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A&C 27 WRITING GENERATION Santa Fe Community College and the Insititute of American Indian Arts join forces for reading and writing excellence MOVIES 28 AMERICAN FICTION REVIEW The publishing industry might not be doing so great

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THINK LEAN As we prepare for a new legislative session, I hope our governor and Legislature consider what financial catastrophes have occurred in other parts of the United States. Detroit has lost their pensions. The monetary problems in California and Arizona should be a further forewarning to the results of reckless spending. One additional example could be the need of New Mexico to prevent retiring state employees under the age of 55 to access retiree health care as the benefit is in trouble. I worked for the New Mexico state government for 27 years in 11 different positions. The only way to get a raise was to take on additional duties or move to a higher position. I am happy the state employees have been given substantial raises in the most recent years, which we would have loved to have received. I caution our leaders to ensure they are able to keep up with the additional monies you have added to the budget and make certain the state is able to make the bills going forward in leaner years. Employees have had to take furloughs when the state overspends or can’t meet the obligations. Let’s learn from the past and prevent future issues.

As a former government manager, an additional issue must be raised. What measurable goals are being set and ensured as you make changes? It is great to be innovative and come up with new ideas but you must ensure there are measurable outcomes, not just “look at me” ideas. Let’s not just throw money at it but ensure we are having deliverables that move us forward.

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he Santa Fe Waldorf School may have a chance to reopen in the fall of 2025 as one of New Mexico’s 104 public charter schools if the Public Education Commission approves. As a state-authorized charter school, Waldorf would be funded by and operate under the Public Education Department’s requirements as an alternative educational model. The Waldorf Board of Trustees, while in negotiations to sell its high school property to Santa Fe Preparatory School, sent a notice of intent to the Public Education Department Jan. 9 to apply to become a public charter school, renamed as Sangre de Cristo Public Waldorf School. A full application must be submitted to the state’s Charter Schools Division no later than July 1, and chartering authorities would decide by Sept. 1 whether to approve or deny the application. The development comes nearly half a year after the private Waldorf school, known for its outdoor learning program and hands-on fine and practical arts programs, unexpectedly closed a few weeks before the start of the 2023-2024 school year, citing a low enrollment of 138 students. Since then, its trustees say they’ve been working toward repaying parents for advance tuition. “The first priority of the SFWS Board is to refund tuition to our families through the sale of the high school parcel,” Board trustee Jayita Sahni tells SFR in an emailed statement on behalf of the board. “We have

Santa Fe Waldorf applies to become a charter school

made some progress on that front in recent days and have communicated this to our community.” Concurrently, she writes, the board “has also started the process of exploring a re-emergence of Waldorf education in Santa Fe” and has brought on “new board members who are actively engaged in figuring out what that re-emergence looks like.” Several of the new Waldorf board members, including Briana Bassler and Zoe Wilcox, are former teachers and parents of students at the school. Emails to Waldorf parents and alumni since this summer promote the board’s “listening campaign,” through which trustees “reach out to families about their wishes for Waldorf education in Santa Fe moving forward.” In the notice of intent signed by Sahni, along with trustees Bassler, Daniel Wendland and Matthew Burritt (listed as founders), the board expects a charter school “to draw students” from all five Zip codes in Santa Fe County as well as from surrounding communities in Northern New Mexico, rural communities and tribal lands, with a projected enrollment of 275 students based on Waldorf’s highest enrollment record from the 2006-2007 school year. “We have learned through our ongoing listening campaign that the desire for Waldorf education remains strong in our community, and we expect many of these former students and families to enroll in the lottery for the Sangre de Cristo Public Waldorf School,” the letter says. However, some former Waldorf parents have already moved on from the school since its August 2023 closure. Jeff Jedlowski, a

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A sculpture stands on the campus of Santa Fe Waldorf, which did not open for this school year.

former Waldorf parent who has yet to receive the $2,500 he paid for a month’s tuition, says he and at least 12 other families he knows have since enrolled students at Desert Montessori School. “The [Waldorf ] parents I’ve talked to and the parents who know about what happened all think Waldorf is not even an option anymore,” Jedlowski tells SFR. “I’ll be shocked if they open up their doors next year, just due to enrollment.” Despite the naysaying, the board believes a significant number of new families would enroll—in no small part because of free tuition. The school would also serve neurodivergent students with its “holistic, student-built curriculum,” it writes. “We have also spoken with multiple families not enrolled in the former Santa Fe

Waldorf School who would be interested in a holistic Waldorf education with the barrier of tuition removed,” the notice reads. “By turning to a charter school model, we expect to increase access to a Waldorf education to all interested families regardless of their financial circumstances.” If PEC approves the charter application, the proposed school enters its planning year, when the school team completes a checklist of required steps before the authorizer (either the state or the local school district) approves the school to open for a five-year maximum contract period. The notice of intent says more than 80 “one-on-one conversations and small group workshops demonstrate that there is a strong support for a Waldorf Charter School in the Santa Fe Community.”

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Help In Any Language The proportion of emergency calls from non-English speakers does not correlate, however, to the proportion of people in the region who reportedly speak Spanish as their primary language. A 2023 report from the American Immigration Council found more than 16,000 immigrants lived in Santa Fe County in 2019, making up 11.1% of the total population. Of those immigrants, 4,400 had limited English proficiency—99.8% of them spoke Spanish. Ray Mancera, who serves as the vice president for the Southwest region at the League of

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United Latin American Citizens says one reason for Santa Fe’s rate of non-English-speaking 911 callers likely stems from a rocky history with police. “Some Hispanics see police and say, ‘Great, I’m glad they are here in the community,’” Mancera says. “Other Hispanics, however, do not feel that close to having the right to approach a police officer because they only see them as somebody who can threaten their liberty or civil rights, and that should not be the case.” The City of Santa Fe established “sanctuary” protections in a 2017 resolution that prohibits employees, including police, from making or initiating “any inquiry regarding the immigration status of any person.” Mancera recommends ongoing outreach

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t the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, the phone is always ringing. As dispatchers answer calls for help for police, fire and ambulance needs in the Santa Fe city and county and the Town of Edgewood, plus animal control and more, each sounds different. In one moment, a loose dog on a busy road might require aid; the next could be from a person who needs medical attention due to heart troubles; and plenty of calls come from those whose primary language is not English—most often from someone speaking Spanish. Service providers say offering language accessibility, including tools such as 24/7 translation services for emergency dispatchers and bilingual training for officers, empowers them to help anyone at any time regardless of English proficiency. Dispatcher Lauren Lucero started her job at the 911 call center just under a year ago. She estimates to SFR as many as one out of every 10 calls she answers at the center comes from a Spanish speaker. Though she doesn’t speak the language, she says the center’s Voiance software provides an “extremely easy to use” resource to create a three-way call with an audio or video translator for such conversations. “Usually the caller will call in and, right off the bat…they usually ask or initiate, ‘Do you speak Spanish?’” Lucero says. “We then click the Voiance line, and we click one more number to get us to the correct language that we want to connect to, and it gets you to a live interpreter, which interprets everything that you say in live time. So it’s really, really great.” RECC data on non-English-speakers shows fewer calls than Lucero’s estimate. Director Roberto Lujan tells SFR out of 160,280 dispatched calls in the last calendar year, 1,942 —approximately 1.2%—were from non-English speakers, with Spanish and American Sign Language topping the list of the most common additional languages dispatchers encounter. Of the RECC’s 34 fulltime employees—six are fluent in Spanish.

Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center Dispatcher Lauren Lucero takes a call.

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to combat the fear of contacting police. LULAC, for example, has hosted events with law enforcement and other organizations such as the NAACP to introduce youth to police chiefs and build community. He calls a 24/7 translation service “a tremendous asset” and encourages people to use it. “The problem belongs to all of us if we don’t contribute to reporting crime,” Mancera says. “It’s always been about us versus them, but that should not be the culture of the United States. The police are here to assist, not to incarcerate you and get you into problems.” Other crisis and emergency services in Santa Fe have stepped up to the call of language accessibility in similar ways. Esperanza Shelter, for example, offers a language interpreter service and has phone lines in both English and Spanish, according to Residential Services Director Sonya Romero. She says both public and private avenues should be in place. “Specifically in Santa Fe, we have a large immigrant population, and they deserve access to supportive services just as much as anybody,” Romero says. “It really means a lot to the people who maybe are undocumented and don’t have access to other types of support to still be able to access 911 or our emergency crisis hotline and know that they’re going to be helped or be able to communicate what they need in times that can be life threatening and really unsettling and unsteady and scary for them and their children.” For example, language access to emergency services was a factor in last year’s domestic violence murder of Santa Fe County resident Carmen Navarrate de Gonzales. She reported in court filings that she called 911 when her then-boyfriend beat her in Albuquerque, but the dispatcher there didn’t speak Spanish and Navarrate de Gonzales hung up before she could get help. Despite police eventually charging Jose Antonio “Adrian” Roman in that incident, he allegedly drove to Santa Fe 16 days later and used a shotgun to kill her and her 15-year-old son. Albuquerque Police did not respond to SFR’s requests for comment, but police cadets there received new training this year to improve communications with non-English speakers. Lucero says services like these are important for the crucial access they provide. “We can truly help anyone at any time. I mean, that’s exactly what a 911 dispatch center does,” Lucero says, “and so we never have to be put in a position where we exclude somebody from help or we don’t get them the correct type of help because of the language barrier.” Read the story in Spanish at sfreporter.com/espanol

Juanita Marie Gonzales

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Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Juanita Marie Gonzales died Dec. 29, 2023, at the age of 85 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity. Sister Juanita Marie was born on July 26, 1938, to Fidencio and Juanita (Sanchez) Gonzales in Santa Rita, New Mexico. She was the eighth of 14 children, seven boys and seven girls. She was a Sister of Charity for 63 years.

