Pasatiempo - Oct. 18, 2024

Big BRYANCRANSTON MAKES THECUT

SFIFF

Unless youliveinayurt,youmaywindupinthedriver’sseatwhen selling yourhomein SantaFe, givencurrentmarket conditions.These eighttips canhelp youmakesureit’sasunnydrive.

1. DitchTheFlowery RealtorLanguage andStick to The Facts.

Floridlanguagefull of superlatives andtiredoldadjectives won’tsell yourhome.Factswill. Realtors lookattheskeletal stuff.Theywant facts. Shockingly,buyersdotoo.

2. HitThe Market with aBang!

Yourinitialmarketingplays acritical role.Makesurephotos,brochures,ande-mails to brokersare readyfromdayone.A goodmarketingplanis amust.

3. Straighten Up, Clean Up, and Be Neat.

To makesurepotentialbuyerscan seethemselves livinginthehouse, it’svitaltheynotbedistracted. Ifthehouseisn’tkeptclean,ifthere’sunappealingclutter,ifthere’stoomuchfurniture, orifitisn’t keptneat,thatmaynothappen.

4. Be Honest. Always.

It’svital to be straightforward,clear,direct,andhonest atall stagesof the contractingprocess. This removesriskfromtransactions.You expectfullhonestyfrombuyers. Expectitfrom yourself too.

5. DoTheWork.

Putinthe work.Sellingisn’tjusthardwork forthe realtor;it’shardwork forthehomeowner too. Don’texpectit to beotherwise. Be willing to dothe workthatmakes itallhappen!

6. TryToGet aBackupOffer.

Makesureyourbrokertriestoget abackup offer. Shouldthefirst contract somehowfail, you’ll have abit of insurance. Often, backup offers aremuch strongerthanthefirst!Yourbrokershould be willing to dothe work to makeitpossible.

7. Read YourDangDocuments.

Almost everypageofacontract contains provisions sellers shouldunderstand.Butifthethought of reading arealestateformputsyou to sleep,you’renormal. Do itanyway.Andhave yourbroker explainwhat variousprovisionsmean.

8. Everything’s Negotiable,ExceptWhen It’s Not. Intheory, everythinginNewMexicorealestateisnegotiable.Inpractice, sometraditions (suchas howclosing costsare split) vary regionallyand canoftenbeless negotiablethan you’dlike.

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October18, 2024

Movie Magic: Santa Fe International Film Festival

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Star Attractions by Ania Hull

Sure, the movies are the main reason to go to a film festival But don’t miss this year ’ s panel discussions, Q&As, mixers, awards presentations, and other film-related events

17 Breaking It Down by Ania Hull ON THE COVER

Actor Closeup: Bryan Cranston, this year ’ s festival Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, finds good chemistry in New Mexico’s terrain and baseball teams

OUT THERE

8India’s famedtablā player in Albuquerque

20 Short Cuts by Emiliana Sandoval

On the Home Front: New Mexico filmmakers keep it lean for their contributions to the festival’s shorts lineup

8 TheBestofUs at Monroe GalleryofPhotography

9International CouncilofThirteenIndigenous Grandmothers gathering

10 Cebollas at theSanta Fe Playhouse

22 Where There’s a Will by Ania Hull

International Focus: A new film by Hong Kong’s Ray Yeung explores the idea of family and the law of the land

10 MetLiveinHD’s Grounded

11 SkyRailway’s Fright Train

11 BrianMcPartlon’s RomanticAbstractions

11 NotesonCare artist talk on IVF

24 A Political Animal by Ania Hull

RealLife: Love and politics weave a tale as old as time in this film festival documentary

ScreenfortheRarelySeen

by BrianSandford

No Name Cinema,aspace fordiscovering cinematic secrets, celebrates its100th offering.

Cover: BryanCranstonin Breaking Bad Design TauraCostidis

14 Review ShredSisters by BetsyLerner

SCREEN TIME

28 NowShowing In theaters andspecial screenings IN OTHERWORDS

EXTRAS

6Editor’sNote: AStudent of Films

34 Pasa Week

36 Pasa Planner

39 FinalFrame

(Heather Roan Robbins/Star Codes is on vacation this week.)

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EDITOR’SNOTE

AStudent of Films

Igot thebulkofmycinematic educationthroughanow defunctvideo store in Montreal,LaBoîte Noire. I’dfrequentitseveral timesper week during my collegeyears at McGill University in thelate1990s,whenI studiedphilosophy andLatin andGermanand hadtoget outof my head.

Allemployees at La BoîteNoire (The BlackBox)werefilmstudentsatone of thefouruniversitiesdowntown— it must have been acriteriafor employment —and allwereversedinobscurefilmauteurs.You couldgotoany of them andsay somethinglike, “Tonight,Ifeellikewatchingsomething from the 1960s, on thesurrealistside,”and they’d walk youtoashelf dedicatedto, say, Chilean-French filmmakerAlejandro Jodorowsky,and pointat El topo (1970) or theevenmorebizarre FandoyLis (1968).They’dalsogiveyou alistofall theother movies by that director,and that’s howI watchedJodorowsky’s La montaña sagrada (1973) and La cravate (1957) insteadofpayingmoreattention towhatHegel or SpinozaorAristotle,orthe dreadedKant, hadtosay about universalsomething or other.

In themiddleofthe summer,I’d queuefor hoursinfront of thedecrepit Cinéma Imperial to seeeverythingI couldatthe newFantasiaFestival. In late August,being apoorcollege student, I’dbeg my father to buymeapassfor theFestivaldes filmsdumonde de Montréal (MontrealWorld Film Festival), which Ihearisalsonow defunct.

Film festivals, just like La BoîteNoire was, arepuremagic:Youbrowse through alistand pick afilmatrandom, andnot knowinganythingabout thefilm— otherthanthatit’snot ahorrorfilm(Idon’t do horror films) —you sitand let someonetellyou astory.

Whichbringsmetothis: Iwas recently browsing throughthe list of feature-filmscreeners theorganizersofthe SantaFeInternational Film Festival hadsharedwithme, when Icameacrossa name:Matthew Rankin.

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Matthewisanexperimentalfilmmaker from Canada who’ssecond feature-length film, UniversalLanguage (Canada, 99 minutes),premiered this year at Cannes andwon theinaugural ChantalAkerman award. UniversalLanguage screened at theCCA recently,asaspecial SFiFFpresentation. Thefilmisset betweenWinnipegand Tehran,and is basedinpartonMatthew’s parents, whodiedduringthe pandemic.

Matthewwas oneofmyclosest friendsatMcGill. He studiedhistory,Istudied theancient Greeks,and we’d watchBoîte Noirefilms together.Hespent his summersplantingtrees up north,soatthe endofmyfirst year of college,I sublet hisroominacrowded apartmentbuildingonPineAvenuenearCinéma du Parc.The room wasinsideakitchen,basically apantry, andwas so smallthat to enterit, Ihad to simultaneously push thedooropenand lift my mattress offthe floor.

That winter,after Irenteda biggerroomfromaformerPortuguesenun, Matthew made hisfirst shortfilmand starredmeinit. We shot themovie’s onlyscene in themiddleofthe nightatLes 4Frères, a24-hour grocerystore on Saint-Laurent. Matthewhad me walk throughthe cereal aisleand pick up boxes and stareatthem. Inever sawthe endresult, ormaybe Idid.Iforget. Ijustrememberhow cold it wasoutside that night.

Matthew’s UniversalLanguage is Canada’s official submission to the2025Academy Awards.How about that?

Ania Hull,Staff Writer ahull@sfnewmexican.com

OUT THERE FOR

THE EARS

Setting the Tablā for a Musical Feast

We’re fortunate in New Mexico we often can hear musicians who are in the upper ranks of their field perform It’s less often that we have the opportunity to hear someone who is widely regarded as the best in the world, but it’s happening on Thursday, October 24, in Albuquerque

Zakir Hussain is an Indian national treasure and a winner of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, the country’s highest award for artists in traditional fields He plays the tablā, the pair of small, tuned drums played by hand that are the principal percussion instrument of Hindustani music

His international renown is reflected in the three Grammy Awards he won in February 2024 and in being voted DownBeat’ s Percussionist of the Year for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024

Alla Rakha, Hussain’s father, was also a celebrated tablā master; his decades-long partnership with sitar player Ravi Shankar introduced Indian classical music to the rest of the world, especially through their appearances at 1967’s Monterrey Pop Festival and 1969’s Woodstock Festival

PICTURETHIS ‘Best’ Practices

In oneimage,three masked,exhausted-looking medicalprofessionals slumpatadesk, one’sheadleaningonanother’s shoulder.Two others show American societal matriarchs Rosa Parksand Eleanor Roosevelt —the former serious, thelattersmiling.Yet anothershows a Blackman with “Vote” paintedonhis face during amarch in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.

Allare part of TheBestofUs,running throughmid-Novemberat Monroe GalleryofPhotography.The gallerydescribes thefeatured images as “depicting theidealsand diversityofthe humanexperience whichexplore thecharacterizationofextraordinary andeveryday peoplewho renewour faiththatall things arepossibleand exemplify ourideals.”

In otherwords,hopeand fighting forimprovement arecentral features of TheBestofUs —distinguishingitfromsomeprevious MonroeGallery exhibitions. Photojournalismisthe gallery’sbread and butter, andthe fruits of that craftcan be compelling but challenging. TheBestofUs hangsonthe gallery’swalls,while thevirtual project The Campaign canbeviewedatsfnm.co/VirtualProjects.Itcoincides with theelectionseason, ending November 24.Imagesinclude arapturously smilingwoman wearingan“Obama, You’re Fired” shirt meetingthen-presidential candidateDonaldTrump;former President Barack Obamatalking andgesturing as rain falls; andformer PresidentGeorgeW.Bushand Vice PresidentDickCheneygazingat theirwatches simultaneously,apaintingofAbraham Lincolnbehind them.— BrianSandford

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Hussain has also collaborated with major figures in popular and world music, performing live and on albums with George Harrison, Van Morrison, The Grateful Dead, and Earth, Wind & Fire, among others Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who considers Hussain “the most advanced rhythmist on the planet,” co-founded the world music group Planet Drum with Hussain in 1991 For his Albuquerque performance, Hussain will be joined by Rahul Sharma, who plays the santoor, an ancient folk instrument that is a type of hammered dulcimer with 100 strings Sharma’s father, the late Shivkumar Sharma, was a great santoor virtuoso who collaborated with Hussain for more than 40 years of legendary concerts around the world His son Rahul is now considered the pre-eminent santoor player of his generation Mark Tiarks

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Zakir Hussain, who will perform a tablā concert Thursday, October 24, in Albuquerque, won three Grammy Awards this year

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LISTEN & LEARN

Returning to Roots

The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, an alliance of indigenous women from all around the world, has been spreading the seeds of wisdom, tradition, and love for the Earth for the past 20 years

To commemorate the milestone, some of the council’s founding members and guest speakers will gather for a four-day event called We Are All Related: Unearthing the Roots of Our Shared Humanity The event co-hosted by the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, the Grandmothers Wisdom Project, and The Path, and in collaboration with Synergetic Press and Cultural Survival will start Thursday, October 24, and continue through October 27

The gathering represents a full-circle moment for founding members like Grandmother Flordemayo, 75, who was born in the highlands of Nicaragua and now lives in Estancia and hosted the first official council gathering of the grandmothers in Santa Fe in 2005

Grandmother Flordemayo says the grandmothers’ first gathering, before the group became a council, came together in a serendipitous fashion Flordemayo and 15 other Indigenous grandmothers from around the world were recommended to California’s Center for Sacred Studies Director Jeaneane Prevatt, otherwise known as “Jyoti,” who was organizing an event for Indigenous and Western women in Phoenicia, New York Thirteen accepted the invitation

“We had this incredible time and everybody was happy, and we thought, ‘Hey, wait a minute We’ve come together Let’s get together again,’” Flordemayo says “So we discussed becoming a council at that moment Everything just came together”

The grandmothers agreed to continue meeting to pray, to envision a future for the generations to come, and to promote messages of peace, healing, activism, connectedness, education, care for the Earth, and protection of Indigenous ways of life

The grandmothers have carried out their mission by sharing prayers and teachings through films, events, and books, including Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet (Trumpeter, 2006), Grandmothers Wisdom: Reverence for All Creation (Ma Creative, 2019), and the newly revised Synergetic Press edition, Grandmothers’Wisdom:LivingPortrayalsfromtheInternational Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers (2024), which will launch at the We Are All Related conference

While only six of the grandmothers are still living, the most recent book features wisdom, empowering stories, sacred traditions, ancestral knowledge, and more collected from all 13 grandmothers The grandmothers decided not to continue the council through successors, so the book acts as a vessel of documentation through which their wisdom is passed along

“This is a capsule, a time capsule,” says Deborah Parrish Snyder, publisher for Synergetic Press, a trade publishing company in Santa Fe and London “They did not want to have any kind of passing on of their challenge, that they individually took on as activists, to somebody else It was not a burden for other people to bear”

Parrish Snyder, who connected with the grandmothers and their earlier books at a blessing event she was invited to years ago, says she hopes the book will broadcast the grandmothers’ values of holding nature sacred to a Western culture that she says needs help finding its way back to connecting with nature in a deeper way

“The Indigenous wisdom has an incredible toolkit of ways to just remember what got you here and remember the value of nature,” she says

Grandmother Flordemayo hopes the book also conveys the special role that grandmothers play in our lives and the value of listening to what they have to share

“There is a Hopi proverb that says, ‘When the grandmothers speak, the world will begin to heal,’” Flordemayo says “Our voices carry the prayers of those who came before us, and they carry the vision for those who will come after It is our hope that as you read this book, you feel that connection to your own ancestors, to the grandmothers of your lineage, and to the sacred duty we all have to protect and nurture the Earth for the next seven generations ”

Flordemayo, other founding council members, and special guests, including Henrietta Mann and Vandana Shiva, who both penned the introduction of the newest book, will attend next week’s event to share more about the book and the stories, prayers, and lessons in it

Marisol Villanueva, who has worn many hats in her work with the council for 20 years, says the conference is for “ anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of our shared humanity and connection to Earth [and] individuals passionate about Indigenous wisdom, cultural preservation, sustainability, and spiritual growth ”

Villanueva says working closely with the grandmothers for 20 years has allowed her to see firsthand and be inspired by their dedication to unity and healing, and she hopes others from all walks of life join and carry on the grandmothers’ movement Kylie Garcia

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Grandmother Flordemayo is one of the founding members of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers

Grandmother Mona Polacca wears her traditional Havasupai regalia, the last dress made by her late mother

OUT THERE

THE BIG SCREEN

A ‘Grounded’ Fighter Pilot Can Still Kill

Surefire opera trivia question: When did the Metropolitan Opera stage its first work by a female composer?

