Santa Fe Summer 2010 Newsletter
This summer will be a pARTy in Santa Fe as the city's annual festival of visual and performing arts fills Santa Fe's stages, galleries, museums, and downtown streets. There are weekly gallery crawls throughout the city's art districts, nightly musical and theater performances, a new Thursday evening schedule for the Farmers Market at the Railyard, art markets, sales, fairs, and expos, some blockbuster museum exhibits, and much more. Be pART of it!
In addition, a growing list of 400th Anniversary events will add to the summer calendar as Santa Fe commemorates its founding in 1610 throughout the year. American Eagle now offers four daily flights into the Santa Fe Municipal Airport, three from Dallas/Fort Worth and one from LAX in Los Angeles. Plus, the New Mexico Rail Runner makes getting between Santa Fe and Albuquerque easier than ever with multiple trains connecting the cities daily. Each train is met by a free shuttle in the Santa Fe Railyard for transportation around town.
We hope you join us in Santa Fe for a special summer of celebration and take pART in everything the city has planned.
Recent Happenings
The New Mexico History Museum was selected top Western Museum for 2010 by "True West Magazine" in May. Of the museum's core exhibit, Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, the magazine says, " it is as diverse as the culture, and history, of New Mexico." This summer's museum exhibitions include Wild at Heart: Ernest Thompson Seton, the often overlooked story of one of America's earliest conservationists; Tesoros de Devocion, the evolution of New Mexico's santos tradition: and Santa Fe Found, a collection of artifacts from 4 historic sites that tell the story of cultural encounters between early colonists and the Native Americans who had long called the Santa Fe area home. 505-476-5200, www.nmhistorymuseum.org Be pART of it!
The American Bus Association named Fiestas de Santa Fe one of its Top 100 Events for 2010. The oldest, continuously celebrated community event in the country, Santa Fe Fiesta marks the resettlement of Santa Fe by the Spanish in 1692. This year the 298th Fiesta will be celebrated starting September 4 with a weekend of arts & crafts and end with closing ceremonies on September 12. In between the Plaza will be filled with parades, food, music, ceremony, and Santa Fe spirit. Not to be overlooked, the burning of Zozora will take place on September 9 at Fort Marcy Park.
Coming Up This Summer
The Juan Siddi Flamenco Theater Company delivers Spanish music and dance presented with the passion and vision of today's foremost artists in the field. The company's summer performances take place June 25-August 22 in the Maria Benitez Theater at The Lodge at Santa Fe, 505-988-1234, www.juansiddiflamenco.com Be pART of it!
The Santa Fe Opera's 54th season runs July 2 to August 28 featuring remarkable staging, stunning costumes, and world-class musicianship. On stage will be two of the repertory's most beloved masterworks, Madame Butterfly, starring Kelly Kaduce, and The Magic Flute, featuring Joshua Hopkins and Andrea Silvestrelli. In addition The Tales of Hoffmann, the Offenbach masterpiece, makes its Santa Fe debut starring tenor Paul Groves; Life is a Dream will be The Santa Fe Opera's newest world premier, by Lewis Spratian with conductor Leonard Slatkin; and the Benjamin Britten comedy Albert Herring featuring young tenor Alek Shrader with Christine Brewer in a new production. The Apprentice Showcase Scenes feature performances by the Apprentice Singers and Technicians as the stars of tomorrow take the stage on August 15 and 22. Backstage tours of the opera house will be available Monday through Saturday at 9 AM starting in June and throughout the Opera season. 986-5900, 800-280-4654, www.santafeopera.org Be pART of it!
The Annual Santa Fe Bandstand concerts begin on July 5 and continue every Monday thru Thursday evenings from 6 to 8:30 pm and in addtion on Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 1:30 pm through August 19. This is, without question, the best musical deal in the city: great talent, outdoors with friends and family, on the Plaza, and it's free. Lawn chairs, picnic baskets, and dancing welcomed. www.santafebandstand.org
The Second Annual SOFA West: Santa Fe will take place July 8-11 at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Prominent international galleries and dealers present masterworks bridging the worlds of design, decorative, and fine arts, showcasing a rich visual heritage alongside new, innovative expressions. Long heralded as the nation's premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, this is the second year for SOFA West: Santa Fe, after a very successful start in 2009. www.sofaexpo.com Be pART of it!
The Seventh Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest international folk art market in the world, takes place July 9-11. This annual two-day event connects international cultures as folk artists from across the globe come together for a show and sale of remarkable art plus international music, food, and community. This market makes a true difference as sales from the show positively affect thousands of lives in dozens of countries. On Museum Hill. www.folkartmarket.org Be pART of it!