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Sister Juanita is survived by her sisters Anna Espinosa and Refugia Rodriguez and brothers Antonio, Fidencio, Xavier and Moises Gonzales as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters Dolores Gutierrez, Angela Sanchez, Teresa Ojinaga, Maria Gonzales and brothers Felipe, Luis and Enrique Gonzales.

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Services were held at the Motherhouse chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The Sister was buried in the Sisters of Charity Cremains Garden following the Mass.

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Memorials can be made in Sister Juanita Marie Gonzales’ name to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Rd., Mount St. Joseph, Ohio 45051.

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or days, snow closures and delays thwarted SFR’s plans to visit the Santa Fe Community College and conduct interviews with a number of new faces and returning faculty settling into leadership roles in the school’s arts department. According to Jim Wysong, who serves as the dean of both the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts, Design and Media Arts, however, it was better for the weather to shutter the sprawling Southside campus then instead of after classes began Jan. 16. Those snow days, he tells SFR, didn’t really count. “Ironically, too, it was four years ago this week that my preliminary interview at SFCC was canceled for a snow day,” he says with a laugh over the phone. As students and teachers reunite and get to know each other for the first time this week, five arts educators settle into new leadership roles this semester alongside Wysong: Shane Tolbert, academic director; Jared Weiss, drawing and painting program head; Beth Greene, jewelry and metal arts program head; Elizabeth Hunt, ceramics program head; and Sage Paisner, photography program head. The roster reboot results from retirements and other changes for previous program heads, Wysong says, and it gives longtime adjuncts and newcomers—all who come with rich, practical experience in their fields—the opportunity to make their marks. With the current semester starting this week, potential students have until April 8 to enroll for the next one. And they should strongly consider doing so, as classes tend to fill rapidly. Arts at SFCC are on the rise. Wysong came to Santa Fe following a position as an arts dean at the Dale Mabry Campus of the Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, where he kicked off his teaching career in geosciences and held other faculty and administrative posi12

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Santa Fe Community College welcomes new and familiar faces to arts leadership roles as post-pandemic enrollment numbers continue to rise

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Shane Tolbert’s new job focuses on administrative duties, but he’ll still teach drawing and painting classes.

Shane Tolbert, Academic Director School of Arts, Design and Media Arts “My goal is to get back to really activated hallways.” Santa Fe might seem small to those who moved here from a big city to embrace a life of art and gorgeous vistas, but for a painter like Shane Tolbert who hails from the tiny Texas town of Corsicana, the myriad artistic opportunities loom large. Like most artists-turned-educators on this list, Tolbert

Jared Weiss, Drawing and Painting Program Head “We’re…trying to make the school into something only we can make it.” Collectors know oil painter Jared Weiss for his simultaneously accurate yet dreamy portraits of people in motion. But they might not know he has also launched a career passing on the technique to others. “I had a show at the Center for Contemporary Arts in 2016, and an SFCC teacher at the time needed a sub,” he tells SFR. “He asked if I’d fill in for four weeks, and I just kept slowly gaining traction. I’ve worked with some of our students for seven years now.” Weiss’ own arts education includes time in Florence, Italy, a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Ohio and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He’s also gained a bit of local notoriety. For example, Weiss’s work was featured on the cover of the SFR Annual Manual issue in

picked up an MFA in his field (a self-designed degree obtained at the University of California - Santa Barbara) but never thought he’d wind up on the academic side. Some self-described success early in his career, including a series commissioned by United Airlines for its first-class lounges, seemed to herald good things. “Then,” he says, “the checks stopped coming.” Tolbert headed back to Texas for a litany of jobs, including stints in real estate and gallery direction. But when he started to feel that one driving part of himself slip away, he hightailed it to Abiquiú in the summer of 2016. “There had just been no space to be an artist, and I didn’t like the political climate in Texas at the time,” he tells SFR. “Plus…I came because I was burnt out, and I found out you have to see it to believe it. I understood the critical mass of artists and makers in Santa Fe you hear about.” And, he says, for the first time in his life when he told people he was an artist for a living they seemed to understand. Tolbert called Abiquiú home base for two years, which he describes jokingly as his “Eat, Pray, Love moment.” Working without a studio, his kitchen became a makeshift space to continue his explorations of abstract works. “When I settled in New Mexico, my practice opened again,” he says, “and I started getting commissions again.” By 2018 with his practice humming along, Tolbert took a job teaching painting and drawing at Northern New Mexico College in Española. While there, he expanded his focus to include visual arts, film, art history and more. Five years later, he transitioned to SFCC as adjunct faculty; today, he works in a dual academic/ administrative role that finds him helping to oversee the School of Art, Design and Media Arts. “Part of my role…is to be an educator,” he says, “and I need to earn the respect and trust of my faculty and peers, so part of that is being in a classroom to know what everyone is dealing with firsthand. Beyond that, my goal is to get back to really activated hallways and for the arts department to be full of people.”

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tions. He began at SFCC in the summer of 2020, mere months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like most institutions at the time, SFCC took a hit during those days of lockdowns. Like most people, Wysong is a little sick of discussing those effects. As remote learning replaced hands-on courses, arts education experienced newfound challenges. And it quickly became clear which classes would and wouldn’t work via Zoom as more folks were forced to stay at home. Teaching and/or learning arts, it turns out, requires no small amount of facetime. Arts enrollment numbers have steadily come back around, however. In the spring of 2020, just 286 students enrolled in arts courses. This semester, 695 are enrolled— an increase of more than 41%. More students are signing up for multiple classes, too, according to SFCC Marketing and Public Relations Executive Director Todd Lovato. The renewed interest bodes well for the future, Wysong says. Together with a handful of program directors already working in woodworking, sculpture, printmaking and other mediums, the arts program leaders act as “force multipliers,” Wysong explains. “They take my vision forward, yes, but they also have their own visions that they amplify through the choices they make and the hires they recommend. That’s where the magic is. And it was very deliberate; they’re not newbies, but they’ve still got a lot of tread left, a lot of miles.” Now, Wysong notes, if he has any enrollment problems, they’re rooted in increased demand. Even though all program directors also teach at least three three-credit courses per semester, some classes in the SFCC catalog have waiting lists nearing double digits. And, in classic community college fashion, student demographics are all over the place. “Because Santa Fe has such a rep for the arts and also attracts people who want to retire here, we have a lot of people coming back to school to take classes,” Wysong tells SFR. “I’ve got all these folks who’ve retired, but we also have a real need to make sure young people who are interested in pursuing arts as a career can come and get their experience. And [even if they transfer] to [the University of New Mexico] or the Institute of American Indian Arts or another four-year college or university, if they return to their hometown, hopefully they can stay and afford to live here by participating in the arts economy.”

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2018. His good-natured bedside manner and casual humility are desirable qualities in an educator. “These are great people at the community college,” he tells SFR. “They’re [older people who are] wonderful and community-driven; they’re younger students looking to get the first two years of a bachelor’s out of the way. I wouldn’t say it’s 50-50, but we have some quality faculty onboard and the trend lately has been degree-seeking students looking to use the great facilities.” Like his fellow teachers, Weiss taught virtually through the pandemic though he definitely prefers the return to classroom-based sessions, especially now that he has more say in scheduling, hiring faculty and enacting curriculum for best results. “[Academic director Tolbert] and I have had a lot of conversations about this, and SFCC has been a rather traditional school,” he says, “but we’re filtering and we’re changing things through the process of observing and trying to make the school into something only we can make it.” The drawing and painting courses at SFCC equip students with the proper tools to learn—and then break—the rules. Weiss believes everyone’s unique view of the world can and should inform how their creative practices wend and weave across time, but they need a foundation. “Maybe that’s the strength of the college,” he says. “A solid understanding of the fundamentals, but…OK, so you can put one foot under the umbrella of the academic approach, and I like to keep a foot on that side of things; but the other we could broadly say is more in the contemporary side. You can be at a point between the two, I think.”

Beth Greene embraced off-the-grid living for years before taking her love of jewlery and metals to the next level at SFCC.

Beth Greene, Jewelry/Metals Program Head “We have this division in our minds between art and craft…I don’t think it’s an adequate distinction.” Recent Santa Fe transplant Beth Greene is no stranger to the deeply embedded jewelry tradition of the Southwest, though she points out that the medium’s legendary 7,000-plus year history transcends locales. Part of what draws her to the practice of jewelry and metal work, Greene says, is in how they become naturalized over time.

“While I was in undergrad learning about African history and how their native forms of ornamentation within that continent were taken by European forces and altered by the technology that was developing throughout that time,” she says, “I thought it was so fascinating how ornamentation can hold all this meaning and history and how it gets adapted by forces that people didn’t invite in.” Greene’s own practice and love of jewelry and metal work dates back to her undergraduate days when she worked for an arts shop in Columbus, Ohio. “We had all these traders from other

countries—mostly the African continent— and they’d travel back and forth from their home countries and fill up these cargo vans, so we’d have these individuals show up with vans packed with stuff.” Some of these items were broken down into piece parts, or components of jewelry, which gave Green insight into how everything came together. She started making pieces of her own. “I…started taking classes at a cultural arts center,” she explains, “and decided to go back to school and do work in metalsmithing.” Greene pursued her master’s at the University of Oregon in Eugene,

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Hands On teach; I want to build the program. I don’t ever want to be the only faculty—I want a lot of voices.” Paisner also wants to showcase numerous styles and methods across classes. At Foto Forum, for example, you’ll find tintype workshops and demos; you’ll find an actual darkroom. SFCC has much larger facilities—as well as a digital lab and more modern equipment—but Paisner says he believes students are “hungry for” projects they can hold in their

Sage Paisner, Photography Program Head “I don’t ever want to be the only faculty—I want a lot of voices.” Anyone who follows the Santa Fe photo scene even a little will likely know the name Sage Paisner. For starters, Paisner’s nonprofit space Foto Forum Santa Fe has been a constant beacon of education and exhibition since he opened the doors in 2017 as what was supposed to be a temporary project. It has been going strong ever since, with Paisner, who holds an MFA in photography from the University of New Mexico, serving as a primary instructor. “Y’know, being a teacher is…really just thinking about the pedagogy and how to activate your students,” he says. “Running the nonprofit has helped me, I think, to be prepared for some of what goes on being a program head at SFCC. Because it comes down to recruitment, building your programs, getting them in.” Like his peers, Paisner’s classes are full for the coming semester, though he’s in the process of hiring more shooters to fill out the roster and offer more classes. “I’m aiming for photographer Treston Chee, and he’s younger, but he has experience and I think it’s important to get up-and-coming people into the program,” Paisner explains. “I’ve got an upcoming meeting with this photographer Anna Walsh. She’s from Boston; she wants to

Sage Paisner poses with his daughter and an antique camera at his nonprofit Foto Forum Santa Fe. Paisner says his work with the space directly informs his plans for SFCC’s photo curriculum.

