Santa Fe Blog

City Council OKs Plan for Wireless

2008-06-12T14:37:00.000-07:00

The City Council has unanimously approved a plan to provide wireless service in libraries and other city buildings, over the objections of those who say they are electrically sensitive.

Free wireless will be available by next year at three public libraries, the new convention center, city hall, the municipal airport and two recreation centers. Read more...

Rocky Horror Picture Show with Intermezzo of The Santa Fe Opera

2007-02-08T02:31:00.000-08:00

Join Intermezzo of The Santa Fe Opera for a night of horror and fantasy!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
February 17, 2007
Hyatt Regency
Downtown Albuquerque
$25 - Doors open at 7pm

Join Intermezzo for a night of fun and frolicking with a transcendent live opera performance followed by a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Dress as your favorite transvestite and dance the night away!

Call Now: (800) 280-4654 or (505) 986-5900

Ski Santa Fe Off to a Good Start in 2007

2006-12-31T15:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks to recent snow storms in the Rocky Mountains, Ski Santa Fe is off to a much better start than last year. As of January 1, 2007 Ski Santa Fe is reporting a 43" base. Ski Santa Fe also boasts a redesigned web site this year. To sign up for Ski Santa Fe snow reports, click here and submit your email address at the bottom of the page.

Intermezzo of the Santa Fe Opera

2006-07-01T03:00:00.000-07:00

Intermezzo is a group of young professionals between the ages of twenty-five and forty-five, who share an interest in discovering and exploring the alluring world of opera. Intermezzo or IZO, hosts numerous social activities, as well aseducational experiences, to broaden members' knowledge and appreciationof opera.

IZO's members receive discounted opera tickets, invitations to IZO and Santa Fe Opera events, plus savings at numerous businesses.

2006 Season Events
July 8 - A Night at the Opera
July 22 - Meet the Diva, Vodka Tasting
Aug 27 - Tacos, Tequila & Croquet

Intermezzo Nights
July 8 - Carmen
July 29 - The Tempest
Aug 4 - Salome
Aug 18 - Cinderella
Aug 25 - The Magic Flute

July 2006 - A Special Invitation to a Night Filled with Passion: Carmen - Una Noche Llena de Pasión

For more information, see the Intermezzo website

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Santa Fe Author Questions Origins of Shakespeare's Plays

2006-04-25T15:43:00.000-07:00

Santa Fe author Robin P. Williams has just released a book which presents a plethora of evidence suggesting that Shakespeare's plays were actually written by a woman named Mary Sidney, the Countess of Pembroke. Anna Darrah of Santa Fe reviews the book here.

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High Mayhem Events

2006-04-04T15:14:00.000-07:00

High Mayhem continue to host some of the best parties and "alternative" performances in Santa Fe at their warehouse space behind the Cloudcliff Bakery. Here's their schedule for the next 2 months, stop by and check them out if you get a chance:

Friday, April 7, 2006
cobra//
7ate9
Alchemical Burn

Sat. April 15, 2006
Representing Miles
Peter Breslin's Electric Miles Davis Tribute

Sat. May 13, 2006
The Late Severa Wires
and TBA, NOT T.B.D.

Sat. May 27
The Pink Canoes
Taiji Pole

Sushi Gig offers Social and Business Networking

2006-03-21T05:40:00.000-08:00

Check out the ongoing Albuquerque Sushi Gigs for a great way to meet new people and make business contacts while sampling some of Albuquerque's best sushi. Tonight's even runs from 5:30 to 7:30pm. For more info and for future dates, check out sushigig.com.

Celebrate the Oscars® with College of Santa Fe

2006-02-26T02:55:00.000-08:00

Celebrate the Oscars® with College of Santa Fe
Sunday, March 5, 2006 at 5:00 PM
College of Santa Fe - Shellaberger Tennis Center
1600 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.473.6224

$150 per person
$85 of your ticket price is tax-deductible and supports the College of Santa Fe and the Moving Image Arts Department while investing in New Mexico and the filmmakers of tomorrow.

Dress like a star! Walk the red carpet! Bid on fabulous auction items! Watch the Oscars® live from your formal dining table!

