to the design as
high-tech green elements like cisterns and
nontoxic materials. The result: silver-level
LEED certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council, for energy efficiency and
sustainability. “People are getting behind
sustainability,” Spears says. “We’re making a
valiant effort.”
Local private developers, too, are combining creation of urban infill with the use of
sustainable building practices in progressive
mixed-use building projects. The Marquez
Lofts, now home to landscape architecture
firm Clemens & Associates and art-book
publisher Radius Books, has become a hub
for design, along with Second Street Studios
and the complex at Pacheco Park. Pacheco
Park’s four buildings, built in 2001 by local
green home builder Tierra Concepts, house
builders, interior designers, architects, and
contemporary home stores such as Santa Fe
by Design and Victoria Price Art & Design.
In Second Street’s live/work units reside
studios for photography, sound, design, and
art instruction. Other eco-sensitive developments include Oshara Village and Aldea,
both on the city’s outskirts and based on the
principle that higher living densities have a
worthwhile trade-off in increased communal
open space. The possibilities are seemingly
endless. “We’re an enormously creative city,
and that thinking extends to the arts, politics, human relations, world evolution,” says
Spears. “That’s our real core.”
—Ashleigh Morris
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SANTA FE’S GOLF COURSE OF CHOICE
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Our 1950's luxury lounge car and vintage coaches provide
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Weddings, Parties, Private Charters
Schedules and Reservations:
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GOLF
SANTA FE’S GOLF COURSE OF CHOICE
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Our legendary waters have been soothing body,
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Weddings, Parties, Private Charters
Schedules and Reservations:
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Swing Vote (2008)
The Tao of Steve (2000)
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Road Scholar (1993)
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Pow Wow Highway (1989)
Young Guns (1988)
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
Billy Jack (1971)
From top: Willia Cather; the cover of a
French-language edition of Ben Hur, from
the Palace of the Governors collection;
Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men.
SANTA
FAMOUS
Santa Fe’s legacies of cinema and star power
ith its big skies and range of environments, New Mexico seems an ideal
place to shoot motion pictures. Add to that generous incentives for
filmmakers—enacted by former governor Gary Johnson in 1995, and
heavily promoted by Bill Richardson after he took office in 2003—and
it’s easy to see why more and more movies are being made in this state
every year. Ranging from hefty tax rebates to no-interest loans, these incentives have also
been matched with aggressive training programs for residents, like the competitive New
Mexico Filmmakers’ Intensive program at the College of Santa Fe. All told, the payoff is
clear: According to Richardson’s office, more than 110 major film and television projects
have been shot here since 2003, pumping an estimated $2 billion into the state’s economy.
But Hollywood’s love affair with Santa Fe began long before this recent boom. This
city has been the backdrop for films, some known the world over, since the early days of
motion pictures. From archetypal Western landscapes to the Old World look of the
historic district’s adobe architecture, this city’s scenery is bound to stir up feelings of déjà
vu among even the most casual moviegoers. Director Lawrence Kasdan, who filmed
Silverado (1985) and Wyatt Earp (1994) in New Mexico, said that filming here was incredible because “every day . . . the sky was putting on a show.” Some of the more recent films
shot (at least partially) in the Santa Fe area include No Country for Old Men (2007), Wild
Hogs (2007), and Appaloosa (2008), as well as 2009 releases Crazy Heart and Brothers.
Earlier classics like Easy Rider (1969) and The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) may be as
famous for the gorgeous local vistas as for their sociopolitical subject matter. And as far
back as 1947, the suspenseful film noir Ride the Pink Horse even used one of our quirkiest
local characters: Zozobra, the giant, flailing bogeyman puppet who burns to the ground
every September during Fiestas de Santa Fe.
Santa Fe has drawn celebrities from all over for more than a century—artists, actors,
musicians, dancers, and writers. Very few bring big egos, and instead have often spent
their time (and money) making lasting civic contributions to the city. 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,
including its Greer Garson Theater and, in 1990, the state-of-the-art film-production
complex Garson Communications Center and Studios. 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; and Lew Wallace,
governor of New Mexico Territory from 1878 to 1881, found the job relaxed enough to
spend his tenure writing Ben Hur in his office at the Palace of the Governors, while concurrently leading the effort to bring Billy the Kid to justice. Downtown Santa Fe was
even home to a secret office for the atomic-bomb-making Manhattan Project, where
some of the world’s greatest minds received instructions for the work they would do in
nearby Los Alamos. These days the Santa Fe Institute, a world-renowned think tank
founded by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann, keeps the foremost
thinkers in the fields of physical, social, biological, and computational sciences coming to
town. But while you may hope to see any one of the dozens of famous folks who live here,
don’t be surprised if you don’t notice them. They’re just going about life in Santa Fe like
the rest of us.—Georgia de Katona
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TRAVELING TO
SANTA FE
PETER OGILVIE
AIRPORTS
•Albuquerque International Sunport (505-244-7700) is 65 miles,
about a one-hour drive, south of Santa Fe. ABQ offers nonstop flights
to 39 cities, including Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and Los Angeles,
provided by eight major and two local carriers. Nine 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 brandnew New Mexico Rail Runner Express stop in downtown Albuquerque.
•Santa Fe has a small airport, Santa Fe Municipal Airport (505-9552905), which currently offers no commercial service. Capital Aviation
(505-471-2700) and Santa Fe Air Center (505-471-2525) provide private
and charter flights. Car rentals from Avis and Hertz are available on-site.
GROUND TRANSPORT
•On weekdays, the New Mexico Rail Runner’s earliest departure from
the Railyard station in Santa Fe leaves at 6:10 AM, arriving at the
Downtown Albuquerque station at 7:41 AM; the latest departs Santa Fe
at 9:30 PM, reaching Albuquerque at 10:57 PM. On Saturdays, this shifts
to a first departure at 8:10 AM, arriving at 9:36 AM, and a final departure
at 11:15 PM, arriving at 12:41 AM. Three other stations planned for Santa
Fe are in various stages of completion: South Capitol, on Cerrillos Road
at Cordova Road; Zia/St. Francis, at the junction of Zia Road and St.
Francis Drive; and South Santa Fe, at where I-25 meets Highway 599. At
press time, there was no Sunday service and schedules were subject to
change. $6/one way, $8/round-trip, 866-795-7245, nmrailrunner.com
•Rail Runner ticket holders can use ABQ Ride city buses to navigate
Albuquerque free of charge. A similar arrangement is in the works for
Santa Fe Trails buses. 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 (505-424-3367),
and Twin Hearts, which links Taos to Albuquerque (800-654-9456).
•The Amtrak Southwest Chief, which travels from Chicago to Los
Angeles and connects to other routes, 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); $40/four hours or $60/day.
Santa Fe Pedicabs are also available (505-577-5056), for $1/minute,
and are a fun and leisurely way to see the city up close.
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•Greyhound Lines operate out of the Santa Fe Bus Station, with two
departures and two arrivals daily. 858 St. Michael’s Drive, 505-4710008, greyhound.com
PARKING
•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, and at the Railyard Park and
Plaza. Parking garages are located at 216 W San Francisco Street and
at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, at 201 W Marcy Street.
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
•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, 505-827-7336, newmexico.org, open daily, 8 AM–5 PM. The
Department of Tourism’s La Bajada Visitor Information Center has
the same information and is located on I-25 near mile marker 268,
17 miles south of Santa Fe. 505-424-0823, 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, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM
MEDICAL CARE
•St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, 455 St. Michael’s, 505-983-3361
•OnCall Medical Services, 431 St. Michael’s, 505-954-9949
•ultiMED Urgent Care, 707 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-8707
•Urgent Care Santa Fe, 2801 Rodeo, 505-474-0120
•Lovelace Health Systems, 440 St. Michael’s, 505-995-2400
PETS
•Many hotels in animal-friendly Santa Fe welcome pets. However, pets
must be on leashes in public places, except at Frank Ortiz Park Off-Leash
Area, at 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, such as Indian Market. Stop by the Santa Fe
Convention and Visitors Bureau to find doggie-daycare options.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
MARCH
Gloria Steinem. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
honors Steinem in its Women of Distinction Series
with the 2009 award and a lecture from Steinem
herself. $35, Santa Fe Community Convention
Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-988-1234,
ticketssantafe.org
Arms and the Man. Catherine Donovan directs the
George Bernard Shaw play, which runs through
March 29. Free–$25, Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E
DeVargas, 505-988-4262, santafeplayhouse.org
MARK KANE
JANUARY
Pueblo Dances: Transfer of Canes. Incoming governors receive symbolic canes while Pueblo dwellers
perform traditional dances at most of the Eight
Northern Pueblos. Call before visiting;
espanolaonline.com/pueblos.htm
Viennese New Year’s. Santa Fe Symphony and
Chorus plays pieces by Johann Strauss, with
soprano Kirsten Lear. $18–$65, the Lensic, 211 W
San Francisco, 505-988-1234, sf-symphony.org
New Mexico History Museum Grand Opening. The
96,000-square-foot space just off the Plaza opens
its doors to the public for the first time on Memorial
Day weekend, with special exhibitions and activities.
