Santa Fe Reporter, January 11, 2023

public health risks of cannabis?

HEAVY PETTING 9

RE-HOME POR VIDA

Santa Fe Animal Shelter targets root causes of pet surrender with new safety net program aimed at keeping families together

COVER STORY 10

IS THIS WORKING?

As other states embrace telework, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushes to get everyone back in the office

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CULTURE

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SFR PICKS 15

The trio of trios, indie gods Sean Bonnette and Tim Kasher come to town; Madrid finds itself with a new contemporary gallery; and celeb chef Nikki Tran rewrites the Vietnamese cuisine narrative

THE CALENDAR 16

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IT IS TO LAUGH

Santa Fe loves standup comic Isabel Madley, but what do we really know about her? Not a damn thing, it turns out...until now

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NEWS, JAN. 4:

“FRIENDS LIKE THESE”

SAVE THE LAST DANCE

Elected officials should answer to their constituents—not wealthy special interests. After the holiday season wraps up, inauguration season is in full swing. With lax inaugural fundraising rules, though, these ceremonies can be irresistible opportunities for lobbyists, contractors and corporations to lavish gifts on newly elected officials, creating clear conflicts of interest.

Although campaigns ended months ago, governors and mayors continued fundraising—in eye-popping amounts—for inaugural balls and parades. This fundraising is largely unregulated: While campaign contributions are typically limited and publicly disclosed, inaugural fundraising is an influence-peddling bonanza with few safeguards or transparency requirements.

New Mexico’s governor took a positive step by voluntarily capping and publicly disclosing inaugural donations, but that’s not enough. Pro-democracy rules that curb cor-

ruption and ensure politicians are accountable to voters should apply to inaugural fundraising. Donations should be subject to reasonable limits and publicly disclosed. And groups with business before the government, like government contractors, should be barred from giving. A handful of states and cities, like Kansas and New York City, enforce laws to combat the payto-play political culture pervading inaugural fundraising, and the rest of the country should follow suit.

AARON MCCEAN CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER

7 DAYS, JAN. 4:

“MORE BURGERS SOUNDS AWESOME”

NOT A GOOD IDEA

[More than] one out of three adults in the US is obese. Just look around. Do you really think a “Fat Burger” is a good idea? Nevermind that you are essentially eating a rainforest.

MARC BONEM SANTA FE

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SANTA FE EAVESDROPPER

—Overheard outside op.cit

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“Let’s just take a look, because it’s better to go in a bookstore than a candy store in almost any circumstance.”

“During the pandemic, I turned feral.”

—Overheard at The Bull Ring

THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS COMING

Hide your wife, hide your kids.

DUTCH BROS. COFFEE PERMIT ISSUED FOR FORMER CHEEKS SPOT

The pole will now be used for leaning as you wait for your chain-store latte.

Then promptly loses its next two contests, welcoming fans back to Earth.

NEW FLIGHTS BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND LAS CRUCES BEGIN

Because that might be the most boring threehour drive in the world.

Well, ring-a-ding-ding, daddio.

EMMA

Call us when they make another Billy Jack

BURNS

Motioning vaguely toward Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon likely enough evidence.

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GAS PASS

Brace yourself for natural gas bills surpassing last January by a mile.

RISE OF THE MACHINES

LANL scientists are using machine learning to predict the most viable vaccines.

LOBO MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM STARTS 14-0, GETS RANKED IN TOP 25 FOR FIRST TIME IN AGES

LONGTIME SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN COLUMNIST MILAN SIMONICH SUDDENLY HAS COOL HAT IN NEW WEBSITE PHOTO

STONE WAS APPARENTLY FILMING SOMETHING FOR SHOWTIME IN SANTA FE

ALAMOGORDO REPUBLICAN SEN. RON GRIGGS INTRODUCES BILL TO BAN SPRINGTIME CONTROLLED

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Label it Green

BY CLAIRE WILCOX tips@sfreporter.com

Thinking of trying a THC/CBD gummie to quell your post-holiday stress but not sure how safe that might be? If the dispensary you visit follows state law, there’ll be a warning label instructing you not to drive or operate heavy machinery while under the influence and informing you of the long-term health risks, particularly for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Here’s what the labels won’t say: Studies have shown links between cannabis use and behavioral health disorders, including psychosis. Yet, New Mexico’s laws that made medical, then recreational cannabis legal don’t require such warnings.

A University of New Mexico doctor says the research is clear that heavy cannabis use increases the risk of psychosis, and he believes officials should make the public more aware of this and other known risks. He also says there’s been a dearth of research on the efficacy and safety of cannabis for medical use.

Meanwhile, a Santa Fe-based lawmaker appears open to statutory changes to improve public awareness around risks— and to the possibility of pushing some of the massive revenues rolling into the state since passage of the Cannabis Regulation Act toward deeper research into the plant’s benefits, as well as its harms.

Warning labels on cannabis products are a primary mechanism for consumer education. Whereas alcohol and nicotine are regulated at the federal level, warning labels for cannabis vary from state to state. Dr. Brant Hager, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at UNM, notes the risk of psychosis in heavy cannabis users—characterized by hearing voices, paranoia and delusional thinking—is around four times that of the baseline population, according to a review by the Maryland Psychiatric

Research Center in 2015 that synthesized 18 studies that enrolled more than 66,000 people.

For people who have experienced cannabis-induced psychosis, the study showed, risks of developing a chronic mental illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are “extraordinarily high”—almost half the people with cannabis psychosis developed a chronic mental illness later.

A summary paper from the National Academy of Sciences published in 2017 also concluded that cannabis is “likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychoses,” although it’s worth noting that association does not equal causality and there remains disagreement about its findings. Social anxiety disorders, depression, suicide, worsening bipolar disorder and risks of problem cannabis use are also listed, among others.

New Mexico is not the only state where warning labels are sparse. California, for example, added cancer to its cannabis warning labels in 2020, but not psychosis. That surprises Hager because “the links between cannabis and cancer are very weak.”

Robert Sachs, legal counsel for the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division, which is responsible, in collaboration with the Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee, for warning label rules, says officials did not discuss risks specific to cancer or schizophrenia when drafting the initial regulations. Rules came about through meetings with the Cannabis Regulators Association, a multistate group, and recommendations from the Department of Health.

“All rules do have to be based in some sort of scientific background,” Sachs says.

On the therapeutic side, Hager also has concerns about some aspects of the state’s medical program, which features a growing list of qualifying conditions— anxiety disorder was added just a few weeks ago. He feels the data on the efficacy and safety of cannabis for many of these disorders is sparse.

“The regulations pertaining to safety from a health and particularly behavioral health standpoint are sorely lacking,” Hager says, adding that labels also don’t address dosages.

Dr. Dominick Zurlo, director of the Medical Cannabis Division, says doctors are “supposed to

be talking about those [potential side] effects with the patient.” And the health department’s website includes educational materials.

Hager also notes the need to study cannabis’ benefits. While there’s ample data on the plant’s ability to treat pain, how it might benefit or harm people with post-traumatic stress disorder is less understood. Historical bias toward researching harms instead of benefits of cannabis in the US—a vestige of the War on Drugs—likely accounts for the disparity.

The Cannabis Regulation Act tasked a Public Health and Safety Advisory Committee to monitor New Mexico’s health outcomes related to cannabis legalization, and its first report is due Dec. 1, 2024.

“The committee is just starting to gather information, and to determine what types of information are really needed,” says Zurlo. But the committee isn’t focusing on specific behavioral health conditions.

“I think from a public health standpoint and monitoring standpoint, I think it would really behoove the state to have

something in place for epidemiologic surveillance of [psychotic illness diagnoses and suicide] correlated with the increased availability of cannabis,” Hager says.

Zurlo says it would be up to the Legislature to add on psychosis and schizophrenia as a research topic.

State Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, a co-sponsor of the Cannabis Regulation Act, says the state could find more ways to “be a leader in mitigating risks” associated with cannabis use, and is “definitely open to anything that has to do with better public health awareness.”

Romero wants to use some funds this year to improve cannabis-related public health, which could include crafting new laws regarding warning labels and improving systems for longitudinal data-gathering. She is actively discussing options with experts from national organizations like the Drug Policy Alliance, but is still in the drafting phase.

She does not have any specific plans to legislate around the impacts of cannabis on behavioral health in the session that begins Jan. 17, but tells SFR “it’s definitely on my radar.” Romero would like to know more about why people use cannabis and to better define heavy use and responsible consumption. In the wake of legalization, people may be interfacing less with their doctors about use, too, which concerns her.

Sachs says the Cannabis Control Division is considering proposing changes to the law, too—kind of a “clean up bill”—but “there’s still kind of an internal discussion.” He would not provide specifics.

Hager, Romero and Sachs all like the idea of a program, like California’s, that diverts cannabis money to universities for cannabis research, which is getting easier to conduct nationally.

