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erennial” plants earn that name because they keep giving their gifts year after year, with a tendency to reseed, reproduce more profusely and expand their footprints as time goes on. And right now, as new native plants that went in the ground last fall through a pilot project bloom for the first time this summer around Santa Fe, an environmental conservation group is looking for people who want to participate in the program’s second round. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation aims its exponential plant math squarely at helping to restore the available habitat for local pollinators, a natural part of the cycle of life that’s been lost to urbanization.

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“There are a lot of groups that do wildlife conservation with birds and mammals and other big, charismatic kinds of things, but invertebrates are so critical to the function of our planet,” says Kaitlin Haase, southwest pollinator conservation specialist with the society. The nationwide nonprofit with 80 employees now has two working in the Santa Fe area “to make sure that we are supporting pollinators at multiple scales, from individuals and gardens to cities to counties and even the Legislature,” she says. The tiny critters—critical for soil and water health and for the planet’s food chain—have captivated Haase. “I have worked with many different species and many different ecosystems,” she tells SFR. “I worked with bears and elk in the Valles Caldera on one of my first internships out of college, and I gravitated towards the little things because they are just so omnipresent. Wherever you are you can basically observe a safari happening…Insects are super abundant and their lives are just so interesting to me.” She oversees the recruitment and selection of project participants as well as education and oversight of plant distribution. Last year’s habitat-kits project

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in the region was new to Xerces, which has executed projects on bigger scales in California and the northeast with large landowners. The society doled out kits containing nine species of plants to 250 homes and several small, public spaces such as community gardens, city parks and multi-family common areas. “It was super well-received. Everyone was just so excited to get the plants and I have received lots of photos and emails about how the plants are doing this spring,” Haase says. “A lot of folks have really embraced being new native plant moms and dads and are really excited to see what comes back. It is a challenge, it’s not like regular gardening because it is these tiny little native plants that go in in the fall and a lot of people want to overcare for them and water them too much. It’s all a learning experience.” I was among those excited new native plant parents when I rehomed my seedings in our shared condo courtyard in late September. Haase advised that with soil conditions like ours, new holes picked into the compact earth should be filled with water for a few hours before planting. We tucked small, plastic label stakes next to each plant and then truthfully spent more time hoping they lived through the winter than actually watering them every one to two weeks as Haase had recommended. Yet, when spring arrived, so too did the native plants. The sumac bush was the first to prove it had endured the hard season when tiny flowers and light-colored leaves emerged. Next, the elongated spikes of penstemon leaves appeared alongside verbena and foliage of what would, a few weeks later, reveal itself as a single Mexican blanket flower. I wasn’t sure if others had died over the winter, but upon further inspection, and only when I crouched with my face inches from the ground, did I notice the cota had made it, too. At presstime, I’m now certain that not one but three milkweed plants have also returned. Sure, I lost the hairy aster and the clover, maybe completely, but the area contains more native plants than before. And, so much promise—I will probably faint dead away if I see a Monarch butterfly feasting on a bloom on some future day. Fellow pollinator-garden recipient Karen Armitage had even better luck. Nearly every one of her 32 plants from the kit show perky and green on a recent tour outside her home near Fort Marcy. The sheer number of plants in the kit was daunting at first, and she too was skeptical over the winter about whether the tiny plants would take off, but she and her hus-

band, John, covered them with rags for early frosts to enable root development and fenced them off against rabbits and deer. “I am glad that the butterflies and the bees will have them…,” she tells SFR. “I hope that we have done our part. I think about the agricultural industry and all the plants that depend on pollinators, so I think it’s a good idea to plant these plants.” Apply to receive a pollinator habitat kit before June 30 at xerces.org/pollinatorconservation/ habitat-kits/santa-fe. Seedlings will be ready for distribution in late summer or early fall and Xerces is particularly looking for younger households who want to participate. Kits take up about as much room as a parking space, but can be dispersed in various locations.

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s Santa Fe builders scramble to fill a gap between supply and demand for housing, established residents are feeling the friction. For example, when Carlos Garcia began to assemble various parcels years ago for the new Madera Apartments going in on South Meadows Road, he discovered that a man and his family had been living for years on the property he’d purchased. “When I bought the property, they had told me that there were some people that were in adverse possession of the property— for lack of a better word, squatters,” Garcia tells SFR. Garcia in 2009 began the property purchase from Dickie Montoya, who in 1987 had secured a court ruling affirming his ownership. Yet, 91-year-old Eloy Hernandez, his house and his possessions were occupying about 2.5 acres on its southeast corner. The court documents signaled to Garcia that he had the right to kick the family off the property, but he chose a different route. Garcia asked the family to move some of their belongings, including a shed and automobiles, to the opposite side of the house. In exchange, he offered to grant them a deed for half an acre and also hook the home up to city water services so they could stay put. “I didn’t have to give him half an acre, I didn’t have to connect him to services, but I said, ‘What is the right thing to do?’ and the right thing to do was to do it,” Garcia says. Hernandez and his son say the development, which broke ground in October, has caused interruptions to their water supply and created unnecessary problems. “They believe they’re doing us a big favor,” Milagro Hernandez says. “Really, we were comfortable where we were and nobody is doing us any favors. This took us out of our comfort zone and put stress on all of us.” Since construction began on the complex, the Hernandezes have had no access to running water, they say. The well the family has used for years is no longer functioning, so they’ve been hauling in water and renting a mobile commode. “There’s no water anywhere in our house,” Eloy says. “I’ve got to take my truck and fill up a bunch of cans. If I have to take a bath I go to my daughter’s.” It wouldn’t have been the construction that interrupted the water supply, though,

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Mike Vigil, left; Brian Barraera, middle; and Jose Guerrero install electrical lines at the new Madera Apartments currently under construction on South Meadows Road.

Eloy Hernandez, 91, lives next to a housing project he says interrupted his water supply.

says Garcia, who was unaware Hernandez was having issues with his well. Furthermore, he says the connection between the city water line and the old home is ready; all the family needs to do is set up an account with the city and have a meter installed. But the cost of having a new water meter installed has Milagro worried. It’s an expense the family was not prepared for, he says. The situation points to the larger issue of housing developments and the impact they have on surrounding residents. Proposals for

land use, aesthetics and infrastructure are all subject to scrutiny when a project gets going. The new 355-unit Madera Apartments complex, for instance, received some initial pushback from neighbors when plans first called for 400 units to be contained in three-story structures. “They said that’s going to be too intrusive, so we said, ‘OK, we can do two stories and do more of a pueblo style so it blends in,’” Garcia explains. “So we’ve adjusted the project so that we all have a win-win situation.” While offering more people a place to live, new housing can impact traffic congestion, alter property values and increase the demand for services. Naturally, those already living in an area of ongoing expansion can be resistant to change. Just down the street from the Madera project, another parcel of land has drawn controversy. Santa Fe County recently sold 22 acres of land on the corner of South Meadows Road and Rufina Street to Homewise, an affordable housing developer. Locals have been frustrated about the sale because the county purchased the land using public money as “open space” and had promised to build a park. Controversy continued as the city Planning Commission tabled a proposal to rezone the property three times and the state auditor has said his office is investigating the sale. Homewise issued notice Monday that it will hold an Early Neighborhood Notification meeting for the

parcel June 28. The community is concerned about the future density of the neighborhood, though. Residents including Marlow Morrison, president of the Tiempos Lindos Homeowners Association, want as much of the 22 acres as possible preserved as park land. “The scariest thing about it is the density,” Morrison tells SFR. “It’s the densest sector in the city and we are already under massive pressure of development. It feels like it’s being put on our shoulders to give the rest of the city affordable housing.” But that’s not the only development in the works for Homewise, and CEO Mike Loftin says it’s not the first time the nonprofit has encountered opposition to infill. “I think it’s more common for anything that’s already in the city, on a vacant lot where there’s neighbors,” he tells SFR. “There’s people that have the longer view and realize they live in the city and are going to have neighbors. The problem is those voices aren’t nearly as loud as those who don’t want something.” Both Loftin and Garcia say locations for new projects are based on community needs and the services connected to them, and placing them near existing infrastructure controls costs and prevents sprawl. “Santa Fe is growing and I think the place it can grow, where it’s affordable and accessible, is on the Southside, southwest quadrant of the city,” Garcia says. SFREPORTER.COM SFREPORTER.COM • • JUNE JUNE15-21, 15-21,2022 2022

Notes on life from an e-bike saddle in Santa Fe BY SPENCER WINDES a u t h o r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

Fe in 2011, spending time in Amsterdam, New York City and LA, then returned in 2021. What follows is something a little different for our cover: It’s a yearlong diary of sorts, with Windes taking you along on his e-bike journey beginning in May 2021.

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It’s a coincidence that the week the e-bike comes, someone crashes into my car. It arrives in a large brown box. Designed in Seattle, made in China. An hour of assembly later, I step up into the saddle. The sensation of electric assistance is hard to describe. Yes, it’s a bike—you pedal, you steer, you lean into the curves. But you also fly, feeling like Lance Armstrong with the injection mark still aching in his bicep. I need the help—I’m middle aged, overweight, and my knees have played 12 years of rugby. Two days later, someone takes out my parked Kia. They hit it hard enough to

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s Santa Fe sits in the smoky shadow of New Mexico’s largest-ever wildfire and the nation sweats out record high temperatures, climate change has been on the minds of many locals. Though it’s probably too late to drag our collective selves back from the abyss, strategies for changing our individual and community dependence on fossil fuels are sharpening. So, here at SFR, we were delighted when Spencer Windes wanted to share his story about the year he spent in Santa Fe and elsewhere on an e-bike—a decision driven, in part, by his desire to do his part. Windes, 52, is a writer, filmmaker and professional fundraiser. Windes left Santa

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damage the underbody and somehow still drive away. I call the Santa Fe police, and an officer tells me to fill out a form online. That’s it, no investigation. The bike is now my transportation. After work, bombing down Alameda, the cottonwoods erupt in their ersatz blizzard of snowy seeds. The days grow warmer and I take the bike up onto the dirt trails around town. I’m blinded by the sun and splash through a puddle, mud shooting up my backside. It’s surprising, the details you notice from the saddle—the fine weathering of metal, the pale dust that settles on every surface, the Trompe-lœil tricks rich people apply to their new houses to make them look old. New Mexico must have the least legible road signs and license plates in America.

