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2021

Friends of History Lecture @ Earth

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Dec 6 all-day

A Friends of History Lecture with William DeBuys & Don J. Usner

Wednesday December 1st at 12PM

Online Event

Friends of History Lecture is drawn from the new, revised and expanded edition of Valles Caldera, A New Vision for New Mexico’s National Preserve, by Don J. Usner and William DeBuys, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2021.

Usner and deBuys will present a photo-talk on the Valles Caldera National Preserve highlighting the main events, political and ecological, of the first twenty years of the preserve and its prospect for the next twenty.

Usner will show some of the photographs he captured for the revised and expanded edition of the book, which first appeared in 2006, including a selection documenting the effects of the Las Conchas and Thompson Ridge fires.

for more details please link HERE

more about New Mexico History Museum:

The New Mexico History Museum includes the Palace of the Governors, Fray Angelico Chavez History Library, Palace of the Governors Photo Archive, Palace Press, & Native American Artisans Portal Program.

Promoting understanding of the diverse experiences of New Mexico residents, the forces that shaped our state, and our connections with the rest of the world.

View of historic and contemporary buildings from the courtyard. Photo by Hannah Abelbeck

Our Campus

The New Mexico History Museum occupies three distinct buildings: the Palace of the Governors (1610), Fray Angélico Chávez Library (1907), and Pete V. Domenici Building (2009). The spaces are connected through a large interior lobby and outside courtyard. Primary access is through the main entrance at 113 Lincoln on the west side of the Domenici Building.

The Palace of the Governors

Erected in 1610 by order of the Spanish Crown, the Palace of the Governors is the oldest public building in continuous use constructed by European settlers in the continental United States. more »

Chávez Library Building

This historic library was built in 1907 and became part of the museum campus in the 1990s more »

Pete V. Domenici Building

The Domenici Building, opened in 2009, is the modern addition to the NMHM campus.

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Santa Fe VIP Tours App @ Santa Fe, Espanola, Los Alamos

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Dec 6 all-day

The Santa Fe VIP Tours App wants you to imagine having your own personal tour guide throughout Santa Fe. Telling you the important historic places to go and the best to see and eat in Santa Fe all through your mobile phone. The Santa Fe VIP Tour App which is available for download on your app store. Search “Santa Fe VIP Tours App”. Now imagine playing a fun game like Pokemon Go and instead of just racking up points for nothing, our points earn you great discounts or free things from some of our most favorite restaurants and businesses around town. Download the VIP Tours App- for your personal butler and tour guide for the best Santa Fe has to offer. The app features personalized historic tours and explore all the supreme sites at your convenience. Spend as much time as you want exploring the historic site or the surrounding neighborhood without the hindrance of a tour guide on a set schedule. Using the app on your smartphone, select a desired site and GPS yourself to the historic site that peaks your interest. At the location, listen or read the informational story and view historic photos related to the site. The App gets you outside for some exercise to explore and experience the history of Santa Fe in a fun and modern way with your family and friends. You can also take advantage of some great deals we have with local businesses and restaurants throughout the City of Santa Fe. What’s great about the app, is that you have all the information in your hands when you want it and need. You can keep the tour on your phone as a reminder of your visit and/or simply delete when finished. Our new gaming feature allows for the user to collect points by “checking in’ at location, playing the audio and sharing to social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). Collected points will then allow users to collect or open coupons for local businesses in town based on the “discount or coupon value”. The better the value the higher the points needed. Users can also purchase points to access the better discounts or coupons. Each stop your sponsor we will use your logo as the “key” to collect when users get to each destination. Download our App Today: Iphone: https://appsto.re/us/6MeQib.i Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.thesantafevip.tours&hl=en Advertising please call 505-577-6969 Your ad should contain a coupon to encourage a guest to frequent your establishment with a discount or a beautiful high resolution image for your ad sponsorship. We offer assistance with images. Images and logos are needed, immediately. Victor Romero 505-577-6969 viptoursinc@gmail.com

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Sky Railway Rides Again @ Santa Fe Train Depot

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Dec 6 all-day

On December 3, right here in New Mexico the Sky between Santa Fe and Lamy opens back up because Sky Railway Rides Again.

Famed author, George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) has renovated and give life to the old train.