Answer: 1903, with Ethyl Smyth’s Der Wald (The Forest)

Surefire question No 2: How many years later was the second?

Answer: 113, with Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin (Love from Afar) in 2016 (Many Santa Feans saw its highly acclaimed American premiere here in 2002 )

Question No 3: When did the Met commission its first opera from a woman?

Answer: 2018, with a pair of commissions to American composers Jeanine Tesori and Missy Mazzoli

Opera timelines being what they are, the first of the commissions, Tesori’s Grounded, just had its world premiere at the Met, and it’s coming to Santa Fe on Saturday, October 19, via the Met Live in HD broadcast series at the Lensic Performing Arts Center

It’s a tale that could only date from the 21st century, as it explores the psychological destruction that contemporary warfare wreaks on those who conduct it, via Jess, a hotshot fighter pilot whose unintended pregnancy grounds her from flying, but not from killing the enemy

Instead, she’s transferred to Nevada, where she sits in a comfy padded chair while piloting a Reaper drone half a world away, witnessing on enormous video screens the deaths and devastation she caused but never truly saw from the cockpit

Mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo has received rave reviews for her ferocious portrayal of Jess and the triple pressures she faces to excel as a new mother, a new spouse, and a new brand of warrior Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley is her military commander, tenor Ben Bliss is her husband, and soprano Ellie Dehn is

STAGEPRESENCE

RiotousRoadTrip

Portales playwright LeonardMadridhas theunusual distinctionofhavingtwo of hisworks featured consecutivelyatSanta Fe Playhouse.

Madrid wasone of four playwrightsfeaturedinthe late-summerMelodrama production.His next offering is Cebollas,focusingonthree Latina sisters traveling from AlbuquerquetoDenvertodeliver abody. Adeadone,incase that’s notobvious.

Despitethe macabrepremise,it’sacomedythatcoversalot of ground, featuringstops in SantaFe, Bernalillo,Huerfano, Colorado Springs, andCastle Rock.The sistersare portrayedbyChristina Martos,Vanessa Rios yValles, and Cristina Vigil. JesseJou directs. —B.S.

7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday, October18-19,October 24-26, October31-November 2, November 7-9; 2p.m.Sunday, October20, 27, November 3, 10

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11 a m Saturday, October 19

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Emily D’Angelo performs in the role of Jess in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded

Cristina Vigil(from left), ChristinaMartos, andVanessa Rios yVallesstarassisters in playwrightLeonard Madrid’s Cebollas at SantaFePlayhouse.

’TIS THE SEASON Tracks of Terror

Halloween lovers are in for a treat on the tracks, as Sky Railway’s Fright Train offers rides to ghouls and ghosts ages 18 and older Passengers are invited to show up to the Santa Fe Depot decked out in costumes for fun and frights on Halloween night and the two weekends leading up to it

The Fright Train leaves the station at 7:10 p m on weekdays and 7:15 p m on weekends, starting Friday, October 18, through October 31 Tickets include a champagne toast

Upon departure into the desert night, riders can listen to live entertainment by DJs in each of the four enclosed train cars (each night features different DJs) New this year are silent disco headphones, available to rent for $10, which allows passengers to meander the train and its open-air flatcars while still listening to the DJ of their choice

Live entertainment isn’t limited to inside the train, as passengers can also watch performances alongside the tracks The Fright Train will make stops at four different two- to four-minute scenes, two of which are familiar favorites and two of which are new The performances will include 12 actors, three technicians, and even a horse

“On a production scale, our Fright Trains have more moving parts than our Christmas trains We have created something really special for Santa Fe that locals and visitors can look forward to every year, ” says Bryan Deutsch, Sky Railway’s Director of Entertainment, Sales, and Marketing

While passengers take in the music and performances, they can also sample Halloween-themed cocktails, mocktails, and soft drinks in addition to Sky Railway’s regular menu offerings A nightly costume contest will include prizes Deutsch says most of Fright Train’s attendees “ go all out ”

The frightful adventure is a popular one, with Saturday nights and Halloween usually selling out a couple weeks in advance

The Fright Train party will continue on select nights at participating Railyard bars As Above So Below will host the afterparty on Friday, October 18, and October 25; Milk of the Poppy hosts on October 26; and Nuckolls hosts on October 31 Afterparties feature DJ’d music, themed cocktails, and a 10% bar tab discount for those in costume

“This is a really unique experience not only to the area, but nationally and globally We don’t know any other railroads taking Halloween to this sort of production level,” Deutsch says “This isn’t your mom and pop railroad ” K G

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WORTHTHE DRIVE

Large Ambitions

If BrianMcPartlon decidedto paintamap of Liechtenstein, it probably wouldend up being life-sized.

That’s aslightexaggeration, but it speaks to theSanta Fe abstract painter’sloveofcreatinglarge,boldworks,some of them severalfeetacross. Such pieces canbeseeninmultiple exhibitionsofMcPartlon’s art this fall,including Romantic Abstractions at theUniversityofNew Mexico Valencia.Itfeaturesvarious workshe has createdinthe past fewyears.

McPartlonwillattenda receptionfrom4-6 p.m. Wednesday, October23, at the addressbelow.Those who happen to be in LasVegas —the Nevada one— also cancheck out BrianMcPartlon:The ShapeofColor,running throughDecember 15atSahara West Library. Visitsfnm.co/ShapeofColorfor details. —B.S.

ThroughNovember3

University of NewMexicoValenciaFineArtsGallery 280LaEntrada Road,Los Lunas 505-925-8500;sfnm.co/Abstractions

EXHIBITIONISM

In VitroFocus

Artist Rachel Coxlaysherself bare in her NotesonCare exhibition,delving intothe emotionalrawness of herexperiencewithinvitro fertilizationand adopting adonoregg that ledtothe birthofher daughter.She also appears nude,injecting herselfaspartofthe process.

Thetimingofthe exhibition is no coincidence, coming thesameyearthat theAlabama SupremeCourt ruledthatunder astate law, embryos areclassified as unborn children.Thatrulinghas echoed nationwide in apolitically charged year andera.

“Weare at acriticalmomentinhistory wherebirthingpeoplehavelostfederal protectionsfor theright to decide howand when.”

Notes on Care runs throughDecember7atthe UNMArt Museum’s VanDeren Coke Gallery, 203Cornell DriveNE, Albuquerque. Coxholds aMasterofFine Arts degree in photographyfromUNM.—B.S.

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Passengers can sport their best Halloween costumes while enjoying music, drinks, and entertainment during the Sky Railway’s Fright Train nights

BrianMcPartlon, Spirit,acrylic andrhoplex on canvas

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IN OTHER WORDS

JoanFrank |For TheWashingtonPost

TheKindofNovel ReadersWon’t Want to End

“AsAmy workstoward masteringherownfate, heragonizedlove forher sisterpersists,despite woundsthatenter areader like,well,glassshards.”

FICTION

SHREDSISTERS by BetsyLerner, Grove, 272pages

Ah,thesturdymystery of literary taste: OftenI adorewhatothersdislike and—alas, more often—viceversa.But here comesBetsy Lerner’s Shred Sisters,and I’mbetting thefarmitwillscoop most lively mindsstraightintothe “adore”basket. This debutnovel’s advanceblurbsprove true:It’ssmart,funny,and moving. That feelsslightlyunfair, like beingbothrichand goodlooking, sinceLerneralsohappens to be aliteraryagent of repute.Nonetheless Idisappeared into ShredSisters, continuallyaware (aswithall terrific books) of my reckless greedtopress ahead, alongside apangofregretthat thebookwould have to end.

Trynot to absorb toomuchadvance pressabout Shred Sisters.Its bright,clean,gallivantingstory rewardsanopen mind andheart with crispprose,fresh plot turns, and dimensional, dishyportraits we caninstantly recognize. Itsgist: Theeponymous Shreds,ofConnecticut,are raisingtwo antithetical daughters. FirstbornOliviais sexy,wild, anddangerouslyburdened —visibly,early— with psychosis. As diagnosesfluctuate over decades, the book charts adaisy-chain of Ollie-triggeredcatastrophes, together with herfamily’sanguish as it scramblesto cover, cope,adapt.It’stoLerner’screditthatalthough this patternisset up in thefirst pages, areaderholds her breath anticipating each crisis.

YoungersisterAmy —shy,comparatively plain, nerdy, self-conscious —narratesablyand wittily, opening with asymphonic (fairlysymbolic) window-shattering accident that showershyperactive youngOllie in glass shards.Blood,ambulance,and hospital time ensue; father dealswhile mother’s away on avacationcruise. Amy’s voice—aperfect amalgamofweary cynicism,jealousy, angst, andsteady, painfullove—winsusinstantly.“Here Iwas again, on thesidelineofanother crisis Olliecreated, staged,and starredin. My sister waspossiblybleedingto death, whilemymotherdealt anotherhandofbridge.”

We watchbothgirls grow up,eachobeying herown extremenature(Ollie, an all-purposerebel;Amy,a lonely sciencegeek),enduringorfleeing schools, lovers, marriages—not least, theirparents’slowlycrumbling union. Again, to Lerner’s credit,these evolutions grip us tightlyand,despite theirdrama,feelnatural and inevitable.Lerner’sace?Manyreaders will have known or metaversion of each sister —especiallyOllie,whose sparkling, shape-shifting capacity to betray canflat-out astonish.Quicksilver seductiveyet effectivelywearinga sandwich boarddeclaring BigDamage, herdarkdiamond of apersona flashesbehindproceedings even when she’s off-screen.

Ollie’sappearances anddisappearances, rehabs and relapses (wardens andmentors)unfoldexactly as they

should,and myriad scenes (including institutional andindividualtherapy sessions)willmakeyou want to both howl andlaugh fortheir authentic, helpless absurdity. In abig family groupsession,the directing doctor speechifies: “‘We areherebecause your sons and daughtersare fighting fortheirlives. …Weneedyou, becausefamiliesare dynamicsystems.’ ‘Herecomes the part whereheblamesus,’Iheard my mother whisper to my father.”

Amyfeels pinchedbythe glaringgap betweenideal and real:“Isuspected that therapywas nevergoing to cure Ollie. Shewould just learnhow to game anew system.”

Midway throughthe novel, atasty list of “someofthe missingpiecesof[Ollie’s] life”cites “a sculptor named Thom whom she’dlived with fora fewmonthsona houseboatinSeattle.Amarried Republican whoarranged astayat…afancy psychiatrichospitalinNew Canaan. …She hadcrashed hisvintage Jaguar into thehouse wherehis wife andkidsweresleeping. Shesaidhecared more aboutthe carthanhis family.” Amycan’t tell if Ollieseesany difference between“sleeping on thefloor of abus stationorinasuite at theRitz-Carlton. Cleaning someone’shouse or leavingmoney forthe maid.” On occasion we wonder howOlliesurvives, knowingwell that many such typessimplydon’t.Thatprecarity challenges writerly tone —how do yousuccessfullybalance thegrim, theurgentlyearnest,and theridiculous? —yet Lerner wrangles it,deliveringascrappy mélangeofMel Brooks andSylviaPlath.

Thesepages areconsistentlypackedwithtaut, sharp dialogue,and Amy’sthoughtsoften begtobequoted: “My mother believed in marriage theway some people believe in theDeclaration of Independence.Byfaithfullydoing herduties, shethought shewould be rewarded withthe dignityaccorded wivesand widows as they navigate the emptynest, retirement,and oldage.”

As Amyworks toward masteringher ownfate, her agonized love forher sister persists,despite wounds that enterareaderlike, well,glass shards.WhenOllie later asks Amyfor help during aclimacticevent:“No matter howdesperately IalwayswantedOllietochooseme,I resented it when shesummonedme. Shehad skipped my …graduations,missedmywedding …mydivorce. …I didn’t appreciate howour dadhad deemed hergod’s gift to heredity.”