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Riding in Santa Fe is a delight. The weather is great, the city is pretty flat, without too many killer inclines. You can ride across town in 20 minutes. There’s easy access to open land. It’s beautiful, everywhere. The old, tight city center is easier to get around on a bike than any other way. It could be a two-wheeled paradise, except for the cars—

and the people who drive them. Three times in recent weeks I’ve come across the aftermath of crashes that were being swept up by cops and tow trucks and once an ambulance. One morning, a dude in a Jaguar convertible pulls out of a side street, looks directly at me and hits the gas. No harm, I had spied him and left room to slam on the brakes. But the entire time he performs this action, he picks his nose. Full on, past the knuckle, booger spelunking— like a raccoon digging in a trash can. A heat wave hits the Northwest, 121 degrees Fahrenheit in British Columbia. A firestorm devours the town of Lytton in 15 minutes. The heat wipes out clams and mussels, bakes starfish to death and damages the salmon run. Six hundred people die that week in Washington and Oregon.

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A driver hits me with their car. I’m OK, no injuries, just a bit sore. She’s doing maybe 10 mph when, during a sudden downpour, she strikes me in a crosswalk. I go over my handlebars and land on her rainslicked hood, leaving a large dent on her fender. I stand up and walk it off, no worse for wear than after a good tackle.

month, a dozen antique Mercedes 300SLs come through town, part of an owner road trip. A journalist friend is traveling with them, and I ride over to meet him and look at the cars. They are items of extraordinary beauty, jewel-toned metal whose supple shapes could have been formed by the erosion of wind and rain. I adore cars, even as I find it harder and harder to live with them.

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The summer I was 15, I worked on a farm. The farmer, Lyndon, owned a pickup—a stripped-down, two-wheel-drive Chevy with crank windows and no options. I asked him why he didn’t have one of the jacked-up 4x4s that pervaded every parking lot in America. After all, the farm was crossed

on unpaved roads flooded by irrigation water; winters were long, the snow banks high. Lyndon thought about it, and then responded in his Idaho drawl. “It’s only guys who don’t know what they are doin’ that need all that fancy stuff. I don’t, because I know how to drive. And if I ever do get stuck, well, I own a tractor.” In America, 10% of drivers use as much gas as another 60% combined. These “superusers” often drive jacked-up trucks and SUVS, the kind Lyndon disdained. They collectively burn about one-third of every gallon of gas. On Halloween, I ride my bike up Canyon Road. It’s full of kids in costumes, pulling their parents along, collecting that fat east side candy. But no one has closed the road, and on this evening, on this narrow street crowded with children, drivers

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A security guard witnesses the accident and asks if I want an ambulance, and when I decline, the police. I think about what the SFPD had done, or not done, with my hit and run. I look at the driver: an older woman, shaken, and I don’t see any reason to cost her more than her dented fender. I give her a pass because of her admirable choice in automobiles. She’d been driving a compact Japanese wagon with a low front hood, one of those boxy Scions. If she had been in a truck or SUV, I probably wouldn’t have gone onto the hood but onto the ground, or even under the wheels. If she had been driving a brodozer, one of those jacked-up, wall-grilled, gas-guzzling, road-hogging monuments to (mostly male) insecurity, I’d probably be dead. It’s 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, a new planet-wide record. Due to a pipeline rupture, the Gulf of Mexico catches on fire. I ride out the Rail Trail. It’s a good monsoon and fat, cool drops of rain pelt me in the face. July 2021 is the hottest month ever recorded.

AUGUST

Another near miss on the bike, except this time the culprit is a doe. A deer. A female deer! She leaps from the brush onto the trail like a drop of golden sun, startling me as I slam to a stop. I’m glad no one’s around to hear my startled cry of “watch out deer!” Now that nature has joined the conspiracy, I must be ever more vigilant. My car comes out of the body shop. I pick it up and notice that I drive like an idiot. Not a particularly bad one, mind. I’ve never caused an accident, never hurt myself or anyone else. But I’m a different person behind the wheel— dumber, meaner and much more stressed out. I come home in a bad mood, not with the pleasure of an evening ride. I don’t want to drive anymore, but I know that owning a car means I’ll just fall into the habit again. I sell the car. A Sicilian town sees 124 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever in Europe. The citrus growers are having to pulp their crops since the fruit has cooked. The parish priest makes an appeal to the USA and other major climate polluters to protect God’s first gift, the earth. To save his town.

SEPTEMBER

The bike is parked on Water Street and a stranger leaves a loaf of banana bread in the basket. Should I eat it? I ask the Santa Fe Foodies group on Facebook. Opinion is split. Some people would never eat the bread. Some consider eating it an act of faith in our collective humanity. I eat the delicious bread. At the end of the

still shoulder their way through. I dismount. The kids are delightful. Their parents are justifiably wary. In Florida, a man drives a brand-new Tesla through a house at 116 mph, killing two.

NOVEMBER

Winter means putting fenders on the machine. I’m getting 20 miles out of a charge on the bike, not bad for a big guy who requires a lot of watts to displace. I plug in every night and don’t think about it. The fenders keep off the slush, and the knobby tires help keep me upright. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. Riding a bike is creating your own wind, so riding in the cold is about sealing up. I buy gloves with enough of a flair to cover the wrist opening of my jacket. I wear comfy long underwear I bought for camping. I tuck my pants into my boots and wrap a scarf up to my chin. Santa Fe’s winters can be cold, but the sun usually shines, the snow melts quickly, and if you avoid the nasty patches of ice that lurk in the shadows, it’s not a bad place to ride through the bowels of winter. My morning commute is only 3 miles each way, though mostly on high-speed roads with little or no bike space. It’s uphill in the morning, which gives me enough of a workout that I’m wide awake by the time I get to the office. The evenings are a blast, shooting down into town. I often detour through the Plaza and pause to take a seat with the bike parked next to me. People come up often to ask about the bike. Their eyes light up when I talk about it. I’ve become an evangelist, just as I was as a Mormon missionary in my misspent youth. Traffic deaths are up 12% so far this year, but that’s America. The EU has slashed traffic fatalities more than one-third in the last decade. Helsinki, population 643,000, doesn’t lose a single life in an entire year. The EU also wants to kill the gas-burning car by 2035. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says without radical change, we’ll miss the 1.5-degree goal, which is already a bad place to be. Rich Americans produce five times as much carbon as the bottom 50%. Demand for leather car seats is destroying the Brazilian forest. A city in Indiana cut injuries almost in half by installing roundabouts. An opinion writer in the New York Times suggests we buy every American an e-bike.

DECEMBER

To eat or not to eat? Mystery banana bread on Water Street, September 2021.

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Utrecht, picking up a rental bike for a few bucks a day. It’s a terrible place to ride, the Netherlands, almost always wet, windy, and crowded. The winter days last just a few hours, and many of the roads are surfaced with brick. But because everyone rides— tiny little kids, elderly people, moms with the whole family sitting in the cargo box—it feels like the best place in the world. We take the train to Paris. On the Rue de Rivoli, six former lanes of car traffic are now a bike superhighway. When I first went to Paris in 2007, the city stank of cars. Now, it feels half-transformed. The air is cleaner and you smell the river. In two decades they’ve cut car trips nearly in half. It’s not perfect—the French will always practice a form of wheeled anarchy—but we can change cities and put walking, biking and public transit first. Amsterdam was paving canals for freeways 50 years ago until people organized a movement called Stop de Kindermoord, which means stop killing kids. They fought to reclaim the roads for people and by doing so made their city a much safer place to grow up, to get around and to smoke a fat joint and gaze into the canal. We make the choices we make.

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The University of Chicago calculates that air pollution is an even greater killer than car crashes, taking an average of 2.2 years off of all our lives.

FEBRUARY

Russia begins the destruction of Ukraine. Putin is a golem made of oil. Lots of the world’s worst people are made of oil, not just the Tsar of All Russia. Saudi princes, corrupt Venezuelan big shots, Texas congressmen. But it’s not just these bad actors who are tarred by oil. It’s the normal humans who are invested in it all—the Dutch royal family, a teacher’s pension fund, the guys who fix the machines. They’re good people (well, I won’t vouch for the Dutch royal family) but it’s their talents and resources that cement fossil fuel into place. A gallon costs a nationwide average of $4.34, a new high. But we haven’t raised the federal gas tax since 1992 and have some of the cheapest gas prices in the world. Friends make their living off of oil. I don’t know what to say to them. In February, even riding a bike can be grim, but it’s a grim world.

JANUARY

A fool, I move houses in the dead of winter. Here, finally, the bike is useless. A friend has left me her car while she’s out of town, and for the big stuff I borrow a truck. I haven’t gone car-free—between the occasional access to borrowed cars and car sharing, I use one when I need one, just far less than before. After running around in a heated vehicle though, the first winter ride is a challenge. With the sun dropping so early, the evening commute is sketchy. Beware east-west streets and drivers with the dying winter sunset in their eyes.

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ABOVE: Cheez Its, gravel, and overgrown vegetation in the bike lane on Cordova Road. BELOW: Caught in the rain at Garcia Street Books, May 2021.

Tonight, I almost kill an old man. I’m in a friend’s car, the first time behind the wheel in weeks. I’m at a stop light, and in the next lane is a huge truck. The truck takes off with a belch and cloud of smoke, but then slows. I’m coming up next to him when, from behind the truck’s massive hood, an old man, walking with a cane, steps right into my lane. It’s an insane thing to do, jaywalking across six lanes of high-speed traffic in the dark. He’s drunk, or his faculties are awry, or he no longer values his life enough to care.

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A massive Texas truck pulls up beside me at a red light. It smells bad and sounds dumb. Plastered in huge letters down its side: POWER WAGON. POWER. WAGON. Dude has a wagon full of power. He doesn’t understand why some mook on a bike just can’t stop laughing.

