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A Ray of Light Judge rules SFR’s lawsuit for police discipline records can proceed, but road ahead is rocky BY J E F F P RO CTO R j e f f p r o c t o r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m
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he secret still isn’t out. Two and a half years of journalism, including at least five published stories by SFR, concerns voiced by top city officials, a request for guidance from state Attorney General Hector Balderas and a pair of legal actions filed by this newspaper have not moved Santa Fe’s higher-ups to abandon their questionable policy of burying whether city employees—police officers, in particular—have been disciplined for misconduct. But last week came a wee crack in the policy’s dark, concrete edifice. First Judicial District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid on Jan. 8 denied a motion from the city asking him to dismiss SFR’s most recent lawsuit aimed at freeing Santa Fe disciplinary records. This time around, SFR seeks records that would show whether three officers whose conduct led to insurance payouts have been sanctioned for SFPD policy violations during their careers. A separate request, which is also part of the lawsuit, seeks eight years’ worth of possible disciplinary records for now-Deputy Chief Ben Valdez, who was the commanding officer on scene at a fatal police shooting in 2017. Greg Gurule, the police department’s records custodian and spokesman, denied our requests for those records under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act last year. The rationale: Any records related to internal investigations or discipline are “matters of opinion,” some of which governments may lawfully withhold under IPRA. So SFR filed suit against the city and Gurule who, we learned in court last week, did not so much as search for the records to determine whether any existed or could be released.
The lack of review itself appears to violate IPRA, a notion Biedscheid nodded toward during his back-and-forth with Assistant City Attorney Gabriel Smith and SFR’s lawyers, Daniel Yohalem and Katherine Murray. “Why would it not be necessary for the records custodian to review those records and determine what, if anything, in the personnel file isn’t a matter of opinion?” the judge asked from the bench. Smith replied that Gurule knows the city’s policy—so why would he review records for release that his bosses consider secret? Smith’s legal argument relied exclusively on a series of New Mexico court decisions dating back to the 1980s that, according to some interpretations, allow government entities to shield disciplinary records. He also pointed to an unpublished state Supreme Court opinion he claims means “this is a settled matter.” Murray countered that a handful of more recent court decisions have essentially nullified the older case law and mandate more transparency. She also reminded those in the courtroom that there’s nothing in the law itself that exempts information about discipline for public employees or how their bosses arrived at it. Biedscheid denied the city’s attempt to toss out SFR’s case quickly, but he walked a bit of a tightrope in so doing. His review of the IPRA statute and what he called the clearest of the “less than clear” case law “points to the notion that there can be properly produced public records in a file such as at issue in this case,” Biedscheid said, adding that he was not ordering the city to turn over any records straight away. Instead, he asked the two sides to confer on a “mechanism,” a “path forward” that would allow him to determine whether SFR should receive any of the records. “I realize it’s difficult to do that when we’re talking about docu-
ments we haven’t seen,” the judge said, then acknowledged that however the case proceeds from here, any decision will impact disciplinary records for all public employees, not just police officers. In an interview the day after the hearing, SFR attorney Yohalem acknowledges the potential scope of the case, but draws a sharper focus on police officers because of the powers and responsibilities they’re granted when they put on the badge. “When the city or state does conduct an investigation and it does lead to discipline, it’s important that the records be available,” he says. “We need to know. And burying this, which is what too many departments do, is ultimately a tremendous danger to our society.”
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Indeed, SFPD is not alone in embracing a secrecy policy for disciplinary records. A 2017 review of several departments around the state found a patchwork, with some favoring maximum transparency and others entombing disciplinary records with the force of a stonemason. Yohalem says he’s concerned that a SFR victory at the District Court level in this case could fail to create a better, more transparent statewide policy. That level of change would have to come from a decision from one of the state’s higher courts. “A wholesale change in the law will force agencies that have been protecting records to divulge them,” he says. “That’s what’s at stake.” And big change is what SFR sought with its first legal salvo aimed at opening up discipline records. The newspaper sought to move the case quickly to the state Supreme Court, but a district judge shot it down, relying on the old case law. That led to the current lawsuit. One man sitting in Biedscheid’s courtroom during last week’s hearing lays out even broader stakes. Thomas Grover is a former Albuquerque Police Department officer. He now works as an attorney, often representing officers who are the targets of internal investigations aimed at determining whether cops broke department rules— those that find violations and those that don’t. Grover favors transparency for disciplinary records, too, particularly in the age of cellphone cameras, police-worn body cameras, surveillance cameras and social media. “This kind of secrecy obviously erodes public trust in law enforcement, but it also leaves officers, deputies, whoever, in a position where they either can’t explain a policy violation or go out and say they’d been exonerated,” Grover says, adding that many of the officers he’s represented can’t even get their own internal affairs files via IPRA requests. “Now more than ever, the public can see police conduct which, in some cases isn’t necessarily pretty, but they can’t see how departments decided whether that conduct amounted to good policing or overreach. It’s just bad public policy.” Biedscheid has not set a date for a second hearing in SFR’s case against the city. There’s much to do before anyone even knows what the parameters of such a hearing would look like.
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How Technology Could Save Santa Fe’s Trees a plan for where and how to plant more trees that increase the forest’s overall resilience to quickly changing temperatures, weather conditions and disease outbreaks. That includes, they say, designing roadways, buildings and parks so that trees are positioned to absorb storm water runoff instead of the city’s current practice of irrigating trees with potable city water. Another suggestion centers on the need to amend soil to provide nutrients and hold water for young tree roots, and planting trees far enough from build-
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ings and sidewalks that they can grow to full maturity and provide shade to cool the city in increasingly hot summer months. The city has purchased access to the Tree Plotter app that accelerated the tree inventory’s progress in 2019. Volunteers trained by a Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners’ program to identify tree species and common pests can now add trees using smartphones in a matter of minutes. As of November 2019, volunteers have inventoried 16% of the city’s trees, or 1,791 trees.
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n 2019, news that city trees are dying at increasing rates due to rising temperatures and pests made it clear that Santa Fe’s trees are in trouble. In 2020, the Santa Fe Municipal Tree Board hopes to combat the worrisome trend by harnessing the potential of information technology and citizen science to modernize the city’s tree management practices. But new data, strategies and technologies are only as useful as the city’s ability to put them into practice. Members of the tree board unanimously agree that if Santa Fe is to have any chance of beating the odds, the city must hire an urban forester to navigate a complex maze of city bureaucracy. At a board meeting Jan. 10, members discussed the progress of the last year and goals for 2020, and finalized a list of recommendations for core objects for the city. “The city hiring a city forester is the top thing they can do to get the ball rolling with everything else we can discuss in this white paper,” board member Jacob Pederson tells SFR at the meeting. “Ultimately it comes down to expertise and leadership who focus solely on bringing everybody in the city to focus on trees. Unless that happens I don’t think there is a lot of hope for any of the other things on this list,” he says. Since 2016, the tree board and a group of dedicated volunteers have been working to inventory the trees in public parks and in front of public buildings. This data is intended to give the city insights that will help managers create a strategic citywide plan for protecting the trees that are already part of the “urban Old cottonwoods, such as these at Ashbaugh Park off Cerrillos Road, are among the important members of forest” and that are currently Santa Fe’s urban forest. The city says it has cut down 237 dead and dying trees in the last year. struggling to survive, as well as
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The tree board also worked last year with the city IT department on a pilot project to integrate the data from Tree Counter into the city’s new processing software, ArcGIS. The data collected has numerous short and long-term uses that could revolutionize how the city manages its urban forest, says Athena Beshur, the principal urban forestry designer for Seeds of Wisdom, LLC who spent three years on the board and is still a volunteer. Information about each specific tree becomes immediately available to city staff as soon as it is uploaded through Tree Plotter, which greatly increases the efficiency with which staff are able to detect and address problems such as pest outbreaks, says Beshur. She explains that with ArcGIS, the city can create maps that overlay tree data with information about other city infrastructure to better understand where to plant trees so they have the best chance at survival. In the long term, Beshur says, the inventory will allow the city to track changes over time and accurately assess which trees are proving most resilient to climate change and which treatments are working. But without a city forester, Pederson and other board members worry that the information won’t help in time. John Muñoz, director of the city Parks and Recreation Department, says he plans to include the position in budget proposals for the next fiscal year. “It is a key position, a leadership position. One that is needed,” he tells SFR. The job and benefits would cost about $85,000. Multiple city departments are involved in tree panting and maintaining city trees, he says, and this can make things complicated. Trees planted in parks are the responsibility of the Parks and Recreation Department. But the department doesn’t have a say over how trees are planted in other public spaces, along roads, in front of public buildings, or in new private developments that may fall under the authority of the Land Use Department or Public Works. General irrigation and water use might fall to the Water Division, while redirecting storm water runoff from streets to the roots of trees might fall under the Streets and Drainage Maintenance Division. “We need to have a congruent strategy,” Muñoz says.
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Breaking for Change
Author and horse trainer Ginger Gaffney’s new book covers body language, betrayal and recovery at Delancey Street BY L E A H CA N TO R l e a h @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m
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t’s a strange place to feel really safe, surrounded by people who’ve spent so much of their lives in prison and struggling with addiction,” says Ginger Gaffney, “but that’s what Delancey Street did for me. It made me feel safe and like I belonged. Like I was the least weird thing on the planet.” It’s not what one might expect to hear from a fine-boned, soft-spoken woman in her 50s—one who has no personal history of addiction and has a hard time imagining stealing so much as a lollipop from the grocery store. It was the last outcome she expected when she got a call from a resident at the Delancey Street Ranch, a prison and addiction rehabilitation program located on Ohkay Owingeh land north of Española. The caller said she was seeking Gaffney’s professional help. The program’s horses were in trouble. What Gaffney found when she arrived was one of the most disturbing scenarios she’d ever encountered: After years of isolation with a group of deeply troubled people, the horses had grown dangerous.
