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A poet’s words set the tone for the 102nd Santa Fe Indian Market, guiding us to this gathering place for connection, creators, and creation

Choctaw-Chickasaw watercolorist Norma Howard left an indelible mark on Indian Market and the art world The SWAIA Native Fashion Show: Designer Jontay Kahm goes gaga on the road to glory

Two artists Shawna McLeod and Kevin Aspaas take a mindful approach as they sew and weave their way to this year ’ s Indian Market A guide to Indian Market-related events, exhibits, and learning opportunities The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival wraps up this week with a U S premiere and a few prime composers Meow Wolf’s new psychedelic exhibition at the House of Eternal Return gives the interactive artistic space an even more surreal spin The musical Grease gets a Indigenous upgrade and makes its Santa Fe return

The new 4Kinship Indigenous Futures 4Ever event in the Railyard makes space for young creators and artists

Vendors gather under the portal of the Palace of the Governors in 1952

Photo courtesy Palace of the Governors Photo Archives

18 IndigenousWays Festival

18 ParallelPlayground at ObscuraGallery and IndigenousPower at Turner Carroll

19 Polo RalphLaurenxNaiomiGlasses collaborationatMaloufonthe Plaza

20 SantaFeOpera’s Apprentice Scenes

21 ChamberMusic at SanMiguelChapel

21 Sunday Brunch anda Movieatthe Historic Lobo TheaterinAlbuquerque

WORDS

24 Review TheGod of theWoods by LizMoore

COMIDAS YMAS

60 DishingwithJohnnyVee: TwoMexican/New Mexican eateries square off OUT THERE

68 Screen Time In theaters andspecial screenings IN OTHER

MOVING IMAGES

66 Review Dìdi

EXTRAS

16 Editor’s Note: Theright words

72 Star Codes

76 Pasa Week

80 Pasa Planner

CORRECTION

TheAugust9story about TheAtomicRocketeer incorrectly notedthe timing andfateofthe American flag that wasplanted on themoon 55 yearsago.The flag pole mighthavebeen dislodgedbya blastfromthe ascent module engine.Manythankstoour lunarlanding expert readersforbringing this to ourattention.

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EDITOR’SNOTE

Theright words

Unless you’ve been living underanadobethatdoesn’t getcellreception (OK, that might applytomanyofus),thenyouprobably areaware that thegrandmother of SantaFe’smarketseason— Indian Market —takes placethisweekend.

As we admire therowsand rows of booths filled with potterylovinglyformed by artists’ hands, bolo ties with such massivehunks of turquoisethatmyneck hurtsjustlooking at them,the weavings that keep ourwalls andfloors warm during SantaFewinters,the beadwork,the artwork, thefashion (OH, thefashion!),it’salsoagood time to remember thoseartists whose work isn’talwaysseenbut is certainlycalledupontohelpusopen ourheartsand setthe stagefor this auspicious event.

Here’s to thepoets,whose words summonthe emotions,the memories, andthe images that remind us that this eventisacelebrationof many cultures andhistories andpeoples. Deepestgratitudegoes to inaugural poet laureate of theDinéNation (2013-2015)and SantaFe’sown Luci Tapahonso, whopenned“Theworld we make”(seepage40),thisyear’s poeticintroductiontostories about allthingsIndianMarket.

EAGLEPOEM

To pray youopenyourwhole self

To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon To onewhole voicethatisyou. Andknowthere is more That youcan’t see, can’thear; Can’tknowexceptinmoments Steadily growing, andinlanguages That aren’t always soundbut other Circlesofmotion.

Like eaglethatSundaymorning Over SaltRiver.Circled in blue sky In wind,swept ourheartsclean Withsacred wings. We seeyou,see ourselvesand know That we must take theutmostcare Andkindnessinall things.

Breathein, knowingweare made of Allthis, andbreathe,knowing We aretruly blessedbecause we Were born,and diesoonwithina True circleofmotion, Like eagleroundingout themorning Inside us.

We pray that it will be done In beauty. In beauty.

“Eagle Poem”from In MadLoveand War by JoyHarjo,1990. Reprintedwithpermission of Wesleyan University Press; weslpress.org.

WhileI’m on thetopicofgratitude, Pasa‘sannualIndianMarketissue is amonster that requires allhands on deck,and it wouldn’t happen without itsincrediblytalentedstaff:prolific andeloquentwriters BrianSandford, KylieGarcia, Mark Tiarks,and Ania Hull;art director Marcella Sandoval, who alongwith assistantart director TauraCostidissomehow makesour alphabetsoups shimmerand leap off thepage; copy editor andnewsletter authorHolly Weber, whohunts typoslikeahungrylioness;and Pamela Beach, whoherds allthose calendar listings y’allemail herintoone heckuvaguide to everything that youcould ever thinkyou mightwanttodointhiscityand beyond. Cheers also to Pasa graphicdesignerextraordinaireDeborah Villa, whostepped out of retirement as TheSanta Fe NewMexican‘sglossymagazinedesignerto chip in to keep theshipmovingforward and lookingbeautiful.

I’ll wrap up thegratitude with apoemby JoyHarjo,the 23rd U.S. poetlaureateand the firstNativeAmericantoholdthattitle.Her wordsremindusthatthe markets, thecity, andthe worldare biggerthanourselves,a good sentimentinthisday andage.

CarolynGraham, Editor cgraham@sfnewmexican.com

OUT THERE

AT THEGALLERIES

Twoexhibits nottomiss

RANDOM ACT

Musicalaccompaniment

Thefinal IndigenousWaysFestival performanceof thesummerhas theadvantageof abuilt-inaudience, as it coincideswithSanta Fe Indian Market.

Pura Fé (Tuscarora/Taino), aSaskatchewan-born singer/songwriterand founding member of theNative American acappellagroup Ulali, is theheadliner.She cutsadistinctive figure on stageasshe playslap-style bottleneckguitar. Also featured areblues guitaristand storytellerWadeFernandez (Menominee); Instituteof AmericanIndianArtsgraduateSimonaRael, whowill play original music; andIAIAstudentsmodelingRael’s line of fashiondesigns.

IndigenousWays celebrates Native American, Indigenous,LGBTQAI2S+, thedeafand hard of hearing, andall others.The festival is in itsthird year.—Brian Sandford

IndigenousWays Festival

SantaFeRailyardPark

740Cerrillos Road

5p.m.Friday, August 16 Free indigenousways.org

It’s notevery daythatanartisthas twoshows opening intownatthe same time.Douglas Miles(SanCarlos Apache/AkimelO’odham)isone such artist —and amultifacetedone,too,asapainter,printmaker, muralist,designer, filmmaker,photographer, brand manager, installation artist,and thefounder of Apache Skateboards. Hisworkisrepresented by ObscuraGallery andhis three-dimensionalworkand paintings by Turner CarrollGallery on Canyon Road.

This week,bothgalleries launch exhibitions runningthrough September1thatshowcaseMiles’ work.(Stay tunedtoa future issueof Pasatiempo for adeeperdiveintothese exhibitionsand Miles’ work.) Parallel Playground at ObscuraGallery isa collaboration betweenMiles andmultidisciplinary artistAlDíazfromBrooklyn. Díaz grew up in aPuerto RicanfamilyinNew York City andbyage 15 was already apioneeringand influentialsubwaygraffiti artist.Heisrepresented by VanDer Plas Galleryon theLower East Side in Manhattan, wherecurators bringwhat they call “the lost historiesofthe Lower EastSideand East Villageart scenebacktolife.”

Mileshad theideafor aphoto-based collaborationwithDíazafter meetinghim at several arteventsaroundthe country, from Arizonato FloridatoNew York.“This will be Douglas’ third exhibition at Obscura,”gallery founderand owner Jennifer Schlesingersays. “Heismostknown for hismuralsand hisworkwithhis communityonthe reservation, but he is always innovating,and his photographyspeakstothe Apache contemporary

culture. He always represents theyouth he works with as strong andpowerful.”

Just up Canyon Road from Obscura, Turner Carroll Galleryopens Indigenous Power, agroup exhibitionof work by ahandful ofout-of-the-boxNative artists: Miles, JeffreyGibson(Mississippi Choctaw/ Cherokee), JauneQuick-to-SeeSmith (citizen of the Confederated Salish andKootenaiNation),Cara Romero (ChemehueviIndianTribe), Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo), andDiego Romero (Cochiti Pueblo). Supporting Native andIndigenousartists so they cannot only preserve theirculturalheritagebut also foster artistic innovation —somethingthe aforementioned artistsstand for— is at thecore ofwhat gallerists TonyaTurnerCarroll andMichael Carrollbelieve theirgallery should do.

Theworks in theexhibitiondrawontraditional techniques andmotifsbut also push boundaries andbuckstereotypes about Native peoples, as Cara Romero’s work exemplifies. Romero’s photos represent Native people andtheir communitiesasrooted in thepresent,not in thepast, andher photographs adhere to thoseprinciples. —AniaHull

ParallelPlayground

ThroughSeptember1

Artist reception5-7 p.m. Friday,August16 ObscuraGallery

225Delgado Street

505-577-6708;obscuragallery.net

IndigenousPower

ThroughSeptember1

Turner CarrollGallery

725CanyonRoad

505-986-9800;turnercarrollgallery.com

Pura Fé headlines the final 2024 IndigenousWays Festival performance

DouglasMiles, Forced RemovalSeriesInstallation (2023)

Top: Cara Romero, Gikendaaso (2022),photograph

FASHION

Dreaming in indigo

Fashion can embody memories, associations, expression, and so much more For textile artist and seventh-generation weaver Naiomi Glasses, fashion embodies tradition, history, culture, passion, and most recently, her roots in indigo-skyed rodeo

Glasses, 27, a member of the Navajo Nation, lives in Arizona but has showcased her work in the Santa Fe Indian Market and throughout Santa Fe for years, earning awards and recognition from the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts

As an intern in a program facilitated by the Creative Futures Collective, Glasses dreamed of breaking into the fashion industry with her craft of weaving With timing that was nothing short of serendipitous, Glasses, a long-time fan of designer Ralph Lauren, appeared on the New York City company ’ s radar just as they were seeking to shift focus from inspiration to collaboration

DenimDaydream

Below: Sketches forthe DenimDaydream collection illustrate thedesigner’s rootsinrodeo.

Polo Ralph Lauren, widely known for its collegiate Ivy League-inspired style, decided Glasses was a perfect fit for the company ’ s first-ever Artist in Residence program, which seeks to partner and collaborate with artisans to feature new voices and skillsets in fashion

Ralph Lauren announced the Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses collaboration in December, which encompasses a three-part collection that would be dropped throughout 2024, with each part representing a theme consistent with Glasses’ journey with weaving and life

The first drop, titled Love of the Land, homed in on the early stages of Glasses learning how to weave with natural, undyed wool, featuring patterns that embody the land and rock formations of the Navajo Nation A portion of the purchase price for this drop was dedicated to benefitting Native-led Change Labs

The second drop, Color in Motion, highlights Glasses’ growing creativity in weaving and exploring bright, vibrant colors, as well as patterns connected to Glasses’ love for skateboarding A portion of the purchase price for this drop is dedicated to benefitting Phoenix Children’s Foundation; Glasses has a special connection to the foundation as she underwent a cleft palate repair at Phoenix Children’s Hospital as a child

The third and final drop of the collection is Denim Daydream,

centered around Glasses’ roots in rodeo, weaving saddle blankets and all things denim and indigo, which Glasses says “really reminds me of the beautiful big blue sky at home on Navajo Nation It’s a beautiful color and it’s a key inspiration in this next chapter for me as an Artist in Residence for Polo Ralph Lauren ”

This final drop will benefit the Creative Futures Collective where this collaboration first began

The collaboration is buzzing with full circle moments Malouf on the Plaza was one of the first galleries to sell Glasses’ work, so it is fitting that it would be the place where Glasses and Ralph Lauren launch the final part of their collaborative collection

The community can preview some of the collection’s designs and meet Glasses at Malouf on the Plaza on Friday, August 16 Now available for purchase at Ralph Lauren stores and online globally, this collection is the first Polo Ralph Lauren product that will also be available through some retailers, including Malouf on the Plaza

Through the portion of proceeds dedicated to benefitting select philanthropic organizations, Ralph Lauren hoped to recognize, credit, and support the Native community’s ownership of the traditions and motifs featured in this collection

Of the collaboration and the collection, Glasses says, “Being able to bring this clothing to life with my perspective as a Diné woman, I think it just makes sense ” Kylie Garcia

Meet-and-greet at Malouf on the Plaza

Friday, August 16

2 to 4 p m

61 Old Santa Fe Trail

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Right: RiverThomas models pieces from the third and finaldropofthe Polo RalphLaurenxNaiomi Glasses 2024 collection titled

OUT THERE

HIGH NOTES

SFO apprentices take center stage

Operagoing here doesn’t have to be pricey and involve a very late evening (or very early morning), and you can still tailgate to your heart’s content, at least on Sunday, August 18 That’s when the Santa Fe Opera’s apprentices commandeer the stage for their final program of opera scenes, in which the vocal apprentices sing all the roles, and the technical apprentices design all the costumes, wigs, make-up, and lighting There’s a nice balance of comedy and drama in the program ’ s six scenes, which span just over a century of opera history, from Gioachino Rossini’s Cinderella (1817) to Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen (1924) The latter, a charming and profound work about our relationship to nature and the cycle of life, received its American premiere here in 1975, but has been inexplicably absent in the decades since Here’s the August 18 program:

Falstaff, Act I, Scene 2

Every character who sings other than Falstaff is in this superb demonstration that Verdi could write comedy just as well as tragedy In it, Alice Ford and Meg Page discover that he has sent them identical letters and, joined by Mistress Quickly and Alice’s daughter Nannetta, they plot revenge Ford has also been tipped off to the fat knight’s scheme and he bursts into their home intent on vengeance, while Nannetta simultaneously conducts a romance with her suitor Fenton and tries to repel the odious Dr Caius Hilarity ensues

Eugene Onegin, Act I quartet

Tchaikovsky referred to Eugene Onegin not as an opera but as “lyrical scenes, ” a judgment that is aptly demonstrated in this excerpt, during which the cynical and detached title character meets the dreamily romantic Tatyana Their introduction comes via Lensky, who is enamored with Olga, Tatyana’s sister In Onegin Tatyana sees the “somebody” for whom her soul had been pining, but he is occupied mostly with thoughts of how he just inherited the neighboring estate Baritone Sejin Park (Baron Douphol in La Traviata) is Onegin, soprano Rachel Fitzgerald (Donna Anna in the first three Don Giovanni performances) is Tatyana, tenor Andrew Turner (Eli in The Righteous) is Lensky, and mezzo-soprano Ashlyn Brown is Olga

Il Trovatore, Act IV, Scene 2 duet

First-year apprentice baritone Yeongtaek Yang is Count de Luna and soprano Kathryn Henry (Lucy in 2021’s The Lord of Cries during her first apprenticeship) is Leonora in Verdi’s blood-and-thunder tragedy She has spurned the count’s love in favor of his defeated political opponent Manrico When the count orders Manrico’s execution, Leonora offers

herself to him instead to save Manrico’s life The count jubilantly agrees, not realizing that she has just swallowed a fatal poison

La Rondine, Act II quartet Puccini’s late “lyrical comedy” La Rondine is a bittersweet tale that began its life as a through-composed operetta and still hews close to its origins after several revisions It centers on Magda, the swallow of the title, a courtesan who “flies south” to love and happiness, at least briefly, at a racy nightclub where she used to perform There she meets handsome Ruggero, as well as her maid Lisette (disguised in one of Magda’s gowns) and the poet Prunier, who had prophesized Magda’s happiness Sopranos Natasha Isabella Gesto and Jazmine Saunders (Deirdre and Shannon, respectively, in The Righteous) are Magda and Lisette; tenor David Bogaev is Ruggero, and tenor Ryan Bryce Johnson is Prunier

The Cunning Little Vixen, Act III trio

Soprano Cadie J Bryan (Giannetta in The Elixir of Love) is the vixen, mezzo-soprano Shannon Keegan is the fox, and bass-baritone Sam Dhobhany is the poacher in this scene near the end of the opera The vixen and the fox are planning to have even more children the following spring, only to be interrupted by the poacher, who fires his gun wildly when their brood of young foxes starts attacking his chickens, eventually killing the vixen

Cinderella, Act I finale

Rossini’s Age-of-Reason take on the classic fairy tale does away with the magic in favor of comedy, romance, and spectacular vocalism In the Act I finale, the now-glamorous Cinderella arrives at the ball in a spectacular gown, instantly winning the heart of Prince Don Ramiro (in disguise as his own servant) and befuddling her two wicked stepsisters, who are competing for his attention, and her clueless stepfather, none of whom recognize their transformed scullery maid

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8 p m Sunday, August 18

Santa Fe Opera

301 Opera Drive

$21-$31, with discounts available for ages 6-22

505-986-5900; santafeopera.org

Apprentices Brandon Bell as Malatesta and Ilanah Nobel-Torres as Norina perform a scene from Donizetti’s Don Pasqual

In a scene from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, apprentices Kathleen Felty and Emilie Kealani perform the roles of Octavian and Sophie, respectively

FORTHE EARS

Goingtothe chapel

ChamberMusic at SanMiguelChapel is oneofthenewer additions to thesummerperformance sceneinSanta Fe.The brainchild ofGraceBrowning, theSanta Fe Opera’sprincipal harpist, it’s nowinits seventhseasonofcombining highquality artistry with arelaxed,casualvibe. (Not to mention themeet-the-performers andeat-the-pizza receptionthat follows each of itsSaturdayafternoon events at neighboring UpperCrust Pizza.)

In what hasbecomeagroup trademark, thefinal concertwill featureopera excerpts andinstrumentalinterludeswithspecial surprise guests from theSanta Fe Operaseason. Browningreturns from maternityleave forthisperformance, whichshe co-curated with pianistLeslieDala, an SFOmusic staffmember. Destined to be asure-fire andperhaps oncein-a-lifetimehighlight,the famous “bromance” fortenor and baritone from GeorgesBizet’s ThePearlFishers will beperformed by Browning,bassoonistElizabeth VanArsdale,and tuba player JarrettMcCourt.— M.T.

3p.m.Saturday, August 17

SanMiguelChapel

401Old SantaFeTrail

$35withdiscounts available chambermusicatsanmiguel.com

JUST CAUSE

Biddingatthe ball

Forty-onepiecesofart areavailable viaa MontezumaBall online auction, withtheproceedsbenefitingthe nonprofit R4Creating in RioRanchoand Mandy’sFarminAlbuquerque. Theauction opened August 1. Biddingrunsthrough 7:30 p.m.August23.

Pieces by NewMexicoartists includethe 1988 gouache painting TwoEagle Dancers by PablitaVelarde (Albuquerque), thefirst Indigenouswoman commissioned by theNew Deal-era WorksProgressAdministration,valuedat$12,000; theoil painting SouthwestStill Life by Edward Gonzales (Albuquerque), $5,000;the multi-patina bronze statue Zuni WomanWith Pot by TimNicola(Penobscot/Algonquin, Santa Fe),$4,500; AlabasterEagle by Jeff Grandbois(Turtle Mountain Chippewa), $3,000;aSanto Domingo Native American ceremonial necklace,$1,500; and Smirk, agicleeprint by George AlexanderII, $1,000.

Theballwas createdin1902aspartofthe NewMexico TerritorialFair. That versionexisted until1968; in 2000,Heritage Hotels &Resorts resumeditatHotel Albuquerque.Thisyear’s ball focusesonscience,technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

To view theart,visit r4creating.org.—B.S.

OUTINGS

Movies andmimosas

Youknowyou’reabout to have thebestSunday when just before noon,atthatother golden hour knownasbrunch, your tableneighbors at theHistoricLoboTheater raisetheir mimosas andShirley Temples—and sausages on afork —and join MerylStreepasshe singsonthe bigscreen:

“MammaMia, here Igoagain, My,my, howcan Iresistyou?”

(Don’t deny it:You just read-sangthat.)

In an instant, youand your pals join thechoir: “MammaMia, does it show again, My,my, just howmuchI’vemissedyou?”

Andthat’sjust MammaMia (2008).

If you’re luckyenoughtobewatching The Princess Bride (1987) at theLoboTheater,for example, getready forall happiness to break looseinsideyou themomenteveryonearound you—young MandyPatinkinonthe screen included —recites in asolemnvoice full of graceand wrathand proudvengeance:

“Hello.MyNameisInigo Montoya. Youkilledmy father.Prepare to die.”

Becausetruth be told,there’s something about food andspikedjuice andHollywood classicsthat, if puttogether, getanaudience going—asocialphenomenonexemplified by the Brunch andaMovie events everySunday or so at thehistoricvenue in Albuquerque’s NobHill.

“Wehaveaveryreactiveaudience—people will even cheerduringsomescenesof Star Wars,” says NicholeHarwood,the public relationsrepresentativefor theLoboTheater.

Harwoodisn’t only referringtothe theater’s Sunday brunch happenings butalsothe evening“Cult MovieWednesday”screenings too. HarwoodsaysJ.Richard Rivas, theLobo Theater’snew owner, hadthe idea of screening classics to celebratefilms that maynot have been seen on thebig screen in alongtime. Thebrunch-and-movieideacamesoonafter. This monthand next,the Wednesdayand Sunday cinematicmenus at Lobo Theater offerscreeningsof School of Rock (2003), Who Framed RogerRabbit? (1988), Willow (1988), TheWitches (1990), Superbad (2007),and The BreakfastClub (1985).

On Sunday,August18, youtoo cansing to allthe tracks of MammaMia as yousip acocktailormocktail, muffin in hand,and watchPierceBrosnan,Stellan Skarsgård, and ColinFirth wonder whoofthe threemen is Sophie’s father,and thelovelyMeryl wrap all threearoundher little finger. —A.H.

Sunday Brunch andaMovie

$10movie only,$21 brunch only,$25 brunch andmovie;doesnot include alcoholicbeverages

Doorsopenat10:30 a.m.;movie starts at 11:30a.m.