Here’s details from the man himself:

Read all about it on my Not a Blog, it’s going to be good fun for all!

https://georgerrmartin.com/…/2021/11/20/opening-the-sky/

On December 3, right here in New Mexico, we will be opening the Sky between

Santa Fe and Lamy. Sky Railway, to be precise. Sky Railway Rides Again

That’s the new name of the old Santa Fe Southern, the historic short-haul railroad originally build by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe back in the nineteenth century.

Largely moribund since 2012, the railway was acquired in 2020 by a group that included me, Bill Banowsky (founder of Magnolia Films and Violet Crown Cinemas), bestselling mystery author Douglas Preston, and five other prominent Santa Feans (Margaritas may have had something to do with our decision).

We’ve been busy ever since restoring and refurbishing the cars, repairing the tracks and tressels, replacing old seats, fixing broken windows, even installing a new engine into one of our old locomotives.

All of which took longer and cost more than we had originally anticipated… but hey, that’s pretty much always the case.

(I almost titled this post “I’ve been working on the railroad,” but my readers would have taken that the wrong way… and, anyway, it isn’t true. I am one of the owners.

Mostly what I have been doing is throwing out ideas and writing checks. Sky’s employees, an energetic and enthusiastic crew, have been doing the work, all those things I mentioned up above and lots more besides.

I have not driven a single spike, laid a single rail, reupholstered a seat, crawled under a coach to check the wheels, and I won’t be selling tickets or driving the trains either… though I do reserve the right to blow the whistle now and again. Nor have I been in the kitchen with Dinah. I have working, yes, yes… but not on the railroad.

I have been writing WINDS OF WINTER, editing three new Wild Cards books, sitting down with some amazing screenwriters and showrunners to create three hundred and seventeen new GAME OF THRONES successor shows for HBO and HBO Max, and serving as executive producer on various other television and film projects in various stages of development, including DARK WINDS for AMC, JOKERTOWN for Peacock, ROADMARKS and WHO FEARS DEATH for HBO.

Oh, and I was the executive producer on our (recently wrapped) short film of Howard Waldrop’s NIGHT OF THE COOTERS. So I have been working. Maybe too bloody hard, but that’s another tale for another blog post… though these days even finding the time to blog is hard).

But I digress. Let us get… ahem… back on track.

Santa Fe is the City Different, and we wanted Sky, the reborn Santa Fe Southern, to be the Railway Different. We had two big old diesel locomotives, so right off we decided we would run two trains: the Wolf and the Dragon.

And to paint them, and give each its own character and a look unlike any other train in the country, we hired Santa Fe’s own JORAEL NUMINA, an amazingly gifted muralist and graffiti artist.

You can check out Joerael’s own website at https://www.joerael.com/ He’s been climbing all over our trains for the best part of the last year, and we think he’s produced something extraordinary.**

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December at Tumbleroot @ Tumbleroot

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Dec 6 @ 5:00 PM – 11:30 PM

December at Tumbleroot

December at Tumbleroot is full of music, fun and BOOZE! Here’s a look at the happening in the month of December.

Let’s close out this stressful year with some fun at Tumbleroot Santa Fe’s new premier nightclub and bar away from the downtown scene.

A little bit about December at Tumbleroot:

Tumbleroot was established in 2018. With a combined brewery and distillery production space, we make a wide variety of beer, spirits, liqueurs, bitters and canned cocktails. Made from-scratch, our products feature organic, garden grown and wild harvested ingredients. Our beers have won medals at national competitions including the Great American Beer Festival and the National Honey Board Honey Beer Competition. We have won numerous local awards for our products, and in 2020, the readers of Edible Magazine named Tumbleroot the best producer of distilled spirits in New Mexico. Our production space has an intimate tasting room and bottle shop where guests can learn more about us, sample our products, and enjoy draft beer and craft cocktails. We also offer tours every Wednesday and Thursday. Our flagship taproom on Agua Fria St, the historic Club Alegria, is a community hub with an expansive courtyard and a large indoor venue with a stage and dance floor. We have a from-scratch bar program and make our own syrups, shrubs, bitters and cordials for our cocktails and alcohol free beverages. With indoor and outdoor bars and kitchens, the taproom changes throughout the seasons, but always delivers quality, pub-style food and drink. Check out our current menu. Tumbleroot has won many local awards for our taproom ranging from best date spot to most family friendly restaurant. We regularly host djs and live music, from the best local artists to nationally touring musicians. Check our calendar for upcoming shows. Speaking of, here’s a look at the end of 2021:

