Santa Fe Fall Getaways

Trip Advisor reports that close to 30% of Americans will be enjoying Fall Getaways. So count yourself in and make plans now to head to Santa Fe!

Getting Here

FLY – You can fly non-stop to Santa Fe Airport from Los Angeles or Dallas on American Eagle. Other airlines serving Albuquerque are: Southwest, Delta, Continental, United, US Airways and Frontier Airlines. Many are boasting last minute Labor Day specials! And in just a 1 hour picturesque drive north you’ll find yourself in the heart of Santa Fe.

DRIVE – There’s nothing like driving into Santa Fe whether you come in on the historic Old Santa Fe Trail or drive down from the north through the renowned Raton Pass. Look for our landmark Sangre de Cristo mountains and find our city nestled in the colorful foothills.

As an option, you can purchase a New Mexico Culture Pass and visit monuments and museums throughout the state on your way here and back home.

TRAIN – Hop on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. You’ll weave through the backs of ancient pueblo lands and arrive in the Santa Fe Railyard District where you can dine, shop & catch a shuttle or take a brief walk to the Historic Downtown Plaza. Coming from California, the Mid-west or Southwest? The Lamy Shuttle Service meets the Amtrak Southwest Chief trains daily for an easy ride to Santa Fe hotels.

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express will be offering expanded service for the Labor Day Weekend – September 4th, 5th and 6th.

Just Get Here!

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Events

Some of our Annual Fall Events include:

• 102 bluPub Crawl
• The Burning of Zozobra & Santa Fe Fiestas
• 20th Annual Wine & Chile Fiesta
• Santa Fe Geocaching Challenge
• Studio Tours – Pojoaque, El Rito, Abiquiu, Galisteo
• Kewa Pueblo Annual Arts & Crafts Market
• O’Keeffiana – Art and Art Materials
• Santa Fe Calendar for much, much, more!

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Accommodations

Santa Fe Resorts, Hotels, Inns, Bed & Breakfasts and Vacation Rentals are offering a vast array of Lodging Specials for you to choose from.

Whether you’re planning a Romantic Getaway, Reunion, Girlfriends Weekend or just up for an individual Exploration and discovery, we’ll satisfy your needs and your budget.

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Dining

We’ve got over 200 restaurants and a wide variety of cuisines to satisfy every palate. Check out our Dining Specials Now!

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Things To Do

Explore the Things To Do section of our website and you’ll understand why this is the most extensive & popular section of our Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau Website. Here are a few popular options and visit the website for a full list of Things To Do.

• Hiking & Mountain Biking
• Historic Sites
• Fascinating Day Trips
• Classes and Workshops
• Spas & Rejuvenation
• Shopping, shopping and more shopping!

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Check our Santa Fe Calendar for a full list of events including Gallery Openings, Art Related Events, Concerts & Performances.

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89th Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market 2010 – News & Events

Santa Fe Indian Market Week – August 13th through August 23rd

89th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market
Santa Fe Plaza (downtown)
Saturday & Sunday – August 21 & 22, 2010
7am – 5pm

More than 600 Native American artists will gather on the Santa Fe Plaza for the 89th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market. Visitors will find an amazing selection of art and craft by artists from tribes across the US.

Numerous events, exhibitions, concerts, symposiums, lectures, film screenings, auctions, awards ceremonies and presentations accompany the festivities throughout the week & weekend. The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) sponsors the event, which is estimated to bring more than 80,000 people and over $100 million in revenues to the state and region.

This is the largest Indigenous art market in the hemisphere, so please come and join us!

Find all the events associated with Santa Fe Indian Market:
SWAIA Official Website

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Monday, August 16th
6:30 PM
Santa Fe Indian Market Classification X Award Winners – Film Screening
The Allan Houser Compound, 26 Haozous Rd, Santa Fe, NM
Free Admission. A sneak preview of the winners in the four categories – documentary, narrative, experimental and animation — from the Santa Fe Indian Market’s new film and video classification. Class X is not a new film festival, but a platform to support and acknowledge Native filmmakers.

