Santa Fe Reporter, June 28, 2023

TAKE A PEEK IN THE WINDOW BOX

The Window Box Project at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary places local, living, New Mexico-based artists at the center of the community. Visitors can walk by at any time of day and experience contemporary art. The inaugural Window Box Project will be a collaboration with the artist collective Vital Spaces and opens in August 2023 with an installation by Cristina González.

OPINION 5

NEWS

7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6

TEENAGE WAITLAND 8

Southside Teen Center remains closed and fenced despite the city’s May target opening

SUPPLY HURDLE 9

Police still want to put more hybrids on the streets— but not this year

COVER STORY 10

BRINE TIME

Pickleball mania hits Santa Fe and leads to the conversion and expansion of courts at Fort Marcy

CULTURE

SFR PICKS 15

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Cops onstage, the Babadook babadrops, Ozomatli returns to make us go, “Ohhhh!” and oenophiles unite

THE CALENDAR 16

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A&C 27

THE BOOKSHELF

Dana Shem-Ur’s debut novel Where I Am is the most fun you can have at an awkward dinner party

MOVIES 28

ASTEROID CITY REVIEW

We’re not against layer cake movies; we just want a little more cake under all the pastel frosting, you know?

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WALK WITH EASE

• Get more activity at your own pace with the support of a coach and team members.

• Fridays: July 7, 14, 21, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

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• Learn how to eat more seasonally and sustainably while having fun.

• Wednesdays: July 19, August 16, September 20, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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• Enjoy family-friendly activities, find locally grown fruits and vegetables, and meet farmers and artists.

• Tuesdays: July 4 - September 26, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Sample farmers’ recipes with field-fresh ingredients at Farmer Favorites, July 18, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Additional farmers’ market events this season include Chef Showcase on August 15 and the Annual Santa Fe Public Schools Salsa Showcase on September 19.

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FOOD, JUNE 21: “CAFE FINA, YOU SO FINE”

BEST DIRECTIONS

Let’s remember that when we give Texans directions out of town, we don’t send them by Café Fina (sorry, Murph).

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NEWS, JUNE 21: “HIGH-NEEDS HELP”

GLOBAL EDUCATION

It is clear through the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education’s consideration of a $1.5 million contract, education is important to New Mexico. Staff shortages have complicated the issue, emphasizing the need for support in education both here and beyond. In foreign countries, education is an

incredible privilege and needs US support more than ever. According to The Borgen Project, a national nonprofit working to fight extreme global poverty by making poverty a focus of US foreign aid, increased education in developing nations has been proven to reduce poverty, increase incomes and economic growth, foster peace, reduce child marriage and maternal death, decrease violence and extremism, promote gender equality and save lives.

Currently, 260 million children around the globe do not have access to quality education. A bill that addresses this is the READ (Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development) Act, a piece of legislation that was signed into law in 2017 and needs reauthorization for five more years of investment in life-saving education.

I call on Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. Ben Ray Luján and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez to support the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023.

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Kid 1: “All of a sudden everybody’s an expert on submarines.”

Kid 2: “It’s submersibles.”

“I miss me some Tex Mex, but New Mexican will have to do.”

SANTA FE EAVESDROPPER

ELON MUSK’S MOM WON’T LET HIM GO THROUGH WITH MARK ZUCKERBERG CAGE MATCH

Somebody’s bound to punch those dudes in the face anyway at some point.

SANTA FE WOMAN SUING COUNTY COMMISSION AFTER FACEBOOK COMMENTS DELETED FROM SHERIFF’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE

Take it from us, the cops really don’t love it when you want to hold them

ZOZOBRA IMAGERY FEATURED ON NEW FIRE TRUCK

And here we thought the SFFD was anti-things-burning-to-the-freaking-ground.

CITY REPORTEDLY DEALING WITH HIGH VOLUME OF RECORDS REQUESTS

OK, but just do it, though.

RYAN SEACREST TO TAKE OVER WHEEL OF FORTUNE FOLLOWING PAT SAJAK’S RETIREMENT LATER THIS YEAR

And suddenly our grandmas become more animated than they have been in years.

FOURTH OF JULY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

What better way to check out the Zozobra truck than accidentally burning shit down through reckless use of fireworks?

FEDERAL BROADBAND EXPANSION TO BRING

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Teenage Waitland

Southside Teen Center

BY JOHN R ROBY byjohnrroby

During his March State of the City address, Mayor Alan Webber included the long-awaited Southside Teen Center as one of the highlights of 2022: “We committed the money to build the Teen Center, then built it, furnished and staffed it,” he said to applause at the speech.

Webber’s crowing followed decades of vague commitments and the center’s “festive groundbreaking” in the fall of 2021. Now, the city’s May opening goal has come and gone. Surrounded by bare earth, machinery and stray tools, the center will remain unrealized at least through the summer.

Roman “Tiger” Abeyta recalls hearing of plans for a nearby teen center in the early 2000s when, as executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, his organization provided programming in the Zona Del Sol building.

Abeyta, now executive director of the Community Housing Trust and a member of the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education, was born and raised on the Southside and later served as county manager, then city councilor. He says the message to the city as far back as 2018—both from him and from then-candidate Webber—was, “Let’s do it, let’s get it done.”

The city doesn’t have a lot of experience in overseeing large construction projects, he notes. Similar large, ground-up, public-dollar projects in Santa Fe include the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, which opened in 2000 at a cost of $25 million, and the Southside Library, completed in 2007.

“It’s unfortunate the center’s not being opened in the summer,” Abeyta says. “When teens don’t have something to do they’re going to find something to do, and that’s not always healthy. That’s why this has always been important to me.”

Santa Fe contracted with Jaynes Corp. of Albuquerque to build the $9.2-million facility at Valentine Way across Country Club Road from the Southside Branch of the Santa Fe Public Library. Construction broke ground in September 2021. The city budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 includes over $1.3 million for equipment and 10 new full time employees for the center.

In late June, the city’s jobs portal included openings for full- and part-time youth specialists, a youth program coordinator and a recreation supervisor, all of the postings labeled “teen center.” The listings, which were set to expire June 30, advertised hourly pay rates from $15 to $29.31.

Construction was expected to take about 18 months, but Community Services Director Maria Sanchez-Tucker says the city now expects a late summer or early fall opening after COVID-related delays in materials—about two years after the groundbreaking. IT equipment and furniture are being installed now.

“The Teen Center is a program that has been a result of years of planning by com-

munity groups, teens and families, and now the city is working toward opening a stateof-the art facility that will serve the needs of teens in Santa Fe into the future,” she writes in an email to SFR.

Visitors will initially have access to a gym and stage, computer lab, gaming stations and an outdoor courtyard space, the city says. More will come when there’s more data from teens who use it, according to Sanchez-Tucker.

Abeyta hopes the city will explore partnerships with groups like the Boys and Girls Club, YouthWorks, Earth Care and others so the space becomes more than just a place for recreation.

“That’s a good way to get people in the door, but they’ve got to see services and providers and education there as well,” he says.

A good deal of input from teens in the

community exists. Earth Care, the nonprofit empowerment and community-development organization, prepared an “Outreach Report” in 2019 after holding workshops, surveys and interviews on what young people were looking for in the planned teen center.

Among the findings from the 937 community contacts the report was based upon were a desire for open hours, outdoor sports and diverse spaces including a health and wellness resources center.

“The general theme from the results was a focus on youth development and leadership,” Miguel Acosta, co-director of Earth Care and a candidate for City Council’s District 3 seat, tells SFR. “The city really doesn’t have experience or expertise in that area, so they seem to be focused on recreation instead.”

Fencing surrounds the city’s new teen center more than a month after its expected opening date.

remains closed and fenced despite the city’s May target opening

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Supply Hurdle

BY JOHN ROBY byjohnrroby

Santa Fe Police have quietly paused a plan to replace more of the force’s gas-powered vehicle fleet with hy brids, pointing to supply chain disrup tions that have made them hard to source.

City Council recently approved the de partment’s request to buy 24 replacement police vehicles, six of them traditionally powered and 18 with “Ecoboost” gas en gines. Purchasing gas-powered vehicles represents a backtrack for the depart ment, which has been buying hybrids since 2015, but a temporary rever sal, councilors and police say.

Other agencies in New Mexico are also being squeezed between a desire for hybrid/electrics and COVID-related supply chain shortages.

Journal recently reported that the city, Bernalillo County and state transportation department have all had trouble meeting goals for alternative-fuel vehicles.

SFR asked Santa Fe officials for other examples of city departments delaying or canceling hybrid vehicle orders, but received none. The city Sustainability Dashboard shows 17 new hybrids were added to the fleet in February 2022.

Santa Fe Police had been allocated $1.2

million in the last fiscal year as part of its transition to pursuit-capable hybrid vehicles. But the department said in a memo to councilors that “supply chain issues” led them to defer most of that vehicle purchase last budget year, by which point per-vehicle costs were so much higher that

help us out with cost and with reducing our carbon footprint in the community, and that can stand up to the rigors of police work,” Deputy Police Chief Ben Valdez tells SFR. “We’re even looking at plug-in

electric for some uses. Maintenance and fuel savings, those are intriguing to us.”

The 24 police vehicles, including equipment and labor, cost almost $1.6 million: 18 Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles with Ecoboost, to replace some of the force’s sedans; five Ford F150 Responder pickups for operations, training and community relations tasks; one Ford F150 for the Animal Services supervisor.

COVID-related delays slowed the delivery of parts for electric and hybrid vehicles globally and in Santa Fe. Police have dealt with canceled hybrid orders in the past few years—they received only 25 of 46 last year, with up to a 10-month wait time, according to Valdez.

Feeling the pinch, Santa Fe Police went with the Ecoboost engines for the 18 Interceptor utilities. The other vehicles have to do things like pull horse trailers on occasion, and there aren’t currently good engine alternatives.

“We would have liked to see these Ecoboosts be hybrids, but it’s hard for us to wait so long,” Valdez says. “The platform is tried-and-true, and it gives us the performance and fuel mileage we need.”

The department has 28 patrol-rated hybrids now, and another 15 hybrids in the fleet that aren’t necessarily used for patrol, Valdez says.

Officials tell SFR that nothing has changed in the commitment to hybrids where they can fit a need.

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“There’s a lot of support for hybrid vehicles and the city has sustainability goals to meet,” District 2 Councilor and Finance Committee Chair Carol RomeroWirth says, “So I see no reason we won’t go back once the supply chains are

Police still want to put more hybrids on the streets—but not this year

T here’s a lot of support for hybrid vehicles and the city has sustainability goals to meet. So I see no reason we won’t go back once the supply chains are back to normal.

-Carol Romero-Wirth, city councilor

The department rolled out this hybrid Interceptor in April 2022, but cost and supply hurdles mean the newest cop cars will run on gas.

COURTESY SANTA FE POLICE

BY ANDY LYMAN andylyman@sfreporter.com

On a recent Thursday at Fort Marcy Park, at what was once designated tennis courts, the sound of hard plastic balls hitting paddles and the ground fills the air—echoes of something like popcorn popping.

Sports bags, water bottles and paddles line the fences as players of varying

ages take part in the nation’s latest sports craze: pickleball.

Despite the game’s reputation as a softer and less intense version of tennis, players appear sweaty and focused. Yet, they’re considerably more chatty, generally, than players of the more traditional sport. The balls resemble whiffle balls, but with more holes. The paddles look like those used to play table tennis, but bigger. By 9 am, the courts have come alive

chit chat and laughter. Within an hour, 24 people are playing and at least another dozen wait to jump in on a game. Santa Fe Pickleball Club President Cindy Lawton tells SFR courts never stand empty.

“It’s pretty much full all day, every day,” she says.

Pickleball has elements of tennis, table tennis and badminton. Players say it’s easier on ankles, knees and shoulders, yet scoring can become a little confusing. Often viewed as a way for grandparents to participate in gentle exercise and keep the old ticker going, pickleball can still wear out even the most active of athletes. In just a few years, pickleball has grown exponentially across the country with countless news stories to prove it. As it creeps up in popularity, Santa Fe has pickleball fever and more courts might be the only cure.

After converting the Fort Marcy courts to accommodate pickle-heads with a ribbon cutting in September 2021, the City of Santa Fe paid a firm to design six new courts at the park, using funds paid by pickleball groups. Devoted players are hoping that expansion might help put Santa Fe on the pickleball tournament circuit, while others are just happy there’s a new game to play.