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I live on a one-way street. The driveway emerges from between two buildings. The street itself is just wide enough for one lane of traffic and one lane of parked cars. I always stop at the end of the driveway and check for oncoming cars. One morning, I pull to a stop, look to the right and head into the street. To my left there’s a squeal of tires. A giant white SUV slams to a stop less than a foot away, so huge its hood is at my shoulder. The driver had been driving the wrong way down a one-way street. A pothole spans the bike lane on Camino de la Cruz Blanca. “Hey!” I yelp, in surprise as much as anything. “This is a one-way street! You’re A year ago, I surely would have killed him. bare to popcorn in a couple of days. A study going the wrong way!” For a second, the But from being on the bike, I see more now, says that allergy season will be earlier and young woman behind the wheel seems understand the kinetics of hurtling metal more severe with climate change. I change embarrassed. Then, her features harden better than I did, so I had reflexively slowed out my crank arm after the old one strips into ugly. down when the truck had, the same way I out and replace the brake pads. I don’t “Don’t tell me how to drive!” she slow my bike at an intersection even when I make a car payment, or an insurance pay- bellows. have the right of way. I was driving at bicycle ment, or worry about that weird clunking Another car has come up the road in sound. speed, and stopped just in time. the right direction. They have to inch over The old man looks at me. He carto avoid her because the SUV drivries a plastic bag, his face hidden beer is now continuing the wrong hind a cheap surgical mask. He looks way. I leap aside. There’s nothing exhausted and puts his hand on the to say. What can you say? car’s fender, leaning there for a secSanta Fe could be a paradise. ond of support. Then he takes a deep I add the year up. I’ve saved breath, gathers himself and steps up more than $8,000. Well, not onto the curb. saved—I’ve spent it on rent, new I don’t honk. pants and travel. I’ve lost 20 pounds and gained 10 back. I’ve contributed marginally less to the poisoned air and the superheated Last month the Senate passed an act climate. to make Daylight Saving Time perI’ve also almost died several manent. I’m glad. When you are out times, gotten stuck in a thunderon a bike, that extra hour of evening storm and given money to Uber. makes life so much more pleasant. Most of all, I’ve become radicalGM starts selling a new elecized about road violence and the tric Hummer—18 feet long, 10,000 unthinking way we pay a terrible pounds and 0-60mph in three secprice for the automobile. onds. On a work trip to DC, I spot Car crash deaths are up. Road one in the flesh. It’s hard to describe rage is up. The price of oil is up. the mass, how much of a wall it presWhen I’m bombing under the ents to the pedestrians and bikers once-again flowering cottonaround it. It’s a weapon of mass dewoods, none of that matters. Being struction let loose on the streets of on a bike will always feel better the capital. than anything else. It hasn’t been The author, Spencer Windes, with an improved understanding of Spring springs the second week a great year. But it’s been a great the kinetics of hurtling metal. of April, the branches going from year on an e-bike.

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5 Observations from a Year on a Bike in Santa Fe 1. Slow the hell down, people. There is nowhere in Santa Fe you need to be that quickly. 2. Street design has progressed enormously this century, making life safer for bikers, pedestrians, and anyone not in a car. We know how to build safe, complete streets. In Santa Fe, we just haven’t chosen to do so yet. 3. Sometimes stereotypes are true, especially when it comes to Texans. Watch out for those bloated white plate vehicles on our narrow little streets. Your Texan is easily confused by anything other than a 14-lane highway. 4. People in Santa Fe love bikes, they want to talk to you about your bike, they want to ride their bikes more often, but they just don’t feel safe doing so in a city dominated by the automobile. If we build it, they will ride. 5. E-bikes allow people to bike longer and farther, climb hills more easily and haul more stuff. They really are a revolution, especially if you aren’t in peak physical condition. Plus, they can save you a fortune if you get out of a car more often. TL;DR: With a few minor changes, Santa Fe could be a paradise for bike riders, pedestrians, religious processions, pet parades, skater kids, strolling mariachis, art walks, low speed cruisers, and cowboys on horseback. Let’s be the City Different and make it so.

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VERTICAL IS THE NEW HORIZONTAL Santa Fe Spirits’ Colkegan blend is the local distillery’s signature whiskey, and now the folks behind the spirit are offering the chance for a vertical tasting of a recent batch. If you’re wondering what vertical means in this context, here’s the TL;DR: You’ll get that Colkegan whiskey for which Santa Fe Spirits is known, but with different vintage and batch options. In the most basic terms? Different flavor blends. Whiskey lovers, rejoice and prepare for tasting notes you likely weren’t expecting, even if you’re a seasoned quaffer. Even better, there’s an additional VIP event that comes with a charcuterie plate, a Glencairn glass (that’s a special spirits vessel if you didn’t know) and first dibs at the whiskey. Don’t freak, though, because the general admission event comes with snacks, too. (Riley Gardner) Colkegan Vertical Release: 4 pm for VIP; 5 pm for general, Friday, June 17 $35 for VIP, free for general. Santa Fe Spirits Distillery 7505 Mallard Way. tinyurl.com/5n8razh3

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Galpert even tells SFR that venues already offering free shows on June 21 can contact him and include theirs as part of Make Music Day—but they must be free. “I love the idea of trying to globally get people together to make free music events happen,” Galpert says, “to do something that’s community oriented and that allows for a lot of people to participate...to do something that’s out of the ordinary for them.” Thus far, Galpert adds, many of the events are expected to take place outside, though he and other organizers encourage participants to keep COVID-19 in mind and make sure they have a mask handy in case it’s needed. Additionally, more events are coming to the lineup, and performers can volunteer their time through the website—just remember that the idea is for everything to be free and accessible. So stay tuned, maybe bookmark that website and think about engaging with a full day of free music. (Alex De Vore)

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MAKE MUSIC DAY All day Tuesday, June 21. Free. Various locations makemusicday.org/santafe

BENEFIT SAT/18 NEIGHBORLY TUNES The reality of climate change means the New Mexico fire season will likely be longer and more eventful than in previous years. Kind of a bummer start, we know, yet in a strange and sad silver lining, this gives us more opportunities to care for our neighbors. At some point, they may have to return the favor. But hey, for just $20 you can hear New Mexican acoustic music that’ll remind you why we love this area of the world so much. Performances by local musical superstars include Robert Mirabal, Rahim AlHaj, Lara Manzanares, state historian and musician Rob Martinez, Felix Peralta and SolFire Duo. All proceeds benefit our friends hit by the recent regional wildfires through the All Together NM Fund. And hey, if you can’t make the concert because of life, All Together NM can always use donations. (RG) New Mexico Musicians: All Together for Fire Relief: 7 pm Saturday, June 18. $20. Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234

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Oh, we’re already pretty deep into the live music summer, Santa Fe, and given some of the things that are already popping off, it’s kind of insane. Case in point? Here comes Calexico, Tucson, Arizona’s most infamous indie rockers with the Latin-y twist. This presents a conundrum for audiences. Do you love Joey Burns and John Convertino because you were a little bit emo growing up, because you like to feel the heat of country-ish/cumbia-esque tunes with nods to French rock, post rock, etc.—or is it all of the above? One need not choose. Do note, however, that Lost Padre Records’ George Casey is sponsoring this one (with the logistics assist from AMP Concerts), both because he’s an alright guy, and because he’ll be celebrating the fourth anniversary of his most excellent shop. In case it wasn’t clear, that means this one’s free, kids. (ADV) Calexico: 7 pm Friday, June 17. Free. Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets, ampconcerts.org

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We shan’t bore you with another tedious COVID-19 breakdown, but you should know that certain things that were on hold, smallified or otherwise affected by that stupid virus are coming back into full swing. Take, for example, Make Music Day in Santa Fe, a small but noble part of the the international Make Music Day project, which seeks for cities to set aside an entire day each June 21 (the summer solstice) for—get this—making music. In America, it all goes down under the auspices of NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants. Make Music day began in France in 1982 as Fête de la Musique, and has since expanded across the globe. Even Santa Fe has played host to the celebrations before, but 2022 represents a return to in-person form under the organizational prowess of Candyman Strings and Things owners Cindy and Rand Cook, local musician Busy McCarroll and main organizer Evan Galpert, himself a local actor and comedian. Galpert and company have thus far set up events at Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, the Santa Fe Brewing Co. and the Candyman, and folks and venues can still sign up for events until Sunday, June 19 through makemusicday.org/santafe.

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STOP AND SMELL THE…LAVENDER? It seems like there’s always something fun happening at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, and the plant lovers of Santa Fe are in for a treat this week. The Santa Fe Herb & Lavender Festival is one of the more aromatic and mouth-watering events of the year, and there you’ll find renowned vendors like Sheehan Winery, New Mexico Hard Cider and others, plus you can gobble up all the lavender-infused food there is to offer. Sip on refreshing lavender lemonade all while being surrounded by spectacular live entertainment? Yes, please. Natural-born learners out there can even tune in to live demonstrations and lectures on native plants, and you’ll have a chance to get your paws on some heavenly-scented essential oils, too. The more you know? More like the more you grow, Santa Fe. (Taya Demianova) Santa Fe Herb & Lavender Festival: 10am-4pm Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19. $6-$8 Children under 12 free. El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Road., (505) 471-2261

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CELEBRATE/REFLECT Go ahead and ignore the casual racism of that Juneteenth-branded ice cream from Wal-Mart and celebrate the holiday commemorating the 1865 emancipation of enslaved Black people with a community gathering on the Plaza. This year’s Love and Happiness event is the second such throwdown from local DJ/ MC/Vital Spaces director Raashan Ahmad and the Earthseed Black Arts Alliance, but the stakes have risen considerably with performances from the legendary Chali 2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5. You’ll find other locals, food trucks, poets, guest speakers, drummers and sooooooooo much dancing. Remember to actually reflect on the meaning of the day while you’re at it, but you could reflect in way worse places than a dance party with a few hundred friends. (ADV) Juneteenth: Love & Happiness: 6 pm Sunday, June 19. Free. Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail, earthseedblackarts.org

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...AND SO IT BEGINS We’re smack-dab in the midst of Pride month, and Santa Fe’s Human Rights Alliance is gearing up to kick things off in the lead-up to the big day on June 25. So while we’re definitely not going to forget that the first Pride was a riot spurred by trans women in New York City, we think it’s also OK to shake off the cobwebs and feel great about ourselves with the HRA Kick-Off T-Dance. It’s like a continuation of the ageold Tea Dance tradition that found queer folks living in secret having “tea parties” so as to not arouse suspicion during a time when queerness was illegal. Tumbleroot has been bringing the heat for some time now, so the spot is right, plus DJ BadCat presides with straight-up house and dance bangers. (ADV) Pride T-Dance: 1-5 pm Sunday, June 19 $15. Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 303-3808

All Them Colors A collection of short plays takes us on an authentic journey to finding personal Pride Charles Tichenor is known around town as a multi-talented instructor, an accomplished pianist and, now, a man of the stage. Many long-time residents have likely seen Tichenor’s talents in action, whether at the Vanessie piano lounge or the Chat Noir Cabaret in the back room of Burro Alley restaurant Los Magueyes. For his next project, he’ll delve into the deeply personal with his semi-autobiographical theater piece, Rainbow’s End. The performances add to the ever-overflowing Pride events happening around town, but perhaps Tichenor’s contribution ranks as one of the more intimate offerings this month. “The plays are loosely connected...I don’t know if I’d call it a trilogy,” he tells SFR, “but I really wanted to tackle the things I experienced growing up in western Kentucky in the ‘60s—bigotry, hate crimes, hypocrisy and social conservatism.” Rainbow’s End includes three shorts: Billy’s Blues, The Things We Forgot and Southern Disclosure, all of which are written and directed by Tichenor himself. As a whole, the work follows the familiar path young gay men travel in the modern world; the painful discovery of being othered, the slow realization that being different might

hold a certain power—the almost inevitable path to political activism. Rainbow’s End is perhaps a dearly needed reminder about the sacrifices our queer elders made and the difficulties the 20th century offered them. In addition to the show, Tichenor will pepper in live readings of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl to add a splash of counter-culture attitude. But never fear—one doesn’t need to vibe with the Beatniks to grasp Tichenor’s world. “Artists, I think, have a responsibility to do more than just sit around and talk about all the nostalgia and memories,” he exlpains. “The world is changing really fast, and I believe art ought to reflect that. We ought to have something to say that’s relevant.” At its most basic levels, Pride is about telling the stories of individuals and the journey to finding that much needed lifeline that is Pride. We say theater is the perfect venue for that. (RG)