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Elizabeth Hunt, Ceramics Program Head “With clay, it’s not just making the work.”

Elizabeth Hunt shows just one piece (of many) destined for her upcoming solo show at the Taos Ceramics Center. Like her colleagues, Hunt is a working artist in addition to being an educator.

hands when completed, especially given the ubiquity of camera phones and the nonstop barrage of meaningless digital imagery. “For example, I’m going to be teaching a landscape class; alternative processes; salt printings; and silver and platinum processes,” he explains. “For me, as an artist, a photo has got to be a print. It’s got to come from an idea in your mind to taking the photo to having an actual print you can present and talk about.”

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Oregon, and continued to hone her jewelry making and metalworking chops. She taught at that school as well as Eugene’s community college and a local arts center. Next, Greene embraced a more outdoorsy off-grid lifestyle, which she pursued in Northern California and Colorado over the following 15 years. During the pandemic, Greene took on landscaping, firewood stacking and other such odd jobs that pop up in rural community economies. In 2020, she moved to Albuquerque to get involved with jewelry making school and co-working space Meltdown Studio. When the COVID-19 grip began to loosen, however, Greene pursued an adjunct faculty position with SFCC. She moved to Santa Fe full-time in June 2022. Now that she helms coursework in her specialty, Greene oversees adjunct support and curriculum, such as studio visits and guest artists. She aims to increase the program’s focus on the metal aspects of artistry, both in relation to jewelry and not. “We think of jewelry in this very specific way, a very specific style, a virtuous craft—and it is that,” she says, “but we also have this division in our minds between art and craft, and while I wouldn’t say that’s a useless distinction, I don’t think it’s an adequate distinction.”

Born in England and raised in Jamaica thanks to her father’s job studying diseased coconut trees, sculptor and ceramicist Elizbeth Hunt has tackled her new role with gusto, even if she has already taught at SFCC for 17 years after receiving her MFA in 3D arts from UNM. Pursuing that degree was, she says, all about working with her hands. “It was also a studio and a job and health insurance,” she says matter-of-factly before letting out a laugh. “I’ve been here a long, long time—it was my first job out of grad school—stuff just sort of fell into my lap.” Of course, that’s if you count tireless dedication as things falling into your lap. Hunt is currently preparing for an as-yet unnamed solo show at the Taos Ceramics

Center through which she will explore faces and busts with complex accouterments like chains and hats; all painted in rather muted, earthy tones. First and foremost, she’s a sculptor, but her experience also crosses into in video, land art and computer graphics. That last one even became a focus during her undergrad years at Michigan State University, but she craved hands-on work. Hunt would like to pass that ethos on to the next generation of ceramics and sculpture enthusiasts. Ceramics, she notes, is both about artistry and technical knowhow. She’ll teach a wide variety of methods this semester and welcome adjunct faculty and guest instructors over time, each with their own areas of expertise. “Literally all the classes have a waiting list, though,” she cautions. “We could add two more sections of classes, but we’re at capacity for now. With clay, it’s not just making the work, it’s loading the kilns and firing them, and more classes mean more labor.”

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Winter Lecture Series Jayne Aubele New Mexico’s Geological Landscape and Its Effect on Our Culture and Social History January 30 | 6pm

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Dr. Stephen Lekson Of Noble Kings Descended: Colonial Documents and the Ancient Southwest February 27 | 6pm Dr. Thomas Chavez The Diplomacy of Independence: Benjamin Franklin and Spain March 26 | 6pm St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art Tickets $10, Free for Members of Las Golondrinas and MNMF Reserve your tickets online at golondrinas.org!

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THROAT GOATS Though folks might be most accustomed to metal fusion band The Hu when it comes to traditional Mongol-Tuvan throat singing, the genre’s rich tapestry includes plenty more acts to discover across a wide geographic swath including Mongolia, Russia and China. In Santa Fe this week, that sweet Tuvan action comes in the form of Alash Ensemble, a Russian act that has incorporated Western influences into their repertoire alongside those deep and droney jams. Some have likened the style to that of a human bagpipe while others have found an almost spiritual nature to the circuitous vocal work. You’ll feel it. (ADV) Performance Santa Fe Presents: Alash Ensemble: 7:30 pm Friday, Jan. 19. $25-$75. St. Francis Auditorium 107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5072

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GET CLOSER Well, hoooooooly shit, Albuquerque metal band Distances sneaks up on you from out of pretty melodic rhythms and straight into the crossroads of numerous metal genres (OK, and some subtle nods to…I wanna say classical dirges). On forthcoming Abstruse, which the band launches in Santa Fe via Tumbleroot’s ongoing Metal Mondays series, Distances proves its reputation as one of the more innovative metal bands in the area. Is it death? Is it black? Is is post-metal? And so much more? Short answer, yes. Longer answer, Distances totally rips, brah, from the punkish/mathcore leanings of track “Full Circle” to the slow-mounting-ride-to-your-doom of closer “Poison Dowery.” TKTWA, Marrow Monger and Demogorgon open. (ADV) Metal Monday with Distances: 6 pm Monday, Jan. 22 $10-$12. Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 303-3808

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FILM TUE/23 HEAVIER STILL If you didn’t get a good enough dose of metal mayhem at the Distances show on Monday, filmmaker Clyde Petersen has a little something for fans of all things heavy with his 2023 film Even Hell Has Its Heroes. A combination band doc with a focus on longtime doom/drone act Earth and its leader Dylan Carlson, Petersen’s opus wends through the early days of PNW grunge, the development of Earth’s style and the death of Carlson’s longtime friend and roommate—a musician you might have heard about named Kurt Cobain. Petersen deftly showcases the ways in which Earth changed everything while bizarrely remaining semi-underground for decades. This is vital music history, people. (ADV) Even Hell Has Its Heroes: 6 pm Tuesday, Jan. 23. $13 Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-1338

Good Vibes Only Newly New Mexican artist Jesse Wilson finds the warm and the good in Safe Haven installation with Axle Contemporary Artist Jesse Wilson says she has been an artist and performer and creator her whole life. At least, for as far back as she can remember. Some might know her work through Bay Area arts collective Cardboard Institute of Technology, while others might have seen it at Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now that Wilson calls Northern New Mexico home, though, we’re likely to see it popping up around here more often. As a sort of introduction, and a homage to childhood splendor and primer for the types of things she likes to do and create, Wilson this week opens Safe Haven, an installation piece featuring, among other components, a large ogre crafted with cardboard, butcher paper and hot glue. Within its belly, a safe space appears in the shape of a fort-like area; it’s warm there, and carpeted; all friends are welcome; music plays in the background; you can sleep if you wish; you can interact with the ghost of your dead pets. “I want to be a good person and an amazing maker, and at this point I’m falling in love with where I’m at,” Wilson tells SFR. “The most important part is cultivating the safe space for your physical safety and also

your confidence. We don’t often get the opportunity to emote in a safe space, so we should invite our anger, our trauma, our dead friends.” Wilson says she’s a bit of an outcast, too—being expelled from schools, sometimes houselessness, sometimes coldness. But her story also includes dancing; apprenticeships; collective artistry; blacksmithing and fabrication; plus community engagement, connection and vulnerability. Santa Fe, she says, is full of “top-shelf weirdos.” These are her people. Safe Haven will thus likely evolve based on the needs of the community, along with her desire for positive interpersonal entanglements. “It’s a marriage of creative practice and the industrial work I’ve done—like if you look at faux rock at the zoo,” she explains. “I’m excited for people to have intimate experiences with this guy.” (Alex De Vore)

JESSE WILSON: SAFE HAVEN OPENING: 2-5 pm Saturday, Jan. 20. Free Axle Contemporary (parked near the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, axleart.com

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WED/17 DANCE POMEGRANATE SEEDS YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Pomegranate Studio 535 Cerrillos Road, (505) 501-2142 An after-school program for young women aged 13-18, founded by dancer Myra Krien. 5-7 pm

EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-3278 Challenging trivia with prizes. 8-10 pm KARAOKE EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE BRIDGE The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co. 37 Fire Place, (505) 557-6182 Hosted by CoCo Caliente, this event gives karaoke performers the chance to sing under the light of a disco ball. 5 pm

KIDS SING ALONG: RAILYARD PARK Railyard Park Cerrillos Road and Guadalupe St., (505) 982-3373 Teachers Sarah-Jane and B lead classes through a variety of engaging music games and singalongs for toddlers and babies. 10:30-11:15 am NATURE LOVERS BOOK CLUB Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820 Reading and discussion about the natural world (for adults). This month’s read is Where the Water Goes by David Owen. 6-7:30 pm

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MUSIC DON CURRY Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 A singer/guitarist brings you originals and classic rock covers. 4 pm SECOND CHANCES COUNTRY BAND Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952 A two-piece country band playing originals and covers, two-steppers, Texas swingers, slow waltzes and even the occasional line dance. 6-9 pm ZACH BRYSON AND NASH DANIELS El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931 Tunes somewhere between the country blues of the 1920s and ‘30s and the more modern sounds of contemporary folk and Americana. 8-10 pm

THU/18 ART OPENINGS UNLIMITED BREADSTICKS: AN SFCC ART EXHIBITION Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave., (505) 428-1000 Santa Fe Community College hosts an opening reception for an exhibition showcasing the art of SFCC drawing and painting instructors in the SFCC Visual Arts Gallery, running until the start of February. (See Cover, page 12.) 2-4:30 pm

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A takeout box represented by Jiha Moon in Turner Carroll Gallery’s Landfall Press: Iconic Prints exhibition.

