LOCAL FAVORITES - Places to Go, Things to Do
One could travel to Santa Fe any month of the year and never be bored. The National Geographic Traveler A* List Newsletter recently featured Santa Fe as a top travel destination. In fact, in the annual 2010 TripAdvisors' Travelers Choice Awards ranking of destinations throughout the world Santa Fe, New Mexico placed three times in the Top 10. It was rated as the # 2 U.S. destination in the Relaxation & Spa category, # 9 for Great Food & Wine and # 10 for Culture and Sightseeing in the United States. When you visit some of our favorites, you will agree with their assessment.
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Whitehawk Ethnographic Art Show
August 12-14, 2010
This annual show with over 150 dealers features Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, African, Oriental, Indonesian and other ethnographic art from around the world. The show is popular with serious collectors and browsers alike.
32nd Annual Whitehawk Invitational Antique Indian Art Show
August 15-17, 2010
One of the largest and longest running shows for historic antique Indian art, featuring a wide-range of indigenous tribal art treasures this is a must attend show for the serious collector.
Whitehawk Ethnographic Art Show
32nd Annual Whitehawk Invitational Antique Indian Art Show
Santa Fe Convention Center
201 West Macy
Santa Fe, NM 87501
59th Annual Spanish Market
July 24-25, 2010
This popular free event held on the Santa Fe Plaza provides visitors and residents alike a unique opportunity to experience New Mexico's vibrant Spanish culture. Produced by the Museum of Spanish Colonia Art which supports traditional Hispanic arts and artists, the Market features handmade traditional arts by over 200 local artists, live music, dance and regional New Mexican foods. 100 emerging youth artists display their work in a separate area.
59th Annual Spanish Market
Santa Fe Plaza
505.982.2226
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Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
July 2011
The annual Santa Fe International Folk Art Market has grown to become one of the largest events of its kind providing attendees an unparallel opportunity to interact with the artist who create cultural treasures. The market, which has now become a full week of cultural interchange benefits more than 170 master folk artist representing 52 countries while allowing over 24,500 visitors the opportunity to enjoy exotic food and free world music and discover often very affordable art ranging from textiles, jewelry, baskets, prints, rugs to other handmade goods. The economic impact is significant for the 52 countries represented as over 90 percent of the money from sales goes home with the artists, the proceeds used to help build schools, health clinics, purchase food, clothing and medical area.
International Folk Art Week starts with an exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art. The exhibit will feature 10 women's cooperatives and will be the first show in the Museum new Gallery of Conscience.
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Milner Plaza at Museum Hill
Adjacent to the Museum of International Folk Art
505.475.1200
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3rd Annual SOFA West
2011
This annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA) is considered one of the foremost fairs for masterworks bridging design and fine art. The four-day event held at the Santa Fe Convention Center provides an opportunity for elite international galleries and dealers to showcase outstanding contemporary arts and design. Over 2,000 guests and 10,000 visitors attended the 2010 show.
The fair has a strong educational component including an acclaimed lecture series which is free with paid admission. There is also a VIP program which includes exclusive events tailored to collector/museum groups and high-profile gallery clients as well as an opening night preview and other special events. A pre-fair ceramics symposium on connecting Southwest Native Potter is also planned.
3rd Annual SOFA West
Santa Fe Convention Center
201 W Marcy Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.955.6200
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Santa Fe Wine Festival at Rancho de las Golondrinas
July 2011
Come, step back in time and celebrate the best of life at Rancho de las Golondrinas, the old Spanish hacienda which is now a living museum and working ranch. Costumed docents help bring history to life as you enjoy a fun-filled summer afternoon complete with the wines of New Mexico, specialty food, music, and handmade arts and crafts in this unique setting. The "Ranch of the Swallows" with its rolling hills and historic buildings provide an in-depth look at aspects of colonial times. The Santa Fe Wine Festival provides a unique opportunity to taste and purchase many of New Mexico's great wines and talk to the winemakers themselves.
As one of the closest hotels to this Santa Fe festival, the Inn At Santa Fe is a preferred hotel and offers a Special Rate for your stay during this family fun-filled event. You, your family and friends will congratulate yourselves for having found convenient lodging in a newly renovated stylishly appointed hotel offering the latest amenities.
Prior to attending the festival you and your group can enjoy the Inn At Santa Fe's complimentary full hot American breakfast and relax in the heated outdoor swimming pool, spa, or sauna following a full day of fun.
Fees apply.
