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LETTERS, MARCH 1: “A LITTLE SNARK”

IRRITATING, ANNOYING Just to refute Jay Winton’s letter: [Santa Fe Police Officers Association President Troy] Baker’s published comments were not “snarky”—defined as “irritating, annoying” (Webster) or as a combination of SNide and sARCastic (sn-arc). They were vile, bigoted, racist and un-American (“All Lives Splatter,” suggesting violence against protesters—from a policeman?!) Trumpist propaganda. Baker calls immigrants “inbred savages.” Let’s not forget that the word “savage” was chiseled out of the obelisk on the Plaza as a totally unacceptable slur against Native Americans. Baker and Winton unfortunately represent the kind of blind hatred this wonderful city has chosen to leave behind.

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NEWS, MARCH 1: “KILLING WILY”

I’M WITH THE BAN Since the millennium, vast amounts of technology have been developed for killing coyotes and other wildlife including GPS, cameras, off-road vehicles, scopes and weapons. New Mexico has about 25-30 contests a year. The contests are often statewide. In some contests, hundreds of coyotes are killed.

What effect do repeated random contests have on coyote genetics, migration, morbidity and mortality? Anecdotally, some of us living in rural areas or recreating on public lands are seeing and hearing fewer coyotes. Long-term studies using 21st-cen-

tury methods are needed to understand fully the factors—including conflict with humans—that regulate coyote populations.

Without those studies, there is no reasonable basis for the conclusion that coyote populations are somehow immune to the effects of coyote killing contests. It also follows that coyote killing contests do not constitute science-based wildlife management.

Those of us who support a ban on coyote killing contests may not all agree on coyote population growth trends. But we all support SB 268, a bill to ban coyote killing contests. We hope the bill passes and is signed by the governor.

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The coyote population has been dying off for years due to several other human factors that adversely impact their food supply and habitat. They are not the rampant threat people make them out to be.

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7 DAYS IS YOUR MICROWAVE SPYING ON YOU? Or was Kellyanne just referring to how every time Trump lifts his hand, it’s a ‘micro-wave’?

AXLE CONTEMPORARY CO-FOUNDER JERRY WELLMAN OFF TO A SPEEDY RECOVERY AFTER HEART ATTACK Get well, Jerry—this town needs you!

GOV. MARTINEZ WANTS PRISONS TO WORK WITH ICE More inmates for longer amounts of time is just what we need right now.

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LETTERS but I was disappointed they won’t take the glass. It’s all going into my regular trash now. If you can’t be bothered to work out a better solution, I can’t be bothered to go out of my way anymore either.

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I urge one and all to insist that Gov. Martinez sign Senator O’Neill’s SB 216, to insure that the parole process both reasonable and humane.

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THE ENTHUSIAST, MARCH 8: “CAN WE HANG?”

ZING It would be great to have this in Santa Fe, but our governor would veto it!

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“THROWING AWAY THE KEY”

COMPLETE REHABILITATION I was shocked to see the photo of my old friend, OC Fero, in the Reporter and learn that he is still imprisoned after 32 years. I have taught prisoners meditation for 16 years, and OC regularly attended my classes at the Santa Rosa facility. He had just [been] ordained as a priest and a kinder, gentler man you will not meet. His one crime was unquestionably horrific, but his rehabilitation has been complete and his prison record unblemished.

As your article describes, “lifers” are entitled to parole after 30 years [if] they maintain a clean record inside and no longer threaten society. Yet, the chair of the New Mexico Parole Board typically discounts rehabilitation, downplaying the positive aspects of a prisoner’s record and stacking the board with those opposed to release.

“Life means life,” she says, denying inmates their basic right to see the error of their ways and be released back into society—a barbaric position by any standard, especially given the fact that only 3 percent of those paroled over 55 ever reoffend.

[For Parole Board Chief Sandy Dietz] to be “philosophically disinclined to release those sentenced for the state’s most serious crimes” should be a reason to recuse herself or remove herself from the board.

There will be other cases where she will be disinclined to release them and that defeats the purpose of justice, equality and equity of restitution and rehabilitation, fairness to life itself and only means that others on the board must find the courage to override her own distaste for releasing criminals who have earned a chance in life to be released through the positive promotion of good will, good faith and good standings within the code of conduct of the golden rule.

I am not advocating we forget about the act, the victim or the victim’s family. ... Dietz needs to get over her “hang-up” and accept the fact that people who have done wrong can reverse their character and become better citizens again if given the opportunity to do so.

When fairness is removed from the decision-making, no matter how much the prisoner improves their lives while incarcerated, the message is: Why do it? It really doesn’t matter because the board will just say no. That was not the intent nor the spirit of this law that allows the board to review parole releases. Dietz needs to get over her judgmental views and become a fair member of the board and be open-minded and fair with her decisions. Anything else is an abuse of power.

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Could City Councilor Ron Trujillo become Santa Fe’s next mayor?

BY STEVEN HSIEH s t e v e n @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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ouncilor Ron Trujillo raises a glossy mailer depicting him as a younger man with a fuller, blacker goatee. It’s an ad supporting Mayor Javier Gonzales’ proposed sugar tax. Trujillo says it’s racist.

Just to drive the point home, the councilor blew up the image of his face and taped it right below his nameplate on the City Hall dais.

“I had people call me and tell me, ‘Ronnie, that picture they posted on the flyer looks like you just got out of the pinta.’ For those of you who don’t know what pinta means, it’s slang for the penitentiary,” Trujillo explains, before launching into a 17-minute speech lamenting political action committees, potential job losses, the perils of diet soda and the horrific disappearance of free refills.

Mayor Javier Gonzales sits at the other end of the dais, fingers pressed against the bridge of his nose, barely masking his irritation.

He’s tired. We’re all tired.

It’s almost midnight in the City Council chambers, and we’re witnessing the beginning of the 2018 race for mayor of Santa Fe, in tandem with the beginning of a special election to decide whether the city should impose a 2-cent tax per ounce on some sugary beverages to fund pre-K programs for low and middle-income families.

But who can really tell the difference?

“If I’m elected mayor, Santa Fe is open for business,” Trujillo tells SFR later that week, sipping on an iced tea (sweetened) at the Second Street Brewery at the Railyard.

Sounds like a campaign slogan to us, and in fact it’s something he’s already repeated—along with other portions of his stump speech—to multiple reporters. Trujillo declared his intent to run last month, and plans to publicly launch his bid on Saturday, making him the first contender to mount a challenge against Mayor Gonzales, who has recently raised his national profile speaking in support of sanctuary

cities—and who is also eyeing the governor’s seat.

Trujillo, who represents a middle-class district encompassing parts of midtown and the Southside, talks fast and peppers his sentences with “you know.” He becomes animated when he talks about his hobby of choice, fishing, vigorously acting out a cast and reel.

The crux of Trujillo’s campaign will be “starting a conversation” about how Santa Fe can attract more businesses.

“Money made here gets spent in Albuquerque,” he says. To persuade younger people to stay in the city, Trujillo says he’d like to see more opportunities for recreation and entertainment, like a jump space, bowling alley and Dave & Buster’s-type arcade. Trujillo also cites the Facebook data center in Los Lunas and call centers in Albuquerque as job creators he would’ve liked to see come to the state capital.

“Sometimes you hear big business could be bad for the city. If a chain restaurant comes in, I still support my local businesses,” he says. “But having a new business come in? Nothing wrong with going over there. To me, that’s GRT [gross receipts taxes] coming into the city.”

The councilor has become known for standing alone on high-profile legislation.

Trujillo was the sole dissenting vote on a ban of thin plastic bags, saying the rule favored businesses that could afford thicker plastics, which were exempted from the ordinance.

And on the night of his opus, he was the only councilor to vote against a special election for Gonzales’ proposed sugar tax.

“This isn’t about being against pre-K. This is about the funding source,” Trujillo tells SFR. “There’s consequences to this.

You’re affecting jobs. It’s happening in other cities. People are losing jobs.”

The councilor is referring to soda

Mr. Trujillo’s opus blasting the sugar tax lasted 17 minutes and doubled as a campaign speech.

plants in Philadelphia, which eliminated around 100 jobs since the city imposed its own sugary beverage tax. Officials there accused the companies of laying off workers to make a point, not out of business necessity.

Asked whether the Hart family—which owns the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Santa Fe and sent dozens of workers to the public hearing to testify—could swallow

The term I hear people say is they’re ‘progressive.’ ... I’m a Santa Fean first.

-Ron Trujillo

some of the costs from a new tax, Trujillo says, “I don’t know. You’d have to ask them.”

Trujillo’s opposition to the soda tax fits into a “back-to-basics” approach to governance he plans to campaign on. Turning away from the high-minded experimental programs pushed by Mayor Gonzales, Trujillo says he wants to focus on city upkeep: fixing busted pipes, filling potholes, renovating parks.

He’s been one of the most vocal critics of weeds, noting that downtown areas are mostly free from the destructive eyesores.

“You go to the southern parts of Santa Fe, there are some weeds that are 6 or 7 feet

tall. What are our priorities? They’ve got to be citywide,” he says.

For Trujillo, there’s a political label creating division in the city, one he’s hesitant to identify with.

“The term I hear people say is they’re ‘progressive.’ Before I attach my name to anything like that, you know what I am?

I’m a Santa Fean. I’m a Santa Fean first,” he says.

This won’t be Trujillo’s first underdog run. He made history winning his current seat in 2006, when he bested two-term incumbent Carol Robertson Lopez by just two votes.

But Mayor Gonzales, the former chair of the Santa Fe Democratic Party, likely poses a greater challenge if he decides to run for re-election. Gonzales’ network of support comes across in Pre-K for Santa Fe, the political action committee (PAC) supporting the sugar tax proposal, which is run by the same operatives that headed a PAC supporting his mayoral campaign.

That well-funded effort caused controversy in the race because Gonzales accepted public campaign funds while benefitting from the PAC, one he disavowed.

Pre-K for Santa Fe printed the mailers attacking Trujillo and Joseph Maestas, another city councilor considering a run for mayor.

Maestas on Wednesday questioned the appropriateness of outside spending flowing into the ballot election, criticizing PACs that on both sides of the soda tax debate. While the money doesn’t violate Santa Fe’s campaign code, it does “go against its spirit,” Maestas says.

When asked whether a PAC might pop up supporting Trujillo’s mayoral run, he says, “That’s the whole reason we wanted to do public financing. That’s to get PACs out of the election.”

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Community Blank Santa Fe’s local banks are becoming less locally owned

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hile the corporate banking industry continues its climb toward economic domination, community-based banking is looking less and less like Santa Fe these days.

Just two of the commercial institutions in the city are locally headquartered: Los Alamos National Bank and Century Bank.

As Santa Fe strives to grow its economy, too few community banks could mean too little access to startup cash or money for existing businesses to expand.

The City Different is not so different in that respect. Nationwide, community banks have closed in ever-greater numbers since the start of the recession in which much of New Mexico still finds itself.

Within weeks, one of the most familiar names, First National Bank of Santa Fe, which has been around since Ulysses S Grant waved the bloody shirt and got elected president, is once again set to switch hands. El Paso-based Strategic Growth Bancorp bought the bank in 2012 and is expected to close a deal to merge with Sunflower Financial. The new company will be headquartered in Denver.

Community banking is notoriously hard to define. Is it better to define community banks by the scope of their business? By the size of their deposits? Their loans? When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation studied community banks in 2012, it declared defining them the first order of business. The FDIC’s study described community banks as banks that are locally owned and focus on traditional lending—business loans, mortgages, deposits—within a relatively narrow geographic area.

It’s more or less the way your parents or grandparents understood banking.

It’s a bank model that gets money flowing, the feds said, and is “... particu-

larly important to small businesses that rely on community banks for loans and other services. Small businesses, particularly small start-up companies, may be unable to satisfy the requirements of the more structured approach to underwriting that larger banks use.”

Los Alamos National Bank President and CEO John Gulas tells SFR that for them, “it’s about a relationship-oriented model. All the decisions on loans and banking are made here. A national or regional bank usually has a strong community presence in its home city. But when their loan officers are looking at a property [in Santa Fe], they can’t know how

it fits into the city. A community banker will know exactly where that property is and how it fits into the neighborhood.”

Do community banks make loans national banks wouldn’t? Don Padgett, president and CEO of Century Bank, answers before the question is finished: “That’s an unequivocal yes.”

For Padgett, whose bank is still largely owned by Santa Fe businessman Gerald Peters, if a bank is committed to staying local, the relationship banking model is more successful. The more shareholders a bank has or the more corporate its lending structure becomes, the more difficult

A community banker will know exactly where that property is and how it fits into the neighborhood.

-John Gulas, LANB

it is to truly understand what’s happening at the local level.

What to do?

Many banks like First National still consider themselves community banks.

If they aren’t locally owned, their managers still try to operate on the relationship-banking model.

Michelle Coons, president of First National and a lifelong New Mexico resident, emailed SFR that the bank focuses on the city’s tourism and custom home market.

