Travel Bug Events

Events are at 5 pm unless specified otherwise

Subject	Date	Category	Presenter	Description
Old Santa Fe Association Book Club	Fri Oct 16	Book Group	John Eddy	4:30-6:00pm Adobe Town: Preserving Santa Fe 's Sense of Time and Place by John Bienvenu This book, published in July 2026 by OSFA, examines the complex narrative of competing cultural values and the never-ending negotiation between honoring history and accommodating the present. It is a story of archaeologists, scholars, historians, builders, writers, artists, and lovers of this town and its people who persevered in a long struggle to preserve and protect a singular and architectural legacy that would otherwise have been lost to the pressures of modernization. In addition to his work as an attorney and historian, John Bienvenu serves as Vice-Chair on the Historic Districts Review Board.
North Caucasus	Sat Oct 17	Slide Show	Rebekah Kanter	Rebekah takes us off the beaten path (to put it mildly) in the wild North Caucasus of the Russian Federation. This region of Russia, where ethnic Russians are a rare minority and there are nearly 50 distinct ehtnic and linguistic groups, is a culturally rich and complex corner of the world.
Watch Party - Cinema Nomad: Philippines	Fri Oct 23	SPECIAL	Stephanie Gardner	6:00-8:30pm Join us for a special double-header Travel Talk on the Philippines followed by a Premiere Screening of Cinema Nomad: Philippines, in celebration of the upcoming release of Cinema Nomad Season 2. Taos-based Filmmaker and Traveler, Stephanie Gardner returns to Travel Bug to share her journeys through the Philippines. After the talk, Stephanie will screen her Cinema Nomad docu-series episode from the Philippines, and will be on hand to answer any questions about the travels and filming. Cinema Nomad is an arts and culture focused travel tv series that explores various nations through the lens of the country 's cinematic past, present and future. In each episode, our cinephile host, Stephanie Gardner, takes viewers on a journey around the world through the eyes and experiences of filmmakers in their thirties, from a diverse set of backgrounds.
Apron to Cap & Gown	Sat Oct 24	Booksigning	Sandy	Come meet Sandra Schackel, author of “Apron to Cap & Gown: Teen Bride to Scholar, 1950s-1970s,” who will recount three decades of her uniquely resourceful and courageous early years in her recently published memoir. Pregnant at sixteen, she married her high school sweetheart in 1958 and they soon embarked on a three-year tour of duty in Germany as an Army family of five. While there, this high school graduate underwent an epiphany, gained through visits to numerous European nations and their historical sites, that shaped her future education, her immersion in the American women’s movement, a divorce, and a mid-to-late life career as a professor of history at Boise State University.
Travel Bug Book	Wed Nov 04	Book Group	Aimee Gwynne Franklyn	6:00-7:30pm Discussion group is hosted in Travel Bug the first Wednesday of the month by Aimee Gwynne Franklyn, an independent curator, art historian and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Book TBA
HEART Even 1 - 3pm Locals Appreciation	Sat Nov 07	SPECIAL	Lisa Keltner	$15 free merchandise for people showing a HEART coupon, on paper or phone.
Gorillas in the Mist	Sat Nov 07	Slide Show	Amy Bond	Gorillas in the Mist - An Evening with Gorilla Doctors Come spend an evening in the forests of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo — home to the mountain and eastern lowland gorillas. Once on the brink of extinction, mountain gorillas are making a remarkable comeback. Hear the story of that recovery and what it 's like to encounter a wild gorilla family up close. Discover how Gorilla Doctors keep these animals healthy by providing life-saving veterinary care — always in the forest, always while surrounded by the patient 's gorilla family.