RAINBOW’S END 7pm Tuesday, June 21-Thursday, 23. $20 Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

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ONGOING ART *** form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256 The three asterisks represent artists who contribute prints, tapestries and weaponry in an examination of whiteness. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free BRICK X BRICK: ARTWORKS INSPIRED BY EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE Santa Fe Community Gallery 201 W. Marcy St. (505) 955-6707 A look at the legacy of earthen architecture and land-based art in New Mexico. 10 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat, free CACTI Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 614 Agua Fria St. (928) 308-0319 Something prickly this way comes. See cactus-inspired paintings from artist Rachel Houseman, who paints a whole new brood of colorful, eyepopping desert dwellers in her popular ColorScapes Series. 11 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat, Noon-5 pm, Sunday, free DANIEL JOHNSTON Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta (505) 954-5700 Known for his large jars featured in American Southern architecture, Johnston builds spaces which acknowledge vessel-making traditions. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

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HARD EXTERIOR/SOFT BENEATH Intrigue Gallery 238 Delgado St. (505) 820-9265 Oil paintings and mechanized metal sculptures 10 am-5 pm, Wed-Sun, free HAVANA PRINTMAKERS Artes de Cuba 1700 A Lena St. (505) 303-3138 Cuban print art. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, free HOW I SEE IT: AFRICAN AMERICAN ABSTRACTION El Zaguán 545 Canyon Road (505) 982-0016 Art dealer Aaron Payne curates this abstract exhibition which explores relationships between several African American artists and their individual approach to the abstractionist movement, all in different places and in different times. 9-5 pm, free INTO THE LIGHT ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road (505) 982-1320 Light and shadow art. 10 am-5 pm, free DECONSTRUCTED PORTRAITS Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Photographer Lou Peralta explores Mexican culture via portraiture. 11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free 2022 CURRENTS NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL Various locations in Santa Fe currentsnewmedia.org One of the big-time multimedia festivals is in full swing— exhibits range from the county fairgrounds to the Center for Contemporary Arts. Buy individual exhibit tickets or festival-wide passes. See the options at the website link above. Don’t miss out. Various times and prices PICKLED DREAMS: TORSHI AND KURKUM Hecho Gallery 129 W Palace Ave. (505) 455-6882 Artist Zahra Marwan celebrates desert and sea textures. 5-7 pm, free MURMURING SKIES Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art 558 Canyon Road (505) 992-0711 Art inspired by climate change. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

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“The Forest” from artist Pard Morrison, opening Friday, June 17 at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art.

SPECTRUM SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 SITE’s knockout exhibit from Nani Chacon (Diné) explores aspects of cultural repair and Diné tradition, relating it to her own experience as an artist. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free NEW MEXICO FIELD GUIDE EXHIBIT Pie Projects 924B Shoofly St. (505) 372-7681 Contemporary art is thriving. See artists like Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota), Terran Last Gun (Piikani), Welly Fletcher and Amelia Bauer here and you’ll know what we mean. 11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

PLACE SETTING Acequia Madre House 614 Acequia Madre tinyurl.com/ysethtwh The historic Acequia Madre House comes alive via the works of LA-based photographer Amanda Rowan. Through the materials left behind by the house’s female inhabitants, she reconstructs renditions of their lives and emotions. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri, free SEDUCTION BY CENTIPEDE Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St. (505) 995-9902 Artist Irene Hardwicke Olivieri looks at subterranean aspects of life through naturalistic expressions, i.e. centipedes. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

THE BODY ELECTRIC SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 Artist Jeffrey Gibson portrays representations of the complexities between injustice, marginalization and personal identity. This showcase features decades of his output. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Elegiac black and white photos representing the decline of the American dream. Despite the subject being a downer, know that the photographs are rather beautiful. 11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

TOWARD A POSTCOMPUTATIONAL PRACTICE Strata Gallery 418 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 1C (505) 780-5403 This exhibition is a collection of Ira Greenberg's drawings, paintings, 2D and 3D prints and generative (real-time code based) NFTs. Just cause crypto has crashed doesn’t mean we didn’t have a small period of cool crypto art. @ us, tech bros. 10 am-5 pm, free WOMEN IN THE HOUSE Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Road (505) 986-9800 An exhibition of female artists across the generations, plus an introduction to the new women leading the charge. 10 am-6 pm, free CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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THE CALENDAR ZEN AND THE ART OF WOODWORKING Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Highway 165, Placitas (505) 867-2450 David Johnson combines different types of woods to creature functional beauty. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri 10 am-2 pm, Sat & Sun, free COLLABORATION Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355 The Placitas Community Library Art Committee challenged artists of different styles to collab. And oh, did they collab. See the resulting works on display in the library. 10 am–7 pm, Tues 10 am–5 pm, Thurs-Sat 1–4 pm, Sunday, free

DANCE EL FLAMENCO: SPANISH CABARET El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 Classic flamenco, quality wines and tapas to top it off. Various times & dates $25-$43

WED/15 BOOKS/LECTURES COFFEE AND CONVERSATION 35 Degree North 60 E San Francisco St. afternoonswithchristian.com Historian Christian Saiia knows his stuff. Join him for coffee and chatter about the region’s past. Noon-2 pm, free

EVENTS HOTLINE B(L)INGO Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St. (505) 983-0134 Bingo. Play it. Win it. Twist it. Spin it. Roll it. 7 pm, $2 per round OPEN MIC WITH JASON REED Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Sign-ups start at 6:30 pm. Perform on the Tumbleroot stage and feel cool. 7 pm, free

FILM 2022 FREE FAMILY FILM SERIES: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St. (505) 216-5678 A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed. Also, the film is absolutely fantastic and the score slaps. 10:30 am, free

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INDIGENOUSWAYS MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596 Family-friendly music and arts festival. Sihasin (Navajo band) takes main stage. There’ll be food trucks, wisdom circles and art tables in addition to other activities. 5-8 pm, free JOHN FRANCIS & THE POOR CLARES La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road elreycourt.com/happenings Enjoy live storytelling tunes by John Francis & The Poor Claires. 8-10 pm, free (but tip your musicians and bartenders) KARAOKE NIGHT Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St. (505) 988-7222 No one should tell you how to do karaoke. It’s your moment, your La La Land, your Lizzie McGuire Movie. 10 pm, free

GAME TIME LaFarge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 955-4860 Board game time. Bring the cardboard adventures you love and meet with people to play. 4-5:30 pm, free OAKENWELL POP-UP EVENT Pushpin Collaborative Co 1925 Rosina St. Ste. D (505) 372-7728 Learn about the craft of woodturning and see all the cool, turned products you can purchase. 11 am-3 pm, free RESERVE AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 The Wasco Reserve's mascot is an angry duck. Santa Fe's is fire. Pure fire. Not an angry duck. Really, who do you think is gonna win? 6 pm, $8 VAMANOS! SANTA FE COMMUNITY WALKS AND EXPLORATIONS Villa Linda Park Wagon Wheel Road sfct.org/vamonos Join walkers on the Arroyo Chamiso Trail to Chavez Center and back. Meet at Villa Linda park. This is an ADA accessible trail too, so all types of walkers can join in. 5:30-6:30 pm, free REUNITY QUEER NIGHT Reunity Farms 1829 San Ysidro Crossing reunityresources.com A social hour plus a pop dance party. It’s followed by a set with the fabulous Santa Fe DJ, The Muse. 6 pm-10 pm, free

THEATER LOUD AND PROUD LAUGHS Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive, Unit A santafeimprov.com Celebrate Pride Month with a terrific trio of top-notch talent. It’s a late-night ladies night, led by the definitely-down-up-andcomer Katherine Meirose from Wayward Comedy, plus many others. It’s funny, it’s queer, it’s beautiful. You don’t need anything more. 9 am, $20

WORKSHOP 3D PRINTING BADGE MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Attendees will learn the basics about FDM printing, filaments, 3D models and everything else you need for your first print. 4-8 pm, $80 TEEN TWEEN AERIALS Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B. (505) 992-2588 Learn to twirl and look pretty. This is a class for students aged 11-15, and drop-ins are always welcome. 5:30-7 pm, $24

THU/16 ART CHESS AND JAZZ CLUB No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St nonamecinema.org Open to all skill levels. Expect the greatest chess game of your life, maybe. Plus free herbal tea, which is just plain nice of them to offer. 6-8 pm, free

FOOD DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING Santa Fe Spirits Distillery 7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 (505) 467-8892 Learn how the spirits get spirited. Enhance your tasting notes. Leave with the skills of a Gilded Age man sitting about his smoking room, telling all his tired guests the various kinds of whiskeys he knows about. (see SFR picks, page 15) 3 pm, $25

MUSIC BOB MAUS Cava Lounge at Eldorado Hotel 309 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-4455 Blues and soul on the piano. 6-9 pm, free KRISHNA DAS Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail ampconcerts.org Get the blood flowing with yoga-inspired music and a free sesh from Santa Fe Community Yoga. It’s a good stretch. 6 pm, free

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DAVID GEIST The Cabaret Upstairs at Osteria 58 S Federal Place (505) 986-5858 Our Broadway master performs The Great American Songbook, pop and his originals. 7-10 pm, $5

THEATER SANTA FE FOR ARTS SAKE: THE SANTA FE SURVEY Reunity Farms 1829 San Ysidro Crossing reunityresources.com A free 10 min pop-up performance; The Santa Fe Survey is an absurdist vision of social media’s iconic information gathering tool. 3:30-3:45 pm, free

WORKSHOP MIXED AERIAL ACROBATICS CLASS Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B. (505) 992-2588 Learn how to float via silks, hammock or whatever else they use. Not float in a literal sense, but in that majestic, circusey sense. 5:30-7 pm, $28 YOGA FOR KIDS LaFarge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292 Children of all ages are invited, and even little ones will have fun getting their bodies moving. All children must be accompanied by an adult. 10:30 am, free

FRI/17 ART ART IS GALLERY SANTA FE: GRAND OPENING art is gallery santa fe 419 Canyon Road (505) 629-2332 Canyon Road's newest gallery opens its doors with a ribbon cutting and a meet-and-greet with the gallery's featured artists. 4:30-7 pm, free CURRENTS FESTIVAL 2022: CIRCUITS (OPENING) Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail tinyurl.com/2cc9yftb The CURRENTS we know and love is back in action. Attend the opening night party at the CCA for tech-art madness. 5-11 pm, $7 DISTILLATIONS (OPENING) Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road (505) 988-3888 A two-person exhibition of new work by painters Kevin Tolman and Anne Kaferle, both of whom are directly and indirectly informed by the wider landscapes. 5-7 pm, free