113 Lincoln, 505-476-5100, nmhistorymuseum.org
JUNE
American Impressionism from the Phillips Collection.
More than 65 pieces by artists such as Childe
Hassam and Maurice Prendergast display influential
impressionistic work, through September 9. $6–$18,
New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace,
505-476-5072, mfasantafe.org
Bobby McFerrin. The winner of ten Grammy awards
performs with Moving People Dance Theatre and
other music groups in two improvisational shows.
$25–$70, the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco, 505988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
The Language of Birds. This dynamic family opera,
written by John Kennedy, of Santa Fe New Music,
includes a cast of 100 young Santa Feans. $20–$40,
the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco, 505-988-1234,
ticketssantafe.org
Music of Spain & Mexico. Santa Fe Symphony plays
exotic pieces such as Ponce’s Estrellita and De
Falla’s La Vida Breve. $18–$65, the Lensic, 211 W
San Francisco, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
APRIL
Classical Weekend. Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber
Orchestra plays music by Mozart and Beethoven.
$15–$60, the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco, 505988-1234, santafepromusica.com
Souper Bowl XV. Chefs from Santa Fe’s top restaurants serve soup and compete for the “best soup”
award, to benefit The Food Depot food bank.
$10–$25, Santa Fe Community Convention Center,
201 W Marcy, 505-471-1633, thefooddepot.org
FEBRUARY
Russian National Ballet: Giselle. Classical ballet
brings the quintessential two-act love story to life.
$30–$85, the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco,
505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Modernists in New Mexico. The spotlight is on
modernists such as Robert Henri and Georgia
O’Keeffe in this colorful show up through May 3.
$4–$8, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson,
505-946-1000, okeeffemuseum.org
Pretty Is As Pretty Does. Nine artists explore the idea
of atypical beauty, through May 10. $10, SITE Santa
Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199,
sitesantafe.org
Ski Santa Fe closes (tentative). 505-983-9155,
skisantafe.com
Baroque Holy Week. Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Baroque
Ensemble plays pieces by Bach and Handel.
$15–$60, Loretto Chapel, 207 Old Santa Fe Trail,
505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Music of Paul Moravec. Santa Fe New Music presents the Pulitzer Prize–winning composer’s chamber
music. $20–$25, Santa Fe Opera, exit 168, Highway
84/285, 505-424-6601, sfnm.org
MAY
TOP TRADITION
In a long-standing September tradition, the
burning of Zozobra, also called “Old Man
Gloom”—a 50-foot effigy stuffed with scraps
Gumball 3000 Road Rally. A thrilling cross-country
road rally comes through Santa Fe. gumball3000.com
of paper on which residents write their sor-
Verdi’s Requiem. The Santa Fe Symphony and
Chorus brings the timeless Verdi piece to life.
$18–$65, the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco,
505-983-1414, sf-symphony.org
ing some 20,000 people to Fort Marcy Park to
IAIA Annual Spring Powwow. Join community
members, professional musicians, and dancers, in
an all-day celebration. IAIA campus, 83 Avan Nu Po
Road, 505-424-2351, iaia.edu
Spanish festival commemorating the blood-
Viva Vivaldi. This Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus’s
show features an exceptional performance of the
Gloria. $18–$65, the Lensic, 211 W San Francisco,
505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Paintings from the Charlotte Mittler Collection. Art by
Santa Fe Indian School students between 1919 and
1945 examines youth perspectives on life in that era.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704
Camino Lejo, 505-982-4636, wheelwright.org
ARTfeast Santa Fe. For three days, special dining
events range from brunches to the edible-art tour,
where more than 30 galleries share space with food
from top chefs. Various venues, 505-603-4643,
artfeast.com
Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival. For one
weekend, more than 140 Native American artists
sell their work. $15, Santa Fe Community
Convention Center, 201 W Marcy, 505-476-1250,
nativetreasuressantafe.org
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MARK KANE
rows—kicks off Fiestas de Santa Fe, attractwatch him go up in flames, as he has each
year since 1924. Fiestas began in 1712 as a
less reoccupation of Santa Fe in 1692, 12
years after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 expelled
the Spanish from New Mexico. Modern-day
incarnations of the annual Fiestas last ten
days and feature a Fiesta King and Queen,
mariachi performances, Catholic processions, the absurd Historical/Hysterical
Parade, and the Pet Parade, for which local
pooches dress in their finest duds.
ANN MURDY
CCA Photo Auction. Internationally renowned photographers donate works to benefit the Center for
Contemporary Arts, a nonprofit art space. $40,
Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail,
505-982-1338, ccasantafe.org
SOFA West. The Sculpture Objects and Functional
Art expo 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, sofaexpo.com
Santa Fe Dance Festival. Moving People Dance
Centre hosts guest choreographers and dancers in
performances around town over three consecutive
weekends. Prices vary, passes $125–$275, various
venues, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
A Century of Masters. An exhibition of National
Endowment for the Arts winners honors master folk
artists, storytellers, and musicians through the end
of 2009. $8, Museum of International Folk Art, 706
Camino Lejo, 505-476-1200, internationalfolkart.org
60th Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe. Professional rodeo
cowboys and cowgirls compete in the well-known
annual tradition. $10–$20, 3237 Rodeo Road,
505-471-4300, rodeodesantafe.org
JULY
Santa Fe Opera Festival Season opens. This year’s
offerings include La Traviata, Don Giovanni, and the
world premiere of Paul Moravec’s The Letter.
$26–$188, Santa Fe Opera, exit 168, Highway
84/285, 800-280-4654, santafeopera.org
Pancakes on the Plaza. Every Fourth of July, volunteers serve up stack after stack of griddle-hot
pancakes to benefit the Santa Fe Children’s Project.
$6–$7, Santa Fe Plaza, 505-982-2002, uwsfc.org
landscape by mother nature,
Details by encantado.
877.262.4666 • www.encantadoresort.com
198 State Road 592 • Santa Fe, NM 87506
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. $5–$15, Museum Hill, 710 Camino Lejo,
505-476-1197, folkartmarket.org
New Mexico Jazz Festival. Both local talent and jazz
legends, from saxophonists to vocalists, hit the
stage for two weeks of jazz. Various venues,
505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Art Santa Fe (tentatively in July). The annual boutique contemporary-art fair brings a diverse array of
today’s art from galleries worldwide, under one roof
for four days. Venue to be announced, 505-9888883, artsantafe.com
Traditional Spanish Market. Local artists sell bultos,
retablos, tinwork, and other New Mexican crafts
reaching back to Spanish Colonial days. Santa Fe
Plaza, 505-982-2226, spanishmarket.org
Centrally located in Santa Fe’s distinguished downtown, this charming
Southwestern Bistro located in the historic Padre Gallegos House has
been offering guests a fantastic dining experience for over 20 years.
New American cuisine is tweaked in a Southwestern context and the
food is simply and elegantly presented.
Frequented by the famous and infamous, the Santacafé patio has some
of the best people-watching Santa Fe has to offer! During high season,
our courtyard, protected by a sun canopy, becomes one of the most
coveted spots in Santa Fe.
We’re located
1½ blocks north of the plaza • 1½ blocks east of the Convention Center
231 Washington Avenue • Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-984-1788 www.santacafe.com
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Postcard Perfect - Every Season
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Composer/pianist
Marc Neikrug hosts invited musicians and emerging
talent for six weeks of small-scale classical-music
concerts. Various venues, 505-983-2075, sfcmf.org
AUGUST
Haciendas—Parade of Homes Tour. A self-guided
tour of nearly three dozen new and remodeled
homes showcases the range of Santa Fe’s design
talent. $15, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA’s 87-year-old market
draws roughly 100,000 people annually to buy artwork by top Native American artists for one weekend. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-983-5220, swaia.org
Native Cinema Showcase. During Indian Market
weekend, NCS screens Native-made and -directed
films dealing with issues of indigenous life and
identity. $9/film, pass $75, CCA Cinematheque,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ccasantafe.org
Native Roots and Rhythms Festival. Native American
and indigenous performing artists from around the
globe hit the stage for two nights of music and
dance. $15–$45/night, Paolo Soleri Amphitheater,
1501 Cerrillos, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
1-866-232-5392
visitchama.com
Las Brisas de Santa Fe
Only an 8-block walk to the Plaza
Affordable and comfortable homes
for the whole family. All condos have:
private walled patios
wood-burning fireplaces
standard size kitchens
washers/dryers in condo
free parking
Remember, picking a vacation home is
like any other real estate transaction.
