THE CALENDAR

from Santa Fe Reporter, May 4, 2022

by Santa Fe Reporter

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BENEATH THE SURFACE

Annex on the Midtown Campus 1600 St. Michael’s Drive sciartsantafe.org Scientists are people too, and some of them double as artists when we’re not looking. SciArt Santa Fe knows what you’re asking: Just what is the connection between arts and sciences? Oh don’t worry, this exhibit is gonna tell you. 1-4 pm, Fri & Sat, free

DEEPENING THE LIGHT

Pie Projects 924B Shoofly St. (505) 372-7681 A solo exhibition by artist August Muth, a great pioneer in the exploration of light and color through holography. 11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat

FINDING AMELIA

Range West Gallery 2861 NM-14, Madrid (505) 474-0925 Exactly who is this mysterious Amelia, when the artist’s name is Carla Caletti. Find the answer in these evocative figurative paintings and sculptures, exploring the curious sides of being human. 11 am-5 pm, free

GRAVITAS

Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St. (505) 995-9902 An art exhibition of the nude featuring artists Harry Holland, Cheryl Kelley, Soey Milk, Kristine Poole and many more. 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Say, free

IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE

Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Highway 165, Placitas (505) 867-2450 Do at the title suggests. You doing it? Okay, add whimsical animals. That’s what Roger Evans does. Combining his knowledge of building materials, engineering and illustration with his passion for social commentary, his animals are able to express human foibles in a way that bypasses assumptions related to race, class, sex, age or other human characteristics. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri 10 am-2 pm, Sat & Sun, free

LA LUZ DE TAOS

Couse-Sharp Historic Site 138 Kit Carson Road, Taos (575) 751-0369 Painting, pottery, sculpture, jewelry and fashion. By appointment, free

SPECTRUM

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 Artist Nani Chacon’s first solo exhibition draws inspiration from traditional Diné creation mythology, blending it with her own experiences as a modern Indigenous artist. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free

NATURE’S ALGORITHM

Kouri + Corrao Gallery 3213 Calle Marie (505) 820-1888 Inspired by traditional Japanese ink paintings, artist Mitsuru Ando describes his work as “a new type of Japanese painting that depicts algorithms of natural form.” Noon-5 pm, Tues-Sat By appointment, Sun & Mon, free

NIGHT FEEDING

Smoke the Moon 101 Marcy St., Ste. 23 smokethemoon.com Artist Sarah Alice Moran builds a universe where there’s darkness in rainbows, comfort in the presence of ghosts and an entire bestiary of supernatural familiars. Oh man, we all gotta see this one. Noon-4 pm, Thurs-Sun, free

OCHO CUBANOS AHORA

Artes de Cuba 1700 A Lena St. (505) 303-3138 Inaugural group exhibition of eight contemporary Cuban artists. Pop art, abstract and collage reflecting both Cuban identity. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, free

COURTESY HECHO GALLERY

From the solo show New Works by Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota), opening May 6 at Hecho Gallery.

PAULA & IRVING KLAW: VINTAGE PRINTS

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org Prints from the bizarre fetish underground your parents might’ve warned you about. By appointment or during No Name Cinema events, free

SHELTERS FROM THE STORM

5. Gallery 2351 Fox Road, Ste. 700 (505) 257-8417 Brick and wood-based sculpture show. Noon-5 pm, free

SKATE NIGHT

Foto Forum Santa Fe 1714 Paseo de Peralta (505) 470-2582 A photo series documenting Black roller-skating community. Noon-5 pm, Thurs & Fri, free

TEXTURES

Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road (505) 988-3888 A solo exhibition of new works by Diana Moore, a sculptor inspired both by ancient figurative sculptures from around the world. 10 am-5 pm, free

THE LAS VEGAS PROJECT: CONTEMPORARY LIFE ON THE HISTORIC SANTA FE TRAIL IN NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Highlands University 905 University Ave., Las Vegas (505) 425-7511 A photography exhibition featuring black-and-white photographs of contemporary Las Vegas before and after the pandemic. Please note to call ahead before heading out there given the current wildfire situation. Hours may vary depending on evacuation orders. 8:30 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, free