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The residents’ approach to the animals ranged from fear to intimidation, and the horses had learned to respond in kind. They terrorized the ranch, charging and attacking residents as they went about their daily chores. In Half Broke, Gaffney documents the events that took place over the course of the year and a half that followed, from March 2013 to September 2014, as she taught a small team of Delancey Street residents to work with the horses. The book, set for release in February by W. W. Norton & Company, recounts the profound transformations in both the people and the animals as they learned to communicate, trust and respect one another. Gaffney received an MFA in creative writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts, and has worked as a professional horse trainer for 25 years. This is her first book. Located on 17 acres in rural northern New Mexico, the Delancey Street Ranch is a “reeducational school” for people who have hit rock bottom, Herman Leporowsky tells SFR. It’s one of six campuses around the country. Leporowsky, who graduated from Delancey Street’s Los Angeles campus 10 years ago, is one of a group of “elders” who collectively make decisions for the ranch and make sure the rules are followed. The ranch operates under the direction of its own residents with no hired staff, no security, no experts or doctors. All residents participate in screening applicants. Most people come to Delancey Street as parolees or probationers. The average resident has been a hardcore drug addict for more than a decade, has been homeless, served several prison sentences, is functionally illiterate and has never successfully held a job, and is a secondor third-generation substance abuser, prostitute, felon or gang member. Its programs are exclusively funded by donations and the pooled earnings of Delancey Street enterprises, which include Christmas tree lots and a moving company. It might seem ill-advised to put large groups of men and women with crimi-
The horses are not going to judge you or shame you. They’re just really present for you…At the same time, the horses force you to reckon with your physicality, your body language, how you move. -Ginger Gaffney
nal and addiction histories on a ranch in the middle of nowhere and leave them to their own devices. Certainly, some end up back on the streets or in prison after getting kicked out for breaking the rules. But according to Mimi Silbert, the foundation president, self-reliance and mutual accountability are the core of its success. Silbert helped found Delancey Street in the ’70s, and she’s lived with the residents at the San Fransisco location for almost 50 years. She even raised her two sons there. “To me it is the unity, the leaning on others, the being needed and giving and receiving at all times. The fact that they must hold themselves and each other accountable as a community helps people find their strengths,” she tells SFR over the phone. “That’s the whole point of Delancey Street—everybody pulls each other up.” Orlando Crespin can attest to this. He is one of the people Gaffney writes about in Half Broke, though as with all the characters, she changed his name and personal details. “Delancey Street saved my life,” he tells SFR. “I was at the end of a thread on the end of a rope ready to give up. And I had no choices left. I knew I needed to change, to do whatever it took to never ever go back.” What interested him most about the program was that the people who ran it
were convicts and addicts like him who had overcome similar obstacles. Crespin spent five years at the ranch completing a sentence for charges related to his alcoholism and methamphetamine addiction. Speaking to SFR on his one day off, he says the horses played an important part in his recovery. They helped him conquer his anxiety, gain confidence and taught him how to communicate a calm sense of leadership. Now, it’s been almost two years since he left, and Crespin works as a kitchen supervisor at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. “I still use a lot of the things I learned with the horses in everyday work,” he says. “In the kitchen, for instance, instead of relying on brute force to get the job done, I remember that I can be gentle to some of these guys and they respond a lot better.” Around the time that Gaffney responded to the call from the ranch, the house she shares with her partner, Glenda, had been repeatedly burglarized by known drug users in her rural community north of Española. Gaffney admits that she might not have agreed to help if she hadn’t suspected her stolen gear could have ended up at Delancey Street. What she found instead was a community of people whose brokenness mirrored her own, whose fight for authenticity felt like home.
At its heart, Half Broke holds the stories of the remarkable people Gaffney met in that first year, their struggles and triumphs on their path to recovery. Woven between these stories, Gaffney shares recollections from her own childhood and adolescence. When the residents stutter and mumble, struggling for confidence in expressing themselves, it reminds Gaffney of the extreme introversion that left her isolated and lonely in her youth. The silence, she says, created a sense of otherness, which was later complicated by an experience of gender and sexuality that did not match cultural norms. Gaffney also knows first-hand how horses can reanimate a body. Half Broke is also the story of how her first horse, Belle, grounded her sense of self in her own body and gave her a lifeline for reconnecting with the outside world. SFR: Why does working with horses have such a profound impact on helping people in recovery? Ginger Gaffney: I think the most important thing is that the horses will really mirror a person. You start working a horse, and the next thing you know they’re behaving like you and reflecting that behavior back to you. This forces you to have a little bit of a reckoning with yourself, because the horses will not let you just get away with any kind of bullshit. But when you get honest with yourself, they’ll meet you where you are…The horses are not going to judge you or shame you. They’re just really present for you…At the same time, the horses force you to reckon with your physicality, your body language, how you move. …The thing about long-term addiction is it disembodies people. They then no longer have much of a relationship with their body at all. And a lot of times what you’re dealing with is trying to jump-start the body again and set off some different neurological patterning so the body-brain connection can work CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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ABOVE: The residential units at Delancey Street Ranch look out on the peaceful setting of Swan Lake. The ranch caters weddings here during summer. BELOW: The ranch operates as a vocational school where residents receive training in everything from ceramics to accounting to advanced craftsmanship in woodworking and upholstery.
again. To hone things like balance, posture, fine motor skills, you really have to learn to pay attention. But when you got to the ranch, it was kind of a unique situation. The horses were just as traumatized and volatile as the people. The residents really had to change in themselves in order to get those horses to trust them and look at them
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as leaders. And so when they finally got a bridle on one of those horses that no one had been able to touch in over two years, it was just euphoric. They were so proud and I was so proud, too, that they did it, that it wasn’t me. That they could own that. I think seeing the horse change after being wild and isolated for so long helped the residents believe that they could, too… With [one of the other horses], when we were finally
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blaming them. And I mean, Glenda and I were lucky to live through that. A lot of our friends died… Going through Española, I started to realize that what I was seeing had a very similar look to the AIDS epidemic. That kind of hit me, as something that woke me up was like, you know, we’re doing the same thing with drug addicts. We are blaming and shaming them, and they’re just dying, just like AIDS, and it’s nobody’s fault.
In the book you write that you had never personally known anyone who suffered from addiction before going to Delancey Street. Has this work shifted your assumptions?
You’ve done work at Delancey Street for almost seven years, and you now work at another addiction recovery center. How do you cope with the reality that some of these people whom you care about so deeply will not make it?
I definitely had an attitude about them, you know? I didn’t have a soft heart. I thought they were lazy, bad… Living here in the Española Valley, you see it all around, the whole town is covered with addiction. After I spent some time at Delancey and started to learn more, I started making an association with what it was like in the AIDS epidemic when all these really skinny, pale men and women were dying. Most of it was before our culture decided that we were going to try to support them and there was a lot of shaming going on and people
The only thing that you can believe in if they go back to using and if you lose them, is that the drugs are not them. What I do now is just hold who I know they are and see the person behind the addiction as clearly as I can. I take pictures of that in my head, all the way to their skin color, nice and fresh, and their eyes so clear, that’s how I remember them. There are many moments throughout the book where you talk about feeling a sense of belonging at the ranch that you rarely felt else-
Excerpt from Half Broke where. But then something heartbreaking happens that makes you question that feeling. What made you feel at home at the ranch in the beginning, and what made you go back once that feeling was threatened? It’s the most honest environment I have ever spent any time in. And it’s the most vulnerable and raw environment. Everybody there has so much to lose. And, you know, they’re fighting so hard to have a life. This is a beautiful place to be because nobody’s judging anybody. Everybody’s supporting each other and everyone is on a level playing field…The world we live in doesn’t provide that… When the lies and deception and all that happened, the place that I felt so safe and like I belonged, it made it feel like it wasn’t real. And so I just started to run away from it the way I had in the rest of my life—when I don’t feel safe, I just run… But when the residents told me they were still getting up and getting on with their lives I thought, ‘Jesus, you know, I don’t have that skill. I don’t know how to stay with something when it’s painful’… I think it was that moment where I realized, this is the way it’s gonna be when you put yourself into the world—it’s going to break your heart and it’s going to heal your heart and you’re going to fall and you’re going to get back up. So I had to get it, that I can’t just keep running when I feel vulnerable. I have to be able to live inside the vulnerability… The residents really taught me that. Many of your personal stories are about your early experiences of feeling at odds with your gender and sexuality, while others are about the extreme introversion and social isolation that made it easier for you to communicate with horses. How do these two things relate? All those years of not talking… I think it had more to do with the combination of being born as an extreme introvert and a really empathic person, as well as being a very visual learner. So language was not like a good thing or something that I trusted, and so I just isolated. But I don’t think I understood anything about gender at that age. I think feeling different in my gender and sexuality tied into it later… When I was a child, if I had had a choice to give up she and her, I’d have given that up. But now I realized how much we need the examples of she and her like me, that she and her can be more empowered by women like me who are not gender-defined. We need more examples to show young woman that it can be a pluralistic understanding.
“Paul, will you take me for a walk, please? I’ll be the horse, and you’re the trainer. How will you ask me to come along?” With his good hand, Paul squeezes hard around my palm and pulls me forward. I resist. My arm strings out in front of me. Paul’s pulling and laughing. My legs are fence posts pounded in the ground three feet deep. Being a fourth-generation prisoner, Paul’s not accustomed to subtlety. He walks like a gangster, with his shoulders rolled forward from his thick neck. His hands are the size of plates. Arms as wide as my thighs. I watch his legs waddle up the road, like a body builder on steroids. “Don’t pull on me. Give me a signal, something that tells me you’re getting ready to walk. You know, give me a gesture.” Paul leans forward from his waist, taking my hand in a lighter hold, and presents himself as a partner would, asking me to dance. His skin takes on the texture of a kiss. I follow his suggestion, and we walk up the road. As he walks, I can feel every hesitant, self-conscious step. It is strange to feel such doubt in a man who has had to be so strong to survive. I reflect back to him his own uncertainties by pausing momentarily. He stops and gestures again to move us forward. We move, melded together, back to the group. I stand next to Paul, talking to the other members of livestock. Teaching them about the complexities of communication with horses. How they see, feel, smell everything. I still have Paul’s hand. I can’t let it go. Our palms wrap so softly, they hold themselves. Buoyant and free, like someone else’s childhood. “Now, Paul, take Billy’s lead rope into your hand.” He slips away from me as Rex gives Billy over. “Ask her to walk, the same way you asked me.” Billy has her head low, resting and waiting for a signal. Paul grips the black lead rope and pulls it forward with one quick jerk. Billy’s head swings up and resists. He laughs at himself again and looks over to me. “I did too much, I know. I mean, that’s…that’s…what we’ve been doing, you know, making these horses do stuff instead of asking them. They’re pissed at us. We’ve been too hard on them.” “Bullshit,” Tony busts in. “They’re fucking out-of-control monkey shitters. We don’t need to treat them like babies.” “Don’t start, Tony.” Flor takes a stance that shows she has the power to kick him back to the maintenance crew if he doesn’t shut up. “We’re gonna learn a different way. You either get in or you’re out.” Tony loads his fists into his pockets and looks away. “Will the ranch horses ever respect us, Miss Ginger?” Randy walks up from behind, looking flush and rested. “If you change, they’ll change,” I say and motion back to Paul to try again. This time, he pauses a moment to reflect. He scratches the cowlick on Billy’s forehead; she drops her head. He leans his torso forward, pushes his leading hand out in front of her, and begins to take his first step. Billy slides along right next to him, down the road and back. Excerpted from Half Broke: A Memoir by Ginger Gaffney. Copyright (c) 2020 by Ginger Gaffney. Used with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
It’s interesting that as someone whose life has been so defined by silence and the absence of language, you became a writer. Well, it’s interesting because books are silent words, they’re words inside your head. And I had lots of that. But speaking is different… …What we did together at the ranch, it’s rare. Yeah, it’s rare. And that’s definitely why I started writing down the stories, because my habit would be to not value the biggest moments of my life because, again, it goes back to the isolation. I don’t remember a lot of details of the past. Like everybody always remembers their lives, but I can’t really tell you much. And this particular one, I just didn’t want to forget. I was worried that if I didn’t write it down, I wouldn’t value it, and then I wouldn’t remember it. I didn’t want to do that again. I guess in a way I just needed to claim something for myself—not that I did something for them. It’s that what we did, together, was amazing. How do you think this book will fit into the current outpouring of queer literature? Well, this thing I do with horses is really reserved for men, you know, and it’s reserved for white people. It’s the myth of the white cowboy…but I think the West is not the white cowboy. I think we are the West—we who are multi-ethnic and multi-gender, and I do think there’s a ton of room for it. In fact, that’s already happening. Most cowboys working ranches are not white men. …There isn’t a lot of literature yet that holds space for queer people in the West and in rural communities. If queer and gay and trans people can read this book and imagine living in the West and wanting to work with animals and with horses, that maybe they can feel like they could be welcomed… I’ve been out in all my jobs, all the ranches and farms I’ve ever worked at. I never hid my sexuality. And, like in this small little community of Catholic, Hispanic folks, they all know. If you work hard, if you take care of your animals and you take care of your land, people will respect you in rural communities.
