Santa Fe Reporter, April 19, 2023

LET IT FLOW 8

There's hope this could be a better summer for the Santa Fe River

HEAVY PETTING: WILD KITTENS 11

Tips for well-meaning animal lovers to respond to kitten season

COVER STORY 13

FAMILIA VERDE 14

A year into adult-use cannabis sales, familyowned Santa Fe companies make a name for themselves

FUTURISTIC FUMES 17

Experiments with digital dabs and other vape gadgets

CANNABIS CONSTANT 18

Regulation head Linda Trujillo is back in charge after cannabis agency says goodbye to its third division director

TAXING THE TOKE 19

Neither New Mexico nor Santa Fe officials are ready to earmark cannabis tax revenue for specific purposes

SANTA FE GREEN DIRECTORY 21

SFR’s guide for where to buy cannabis flower, edibles, extracts, tinctures and more

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COVER, APRIL 5: “RESTAURANT ISSUE”

BAGEL BAITS

I can't help but feel that the Reporter got me with the ol' bait n' switch. For two days, this former New Yorker has been drooling at the tease of a fine bagel sandwich as the cover of the annual Restaurant Issue. "Where could this tasty little yeast dream be from?" I wondered. A good deli in Santa Fe would be a game changer (yes, I've tried the usual spots)!

I ran out to grab the new issue, and...the pictured bagel was homemade. While I'm happy that Amy Elizabeth won your photo contest and ate this beauty, it's frustrating that the cover photo from the Restaurant Issue isn't even from a local spot. (Hey, Amy! Next time you're making this, send up a flare and I'm there.) I love all of the burritos, but a good bagel is a requirement for any self-respecting city. I'll continue to search for that breaded beauty, and if anyone with capital wants to open a legit deli, I'm here to help.

MORNING WORD, APRIL 10: “US SEN. HEINRICH REBUKES NM GOVERNOR’S VETOES” FISCALLY FISHY

Like Sen. Heinrich, I was gravely disappointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s line-item vetoes of the Legislature’s tax package. She cited “our state’s reliance on oil and gas rev-

enues” and fiscal responsibility—which is why her vetoes make no sense. We must wean ourselves off finite oil and gas, reduce the carbon and methane choking our planet, and diversify our economy. Yet the governor vetoed all five climate tax credits—for electric vehicles, energy storage, and geothermal energy—that would have reduced New Mexicans’ energy costs and created clean-energy jobs. While claiming fiscal responsibility, the governor gave rebates to New Mexicans of every income level and vetoed measures that would have raised revenue: a capital-gains increase for higher-income individuals and an alcohol tax to reduce New Mexico’s alcohol-related deaths—the highest per capita in the country. I urge our governor to support such critical initiatives in the future—for the health of our families, our state, and our planet.

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GOV MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM VETO MESSAGE SAYS THE THREAT OF INCARCERATION IS A GOOD WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO KICK DRUG HABITS

Because everyone knows there’s absolutely no drugs in jail.

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He’s not charging her rent, which seems crooked to us but we wouldn’t say no if someone wanted to give us free rent.

CITY REACHES AGREEMENT WITH WILDEARTH GUARDIANS TO KEEP SANTA FE RIVER FLOWING

Webber shores up the fish vote.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ANNOUNCED SUMMIT ON CANNABIS AND DRIVING JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE

They were too stoned to let anyone know sooner.

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CCA TO REBOOT CINEMA

The Center for Contemporary Arts board says it will give the moviehouse another try thanks to a pledge drive. The Tank Garage gallery is another story.

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Let It Flow

BY

You can hear it.

The Santa Fe River has been flowing loudly these last few weeks and officials say we can expect more water to run through town than we have seen in recent years thanks in large part to 2023's wet start.

“You will see more flow than we have seen in the last few years and that’s because the channel is more saturated,” says Alan Hook, Santa Fe Municipal Watershed Program manager and water resources coordinator.

Each year, city officials estimate the amount of runoff the river will receive using measurements from snowpack in the mountains above the city, weather forecasts and other information. This year, officials expect runoff will be well above the median for the last 30 years.

Yet, the water rushing through town is not untamed runoff from the mountains, but part of a plumbing system that also supplies local residents with a sizable share of the water that comes out of faucets across town. And the estimate by city officials is part of an important math equation that decides just how much water the city releases into the Santa Fe River from its two reservoirs in the mountains to the east.

The reservoirs—the Nichols and McClure—feed into a water treatment facility on Canyon Road. But city ordinance also commits officials to provide water from those reservoirs to keep the Santa Fe River flowing, at least under certain conditions.

When the amount of runoff from the snowpack measures between 75% and 100% of the historical average, the city must provide 1,000 acre feet to the river— that is, enough water to cover 1,000 acres of land with a foot of water.

If there’s less snowpack and it yields less water, the river gets less water, too. If runoff only amounts to 55% of the historical average, for example, the city may only provide 550 acre feet from the reservoirs.

After all the snow at the start of the year, the city now plans to put a full 1,000 acre feet into the river.

A plan drafted by Santa Fe officials this month calls for the city to ease that water into the river over the coming months, with higher flows than the river has seen during recent summers.

“It’s not as much benefit to the river channel and the vegetation to release one big slug of water. It’s better to release less water over a longer period,” Hook tells SFR.

Officials expect the water to literally go further thanks to factors including a strong monsoon that primed the soil in the river channel, ensuring water doesn’t saturate into the ground quite as quickly.

Part of the reason for the river roaring now, though, is that reservoirs are high enough that the city might not be able to capture all the water it could from the height of spring runoff around mid-May, Hook says. So, current plans anticipate releasing water from the reservoirs to keep Nichols around 65% to 70% full, with enough room for the water that will come from snowmelt later this spring as temperatures rise.

Morika Vorenberg Hensley, executive director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association, says the flows bolster efforts to improve the river ecosystem. For the last several years, the group Rio Grande Return has been planting willows and cottonwoods along the river— a project Hensley says can make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and provide more green space for residents.

“This soaking they’re getting from the river flow is really giving them an

amazing chance to survive and in some ways it mimics the more natural ways cottonwoods and willows reproduce,” says Hensley.

Meanwhile, the water recharges groundwater supplies along the river, Hensley adds.

It’s all a reminder that while Northern New Mexico is in for less predictable winters and monsoon seasons as the climate changes, the city can put the water it gets to smarter use.

“Planning always for the next storm event, to hold moisture in the soil, is really important,” Hensley says.

And then there’s the beauty of it all— water in the desert.

“Just seeing it flow—there’s something so soothing and healing about witnessing that,” Hensley says.

The more consistent flow of water Santa Fe sees today comes after decades of battles.

A subsidiary of PNM owned the water treatment facility on Canyon Road, for example, and planned in the late 20th century to take all the spring runoff.

Acequia associations fought the company in court and won. The city took over the water system in 1999 and following years of advocacy by local residents, the City Council approved an ordinance about a decade ago guaranteeing a reliable flow of water—depending on conditions in the mountains upstream.

The fight over how far and how high the Santa Fe River can flow continues.

Further down the river, the city and county are planning a 17-mile pipeline to carry water from a wastewater treatment plant on Airport Road and pump it into the Rio Grande.

By putting treated effluent from the city into the Rio Grande, the city can get what’s called a “return flow credit” and use that credit to draw more water upstream.

But the water that officials want to put in the Rio Grande currently flows into the Lower Santa Fe River. That means the pipeline will ultimately mean less water for the Santa Fe River south of the city.

Wild Earth Guardians lodged a formal protest over the plan with the Office of the State Engineer, arguing it would negatively impact the health of the river ecosystem and downstream water users.

The city announced a settlement with the group April 14 that would set minimum monthly flows below the reclamation facility. The city also agreed to make improvements to the riverside to boost water quality and the riparian habitat.

The Santa Fe River flows past Siler Road on Tuesday while a crew from Rio Grande Return plants trees on the banks.

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There’s hope this could be a better summer for the Santa Fe River

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J ust seeing it flow—there’s something so soothing and healing about witnessing that,

-Morika Vorenberg Hensley, executive director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association

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Wild Kittens

Tips for well-meaning animal lovers to respond to kitten season

BY JACK HAGERMAN tips@sfreporter.com

It’s about that time again. As the weather starts to warm up, more and more kittens will be born all over Santa Fe County. While this sounds like a super cute phenomenon, it actually creates a significant challenge for animal shelters and the communities they support.

Every year, we are inundated with litters of kittens that people have assumed been abandoned by their momma. Most often, this isn’t actually the case. Usually momma kitty is somewhere nearby hunting for food to keep her strength up while she nurses. It’s a completely natural process for most animal species—but for some reason, when people see kittens left alone, the knee jerk reaction is to believe they have been abandoned.

So inevitably, well-meaning animal lovers will scoop them up and take them to the nearby shelter for care and support.

Here’s the problem with that though:

Most shelters (ours included) are not set up to provide care 24 hours a day. Unweaned kittens under 8 weeks old need bottle feeding every few hours around the clock. Since we can’t do that in the shelter setting, we have to rely on fosters to take over care until they are old enough to be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and placed for adoption.

In a perfect world, we’d always have more than enough fosters to care for them—but alas, this isn’t a perfect world. Under normal circumstances, it’s actually rather difficult to re cruit and retain willing fosters for kittens. If we can’t find will ing fosters to support during this busy season, then the only other alternative is humane euthanasia. I think we can all agree that is not a reasonable outcome.

We need to make sure that our shelters can support and care for the animals who actually need to be helped.

It’s true that there are more rare cases where kittens have been left without a mother be cause she was either captured by a predator, or run over by a car. But this is usually more the exception than the rule. In those cases, it’s absolutely the right decision to intervene and let your local shelter help.

Either way, we’re here for you. If you find a litter of kittens you fear may have been abandoned, here are some do’s and don’ts to consider:

DO monitor the situation. Watch the kittens, but don’t move them or touch them. The mother cat is probably nearby, but if she hasn’t returned by the end of day (or 8-12 hours) they may need assistance. If they are there overnight and still stable in the morning, it is likely momma is coming and going without you seeing her. She’s sneaky, that one!

DON’T bring the kittens indoors. Unless they’re in danger, it’s best to leave kittens outside so the mother cat can care for them. Remember, if stealthy momma is doing a good job, you may never see her! If you must do something,

you can place the kittens in a crate. Don’t change the location of the kittens, so the mother cat can be sure to find them.

DO be careful when handling kittens. You may inadvertently give them disease, and that’s no bueno. Older kittens may not be friendly and may scratch or bite you if startled or scared.

DON’T foster-parent all on your own. If the kittens are truly orphaned and you decide to care for them, SFAS can help. We got you, boo! We can provide resources to make your experience successful and will spay/neuter the kittens before you return them to their outdoor home or put them up for adoption.

keep the kittens separated from your pets to prevent fights and minimize the transmission of disease and parasites. Be sure your pet cats are up to date on their vaccines.

DON’T let the cycle continue. To help break the cat-overpopulation cycle, spay or neuter. SFAS has a trap-neuter-return (aka TNR) program. Once kittens are old enough to be spayed/ neutered and vaccinated, you want to also trap momma and bring her in so we can spay and vaccinate her as well. If you need to borrow a trap, give us a call.

Don’t let the serious look fool you! Little Blue (A162340) is playful and curious. This girl is super social. She loves kids and really wants to make friends with other cats and dogs. She’ll be ready for adoption this week.

If you’d like to help us out, or if you need help with a litter of kittens you’ve found, please email us at newhope@ sfhumanesociety.org. We’ll give you all the tools you need to be a successful foster parent to kittens in need.

Jack Hagerman is the CEO of Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society.

2023CannabisIsue

Air redolent with spring smells also carries the many aromas of cannabis in New Mexico: The distinct twinge of smoke, the skunky odor of cultivation and the healthy whiff of new money.

This month marks one full year of adult-use cannabis sales in the state and there’s no doubt the new market has attracted out-of-state companies with deep pockets and experience elsewhere. So, SFR checked in with a few new local business owners about their plans to stay relevant in a market some say is on the verge of oversaturation. We also compiled a Santa Fe Green Directory for those who want to try out both the new and old pot shops (p. 21).

New Mexico’s head cannabis regulator Linda Trujillo, secretary of the Regulation and Licensing Department, explains her perspective on the adult-use industry’s first year (p. 18). With more than $300 million in taxable sales since incep-

tion, the state collected $18 million in new cannabis excise taxes and passed cash along to cities and states where sales took place. Discussions of how to use that money have been ongoing in the Legislature; Santa Fe officials aren’t rushing to divert their shares of cannabis excise tax to any place other than their general funds (p. 19). But this issue isn’t just policy, tax and business mumbo jumbo. SFR also gathered up the small cache of futuristic weed gadgets we’ve collected over the past year and gave them test runs with the hopes of understanding why people might be ditching analog smoking for the digital world of vaping (page 17).

