An Evening with Hampton Sides
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An Evening with Hampton Sides
October 3, 2026 • 7:30 pm
All Ages
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An Evening with Hampton Sides
Collected Works, in association with Santa Fe International Literary Festival, presents An Evening with Hampton Sides, on history, literature, and the 20th Anniversary of Blood and Thunder. Join Hampton in conversation with Ed Roberson.
Hampton Sides is best-known for his gripping, deeply researched non-fiction works that focus on classic episodes from American history, stories often set in war or depicting epic adventures of survival, exploration, or first contact between disparate worlds.
In Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides gives us a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.
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TICKETS
$10–$25 + fees
For online ticketing sales & support, contact the Lensic box office: 505-988-1234.
For in-person sales, visit the Lensic box office.
VENUE: LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SEATING: Yes
ALCOHOL: Yes, there are two bars in the inner lobby
OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK: No
PARKING: Yes, you can pre-pay for parking validation in the Sandoval garage (across the street) during your checkout
ADA: Yes, please notify a box office representative of your accommodations prior to the show
Please be advised that by entering this event, you are agreeing to being filmed and/or photographed, and the resulting assets may be used for Lensic marketing or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded on video, please notify a staff member or one of the event photographers/videographers.
October 3, 2026 • 7:30 pm
All Ages
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An Evening with Hampton Sides
Collected Works, in association with Santa Fe International Literary Festival, presents An Evening with Hampton Sides, on history, literature, and the 20th Anniversary of Blood and Thunder. Join Hampton in conversation with Ed Roberson.
Hampton Sides is best-known for his gripping, deeply researched non-fiction works that focus on classic episodes from American history, stories often set in war or depicting epic adventures of survival, exploration, or first contact between disparate worlds.
In Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides gives us a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West. At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate mountain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and spanning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.
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TICKETS
$10–$25 + fees
For online ticketing sales & support, contact the Lensic box office: 505-988-1234.
For in-person sales, visit the Lensic box office.
VENUE: LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SEATING: Yes
ALCOHOL: Yes, there are two bars in the inner lobby
OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK: No
PARKING: Yes, you can pre-pay for parking validation in the Sandoval garage (across the street) during your checkout
ADA: Yes, please notify a box office representative of your accommodations prior to the show
Please be advised that by entering this event, you are agreeing to being filmed and/or photographed, and the resulting assets may be used for Lensic marketing or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded on video, please notify a staff member or one of the event photographers/videographers.
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Where is it happening?
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87501
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