The sport that has everyone talking was invented in the 1960s by the family of former Washington Lt. Gov Joel Pritchard. As the story goes, Pritchard’s kids were bored, so he tasked them with coming up with a new game. After grabbing some table tennis paddles and a whiffle ball, pickleball was born. Pritchard’s wife Joan is said to have come up with the name, inspired by pickle boats, which, in the world of competitive rowing, are crewed by those not selected for more elite teams. Specialized pickleball paddles and balls emerged as the sport evolved.

At Fort Marcy, modern, carbon fiber paddles line up in a rack mounted on the fence, denoting which player is up next. On a typical day, a club volunteer serves as a host and greets both newcomers and familiar faces and keeps an eye on the player queue. When players want to jump in, they stick their paddles in the rack and as people take a break or call it a day, the new players rotate in.

Annie Maes, who was an avid tennis player until she tore her rotator cuff in 2020, acted as the court hostess the day SFR visited. She says in the few years since she swapped a racquet for a paddle, she’s advanced to the same level in pickleball as when she played tennis.

“I know it has the funny name. I know everybody says, ‘Oh, it’s just for old people,’” she says. “Let me tell you, it’s not just for old people. I had so much fun learning and now I’m competing.”

Many local players recall having the same misconceptions regarding the sport before they picked up a paddle.

Santa Fe artist and filmmaker Michael Barnard says he grew up surfing in California, but after a stint in Iowa, he discovered pickleball—although he admits he wasn’t enthusiastic about it at first.

“I saw these old people playing pickleball, and thought, ‘That’s ridiculous,’” Barnard says. “But then I started and went, ‘This is kind of fun.’”

Pickleball mania hits Santa Fe and leads to the conversion and expansion of courts at Fort Marcy

Even former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is getting in on the action, although mostly in Albuquerque. She also says she had some preconceived notions about a sport played on a shrunken tennis court that uses oversized ping pong paddles.

“I think the misconception, early on for me, was pickleball is for people over 60, or 65,” Denish says. “It’s actually very, very multi-generational. I’ve played with kids as young as 12 and 13—I play with my grandchildren—and I’ve played with people in their 80s.”

Rancho Viejo resident Richard Eikelenboom is originally from the Netherlands and was hoping to find a place to play badminton, a sport he played competitively before he moved to the US, and one he says is more intense than many Americans realize. Eikelenboom says badminton was a no-go here.

“There’s like four people playing [badminton] in Santa Fe,” he says.

Now Eikelenboom spends about three mornings a week at Fort Marcy. Lawton, however, shows up nearly every day.

Her trajectory into pickleball illustrates the sport’s rapid growth, both in New Mexico and nationwide. She went from pickleball novice to president of the Santa Fe Pickleball Club in a little more than five years.

She started playing after a family visit to Canada when her aunt introduced her to the game. When she came home, there still wasn’t a notable pickleball presence in the city. After returning from another trip north to see her aunt, Lawton was hooked and joined the Pickleball club. By

2022, she became the club’s president.

Lawton laughs at the notion that six full courts—with four people each—and another five or six waiting to jump in, seems like a busy morning. She says there have been times when there are upwards of 50 people waiting for a turn and the mounted paddle area used as a queue fills up, so people have to start lining up paddles on the ground below.

Lawton hopes the six-court expansion will lead to regional tournaments and a boost in tourism dollars. But she has her sights on even more courts for nationally sanctioned tournaments.

“The USA Pickleball Association recommends one court in your location for every 5,000 people at this time, so our long-term goal is to have 30 courts,” she says.

When asking the city government for court conversions and expansions, it helps to have a fan on the City Council. Councilors Carol Romero-Wirth and Signe Lindell were instrumental in con-

vincing other officials, including Mayor Alan Webber, to approve the concept.

Romero-Wirth discovered pickleball about four or five years ago while on vacation with her family. When she came home, she started taking stock of what Santa Fe had available, which wasn’t much at the time. In an absence of true pickleball courts, sometimes players will mark new lines on existing tennis courts, which can get dicey and in one case landed a Denver septuagenarian behind bars.

“I talked to the mayor about it and said, ‘We really ought to see what we can do for pickleball,’” Romero-Wirth says.

“And then, lo and behold, there was a club forming.”

Parks and Open Space Director Melissa McDonald tells SFR the city used operational money—less than $20,000— to resurface and reconfigure the courts into dedicated pickleball courts in 2021, making them the only public spot not shared with other activities.

T he USA P ickleball Association recommends one court in your location for every 5,000 people at this time, so our long-term goal is to have 30 courts .

-Cindy

Lawton,

Santa Fe Pickleball Club President

John Cunningham, a member of the Santa Fe Pickleball Club, lobs a ball during open play at Fort Marcy.

Santa Fe Pickleball Club President Cindy Lawton can be spotted nearly every morning at the Fort Marcy courts.

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The Santa Fe Pickleball Club and the Mammel Family Foundation donated $50,000 each toward the design cost for additional courts at Fort Marcy. A city resolution accepting that cash also directs city staff to designate capital improvement funds for the project. McDonald tells SFR the design contract will provide a detailed cost estimate for the construction, but the city already has a $650,000 Legislative appropriation on the way from the 2023 session.

Romero-Wirth says between her day job as a lawyer and her duties as a city councilor, she doesn’t have a ton of time to practice her serving skills, but she still looks forward to the pick-up games with her kids and husband state Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, when she can.

“It’s a great family game,” she says. I’ve played with my mother and her husband—they’re in their 80s—and my kids and Peter. There’s three generations right there, and we can all enjoy the game together.”

Romero-Wirth says she hopes adding more pickleball courts will increase community engagement in a fun and healthy way and that drawing national tournaments will be an added bonus.

“I’m excited for what we’re able to do for the community that’s here and for people who are visiting,” she says. “If we get a tournament, to me, that’s kind of a bonus, that’s gravy, that’s icing on the cake. But that’s certainly not why I have been supportive.”

Making Santa Fe a pickleball tournament stop could end up being a byproduct instead of the main goal, but McDonald says pickleballers are rearing and ready to go.

“This is going to put Santa Fe on the competitive map and allow us to have some real tournaments here, which I know the

pickleball community in particular is very excited about,” McDonald says.

For context, Albuquerque saw an influx of visitors a few years back, partially thanks to pickleball.

Angie Jepsen, director of Sports Development for the Albuquerque Sports Commission, a division of the nonprofit Visit ABQ, says the city’s 18-court Manzano Mesa Pickleball Complex was one of the reasons Albuquerque was selected for the 2019 Senior Games, which “brought in over 12,000 athletes to participate in 20 unique sports, including 1,200 attendees for the pickleball championships.”

McDonald says converting the Fort Marcy courts was a necessity after pickleball’s popularity started to grow.

“We were finding ourselves, and still are, in a situation where, on many days we have 50-plus people showing up at our pickleball courts within the city,” she says, adding that even now the Fort Marcy conversion was a “band-aid measure,” considering the sport is “just truly exploding in terms of demand.”

McDonald says part of her strategy is to continually improve existing tennis courts while also creating dedicated space for paddle slingers.

“We’ve gotten very few complaints. People were very happy with that,” she says. “So I think it was a really good call, and I think everybody’s excited that pickleball is happening.”

Even with the six devoted courts at Fort Marcy, pickleballers are finding shared space wherever they can.

The gym at Fort Marcy occasionally hosts indoor pickleball, as does the Santa Fe Community College. The Genoveva Chavez Community Center devotes its gym to indoor pickleball a couple times a week and courts at Salvador Perez Park have lines painted for both tennis and pickleball, but the space is predominantly used for tennis.

Both The Club at Las Campanas and the Santa Fe Tennis and Swim Club have dedicated pickleball courts, but both require a membership. The Forked Lighting Racquet Club, expected to open in 2024 off Rodeo Road, will also have dedicated pickleball courts for members.

Santa Fe County broke ground in May on a Romero Park expansion that will include five more pickleball courts in the Village of Agua Fría.

Even though the governments and private companies are rapidly adding courts, it still may be hard to keep up with demand. Maes says she’s getting antsy and having trouble patiently waiting for the new courts at Fort Marcy.

If we get a tournament, to me, that’s kind of a bonus, that’s gravy, that’s icing on the cake. But that’s certainly not why I have been supportive.

-Carol Romero-Wirth, city councilor

Players at the Fort Marcy courts use their paddles to queue up for the next game.

“It’s just not fast enough, for my money,” she says.

It might seem odd, considering the consternation that comes with sharing sports facilities in Santa Fe, that pickleball and tennis players can coexist copacetically. But Lawton says it wasn’t always that way. “Sometimes we’d have like 12 people

waiting to play pickleball with two tennis people, and we’re like, ‘Could you move over to the other tennis court where there were no pickleball lines?’ And they said, ‘No, we were here first,’” Lawton says. Even though pickleball borrows from tennis, there’s been a mixed response from players and fans of the latter. Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of the tennis life-

NEED-TO-KNOW PICKLEBALL

style magazine Racquet, told The New York Times that she sees pickleball as no different than flashes in the pan such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs. But other tennis players are embracing the increasingly popular sport. Tennis greats John McEnroe, Michael Chang, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick competed in a pickleball tournament in January, which led to

BY THE NUMBERS

36.5 MILLION

Number of pickleball players in the US

18-34

Largest age bracket of pickleball players (28.8% of total)

$152.8 MILLION

Pickleball paddle market size in 2021

158.6%

3-year average growth rate

10,320

Number of places to play in the US

7.7%

Forecasted compound annual growth rate through 2028

Agassi and Roddick walking away with the $1 million purse.

The public in general sometimes pushes back against pickleball. The balls, which resemble whiffle balls (but to be clear they’re not, so don’t call them that) make a distinct popping sound that seems to grate on some people’s nerves. Neighbors near a group of Denver pickleball courts complained about the racket the paddles and hard plastic balls create, for example.

The voices of pickleball are also a little louder than tennis, partially because of the sociable nature of the game. Opposing players or teams are much closer together, which makes it that much easier to have a friendly—albeit sometimes winded—conversation. Noise issues don’t seem to be a problem in Santa Fe, yet.

The game continues to gain momentum. According to Pickleheads.com, the number of pickleball players increased by nearly 160% in the past three years, making pickleball the fastest-growing sport in the US, right behind cycling and running. National competitions are serious business and there’s an emerging paddle racket too: Ben Johns, the top-rated men’s singles pickleball player in the US, has his own signature paddle that goes for a cool $250.

Anna Leigh Waters, who’s leading the pack in women’s single play at 16, seems to also confirm that it’s not a sport relegated to grandparents.

Even as fast as the sport is spreading in the City Different, it has a way to go compared to other cities and states.

Seattle, where the sport originated, is dominating when it comes to the number of available courts, with 49 spots to play. Even Tucson, the city with the tenthmost number of courts, boasts 29 places to play. Texas as a whole has almost 520 places to dink and ranks third in the nation for the number of courts.

Still, the pickleball scene is expanding in Santa Fe faster than the city can devote space. Lawton says club membership increased from 200 to 500 people in one year. The rapid spread of the sport might be attributed to the fact that nearly everyone who plays tries to recruit others at any chance they get. Lawton says it’s an easy sport to learn, even with its complex scoring.

“I tell people, ‘Don’t worry about it until you play five times, and just ask somebody to help you,’” she says.

Romero-Wirth can’t seem to praise pickleball enough.

“I just think it’s a great sport,” she says. “I’m very enthusiastic about it and it makes me smile.”

Pickleball borrows from tennis, table tennis and badminton. Courts are a fraction of the size of those used for tennis and has a unique set of rules. The popularity of the game is growing exponentially, especially with younger people.