“We can always work more closely with our doctors,” Romero says. “We started from scratch…this is the first time we’ve ever gone from an illegal substance to a legal substance and there are so many implications. The more that we have these conversations, the better it is for me to be able to do better.”

Claire Wilcox is an addiction psychiatrist and has treated hundreds of patients with substance use disorders. She gives regular trainings on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders across the country and is adjunct faculty at UNM.

Should New Mexico conduct research and push awareness about the public health risks of cannabis?

Re-home Por Vida

toric number of pets, a development comparable to the post-World War II baby boom in terms of its size. More than 23 million US households adopted pets— nearly one in five nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

But as you know, a lot happened during the pandemic besides an increase in pet companionship. Folks lost their jobs. Many people moved homes (whether by choice or necessity). Relationships started. Relationships ended. And perhaps most notably, inflation went through the roof, squeezing people’s budgets, and in many tragic cases, made it impossible for people to find affordable housing. It’s been a weird time to live through.

Surprise veterinary care can cost thousands of dollars. More than four in 10 pet owners reported that a vet bill of $1,000 or less would cause them to go into debt, according to a Forbes Advisor survey. And by the way, in Santa Fe, not only has the price for veterinary services gone up, but access to care has been increasingly challenging.

As people fall behind on rent, we’ve seen a massive increase in the number of pets on the street. In mid-October, 5.2 million households were behind on rent, according to the National Equity Atlas. This puts 7.4 million pets on the verge of homelessness, according to a calculator developed by American Pets Alive, a nonprofit animal shelter advocacy group.

I just painted a pretty bleak picture of our current state of animal welfare in

this country and specifically in our community. If you haven’t stopped reading by now to fix yourself a Tallsup-sized martini to soothe your anxiety, I have some good news.

The only way to navigate a crisis of this magnitude is to transform how we provide services to our community. One dramatic shift we’ve made at the shelter is launching our CASA Program—Community Assistance for Santa Fe’s Animals. This safety net program aims to help families with resources during challenging times so that they don’t have to be separated from their furry friends—offering alternatives to shelter admission, such as a pet food pantry, veterinary assistance, rental resources, assistance with fence repair or dog houses.

BY JACK HAGERMAN tips@sfreporter.com

Animal shelters all over the United States have been forced to operate differently these days in order to help the pets in their communities. Your hometown shelter, Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society, is no exception. We’re shaking things up in a big way to survive in the post-pandemic world in which we find ourselves.

I read an article in the Washington Post recently about the national crisis animal shelters are experiencing—citing statistics that really help to paint a picture of why we are seeing such a high number of owner surrenders and record-level increases in the number of stray animals being found on the streets.

For example, during the pandemic, Americans opened their homes to a his-

So what does that mean for us at the shelter? Many people must now make the heartbreaking decision to give up their pets because they simply cannot afford to care for them.

Here in Santa Fe County, we are seeing this phenomenon in great numbers, and it’s troubling.

The national median rent swelled 7.4% year-over-year in November. But here in Santa Fe, the median listing home price was $629,000 in November 2022, trending up 14.4% year-over-year. (And new figures for the fourth quarter spike that number to $675,000.)

Meanwhile, pet upkeep is not cheap: Annual food, supplies and routine medical care cost between roughly $500 and $1,000 for a dog, and $650 for a cat, according to the ASPCA.

And there has never been a greater need for our CASA Program. We are operating 200% over capacity, and we have a waiting list of over 200 for owner surrenders. We simply do not have the capacity to care for the number of animals in crisis in our community, so we have had to ask community members to step up and take more accountability in the rehoming process. We will gladly help with providing education and resources for pet rehoming to make it a little easier. And let’s face it, no one is better suited to find a home for a pet than that pet’s guardian—am I right?

As people who love and adore animals, we’re all in this together.

With your help, I’m really confident that we’ll weather the storm and come out stronger than ever! If you would like to support the CASA Program, or learn more, visit us at sfhumanesociety.org.

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

Bear is just the right name for this furry, 6-year-old guy! He’s looking for a wonderful family to call his own.

COURTESY

Santa Fe Animal Shelter targets root causes of pet surrender with new safety net program aimed at keeping families together

Is This Working?

ANDREW OXFORD oxford@sfreporter.com

Called back into the office for a few days each week last year, Theresa Mendibles found herself traveling an hour to Santa Fe from her house in the Rio Rancho area to sit in virtual meetings or on phone calls she could have taken from home.

Mendibles works on procurement and state contracts for the state General Services Department and is one of many New Mexico government employees under orders to report back to the office next month.

Like many, she’s not only facing a long commute but also a big question.

Why?

“Just because you’re in an office doesn’t mean you’re being productive,” she tells SFR, speaking as a member of a union that represents state employees.

Instead, Mendibles argues, her team has adjusted pretty seamlessly to telework.

But soon, she’ll be trekking in anyway.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration announced in late November that it wanted employees working remotely to get back in the office at the start of the new year. That left state employees scrambling to find child care and bracing for office life amid a “tripledemic” of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

The ensuing fight has been messy. For example, a top official at the Public Education Department set out a completely different timeline to staff in a Dec. 20 email, explaining that employees would ease their way back into the office by April rather than rushing back in on Jan. 3.

The state’s secretary of education walked that back in an email two days later, telling employees to return in person on the first work day of 2023.

On Dec. 30, the State Personnel Office—amid pushback from labor unions representing state employees— said non-supervisory employees would not be required back in the office until Feb. 2.

Mendibles, who has worked with the state government for nine years after a career at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is concerned that not all of her team will be returning to the office, though.

-Theresa Mendibles, IT procurement specialist, General Services Department

If being in the office is supposed to improve customer service, as some state officials have argued it will, Mendibles says she never met with the public when she was back in the office for a period last year.

Some colleagues, living south of Albuquerque, face longer commutes than she does to Santa Fe.

Some may just decide it’s not worth it.

“It’s a very high probability that we are going to lose some people,” she says.

Largely missing from the Lujan Grisham administration’s push to get state employees back into the office, though, is an explanation for why exactly the state government needs to park workers in offices across Santa Fe

As other states embrace telework, New Mexico pushes to get everyone back in the office

J ust because you’re in an office doesn’t mean you’re being productive .

A Spread out Government

The state government’s campus in downtown Santa Fe sprawls across roughly 40 acres between Paseo de Peralta and Alameda, a warren of buildings that includes nearly 2,300 parking spaces. The state owns about 1.5 million square feet of building space and leases another 450,000 square feet in the city.

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in the first place. A governor who has enjoyed the financial backing of state employee unions is suddenly warring with them. But for what? While other states have closely studied telework for years and compiled reams of data on productivity—much of it favorable to the idea of letting employees clock in from home—New Mexico officials seem to have little in the way of a longterm plan for how the changing nature of work will impact state government.

While officials have been wringing their hands over empty desks, other state governments have embraced telework to cut costs, improve efficiency and induce recruits amid a tight labor market.

Rather than rethink the purpose of the state’s sprawling portfolio of office space—much of it on prime Santa Fe real estate—the Lujan Grisham administration has instead plowed ahead with plans to build more government offices smack in the middle of the capital city.

Several states—including some run by Republican governors not known

for coddling public employees—were already expanding the use of telework for government workers when the pandemic hit.

Utah’s state government pushed telework partly as a bid to improve Salt Lake City’s poor air quality but also as a means of cutting costs and recruiting job candidates beyond commuting distance of the capitol. The state also reported increased performance from employees. So did Tennessee, which started experimenting with telework in 2016. That state’s telework program saw a reduction in sick leave as well as millions of dollars in savings on real estate costs. In Washington, one state department reported saving as much as $500,000 a year through the shift to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those savings came not just from reduced building maintenance and utility costs but also from a reduction in printing.

Elise Gurney, senior policy analyst at the Council of State Governments,

State Engineer

State Engineer

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The top floor of the Capitol parking garage was mostly empty last week. A proposed executive office building, to be constructed between this garage and the old Capitol pictured, would include another 700 parking spaces.

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has been tracking the use of telework by state agencies around the country and says many have embraced it as a means of reaching a broader hiring pool.

“There’s interest in increasing diversity in state government. This can potentially be a tool for that,” she says.

But while state governments may be limited in adjusting pay or other benefits in negotiating hiring packages with individual job candidates, Gurney says states can offer remote work as an enticement.

She acknowledges that not every job in state government is suitable for telework.

“That really is an agency-by-agency consideration or even a position-by-position consideration,” she says.

Telework was uncommon in the Corrections Department, for example, according to data from August compiled by the Legislative Finance Committee. Telework was most common at the offices of the state auditor and treasurer as well as at the State Investment Council and in the Public Education Department.

All told, about 38% of the state’s roughly 21,000 employees were teleworking on any given day as of August, according to the Legislative Finance Committee. Almost all employees teleworked at least some of the time but the vast majority teleworked less than half the time.