New Mexico-born credit unions handle an increasing amount of Santa Fe deposits and loans. Though holding an account in the nonprofit, member-owned model is far less restrictive than it used to be, most are still limited either by an employer or by a geographic area.

And there remains the possibility of a public bank chartered by the city of Santa Fe. The idea has been around for a few years, most notably as part of Mayor Javier Gonzales’ campaign in 2014. The city shelled out $50,000 for a study on the proposal, which would place city deposits in a taxpayer-owned bank and initially have only the city as a client. When Santa Fe has to sell a municipal bond to pay for road repairs or improvements to a recreation center, it would save itself some interest payments and finance fees by handling the task through a public bank instead of paying a private banker to do the job.

Though the city currently has tight liquidity requirements and only stashes money in Wells Fargo and First National, local bankers weren’t thrilled about the idea.

“I’m not surprised you’re getting some skepticism,” says Elaine Sullivan of Banking on New Mexico, an advocacy group which supports public banks. She says the idea isn’t to steal business from community banks.

“In the short term, our notion about public banking is that it would not be in competition with community and credit unions ... based on the belief that community banks and credit unions are paying attention to their own communities,” Sullivan says. Ultimately, supporters see a public bank as having enough money to lend to other local banks, freeing up capital for more loans and generating local economic activity.

There’s unquestionably value in the community-banking model. The question is whether community banks can stick around long enough to make the loans that drive the community they serve.

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RECOGNIZING THE YEAR’S WORST IN GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY B Y T H E E L E C T R O N I C F R O N T I E R F O U N D AT I O N I L L U S T R AT I O N S H U G H D ’A N D R A D E

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thick fog is rolling in over Sunshine Week (March 12-18), the annual event when government transparency advocates raise awareness about the importance of access to public records. We are entering an age when officials at the highest levels seek to discredit critical reporting with “alternative facts,” “fake news” slurs and selective access to press conferences—all while making their own claims without providing much in the way to substantiate them.

But no matter how much the pundits claim we’re entering a “posttruth” era, it is crucial we defend the idea of proof. Proof is in the bureaucratic paper trails. Proof is in the accounting ledgers, the legal memos, the audits and the police reports. Proof is in the data. When it comes to government actions, that proof is often obtained by leveraging laws like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state-level public records laws—except when government officials seek to ignore the rules to suppress evidence.

At the same time, this is also par for the course. As award-winning investigative reporter Shane Bauer recently posted on Twitter: “I’ve been stonewalled by the government throughout my journalistic career. I’m seriously baffled by people acting like this is brand new.”

For the third year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation presents “The Foilies,” our anti-awards identifying the times when access to information has been stymied or when government agencies have responded in the most absurd ways to records requests. Think of it as the Golden Raspberries but for government transparency, where the bad actors are actually going off-script to deny the public the right to understand what business is being conducted on their behalf.

To compile these awards, EFF solicited nominations from around the country and scoured through news stories and the #FOIAFriday Twitter threads to find the worst, the silliest, and the most ridiculous responses to request for public information.

THE MAKE AMERICA OPAQUE AGAIN AWARD President Donald Trump A commitment to public transparency should start at the top.

But from the beginning of his campaign, President Trump has instead committed to opacity by refusing to release his tax returns, citing concerns about an ongoing IRS audit. Now that he’s been elected, Trump’s critics, ethics experts and even some allies have called on him to release his tax returns and prove that

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he has eliminated potential conflicts of interest and sufficiently distanced himself from the businesses in his name that stand to make more money now that he’s in office. But the Trump administration has not changed its stance. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, the American public should be outraged that we now have the first sitting president since the 1970s to avoid such a baseline transparency tradition.

THE HYPOCRISY AWARD Former Indiana governor— and current Vice President— Mike Pence Vice President Mike Pence cared a lot about transparency and accountability in 2016, especially when it came to email. A campaign appearance couldn’t go by without Pence or his running mate criticizing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for using a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State.

In fact, the Foilies honored Clinton last year for her homebrewed email approach.

But Pence seemed much less bothered by those transparency and accountability concerns when he used a private AOL email address to conduct official business as Indiana’s governor. The Indianapolis Star reported in February that Pence used the account to communicate “with top advisors on topics ranging from security gates at the governor’s residence to the state’s response to terror attacks across the globe.” That means that critical homeland security information was kept in an account likely less secure than government accounts (his account was reportedly hacked too), and Pence’s communications were shielded from government records requirements.

THE FROGMARCH AWARD Town of White Castle, Louisiana The only thing that could’ve made reporter Chris Nakamoto’s public records request in the small town of White Castle, Louisiana, a more absurd misadventure is if he’d brought Harold and Kumar along with him.

THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR REPORTED IN FEBRUARY THAT PENCE USED THE ACCOUNT TO COMMUNICATE “WITH TOP ADVISORS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM SECURITY GATES AT THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE TO THE STATE’S RESPONSE TO TERROR ATTACKS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

cover information which they tried to withhold. By the time it came into my hands much of the tape had worn off and the taped pieces had been torn.”

Even the wryest transparency advocates were amused when Satter wrote about the redaction art project on Twitter, but the incident did have more serious implications. At least three Sierra Leonean medical patients had their personal information exposed. Lifting up the tape also revealed how the agency redacted information that the reporters believed should’ve been public, such as email signatures.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said it would investigate, but Satter says he hasn’t heard anything back for 10 months.

As chief investigator for WBRZ in Baton Rouge, Nakamoto filed records requests regarding the White Castle mayor’s salary. But when he turned up with a camera crew at City Hall in March 2016 to demand missing documents, he was escorted out in handcuffs, locked in a holding cell for an hour and charged with a misdemeanor for “remaining after being forbidden.” What’s worse is that Nakamoto was summoned to appear before the “Mayor’s Court,” a judicial proceeding conducted by the very same mayor Nakamoto was investigating.

Nakamoto lawyered up and the charges were dropped two months later.

“If anything, my arrest showed that if they’ll do that to me, and I have the medium to broadcast and let people know what’s happening to me, think about how they’re treating any citizen in that town,” Nakamoto says.

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AWARD Public Health Agency of Canada Journalists are used to receiving documents covered with cross-outs and huge black boxes. But in May 2016, Associated Press reporters encountered a unique form of redaction from Public Health Agency of Canada when seeking records related to the Ebola outbreak.

As journalist Raphael Satter wrote in a letter complaining to the agency: “It appears that PHAC staff botched their attempt to redact the documents, using bits of tape and loose pieces of paper to

THE WHOA THERE, COWBOY AWARD Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke rose to prominence in 2016 as one of then-candidate Donald Trump’s top surrogates, prone to making inflammatory remarks about the Black Lives Matter movement, such as calling them a hate group and linking them to ISIS. But the press has also been a regular target.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel political watchdog columnist Daniel Bice filed a series of records requests with the sheriff’s office, demanding everything from calendars, to details about an NRA-funded trip to Israel, to records related to a series of jail deaths. So far, Clarke has

been extremely slow to release this information, while being extremely quick to smear the reporter on the sheriff’s official Facebook page. Clarke frequently refers to the publication as the “Urinal Sentinel” and has diagnosed Bice with “Sheriff Clarke Derangement Syndrome.”

“I deal with open records requests with local governments and police departments. I do it at the city, county, and state level,” Bice says. “He’s by far the worst for responding to public records.”

In May 2016 Clarke published a short essay on Facebook titled “When Journalism Becomes an Obsession.” Clarke claimed that after he rejected Bice’s request for an interview, Bice retaliated with a series of public records requests, ignoring the fact that these requests are both routine and are often reporter’s only recourse when an official refuses to answer questions.

“This lazy man’s way of putting together newspaper columns uses tax-paid, government employees as pseudo-interns to help him gather information to write stories,” Clarke wrote.

Memo to Clarke: Requesting and reviewing public records is tedious and time-consuming, and certainly not the way to score an easy scoop. If anything, ranting on Facebook, then issuing one-sentence news releases about those Facebook posts, are the lazy man’s way of being accountable to your constituents.

THE LONGHAND AWARD Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz A local citizen in Portland, Oregon, filed a records request to find out everyone that City Commissioner Amanda Fritz had blocked or muted from her Twitter account. This should’ve been easy.

However, Fritz decided to go the long way, scribbling down each and every handle on a sheet of paper. She then rescanned that list in, and sent it back to the requester. The records did show that Fritz had decided to hush accounts that were trying to affect public policy, such as @DoBetterPDX, which focuses on local efforts to help homeless people, and anonymous self-described urban activist @jegjehPDX. Here’s a tip for officials who receive similar requests: All you need to do is go to your “Settings and Privacy” page, select the “Muted accounts” or “Blocked accounts” tab, and then click “export your list.”

THE WRONG ADDRESS AWARD US Department of Justice America Rising PAC, a conservative opposition research committee, has been filing FOIA requests on a number of issues, usually targeting Democrats. Following Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, the PAC sent a FOIA to the Attorney General seeking emails referencing the death.

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But America Rising never received a response acknowledging the DOJ received the request. That’s because the DOJ sent it to a random federal inmate serving time on child pornography charges. The offender, however, was nice enough to forward the message to the PAC with a note railing against the “malicious incompetence” of the Obama administration.

THE REDACTION OF INTEREST AWARD General Services Administration One of the threads that reporters have tried to unravel through the Trump campaign is how the prolific businessman would separate himself from his financial interests, especially regarding his 30year contract with the federal government to build a Trump International Hotel at the location of the federally owned Old Post Office in DC, a paper airplane’s flight from the White House.

BuzzFeed filed a FOIA request with

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the General Services Administration for a copy of the contract. What they received was a highly redacted document that raised more questions than it answered, including what role Trump’s family plays in the project.

“The American taxpayer would have no clue who was getting the lease to the building,” says reporter Aram Roston, who was investigating how Trump failed to uphold promises made when he put in a proposal for the project. “You wouldn’t know who owned this project.”

After pushing back, BuzzFeed was able to get certain sections unredacted, including evidence that Trump’s three children—Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric—all received a 7.425-percent stake through their LLCs, seemingly without injecting any money of their own.

THE FAKE NEWS AWARD Santa Maria Police Department In 2015, the Santa Maria Police Department in California joined many other agencies in using the online service Nixle

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to distribute public information in lieu of press releases. The agency told citizens to sign up for “trustworthy information.”

Less than a year later, police broke that trust. The Santa Maria Police posted to its Nixle account a report that two individuals had been arrested and deported, which was promptly picked up the local press. Months later, court documents revealed that it had all been a lie to ostensibly help the individuals—who had been targeted for murder by a rival gang—escape the city.

Police were fiercely unapologetic. The agency has yet to remove the offending alert from Nixle or offer any kind of addendum, in direct violation of Nixle’s terms of service, which prohibits the transmission of “fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading communications” through the service.

THE STUPID METER AWARD Elster Solutions, Landis+Gyr, Ericsson In May 2016 several smart meter companies sued transparency website MuckRock and one of its users, Phil Mocek, in a failed attempt to permanently remove documents from the website that they claimed contained trade secrets. Some of the companies initially obtained a court order requiring MuckRock to take down public records posted to the site that the City of Seattle had already released to the requester.

But in their rush to censor MuckRock and its user, the companies overlooked one small detail: the First Amendment.

The Constitution plainly protected MuckRock’s ability to publish public records one of its users lawfully obtained from the City of Seattle, regardless of whether they contained trade secrets.

A judge quickly agreed, ruling that the

initial order was unconstitutional and allowing the documents to be reposted on MuckRock. The case and several others filed against MuckRock and its user later settled or were dismissed outright.

The documents continue to be hosted on MuckRock for all to see. But, uh, great job guys!

THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE BETA TESTING AWARD Federal Bureau of Investigation The FBI spent most of 2016 doing what might be charitably described as beta testing a proprietary online FOIA portal that went live in March. But “beta testing” is probably a misnomer because it implies that the site actually improved after its initial rollout.

The FBI’s year of “beta testing” included initially proposing a requirement that requesters submit a copy of their photo ID before submitting a request via the portal and also imposed “operating hours” and limited the number of requests an individual could file per day.

Yet even after the FBI walked back from those proposals, the site appears designed to frustrate the public’s ability to make the premiere federal law enforcement agency more transparent. The portal limits the types of requests that can be filed digitally to people seeking information about themselves or others.

Requesters cannot use the site to request information about FBI operations or activities, otherwise known as the bread and butter of FOIA requests. Oh, and the portal’s webform is capped at 3,000 characters, so brevity is very much appreciated!

Worse, now that the portal is online, the FBI has stopped accepting FOIA requests via email, meaning fax and snail

mail are now supposed to be the primary (and frustratingly slow) means of sending requests to the FBI. It almost seems like the FBI is affirmatively trying to make it hard to submit FOIA requests.

THE UNDERMINING OPENNESS AWARD US Department of Justice Documents released in 2016 in response to a FOIA lawsuit by the Freedom of the Press Foundation show that the US Department of Justice secretly lobbied Congress in 2014 to kill a FOIA reform bill that had unanimously passed the US House of Representatives 410-0.