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information they provide to companies accurately reflects who they are. TARTLE co-founder Alexander McCaig, whose company launched in 2017 and went live last August, says the idea came to him and co-founder Jonathan Shelon during a conversation in a New York City steakhouse (before McCaig went vegan). “I was like, ‘All these people are creating swaths of information,’” McCaig recalls of their conversation, “’but they’re not receiving value for it.’” The two Temple University alumni went on to create TARTLE (https:// tartle.co), an online marketplace in which users can link their social profiles and sell data packets of their information anonymously for cryptocurrency (Bitcoin). For entities purchasing data, the process eliminates data brokers. For data creators (aka everyone who uses the internet), the marketplace puts control back in their hands and monetizes information they, rightfully, should own. Putting people in charge of their own data, McCaig maintains, addresses many of the myriad current concerns about data and privacy. “It’s under scrutiny because you’re not the one controlling that information,” he says. “It’s under scrutiny because other people are moving your information back and forth without your consent.” That certainly is a large element of the current scrutiny. On Jan. 1, the new California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect, allowing users to access personal data some companies have collected, demand that information be
deleted and prevent it from being sold to third-party brokers. In last year’s New Mexico legislative session, state Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, introduced a bill that echoed elements of California’s law, but the measure died. Padilla told AdWeek magazine recently he plans to reshape and reintroduce the bill in the future. Back to TARTLE. Co-founder Shelon still resides in New York. McCaig moved to Albuquerque, and TARTLE is located at the Santa Fe Business Incubator. (The name is an all-caps version of a Scottish word describing hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name.) McCaig sees his company as having multiple points of impact. When he’s talking to the general public, he says, he’s asked to explain why people would sign up to
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FILM THU/16 A MOVEABLE FEST Oh, Madrid Film Festival, how we love thee—from the understanding that low-budget and campy are actually good things to the core principle that fun and friendship above all make for one heck of a movie fest. Not content to stay grounded outside town, however, festival heads Joe West and Andrew Wice are taking the show on the road, commandeering the Jean Cocteau Cinema with a crop of their best and brightest submissions. Even better, West—who everyone knows is a musician and a half—offers up musical treats as well, and it’ll only set you back 10 bucks. There’s something so wonderful about homemade cinema, there’s something wonderful about not having to look at film projects like some serious business only decipherable to the haughtiest of snobs. This’ll be fun, musical and, we bet, pretty funny. (ADV) Madrid Film Festival Tour 2020: 7 pm Thursday Jan. 16. $10. Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528.
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social issues, environmental issues— they didn’t even segregate those issues in their mind,” Lee Formby says, describing this cohort’s particular handle on a zeitgeist marked by global interconnectedness—and crisis. After deciding their theme and approach, the student curators put out a call for art, the reach of which is determined by students’ demographics and social spheres. “I think we had maybe over 90 submissions of artwork,” Lee Formby points out. And while the focus is on work from young artists, the cohort accepted submissions from folks 30 and younger. “It’s scary and it’s sad to talk about these issues, but I also get a sense of hope for future generations whenever I talk to them and work with them,” says Lee Formby. “They really are an amazing group of young people…their message and the artists they selected are important.” (Cole Rehbein)
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MUSIC BOXCAR KARAOKE Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 The calendar editor requests someone to perform “Karma Chameleon.” You won’t get anything from me for it, but it’s better than like, Tom Petty covers or something. 10 pm, free BRING YOUR OWN VINYL NIGHT Santa Fe Brewing Company Brakeroom 510 Galisteo St., 780-8648 Bring your favorite records and spin 'em in public. Or, if you're like us and own records but no turntable, maybe finally listen to them, huh? 6 pm, free
DAR WILLIAMS; SETH GLIER James A Little Theatre 1060 Cerrillos Road, 476-6429 Williams is a progressive, acoustic singer-songwriter and Glier is also an activist and singer-songwriter. 7:30 pm, $22-$33 GREG SCHLOTTHAUER Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Pop, rock and piano standards with accompanying vocals. 6:30 pm, free JIM ALMAND El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Rock, blues and folk on guitar, harmonica and vocals. 7 pm, free
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MATTHEW ANDRAE Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Rhythmic covers and originals of a folky bent on guitalele. 6-9 pm, free PAT MALONE El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Jazz guitar. 6-8 pm, free PETE AND MYRHINNE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Americana. 7 pm, free
WORKSHOP GARDEN CONVERSATIONS: SHRUBS Stewart Udall Center 725 Camino Lejo, 983-6155 Shane Pennington of Agua Fria Nursery moderates a discussion on care and growth habits of the many shrubs that adorn the homes and woodlands of our city. Bring your questions and design needs associated with these perennial, hardy plants that can make a big impact on gardens and landscapes. Tea provided. 11 am-12 pm, free
THU/16 BOOKS/LECTURES PECHAKUCHA SANTA FE | VOL. 5 STRATEGY Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St., 216-5678 An evening of lightning round presentations from a diverse group of presenters on the theme “Strategy.” PechaKucha celebrates the art of concise and fast-paced storytelling. This simple format consists of 20 slides x 20 seconds each. Images advance automatically as speakers share their presentations. 6-8 pm, free
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THE FLEETING ART OF DEVOTION IN THE MOTHER GODDESS TRADITIONS OF INDIA International Folk Art Market Center 620 Cerrillos Road, 474-6783 Santa Fe teacher, author and photographer Josh Schrei presents a slide show of photos taken in India relating to mother goddess traditions, plus a discussion on the mythology behind the shots and a sale of prints. Free for IFAM members. 6-7:30 pm, $12
EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Santa Fe Brewing Company 35 Fire Place, 424-3333 Nationally syndicated pub trivia with prizes. 7 pm, free
FILM MADRID FILM FESTIVAL TOUR 2020 Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 Local impresario Joe West and his partner-in-crime Andrew Wice host a screening of the award-winning films that were shown at the Madrid Film Festival, a festival dedicated to local, low budget, creative projects. West also gives some films musical introductions with a couple members of his band (see SFR Picks, page 19). 7-10 pm, $10 THE AGELESS LIVING TELEVISION SERIES PREMIERE Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W Marcy St., 955-6590 AgeNation and NM PBS co-host the world premiere of The Ageless Living, a series featuring 22 best-selling authors presenting inspiring and informative talks before a live audience on subjects of importance and relevance. This special event offers screenings and appearances by some of the authors, live music, complimentary drinks and more. Please RSVP at bit.ly/2qJxqdM. 6:30-8:30 pm, free
MUSIC ANDY KINGSTON AND MICHAEL BURT El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Kingston kills it on jazz piano with Burt bustin' it on bass. 7-9 pm, free DAVID GEIST Osteria D'Assisi 58 S Federal Place, 986-5858 Piano standards and Broadway faves from a dude who knows Broadway but, like, also our hearts. 6-9 pm, free
GREG SCHLOTTHAUER Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Pop, rock and piano standards with accompanying vocals. 6:30 pm, free JESSE LAZCANO Inn and Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7997 Santa Fe-based keyboardist/ pianist. 7-10 pm, free JESUS BAS Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Amorous and romantic Spanish and flamenco guitar. 6-9 pm, free JOHNNY LLOYD, LUKE AYERS AND CACTUS SLIM Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Americana. 7-9 pm, free MARIO FEBRES El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Flamenco guitar. 6-8 pm, free REGGAE THURSDAY: THIRD COAST ROOTS AND THE RIDDIMS Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Get this—it’s reggae. 10 pm, free TROY BROWNE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Americana. 7 pm, free
FRI/17 ART OPENINGS KABOOM! SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199 An exhibit from SITE’s Young Curators that explores urgent issues currently affecting our world, from human displacement to environmental destruction. Through Feb. 9 (see SFR Picks, page 19). 5-7 pm, free MIKE TRACY FOMA 333 Montezuma Ave., 660-0121 Recent paintings from a Southern California transplant that delve into his honest impressions of Santa Fe. Fingers crossed he likes it. 5-7 pm, free REGROUPING natasha Santa Fe 403 S Guadalupe St., 913-9236 Collaborations and individual pieces from clothing designer Dawn Bacon, milliner Jasmin Zorlu and weaver/shibori artist Natasha Nargis. 5 pm, free WINTER WONDERS Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas, 867-3355 Thirteen artists celebrates the winter season. 5-7 pm, free
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HOW IT WAS HANDED TO ME Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts 1590 Pacheco St., 983-6372 Jewelers Kenneth Johnson, Cody Sanderson and Keri Ataumbi speak on how Native jewelers are pushing the boundaries of the art, and the reception of new work by institutions and the public. 5:30-7 pm, free ART, PHILOSOPHY AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE MogaDao Institute 1400 Agua Fria, Suite A Zhen Dao speaks on the way in which Post-Daoism and the disciplines of the MogaDao tradition undermine the compartmentalization of "healing" and "expressing," "thinking" and "feeling." 6 pm, $10
WINTERBREW 2020 Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-7726 The New Mexico Brewers Guild presents a selection of winter bevs from brewers around the state. Admission includes a sampling in a commemorative pint glass with fill of your choice. Designated drivers or folks who choose not to imbibe can get in for $10. We're talking ports, stouts, barleywines, barrel-aged seasonals and way more all under one warm roof. 5-9 pm, $10-$26
DANCE FLAMENCO DINNER SHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Make a dinner reservation for a show by the National Institute of Flamenco. 6:30-9 pm, $30
EVENTS I GOT A STORY TO TELL galleryFRITZ 540 S Guadalupe St., 820-1888 An evening of sharing stories about getting to the other side of some event. Please come with an open heart to hear intimate and personal stories of transformation and triumph. 7-9 pm, free MAGIC: THE GATHERING TOURNAMENT Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Play with the Theros Beyond Death prerelease and win boosters from the pack. 5-11 pm, $30 SENSORY FRIENDLY FRIDAY Santa Fe Children's Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 A special evening for children with sensory needs featuring low lighting and a relaxed environment. 5:30-7:30 pm, $3-$5 THE PEKING ACROBATS Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St Chinese acrobatic experts at trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics defy gravity with displays of contortion, flexibility and control. 7 pm, free
FILM 1,000 TIMES GOODNIGHT Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 A photojournalist gets too close to her war story and has to rethink her priorities. After the film, a special Q&A with one of the leads of the film and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj CosterWaldau (see 3Qs, page 25). 7 pm, $15
MUSIC BILL HEARNE TRIO Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Americana and honky-tonk. 6-9 pm, free BILL PALMER'S TV KILLERS Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Rock 'n' roll. 8 pm, free CS ROCKSHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Classic rock 'n' roll with Don Curry, Pete Springer and Ron Crowder. 9-11 pm, $5 CHANGO Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Rock n' roll covers. 8 pm, free CHAT NOIR CABARET Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, 992-0304 Modeled after 19th-century Parisian cabarets, enjoy first-rate piano and vocals from Charles Tichenor and friends—playful, interactive, family-friendly and eclectic. Vive la révolution! 6 pm, free DEAR DOCTOR Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Outlaw folk from Madrid (the NM one) on the deck. 5 pm, free DOUG MONTGOMERY AND GREG SCHLOTTHAUER Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards, originals and pop with vocals too. Doug starts, with Greg taking over at 8 pm. 6 pm, free HALF BROKE HORSES Beer Creek Brewing Company 3810 Hwy. 14, 87508, 471-9271 Americana, honky-tonk 'n' swing. 6 pm, free
JOHNNY LLOYD Upper Crust Pizza (Eldorado) 5 Colina Drive, 471-1111 Americana and super fancy pizzas.. 6-9 pm, free KATY P AND THE BUSINESS Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., 303-3808 High-energy dancin' rock 'n' roll imported from Taos. 8 pm, free MARIO FEBRES El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Flamenco guitar. 6-8 pm, free PERFECT STRANGR Turquoise Trail Bar at Buffalo Thunder 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, 877-848-6337 Country, 21+ after 10 pm. 9:30 pm-1:30 am, free SABACO Inn and Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7997 Classical guitar. 7-10 pm, free SAVOR TRIO Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Cuban street music. 5-8 pm, free TGIF CONCERT: BRYAN HUTCHINSON First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544 Bryan Hutchinson plays selections from Ravel, Gade, Korn, Gardel and Ginerstera on piano. 5:30-6:30 pm, free THE GETDOWN: ’80S DANCE PARTY! Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 DJs Feathericci, Pet and Punky Brewster's Bastard Kid play your favorite ’80s tracks to smother you with nostalgia, because who needs to look forward into a new, terrifying year when you can just live in the past? Perm it up and throw on some leather. 21+ 8 pm-2 am, $15 THE THREE FACES OF JAZZ El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Swinging jazz with three faces. Not two, not four. 7:30-10:30 pm, free VINCENT COPIA Inn and Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7997 Acoustic post-punk psych-folk. 7-10 pm, free
THEATER THE MERCHANT OF VENICE The Swan 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 Upstart Crows of Santa Fe present Shakespeare's classic, unabridged, with three casts of young actors aged 10-18. 7 pm, $10
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Familiar Roads Stephanie Hatfield finds inspiration in transformation
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tephanie Hatfield’s upcoming Out This Fell is an album that could fit into any number of genres: indie, folk and solid-gold country, for example— Neko Case fans, line up, because this will be right up your alley—but there’s more to Hatfield’s newer songs than a collection of well-crafted singer-songwriter jams. Sitting down to speak with her about the experiences that influenced the album reveals a woman in transformation, and Fell shows a singer ready to forge into unfamiliar songwriting terrain. “Like so many other people who haven’t been touched directly by mental illness or disorders, I held it at arms length,” says Hatfield of her new direction. “I had as much compassion as I could muster for it, but I didn’t understand it at all.” Then everything changed. In the midst of a camping trip in the high mountains with her husband, local troubadour/producer Bill Palmer, Hatfield confesses that something within her snapped—leaving her near-comatose for hours. Maybe it was initially caused by the inclement weather or the lack of oxygen at 10,000 feet, but there was more to it, according to Hatfield. “I think there was a build-up of my entire life,” she says. “Of people-pleasing and having a Type-A personality, keeping my mouth shut in situations where I didn’t want to, being a woman in this society—or feeling like my voice didn’t matter.”