It’s all about the location!
624 Galisteo St • 1-800-449-6231
www.lasbrisasdesantafe.com
SEPTEMBER
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, santafefiesta.org
85th Burning of Zozobra. The 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, 617 Paseo de Peralta, zozobra.com
Thirsty Ear Music Festival. The city’s biggest rootsmusic event hosts both locally and nationally known
acts for three days of tunes, microbrews, and relaxing in the sun. Eaves Movie Ranch, 505-988-1234,
thirstyearfestival.com
High Mayhem Emerging Music and Arts Festival.
Santa Fe’s experimental-music collective showcases
cutting-edge sounds from jazz fusion to electronica
in its ninth annual festival. Venue to be announced,
505-501-3333, highmayhem.org
Theater Grottesco. The local contemporary theater
group premieres a series of new shorts spanning a
range of theatrical styles and movement arts. Venue
to be announced, 505-474-8400, theatergrottesco.org
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, exit 168, Highway
84/285, 505-438-8060, santafewineandchile.org
High Road to Taos Art Tour. For two weekends,
visitors drive through golden aspens to see artist
studios between Santa Fe and Taos. 866-343-5381,
highroadnewmexico.com
OCTOBER
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
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Postcard Perfect - Every Season
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Composer/pianist
Marc Neikrug hosts invited musicians and emerging
talent for six weeks of small-scale classical-music
concerts. Various venues, 505-983-2075, sfcmf.org
AUGUST
Haciendas—Parade of Homes Tour. A self-guided
tour of nearly three dozen new and remodeled
homes showcases the range of Santa Fe’s design
talent. $15, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
Santa Fe Indian Market. SWAIA’s 87-year-old market
draws roughly 100,000 people annually to buy artwork by top Native American artists for one weekend. Santa Fe Plaza, 505-983-5220, swaia.org
Native Cinema Showcase. During Indian Market
weekend, NCS screens Native-made and -directed
films dealing with issues of indigenous life and
identity. $9/film, pass $75, CCA Cinematheque,
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ccasantafe.org
Native Roots and Rhythms Festival. Native American
and indigenous performing artists from around the
globe hit the stage for two nights of music and
dance. $15–$45/night, Paolo Soleri Amphitheater,
1501 Cerrillos, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
1-866-232-5392
visitchama.com
Las Brisas de Santa Fe
Only an 8-block walk to the Plaza
Affordable and comfortable homes
for the whole family. All condos have:
private walled patios
wood-burning fireplaces
standard size kitchens
washers/dryers in condo
free parking
Remember, picking a vacation home is
like any other real estate transaction.
It’s all about the location!
624 Galisteo St • 1-800-449-6231
www.lasbrisasdesantafe.com
SEPTEMBER
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, santafefiesta.org
85th Burning of Zozobra. The 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, 617 Paseo de Peralta, zozobra.com
Thirsty Ear Music Festival. The city’s biggest rootsmusic event hosts both locally and nationally known
acts for three days of tunes, microbrews, and relaxing in the sun. Eaves Movie Ranch, 505-988-1234,
thirstyearfestival.com
High Mayhem Emerging Music and Arts Festival.
Santa Fe’s experimental-music collective showcases
cutting-edge sounds from jazz fusion to electronica
in its ninth annual festival. Venue to be announced,
505-501-3333, highmayhem.org
Theater Grottesco. The local contemporary theater
group premieres a series of new shorts spanning a
range of theatrical styles and movement arts. Venue
to be announced, 505-474-8400, theatergrottesco.org
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, exit 168, Highway
84/285, 505-438-8060, santafewineandchile.org
High Road to Taos Art Tour. For two weekends,
visitors drive through golden aspens to see artist
studios between Santa Fe and Taos. 866-343-5381,
highroadnewmexico.com
OCTOBER
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
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MUSEUMS
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-1777
fax 505-983-1222, iaiamuseum.org
In downtown Santa Fe, the Institute for American
Indian Arts (IAIA) Museum of contemporary art is our
nation’s leading museum for collecting, presenting, and
interpreting Native art through exhibitions, education, and cross-cultural dialogue. The Museum Store
features jewelry, art, books, music, gifts, and more.
The Museum Association of Taos
PO Box 3149, Taos, taosmuseums.org
Harwood Museum of Art, Millicent Rogers Museum,
Taos Art Museum at the Fechin House, E.L.
Blumenschein Home & Museum, La Hacienda de
los Martinez: Purchase a $25 combination admission
ticket for all five museums for a savings of more
than 60 percent.
Spacious accommodations s Full kitchens
Living rooms with fireplaces s Swimming pool
MUSIC—LIVE AND DJ
Absolute Entertainment
Sportcourt s Exercise room on site s Three
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Jacuzzis
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Complimentary
social
505-986-5882, musicsantafe.com, [email protected]
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.
hour
Picnic facilities with gas grills s Complimentary
hot breakfast buffet s Meeting rooms for up
to 40 people s Complimentary high-speed
internet access s Minutes from the Plaza
505 988-7300 or 800 331-3131
1698 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
www.marriott.com/safnm
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REAL ESTATE
Clark Realty
100 E San Francisco, Suite 150, 505-982-5263
cell 505-690-5672, fax 505-982-5264
clarkrealtynm.com, [email protected]
Trust us with your dreams. We are skilled realtors
who offer you extensive knowledge and experience
in the Santa Fe real-estate market. Our small, locally
owned firm offers you the personal attention you
deserve. The result? You find your new Santa Fe
dream home. We work as buyers’ agents.
TOURIST TRAP
Tin Nee Ann Trading Co.
923 Cerrillos, at St. Francis, 505-988-1630
Santa Fe’s world-famous tourist trap has been serving locals and guest alike for more than 35 years.
We specialize in Southwest arts and crafts, sterling
silver jewelry, T-shirts, moccasins, pottery, rugs,
sand paintings, souvenirs, Southwest fashions, and
toys. Open Mon–Sat, 9:30 AM–5:30 PM. Worldwide
shipping. City maps, tourist information.
SPA/MASSAGE
Ten Thousand Waves
Japanese Spa and Resort
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Hyde Park Road, res 505-982-9304, info 505-9925025, fax 505-989-5077, tenthousandwaves.com
Ten Thousand Waves Japanese health spa brings the
Japanese hot spring resort to the mountains above
Santa Fe! Outdoor hot baths, world-class massage,
and spa treatments with a Japanese twist.
Specialties include hot stone massage, Nightingale
facials, masters massage, Yasuragi head and scalp
treatment, and Shiaitsu-do massage.
TOURS
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PO Box 1601, 505-988-8022 swguides.com
[email protected]
Want a unique, entertaining learning experience with
a local, professional historian? Regularly scheduled
Harvest Festival. A family-friendly weekend includes
dances, demonstrations, and hands-on activities
from stringing ristras to pressing apples for cider.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos,
505-471-2261, golondrinas.org
Drawing for Projection. A dozen contemporary
artists’ work explores the narrative possibilities of
combining traditional drawing with working in video,
through January 10. $10, SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo
de Peralta, 505-989-1199, sitesantafe.org
Barkin’ Ball. A themed party with live music,
dancing, and food, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter &
Humane Society’s annual fund-raiser is a favorite
community fete. Venue to be announced,
505-983-4309, sfhumanesociety.org
NOVEMBER
Dia de los Muertos activities. Community dinners,
processions, art shows, and altar displays honor the
Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead. Museum of
International Folk Art, 505-476-1189, moifa.org; El
Museo Cultural, 505-992-0591, elmuseocultural.org
AID & Comfort Gala. With a party including a gourmet dinner, creative costumery, and a silent art auction, Southwest Care Center raises money for the
support of people in this region living with HIV and
AIDS. Venue to be announced, 505-989-8200,
southwestcare.org
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 mid-19th to
mid-20th centuries. Venue to be announced,
505-954-5858, santafeartauction.com
Recycle Santa Fe. Area artists who rely on reusables
fill booths with everything from license-plate lamps
to typewriter-key jewelry. Venue to be announced,
505-603-0558, recyclesantafe.org
Ski Santa Fe opens (tentative). 505-983-9155,
skisantafe.com
Circus Luminous. Presented by Wise Fool New
Mexico, this extravaganza of stilt walking, dance,
acrobatics, and music incorporates both artistry and
spectacle. $10–$25, the Lensic, 211 W San
Francisco, 505-988-1234, wisefoolnewmexico.org
DECEMBER
Santa Fe Film Festival. In its tenth year, this four-day
film buff’s dream screens independent films from
around the globe and hosts awards ceremonies and
festivities. $10/film, passes $300–$450, various
venues, 505-989-1495, santafefilmfestival.com
The Nutcracker. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet comes home
from touring to perform Tchaikovsky’s beloved
Christmas tale in its signature classical-meetscontemporary dance style. The Lensic, 211 W San
Francisco, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
SHOPPING HOURS
Monday to Saturday
10 am-7 pm
Sundays 11 am-6 pm
(Hours subject to change)
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.
