Santa Fe Reporter, March 6, 2024

OPINION 5

NEWS

7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6

RUST HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD 9

Highlights from CourtTV’s livestream commentary in the ongoing case against movie-set armorer

SPONSORING STRUCTURED LITERACY 11

Description Record PED budget brings increased funding for program to improve reading

COVER STORY 12

LONG BURN

They lost everything in New Mexico’s biggest wildfire. Now they’re sounding the alarm for others

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Find all them bees, catch a new play and discover why Cerrillos Road hotels suddenly have some of the best shows in town

THE CALENDAR 18

3 QUESTIONS 22

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MUSIC 26

OLD GREG

After two years off, Greg Butera is ready to lead a band again—just don’t get too excited

FOOD 27

THE PUBLIC HOUSE

Joseph’s Culinary Pub remains an intriguing if imperfect eatery

MOVIES 28

DUNE: PART TWO REVIEW

Turns out the real dune was the friends we made along the way—also worms

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MOVING EXPERIENCE

Just want to say thank you for your reporting that helps me keep up with what’s happening in my local world and the larger world as well.

Also, some mornings what keeps me awake and reading is knowing I’ll reach the last paragraph which is the best of all—after “Thanks for reading!” you will share some link to an article, video, music or essay that particularly moved you. I cannot count the number of times I too was moved to tears, laughter, surprise, incredulity, humility and/or compassion at what was shared. And I often pass on the link and hopefully, the moving experience, to those I think will love it too.

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ELECTIONS:

DANGERS OF NATIONALISM

Most Americans have never heard of Christian nationalism, or its dangers. I rec-

ommend they see the documentary God and Country, directed by Rob Reiner.

If polls are accurate, a majority of voters would bestow power on the former president, a verifiable narcissist, who like Constantine I (313 C.E.) assimilated persecuted Christians into his empire by promising them freedom and shared greatness. The long-term effect of this conflation of church and state produced the Holy Roman Empire, which gave rise to the Crusades, inquisitions, burnings at the stake, and the colonization and genocide of Indigenous Americans.

In Germany in the 1930s, Hitler, a charismatic demagogue, dreadfully like Donald J. Trump, convinced the German Christian churches to trust him and formed the Reich Church within his Nazi regime. Paul Tillich, a German-born cultural philosopher, wrote that an idolatrous faith in a messiah-like leader can’t be explained, but finds a home with a daemonic, bloated, self-sufficient aggressive power, enamored with itself. Right now, we are looking into the face of this same dangerous combination. Curiously trusting citizens are imagining that a single leader will restore America to its mythological greatness. But just means bring about just ends, while insidious means, and leaders, can entrap our psyches. Wake up Santa Fe! Wake up America, to history repeating itself.

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“If you go to Meow Wolf and you only come out with COVID, I’d say you’re doing pretty good.”

—Overheard at the Low n’ Slow

“I just drank a Red Bull, and I’m all hyped up.”

—Overheard from a uniformed officer at the First Judicial District Courthouse

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GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS MAYOR ALAN WEBBER SHOULD “BE ASHAMED FOR NOT OWNING HIS INACTION,” REGARDING THE TOPPLED PLAZA OBELISK

But he really accomplished something with those “Don’t give to panhandlers” signs.

LOCAL WORKERS SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT KROGER/ALBERTSON’S MERGER

Us, too, and not just because we hope they keep carrying the cookies we like, but because people’s lives are part of the mix.

SANTA FE COUNTY PROPOSED PLASTIC BAG BAN

Anyone else having deja vu?

Deja reve? Point is, are we trapped in some sort of plastic ban time loop?

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY WANT HIGHER PAY

Give them it!

SUPREME COURT SAYS STATES CAN’T KEEP TRUMP OFF BALLOT

But can voters keep him out of the White House?

ALBUQUERQUE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER TO BUY DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDINGS

If there’s one thing we hate in Santa Fe, it’s people who live around here owning anything.

16 COUPLES GOT MARRIED AT MEOW WOLF

We’re not here to dunk on them, we just want to say we love love.

SFCC: SERIOUSLY, THOUGH Teachers from the Santa Fe Community College tell their board they want—nay, need higher wages.

STATE RESTS IN RUST TRIAL

SFR has livestreaming coverage, plus a reporter in the courtroom on the movie-set shooting case.

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Rust Heard ‘Round the World

BY EVAN CHANDLER evan@sfreporter.com

Prosecutors rested on March 4 after seven full days of testimony against former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for her role in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The next day, defense attorneys began their arguments.

Special Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis contend Gutierrez-Reed was negligent in her responsibility to ensure prop guns and ammunition used on set were safe, plus the state added an evidence-tampering charge because another person from the movie production claims Gutierrez-Reed handed off suspected narcotics.

Defense attorneys counter that GutierrezReed was working in a chaotic situation and Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators and the FBI botched the case. If convicted of both charges, she could receive up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

While the length of the high-stakes trial isn’t uncommon, the fact that it’s been livestreamed on Court TV’s YouTube channel from gavel to gavel makes it novel for Santa Fe’s First Judicial District Court. For those watching along, the commentary from other viewers provides an experience that blurs the line between analysis and entertainment.

CourtTV launched in the early 1990s, making early waves with its coverage of the Menéndez brothers, found guilty of killing their parents in 1994, and the OJ Simpson trial in 1995. The public fascination with the wheels of justice—or at least the horrors of the day—persists.

In 2022, people watched, commented on and generated memes from Johnny Depp’s defamation case trial against Amber Heard. As the frenzy reached New Mexico for the Rust trial, so far, an average of 118,000 people have tuned in to daily livestream videos of court proceedings for Gutierrez-Reed, with even more publicity expected when actor and producer Alec Baldwin’s trial begins over the same incident this summer.

Baldwin maintains he did not pull the trigger before the Colt-.45 revolver discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Court TV viewers who mostly use anonymized handles have weighed in on Baldwin’s legal prospects, along with myriad facets of the case and the players. Here are some highlights from their commentary:

READY FOR THEIR CLOSEUPS

Cameras positioned on the defense table capture every blink of the eye by Gutierrez-Reed, and viewers didn’t spare her, or any other court participants, in their analysis. “I’m here for the hair and make-up,” wrote MerryBee on Day 6.

Though she’s spent the duration of the trial next to Gutierrez-Reed at the defense table, paralegal Carmella Sisneros found herself at the center of criticism for her flashy court attire and makeup.

“Who is that Elvira cosplayer next to Hannah?,” viewer Rainy asked as the camera showed Sisneros.

When she sported a pair of glasses the following day, the comments section remained at odds.

“She’s really something over there with those foolish lashes. They must rub on the new specs,” another person wrote.

Others touched on Morrissey, who punctuates statements to the jury and questions to witnesses by raising and lowering her own glasses repeatedly. “Oh Lord…the glasses on/off again,” wrote Violet Hastings, and “A bit annoying with her glasses, but doing a good job…,” another comment read.

Though she appeared for court with styled brown hair, spectators tagteamed the defendant’s appearance in footage from her initial interview with investigators when Gutierrez-Reed sported a wild purple and yellow ‘do.

When user “embarrassingstories” commented, “The purple hair did her no favors. Just saying,” David M. swiftly followed up with a zinger: “Whoever did Hannahs hair on set is guilty !!!”

DRUGS, GUNS AND MONEY

“We are all guilty for funding the liberal movie industry. BOYCOTT MOVIES NOW,” Howard Edward wrote.

TESTING THE TESTIMONY

Spectators also spent time comparing witnesses’ testimony to one another, and speculating on validity. One person referenced Santa Fe Countt Detective Alexandra Hancock—the lead investigator in the case— while praising armorer Bryan Carpenter’s testimony.

“The best witness yet! He knows his stuff, is objective, fair, and, by all accounts, honest,” viewer Melinda commented. “He is not biased like yesterday’s plumpy lips.”

Cross examination from defense attorney Jason Bowles also received vitriol—and a suggestion for a game: “Drink every time Mr. Clean says OK,” Teance Blackburn commented, making reference to Bowles’ bald

Highlights from CourtTV’s livestream commentary in the ongoing case against movie-set armorer

head during Carpenter’s time on the stand. Hancock’s testimony also accompanied hours of interrogation video captured by the sheriff’s department, including footage of Gutierrez-Reed removing ammunition from her pockets, prompting one commenter to later posit: “Sir, do you generally carry rounds in your MaryKaye bag?” and another to write “‘I don’t know if I am a certified firearms instructor or not’ - Hannah.”

BLASTING BALDWIN

Baldwin has not been in the courtroom, but has been hyper-present in testimony and attorney questions.

“Sadly I think Baldwin is getting away with murder 1...this was no accident,” wrote one person on Day 3. Another replied, “IMO - Baldwin, HGR and the Production company all share the guilt.”

“Not an accident. He intentionally pointed the gun and pulled the trigger like pranks with guns are okay. It’s not okay,” wrote someone identified as “Whoopsy Daisy.”

When prosecutors showed footage of the Rust star pressuring Gutierrez-Reed to load a weapon rapidly before a scene on Day 6 of court proceedings, judgment and comedy found an equal playing field.

The comments section went wild during testimony related to improper use of weapons and ammunition.

“That ain’t your daddy’s shotgun cowboy,” one viewer wrote as Morrissey showed footage from the set that demonstrated mishandling of firearms even prior to the day of the shooting.

When Rust line producer Gabrielle Pickle testified during Day 5, others made reference to Gutierrez-Reed’s evidence tampering charge. “Coke no sleep and guns sounds bad,” wrote a person with the handle Hunt, and “‘Line pruducer’ is going to be Hannah’s next profession,” wrote Don Moore.

“Rushing to load from a smorgasbord of fanny pack ammo is super negligent,” wrote Mike.

Others speculated on his fate: “Alec booking a spot on next Oceangate submersible,” wrote Shannon[igains], and “Free advice for Mr Baldwin: do not take the stand, ever,” another viewer chimed in.

ON NEW MEXICO TIME

From a juror who was late to Day 1 to the number or length of breaks Marlowe Sommer ordered throughout the trial, viewers have had plenty to say about the pace of the trial.

“This must be the pre-break break,” a viewer commented as Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer called for what’s become a routine morning bathroom break.

A viewer with the handle Paro Netti chimed in the following day at the same time, saying “I think it’s time for the judge to take a break and light the first Cohiba of the day.”

Marlowe Sommer said Tuesday afternoon she expects closing arguments to begin Wednesday morning

Defendant Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, former armorer on the set of the movie Rust

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Sponsoring Structured Literacy

Record PED budget brings increased funding for program to improve reading

BY MO CHARNOT mo@sfreporter.com

Afew days before the legislative session drew to a close on Feb. 15, lawmakers sent to the governor’s desk a record $10.2 billion state budget in House Bill 2. For New Mexico students, the nearly $5.3 billion earmarked for K-12 education could mean a chance at reading improvement.

The measure, which increases money heading to the Public Education Department by more than 9% over last year, awaits Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature. Even as education leaders say the additional investments could improve outcomes for students, some language pertaining to schools might end up under the governor’s veto pen.

The majority of the funding—approximately $4.9 billion—would go directly to New Mexico’s public schools through the state’s funding formula, with the remaining $361 million controlled directly by the PED.

Public Education Department Assistant Secretary of Policy, Research and Technology Greg Frostad tells SFR the department considers a push for structured literacy one of its budget highlights, with nearly $60 million directly aimed at “the science of reading.”

