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7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 7 OUTSIDE THE BOX 9 New Mexico gun shoppers had political opinions as varied as the types of firearms sold at the Los Alamos Gun Show last weekend BEER ME—CAREFULLY 11 Alcoholic Beverage Control Division cracks down on Violet Crown and other businesses with restaurant beer and wine licenses COVER STORY 12 HERE COMES THE SUN The power landscape is changing in New Mexico, and a bunch of bills in the Legislature have to do with alternative energy
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A NEW TACTIC Thank you for reminding us that Alan Webber (how did that happen to this town—mayor) fashions himself as an “innovation junkie.” ... Mayor Alan Webber might do well to put his Converse on and start riding the Santa Fe Trails and maybe practice saying “hi” to the locals. Maybe promote small businesses not related to his. He’s outdated, elitist and out of touch. Press releases won’t help this time. Mutual respect for others is a start.
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2018–2019 READINGS & CONVERSATIONS
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Lannan presents Readings & Conversations, featuring inspired literary writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as cultural freedom advocates with a social, political, and environmental justice focus.
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Richard Powers is the author of 12 novels, including Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (1985), inspired by German photographer August Sander’s 1914 image of the same title; The Gold Bug Variations (1991), a double love story of two young couples separated by a distance of 25 years; and The Echo Maker (2007), whose main character, Mark, suffers a traumatic brain injury in a car accident and becomes convinced that the woman who looks, acts, and sounds just like his sister Karin is actually an imposter. His book The Overstory: A Novel (2018) is a tale of activism and resistance, about the secret language of trees and the people they bring together to save the last few remaining acres of virgin forest. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, Esquire, the New York Times, the Guardian, Wired, Paris Review, the Believer, and the New York
Dahr Jamail is an award-winning author and journalist. Jamail is a
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Tayari Jones’s novels include Leaving Atlanta (2009) and Silver Sparrow (2012). Her newest novel, An American Marriage (a 2018 Oprah’s Book Club selection), tells the story of newlyweds Celestial and Roy, whose marriage is upended when Roy is wrongfully convicted of a crime.
senior investigative journalist for Truthout.org. There he reports on climate disruption in the Anthropocene, digesting the most cutting-edge scientific evidence for a socially conscious and activist lay audience. His new book The End of Ice (The New Press, 2019) looks at the effects of climate disruption as he witnessed them firsthand as a young mountain guide on Denali. He writes, “On the one hand, the experience of being on ice that is thousands of years old and often hundreds if not thousands of feet thick is humbling. The accompanying awe of this reality, coupled with the sheer beauty of these landscapes carved by and now covered with glaciers is not to be missed . . . [but] witnessing these dramatic impacts from anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) first-hand always feels like a gut punch to me.” He is the author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq (2007), The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan (2009), and (with William Rivers Pitt) The Mass Destruction of Iraq: The Disintegration of a Nation: Why It Is Happening, and Who Is Responsible (2014).
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a best-selling author. His books include House of Ill Repute: Reflections on War, Lies, and America’s Ravaged Reputation (2006) and The Mass Destruction of Iraq: The Disintegration of a Nation (2014), cowritten with Dahr Jamail.
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un owners and dealers have ventured from around the region and filed into a Knights of Columbus hall to buy, sell and trade their wares. Inside, they find dozens of tables decked with the full panoply: hunting rifles, sleek, purse-sized handguns and the newest, most sophisticated semi-automatic weapons on the market. This is the Los Alamos Gun Show, held last weekend, smack in the middle of a legislative session that includes pointed debate over bills that could shift New Mexico’s relatively lax firearms laws toward a framework of stricter control. SFR made the trip to take the pulse of gun owners as state policy appears headed for a change. The handful of people who spoke for this story offer nuanced, varied opinions on the proposals—shattering the ease of viewing a nationally polarizing conversation that’s often crammed into the neat political boxes of gun control activism and a hard line on the Second Amendment. As it turns out, gun owners walking the aisles in Los Alamos have beliefs as varied as the firearms for sale. There’s no fixed narrative as people discuss bills wending through the Roundhouse, some of which already have passed the Democratically controlled House and Senate. Some support background checks but oppose all other gun control legislation, while others pledge their allegiance to the Second Amendment yet support certain stringent regulations. Last week the House passed a bill that requires background checks for the sale of firearms between private parties, closing what advocates call a loophole that only requires background checks for purchases from retailers.
regulations. They cite sanctuary cities’ refusal to comply with federal immigration law as the precedent. One of the vendors at the Los Alamos Gun Show, Russell Mauck of Santa Fe, is clearly excited about the idea of Second Amendment sanctuary counties, calling the strategy “a stroke of genius.” Yet Mauck supports background checks for personal gun sales. “Without background checks, it is very hard to determine how many guns are being legally sold to people who aren’t upstanding citizens,” he says. “I
Without background checks, it is very hard to determine how many guns are being legally sold to people who aren’t upstanding citizens. -Russell Mauck, vendor
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Two others include the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which would allow authorities to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed at imminent risk of suicide, and a bill prohibiting people with domestic abuse convictions or restraining orders from purchasing and owning guns. Bills proposed by Republicans include harsher penalties and sentences for felons who are caught possessing or using firearms, among others. The legislative debate comes against an alarming backdrop: New Mexico ranks eighth-highest nationally for gun deaths per capita, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Further, the overall rate of death by firearm in New Mexico is 53 percent higher than the national average, and suicides make up the majority of those deaths. Between 1999 and 2016, suicide rates across the nation rose at least 30 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but have dropped significantly in the two states that pioneered “red flag” laws similar to the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act in the early 2000s. Meanwhile, several rural New Mexico counties have declared themselves Second Amendment “sanctuaries” by passing resolutions limiting sheriffs from enforcing any new gun control
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mean, you could put that weapon in the hands of a felon.” Steve Porter, the show’s organizer, says every one of the proposed laws whittles away at the Second Amendment. “If only the cops and the criminals have the guns, the citizens will be helpless,” Porter says. Regarding the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, he says: “People should be able to make choices about their own body. Whether it be abortion, whether it be medical treatments they wanna try, if they are terminally ill they should be able to try experimental medicines, they should be able to commit suicide.” Glenda Benally overhears the conversation and comes up to challenge Porter’s view. As he leaves to help a customer, Benally tells SFR she supports nearly all the gun control bills on the table this session. Now retired, she worked as a professional mediator for many years and has a concealed carry license. “Most deaths by gun are suicides and crimes of passion, both of which are equally fueled by desperation. Until we start teaching kids the skills of expressing feelings and listening to one another, we need all of these regulations,” she says. Sitting at the entrance to the hall, James Whitehead ensures that attendees’ guns are not loaded and secures the trigger of each with a zip-tie. Whitehead recently ran for sheriff in Los Alamos. He opposes stricter background checks. “The biggest issue is that registration would be required,” he says. “Registration is the first step to confiscation. I think the job of the citizenry when considering legleg islation is not to ask how it could be used, but how it could be abused.” Whitehead fears that the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act and the bills designed to protect domestic abuse victims could be used vindictively against people who have not been convicted of any crime. However, he supports legislation to increase sentences for felons in illegal possession of a weapon. Terrell Smith of Los Alamos hesitates when asked about extending convictions for non-violent felons charged with illeille gally carrying a weapon. “I don’t think nothing should be held over nobody’s head forever,” he says, “es“es pecially if they’ve gone a period of time showing that they are law-abiding.” Cheryl Head and her daughter Emma drove up from Silver City. At first Cheryl voices opposition to the bills designed to protect domestic violence victims. On second thought, she says, “I don’t like guilty until proven innocent, but I do see that sometimes you need to save people while you figure out the rest of it.”
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Violet Crown recently had to make changes to appear “more like a restaurant,” such as stopping service at its central bar kiosk.
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atrons at the Violet Crown in recent weeks have noticed a change in how they’re handed beverages— and it’s not because the cinema wants to try something new. Instead, the service (and the human traffic jam in the lobby it’s creating) is different because state alcohol regulators have a newfound objection to the way the cinema has been serving drinks since it opened. Violet Crown manager Peter Grendle tells SFR he and the theater’s attorneys have been in conversation with the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division since its acting director, Debra Lopez, called an “emergency meeting” earlier this month.
“We were untouched for four years,” Grendle says. “No one had issues or thought our service was illegal. But the acting director stepped up and said, basically, ‘We are changing the terms of your license. We are a new administration and a new agency and we have decided that we don’t like what you are doing.’’’ The cinema holds a restaurant beer and wine license, which allows for alcohol sales in places that also offer food. Grendle says instructions from Lopez called for making the atmosphere “more like a restaurant.” “This is still in contention,” he says. “We’ve had meetings and all this fun stuff.” Lopez has worked at the agency for more than 20 years and been deputy director since 2007. She became acting director when the nameplate changed in the governor’s office. The clampdown on Violet Crown did not result from policy change, per se, Lopez tells SFR. “We had an inquiry from another restaurateur who wanted to do something similar in having counter service where people are coming up to the counter and retrieving the alcoholic beverages. In general, that’s not permitted on a restaurant license. The statutes say you have to have waitstaff and personnel to take meals as well as drinks to the table,” she says.
She dispatched an agency attorney to contact the cinema. Violet Crown can still allow patrons of movies to carry their own beverages to the “tables” inside theaters, but the division wants non-ticket-holders to have an escort to cafe seating who then hands over the drink. The state hasn’t issued citations or taken any other formal action, Lopez says, and Grendle notes the cinema responded immediately including that it changed a digital display with beer descriptions so that it now shares space with the food menu. (FYI: You kind of need a telescope to read the tap list now.) Bartenders also are no longer permitted to serve from kiosks in the middle of the restaurant’s bar seating, but only from the two cash registers at its west end, he says. The cinema will have to hire “beer runners” to comply with the new demands. Lopez says the agency, which switched names this year from Alcohol and Gaming Division, had a similar talk with Arable restaurant in Eldorado recently because of its signage and because of “people sitting at the counters and drinking alcohol without food.” “We talk to our licensees and we let them know that may not be OK,” Lopez says.
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But is it OK? The current statutes say the holder of a restaurant beer and wine license must make at least 60 percent of gross receipts from food. It doesn’t specify that every patron has to keep this ratio. Still, the division has leeway. No one from Arable returned an inquiry from SFR by press time. “They cannot function as a bar where everybody in the establishment is simply drinking and not eating,” Lopez says. “The primary function must be on the consumption of food.” The view of the current administrators on exisitng statutes notwithstanding, this year’s legislative session includes proposed changes to laws that affect the division’s work and the flow of taps and bottles. Lopez says one proposal would require patrons at restaurants with beer and wine licenses to order food along with a drink. At least two others, SB 210 and HB 272, would loosen those rules by replacing the word “meal” with “food,” as well as adding a new kind of hybid license. Restaurant beer and wine licenses have the most restrictions of the types of alcohol sales allowed in New Mexico. They are also the least expensive. Changes to the full licenses, the spendy ones at the other end of the spectrum, have been proposed, ruffling feathers of big industry players. Adrian Perez, general manager of the Eldorado Hotel (part of Heritage properties and of no relation to the suburb of Eldorado), tells SFR he feels threatened. “We are opposed to any government agency coming in and devaluing a liquor license that entity has obtained. We own 13 liquor licenses. … That’s a multimillion dollar hit to our organization,” he says. “It’s very dangerous to allow just anyone to acquire a liquor license. The prices have caused only the organizations that have the training and the experience to provide liquor [to obtain them.] I think it will contribute more to the inappropriate service of alcohol by small companies that may not do what they need to do.”
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he large meeting hall at Santa Fe’s Temple Beth Shalom was packed, nearly every seat filled and with more people standing against the walls, listening to speakers at a clean energy conference late last month. When Sen. Mimi Stewart took the mic, she admitted she’d had to illegally park to get there. The first word new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham got in after the applause and whoops greeting her arrival was, “Wow.” “There’s no reason New Mexico can’t be the clean energy leader in the United States,” she declared in the pep talk that followed, and promised to address issues from solar tax credits to increasing renewable energy requirements for utili-
ties, along with a list of others. And to do them fast. “This moment speaks to that kind of urgency, and we have to collectively make sure that the House and the Senate passes every single measure that allows us to not just have a foothold, but a clear design,” she said, before exiting to a standing ovation. Renewable energy advocates have a variety of metaphors for how the moment feels: coming back into the sun, breaking the water’s surface and drawing in breath, exiting the Dark Ages. They’re determined to make the most of a new governor and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate to shift New Mexico’s approach to energy. Despite ranking third in the nation for solar energy potential, just 3.9 per-
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UTILITY-SCALE CHANGE Stewart fought for a bigger renewable energy mandate in 2017, saw it pass its first committee hearing with a room full of supporters, then hit the Senate Corporations and Transportation committee and die. That committee was chaired then, as it is now, by Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants. Some members just weren’t comfortable with an 80 percent renewable standard then, Stewart says. This year, she’s back to it, initially filing a bill to increase the renewable portfolio standard, then throwing her support behind the Energy Transition Act, SB 489, which also would move power companies to solar and wind. It mirrors her legislation on the timeline for transitioning to renewables, but adds provisions to help communities recover from the jobs and tax base that will be lost in San Juan County with the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) plans to shutter its coal-fired power plant, the San Juan Generating Station.
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New Mexico lawmakers are speeding toward more renewables—so which approach is the right one?
headwaters for the Rio Grande and Colorado River will dry up, and even strong monsoons won’t offset the loss. While changes in New Mexico won’t arrest global climate change by themselves, the new governor is determined that the state join others in efforts to stem its advance. Renewable energy advocates are thrilled to help. “A couple years ago, I thought the renewable energy standards I was offering were risky and a hard sell and maybe too much,” says Stewart. “Now, I feel like they’re absolutely necessary.”
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cent of the state’s power comes from the sun when that could be one of the cheapest sources available. Wind potential is promising, too. But for the last eight years, lawmakers haven’t been able to see so much as tax credits for installing rooftop solar panels survive both the session and the governor. Legislators proposed increasing the current renewable energy standard, set in 2004 for at least 20 percent by 2020, and those bills withered in committee meetings. So this year, the Legislative session has seen a dizzying slew of ideas seeking to turn New Mexico’s wind and sun into electricity. The flurry of bills offers tax credits for homeowners who make their houses more efficient, permits for subscribers to create solar energy “gardens” so groups of people can own portions of a solar array, and sets a timeline to transition the state to carbon-free power by 2045. While some legislation continues to push for change within the existing system of a few consolidated sources sending power to homes throughout the grid, other proposals look to upend that altogether. Their vision is a future of localized, democratized power systems that offer people cheaper electricity and more choice in where it comes from. The question is which bills can cross the finish line. The governor committed to addressing climate change by signing on to the US Climate Alliance, a coalition of state leaders reducing their carbon emissions to targets set in the Paris Agreement. She issued an executive order directing every state department to curb greenhouse gases. “When Michelle Lujan Grisham started talking about it, it was quite exciting that she seemed to get it,” says Stewart, D-Albuquerque. The governor gets that climate change is real and here. It manifests in downward trends in the state’s snowpack and river water levels, as well as in rising temperatures. Already, the average temperature in New Mexico has increased 3 degrees since the 1970s, almost double the global average, David S Gutzler, University of New Mexico professor and lead author of two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments, said at a presentation to the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee in January. If the temperature continues to climb at a rate of 7 degrees per century, he said, snowpack will get “clobbered.” Then, “it hardly matters what happens to precipitation,” he said. Without snow, the
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San Juan Generating Station is set to close as a way for PNM to comply with federal clean air rules.
