Explore Museums and Attractions: Festivals and Attractions

Every July, more than 100 select folk artists from over 40 countries travel to historic Santa Fe where thousands of national and international visitors gather to admire and buy distinct folk art forms that express the world's diverse cultures.

Visitors attending the Market enjoy ethnic foods, artists' demonstrations, international performances, and educational activities all weekend long.

In idle moments, most of us entertain idle thoughts. Did we remember to pay the cable bill? What's for lunch? Things like that. Not Charlene Cerny, director of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, and Judy Espinar, its co-founder and creative director.

The two high-energy women are nearly always thinking — and acting — globally, asking themselves questions like: What more can the market do to ensure a dignified and sustainable living for folk artists?

Collectors, dealers and fans of Native American art have blocked their calendars for Memorial Day Weekend's fifth annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival. Top Native American artists will display and sell their work at the new Santa Fe Community Convention Center in downtown Santa Fe. In past years, Native Treasures has taken place on Museum Hill. This year the show will be in a new location--the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, just a block from the downtown Plaza. This is in part to make it easier for patrons who want to enjoy both the Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival and the grand opening of the New Mexico History Museum, which is also taking place Memorial Day weekend just two blocks away.

Despite the freezing temperatures in downtown Santa Fe on Sunday afternoon, about 150 to 200 people turned out to celebrate Hanukkah with the annual menorah lighting in what has come to be a multicultural celebration.

That public nature is something the Jewish community has been striving for, said Rabbi Berel Levertov, director of the Chabad Jewish Center, which sponsors the celebration with the city of Santa Fe.

“Jews always felt we had to hide our religion,” Levertov said, explaining the public lighting is a way of celebrating that change.

The Plaza menorah celebration started under Mayor Larry Delgado and has continued to this day. “We’re a multicultural co...

A trio of stars mused on the “Art and Passion of Acting” before a packed house of about 150 fans at Warehouse 21 on Friday.

Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin, actor/director/producer and Spike Lee movie veteran Giancarlo Esposito and Lifetime Achievement Awardwinner James Cromwell talked about surviving auditions, rehearsals, training and rejection as part of the Ninth Annual Santa Fe Film Festival, which continues through the weekend.

While Cromwell spoke eloquently about working on both a movie set and the stage, Esposito expressed a touching gratitude for the chance to do what he loves best despite barriers. Arkin provided comic relief and deflated pretensions, directing...