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Tuesday, August 17th
8:00 AM
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum Hill Cafe
$25 per person, or $20 per person for MNMF members. Museum Admission Included.
Breakfast with Executive Director of SWAIA, Bruce Bernstein, PhD, followed by a talk on the 89th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market.

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Tuesday, August 17th
6:00 PM
A Special Evening with Award-Winning Author Sherman Alexie at The Lensic.
Author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie was named one of The New Yorker’s 20 top writers for the 21st century. The New York Times Book Review described him as “one of the major lyric voices of our time.” Men’s Journal has called him “the world’s first fast-talking and wisecracking mediagenic American-Indian superstar.” Sponsored in part by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Tickets are $20/30 (call to ask for student discounts) and are available at The Lensic or by calling The Lensic Box Office (505) 988-1234

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Thursday, August 19th – Sunday, August 22nd
The 10th Annual Native Cinema Showcase
Cathedral Park, Downtown Santa Fe
SWAIA, the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe (CCA) and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), present the 10th Annual Native Cinema Showcase, a four-day celebration of films and videos by and about indigenous peoples in connection with the Santa Fe Indian Market. The showcase, that features 16 programs of film and video from seven countries, will take place in two central venues: the Cinematheque at the Center for Contemporary Arts and Cathedral Park, located in downtown Santa Fe, which is free and open to Indian Market attendees.
Free Admission.

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Thursday, August 19th
6:00 PM
Native Music Rocks the Plaza – Santa Fe Plaza Bandstand
Musicians Keith Secola, Micki Free & American Horse with Special Guest Shea and Casper and the Mighty 602 Band take the stage on the final day of the Santa Fe Bandstand Series. Native Music Rocks, a program developed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, supports and fosters Native musicians through nationwide tours and recording projects.
Free Admission.

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Thursday, August 19th
6:00 PM
An Evening of Native Literary Arts: N. Scott Momaday and Luci Tapahonso/ Moderated by James Thomas S
Collected Works Bookstore: 202 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM
Free Admission. N. Scott Momaday, a Kiowa Indian, was born in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1934, and grew up in close contact with the Navajo and San Carlos Apache communities. He received his B.A. in political science in 1958 from the University of New Mexico. At Stanford University he received his M.A. and Ph.D in English, in 1960 and 1963, respectively. His books of poetry include In the Bear’s House (St. Martin’s Press, 1999), In the Presence of the Sun: Stories and Poems, 1961-1991 (1992), and The Gourd Dancer (1976). His first novel, House Made of Dawn (1969) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is author of several other novels, prose collections, the children’s book Circle of Wonder (1994), and the play The Indolent Boys. He is also the editor of various anthologies and collections.

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Friday, August 20th
11:30 AM
Indian Market – Best of Show Luncheon and Preview
Santa Fe Convention Center – 201 W. Marcy St., Santa Fe, 87501
SWAIA presents the 2010 Artist Award winners at the Best of Show Ceremony. This exclusive event is central to the identity of the Santa Fe Indian Market, as it notes the acknowledgments of Native artists, who often work for years to create the stunning artwork entered for judging and a chance to be named Best of Show. The ceremony will take place at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, and is the only time in the entire weekend where the best artists and best art of Indian Market are together in one place. Tickets are $200 for SWAIA members and $250 for non-members. Call Linda Off at 505.983.5220 for more information or to purchase tickets.

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Friday, August 20th
Time TBA
Native Music Rocks Concert
Hilton Hotel 100 Sandoval Street, Santa Fe, NM
Free Admission. Two nights of great music led by Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician and mixed blood (Cherokee & Comanche) Native American Micki Free, this summer’s native music rocks tour will feature Native American artists performing rock, country, roots rock, native folk, gospel, blues and reggae on a major cross-country trek.

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Saturday, August 21st
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
SWAIA and Apache Skateboards Presents: Skateploitation!
Cathedral Park, Downtown Santa Fe
In keeping with their tradition of promoting and supporting young Native artists, SWAIA is partnering once again with Indian Market Artist Douglas Miles and Apache Skateboards. The event will feature a skateboarding competition for best skateboarding trick, skate demonstrations, product tosses, prizes and more.
Free Admission.