Under HB2, the department would use $30 million to provide direct structured literacy services to students, as well as $19 million

to train elementary and middle school teachers in the strategy.

“This new investment will really allow us to leap forward and provide the sorts of services needed to really make the difference in reading that we want to see,” Frostad says. “We really anticipate that once elementary reading starts to improve, we’ll see improvement in math, science and other areas as well with that foundation in reading.”

The structured literacy approach teaches students using the five pillars of the science of reading: phonemic awareness (auditory and oral relationships), phonics (relationships between letters and sound), vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. It replaces a previous method known as “balanced literacy,” in which students learn introductory literacy skills that combine text with context and imagery. Organizations across the state, such as NMKidsCan, have touted structured literacy as a way to improve the state’s low reading proficiency rates.

Pojoaque Valley School District has already tracked high levels of improvement in reading proficiency in the past year thanks to the method, earning a shout-out in the governor’s “State of the State” address at the beginning of the session. English Language Arts proficiency the district increased by 26% just a few years after officials implemented structured literacy training for teachers.

For the past three years, Pojoaque Valley School District Superintendent Sondra Adams says, the district has contracted teachers from The May Center for Learning in Santa Fe to train K-3 teachers and plans to

train other teachers soon.

“We still have a long way to go, because we don’t have enough students proficient,” Adams says. “But we’re heading in the right direction, really making sure our teachers know how to teach reading, how to diagnose deficiencies in a student’s reading ability and how to correct those.”

Structured literacy funding managed by PED, Frostad says, would be used to provide instructional services to students, and includes a free, six-week structured literacy program as a supplement to summer programs that would begin this June if the governor signs HB2.

“We’re planning for something approximating four students per instructor of structured literacy. The plan is for it to be open to all, but we definitely want to target those students most in need of literacy interventions,” Frostad says. “The specifics of the program, we are still ironing out.”

Mary Parr Sánchez, president of the National Education Association in New Mexico, says she hopes to see more support for the teachers undergoing the training.

“Basically, they’re all becoming reading

specialists, which is a good thing, but it’s been a heavy lift after the pandemic. I hope that we see results with structured literacy and we look forward to moving our kids forward,” Parr Sánchez says.

However, Parr Sánchez says the NEA’s biggest concern centers on language in HB2 prohibiting the public education department from using appropriations to “implement or enforce” a proposed rule calling for a minimum requirement of 180 instructional days per school year. Late last year, PED Secretary Arsenio Romero proposed the rule, causing backlash from teachers and the union.

“We’re waiting to see if the governor is going to sign HB2, or if she is going to line-item veto that information—that’s super important to the districts,” Parr Sánchez says. “That greatly affects employee contracts, kids and families.”

According to Michael Coleman, a spokesman for the governor, Lujan Grisham will sign HB2 on March 6. Coleman would not comment on whether she plans to strike that language, but the governor also said during the “State of the State” address she favors the proposed rule.

Teachers from the May Center for Learning in Santa Fe use their structured literacy training with students from Pablo Roybal Elementary School in Pojoaque.

LONG BURN

They lost everything in New Mexico’s biggest wildfire. Now they’re sounding the alarm for others.

BY PATRICK LOHMANN, Source New Mexico + BYARD DUNCAN, ProPublica

Survivors of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire have lessons for the rest of the country.

These residents, whose property and livelihoods were destroyed by a wildfire accidentally triggered by the US government in 2022, have become reluctant students of forest management and evacuation, disaster aid and bureaucracy, trauma and resiliency.

The potential audience for these lessons is growing. The number of Americans in the continental US directly exposed to wildfires more than doubled between 2000 and 2019. Record-setting blazes have become common in the West, where risks have reached “crisis proportions,” according to the US Forest Service.

One way the Forest Service limits wildfire damage is by burning off acres of brush and other vegetation that can fuel a megafire. It plans to thin or burn 50 million additional acres in the next decade or so—up to a fourfold increase from recent years in parts of the West.

But these fires come with their own hazards. Roughly six of them escape and risk becoming wildfires each year, according to the Forest Service. Prescribed burns in New Mexico triggered two major blazes in 2022, including the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, the largest in state history. That led Congress, for the-

Lea Knutson, left, runs the Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, which works to re-create natural features in order to better manage water across various landscapes. The group stepped in to help property owners dealing with flooding after the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

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second time in 23 years, to pass a law to compensate victims of a wildfire triggered by the federal government (the first time was the Cerro Grande Fire, also in New Mexico).

Over the past year, Source New Mexico and ProPublica have interviewed dozens of survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. We found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided little temporary housing to victims and has so far paid a small fraction of a roughly $4 billion fund to make the community whole and restore the landscape. Some victims say that unless FEMA pays for intangible losses like the stress of being displaced from home and the lost enjoyment of their land, they won’t be able to recover. Many residents described an uneasy state of limbo: forced off their property, out of work, unable to rebuild.

“With climate collapse, this scenario is set to repeat itself over and over across the country,” Cyn Palmer, a retired wildlife manager whose home was damaged by the wildfire, said in an email. “FEMA and the government has an opportunity here to learn how to respond differently, and better than previously. I hope they do.”

FEMA has maintained that it is moving as fast as it can to do a job that’s substantially different from its typical duty of providing short-term disaster aid. The agency opened field offices, hired staff and generated policies in about eight months. As of Feb. 14, it has paid $391 million to individuals, government bodies and nonprofits. Although that’s just 10% of the $3.95 billion allocated by Congress, it’s 69% of the $565 million in claims that have all documentation and are being reviewed or have been, according to FEMA spokesperson John Mills.

“FEMA is committed to speeding up the claims process and maximizing payments to people affected by the fire,” Mills wrote in a statement to Source and ProPublica. “We are committed to working with people one-on-one to help with their specific needs.” The agency, he wrote, regularly holds town hall meetings and has provided residents with a list of the types of documents they can use to show what they lost in the fire.

As survivors navigate the recovery process, we asked about 30 of them what they would want the rest of the country to know, and see, about their experiences. This is what they told us:

First you’ll lose things. Then you’ll need to prove that you lost them.

Some families who lost homes trace their roots in the area back hundreds of years. Many properties had been passed down without transferring deeds, making it difficult to prove ownership when seeking government aid and payment for losses.

“I absolutely honor the need to make sure that there’s not people trying to take advantage of the system…But when you have the trauma of losing anything—and especially your home, and everything in it—having that additional trauma of being almost made to feel like you’re under the spotlight, everything is being examined, you need to prove everything? That’s trauma on top of trauma.”

– Yolanda Cruz, who has spent months helping her elderly parents navigate FEMA’s claims process

“

These people who have lived here for many generations on the same piece of land don’t always necessarily have the paperwork for it. And so I would recommend everybody in the country, make sure you’ve got your paperwork.”

— Jeannie Allen, who said some people she knows struggled to provide documentation of what they lost in the fire

“They act like you’re lying.”

— Juan Ortiz, who said he gave up on FEMA’s rental assistance program because he felt he was treated like a criminal for asking for aid

You may get government help; you may not. Either way, it will take a toll.

Residents who fought for disaster aid and are now waiting for checks to re-

Yolanda Cruz on her property in Manuelitas. She estimates that half of the trees on her land were reduced to “black sticks.”

Juan Ortiz at the site of his former home in Rociada. The fire left just the stone walls and fireplace of the house his father had built. Without barns, fencing or corrals, he was forced to sell his cattle.

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build described the logistical hurdles and emotional cost.

“The people from FEMA, I mean, they came in and they were all very kind. The kindness was there. They were just inept at what they were doing. It’s a year and a half later, and people haven’t gotten anything.”

— Jane Lumsden, who is withdrawing money from her retirement account to rebuild until her lawyer finishes the long process of calculating her losses

“Our clients are ready to give up. And we tell them, don’t give up. This is money you’re entitled to. The government should pay for this damage. These relief funds should come to you to assist. But I think if they don’t have that support system in place, it’s easy for them to walk away. ”

— Janna Lopez, a retired state employee who founded Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a grassroots fire recovery organization

“I’ve never been that stressed out as I am now just trying to get this shit taken care of... The other day, I thought I was getting a heart attack from the stress, you know. I went and got an EKG.”

— Art Vigil, who pulled out of FEMA’s temporary housing program after repeated problems and is now trying to decide whether to hire a lawyer to pursue his damage claims

You’ll lean on friends and family. But those relationships will be tested. People sprang into action to help one another. Over time, though, the stress has eroded marriages and driven some into isolation.

“As much as the government might come in and try to take over in a disaster, it’s really neighbors helping neighbors. The better your relationships are with your community, the more resources you have. And then the more ability you have to give something. If you don’t have any connections, if you don’t know your neighbors, you’re just all on your own.”

— Lea Knutson, whose environmental restoration nonprofit grew dramatically after the fire

“There is so much red tape. It just gets so complicated, so discouraging. It’s even getting between me and my wife. We made a deal between the two of us that if we argue over an issue…at the end of the day, we will give ourselves our sorries if I said anything I shouldn’t have said. That’s already helped us be able to deal with it. We’ll apologize to each other or we go for a walk, but we try not to even talk about it right after.”

— Donato Sena, a former local police chief who died in November while waiting for money to rebuild his home

Your energy source matters.

Jane Lumsden at the site of her new home in Cañoncito de las Manuelitas. The house is partially constructed from timber salvaged after the fire.

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LONG BURN

“We’re not very nice people from day to day. I’ll put it that way. The stress and the strain has taken its toll…I don’t like the person I am. I’m irritable, restless and discontent.”

— Loma Hembree, who has been living with her husband in a cramped RV for more than a year after losing their home

Accountability needs to be part of fire prevention.

The officials responsible for one of the prescribed burns that triggered the wildfire underestimated the danger of dry, windy conditions and didn’t have enough backup staff on-site, according to a review by the Forest Service. Survivors aren’t satis-

fied with the answers they’ve gotten about how that happened. A spokesperson for the Forest Service said the wildfire prompted the agency to examine how to do its work safely and that no single person was responsible for the fire.

“Having gone through three wildfires that were basically caused by human error—even though there is a climate change influence on it all—these all could have been prevented if we had better infrastructure in place…So the fact that there were no backup systems in place after the fire that took place in Los Alamos…I mean, I’m not a conspiracy theorist. But what happened with that? ”

— Heather Vuchinich, a consultant who lost property in the fire and fled two other wildfires while living in California

“

I think there’s always got to be consequences. Of course, I don’t think they’re ever going to stop prescribed burns, but I think you’ve got to pay attention. And if you would have asked anybody, prior to this thing happening, no one would have recommended you start a prescribed burn in the spring—late winter, early spring. I just wonder, what happens to the person actually responsible at the end of the day? I think the community would like to know.”

— Matt Martinez, whose radio station’s programs were a reliable source of information for residents without power or internet access after the fire

Recovery—to the extent there is one—will take a lot longer than people say.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are finally flowing into these communities, but residents face years of rebuilding homes, flood-proofing properties and repairing roads. It will take decades for trees to cover the mountains again.

“Even though people may say it’s nice to get the money, it’s also a burden. Because if you want to do this work on your land, you have to organize it and find the people and make the plan and oversee it. It’s a long project, at least five years or more of concentrated effort… The whole thing makes me tired. I mean, I am doing better than a lot of people, but it’s just burnt trees all the time. Everything’s burnt.”