UP ALL NIGHT

With Pride month still popping off through the end of June, we have to talk about 2014 Australian horror film, The Babadook. Plot-wise, writer/director Jennifer Kent’s opus follows a widow and mother who isn’t sure if the thing haunting her constitutes an actual, tangible evil presence, or simply hallucinations from the fallout of grief-based insomnia. Either way, the Babadook itself became a queer icon after Netflix mistakenly listed the film in an LGBTQ section of its streaming offerings in 2017. Chalk this one up to the internet’s weirdness sometimes being pretty cool, but know, also, that if you’ve never seen Kent’s excellent film, now’s the time to do so at numerous screenings at the Jean Cocteau Cinema. (Alex De Vore)

The Babadook: 6 pm and 8 pm Thursday, June 29

3:30 pm Friday, June 30. $10-$26. Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528

MUSIC FRI/30

JAMIE WOLLRAB

OYE, OZO

Once upon a time, you could rely on seeing Los Angeles-based salsa/rock/hip-hop/funk act Ozomatli in Santa Fe pretty regularly, but things like life and pandemics get in the way, and it’s hard to recall the last time they rolled through. That’s a pity, too, because folks who’ve seen the band live can surely attest to its members’ uncanny ability to unite fans of any genre under the banner of dope beats and a sort of activist message of unity, equity and inclusion. Think of Ozomatli as a group with punk rock sensibilities and a mission to get booties shaking. Or, if you prefer, come for the hip-hop elements, stay for the forays into sexy rhythms. Oh, it’s also outside and totally free. (ADV) Ozomatli: 7 pm Friday, June 30. Free. Santa Fe Railyard Market and Alcaldesa streets, lensic360.org

EVENT SAT/1-SUN/2

RED? WHITE? SOMETHING IN-BETWEEN?

Face it, nerds, Santa Fe’s a wine town, and we’re actually here for that given the fascinating history and agriculture surrounding the grapiest of alcoholic drinks (sorry, sour grape-flavored Four Loko). Anyway, if you fancy yourself a wine person in this-here wine town, perhaps you should mosey on over to El Rancho de las Golondrinas this weekend for the 29th iteration of the Santa Fe Wine Festival. Wineries from around the state will show up to strut their stuff, and that’s not even getting into the food, the local vendors and the living history museum’s fantastic grounds. This is the longest-running wine fest in the state, too, so there’s something to that. Anyway, it’s wine, buds—don’t forget your ID. (ADV)

29th Santa Fe Wine Festival: Noon-6 pm Saturday, July 1 and Sunday July 2. $8-$20 (kids under 12 free)

El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261

Rain Down

Teatro Paraguas strips down for Keith Huff’s A Steady Rain

Actors Lewis Pullman and Shaun Sipos didn’t have to delve into the world of black box theater in Santa Fe given their roles on the wildly popular Josh Brolin-led television series Outer Range. But when it comes to mounting a new production of the 2007 Keith Huff play A Steady Rain, there’s an emotional component. At least that’s according to co-producer Mimi Erskine, who describes the opening weekend’s performance as “magical and electric,” thanks to its actors’ shared commitment.

Huff based A Steady Rain at least partly on real-life events, namely the policemen who returned a young Konerak Sinthasomphone to Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment after the former initially escaped the serial killer’s clutches. A Steady Rain focuses on the aftermath of a similar exchange, only rather than dissect the subsequent murder itself, it explores what happens when people of authority screw up so badly. In real life, Milwaukee cops Joseph Gabrish and John Balcerzak were fired, though ultimately reinstated; in Huff’s play, things take a darker turn for the cops he places in Chicago, if you

can believe it. No spoilers, but co-producer Erskine says there hasn’t been a dry eye in the house for the entire run. Much of that, she says, comes down to the acting. Director Jamie Wollrab employs a stripped-down minimalism, according to Erskine—a couple chairs and a table—the rest left to lighting, sound cues and Sipos’ and Pullman’s chops.

“Everything is told with their incredible acting,” Erskine explains. “I’ve been doing theater my whole life and I’ve never seen a show like this.”

The accomplished actors simply wanted to explore what happens when the set dressing and tech gets out of the way of exploratory performance. What unfolds is by turns heartbreaking and powerful and exactly the sort of theater that lures actors into the fold in the first place. Please note Teatro Paraguas has limited seating and tickets might go fast. Hurry. (Alex

De Vore)

A STEADY RAIN

7 pm Thursday, June 29-Saturday, July 1 3 pm Sunday, July 2. $25-$30 Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie(505) 424-1601

LISA JOHNSON RICHARD GONZALES

THEATER THURS/29-SUN/2

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BOOKS/LECTURES

CAMPING AND GLAMPING

WITH YOUR HORSE

Pecos Trail Cafe

2239 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-9444

Cecilia Kayano and Joan Lattner share a slideshow presentation on their favorite horse camping spots in New Mexico.

7 pm, free

DEAR PARK RANGER tinyurl.com/DearParkRanger

In his third recent promotional event, Jeff Darren Muse teams up with the folks from the Santa Fe Public Library to discuss his collection of autobiographical essays on masculinity.

6 pm, free

DANCE

BEGINNING TANGO

Move Dance Conditioning Plus 901 West San Mateo Road (505) 660-8503

The first in a five week series that'll teach you to do cruzada like a true Córdoban.

7-8 pm, $40-$80

EVENTS

ALL THINGS YARN!

La Farge Library

1730 Llano St., (505) 820-0292

If you picked up a fiber-based hobby during the pandemic, this is your chance to break out those knitting needles or crochet hooks and collectively count stitches to your heart’s content.

5:30-7:30 pm, free

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Bedazzle your locks with tinsel provided by Santa Fe's local fae representatives. We can only imagine that they’d be extra powerful after the solstice, right?

2:30-4 pm, free

FREE KIDS' SINGALONG

Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596

Sarah-Jane from Queen Bee Music Association leads music games and singalongs for toddlers and babies.  Start their rhythmic and melodic development young!

10:30-11:15 am, free

GEEKS WHO DRINK Second Street Brewery (Railyard)

1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-3278

A quiz incorporating audio and visual clues. Finally, an opportunity to put the brain’s capacity for storing bits of utterly random information to good use.

8-10 pm, free

HISTORY CHAT

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

Walking tour guide Christian Saiia invites locals to gather every Wednesday to discuss local history and the effects of world geo-politics on westward colonization.

Noon-2 pm, free

LEISURELY BIKE RIDE

Fort Marcy Park

490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2500

Thrice-weekly instructor-led bike rides through the city. Free for members of the City of Santa Fe recreation centers.

10-11 am, $5

MONTHLY PARENTING CIRCLES

tewawomenunited.org/events

Kim Talachy of Tewa Women United invites parents to come together for support, discussion and education.

4-6 pm, free

OPEN MIC COMEDY

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Local humor collective Wayward Comedy welcomes you to the stage weekly. Better make 'em laugh, or they’ll be mildly displeased.

8 pm, free

OPEN MIC WEDNESDAYS

Tumbleroot Pottery Pub

135 W. Palace Ave. (505) 982-4711

Local talent, plus booze, with abundant clay in case you’re the sort of nervous performer who needs something to occupy your hands while awaiting your turn in the spotlight.

7-10 pm, free

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

The closet at Rainbow Rainbow might not lead to another dimension, but it does have various art supplies you can use while on site on a first come, first served basis.  Noon, free

SUMMER FAMILY ART MAKING

New Mexico Museum of Art

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072

Self-directed creative exploration time for kiddos in the courtyard, with supplies courtesy of the museum.

10 am-noon, free

SUMMER READING CLUB

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

Drop off the little ones (grades 3 and under) for a little supervised literary time with the most booksmart folks in town.

1-3 pm, free

TEACH-IN HAPPY HOUR

Back Road Pizza

1807 Second St., (505) 955-9055

Chat with like-minded people about transness, bodily autonomy and abortion in this edition of Noise for Now's monthly educational gathering.

5:30 pm, free

TOUR THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION

New Mexico Governor's Mansion

One Mansion Drive (505) 476-2800

Enjoy a docent-led tour of the extremely fancy art, design and furniture on display at the governor's digs. Call to reserve a tour spot.

Noon, free

WEE WEDNESDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Kiddos read (or listen to others read) forest-themed story books and take on the personas of their favorite woodland animals.  10:30 am, free

WRITER'S DEN Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

A weekly quiet, communal space to write to the sound of others' clicking keyboards. The last Wednesday of each month features a workshop, too, so stop by today to catch June’s discussion.

5-6:30 pm, free

SALES REP VISIT

Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo de Peralta (505) 992-0418

George from outdoorsy company Thule visits the shop to discuss the brand’s latest luggage, bike racks, water gear and more just in time for any upcoming summer adventures.

1 pm, free

FILM

STEAM TREK FILM: HUMPBACK WHALES

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

A kid-friendly nature documentary exploring the lives of the titular aquatic mammals.  3:30 pm, free

The Starman reanimates in Erin Currier’s “Bowie II!” from Troubadours: Musica y Mágica, opening this week at Blue Rain Gallery.

COURTESY BLUE RAIN GALLERY

FOOD

MAS CHILE POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

2791 Agua Fria St. (505) 393-5135

A rare and precious opportunity to satisfy your chile cravings in what pretty much counts as the wee hours by Santa Fe standards.

4-10 pm, free

MUSIC

CHESSA PEAK

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Primarily original folk rock and Americana.

4-6 pm, free

INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ JAM

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave. (505) 988-9232

Bring your own instrument and join the Casa Sena pros in their improv.

6-9 pm, free

JOHN FRANCIS & THE POOR CLARES

La Reina

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

Your weekly dose of La Reinabased storytelling folk.

8-10:30 pm, free

MADI SATO

La Fonda on the Plaza

100 E San Francisco St. (505) 982-5511

Jazz world fusion.

6:30 pm, free

MILES HEWITT/HOSIE

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068

Folk singer-songwriter, with experimental support from Albuquerque.

8-10 pm, free

PARKER MILLSAP

Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Acoustic folk rock from an Oklahoma native.   8 pm, $20-$35

THEATER

SANDBOX MUSIC FESTIVAL

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

Members of the local group

Lost Time (David Forlano, Red Cell, Edie Tsong and Chris Jonas) share experimental sound and poetry.

7-9 pm, $18-$22

WORKSHOP

AERIAL FABRIC WITH LISA

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

Learn how to aerially foot lock, drop and pose with the best of 'em and enjoy that blood rush to the head.

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

ART CHURCH

Move Studio 901 W San Mateo Road (505) 660-8503

Described as a monthly gathering place for "artists, dancers, astrologers, rowdy contemplatives and all those who love to play through the arts." This session focuses on safety in emotion as represented by Cancer.

10 am-12:30 pm, $35-$45

IMPROV CLASS

Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive, Unit A santafeimprov.com

Santa Fe Improv and Stage Santa Fe join forces to teach you the basics of longform comedic improv, from generating scene ideas to creating characters. Email registration@ santafeimprov.com to sign up.

6-8 pm, free

JUNK JOURNAL MAKING

WORKSHOP

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Repurpose paper waste under the guidance of local nonprofit We.Grow.Eco to create a journal. 18+.  5 pm, $30

THU/29

ART OPENINGS

EXHIBIT TOUR WITH CHRISTINA SELBY

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

The photographer guides you through her ongoing exhibit of pinyon jay-centric photography.

10-11:30 am, $20-$25

BOOKS/LECTURES

NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA: PUSSY RIOT

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

The performance artist and musician discusses her protest art in conjunction with her new show at CONTAINER gallery.

3-4 pm, free

NOTHING TO SEE HERE,

FOLKS: US-CHINA

RELATIONS WITH DAVID

FIRESTEIN

Hotel Santa Fe

1501 Paseo de Peralta (505) 982-1200

The president and CEO of the George H.W. Bush Foundation for US–China Relations shares his perspective on the state of Sino-American diplomacy. Presented by Global Santa Fe.

5:30 pm, $25-$35

SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH RESIDENT SCHOLAR COLLOQUIUM sarweb.org/registration

Resident Scholar Christopher Nelson presents his translation research for Okamoto Taro’s Art and Ethnography of Okinawa.

2-3 pm, free

DG OKPIK: BLOOD SNOW

Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse

202 Galisteo St. (505) 988-4226

The Inupiaq poet (and Institute of American Indian Arts grad!) presents her second collection—a meditation on environmental erosion.

6 pm, free

DANCE

ECSTATIC DANCE

Railyard Performance Center

1611 Paseo de Peralta

EmbodyDance hosts a weekly DJ'd free movement sesh. Contact hello@ EmbodyDanceSantaFe.com for more information.

6:30 pm, $15

EVENTS

DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

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

Learn how whiskey is made— from grain to glass—then check out the barrel aging room before finishing with a tasting. Reservations required.

5 pm, $20

DIXON RAND OUTPOST

POP UP

Bishop's Lodge

Auberge Resorts Collection

1297 Bishops Lodge Road (888) 741-0480

The Western wear brand holds a two-week residency offering, in addition to plenty of the expected shopping opportunities, a series of discussions and lectures on hand loom weaving, hat making and more.