THE TEST COMMANDMENTS

Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 614 Agua Fría St. (505) 308-0319 Religious-inspired art that may not be all that it seems at first glance. This exhibit concludes on May 7, so check it out. By appointment, free

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO: SPANISH CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 If your family is coming in, take them to the show to impress them. Actually, you should go on your own too. Various times, $25-$43

WED/4

BOOKS/LECTURES

WHAT GOES ON IN A BOX OF 100 YOKAI? A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MONSTER MAKERS

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Learn from this yokai scholar, professor and artist about Japanese yokai, the activities of the Kyoto-based yokai art collective, Hyakuyobako (Box of 100 Yokai) and the making of the exhibition’s “ghost house.” 2-3 pm, free

EVENTS

#POTP OPEN MIC

Alas de Agua Art Collective 1520 Center Drive, Ste. 2 alasdeagua.org Power of the People is Alas de Agua's monthly open mic for BIPOC and queer folks. 5:30 pm, free

HOTLINE B(L)INGO

Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 307 (505) 983-0134 It's bingo time. Bingo to the death. As long as you win, everything's fine. $2 per round! 7 pm, $2

DRINK AND DRAW

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St. (505) 954-1068 Bring any sketchbook, paper, pens and pencils that work for you. Socialize and draw, plus drawing games. 6:30-9 pm, free

Santa Fe’s Choice for Recreational and Medical Cannabis

SFCC KATIE BESSER AWARDS

Zia United Methodist Church 3368 Governor Miles Road (505) 471-0997 The public is invited to the online Katie Besser Awards Ceremony and the announcement of the Richard Bradford Scholarship winner. Hear readings by winners in fiction, poetry, academic essay and creative nonfiction. Check out New Mexico’s future writers here. 5 pm, free

PUSHPIN FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

Pushpin Collaborative Co 1925 Rosina S., Ste. D (505) 372-7728 One of Santa Fe's cutest little craft shops, Pushpin Collaborative Co., is getting into the party mood for their first birthday. Join them and darthbaker for a sweet, fun-filled event with cookies, cupcakes and mini cakes. Noon-5 pm, free

MUSIC

JOHN FRANCIS AND THE POOR CLARES

La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 Enjoy live music by John Francis & The Poor Clares, a fourmember acoustic band with all the right vibes. 8-10 pm, free

KARAOKE NIGHT

Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St. (505) 988-7222 We’ve never forgetten that terrible era when “Let It Go” was every third karaoke choice. We hope we’re free from those days. 10 pm, free

THEATER

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE

The Actors Lab 1213 Parkway, Ste. B tinyurl.com/mry3ehtn This William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play is about a San Fran bar where in America of the ‘30s. The rotating bar regulars are quirky indeed. 7:30 pm, $15-$30

WORKSHOP

STILLNESS STUDIES

Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B (505) 992-2588 In this training, movement is used as the tool to discover the body’s still point. The definition of “still point” in this practice is finding the place of awareness and alignment for the body and the mind. From this place, we can discover and utilize untapped energy stuck and stored in the body. 5-7 pm, $20-$40

THU/5

BOOKS/LECTURES

SPRING BOOK SALE

Vista Grande Public Library 14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado (505) 466-7323 Tables throughout the library will be full of books, CDs and DVDs at bargain prices. Choose from mysteries and thrillers, fiction, classics, histories, biographies, children’s and YA books. 10 am-6 pm, free

TALK AND BOOK SIGNING WITH BEN RHODES

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5100 Worldos, listen up. Rhodes is probably best known today as co-host of Pod Save the World, but that'a just one of his many activities. A senior advisor to former President Barack Obama and an accomplished author, his most recent book, After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made (which SFR featured in last year’s summer reading guide). 7 pm, $25

EVENTS

CHESS AND JAZZ CLUB

No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org Drink tea, play chess, enjoy life. 6-8 pm, free