TheHistoricLoboTheater

3013 CentralAvenueNE, Albuquerque

505-876-7176;loboabq.com

The Historic Lobo Theater in Albuquerque hosts classic and cult film screenings

IN OTHER WORDS

TheGodoftheWoods should be your next summer mystery

MaureenCorrigan l For TheWashingtonPost

FICTION THEGOD OF THEWOODS byLiz Moore, Riverhead, 496pages

It wasthe summer of 1993,and my husband andIweretakingour firstroadtripsouth on thelegendary PacificCoast Highway, starting ourdrive in SanFrancisco andendinginLos Angeles. Ourrentalcar clungtothe outside lane of thehighway windingupintoBig Sur anddipping down to rockybeaches whereseals andsea lionssunnedthemselves. ButevenasI exclaimedoverthe naturalbeautyunspooling before us,I wasitching to reachwhatevercabin or motelwe’dbookedfor thenight,sothatI could pick up DonnaTartt’s TheSecretHistory anddive in whereI’d left off.

Tartt’sbest-sellingdebut novelhad recently come outinpaperback,and it wasmy“vacation read”— more like “vacationimmersion.” The eerieatmosphereofthatnovel so affected my mood that,forevermore,Californiaredwoods have been conflatedinmymindwiththe dark forest surrounding asmall Vermontcollege whereafictional murder occurred.

This summer,I once againfeltthatall-too-raresense of being completely possessedbya storyasIread TheGod of theWoods by LizMoore.There aresomesuperficial similarities betweenthe two novels:Bothare intricatenarrativesfeaturing youngpeopleisolated in enclosed worlds —inTartt’s story, asmall cohort of classics students at theaforementionedcollege (modeled on Bennington); in Moore’s, asummercampwithinavastforestinNew York’s Adirondack Mountains. Asense of predetermineddoomalso pervades both books. Butthe most vitalconnectionfor me is the beguiling forceofthese twoliterarysuspensenovels. Forthose susceptibletoits pull, TheGod of theWoods,like TheSecretHistory, transports readerssodeeplyintoits richly peopled, ominousworld that,for hours, everythingelsefalls away.

There’smorethana touchofGothicexcessabout TheGod of the Woods,beginning with thepremise that notone buttwo children from thewealthy VanLaarfamilyhavedisappeared,14years apart. When thenovel opensinAugust1975, an EmersonCampcounselor discoversthat13-year-old BarbaraVan Laar is missingfromher bunk.Barbara wasconceived afterthe disappearanceofher brother in 1961.Peter “Bear” VanLaar, aboy as playfuland adventurous as hisnickname, was8 when he vanished from “Self-Reliance,” theVan Laars’ summer housethatadjoins thecamp. (The cosseted VanLaarfamilyclearly hasaweaknessfor referencing—ifnot internalizing— thedo-it-yourselfgospeloftranscendentalist RalphWaldo Emerson.)The surroundingwoods andnearbyLake Joan were searched exhaustively,but no traceofthe belovedBear

waseverfound.Coincidentally,atthe time of both disappearances,aconvicted serial killer wasspotted traipsingaroundthe area.This fiend, namedJacob Sluiter, informally known as “Slitter,” belongstoanold family whoonce ownedthe land holdings that became theVan Laar Preserve.

To summarizethe plot of TheGod of theWoods, thusly,risks making this nuancednovel sound like acampfiretalegenerated by AI.(Aserial killer!Terrified camperslostinthe woods!)

Rather than astraightforward sensationalyarn, Moore’sstory jumpsaroundnon-sequentially from the1950s throughthe 1970sand is crowded with characters:campers,counselors, theVan Laarsand theirtonyhouseguests,townspeople, andlocal police.Throughout, Moore’slanguage is unflaggingly precise. Here’s heromniscient narrator describing agirlnamed Tracy, Barbara’s bunkmate,who suffersfromlow self-esteem. Andlittlewonderwhy:

“[Tracy’s] father once told hercasuallythatshe wasbuilt likeaplum on toothpicks,and thephrasewas at once so crueland so poetic that it clickedintoplace around herlikeaharness.”

As wise as it is aboutthe vulnerability of adolescence, TheGod of theWoods is also chillinglyastuteabout theinvisible boundaries demarcatingsocialclass.Take, forinstance, thecharacter of Judyta “Judy” Luptack, a26-year-old womanfromaworking-class Polish American family who’sbeennewly promoted to “junior investigator”onthe otherwiseall-malepoliceteamsearching forBarbara.Stationed inside theVan Laar mansion, Judy hasthe increasingly urgent need “topee”:

“She’s notcertain what procedureis. Nowhereinher training did shecomeacrossthisexact scenario:Whatdoyou do if you’re in someone’sprivate home forhours andhours with no access to the outsideworld?Richpeopleespecially. Shedoesn’t want to askthese people foranything. If shewereaman,she’d [go] in thewoods.”

Moore’ssuperb2020crime novel, Long Bright River, went deep into issues of addictionand entrenched povertywhile exploring theopioidcrisisinPhiladelphia; TheGod of theWoods headsoff into differentterritory —weird anduncanny —and yet, it too offers strong social criticism. As it unfolds, TheGod of theWoods becomesmoreand more focusedonhow itsfemalecharactersbreak free —ordon’t —ofthe constraintsoftheir time andsocialclass. Whatever thecase, breaking free of thespell Moorecasts is close to impossible. ◀

MaureenCorrigan, whoisthe book critic forthe NPRprogram Fresh Air,teaches literature at Georgetown University.

AHandelonthe season

THESANTA FE CHAMBERMUSIC FESTIVAL WRAPS WITH AU.S.PREMIEREAND AFEW PRIMECOMPOSERS

Mark Tiarks l ForThe NewMexican

SANTAFE CHAMBER MUSIC

TheSanta Fe Chamber MusicFestivalwraps up its2024seasonwiththree concerts at theLensic Performing Arts Center featuringaU.S.premiere an dm aj or work sby Handel,Brahms, Mozart, Dvorák, andJanáček.

HarryBicket, theSanta Fe Operamusic director whoseconductingcredits with thecompany go back to George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina in 2004,makes hischamber musicfestivaldebut with thesamecomposer’s beloved WaterMusic.

It waswritten to entertainKingGeorgeI on July 17, 1717,while theroyal bargefloated up theRiver Thames on thetidetoChelsea fora dinner party. About50 musiciansplayedfromanother bargefloatingnearby. WaterMusic wasa hitfromthe very beginning— the King likeditsomuchhehad it encoredonthe wayup, then played twiceonthe return downstream,a journey that startedaround2a.m.

WaterMusic consists of 22 sections,manyofwhich areenergetic danceforms,typically arranged into threesuitesbased on theirkeysand instrumentation. TheSuite in GMajor,for recorder,flute,and strings, wasprobablyplayedindoors during thedinneritself. TheFMajor andD Majorsuiteswereclearly meant to be performedoutdoors, theformerboastinghorns, making theirfirstappearanceinanEnglish orchestra, andthe latter usinghorns andtrumpets.

Most of the24-player chamberorchestra here is drawnfromthe SantaFeOpera orchestra; Bicket, whosedistinguished conducting career waslaunched in thefield of Baroquemusic,will play theharpsichordaswellasconduct.

6p.m.Saturday, August 17

$22-$69

GioachinoRossini wrotehis six SonatasaQuattro (Sonatas forFour) at theripeold ageof12, making them hisyoungestcompositionsexceptfor onesong. They’rescoredfor theunusual combinationoftwo violins, cello, andbass, andare notablefor their freshnessand vigor; this performanceopens with thefirstofthe sonatas.

Thefestival’sfourthcommissionedworkofthe season follows, with theU.S.premiereofOuti Tarkiainen’s SensoryFlashbacks forClarinet, Piano, andStrings.Tarkiainenwas born in 1985 in Finnish

Lapland, whereshe stilllives anddraws much of her inspirationfrom. As commentatorAndrewMellor noted, “The wildernessofEurope’snorthernmost reachescontinues to find expression in hermusic’s engrossing combinationofbeautyand brutality, of richness andsparseness.”

“BythisworkI have freedmyselfofmylastlove.”So wroteJohannesBrahmsofhis String Sextet in GMajor, Op.36, whichclosesthe program. Eightyears earlier he hadfallendeeplyinlovewithAgathevon Siebold,a 23-year-oldsoprano andcomposition student, andthe couple exchangedwedding rings. Shortlyafterward,

followingthe initialfailure of hisfirst pianoconcerto, he unceremoniouslydumpedher.

In 1864,Brahmswas overcome with nostalgia fortheir relationship andvisited Agathe’s former hometown afterlearningshe hadmoved to Ireland. Hismemoriesand emotions of theaffairfueledthe compositionofhis string sextet,which includesa musicalquotation of hername.

Thefirstthree movementshavethe senseof restrained resignationthatwas to mark many of Brahms’subsequentcompositions, whilethe much more boisterous finale suggests that he mayhave worked throughthe emotionalissuessurrounding the unhappyrelationship. Agathe took thesameartistic path to resolution,writing anovel basedontheir love affair laterinher life.

6p.m.Sunday, August 18

$22-$104

Thefestivalfinaleopens with Leoš Janáček’s Sonata forViolinand Piano. “The wholelifeofman is in folk music,”the Moravian composer once said,and his unique musicalvoice is closelyallied to thepitches andrhythms of theCzech language.

Theinitial inspirationfor thesonatawas Russia’s

The Dover Quartet will perform Mozart’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, K 428

Thefestivalwillpremiere Sensory Flashbacks forClarinet, Piano,and Stringsby composer Outi Tarkiainen(above)inaprogram thatcloseswithJohannesBrahms’ (oppositepage,inset) String SextetinG Major,Op. 36.

invasion of Moraviaand Bohemiaatthe startofWorld WarI in 1914.At thetime, it wasseenasawelcome development, as it endedcenturies of rule by theHapsburgEmpirethattried to eraseall aspectsofCzech culturewithalmostcompletesuccess.

Janáček wrotemostofthe sonata during 1914 and1915, adapting an earliersongfor its“Ballada” movement.However,heended up revising it at leastthree timesbeforearriving at itsfinal form in 1922. ThesonataisrepresentativeofJanáček’s late style, with itsmodal harmonies, shortmelodies, andrapid changesoftempo.

Thesecondtimewas thecharm forAntonín Dvoˇrák, at leastwhenit came to thepiano quintet(pianoplusstringquartet). He wroteavery earlyone (his Opus 5) in 1872,was dissatisfied with it andseemed to abandonit, returned to it in 1887 forrevisions,and abandonedit again. He wasfascinatedwiththe form,however,and startedanew one, whichturnedout to be oneofthe greatworks in thechamber musicrepertory.

In it,Dvoˇrák blendedhis masteryofthe Westernclassical music traditionwithaspects of hisBohemianculture,especiallyinits middle movements.

Thequintet’s second movement is adumka —originallyafolk ballad common to allSlavicculturesthathas aslowand pensive quality, sometimesalternatedwithfastersections, as it does here. Thethird is afuriant,a type of Bohemian folk dance, marked molto vivace (verylively).

TheJanáček andthe Dvoˇrákflank Mozart’s String Quartetin E-flat Major, K. 428, themostcompact,mostpersonal, andleast traditionalofthe sixquartetsinthe setthe youngercomposer dedicatedtoHaydn in 1785,citingthemas “the fruitofalongand laboriousendeavor.”

TheE-flatMajor Quartet, whichwillbeperformed here by theDover Quartet, seemstomirrorMozart’simpulsive personality. It begins with anine-note melody,playedinunison, in whichnotwo notesare the same,givingitanunsettled qualityfromthe very beginning.

Thesecondmovementisaboundary-pushingexploration of unusual harmonies, whichsomehaveanalyzedasanticipatingRichard Wagner’s Tristanund Isolde,some80years in thefuture. Even thefinale, which is more straightforward, hassomeharmonicsurprises,includinga modulation from DMajor to E-flat Major— twokeysthathavevery little in common —madetosound as themostnatural thinginthe musicalworld.

6p.m.Monday, August 19

$22-$104

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DeserT dome

MEOW WOLF’S NEWPSYCHEDELIC EXHIBITION

GIVESTHE INTERACTIVEARTISTICSPACE AN EVEN MORE SURREALSPIN

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ARTISTJESSJOHNSON walked barefoot in thesandtograde school in abucolic seasidetowninNew Zealand—widely consideredone of theworld’s most ruggedly beautifulcountries —and haslived or hadresidenciesinNew York City,Berlin, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Scotland,and Melbourne, Australia.

Herfavoriteplace shehas lived? Roswell, whereshe recently spentayearin theRoswell Artist-in-ResidenceProgram.Thatalone is compelling evidence that herperspective differsmarkedlyfrommostpeople’s, butshe says she feelsactivated by thedesert.

Johnsonhas broughtthatunpredictable outlooktoSanta Fe in theform of NecroTechnoFlesh Complex,amultimediaroomatMeowWolf’sHouse of EternalReturnthatopens Friday,August16. It’s on thesurreal side even by Meow Wolf standards, amix of swirling designssurrounding an unexpected centerpiece.

“Sothere’s this centralwellthathas adomeonit, withthis full-domemovie projectedintoits interior,” shetold Pasatiempo in Aprilduringaninterview at theRoswell Artist-in-ResidenceProgram compound.“It’s alldecorated with mosaics, andthenthere areceramic tilesonthe floor. Andthenthere are thesereliefcolumns I’ve been gettingmade, whichweregoing to be carved by hand andfrompolystyrene andthencoatedwithresin andpainted.”

Johnsonisbothaworld traveler andaworld builder, drawingwhatshe describesasanincreasinglycomplicated fictionalrealm that includes alien symbology, humanoid clones,and messianicfigures.She beganworking on

Opposite page top, and right: A room featuring Jess Johnson’s Necro Techno Flesh Complex is one of the newest exhibitions to open at Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return

Opposite page bottom: Johnson, a native of New Zealand, recently completed a stint with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program

theworks in NecroTechnoFlesh Complex acoupleofmonths before moving to NewMexico. Whileher one-year residencyinRoswell ended May1,she’s returningtothe city next year foranindefinitestay. She hasvisited Meow Wolf once,mostlycollaborating remotely withthe staffers whoassembled pieces forthe room,bringingher vision to life.

“It’simportant to me that thehuman hand is stillinthe materials andthe fabricationofthe room,” shesays. “I like that thereare artists on theother side whoare actually making stuff.”

That preference fora personal touchisevident,saysexhibition managerToddZonderman.Hemistakenlyassumed at thebeginning of theproject that Johnsonwas mostly adigital artist.

“WhatIdiscoveredisthatshe starts by workingonpaper,bypainting or drawing, andthenmoves on to digital,”hesays. “Sometimes digital work canfeela little flat,but becauseshe hasa really expansiveprocess whereshe’s workingbyhand, Ithink herworkhas alot of depth.”

JohnsonwillbeinNew Mexico forseveral weeksbeforereturning againinJanuary foralongerstay. She’sset to deliveratalkand participateina workshop September28-29 at theHouse of EternalReturn; thetimes have yetto be finalized. It will be ahappy return.

“I didasitevisit when Ifirstgot here,and they took me through thebig fabricationwarehouse,” Johnsonsays. “Justseeingeveryone’s workstations …it’sjustso streamlinedand organizedand warm.I worked as an artist assistant. Ialwaysfeelanaffinityfor thepeople whoare actually making thestuff.”

Johnsonreceivedanunexpectedemail from Meow Wolf in 2016 aboutcontributingtoaproject,but thetimingwasn’tright.Her subsequent communicationwithdirectorofartistcollaboration Han Santana-Sayles offers cluesabout howSantana-Sayles’ jobworks.

“She wasveryfriendly,”Johnson says.“Shewould send messages on Instagramorcomment andstuff likethat. Iwas trying to rent outmy apartmentinAuckland, NewZealand,tocometoRoswell forayear, andIthink shesaw that andimmediately sent me an emailthatsaid, ‘Oh, you’re goingtobeinNew Mexico.Doyou want to startchatting maybeabout doinganother projectwithus?’”

Santana-Sayles says Johnson’sworkfeels likea“futuristic relic.”

“She borrowssymbols andpatterningfromvarious cultures freely, reimaginingtheminsuchaclear,illustrativeway that it appearsshe is documentingasociety that exists somewherebut we haven’tyet discovered it,” shesaysvia email. “The symbolsare cryptic, some downrighteerie,yet Ifindthe overalltoneofher work to oftenbe humorous.Inthisinstallation, thereisaclear nodtoGreco-Roman architectureremixedfromthe perspectiveofanalien civilization.”

Meow Wolf worked with aprinter near Denver to fire-glaze or 3D-print elements of NecroTechnoFlesh Complex

“Someparts of theproject,likethe floortiles,weweretakingdigital designsthatshe haddoneorhanddrawings, then scannedthem,” Zondermansays. “Sowe’ve gota combinationofaverymanualprocess anda very digitalprocess that emerge in this really tactilespace, whichisa lotoffun when it workswell. Thecolumns were this kind of really fascinatingcombination of 3D printing,handsculpting,and hand painting.Jessand Simonhad worked together on thedigital 3D models forthe columns.”

TheSimon whom ZondermanmentionsisJohnson’s collaborator SimonWard. Theirpreviousprojectsinclude Terminus,described as avirtual realityexperienceinfiveparts;and XYZZY,acinematic experience designed forplanetariums. Detailsare at jessjohnson.org.

“All of thedrawingsget scanned, andthenhetranslatestheminto theanimationsand videoand VR stuffthatwe’ve done.Wehavea very similarupbringingofgrowing up in averysmall town in New Zealand. Therewas notalot of exposure to creative things.Ithink Ididn’tvisit an artgallery untilI wasinmylateteens or 20s. You’re just very isolated from therestofthe worldinNew Zealand, whichis good forthe imagination, but…”Johnson trails off.

JohnsongrewupinMount Maunganui, on thewestsideofNew Zealand’snorth island,one time zone west of theInternational Date Line. “Wewereright near thebeach,” shesays. “The town hadaprimary school,and it didn’t have aplayground. So everylunchtime,the teachers wouldtakeusovertothe beachand we’d just make sandcastles andswimand hang outinthe dunes. Theparents wouldget pissed offthatthe kids kept losing theirshoes in thesand, so theschooljust made arulethatyou hadtocometoschoolbarefoot.”

Johnsonwas school-agedwhenher talentsbegan revealing themselves.

“I thinkdrawing wasa waytofocus my attentionand calm my brain alittlebit,” shesays. “SoIusedtodothatcompulsivelyasa child;I wouldfillupapagewithpatternsand then turn it over anddothe same on anotherpage. Anyproject Ihad to handle wouldhaveveryintricate bordersofillustrations andstuff like that.That’sbeenaroundforever.”

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MembersofMeowWolf’sexhibitionand technicalteams work seven days aweekonthe property.Zonderman emphasizes that thedigital elements of projects like Johnson’sstill requireplentyofhuman brains andbrawn.

“The digitaltechnology, the3Dprinting, theadditivemanufacturing or subtractivemanufacturing technology,itdoesn’t replacepeople, especially in design-drivenfields,”hesays. “We’re using3Dprinters or lasercutters in much thesameway that we were usinganalogtools or conventional machinery. Jess Johnson’sroomisagreat exampleof howdigitalandhuman-crafted itemsget integrated.”

ZondermancametoMeowWolfabout 18 months agofromScotland —not Auckland —and says theHouse of EternalReturnplans to installtwo to four newartistcommissions ayear. So Johnsonwill have to enjoythe titleof“newest artist featured at theHouse of Eternal Return”while shecan.She also will enjoystickingaroundinadesert outpostthatsuits hersensibilities as an artist.

“I neverexpectedtofeellikeIfound ahomeinRoswell,” Johnson says.“ButI thinkIrealizedthe spaceand this pace of life arekindof beautiful. Previously,I’d always thoughtIhad to be locatedinNew York andplaceswhere thereare career opportunities, butIdon’t think that’s good forme, emotionallyorpsychologically.Ifeela lotbetterin aplace like this,where I’ve gotspace to think.” ◀

NecroTechnoFlesh Complex opensatMeowWolf’sHouse of EternalReturn Friday, August 16.

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Meow Wolf’s Han Santana-Sayles says,“Thereisaclear nod to Greco-Roman architectureremixed from the perspective of analiencivilization”inartist Jess Johnson’s Necro Techno Flesh Complex

August 16 -September7 Reception,Friday, August 16,5-7pm

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ITSTARTED as an amusingthought experiment forwife-andhusbandcreativeteamCrystle Lightningand RedCloud:Wouldn’t it be greatifthere wasanIndigenousversion of the1978film classic Grease?

TheEdmonton, Alberta, pair traded riffsonthe lyrics to the Grease classicsong Summer Nights,withRedCloudoffering, “Summersnagging,had me ablast”and Lighting retorting, “Summersnagging, happened so fast.” They followed with:“Imet agirl, sweetascan be. Imet aboy;he’snot relatedtome.”

“Wewerelike, ‘Thiswould be really cool,wouldn’tit?’” Lightning says.“Becausewedidn’thavethatkindofrepresentationwhenI was akid;I neversaw anybodywho looked like me on theTV, especially in anything humorous.Itwas always period pieces andalwaysona horse, thestereotypical stuff. Thepandemichit,and we startedwriting it in ourbasement.”

Theresultofthatcollaboration is Bear Grease,atakeoff on thefilm that includes 14 travelingcastand crew members. Sevenshowingslast summer at theSanta Fe Playhouseprovedpopular,sothe Playhouse invitedthe groupbackand booked alargervenue:the SantaFeScottish Rite Center.The showsthisweekend coincide with SantaFeIndian Market.

“The theaterwewereat was100 seats,”Lightning says of last year’s SantaFe performances.“We sold it outtocapacityevery night. We even addedtwo shows.”

Many of themelodies—but notthe lyrics —willbefamiliarto

Bring to bear THEMUSICAL GREASE GETS AINDIGENOUS UPGRADE

thosewho’vewatched Grease.Lightning andRedCloudhaverecorded multiple albums as ahip-hop duocalledLightningCloud, andsome of theirmusic also is featured in Bear Grease

Theshowmadeits debutatthe Edmonton InternationalFringe Festival in 2021.Organizershad approached Lightningand RedCloud aboutperformingtheir musicthere.