FIRST FLOWERS (OPENING) Goldleaf Gallery 627 W Alameda St. (505) 988-5005 For artist Mark Spencer, flowers are magnificent beings that have always inspired human awareness. Seeing beauty in a flower can awaken us to the beauty that is an essential part of our own innermost nature—hence his spectacular oil paintings. 6-8 pm, free FORCED PERSPECTIVE (OPENING) Keep Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave. (505) 557-9574 Relevant and challenging new work from visionary lowbrow and pop surrealist pioneer, Dennis Larkins. 5-8 pm, free I'M SORRY (I CANNOT HOLD YOU.) (OPENING) Vital Spaces Midtown Annex 1600 St. Michaels Drive vitalspaces.org A new solo exhibition of multidisciplinary artworks by Rica Maestas. The exhibition explores inherited hurt, permeable boundaries and catharsis through a selection of paintings and sculptures. 6-9 pm, free THE FOREST (OPENING) Charlotte Jackson Fine Art 554 S Guadalupe St. (505) 989-8688 Pard Morrison brings us a colorful "forest" of skyscraper-like trees, filled with jubilance, inspiration and memories of the past. 5-7 pm, free THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REMEMBRANCE (OPENING) Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Road (505) 986-9800 Raphaëlle Goethals’ complex and meticulous mark-making vibrates with a sense of rhythm and lyrical beauty, offering viewers a range of psychological and aesthetic experiences. 5-7 pm, free TOWARD A POSTCOMPUTATIONAL PRACTICE (ARTIST RECEPTION) Strata Gallery 418 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 1C (505) 780-5403 Ira Greenberg talks about all his animations and NFTs, and maybe even to explain to us what the heck an NFT actually is. Artists and tech-people, gather forth. 5-7 pm, free TRIBU BOUTIQUE (OPENING RECEPTION) Inn & Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail Check out this opening of a lifestyle boutique, created by Giancarlo Solimano, curator of beauty. Beauty is beauty, y'know? 4-7 pm, free

THE CALENDAR DANCE ANI DIFRANCO The Bridge @ SF Brewing Co. 37 Fire Place (505) 557-6182 DiFranco celebrates the 25th anniversary of her seminal first live album Living In Clip. Widely considered a feminist icon, this Grammy winner is a progenitor of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label in 1990. 6 pm, $35

EVENTS RESERVE AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Reserve your work-related fury and aim it at the Reserve. But, like, no drama. Just let off steam at a baseball game. 6 pm, $8

FILM #SANTAFESUMMER MOVIE SERIES: ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD Ragle Park 2530 W Zia Road tinyurl.com/mr4yxc4r Doors open at 5:30 pm and the movie starts at 6:30 pm. Refreshments donated by CocaCola are available. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring their own blankets and snacks to enjoy. Wear your favorite jersey or sports uniform! 5:30 pm, free

FOOD SANTA FE SPIRITS COLKEGAN VERTICAL RE-RELEASE PARTY Santa Fe Spirits Distillery 7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 (505) 467-8892 A vertical is a selection of the same whiskey, but with offerings from different vintages, or batches. The spirits enthusiasts know. (see SFR picks, page 15) 4 pm for VIP, 5-7 pm general, free-$35

“S AT I SFI E S T HAT T H I R ST Y SP OT I N OU R P SYCH E TO O FE W FI LMS SUCCE E D I N T I CK LI N G ...” –VA R I E T Y

MUSIC CALEXICO Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets tinyurl.com/55rpuryn Going on their 10th album, Celexico blends cumbia, mariachi, rancheros and corridors. Yes indeed—they know their stuff. (see SFR picks, page 15) 7 pm, free HORACE ALEXANDER YOUNG Club Legato 125 E Palace Ave. holdmyticket.com/event/393104 In this performance, Young honors his teachers, who are his biggest foundational influences and taught him everything he knows about the saxophone. 6 pm, $25-$30

Starting June 17 only at CCA Cinema, the radical new vision from Bertand Mandico.

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Is there anything that you wish more people knew about your organization or the issues you are trying to address? I would like people to know that you don’t have to have four walls and a roof to love something, someone, more than your life. And that’s what I see on a daily basis. People will go without food themselves to provide for their companion animal and it is just heartrending. I think it’s important for people to know how important and vital that is to so many of us. I think one of the things I’m proudest of about SHAP is that we have absolute trust out on the street with the community. We know people well. We know their companion animals well, their lives, their stories. Something else people should know is that it could be you or me out there, and I think sometimes we think that couldn’t be. The reality of that is that a chain of events could occur: a job joss, mental health problems, struggles at home. One of us could be out there, and that’s important for folks to know. We’ve had people from all walks of life who, for a variety of reasons, have landed

out on the street. Other than that, we have a moral and ethical obligation to love, to care for and to help one another out, human or non-human alike. What we want to emphasize is that SHAP’s mission is to alleviate animal suffering and keep homeless families together. What are some goals or specific priorities SHAP is trying to accomplish this year? Obviously all public efforts were halted by the pandemic, but we are starting to ramp our events [back up]. What we do is tabling, which means we are out at a particular place in the city, handing out information—a wonderful way to meet new volunteers and donors. I love doing that. It’s really effective and you get to meet new folks in the community. I couldn’t imagine this program not existing. The level of suffering that could occur is frightening to me. Where would someone go if there was an emergency in the middle of the night? Where would someone go if their dog was hit? There is a reassurance in knowing that people can call us, text us, or email us 24/7 so that we can route a referral to Smith Veterinary Hospital to get them help as soon as possible. These tabling events are so important because they open the eyes of those in need of help from SHAP by giving them new opportunities as well as those who would like to dedicate their time and effort into our organization. What are the most effective ways for Santa Feans to help? What sorts of donations could help alleviate the need for more urgent supplies? The most wanted supplies out on the street are leashes, harnesses, bowls and food. With our biggest expense being veterinary care, money or donations to Smith Veterinary Hospital or SHAP would be directly put into an account at the clinic. Also, volunteers would be terrific in a number of capacities, so we can organize more public and educational events. By reaching out to Peggy Laurel [at nmshap@gmail.com] and getting in touch with us through her, we can tease out people’s strengths and figure out what they would like to do and how they would like to participate in our organization, whether it be planning events or being out there on the street. We’ve experimented a lot with other [donated goods], and we’ve found they don’t work too well. We don’t hand out toys because we’re concerned about obstruction and animals swallowing something they shouldn’t. Prolonged wear of hot pavement booties can lead to foot problems, so it’s important for people to know that certain necessary donations— leashes, harnesses, bowls, food—are really most wanted.

LET IT GROW Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 An eclectic interpretation of classic Grateful Dead tunes. 8 pm, $10 ROBERT FOX TRIO Club Legato 125 E Palace Ave. lacasasena.com/clublegato A jazz trio for the ages. Special guests drop in too, so every week is different. Get hyped. 6-9 pm, free SOUTHWEST PICKERS BLUEGRASS AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Wildlife West Nature Park 87 W Frontage Road, Edgewood (505) 281-7655 This celebration of traditional acoustic music includes a mix of Bluegrass, Old Time and traditional Appalachian. 3-9 pm, $5-$15 NUMBTRON AND ALPHA BAE Reunity Farms 1829 San Ysidro Crossing reunityresources.com A party vibe arrives at the farm with these DJs. This is an all age, feel-good dance party. 6-10 pm, $12

OPERA OPERA MAKES SENSE: FAMILY CONCERTS La Farge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292 This is for children ages 3-5 to explore the world of opera through music and storytelling. Opera music and book readings are presented by The Young Voices of The Santa Fe Opera. 2 pm, free

SAT/18 ART SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET In the West Casitas 1612 Alcaldesa St. (505) 310-8766 Jewelry, art, furniture—it’s all there for your browsing and shopping needs. 8 am-2 pm, free

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BOOKS/LECTURES NATURAL HEALTH TALKS: THE LANGUAGE OF HEALING WITH DANI KATZ Fruit of the Earth Organics 901 Early St. (505) 919-9986 A community-focused event providing empowering information for your authentic wellness path. Join Fruit of the Earth in their backyard garden. Q&A to follow the chat. 12:30-2 pm, free

“First Flowers” by Mark Spencer at Goldleaf Gallery.

DANCE DIRT DANCE IN THE PARK Patrick Smith Park 1001 Canyon Road allaboardearth.com Silent disco. Borrow some headphones and groove majestically. Plus, it helps raise money toward ocean clean-up orgs, so you can save the whales while you dance. 2-4 pm, $5-$12 SWING AND BLUES DANCE Dance Station at Solana Center 947-B W Alameda St. (505) 989-9788 Blues lesson starts at 7 pm, open dance at 8 pm. 7 pm, $5

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FALSETTOS Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Falsettos is the tale of a neurotic New Yorker named Marvin who leaves his family for a new lover, just as AIDS begins to rear it’s ugly head. 7 pm, $10-$15

SAGUAROS AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave., tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Tucson's mascot may be a sharp cactus (how cliché) but we are, and I cannot stress this enough, pure fire. We will melt that cactus down. Fear the Fuego. 6 pm, $8

SAND PLAY SATURDAY Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596 A great opportunity for children and families to explore, discover and think creatively in the park’s beautifully designed sand area. 10 am-noon, free HERB AND LAVENDER FESTIVAL El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261 Visit with local farmers and artisans selling herb and lavender products. Live music, beer, food and games. (see SFR picks, page 15) 10 am-4 pm, $6-$8 TO GROW AGAIN: FIRE FUNDRAISER BLOCK PARTY 623 Calle Grillo tinyurl.com/2yxk4p68 Live music. Arts and crafts. Food. Spend your dollars on a good cause and a good time. All proceeds go to fire relief programs. Noon-6 pm, $5-$20

FOOD SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo De Peralta (505) 983-4098 You need calcium and fiber. Go buy fresh food and heal yourself. 8 am-1 pm, free

MUSIC DAWN AND HAWKES GiG Performance Space 1808 Second St. gigsantafe.tickit.ca Sweet, acoustic folk-rock via this Austin-based duo. 7:30 pm, $22 DADA LIFE Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle tinyurl.com/2b8epxwh This Swedish DJ duo isn’t here to play around. The Euroelectronic music scene is thriving, truly. Guest acts Aaron Bliss and Xblyssid open. 10 pm, $26