But the secret axing of an overwhelmingly popular transparency bill wasn’t even the most odious aspect of the DOJ’s behavior. In talking points disclosed via the lawsuit, the DOJ strongly opposed codifying a “presumption of openness,” a provision that would assume by default that every government record should be disclosed to the public unless an agency could show that its release could result in foreseeable harm.

The DOJ’s argument: “The proposed amendment is unacceptably damaging to the proper administration of FOIA and of the government as a whole,” which is bureaucratese for something like “What unhinged transparency nut came up with this crazy presumption of openness idea anyway?”

That would be Obama, whose FOIA guidance on his first day in office back in 2009 was the blueprint for the presumption of openness language included in the bill. Perhaps the DOJ thought it had to save Obama from himself?

The DOJ’s fearmongering won out and the bill died. Two years later, Congress eventually passed a much weaker FOIA reform bill, but it did include the presumption of openness the DOJ had previously fought against. We’re still waiting for the “government as a whole” to collapse.

THE OUTRAGEOUS FEE AWARD Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services When public agencies get requests for digital data, officials can usually simply submit a query straight to the relevant database. But not in Missouri apparently, where officials must use handcrafted, shade-grown database queries by public

records artisans.

At least, that’s the only explanation we can come up with for why the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services estimated that it would take roughly 35,000 hours and $1.5 million to respond to an exceedingly simple request for state birth and death data.

Nonprofit Reclaim the Records, whose name pretty eloquently sums up its mission, believed that a simple database query combined with copy and paste was all that was needed to fulfill its request. Missouri officials begged to differ, estimating that it would take them the equivalent of a person working around the clock for more than four years to compile the list by hand.

Although the fee estimate is not the highest the Foilies has ever seen—that honor goes to the Pentagon for its $660 million estimate in response to a MuckRock user’s FOIA request last year—Missouri’s estimate was outrageous. Stranger still, the agency later revised their estimated costs down to $5,000 without any real explanation. Reclaim the Records tried negotiating further with officials, but to no avail, as officials ultimately said they could not fulfill the request. Reclaim the Records has since filed a lawsuit for the data.

THE DEHUMANIZATION AWARD New Orleans City Marshall Public officials often dehumanize the news media to score cheap points, but can the same ploy work when fighting public records requests? That’s the issue in a very strange case between the IND, a Lafayette media outlet, and a city marshal. After the marshal lost his bid to keep records secret in the trial court, he appealed on the grounds that the IND had no right to bring the lawsuit in the first place.

The marshal, who faced fines, community service and house arrest for failing to turn over records, argues that Louisiana’s public records law requires that a living, breathing human make a request, not a corporate entity such as the IND. Make no mistake: there is no dispute that an actual human filed the request, which sought records relating to a bizarre news conference in which the marshal allegedly used his public office to make baseless allegations against a political opponent. Instead, the dispute centers

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on a legal formalism of whether the IND can sue on its own behalf, rather than suing under the name of the reporter. The marshal’s seemingly ridiculous argument does have some basis in the text of the statute, which defines a requester as a person who is at least 18 years old.

That said, it’s an incredibly cynical argument, putting the letter well over the spirit of the law in what appears to be a well-documented effort by the marshal to violate the law and block public access.

We hope the learned Louisiana appellate judges see through this blatant attempt to short-circuit the public records law.

THE LETHAL REDACTION AWARD States of Texas and Arizona BuzzFeed reporters Chris McDaniel and Tasneem Nashrulla have been on a quest to find out where states like Texas and Arizona are obtaining drugs used in lethal injection, as some pharmaceutical suppliers have decided not to participate in the capital punishment machine.

But these states are fighting to keep the names of their new suppliers secret, refusing to release anything identifying the companies in response to BuzzFeed’s FOIA requests.

At the crux of the investigation is whether the states attempted to obtain the drugs illegally from India. At least one shipment is currently being detained by the FDA. The reason for transparency is obvious if one looks only at one previously botched purchase the reporters uncovered: Texas had tried to source pentobarbital from an Indian company called Provizer Pharma, run by five 20-year-olds. Indian authorities raided

their offices for allegedly selling psychotropic drugs and opioids before the order could be fulfilled.

THE POOR NOTE-TAKER AWARD Secretary of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Updates to Massachusetts’ public records laws were set to take effect in January 2016, with Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin tasked with promulgating new regulations to clear up the vague language of the law.

But Galvin didn’t exactly take his duty seriously. Instead he crafted a regulation allowing his office to dodge requirements that public records appeals be handled in a timely fashion. But no regulation could take affect without public hearing.

So he went through the motions and dispatched an underling to sit at a table and wait out the public comment—but didn’t keep any kind of record of what was said.

A close-up captured by a Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism reporter showed a pen lying on a blank pad of paper. Asked by a reporter about the lack of notes, the underling said, “I was just here to conduct this hearing. That’s all I can say.”

The Foilies were compiled by EFF Investigative Researcher Dave Maass, Frank Stanton Legal Fellow Aaron Mackey and Policy Analyst Kate Tummarello. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that defends civil liberties at the crossroads of technology and the law. Read more about EFF and how to support its work at eff.org.

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EVENTS SAT/18 A BOLLY GOOD TIME Even if you aren’t really into dancing, the Bollywood Club Invasion can, and will, change your mind. This annual party, filled with colorful silk ensembles, Indian food, a bazaar and dancing, brings live electronica performances from DJ Dynamite Sol, Aztech Sol and DJ Shobanon who play Eastern and Western rhythms, as well as a multimedia presentation by Agramzu that includes projections of Bollywood dance videos.

The evening’s proceeds benefit the Amma Center of New Mexico, which serves an aggregate of charities founded by Sri Mata Amritanandamayi, a renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader. Get groovy for a good cause, and get a henna tattoo while you’re at it. (Maria Egolf-Romero) Ninth Annual Bollywood Club Invasion Dance Party: 6:30 pm Saturday March 18. $7-$15. Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W Marcy St., 955-6590.

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MUSIC MON/20 IT DON’T MEAN A THING Monday sucks and we all know it, but there’s something about Benny Goodman-type jazz and swing that kinda takes the sting out. Enter the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, just about the most aptly named musical outfit in town and one hell of a good time regardless of your preferred musical styles. They’ll play some songs you know, some you maybe don’t (yet) and vocalist Joan Kessler sits in for this performance to add some lyric flair. Hey, Great Big Jazz Band—do y’all take requests?

How ‘bout “Bei Mir Bist Du Shein”? We can really dance to that one. (ADV) Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band: 7 pm Monday March 20. Free. Tiny’s, 1005 S St. Francis Drive, 983-9817.

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EVENTS TUE/21 ACTIVATE! We’re all a little on edge of late what with the whole our-prez-is-a-monster thing, but the good news is that just about everyone you know is transforming into some kind of incredibly well-informed activist. But you’ve been just gliding along in the lavender Obama haze—how the hell might you get involved?

Easy! Join Indivisible Santa Fe, a local political action group comprised of concerned citizens who are working to affect policy change across the country. Indivisible makes plans and visits local legislators, and you reap the rewards of putting your money where your damn mouth is: Win-win, right? (ADV) Indivisible Santa Fe Action Tuesday: 8:30-10:30 am Tuesday March 21. Free. DeVargas Center Community Room, 564 N Guadalupe St., 983-4671.

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Irish Spring Go nuts (responsibly) for St. Paddy’s Surely St. Patrick’s Day has some kind of actual historical context or, like, an allegory about snakes that we should all probably know. But c’mon, you guys, let’s face it—it’s a big fat excuse to get trashed and dance and stuff. But where?

And when?!

Well, we know that the La Fonda Hotel (100 E San Francisco St., 9825511) plans to offer up traditional Irish food and drink throughout the day, so it’s probably a good place to start. Pace thyselves, though, with a little dinner and show tunes action courtesy of pianist David Geist at Pranzo (540 Montezuma Ave., 984-2645). We’ve known Geist for a while, and he’s bound to have some tricks up his sleeve to celebrate the big day. Just across the Railyard at Boxcar (530 S Guadalupe St., 9887222), one can find all the green beer, Irish bagpipes and corned beef plus chillout tunes from AudioBuddha one can handle. From there, it’s a mere hop, skip and jump to the downtown version of Second Street Brewery (1607 Paseo de Peralta, 989-3278), where

Hispano folk trio Lone Piñon adds some local flair to the most Irish of Irish days. And should you wish to stick to supporting one particular business, the original Second Street Brewery (1814 Second St., 982-3030) is there for you and is where, praise Patrick, the Four Corners Pipe ’n’ Drum Band is poised to get so Irish you’ll be like, “Man, now that’s Irish!”

Down Cerrillos Road at the James A Little Theatre (1060 Cerrillos Road, 476-6429), a family of dancers from Santa Fe, Albuquerque and beyond called Belisama Irish Dance are slated to perform—get this—Irish dance for all you actual-holiday sticklers. And, if you still have time, continue south toward Meow Wolf (1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369) to catch Tara Khozein and Stephanie Hatfield performing at a benefit for Santa Fe Performing Arts—a worthy cause indeed. Our last piece of advice has to do with not drinking and driving, but you already knew that, right? Of course you did. Erin go bragh, suckers! (Alex De Vore)

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5:30 pm, free FIRESHED AWARENESS SPRING SEMINAR SERIES REI Community Room 500 Market St., 982-3557 Attend this community seminar, which is an interactive learning experience that addresses the issues affecting our watershed. Speakers discuss the impacts of wildfires on things like the economy and recreation.

5:30 pm, free MICHAEL J WILSON AND WAYNE MILLER Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Wilson, a local poet and SFR columnist, reads from his first book titled A Child of the Storm, which focuses on the life of brilliant inventor Nicola Tesla.

Miller reads from his latest collection Post, which won the UNT Rilke Prize for poetry.

6 pm, free PETER E LOPEZ: THE LIFE AND ART OF EDWARD O'BRIEN Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo Museum Hill, 982-2226 Lopez, an artist and author, speaks about Edward O'Brien, an artist and painter who lived and worked in New Mexico for 15 years. O’Brien painted murals around the state from 1960-1975, and Lopez speaks about them in this lecture, which is free with museum admission.

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EVENTS COMMUNITY-STYLE ACUPUNCTURE Southwest Acupuncture College 1622 Galisteo St., 438-8884 Receive community-style acupuncture in a group, rather than a private setting. Call ahead to schedule your spot.

With all the stress out there these days, you may need to resort to ancient techniques and pressure points to find relief.

5:30-9:30 pm, $17 GEEKS WHO DRINK Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 989-3278 Test your factoid knowledge in this game that sets teams of geeks against each other. Only one team can claim victory, so bring your smartest friends.

8 pm, free

KMRD BINGO FUNDRAISER Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 438-8884 Raise money for this local Madrid radio station and play with bingo caller Andrew Wice.

7 pm, free TAPS AND TABLETOPS Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 Bring your favorite board game—like Yahtzee or Backgammon, or Twister—or play one already waiting for you at George RR Martin's theater. Nerd time is prime time, and this time happens during happy hour so, have a beer while you battle on the board.

6 pm, $10

MUSIC CS ROCKSHOW La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Rock 'n' roll.

7:30 pm, $5 CALVIN HAZEN El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Spanish and classic guitar.

7 pm, free DJ SATO Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 House and acid lounge music get the party started.

10 pm, free DANIEL ISLE SKY The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-7712 Folk rock originals.

5 pm, free

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JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Let Fenn entertain you with a classical set of soothing piano tunes.

6:30 pm, free JIM ALMAND Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Roots and blues.

8 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES BOOKS & COCKTAILS: DUNCAN B BARLOW AND TOBIAS CARROLL Santa Fe Spirits Tasting Room 308 Read St., 780-5906 Two authors present a blend of psychedelic noir and strange tales at the venue that serves craft cocktails with locally-made spirits, like gin and vodka and white whiskey.

Barlow reads from his most recent work, The City Awake and Carroll from his short story collection, Transitory.

Imbibe and feed your intellect with literary material at the same time. Thursday may feel a bit more like Friday afterward.

7 pm, free

THEATER +1 TO MISCHIEF Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 This role-playing improvisational comedy adventure continues.

7:30 pm, $10

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SALAM AL-MARAYATI Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living 505 Camino de los Marquez, 983-5022 Al-Marayati is president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and he offers his thoughts on the current state of acceptance and prejudice regarding his religion in this lecture titled "Islam in the Time of Trump."

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ASK LOVECRAFT LIVE Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 For almost 10 years, Leeman Kessler has been impersonating HP Lovecraft online and on stage, resurrecting the late horror author. Everything about modern life got you down? Lovecraft is here to help with this advice-giving performance.

7 pm, $10-$20 HOME ECONOMIX Rowley Farmhouse Ales 1405 Maclovia St., 428-0719 Hit the first MIX event of the season and hang with members of the community over a beer and snacks. Arrive early at 5 pm and get all the info you need to know to complete your bizMIX application, learn the program and get yourself suited to apply.

