Santa Fe Reporter, May 1, 2024

Out of the Picture

A groundbreaking photography exhibition illuminates the impact of federal policies on Diné life

By Julia Goldberg, P.12

OPINION 5

NEWS

7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6

CONTENT CRUCIBLE 9

Mandela students push back at censorship

POP QUIZ 11

Primary election candidates for Board of County Commissioners, District 4, answer questions COVER STORY 12

OUT OF THE PICTURE

A new photo exhibition captures the impact of a 1930s federal policy on Diné life ONLINE

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Content Crucible

Mandela students respond to call for removal of book from 11th-grade classroom

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Author Haruki Murakami opens his 1987 novel Norwegian Wood from the perspective of a 37-year-old man, Toru Watanabe, arriving in Germany by plane. As he hears an orchestral cover of The Beatles song “Norwegian Wood” play over the speakers, memories of his early college years—a time rife with love and loss—overtake him. The story then delves into those years, from his best friend’s suicide to his struggles to maintain relationships, all set against the backdrop of a student protest movement at the university he attends.

Gigi Grogan, a senior student at Mandela International Magnet School who read Norwegian Wood last year for her language and literature class, says Murakami’s writing immersed her in the story. She later chose the book for discussion in one of her oral exams.

“I thought it was really well-written, and the character development throughout the book was pretty significant,” Grogan tells SFR. “I just thought the themes Murakami writes about were just so rich and important to literature.”

Mandela senior India Beals also read Norwegian Wood last year and re-read it recently for one of her assessments.

“I think it touches on a lot of important themes, especially as teenagers,” Beals says. “I mean, it’s a coming-of-age story, and so a lot of us, I feel like, could relate to some of those, and we had a lot of great discussions around it.”

Junior Lucas Robbins, Mandela’s student representative on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education, says the novel was “my favorite unit this year.”

Nonetheless, several residents showed up at the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education April 17 meeting to object to the book’s inclusion on the school’s curriculum.

Patricia Vigil-Stockton, who lost a bid for the school board’s District 2 seat last year, kicked off the night’s complaints, and cited the February death of an eighth-grade Mandela student from suicide as a reason for her concerns.

“Maybe this book would be acceptable in a college philosophical study, but for a 16-year-

old…think about it. Their minds are forming, their hormones are raging. What are we presenting to our children?” Vigil-Stockton asked the board. “I know that [the National Education Association] promotes teacher autonomy, but where is the responsibility and the accountability? Where does that lie, is it with the board? Who substantiates this kind of literature being given to our children?”

Mary Jo Gallegos, who described herself as a local Sunday school teacher, also took issue with Norwegian Wood, describing the book as “pornographic” and “putting ideas of suicide into our children’s minds.” She alleged the district’s teachers “are spending too much time trying to indoctrinate our children with critical race theory” and not “enough time teaching them to read, to write, to think critically.”

Resident Judy Ross, meanwhile, called for the school board to create a reading list for each grade level “owned by the school board,” with teacher input, and to publish it publicly so parents can “weigh in on the list and raise concerns before it shows up on their child’s required reading list.”

Despite teachers’ “best of intentions, they do not have the breadth of experience or grasp of the issues to recommend a book,” Ross told the board.

At Mandela, individual teachers don’t choose curriculum. As an International Baccalaureate school, Mandela offers an academic curriculum that includes a “prescribed reading list” of authors; required internation-

al work; and policies that acknowledge the need for approaching “sensitive and mature topics” using “an intellectually critical lens.”

Mandela Principal Randy Grillo declined to comment on the issue.

The students at Mandela who read Norwegian Wood, however, object to characterizing the book as harmful, and all five students SFR interviewed say their teacher gave content warnings for explicit scenes and did not require anyone to read them.

“Honestly, if a kid was just so uncomfortable with reading it, all the teachers here, I can guarantee you, would give you an alternate book or assignment, because there is no intention with any of the teachers to make a kid so uncomfortable,” Grogan says.

Robbins noted the IB program’s encouragement of global perspectives into the classroom, and says a Japanese author’s focus on societal struggles within Japan—such as a high suicide rate—played a major part of classroom discussion.

“Patricia [Vigil-]Stockton mentioned the suicide we had here of an eighth-grader, and that made me mad to hear because that serves as an example of why the book’s important to read,” Robbins says. “No one is reading a book and then going and committing suicide, but that is around us, and that is something we have to deal with that we’ve dealt with in this school…some of those themes are things we’ve experienced and are surrounded with. It’s not like the book was given to us with no guidance or instruction.”

Senior Lily Earnest notes the book covers difficult topics, but says she believes “they were crucial to our learning” and removing books is “a way of ignoring those issues. Literature is a way that we can confront those issues in a safe and comfortable space.”

Beals says watching the board meeting’s public forum on the topic angered her.

“I’ve known two people who have committed suicide, and I think that seeing the way suicide is dealt with in the book, it’s not in any way an encouragement of it, and especially in the way we discussed it during our class,” she says. “You could just tell that these people had never heard the context of the book or tried to understand what the book was about or why it would be included in classrooms.”

Norwegian Wood has faced censorship challenges before. In 2011, Monroe Township Schools in New Jersey pulled the book from required summer reading lists after parents complained about sexual content.

According to the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, 2023 saw 938 attempts to censor 4,240 different titles within public schools, libraries and higher education. New Mexico had the thirdleast number of book removal challenges: two challenges of seven different titles. During last year’s school board elections, the issue of book-banning cropped up at a public forum for District 2 candidates.

Board President Sascha Anderson says creation or oversight of curriculum is an “absolutely inappropriate role for the school board to take,” and the school board trusts subject matter experts to make those decisions.

“We are always open to parent concerns, and we always take them into account for policy making,” Anderson tells SFR. “It is far outside of the board’s purview to make curriculum decisions, and we’ve seen in many other places across the country how that has become a distraction from important issues like proficiency, social-emotional well-being and academic success.”

In response to the concerns raised at the meeting, Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez—who notes they were the first complaints he’d heard about the book—says the district plans to look into its policies on instructional materials, as well as review the text of Norwegian Wood itself.

“Materials should be vetted, and there’s different levels of vetting that could be the principal, an instructional coach or district personnel,” Chavez tells SFR. “We’re going through a review of our current practices and procedures to see if that needs to be updated.”

He adds: “Just to be clear, this isn’t about banning books. This is about ensuring and vetting the material used in the classroom to verify its age and grade level, and if any material is being used as supplemental, making sure that supplemental material is meaningful and is directly related to the content or the standards being taught inside the classroom.”

Mandela International Magnet School students India Beals and Lucas Robbins read together in the school’s library.

Every election season, SFR reprises one of our favorite traditions: pop quizzing candidates. We’re kicking off our June 4 primary election series with the three-way Democratic District 4 race for Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners.

As Commissioner Anna Hamilton terms out, voters in the district—which covers most of east side Santa Fe all the way to Glorieta—will choose between Old Santa Fe Association Executive Director Adam Fulton Johnson; businesswoman Mika Old; and business owner and former teacher Stephen Chiulli. No Republicans or Libertarians are running for the seat, so the primary will likely decide the race.

Per SFR’s ground rules, the candidates agree to not use any sources besides their own knowledge to answer the quiz questions. SFR records the conversations and reports the answers verbatim. Early voting in the June election begins May 7. Find voting locations and additional information at www.santafecountynm.gov/clerk/elections/pollinglocations.

SCORE: (50/100)

Fulton Johnson serves as the executive director of the Old Santa Fe Association. His campaign focuses on cultural heritage preservation; environmental stewardship; water sustainability; wildfire prevention and affordable housing.

1. The facility by La Cienega and La Cieneguilla and the Eldorado Utility. 0/20

2. The max number of entities is two investor-tied short term rentals. Each individual may also have a primary residence permit, such as a casita or renting your house. The original ordinance was enacted June 2023, and the new limit was voted on in January 2024. I believe it’s going into effect in May 2024. 10/20

3. For Glorieta? I’m going to say $700,000. 20/20 Bonus: I think it increased by 20%. 0/10

4. The long range plan is to continue the Buckman Direct Diversion; complete the return flow pipeline; bring online the Pojoaque Valley water utility by 2026, and the plans should be published by the end of the summer. 10/20

5. It banned single-use plastic bags with some exceptions, and it goes into effect August 2024. 10/20

1. Which two facilities does the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency operate?

2. When did Santa Fe County’s short-term rental ordinance go into effect, and what is the max number of licenses one person or entity can own?

3. What was the median sales price for a single-family home in Glorieta, according to the Santa Fe Association of Realtors’ Q1 2024 statistics? Bonus: By how much (dollar amount or percentage) did it increase or decrease in comparison to the last quarter of 2023?

4. Describe the county’s approach to developing long-range water resource management plans, and when are the first plans expected to be published?

5. What is the single-use plastic product ordinance and when will it go into effect in Santa Fe County?

SCORE: (25/100)

Old is a third-generation Santa Fean and businesswoman making a run for the county commissioner seat. Her platform includes affordable housing; land use and wildfires. Old is one of the youngest candidates at age 32.

1. I have no idea. 0/20

2. Ooooh, give me a second. So I believe it went into

effect in January of this year, January or February, and the current max number of licenses I believe is five. 5/20

3. For Glorieta, I believe it was $650,000. No, excuse me. $650,000 was the medium income price for Santa Fe County. Glorietta was closer to $400,000. 0/20 Bonus: I couldn’t even begin to tell you. 0/20

4. Santa Fe County’s current plans for long-range water is purchasing new water rights. I believe they just agreed to spend another $60 million on water rights, which would put it into the next 15 years. In my opinion, that’s not quite enough. We need a minimum of 30 to 50 years. And I believe that’s set to come out either in June or July of this year. 10/20

5. The single-use plastic ordinance is no plastic bags, no plastic straws, no foam containers and I’m not quite sure when that goes into effect. I know that it was passed by the county. 10/20

1. Per its website, the SFSWMA operates the Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station and the Caja Del Rio Landfill.

2. November 2022; As part of January 2024 revisions, the max number of licenses a single person or entity can own is now two licenses.

3. $717,000; Bonus: It increased by $48,000, or 7.2%

4. The City of Santa Fe Water Division and the Santa Fe County Utilities Division in 2020 initiated a five-year planning cycle, known as the Santa Fe 2100, aimed at ultimately producing 40-year and 80-year water plans. Although the plan initially was slated to publish by the end of this year, a county spokeswoman says that will not happen.

5. The ordinance—passed unanimously at the end of March—prohibits the provision of single-use plastic bags; expanded polystyrene plates, cups and food containers; and single-use plastic stirrers and plastic splash guards by retail establishments from the point of sale. It will go into effect on Oct. 26.

SCORE: (55/100)

A New York native and 20-year resident of Santa Fe is making his first run for public office. Chiulli’s key issues are crime; homelessness; affordable housing and environmental issues, such as fire prevention and water conservation. He has spent most of his career in construction prior to his bid for Board of County Commissioners.

