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of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. By admission. 476-5072.
UNITY FEST 2016 Experience a fun music and health festival featuring speakers, yoga and movement, workshops, art, healing ceremonies, a children’s village, tea bars and more. 8 a.m.-midnight, Las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, La Cienga. $75 per day/$159 for 4-day pass/$59-$159 for camping/free for children. Schedule/tickets: unifyfest.com.
INAUGURAL CITY DIFFERENT FESTIVAL Two-day art, music, and film festival featuring works by students from IAIA and other schools in the Santa Fe area. There will be food trucks and more. 5-11 p.m., Santa Fe University of Art and Design campus, 1600 St. Michaels Dr. Free. Schedule: citydifferentfestival.com GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARDS PUBLIC RECEPTION A reception celebrating this year’s winners. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Governor’s Gallery, 4th Floor, New Mexico State of State Capitol Building, 90 Old Santa Fe Trail. Free. 476-2289. ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
IN THE ARTS Celebrating the role that artists, craftspeople and arts supporters play in the cultural and economic life of New Mexico. 5:15-7 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. Free. 476-2289. SANTA FE CONCORSO FRIDAY NIGHT GATHERING Opening event of the Santa Fe Concorso’s 3-day weekend features vintage aircraft, race cars and speed record seekers, along with music, food and spirits. 5-8 p.m., Jet Center Hangar, Santa Fe Municipal Airport, 109 Aviation Dr. $150. santafeconcorso.com. ESPERANZA SHELTER 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Live and silent auction, dinner and entertainment. 6-10 p.m., La Terraza Ballroom, La Fonda
Hotel on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco St. $125. 800-472-5220 or holdmyticket.com. SANTA FE WINE AND CHILE
FIESTA Five-day weekend of events featuring culinary artistry coupled with wine, along with cooking demos, wine seminars, and winery luncheons and dinners. Through Sunday. Prices vary. Schedule: santafewineandchile.org. “ROBT. WILLIAMS SLANG
AESTHETICS!” Member preview 5-6 p.m., public reception 6-8 p.m., Muñoz Waxman Gallery, Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Free. 982-1338 or ccasantafe.org. “NEW IMAGISTS IN THE
SOUTHWEST” Juried group exhibition offers member preview 5-6 p.m., public reception 6-8 p.m., spector ripps project space, Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Free. 9821338 or ccasantafe.org. “SALUTE TO IMMIGRANTS!” A week of cinema, food, drinks and guests celebrating immigration and the immigrant experience. George R.R. Martin will kick off the festivities. 7 p.m., Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave. $5-$8/$15 for VIP and $35 Combo Pass. 466-5528. Schedule: jeancocteaucinema.com.
BOOKS/LECTURES
ARTIST TALK AND JEWELRY
SHOW Bunny Tobias, who creates ceramic art, paintings and mixed-media collages, and designs and fabricates jewelry, will give a talk. 5 p.m., form & concept, 435 South Guadalupe St. Free.
SATURDAY GETTING OUT
BIRD WALK WITH ROCKY
TUCKER Spend a morning in a unique wetland habitat and learn about the diversity of birds. 8-10 a.m., Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, I-25 frontage road adjacent to El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Free, but donations welcome. 471-9103 or santafebotanicalgarden.org.