We maysupposewecan predictthisinflamedrelationship’s trajectory.Yet somehow (a crowning tributeto Lerner), it managestosurpriseus. What comesatus, page afterpage, is newnews, forwhich —laughterand pain alike— we’reultimatelygrateful. Theride feelsreal. ◀

Joan Frank’slatestbooks are Late Work:A Literary AutobiographyofLove, Loss,and What IWas Reading and JuniperStreet: aNovel.

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Thelightsgouponthe SantaFeInternational Film Festival

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ANIA HULL

Star Attractions

Movie lovers, it’s time to pop the corn and settle in The 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival presents 42 narrative feature films, 24 documentaries, and 118 short films, all presented across 98 nings over five days

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his year is really a culmination of a lot of hard work, and really show our spot as one of the top regional festivals around,” Liesette Bailey, the festival’s executive director sides watching lots of flicks and attending post-screening s, attendees can also catch eight free industry panels and e New Mexico filmmaker salon, Bailey says Each event des multiple industry experts who will share tips, tricks, and e-making craft lessons

e Directors Panel on Friday, October 18, for example, includes filmmakers whose films are in the festival Austin Alward mania), Wook Hwang (Mash Ville), and Rachel Goldberg (Agatha All Along) who will discuss their creative process The cumenteur Panel on Saturday, October 19, will gather Academy ward-nominated documentary directors Kirby Dick, Glenn Silber, d Jon Else (The Day After Trinity) to talk about documentary les and techniques involved in telling real-life stories

Other panels include a production panel, a short film panel, one out acting, and another about casting, as well as a distribution nel and one about nonfiction filmmaking The New Mexico on, on Sunday, October 20, features local filmmakers who have ms in the festival, offering the audience a chance to meet and ar from local talent

SFIFF PANELS AND SALON

Friday through Sunday, October 18-20 form & concept gallery

435 S Guadalupe Street

Panels and salons are free, but online registration is required 505-780-8312; santafe.film

The festival includes an award ceremony on Saturday, October in honor of Bryan Cranston, this year ’ s SFIFF Lifetime hievement Award recipient (see “Breaking It Down”) Cranston ayed the title character in Trumbo, for which he was nominated an Academy Award in 2016; the film will screen at Cranston’s rd ceremony he festival which also was designated earlier this nth as an Oscar-qualifying festival in the Best Animated rt, Best Narrative Short, and Best Documentary Short catries ends with Amber Sealey’s new film, Out of My d (USA, 102 minutes) “Being able to close with a film by a l director, Amber Sealey, is really special,” Bailey says e ’ s directed this big movie for Disney, and her film offers this ting look at what kind of talent can come out of Santa Fe ” Sealey attend the screening and answer questions afterward ◀

SFIFF SCREENINGS

Various times and venues

Toptobottom: Wook Hwang’s Mash Ville, Amber Sealey’s OutofMyMind, and Austin Alward’s Tasmania areamongthe feature filmsscreening at the 2024 SantaFeInternational Film Festival.

Breaking It Down

Bryan Cranston finds good chemistry in New Mexico’s terrain and baseball team

BY ANIA HULL

Bryan Cranston is sitting in a cornerofhis house in Sherman Oaks, a 1920s neighborhoodinLos Angeles in the San Fernando Valley andupthe Santa Monica Mountains Sherman Oaks is Old Hollywood, and Cranston’s house is a quick walk from James Dean’s final residence and from the studio MarilynMonroe shared with James Dougherty, her first husband.

Cranston’s white French window shutters areclosedbut the afternoon light filters through regardless andshinesinsmall rays on Cranston’s gray T-shirt and clean-shavedface. He’s lived in this house with his wife, actor Robin Gale Dearden, for22 years This is also where the couple raised their daughter,Taylor Dearden, now an actor in her own right who’s learnedfromher father to work hard and take chances and to be readywhen luck strikes

Like Cranston himself, the house is elegantbut unassuming: A one-family corner home, with an iron picket fence, surrounded by tall old trees and hedges for privacy,and agarage building at the back Flowers in pots decoratethe windowsand also stand guard outside the fence A sinuous Lebanoncedar towers to the left of the house and dwarfs the roof, andfrom behind the house, at a distance, a sole palm tree peaksthrough to remind us that this is golden California

Cranston and his wife have a second home in New YorkCity and an apartment in Albuquerque, where Cranston filmed Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 In Breaking Bad, he played what he refers to as the role of his career: Walter White,aka Heisenberg, the meth-cooking chemistry teacher turned drug lord A desperate desperado, Cranston calls him

The Emmy-award winning actor is in New Mexico this week. He says that he and Vince Gilligan, the writer and creative mind behind Breaking Bad and its prequel, Better Call Saul, will give a press conference in Santa Fe to launch a new statesponsored initiative, Breaking Bad Habits, to help stop littering in New Mexico The governor ’ s office confirmed the upcoming statewide beautification campaign with Cranston and plans to release more details soon

“New Mexico is gorgeous, ” Cranston says “I tell people all the time that it’s such a physically gorgeous state So when the anti-littering campaign came to me, I thought, ‘If there’s anything to make it more beautiful, it’s to try to get people to realize that and to not mess this up ’ You know, don’t mar the beauty And so that’s what it’s [the initiative] really all about, and I’m excited that we might be able to change some opinions and do some good.”

Of course, beautification isn’t the only thing on Cranston’s mind He’s in town for the Santa Fe International Film Festival to receive a SFIFF Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, October 19, at the Lensic, where he will talk about hiscareer and craft with award-winning screenwriter and producer Kirk Ellis, Cranston’s friend and creative collaborator

Last year, GQ magazine and later, severalother publications, including The Hollywood Reporter —claimed that Cranston was planning to retire in 2026 atage 70.He’s68, and a “lifetime achievement” award might seem premature, unless of course he is planning to leave theindustry.

Bryan Cranston has four Primetime Emmy Awards for his role as Walter White in the Albuquerque-set AMC series Breaking Bad

Cranston, continuedfromPage17

Cranston shakes hishead. “No, no,” he says viaZoom. “But youknowhow journalism goes.Iwanttostart workingless. I’ve only hadone jobthisyear, andIlikethat. Ilikenot workingasmuch. Ilikeslowing down.Ilikeregrouping. Ilikefocusingon n otherthings.

“And so Itolda journalist [lastyear] that I’ve been workingnonstop for25yeaars and that Ithink Iwantto hitthe pause e button foralittlewhile andtakeabreak— maybe travel,maybe stay in anothercoountry for five,six months.Ineeda resett, and that’s theterminology that Iused.AAnd for some reason,thisjournalistsaid, ‘He wants to hitthe pausebutton. He neeeds a reset, a retirement of sorts.’And Iwwent, ‘What?’ So now it’s,‘I’mretiring.’And d then someone grabbedthatsentencethat I never said and putitina headline: ‘Bryan Cranston’s going to retire in 2026.’ Silly.”

When he’s is notworkinng which is to say, when he’s notacting,wwriting, producing, directing, or promoting Dos Hombres Mezcal with hisbusiness s partner and Breaking Bad co-star AaronPaul, or workingon n social projects in New Mexico and elsewhere—Cranstonswwims laps in his outdoor pool, runs, andifthe daycalls forit,ssits in the jacuzzi He was inspired to take up running g in11984 when he stumbled upon the New York City y Marathon one April morning after having been fired from m his first serious acting job on the soap Loving, in which he was a member of the original cast and played Doug Donovan Cranston loves baseball, too, and is a diehard fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers But while filming Breaking Bad, and whenever time permitted and baseball was in season, he’d also go see the Albuquerque Isotopes play

“I have a friend, John Traub, who is the general manager of the Isotopes,” Cranston says “And anytime we were shooting Breaking Bad, I would look at my watch to see what time I was wrapped that day And if the Topes were still playing, I would drive straight to the stadium from work and call John, and he’d let me in, and I’d go sit It could be the seventh inning or something It’d be late in the game, and I’d sit down, and I’d say hello to folks and watch two or three innings of baseball And I loved it It was fantastic Love the Topes ”

He acknowledges that the Isotopes is the team players join to raise their potential for scoring better contracts elsewhere, but that doesn’t stop him from loving the ballpark on Avenida Cesar Chavez “I love going there because it’s just so homey and so beautiful to be able to go to that park and be able to sit amongst the people there, and saying hi to a lot of the players, and it’s just so much fun,” he says When he has time, Cranston also goes for long walks that are n not necessarily aerobic “They clear the head,” he saysinthat deeep and authoritative yet warm voice that led him to fame as an

actor and to voice dozens of animated TV and film characters, like Chief in Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs (2018) “I listen to a lot of audiobooks on walks, and I like the fact that I’m able to catch up on mostly biographies and autobiographies while I walk, so I can kill two birds with one stone ” Cranston is a lifelong student of the acting craft, and by extension and by default is curious about the human experience He’s listening now to Entrances and Exits (2024), an autobiography by Michael Richards, who played Kramer in Seinfeld Cranston worked on six Seinfeld episodes as Dr Tim Whatley, a regifter and an unorthodox dentist whom George Costanza dubs “dentist to the stars ” When Whatley converts to Judaism in the episode titled “The Yada Yada” (S8, E19), Richards’ character, Kramer, coins the term “anti-dentite ”

“I was fascinated to know a little bit more about his [Michael Richards’] history,” Cranston says “And he has a fascinating life I also just enjoyed listening to Jon Cryer’s book, which I really loved, and Kevin Pollak’s book Griffin Dunne wrote a book that I enjoyed too And then there’s politics I was just listening to something about Harry Truman and Eisenhower ”

The books are So That Happened: A Memoir (2015) by Cryer; How I Slept My Way to the Middle: Secrets and Stories from Stage, Screen, and Interwebs (2012) by Pollak; and The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir (2024) by Dunne, an actor and director whho happens to be Joan Didion’s nephew

“Ourjjob [as actors] is to be really keen observers,” Cranston says,“andtowwatch human behavior unfold and take that in, so as to be able to repllicaate that under very unnatural circumstances: Imaginea camera,lightingpeoplle, aguy with aboom mic, makeup andhair, andsomeone clapping,‘Andaction! Go, do it now!’It’sveryunnatural,and thebetteractorsfindways

“Our job [as actors] is to be really keen observers and to watch human behavior unfold and take that in, so as to be able to replicate that under very unnatural circumstances The better actors find ways to look very natural in an unnatural setting. And so that’s always our quest: To be students of human behavior, and I find it fascinating.”

Bryan Cranston

to look very naturalinanunnatural setting. Andsothat’salwaysour quest: To be students of humanbehavior, andI find it fascinating.”

Cranston wrotehis memoir, ALifein Parts (2016),which earned him a2017Audie Awardfor hisnarration. He’s narrated severalother books too. In 2013,herecorded TheThings They Carried (Tim O’Brien, 1990). “I likethe ideaofa reluctantsoldier andwhathappens to thehuman soul when they attempttobecome someonethey’re not,”Cranstonsays of O’Brien’scollectionoflinkedshort stories. “That’salwaysafascinating pointtoexamine,and Idothatall the time in my work as an actor. There areseveral characters I’ve played who have attemptedtobecomesomeone they’renot.And it’s always dramatic,because it’s unsustainable,I think. It’s just notpossible.”

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ALifeinParts by Bryan Cranston,Scribner, 2016, 288pages;narratedby BryanCranston, Simon &Schuster Audio, 2016, 8hours 53 minutes, available on Audibleand elsewhere

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Cranston adds that whileheenjoyed readingand narratingthe book,healsofound it stressful, “because therewerealot of different characters that Iwantedtodojustice to.” He pauses foramoment.

“Hopefully people listened to it.I’venever listened to it,actually.I wouldn’t listen to my ownnarration.” He says he canwatch movies and TV showshe’svoicedover, butaudiobooksare adifferent medium.

“Audiobooks last hoursand hours, andI have no interest in listening to myself forthatlong,”he says.He then narrowshis green eyes before adding,perhaps as areminderthatthisisHollywood, after all,“Ialsodon’t read reviews, so Iwon’t read this articlethat you ’ re writing.”

Oh, man.

But hiswifewill,hesays, andflashes that California smile. ◀

SFIFF Presents Lifetime AchievementAward to BryanCranston

Includesdiscussionwithscreenwriter Kirk Ellisfollowing screening of Trumbo (2015)

7 p m.Saturday, October19

LensicPerformance Arts Center

211 W. SanFrancisco Street

$35

5 505-988-1234; santafe.film

BryanCranston’s filmcredits include Trumbo (above)and Wakefield (oppositepage).

SFIFF NM SHORTS

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NewMexicofilmmakers keep it lean fortheir contributions to the Santa Fe InternationalFilmFestivalshortslineup BY EMILIANASSANDOVAL

New Mexico hasmanyadvantagesfor makingmovies: adeepwelloflocal talent,fascinating characters and topics,amazing sceneryand light. ButdirectorRafaelSalazar Moreno wasn’t expecting tarantulas when filming Wherethe EarthMeets theSky,one of 13 shorts showingatthe SantaFe InternationalFilm Festival that were shot in or made by someonefromNew Mexico.

Thethird in aseriesoffilms createdfor theNational GalleryofArt,Moreno’slongershort is thestory of artist CharlesRoss’ 50-plus-year questtobuild the Star Axis,a graniteand sandstonesculpture aligned withtheEarth’s axis somewhereinthe NewMexico desert.The heartofthe projectisa Star Tunnel with aviewofPolaris,the NorthStar.