The 10th Annual Art Santa Fe, July 15-18, is an international fair mixing galleries from around the world to create a powerful collection of art featuring the work of hundreds of artists. The salon-booth format, artist-styled VIP lounge, grand concourse, prestigious ART Santa Fe presents lecture series, and numerous cultural and educational events make the annual fair a highlight of the summer arts calendar. For 2010 the fair moves back to the Santa Fe Convention Center and will feature more galleries and cutting edge installations. www.artsantafe.com
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The 38th Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival brings some of the finest chamber musicians performing today to Santa Fe for almost six weeks of concerts, July 18 through August 23. Since its founding in 1972 the festival has become one of the world's preeminent music festivals bringing scores of distinguished musicians, along with emerging talent, to Santa Fe. This summer's concerts include music from Beethoven, Telemann, and Hayden to Brahms, Bach, Schubert, Mozart and many more. New for 2010 is the Artists-in-Residence program featuring superstar mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. 505-983-2075, 888-221-9836, www.sfcmf.org Be pART of it!
This summer the 59th Traditional Spanish Market, July 24-25, includes handmade traditional, Spanish Colonial arts created by over 200 local and regional artists. It is the most significant market of its kind in the country and a cultural immersion with continuous live music and dance, art demonstrations, and regional foods. A contemporary Hispanic Market is held during the same weekend. On the Santa Fe Plaza. www.spanishmarket.org Be pART of it!
The 27th Whitehawk Ethnographic Art Show, August 12-14 is an annual show with over 150 dealers, featuring Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, African, Oriental, Indonesian, and other ethnographic art from around the world. The 32nd Annual Whitehawk Invitational Antique Indian Art Show August 15-17, is one of the largest and longest running shows for historic antique Indian art, featuring a wide range of indigenous art treasures. Both will be held at the Santa Fe Convention Center. www.whitehawkshows.com Be pART of it!
The 89th Santa Fe Indian Market 2010, August 21-22, brings to Santa Fe over 1,000 of the most gifted Native American artists from across North America to showcase their work. Time-honored forms, innovative contemporary art, fashion, music, dance, and food are all part of the largest Native American art show and sale in the world. On the Santa Fe Plaza and side streets. www.swaia.org
At the Museums This Summer
Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction is the first exhibition to focus comprehensively on the painter's abstractions over the course of her career. Mounted in conjunction with the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Phillips Collection, the show, which opened at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in late May, has proved to be compelling and critically popular. A series of lectures goes on throughout the summer. Be pART of it!
Soul Mates:Cowboy Boots & Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art also opened in May, featuring 130 examples of contemporary and historic art, including paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video imagery, and of course cowboy boots. Be pART of it!
The Museum of International Folk Art opened Silver Seduction: The Art of the Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda in early June. Nearly 200 examples of Pineda's work are on display. Be pART of it!
SITE Santa Fe opens its Eighth International Biennial on June 18; the show continues through January 2, 2011. The exhibition, "The Dissolve," focuses on emerging and established artists working in many mediums, from painting and sculpture to film and mixed-media installation, mining techniques of early animation and moving image technologies to create a hybrid practice where the homespun meets the high-tech.
The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art holds a symposium in conjunction with its current exhibit, Converging Streams: Art of the Hispanic and Native American Southwest. The two-day event, June 26-27, brings together scholars and the authors of the exhibition catalogue to examine the continuing repercussions of this cultural and aesthetic exchange. The exhibit is on display until September 26. www.spanishcolonial.org Be pART of it!
Huichol Art and Culture: Balancing the World opened April 11, 2010 at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, the first time Huichol art has been featured in a show at the museum. www.indianartsandculture.org Be pART of it!
The New Mexico History Museum premiered Wild at Heart: Ernest Thompson Seton on May 23. The show features a collection of art and artifacts from one of the grandfathers of the modern environmental movement. www.nmhistorymuseum.org Be pART of it!