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EVENTS ALL FIERCE COMEDY SHOW Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528 A night of laughs hosted by Carlos Medina, AKA Graviel De La Plaga. 7 pm, $15-$40 ANIMAL MEET & GREET Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359 Meet the museum pets and see them eat their lunch that day! Say “hi” to Cornelius the corn snake, Bisquick the tortoise and Fafnir the lizard. 12:30-1 pm CHESS & JASS CLUB No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. Chess playing and jazz listening, open to all skill levels. Free herbal tea. 6-8 pm GEEKS WHO DRINK Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952 Challenging trivia with prizes. 7-9 pm SEEDS & SPROUTS Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359 Kids explore hands-on gardening and nature-themed activities year-round with the Seeds & Sprouts Program. Enjoy a nature-based project with our Museum Educators. 10:30-11:30 am TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL WINTER FESTIVAL Turquoise Trail Charter School 13 San Marcos Loop, (505) 986-4000 This year’s winter festival at Turquoise Trail includes a PTA baking competition and concessions. Vote for your favorite $3 sample. A winter concert by the school’s music program follows. 4:30-6:30 pm

FILM CLIMBING FILM TOUR Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678 The Climbing Film Tour is back for its fourth season with an awesome selection of short films celebrating the global climbing community. 7 pm, $15

MUSIC ANDY KINGSTON TRIO La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., (505) 982-5511 Jazz, pop and fusion world. 6:30 pm BILL HEARNE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 Share happy hour with Santa Fe’s own country music legend Hearne. 4-6 pm

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DAMIAN LUNA The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 Latin country jams from a Las Cruces performer. 7 pm DAVID GEIST EXPERIENCE Osteria D’Assisi 58 S Federal Place, (505) 986-5858 Pianist/vocalist David Geist performs the best of Broadway, pop and originals. 7-10 pm, $5 DISCOVERING THE MUSIC OF BACH Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338 Conductor and educator Oliver Prezant and violinist Stephen Redfield present an interactive musical exploration of music by J.S. Bach. 6-7:30 pm, $25 HALF BROKE HORSES Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817 No cover and two-steppin’ to all of your favorite country and rock covers. 7-10 pm PAT MALONE TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 Jazz guitar. 6-8 pm YUNGCHEN LHAMO San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 983-3974 The Tibetan songbird wows audiences with her compelling voice. 7:30 pm, $35

GROWN-UP MOVIE NIGHT: OPPENHEIMER Vista Grande Public Library 14 Avenida Torreon, (505) 466-7323 Showing Oppenheimer on the library’s big screen. Admission is free and popcorn and juice will be provided. All attendees should be age 17 and up. 6:30 pm YOU SAY YOU WANT A RESOLUTION...: A NIGHT OF IMPROV COMEDY Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive, Unit A Laugh with comedy improv group Sibling Rivalry, Santa Fe’s longest-running form team. 7:30 pm, $10 ZOZOBRA NOW & FOREVER! (¡ZOZOBRA AHORA Y SIEMPRE!) Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359 Make corn husk Old Man Gloom dolls to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Burning of Zozobra in 2024. 2-4 pm

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FRI/19 ART OPENINGS THE NEW VANGUARD: EXPLORATIONS INTO THE NEW CONTEMPORARY V (OPENING) KEEP Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave., (505) 557-9574 An international juried exhibition for all artists who utilize painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, digital, collage, fiber, sculpture or photography in their work. KEEP has selected art that pushes the boundaries in a variety of genres including but not limited to: high-brow, low-brow, pop surrealism, hyperrealism, graffiti art and abstract art. 5-8 pm

EVENTS ALL AGES CHESS Vista Grande Public Library 14 Avenida Torreon, (505) 466-7323 Play chess at the library every Friday. Open to all ages and experience levels. 3-5 pm

ALYSSAH AND DELTA ROSE The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 Rock, funk and blues. 8 pm BAD BUNNY NIGHT Boxcar 133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222 Dance your winter blues away and get down with DJ D-monic. First 100 guests get bunny ears. 10 pm, $10 DAVE GRUSIN & BRUCE DUNLAP GiG Performance Space 1808 Second St., Listen to seminal jazz pianist and film composer Dave Grusin and acclaimed guitarist Bruce Dunlap collaborate for a show. Then go again, they’re playing Saturday night too. 7:30 pm, $65 FLUTISS X 4 FLUTE QUARTET First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., (505) 982-8544 A flautist quartet (Veronica Mascaro, Nancy O’Malley, Andrea Frankenfeld and Mary Wirth) performs a free program celebrating woodwinds. 5:30 pm MARION CARRILLO Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 Carrillo’s songs pull from his personal life and the world around him to great comedic and heart-wrenching effect. 4 pm MELANGE Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952 An original Spanglish funk fusion group. 6-9 pm

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THE CALENDAR OPERATION REWIND Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817 A high-energy, eclectic tribute act covering The Temptations to Foo Fighters, Guns & Roses to Marvin Gaye. 8 pm PERFORMANCE SANTA FE PRESENTS: ALASH ENSEMBLE St. Francis Auditorium at NM Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave, (505) 476-5072 Tuvan throat singing (xöömei) meets jazz and hip-hop. Woah! (See SFR Picks, page 17) 7:30 pm, $25-$75 SIERRA THE BAND La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., (505) 982-5511 Country covers, rock and the blues. 6:30 pm STRANGERS FROM AFAR The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 A psychedelic-folk-rock-country-alt power duo from Highway 14. Try saying that three times fast. 5 pm

EVENTS TRAM CAR TAP TAKEOVER WITH BOSQUE BEWING Totemoff’s Bar 1477 NM-475 (505) 982-4429 Special offerings from Bosque Brewing. Pouring until kegs are emptied! 10 am-3 pm WINTER BIRD WALK Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo, (505) 471-9103 Watch for resident birds and migratory birds resting and nesting. No need to be a birding expert, the gardens will even provide binoculars if you need them. 8:30-10 am, $8-$10

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UPSTART CROWS OF SANTA FE PRESENTS: MACBETH New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533 Upstart Crows of Santa Fe presents Macbeth at the New Mexico Actors Lab, a production examining the effects of war on interpersonal connections, morality versus desire and the human need for safety and contentment. 6:30 pm, $10-$20

NEW MEXICO HIP HOP AWARDS Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234 Dress your best at a black tie, red carpet awards gala shining a light on New Mexico’s diverse music community. Meet and celebrate top local artists and radio personalities! (See 3 Questions, page 22.) 5-8 pm, $15-$35 BOB MAUS Inn & Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 988-5531 Piano and voice takes on blues and soul classics. 6-9 pm BOK CHOY Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817 Serving up fresh dance rock hits and award winning originals. 8 pm HALF PINT AND THE GROWLERS Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 A tasty mash of genres this band has dubbed “Swing Gumbo”: rousing vintage jazz, saucy beats and Latin boleros, jump blues, Western Swing and more. 1-3 pm MINERAL HILL The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 An Albuquerque-based band bringing salty Americana, funk, honky-tonk, bossa nova, polka and other words that are fun to say. 8 pm

OPEN FORGE FRIDAY Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road, (505) 819-3502 Watch and learn the art and craft of blacksmithing. Open Forge Fridays include demonstrations, Q&A and hands-on smithing. Bring your curiosity and/or your current projects. 5-8 pm

SAT/20 ART OPENINGS JESSE WILSON: SAFE HAVEN (OPENING) Axle Contemporary 1607 Paseo De Peralta, (505) 670-5854 Wilson showcases their Safe Haven Installation at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, expressing vibrant color, zany science fiction realism, comedy and deep observations of nature, inspired by “the feeling of comfort and safety, however you get there.” (See SFR Picks, page 17) 2-5 pm

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BOOKS/LECTURES REMEMBERING MARC SIMMONS (1937- 2023) Santa Fe Public Library (Southside) 6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820 A presentation by Joy Poole about one of New Mexico’s best known historians. Sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Association. 1:30-3 pm

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ODD DOG The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 A versatile jam band playing originals and covers of artists including Grateful Dead, Counting Crows, Bruce Springsteen and more. 2 pm SARAH STREITZ & CHRIS HAGEDORN Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068 Singer-songwriter Streitz and tenor sax player Hagedorn. 8-10 pm TESLA Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, (505) 455-5555 These ‘80s-’90s rock gods still got it. Sing along to your favorite ballads. 8 pm, $69-$89 UNA MAS Y LA CHACHA Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952 Latin fusion rock from Santana to Selena. 6-9 pm VIBESTRONG: “KINGS MEDLEY” RELEASE PARTY Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135 Albuquerque reggae rock band Vibestrong plays a new single. 7:30 pm, $10

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WORKSHOP BOOKMAKING: ACCORDION FOLD WITH MONOPRINT Make Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road, (505) 819-3502 Learn Hedi Kyle’s way of folding the accordion (a very different approach to the magic of folding) and make two books in this workshop. One basic accordion fold book with decorative papers cover and one sewn back-toback accordion book. 10 am-2 pm, $100 HOW TO WRITE A MYSTERY NOVEL WITH AUTHOR JAMES C. WILSON Santa Fe Public Library (Main Branch) 145 Washington Ave., (505) 955-6780 A writing workshop with Author James C. Wilson, who taught creative writing and journalism for 35 years at the University of New Mexico and the University of Cincinnati. 2-4 pm

THE CALENDAR UPSTART CROWS OF SANTA FE PRESENTS: MACBETH New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533 Upstart Crows of Santa Fe presents Macbeth at the New Mexico Actors Lab, a production examining the effects of war on interpersonal connections, trust, madness, morality versus desire and the human need for safety and contentment. 6:30 pm, $10-$20

WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION Mountain Cloud Zen Center 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 303-0036 A free weekly introduction to zen meditation class offered in our zendo. Everyone is welcome for community tea before class. 10-11:15 am MAKE & TAKE Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1204 Join the hands-on studio at MOIFA for art projects, coloring sheets and self-guided treasure hunts. This week, make paper beads! Free with museum admission. 10 am-4 pm, $7-$12

SUN/21 BOOKS/LECTURES BRIDGE BUILDING WITH PAPER & PASTE ACROSS GENERATIONS Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1204 Multimedia artist Cal Duran speaks about the process, vitality and storytelling of paper and paste, examining the many layers, time, imagination and heart that go into the art of papier mâché. 2-3 pm

MON/22 BOOKS/LECTURES RACE, RURALITY, & COLLEGE ACCESS IN NEW MEXICO Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226 Contributors to the book Race and Rurality, Tobe Bott-Lyons and Hanna Levin, talk about the role of education in bridging the rural/urban opportunity gap, interrogating myths and misconceptions about race and exploring homegrown approaches to supporting New Mexican students. 6 pm

EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Boxcar 133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222 It’s free to play and there are prizes. Seven rounds of quiz in the café room at Boxcar. 7:30 pm MAGICAL SUNDAYS The Center for Wisdom Healing Qigong/Chi Center 40 Camino Vista Clara, Galisteo, (800) 959-2892 Enjoy delicious brunch and great live music in the exquisite Main Lodge (this week, it’s singer-songwriter duo Roadside Distraction), then experience an inspiring presentation from shamanic practitioner Michele Rozbitsky. 9 am-12:30 pm, $20-$40 TONY BONANNO: BOOK SIGNING & ARTIST TALK Edition ONE Gallery 728 Canyon Road, (505) 570-5385 Learn about Bonanno, his life in photography and his career. He discussses his commitment to his long-term project on the White Horses of the Camargue, featured in his new book, Horse of the Sea. 3-5 pm

EVENTS The late Fritz Scholder’s Last Indian with American Flag (Ed. 67/150), 1975, is one of many brightly-colored works in the Fritz Scholder: On Paper collection at LewAllen Galleries. TRAM CAR TAP TAKEOVER Totemoff’s Bar 1477 NM-475 (505) 982-4429 Pouring until kegs are emptied. 10 am-3 pm

FILM SH’MA, A STORY OF SURVIVAL Center of Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338 Sh’ma tells the story of Dr. Veronka John-Steiner, recounting her experience before, during and after the Shoah. 11 am

MUSIC DK & THE AFFORDABLES Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 A jiving, jumping variety of roots music to get you moving. Noon-3 pm DOUG MONTGOMERY Rio Chama Steakhouse 414 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 955-0765 Hear Santa Fe’s Piano Man play everything from Broadway favorites and movie themes to the Great American Songbook standards. 6-9 pm

MAYER HAWTHORNE Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369 Detroit DJ Mayer Hawthorne lights up the dance floor, with a meet-and-greet opportunity. 7 pm, $30-$105 NATE PORTER AND JACK LORANG El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931 Two songwriters from the same town in Illinois who bring a compelling synergy as they present unique visions of song. 7-9 pm

VIBESTRONG Totemoff’s Bar 1477 NM-475 (505) 982-4429 This Albuquerque-based reggaeand rock-influenced band is sure to be a hit. 11 am-3 pm WESTIN LEE MCDOWELL The Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 A local singer-songwriter who calls himself “Westin the Wandering Minstrel” brings his tunes to the tavern. 2 pm

MEET WITH MAYOR WEBBER City Hall 200 Lincoln Ave., (505) 955-6621 Community members are invited to a one-on-one meeting with Mayor Webber. Stop by for a 10-minute chat and voice questions, concerns and ideas—or just come say hello! First come, first served. 1-5 pm

FILM VIDEO LIBRARY CLUB Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528 Free films every Monday from the country’s oldest operating video rental store. 6:30-8:30 pm CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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With MC Prismatic Soul

The Santa Fe Harmonizers barbershop chorus invites you to join us for 2 special events in January and February...

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Though lifelong Santa Fean Alexandria Hernandez, aka Prismatic Soul, has only been rapping in earnest for the last few years, she’s already made a name for herself as a loquacious and hard-hitting local spitter. A member of Santa Fe’s Outstanding Citizens Collective hip-hop crew, Hernandez has been spreading her wings a bit with features for the likes of legendary local act SpaceMob SpaceCadets. And it’s fire—so much so, in fact, that the group’s track “Patchw3rk,” in which she appears, is up for a New Mexico HipHop Award for Best Feature. With the ceremony for the awards going down this week at the Lensic Performing Arts Center (5 pm Saturday, Jan. 20. $15$35. 211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234), SFR spoke with Prismatic Soul to learn more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. All things considered, you came to hip-hop a little later than your local peers. What gave you the push to start spitting? I’ve always been a lover of hiphop, but I…lacked the confidence. I honestly didn’t know I could rap, but I remember sitting there with nothing to do one day, listening to old-school hip-hop beats, and I thought, ‘y’know what? I’m gonna try to write my own rhyme.’ I was battling myself with the hardest rhymes I could come up with, and I literally wrote it on a piece of cardboard. And the same week I wrote my first rhyme was the week I met [local MC] Anthonius Monk. He started working [with me] at Trader Joe’s and gave me a ride to Albuquerque because he lived in Rio Rancho, and on the way he was like, ‘You know I spit, right?’ And I said, ‘Show me your shit!’ I didn’t tell him [about mine], I just wanted to hear what he had. Later on during Fiestas weekend,

[my friends and I] got a hotel room downtown so all of us could go out, and we were all listening to music and freestyling, and I kind of just said ‘fuck it,’ and jumped in. Anthonius was like, ‘we’ve gotta start rapping together.’’ What do you like to write about? When I first started writing, I wanted to be the hardest rapper because I wanted to stand out among a bunch of men. Now I just want to inspire people to be who they are, no matter who the fuck you are; to be that person you wish you had when you were younger, or that voice. I try to be more positive in my music, but I also sometimes like to be a savage because I know I can rip people up. I definitely am a pen and pad writer…a visual person. I like to feel the words I write. I think it just makes it more meaningful for me. And I definitely write over time. I have to listen to a beat and figure out how it makes me feel. When you think of the future of hiphop, both local and not, what do you see, for yourself or otherwise? The roots of hip-hop is the epitome of who I am, and I’ll always pay homage to that, but I want to be versatile and known for doing different things and different styles. I don’t ever want to conform to what someone thinks is hiphop. I want to be open-minded and try new things. Hip-hop is still extremely young. It could totally be anything. I’m in the middle of making my first solo album, and I think it’s going to be kind of different from what I do with Outstanding Citizens Collective. I just want to show a different side of me. A softer side of me; with the beats being more sensual and soft instead of nitty and gritty. It’s been a tough few years and I think it’ll be good for me. I was raised by my grandma, and she was the only person I had in this world who influenced me to be creative and free and expressive. Four days before my birthday in 2022, she decided to go through with assisted suicide. She was in a lot of pain, had suffered for a long time, but also, she was extremely loved by the community…and it was very difficult. She was my biggest fan, my biggest supporter and the most loving and compassionate and supportive person in my life. For the majority of my life I let fear hold me back from a lot of things, and I think I’m at the point where I’m not afraid to take risks and do things that feel right for my heart and my body.

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We're Moving! Full Circle Healing is moving! As of February 1, 2024 we will be located at: 2019 Galisteo Suite N9A, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: 505 8201482 Our providers, Dr. Debra Higginbotham, M.D., Dr Kim Pang, MD, Heather Neil M.S., P.A.-C, Amy Adler NP., Bonnie Giacchetti, PA-C, and Jasmin Sanders NP will be available for appointments. We are accepting new patients upon provider approval.

Winter Lecture Series Jayne Aubele New Mexico’s Geological Landscape and Its Effect on Our Culture and Social History January 30 | 6pm, Doors at 5:30pm

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MUSIC DOUG MONTGOMERY Rio Chama Steakhouse 414 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 955-0765 Santa Fe’s Piano Man returns. 6-9 pm KARAOKE WITH CRASH! Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 Start your week with karaoke! 7-10 pm METAL MONDAY: DISTANCES Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135 Celebrate post-metal titans DISTANCES’ new album Abstruse. Epilepsy Warning: this event features intense strobe lighting effects. (See SFR Picks, page 17.) 6-10 pm, $10-$12 TERRY DIERS Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 Blues, rock and funk. No cover. 4 pm

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$10, Free for Las Golondrinas and MNMF Members Learn about the unique geology of the state and how it has influenced the location of major trails, historic settlements, and resources.

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OPERA IN THE FILMS OF FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA AND MARTIN SCORSESE Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe 107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674 A survey of Martin Scorsese’s and Francis Ford Coppola’s inspiration to use operatic music in the scores of their films, featuring presenter Mark Tiarks. Talk with Tiarks after. 6-7:30 pm, $10-$20

EVEN HELL HAS ITS HEROES Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338 A 2023 documentary on the band Earth by Clyde Petersen. The band’s visionary leader Dylan Carlson plays a pivotal role popularizing grunge music while battling small-town boredom, heroin addiction and the tragic death of his roommate and best friend, Kurt Cobain. (See SFR Picks, page 17) 6 pm, $13

MUSIC KITCHEN DWELLERS Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369 Montana quartet twists bluegrass, folk and rock to create their unique sound, and $1 per ticket will go toward connecting music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources. 6 pm, $21 OSCAR BUTLER Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565 A solo acoustic guitarist slash singer-songwriter. 4 pm

THEATER THE AUNTIES: WOMEN OF THE WHITE SHELL WATER PLACE Institute of American Indian Arts 83 Avan Nu Po Road, (505) 424-2300 The tales of three women who take the stage to tell stories of their lives: Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge/Santa Clara Pueblo), Deborah Taffa (Quechan/Laguna Pueblo), and Laura Tohe (Diné, Tsénahabiłnii, Sleepy Rock People clan). The Aunties asks us to look forward with hope and inspiration. 5:30 pm, $10-$40

WORKSHOP DROP-IN WATERCOLOR FOR ADULTS Santa Fe Public Library (Southside) 6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820 Explore the medium of watercolor in a self-led painting workshop. Participants may bring their own photographs or source materials for reference. All skill levels welcome. 2-4 pm

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ELDORADO KNITTERS Vista Grande Public Library 14 Avenida Torreon, (505) 466-7323 Meet up to knit with a group every Tuesday. 10 am

AN INNOCENT LOVE: ANIMAL SCULPTURE ARTISTS OF NEW MEXICO Canyon Road Contemporary Art 622 Canyon Road, (505) 983-0433 The cutest little animal sculptures you ever did see by artists Kari Rives and Fran Nicholson.

