Events

Summer Reading Parties featuring Terry Alvarez — Story Dancer

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
Main: 10:30 - 11:30 am, Southside: 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Santa Fe Main Public Library
145 Washington Street
Santa Fe, 87505

Registration Required.
Please register to attend the party where you signed up for the Summer Reading Incentive Program. No reading logs will be accepted at the parties. Final logs must be turned in by July 28.

Prizes and certificates will be awarded.

Teen Court (Basketball)

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
4:00 pm - 7:45 pm*

Genoveva Chavez Community Center
3221 Rodeo Rd.
Santa Fe, 87504

No judge, no jury, just fun and challenging. A basketball court designed for teens ages 13-18. Every Saturday. *Time subject to change.

The Big Sky Learning and Santa Fe Waldorf School Family Build-a-Thon

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
4 -7pm

Santa Fe Waldorf School
26 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Fe,

4-6pm It's a Build Party! We will work together to build a massive geodesic structure. Please bring newspaper and/or masking tape you have lying around the house

6-7pm Then it's a Potluck Dinner. Please bring a dish to share with the community if you wish to stay.

Call 992-0566 with questions about the event.

bigskylearning.com

The Knack Free Family Event Summer Fun - Crayola's new eco-friendly markers

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
10:00am - 2:00pm

Michaels Arts & Crafts
3549 Zafarano Dr
Santa Fe, 87505

Go green with Crayola® Black Markers. Make your mark on the environment with Crayola's new eco-friendly markers. Bring the family, join the fun and create something Mother Nature will surely love. The black marker barrel represents items manufactured with recycled plastic and the same superior quality. Ages 4 and up welcome. Powered by Crayola. While supplies last.

Warehouse 21 Benefit concert

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
8pm

Warehouse 21-Santa Fe Teen Arts Center
1614 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, 87501

Saturday, July 31. 8pm.
A W21 Benefit concert with promoter Jared.

Wildlife West Chuckwagon Supper

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
5:30pm - 9pm

Wildlife West Nature Park
87 North Frontage Road
Edgewood,

Wildlife West holds a chuckwagon supper every Saturday night during summer.

The suppers include a traditional chuckwagon show, including a barbecue dinner, wildlife presentation, plus a western music show or bluegrass band. Shows take place rain or shine in our amphitheater. Jackets recommended.

The park, including the zoo, is open to chuckwagon guests at 5:30, hayrides run from 6:00 to 7:00, and dinner is served at 7:00. The bird presentation is conducted at about 6:00. The music starts approximately 8:00 and usually runs for an hour.

Click here for more info >

Youth with Promise at El Museo Cultural (Art Workshops for teens)

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010
12:30-2pm

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
1615 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe,

In collaboration with Outside In, FACT offers visual art workshops for teens on Saturdays at El Museo Cultural from 12:30-2pm. Workshops are free and open to teens ages 13-18. Community service credits are available for those who attend.

Alice in Wonderland by the City Different Players

Saturday, Jul 31, 2010 - Sunday, Aug 1, 2010
2pm

Armory for the Arts Theatre, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Tickets $8, call 984-1370.

Climbing Wall Open

Sunday, Aug 1, 2010
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Santa Fe Children's Museum
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, 87504

Climbing Wall Open is 1:30–5pm, Wed through Sunday, during August
Test your skills and gain confidence on our unique climbing wall. Climbing is available with museum admission to all children weighing 50 pounds or more.

Dharma for Kids with Kelsang Dorje

Sunday, Aug 1, 2010
11am - noon

Children explore spiritual themes according to Buddha's teachings. Activities, story, arts & crafts. $1 donation, parents free. Tushita Buddhist Center, 1583 Pacheco, 505-820-2226
meditateinsantafe.org

Grease - A 50's Rock n Roll Musical

Friday, Jul 30, 2010 - Sunday, Aug 1, 2010
2pm & 7pm

Pandemonium Productions
Santa Fe,

July 23, 24, 30, 31st @ 7:00 pm
25th and Aug 1st @ 2:00pm

James A. Little Theatre • 1060 Cerrillos Rd.
$10 for adults and $6 for kids
CALL (505) 982-3327 FOR TICKETS

Chess Club

Monday, Aug 2, 2010
7pm

All ages, levels welcome. FREE.

Santa Fe Bandstand 2010

Monday, Aug 2, 2010
noon & 6pm

Santa Fe Plaza
Lincoln Ave
Santa Fe, 87501

Noontime
Jocelyn Celaya Radical Classical guitar
Robert Sequoia Romantic & passionate guitar

EVANGELOS NIGHT
6 pm
The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singers
Soulman Sam & The Soul - Explosion Rhythm & Blues

Free live music on the Community Stage at the Santa Fe Plaza. This seven week long free music festival will run from July 5 through August 19th. Concerts are every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6 - 8:30 p.m. and every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from noon - 1:30 p.m. For a complete schedule, visit santafebandstand.com

Arts Alive! on Museum Hill

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010
10am - 2pm

Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, 87501

The Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, all on Museum Hill off Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe - are collaborating to present the seventh annual Arts Alive on Milner Plaza this summer. This year's programs offer creative fun for everyone, from comic art and Native couture jewelry, to pop-up thrones and flying puppets, to tinwork and reverse glass painting, and much more.

All of the programs and events will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. All programs at all three museum locations, listed below, are free and outdoors, and are open to participants of all ages. Hands-on participation is encouraged at these popular programs, so arrive early and come dressed to have fun.

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
June 15, 17, 22, 24, and 29

Museum of International Folk Art
July 20, 22, 27, & 29; August 3, 5, 10, 12

Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts
June 23, 30; July 7, 14

Backyard Astronomy

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010
8-9pm

The Planetarium
6401 Richards Ave.
(Santa Fe Community College)
Santa Fe, 87504

Enjoy a live presentation of the current skies in the Planetarium and an outdoor viewing of the night sky, if weather permits.