Tips for Zozobra Newbies
Be cool. “The first thing is, go with a positive attitude,” says Ray Sandoval, Zozobra event chair. “You’re there to get rid of negative energy. Don’t bring negative energy with you.” Be prepared…
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Tag: Santa Fe
Turn Your Glooms into Smoke
➤ Please burn cancer. ➤ I want to forget my military memories and be happy in my civilian life. ➤ My negativity, needing more money, not being able to do more, my not wanting to travel, not being able…
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ZozoFest Gets the Party Going
IT’S THE PARTY BEFORE THE PARTY. ZozoFest, which takes place annually the weekend before the Burning of Zozobra, provides a first look at Old Man Gloom, a chance to stuff glooms into the puppet, and…
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Meet Zozobra's Keeper
IT’S MIDMORNING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, in a mostly empty room next to the Boot Barn at Santa Fe Place Mall. Jacob Romero, Zozobra construction chair, oversees a small crew as the creation of Old…
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Burn, Zozobra, Burn!
THE WOMAN APPROACHED the “gloom” table flanked by two boys, perhaps seven or eight years old. They advanced quietly—at least compared with the melee of people feverishly jotting down their glooms and…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Feel the music at Ghost Ranch. See some of the best indie bands perform against a stunning orange- and cream-hued backdrop at the Ghost Ranch Music Festival: Blossoms and Bones . Headliners include…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2023
Illustration by Chris Philpot. WHERE’S THE BEACH? Years ago, RAYMOND PUFFER was a brand-new ensign in the Navy, assigned to what was then Sandia Base, in Albuquerque. Back in Michigan, his mother, a…
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Asian Market Brings New Flavors to Santa Fe
IN THE OLD DAYS, if a Santa Fean wanted to make mapo tofu, pad Thai, or spring rolls, they’d come up short searching for the necessary ingredients around town. That void was filled when the Santa Fe…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Dive into the Native network. Santa Fe becomes a mecca for Indigenous art this weekend as the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ 101st Santa Fe Indian Market takes over downtown with an…
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Don't Miss These Indian Market First-Timers
IF YOU’RE A FLEDGLING INDIGENOUS ARTIST, a golden opportunity to launch your rising star into the stratosphere comes around every August. Since 1922, the Santa Fe Indian Market has provided emerging…
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