1. Buckman Road and Caja Del Rio, which is down by the municipal golf course and that area down there. The Caja Del Rio I think is the name. 20/20

2. It was voted in in January, I believe. Let me back that up. It originally was partially passed a year before and then the county commissioners passed the most recent iteration in January. I believe a total number of 1,000 can be permitted and I believe each owner can own five. 10/20

3. I am not exactly certain. I would imagine, if I had to hazard a guess, it’s somewhere around mid $500,000s—$545,000 or $550,000. Somewhere in there. 0/20 Bonus: I would say it stayed around the same. Glorieta is a unique market. 0/20

4. You got me thinking on that one. Let me think that through a second here. I think we’re looking at a 50-year plan if I remember correctly and, you know, it’s designed around sustainable growth and water conservation and of course having reliable supplies and that type of you know how we get our water. I believe they’re being implemented now as we speak. And I know they’re over a course of time working on projections and strategies as we go over the course of the next few years and of course that’s going to deal with the next 50 or so years. 10/20

5. The single-use plastic bag ordinance was just passed. And I believe it goes into effect…I have to remember that ordinance. It was just passed. If I’m not mistaken, I think it goes into effect on June 1. I’m not certain about that. It stops the use of single-use plastic bags and other pollutants that affect our environment 15/20

Santa Fe County Commission, District 4

ADAM FULTON JOHNSON

MIKA OLD

STEPHEN CHIULLI

Out of the Picture

A groundbreaking photography exhibition illuminates the impact of federal policies on Diné

life

BY JULIA GOLDBERG editor@sfreporter.com

At first glance, the black-and-white photograph appears timeless: barren desert landscape, tufts of sagebrush and a sweeping familiar horizon. The man crouching in the right corner of the frame gracefully balances with his hands resting on his knees. He wears a cowboy hat, boots and an expression that reads first as thoughtful and then as mournful the longer one looks.

Taken between 1935 and 1936, the photograph’s caption information does not identify the man, only the land: the site of two former hogans—sacred homes used by the Navajo, or Diné— on Tolani Lake in Arizona.

The caption also includes the photographer’s credit: Milton Snow.

Few people know Snow’s name, scholar Jennifer Nez Denetdale confirms. Professor and chair of American Studies at the University of New Mexico—and the first Diné to earn a history—Denetdale initially came across Snow’s work in the course of her own as an academic who focuses on the history of her people.

Most Navajo people will recognize the kinds of images cap-

tured in those photos, she says, which were taken in the same era as those by renowned Southwestern photographer Laura Gilpin, “but they won’t know anything about Milton Snow or the historical and cultural context for Snow’s photography.”

That’s about to change.

Nothing Left for Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah opens on May 4 at the University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, where it will exhibit for the next year. A second exhibit of Snow’s work, also co-curated by Denetdale, will open in the summer of 2025 at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona.

Both will examine the work Snow—a non-Native American born in Alabama in 1905—produced after he was hired in 1937 by the Navajo Service—a consolidation of the federal Indian and Soil Conservation services—to document the impact of federal programs on Navajo lives.

Chief among those programs: the 1930s-era livestock reduction program implemented by Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier: a mandate for Navajo people to reduce their livestock herds— sheep, goats, horses and cattle—by half. The order came during the Great Depression, ostensibly in response to the Dust Bowl and a national preoccupation with soil erosion, but also as part of a wave of federal programs aimed at reshaping Navajo life.

Many of those policies continue to reverberate today. The exhibition also arrives at a time of notable reckoning and change for how museums present Indigenous narratives and objects. At the start of the year, changes to the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act prohibited the display of certain objects in museums without tribal permission, and updated processes to repatriate sacred items. The exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery debuted at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture before traveling to the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year (through June 4), where it became that museum’s first community-curated Native American exhibition. MIACs’s exhibition Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles (through June 2), for which Snow exhibition co-curator and museum anthropologist Lillia McEnaney served as project manager, also foregrounds Diné perspectives and challenges traditional modes of curation and interpretation.

Milton Snow, Two sites of former hogans. Fartherest [sic] occupied this year, nearest one occupied this year. Red Lake (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, Arizona), 1935-1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.116.

The Snow exhibition centers Diné experiences, Denetdale says, and has Diné “center components…we hope inspire remembrance and reflections” of the 1930s and 1940s for Navajo people.

Part of that perspective includes Indigenous resistance to the livestock reduction program, which the exhibition’s title reflects, as it’s based on a quote provided by Marilyn Help (Diné), in response to the Collier era. She says:

“You people…are heartless. You have now killed me. You have cut off my arms. You have cut off my legs. You have taken my head off. There is nothing left for me.”

In another Snow photograph from 1936, sheep graze as far as the eye can see. Without knowing, the image does not necessarily capture how sacred Diné people consider their herds. In another, four men stand on and around a corral, counting Navajo cattle—Collier’s directive to cull their herds an unspoken threat.

While the federal government hired Snow to show their interventions were improving Navajo life, the exhibition materials note they show “radically harmed and altered communities, landscapes, and homes,” and “the construction of dams, mines and imposed grazing and agricultural practices; and newly formed political, educational and socioeconomic organizations, all of which point to the pervasive, oppressive nature of American colonial administration.”

The images also hint at what Denetdale characterizes as “an environmental crisis” of the time period. The land “was just denuded. There was erosion. There was massive culling in the land. There was a drought. And the Navajo had so much livestock.”

Denetdale is writing a chapter for a history textbook commissioned by the Navajo Nation on the livestock reduction era, and notes the “patronizing and condescending” tone of some of the historical documents. The policies Collier implemented “forever changed” Navajo life, she says, which at the time depended on livestock grazing, and created impacts still seen today, such as “a dependency on wage economy, as well as benefits like Social Security, like welfare, because dependance was created.”

Originally from Tohatchi, New Mexico, Denetdale says when she drives home, she sees the history of the livestock era in the land, which “is not particularly in good shape. There’s a drought; there’s not a lot of plants; there’s no grazing lands. People who have sheep can’t move them seasonally to different places that they once did before the livestock reduction there.”

At the same time, she says, “as I’m reading about this, I think about what should have been done to address what was obviously a problem with not enough grazing lands and the idea that Navajo people had too many sheep, too many, too much livestock. I don’t know what the answers are.”

Indeed, the show will not attempt to provide all the answers. Instead, Denetdale and McEnaney say Snow’s photographs will serve as an entry point for asking questions both about what Snow’s photographs depict directly, and the sometimes-ignored political, racial and gendered stories behind the images.

Milton Snow. Flocks grazing on the range (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, AZ), 1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.189.

Milton Snow, Chapter corral, counting Navajo cattle, Red Lake (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, AZ), 1935–1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.162.

Out of the Picture

For instance, Snow’s photographs don’t show the resistance Diné people brought to Collier’s proposals. So “we’re foregrounding that resistance through quotes from individuals that have historical memory of the program,” McEnaney says. So while many of Snow’s images “might seemingly depict one thing…they’re then paired with an individual narrative that talks to the realities that were happening during that period of time.”

In this way, the show examines the specific “historical trauma” of livestock reduction, she says, while also examining the history of photography and Diné communities. “So, it’s bringing these two modes of colonial control into conversation together and thinking about how the legacies of photography and anthropology and colonial

policies are all intertwined and informing and generating each other at the same time.”

***

Buddy Smith and his family—a wife and three children— stand in front of their camp, posing for Snow. Two of the children appear either shy or upset. No one is smiling. The year is 1936.

Collier, who served as commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1933 to 1945 and was considered a driving force behind the federal Indian Reorganization Act of 1934—often referred to as the Indian New Deal—presented the livestock reduction plan as a means to address an environmental situation.

But his policies overall “were intended to re-engineer Navajo life,” Denetdale says. In addition to introducing wage

labor, “there’s a remodeling of Navajo families as a nuclear modeI.”

In Diné history, Denetdale says, people identify “through a structure of matrilineality,” whereas Collier’s policies “privileged patriarchy.”

This remaking of Native lives extended from individuals to larger societal shifts. In her research, Denetdale says she “found one document in the 1950s saying that there’s still too many people in the land and then there’s a list of ways to move people off the land: boarding school, relocation to other places, migration to cities and towns, which people know” as [the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ relocation policies] of the 1950s’ so-called “termination era.”

That period saw efforts by the federal government to relinquish their responsibilities toward tribal governments, with the BIA relocation program aimed at moving Indigenous people into urban areas for job training, and into other areas for season or mining work.

“Today, on the Navajo Nation, we have very poor infrastructure,” Denetdale notes. “We are dependent on outside cities and towns. Usually on the first of the month, there’s just this flood of thousands of Navajo people into places like Gallup and Albuquerque and Farmington. We do have consumer power, but because of all of this strangulation by federal government laws and jurisdiction on Navajo land… we have yet to see a booming economy. I think these exhibitions inspire those kinds of connections between the past and the present.”

The New Mexico show, as well as the one next year at the Navajo Nation Museum in Arizona, for which Denetdale received a $95,000 grant through the Henry Luce Foundation’s Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, are intended as gateways for visitors to learn about and consider an important era in US history.

McEnaney is also co-curating and project managing a second exhibition at Maxwell that also opens May 4: ALL REZ: Kéyah, Hooghan, K’é, Iiná / Land, Home, Kinship, Life, with Diné photographer Rapheal Begay, who co-curated the MIAC Horizons show. The Maxwell museum will feature Begay’s photographs in a temporary exhibition, while Axle Contemporary mobile artspace will take them on the road starting June 6 and tour them through Diné Bikéyah.

“It’s looking at Diné photography from a completely different lens in the same gallery space,” McEnaney notes. ***

Snow’s work was intended to be documentary, but

Buddy Smith and family in front of their summer camp. Red Lake (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, AZ), 1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.271.

some of the photos seem intentionally provocative. In one, a man sits on horseback on the left side of the frame. Another stands in the deep gulley of the eroded landscape. Shadows play across the sandy dirt and the sun appears to be shining brightly, but it’s unclear what they are doing or why. In another, unnamed Navajos construct a dirt dam for irrigation purposes.

In all, Snow spent two decades on the Navajo reservation, which crosses Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. He also photographed Hopi people; hundreds of those photos can be viewed online on Northern Arizona University’s Colorado Plateau Digital Collections.

“From the accounts I’ve heard, he had a very positive relationship with Navajo people,” Denetdale says. In his portraits, “he labeled names and places and that’s not common for photographers of Native peoples, of Navajo people, to do very often.”

Snow’s photographs also lack, McEnaney notes, the tension sometimes present in images of Indigenous peoples.

“You can just tell by people’s body language in a lot of these images that they’re not being photographed under duress, unlike a lot of [Edward S. Curtis] images and a lot of the more historical images that folks are used to seeing of Indigenous communities,” she says. “You can really kind of glean some sense of respectful relationship between subject and photographer.”

That respectful relationship, though, existed in a larger political context, which creates “an interesting dichotomy,” she says. As such, “we’re asking visitors think about photography through a really critical lens and…the photograph as a knowledge holder in really complex ways.”

The show will ultimately depict an era of great transi-

tion for Diné people, and will also ask all visitors to consider the impacts of those changes—and their own perceptions of “what people think are reflections of true Navajo culture,” Denetdale says.

It will also be an introduction to Snow, whom Denetdale says traveled those hundreds of reservation miles in a van he’d outfitted with a dark room inside, on top of which he slept at night. He had health issues, a stutter, and shook so badly the precision of his photos is all the more impressive. He left very little in terms of a written record—but a wealth of photographs open for interpretation.