The publication date not-so-coincidentally lines up pretty closely with April 20, or 4/20, that stoner holiday that makes some eyes roll and others glossy and red. No matter how you celebrate—and even if you don’t—we hope you highly enjoy this year’s cannabis issue.

Familia Verde

A year into adult-use cannabis sales, familyowned Santa Fe companies make a name for themselves

BY ANDY LYMAN andylyman@sfreporter.com

Many Santa Feans share memories of late Municipal Court Judge Tom Fiorina—particularly for his courtroom service in the '80s and '90s and his famed practice of collecting Thanksgiving turkeys as payment for parking tickets. At the time of Fiorina’s death last November, however, few public remembrances included his family’s new business.

Not only had Fiorina come to appreciate medical cannabis after experiencing its therapeutic benefits, but in 2022, his wife, daughter and son-in-law opened Green Fuego dispensary between the Santa Fe Regional Airport and the Santa Fe Country Club Golf Course.

Caryn Fiorina tells SFR her husband “became a real believer in the powers of cannabis” and tried just about every method of consuming, but found tinctures as his favorite way to experience relief from neuropathy later in his life. She says he had quite the sense of humor about the entrepreneurial effort.

“He would joke around about the Fiorina cartel,” she says.

Green Fuego remains one of a handful of retail spots owned and operated by long-time Santa Fe families amid a sea of larger corporate growers and sellers in New Mexico’s nascent adult-use cannabis industry. After years of limited sales and licensure under the Medical Cannabis Program, last year’s rapid-fire issuance of licenses under a new state law has broadened the number of local entrepreneurs and the opportunities for those who prefer to buy local.

Some Santa Fe cannabis businesses owners who have spent more than a decade establishing their brands are leery about how many new dispensaries the City Different can handle. In the balance, new operators say they’re confident of the special recipe for industry relevance.

Green Fuego could serve as the poster child of any locally owned Santa Fe business where the whole family is on the job

together. As official owner, Fiorina handles the books and licensing issues, while her daughter Chanet Fiorina-Trujillo lends her business and marketing expertise. FiorinaTrujillo’s husband, Eric Trujillo, handles the company’s grow operation and serves as the resident plant expert.

Trujillo grew up in both Pojoaque and Santa Fe and studied soil management at New Mexico State University with an eye on golf courses. As a cannabis user himself, though, Eric Trujillo began growing his own out of necessity.

“I just had a hard time finding good quality medicine,” he says of the days prior to the 2021 Cannabis Regulation Act. “I studied growing and for 10 years straight, I dedicated my life basically to be a grower, too.”

During the nearly 15 years between legalized medical-use cannabis and the first recreational-use sales last year, licenses to grow and sell were hard to come by. Part of the rason is the Department of Health, which oversees the Medical Cannabis Program and was the sole authority over legal weed until 2021, sporadically opened the licensing process over the years. That bottleneck created a premium on licenses. When the law changed, out-of-state corporations rushed in. The state’s Regulation and Licensing Department began oversight of the recreational market and ushered in hundreds of applicants from new businesses hoping to find their places.

Operations that were licensed as medical cannabis producers prior to full legalization, commonly referred to as “legacy” producers, were the first to get an adult-use license and thus had a leg up when legal sales expanded.

Colorado-based company Schwazze finalized the purchase of New Mexico’s R. Greenleaf for more than $40 million in February 2022—about two months before adult-use sales started. Months prior, in September 2021, Arizona-based Nature’s Medicine purchased PurLife, which had been in the medical market since 2016.

Eli Goodman has co-owned Best Daze along with his father Len since 2018, but the elder Goodman had previously founded New MexiCann Natural Medicine, a legacy producer that shut down after two separate manufacturing-related fires. Best Daze has since expanded to eight locations state-wide, including three in Santa Fe.

Len Goodman flippantly and only half-kiddingly sums up his advice for cannabis tenderfoots looking to get into the market in a few words: “Don’t do it.”

“It’s not a gold rush, it’s not dot com,” he says. “It just isn’t.”

Eli Goodman forsees Santa Fe on the verge of oversaturation and that bumper outdoor crops later this year from commercial growers could mean disappointment for newcomers.

“If it stays as it is, the market will crash out, prices will go down dramatically,” he says. “If there’s an abundance harvest in October, you’re going to see a crash in wholesale and you’ll see that start to reflect in retail, and that will drive people out of business.”

Lyra Barron, who started Fruit of the Earth Organics more than a decade ago with her son and whose business has expanded to take up a significant portion of Early Street, shares the concern that more growers will lead to lower wholesale prices and eventually thwart small businesses. Her advice to new operators is to have realistic expectations and “Don’t bet the farm basically," instead, she says "take it step by step and see where this is going because now there’s a lot of veteran, bigger corporate interests that are moving in.”

Since licensing opened, Eldorado’s Abide Wellness shuttered and OSO Cannabis, which has stores across the state, closed its store near the Santa Fe Railyard.

Fiorina says she’s confident Green Fuego will make it, namely because the company is primarily selling its own harvest and not beholden to wholesale market prices.

“I feel like those dispensaries that aren’t producing are the ones that are more at risk,” she says.

A few miles north of Green Fuego is Endo, another family-owned dispensary where co-owner Ian Aarons is usually buzzing about while his cousin Alex Costello holds down the check-in desk.

Ian’s wife Stephanie Aarons can often be found behind the counter helping customers and patients. Behind the scenes—and literally in the back office—Ian’s dad, Ste-

Brothers Justin and Joshua Garcia recently opened High Class Cannabis.

ANDY LYMAN

Stephen Aarons and son Ian Aarons, co-owners of Endo, examine the cannabis they plan to start selling soon.

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Cannabis Issue

phen Aarons takes care of the books and any licensing issues that come up when he’s not running his criminal defense practice.

The elder Aarons says he’s always considering how many dispensaries Santa Fe can support.

“I looked at the market, it looks like 50% die within the first four years and 70% within the first seven years, if you look at Colorado, California and Oregon, where it’s been around for a while,” he says. “So how do you make sure you’re part of the 30% that don’t?”

So far, Endo has operated as a retailonly operation, meaning everything the company sells was grown or manufactured by another company. But, Ian Aarons says he’s already got a plan that he hopes will separate Endo from other shops: Sell weed that no one else has. Endo’s production license allows Ian to tend to his crops in the early stages of growth. He says he’s sourced unique cultivars that aren’t easy to find, including one that produces what he describes as “devilish” looking and “the blackest weed” he’s ever seen.

“There’s a lot of these up-andcoming strains that you might know in three years or so,” he says. “But I’ve just kind of dug my roots in with some of these guys all across the nation to try and get some newer stuff.”

A short walk north up Agua Fría from Endo’s spot at the Siler Road bridge sits an industrial park with High Class Cannabis tucked away behind an auto repair shop. Brothers Justin and Joshua Garcia opened their retail shop in July 2022, after nearly a decade of owning and running a Southside vape shop. Justin Garcia says he’s confident High Class

can withstand the flood of licenses by finding a niche in the market.

“In an industry like this, there’s lanes to be found,” he says.

One of those lanes for High Class is selling clones (aka plants that are ready to grow), thanks to an exclusive deal with local grower 505 Clones, a company owned by Jerome Baca and Joey Jacques, who own the growing supply store Urban Rebel Farms.

The Garcia Brothers are also trying to make a name for themselves with additional products.

“We really enjoy the concentrates in particular,” Justin Garcia says. “So we really want to put our foot in that area.”

He says he’s used to competition, considering how ubiquitous vape shops are in Santa Fe.

“In the vape industry for instance, there’s so many different products going around that it’s hard for everybody to have the same products,” he notes.

The families behind Green Fuego, Endo and High Class all seem to be following advice on how to make it in the industry from the younger Goodman over at Best Daze, whether they know it or not.

Eli Goodman says new operators in the Santa Fe dispensary endurance race should take small steps to carve out “scalable” space in the industry instead of trying to go toe-to-toe with out-of-state or even local giants that found their strides years ago.

“Start in a smaller range of what you want to achieve, with the ability to scale it up,” he says. “But I would not recommend trying to dive in as top dog. Try to find a niche.”

CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

Left to right, Eric Trujillo, Chanet Fiorina-Trujillo and Caryn Fiorina run Green Fuego. Also pictured: Fiorina's granddaughter Scarlett.

Cannabis Issue

Futuristic Fumes

Experiments with digital dabs and other vape gadgets

BY ANDY LYMAN andylyman@sfreporter.com

Pot smokers of a certain age, often identified by their preferred use of the word over “weed,” know about resourcefulness. Almost nothing was off limits in a pre-legalization world when it came time to cheef but without a vessel in sight. The 1998 flick HalfBaked immortalized the term MacGyver Smoker to describe someone who has enough gumption and creativity to make a bong using an avocado, ice pick and a snorkel.

Options at local head shops, which I’m pretty sure is also an outdated term, used to be limited to pipes or bongs. But nowadays there’s a long list of digital devices available for online purchase that make me feel like a caveman journalist. I already feel behind the times when it comes to the variety of potent extracts and what the kids call “dabs,” but now an activity that used to call for considerable thought and an actual blowtorch, now requires a USB charger and the ability to push a button in rapid succession.

From time to time, companies send SFR futuristic looking weed gadgets that range from complicated to outright confusing. I decided to round up the most recent small collection and take each of the contraptions for a spin—in the name of journalism.

Dabs, besides being part of a flashin-the-pan dance move, are puffs from a contraption that looks a lot like a bong made in chemistry class, often called a dab rig. The torch heats a glass receptacle to red-hot, then users drop a blob of cannabis goo into play, creating a monster hit and an immediate couch lock. The whole process sounds extremely complicated and nerve-wracking to me. The fact that consuming cannabis this way can result in a whirlwind of a high makes me think it’s also unnecessary. The Dr. Dabber XS, a compact and digital device that’s billed as “the ultimate travel companion,” will definitely get you where you want to go—and then some— pretty fast. Sure, it took me a YouTube video and several passes through the included instructions, but I eventually figured out what “The Doctor” is all about. The Utilian 5 wax pen does essentially the same thing as the ol’ Doc, but the best I can tell it’s essential ly a giant vape pen that re quires reloading each go.

The most intriguing, and yet extremely confusing, contraption I tested was the Zeus Arc Hub Kit. This flower (that’s what the kids call old-fashioned weed these days) vaporizer

came with the biggest set of instructions, which are also largely in German. The hub kit includes a phallic looking grinder the company calls an “extruder,” and several sets of metal capsules that look like boxy bullet casings. The idea here is you load the extruder with a capsule, drop a couple nugs on the other end and start cranking away like you’re grinding pepper. Eventually the bottom of the cylindrical extruder will pop out a little and that’s the sign you’re almost ready to puff. Load said capsule into the actual vaping device and you’re finally ready to inhale the tasty vapors.

I’m a cynical guy with two kids and way too many dogs, so the idea of putting in the work required for futuristic sessions just seems like a waste of time. But I thought I should check in with an old source of mine who knows way more about this stuff to see if I was missing something. I was.

Chad Lozano, host of the Ask Chad Grassy Logic podcast, schooled me on why the robots are taking over. First off, he says, digital dab rigs offer precise temperature settings analog rigs don’t. That means you can perfectly toast the terpenes (what gives weed its taste and aroma) and get the most of the flavor

profile. (And, safety first, it allows users to leave the blowtorches at places they belong, like auto body shops and not your living rooms.) Some people prefer vaping concentrates, he says, because of its relative purity.

Flower vaporizers, Lozano says, are a good choice for those who are concerned about inhaling burning plant material, but don’t care for the intensity that comes with high octane extracts.

“You’re heating up the material to the point where you’re not igniting the plant material, but you’re activating the THC,” he says.

There must be some sort of demand for these ever-evolving weed gadgets, given the long list of brands out there. But, the thought of keeping track of yet another USB cord that only fits one thing or staying on top of one more device’s battery supply is anxiety-inducing. I would not yuck anyone’s yum, but I’m also comfortable being a weed luddite.

Ratings

The Dr. Dabber XS - B

Pros: Relatively easy to use, compact

Cons: Cleaning is a whole thing, water chamber hard to fill

Utilian 5 wax pen - C

Pros: Not overly complicated, adjustable air flow

Cons: Inconvenient, hard to clean

Zeus Arc Hub Kit - C

Pros: Flower vapor tastes better than smoke, compact

Cons: Way too many steps, tastes awful when flower is spent

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Cannabis Issue

Cannabis Constant

Regulation head Linda Trujillo is back in charge after cannabis agency says goodbye to its third division director

BY ANDY LYMAN andylyman@sfreporter.com

Regulation and Licensing Superintendent Linda Trujillo is back to overseeing the day-today of the department’s Cannabis Control Division. The former state lawmaker took over as the RLD head in January 2021 and two months later was working with lawmakers to craft the framework for what became the Cannabis Regulation Act. While the department scrambled to piece together regulations and prepare to accept business applications later that year, Trujillo ran the Cannabis Control Division with the help of John Blair, then her second in command and current Santa Fe city manager

The cannabis division’s first director lasted less than a year before moving on to a cannabis consulting business. Now, Trujillo is taking the division reins again after the third director Andrew Vallejos resigned from his job pulling double duty as acting head of cannabis and director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.

