Betty Benedeadly brings the ruckus, Sienna Van Slooten gets back to nature, kids and the YA set will have a lot to read and here comes Krampus right down Krampus Lane
When Santa Fe-based musician Betty Benedeadly was growing up, her grandfather’s basement was a veritable treasure trove of vinyl that came straight from the source: labels and musicians who reached out personally with sweet releases to try and get airplay from the man, a longtime DJ. That, mixed with a healthy dose of punk rock upbringing and a side of sideshow antics and live music flair, led Benedeadly to her true calling—that of a guitar-slingin’ singer-songwriter with a love of Ennio Morricone soundtracks and the banjitar, a hybrid guitar/banjo with roots that predate the Civil War, she says. And Benedeadly will bring all that to The Mystic this week for a bit of the ol’ live show action…. read more…
Sienna Van Slooten: Beauty in Nature (Opening): 4-6pm, Dec. 5. Free. Kay Contemporary Art, 600 Canyon Road, kaycontemporaryart.com
Once Upon a Fun Day! A Children’s & YA Book-Palooza: 9am-5pm, Dec. 6. Free. Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226
Kids Nature Party: Krampus Masks: 4:30-6 pm Tuesday, Dec. 9. Free. Santa Fe Public Library (La Farge) 1730 Llano St., (505) 955-4862
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A juried show taking place during the month of December of 2025. The show is open to artists living and working in New Mexico. The goal of the show is to share, expand and celebrate our community. This year Hecho is placing a financial restriction of the works. All pieces must be 200 DOLLARS OR LESS and WORKS ON PAPER. All works will be unframed and hanging from a clip in the gallery.
An exhibit celebrating 36 years of contemporary American and European art featuring monochrome, concrete, light and space, modernism and color field painting.
Join us for the Aldea Holiday Fiber Arts Pop-Up at Lone Raven Studio in Aldea de Santa Fe.
The Exodus Ensemble, ImprovNM and The Faculty Lounge® present An Improvised Movie. A narrator reads only what the script provides: scene headings and stage directions. The cast fills in the rest, creating a fully unscripted film right before your eyes. By donation.
A beginner-friendly salsa or bachata lesson at 7pm followed by a live DJ playing all the best salsa, bachata, cha-cha and merengue hits until 10pm (or later).
Celebrate the holidays with a nostalgic trip to the 1940s. Boogie Woogie & Bugle Boys: A 1940s USO Holiday Cabaret brings the music, spirit and energy of a World War II–era USO show to life featuring the dazzling harmonies of the Andrews Sisters, holiday classics, lively swing dancing and an engaging Master of Ceremonies.
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