“It’s a fascinating story,” Denetdale says.

NOTHING LEFT FOR ME: FEDERAL POLICY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MILTON SNOW IN DINÉ BIKÉYAH

Opening exhibition and talk, 3-5 pm; Talk by co-curator Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) from 3:30-4 pm Saturday, May 4: Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico (500 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque).

ALL REZ: KÉYAH, HOOGHAN, K’É, IINA / LAND, HOME, KINSHIP, LIFE

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, May 4-July 27

Kickoff celebration with Axle contemporary, 4-7 pm, June 1

On the road June 6-29: www.allrez.net

Milton Snow, Navajos constructing [a] dirt dam across Dinnebito Wash for irrigating [sic] purposes. Note, the dam is being built under the native initiative and supervised by Hostin Natani. View looking upstream. Red Lake (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, AZ), 1935–1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.254.

Milton Snow, Diversion channel as it leaves the wash, in the wash near the Dinnebito. Red Lake (Tolani Lakes, Leupp, AZ), 1935–1936. Reproduction of gelatin silver print, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Archives, 87.45.255.

MILTON SNOW

A SEASONAL TEMPERAMENT

Painter Timothy Nero’s 4th grade declaration that he would become a professional artist totally panned out, and he’ll prove it this week with his new show

Transcendental Pessimism at Santa Fe gallery FOMA. An Ohio native with a degree in interior design and architecture, Nero’s childhood dream brought him to New Mexico 33 years ago, where he has evolved into the artist he is today. In his upcoming exhibition, Nero brings viewers into his world of “unrecognizable figurative forms,” as he portrays what he calls “a season of madness” across a strange slate of figurative yet abstract paintings and sculptures. Says Nero, “There’s a darkness, a grittiness and an edginess— but there’s also equally a humor…it’s like laughing at ourselves.” (Adam Ferguson)

Timothy Nero: Transcendental Pessimism:

4-6 pm Saturday, May 4. Free. FOMA 333 Montezuma Ave. (505) 661-0121

YOU WANT TO RIDE YOUR BICYCLE

Sometimes people you know will just casually be all like, “Riding bikes is cool,” while you sit there, poor, wondering how you’ll ever break into the world of the velocipede. Enter Bike Santa Fe’s 12th Annual Bike Swap at Betterday Vintage in the Casa Solana Shopping Center. Attendees will find discounted bikes for streets, mountains and all points between; plus clothing items, trail maps and plenty of bicycling pros to help even the newest n00b get down with the ol’ two-foot shuffle. OK, no one calls it that, but it’s still cool to have an event for discounted bikes and such. (Alex De Vore)

Bike Santa Fe 12th Annual Bike Swap: 9 am-12:30 pm Sunday, May 5. Free. Betterday Vintage 905 W Alameda St., bikesantafe.org/bikeswap

ROCK ME, AMADEUS

If you’ve yet to hear tell of nomadic musician Mozart Gabriel (Taos Pueblo), you might want to get while the getting’s good. A member of the increasingly popular Native Guitars Tour, as well as a standout solo musician in his own right, Gabriel’s blend of rock, pop, indie, blues (and even a little emo) have taken him across the country and then some—like to Spain, no big. Luckily, Gabriel loves his New Mexico roots and plays in Santa Fe whenever he gets the chance. Find him this week at La Reina bar within the El Rey Court alongside local troubadour Westin McDowell and singer-songwriter Dachuneeh Martin (Diné/ Dakota Sioux). (ADV)

Mozart Gabriel with Westin McDowell and Dachuneeh Martin: 7 pm Sunday, May 5. Free La Reina, 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Addition by Subtraction

Monoprint enthusiast Grady Gordon gives us the heebie-jeebies

As a kid, monoprint artist Grady Gordon found himself attracted to the spookier things in life: horror film posters, the Stephen Gammell illustrations from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and similar ephemera. Later, while pursuing a degree in illustration at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, a helpful professor taught Gordon that monoprint might be a better fit for the fledgling artist.

Gordon never looked back. By doubling down on the ethos that each print be a singular, 1-of-1 creation, he discovered his love of careful consideration and negative space—not to mention the creepier side of art like skulls, the grim reaper and, for lack of a better term, totally bitchin’ metal-esque design—had plenty of room to grow. Take pieces from the upcoming Halfway Halloween opening at new art space/curiosity shop The Crow’s Nest, which Gordon culled from some of his favorite major arcana tarot cards. Not only are they prime vessels for his practice of taking black ink and creating the image by removing certain sections with wooden, rubber and metal tools, they follow in the footsteps of folks like Albrecht Dürer and Käthe Kollwitz, both of whom are

known for engaging with darker themes.

“This is the first time, too, where I’ve just been like, ‘OK, I’m going to struggle and I’m going to be an artist full-time,’” Gordon tells SFR. “I don’t know what it is about Santa Fe. I think it’s just the air, or that there’s tons of sky…it’s quiet.”

Otherwise, he says, much of the idea might be about finding the humanity within our classic ideas of monsters.

“I love the negative space,” he continues, “and that’s why there aren’t a lot of backgrounds in my work; I mean, I can do them, but it seems fuzzy. I just like to have the initial gut-punch.”

The darker scope of Gordon’s work should not dissuade viewers from a good long look. As a printmaker, his technique is flawless, and the bizarre beauty he can extract from borderline ugly elements reminds one of Giger or, in a way, Bosch. Light and dark are the elements of our oldest stories, of course, though they needn’t be at odds. (ADV)

GORDON: HALFWAY HALLOWEEN

6-8 pm Friday May 3. Free. The Crow’s Nest 518 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 416-7049

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MUSIC SUN/5

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ART OPENING FRI/3

THE CALENDAR

EVENTS

KIDS SING ALONG: RAILYARD PARK

Railyard Park 505 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-9692

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Teachers Sarah-Jane and B lead classes through a variety of music games and sing-alongs 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

MUSIC

BLUE MONDAY

Cowgirl

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

Head down to hear some glorious R&B from the ‘30s though the ‘50s during happy hour.

4 pm

CYRUS CAMPBELL

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Improvised jazz music from a rising star involved in diverse contemporary music projects.

WED/1

BOOKS/LECTURES

DIARIES OF PIONEER WOMEN

Online, Journalist Norma Libman examines the writings of women pioneers with Friends of History. Register at bit.ly/44pdXxd. Noon-1 pm, $0-$25

FUELING CHANGE: A GREENLANDIC PERSPECTIVE

Institute of American Indian Arts 83 Avan Nu Po Road, (505) 424-2300

Artist Inuk Silis Høegh (Kalaaleq) and IAIA Museum

Chief Curator Manuela WellOff-Man discuss Høegh’s s upcoming film about an oil storage depot in Greenland.

1 pm

POOTSAYA: BRIDGING

DIVIDES IN BASKETRY WITH IVA HONYESTEWA School for Advanced Research 660 Garcia St., (505) 954-7200

Honyestewa (Hopi, Diné) discusses pootsaya baskets, which combine coil and sifter methods. 11:30 am-12:30 pm

8-10 pm

LA LOM

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

This trio blends the sounds of Cumbia Sonidera, ‘60s soul ballads and romantic boleros.

7:30 pm, $18-$22

PAT MALONE QUARTET

Tesuque Casino

7 Tesuque Road, (505) 984-8414

Jazz guitar with a backup band. 6-9 pm

RHYME CRAFT AT THE MINE SHAFT

Mine Shaft Tavern

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

A live hip-hop lineup, this month including Baby Weekend, Tug Keith, OG Willikers and DJ 808. 7-11 pm

WARM UP WEDNESDAY Boxcar

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

Live hip-hop performances and guest DJs every Wednesday, hosted by DJ DMonic. 9 pm

WORKSHOP

INTRO TO AERIAL ARTS

Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Learn basic technique for aerial fabric, trapeze and lyra.

5:30-7 pm, $36

LEARN TO WELD

Make Santa Fe

2879 All Trades Road, (505) 819-3502

A two-day workshop offering hands-on training for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling and welding steel.

10 am-2 pm, $210

THU/2

BOOKS/LECTURES

SANTA FE AS AN ART MECCA

Santa Fe Public Library (Main Branch)

145 Washington Ave., (505) 955-6780

Former Santa Fe City Historian Ana Pacheco delves into Santa Fe’s art history dating back to Neolithic artifacts. RSVP. 4-5 pm

EVENTS

ASL & DEAF NIGHT OUT

Cake’s Cafe

227 Galisteo St., (505) 303-4880

Experience the beauty of ASL and connect with others.  5-8 pm

ADULTI-VERSE WITH NM UNITED PLAYERS

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Meet New Mexico United players! Show up in your best fan fit while enjoying the Adulti-verse.

6 pm, $40

LADIES NIGHT: DEEJAY ELEMENT

Boxcar

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

Ladies get free entry, $5 otherwise. Indie hip-hop artist Deejay Element performs.

10 pm

SANTA FE CREATIVE CODING INITIATIVE STUDENT SHOWCASE

Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave., (575) 776-4752

A showcase spotlighting content produced by students using Apple technology and curricula. 4:30-7 pm

Twelve artists utilize tarot imagery in the multimedia exhibit The Art of Tarot, which opens at on May 1, with an opening reception at 5 pm on May 3, at ELECTR∆ Gallery.

IMEET, IMINGLE, IMATCH

AGES 40, 50, 60+: SINGLES

BRING A SINGLE

Nuckolls Brewing Co.

1611 Alcaldesa St

Build the singles community by bringing another single with you to this meetup.

6-9 pm

MUSIC

FELIX Y LOS GATOS

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road, (505) 428-0090

Felix Peralta and Los Gatos rock their extensive blues repertoire.

2-5 pm

CIRCUS MUTT

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

Bluegrass, jazz and rock tunes.

7 pm

DAVID GEIST MUSIC EXPERIENCE

Osteria D’Assisi

58 S Federal Place, (505) 986-5858

The best piano tunes of Broadway, pop and originals.

7-10 pm, $5

PAT MALONE

TerraCotta Wine Bistro

304 Johnson St., 989-1166

Jazz guitar.

6-8 pm

PATIO MUSIC SERIES: CHRIS MILAM

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

Memphis singer-songwriter Milam brings the sounds of lush, bold rock & roll.

6-8 pm

SLIGHTEST OF HANDS

Lost Padre Records

131 W Water St. Ste. B, (505) 310-6389

Strange Magic celebrates the release of the  Slightest of Hands, a new power-pop cassette, with a performance. 7 pm

THEATER

LARGE PUPPET LANTERN PROCESSION

Institute of American Indian Arts 83 Avan Nu Po Road, (505) 424-2300

A large-scale puppetry production that highlights genocide and stands up for its victims.  8:15-9 pm

FRI/3

ART OPENINGS

CONFLUENCE (OPENING)

Nuart Gallery

670 Canyon Road, (505) 988-3888

Willy Bo Richardson’s minimalist color works and Joseph Ostraff’s canvases resembling archaeological digs offer a discerning look at abstraction. 5-7 pm

HALFWAY HALLOWEEN (OPENING)

The Crow’s Nest 518 Old Santa Fe Trail, Ste. 6, (505) 416-7049

A collection of black and white prints featuring all the skeletons you could ask for. (See SFR Picks, page 17.)