“The placeisspectacular,” Moreno says.“Filming at nightisreallydifficult, so we used differenttechniques to do it.Being thereatnight forme, it was more likeanintrospection.Walking thestairsiskind of meditating in away.It’sareallyintense andinteresting experience.But Ididn’tknowthe tarantulas were migratingatthattime— that wasa surprise. Some appear on frameinone of theinterviews.”

Ross is afascinating subjject who comes off as brilliant, opaque,and determineed Thanks to 50 hours of footagebythe filmmakerWWendy Apple who d ed before shecould complete heroown film about Ross, Moreno wasabletoincorporateffootage dating back to thebeginning of theproject.

the movie’s narrative poem n a deep twang that sounds l ke he d be at home on a ranch

“Ittookthe projecttoanother levell,” he says “It wasagreat opportunitytofinishthe work k of another filmmaker. AndIfeelthatindocumentaries, we start so many projects that we neverfinish. In thefuture, maybesomeone will open oneofmydrivesand put t a lotofcareintofinishing somethingI started.” Ross hopestocompleteStarAxisnextyearand open it to thepublicin2027. Wherethe EarthMeets theSky screensFriday, October18.

“A lot of t does kind of revolve around concepts o gr t and Western themes ” Mar owe says “I worked on a thes s at grad school, and it was very poetry heavy and so it just made a lot o sense to grab all of those e ements and start to app y them and like, make them work with the story and see what came out ”

The title means“strength”inNavajo, andthe film’s star TikTok dancerNicoleSam,suggested it.

SantaFenativeBen Marlowe’s Tony also hasa fascinatingmaincharacter:ahunterand trackerin theBrazoswho discoversgoldand does something unexpected afterward. Tony is arealguy,one of Marlowe’slawyerdad’s former clients, andMarlowe turned hisstory into ananimated odyssey10years in themaking. He beganbywriting andthenrecording

Marlowe started hand drawing in chalk on film during grad school at San Francisco s California College of the Arts and used that technique or this film with help from two animators It s done in shaddes o gray, black and white w th a mouthless andsommewhat shapeless Tony moving through the mountainousNNew Mexico landscape Marlowe’sexcited toccome home for the showing, but says he’s notexpecting therealTTonny to attend “He s elusive,”hesays. “But he’s stillaround, andI’m hoping he mightjustpop up,you know,out of nowhere.” Tony screensFriday, October18.

Diné actor, dancer,and filmmakerNatalie Benally’s Adziil is anod to K-popand showslike Glee in which characters spontaneouslybustout some dancemoves.

Fi med at UNM’s Mesadel Solcenter, Benally’s short is a reverie in which a bored office worker (Sam) is transported nto a dance video.Samandthe Zia Queens an a l-fema e breaking crew,dance to the feel-good song “Wonderful Fantast c”byRaashan Ahmad a New Mexico DJ

“As a d rector, it s so ely my job to capture the vision and the movement of the dancer, and Nicole is super joyous and she’s just such a vibe,” Bena ly says. Th s s the second dance film in what Benally hopes wil be a ser es of 10 The first showcased Than Povi Martinez of Kha p oe Ów ngeh recently named the next Zozobra fire spirit

Benally, who has a recurr ng role on Dark Winds, ended up dancing in Adziil herse f after a dancer had to drop out

“I feel like most timeswhenpeoplethink of Native dance, they immediatelygotothe powwow style dances,” shesays. “But there’ssucharange of dancers from Native communities.” Adziil screensSaturday, October19.

Second Sunrise by Diné filmmakerStevenTTallas s adrama aboutalaw enforcementoofficer who evicts people in Maricopa County,Arrizona and is estranged from hisdaughter. It’s annchored by a strong performancebyJon Proudsstar of Reserva on Dogs Tal as drew on life experiience when writing the film he vividlyremembeers being evicted when he was in h gh school —and d eaned on his network and some social medialucktto get t made

Tallas reeceived a grant from Vision Maker Med a, a prograam or Indigenous filmmakers that required him to get a mentor, and Proudstar came to mind

“I reachedout to himonFacebook,”Tallassays. “I thoughthewas goingtosay no,ornot getbackto me,but he’s such acoolguy.Hegavemetipsonwhat to look forinacamerapersonand DP [directorof photography].The script is pretty heavy, andIknew he couldpullitoff,soI asked. He just blew it away every t me.”

Ta las p anned tofilminPhoenix butwentwith Albuquerque instead usinghis houseand hiscousin s house for locat ons The titlebegan as just the working title, but it stuck “It s a redemptive story about a father anddaughter and second chances and the last scene is earlyin the morn ng when the light rays come through the window,” Tal as says “Second Sunr se it just fit.” Second Sunr se screens Friday, October 18

In addit on to the New Mexico shorts SFIFF is showing a roster of 106 student, queer, surreal, sexy, Ind genous drama Indigenous documentary Green Earth, genre international drama, and comedy shorts Find a complete list and schedule at santafe

Em liana Sandoval began her ournalism career covering film dance, visual art and class ca mus c for Pasatiempo She is the managing editor for workflow and standards at Chalkbeat

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7 45 p m Friday, Octobe 18 New Mex co Shorts 2

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Whhere There’s a Will There’saWill

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new film by Hong Kong’s Ray Yeung explores the idea of family and the law of the land BY ANIA HULL

IN2020, filmmaker Ray Yeung attended a talk in Hong Kong given by several law firms about local inheritance laws The presentation was geared for the LGBTQ community and focused on same-sex couples and making a will

“Even if you are married overseas, the Hong Kong government won’t recognize your marriage because it doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages,” Yeung says Additionally, there’s no common-law marriage for same-sex couples in Hong Kong or even for heterosexual couples no matter how long a couple has lived together If your lifelong partner dies without a will, all the partner’s assets go to the next of kin, in most cases a member of their family of origin

“I was shocked at quite a few of the cases they told us about,” Yeung says of the stories he heard during the talk about inheritance laws At the end of the presentation, he asked the lawyers in attendance to put him in touch with some of the people who had lost everything after their partner’s death The stories Young heard inspired him to write and direct All Shall Be Well (Hong Kong, 93 minutes, 2024), his latest feature-length film that screens Friday, October 18, at the Violet Crown as part of the Santa Fe International Film Festival

Yeung’s new film is, on the surface, a cautionary tale: Whether you ’ re in a same-sex or heterosexual relationship, the message is: Make sure you have a will, whether you live in Hong Kong or elsewhere It was only in 2015 that the U S legally recognized same-sex marriage Common-law marriage laws still vary from state to state

For all its natural and urban beauty, first-class gastronomy, and its formidably rich culture, Hong Kong lacks space and affordable housing and is outrageously expensive Of 94 top cities worldwide, Hong Kong ranks No 1 as the most unaffordable, according to a report by Demographia International Housing Affordability, Chapman University

Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China, is located to the east of the Pearl River estuary, partly on the mainland, and across several islands

Yeung says that in Hong Kong, if you inherit by law a house or an apartment from a wealthier relative, it’s as though you won the lottery but times 10 This is especially true if, like the majority of the Hong Kong inhabitants, you were living in a shoebox with barely any space for a stove, much less a bathroom

family “Is it the familyyou have or thefamilyyou choose?” Yeung says All Shall Be Well whosetitle is sarcasticand speaks to the avoidance of makingawill andexhibitingblind trust doesn’t provideanswers.Instead,Yeung asks his audience to wonder: Whoisinthe wrongand who has the right when it comestoinheritance withouta will, and where should we draw theline?

Viewers should keep this in mind as they watch All Shall Be Well Angie Wang (Patra Au), the main character, lives in a nice apartment with her lifelong partner and girlfriend, Pat (Maggie Li) an apartment that even Yeung and his film crew were envious of when they rented it to shoot part of the movie “There was space for a dining table, there was a full kitchen,” Yeung adds and laughs

When Angie and Pat bought their apartment 30 years earlier, they did so in Pat’s name, without giving it much thought; they were well-off and trusted that their families would respect their love and partnership. However, things become complicated when Patdies suddenly, without a will, and Pat’s family —indire need of money and space —inheritseverything. Beyond the film being acautionarytale, AllShall Be Well is at its core an explorationofwhatdefinesa

The tension on thescreenbetween Angieand Pat’s brother, who bylaw inherits everythingfromPat, including Angie andPat’s apartment, is visceral. All Shall Be Well isalsoareunion of talents: PatraAuand the legendaryHongKongactor TaiBo, whoplays Pat’s brother, played amarried couple in Yeung’sprevious film, Suk Suk (Twilight’sKiss, Hong Kong,2020).

Yeungsayshewrote thescriptfor AllShall Be Well with Au in mind.“[Patra Au]has acertain qualityto her as an actor,”Yeung says.“She’sverysoftonthe o outside,veryfeminine, butinside, she’squite strong andquite resilient. There’snoother actorlikeher in Hong Kong.” ◀

AllShall Be Well (HongKong, 2024,93minutes)

3:30 p.m. Friday,October 18

Violet Crown, 1606 AlcaldesaStreet

$18

santafe.film

Angie Wang (Patra Au) finds herself alone during a memorial ceremony for her partner, Pat Soon, she also findsherself at the mercy of Pat’s extended family and fights to retain her dignity and the home she shared with Pat

Magggie Li (left) and Patra Au portray a couple who’ve been together formmore than four decades in All Shall Be Well

The Pasatiempo Writing Contest isnow open. Categories are Fiction, Nonfiction/Essay/Memoir,and Poetry. For thesecondyear,we’ve assembledabluechip panel of judgestoselecttop entriesineach category, as well as aGrand Prizewinner.

Multiplesubmissionsindifferentcategories areaccepted. Wereservetherighttoedit entries selectedforprizes or publication.

Foryouth writers: Ages 12 to 17yearsare alsoeligible to enter The Pasatiempo Writing Contest Same categories andrulesapply.

CATEGORIES:

Fiction(1,200 words, max) Nonfiction/Essay/Memoir (1,200 words,max) Poetry (40lines,max)

JUDGES:

Fiction: ChelseyJohnson, author and former English and creative writingprofessor, directoroftheCityof Santa Fe’s Arts and CultureDepartment Nonfiction/Essay/Memoir: CarmellaPadilla, award-winning journalistand author and cofounder of theSanta Fe International LiteraryFestival Poetry: Luci Tapahonso,award-winning poetand storyteller and theNavajoNationInauguralPoetLaureate GrandPrize: PamHouston,memoirauthor and novelist, educator (Institute of AmericanIndian Arts,UC Davis), and co-founder and creative directorofthe literary nonprofit WritingBy Writers

Winning entrieswillbepublished in Pasatiempo on December 20 and will include abrief bio and aphotoofthe winning entrants.Prizes will be mailed to winners afterpublication.

For guidelines, categorydescriptions, rules, and onlineentryform, visit sfnm.co/writing.Email submissions will not beaccepted; allentries must be submitted throughthe online form.

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APolitical Animal

Love andpoliticsweave ataleasold as time in this filmfestivaldocumentary BY ANIA HULL

PaulNorton“Pete”McCloskey,Jr. died May y 8, 2024,atage 96.Ifyou area studdent of politicalhistory,orifyou folllowed politics in thelate1960s and1970s orllater, you alreadyknowhis name.Those whoknnew him as a California CongressmanfromthePPeninsula, or as apresidentialcandidate,orasatrrial lawyer, citizen activist,orfarmer, knew he waas always in the thick of it when it came to fighting g injustice

As LouCannon, hisbiogrrapher, put it, McCloskey wasaTeddy Rooseveltproogressive and environmentalist of the1912kind, and a maverick progressive Republican of thetype e we don’t see anymore on the politicalstage —on either side of the aisle

Ahighlydecorateed U S Marine Corps veteran of theKoreanWar,MMcCloskey ran against Nixon to get thepresident’s atttention and to stop the Vietnam War Afterthe Waterggate scandal, McCloskey was the first Republican toccall for Nixon’s impeachment He was also an environnmental giant: He co-chaired the first EarthDay,co--authored the 1973 Endangered Species Act, andchammpioned the successful passage of the CleanWater r Act and Clean Air Act

In thedocuumentary Pete McCloskey: Leading from the Front (20099), Daniel Ellsberg one of the country’s most famouus whistleblowers who was charged under theEspionaage Act of 1917 for releasing the “Pentagon Papers”but t later cleared describes McCloskey as “ a manofmorrale courage and integrity because [he was] adissenter r in exactly the way people who founded this countrry were McCloskey [was] exactly in that tradition, to o do what he [knew was] right and to tell thetruth.”MMcCloskey, a lifelong Republican, changed hisparty afffiliation to Democrat in 2007

each other As such, Helen and the Bear showcases the power of cinéma verité, where the cinematographer’s presence is barely felt, and the scenes that develop in front of us are natural and spontaneous Blair shot 99% of the documentary herself While doing so, she found some parts more difficult to film than others, like the death of several of the McCloskeys’ beloved animals (Blair only shows one such scene) She also found filming Pete and Helen’s reaction to the 2016 presidential elections especially challenging Although this exact scene is not in the final cut of the film, it remains deeply ingrained in Blair’s memory “I stayed overnight [at their home],” Blair says of that November day “And there’s this way when I am behind the camera, which in part is why I love the act of being the cinematographer too I think many cinematographers speak to this physicality of having a machine, a lens, between you and the people [you’re filming] I kind of shut down my emotional state so that I was present for what was in my lens, what was being said, where I needed to go next, that anticipatory necessity when you ’ re a filmmaker

sadness I have is that I had always daydreamed that he would be part of the premiere at the theater, and of having them go out on stage together and being able to be in a live conversation with the audience