ANDRÉ RAMOS-WOODARD: BLACK SNAFU Foto Forum Santa Fe 1714 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 470-2582 Ramos-Woodard depicts realities of his Black experience while exposing and subverting tropes of anti-Blackness embedded in American pop culture. ARON WIESENFELD: PAST LIVES Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St., (505) 995-9902 Tenderly painted portraits of children living a beautiful life by the sea. Wiesenfeld’s compositions remind the viewer of fairy and folk tales, recalling stories of enchantment told at bedtime but played out in modern settings. BEYOND THE INTERFACE Art Vault 540 S. Guadalupe St., (505) 428-0681 Reality-bending photo collages, rapidly changing LEDs representing the cosmos, generative imagery, film and more. Pieces change as you view them, figuratively or literally pulling you into the art itself. BILLIE ZANGEWA: FIELD OF DREAMS SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199 Zangewa creates intricate collages composed of handstitched fragments of raw silk. Her use of silk as a material speaks to the transformative nature of the work itself. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Gerald Peters Gallery 1005 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700 A diverse group show with everything from sculpture to tin-type prints and mixed media images that prompt the viewer to reflect on the small wonders of the world. DARRELL WILKS: DEATH IN A CORNFIELD 5. Gallery 2351 Fox Road, Ste. 700, (505) 257-8417 Colorful and hip collages by New York artist Wilks. FRITZ SCHOLDER: ON PAPER LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 988-3250 The late Fritz Scholder created bold, bright and expressive art that shattered conventional norms of the representation of “The American Indian” in American art, radically departing from stereotypical depictions of the mythic Indian. GABE LEONARD: SHADOWS OF THE WEST-A CINEMATIC EXHIBITION Chuck Jones Studio Gallery 126 W Water St., (505) 983-5999 Delve into the inspirations behind Gabe Leonard’s mesmerizing Western Film Noir artworks, gaining insights into the meticulous craftsmanship that defines each of his evocative masterpieces.

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JOSÉ SIERRA: CHOLLA GALÁCTICA Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700 Colorful twisted vessels resembling dramatic landscapes based on Sierra’s Venezuelan roots. JUDITH RODERICK: THE CRANE Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Hwy. 165, Placitas, (505) 867-2450 A tribute to the crane, both the sandhills and the endangered whooping crane, featuring silk art quilts, watercolors and a newly revised book of poems and artwork depicting their grace and beauty. LANDFALL PRESS: ICONIC PRINTS Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Road, (505) 986-9800 Celebrating over five decades of artistic achievement by Landfall Press, by famed printmaker Jack Lemon. Includes lithography inventory, books, artist correspondence, print documentation and a comprehensive archive spanning over 50 years. N. DASH: AND WATER SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199 Find yourself somewhere between painting and sculpture, water and land with these ecologically driven paintings. NOTICE OF DISQUIET Currents 826 826 Canyon Road, (505) 772-0953 Artist Ranran Fan constructs a typeface maker which produces two personal typefaces. The peculiar appearance of characters and words disarms and disrupts language’s capacity to deliver and enforce entrenched power structures. PATRICK MCGRATH MUÑIZ: RETABLOS Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St., (505) 995-9902 Muñiz pays homage to the tarot and its archetypal imagery in a selection of paintings based on the 22 major arcana cards of the tarot.

REBECCA PADILLA-PIPKIN: DWELLING WITHIN Strata Gallery 125 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 105, (505) 780-5403 Padilla-Pipkin’s unique, lifelike work explores ecologies of place, showing strong connections to Earth. B. BROWN: A HANDFUL OF EARTH, A HANDFUL OF SKY Hecho a Mano 830 Canyon Road, (505) 916-1341 Clay, earth-hued vessels with recurring shapes and patterns. SALT PILLARS form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256 TVs, motel rooms and a makeshift photography studio as vessels for grief, anger and growth. SELFHOOD Strata Gallery 125 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 105, (505) 780-5403 Artworks in this juried exhibition by Rosemary Meza-DesPlas center upon the concept of selfhood, considering how selfhood is constructed and altered. TIA X CHATTER: THE B/W SHOW Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338 Curator Sarah Greenwood presents works in black and white from a collection of artists including Tony Abeyta, Rosemarie Castoro, Torkwase Dyson, Eric-Paul Riege, David Simpson, Tony Smith and Judy Tuwaletstiwa. WILLIAM FREJ: BLURRED BOUNDARIES Peyton Wright Gallery 237 E Palace Ave., (505) 989-9888 A photo exhibition for Frej's new book, Blurred Boundaries: Perspectives on Rock Art of the Greater Southwest. WINTER SELECTIONS 2024 Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road, (505) 988-3888 Nüart Gallery's annual exhibit returns to showcase a diverse collection of winter-inspired abstract and figurative works.

GENERATIONS OF IMAGINATION: WHAT LIES BEHIND THE VISION OF CHIMAYO WEAVERS Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-2226 Curated by eighth generation Chimayo weaver Emily Trujillo, this exhibit explores the shifting tradition of Chimayo/Rio Grande weaving in New Mexico through four generations of the Trujillo family's work. GLASSEN WONDERS LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 988-3250 A diverse range of worldclass contemporary glass art pieces by 23 internationally recognized glass artists, utilizing glass art-making techniques such as blown, cast, fused, cut, carved, borosilicate and slumped glass. JEREMY DEPEREZ: GLYPHS Best Western 4328 Airport Road, (713) 530-7066 Block printing and mixed-media works examining the relationship between art and debris.

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NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave., (505) 476-5200 The Santos of New Mexico. Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. Miguel Trujillo and the Pursuit of Native Voting Rights. EnchantOrama! New Mexico Magazine Celebrates 100. 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am-7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri of the month MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-2226 What Lies Behind the Vision of Chimayo Weavers. 1 -4 pm, Wed-Fri, $10, children free NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5063 Selections from the 20th Century Collection. The Nature of Glass. To Make, Unmake, and Make Again. Ways of Seeing: Four Photography Jeff Brouws’ chromogenic print Mobil/Trailer, Inyokern, Calif. will be displayed in Ways of Seeing at the New Mexico Museum of Art Collections. 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am-7 through June 16. pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm every Fri May-Oct. POEH CULTURAL CENTER GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS 78 Cities of Gold Road, 217 Johnson St., AND CULTURE (505) 455-5041 (505) 946-1000 710 Camino Lejo, Di Wae Powa. Seeing Red: an Making a Life. Radical (505) 476-1269 Indigenous Film Exhibit. Youth Push Abstraction. Selections from the Down Home. Here, Now and Pin Exhibit. Collection. Rooted in Place. Always. Horizons: Weaving 10 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, $7-$10 10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, $20 Between the Lines with Diné (under 18 free) VLADEM CONTEMPORARY Textiles. IAIA MUSEUM OF 10 am-5 pm, $7-$12, NM residents 404 Montezuma Ave., (505) 476-5602 CONTEMPORARY free first Sun of the month Shadow and Light NATIVE ARTS MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am-7 108 Cathedral Place, FOLK ART pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free (505) 983-8900 706 Camino Lejo, 5-7 pm every Fri May-Oct. The Stories We Carry. The Art of (505) 476-1204 Jean LaMarr. 2023 WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF Between the Lines. Yokai: 10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon THE AMERICAN INDIAN Ghosts & Demons of Japan. 11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10 704 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-4636 Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep Always in Relation. California MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART Them Warm: The Alaska Native Stars. From Converse to Native 18 County Road 55A, Parka. La Cartonería Mexicana Canvas. Native Artists Make (505) 424-6487 / The Mexican Art of Paper and Toys. ‘All Together. Making our Permanent collection. Global Paste. Protection: Adaptation Way. Every Day. Medicine.’ by Warming is REAL. and Resistance. 11 am-5 pm, Fri-Sun, $10 10 am-5 pm, $3-$12, NM residents Eliza Naranjo Morse. . 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $10, free (18 and under free) free first Sun of the month first Sunday of the month

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t’s all too easy to lose sight of creative projects in favor of doom-scrolling and decision paralysis—but if your New Year’s resolutions had anything to do with building a creative habit to help you process the horrors in a healthier way, you’re in luck. The Santa Fe Community College Library and Creative Writing program and the Institute of American Indian Arts Creative Writing department have partnered to offer free online readings by New Mexico writers, followed by guided creative sessions that allow participants time to write. The Writing Generation Series launches at 6 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 24 with a reading by Santa Fe Poet Laureate Ambassador Janna Lopez, who will read from her latest poetry collection, such is. It will be Lopez’s first public reading from the book, which explores themes of grief, love and belonging. She plans to choose three poems for recitation, and invites participants to respond to those themes in their own writing after each one. “I want people to feel welcomed, and all experience levels are encouraged,” Lopez tells SFR. “I want them to ask questions and have the chance to write in response to the work that they’re hearing and to share their own work—it’s interactive and part of a symbiotic conversation.” For Lopez, the series serves as a chance for people to reawaken to their own creative forces. “Life has a lot of stress right now; there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world,” she explains. “Giving ourselves these spaces of art, contemplation, reflection and connection to elements outside of ourselves is so inspiring and reinvigorating, and that’s really what I hope to engage with: How do we activate writing and cre-