— Talissa Ralph, who lost most of the trees on her 228-acre ranch

“All of this is now a 500-squaremile flood zone. FEMA can never restore my view, nor will it ever restore the impact to my physical and mental health. That is true for thousands of people. There are still many people living in RVs and trailers…We have years of flooding ahead. Many will never fully recover; certainly this area will never be the same.”

— Cyn Palmer, who was displaced for eight months after her home was damaged by smoke and flooding

This article was produced in partnership with Source New Mexico, which was a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2023.

Heather Vuchinich, right, and Miguel Ani in their Las Tusas home, which is still contaminated with soot.

Talissa Ralph with her horse, Nova Vida, in the burn scar on her property in Sapello.

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OUTSIDE BONES

Following the announcement that the Santa Fe Playhouse would adopt a new model featuring a trio of artistic directors rather than one, the oldest continually operating theater west of the Mississippi is kicking off a doozy of a season. This week, in addition to the show OR,, you can catch Born With Teeth, directed by new artistic director Antonio Miniño. In the show, writers Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare contend with a totalitarian regime while trying to collaborate on a new play cycle. Throw in a dash of romance and a bit of paranoia, and there’s no telling when or how the powder keg might go off. Poetry ain’t easy, folks. (Alex De Vore)

Born With Teeth: 7:30 pm Thursday, March 7 and Saturday, March 9; 2 pm Sunday March 10. $3-$60

Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

MUSIC SAT/9

CAUGHT RED-HANDED

Cheers to Santa Fe boutique hotel/café/bar The Mystic, where local-grown music label and promotions outfit Mama Mañana Records has been presiding over a series of live shows for the past many months—and where the trend, hopefully, will continue. This week’s offering? A performance from Albuquerque’s Red Light Cameras, a blissful pop-rock powerhouse with tinges of psych and garage punk pushing through behind singer Amanda Machon’s gritty yet pitch-perfect vocal work. This is head-bobbing rock; catchy, yet not irritatingly so. Good luck not humming the tunes forever afterward if you pop by the show. You’ll have lots of other opportunities to hit The Mystic in the future, but this one will slap, for sure. ABQ bluesy rock act Big Girls opens. (ADV)

Red Light Cameras with Big Girls: 8 pm Saturday, March 9. Free

The Mystic, 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663

MUSIC SUN/10

KISS ME, BENEDEADLY

If you like your country with a certain edge and darkness—the kind that creeps up from the shadows of the long desert night or is born from the loneliness of the Southwest—y’all oughta meet Austin, Texas troubadour Betty Benedeadly. She’s a one-woman twang machine with a penchant for rolling rhythms and foot-stompin’ beats. Think reverb a-plenty and a banjo pluck or two; a mournful pedal steel guitar somewhere in the background punctuating the stark beauty and sadness of our region. La Reina at the El Rey Court certainly seems to have found its niche. Wait a second…did Cerrillos Road hotels quietly become some of the best places for live music? Sure seems like they did. (ADV)

Betty Benedeadly: 7 pm Sunday, March 10. Free

La Reina @El Rey Court, 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931

CARRIL

What’s

the Buzz About?

Bee expert Olivia Carril spreads the good word

Though we all can—and should—celebrate the gift of honey from the bees in our lives, those cute little critters are so much more than that sweet and medicinal fix. There is, in fact, tons to learn about bees here in New Mexico, which is home to roughly 1,000 different species.

If bees are your thing, or you’re just looking to make ‘em so, take note of Olivia Carril. She’s a nationally recognized wild bee expert who, in 2015, co-authored The Bees in Your Backyard: A Field Guide to North America’s Bees with her longtime professional partner Joseph S. Wilson—and she comes to the Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado this week to tell the tale.

Carril became infatuated with the process of pollination at a young age, when she would observe bees in their natural habitat, she tells SFR.

“Watching bees is ecology happening right in front of your eyes,” she notes, adding that even then she knew studying bees would become her life’s work.

Her pursuit of bee knowledge even resulted in a PhD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she focused on the role of floral scent in attracting our winged insect friends.

“Bees can be picky eaters,” she explains, “just like us.”

And it doesn’t end at the book. Carril and Wilson’s website beesinyourbackyard.com performs double duty, both as an informational repository and as a jumping off point for their mission to raise awareness around the importance of bees to countless ecological systems. Carril’s upcoming What’s The Buzz? Searching for Wild Bees in Your Backyard event should help would-be bee lovers transition from the theoretical to the practical in their own neighborhoods while answering questions about the role bees play in the existence of life on Earth. Also? She’s bringing wine and cheese and all proceeds benefit the library.

“When you think of the word ‘bee,’” Carill tells SFR, “the image of the honeybee is what comes to mind, but that sells short the entire world of bees and just how much there is to know and learn.” (Adam Ferguson)

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THE CALENDAR

EVENTS

GEEKS WHO DRINK Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-3278

Challenging trivia with prizes. 8-10 pm

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KIDS SING ALONG: RAILYARD PARK Railyard Park Cerrillos Road and Guadalupe St., (505) 982-3373

Teachers Sarah-Jane and B lead engaging music games and singalongs for toddlers and babies.  10:30-11:15 am

QUEER COFFEE GET TOGETHER

Ohori’s Coffee Roasters 505 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-9692

Coffee with the local queer community.

9:30-11 am

FILM

REEL ROCK 18 Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678

Immerse yourself in four gripping climbing films from Japan’s mythical Mt. Mizugaki to Mallorca’s deep-water soloing. 6 pm, $16

WED/6

BOOKS/LECTURES

HISTORY WITH CHRISTIAN

35 Degrees North

60 E San Francisco St., (505) 629-3538

History talks with a hobbyist. Noon-2 pm

WHISKEY TENDER

Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse

202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Authors Deborah Jackson Taffa (Laguna Pueblo and Yuma) and Pam Houston discuss Jackson’s latest work: a Native memoir of family, survival and coming of age on and off the reservation.

6 pm

DANCE

POMEGRANATE SEEDS

YOUTH MENTORSHIP

PROGRAM

Pomegranate Studio

535 Cerrillos Road, (505) 501-2142

An after-school dance program for young women aged 13-18.

5-7 pm

MUSIC

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

Patchwork music sewing country, folk and Appalachian roots together.

4 pm

JOHN FRANCIS & THE POOR CLARES

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

Melodious Americana tunes. 8 pm

KARAOKE NIGHT

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Crash Romeo hosts karaoke night every Wednesday. 7 pm

PERFORMANCE SANTA FE PRESENTS BENJAMIN

GROSVENOR

St. Francis Auditorium at New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5072

Liszt, Chopin and more for solo piano. 7:30 pm, $35-$95

RHYME CRAFT AT THE MINE SHAFT

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

Hip-hop featuring Enuff Said, DJ 808, Baby Weekend and more. 8-11 pm

SKIZZY MARS

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

An MC specializing in melodic, slightly left-of-center rap.  6 pm, $25-$100

THE BANDED GECKOS

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

Heartfelt folk and swing ballads with spirited acoustics.   6-9 pm

THEATER

OR, Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

A comedy about Aphra Behn: poet, spy and female playwright.  7:30 pm, $30-$60

THU/7

DANCE

POMEGRANATE SEEDS YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Pomegranate Studio 535 Cerrillos Road, (505) 501-2142

An after-school dance program for young women aged 13-18. 5-7 pm

EVENTS

ADULTI-VERSE

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Less whining. More wine-ing. A night for ages 21 and up. 6 pm, $40

CHESS & JAZZ

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St., nonamecinema.org

Play chess and listen to jazz, with free herbal tea on the side. All skill levels and ages welcome. 6-8 pm

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952

Challenging trivia with prizes. 7-9 pm

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S

DAY Santa Fe Business Incubator

3900 Paseo del Sol, (505) 424-1140

Celebrate “who we are and what we do as our her-story.” 10-11:30 am, $10

LADIES NIGHT Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Ladies get free entry, $5 otherwise. Weekly guest DJs perform. 10 pm

SORCERY AND MIGHT:

BOARD GAME NIGHT

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

Board, tabletop, collectible card trading and video games. 6 pm

COURTESY SUE LLEWELLYN / SUSAN EDDINGS PÉREZ GALLEY

Sue Llewellyn creates whimsical, vivid and thought-provoking characters with ink, pencil and acrylics in her retrospective exhibition at Susan Eddings Pérez Galley.

FOOD

CHEF BRENT SUSHI POP UP

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Chef Brent Jung rolls fresh, tasty sushi to order.

5-9 pm

FRIED CHICKEN & CAVIAR

Palace Prime 142 W Palace Ave., (505) 919-9935

Indulge in three mouthwatering pieces of Chef Doug’s fried chicken served with osteria caviar, crème fraîche and chives. Make reservations early.

5-9:30 pm, $75

MUSIC

DAVID GEIST MUSIC

EXPERIENCE

Osteria D’Assisi

58 S Federal Place, (505) 986-5858

A Tony Award-winning pianist and vocalist performs the best of Broadway, pop and originals.

7-10 pm, $5

HALF BROKE HORSES

Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge

1105 S St. Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817

Honky-tonk and Americana.

7-10 pm

RANDOLPH MULKEY

Cowgirl

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

Local singer-songwriter.

4 pm

SONGWRITER’S CIRCLE

Queen Bee Music Association

1596 Pacheco St., (505) 278-0012

Get inspired, workshop your songs and gather feedback from peers and professionals.

6:30-8 pm

THE OPERATIC TRUMPET

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Conductor and educator Oliver Prezant and master trumpeter

Peter Bond explore the evolving role of the trumpet in opera.

6-7:30 pm, $10-$25

WESTIN LEE MCDOWELL

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

“Westin the wandering minstrel” brings American dancehall tunes with tales of outlaws and wanderers.

7 pm

THEATER

BORN WITH TEETH

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

A play set against the backdrop of an aging ruler, an oppressive police state and polarized people: a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare—navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime. (See SFR Picks, page 17)  7:30 pm, $30-$60

TRI-M PRESENTS: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533

A musical involving the romantic lives of several couples, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

7 pm, $30-$50

WORKSHOP

LIVE WEAVING

DEMONSTRATIONS: A

TENUOUS THREAD form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256

Master weaver Bhakti Ziek demonstratees her fiber craft as she weaves a large-scale tapestry.

10 am-5 pm

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Art supplies, guided activities and endless possibilities for free. First come, first serve. Noon

FRI/8

ART OPENINGS

ARTURO HERRERA: YOU ARE HERE AND ERIN SHIRREFF: FOLDED STONE (OPENING)

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

A double-exhibition opening with food, drinks and a DJ set by 13Pieces. Exhibitions include Herrera’s colorful abstractions and Shirreff’s “hybrid scenarios.”

5-8 pm

SUE LLEWELLYN: A RETROSPECTIVE (OPENING)

Susan Eddings Pérez Gallery 717 Canyon Road, (505) 477-4ART

A retrospective of illustrator Llewellyn’s work throughout the stages of her career, from early sketch works to large scale paintings from the ‘90s to recent whimsical works.  5-8 pm

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

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

Award-winning, international performers and traditional Spanish tapas and entrees. 6:15 pm, $25-$48

GRUPO CORPO

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

Experience the iconic music of Brazil through choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras’ compelling statement about humanity’s relationship to the divine or the supernatural.