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Sunday, August 22nd
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Native American Clothing Contest
Santa Fe Plaza, Downtown Santa Fe
Among the many cherished traditions at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Native American Clothing Contest (NACC) is one of the most beloved and anticipated events. For over twenty years, the NACC has been the most photographed event at the Santa Fe Indian Market. The contest includes categories for traditional and contemporary Native American fashions, features children and adult participants, and awards prizes in over 20 categories.
Free Admission.

For complete listing of Indian Market events visit the SWAIA Official Website

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OTHER INDIAN MARKET WEEK EVENTS

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Friday & Saturday, August 13 & 14
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ethnographic Art Show – presented by Whitehawk Antique Shows
Over 150 dealers featuring Oceanic, Pre-columbian, Spanish Colonial, African, Oriental, Indonesian and other ethnographic art from around the world. An amazing selection of jewelry, divotional pieces, furniture, rugs, baskets, pottery, textiles, paintings and much, much more.

Monday & Tuesday, August 16 & 17
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Antique Indian Art Show – presented by Whitehawk Antique Shows
Whitehawk’s original show celebrates its 31st year and features one of the nations largest selections of antique Indian art objects ranging from Northwest Coast masks to antique Southwestern pottery, jewelry, textiles, California baskets, Plains beadwork of all types and artifacts from the Western, Great Lakes and Woodland tribes. This is the largest and longest running show for historic antique Indian Art. Join fellow collectors and museum curators as they search through our nation’s greatest indigenous art treasure.

Find out all you need to know on the Whitehawk Antique Shows website

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Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501 -

505.983.8900
A center of the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is the only museum in the world to focus solely on contemporary Native art and is home to the largest collection of contemporary Native art in the world. A premier shopping destination, the Museum’s store features the Lloyd Kiva New Gallery and offers the finest selection of contemporary Native arts and gifts from both emerging and established artists.

Wednesday, August 18
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Artists Reception for PostCommodity Collective, an interdisciplinary American Indian arts cooperative comprised of Raven Chacon, Kade L. Twist, Steven Yazzie and Nathan Young. It Wasn’t a Dream of Golden Cities is a commissioned response to Santa Fe’s 400th celebration and utilizes elements of sound, video, performance, installation and sculpture to recount histories stimulated from the commoditization of cultural values. Please join us for this free reception where the artists will be present to discuss their work one-on-one with guests.

Thursday, August 19
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Public Opening Reception for new exhibits. Dry Ice: Alaska Native Artists and the Landscape; Oblique Drift: Nicholas Galanin; Round-UP: Video Work by Torry Mendoza; the It Wasnít a Dream of Golden Cities: PostCommodity Collective; Matterings: Rose Simpson; and Apaches and Angels: Douglas Miles.

Find up-to-date Museum events calendar visit the MoCNA website

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ADDITIONAL DOWNTOWN HIGHLIGHTS

Peyote Bird Jewelry Annual Sample Sale
If you love jewelry, you’ll want to make it over to this twice-a-year sale located just two blocks from downtown.
August 21 & 22, 2010
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
414 Old Taos Highway
Santa Fe, NM

Visit their website for map & directions.

Traveler’s Market – Tribal Art & Jewelry Show
30 Galleries of Tribal & Folk Art, Textiles, Antiques, Books, Clothing & Jewelry
August 6 – 22, 2010
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 12pm – 5pm
DeVargas Center, 153B Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 – 505-989-7667
Annual Tribal Pot Luck & BBQ – Monday August 16 at 5 pm

Visit their website for details.

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Goats arrive in Eldorado to manage greenbelt

About 100 goats arrived in Eldorado yesterday afternoon and spent some time cleaning up the dog park at the Community Center.  Today they will start on the greenbelt behind the ECIA, Verano Loop and beyond, depending on how much they can eat during their 15-day contract.  They are accompanied by a goat herdress and four dogs who will sleep with them too.  A solar fence will  keep them safe at night. They are quite a sight. Try to get a look at them in the next week or so.