Summer Calendar of Events
A sampling of some of what's going on in and around Santa Fe this summer. For complete listings including gallery events, cooking classes, art shows, museum events, lecture, and nightlife take a look at www.santafe.org/Calendar
JUNE
18-20: Opening Weekend for SITE Santa Fe's 8th International Biennial, The Dissolve. On Friday the Biennial Patrons Preview and Gala Dinner plus a Post Party at Second Street Brewery at the Railyard take place. On Saturday are a panel discussion, the Member's Opening, and a dance performance at the Lensic. On Sunday is the public opening of the biennial show. Details, www.sitesantafe.org
18-20: Santa Fe Studio Tour, an open tour of more than 30 artists' studios in and around the city. Preview party at The Lodge on Friday, tour on Saturday and Sunday. www.santafestudiotour.com
19: Dances with Wools, a Fiber Arts Weekend at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Wool from sheep to loom to textiles. Sale of fiber arts, textile evaluation, weaving exhibits, and more. www.golondrinas.org
21: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Jeff Hengesbaugh at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
23-26: 61st Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe, one of the top 100 rodeos in the country, brings hundreds of professional cowboys to the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. Kids events, a carnival, beer garden, and top athletes make it a big time rodeo with a small town feel. www.rodeodesantafe.org
23: Fifth Annual Music on the Hill at St. John's College featuring multi-instrumentalist and composer Frank Leto. www.stjohnscollege.edu/events/SF/music.shtml
24: The first Thursday evening Santa Fe Farmers Market and its Farm to Restaurant presentation, Cook with the Chef. Featuring chef Michael Giese with Flying Star Café. At the Santa Fe Railyard. www.santafealliance.com
25: Juan Siddi Flamenco Theater Company opens its summer season at Maria Benitez Theater in The Lodge at Santa Fe. Flamenco at its absolute best. www.juansiddiflamenco.com Be a pART of it
25-27: "Ethel Merman's Broadway," a captivating, compelling, and lyrical solo salute to the Queen of Broadway. Lensic Performing Arts Center, www.ticketssantafe.org
28: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Dr. Adrian Bustamate at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
JULY
1: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Peyton Young from Harry's Roadhouse. www.santafealliance.com
2-Aug. 28: 54th Santa Fe Opera: Opening night at the Santa Fe Opera theater. Bring your tailgate dinner and enjoy the music of the masters performed in a spectacular setting by some of the world's finest musicians. 505-986-5900, 800-280-4654, www.santafeopera.org Be a pART of it
3-4: The Santa Fe Wine Festival at Rancho de Las Golondrinas featuring more than a dozen local vintners, music, food, and handmade arts and crafts. www.santafewinefestival.com
4: The Museum of International Folk Art inaugurates its Gallery of Conscience with the show, Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives That Transform Communities. The show kicks off the first annual International Folk Arts Week-a week of demonstrations, lectures, folk music, performances and events-and both the show and programming are tied to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market that is the living embodiment of the Empowering Women theme. www.internationalfolkart.org Be pART of it!
4: Pancakes on the Plaza brings hundreds of locals and visitors downtown to eat pancakes and benefit the United Way. Live entertainment all day and a special 400th Anniversary fireworks display at the Santa Fe Railyard. 505-982-2002, www.uwsfc.org
5: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Dr. John Kessell at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
6-8: SOFA WEST three-day symposium includes curator-led tours of prehistoric and historic Pueblo pottery museum collections, private collections of historic and contemporary Native ceramics, and the Acoma Pueblo. www.sofaexpo.com/spirit Be pART of it!
7: "Day by Day in Every Way". Arthur B. Davies explores the early 20th Century approaches to getting healthy and 'getting' abstraction. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Education Annex. www.okeeffemuseum.org/ Be pART of it
8: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Carmen Rodriguez from Bishop's Lodge. www.santafealliance.com
8-11: SOFA WEST opens at the Santa Fe Convention Center, bringing the world's leading works in contemporary decorative arts and design. Also, the expo celebrates the Santa Fe Opera with an evening of food, wine, and music with glass artist Klaus Moje on July 8. Dinner buffet plus a private performance of Magic Flute highlights and other German operas benefiting the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers. www.sofaexpo.com/santa-fe Be pART of it!
9-11: Seventh Annual Santa Fe International Folk Art Market featuring more than 170 master folk artists from 52 countries in the largest market of its kind. Take time for the Empowering Women exhibit at the Folk Art Museum and understand more about the artists in the market. Proceeds earned at the market have gone towards building schools, wells, and health clinics in the artist's homes. Also enjoy live world music, exotic foods, and a global community. On Milner Plaza at Museum Hill, 505-476-1200, www.folkartmarket.org Be pART of it!