6-8 pm

JESSE RAINE LITTLEBIRD: ARRIVALS (OPENING)

El Zaguán

545 Canyon Road, (505) 982-0016

Works inspired by stories traditionally told during the winter, and the N. Scott Momaday book House Made of Dawn 5-7 pm

JULIA CAIRNS: CHAKRA SERIES (OPENING)

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

Cheerful paintings reminiscient of children’s book illustrations.

4-6 pm

JULIA CURRAN: PORTALS (OPENING)

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

Garish works casting Mother Nature as a spreader of decomposition and regeneration. 5-7 pm

KAT KINNICK: A BENEVOLENT FORCE (OPENING)

Hecho a Mano

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

Feminine rage, told through a paintings on paper and panel. 5-7 pm

MIA, AVRIL, LOS SITIOS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF DREAMS AND REALITY (OPENING)

Artes de Cuba

1700 A Lena St., (505) 303-3138

A photo exhibit depicting Leysis Quesada Vera’s daughters in Los Sitios, a neighborhood in Central Havana in Cuba. 5-7 pm

NEW WORKS BY JP MORRISON LANS (OPENING)

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

These encaustic colored pencil and ink works explore “the spirit inside the body, the ghost driving the muscle mass.”

5-8 pm

THE ALCHEMISTS: MEDICINA FOTURA (OPENING)

MoMo

143 Lincoln Avenue, 5056907871

Ophelia Cornet combines photos and painting into a pioneering technique called Fotura. 5-7 pm

THE ART OF TAROT (OPENING)

ELECTR∆ Gallery

825 Early St. Ste. D, (505) 231-0354

A multimedia exhibit full of  tarot imagery. 5-8 pm

UFO, SIGHTINGS, VISIONS AND THE UNEXPLAINED (OPENING)

Phil Space 1410 Second St., (505) 983-7945

A multimedia exhibit illustrating all facets of UFO phenomena Oh, how we want to believe!. 6-10 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

ALL ABOUT INDIGENOUS FASHION SYMPOSIUM

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

Hear from prominent designers and acquire insights into Indigenous fashion. Sold out.  (See A&C, page 25.)

1-5 pm

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret

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

Award-winning flamenco.  6:15 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

CONFLUENCE: THE ARTISTIC DIALOGUES OF RICHARDSON AND OSTRAFF

Nüart Gallery

670 Canyon Road, (505) 988-3888

An artist talk between Willy Bo Richardson and Joseph Ostraff with their Confluence exhibit’s opening reception.

4 pm

NATIVE AMERICAN ART MAGAZINE VIP FASHION PARTY

La Fonda on the Plaza

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

A dazzling event celebrating the Native fashion world with designers, fashion enthusiasts and cultural influencers. (See A&C, page 25.)

6:30-10 pm, $225

PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS

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

Travel through space with a portable planetarium! 1-2 pm and 4:30-5:30 pm

POTTERY DEMONSTRATION & NEW WORKS

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery

100 W San Francisco St., (505) 986-1234

Watch a demo from Acoma potter Frederica Antonio. Noon-4 pm

FILM

BURNING

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

A psychological thriller about a young man and his friend, who meet someone they later learn has put them in danger. 1 pm, $13

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CANNABIS CANNABIS

OPEN SCREEN V.5

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St., nonamecinema.org

Shorts by artists in experimental, documentary, animation and personal filmmaking.

7:30 pm

POETRY

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

A film about a dandy old lady’s quest for poetic inspiration.  (See Movies, page 28.)

10:30 am, $13

MUSIC

COUNTRY NIGHT

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

A night of free country music with Sim Balkey and His Honky Tonk Crew.

6-10 pm

DJ DMONIC & DJ

DYNAMITE SOL

Boxcar

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

DJ DMonic turns the tables every first Friday of the month, this time accompanied by DJ Dynamite Sol. 10 pm, $10

ELEMENTAL CONCERT SERIES WITH FIORENTINO & KOTT

San Miguel Chapel

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

A concert that musically interprets elements. This month’s element is “Niobium.”

6:30-8 pm, $20

FELIX Y LOS GATOS

Cowgirl

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

Blues from a local fave.

7 pm

INNASTATE

Boxcar

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

Party with this Indigenous reggae band.

7-10 pm

JACOB SHIJE TRIO

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

Shije’s (Santa Clara Pueblo) Native blues melodies bridge tradition and modernity.

7:30 pm, $10-$13

JER KILLINGER

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

Singer-songwriter Killinger takes the stage.

5 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

Upper Crust Pizza (Eldorado) 5 Colina Drive, 471-1111

The spirit of Americana.  6-8 pm

MYRRHINE AND THE BIG SUITCASE

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

Rock out to the blues.

8 pm

PAT MALONE

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592, (505) 946-5700

Jazz guitar.

6-8 pm

SANTA FE OCTET

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

An octet of string, brass and woodwinds perform a program of Franz Schubert’s music.

5:30 pm

TERRY DIERS

Boxcar

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

Blues, rock and funk tunes.

6-8 pm

THE SOOTHSAYERZ

Boxcar

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

Hip-hop with sharp lyricism and unmatched flows.

7-10 pm

THEATER

PANDEMONIUM PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: SHREK THE MUSICAL

The Lodge at Santa Fe

750 N St. Francis Drive, (505) 992-5800

A musical based on Shrek (2001), about an ogre on a journey alongside a donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Tickets at the door.

7 pm, $8-$12

WORKSHOP

PAPIER MÂCHÉ

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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

Create papier-mâché animals with the folks from the Museum of International Folk Art. 3-4:30 pm

GODDESS SHRINES

La Farge Library

1730 Llano St., (505) 820-0292

Create a shrine for your favorite goddess/es, using assemblage, collage and painting. RSVP.

2 pm

SAT/4

ART OPENINGS

ALAN CHARLEE: REMEMBERING

GRANDFATHER (OPENING)

Wild Hearts Gallery

221 B Hwy. 165, Placitas, (505) 867-2450

A series in memory of Charlee’s gandfather and the Navajo soldiers in the Korean War. 1-3 pm

ELDORADO SPRING ART SHOW

Eldorado Community Center 1 Hacienda Loop

See multiple artists and a wide variety of artwork and crafts.  10 am-4 pm

MICHAEL GARFIELD: FUTURE FOSSILS (OPENING)

Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery

222 Delgado St., (928) 308-0319

Garfield draws inspiration from his background as a psychonaut and scientific illustrator in his futuristic dinosaurs exhibit.  5-8 pm

NOTHING LEFT FOR ME: FEDERAL POLICY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MILTON SNOW IN DINÉ BIKÉYAH Maxwell Museum of Anthrophology

500 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque (505) 277-4405

A photo exhibit examining the impact of the brutal Navajo Livestock Reduction Program on Diné communities and lands, centering Diné perspectives on the legacies of both photography and American colonialism. Co-curator Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) gives a brief lecture. (See Cover Story, page 12.)

3-5 pm

TIMOTHY NERO: TRANSCENDENTAL PESSIMISM (OPENING) FOMA

333 Montezuma Ave., (505) 660-0121

Figurative and abstracted paintings, drawings and sculptures. (See SFR Picks, page 17.) 4-6 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

ALLISON HOLLEY: ECSTATIC PLAYGROUND Ark Books

133 Romero St., (505) 988-3709

Author and intuitive Holley discusses her book on unlocking your creativity, Ecstatic Playground 6-7 pm

HOW COMICS

ANIMATE CULTURE

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

Artist Jeff Benham discusses the history of comic books, how they offer up a mirror of society’s fears and beliefs and how they are an active force in the evolution of culture. RSVP. 2 pm

KIDS’ STORYTIME Collected Works Bookstore 202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Take your kids (ages 0-4) on magical adventures through the pages of cherished tales. 10:30 am

THE PARADOX OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AMID AMERICAN PROSPERITY WITH MARK RANK

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

Author of The Poverty Paradox and sociologist Mark Rank presents a new way of understanding and addressing poverty.  6 pm

THE CALENDAR

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret

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

Award-winning flamenco.  6:15 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

AMIGOS ART IN THE PARK

Cerrillos Hills State Park

37 Main St., Cerrillos, (505) 474-0196

A multimedia art show with food and music alongside the Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race.  10 am-4 pm

ART THROUGH THE LOOM

DEMO DAY PRIMARY TABS

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

Fiber arts demos to tie in with themes of Circe by Madeline Miller. Plus, meet some alpacas that are part of the demos.  10 am-2 pm

FIRST SATURDAYS AT LENA STREET LOFTS

Lena Street Lofts 1600 Lena St., 984-1921

Take a walk down Lena Street and check out its art galleries and local businesses.

Noon-5 pm

FOLK ART FLEA

Santa Fe County Fairgrounds 3229 Rodeo Road, (505) 471-4711

A flea market of gently used textiles, clothing, ceramics, masks, art and more.

10 am-2 pm

HUNGRY FOR ART?

Kitchen Angels 1222 Siler Rd., (505) 471-7780

Mixed media artists exhibit and sell art pieces themed around flowers, fruit and vegetables. 4-7 pm

LOVE YOUR WATERSHED DAY

DeVargas Park

302 W DeVargas St., santafewatershed.org

An event with crafts, music, a water-movement workshop by Dancing Earth and a community cleanup.

10 am-1 pm

PLACITAS STAR PARTY AND TALK

Placitas Community Library

453 Hwy. 165, Placitas, 87043, (505) 867-3355

A solar viewing with telescopes and a presentation on the visible stars by Albuquerque Astronomical Society Star Master Tom Grzybowski.

6 pm

POP-UP SHOPS & ACTIVATION SPACES

Santa Fe Community Convention Center

201 W Marcy St., (505) 955-6590

Shop the runway firsthand at pop-up shops and drape yourself in style with Native fashion. (See A&C, page 25.)

Noon-7 pm, $15

SWAIA NATIVE FASHION SHOW

Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W Marcy St., (505) 955-6590

This exquisite showcase presents an evolution of heritage of ancestral aesthetics flowing into contemporary expressions. (See A&C, page 25.)

5:30 pm, $75-$250

SANTA FE FARMER’S MARKET

Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta

Over 150 local farmers and producers offer fresh produce.

8 am-1 pm

MUSIC

BENDIGO FLETCHER

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

Fletcher’s melodies shift from folk, country and soul.

8 pm, $15-$20

BOB MAUS BLUES & SOUL

Inn & Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 988-5531

Maus plays classic tunes. 6-9 pm

CHATTER PRESENTS: MATT HAIMOVITZ

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

Renowned cellist Haimovitz performs a solo concert.

10:30 am, $5-$20

CHILLHOUSE WITH HILLARY

SMITH

Cowgirl

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

An evening full of blues, R&B and soul.