“And so I do feel some heartbreak that that didn’t happen But Pete watched the film, parts of it, while it was in the edit, so I’m so grateful for that He was able to be part of the discussion and collaboration on the story He was so joyful and was like, ‘I think there should be more Helen in it ’”

What the 2009 documentary by Robert Caughlan andmanyothher documents, articles, videos, and interviewsaboutMMcCloskey never focused on until now is McCloskey’s s loving and heartbreaking relationship with hiswifeannd best friend of the last five decades, HelenHooperMMcCloskey, 26 years his junior

It’s what AlixBBlair’s new documentary, Helen and theBear (USA,81 1 minutes), explores Blair’s film screensFriday, Octtober 18, at Jean Cocteau Cinema as part of theSanta Fe International Film Festival

“And so I watched them I watched Pete be so heartbroken His beloved America had just made this choice And then Helen, with her rage and her sadness that I felt there and then, but I was not allowing myself to feel That was a very painful thing The act of filming this scene was pretty dissociative ”

A few weeks after he died, the film had its U S premiere in San Francisco, which, Blair says, “ended up being kind of like a memorial ” She adds: “A lot of the local community came to that It was very grief filled, because Pete was no longer there It was the first time Helen was watching the film since he had passed So much of the film is anticipating that future

Both Blairand Hoopeer McCloskey will attend and answer audiencequestiions following the screening

It followsthe McCloskkeys’ daily life in Northern California and, surprisinggly, in Madrid, and shows Helencaringfor Pete in his s final years As the title hints, thedocumentary focusees more on Helen than it does on Pete,and serves as apportrait of a deeply intelligent womaninalovingyet surrprising marriage —and aformidableone at that.Helen’s s passion for the causes andinterests shesharedwithherllate husband jumpsfromthe screen,asdoestheir everlastinng love for

Helen’s rich inner life and her personal diaries give Helen and the Bear a unique narrative structure, although that direction wasn’t the plan at the beginning, Blair says Pete is Blair’s uncle, but not having spent much time with him or his wife, Blair had planned to focus her film on Pete That changed when Blair noticed the beautiful if not unusual relationship between her uncle and aunt, and when Helen found a few of her own diaries that spoke to the complex life of a politician’s wife who remained independent

When the film premiered at Hot Docs in Canada in late April, Pete was already in hospice and Helen remained by his side in Winters, California He died a few weeks later

“And now, she was in that future, in the present But it also was such a beautiful thing to be able to be in our bodies, in our seats, surrounded by community, surrounded by family, and then at the end, to be able to have Helen be part of the discussion after the film It was a really, really profound experience ” ◀

Helen and the Bear

5:30 p.m. Friday, October 18

Jean Cocteau Cinema

418 Montezuma Avenue

$18

“I always knew there was a chance that he would pass during the process, ” Blair says “But one deep

santafe film

Documentary filmmaker Alix Blair follows her aunt and uncle Pete and Helen Hooper McCloskey for Helen and the Bear, an intimate portrait of their beautiful and unusual marriage

Screen forthe RarelySeen

No Name Cinema providesa spacefor discoveryofcinematic secrets BY BRIAN

SANDFORD

Mondaynight’s TheShort FilmsofAmy Halpern programatNoNameCinemafeatureseight shortfilmsthatcan’t be seen anywhere else. “Anywhereelse” doesn’tjustmeanother theaters.The experimental filmmaker’sworkcan’t be streamed,and theheydayhas passed forbusinesses that rent DVDs andare runbyfilmfanaticswho collectdifficult-to-find works. As aresult, cinemas such as No Name that coordinate screenings are theonlyplace to seeworks such as Halpern’s seven-minute Injury on aTheme,releasedin2012, or two-minute Pythoness,releasedin1979.

That exclusivityisNoName’sbread andbutter, and theHalpern programmarks its100th offering since it opened in 2021.It’sheldinconjunction with the releaseofLaura Paul’s book Film Elegy (Asterism, 120pages), with Paul attendingthe screenings.She worked forHalpern,who died in 2022,early in her career andusesthe experimental filmmakerasa framefor thebook.

Partners Justin Clifford Rhodyand AbigailSmith createdand operateNoNameand recently answered questionsfrom Pasatiempo viaemail aboutthe cinema’slongevity,potential changes, andtheneed for offeringsliketheirs. Theiranswers areeditedfor length andclarity.

Youbring in filmmakers oftentodiscuss theirworks. Howimportant an elementisthatinyouroverall mission?

Smith: We’vebeenhonored to have filmmakers in attendance whoseworkhas meantalot to us personallyoverthe years, whosededicationtotheir art andtheir practice is an inspiration; CraigBaldwin firstcomes to mind.Itisreallyimportant to have filmmakers in attendance whenever we can, because that is what fostersthe larger communityofexperimentalfilmmakers. It’s importanttothe audience andit’simportant to thefilmmakerstoexperience theirworkwithanaudience, to bringitfullcircle.

Rhody: Providingopportunities forartists to share theirwork, andfor people in theaudiencetoconnect with them on apersonallevel,isessential to what we do.Mostofthe people we’vebeenfortunate to host have actually been very successful andoften present at festivalsand museumsacrossthe globe, speakat universities,and have booksand articles published on theirwork. [Paulalsoisset to appear at events in Seattle, NewYorkCity, andChicago to promote Film Elegy.]

Do youget asense of howmuchofyourcrowd is regulars?

Rhody: It’s aconstantstreamofnew faces, with plenty of regulars as well.It’salsonot uncommon forpeople from outofstate to come to showswhile visiting SantaFeorjustpassing throughtownonacrosscountrytrip.

Is thereafavoriteNoNameexperienceeitherofyou canshare?

Smith: My favorite No Name experience is thebiannual Open Screenevent. We putout an open call forlocal filmmakers to submit work andaslongas it’s under15minutes andthe makercan attend in person,weshoweverything. It’s amazingtosee how many individualsare outthere creating andhow differentthe workscan be from each other. We’ll have apackedhouse with filmmakers gettingtosee theirworkonabig screen in frontofanaudience forthe firsttime, exchanging contacts with other filmmakers,getting inspired,and it just doesn’tget much better.

Astillshotfrom AmyHalpern’s work revealssomeofthe experimental filmmaker’smethods. Thelateartist(below) isthefocusof Monday night’sprogram at NoName Cinema.

Rhody: Toomanyfavoritefilmprogramstohavea favorite:Ken Jacobs, Courtney Stephens,RickPrelinger,MattThurber,NinaFonoroff, Carlos Gonzalez,TonyConrad, SimonLiu …working with theHarry Smithand Nelson Sullivan andLes Blankestates …performinglive abstract accompanimentto hi-contrastinsectfilmswiththe greatBen Kujawski …and of course theseven-hourmarathonoflow-budgetUFO documentariespresented on VHS!

Foreveryfilmyou endup showing, howmanydoyou consider?Doyou have asystemtojudge thesuitability of filmsfor your audience?

Rhody: We’rebothartists with personal practices, professional dayjobs in thearts, anddeepconnections to theunderground American music andartsscene.Filmand performancecurationcomes kind of naturally andhappens in amoreorganic way, compared to acommercialtheater that simply fields emails from distributors listingwhatnew titles are availableina particular season.

Smith: We keep arunning list of ideas, films, andfilmmakersthat we’reexcited about.

Withtheproliferationofcorporate-controlledstreaming andshutting down of videostores, some videos have become impossible to find outsideofvenuessuchasyours.Can youtalkalittleabout this problem andhow it mightbeaffecting people in ways they don’trealize?

Smith: We honestly believethatart is best experiencedoutside of traditionalcapitalistmodelsofexchange. We allknowthe oldchestnut aboutthe medium beingthe message, so if youwanttohearmorethan onemessage,ifyou areopentoamultitude of voices andexperience, youcan’t rely on streamingservices.

What changeshaveyou considered forthe coming years?

Rhody: We’replanningtoorganizemoreexpandedcinemaperformances in 2025.Eachseason, therewillbeeventsusing multiple projectors,livesound,one-off collaborations betweenlocalartists, andaslewofother eyeand earmanipulations.

You’re abouttostart your fourth year.Did youexpectthistypeoflongevity andsuccess?

Rhody: Conceptionsofsuccess aresomething fluid. Forus, NNCisasocial practice andacuratorialexercisethatreallyexistsasanextension of our

ownlives andart making.I don’tthink either of us ever enteredintothe situationwithaplantomeasure it as an accomplishment,and in general, that’s been areallyrewarding waytolive. Simple,baseassessments pertaining to ticket salesand attendance levels make sensefor abusiness with goalsofpushing units—but that metric becomesirrelevant if your currency is basedinmeaningfulexchangeand engagement.

Howlarge arethe crowds youtypically draw?

Rhody: Seatingislimited to 50.After that people sitonthe floor. Smith: Andsometimes theremay only be adozen people;I usuallyfind thosesmall crowds to be just as,orevenmore, engagedthanalarge audience andthe viewingwedotogethercan be especially meaningful.

WhydoesSanta Fe need an offering like No Name?

Rhody: Arethere otherplacesinSanta Fe to experience underground, experimental film on 16mm?

Smith: I’ve lost countofthe timesI’veheard people say, “Thisiswhat SantaFeneeds!” Ithink there’sthe obviousreasons forthat; it’sa placetosee film on film,webring in greatartists andhaveunique programs,but SantaFe, or anytown, also needsspacesthatare truly open,truly aboutthe questionsand thepossibilities that viewinggreat artstimulates. It sounds corny, butwe’ve gotthatviberight. ◀

TheShort FilmsofAmy Halpern

7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7p.m.) Monday,October 21

No Name Cinema,2013Piñon Street

$5-$15

nonamecinema.org

Upcoming events

November 16: Shortfilms andvideoscreated by No Name Cinema creators and operatorsAbigail Smithand Justin Clifford Rhody. Customer-appreciation day; features free cookiesand pizza. 7:30 p.m. (doors 6:30 p.m.)

November 29: Open Screen v.6: Featuringworks by localartists;timeTBD.

Theupcoming TheShortFilmsof AmyHalpernprogram at NoName Cinema coincides with the releaseofLauraPaul’sbook Film Elegy, which is framed aroundHalpern.

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SHAKE IT UP

If Michael Gross keeps this up, he’ll be a mainstay at two annual events in Santa Fe, his part-time home

The actor and George R R Martin will host Tremors Fest 2 October 25-27 at Violet Crown, reprising an event that pays homage to all of the films in the Tremors series Gross and former Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter also have lent their talents and familiar faces to the New Mexico Actors Lab’s season debuts the past two years; Gross has expressed openness to doing it again

At Tremors Fest 2, Gross will pay homage to all seven films in the series all but one of which featured his character, survivalist Burt Gummer Gross also was featured in a television show based on the series

The second iteration of the festival marks the 35th anniversary of the first film and includes showings of the films and TV series, breakout sessions with Tremors stars and creators, social receptions, and the release of the first Tremors comic book The first film also featured Kevin Bacon and Reba McEntire; subsequent films featured fewer well-known names and relied more on Gross’ star power For those unfamiliar, the films’ premise involves the unwelcome incursion of subterranean worm-like creatures

Brian Sandford

Opening

SMILE2

Abouttoembarkona newworld tour,globalpop sensation Skye Rileybeginstoexperienceincreasinglyterrifyingand inexplicableevents. Overwhelmedbythe escalatinghorrors andpressures of fame,she must face herdarkpasttoregain controlofher life before it spiralsout of control. Horror, ratedR,132 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,Regal SantaFe Place6,VioletCrown

WE LIVE IN TIME

Almutand Tobias (FlorencePughand Andrew Garfield)are broughttogether by asurprise encounterthatchanges theirlives.Astheyembarkona path challengedbythe limits of time,theylearn to cherish each moment of theirunconventionallovestory. Romance/ drama, ratedR,104 minutes, Violet Crown

SpecialScreenings

DAUGHTER OF THESUN (2023)

Wednesday, October23

A12-year-old girl struggleswithlifeonthe runasshe travels across thecountry with herdad whohas Tourette syndrome. Wanting nothingmorethananormalfamilylife, shebefriends acommunity ofoutcasts in theremotecountrysidewho want to harnessavolatilesupernaturalpower herfatherishiding. Drama/fantasy,not rated, 108minutes,JeanCocteau

HELLBOY (2004)

Monday,October 21

TheVideo Library, America’soldestvideo rental store, hosts

free moviescreeningseachMondayatJeanCocteau Cinema. Up next for VideoClub: At theend of WorldWar II,the Nazisattempttoopenaportaltoaparanormaldimension in ordertodefeatthe Allies,but areonlyabletosummona baby demonwho is rescuedbyAlliedforcesand dubbed “Hellboy”(RonPerlman). Sixtyyears later, Hellboyservesas an agentinthe Bureau of Paranormal Research andDefense, wherehe, aidedbyAbe Sapien (DougJones), amermanwith psychicpowers, andLiz Sherman(SelmaBlair), awoman with pyrokinesis, protects Americaagainst dark forces. Action/ fantasy, ratedPG-13,122 minutes, Jean CocteauCinema

LIFE OF PI (2012)

Thursday,October 24

Afterdecidingtoselltheir zooinIndia andmovetoCanada, Santoshand Gita Patelboard afreighter with theirsonsand afew remaininganimals. Tragedystrikes when aterrible stormsinks theship, leavingthe Patels’teenage son, Pi (Suraj Sharma), as theonlyhuman survivor.However,Piis notalone;afearsomeBengaltiger hasalsofound refuge aboard thelifeboat. As days turn into weeksand weeks drag into months,Piand thetiger must learntotrust each otherifbothare to survive. Part of the CineMania film series.The eventwillinclude avirtual Q&Awithcinematographer ClaudioMiranda. Adventure/fantasy, ratedPG, 125 minutes, Violet Crown

SPICYMEDIUMMILDBLAND HEARTBURN

Pasatiempo‘s “Chiles” rating system is basedonanassortmentof film andstreaming reviewers. It is highly subjective andinformal, butwehopeyou find it helpfulasyou navigate thevast entertainmentoptionsoffered on variousplatforms.