“Wesaid, ‘You know what?Weactuallyhavesomething in our back pocket,’”Lightning says of Bear Grease.“[One of theorganizers] listened to ourpitch andsaid, ‘Absolutely.’Sowehad amonth anda half to cast it andchoreograph it.Bythistime, it wasonlya30-minute show.”

In an earlybarometer of Bear Grease’s appeal,itsoldout in less than 15 minutes.

“Thenwewerelike, ‘OK, howisthe audiencegoing to take the show?’”Lightning says.“Thisis therealtest. Ouraudiencewas predominantly Caucasian, andtheywereeatingitup. They were laughing at everysinglejoke. That’s when we knew we hadsomething special.”

Threeyears later, theshowhas evolvedinmanyways, includingin length —to75minutes.That’sa heavyliftwhencastmembers perform threetimes in aday,astheywill do at Scottish Rite,after spending many hoursonthe road.

Bear Grease,like Grease,isset in the1950s.While it playsfor laughs, it delivers some deeper messages.

“Ifcolonizationhad neverhappened, we wouldbethe cool guys at this school —getting thegirlorgetting theguy,dancing in the

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streetslikeOliviaNewton-John andJohnTravolta,”Lightning says.“We do weaveina couple of Easter eggs aboutresidential schoolsthrough the songs, butwedon’t bang it on your head.It’sgoing to give yousomething to talk aboutonthe wayhome. We want people to be entertained, butwe also want to give little hintsabout,Whatifwehadn’tbeencolonized? Thisis what it wouldlooklike, in aparalleluniverse.”

LightninggrewupinCaliforniaand says Canada andthe American Southwesthavedivergent attitudestowardIndigenouspeople.

“Itisverydifferent in thoseparts —Arizona,New Mexico —where Indigenous people have apresence,”she says.“There’salot more racism in Canada;I find there’salot more outwardprejudice.InCalifornia, there’s alot of Mexicanculture,Hispanicculture.But as farasNativeAmerican/ Indigenous/First Nations, thepresencejustwas very,verysmall.SoI was consideredexotic. When youcometoEdmontonand Alberta, it’s sucha differentscene,suchadifferent feeling.”

As in theU.S., youngIndigenouspeopleweretaken from theirfamilies andforcedintoresidentialschools during whitecolonization, an atrocity theCanadiangovernmenthas been slow to acknowledgeorapologize for. Thegoalinbothnations wasindoctrinatingthe youngpeopleinto thenewcomers’imported-from-Europeculture,whitewashingmillennia of Indigenous traditions in theprocess.

Theproductionobviously goes beyond theGreat WhiteNorth andis rackingupmiles onitstouring schedule.Sixteen people areinvolved in making Bear Grease happen,and 14 of them travel to shows. That involves logginglongdistances on thehighway andonoccasionalflights. Edmonton is nota convenient hub; it’s about200 milesnorth of Calgary andnearly900 milesfromthe next-closest majorcity, Seattle. Edmonton to Miamiwould be a3,000-miledrive,about 300miles more than aroad trip from LosAngeles to NewYork.

“Ifwehavetwo showsinFlorida,they’ll flyusout,” Lightningsays. “But forthe most part,whenwegoonour tours, we usethe two Bear Grease vans.”

Noteveryoneinvolvedisbased in Edmonton.Infact, RavenBright (Diné) of Albuquerqueplays Rogerinthe show.The travelingparty includes 10 performers.

“Peopledon’t understand thepatience[thetravel] takes; it’s toughbeing on theroadattimes,” Lightningsays. “You’reinthe carfor eighthours at atime. Sometimes, if we want to make it home before themorning comes, we’ll do a12-,13-hour drive. We take turnslying down,and we stay in hotels.

“But most of it is travel,and then youget to thevenue,you do tech, youdoashowfor an hour anda half,and then you’re back on theroad. That’s whyweloveresidencies,where we canstayinone placemorethan acoupleofdayssowecan actually chilland have to go somewhereto go ‘home’ to at night.”

Lightningportrayed Sandyinearly versions of Bear Grease butnow is focusing on directing. Servinginthatrole, she’sintimatelyfamiliarwith everycharacter’s dialogue andisevery performer’sstand-in. In SantaFe, she’ll be on stageasFrenchie, fillinginfor theperformer whonormally playsthe role.

Lightningpredictsthat Bear Grease will have plenty of stayingpower. It recently wasbookedfor an off-Broadway runinsummer2025.

“That’sbeenagoaland adream of ours sincewestarted this show,” she says.“So we finallygot recognized by NewYork. Butthe thingis, we also have atourbookedduringthattime, so we have to find awhole other cast.Itwillbethe road warriors andthe NewYorkcast. We’realready booked into 2026.”

In themeantime, Lightningand RedCloud areworking on Bear Spray and ResSideStory —which,like Bear Grease,willuse familiar talesas atemplatetodeliver both laughs andtruths—aswellasatakeoff on thechildren’stelevisionseries Yo GabbaGabba!.Between managing the currentproductionand writingnew ones,the couple is stayingbusy.

“The payoff is beingonthatstage in frontofhundredsofpeopleand entertaining them andmakingthemlaugh,” Lightningsays. “There’s nothinglikeit. Theexchangeintheater,whatyou getfromthe audience andwhatyou cangivethem, is just …you can’tbuy it.” ◀

Bear Grease

1, 4, and7 p.m. Saturday,August17, and1and 4p.m.Sunday, August 18

Alhambra Theater, SantaFeScottishRiteCenter, 463Paseo de Peralta

$30-$50, santafeplayhouse.org/events/bear-grease

ON THE SCREEN

Crystle Lightning has connections to two films airing in Santa Fe in August She’s an actor in Mary Margaret Road Grader, a short film directed by Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa/Choctaw) and produced by George R R Martin that will be shown at 7 p m Friday, August 16, at the New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue Admission is free It also screens for free multiple times from Friday, August 16, through Wednesday, August 21, at Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Avenue

The 1998 film Smoke Signals highlights the lack of Indigenous representation in American popular culture. Lightning’s brother plays young Victor Joseph in the film Smoke Signals screens at 4 and 7 p m Friday, August 16; 7 p m Saturday, August 17; and 6:30 p m Sunday, August 18, at Jean Cocteau Cinema Admission is $10

Thecastandcrewof BearGrease (opposite andabove),written andcreatedbywife-and-husband team CrystleLightningand RedCloud, putan Indigenoustwist on the 1978 musical Grease

Future legends

IANEW EVENTINTHE RAILYARD MAKESSPACE FORYOUNG, INDIGENOUS CREATORS

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T’SONE THING to saythatyoung people areour future —and anothertowalkthe walk anddosomething to help them succeed in becoming just that.

This is also what AmyDenet Deal (Diné),founder of 4Kinship,a Native owneddesignerbrand on Canyon Road,and of Diné Skate Garden Project, does best:She walksthatwalkfor Indigenous youthasthoughthe worldisonfire. That’s becauseitis, in more than oneway —and to surviveand thrive in it,young people from underrepresented communitieslikehersneedall thesupport they canget,fromeachother,fromtheir community, andfromthose around them.

Starting Friday,August16, 4Kinship will kick offathree-day, first-of-a-kindIndigenousyouth celebrationinSanta Fe called the 4Kinship Indigenous Futures4Ever.The events will take placeat theMysticSanta Fe andonCanyonRoadonFridayand then move to theRailyardParkonSaturdayand Sunday.The event’sgoal? To offerayouth-specificopportunity that will amplifyand elevate young Indigenous creators.

“Thisevent is allabout heart, like afamilyreunion,tocelebrate everyone,” DenetDealsays. “Wewill celebratethe Indigenous future. Theeventsare forthem, foryoung people.”

DenetDealhasn’talwaysbeenwithher Native community— she wasadopted as ayoung childbyawhite family in Indianaand only decadeslater foundher biological Diné family andreunitedwithher Native relatives. Soon after, shelefther career as an active wear designer formajor corporations andfounded 4Kinship,anIndigenous-owned business with Indigenous-madeclothes andanactivismcomponent.

“ThatsteppingintomyIndigeneity came with aresponsibility to my community,”Denet Deal says.“Ididn’ttakeitlightly;itreallywas atransitionand thebeginning of my journeyhome. Ilefteverything behind,and Istarted my life over againinNew Mexico with my Indigenous relatives. It wasabig thingfor me.”

Sixmonthslater,whenCOVID-19struckthe Diné community, Denet Deal took part in mutualaidoperations. Afterward, shedecidedto work with hercommunity to provide Diné kids —manyofwhomhad shelteredinplace wheretheyhad no WiFi,electricity,orrunning water —withresources anda safe placetogrowand be healthy. With her community, DenetDealbuilt askatepark wherekidscould hang out.

The4KinshipIndigenousFutures 4Evereventsthisweekend will be acelebration of youngpeoplefromacrossIndigenouscommunities. “ItwillbelikeanIndigenousblock party,”Denet Deal says.“It’s also thefirst time Indigenous people will take over theSanta Fe Railyard.”

On themenuisa fashionsummitand afashion show artist benefit with livestreams, amaker spacefor youngcreatorstoselltheir art andproducts, askate demo andhangout with Diné skater Shawn ShineHarrison, aphoto station, andaperformance by Mato Wayuhi (OglalaLakota) andothers. Theevent will also includeanIndigenous culinary festprovided by YapopupSoulCirclewithChefRainbird Taylor (PuebloofOhkay Owingeh).

“Wewantthe kids to have asafespace just to hang outand gettoknow each other,”Denet Deal says.MidnightDisco Fungi, HowdyCakes, 4Yourplatesonly, TheFrybreadMan,and Just Peachy Bischochitos will provide additional food.

4Kinship will also presentatits 812CanyonRoadlocationthe Indigenous Innovators Collective —abespoke, sustainable, and

PhotographerOliver Halfincollaboratedwith 4Kinshipona projectforcamera manufacturerLeica to showcase Indigenoustalent. Modeling AmyDenet Deal’s wearableartare Than Povi Martinez(above left and top),Stepha Murphy (abovecenter),andShawnShine Harrison(above rightandopposite page).

boutique makerspace —toshowcasethe work of severalIndigenous artistsand artisans,including Ginew+ Steven Paul Judd,Graciano andGutierrez,Here’stoYou,Moonture, Carmen Selam, Josh Tafoya, Kellen Trenal,SuniUpshaw, MerYoung,and Jennifer Younger.

To make allofthishappen, 4Kinship partneredwithBuild Native with Shopify, Pinterest, andthe VancouverIndigenousFashion Week. “Wealsogot sponsorshipinorder to reinvest in allthese youngpeople, andwewill be investingthe remainingprofits from theshows into them,” DenetDealsays. “Weare lookingatthingsfromareciprocity pointofview, andtohelpelevate andamplify ouryoung creators.We wanted to make sure kids didn’t have to go throughhardshiptocome here either,sowetookcareoftheir airfareand hotels.”

DenetDealsaysthe models,fashion designers, performers,and Indigenous andBIPOC contractorswill be paid fortheir time andeffort. As foryoung creators readytoselltheir work,4Kinhship will provide 40 spotsfor next generation artistsnexttothe SantaFeFarmers’Market.

Alleventsare designed to be inclusiveand free forall,soorganizers requestcertain termsofengagementand that attendeesrespect cultural protocols, such asasking permission before taking aphoto,respecting personal boundaries,using correctterminology andnames,and supporting Indigenous initiatives. ◀

4Kinship IndigenousFutures 4Everevents

Friday,August16, throughSunday, August 18

Venuesinclude:

Mystic SantaFe, 2810 Cerillos Road (Friday)

4Kinship, 812CanyonRoad(Friday)

SantaFeRailyard(parking lot, communitycenter, andother areas) (Saturday,Sunday)

4kinship.com

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF CHARCUTERIE & WINE, AND MEET OUR ARTISTS BEHIND THE WORK

FRI AUG 16 - SUN, AUG 18 01:00 pm - 06:00 pm

ANGIE HASKELL

ROBERT TAYLOR

INDIANMARKET

Famed pueblo potter Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso) poses alongside some of her finished pieces, circa 1950

Theworld we MAKE

Apoet’sguide to thegathering place forconnection, creators,and creation

Luci Tapahonso l ForThe NewMexican

FORthelast101 years, Indigenous artistsand theirfamilieshavetraveledtothe SantaFe Indian Market each August to shareand hopefullyselltheir artistic creations. Many travel long distances, as themarketalsoservesasahugereunion of sorts, bringing together friends, oldschoolmates,and relatives, whilethe artallowsustoglimpse thedreams, memories,and historiesofparticipants.Attending the market remindsusthatour homeland hasthrived ona glorious arrayofpeopleand theircultures, talents, and beliefs. In gatheringhere, we acknowledgethe generosity of ourrelatives,the Kiis’áanii,Pueblos,onwhose land we meet,live, create,and celebrate.

SantaFe, or Yootó(Navajo), is nestledinthe foothills of theSangreDeCristoMountains;“Yootó” describesa necklace made from beadsofcold, clearwater,apropos of themarketjewelry andnearbyclear,coldrivers. Long ago, ourprimordialdeity,ChangingWoman,taughtthat thestreaks of morninglight representone’s birthand early childhood, thus inspiringcreativity. As an infant,she was foundlying on abed of whiteglisteningshellsinnorthwest NewMexicoand namedWhite ShellGirl. When shebecame an adult(Changing Woman),she createdDinéBikeyah (our land)and taught us howtolivehere. Eventually,she left to reside in thePacific Ocean, thus beginning ourconnection to waterand shells.

Thereare strong,similar bondsfor many Indigenous peoples. Over time,thisprofoundrespect wasincorporated into ceremonies,dances, andotherevents.Heishi, coral, jet, andturquoise stones oftensurroundthe iridescentsmooth shells in jewelry. Each creation remindsustorememberthe storiestherein becauseit is only throughstoriesthat we can live fulllives; thus,the stones containour origin stories, ensuring an auspicious future,asseeninthe Traditional FashionShow on theplaza andthe HauteFashion Show on Sunday afternoonaswellasthe work of emerging and prominentfilmmakers.

Each morning, we areblessed by freshbreezes,sometimestingedwithhints of rain (hope, hope!),asbirds overhead soar betweentrees androoftops. They vieover feedersasglisteninghummingbirdsswoop onto bulbous feeders. Others glide aboveinthe clearmorning air; some sipdelicatelyfromthe bird baths, then splash happilyin thecoldwater.Their existencereminds us that holiness exists in allaspects of ourdaily lives.

SouthofYootó,Mount Taylor sits regal, surrounded by lowclouds; it is knownasTsoodził (Turquoise or Blue Mountain)and is adornedbybluelakes that sparkle in the midday light. Dzilimpliesthatmountains areeverlasting andisderived from theword“dziil,” whichmeans strong. Forthe Diné,Tsoodził represents adolescence—thattime

in life when we areatour strongest, most agile, andpossess physical endurance. Accordingly, Tsoo dził represents the malesinour families.Our teenageyears andearly adult yearsare atimewecan exploreoptions,set goals, and preparefor adulthood. We oftenformlasting bondswith friends, peers, andteachers.

So,wewearturquoise to honorour fathers, grandfathers, sons,brothers, andhusbands; we wear turquoisedaily to remind us of ourown strength andtoenvisionour goals. We areurged to maintain asense of humorand optimism andtoshare storiesofour ancestors’ resilience so that we,too,can be as strong andenduringasthe mountains surroundingus.

Furtherwestliesthe SanFrancisco Peaks(Dook’o’ooslííd); sheiscovered with abaloneshellsand represents the “autumn” of ourlives,whenwehopefully have fulfilled thelives envisioned forusatbirth by theHolyPeople. In adulthood, we strive to maintain strong families and to valueour relatives. We aimtoperfect ourskillsand hone allwehavelearned over thedecades into intricate, incomparable concepts —creativeorotherwise.Thisis manifested in themeticulous, painstakingefforts that result in acoveted spaceatthe Indian Market.

Hesperus Peak wasplacedtothenorth, whereblankets of darkness fold over us each night. Sheisadorned with jetstonesand urgesustorestsoastorenew ourbodies andcreativity. Shetaughtustohopefor good things and to appreciate the“winter”ofour lives. As starsglimmer overhead,wecherish ourancestors as we preparefor the days ahead. We existbecause of them.

Themountains remind us that although thepastwas sometimesfraught with sorrow,itwas fortifiedbythe prayersofour ancestors. We strive to live thetraditions they bestow andthusunderstandthatall comesfull circle.Thisisevident in today’screations,which contain elements of thewisdomthathas always sustainedusas Indigenous people,evident in thebeautiful clothing, graphicart,pottery,music,skateboarddesigns,textiles, sculptures,and jewelrydisplayed at this year’s SantaFe Indian Market. ◀

Luci TapahonsoisDinéfromShiprock. Sheisprofessor emerita of EnglishLiteratureatthe University of NewMexicoand served as theinaugural poet laureate of theDinéNationfrom 2013 to 2015.She is theauthorofsix award-winningbooks of poetry andprose,including ARadiant Curve and Blue Horses Rush In,aswellasthree children’s books. Shealso taught poetry writingand contemporary American andNavajo literature at theUniversitiesofKansasand Arizona. Luci lives in SantaFewithher husband, Robert Martin,Ed.D.,who is presidentofthe InstituteofAmericanIndianArts.

Attending theIndian Market reminds us that ourhomelandhas thrivedon aglorious array ofpeople and their cultures,talents, andbeliefs.

INDIANMARKET

Market REFLECTIONS

Choctaw-Chickasawwatercolorist NormaHowardleft an indeliblemarkonIndianMarketand theart world

IN1903,Norma Howard’s grandmother, Ipokni,walkednearly500 milesfrom MississippitoOklahoma, whereshe homesteadeda smallparceloflandinthe dustycow town of Stigler, in what wasthenknown as Indian Territory.Thisisalsowhere Howard (Choctaw/Chickasaw), abeloved watercoloristand awarmpresencefor more than twodecades at the SantaFeIndianMarket, wasbornin1958— and whereshe became an artist.

It is also whereHowarddiedonApril 30 at theage of 65,surroundedbyher lovedones.

Howard spokeofher childhoodand earlyartistic stepsinanextensive interviewshe gave at herstudio in Stiglerin2019for theOklahomaNativeArtists Oral HistoryProject.

“WhenI waslittle, Iwenttoacountry school,just aboutthree milesfromhere, andIwenttoschool with allmybrothersand sisters,”Howardsaid. “I wouldgotoschool, andI wouldsee theselittlekids taking things to school,and Iwould wish Iwould have it,because Ididn’thavethe things that they did. ButIstill wasa little girl,and Istilllikeddolls.

“Thisone little girl came to school with alittle Chatty Cathy, andI always wanted one. Oh,andI wanted onesobad.So, what Idid was, when Igot home,Iwould draw it,and when Iwould draw it,it gave me that feelinglikeI hadit. So,thatwas how Igot mystart.”

Herearly artistic journey, however, didnot havea happybeginning.Whenshe spoketothe Oklahoma Native ArtistsOralHistory Project, sheremembered

an incident from thethird grade. “I wasonthe chalkboard,and Iwas drawingIndians,” Howard said.“She[my teacher] gotmad at me.She told me, ‘Norma,whatare youdoing?’ Youknow,beinga little Indian girl in the’60s, we were taught notto look at people in theeye.SoIjustput my head down andIjustshruggedmyshoulders likeIdidn’tknow.

Then shesaid, ‘You aren’t supposed to be drawing what you’re drawing! You’re supposed to be drawing presidentsand stufflikethat.’

“Being alittlegirl, it kind of confuses you, because when you’re at home,yourmotherand dad, they letyou draw what youwant, andthenwhenyou go otherplaces, you’rerestricted,” Howard added.

“And it kind of confused me,but Ithought she[the teacher] knew better,soIlistenedtoher becauseshe

wasmyteacher.IthurtmyfeelingsthatI couldn’t draw what Iwanted.”

Butbythe time shewas 13,Howardtaughtherself watercolor andwentontobecomeanacclaimed watercoloristwitha unique style, whousedher art to tell storiesofNativepeople. Shepainted scenes of herChoctaw andChickasaw ancestorsofthe Southeastern Woodlands, whohad been removed to Indian Territoryinthe firsthalfofthe 19th centuryduringthe TrailofTears andDeath;or who, like hergrandmother Ipokni,had been forcibly removedfromtheir homeland during thelast wave of theChoctaw TrailofTears.Howardpainted children at play,women workinginthe fields,alittle boyfishing in alakesurroundedbycypress,and otherscenes.

Shealsodeveloped atechniquethat, from adistance, remindsviewers of thedelicateand precise

pointillism of French Neo-impressionistMaximilien Luce.Upclose,however,Howard’stechnique— whichshe called “basketweave”—useswave-like strokesratherthandots.

LeroyGarcia, thefounder of Blue Rain Gallery in SantaFe, says Howard preferredthe more pigmented gouachetofinelygroundclassic watercolor paint. Thelattersaturates into thepaper,whereas its more opaque cousin,gouache,doesn’t,and afforded Howard more pigmentcontrol.

Howard beganher artistic career in earnestin her30s andwon herfirst artistic awardin1995at theRed EarthNativeAmericanCulturalFestivalin Oklahoma City.She participated forthe firsttimein theSanta Fe Indian Market in 1997,and returned to market formorethantwo decades. Shewon several

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ThelateNormaHoward (opposite page) wasposthumously inducted into theNativeAmericanArtists Hall of Fame this year.The basket weave techniqueshe developedisexemplified in herwatercolors Carrying Wood (above, 2019) and General Store (oppositepage, 2019).

Ania Hull l TheNew Mexican

Indian Markethighlights

After yearsatthe SantaFeCommunity Convention Center,the Southwestern Associationfor Indian Arts Gala hasmoved to avenue with artinits mission: theVlademContemporary.

It’s themostnotable change this year at thegrowing Indian Market,which received 1,300artistapplications this year —100 more than last year —according to organizers.Following is alistofhighlights. swaia.org —Brian Sandford

FRIDAY,AUGUST16

Best of show ceremony, 11:30a.m.-1p.m.

Luncheon, 1-2p.m.

Sneakpeekataward-winning art, 2-4p.m.

Generalpreview of award-winningart, 4:30-6 p.m.

Santa Fe CommunityConventionCenterballroom, 201 W. MarcyStreet

SATURDAY,AUGUST17

102ndSanta Fe Indian Market, 8a.m.-5p.m.