12: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Dr. Richard and Shirley Cushing Flint at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
14: Music on the Hill, free, outdoor concert by jazz pianist John Rangel at St. John's College. www.stjohnscollege.edu/events/SF/music.shtml
15-18: Art Santa Fe International Art Fair returns to the Santa Fe Convention Center for its 10th Anniversary with even more national and international contemporary galleries and artists from all over the globe. The fair presents the "How Things are Made" series again, its popular Project Space installations, and an opening gala benefiting the Santa Fe Art Institute on July 15. 505-988-8883, www.artsantafe.com
15: New Mexico Jazz Festival, Stepology's "Tap On," honoring tap dancing's past, present, and future. Tickets, 505-988-1234. www.lensic.org
15: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Andy Barnes from Dinner for Two. www.santafealliance.com
16: New Mexico Jazz Festival, Simone, the daughter of Nina Simone brings her own brand of songwriting and performance to the Lensic stage. Tickets, 505-988-1234. www.lensic.org
19: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Malcolm Ebright at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
21: Music on the Hill, free, outdoor concert with vocalist Joan Kessler, at St. John's College. www.stjohnscollege.edu/events/SF/music.shtml
22: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef James Campbell Caruso from La Boca. www.santafealliance.com
18-August 23: The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival fills the city's stages for six weeks with outstanding musicians performing chamber music and more. 505-983-2075, 888-221-9836, www.sfcmf.org Be pART of it!
24-25: The 59th Annual Spanish Market-a show and sale of work by hundreds of artists presenting handmade art from the rich Hispanic cultures of Northern New Mexico. Continuous food, music, dance, and artists demonstrations. On the Santa Fe Plaza. 505-982-2226, www.spanishmarket.org Be pART of it!
26: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with David Snow at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
28: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at Paolo Soleri Amphitheater: 505- 988-1234, www.lensic.com
28: Music on the Hill, free, outdoor concert with the Nacha Medez Quartet, at St. John's College. www.stjohnscollege.edu/events/SF/music.shtml
29: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Louis Moskow from 315 Restaurant and Wine Bar. www.santafealliance.com
August
2: Breakfast with O'Keeffe, a morning presentation on the current exhibition, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction" by the museum's curator at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, 8:30. www.okeeffemuseum.org
2: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Dr. Michael Brescia at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
5: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Sancho Soeiro from Dish n' Spoon Cafe. www.santafealliance.com
7-8: Summer Festival, Frontier Days, and Horses of the West at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Meet the colorful characters who put the "wild" in Wild West. Unique wares on sale, historic skills on display, and Peruvian Paso Horse demonstrations. 505-471-2261, www.golondrinas.org
9: Santa Fe 400th Art & Lecture series with Dr. Paul Zolbrod at Hotel Santa Fe. www.hotelsantafe.com
12-14: 27th Annual Antique Ethnographic Art Show. Ethnographic and tribal art from around the world. Presented by Whitehawk at the new Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 505-992-8929, www.whitehawkshows.com Be pART of it!
12: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Rocky Durham from the Santa Fe School of Cooking. www.santafealliance.com
15-17: 32nd Annual Invitational Antique Indian Art Show, the oldest and largest antique event of its type. Presented by Whitehawk at the new Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 505-992-8929, www.whitehawkshows.com Be pART of it!
19: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring Lorin Parrish from BODY of Santa Fe. www.santafealliance.com
21-22: 89th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market. 1,200 artists from 100 tribes sell their work during the largest show of its kind in the world. On the Santa Fe Plaza, 505-983-5220, www.swaia.org Be pART of it!
26: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Roland Richter of Joe's Restaurant. www.santafealliance.com
September
2: Cook with the Chef at the Santa Fe Farmers Market, featuring chef Patrick Lambert of Cowgirl BBQ & Western Grill. www.santafealliance.com
4-12: 298th Santa Fe Fiesta, the oldest continually running celebration in the U.S., celebrates culture and history with parades, music, and religious processions. This is a remarkable tradition with events of every kind all over town. www.santafefiesta.org
4-5: Fiesta de los Niños at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Kids try on historic costumes, build their own miniature adobe house, listen to storytellers, and become inspired by Spanish Colonial life at this living museum. www.golondrinas.org
9: The Burning of Zozobra is a Santa Fe Fiesta highlight. Everyone's gloom is gone when he burns at Fort Marcy Park. www.santafefiesta.org
22-26: Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta, a celebration of all things culinary and epicurean. Tastings, tours, demonstrations, wine dinners, and celebrity chefs. 505-438-8060, www.santafewineandchile.org
Keep in touch with everything going on in Santa Fe at www.santafe.org