December 4 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Vintage & Vinyl

This event is not to be missed! Located at 32 Bisbee Ct (not the taproom on Agua Fria), Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery is opening its production doors to host “Vintage & Vinyl Pop Up”. Tumbleroot’s still, fermentors and bright tanks will be sharing space with vintage vendors, Frida + Georgia, Gabardine Vintage, Kiber and Kobb and Trash Panda Clothier for customers to shop, sip, dine and dance. Vinyl collectors, bring your old unwanted records to swap at the SwapShop while…

Bisbee, 32 Bisbee Ct Santa Fe,NM87508 United States + Google Map

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December 4 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

$10

Nosotros

Nosotros is one of the most recognizable Latin bands, in the Southwest United States. They have twice been featured on NPR’s Alt Latino, twice been named winners in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Competition, been awarded 13 NM Music Awards and have shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music. This Latin music powerhouse, seamlessly combines Latin rhythms with elements of Rock, Salsa, Jazz and Cumbia creating an original sound that is unmistakably Nosotros. But M.E. Schenck of…

Agua Fria, 2797 Agua Fria St Santa Fe, NM 87507 United States + Google Map

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December 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

$22

Lisa Morales

Tickets cost $22 in advance, $27 day of show (including all service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251. This is a seated, cocktail table-style show. 21+ (without parent or legal guardian) On her upcoming third solo album, She Ought to Be King, Mexican-American vocalist and singer-songwriter Lisa Morales once again affirms her world-class stature with a distinctive perspective and a remarkable capacity for looking both inward and outward. The Texas-based artist calls on people to come…

Agua Fria, 2797 Agua Fria St Santa Fe, NM 87507 United States + Google Map

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December 10 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

$20

Robag Wruhme

Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 day of show (including all service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251. The artistic (and even non-artistic!) vita of Gabor Schablitzki, rather known to the raver as Robag Wruhme, is a story of gleaming moments of glory and brilliant achievements. The most brilliant of them all must be to have survived for a couple of decades in the ego-show that is the Techno-biz without a copy/paste-prepped testimonial like…

Agua Fria, 2797 Agua Fria St Santa Fe, NM 87507 United States + Google Map

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December 11 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

$10

Moby Dick and Pink Freud

Agua Fria, 2797 Agua Fria St Santa Fe, NM 87507 United States + Google Map

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December 18 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

FREE

Funk ‘N Soul Holiday Get Down Booty Ball & Benefit

AMP Concerts and Mikey Baker Music present FREE Funk n’ Soul Holiday Get Down Booty Ball & Benefit Fundraiser for St. Elizabeth Shelter Sponsored by AMP Concerts and the Thornburg Foundation. This Holiday season what you’re gonna wanna do is get yourselves on down to Tumbleroot for a full blown banquet for your ears and derrières! We’re serving up a heaping platter overflowing with savory Funk, simmering Soul, and mouthwatering R&B from Santa (Fe)’s favorite little helpers The Sticky and…

Agua Fria, 2797 Agua Fria St Santa Fe,NM87507 United States + Google Map

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Dec

Tue

2021

Friends of History Lecture @ Earth

Tickets

Dec 7 all-day

A Friends of History Lecture with William DeBuys & Don J. Usner

Wednesday December 1st at 12PM

Online Event

for more details please link HERE

more about New Mexico History Museum:

Promoting understanding of the diverse experiences of New Mexico residents, the forces that shaped our state, and our connections with the rest of the world.

View of historic and contemporary buildings from the courtyard. Photo by Hannah Abelbeck

Our Campus

The Palace of the Governors

Erected in 1610 by order of the Spanish Crown, the Palace of the Governors is the oldest public building in continuous use constructed by European settlers in the continental United States. more »

Chávez Library Building

This historic library was built in 1907 and became part of the museum campus in the 1990s more »

Pete V. Domenici Building

The Domenici Building, opened in 2009, is the modern addition to the NMHM campus.

