Arrive To: Check into hotel anytime after 3:00 PM. Between 4:00 and 5:30 PM, register with our program group leader in a designated area at the hotel.

Dinner: Dinner in hotel dining room from 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Evening: Program orientation and introductions in hotel meeting room from 7:00 to 8:30 PM

Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Fe

Meals Included: Dinner

Morning Classes on Local History and the Art of Georgia O'Keeffe/Guided Walking and Bus Exploration of Santa Fe/State Capitol Art collection/Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Note: Walking up to one mile over uneven paved and packed dirt terrain over course of the day. Standing up to one hour at State Capitol and O'Keeffe Museum (opportunities to sit if needed)

Breakfast: Breakfast in hotel dining room from 7:00 to 8:00 AM

Morning: Enjoy classes about historic and contemporary Santa Fe and the art of Georgia O'Keeffe. Classes are from 8:00 to 11:30 AM, with two breaks scheduled during the morning.

Lunch: Bus departs at 12:00 PM for lunch destination. Lunch at India Palace (buffet) from 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Afternoon: This afternoon experience a guided walking and bus exploration of Santa Fe, "The City Different;" stops include Santa Fe's historic downtown Plaza and other sites as selected by instructional guide. From 2:45 - 3:45 PM, you'll visit the lovely Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Then, have a visit to the State Capitol Building of New Mexico, complete with a guided exploration of its amazing art collection from 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Many of the state's most famous artists are represented here. The bus will depart for the hotel at 5:00 PM.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel from 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Evening: Special presentation in hotel meeting room from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Fe

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Classes on Cuisine and Wine/Backstage Visit at Santa Fe Opera/Free Afternoon/Dinner on Your Own/Free Evening

Note: Walking of up to a mile over the course of the day over paved terrain. Opera backstage tour has walking up and down several flights of stairs; a reduced-activity tour is available if participant requests it in advance. Walking during free time is up to participant's own discretion.

Breakfast: Breakfast in hotel dining room from 7:00 to 8:00 AM

Morning: Enjoy classes about New Mexico cuisine and wines. Classes are from 8:30 to 11:45 AM, with one break scheduled during the morning.

Lunch: Lunch in the hotel dining room at 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Afternoon: At 1:30 PM, bus will depart front of hotel for field trip to Santa Fe Opera for a backstage visit at 2:00 PM. This will involves some walking uphill and several flights of stairs. If you can't handle the stairs, please let the Road Scholar Santa Fe office know in advance (505-983-0613), and we'll arrange for a handicapped tour for you. There will be a free time downtown from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. You may wish to return to the hotel at 5:00 PM, or stay downtown for dinner on your own. If you wish to go back to the hotel, there are several restaurants within walking distance of the hotel, as dinner is on your own. City bus or taxi service can return those choosing to stay downtown back to the hotel after dinner.

Dinner: Dinner is "on your own" tonight

Evening: Free evening

Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Fe

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Classes on Traditional and Contemporary Art and on the Santa Fe Opera/ Lunch at Rancho de Chimayo/Santa Fe Opera's performance of Offenbach's "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein"

Note: Walking up to a mile over course of the day over packed dirt terrain in Chimayo, and paved terrain at Santa Fe Opera.

Breakfast: Breakfast in hotel dining room from 7:00 to 8:00 AM

Morning: Enjoy classes about the traditional and contemporary art scene and the Santa Fe Opera season. Classes are from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, with two breaks scheduled during the morning.

Lunch: Bus departs at 12:00 PM for trip to Chimayo, NM, where you'll have lunch at the historic Rancho de Chimayo from 12:45 - 1:45 PM.

Afternoon: Bus departs at 1:45 PM for the Santuario de Chimayo, followed by visits to family-owned weaving shops. Learn about the history of the owners and the area from your guide. The bus departs for Santa Fe at 3:15 PM, arriving back at about 4:00 so you can rest and relax before dinner.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel from 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Evening: At 6:30 PM, bus departs for the pre-opera talk at Santa Fe Opera prior to their opening night performance of Offenbach's "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein." Offenbach's riotous opera features the fabulous mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in the title role. Spoiled and domineering, the Grand Duchess gets what she wants - until she set her sights on the young soldier Fritz (Paul Appleby). Her amorous pursuit mobilizes everything we need for a howling good time: wealth, wine and wicked satire. Performance begins at 8:30 PM. Bus will return to hotel LATE (approximately 12:00 AM!) (This is the opera's opening night, when many attendees show off their finery. While formal attire isn't necessary - business or business casual is fine - this is your chance to dress up if you'd like!)

Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Fe

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Classes on History and the Santa Fe Opera'/Field Trip to Pecos/Santa Fe Opera Performance of "The Marriage of Figaro"

Note: Walking up to one mile over the course of the day over paved and packed dirt terrain. Walk from bus to Santa Fe Opera house, with some steps at the Opera house.

Breakfast: Breakfast in hotel dining room from 8:00 to 9:00 AM

Morning: Enjoy classes about New Mexico history from 9:00 - 10:00 AM. Also learn more about the opera you'll see tonight, Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" from 10:15 - 11:45 AM.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel from 12:00 to 1:00 PM

Afternoon: Bus will depart for Pecos National Historical Monument at 1:15 PM. Return to the hotel in Santa Fe by 4:30 PM.

Dinner: Program closing and dinner at the hotel from 5:15 - 6:30 PM

Evening: Bus departs hotel at 6:30 PM to take you to the pre-opera talk at the Santa Fe Opera prior to their performance of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro." Based on a daring play by Beaumarchais, a French supporter of the American Revolution whose modern ideas challenged traditional thinking on class and privilege, its bold assertion of human dignity is present throughout Lorenzo da Ponte's libretto and Mozart's score. It takes the form of a dizzying sex farce that culminates in a profound expression of redemptive love. The cast includes the return of rising star Susanna Phillips as the Countess Almaviva and Daniel Okulitch as her wayward husband. John Nelson conducts.

Bus returns to hotel late!

Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Fe

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast is served buffet style in hotel dining room from 6:00 AM until 10:00 AM; you may depart at any time in the morning. Check-out time from the hotel is 12:00 PM.

Morning: Independent departures from the hotel. Checkout time is by 12:00 noon.

Meals Included: Breakfast