A Gala New Year’s Eve. Santa Fe Concert
Association presents a popular end-of-the-year
concert, with its orchestra joined by visiting
soloists. The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco, 505988-1234, ticketssantafe.org
OPENING SOON!
NIKE FACTORY OUTLET
FASHION OUTLETS OF SANTA FE
I-25 Exit 278
8380 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
T.505.474.4000 www.fashionoutlets.com
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VISITORS DIRECTORY
ACCOMMODATIONS
El Farolito Bed & Breakfast Inn
Eldorado Hotel & Spa
309 W San Francisco, 505-988-4455, 800-955-4455
eldoradohotel.com
Just off the historic Plaza, discover the Four Diamond
landmark that’s a member of Preferred Hotels &
Resorts. Enjoy pampering treatments at Nidah spa,
elegantly appointed guest rooms, and dining at the
most celebrated restaurant in town, The Old House.
514 Galisteo, 505-988-1631, 888-634-8782, fax
505-989-1323, farolito.com, [email protected]
Surround yourself with the richness of Santa Fe’s art
and culture. Award winning Select Registry inn
showcasing exquisite Southwestern art and furnishings. Convenient location, fireplaces, full amenities,
great breakfasts, and warm service. Walt Wyss,
owner; open 365 days per year.
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiú and in Santa Fe
El Paradero Bed & Breakfast Inn
Abiquiú: 505-685-4333, fax 505-685-4519
Santa Fe: 505-982-8539, fax 505-986-1917
ghostranch.org, [email protected]
Center of the Presbyterian Church USA. Both locations offer B&B, reunion, and full conference facilities
year-round. The Santa Fe location is three blocks
from the Plaza, near museums, galleries, and restaurants. The 21,000-acre ranch offers accommodations
or campground, hiking, museums, library, Georgia
O’Keeffe landscape tour, and breathtaking scenery.
220 West Manhattan, 505-988-1177
866-558-0918, elparadero.com
Experience old Santa Fe charm at El Paradero Bed
and Breakfast Inn, located in historic downtown
Santa Fe. The inn is nestled on a quiet street—an
easy walk to the Plaza, museums, shops, restaurants, and galleries.
Inn on the Alameda
303 E Alameda, 888-984-2124, innonthealameda.com
Relax in tranquil courtyards tucked behind adobe
walls, nestled between the Plaza and Canyon Road.
Fireplaces, patios, and balconies available. Exercise
room, hot tubs, and on-call massage. Free wi-fi,
parking, and local calls. Lavish continental breakfast
and afternoon wine reception included.
Pueblo Bonito Bed & Breakfast
138 W Manhattan, 505-984-8001, 800-461-4599
fax 505-984-3155, pueblobonitoinn.com
[email protected]
Secluded abode compound in downtown Santa Fe.
Voted “Best Inn of the West and Southwest 2005”
(bedandbreakfast.com) by 18,000+ visitors to the
area. Turn-of-the-century circuit judge’s estate boasts
foot-thick abode walls, shade trees, chile ristras,
kiva fireplaces, inviting atmosphere. Downtown
location, parking, afternoon margaritas!
Ten Thousand Waves
Japanese Spa and Resort
Hyde Park Road, res 505-982-9304, info 505-9925025, fax 505-989-5077, tenthousandwaves.com
Ten Thousand Waves Japanese health spa brings the
Japanese hot spring resort to the mountains above
Santa Fe! Outdoor hot baths, world-class massage,
and spa treatments with a Japanese twist.
Specialties include hot stone massage, Nightingale
facials, masters massage, Yasuragi head and scalp
treatment, and Shiaitsu-do massage.
BED AND BREAKFASTS
The Bobcat Inn
422 Old Las Vegas Highway, 505-988-9239
fax 505-988-2680, nm-inn.com, [email protected]
Winner of “Best of the Southwest 2007” from bedand
breakfast.com. Breakfast with a view! Nature lovers’
dream with Old-World ambience. Located in the foothills of Santa Fe. Beautiful gardens, koi pond, walking
trails, stunning views of the mesa, gourmet breakfast,
comfortable rooms, each appointed with a different
theme. Reasonable rates. Wireless Internet. The
hacienda beckons you. Rated three diamonds by AAA.
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Guadalupe Inn
604 Agua Fria, 505-989-7422, guadalupeinn.com
Enjoy a “truly Santa Fe” experience with traditional
native Santa Fean 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.
VACATION RENTALS
Casas de Santa Fe
PO Box 32322, Santa Fe, 87594, 505-466-3666
800-363-9810, casasdesantafe.com
[email protected]
Casas de Santa Fe offers the finest selection of fully
equipped, beautifully furnished, and amenity-rich
homes for rent in downtown Santa Fe and the surrounding areas. Our website allows you to view homes
in detail so you can select the size, style, and amenities that exactly fit your needs and expectations.
Kokopelli Santa Fe Real Estate
and Property Management
607 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-988-7244, 888-988-7244
kokoproperty.com
Call us toll-free or book online today to reserve your
Santa Fe vacation home. Enjoy breathtaking views
from the deck of one of our luxury mountain homes,
or walk to the Canyon Road galleries or the historic
downtown Plaza from one of our charming casitas.
Come stay with us, Santa Fe style. Book online.
The Management Group
444 Galisteo, Suite E, 505-982-282, 866-982-2823
santaferentals.com
The Management Group and santaferentals.com is your
exclusive vacation rental comapny, with over 30 years
of experience. Let our experienced staff guide you to a
memorable stay in Santa Fe that you won’t soon forget!
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION
Star Limo L.L.C.
4220 Laramie NW, Albuquerque, 505-848-9999
fax 505-831-7200, 505starlimo.com
[email protected]
Convention event? Why fight the traffic? Let star
Limousine take you. Star Limousine L.L.C 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. Deanna Ballard, director of client
services, corporate/retail; open 24/7.
ATTRACTIONS
Broken Saddle Riding Company
PO Box 286, Cerrillos, 87010, 505-424-7774
brokensaddle.com
Well-trained and conditioned, smooth-riding
Tennessee Walkers and Missouri Fox Trotters. Ride
the beautiful High Desert Ranch. Silver and turquoise
mines. Walk, trot, canter, or gallop. Small groups/
private rides. Call anytime. Open year-round.
Destination Southwest
20 First Plaza Galeria NW, Suite 212, Albuquerque
505-766-9068, 800-999-3109, fax 505-766-9065
destinationsouthwest.com
[email protected]
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.
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiú and in Santa Fe
Abiquiu: 505-685-4333, fax 505-685-4519
Santa Fe: 505-982-8539, fax 505-986-1917
ghostranch.org, [email protected]
Center of the Presbyterian Church USA. Both locations offer B&B, reunion, and full conference facilities
year-round. The Santa Fe location is three blocks
from the Plaza, near museums, galleries, and restaurants. The 21,000-acre ranch offers accommodations
or campground, hiking, museums, library, Georgia
O’Keeffe landscape tour, and breathtaking scenery.
Los Rios River Runners
PO Box 2734, Taos, 87571
4003 S Hwy 68, Ranchos de Taos
575-776-8854, 800-544-1181, losriosriverrunners.com
New Mexico’s oldest, most experienced rafting
company. Los Rios River Runners offers trips from
half-day to three days through the spectacular
wilderness canyons of the Rio Grande and Rio
Chama. Relax on a serene float or ride the worldclass white-knuckle whitewater of the Taos Box!
New Wave Rafting Co.