Rancho de las Golondrinas
334 Lo Pinos Road (I-25 Exit 276)
Santa Fe, NM 87507
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The Santa Fe Opera is a favorite destination for guests of one of the unique Santa Fe hotels, the Inn At Santa Fe. Each summer, the Santa Fe Opera entertains and marvels audiences with performances from popular classics to world premieres. Established in the late 1950’s and re-built in the late 1960’s, the open air amphitheater style building is just part of the magic that happens at the Santa Fe Opera. With exquisite views, and excellent acoustics, Santa Fe evenings cannot be enjoyed any other way.
Prior to the performance, enjoy a pre-opera tailgate in the parking lot. Bring your own meal or have one specially prepared for the event. There are also pre-performance informative talks that introduce the current opera and pre-performance buffets on the opera grounds.
Santa Fe Opera
17053 U.S. Highway 84/285
Santa Fe NM, 87501
505.986.5900 or 800.280.4654
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Santa Fe Gay Pride 2011
June 2011
Santa Fe has a large and welcoming gay community and there are a number of events throughout the city starting June 19th. The 2010 Santa Fe Gay Pride Parade on Saturday, June 26 runs from the New Mexico State Capitol to the Railyard District Park just south of the SITE Santa Fe museum. The festival runs from 10 am - 5 pm and features live music, GLBT organization booths, as well as retail, arts and crafts. The Inn At Santa Fe welcomes members of the GLBTQ community and is conveniently located minutes from RainbowVision Santa Fe with Garbo's Restaurant and the SilverStar Lounge and Cabaret as well as other special events. We hope to see you soon and invite you to return in September when Santa Fe will host the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Symposium.
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505.385.4815
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Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary
With over 135 acres of intriguing landscapes and wildlife a visit to the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary minutes from the Inn At Santa Fe, one of the most unique Santa Fe hotels, is a must for birding enthusiastic. It offers numerous activities for adults and children from guided walks to hiking trails to formal gardens. This Santa Fe sanctuary provides safe habitats for approximately 130 species of birds and numerous plants and animals.
The Nature Store serves as the Visitors Centre where you can check in, get a map and learn about events at the Center and Sanctuary such as summer camp, classes, field trips and other educational events. Tours of the historic Randall Davey Home and Art Studio are available Friday afternoons with trained docents.
After a day of birding you will be pleased you choose the recently renovated Inn At Santa Fe, a great value among Santa Fe Hotels, as you relax in the spa or sauna -- a recently renovated boutique hotel offering value and comfort.
Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary
1800 Upper Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505.983.4609
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2011 Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival
Santa Fe Brewing Company Pub & Grill
Located at the “top of the Turquoise Trail” just a few miles from the Inn At Santa Fe New Mexico’s oldest microbrewery produces award-winning hand-crafted beers while the restaurant offers traditional and unique pub fare for lunch and dinner in a casual non-smoking environment.
The 2011 event is scheduled for Sunday, May 15, 2011. Additional information will become available on the website January 1, 2011. When you register (www.santafecentury.com/registration.html -- fees apply) be sure to sign up for the Sunday morning blue corn and roast piñon nut pancake breakfast and the chili con carne lunch.
The conveniently located Inn At Santa Fe offers lodging discounts to Century participants. Call 505.474.9500 to learn more.
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The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center, which welcomes researchers from all over the world, is located one block from the museum, is dedicated to the study and interpretation of American modernism (late nineteenth century - present).
Aside from the Museum and the Research Center, the O'Keeffe Home and Studio at Abiquiu, where she created some of her most iconic works, allows visitors to experience the world through her eyes.
The Museum's education and public programs continues to win praise from parents, educators, and school administrators, as well as awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Arts, and the Santa Fe Arts Commission.
Santa Fe, NM 87501-1826
505.946.1000
The Inn At Santa Fe, is a full-service boutique hotel located near I-25 in beautiful Santa Fe, is but a short drive away from the Plaza and other popular New Mexico visitor attractions including the Canyon Road, shopping, restaurants, museums as well as a broad spectrum of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Enjoy the hotel’s newly renovated stylishly appointed guestrooms and min-suites with the latest innovative amenities including complimentary high-speed wireless and wired internet access and wall-mounted 32-inch flat screen television (HDTV). The Inn At Santa Fe offers a daily complimentary full hot American breakfast, an onsite fitness center, heated outdoor swimming pool, spa, sauna, fire-pit, 24-hour business center and delightful extras including a social area with fireplace and 42-inch flat screen television. Make your hotel reservation at the Inn At Santa Fe today so you, your family and friends can stay at one of the areas nicest hotels while experiencing all that Santa Fe has to offer.
8376 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, New Mexico (NM) 87507
Toll Free: 888-871-7138 Phone: 505-474-9500 Fax: 505-474-9535
Email: sales@InnAtSantaFe.com