11am-5pm, free

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Social Kitchen & Bar

725 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-5952

Call it a pub quiz if you like, but whatever you do, just don't call it trivia. They hate that.

7 pm, free

OPEN MIC WITH STEPHEN

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Don’t let Stephen down, now. He’s waiting for you to come shine.

7 pm, free

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

We love that the arts corporation’s closet (as well as the exhibit itself) is now officially a Certified Autism Center. Art should always be accessible, right?

Noon, free

SEEDS & SPROUTS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Kiddos make some feathered friends with help from guests from the New Mexico Wildlife Center.

10:30 am, free

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We collectively love to mock the concept of reality TV, but we keep watching for a reason: Peeking through a camera into the lives of others allows us to shift our perspectives on (and perceptions of) our own lived experience. So when streaming service MAX’s (formerly HBO MAX) new queer-inclusive dating show Swiping America brought its cast to Santa Fe, star Ashleigh Warren let us vicariously see the city’s enchantment through fresh eyes by sharing why our hometown was her favorite location from the program’s cross-country trip. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. (Siena Sofia Bergt)

Was there anything the producers did, or anything in the environment of the set, that helped you feel safe in sharing yourself on screen? I would say that throughout this entire journey—I originally, obviously, had never been on TV, had zero desire to be on TV—they worked some kind of magic to where you don’t really feel like the cameras are there. They’re never in your face. And they’re always super respectful of the date. So especially on my [Santa Fe] date, it just felt like everyone was so far away. It wasn’t too much. It wasn’t too little. It was perfect. And I think that let us kind of break down our walls and connect more. And there was gorgeous scenery that you’re just not going to get at that level in New York, and they did a really good job of making everyone feel like they’re safe and they can just enjoy the date. I mean, I expected cameras right in your face and having to pretend that they’re not there. And it wasn’t like that at all. It really wasn’t. I know a couple

friends that are on other shows, and they don’t feel that at all. So it’s really the opposite experience. It was really cool to know [the crew] are there, but they also become your friends and it doesn’t feel like you’re shooting this show that the entire world is gonna see.

What, if anything, did you find most surprising from your time in Santa Fe?

That I would totally go back. It’s so beautiful. I mean, I love a big city. I’ve always lived in a big city. And I think Santa Fe was just such a breath of fresh air. It was also the first time I felt, I think, super relaxed in our journey. And it felt so romantic. Like it’s just—every day is romantic there. And I was just very surprised that I’d never been there, considering how pretty it is. I mean, you don’t hear a lot about it. And I would 100% go back tomorrow—it’s magical! It has something for everyone. It’s artsy; it also feels slightly modern and cultural, and it just feels like everyone is accepting—which is strange. I didn’t expect to feel that way. I thought, ‘I’m Black, I’m queer, this could be an interesting situation.’ And it wasn’t. It was so great. It’s like its own little country, kind of. It just doesn’t feel like it should be where it’s at on the map. You just get everything.

If—or when—you have a chance to come back, what do you want to check out or spend more time with? I would love to go and not have to worry about the filming. I remember we rented a place that was breathtaking, and I loved that [cell service was spotty] at that house. I had to work, so it was kind of like, ‘Ohmygod, I’m freaking out,’ but had I not had to work, not having a lot of service is so amazing. You know, you’re really unplugged. And then if you want to go to the city and get a nightcap or whatever, you can. And I love that everything kind of closes down. I think we were outside at 10:30 pm and nothing was open, and I’m like, “I’m not even mad—let’s go home!” It’s boundaries! Like, go to bed. Go get some sleep. Go read a book. Get some water. You don’t need to be outside all the time. And I think because our entire job was to be outside the entire time, Santa Fe was so refreshing because it felt like, OK, we’re having a good time in a completely different kind of way. And I think it’s everyone’s favorite city to some degree. We all talk about Santa Fe.

With Swiping America reality show star Ashleigh Warren GREG ENDRIES / MAX

SELLING SANTA FE SUNSETS WITH RCT

Four Seasons Resort

Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592

(505) 946-5700

While the idea of "selling sunsets" does give us a teensy bit of anxiety, we're sure this real estate market mixer will be a lovely time for folks who are into that sort of thing.

6-8 pm, free

FILM

MOONRISE KINGDOM

Violet Crown Cinema

1606 Alcaldesa St. (505) 216-5678

Prepare yourself for Asteroid City with another Andersonian tale of pastel-clad children participating in group activities (although given what we’ve heard about the latest iteration, Moonrise is by far the lighter-hearted option).

7 pm, $13-$15

THE BABADOOK

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

That titular monster is a damn LGBTQ+ icon and no, we will not be taking any questions at this time. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

6 pm, 8 pm, $10-$26

FOOD

FLIGHT NIGHT

Santa Fe Spirits

Downtown Tasting Room

308 Read St. (505) 780-5906

For those who prefer their tipsiness with less decision-making, every Thursday night offers the opportunity to sample four different mini cocktails instead of one large one.

3-10pm, free

SUSHI POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

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

Brent Jung brings you seafood fresh off the plane while vinyl DJs spin.

5-8 pm, free

MUSIC

ALEX MURZYN QUINTET

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave. (505) 988-9232

Sax-centric jazz.

6-9 pm, free

BILL HEARNE

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Americana and honky-tonk.

4-6 pm, free

BOB MAUS

Bourbon Grill

104 Old Las Vegas Hwy. (505) 984-8000

Piano and voice takes on blues and soul classics.

5-7 pm, free

DAVID MINER

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

History-soaked country.

8-10 pm, free

JOHN RANGEL

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road (505) 428-0090

An evening of gentle Jazz piano courtesy of a beloved local educator.

2-5 pm, free

JOHNNY LLOYD

The Hollar

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

Old school Americana in an appropriately Wild West-y setting.

12-2 pm, free

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME

JAZZ TRIO

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road (505) 428-0090

Sax, upright bass and drums.

2-5 pm, free

NICK SHOULDERS

Santa Fe Plaza

100 Old Santa Fe Trail

lensic360.org

Country with a dash of punk.

Intriguing! Presented by Lensic360 and Lost Padre

Records.

6 pm, free

PAT MALONE

TerraCotta Wine Bistro

304 Johnson St., (505) 989-1166

Solo acoustic guitar.

6-8 pm, free

SPAFFORD

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Jam rock.

8 pm, $22-$37

THE WHITE PARTY

FEATURING WASSU

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808

Expect all white decor, black lights and DJ sets from (in addition to the titular Wassu) the likes of Saint John and Bear & Omi Lou.

7:30 pm, $20

THEATER

A STEADY RAIN

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

Jamie Wollrab directs Keith Huff's Chicago-set story of the lives of two police officers. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

7 pm, $25-$30

WORKSHOP

BEGINNER FABRIC WITH KRISTEN

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road

(505) 992-2588

If you've always dreamed of being airborne, the folks at Wise Fool will help get you off your feet.

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

HATHA YOGA

The Spa at Four Seasons Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592

(505) 946-5700

Gentle yoga with a focus on breath work.

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

THURSDAY MORNING WHEEL

Paseo Pottery

1273 Calle de Comercio (505) 988-7687

An all-levels opportunity to explore various shapes while spinning clay.

10 am-noon, $70

TRAPEZE AND LYRA WITH LISA

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

Float through the air with the greatest of ease.

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

YOGA WITH MAURA

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Twist yourself up to unwind amidst the flora and fauna of the 10-year-old garden.

8-9 am, $20-$25

FRI/30

ART OPENINGS

AMANDA BANKER: TITS (RECEPTION)

Kouri + Corrao Gallery

3213 Calle Marie (505) 820-1888

Playful, cartoon-influenced images of women push hyper bendable anatomy to the extreme.

5-7 pm, free

ANN VANDERVELDE: EARTH IMAGINED (OPENING)

Globe Fine Art

727 Canyon Road (505) 989-3888

Textural mixed media abstracts inspired by the curvilinear patterns of Mother Nature.

5-7 pm, free ARMOND LARA (OPENING) form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256

A varied collection of marionettes, sculptures, works on paper and more probing postmodern Indigeneity.

5-7 pm, free ART IN THE MAKING (OPENING)

Evoke Contemporary

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

A group show and lecture series celebrating the publication of  Art in the Making: Essays by Artists About What They Do by The Fisher Press and The John Stevens Shop.

5-7 pm, free BROOM ROOM (OPENING)

El Zaguán

545 Canyon Road (505) 982-0016

The second annual exhibition of creative twists on traditional brooms and brushes handmade by Julia Tait Dickenson of Thin Air Goods.

5-7 pm, free

ERIN CURRIER: TROUBADOURS: MUSICA Y MÁGICA (OPENING)

Blue Rain Gallery

544 S Guadalupe St. (505) 954-9902

Mixed media portraits of outspoken (and/or out...sung?) icons ranging from Cornel West to Tom Waits.

5-7 pm, free

JIVAN LEE: HONDO (RECEPTION)

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta (505) 988-3250

Textured Southwestern landscapes.

5-7 pm, free

JULIE SHELTON SNYDER: BLUE (OPENING)

Hecho a Mano 830 Canyon Road (505) 916-1341

Minimalist monoprints centering the primary color Snyder associates most with New Mexico. We have a feeling Maggie Nelson of Bluets fame would get a real kick out of this.

5-7 pm, free

LEON LOUGHRIDGE: SACRED GROUND (OPENING)

Gerald Peters Gallery 1005 Paseo de Peralta (505) 954-5700

Woodblock prints of local landscapes capture ethereal high desert light.

5-7 pm, free

MAX COLE: BREAKING DAY (OPENING)

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

Highly detailed geometric monochrome paintings from the artist recently showcased at SITE Santa Fe.

5-7 pm, free

MICHAEL CASSIDY: COWBOY STORIES (OPENING)

Gerald Peters Gallery

1005 Paseo de Peralta (505) 954-5700

Interrogations of the vaquero myth in oil, utilizing imagery culled from midcentury pulp magazines.

5-7 pm, free OPEN STUDIO

Jude Hunt Studio 821 Canyon Road, Unit 4

Browse small scale works in progress, chat with the artist and enjoy some classic gallery wine and cheese.

3:30-5 pm, free

PUSSY RIOT AND NADYA

TOLOKONNIKOVA: THIS ART IS A HAMMER THAT SHAPES REALITY (OPENING) CONTAINER

1226 Flagman Way (505) 995-0012

The front woman and protest artist shares a 5,000 sq. ft. immersive exhibition featuring conceptual artworks, prison artifacts and the New Mexico premiere of her first short film and original musical score, Putin’s Ashes. Up for one week only!

5-7 pm, free

TANAKA KYOKUSHO (OPENING)

TAI Modern 1601 Paseo de Peralta (505) 984-1387

Bamboo weaving so widely admired, the artist was given a Purple Ribbon for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts by the Japanese emperor himself. Subarashī!

5-7 pm, free

TRACES: SHAR COULSON (OPENING)

Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road (505) 988-3888

Gestural, semi-abstract interpretations of the natural world evoke the delicacy of plant veins.

5-7 pm, free

WOODY GWYN: CONTINUED DOMINIONS

LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta (505) 988-3250

Carefully illuminated landscapes ranging from coastal scenes to local mesas.

10 am-6 pm, Mon-Fri;

10 am-5 pm, Sat, free

SUNSHINE: BRANDON REESE (OPENING)

Susan Eddings Pérez Galley

717 Canyon Road (505) 477-4ART

Large scale ceramic and wood sculptures play with the boundary between representation and abstraction.

5-8 pm, free

Natural textures meet manmade geometry in Brandon Reese’s “Pearl,” from sunSHINE, opening this week at Susan Eddings Pérez Galley.

SUSAN EDDINGS PÉREZ GALLEY

BOOKS/LECTURES

GARDENING FOR THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE: THE GARDEN AT EL ZAGUÁN

El Zaguán

545 Canyon Road (505) 982-0016

The Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners (SFEMG) dig deep into the history of the El Zaguán garden's past 170 years.

5-7 pm, free EVENTS

ALL AGES CHESS

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

Go checkmate that king.

3-5 pm, free

ART WALKING TOUR

New Mexico Museum of Art

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072

Museum docents guide an art and architecture-centric tour of their downtown neighbors (weather permitting).