A couple years ago, I thought the renewable energy standards I was offering were risky and a hard sell and maybe too much. Now, I feel like they’re absolutely necessary.
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There’s much buzz around the bill’s goal for 100 percent “carbon-free” power by 2045, but it’s an important distinction that, like its predecessors, the measure’s target for renewable energy is at 80 percent. The remaining 20 percent leaves room for nuclear as a “carbon-free” power source. That allows PNM to keep its contracts with Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona, which begin to expire in 2046, and currently supply about 21 percent of electricity. The utility reports the rest of its current power supply as 56.1 percent coal, 12.3 percent natural gas, and 9.7 percent wind and solar. Renewable portfolio standards are credited with driving down costs for producing wind and solar power by 69 and 88 percent, respectively, since 2009, says Sanders Moore, director of Environment New Mexico. Mandating renewable energy use for utilities helped markets reinforce what lawmakers required, she says. Utility-scale solar and wind now cost a third to half as much as coal or nuclear power, according to an analysis by financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard Ltd. “The prices will continue to drop, I personally believe, the more the state makes a commitment to renewable energy,” Moore says. “Now wind and solar are cheaper than coal, which seemed impossible at the time.” PNM has acknowledged that wind and solar cost now “compares very favorably” with traditional power sources but that the company hopes to strike a balance between reliability, affordability and protecting the environment. PNM
communications director Raymond Sandoval declined to make someone from the company available for an interview and instead answered questions by email. “Renewables are now able to compete within the additional resource portfolio standards,” part of that statement from PNM reads. “The discussion now is about how New Mexico can reach 100 percent carbon-free energy, which involves implementing a carbon-free standard rather than continuing to increase the RPS. A number of energy studies show that the quickest and most cost-effective path to carbon-free energy is to implement this carbon-free standard.” Lawmakers have also been looking to close a loophole that allows utility companies to slow transitions on the basis of cost. Previous legislation left open to debate how much was “too expensive.” This year’s bills give guidance: $60 per megawatt hour, and utilities must submit a plan for reducing those costs. So far, PNM has not signaled outright opposition. “PNM recognizes that these are changing times, as does our new governor and the sponsors of the bill, who have not let us forget that what’s at stake is the environment and economic future of New Mexico,” PNM writes in its emailed statements. “The Energy Transition Act takes PNM fairly far out of our comfort zone, which is perhaps exactly where we need to be during this time of historic, global transition.” Other bills carry some of the same ideas forward independently that the Energy Transition Act bundles together. It could be that the nature of a packaged approach stalls it out. “There’s too many things they’re trying to do in one bill,” Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, said on first glance at the document. It’s 83 pages long. She also takes issue with the idea of moving the mark for utilities, adding, “I think we’re doing them no great favors by saying, ‘Now you have to do this.’” And, she asks, what’s the plan for decommissioning solar plants and wind farms? The Legislature is reviewing bills around bonding mine reclamation, but there’s nothing similar for renewable plants when they age-out. House Speaker Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, says the Energy Transition Act “is a year-long work of tremendous compromise and collaboration. Literally, every
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leading environmental and conservation organization in the state, as well as the investor-owned utilities, the co-ops, and now the governor have all come together to support what will make New Mexico the nation’s leader in a transition to renewables and a carbon-free electricity grid.” Will these timelines work fast enough to slow climate change? The IPCC has estimated that without dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 12 years, the world faces tipping points beyond which the damage cannot be undone or its progress reversed. The renewable portfolio standard bill and the Energy Transition Act both call for 50 percent increases in renewable power in 11 years. “We have to square it with the political reality of what we can move,” says Moore. “We need to move even faster, but we also have the reality of that transition.” Even now, with so many forces seemingly aligned for the Energy Transition Act, some renewable advocates see cause for concern. Mariel Nanasi, who runs advocacy nonprofit New Energy Economy, says it could stick ratepayers with the bill for decommissioning the San Juan Generating Station. And Ron Flax-Davidson, CEO of PNE (Pure New Energy), a subsidiary of a German company among that nation’s largest wind power developers, says provisions around replacement power sources for the 450 megawatts of power lost with that generating station could lead to the power giant building a natural gas plant, “which obviously continues the same problem.” “There’s no reason why they should be given a mandate to build their own and own their own gas plant when we can build wind and solar cheaper at other locations,” he says. Flax-Davidson has spoken to legislators about his frustrations working in New Mexico. His company quickly developed projects in Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma. It had plans for one near Gladstone, in northeastern New Mexico, but the state’s many rules around utilities and independent power producers hindered progress. Technically, the law allows independent power producers to build plants and sell that power to utilities. In practice, that rarely works out. “Utilities find ways to build and own their own generating stations and try not to accept independent power producers that are providing PPAs [power purchase agreements], even though we believe we can show the PPAs we can provide are at lower cost,” he says. The very cheapest power, he argues, would be rooftop solar—because it circumvents the part of the electric bill that pays for transmission costs. And there’s legisla-
ENERGY BILLS ROUNDUP Lawmakers have introduced numerous ideas and options for increasing the state’s use of renewable energy. In addition to SB 489, the broad Energy Transition Act, here’s a list of other bills, some which include provisions that would be covered should that act be adopted.
• HB 15 / SB 275 The renewable portfolio standard increase without the additional measures for compensating PNM for decommissioning the San Juan Generating Station or job training and economic development in that region. • HB 210 / SB 281 Community Solar Act allows groups to cooperatively own a photovoltaic installation. • HB 221 Home energy efficiency income tax credit incentivizes using remodeling projects as a time to improve energy efficiency in a home. • HB 289 Requires no less than 1 percent of severance tax permanent fund be invested in renewable energy. • HB 498 Abandoned Utility Facilities and Funds mandates a utility that abandons a qualifying generating facility to provide replacement resources in the school district where that abandoned facility is located—an effort to recoup the lost tax base for San Juan County and its schools with the shuttering of the San Juan Generating Station. • SB 39 / SB 518 Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit of up to $6,000 for installing solar thermal or photovoltaic systems on residences, businesses and agricultural enterprises. A 10 percent tax credit for consumers and small businesses that install solar has been, by some accounts, the most progressive legislation to gain traction in eight years. In 2015 and 2018, legislators approved extending tax credits for installing solar panels, and both years, the bills were pocket vetoed by then-Gov. Susana Martinez. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is a supporter.
• SB 51 Increases renewable energy for state facilities. Transitioning just the 25 state-owned buildings in Santa Fe to renewable power could save $25 million in energy costs over 20 years. • SB 136 Efficient Use of Energy Act is the one thing everyone seems to agree on (representatives from El Paso Electric, PNM, the state Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Sierra Club, Conservation Voters New Mexico and 350.org have all spoken in support), because the cleanest kilowatt is the one never used. • SB 161 Appropriation for Renewable Energy Transmission Authority, would direct $350,000 to establishing electricity transmission lines in- and out-of-state, increasing the state’s opportunities to make solar power an export crop. The program has been “effectively starved out of existence,” Sen. Joseph Cervantes said in a committee meeting. The allocation would pay for three full-time salaries. • SB 374 Local Choice Energy Act allows municipalities, counties and tribes to take their own bids for electricity. • SB 393 Next Gen Carbon Emission Pricing Plan imposes a surtax on gasoline and natural gas to distribute to a low-income home energy assistance fund and displaced fossil fuel worker fund. • SB 456 Electric Utility Resource Procurement requires a competitive and transparent bidding process for investor-owned utilities. • SB 489 The Energy Transition Act increases the renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2030, 80 percent by 2040 and 100 percent carbon-free by 2045, with funding to transition the San Juan Generating Station’s workforce to new jobs and uses a securitization to pay for closing the coal plant.
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Why you’ll hear “it’s not oil and gas versus renewables” Business in the Permian Basin led to a $1 billion surplus for the budget this year, and to make sure the public doesn’t pit their goals against such a boon for the state, renewables advocates have begun hammering the point that oil and electricity aren’t mixed in New Mexico. The state’s oil is sold into global markets; its electricity comes from coal and nuclear power. Crude oil is refined into petroleum products, and most of it—71 percent—is burned in vehicles as gasoline, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Its industrial uses as a raw material to make plastics, polyurethane, solvents and other goods comprise 24 percent. Residential electric use is just 3 percent nationwide.
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a system that, frankly, doesn’t serve New Mexico.” The bill would allow municipalities, counties, or Indian nations, tribes or pueblos, or a combination thereof, to compile their energy needs and request bids for providing them electricity. Existing power companies could bid—but if they’re under-bid by, say, a solar energy developer, they couldn’t prevent the coalition of customers from taking that bid. Utilities maintain a “stranglehold” that prevents real market economics from working, Steinborn says, and he’s witnessed that in a decade of work as a lawmaker. “We have been fighting the utilities every step of the way to, frankly, modernize and get the utilities on the cutting edge of technology,” he says. “What this local choice bill would do is give all of our communities the opportunity to go out to market and purchase the energy that they want at the best price.”
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LOCALIZED SOLUTIONS Solar power is often pitched as the power you pay for once, and then enjoy a nearly nonexistent electric bill for decades—but practicalities for many homeowners bar them from that option. The Community Solar Act, HB 210, would instead allow people to purchase a share of a solar array of up to 10 megawatts, rather than owning and installing it on their own rooftops. For example, a group of people, a school or a city department could decide to build a solar array on a nearby vacant lot or parking structure. Subscribers’ electric bills would then reflect a credit for their portion of that array and the power it puts onto the grid. Nineteen other states have or are considering similar laws. Backers say it would make solar more affordable for more New Mexicans—and it mandates the Public Regulation Commission make sure 25 percent of participants are in low-income households. Supporters include cities, such as Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. In Santa Fe, this bill would allow for converting a former landfill into a solar plant to power city facilities. Staff and lobbyists from the State Land Office, the Sierra Club, Environment New Mexico, Conservation Voters New Mexico, and even a registered lobbyist from Tesla have called on lawmakers to pass the bill. “There are so many people who have a desire to go solar, but there are also so many limitations—if you live in an apartment, if you have a tree that’s shading part of your house, if you have a roof that’s not designed to face the right direction or
that’s generally flat,” says Justin Wilson, director of new markets for the Coalition for Community Solar Access, who traveled from Denver to speak at the bill’s first committee hearing. “First and foremost, this is about giving more customers access to renewable energy.” The state’s major utilities aren’t thrilled with this idea. Carlos Lucero, a lobbyist for PNM, said during the bill’s first committee meeting it was not well thought out and not in the best interest of customers. “We know our customers want more options,” he said. “If the intent is more solar, then having a utility either build or contract it will ensure reliability.” PNM has questioned the safety, reliability and affordability of this system, arguing that the bill lacks checks and balances to protect customers, and processes for interconnections. Lawmakers are concerned utilities will be required to buy excess power and maintain infrastructure to hook those solar arrays onto the grid. “We potentially would be asking PNM, in working with this, to put themselves out of business and to pay for it, to some degree,” Rep. Rod Montoya, R-Farmington, said in committee discussion of the bill. Expert witnesses testifying before committees on the bill insist that those who don’t subscribe won’t see bills affected, and that subscribers will pay their fair share to PNM for maintaining power lines. One step beyond the community solar bill lies the Local Choice Energy Act, SB 374, introduced by Sens. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, and Benny Shendo, Jr., D-Jemez Pueblo, which takes a crack at upending the grid itself. “I’m trying to fundamentally change the system,” Steinborn says. “I think it’s
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tion for that, too. Some bills quietly add to the system, and some signal a sweeping change to it.
Even if coal came in cheaper and the group was willing to pay more for renewable power on principle, they could. He expects no shortage of battles as the bill heads through committee meetings. “I will tell you, it’s a very popular idea with citizens because they want the choice, and we’re going to fight to give it to them,” he says. PNM says this act destabilizes the energy market, and risks undermining environmental and economic goals. What’s quietly in play with these bills is a broader suggestion of reimaging the wires that electrify homes and businesses. The electric grid anticipates only one direction of delivery: from a centralized power source to consumers. But these bills could fuel a change in that framework allowing for a diversified power system that draws from rooftop solar and solar gardens. PNM could, as has been suggested by advocates, find itself in the business of maintaining infrastructure, rather than powering it. “It’s going to make the grid cheaper, more responsive and more resilient to any calamity that might befall it as the climate changes and our weather gets different,” explains Ben Shelton with Conservation Voters New Mexico. Change may be coming, PNM concedes, writing in their emailed statement: “While SB 374 may ultimately represent the energy future of the state, this session, PNM is hoping that the community and the state will first support the transition to sustainable energy before skipping ahead to speculative scenarios for the future.” For those whose focus lies on that renewable energy horizon, they could see bright promise in making even that much progress. This story was reported in partnership with New Mexico In Depth.
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eb. 15 was Uranium Workers Day at the New Mexico Legislature. Though changes would happen at the federal level and far from the Roundhouse, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety and the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, along with New Mexico’s congressional delegation and other organizations, are seeking to expand coverage under the US Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include people currently excluded, such as uranium miners who worked after 1971 and those in New Mexico who were exposed to radiation from the 1945 Trinity test. I spoke with CCNS Executive Director Joni Arends about RECA, as well as an upcoming hearing, requested by Tewa Women United and Honor our Pueblo Existence, regarding oversight at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facil-
ities in New Mexico. The interview has been edited for space and clarity. Is there momentum in terms of compensation for people exposed to radiation? There’s some momentum for both the post-’71 uranium miners and the Tularosa Basin downwinders. Last June, Sen. [Mike] Crapo [R-Idaho] held a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony. Jonathan Nez, now president of the Navajo Nation, spoke about the uranium workers issues, and Tina Cordova with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium testified, as well as a downwinder from Idaho and Robert Celestial from Guam. There’s a lot of people who are really suffering from overexposure to radiation, whether it’s from testing here in New Mexico from the Trinity test, or downwinders from the Nevada test site or downwinders from the experiments in the Pacific Ocean. Do you think last summer’s opera Doctor Atomic helped raise awareness? Yes. It was amazing to me, the way Peter Sellers [librettist and stage director] incorporated the downwinders into the opera. … And the downwinders and the uranium miners were at the pre-performance talk for all of the sessions, so there were some really good connections made through that process, which was very beneficial. A big concern right now, though, is the bill says the eligibility period for the downwinders is from June 30, 1945 to July 31, 1945. The TBDC concern is that one-month eligibility period is not
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FILM SUN/24 THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING In late 1963, black and Jewish anti-apartheid activists and supporters of Nelson Mandela were arrested near Johannesburg, South Africa, on suspicion of sabotage. The subsequent trial, known as the Rivonia Trial, would lead to Mandela’s decades-long incarceration, the rise of activism in South Africa and would indeed forever change the face of the African nation. These events are the kinds of things we know about fleetingly, but an upcoming screening of the 2017 film An Act of Defiance at the Center for Contemporary Arts courtesy of the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival ought to fill in the blanks for history buffs and the curious alike. (ADV) An Act of Defiance: 11 am Sunday Feb. 24. $8-$15. Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338.
