GUILDS OF THE SANTA FE OPERA INC

Description

The Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOG) is devoted to opera education, focused on adults in the local community. Generally speaking, the SFOG stages approximately twelve events per year. Three are classified as "social" (Annual Meeting in August/September, Meet the Apprentices Party in June, and Winter Luncheon in January/February), and the balance are "educational," primarily consisting of a bi-monthly book group and evening lectures held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. A special Meet the Diva program will be held in August 2017.

The Santa Fe Opera Guild is run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. It publishes a monthly newsletter, The Operagram that reaches over 400 individuals.

The Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOG) has over 380 members in its local Santa Fe chapter. It operates under the non-profit umbrella of The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc., a 501c3. There are associated guilds in Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Espanola, Taos, and Las Vegas. Total Guilds Inc. membership is approximately 700.