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WHEN: Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Burning begins at Dusk
Gates open at 2pm
Entertainment starts at 3pm
WHERE: Fort Marcy Park
Santa Fe, New Mexico (no parking at venue)
Park and Ride will be available from the local malls and the bus terminals
PRICE: $5.00 in Advance $10.00 at Venue
LODGING: Please follow the following link to book your stay for Will Shuster's Zozobra and Fiestas!
www.kiwanissantafe.org
Zozobra Merchandise: See Below
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe and The Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation announces that tickets
for Will Shuster's Zozobra™ will be available August 27, 2008.
Ticket Locations (tentative):
Tickets will not be sold in Albuquerque this year and no tickets will be sent by mail or other
means.
- Borders Books and Music - Sambusco - Santa Fe
- Borders Books and Music - Zafarano - Santa Fe
- Century Bank (several locations)
- Community Bank
- Del Norte Credit Union (several locations)
- First Community Bank of Santa Fe (several locations)
- First National Bank of Santa Fe (several locations)
- Guadalupe Credit Union
- Land of Enchantment Credit Union
- Los Alamos National Bank (several locations)
- New Mexico Bank&Trust (several locations)
- Northern New Mexico School Employees Credit Union
- State Employees Credit Union (several locations)
- Whole Foods - Santa Fe
- Fiesta Council Fiesta Booth- (at the plaza for special events only)
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Will Shuster's Zozobra™ is the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe's major fundraiser. Proceeds
generated from Will Shuster's Zozobra™ are used to provide college scholarships to local high
school seniors, grants to local non-profits who focus on the children and youth of Santa Fe and an
endowment fund. The goal of the endowment is to guarantee that the scholarships granted will always
be funded. The Kiwanis currently fund 22 scholarships and present grants to about 20 local
non-profits. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe wishes to thank our local business partners who help
distribute tickets to the public. Tickets are $5.00 in advance for everyone age 6 and above and
$10.00 the night of the event for everyone age 6 and above. Ray Valdez, Event Producer for Will
Shuster's Zozobra™ asks everyone, "To please purchase your tickets in advance. Don't wait until the
night of the best show in Santa Fe to buy your ticket."
Tickets are $5.00 in advance $10.00 day of show for everyone age 6 and above. Rain or Shine
Event. Please buy your tickets in advance! Will Shuster's Zozobra™ is sponsored by The Kiwanis
Club of Santa Fe and The Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation.
Park & Ride Shuttle Information
All Aboard America will provide one bus to transport celebrants from DeVargas Mall to Washington and Paseo de Peralta.
At the end of the festivities celebrants will be transported back to the Mall. Those going to Santa Fe Place,
the last buses leaving Sheridan on Zozobra night will be at 10:30 pm. The following is the tentative time for free rides:
Burning of Zozobra
September 4, 2008: Noon - End of Service Day
Band Schedule
This is the 84th burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra™. Gates will open at 2:00 PM and entertainment
will begin at 3:00 PM.
- Bands scheduled to perform this year are:
- Lumbre de Sol with Sol Fire
- Mariachi Buenaventura
- Tony C de Baca
- Stone Deep
- Estilo
The After burn will be announced and the to be announced band will perform after the Old Man
Burns! Fiesta Royalty from the Santa Fe Fiesta Council and Don Diego De Vargas are also scheduled
to appear. Don't miss out on the greatest family community event in Santa Fe!
Zozobra Merchandise
New items for 2008 and Old Will Shuster's Zozobra™ Merchandise is now available! Please call 505-982-0654
(merchandise questions only) to place your orders for the following new items: 2008 T shirt, bobble-head, license plate, beaded earrings, baseball cap, photo blanket, posters, DVD's and more! The
Zozobra merchandise booth will be on the Plaza at the Labor Day Weekend Art Fair and Fiesta
Weekend following the Burn!
Handicap Parking Passes
Handicap Parking is on a first come first serve basis and entry to the venue is through the gate
at Bishops Lodge Road and Artist Road (the entrance to the recreational complex). All people in
the vehicle must have a ticket and a valid State or City issued handicap parking pass. The Gate
will open at 2:00 P.M. and the road will close sometime after 5:00 P.M.. No reservations will be
taken.
Gloom Information
Gloom auditions are now closed.
Zozobra Gloom Box
The Official Will Shuster's Zozobra™ Gloom Box is proudly hosted this year by The Santa Fe
Reporter! Letters and other small items that you wish to be included in the burn can be dropped
off at the Reporter offices on Marcy Street up to the day of the event! At the event you can
bring items to the Reporter Gloom Box which will be located next to the Band Stage.
WILL SHUSTER'S ZOZOBRA ON BROADCAST TV and WEB CAST
KOB-TV 4 and the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe have reached an agreement to offer the second live simulcast
of the Burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra on the World Wide Web. The simulcast will provide thousands
of viewers, including all of the Albuquerque metro area, a chance to experience the Burning of Will
Shuster's Zozobra live for the second time on the World Wide Web. The event has previously only been
available on Santa Fe Comcast Cable Channel 16 in the Santa Fe area. The broadcast is currently
scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on September 4. The simulcast will be available as a live video
stream online at KOB.com. This will be the 84th Burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra, the traditional
opening of the Fiesta de Santa Fe. Zozobra, or Old Man Gloom, is burned in effigy to symbolically
dispel the hardships and travails of the past year.)
Will Shuster's Zozobra wins awards in 2008
Best Community Event, Best of Santa Fe - Santa Fe Reporter
World's Largest Marionette, Guinness World Records
New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame - Hall of Legends
Old Santa Fe Association - Community Service Award
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ is sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe and The Santa Fe Downtown
Kiwanis Foundation. Visit their new website at www.kiwanissantafe.org
Fiestas de Santa Fe
Check out www.santafefiesta.org for
information on Las Fiestas de Santa Fe, September 5th, 6th and 7th, 2008.
Zozobra Hotline: 505-660-1965
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