LiveInTime.

LITTLE RICHARD: IAMEVERYTHING

Saturday,October 19

Throughout hislife, Little Richardcareenedbetween religion,sex,and rock ‘n’roll. Atreasuretrove of archival material brings to life arevolutionary figure,one whoreinvented popularmusic as theultimateformofself-expression.Part of the Violet Underground monthlymusic documentary series. Documentary, notrated,98minutes,VioletCrown

MONTEREY POP (1968)

Tuesday, October22

Featuringperformancesbypopular artistsofthe 1960s, this concertfilmhighlightsthe musicofthe 1967 California festival. Althoughnot allmusicians who performedatthe Monterey PopFestivalare on film,someofthe notableactsinclude the Mamasand thePapas,Simon &Garfunkel,Jefferson Airplane, theWho,OtisRedding,and theJimiHendrix Experience. Hendrix’spost-performanceantics—lightingaguitaron fire,breakingit, andtossing apartintothe audience —are captured. This new4Krestoration is presentedaspartof CCA’slong-running AMPLIFIED monthlyseriesonmusic and film. Documentary, notrated,88minutes,CCA

THENIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)

Friday,October 18,through Sunday,October 20 TimBurton’sstop-motion animationfilmfollows themisadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’sbeloved pumpkinking, whohas become boredwiththe same annual routineoffrightening peopleinthe “realworld.” When Jack accidentallystumblesonChristmastown,all bright colors andwarmspirits,hegetsa newlease on life —heplots to bring Christmasunder hiscontrol by kidnapping SantaClaus andtakingoverthe role.But Jack soon discoverseventhe best-laidplans of mice andskeletonmen cangoseriously awry. Family/musical,rated PG,76minutes,VioletCrown

THESHORT FILMSOFAMY HALPERN

Monday,October 21

Therewillbeascreeningof theshortfilms of AmyHalpern, presentedinconjunctionwith LauraPaul’s Film Elegy book launch,inpartnership with SantaFe’sPrroblem Press, and in celebrationofNoNameCinema’s100th film program. Showingon16mmfilmare Elixir (7 min,2012), Palm Down (6 min,2012), Pythoness (2 min,1979), Injury on aTheme (7 min, 2012), Newt Pauses (7.5 min, 2016), By Halves (7 min, 2012), 3 Minute Hells (14min,2012), Hula (6 min,2022). Doorsopen 7p.m.and filmsbeginat7:30p.m., $5-$15 suggested donation,NoNameCinema. StoryPage26

STRANGERSONATRAIN (1951)

Saturday,October 19

In Alfred Hitchcock’sadaptationofPatriciaHighsmith’s thriller, tennis star GuyHaines(Farley Granger) is enraged by histrampywife’srefusal to finalize theirdivorce so he canwed senator’sdaughterAnne(Ruth Roman).Hestrikes upaconversationwitha stranger, BrunoAnthony(Robert Walker), andunwittingly sets in motion adeadlychain of events. PsychopathicBruno killsGuy’s wife,thenurges Guy to reciprocatebykilling Bruno’sfather. Meanwhile, Guyis murder suspectnumberone.PartofSALA’s Classics series. Thriller/crime,rated PG 101minutes,SALA

TOMPETTY:HEARTBREAKERS BEACHPARTY

Sunday,October 20

In 2024,the long-thought lost 16mm reelsofTom Pettyin Cameron Crowe’sfirst film, HeartbreakersBeach Party,were

finallyfound.The classic ‘80s documentarycapturesTom Pettyand thebandin1982-1983 as they finish,promote, andtouraroundthe Long AfterDark album(theirfinal with legendary producer JimmyIovine).After itsinitial airing onMTV in 1983,the film wasdeemedtoo experimental and abruptly pulled from theair.Inthe more than 40 years since, it hasbecomefolkloretofans, musicians, andwithin theentertainment industry —evencreditedwithinspiring scenesin Spinal Tap.The remastered HeartbreakersBeach Party is atimecapsule of thedawnofthe MTVera and a rare glimpseintoTom Petty’slasting creative genius. Documentary, ratedR,90minutes,VioletCrown

Continuing

THEAPPRENTICE

Ayoung Donald Trump(SebastianStan),eager to make hisnameasahungrysecondson of awealthy family in 1970sNew York,comes underthe spellofRoy Cohn (JeremyStrong), thecutthroat attorney who would help create theDonaldTrump we know today. Cohn sees in Trumpthe perfectprotégé —someone with rawambition, ahungerfor success, anda willingnesstodowhatever it takestowin. Drama/biopic,rated R, 120minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,VioletCrown

AVERAGEJOE

High school football coachJoe Kennedyfinds himselfina fightfor religiousfreedom afterhe’sfired forpubliclytaking akneeinprayerafter each game. Drama, ratedPG-13,110 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10

BEETLEJUICEBEETLEJUICE

Threegenerations of theDeetz family return hometoWinter Riverafter anunexpected family tragedy. Stillhaunted by Beetlejuice(MichaelKeaton),Lydia’s (WynonaRyder)life soon gets turned upsidedown when herrebelliousteenage

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, 1606 AlcaldesaStreet, 505-216-5678, santafe.violetcrown.com

daughter (Jenna Ortega)discovers amysteriousportalto theafterlife.Whensomeone says Beetlejuice’snamethree times, themischievous demongleefully returnstounleash hisveryown brandofmayhem. With CatherineO’Hara, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, andMonicaBellucci. Horror/ comedy,rated PG-13, 104minutes,Dreamcatcher10, Regal SantaFePlace 6, Violet Crown

BLINK

When threeoftheir four children arediagnosed with retinitispigmentosa, arareand incurable diseasethatleads to severe visual impairment,the Pelletier family’s worldchanges forever. In thefaceofthislife- altering news,Edith Lemay, SébastienPelletier,and theirchildrenset outonatriparoundthe worldtoexperienceall itsbeauty whiletheystill can. As they fill theirmemorieswithbreathtakingdestinationsand once-in-a-lifetime encounters,the family’s love,resilience, andunshakablesense of wonder ensure that theiruncertain future does notdefinetheir present. Documentary, ratedPG, 84 minutes, SALA

THEBLUES UNDERTHE SKIN (1973)

In theearly 1970s, during aresurgenceofinterestinthe Delta blues, musicdocumentarian RovirosManthoulistraveledto theMississippi Deltatocapture on film theremnantsofthe authenticAmericanblues.Traveling throughout thedeep South, Manthoulis filmed candid interviews andintimate performances by such legendsB.B.King, BuddyGuy,Sonny Terry& BrownieMcGhee, ManceLipscomb, BukkaWhite,and RooseveltSykes.His objectivewas to notonlydocument themusic but also penetratethe surfaceofthe bluesand explorethe emotionaland sociopolitical factorsthatmake it such an expressive andhauntingmusical form.Blurring thelinebetween documentaryand fiction, TheBlues Under theSkin dramatizes thetumultuousrelationshipofayoung couple (Onike Leeand Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome thebarriersofpoverty andprejudice that keep them from findinghappiness together. Documentary, not rated, 88 minutes, CCA

ADIFFERENT MAN

An aspiring actor(SebastianStan) undergoesa radicalmedical proceduretodrastically transform hisappearance. However, hisnew dreamfacequickly turns into anightmare as he becomesobsessedwithreclaiming what waslost. Thriller/comedy/drama, ratedR,112 minutes, CCA

JOKER: FOLIEÀDEUX

Arthur Fleck(JoaquinPhoenix)isinstitutionalized at Arkham awaiting trialfor hiscrimesasJoker.While struggling with hisdualidentity, Arthur notonlystumbles upon truelove (LadyGaga) but also findsthe musicthat’s always been inside him. Crime/drama/musical,rated R, 138minutes,Dreamcatcher10, RegalSanta Fe Place6, VioletCrown

LEE

Thestory of photographer Elizabeth“Lee” Miller (KateWinslet), afashion modelwho became an acclaimedwar correspondent for Vogue magazine during WorldWar II.WithJoshO’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg,Alexander Skarsgård, andMarionCotillard. War drama, ratedR,117 minutes, Violet Crown

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MONSTERSUMMER

When amysteriousforce begins to disrupttheir bigsummerfun,Noah(Mason Thames)and hisfriends team up with aretired police detective(MelGibson) to embark on amonstrous adventuretosavetheir island. Adventure/fantasy, rated PG-13, 97 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10

PIECEBYPIECE

LEGO bricks tell thelifestory of singer/songwriter andrecordproducer Pharrell Williams —fromhis childhood in Virginia to hissuccess in themusic andfashion industry. Animated musicdocumentary,rated PG,93 minutes, Violet Crown

SATURDAY NIGHT

Tensions runhighasproducerLorne Michaels anda ferocioustroupeof young comediansand writersprepare forthe firstbroadcast of Saturday NightLive on October11, 1975. Comedy/drama,ratedR,109minutes,VioletCrown

SILENTSSYNCED: NOSFERATUX RADIOHEAD

Anew series pairsclassic silent movies with epic rock music. This specialpresentationpairs Radiohead’s KIDA (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) albums with theclassic 1923 silent film Nosferatu, in whichthe mysterious CountOrlok (Max Schreck) summonsThomasHutter(Gustav vonWangenheim) to hisremoteTransylvanian castle in themountains.The eerieOrlokseekstobuy ahouse near Hutter andhis wife, Ellen. AfterOrlok revealshis vampirenature, Hutter strugglestoescapethe castle,knowing that Ellenisingrave danger.Meanwhile Orlok’sservant,prepares forhis master to arrive at hisnew home. Horror,not rated, 65 minutes, CCA

THESUBSTANCE

ElisabethSparkle (DemiMoore), aformerA-lister“past herprime,” is suddenly firedfromher fitnessTVshowbythe repellentstudiohead (DennisQuaid). Sheisdrawn to theopportunity presentedbyamysteriousnew drug:The Substance. Allittakes is oneinjection andshe is reborn –temporarily –as the gorgeous,20-somethingSue (MargaretQualley). Theonlyrule? Youare one, andtimeneeds to be split: exactlyone week in onebody, then oneweekinthe other. Horror/sci-fi, ratedR,140 minutes, Violet Crown

TERRIFIER3

Aftersurviving Artthe Clown’sHalloween massacre,Siennaand her brotherstruggletorebuild theirshattered lives. As theholiday season approaches,theytry to embracethe Christmasspiritand leavethe horrorsofthe past behind.However,justwhentheythink they’resafe, Artreturns,determined to turn theirholiday cheerintoa newnightmare. Horror,not rated, 125minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,Regal SantaFePlace 6, Violet Crown

TRANSFORMERS ONE

Brothers-in-arms OrionPax andD-16becomesworn enemiesOptimus Primeand Megatron.Featuring thevoicesofChris Hemsworth, BrianTyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan MichaelKey,Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, andJon Hamm. Animatedaction/sci-fi,ratedPG,104minutes,Dreamcatcher10

WHITEBIRD

Struggling to fitinathis newschoolafter beingexpelledfor histreatment of aclassmate,Julianisvisited by hisgrandmother andistransformed by thestory of herattemptstoescapeNazi-occupied France during WorldWar II. War/ adventure, ratedPG-13,120 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10

THEWILDROBOT

Shipwreckedona deserted island,arobot namedRoz must learntoadapt to itsnew surroundings.Buildingrelationships with thenativeanimals,Roz soon develops aparentalbondwithanorphanedgosling. Family/adventure,rated PG,102 minutes, Dreamcatcher 10,Regal SantaFePlace 6, Violet Crown ◀

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

PhotobyIstex Lopi

SATURDAY OCTOBER19TH

writtenbyPamelaBeach

FRIDAY10/18

ArtOpenings

Acosta-Strong Fine Art

640 CanyonRoad, 505-780-5916

PaintingsfromLife,landscapes by Gregory FrankHarris;through October;reception5-7 p.m. artisgallery 419 CanyonRoad, 505-629-2332

Anthropomorphic WesternCharacters,workby sculptor Robert Brubaker; through December; reception5-7 p.m.

Axle Contemporary

MobilegalleryoutsideSanta Fe Farmers’Market Pavilion, 1607Paseode Peralta,505-670-5854/505-670-7612

EPluribusUnum:Mogollon,portraitsofresidents oftheNew Mexicotown; reception 5-7p.m. Visitaxleart.comfor vanlocationsthrough mid-November.