Stephanie Hatfield goes deeper than love and loss on her newest album, out this month.
That moment served as the principal inspiration for the song “In Those Woods,” a winding dirge of a track that sort of sets the tone for the rest of the album. “I leaned into the stillness, blackness crossed my path,” she sings with fervor in the bridge of the song, creating a feeling that this might be the linchpin for new depths in her lyricism. “I’ve always been pretty intimate with my expression in my compositions, but a lot of times they’re about love and heartbreak,” Hatfield explains. “I’m finding inspiration in different things now.” The album will be sonically familiar to those who are already fans, but there is a wholeness of experience that sets Out This Fell apart from her previous efforts. Hatfield herself puts it best, saying that it came from “a desire to be fearless in expressing the range of human emotions.” Writing music, she says, doesn’t have to be all about love and heartbreak, it can also encompass “beauty, sadness, longing, straight-up desperation, confusion, admiration in terms of friendship. All of these emotions are worthy of a voice.”
Take “Not Her,” a song written about her mother’s experiences growing up in Detroit and the feelings of abandonment and urban desolation as people left the city. Or “Michigan,” wherein Hatfield croons, “When it hurts most, it’s the right thing.” While this feels very much about her own hometown exodus, it could very well be about any townie who has experienced the bittersweet moment of watching their hometown sink away in the rear-view mirror. Still, in some ways, Hatfield continues talking about love and heartbreak— what songwriter doesn’t plumb those emotions?—but there’s a difference between singing about breakups and love, and singing about love for a city someone must leave, or the grief and fallout of a nervous break on a mountain. While those songs still exist on Fell (see the saccharine closer “Like Sweetness Does”), Hatfield says writing her new material was a needed break from the past, that she needed to “do something a little bit more representative of who I am in a daily existence.” Beyond the thematic and compositional evolutions, Out This Fell marks the
first time Hatfield has taken on a larger role in the production side of things. “It feels like this has been a huge growth opportunity,” she explains. “At the beginning, I was terrified of any choice I made. What if it all falls flat? What if I make the wrong choice?” But as she dove into the production world, she quickly found herself asking “What do I have to lose? Just try it, throw something against the wall, make it stick.” This record feels special. Maybe it’s in the lyrics that speak simply about grand ideas, or Hatfield striking gold with her collaborators (her duet with Future Scars’ Eliza Lutz on “Day or Decades” is serendipitous, and I hope they continue to work together), or maybe it’s just because Out This Fell doesn’t try to hide behind a wall of pretense while it wrestles with the topics it presents. It’s real in a way so few records are these days. STEPHANIE HATFIELD: OUT THIS FELL ALBUM RELEASE: 7 pm Saturday Jan. 25. $20 (includes a copy of the album). Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528
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THE CALENDAR WORKSHOP GARDEN SPROUTS: PRE-K ACTIVITIES Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Listen to a book and participate in interactive nature and garden related activities. This program is designed for children aged 3-5, but all ages are welcome with an adult. When you arrive, please make your way to the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and Hands Garden across the red bridge. 10-11 am, free
SAT/18 BOOKS/LECTURES PETER HEY: LEADING MIND op.cit Books DeVargas Center, 157 Paseo de Peralta, 428-0321 With a blend of engineering and personal transformation, Hey's book takes readers on a deep journey into their minds. 2 pm, free
DANCE FLAMENCO DINNER SHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Make a dinner reservation for a show by the National Institute of Flamenco. Also put some food in your belly. Have drinks, too, probably. They have those. Then there’s the dance. So, like, it’s food and drinks and dance, OK? 6:30-9 pm, $30
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EL MUSEO WINTER MARKET El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, 992-0591 Part fine arts market, part flea market, all full of treasures. Locals and tourists alike are amazed and stimulated by the variety of visual offerings and intriguing conversations they find here— fine art, antique booths, handcrafted clothing and accessories, used books and more are available just across the tracks from the Farmers Market. 8 am-3 pm, free MAGIC: THE GATHERING TOURNAMENT Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Play with the Theros Beyond Death prerelease and win boosters from the pack. As everyone knows, the only way to be a MTG champ is to get boosting. So get boosted, ya buncha nerds. A second tournament takes place from 6-11 pm. 12-6 pm, $30
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WOMEN'S RALLY 2020 State Capitol Roundhouse 490 Old Santa Fe Trail 87501, 986-4589 Bring your protest signs, posters and some friends . 10:30 am-1 pm, free
FOOD CHEF NATH THAI VEGAN POP-UP BODY of Santa Fe 333 W Cordova Road, 986-0362 An a la carte menu of killer plant-based favorites, with a second seating at 8 pm. 5:30 and 8 pm, free SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-7726 Serving more than 150 farmers and producers in 15 Northern New Mexico counties, the market brings fresh food, education and fun to our community and promotes small farms and sustainable agriculture in Northern New Mexico. All products sold by its vendors are always locally grown by the people selling them. 8 am-1 pm, free
MUSIC ALTO STREET Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Folk-pop 'n' bluegrass. 6 pm, free BARACUTANGA Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., 954-1068 Traditional South American rhythms arranged in new and interesting ways. 8-10 pm, free BILL HEARNE DUO Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Country, Western and honky-tonk. 1 pm, free CW AYON Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Blues. 8 pm, free CHAT NOIR CABARET Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, 992-0304 Modeled after 19th-century Parisian cabarets, enjoy first-rate piano and vocals from Charles Tichenor and friends—playful, interactive, family-friendly and eclectic. Vive la révolution! 6 pm, free CRAWFISH BOYZ El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 New Orleans-flavored jazz. 7:30-10:30 pm, free
DANA SMITH Upper Crust Pizza (Eldorado) 5 Colina Drive, 471-1111 Original country-tinged folk songs. 6-9 pm, free DAVID GEIST Hervé 139 W San Francisco St., 795-7075 Piano standards and Broadway faves. 6 pm, free DOUG MONTGOMERY AND GREG SCHLOTTHAUER Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards, originals and pop with vocals too. Doug starts, with Greg taking over at 8 pm. 6 pm, free ENCHANTED EVENINGS WITH FRENCHY TOAST Honeymoon Brewery Solana Center, 907 W Alameda St., Ste. B, 303-3139 A collaboration of musicians and dancers, this month with a French flair, fusion bellydancers and tango dancers. Plus, Frenchy Toast plays authentic French music from the 1920s to '60s. You can bring your take-out from neighboring restaurants, but do yourself a favor and try a hard kombucha from Honeymoon, too. 8-10 pm, $5 THE ILLEGAL ALIENS; FIBBER Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco Ste. 307, 983-0134 Punk-rock with young folks and also old folks. 8 pm, free LITTLE LEROY AND HIS PACK OF LIES Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Rock 'n' roll. 8 pm, free
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MANZANARES El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Spanish guitar, Latin percussion and soulful vocals from brothers David and Michael. 9-11 pm, $7 MARIO FEBRES El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Flamenco guitar. 6-8 pm, free NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544 The Zia Singers women's choir presents a concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. 3 pm, $15-$25 ROBERT GONZALES Inn and Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7997 Wide-ranging flamenco guitar. 7-10 pm, free RON ROUGEAU The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 Acoustic songs from the '60s, '70s and beyond. 5:30 pm, free SNBRN Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 Deep house, indie dance, nu disco and more. 9 pm-2 am, free SEAN HEALEN Ski Santa Fe 1477 Hwy. 475, 982-4429 Rock 'n' folk 'n' roll originals at Totemoff's. 11 am-3 pm, free SHANE WALLIN Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Singer/songwriter on the deck. 3 pm, free SISTER MARY MAYHEM Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Rock 'n' roll. 10 pm, free STUART WELLES BAND Beer Creek Brewing Company 3810 Hwy. 14, 471-9271 Country rock. 5-8 pm, free THE REAL MATT JONES Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Alt-country, new country, all the best country all the time. 6-10 pm, free UNDERGROUND CADENCE Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., 303-3808 An eclectic blend of classic rock, blues and funk. 8-11 pm, free
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You know him, you love him, you probably associate him with Game of Thrones—but actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also has a rich roster of film roles under his belt, including 2013’s 1,000 Times Goodnight, which screens at the Jean Cocteau Cinema (7 pm Friday Jan. 17. $15. 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528) this week. Coster-Waldau plays the husband of a war zone photojournalist (Juliette Binoche) grappling with the aftermath of a terrible accident. Coster-Waldau also appears at the Albuquerque Comic Con this week, as well as the Jean Cocteau for the screening, which is followed by a Q&A with the actor (thanks, cinema owner George RR Martin!), so we lobbed some of our own Qs his way. (Alex De Vore) Just to get it out of the way (sorry), and because people will want to know, how has the post-Game of Thrones world been for you? Are you feeling relief and are you excited to start getting into other kinds of roles? The world seems pretty much the same as it did before. Thrones was a great ride and I am immensely grateful for the experiences and for the opportunities the show has given me. But at the end of the day, it was a job—albeit one that lasted, from when we shot the pilot, almost 10 years. Because of the nature of GoT, most seasons, except the last two, you would work four months a year, so there was time to do other work. One of which the film 1,000 Times Goodnight that I shot just after wrapping season 4, I think. I also shot the movie Shot Caller here in Santa Fe and New Mexico after season 6, and 10 other films over the years. I appreciate and am proud of the fact that GoT always will be part of my story, and grateful to the many people who have followed and supported the show, some of which I look forward to meeting in Albuquerque Saturday at the Comic Con there. When your job is to tell stories, it is a lot more fun when there is an audience. And with GoT, it ended up being the whole world. I think it’s safe to say I won’t be involved with a phenomena like that again. Do you think the 1,000 Times Goodnight’s themes and messaging are just as relevant and important as when it first released, especially taking into consideration today’s political climate? Absolutely. A free press is more important than ever. And it’s under attack. If we don’t have an independent press to tell the stories about the people in power and the consequences of their decisions, our democracy won’t work. If we can’t trust the press, then how the hell are we gonna know who to elect? We need journalists that ask the tough questions and we need photojournalists to show us what the world outside our own little picket fence looks like. Juliette Binoche’s character in the film is a photographer who documents the most dire of consequences regular people suffer when those leaders don’t do their jobs. The movie, though, is really more about [how] her dedication to that job affects her family. I look forward to sharing that film at George’s cinema.