BILLY D AND THE HOODOOS Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Rock ‘n’ roll the night away. 8 pm, $10 LOS KLEZMERADOS DE SANTA FE Honeymoon Brewery 907 W Alameda St., Ste. B (505) 303-3139 The best Klezmer and ladino band east of the Rio Grande. 7 pm, free NEW MEXICO MUSICIANS: ALL TOGETHER FOR FIRE RELIEF Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 An acoustic music night with performances to help raise money for the All Together NM Fund, which helps get resources to people hurt by wildfires. (see SFR picks, page 15) 7 pm, $20 ROBERT FOX TRIO Club Legato 125 E Palace Ave. lacasasena.com/clublegato More jazz. Go if you love jazz. Everyone should love jazz. 6-9 pm, free

THEATER EVERYBODY Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 An allegorical examination of salvation that celebrates mortality and the importance of love. Theater-style. 7:30 pm, $30-$75 FALSETTOS Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Santa Fe Youth Collab Theater’s take on the classic musical. 7 pm, $10-$15 SANTA FE FOR ARTS SAKE: THE SANTA FE SURVEY Santa Fe County Fairgrounds 3229 Rodeo Road An absurdist vision of social media’s iconic information gathering tool. It’s quick, cute theatrical pop-up. 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm, free

THE CALENDAR SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STRIP? Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B (505) 992-2588 Help the Quiver & Tempt Society find the sexiest, most badass, punk-sparkle-metal tar in-time for Pride. Support your queer burlesque scene in a strip-off moderated by a panel featuring Adam Bomb, Aries Moon and They Von Gay. 18+, and bring singles! Ca$h is $exy! 5 pm, $15-$25 THE DUCHESS OF AMALFI’S STEWARD (READING) Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Based on the true story of Giovanna d’Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi, her marriage to her steward Antonio Beccadelli and her tragic murder. Oh man, the drama. Free, but RSVP at the above number. 7:30 pm, free

WORKSHOP ACT CREATION CLASS Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B. (505) 992-2588 This class is for anyone who wants to develop tools to build a circus act on a foundation of connecting with self, audience and desired content. 1:30-3:30 pm, $28 drop-in METALSHOP AND MIG WELDING BADGE MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Get hands-on training on the many tools required for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling and welding steel in the MAKE metal shop. 3-7 pm, $180 STEM SATURDAYS AT THE SOUTHSIDE LIBRARY Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820 A chance for kids to explore mathematical concepts in a lighthearted way using fun math games and interactive models. 3-5 pm, free

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ART IN SEARCH OF DOMÍNGUEZ AND ESCALANTE (CLOSING RECEPTION) New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5100 In Search of Domínguez and Escalante closes after June 19, so this is the last chance to join photographers Siegfried Halus and Greg MacGregor who charted the friars’ journey across the Southwest. Plus, it's free admission day! Stop by the museum to see why history is kinda cool, actually. 2-4 pm, free NEW MEXICO LOWRIDER AND ARTE CULTURE EXHIBIT (CLOSING EVENT) Santa Fe Place Mall 4250 Cerrillos Road (505) 473-4253 Music, a car show, raffle events, vendors, food and the sweet roar of engines. In the Hobby Lobby parking lot. Noon-4 pm, free

DANCE PRIDE 2022: KICK OFF T-DANCE Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Join the Human Rights Alliance for their kick-off Pride celebration. Bop around with DJ BadCat. Be all sparkly. (see SFR picks, page 15) 1-5 pm, $15

EVENTS LOVE AND HAPPINESS: 2ND ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail tinyurl.com/22s6bz7v The line-up features live performance by Chali 2na and Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5), plus other DJs, poets, speakers, live drummers and more. (see SFR picks, page 15) 6 pm, free COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP Franklin E Miles Park Camino Carlos Rey and Siringo whoiamfoundation.org Litter—it ain't pretty. Join the Who I Am Foundation volunteers in making Santa Fe a lil bit prettier. 2-4 pm, free RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET Railyard Artisan Market 1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-4098 Shop local and meet crafty makers. 10 am-3 pm, free SAGUAROS AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave., tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Summertime is baseball time. Just get out of the house for once and watch men hit things. It’s great. 6 pm, $8

HERB AND LAVENDER FESTIVAL El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261 Visit with local farmers and artisans selling herb and lavender products. Live music, beer, food and games. (see SFR picks, page 15) 10 am-4 pm, $6-$8

MUSIC DOUG MONTGOMERY Rio Chama Steakhouse 414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765 Master pianist Montgomery performs in the President's Room by the patio. 6:30-9:30 pm, free

THEATER FALSETTOS Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Tony award-winning theater. Sure, it isn’t Broadway, but we should be lucky we’ve got so many creative types to give us a taste of it. 2 pm, $10-$15

WORKSHOP LASER CUTTER BADGE MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Attendees can learn how to properly configure the laser cutter, choose the correct materials for the tool and general safety guidelines when using a laser. 12:30-4:30 pm, $90 YOGA IN THE PARK Bicentennial Alto Park 1121 Alto St. tinyurl.com/33xaxc9s 60-minute Vinyasa flow class. 10 am, $10-$15

MON/20 BOOKS/LECTURES VIETNAM PASSAGES: 1962-1963 Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta southwestseminars.org Author of From Saigon to Pleiku: A Counterintelligence Agent in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, 1962-1963, David Grant Noble, speaks about his experiences. 6 pm, $20 VIRTUAL VIVACE BOOK GROUP: LIASONS Online tinyurl.com/5n8t6wvk The tale of the French Diplomat who maintained a 20-year relationship with a Chinese performer turned spy is recounted in Liasons by author Joan Wadler. Bernadette Snider, a member of the Santa Fe Opera Guild’s Board of Directors and Editor of the Operagram, facilitates the discussion. 6-7:30 pm, free

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SANTA FE SWING Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Classic swing dancing. $8 if you want a lesson plus the open dance. $3 if you know your steps and just want the open dance. 7 pm, $3-$8

THE ONE VOICE: MEET THE GUIDES Healing the Scars 439 C W San Francisco St. (575) 770-1228 Join Raphael and the One Voice as they answer your spiritual questions, either in person or on Zoom. 6:30-8:30 pm, $20

EVENTS COMMUNITY DAY AT THE GARDEN Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103 The Botanical Gardens are free for today. See plants, be happy. 9 am-5 pm, free SUMMER SOLSTICE MEDICINE WATER WHEEL CEREMONY Frenchy's Field Osage Avenue and Agua Fría (575) 770-1228 Bring your prayers, offerings and whatever else you need for Mother Earth and the Waters. The wheel is down the path from the parking lot, right by the bridge over the river. Call the above number for more info. Stop by at 5 pm if you can help weed the ceremony area. 6 pm, free

MUSIC GERRY CARTHY Upper Crust Pizza 329 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 982-0000 Traditional Irish tunes on the portal. Plus pizza. I mean, you've got to buy it, but still! Pizza! 5:30-8:30 pm, free METAL MONDAY Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 The Illegal Aliens, Midnight Burial, Only Fables and Lacerator perform. 8 pm, $10

WORKSHOP SUMMER STEM CIRCLE: AVIATION AND AEROSPACE Santa Fe Regional Airport 121 Aviation Drive tinyurl.com/2uwejjz2 This is the start of a week-long summer intensive for 7th-9th grade girls to learn about Aviation and Aerospace. Talk about different career options with hands-on activities, demos and presentations by pilots. 9 am-3 pm, $25

TUE/21 ART ART EXPLORED! STORY TIME New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 Children and their caregivers are invited to take a break in the cool recesses of the Museum Library to listen to a volunteer read from the library’s children's book collection. 11 am-noon, free

EVENTS YARDMASTERS Railyard Park Community Room 701 Callejon St. (505) 316-3596 Planting plants is fun. Maybe you’ll see a squirrel. Isn’t that a thrill? 10 am-noon, free

FOOD FARMERS MARKET TOUR Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo De Peralta (505) 983-4098 Take a guided tour to learn how the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute supports local smallscale farmers. RSVP to attend, as spots are limited. 9 am, free

TUESDAY FARMERS MARKET Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo De Peralta (505) 983-4098 Buy cauliflower, but like, on a Tuesday. And you don’t have to fear other drivers as much. 8 am-1 pm, free

MUSIC MAKE MUSIC DAY The Candyman Strings & Things 851 St. Michael’s Drive (505) 983-5906 An opportunity for anyone to host or play free shows, teach workshops, jam and be part of a global celebration of music. (see SFR picks, page 15) 10 am-10 pm, free THE NUDE PARTY WITH CERAMIC ANIMAL The Bridge @ SF Brewing Co. 37 Fire Place tinyurl.com/ywsej297 The Nude Party celebrates the rock of the '60s while blending modern elements while Cermaic Animal fuse post-punk, psych and '70s pop together. 7 pm, $20

THEATER RAINBOW'S END Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Three short plays written reflecting on life as a gay man. (see SFR picks, page 15) 7 pm, $20

WORKSHOP MEDITATIONS IN MODERN BUDDHISM: CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR WORLD Zoetic 230 St. Francis Drive (505) 292-5293 Our world is not as fixed and solid as it may appear. It all depends on our mind. Instead of following old habits of thinking, we can learn to respond in ways that benefit ourselves and others. 6-7:30 pm, $10 YOGA IN THE PARK Bicentennial Alto Park 1121 Alto St. tinyurl.com/33xaxc9s Downward that dog. Noon, $10-$15

MUSEUMS IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900 Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology. Athena LaTocha: Mesabi Redux. Art of Indigenous Fashion. 10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon 11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10 MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass. Painted Reflections. ReVOlution. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$9 MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan. Música Buena. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$12 NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5200 Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy. The First World War. WORDS on the Edge. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri of the month MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART 18 General Goodwin Road (505) 424-6487 10th Anniversary Exhibition. 11 am-4 pm, Fri-Sun $10

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POEH CULTURAL CENTER 78 Cities of Gold Road (505) 455-5041 Di Wae Powa: A Partnership With the Smithsonian. Nah Poeh Meng: The Continuous Path. 9 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$10 WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo (505) 982-4636 Beads: A Universe of Meaning. Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives. Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8

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Fire & Hops remains solid with chef Austin “Gus” Emery

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espite having been very clear in a recent food column about chef Joel Coleman giving up his stake in local gastropub Fire & Hops so he can dedicate himself more fully to his La Lecheria ice cream company, readers seemed to struggle with the idea that, umm, that happened. Rest assured, the Guadalupe Street eatery remains in capable hands under chef Austin “Gus” Emery, a guy you might know from his days working at The Matador bar, or maybe even just because this is Santa Fe and people know each other. Before we get deeper, you should know things are looking A-OK at Fire & Hops. The atmosphere contingent on a little old house downtown remains solid, from the small dining rooms and bar area just off the foyer to the huge drag that is parking along that particular stretch of road. Still, it’s a testament to the eightyear-old restaurant that people work it out, and on the Saturday night myself and a companion popped by for dinner, the restaurant was bustling. We treaded water a bit while trying to choose whether we’d go splitsies on a number of items from the snacks and small plates sections of the menu, ultimately deciding we’d just go along in a staggered fashion, ordering whatever sounded enticing as we went. Our server, none other than local metal mainstay Ben Durfee, was fantastic, too. Full disclosure: I’ve known Durfee a long time, though in my own waiting days the appeal of having folks you knew in your section was in knowing you didn’t have to serve at peak efficiency.