7:30 pm, $36-$114

EVENTS

MAKE AND BELIEVE TIME

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

An art- and reading-based hour for kids. First come, first serve.  10 am

TOBE FIT: THE JUGGLING NUTRITION MAGICIAN SHOW

Santa Fe Public Library (Southside)

6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820

A rollicking show to help kids discover how to make good choices for their health and the planet, featuring the fun-filled power of live theater, juggling, circus arts, music and magic. 2-3 pm

FILM

BUSHMAN

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

A comedy about the adventures of a young Nigerian intellectual in San Francisco, observing the foibles of late 1960s AfricanAmerican culture.

3 pm, $11-$13

IO CAPITANO

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

A contemporary Odyssey-like story of a teenage boy who, leaves Dakar in Senegal and makes his way to Europe. 10:45 am, $13

MUSIC

GREG BUTERA & THE GUNSELS

Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge

1105 S St. Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817

Honky-tonk and western swing. (See Music, page 26.)

8-11 pm

CHARLES TICHENOR

Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant

31 Burro Alley, (505) 992-0304

Well-crafted piano tunes.  6-9 pm

CHRIS DRACUP BAND

Cowgirl

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

Southern delta blues and soulful guitar skills.

7 pm

ESTHER ROSE FEAT. PAUL DEHAVEN

The Mystic Santa Fe 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663

Alt-country queen Esther Rose enchants the audience.

8 pm, $10-$15

JEREMIAH GLAUSER

Cowgirl

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

Glauser blends Americana and country music with silkysmooth baritone vocals.

4 pm

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CHRISTUS St. Vincent is hosting a

CAREER

FAIR

Thursday, March 21

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Vernick Conference Center

455 St. Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Looking to take your career to the next level? Don’t miss the opportunity to connect face-to-face with managers and explore clinical and non-clinical positions available at CHRISTUS St. Vincent!

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Hospital is a diversified workplace offering a wide variety of opportunities. We are the key to growing your future!

Employment Benefits include:

• Competitive Pay

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Personal Holidays

• Employer Assisted Housing Program

• Paid National Holidays

• Shift Differentials

• Free Membership to On-Site Gym

• And more

Benefits become effective immediately upon hire. Initial on-site interviews will take place so remember to bring a resumé and dress to impress!

MADI SATO

Paradiso

903 Early St., (505) 577-5248

A singer, community leader, and ceremonialist, Sato raises women’s voices for the benefit of the Earth Mother’s sacred waters. 7-10 pm, $10-$20

REAL ESTATE

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Indie rockers Real Estate bring their shimmery, floating sound to Santa Fe, with a new album in tow that connects the uninhibited wonder of their earliest work with the earned perspective of adulthood.

8 pm, $25

RHETT HANEY

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Denver-based country singer-songwriter Haney lights up the Southwest with his bass.  8:30-11 pm, $15

STEPHANIE HATFIELD

The Mine Shaft Tavern

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

Americana singing-songwriting.  5 pm

STRANGERS FROM AFAR

The Mine Shaft Tavern

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

A night of psychedelic folk rock alt-country music. 7-10 pm

TGIF CONCERT SERIES: ETERNAL SUMMER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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

OR,

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

The 1660s look a lot like the 1960s in this neo-Restoration comedy about Aphra Behn: poet, spy and first professional female playwright.  7:30 pm, $30-$60

TRI-M PRESENTS: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533

A musical involving the romantic lives of several couples, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.  7 pm, $30-$50

WORKSHOP

COMMUNITY & CRAFTS

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

A free monthly creative gathering for local emerging artists. 5:30 pm

FINE ART FRIDAY

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359

Guest artist Jesse Wilson leads a cardboard workshop. 2-4 pm

WHEEL THROWING OR HAND BUILDING POTTERY EXPERIENCE

Paseo Pottery

1273 Calle de Comercio, (505) 988-7687

Learn pottery through wheel-throwing or ancient hand building techniques.

3-5 pm, $125

A program with Holst and Mozart’s “Brooke Green Suite” and “Symphony in A major, no. 29.”

5:30 pm

TERRY DIERS

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Blues, rock and funk tunes. 6-8 pm

TONY FURTADO & STEPHANIE SCHNEIDERMAN

San Miguel Mission

401 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 983-3974

Master of all things stringed Furtado teams with multi-instrumentalist Schneiderman for an evening of virtuosic, flexive folk and Americana.

7:30-9 pm, $30-$35

THEATER

FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY WITH ROADRUNNER RUNWAY

DRAG

Roots & Leaves

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

Party games and raffle prizes, hosted by Adam Bomb! Proceeds benefit Three Sisters Collective and Santa Fe transgender youth services in honor of Nex Benedict. 7 pm, $15

SAT/9

ART OPENINGS

ARTIST TALK: ARTURO HERRERA AND ERIN SHIRREFF

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

A conversation between artists of recent SITE Santa Fe exhibitions Shirreff and Herrera.     2 pm

HEIDI BRANDOW: THIS LAND/THIS BODY

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Brandow unveils a mural focused on the effects of colonization on the Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) people, portraying endangered plants and animals symbolizing the struggles of Kānaka Maoli.

11:30 am-2 pm

JOHN DETWEILER PAINTINGS (OPENING)

Guadalupe Center 333 Montezuma Ave., (505) 310-8440

A show regarding the impact of a media-dominated world with techniques such as image slippage, context evaporation and images created with texture and materiality.   4-7 pm

Want to see your event listed here?

We’d love to hear from you. Call (505) 695-8537 or send notices via email to calendar@sfreporter.com.

Make sure you include all the pertinent details such as location, time, price and so forth. It helps us out greatly.

Submission doesn’t guarantee inclusion.

ROGER EVANS: CREATURE COMFORT (RECEPTION) Wild Hearts Gallery 221-B Hwy. 165, Placitas, (505) 867-2450

Evans’s signature, caricatured animals express ideas poking fun at the social order.  1-3 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

BLACKDOM, NEW MEXICO: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AFRO-FRONTIER, 1900–1930

Santa Fe Public Library (La Farge) 1730 Llano St., (505) 820-0292

Timothy E. Nelson presents on historical Black township: Blackdom, New Mexico.

2-4 pm

DONALD LEVERING & CHEE BROSSY POETRY READING

Geronimo’s Books

3018 Cielo Court, Ste. D, (505) 467-8315

Santa Fe poet Levering presents newcomer poet Brossy as they read from new collections. 4-5 pm

SPRING FEVER: PLANNING YOUR POLLINATOR GARDEN

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

Learn how native pollinator insects effect the ecosystem. 2-3:30 pm

WOMEN LEADING IN THE ARTS

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture 710 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1269

Native women discuss the contributions of Indigenous women to art, culture and history.  1-3 pm, $0-$12

DANCE

BELISAMA IRISH DANCERS

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

Traditional Irish step dancing in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day.  11:30 am-noon

CONTRA DANCE

Odd Fellows Hall

1125 Cerrillos Road, (505) 690-4165

Community folk dance for all ages. Classes at 7 pm.

7-10:30 pm, $0-$10

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret

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

Award-winning, international performers and traditional Spanish tapas and entrees.

6:15 pm, $25-$48

TANGO NIGHT

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Red) 1366 Cerrillos Road, (505) 428-0996

Learn to tango and dance with new friends.

6-8:30 pm

EVENTS

EL MERCADO DE EL MUSEO CULTURAL

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

A weekend market with art, jewelry, books, textiles, beads, furniture and more.

10 am-4 pm

MEET MAPLE THE THERAPY

DOG

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359

Maple and her caregiver Susan visit! Learn about dogs, read stories and do a STEAM craft.

11 am-noon

SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET

West Casitas in the Santa Fe Railyard (505) 414-8544

Local artists sell art and crafts.

9 am-2 pm

SCIENCE SATURDAY WITH THE STARGAZER PORTABLE PLANETARIUM

Santa Fe Children’s Museum

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359

Planetary scientist Carlos Gonzalez leads guests on a stargazing adventure.

2-4 pm

SOHYP EXPERIENCE

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

An imaginative dive into the body with instructor Danielle Louise Reddick to enhance movement awareness: the relationship of thought and body.  1 pm, $25

MUSIC

BOB MAUS BLUES & SOUL

Inn & Spa at Loretto

211 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 988-5531

Maus plays classic tune-smiths from Randy Newman to Elton John and Cat Stevens.

6-9 pm

CHARLES TICHENOR

Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, (505) 992-0304

A kaleidoscope of well-crafted piano tunes.  6-9 pm

SUN/10

EVENTS

EL MERCADO DE EL MUSEO

CULTURAL

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe

555 Camino de la Familia, (505) 992-0591

Vendors bring art, jewelry, books, textiles, beads and more.  10 am-4 pm

GEEKS WHO DRINK Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Seven rounds of quiz in the café room at Boxcar.

7:30 pm

RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET Farmers’ Market Pavilion

1607 Paseo de Peralta

About 40 local painters, potters, jewelers, weavers and more.

10 am-3 pm

SANTA FE FREE THINKERS’ FORUM

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674

A Socratic discussion about critical thinking. RSVP at meetup. com/freethinkersforum. Noon

MUSIC

DAVE PAYNE AND SALT CEDAR

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

Rock and honky-tonk. 8 pm

EL SHOW WITH NOSOTROS

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Latin dance grooves. 8 pm, $15

HALF PINT AND THE GROWLERS

Cowgirl

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

A tasty mash of genres like vintage jazz and Latin boleros. 1-3 pm

HIGH DESERT PLAYBOYS

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

Classic country and Americana. 3 pm

HIGH DESERT TRIO

Santa Fe Brewing Company (Eldorado Taphouse) 7 Caliente Road, (505) 466-6938

Bluegrass, folk and jazz. 5-7 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

Nuckolls Brewing Co. 1611 Alcaldesa St., nuckollsbrewing.com

Country favorite Lloyd performs.  4-6 pm

LOOSE CABOOSE: SECOND SATURDAYS

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

House music all night long. 7 pm, $10

RANDOLPH MULKEY & THE VARIANTS

Cowgirl

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

Singer-songwriter tunes, backed up by The Variants.

7 pm

RED LIGHT CAMERAS FEAT. BIG GIRLS

The Mystic Santa Fe 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663

Albuquerque indie/alt rock legends Red Light Cameras take a break from the big stage for a special intimate set. (See SFR Picks, page 17)

8 pm

RHETT HANEY

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Denver-based country singer-songwriter Haney lights up the Southwest with his bass.  6:30-9:30 pm, $15

SANGRE DE CRISTO CHORALE

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church 550 San Mateo Road, (505) 982-1133

This concert’s centerpiece is the New Mexico premiere of “The Opposites Game” by Dale Trumbore.

4 pm, $0-$25

THE MET: LIVE IN HD | LA FORZA DEL DESTINO

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

Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the Met’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary world and making extensive use of the Met’s turntable.