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Given that you’ve done some of these massive CGI kind of projects as well as the more intimate ones like 1,000 Times Goodnight, do you find yourself preferring one over the other, or do each have their merits? They both have their place. CGI is an amazing tool that is being used in most films one way or the other. I love watching massive spectacles in the cinema, but as an actor, character-driven stories are what I find myself attracted to these days. GoT combined those two worlds, and I think that’s one of the secrets to its success. Doing the show I never felt the CGI got in the way of the characters.
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LANCE BURTON, MASTER MAGICIAN & FRIENDS Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, 455-5555 A master illusionist takes the stage, with friends. 8 pm, $35-$45 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE The Swan 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 Upstart Crows of Santa Fe present Shakespeare's classic, unabridged, with three casts of young actors aged 10-18. 7 pm, $10
TARDEADAS DOMINGUERAS Golden Cantina Lounge 10-B Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 455-3313 Domingo es para bailar de cachetito. Cumbias, norteñas, huapangos, reggaeton y más. 9 pm-2 am, free
AMERICANA! Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St Celebrate the new year with a symphonic soundtrack to the American experience led by Principal Conductor Guillermo Figueroa. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham breathes renewed life into the words of our 16th president in Aaron Copland’s dramatic “Lincoln Portrait.” Plus, powerful music by award-winning American contemporaries such as Joan Tower’s “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 4” and John Corigliano’s “Promenade Overture.” 4-6 pm, $22-$80 BARD EDRINGTON V Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 An energetic blend of Mississippi Delta blues and Appalachian folk music. 12 pm, free BERT DALTON & FRIENDS Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Piano-led Latin jazz. 11:30 am-3 pm, free ERYN BENT Beer Creek Brewing Company 3810 Hwy. 14, 471-9271 Country and folky Americana. 5-8 pm, free JULIAN DOSSETT Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Delta blues. 7 pm, free LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS: THE MUSIC OF MAHALIA AND MARTIN United Church of Santa Fe 184 Arroyo Chamiso Road, 988-3295 Albuquerque’s Coro Lux joins the United Church of Santa Fe for the music of Mahalia Jackson. 3 pm, $20 suggested donation MELANIE MONSOUR AND PAUL BROWN Museum Hill Café 710 Camino Lejo, 984-8900 A blend of classical and jazz on piano and bass. 12-2 pm, free NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544 The Zia Singers women's choir. 3 pm, $15-$25 RON ROUGEAU The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 Acoustic songs from the '60s, '70s and beyond. 5:30 pm, free
WORKSHOP LGBTQ IMPROV CLASS Santa Fe Improv Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 395-0580 Taught by Grace Penzell, the class is low-stress, high-fun. 2-4 pm, $140 LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS: THE MUSIC OF MAHALIA AND MARTIN WORKSHOP United Church of Santa Fe 184 Arroyo Chamiso Road, 988-3295 An all-day choral workshop exploring African American spirituals and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson’s impact, particularly on Dr. King. Register ahead of time at conta.cc/2u0bkom 8 am, $50
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FIGHTING THE GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS IN NEW MEXICO Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 JourneySantaFe presents Miranda Viscoli, the co-president of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, to discuss state gun laws and the group’s plans for the 2020 Legislative session. 11 am, free POETRY OF JEWISH FAMILY Temple Beth Shalom 205 E Barcelona Road, 982-1376 Poets and a musician explore the influence of shared Jewish heritage. The event opens a conversation about the particular and universal creativity of these Jewish artists. Refreshments, book signing and conversation to follow. 2-4 pm, free SANTA FE FREE THINKER'S FORUM Unitarian Universalist Congregation 107 W Barcelona Road, 982-9674 Mim Chapman leads the group in a winter ritual to nurture individual responsibility. 8:30 am, free
EVENTS EL MUSEO WINTER MARKET El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, 992-0591 Fine art, antique booths, handcrafted clothing and accessories, used books and more, just across the tracks from the Farmers Market. 9 am-4 pm, free GEEKS WHO DRINK Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 307, 983-0134 Pub trivia with prizes. 7 pm, free MAGIC: THE GATHERING TOURNAMENT Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Play with the Theros Beyond Death prerelease and win boosters from the pack. A second tournament takes place from 6-11 pm. 12-6 pm, $30
FILM CANES OF POWER Museum of Indian Arts & Culture 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250 A film about Abraham Lincoln's gift of engraved wood canes to 19 Pueblo nations, symbolizing his recognition of their sovereignty at a time when Confederate forces, warring for an insidious sovereignty of their own, claimed the southern half of New Mexico. The film poses the question of why he picked the 19 Pueblos over 500 other tribes, and whether or not meaningful sovereignty can be achieved in this way. After the film, there's a Q&A session with Matthew Martinez, the museum's deputy director and an associate producer of the film. Due to high demand and limited seating, the museum recommends arriving at 10 am and claiming a ticket well before the screening begins. 1 pm, $6-$12 CELEBRATING WOODY VASULKA The Screen 1600 St. Michael's Drive, 428-0209 Vasulka was an influential figure in the history of the media arts. This program features a special presentation of a new film and remembrances from his friends. It’s free, but visit ccasantafe.org for tickets. 4 pm, free
THEATER DON'T CALL ME YOUNG LADY! Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 Carolyn Meyer's story of how she steps out of her comfort zone at the age of 80 and into a comedy career. Ticket price includes tea and snack 4 pm, $22 CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
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hen Sharla ThrockmortonMcDowell and husband Michael McDowell opened Pop Gallery (125 Lincoln Ave. #111, 820-0788) in 2007, they had no way of knowing the following year would herald one of the worst recessions in American history. Collectors cooled their jets and any number of arts retail spaces around the country shut down or faced leaner months than they ever had. But Pop, with its more casual atmosphere in a Santa Fe sea of museum-esque galleries, thrived. It gave something new to the scene. Besides, Throckmorton-McDowell says, they’d probably have opened the space anyway. “2008 was completely challenging,” she says, “but it wasn’t hard finding art that needed to be seen in Santa Fe.” The mission was to provide a space for pop art, new-brow, lowbrow, surrealism and all points in between, and to create a gallery that could potentially spark a love of visual arts in young people, a segment
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perennially underserved in Santa Fe. Between the two of them, ThrockmortonMcDowell and McDowell had a pedigree that included stints at the Chuck Jones Gallery, Seret and Sons, Mountain Trails Gallery and elsewhere, and with the shared eye they’d developed over time and, according to ThrockmortonMcDowell, a strong response from the community, Pop was a hit. “We were seeing a lot of changes [before the opening] in 2007, and the question we asked ourselves was, did we want to work for someone else, or did we want to work for ourselves?” Throckmorton-McDowell tells SFR. “There were a lot of artists we had our eye on who had always wanted to be represented in Santa Fe, and our vision allowed us to be one of the only galleries willing to give wall space to emerging artists.” Over the years, Pop has shown the likes of Stephane Martiniere, Max Lehman and Kate Samuels, as well as big names in local
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locals were shown at Pop, it was because they had talent, not an arbitrary address. “I get 100 submissions a month, and it was more like looking for a cohesive thread of talent,” ThrockmortonMcDowell explains. “It wasn’t targeted, it really was just bringing on people we felt were strong and giving them a chance. We don’t have a demographic.” It all comes down to a gut feeling. “My crystal ball doesn’t work and never has, but a lot of it is just intuition and seeing what people are calling for,” Throckmorton-McDowell says. “I’m not just here to make a living with my family, which is important, but it’s…having a level of respect and presence is part of the reason Pop is still here.” How that’ll look over the next 13 years isn’t clear just yet, though Pop will continue its group and solo shows, including the annual Pop Femme exhibit for women artists. Additionally, Throckmorton-McDowell’s son Rowan, 15, has started to take an interest in the family business and spends time working as a gallery aide. “It’s going to be exciting to see what comes up in 2020,” Throckmorton-McDowell adds. “It’s going to be strong.”
Pop was one of the very first galleries I saw that was taking real risks and representing artists who were out of the mainstream.