Santa Fe’s Spanish Markets – July 24-25

From the Traditional to the Contemporary – Two Extensive Cultural Art Markets in One Weekend!

It’s easy to make your plans! Check out the Special Discounts & Packages being offered by hotels and businesses on SantaFe.org – the Official Travel website of Santa Fe, New Mexico. We’re offering an inspirational, colorful weekend to experience authentic Arts & Culture.

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59th Annual Traditional Spanish Market
Santa Fe Plaza (downtown)
July 24 & 25, 2010
8am – 5pm

More than 200 Hispanic artists will gather on the Santa Fe Plaza for the 59th Annual Traditional Spanish Market, which features an array of Spanish Colonial art works, including:
- hand-carved furniture
- tinwork
- weavings
- straw appliqué
- images of saints

This is the largest Hispanic market in the country, so please come and join us!

Live entertainment from the Plaza Band stage accompanies the festivities all weekend long.

Friday, July 23rd
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Spanish Market Preview at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Members-only preview of the award-winning artwork of the 2010 Market

Visit theTraditional Spanish Market website
Learn more about the Traditional Arts

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24th Annual Contemporary Hispanic Market
Lincoln Avenue (downtown – next to the Plaza)
July 24 & 25, 2010
8am – 5pm

The Contemporary Market is held outdoors on Lincoln Avenue next to the Santa Fe Plaza. There will be 134 booths with many medium forms of artwork created by New Mexico Hispanic resident Artists and is free to the public.

The Mission of the Contemporary Hispanic Market is to provide statewide Artists an opportunity to show their work while giving both the casual and serious collector a rare opportunity to meet and visit with some of the most respected Hispanic Artists currently producing art in New Mexico today.

The Contemporary Hispanic Market is committed to showcasing original work and individual expression in the mediums of:
- painting
- printmaking
- sculpture
- photography
- furniture
- jewelry
- ceramics
- weaving
- and much more.

Robb Rael, resident of Santa Fe, NM was selected as the 2010 poster artist with his gouache painting, “Moonlite”.

Friday, July 23rd
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Hispanic Contemporary Market Preview at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Each year the artists are honored during a Preview and Awards Ceremony where patrons will have a preview of artwork (artwork will be for sale during the evening) and can meet the exhibiting artists. The event will be held this year at the Santa Fe Convention Center. There will be hors d’oeuvres and entertainment. The public is welcome and this is a free event.

Find out more on the Contemporary Hispanic Market website

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Market Related Lecture Events

Aside from the actual market, there are many lecture events (all held at the St. Francis Hotel Lobby) featuring artists of the market:

Friday, July 16th
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Friday Night Talks and Demonstrations by Spanish Market Artists: Camilla Trujillo – Pottery

Friday, July 30th
5:00 PM – 6:00 AM
Friday Night Talks and Demonstrations by Spanish Market Artists: Della Ulibarri – Straw Appliqué

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Downtown Highlight – Jewelry Sample Sale

If you love jewelry, you’ll want to make it over to the Peyote Bird Jewelry Annual Sample Sale, also located in the downtown area.

July 24 & 25, 2010
Spanish Market Weekend
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
414 Old Taos Highway
Santa Fe, NM

Visit their website for map & directions.

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Retire in Santa Fe!

The real estate downturn has turned some very popular retirement destinations into bargains. To determine where the prices are most attractive, U.S. News & World Report examined price-to-income data for 384 metropolitan statistical areas. This expresses the relationship between owner income and home values.

Here are 10 retirement havens where homes are most affordable by this measure:
1. Bend, Ore.
2. Napa, Calif.
3. Fort Meyers, Fla.
4. Fayetteville, Ark.
5. Las Vegas
6. Santa Fe, N.M.
7. Punta Gorda, Fla.
8. Phoenix
9. Santa Cruz, Calif.
10. Burlington, Vt.