Some prominent state officials have argued that telework has led to inefficiency.

“It is a terrible customer service experience,” then-state House Speaker Brian Egolf told a meeting of the Capitol Buildings Planning Commission in June, recounting that he left more than 20 messages for one state employee he’d been attempting to contact.

Critics of the governor’s push, including some state employees, counter that telework has become a scapegoat for a

problem that predates the pandemic: Cuts to state government have left agencies understaffed.

“If you’re having trouble getting something done, it’s not because somebody’s working from home. It’s because somebody doesn’t exist. A position is vacant,” says Dan Secrist, president of Communications Workers of America Local 7076, which represents workers in several state agencies.

Secrist argues that cutting back on telework will only make the problem worse.

“We’ve got people who were hired during the period when telework was available with the understanding that teleworking would be available,” he says. “Some have impossible commutes.”

Secrist says about 260 employees

in his bargaining units, which include the Public Education Department, Department of Health and Department of Cultural Affairs, will face round-trip commutes of more than 100 miles if required to be back in the office.

In addition, some agences like the Public Education Department say they don’t have enough space for every employee.

SFR asked whether the governor is concerned the state government will lose employees if it presses ahead with its return-to-office mandate. But Nora Meyers Sackett, the governor’s press secretary, says the administration is “dedicated to making the state a great place to work.”

The governor’s proposed budget for the upcoming legislative session includes pay increases for state employees. Sacket

A quiet afternoon at the Public Education Department. Still, the department says it doesn’t have enough space for every employee to return to the office.

If you’re having trouble getting something done, it’s not because somebody’s working from home. It’s because somebody doesn’t exist. A position is vacant.

-Dan Secrist, president of CWA Local 7076

referred other questions about the return-to-office policy to the State Personnel Office.

Director Teresa Padilla did not respond to repeated messages or a request for an interview.

In messages to state employees and in statements to other news organizations, Padilla has offered little reasoning for ordering workers back into the office besides citing concerns about constituent services and staff’s availability to the public.

SFR asked Padilla’s office for any data it has on telework’s impact on productivity in state government but never got a response.

Still, state officials point to another inefficiency they see in government employees’ use of telework: empty desks in buildings that are still maintained at taxpayer expense.

The state government has a sprawling physical footprint—about 22 million square feet of owned and leased building space that costs about $158 million each year to maintain and rent.

That includes about 1.5 million square feet the state owns in Santa Fe and another 450,000 square feet the state leases around the city.

The main Capitol campus alone— the Roundhouse and a warren of surrounding state buildings along with nearly 2,300 parking spaces—amounts to about 40 acres between Paseo de Peralta and Alameda.

The Legislative Finance Committee released a report in November that found the state is wasting millions of dollars on largely unused offices.

Committee staff recounted dropping in at a Human Services Department office in August and having to call an employee over just to get in the door. The office, rented from a private landlord at a cost of $102,500 a month, was empty.

Meanwhile, some agencies have reported lacking enough space for all employees to work in person.

The Legislative Finance Committee’s staff faulted state officials for failing to plan adequately, writing that the state had more office space than it needed even before the pandemic. That’s due in part to the state government’s tendency to calculate the space it needs based on the number of employees budgeted for each agency. But that does not account for the open and unfilled positions in many agencies. The committee has reported on “inefficient” use of office

space for at least a decade, starting in 2012. Subsequent reports found no improvement.

“While other states have reduced facilities footprints and lease costs in response to telework, New Mexico is paying up to $18 million statewide for unoccupied office space,” the committee’s staff reported.

Meanwhile, the state is reviving plans to construct a new office building directly west of the Roundhouse at a cost of more than $200 million.

Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration last floated a plan to build a new executive office building. But the proposal didn’t get far. The plans called for demolishing four casitas on Don Gaspar, which the City of Santa Fe deemed historic, as well as the Concha Ortiz y Pino building on Galisteo.

That was all before the recession of 2008, ensuing cuts to state government and the subsequent rise of remote work during the pandemic.

Now, officials are renewing discussions with the city about ripping down the old casitas on Don Gaspar, and a plan unveiled over the summer calls for a three-story building west of the Capitol at Don Gaspar just north of Paseo de Peralta. The building would include more than 190,000 square-feet of office space and more than 700 parking spaces on three levels of an underground garage.

Anna Silva, director of the state’s Facilities Management Division, says the Legislative Finance Committee report does not paint an accurate picture of the state’s office space needs.

“To say there’s too much space, that was at a point in time before staff had returned to work. That’s not a completely accurate assessment,” she tells SFR.

Silva argues constructing a new office building would cut costs by allowing the state to get out of leases with private landlords and bring agencies together in one place near the Capitol. The building would provide office space for executive branch officials, such as the state treasurer and auditor—two offices that have relied heaviest on telework recently, according to the Legislative Finance Committee.

If the state wanted to seize the new era of telework to cut down on the need for office space and allow more employees who work remotely to share offices, that’s not the plan.

“We’re looking at having a space for every individual,” Silva says.

MUSIC FRI/13

GOOD AS FOLK

Some years ago, around the third or fourth solo release from Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan, it became clear the aging-punk-dude-goes-folk-and-country thing was here to stay. And it’s pretty cool, too—especially when it comes in the form of Sean Bonnette and Tim Kasher. To be fair, Bonnette (of legendary folk-punk act AJJ) isn’t treading new ground per se, just expanding on the things at which he’s already amazing. Kasher, though (of a little indie band you might know called Cursive) is the real surprise here. Music fans observed his songwriting maturation over each of his main project’s most excellent records (shoutout to Happy Hollow and The Ugly Organ OK, to all of them), and the prospect of what he might do as a singular voice feels intriguing and exciting in a way sure to emit the most harrowing siren call to elder millennials across the land. (Alex De Vore)

Sean Bonnette and Tim Kasher: 10 pm Friday, Jan. 13. $15 Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

ART OPENING SAT/14

IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD

Artist Shakti Kroopkin has certainly spent enough time on the creative side of art commerce, and lessons learned from within that realm led her to launch Mad Contemporary Gallery in Madrid. A combination exhibition/class and workshop space, Kroopkin says Mad Contemporary has been in the works for years, but it wasn’t until she left a teaching position with Santa Fe Public Schools last summer that it could become a reality. “I’ve been dreaming about...creating a special place, a different kind of gallery that has the opportunity for art-making as well,” Kroopkin explains. “I’m ready to fulfill my life’s passion for art and teaching in a different way; to not rely on structures that already exist, but create my own.” Mad Contemporary opens this Saturday with work from artists Lauri Swartz, Steve Dinse, Shane Silva, Laird Hovland and Kroopkin herself. Find also music performances from Nocturne Spark, Lyra Muse and Bryan Tippens. (ADV)

Mad Contemporary Gallery Grand Opening: 5-8 pm Saturday, Jan. 14. Free. Mad Contemporary Gallery 3 Firehouse Lane, Madrid, madcontemporary22@gmail.com

FOOD TUE/17

OH, NIKKI, YOU’RE SO FINE

This one’s for the foodies who have a bit of a higher budget, sure, but also for those who want to experience a higher echelon of food. We speak of celebrity chef Nikki Tran, who comes to Santa Fe’s Opuntia Café for the Vietnamese Cuisine Reimagined event through the auspices of culinary education business Open Kitchen and its owner, chef Hue-Chan Karels. Across an eight-course meal, Tran will not only teach diners a thing or two about fish sauces and complex dishes like Nem Vuong (scallop spring rolls with pork and glass noodles) and Canh Bandh Da Cua (minced crab and rice paper soup), she’ll share tales from her journey to becoming a celebrated epicurean. There are options for wine and cocktail pairings, too. You must buy tickets ahead of time. (ADV)

Vietnamese Cuisine Reimagined with Chef Nikki Tran: 6:30 pm Tuesday, Jan. 17. $165-$265. Opuntia Café 1607 Alcaldesa St., openkitchen.com

REECE MARTINEZ

MUSIC FRI/13

Roots and Triads

A trio of notable creators embrace experimental improvisation

A long-lived and complex artistic web interweaves Raven Chacon (Diné and Chicano), Cannupa Hanska Luger (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation) and Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache)—three multidisciplinary titans of the Indigenous experimental arts and music scene. Chacon and Luger improvised together (on instruments they made by hand, no less) as part of Luger’s Future Ancestral Technologies exhibit last February. Chacon has dedicated pieces to Ortman; and the pair collaborated in honor of Zitkála-Šá (the turn-of-the-century Yankton Dakota activist and composer) back in 2018. Plus, Luger and Ortman’s work showed side by side in the 2020 exhibit, Larger than Memory, at the Heard Museum. But the trio has never shared a stage—until now.