10 am, $20

AURA PHOTOS AND SOUND

HEALING

Dragonfly Transformations

129 W San Francisco St., Ste. E (505) 652-7633

Human atmospheres like having their pictures taken, too. And while you're waiting for Annette Gates to snap that photo, check out the collection of paintings by Erin Fore and the group meditation healing at 6 pm.

5-7 pm, free

CRASH KARAOKE

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

It might be true that nothing good happens after midnight, but the karaoke probably sounds better when you're a little bit delirious. Plus, how many places in Santa Fe let you do anything this late?

9 pm-1 am, free

DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

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

Go on a journey with your gin.

5 pm, $20

FINE ART FRIDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

In another partnership with the New Mexico Military Museum, young participants will make 4th of July cards for local veterans. Very patriotic stuff.

1-4 pm, free

GENERATIONS ALIGN!

SHARING WISDOM FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

710 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1269

Remy's Good Day Fund and Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA) join forces for a dialogue between youth and elder activists about the local struggle for climate justice. The first 50 folks to register receive a free solar car kit.

4-6:30 pm, free

LEISURELY BIKE RIDE

Fort Marcy Park

490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2500

You’ve heard (or at least, seen) us say this many times by now—to make this offering more accessible, the city will actually lend bikes to folks who don’t have their own! Love it.

10-11 am, $5

MAKE AND BELIEVE TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

One hour's worth of story time and art projects with librarian-selected books.

10 am, free

MINIATURES PAINTING

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

Gather weekly to paint table-top game figurines.

4-6:30 pm, free

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

And while we’re on the topic of accessibility, that whole certification process we mentioned before is run by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards, which sounds pretty legit.

11:30 am, free

THE NIGHT OF CRAFT

Bishop's Lodge

1297 Bishops Lodge Road (888) 741-0480

Enjoy drinks and discussion with local artisans Suzie Fowler-Tutt of Studio Rama Seca, Kelsey VanDenmark of La Luna Textiles, Holly McVeigh of All the Clay Horses and Jessi Lloyd of Grey Collective Hats as part of the ongoing Dixon Rand pop-up.

5-8 pm, free

WALKING HISTORY TOUR

School for Advanced Research

660 Garcia St., (505) 954-7213

Check out the interior of the 1920s estate turned artist residency center. This spot was apparently known as “El Delirio” (The Madness) way back in the day, which does pique our interest quite a bit.

10-11:30 am, $15

FILM

FEMME FATALE FRIDAYS

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

A full day devoted to the femme-centric fantasy of Xena: Warrior Princess, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and beyond.

11 am-7 pm, free

IMAGINING THE INDIAN (SCREENING AND PANEL)

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900

Directors Ben West (Cheyenne) and Aviva Kempner, producers Kevin Blackistone and Yancey Burns and subject Rick West (Cheyenne) present and discuss their doc about the fight to abolish racist Indigenous mascots.

3 pm, free

THE BABADOOK

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

Alright, alright. Netflix allegedly accidentally listed the film in its “LGBT Movies” section and we queers found the beleaguered monster relatable. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

3:30 pm, $10-$26

FOOD

MAS CHILE POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery

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

We’ve found good chile can sometimes provide an almost caffeine-adjacent energy boost, particularly as compared to other late night comfort food options.

4-10 pm, free

MUSIC

ABBAQUERQUE

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

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

Tributes to Sweden's dancing queens (and kings), with special guests Katy P & the Business.

8 pm, $15

BILL HEARNE

Ahmyo River Gallery Wine Garden

652 Canyon Road, (505) 820 0969 Americana and honky-tonk.

2-5 pm, free CHARLES TICHENOR CABARET

Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant

31 Burro Alley, (505) 992-0304 King Charles and occasional guests serenade diners with vocals and piano.

6 pm, free

JONO MANSON

CHOMP Food Hall

505 Cerrillos Road (505) 772-0946

Acoustic tunes from the founder of the Kitchen Sink Recording Studio.

6-8 pm, free KRADDY

The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co.

37 Fire Place, (505) 557-6182

Los Angeles EDM.

8 pm, $15

LITTLE LEROY AND HIS PACK OF LIES

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565 Rock 'n' roll covers.

8-11 pm, free

LUCY BARNA AND THE LEVIATHAN

Reunity Resources

1829 San Ysidro Crossing (505) 393-1196

Original folk and Americana.

7 pm, $5

OZOMATLI Railyard Plaza

Market and Alcaldesa Streets (505) 982-3373

Angeleno Chicano rock. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

7 pm, free

ROBERT FOX JAZZ TRIO

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave., (505) 988-9232

Rehearsed jazz followed by jamming followed, occasionally, by appearances from special guests.

6-9 pm, free

ROBERT MARCUM

Eldorado Farmers Market

7 Caliente Road

Folk rock among the veggies.

4 pm, free

SIRSY

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Pop-y folk rock.

8 pm, free

STRANGERS FROM AFAR

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Psychedelic folk rock.

5 pm, free

TRAVIS BREGIER AND DAVID BEATTY

First Presbyterian Church

208 Grant Ave., (505) 982-8544

Baritone and piano renditions of Ned Rorem compositions and Broadway standards.

5:30 pm, free

OPERA

TOSCA

Santa Fe Opera

301 Opera Drive, (505) 986-5900

Opening night for director Keith Warner’s take on Puccini’s tale!

8:30 pm, $50-$366

THEATER

A STEADY RAIN

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

The two leads are played by Shaun Sipos and Lewis

Pullman—both recognizable from their recent roles in Outer Range. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

7 pm, $25-$30

WORKSHOP

FRIDAY MORNING HANDBUILDING

Paseo Pottery

1273 Calle de Comercio (505) 988-7687

No wheels in sight here—it's all about pinch, coil and slab techniques.

10 am-12:30 pm, $70

YOUTH AERIALS WITH KRISTEN

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

For all young folks who are curious about acrobatics and want to try a bit of everything.

5-6 pm, $19-$24

SAT/1

ART OPENINGS

JULIA KINNEY AND ADRIAN SKILES (OPENING)

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323

A two-artist showcase of watercolor, collage and graphics-infused photography.

1-3 pm, free

MICHL JOSPH: ART CAN CHANGE THINGS (OPENING)

Prism Arts & Other Fine Things 418 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 27 (248) 763-9642

Monochromatic abstract paintings, clothing pieces and more.

5-8 pm, free POP-UP ART SHOW

Santa Fe Painting Workshops

341 East Alameda St. (505) 490-6232

Check out Pam Trueblood and Andrea Cermanski's latest paintings and explore the studio/ workshop space.

12-4 pm, free ROUTE 66 WITH WILLIE LAMBERT

Santa Fe Public Library

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

The historian sets up camp with his extensive collection of New Mexican Route 66 creative ephemera.

10 am-4 pm, free

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La Emi

THE SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET

Santa Fe Railyard

332 Read St. (505) 310-8766

An outdoor juried art market featuring pottery, jewelry, painting, photography, furniture, textiles and more.

9 am-2 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES

MEET THE AUTHORS

Garcia Street Books

376 Garcia St., Ste. B (505) 986-0151

Join wordsmiths Sandi Wright (Albuquerque Gerdy), Rebecca E. Skeele (You Can Make it Heaven) and more to chat about literature on the porch.

10 am-1 pm, free

THE GIRL IN THE TENT: MEMOIR FROM THE ROAD Travel Bug Coffee Shop

839 Paseo de Peralta (505) 992-0418

Author Nancy DeYoung shares excerpts from the story of her nine-month, 15,000-mile-long journey to New Mexico.

5-7 pm, free

REBEL READERS CLUB

Online tinyurl.com/RebelReaders8

Pick any book fitting the monthly theme of “Pride and Joy” and hop online to share your thoughts with other folks reading different but related tomes. We appreciate the anarchism of this approach.

10:30 am, free

DANCE

ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER

SEASON

El Flamenco Cabaret

135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302

Director Antonio Granjero's flamenco company performs with Spanish guests Angel Muñoz and Charo Espino. Arrive early to dine on tapas etc.

7:30 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

DISTILLERY TOUR

Santa Fe Spirits Distillery

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

Santa Fe Spirits’ beverages are pretty locally beloved—go find out why.

LENA STREET FIRST SATURDAYS

Lena Street Lofts

1600 Lena St., (505) 984-1921

Check out the best pottery, aromatherapy, craft coffee and beyond from the Midtown minihood.

3-6 pm, free

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Anyway, we know more about how the Autism Center certification will affect visitors’ experience in the exhibit, but it’s nice to know that Rainbow Rainbow staff are going to be well trained.  Noon, free

POWER TOOL RACING AT MAKE SANTA FE

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

OK, this is one of the most intriguing fundraiser ideas we've heard of: From what we gather, it's essentially a double elimination track race of modified power tools. Grab some food truck fare, listen to live music and cheer on your favorite drill.

2-6 pm, free

READ TO A PUP!

Santa Fe Public Library Southside

6599 Jaguar Drive

(505) 955-2820

Little ones improve their reading skills by sharing stories aloud with even smaller (and fuzzier) puppies. There may be adult dogs as well, but it’s really all about the pups, right?

11:30 am, free

SAND PLAY SATURDAY Railyard Park

740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596

Kids (defined here as all those elementary school age and under) are invited to expand their creative cognition through sand, water, toys—and, apparently, kitchen utensils.

10 am-noon, free

SCIENCE SATURDAYS

Santa Fe Children's Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 989-8359

Hubert Van Hecke (“Mr. Science”) shares a hands-on experiment with the little ones.

2-4 pm, free

SUMMER SPRAY DOWNS

FILM

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS

Beastly Books

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 395-2628

Nostalgic cartoons and cereal all day. Pajamas highly encouraged.

11 am-7 pm, free

YELLING FIRE IN AN EMPTY THEATER

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

An ultra low budget, Brooklynbased indie comedy sending up the "city as character" trope. Oy vey!

6 pm, 8 pm, $10-$26

FOOD

SANTA FE FARMERS

SATURDAY MARKET IN THE RAILYARD

Farmers Market Pavilion

1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-7726

Take your taste buds on a miniature tour of the freshest and best of 15 northern New Mexico counties.

8 am-1 pm, free

MUSIC

BILL HEARNE

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068

Americana and honky-tonk.

8-10 pm, free

BOB MAUS

Inn & Spa at Loretto

211 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 988-5531

Piano and voice takes on blues and soul classics.

6-9 pm, free

CHARLES TICHENOR CABARET

Los Magueyes

Mexican Restaurant

31 Burro Alley (505) 992-0304

Piano and vocals.

6 pm, free

FREDDIE SCHWARTZ

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio 652 Canyon Road (505) 428-0090

Classic rock from a New Orleans native.

2-5 pm, free

Ready for spring plans?

SWAN Park

5 pm, $20

KARAOKE WITH CAKE

Cake’s Cafe

227 Galisteo St. (505) 303-4880

Keep the previous evening's Crash karaoke festivities going at a second location—with slightly earlier hours and more pastries.

7-11 pm, free

LA TIENDA FLEA

La Tienda at Eldorado

7 Caliente Road

Imagine if you took all the individual yard sales happening on a given weekend and combined them into a single space.

8 am, free

Jaguar Drive and Hwy. 599

The Fire Department and Community Engagement Department swing by with hoses to help cut the heat.

11 am, free

THE SANTA FE WINE

FESTIVAL

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261

Sip your way through booth upon booth of wine from local vineyards while strolling the newly regraded paths of the living history musem. (See SFR Picks, page 15) Noon-6 pm, $8-$20

JAZZ UNDER THE STARS Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St. (844) 743-3759

Smooth rails alongside even smoother jazz.

8:30 pm, $109-$129

MARKETMUSIC

New Mexico School for the Arts

500 Montezuma Ave., Ste. 200 (505) 310-4194

A weekly baroque chamber music series paired with mini food talks for cooking-curious Farmers Market shoppers. This week's discussion features cookbook author Cheryl Alters Jamison.

Noon, $20 suggested

MYRRHINE AND THE BIG SUITCASE

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Female-fronted blues-rock with frequent guests.

8-11 pm, free

REPURPOSED VIBE

Paxton’s Taproom

109 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-1290

Electro-acoustic covers of familiar melodies from the ‘60s through the early aughts.

7-9 pm, free

ROBERT FOX JAZZ TRIO

Club Legato

125 E Palace Ave., (505) 988-9232

Oh, Bob Fox. Where would Santa Fe’s jazz scene be without you holding it down on a bi-weekly basis?