It's that time of year again — award shows dominate your T.V. and gossip pages can't seem to get enough of the fashion standouts and foibles of nominated celebrities. Want to get in on the glamour? Don your Hollywood finery and join Santa Feans and College of Santa Fe for the fifteenth annual Red Carpet Gala on Sunday, March 5, on campus at the Rosemarie Shellaberger Tennis Center. The cocktail hour, pre-show broadcast, silent auction and ballot voting for award winners begin at 5 p.m.; dinner, the 78th annual Academy Awards® and sealed-bid auction begin at 6 p.m.

The Red Carpet Gala is a festive gourmet dinner and auction that celebrates the Academy Awards® while raising funds for a good cause: special projects and scholarships of the College of Santa Fe and the Moving Image Arts Department. The event will be co-hosted by Dr. Mark Lombardi, president of College of Santa Fe, and Jonathan Wacks, chairman of the Moving Image Arts Department.

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LANL Workers vent through Blog

2005-11-30T08:59:00.000-08:00

Los Alamos National Lab employees have started a blog to vent their frustrations with the lab and its administration:

"Many of the mostly anonymous Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who post to "LANL: The Real Story" take aim on work conditions and perceived weak morale at the federal lab. Others are bent on ridiculing, and perhaps sinking, their boss, Director Pete Nanos."

Whatever its effect, the blog that debuted in December has become a lively public forum for current and former Los Alamos workers, who share articles, gripes, rumors and observations." - Santa Fe New Mexican

LANL - The Real Story

Baca Street Conoco Station Offering Biodiesel and other alternative fuels

2005-11-15T22:22:00.000-08:00

The Conoco gas station at Baca Street in Santa Fe recently added a second alternative fuel pump, offering B20 Biodiesel, E10 Ethanol and E85 Ethanol. These are the first multi-alternative fuel pumps in the US!

I've been using biodiesel in my Golf TDI for almost a year now and think it's the perfect alternative fuel. Not only can I run my car on vegetable oil, but it's cleaner burning and I get 45+ miles per gallon.

Santa Fe Buzz

2005-07-18T08:25:00.000-07:00

Santa Fe Buzz is Santa Fe’s online magazine for good news, good people and good works. They’re here to salute and celebrate the vital community spirit that sparks our CITY. Their philosophical foundation is that the heart and soul of Santa Fe is intimately tied into the non-profit community. Santa Feans provide an amazingly enthusiastic support system for the rich, varied activities created by our charities. Santa Fe Buzz is THE PLACE to go for a bird’s eye view of the gala charity events, fundraisers, parties and openings.

Photoshop and Digital Photography consulting

2005-07-03T10:52:00.000-07:00

Creative Digital Support: Leslie Alsheimer, Photoshop and Digital Photography expert, is offering private coaching, customized Photoshop instruction & digital consultation through the Santa Fe Digital Darkroom: A Different Light on Professional Fine Art and Photographic Digital Services for Photographers, Artists and People with other strengths!

College of Santa Fe Moving Images Dept. Receives $1 million State Grant

2005-05-14T11:46:00.000-07:00

Dept. Chair Jonathan Wacks with Gov. Bill Richardson (photo: Paul Vachier)

May 13, 2005 - Today Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico announced, during a press conference held at the Greer Garson Center, a $1 Million grant to be given to the College of Santa Fe Moving Images Dept. The grant will be used to help the college provide training and infrastructure to further develop New Mexico's burgeoning film industry.

Biodiesel Benz - Converting a Diesel Car to Run Vegetable Oil

2005-05-05T17:41:00.000-07:00

Lyle Pearl of Santa Fe recently converted his 1980 Mercedes Benz diesel to run on waste vegetable oil collected from restaurants. I got together with him and another friend to take some photos and write this story about the conversion. It chronicles the process involved, as well as background info and web resources for biodiesel and waste vegetable oil as an alternative fuel.

Yair Dalal Ensemble in Santa Fe

2005-04-16T10:32:00.000-07:00

The Yair Dalal Ensemble will be playing a concert at the Railyard on Sunday, April 17th at 7:30pm. Click here for more information.