6 pm, free THURSDAY NIGHT SIT IN Thubten Norbu Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center 1807 Second St., 660-7056 Steady your mind during this community event which welcomes everyone to come together in these challenging times, regardless of identity, allegiance or preferences. It happens in suite 35.

6 pm, free

BERT DALTON AND MILO JARAMILLO El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Jaramillo on bass performs a set of jazz alongside Dalton on piano.

7 pm, free BROTHER E CLAYTON El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Clayton’s voice singing rhythm and blues is a winning combo.

7:30 pm, free CS ROCKSHOW La Fiesta Lounge 100 E San Francisco St., 982-5511 Don Curry, Pete Springer and Mark Clark play rock 'n' roll.

7:30 pm, $5 JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Ease your mind with a set of soothing piano tunes.

6:30 pm, free JONO MANSON La Boca 125 Lincoln Ave., 982-3433 Manson plays his rootsy rock originals.

7 pm, free

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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Bring the kiddos by the bookstore to enjoy these weekly events offering an hour of stories and picture book adventures about crayons, princesses, dragons and more. They’re best for younger children, up to age 5, and they are read by the bookstore’s staff.

10:45 am, free FIBER ART: CONCEPT AND TECHNIQUE New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5100 Jane Sauer, an artist and gallery owner, speaks about fiber arts, referencing some of New Mexico's most talented and influential fiber artists.

10 am, $29 KRISTIN BUNDESEN: ELIZABETH'S TWO ACTING COMPANIES St. John's United Methodist Church 1200 Old Pecos Trail, 982-9274 Learn about the acting companies that dominated Elizabethan England, each of which was led by one of the cousins of Elizabeth I, in this Renesan Institute Lecture.

1 pm, $10 LUCY MOORE AND NANCY WARREN Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Moore wrote a biography about Warren titled Recollections of a Blind Photographer, from which she reads at this event. After the reading, Moore speaks with Warren about the book and her life.

6 pm, free MUSEUM HILL PARTNERS REFLECT ON ETHNOBOTANY Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Explore the intertwined history of humans and plants with Museum Hill directors who detail how ethnobotany is reflected within each of their organizations.

3 pm, $5$10

See the dancers in the Belisama Irish Dance Company perform at the James A Little Theatre on St Patrick’s Day.

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Moldover builds his own musical empire

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o one is taking sides per se (naw, I totally am), but there’s a definite disconnect between fans of electronically made music and actual instrumentation, or at least there has been … in my mind. It’s like the difference between observing a human play actual instruments as opposed to pushing their laptop’s space bar. OK, so it’s often much deeper than that and there’s a lot more to being a DJ, but still—there’s been a lot of us-vs.-them in the musical world (hell, I’m guilty of it, because, 10 out of 10 times, I prefer bands rocking out to DJs standing at a computer).

But then there’s crossover stuff that sidesteps this thinking and cancels out naysayers before we’ve had the chance to say nay, and the fine folks behind it basically rewrite music history. At least, that’s what Bay Area musician Matt Moldover, who goes by Moldover, has done. He may just be the accidental hero of this movement. Well, it’s not exactly accidental, nor is it a movement, really. What I mean to say is, Moldover bridges so many gaps between rock, pop, punk, techno, industrial, EDM and so on. It could be his background as a musician and songwriter for full-on bands, or even just as a staunch proponent of DIY ethics, but Moldover brings a certain panache and a hefty dose of songwriting chops to his solo work.

Moldover is often referred to as the godfather of controllerism, a nebulous musical subset that mostly boils down the use of hardware to interface with and

Moldover builds all kinds of super-cool instruments, such as these so-called Jamboxes, machines meant for collaboration.

control computer-based music-making software like Ableton. “I try to use the simplest terms possible,” Moldover says.

“I tell people that I have this computer that plays all my sounds and effects, my voice, everything goes through it, but you need a way to control it, a physical interface, an instrument. … Most people have played video games, or the remote to your TV is a controller, so people are familiar with the idea.”

Any number of companies have taken to building these things by this point, but back when Moldover was first looking for ways to perform sans band, options were limited. So he set about building his own shit by hacking and rebuilding custom controllers out of things like keyboards, synths, arcade cabinet hardware and so on. The results have been dumbfounding and complicated, but they’ve also been freeing, especially to a man who creates multi-layered genre-agnostic compositions completely on his own.

Think of him like a musical superhe-

ro whose powers lie in self-taught engineering weirdness limited only by his imagination. This is how some of his controllers came to be, like the Mojo (a wild amalgam of buttons, knobs and switches that more closely resembles gaming equipment than musical instrument), the Robocaster (a hi-tech guitar customized with controller elements that bring the concept of foot-operated effects pedals to one’s hands) or the Jambox (a collaborative mishmash of controllers organized to facilitate experimentation with others) came to be. And these impressive machines are just scratching the surface when it comes to what Moldover’s already built or will build in the future.

It’s brought some acclaim and admiration from heavy-hitters like DJ Shadow or the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, both of whom have custom-made controllers courtesy of Moldover. Still, his own creation remains paramount, even as he teaches workshops and master classes in both production and performance.

“I put quality above everything else, so the music I want to make, I tend not to compromise,” he says. “The instruments I make, I tend not to compromise.”

You can learn more with his new album, Four Track, a crowdfunded effort that comes physically as what looks like an old audio cassette, but actually houses an incredible digital instrument Moldover has dubbed the Voice Crusher, a simple yet effective piece of equipment that can be played portably thanks to an onboard mic and speaker or connected into external audio gear. It is truly amazing (see more at kickstarter.com … just search for Moldover—it’s way worth it) and a pretty fantastic example of his creativity. Oh, and did I mention he’s playing in Santa Fe alongside fellow electronic musicains B1, Brian Botkiller and prettylittlepaw? Well, he is. Just don’t blow it.

MOLDOVER 9 pm Thursday March 16. $5.

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SANTA FE’S DOORS OPEN AN AUTHENTIC COST: $15 for BEST DANCE AT 6:30 PM BOLLYWOOD DANCE CLASS adults PARTY celebrates COME EARLY AT 7:00 PM local favorite DJ $7 children sets the stage for a Dynamite Sol, along TO SHOP the Indian Bazaar, rollicking good time under 12 with Aztech Sol, and DJ Shobanon.

Party and dance to the eastern and western dance rhythms.

The dazzling multi-media display by Agramzu inspires the moves on the dance floor!

enjoy food by Jambo Cafe, and consult astrology, tarot and hand henna tattoo experts!

for all!

AT 7:30 PM

an East-India performance by Myra Krien and the Pomegranate dancers, with more throughout the evening.

TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR This is a familyfriendly, alcohol-free event.

KIRK KADISH AND JON GAGAN El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Jazz piano and acoustic bass.

7 pm, free LILLY PAD LOUNGE WITH DJ REBEL FROG Skylight 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775 DJ Rebel Frog mixes up the dance tunes to keep you hopping along. Old-school hiphop and funk? Yes please!

10 pm, $7 LIMELIGHT KARAOKE Palace Saloon 142 W Palace Ave., 428-0690 Stop in, grab the mic and do your best to impress everyone with your rad vocals.

10 pm, free MOLDOVER, B1, BRIAN BOTKILLER AND PRETTYLITTLEPAW The Underground 200 W San Francisco St. Assembled by Atakra Productions, these acts come from San Francisco and Santa Fe for a night of electronica, dance songs and rock ‘n’ roll (see Music, page 21).

9 pm, $5 MOSE McCORMACK Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Country tunes.

8 pm, free NOTRE DAME GLEE CLUB Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi 131 Cathedral Place, 982-5619 Hear lovely harmonies from this collegiate a capella group as they perform secular and sacred songs in the stunning cathedral.

7:30 pm, free PAT MALONE TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 Jazzy guitar goodness by this solo performer.

6 pm, free

THEATER MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS Adobe Rose Theatre 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 This comedy, written by Ron Hutchinson, is based on the beloved story Gone With the Wind and directed by Staci Robbins.

7:30 pm, $20

FRI/17 ART OPENINGS ARTHUR PHOTO ART EXHIBITION Tune-Up Café 1115 Hickox St., 983-7060 See works by this father-son duo of photographers at this opening featuring portraits, images of cars, landscapes and more.

3:30 pm, free

GIVING VOICE TO IMAGE 5 ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road, 982-1320 For the fifth year, it’s a collaborative effort between poets and visual artists and celebrates the beauty of words.

See works by Gary Oakley, Barrie Brown and more with participating former Santa Fe poet laureate Valerie Martinez. Through April 28.

5 pm, free

DANCE BELISAMA IRISH DANCE: RHYTHM OF FIRE James A Little Theatre 1060 Cerrillos Road, 476-6429 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a performance of authentic Irish dancing featuring guest musicians Lisa Carmen, Maria Jones and Bethany Filer.

7 pm, $12-$16 EMIARTE FLAMENCO Skylight 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775 Vicente Griego and La Emi perform with guest artists Joaquin Gallegos, Kayla Lyall, Nevarez Encinias and Flamenco Youth de Santa Fe. 7 pm, $15-$30

EVENTS ASK LOVECRAFT LIVE Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 Leeman Kessler impersonates HP Lovecraft on stage, resurrecting the late horror author. Post-modernity got you down? Lovecraft is here to help with advice.

7 pm, $10-$20 SANTA FE PERFORMING ARTS BENEFIT Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle, 395-6369 This party benefits the local theater with Tara Khozein, Stephanie Hatfield, DJ Dæñgürrschñitzýlë, a silent art auction, food provided by Baja Tacos and drinks courtesy of Duel Brewing. And you have access to the House of Eternal Return. Kids come free.

7 pm, $40-$50 ST. PATRICK’S DAY EXTRAVAGANZA Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Irish bagpipes, green beer, Guinness and traditional corned beef and cabbage!

AudioBuddha performs an electronica and EDM set at 10 pm.

7:30 pm, free

MUSIC FOUR CORNERS PIPE 'N' DRUM BAND Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 It’s a St. Patrick's Day tradition and a whole lot of fun with this huge instrumental ensemble.

6 pm, free

DAVID GEIST Pranzo Italian Grill 540 Montezuma Ave., 984-2645 Broadway standards by this pianist who worked in New York with composers like Stephen Sondheim.

6 pm, $2 JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Fenn lulls you into a peaceful state with his soothing piano tunes. Let the week’s stresses run right off you.

6:30 pm, free KINETIC FRIDAYS Skylight 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775 Shake that butt to the beat with DJ Poetics. If you can manage to do it in time to the music, you can even call it dancing.

10 pm, $7 LONE PIÑON Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 989-3278 Wanna bring a little more por vida into your St. Paddy’s Day? Catch these Norteño tunes in all their Latininfluenced glory.

6 pm, free LORI OTTINO AND ERIK SAWYER Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Folk originals and Americana covers by this local singersongwriter pair who are just really good people, too.

5 pm, free ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE PARTY WITH DJ FEATHERICCI Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Dance the night away to electronica by Feathericci and drink a few green brews.

Maybe they’ll help you feel the luck o’ the Irish.

8 pm, free THE GRUVE El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 This talented duo of musicians performs covers of everything from Bruno Mars to Michael Jackson, so there is a little something for everybody in their varied sets.

8:30 pm, $5 THE RENE REYES BAND Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Kick off the weekend with this ensemble as they sing the blues.

8:30 pm, free THE THREE FACES OF JAZZ El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Swinging jazz by the trio who welcomes a different special guest each time, so drop in to see who joins them this week.

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Be a flower. Wear bell sleeves for spring STO RY BY M A R I A EG O L F - RO M E RO I L L U S T R AT I O N S B Y T H E A M I L I N A I R É

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n Greek mythology, Persephone is the goddess of spring. The babely daughter of Demeter, goddess of seasons, and Zeus, king of all gods, Persephone was so beautiful that Hades, ruler of the underworld, fell in love with her and stole her from the mortal realm.

He whisked her to his fiery lair where she ate one pomegranate seed, sealing her fate as queen of the underworld for eternity.

But her mother couldn’t bear the separation and unleashed the first winter upon the world, killing all the fruits and flowers on Earth until Hades agreed to allow Persephone to spend part of the year in the mortal realm. When she came back, she brought with her new life and spring, and the whole world was totally stoked.

Come every year, spring brings fuchsia-flowering trees, blue skies and new fashion life. The beginning of March marks the end of the fall/winter runway season and a month of shows in Paris, Milan, London and New York, so there’s a ton of inspiration in the air. Karl Lagerfeld put on a concert-like presentation at his Chanel FW17 show in Paris’ Grand

Palais, featuring a giant space shuttle that launched while the models donned sparkly boots and spaceman prints; Off-White’s collection titled “Nothing New” starred makeup-free models on a bone-white path through a forest of leaves and birch trees; and Miu Miu’s show took place on a square, spiral staircase covered in furry purple fuzz, as were the models, who wore faux fur sky blue and lilac-hued ensembles—I imagine this is something close to Prince’s dream come true.

Spring is all about breaking out of that six-monthlong winter funk, especially when it comes to clothing.

It’s the time to take inspiration from the catwalk and add a bit of drama in the form of a little something new in your closet.