10 am, $15-$28

YOUTH PIANO BENEFIT CONCERT

Christ Church of Santa Fe 1213 Don Gaspar Ave., (505) 982-8817

Classical and original compositions performed by five high school students to support children served by CASA First Judicial District. 4-6 pm

THEATER

BORN WITH TEETH

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

A play set against the backdrop of an aging ruler, an oppressive police state and polarized people: a dangerous time for poets. Two of them—Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare—navigate the perils of art under a totalitarian regime. (See SFR Picks, page 17)

7:30 pm, $30-$60

FEARLESS FEMALE VOICES:

A FESTIVAL OF SHORT NEW PLAYS

Theater Grottesco

8380 Cerrillos Road, (505) 474-8400

Nine new, short dramas by local playwrights, with a focus on female playwrights or strong women within the plays.  2-4 pm

OR,

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

The 1660s look a lot like the 1960s in this neo-Restoration comedy about the life of Aphra Behn: poet, spy and first professional female playwright.  2 pm, $30-$60

TRI-M PRESENTS: A LITTLE

NIGHT MUSIC

New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533

A musical involving the romantic lives of several couples, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.  7 pm, $30-$50

ZIRCUS EROTIQUE

BURLESQUE & VARIETY SHOW ANIMALISTIC

Santa Fe Brewing Company 35 Fire Place, (505) 424-3333

Catch these lovelies shake, shimmy, tease and tantalize in a show featuring burlesque, drag, bellydance and more.  7:30-10 pm, $20-$30

WORKSHOP LIVE WEAVING

DEMONSTRATIONS: A

TENUOUS THREAD form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256

Master weaver Bhakti Ziek demonstrates her fiber craft as she weaves a large-scale tapestry.

10 am-5 pm

UNITING VOICES IN SONG

The Candyman Strings & Things 851 St. Michael’s Drive, (505) 983-5906

Explore the joy of singing with this six-week class running every Saturday through April 13. Learn safe vocal techniques and dive into various music styles, including rounds, gospel and Appalachian folk songs. 11:45-12:45

BETTY BENEDEADLY

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Foot-stomping rhythms and twang-edelic guitar. (See SFR Picks, page 17)

7-9 pm

BLUEGRASS AND BAGELS JAM

Railyard Park Community Room

701 Callejon St., (505) 316-3596

A monthly bluegrass jam led by Greg Neal.

10 am-Noon

DJ SAINT JOHN Totemoff’s Bar

Ski Santa Fe, (505) 982-4429

Electronic and house jams.

11 am-3 pm

HUSBANDS

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

OKC indie-rockers and poetic songsters make their way to the multi-verse.

7 pm, $20

KARAOKE NIGHT Social Kitchen & Bar

725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952

Crash Romeo hosts karaoke.

6-9 pm

SILVER SKY BLUES BAND Cowgirl

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

Rock out to the blues!

Noon

TRINITY SOUL

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

Rock, reggae, funk and soul.  3 pm

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Arturo Herrera uses layering, repetition and recomposition techniques in his abstract art pieces featured in You Are Here, a SITE Santa Fe exhibit.

COURTESY SITE SANTA FE

Most folks likely know Dominick Gonzales as local DJ Dmonic, but as venue/bar/ restaurant Boxcar stretches out following its move from the Railyard to its new Plazaadjacent Water Street location, he will tackle a new role—that of the business’ first-ever dedicated entertainment director. A veteran of the decks with more than two decades of performance and promotion experience under his belt, Gonzales says he hopes to transform Boxcar from a place folks regard as a bar with music into a full-fledged downtown mid-sized concert space. As the town could totally use something like that, we gave him a call with some Qs. Let’s get to those sweet, sweet As. This interview has been edited for length and concision. (Alex De Vore)

Let’s talk about your own project first. DJs can obviously encompass so many genres and sub-genres. How would you describe your own contributions?

In the beginning I learned on turntables, the fundamentals of DJ—beat matching, scratching, blending, song selection. I started doing it at 15 and basically convinced my parents and grandparents to buy me turntables for Christmas. I was always a fan of local music and culture, and from a young age I was reading local publications and trying to figure out where I could catch DJs and bands.

and Sol on a flier, it’s going to be a certain kind of party.

As someone in the music trenches week after week, how would you describe the current state of the Santa Fe scene?

It’s kind of cool because for the first time, I feel, in quite a while, there’s some positive growth in the music community. There are venues popping up, more places to play and a younger demographic coming up who are gigging musicians. For a while, we were losing venues, but now, for the first time since the pandemic, it’s popping off.

And everybody wants a DJ again, a band again, a musician again. There are crews coming up, throwing parties.

For the longest time you only had Joe Ray [Sandoval] and Sol, now…you’ve got Raashan Ahmad, or we just had a great act in Boxcar playing blues—Zay Santos. There’s more, of course, but these are things that give me hope.

Losing Warehouse 21, all this stuff that’s happened to the scene? Now it feels like there’s positive rebirth.

What do you envision for the future of shows at Boxcar in terms of styles, scope etc?

On New Year’s Eve, owners [Tate Mruz and Slywia Handzel] and I were talking about the future of Boxcar, and we started talking about everything I’ve done in the past as far as coordinating events, concerts… and my vision for what the place could be really aligned with theirs. It segued into this whole, ‘new Boxcar has a different vibe from the old Boxcar, and we need someone to run the entertainment.’

I’d listen to KUNM’s Street Beat; and in Santa Fe, I’d watch [DJs like] Donovan and The Rev…the house DJs. Between the hip-hop I was listening to and the house music, I created my own style with hiphop, house, reggae, reggaeton, a little blend of everything. And part of that comes from watching all these DJs, but at the end of the day, I loved music so much, so for me being able to create these moments on the dancefloor for people who’ve been working all week, going through this or that—or maybe they had a great week, I don’t know—if I could create the vibe? One of my mentors growing up was Sol [Bentley]. He took me under his wing and we’ve been able to build a lot over the last 10 years to the point that people know if they see me

There’s the sports bar, the daytime dining, the patio, the café and now we have one music performance room and a side DJ room. And when they set out to open, they wanted to have a little bit of something for everybody at all times. What we have on our hands is a beautiful live music venueslash-nightclub, a nice café where we offer jazz and/or dinner music, a patio where we can have DJs or a flamenco guitarist in the afternoon.

We all know there are great DJs at Boxcar, but what I’d like to do is give Santa Fe what it desperately needs—a mediumsized music venue.

Coming up we have a show with Metalachi; we have Albuquerque’s Red Light Cameras coming through; some reggae tours; hip-hop; The Red Elvises. We’re trying to cover a little bit of everything. I have a big show [March 8] where we have Rhett Haney, a country artist from Nashville. My vision is we’re going to have these concerts throughout the week, and especially on the weekends, so you know if you come into Boxcar any Friday or Saturday, there’s going to be a band playing. There might even be two.

With Boxcar Entertainment Director Dominick Gonzales

JAKE BACA

THEATER

BORN WITH TEETH

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

A play set in a dangerous time for poets, featuring Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare.

2 pm, $30-$60

TRI-M PRESENTS: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

New Mexico Actors Lab

1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 466-3533

A musical involving the romantic lives of several couples. A Q&A follows.

2 pm, $30-$50

WORKSHOP

OPEN SPACE-TIME

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Art supplies, guided activities and endless possibilities.

Noon

MON/11

BOOKS/LECTURES

JOHN SHEA: A SURVIVAL ARCHAEOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ON PREHISTORY

Hotel Santa Fe

1501 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 982-1200

A paleoanthropologist’s talk on the prehistory of Southwest Asia and Eastern Africa.

6 pm, $20

WHAT’S THE BUZZ?: SEARCHING FOR WILD BEES IN YOUR BACKYARD

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

Bee expert and author Olivia Messinger Carril speaks. (See SFR Picks, page 17)

6:30-8:30 pm, $30

FILM

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR

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

A lineup of the best in mountain and adventure films. This show’s sold out, unless you can get tickets secondhand.

7-10 pm, $20-$38

MUSIC

DOOX OF YALE SPRING TOUR

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Retreat and Conference Center 50 Mount Carmel Road, (505) 988-1975

An all-gender a cappella group performs energetic arrangements across multiple genres.

7-9 pm, $20-$40

INDIE SLEAZE WITH 911 POP EMERGENCY

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

Process the debauchery of 2006-2012, with the likes of M.I.A. and LCD Soundsystem.

7:30-10:30 pm

JUSTIN LARKIN

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

Missourian singer-songwriter. 4 pm

PETEY

Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

A TikTok star-turned-musician. 7 pm, $25

TKTWA ALBUM RELEASE

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Santa Fe Metal Mondays presents TKTWA’s album release with special guests Velnias, Ob Nixilis and Inviting the Damned. 7 pm, $12-$15

ANN ANNIE

San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 983-3974

A modular synth artist and composer whose background in classical music melded with their ambient-synth artistry.  6-9:30 pm, $10

THEATER

YOUNG CREATORS PROJECT

Santa Fe Public Library (Southside)

6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820

Free theater lessons, ages 9-16. 3:45-5:30 pm

TUE/12

BOOKS/LECTURES

SALON EL ZAGUÁN: LISA

NORDSTRUM

El Zaguán 545 Canyon Road, (505) 982-0016

Nordstrum discusses stories of inspiring New Mexican women. Free for HSFF members.

3-4 pm, Free-$10

SOMETHING QUEER AT THE LIBRARY: BOOK CLUB

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

Discussing The Five Wounds by Kirsten Valdez Quade, a book about a family’s year of love and sacrifice.

6-7:30 pm

TLC TALK STORIES FROM THE STAGE: FOUR ACTORS/FOUR REVEALS

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

Four local actors and directors share insights, anecdotes and lessons from their careers.  6-7 pm

FILM

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM

FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR

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

A locally-curated lineup of the best in mountain and adventure films. This one’s sold out, too.

7-10 pm, $20-$38

THE CALENDAR

THE AMERICAN FRIEND

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Career-criminal Tom Ripley coerces a terminally ill picture framer to become an assassin.  6 pm, $13

MUSIC

DR HALL

Cowgirl

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

A singer/songwriter inspired by early blues legends.

4 pm

LATIN SINDUSTRY NIGHT

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Music every Tuesday with DJ DMonic and 10% off for all service industry workers.

10 pm

THE DOWNTOWN BLUES JAM

Evangelo’s 200 W San Francisco St., (505) 982-9014

Blues music hosted by Brotha Love & The Blueristocrats. 8:30-11:30 pm

WORKSHOP

STUDIO WORKSHOP: PAPER

MARBLING WITH TOM LEECH

New Mexico Museum of Art

Vladem Contemporary

404 Montezuma St., (505) 231-5065

Learn the traditional patterns of marbled paper with guided instruction.

12:30-4:30 pm, $90

UNDERSTANDING YOUR MIND: DEVELOPING CONCENTRATION

Santa Fe Women’s Club

1616 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 983-9455

Participants learn how to identify and use five special parts of their minds. This session’s topic is: “holding on to what matters.” 6-7:30 pm

ONGOING

ART

A TENUOUS THREAD

form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256

Master weaver Bhakti Ziek unravels a 1,470-year textile history with monumental, suspended weaving.

AN INNOCENT LOVE: ANIMAL SCULPTURE ARTISTS OF NEW MEXICO

Canyon Road Contemporary Art 622 Canyon Road, (505) 983-0433

The cutest little animal sculptures you ever did see by artists Kari Rives and Fran Nicholson.

ANDREW DASBURG: SYMPHONIC DRAWINGS

Addison Rowe Gallery 229 E Marcy St., (505) 982-1533

Cubist artist Dasburg's landscape works from 1930s Taos.

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FOOD FOTO  FOOD FOTO

Contest Contest

MARCH 1 - 31

It's time to submit your favorite food images to SFR.

Whether they are of finely plated restaurant food; home-cooked successes; gorgeous ingredients from your garden; or other artful interpretations, we want you to share them!