Trujillo talked with SFR about how the first year of adult-use sales has gone. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

SFR: We’re a year into regulated sales and your department recently announced $300 million in sales since last March. Besides the money, what are some other successes of legalized cannabis?

Linda Trujillo: One is that we gave out over 2,000 licenses. We developed a system where folks can apply online. Just since last year, when we started developing the rules and then started taking applications in September, there’s been issued 2,093 different cannabis licenses. That includes 352 producers, 413 micro producers, 506 manufacturers, 630 retailers. We’ve got 12 consumption areas and there’s 36 couriers. Right now, our biggest challenge is trying to get test-

ing laboratories reviewed and approved. But, I think getting the licenses issued, when you think about where we started last year at this time: 34 legacy licenses.

Where do you see room for

improvement?

I spent a lot of time listening to the Legislature, and what kept coming up was compliance. Not that we haven’t been doing compliance. We’ve done over 540 inspections between last year, April 1, and the end of March, and there have been 196 complaints filed. What I heard overwhelmingly was, and this is all subjective comments and nobody provided concrete evidence for it, there is a concern about packaging. So, we’re going to go out in the field, and we’re going to look at packaging, and we’re going to document what we find. There’s also some concern about product being sold from out of state. If you’re a retailer and you’re selling product from out of state, that’s illegal and that’s considered part of the illicit market. The reason for that, and why I think there’s room for improvement, is that the idea behind legalized cannabis sales is that the consumer knows where it was grown, what was used to grow it, how it was manufactured, and how it was packaged, and then ultimately can feel safe at the counter when they purchase it.

How does RLD sniff out something like that?

A couple of different ways, actually. Just basic observation, going into the retailer, going into the manufacturing and looking at the packaging. Some of the stuff people have said anecdotally: 'Here, it’s got California labels on it, and covered up by a New Mexico label.' Another way is obviously looking at the seed to sale system. Was there an enormous amount of product that came in the middle point? Not the growth,

but it is kind of just dumped in there. Our staff needs to have more training on how to look at those numbers. The other side of that, though, is in the sales. If you’ve grown 100 plants, and you’ve got this much cannabis that is ordinarily from that kind of a plant, whether it’s indoor or outdoor, and yet you’ve

sold $20 million in cannabis, there could be a problem there.

RLD saw the third Cannabis Control Division director leave last month. What are the plans for filling that position and also ensuring continuity?

I’ve been here throughout the whole thing. I helped shuttle through the legislation, helped do the drafting of amendments, and helped with the rules. I’ve been kind of that constant throughout. But we are doing some interviews, we’ve got some resumes, and have talked to a couple of folks. I hope that we will have somebody here within probably the next month—it could be a tad bit longer.

You’ve stuck around through a new division and the respective growing pains, but before that you put in years as a public employee and a state lawmaker. What keeps you going and do you see retirement on the horizon?

What gets me up in the morning is that [RLD is] putting all of our license types online. That is so exciting for me that we could actually have a whole licensing system that’s online that the public can come into at any point in the day, any day of the week, and they can apply for a psychology license, they can apply for a private investor license. I think that brings us into the current period where we’re all working electronically. We’ve made a lot of progress, aside from cannabis. We’ve made a lot of progress as an agency, so that keeps me going. The fact that I can be resolving a massage therapy issue in the morning or body art issue in the afternoon, and a cannabis issue in the late evening, that’s kind of cool. There’s never a boring moment.

So, you’re in it for the long haul?

I am here right now. You’re right, I’ve done a lot of public service. A lot has transpired. I will continue to do the work for the governor that she would like to see accomplished for as long as I can.

Regulation and Licensing Department Superintendent Linda Trujillo is also heading the Cannabis Control Division until the agency finds a new director.

I f you're a retailer and you're selling product from out of state, that's illegal and that's considered part of the illicit market.

-Linda Trujillo

Taxing the Toke

of Cannabis Excise Tax revenue should be earmarked for communities disproportionately impacted by previous drug laws or addiction treatment. So far, the state’s share of the tax has racked up over $18 million—all dumped into the general fund.

ing reform for the Drug Policy Alliance, tells SFR the money the City Different brought in from cannabis sales should have a specific use.

“This is a perfect opportunity to reinvest those dollars back into our community here [in Santa Fe],” Kaltenbach says. “And we have an obligation to reinvest those dollars back into the communities that have been most harmed by disproportionate rates of arrests and incarceration.”

could easily be funneled through existing infrastructure like the city’s Community Services Department.

“We know that the drug war has impacted many civil systems, from housing, to education, to child welfare, to employment,” she says. “So one way would be to invest those dollars into housing support for people who are struggling with problematic drug use or addiction.”

BY ANDY LYMAN andylyman@sfreporter.com

Proponents of cannabis legalization in 2021 had a list of reasons for how and why it was a good idea. Restorative justice for those harmed by the decades-long war on drugs and kneecapping the illicit market were a couple of hard sells for weed detractors. But the idea that the state could also see some extra revenue from sanctioned sales perked up some ears.

The state reports nearly $500 million in total cannabis sales since the law changed last April, with more than $300 million of that coming from taxable nonmedical sales. New Mexico imposes a 12% excise tax, then shares about a third of it with cities and counties for sales within their respective boundaries, and there’s a delay of a couple months between the sales taking place and the state dolling out tax cash.

As the bill that would become the Cannabis Regulation Act wended its way through the Legislature, a financial custody battle started to emerge. At least one Republican-backed proposal suggested giving a portion of the tax revenue money to cops was the way to go. Democrats largely disagreed and maintained that a certain percentage

Earmarking the pot tax on the state level hit a logistical snafu during the 2023 legislative session, but Santa Fe city leaders still think it’s too soon to put that money anywhere other than its main account. Still, advocates say Santa Fe should start putting that money to use on specific programs.

Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber proposed a budget earlier this month that includes expected tax revenue of more than $181 million. Most of that figure (81%) is gross receipts taxes, and the rest comes from property taxes, lodgers taxes and others. The city’s share of cannabis excise tax, one of the “others,” would be a relatively small portion of that pool. It has earned $577,000 so far on sales within the city limits between April 2022 and February 2023.

City Manager John Blair told SFR last year it was too early to start divvying up cannabis tax revenue because the industry’s potential had not been fully realized. Blair tells SFR nothing has changed in that regard and that the market is still “volatile” enough to warrant keeping the money in the general fund.

A tax expert with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center praised New Mexico last year for not jumping the gun on appropriations. But Emily Kaltenbach, senior director for criminal, legal and polic-

Kaltenbach posits that the hundreds of thousands of dollars Santa Fe has already seen in cannabis tax revenue

By the Numbers:

The message from Kaltenbach is not a new one. She was appointed by the city in 2019 to a Municipal Drug Strategy Task Force that recommended, among other actions, the city advocate for legalization to increase funding for publicly run treatment and housing services.

State Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, in February took a stab at setting up legislation that would pull 33% from the state’s share of weed tax dollars and use it for drug addiction prevention and treatment with House Bill 315. But her proposal stalled without an official appropriation in the budget.

The Cannabis Excise Tax is set to increase by 1% in July 2025, then another 1% each year after that until 2030. The idea is that as retail cannabis prices drop in the coming years, the tax will incrementally increase ensuring a stream of revenue for the state and local governments while keeping consumers away from the illicit market.

So far, the City of Santa Fe has received distributions from the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department hovering around $50,000 to $60,000 a month, with a spike of more than $74,000 last June. Santa Fe County has collected nearly $100,000 in cannabis tax revenue since last April, but a county spokeswoman said county commissioners had not adopted policies to earmark the revenue.

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Neither New Mexico nor Santa Fe officials are ready to earmark cannabis tax revenue for specific purposes

Santa Fe Green Directory

BY ANDY LYMAN

Whether you’re a local or a cannabis fan visiting the city, expanded choices for shopping in Santa Fe are popping up like, well, weeds. With many dispensaries now operating from multiple locations, SFR scoured the city to get the deets about both industry newbies and old-school companies.

Best Daze

Father and son Len and EIi Goodman launched Best Daze in 2018, but the duo’s experience with cannabis goes back well before then to when New Mexico only allowed medical cannabis. The Goodmans previously owned the now defunct New MexiCann, a company Len founded in the early days of medical cannabis. Since its inception, Best Daze has since expanded to eight locations statewide, including three in Santa Fe. Best Daze offers a wide variety of flower, edibles and concentrates, as well as pre-rolls that range from a whole gram to the smaller, more manageable Dog Walkerz. bestdaze.com, (505) 585-4937

4641 Airport Road

820 Mercer St.

7 Avenida Vista Grande, Ste. D1

CannaBliss

Madrid has been an unofficial cannabis hub for decades, which shouldn’t be much of a surprise given its overall bohemian vibe. CannaBliss leans into that legacy and image. Owner Cid Isbell talks up the company’s chemical-free crops and vegan edibles. CannaBliss is at the north end of the community,

next to the iconic Old Boarding House Mercantile. The company’s “deli-style” operation means patients and customers can get a close look at the flower before buying and are not limited to prepackaged products. The store’s layout is on par with the surrounding stores that offer quirky art and gifts, with walls lined with non-psychoactive goodies and accessories. Behind the counter, though, are jars of locally grown flower and other cannabis products aimed at medical relief—or to just get you in the Madrid state of mind.

cannabliss-nm.com

2883 NM-14, Madrid, (505) 216-0616

Deep Sky

As one of the few delivery options available in Santa Fe, Deep Sky’s brick and mortar is tucked away off Cerrillos on the Southside. If you’re lucky, owner Ben Harper, who’s a founding member of the pop-punk band Yellowcard, might even deliver your goods himself. Harper got his start in the cannabis game in California, where he managed a grow operation for a cancer patient before launching a delivery service there. Deep Sky recently expanded with a new downtown location.

deepskycannabis.com

1320 Luana St., (505) 216-6513

300 Galisteo St., Ste. 105

Dreamz Dispensary

Open since 2022 on the sacred stoner 4/20 holiday, Dreamz focuses on an education model that aims to dispel the outdated sativa versus indica dichotomy myth. The company operates nearly a dozen locations around the state, but the Southside spot is its only Santa Fe location.

dreamzcannabis.com

3256 Cerrillos Road, (505) 780-5489

Endo

Family and locally owned cannabis company Endo is the brainchild of Ian Aarons. With the help of his father Stephen, Endo launched in 2022. The company name is a nod to 1990s hiphop culture, referring to high-quality cannabis grown indoors, but also the endocannabinoid system that runs through the human body. Endo's own crops will hit shelves soon, but for now the store offers a rotating variety of products from local growers.

newmexendo.com

2903 Agua Fría St., (505) 477-3636

Everest Cannabis Co.