8 pm

CINCO DE MAYO

Dave’s Jazz Bistro at the Santa Fe School of Cooking

125 North Guadalupe St., (505) 983-4511

Jay Heneghan and the John Rangel Trio perform boleros, Cuban rumbas, salsas and more. 6:30-9:30 pm, $160

DEEJAY ELEMENT

Boxcar

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

Indie hip-hop artist Deejay Element performs again! 9 pm, $10

EXTEMPO: A LIGHT AND SOUND IMPROVAGANZA

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

Musical interpretations of Vladem Contemporary artist-in-residence Mokha Laget’s graphic and notational drawings. 3-4 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

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

Lloyd plays Americana with impressive guitar skills and a wide vocal range.

7 pm

LIVE MUSIC AND POETRY

Ghost

2899 Trades West Road, instagram.com/ghost_santafe

Live music from Street Trees, poetry from Jill Prendergast and Dan Bonhorst and a dance party hosted by DJ Post Meridiem. 3-6 pm, $10-$15 suggested MUSIC FOR THE SEASONS

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

A concert of music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance about the four seasons of the year, with voices and period instruments.

4:30 pm, $10-$20

MUSICA MONTANA: BAROQUE SONATAS FOR THE ALPINE COURTS

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

A program of 17th-century sonatas and dances.  7-8:15 pm, $20

NOSOTROS HOSTS EL SHOW: CINCO DE MAYO

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

Nosotros plays cumbia, salsa and Latin dance grooves for Cinco de Mayo.

8 pm, $15

PATIO MUSIC SERIES: DJ ASTROFREQ

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

Interplanetary musical frequencies for Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you! 5-8 pm

PH8 WITH THE BEES & LOCUSTS

Boxcar

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

A Taos Pueblo-based hip-hop group takes the stage. 7 pm

REPURPOSED VIBE

Nuckolls Brewery 1611 Alcaldesa St., nuckollsbrewing.com

Electro-acoustic covers. 1-3 pm

SON COMO SON

Paradiso 903 Early St., (505) 577-5248

An legendary salsa ensemble plays Cuban-style tunes. 8-10 pm, $20

ST. RANGE

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

Rock and roll jams.

8 pm

STANLIE KEE & STEP IN TRIO

Cowgirl

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

Diné guitarist Kee heads a trio of electric blues musicians. 1-3 pm

SWEETLY & JK ULTRA

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

Listen to the moody distorted guitars and ambient interludes of a dream pop shoegaze project from artist Uvee Macedonia.

8:30-10 pm

THE HIGH ROAD FESTIVAL

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

A full day of artist vendors and live music, including Junaco, John Francis & The Poor Clares, Spoolius and more.  Noon-7 pm

ZIGZAGS

Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743 Classic rock. 3 pm

THEATER

PANDEMONIUM PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: SHREK THE MUSICAL

The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive, (505) 992-5800

A musical based on Shrek (2001), about an ogre on a journey alongside a donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Tickets at the door. 7 pm, $8-$12

ZIRCUS EROTIQUE

BURLESQUE & VARIETY SHOW

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

Catch these lovelies shake, shimmy, tease and tantalize in this show featuring burlesque, drag, bellydance and more.

7:30-10:30 pm, $0-$25

WORKSHOP

DISCOVER YOUR INNER WISDOM

Prana Blessings 1925 Rosina St., (505) 772-0171

Learn the symbolism and meaning behind each tarot card in this class for beginners.  Noon-1:30 pm, $35

LEARN TO SEW

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

Learn to use a sewing machine and create a simple canvas drawstring tote/backpack. 10 am-2 pm, $85

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

Explore the ancient Japanese art form of folding paper to make a book with a pop-up feel. 1-4 pm, $80

WOODSHOP

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

Navigate a wood shop while learning basics. Process unmilled lumber for a mini hat rack you can later take home. 10 am-2 pm, $90

SUN/5

ART OPENINGS

ELDORADO SPRING ART SHOW

Eldorado Community Center 1 Hacienda Loop

Multiple artists and a wide variety of artwork and crafts.  10 am-4 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

SAR PRESIDENT’S LECTURE WITH MARK RANK AND MICHAEL F. BROWN School for Advanced Research 660 Garcia St., (505) 954-7200

A discussion of Rank’s May 4 lecture on poverty. Ask questions and participate. 2-4 pm

SACRED: A DISCREET MEDICINE STORY art is gallery santa fe 419 Canyon Road, (505) 629-2332

A reading and signing with Sahn Nicole Hill and the Ancient/Now Performance Ensemble. 4-6 pm

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David Noble photograph Author/Daughter 1983

by at least 200 a year. That also coincided with the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic; with people being alone and using more drugs and alcohol…to deal with anxiety and stress and catastrophic life changes.

My writing began in 1998 as a remembrance taking on a life of its  own within a very short time. A story about my father and his family mystery and the idea I would never know what caused him such noticeable grief began in 1932 when two meddling fathers created  a rumor still ricocheting in people's lives 90 years later.

This is the story.

According to the state health department’s most recent overdose prevention quarterly measures report, New Mexico has seen a slight decline in the number of opioid prescriptions being written, and a little bump in those for opioid-addiction treatment drugs. Unfortunately, overdose deaths in the state remain consistently among the highest in the US, with the synthetic opioid fentanyl driving overdoses since 2019 here and across the country. Fortunately, health professionals in the field continue to work helping addicts, demystifying drug use and preventing deaths through advocacy, naloxone training and more. Bernie Lieving is one such person. The principal of The Lieving Group LLC, Lieving has worked as a consultant and statewide overdose prevention coordinator with the New Mexico Human Services Department for the last eight years, providing community outreach and training sessions, among other services. This interview has been edited for clarity and concision. (Alex De Vore)

We frequently hear that New Mexico is in an opioid crisis—can you explain what that looks like?

We see that when there are supply-side interventions—drug busts and the disruption of street-drug operations—overdose deaths go up as the supply becomes unstable. We saw that happen here in New Mexico in late summer, early fall of 2019, and it was in December 2019 that we started seeing heroin disappear and those little blue pills takeover; those counterfeit [oxycodone pills] that are really fentanyl. When the disruption created a vacuum, it was quickly filled with a non-predictable and short-acting opioid that can be more lethal because we have a population that isn’t used to it. My colleagues around the country had been seeing fentanyl in their markets for at least five, maybe even seven years, and it had wreaked havoc in Appalachia, the Northeast, the Southwest, the West Coast, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston. But we hadn’t seen that here until then. Between 2019, 2020 and 2021, our overdose deaths increased

Recent Department of Health data indicates a slight decline in opioid prescriptions and a slight increase for synthetic-opioid addiction treatment drugs like Suboxone. Does that show improvement? I did see some lines going down in preliminary data, though I haven’t studied that. I’d agree with the increase in subscribers…the [Drug Enforcement Administration] no longer requires [special training] in order to prescribe those drugs—now general physicians and nurse practitioners can prescribe it. What I’ve been advocating for whenever I speak to federal partners is for people who have their pharmD to prescribe it so people can get Suboxone prescribed to them at a pharmacy. I’m not an epidemiologist, but I know what I see. If we are increasing the number of prescribers, that’s great. I don’t see us doing structural and social change that slows the pipeline of people who are self-medicating because their lives are horrific from not having a place to live, mental health issues etc., etc., etc.

What are some of the ways New Mexico is combating the opioid situation? Have fentanyl testing strips, for example, become widely available yet?

I just left 25 fentanyl testing strips at a middle school where I did training. And the Department of Health is distributing to community-based organizations. We now have a drug checker through the Department of Health’s Harm Reduction Program—Phillip Fiuty. He does sophisticated spectrography of illicit drugs looking for adulterates that could cause problems in the street drugs. We’ve seen statistical increases into the number of deaths among African American men in our state, but I now have a subcontract with a group called Women in Leadership, an African American woman-led organization that provides overdose prevention... and response trainings within African American communities. Overdose deaths are significant among Indigenous people in our state, too, and with the support of HSD and our Pueblo Tribal partners, we now have bilingual training in Diné and Keres, which is pretty badass if you ask me—and it’s because we partnered with... community members and not outsiders. You can go to doseofreality.com, through the DOH Harm Reduction Program. You can get Narcan without a prescription, over the counter. If you have Medicaid, you can get Narcan at a pharmacy without a prescription and with no co-pay.

with The Lieving Group principal Bernie Lieving

ANGELA KIRKMAN

THROUGH LINES

Collected Works Bookstore

202 Galiseo St., (505) 988-4226

A reading and book launch of Through Lines, the fifth anniversary anthology of the Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate program. (See SFR’s online story, “Youths with a View.”) 4-5 pm

DANCE

BELLYREENA BELLYDANCE

CLASS Move Studio

901 W San Mateo Road, (505) 660-8503

Learn to bellydance with choreographer Areena Estul.  1-2 pm, $18-$65

EVENTS

12TH ANNUAL SANTA FE BIKE SWAP

Betterday Vintage

905 W Alameda St. Ste. B, (505) 780-8598

Buy and sell used or new discounted bicycles, bike clothing and accessories. Free up space in your garage, maybe bring home a treasure. (See SFR Picks, page 17.)

9 am-12:30 pm

CINCO DE MAYO!

Boxcar

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

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with mariachi, margaritas y más! Noon-midnight

POP-UP SHOPS & ACTIVATION SPACES

Santa Fe Community Convention Center

201 W Marcy St., (505) 955-6590

Shop the runway firsthand at pop-up shops and drape yourself in style with Native fashion.

(See A&C, page 25.)

11 am-6 pm, $15

SWAIA NATIVE FASHION SHOW

Santa Fe Community Convention Center

201 W Marcy St., (505) 955-6590

Powerful use of textiles, symbolism and sheer craft of rising stars are in this finale show.

(See A&C, page 25.)

4:30 pm, $100-$250

FILM

FOUR WINTERS

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

A documentary about young Jewish partisans who fought back during World War 2.

3:30 pm

MUSIC

CORO DE CÁMARA

PRESENTS: TIME TO… LOVE

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

A chamber choir concert with music by Alice Parker and the Beatles, among others.

4 pm, $10-$25

HELLO DARLIN’

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

Original songs grown from roots found deep in the earth of the Americana musical landscape. 1-4 pm

JOHN RANGEL

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

A multifaceted jazz musician takes the stage. 2-5 pm

MINERAL HILL

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

Americana, funk and honkytonk tunes.

3 pm

MOZART GABRIEL, DACHUNEEH MARTIN AND WESTIN MCDOWELL

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

A night of live music with three talented songwriters.

7-9 pm

PAT MALONE TRIO

Bishop’s Lodge 1297 Bishops Lodge Road, (888) 741-0480

Get captivated by Malone’s jazz guitar and his backup band!

11:30 am-2:30 pm

PATIO MUSIC SERIES:

NASH DANIELS

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

A low-down Texas storyteller with a punk influence and bluegrass sound performs.