Plazastage schedule: Openingprayer, 8a.m.; ArtificialRed, 9a.m.; RedFeather Woman, 10 a.m.;CharlyLowry,11a.m.; Native American Rights Fund,noon; LightningBoy Foundation,1 p.m.; ChickasawPanel,2 p.m.;GPrecious, 3p.m.; LarryYazzie, 4p.m.

Cathedralstage schedule: RyedaleLargo &DinéDancers, 10:30 a.m.;TonyDuncan, 12:30p.m.; RedFeather Woman, 2:30 p.m.

Gala,liveauction,and fashionshow, 6p.m. Vladem Contemporary,404 MontezumaAvenue

SUNDAY,AUGUST18

102ndSanta Fe Indian Market, 8a.m.-5p.m., SantaFePlaza

Plazastage schedule: Clothing showcase,9 a.m.;TwinRivers, 11a.m.; NARF paneldiscussion, noon;TonyDuncan, 1p.m.; Jacob Shije,2p.m.; JirProject,3 p.m.;closing prayer,4 p.m.

Cathedralstage schedule: Charly Lowry, 10:30a.m.; LarryYazzie, 12:30p.m.; LightningBoy Foundation,2:30p.m.

Native American clothing showcase, 9a.m., SantaFe CommunityConventionCenter

Artand fashiontalks, 11 a.m.,Santa Fe Community ConventionCenter

VIPfashion show pre-party, 1:30 p.m.,Santa Fe Community ConventionCenterlobby

SWAIA Native fashionshow, 3p.m., SantaFeCommunity ConventionCenterballroom

ribbonsand awards,including Best of Classification forPaintingin 2013 and2014.

“Norma wasverytalentedand very accomplished,” Garcia says. “We[at Blue Rain Gallery] wouldtakeher work to ourshows in Palm Springsand SanFrancisco andall over theUnitedStates.”

He adds that shechose thesizes of herpaintings foreconomic balance, as so many painters do.“Herfirstpaintings werereally small, 3inchesby3 inches,” he says.“Herlargest paintingswere12by24 inches,and that wasverybig forher.”

Thesweet nature of herworkwas areflectionofher personality, Garcia says.“Thebeautywithinher exuded around her. Youdon’t meet alot of people like that.Whenyou meet agoodperson, youjust know it in your soul.That’sNorma Howard.”

Howard wasinductedposthumouslyintothe Native American ArtistsHallofFameonMay 18.Her husband, DavidHoward, accepted theaward on herbehalf. On June 7, shewas honoredatareception at theChoctaw Nation Tribal Headquarters in Durant,Oklahoma, for “her contribution to theChoctaw Nation andits historyand culture throughher outstandingtalentillustratingChahtaSpiritofFaith, Family,and Culture.”

Howard’s privatecollectionwillbeoffered forsaleatBlueRain Gallerythisweekend. ◀

Blue Rain Gallery’sAnnualCelebration of Native American Artgroup exhibition Through Sunday,August18 544S.Guadalupe Street 505-954-9902;blueraingallery.com

Norma Howard, continued from Page 43

“Thebeauty

withinher exuded around her.Youdon’t meet alotof peoplelike that.Whenyou meeta goodperson, youjust know itin your soul.That’sNormaHoward.”

LEROYGARCIA,BLUERAINGALLERY

Artist Norma Howard wasa fixtureatIndianMarket, receiving numerous awards forherpaintings.Atleftandon the opposite page areuntitledwatercolorsfrom 2016and2021, respectively;below isthe artist’s Night Scene from 2019.

Dressfor SUCCESS

FashiondesignerJontayKahmgoesgagaonthe road to glory

Ania Hull l TheNew Mexican

“Mymom is like,’Youneedtoclean up your mess!I’m stepping on beadsall thetime!’”

Thisis what Jontay Kahm says life is likefor his mother,whenher adultson —who happenstobe afuturisticfashion designer —visitsduringthe summer from NewYorkand uses herAlbuquerque home as hispersonalstudio.

Kahm (PlainsCree) is a28-year-old creative phenomenonoriginally from Saskatchewan.The InstituteofAmericanIndianArtsBFA graduate and currentMFA candidateat ParsonsSchoolofDesign in NewYorkisthe sonoflateabstractpainter and IAIA professorJeffKahm, whodiedtwo yearsago. He is also theson of averypatient mother.

Kahm returnsSunday, August 18,tothe SWAIA fashioneventsatthe SantaFeCommunity Convention Center to presenthis second collection, Ethereal Realms.Hewill also take part in atwo-artistpanel with Kent Monkman(Cree), alegendary artist from Canada.Amber-DawnBearRobe(SiksikaNation), SWAIA’sFashion Coordinatorand facultymemberin theArt HistoryDepartmentatIAIAwho introduced

Kahmand herother students to Monkman’s work —willmoderatethe conversation. Monkmanisa painterand performanceartistbest knownfor hisgender-fluidalter ego, Miss Chief EagleTestickle,whomMonkmaninserts into paintings of historical scenes,bringinga differentspinto NorthAmericanand WesternEuropeanart history. Hispaintings —often executed in amoderntake on theNeoclassic stylefavored in Europe in thelate 18th andearly 19th centuries— featureMissChief EagleTestickle in themiddle, promptingviewers to ponder what gets writtenashistory andwhatfalls into oblivion.

Monkman’sworks arepartofpubliccollections on both sidesofthe Atlantic,fromthe MetinNew York to thePalaisdeTokyo in Parisand theNational GalleryofCanada. Surprisingly,the Toronto- and NewYork-basedartistisn’t well knowninthe U.S. outside of eliteart circles.

No wonder,BearRobesays. “Indigenousrepresentationinthe United States is at least20years behind Canada,” shesays. “There’s this view here that there’savast, open,uninhabited landscape across NorthAmerica.Here, Native Americansare notevenseenasa demographiconforms.Backin Canada,Kentisinserting theIndigenousdialogue that’s been missing. He’s insertingthatintervention into ahistory that’s been intentionallyvoidedand ignored.”

Kahm is stillpinchinghimself.“Kent’s theone who wanted to do this,” he says.“Allmyart friendswere like, ‘You’retalking with Kent Monkman?’And all my fashionfriends,theydon’t know whoheis. But it’s such awonderful symbiosisofart andfashion together.”

Criticsand fashionistas areeager to seewhere this weekend’stwo events —his conversation with Monkmanand hissecondfashion collection —will take Kahm next.Thismight be aturning pointfor therisingdesigner, and Pasatiempo graspedthis fleeting moment to askKahmabout hisexperiences andplans forthe future.

Youdiscoveredfashion throughavideo of Lady Gaga’s song “Bad Romance.”Whendid yourealize youwantedtopursuefashion design?

That’s themusic videothatchanged my life,that opened up aworld formethatI hadnoideaexisted

as IwasgrowingupinSaskatchewan. Theinternet becamemore accessible then,too,and musicvideos were accessible,and Iwas like, “Ohmygosh, what is this?” .Itreallyopenedupawhole newworld: to Lady Gaga andher team,and to hermusic videos, herstyle,her message, andher collaborations with designerslikeAlexander McQueen. AndtoLady Gaga wearingthe most extravagantstuff. IalwaysknewthatIwas goingtobeanartist, becausemydad,JeffKahm, wasanartist. Butwhen fashioncameintothe picture, that’s when Iknew what Ireallywantedtodo. Icould visualizethese McQueenpiecesinmyheadsoclearly,and Iknew how they were constructedwithout even having takenalesson. Withoutthose instructions on how to make agarment,Ijustknewhow it wasmade.

What didyou learnfromyou dad?

He wasa professional artist,and he guided me.He wanted me to have my ownpath, buthealsowanted me to be like an artist-artist. ButIsaid, “No, this is not really my thing. Ican’t really draw.I can’treallypaint.” So he wasexcited formewhenItoldhimI wanted to be afashion designer.Hesaid, “Oh, this is amazing. Let’slookupschools.” So we started lookingupschools,likeParsons.Hesaid, “Thisisa really good one. We’llget back to that.” And10years later, we toured Parsonstogether, andnow I’mtaking my master’satParsons.It’safullcirclemoment. He also toldme that educationwas important. He instilledinmethatgetting abachelor’sdegreeand amaster’sdegreewould open doorsfor you. And I’mexperiencingthatright now. I’minthe middle of my master’s program, andit’salready openingup so many doors.

Tell memore aboutthese doorsopening.Yourevent with Kent Monkmanfeels like one.

That’s anotherthing that dadwould say: that your gift will make room foryou Once Ifound that passion, that career choice,mytrade,mypractice —fashion design —lifebecameeasier, becausemy creativity wasthere andeverythingwas therefor me inside me to make dresses, pieces.

AndParsons is anyfashion kid’sdream school.To be askedtoapply to theirMFA programwhile you’re

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Fashiondesigner Jontay Kahm (opposite page) is knownforhisuseof feathers, ribbon,beading, andbold colorsinhis creations.

Kahm’s second collection can beseenonthe runway duringthe SWAIANative FashionShow.

"Figuration xThree"

JontayKahm, continued from Page 48

stillgetting your BFA, that’s somethingthatonlyGod cando. Andthat path opened up forme, to go to Parsonsand with afullride.

AndyourchatwithKentMonkman?

Anotheropendoor. Like, this stuffjusthappens on itsown.

Youwerequotedsayinglastyearthatittook“alot of hotglueanda prayer”tocreateyourfirst collection.You also said that youhoped to oneday design more wearable dresses. Will your newcollection reflectthatwish?

Heck,yeah. That “glueand prayer”was artschooltalking.WhenI went to IAIA,theydidn’thaveafullfashion program, buttheystill letmedo awhole fashioncollectionfor my senior thesis.And it alltookoff from therefor me.But nowI’vegot to take fashiontechnique more seriously. This newcollection, Ethereal Realms,thatI’llbepresentingonSunday, it hasalot of separates, meaningskirts, tops,coats,jackets,but also soliddress pieces.Lastyear, Ihad mainly only soliddress pieces.

What’s your favorite material to work with?You definitely favored feathers last summer.

Oh,gosh. Theaesthetic that Icameout with from my BFAwas alot of feathers,ribbons,and color. So Ihaveanidentifiableaesthetic,which is valuable forafashion designer.But Ineedtoalsonot pigeonhole myself,orholdmyselftothisone aesthetic. ChristianAllaire from Vogue gave me really valuable advice andsaidthatI should usedifferent materials, to branch outintodifferent materials.

So that’s wherethe pony beadscomeinthisseason, andfauxfur,and gosh,whatelseamIusing?Lotsofbeading.Mypoormom.It’svery heavilybeaded. Thesedresses areveryextravagant andverybeautiful, Imight add. ButIdon’t want to talk toomuchabout it,ifitdoesn’t live up to expectations.I’d rather have people seeit. ◀

RELATEDREADINGS

TheMemoirs of Miss ChiefEagle Testickle: Vol. 1and Vol. 2—ATrue andExact Accounting of theHistory of Turtle Island by Kent Monkman andGisèleGordon; PenguinRandomHouse (McClelland&Stewart); November 2023;264 pages.

SWAIASanta Fe Indian Market 2024 fashionevents Sunday,August18

SantaFeCommunity Convention Center, 201 W. MarcyStreet

Artand FashionTalk: 11 a.m.

$25

VIPFashion Show Pre-Party: 1:30 p.m.

Admissionavailable only forfirst-and second-row guests

SantaFeIndian Market Indigenous FashionShow: 3p.m.

$25to$500 swaia.org

StillBeautiful BobRichardson

Acommon THREAD

Twoartists take amindful approach as they sewand weave theirway to this year’s Indian Market

THEAnia Hull l TheNew Mexican

Southwestern Associationfor Indian Arts Indian Market includes hundreds of artistsrepresentinghundredsoftribes, pueblos, and FirstNations cultures;admittedly, honing in on thoseartists or booths that catchyoureye or youwanttolearn more aboutcan be overwhelming.So Pasatiempo pluckedtwo artiststhatcaughtour eye—one anewcomerand one an up-and-comer —who both sharethe common thread of taking theslowroad to developing andcreatingtheir art. Learnmoreatswaia.org.

JUSTSAY SEW: Indian Market first-timerShawnaMcLeodhas abead on thefuture

It’s Friday morning, andShawnaMcLeod(Dehcho Dene andMétis)asks to move herZoominterview with Pasatiempo by twohours.She hastosend agroup of youngpeopleonaplane into thewilderness, butshe’llberight back,she promises.

Thejewelry,tufting,and bead artist grew up in theIndigenouscommunity of DehGáh Got´¿ę FirstNation(Fort Providence), in theNorthwest TerritoriesinCanada, in afamilyofartists andartisans. This weekend, she will participatefor thefirst time in theSanta Fe Indian Market,aspartofa delegation from theNorthwest Territoriesthrough NWTArtsand alongside adelegationofartists from theYukon.

McLeod says she’sgratefulfor allthe supportshe’s received from NWT Arts andknows shewill learnmorethanshe canimagine in SantaFe.

“Itwas alongjourney,” McLeod says of herartisticeducation.“WhenI wasyoung,Iwas exposedtohide tanning andlater learnedtoworkwith beads. Ilearned to stitch from an elder[in Fort Providence], Margaret

Vandell. Shewas ourIndigenousculture teacher. AndI didn’t learn from just oneteacher,either. Therewereseveral elders whotaughtme. It takesacommunity to buildanartist.”

Sheinherited many of herearly sewing materialsfromher grandmother, Florestine McLeod.“Iwas probably 9then,”she says.“Just before my grandmotherpassedon, shesaidthatnoneofher otherthingsmattered except hersewingkits. We foundsewingmaterials from floortoceiling, boxesand boxesofmaterials andpatterns.”

Today, McLeod,33, livesinFortSimpson,above the60thparallel, at the confluence of LiardRiver andthe mighty Mackenzie, whereshe is thevisitor experience managerfor theNahanni National Park Reserve, adesignated UNESCO worldheritagesitethat’sroughly thesizeofBelgium.“Thepark is locatedinaveryremotelocation, whichcan only be accessed by airor canoe,”McLeodsays. Herofficeislocated in Fort Simpson, thegateway to thepark. Sheworks with interpreters andfocuses on storytellingand connecting visitors to thearea.

That’s herday job.

Sewing,onthe otherhand, savedher life andhelpedher on hersobriety journeyadecadeago.Her artiswhere shefound herselfagain.

“Myfamilyknows Ineedsewing, so when Ihave10minutes,whenever I’mfree, Isew,” shesays. “I sewinthe truck—whenI’m notdriving,of course —onthe plane, at theairport,atthe campground,ata picnic table. Ijustrecentlywentcamping with friendsand family outbyawaterfall,and Isewed theretoo.”

Shesells herart underFromthe Land Creations, thebrand sherunswith hersister, RobynMcLeod(Dehcho Dene andMétis), afashion designer who nowlives in theYukon.

Recently,the sisterscompleted ashawl viasnail mail:Robyn designed andput theshawl together,sentittoShawna, whoreceivedittwo weeks laterand sewedinbeads.The sistersrefer to it as “slowfashion”—many of theircollaborative pieces cantakesix weeksorlonger, dependingonthe materialstheycan find.

McLeod hopesthiswillbethe firstofmanyIndianMarkets she’ll participatein, andthatRobyn will oneday join herinSanta Fe.

LIVING ON THEWEDGE: KevinAspaasweaveshis ownpathbyraising hissheep andrevivinglong-lost techniques

ThemanythingsthatmattermosttoKevin Aspaas (Diné) aretimeconsumingbydesign. Forone,the award-winning 29-year-oldartistand weaver from Naat´áanii Nééz (Shiprock) —who will be participatinginhis seventhIndianMarketthisweekend —doesn’t just buywoolfor hisweaving.

Whilesomeofustookinpuppies or kittensduringthe pandemic,Aspaas gotaflock of sheep. He nowraiseshis ownNavajo-Churro sheepand sees first-hand everystepofthe production of hisown wool,frompasture to loom.

Aspaas’s flockis15-sheepstrong. “Raising animalsisnot easy,” theartist says.“It’s alot of work.I really easedmyselfintothataspect.”

Hissheep,whomAspaasdoesn’t name forfearofone dayhavingtoserve onefor acommunity meal,require plenty of attention. “You waterthem, feed them,let them graze, keep an eyeonthem,”hesays. “They’re notlike horses or cattle.Sheep areveryeasypreyfor coyotes, feraldogs, mountain lions, bears. They’relikelittlekids, too, andyou have to make sure they don’tget into anytrouble.”

He even shears hissheep usinghandshearsratherthanelectricones, whichmakes fora much longer process. “I should invest in electric shears, butIlikethe soundofthe eachclip andthenostalgia, plus electric shears freakmeout!” he wroteina commentona reel on hisInstagram account. When he speaks with Pasatiempo by phone, he adds that he worries the soundofelectricshearsdistresseshis animals.

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Artist Kevin Aspaas (Diné) specializes in the ancient Navajo technique of wedge weaving

JewelryartistShawnaMcLeod(opposite page)isinspiredbythe Dene andMétis style ofbeadwork. TheFromthe Land Creationsearringsabove aremadewithtraditionally tannedmoose hide andsterlingsilverorgold findings whilethe floral tufted earrings onthe opposite page aremadewithtraditionally tanned moosehide, beads, and reindeer hairtufts.

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On topofraising hisown wool,Aspaasalsoworks with an ancientweaving technique, oneofthe most difficultoneshecould find —it’sone he says Diné weaversmusthaveabandoned in part becausebuyersattrading postspreferred straight edgesand rugs that couldlay flat andfit thebox imagetheyhad of theNavajo rug, none of whichapplies to thewedge weave. Aspaas learned thetechnique adecadeago from hismentor, RoyKady(Diné),a strong weaver butashepherdfirst.

“Partofwhy Ilovewedge weaveisbecause I’masuckerfor the underdog,” Aspaas says of whyhepickedthe technique. “I root forthe underdog everysingletime. Thewedge weaveisanorphan of Navajo textiles andisnot widely practicedanymore.SoItry my best to bringthisstyle andtechniqueintothe limelightand change people’s perspectives.”

Thetechniqueiscomplex anddemands more time of weavers than otherstyles. “Itisanadvancedtechniquetolearn,” he says. “I wouldn’t imagineany beginner pickingitup.”WhenAspaas firstwenttomarketinSanta Fe allthose summersago,hewas theonlywedge weaver around;today,hesays, thereare perhaps threeartists at themarketwho specialize in theancient technique, andhe’sglad.

In contrast to most otherweaving styles that requireweaving on ahorizontalplane,the wedgeweave,popularamongDiné weaversinthe late 1800s, is wovendiagonallyonthe loom.This createsscallopededges, or soft,wave-like linesonthe sidesofeach wovenpiece andmakes hisrugsand dresseslookless“perfect.” Aspaas accomplishes this design with such skillthatyou’d be hard-pressed to stop yourself from marvelingatthe precisionand brilliance of hispatterns.

“There’s somethingbeautiful aboutimperfection,”Aspaas says.“None of us humans areperfect.Wedge weaveisgoodat displaying that part of ourhumanity.” ◀

KevinAspaas raises his own flockof Navajo-Churro sheep, which yieldsthe fibers forhis complexweavings.

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INDIANMARKET

IMMERSE yourself

Aguide to Indian Market-related events, exhibits,andlearningopportunities

CarolynGraham l TheNew Mexican

DuringSanta Fe’s annual Indian Market,the energy around town is palpable.Galleries arebuzzing,restaurants are booked,and folksare strollingand exploringthe plaza, the Railyard,CanyonRoad, Museum Hill,and otherpockets of thecityofferingantiquesshops,bookstores, boutiques, museums, andcoffeehouses.

Best advice forexperiencingIndianMarketis to go earlyand often. And be sure to also make time to exploreand learnabout themanyNative AmericanandIndigenousculturesthatbring theirartsand traditions to SantaFefor everyone to experience throughtheir creationsand conversations.

Followingare 10 ways to expand your knowledgeand enhanceyour experiencesduringthe SWAIAIndianMarketseason(andbeyond) in SantaFe.

❶ Newonthe scene: TheMuseumofIndianArtsand Culture’sgrand openingofits JoAnnand BobBalzer Native Market andContemporary ArtGallery will be Sunday,August18, with itsfirstexhibition, Drivingthe Market:Award WinningNativeContemporaryArt.The gallerywillfeature an arrayofcontemporaryNativeartists andserve to spotlightthe impact of Native arts marketsaroundthe U.S. 710CaminoLejo, 505-476-1269; indianartsandculture.org

❷ Sneak peek: SWAIAIndianMarketveteransknow theSanta Fe Indian Market PreviewEvent is oneofthe best ways to peruse theaward-winning artistsfromthe market’s 10 categories.Tickets cost $50for theevent, whichisfrom4:30to6 p.m. on Friday,August16. SantaFeCommunity Convention Center ballroom.201 W. MarcyStreet; swaia.org

❸ Home of thefree: TheIndianMarketboothsfillthe SantaFe Plazaand stretchdownseveral side streets, butdon’t thinkyou finished gawkingand talkingtoartists when you’ve seen allt rows of boothsthere. Just down Washington Avenue andSouth FederalPlace is theFreeIndianMarket, whichstarted in 2018 andhas been growingeversince.You’llfindmorethan600 artistsaswellasaconcert stage, whichthisyearfeatures aperformance by Ed Kabotie(Hopi)and theYoties, which billsitselfas“Hopi-style reggae.” 505-670-5918,505-473-5375; freeindianmarket.org

❹ Go deep: SantaFe is home to anarrayof museumswhere youcan studyNativeculturesand discover theroots andtraditionsofmanyarts

andartists,frompottery andbaskets to weavingand couture. On Museum Hill,explore theMuseumofIndianArtsand Culture(710CaminoLejo, 505-476-1269;indianartsandculture.org), whichisdedicated to Native art andexhibitsonNativeculture,and theWheelwright Museum of the American Indian (704 Camino Lejo,505-982-4636; wheelwright.org)isa privatenonprofit museum that’s focusedoncontemporaryand historic Native art. TheInstitute of American Indian Arts oversees theMuseumof Contemporary Native Arts downtown(108Cathedral Place, 505-428-5912; iaia.edu). ThePoehCulturalCenter(78 Cities of Gold Road,505-455-5041; poehcenter.org)islocated in thePuebloofPojoaqueand offers exhibits on Tewa Puebloan historyand itsartsand artisans.The museum’s annual Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival is Friday,August16, through Sunday,August18, at BuffaloThunder Resort andCasino. TheSchoolfor Advanced Research(660GarciaStreet, 505-954-7200;sarweb.org)offers aNativespeaker series,IndigenousWriterinResidence programs,and exhibits,among othereducational resources.