Established in 2016, Everest Cannabis Co. is one of the 30 “legacy producers” in the medical program. The company’s CEO Trishelle Kirk tells SFR that Santa Fe’s culture, strong sense of community and position as a tourism hub are attractive.

everestnm.com

3963 Cerrillos Road, Ste. B (505) 416-5199

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High Desert Relief

High Desert Relief's name harkens its days in the medical cannabis realm beginning in 2010. Its website and billboards boast that it is “probably the best cannabis in New Mexico,” which we believe is probably the best slogan we’ve seen so far. Also on its website, find a video tour of the grow operation and learn about veteran and rural discounts. highdesertrelief.org

5041 Main St., Ste. 102, (505) 750-0608

Keyway Marketplace

Formerly Shift New Mexico, Keyway Marketplace has two Santa Fe locations, one off Hwy. 14 between El Parasol (where you can pick up the latest Santa Fe Reporter) and Santa Fe Brewing’s HQ, and the other around the corner from Chocolate Maven. The company’s website says delivery is coming soon, so keep an eye out for that!

keywaynm.com

1592 San Mateo Lane, (505) 6991440 24 Bisbee Court, (505) 438-1090

Fruit of the Earth Organics

A perennial favorite according to SFR’s Best of Santa Fe and one of the state’s OG cannabis companies, Fruit of the Earth makes sustainability one of its top priorities. The company also sets itself apart by having a completely separate entrance for patients. This family-owned business is also proud of its independence—it lacks third-party investors. Owner Lyra Barron tells SFR a performance space behind both dispensaries is in the works where the company will host musical acts.

fruitoftheearthorganics.com

901 Early St., (505) 310-7917

Green Fuego

Family owned and operated, Green Fuego is out by the airport, which

owner Caryn Fiorina says brings in a fair amount of out-of-towners. Locals might recognize Fiorina as the wife of the late Municipal Judge Tom Fiorina, who built a reputation in part for clearing tickets in exchange for donated turkeys. Fiorina handles the books and licensing issues, while her son-in-law works in cultivation. Depending on when you’re there, you might also hear the playful stomps from above, coming from Fiorina’s grandkids playing upstairs.

greenfuego420.com

7502 Mallard Way B (505) 365-2979

Harvest Foundation

Harvest Foundation has been around since the days of medical-only sales and remains a relatively small operation, with one store in Santa Fe, one in Albuquerque and another in Ruidoso. The company offers pre-

packaged bud, but also “deli-style” options, which means you can buy a precise amount. nmharvest.com

150 S. St. Francis Drive, (505) 772-0521

High Class Cannabis

High Class can be easy to miss, as it's sandwiched between an auto repair shop and a scrap yard off Agua Fría and out of sight from the road. Brothers Justin and Joshua Garcia opened the discreet dispensary in July 2022 and are currently a retail-only spot, but the shelves are stocked with products from local growers. The Garcia brothers, along with a cousin, are still working on setting up a reliable card payment system, so make sure you bring cash. High Class also sells 505 Clones for those who want to try their hand at growing at home. solo.to/highclassbyeg

2778 Agua Fria St., Ste. 10

KURE

KURE offers one of the few drivethru spots in Santa Fe, but if ordering from your car is not your jam and you’d rather take some time shopping, the dispensary has two other locations. If you’d rather avoid downtown and aren’t up for making a trip to Eldorado, the Midtown drive-up location also offers a walkup window.

kureforlife.com

3354 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-4507 220 N. Guadalupe St., (505) 930-5339 2891 Cooks Road, (505) 930-5257

Leaf and Flower

The name’s changed a bit, but staff say things are pretty much the same. Formerly known as CG Corrigan, and then just CG, for “Cannabis, Good,” Leaf and Flower has been in Santa Fe since 2018—years before recreation-

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al-use sales were legal in the state. The company offers a free gram for first-time buyers, but staff say it’s technically a gram for a penny since state law prohibits them from giving away the green. If you don’t have a penny, there’s usually some Lincolns lying around, left over from generous souls who pay it forward. You can find other stores in Albuquerque, Placitas and Los Lunas.

cgoodinc.com

802 Early St., (505) 695-1162

Love for Life Dispensary / Hemp Apotheke

Owner Gyana Basse has made Santa Fe home for more than three decades and has sold CBD products through her Hemp Apotheke for about five years. After getting a cannabis retail license from the state, Basse expanded her shop near Meow Wolf to include products with THC. She tells SFR she’s all about educating customers about things like terpene profiles. She says she only sells flower with terpene levels that range from 2-3%.

loveforlifedispensary-thc.wm.store

1330 Rufina Circle, (505) 985-5704

Mad Reefer

Mad Reefer, located next to Madrid’s iconic Mineshaft Tavern, launched in 2022 and offers a plethora of tinctures, edibles and flower. There’s a big focus on the therapeutic benefits of cannabis—and staff can help you find the best CBD and THC products—but the dispensary also sells pre-roll blends in case you need a little of both. The spacious store also has a whole host of extracts and edibles, including a line of ice cream that comes in small servings loaded with 10mg of THC. Staff says the company is working toward getting its own flower on the shelves, but for now products are supplied by local growers.

madreefernm.com

8 Railyard Lane, Madrid, (505) 221-6027

Minerva Canna

Located in a building previously home

to Catamount Bar and Grille, one of Minerva Canna’s dispensaries is just around the corner from the Plaza. The OG Cerrillos location has decent offstreet parking. Both spots offer coffee and a place to hangout, although they don't allow on-site consumption.

minervacanna.com

1710 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1090

125 E. Water St., (505) 983-8771

PurLife

Check out PurLife if you’re looking for decently priced flower with high THC content. Launched well before recreational-use sales began, PurLife garnered attention when SFR helped to reveal that former cop and previ-

ous opponent of legalization Darren White had changed his stance and opened his own weed company. PurLife has since been bought out by an out-of-state company, but Darren’s son Indy remains with the company, serving as vice president of operations.

purlifenm.com

3140 Cerrillos Road, Ste. L, (505) 303-3357

Red Barn Growers

Red Barn Growers opened in 2010 and has locations in Santa Fe and Gallup. Minneapolis-based cannabis company Goodness Growth Holdings bought the Red Barn

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dispensaries in 2019. The parent company also owns the Green Goods brand with locations in Albuquerque and Las Cruces.

redbarngrowers.com

1089 S. St. Francis Drive, (505) 780-8476

Rocky Mountain Cannabis

This Colorado company has significantly expanded its reach up north and has more recently started to capitalize on legalization in New Mexico. The company’s website shows a long list of locations around the state, including tourist destinations such as Taos and Truth or Consequences, but also in areas close to the Texas border, including Clayton and Tucumcari. Its most notable border location is in Anthony, where the dispensary is just steps away from Texas. Rocky Mountain’s distribution manager tells SFR the store should be up and running in May. rockymountaincannabis.com

121 Sandoval St.

R. Greenleaf

One of the state’s oldest and largest cannabis companies, R. Greenleaf sits in an old bank building on West Cordova Road, complete with a drive-thru. Colorado-based company Schwazze acquired R. Greenleaf Organics ahead of recreational-use sales. rgreenleaf.com

403 W. Cordova Road, (505) 962-2161

Sacred Garden

Founder Zeke Shortes began growing cannabis for medical patients in 2010. Since then, the company has become one of the state’s biggest, with locations in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Ruidoso. It made headlines months before adult-use sales began, when the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that medical cannabis producers can claim a state gross receipts tax deduction for prescription medication. The case started in 2014 when Sacred Garden filed for a refund from the state. Sacred Garden also offers a range of in-house tinctures.

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Santa Fe Sugar Leaf

Santa Fe Sugar Leaf’s owner Sophia Lovato was born and raised in the City Different and opened her store in November 2022. As a vertically integrated company, Sugar Leaf can grow its own cannabis and make its own edibles. Lovato says she sees her fair share of locals in the store, but since it is positioned near the Plaza and counts the state museums and historic churches as its neighbors, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise Santa Fe Sugar Leaf gets about 80% of its business from tourists. santafesugarleaf.com

839 Paseo de Peralta, Ste. P (505) 532-0420

Southwest Cannabis

Southwest Cannabis has three locations in Santa Fe that have been met with dozens of overwhelmingly positive online reviews. Most clients highlight friendly and knowledgeable budtenders and plenty of strains to choose from—plus in-house manufactured products, including tinctures, topicals and cactus juice offered in a few flavors. The company also has locations in Albuquerque, Española and Taos.

southwestcannabis.com

1829 Cerrillos Road, (505) 372-7046

604 N. Guadalupe St., (505) 230-3808

507 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 230-3788

Ultra Health

New Mexico’s top-grossing cannabis company maintains dozens of dispensaries across the state, with two in Santa Fe. Owner Duke Rodriguez has been warning for years about a potential supply shortage with recreational sales, telling SFR last fall the longstanding problem in the medical program would only be exacerbated by adult-use. Regardless, the company has big plans. Rodriguez told Albuquerque Business First in 2022 that “it’s not an unreasonable expectation for us to set a goal of controlling somewhere around 40% of the [recreational cannabis] market.”

ultrahealth.com

1907 St. Michael’s Drive, Ste. F (505) 216-0898

3875 Cerrillos Road, (505) 772-0928

Verdes Cannabis

Another of the state’s largest cannabis companies, Verdes Cannabis moved into Santa Fe in February 2022, a couple blocks from the Plaza, and opened its second location on Zafarano Road in November.

Rachael Speegle, who’s also a registered nurse, heads up the company as CEO. Verdes is unique in part for its emphasis on education and wellness. Nurses on staff train every budtender, which has allowed them to more deeply connect with clients and help them figure out what works best for their particular needs, Speegle says.

verdesfoundation.org

220 Shelby St. (505) 983-2738 3530 Zafarano Drive, Unit C

Wō

Poví Cannabis

The name of this store means “medicine flower” in the Tewa language. Pojoaque Pueblo became the state’s first pueblo to open a dispensary under an intergovernmental agreement with the state. For now, flower comes from organic growing partners and is not produced in Pojoaque.

wopovicannabis.com

68 Cities of Gold Road (505) 479-0173

UNITED... We Run for Love!

United We Run 2023 1K, 3K or 5K Run or Walk Sunday, May 7 at 11:30am

United Church of Santa Fe 1804 Arroyo Chamiso Road

$25 per person

All proceeds go to:

▪ Immigrant & Refugee Fund

▪ BOOKKIDS

▪ Santa Fe Watershed Association

Sign up at UnitedChurchofSantaFe.org/run

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EVENT THU/20

EAT YOUR DONATIONS

If you don’t know about Santa Fe nonprofit Kitchen Angels by now, consider this your opportunity to learn more—and help—while pretty much just living your life as you normally might. At the upcoming citywide Angels Dine Out event, more then 40 local restaurants have promised to donate 25% of each bill to the local org. In turn, Kitchen Angels takes those sweet, sweet bucks and transforms them into meals and delivery services for homebound Santa Feans. Easy, right? Now all you have to do is dine at places like Horno, Second Street Brewery’s Rufina Taproom, Marisco’s, Maria’s, Fire & Hops and sooooo many more, and you’re playing the philanthropy game. Eat hearty, friends. And make a reservation. (ADV)

Kitchen Angels’ Angels Dine Out: Various times and locations Thursday, April 20. kitchenangels.org/angels-dine-out

DRAG SHOW FRI/21

HIGH DRAG

There are few things we love more than 420 overindulgence (ensuing panic attacks and all), but absurdist drag tops that short list. Combine the themes with Indigenous activism and we’ll be one happy audience member at Roadrunner Runway’s upcoming “Yes We Cannabis!” show—which plans to apply event proceeds to benefit legal aid for Native people. Without harshing the vibe too much, the number of Indigenous people incarcerated over the plant we’re celebrating is pretty staggering, and it kind of seems like the least we can do to stuff singles in some queer cuties’ costumes about it. (Siena Sofia Bergt)

Roadrunner Runway: Yes We Cannabis! Drag

Show: 7:30 pm

Friday, April 21. $15-$20 suggested.

Roots & Leaves Santa Fe Casa de Kava, 301 N Guadalupe St., (720) 804-9379

MUSIC TUE/25

GRANDE DAME

Just catching the opening horns of La Dame Blanche’s “La Maltratada” drifting from Tumbleroot, you might assume it’s Norteño night. But as soon as Yaite Ramos Rodriguez’ voice pours out over the cumbia beat, all bets are off. Rodriguez developed her unique hip-hop flow while busking in Paris, yet the melodies winding through the Cuban singer/ percussionist/flautist’s tracks also evoke Santería cantos and traditional jazz. For those who speak Spanish, her blend of biblical imagery and old-school swagger will hold your ear. And for those who don’t? Those reliable rhythms (she is, after all, the daughter of Buena Vista Social Club bandleader Jesús Ramos) will keep you dancing. (SSB)

La Dame Blanche: 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 25. $20 in advance or $25 day of show. Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 303-3808

Distilling the Spirit

Violet Crown Cinema hosts limited screenings of Spirited Away: Live on Stage

It may be there is no more iconic early-aught anime film than Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. The tale of a young woman named Sen/Chihiro who, upon moving away from all she knows with her family for a new town, unwittingly becomes an employee of a multi-dimensional bathhouse for spirits and demons. Chihiro must save her parents after they’re transformed into pigs, but contending with a strange new world full of strange new rules, not to mention an increasingly strange cast of characters, that might not be so easy. Like most Miyazaki films, this thing won all the awards, captivated all the ages and made us question how we define ourselves.

Lesser-known, however, might be Spirited Away: Live on Stage, the theatrical adaptation—a first for a Miyazaki film—from Tony-winning director John Caird (known for Les Mis, btw, so he must be good) and a reportedly sprawling and adoring musical recreation of the 2002 film.

The live version is what we might call painstaking in its details; everyone is there, from the evolving Chihiro (Kanna Hashimoto) to the adorable radish spirit; the enigmatic No-Face and unscrupulous bathhouse owner Yubaba; the confounding Haku and that one river spirit who looks like he’s

all sludge and mud, but really he’s been polluted by stupid humans. As for the sets and the choreography? Well, the trailers are resplendent, frankly, and the feels are over-the-top. And do you really think Miyazaki would let something less than magical out into the world?