An Art Tour of Rome, Part II	Sat Nov 14	Slide Show	Ken Collins	This program will be a continuation of one given in late 2023. This presentation is based on a visit to Rome made in February of this year, and includes all new prime locations, including The Vatican Museums, the Galleria Borghese, the Baths of Caracalla, the Ara Pacis, Palazzo Barberini and Hadrian 's Mausoleum (Castelo Sant ' Angelo), along with countless churches, each of which houses amazing treasures.. Rome is a seemingly endless cornucopia of historical and artistic wonders from all eras of Western civilization, so it is possible to keep finding major new treasures to experience. February continues to be an excellent month to visit Rome - no major holidays, off-season, and surprisingly pleasant weather with early blooming trees, bulbs blooming and the first shrubs bursting into bright color, along with outdoor cafés bustling with life.
Travel Tips Meeting	Thu Nov 19	SPECIAL	Ken and Rochelle	From Turkey to Morocco — join us on Thursday, November 19, from 4:30pm to 6pm to share your "favorite " destinations in countries around the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. This discussion is for those who have visited those areas as well as for those who are considering traveling there. Everyone welcome!
Cuba	Sat Nov 21	Slide Show	Peter LaDelfe	Peter LaDelfe has visited Cuba three times, twice to Havana and once to the eastern cities of Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa. Resulting from these visits, he has made some observations, not only of the culture, but also of the ways the people cope with the economy. The last time he was there was in 2023 so all his observations may be outdated in their reflection of the additional pressure the Trump administration is placing on Cuba. Nevertheless, he will share his observations which can be used as a base from which we can ponder the current conditions.
Albania	Sat Nov 28	Slide Show	Dan Milnor
Travel Bug Book Discussion	Wed Dec 02	Book Group	Aimee Gwynne Franklyn	6:00-7:30pm Discussion group is hosted in Travel Bug the first Wednesday of the month by Aimee Gwynne Franklyn, an independent curator, art historian and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Book TBA
Camino de Santiago: 3 Routes	Sat Dec 05	Slide Show	David Ryan	Walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and France David Ryan, the author of Wandering in the Clear Light of New Mexico and coauthor of the 3rd Edition of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Albuquerque (both books are available at Travel Bug), has also walked three separate Camino de Santiago routes: the Camino Frances from St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela in Spain; the Camino Podiensis from LePuy-en-Veley (in France) to St. Jean Pied-de-Port; and the Voie de Tours from Paris to Chartres Cathedral and from Tours (in France) to Pons (in France). Each walk was a completely different experience from the other! Although most of the talk will focus on the Voie de Tours, he will cover the other routes – on how they differ and what to expect to help you in your Camino planning.
Tuscany, Provence, Bordeauux, & More	Sat Dec 12	Slide Show	Micahel Glinsky	Tuscany, Provence, Bordeaux, Marais Poitevin, & Paris
National Park of American Samoa	Sat Dec 19	Slide Show	Carla Chung Mattix	Join Carla Chung Mattix for a journey to the U.S. national park farthest from the lower 48 states and the only one south of the equator. She will share the history of the park 's establishment and the unique cultural connections of American Samoans to the park. Her talk will include highlights from all three islands that make up the park as well as the logistical challenges of getting to one of the most remote national parks for that coveted park passport stamp! Carla served as an attorney for the National Park Service from 1995-2021. She will be available to sign her recently published book, National Parks and the Supreme Court: Groundbreaking Legal Battles (Univ. of Nevada Press).
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train to santa fe - book talk	Sat Jan 16	Booksigning	lauren harr
Norway	Sat Jan 23	Slide Show	Ken Collins	In August 2026 I made an almost 4-week trip to explore the countryside of Norway, with my husband and a close friend. While we had heard very nice things about Norway 's major cities, we decided to focus our experience of the country on the non-urban areas. The trip had three phases. First, a two-week journey in an EV rental car through what is called Central Norway, the high, altiplano-like mountainous region north of the main cities, where some of the finest national parks are located. In this region, we visited the UNESCO World Heritage town of Røros, and saw several of the spectacular medieval wooden churches known as stave churches. Second, we flew to Kirkenes in the very far north of the country, near the Russian border, where we boarded the legendary Hurtigruten "mail boat " (actually known as the Coastal Express) and sailed down the entire West Coast of Norway to Bergen for 6 days. And third, we acquainted ourselves briefly with Norway 's two largest cities, Bergen and Oslo. We were overwhelmed with the extraordinary beauty of the country and the people who cherish it by keeping it clean, uncluttered, and a place where all citizens are treated well.