PO Box 70, Embudo, 87531, 800-984-1444
newwaverafting.com
We provide the very best multi-day, full-day, and
half-day trips available, on the Rio Grande and Rio
Chama rivers of Northern New Mexico. In business
since 1980. You participate by paddling. We excel in
customer service.
Santa Fe Balloons
505-699-7555, fax 325-537-2794
santafeballoons.com, [email protected]
Take a one-hour flight in a hot air balloon through the
canyons known as the “badlands.” We furnish local
hotel pick-up, a light champagne brunch, and first
flight certificates. Please allow four hours for the
whole adventure. Johnny Lewis, owner; Sunrise
Flights daily, May through October.
CLASSES
Valdez Corporation Valdez Art Workshops
1006 Marquez, 505-982-0017
valdezartworkshops.com, [email protected]
Five-day summer workshops featuring nationally
acclaimed art instructors in drawing, pastel, watercolor,
and oils. A different artist/teacher is featured every
week. Workshops run from June until September.
Once-a-week art classes run mid-September through
May. Centrally located in historic Santa Fe.
CONSIGNMENT
ACT 2
839-A Paseo de Peralta, 505-983-8585
fax 505-983-0532
A downtown treasure trove of upscale used fashion
finds; ACT 2 has been one of Santa Fe’s favorites
since 1978! Just two blocks east of the Plaza
between Alameda and Palace and only one block
north of Canyon Road, look for our lovely
mannequins on the sidewalk, find plenty of free
parking in the rear. Open 11 AM–5 PM every day.
DINING/ENTERTAINMNENT
Santa Fe School of Cooking
116 W San Francisco, 505-983-4511
santafeschoolofcooking.com
Celebrate the rich culinary history of the City Different
at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, the authority on
Southwestern cuisine. The school offers authentic
classes and events, including demonstrations and
hands-on cooking classes, restaurant walking tours,
family and outdoor cooking adventures.
FLY FISHING
The Reel Life
500 Montezuma, 505 995-8114, 877-733-5543
fax 505-995-8117, reellifesantafe.com
[email protected]
The Reel Life is a full service fly shop, offering the
finest in fly fishing gear, outdoor apparel, expert
guiding service, and intimate knowledge of New
Mexico’s unique fisheries, as well as angling
destinations around the world. Summer 8 AM–6 PM,
winter 10 AM–6 PM, Sundays 12–5 PM.
JEWELRY
Tresa Vorenberg Goldsmiths
656 Canyon, 505-988-7215, 866-988-7215
tvgoldsmiths.com
Since 1974, Tresa Vorenberg Goldsmiths presents a
fabulous collection of handcrafted designer jewelry
including over 50 artists who also specialize in custom wedding rings and commissions for individual
tastes. In addition, you will find contemporary bronze
sculpture and lavish ceramics.
MISCELLANEOUS
iScoot Motor Scooter Rental
312 Read, 505-577-5048
With iScoot you will find a perfect way of gallivanting
around Santa Fe: on a scooter! Enjoy the art, scenery,
and charm of Santa Fe and never worry about a place
to park. Hourly to weekly rentals available.
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MUSEUMS
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-1777
fax 505-983-1222, iaiamuseum.org
In downtown Santa Fe, the Institute for American
Indian Arts (IAIA) Museum of contemporary art is our
nation’s leading museum for collecting, presenting, and
interpreting Native art through exhibitions, education, and cross-cultural dialogue. The Museum Store
features jewelry, art, books, music, gifts, and more.
The Museum Association of Taos
PO Box 3149, Taos, taosmuseums.org
Harwood Museum of Art, Millicent Rogers Museum,
Taos Art Museum at the Fechin House, E.L.
Blumenschein Home & Museum, La Hacienda de
los Martinez: Purchase a $25 combination admission
ticket for all five museums for a savings of more
than 60 percent.
Spacious accommodations s Full kitchens
Living rooms with fireplaces s Swimming pool
MUSIC—LIVE AND DJ
Absolute Entertainment
Sportcourt s Exercise room on site s Three
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505-986-5882, musicsantafe.com, [email protected]
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
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hot breakfast buffet s Meeting rooms for up
to 40 people s Complimentary high-speed
internet access s Minutes from the Plaza
505 988-7300 or 800 331-3131
1698 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
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REAL ESTATE
Clark Realty
100 E San Francisco, Suite 150, 505-982-5263
cell 505-690-5672, fax 505-982-5264
clarkrealtynm.com, [email protected]
Trust us with your dreams. We are skilled realtors
who offer you extensive knowledge and experience
in the Santa Fe real-estate market. Our small, locally
owned firm offers you the personal attention you
deserve. The result? You find your new Santa Fe
dream home. We work as buyers’ agents.
TOURIST TRAP
Tin Nee Ann Trading Co.
923 Cerrillos, at St. Francis, 505-988-1630
Santa Fe’s world-famous tourist trap has been serving locals and guest alike for more than 35 years.
We specialize in Southwest arts and crafts, sterling
silver jewelry, T-shirts, moccasins, pottery, rugs,
sand paintings, souvenirs, Southwest fashions, and
toys. Open Mon–Sat, 9:30 AM–5:30 PM. Worldwide
shipping. City maps, tourist information.
SPA/MASSAGE
Ten Thousand Waves
Japanese Spa and Resort
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Ten Thousand Waves Japanese health spa brings the
Japanese hot spring resort to the mountains above
Santa Fe! Outdoor hot baths, world-class massage,
and spa treatments with a Japanese twist.
Specialties include hot stone massage, Nightingale
facials, masters massage, Yasuragi head and scalp
treatment, and Shiaitsu-do massage.
TOURS
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PO Box 1601, 505-988-8022 swguides.com
[email protected]
Want a unique, entertaining learning experience with
a local, professional historian? Regularly scheduled
walks, hikes, or step-on services. Walks: Artists and
Acequias, Bars and Brothels, Jewish Legacy, Ghost,
Garden, Women’s History. Specializing in experiential, custom programs. Stefanie Beninato, owner.
Great Southwest Adventures
PO Box 31151, Santa Fe, 87594, 505-455-2700
swadventures.com
Experience the colorful landscapes and communities
of New Mexico with Great Southwest Adventures.
Let our fun, knowledgeable guides lead you to Indian
ruins/Pueblos, Taos, O’Keeffe country, Bandelier, or
your custom itinerary in our vehicles. Also offered:
hiking, team-building, backpacking, multi-day regional
trips, opera shuttle, and van transportation.
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, Inc.
608 E Palace, 505-986-8388, 505-988-3081
historicwalksofsantafe.com
[email protected]
Historic Walks of Santa Fe, an expert customized
desination planning company, was featured on Good
Morning America and chosen by tour companies
Tauck World Discovery and Globus. Docent guides
lead historic/cultural, art, and shopping tours and
excursions. Daily tours at 9:45 AM and 1:15 PM from
La Fonda; 10:15 AM and 1:45 PM from Hilton Santa Fe.
Passport New Mexico, Inc.
PO Box 1001, Santa Fe, 87504, 505-982-2642
866-224-4022, 505-986-6860, passportnewmexico.com
[email protected]
Passport New Mexico is the premier full-service
destination management company for groups wanting the highest level of service for developing and
implementing unique programs and events. Share
our love of what we do in the Land of Enchantment.
Arlene Schiffer, President/CEO; open 8 AM–6 PM MST.
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures
310 Read, 505-988-4000, 800-965-4010
fax 505-988-4010, santafemountainadventures.com
[email protected]
Exhilarating custom adventures and destination
management for groups and families. Guided hiking
to Bandelier and Tent Rocks, geocaching, whitewater
rafting, mountain biking, 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, [email protected]
Exciting scenic air/land expeditions reveal Santa Fe;
Northern New Mexico; 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.
WEDDINGS
Fairytale Weddings
PO Box 15292, Santa Fe, 87592, 505-438-7116
fax 505-438-8231, santafewedding.com
[email protected]
Let us plan your garden or church wedding, anniversary, or wedding vow renewal at a variety of Santa Fe
locations. We’ll plan the site, perform the ceremony,
provide the transportation on board our flower-filled,
open-air tram, and cater the entire affair. Prices start
at $1,085. Call for a wedding packet.
2009 santa fe visitors guide 69
CENTURIES OF HISTORY,
BRILLIANTLY DISGUISED AS FUN.
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
golf and spa resort offers luxurious amenities and beautiful natural surroundings with an ideal year-round climate.
