Holiday book sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Santa Fe Public Library, Main Branch, 145 Washington Ave., 505-955-6780. Holiday fair Handcrafted gifts, toys, entertainment, and photographs with Santa, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., La Tienda Performance Space, 7 Caliente Rd., no charge. Jean Cocteau Cinema open house and holiday party Food, door prizes, and a screening of the 1934 film Babes in Toyland, noon-2 p.m., Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave., no charge, 505-466-5528. Railyard Artisan Market Holiday Show More than 50 artists, food, Santa and his largest elf, live music, Christmas carols by the Waldorf School Choir, 4-8 p.m., Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta. Santa Fe Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Railyard Plaza and Farmers Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, santafefarmersmarket.com. Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble benefit Caroling party and silent auction of more than 160 items, 5:30 p.m., Manitou Galleries, 123 W. Palace Ave., $50, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org. Thirteenth annual Baca Street Studio Tour Glass art, pottery, paintings, and jewelry at more than 20 studios; in addition to sales, select artists offer demonstrations and classes, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., tour concludes Sunday. Trader Walt’s Southwestern & International Marketplace More than 100 vendor booths with antiques, folk and fine art, books, jewelry, and snacks, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia, no charge. Turquoise Trail Charter School WinterFest Arts & crafts fair to raise general funds for field trips, special projects, extra materials, and books; games, music, kids’ corner, and photos with Santa, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Turquoise Trail Charter School, 13-A San Marcos Loop, no charge. Twenty-seventh annual Holiday Faire Music, entertainment, arts & crafts, food, and games, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Santa Fe Waldorf School, 26 Puesta del Sol., no charge, santafewaldorf.org. Workshop I: Identifying Your Community Moises Gonzales leads the workshop in conjunction with the exhibit In/Visible Borders: New Mexico Photographers, noon-4 p.m., Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St., no charge.
NIGHTLIFE
(See Page 66 for addresses) Anasazi Restaurant & Bar Guitarist Jesus Bas, 7-10 p.m., no cover. Cowgirl BBQ Trevor McSpadden, Western music, 2-5 p.m.; cover band Chango, 8:30 p.m., no cover. La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda C.S. Rockshow featuring Don Curry, Pete Springer, and Ron Crowder, 8-11 p.m., no cover. La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa Pat Malone Jazz Trio, 6-9 p.m., no cover. Low ‘n’ Slow Lowrider Bar at Hotel Chimayó Isabella and Her Fellas, R & B, 9:30 p.m., no cover. Mine Shaft Tavern Ho Ho Hobo Holiday Spectacular with Imperial Rooster, rowdy all-acoustic mix of country, folk, and blues, 8 p.m.-midnight, no cover. Palace Restaurant & Saloon Fun Adixx, 10 p.m., call for cover. Second Street Brewery Greg Daigle Band, electric Americana, 6-9 p.m., no cover.
thirteenth AnnuAl BAcA Street Studio tour dec. 6-8 The Baca Street Studio Tour welcomes several new artists to this compact tour. Work includes glass art, pottery, paintings, and jewelry. More than 20 studios hold receptions from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and reopen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition to sales, classes and demonstrations are offered by select artists. Necklace by Donna Nova, at Girasole Glass
Second Street Brewery at the Railyard Singer/songwriter Alex Culbreth, 7-10 p.m., no cover. Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen Hawaiian slack-key guitarist John Serkin, 6 p.m., no cover. Upper Crust Pizza Songwriter/guitarist Michael Clay Mills, 6-9 p.m., no cover.
8 Sunday GALLERY/MUSEUM OPENINGS
Pink Church Art Center 1516 Pacheco St., 505-466-6999. Imagine a World Without Hate, student art projects; for details call the Anti-Defamation League, 505-823-2712, or ArtSmart, 505-992-2787.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Sangre de Cristo Chorale The 45-member ensemble presents Deo Gracias, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, 208 Grant Ave., $20 in advance and at the door, sdcchorale.org.
IN CONCERT
SFUAD Contemporary Music Program Gamelan Ensemble 3 p.m.; University Chorus with guest jazz trio Wind-Up Birds 7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Performance Space, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, no charge, 505-473-6196.