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Subject	Date	Description
Old Santa Fe Association Book Club	Fri Oct 16	4:30-6:00pm Adobe Town: Preserving Santa Fe 's Sense of Time and Place by John Bienvenu This book, published in July 2026 by OSFA, examines the complex narrative of competing cultural values and the never-ending negotiation between honoring history and accommodating the present. It is a story of archaeologists, scholars, historians, builders, writers, artists, and lovers of this town and its people who persevered in a long struggle to preserve and protect a singular and architectural legacy that would otherwise have been lost to the pressures of modernization. In addition to his work as an attorney and historian, John Bienvenu serves as Vice-Chair on the Historic Districts Review Board.
North Caucasus	Sat Oct 17	Rebekah takes us off the beaten path (to put it mildly) in the wild North Caucasus of the Russian Federation. This region of Russia, where ethnic Russians are a rare minority and there are nearly 50 distinct ehtnic and linguistic groups, is a culturally rich and complex corner of the world.
Watch Party - Cinema Nomad: Philippines	Fri Oct 23	6:00-8:30pm Join us for a special double-header Travel Talk on the Philippines followed by a Premiere Screening of Cinema Nomad: Philippines, in celebration of the upcoming release of Cinema Nomad Season 2. Taos-based Filmmaker and Traveler, Stephanie Gardner returns to Travel Bug to share her journeys through the Philippines. After the talk, Stephanie will screen her Cinema Nomad docu-series episode from the Philippines, and will be on hand to answer any questions about the travels and filming. Cinema Nomad is an arts and culture focused travel tv series that explores various nations through the lens of the country 's cinematic past, present and future. In each episode, our cinephile host, Stephanie Gardner, takes viewers on a journey around the world through the eyes and experiences of filmmakers in their thirties, from a diverse set of backgrounds.
Apron to Cap & Gown	Sat Oct 24	Come meet Sandra Schackel, author of “Apron to Cap & Gown: Teen Bride to Scholar, 1950s-1970s,” who will recount three decades of her uniquely resourceful and courageous early years in her recently published memoir. Pregnant at sixteen, she married her high school sweetheart in 1958 and they soon embarked on a three-year tour of duty in Germany as an Army family of five. While there, this high school graduate underwent an epiphany, gained through visits to numerous European nations and their historical sites, that shaped her future education, her immersion in the American women’s movement, a divorce, and a mid-to-late life career as a professor of history at Boise State University.
Travel Bug Book	Wed Nov 04	6:00-7:30pm Discussion group is hosted in Travel Bug the first Wednesday of the month by Aimee Gwynne Franklyn, an independent curator, art historian and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Book TBA
HEART Even 1 - 3pm Locals Appreciation	Sat Nov 07	$15 free merchandise for people showing a HEART coupon, on paper or phone.
Gorillas in the Mist	Sat Nov 07	Gorillas in the Mist - An Evening with Gorilla Doctors Come spend an evening in the forests of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo — home to the mountain and eastern lowland gorillas. Once on the brink of extinction, mountain gorillas are making a remarkable comeback. Hear the story of that recovery and what it 's like to encounter a wild gorilla family up close. Discover how Gorilla Doctors keep these animals healthy by providing life-saving veterinary care — always in the forest, always while surrounded by the patient 's gorilla family.