NO limit per photographer. $5 entry fee per photo.

VISIT : sfreporter.com/contests

THE CALENDAR

ASHTON THORNHILL: REFLECTIVE LIGHT

Vista Grande Public Library

14 Avenida Torreon, (505) 466-7323

Thornhill's work captures the beauty of the Southwest in its landscapes and horizons.

BLASFEMME: A REVERENCE FOR RENEGADES

Turner Carroll Gallery

725 Canyon Road, (505) 986-9800

An homage to the legacy of women who have dared to be “blasphemous.”

BROOKS WILLIAMS, TRANSCENDENT FIELDS

Aurelia Gallery

414 Canyon Road, (505) 501-2915

Williams’ works on paper, aluminum and lenticular emanate a surreal essence.

CARMEN HERRERA: I'M NOBODY! WHO ARE YOU?

SITE Santa Fe

1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199

Later works by abstract minimalist artist Herrera, originating from an Emily Dickinson poem.

DAVID SIMPSON: FIRST LIGHT

Charlotte Jackson Fine Art

554 S Guadalupe St., (505) 989-8688

Photographer Simpson uses light like an impressionistic painter.

I SAY WITH MY FULL ESSENCE

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

The work of seven contemporary women artists whose practices addresses their individual histories.

JAY BAILEY: EAST OF THE SIERRAS

Evoke Contemporary

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

Paintings and drawings creating a fabric of images unique to his time in the American West.

KNOWN POINTS

form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256

Artist and designer Calli Beck presents mixed-media landscape compositions alongside iconic landscape prints.

LOUISA MCELWAIN: DISTANT THUNDER

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

This artist’s bold paintings of the American Southwest are grand expressions of a love of nature.

MARTIN FERREYRA: DIOSES Y GUERREROS

Hecho a Mano

129 W Palace Ave., (505) 916-1341

Ferreyra’s work references clothing and tools of Aztec warriors and textile work of Oaxacans.

MINOL ARAKI: WHERE BEAUTY DWELLS

LewAllen Galleries

1613 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 988-3250

The work of an accomplished Japanese ink painter in the ancient literati tradition.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU BY MILLIAN

GIANG PHAM

Strata Gallery

125 Lincoln Avenue, Ste. 105, (505) 780-5403

Pham’s textile and mixed-media work focuses on structures and barriers that oppress the body.

PINK NOISE smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road, smokethemoon.com

Kate Stringer’s illustrations interlace a world of creatures, markings and graphic narrative.

SPRING DREAM

Hecho a Mano 129 W Palace Ave., (505) 916-1341

A multimedia show inviting audiences to inhabit the subconscious sphere, both personal and collective.

THE MOVIES

Monroe Gallery of Photography

112 Don Gaspar Ave., (505) 992-0800

This exhibition features photographs from classic films of the 20th century.

TANIA POMALES: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE

Keep Contemporary

142 Lincoln Ave., (505) 557-9574

Jersey-based Puerto Rican artist

Tania Pomales specializes in dark and surreal works created primarily in oils.

THE LOVE SHOW smoke the moon

616 1/2 Canyon Road, smokethemoon.com

A glimmering nine-person group show on love including pastel palettes, oil and polaroid paintings and ceramic sculptures.

THE MANY FACES OF...

ROBERT DAUGHTERS

Meyer Gallery 225 Canyon Road, (505) 424-9463

A retrospective on landscape artist Daughters with paintings, drawings and sculpture.

TRACY ROBINSON: BRUSH AND BEYOND

Alberto Zalma Art Shop 407 S Guadalupe St., albertozalmaart.com

Robinson's eclectic and colorful exhibition of mixed media original works and collages.

TRADING FACES

Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 222 Delgado St., (928) 308-0319

Local artist Michael Godey presents all-new multimedia artworks in the form of paintings, drawings and prints.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

SHAZAM!

Pie Projects

924B Shoofly St., (505) 372-7681

Honoring the life and art of Reynolds with paintings from his years in the Himalayas, some of his Bar Code portraits and works from close artist friends.

WOMEN SPIRIT 2024

art is gallery santa fe 419 Canyon Road, (505) 629-2332

An exhibit celebrating the gallery's women artists with fine art, fiber art, jewelry and weavings.

100TH BURNING OF ZOZOBRA ART CONTEST

Boys & Girls Club - Zona del Sol 6600 Valentine Way, (505) 474-0385

Submit your artwork to a contest and possible get your design on posters and t-shirt images at the Official 100th Burning of Zozobra. Deadline is April 5 at 5 pm. For more info, email the Kiwanis Club at art@ burnzozobra.com.

MUSEUMS

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM

217 Johnson St., (505) 946-1000

Making a Life. Rooted in Place.

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

IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY

NATIVE ARTS

108 Cathedral Place, (505) 983-8900

Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest. Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo. Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures. The Stories We Carry. Our Stories.

10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon

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

Free Admission every Friday

MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART

18 County Road 55A, (505) 424-6487

Permanent collection. 11 am-5 pm, Fri-Sun, $10 (18 and under free)

MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

710 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1269

Down Home. Here, Now and Always. Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles.

10 am-5 pm, $7-$12, NM residents free first Sunday of the month

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART

706 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1204

Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep

Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka. La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste. Protection: Adaptation and Resistance. Multiple Visions: A Common Bond. 10 am-5 pm, $3-$12, NM residents free first Sunday of the month

NEW MEXICO HISTORY

MUSEUM

113 Lincoln Ave., (505) 476-5200

The Santos of New Mexico. Miguel Trujillo and the Pursuit of Native Voting Rights. EnchantOrama! New Mexico Magazine Celebrates 100. Silver and Stones: Collaborations in Southwest Jewelry.

10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri. of the month

MUSEUM OF SPANISH

COLONIAL ART

750 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-2226

Lowrider Bike Club. Generations of Imagination: What Lies Behind the Vision of Chimayo Weavers. 1 -4 pm, Wed-Fri, $10, children free

NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART

107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5063

Selections from the 20th Century Collection. Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969. To Make, Unmake, and Make Again. Ways of Seeing: Four Photography Collections. 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm every Fri. May-Oct.

POEH CULTURAL CENTER

78 Cities of Gold Road, (505) 455-5041

Di Wae Powa. Nah Poeh Meng. 10 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, $7-$10

VLADEM CONTEMPORARY

404 Montezuma Ave., (505) 476-5602

Shadow and Light

10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm every Fri. May-Oct.

WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

704 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-4636

Masterglass: The Collaborative Spirit of Tony Jojola. Pathfinder: 40 Years of Marcus Amerman. Journeying Through the Archives of the Wheelwright Museum. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $10

Pathfinder: 40 Years of Marcus Amerman at the Wheelwright Museum is a retrospective on Choctaw Nation Artist Amerman that explores his contribution to the Native American canon.

COURTESY WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM

Old Greg

After two years off, Greg Butera is ready to lead a band again—just don’t get too excited

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

All the way back in 2016, before that one guy became president and we were all a bunch of happy-go-lucky dorkuses unaware we were about to enter a seemingly never-ending period of turmoil, pandemics and so on, SFR crowned local musician Greg Butera’s Tell Me Now one of our albums of the year in our once-annual Music Issue (dang, why don’t we do those anymore? Naw, just kidding—we don’t do it because local musicians are whiners).

Anyway, of Tell Me Now, former SFR Publisher Jeff Norris, on loan from the admin department, wrote, “the record oozes pure country and keeps going with an intensity that makes Butera and his band sound like they might need to pack up a van and head east for Nashville.”

Butera hails from Houston and Austin, Texas, but the words rang true for anyone who was around at the time. Butera, frankly, is as killer a country and Cajun musician as Santa Fe has ever had, so why shouldn’t he have been huge? Well, as it turns out, he doesn’t super want that. In fact, he even delisted Tell Me Now from the streaming services recently, saying he just no longer likes the way he him sounds on the recordings.

MUSIC

Butera came to Santa Fe to attend the now-defunct College of Santa Fe. He managed to get out with a music degree before the school shuttered in 2009, and the relationships he built while living here kept him in Santa Fe for years to come. Did he move back to Texas briefly? You bet he did. But did he return to Santa Fe not long after? Also yes.

See, Butera has roots here as a musician. Perhaps you caught him when he played guitar with the tragically short-lived indie band Treemotel? Maybe you’ve seen him flex his chops with John Francis and the Poor Clares at any of that band’s residency events at La Reina within the El Rey Court. Some likely know him as backup for Albuquerque musician Heather Trost, or as the leader of The Gunsels, a moniker Butera says he has, “used for literally every band I’ve ever led since I was 17.”

However you might know Butera, though—and assuming you do—chances are you’ve wondered where the hell the guy has been in the last two years since he presided over his own performances. If indeed this has been of concern, please know Butera will revive The Gunsels for a pair of March shows at Tiny’s.

“Once I turned 30, I slowed down the music because I needed to make a little bit of money,” he tells SFR. “I spent my 20s trying to make music work, and I guess I wanted to try something else.”

That something else is welding, through which Butera following in his father’s foot-

steps and through which he’s managed to make a decent living as a sort of freelance gunslinger.

“My focus is just not working for anybody,” he says with a laugh.

And yet, Butera grew restless. After five or so years turning down most offers for gig and session work, he was ready to put up the Butera signal and assemble a who’swho band of local talent, including fiddler

Karina Wilson; bassist Cyrus Campbell; drummer Joseph Hecker; and pedal steel player John Graboff, the last of whom is kind of new to town, but folks in the know certainly know. The idea, Butera says, is to see if it still works, see how the old two-step crowd feels about dancing again and, possibly, kick off a series of shows if the reception is right. Think honky-tonk, Western swing and Cajun jams; think music from Hank Williams and the players of his ilk to a new cover of a song by local synth-pop goddess Velvet Vision. This makes the set feel a little bit modern, sure, but The Gunsels is also a bit of an indirect homage to the time when country music was a whole-ass vibe rather than that thing you talk over while getting drunk.

Butera loves Tiny’s too, adding, “it’s the only place I’ll play.”

“And you can quote me on that,” he says, still laughing. “I just want to play at Tiny’s. Don’t call me!”

Much of the love springs from the dance floor, he notes, and the communal feel.

“And for a couple of the old-timers…I’m sorry we play too fast and I’ll try to keep [the tempo] medium, at least for the first half,” Butera concludes.

What this means for the future is anyone’s guess, though there’s at least one more Gunsels show slated for March 23. It would seem, however, that any Butera fans out there might want to get out and see him play live while they can. You never know when he’ll be back.

GREG BUTERA AND THE GUNSELS

8 pm Friday, March 8. Free. Tiny’s 1005 S St. Francis Drive (505) 983-9817

Two

Two witty and seductive plays about three salacious wordsmiths: Will Shakespeare, Kit Marlowe, and

HAYLEY REAGHAN

If you’ve been missing Greg Butera as a frontman, he’s back this week.