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art such as Rose B. Simpson, Brandon Maldonado and tattooer/Best of Santa Fe 2018 cover artist Marie Sena back when they were just getting started. “I’ve shown with Pop for many years now, and I’ve continued to show there because, to me, Pop is a Santa Fe icon,” Sena tells SFR. “As an artist who grew up in Santa Fe, Pop was the one of the very first galleries I saw that was taking real risks and representing artists who were out of the mainstream—to someone like me, they were magnetic.” Local representation, however, was not a dedicated aspect of the mission—if
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BOOKS/LECTURES AFRICA’S GREAT RIFT VALLEY: GEOLOGY AND HUMAN ORIGINS Santa Fe Woman's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, 983-9455 Volcanologist and independent field geologist Kirt Kempter discusses East Africa and the origins of the human species. 6 pm, $15 WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT CITIZENS UNITED Center for Progress and Justice 1420 Cerrillos Road, 467-8514 New Mexicans for Money Out of Politics and Indivisible Santa Fe give a presentation about the US Supreme Court’s infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision. Parking is limited on site, but there is additional parking on the street in the back and in the parking lot of Brewer Oil one block north on Cerrillos Road. 7 pm, free
MONDAY NIGHT SWING Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road, 470-7077 Arrive at 7 pm for a lesson if you desire, then get dancin' to DJ'ed music. Singles are just as welcome as partners, all ages are invited—and if you'd just like to sit, watch and listen, there are also chairs for spectators (and they won't think it's weird!). 7 pm, $3-$8
EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Draft Station Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St., 983-6443 Stellar quiz results can win you drink tickets for next time. 7 pm, free MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION State Capitol Roundhouse 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-4589 The Santa Fe chapter of the NAACP seeks to award four local students for their contributions to uplifting the community with service to honor King’s belief in the value of education. 12 pm, free THE SANTA FE HARMONIZERS REHEARSAL Zia United Methodist Church 3368 Governor Miles Road, 471-0997 The barbershop chorus is looking for men and women who can carry a tune. For more information, call Marv (699-6922) or Bill (424-9042). 6:30 pm, free
FOOD DUMPLING POP-UP Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., 303-3808 Brent Jung serves up Korean dumplings and more. 4 pm, $10
MUSIC ALEX MARYOL Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Bluesy rock. 6-9 pm, free THE BATRAYS, ILLEGAL ALIENS AND SARCHASM Ghost 2889 Trades West Road Surf-punk and punk-punk. 8 pm, $5-$10 COWGIRL KARAOKE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Michèle Leidig hosts Santa Fe's most famous night of karaoke. 9 pm, free
TUE/21 BOOKS/LECTURES DOROTHY STEWARD AND ERNIE O'MALLEY Historic Santa Fe Foundation 545 Canyon Road Suite #2, 983-2567 Cormac O'Malley discusses the relationship between his father and Stewart, artist and sister to HSFF's El Zaguan former owner Margretty Dietrich. Due to limited seating, reservations are required at historicsantafe.org. 3 pm, free
DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Put on your best tango shoes and join in (or just watch). 7:30 pm, $5 FAMILY (FUN) DANCE New Mexico School for the Arts 500 Montezuma Ave., Suite 200, 310-4194 No experience needed, all levels welcome. Open to families, community, students to come in and learn some easy, short, fun dances to get the heart pumping and the face smiling! 6-7 pm, free
EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., 303-3808 Stellar quiz results can win you drink tickets for next time. 7 pm, free SANTA FE INDIVISIBLE MEETING Center for Progress and Justice 1420 Cerrillos Road, 467-8514 Join the politically progressive group to divide and conquer! Newcomers are always welcome, so go fight the good fight. 9 am, free
MUSIC BENNY BASSETT Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Americana. 7 pm, free CANYON ROAD BLUES JAM El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Sign up to sing or play if you desire, but be forewarned— this ain't amateur hour. 8-11 pm, $5 CAREY MURDOCK Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Rock n' roll. 6-9 pm, free
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ACTING OUT Big Risks, Big Payoffs t’s not every day a 15-year-old girl decides she wants to play a male lead in an 18th-century play, but it’s also not every day you meet someone like Satya (Tia) Kutsko. The sophomore at New Mexico School for the Arts is a daring kind of art student, and that excitement for challenge pays off in a big way this month. After a performance in Farmington on Jan. 18, the actress, singer and musician travels to New York City to perform at the legendary 54 Below cabaret for All Things Broadway: In the Spotlight on Friday, Jan. 24, followed by Broadwaycon’s Star to Be competition the next day. As for that male lead, that was a few months ago in NMSA’s production of Sense and Sensibility. Director Kate Chavez tells SFR, “We had one of our romantic male leads drop out and leave the show. … And [Tia], that night, wrote me an email that was like, ‘I think I can do it, here’s how I’ll do it, I’ve already talked to this person about taking this role and I could double in this way, and I’ve figured it all out.’” For anyone who doubted that a 15-yearold girl in 2019 could play a 20-something man from 1792, those thoughts were quickly dashed. “By the time we got to performances, she had come to a whole new level,” Chavez continues. “She makes big choices
and she takes big risks, and that’s really admirable in someone so young.” Kutsko has been a musician since age 7, when she took up piano and quickly became adept at the typical classical pieces taught to young students. Recently, her interest in the pop music of the 1970s has taken center stage. “A year ago, I saw Bohemian Rhapsody, and became totally obsessed with Queen and Freddie Mercury,” Kutsko says. The movie inspired her to branch out into ’70s music on piano, but the biggest influence was yet to come. COURTESY JACKIE CAMBORDE
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“In June, I saw Rocketman, and became completely obsessed with Elton John,” she says, practically effervescing over the phone. (This connection is also completely unsurprising for anyone who’s seen her sport her signature big sunglasses.) “I felt like I related to him on a lot of things; like him being a piano player, being from a small town, and a lot of his struggles with his music and with his classical teacher. I really related to that, and I also loved the music.” It’s fitting, then, that she’ll sing and play “Pinball Wizard” at the Broadwaycon competition on Jan. 25 (and you can see her tackle the song on YouTube, too). After seeing Rocketman in theaters 12 times, Kutsko says she latched onto Elton John’s cover of the Who song, “which has a crazy piano line instead of the guitar riff.” She improvises where she sees fit, adds flourish, and listens for other instruments in the original version that she can incorporate into her piano playing. Lest you think her job is all fun and games, know that Kutsko knows the mechanics of music as well. The music theory aspect of her knowledge comes in with “Meadowlark,” which Kutsko had to adjust to her vocal range for her performance at 54 Below.
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“Meadowlark” is “from The Baker’s Wife, which is a musical by Stephen Schwartz. Among other things, he wrote Wicked, Pippin, Godspell—some huge titles, but this one is more unknown,” Kutsko says. “I actually discovered the song through a 54 Below recording of Andrew Reynolds singing ‘Meadowlark.’ I was like, this is such a good song! So then I listened to a Patti LuPone version of it, and became hooked.” But being hooked isn’t enough when the Andrew Reynolds version is too low and the Patti LuPone version is too high. But not to worry—Kutsko has a solution. “It was only this year that I worked up the courage to transpose it to C Major for learning it,” she says. So she has the fun, she has the smarts— and, in the end, turns out she has the heart for art, too. In addition to being a lesbian who appreciates the way many Broadway shows accurately represent LGBTQ characters, she also knows art can be a salve in crazy times, both worldwide and personal. “I think that some people think that arts are a privilege, and yes, they can be— but…you can express yourself in many ways that can help our current situation.” As for her own life, she knows she’s capable of whatever she sets her mind to because of her success in the arts. “I feel what I’m trying to communicate with my work so far is that if I can put my mind to something, I can do it.” And whether that means working on “Meadowlark” every day at lunch, spending hours or days on a drawing, or writing as much as she can, she knows a fundamental truth: “Set your mind to your goals, and you can get it done.” HEROINE’S SONG Friday, Jan. 18 in Farmington; info at fmtn.org/civiccenter ALL THINGS BROADWAY: IN THE SPOTLIGHT Friday, Jan. 24 in New York City; info at 54below.com
Tia Kutsko always adds some flair, whether on or off the stage.
BROADWAYCON STAR TO BE 2020 Saturday, Jan. 25 in New York City; info at broadwaycon.com
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WORKSHOP DOWNSIZING/ RIGHTSIZING SEMINAR The Legacy at Santa Fe 3 Avenida Aldea, 333-0210 Jenny Klinger of Moves Made Ez talks about how to down size/right size for seniors and their families. 10:30 am, free
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From the Trinity Test of the atomic bomb, taken at .044 seconds. Yikes. See this and lots more at the New Mexico History Museum’s Atomic Histories, through Feb. 28.
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338 Scott Johnson: Fissure Through Feb. 2, 2020. GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM 217 Johnson St., 946-1000 Contemporary Voices: Jo Whaley. Through Feb. 24. HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART 238 Ledoux St., Taos, 575-758-9826 Dolichovespula Maculata: Works of Paper by Dianne Frost. Through Jan. 2020. IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 Cathedral Place, 9838900 Wayne Nez Gaussoin: Adobobot. Through Nov. 30. Reconciliation. Through Jan. 19. Heidi K Brandow: Unit of Measure. Through Jan. 31. Sámi Intervention/Dáidda Gázada. Through Feb. 16. MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART 632 Agua Fría St., 989-3283 Artworks in wax. MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250
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Diego Romero vs The End of Art. Through April 2020. MUSEUM OF INT’L FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200 Girard’s Modern Folk. Through Jan. 26. Gallery of Conscience: Community Through Making from Peru to New Mexico. Through Jan. 5. Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico. Through March 7, 20201. Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan. Through Jan. 2021. From Combat to Carpet: The Art of Afghan War Rugs. Through Aug. 30. MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226 NM HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5019 Working on the Railroad. Through 2021. The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur. Through Feb. 21. Atomic Histories. Through Feb. 28. We the Rosies: Women at Work. Through March 1. NM MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Alcoves 2020 #1 #2. Through August 2020. Social and Sublime. Through Nov. 17. Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist. Through
Jan. 5, 2020. Picturing Passion: Artists Reinterpret the Penitente Brotherhood. PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS 105 W Palace Ave., 476-5100 Closed for renovations. POEH CULTURAL CENTER 78 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 455-3334 Di Wae Powa. EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261 Living history. SANTA FE BOTANICAL GARDEN 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Human Nature: Explorations in Bronze. Through May 10, 2020. SITE SANTA FE 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199 Bel Canto: Contemporary Artists Explore Opera. Through Jan. 5, 2020. WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636 Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art. Through Oct. 4, 2020.
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pened somewhat quietly in late December, Santa Fe Brewing Co.’s new destination drinking spot, dubbed the Beer Hall at HQ, could also be called “the Brewpub Different.” A brewery “destination” was the goal of New Mexico’s oldest and largest craft brewery, the culmination of a five-year expansion plan envisioned by owner Brian Lock. Lock aimed to create an experience that stands apart from brew pubs in other cities, and with the views of the Ortiz Mountains alone; it’s safe to say he succeeded. Though multi-storied, the Beer Hall is barely noticeable at first, yet once you get your bearings, there it is—tucked back from the parking lot across a 60,000-square-foot expanse of carefully planned landscaping. The open-air space is centered around a large, circular, sunken fire pit which, come spring, will be surrounded by grass, shade trees and plenty of picnic tables. The invitation to BYOBlanket is open for those who want to enjoy a beer picnic-style atop the rare feel (in Santa Fe) of green grass, and there will reportedly be some outdoor games and activities when weather permits.
The Beer Hall itself is a 7,000-squarefoot, two-story joint, anchored by a central staircase. The nearly floorto-ceiling windows look out toward Cerrillos Hills and welcome in Santa Fe’s golden light; the indoor space is cleverly adorned with equal parts city/ industrial, old Bavaria, and rustic/modern, plus thoughtful touches such as an impressive 18-foot long community table and, at the top of the stairs, a builtin museum case covering the brewery’s 30-plus year history. A retail shop for SFBC merch and beers solidifies the Beer Hall as a destination, not just a gathering place. So, obviously, it’s a fun spot to visit and will presumably be even more so come warmer weather time. But let’s get to what’s really important—what you can put in your mouth. Currently on tap ($5 pint/$7.50 tasting flight) are nine of the brewery’s regular offerings, from the refreshing and light Pepe Loco Mexican style lager to a dark and delicious Imperial Java Stout. Seasonal brews also make appearances as they are available, and currently that’s the Adobe Igloo, a winter warmer with flavors of cocoa and red chile. Sitting at the long, dark bar, one can look to the
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As you can see here, the Santa Fe Brewing Co.’s new Beer Hall brings a dash of opulence to New Mexico’s oldest and largest indie brewery’s expanding campus—but it’s still ground zero for regular people who like good beer and good food.