6-9 pm, free

RON ROUGEAU

Pink Adobe

406 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 983-7712

‘60s and ‘70s acoustic tunes.

5:30-7:30 pm, free

SERENATA FLAMENCA

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St. (844) 743-3759

Flamenco performance on a moving train must require some truly next-level coordination.

4 pm, $109

STANLIE KEE AND STEP IN Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Indigenous twists on traditional blues structures.

1-4 pm, free

TRINITY SOUL

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Funk, rock and soul.

8 pm, free

OPERA

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

Santa Fe Opera

301 Opera Drive, (505) 986-5900

David Alden brings Wagner’s saga of doomed love and salty seas to Santa Fe for the first time in 35 years.

8:30 pm, $50-$366

THEATER

A STEADY RAIN

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

Based loosely on the real life story of two policemen’s encounter with Jeffrey Dahmer.

(See SFR Picks, page 15)

7 pm, $25-$30

WORKSHOP

POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES

Santa Fe Public Library Southside

6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820

Hone your word craft with Darryl Lorenzo Wellington as he ends his term as the city's poet laureate.

11 am, free

PRANAYAMA SHAKTI YOGA

Four Seasons Rancho Encantado 198 NM-592, (505) 946-5700

Elementally-focused yoga designed to open chakras.

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

SUN/2

ART OPENINGS

RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET

Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion

1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-7726

Buy fine art and crafts directly from local creators. A little extra goat milk lavender soap never hurt anybody, right?

10 am-3 pm, free

DANCE

ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER

SEASON

El Flamenco Cabaret

135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302

Expert castanet handling.

7:30 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

JAPANESE CRAFT IN LIGHT AND SOUND

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo, (505) 471-9103

The Museum of International Folk Art hosts an al fresco gala lit by an installation of Japanese umbrellas (wagasa) and accompanied by live koto music.

7-9 pm, $75

OPEN MIC JAZZ

Chile Line Brewery

204 N Guadalupe St. (505) 982-8474

Join High City Jazz Quartet onstage and bring your latent Billie Holiday dreams to life.

5-7 pm, free

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369

Anyway, we’re extremely curious about the art supplies on offer. Are we talking, like, crayon and marker level, or canvas stretcher and gouache level?

Noon, free

THE SANTA FE WINE FESTIVAL

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261

All the culinary and pastoral delights of the annual Renfaire, but with less of the sword swallowers that frightened some of us to no end as children. Probably a good thing, too, with all that booze around. (See SFR

Picks, page 15)

Noon-6 pm, $8-$20

SUMMER FAMILY ART

MAKING

New Mexico Museum of Art

107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072

Speaking of the free art supplies this summer—these offerings are geared more towards children, so we feel fairly confident in expecting construction paper.  10 am-noon, free

THE CALENDAR

SUMMER SUNDAYS

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

Food trucks, signature cocktails, artisan goods and live music from the Palmer Family Band and James Campbell Combo.

3-7 pm, free

SUMMER SUNDAYS HAPPY

HOUR

Tumbleroot Pottery Pub

135 W. Palace Ave. (505) 982-4711

In addition to the typical drink discounts, expect price cuts on clay and live jazz from 1-3 pm.

11 am-4 pm, free

FILM

MOONRISE KINGDOM

Violet Crown Cinema

1606 Alcaldesa St. (505) 216-5678

Wes Anderson snark aside, though, Suzy Bishop’s school play eyeliner as The Raven is a pretty iconic look.

3 pm, $13-$15

YELLING FIRE IN AN EMPTY

THEATER

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

Seems like a good option for folks who’d like a little Woody Allen-flavored humor without having to endure that director’s associated...personal grossness.

5 pm, $10-$26

MUSIC

BOHEMIACS!

HILARY AND RON

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road (505) 428-0090

European-inspired melodies for accordion and violin. And just think how gorgeous the garden must be right now!

2-5 pm, free

CASEY MRAZ AND LOS METAMORFOS

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

A globally influenced medley for accordion, guitar, charango and more.

3 pm, free

CHILLHOUSE WITH HILLARY SMITH

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Jazz and blues.

12-3 pm, free

DOUG MONTGOMERY

Rio Chama Steakhouse

414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765

Master pianist Montgomery performs in the President's Room.

6 pm, free

GENE CORBIN

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Straight up Americana in a classic Western watering hole.

1 pm, free

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NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA: PUSSY RIOT

June 29, 2023 | 3:00 pm | New Mexico Museum of Art St. Francis Auditorium

New Mexico Museum of Art partners with the Santa Fe gallery CONTAINER Turner Carroll to host artist and musician Nadya Tolokonnikova. Tolokonnikova is a founding member of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest art collective which now counts hundreds of people among its numbers. Tolokonnikova’s exhibition opens at CONTAINER at 5:00 on June 30. CONTAINER will be transformed into a fully immersive art experience with film, prison artworks, and new original artworks.

Image: Still from Putin’s Ashes 2023

RICHARD SMITH

GiG Performance Space

1808 Second St.

gigsantafe.com

British fingerpicking originals and covers.

7:30 pm, $26

SUNDAY SWING

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068

Dance-able jazz courtesy of the 9,999 Experience.

1-4 pm, free

SUNSET SERENADE

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St. (844) 743-3759

All rails and cocktails.  7 pm, $109-$129

THEATER

A STEADY RAIN

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

Essentially, the cops—much as in the real Dahmer case—return a young man of color to the serial killer who kidnapped him, and must then deal with the emotional fallout when the truth is revealed. (See SFR Picks, page 15)

3 pm, $25-$30

WORKSHOP

BELLYREENA BELLY DANCE

CLASSES

Move Studio 901 W San Mateo Road (505) 670-4386

Explore classic and fusion techniques.

1-2 pm, $15

KIDS' SOCIAL DANCE

Dance Station

Solana Center 947-B W Alameda St. (505) 989-9788

Ballroom, latin and swing lessons for midcenturyobsessed kiddos ages 7-11.

12:45-1:30 pm, $10

SUNDAY YOGA IN THE PARK

Bicentennial Alto Park 1121 Alto St.

Build strength (and, quite likely, lung capacity) with Vinyasa

yoga.  10 am, $15

SUNDAYS WITH GESHE LA

Thubten Norbu Ling

Buddhist Center

130 Rabbit Road (505) 660-7056

Geshe Sherab discusses Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment

10 am, free

MON/3

BOOKS/LECTURES

INSTRUCTOR IMAGE

PRESENTATIONS

Santa Fe Prep Auditorium

1101 Camino de Cruz (505) 983-1400

Santa Fe Workshops photography instructors Stephanie Johnson, Cotton Miller, Jennifer Spelman and Arien Chang share and discuss their own work behind the lens.  8 pm, free

PHOEBE SUINA (COCHITI/ SAN FELIPE PUEBLO)

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

The FEMA, DOE and LANL environmental consultant discusses a disaster management perspective on the slogan "Water is Life." Presented by Southwest Seminars.

6 pm, $20

EVENTS

GENERAL VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Stewart Udall Center

725 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1125

An opportunity for prospective Santa Fe Botanical Garden docents to learn the ins and outs of officially volunteering amidst the greenery.  Noon-1:30 pm, free

LEISURELY BIKE RIDE

Fort Marcy Park

490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2500

It’s going to take a while for Santa Fe to truly be a bike-friendly place, but it’s a lot easier to comfortably enjoy the city on two wheels when you’re part of a group.

10-11 am, $5

OPEN MIC WITH CAKE

Cake’s Cafe

227 Galisteo St. (505) 303-4880

All mediums welcome—visual artists are invited to bring pieces to share, too.

5:30-8 pm, free

POETRY OPEN MIC

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601

Trade lines and limericks with your fellow local lyricists. Presented by Santa Fe Poetry Trails.

6:30 pm, free

FILM

VIDEO LIBRARY CLUB

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528

Every Monday evening Lisa from Video Library (with assistance from her devotees) picks a film from her shelves—ranging from obscure cult flicks to blockbuster classics—to share on the big screen.

6:30 pm, free

MUSIC

DOUG MONTGOMERY

Rio Chama Steakhouse

414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765

Your second weekly opportunity to hear Montgomery’s expert ivory tickling.

6 pm, free

JAPANESE CRAFT IN LIGHT AND SOUND: SUNSET CONCERT

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Mitsuki Dazai gives a koto performance beneath the aforementioned installation of Japanese umbrellas. Co-presented by the Museum of International Folk Art.

7 pm, $10-$12

JOHNNY LLOYD

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Old school Americana. Very on-brand for the C-girl.

4-6 pm, free

QUEER NIGHT

La Reina

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

We’d love an actual queer bar, but we’ll take a queer night! Plus, a portion of sales from the nightly cocktail special go to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico.

5-11 pm, free

WORKSHOP

ADVANCED WHEEL

Paseo Pottery

1273 Calle de Comercio (505) 988-7687

Take your throwing expertise to the next level with new tricks such as advanced shapes and lidded vessels.

6-8:30 pm, $70

PRANAYAMA SHAKTI YOGA

The Spa at Four Seasons Rancho Encantado 198 NM-592 (505) 946-5700

Elementally-focused yoga designed to open (and, apparently, strengthen) chakras.

5:30-6:30 pm, $18-$90

TEEN/TWEEN AERIALS WITH KRISTEN

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

An opportunity for folks ages 11-15 to explore trapeze, lyra, fabric and rope.

5:15-6:15 pm, $19-$24

UNICYCLING AND JUGGLING WITH INDI

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

Come on, we know you're at least a little curious about that unicycle.

6:30-8 pm, $18-$22

TUE/4 EVENTS

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Santa Fe Brewing Company

35 Fire Place (505) 424-3333

Not-so-trivial pursuit.

7 pm, free

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Celebrate the (ostensible) end of colonial rule with the good people of Madrid.  Noon, free

OPEN MIC POETRY AND MUSIC

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

Be a modern-day bard for your fellow Santa Feans.

8 pm, free

PANCAKES ON THE PLAZA

Santa Fe Plaza

100 Old Santa Fe Trail pancakesontheplaza.com

The 45th year of classic cars and sticky syrup is back with live music, craft booths and near endless stacks of fresh pancakes. We’re not sure what the connection between breakfast foods and patriotic sentiment is, but it seems to be going strong.

7 am-5 pm, $8-$10

SANTA FE FARMERS’ MARKET INSTITUTE TOURS

Santa Fe Railyard 332 Read St., (505) 983-4098

Enjoy communal breakfast in the Market Pavilion, discussions of the institute's work and a guided tour of the market. Register in advance.

9 am, free

FOOD

SANTA FE FARMERS TUESDAY

MARKET

Farmers Market Pavilion

1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-4098

Locally grown (and made) goods to kale for.

8 am-1 pm, free

SANTA FE FARMERS DEL SUR

MARKET KICK-OFF

Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center 4801 Beckner Road (505) 983-4098

The season's first Del Sur produce market celebrates its return with free Frito pies, a dance performance from Los Niños de Santa Fe, giveaways and more.

3 pm, free

SKYFIRE 4TH OF JULY BRUNCH

Bishop's Lodge

Auberge Resorts Collection

1297 Bishops Lodge Road (888) 741-0480

Expect self-described "barbecue-inspired" fare—picture upscale organic hot dogs, uber fancy corn on the cob and the like.

11 am-2 pm, $78

MUSIC

JIM ALMAND

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565

Guitar, harmonica and vocals with plenty of twang.

4-6 pm, free

SUNBENDER

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Straightforward rock.

2 pm, free

WORKSHOP

ARTS ALIVE!

Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo (505) 471-9103

Participants of all ages are invited to join a crafting session "related to the celebration of plants."

10 am-2 pm, free

HATHA YOGA

The Spa at Four Seasons Rancho Encantado 198 NM-592 (505) 946-5700

Gentle yoga with a focus on breath work.

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

QUEER BURLESQUE WITH AUDREY

Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

Queer folks learn to create a burlesque persona, walk a stage, strip clothing items and more.  7:30-9:30 pm, $18-$22

SLACKLINE AND POI WITH ELI Wise Fool New Mexico

1131 Siler Road (505) 992-2588

Fire spinning and rope walking.  5:30-7 pm, $23-$28

Unmoored, Mel Chin, 2018

Digital app for a mixed reality experience. Exhibited in Times Square, NYC.