The Public House

Joseph’s Culinary Pub remains an intriguing if imperfect eatery

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

You won’t often hear tell of a restaurant that moves successfully from one town to another, but that’s precisely what chef Joseph Wrede did when he closed Joseph’s Table in Taos in 2010 after 16 years and reopened in Santa Fe circa 2013 as Joseph’s Culinary Pub (428 Agua Fría St., (505) 982-1272)

On paper, in fact, Wrede’s eatery has proven a bit of a critical darling in Santa Fe and well before, with no shortage of glowing reviews from the likes of The New York Times and even SFR, plus nods from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast and AAA’s Four Diamond honor. Wrede was even named one of the best new chefs in the country by Food & Wine in 2000, back when he was in Taos. Put bluntly, people love this guy’s food. And for the most part, I get it, though I must admit I came away a little more enchanted by the ambiance of the restaurant than its food.

When it comes to scuttelbut, you’ll find no shortage of online and in-person anecdotal chatter celebrating the charming and romantic environs of Joseph’s. Truer words and all that. This is the type of business for which the term “nestled” exists, what with its cute little adobe house location at the corner of Agua Fría Street and Montezuma Avenue, just down from the New Mexico School for the Arts campus that once housed Sanbusco. Joseph’s was grandfathered in when it comes to selling booze from its establishment given its proximity to the school, and though neither my companion nor I partook of the extensive wine list during our particular visit, we both came away impressed by its scope and curation.

Even so, the room in which we were seated was, quite frankly, adorable if a mite cramped. For people watching and people listening, Joseph’s might be unparalleled, which makes sitting so close to someone you can smell their perfume feel a bit more palatable.

Straight away, the service was impeccable, starting with our kind server—a tattooed young woman whose appearance actually defused any concerns of hoity-toity that arise when gearing up for a fine—or finer—din-

ing experience. According to my receipt, her name was Vanessa V., and this woman knows how to make a schlubby dude and his date feel welcome. Lovely Vanessa didn’t even give us the stink eye that often accompanies an or der of, “Water, no wine, thank you,” and she never hovered or left us hanging. At Joseph’s, of course, there’s an army of servers, bussers and runners. As I say, the server wins top marks; the busser and runner were no slouches, ei ther, however, and calmly and gracefully re filled waters, explained what dishes they were dropping and kept the night feeling breezy.

would be a proper test of mettle. Steaks are… complicated. Everyone has their own little feelings and everyone somehow thinks only they know how to cook them. Regardless, they’re a good litmus test for just about any fine dining establishment. At Joseph’s, the $54 6 oz. petite steak au poivre is perhaps a bit steep (inflation pricing, likely), and spurred no shortage of conflicting feelings. The crust and sear were damn-near perfect, or, at least,

well that’s an obnoxious way to describe something.

The same could not be said for my companion’s cassoulet ($38). Think of it like a melange made with the noble chicken: a little sous vide breast here, confit thigh and leg there, a house-made chicken sausage, too, and a white bean stew with parmigiano to boot. The chicken itself? Delightfully tender and fall-off-the-bone tasty. The white bean and kale stew, however, came under-seasoned and unremarkable. If anything, it kind of got in the way, and with no salt or pepper on the table and a fear of insulting the kitchen in asking for it, we could not adjust to our liking. The chicken sausage came on a bit too strong, too, and, as a counterbalance to the rest of the dish, clashed in terms of tang and texture. Cassoulet is a dish that, at least to my thinking, is about slowly-achieved richness and flavor, and this did not

en and green chile tamal ($16), a glorious ly crispy take on the classic dish that found the masa kissed by what I can only assume was a deep fryer. What a satisfying texture! And the shredded chicken within practically sang with the flavorful green. Of course, we simply had to sample the duck fat fries ($10), the excellence of which anyone who has ever entered Wrede’s hallowed halls often sings wherever they go. I get it now, and my pre vious insistence that “fries is fries” no longer applies. The duck fat not only gave the ever-popular fries a sub tle yet noticeable flavor boost, the crispier and smaller ones packed so much nuance into each bite that I later found myself working out how to get duck fat into my own home (spoiler: it’s not hard to find, though Wrede and his crew would more likely make a better version than I).

Our main courses proved slightly harder to choose. Joseph’s sure has a lot of lamb on the menu, which would be great for someone whose Greek grandmother hadn’t ruined lamb for ever and ever. Still, there are plenty of other options like salads ($14-$34); and ratatouille ($18, and leave your mouse jokes at the door); duck confit done pad Thai style ($28, and gluten-free, thank you very much) and an organic chicken posole with green chile number credited to one Abuela Nora and which I still very much regret not ordering ($18, gluten-free).

Being as I hadn’t visited this particular restaurant before, however, I figured a steak

texture. This was a melt-in-your mouth steak with expertly grilled mushrooms and a silky potato puree to boot. Each item on its own— the meat, the wild mushroom demi, the potato—was not quite it. Together, though? A symphony, which I say knowing perfectly

Not to worry, however, as the desserts at Joseph’s helped close the night on the highest of notes. When queried about whether to get the cloud cake with Italian meringue, tarragon and grapefruit or the orange blossom and burnt strawberry meringue tres leches cake, our ever-excellent server Vanessa didn’t have to think for even a moment—tres leches for life ($14). We also ordered the butterscotch pudding, which came with a thick layer of caramel and sea salt ($11). Joseph’s is kind enough to suggest drink pairings for each of their desserts on the menu, too, though we skipped those to keep our sweetness receptors in tip-top shape. Good thing, too, as the tres leches was such a triumph of contextual flavors that it’s worth having all your faculties. The meringue gave an almost spongy resistance to the ever-moist cake below, and though the fruity flavor of the meringue and the citrus yield of the orange blossom were a whisper rather than a scream, they remained brilliant throughout the 45 seconds flat it took us to eat the thing. The butterscotch pudding, meanwhile, was a prime example of the nostalgic power of food. Suddenly I could see myself at the Formica kitchen table of my childhood. My mother stands at the stove, stirring, and I smell the butterscotch. She’ll let my brother and me each have a taste with a spoon while it’s still warm, but we’ll eat it cold later, after it settles in the fridge a bit.

If for this memory and nothing else, Joseph’s Culinary Pub is worth it. In fact, I could see a lot of people finding glimpses of their childhoods throughout the menu. What a ride.

Steak au poivre with pureed potatoes (above) and the chicken cassoulet at Joseph’s Culinary Pub, a restaurant still going strong in the Guadalupe District after 10-plus years.

Dune: Part Two Review

Spice world

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

Director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to say he believes television programs have corrupted movies with all their dang dialogue, that he hates that and that he thinks film is really more of a visual medium.

OK, sure, there’s an argument for the power of cinematic visuals, though this take seems kind of reductive. Still, he really doubles down on the idea with Dune: Part Two, a very pretty movie based on the Frank Herbert series of sci-fi novels wherein dialogue feels like an afterthought and we get naught but exceedingly melodramatic performances from the only movie stars allowed in movies anymore: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Anya TaylorJoy (OK, that last one only appears in the mix for a second, but still!).

Dune: Part Two: Electric Boogaloo picks up right where the first one left off: Paul Atreides (Chalamet) of the great house Atreides (think space royalty) has traveled to the desert planet Arrakis from where spice (think of it like space gas) is made. There, the nefarious Harkonnen clan (they’re also a great house) kills Paul’s whole family under the orders of their Baron (Stellan Skarsgård), save a few, like his mom, in their never-ending lust for blood and power.

Paul survives, though, and takes up with the Fremen—desert folk with lives consisting of activities

THE SWEET EAST

8 + MAGNETIC; RYDER IS BRILLIANT - BRINGS UP ISSUES IT DOESN’T EXPLORE WELL

No doubt film folk will liken cinematographer-turned director/screenwriter Sean Price Williams’ feature debut The Sweet East to an Alice in Wonderland/ Through the Looking Glass sort of thing (the latter is weirder than Wonderland, but then, so is this movie). And they’ll be right to a certain point, but it’s a bit more like The Odyssey in form.

Herein, high school-aged Lilian (Talia Ryder, Dumb Money) seemingly unwittingly finds herself thrust into the strange pockets of humanity that lurk beneath the crumbling veneer of modern America while on a class trip to Washington, DC. After that, while traipsing around who-knows-where, she runs across any number of bizarre fringe folk who exist in the liminal spaces between polite society.

The cast of come-and-go characters and factions—from a faux-poor punk poseur and a white supremacist academic to a pair of jargon-loving filmmakers and some sort of men’s cult in the farmland—each represents something stranger than the last. But Ryder’s take on Lilian presents a person who learns from her surroundings and uses those lessons to catapult herself along through sheer cleverness, making each encounter valuable in its own way.

Lilian is a bit of a cypher, and we can never be sure if she’s actively choosing to lie and finagle her way through her journey, or if she can’t help being some sort of empty vessel who mimics thoughts and feelings. Ryder both charms and terrifies as the

like extracting water from dead bodies, worshiping/ riding hulking sandworms and being extra religious. Paul falls for a young soldier named Chani (Zendaya) and takes up the cause: stabbing Harkonnens and blowing up spice depots. His mom (Rebecca Ferguson), meanwhile, rises within the ranks of the Bene Gesserit, a fanatical fundamentalist space church (the name for which did not set off spell check issues during this writing, interestingly) and uses Paul’s new penchant for stabbin’ to build up a flock.

Elsewhere, the cartoonishly evil Feyd-Rautha (Butler) prepares to take over Arrakis from his bungling and shouty brother Beast Rabban (Dave Bautista, who hits the screen for something like four minutes) by stabbing anyone in sight, having no hair and living in a world that is black and white for some reason. His trio of girlfriends are all cannibals, too, and Butler continues his oppressive regime of doing weird voices following that Elvis movie none of us really liked. Christopher Walken is the space emperor; Florence Pugh is his daughter; Javier Bardem trains Paul in the ways of the desert; Josh Brolin pops up to be like, “I know where there’s space nukes!”

sometimes dead-eyed teen. She disappears completely into Lilian and subtly showcases the intricacies of her particular existence. Does she owe men who help her a goddamn thing? Is she just bored? Why is she so willing to simply go along with whatever situation next presents itself?

Like Lilian herself, those things remain a mystery throughout the film, but it’s still depressingly relatable, particularly when she hits flashes of exasperation or sadness or even nothingness. And it all begs a question: How the hell do we exist in relation to others and why do we pretend humankind isn’t just a bazillion weirdos playing at house and war and art and activism and education?

Williams has thus far been known as a consistent collaborator of the Safdie filmmaker brothers (Uncuh Jaaaaaamz), but it’s cool to see him strike out on his own with something so unignorable. The Sweet East reads like a nauseating travel diary punctuated by strong personalities, yet every time we lose the thread, Ryder’s Lilian keeps it grounded and enticing.

Throw in short appearances from Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Jacob Elordi (pretty much everything lately) and Simon Rex (Red Rocket) in what is easily the finest performance of his career, and we’ve really got something. If The Sweet East is Williams’ proof that he has ideas and abilities, his sophomore effort should be a real winner. Heads up, though, fans of clear-cut narrative? You might not wanna hang. The rest of you? This one will stick with you for days, and not just for the unexpected yet glorious musical moment in the opening act. The Sweet East plays at the CCA through March 7. (ADV)

Center for Contemporary Arts, NR, 104 min.

MADAME WEB

1 + GOOD FOR A LAUGH - TERRIBLE PLOT; TERRIBLE PERFORMANCES; TERRIBLE EVERYTHING

But war never changes, or something, and Dune: Part Two rolls along practically insisting that you read all the books, or at least see the first film. There’s something to be said for a property that won’t go out of its way to hold the hand of the viewer, but Villeneuve has packed so much into this movie that even the most emotional moments fall flat. Chalamet maintains the lessons he learned at the look-sadly-athorizon school of acting, while Zendaya—who is generally very natural in just about anything—is reduced to furtive glances and angry scoffing.

