The SFIS show will be held on 18 May 2024 at the De Vargas mall.  Theme is “Wonderful World of Disney”

Showing iris in our area is always a gamble, but our society covers such a large area that we can generally have a good show anyway (except for the 1996 show, which didn’t happen due to horrendous drought conditions).  The best part about a show (aside from getting to spend a day with all out iris friends) is that if we can put on a very nice show with artisan design arrangements even if unexpected cold weather occur.  

The Santa Fe lris Society has been innovative, humorous and sentimental with the themes of our shows .  You can seen some of the artistic arrangements for our shows down below.

ln 1993, our show  theme was “Mother Goose in the Land of Enchantment” with categories  in artistic such as, Peter, Peter, Calabasa Eater” and “Jack Sprat Could Eat No Chili/His Wife Could Eat No Beans”.

In 1998, we went celestial win “Iris in Outer Space”. and in 2003,  with “Celestial Iris”.

Our club shows a real sentimental streak , with an artistic bend. ln 1989, we selected “Give Our Regards  to Broadway”, in 1994, it was “Musical  Memories” .   When Frank  Sinatra died in 1999, we honored him in 1999 with “A Tribute to Frank Sinatra’‘. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” was our theme in 2001. The Literary Iris”, ” De Colores”, “Iris and the Fine Arts” and The Literate” were the titles respectively in 1990, 1991, 1995 and 1997.  In 2005 the them was “Iris, Circus“.  We saw “Opera under the Stars” in 2014.

Politics came on the scene with “Celebrate Diversity” in 2002, “Democracy in Action” in 1996 and “The International Iris” in 1988.

ln 2000 we were very practical as we presented “The Weather Report“. We went  western in 2004 ·with “The Iris Roundup“. In 1992, our show chairperson, Dorothy Hammond, celebrated our 500th year anniversary of our country’s discovery with “COLUMBUS FROM SHORE TO SHORE”.

As you can see, we are a very diverse group with active and talented minds.