Source: U.S. News & World Report, Luke Mullins (07/08/2010)

2010 TAOS ARTIST ORGANIZATION (TAO) FALL STUDIO TOUR and ART WEEK

TAOS Studio Tour
3rd Annual County-wide Studio Tour will take place over two fall weekends.
Open Studios September 4, 5, 6 and September 11, 12
Opening Reception Friday, September 3 at Sagebrush Inn from 6:00-8:00 PM
Come and meet the artists and enjoy the diverse studio settings Taos has to offer.
TAO Art Week
Experiential workshops with creativity experts will be offered between the TAOS Studio Tour weekends: September 6 through September 11.

For more information go to www.taosartist.org or call (575) 751-0071

Rattle

There are a variety of snakes in Eldorado, but this will cover the basics of the types most commonly seen. I will also cover some simple identification methods and offer some advice on what to do, what not to do, and how to make your property undesirable to snakes. The only potentially dangerous snakes in the area are rattlesnakes. There are 3 types in Eldorado, but only 2 are commonly seen. They are:

Prairie, or Western, Rattlesnake. Typically 3 1/2 foot in length, or under…Can be nearly 5 foot, but only rarely. Very diverse in coloration, but green, tan, brown, and even pinkish are the most common. Dark saddles, instead of actual diamonds, down the back. Typically docile, and it is not uncommon to be in close proximity to one without it rattling or alerting you of its presence. Fortunately, while they most certainly can strike, they are often not prone to do so.  Most commonly found under shrubs or debris, and also in direct proximity to bird feeders. Birds cast off seeds, rodents come in to eat the seeds, and snakes follow the rodents in after dark.  Heavy, highlighted masking over the eyes.

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Can reach lengths up to 8 foot, but 3-5 foot are the most common lengths seen, with the exception of babies. Generally much heavier bodied than diamondbacks!  Very aggressive, and not usually shy about alerting you to their presence. Grey, silver, red, and pink are the most common colorations found, but some are even found with a greenish cast.  Distinct, highlighted, diamond patterns down the back, called coon-tail rattlers because of distinct white and black bands near the rattle sections. Most commonly encountered around rock outcroppings and around stone walls, but can be seen nearly everywhere. Not as common as prairie rattlesnakes, but still in abundance. Heavy, highlighted masking over the eyes.

There are several non-venomous species found in the area:

Bullsnakes. A rattlesnake “mimic”, as they are similar in appearance, and can bluff in such a way as to fool you into thinking they are a rattlesnake. Out of 100 “rattlesnake” calls to remove a snake, over 75% turn out to be bullsnakes.  They can flatten their jaws, to give their head a diamond-shape appearance, and dark bands on the tail section can look like a set of rattles as they shake their tails vigorously when threatened. Add in an uncanny ability to have a dry hiss that sounds very similar to a rattlesnake’s rattles, and the untrained eye can easily be confused. Typically yellowish, with darker saddles, and a tail section that usually turns more orange with black bands…they can be highly variable in color, although the pattern is unmistakable when you know what you’re looking at. Thin band, or line, between and around the eyes, no highlighting.

Garter snake. There are a few types of garter snakes in the area, but all have similar appearances. Generally brown, or olive, they have stripes running down the back and/or sides. The most commonly seen garter snake is the wandering garter, which can also have blotches, or spots, in addition to the striping. Great to have in your garden, because of dietary preferences, they WILL musk if disturbed…leaving an awful smell that is very difficult to wash off.

Whipsnakes. There are two types of these, locally…the Western Coachwhip –  ”red racer”, and the striped whipsnake. The “red racer” is the most commonly seen, but the striped whipsnake is NOT uncommon. As the name implies, the red coachwhip/red racer/western coachwhip is easily distinguished by its pink, salmon, and/or even brick red coloration. Can reach lengths up to 9 feet, and EXTREMELY fast! Primarily feed on lizards, but birds, rodents, and even other snakes, are not uncommon. Large eyes, very agile, extremely nervous, will bite repeatedly if picked up, although the bite is not serious in any way. Some MYTHS about this snake are that they will chase a person down, climb up their back, wrap around their neck, and then whip them to death. Another myth is that they can use their tails to whip a person, or to whip at, and pop tires on bicycles, motorcycles, cars, etc…while these stories are entertaining, they are absolutely not true! The real reason a coachwhip is called a coachwhip is because the scales on the tail section are angled and bordered in such a way as to look like the braid of a whip on stagecoaches in the old west. The striped whipsnake is a brown, mahogany, or black snake with lateral stripes on the sides. Hint: No Venomous snakes in El Dorado have stripes!