ElectraGallery

825-DEarly Street,505-231-0354

TheStarsDream Darkly,photographs by James O’Connell;throughNovember23; reception5-8 p.m.(Dressas your astrological signtoenter arafflefor afreeprint).

Gaia Contemporary

225 CanyonRoad, Suite6,505-577-8339

Locomotion,paintings by McCreery Jordan; through October; reception6-9p.m.

Keep Contemporary 142Lincoln Avenue,505-557-9574

NicoSalazar:Zodiac,drawings; Mark PennerHowell: Invocations,paintings;throughNovember18; reception5-8 p.m.

LewAllen Galleries

1613Paseode Peralta,505-988-3250

GypsiesintheNight,painting by PeterBurega; throughNovember16.

Meyer Gallery

225 CanyonRoad, #14,505-983-1434

BadRomance, paintingsbyNatalie Featherston; through October; reception4-6p.m.

NüartGallery

670 CanyonRoad, 505-988-3888

Renascent,paintings by Erin Cone; through November9;reception5-7 p.m. NuevoMexicanoHeritage ArtsMuseum 750 Camino Lejo,museum@spanishcolonial.org

Grow and Flourish2024,showcaseof recent acquisitions;through December28.

Owen Contemporary

225 CanyonRoad, 505-820-0807

BeyondtheSurface,mixedmedia by KateyBerry; paintings by Martha ReaBakerand Mary Long; through October; reception4-6p.m. SanFranciscoStreetArt Gallery

50 E. SanFranciscoStreet,505-982-0689

MixedmediabyMarilynnJennings; throughSunday; reception4-7p.m.

Strata Gallery

125Lincoln Avenue,Suite105,505-780-5403 Raven, Raven,paintings by JoyceYamada; throughNovember1; reception5-7 p.m.

Performances

Andy Kingston Trio

La Fiesta LoungeatLaFonda,100E.San FranciscoStreet, 505-982-5511

Jazzpianist; 7-9 p.m. today, Saturday, andWednesday; no cover

Annalisa Ewald

AgaveRestaurant &Lounge, Eldorado Hotel &Spa, 309W.San Francisco Street,505-995-4530

Classical guitarist;6-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; nocover.

Blu&Exile

Boxcar,133 W. WaterStreet, 505-988-7222

Rappers,withFashawn,Sirplus,and Masta of Ceremoniez; 9p.m.; $15-$20;tickets.lensic360.org.

Cabaret Charles LosMagueyes, 31BurroAlley,505-992-0304

Pianist-vocalist CharlesTichenor;6 p.m. Fridays andSaturdays;nocover.

Cebollas

SantaFePlayhouse, 142E.DeVargasStreet, 505-988-4262

Road-tripcomedy by LeonardMadrid; 7:30 p.m Thursdays-Saturdays, 2p.m.Sundays, through November10;santafeplayhouse.org.

Eric Frickeorgan recital

First PresbyterianChurch,208 GrantAvenue,505-982-8544

Elegyfor Asheville and Celebrationof Community, honoringthoseaffectedbyHurricaneHelene; 5:30 p.m.,doors 5:15 p.m.;donationsaccepted. Heroes of theFourth Turning LabTheater, 1213 ParkwayDrive, 505-395-6576

Will Arbery’sdrama centered on four former college friends clashing over their worldviews; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays,2 p.m.Sundays through October27;$35;nmactorslab.com.

InMy Father’s House Teatro Paraguas,3205CalleMarie, 505-424-1601

Jacalyn Kane’s multiculturallovestory setin1992 in LosAngeles; 7:30 p.m. todayand Saturday, 3p.m.Sunday; $30, discounts available; teatroparaguasnm.org.

TributetoSarah Vaughan Paradiso,903 Early Street,505-577-5248

FeaturingCarla Terwilliger,withsaxophonist Alex Murzyn, pianistJohnFunkhouser,bassist TerryBurns,and percussionistPeteAmaral; 7:30 p.m.;$15and $20;paradisosantafe.com.

Trio CPR

Tesuque Casino,7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635 Traditional Hispanicmusic 4-7p.m.;DJ Poetic 7-11 p.m.; no cover.

Events

Assassins,Spies &theManhattan Project NewMexicoHistory Museum, 113Lincoln Avenue Walking tour focusingonlocalsites ofclandestine activities; hosted by Friends of History; 10:45 a.m.; $25,ages8-17 $15, ages 7and under admitted free;tinyurl.com/3vp8j5pk.

Calavera Show

OhkayHotel Casino,68N.M.291, OhkayOwingeh Pueblo, 877-747-1668

Annual pop-up fine artmarket, with localartists, food,beverages,andDJ-drivenmusic; 4-9p.m.; freeadmission.

Potters’ demonstrations

Andrea FisherFinePottery,100 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-986-1234

RebeccaLucario of Acoma Pueblo andOraliaLopez of Mata Ortiz; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saints& Santos: Picturingthe Holy in NewSpain

New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. PalaceAvenue, 505-476-5072

Afreesymposium andwinetastingwith regional arthistorians examining theimportanceofthe Councilof Trentand theCongregationofRites (1588); heldinconjunctionwith theexhibit; today, 5:30-6:30 p.m. today, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Santa Fe International Film Festival Varietyofvenues

Screenings from10 a.m.throughSunday, filmmakers’panels todayand Saturday, New MexicoFilm SalononSunday; closing night party 9p.m.Sunday; individualtickets and passesatsantafe.film/sfiff.eventive.org. (See stories,Pages16-24)

SkyRailway Fright Train

SantaFeDepot,410 S. Guadalupe Street

Halloween costumecontest,DJ, andhaunted performancesalong thetracks;7p.m.FridaysSundays,throughOctober27, andOctober31; $129;844-743-3759, skyrailway.com; adults only.

SATURDAY 10/19

ArtOpenings

King Galleries

130-DLincoln Avenue,480-481-0187

Genesis:The Potteryand Paintingsof Tony Da; throughNovember;reception1-3 p.m.

Performances

Annalisa Ewald

Social Kitchen+ Bar atTheSageHotel,725 Cerrillos Road, 505-982-5952

Classical Latinand flamenco guitar;6-9 p.m.; no cover.

BevanManson

Unit BbyChocolate Maven,821 W. SanMateo Road, 505-984-1980

Thepianist-composerpaystribute to Bill Evans, with bassist TerryBurns and percussionist John Trentacosta; 7:30 p.m.; $30 and $35; santafemusiccollective.org.

ChatterNorth Center forContemporaryArts, 1050 OldPecosTrail Violinist Cármelodelos Santos performing Sonatas yPartitas PorteñasbyAlejandroDrago; 10:30 a.m.;$5-$17;chatterabq.org.

DannyDuran Trio

Tesuque Casino,7TesuqueRoad, 800-462-2635 Countrymusic; 6-9p.m.; no cover. Gustavo Pimentel

Bishop’sLodge,1297Bishops LodgeRoad, 888-741-0480

Classical/jazz/flamencoguitarist;5 p.m.; no cover.

TheMet:LiveinHD/Grounded LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234

Jeanine Tesori’soperaquestioning the ethics ofmodernmilitarytechnology;11a.m.; $22-$28; tickets.lensic.org.

ChatterNorthpresents Cármelodelos Santoson Saturday at theCenterfor Contemporary Arts.

Monsoon CowgirlBBQ,319S.Guadalupe Street,505-982-2565

Folk rockband1-3 p.m.;bluesbandThe RudyBoy Experiment7-10 p.m.;no cover.

Nosotros

Paradiso,903Early Street,505-577-5248

NewMexicoLatindanceband;7:30 p.m.;$20; paradisosantafe.com.

SangredeCristoChorale

St.Bede’s EpiscopalChurch,550 W. SanMateoRoad Annelies,James Whitbourn’schoralsetting of TheDiaryofAnne Frank;4p.m.;$25,ages17 and undernocharge;sdcchorale.org.

Events

2nd Annual Womenof ArtMarket SantaFeWoman’s Club,1616Old PecosTrail,505-983-9455 35-plus vendors,face-painting,and Zia Strong SnacShaconsite; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

BryanCranstonLifetime Achievement AwardCeremony

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet RecipientBryan Cranstondiscusses film-craft withhisfriendKirkEllis; 7p.m.;$35;505-988-1234, tickets.lensic.org. (Seestory, Page17)

CanyonRoad Paint &Sculpt Out Corridorwide

Participatinggalleries’artistsdemonstrate their craft;11a.m.-3 p.m.;visitcanyonroad .com.

DustUp: AnAnthologyofNewMexico Writers

Geronimo’s Books,3018-DCielo Court, 505-467-8315

Readings by contributors 4p.m.;introduction by authorJenniferG. Edelson.

NationalStar Party

SantaFeCommunity College Planetarium,Room215, 6401 Richards Avenue,505-428-1000

LivestreampresentationfromChicago’s Adler Planetarium;additional commentary by members of SantaFeStargazers;5-7 p.m.;$50inadvance at bit.ly/sfcc_national_star_party.

Pumpkin Carving Contest

SantaFeBotanical Garden,715Camino Lejo,MuseumHill, 505-471-9103

Youthandadultcategories; carvedgourds placed inthegarden forvotingthrough October26; 11a.m.-1 p.m.;bring your ownpumpkin$5; suppliedpumpkins$10(pre-registerif requesting apumpkin);visitsfbg.org/events.

WingsforHopeToy Run

FraternalOrderofEaglesClub,833 Early Street, 505-983-7171

Annualeventraising funds to provideschool clothesandotherassistancetochildreningrades k-6;10a.m.-4 p.m.Danceparty withmusic by Bad Boyzde Taos 5p.m.(doorprizes, raffle, andsilentauction); $20, plus atoy.

SUNDAY10/20

Performances

Boogarins

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

Brazilianalternativerockband;7:30p.m.; $25; tickets.lensic360.org.

SangredeCristoChorale

Temple BethShalom,205 E. BarcelonaRoad 49thseasonopener: Annelies,James Whitbourn’s choralsettingof The DiaryofAnne Frank;4p.m.; $25,ages17andundernocharge;sdcchorale.org.

Santa Fe Symphony

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet SwanLake;musicof Stravinskyand Tchaikovsky; 4p.m.;$25-$99;505-983-1414, boxoffice .santafesymphony.org.

Events

Author-illustrator ZahraMarwan

Hechoa Mano,129 W. Palace Avenue,505-916-1341

Readsand signs copies of The Sunflowers:Vincent vanGogh’s Search for Beauty and TheStrangest Fish; noon-1:30 p.m.

Fall Festival

St.John’s United MethodistChurch, 1200 Old PecosTrail Bounce houses,storytime,face-painting, andtrunk-or-treating; 3-6p.m.

Honoring TomCrawford

CollectedWorks Bookstore, 202Galisteo Street, 505-988-4226

Spoken-wordperformance by DanBohnhorst andJonathanHarrellof Crawford’s BeBroken to Be Whole:New andSelectedPoems;4:30 p.m.

Howl-o-Ween

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

Allages, immersivecelebration,withpumpkin painting, scavenger hunt, and costume contest; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;$40; tickets.meowwolf.com.

Poets@HERE

HERE Gallery, 213E.Marcy Street,562-243-6148

Readings by Anne Valley-Fox and Elizabeth Jacobson; 2-4p.m.

MONDAY 10/21

Performances

SammyRae &The Friends

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFrancisco Street

Jazzrock band; Sir Womanopens;7:30p.m.; $41-$56;505-988-1234,tickets.lensic.org.

SantaFeGreatBigJazz Band

Tiny’s Restaurant& Lounge, 1005 St.Francis Drive, Local16-pieceensemble;7-9 p.m.; no cover.

YLaBamba &Kiltro

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

LuzElena Mendoza Ramos’ bandandChris Bowers Castillo’s band; 8p.m.; $25and$30; tickets.lensic360.org.

Events

TheCosmicHowl

Rainbow Rainbow at Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle Halloween-themed mask-making workshop 4p.m.today and October31;MeowWolfcostumes on display throughOctober;freewithregistration; tickets.meowwolf.com/events.

Southwest Seminars

HotelSanta Fe,1501 PaseodePeralta,855-825-9876

TwoViewsof Hopi,withSonwai, Hopijeweler VermaNequatewa,andauthor Robert W. Rhodes; 6p.m.; $20atthe door; 505-466-2775.

TUESDAY 10/22

Performances

ErynBent Duo Tesuque Casino,7TesuqueRoad,800-462-2635

Singer-songwriter;6-9 p.m.; no cover.

Events

Truckload of Art:TheLife and Work ofTerryAllen SITE SantaFe, 1606Paseo de Peralta,505-989-1199

BiographerBrendan Greavesinconversation withsongwriter Allenandwriters Jo Harvey Allen and Joan Tewkesbury; 6p.m.;no charge; reservationsatcollectedworksbookstore.com.

WEDNESDAY10/23

Performances

Monsoon

El Farol, 808CanyonRoad,505-983-9912 Folk rock band;1-3p.m.- ;nocover.

Willi Carlisle

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

Folksinger-songwriter; 7:30 p.m.;$17and $20; tickets.lensic360.org.

Wine &JazzNight

Rodney Bowe HipPocketJazzensemble;6-9 p.m.; no cover.

Events

New Mexico Governor’s Mansion tours 1Mansion Drive, newmexicogovernorsmansion.org/tours Free docent-ledwalk-throughsnoonto2p.m., by appointment. ContactMaryBrophy, 505-476-2800, mary.brophy@gsd.nm.gov.