In fact, Friday’s performance at the Center for Contemporary Arts may well be the first time all three artists even occupy the same room. “We’ll meet up that day,” Chacon explains. “Just for us to all line up in a week is rare, but we’ll probably try to link up and just talk. I think that’s a big part of it—just talking. And trust in what the other does. We’ve come upon each other because of a willingness to collaborate.”

Partnership is perhaps the key concept underpinning the performance, which serves as the finale to a weeklong pro-

gram by the Institute of American Indian Arts’ Studio Arts department exploring the theme of “Collaboration as Indigenous Art Practice.” When asked how he sees the ideas of collaboration and Indigeneity interacting, Luger laughs, saying, “I don’t have any other point of reference. But I think there’s something innate in the human experience that profoundly is built around collaboration and cooperation. We perhaps didn’t suffer the same rugged individualism, but art has been focused on the object being the emphasis, whereas process is the most beautiful, the most profound and the most difficult to monetize.”

Ortman adds, “We have a legacy of connecting on our own stories and ideas to form a more unified whole. You kind of just get thrown in and say yes.”

That spontaneous, responsive approach to creation means we can’t tell you exactly what sounds the performance might incorporate in advance. But Ortman did drop an intriguing hint before heading off to an IAIA presentation: “I’ll be playing an amplified violin. Lots of pedals.” (Siena Sofia Bergt)

RAVEN CHACON, CANNUPA HANSKA LUGER AND LAURA ORTMAN

7pm Friday, Jan. 13. $15-$20 Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

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ART

9TH ANNUAL GUADALUPE GROUP ART SHOW

Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 222 Delgado St., (928) 308-0319 ‘Tis the Guadalupe season. 11 am-6 pm, Mon-Sat, free

ANDREW FISHER:

ILLUMINATIONS

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta (505) 988-3250

Gilded tapestries merge boldness with a delicate touch.

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

ART FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE

Aurelia Gallery 414 Canyon Road (505) 501-2915

Straddling the line between seriousness and whimsy.

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

DIANNA SHOMAKER: A RETROSPECTIVE

FRAGMENTS JURIED EXHIBITION

INTRODUCING: GARY GOLDBERG

Strata Gallery 418 Cerrillos Road (505) 780-5403

DENNIS

MIRANDA: THE MASK NEVER LIES

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta (505) 988-3250

Melding fine art with caricature for ruminative pieces on the human condition.

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

DERET ROBERTS: IN CIRCLES

Keep Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave., (505) 557-9574

Roberts explores the eternal struggle between light and shadow.

11 am-5 pm, Weds-Sat; Noon-5 pm, Sun, free

Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355

Abstract and figurative paintings.

10 am-5 pm, Weds, Thurs, Sat; 10 am-7 pm, Tues; 1-4 pm, Sun, free

EARTH’S OTHER Currents 826 826 Canyon Road (505) 772-0953

Earth and otherworldliness.

Noon-5 pm, Thurs-Sun, free

ENCHANTED LAND

Cafe Pasqual’s Gallery 103 E Water St., Second Floor (505) 983-9340

Carved figures, photos and more.

10 am-5 pm, free

Forty-one artists from 16 states present takes on fragmentation.

10 am-5 pm, free

GERD J. KUNDE: CAPTURING NEW MEXICO

Alberto Zalma Art Shop 407 S Guadalupe St. (505) 670-5179

New Mexico in black and white.

11 am-7 pm, Tues-Sat, free

INTERPLAY

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

Immersive, interactive digital art by Robert Rauschenberg and more.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, free

Women of the Lost Territory: New Mexico Women of the Past, Present, and Future

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

Mexican textiles with patterns appropriated from the artists’ photographs of aging Oaxacan walls.

10 am-5 pm, Weds-Sun, free

JOAN FENICLE: DOWN TO THE BONE

Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355

Memories of a day spent exploring, rendered in both acrylic mediums and construction materials.

10 am-5 pm, Weds, Thurs, Sat; 10 am-7 pm, Tues; 1-4 pm, Sun, free

LIVING DESERT: NEW WORK BY SEAN HUDSON

Smoke the Moon 616 Canyon Road smokethemoon.com

The Albuquerque artist presents local landscapes as geometric color gradients. 12-4 pm, Thurs-Sun, free

MAX COLE: ENDLESS JOURNEY

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

Paintings and works on paper spanning six decades—including never-before-seen pieces. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, free

OUTRIDERS: LEGACY OF THE BLACK COWBOY

Harwood Museum of Art 238 Ledoux St., Taos (575) 758-9826

Images of cattle rustlers with African heritage.  11 am-5 pm, free

PRESENT | EVOKE GROUP ARTIST EXHIBITION

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

Large impact in small packages. 10 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat, free

REGALOS

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

A juried show of local artists. 10 am-5 pm, Weds-Sat, free

Thursday,

January

19 New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe

6:00 p.m. Reception | 7:00 p.m. Presentation $15 admission/free for SAR members sarsf.info/J19

School for Advanced Research Santa Fe, NM • SARweb.org

CREATIVE THOUGHT FORUM

Flannery Burke, PhD Associate Professor Saint Louis University

Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, PhD Associate Professor/Associate Dean Arizona State University

School for Advanced Research presents

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Special thanks to Paloheimo Foundation, Adobo Catering, Newman’s Own Foundation, and Thornburg Investment Management

See ethereal renderings of the natural world in Earth’s Other at Currents 826 before the exhibit closes this week.

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WINTER SHOW

G2 Gallery

702 Canyon Road (505) 982-1212

A group show of photography and painting. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free-

WED/11

BOOKS/LECTURES

HORTICULTURE

HAPPENINGS: PERENNIALS

Stewart Udall Center 725 Camino Lejo (505) 983-6155

Learn how to use perennials to support pollinator populations.  12-1 pm, $15-$25

BOJAN LOUIS, TONI JENSEN AND SAFIA ELHILLO

Institute of American Indian Arts 83 Avan Nu Po Road (505) 424-2351

THE CALENDAR

RITE THIS WAY VIRTUAL CONCERT Online

bit.ly/3QvKdbg

The SF Symphony plays Beethoven, Ian Clark and more.   All Day, $20

WORKSHOP

LEARN FUSION 360 AT MAKE

SANTA FE

Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502

Learn basics of 3D design software. Sign up for a Fusion 360 license beforehand.  10 am-2 pm, $80

SILENT STORY TELLING

Theater Grottesco Studio 1000 Cordova Place #8400 (505) 474-8400

Exploring pantomime blanche. 10 am-12:30 pm, 3-4:30 pm $500, $100 deposit required

SANTA FE 2023

Diné, Métis and Sudanese authors read together.  6 pm, free

THU/12

PHOTOGRAPHY

AWARD CALL FOR ENTRIES

Online

fotoforumsantafe.com/award

Share your best snaps by March 5 to win a solo exhibition.  All Day, $25-$45

SHARING THE PROCESS: HELP US TITLE THE UNTITLED

ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road (505) 982-1320

Exploring the relationship between artists and audience.

10 am-5 pm, free

SHIRIN NESHAT: LAND OF DREAMS

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

Pics of New Mexicans embellished with Farsi calligraphy. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, free

THE THREE OF US Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Paintings and photographs.

10 am-8 pm, Tues-Thurs; 10 am-6 pm, Fri-Sat, free

TONY VACCARO

CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

Monroe Gallery of Photography

112 Don Gaspar Ave. (505) 992-0800

Posthumously celebrating the photographer’s birthday.

10 am-5 pm, free

TREASURES OF THE SOUTHWEST

Blue Rain Gallery

544 S Guadalupe St. (505) 954-9902

Allan Houser and more.

10 am-6 pm, Mon-Fri; 9 am-5 pm, Sat, free

WINTER RHAPSODY | A GROUP EXHIBITION

Charlotte Jackson Fine Art 554 S Guadalupe St. (505) 989-8688

Pops of color, stark geometry.

10 am-5:30 pm, Tues-Fri; 10 am-5 pm, Sat, free

EVENTS

ALL THINGS YARN

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292

Work on kintting projects with other fiber-inclined folks.  5:30-7:30 pm, free

BILINGUAL BOOKS AND BABIES

Santa Fe Public Library

Main Branch 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Music and song improve little ones’ language acquisition.  10-10:30 am, free

TEEN LOUNGE

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292

Art supplies, laptops, board games, tea and snacks on offer.  1:30-3:30 pm, free

WEE WEDNESDAYS

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

Story time and play for little ones. This week’s theme is the sun, moon and stars.  10:30-11:30 am, free

YOUTH CHESS CLUB

Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Get some Queen's Gambit skills.  5:45-7:45 pm, free

MUSIC

HALF BROKE HORSES

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

Honky tonk and Americana.  7-10 pm, free

JOHN FRANCIS & THE POOR CLARES

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

Acoustic storytelling songs.  8-10:30 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

FRONTIERS IN SCIENE: WILDFIRE, WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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

Adam Atchley presents on LANL's work to support ecosystem resilience.