The Art of Change

A community dinner, gathering, and conversation with artist, Mel Chin

August 10th, 2023 5:30pm - 9pm Tickets at sfai.org

Thanks to our sponsors: VIA | Wagner Incubator Grant Fund Partially funded by the City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department and the 1% Lodgers Tax.

As members and friends of the United Church of Santa Fe, an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ, we celebrate Santa Fe’s Pride Weekend and recommit to supporting our LGBTQ+ kindred, friends, and neighbors in this challenging time. As Christians seeking to follow in the ways of Jesus Christ, we reaffirm our belief in God’s inclusive love for all people—regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, or other things that divide the human family. All are beloved children of a loving Creator.

Beth Alexander & Anita Skeen

Bob & Gail Ansheles

Rev. Talitha Arnold

Natalie & Bill Benham

Blaire Bennett & Claudia Monteiro

Cindy & Miles

Buechler

Caroline Burnett

Jane Carson & Karen Kleeman

Catherine M. & James (Dusty) Caruso

M. Louise Cavatta

Bruce & Char Cebell

Cynde Christie

Donna Clark

Shirley Clark

Diane Darby

Liz DeGrood

David & Joan Doolittle

George Duncan & Sherry Kelsey

Avril & Jim Ekstrand

Emily Elkind

Molly & Sam Elkind

Bradley & Karen

Ellingboe

Gail Flanagan

Seana Flanagan

Katherine Freeman &

Marilyn Gardner

Jennifer Graves

Judy Gresham

Bradley

Steve & Andrea Hamilton

Mary Harvey

Pamela E. Homer

Pamela Hyde

Kitty & Jan Jansen

Christy & Dr. Joe Jones

Richard Jones & Ella

Natonabah Jones

Steven Kerchoff

Rev. Roger B. & Linda

B. Knapp

Jack Lain & Kim

Straus

José Lain-Straus

Rev. Benjamin & Beverly Larzelere

Jessie Lo

Mary Deane Lynn

Barbara MacPhee & Kenneth Jacks

David & Emily Maker

Jim & Debbie

Maloney

Gail Mattson

Joseph McQuaide and John Battaile

Tom & Nancy

Merchat

Ed Mirecki & Katherine Sawtell Mirecki

Candy & Frank Norris

Marjorie Popp

Rev. Dusty Pruitt & Joanne Rhodes

Larry & Nyla Rasmussen

Lin Raymond

Linda Reynolds

Pat Roach

Katie & Russ Rountree

Janis Rutschman & Vickie Sewing

Sarah & Tony Sawtell

Gayle Shipp

Lauren Smith

Peter Smith

Jody and Dr. Peter Spalding

Sally J. & Thomas M. Stewart

Elizabeth Arnold Stone

Trudy Swint & Cindy Knox

Bruce Turnquist & Chris Hatfield

Arlyn Vik & Charles Blum

Rev. Christine & Paul Vogel

Scott, Donnette & Helen Wagner

Frank & Karen

Wilbanks

Martha N. Wilder

Fred & June Yoder

Kimberly Zeilik

SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE

BY ANNABELLA FARMER author@sfreporter.com

You walk into a party and everything just feels…off. Your jokes don’t land, your fit’s all wrong, the rhythm of conversation never quite falls into place. Everything feels alien, and it’s lonelier than being alone.

Where I Am (June 6, New Vessel Press) Dana Shem-Ur’s debut novel offers an, elegant examination of exactly this: the minutiae of cultural codes, their subtle hypocrisies, absurdities and tensions as seen through the eyes of an outsider. Originally published by Pardes Publishing in Israel in 2021 and now released in the US in a translation by Yardenne Greenspan, it’s the story of Reut, an Israeli translator living in Paris with her French husband Jean-Claude and their son.

Shem-Ur’s own life mirrors her protagonist’s: She lived in Paris for three years and earned a master’s degree in philosophy from the École Normale Supérieure. Like Reut, she is a Ph.D. candidate—but while Reut dropped out of her doctoral program at Columbia to follow her husband to Paris, Shem-Ur studies contemporary history at Tel Aviv University. Shem-Ur is also a translator, working

from French, Italian and Mandarin into Hebrew.

Shem-Ur’s passion for language shows in Reut’s observations of discrepancies between the various languages the characters speak, and how those differences reflect cultural dissonance. Her translator’s mind picks up on conversational tics that are invisible to native speakers. For instance, she’s amused by the French phrase “n’est-ce pas?” (“isn’t it?”) which she sees as a “non-question,” and “implication of the listener’s compliance;” and the use of the Russian word “vot,” which “Russians often used to seal their statements.”

Reut’s husband’s relationship with Mikhail Grigoryev, a respected FrancoRussian writer, stands as the driving force behind the novel’s action. JeanClaude is anxious to ingratiate himself with the author, but Reut finds Jean-Claude and his friends’ fawning pretensions exhausting.

The novel spans three parts, the first of which takes place over the course of a dinner party with the couple’s affluent, intellectual friends, demarcated by the courses of the meal Jean-Claude has painstakingly planned and executed to impress his esteemed guest—plus a cigarette break. Reut is irritated by her husband and his guests, whose conversation she finds by turns vapid, aggravating and phony.

Grigoryev subsequently invites the couple to his house in

southern Italy, a vacation Reut feels she should look forward to—but as it turns out, even a picturesque setting can’t free her from the feelings of alienation and irritation that plagued her at the dinner party. Shem-Ur’s rendering of social gestures and counter-gestures isn’t elaborate— there’s no editorializing, no ill-wrought metaphor, no romanticism or melodrama. Yet the story is emotionally captivating and, at times, hilarious precisely because of its laconic quality.

Shem-Ur’s meticulous, unsentimental depiction of Reut’s social life reflects a similar sensibility to the Dogme 95 filmmaking movement founded by filmmakers Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier in 1995. The rules of the movement include

that shooting must be done on location, that the sound must never be produced apart from the images (or vice-versa), that the camera must be hand-held and that special lighting, optical work and filters be verboten. The effect is muted, low-budget and lightly produced.

And like that movement, Shem-Ur gives her readers little more than a careful eye when following sequences of simple, everyday events. Her writing crafts a picture akin to the home video-esque quality of a handheld camera that follows closely behind characters as they talk, cook, eat, argue, work, travel and get on each other’s nerves. Rather than broaching the events from a wider view, Shem-Ur takes readers into her characters’ moments of discomfort and isolation, of ease and connection. She’s masterful at bringing us into the mind of her protagonist, too. Without spelling out her emotional reactions, Shem-Ur makes us feel Reut’s discomfort—the way it grates on her when her husband speaks for her, her desperation to be alone when the exhaustion of translating herself becomes overwhelming.

Using sharp, witty, rich and intimate language, Shem-Ur creates a pervasive and almost omnipresent mood of unease. Reut struggles to feel at home in new cultural contexts and must perpetually shoehorn herself into the roles of wife, mother, hostess, guest. As motivations go, her desire to simply exist feels relatable. Even for those of us who are monolingual, Reut’s experience of trying to translate the nuance of experience into the socially acceptable give and take of conversation becomes almost painful to consider. Where I Am speaks to the human desire simply to be understood.

Dana Shem-Ur’s debut novel

Where I Am is the most fun you can have at an awkward dinner party

ELEMENTAL 5

Asteroid City Review

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

Filmmaker Wes Anderson returns at his pastel-laden Wes Anderson-iest with Asteroid City, an achingly beautiful film that either says very little or buries its subtext between so much desert strata it can be hard to unearth.

Presented as a television documentary about the making of a play (and a sort of dreamy best case scenario version of that play), Asteroid City shifts between realities deftly, even funnily, though without a clearcut message or theme (isolation, maybe, or smallness?). Anchoring oneself to its characters feels more challenging than welcoming. After all, if this TV broadcast delving into the workings of a play which is then presented as a film wanted us to connect with anyone, maybe Anderson wouldn’t have begun by professing so emphatically that none of it is real—nor would he go to such great lengths to remind us so often throughout. Anderson stacks the cast with his regulars including Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Willem Dafoe and Jeff Goldlbum. But these people represent a fraction of the players on hand, many of whom get lost in the fast-paced shuffle of the minimalist story.

Asteroid City embraces intrigue in its opening minutes wherein its playwright (Edward Norton) de-

+ GORGEOUS ANIMATION; COOL CHARACTER DESIGN - IMMIGRATION ELEMENT TOO VAGUE

Pixar’s newest movie Elemental isn’t doing too hot at the box office. It had, in fact, the animation studio’s worst-ever opening weekend with a measly $25.9 million against a $200 million budget (that’s not even mentioning the $100 million in promotional costs). ‘Twas not much better for 2022’s Strange World, either. How, though, has this once-proud outfit fallen so far? It might have something to do with the city thing.

See, most of Disney and/or Pixar’s releases over the last couple decades—and really, most folks assume all of those company’s fully-CGI films are made by the same people even if they aren’t—a pattern emerges: It’s a city, but for cars; a city, but for animals; a city, but for dead folks; a city, but for element people. That last one’s the basis of Elemental, a starcrossed lovers thing mixed with the vaguest statement on immigration. Let’s face it, the different-kind-of-city thing has become tedious, and there are only so many times we can get a joke about how things would just plum work differently for a dude made out of water than they would for a human person.

Elemental follows Ember (Leah Lewis), a young fire woman who falls for a water guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie), in a metropolis called Element City also populated by earth and air people. Ember is second generation, with her father Bernie (Ronnie Del Carmen) and mother Cinder (Shila Ommi) having relocated before her birth from a place called Fireland.

scribes how he sees the staging for his reportedly popular work of the same name. Someplace in the desert lies Asteroid City, where a group of mid-pubescent scientists have arrived to claim government-funded accolades for their purportedly impressive works in science. We spend time with each of them, and their sprawling families—including the daughter of a movie star played by Scarlett Johansson—though much of our focus lies with the Steenbeck family’s Woodrow (Jake Ryan), whose mother recently died, and his father, Augie (Schwartzman), who develops a connection with the movie star. Antics ensue as the characters speak like Gilmore Girls (read, fast and samey) and the precious pastel color scheme highlights the bitter emptiness of the desert. As Norton says in his first lines, the light is neither hot nor cold— but it is clean.

Plot-wise, however, cleanliness seems an afterthought. We lose track of characters easily (save a strange and very funny school kid from a group marooned in Asteroid City as part of a field trip) and don’t get to know them in the slightest. Even Tom

Nobody pulled any brain muscles dreaming up the names of places or characters there, jeeze. Anyway, Ember’s family owns a shop that sells fire products for fire folks (they eat wood and drink lava, etc.), and it’s located smack-dab in a vaguely ethnic part of town where all the fire folks live. Is the fauxlture (a term I just invented for fictional cultures) Middle Eastern? Greek? Indian? Kind of all of the above, though not really any; and mostly the particulars are conveyed peripherally, through environmental storytelling. We know the dad worships a blue flame and the mom can literally smell love, we know they’ve had a hard road in building their lives and shop.

That’s why it stings so bad when Wade shows up in his role as city inspector. He might shut down the shop, but he agrees to help Ember deal with the red tape because he’s nice. What follows is a grab bag of tropes about believing in oneself, being open with your parents, taking a chance on love and...doing art, maybe? There’s also a water guy character that seems to be a nod to Rip Taylor, so it’s hard to keep track, really. Of course, there’s no real peril because these movies are so formulaic that even kids feel underestimated. In a world with those Spider-Verse movies—which seem borderline experimental compared to this—it might be time for Pixar to dig a little deeper and trust kids to grasp more complex themes than water+fire = probably not gonna work. For now, though, it seems like another tough blow for Good Dinosaur director Peter Sohn (that movie didn’t do so well, either), both economically and artistically. The idea, sadly, just isn’t very good. (ADV) Violet Crown, Regal, PG, 109 min.

FLAMIN’ HOT

5

+ WE LIKE CHIPS; GARCIA IS PRETTY FUNNY - ROMANTICIZATION OF BUSINESS

- UNSATISFYING; ENDS SUDDENLY

Hanks can’t elicit thrills as the father-in-law to Schwartzman’s widower Augie. Somewhere, in the distance, Margot Robbie stands by, waiting for her handful of lines—here comes Tilda Swinton, a stranger to the American Southwest just like the rest of ‘em.