3-6 pm

RON CROWDER BAND

Cowgirl

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

Retro-style rock. Noon

SANTA FE YOUTH

SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

30TH SEASON SPECTACULAR

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

A concert showcasing the talent of young musicians from the Santa Fe area and beyond. 6 pm, $15-$35

SUNDAY JAZZ JAM

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

Catch a set from the High City Jazz Quartet and guest artists. 6-8 pm

THEATER

PANDEMONIUM

PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:

SHREK THE MUSICAL

The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive, (505) 992-5800

A musical based on Shrek (2001), about an ogre on a journey alongside a donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Tickets at the door. 2 pm, $8-$12

THE CALENDAR

WORKSHOP

CARTOMANCY CARD CLASS

Cake’s Cafe

227 Galisteo St., (505) 303-4880

Author Ana Cortez teaches cartomancy.  2-4 pm

MON/6

BOOKS/LECTURES

SO MUCH STUFF: HOW HUMANS DISCOVERED

TOOLS, INVENTED MEANING AND MADE MORE OF EVERYTHING

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

Archaeologist Chip Colwell investigates why humankind went from self-sufficient primates to nonstop shoppers, from needing nothing to needing everything.

6 pm

DANCE

MONDAY NIGHT SWING

Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road, (505) 690-4165

A swing dance class followed by a social dance. 7 pm, $5-$10

FILM

VIDEO LIBRARY CLUB

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

Free films every Monday with Lisa from Video Library.  6:30-8:30 pm

MUSIC

CITY AND COLOUR

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234

Folk, indie and alternative rock in intimate acoustic serenades and powerful anthems. 7:30 pm, $46

ZAY SANTOS

Cowgirl

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

Bluesy-rock tunes.  4 pm

THEATER

YOUNG CREATORS PROJECT

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

Theater skills for ages 9-16. 3:45-5:30 pm

WORKSHOP

JUGGLING & UNICYCLING

CLASSES

Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Master two iconic circus arts in a 90-minute unicycling and juggling class for all ages. 6-7:30 pm, $31

Our Volunteers Make History

The Museum is hosting special guests Axle Contemporary and Brian Fleetwood to showcase Fleetwood’s upcoming exhibition, Place/Holding. This project showcases wearable art made from single-use plastics collected from local communities. Join us for an evening with special entertainment and art activities! First Friday is

TUE/7

BOOKS/LECTURES

ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234

Psychology professor Diana Reiss and David Krakauer from the Santa Fe Institute discuss whether we can successfully decode communication systems of another species.

7:30 pm

MARY OISHI: SIDEWALK CRUISESHIP

Collected Works Bookstore

202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Author and poet Oishi discusses her latest poetry book with poet Michelle Otero.  6 pm

EVNTS

MYTH WRITING AWARDS

PRESENTATION

Santa Fe Public Library (Southside)

6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820

A special awards ceremony for a writing contest of Greek mythology-related stories. Winners and honorable mentions can read their entries out loud. Every winner gets $100!

4-8 pm

SANTA FE FARMER’S MARKET

Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta

Over 150 local farmers and producers offer fresh produce.

8 am-1 pm

FILM

UNZIPPED: AN AUTOPSY OF AMERICAN INEQUALITY

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

A screening of UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality and Q&A with its director. The film focuses on Venice, California, and its battles over gentrification, homelessness and lack of affordable housing.  6-9 pm

MUSIC

GARY GORENCE

Cowgirl

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

A Pecos singer-songwriter performs at happy hour. 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

Live blues hosted by Brotha Love & The Blueristocrats.

8:30-11:30 pm

TRANSCENDENCE: STUDENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC SHOW

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

Students from Santa Fe Community College perform original electronic music created with a music software program.  7-8:30 pm

WORKSHOP

HEAL YOUR MIND, HEAL YOUR LIFE

Santa Fe Women’s Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 983-9455

Discover the mind’s spaciousness, peacefulness and clarity. This session is called “Searching for my Mind with Wisdom.” 6 pm, $10

ONGOING

ART

27TH PLACITAS STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW

Placitas Community Library

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

An exhibition previewing the work of 79 artists to be spread around 61 locations in Placitas from May 11-12.

ALAN CHARLEE: REMEMBERING GRANDFATHER

Wild Hearts Gallery

221 B Hwy. 165, Placitas, (505) 867-2450

An art series in memory of Charlee’s gandfather and all 800 Navajo soldiers who served in the Korean War.

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.

BRIAN FLEETWOOD: PLACE/ HOLDING

Axle Contemporary

Multiple venues, (505) 670-5854

Fleetwood (Mvskoke Creek) transforms recyclable single-use plastics into wearable art. This is a mobile exhibition, so check out @axlecontemporary on Instagram to see their next location!

BRYCE PETTIT: TRIBUTARIES

Blue Rain Gallery

544 S Guadalupe St., (505) 954-9902

Pettit’s new bronze sculptures of nature and wildlife are inspired by a transformative rafting expedition through the Grand Canyon.

CALLA KLESSIG SENTIĆ

New Concept Gallery

610 Canyon Road, (505) 795-7570

Sentić’s work shows deep love and reverence for the land, sky and their inhabitants.

DANIEL JOHNSTON: NOW IS NOWHERE ELSE

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Contemporary potter Johnston presents clay brick works.

EARTH & ALTAR

Folklore

370 Garcia St., (925) 408-2907

Works by painter Jessyjo Darling and ceramic sculptor Debra Fritts reveal the interconnectedness of our bodies, the earth and mystical realms.

EL MOISÉS: ARTE FILOSO

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

Moisés’ works are steeped in the visual traditions of MexicanAmerican pop culture.

ELIZABETH HOHIMER: MAPS OF AFFECTION

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Hohimer creates intuitively constructed and deeply personal woven paintings.

ETHEL FISHER: PORTRAITS OF THE SUBLIME

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

Fisher’s large-scale figurative paintings feature alluring portraiture of psychological depth set against fields of color.

FIELD OF BEAUTY: THE IRIS MONOTYPES

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

Oil paintings that masterfully translate the rhythms of color and form of the iris.

FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO SOUTH LA: CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AND AFRICAN

AMERICAN ART 1950-TODAY

Aaron Payne Fine Art 1708 Lena St., (505) 995-9779

Contemporary African and African American works from the early 1950s through today highlighting themes of love, friendship and civil rights.

INNER SANCTUARIES

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

A gentle ode to the sanctuaries of home through paintings, sculpture, photography, collages, textiles, drawings and more.

JULYAN DAVIS: AMERICAN GHOSTS

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

An allegorical satire of Westward Expansion by artist and author Davis depicts three ghosts from the pioneers to the Great Depression.

MARK GORDON: IRISES AND ROSES

Collected Works Bookstore

202 Galisteo St., (505) 988-4226

Find inspiration in these spiritual and artistic expressions of the flower kingdom.

MATTHEW SIEVERS: NEW PAINTINGS

Blue Rain Gallery

544 S Guadalupe St., (505) 954-9902

New paintings by oil painter

Matthew Sievers.

MICHAEL CAINES: GHOST BOY

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

A collection of surrealist animal-themed ink and watercolor works, many starring a character named Ghost Boy.

NICKI MARX: BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Gaia Contemporary

225 Canyon Road, Ste. 6, (505) 501-0415

The final works of the late Nicki Marx, made from feathers.

NIGHT DRIVE

Best Western 4328 Airport Road, (713) 530-7066

Artist Carrie Cook creates scenes that merge the memory of the sleepy gulf coasts of her past with the landscape of the LA freeways of her present. .

RANDALL WILSON: EARTH AND SKY

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Wilson’s carvings are anchored in Southwest folk-art tradition.

ROGER DEAKINS: BYWAYS

Obscura Gallery

225 Delgado St., (505) 557-6708

A photo exhibit by acclaimed British cinematographer Deakins reflects a life spent looking and telling stories through images from 1971 to the present.

ROGER WINTER: JAZZ SET

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Winter employs a bright palette, and motifs in paintings of his favorite jazz musicians.

THE CALENDAR

SAM SCOTT: DEEP NATURE

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

Watercolor and oil paintings of nature’s major systems: the forest, the ocean, the mountains and the desert.

SHADOW AND LIGHT

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

Landscape paintings by Jeri Quinn and Denise LaRue Mahlke re stylistically and geographically different, but their use of shadow and light connects their separate visions. .

TIA X CHATTER: FIELD OF VISION Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

This multi-artist exhibition represents a convergence of art and storytelling, inviting viewers to become active participants in the creation of meaning.

TIM REED: SILLY LOVE SONGS Iconik Coffee Roasters (Original) 1600 Lena St., (505) 428-0996

Painter and illustrator Reed’s psychedelic multimedia works, with more work concurrently on display at Iconik’s Red and Lupe locations.

TOM WALDRON: STEEL AND CONCRETE

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

Waldron’s steel, concrete and wood sculptures challenge perceptions with deceptively simple forms.

WOMEN’S HISTORY BANNER EXHIBIT

New Mexico State Library 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, (505) 476-9700

A banner exhibit celebrating courageous women who shaped the unique history of New Mexico.

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.

Come On, Vogue

As the first-ever Native Fashion Week kicks off, an interview with historian, scholar, curator and fashionista Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

Believe it or not, this week’s Native Fashion Week from the folks at the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts—the very same org behind the yearly Indian Market event—marks the first-ever instance of an Indigenous fashion week in the United States. And much of the credit goes to SWAIA Fashion Coordinator Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation), an arts and fashion historian and curator who also teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts when she’s not busy creating fashion-forward events.

Bear Robe’s vision began in Santa Fe’s Cathedral Park in 2014 with just 20 models, fewer than 200 attendees and four designers. By the following year, the show had garnered enough interest to move to the decidedly larger Santa Fe Community Convention Center, and it has grown every year since.

Ten years on, its list of participating designers is staggering, from Canadians Ayimach Lodge by Angela DeMontigny, Maria Hupfield, Dehmin Cleland and more; plus Americans such as Carrie Wood, Peshawn Bread, Loren Aragon, Patricia Michaels, Randy Leigh Barton and so many others. But how did little ol’ Santa Fe become an epicenter for the future of Indigenous fashion? We caught up with Bear Robe to find out. This interview has been edited for clarity and concision.

SFR: It’s surprising to learn this is the first-ever Native Fashion Week in the US. Did a full week seem possible in the beginning? Was that always the goal? Amber-Dawn Bear Robe: No. And I’ll tell you why: The representation of Indigenous people in the US barely exists, let alone in Indigenous fashion. Contemporary Indigenous art is just now gaining international fame. Something like Jeffrey Gibson

being the first Indigenous person to represent the US at the Venice Biennale took until now.

We’ve seen Indigenous culture enter the mainstream in the past, but something about the last few years feels different. Would you say this has had any impact on Native Fashion Week’s ability to gar ner attention?

I think that where you’re referring to is the larger social awareness of things. Fashion and art are a mirror for society, and when you look at things like Black Lives Matter or even diversity, equity and inclusion, you see this movement to increase diver sified representation across the board in many trajectories. And it’s not as if this is unique to Native North Americans; it’s just always a little slower here when it comes to representation.

I can tell you what my vision is, and that is for Santa Fe to become the place where the fashion industry comes globally, where the global fashion industry comes to work and see Indigenous fashion from brands and models; fashion arts; accessory makers; couture designers; ready-to-wear, whatev er it may be. I want the fashion industry to come from Paris, Milan, New York—because yes, we can go to New York or Paris, but this is inviting the fashion world to see what we do in our own house.

What makes Santa Fe the right location for Native Fashion Week as opposed to a larger, perhaps more fashion-forward, city?