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Santa Fe VIP Tours App @ Santa Fe, Espanola, Los Alamos

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Dec 7 all-day

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Sky Railway Rides Again @ Santa Fe Train Depot

Tickets

Dec 7 all-day

On December 3, right here in New Mexico the Sky between Santa Fe and Lamy opens back up because Sky Railway Rides Again.

Famed author, George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) has renovated and give life to the old train.

Here’s details from the man himself:

Read all about it on my Not a Blog, it’s going to be good fun for all!

https://georgerrmartin.com/…/2021/11/20/opening-the-sky/

On December 3, right here in New Mexico, we will be opening the Sky between

Santa Fe and Lamy. Sky Railway, to be precise. Sky Railway Rides Again

That’s the new name of the old Santa Fe Southern, the historic short-haul railroad originally build by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe back in the nineteenth century.

All of which took longer and cost more than we had originally anticipated… but hey, that’s pretty much always the case.

(I almost titled this post “I’ve been working on the railroad,” but my readers would have taken that the wrong way… and, anyway, it isn’t true. I am one of the owners.

But I digress. Let us get… ahem… back on track.

And to paint them, and give each its own character and a look unlike any other train in the country, we hired Santa Fe’s own JORAEL NUMINA, an amazingly gifted muralist and graffiti artist.

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Ski Santa Fe 2021 @ Ski Santa Fe

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Dec 7 @ 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Ski Santa Fe 2021 is starting off to warm start though we are open every day and will continue to make snow and open terrain as we can, though we would sure be happy to take a helping hand from Mother Nature, think snow!

And a thanks to everyone who joined us for our opening weekend, it was a blast!

#skibueno #skisantafe

The 5 Main Health Benefits of Skiing

1) Skiing Strengthens Your Bones and Joints

Skiing is a weight-bearing exercise and your knees and joints work hard to bear the tension as your body turns and manoeuvres down the mountainside. This in turn strengthens your knees and gives flexibility to joints and muscles. Your bones are made stronger by bearing the weight impact on your legs which can help to counteract osteoporosis and other knee and joint damage.

2) Skiing Helps Control Weight

People often ask how many calories do you burn when skiing? According to Harvard Medical School, a person weighing 11 stone burns 223 calories in 30 minutes of downhill skiing. Which is amazing when you think how many calories you burn over a whole week of skiing several hours a day! This is why it’s important to keep your energies up by enjoying the delicious chalet food on offer during your ski holiday! We work with chefs to carefully design our menus which are not only lip-smackingly tempting, but specially devised for keeping up the energies and nutritional needs of skiers and snowboarders. Skiing regularly can keep you fit and trim, which keeps your heart and body healthy.

“Skiing can help an individual shed up to 5 lbs (almost half a stone) in a span of seven days if they spend six hours every day going up and down the slope.” (Medical Daily)

3) Skiing Strengthens Core Muscles and Improves Balance

Without having good balance and a strong core, skiing is almost impossible. The deep core muscles which are required for helping you to balance (including the abdominal muscles and the pelvic floor muscles) are essential stabilisers and all get a really good workout when you ski. A huge health benefit of skiing is when you work on deep core stabilisation this in turn supports your whole system; from your breathing, posture and even your digestion. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles supports your internal organs and is advantageous to your whole body.

4) Cardiovascular Exercise is Good for the Body and Heart

Your heart is a muscle and working it out with activities such as skiing makes it stronger. Skiing is an aerobic sport which is good for raising the heart rate and for increasing cardiovascular endurance. With your heart operating stronger, more oxygen gets delivered to cells in your muscles by your capillaries. Which turn benefits your whole cardiovascular system and making skiing an excellent way to keep your body healthy and your heart strong. To maximise this, try walking up the hill rather than using the ski lift (you’ll definitely feel it the next day!)

5) Mental Health Benefits of Skiing

There are proven psychological benefits to being out on the slopes. Not only will you benefit from increased vitamin D intake from being outside all day (thus counteracting depression and seasonal mood disorders), but the ‘feel good’ chemicals in your body – endorphins and adrenaline – are heightened when doing an activity like skiing. Skiing outdoors can elevate mood and create a greater sense of well-being and happiness, which we all know and which is why we love skiing so much! Come and join us and experience the health benefits of skiing firsthand, we can’t wait to welcome you!