Snake Do’s and Don’ts:

Do leave a snake alone. Snakes are very beneficial in controlling rodent populations, and the diseases associated with rodents. In this regard, they can be your friend.

Do call animal control or the Wildlife Center for help in removing a snake from your property.

Do maintain a visual on the snake, to aid in locating and removing snake from property.

Don’t harass, attempt to capture, or kill any snake. Any such attempts actually put you in harm’s way. Even with a farm tool, you’re still deliberately going towards an animal that is potentially venomous.

Don’t put your hands, feet, or anything else, any place you can’t see into…under boards, holes, etc.

Don’t hesitate to assume a snake is venomous if you don’t know, better safe than sorry.

If bitten:

Don’t apply ice or tourniquet, this will make things worse!

Don’t attempt to cut-n-suck, this is a waste of time, and you could cut something vital.

DO seek medical attention and have somebody else transport you. Some of the symptoms of snake-bite are similar to a stroke or heart attack.

To aid in keeping snakes from your yard:

Remove all debris…old pallets, boards, pipes, gutters, sheet metal, spare tires, etc.  Essentially, anything that could be used as a hiding place probably will be.

Bird feeders: move them as far from the house as possible. In addition to drawing in rodents, and thereby snakes, having a bird feeder too close to your house is not beneficial to wildlife as birds get distracted and fly into windows, and may not have enough cover to hide from neighborhood cats, etc.  Placing feeders away from the house, and closer to trees, is better for all concerned.

Keep your yard easily viewable – mow your lawn, and have as few visual impediments as possible. Snakes are prey to a lot of animals, and will prefer to stay in hidden areas, as opposed to out in the open, to avoid dogs, cats, birds of prey, etc.

Mike’s Music Exchange is located in La Tienda, at the front of Eldorado.  Below is the calendar so far for the Summer.

Saturday June 5th – The Hot Club of Santa Fe
All acoustic string quartet playing swing, gypsy jazz, and bluegrass
7 PM, Admission $8 all ages
Friday June 11th – Songwriters in the Round
Featuring Elecia Ford, Jon Gold, and Justin Lindsey
7 PM, Admission $10 all ages

Saturday June 12th – Bill Hearne’s Roadhouse Review
Santa Fe’s Honkeytonk legend
7 PM, Admission $10 all ages

Friday June 18th – Roy Book Binder
Blues singing, guitar picking, song writing raconteur
7 PM, Admission $10 all ages

Friday June 25th – Sandy Hoffman
Fingerstyle picking singer/songwriter
7 PM, Admission $10 all ages

Saturday June 26th – The Strange
Rootsy rock ‘n roll boogie blues with an Americana base.
7 PM, Admission $8 all ages

Also, “Friday’s at the Agora” will resume this summer from 4-7 p.m. and features local bands as well. The Agora is across from La Tienda in Eldorado at the front entrance.

For more information go to www.mikesmusicexchange.com    or call (505) 466-2782.

The Legal Tender in Lamy, NM

The Legal Tender, one of the  most fabulous saloons in Santa Fe, is available for private parties.

Located in Lamy, NM which is a small New Mexico village founded in 1880 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.  The Legal Tender is Lamy’s oldest structure and is on the National Register of Historic Places.  It is often used for movies filmed in New Mexico. 

On June 19, from 1-5 p.m. there will be a huge fundraiser for the Legal Tender to aid in its restoration.  Live music, food, drinks – it sounds like quite a party.  Please come by if you can.

36 Hours in Santa Fe

Chris Schneider for The New York Times

An installation by Hasan Elahi at SITE Santa Fe, a contemporary art space.

THE Plaza, the heart of old Santa Fe, hasn’t changed much since the Spanish settled here 400 years ago. But surrounding the Plaza is an increasingly cosmopolitan city. Sure, it’s possible to focus entirely just on the historic center, where Native American handicrafts are for sale on every corner.