Just 20 minutes from Albuquerque and 40 minutes from historic Santa Fe. A place where guests are tantalized by
the smell of fresh bread baking in Pueblo ovens. A place where 800-year-old archeological sites embrace a nationally
ranked championship golf club, and 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 a full-service world-class spa. This
place is called Tamaya. Feel the Hyatt Touch.® To learn more about Hyatt Resorts’ Sunshine on Sale® free night
offer, or to make a reservation, call 800 55 HYATT or visit tamaya.hyatt.com.
HYATT name, design and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. ©2006 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
Fort Marcy Hotel
allseasonsresortlodging.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
hiltonofsantafe.com 100 Sandoval Street 505-988-2811, 800-336-3676
Hotel Plaza Real
hhandr.com/plazareal 125 Washington Avenue 505-988-4900, 877-901-7666
Hotel Santa Fe and Hacienda
hotelsantafe.com 1501 Paseo de Peralta 505-982-1200, 800-825-9876
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
innoftheanasazi.com 113 Washington Avenue 505-988-3030, 800-688-8100
Inn of the Five Graces
fivegraces.com 150 E DeVargas Street 505-992-0957, 866-992-0957
Inn of the Governors
innofthegovernors.com 101 W Alameda Street 505-982-4333, 800-234-4534
Inn on the Alameda
innonthealameda.com 303 E Alameda Street 505-984-2121, 888-984-2124
La Fonda Hotel
lafondasantafe.com 100 E San Francisco Street 505-982-5511, 800-523-5002
La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa
laposadadesantafe.com 330 E Palace Avenue 505-986-0000, 866-331-ROCK
The Old Santa Fe Inn
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
Santa Fe Plaza TraveLodge
travelodge.com 646 Cerrillos Road 505-982-3551, 800-578-7878
America’s Best Value Lamplighter Inn
abvilamplighter.com 2405 Cerrillos Road 505-471-8000, 800-767-5267
Best Western Inn of Santa Fe
bestwestern.com 3650 Cerrillos Road 505-438-3822, 800-528-1234
Comfort Inn Santa Fe
choicehotels.com/hotel/nm068 4312 Cerrillos Road 505-474-7330, 800-653-3396
Comfort Suites
choicehotels.com 3348 Cerrillos Road 505-473-9004, 800-228-5150
Cottonwood Court
cottonwoodcourt-sf.com 1742 Cerrillos Road 505-982-5571
Courtyard by Marriott
santafecourtyard.com 3347 Cerrillos Road 505-473-2800, 800-777-3347
Days Inn Santa Fe
daysinn.com 2900 Cerrillos Road 505-424-3297, 800-329-7466
Econo Lodge
econolodge.com 3470 Cerrillos Road 505-471-4000, 877-424-6423
El Rey Inn
elreyinnsantafe.com 1862 Cerrillos Road 505-982-1931, 800-521-1349
Fairfield Inn
fairfieldinnsantafe.com 4150 Cerrillos Road 505-474-4442, 800-758-1128
Hampton Inn
hamptoninn.com 3625 Cerrillos Road 505-474-3900, 800-HAMPTON
Holiday Inn Express
hiexpress.com/santafe 3450 Cerrillos Road 505-474-7570, 800-HOLIDAY
Holiday Inn Santa Fe
holidayinn.com 4048 Cerrillos Road 505-473-4646, 800-HOLIDAY
King’s Rest Court
1452 Cerrillos Road 505-983-8879
La Quinta Inn Santa Fe
laquinta.com 4298 Cerrillos Road 505-471-1142, 800-531-5900
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64 YES 200
83 YES 80
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•
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158 YES 500 •
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•
•
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L
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57
56 YES 40
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•
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L
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• 21
163 YES 200 •
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•
82 YES 75
•
•
134 YES 300 •
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58 YES 50
•
•
23 YES 50
•
•
100 YES 75
•
•
•
•
•
•
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• 67
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• 26
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61
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• 42
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58
•
F
$$$
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67
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• 51
•
•
•
•
•
•
$$$
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Kitchens
•
•
• $$$
•
See Ad on Page
F
•
• $$$
Green
•
•
Pets
F
Indoor Pool
•
Outdoor Pool
L
Concierge
eldoradohotel.com 309 W San Francisco Street 505-988-4455, 800-955-4455
•
•
Rates (High Season)
Eldorado Hotel and Spa
6 YES
Accessibility (Full or Limited)
casadeestrellas.com 300 E Marcy Street 505-795-0278
Smoke-Free Rooms
Casa de Estrellas
Sauna, Spa, Hot Tub, or Jacuzzi
Rates Key: $=up to $75 $$=$76–$150 $$$=Above $150
Entertainment On-Site
•Your hotel may ask you to participate in water-conservation measures.
HOTELS
Cocktail Lounge
SANTA FE COUNTY
Restaurant
GREATER SANTA FE
Suites
DOWNTOWN
•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.
Total Rooms
GUIDE
Banquet & Meeting Capacity
LODGING
43
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167 YES 600 •
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43 YES 75
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79
157 NO 50
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• 58
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L
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48 NO
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L
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79 YES
•
•
•
L
97 YES
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•
•
L
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$$
83 YES
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•
•
F
•
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5 YES 24
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•
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14 YES
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86 NO 14
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56 YES
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76 YES 10
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•
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69
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42
F
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50
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F
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Sauna, Spa, Hot Tub, or Jacuzzi
Outdoor Pool
•
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Luxury Inn
santafeluxuryinn.com 3752 Cerrillos Road 505-473-0567
Motel 6
•
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motel6.com 3007 Cerrillos Road 505-473-1380, 800-4-MOTEL6
104 NO
•
•
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Motel 6
motel6.com 3695 Cerrillos Road 505-471-4140, 800-4-MOTEL6
Park Inn
118 NO
•
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L
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parkinn.com/santafenm 2907 Cerrillos Road 505-471-3000, 800-670-1775
•
•
F
•
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Pecos Trail Inn
thepecostrailinn.com 2239 Old Pecos Trail 505-982-1943
Quality Inn
qualityinnsantafe.com 3011 Cerrillos Road 505-471-1211, 877-966-2787
Red Roof Inn
redroof.com 4044 Cerrillos Road 505-438-8950, 800-733-7663
Residence Inn
marriott.com/safnm 1698 Galisteo Street 505-988-7300
Santa Fe Suites
thesantafesuites.com 3007 S St. Francis Drive 505-989-3600
Silver Saddle Motel at Jackalope
2810 Cerrillos Road 505-471-7663
Stage Coach Motor Inn
3360 Cerrillos Road 505-471-0707
Super 8 Motel
super8.com 3358 Cerrillos Road 505-471-8811, 800-800-8000
Thunderbird Inn
1821 Cerrillos Road 505-983-4397
Western Scene Motel
1608 Cerrillos Road 505-983-7484
Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort and Spa
bishopslodge.com 1297 Bishop’s Lodge Road 505-983-6377, 800-732-2240
Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
buffalothunderresort.com 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Pojoaque 505-455-5555, 866-577-1153
Cities of Gold Hotel
citiesofgold.com 10-A Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque 505-455-0515, 877-455-0515
Encantado Resort & Spa
encantadoresort.com 198 State Road 592, Tesuque 505-946-5700, 877-262-4666
Hacienda del Cerezo
haciendadelcerezo.com 100 Camino del Cerezo, Tesuque 505-982-8000, 888-892-8001
Houses of the Moon at Ten Thousand Waves
tenthousandwaves.com 3451 Hyde Park Road 505-992-5003
Inn at Santa Fe
innatsantafe.com 8376 Cerrillos Road 505-474-9500, 888-871-7138
Sunrise Springs
sunrisesprings.com 242 Los Pinos Road, La Cienega 505-471-3600, 800-955-0028
51 YES
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•
Kitchens
Accessibility (Full or Limited)
hhandr.com/lodgesf 750 N St. Francis Drive 505-992-5800, 888-563-4373
Pets
Smoke-Free Rooms
The Lodge at Santa Fe
Indoor Pool
Rates Key: $=up to $75 $$=$76–$150 $$$=Above $150
See Ad on Page
Entertainment On-Site
•Your hotel may ask you to participate in water-conservation measures.
Green
Cocktail Lounge
•
SANTA FE COUNTY
Banquet & Meeting Capacity
GREATER SANTA FE
Suites
DOWNTOWN
•Rates are based on average room rate and are relative to other lodgings in Santa Fe. Many
establishments offer significantly reduced rates in off-season, as well as a range of prices.
