Happy Tuesday, Santa Fe. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Santa Fe Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Get ready for a community housing boost, free veteran meditation sessions in Albuquerque, and a reborn Waldorf charter school in Santa Fe — catch up here.
State-level stories: Albuquerque is rolling out a $25 million quantum campus, the history museum is stoking its Zozobra exhibit, and Santa Fe brings back gay rodeo — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Housing sales slump worries the Feds, Idaho secures foster kids social security payments, and Mitsubishi recalls Outlanders for faulty liftgate gas springs — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Explore small-scale housing solutions in Santa Fe
- Connect with LGBTQ+ businesses over coffee
- Connect with NM nonprofit pros navigating chaos
- Experience Santa Fe’s culture, food and fun
- Meet museum pets at lunchtime event
- Avoid surprises with $300 off auto repair coverage
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Books: Sure, you could grab a bestseller online, but where’s the fun in that? These Santa Fe bookstores are community hubs filled with hidden treasures and cozy café corners worth lingering in.
Festivals: Think 50-foot burning puppets and racing ducks: that’s just the warm-up before the world’s largest hot air balloon gathering takes flight. Dive into the quirkiest festivals that prove this place knows how to celebrate.
Tools: A basic set of wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers turns you into the household hero, aka no more 11 PM calls to your neighbor for a leaky faucet fix. If you’ve got these tools, you’re ready for whatever your home throws at you.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🌻 Adult Crafts: Fabric Sunflowers @ Southside Library | Tuesday (8/26) at 2:00pm – Stitch up a little sunshine with an adults-only craft session led by the Southside Library crew. No experience needed and all supplies are ready to go—just bring your creative vibes. Accessibility and translation accommodations available; give the library a heads-up if you need them.
🐾 Paws and Pages @ Main Library | Tuesday (8/26) at 6:00pm – Early readers get a judgement-free audience: sweet, patient therapy dogs who love story time. Perfect for shy kiddos to build confidence and avid readers to flex their read-aloud chops—expect wags, not red pens. Cozy vibes, cuddly pups, and pure encouragement.
💃 La Emi 2025 Season @ Inn and Spa at Loretto | Wednesday (8/27) at 8:00pm – Dance of the Heart • Music of the Soul comes alive in a 90-minute flamenco immersion—lightning footwork, soaring guitar, and palmas that pull you right into the rhythm. Expect a journey from passion and longing to joy and resilience, all under those Santa Fe skies.
🚶♂️ Walking History Tour of the School for Advanced Research Campus @ School for Advanced Research | Friday (8/29) at 10:00am – If you’re looking to trade your usual dog park loop for something historic, slip into comfy shoes and join a guided walk through SAR’s Historic Eastside estate. Peek 1920s architecture, secret gardens, even a pet cemetery, and uncover why “El Delirio” earned its nickname.
🎸 EZ Band Live at the 101st Burning of Zozobra @ Fort Marcy Park | Friday (8/29) at 7:00pm – Kick off your weekend with a little catharsis, and a lot of accordion as EZ Band cranks Spanglish Norteño beats while Zozobra burns its 101st year of woes. It’s part centuries-old tradition, and part open-air dance floor. Just don’t forget your jacket.
This weekend
🏕️ Introduction to Camping and Campcraft Skills @ The Wilderness Institute | Saturday (8/30) at 9:00am – Ready to pretend you can rough it in the woods? This overnight campcraft crash course at the Tree House Preserve covers tent pitching, map and compass navigation, Dutch oven dessert, and Leave No Trace ethics, plus flush toilets and hot showers so you can’t complain.
🎵 MarketMusic @ New Mexico School for the Arts | Saturday (8/30) at 12:00pm – This MarketMusic blends delicate strains of period instruments with a chef’s quick kitchen chat. Think 18th-century chamber tunes in the old market hall, minus the powdered wigs, plus plenty of flavor. Cultured evenings don’t get tastier than this.
💃 Latin Night @ Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery | Saturday (8/30) at 7:30pm – Shake off your week at Tumbleroot with a beginner-friendly bachata crash course before DJ Teevie baptizes the floor in cumbia and salsa classics, plus Bad Bunny if you’re feeling rebellious. No partner, no shame. Just bring your curiosity and maybe some groove.
🐱 Felix y Los Gatos Cumbia Night @ The Mystic Santa Fe | Saturday (8/30) at 9:00pm – If your feet are tired of basic bar playlists, head back to The Mystic Santa Fe for Felix y Los Gatos’s cumbia takeover, blaring horns, cheeky rhythms, and a dance floor that laughs at awkward shuffles. Mojito optional, involuntary shimmy guaranteed.
🏺 Pottery Experience (Wheel Throwing) @ Paseo Pottery | Sunday (8/31) at 2:00pm – Spin the wheel and turn a lump of clay into bowls, cups, or whatever your muse dreams up—no experience needed. Local Santa Fe artists lead this two-hour, traveler-friendly crash course; you’ll recycle your pieces at the end, but snag $15 off a gallery-made beauty by the instructors.
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🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/26 Free and more @ Santa Fe Plaza – 6 pm
- 8/27 Josh Martin @ Cowgirl – 4 pm
- 8/27 Shane Wallin @ Santa Fe Botanical Gardens – 4:30 pm
- 8/27 Mark Matos and more @ El Rey Court – 8 pm
- 8/28 The Blue Ventures @ Santa Fe Plaza – 6 pm
- 8/28 Summer Slowdown @ Museum of Indian Arts & Culture – 6 pm
- 8/28 DJ Optamystik @ Cowgirl – 7 pm
- 8/28 Sam Barber @ Santa Fe Brewing – 7:30 pm
- 8/28 Max Gomez @ Tumbleroot Brewery – 7:30 pm
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Listed by: Michaelann Huitfeldt (Santa Fe Properties)
Diamond plaster walls, carved corbels, and a trio of kiva fireplaces set the mood in this Las Campanas stunner, where Santa Fe tradition meets modern comfort. The layout is a masterclass in privacy, with the primary suite and office tucked on one side and two guest suites on the other. A gourmet kitchen with a six-burner Wolf range and wine cooler keeps things lively, while built-in nichos and shelving are ready for your most dramatic pottery.
Step outside to shaded portales with high viga ceilings and mountain views, perfect for grilling or stargazing. Mature aspens and fruit trees frame the walled courtyard, and automated shades keep the vibe cool even on the sunniest days.