5:30-6:30 pm, free

JOAN BROOKS BAKER AND SALLIE BINGHAM

Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Two local authors read from their latest books.

5-6 pm, free

EVENTS

PAJAMA STORYTIME

Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Cozy storytime for families with children ages 5 and under.  6:30-7:30 pm, free

PRIDE AFTER 5 El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

Build queer community over cocktails and mocktails.

5:30-7 pm, free

SAR ARTISTS LIVE ON INSTAGRAM WITH BRIAN D. VALLO Online

bit.ly/3GRFihp

Learn more about MIAC’s Grounded in Clay exhibit from one of the curators.

6-6:30 pm, free

SECOND THURSDAY SOCIAL RIDE

Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets (505) 982-3373

A socially-paced bike ride starting at the Water Tower. 7 pm, free CONTINUED

ALISA WEILERSTEIN, cello Three Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach

Tuesday, January 31 I 7:30 pm I St. Francis Auditorium

OVERTURE SERIES

Tuesday, January 31 | 5:30 pm

A dinner, immediately preceding Alisa Weilerstein’s concert, featuring prominent music historian and writer Oliver Prezant in discussion about the unique history and significance of Bach’s Suites for solo cello

All Overture Series events are ticketed and open to the public. To find out more, visit PerformanceSantaFe.org/overture-series.

MASTERCLASS SERIES with Alisa Weilerstein

January 30 | 6 pm I United Church of Santa Fe Alisa is joined by students from the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association for a public master class.

The master class is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To find out more, call (505) 984 8759.

Presented through the generosity of Diane Buchanan and Rick Andrew and Heritage Hotels and Resorts

Season Sponsors: Ann Murphy Daily and William W. Daily; Leah Gordon

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SEEDS AND SPROUTS

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

Play with ice!  10:30-11:30 am, free

STORY SLAM

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068

Share short, true yarns related to the theme of “roots.”  7-8 pm, free

FOOD

SUSHI POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

Seafood fresh off the plane.  4-8 pm, free

MUSIC

AARON WOLF WITH BOOMROOTS COLLECTIVE

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Hip-hop and reggae.  7 pm, $10

BOB MAUS

Cava Lounge, Eldorado Hotel 309 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-4455

Comfy seats and blues classics.  6-9 pm, free

DAVID GEIST

Osteria D'Assisi

58 S Federal Place (505) 986-5858

The piano maestro plays pop, songbook standards and more.  7-10 pm, $5

MICHAL MENERT AND LATE NIGHT RADIO

Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

The (arguable) godfather of Electro Soul. 8 pm, $22

WORKSHOP

GET A MAKE SANTA FE LASER CUTTER BADGE

Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502

Learn how to etch just about any material imaginable.

10 am-2 pm, $90

SLOW YOGA

Circle Round Boutique 4486 Corrales Road (505) 897-7004

For folks who want to move in a relaxed environment.

4-5 pm, $5

WRITERS WORKSHOP

Circle Round Boutique 4486 Corrales Road (505) 897-7004

Share new work aloud.

5:30 pm, free

YOGA FOR KIDS

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292

Mats provided, chaperones required.

10:30 am, free

FRI/13

ART OPENINGS

MAGIC OF THE HIGH DESERT AND MOUNTAINS (OPENING)

Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Local landscapes by Jessi Cross.  4-5:30 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

MYRRIAH GOMEZ: NUCLEAR NUEVO MÉXICO

Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St. (505) 988-4226 The intersection of settler colonialism and nuclear colonialism. 6 pm, free

KELLI JO FORD, LAYLI LONG SOLDIER AND RAQUEL GUTIÉRREZ

Institute of American Indian Arts 83 Avan Nu Po Road (505) 424-2351 Literary maestros share the mic.  6 pm, free

EVENTS

BILINGUAL BOOKS AND BABIES

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292

Music and song expose young ones to new language sounds.  10-10:30 am, free

FINE ART FRIDAYS

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

Alas de Agua Art Collective teach local history through art. 2-4 pm, free

QUICKDRAW!

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

Fourteen artists create buyable pieces live with drinks and a DJ.  6-8 pm, free

SANTA FE STICKER FEST

REMIX Audio Bar 101 W Marcy St. (505) 803-7949

Celebrate National Sticker Day with three DJs and offerings from 15 countries.  6-9 pm, free

FILM

DURAN DURAN: A HOLLYWOOD HIGH

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

The group’s live show hits the big screen.

6 pm, 8pm, $13-$26

MUSIC

BOB MAUS

Cava Lounge, Eldorado Hotel 309 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-4455 Blues and soul classics.  6-9 pm, free

KELLY HUNT

GiG Performance Space 1808 Second St. gigsantafe.com

Depression-era banjo folk.  7:30 pm, $25

RAVEN CHACON, CANNUPA HANSKA LUGER AND LAURA ORTMAN

Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-1338

Three titans of the Indigenous experimental music world. (See SFR PIcks, page 15) 7 pm, $15-$20

ROBERT KUPNICK

First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., (505) 982-8544

Piano renditions of Mozart, Haydn, Chopin and Berio.  5:30 pm, free

SEAN

BONNETTE AND TIM KASHER

Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Get your indie folk on. (See SFR PIcks, page 15) 10 pm, $15

SMOOTH WITH RAUL PACHECO

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

Santana tribute band.  8 pm, $10

THEATER

8X10S: 7 COME 11

Performing Arts Center 1670 Nectar St., Los Alamos (505) 662-5493

Eight one-acts from local playwrights.

7:30 pm, $15-$20

WORKSHOP

MEDITATION 101

Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist Center 130 Rabbit Road, (505) 490-6152 Practice analytical meditation and visualization—a specialty of Tibetan Buddhism.

7-8:30 pm, free

SAT/14

ART OPENINGS

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

Mad Contemporary Gallery and Art Center

3 Firehouse Lane, Madrid (505) 603-5225

Madrid's newest gallery marks its official opening. (See SFR PIcks, page 15) 5-8 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

WHY YOU NEED A NAPRAPATH ON YOUR PAIN MANAGEMENT TEAM

Fruit Of The Earth Natural Health 909 Early Street (505) 310-7917

Learn how naprapaths reduce pain.

1-2:30 pm, free

DANCE

CONTRA DANCE

Odd Fellows Hall

1125 Cerrillos Road (505) 690-4165

They’ll teach ya to contra. You’ll need to bring your vax card, but partners are optional.

7-10 pm, $10

EVENTS

BILINGUAL BOOKS AND BABIES

Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Tots learn new language sounds through music. 10-10:30 am, free

EL MUSEO CULTURAL MERCADO

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

An eclectic collection of art and antiques.

8 am-4 pm, free

MEET CORNELIUS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

SF’s most famous cornsnake greets his fans. Bisquick the tortoise and Loki the Mexican black kingsnake will be in attendance, too. 1-2 pm, free

SCIENCE SATURDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Planetary scientist Asis Gonzalez gets spacey.  2-4 pm, free

SOUND AND CINEMA

PERFORMANCES

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org K/S/R and Wind Tide perform in front of 16mm collaboratively constructed films.

7:30 pm, $5-$15 suggested

THE MET: LIVE IN HD—

FEDORA

Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234

Giordano’s best-known dramatic opera. 11 am, $22-$28

FILM

NOSFERATU

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

See the vampire flick that started it all on the big screen or risk Orlok's (and this cal editor's) wrath.

5 pm, 7:30 pm, $13-$26

FOOD

PLANTITA VEGAN BAKERY

POP UP Plantita Vegan Bakery 1704 Lena St. Unit B4 (505) 603-0897

Start the day with scratch-made vegan pastries. Check out their site at plantitaveganbakery.com for the menu.

10 am-1 pm, free

MUSIC

B.A.B.E.S.

