Wednesday, November 12, 1997
Gray day? Stay indoors in Santa Fe
Shop for folk art, eat, hit the lanes
By Sharon Niederman
For the Journal
Although the sun shines most of the time in Santa Fe -- an average of 300 days a year -- you may run into the occasional gray day, especially if you visit here during winter, the season many of us who live here year-round consider the best of all. But long spells of dreary weather are most unusual, and after a cloudy day or two the blue sky appears even more dazzling.
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Where to find it
Silva Lanes
1352 Rufina Circle
471-2110
Jackalope Pottery
2820 Cerrillos Road
471-8539
Museum of International
Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
827-6350
Palace of the Governors
North side of the plaza
827-6474
Fray Angélico Chávez Photographic Archives
120 Washington
827-6472
State Records Center and Archives
404 Montezuma
827-7332
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
313 Read
995-0785
Santa Fe Baking Co.
504 W. Cordova
988-4292
Galisteo Corner Cafe
201 Galisteo
984-1316
Calico Cafe
550 Montezuma at Sanbusco Market Center
986-8133
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The question is: Whether you're visiting or you live here, what do you do when the weather isn't really suitable for adults or children to play outdoors? Fortunately, Santa Fe has no shortage of opportunities to cozy up or "chill out" before cabin fever sets in.
You can spend an entire morning in Jackalope, just browsing through the folk art from India, Mexico, Tibet and just about everywhere else on the planet. Among the imported pottery, jewelry, table linens, furniture and one-of-a-kind decorative objects, you might well complete all your shopping for folks back home right here. There's even a cafe right on the premises if you have to take a lunch break.
Folk art supreme
Continue to indulge your taste for folk art at the Museum of International Folk Art. The unparalleled collections from the Girard collection, plus the Hispanic Heritage Wing, will enhance your sense of "people's art" by showing you the art that people make and live with.
The delight and vitality of these colorful works will stay with you for a long time. Plus, there's a splendid gift shop, with treasures like Goldie Garcia's bottle-cap and glitter earrings.
You know, of course, that whether you're a visitor or resident, you simply must visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, just opened this year. Now that the opening furor has died down, you shouldn't have to wait in line to get in.
And if your taste runs more to history, you can absorb an entire course in the Spanish Colonial period with a leisurely wander through the history museum of the Palace of the Governors, the oldest continuously occupied government building in the United States. You'll leave with a much better understanding of New Mexico, gained quite painlessly.
Right around the corner, you'll find the Fray Angélico Chávez Photographic Archives, where in the afternoons you can pore over vintage photos and see what Santa Fe, and New Mexico, really looked like in the old days.
You can continue your journey into history at the State Records Center and Archives, where many people come to research their family roots in the documents and in microfilms of old newspapers. The archives house many interesting collections, including the archive of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society.
Bowling and rest
If you long for a bit more activity, Silva's has 32 lanes, with plenty of bumper bowling, as well as all the amenities of your favorite hometown bowling alley.
Or you may just be glad for a day of rest from skiing or touring. If so, you can feel content sitting by the fire with a cafe mocha and The New York Times at the Calico Cafe. Galisteo Corner Inn offers coffee plus the opportunity to browse new magazines, while Santa Fe Baking Co. is a favorite local hangout to meet friends and snack on the fabulous pastry.
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