Even so, we were treated with professionalism and kindness from Durfee, even as we asked irritating questions and struggled to make choices. We began with a starter of house pickled veggies ($5), a generous helping of items like carrots, onion, fennel and more. Later in the meal, we learned Emery pickles everything himself, and his style is a winner—sweet

Thai red curry at Fire & Hops is a must for curry fans, spice fans and, really, anyone with taste buds.

where you want it, but tangy and flavorful in just the right ways. These pickles also served as an excellent palate-cleanser between other items, and it didn’t sting to have plenty left over for later. Yes, everyone knows the fried Brussels sprouts at Fire & Hops are amazing, but we eschewed that well-known item for a bowl of the chilled pea soup ($11) with a relish of fennel and artichoke. It’ll sound like

a funny criticism, but the soup was a little too pea-foward; in small bites making use of the relish, one can really get some exciting flavors, though I might suggest the restaurant offer a cup version for those who want a refreshing respite from the otherwise very meat-heavy menu and can’t eat such a massive serving. We followed those items with the poutine—sans the bacon that comes by default—a slightly more upscale take on the fries ’n’ gravy dish invented in Quebec. With locally sourced green chile, fresh green onion and a balanced white gravy, Emery scored major points, and the dish avoided congealing as if by magic. The chile, though not majorly spicy, was flavorful and added bright acidity. To be fair (a-to be faaaiiiirrrrrrr), it later occurred to me just how many things could go wrong with a chile and gravy dish, but it was about the only plate I couldn’t stop myself from eating, even as my dining companion tearfully begged me to stop. The large plates menu proved more challenging to choose from, with Fire & Hops standbys like the Cubano sandwich and grassfed burger ($17 each). For the bazillionth time, I don’t eat most meats, but seeing a burger delivered to a nearby table made me wish I did. Pescatarians will likely want to try the pan-seared trout dusted in blue corn and served with a jicama salad ($20, and hats off to a restaurant that gets why jicama and fish is a smart combo). That little touch of Asian fusion set in place by Coleman ages ago also remains intact, with items like a sesame noodle bowl with chicken, veggies and a soy ginger sauce ($18) and a miso ramen served with pork, mushrooms, nori and egg ($17; and there’s a simple kid’s broth version for $8). We opted, however, for the Thai red curry ($16), an absolutely sumptuous item made with local veggies, fish sauce and coconut milk and served with a bit of rice. While true that we longed for more rice, this

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was also a dish with which Emery outdid himself. The curry offered up an earthy spice that never dominated the flavors of the coconut milk, and the fish sauce added complexity. Emery can make it completely vegetarian, too, though I’d be loathe to suggest a single change to this one. We closed the night with the toffee pudding ($10, and think more British type pudding), a sweet-meets-savory item served with a miso butterscotch sauce. On its own, the dessert was a rich marriage of textures and salty goodness. The butterscotch topper erred too far into salt, however, though it was a misstep I don’t ultimately hate. I’d get it again and maybe ask for sauce on the side. We also snagged a couple scoops of the mocha java ice cream on our way out. With Coleman gone, La Lecheria is off the menu, but Emery’s house-spun version is in a league of its own and made with Java Joe’s coffee he concentrates himself. Later, when that nighttime sweet tooth reared, the ice cream proved a wise order thanks to a subtle sweetness and deeply satisfying coffee flavor. Emery also told us he plans to add his own touches to the menu once he’s been there longer than two seconds, and that diners might soon see some specials and other surprises. It can’t be easy taking over a known entity, but in my book, he’s proven that he’s already there. Here’s hoping ownership gives him the space and support to put his own imprint on the operation at some point, too. Change can be so good and I just kind of wanna see what he does. FIRE & HOPS

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hough President Joe Biden was just in the state making sweeping declarations of aid and such to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, fine art photographer Patricia Galagan makes a fair point: “Once the flames start to go out, once the firemen leave and the planes land,” she says, “people forget.” Indeed, as the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire reaches roughly 70% containment as of this writing according to fire tracking site inciweb.nwcb.gov, the news cycle has already started moving on to myriad other topics. But the people and pets displaced by fires in Northern New Mexico remain devastated, with many losing everything they’d built. This is precisely why Galagan and her fellow photog Carl Moore have joined forces with Santa Fe’s photo-eye Gallery (1300 Rufina Circle Ste. A, (505) 988-5152; photoeye.com) for Seeing Through the Fire, a special online and in-store benefit sale running through Friday, July 1 with an aim of turning fine art prints into donations for Santa Fe’s Food Depot and Humane Society nonprofits. The idea is simple: Galagan and Moore used the aforementioned website to track the blaze, then they’d skirt around its perimeter by car, shooting photos as they went. According to Moore, local residents and volunteers helped them track down vantage points and, Galagan says, the results are a strange combination of brutal and beautiful. Of the many shots they produced, photo-eye’s Gallery Director Anne Kelly and her staff selected six—three apiece from each artist—which will be sold as 11 by 14-inch prints at a mere $125 (which is absurdly low), the proceeds from which will go to those local orgs I was just talking about up there. Other than shipping costs and a cut to account for the gallery’s processing efforts, everything else will head out the door. This also means Galagan and Moore are eating the printing costs, though don’t expect anything other than high-quality reproductions. “It was actually their idea,” Kelly tells SFR. “We had a bit of a discussion about where we’d donate the funds. We thought The Food Depot was obvious, and we were hearing about all the animals that needed help...we created this purposefully as limited editions, on a smaller scale, to justify the reasonable price point. We really just thought it would be a nice way for people to help out.”

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Photographers Patricia Galagan and Carl Moore’s Seeing Through the Fire print sale to benefit fire victims

ABOVE: A series of sunsets shot by Carl Moore during the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire feel hauntingly beautiful. BELOW: Patricia Galagan captures those New Mexico fire season feels.

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Both Galagan and Moore’s shots are stunning, too, though less about fire and flames specifically, and more about lighting, atmosphere and impact. Originally, Seeing Through the Fire was envisioned as an exhibit of broader pieces, but when the fires started raging worse than any of us could have imagined, Moore says, he and Galagan decided it was odd to present a show that felt celebratory. As a benefit project without an exhibit component, it’s something more palatable. Even so, Moore’s series of shots featuring the sun, for example, express a dire urgency while remaining artful. “I want to see deeply, so it’s all about the eye,” he says. “It’s about being willing to make new turns, to not just gloss over that picture, but to go back and get it in a way you want to share with others.” This isn’t the first time Galagan has documented fire. In 2011, she and her late husband, Phillip Metcalf, took on the challenging task of shooting the Las Conchas Fire that began in the Jemez Mountains from two perspectives: its destruction and the area’s subsequent regrowth. That fire would ultimately cut through more than 150,000 acres before being contained, and it took Galagan and Metcalf seven years to gather the shots for their 2019 book Fire Ghosts, which tells the story in riveting visual detail. Metcalf died a month after its release, Galagan tells SFR, adding that she’s glad he had the chance to see and hold a finished product. Moore, meanwhile, has only been shooting professionally for the last few years. A professor emeritus for Kent State University in Ohio (yes, that Kent State), he officially retired at 50 and picked up a camera in the following years, he says, as he watched his colleagues in similar situations succumb to boredom and a lack of activity. These days, he travels a lot, his trusty camera in hand. Meanwhile, in the now, Hermits Peak/ Calf Canyon continues to burn and had surpassed 325,000 acres as of this week. Galagan thinks of it like another entry in a series of warnings of which she first became aware while working on her book. “I think that the fire season started earlier this year than it usually does, that there are so many fires now...when Phillip and I did Fire Ghosts, we had an ecologist named Craig Allen write the forword, and he said [Las Conchas] was like the canary in the coal mine—a harbinger of the way fires were going to develop, be bigger, last longer, be more ferocious; and by golly, they are,” she explains. “That was a big realization that he was right. The fire, the impact and the stories we kept reading about displacement and people losing everything...” She trails off, but it’s apparent there will likely be no satisfying conclusions. SFREPORTER.COM •• JUNE JUNE 15-21, 15-21, 2022 2022 SFREPORTER.COM

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MOVIES After Blue (Dirty Paradise) Review Art house+sexy lesbians+ sci-fi dystopia=cool, maybe?

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You’re lying to yourself if you claim you can make out much of anything from After Blue. Director Bertrand Mandico’s newest is just as foreign when the credits roll as when it drops you in. On the bright side, it’s kind of like Xena: Warrior Princess, wherein everyone is stoned to hell and back and swaps spit. Outcast Roxy (Paula Luna) is dubbed toxic by the women in her village, though you’ll never figure out why. One day on the beach, she discovers a woman-like being named Kate Bush (Agata Buzek)—and again, you’ll never figure out why she’s named after the English musician, but how about Stranger Things revitalizing her jamz, huh? Anyway, Roxy digs notKate Bush out of the sand. In an “oh, geez!” moment, not-Kate Bush starts killing people. Both Roxy and her cowardly mother Zora (Elina Löwensohn) are banished by the village elites until they can prove they’ve killed not-Kate Bush and bring back her corpse as proof. The plot is thin in After Blue, but its world is fantastic: A kind of radioactive Candyland where only the women survive and, for some reason, phallic

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It takes longer than a half hour to agrasp what might be happening in the new Afro-futurist musical Neptune Frost, and by its end credits, you won’t be amiss to ask yourself or others what it all was about. If you can grasp its threads and make sense of the chaos, however, it offers substantially more than any classic Hollywood formula can. Here, find parallel stories working in tandem, wherein two individuals (Elvis Ngabo/ Cheryl Isheja as Neptune and Bertrand Ninteretse as Matalusa) respond to governmental oppression by hopping through dimensions. Under the guiding light of the Wheel Man, a mystical being who adorns a metallic cap with twirling bicycle spokes, they use technology to upend the oligarchs corrupting their nation. Neptune Frost is big on ideas, but its plot is its least accessible feature and perhaps becomes too grandiose for what it seems to be attempting to reach. But its symbolism is potent: the blending of traditional African community aspects with vlogging, computers, drones and exploitative mining practices. It opens with a reminder that much of our modern tech is powered by cobalt that is mined primarily by oppressed workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 28