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A Flair for the Dramatic And we don’t mean that in the pejorative For those tapped into social justice, Native America and basically anything else that matters to decent people, the protests outside Bismarck, North Dakota, in 2016 and 2017 were one of the most heart-wrenching events we’re likely to encounter in our lifetimes. The thousands of Indigenous and non-Native people who flocked to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation were trying to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and for a while it looked like they might even succeed in preserving the Natives’ water supply—only to be ultimately trounced. At Standing Rock, people were attacked with hoses, tear gas, flash-bang grenades and wars of attrition. But still, babies were born, music was made, art flourished, and America was shown in no uncertain terms the terrifying and exhilarating resilience of a people so long disenfranchised. In the ambitious 1,680-square-foot exhibition Beyond Standing Rock, curators CL Kieffer Nail and Devorah Romanek present a museum show borne partly by Facebook messages and social media posts, reflecting the urgency and real-time nature of the Standing Rock protests. In addition to a Pulitzer-nominated image by Zoe Urness,
sculpture from Kathy Whitman Elk Woman, installation by Cannupa Hanska Luger, and paintings from the likes of Tony Abeyta and Frank Buffalo Hyde, the show also features photos yoinked off Facebook and hastily created protest art. Beyond just the artworks, Kieffer Nail says, she is most excited about the overall presentation of the exhibit itself. “The lighting of everything really makes stuff pop. We have a teepee that we installed right in the middle of the gallery, and the way in which our exhibit designer lit it—I showed him a couple photos ... and he nailed it. It feels as though there’s a small fire on the inside. … The lighting on some of the sculptures, it really makes them look more dramatic. And that’s a really important quality that we need to bring out in a topic like this.” (Charlotte Jusinski) BEYOND STANDING ROCK: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE WATER PROTECTORS 1-4 pm Saturday Feb. 23; panel discussion: 2 pm. Through Oct. 27. Reception free; museum admission thereafter $6-$12. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250
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ART OPENINGS FACULTY AND STAFF EXHIBITION CLOSING RECEPTION Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Ave., 428-1000 The SFCC School of Arts, Design and Media Arts offers comprehensive coursework in fine arts design, media arts, dance, drama and performance; see what the teachers of a variety of these fields have to offer. 4:30 pm, free
BOOKS/LECTURES AGING: WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO COPE Santa Fe County Fairgrounds 3229 Rodeo Road It’s gonna happen to most of us, so might as well get prepped. Cydney Martin, family and consumer sciences agent, presents a program in the classroom in the Santa Fe County Fair Exhibit Hall. Arrive at 9:30 am for refreshments; for info: 471-4711. 10 am, free DHARMA TALK BY WENDY JOHNSON AND ROBERT WILDER Upaya Zen Center 1404 Cerro Gordo Road, 986-8518 Johnson and Wilder present a talk titled "Way Seeking Mind." The evening begins with a 15-minute silent meditation. 5:30-6:30 pm, free
Florida is a weird-ass place. Photographer Nathan Benn took pictures of the state’s odd-to-us, commonplace-to-them sights during his tenure with National Geographic (there’s a gator on a slide) and shows at photo-eye Bookstore + Project Space on Friday in A Peculiar Paradise. See full listing on page 24. DONATELLA MOLTISANTI: SOUL SINGING BODY of Santa Fe 333 W Cordova Road, 986-0362 When Moltisanti discovered three decades ago that her chronic pain disappeared when she began studying opera, she began exploring the healing powers of music. She discusses operatic vocalization, crystal singing bowls and guided meditation. 7:15 pm, $37
HEATHER McCLENAHAN: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT IN FICTION New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5100 The executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society discusses how historic events have been featured in literature, in conjunction with the Atomic Histories exhibit. Side note: We highly recommend 109 East Palace, nonfiction by Jennet Conant. 1 pm, free
LARRY DEAVEN: THE PENSTEMON GARDENS AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATURE CENTER Christ Lutheran Church 1701 Arroyo Chamiso, 983-9461 Deaven has planted approximately 2,500 penstemons in several gardens. He provides some introductory material about penstemons, some observations on germination, and a brief description of some of the plants he’s known. 6:30 pm, free
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WAYWARD WEDNESDAYS Chili Line Brewing Company 204 N Guadalupe St., 982-8474 Stand-up comedy open mic sign-up starts at 7:30 pm, jokes start at 8:30 pm. 7:30 pm, free
MUSIC ESTER HANA Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards ’n’ jazz. 6:30 pm, free JOAQUIN GALLEGOS El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Soulful flamenco guitar. 7 pm, free LOS PRIMOS MELØDICOS Eldorado Hotel and Spa 309 W San Francisco St., 988-4455 Afro-Cuban, romantic and traditional Latin music. 8 pm, free MATTHEW ANDRAE Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Rhythmic covers and originals of a folky bent on guitalele. 6 pm, free OPEN MIC NIGHT Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Singer-songwriter Jason Reed hosts his long-beloved open mic. Signups start at 6:30 pm. 7 pm, free RASMINKO Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 A Bohemian mix. 7:30 pm, free SANTA FE CROONERS Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Golden Age standards. 7 pm, free SANTA FE MEGABAND REHEARSAL Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road, 470-7077 Join an open community band for an opportunity for musicians to get together and play acoustic string band music. 7 pm, free SIERRA La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Country. 7:30 pm, free TINY'S ELECTRIC JAM Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St. Francis Drive, 983-9817 Plug it in and rock out. 8:30 pm, free
THEATER THE CHOIR OF MAN Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 A runaway hit at international music festivals, it’s a party, it’s a concert, it’s interactive Broadway—it’s a pint-filled good time set in a working pub that combines barstool harmonies, high-energy dance and live percussion with foot-stomping choreography. 7:30 pm, $39-$75
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WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION TO ZEN Mountain Cloud Zen Center 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-4396 Everyone is welcome, newcomers and experienced practitioners alike, to explore the basics and finer points of Zen meditation. 5 pm, free
THU/21 BOOKS/LECTURES PRESCHOOL STORY TIME Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave., 955-6780 While your kids are getting read to, pick out new books and music. Win-win. 11 am, free SAINTS OF MOBILITY: HOLINESS WITHIN THE BORDERLANDS Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo Museum Hill, 982-2226 A lecture from William Calvo-Quirós focuses on the mobility of saints across the Mexico-US border and the evolution of their identities. 5:30 pm, $5-$10 WRITING WITH NATALIE GOLDBERG St. John's United Methodist Church 1200 Old Pecos Trail, 982-5397 Goldberg, author of 14 books that have been translated into 14 languages, describes the process of writing and how this process is available to everyone through memoir and journaling. Presented by the Renesan Institute. 1 pm, $15
DANCE COUNTRY-WESTERN AND TWO-STEP Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Show off your best moves at your favorite honky-tonk. 7:15 pm, $20
EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Santa Fe Brewing Company 35 Fire Place, 424-3333 Pub quiz. 7 pm, free GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP The Montecito 500 Rodeo Road, 428-7777 Anyone over 18 years can join and participate. RSVP with Ya’el Chaikind at 303-3552. 1 pm, free NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE State Capitol Building 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-4589 The National Popular Vote table inside the Roundhouse provides supporters a physical space in which to meet, compare information and strategize. For more info: nationalpopularvotenm.org. 10 am-3 pm, free
POTP OPEN MIC Zephyr Community Art Studio 1520 Center Drive, Ste. 2 Listen to and/or share poetry, art and collaborations. Hosted by superhero collective Alas de Agua. 6 pm, free
MUSIC DAVID GEIST Osteria D'Assisi 58 S Federal Place, 986-5858 Piano standards and Broadway faves. 6:30 pm, free DOUBLE O DJS KARAOKE Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Choose your song wisely and croon away. 7 pm, free ESTER HANA Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Masterful classical, jazz and cabaret tunes on piano and vocals. 6:30 pm, free GERRY & DAN La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 A unique blend of Irish folk, Spanish tunes and country. 7:30 pm, free GYPSY & ME Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 North Carolina-based Mike Moore and Kyzandrha Zarate play original Americana, folk and country. 8 pm, free JESUS BAS Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Amorous and romantic Spanish and flamenco guitar. 6 pm, free KIRK KADISH El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Jazz piano. 7 pm, free LOS PRIMOS MELØDICOS Eldorado Hotel and Spa 309 W San Francisco St., 988-4455 Afro-Cuban, romantic and traditional Latin music trio recreates the authentic sound of Latin America, Cuba and Puerto Rico. 8 pm, free PAT MALONE TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 Solo jazz guitar. 6 pm, free ROOSEVELT COLLIER Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Soft-spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar through his blues, gospel, rock and—in his words— "dirty funk swampy grime." 7:30 pm, $17-$22 SKANK BANK Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Psychedelic reggae, ska, dub, funk 'n' jamming. 10 pm, free
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THE BIG HEARTLESS Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Just Say It Productions' world premiere of the original play by local writer Dale Dunn. Call 986-0847 for tickets (see Acting Out, page 31). 7:30 pm, $15-$25 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL New Mexico School for the Arts 275 E Alameda St., 310-4194 A comedy about mankind's loss of spirituality as framed by a government farce is here presented by the New Mexico School for the Arts' theatre department. 7-9 pm, $5-$10 WE ARE HISPANIC, AMERICAN WOMEN … OKAY? Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 Four generations of women quarrel and explore in English and Spanglish what it means to be part of their family, what it means to be a Latina in this day and age, and whether tequila is tasty or is just a good way to empezar la borrachera (see Acting Out, page 31). 7:30 pm, $12-$20
WORKSHOP DRAWING AFTER HOURS Georgia O'Keeffe Museum 217 Johnson St., 946-1000 Enjoy an intimate evening in the galleries and try your hand at drawing methods that guided the young O’Keeffe in her student days. Each month, this series explores different exercises from Arthur Wesley Dow’s book Composition. Led by local artist Liz Brindley. All supplies provided. Space is limited; RSVP recommended. 5:30-7:30 pm, $20-$35
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INDIGENOUS VISIONARIES Blue Rain Gallery 544 S Guadalupe St., 954-9902 Chris Pappan and Starr Hardridge both express their Native American heritage with stunning visuals. Pappan (Kaw/Osage/Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux) uses mixed media to create contemporary ledger art; Hardridge (Muscogee Creek) is influenced by pointillism as well as southeastern woodland beadwork. Through March 16. 5 pm, free
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LISA KLAKULAK: SINCE TAOS form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St., 982-8111 A solo exhibition of 13 feltbased sculptures acts as a vivid portrait of Klakulak’s emotional journey and manifestation of her unique way of processing the world through fiber creations. The reception begins with an artist talk at 4 pm, and the party begins in earnest at 5 pm. Through April 20. 4-7 pm, free NATHAN BENN: A PECULIAR PARADISE photo-eye Bookstore + Project Space 1300 Rufina Circle, Ste. A3, 988-5152 A solo exhibition of color images of Florida and its environs and inhabitants, as captured by Benn using vivid Kodachrome film during his tenure with National Geographic. Through April 20. 5 pm, free NEW CONTEMPORARY: HIGH ART, LOW ART, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Keep Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave., 307-9824 A juried show brings together top artists from the new contemporary art movement. 5-7 pm, free ORLANDO DUGI: SS 2019 natasha Santa Fe 403 S Guadalupe St., 913-9236 Inspired by his desert surroundings, Dugi's new collection pairs slate gray with vibrant berry colors reminiscent of desert flowers. 5 pm, free TRANSITION Beals & Co. Showroom 830 Canyon Road Say sayonara to Bobby Beals’ Canyon Road gallery (see AC, page 27). Through March 1. 5 pm, free
BOOKS/LECTURES CREATIVEMORNINGS: SYMMETRY AND HOW IT BREAKS New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5100 Coffee, bagels and networking, followed by a talk by physicist Kevin Henderson. 9 am, free DEAN'S LECTURE SERIES: OTHELLO St. John's College 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 984-6000 Antón Barba-Kay lectures in the Great Hall, Peterson Student Center. 7:30 pm, free
EVENTS CONNECT WITH YOUR GUIDES AND LOVED ONES Prana Blessings 1925 Rosina St., Ste. C, 772-0771 Jane Phillips, psychic medium and certified medical intuitive, uses her psychic abilities and gifts as a medium to bring forth answers and messages for your guidance. 6:30-8 pm, free
GARDEN SPROUTS PRE-K ACTIVITIES Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Weather permitting, head to the garden's outdoor classroom for a hands-on program for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. 10-11 am, $5 MAGIC: THE GATHERING: RAVNICA ALLEGIANCE DRAFT Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Official in-store tournament play for the collectible trading card game Magic: The Gathering. 7 pm, $15 MONTHLY CHANNELING SOIREE: MILLENIALS, CHILDREN OF THE NEW WORLD Live As One 1601 La Cieneguita, Apt. D1, 575-770-1228 A spiritual soiree with Raphael Weisman and his team of angels. Ask questions, receive spiritual guidance and maybe get a personal message—just be sure to RSVP. 6 pm, $15-$20 SEED-SAVING ALL-STARS Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Staff members of Social Kitchen, the restaurant of the Sage Inn, have teamed up to bring guests a music and poetry jam and open mic. 8:30 pm, free
FOOD COFFEE TASTING Iconik Coffee Roasters 1600 Lena St., 428-0996 Enjoy a beverage with coffee professionals. 9-10 am, free OXFAM HUNGER BANQUET Desert Academy 7300 Old Santa Fe Trail Guests randomly select tickets matching high-, middle-, or low-income earners, demonstrating that where you end up is all in the luck of the draw—then are then served the food associated with that income level. Ponder issues of injustice and get motivated to change the world. 6 pm, free
MUSIC 50 WATT WHALE Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Original, hand-written, oncein-a-lifetime rock 'n' roll treasures! 7 pm, free ABBIE GARDNER San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-3974 Tulsa-based folk and Americana musician Gardner explores love and loss, both gritty and sweet, and every performance boasts her formidable slide guitar licks. 7:30 pm, $20-$23 CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
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amily is a tricky thing, and even the close-knit ones don’t always see eye to eye. That’s partly why it amazes me when families don’t just stick together, but thrive in a creative partnership. That’s what’s at work at the core of Lindy Vision, a band comprised of Albuquerque sisters Carla, Dorothy and Natasha Cuylear, who have been making music together since their teens. Born in Las Cruces and raised by their father, the Cuylear sisters bonded together over music in the early aughts when New York bands like The Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were making huge waves on modern rock radio stations. Listening to music and making frequent trips to El Paso to see any band of note helped the sisters get through an often tumultuous adolescence. Lead singer and keyboardist Dorothy Cuylear speaks both about growing up with divorced parents and living in a small town while of both African American and Jicarilla Apache heritage.