An Art Tour of Rome, Part II	Sat Nov 14	This program will be a continuation of one given in late 2023. This presentation is based on a visit to Rome made in February of this year, and includes all new prime locations, including The Vatican Museums, the Galleria Borghese, the Baths of Caracalla, the Ara Pacis, Palazzo Barberini and Hadrian 's Mausoleum (Castelo Sant ' Angelo), along with countless churches, each of which houses amazing treasures.. Rome is a seemingly endless cornucopia of historical and artistic wonders from all eras of Western civilization, so it is possible to keep finding major new treasures to experience. February continues to be an excellent month to visit Rome - no major holidays, off-season, and surprisingly pleasant weather with early blooming trees, bulbs blooming and the first shrubs bursting into bright color, along with outdoor cafés bustling with life.
Travel Tips Meeting	Thu Nov 19	From Turkey to Morocco — join us on Thursday, November 19, from 4:30pm to 6pm to share your "favorite " destinations in countries around the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. This discussion is for those who have visited those areas as well as for those who are considering traveling there. Everyone welcome!
Cuba	Sat Nov 21	Peter LaDelfe has visited Cuba three times, twice to Havana and once to the eastern cities of Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa. Resulting from these visits, he has made some observations, not only of the culture, but also of the ways the people cope with the economy. The last time he was there was in 2023 so all his observations may be outdated in their reflection of the additional pressure the Trump administration is placing on Cuba. Nevertheless, he will share his observations which can be used as a base from which we can ponder the current conditions.
Albania	Sat Nov 28
Travel Bug Book Discussion	Wed Dec 02	6:00-7:30pm Discussion group is hosted in Travel Bug the first Wednesday of the month by Aimee Gwynne Franklyn, an independent curator, art historian and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Book TBA
Camino de Santiago: 3 Routes	Sat Dec 05	Walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and France David Ryan, the author of Wandering in the Clear Light of New Mexico and coauthor of the 3rd Edition of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Albuquerque (both books are available at Travel Bug), has also walked three separate Camino de Santiago routes: the Camino Frances from St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela in Spain; the Camino Podiensis from LePuy-en-Veley (in France) to St. Jean Pied-de-Port; and the Voie de Tours from Paris to Chartres Cathedral and from Tours (in France) to Pons (in France). Each walk was a completely different experience from the other! Although most of the talk will focus on the Voie de Tours, he will cover the other routes – on how they differ and what to expect to help you in your Camino planning.
Tuscany, Provence, Bordeauux, & More	Sat Dec 12	Tuscany, Provence, Bordeaux, Marais Poitevin, & Paris
National Park of American Samoa	Sat Dec 19	Join Carla Chung Mattix for a journey to the U.S. national park farthest from the lower 48 states and the only one south of the equator. She will share the history of the park 's establishment and the unique cultural connections of American Samoans to the park. Her talk will include highlights from all three islands that make up the park as well as the logistical challenges of getting to one of the most remote national parks for that coveted park passport stamp! Carla served as an attorney for the National Park Service from 1995-2021. She will be available to sign her recently published book, National Parks and the Supreme Court: Groundbreaking Legal Battles (Univ. of Nevada Press).
AVAILABLE	Sat Dec 26
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AVAILABLE	Sat Jan 09
train to santa fe - book talk	Sat Jan 16
Norway	Sat Jan 23	In August 2026 I made an almost 4-week trip to explore the countryside of Norway, with my husband and a close friend. While we had heard very nice things about Norway 's major cities, we decided to focus our experience of the country on the non-urban areas. The trip had three phases. First, a two-week journey in an EV rental car through what is called Central Norway, the high, altiplano-like mountainous region north of the main cities, where some of the finest national parks are located. In this region, we visited the UNESCO World Heritage town of Røros, and saw several of the spectacular medieval wooden churches known as stave churches. Second, we flew to Kirkenes in the very far north of the country, near the Russian border, where we boarded the legendary Hurtigruten "mail boat " (actually known as the Coastal Express) and sailed down the entire West Coast of Norway to Bergen for 6 days. And third, we acquainted ourselves briefly with Norway 's two largest cities, Bergen and Oslo. We were overwhelmed with the extraordinary beauty of the country and the people who cherish it by keeping it clean, uncluttered, and a place where all citizens are treated well.
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