THEATER/DANCE
A Christmas Carol Santa Fe Playhouse presents Charles Dickens’ classic adapted by Doris Baizley, 4 p.m., Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St., $20; discounts available; santafeplayhouse.org, 505-988-4262, continues Thursday-Sunday through Dec. 22. (See story, Page 32.) Einstein: A Stage Portrait Tom Schuch in his one-man show, 2 p.m., Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie, $16, $12 seniors and students, 505-424-1601. Faraway Nearest One A staged reading of the letters of O’Keeffe and Stieglitz, 4 p.m., Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St., $25, okeeffemuseum.org, 505-946-1039.
BOOKS/TALKS
Elizabeth Robechek The artist discusses and signs copies of Unique: Sculptural Books-as-Art, 3 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226.
Margo Shapiro Bachman The author reads from Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth, 1 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226. Legislative preview Journey Santa Fe presents a discussion with New Mexico state representative Brian Egolf, 11 a.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226. Poetry reading Fire and Ice, local poets Debbi Brody, Gary Worth Moody, and Argos McCullum, 5:30 p.m., Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie, pay-whatyou-wish, 505-424-1601. Valerie K. Verzuh The author and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture curator discusses her book Woven Identities: Basketry Art of Western North America, 1-2 p.m.; walk-through of the museum’s basketry exhibit at noon, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo. (See Subtexts, Page 20.)
EVENTS
Fourth annual Santa Fe Alternative Gift Market Shoppers can make donations in varying price ranges in honor of friends and family, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., DeVargas Center, 564 N. Guadalupe St, no charge, 505-983-4671. Israeli folk dancing Weekly on Sundays, 8 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., $5 donation at the door, 505-466-2920. MOIFA Winter Celebration Hands-on art making, live music, and refreshments, 1-4 p.m., Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, by museum admission, 505-476-1200. Railyard Artisan Market Holiday Show More than 50 artists, food, Santa and his largest elf, live music, Christmas carols by the Waldorf School Choir, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta. Thirteenth annual Baca Street Studio Tour Glass art, pottery, paintings, and jewelry at more than 20 studios; in addition to sales, artists offer demonstrations and classes, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
NIGHTLIFE
(See Page 66 for addresses) Cowgirl BBQ Zenobia, gospel and R & B, noon-3 p.m.; Alex Culbreth, alt country/Americana, 8 p.m., no cover. El Farol Pan-Latin chanteuse Nacha Mendez, 7-10 p.m., no cover.
Evangelo’s Blues/rock/R & B jam band Tone & Company, 8:30 p.m., call for cover. La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda Weekly classic movie night, 6-10 p.m., no cover. La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa Cowboy singer and guitarist Wiley Jim, 7 p.m., no cover. Vanessie Pianist/vocalist Doug Montgomery, 6:30-10:30 p.m., call for cover.
9 Monday BOOKS/TALKS
Dangerous Women Panel discussion and book signing with George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, and others; Admission only with purchase of Martin’s book Dangerous Women, 7 p.m., Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave., 505-466-5528. (See story, Page 48.) Peter Maguire The author reads from his book Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, 6 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226. (See story, Page 22.) A Pueblo Social History A Southwest Seminars lecture by anthropologist John Ware, 5:30 p.m., Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, $12 at the door, southwestseminars.org, 505-466-2775.
EVENTS
Weekly all-ages informal swing dancing Lessons 7-8 p.m., dance 8-10 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., dance only $3, lesson and dance $8, 505-473-0955.
NIGHTLIFE
(See Page 66 for addresses) Cowgirl BBQ Cowgirl karaoke with Michele Leidig, weekly, 8 p.m., no cover. La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda Soulstatic, funk and R & B, 7:30 p.m., no cover. Vanessie Pianist/vocalist Doug Montgomery, 6:30-10:30 p.m., call for cover.
10 Tuesday IN CONCERT
Santa Fe Concert Band Holiday Concert Robert Foster’s Rhapsody on Spanish Carols, Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; live auction to conduct the band on July 4, 7 p.m., Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., no charge. SFUAD Contemporary Music Program Rock Ensemble and student rock groups, 7 p.m., Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, no charge, 505-473-6196.
BOOKS/TALKS
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Readers’ Club The discussion series continues with David Smith: Works, Writings, Interviews, 6-7:30 p.m., Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Education Annex, 123 Grant Ave., no charge. 505-946-1039. William H. Wroth The cultural historian presents Barrio de Analco: Its Roots in New Spain and Role in Colonial Santa Fe, 3-4 p.m., School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia St., no charge, 505-954-7200. (See story, Page 42.) ▶▶▶▶▶▶▶▶
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