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

The local DJ collective gets you dancing.  9 pm, $13

BOB MAUS Inn & Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 988-5531 Blues and soul.  6-9 pm, free

BOUQUET DES FLEURS FOR FLUTE AND HARP

St. John's United Methodist Church 1200 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-5397

From Berlioz to Piazzola.   4 pm, $5-$25

CHATTER (IN)SITE: TO THE DISTANT BELOVED

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

Dvorak, Beethoven and Ann Southam compositions. Plus a reading by Erika Wurth. 10:30 am, $5-$20

HALF PINT AND THE GROWLERS

Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Twang and swing. 1-3 pm, free

RON ROUGEAU

Pink Adobe 406 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 983-7712

‘60s and ‘70s acoustic tunes.  5:30-7:30 pm, free

THEATER

8X10S: 7 COME 11

Performing Arts Center 1670 Nectar St., Los Alamos (505) 662-5493

Eight one-acts from local playwrights. 7:30 pm, $15-$20

WORKSHOP

GET A CNC PLASMA CUTTER BADGE

Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502

Learn to make a robot cut metal for you. Part of a two-day class. 10 am-2 pm, $180

GET A WOOD LATHE BADGE

Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502

Explore wood turning. 10 am-2 pm, $85

SUN/15

BOOKS/LECTURES

HYMNS TO THE DESERT: BANQUET WITH LOVE SONGS TO DARK BIRDS

HERE Gallery

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

Wordslinger Gary Worth Moody with narradora indigena Natachee Momaday Gray.  2-3 pm, free

EVENTS

EL MUSEO CULTURAL MERCADO

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

Art and antiques. 10 am-4 pm, free

OPEN MIC

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

Listen, share and sip kombucha. 6 pm, free

SUNDAY GET DOWN DRAG BRUNCH

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

I mean, what are you looking for in your entertainment that "drag brunch" doesn't cover? 12 pm, $25-$50

MUSIC

9,999 DUO LIVE ACOUSTIC

MUSIC SUNDAYS

Native Wings Coffee House 7 Avenida Vista Grande, B8 (505) 577-1693

Caffeine accompanied by Kevin Miller and Larry Israel.  10 am-12:30 pm, free

DOUG MONTGOMERY

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

The piano maestro does his thing. 6-9 pm, free

SAPPHIRES GARDEN El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

A collaboration between starcrossed lovers.   7-9 pm, free

SUGAR MOUNTAIN Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Paying tribute to Neil Young.  12-3 pm, free

THE SANTA FE SYMPHONY: AMERICAN LEGACIES

Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234

All-American favorites, from Gershwin to William Grant Still. 4 pm, $22-$80

THEATER

8X10S: 7 COME 11

Performing Arts Center 1670 Nectar St., Los Alamos (505) 662-5493

Bite-size plays in every genre. 2 pm, $15-$20

MON/16

ART OPENINGS

ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE PUEBLO SOUTHWEST: HOW A NATIVE CAN INFLUENCE THE FIELD

Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta (505) 982-1200

Oral histories of Black Mesa. 6 pm, $20-$75

MUSIC

DOUG MONTGOMERY

Rio Chama Steakhouse

414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765

The master pianist presides over the President’s Room. The dude played for Princess Margaret, y’all. 6-9 pm, free

ZAY SANTOS Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565 Bluesy rock 'n' roll. 4-6 pm, free

WORKSHOP

ELEMENTS OF SACRED SPACE:

ACTING FOR FILM WITH EB LOTTIMER

Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, (505) 310-0871

Bring your vulnerability—and maybe an SD card to record your work on-camera. $40 per class or $220 for the six-week block.

6:30-9:30 pm, $40-$220

MUSEUMS

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM

217 Johnson St. (505) 946-1000

Making a Life. Radical Abstraction. Spotlight on Spring.

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

IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS

108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900

Matrilineal: Legacies of Our Mothers. The Stories we Carry. 10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon 11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200

Grounded in Clay: the Spirit of Pueblo Pottery. ReVOlution. Here, Now and Always. Painted Reflections. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$9

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART

706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200

Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia. Fashioning Identities. #mask. Multiple Visions. Yokai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan.

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

NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM

113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5200

Honoring Tradition and Innovation. The First World War. The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur. The Palace Seen and Unseen. Righting a Wrong. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri of the month

TUE/17

BOOKS/LECTURES

SENSORY STORYTIME

Vista Grande Public Library 14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

Engaging kids through movement, play, etc.  3:15 pm, free

EVENTS

AFTER SCHOOL ART

Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780

Themed art sessions.  3:30-4:30 pm, free

FOOD

NIKKI TRAN REIMAGINES

VIETNAMESE CUISINE

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

An evening of culinary innovation (See SFR PIcks, page 15) 6:30-9 pm, $165-$265

MUSIC

SHANE WALLIN

Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Soulful blues, bluesy soul. 4-6 pm, free

WORKSHOP

4-WEEK PAINTING SERIES

Santa Fe Painting Workshops Downtown 341 East Alameda St. (505) 670-2690

Learn to paint abstractly. All Day, $395

MODERN BUDDHISM: MEDITATION CLASS

Santa Fe Women's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail

Increase your potential for love, compassion and wisdom. 6-7:30 pm, $10

INTRO TO SKETCH COMEDY

Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive santafeimprov.com

Everything from the theory of comedy to scene workshopping. Part of a seven-week series. (See SFR AC, page 20) 6-8 pm, $175

1650

MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART

750 Camino Lejo (505) 982-2226

Pueblo-Spanish Revival Style: the Director’s Residence. Trails, Rails, and Highways.

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

NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5063

Selections from the 20th Century Collection. Western Eyes: 20th Century Art Here and Now. 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

Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry. Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é. The Mary Morez Style. Rooted: Samples of Southwest Baskets. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8

From Grounded in Clay: the Spirit of Pueblo Pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Tewa polychrome soup bowl, ca.

COURTESY MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

It Is to Laugh

Comic and writer Isabel Madley kicks off a new sketch comedy class, but what the heck do we really know about her, anyway?

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

parison when she arrived. As such, she says, she instantly loved our fair city when she and her mother moved here to be nearer to family.

“I grew up in a cabin with no cell service and no internet, watching SNL on the fuzzy black and white TV with rabbit ears,” she says. “I think I have a greater appreciation for Santa Fe in that I didn’t grow up here.”

She also left town for college—all the way in New York, maybe you’ve heard of it?—so that likely helped. There, she pursued biology, sure, but she also saw the theater and performance as a viable career course for the first time. And the college sketch comedy troupe scene? Icing on the cake. Previously, Madley says, she’d dabbled in elementary school theater, and legendary Groundlings member Randy Bennett just so happened to be her high school drama teacher at now-defunct Desert Academy here in Santa Fe. Performance was in her before college, but the ostensibly more responsible path of science made sense when she was schooling.

point. It’s up to those who feel that call to heed it well, because the rest of us have grown fond of laughing and watching movies. So maybe think of it like a public service?

“I never thought I’d get into standup the way I have, though,” Madley continues. “The cool thing about it is that you’re completely independent and in charge of your own story and content. You don’t have to wait for someone to cast you. You don’t have to deal with—let’s think of a magnanimous way to say this—big egos and directors.”

This is partly why Wayward Comedy works

for her. Within its ranks you’ll find other funny folk like Evan Galpert and Miljen Aljinovic, plus more names than could possibly fit here.

“But Wayward is very collectivist,” Madley notes. “We don’t want one tyrant in charge who only [works with] their friends.”

That does happen, she says, but, like, in a funny way; some of her Wayward relationships go back years. The difference, though, is that everyone involved wants anything with the Wayward name to be funny, and they will totally leave their buds to die if it’s not the right fit. The troupe also likes to provide opportunities for newcomers and is thus responsible for numerous events at venues like Tumbleroot and, sometimes, Second Street Brewery’s Railyard outpost—and for the lion’s share of Santa Fe’s comedy open mics, the most regular of which goes down each Wednesday night at Chile Line Brewery. All are welcome.

“People

have asked me in interviews, ‘Are you funny?’” Isabel Madley says one recent afternoon. Midtown coffee shop Iconik Coffee Roasters is bustling and loud, so I have to double-check that she’s being serious. Sadly, it turns out, she is.

Anyone paying attention to local comedy in recent years knows the answer, anyway: Yes, Madley is funny. Very much so. In a few short years she’s gone from a post-Vassar biology enthusiast (she totally got her degree, btw) to a bit of an iconic small-town hero with a big fat second place win as best comedian in SFR’s Best of Santa Fe reader’s poll from last year (hot on the heels of downright beloved Norteño comic Carlos Medina, for whatever that’s worth). Madley’s a standup and a writer, a background actor in films and television programs like Longmire and Manhattan; in shows watched by millions—even if a production that recently gave her a line cut her moment because Hollywood is heartbreaking.

In short, Madley says, she stays in Santa Fe because of the film and TV opportunities, but she’s a student of comedy with training from the Groundlings under her belt and her own style of narrative comedy. That style might still be percolating, but Madley has been a hit at headlining appearances and slots in multiple states, and she hopes to make a splash in the social media sphere. She’s a member of the loosely affiliated troupe Wayward Comedy. Madley is also kicking off a seven-part sketch comedy workshop through Santa Fe Improv, so the timing seemed right to get to know her better.

“I’m from California, but moved here right before 9/11,” she explains. “From near Chico, Paradise—everywhere that’s been on fire or is now drowning.”

Madley’s actual hometown, Healdsburg, California, is one of those so-small places that Santa Fe seemed a thriving metropolis by com-

“At Vassar, I could do theater without having to major in it,” she says. “If you major in drama, you major in drama. I thought biology was more useful, but as it turns out, a liberal arts college biology degree is...”

She trails off, but the point is clear: Ignoring our artistic leanings is stupid, and they’re likely gonna come back with a vengeance at some

But let’s get to Madley’s upcoming series of classes real quick before we run out of space. It is, she says, almost more of a writing class than a performance class. Scripted sketch comedy is, after all, one of the most prestigious and well-loved art forms around, with countless heavy-hitters getting their start on SNL, MAD TV, etc.. For Madley, it’s a chance to educate, yes, but also to pay homage to the comics who came before and their impact on just about every avenue of media in existence.