❺ Keep it moving: Thedragon-paintedrollingstock of theSky Railway in theSanta Fe Railyard offers avariety of themed traintreks,and during Indian Market,the famedLightning BoyHoopDancers perform with amovingNew Mexico landscapeasabackdrop. Ticketsare $125. skyrailway.com

❻ Go forthe gallery: SantaFehas more than 300galleries,and severalof them host Indian Market-centric shows, receptions,and specialevents featuringNativeartists.Check outshows andexhibitions openingIndian MarketweekendatKingGalleries(Ascendence), ManitouGalleries, Niman Fine Art, Blue Rain Gallery, andothers.

❼ Tour to theepicenter: Oneofthe best ways to explorePuebloanlife, history, culture, andart is by taking adocent-ledtouratthe Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,which provideskey insights into the19pueblos locatedinmodern-dayNew Mexico.Visitorstothe museum,located on thesiteofthe former AlbuquerqueIndianSchool, learnthateachpueblo hasdistincttraditions, languages, andgovernanceand candiscover thesignificanceofmanyofthe pueblos’ artistic traditions.Tours are offeredTuesdaysand Thursdays, andthe calendar also includes dance performances from avariety of Puebloan groups,story times, lectures, andotherevents.IPCC’sIndianPuebloKitchen serves dishes made with traditionalingredients andrecipes. 2401 12th Street NW,Albuquerque, 505-843-7270;indianpueblo.org

❽ Writteninstone: Learnabout famedChiricahuaApachesculptor AllanHouser(1914-1994) with aguidedtourofthe artist’s meandering sculpturegardenand gallery. Toursare availableonTuesdays, Thursdays, andSaturdays.The annual open houseofthe sculpturegardens and galleryis10a.m.to4 p.m. Saturday,August17, andSunday, August 18. 26 HaozousRoad(gallerylocated at 125Lincoln Avenue,Suite 112); 505-471-7409;allanhouser.com

❾ Ancienthistory: Learnabout ancestralPuebloanpeoples at various sitesand dwellings in Northern NewMexico. PecosNationalHistorical Park(nps.gov/peco), BandelierNationalMonument(nps.gov/band), andLa CieneguillaPetroglyphSite(blm.gov/visit/la-cieneguilla-petroglyphs)are just afew of theplacesthatoffer educationalprograms, exhibits,and trails to siteswhere ancientpeoples lived, hunted,harvested,carvedpictures into rocks, andestablished communities.

❿ Readytoroll: ChamisaSkateboards,which integratestheworkof Native artistswithskateboardculture,celebratesits 10th year witha pop-up shop from noon to 5p.m.through Saturday,August17, at Bishop’s Lodge. In addition,anexhibitioncalled Routes in theresort’sHorseshoe Galleryshowcases theworkofNativephotographerKevin Beltranand printmaker JimmyDeanHorn. An openingreception is Friday,August 16;the exhibition runs throughAugust26. 1297 BishopsLodge Road, aubergeresorts.com/bishopslodge/experiences/chamisa-auction ◀

Worksfromthe Museumof Indian Arts andCulture’snew JoAnn andBob BalzerNative Market and ContemporaryArt Galleryexhibition include: NoconaBurgess (Comanche), Quanah Parker in RedShirt (2002),acrylic oncanvas(above); TriumphofIndian Art (2001,multipleartistsfor MIAC), 1974 TR6Roadster,paint, hand-woven upholstery,beads,deerhide,sterlingsilver, multimedia(below) Oppositepage:Guy Cross, Displayat firstIndian Fair,NationalGuardArmoryonWashington Avenue,Santa Fe,NewMexico (1922),photograph Cara Romero, Kaa (2017),photograph PotterybyMaria and JulianMartinez (inset)thatwas awinnerinthe 1922 Southwest Indian Fair and Industrial Arts and CraftsExhibition, aprecursor to today’sIndianMarket

PHOTO TIRA HOWARD/ COURTESY NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

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THERIGHTPATH FOR YOU

La Fogata Grill andCasaBonita

LA FOGATA GRILL

112W.San FranciscoStreet

Open 11 a.m. to 9p.m.Friday through Tuesday; closed Wednesdayand Thursday Hearty Mexicanand NewMexican cuisine Entrees$15-$20 505-983-7302

StoriesJohnnyVee FORTHE NEWMEXICAN

DON’T MISS Margaritas,table side guacamole, quesofundido, friedplantainchips, empanadas, mole enchiladas

Photos Gabriela Campos THENEW

MEXICAN

CASA BONITA

1814 Second Street

Open daily7 a.m. to 9p.m.(till 10:30p.m.Fridaythrough Sunday) SimilarmenutoLaFogatabut with full breakfastmenuand many more appetizers,sandwiches,salads, andmaincourses Entrée $15-$25 505-365-2172;casabonita restaura8.wixsite.com

DON’T MISS Chips-guac-salsa-queso, greenchile stew,coconut shrimp,NavajoTaco, chocolateflan

LETme startwitha thankyou to readerswho took thetimetolet us know they enjoyedthe first review on Geronimo (see “Dishing with Johnny Vee: Geronimo,” June 28). Iheldmybreaththe firstfew days afteritcameout,wondering if therewould be anydisparagers whodisagreed with my take on the popularrestaurant. Hopefullybymaintaining focus only on establishments deemed worthy andenjoyable tamped down thenaysayers.

This month, my focusisontwo decidedlymore casual andaffordablerestaurants —two that Ihave neverbeentoand both recommendedtome bya friend whom Iconsidertohaveanexcellent palate. Both sportsimilar menusinwhatIcalla “chips-guacsalsa-queso” ilk, dabbling in both Mexicanand New Mexicancookery with some All-American dishes thrown in to expand theircustomerbase.

Anothersimilarityisthatbothare slightly offthe beaten path,meaning youwouldn’tstumble across them if youwerewalking or drivingdownthe street. ButIcan heartily recommendthatyou seek them out.

Thefirstplace Ivisited with threeregular dining friendsonaquiet Monday nightwas La Fogata Grill, tucked into an olderdowntownmultipurposeminimall that stands betweenWestSan Franciscoand Waterstreets.Iloveeateriesthathaveparking close by,and therewereplentyofopenspacesinthe Water Streetlot. Therestaurantsitscentercourt in the building’s atrium,which is so nice andairyand offers

SIDE DISH

Nibblesand news from thefood andculinaryscene

Happy 80th birthday, Pink Adobe! In an old address book of mine from the early 1990s, I have a recommendation from a New York City friend that says if I ever get to Santa Fe, it’s the first place I should eat When I arrived in 1993, I did, and I have enjoyed it and the famous Dragon Room for decades. I’m a huge fan of the Steak Dunigan, served with fiery roasted green chiles and spices and topped with buttery sautéed mushrooms Rosalea Murphy’s famous French onion soup is a must in the winter months I noticed they now make guacamole at the table in the bar

The Pink may well be Santa Fe’s first famous restaurant, so here’s to another 80 years and more! thepinkadobe com Beautiful bubblies

largetablesperfect forfamilyorworkgatherings. We optfor an inside boothclose to thebar.The colorful hodgepodge of Mexicanand popart on thewalls sets thetone, making it appropriatelyfestive forthis type of menu.

Giventhe restaurant’s downtown location,I suspect itsnine-year-old cantinagetsbusyduringthe dayand on weekends;weenjoy thecalmand attentiveservice afterour combined hectic workdays.Arequirement forasuccessfulrestaurantofthiskindisthatismust have excellentmargaritas, andLaFogata’shouse versionisperfectly tart,not toosweet,and nicely priced (given theproximity to thePlaza)at$11.

Aspicy salsaand chipsare delivered, andwe immediatelydecide to addthe tablesideguacamole. Ourwaiterwheelsupacartfilledwithingredients andquickly whipsupa classicbatch,perhaps more genericthanyou wouldget at Gabriel’sbut tastyjust thesame. We declarethe quesofundido ahit:It’s served with ayummy bubbling Mexicancheeseand topped with saltychorizo,all sidedbywarmedcorn andflour tortillas.

My friend hadrecommended thehouse empanadas offeredwithavariety of fillings;wechooseadecidedly non-LatinfillingofhamandSwiss cheese,which is deliciousand wrappedwiththe almost-French-level flakypastrycrust.Fried plantain chipscomewiththe appropriatesalty kick andcrunch. Formaincourses

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Throughout my career, both in New York City (when I had Champagne tastes but beer bottle pockets) and Sydney, Australia, my Champagne of choice has waffled between Moët and Veuve with the occasional Cristal thrown in when I felt rich I was delighted to get an email from the Anasazi Restaurant at the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi announcing that through the end of September, the eatery is teaming up with the Veuve Clicquot folks for a pop-up celebration of the popular nose tickler Restaurant guests will have the opportunity to savor the entire Veuve Clicquot portfolio, available by both the glass and the bottle To complement the bubbles, Anasazi’s Chef de Cuisine Oliver Cortez has designed a light fare summer menu, with dishes designed to enhance the flavors of the Champagne offerings (a grilled watermelon salad and a spicy tuna tostada, for example) I also learned Veuve Clicquot has been chosen as this year’s Champagne of the Year for the annual Wine & Chile Fiesta, which is September 25-29 So, I’ll be heading over the Anasazi to get in practice for Wine & Chile imbibing! sfnm.co/Anasazi

Job opening

The New York Times‘ longtime food critic Pete Wells recently announced he’s stepping down, partially because of alarming results he got after a physical and partly from exhaustion from the rigorous schedule of eating out six nights a week I’ll miss his good palate and wicked barbs, like when he asked a rhetorical question regarding a burger condiment called “donkey sauce” on the menu of a Guy Fieri restaurant: “When we hear the words Donkey Sauce, which part of the donkey are we supposed to think about?” Or at Thomas Keller’s Per Se, his harsh reproach of a dumpling sauce noted “a lukewarm matsutake mushroom bouillon as murky and appealing as bong water.” I love it, but my editor is keeping me in check!

La FogataGrill ownerJorge Santos(opposite page) whipsupaclassicbatchoftable sideguacamole. Therestauranthas afull bar,with creativecocktailssuchasthe Hibiscus Mezcalita(left).Thehouse empanadas(right)servedwith salsa verde, beans, andcilantrorice come highly recommended.

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we sharemoleenchiladas, whichIappreciategiven that Iteach mole classesand know what goes into the preparation. La Fogata’s verson is very good andhas allthe elements workinginharmony;noone flavor overwhelms another, which, in my book,isamust fora good mole.

Oneofmyguestsisahugeenchiladas suizas fan andmakes it occasionally,so he orderedFogata’s version. He wassurprised that theone delivered wasmissing thecreamyelement oftenaccomplished throughthe addition of cream, sour cream, or cream cheese to thetomatillosauce base.Ihaveevenseena recipe that includes Gruyerecheesetofurther suizas it up!Althoughnot what we wouldconsidera classic version, we enjoyeditnonetheless.The tomatillo sauceiszippy andthe chickenmoist.

Portions arelarge andthe accompanying rice and beansare well seasoned andsalted(acomplaintI sometimeshavefor over or undersaltuse). Although we sticktothe more traditionalhouse margaritas, therestauranthas afullbar andsomeverytempting (and huge)cocktails served in wholepineapplesand massivejugs. Maybenexttime.

Afew people also toldme aboutthe restaurant’s Taco Tuesdays,when, for$35,you geta platterfilled with 12 tacosofyourchoice. Starting at 6:30 p.m., diners canenjoy dinner to therousing strainsofalive mariachi band.Wedecide we’llsoonreturnfor the musicand to trythe Mexicanstreetcorn, Oaxacan barbacoa,and fisherman’sstew.

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Idecided to checkout thefour-month-oldCasa Bonita forlunch andtookafriendwho herselfrana popularrestaurantfor more than 20 yearsinSanta Fe.AlthoughIdidn’trecognize theaddress whenI putitintoGPS,I soon realized it is in theformer location of theoriginalSecondStreetBrewery.We foundlotsofparking here tooaswellasindoorand outdoorseating that offers aviewof thetrainsthat rumble throughtown. Serviceisfriendlyand swift, whichisgoodtonoteifyou arerushedfor your lunchhour.

Inoticed themenuissimilar to La Fogata Grill’s andwhenwevisit withthechef/ownerJorge Santos,

he tell us he wasonceapartner in thedowntown eatery.Eachofthe Casa Bonita dishes we sample is spot on,delicious,and impressesmyrestaurant veteranfriend. Therestaurantfeaturesa full bar, butweopt forArnoldPalmers.The housesalsa that arriveshas arealkickand is dark andsmoky from acharring of theonions, tomatoes,and garlic that fuel it.The guacamoleischunkyand rich andtopped with azippy pico de gallo, whilethe chilecon queso includes pieces of jalapeño.Yum!

We shareabowlofa classicno-surprise-heregreen chilestewthatneeds just adashofsalttoperkitup butisstill enjoyable. Thecheftoldusthateverything on themenuishomemade, so we ordercoconut shrimp to confirmhis claim. Hisversion is perfectly fried, lightand sweet, with acoconut crustthatis milesfromthe Syscoversion many restaurantsdish up.It’sservedwitha zestychipotlemayonnaise—we areimpressed.

AwhoppingNavajoTacoisenoughfor twoand comeswithaclassic redchile-richcarne adovada topped with beans, cheese,lettuce,tomato, guacamole,and sour cream; allofthe ingredients appropriatelyflatten thelightly friedsopaipilla. Other heavyversionsI’vetried have been gut-bombs, but this versionisclassyand delicious.

Casa Bonita’sNavajo Taco (above left)isa flat sopaipillatoppedwitha choiceofprotein, pinto beans,chili, cheese,and guacamole.Everything on Casa Bonita’smenu is homemade,including the lightand sweetcoconut shrimp (above right) and thedecadentchocolate flan(left).

Themenuisextensive with many surprising dishes giventhe Mex-NewMex theme, butthere is somethingfor everyone,fromtacos,enchiladas, and burgerstoliver andonionsand hotturkeysandwiches with gravy. Anotherperkisthatthe restaurant is open sevendaysaweek, from 7a.m.through theevening. We kidthe chef that he’s amadmanfor beingopenso much,but he is enthusiastic andenergetic andloves hiswork; that showsinhis cooking.

As we leaveat2 p.m.,wenoticeseveral older coupleswalking in,arriving to take advantageofthe half-price HappyHourappetizersfrom2to6 p.m. Some drinkpricesare also reduced: Housemargaritas are$5, beers$4, andhouse wine is $5.

Idon’t know if I’ll make it back anytime soon to trythe vast breakfastmenu, butthe corned beef hash on biscuits with gravyand themigas look tempting. Anddon’t miss thedecadent, house-made two-layer chocolateflan, whichisahow-did-they-do-ittreat of adarkfudgy cake topped with creamy flan. More yum!

Happily, thereare many localrestaurants to satisfy ourdaily yearning forall dishes NewMexican,and here aretwo newplacestoadd to your go-tolist. They make me glad sweaterseasonisjustaround thecorner! ◀

Comidas ymas,

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Museum ofIndianArts&Culture

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SCREEN TIME I REVIEW

DÌDI

Dìdi recallsthe agoniesand ecstasies of adolescence

Ty Burr l For TheWashingtonPost

Allunhappy teenagecoming-of-age movies areunhappy in thesameway —Tolstoy didn’t saythat, Idid —meaning that hormonal confusion, social insecurity,failedstabs at hipness, andmortificationon adaily (ifnot hourly)basis areuniversal to the13-year-old condition.

Thetrick is in thedetails —inletting thepersonal bringspecificity to theuniversal whileletting theuniversal illuminate thepersonal. It’s abalancing act, and writer/director/former teen disaster Sean Wang gets it mostly rightin Dìdi,his fictionalizedmemoryplayof beinga flounderingTaiwanese American skatekid in 2008 Fremont, Calif.

Themovie,Wang’sfirstnarrative featureafter an early documentary, wasanaudienceaward winner at Sundance in January, andhis adorable shortfilmabout hisgrandmothers, NaiNai &Wài Pó,was nominatedfor a2023 AcademyAward.At30, thekid’s gota future. Dìdi,by contrast,commemorateshis past as an aching adolescent twerpwitha skill that positionsitasthe middle-school male’s answer to Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade

Sean Wang’s Sundancewinner Dìdi dramatizesthefamiliarhighs andlowsofa Taiwanese Americanskate kid ChrisWang(Izaac Wang).

Thehero, ChrisWang(IzaacWang) —Dìditohis family (itmeans “littlebrother”inMandarin) andWangWang to hisfriends —isinaturmoil of desire to be someone, anyone,cooler than himself, abrace-faced former nerd practicing hisskateboardmoves in an emptydriveway. HissisterVivian(ShirleyChen),withwhomhe’s locked in eternalbattle, is gettingready to leavefor college, leavingChris at home with hisartistmother(alovely, careworn performancefrom Joan Chen)and testygrandmother (spitfireZhang Li Hua, reprisingher real-liferoleasthe filmmaker’snanain NaiNai &Wài Pó). Father is away on business in Taiwan andnever seen,anabsence that unmoors Chrisevenfurther in angryfreefall.

There’sagirl—of course there’sagirl— andthe surprise of the earlyscenesin Dìdi is that Chris’scrush,Madi(MahaelaPark),finds histongue-tied shynessintriguing. Amorerose-coloredmemoirmight lead to an uncomplicatedfirstkiss, butWangismoreinterestedinthe ways asmart bututterly clueless man-childwould torpedoany chance to show hisemotional vulnerability.

So it goes,asChris triestofindhis wayinanunfamiliarflip-phone/ Myspace/AIM world, onehekeeps at bayonlywithanever-presentvideo camera.It’sauniversetriangulatedbyhis socially glib middle-school best friend (RaulDial),a trio of olderskateboarders whooozekneescabbedstreetcred, andhis overachievingAsian American classmates —the “good” kids Chrisdefines himselfagainst to theuncomprehending horror of hisfamily.

At acertain point, Dìdi liftsits head to bringusintothe mother’s world andintothe emotions coursing throughthisgentlewoman —abandoned by herhusband,criticizedbyher mother-in-law, andridiculed by her children —asher soncontortshimself into amiserable pretzelof

loneliness.DirectorWangre-createsaveryspecificfirst-and second-generationAmericanexperience, watching to seewhere thetwo pieces chafeand wheretheyfit,but whilethe film’s cultural andperioddetails areprecisely drawn, thelandscape of feelingiseternal —and at times overly familiar.It’sa well-trodroadtraveledin Dìdi, andsometimes it’s hard to seethehero’s footprints forthe many that have come before.

Theteenage cast is mostly made up of nonprofessionalactors; lead IzaacWanghas hadprior film experience,but,whether from skill, intuition, or direct experience,heconveys thestroppy insolenceand uncertainty, thehopes andhumiliations, of arealboy.His director has referred to Wang (norelation) as “the perfectbalance of an actoranda punk,” andthere’s more than abit of Truffaut’s AntoineDoineltothe kid, down to thehome-videofreeze-framethatcapsthe film’s opening segment.

Sean Wang knowsthatfreeze-frames end, though,and life goes on. Dìdi mayrecallstrongermoviesonthe subject: theaforementioned The400 Blows and Eighth Grade,Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird,and Jonah Hill’s Mid90s,among many others.But theadvantage of Wang’s film is ultimately in particularity—the agoniesand ecstasiesofTHISkid in THIS culture, trying desperatelytofigureout whohewants to be while beingcherished,inall hisaggravating wonder,bythe manhebecame. ◀

Ty Burr is theauthorofthe movierecommendationnewsletter Ty Burr’s WatchList at tyburrswatchlist.com.

Comedy/drama,rated R, 94 minutes, Violet Crown

MOVING IMAGES

SCREEN TIME

compiled by HollyWeber

Aterrifying,slobbery-toothedcreaturereturns in Alien:Romulus,thelatestofferingin the Alien moviefranchiseopeningthis weekend.