Santa Fe, N.M.

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A Weekend in Santa Fe

But the rest of Santa Fe now offers groovy contemporary art spaces, hot Asian restaurants and a park by a pair of trailblazing architects. Accept that Santa Fe isn’t just tacos and turquoise anymore, and you’ll find yourself loving the New Mexico capital not for what it was, but what it is.

Friday

5 p.m.
1) PUBLIC SPACE

For a beautifully curated introduction to Santa Fe, visit the New Mexico History Museum (113 Lincoln Avenue; 505-476-5200; nmhistorymuseum.org), which opened in 2009 and includes a gripping display about Los Alamos, where the Manhattan Project was conducted in secret during World War II. A large courtyard with ancient walls and shady trees separates the museum from the Palace of the Governors (palaceofthegovernors.org), the Spanish seat of government in the early 1600s and now a small museum of Colonial and Native American history. The two-museum complex is free on Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m.

7 p.m.
2) WHITE WALLS AND WINE

You’d have to be crazy to pay for a glass of white wine on Fridays. Canyon Road, which angles up from the center of town, has more than 100 galleries, and there are openings every Friday night. According to canyonroadarts.com, the largest category is contemporary representational (think brightly colored paintings of the desert). Check out Eight Modern (231 Delgado Street; 505-995-0231; eightmodern.net), where you’ll find the geometric scrap-metal constructions of the Santa Fe artist Ted Larsen. The backyard sculpture garden is a great place to marvel at New Mexico’s amazingly clear sky and savor its piñon-infused air before heading to dinner.

9 p.m.
3) AHI MOMENT

Martín Rios is a hometown boy made good: Born in Mexico and raised in Santa Fe, he apprenticed at the Eldorado Hotel and the Inn of the Anasazi — two local stalwarts — and made a brief appearance on “Iron Chef” before opening his own place, Restaurant Martín (526 Galisteo Street; 505-820-0919; restaurantmartinsantafe.com), in 2009. The main draw is the food — dishes like ahi tuna tartare ($14) and duck breast with smoked bacon polenta and Marcona almonds ($25) offer hints of the Southwest, with a dash of global aspiration. But the homey décor makes you want to stick around even after finishing the bittersweet chocolate truffle cake ($8).

Saturday

10 a.m.
4) SPICE MARKET

The Santa Fe Farmers’ Market (1607 Paseo de Peralta; 505-983-4098; santafefarmersmarket.com) dates back a half-century, but it stepped up a notch when it moved to a permanent building in 2008. Everything sold here, including dried chilies, yogurt and grass-fed meats, is produced in northern New Mexico. The market is part of a bustling district that includes the new Railyard Park by the architect Frederic Schwartz and the landscape architect Ken Smith, both Manhattanites whose taste is anything but quaint. As you wander around, be on the lookout for the Rail Runner, a gleaming new passenger train scheduled to pull in from Albuquerque at 11:08 a.m.

Noon
5) SUSTAINABLE SALADS

Santa Fe residents — as you learned roaming the Farmers’ Market — care where their food comes from. No wonder Vinaigrette (709 Don Cubero Alley; 505-820-9205; vinaigretteonline .com) was an immediate hit when it opened in 2008. The brightly colored cafe has a menu based on organic greens grown in the nearby town of Nambé. Choose a base — Caesar, Cobb and Greek are possibilities (around $10) — then add diver scallops or hibiscus-cured duck confit ($7) for a satisfying meal. Wines by the glass start at a very friendly $6.

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6) RIDING THE SPUR

Thanks to Santa Fe’s sometimes depressing sprawl, it’s getting harder and harder to find wide-open spaces. But drive (or bike) to the corner of Galisteo Street and West Rodeo Road, where there’s a small parking lot — then begin pedaling due south, in the direction of Lamy (about 12 miles away). What starts as an asphalt path morphs into a dirt bike trail that swerves around a 19th-century rail spur. There are some pretty steep hills, but they’re short, and the momentum from a downhill is usually enough to handle the next uphill. (If only life were like that!) The scenery is always gorgeous, especially in late afternoon, when the sun is low in the sky. Mellow Velo (638 Old Santa Fe Trail; 505-995-8356; mellowvelo.com) rents mountain bikes starting at $35 a day.

