Out of Town: Santa Fe

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* The Museum of International Folk Art is home to the world’s largest collection of folk art from around the globe, more than 125,000 artifacts. Some 2,500 additions were donated in 1995 by Lloyd Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corp.--a collection so impressive the museum built a 8,775-square-foot wing to house it. The wing’s inaugural show, “The Extraordinary in the Ordinary,” runs through next spring. 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe. Adults, $5; children under 17, free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays. (505) 827-6350.

* Albuquerque-based New Mexico Ballet Company will present its version of the “Nutcracker” in conjunction with the New Mexico Symphony Nov. 27-29 at Popejoy Hall, on the main campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. At 7:30 each night with 2 p.m. matinees Nov. 28-29. $20-$25. (800) 905-3315 or (505) 292-4245.

* The Santa Fe Desert Chorale performs its Christmas concert, which includes carols from Latin America and around the world, Dec. 16-23. Locations vary for each performance. $15-$25. (505) 988-7505.

* The performing arts group Santa Fe Stages presents the puppeteers Faustwork in “Masked Messengers” for young kids and “Faustwork in Concert” for kids 9 and above. Shows are at the Armory for the Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe. “Faustworks in Concert” runs Dec. 12, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. “The Masked Messengers” runs Dec. 13, 19 and 20 at 3 p.m. Adults, $20; children, $5. (505) 982-6683.