Opening

ALIEN: ROMULUS

Spacecolonizerscomefacetofacewiththe most terrifying life-forminthe universe whilescavengingthe deep ends of aderelictspace station. Horror/sci-fi, ratedR,119 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,Regal SantaFePlace 6, Violet Crown

CALIGULA:THE ULTIMATE CUT (1980)

Shadowed by themurderofhis family,Caligula(Malcolm McDowell)eliminateshis deviousadoptive grandfather(Peter O’Toole) andseizescontrol of theRoman Empire alongsidehis wife, Caesonia (Helen Mirren), before descending into aspiral of depravity, destruction, andmadness.Thisfilmisa complete reimaginingofthe 1979 version; never-before-seenfootage recoveredmanyyears afterits releaseservedasthe basisfor this newversion.The entire film wasrecut from scratchto create auniqueversion that doesn’tcontain asingleframe from theoriginalbut is as closetoGoreVidal’s original script as possible.Visualeffects were used to enhancescenes, AI technology wasusedtorestore dialogue performances that were previously unusable,and anew musicscore wascomposedfor this newcutofthe film.“This sprucedupversion certainly hangstogetherasakindofsub-late-Fellini dark erotic reverie, andIadmitit hasambitionand reach, though tingedwithacynicismand violence that Felliniwould never have countenanced.” (The Guardian) Drama, notrated,156 minutes, CCA

DÌDI

In 2008,duringthe last monthofsummerbeforehigh school begins,animpressionable13-year-old Taiwanese American boylearnswhathis family can’tteach him: how to skate, howtoflirt,and howtolovehis mom. “A funny, heartfelt movie, tappingintothe audience’s latent memories as well as ourgreat relief at nolongerbeing 13.” (New York Times) Comedy/drama,rated R, 93 minutes, Violet Crown. Review Page 66

FIRSTWEBOMBEDNEW MEXICO

Director Lois Lipman’s untold storyofTrinity,the world’s firstnuclear bomb detonatedinNew Mexico onemonth before thebombing of Hiroshima. It is astory of government betrayal with tragic consequences.Thousands of NewMexicans—mostlyHispanicand Native American— were exposedtocatastrophiclevelsofradioactive fallout, neverwarned, neveracknowledged, andnever helped afterward. Generationsofcancers followed.New Mexico Hispanic cancer survivor Tina Cordovahas catalyzeda movement seekingcompensationfor families who suffer multigenerationalcancers tied to that bomb andwho continue to be ignored. Screeningaspartofthe 2024 Los Alamos OppenheimerFestival.A Q&Awiththe director andCordova followsadinnerand screeningonSaturday, August 17. Documentary, notrated,95minutes,SALA

ROBPEACE

Directed,adapted by,and starring AcademyAward nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, RobPeace followsthe true storyofabrilliant youngman (Jay Will)tornbetween hisfather’sshadowy past andhis ownpromising future.Raisedbyhis devotedmother (MaryJ.Blige), Robrisks everythinghehas worked fortofree hisimprisonedfather(Ejiofor).”RobPeace isn’tthe storyof an ‘Ivy League drug dealer;’ it’s thestory of ahuman being whodeservedway better than what societygavehim. (The Wrap) Drama, ratedR,119 minutes, Violet Crown

THETIMEMASTERS (1982)

Directed by visionaryscience-fiction animator René Laloux anddesignedbythe legendaryJeanGiraud, TheTimeMasters is avisuallyfantastic forayintoexistentialistspace adventure. Afterhis parentsare killed on thedangerous planet Perdide, youngPielsurvivesbymaintaining radiocontact with Jaffar,a pilottransportingthe exiled Prince Matton andPrincessBelle from theirformerkingdom.Jaffarseeks thehelpofSilbad,a cheerful old-timerwho knowshow to circumvent Perdide’s hazards, includingbrain-devouring insectsand watery graves. Along theway,Jaffarand companyencounter apairofimpish homunculi stowaways, identity-lessangels controlled by an amorphoushivemind, andthe MastersofTime, mysterious beings whocan bend realityand perhapsrevealtotheheroes theirsecretorigins anddestinies.Restoredin4Kin2023. Animatedsci-fi/adventure, notrated,88minutes,CCA

Specialscreenings

ALAMOGORDO,CENTEROFTHE WORLD, TRINITY 1945 (2020)

Saturday,August17

CreatedbyLarry L. Sheffield (The Atomic Rocketeer) andTrent DiGiulio,thisfilmlooks at howAlamogordo waschosenas thesitefor atomic bomb testingatwhatbecamethe Trinity Site on what is nowWhite SandsMissile Range.Historictrivia followsthe film.Screening as part of the2024Los Alamos OppenheimerFestival. Documentary, notrated,28 minutes, SALA

THECROW (1994)

Wednesday, August21

Thenight before hiswedding,musicianEricDraven(Brandon Lee)and hisfiancée arebrutallymurderedby membersof aviolent inner-city gang.Onthe anniversaryoftheir death, Ericrises from thegrave andassumes thegothicmantleof The Crow,asupernaturalavenger. Trackingdown thethugs responsiblefor thecrimesand mercilesslymurdering them, Eric eventually confrontsheadgangsterTop Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete hismacabre mission. Screeningin advance of aremakeopening August 23 andasa 30th anniversarytributetoLee,who waskilledbyapropgun on set. Action/fantasy,rated R, 102minutes,VioletCrown

ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS: AJIMIHENDRIX VISION

Saturday,August17

This critically acclaimeddocumentary chronicles thecreationofthe legendaryElectricLadyStudios,risingfrom therubbleofabankruptManhattan nightclubtostateof-the-art recordingfacilityinspiredbyHendrix’s desire forapermanent space. Produced by JanieHendrix,the film features exclusiveinterviewswithSteve Winwood, Experiencebassist BillyCox,and original Electric Lady staff memberswho helped Hendrixrealize hisdream.With never-before-seenfootage andphotosaswellastrack breakdowns of Hendrixclassicssuchas“Freedom,” “Angel,” and “Dolly Dagger” by recordingengineerEddie Kramer. Part of the Violet Underground musicdocumentary series. Documentary, no rated, 90 minutes, Violet Crown

FATMAN ANDLITTLEBOY (1989)

Saturday,August17, andSunday, August 18

Assigned to overseethe developmentofthe atomic bomb, General Leslie Groves (PaulNewman) is astern military mandeterminedtohavethe projectgoaccording to plan. Grovesselects J. Robert Oppenheimerasthe keyscientist on thetop-secretoperation,but thetwo menclash fiercely on anumberofissues. Despitetheir frequent conflicts, Groves andOppenheimer ultimately push aheadwith twobombdesigns —the bigger“FatMan”and themore streamlined“Little Boy.”Screening as part of the2024Los Alamos OppenheimerFestival.Drama,rated PG-13, 127minutes,SALA

THEIRONGIANT (1999)

Saturday,August17

In this animated adaptationof TedHughes’ Cold Warfable, agiant alienrobot (Vin Diesel)crash-lands near thesmall town of Rockwell,Maine,in1957. Exploringthe area,alocal 9-year-oldboy,Hogarth,discovers therobot,and soon forms anunlikely friendship with him. When aparanoid

government agent, Kent Mansley, becomesdeterminedto destroythe robot, Hogarthand beatnikDeanMcCoppin (Harry ConnickJr.)mustdowhattheycan to save themisunderstood machine. Part of the PJsand Movies Saturday morningseries. Family/sci-fi, ratedPG, 85 minutes, SALA

JAPAN’SLONGEST DAY (1967)

Saturday,August17

Thestory of theend of WorldWar II andthe destruction facedbyJapan on August 15,1945, when thefateof100 millionpeoplewould be decided. Screeningaspartofthe 2024 LosAlamos OppenheimerFestival. Introduction andQ&A afterthe film with author NancyBartlit. Drama, notrated,165 minutes, SALA

OPPENHEIMER AFTERTRINITY (2023)

Saturday,August17

Declassified documents, rare film footage, andexclusive interviews reveal theburdencarried by physicistJ.Robert Oppenheimer, thefatherofthe atomic bomb.Written andproducedbyLarry L. Sheffield (The Atomic Rocketeer) Screeningaspartofthe 2024 LosAlamos Oppenheimer Festival. Documentary, notrated,58minutes,SALA

SMOKESIGNALS (1998)

Friday,August16, throughSunday, August 18

Arnold (GaryFarmer) rescuedThomas(Evan Adams) froma fire when hewasa child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as ahero, whileArnold’sson Victor (AdamBeach)resents hisfather’s alcoholism,violence, andabandonment of hisfamily. Uneasy rivals andfriends,Thomas andVictorspend theirdayskilling time on aCoeur d’Alenereservation in Idahoand arguing about theirculturalidentities. When Arnold dies,the duo setouton across-country journeytoPhoenix to retrieve Arnold’s ashes. Comedy/drama,rated PG-13, 89 minutes, Jean CocteauCinema

Boxoffice

Center forContemporaryArtsCinema, 1050 OldPecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ext.105, ccasantafe.org

Dreamcatcher 10, 15 StateRoad106, Española;dreamcatcher10.com

Jean CocteauCinema, 418Montezuma Avenue,505-466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com

No Name Cinema, 2013 PiñonStreet, nonamecinema.org

RegalSanta Fe Place6, 4250 CerrillosRoad, 505-424-6109, sfnm.co/3o2Cesk

SALA LosAlamosEvent Center, 2551 CentralAvenue, LosAlamos; 505-412-6030;sala.losalamos.com

Violet Crown, 106Alcaldesa Street, 505-216-5678, santafe.violetcrown.com

TO LIVE ANDDIE IN L.A. (1985)

Monday, August 19

TheVideo Library, America’soldestvideo rental store, hosts Video Club free moviescreeningseachMondayatJean CocteauCinema. This week:Whenhis longtime partneron theforce is killed,U.S.SecretService agentRichard Chance (William L. Petersen)vowsrevenge,setting out to nabdangerous counterfeitartistEricMasters (WillemDafoe). Along with hisnew partner, Chance sets up aschemetoentrap Masters, resultinginthe accidental deathofanundercover officer. As Chance’s desire forjustice becomesanobsession, hispartner questionshis lawlessmethods. Crime/action, ratedR,116 minutes, Jean CocteauCinema

Continuing

THEATOMICROCKETEER

Thestory of German scientistWernher vonBraun andhis band of German Rocketeers acquired by theAmericans days afterthe fall of GermanyduringWWII. Screening as part of the2024Los Alamos OppenheimerFestival Documentary, notrated,104 minutes, SALA

BORDERLANDS

Returningtoher home planet Pandora, an infamous bounty hunter (CateBlanchett)forms an unexpected alliance witha ragtag team of misfits. Together,theybattlealien monsters and dangerousbandits to uncoverone of Pandora’smost explosivesecrets. Action/sci-fi, ratedPG-13,100 minutes, Dreamcatcher10, RegalSanta Fe Place6,VioletCrown

COUP!

Isolated on aseaside estate,anentitledjournalist(Billy Magnussen)and hissocialite wife (Sarah Gadon)takeina mysterious grifterasa privatecook(PeterSarsgaard). When aplaguedescendsonthe island,the wily cook rouses his fellowstaff to rebeland take over themansion.Their employer suspectsthe cook’s coup is part of amoresinister agenda,and mind gamesbetween master andservant escalate into all-out class warfare. Comedy/thriller, notrated,98minutes,CCA

CUCKOO

Teen Gretchen reluctantlyleavesAmerica to live with her father at aresortinthe German Alps.Plagued by strange noises andbloodyvisions,she soon discoversa shocking secretthat concerns herown family. Horror/mystery, rated R, 103minutes,Dreamcatcher10, Violet Crown

DEADPOOL &WOLVERINE

Wolverine(Hugh Jackman) is recovering from hisinjuries whenhecrosses pathswiththe loudmouthDeadpool (Ryan Reynolds). They team up to defeat acommonenemy. Comedy/action, ratedR,127 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10, Regal SantaFePlace 6, SALA,VioletCrown

DESPICABLE ME

Gruand Lucy welcomeanew member to thefamily, Gru Jr., who’s intent on tormenting hisdad.However,their peaceful existencesooncomes crashing down when criminal mastermind Maxime Le Malescapes fromprison andvowsrevenge againstGru. Family/comedy,rated PG, 95 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,VioletCrown

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FLYMETOTHE

Brought in to fixNASA’spublicimage aheadofthe historic Apollo 11 moon landing, sparks flyasmarketing mavenKelly Jones(Scarlett Johansson) wreaks havoconlaunchdirectorColeDavis’(Channing Tatum) alreadydifficult task. When theWhite Housedeems themission tooimportant to fail,Jones is directed to stagea fake moon landingasback-up. Comedy/drama,rated PG-13,132 minutes, Violet Crown

INSIDE OUT2

ThelittlevoicesinsideRiley’s head know herinsideand out. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear,and Disgusthavebeenrunning asuccessfuloperation by all accounts.However,whenAnxiety showsup, they aren’t sure howtofeel. Family/comedy, ratedPG, 96 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,VioletCrown

IT ENDS WITH US

Lily Bloom(BlakeLively) movestoBostontochase herlifelongdream of opening herown business.A chance meetingwithcharmingneurosurgeonRyleKincaid soon sparks an intenseconnection, butasthe twofalldeeplyinlove, shebegins to seesides of Ryle that remind herofher parents’ relationship.WhenLily’sfirst love,Atlas Corrigan,suddenlyreentersher life,her relationship with Ryle gets upended, leavingher with an impossible choice. Romance/drama,ratedPG-13, 130minutes,Dreamcatcher10, RegalSanta Fe Place6,VioletCrown

LONGLEGS

FBIAgent LeeHarker(MaikaMonroe) is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takesanunexpectedturn, revealingevidenceofthe occult.Harker discoversa personal connection to thekiller(NicolasCage) andmuststophim before he strikesagain. Horror,rated R, 101minutes,VioletCrown

OPPENHEIMER

ChristopherNolan’s Oscar-winningbiographicalfeature film about American scientistJ.RobertOppenheimer (Cillian Murphy)and hisroleinthe developmentofthe atomic bomb.WithRobertDowneyJr.,Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, andFlorencePugh. Drama, ratedR,180 minutes, SALA

THELMA

Thelma Post (JuneSquib)isa93-year-old grandmotherwholoses$10,000 toa conartistonthe phone. With help from afriend(RichardRoundtree)and his motorizedscooter,she embarksonatreacherous journeyacrossLos Angelesto reclaimwhatwas takenfromher.WithParkerPosey,Clark Gregg, andMalcolm McDowell. Comedy/action, ratedPG-13,97minutes,VioletCrown

TRAP

Aman (JoshHartnett) andhis teenage daughter realizethey’re at thecenterof adarkand sinister eventwhile watching aconcert.Written anddirectedbyM. NightShyamalan. Thriller/mystery,rated PG-13, 105minutes,VioletCrown

TWISTERS

Hauntedbyanencounter with atornado,KateCooper(DaisyEdgar-Jones)is luredbacktothe open plains to test anew tracking system.She crossespaths with TylerOwens (GlenPowell),a charming butrecklesssocial-mediasuperstar who thrivesonposting hisstorm-chasing adventures.Asstorm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler, andtheir competingteams find themselves in afight fortheir livesas multiplesystems converge over centralOklahoma. Action/thriller,ratedPG-13, 122minutes,Dreamcatcher10, RegalSanta Fe Place6,VioletCrown

WIDOWCLICQUOT

Afterher husband’suntimelydeath,Barbe-NicolePonsardin Clicquot (Haley Bennett) floutsconventionbyassumingthe reinsofthe fledglingwinebusiness they hadnurturedtogether.tobecomeone of theworld’s firstgreat businesswomen. Drama, ratedR,90minutes,VioletCrown

SOURCES: Google,IMDb.com, RottenTomatoes.com,Vimeo.com,YouTube.com

STAR CODES

IT’S ABUSYWEEKAMONG THEPLANETS.The worldischanging; anything is possible,and we’llseetheevidence.Mercuryturns our thoughts inward forareviewofthepast as it retrogradesthis week but also encouragesusto contemplatepotentialtransformation as it squaresurgent, chaoticUranus.Togethertheycan helpuschangeour mindsorbeawareofnew opportunities andurgencies but can wear on already frayednerves.

It can steady us to alsoreminisceaboutthe good old days,wherever we thoughtthose were,asheart-centered Venusin Virgoopposes history-loving Saturnthis week.Choose what’s worthy to bringintothe future. If trust issues gettriggered,focusonwhatistrue,solid,and makesitpastathoroughfactcheck.

MartialMarsconjuncts JupiterinthetalkativeairsignGemini. Marscan bring up either anastyadolescent fight, real war, or aheroicstep forwardand momentsofastounding braveryinwordandaction, whileJupiterexpands whatever it touches.Wecan look forinspiring speechesand wild tales,rabble-rousing pontification, andbig winds andenjoylong talkslateintothenight.

Monday brings both thefull moon in collective Aquarius andasquarebetweenexpansiveJupiterandcontractiveSaturn;this combinationpoints out ourpersonalandpolitical differences.Feelthe enthusiasm andgatherwith greatpeople,justwatch polarized, oppositionalthinking. We areunderthese same starstogether.

FRIDAY,AUGUST16: Getitdone. In amonth ofwildcardsthiscould be an unusuallycompetent dayifwehavethe patience to seeeachstepthrough and notdropthe ball.Afternoonbrings thepotential forgoodfutureplanningas theCapricorn moon trines Venus; just seeitaspossibility rather than probability.

SATURDAY,AUGUST17: Checklists andenjoy doingthe needfulasthe moon trinesUranus. Theemphasisshiftsfromaccomplishmenttoconnectionthis afternoonasthe moon enters Aquarius,thoughserious issues hoverinthe background.Staysituationally awareand usediscombobulatedenergyfor good.

SUNDAY,AUGUST18: Wild momentsand clashingegos, humorand celebration as thesun andMercuryconjunctinLeo andbothsquarechange-inducing Uranus. We want enthusiasm,not logic. Tonightbringsawkward momentswith thepotential foropening hearts as Venussquares Jupiter.

MONDAY,AUGUST19: Morningcould bring logistical challengesasVenus opposesSaturn; systemshelp. Understress, usegoodrelationshipskillsand do theright thingevenifothersare offtrack or grumpy.Changeisinthe wind,and theworld canfeellikeitisshiftingunderneath. Be cautious around electrical systemsand mechanical contraptions.Evening brings bittersweetnessasthe moonentersPisces.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20: Take adeepbreath, catchup, processrecently churned-up emotions.Tripdownmemorylanebut take alantern of love into thosememories; remember what feedsthe soul rather than doinga review of sore points.Choosecarefully what to bringintothe present; honorthe feelings andmoveforward.

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST21: It’s easy to move into oppositional behavior as the moonopposesVenus andsquaresMars, but it couldbeagreat daytopaddle one’sfeetinthe water. If ourfeelingsget hurt,try to understand theother before insistingonbeing understood.The energy levelcranksupasthe moon enters Ariestonight;let people follow theirown drum.

THURSDAY,AUGUST22: School supplies look more interestingasthe sunenters Virgo. Some eventasksuswhatreallymatters as thesun formsanuncomfortable quincunxwithPluto;tendtourgencies.Berealbut notbelligerent.

Astrologer Heather RoanRobbins’newbook,Starcodes: Navigate Your Chart withChoice-Based Astrology(HayHouse),was released June11. Learn moreat roanrobbins.com.

PhotoCredit: DanielNadelbach

FIFTHANNUAL

SANTA FE SOULFESTIVAL

August24,2024

FOOD FORTHESOUL, SOUL FOOD PANEL DISCUSSION

Saturday

3:00–4:30PM FirstPresbyterianChurch PopeHall 208GrantAvenue Santa Fe,NM87501

RESERVEFREETICKETS FOR SATURDAY • WWW.SFSFEST.ORG

August25,2024

ANAFTERNOONOFGOSPEL MUSIC,SONGS &DANCE

Sunday 4:00 PM

NMMuseum of Art

St.FrancisAuditorium 107WestPalace Avenue Santa Fe,NM87501

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ARetrospective Exhibition Celebratingan Amazing Artistic Career August10-30, 2024

writtenbyPamelaBeach

FRIDAY8/16

ArtOpenings

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery

100 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-986-1234

Work by ceramicistRichardZaneSmith; throughSunday.

Blue Rain Gallery

544S.Guadalupe Street,505-954-9902

RavenOpenedthe Door to the Ocean,glass sculpture by PrestonSingletary; through August; reception5-8 p.m.Glass-blowingdemonstrations by Dan FridayandSingletary, 11a.m.-3p.m.today and Saturday. Paintingdemonstration by Jesse Littlebird, 11a.m.-4 p.m. todayand Saturday.

BobbyBeals Presents

Horseshoe GalleryatBishop’s Lodge, 1297Bishops LodgeRoad, 888-741-0480

Routes,photographs by Kevin Beltranand prints by JimmyDeanHorn;throughAugust26; reception4-7 p.m.

CanyonRoad Contemporary Art

409 CanyonRoad,505-983-0433

Native&Natural,sculptureby ceramicist Molly Heizer;through August25; reception5-7 p.m.

ChiaroscuroContemporary Art 558 CanyonRoad,505-992-0711

Dream Voices,paintingsbyRickBartow; AnnualContemporaryNativeGroupShow; through September 7; reception 5-7p.m. ConvergenceGallery

634 CanyonRoad,505-986-1245

TheGenerosityofLight,paintings by Christy Henspetter;through August29; reception5-7p.m.

GlennGreen Galleries+SculptureGarden

136Tesuque VillageRoad,505-820-0008 Group show of worksbyIndigenousartists; through Sunday.

IAIAMuseumof Contemporary Native Arts 108CathedralPlace, 505-983-8900

CommonThread: Female Perspectivesfromthe Arctic, throughJanuary5,2025,and ArcticHighways: UnboundedIndigenousPeople,through March2, 2025;alumniand studentpop-ups,9a.m.-5p.m.; throughSunday, inthe MuseumStore; freeadmission.

King Galleries

130-DLincoln Avenue,480-481-0187

Ascendance,group show ofpottery by Nativeartists;reception3-5 p.m.

LewAllenGalleries 1613 Paseode Peralta,505-988-3250

Formulasin Color,paintings by Jack Roth; through September20.

Manitou Galleries

123 W. PalaceAvenue,505-986-0440

Tradition Reimagined,paintings by DavidFrederick Riley;through August26; reception 5-7p.m.

Meyer Gallery

225 CanyonRoad,#14,505-983-1434

Color Wanderings,paintings by FrancisLivingston; through August29; reception 4-6p.m.

Chiaroscuro Gallery(chiaroscurosantafe.com) shows paintings by Rick Bartowthrough September7.

ObscuraGallery

225DelgadoStreet, 505-577-6708

Parallel Playground,photo-based worksby Douglas Milesand Al Díaz;through September 1; reception 5-7 p.m.

TheOwings GalleryonPalace

100E.Palace Avenue,505-982-6244

Yazzie Johnson andGail Bird:Summer2024, jewelry;throughAugust; reception4-6 p.m.

TheSignature Gallery

102E.Water Street,505-983-1050

Fifteenth-anniversary groupshow; reception5-7:30p.m.

smokethe moon

616½ Canyon Road,978-578-4939

REDHORN,bronzes and multimediawallhangings byChazJohn; When the EarthWas Young,group show; through September22; reception6-8p.m.

SorrelSkyGallery

125 W. PalaceAvenue,505-501-6555

Worksbygalleryartists; reception5-7:30 p.m.

ALifeinJewelryArts,talkbyDouglasMagnus 5p.m.Saturday. Native Art&Weaving,lecture by JacksonClark1p.m.Sunday.

SteveElmoreIndian Art 839-MPaseo de Peralta,505-995-9677

Nampeyoand Her Legacy,pottery;reception5-7 p.m.

Sugarman-Peterson Gallery 130 W. PalaceAvenue,505-982-0340

Paintings by Camille Engel;through September8; reception5-7:30 p.m.