A filmed version of Spirited Away: Live on Stage comes to Santa Fe’s Violet Crown Cinema twice in the coming days, and the timing is fortuitous. With The Super Mario Bros. Movie once again underestimating kids’ capacity to understand and grow from more mature themes, a little something headier is just what the doctor ordered. Oh, don’t get us wrong, there will be fun music and gorgeous costumes and, most likely, very clever sets and style, but the real magic of Spirited Away is in how it doesn’t talk down to anyone, how it puts Chihiro into an impossible world in which she learns and flourishes. For those who’ve been chasing those ’02 feels from the original film, too, this could soothe the burn—just like it did back then, just like it has been, just like it probably always will. (Alex De Vore)

SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE 4 pm Sunday, April 23 and 7 pm Thursday, April 27. $13-$15. Violet Crown Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678 SFREPORTER.COM • APRIL 19-25, 2023 29

FILMED PERFORMANCE SUN/23 & THU/27

THE CALENDAR

CEDRA WOOD AND NINA ELDER

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ONGOING

ART

ALYSSUM PILATO

Artichokes and Pomegranates

Floral Design

418 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 8

(505) 820-0044

Plein air paintings of Santa Fe.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri;

10 am-2 pm, Sat, free

ANNE RAY AND ROSABETH LINK

Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery

222 Delgado St., (928) 308-0319

Watercolors and ceramics.

11 am-6 pm, Mon-Sat, free

ARRIVALS 2023

form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256

A preview of upcoming shows.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

ART AS INQUIRY

Vital Spaces Midtown Annex St. Michael’s Drive, vitalspaces.org

Experiments with scientific media.

1-5 pm, Fri-Sat, free

BRICOLAGE UNBRIDLED!

Aurelia Gallery

414 Canyon Road, (505) 501-2915

Kevin Watson’s mixed media.

11-5 am, Mon-Fri; Noon-5 pm, Sat-Sun, free

CALL TO ARTISTS

Online whollyrags.org

Submit recycled art by Aug. 1.

Pie Projects 924B Shoofly St. (505) 372-7681

Photos and graphite drawings.

11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

DANIEL BLAGG

Aurelia Gallery 414 Canyon Road (505) 501-2915

Uncanny paintings of decay.

11 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri;

Noon-5 pm, Sat-Sun, free

DANIEL RAMOS

Foto Forum Santa Fe 1714 Paseo de Peralta (505) 470-2582

Black-and-white photographs.

Noon-5 pm, Thurs-Fri;

12:30-5 pm, Tues, free

EBENDORF form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St (505) 216-1256

Famed jeweler Robert Ebendorf.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

ENRIQUE FLORES

Hecho Gallery 129 W Palace Ave. (505) 455-6882

An oneiric trip through Oaxaca.

10 am-5 pm, Weds-Sun, free

EPHEMERALITY

Strata Gallery 418 Cerrillos Road

(505) 780-5403

Capturing fleeting moments.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

FOTO CUBA

Artes de Cuba 1700 A Lena St. (505) 303-3138

Documenting life on the island.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, free

GOING WITH THE FLOW: ART, ACTIONS AND WESTERN WATERS

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 989-1199

Exploring the role of water in Southwestern landscapes.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat-Mon;

10 am-7 pm, Fri, free

GRAND OPENING

Edition ONE Gallery 729 Canyon Road

(505) 570-5385

Photography by David Kennedy and Jan Butchofsky.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, free

HARRIET YALE RUSSELL

Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St. (505) 995-9902

Gouache abstracts on paper.

10 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat, free

JAMES STERLING PITT

5. Gallery

2351 Fox Road, Ste. 700 (505) 257-8417

Small sculptures and drawings.

Noon-5 pm, Thurs-Sat, free

JEFF KRUEGER

Kouri + Corrao Gallery

3213 Calle Marie (505) 820-1888

Abstract drawing and sculpture.

Noon-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

KATE STRINGER: WHO

COULD WIN A RABBIT

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Lupe) 314 S Guadalupe St. (505) 428-0996

Emotive illustrations.

7:30 am-5 pm, free

KEVIN BELTRAN

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Original) 1600 Lena St. (505) 428-0996

Photographs inspired by sound.

7:30 am-5 pm, free

LAND, SPACE AND COLOR: FELIX VOLTSINGER Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave. (505) 428-1000

Plein air western landscapes, closing Wednesday.

8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, free LINDSEY REDDICK form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256

Ceramic sculptures.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

LONG LIVE:

ALYSE RONAYNE smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road smokethemoon.com

Wool work to steel sculpture. Noon-4 pm, Weds-Sun, free

LORI DORN Calliope

2876 Hwy. 14, Madrid (505) 474-7564

Large scale abstract paintings.

11 am-4 pm, Fri-Mon, free

MEMORIA: ART AS RECORD Institute of American Indian Arts

83 Avan Nu Po Road (505) 424-2300

The 2023 graduating class shares their capstone projects.

10 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri, free

MOKHA LAGET CONTAINER

1226 Flagman Way (505) 995-0012

Geometric paintings.

11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, free

Your final chance to see Jo Cosme’s photography, alongside other fleeting moments caught on film, canvas and more in Ephemerality, closing this week at Strata Gallery.

COURTESY STRATA

THE NEW YORK SCHOOL

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 988-3250

Albert Kotin’s expressionism.

10 am-6 pm, Mon-Fri; 10 am-5 pm, Sat, free

NOURISHING BEAUTY

Cafe Pasqual’s Gallery

103 E Water St., Second Floor (505) 983-9340

Pieces inspired by Japan.

10 am-5 pm, free

PABLO PICASSO

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 988-3250

Rare figurative works on paper.

10 am-6 pm, Mon-Fri, 10 am-5 pm, Sat, free

PAINT OUT

Jemez Springs Plaza

(505) 379-1254

Plein Air Painters of New Mexico capture the Jemez Springs landscape live.

All Day, April 21-26, free

PEDRO REYES

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199

Political sculptures.

10 am-5 pm, Sat-Mon, Thurs; 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free

POST FIESTA WARES

Axle Contemporary Visit axleart.com for daily location

(505) 670-5854

Rick Phelps’ recycled paper art.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sun, free

THE REAL AND THE IDEAL

Sorrel Sky Gallery

125 W Palace Ave.

(505) 501-6555

David Knowlton’s landscapes.

9:30 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat; 10 am-5 pm, Sun, free

SCOOTER MORRIS

Aurelia Gallery

414 Canyon Road (505) 501-2915

Mixed media flag-based art.

11-5 am, Mon-Fri; Noon-5 pm, Sat-Sun, free

A SELECTION OF PRINTS

Black Rock Editions

1143 Siler Park Lane (505) 982-6625

Archival prints.

9 am-5 pm, Tues-Fri, free

SHADOWS AND LIGHT

ViVO Contemporary

725 Canyon Road (505) 982-1320

Chiaroscuro across media.

10 am-5 pm, free

SIGUE PASANDO

POR AQUÍ

form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256

Enrique Figueredo’s woodcuts.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

SPRING BREAK

Charlotte Jackson Fine Art

554 S Guadalupe St. (505) 989-8688

A group show exploring color, growth and budding.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

WILLY BO RICHARDSON + LLOYD MARTIN

Nüart Gallery

670 Canyon Road (505) 988-3888

Geometric abstract paintings.

10 am-5 pm, free

WED/19

BOOKS/LECTURES

THE 1960'S IN AMERICA

Renesan Institute 1200 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-9274

Allen Stone dissects the decade.

1-3 pm, $60

TRUTH: YOURS OR MINE?

Renesan Institute 1200 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-9274

George Duncan discusses the sticky nature of truth.

10 am-noon, $40

TURGENEV'S FATHERS AND CHILDREN

Renesan Institute

1200 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-9274

Robert Glick on literary families.

3:15-5:15 pm, $40

EVENTS

A CIRCLE OF PRESENCE BODY

333 West Cordova Road (505) 986-0362

Reading and group

meditation.

5 pm, by donation

FREE KIDS

SING-ALONG

Santa Fe Public Library

Southside

6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Music games for young‘uns.

3:15-4 pm, free

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Second Street Brewery (Railyard)

1607 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 989-3278

Don’t call it trivia.

8-10 pm, free

HISTORY CHAT

35 Degrees North 60 E San Francisco St. (505) 629-3538

Geopolitics with Christian

Saiia.  Noon-2 pm, free

LEISURELY BIKE RIDE

Fort Marcy Park

490 Washington Ave.

(505) 955-2500

Thrice-weekly bike rides.

10-11 am, $5

NATURE LOVERS BOOK CLUB

Santa Fe Public Library

Southside

6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Get corvidacious with Bernd Heinrich's Mind of the Raven

6-7:30 pm, free

THE CALENDAR

OPEN MIC COMEDY

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Crack up Wayward Comedy.

8 pm, free

QUEER NIGHT

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

With Jules Hoffman and more.

7-11 pm, $10-$20

WEE WEDNESDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Tots paint images of wind while enjoying appropriately blustery stories.

10:30-11:30 am, free

FOOD

MAS CHILE POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St. (505) 393-5135

Your capsaicin hunt is over.

4-10 pm, free

MUSIC

INSTRUMENTAL

JAZZ JAM

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave (505) 988-9232

Go join the jam.

6 pm, free

JOHN FRANCIS & THE POOR CLARES

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

Storytelling folk.

8-10:30 pm, free

JOHNNY LLOYD

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Old school Americana.

4-6 pm, free

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLKS

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068

Hello Darlin's acoustic tunes.

6-9 pm, free

WORKSHOP

AERIAL FABRIC WITH LISA

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road

(505) 992-2588

Run away and join the circus.

5:30-7 pm, $23-$28

EASY EATS

Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center

4801 Beckner Road

(505) 982-8544

Cooking on a budget.

2-3 pm, free

INTRODUCTION TO WICCA

Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

1738 N. Sage St., Los Alamos

(505) 695-0278

An ongoing series on all things Gardnerian by Our Lady of the Woods Coven.

7-9 pm, free

POI WITH ELI

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Get those fiery poles spinnin'.

7-8:30 pm, $20-$25

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ROPES WITH CLARA

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Kind of like lassoing yourself.

5:30-7 pm, $23-$28

THU/20

BOOKS/LECTURES

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE

New Mexico Museum of Art

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072

Christy S. Coleman and Mark White chat about Nicolai Fechin.

5:30 pm, free

THE SANTA FE OPERA

2023 SEASON

Renesan Institute

1200 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-9274

Mark Tiarks tackles the new season, one show at a time.

10 am-noon, $100

THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT

Collected Works

Bookstore and Coffeehouse

202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Christine Barker shares her memoir of the New York theater scene in the AIDs epidemic.

6 pm, free

EVENTS

2023 BUSINESS EXPO & CAREER RESOURCE FAIR

Santa Fe Community

Convention Center

201 W Marcy St. (505) 955-6590

The choice to hold this on 4/20 is a coincidence, right?

9 am-3 pm, free

4/20 PARTY Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St. (505) 393-5135

With reggae from Iyah and more.

7:30 pm, free

CHESS & JAZZ CLUB

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St., nonamecinema.org

Chess playing and jazz listening.

6-8 pm, free

DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 (505) 467-8892

Let the whiskey whisk you away.

3 pm, 5 pm, $20

DRAG BINGO

Opuntia Café

1607 Alcaldesa St., Ste. 201 (505) 780-5796

Drag makes everything better.

7-9 pm, free, six cards for $20

HEBREW CHANTING

Santa Fe Oxygen & Healing Bar

(Kaverns) 137 W San Francisco St. (505) 986-5037

Passover’s over, though!

7-8 pm, $15

PECHAKUCHA: WILDERNESS SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199

Mini presentations on the wild.

6 pm, $5 suggested

SEEDS & SPROUTS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Little ones create clay seed pots.

10:30-11:30 am, free

SPECIAL ART PROJECT

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Craft books with the Georgia O'Keeffe museum.

4-6 pm, free

TRUE CRIME STORIES

Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive, Unit A santafeimprov.com Comics spin yarns of crime.

8 pm, $15-$20

FILM

HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

We’re not saying we’re going to be high at this screening, but we won't be low.

6 pm, $13-$26

FOOD

ANGELS DINE OUT

Santa Fe, kitchenangels.org

Participating restaurants donate 25% of profits to Kitchen

Angels. (See SFR Picks, page 29)

All Day, free

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St

(505) 393-5135

Try Randy Tapia’s kimchi fries.

4-9 pm, free

SUSHI POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St., (505) 393-5135

Brent Jung’s sashimi magic.

5-8 pm, free

MUSIC

ANNALISA EWALD

Agave Restaurant & Lounge

309 W San Francisco St.

(505) 995-4530

Classical and baroque guitar.

