Events and Entertainment
	Location, Location, Location...
	Meanwhile, Back At The (Movie) Ranch...
	Santa Fe Southern RR - Sunset / Dinner Ride
	Nightwalk Among The Ancients - a rare experience
	'Here, Now and Always' Event
	La Villa Real
	The Art Of Enchantment
	Dinner at the home of a Prominent Native American Sculptor
	Dinner, Creativity and Beauty – Inside and Out

	Events combining the art, culture and soul of Santa Fe can be held at eight major museums plus remarkable private galleries and homes Why not stage a major dinner event in a setting that reflects the art, beauty and diversity of the humanity and nature in New Mexico? Match the event's cuisine and entertainment to the artistic creativity and architecture and you've got an unforgettable experience not available anywhere else.
The Museum of International Folk Art is the most fantastic assemblage of folk art anywhere on earth. It includes local creativity, but embraces literally every nation and people on earth. One could camp out here for days as the collection exceeds 100,000 pieces, one fourth of which is on exhibit. The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of Anthropology Pueblo pottery and jewelry, Navajo weavings and hogans, Apache weapons and clothing - the huge range of Southwestern Indian culture and creativity housed in a variety of unique displays. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum opened in Santa Fe in July 1997, 80 years after Georgia O'Keeffe's first visit to the city in 1917. It is the first and only museum of international stature dedicated to a woman artist. It reflects the elegance and simplicity of O'Keeffe's art and the character and inspiration of the artist and her contemporaries The Museum of Fine Arts is a masterpiece of Spanish Mission and Pueblo Revival architecture with several galleries and gardens - offering great flexibility for event planning. It is home to more than 20,000 works of art, with an emphasis on Southwestern artists. The collection includes the 105 year old art colonies of Taos and Santa Fe as well as cutting-edge contemporary creativity from around the region and the world. The Palace of the Governor's The Spanish governor of Nuevo Mexico (the entire American Southwest) occupied the building in 1609, followed in 1680 by Pueblo Indian leaders, then the Spanish again, The Mexican governor, The US Territorial Governor, A Confederate General and finally the State Governor. This adobe structure, now the state's history museum, includes art and objects from all these occupants and offers an immersion in the region's history cultures and lifestyles - extending from Spanish, Mexican and U.S. Territorial period lifestyles on through the Jewish mercantile presence of the late 1800s. Entertainment - Available At All Venues: Native American - Flute, Drummers, PowWow Dancing, Songs and Chants Spanish - Mariachis, Traditional, Flamenco and Classical, Flamenco Dancers Guitar - Flamenco, Classical, Jazz, Western Jazz - Combos and Bands, Vocalists Country and Western - Traditional, Crossover (mix), Hillbilly Vocalists - Bluegrass, Blues, Operatic, Pop, Native American Plus: Flamenco dancers, comedians, clowns, fortune tellers, gunfighters, ropers, roasters, cowboy poets, Indian storytellers, ballet, Spiritual leaders/counselors and virtually anything you can think of. This is a talent laden community.
	Meanwhile, Back at the (Movie) Ranch... Half a day's stagecoach ride south of Santa Fe is your own private wild western town. This is a full fledged movie ranch - used in movies stretching from The Man From Laramie (1955) through Butch Cassidy to Lonesome Dove and recent films. Your gang can own it long enough to create your special event, using 24 buildings on four streets, ample water and electricity, 360° views and a real western sky. As you enter town, the streets comes to life with the smells of dinner cooking, cowboys and outlaws strolling the dirt streets, a honky-tonk piano playing while Can-Can girls dance in the saloon. A disagreement among local hotheads erupts into a blazing gunfight and not many are left standing. You can enjoy a wonderful western Bar-B-Que in the old hotel, kick up your boots to a Country and Western Band or just stroll under the stars on streets strolled by John Wayne, Robert Duvall, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner and a bevy of leading ladies.
	Santa Fe Southern Railroad - Out of the City and into a Wild Yesterday Guests will ride the rails in a private rail car, with spectacular views of the Galisteo basin, with a tended bar, live music and storytelling . . . . Then comes the surprise! As guests are settling back, three rough lookin' outlaws stop the train, board, and grab the booty. Disagreement within the gang erupts into more trouble. Tough as they appear, their comic routine promises to delight of all. With prior instruction, the outlaws will focus on individuals you have identified. After arriving in at the end of the line, guests will be treated to a western style ranch barbeque served from an authentic chuck wagon. The ride back to Santa Fe gives guests the time to sit back and enjoy the wonderful New Mexico sunset.
