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2011 Fall Fiesta & Gala



The 2011 Fall Fiesta was a great success! The event brought in over $64,000 for the Institute, and was great fun for all who attended. Thank you to the Fiesta guests, sponsors, and volunteers for helping to create such a memorable evening!

See below for a complete list of sponsors, donors, and guests.

Photo (c) Grace Berge Photography

Auctioneer Paul Margetson

Farmer All-Stars Sam and Sofie Romero

Farmer All-Star Ernestine Martinez

Farmer All-Stars Gilbert and Isabel Naranjo

All Photos (c) Grace Berge Photography

Special Thanks To: 

Chefs and Restaurants:

- Charles Dale, Terra Restaurant and Encantado Resort

- Louis Moskow, Bistro 315

- Russel Thornton, Rio Chama

- Cris Tostenson, Sleeping Dog Tavern

- Matt Ostrander, Luminaria Restaurant, Inn and Spa at Loretto

- Maria Bustamante Bernal, Tree House Pastry Shop and Cafe

- Eric DiStefano, Coyote Cafe & Geronimo

- Megan Tucker, Amavi

- Patrick Gharrity, La Casa Sena

Live Auction Donors: 

-Real Food Nation Supper Club

- Eddie and Mary Lewis

- Chef Roland Richter

- Old Windmill Dairy

- Museum of Contemporary Native Arts/IAIA

- New Mexico Museum Foundation

- Santa Fe Children’s Museum

- Wheelwright Museum

- Santa Fe Arts Institute

- Santa Fe Opera

- Santa Fe Symphony

- Santa Fe Pro Musica

- Santa Fe Desert Chorale

- Serenata of Santa Fe

- Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company

- Lensic Performing Arts Center

- Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

- Lannan Foundation

- St. John’s College

- International Folk Art Market

- ARTSmart

- El Rancho de las Golondrinas

- SOFA

- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

- Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

- Department of Cultural Affairs

- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art

- SITE Santa FE

- Pollo Real

- La Mont’s Wild West Buffalo

- Red Mesa Meats

- River Canyon Ranch

- Shepherd’s Lamb

-Taos Mountain Yak

- Sierra West Sales

- Bordo Di Vagli Fractional Club

- VERVE Gallery of Photography

- Matt Romero

Sponsors:

Luminarias ($5,000)

- Anonymous

- Century Bank

-Keller Williams Realty

-KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe Public Radio

- Tomasita’s Restaurant & Atrisco Cafe and Bar

Mayordomos ($2,500)

- Anonymous

- Edible Santa Fe

- Nance & Ramon Jose Lopez

- Linda & John B. Massopust

- William & Dorothea Titus Foundation

- Verve Gallery of Photography

Pastores ($1,000)

- Anonymous

- Ed Blount & David Lanier

- Elspeth Bobbs

- Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center

- Karen Durkovich

- Mariel Bobbs Johnson

- Janie Oakes

- Linda Osborne

- New Mexico Bank & Trust

- Wilderness Flowers

Compadres y Comadres ($500)

- Ann Aceves

- David & Peggy Ater

- Lizinka Benton

- Bioneers Collective Heritage Insititute

- Ann Coller & Bill White

- Denman & Associates

- Michael & Cynthia Fowler

- Green Party of Santa Fe

- Kathy & Brad Holian

- Susan & David Lummis

- Marilyn Macbeth & Forrest Carlton

- Payne’s Nurseries & Greenhouses, Inc.

- Permaculture Credit Union

- Sheridan Phillips

- Rob & Barbara Reider

- Reynolds Insurance

- Santa Fe Anesthesia Specialists

- Sarah Smith-Orr

- The Very Best Santa Fe Team

- Mr. & Mrs. David Underwood

- Thalia Venerable

- Nancy Wirth

Silent Auction Donors

- Abbey Beverage Co., LLC

- Andiamo!

- Aurora Skin Car Essentials

- Beals and Abbate Fine Art

- Bistro 315

- Black Mesa Golf Club

- BODY of Santa Fe

- Bon Marche

- Buckin’ Bee Honey

- Broken Saddle Riding Company

- Cafe Cafe

- Anna Cardenas

- Casa Nova

- Chamisa Ridge

- Chez Panisse Foundation

- Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe

- Aimee Colmery

- Stan & Rosemary Crawford/El Bosque Garlic Farm

- Doc Martin’s Restaurant

- Theresa Rose DiGiorgio

- Downtown Subscription

- Edible Santa Fe

- El Farol Restaurant

- El Milagro Herbs

- El Rancho de las Golondrinas

- Dr. William Fajman, MD

- The Feed Bin

- Flying Star Cafe

- For the Love of Bees

- Garcia Street Books

- Gardens of Santa Fe

- Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

- Nina Harrison

- Dale Heinemann

- Anne Hillerman & Don Strel

- Mangiamo Pronto!

- House Shaman

- Jinja Bar & Bistro

- Kokoman Wines & Liquors

- La Choza

- La Mesa of Santa Fe

- La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa

- LaLuna Ranch Wear

- Las Cosas Kitchen & Cooking School

- Leslie Flynt

- Lewallen & Lewallen Jewelry

- Lisa Law Productions

- Nance Lopez

- Lorraine Weiss Jewelry Design

- Kate Manchester

- Mae Martinez

- Milk & Honey

- Morning Star Gallery

- Nicholas Potter Bookseller

- Osteria D’Assisi Italian Restaurant

- The Pantry Restaurant

- Pink Adobe

- Pranzo Italian Grill

- Railyard Restaurant

- Judith Raywood

- Red Rock Roasters

- Restaurant Martin

- Riderfit

- Rio Chama Santa Fe

- Ristra

- Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi

- Bob Ross

- Ricardo Sanches/RZ’s Bees

- SantaCafe

- Sangre de Cristo Racquet Club

- Santa Facials

- Santa Fe Bar & Grill

- Santa Fe Basked Company

- Santa Fe Hemp

- Santa Fe Greenhouses

- Santa Fe Spirits

- Santa Fe Soul

- Saveur

- The Shed

- Shellaberger Tennis Center

- Martha Ann Sloan

- Soulful Silks

- The Spanish Table

- Susan Conway Gallery

- Taos Inn

- Tecolote Cafe

- Ten Thousand Waves Spa & Resort

- The Critters and Me

- The Firebird

- Three Crows Studio

- The Rugman of Santa Fe

- The Shed

- The Studio

- Tina Davila Pottery

- Towa Golf Club

- Travel Bug

- Tres Chicas Books

- Valley Garlic Company

- Walter Burke Catering, Inc.

- Whole Foods

- Matt Yohalem