Anderson-heads will be quick to defend the sparse storytelling, but beautiful or not, it’s frustrating to observe the man who crafted the dense and dark brilliance of Rushmore or the weird fun of Isle of Dogs lean so heavily into style over substance. Ateroid City sure is pretty, though, and fun-ish, too; or at least light-chuckle-funny. It ends with a whimper rather than a bang, though. Odd, that, for a film set outside an atom bomb test range. There are no answers, but looking back it’s hard to say if there were ever really questions, either.

ASTEROID CITY

Directed by Anderson

With Schwartzman, Ryan, Johansson, Norton, Hanks, Brody, Swinton and Wright Violet Crown, PG-13, 105 min.

Despite the Los Angeles Times reporting in 2021 that Pepsico/Frito-Lay janitor-turned-exec Richard Montañez did not actually invent the enduringly popular Flamin’ Hot Cheeto snack, actor-turned-filmmaker Eva Longoria sails full steam ahead in her first feature, Flamin’ Hot, a feel-good biopic that might actually feel alright if the ultimate premise weren’t that a dude helped a mega-corporation figure out how to market to Brown folks better and thus make way more money.

Oh, it’s not that Longoria’s adaptation of Montañez’s book, Flamin’ Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man’s Rise from Janitor to Top Executive isn’t fun enough or heartwarming enough or even sincerely funny once or twice, more like it suffers under the weight of its own inaccuracies and formulaic storytelling. One assumes a movie based on real events will take artistic license and pad the truth, that’s a given. But knowing ahead of time that the central plot point—namely, Montañez purportedly bucked convention and corporate nay-sayers by calling up then-Pepsico top boss Roger Enrico to pitch a spicy chip—never actually happened ultimately cheapens the emotional beats, leaving viewers feeling as burned as the snack on which it’s based.

In Hot, Longoria follows Montañez from clever child entrepreneur selling his mom’s burritos at his elementary school to the executive suite at the Rancho

Cucamonga Frito-Lay plant in which he worked, making pit stops along the way at young parenthood, drug dealing and a complicated fatherly relationship. Oh, and he saves the chip factory and everyone’s jobs, too. Jesse Garcia (Quinceñera) plays the adult version of Montañez, a wide-eyed optimist who turns a janitor job into a learning opportunity and, along the way, teaches the ’90s corporate drones what it means to make a spicy snack, thereby tapping into the Chicano market like no mainstream company had before. Garcia narrates the film, too, and represents the best it has to offer, even if Gentefied star Annie Gonzalez does provide context and levity as Montañez’s wife, Judy. She just doesn’t have enough to work with, which often relegates her to pseudo-emotional moments before we get back to Richie eating elote while a light bulb flashes above his head.

Elsewhere, screen vets like Dennis Haysbert and Tony Shalhoub deliver lines such as, “You can do it, Richie!” Of course this film needs folks like that, but Shalhoub’s turn as Enrico feels like he was told to bring Santa Claus energy to his scenes, which makes for a certain cheesy warmth that seems unlikely for a top business guy in the ’90s—it’s weird.

Even so, you’d have to be heartless to not get a little pumped for the movie version of Montañez as he shakes things up and gets those hot chips made. New Mexicans might be proud to know it was filmed here, too. Still, if you go looking into the story too deeply, those feelings dissipate easily. Whoever invented those chips, good on ‘em, maybe, just...are we really supposed to root for big business? Gross. (ADV) Hulu, Disney+, PG-13, 99 min.

All the pretty nothing of Wes Anderson’s new ultra-twee offering

+ GORGEOUS AND SILLY; SOME FUN CHARACTER MOMENTS

by Matt Jones

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48 1980s TV character Brewster

49 Home of the world’s tallest building for about six years

51 Like Rembrandt

52 “Alice’s Restaurant” singer Guthrie 53 Pop-up breakfast food? 56 Director Ang 58 Betty White’s character on “The Golden Girls”

61 Indian restaurant basketful

62 “Another Green World” composer Brian 63 School poster paper 64 Celtic great Larry

65 Tax form ID

66 “Why am I included in this?”

67 A&E component

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1 Baby buggy, to Brits

2 Absolute sovereignty

3 Espionage device, pre-digital era

5 Yellowstone grazers

13 Olive’s guy

19 Miracle-___ (plant food brand)

21 Charles, now

24 “___ Flubber” (movie sequel)

25 Carried along, colloquially

26 Fond du ___, Wisconsin

27 Koln complaint

28 Goes fast

29 ___ Trinket (Elizabeth Banks, in “The Hunger Games”)

30 Straightforward

33 As a friend, in Paris

34 Completely broken

38 Author Upton

39 German Y.A. fantasy series adapted into a 2008 movie

40 Blue, in jigsaw puzzles, often

42 Two Truths and a ___ (icebreaker game)

43 Orchestral work

44 Disconcerting looks

45 Producer Spelling and others

46 Subject of the article “How Tom Hanks Made Us Cry Over a Volleyball”

50 “The Raven” author

51 Ram maker

53 City northeast of Reno

54 Chutzpah

55 Eat away (at)

57 Remnants

12 “Kimberly ___” (2023 Best Musical Tony winner)

59 On the double 60“Boo-___!”

61Hawks’ and Bucks’ org.

PSYCHICS

MIND BODY SPIRIT

Rob Brezsny Week of June 28th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Visionary author Peter McWilliams wrote, “One of the most enjoyable aspects of solitude is doing what you want when you want to do it, with the absolute freedom to change what you’re doing at will. Solitude removes all the ‘negotiating’ we need to do when we’re with others.” I’ll add a caveat: Some of us have more to learn about enjoying solitude. We may experience it as a loss or deprivation. But here’s the good news, Aries: In the coming weeks, you will be extra inspired to cultivate the benefits that come from being alone.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The 18th-century French engineer Étienne Bottineau invented nauscopy, the art of detecting sailing ships at a great distance, well beyond the horizon. This was before the invention of radar. Bottineau said his skill was not rooted in sorcery or luck, but from his careful study of changes in the atmosphere, wind, and sea. Did you guess that Bottineau was a Taurus? Your tribe has a special capacity for arriving at seemingly magical understandings by harnessing your sensitivity to natural signals. Your intuition thrives as you closely observe the practical details of how the world works. This superpower will be at a peak in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to a Welsh proverb, “Three fears weaken the heart: fear of the truth; fear of the devil; fear of poverty.” I suspect the first of those three is most likely to worm its way into your awareness during the coming weeks. So let’s see what we can do to diminish its power over you. Here’s one possibility: Believe me when I tell you that even if the truth’s arrival is initially disturbing or disruptive, it will ultimately be healing and liberating. It should be welcomed, not feared.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Hexes nullified! Jinxes abolished! Demons banished! Adversaries outwitted! Liabilities diminished! Bad habits replaced with good habits! These are some of the glorious developments possible for you in the coming months, Cancerian. Am I exaggerating? Maybe a little. But if so, not much. In my vision of your future, you will be the embodiment of a lucky charm and a repository of blessed mojo. You are embarking on a phase when it will make logical sense to be an optimist. Can you sweep all the dross and mess out of your sphere? No, but I bet you can do at least 80 percent.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the book Curious Facts in the History of Insects, Frank Cowan tells a perhaps legendary story about how mayors were selected in the medieval Swedish town of Hurdenburg. The candidates would set their chins on a table with their long beards spread out in front of them. A louse, a tiny parasitic insect, would be put in the middle of the table. Whichever beard the creature crawled to and chose as its new landing spot would reveal the man who would become the town’s new leader. I beg you not to do anything like this, Leo. The decisions you and your allies make should be grounded in good evidence and sound reason, not blind chance. And please avoid parasitical influences completely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I rebel against the gurus and teachers who tell us our stories are delusional indulgences that interfere with our enlightenment. I reject their insistence that our personal tales are distractions from our spiritual work. Virgo author A. S. Byatt speaks for me: “Narration is as much a part of human nature as breath and the circulation of the blood.” I love and honor the stories of my own destiny, and I encourage you to love and honor yours. Having said that, I will let you know that now is an excellent time to jettison the stories that feel demoralizing and draining—even as you celebrate the stories that embody your genuine beauty. For extra credit: Tell the soulful stories of your life to anyone who is receptive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the Mayan calendar, each of the 20 day names is associated with a natural phenomenon. The day called Kawak is paired with

rainstorms. Ik’ is connected with wind and breath. Kab’an is earth, Manik’ is deer, and Chikchan is the snake. Now would be a great time for you to engage in an imaginative exercise inspired by the Mayans. Why? Because this is an ideal phase of your cycle to break up your routine, to reinvent the regular rhythm, to introduce innovations in how you experience the flow of the time. Just for fun, why not give each of the next 14 days a playful nickname or descriptor? This Friday could be Crescent Moon, for example. Saturday might be Wonderment, Sunday can be Dazzle Sweet, and Monday Good Darkness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): From 998 till 1030, Scorpioborn leader Mahmud Ghaznavi ruled the vast Ghaznavid empire, which stretched from current-day Iran to central Asia and northwestern India. Like so many of history’s strong men, he was obsessed with military conquest. Unlike many others, though, he treasured culture and learning. You’ve heard of poet laureates? He had 400 of them. According to some tales, he rewarded one wordsmith with a mouthful of pearls. In accordance with astrological omens, I encourage you to be more like the Mahmud who loved beauty and art and less like the Mahmud who enjoyed fighting. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to fill your world with grace and elegance and magnificence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): About 1,740 years ago, before she became a Catholic saint, Margaret of Antioch got swallowed whole by Satan, who was disguised as a dragon. Or so the old story goes. But Margaret was undaunted. There in the beast’s innards, Margaret calmly made the sign of the cross over and over with her right hand. Meanwhile, the wooden cross in her left hand magically swelled to an enormous size that ruptured the beast, enabling her to escape. After that, because of her triumph, expectant mothers and women in labor regarded Margaret as their patron saint. Your upcoming test won’t be anywhere near as demanding as hers, Sagittarius, but I bet you will ace it—and ultimately garner sweet rewards.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn-born Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) was an astronomer and mathematician who was an instrumental innovator in the Scientific Revolution. Among his many breakthrough accomplishments were his insights about the laws of planetary motion. Books he wrote were crucial forerunners of Isaac Newton’s theories about gravitation. But here’s an unexpected twist: Kepler was also a practicing astrologer who interpreted the charts of many people, including three emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. In the spirit of Kepler’s ability to bridge seemingly opposing perspectives, Capricorn, I invite you to be a paragon of mediation and conciliation in the coming weeks. Always be looking for ways to heal splits and forge connections. Assume you have an extraordinary power to blend elements that no one can else can.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Dear Restless Runaway: During the next 10 months, life will offer you these invitations:

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1. Identify the land that excites you and stabilizes you.

2. Spend lots of relaxing time on that land.

3. Define the exact nature of the niche or situation where your talents and desires will be most gracefully expressed.

4. Take steps to create or gather the family you want. 5. Take steps to create or gather the community you want.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’d love you to be a deepfeeling, free-thinker in the coming weeks. I will cheer you on if you nurture your emotional intelligence as you liberate yourself from outmoded beliefs and opinions. Celebrate your precious sensitivity, dear Pisces, even as you use your fine mind to reevaluate your vision of what the future holds. It’s a perfect time to glory in rich sentiments and exult in creative ideas.

Homework: Find a way to sing as loudly and passionately as possible sometime soon.

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CHIMNEY SWEEPING

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

Case No. D-101PB-2022-00183

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD GARDUNO, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a hearing in this case has been set before the Honorable Bryan Biedscheid as follows: Date of Hearing: July 27, 2023

Time of Hearing: 3:30 p.m.

Place of Hearing: In-Person First Judicial District Court 225 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Matter(s) to be Heard: Amended Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative Length of Hearing: 30 Minutes Judicial Officer: Honorable Bryan Biedscheid

The District Court complies with the American with Disabilities Act. Counsel or selfrepresented litigants may notify the Clerk of the Court of the nature of the disability at least five (5) days before ANY hearing so appropriate accommodations may be made. Please contact us if an interpreter will be needed.

Terri S. Sossman, TCAA

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF CHELSEA LEEANN BIGELOW

Case No.: D-101CV-2023-01331

NOTICE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. The Petitioner Chelsea Leeann Bigelow will apply to the Honorable Matthew J. Wilson, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 11:30 a.m. on the 29th day of August, 2023 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from Chelsea Leeann Bigelow to Liam Russell.

KATHLEEN VIGIL, District Court Clerk By: Veronica Romero Padilla Deputy Court Clerk

Submitted by: Chelsea Bigelow Petitioner, Pro Se