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left and see the tanks directly from which the beer is pouring; straight ahead is the canning line, with pallets of brightly-colored cans stacked floor to ceiling. When it comes to food, Executive Chef Evan Doughty, who has been pumping out orders from a small food truck outside of the tasting room, is working on the buildout of a large shipping container space that should allow him to expand his menu come March. Though the current offerings are few, there are plenty of options, like a sweet and savory elote ($3) with spicy mayo, red chile and salty cotija. While there is an “A+ chimichanga” (starting at $3) on the menu, the tacos ($3-$4) earn more than an A+ with toppings like spicy thin-sliced radish, cumin cream and vinegar cabbage that put an extra tasty spin on what’s already a solid offering. “We’re just waiting on building permits at this point,” Doughty tells SFR. “Once those come through I’m planning on greatly expanding the menu—ideally, doubling it.” While the old one offered New Mexican and Mexican-influenced bites, Doughty plans for his new menu to be more “beer-centric,” focusing on shared plates and unique flavors not usual to Santa Fe. “I’m playing around and looking to come up with non-traditional dishes that are fun to eat,” he says. Asked to share some of his ideas, he mentions Scotch eggs, cheese and charcuterie plates and that a soup or stew will always available. “I really want to do a Frogmore stew. It’s a low country boil from South Carolina that has Andouille sausage, corn cobs, potato, shrimp and crab legs boiled in beer and Old Bay,” Doughty says. “Ideally, you’d eat it old school-style, dumped on a picnic table with lots of butter. Like, dripping-offyour-elbows butter.” Cooking out of the shipping container would give Santa Fe Brewing Co.’s culinary team more room to experiment and to continue growing. The container is currently bolted into the concrete in front of the Brew Hall, but can be moved as the campus continues to expand. “We went from a 30-barrel brew system to a 70-barrel brew system in just the last few months,” Doughty points out. As for the Beer Hall becoming more of a destination, Doughty notes it is “really important to us to have the food component so folks coming this far out of town can stick around.” This Spring, I, for one, will be packing up my picnic blanket and heading south to find out what Doughty has in store. SFBC has its beer game together and the expanded food program sounds brilliant. Cornhole, anyone?
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World War I went down at such a strange cusp in human history—the politics, the evolving technology, the rapidly changing world—that it wound up trapped between modernist experimental ideas and the tail end of aging battlefield tactics. The weaponry, for example, was the most lethal and advanced ever conceived at the time, and those who used it were so new to the equipment that the violence borne down from all sides was some new kind of horrific. Director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) knows this intimately, because his newest, the harrowing 1917, turns out to be based on a true story related by his grandfather Alfred, who was really there in the trenches of France when the German army enacted a strategic retreat to sow discord, false confidence and confusion among the British troops. We’re thrown into the fray immediately as Lance Corporals Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) are ordered by a high-ranking general to carry a ceasefire letter across enemy lines to a hubristic colonel hellbent on pushing the perceived advantage and
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dug in with 1,600 men some miles away. If they fail, Chapman and Schofield are told, it’ll be a massacre; they’ll need to go on foot, and the stakes are even higher as Blake’s older brother is meant to lead a garrison into battle at the new front line. Much has been made of Mendes’ seemingly cut-free film, and one really must see it to believe it. 1917 is a technical marvel both in terms of immersion and pacing, but this is no meathead, glory of war nonsense crammed with action scenes and bulging muscles. The violence plays out more on a macro scale, and the conditions facing our heroes are actually few and rather muted; the tone is one of quiet desperation more than it is of fearless heroes meting out righteous bullets at a faceless enemy. In fact, 1917 does not glorify or try to justify war, it simply tells a story contained therein.
It’s not all grand. Sometimes a massive scene crammed with extras wears thin, seemingly drawn out to justify the large scope. Nobody listens to anyone, either, and a scene with a mud-bound truck just feels pointless. Of course, it’s possible Mendes was trying to honor his grandfather by including smaller events, and they even sort of humanize some of the nameless soldiers. But the true surprise of the film are the moments of beauty that sneak up on us: cherry blossoms sailing through the wind, a bucket of milk discovered undisturbed, new life growing from the rubble of a destroyed country town—hope, above all else. 1917 Directed by Mendes With Chapman and MacKay Violet Crown, Regal (both locations), R, 119 min.
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In the ongoing documentary series/social experiment known as Up, award-winning director Michael Apted checks in with a gaggle of British subjects about whom documentary vignettes have been made every seven years since they were 7. Previous installments have covered the subjects at ages 14, 28, 35, 42, 49 and 56, and Apted has been at the helm since the 1960s when the series originally began. It’s a fascinating bit of content wherein Apted tackles one subject at a time, comparing control questions, spur-of-the-moment ones and ultimately uncovering something about how the best laid plans of mice and men do often something-something. Interwoven footage from previous iterations show us whether the subjects did or didn’t follow their plans throughout their lives and, at its core, 63 Up can be both heartbreaking and comforting. From the one-time jockey hopeful who wound up driving a cab and then dabbling in acting to the single mother whose longtime engagement seems to work wonders outside of whatever society dictates it must; we catch up with a lawyer reflecting on how he should have
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worked less, a scientist grappling with throat cancer and his impending death and a late bloomer musician struggling to come to terms with the recent death of his mother and his own mortality. Death, actually, plays a central and looming figure in 63 Up, as do politics (Brexit, of course), family and a sort of skewed yet universal lens through which we all see ourselves. Perhaps the most intriguing element is the funny way in which humans’ need to plan and fret almost always seems to be for naught. Even those who wound up doing exactly what they had hoped wind up feeling wistful and melancholy once in their 60s, and while this can be taken as an infuriating example of how the things we do don’t matter, the lesson, as it were, seems to be that whatever will be will be. And really, that’s only if one needs to glean a lesson from the film. The reality is, some of these people did better or worse than their 7-year-old selves would have thought, and that is delightfully human and reassuring. The happiest of them seem to be the ones who went with the flow—almost like nonstop work and owning things don’t automatically equate to happiness. Embrace art, don’t be so hard on yourselves, do your best and lean on family and loved ones. Everything else is simply of little consequence. (ADV)
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that women in the 19th century didn’t have a plethora of options (nor did they in the 18th century, which is when another famous novel about sisters was written from which this review’s opening lines are cribbed). Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women tells the story of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth March (Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen), growing up poor in New England during the Civil War. Despite having little, the sisters have spunk and dreams. Particularly Jo who, like Alcott, is the writer in the family. Little Women was a huge hit when it was published in 186869, and it has never been out of print since then. And yet, at the same time, it’s a problematic text if you don’t like stories about women getting married. Director Greta Gerwig is not the first filmmaker to grapple with contemporary readers’ dissatisfaction with the marriage plot of Little Women. But she is the first to navigate it in a satisfying way. While the film captures cinematically the domestic warmth of the story—the March home is cozy and the sisters bedecked in costumes for the plays they put on for one another and the frocks they wear to parties—it also breaks a domestic story wide open. Gerwig accomplishes this with a narrative slice-and-dice of the original story’s timeline, and an imagined amplification of Jo’s career as a writer. Ronan acts winningly as Jo, a surrogate for Alcott, who hoped her heroine could end up a literary spinster. “I’m sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for,” Jo says to her mother Marmee (Laura Dern). Alcott also was sick of it. She was involved in the women’s suffrage movement, and the first women to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts. Little Women doesn’t just pass the Bechdel test; it pays tribute to a woman writer who pushed at the constraints of her time. (Julia Goldberg)
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True to form, director Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life) deals with the loftier spiritual and existential matters of life in his mournful new film, A Hidden Life. Taken
from a George Eliot passage about those who silently sacrifice their lives for the good of others, Malick based the film on the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl) and his wife Fani (Valerie Pachner). The two live in the idyllic farm village of Radegund in Austria with their daughters. They spend their days bouncing around lush green hills, tilling fields, picking wildflowers and harvesting wheat—all the while stealing loving glances and childlike smiles reminiscent of Bill and Abby, the love struck sharecroppers from Malick’s 1978 film Days of Heaven. “How simple life was then. It seemed no trouble could reach our valley,” Franz says. But the trouble does reach their valley in 1940 as their pastoral bliss is shattered when Franz is summoned into the Army. At this point in the war, every Austrian soldier called for active duty had to swear loyalty to Hitler. Franz doesn’t agree with the Nazi agenda and becomes a conscientious objector by refusing to swear the oath, getting himself imprisoned in Berlin. While he remains steadfast in his beliefs— not even able to swear the oath with metaphorically crossed fingers—the townspeople, who have lost countless loved ones to the cause Franz rebukes, begin to ostracize Fani and her children, forcing her to do all the strenuous farm labor with only the help of her equally petite sister (Maria Simon) and Franz’ stern mother Rosalia (Karin Neuhäuser). A Hidden Life thus becomes one big “Pfui Hitler!” to the Nazi officers who continually try to convince Franz his defiance isn’t doing anyone any good, least of all himself and his family. “You think it will change the course of things?” one officer asks him. And later another says, “No one will be changed. The worlds will go on as before.” It’s hard not to wish Franz would just give up already, especially as we watch Fani and her family suffer the hardships of life without their beloved around. But with all the heavy-handed Christ allegories being drawn—cue Bach’s St. Matthew Passion—we pretty much know that isn’t going to happen. Malick’s decision to get political is a timely one, and it’s impossible not to draw the comparisons between 1940s Austria and 2020 America. Unfortunately, the comparison isn’t hugely revelatory and neither is the message; A Hidden Life film is as slow and plodding as a pair of Austrian clogs, but the subtle acting, poetic cinematography (Jörg Widmer) and staggering mountain backdrops make it worthwhile. (Allison Sloan)
Violet Crown, R, 174 min.
Little Women: So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn’t always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped. We’re talking, of course, about floor naps.
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It’s easy to write off the long-legged, thick-eyelashed and Spanx-bedecked female personalities of Fox News as the Anchor Barbies they strive to be. And to be sure, that right-wing, regressive stance doesn’t engender sympathy for their characters. But it would be a mistake to discount the power of their story—and how their actions helped shove off a movement that took down some gross dudes who heretofore seemed untouchable. Bombshell is hands-down one of the best choices on the big screen this blockbuster holiday season. The eye-catching trio of blondes who make up its core cast is almost an intergenerational look. With Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, and Margot Robbie as a fictional catch-all for the new set, Kayla Pospisil, they represent decades of women journalists fighting their way through through corporate television media, its pervasive sexism and worse. Carlson’s post-termination lawsuit against network executive Roger Ailes for sexual harassment was the precipitating event for story, yet it’s Kelly’s decision about whether to stick her neck out as a second high-profile woman making similar allegations that makes up the central plot tension in the retelling.