It’s more than just location; it’s the histo ry of this location. Santa Fe…we’re the last frontier, the last of the Wild West, the last ‘untouched’ land that wasn’t overrun with industry. I’m talking historically here, like when there was a rebellion against living in the city and people wanted to get away from the industrialization of city living; flocks of New Yorkers and easterners came here. There’s a whole history to Santa Fe that is complicated. It’s complex, it’s beautiful, it’s wonderful and all of it leads to why it’s one of the most heavily condensed areas for Indigenous artists to live, work and sell art. Yes, there are a lot of things happening in other places in America, but this is where we see why Indian Market is the largest outdoor Indigenous arts show in the coun try. It’s the history of this region, this land.

There’s a whole history to Santa Fe that is complicated. It’s complex, it’s beautiful, it’s wonderful and all of it leads to why it’s one of the most heavily

Part of the offerings at Native Fashion Week are what you’re calling ‘popshops.’ Can you explain?

You can look at them as kind of like a trunk show, but I’m saying ‘pop-shops’ because they’re more than a trunk show. This isn’t a replication of Indian Market booths. We have, for example, accessory makers like Huckleberry Woman and Copper Canoe Woman and local designers like Cody Sanderson and Kenneth Johnson. We have beadwork artists, designers and ready-towear shops. We’ll have a photo installation—a place where we’re actively going around and looking for who’s wearing the most interesting fashion and we’ll bring them to a photo booth for that. We plan on having live models during the pop-shops, too, so it’s much more than selling work; it’s trying to engage people as a curated space.

So this is a good way for people who maybe don’t know much about fashion but would like to learn more?

Which leads me to activation spaces, which are inspired by Fashion Art Toronto, at which they use the term ‘fashion playground.’ I mean, there’s a revenue part—because fashion shows are extremely expensive and for any inaugural event to break even is a success—but the idea was for activation, for people to engage, take selfies and have fun. The other component is that it leaves room for creatives to become involved, to do fashion-inspired artistic installations—and you’ll be able to see a couple of those. For example, we have a communal weaving installation by Rhiannon Griego, and there’s also a film looking at different aspects of Santa Fe fashion and streetwear. We also have a 20-foot runway sponsored by Urban Native Era; they couldn’t be here but still wanted to participate. Native Max Magazine will be scheduling that runway, possibly for emerging designers or those who only have a capsule collection.

And if somebody is just walking in the activation space and the runway isn’t being used and they want to see what it’s like to be a model for a day, they can hop up and walk or take selfies. Pranzo will be serving SWAIA margaritas, and Boxcar, who have been hugely supportive, are gonna be there offering samples of their higher-end cuisine. It’s only $15, and you could stay there all day if you wanted to. And you’ll get a chance to shop the runway, so you can literally buy collections straight from the runway, and also from artists who have never been to Santa Fe before.

Visit swaianativefashion.org for more info and details.

Books & Blossoms

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum transfers the artist’s library from Abiquiú to Santa Fe

BY ANNABELLA FARMER author@sfreporter.com

For those who love books (anyone reading this column, probably), the personal library can be like a window to the soul: the contents, the arrangement, the marginalia. When the concept intersects with an iconic artist, however, the implications are fascinating.

This is true of Georgia O’Keeffe’s own library at her home in Abiquiú, which the artist built up over decades, and which the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is now in the process of transferring to its Santa Fe facilities with the help of an $87,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant. Once there, the collection will be made accessible to the public by appointment, and even show up in exhibits from time to time.

“This collection really does show the breadth of her interest,” the museum’s Head of Research Collections and Services Liz Ehrnst says. “There’s a lot that gives insight to her life and artistic practice in the books that she kept.”

Until now, the collection has been housed in a space known as the Book Room at O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiú—a small adobe room brimming with the artist’s collection of saved museum bulletins; travel ephemera; books about bullfighting; tomes on Japanese and Chinese arts and culture; photographs; first editions and many more oddities (who knew O’Keeffe kept an extensive collection of Prevention magazines, or that she had a box where she kept manuals for household appliances alongside X-rays of feet and teeth?). Some books have inscriptions from friends and colleagues, some focus on other artists; the O’Keeffe collection notably contains more than 100 cookbooks, too, plus notable titles such as Duchamp’s Some French moderns says McBride, a copy of Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad

of Reading Goal and a first edition of Lady Chatterly’s Lover alongside rare magazines such as Laughing Horse and The Phoenix

And, while the Book Room is delightful in keeping with the artist’s signature aesthetic, it hasn’t been open to the public, largely due to its preservation limitations—most of the time, the shelves must be draped in plastic and the windows blacked out to protect them. By transferring the materials to the Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library and Archive in Santa Fe (135 Grant St., (505) 946-1000), museum staff will have better control over climate conditions for starters. Ehrnst says the plans intend to largely retain O’Keeffe’s own arrangement; part of the ongoing strategy for exhibitions includes hires photos of the collection for the museum’s website.

Furthermore, Ehrnst notes, the project should help fans, patrons, scholars and newcomers better understand O’Keeffe as a person, rather than solely as an artist.

“It definitely shows different connections between the circles of people in her

life,” Ehrnst tells SFR, pointing to a copy of Jean Toomer’s Cane, which bears this inscription from the writer himself: “To Alfred Stieglitz, for whom an adequate inscription will be written in that book which is equal to me.”

And that’s just one item from the period of long-distance courtship between photographer Steglitz and O’Keeffe. Who knows what else might be lurking within the collection?

Ehrnst says she particularly looks forward to bringing the library to Santa Fe to afford museum-goers an opportunity to explore the subjects as O’Keeffe herself designated them, or even just browse the artist’s disparate areas of interests. The insights O’Keeffe’s library provides into her life and work might be the main draw—but it’s hardly the only one. Several pieces stand on their own for their rarity or beauty; then there are the first editions and even the endpapers. One DH Lawrence book, for example, has drawn people to the collection just to see its unique marbled paper.

The opportunities for discovering something noteworthy spiral out from there. Still, there is a bittersweet element in taking the books from their longtime home.

“There’s this romantic notion of that nice little room up there in Abiquiú, but it really doesn’t serve anyone there,” Ehrnst says. “It’s so wonderful to have a collection like this, and it should be used.”

To sweeten the deal, potential exhibits at the library and archives and/or the museum itself won’t always center on O’Keeffe. Sometimes they’ll feature varying themes extrapolated from the collection and, toward the end of this year, the museum will feature authors of the modernist era, including the poet-artist Stettheimer sisters.

The grant ends in September 2025, but Ehrnst intends to complete the move by the end of this year. A visit to the library and archives in Santa Fe is already worthwhile for O’Keeffe fans, too, as certain particularly fragile or valuable materials from the Abiquiú library are already housed there, alongside O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch library and other materials. Additionally, the current display in the library, Georgia O’Keeffe: Finding Words, shows examples of the artist’s own writing practice, including correspondence and published works.

“There’s kind of a legend that she didn’t write anything down or describe her work, but in fact she was a pretty prolific correspondent,” Ehrnst explains. “Many of her letters will transport you right to the New Mexico landscape when she’s writing about a scene that she witnessed, like a storm moving through at Ghost Ranch—it gives you chills. You feel like you were there.”

ABOVE: Georgia O’Keeffe, 1935. Gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. [2003.1.23] BELOW: Georgia O’Keeffe Abiquiu Home and Studio photography, taken on Feb. 28, 2023 [2003.1.23]

Poetry Review

How to disappear completely

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

How many times have you seen an apple? One thousand? Ten thousand? According to Poetry director/ writer Lee Chang-dong (Burning), you’ve never seen an apple—at least not as seriously as you’d think. How does the light hit the fruit? What, precisely, does it smell like? What of its heft, or the feel of its skin? This, Lee posits, is the essence of creating poetry, and in this, there is a strange beauty—the re-contextualization of perception and memory, both of which become central themes in his 2010 opus, which comes to the Center for Contemporary Arts this week with a beautifully remastered 4k version.

In Poetry, we follow Yang Mi-ja (Yun Jeonghie), a 60-something grandmother and care worker grappling with what might be the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Mi-ja has noticed her arm feels funny and that she can’t remember words for everyday things. Thus, she enrolls in a poetry class at her local cultural center, perhaps in a bid to reclaim the language that eludes her. But when the body of a teen girl washes up in a nearby river and Mi-ja’s grandson (Lee Da-wit) and his friends are implicated in the events leading to the girl’s death, our heroine begins to perceive the world and her place within it in heartbreaking new ways.

Poetry feels like a must-see for those grappling with age, though it might perhaps hit harder for women.

THE JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA IS BACK, BABY, AND YOU MIGHT WANNA GO

For those of us who relied upon the Jean Cocteau Cinema (418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528) in ye olden days to see movies like High Fidelity, Life is Beautiful and Spirited Away, it’s very cool to know the Railyard movie theater has reopened after renovations last month. Of course, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you almost certainly know that Game of Thrones author/ celebrated ultra-nerd George “Really Rad” Martin bought the theater in 2013, right around the time we all thought it would ne’er show a film again. Since then, it’s been a hub for all kinds of movie and non-movie things, like House of the Dragon screenings, midnight film series—including Back to the Future!—drag shows, comedy, podcast recordings, live music and so on. Soon, too, we’ll all reportedly be knocking back drinks in the forthcoming Milk of the Poppy bar that’ll open in the building around the back of the theater and, if you’re middle aged, you’ll be pumped to know there are two screenings of 1984’s The NeverEnding Story at 7 pm, Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. Though one could argue that observing a horse drown in a swamp is a tough watch, it’s a classic, right? In addition, Video Library’s Lisa Harris pops by every Monday evening at 6:30 pm to show movies. Plus: the theater’s new seating is far more comfortable than it once was. Visit jeancocteaucinema.com.

From the film’s opening moments, it’s clear Mi-ja gets steamrolled by just about any man she encounters, from doctors and her grandson to the man for whom she cares who tells her to smile more. What makes the whole thing worse is how these men perceive her—or don’t—as if she’s an annoyance or not even worth addressing. Yun plays this brilliantly, from the way she clenches her fists to the startled look on her face when the leaders of her grandson’s school suggest financial remuneration for the dead girl’s family as a means to not destroy any young man’s future.

How much is too much? How often do we suffer in silence? How hard can it be to do the right thing? Lee addresses these questions, though in a grounded way that is both maddening yet realistic. Mi-ja is only human, after all, and therein lies the rub: When

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IT’S COOL WHEN KIDS MAKE MOVIES

Meanwhile, at the recent Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition (filmprizenm.com), Española 6th-grader Zaiden Lopez of McCurdy Charter School took home the Best Middle School Drama award for his reportedly stirring film Blue Heron. Lopez’s film was one of 167 submitted from across 80 schools statewide, and he worked out his storyboards and conceptual stuff with a little help from Moving Arts Española, a nonprofit arts education org aimed at youths. Film Prize Junior began during the 2016-2017 school year as an offshoot of the Louisiana Film Prize fest, which itself was founded in 2012 by filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg. The New Mexico iteration for youths kicked off in 2021 and its sponsors include Meow Wolf, the Stagecoach Foundation, the Institute of American Indian Arts and others.