On the new EP, standout track “Handshakes” exemplifies the almost alchemical sound. A cold industrial beat anchors the Eurythmics-like staccato synth lines while the guitar weeps and chimes its way through in service to an infectious vocal melody that can be both forcefully present and cooly detached in turns. It’s not quite a throwback, even with its familiar elements. It sounds current and vital, all while challenging the notion that intimate music has to be soft. This is intimacy that will make you shake to it. But even with the serious themes of mental health awareness at the forefront, what if people just want to dance? It’s a notion that doesn’t seem to bother Dorothy. “That’s the cool thing about music; you put your art out there The Cuylear and people are going to receive it sisters are Lindy however they’re going to receive it,” Vision, one of the she says. most vital and Even if her songs are often born promising bands in the state. from hardship, she expresses a gratitude to people who simply want to dance with them. “I’m glad people are dancing to my sadness or depression or to my manic moment,” she explains. “I’ve loved dance since I was little. It’s just like going with the flow of life and moving.” Therein seems to lie the secret to a soundtrack for when you want to party Lindy Vision’s sound: an optimistic light through your dark nights of the soul. to help work through the tough times. This balance of mood and sound comes from the organic process with which the Cuylears write their songs. CollaboLINDY VISION ALBUM RELEASE PARTY ration is key for Lindy Vision, and their WITH INNASTATE, NATAANII MEANS, LYLA JUNE AND DJ LRT process leads to juxtapositions of lyrical content and sound that is more exciting 8 pm Saturday Feb 23. $12-$15. than bands who stick to dour tones. Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 CO U RT ES
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“It was a difficult upbringing for us. Just in general, being minorities in Las Cruces felt super isolated and lonely,” she tells SFR. “But when the music stuff started happening in our teenage years it really connected with us. We loved it.” Dorothy’s songwriting reflects her connection to music as a therapeutic outlet. As the lyricist in the band, her words are personal and intimate, especially on 2017’s fulllength Jute, which she wrote in the aftermath of the death of the sisters’ mother. That thread of personal songwriting continues on Lindy Vision’s upcoming EP, Adult Children, Pt. 1, which draws its name from Janet G Woititz’ 1983 book Adult Children of Alcoholics. The songs explore mental health issues and substance abuse, and while the lyrics and vocals communicate that weight and pathos, musically it’s some of the band’s most buoyant material to date. Similar to New Order’s ability to make pain danceable, Lindy Vision marries driving dance rhythms and bright, playful synths with Natasha’s woeful, reverb-rich guitar to great effect. The songs have somber tones but are ultimately disco-ball poppy—like
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THE CALENDAR ALL-AGES SK8 SESSION Rockin' Rollers 2915 Agua Fría St., 473-7755 Hit up pizza, a snack bar and DJ tunes—an additional $5 get you skates or a scooter. 6 pm, $5 BIRD THOMPSON The New Baking Company 504 W Cordova Road, 557-6435 Adult contemporary singer-songwriter—now featuring songs from his new album, Prayer Wheel. 10 am, free CHANGO Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Danceable cover tunes. 8:30 pm, free CHAT NOIR CABARET Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, 992-0304 Modeled after 19th-century Parisian cabarets, enjoy firstrate piano and vocals from Charles Tichenor and friends. 6 pm, free DJ RAASHAN AHMAD Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Hip-hop-adjacent beats. 10 pm, free DARRELL SCOTT GiG Performance Space 1808 Second St. Singer-songwriter Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming, and resonating. 7:30 pm, $28 DAVID DONDERO, CLEMENTINE WAS RIGHT AND RY WARNER Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., 954-1068 Dondero’s deeply resonant tunes aren't terribly happy, but suck you right on in nonetheless. Local Ry Warner brings his experimental Appalachian rock-folk-indie tunes, and as for Locals Clementine Was Right, they describe themselves as being "like Fleetwood Mac on a skateboard, a long dark train decked in tinsel, a horse eating a popsicle at night." Thanks for clearing that up. 7:30 pm, free DOUG MONTGOMERY AND ESTER HANA Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards: Doug starts, Ester takes over at 8 pm. 6 pm, free IRON CHIWAWA Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Rock 'n' roll. 8 pm, free JAM & COMPANY Starlight Lounge at Montecito 500 Rodeo Road, 428-7777 A jazzy trio featuring Jean McCray on sax, Doug Frantz on organ and Bob Lennon on drums. 6 pm, $2
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JESUS BAS La Boca (Taberna Location) 125 Lincoln Ave., 988-7102 Spanish and flamenco guitar. 7 pm, free JULIE STEWART AND ROD WELLES El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Rock 'n' blues. 9 pm, $5 LITTLE LEROY AND HIS PACK OF LIES Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Rock 'n' roll. 6 pm, free MISSY & COMPANY La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Rockin' tunes to dance to. 8 pm, free NOSOTROS Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Latin jamz. 8 pm, free RED LIGHT CAMERAS Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 ABQ faves bring the soulful rock and garage pop. They're joined by locals Def-I, Backseat Vinyl and Ten Ten Division. 8 pm, $15-$18 RONALD ROYBAL Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 982-1200 Native American flute and Spanish classical guitar. 7 pm, free TGIF RECITAL: MARINA MAGAZINNIK AND PAMELA MCCLAIN First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544 Magazinnik plays piano and McClain narrates the jaunty but spooky fairy tale Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev. 5:30 pm, free THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE THROUGH SONG Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe 107 West Barcelona Road, 982-9674 A trio from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe presents an evening of music from Grand Opera, operetta and musicals. 7-9 pm, $10 THE THREE FACES OF JAZZ El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Swinging jazz. 7:30 pm, free TONIC JAZZ SHOWCASE Tonic 103 E Water St., 982-1189 Get some late-night stylings with host Loren Bienvenu (drums), Chris Jonas (sax) and Casey Andersen (bass). 9:30 pm, free WINNIE BRAVE Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Americana outta Canada. We usually think of Americana being from this America, but, like, Canada is America too. 5 pm, free
THEATER THE BIG HEARTLESS Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Just Say It Productions' world premiere of the original play by local writer Dale Dunn. Call 986-0847 for tickets (see Acting Out, page 31). 7:30 pm, $15-$25 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL New Mexico School for the Arts 275 E Alameda St., 310-4194 A comedy about mankind's loss of spirituality as framed by a government farce is here presented by the New Mexico School for the Arts' theatre department. 7-9 pm, $5-$10 WE ARE HISPANIC, AMERICAN WOMEN … OKAY? Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 A romp about sisterhood, generational wisdom and body politics (see Acting Out, page 31).. 7:30 pm, $12-$20
WORKSHOP GIRLS NIGHT POTTERY CLASS Paseo Pottery 1424 Paseo de Peralta, 988-7687 Tour the studio and play in the mud with a local ceramic artist at a two-hour class complete with libations. 6-8 pm, $75
SAT/23 ART OPENINGS BEYOND STANDING ROCK: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE WATER PROTECTORS Museum of Indian Arts & Culture 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250 Take a look at one of the most widespread grassroots movements in recent history, highlighting works created at the protest by Native and non-Native artists. At 2 pm, the museum hosts a panel discussion with artists and activists including Zoe Urness (Tlingit), Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan-HidatsaArikara/Lakota), Tony Abeyta (Navajo) and Kathy Whitman Elk Woman (MandanHidatsa-Arikara). Through Oct. 27 (see SFR Picks, page 21). 1-4 pm, free
BOOKS/LECTURES LADY LONG RIDER: ALONE ACROSS AMERICA ON HORSEBACK Mortenson Silver & Saddles 96 Bonanza Creek Road, 424-9330 Ende, author and long rider, gives a slideshow presentation about her 29,000 miles in the saddle. 4 pm, free CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
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Bobby Beals is Canyon Road
We took this pic of Bobby Beals on Guadalupe Street because that’s just how over Canyon Road he is.
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Randall says. “Also, it’s not totally put together yet, but one of the things we want to do is to revive the old Canyon Road Crawl, where people could take a glass of wine and stroll from gallery to gallery—we intend to block off part of Canyon Road and permit the whole area to have wine stations or stations where you can also get soft drinks or water. When we do these promotions, the primary target is to bring people in [to Santa Fe], but there’s a real need to let local people know these things are going on.” As for the climate on Canyon Road these days, Beals says he hopes changes are coming. Though he’ll no longer have a dedicated space there, he still hopes the street and its businesses can thrive. “If we don’t do something—I say ‘we,’ but I just mean collectively—to get younger voices in there, it’s going to be in dire straits,” he says. “Canyon Road is such a charming road, such an art destination, but galleries are strapped and it’s hard for gallery owners to put money into marketing the road in general; galleries are marketing themselves independently, but collectively, not so much. I want small businesses to succeed here, but, and I’m not calling anyone out, I’ve spoken to the veterans in the biz, and they’re struggling.” Downtown just ain’t what it used to be. But, of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Healthy competition is always en vogue, and the exploding scene in midtown and toward the Southside brings arts to underserved areas of town. “[Canyon Road] brought me to a level where it’s helped me sell art, so I’ll appreciate it always for that,” Beals adds. “But, for me personally, I’m over it as far as trying to run a business there.” Beals goes out with one last show, Transition, this Friday.
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undisclosed opportunities he would have had to turn down, were he running his gallery the usual 12-plus hours a day. “I’m feeling a little like I’m missing these chances to do other things,” Beals says. Such chances include a reinvigorated focus on his Kamagraph brand, a skateboard-meets-arts outfit that finds guest artists crafting fine art works on skateboard decks. Once Beals recoups his costs from sales, the rest of the proceeds go to charities, such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Future Men Project or Fathers New Mexico. “I want my heart to be fulfilled, and the gallery just hasn’t served that purpose lately,” Beals explains. “I want to be making a difference and, on a personal level, like all people, I want to be happy, so I’m dissolving all those things that get in the way of my growth.” But he won’t disappear completely, he says, even if his next steps are fairly nebulous for now.
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“I’m getting really excited about taking the art into public spaces and meeting people that way,” Beals notes. “It’s a combination of being done and Canyon Road changing; [local] restaurants have done a great job of being culinary destinations, but with the arts, with Canyon Road, people are kind of like, ‘This is the way we’ve been doing it, why change?’” Beals speaks to how Canyon Road’s other gallerists and even the city itself markets Santa Fe’s artsiest street. Indeed, as the nation trends more toward stagnant wages and the experiential arts rather than ownership, those many-thousand dollar paintings make less sense. A street that serves as a monument to the often unaffordable and inaccessible—y’know, not counting wealthy, aging collectors— starts to raise questions for both arts businesses and consumers. “We don’t market Canyon Road separately from the city, but we fund the Arts Commission, which provides a lot of grant support to both the visual and performing arts with the 1 percent lodger’s tax,” says Tourism Santa Fe head Randy Randall. “We’ve also just embarked on a new kind of trial for a quarter of a million dollar campaign—that hasn’t been kicked off yet—with Loka Creative, a local firm, dedicated to the visual arts and museums.” Randall says the promotion is meant to court the high-end art buyer with targeted advertisements in select print publications and on social media, perhaps even including Instagram influencers, online personalities with large followings who can use the platform for guerrilla marketing posts. On the local end of the spectrum, Randall points to the first-ever upcoming Santa Fe Art Week from July 12 through July 21, which is bookended by the International Folk Art Market and Art Santa Fe. “Our mission is to fill in the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday nights to ensure we have a lot of things going on in the visual arts and people can spend a whole week instead of just the weekend,”
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BE A DOG OWNER Alright, friends—we’ve covered some pretty hot-button issues in this column so far (as evidenced by the super-fun “Screw you, Alex!” emails I’m receiving), but we’re going to go ahead and dig into one of the more divisive topics of our time—dog ownership. Honestly, we don’t really deserve dogs in all of their loving and glowing warmth, but they also don’t deserve us sometimes, especially in how we treat them. This is why I went to dog behavior specialists (who, as always, will remain anonymous) to ask how we might better serve these noble beasts, and how we might better incorporate them into our lives. Know Their Brains Our sources tell us that simply by understanding how our dogs learn, we can communicate with them more clearly and better understand their needs. Studies have shown that dogs understand us far more than we ever thought possible, we should probably return the favor. Know Them on a Personal Level From what we hear, picking up on what makes your dog uncomfortable and when they are or aren’t having a good time will help you not only avoid incident, but can motivate them into adopting better behavior patterns. Bond with that fuzzy bastard! You’re Not a Pro (Unless You Are) Obviously, the folks we spoke with have dedicated all or some of their lives to dogs, so believe them when they say that the internet—as awesome as it is for, like, finding pornography—will never replace a real-life expert who understands there’s no one-size-fits-all methodology for dog stuff. Do yourself a favor and find a Certified Pet Dog Trainer with a CPDT-KA title. Yo, Sometimes Dogs Growl ... Dang This is your dog setting boundaries, and our sources confirm that it’s indeed OK for your dog to say “No.” Turns out, if you snap at your dog for its growls, it might need to resort to more intense forms of communication—like biting you without that growl you punished it for.
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Like Us, Some Dogs Are Loners, Dottie ... Rebels We now know that forcing a dog to spend time with other dogs is not OK. This probably falls under “knowing your miniature house-beast,” but either way, if your best pal is visibly nervous during inter-dog hang-downs, it’s best to understand that and let it chill alone on the couch. The World is Ours, Not Theirs Says our source, “We expect dogs to live in a world that is not designed for them, and if you have not taken the time to teach your dog a skill, don’t be mad when they don’t have that skill.” In other words, if you get frustrated because your shiny new pup doesn’t know what the hell “Sit!” means. That’s on you to be more patient and help a dog out. If You Can’t Afford the Vet, You Can’t Afford the Pet Ah, yes—that thing people do where they adopt an animal and then can’t afford to care for it properly. This one really steams a lot of folks’ clams, so let me be plain: If you get a dog, through adoption or otherwise, it’s your job to take care of that dog. And While We’re at it, Feed That Dog The Good Stuff Don’t be surprised, our sources say, if feeding bogus-ass discount food results in illness, allergies or a shorter lifespan for your pup. Have you heard of Marty’s Meals? We get that it’s pricy, but again, it’s your job to take care of this glorious house-wolf. Pick it Up! Get a bag and pick up the dog shit. Seriously. Faux Service Dogs are Bullshit Dog owners can easily find service animal paraphernalia online and outfit their canine buds with the regalia in an attempt to take it places it needn’t be. We understand loving thy dog, and we understand the concept of emotional support animals, but when you game the system because you somehow think your dog wants to be every damn place with you, you’re really effing it up for the actual service animals in the world. Please stop doing this, for everyone’s sake.