Ventana Fine Art

400 Canyon Road, 505-983-8815

Paintings by Javier LopezBarbosa, totems by Cassidy Watt;through September9; reception4-6p.m.

SantaFeOpera

DonGiovanni

301 Opera Drive, 505-986-5900

Mozart’s comedy-drama;8 p.m.;santafeopera.org.

Performances

Andy Kingston Trio

La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda,100 E. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-982-5511

Popand jazz tunes; 7-9 p.m. today, Saturday, and Wednesday; no cover.

Annalisa Ewald

AgaveRestaurant&Lounge,EldoradoHotel &Spa, 309 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-995-4530

Classicalguitarist;6-9 p.m.;nocover.

Atacama

Teatro Paraguas,3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601 Augusto Federico Amador’s playabout General Pinochet’s regime;7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2p.m.Sundays,throughAugust25;$15 and$25; teatroparaguasnm.org.

CabaretCharles LosMagueyes,31Burro Alley,505-992-0304 Pianist-vocalist Charles Tichenor;6-9 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays;nocover.

DJ Boost

Tesuque Casino,7TesuqueRoad, 800-462-2635 Top40and Hispanictunes; 7-11 p.m.;nocover. Gary Farmer &the Troublemakers CowgirlBBQ,319 S. Guadalupe Street,505-982-2565 Bluesband 8p.m.-close;no cover.

Georgiaandthe Butch LabTheater, 1213 ParkwayDrive,505-395-6576

New MexicoActorsLab’s readingof CarolynGage’s play using excerpts from lettersbetween Maria Chabot and GeorgiaO’Keeffe;7:30 p.m. todayand Saturday,2p.m.Sunday; $35, discounts available; nmactorslab.com.

IVANOV

Center forContemporaryArts, 1050 OldPecosTrail ExodusEnsemblepresents afamily saga; 3-6:30 p.m.;freeadmission, withreservations; encores,3-6:30 p.m.Sunday,6-9:30 p.m. Thursday; exodusensemble.com.

The LeviPlatero Band

TumblerootBreweryandDistillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street, 505-393-5135

Navajobluesguitarist-singer; 7:30 p.m.;$15-$20; tumblerootbreweryanddistillery.com/event.

NativeGuitarsTour

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle,505-395-6369

Indigenous collectiveofvisualartists,musicians, andfashiondesigners;doors 8p.m.; $35and$40, allages,tickets.meowwolf.com.

PatMalone Quartet

Paradiso SantaFe, 903Early Street,505-577-5248

With Arnaldo Acosta,Jon Gagan,and Kanoa Kaluhiwa;7:30 p.m.;$15and$20; paradisosantafe.comand at thedoor.

Pueblo Revolt

SantaFePlayhouse,142 E. De Vargas Street,505-988-4262

Script-in-handstaged workshopof Dillon Christopher’s comedyabout Indigenous brothers livingunder SpanishColonial rule;7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2p.m.Sunday; $30-$60,student discounts available; santafeplayhouse.org.

Schola Cantorumof Santa Fe Shrineof OurLadyofGuadalupe,100S. Guadalupe Street Medievalchants,Renaissancepolyphony, and contemporarychoral selections;6:30 p.m.; donationsaccepted; schola-sf.org.

TwelfthNight,orWhat YouWill SantaFeBotanical Garden,715Camino Lejo,505-471-9103

SantaFeClassic TheaterpresentsShakespeare’s romantic comedy;7p.m. todaythroughSunday, $35-$55; santafeclassictheater.org.

Events

4KinshipIndigenous Futures4Ever Mystic SantaFe, 2810 CerillosRoad, 4Kinship, 812 CanyonRoad,Santa Fe Railyard

Acelebrationofindigenous youth,running throughSunday; includingfashionsummitand show, market,skate demowith Dinéskater Shawn ShineHarrison,photostation,and aperformance by Mato Wayuhi;4kinship.com.

102nd Santa Fe IndianMarketevents

SantaFeCommunity Convention Center Ballroom, 201W.Marcy Street

Sneakpreview 2p.m.,$100;generalpreview 4:30-6 p.m.,$50;swaia.org. (See stories, Pages40-57)

Artists’Market

TheLodge at SantaFe, 750N. St.FrancisDrive, 505-992-5800

Includingjewelry, paintings,beadand quillwork; 5-8 p.m.

Breakfastwiththe Curators

Museum Hill Café,710 Camino Lejo

JoinElisa Phelps,curatoroftheexhibit Drivingthe Market: Award-WinningNativeContemporary Art, forbreakfast,followed by atourof the Museum of Indian Artsand Culture;8:30a.m.;$35and$40. Call505-476-1269for reservations.

IndigenousWays Festival2024

SantaFeRailyardPark,740 Cerrillos Road

Pura Fé,Tuscarora/Tainosinger-songwriter, Menomineebluesguitarist-storyteller Wade Fernandez,andsongwriterSimona Rael; 5-9p.m.; freeadmission;indigenousways.org.

NativeCinemaShowcase

NewMexicoHistory Museum Auditorium, 113Lincoln Avenue

Freescreeningsof shortsand full-length films; 10a.m.-10 p.m.throughSunday; americanindian .si.edu.

Outof theSand

ElZaguán,545 Canyon Road,505-983-2567

Screenprintingdemonstrationwith David -AlexanderHubbardSloan(bring acottonshirt ortotebagorprintonsuppliedpaper); 1-4p.m.; $10suggesteddonation.

Paintingdemonstration

Blue Rain Gallery, 544S.Guadalupe Street,505-954-9902

With HyrumJoe; part ofthe Annual Celebration of Native AmericanArt show;11a.m.-4p.m.

PathwaysIndigenous ArtFestival Hilton SantaFeBuffaloThunder, 20BuffaloThunderTrail, 505-455-5555

Featuring350 artists,a film festival,live performances,and food trucks; 9a.m.-5p.m. todayand Saturday, 9a.m.-4p.m.Sunday.

Ready to Roll:Chamisa Skateboards

Yarrow Room at Bishop’s Lodge, 1297Bishops Lodge Road, 888-741-0480

Pop-upshopand auctionofworks by Native artists;6-9 p.m.

Wheelwright Museumof theAmerican Indian AnnualMarket &Benefit Sale

704Camino Lejo,505-982-4636

Free admission8a.m.-4 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-2p.m. Saturday;also,Chase Trading Post Artists’Market; wheelwright.org/benefit.

SATURDAY 8/17

ArtOpenings

5. Gallery

2351 FoxRoad, Suite700,505-257-8417

theywillbring youhomeagain,group show; through September14;noon-6p.m.

IAIAMuseumof ContemporaryNative Arts

LloydKivaNew Gallery, 108Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

ShannonHooper —Numu, Newe“The People,” multidisciplinaryworks; IAIA AlumniandStudent Pop-Up;9a.m.-5 p.m. through Sunday; freeadmission.

Randall DaveyAudubon Center &Sanctuary 1800 UpperCanyonRoad,505-983-4609

WhereThereisNoNamefor Art, Ogha Po’oge, group show; receptionnoon-4p.m.

SageCreekGallery

421CanyonRoad, 505-988-3444

Iconsof theWest,multidisciplinaryworks by Ed Aldrich, J.R. Hess,and Scott Rogers;through September7;artistdemonstrations 10a.m.-4 p.m.

SantaFeOpera

La Traviata

301OperaDrive, 505-986-5900

Verdi’sromanticdramaset in thedecadent era of 1939 Paris; 8p.m.; santafeopera.org.

Performances

BearGrease

AlhambraTheater at theScottishRiteTemple, 463Paseo de Peralta

All-Indigenous cast in anadaptationofthe1978 musical Grease;1,4,and 7p.m. today, 1and 4p.m. Sunday;$30-$50;505-988-4262,santafeplayhouse .org.(Seestory,Page34)

ChamberMusicatSan MiguelChapel 401Old SantaFeTrail

Opera excerpts andinstrumental interludes by SantaFeOpera performers;3 p.m.;$35, discounts available;703-447-4075, chambermusicatsanmiguel.com.

ChatterNorth Center forContemporaryArts, 1050 Old PecosTrail PianistNatasha Stojanovska:music of AmyBeach, ShulamitRan,and Stojanovska;10:30a.m.; $5-$17; chatterabq.org.

DannyDuranBand

Tesuque Casino Cottonwood Bar &Lounge, 7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635 Countrytunes;6p.m.;no cover.

HillarySmithSingsJazz Paradiso SantaFe, 903Early Street,505-577-5248 MusicofIrving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter;8p.m.; $15and$20;paradisosantafe.com.

MacSabbath’s 10-yearanniversary tour

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

Parody-heavy metal tributeband;doors 8p.m.; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com; 21+.

Market Music

Thaw VisualArtsGalleryatNew Mexico School forthe Arts, 500Montezuma Avenue,505-216-7888

Free concerts by earlymusicensemble Severall Friends;music of J.S.Bach, Handel, and Telemann; noon; severallfriends.org.

NativeGuitarsTour

Tumbleroot Breweryand Distillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street, 505-393-5135

Indigenous collectiveofvisualartists, musicians,and fashiondesigners;7 p.m.;$25; tumblerootbreweryanddistillery.com;21+.

Reflections on Land,Water,and Place SITE SantaFe, 1606 PaseodePeralta,505-989-1199

Part 1(11a.m.-1 p.m.): Artist Teresita Fernández, composer RavenChacon, and poetNatalie Diaz in an immersiveperformanceofsound and poetry; Part 2(2:30-3:30 p.m.): Fernández,Chacon, andDiaz in conversation; $10each;sitesantafe.org.

Santa Fe ChamberMusicFestival

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet

SantaFeOperaMusic Director HarryBicket leads the companyinHandel’s WaterMusic;6p.m.; variableticket prices;santafechambermusic.com. (See story, Page 26)

Events

102nd Santa Fe Indian Market SantaFePlaza

Open 8a.m.-5 p.m. through Sunday; Plaza stage performances:9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Cathedralstage performances:10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.; swaia.org. (See stories,Pages40-57)

AllanHouserSculpture Gardens at HaozousPlace OpenHouse

26Haozous Road,off N.M. 14,505-471-7409 Open10a.m.-4 p.m. todayandSunday; grand openingof theexhibit Water,artifactsfrom the AllanHouser Foundation;10 a.m.Freeconcert by PhillipHaozous andHydaMaria; 1:30 p.m. ArcticHighways

AllanHouser ArtParkatIAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts,108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

Paneldiscussionwith artistsandco-curators Tomas Colbengtson,GunvorGuttorm, and BrittaMarakatt-Labba;9:15 a.m.; free admission. The Blonde withthe Balls PieProjects ContemporaryArt,924-BShooflyStreet, 505-372-7681

PatriciaHamilton readsfromand signs copies ofher insider’sviewofthe artworld;3p.m. CommonThread

AllanHouser ArtParkatIAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts,108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

Melissa Shaginoff discussesanddemonstratesher work withtanninghides; 11 a.m.; free admission.

Free Indian Market

FederalPark, FederalPlace andWashingtonAvenue

Indigenouspotters, jewelers,basketmakers, andbeadworkers; 8a.m.-5 p.m. todayandSunday; 505-670-5918.

IAIAstudent &graduates’art market

Undertheportalatthe Museum of Contemporary Native Arts,710 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-476-1269

Worksbyemerging artists; 9a.m.-5 p.m. today andSunday.

TheIntersectionof Land and Art

EvokeContemporary, 550 S. Guadalupe Street, 505-995-9902

ArtistEshaChiocchioand Juliana Ciano, ReunityResourcesprogram director, in conversation; 1p.m.

KathleenPiccione: Meet the Artist VictoryContemporary, 124W. PalaceAvenue, 505-983-8589 Paintingdemonstration1-3 p.m.

BlueRain Gallery (blueraingallery.com)shows glassworkbyPrestonSingletarythrough August.

Gary Farmer &The Troublemakers at CowgirlBBQ

MoCNA Portal Columns

AllanHouser ArtPark at IAIAMuseumofContemporary Native Arts,108 CathedralPlace, 505-983-8900

Adiscussionwiththeartistswhopainted theexterior columns; 3p.m.;freeadmission.

OkhúwaMunu: ADialogueBetween CulturesandNature

AllanHouser ArtPark at IAIAMuseumofContemporary Native Arts,108 CathedralPlace, 505-983-8900

Muralists Stina Folkebrant andDavidNaranjo inconversation;1:30 p.m.;freeadmission.

Santa Fe PublicLibrary IndianMarket booksale

MainBranch,145Washington Avenue, 505-955-6781 Market-centricselections;9:30a.m.-2:30 pm.

Santa Fe Public Radio KSFR101.1 FM livebroadcast

South CourtyardatIAIAMuseumofContemporary NativeArts, 108 CathedralPlace, 505-983-8900

Interviewing MoCNAstaff,artists,and guest curators;also,Indigenousmusic program by Tara Gatewood;1-5 p.m.;freeadmission.

Santa Fe West Coast Swing Dance DanceStation,947-B W. AlamedaStreet, SolanaShopping Center

LessonwithLawrenceBlack 7p.m.; dance 7:30 p.m.;no experience necessary; $15cash.

SUNDAY8/18

ArtOpenings

MuseumofIndianArtsand Culture 710 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-476-1269

GrandopeningoftheJoAnnandBobBalzer NativeMarketand Contemporary ArtGallery; DrivingtheMarket,groupshowofcontemporary works;throughJanuary18,2025; free admission.

Performances

BillHearne

La Fiesta LoungeatLaFonda,100 E. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-982-5511

Americanasinger-songwriter; 7-9p.m.; no cover. Dickie Cordova

Tesuque Casino Cottonwood Bar&Lounge, 7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635

Oldiesand country; 6p.m.; no cover.

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Doug Montgomery

President Room at RioChama,414 Old SantaFeTrail, 505-955-0765

GreatAmericanSongbook; 6-9p.m.Sundays and Mondays; no cover.

SantaFeChamber MusicFestival

Lensic PerformingArtsCenter, 211W.San Francisco Street

Rossini’s Sonata aquattroNo. 1andBrahms’String Sextetin GMajor;6p.m.; variableticket prices; 505-982-1890,santafechambermusic.com.

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SantaFeOpera ApprenticeScenes

301Opera Drive, 505-986-5900

Stagedperformancesbyapprentice singersand technicalstaff;8p.m.; $11-$31;santafeopera.org.

Events

102nd Santa Fe IndianMarketevents

SantaFeCommunityConventionCenterBallroom, 201W.Marcy Street

NativeAmericanclothing showcase,9-11a.m.; artandfashiontalks,11a.m.-noon;VIPfashion showpre-party, 1:30-3 p.m.;SWAIANativefashion show,3-4 p.m.; tickets at swaia.org.(Seestories, Pages40-57)

Value Change forSurvival

HotelSanta Fe,1501Paseo de Peralta,855-825-9876

ChiefOrenLyons,TurtleClanofthe Onondaga, in conversationwith Anishinaabekwe activist Winona La Duke;noon;$50suggested donation; 505-982-6761.

IAIA ResearchCenterfor Contemporary Native Arts paneldiscussion

AllanHouser ArtPark at IAIA MuseumofContemporary Native Arts,108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

Moderated by Mary Deleary, with Felipe Colón, Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer, Ryan Flahive, andAngelicaGallegos;10a.m.; free admission.

IAIAMFA increativewriting readings

AllanHouser ArtPark at IAIA MuseumofContemporary Native Arts,108 Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

Deborah JacksonTaffaandJamie Figueroa readfromanddiscusstheir recent memoirs WhiskeyTender and Mother Island:ADaughter Claims Puerto Rico;1 p.m.;free admission.

MONDAY8/19

Performances

ChiefSanchez &the Crawfish Boyz

Tesuque Casino Cottonwood Bar &Lounge, 7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635

Jazz ensemble;6 p.m.; no cover.

Doug Montgomery

PresidentRoomatRio Chama, 414Old SantaFeTrail, 505-955-0765

GreatAmericanSongbook; 6-9p.m.Sundays andMondays;nocover.

Mike Dawes

Paradiso SantaFe, 903Early Street,505-577-5248

English fingerstyle guitarist;ChristieLenée opens; 7:30 p.m.;$25 in advance, $30 dayof; paradisosantafe.com.

Santa Fe Chamber MusicFestival Lensic PerformingArtsCenter, 211W.San FranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234

ViolinistJohn Storgårds,pianistKirillGerstein, andthe DoverQuartet; musicofJanácek, Mozart,and Dvořák;6p.m.; variable ticket prices; 505-982-1890,santafechambermusic.com.

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SantaFeSummer Scene

SantaFePlaza

Black PearlBand, horn-drivenR&Bandrancheras; 6p.m.; lensic360.org;free admission.

TUESDAY 8/20

ArtOpenings

Museumof InternationalFolk Art 706 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-476-1204

LoungingwithZozobra,vignetteofworks highlighting Zozobra’s100th anniversary; through September22.

Santa Fe CommunityCollege Visual Arts Gallery 6401 Richards Avenue,505-428-1501

The Las Vegas Project: ContemporaryLife on theHistoric Santa Fe Trail,photographs by PeterSchreyerand CrealdéSchoolof Art students;through October16; reception3-5p.m.

SantaFeOpera

La Traviata

301OperaDrive, 505-986-5900 Verdi’sromanticdramaset in thedecadent eraof1939Paris; 8p.m.; santafeopera.org.

Performances

DannyDuran Trio

Tesuque Casino Cottonwood Bar &Lounge, 7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635 Countrymusic;6-9 p.m.; no cover.

Santa Fé JAZZ

Joseph’s CulinaryPub,428 Agua Fría Street, 505-670-6482

QuartetNYC:saxophonist StacyDillard, guitaristMarvin Sewell,bassist Dezron Douglas, andpercussionistJeremy“Bean”Clemons;6p.m.; $55-$150.

SantaFeSummer Scene

SantaFePlaza

Grateful Dead tributeband DetroitLightning andLed Zeppelin homageband Moby Dick; 6p.m.; lensic360.org;freeadmission.

Events

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market 1607 PaseodePeralta,505-983-4098

Open8a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, through December 24; santafefarmersmarket.com.

WEDNESDAY8/21

SantaFeOpera

DonGiovanni

301 Opera Drive, 505-986-5900

Mozart’s comedy-drama;8 p.m.;santafeopera.org.

Performances

SunsetConcert Series

SantaFeBotanical Garden,715 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill, 505-471-9103

SFBG’s SunsetConcert series continues with flamencosinger VicenteGriego;6:30-8:30 p.m.; $8 and$20;santafebotanicalgarden.org.

Wine &Jazz

Tesuque Casino Cottonwood Bar &Lounge, 7Tesuque Road, 800-462-2635

Alex Murzyn Quartet; 6p.m.; no cover.

Events

Turquoise 101Tours

Gemsong Galleries at La Fonda,100 SanFranciscoStreet, 505-819-7227

Starts at GemsongGalleries,endsatGemsong Turquoise,Mineraland GemMuseum;11a.m. Wednesdays-Sundays(approximately onehour); $30,discounts available.

THURSDAY 8/22

SantaFeOpera

ElixirofLove

301 Opera Drive, 505-986-5900

Donizetti’s comicmelodrama; 8p.m.; santafeopera.org.

Performances

Annalisa Ewald

AgaveRestaurant&Lounge,EldoradoHotel &Spa, 309 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-995-4530

Classicalguitarist;6-9 p.m.;nocover.

DavidGeist

Osteriad’Assisi Cabaret, 58 S. FederalPlace, 505-986-5858

Geist Cabaret,Broadway, pop tunes, andoriginals;7-10p.m.; $5 cover.

JoaquinGallegosTrio

La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda,100 E. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-982-5511

Latin fusion; 7-9p.m.; no cover.

SantaFeSummer Scene

SantaFePlaza

Cajunband Beausoleil avec MichaelDoucet; 6p.m.;lensic360.org;free admission.

OUTOF TOWN

AngelFire

Music From AngelFire

Angel Fire CommunityCenter, 15 CS Ranch Road

MelodiesofElegance,music of Chopin,Fauré, and Mendelssohn; 6p.m.Saturday, August17; $45-$50;575-377-3233, musicfromangelfire.org.

Music From AngelFire

United Church of Angel Fire,40W.Ridge Road

Chiaroscuro: Terror to Tranquility,music of Bunch, Dohnånyi, and J.S. Bach; 6p.m. Wednesday, August 21;$45-$50;575-377-3233, musicfromangelfire.org.

LosAlamos

StepUp Gallery Mesa PublicLibrary,2400 CentralAvenue, stepupgallery.org Beyond the Threshold:Nature, Myths,Dreams, paintings by Linda Stormand SandraDuran Wilson; through September18; reception2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 17; artiststalks 2:30 p.m. ◀

IAIA MuseumofContemporary Native Artsincludes worksby Sámi printmaker TomasColbengtson through March2,2025.

AT THEGALLERIES

SantaFe

AdobeGallery

221 CanyonRoad,505-955-0550

The Legacyofthe Tafoya Family:AJourney Through Generationsof Pueblo Pottery;through September9.

Allá

102 W. SanFranciscoStreet,Suite20,505-988-5416

ManuelÁlvarezBravo: Photographs;through August.

Cafe Pasqual’sGallery

103 E. WaterStreet,secondfloor, 505-983-9340

ShowUpfortheUnderdogs,groupshow benefiting Street Homeless Animal Project; through September8.

form &concept

435S.Guadalupe Street,505-780-8312

My HairStory: FromBrunette to Gray,mixedmedia by RosemaryMeza-DesPlas;through August30.

Gaia Contemporary

225 CanyonRoad,Suite6,505-577-8339

VisionsofLife,paintings by AmyDonaldson; through August.

Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art

702 CanyonRoad,505-986-1156

Elementals,paintings by RebeccaHaines; through August25.

Hecho aMano

129 W. PalaceAvenue,505-916-1341

WaiUlana/Woven Waters, traditionalHawai’i textiles by Lehuauakea;mixedmedia by Ian Kuali’i; through September2.

Keep Contemporary 142Lincoln Avenue,Suite102,505-557-9574

TheSilenceofShadows,sculpturebyYoann Penard; through Monday, August19.

McLarry Fine Art

225 CanyonRoad,505-988-1161

Puebloand Mimbres Pottery,paintings by Chuck Sabatino;through Wednesday, August21.