6-9 pm, free

ALEX MURZYN QUINTET

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave.

(505) 988-9232

Sax-centric jazz.

6 am, free

BILL HEARNE

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St.

(505) 982-2565

Americana and honky-tonk.

4-6 pm, free

CHRIS JONAS

San Miguel Chapel

401 Old Santa Fe Trail

(505) 983-3974

Music and videos created during pandemic camping trips.

7:30 pm, $10-$30

HALF BROKE HORSES

Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge

1005 S St. Francis Drive

(505) 983-9817

Honky tonk heaven.

7-10 pm, free

HALF PINT AND THE GROWLERS

Santa Fe Brewing Company

35 Fire Place, (505) 424-3333 Swing gumbo.

6 pm, free

SOUNDSCAPES

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave.

(505) 395-2628

Nacha Mendez gives Chavela Vargas a run for her money.

5-6 pm, free

SUNSET SERENADE

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St.

(844) 743-3759

All rails and cocktails.

6:15 pm, $109-$129

WESTIN MCDOWELL

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid

(505) 473-0743

Folk with a jazzy bent.

7 pm, free

WORKSHOP

BEGINNER FABRIC

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road

(505) 992-2588

Elevate yourself.

5:30-7 pm, $23-$28

HATHA YOGA

Four Seasons Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592

(505) 946-5700

Breath-focused yoga.

10:30-11:30 am, $18-$90

SLACKLINING

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road

(505) 992-2588

Learn to highline like a pro.

7-8:30 pm, $23-$28

TRAPEZE AND LYRA

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road

(505) 992-2588

Float through the air.

5:30-7 pm, $23-$28

FRI/21

ART OPENINGS

EPHEMERALITY (CLOSING RECEPTION)

Strata Gallery

418 Cerrillos Road

(505) 780-5403

Capturing fleeting moments.

5-7 pm, free

INTO THE WILD (OPENING)

Keep Contemporary

142 Lincoln Ave.

(505) 557-9574

Surreal images of wilderness from Chris Haas, Kristen Egan and Jared Antonio-Justo

Trujillo.

5-8 pm, free

TWO PIONEERING WOMEN

PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE

PHOTO LEAGUE (OPENING)

Monroe Gallery of Photography

112 Don Gaspar Ave. (505) 992-0800

The work of Sonia Handelman

Meyer and Ida Wyman.

5:30 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

OPERALIVE!: PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

Collected Works

Bookstore and Coffeehouse

202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Oliver Prezant gives context.  6 pm, free

STEPHANIE JAMISON

St. John's College

1160 Camino Cruz Blanca (505) 984-6000

Comparing The Iliad and The Mahābhārata 7 pm, free

THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT

Santa Fe Public Library

Main Branch

145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

If you missed Barker yesterday...

4 pm, free

UNTOLD PUEBLO STORIES

Museum of Indian

Arts & Culture

710 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1269

Highlighting Ysleta del Sur and Tiwa-Piro-Manso histories.  1 pm, free

DANCE

ENTREFLAMENCO SPRING

SEASON

El Flamenco Cabaret

135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302

Castanet time.  7:30 pm, $25-$45

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EVENTS

ALL AGES CHESS Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

Go checkmate that king.

3-5 pm, free

CAR SHOW

Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave. (505) 428-1000

Showcasing vehicular work from the student car club.

11 am-2 pm, free

CRASH KARAOKE Chile Line Brewery 204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Leave your stage fright at the door with your sobriety.

9 pm-1 am, free

DANIEL VANDEVER

Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

The Diné children’s author reads aloud from his latest books.

11 am-1 pm, free

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DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 (505) 467-8892

From grain to glass.

3 pm, 5 pm, $20

FINE ART FRIDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 989-8359

Tykes learn to sew potholders with Melanie Paytiamo of Santa Clara Pueblo.

2-4 pm, free

FREDERICA ANTONIO

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery

100 W San Francisco St. (505) 986-1234

A live pottery demonstration.

Noon-4 pm, free

GRAZE DAYS

Railyard Park

740 Cerrillos Road

(505) 316-3596

Goats and sheep chomp through the park.

Adorable!

10 am-4 pm, free

LEISURELY BIKE RIDE

Fort Marcy Park

490 Washington Ave.

(505) 955-2500

Ride, ride, ride your bike.  10-11 am, $5

MINIATURES PAINTING

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

Paint table-top game figurines.

4-6:30 pm, free

MYSTIC POET ON THE NEW MOON

Bishop's Lodge

1297 Bishops Lodge Road

(888) 741-0480

A guided writing space.  5 pm, $55

NATIVE EARTH DAY

Santa Fe Indigenous Center

1420 Cerrillos Road

(505) 660-4210

Native folks can grab seeds and more.

10 am-1 pm, free

PUBLIC GARDEN

TOUR

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo

(505) 471-9103

Seems Earth Day-ish.

11 am-noon, free

ROADRUNNER RUNWAY: YES WE CANNABIS!

Roots & Leaves Casa de Kava

301 N Guadalupe St. (720) 804-9379

High drag, if you get our drift.

(See SFR Picks, page 29)

7 pm, $15-$20 suggested

FILM

PURPLE RAIN

Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

A certified funky time (call us up whenever you wanna grind).  9 pm, free

PUSS IN BOOTS

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

No live action captures that cat begging stare so accurately.

7 pm, free

FOOD

MAS CHILE POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St.

(505) 393-5135

Smother of God.

4-10 pm, free

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St.

(505) 393-5135

The poke fusion dishes of your dreams.

4-9 pm, free

MUSIC

ANNALISA EWALD

Agave Restaurant & Lounge

309 W San Francisco St.

(505) 995-4530

Classical and baroque guitar.

6-9 pm, free

BILL HEARNE

Ahmyo River Gallery

652 Canyon Road, (505) 820-0969

Americana and honky-tonk.

2-5 pm, free

EL SHOW WITH NOSOTROS

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St. (505) 393-5135

Thank god it's Norteño night.

8 pm, $15

FELLY Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Los Angeles hip-hop.

8 pm, $28-$153

IRON CHIWAWA

Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge

1005 S St. Francis Drive (505) 983-9817

Rock n' roll.

8 pm, free

KATHLEEN ECHOLS

First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave.

(505) 982-8544

Lyric soprano arias.

5:30 pm, free

LORI OTTINO AND FRIENDS

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid

(505) 473-0743

Country classics and originals.

5 pm, free

LUCY BARNA

Honeymoon Brewery

907 W Alameda St., Ste. B (505) 303-3139

Original folk and Americana.

7 pm, free

REPURPOSED VIBE

CHOMP Food Hall

505 Cerrillos Road (505) 772-0946

Recognizable rock covers by Lindsay Conover, ranging from Johnny Cash to Billie Eilish.

6:30-8:30 pm, free

ROBERT FOX JAZZ TRIO

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave. (505) 988-9232

So much jazz around town these days!

6 pm, free

RUDY BOY JARAMILLO

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565 Rock and blues.

4-6 pm, free

SILVER SKY BLUES BAND

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid (505) 473-0743

Yep, it’s blues!

8 pm, free

THE FIREY STRING SISTAS

SITE Santa Fe

1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199

Genre-bending jazz.

7 pm, $30-$35

THEATER

THE BUTLER DIDN'T DO IT!

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

Children’s theater. Expect Clue-style hijinks.

7 pm, $5-$15

SAT/22

ART OPENINGS

HUMAN BIRD NEST (OPENING)

Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596

A nest big enough to snuggle in.

11 am-1 pm, free

MONOTHON EXHIBITION

(OPENING)

Santa Fe Community Gallery

201 W. Marcy St. printsantafe.org

Showcasing work from the Monothon Print Week.

11 am-3 pm, free

THE SANTA FE ARTISTS

MARKET

In the West Casitas, north of the water tower 1612 Alcaldesa St.

An outdoor juried art market.

9 am-2 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS GALLERY TALK

New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072

Mark White discusses the art of Donald Beauregard.

11 am-noon, free

JUNKYARD GIRL

Santa Fe Public Library

Main Branch

145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Carlyn Montes De Oca shares her memoir of hidden ancestry.  1 pm, free

SOPHIE STRAND St. John's College

1160 Camino Cruz Blanca (505) 984-6000

The author of The Flowering Wand chats about mushrooms and communion.  3 pm, free

DANCE

CONTRA DANCE

Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road (505) 690-4165

A half hour lesson, followed by plenty of plain old dancin’ time to the live music of the Santa Fe Megaband.

7 pm, $10

ENTREFLAMENCO

El Flamenco Cabaret

135 W Palace Ave., (505) 209-1302

Antonio Granjero's flamenco dancers clack their soles out while Juan Jose Alba strums and sings.

7:30 pm, $25-$45

EVENTS

ACEQUIA MADRE CLEANING

Acequia Madre Elementary

700 Acequia Madre (505) 983-3546

OGs know it’s called a “limpia.”

8:30 am, free

AUBADE: A DAWN SERENADE

Second Street Brewery

(Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

Kamagraph skateboard art.  5 pm, free

BIRD WATCHING TOURS

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261

With Rocky Tucker. 7:30 am, $5 suggested

DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 (505) 467-8892

What, me whiskey?

3 pm, 5 pm, $20

DOCENT TRAINING

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

A series of botanical trainings.  9 am-noon, free

EARTH DAY Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596

Live music! Pollinator workshops! Other pro-planet stuff!

10 am-2:30 pm, free

EARTH DAY

St. John's College

1160 Camino Cruz Blanca (505) 984-6000 Yoga, hikes and more.  10:30 am-7:15 pm, free

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When you stare into nature, nature stares back in Kristen Egan’s sculptures from Into the Wild, opening this week at Keep Contemporary.

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EARTH DAY

CELEBRATION

Betterday Vintage 905 W Alameda St. Ste. B (505) 780-8598

Vintage pop-ups, DJ sets etc. Noon-4 pm, free

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

Santa Fe County Fairgrounds

3229 Rodeo Road (505) 992-9832

A series of eco-themed lectures.

9 am-noon, free

EARTH DAY POETRY JAM

Evoke Contemporary

550 S. Guadalupe St. (505) 995-9902

With John Macker and friends.

4 pm, free

EL MUSEO MERCADO

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia (505) 992-0591

Art and antiques.

9 am-4 pm, free

FIRST COMMUNITY

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

DAY

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Reap health rewards from nature.

9 am-5 pm, free

FOLK ART DONATION DAYS Museum of International Folk Art

706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1204

Give to the Folk Art Flea.

11 am-2 pm, free

FOREST THERAPY WALK

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Maura Finn guides

sensory explorations of the garden.

10 am-noon, $40-$50

MEET CORNELIUS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

One well known cornsnake.

1-2 pm, free

MIRANDA SINGS FEAT.

COLLEEN BALLINGER

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234

We're not kiddeeeeen.

7:30 pm, $35-$90

NEW MEXICO ALE TRAIL

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St.

(844) 743-3759

Enjoy brewery samples onboard.

1:30 pm, $99

POP-UP SALE

smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road smokethemoon.com

With TigerDeer Fashion and Apparel and Aspect Flowers.

10 am-3 pm, free

PUBLIC GARDEN TOUR

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Stop and smell the flowers.

11 am-noon, free

SCIENCE SATURDAY

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Scientists share hands-on experiments.

2-4 pm, free

SEASON LINEUP

REVEAL PARTY

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 216-0672

Dress up or down to your taste.

5 pm, $150

SECRETS OF THE HEART

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 989-8359

This week’s theme is courage.

10:30-11:15 am, free

RIBBON CUTTING

St. John's College

1160 Camino Cruz Blanca (505) 984-6000

Unveiling a new solar grid.

12 pm, free

SPRING RUNOFF

Santa Fe Brewing Company

35 Fire Place

(505) 424-3333

A mini festival to support outdoorsy nonprofits.

Noon-8 pm, donations accepted

FILM

CHEECH & CHONG’S UP IN

SMOKE Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

Apparently “420 too”

(April 22nd) is also a stoner holiday?

6 pm, 8 pm, $13-26

SATURDAY MORNING

CARTOONS

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

Cartoons and cereal all day.

11 am-7 pm, free

FOOD

MAS CHILE POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St

(505) 393-5135

Netflix and chile.

4-10 pm, free

PLANTITA POP UP

Plantita Vegan Bakery

1704 Lena St. Unit B4 (505) 603-0897

Chocolate cayenne cupcakes, yo.

10 am-1 pm, free

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St

(505) 393-5135

Quesa birria eggrolls? Yes please.

4-9 pm, free

MUSIC

BOB MAUS

Inn & Spa at Loretto

211 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 988-5531

Blues and soul.

6-9 pm, free

CHANGO

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474 Classic rock.

8 pm, free

ESSEKS X TIEDYE KY

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Electronic beats.