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LAURIE McDONALD: TRAVEL FOR STOICS Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo de Peralta, 992-0418 McDonald, writing as Eva Rome, presents a reading from her book and shows slides of objects, places and products mentioned. 5 pm, free LOCAL COMICS CREATORS POP-UP Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 New Mexico-based writers and artists offer their creator-owned books for sale and are available to discuss their work. At 2 pm, Turner Mark-Jacobs demonstrates his illustration process. 1-4 pm, free PAM HOUSTON: DEEP CREEK Downtown Subscription 376 Garcia St., 986-0151 On her homestead in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land. The ranch became Houston’s sanctuary, and in her new book, she explores how the natural world has mothered her. Presented by Garcia Street Books. 7 pm, free
DANCE ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 A one-night-only performance of fan favorites from ASFB’s repertoire features the jazz-inspired Tuplet, Swedish phenom Alexander Ekman’s multi-media exploration of rhythm; Cherice Barton’s Eudaemonia, a touching choreographic search for happiness; and acclaimed dance maker Jorma Elo’s electric 1st Flash. 7:30 pm, $36-$94 CONTRA DANCE Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road, 470-7077 A contra dance with caller Abigail Schiffmiller and tunes from the Santa Fe Megaband. There's a lesson at 7 pm; dance at 7:30 pm. 7 pm, $8-$9 FLAMENCO DINNER SHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 A show by the National Institute of Flamenco. 6:30 pm, $25 SANTA FE SOUL FESTIVAL INSPIRATIONAL DANCE CONTEST Railyard Performance Center 1611 Paseo de Peralta, 982-8309 The soul fest encourages middle and high school students to explore and showcase their talents. The winner(s) of the contest are invited to perform in this year’s SFSF gospel concert during the last week of August, as part of Santa Fe Music Week. 2-5 pm, $10
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EVENTS EL MUSEO WINTER MARKET El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, 992-0591 Part fine arts market, part flea market. 8 am-3 pm, free MAGIC: THE GATHERING: STANDARD SHOWDOWN Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Official in-store tournament play for the collectible trading card game. 7-11 pm, $5
FOOD ALCOHOL SERVER CERTIFICATION Courtyard by Marriott Santa Fe 3347 Cerrillos Road, 473-2800 Need a job as a server? This class meets the requirement for mandatory alcohol server education. For more info, call 505-343-9848. 10 am-3 pm, $30 SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-4098 The place to see and be seen in Santa Fe. 8 am-1 pm, free
MUSIC ALMAZAZZ Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Everything from jazz to pop to tango. 7 pm, free BILL HEARNE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Country, Western and honky-tonk. 1 pm, free BILL PALMER'S TV KILLERS AND JAKE REYNOLDS Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., 954-1068 Rough 'n' tumble rock 'n' roll with country 'n' folk sensibilities, joined by Reynolds' inspiring indie rock. 7:30 pm, free THE BLUES REVUE BAND Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Review some blues. 7 pm, free THE BUS TAPES Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Alternative folk-rock. 8:30 pm, free CHAT NOIR CABARET Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant 31 Burro Alley, 992-0304 First-rate piano and vocals from Charles Tichenor and friends. 6 pm, free DANA SMITH Upper Crust Pizza 329 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0000 Country-tinged folk songs. 6 pm, free
DOUG MONTGOMERY AND ESTER HANA Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Standards, classical and Broadway cabaret tunes on piano and vocals: Doug starts, Ester takes over at 8 pm. 6 pm, free FRETS & FRIENDS Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St., 988-4262 The New Mexico School for the Arts presents a showcase led by students. Guitarists, violinists, vocalists, cellists and clarinetists play jazz, classical, folk, pop, world and bluegrass styles. The evening's presentation will even include guitar-centric paintings by visual arts students. Reserve your tix online at nmschoolforthearts.org/ tickets. 7 pm, $5-$10 THE HOLLYHOCKS Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Alt.country and desert rock. 10 pm, free JOHN KURZWEG BAND El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Rock 'n' roll. 9 pm, $5 LINDY VISION Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 Sisters perform new-wave inspired, 80’s-esque disco music at their album release party for Adult Children (see Music, page 25). 8 pm, $12-$15 LULU AND THE BLACK SHEEP Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Honky-tonk and blues and badassery. 8 pm, free MARIACHI SONIDOS DEL MONTE AND MARIACHI ESTRELLA El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, 992-0591 Check out a benefit dinner and concert featuring dinner from Tres Colores and Tortilla Flats—then the Santa Fe Youth Symphony's student mariachi group, Mariachi Estrella, performs, followed by Santa Fe’s preeminent Mariachi group, Mariachi Sonidos del Monte. For more info: sfysa.org/mariachi. 6 pm, $10-$20 MARTHA SCANLAN AND JON NEUFELD GiG Performance Space 1808 Second St. Songwriter Scanlan and guitarist Neufeld met playing together at Portland’s Indie Roots festival Pickathon in 2010—in short order they recorded Tongue River Stories, a beautifully stark album of field recordings captured on film at Scanlan’s 120-yearold family ranch. They bring a little musical fairy dust to Santa Fe this week. 7:30 pm, $22
MATTHEW ANDRAE Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Rhythmic covers and originals of a folky bent on guitalele. 5 pm, free MAURICE OLIVER: SANTA FE SWEET form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St., 982-8111 An immersive concert experience forged from abstract visuals and eclectic music that incorporates elements of electronica, downtempo, house, techno, jazz, funk, soul and worldbeat. 6:30 pm, $5-$25 MISSY & COMPANY La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Rockin' tunes to dance to. 8 pm, free MÉLANGE Tonic 103 E Water St., 982-1189 Latin jazz. 9:30 pm, free NEXT 2 THE TRACKS Santa Fe Brewing Eldorado Taproom 7 Caliente Road, Eldorado, 466-6938 Outlaw country. 7 pm, free PIGMENT Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Jammy noodley tunes. 8 pm, free RON ROUGEAU The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 Acoustic classic rock. 5:30 pm, free RONALD ROYBAL Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 982-1200 Native American flute and Spanish classical guitar. 7 pm, free SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUSIC FACULTY AND FRIENDS CABARET The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive, 992-5800 See what your kids' teachers are capable of! Enjoy an evening of entertainment with SFPS music faculty, including jazz, Broadway, classical, folk and pop at a fundraiser for our public schools' K-12 music education programs with host Oliver Prezant. 7 pm, $10 SHANE WALLIN Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Soulful blues on the deck. 3 pm, free SHANE WALLIN Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Miss him his afternoon at the Mine Shaft? Here's another chance. 10 pm, free TOM'S JAZZ CLUB El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Jazzy fusion. 7:30 pm, free
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Albuquerque-based actor Forrest Goodluck has had a pretty good run lately. Appearing in films like The Revenant and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, the young Diné thespian also starred in Indian Horse, based on the novel of the same name by Richard Wagamese, the story of an Indigenous Canadian man grappling with racist schools and societies over 30 years (see SFR’s movie section for the review, page 33). We managed to contact Goodluck while he’s filming in Los Angeles to ask him about that film. (Alex De Vore) Does your own family have stories similar to those from the film? I think there’s definitely family members who have been in boarding school, which would be [in New Mexico] as opposed to Canada, but I think for me, a lot of it was being able to learn about the residential school side. As similar as things can be across borders, it was interesting to learn the Canadian side of the story; interesting as it was, it was also horrible to learn about. Being in Canada was great because I got to mix with actors from Canada and actors who are not from that area—they had their own perspectives to being Indigenous. My co-star Ajuawak Kapashesit had family members go through the very school system that was portrayed in the film, and his words on that were amazing. Learning from him, as an actor, an artist, a person—that’s not only what I did, but everybody working on it connected to the film; that truth, that story, that uncovering of something raw and real. Was it difficult getting into this character? How did you prepare? It was one of the most difficult roles I’ve done. Even though it was about 15 pages of the script, 20 minutes of the film, for me, it was a three-month experience with the other actors. Getting into who this character was. Reading books, and not even just from the Native perspective, but victims across the spectrum. … One of the most important books I read was from the perspective of a 50-year-old man who was an altar boy, and his experience of being sexually assaulted by his priest was incredible for me— that book particularly helped me get into the spirit of [the role]. Everyone’s stories, the landscape, the hockey—it was all set up for me to sit in the story. It was really illuminating to be able to sit in that reality. Would you say you learned or took away anything important from the experience you’ll carry with you? For one, the friendships of those people. … You know the system they came from, but seeing how Indigenous people, Native people, any people who’ve been through a traumatic experience—like the Canadian Indians up there, the New Zealanders, the Pacific Islanders—people across the spectrum have experienced similar assaults by Western culture, but knowing there’s still the creation of art out of [it]; that is one of the most beautiful things to come out of that. For one, there are so few Native films altogether, but to have an Indigenous film show that message with so many people in it, it’s ultimately so important. Indian Horse, as hard as it is, has that message of hope and passing on that knowledge and doing something better.
Y LA BAMBA AND ATALAYA Ghost 2899 Trades West Road Poised Spanish-language experimental indie informed by deep tradition. She's joined by local indie-beautifullers Atalaya (see SFR Picks, page 21). 8 pm, $10
YURI YUNAKOV The Bridge @ SF Brewing Co. 37 Fire Place, 557-6182 Roma wedding music—an ecstatic and eclectic mix of jazz, rock, Turkish and Indian sounds and Balkan village folk music. No matrimony necessary. 7:30 pm, $20
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THE CALENDAR OPERA OPERA MAKES SENSE Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive, 955-2820 Created just for children ages 3 to 5, to explore the world of opera through a variety of activities and games addressing different developmental levels of toddlers. 10:30 am-noon, free
THEATER THE BIG HEARTLESS Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Mac, a reclusive wildlife biologist, has retreated to the backwoods of Montana to work with the controversial Wolf Reintroduction Project. He tolerates interruptions from his neighbors—but when Mac's nephew and a friend blow in, seeking refuge from a tough-love reform school, isolated worlds collide. Call 986-0847 for tickets (see Acting Out, page 31). 7:30 pm, $15-$25 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL New Mexico School for the Arts 275 E Alameda St., 310-4194 A comedy about mankind's loss of spirituality as framed by a government farce is here presented by the New Mexico School for the Arts. 7-9 pm, $5-$10 WE ARE HISPANIC, AMERICAN WOMEN … OKAY? Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 A hilarious, heartfelt romp about sisterhood, generational wisdom and body politics (see Acting Out, page 31).. 7:30 pm, $12-$20
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BLACKSMITHING FOR BEGINNERS MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road, 819-3502 You don’t have to be a burly bearded man to get comfortable with traditional methods of metalworking. As long as you have a will to learn and can swing a hammer, you can have fun with metal. Register ahead of time. 3-5 pm, $45 JEWELRY FORGING FOR BEGINNERS MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road, 819-3502 Walk through the basics of creating jewelry using a forge and anvil and create your own copper bracelet while learning forge safety as well as artistic techniques. There are some requirements for attire, so call ahead to register. 12:30-3 pm, $45 JIM D'VILLE: PLAY UKULELE BY EAR The Candyman Strings & Things 851 St. Michael's Drive, 983-5906 All levels are welcome to join the master for two one-hour workshops today and see what you can do with four strings; the workshops are $20 each, or $35 for both. Sign up ASAP! 4-6 pm, $20-$35
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PRUNING A FRUIT TREE AS AN ESPALIER Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Learn the art of espalier in a fun, hands-on workshop. Instructor Jeff DePew is a certified professional wetland scientist and holds a certification in restoration ecology. 1-4 pm, $50-$55 TAX-AIDE SANTA FE Higher Education Building 1950 Siringo Road, 428-1725 Reserve a time for free tax prep help at 946-3615 or visit sfcc.edu/taxaide. 9 am-12 pm, free THE ART OF SCENEWORK: THE WAY IN AND THE STAY IN Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 In this theater workshop, explore exercises and practice in the first moments of the scene; not the who, what and where, but the awareness of the relationship, the environment and the self. Hit SantaFeImprov.com for info. 10 am-1 pm, $30 WOMEN IN TRANSITION Montezuma Lodge 431 Paseo de Peralta, 670-3068 A workshop provides women 50 and over a guiding framework to change their lives. 12:30-5 pm, $25-$35
SUN/24 ART OPENINGS PAULA ZIMA Hat Ranch Gallery 27 San Marcos Road W, 424-3391 Zima presents large-scale acrylic paintings on paper. She views her paintings as little vignettes or poems, inviting the viewer into the subjects' inner lives. Zima’s brushstrokes are loose and fluid, and the resultant images are joyful and engaging. Through March 17. 2-5 pm, free
BOOKS/LECTURES ANNEMARIE NÍ CHURREÁIN: BLOODROOT Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 The Irish writer reads from her much-acclaimed debut collection, Bloodroot, which explores the theme of landscape in the context of the author’s own ancestry, looking closely at the cultural silences imposed upon women by the Irish State. 5:30 pm, free JOURNEYSANTAFE: ELAINE SULLIVAN AND BOB MANG Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Sullivan and Mang, who were appointed to the Santa Fe Public Banking Task Force in 2017 and are founding members of the Alliance For Local Economic Prosperity, explore the challenges and opportunities for our state. 11 am, free
DANCE BEGINNING SALSA Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Drop in to try your hand (or feet and body, as it were) at some salsa dancing. 5 pm, $20 BEGINNING SWING Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Take advantage of those swing nights that pop up around town! 4 pm, $20 KIDS' PARTNER DANCE Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Get your kids moving with friendly lessons in ballroom, Latin and swing. 10:45-11:30 am, $12 PARTNER DANCE FUNDAMENTALS Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Whether you want to be more coordinated on the dance floor or just want a little exercise, here's a low-impact (and free!) way to do it. 2:45-3:30 pm, free
EVENTS CHADO NEW MEXICO TEA & ZEN Mountain Cloud Zen Center 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-4396 Learn for yourself how the spirit of Chado, or the Way of Tea, and Zen practice are closely intertwined. A talk and tea presentation is followed by the offering of traditional sweets and bowls of foamy matcha for everyone. 10-11 am, free 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. Go find your new favorite thing. 9 am-4 pm, free GEEKS WHO DRINK Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 307, 983-0134 Stellar quiz results can win you drink tickets for next time. 7 pm, free HEART-CENTERED LABYRINTH WALK Railyard Park Cerrillos Road and Guadalupe Street, 982-3373 The Labyrinth Resource Group of Santa Fe sponsors a mindful walk at the Railyard labyrinth. Contemplate love (for others, for yourself, for the planet and for the universe) at February's monthly gathering. 2 pm, free MAGIC: THE GATHERING: RAVNICA ALLEGIANCE LEAGUE Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Official in-store tournament play for the collectible trading card game. 5-8 pm, $35 CONTINUED ON PAGE 32
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ACTING OUT Ready, Set, Eat anta Fe theater companies are always thinking outside the box when it comes to the physical stuff onstage. Our town only has a few traditionally framed proscenium stages, and black boxes demand creativity in set construction; accordingly, Santa Fe’s designers, directors and carpenters are never afraid to break rules. Think a stage full of sand (we’re looking at you, Atacama) or nothing but lights and sound to convey a whole world (Constellations pulled that off ). Two shows currently up break molds in unique ways: We Are Hispanic, American Women … Okay? at Teatro Paraguas is a full sensory experience, and The Big Heartless at Warehouse 21 downright dazzles with creative use of non-traditional materials. Walk in to Paraguas for a performance of WAHAWO and your first thought is likely, “Oh, the cast must have had a potluck before the show.” I headed in to the theater and director Alix Hudson chose a seat next to me. I commented on the delicious smell, and she pointed to the crockpots onstage in character Ramona’s kitchen. “Beans and chile,” she said with a smile. “She’s also going to make tortillas.” WAHAWO, written by New Mexico playwright Patricia Crespin and first staged at Paraguas a decade ago, is a sweet little play about an everyday New Mexican family—well, the women of that family, anyway. All its action revolves around a kitchen and a dining table, reclaiming the notion of women in the kitchen; no longer a place of servitude, it’s a place of bonding, subversion, connection and perhaps high drama. Husbands, lovers, brothers, fathers and sons, while ever-present in conversation, are nowhere to be seen as we follow sisters Marissa and Antonia (Paola Vengoechea Martini and Jeni Nelson, respectively),