NüartGallery 670 CanyonRoad,505-988-3888

Elevations,mixedmedia by RandallReid andEmilio Lobato;through September14.

TAI Modern 1601 Paseode Peralta,505-984-1387

Tradition &Innovation, TanabeChikuunsaiIVand Apprentices, bamboosculpture;through August. Webster Collection 54½ Lincoln Avenue,505-954-9500

NorthernNewMexican Color,photographsbyAlex Harris; TheSpaceBetween,photographsbyWilliam Greinerand MattClark; through August.

Worrell Gallery

103WashingtonAvenue,505-989-4900

ANew WayofSeeing,landscapesby Matthew Higginbotham;throughSeptember1.

ZaneBennett ContemporaryArt 435S.Guadalupe Street,505-982-8111

Showcase:NathanBudoff &WookjaeMaeng, prints,paintings, andceramic sculpture; through August.

MUSEUMS &ART SPACES

SantaFe

AllanHouser SculptureGardenandGallery at Haozous Place 26 HaozousRoad,off N.M. 14

Tours Tuesdays,Thursdays,andSundays by reservation;allanhouser.com/sculpture-garden. CoeCenterfortheArts

1590-B PachecoStreet, 505-983-6372

African,Asian, European, Native American, and Oceanicobjects. Openbyappointment.

GeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum

217JohnsonStreet,505-946-1000

Georgia O’Keeffe: Making aLife,art andobjects fromthe collection;through November2,2025; okeeffemuseum.org.

El RanchodelasGolondrinas

334Los PinosRoad,505-471-2261

Living-historymuseum,dedicatedtothe heritageandcultureof18th- and19th-century NewMexico;golondrinas.org.

IAIAMuseumof ContemporaryNativeArts

108CathedralPlace, 505-983-8900

CommonThread: Female Perspectivesfrom theArctic, throughJanuary5,2025,and ArcticHighways: UnboundedIndigenous People,through March2, 2025• TheStories We Carry,contemporaryjewelry; companion exhibit, OurStories;through September 29,2025; iaia.edu/mocna.

Meow Wolf

1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

The Houseof Eternal Return,over70rooms ofimmersive, evolving exhibits; meowwolf.com.

Museum ofIndian Arts andCulture

710Camino Lejo,MuseumHill, 505-476-1269

Here,Now andAlways,themes of emergence, cycles, ancestors, language,and resilience; long term;indianartsandculture.org.

Museum of InternationalFolk Art 706 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-476-1204

Staff Picks: Favoritesfromthe Collection,celebrating themuseum’s 70thanniversarywithartwork from23 countries, by 37artists;throughSunday, August18• La CartoneríaMexicana: TheMexican

ArtofPaperand Paste,historicsculpturesfrom the collection;through November3;moifa.org.

New Mexico Governor’s Mansion 1Mansion Drive, 505-476-2800

Includes worksbyMarie RomeroCash, Gerald Cassidy, William PenhallowHenderson,and WillardNash; newmexicogovernorsmansion.org.

New Mexico HistoryMuseum 113LincolnAvenue,505-476-5200

18 MilesandThat’sAsFar As It Got:The Lamy Branch oftheAtchison, Topeka and SantaFe Railroad,modeltrain craftedbySanta Fe Model RailroadClubmembers; through January16,2025 • Everyday Odysseys:RelicsofLife &Adventure inNewMexico,rotating exhibitofitems fromthe collection;throughJuly 8,2025; nmhistorymuseum.org.

New Mexico Military Museum 1050 Old PecosTrail,New Mexico Military Museum InThePresence ofHeroes,photographyarchives ofDavid Scheinbaum;throughJune 8, 2025.

New Mexico Museumof Art 107W.Palace Avenue,505-476-5072

OutWest: Gayand Lesbian Artistsinthe Southwest1900-1969;through September2

• Saints&Santos: PicturingtheHolyinNew Spain, collectionsfromMexicoand theU.S.;through January 12,2025.;nmartmuseum.org.

New Mexico Museumof Art Vladem Contemporary 404Montezuma Avenue,505-476-5062

OswaldoMaciá:ElCruce,sound sculpture; through September22• Line by Line,spanning worksfromthe 1920s to the present;through March9;2025• Off-Center:NewMexicoArt, 1970-2000,rotating exhibit;through May4,2025; nmartmuseum.org/vladem-contemporary. NuevoMexicanoHeritage Arts Museum 750CaminoLejo,museum@spanishcolonial.org

UglyHistoryofBeautifulThings,historical and contemporary art; spanishcolonial.org. Freedocent tours 1p.m. the firstWednesday ofthe monththrough December.

SITE Santa Fe 1606 PaseodePeralta,505-989-1199

I’mNobody!Who AreYou?,paintings by CarmenHerrera;through September1

• Teresita Fernandez/RobertSmithson; multimediainstallations;through October28; sitesantafe.org.

WheelwrightMuseumof theAmerican Indian 704CaminoLejo,Museum Hill,505-982-4636

Masterglass:The CollaborativeSpiritof Tony Jojola, blownand sculptedglassartbythe late Isleta Puebloartist;through September• Pathfinder:

AllanHouserGallery(allanhouser.com) includes Native American artifacts from theAllanHouser Foundation Archives.

40 YearsofMarcus Amerman,retrospective exhibitof beadwork, glassart, and paintings by theChoctawNation artist;through January 11, 2025; wheelwright.org.

Taos

Couse-SharpHistoricSite

138 &146 KitCarsonRoad, 575-751-0369

JosephHenry Sharp: TheLifeand Workof an American Legend;through December; couse-sharp.org. Open by appointment. HarwoodMuseum of Art 238 Ledoux Street,575-758-9826

Luchita Hurtado: Earth& SkyInterjected, paintings;through February23,2025; harwoodmuseum.org.

Aguide to performances &eventsfor theweeks ahead

PASAPICKS

MichaelMartinMurphey

St.Francis Auditorium at NewMexicoMuseumof Art, 107W.PalaceAvenue Acousticguitarperformance; 7p.m. August23;$89and$250; redziaevents.com.

Santa Fe Soul Festival

First PresbyterianChurchof SantaFeand St.Francis Auditorium Africaand America: What is Soul Food?,paneldiscussionbetween author Adrian Miller andChef AhmedObo;3 p.m. August24 (reserve freeticketsatsfsfest.org). An Afternoonof Gospel Music, Songs,and Dance;4p.m. August25;$15-$125;sfsfest.org.

SonComo Son Paradiso SantaFe, 903EarlyStreet, 505-577-5248 Cuban-stylesalsaband; 8p.m. August24;$15and$20; paradisosantafe.com.

Zozobra:The Revenge Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234

ComposerJoe Illickand novelist Douglas Preston’snewopera; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29;$29-$60;lensic.org/events.

TheMelodrama

SantaFePlayhouse,142 E. De Vargas Street,505-988-4262 Fourshortplays onthethemeof fire,inhonorofthe100th burningof Zozobra; August29-September15;$15-$60; santafeplayhouse.org.

100thburningof Zozobra Fort MarcyPark,490Bishops Lodge Road

Gatesopen at 4p.m.August30;$35 and$40 throughAugust29; $40and$45dayof(onlineand at thegate);burnmygloom.com.

An Eveningwiththe Songwriters Lyle Lovett, RayWylieHubbard&Hayes Carll SantaFeOpera,301OperaDrive Texasicons;7:30 p.m. September1;$44-$134;tickets.lensic.360.org.

BurnThis

LabTheater, 1213 ParkwayDrive, 505-395-6576

Landford Wilson’scharacter-drivendramaabout grief, loss, passion,andambition; September4-8,12-15,and19-22;$35, discounts available;nmactorslab.com.

Santana

Isleta Amphitheater, 5601 UniversityBoulevard SE,Albuquerque, 505-452-5100

Concert7:30 p.m. September4;$72.85+;sfnm.co/3YoMHOk.

MichaelAnthony-PaulGonzales Quartet

Outpost Performance Space, 210Yale BoulevardSE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044

Kickingoff the18thannualNew MexicoJazz Festival; 7:30 p.m. September 5; $15-$50; outpostspace.org.

MichaelHearne’s BigBarn Dance

KitCarson Park,211 Paseodel PuebloNorte,Taos Americana music festival;includingBalsam Range, BillHearne, ShakeRussell, Jim Lauderdale,and Trout Fishingin America; September5-7;passesstartat$195; bigbarndance.com.

Memoir and Mystery

SantaFeWoman’s Club,1616Old PecosTrail

Readings by and discussionswith SantaFeauthors Bettye Kearse, Anne Hillerman, KimFowler,Sonja Dewing,andothers; 9a.m.-5p.m.

September7;fundraiser heldin associationwithPartnersin Education Foundation forSanta Fe Public Schools; $99;sfnm.co/4dkmSUs.

StandUpforNature

SantaFeFarmers’Market Pavilion,1607 PaseodePeralta Afundraiser forSanta Fe Conservation Trust;cateredbuffet; guestspeakerjournalistBill McKibben; music by Eileen &the InBetweens;6p.m. September7; $175;sfct.org/events/sun.

John Santos Sextet

Unit BatChocolate Maven, 821-CW.San MateoRoad,505-984-1980 Latin jazz guitarist,withJohnCalloway, CharlieGurke,Marco Diaz, SaulSierra,andDavid Flores;7p.m. September 7;$30and $35; santafemusiccollective.org.

LosLobos

National Hispanic Cultural Center,1701FourthStreetSW, Albuquerque Celebrating 50 yearsof genre-bendingmusic;7:30 p.m. September7; $60-$85;tickets.lensic360.org.

Stepwise

GiGPerformanceSpace, 1808 Second Street,gigsantafe.com Traditional CelticmusicduoLiam Lewis andOliviaBreidenthal; 7:30 p.m. September7;$25.80; gigsantafe.tickit.ca.

Lensic360presentsRufusWainwrightatthe SantaFeOpera September 9.

RufusWainwright

SantaFeOpera,301 Opera Drive

Withthe SantaFeSymphony; 7:30 p.m. September9;$40-$127; tickets.lensic360.org.

NationalTheatreLive: Vanya

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Simon Stephen’s adaptationofChechov’splay UncleVanya; 7p.m.; September10;$22;lensic.org/events.

DweezilZappa

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

TheRox(Postroph)ytour; 7:30 p.m. September11;$49-$189; lensic.org/events.

Gary Clark Jr. SantaFeOpera,301 Opera Drive

Theblues virtuoso performsselectionsoff hisnew album, JPEG RAW;7:30 p.m. September11;$34-$94; tickets.lensic360.org.

Black Uhuru

TheBridgeatSanta Fe Brewing,37FirePlace,505-557-6182

Jamaican reggae;Boomroots Collectiveopens; 7:30 p.m. September12;$8-$25; ampconcerts.org.

Ranky Tankywith Lisa Fischer

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Jazzquintet; 7:30 p.m. September12;$45-$69; lensic.org/events.

Joshua Redman Group

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Jazzsaxophonist;featuringvocalist GabrielleCavassa; 7:30 p.m. September13;$45-$69; lensic.org/events.

TheMarley Brothers Legacy Tour

IsletaAmphitheater,5601 University BoulevardSE, Albuquerque, 505-452-5100

Ziggy,Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, andDamian; 7:30 p.m. September13; tickets startat$38;albuquerqueamphitheater.com.

Santa Fe RenaissanceFaire

El RanchodelasGolondrinas,334 LosPinos Road, 505-471-2261

Joustingbythe knights of theOrderofEpona,juggling, magic tricks,stilt walking, fire-eatingClan Tinkertroupe, food,and music; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. September14and 15; variableticket prices;ages 11 and undernocharge; golondrinas.org;advancesales only.

Dave Holland NewQuartet

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Alljazzbandleader-composerensemble;7:30 p.m. September14; $39-$65; lensic.org/events.

DmitriMathenyGroup

Unit BatChocolate Maven,821-CW.San MateoRoad, 505-984-1980

The flugelhornistpaystributetoHenry Mancini, withsaxophonist Alex Murzyn,pianistJohnFunkhouser,bassist TerryLee Burns,and percussionistJohn Trentacosta; 7:30 p.m. September14;$30 and$35; santafemusiccollective.org.

BeppeGambetta

GiGPerformance Space,1808 Second Street,gigsantafe.com

Singer-guitarist;7:30 p.m. September15;$26.95; gigsantafe.tickit.ca.

Meshell Ndegeocello

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Jazzmulti-instrumentalist andsinger-songwriter; 7:30 p.m. September15;$39-$65; lensic.org/events.

Transatlantic GuitarTrio

GiGPerformance Space,1808 Second Street,gigsantafe.com

Fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith, gypsy jazz guitaristJoscho Stephan, andmulti-instrumentalist Rory Hoffman; 7:30 p.m. September16; $25.80; gigsantafe.tickit.ca.

AComplex World

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

SantaFeInstitute29thAnnual StanislawUlam Memorial Lecture Series;PartOne,David Krakaueraddressesthe limitations of simple assumptions in economics,healthcare, andglobalgovernance; 7:30 p.m. September17; Part Two, AComplexUniverse: Diverse Perspectives,apaneldiscussionamongSFIscientists; 7:30 p.m. September18; free tickets at lensic.org/events.

RussellMalone Quartet

Unit BatChocolate Maven,821-CW.San MateoRoad,505-984-1980 Jazzguitarist,RichardGermanson,Vincent DuPont,andNealSmith; 7 p.m. September20;$30and$35;santafemusiccollective.org.

AlejandroBrittes

SanMiguelChapel, 401Old SantaFeTrail Composer-accordianistoftraditionalmusic of Argentina; 7:30 p.m. September20;$30-$50;ampconcerts.org.

Americanin Paris

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 SantaFeSymphony’sseasonopener,led by Guillermo Figueroa, withpianistClayton Stephenson;music of Mozart, Ravel, and Gershwin; 4p.m. September22;$25-$99; 505-983-1414, boxoffice.santafesymphony.org.

EricIdle:Always LookontheBrightSide of Life,Live! Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 The81-year-old’s one-manshow;7:30p.m.September24; $120-$249;lensic.org/events.

Santa Fe Wine &Chile Fiesta Local venues

Wineseminars,guestchefluncheons, dinners,andSkyRailway wine tours; September25-29;tickets vary by event;505-438-8060; santafewineandchile.org.

TheeSinseers&TheAltons

TheHistoricElReyTheater, 622 CentralAvenueSW, Albuquerque,505-510-2582 Soulbands;8p.m. September27;$29;ticket.lensic360.org.

Santa Fe ProMusicaOrchestra

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 IHearAmerica Singing,43rdseasonopener;musicof Vivaldi, Gabriela Lene Frank,and ColinandEricJacobsen; 3p.m. September29;$30-$102;sfpromusica.org.

Al Di Meola:TheElectric Years

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 AcrosstheUniverse worldtour;7:30p.m.October2;$45-$215; ampconcerts.org.

TheMet:LiveinHD/LeContesD’Hoffmann Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 Offenbach’s opérafantastique;10a.m. October5;$22-$28; lensic.org/events.

TraeCrowder

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 Knownbyhis YouTubemonikeras“TheLiberal Redneck;” 7:30 p.m. October17; $20-$45;lensic.org/events.

JimmieVaughan &the Tilt-A-WhirlBand

KimoTheatre, 423 CentralAvenue NW,Albuquerque,505-768-3522 Bluesartist;7:30 p.m. October18;tickets.lensic360.org.

TheHot Sardines

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 Jazzband; 7:30 p.m. October26;$55-$175(proceeds benefit Kitchen Angels);lensic.org/events.

The Temptations

Hilton SantaFeBuffaloThunder,20BuffaloThunderTrail, 505-455-5555 On tour;8 p.m.January10;$39-$89;hiltonbuffalothunder.com.

AUGUST

Santa Fe TradFest Camp Stoney,7855Old SantaFeTrail,505-820-3166

August23-25;includingbluegrass bandSpecial Consensus, MagnoliaSisters Cajunmusicquartet, Lightning BoyFoundation hoopdancers,Mariachi Sonidosdel Monte, jamsessions, and workshops;$20-$60,ages12and youngernocharge; santafetradfest.org.

NewMexicoGovernor’s Mansion OpenHouse 1MansionDrive, 505-476-2800

Docent-leadQ&AsonthehistoryofNew Mexico’s three Governor’s Mansions over four centuries,andcurrent décor and artworks;1-3 p.m. August24;freeadmission; newmexicogovernorsmansion.org.

Dwight Yoakam

KitCarson Park,211 Paseodel PuebloNorte,Taos With TheMavericks;7:30 p.m. August24;$55and$95; tickets.lensic360.org.

ShakeyGraves TheMothership atTaos MesaBrewing,20ABC Mesa Road, El Prado Austin, Texas-basedone-manbandfusingblues,folk,and rock; 7:30 p.m. August25;$35;tickets.lensic360.org.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

TheBridge at SantaFeBrewing Company, 37 Fire Place, 505-557-6182

Thirty-yearanniversary tour;7:30 p.m. August29; $47-$52; tickets.lensic360.org.

Andrea Magee’sShe Rises

KitCarson Park,211 Paseodel PuebloNorte,Taos

Showcase of female artists, including YOLA,JadeBird, and KT Tunstall; noon August31;$30-$275;ampconcerts.org.

SEPTEMBER

VoicesofShekhinah:FourIlluminations

Congregation BeitTikva,2230 Old PecosTrail,505-820-2991

Composer andlibrettist ValarieMorris’opera, which tellsthe story of threeimportant womenin Jewishhistoryandonecontemporary teen;4 p.m. September1; donationsaccepted.

Poesíade México

Teatro Paraguas,3205CalleMarie, 505-424-1601

An originalproduction celebrating Mexican IndependenceDay; September6-22;$15and $25; teatroparaguasnm.org.

WyattFlores

TheBridge at SantaFeBrewing Company, 37 Fire Place, 505-557-6182

On tourin supportofhis album HalfLife;7:30p.m. September6; $30-$115;tickets.lensic360.org.

TabBenoit

FusionTheatre, 706FirstStreetNW, Albuquerque, 505-766-9412

Singer-guitarist;7:30 p.m. September10;$35inadvance, $40day of;ampconcerts.org.

Blossoms& Bones

GhostRanch Education& RetreatCenter, 280 PrivateDrive, Abiquiú Music festival,including VanceJoy,Lucinda Williams,The California Honeydrops,andDakhabrakha;September12-14; two-daypasses $235,one-daypass$135; 505-685-1000,ghostranchmusicfest.com.

GordonLightfootTributeShow

SanMiguelChapel,401 Old SantaFeTrail

Guitarist RobertMarcum,bassistBrianDear, and guitarist-mandolin player Jim Lewin; 7p.m. September19;$25;robertmarcumtrio.com.

KishiBashi

Lensic PerformingArtsCenter, 211W.San Francisco Street,505-988-1234

Theindie-rock multi-instrumentalistKaoru Ishibashionhis Kantos tour;7:30 p.m. September19;$25-$45;lensic.org/events.

Keller Williams

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

Knownasaone-manjam band; 8:30 p.m. September20;$29; tickets.lensic360.org.

Extravaganza onMuseumHill

Milner Plaza

Highlighting regionalculturaltraditionsin the Museumof InternationalFolk Artexhibition La CartoneríaMexicana/TheMexican ArtofPaperand Paste,andhonoring Indigenous communities of Mexicoand New Mexicowithalive luchador wrestling match;

Danza TonantzindeAnalcodancers,CloudEagleDanceGroup, Mariache Euforia,and Tropa Magica;1-6:30 p.m. September21; food andbeveragevendorsonsite; registrationrequired; ampconcerts.org.

Carmen BradfordandtheJohn RangelTrio Dave’s Jazz Bistroatthe SantaFeCooking School,125 N. Guadalupe Street, 505-983-4511

Jazz vocalist;6:30 p.m. September21;$185; santafeschoolofcooking .com.

GracePotter

TheBridgeatSanta Fe Brewing,37FirePlace,505-557-6182

Rock‘n’rollsinger-songwriter; 7:30 p.m. September21;$42; tickets.lensic360.org.

OCTOBER

TheSecondCity

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Thetheatertroupe’s Mo’FunnyLess Problemstourof scripted scenes, musical comedy,and improvisation;7:30 p.m. October3;$30-$55; lensic.org/events.

PamTillis

KiMoTheatre, 423 CentralAvenue NW,Albuquerque,505-768-3522

Onher U.S. tour;7:30 p.m. October4;$42-$62; tickets.lensic360.org.

Robert Mirabal&ETHEL

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Aconcert withthe Taos Pueblo flutistand theNew York-based string quartet; 7:30 p.m. October10;$39-$65; lensic.org/events.

Catalyst String Quartet

St.FrancisAuditorium at New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. PalaceAvenue D’Rivera(Three Pieces), Piazzolla(Suitedel Ángel), Gershwin(Lullaby), andRavel (QuartetinFMajor);3p.m.October13;$26-$98; sfpromusica.org.

BlackberrySmoke

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Countryrockerson their worldtour;7:30 p.m. October13;$35-$55; lensic.org/events.

TransmissionvsTruth:WhatWillit Take to Make anAIasSmart as a4 Year Old?

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

SantaFeInstitutepresents alecturebyAlison Gopnik,professor of psychologyattheUniversity of California, Berkeley;7:30 p.m. October15; free tickets at lensic.org/events.

SammyRae &The Friends

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Jazz rock band; 7:30 p.m. October21;$41-$56; lensic.org/events.

Leslie Jones

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

On tour;7:30 p.m. October25;$65-$130; lensic.org/events.

MenatWork

LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Australian rock band;7:30 p.m. October30;$64-$96; lensic.org.

Lensic Performing Arts CenterpresentstheJoshuaRedmanGroup September13.

FINALFRAME

Mirror to ourPast, to Ourselves, an 18-inchnativeclayand acrylicglazedpiece createdbyLes Namingha (Hopi-Tewa/Zuni), is part of Ascendance, an exhibition coincidingwith Indian Market featuringworks bynearly 20 potters. 3-5p.m.Friday, August 16,and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday andSunday, August 17-18, KingGalleries SantaFe, 130Lincoln Avenue,Suite D; 480-481-0187,kinggalleries.com —Brian Sandford