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HEARTS LEE CHANG-DONG

If you look at the section just above this one, you’ll see that filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s most excellent 2010 film Poetry is headed to the Center for Contemporary Arts starting Friday, May 3, and it is quite good. If you see that one and are longing for another film from Lee, please note that May 3 also finds CCA starting a run of his 2018 thriller Burning, in which a young man meets a friend of a friend who has the sort of hobby that’ll make everyday people freak the eff out.

we grapple with self-perception or consider how we appear to others, we might not like what peers back; when we consider the brevity of existence or the moral implications therein, the best we might hope for is that we lessened the hurts we bestowed upon others— and ourselves.

Yun died last year at 78, and Poetry was her final movie. As swan songs go, you could hardly ask for anything more poignant. This is why people make films. This is how we better each other across borders and languages. Please see this movie.

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MADRID FILM FESTIVAL IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD FILMS

Starting Wednesday, May 8, the Madrid Film Festival wants to see your movies. Yes, fledgling filmmaking fans—you, too, could get your short in this storied gathering slated for this September, but you’ll have to act fast if your movie isn’t already in the can. Well, fast-ish, anyway, as the deadline for submissions is Wednesday, July 31. Note, too, that submissions must be 15 minutes or shorter. Fest organizers will hold a specifal BINGO fundraiser for the fest on that same Wednesday (7-10 pm, Mine Shaft Tavern, 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid. (505) 473-0743), so that’s fun and cool and probably there’ll be beers there. Founded in 2018 by Doug Speers, Andrew Wice and Joe West (yes, that Joe West), the Madrid Film Fest has grown to be a pretty nifty little offering out there in the tiny town of Madrid. Will you wind up getting results from the Spanish film fest of the same name if you look this thing up online? Probably! Will that stop you? Heck, no! In fact, just go around the other one altogether and visit madridfilmfestival.org directly to learn about what’s up, how you can enter and what kind of spoils might go to the victors. Spoils spoiler? There are at least a couple $500 prizes, including for the prestigious Palme d’Coal.

YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS FOOL ON HULU REAL QUICK—NO JOKE

Even though streaming platform Hulu went and

did the stupidest thing of all time by canceling the show This Fool—a biting and absurdist bit of brilliance steeped in Chicano culture from standup comic Chris Estrada—you can still watch the thing any old time you like, and you should do that ASAP. Why bring this up in a section about New Mexico film and television, you ask? Turns out Estrada is a headliner at the forthcoming CloudTop Comedy Festival in Santa Fe running May 9-12 (cloudtopcomedy.com). SFR will run an interview with Estrada in about a week or so, too, so check in when the time comes but, in the meantime, watch This Fool, if for no other reason than the monologue about LinkedIn passwords from star Frankie Quiñones (What We Do in the Shadows) might be the funniest bit in recent memory.

FRANKLY, IT’S FRANKLIN

When you learn a pair of local writers have a miniseries on Apple TV+ about Benjamin Franklin’s time in Paris, and that Michael Douglas both produced and starred in it and that actor Noah Jupe plays Franklin’s grandson, you reactivate that account and watch. The aptly-titled Franklin from Santa Fe writers Howard Korder and Kirk Ellis is getting rave reviews, too—especially among period costume fans. Ellis is no stranger to the historical miniseries, having written a number of episodes of 2008’s John Adams on HBO.

Find more reviews and movie news at sfreporter.com/movies

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Rob Brezsny Week of May 1st

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The world’s record for jumping rope in six inches of mud is held by an Aries. Are you surprised? I’m not. So is the world’s record for consecutive wallops administered to a plastic inflatable punching doll. Other top accomplishments performed by Aries people: longest distance walking on one’s hands; number of curse words uttered in two minutes; and most push-ups with three bulldogs sitting on one’s back. As impressive as these feats are, I hope you will channel your drive for excellence in more constructive directions during the coming weeks. Astrologically speaking, you are primed to be a star wherever you focus your ambition on high-minded goals. Be as intense as you want to be while having maximum fun giving your best gifts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I don’t casually invoke the terms “marvels,” “splendors,” and “miracles.” Though I am a mystic, I also place a high value on rational thinking and skeptical proof. If someone tells me a marvel, splendor, or miracle has occurred, I will thoroughly analyze the evidence. Having said that, though, I want you to know that during the coming weeks, marvels, splendors, and miracles are far more likely than usual to occur in your vicinity—even more so if you have faith that they will. I will make a similar prediction about magnificence, sublimity, and resplendence. They are headed your way. Are you ready for blessed excess? For best results, welcome them all generously and share them lavishly.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I recommend you enjoy a celebratory purge sometime soon. You could call it a Cleansing Jubilee, or a Gleeful Festival of Purification, or a Jamboree of Cathartic Healing. This would be a fun holiday that lasted for at least a day and maybe as long as two weeks. During this liberating revel, you would discard anything associated with histories you want to stop repeating. You’d get rid of garbage and excess. You may even thrive by jettisoning perfectly good stuff that you no longer have any use for.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Graduation day will soon arrive. Congrats, Cancerian! You have mostly excelled in navigating through a labyrinthine system that once upon a time discombobulated you. With panache and skill, you have wrangled chaos into submission and gathered a useful set of resources. So are you ready to welcome your big rewards? Prepared to collect your graduation presents? I hope so. Don’t allow lingering fears of success to cheat you out of your well-deserved harvest. Don’t let shyness prevent you from beaming like a champion in the winner’s circle. PS: I encourage you to meditate on the likelihood that your new bounty will transform your life almost as much as did your struggle to earn it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Ritualist and author Sobonfu Somé was born in Burkina Faso but spent many years teaching around the world. According to her philosophy, we should periodically ask ourselves two questions: 1. “What masks have been imposed on us by our culture and loved ones?” 2. “What masks have we chosen for ourselves to wear?” According to my astrological projections, the coming months will be an excellent time for you to ruminate on these inquiries—and take action in response. Are you willing to remove your disguises to reveal the hidden or unappreciated beauty that lies beneath? Can you visualize how your life may change if you will intensify your devotion to expressing your deepest, most authentic self?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If human culture were organized according to my principles, there would be over eight billion religions—one for every person alive. Eight billion altars. Eight billion saviors. If anyone wanted to enlist priestesses, gurus, and other spiritual intermediaries to help them out in their worship, they would be encouraged. And we would all borrow beliefs and rituals from each other. There would be an extensive trade of clues and tricks about the art of achieving ecstatic union with the Great Mystery. I bring

this up, Virgo, because the coming weeks will be an ideal time for you to craft your own personalized and idiosyncratic religious path.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Hidden agendas and simmering secrets will soon leak into view. Intimate mysteries will become even more intimate and more mysterious. Questions that have been half-suppressed will become pressing and productive. Can you handle this much intrigue, Libra? Are you willing to wander through the amazing maze of emotional teases to gather clues about the provocative riddles? I think you will have the poise and grace to do these things. If I’m right, you can expect deep revelations to appear and long-lost connections to re-emerge. Intriguing new connections are also possible. Be on high alert for subtle revelations and nuanced intuitions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s fun and easy to love people for their magnificent qualities and the pleasure you feel when they’re nice to you. What’s more challenging is to love the way they disappoint you. Now pause a moment and make sure you register what I just said. I didn’t assert that you should love them *even if* they disappoint you. Rather, I invited you to love them BECAUSE they disappoint you. In other words, use your disappointment to expand your understanding of who they really are, and thereby develop a more inclusive and realistic love for them. Regard your disappointment as an opportunity to deepen your compassion—and as a motivation to become wiser and more patient. (PS: In general, now is a time when so-called “negative” feelings can lead to creative breakthroughs and a deepening of love.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I assure you that you don’t need “allies” who encourage you to indulge in delusions or excesses. Nor do I recommend that you seek counsel from people who think you’re perfect. But you could benefit from colleagues who offer you judicious feedback. Do you know any respectful and perceptive observers who can provide advice about possible course corrections you could make? If not, I will fill the role as best as I can. Here’s one suggestion: Consider phasing out a mild pleasure and a small goal so you can better pursue an extra fine pleasure and a major goal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to take an inventory of what gives you pleasure, bliss, and rapture. It’s an excellent time to identify the thrills that you love most. When you have made a master list of the fun and games that enhance your intelligence and drive you half-wild with joy, devise a master plan to ensure you will experience them as much as you need to—not just in the coming weeks, but forever. As you do, experiment with this theory: By stimulating delight and glee, you boost your physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author Lewis Carroll said, “You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.” In my astrological opinion, this won’t be an operative theme for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. I suspect you will be inclined to believe fervently in magic, which will ensure that you attract and create a magical solution to at least one of your problems—and probably more.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Which would you prefer in the coming weeks: lots of itches, prickles, twitches, and stings? Or, instead, lots of tingles, quivers, shimmers, and soothings? To ensure the latter types of experiences predominate, all you need to do is cultivate moods of surrender, relaxation, welcome, and forgiveness. You will be plagued with the aggravating sensations only if you resist, hinder, impede, and engage in combat. Your assignment is to explore new frontiers of elegant and graceful receptivity.

Homework: Tell yourself the truth about something you have not been fully honest about. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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Case No. D-101-PB-2023-00115 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PRISCILLIANO M. TRUJILLO, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aaron Trujillo has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Priscilliano M. Trujillo, the decedent. All persons having claims against the estate of the decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of any published Notice to Creditors or sixty (60) days after the date of mailing or other delivery of this notice, whichever is later, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the Personal Representative at c/o Jay Goodman & Associates Law Firm, P.C., 2019 Galisteo Street, Suite #C-3, Santa Fe, NM 87505, or filed with the First Judicial District Court, County of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Respectfully submitted by: JAY GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM, P.C. /s/ Tayt Weingarten Jay Goodman & Associates Law Firm, P.C.  2019 Galisteo St. #C3  Santa Fe, NM 87505

Phone: (505) 989-8117

Email: tayt@jaygoodman.com

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Stuart Schardin and Oscar Rodriguez have been appointed by verbal order as co-Personal Representative of the estate of the Decedent on nomination of minor-child heirs DSC and SSC. The Court on March 12, 2024 in its written Order appointed the minor-child heirs as CoPersonal Representatives and the aforementioned Stuart Schardin and Oscar Rodriguez as Co-Special Administrators. All persons having claims against the Estate of the Decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of any published Notice to Creditors or sixty (60) days after the date of mailing or other delivery of this Notice, whichever is later, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to counsel for the co-Personal representatives at the address listed below, or filed with the First Judicial District Court, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, located at: First Judicial District Court -

DEBORAH ROMERO and HEAVEN ROMERO, Petitioner(s) IN THE MATTER OF THE KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP OF E.I.S., A CHILD(ren), and concerning MARLON SPLAIN and MARIA ARMIJO (Decedent), Respondent(s).

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF SUIT

STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO MARLON SPLAIN, Respondent(s).

Greetings:

You are hereby notified that Deborah Romero and Heaven Romero, Petitioner(s), filed a petition to Appoint Kinship Guardian(s) for E.I.S. against you in the above entitled court and cause.

Unless you enter your appearance and written response in this cause on or before thirty (30) days after the last date of publication, a judgment by default will be entered against you.

Deborah Romero 1254 Calle Inez Santa Fe, NM 87507 Heaven Romero 201 E. 3rd Ave Casa Grande, AZ 85122

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