Even so, the ending, through which Villeneuve sets the stage for Dune: Part Three: Turtles in Time feels rushed and silly. And it all leads up to one very important conclusion: You practically must already be pretty into Dune in book or film form to love this thing. If you’re a casual fan, well…enjoy the spectacle.

DUNE: PART TWO

Directed by Villeneuve With Chalamet, Zendaya, Butler, Ferguson, Bardem, Walken and Pugh Violet Crown, Regal, PG-13, 166 min.

Superhero fatigue or no, Marvel Studios has at least crafted a formula that brings in box office bucks. Even when we don’t love the movies, they’ve become reliable rainy day schlock full of fun explosions and silly jokes. They’re fast food for the most part.

With the newly released Madame Web, however, Sony-owned Columbia Pictures has so bungled its access to the Spider-Man license and its stable of characters—oh, did you not know that Marvel doesn’t actually own Spidey, and that those Tom Holland-led movies are the result of a 2015 deal all but signaling Sony doesn’t much know how to make it work?—that one wonders if the company might just throw in the towel and leave the franchise to literally anyone else. It couldn’t possibly get worse.

In Madame Web, Dakota Johnson plays Cassandra Web, a New York City-based EMT whose mother died during childbirth in the Peruvian Amazon while looking for magic spiders (seriously). Cut to 30 years later and Cassie doesn’t much like people, save her partner Ben Parker (as in, Uncle Ben, but, like, Peter Parker’s uncle, not the rice guy; Adam Scott) and she certainly won’t be roped into anything resembling a relationship, platonic or otherwise.

But when she technically dies for a sec during an emergency call, Cassie gains the ability to see a couple minutes into the future. Her new powers

thrust Cassie into a caretaker position with a trio of teen ladies (Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced and Celeste O’Connor) who might just get their own spider-adjacent powers someday if her visions are to be believed. Chaos ensues for two terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad hours while we wonder if Cassie’s powers will help her thwart tragedies or only lead to their inevitable outcomes—y’know, like in all mythology? Just kidding, no one wondered that so much as they wondered when the movie would end.

The only thing more absurd than Johnson’s mind-numbingly emotionless performance as Madame Web (how lucky that her last name denotes spider stuff!) is the script from writers Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker. The villain in the film (a hysterically cartoony only not fun Tahar Rahim, Napoleon) has visions, too, and thinks those would-be Spider-Gals might kill him one day if he doesn’t kill them first. He repeatedly says he won’t let them destroy what he’s built, only we never learn what that is. Is it a company? A lego castle? Rich friendships? No one knows, and Madame Web isn’t telling.

And the dimensionless villain makes up the least of our problems. In fact, it wouldn’t be shocking if director SJ Clarkson (who mostly has TV credits under her belt) came out to say the suits at Sony got their grubby mitts onto this movie. There is otherwise no excuse. Madame Web is for the ironic likers and the people who can’t look away from a car crash—everyone else should just forget it exists like Dakota Johnson is likely doing right now, even as we speak. (ADV)

Regal, Violet Crown, PG-13, 116 min.

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Week of March 6th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow talent to the dark place where it leads.” So wrote Aries author Erica Jong. Is that true? Is it hard to access the fullness of our talents? Must we summon rare courage and explore dark places? Sometimes, yes. To overcome obstacles that interfere with ripening our talents, there may be tough work to do. I suspect the coming weeks and months will be one of those phases for you, Aries. But here’s the good news: I predict you will succeed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In October 1879, Thomas Edison and his research team produced the first electric light bulb that was viable enough to be of practical use. In September 1882, Edison opened the first power plant on the planet, enabling people to light their homes with the new invention. That was a revolutionary advance in a very short time. Dear Taurus, the innovations you have been making and I hope will continue to make are not as monumental as Edison’s. But I suspect they rank high among the best and brightest in your personal life history. Don’t slack off now. There’s more work to be done—interesting, exciting work!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I watched as the Thai snake charmer kissed a poisonous cobra, taming the beast’s danger with her dancing hands. I beheld the paramedic dangle precariously from a helicopter to snag the woman and child stranded on a rooftop during a flood. And in my dream, I witnessed three of my Gemini friends singing a dragon to sleep, enabling them to ramble freely across the bridge the creature had previously forbidden them to traverse.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The horoscopes you are reading have been syndicated in publications all over the world: the US, Italy, France, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Netherlands, Russia, Cambodia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Ireland, and Finland. Yet it has never appeared in a publication in the UK, where there are over 52 million people whose first language is English—the same as mine. But I predict that will change in the coming months: I bet a British newspaper or website will finally print Free Will Astrology. I prophesy comparable expansions in your life, too, fellow Cancerian. What new audiences or influences or communities do you want to be part of? Make it happen!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Author Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote, “Today it seems to me that my whole life was nothing but a string of small near misses.” If you have endured anything resembling that frustration, Leo, I have good news: The coming months won’t bring you a string of small near misses. Indeed, the number of small near misses will be very few, maybe even zero. Instead, I predict you will gather an array of big, satisfying completions. Life will honor you with bull’s eyes, direct hits, and master strokes. Here’s the best way you can respond to your good fortune and ensure the arrival of even more good fortune: Share your wealth!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo advice expert Cheryl Strayed wrote some rather pushy directions I will borrow and use for your horoscope. She and I say, “You will never have my permission to close yourself off to love and give up. Never. You must do everything you can to get what you want and need, to find ‘that type of love.’ It’s there for you.” I especially want you to hear and meditate on this guidance right now, Virgo. Why? Because I believe you are in urgent need of re-dedicating yourself to your heart’s desire. You have a sacred duty to intensify your imagination and deepen your willpower as you define what kind of love and tenderness and togetherness you want most.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Author Adam Alter writes, “Perfect success is boring and uninspiring, and abject failure is exhausting and demoralizing. Somewhere between these extremes is a sweet spot that maximizes long-term progress.” And what is the magic formula?

Alter says it’s when you make mistakes an average of 16 percent of the time and are successful 84 percent. Mistakes can be good because they help you learn and

grow. Judging from your current astrological omens, Libra, I’m guessing you’re in a phase when your mistake rate is higher than usual—about 30 percent. (Though you’re still 70 percent successful!) That means you are experiencing expanded opportunities to learn all you can from studying what doesn’t work well. (Adam Alter’s book is Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sometimes you Scorpios are indeed secretive, as traditional astrologers assert. You understand that knowledge is power, and you build your potency by gathering information other people don’t have the savvy or resources to access. But it’s also true that you may appear to be secretive when in fact you have simply perceived and intuited more than everyone else wants to know. They might be overwhelmed by the deep, rich intelligence you have acquired—and would actually prefer to be ignorant of it. So you’re basically hiding stuff they want you to hide. Anyway, Scorpio, I suspect now is a time when you are loading up even more than usual with juicy gossip, inside scoops, tantalizing mysteries, taboo news, and practical wisdom that few others would be capable of managing. Please use your superpowers with kindness and wisdom.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s a little-known fact about me: I am the priest, wizard, rabbi, and pope of Parish #31025 in the Universal Life Church. One of my privileges in this role is to perform legal marriages. It has been a few years since I presided over anyone’s wedding, but I am coming out of semi-retirement to consecrate an unprecedented union. It’s between two aspects of yourself that have not been blended but should be blended. Do you know what I’m referring to? Before you read further, please identify these two aspects. Ready? I now pronounce you husband and wife, or husband and husband, or wife and wife, or spouse and spouse—or whatever you want to be pronounced.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “You don’t have to suffer to be a poet,” said poet John Ciardi. “Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.” I will add that adolescence is enough suffering for everyone, even if they’re not a poet. For most of us, our teenage years brought us streams of angst, self-doubt, confusion, and fear—sufficient to last a lifetime. That’s the bad news, Capricorn. The good news is that the coming months will be one of the best times ever for you to heal the wounds left over from your adolescence. You may not be able to get a total cure, but 65 percent is very possible. Seventy-five percent isn’t out of the question. Get started!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A psychic once predicted that I would win a Grammy award for my music. She said my dad and mom would be in the audience, smiling proudly. Well, my dad died four years ago, and I haven’t produced a new album of songs for over ten years. So that Grammy prophecy is looking less and less likely. I should probably give up hope that it will come to pass. What about you, Aquarius? Is there any dream or fantasy you should consider abandoning? The coming weeks would be a good time to do so. It could open your mind and heart to a bright future possibility now hovering on the horizon.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I invite you to entertain the following theory: Certain environments, companions, and influences enhance your intelligence, health, and ability to love—while others either do the opposite or have a neutral effect. If that’s true, it makes good sense for you to put yourself in the presence of environments, companions, and influences that enhance you. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to test this theory. I hope you will do extensive research and then initiate changes that implement your findings.

Homework: What’s one way you wish you were different from who you are?

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FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF SANTA FE STAFE OF NEW MEXICO

NO. D-101-PB-2023-00337

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KEVIN PATRICK GRANDINETTI, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jami Gressman has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against this estate is required to present his/her claim within four (4) months after the state of the first publication of this Notice or his/her claim will be forever barred. Claims must be either (a) presented by mail or in person to the Personal Representative at the offices of the attorneys for the estate (Wilcox, Myers, & Jones, P.C., Post Office Box 70238, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87197, or 320 Osuna Road NE, Suite C-2, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107, Attn: Jeffrey J. Myers, Esq.), or (b) filed with the First Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County, 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 or P.O. Box 2263, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2268.

DATED: February 13, 2024

/s/ JAMI GRESSMAN

WILCOX, MYERS, & JONES P.C. Attorneys for the Estate /s/ JEFFREY D. MYERS, M.S., J.D. Post Office Box 70238 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87197 (505) 554-1115

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO NO. D-101-PB-2023-00330

of the attorneys for the estate

(Wilcox, Myers, & Jones, P.C., Post Office Box 70238, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87197, or 320 Osuna Road NE, Suite C-2, Attn: Madison R. Jones, Esq.), or (b) filed with the First Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County, Post Office Box 2268, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, or 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.

Dated: 12/4/2023

Todd J. Schroeder

/s/ Todd J. Schroeder

Dated: Troy M. Schroeder

/s/ Troy M. Schroeder

WILCOX, MYERS, & JONES, P.C. Attorneys for the Estate Madison R. Jones

/s/ Madison R. Jones Post Office Box 70238 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87197 (505) 554-1115

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF SANTA FE

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT No. D-101-CV-2020-02425

Gina Bazan, Plaintiff

v. GILBERT SANDOVAL, ALBERT G. TALBOT, BRET M. HALE, AND HALESTONE, LLC., Defendants.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION AGAINST BRET M. HALE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AGENT FOR HALESTONE, LLC.

You are hereby notified that the above-named Plaintiff has filed a civil action against you in the above-entitled Court and case. The general object thereof being to recover damages from an accident that occurred on or about August 23, 2019; Unless Bret M. Hale and Halestone, LLC, serve a pleading in response to the Complaint in said cause on or before thirty (30) days after the last publication date of will be entered against you; and the attorneys for Plaintiff are Dennis K. Wallin, and Tyson Logan of The Spence Law Firm NM, LLC, located at 1600 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104. They may be reached by telephone at (505) 832-6363.