mother Ramona (JoJo Sena de Tarnoff ), grandmother Nanita (Lilia Urrutia) and Marissa’s daughter Juanita (Shaunti Sitonik) in their discussions of religion, romance and independence. While the action sometimes dragged with mismatched energy, and the script dipped occasionally into heavy-handed dialogue (in particular, talk of religion clubbed us over the head), the actresses’ clear passion and dedication and Hudson’s directorial choice to use real food buoyed the production. The food thing sounds small, but isn’t at all. Truly, no matter how good an actor thinks they are at miming, the audience can always CAMERON GAY
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tell when a cup is actually empty. Always. And while eating onstage is most actors’ nightmare (I personally have not eaten a sugar cookie since having to eat about five per night in December 2015), it really does put the viewer firmly in the world of the play when there’s an actual meal consumed. When Ramona brewed coffee, soon the sweet smell was wafting through the house. And when the actors poured it, there was steam rising from the mugs. Ramona fixes herself a bowl of frijoles; Nanita pours herself plenty of tequila, and we watch the bottle drain as the action progresses. Where we otherwise may have drifted off into a lack of investment, watching flour fly around the stage was a surprisingly effective anchor in the one-act presentation. For a very different take on what a set can do (and also featuring actors eating onstage—hallelujah!), director Lynn Goodwin presents The Big Heartless at Warehouse 21, written by local playwright Dale Dunn. Goodwin and Just Say It Productions, also the brains behind the aforementioned bare-stage Constellations, this time opt to go all-out, turning W21’s black box into a Montana wilderness with tree trunks, stumps, burlap netting, the interiors of two cabins—and perhaps most impressive, a huge screen onto which story aides are projected. The play runs in excess of two hours, but the story flies by effortlessly as we
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watch reclusive wildlife manager Mac (a heroic Matt Sanford) navigate his neighbors ( jaunty grandparents played by Jennifer Graves and Dan Friedman, and their granddaughter Jean, the highly capable Tulah Dillman-Stanford). When Mac’s nephew Cliff (John Helfrich) and his friend Monsoon (Lucy Shattuck) show up after breaking out of their prison-like reform school, things go awry, to put it mildly. While the characters essentially remain isolated and continue on their own destined trajectories, that all of their tragedies occur at once makes for an explosive story. The three students of the show (Dillman-Stanford, Helfrich and Shattuck) are all students at the New Mexico School for the Arts, and frankly, this show is worth it just for their performances, further cementing that institution’s place as a wellspring of education. Particularly notable here is NMSA senior Helfrich’s complex performance, during which, among other things, he eats an apple faster than we thought physically possible. Set designer Jay Bush, media designer Dylan McLaughlin and sound designer Dan Piburn each deserve some kind of award. I don’t even know what kind. Something really good, though. Whereas WAHAWO’s set helped orient the audience in a script that sometimes meandered, the visual presentation of The Big Heartless grounds a complicated story by Dunn that needs to change location and mood in seconds. How do you show that a character is playing the Sims? With sound effects and a nebulous computer screen projection. How can the creepiness of headlights approaching a remote cabin come through in a theater in the middle of a city? You guessed it—projection. After the play reaches its chaotic climax and we’re suddenly in the enveloping silence of a snowy mountainscape, how can we feel that tenuous peace? I don’t have to say it again. Kudos to Heartless and WAHAWO for visually and environmentally engaging shows. Set designers, take note, and adventurous directors, please just let your actors eat for real. Your audience will thank you. WE ARE HISPANIC, AMERICAN WOMEN … OKAY? 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday Feb. 21-23; 2 pm Sunday Feb. 24. $12-$20. Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601. THE BIG HEARTLESS
Jeannie (Tulah Dillman-Stanford), background, is obsessed with playing the Sims on Mac’s (Matt Sanford) computer in The Big Heartless—a plot point aided by a projection screen.
7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays Feb. 21-March 2; 2 pm Sundays Feb. 24-March 3. $15-$25. Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 986-0847.
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THE CALENDAR MAGIC: THE GATHERING: STANDARD SHOWDOWN Big Adventure Comics 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783 Even more Magic! 2-7 pm, $5 MEDITATIONS IN MODERN BUDDHISM Zoetic 230 St. Francis Drive, 292-5293 Open to all levels. Presented by the Santa Fe branch of Kadampa Meditation Center of New Mexico. 10:30 am-noon, $10 SUNDAY RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-4098 A unique opportunity to enjoy local art and music inside (no blustery breezes here). Local is the best way to shop. 10 am-4 pm, free TAI CHI FOR 50+ La Escuela y Galleria del Cuervo Azul 1406 Third St., 551-2345 Azul La Luz teaches the martial art weekly for balance, poise, meditation and stress control. 2-3 pm, free
FILM AN ACT OF DEFIANCE Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338 In 1963, a group of Nelson Mandela’s Black and Jewish supporters were arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, near Johannesburg. Along with Mandela and several other supporters, they stood trial for sabotage and faced a possible death sentence. See the story of the events leading up to their trial and the proceedings that changed South Africa (see SFR Picks, page 21). 11 am, $8-$15
MUSIC ATTACK OF THE 50-FOOT WTF!: A BENEFIT FOR KARA McDONALD Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Help support local friend McDonald in her fight against cancer. Live music includes Joe West, Pigment, St. Range, The Blues Divas, Lucy Barna, Boomroots and Detroit Lighting, plus live burlesque by Zircus Erotique and Desert Darlings. As if that isn't enough, also catch a raffle and silent auction. 2 pm, free CUARTETO CASALS St. Francis Auditorium 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Pro Musica continues its String Works Series with Barcelona-based Cuarteto Casals in a program that spans 240 years and includes works by Purcell, Haydn, Debussy and Bartók. 4-6 pm, $12-$90 DOUG MONTGOMERY Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards, originals and pop with vocals too. 6:30 pm, free
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GARY GORENCE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Classic rock. 8 pm, free JONO MANSON & FRIENDS Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 The rootsy rock 'n' roller invites some buddies to jam. Noon, free KEY FRANCES Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Funky and rockin' blues with a psychedelic twist on the deck. 3 pm, free MATTHEW ANDRAE La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Rhythmic folk on guitalele. 6 pm, free NACHA MENDEZ La Boca (Taberna Location) 125 Lincoln Ave., 988-7102 Latin croonin’. 7 pm, free OUT OF SYSTEM TRANSFER, LARA BUCKLEY, GLAIVE AND MABOB Zephyr Community Art Studio 1520 Center Drive, Ste. 2 Out of System Transfer comes from New York City with anti-folk that’s bound to shake your kombucha-drinking self to the core. They’re joined by Lara Buckley’s electroacoustic nature vibes, Albuquerque techno-sax weirdos Glaive and the experimental void that is Mabob. 7 pm, free PAT MALONE AND JON GAGAN El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 A jazz duet with guitarist Malone and bassist Gagan on “Civilized Sunday.” 7 pm, free READ STREET SUNDAY SESSIONS: JOHN FRANCIS TRIO Santa Fe Spirits Downtown Tasting Room 308 Read St., 780-5906 Hand-crafted cocktails are best enjoyed alongside handspun songs performed by an acoustic trio of the highest caliber. 7 pm, free SERENATA OF SANTA FE: NEXT VOICES First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave., 982-8544 Take an enchanting (but still edgy) new direction as vocalist James Onstad conspires with pianist Nathan Salazar in varied selections by Puccini, Boulanger, Hahn, Gounod, Aaron Jay Kernis, John Corigliano, Gabriel Kahane’s breakout work Craigslistlieder and timely contemporary sounds of Tom Cipullo. 3 pm, $20-$40
THEATER THE BIG HEARTLESS Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Mac, a reclusive wildlife biologist, has retreated to the backwoods of Montana to work with the controversial Wolf Reintroduction Project. He tolerates interruptions from his neighbors and their teenage granddaughter—but when Mac's nephew and a friend blow in, seeking refuge from a tough-love reform school, isolated worlds collide. Call 986-0847 for tickets (see Acting Out, page 31). 2 pm, $15-$25 WE ARE HISPANIC, AMERICAN WOMEN … OKAY? Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, 424-1601 A hilarious, heartfelt romp about sisterhood, generational wisdom and body politics (see Acting Out, page 31).. 2 pm, $12-$20
WORKSHOP BEGINNER WELDING AND METAL SHOP MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road, 819-3502 Make steel bend to your will and bring your metal dreams to life. Get hands on training on the many tools required for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling and welding Noon-8 pm, $111 INTRODUCTION TO IMPROV Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Be present in the moment, sharpen your creativity, communicate more effectively and have a great time. You don't need to be funny or brilliant, nor will you be put on the spot and embarrassed. For more information go to SantaFeImprov.com. 1:30-4 pm, $25 JUMPSTART YOUR MEMOIR Stewart Udall Center 725 Camino Lejo, 983-6155 Get writing tips from teachers Elaine Pinkerton Coleman and Lucy Moore, and maybe share some work. Please bring your preferred writing medium, whether it be a pencil and paper, iPad or laptop. 1-4:30 pm, $10-$15 SOILS TESTING WORKSHOP New Mexico Wildlife Center 19 Wheat St., Española, 753-9505 Learn how to test and amend your home garden soil, as well as how to prepare paperwork and soil samples for testing. 1-4 pm, free THE EASE AND JOY OF MORNINGS: A HALF-DAY MEDITATION RETREAT Upaya Zen Center 1404 Cerro Gordo Road, 986-8518 A quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen. RSVP to assure your place: registrar@upaya.org. 9:30 am-12:30 pm, free CONTINUED ON PAGE 34
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Caffe Greco This quirky, off-beat, family-owned joint stands as gatekeeper to Canyon Road. Despite the Italian overtures of the name, Caffe Greco specializes in hearty New Mexican comfort food courtesy of chef Ray Velasquez, including green chile stew ($8.95), Frito pie ($8.95) and a killer green chile cheeseburger ($13.95). Made from locally sourced, grass-fed beef, the patty in question comes served on a homemade bun under loads of gooey cheese and chunky, subtly spicy green chile from Socorro. There are other, non-New Mexican options on the menu, but why bother when you can enjoy the stuffed sopaipillas ($13.95) featuring pork adovada or beans and cheese, or crispy chalupas ($12.95). The space itself, a 200-year-old adobe hacienda decorated with brightly colored Spanish and Mexican artwork and featuring multiple rooms filled with old jukeboxes and a grand piano, is well worth a wander. It makes for a memorable point of entry to a day of exploring galleries and shops. (MFC)
Dolina Café and Bakery Chef and owner Annamaria O’Brien named her adorable bakery and café after the Slavic word for “valley,” which serves as both a tribute to her home country and an indication of the menu’s offerings, which range from tvarohovy strúhany ($4.25), a pastry of bitter chocolate and probiotic cream, to the kapustnica ($10.50), a mix of sauerkraut, wild mushrooms, klobasa, potatoes, Hungarian paprika and sourdough toast. Situated in the spot formerly occupied by Clafoutis, Dolina is clean and bright, a spacious white interior with robin-egg blue accents on the walls and pillows lining a banco near the pastry case with its daily selection of strudel, coffee cake, quiches and pies. Try the pesto omelet ($10.50), which features flavorful, bright heirloom cherry tomatoes folded into fresh mozzarella and the strongly herbal, house-made pesto, with hash browns and an English muffin on the side. It comes with a dab of housemade orange marmalade, a splendid citrusy complement to the cheese and eggs. For a quick pastry fix, the makos dios ($8), a gluten-free walnut and poppy seed cake topped with raspberry preserve and ground walnuts, makes an excellent substitution for the basic breakfast croissant. (Mary Francis Cheeseman)
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When the French restaurant and bakery shuttered the doors of its original location on Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe held its breath. But luckily, it wasn’t a long wait before the new location affixed to Body of Santa Fe kicked things off, this time with more than enough parking for all—or at least way more parking than the last spot. A family affair betwixt chef Philippe Ligier, his wife Anne-Laure and their daughter Charlotte, Clafoutis’ menu ranges from eggy breakfasts featuring croissants, quiche and even healthful salads to the decadent cakes, pastries and cookies found at the bakery counter. Do note that some breakfast items sell out before the switch to the lunch menu at 11:30 am, and that even then you might find a lack of croissants with which to contend—but rather than proving a shortcoming on the part of Clafoutis, it really just speaks to the quality of its ingredients and employees. Try the waffle with a little fruit ($8.50) or a crepe the same way ($8.50) if you miss out on the delicious egg croissant with eggs, Swiss, bacon or ham and even just a little green chile, if you like ($7.45). We’ve also ordered cakes from Clafoutis and been the hero of many gatherings. (Alex De Vore)
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MONDAY STORY TIME Bee Hive Kid's Books 328 Montezuma Ave, 780-8051 Story time for all ages at the fabulous little book store. 10:30 am, free SOUTHWEST SEMINARS: 1960-1970 ARCHAEOLOGY AT SAPAWE AND TSAMA IN THE EL RITO & CHAMA VALLEYS Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 982-1200 Archaeologist Tom Windes, whose specialties include ceramic analysis, dating techniques, Chaco shrine communication systems and historical archaeology of Hispanic communities, lectures. 6 pm, $15 THE CODED LANGUAGE OF COLOR: AN ESOTERIC JOURNEY Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave., 955-6780 An introductory talk and fun, practical demonstrations of the electromagnetic basis of color and its profound effect on human life, fauna, flora and planetary energies. 6:30 pm, free
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MUSIC BILL HEARNE TRIO La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Honky-tonk and Americana from a Santa Fe legend. 7:30 pm, free COWGIRL KARAOKE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Michèle Leidig hosts Santa Fe's most famous night of karaoke. 9 pm, free DOUG MONTGOMERY Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards, originals and pop with vocals too. 6:30 pm, free EUFORIA TRIO Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 A breakout trio from the all-female Mariachi Buenaventura. 6 pm, free TINSLEY ELLIS Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. The guitar legend plays everything from blistering blues to heart-pounding rock to soulful ballads. 7 pm, $22-$25
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GEEKS WHO DRINK Draft Station Santa Fe Arcade, 60 E San Francisco St., 983-6443 Stellar quiz results can win you drink tickets. 7 pm, free MONTHLY NETWORKING PARTY Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 At a gathering for women 50-plus, relax and network with great company, reconnect with old friends, make new acquaintances, share your vocation, avocation or special interest, and learn about what’s happening at The Transition Network. 5:45 pm, $5 SANTA FE INDIVISIBLE MEETING Center for Progress and Justice 1420 Cerrillos Road, 467-8514 Join the politically progressive group for occasional guest speakers, discussing your concerns, and group activism. 7 pm, free THE SANTA FE HARMONIZERS REHEARSAL Zia United Methodist Church 3368 Governor Miles Road, 699-6922 Have you been itching to start singing again? The barbershop harmony chorus wants anyone who can carry a tune (women too!) at its weekly rehearsals. 6:30 pm, free
TAX-AIDE SANTA FE Higher Education Building 1950 Siringo Road, 428-1725 Call 505-946-3615 or visit sfcc.edu/taxaide to reserve a timefor free tax help. 8 am-4 pm, free
TUE/26 BOOKS/LECTURES ANDRÉS RESÉNDEZ: THE OTHER SLAVERY: THE UNCOVERED STORY OF INDIAN ENSLAVEMENT IN AMERICA St. Francis Auditorium 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Reséndez's work has long been concerned with the dynamics of borderlands in North America, whether in terms of the emergence of ethnic or national identities or the prevalence of labor coercion and enslavement of Indigenous peoples. Presented by El Rancho de las Golondrinas as part of its winter lecture series. 6 pm, $10 PRESCHOOL STORY TIME Santa Fe Public Library LaFarge Branch 1730 Llano St., 955-4860 Kids who are read to are generally smarter than kids who aren't. Get 'em learnt! 10:30 am, free
WADE DAVIS: WHY ANCIENT WISDOM MATTERS Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? Anthropologist, author and National Geographic Explorerin-Residence (1999-2013) Davis celebrates the wisdom of the world’s Indigenous cultures. 7 pm, $10
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 BEGINNING BALLROOM Dance Station 947-B W Alameda St. Whether you want to be traditional and elegant or spice things up a bit, ballroom dance is a good foundation to learn. 6:30 pm, $20
EVENTS METTA REFUGE COUNCIL Upaya Zen Center 1404 Cerro Gordo Road, 986-8518 A support group for sharing life experiences around illness and loss in a variety of its forms. 10:30 am, free NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE New Mexico State Capitol Roundhouse 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-4589 Get info on related hearings, deliver petitions and hold lobby days. 10 am-3 pm, free SANTA FE INDIVISIBLE MEETING Center for Progress and Justice 1420 Cerrillos Road, 467-8514 Join the politically progressive group to put into action the planning you did last night. 8:30 am, free
MUSIC BILL HEARNE TRIO La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Honky-tonk and Americana. 7:30 pm, free BILL PALMER Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. Rock 'n' roll ‘n’ country. 8-8 pm, free BLUEGRASS JAM Social Kitchen & Bar 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952 Yes. It's a bluegrass jam. 6 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 pm, $5 CONTINUED ON PAGE 37
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Sweet corn chowder with Gulf crab at Social Kitchen + Bar.