Break out the florals (I know, groundbreaking) and

try not to wear all black everything every single day. Do yourself a favor and invest in some bell sleeves. Yeah, big bell sleeves.

There are short and long versions of this elegant silhouette, so you can bell from the wrist, mid-arm or elbow. These tops have a ton of layering potential, so they’re perfect for a high-desert spring day. If it’s a chilly morning, a white bell sleeve will look très chic peeking out of your sweater or blazer sleeve. As the days get warmer, you can layer bell-blouses under dresses or overalls. We know that spring is shortlived and a bit of a tease in Santa Fe. For the months between the frosts of February

and the heat of June, the wind beats down on some days, and temperatures fluctuate between 70 and 20 degrees—and then it’s suddenly, irrevocably summer. So, while we may be yearning to shed the coats and reach for tanks (it’s not warm enough yet), that’s another reason bell sleeves are the better spring option here.

Wearing a statement piece like a bell sleeve is empowering. The cascade of flowy fabric could easily belong on the arm of one of the original Charlie’s Angels, or perhaps Moonstruck-era Cher. The drama and attention to their shape is confident and feminine, imparting their wearer with grace, almost saying, “At the very least, I managed not to drag these babies through my morning coffee.”

On my recent hunt for bell sleeves, the best local option was—hands down— Bodhi Bazaar (DeVargas Center, 556 N Guadalupe St., 982-3880). The gals there knew exactly what I wanted when I asked for a bell sleeve, and they pulled their favorites from the racks for me to try. They have a John Eshaya short bell sleeve top ($118) that’s made of a soft cottony blend that is between a blouse and a tee, so you can wear it to the office or with your new favorite jeans. If you want the full 1970s angel appearance, try the Lola & Sophie offthe-shoulder bell sleeve ($138).

It’s satin and pretty much every trend happening in the blouse world right now wrapped into one beautiful top. It comes in a few colors, but the deep navy is my favorite, and it would be a great choice for the upcoming wedding season.

Stop and smell those pink flowers when it’s Persephone’s time in our little mountain town. They’ll be gone the next time you look for them. Happy spring.

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I went to Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, the big kink hotel takeover event in Washington, DC, in February. There was one thing I saw there that is messing with my head, and I hope you can set me straight. There was this lovely little six-person orgy going on with two cuteas-could-be hippie girls and four older dudes.

Then these four people came along. They sat and watched—a guy and three women in hijabs and dresses that went wrist to ankle, fully covered. After a while, one of the hippie girls turned to them and said, “I’d be happy to flog you later if you’d like.” The three women in hijab giggled. The whole scene was really sweet, but I just couldn’t get over these three women. I saw them walking around all night, taking it all in. Intellectually, I know there is no reason to think that conservative Islam is incompatible with kink. But my cultural biases make me feel that it is. Or is it possible that covering is their kink? What would you make of that?

-Washington Kinkster Wondering “With all the hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric out there these days, it is tempting to romanticize Islam,” said Eiynah, a Pakistani-Canadian children’s book author who also hosts a podcast that focuses on sex, Islam, and apostasy.

“The impulse is understandable, but Islam is another one of the blatantly sex-negative Abrahamic faiths.”

The other blatantly sex-negative Abrahamic faiths, for those of you keeping score out there, are Judaism and Christianity.

“Nothing outside of ultra-vanilla plain ol’ two-person hetero sex within the confines of marriage is permissible,” said Eiynah. So as much as I’d love to agree with WKW that conservative Islam isn’t incompatible with kink, there’s every reason to say that it is.

It’s even incompatible with a woman being slightly ‘immodest’ in front of men. Modesty codes are pretty rigid in Islam, and in non-Muslim-majority countries, modesty garments tend to stick out rather than blend in.

Which achieves the exact opposite purpose— attracting more attention, not less.”

And when sex-negativity, modesty, and religion mix it up, WKW, the part of our brain that grinds out kinks—precise location yet to be determined—kicks into high gear. That’s why there is Mormon-undergarment porn out there and nun porn and hot-priest calendars for sale on sidewalks just outside Vatican City.

“Islamic modesty has become fetishized for some—quite literally,” said Eiynah.

“There’s hijabi porn and hijabi Lolitas. So the people WKW saw could be into some form of hijab kink.”

I’ve seen a few people dressed up as Catholic nuns at fetish parties, WKW, and I didn’t think, “Hey, what are nuns doing here?!?” I thought, “That person has a nun kink.” (Related point: The nuns you see at queer pride parades? Not really nuns. #TheMoreYouKnow) “Finally, it’s possible they could be a more ‘open-minded’ polygynous Muslim family that ventured into the hotel in a moment of adventurousness,” said Eiynah. “We are all human, after all, with urges, kinks, curiosities, and desires that surface, no matter what ancient morality code we try to follow.”

Amen.

Eiynah tweets @NiceMangos, her terrific podcast—Polite Conversations—is available on all the usual podcast platforms, and her children’s book, My Chacha Is Gay, can be ordered at chachaisgay.com.

relationship began as extremely Dom/sub, with me being the sub. My boyfriend and I began super casually but quickly became serious partners. Now, six years later, I find having kinky sex with him challenging. We have a very deep, loving relationship, so my feelings get hurt when we engage in bondage and kink play. This is especially problematic because I still enjoy BDSM with folks I’m not dating. Basically, if I’m not in love with someone, it doesn’t hurt my feelings when they beat me and humiliate me. My boyfriend feels slighted, but I just don’t know what to do. Every time we play rough—the same way we had played for years—my feelings get hurt. Any thoughts?

-She’s Hurting His Heart It’s not uncommon to meet people in BDSM spaces/circles who have passionate, intimate, solid, and regular vanilla sex with their longterm partner(s) and intense BDSM play and/ or sex with more casual partners. For some submissives, intimacy and a long-term connection can interfere with their ability to enter into and enjoy their roles, and the same is true for some Doms. If this is just how you’re wired, SHHH, you may need to write a new erotic script for your primary relationship—or make a conscious decision to have new and different and satisfying sexual adventures with your boyfriend.

I cannot find a woman who will accept my panty fetish. Please advise.

-Trembling Man Inquires Keep looking, TMI. There are women out there who think men can be sexy in panties— and anyone who thinks men can’t be sexy in panties needs to check out all the hunky panty-wearing models at xdress.com.

I am a sissy husband. My problem is I am not attracted to women at all. I have asked my wife to cuckold me. My penis is less than two inches long, and the only way for me to have sex with her is by using my strap-on on her.

When I do that, all I can think of is my best friend Roberto who I am very attracted to.

I shared a queen-size bed with him for two years. While we lived together, I did all of the “women’s work.” Roberto always told me how small and soft and feminine my hands were.

He drank a lot and then would pass out in our bed. I would put on one of my sexy pink nighties and sleep next to him. Now I have a wife, and I am so jealous that Roberto might find a girlfriend. I have begged my wife to cuckold me with Roberto. She said, “Roberto is a very sexy man, but I don’t know.” How can I tell her that I am totally feminine and turned off by women and totally turned on by men? How do I tell her that she is married to a sissy man lover? I want her to have a boyfriend. Then when she is out with her boyfriend, I would get dressed up like a sissy and be locked out of the house dressed as a woman and have to wait for her to let me back in after her boyfriend left. Please help.

-Lust In South America Thanks for sharing. Not sure I believe a word you wrote, LISA, but it was an entertaining read. (Okay, okay, some advice: Tell your wife the truth, i.e., you are not and have never been attracted to women, suggest redefining your marriage as a loving-but-companionate one, propose cuckolding as a way for you two to maintain a sexual connection, albeit one mediated through a third party. Good luck.)

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THEATER MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS Adobe Rose Theatre 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 See the comedic version of the beloved story Gone With the Wind written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Staci Robbins.

7:30 pm, $20

SAT/18 ART OPENINGS COLOR: A PAINTING EXHIBIT AGAINST HATE The ART.i.factory 930 Baca St., Ste. C, 982-5000 See work created in Sarah Stolar's oil painting studio course at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. See works

by Cyan Paige Gonzales, Darian Haddon, Lozano Rocha and more. Through March 28 (see A&C, page 27).

4-7 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES HARRELL HOUSE OF NATURAL ODDITIES La Farge Public Library 1730 Llano St., 955-4860 The bug museum shares its enthusiasm about the natural world through education.

Meet ambassador critters at this event.

3:30 pm, free JAY AND SHERRY FRENCH: CASTLES, COTTAGES AND CAIRNS: SOUTHWEST ENGLAND Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo de Peralta, 992-0418 The Frenches share their British adventures through Bath, Avebury, Glastonbury, London and more with the audience in this slideshow.

5 pm, free LORETTA HALL: OUT OF THIS WORLD Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave., 955-6780 New Mexico has made significant contributions to space exploration and understanding. From the Anasazi star-watchers to manned space flight, our state has had a hand in almost every part of development. Hall wrote a book covering the subject and she reads from it and discusses her writing process.

2 pm, free NICK AGUAYO, HARMONY HAMMOND AND JOHN ZUIER: ARTISTS PANEL DISCUSSION New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Three painters speak about their processes in this discussion moderated by Merry Scully, the curator of the exhibit Be With Me: A Small Exhibition of Large Paintings.

1 pm, free

RICK MARCUM Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Marcum sign copies of his newest mystery novel, West Texas Crude.

3 pm, free VERONICA AKKERMAN: SOLO MOTORCYCLE CAMPING UTAH Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo de Peralta, 992-0418 Hear from Akkerman about her 2,400-mile adventure through the desert, which includes getting caught in a massive storm and her bike breaking down.

5 pm, free

DANCE DANA TAI SOON BURGESS National Dance Institute New Mexico Dance Barns 1410 Alto St., 983-7646 Burgess, a native Santa Fean, brings his world-renowned dance company to his hometown as they premier their program for the 2017 season.

6:30 pm, $25 FLAMENCO DINNER SHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Take your mind on a mental escape and witness these flamenco dancers’ talents.

6:30 pm, $25

EVENTS BOLLYWOOD CLUB INVASION Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W Marcy St., 955-6590 This blast of a party happens for the ninth time this year.

Enjoy Bollywood-inspired DJ sets from DJ Dynamite Sol, DJ Shobanon and Aztech Soul, food and drinks provided by Jambo Café, plus dancing and vibrant entertainment from the Mosaic Dance Company's Pomegranate dancers (see SFR Picks, page 17).

6:30 pm, $7-$15 SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET Railyard Park Cerrillos Road and Guadalupe St., 982-3373 See works by local artists representing a ton of different mediums, like painting, ceramics, sculpture and more. It’s spring, so enjoy the sunshine while you’re at it.

8 am-1 pm, free

MUSIC THE AVERILL LOVELY BAND Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Rockin’ hillbilly swing.

7 pm, free

BERT DALTON LATIN QUARTET El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Milo Jaramillo on bass, John Bartlit on drums, Dalton on piano and featuring special guest Gary Cradle on vocals and percussion, this foursome makes some fearsome jazz.

7:30 pm, free CS ROCKSHOW El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 Don Curry, Pete Springer and Mark Clark play rock 'n' roll.

8:30 pm, $5 CATFISH HODGE The Kitchen Sink Recording Studio 528 Jose St., 699-4323 Americana and blues by this duo who have been a mainstay in their genre for almost 50 years.

7:30 pm, $20-$23 CHANGO Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Rock covers.

10 pm, free DAVID GEIST Pranzo Italian Grill 540 Montezuma Ave., 984-2645 Geist performs Broadway standards on piano.

6 pm, $2 HALF BROKE HORSES Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Catch an afternoon performance of Americana and honky-tonk.

1 pm, free JIM AND TIM Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Soul and blues.

3 pm, free JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Fenn plays piano standards and classical songs.

6:30 pm, free THE JOHN KURZWEG BAND Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Rock ‘n’ roll.

1 pm, free PAT MALONE Inn and Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 984-7997 Jazz guitar.

7 pm, free SO SOPHISTICATED WITH DJ 12 TRIBE Skylight 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775 So-phisticated, they play the newest hits in rap, hip-hop and R&B so, you can hear the Top 40 even if you don’t turn on KISS 97.3 today.

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SWING SOLIEL Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St., 982-3030 Gypsy folk and jazz.

6 pm, free THE ZIG ZAG BAND Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 989-3278 Rock 'n' roll.

6 pm, free TRASH DISCO WITH DJ OONA Skylight 139 W San Francisco St., 982-0775 Oona plays a mostly electronica set and house music set in the Skylab.

9 pm, $7

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HARRELL HOUSE OF NATURAL ODDITIES Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 145 Washington Ave., 955-6780 The bug museum invites you to this creepy-crawly afternoon where it shares enthusiasm about the natural world through art and education.

Meet ambassador critters, like tarantulas, giant beetles, cockroaches and butterflies at this family-friendly event.

If you have a little one who is obessed with bugs, this event is sure to get you the coolest Mom or Dad award for the day.

1:30 pm, free

JOURNEYSANTAFE: JOE MONAHAN Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 Monahan is a political blogger who speaks about the current scene in New Mexico.