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ativity so it’s part of our everyday way of being in the world?” The series, which aims to cultivate writing as a daily practice, continues with other readings and workshops from SFCC and IAIA alumni and professors throughout the spring, then culminates in an online reading for attendees to share the work they created during its run on May 1. IAIA MFA graduates Serena Rodriguez and Diné poet and storyteller Manny Loley are also among the authors confirmed for the series so far. “This is a really great combination of readings by people connected with Santa Fe, and an opportunity for people to share and hone their craft,” says SFCC Library Director Valerie Nye. The program is the brainchild of Nye and SFCC Professor of English and Creative Writing Austin Eichelberger, who brought IAIA in on the series. The two schools’ creative writing programs complement one another: SFCC offers a certificate and associate’s degree in creative writing while IAIA offers a bachelor’s and MFA. SFCC and IAIA already partner on numerous events such as open houses and art fairs, and Nye and Eichelberger hope the new program will pave the way for more collaboration between the schools’ writing programs down the line. Nye, who has also worked as the library director at IAIA, says both campuses are “really interested in combining efforts to get people to the Southside of town and really understand what kind of higher education opportunities are available over in our area.” “We were like, why aren’t we working together?” Eichelberger adds. “We don’t need to be in competition, we can actualCO UR TE SY JAN

Santa Fe Community College and the Institute of American Indian Arts present a new series of readings and creative sessions with New Mexico writers

ly be supporting each other and trading energy back and forth.” IAIA Professor and Department Chair of Creative Writing Kim Parko seconds that thought, saying she’s pleased to be building community between the two schools’ programs. “What I’m most excited about is the opportunity for students to be exposed to all these diverse writers and learn about how they generate work, and have the chance for them to try those processes as

Janna Lopez is one of many upcoming readers taking part in online reading and writing events from the Santa Fe Community College and the Insititute of American Indian Arts.

well,” Parko adds. Nye, meanwhile, points out that all SFCC writing programs—including the Writing Generation series—are entirely available online, which means it’s possible for anyone with an internet connection to earn a certificate or associate’s degree from SFCC. It also means the series will be accessible for those who are still COVIDconscious or disabled by the ongoing pandemic or otherwise. Eichelberger sees the

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online aspect as rife with possibilities. “We’re trying to draw people in from all over and really connect to the world through this event. It’s so hard to give yourself the time to be creative,” he says, referring to a Zadie Smith quote he has hanging on his office wall: “‘Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you.’ That’s great advice, but it’s really hard to do.” Thus, he hopes the Writing Generation series will make it more possible. “It’s just the point of making that time, and giving that permission and space to people to show up, have a little fun, and create something, and connect to other people who are doing the same thing,” he says. In a city that’s art-centric both culturally and economically, there’s a notable dearth of affordable options for artistic education and exploration, which is part of what makes this series so special to Nye. “I think this unique free opportunity that’s going to be led by experts and professionals is really exciting for so many people in Santa Fe who are interested in creative works,” she says. The Santa Fe Literary Review, SFCC’s in-print literary journal, for which Eichelberger serves as the fiction editor, already has an international reach and both he and Nye hope the series will build on that platform. “I really think it’s going to be an exciting opportunity to show New Mexico writing and writers to people from all over the world,” Eichelberger says. “I can’t wait to receive a piece or two at SFLR that were generated in our session—that’s going to be the coolest full circle moment.”

THE WRITING GENERATION SERIES 6 pm Wednesday, Jan. 24 - May 1 Free. Online. Register online at surveymonkey.com/r/WritingGenSpring24 (505) 428-1506

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As much as writer/director Cord Jefferson—who has writing credits for nigh-universally-loved television programs like The Good Place and Watchmen—crafts a love letter to writing and books in his debut feature film American Fiction, he also builds a strong case for the ways in which the publishing industry is broken. Jefferson, in his adaptation of the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, coaxes from Jeffery Wright one of the finest performances of the Westworld alum’s career. The film offers a scathing takedown of pseudo-intellectualism, the politics of creativity and the frustrating way that there’s no good solution to either. Wright plays Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a middle-aged overachiever type and novelist with middling successes in the midst of a forced leave of absence from his California teaching position. The unplanned vacation happens after Ellison comes to verbal blows with a young white student over the usage of the N-word in Southern literature. “If I got over it, you can, too,” he tells the student. Cue trip to Boston for a writing conference—the same city from which Monk hails; cue unplanned family reunion. Jefferson’s astute voice finds the most unsettling yet relatable ground as Monk navigates his rapidly changing family dynamics. His father is long dead; his mother (the legend Leslie Uggams) is succumbing to

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Horror buff and writer/director Bryce McGuire gets in the full-length feature game with Night Swim, another in a long line of movies where families move to some unassuming house only to find out it’s on the corner of Ghost Street and Creepy Lane. You know the type—like 2012’s Sinister with Ethan Hawke—the ones where the mom or the dad or the kids start to experience evil shit, only they hang around for too long because: have you looked at the real estate market lately? Wyatt Russell, from most excellent projects like Overlord and Lodge 49, plays the dad Ray Waller here, only he’s kind of too good for the role because Night Swim is so stupid. Waller, a former pro baseballer diagnosed with MS, buys a house with his family for its pool on doctor’s orders. The water therapy starts to work, too. As in, it starts to work a little too well, and even his kids (played by a couple of no-name goobers) and his wife (Kerry Condon of the also most excellent Banshees of Inisherin) are like, “It’s cool we bought this house!” Then they start seeing ghosts all up in that pool. Then dear old dad starts acting weird and doing embarrassing things like trying to drown some kid at a pool party or thinking he can get 28

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the early stages of Alzheimer’s; his sister (Tracee Ellis Ross) is divorced and broke; his brother (Sterling K. Brown) is, too, while coming out of the closet. And still Monk’s books don’t sell—or even appear in the right section at the bookstore (they’re lit, dammit, not African American Studies). Monk jokingly pens the first chapter of a book, My Pafology, wherein a combination of vernacular absurdity and a deliberately myopic view of the Black experience come together to delight the majority white publishing house execs who’ve long left Monk’s previous works on read. So it’s under a pseudonym that he finally starts to make the money he desperately needs to take care of his mother. Hilarity and the sadsies ensue. Wright’s performance as the acerbic writer will surely be remembered (Oscar buzz!), as will the rotating cast of supporting players who ebb and flow throughout the film with almost startling familial authenticity—who else could drive us so crazy but make us love them so deeply? Jefferson’s writing and

back into baseball at some point despite his illness. What’s behind this weird pool-based behavior change? No spoilers, but it’s actually kind of inventive, or at least a semi-fun twist on an old kid’s story. Even so, Russell and Condon feel wasted here—what with all of Night Swim’s shallow dialogue (pun intended) and not-soscary trappings. As always, jump scares might offer fleeting cheap thrills, but there’s being startled and there’s being scared. Night Swim doesn’t do either particularly well. Pity that, as horror has so regularly proven an inventive and accessible genre. Cheese works, too, if it’s intended or if a filmmaker winds up in an Evil Dead 1 situation wherein they earnestly tried and still ended up with camp. Some films, though, like Night Swim, don’t feel scary enough or silly enough to have much of an identity at all. If we remember this one even a month or two from now, that will be the truly shocking outcome. (ADV)

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whole thing starts to feel almost silly. Make no mistake—Durkin’s A24-produced film is based on the real events surrounding one of the families with the greatest dynasties in professional wrestling history, and all these events totally happened. It’s just that someplace between the melodramatic music flaring over yet another death and Zac Efron’s robotic performance as eldest son Kevin Von Erich, it becomes harder and harder to grasp at empathy or sympathy. Does that sound heartless? If it does, that’s only because the movie made me that way. To hear Durkin tell it, the Von Erichs, spurred by a self-fulfilling prophetic belief in a family curse, rarely experienced even the slightest shred of happiness or, if they did, it was only in segue to the next terrible thing. In short, it’s a film about fatherly and brotherly pressures wherein Efron leads a cast of forgettable actors through the motions of life. See, way back in the 1980s, the Von Erichs were huge in the wrestling world, but Durkin posits that hard-headed patriarch Fritz (Holt McCallany) doled out so much pressure on his four kids that depression and death were always soon to follow. Not even Jeremy Allen White (The Bear, Shameless) can save this film from its own heavy-handedness, particularly since it all but confirms he’s got about one acting trick up his sleeve—barely restrained pissed-offedness. Against Efron’s caveman-style wig and

barely-there turns from lesser-known actors like Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness) and Stanley Simons (also in bad wigs), the bigger-name actors flail; Durkin’s stilted yet endless dialogue about winning and being the best doesn’t help, nor does his insistence on underusing Baby Driver’s Lily James as Kevin’s wife and the tragically under-appreciated Maura Tierney (News Radio) as the Von Erich’s God-fearing mama who really doesn’t want to get involved with any of it. The Iron Claw isn’t all bad, though. Foe cinematographer Mátyás Erdély shoots a beautiful film and the writing impresses in some smaller moments—the fallout from Jimmy Carter boycotting the Olympics, for example, which led Von Erich sibling Kerry (White) to lose out on his big discus dreams; or a clever explanation of pro wrestling that diffuses concerns over its scripted nature by explaining how rising in the ranks works similarly to performance-based promotions in any business. But events happen too quickly for an audience to properly digest them. If you’re processing one character’s death for mere moments before another faces his end, when do you have time to care? As it turns out, you never have the time. Maybe this one’s for the wrestling fans, but even those who love dramatic films might struggle to understand the point of it all. (ADV)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries chemist Percy Julian (1899–1975) was a trailblazer in creating medicine from plants. He patented over 130 drugs and laid the foundation for the production of cortisone and birth control pills. Julian was also a Black man who had to fight relentlessly to overcome the racism he encountered everywhere. I regard him as an exemplary member of the Aries tribe, since he channeled his robust martial urges toward constructive ends again and again and again. May he inspire you in the coming weeks, dear Aries. Don’t just get angry or riled up. Harness your agitated spirit to win a series of triumphs.