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symbols stand in for lollipop trees and such. Sad, then, that the mesmerizing aesthetic doesn’t save it from frustrating momentum. Mandico (The Lost Boys) has crafted a lesbian fever dream in the style of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Querelle, replacing those gay pressure-cooked piers for a faraway planet where the men have died out and the women reign over a tribal dystopian paradise. Some moments feel like a tale spake by Homer, while others feel more like the whole thing is gearing up for a Howard Hawks-like Western. Yet it never allows itself to become much of anything, as it’s far too invested in its coolness; there’s a strong chance Mandico never intended his film to represent anything more than mere feelz. He’s the type of director who has long been an advocate for “feel, don’t think!” cinema, and you’ll know how dedicated he is to that stance by viewing just three minutes of anything he’s ever done. After

Sad notes aside, Afro-Futurism remains a major bright spot offered by the continent’s filmmakers and its diaspora. Directors Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman aren’t fearful of the future, either. Instead, their film lingers in the liberating promise technology might bring rather than the dystopia it has helped create. Dimensional travel becomes a shorthand for freedom from modern colonial/corporate powers, and a flat-out dismissal of traditional gender notions becomes a smart reminder that the “backwardness” sometimes associated with African countries isn’t innate. This is a lesson to all future filmmakers— Uzeyman and Williams do not tip-toe. Instead they go for broke in their commitment to a neondrenched aesthetic. Even so, certain triumphs betray a lag in Neptune’s technical aspects, but its less-polished realism might delight more careful or thoughtful viewers. Colonialism and exploitation leave behind curious effects, and cinema has often expressed that shortsightedness with lazy practices. Take, for example, the inability to light Black people properly—especially anyone with darker skin tones. Most modern lighting techniques are designed to highlight lighter features, but Frost’s skilled cinematographer (Uzeyman in this case) finally gives dark-skinned performers a chance to shine. For this and many other reasons, Neptune Frost is worth the challenge as it showcases the power of Black women behind the camera. (Riley Gardner) CCA, Jean Coctaeu Cinema, NR, 110 min.

Blue is more of the same, but with a color palette so evocative it’s a shame the script seems to have been scribbled on the back of a coffee receipt. Its main connecting thread is that every few minutes poor Roxy breaks down sobbing because her mother told her not to have sex with a weird tentacle beast. We’ve all been there, Roxy. After Blue is built for midnight screenings in some dingy-yet-beloved cinema populated by film school undergraduates. But hey, there are worse fates for movies. Cinematography nuts can go wild. Everyone else can just shrug.

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Certainly by now moviegoers have heard tell of the controversial reception for director David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Seems Cannes audiences couldn’t decide whether to walk out, conduct a standing ovation or ignore it altogether, but the godfather of body horror’s newest work at least begs one question: Can one really like something they simultaneously hate? It is the future—or some kind of future, anyway— and most humans have evolved beyond pain and infection. On paper, this sounds great, but when we consider pain as a warning sign and infection as the body’s response to, y’know, bad stuff in our blood or whatever, the idea becomes more harrowing than pleasant. Surgery has become a bizarre combination of performance art, sex or even both, meaning surgeons and/or the willing-to-be-mutilated become new world rockstars. This is where Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and Caprice (Léa Seydoux) come in. Caprice is a former trauma surgeon, while Saul becomes something akin to her canvas. For whatever reason, his body continually produces new organs, though no one ever really gets the chance to figure out what they do as Caprice cuts them out in public performances before they have a chance to operate. Sadly, though, Saul seems to be one of the last few who can experience pain or something like it, and no

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amount of bio-mechanical beds, repurposed autopsy machines or weird bone chairs seem to be helping. Meanwhile, the father (Scott Speedman) of a recently murdered young boy sees Saul and Caprice as his ticket to understanding his own body’s changes, but an omnipresent oppressive feeling makes doing anything kind of a drag. Crimes of the Future saddles a strange aesthetic that can best be described as that of the 2004 video game Half Life 2 coupled with Giger-esque furniture design. Folks don’t much seem to be shocked by anything in a pain-free world anymore, even as new variants of evolved humans appear and surgeries, cutting, etc. become psychosexual free-for-alls or fine art exhibits. Crimes delves into light gore and confusingly intermeshed ideas of sex and violence, but ultimately feels more like a warning: If the body were to become the last frontier for art, and there are no more physical barriers, what is too far? Further, do those who consume art bear a responsibility for so regularly upping the stakes, and why do we worship at the feet of those who go too far like it’s nothing? This is a gorgeous film, but doesn’t much have the answers to its own admittedly interesting questions. More notable is how it sticks with you. Dialogue and plot become secondary to concept, which is strangely refreshing, though you have to wonder whether Cronenberg is saying art should bear no limits, if it should in some cases or if he’s just trying to start a conversation. If it’s that third thing, mission accomplished. (Alex De Vore) CCA, Violet Crown, R, 107 min.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The whole point for me is to change as much as possible,” says Aries actor Keira Knightley. What?! Is she serious? Her number one aspiration is to keep transforming and transforming and transforming? I guess I believe her. It’s not an entirely unexpected manifesto coming from an Aries person. But I must say: Her extra bold approach to life requires maximum resilience and resourcefulness. If you think that such an attitude might be fun to try, the coming weeks will be one of the best times ever to experiment.

to yourself. I further recommend that you carry out the same ritual once every six weeks for the next nine months. This will be a phase of your life when it’s extra crucial that you express soulful tenderness toward your deep self on a regular basis. You may be amazed at how inspirational and transformative these communications will be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet May Sarton relished “the sacramentalization of the ordinary.” What a wonderfully Taurean attitude! There is no sign of the zodiac better able than you Bulls to find holiness in mundane events and to evoke divine joy from simple pleasures. I predict this specialty of yours will bloom in its full magnificence during the coming weeks. You will be even more skillful than usual in expressing it, and the people you encounter will derive exceptional benefits from your superpower.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometimes, the arrival of a peculiar event in your life is a good sign. It may mean that Fate has sent an intervention to disrupt a boring phase of inertia or a habit-bound grind. An unexpected twist in the plot may signal a divine refreshment. It could be a favorable omen announcing a helpful prod that’s different from what you imagined you needed. I suspect that an experience or two fitting this description will soon materialize in your life story. Be alert for them. Promise yourself you’ll be receptive to their unexpected directives.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarius author Edna O’Brien long ago shed the strict Catholic faith in GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s a message I hope you which she was raised. But she still harbors spiritual feelwill deliver to the Universe sometime soon: “Dear Life: I ings colored by her tradition. She says, “Ideally, I’d like to declare myself open and ready to receive miracles, spend two evenings a week talking to [novelist] Marcel uplifting news, fun breakthroughs, smart love, and unex- Proust and another conversing with the Holy Ghost.” I pected blessings. I hope to be able to give my special suspect a similar balance of influences will be healthy gifts in new and imaginative ways. I am also eager for for you in the days ahead, Sagittarius. My advice is to useful tips on how to express my dark side with beauty connect with an inspiration you drew sustenance from and grace. One more perk I hope you will provide, dear while growing up. Spend time equal time consorting Life: Teach me how to be buoyantly creative and sensiwith deep-feeling smart people who will stimulate you tively aggressive in asking for exactly what I need.” to rearrange the contents of your rational mind. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In August 2021, a Canadian man named Jerry Knott bought a ticket for a lottery. He stuffed it in his wallet and lost track of it. Two months later, he found it again and checked to see its status. Surprise! It was a winner. His prize was $20 million. I propose we make him your role model for now, my fellow Crabs. Let’s all be alert for assets we may have forgotten and neglected. Let’s be on the lookout for potentially valuable resources that are ripe for our attention. More info on Knott: tinyurl.com/RememberToCheck LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hundreds of years ago, people in parts of Old Europe felt anxiety about the Summer Solstice. The sun reached its highest point in the sky at that time, and from then on would descend, bringing shorter and shorter days with less and less light. Apprehensive souls staged an antidote: the festival of Midsummer. They burned great bonfires all through the night. They stayed awake till morning, partying and dancing and having sex. Author Jeanette Winterson expresses appreciation for this holiday. “Call it a wild perversity or a wild optimism,” she writes, “but our ancestors were right to celebrate what they feared.” Winterson fantasizes about creating a comparable ceremony for her fears: “a ritual burning of what is coward in me, what is lost in me. Let the light in before it is too late.” I invite you to do something like this yourself, Leo. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Elizabeth McCracken says, “I don’t dream of someone who understands me immediately, who seems to have known me my entire life.” What’s more meaningful to her is an ally who is curious, who has “a willingness for research.” She continues, “I want someone keen to learn my own strange organization, amazed at what’s revealed; someone who asks, ‘and then what, and then what?’” I hope you will enjoy at least one connection like that in the coming months, Virgo. I expect and predict it. Make it your specialty!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’ve composed a message for you to deliver to your best allies. It will help you be clear about the nature of your energy exchanges. Say something like this: “I promise to act primarily out of love in my dealings with you, and I ask you to do the same with me. Please don’t help me or give me things unless they are offered with deep affection. Let’s phase out favors that are bestowed out of obligation or with the expectation of a favor in return. Let’s purge manipulativeness from our dynamic. Let’s agree to provide each other with unconditional support.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Lauren Collins tells us, “Bilinguals overwhelmingly report that they feel like different people in different languages. It is often assumed that the mother tongue is the language of the true self. But if first languages are reservoirs of emotion, second languages can be rivers undammed, freeing their speakers to ride different currents.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Aquarius, because the next 12 months will be an excellent time for you to begin becoming bilingual or else to deepen your fluency in a second language. And if you’re not ready to do that, I encourage you to enhance your language skills in other ways. Build your vocabulary, for instance. Practice speaking more precisely. Say what you mean and mean what you say 95 percent of the time. Life will bring you good fortune if you boost your respect for the way you use language. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean-born Robert Evans has been an amateur astronomer since he was 18. Though he has never been paid for his work and has mostly used modest telescopes, he holds the world record for discovering supernovas—42. These days, at age 85, he’s still scanning the skies with a 12-inch telescope on his back porch. Let’s make him your role model for the coming months. I have faith you can achieve meaningful success even if you are a layperson without massive funding. PS: Keep in mind that “amateur” comes from the Latin word for “lover.” Here’s the dictionary’s main definition: “a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Stig Dagerman said that when he was sad as a child, his mother kissed him until his mood lightened. When he was older and sad, his mama said, “Sit down at your desk and write a letter to yourself. A long and beautiful letter.” This would be a good task for you right now, Libra. Whatever mood Homework: What is still worth waiting for? What is no lonyou are in, I invite you to write a long and beautiful letter ger worth waiting for? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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