11 am, free LEE ZLOTOFF AND MELINDA SNODGRASS: MONTHLY WRITER SERIES Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., 466-5528 Zlotoff is an award-winning writer and Snodgrass is a story editor and script consultant. Together they speak about the art of writing.

11 am, free

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THEATER MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS Adobe Rose Theatre 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 Ron Hutchinson wrote this play, which is strongly based on the beloved story Gone With the Wind. It’s1939 in Hollywood, and the world is abuzz when three movie buffs get together to write a screenplay in this play directed by Staci Robbins.

7:30 pm, $20

with Amanda Kirk

WORKSHOP NAVARASA DANCE THEATER PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOPS AT WISE FOOL Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Suite B, 992-2588 The Sindhoor/NatyavedaNavarasa Dance Theater performs A Story and A Song, an acrobatic tale of women, environment and love told with wit and dynamic interplay of classical dance, martial arts, yoga, aerial dance, theater and music.

8 pm, $10

SUN/19 BOOKS/LECTURES CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Santa Fe Woman's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, 983-9455 The first installment of this two-part series brings lectures from George T Crawford, the director of Blackwater Draw National Landmark, who presents a lecture titled "Early Peoples of New Mexico and the Southwest: First Peoples through the Initial Adoption of Maize." Eric Bailsman, director of the Office of Archaeological Studies, follows with a lecture titled "Formative Foundations of Puebloan Cultures Through 900 AD." 1 pm, $45

SELFIE

Coady and the Creepies is a new comic for young adults that tells the tale of three sisters in a punk band whose lead singer, the titular Coady, just happens to be dead.

Say what?! Yeah. It’s rad as hell and the first issue takes place right here in Santa Fe, touching on anything from punk politics and young love to Allsup’s chimichangas.

We caught up with Texas-based illustrator Amanda Kirk ahead of the book’s March 15 release (it’s available at Big Adventure Comics, 418 Montezuma Ave., 992-8783) to get more info, because who doesn’t love punk and comics?

(Alex De Vore) Is Coady your first major collaboration?

It’s the first one I’ve drawn. There were a couple full-length comics where I did the inkwash. It started when I was coloring for Mitch Clem—he’s my partner—when he wanted to do inkwashes. With Liz [Prince, the writer], it was kind of the same thing. I like to work with people I’m friends with. She gave me the script and obviously it was amazing. the indie comic community is really small, and the indie comic community that’s into punk rock is even smaller.

Do you have siblings and did that help with this book?

Oh, totally. I have two brothers. I’m in the middle, but we’re really close in age. The sibling dynamic in the book feels really true to me. You love [your siblings], and you want them to do well and succeed, but you also wanna murder them.

When you started doing comics did you ever think you’d have something this big?

The lofty goal is you want to introduce kids who are sort of looking for something to the pop-punk or DIY scenes. We incorporate real places and real bands to sort of Easter egg the series so kids can maybe say, ‘OK. I can look up this band,’ or ‘OK, I can do this.’

There are four in the first run, and if it does well, we’ll do more places and bands.

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A DRAWING-THEMED EVENT ART, MUSIC, PERFORMANCE, FOOD, & DRINK MARCH 25 5-9 pm Muñoz Waxman Gallery $10 entry Watch 50 local artists draw & have the opportunity to purchase drawings immediately as they are finished at $75 each!

THE CALENDAR PIERS WATSON: ARTIST DEMONSTRATION Museum of Int’l Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200 Watson demonstrates the luted crucible casting process, which shows how some of the amulets in the Sacred Realm exhibition are made.

1 pm, $7-$12

EVENTS RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET Santa Fe Farmers Market 1607 Paseo de Peralta, 983-4098 Hit the market and peruse a variety of handmade artworks.

10 am-4 pm, free

FOOD NAW-RUZ PARTY: BAHA'I NEW YEAR Santa Fe Woman's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, 982-3788 Join the Baha'is of Santa Fe for the observance of NawRuz, the Baha'i New Year.

Dinner, devotions and music are offered. Call to RSVP. 7 pm, free

MUSIC 1050 OLD PECOS TRAIL • SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO • 505.982.1338 CCASANTAFE.ORG • FIND US ON:

CHRIS ABEYTA El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 This longtime singer-songwriter performs his folky originals.

6:30 pm, free GERRY CARTHY Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Take a mental trip while you listen to Carthy's traditional Irish tunes.

8 pm, free LONE PIÑON Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-0743 Norteño roots music on instruments like the violin and guitar.

2 pm, free SANTA FE SYMPHONY: GLAZUNOV & MAHLER Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 The orchestra shares the stage with guest violin master Jinjoo Cho as they perform the infamously difficult Glazunov violin concerto and Mahler's fifth symphony.

4 pm, $22-$80 THE SANTA REVUE Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Americana at noon.

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MON/20 ART OPENINGS NICK RIVERS: ALCHEMY THROUGH TOUCH Santa Fe Art Institute 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 424-5050 This exhibit is a one-night experiment testing humanity, history, social engagement and art and the collision between these things. It’s performative and asks visitors to participate in a hand-washing experience, which goes down in basins full of water, salts, charcoal, clay and more.

5:30 pm, free

JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966 Fenn is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who plays a set of classic piano tunes.

8 pm, free MELLOW MONDAYS WITH DJ OBI ZEN Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 This DJ mixes live percussion into his electronica sets, so you can find your mellow with music made on traditional and electronic instruments.

10 pm, free SANTA FE GREAT BIG JAZZ BAND Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St. Francis Drive, 983-9817 Catch a performance by this huge 16-piece big band with vocalist Joan Kessler (see SFR Picks, page 17).

7 pm, free

TUE/21 BOOKS/LECTURES JOHN NICHOLS Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226 This acclaimed local author presents his newest book, My Heart Belongs to Nature: A Memoir in Photographs and Prose.

6 pm, free

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DANCE

PAUL F REED: EXPLORING CHACO CANYON’S SOUTHERN EDGE Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta, 982-1200 Reed is a Chaco scholar and preservation archaeologist, and in this Southwest Seminars lecture he speaks about a time when the ruins were inhabited and what life in the canyon looked like, including ritual practices and everyday life.

6 pm, $15

ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA El Mesón 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756 Bring your best tango moves to this weekly dance.

7:30 pm, $5

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THEATER

GEEKS WHO DRINK Draft Station 60 E San Francisco St., 983-6443 Bring your smartest friends along and compete against other teams for trivia knowledge victory. Not much feels better than knowing you know more than everyone else.

7 pm, free

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS Adobe Rose Theatre 1213 Parkway Drive, 629-8688 See this comedy written by Ron Hutchinson based on the beloved story Gone With the Wind and directed by Staci Robbins.

3 pm, $20

CANYON ROAD BLUES JAM El Farol 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912 All you need to join this blues jam is an instrument. Make friends and make music.

8:30 pm, free

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EVENTS GEEKS WHO DRINK Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St., 988-7222 Beat other teams of geeks at their own game by knowing a bunch of useless facts about the given subjects—like Game of Thrones or Star Wars—of the evening. That’ll show them.

8 pm, free INDIVISIBLE SANTA FE ACTION TUESDAY DeVargas Center 564 N Guadalupe St., 983-4671 Change politics through local action. Meet in the Community Room to choose the issues to target this week, and then divide into teams and take the resulting messages to the offices of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich (see SFR Picks, page 17).

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Art.i.factory transforms one corner of its consignment shop into an incubator for emerging artists

COURTESY ART.i.FACT

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Like flowers cascading through a ribcage, so are the arts of our lives.

BY J O R DA N E D DY @jordaneddyart

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nce upon a time in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jennifer Rowland and Michael Gullberg rented a space and turned it into a gallery.

The 1,000-square-foot room had been the office of a termite exterminator, and it was tucked between an auto repair shop and a cabinetmaker’s workshop. “The termite guy had recently retired, and was in that place for 30 years,” says Gullberg.

“The chair behind his desk had worn these tracks into the tile.” They gutted and replaced the ceiling, walls and floor over the summer of 2001, and opened Gallery Figueroa (named for Figueroa Street) two days after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“People were still walking around in a daze,” says Rowland. “They were so grateful that they could go in and see some art.

It was a one-woman show, and the work had an ethereal quality to it that allowed people to get outside of that 9/11 space.”

The exhibition kicked off two wild years of curating, an experience that the couple refers to as their “MBA program.” They

worked full-time jobs during the day and ran the gallery at night, learning how to operate a business by trial and error. At one point, they had to pay their property taxes with a credit card. “It showed us what not to do in business,” says Gullberg with a chuckle. “Don’t show artwork that you like—show artwork that sells.”

Gallery Figueroa closed in 2003, but one aspect of the short-lived project stuck in their heads: Rowland had maintained a little gift shop in one corner of the space, and it almost single-handedly kept the gallery afloat. Years later, after the couple’s move to New Mexico in 2012, they decided to open a consignment shop—this time, with a gallery in a little room adjoining the space. “We flipped the equation,” Rowland explains. They’d discovered a way to exhibit whatever art they wanted—and still pay the bills.

Art.i.fact opened at 930 Baca St. in November 2014, and ART.i.factory Gallery had its first show soon after.

“We didn’t just want to be outsiders who moved to Santa Fe and started a business,” says Gullberg. “We wanted to give back, and show artwork that has a viewpoint and resonates with us.” They

engaged local emerging artists to curate shows and submit to group exhibitions.

Early on, popular local Instagram account @SimplySantaFeNM exhibited work by local photographers on the walls.

ART.i.factory has hosted solo or group exhibitions with local artists such as Meg Gold, Andrea Vargas-Mendoza, Patti Levey, Todd Christensen, SCUBA and many others. Rowland and Gullberg have also teamed up with neighboring Baca Street businesses to host the annual Baca Street Bash block party each July. “The International Folk Art Market, the Spanish Market and the Indian Market attract people from outside of Santa Fe,” says Gullberg. “We envisioned the Baca Street Bash as a community thing, as a block party for Santa Fe.” So far, the new model has worked. “I think the community has started to understand ART.i.factory as a space that’s different, that’s going to take risks,” says Rowland. “We’re not financially beholden to the art space, which allows us to do what we want.” Next up is COLOR: A Painting Exhibition Against Hate, a group show by freshman students from the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

Sarah Stolar, an adjunct painting professor at SFUAD who exhibited in one of ART.i.factory’s group shows, contacted Rowland and Gullberg with an idea for a very unconventional final exam.

“I taught a class the day after the election. I was unapologetically distraught, but tried to hold it together for my students,” says Stolar. “During that class, they created these portraits that were really beautiful and expressive.” They talked about how art could be a catalyst for social change, and Stolar decided to scrap their final research paper in favor of a group exhibition to benefit a local charity. ART.i.factory seemed like the perfect place to do it. “A lightness came back to the classroom,” Stolar says. “We took something that was very hard and very heavy, and harnessed our creativity for positive social change.”

The opening of the COLOR show fell after the fall semester ended, so Stolar gave everyone in the class a final grade and trusted they’d stick around to complete the project. The students exceeded her expectations, taking on every aspect of the planning process from writing the press release to installation. Dani Sanchez, a freshman in SFUAD’s BFA studio arts program, says putting together the exhibition has been a good way to harness her restless energy since the election.

“The timing does have to do with it,” Sanchez says. “All of my colleagues that are in the show are between 18 and 20.

This was our first election, and we’re having a really hard time coping with the situation.” With Stolar’s help, they selected the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund as the benefactor of COLOR—in response to Donald Trump’s mockery of a disabled reporter during the campaign season. The choice personally resonated with Sanchez, who has a learning disability.

“To me, the show is about not only spreading my emotional expression into the world, but also feeling like I can participate in what’s going on in society today,” says Sanchez. “Being a part of the art community is very important right now, because art speaks louder in times of struggle.”

COLOR: A PAINTING EXHIBITION AGAINST HATE 4-7 pm Saturday March 18. Free.

ART.i.factory Gallery, 930 Baca St., Ste. C, 982-5000

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MUSIC CARLOS NUÑEZ Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., 988-1234 Nuñez performs on the Galician bagpipes, a traditional flamenco instrument.

7:30 pm, $24-$39 DIVIDED HEAVEN AND TRAVIS HAYES Zephyr 1520 Center Drive, Ste. 2 An indie-punk band from Los Angeles that dabbles in indierock and alt.country, too.

8 pm, $5 JERRY FENN Vanessie 427 W Water St., 982-9966

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Let this performance soothe you as Fenn plays classics and standards on piano.

8 pm, free PAT MALONE TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St., 989-1166 Malone knows his way around the guitar, and he proves his talent in this solo set of jazzy goodness in the venue that serves reds and whites.

6 pm, free YOU KNEW YOU KNEW ME WHEN Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., 982-2565 Indie folk rock from Nashville, Tennessee.

8 pm, free

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More than 150 examples of tramp art are on display in the exhibit No Idle Hands at the Museum of International Folk Art through Sept. 16.

EL RANCHO DE LAS GOLONDRINAS 334 Los Pinos Road, 471-2261 Living history.