GAME TIME

Santa Fe Public Library (LaFarge) 1730 Llano St. (505) 955-4860 Board game afternoons. Bring in your faves and your friends, leave with a couple of books and everyone will be happy. Just do what you can to win. 4-5:30 pm, free

MMIR NATIONAL AWARENESS DAY

Santa Fe Plaza 80 E San Francisco St. New Mexico has the highest rate of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. In conjunction with the National Day of Awareness for MMIR, join Three Sisters Collective at the New Mexico State Capital, O'ga Pogeh Plaza for a community event to honor the missing through prayer, words, art, song and dance. Three Sisters Collective invites you to wear red and dress in your traditional attire if you would like. Signs and posters welcome, of course. (see SFR picks, page 17) 5 pm, free

YARDMASTERS

Railyard Park Community Room 701 Callejon St. (505) 316-3596 Man, plants. We love ‘em. We love them at parks too, especially that beautiful Railyard Park. Let’s love them so much we give them life. 10 am-noon, free MUSIC

BEAUTY OF THE DAY

Cathedral Basilica 131 Cathedral Place (505) 982-5619 Chanticleer, known worldwide for its seamless blend of 12 male voices, brings a program of new and old works to the Cathedral Basilica. 7:30 pm, $20-$115

BOB MAUS

Cava Lounge at the Eldorado 309 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-4455 Join Maus in the Cava Lounge. Hear banging covers from the greats ranging from Randy Newman to Otis Redding. 6-9 pm, free

CCA AMPLIFIED: GREGG TURNER

Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-1338 Turner performs and shares stories of his times with Roky Erickson, the '60s psychedelic rock pioneer. A screening the documentary You're Gonna Miss Me (2005) follows. This event is in collaboration with Lost Padre Records. 6 pm, $15

FIRST THURSDAYS AT EL REY

El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 Soak up the summer (or spring, we guess) at El Rey Court’s First Thursday. Enjoy live music, signature cocktails from La Reina, wood-fired pizza from Tenderfire Kitchen and goods from a local maker. 6-8 pm, free

IGUDESMAN AND JOO: PLAY IT AGAIN

Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 Often the best parts of the concert are the encores. So why not start right away with them? In fact—what if every piece was an encore? Play it Again, Igudesman & Joo’s third duo show is a topsy-turvy, upsidedown, inside-out show, taking audience’s wishes for them to “play it again” and giving them far more than they wished for. 7:30 pm, $35-$59

REVOZO, RUMBA FLAMENCA

El Nido 1577 Bishops Lodge Road (505) 954-1272 Local Flamenco band Revozo adds Spanish flair to the already well-known house specials. 6-8 pm, free

THE CONCERT FOR UKRAINE

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 All proceeds will help feed, shelter and provide medical care for the mothers, grandmothers and childhood refugees now fleeing Ukraine. The show features Joe West and Friends, Nosotros, Boomroots Collective and more. 6 pm, $10

Hands-On Curatorial Program Opening

8th year of working with Santa Fe high school students.

May 13th, 2022, 5:30-7:30pm Free

Masks required.

1590 B Pacheco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 coeartscenter.org • (505) 983-6372

Saturday, May 21

12 Noon til 6:30pm

• An afternoon of live theatre performances • Walk easily between venues, all within the mall

Easy Access Family Friendly Food Trucks Restrooms

2022

Location

www.TheatreSantaFe.org

Theatre Grottesco presents SHORTS 5

A collection of theatrical short stories created by company members May 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 Santa Fe Improv,1202 Parkway, Unit A www.theatergrottesco.org

Compania Chuscales & Mina Fajardo present FOUR SEASONS

A flamenco concert inspired by the poetry of Antonio Machado May 27-28 7:30pm Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie www.teatroparaguasnm.org

With outgoing Museum of International Folk Art Director Khristaan Villela

POLINA SMUTKO

After roughly six years as Director of the Museum of International Folk Art, Khristaan Villela has accepted a position as the Associate Director of Dissemination and External Affairs at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California. Villela plans to exit this June, and it’s a pretty big loss for the community. But life goes on and we wish him well—so well, in fact, that we thought we’d see him off with the following three questions. (Alex De Vore)

Your new title sounds impressive. Can you demystify what it is you’ll be doing?