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he Food Depot, Northern New Mexico’s food bank, recently presented its 25th annual Souper Bowl. The popular fundraiser supports The Food Depot’s many programs, which include Food 4 Kids, Food 4 Pets and a mobile food pantry that distributes in 15 communities serving more than 5,800 people per month. Obviously, the star of the Souper Bowl is … um, soup, and in this heated competition, everyone from celebrated chefs to catering companies to retirement community kitchens get the chance to show off their souper skills. More than 1,200 ticketed attendees get to vote on whose soup, an overall winner and in four categories, really rocked their palates. It was a beautiful thing to join so many other fans of the simply complex thing that is soup. Because it’s obviously more than good food; it can heal you when you’re sick, it can defrost fingersicles, it can comfort a broken heart, it can make you popular at the potluck. As Louis P De Gouy, foresighted author of The Soup Book, put it way back in 1949: “Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can do more to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any other one dish. … It breathes reassurance; it steams consolation; after a weary day it promotes
sociability, as the five o’clock cup of tea or the cocktail hour.” Unfortunately, the vast majority of Souper Bowl entries are simply a chance for kitchens that normally don’t get to make soup to have some fun with it, or for caterers and private kitchens to show off their skills. The Souper Bowl winners for best cream soup and best seafood soup were retirement communities (El Castillo Life Plan Community and Kingston Residence of Santa Fe) and the winner of the savory soup category—and five-time overall champion—is a caterer. If you are lucky enough you’ll catch this repeat champ, Chef Nath of Nath’s Inspired Khmer Cuisine, at one of her pop-up dinners around town. Which begs the question: Is it even possible to get any of these Souper Bowlworthy soups in restaurants around town? The answer is yes, a few. Social Kitchen + Bar (Santa Fe Sage Inn, 725 Cerrillos Road, 982-5952) was the big winner in the vegetarian soup category for its sweet corn chowder with green chile ($9). This one covered all the bases— rich, creamy, sweet and with a perfect slow chile burn. A fun twist is to add Gulf crab meat (+$5) for an even ridiculously richer flavor. It’s a big bowl, accompanied by a side of additional green chile and buttery fried bread, so you might want to share if you’re not looking to overindulge. The Anasazi Restaurant (Inn of the Anasazi, 113 Washington St., 988-3030) also served up a vegetarian
soup that stood out and can be found on its lunch menu as a seasonal option ($9/$13). Chef Peter O’Brien’s kabocha squash bisque is so fresh and flavorful, it tastes like it was plucked from the plant just minutes before. O’Brien is known for allowing the rich, natural colors and flavors of produce shine through in his dishes, and his soups are no different. In his words, this soup “embodies my vision of creating elevated American classics that use seasonal ingredients and interesting flavor combinations to create a truly A “simple” soup can be deceptive in its complexity, and the building blocks of the Anasazi Restaurant’s popular squash bisque provide a fine example, as detailed here by Chef Peter O’Brien: “To make this rich soup, we first bake the squash to soften the meat, which is then peeled from the skin and stewed in vegetable stock with a mirepoix of carrots, celery, leeks and garlic, seasoned with clove, cinnamon and chopped green apple. This is all simmered together over low heat for an hour or so before we puree and finish with heavy cream, and season with salt, brown sugar and cayenne pepper. We then garnish with a pesto that is a pureed mixture of toasted pecans, garlic, parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and wild arugula for a special touch.”
unforgettable dining experience.” Another inspired version of squashbased soup, curry butternut squash and shrimp, came from Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen (1512 Pacheco St., 795-7383). Though that specific soup may not be on the menu, Sweetwater always has a fresh soup of the day on both lunch and dinner menus ($5/$8). They do with soup what they do with everything: manage to make healthy also rich and delicious. Not at the Souper Bowl, but deserving of your attention, are these favorites: the sopa de amor ($16) at Sazón (221 Shelby St., 983-8604) and the green chile clam chowder ($5/$8) at La Choza (905 Alarid St., 982-0909). Both soups are different, like our little city. The sopa de amor is a mission impossible of flavors and textures—blue crab, poblano broth, Amaretto whipped cream and red chile dust that not only works, but works indescribably well. Which is probably how it got its name. No one can really describe love, but everyone wants it. La Choza’s green chile clam chowder is guaranteed to please. The traditional chowder base is rich, creamy and briny, a great counterpoint to the green chile. The clams are fresh, not canned, their sweetness and chew complimented by the starchy goodness of skin-on potatoes. There are only two things you can do to make this chowder better: One is to order a side of garlic bread to soak it up. Two is to invite me.
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CHUSCALES La Boca (Original Location) 72 W Marcy St., 982-3433 Exotic flamenco guitar. 7 pm, free ESTER HANA Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Piano standards. 6:30 pm, free JIM ALMAND Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Jazzy R&B. 8 pm, free JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE NIGHT The Matador 116 W San Francisco St., 984-5050 DJ Prairiedog and Mama Goose spin a Cash tribute (see SFR Picks, page 21). 9 pm, free
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PAT MALONE TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 Solo jazz guitar. 6 pm, free RICK MENA Tesuque Casino 7 Tesuque Road, 984-8414 Every genre ever on guitar. 6-9 pm, free
WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION TO IMPROV Warehouse 21 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423 Join a workshop designed to help you be present in the moment, sharpen your creativity, communicate more effectively and have a great time. For info, go to SantaFeImprov.com. 6:15-8:45 pm, $25
TAX-AIDE SANTA FE Higher Education Building 1950 Siringo Road, 428-1725 Are you as baffled by taxes as we are? Well, we’re all in luck. Once again, SFCC and the AARP have teamed up to offer free (!) help taking care of your taxes. NOTE: This year, you must make an appointment. Call 946-3615 or visit sfcc.edu/taxaide to reserve a time. There are some qualifications, and a list of everything you need; get more info when you sign up for a slot. SFCC accounting students who were trained specifically for the service will be among the volunteers available. This isn’t just for retired folks; all age ranges are offered this honestly invaluable service. 8 am-4 pm, free
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338 Jeremy Thomas: Unintended Consequences. Sharon Bartel Clements: Warrior Women Torso Project. Both through April 21. GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM 217 Johnson St., 946-1000 Jo Whaley: Echoes. Through Feb. 24. The Candid Camera. Through April 22. HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART 238 Ledoux St., Taos, 575-758-9826 The Legacy of Helene Wurlitzer: Works from the Harwood Collection. Through May 5. IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 Cathedral Place, 983-8900 #NOFILTER: IAIA 2019 BFA Exhibition. Through May 11. Action/Abstraction Redefined. Through July 7. Robyn Tsinnajinnie and Austin Big Crow: The Holy Trinity. Through Oct. 31. Wayne Nez Gaussoin: Adobobot. Through Nov. 30. Heidi K Brandow: Unit of Measure. Through Jan. 31. MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART 632 Agua Fría St., 989-3283 National and international wax artists. MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250 Maria Samora: Master of Elegance. Through Feb. 28. What’s New in New: Selections from the Carol Warren Collection. Through April 7. Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans. Through July 7. MUSEUM OF INT’L FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200 Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru. Through March 10. Gallery
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Whooo’s going to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture this week? There’s an opening on Saturday! of Conscience: Community Through Making from Peru to New Mexico. MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226 GenNext: Future So Bright. Through March 29. NM HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5019 The Land That Enchants Me So: Picturing Popular Songs of New Mexico. Through Feb. 28. Atomic Histories. Through May 26. On Exhibit: Designs That Defined the Museum of New Mexico. Through July 28. The First World War. Through Nov. 11, 2019. NM MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Good Company: Five Artists Communities in New Mexico. Through March 10. Shots in the Dark; Carved & Cast: 20th-Century New Mexican Sculpture. All through March 31. Wait Until Dark; Night Life Imagination Station. Both through April 21.
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS 105 W Palace Ave., 476-5100 Closed for renovations. POEH CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM 78 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 455-3334 In T’owa Vi Sae’we. EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261 Closed for the season; to reopen June 1. SANTA FE BOTANICAL GARDENS 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Dan Ostermiller: Gardens Gone Wild! Through May 11. SITE SANTA FE 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 9891199 Hildegarde Duane and David Lamelas: The Dictator. Through Feb. 28. WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo, 986-4636 LIT: The Work of Rose B Simpson. Through Oct. 6.
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It seems that no matter how long we study the Holocaust and World War II, nor how many forms of media we use to unpack their history, there are still stories to tell and histories to uncover. In filmmaker Claus Räfle’s stirring 2017 hybrid documentary/dramatization, The Invisibles, which comes to Santa Fe this week, we gain four new tales about German survivors who spent the better part of the war hiding from the Reich through different means. Take Cioma, the talented onetime art student with a knack for forging. Not only did he help save countless lives with near-perfect bogus documents at the unexpected behest of a high-ranking Nazi official, he moved from rented room to rented room, even staying with Reich soldiers on occasion, pretending he was a soon-to-bedeployed soldier himself. Or there’s Hanni, a young woman who dyed her hair blonde and spent her days on bustling commercial streets hiding her fear and pretending to shop and dine just like any other carefree German citizen. Räfle vacillates between real-life interviews with the subjects and cinematic recreations of their harrowing ordeals. From the hidden attic
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rooms and darkened daytime movie theaters to the eventual Russian and American incursions of Germany, we follow the subjects through pitfalls such as deceitful former school chums, well-meaning townsfolk too scared to do much, or even German officers who knowingly harbored young Jews because it meant free labor. Through every close call, misstep and heart-pounding encounter, we’re given thoughts and memories from the people to whom the events actually happened, adding to the humanity and upping the heartbreak factor over and over. No, it’s not a particularly easy watch, but it is fascinating to see the clever steps people took and important to understand how pervasive and crushing the fear must have been.
This would be a fantastic film for students, though it’s important for anyone to see it, especially for Americans—a shocking number of whom are reportedly unaware that such events transpired. There’s a strange silver lining of beauty to be found in the anti-Nazi helpers who opened their homes, or even the cogs of Hitler’s machine who understood how insane his ideology truly was—and did something about it. THE INVISIBLES Directed by Räfle With Max Mauff, Alice Dwyer, Ruby O Fee and Aaron Altaras Center for Contemporary Arts, NR, 110 min.
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Though author Richard Wagamese’s (Ojibwe) 2012 novel Indian Horse wove fictional Indigenous characters together over nearly three decades in Canada, the history behind the work is all too real: For well over 100 years, so-called residential schools in North America worked to assimilate Native youths into an overly religious and decidedly white way of life. They lost their names, their language, their agency—and if attempting to erase their culture and heritage weren’t enough, it’s estimated thousands of Native youths died while incarcerated in such schools. Wagamese died in 2017, unfortunately, before the cinematic version of Indian Horse could make it to the big screen, but the legacy of his words lives on in this powerful movie. It begins with an escape attempt whereupon 6-year-old Saul Indian Horse (Sladen Peltier) loses his entire family as they flee the institutions. It’s a difficult story thereafter, from the ruthless punishment doled out by emotionless nuns to the hateful and abusive rhetoric and actions of the priesthood. Actor Sladen Peltier tries his best here, but his emotional depth is lacking, at least until he
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Director statue for his 2017 film Ida. In Cold War, we follow young Zula and the slightly older Wiktor, musicians from disparate classes in post-war Poland brought together by a government-run academy dedicated to the preservation of Polish folk music. This was an actual thing founded in war-torn Poland in 1948—the Mazowsze, which exists to this day. Zula’s a bit of a con artist, or so we glean— but as Wiktor says almost immediately, she has “something,” a certain darkness, but also burning passion and talent among the wreckage of her past. Newcomer Joanna Kulig as the tortured young singer brings a natural and effortless grace and style, even in her more human or pitiful moments, while Tomasz Kot’s portrayal of the lovesick but prideful Wiktor is so painfully relatable, we wind up empathizing a little too deeply with him. Both perspectives make absolute sense, however, even in their less courteous actions. We root for each character equally, a rare but fantastic feat from a powerhouse like Pawlikowski that feels like a more modern-day Dr. Zhivago … a sexier one, anyway. The pair discovers an immovable love blossoming between them, one that crosses borders and time, withstanding detour lovers, marriages of convenience and deportations; the music they make together through the 1950s and ’60s is even more beautiful. Pawlikowski captures it all in crisp black and white with a stunning attention to detail and scenic composition. From the countryside of Poland to the streets of Paris, from a Russian stage to bombed-out churches, everything is romance in all of its charred, beautiful, terrible power. The
heart-wrenching soundtrack culled from real-life traditional Polish folk songs, which are then reinterpreted to mirror the times represented in the film, is nothing short of phenomenal. There is a danger to love like this, the kind in which we lose ourselves. And yet we can’t help but focus so intently on the principal characters, even at their worst and despite the numerous others that surround them. Like them, we throw caution to the wind and hope beyond hope that it all works out—but these things seldom do, right? It all boils down to chemistry: the kind that burns between Kulig and Kot, the kind that cannot be faked onscreen or otherwise, and the stuff that goes down as cinematic legend. Don’t miss this gorgeous film. (ADV) Center for Contemporary Arts, R, 89 min.