10 pm, $25-$40

HALF PINT AND THE GROWLERS

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Swing gumbo.

1-3 pm, free IGOR AND THE RED ELVISES

Boxcar

530 S Guadalupe St. (505) 988-7222

Self-dubbed "Siberian surf rock."

9 pm, $10

JOSE STREET REUNION

San Miguel Chapel

401 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 983-3974

Acoustic tunes from Margaret Burke, Lori Ottino, Josh Martin, Teri Lynn Browning and Jon Graboff.

5 pm, $20

OTIS B. GOODE AND THE HONKY TONK HERETICS

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid (505) 473-0743

The country-est of country.

2 pm, free

ROBERT FOX JAZZ TRIO

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave. (505) 988-9232

All that jazz.

6 pm, free

RON ROUGEAU

Pink Adobe

406 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 983-7712

‘60s and ‘70s folk.

5:30-7:30 pm, free

SUNSET SERENADE

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St. (844) 743-3759

All rails and cocktails.

6:45 pm, $109-$129

THE GET DOWN

Honeymoon Brewery

907 W Alameda St., Ste. B (505) 303-3139

Dance till you drop. But like, not in a The Red Shoes way.

8 pm-1 am, free

VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St (505) 393-5135

Aka the "Hendrix of the Sahara."

7:30 pm, $20-$25

THEATER

THE BUTLER DIDN'T DO IT!

Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

Old Hollywood jokes aplenty.

2 pm, 7 pm, $5-$15

WORKSHOP

GREEN ZINES

Santa Fe Public Library

Main Branch

145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Creating eco-centric zines.

3:30-5:30 pm, free

POETRY WORKSHOP

Santa Fe Public Library

Main Branch

145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Craft lines with Darryl Lorenzo

Wellington.

11 am-1 pm, free

PRANAYAMA SHAKTI YOGA

Four Seasons Rancho

Encantado

198 NM-592 (505) 946-5700

Open those chakras.

10:30-11:30 am, $18-$90

THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION

Fruit Of The Earth Natural Health

909 Early St., (505) 310-7917

Fawn Ciprian talks digestion.

1-2:30 pm, free

SUN/23

ART OPENINGS

RAILYARD ARTISAN

MARKET

Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion

1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-7726

Buy from local creators.  10 am-3 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

ECOLOGIES OF RELATIONSHIP

HERE Gallery

213 E. Marcy St., (562) 243-6148

Poets read pieces on nature. (See SFR Picks, page 29)

2-3:30 pm, free

LONG LIVE: ARTIST TALK smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road smokethemoon.com

Alyse Ronayne on her new show.  2 pm, free

EVENTS

AURA HEALING CLINIC Pomegranate Studios

535 Cerillos Road (505) 501-2142 Spring clean your energy fields.

6:30-8:30 pm, free

EL MUSEO MERCADO

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia (505) 992-0591

Art and antiques. 10 am-4 pm, free

LABYRINTH WALK St. Bede's Episcopal Church

550 W San Mateo, (575) 749-1249

A labyrinth ramble to live music. 3-4 pm, free

MAKE AND TAKE

Museum of International

Folk Art

706 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1204

Create “story cloths.” 10 am-4 pm, free

OPEN MIC

Honeymoon Brewery

907 W Alameda St., Ste. B (505) 303-3139

All mediums encouraged.  6:30 pm, free

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OPEN MIC JAZZ

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Live your Chet Baker dreams.

5-7 pm, free

POETRY READING

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

Poems on local murals and more.

5 pm, free

POP-UP SALE

smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road smokethemoon.com

The sale’s final day.  10 am-3 pm, free

FILM

1341 FRAMES OF LOVE AND WAR

Violet Crown Cinema

1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678

On Israeli photog Micha BarAm.  3 pm, free

SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE

Violet Crown Cinema

1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678

The adaptation of Miyazaki's anime. (See SFR Picks, page 29)

4 pm, $13-$15

FOOD

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St (505) 393-5135

Oh, those poke bowls.

2-4 pm, free

MUSIC

BLASE

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road

(505) 982-1931

Soft indie folk rock.

7-9 pm, free

DOUG MONTGOMERY

Rio Chama Steakhouse

414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765

Master pianist in the President's Room.

6 pm, free

JOHNNY LLOYD

The Hollar 2849 NM Hwy 14, Madrid (505) 471-2841

Old school Americana.

Noon-2 pm, free

JULIE STEWART AND ANIMAL PARADE

Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid (505) 473-0743

Classic rock and blues.

2 pm, free

SUGAR MOUNTAIN

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Paying tribute to Neil Young.

12-3 pm, free

SUNDAY SWING

Second Street Brewery

(Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St.

(505) 954-1068

Blues from Stanlie Kee & Step In.

1-4 pm, free

SUNSET SERENADE

Sky Railway 410 S Guadalupe St.

(844) 743-3759

All rails and cocktails.

6:30 pm, $109-$129

UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 W San Francisco St.

(505) 988-1234

A ukes-only ensemble.

7:30 pm, $29-$52

THEATER

THE BUTLER DIDN'T DO IT!

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie

(505) 424-1601

A local kids’ theater staple.

2 pm, $5-$15

WORKSHOP

BECOMING ELDER

Santa Fe Community Yoga Center

826 Camino de Monte Rey

(505) 820-9363

Throw bones to honor old age.

1-2:30 pm, $20

ZEN MEDITATION

Mountain Cloud Zen Center

7241 Old Santa Fe Trail

(505) 988-4396

Posture, breath and beyond.

10-11:15 am, free

MON/24

BOOKS/LECTURES

ARCHAEOLOGY’S RESEARCH

FRONTIER Hotel Santa Fe

1501 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 982-1200

Ashley Lemke on watery digs.

6 pm, $20

BIRD MIGRATION

Renesan Institute

1200 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 982-9274

The final talk by Janie Chodosh.

1-3 pm, $40

TEXTILANDIA

Renesan Institute

1200 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 982-9274

Sheri Brautigam talks textiles.

3:15-5:15 pm, $20

EVENTS

ASTRO READINGS

Fruit Of The Earth

Natural Health

909 Early St., (505) 310-7917

Intuitive astrology readings.

3-6 pm, free

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION WITH DEVI LOCKWOOD

Hotel Santa Fe

1501 Paseo de Peralta

(505) 982-1200

Global Santa Fe hosts a luncheon with the author of 1,001 Voices on Climate Change

11:30 am, $45-$55

FOOD

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St., (505) 393-5135

P-p-p-poke face.

7-9 pm, free

MUSIC

DOUG MONTGOMERY

Rio Chama Steakhouse 414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765

Ivory tickling.

6 pm, free

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

131 Cathedral Place (505) 982-5619

Renaissance sacred music.

7:30 pm, $25

ZAY SANTOS

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Local rock and blues.

4-6 pm, free

IDYLLINE/IWATCHYOUSLEEP/ALTER APEX

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St., (505) 393-5135

Emo, goth, grunge and more.

7:30-11 pm, $10

WORKSHOP

YOUR ELECTRONIC ESTATE

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

Organizing your online life.

6-8 pm, free

TUE/25

ART OPENINGS

TULU BAYAR: CHIMERA

Strata Gallery

418 Cerrillos Road, (505) 780-5403

Sculpture, video and more.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat. free

BOOKS/LECTURES

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE

Renesan Institute

1200 Old Pecos Trail

(505) 982-9274

On 41 years of choral song.

10 am-noon, $20

THE WAY OF THE BEAR Collected Works

Bookstore and Coffeehouse

202 Galisteo St.

(505) 988-4226

With author Anne Hillerman.

6 pm, free

EVENTS

OPEN MIC POETRY AND MUSIC

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Be a modern-day bard.

8 pm, free

CAREER AND TRANSFER

FAIR

Santa Fe Community College

6401 Richards Ave. (505) 428-1000

Employers and four-year colleges collect resumes.

10 am-2 pm, free

STAND UP COMEDY CONTEST

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

No Bull Comedy's humor battle.

6:30 pm, $10

MUSEUMS

FOOD

POKI TAKO POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St (505) 393-5135

A-poke-lypse now.

7-9 pm, free

MUSIC

CHRIS AND ALMA

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Americana.

4-6 pm, free

LA DAME BLANCHE

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St., (505) 393-5135

Hip-hop. (See SFR Picks page

29)

7:30 pm, $20-$25

SFS STRATA II: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369 Chamber music.

7 pm, $30-$150

WORKSHOP

FINDING CALM IN THE CHAOS

Santa Fe Women’s Club

1616 Old Pecos Trail (505) 292 5293

On compassionate acceptance.

6-7:30 pm, $10

MASK-MAKING WORKSHOP CONTAINER

1226 Flagman Way (505) 995-0012

Create with Dennis McNett.

11 am-5 pm, $100

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

MUSEUM

217 Johnson St. (505) 946-1000 Making a Life. Radical Abstraction.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, $20 (under 18 free)

IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS

108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900

2022-2023 IAIA BFA

Exhibition: Beyond Reflections. Inherent Memory. Journeys, Mounds and the Metaphysical. The Stories We Carry.

10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon

11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10

MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART

18 County Road 55A (505) 424-6487

Selections from the Permanent Collection.

11 am-5 pm, Fri-Sun, $10

(18 and under free)

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200

Grounded in Clay. Here, Now and Always.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$9

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART

706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200

La Cartonería Mexicana. Between the Lines. Yokai.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$12

NEW MEXICO HISTORY

MUSEUM

113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5200

Working on the Railroad.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first

Fri of the month

MUSEUM OF SPANISH

COLONIAL ART

750 Camino Lejo (505) 982-2226

Pueblo-Spanish Revival Style. Trails, Rails, and Highways.

1-4 pm, Wed-Fri, $5-$12

NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5063

An American in Paris. Manuel Carrillo: Mexican Modernist. The Nature of Glass. Selections from the 20th Century Collection. With the Grain. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-12

POEH CULTURAL CENTER

78 Cities of Gold Road (505) 455-5041

Di Wae Powa. Nah Poeh Meng: The Continuous Path. 9 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$10

WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo (505) 982-4636

California Stars. From Converse to Native Canvas. Medicinal Healer, an Artist to Remember. Native Artists Make Toys. Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives. Rooted: Samples of Southwest Baskets. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8

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STOP FUNDING ISRAELI APARTHEID

A Message to New Mexico Senators and Representatives,

Every year, the U.S. government writes a check for at least $3.8 billion to fund Israel’s violence against the Palestinian people. The Israeli military uses our tax dollars to kill Palestinians, destroy their homes, and steal their native land.

EVERY YEAR New Mexicans give an average of $13,335,929 to Israel, making us complicit in the following crimes:

Brutal Raids on the AlAqsa Mosque Israeli forces are attacking Muslims attempting to worship inside the Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.

THE CRIME OF APARTHEID

Imprisonment of Children

According to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B'Tselem and the Presbyterian Church Israeli practices, including land expropriation, unlawful killings, forced displacement, restrictions on movement, and denial of citizenship rights amount to the crime of apartheid

Forced Eviction

At least 20,000 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem alone are currently slated for demolition.

Each year approximately 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years old, are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. Military Assaults on Gaza & the West Bank

Some 94 Palestinians have been killed since the start of this year.

Under International law, apartheid crimes create a DUTY to act to end the system and policies of Israel which make up apartheid.

Unrestricted US military aid empowers, facilitates and emboldens Israeli leaders to carry out the crimes of apartheid including the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and Arabs. Most recently Israeli leaders publicly endorsed this racist policy.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE CAN NO LONGER BE COMPLICIT IN AIDING AND ABETTING ISRAEL IN ITS BRUTAL CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

Join our campaigns to recognize the human and equal rights of Palestinians and all peoples, to end the Occupation, and instead of supporting and funding Israeli apartheid, demand our representatives and government stop funding and oppose it.

Renfield Review

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

Some might be surprised to see Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s name scroll by in the credits for new action/comedy Renfield, but if we remember all the way back to Kirkman’s 2000 comic series Battle Pope, it starts to make more sense. Turns out Kirkman was funny once, and his story/writing credits for Renfield—what with its over-the-top comedic gore and wry take on the over-stuffed horror genre by way of Universal movie monsters—proves that big time. It isn’t that this new one’s a capital-G Good movie per se, more like it’s exactly the kind of thing in which you want to see Nicolas Cage.