“I kind of have this choose-your-own-adventure methodology because I’m not sure who’s going to be in the class yet,” Madley says, “but I’m getting in the weeds. I’m reading Plato. If the point of sketch comedy is that it’s supposed to be funny, we have to figure out why it’s funny. I’m getting very into the theory. I’ve been in a lot of classes where people are like, ‘What’s the trick?’ and we’ll get to that— but I like comedy because anyone can do it.”

If true, Madley’s disarming air and proven track record of coaxing the laughs make her a good candidate for a comedy educator—y’know, since the thought of doing it is scary to some folks. Even so, participants might read some Aristhophanes. They’ll for sure have fun, though.

“I don’t know who’s trying to make a career of this, and I don’t even know if I am, but [comedy] is enriching and rewarding and gratifying because it’s so personal,” Madley says. “When you get a laugh onstage, it’s like...the Sally Field moment: You like me.”

Look for Madley performing at various locations around town in the coming months, including at Jean Cocteau Cinema, Roots & Leaves and the Santa Fe Playhouse.

INTRODUCTION TO SKETCH COMEDY WORKSHOPS

6-8 pm Tuesday, Jan. 17 (and the following six Tuesdays). $175 Santa Fe Improv, 1202 Parkway Drive santafeimprov.com

Comedy is serious business for Isabel Madley. Learn more at isabelmadley.com.

ALEX DE VORE

T he cool thing about [comedy] is that you’re completely independent and in charge of your own story and content.

-Isabel Madley

Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Nigerian author Wole Soyinka reworked the ancient Greek play, The Bacchae. In one passage, the god Dionysus criticizes King Pentheus, who is supposedly all-powerful. “You are a man of chains,” Dionysus tells him. “You love chains. You breathe chains, talk chains, eat chains, dream chains, think chains. Your world is bound in manacles.” The bad news, Aries, is that many of us have some resemblances to Pentheus. The good news is that the coming months will be a favorable time to shed at least some of your chains. Have fun liberating yourself! Try to help a few others wriggle free from their chains, too. Doing so will aid your own emancipation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The coming weeks will be a great time to fill your journal with more intense ruminations than you have for many moons. If you don’t have a journal, think about starting one. Reveal yourself to yourself, Taurus! Make conscious that which has been vague, unnamed, or hiding. Here are assignments to help launch your flood of intimate self-talk. 1. Write passionately about an experience you’ve always wanted to try but have never done. 2. Conduct imaginary interviews with people who rouse strong feelings in you. 3. Describe what deity, superhero, or animal you are and how your special intelligence works. 4. Visualize a dream in which you appear as a bolder, more confident version of yourself. 5. Talk about a time you felt rousingly alive and how you plan to feel that way again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A stranger approached me at Wild Birds Unlimited, a store that sells bird food and accessories. “You write the horoscopes, right?” she asked. “I’m a Gemini, and I want to thank you for helping me tone down my relentless fidgeting. You made me realize I have been secretly proud of tapping my fingers on the table while talking with people, and constantly darting my eyes around the room to check out the ever-changing views. I’d unconsciously believed that stuff was a sign of my incredible vitality. But you’ve been a steadying influence. You’ve shown me ways to settle down and focus my energy better. I can see how restlessness sometimes saps my energy.” I told the woman, “You’re welcome!” and let her know that 2023 will be a favorable time to do much more of this good work. Homework: Meditate on channeling your incredible vitality into being grounded and centered.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to Cancerian author Ronald Sukenick, the writer’s work is “to destroy restrictive viewpoints, notice the unnoticed, speak the unspeakable, shake stale habits, ward off evil, give vent to sorrow, pulverize doctrine, attack and uphold tradition as needed, and make life worth living.” I believe 2023 will be an excellent time for you to carry out those actions, even if you’re not a writer. You will have abundant power to bless and heal through creative rebellion and disruption. You will thrive as you seek out interesting novelty.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Psychotherapist Ryan Howes has wisdom you’ll benefit from heeding in the coming weeks. “We need to accept our age,” he writes. “We need to accept illnesses and addictions. We need to accept the past. We need to accept others as they are.” He goes on to say that this doesn’t mean we must like all these situations. And we can certainly try to make the best of them. But when we don’t struggle in vain to change what’s beyond our control to change, we have more energy for things that we can actually affect.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here’s testimony from musician Pharrell Williams: “If someone asks me what inspires me, I always say, ‘That which is missing.’” Yes! This is an apt message for you, Virgo. The best way for you to generate motivation and excitement in the coming weeks will be to explore what is lacking, what is invisible, what’s lost or incomplete. Check in with your deep intuition right now. Do you feel a stirring in your gut? It may tell you where to find important and intriguing things that are missing.

Week of January 11th

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Every animal knows far more than you do,” declares a proverb of the Nimíipuu people, also known as the Nez Perce. Author Russell Banks provides further testimony to convince us we should be humble about our powers of awareness. “There is a wonderful intelligence to the unconscious,” he says. “It’s always smarter than we are.” These are good pointers for you to heed in the coming weeks, Libra. You will have a special power to enhance your understanding of the world by calling on the savvy of animals and your unconscious mind. They will be especially rich sources of wisdom. Seek out their educational input!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Psychologist Carl Jung said that the whole point of Jesus Christ’s story was not that we should become exactly like him. Rather, we should aspire to be our best and highest selves in the same way that he fulfilled his unique mission. So Jesus was not the great exception, but rather the great example. I bring these meditations to your attention, Scorpio, because I believe life in 2023 will conspire to make you, more than ever before, the hero of your own destiny. You will be inspired to honor only your own standards of success and reject all others’. You will clearly see that you are progressing at your own natural and righteous pace, which is why it makes no sense to compare your evolution to anyone else’s.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A reader named Mary Roseberry describes her experience of being a Sagittarius: “I hate to be bored. I hate imperfections. I hate to wait. I hate sadness. I hate conflict. I hate to be wrong. I hate tension.” Wow! I admire Mary’s succinct understanding of who she doesn’t want to be and what she doesn’t like to do. I invite you to compose a similar testimony. You would benefit from getting clear about the experiences you intend to avoid in 2023. Once you have done that, write a list of the interesting feelings and situations you will seek out with intense devotion during the coming months.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When he was 74 years old, Capricorn author Norman Maclean published his first novel, A River Runs Through It. It became a best-seller. Capricorn film director Takeshi Kitano directed his first film at age 42. Now 75, he has since won many awards for his work in his native Japan. Capricorn activist Melchora Aquino, who was a leader in the Philippines’ fight for independence from Spain, launched her career as a revolutionary when she was in her eighties. She’s known as the “Mother of the Revolution.” I hope these heroes inspire you, dear Capricorn. I believe that 2023 is the year you will get an upgrade in any area of your life where you have seemed to be a late bloomer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will soon be called upon to summon grace under pressure; to express magnanimity while being challenged; to prove that your devotion to your high standards is more important than the transitory agendas of your ego. The good news is that you are primed and ready to succeed at these exact assignments. I have confidence in your power to activate the necessary courage and integrity with maximum poise and composure.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “By dying daily, I have come to be,” wrote poet Theodore Roethke. He didn’t mean he suffered literal deaths. He was referring to the discipline of letting go of the past; shedding worn-out habits; leaving behind theories and attitudes that once served him well but no longer did; killing off parts of himself that were interfering with the arrival of the fresh future. I recommend his strategy to you, Pisces. To the degree that you agree to die daily, you will earn the right to be reborn big-time in a few weeks.

Homework: What power will you possess in nine months that you do not yet have?

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The New Year offers us all a tap at the reset button. Psychic readings are a form of a reset tap. Each reading is specific, singular, and significant only to you. Use the month of December to get a head start. Call Chief Yeye Olomo Osara @ (505) 810-3018 Happy New You!

SERVICE DIRECTORY

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

MODERN BUDDHISMMEDITATION CLASSES - NEW LOCATION: SANTA FE WOMEN’S CLUB DISCOVERING YOUR FULL POTENTIAL

EMPLOYMENT

Santa Fe Public Schools in Santa Fe, NM seeks the following positions:

LEGALS

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Cause No: D-101-CV-2021-02086

CASEY’S TOP HAT CHIMNEY SWEEP

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The Power of Meditation Tuesdays, beginning January 17, 6 - 7:30 pm $10 (free for members)Discovering Your Pure PotentialThe purpose of meditation is to make the mind calm and peaceful. The more familiar we are with meditation, the more we can begin to solve our daily problems of stress, disappointment, irritation and anger. In this series, we will learn how we can tap into our potential for inner peace, love, compassion, and wisdom by meditating on the nature of our mind. Classes include guided meditations, brief advice from Buddha’s teachings and how to put them into practice in daily life, and time for discussion and Q & A. Please try to arrive 10 minutes before class starts to give yourself time to sign in and settle. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please contact ad@ meditationinnewmexico.org for financial hardship.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE/NEW SERIES

·Middle School Math Teacher: Requires Bachelor’s in any field & NM Teaching License (7-12 with Math endorsement or PreK-12 with Math endorsement) or eligibility to obtain license within 1 month of hire.