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close in Stan & Ollie from filmmaker Jon S Baird (HBO’s Vinyl), a sad yet hopeful biopic that eschews comedy for the most part (though there are certainly laughs) for a darker look at waning stardom and the closing out of a particular era in Hollywood. Here we see the nitty-gritty of Laurel and Hardy’s later lives, from the impact of lost fame and the pressures of consistently being “on” to lingering resentment born from Hardy’s having worked with a different partner in the infamous 1939 film Zenobia. Steve Coogan and John C Reilly disappear completely into their respective roles, masterfully phasing between the archetypical art of comedy—blueprints drawn by Laurel and Hardy themselves, among others—and regular people clinging to scraps of fame. Reilly as Hardy in particular proves without question that he’s grown into one of the finer actors of our time. Coogan’s tender portrayal of Laurel isn’t far behind, however, and the film truly excels in portraying how much these men loved one another, even to the near detriment of their careers. Their chemistry is electric. “I’ll miss us when we’re gone,” Reilly says plainly to Coogan in one particularly moving scene; a simple moment conveyed so resonantly that we almost overlook Coogan’s response: “So will you,” he says, the hint of a smile on his face. Stan & Ollie is full of these exchanges, and smartly so. This helps us forgive early missteps in pacing or the glaring concern that those unfamiliar with the duo’s work might find it hard to connect with the gravity of the film. That’s partly good news, though, because if you don’t know their films, now’s a great time to start, especially since Stan & Ollie is sure to make waves come Oscar time. And even if we aren’t sure it merits a Best Picture win, we’re officially on team Reilly from here on out … assuming he ratchets back the awful Will Ferrell movies. (ADV) Regal, PG-13, 97 min.
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In the late 1930s, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were about the biggest stars on the planet. We’re talking Beatlemania levels of fandom—they were mobbed in the streets by screaming fans. But by the time World War II had concluded, Laurel and Hardy’s sheen had faded, and a 1953 tour of a post-war United Kingdom undertaken as a moonshot attempt at re-breaking into film proved to be the final chapter of their careers. This lesser-known tour is examined up
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Oh, how satisfying was it to watch Fyre Fest go down in flames, circa summer 2017? How gleefully rapt were we in observing young folks with more money than sense descend upon the nightmarish event in the Bahamas only to learn they’d been oversold nothingness by snake oil salesman Billy McFarland? It was the type of schadenfreude that doesn’t come along every day—or every generation, even—and now we can relive the glorious drama in the new Hulu documentary, Fyre Fraud. It’s important to note that Hulu competitor Netflix has a similar documentary out now
as well, titled Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened (which we haven’t seen yet) and, according to outlets like NPR, there are journalistic issues with both—namely that the Hulu doc’s exclusive on-camera interviews with McFarland were bought and paid for. The Netflix version was produced by Jerry Media, the selfsame company that helped produce and promote the disastrous Fyre Fest itself, and members of which are reportedly extensively interviewed in that movie. But we’re almost willing to forgive these ethically shitty steps to observe the beautiful train wreck that hit the Bahamas all those many months ago. Besides, no one is filing these docs in the annals of history as anything more than trashy fun. We hope. Ultimately, Fyre Fraud is a tale about a conman who foresaw and harnessed the dark powers of social media in a way that many are just now beginning to grasp. Yes, certain aspects of the internet are obviously shady at best, but by enlisting the dubious marketing/meme factory Jerry Media (aka Fuck Jerry), an army of Instagram-famous models and influencers and tapping into millennials’ FOMO (fear of missing out), McFarland managed to kick up the perfect storm of desire and stupidity like almost nothing before it. As one interviewee in the film says, Fyre Fest looked like the most enticing parts of Instagram come to life. But there was one big problem: McFarland and his partners impatiently insisted on a sixmonth timeline. Events and marketing experts interviewed in the film estimate that even 18 months would have been cutting the planning too close. Throw in a cast of other idiots, from longtime McFarland collaborator Grant Margolin and early-2000’s rapper Ja Rule, and one wonders why anyone thought it was a good idea. Of course, we all know the rest—from the infamous images of FEMA tents on the Bahamian “beaches” and cheese on bread to the canceled bands and mad dash to the airport from terrified young folk who realized they’d made a horrific mistake too late. It’s frankly miraculous that no one was killed. But, since everyone survived, Fyre Fraud is pretty fun (funny?), even if McFarland’s interviews mostly amount to him not commenting on things. The other players are absent altogether. Ja Rule was famously unwilling to accept accountability, though, so … y’know. We do hear from people on the ground as well as culture journalists who predicted the mess—people should’ve listened to them in the weeks leading up to the event—but we mostly feel bad for these unpaid and unheeded people. McFarland is of course now serving six years in prison for wire fraud, but we hear rumblings of potential new business ventures in the documentary. Jesus. CONTINUED ON PAGE 43
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Setting aside the often unbearable pacing of Glass, one-time wunderkind M Night Shyamalan’s followup to Unbreakable and Split, there’s one glaring problematic issue at play that needs mentioning: the indelicate portrayal of mental illness. Now, we’re not saying that movies shouldn’t examine such things, nor do we believe it’s necessary for them to portray those grappling with such issues in an unyieldingly positive light—but the moral here, if there is one, seems almost to be that the mentally ill are over-the-top crazies who are probably going to kill people. Glass is ultimately a sequel to 2016’s Split, the James McAvoy-led thriller about a man named Kevin suffering from dissociative identity disorder who, in the wake of childhood abuse, develops a violent personality called The Beast that runs roughshod over the rest of his internal personalities causing him to commit heinous crimes. Here, however, Shyamalan has added the threads from 2000’s Unbreakable—namely that that movie’s villain Elijah/Mr. Glass (Samuel L Jackson) has been imprisoned for his own crimes carried out while in search of extraordinary humans with extraordinary abilities, of which Bruce Willis’ character David Dunn is one. Woof, that’s a lot; and we haven’t even thrown American Horror Story‘s consummate over-actor Sarah Paulson into the mix as a psychiatrist specializing in disorders that find people believing they are superheroes. Thus, Mr. Glass, Kevin and David are thrust together into treatment and left to ponder whether they’re actually super or simply suffering from trauma that caused them to shape their own bizarre narratives rooted in fantasy and comic books. Jackson, as always, is fantastic and portrays Elijah’s cold and calculating nature in an eerily sympathetic way. McAvoy hits some very high notes when the writing allows for his various personalities to prove distinct enough from one another, but the vast majority of his performance can be distilled into how he does different accents. The Beast is at turns truly frightening and rather silly, though it does settle into the latter by the film’s end. Willis’ David— whom the film goes so far as to straight-up identify as the reluctant hero archetype—feels
every bit as vexing as in the original film, though not in the best ways. His unfeeling tone that we’re supposed to interpret as some sort of facade for dealing with pain feels more like shoddy development than it does a statement on the strong and silent type. Still, certain twists and turns recall the faintest whispers of Shyamalan’s onceformidable Hitchcockian powers, even if he didn’t ever get the less-is-more in the cameo department memo; Glass thrills once or twice in unexpected ways. But then it’s back to long-winded monologues, overly dramatic thoughts on the human condition and—one of Shyamalan’s biggest weaknesses—the over-explanation of plot. We don’t need to be beaten over the head with reminders about foreshadowing! We’d much prefer, in fact, to be trusted as audiences to follow along and understand. And it’s a shame, because when he wasn’t overindulging in symbolic camera angles or “Don’t forget that one thing!” dialogue, Shyamalan came perilously close to helping us get lost in Glass‘ starkly beautiful cinematography and characters. But we never forget it’s a movie we’re watching in a theater, no matter how badly we want to believe it could have been something super. (ADV) Regal, Violet Crown, PG-13, 129 min.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In December 1915, the California city of San Diego was suffering from a draught. City officials hired a professional “moisture accelerator” named Charles Hatfield, who promised to make it rain. Soon Hatfield was shooting explosions of a secret blend of chemicals into the sky from the top of a tower. The results were quick. A deluge began in early January of 1916 and persisted for weeks. Thirty inches of rain fell, causing floods that damaged the local infrastructure. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned, Aries: when you ask for what you want and need, specify exactly how much you want and need. Don’t make an open-ended request that could bring you too much of a good thing.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sixteenth-century Italian artist Daniele da Volterra wasn’t very famous for his own painting and sculpture. The work for which we remember him today is the alterations he made to Michelangelo’s giant fresco The Last Judgment, which spreads across an entire wall in the Sistine Chapel. After Michelangelo died, the Catholic Church hired da Volterra to “fix” the scandalous aspects of the people depicted in the master’s work. He painted clothes and leaves over the originals’ genitalia and derrieres. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose that we TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Actors Beau Bridges and make da Volterra your anti-role model for the coming Jeff Bridges are brothers born to parents who were weeks. Don’t be like him. Don’t engage in cover-ups, also actors. When they were growing up, they already censorship, or camouflage. Instead, specialize in the had aspirations to follow in their mom’s and dad’s opposite: revelations, unmaskings, and expositions. footsteps. From an early age, they summoned a SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What is the quality of resourceful approach to attracting an audience. Now your access to life’s basic necessities? How well do you and then they would start a pretend fight in a store’s fulfill your need for good food and drink, effective exerparking lot. When a big enough crowd had gathered cise, deep sleep, thorough relaxation, mental stimulato observe their shenanigans, they would suddenly tion, soulful intimacy, a sense of meaningfulness, nourbreak off from their faux struggle, grab their guitars ishing beauty, and rich feelings? I bring these questions from their truck, and begin playing music. In the comto your attention, Scorpio, because the rest of 2019 will ing weeks, I hope you’ll be equally ingenious as you be an excellent time for you to fine-tune and expand brainstorm about ways to expand your outreach. your relationships with these fundamental blessings. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to Edward And now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts. Barnard’s book New York City Trees, a quarter of the city SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Michael Jackson’s is shaded by its 5.2 million trees. In other words, one of 1982 song “Beat It” climbed to number three on the the most densely populated, frantically active places on record-sales charts in Australia. On the other hand, the planet has a rich collection of oxygen-generating “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 1984 parody of Jackson’s tune, greenery. There’s even a virgin forest at the upper tip of “Eat It,” reached number one on the same charts. Let’s Manhattan, as well as five botanical gardens and the use this twist as a metaphor that’s a good fit for your 843-acre Central Park. Let’s use all this bounty-amidstlife in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the-bustle as a symbol of what you should strive to fosthe astrological omens, you may find that a stand-in or ter in the coming weeks: refreshing lushness and grace substitute or imitation will be more successful than the interspersed throughout your busy, hustling rhythm. original. And that will be auspicious! CANCER (June 21-July 22): As a poet myself, I regard CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Space Needle in good poetry as highly useful. It can nudge us free of our Seattle, Washington is 605 feet high and 138 feet wide: a habitual thoughts and provoke us to see the world in tall and narrow tower. Near the top is a round restaurant ways we’ve never imagined. On the other hand, it’s not that makes one complete rotation every 47 minutes. useful in the same way that food and water and sleep Although this part of the structure weighs 125 tons, for are. Most people don’t get sick if they are deprived of many years its motion was propelled by a mere 1.5 horsepoetry. But I want to bring your attention to a poem power motor. I think you will have a comparable power at that is serving a very practical purpose in addition to its your disposal in the coming weeks: an ability to cause inspirational function. Simon Armitage’s poem “In major movement with a compact output of energy. Praise of Air” is on display in an outdoor plaza at Sheffield University. The material it’s printed on is AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1941, the Ford automodesigned to literally remove a potent pollutant from the bile company created a “biological car.” Among its comatmosphere. And what does this have to do with you? I ponents were “bioplastics” composed of soybeans, hemp, suspect that in the coming weeks you will have an extra flax, wood pulp, and cotton. It weighed a thousand capacity to generate blessings that are like Armitage’s pounds less than a comparable car made of metal. This poem: useful in both practical and inspirational ways. breakthrough possibility never fully matured, however. It was overshadowed by newly abundant plastics made LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1979, psychologist Dorothy from petrochemicals. I suspect that you Aquarians are at Tennov published her book Love and Limerence: The a phase with a resemblance to the biological car. Your Experience of Being in Love. She defined her newly good idea is promising but unripe. I hope you’ll spend the coined word “limerence” as a state of adoration that coming weeks devoting practical energy to developing it. may generate intense, euphoric, and obsessive feelings (P.S. There’s a difference between you and your personal for another person. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you equivalent of the biological car: little competition.) Leos are most likely to be visited by this disposition throughout 2019. And you’ll be especially prone to it in PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Cartographers of Old the coming weeks. Will that be a good thing or a disEurope sometimes drew pictures of strange beasts in ruptive thing? It all depends on how determined you the uncharted regions of their maps. These were are to regard it as a blessing, have fun with it, and warnings to travelers that such areas might harbor enjoy it regardless of whether or not your feelings are unknown risks, like dangerous animals. One famous reciprocated. I advise you to enjoy the hell out of it! map of the Indian Ocean shows an image of a sea monster lurking, as if waiting to prey on sailors traveling VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Based in Switzerland, Nestle through its territory. If I were going to create a map of is the largest food company in the world. Yet it pays just the frontier you’re now headed for, Pisces, I would fill it $200 per year to the state of Michigan for the right to with mythic beasts of a more benevolent variety, like suck up 400 million gallons of groundwater, which it magic unicorns, good fairies, and wise centaurs. bottles and sells at a profit. I nominate this vignette to be your cautionary tale in the coming weeks. How? 1. Homework: Choose one area of your life where you’re going Make damn sure you are being fairly compensated for to stop pretending. Report results to FreeWillAstrology.com.
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