Simply Having a Wonderful Wintertime
You know SWAIA’s autumn Indian Market—but don’t forget the winter version
As it has now been rolling for more than 100 years, you would’ve needed to actively try to not know about the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ annual Indian Market each fall. Were talkin hundreds of artists from all disciplines and days on days of revelry in Santa Fe. Additionally, SWAIA has also hosted a winter version of Indian Market for 20 years, which feels pretty nice given how soon you’ll need to hand out gifts this year—and which features artists juried in during the summer market.
“We’re hosting close to 175 this year,” SWAIA Executive Director Jamie Schulze tells SFR. “It has grown, and it allows [artists] another opportunity during a slower period to bring their art for people. I like the word ‘intimate,’ but I also like the word ‘cozy.’”
Like its bigger brother, Winter Indian Market is flush with creators from near and far creating in so many mediums we could hardly print them all here. Suffice it to say it’s your one-stop shop for arts hailing from various tribes, pueblos, walks of life, etc, and they’re offering jewelry, visual arts, ceramics, basketry, clothing and so much more.
Do note than unlike the main market, this is a ticketed event, but you can rest assured that your cover dollars support the mission. Visit swaia.org for more info, including a full directory of artists.
SWAIA Winter Indian Market: 10 am-6 pm Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. $16.65-$26.95. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy St., swaia.org
Tradition!
Courtesy Tri-M Productions
For those of us who love musicals (at least one SFR staffer just raised their hand so hard it sounded like a whip cracking), local troupe Tri-M Productions has been a bit of a godsend. Did you catch their Spring Awakening a few years back? Solid. Now the company is taking on another beloved property when it kicks off a production of the timeless Fiddler on the Roof this week. We’re already envisioning the bottle dance and what kind of beard their Tevye will sport—but mainly we’re gearing up to sing along in our heads to all those kickass songs. Sunrise, sunset and all that…stairways to nowhere and so forth? There’s a reason this show has endured so long in our hearts and minds, and it’s probably because every song is a banger.
Fiddler on the Roof: 7 pm Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21; 2 pm Saturday Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23. $36. St. Francis Auditorium,107 W Palace Ave., trimsantafe.org
Your Daily Dose of Fiber
Courtesy Bluebird-Art.com
We know the gift-giving holidays are barreling down upon us like some sort of obligatory train, but as our gift guide in this issue will show you, we’re sick of buying boring crap dictated by ads. Instead this year, embrace the mission set down by the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center’s annual Fall Fiber Fiesta. Now in its 13th year, the shopping bonanza presents a bevy of fiber artists plying their wares. These can be anything from practical items such as clothing, to art pieces, beautiful notebooks, toys, guitar straps…honestly, you’d be amazed by what some of these people can do. Attending the opening night preview will require a ticket, but Saturday and Sunday are totally free. Buy a scarf.
Fall Fiber Fiesta 2025: 4-7 pm Friday, Nov. 21; 10 am-4 pm Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday Nov. 23. $0-$20. Scottish Rite Center, 462 Paseo de Peralta, evfac.org
Take it For Granted
Courtesy Grant Knoxlyn
Knoxlyn
A few weeks back, we had a very nice conversation with local singer-songwriter Grant Knoxlyn for our 3 Questions section. A son of Pennsylvania who moved to Santa Fe following a stint in Nashville, Knoxlyn now hosts singer-songwriter events at boutique hotel The Mystic. Tragically, Knoxlyn’s previous event was postponed, but we’ve come back around to it this week. Think of it like a showcase for Knoxlyn’s country and folk explorations, as well as a sometimes-curated event featuring musicians Knoxlyn admires. For the folks who love a heartfelt song sung from behind an acoustic guitar, this is the show for you. Let’s welcome Knoxlyn Santa Fe style, which is to say be super-weird about it until we realize his music is awesome.
Grant Knoxlyn: 8 pm Friday, Nov. 21. Free The Mystic, 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663
Us, Together
Courtesy Amiel Gervers
We can hardly remember a time when Santa Fe’s Latin rock/salsa/jazz/cumbia/jam–a-lam act Nosotros didn’t take the Best Band position in our annual Best Of Santa Fe issue. This suggests to us that the denizens of our fair city might just like them a little bit. “It feels new and special,” member Dennis Jasso told us of the Best Of accolade last summer, so they don’t take it for granted. Still, the band puts on a hell of a live show, and they’re taking it to the Chocolate Maven’s music/dinner venue Unit B. With something like 10 members and plenty more instruments, there’s a lot going on with a Nosotros show, so whether you love ‘em already or have always been curious, now’s the time to get down, get down.
Nosotros: 7 pm Saturday, Nov. 29. $30-$40. Unit B by Chocolate Maven, 821 W San Mateo Road, unitbsantafe.com
So Much More Than Bleeps and Bloops
Santa Fe Community College music class students present their final works
Courtesy Jason Goodyear
Just to get the whole AI-in-music thing out of the way at the start, Santa Fe Community College music teacher Jason Goodyear fully knows that Ableton Live—perhaps the most ubiquitous production software out there—certainly has AI tools available for learners and users, but he’s about the heart and process of making art, not the final product.
“You don’t get a group of musicians together at all anymore, especially if you’re doing music created on a computer, without the idea of AI coming up,” he tells SFR. “Part of this discussion is that every app now has some kind of AI built into it, and Ableton is no exception, but it’s not making your song. My whole thing as a musician and especially as a teacher is that some things should be hard.”
Goodyear will preside over his newest cohort of students during their final class project on Dec. 2, the hilariously named Dinosaurs v. Firefighters, a live concert during which the fruits of their learning becomes a show. To contextualize the “some things should be hard,” bit, Goodyear adds, the hardness and the journey become about knowing yourself better and ultimately becoming more authentic with the types of music one might produce.
“I mean, nobody needs training or tools, because we’re born making sounds and making music,” he says. “What’s fun about teaching music is that it’s showing people different ways to do it.”
Dinosaurs v. Firefighters: 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 2. Free. Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom), 2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068