So, the director of the Getty reorganized the Research Institute, and created three new positions. One is over the library and curators and the provenance index, and another is over the research program and knowledge. The piece I’ll be doing includes the [Getty Research Institute Publications], it also includes the exhibition program, digital media and content strategy; public programming, development and all communications. It’s going to be my challenge working with the other teams there at the institute to help us unify all of the different voices at the research institute so we can understand and be better able to present the stories we’re telling. There are some remarkable projects in motion now, and this new position will allow a little bit more communication for storytelling and how we get the word out about the programs and exhibitions.

Is there anything at MOIFA of which you’re particularly proud? In other words, now’s the time to brag, Khristaan.

I’m very proud we bought the traveling exhibit about Alexander Girard, that was organized by [Germany’s] Vitra Museum. The Girard Wing will be 40 years old this year, and that’s a significant anniversary. It was an amazing accomplishment that our team here, including our in-house curator, Laura Addison, were able to work with the Vitra to bring those remarkable objects of contemporary mid-modern design to Santa Fe. It was kind of mind-blowing to me to see the connection between the pieces of folk art on display and how it had an afterlife in Girard’s design practice.

I think also putting a renewed attention on the Girard Wing. People will come to certain museums in Santa Fe no matter what you have on view and in changing exhibits, but the Girard Wing has its own standing in the museum world as a unique experience. I like to say it’s like Meow Wolf, but circa 1960. We spend a good bit of time and resources to continually clean the wing, be more energy efficient, and those are ongoing. We also have a Girard book in the works that will be half about his design work and half about his folk art collecting.

We’ve had a long string of really excellent exhibitions that have been wellresearched by the curators. Eighty% of our visitors are from out of town. The 20% who live here in New Mexico, that’s a highly desirable audience segment we’re trying to reach. The Gallery of Conscience that has been around since 2010 has been a place for us to live our social justice mission. Our founder believed in what today we’d call cultural diplomacy, and social justice is foregrounded in different ways in every exhibition. But it’s something of concern to the current team that we continue to shine a light on these issues and that artists get to keep telling their stories, that we don’t tell the stories for them. We have an exhibition up now that’s on the pandemic, and it’s a mix of local and global work. We put some new lucha libre masks up, and they’re hanging next to a wonderful textile by a Hispanic Chimayó weaver. I think we’ve done a lot here, and we’re Santa Fe’s favorite museum. You can see that when you come through the door, whether it’s kids or adults.

I’d add that the pandemic was a very difficult time for all our museums, and I just want to acknowledge that when our doors were closed to the public, the team here pivoted really quickly and produced an astonishing amount of digital content that has been an enduring contribution during those dark years. It’s addressing people who can’t come to the museum, whether they’re from a far-flung part of the state or Afghanistan. We distributed literally thousands of art kits to [Santa Fe kids]. I think around 5,000.

Can you tell us you at least felt a little tortured over taking the new job?

You bet. I’ve lived in Santa Fe half my life, and I always wanted to live here and I’ve worked for some great institutions. I wouldn’t live here if it weren’t for the richness of the arts and culture that both is here historically, as well as in institutions that are more recently founded. It’s attractive—the music, visual arts, literary arts, Hispanic and Native arts. It’s a unique place and the folk art is so good. It’s bittersweet. [My family] loves it here.

THEATER

A DELICATE BALANCE

Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 When your marriage is passion-free like this, of course the relatives piling up in the house are gonna cause a little grievance. 7:30 pm, $30-$75

SHORTS 5: A NEW COLLECTION OF THEATRICAL CREATIONS

Santa Fe Improv 1202 Parkway Drive, Unit A tinyurl.com/3r3t7uu7 A new collection of original plays created by company members, each a complete story and world unto itself. (see SFR picks, page 17) 7:30 pm, $12-$25