Theron, also a producer, nails Kelly from the voice and posture to the tips of her pointy shoes—with big props to facial prosthetics and a crack makeup team the New York Times is already naming on the Oscar shortlist. Makeup and prosthetics also transform John Lithgow into the corpulent, predatory Ailes— utterly unlikeable and smarmy. In one scene with Robbie, the isolated sounds of their breathing and his fidgeting in the chair are enough to tell a long, terrorizing story. The tone of the whole production leaves room for the audience to cheer for the obvious heroines and hiss at the blatant villains, even get in a few chuckles and maybe a tear or two. How those lines are blurred—even in who is labeled as winner and loser—also factors into what makes this one a hit. (Julie Ann Grimm)
Violet Crown, Regal 14, R, 109 min.
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Uncut Gems, the new film by the Safdie Brothers (Good Time, Heaven Knows What) sits somewhere between the realm of magical realism and hyper reality. Much like Good Time, the Safdies’ high-stress crime thriller from 2017, Uncut Gems is unrelenting, frenetic and not for the faint of heart.
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The film follows Howard “Howie Bling” Ratner (Adam Sandler), a fast-talking, leather jacket-clad, down on his luck diamond dealer and hustler as he desperately tries to pay back his huge gambling debts by placing bigger and riskier bets. He was once at the top (fancy house, fancy car), but has gotten himself into a hole thanks to too many unlucky deals and a diminishing interest in the diamond-encrusted Furby necklaces he sells at his shop. His wife Dinah (Idina Menzel) can’t stand the sight of his “stupid face” anymore, his daughter hates him, his assistant Demany (Atlanta‘s Lakeith Stanfield) thinks he’s a joke. Only his mistress, Julia (Julia Fox) continues to believe in him and comforts him as he cries, “Everything I do is not going right!” Howard is both schlimazel and schlemiel (Yiddish for unlucky and foolish) in every sense but we can’t help but love him. It’s Sandler in diamond earrings! What’s not to love? The Safdies have a knack for capturing Howard’s sliver of New York—from the nonstop dialogue to the cacophony of cars honking on the street to the sound of the incessant buzzing of the double-bulletproof entrance to his shop. It’s a completely immersive experience that you sort of can’t wait to get out of. At the heart of all this chaos is Howard’s biggest gamble yet, a giant Ethiopian black opal he’s planning to put up for auction at a hugely inflated price. “You can see the whole universe in opals,” Howard explains to Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett (playing himself), who then insists on using the opal as a talisman for his upcoming game. The opal brings a sense of mysticism to Howard’s seedy world. Daniel Lopatin’s ethereal soundtrack, part sci-fi, part outer-space and part yoga class, adds another layer of depth, elevating Uncut Gems from the excruciatingly real streets of New York to the cosmos. An absolute must-see for those who could handle 48 hours in Midtown Manhattan. (AS)
(see the documentary Empire of Dreams for more on that). Part of it is how obviously the filmmakers painted themselves into a corner by not working together on an actually unified story—but part of it is the unrealistic pressures put on a series that may borrow from mythology, but is ultimately about lasers in space and hairy beasts shrieking “Ruggggghhhhhhh!” at humans and droids who somehow understand them (and vice-versa). Anyway, in Rise of Skywalker, Han Solo’s dead, Luke’s dead, Leia’s barely hanging on and the upstart young rebellion folk are busy trying to dismantle the empire. But ruh-roh, turns out Snoke (the big baddie from the first two new movies) was a clone the whole time, and Emperor Palpatine (the big bad from the other six movies) is totally still alive somehow, and he’s trying to pull the strings from his totally bitchin’ and evil Sith compound on some far-flung planet no one can find. But find it they will, so long as actors like Keri Russell show up to have a few lines that work like stand-ins for actual story and character development. Space lasers are shot, lost planets are found, harrowing backstories are revealed and oh-so-many sequel possibilities are set up. All the while drama unfolds while John Williams music swells. But no one really acts in these movies so much as they deliver ham-fisted rhetoric about fate and destiny and space lasers. They’re kinda like monologues that provide the same information over and over again. Then there are the crammed-in love stories, the abandoned love stories and the whole mire of unanswered questions raised by Abrams and crew; they all lead to an ending that’ll make you think things like “OK, that coulda been worse,” or “I will defend this to the death because liking Star Wars defines me as a person!” Either way, the movie’s fine if you don’t take it too seriously—kind of like all Star Wars movies. (ADV)
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It would seem there are two types of contemporary Star Wars fans at this point— those who embraced director/writer Rian Johnson’s vision in the previous mainline series entry, The Last Jedi, and those who don’t. Last time out, we learned how lightside Rey (Daisy Ridley) and dark-side Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) share some kind of bond through The Force. We learned that Leia (Carrie Fisher) could survive in the cold vacuum of space for some reason. How Luke (Mark Hamill) could project a hologram across the galaxy that could choose whether or not to physically touch people and things. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang (John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran and them droids) flew all over the place visiting space casinos, freeing space horses, learning space secrets and doing space stuff. Well, JJ Abrams is back at the helm now, and he’s undoing or re-kajiggering as much of Johnson’s stuff as is humanly possible. Part of this is fan service (there is perhaps no more toxically vocal fanbase than the Star Wars set), part of this is trying to wrap up a Disney-fied version of George Lucas’ original vision—and say what you want, he did it his way the whole time without concerning himself over corporate interests
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent. It’s also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that we’re not so sure about.” I hope you’ll make this advice a priority in the coming weeks. You’ll be wise to prioritize important tasks, even those that aren’t urgent, as you de-emphasize trivial matters that tempt you to think they’re crucial. Focus on big things that are challenging, rather than on little things that are a snap.
over-polish. But I have a good feeling about the coming weeks, Virgo. I suspect you’ll find the sweet spot, self-editing with just the right touch.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Thomas Love Peacock was a Libran author whose specialty was writing satirical novels that featured people sitting around tables arguing about opinions and ideas. He was not renowned for cheerful optimism. And yet he did appreciate sheer beauty. “There is nothing perfect in this world,” he said, “except Mozart.” So much did Peacock love Mozart’s music that during one several-month stretch he attended six performances of the genius’s opera TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author Honoré Balzac (1799–1850) was born with sun and Mercury in Taurus Don Giovanni. In this spirit, Libra, and in accordance and in the tenth house. Astrologers might hypothesize with astrological indicators, I encourage you to make a from these placements that he was ambitious, produc- list of your own perfect things—and spend extra time communing with them in the coming weeks. tive, tenacious, diligent, realistic, and willful. The evidence supporting this theory is strong. Balzac wrote SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Jean-Michel Basquiat over 80 novels that displayed a profound and nuanced started his career as a graffiti artist. When he evolved understanding of the human comedy. I predict that into being a full-time painter, he incorporated words 2020 will be a year when you could make dramatic amidst his images. On many occasions, he’d draw lines progress in cultivating a Balzac-like approach in your through the words. Why? “I cross out words so you will own sphere. But here’s a caveat: Balzac didn’t take see them more,” he said. “The fact that they are good care of his body. He drank far too much coffee obscured makes you want to read them.” In the coming and had a careless approach to eating and sleeping. weeks, you might benefit from discreetly using this stratMy hope is that as you hone your drive for success, egy in your own life. In other words, draw attention to you’ll be impeccable in tending to your health. the things you want to emphasize by downplaying them GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Before he was 21 years old, or being mysterious about them or suggesting they are secret. Reverse psychology can be an asset for you. William Shakespeare and his wife had birthed three kids. When he was 25, while the brood was still young, he started churning out literary masterpieces. By the time Will became a grandfather at age 43, he had written many of the works that ultimately made him one of history’s most illustrious authors. From this evidence, we might speculate that being a parent and husband heightened his creative flow. I bring this to your attention because I want to ask you: What role will commitment and duty and devotion play in your life during the coming months? (I suspect it’ll be a good one.)
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POSITIVE THINKING = POSITIVE OUTCOMES! Ayurveda looks into bringing +Natural mind/body CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I love to be surprised balance to the body so that CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian-born painter biofeedback for self-control by something I have never thought of,” declares Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) didn’t align himself with no disease can take over. +Stress/conflict/anger management Capricorn actor Ralph Fiennes. According to my anal- Astrology gives us your DNA any artistic movement. Early on, his work was an odd +Adult/teen addiction/ ysis of the astrological aspects, you’ll be wise to make blend of French Post-Impressionism and 14th-century and can easily Diagnose the codependency intervention Italian painting. I appreciate his stylistic independence, that one of your top mottoes in 2020. Why? First, life disease or imbalance. Together +Weight management support is likely to bring to your attention a steady stream of and suggest you draw inspiration from it in 2020. +Individual sessions $40/ things you’ve never imagined. And second, your abili- the 2 ancient arts can help Another unique aspect of Spencer’s art was its mix of treat all ailments including Groups $20 ty to make good use of surprises will be at an all-time eroticism and religiosity. I think you’ll enjoy exploring Mary Ray, MS, RN, LADAC: that blend yourself in the coming months. Your spiritual high. Here’s further advice to help ensure that the vast CANCER, DIABETES Etc. Power readings 20 min for $15. 505-652-2605 majority of your surprises will be welcome, even fun: and sexual longings could be quite synergistic. There’s Please call 505 819 7220 for one part of Spencer’s quirky nature I don’t recommend Set aside as many of your dogmas and expectations as possible, so that you can be abundantly receptive your appointments. you imitate, however. He often wore pajamas beneath to things you’ve never thought of. 103 Saint Francis Dr, SF, NM his clothes, even to formal occasions. Doing that HYPNOTHERAPY wouldn’t serve your interests. (But it will be healthy for you to be somewhat indifferent to people’s opinions.)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1440s. In subsequent decades, millions of mass-produced books became available for the first time, making their contents available to a far wider audience than ever before. The printing press caused other changes, too—some not as positive. For instance, people who worked as scribes found it harder to get work. In our era, big culture-wide shifts are impacting our personal lives. Climate change, the internet, smart phones, automation, and human-like robots are just a few examples. What are doing to adjust to the many innovations? And what will you do in the future? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these issues.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them.” So said one of the most famous and influential scientists who ever lived, Aquarian-born naturalist Charles Darwin. In accordance with upcoming astrological factors, I invite you to draw inspiration from his approach. Allow yourself to explore playfully as you conduct fun research. Just assume that you have a mandate to drum up educational experiences, and that a good way to do that is to amuse yourself with improvisational adventures.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “How do you get your main pleasure in life?” That question was posed to Scorpio author Evelyn Waugh and Piscean social reformer William Beveridge. Waugh said, “I get mine spreading alarm and despondency.” Beveridge said, “I get mine trying to leave the world a better place than I VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re skilled at the art of found it.” I hope you will favor Beveridge’s approach self-editing. When bright new ideas well up in you, over Waugh’s in 2020, Pisces—for two reasons. First, you understand they are not yet ready for prime time, the world already has plenty of alarm and despondenbut will need to be honed and finessed. When your cy; it doesn’t need even a tiny bit more. Second, aspircreativity overflows, tantalizing you with fresh pering to be like Beveridge will be the best possible stratespectives and novel approaches, you know that you’ll gy for fostering your mental and physical health. have to harness the raw surge. However, it’s also true that sometimes you go too far in your efforts to refine Homework: How will you create the story of your life your imagination’s breakthroughs; you over-think and in 2020? https://RealAstrology.com
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