	Nightwalk Among the Ancients - A Rare and Memorable Experience - A rare and memorable cultural experience after an offsite dinner event. This event offers a new perspective on the most popular half day trip out of Santa Fe. Bandelier National Monument is the 1000 year old ancestral home of many of today's Pueblo people. offers a glimpse into ancient history and immersion in a life different from how we live today. The gathering twilight adds new dimensions of spirituality to the long, narrow canyon. As night falls, a park ranger leads a one hour walk, with minimal lighting and talk. Ancient kivas and cliff dwellings add perspectives not available in bright sunlight. The voices and songs of the ancients seem to emerge from inanimate rock. Dinner can be served before the walk and can consist of anything from a gourmet picnic next to the river to a full plated meal under the cottonwoods. A Native American flute player will provide haunting ambient music.
	'Here, Now and Always' Event A Native American flautist beckons guests to enter the mystical world of the First Americans who settled this land thousands of years ago. Cocktails and plated hors d'oeuvres will be served as guests wander and enjoy the stunning surroundings. Drumming in the distance calls guests to a dinner including anything from nouvelle Southwestern cuisine to Native American to barbeque. After dinner, a group of Native American dancers will perform high energy dances, which may include the Buffalo, Eagle or Hoop dance. At the finale, guests will join in a Friendship dance. Option: Native American artisans demonstrating jewelry and pottery making. Other options include: An expert on archaeo-astronomy can explain the sophisticated calendars that the early Pueblo people devised. Telescopes and astronomers can be on hand to facilitate stargazing. A Native American storyteller can recount many of the legends and myths of the heavens.
	La Villa Real Travel through New Mexico's rich culture, history and art with an event at the Palace of the Governors, the oldest public building in the United States. Trace Spanish exploration and settlement through regions long homeland to Native Americans, subsequently acquired by merchants and pioneers arriving from the east on the Old Santa Fe Trail. Festive Mariachis singers and guitarists will lead guests on the short walk from your hotel to the dinner event at the historic Palace. Mariachis will continue to provide music as guests are invited to explore the galleries and find treasures to take home from the museum gift shop. Margaritas, wine or beer, or a full bar, will be available in the charming courtyard. One of Santa Fe's top caterers will create a buffet of culinary delight featuring memorable regional dishes such as Calabacitas, Chicken Enchiladas, and Empanadas. After dinner, guests will hear the sound of gypsy guitars and clicking heels, leading them to a dance floor where Flamenco dancers will be performing. The vivid colors and dramatic steps will provide a spectacular end to the evening. Guests are invited to join in, with a few pointers, of course!
	The Art Of Enchantment Reap the rewards of Santa Fe's reputation as an Art Colony---possibly the 3rd largest art market in the world. To provide the proper ambience, this event will be held at one of the city's galleries or museums. Lighted farolitos can line the walkway welcoming the guests as they arrive and begin to wander through the galleries to the sounds of classical guitar or violin. Options include having several local artists be available to mingle with the guests and describe their work or to have individual actors portray period artists and personalities such as Georgia O'Keeffe, D.H. Lawrence or Frida Kahlo. Fine, original art work will be used as centerpieces for all dinner tables and larger, select pieces will decorate service tables and other areas as appropriate. A jazz quartet or classical pianists can perform during dinner. The menu can be created to reflect the artistic or cultural theme of the event.
	Dinner at the Home of a Prominent Native American Scuptor Where else could you have an evening event (or lunch) like this? This Pueblo tribal member offers a presentation and perspective on Native American art, life and that are truly unforgettable - as is her home outside Santa Fe. The home is the artists' primary gallery, with adjoining studio, amid decor that reflect the artists life and art. This is another combination of a dining adventure and a superb art experience unavailable anywhere else.
	Dinner, Creativity and Beauty - Inside and Out The building is a superb example of traditional Santa Fe style architecture. Inside is the best collection of Taos and Santa Fe art you'll find anywhere. Out the back, into the garden and you're in the midst of an awe inspiring combination of natural beauty and sculpture, complete with a lovely pond, ducks, fish and lilies. A perfect site for the art of Southwestern cuisine and entertainment. The above events can be held at any of the above locations.