·High School Spanish Teacher: Requires Bachelor’s in any field, fluency in Spanish & NM Teaching License (7-12 with Modern, Classical & Native Languages endorsement or PreK-12 with Modern, Classical & Native Languages endorsement) or eligibility to obtain license within 1 month of hire.

·Speech and Language Pathologist: Requires Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Disorders & NM Speech Pathology license from the Speech-Language/Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Board or eligibility to obtain license within 1 month of hire.

LOS ALAMOS SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. DAVID A. MARTINEZ, GILBERT D. MARTINEZ, BERNADETTE MARTINEZ, and ONEMAIN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., fka Springfield Financial Services, Inc., Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

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·High School Mathematics Teacher: Requires Bachelor’s in any field & NM Teaching License (7-12 with Math endorsement or PreK-12 with Math endorsement) or eligibility to obtain license within 1 month of hire.

·Bilingual High School Teacher – Spanish for Native Speakers: Requires Bachelor’s in any field, fluency in Spanish & NM Teaching License (7-12 with Modern, Classical & Native Languages and Bilingual Education endorsements or PreK-12 with Modern, Classical & Native Languages and Bilingual Education endorsements) or eligibility to obtain license within 1 month of hire. For more information and to apply visit www.sfps.info.

The SF Reporter is seeking a new member for our advertising team. We are fiercely local and we’re looking for an individual to help connect local businesses to people who live and visit Santa Fe. This is a part time position, 20 hours per week and Monday through Friday. Compensation includes a base salary plus commission. Candidate must possess strong verbal skills, vehicle and valid license and insurance.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 31, 2023, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. the undersigned Special Master will, at the main entrance of the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico, sell all of the rights, title, and interests of the above-named defendants in and to the hereinafter described real property to the highest bidder in cash or certified funds. The property to be sold is located at 6B Calle Martinez, Santa Cruz, New Mexico 87567, and is more particularly described as follows: Parcel B, as shown on plat entitled “Lot Line Adjustment Survey for Ana Martinez and Lillian Martinez, Lying and Being situate within Santa Cruz Grant, in (Projected) Section 4, Township 20 North, Range 9 East, Vicinity of La Puebla …”, filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Santa Fe County, New Mexico on November 14, 2003, in Plat Book 547 at Page 001, Document No. 1301148 (the Property), which is more commonly described as 6B Calle Martinez, Santa Cruz, NM 87567. (hereinafter the “Property”). If there is any discrepancy between the property address or location and the legal description, the legal description shall control. The property will be sold subject to the right of redemption (if any); easements, reservations and restrictions of record; taxes and governmental assessments including unpaid utility bills; any liens or encumbrances not foreclosed in this proceeding; the valuation of the property by the County Assessor as real or personal property; affixture of any mobile or manufactured home to the land; deactivation of title to a mobile or manufactured home on the property; environmental contamination, if any; any homeowners’ association or condominium dues, assessments, declarations, rules, requirements and restrictions; any requirements imposed by city or county ordinance or by state law affecting the property; and zoning violations concerning the property, if any. No representation is made as to the validity of the rights of ingress and egress. Transfer of title to the highest bidder shall be without warranty or representation of any kind.

ALL PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AT THE SALE ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT COURT FILE, TO MAKE THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF TITLE AND TO CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEY BEFORE BIDDING. The foregoing sale will be made to satisfy a foreclosure judgment rendered by the Court in the

above-entitled and numbered cause on November 18, 2022, being an action to foreclose a mortgage on the Property. The total amount awarded by the judgment to Los Alamos Schools Credit Union (“Plaintiff”), with further interest to the date of sale, is $32,999.90, plus its costs and attorney fees from November 9, 2022 through the date of sale of the property and any amounts advanced by Plaintiff to protect its interest in the property before sale, including insurance, maintenance, taxes, assessments or other expenses relating to the property.

The proceeds from the judicial sale will be applied first to the payment of the costs and expenses of the sale; and then to the payment of the Judgment in favor of Plaintiff, including additional fees, costs and expenses as stated in the foregoing paragraph. Any excess funds shall be deposited with the Clerk of Court for distribution by further order of the Court. Plaintiff may credit bid all or a portion of its judgment towards the purchase price at the foreclosure sale. Otherwise, terms of sale shall be immediately payable in cash or certified funds.

ELECTRONICALLY FILED /s/ Donald A. Walcott 150 Washington Avenue, Suite #207 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 982-9559

A-1 Self Storage

New Mexico Auction Ad Notice of Public Sale

Pursuant to NEW MEXICO STATUTES – 48-11-1-48-11-9: Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of January, 2023 At that time open Bids will be accepted, and the Entirety of the Following Storage Units will be sold to satisfy storage liens claimed by A-1 Self Storage. The terms at the time of the sales will be Cash only, and all goods must be removed from the facility within 48 hours. A-1 Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any and all bids or cancel sale without notice. Owners of the units may pay lien amounts by 5:00 pm January 25, 2023 to avoid sale. The following units are scheduled for auction. Sale will be beginning at 09:00 am January 26, 2023 at 3902 Rodeo Road Unit#D059 Denise Gonzalez 6 Gallina Peak, Santa Fe, NM 87508; Tires, mirror, refrigerator, toolbox, entertainment system, tote. Unit#A038 & A080

Brandon Anderson PO Box 29046, Santa Fe, NM 87592; Metal filing cabinets, table, boxes, painting, printer, fan.

Followed by A-1 Self Storage 2000 Pinon Unit#805 LaVonn Tafoya 33 Vista Alegre, Belen NM, 87002; Speakers, amplifier, furniture, toolbox. Unit#204 Marcia King 3357 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507; Backpack, suitcase, bags. Unit#703 DG Okpik 51975 Lost Elk Ln, Charlo, MT 59824; Boxes, tote, chair, kettle. Unit#305 Ruth Austin 2001 Hopwell #H376, Santa Fe, NM 87505; Ladder, vacuum, tv, appliances, printer, couch. Followed by A-1 Self Storage 1591 San Mateo Lane Unit#1514 Marc

Vallieres 324 Calle Loma Norte, Santa Fe, 87501; Boxes, totes, suitcase. Unit#1507 Jim Furguson 113 Loncoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501; Bags, boxes, mattresses, guitar, speakers. Unit#2090

Charlotte Grahm PO Box 414, Truchas, NM 87578; Boxes, bags, bean bag, bedding, rug, table, mattress. Unit#4031 Eunice Gomez PO Box 23855, Santa Fe, NM 87505; Boxes, bags, clothes, speakers, bike. Unit#1411 Jessica Gomez9507 Perrin Bitel #306, San Antonio, TX 78217; Boxes, mattresses, couch, step ladder, furniture, lamps, rug.

Auction Sale Date, 1/26/23

Santa Fe Reporter 1/11/23 & 1/18/23

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF SANTA FE

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Gene C. Fulgenzi and Cynthia A. Romero, Petitioner(s) No. D-101-DM-2022-00584

IN THE MATTER OF THE KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP OF E.L.L.R., (a) Child, and concerning Jennifer Griego, Respondent.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO Jennifer Griego, Respondent.

Greetings: You are hereby notified that Gene C. Fulgenzi and Cynthia A. Romero, Petitioner(s), filed a Petition To Appoint Kinship Guardian(s) for Ella L. L. Romero, born 2016 against you in the above entitled Court and cause.

Unless you enter your appearance and written response in said cause on or before 30 days after 3rd publication, a judgment by default will be entered against you.

Gene C. Fulgenzi

Cynthia A. Romero 2097 Botulph Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505

Issued on December 15, 2022 Kathleen Vigil Clerk of the Court Tamara Snee Deputy

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

VINCENT A DANIALS AND JUDY DANIELS, Petitioner(s) D-101-DM-2022-00603

IN THE MATTER OF THE KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP OF AUDIANNA ORTEGA, (a) Child, and concerning EZIEKEL ORTEGA, Respondent.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

STATE OF NEW MEXICO to ISAAC ORTEGA, Respondent.

Greetings:

You are hereby notified that VINCENT A DANIELS and JUDY DANIELS, Petitioner(s), filed a Petition To Appoint Kinship Guardian(s) for AO and EO against you in the above entitled Court and cause.

Unless you enter your appearance and written response in said cause on or before 30 days after 3rd publication, a judgment by default will be entered against you.

Vincent A Daniels and Judy Daniels

2548 Camino Cabestro Santa Fe, NM 87505