YAIR DALAL is a master violinist, oud player and peace activist whose family comes from Baghdad, Iraq, now living in Jaffa, Israel. He is working to bring peace to this and other unstable regions of the world through his music and words. Over the last decade he has put out nine albums of music and performed all over the world. Mixing Jewish, Arabic, Balkan and East Indian styles, Yair and his ensemble are working to promote musical inclusivity.

Sodizin Ceremony Mt. Taylor Documentary World Premiere April 2nd and 3rd!

2005-03-21T09:03:00.000-08:00

Grandfather Martinez, Navajo Elder

On May 8th, 2004 Grandfather Martinez and Leon Secatero of the Navajo/Dine people held a traditional healing ceremony for mother earth on Mount Taylor near Grants, NM. This ceremony was coordinated with other ceremonies around the western United States with the purpose of "correcting" the energy alignments of the earth with particular attention to the "imbalance" in the super volcanic caldera at Yellowstone in Wyoming. The Sodizin ceremony sought to correct this imbalance by shifting the energy in the planet in a healing fashion. The ceremony was filmed by Sagebrush Productions and made into a documentary. For the first time, this documentary can be viewed by the public on April 2nd and 3rd in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. The documentary is FREE and the public is invited, although donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to the Red Mountain Cultural Healing Center.

Showings:

Santa Fe
6:00pm Saturday, April 2nd
IAIA Campus Theater
83 Avan Nu Po Rd
RSVP
Directions

Albuquerque
12:00pm Sunday, April 3rd
Guild Theater
3405 Central Ave. NE (Nob Hill)
RSVP

Film and Video Transfer Service in Santa Fe

2005-02-22T11:55:00.000-08:00

iMage Migration of Santa Fe, NM is now offering film and video transfers to DVD. iMage Migration specializes in the transfer of your old 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, VHS, 35mm Slides, Prints, etc. to the DVD format.

Actor Headshots in Santa Fe and ABQ

2005-02-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

I'm now offering headshots for aspiring actors, actresses and models in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. I charge $150 for 100 digital photos delivered on CD. This includes up to 3 changes of clothes. Hair and makeup available for extra charge. Here's a sample of a recent shoot: Jaclyn's Headshots.

For more info, contact Paul Vachier, 505-412-1490

Sagebrush Productions offers local Video Production and Editing services

2005-02-13T10:48:00.000-08:00

Sagebrush Productions, a pioneer in Blues, Gospel and Native American documentary and performance video is now offering quality professional video production services in Santa Fe, NM. With a highly skilled team of camera operators, editors and graphics experts, Sagebrush Productions brings important skills and talents to the growing New Mexico film and video community.

Santa Fe Real Estate Resource Page

2005-02-10T01:21:00.000-08:00

I've put up a page of links with information about buying real estate in Santa Fe. This is a great page to check out if you're interested in purchasing a home or property in the City Different. If you're in the market for a house, you might want to check out this mortgage info page too!

Ski Santa Fe Snow Base Surpasses 100 inches!

2005-02-08T17:36:00.000-08:00

Today Ski Santa Fe passed the 100 inch mark for snow accumulation. That's the most we've had this early in the season in a long, long time. We're even ahead of Taos Ski Valley which is reporting an 80 inch base. The powder is looking great and there's more snow in the forecast so get on up to the mountain!

Snowboarder: Nick Meyer of Prince Edward Island, Canada launches off a backcountry kicker. Photo by Paul Vachier.

Santa Fe Social Club dance classes

2005-02-07T13:19:00.000-08:00

The Santa Fe Social Club is offering Salsa, Tango, Swing and Lindy Hop dance classes at Pomegranate Studios above the Sage Bakehouse. I've taken the Salsa class and it's great!

Photos From Spanish Market

2005-02-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

I've put up some photos of Spanish Market in the Santa Fe Plaza taken with my Nikon D70 camera. This is the oldest and largest traditional hispanic art showcase in the US.

Luxury Real Estate in Santa Fe

2005-02-07T10:43:00.000-08:00

Chris Webster, a real estate broker in Santa Fe, offers some of the most exquisite luxury homes in Santa Fe. He also offers luxury homes in Mexico, Hawaii, and around the world.