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM 217 Johnson St., 946-1000 O’Keeffe at the University of Virginia. Through summer.

HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART 238 Ledoux St., Taos, 575-758-9826 Ken Price, Death Shrine I. Agnes Martin Gallery.

Continuum, Through May. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART 108 Cathedral Place, 983-8900 Athena LaTocha: Inside the Forces of Nature. Through March. New Impressions: Experiments in Contemporary Native American Printmaking. Through June. Daniel McCoy: The Ceaseless Quest for Utopia.

Through Jan. 2018.

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MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS & CULTURE 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250 Frank Buffalo Hyde: I-Witness Culture. Through Jan. 2018. Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art. MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200 Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. Through Sept.

Sacred Realm. The Morris Miniature Circus. Under Pressure. Through Dec. No Idle Hands: The Myths and Meanings of Tramp Art. Through Sept. 16.

MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226 Chimayó: A Pilgrimage Through Two Centuries. The Beltran Kropp Collection. The Delgado Room.

NM HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave., 476-5019 Agnes Martin and Me. Through Aug. Out of the Box: The Art of the Cigar.

Through Oct.

NM MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave., 476-5072 Alcoves 16/17. Small Wonders. Through March.

Conversations in Painting.

Through April. Be With Me: A Small Exhibition of Large Paintings. Through April.

PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS 105 W Palace Ave.,476-5100 Treasures of Devotion/ Tesoros de Devoción.

POEH CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM 78 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 455-3334 Water Is Life Pushpin Show.

Through June.

SANTA FE BOTANICAL GARDENS 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103 Bill Barrett: Visual Poetry.

Through March. Ojos y Manos.

WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo, 986-4636 Eveli: Energy and Significance.

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+5 Taco of Mighty

FOOD

Nourishment You come into a room, there’s food on a table, what do you do?

BY MICHAEL J WILSON t h e f o r k @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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inner parties. Do you fill with fear at the idea? I love them, but I hate preparing for them.

You have to clean, prep food, make the lighting Instagram-worthy. And then you have to play host for a few hours.

There are tons of suggestions on making the process less stressful. Most involve having a potluck or refusing to clean. They are really dull. My solution: Game night with tacos.

A build-your-own taco bar is the best bet for any party situation. They can be fancy—think lamb or high-end cheeses.

They can be basic as hell. Hard, soft, blue, white, vegetarian, filled to the gills with meat. Tacos are DIY dinner party glory.

And they are hard to hate.

So why games? Because they are naturally a de-stressor. You can’t play a game and not come out of yourself a bit. You leave the world behind for a second. Perfect night in a box.

My friends and I get together a few times a month for this purpose. We do the potluck thing—it’s just more fun to come together if we each show up with something fun to present and share. Even if it’s just a new beer find, it makes the night more interesting. And it does take pressure off the host a bit.

Cameron and Julia hosted this week.

Cameron is a great home cook. His house smelled amazing as I entered with the

supplies for our game. In the kitchen was the set up for taco fun. He’s kindly shared his delicious recipe:

TACO FILLING • • • •

2 lbs beef chuck, ground 1 red onion, chopped 4 small zucchini, seeded and grated 12 cloves garlic, minced (we did local, from Revolution Farm) • ¼ cup rendered bacon fat

SPICE MIX • • • • • • •

2 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt 1 tsp ground pepper medley 4 tsp ground red chile 1 tsp parsley 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp smoked garlic powder (again, Revolution Farm)

DIRECTIONS: 1 In a dutch oven, clarify onion in rendered bacon fat over low heat. Add garlic and continue to lightly saute. Once the garlic becomes aromatic, add grated zucchini, stirring occasionally over low heat— you may need to boost the heat if you’re adding the zucchini cold.

Roll 2D8 for fun!

2 When the color of the zucchini skin brightens, add the ground beef and fold all ingredients together. Add the spice mix and continue to stir while the beef browns. Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes on low heat.

3 Seitan or polenta would be great vegetarian substitutes for the beef. We paired our tacos with Bosque’s Scotia Scotch Ale, and Cameron made gluten-free donuts from Pamela’s chocolate cake mix to celebrate my birthday. We had some fresh fruit and chips on the side. It was heaven.

And simple.

As for the games, this is where things get fun. Theme the meal around a specific game—tell everyone to interpret the game in food and watch the weird come out.

The world of board games has evolved greatly in recent years. There are more and more engaging options for players seeking something beyond Milton Bradley. I suggest Ticket to Ride or Forbidden Island.

Both are easy to learn and will satisfy even the least-interested players while being replayable for the people who want to.

We play Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

And yes, we know how nerdy this is.

There’s something about creating a character and then playing a game that requires a lot of talking that just works with eating and drinking.

This option is not for everyone, but D&D has been around since 1974 and there are entire communities devoted to playing. The basic game involves creating a character that the player gives life to through real-time responses. A Dungeon Master is in charge of the narrative. If it brings to mind basements and the ’80s, you’ve recently seen Stranger Things. But you get the idea.

We play with very minimal set-up. The idea is to have fun and eat good food. We take it seriously in that we have a story being told and the game is played, but we are there to spend time together. No one feels pressure to perform, and as a result the nights are always perfect.

The real world is less and less a place where people can sit back and relax for a moment. We have to take it where and how we can. And if you get to fight a few ogres along the way, all the better.

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RATINGS

My Scientology Movie Review: Not Deep Enough

BEST MOVIE EVER

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British writer/producer/filmmaker Louis Theroux’s look into the church of Scientology could have been fascinating. Even Theroux himself, as narrator, asserts that he has little interest in pigeonholing the massive religion, founded by science fiction author L Ron Hubbard, and its followers, but this winds up being a bald-faced lie. My Scientology Movie buckles under a lack of information, sensationalist baiting techniques and, frankly, some seriously boring and shoddy filmmaking.

Along with former church bigwigs, Theroux attempts to work out the mysterious inner-workings of Scientology because, he says, he’s genuinely interested. Sadly, this means painfully long scenes with secondhand accounts of Scientology’s shadowy leader, David Miscavige, and constant reminders, for some reason, that Tom Cruise is all about Dianetics.

As Scientology is notoriously clandestine,

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Theroux sets out to cast Miscavige, Cruise and other church members in “reenactments,” though we never actually see the final product of filming, instead watching glimpses into the filming process that don’t hack it as behind-thescenes interesting and, further, don’t give as any insight into what these people actually believe or the hoops they reportedly must jump through to enter the church’s good graces. Instead, Theroux repeatedly travels to a Scientology compound outside Hemet, California, where he is accosted by church higher-ups for trespassing.

This smacks of desperation or, at the very least, a filmmaker who had little to go on and chose to

manufacture conflict rather than provide any actual facts.

By the time the credits roll, we’ve no new information of any kind and most everyone’s “Yo, Scientology is nuts!” assumptions stay firmly in place. It’s possible we’re meant to take the film as a humor piece, but My Scientology Movie never asserts its own genre to the point it matters, and for a 99-minute film, it sure feels like a hell of a lot longer.

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These and more questions are sure to get non-answers as it seems all but certain there will be a sequel. Maybe even more than one.

Plus, do yourself a favor and get your $11 out of the deal by staying through to final scene at the end of the credits. (Julie Ann Grimm) Violet Crown, Regal, PG-13, 120 min.

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The most recent Hollywood take on the giant ape himself, King Kong, should have left us with a monstrous hunger for more. Instead, it feels like a souped-up version of Honey I Shrunk the Kids meets the third or fourth Jurassic Park all set to the soundtrack of Good Morning, Vietnam.

Knowing this movie was heavier on the action than the plot, and wanting the throat-shaking sounds and sights to feel even closer, we went to a 3D showing and don’t regret it. Seeing Kong bat choppers out of the air and smash them together in a fiery explosion was pretty badass, and we were entertained by not just Kong but the surprising other monsters that emerge from the forbidden jungle, splendid in its CGI majesty.

Yet, part of what made the flick promising was the thought of seeing Samuel L Jackson take on the biggest gorilla this side of the galaxy and John Goodman as a government monster-chaser. Whether it’s the silly script or their shallow characters, neither leaves a remarkable impression.

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On paper, Darius McCollum is the kind of repeat offender that our crime-and-punishment elected officials want to use as reason for harsher sentences. He’s been arrested 19 times and has served more than 30 years behind bars. Every time he gets out, he does it again. But in this

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McCollum’s true love is transit. From an early age, he displayed a savant’s proficiency at understanding the tangled web of the New York City subways and buses. He found solace from schoolhouse bullies and welcome in the routine, and befriended drivers who encouraged his interest.

In an era before Asperger’s syndrome was part of the mental health parlance, his first incarceration at a hospital didn’t lead to help or coping skills, but a heavy dose of Thorazine.

And since trains seem to be the best medicine, his parents sprung him from the psych ward.

His first arrest came at age 15, though, and even though he had made all the stops and announcements on the subway he drove, the law didn’t take kindly to his volunteer service.

The story would repeat itself with variation through his adult life. Actions like impersonating transit workers, driving trains and buses or using keys he’d acquired to enter restricted areas like dispatch towers never resulted in anyone getting hurt—just him being what the newspapers called “a train in the neck” to enforcers.

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story is that if, at age 17, someone had overlooked his differentness enough to give him a job driving a bus or a train or some other task as part of a cog in the system that held his passion, he might have spent his life truly serving. It’s easy to imagine seeing this guy every day on your way to work and letting his smile drive you along.

Instead, he’s caught in the revolving door of prison, probation and poverty. He doesn’t steal trains for money—he does it because it feels good to him. It makes him happy. That’s the ticket. (JAG) Jean Cocteau Cinema, NR, 86 min.

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You know when Clint Eastwood got old and made Million Dollar Baby and it finally sunk in that even he too would wither and fade right in front of us on the big screen? At first, you feel this way about Hugh Jackman in the latest—and they promise us, sorta, the last—Wolverine movie. But then you realize that Logan is getting old, only he’s not going to go quietly into that good night.

While this is really the bajillionth in a series of long, sometimes-overproduced and complicated tales in the X-Men franchise, it’s true that you don’t really need a lot of backstory to follow along. Wolverine is tired. He coughs and limps.

He works as a chauffeur and carries businessmen and bachelorette parties in a limo around a city that resembles El Paso. But like a lot of those battling the marching of time (read: all of us), he’s got some bigger fights ahead.

It’s not just ol’ Wolvie who’s aging, but also Professor X (Patrick Stewart). Once the teacher/ savior/organizer for mutants, now it’s X who needs protecting. But what happens when a man whose brain can stop time develops dementia?

It’s what one character says is “degenerative brain disease in the world’s most dangerous brain.”

This, and so much more, is on Wolverine’s scarred-yet-still-shapely shoulders. Although “new mutants” were supposed to be a thing of the past, a child with killer instincts and familiar metallic claws arrives in need of saving.

After that, maybe their fights have less in common with our fights. Rated R for violence, there’s a ton of gore in the story—no shortage of decapitations, impalements and claws through the head, eyes, neck and every other bloody part you can think of. Yet somehow when a little girl (a great performance, BTW, from a mostly otherwise silent Dafne Keen) lets out a grunt as

Off the Rails is a fascinating microcosm of how not to deal with mental illness issues.

she delivers it, you’re rooting for her along with the familiar man with the muscles. He’s old. But he’s still got it. (JAG) Regal, Violet Crown. R, 137 min.

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Much of the draw of Get Out is in seeing its writer/director Jordan Peele (of legendary comedy duo Key and Peele) strike out of the genre for which he’s known. But the film proves to be far more than a simple foray into uncharted territory from a talented comic mind, and instead becomes one of the most original and well-executed horror films in generations.

A young photographer named Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) is set to visit his girlfriend’s parents for the weekend. “Do ... they know I’m black?” he asks her nervously beforehand, and we honestly believe Rose (Girls’ Allison Williams) when she answers, “They are not racist.” And at first this seems to be all well and good, though Allison’s doctor-father Dean (a brilliantly disarming Bradley Whitford) and therapist-mother Missy (a wildly discomforting Catherine Keener) seem a bit off, they still appear to at least be trying in that I-swear-I’m-totally-not-racist kind of way.

But something is just not right at the Armitage house. It could be Rose’s obviously so-

ciopathic brother Jeremy (Caleb Landry Jones), a far-too-chipper maid (Betty Gabriel) who stands silently smiling at all times or the ominous and terrifying groundskeeper (Marcus Henderson) who speaks like he just so totally has something to hide. Regardless, it’s creepy as hell up in there, but Chris seems to be the only one who can feel it.

Get Out shines in its metered examination of tokenism, conditioned racism and even our societal expectations. Peele neatly pulls this off without ever resorting to overt explanations, however, instead allowing the actions of its characters to slowly unfold the goings-on at Rose’s spooky family home. He trusts his audience will be patient, which is a sadly lacking quality of modern filmmaking. By the time all is revealed, we share in Chris’ realization that it may be too late, but we savor the slow burn right up to the shocking truth. (ADV) Regal, R, 103 min.