Total Rooms
GUIDE
Concierge
Restaurant
135 YES 250 •
LODGING
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47 YES
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F
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120 YES 40
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F
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F
•
•
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53
25 NO
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L
•
•
$
14 YES
•
L
•
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96 YES
•
L
44 NO
•
L
•
$
32 NO
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L
•
$
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F
•
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L
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63
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65 YES 250 •
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10 YES 20
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78
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13 YES
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98 YES 35
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L
•
•
•
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24 YES
•
L
•
• $$$
•
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4 YES
•
L
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15 YES
•
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12 YES
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60 YES
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VACATION RENTALS
Adelante Casitas and Chapelle Street Casitas
casitas.net 322 McKenzie Street 505-988-2883, 866-476-1091
Alexander’s Inn
alexanders-inn.com 106 E Faithway Street 505-986-1431, 888-321-5123
Campanilla Compound
campanillacompound.com 334 Otero Street 505-988-7585, 800-828-9700
Casas 232
casa232.com 232 N Guadalupe Street 505-983-9445
Casas de Santa Fe
casasdesantafe.com 204 N Guadalupe Street 505-466-3666, 800-363-9810
Grenada Street Compound
grenadavacationrentals.com 635 Granada Street 505-986-0006, 877-786-0006
Kokopelli Property Management
kokoproperty.com 607 Old Santa Fe Trail 505-988-7244, 888-988-7244
Las Brisas de Santa Fe
lasbrisasdesantafe.com 624 Galisteo Street 505-982-5795, 800-449-6231
Otra Vez en Santa Fe
otravezensantafe.com 202 Galisteo Street 505-988-2244, 800-536-6488
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• $$$
64
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L
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61
The Management Group
santaferentals.com 444 Galisteo Street, Suite E 505-982-2823, 866-982-2823
Two Casitas
L
•
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twocasitas.com 108 Artist Road 505-984-2270, 866-832-0589
•
L
•
• $$$
Rancho Jacona
ranchojacona.com 277 County Road 84, Pojoaque 505-455-7948
•
L
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3 YES
•
F
$$$
6 YES
•
L
$$$
•
L
• $$$
•
•
4 YES
•
L
• $$$
•
• 65
8 YES
•
L
4 YES
•
L
2 YES
•
L
7 YES 20
•
L
13 YES
•
L
5
•
L
$$$
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•
L
$$
•
NO
•
F
•
$$$
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•
9 YES 18
•
L
•
$$$
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18 NO
•
L
$$
•
•
•
20 YES
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11 YES
•
•
See Ad on Page
•
121 YES
Green
• $$$
Concierge
Kitchens
•
•
Rates (High Season)
Pets
L
2 YES
Indoor Pool
Accessibility (Full or Limited)
romerorentals.com 216 E Santa Fe Avenue 505-577-7964, 505-988-1422
Outdoor Pool
Smoke-Free Rooms
Romero Rentals
Entertainment On-Site
Rates Key: $=up to $75 $$=$76–$150 $$$=Above $150
Cocktail Lounge
•Your hotel may ask you to participate in water-conservation measures.
Restaurant
•
SANTA FE COUNTY
Banquet & Meeting Capacity
GREATER SANTA FE
Suites
DOWNTOWN
•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.
Total Rooms
GUIDE
Sauna, Spa, Hot Tub, or Jacuzzi
LODGING
•
BED & BREAKFASTS
Adobe Abode
adobeabode.com 202 Chapelle Street 505-983-3133
The AdobeStar Inn
adobestarinn.com 222 McKenzie Street 505-988-3024
Casa de la Cuma Bed & Breakfast
casacuma.com 105 Paseo de la Cuma 505-216-7516, 877-741-7928
Casa de Tres Lunas
houseofthreemoons.com 719 Paseo de Peralta 505-310-1249, 800-779-2930
Casa del Toro
casadeltoro.com 322 McKenzie Street 505-988-2883, 866-476-1091
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 505-982-2550, 888-634-8782
Guadalupe Inn
guadalupeinn.com 604 Agua Fria Street 505-989-7422
Hacienda Nicholas
haciendanicholas.com 320 E Marcy Street 505-992-0888, 888-321-5123
Inn of the Turquoise Bear
turquoisebear.com 342 E Buena Vista Street 505-983-0798, 800-396-4104
Inn on the Paseo
innonthepaseo.com 630 Paseo de Peralta 505-984-8200, 800-457-9045
La Tienda Inn
laspalomas.com 445 W San Francisco Street 505-982-5560, 877-982-5560
Las Palomas and Zona Rosa Suites
laspalomas.com 460 W San Francisco Street 505-982-5560, 877-982-5560
The Madeleine Inn
madeleineinn.com 106 Faithway Street 505-982-3465, 888-321-5123
Pueblo Bonito Bed & Breakfast Inn
pueblobonitoinn.com 138 W Manhattan Avenue 505-984-8001, 800-461-4599
Territorial Inn & Spa
territorialinn.com 215 Washington Avenue 505-989-7737, 866-230-7737
Water Street Inn
waterstreetinn.com 427 W Water Street 505-984-1193, 800-646-6752
The 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
Galisteo Inn
galisteoinn.com 9 La Vega, Galisteo 505-466-8200, 866-404-8200
Hacienda Las Barrancas
haciendalasbarrancas.com 27 County Road 84D, Jaconita 505-455-2197, 866-455-2197
Hacienda Rancho de Chimayó
ranchodechimayo.com County Road 98, Chimayó 505-351-2222, 888-270-2320
Heartseed Guestrooms and Gallery
heart-seed.com 63 Corazon de Oro, Cerrillos 505-471-7026
High Feather Ranch Bed & Breakfast
highfeatherranch.com 29 High Feather Ranch, Cerrillos 505-424-1333, 800-757-4410
Java Junction Bed & Breakfast
java-junction.com 2855 Highway 14, Madrid 505-438-2772, 877-308-8884
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triangleinn.com 14 Arroyo Cuyamungue 505-455-3375
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The Triangle Inn—Santa Fe
Smoke-Free Rooms
ranchomanzana.com 26 Camino de Mision, Chimayó 505-351-2227, 888-505-2227
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Total Rooms
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LODGING
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740 Hyde Park Road / 505-983-7175 / nmparks.com / 8 miles northeast on NM 475
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P.O. Box 460, Chimayó / 505-351-3566, 800-248-7859 / chimayoarts.com / 32 miles north on NM 76
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users.qwest.net/~epreston1 1415 Cerrillos Road 505-988-1153
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Hostel International de Santa Fe
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Los Alamos / 505-672-3861 ext. 517 / nps.com/band
north on NM 84/285 to Pojoaque, west on Route 502 to NM 4
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Los Alamos / 505-672-3861 ext. 534 / nps.com/band / open mid-April to late October
north on NM 84/285 to Pojoaque, west on Route 502 to NM 4
Los Campos de Santa Fe RV Resort
3574 Cerrillos Road / 505-473-1949, 800-852-8160 / loscamposrv.com / south on I-25, exit 278 N
Racheros de Santa Fe Campground
736 Old Las Vegas Highway / 505-466-3482, 800-426-9259 / rancheros.com / north on I-25, exit 290
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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
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Hyde Park Road / 505-438-7480 / fs.fed.us/r3/sfe / 12 miles north on Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe National Forest—Big Tesuque
Hyde Park Road / 505-438-7480 / fs.fed.us/r3/sfe / 11 miles north on Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe Skies RV Park
14 Browncastle Ranch / 505-473-5946, 877-565-0451 / santafeskiesrvpark.com
south on I-25, exit 276, at the end of NM 599
Trailer Ranch RV Resort and 55+ Community
3471 Cerrillos Road / 505-471-9970 / trailerranch.com / south on I-25, exit 278
Summer Festival
July 7—August 16, 2009
Joshua Habermann, Music Director
For Tickets:
505-988-1234
800-905-3315
www.ticketssantafe.org
This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the
Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Partially funded by the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission.
www.visitnewmexico.org.