glory of all knowing.” It is a sublime prayer, an opportunity to feel sacred communion on every level of our being. That’s the erotic experience I wish for you in the coming weeks, Virgo. And I believe you will have an expanded potential for making it happen.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus actor Pierce Brosnan says, “You struggle with money. You struggle without money. You struggle with love. You struggle without love. But it’s how you manage. You have to keep laughing, you have to be fun to be with, and you have to live with style.” Brosnan implies that struggling is a fundamental fact of everyday life, an insistent presence that is never far from our awareness. But if you’re willing to consider the possibility that his theory may sometimes be an exaggeration, I have good news: The coming months could be less filled with struggle than ever before. As you deal with the ease and grace, I hope you will laugh, be fun to be with, and live with style— without having to be motivated by ceaseless struggle. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author and activist William Upski Wimsatt is one of my role models. Why? In part, because he shares my progressive political ideals and works hard to get young people to vote for enlightened candidates who promote social justice. Another reason I love him is that he aspires to have 10,000 role models. Not just a few celebrity heroes, but a wide array of compassionate geniuses working to make the world more like paradise. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to gather new role models, dear Gemini. I also suggest you look around for new mentors, teachers, and inspiring guides. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I want you to fulfill your desires! I want you to get what you want! I don’t think that yearnings are unspiritual indulgences that divert us from enlightenment. On the contrary, I believe our longings are sacred homing signals guiding us to our highest truths. With these thoughts in mind, here are four tips to enhance your quests in the coming months: 1. Some of your desires may be distorted or superficial versions of deeper, holier desires. Do your best to dig down and find their heart source. 2. To help manifest your desires, visualize yourself as having already accomplished them. 3. Welcome the fact that when you achieve what you want, your life will change in unpredictable ways. You may have to deal with a good kind of stress. 4. Remember that people are more likely to assist you in getting what you yearn for if you’re not greedy and grasping. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I regard Leo psychologist Carl Jung (1875–1961) as a genius with a supreme intellect. Here’s a quote from him that I want you to hear: “We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy.” You may already believe this wisdom in your gut, Leo. But like all of us, you live in a culture filled with authorities who value the intellect above feeling. So it’s essential to be regularly reminded of the bigger truth—especially for you right now. To make righteous decisions, you must respect your feelings as much as your intellect.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even if you are currently bonded with a spouse or partner, I recommend you consider proposing matrimony to an additional person: yourself. Yes, dear Libra, I believe the coming months will be prime time for you to get married to your own precious soul. If you’re brave enough and crazy enough to carry out this daring move, devote yourself to it with lavish abandon. Get yourself a wedding ring, write your vows, conduct a ceremony, and go on a honeymoon. If you’d like inspiration, read my piece “I Me Wed”: tinyurl.com/SelfMarriage SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Talking about a problem can be healthy. But in most cases, it should be a preliminary stage that leads to practical action; it shouldn’t be a substitute for action. Now and then, however, there are exceptions to this rule. Mere dialogue, if grounded in mutual respect, may be sufficient to dissolve a logjam and make further action unnecessary. The coming days will be such a time for you, Scorpio. I believe you and your allies can talk your way out of difficulties. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian cartoonist Charles M. Schulz wrote, “My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?” I suspect that in 2024, you may go through a brief phase similar to his: feeling blank, yet quite content. But it won’t last. Eventually, you will be driven to seek a passionate new sense of intense purpose. As you pursue this reinvention, a fresh version of happiness will bloom. For best results, be willing to outgrow your old ideas about what brings you gladness and gratification. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): We all go through phases that feel extra plodding and pedestrian. During these times, the rhythms and melodies of our lives seem drabber than usual. The good news is that I believe you Capricorns will experience fewer of these slowdowns than usual in 2024. The rest of us will be seeing you at your best and brightest on a frequent basis. In fact, the gifts and blessings you offer may flow toward us in abundance. So it’s no coincidence if you feel exceptionally well-loved during the coming months. PS: The optimal way to respond to the appreciation you receive is to ratchet up your generosity even higher. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the fall of 1903, The New York Times published an article that scorned human efforts to develop flying machines. It prophesied that such a revolutionary technology was still at least a million years in the future—possibly 10 million years. In conclusion, it declared that there were better ways to apply our collective ingenuity than working to create such an unlikely invention. Nine weeks later, Orville and Wilbur Wright disproved that theory, completing a flight with the airplane they had made. I suspect that you, Aquarius, are also primed to refute an expectation or prediction about your supposed limitations. (Afterward, try not to gloat too much.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your sweat and tears are being rewarded with sweets and cheers. Your diligent, detailed work is leading to expansive outcomes that provide relief and release. The discipline you’ve been harnessing with such panache is spawning breakthroughs in the form of elegant liberations. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Poet Rainer Maria Rilke Congrats, dear Pisces! Don’t be shy about welcoming in exalted the physical pleasure that sex brings. He the fresh privileges flowing your way. You have earned mourned that so many “misuse and squander this these lush dividends. experience and apply it as a stimulant to the tired spots of their lives and as a distraction instead of a rallying Homework: Indulge in “Healthy Obsessions”—not toward exalted moments.” At its best, Rilke said, sex “Melodramatic Compulsions” or “Exhausting Crazes.” gives us “a knowing of the world, the fullness and the Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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GREEN GUITAR BUILDING AND VINTAGE GUITAR RESURRECTION! Stay Gold Guitars, the leader in remanufacturing vintage guitars, is looking for people to join its team utilizing “green guitar building” techniques. We use our “New Vintage” remanufacturing process to give new life to vintage guitars by recycling and repurposing an existing guitar, made with quality tonewoods, and creating a “new” guitar with vintage mojo and tone that compares to vintage guitars of the highest order. We are seeking individuals with an aptitude for this type of work to train in our process. If interested send a resume to shawn@staygoldguitars.com www.staygoldguitars.com Attorney for Bardacke Allison, LLP in Santa Fe, NM. Requires JD, 1 yr experience in a judicial clerkship or law practice, State Bar license in any U.S. state & min. Uniform Bar Exam score of 260. Resumes to nancy@bardackeallison.com.

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HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS BY BECOMING AN ESL or LITERACY TUTOR. Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe’s 10-hour trainings prepare volunteers to tutor adults in either English as a Second PERSONAL & Language (ESL) or Basic PROFESSIONAL Literacy (BL). The ESL new SERVICES tutor orientation will be held online on Thursday, February 8th from 4 to 6 p.m., and the in-person training will be on Friday & Saturday, February 9th and 10th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SFCC. The BL orientation will be held in person on Thursday, February 29th from 4 to 6 p.m., and the in-person training will be on Saturday, Mediate—Don’t Litigate! March 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to PHILIP CRUMP Mediator 5 p.m. at SFCC. A registration I can help you work together toward positive goals that create meeting and 2-hour follow-up workshop are also included. the best future for all • Divorce, Parenting plan, Family For more information, please • Business, Partnership, Construction call 505-428-1353 or visit www.lvsf.org to complete an FREE CONSULTATION application. No experience or philip@pcmediate.com second language necessary! 505-989-8558

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT No. D-101-PB-2023-00244 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER BRIAN ROCHA, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS GIVEN that KAYCEE MALAYA ROCHA has been appointed Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER BRIAN ROCHA. All persons having claims against this Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or sixty (60) days after the date of mailing or other delivery of this Notice, whichever is later, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the Personal Representative, KayCee Malaya Rocha, 1218 Tesuque Drive, Espanola, New Mexico 87532, or filed with the First Judicial District Court, Steve Herrera Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, with a copy mailed to the Personal Representative. DATED: Submitted: JANUARY 3, 2024 By: /s/ KAYCEE MALAYA ROCHA, Applicant 1218 Tesuque Drive Espanola, NM 87532 (505) 920-6241 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Case No. D-101-PB-2023-00314 Judge Wilson, Matthew J. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE WHEATLEY, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DONALD JAMES TEIS has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of SUZANNE WHEATLEY. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the Personal Representative, c/o J. David Beasley, Esq., P.O. Box 1620, Las Cruces, NM 88004, or filed with the First Judicial District Court located at 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 455-8250. Dated: December 26, 2023. Submitted by: By: /s/ J. DAVID BEASLEY, ESQ. Attorney for the Estate of SUZANNE WHEATLEY P.O. Box 1620 Las Cruces, NM 88004 (575) 528-6782

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Case No. D-101-PB-2023-00339 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID A. CREMERS, deceased. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAVID A. CREMERS, DECEASED, AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DAVID A. CREMERS, DECEASED, OR IN THE MATTER BEING LITIGATED IN THE HEREINAFTER MENTIONED HEARING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following: 1. DAVID A. CREMERS, Deceased, died on June 29, 2023; 2. TERESA CREMERS filed a Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy, Determination of Heirship, and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative in the above-styled and numbered matter on December 21, 2023, and a hearing on the above-referenced Petition has been set for February 1, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex, First Judicial District Court (3rd Floor), 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501, before The Honorable J. Francis Mathew. 3. Pursuant to Section 45-1-401 (A) (3), N.M.S.A., 1978, notice of the time and place of hearing on the above-referenced Petition is hereby given to you by publication, once each week, for three consecutive weeks. DATED this 3rd day of January, 2024. /s/ Kristi A. Wareham, Esq. KRISTI A. WAREHAM, P.C. Attorney for Petitioner 300 Paseo de Peralta, Ste. 103 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Telephone: (505) 820-0698 Fax: (505) 629-1298 Email: kristiwareham@icloud.com

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