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The camera moves along the ancient streets of Istanbul, following a particularly adorable orange cat. Diners at streetside cafés hand over treats.

Passersby respectfully step around her. Nearby, a clever striped fellow scales a three-story building

to visit a human friend in her apartment. At an outdoor flea market across town, young and old cats alike sleep amongst the wares. The camera pans along the port and cranes up over the gorgeous Golden Horn, revealing the massive labyrinth of a city. This is Kedi, a new documentary on the street cats of Istanbul from director Ceyda Torun, and it is awe-inspiring.

We follow the seemingly ordinary lives of various cats who live throughout the sprawling Turkish metropolis on the sea. From a rather polite comrade who haunts a deli patio (but is never so rude as to go inside), a beat-up old tabby who rules her perceived turf with an iron paw, a portside puffer who keeps the mouse population under control and beyond, the brief windows into the lives of cats come together to prove one thing: Cats are beloved in Istanbul.

Through this, Kedi sneakily becomes perhaps more about the humans in the cats’ lives rather than the opposite. A sailor, for instance, who once lost everything but was saved by a cat who led him to a hidden cache of money, spends his days roaming the port feeding feral kittens with a bottle. Elsewhere, a baker forms an unlikely alliance with a cat who unwittingly gives his life meaning beyond his work. In a nearby home packed to the rafters with countless strays, two women cook for and feed dozens of street cats daily.

Even those who aren’t in love with these fascinating creatures will find a captivating human story here. And rather than linger on the more cutesy aspects of felines, Kedi instead proves an inspiring treatise on the enriching aspects of animals and a satisfying glimpse into the beauty of the city itself. (ADV) Center for Contemporary Arts, Violet Crown NR, 80 min.

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Claw-ma-rama in Logan. everything else in the world to their gigantic lizard queen. Yeesh.

So anyway, Matt Damon is William, an Irishman (maybe, because he phases in and out of whatever accent he’s trying to convey, like, every couple seconds) who, along with his Spanish pal Tovar (Pedro Pascal of the Netflix hit series Narcos), came for the weapons but, wouldn’t you know it, has a change of heart and decides to put all of his axe-swingin’, trick-shootin’, ponytail-flappin’ war experience to good use saving the planet. Because, y’know, if the lizard aliens ever get past the wall they’ll probably just eat everyone everywhere.

From a simple CGI/action point of view, The Great Wall is exciting and enjoyable enough—full of explosions and light elements of gravity-defying kung-fu á la other works of director Yimou Zhang (Hero or House of Flying Daggers). And this would be fine if the film didn’t fall victim to tired movie missteps, such as plans devised with knowledge about the lizards Damon and company couldn’t possibly have, or the unfortunate white savior trope. Oh sure, they kind of sidestep that by giving us a whole song-and-dance about how William and Tovar are strangers in a strange land just looking for gunpowder, but c’mon—let’s call a spade a spade here.

By the time we’ve had our fill of femaleled bungee jumping units and crazy-ass lizard explosions, what’s left is a pretty thin premise despite truly gorgeous sets and some midly enjoyable action sequences. Hats off especially to the character Lin Mae (Tian Jing from the upcoming Kong: Skull Island) who proves a strong female lead without a tacked-on love story. But, sadly, even she can’t save this movie from itself.

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You’d never know it was Samuel L Jackson reading the words from activist and writer James Baldwin’s unfinished work, Remember This House, in the new documentary I Am Not Your Negro, but it mostly works. The downside, of course, is that Baldwin’s emphatic and lilting voice, so brilliantly strong and effortlessly convincing, doesn’t take center stage. Still, Jackson’s reserved cadence conveys the importance of the man (as well as his observations on explosive race relations) who, during the 1960s after years living in Paris, returned to America to fight the good fight alongside his friends and fellow crusaders, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers. How inexplicably awful it must have been to watch as your friends, your

loved ones, your very people were killed as they pursued simple rights that ought to be extended to all humans. As we know, these particular men never did make it to the mountaintop, but their contributions—not to mention Baldwin’s, offered through literature—were obviously vital.

With the text of Remember This House as narration, director Raoul Peck weaves footage from then and now deftly throughout the film, reminding us of the brutality black people have faced throughout all of recorded history, even more unforgivable now. In the span of mere minutes, we see the bodies of 60s-era leaders and snapshots of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and other modern-day victims of racist oppression.

This is painfully difficult to watch, yet riveting, especially within the juxtaposition of Baldwin’s gorgeous prose and ugly images of Klansmen, the violent police and the everyday racists.

These days they’re growing bold once more, and though I Am Not Your Negro remains timeless in its message, it is particularly needed right now. Take your children or your students; take yourselves for a refresher course in the tragic absurdity of such racially charged hatred. Prepare to be blown away. (ADV) CCA Cinematheque, Violet Crown, PG-13, 95 min.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) The more unselfish and compassionate you are in the coming weeks, the more likely it is you will get exactly what you need. Here are four ways that can be true: 1. If you’re kind to people, they will want to be kind to you in return. 2. Taking good care of others will bolster their ability to take good care of you. 3. If you’re less obsessed with I-me-mine, you will magically dissolve psychic blocks that have prevented certain folks from giving you all they are inclined to give you. 4. Attending to others’ healing will teach you valuable lessons in how to heal yourself—and how to get the healing you yearn for from others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) I expect you will get more than your usual share of both sweetness and tartness in the coming days. Sometimes one or the other will be the predominant mode, but on occasion they will converge to deliver a complex brew of WOW!-meets-WTF! Imagine chunks of sour apples in your vanilla fudge ripple ice cream. Given this state of affairs, there’s no good reason for you to be blandly kind or boringly polite.

Use a saucy attitude to convey your thoughtfulness. Be as provocative as you are tender. Don’t just be nice—be impishly and subversively nice.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) I hope you will consider buying yourself some early birthday presents. The celebration is weeks away, but you need some prodding, instigative energy now. It’s crucial that you bring a dose of the starting-fresh spirit into the ripening projects you’re working on. Your mood might get overly cautious and serious unless you infuse it with the spunk of an excited beginner.

Of course only you know what gifts would provide you with the best impetus, but here are suggestions to stimulate your imagination: a young cactus; a jack-in-the-box; a rock with the word “sprout” written on it; a decorated marble egg; a fox mask; a Photoshopped image of you flying through the air like a superhero.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “I want to gather your darkness in my hands, to cup it like water and drink.” So says Jane Hirshfield in her poem “To Drink.” I bet she was addressing a Scorpio. Does any other sign of the zodiac possess a sweet darkness that’s as delicious and gratifying as yours? Yes, it’s true that you also harbor an unappetizing pocket of darkness, just like everyone else.

But that sweet kind—the ambrosial, enigmatic, exhilarating stuff—is not only safe to imbibe, but can also be downright healing. In the coming days, I hope you’ll share it generously with worthy recipients.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Saturn has been in your sign steadily since September 2015, and will continue to be there until December 2017. Some traditional astrologers might say you are in a phase of GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Many Geminis verbalize prodownsizing and self-restraint. They’d encourage you to fusely and acrobatically. They enjoy turning their be extra strict and serious and dutiful. To them, the thoughts into speech, and love to keep social situations ringed planet is an exacting task-master. There are some lively with the power of their agile tongues. Aquarians grains of truth in this perspective, but I like to emphasize and Sagittarians may rival your tribe for the title of The a different tack. I say that if you cooperate with the Zodiac’s Best Bullshitters, but I think you’re in the top rigors of Saturn, you’ll be inspired to become more spot. Having heaped that praise on you, however, I must focused and decisive and disciplined as you shed any note that your words don’t always have as much influflighty or reckless tendencies you might have. Yes, ence as they have entertainment value. You sometimes Saturn can be adversarial if you ignore its commands to impress people more than you impact them. But here’s be faithful to your best dreams. But if you respond the good news: In the coming weeks, that could change. gamely, it will be your staunch ally.

I suspect your fluency will carry a lot of clout. Your communication skills could sway the course of local history. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Born in the African nation of Burkina Faso, Malidoma Somé is a teacher who CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your world is more spacious writes books and offers workshops to Westerners interthan it has been in a long time. Congrats! I love the way ested in the spiritual traditions of his tribe. In his native you have been pushing yourself out of your comfort Dagaare language, his first name means “he who zone and into the wilder frontier. For your next trick, befriends the stranger/enemy.” I propose that we make here’s my suggestion: Anticipate the parts of you that you an honorary “Malidoma” for the next three weeks. It may be inclined to close down again when you don’t feel will be a favorable time to forge connections, broker as brave and free as you do now. Then gently clamp truces, and initiate collaborations with influences you open those very parts. If you calm your fears before they have previous considered foreign or alien. break out, maybe they won’t break out at all.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) EVERY relationship has LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) I like rowdy, extravagant longing problems. No exceptions. In the beginning, all may be calm and bright, but eventually cracks will appear. Here’s as much as anyone. I enjoy being possessed by a the corollary to that rule: EVERY partner is imperfect. heedless greed for too much of everything that feels Regardless of how cool, kind, attractive, or smart they rapturous: delectable food, mysterious sex, engrossing may seem in the early stages, they will eventually unveil information, liberating intoxication, and surprising their unique flaws and troubles. Does this mean that all conversations that keep me guessing and improvising togetherness is doomed? That it’s forever impossible to for hours. But I am also a devotee of simple, sweet longing… pure, watchful, patient longing… open-hearted create satisfying unions? The answer is HELL, NO!—especially if you keep the following principles in mind: Choose longing that brims with innocence and curiosity and is a partner whose problems are: 1. interesting; 2. tolerable; driven as much by the urge to bless as to be blessed.

3. useful in prodding you to grow; 4. all of the above.

That’s the kind I recommend you explore and experiment with in the coming days.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Would you like some free healing that’s in alignment with cosmic rhythms? Try VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You know that forbidden this experiment. Imagine that you’re planning to write fruit you’ve had your eyes on? Maybe it isn’t so forbidden any more. It could even be evolving toward a your autobiography. Create an outline that has six chapters. Each of the first three chapters will be about a past state where it will be both freely available and experience that helped make you who you are. In each downright healthy for you to pluck. But there’s also a possibility that it’s simply a little less risky than it was of the last three chapters, you will describe a desirable before. And it may never become a fully viable option. event that you want to create in the future. I also encourage you to come up with a boisterous title for So here’s my advice: Don’t grab and bite into that your tale. Don’t settle for My Life So Far or The Story of forbidden fruit yet. Keep monitoring the situation. Be My Journey. Make it idiosyncratic and colorful, perhaps especially attentive to the following questions: Do you even outlandish, like Piscean author Dave Eggers’ A crave the forbidden fruit because it would help you flee Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. a dilemma you haven’t mustered the courage to escape Homework: What are the main dreams you want to from? Or because it would truly be good for you to accomplish by 2025? Testify at Freewillastrology.com. partake of the forbidden fruit?

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF Female Sandoval STATE OF NEW MEXICO AKA Debbie Duran COUNTY OF SANTA FE Case No.: D-101-CV-2017-00442 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME No.: D-101-PB-2017-00033 TAKE NOTICE that in accordance IN THE MATTER OF with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, THE ESTATE OF ROBERT et seq. the Petitioner Female LAURENCE ANDREN, Sandoval AKA Debbie Duran Deceased. will apply to the Honorable NOTICE TO CREDITORS FRANCIS J. MATHEW, District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Judge of the First Judicial District that the undersigned has at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa been appointed Personal Fe, New Mexico, at 1:15 P.M. Representative of this estate. on the 31st day of March, 2017 All persons having claims for an ORDER FOR CHANGE against this estate are required OF NAME from Female to present their claims within Sandoval AKA Debbie Duran to four months after the date Debbie M. Duran.

STEPHEN T. PACHECO, of the first publication of District Court Clerk this notice or the claims will By: Bernadette Hernandez, be forever barred. Claims Deputy Court Clerk must be presented either to Submitted by: the undersigned Personal Debbie M. Duran Representative in care of Petitioner, Pro Se Karen Aubrey, Esq., Law Office FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Karen Aubrey, Post Office COUNTY OF SANTA FE Box 8435, Santa Fe, New STATE OF NEW MEXICO Mexico, 87504-8435, or filed CAUSE NO.: D-101-CV-2017-00615 with the First Judicial District IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF LISA Court, Santa Fe County LARRANAGA Judicial Complex, Post Office FOR CHANGE OF NAME Box 2268, Santa Fe, New NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME Mexico 87504-2268 TAKE NOTICE that in accordance Dated: March 9, 2017. with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 Odette Hall Andren through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. the Petitioner, Lisa Law Office of Karen Aubrey Larranaga will apply to the By: /S/ Karen Aubrey Honorable David K. Thomson, P.O. Box 8435 District Judge of the First Judicial Santa Fe, New Mexico District at the Santa Fe Judicial 87504-8435 Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., (505) 982-4287; facsimile in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 10:00 a.m., on the 10th day of (505)986-8349 May, 2017 for an ORDER FOR ka@karenaubreylaw.com CHANGE OF NAME from Lisa Larranaga to Lisa Noriega.

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