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DOUGLAS MERRIAM
Arcade on the Plaza
60 E San Francisco
Art Santa Fe
505-988-8883, artsantafe.com
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
505-983-5591, aspensantafeballet.com
Atalaya Peak
St. John’s College, Trail 174, 505-438-7840
Bandelier National Monument
15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, 505-672-3861,
nps.gov/band; $6; open daily; summer
8 AM–6 PM; winter 9 AM–4:30 PM,
spring/fall 9 AM–5:30 PM
Bataan Memorial Military Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-474-1670; free;
Tues–Fri 9 AM–4 PM, Sat 9 AM–1 PM
Bent House and Museum
117-A Bent, Taos, 575-758-2376; $3,
10 AM–5 PM daily
Bicentennial Park
1043 Alto, santafenm.gov
Bradbury Science Museum
15th and Central, Los Alamos, 505-667-4444,
lanl.gov/museum; free; Tues–Sat 10 AM–5 PM,
Sun–Mon 1–5 PM
Center for Contemporary Arts
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338,
ccasantafe.org
CCA Cinematheque
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338,
ccasantafe.org
College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael’s, 505-473-6133, csf.edu
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
1615-B Paseo de Peralta, 505-992-0591,
elmuseocultural.org
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
334 Los Pinos, 505-471-2261, golondrinas.org; $5
El Zaguan
545 Canyon, historicsantafe.org
Fort Marcy Complex
490 Washington, 505-955-2503
Frank S. Ortiz “Dog Park” Off-Leash Area
160 Camino de las Crucitas, santafenm.gov
Franklin Miles Skatepark
Camino Carlos Rey in Franklin Miles Park,
sk8parklist.com
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
3221 Rodeo, 505-955-4000,
gccommunitycenter.com
Geocaching
santafe.org/visiting_santa_fe/things_to_do/
geocaching_challenge/index.html,
nmgeocaching.com
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson, 505-946-1000, okeeffemuseum.org;
$8; Sun–Thurs 10 AM–5 PM; Fri 10 AM–8 PM;
Sat 10 AM–5 PM
Ghost Ranch
401 Old Taos Highway, Abiquiú, 505-685-4333,
ghostranch.org. Tours: $25, 1:30 PM Tues, Thurs,
Fri, and Sat, mid-Mar–mid-Nov. Museums: by
donation; Tues–Sat 9 AM–5 PM, Sun 1–5 PM;
Jun–Aug
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GiG Performance Space
1808-H Second, 505-690-9408, gigsantafe.com
Harwood Museum of Art
238 Ledoux, Taos, 575-758-9826,
harwoodmuseum.org; $8; Tues–Sat 10 AM–5 PM,
Sun 12–5 PM
Hyde Memorial State Park
740 Hyde Park Road, emnrd.state.nm.us
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
108 Cathedral, 505-983-8900, iaia.edu; $5;
Mon–Sat 10 AM–5 PM, Sun 12–5 PM;
closed Tues, Nov–May
The Jemez Mountain Trail
800-252-0191, jemezmountaintrail.org
Kit Carson Home and Museum
113 Kit Carson, Taos, 575-758-4945,
kitcarsonhome.com; $5; 9 AM–5 PM daily
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco, 505-988-7050, lensic.com
Loretto Chapel
207 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-0092,
lorettochapel.com
Madrid visitmadridnm.com
Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe
205 Caja del Rio, 505-955-4400, linksdesantafe.com
Millicent Rogers Museum
504 Millicent Rogers Road, Taos, 575-758-2462,
millicentrogers.org; $10; 10 AM–5 PM daily;
closed Mon, Nov–Mar
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Moving People Dance Santa Fe
2536 Camino Entrada, 505-438-9180,
movingpeopledance.org
Museum of Indian Arts and
Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology
710 Camino Lejo, 505-827-6344,
indianartsandculture.org; $8; 10 AM–5 PM;
closed Mon, Sept–May
Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1200,
internationalfolkart.org; $8; 10 AM–5 PM;
closed Mon, Sept–May
Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts
750 Camino Lejo, 505-982-2226,
spanishcolonial.org; $6; 10 AM–5 PM; closed
Mon, Sept–May
Music on the Hill
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, sjca.edu
New Mexico History Museum
120 Lincoln, 505-476-5100, nmhistorymuseum.org;
opening May 24
New Mexico Jazz Festival 505-988-1234,
newmexicojazzfestival.org
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace, 505-827-4455, mfasantafe.org;
$8; Mon–Sun 10 AM–5 PM, Fri 10 AM–8 PM;
closed Mon, Sept–May
New Mexico State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-986-4589, nmlegis.gov
The Oldest House 215 E De Vargas
Palace of the Governors
105 W Palace, 505-476-5100,
palaceofthegovernors.org; $8; Mon–Sun 10 AM–5 PM,
Fri 10 AM–8 PM; closed Mon, Sept–May
Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
1501 Cerrillos, 505-988-1234
Patrick Smith Park
1001 Canyon, santafenm.gov
Pecos National Historic Park
505-757-7200, nps.gov/peco; $3; summer
8 AM–6 PM; winter 8 AM–5 PM
Plaza Mercado 112 W San Francisco,
plazamercado.com
Railyard District
S Guadalupe Street at Paseo de Peralta
Railyard Performance Space
1611A Paseo de Peralta, 505-982-8309
Randall Davey Audubon Center
1800 Upper Canyon, 505-983-4609;
$2 suggested donation
St. Francis Cathedral
213 Cathedral, 505-982-4619, cbsfa.org
St. John’s College
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 505-954-6000, 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,
santafechildrensmuseum.org; $8; Wed–Sat
10 AM–5 PM; Sun 12–5 PM
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
Santa Fe Farmers Market
1607A Paseo de Peralta, 505-983-4098,
santafefarmersmarket.com
Santa Fe Film Center
1616 St. Michael’s, 505-988-7414,
santafefilmfestival.com
Santa Fe National Cemetery
501 N Guadalupe, 505-988-6400
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Santa Fe National Forest
505-438-7840, fs.fed.us/r3/sfe
The Santa Fe Opera
Highway 84/285, 505-986-5900, santafeopera.com
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Santa Fe Place
4250 Cerrillos, 505-473-4253, shopsantafeplace.com
Santa Fe Playhouse
142 East DeVargas, 505-988-4262,
santafeplayhouse.org
Nancy Brown Custom Jeweler presents the latest innovative Reversible Ring™
from award-winning artist Gloria Sawin.
Santa Fe Pro Musica
1405 Luisa, 505-988-4640, santafepromusica.com
Santa Fe Southern Railway
888-989-8600, 505-989-8600, thetrainsantafe.com
Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus
505-983-3530, sf-symphony.org
Santuario de Chimayó
94 Santuario, Chimayó, 505-351-4889; Oct–Apr
9 AM–4 PM, Jun–Sep 9 AM–5 PM
CUSTOM JEWELER
• The Story Continues •
111 Old Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe, NM 87501
800-852-2993 • 505-982-2993
www.nancybrowncustomjeweler.com
Open Daily. Call for our Catalogs.
The Screen at the College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael’s, 505-473-6494, thescreen.csf.edu
SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo De Peralta, 505-989-1199,
sitesantafe.org; $10; Wed–Sat 10 AM–5 PM,
Fri 10 AM–7 PM, Sun 12–5 PM; winter, closed Weds
Ski Santa Fe Ski Area
Hyde Park Road, 505-983-9155, skisantafe.com
SOFA Expo
Santa Fe Community Convention Center,
201 W Marcy, sofaexpo.com
Taos Art Museum
227 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, 575-758-2690,
taosartmuseum.org, $8, Tues–Sun, 10 AM–5 PM
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Taos Pueblo
575-758-1028, taospueblo.com, $10, 8 AM–4:30 PM
daily (except during rituals), closed late winter to
early spring
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,
vallescaldera.gov; free–$35
Warehouse 21
1614 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-4423,
warehouse21.org
Join us for our 37th Season:
July 19 – August 24, 2009
Intimate. Compelling. Unforgettable.
Marc Neikrug, Artistic Director
For tickets and information:
505.982.1890 / Toll-Free 888.221.9836
santafechambermusic.com
West Palace Arts District
West Palace Avenue, westpalace.org
Wheelwright Museum of the American
Indian 704 Camino Lejo, 505-982-4636, wheel
wright.org; free; Mon–Sat 10 AM–5 PM, Sun 1–5 PM
Wise Fool New Mexico
2778 Agua Fria, 505-992-2588, wisefoolnewmexico.org
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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, her contemporaries, and
living artists of distinction have influenced
the development of art, as we know it today,
in the context of American Modernism
(1890s-present).
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM by Robert Reck
Visit the Museum Daily 10 AM – 5PM
Fridays: 10 AM – 8 PM (5 – 8 PM Free)
Visit Abiquiu
Call 505.685.4539 for tour dates and times
For more information visit
www.okeeffemuseum.org
217 Johnson Street Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.946.1000
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE, Jimson Weed, 1932. Oil on canvas, 48 x 40 in. Gift of the Burnett Foundation.
Welcome to O’Keeffe Countr y
City of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 909
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0909