Renfield flips the script with the character Robert Montague Renfield (played by Tom Waits in the campy 1992 Francis Ford Coppola Dracula movie if that helps you picture who we’re talking about; here played by The Menu’s Nicholas Hoult). The plot turns the familiar character into a neurotic type struggling with his toxic relationship to his boss, Dracula (Cage), in modern day New Orleans. Our hero, as it were, stumbles into a support group for people in similar relationships, and uses their tales of woe to source bad guy meals for his convalescing vampire boss. Working this angle, however, puts Renfield at odds with the city’s most nefarious crime syndicate, the Lobos, which in turn leads him into a new world of good and evil, prompting him to join forces with dogged cop Rebecca (Awkwafina, who notably ditches the

AAVE speaking patterns that landed her in hot water some time ago). They fight gangsters while Renfield works out how to get himself out from under Dracula’s thumb.

Renfield is, at times, very funny—like in an exchange of ska joke one-liners between support group members or in how director Chris McKay (The Lego Movie) faithfully sends up scenes from the 1931 Bela Lugosi Dracula. Hoult, meanwhile, keeps leaning further into comedy following roles in things like Hulu’s The Great. He has a knack for it, though he tends to play funny the same way across whatever he’s doing. Awkwafina is awkwafine as the cop with an over-inflated sense of justice, though it’s odd that her idea of right and wrong seems cherry-picked based on whom she likes personally or not. Parks and Rec alum Ben Schwartz is just plain bad as the heir to the crime family; Shohreh Aghdashloo as the matriarch, however, carries gravitas, brief though her scenes may be. Cage, meanwhile, for all his bluster in interviews about the film being Hoult’s thing, is at

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the height of his powers as the legendary movie/ lit monster. Somehow, he straddles a bizarre sincerity within his over-the-top performance. Renfield is undoubtedly better when he’s on screen, unless, of course, we’re talking about the absurd gore; including a rather gruesome homage, presumably, to Mortal Kombat that we shan’t spoil here, but which made our entire audience groan, “Ohhhhhhhh!!!! Ewwww!”

And so it goes, all the way through to the predictable conclusion. Perhaps Renfield could be described as a formulaic buddy cop flick, like Lethal Weapon meets Dracula, but its players relish in its silliness, particularly under the learned craftwork of Cage. Don’t expect a transformative experience, that should be obvious, but do expect a super-fun time at the movies.

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Directed by McKay With Hoult, Cage, Awkwafina, Aghdashloo and Schwartz Violet Crown, Regal, R, 93 min.

THE SUPER MARIO

OK, yeah, sure—The Super Mario Bros. Movie is made for and aimed at children. But just like most animated properties since the dawn of animation, a contingent of adult moviegoers will certainly see the thing. Don’t forget, either, the parents who will have to take their kids; there should be things in there for them, too. And yet...ugh.

Animation studio Illumination (makers of the Minions movies) would surely know the very concept of a Mario Bros. film would speak to various generations. For so many of us, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser and all the rest have been ubiquitous characters as far back as we can remember. Why, then, does this movie work so hard to be devoid of originality? Dimensional characters? Why does it eschew much of anything outside of repeated jokes from other films, Easter egg nods that feel less like sly winks than they do hammers emblazoned with “remember when...?” on them and celebrity voices less interested in crafting characters than sounding as much like themselves as possible?

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, we follow brothers Mario and Luigi as they embark upon a new plumbing venture in New York City. No

one believes in them, though, which proves an especially damning reality to endure when they’re swept into the alternate dimension Mushroom Kingdom through a pipe located deep within the sewers of Brooklyn. Seems a big ol’ fire-breathing turtle guy called Boswer (Jack Black; the only truly fun element of the movie) is hell-bent on domination and has taken over parts of the realm. Separated and forced to rely on the expositional facets crammed down our throats in the film’s early minutes, Mario (Chris Pratt) sets off to do brave stuff and make quips about heart or whatever, while Luigi (Charlie Day) drops ScoobyDoo-esque lines about g-g-g-g-ghosts or, in this case, k-k-k-k-koopas! Mario teams up with the Mushroom Kingdom’s Princess Peach (Anya Taylor Joy in what is just plain a mind-numbingly boring performance), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key, who, like Black, actually tries acting) and Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen doing his best impression of Seth Rogen) to find his brother and stop Bowser.

Spoiler alert? They win.

As for recycled humor from other movies and a whole heck of a lot of assuming most people will just know who the Mario characters are, well, let’s just say that if a kid who never had video games wandered into a theater, they’d be baffled. Oh, but look—there’s Rainbow Road from Mario Kart! There’s Kranky Kong from Donkey Kong Country! Flashing lights! Yoshi the dinosaur in the back-

ground! Love conquers all while the 50th slo-mo moment stands in for anything the least bit clever! (ADV) Violet Crown, Regal, PG, 92 min.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4

9 + INCREDIBLE ACTION; GORGEOUS, ACTUALLY; BADASS - A LITTLE TOO LONG

Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick in the aptly titled John Wick: Chapter 4, and it is everything we’ve come to expect from director Chad Stahelski’s franchise over the past near-decade. We rejoin Mr. Wick hot on the heels of his last foray, which found him traipsing the globe in search of forgiveness from the shadowy High Table order of assassins after he’d killed someone at the Continental, a neutral ground hotel for assassins wherein so-called “business” is strictly prohibited. Turns out Mr. Wick didn’t quite earn his freedom despite lopping off a finger in deference in the last movie, so the leaders of the High Table dispatch the Marquis (It star Bill Skarsgård) to kill the guy with all of their nefarious resources at his disposal.

A hail of bullets and tempest of blades follows.

Throughout the John Wick series, there has rarely been a lull. Bodies pile up in these films through no shortage of creative martial arts, swordplay and gun-fu, but it’s the broader world of

assassins that keeps things interesting. We don’t know much about the High Table, nor can we—but therein lies much of the fun.

Beyond that, all that matters is the onslaught of fight scenes meticulously choreographed like a bloody ballet. The addition of martial arts cinema legend Donnie Yen as former Wick associate Caine only ups the ante. Yen takes part in the longrunning canon of blind swordsmen that includes such iconic entries as Zatoichi and Ninja Scroll. In tandem with Wick’s blend of over-the-top insanity...well, let’s just say there’s something satisfying about a blind guy beating everyone’s ass.

Back in the fray are other longtime franchise favorites like Continental manager Winston (Ian McShane) and his concierge Charon (Lance Reddick, rest in power!), plus Reeves’ Matrix coalum Laurence Fishburne and, thrillingly, veteran character actor Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption). Together, they represent the various bits and pieces of the otherwise enigmatic Mr. Wick; they, too, are badass.

As Stahelski leaves Wick behind (at least for now) and moves on to his next project, an adaptation of the Ghost of Tsushima video game, fans of the series will find an organic and satisfying conclusion. Turns out homeboy did it all for love, and that’s an OK reason enough to blast fools, right?(ADV)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In English, the phrase “growing pains” refers to stresses that emerge during times of rapid ripening or vigorous development. Although they might feel uncomfortable, they are often signs that the ongoing transformations are invigorating. Any project that doesn’t have at least some growing pains may lack ambition. If we hope to transcend our previous limits and become a more complete expression of our destiny, we must stretch ourselves in ways that inconvenience our old selves. I’m expecting growing pains to be one of your key motifs in the coming weeks, dear Aries. It’s important that you don’t try to repress the discomfort. On the other hand, it’s also crucial not to obsess over them. Keep a clear vision of what these sacrifices will make possible for you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Satirical Taurus author Karl Kraus defined “sentimental irony” as “a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.” Please avoid that decadent emotion in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will also be wise to reject any other useless or counterproductive feelings that rise up within you or hurtle toward you from other people, like “clever cruelty” or “noble self-pity” or “sweet revenge.” In fact, I hope you will be rigorous about what moods you feed and what influences you allow into your sphere. You have a right and a duty to be highly discerning about shaping both your inner and outer environments. Renewal time is imminent.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem “October Fullness,” Pablo Neruda says, “Our own wounds heal with weeping, / Our own wounds heal with singing.” I agree. I believe that weeping and singing are two effective ways to recover from emotional pain and distress. The more weeping and singing we do, the better. I especially recommend these therapeutic actions to you now, Gemini. You are in a phase when you can accomplish far more curative and restorative transformations than usual.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): After careful analysis of the astrological omens and a deep-diving meditation, I have concluded that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to indulge in an unprecedented binge of convivial revelry and pleasure. My advice is to engage in as much feasting and carousing as you can without completely ignoring your responsibilities. I know this may sound extreme, but I am inviting you to have more fun than you have ever had—even more fun than you imagine you deserve. (You do deserve it, though.) I hope you will break all your previous records for frequency and intensity of laughter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1886, Vincent van Gogh bought a pair of worn-out shoes at a Paris flea market. When he got home, he realized they didn’t fit. Rather than discard them, he made them the centerpiece of one of his paintings. Eventually, they became famous. In 2009, a renowned gallery in Cologne, Germany, built an entire exhibit around the scruffy brown leather shoes. In the course of their celebrated career, six major philosophers and art historians have written about them as if they were potent symbols worthy of profound consideration. I propose that we regard their history as an inspirational metaphor for you in the coming weeks. What humble influence might be ready for evocative consideration and inspirational use?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gliding away from the routine for rendezvous with fun riddles? I approve! Delivering your gorgeous self into the vicinity of a possibly righteous temptation? OK. But go slowly, please. Size up the situation with your gut intuition and long-range vision as well as your itchy fervor. In general, I am pleased with your willingness to slip outside your comfortable enclaves and play freely in the frontier zones. It makes me happy to see you experimenting with AHA and WHAT-IF and MAYBE BABY. I hope you summon the chutzpah to find and reveal veiled parts of your authentic self.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Sehnsucht refers to when we have a profound, poignant yearning for something, but we quite don’t know what that something is. I suspect you may soon be in the grip of your personal Sehnsucht. But I also believe you are close to identifying an experience that will quench the seemingly impossible longing. You will either discover a novel source of deep gratification, or you will be able to transform an existing gratification to accommodate your Sehnsucht. Sounds like spectacular fun to me. Clear some space in your schedule to welcome it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most of us have at some time in the past been mean and cruel to people we loved. We acted unconsciously or unintentionally, perhaps, but the bottom line is that we caused pain. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to atone for any such hurts you have dispensed. I encourage you to be creative as you offer healing and correction for any mistakes you’ve made with important allies. I’m not necessarily suggesting you try to resume your bond with ex-lovers and former friends. The goal is to purge your iffy karma and graduate from the past. Perform whatever magic you have at your disposal to transform suffering with love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blues singersongwriter B. B. King wasn’t always known by that name. He was born Riley B. King. In his twenties, when he began working at a Memphis radio station, he acquired the nickname “Beales Street Blues Boy.” Later, that was shortened to “Blues Boy,” and eventually to “B. B.” In the spirit of B. B. King’s evolution and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to identify areas of your life with cumbersome or unnecessary complexities that might benefit from simplification.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Proboscis monkeys live in Borneo and nowhere else on earth. Their diet consists largely of fruits and leaves from trees that grow only on Borneo and nowhere else. I propose we make them your anti-role model in the coming months. In my astrological opinion, you need to diversify your sources of nourishment, both the literal and metaphorical varieties. You will also be wise to draw influences from a wide variety of humans and experiences. I further suggest that you expand your financial life so you have multiple sources of income and diversified investments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s challenging to track down the sources of quotes on the Internet. Today, for instance, I found these words attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato: “I enjoy the simple things in life, like recklessly spending my cash and being a disappointment to my family.” That can’t be right. I’m sure Plato didn’t actually say such things. Elsewhere, I came upon a review of George Orwell’s book Animal Farm that was supposedly penned by pop star Taylor Swift: “Not a very good instructional guide on farming. Would NOT recommend to first-time farmers.” Again, I’m sure that wasn’t written by Swift. I bring this up, Aquarius, because one of your crucial tasks these days is to be dogged and discerning as you track down the true origins of things. Not just Internet quotes, but everything else, as well—including rumors, theories, and evidence. Go to the source, the roots, the foundations.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I’m turning over this horoscope to Piscean teacher Esther Hicks. Here are affirmations she advises you to embody: “I’m going to be happy. I’m going to skip and dance. I will be glad. I will smile a lot. I will be easy. I will count my blessings. I will look for reasons to feel good. I will dig up positive things from the past. I will look for positive things where I am right now. I will look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person. It’s natural for me to love and laugh. I am a happy person!”

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(Telephonic Hearing) TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the Provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through Sec. 40 8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. The Petitioner, Ramon Daniel Martinez, will apply to the Honorable Kathleen Mcgarry Ellenwood, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 11:15am, on the 24th day of April, 2023 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from RAMON DANIEL MARTINEZ to RAMON

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME. TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the Provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. The Petitioner, Natalie Guillen, will apply to the Honorable Maria Sanchez Gagne, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Rio Arriba County Courthouse, 7 Mainstreet, in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, at 9:30am, on the 8th day of May, 2023 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME of the child from Zahara Isabela Genevieve Guillen to Zahara Genevieve Guillen

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