7 p.m.
7) TAPAS WITH STRANGERS

La Boca (72 West Marcy Street; 505-982-3433; labocasf.com) is one of downtown Santa Fe’s most popular new restaurants — thanks to its contemporary tapas, plus larger dishes like cannelloni filled with crab, scallop and Manchego ($11). You’ll find yourself sharing tips on what to order — and even forkfuls of delicious eats — with strangers.

10 p.m.
REGGAE FOR ALL AGES

Santa Fe isn’t a night-life town, but Milagro 139 (139 West San Francisco Street; 505-995-0139; milagro139.com) is helping to change that. A building that had housed a coffee shop was recently converted to a restaurant that becomes a club on Friday and Saturday nights. There’s no cover, and the drinks, including a house margarita called Beginner’s Luck ($5), are delicious. A recent visit coincided with performances by Rubixzu, a local band that performed a blend of reggae and Latin hip-hop to a diverse crowd, aged 9 to 90. For a trendier vibe, head to Meow Wolf (1800 Second Street; 505-204-4651; meowwolf.com), an alternative art space, or check its Web site for other parties hosted by Meow Wolf artists.

Sunday

10 a.m.
9) FREE-RANGE PEACOCKS

For a big breakfast and an early start, drive south on Cerrillos Road about 10 miles past the Interstate, until you see a handwritten cardboard sign that reads, “Pine wood stove pellets sold here.” You’ve arrived at the San Marcos Café (3877 State Road 14; 505-471-9298). Dozens of peacocks, turkeys and hens roam the property (which also houses a feed store), providing an Old McDonald-like backdrop for crowd-pleasers like eggs San Marcos, a cheese omelet in a bath of guacamole, beans and salsa ($12).

Noon
10) KITSCH TO CONTEMPORARY

If you ever thought that item you found at a roadside stand was one of a kind, Jackalope (2820 Cerrillos Road; 505-471-8539; jackalope.com), a sprawling, indoor-outdoor flea market, will disabuse you of that notion. There are hundreds of everything, including punched-copper switch plates and tote bags that depict Michelle Obama smiling on a swing. If you need to shake off the kitsch, head to SITE Santa Fe (1606 Paseo De Peralta; 505-989-1199; sitesantafe.org), a contemporary art space where the 2010 biennale, focused on moving image technologies in contemporary art, will run from June 20 to Jan. 2, 2011.

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11) YOUR OWN ADOBE

It’s difficult to spend time in Santa Fe without thinking about buying a home (or second home) here. So check out Zocalo (Avenida Rincon; 505-986-0667; zocalosantafe.com), a striking development by the Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. He is known for crisp geometry and super-bright colors — a welcome sight in this city of browns and terra cottas. Consider it real estate voyeurism, combined with a crash course in contemporary architecture.

IF YOU GO

Santa Fe has a tiny airport, which offers nonstop service to and from Dallas and Los Angeles on American Eagle. Most visitors fly into the larger Albuquerque airport, about an hour south. A recent Web search found round-trip fares from Kennedy Airport on Delta, from about $260 for travel in June. Sadly, the Rail Runner doesn’t run to the Albuquerque airport.

The Hotel St. Francis (210 Don Gaspar Avenue; 505-983-5700; hotelstfrancis.com), billed as the oldest hotel in Santa Fe, completed a top-to-bottom renovation in 2009, and it looks spectacular. Doubles from $120.

The El Rey Inn (1862 Cerrillos Road, 505-982-1931; elreyinnsantafe.com) is a retro-chic 1930s-style motel, with nicely furnished rooms and beautifully landscaped grounds to go along with the kitschy Native American-themed architecture. Doubles from $99.

Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa (30 Buffalo Thunder Trail; 505-455-5555; buffalothunderresort.com) is part of a new casino complex, about 15 minutes north of town. Doubles from $159. Hilton also built a less-expensive Homewood Suites nearby (10 Buffalo Thunder Trail; 505-455-9100), with doubles from $109.