Offices Open Daily	8:00am – 4:30pm
Winter Chairlift Hours	9:00am – 4:00pm
Spring Chairlift Hours	9am – 4:30pm
Opening Date	November 27, 2021
Closing Date	Tentative April 3, 2022
Vertical	1725 Feet
Base Elevation	10350 Feet
Peak Elevation	12075 Feet
Terrain	20% easy 40% intermediate 40% expert
Annual Snowfall	225 in
Lifts	7
	8:30am – 4:00pm

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LiggettVille’s Twilight Special @ Food Court at Santa Fe Place Mall

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Dec 7 @ 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Ok, I am beyond excited that LiggettVille is now offering their LiggettVille’s Twilight Special for locals on Tuesdays and Wednesday!

I am excited to see LiggettVille inside the food court at the mall but even more excited to know that I (a very large kid) can participate and do the course myself. Oh happy day!

So get active and make lasting memories while challenging yourself at LiggettVille Adventure Center, located inside the Santa Fe Place Mall!

Explore our heart-pumping bi-level Sky Trail® ropes course with Sky Rail® zip rails sitting at heights up to 35 feet or the Sky Tykes® course, which is positioned close to the ground and designed specifically for small children.

Pair the course with the Clip ‘n Climb® walls for a fresh take on climbing.

HOURS:

Mon-Thurs: 10am – 8pm Friday & Saturday: 10am – 8pm Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

PLEASE NOTE: Ticket sales end one hour before close.

LiggettVille has just announced a special ticket option called the Twilight Special on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings from 5PM – 8PM that will recur weekly.

This awesome discount is perfect for families looking for a fun night out together.

*********The Twilight Special is available by reservation only!!!*********

TICKET PRICES

Sky Trail & Rail + Clip ‘n Climb (48″ & taller) – $15/person Sky Tykes & Rail + Clip ‘n Climb (under 48″) – $10/person

This is a one and a half hour reservation. The reservation includes the time for check-in, outfitting all participants with safety equipment, adventure experience on the attraction(s), and return to the floor to remove safety equipment.

This offer is valid by booking online only and is not valid for walk-in admission.

To book, visit our website https://www.liggettville.com/santa-fe-place or call us at 505-355-1402 to make a booking.

When booking through the website, click the yellow “book now button and follow the prompts to choose available date, time, and the number of desired tickets.

***Reservation times are available on Tuesday and Wednesday nights every 15 minutes from 5PM – 6:30PM (One and a half hours before close.)***

See LiggettVille for any additional details

https://www.liggettville.com/santa-fe-place

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Sky Railway Rides Again @ Santa Fe Depot

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Dec 7 @ 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

On December 3, right here in New Mexico the Sky between Santa Fe and Lamy opens back up because Sky Railway Rides Again through the New Mexico desert.

Famed author, George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) has renovated and give life to the old train.

Here’s details from the man himself:

Read all about it on my Not a Blog, it’s going to be good fun for all!

https://georgerrmartin.com/…/2021/11/20/opening-the-sky/

On December 3, right here in New Mexico, we will be opening the Sky between

Santa Fe and Lamy. Sky Railway, to be precise.

That’s the new name of the old Santa Fe Southern, the historic short-haul railroad originally build by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe back in the nineteenth century.

All of which took longer and cost more than we had originally anticipated… but hey, that’s pretty much always the case.

(I almost titled this post “I’ve been working on the railroad,” but my readers would have taken that the wrong way… and, anyway, it isn’t true. I am one of the owners.

But I digress. Let us get… ahem… back on track.

And to paint them, and give each its own character and a look unlike any other train in the country, we hired Santa Fe’s own JORAEL NUMINA, an amazingly gifted muralist and graffiti artist.

Sky Railway Rides Again for more info please Visit HERE

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Our Campus

The Palace of the Governors

Chávez Library Building

Pete V. Domenici Building

The 5 Main Health Benefits of Skiing

1) Skiing Strengthens Your Bones and Joints

2) Skiing Helps Control Weight

3) Skiing Strengthens Core Muscles and Improves Balance

4) Cardiovascular Exercise is Good for the Body and Heart

5) Mental Health Benefits of Skiing

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