THURSDAY 10/24

Performances

DavidGeist

Osteriad’AssisiCabaret, 58S. FederalPlace, 505-986-5858

GeistCabaret:Broadway/pop/originals;7-10 p.m.; $5 cover.

Hamlet

Center forContemporaryArts, 1050 Old PecosTrail, 505-982-1338

Exodus Ensemble’simmersiveadaptation;7:30p.m.; freeadmission; reservations at exodusensemble .com/tickets; 18+.

Miles Davistribute

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

Saxophonist Alex Murzyn’s quartet,bassist Terry Burns,pianistJohnFunkhouser,and percussionist ArnaldoAcosta;7:30 p.m.;$15and $20; paradisosantafe.com.

Events

Pumpkin PaintingandSipz

RainbowRainbowatMeowWolf, 1352 RufinaCircle Cocktailsand crafts forages21+;doors 5p.m.; $25;505-395-6369,tickets.meowwolf.com.

OUTOF TOWN

Albuquerque

22nd Annual WayOut West Film Fest Guild Cinema, 3405 CentralAvenueNE,505-255-1848 Focusingonthe LGBTQcommunity, with films andprograms; Friday-Sunday, October18-20; $10and $12,passesavailable;wayoutwestfilmfest .com.

FestivalBallet Albuquerque

ABQJournalTheatreatNationalHispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth Street SW,505-246-2261 SacredJourneysV,classicaland contemporary dance, music by Robert Mirabal, with guest appearancebyJock Soto;7p.m. Friday, October18; $16-$55; nationalhispaniccenter.org.

BristonMaroney

TheHistoricEl ReyTheater, 622 CentralAvenue SW, 505-510-2582

Indierocksongwriter;Annie DiRusso opens; 8p.m.Friday, October18;$26-$106; tickets.lensic360.org.

Jimmie Vaughan&the Tilt-A-WhirlBand

KimoTheatre, 423 CentralAvenue NW,505-768-3522

Blues artist; 7:30 p.m. Friday, October18; tickets.lensic360.org.

YLaBamba

Fusion 708,708 FirstStreet NW,505-766-9412

Songwriter-guitarist LuzElena Mendoza’s experimental folk popband;Kiltro opens;7:30 p.m. Sunday,October20;$25-$30; tickets.lensic360.org.

Disney-Pixar’s Coco

PopejoyHall, 203 Cornell DriveSE, 505-925-5858

Liveto film concerttour;7 p.m. Tuesday, October22; $25-$79;popejoypresents.com.

ZakirHussain

St.John’s United MethodistChurch,2626 Arizona Street NE Tablaplayer, with santoor player RahulSharma; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October24;$25-$75; outpostspace.org.

Bernalillo

Fiesta of Cultures: All Cultures of NewMexico

Coronado Historic Site,485 KuauaRoad, 505-867-5351

TheWilde Bunch Square Dancers,Acoma Pueblo EnchantmentDancers,Van Hanh VietnameseLion Dancers,and SonComo SonCubansalsa band; animal ambassadorsfromLlamadel Soland On aWing and aPrayerbirdrescue;10 a.m.5p.m.Saturday, October19;$10; my.nmculture .org/32482/32490.

Cerrillos

Hike with Amigos

Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitors Center, off County Road59,505-474-0196

Aleisurely walk through thepark; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, October19; dogs on leasheswelcome; $5cashorcheck dayuse fee.

Placitas

HermitagePiano Trio

Las Placitas PresbyterianChurch, 7Paseo de SanAntonio Sergey Antonov, cello; Ilya Kazantsev,piano; MishaKeylin, violin; music ofGrieg,Perelló, andShostakovich; 3p.m.Sunday, October20; $30;placitasartistsseries.org.

Silver City

SilverCity CommunityFilmFestival

SilcoTheater, 311 N. BullardStreet

Showcasingtalent of GrantCountyand surrounding areas; Friday-Sunday, October18-20; individualtickets $5, festival passes $30; silvercityfilmfest.org. ◀

Aguide to performances &eventsfor theweeks ahead

AMPConcertspresents KassaOverall October27atTumblerootBrewery andDistillery.

PASAPICKS

3rdAnnualDark RedFilm Festival

NationalHispanic Cultural Center,1701FourthStreetSW andTheGuildCinema,3405Central AvenueNE(Albuquerque)

Featuring70-pluslocalandinternationalhorror films; October25-27; $75passes,$100passesafterFriday, October18;sfnm.co/4ekcXPk.

15th Annual FredHarveyHistoryWeekend

NewMexicoHistoryMuseum,113LincolnAvenue, 505-476-5200

Talks,dinner,andauctionbenefittingthemuseum;noon-5 p.m. October25;$25-$150;sfnm.co/3zA7tRg.

TremorsFest2

VioletCrownCinema,1606 Alcaldesa Street,505-216-5678

Hosted by MichaelGrossand GeorgeR.R.Martin; receptions, autographs,comicbookrelease, and costume,trivia,and artcontests; October25-27;$18and$38;sfnm.co/47seLTD.

AlexMurzynQuartet

Paradiso,903Early Street,505-577-5248

Murzynonsaxophone,ArnaldoAcosta ondrums,Terry Burnson bass,John Funkhouseron piano;featuring AnDréMaliontrumpet; 7:30 p.m. October25;$20; paradisosantafe.com.

LeslieJones

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234

Stand-up comedy tour;7:30p.m. October25;$65-$130; tickets.lensic.org.

PatMalone Quartet

Unit BbyChocolate Maven, 821W.San MateoRoad,505-984-1980 Jazz ensemble;7:30 p.m. October25;$22;unitbsantafe.com/events. ChristinaGomezalbum release concert

SanMiguelChapel,401OldSanta Fe trail

The WayItIs;Gomez’s trio 5:30 p.m., herband Como Agua 7p.m. October26; $25and $50;tickets.lensic360.org.

RuidosoFright Fest

TheBridge at SantaFeBrewing Company,37FirePlace,505-424-3333 Costumecontest,Broncos vs.Falcons raffletickets,and music by DJDiego De Aguero;5:30 p.m. October 26;$10 cover; 21+. TheHot Sardines

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234

Vintagejazz standardsandoriginals;7:30p.m.October 26;$55-$175 (proceedsbenefitKitchen Angels);tickets.lensic.org.

I October18-24,2024

KidCongo Powers &The Pink Monkey Birds

Tumbleroot Breweryand Distillery,2791AguaFría Street,505-393-5135

Punk legend; 7:30 p.m. October26;$18-$23;tickets.lensic360.org.

Grand Kyiv Ballet

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

Premiere performance of The Snow Queen;4 p.m. October 27; $35-$99;tickets.lensic.org.

KassaOverall

Tumbleroot Breweryand Distillery,2791AguaFría Street,505-393-5135

Avant-gardedrummer-rapperandhis band;7:30p.m. October27; $20inadvance,$25dayof; tickets.ampconcerts.org.

WeirdScience Halloween Bash

SantaFeChildrens Museum, 1050 Old PecosTrail,505-989-8359

Trick-or-treating,story time,pumpkinpartypatch,andscience displays;3-7 p.m. October29;adults$25;ages3-17$10, freeadmission forages 2andunder;sfnm.co/4gPQoU0.

MdouMoctar

TheHistoricElReyTheater, 622Central AvenueSW, Albuquerque, 505-510-2582

Tuareg rock guitarist-singer-songwriterandhis band on theirworld tour;8 p.m. October29;tickets.lensic360.org.

MenatWork

Lensic PerformingArtsCenter, 211W.San Francisco Street,505-988-1234 Australian rockband;7:30 p.m. October30;$64-$96;lensic.org.

Cimafunk

El ReyTheater, 622Central AvenueSW,505-510-2582

Afro-Cubanfunk andhip-hopartist; 8p.m. October30; $25inadvance,$30dayof; tickets.ampconcerts.org.

RíoGrandeSky Fiesta

LosLuceros HistoricSite, 253CountyRoad41,Alcalde, 505-476-1165 Mass balloonascension7:15-10 a.m.November 2, balloonglow 4:30-8 p.m.;second ascension 6:15-9 a.m.November 3;$10; riograndeskyfiesta.com.

Coco Montoya

Tumbleroot Breweryand Distillery,2791AguaFría Street,505-393-5135

Bluesguitarist;7:30 p.m.November 2; $25inadvance, $30day of; tickets.ampconcerts.org.

#IMOMSOHARDLadies’Night

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

KristinHensley andJen Smedley’scomedic tour;7:30 p.m. November3;$46-$172; tickets.lensic.org.

Doug Lawrence

Unit BbyChocolate Maven,821 W. SanMateo Road, 505-984-1980

Tenorsaxophonist; BevanMansononpiano,Terry Burns onbass, andJohnTrentacosta ondrums; 7:30 p.m. November2;$30 and$35; sfmusiccollective.org.

IraGlass: SevenThingsI’veLearned LensicPerformingArtsCenter, 211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Apresentation by the creator, producer,andhostof This AmericanLife radio program; 7:30 p.m. November 2;$55-$79; tickets.lensic.org.

Matthew Sweet

St.FrancisAuditorium at New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. PalaceAvenue Alternativepop singer-songwriteronhis acoustictrio tour;7:30 p.m November4;$30-$45; tickets.lensic360.org.

Clue:LiveonStage!

PopejoyHall, 203 Cornell DriveSE, Albuquerque,505-925-5858

ABroadway inNew Mexicopresentation of the Agatha Christie parody;November6-10;$25-$79;popejoypresents.com.

Lucero

TumblerootBrewery andDistillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street,505-393-5135

Memphis-based alternativecountryband; 7:30 p.m. November6; $30 and$25;tickets.lensic360.org.

Crys Matthews

SanYsidroChurch,966 OldChurchRoad, Corrales Americana singer-songwriter; 7:30 p.m. November7;$25in advance, $30 at thedoor; southwestrootsmusic.org.

BobbyShew Paradiso SantaFe, 903 EarlyStreet,505-577-5248

Jazz trumpeter,withBertDaltonon piano,AlexMurzynonsaxophone, TerryBurnson bass,and Joel Chellman ondrums; 7:30 p.m. November8; paradisosantafe.com.

Ordinary Elephant

SanMiguel Chapel, 401 OldSanta Fe trail

Folk duo;7:30 p.m. November8;$32in advance, $37 at thedoor; southwestrootsmusic.org.

TheWacoBrothers

TumblerootBrewery andDistillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street,505-393-5135

Countrypunk rockerson The Men ThatGod Forgot tour;7:30 p.m. November8;$20 and$25;tickets.lensic360.org.

Santa Fe ProMusica Fall OrchestraConcert FirstPresbyterianChurch, 208Grant Avenue

With clarinetistKinanAzmeh and violinist ColinJacobsen; musicofVivaldi,Azmeh, and Scarlatti;4p.m.November9; $26-$98;505-988-4640, ext. 1000, tickets.sfpromusica.org.

12th Annual Hungry Mouth Festival

Scottish RiteTemple,463 PaseodePeralta

Localchefs Jackson Ault,Angel Rene Franco,SuzanneHart, Jeffrey KaplandandDavid Sellersprepareafour-course dinner benefitting St.Elizabeth Shelters&SupportiveHousing; 5:30 p.m. November9; from$175; sfnm.co/3BF8sjI.

TheBestofMusicfromtheMovies

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

BarbaraBentree andJohnRangel Trio’s jazz renditions; 6:30 p.m. November9;$185; santafeschoolofcooking.com.

NewMexico Philharmonic

National HispanicCultural Center,701 Fourth Street SW,Albuquerque, 505-246-2261

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons,featuring conductorand soloist violinist Cármelodelos Santos;2p.m.November10;$34-$78;nmphil.org. Schumannand Romanticism

MuñozWaxmanGalleryatCenterfor ContemporaryArts, 1050 OldPecosTrail ConductorOliverPrezant,violist KimFredenburgh,andpianist Judith Gordon;6 p.m. November12;$10-$25;oliverprezant.com.

10th Annual FrankMorganTaosJazzFestival Taos CountryClub/Taos Center forthe Arts/HarwoodMuseum

Opening nightNovember13, Red-Hot&Red,featuring DougLawrence; freesets 3and 7p.m.; reservations required; taosjazz.org/contact. November14, Django Festival Allstars 7:30 p.m.,$25and$30;November15, pianistTadatakaUnno 7:30 p.m.,$30;November16, GraceKelly’s familyshow3p.m., Kelly’s festival finale7:30 p.m.,$25and$30;taosjazz.org/events.

Django FestivalAllstars

Unit BbyChocolate Maven,821 W. SanMateoRoad,505-984-1980

French Django Reinhardttributequintet; 7:30 p.m. November13; $30and$35;santafemusiccollective.com.

Eden Prairie,1971

LabTheater, 1213 ParkwayDrive, 505-395-6576

MatSmart’sdramaticportrayalof aVietnamdraftdodger whorisksarrest to honorhis commitment to afriend; November13-December 1;$35; nmactorslab.com.

An Evening With David Sedaris PopejoyHall,203 CornellDriveSE, Albuquerque,505-925-5858

Thehumorist readsfromnewandunpublished worksonhis book tour;7:30 p.m.November15;$25-$75;popejoypresents.com.

ZoëKeating

Meow Wolf,1352RufinaCircle,505-395-6369

Avantgarde cellistand composer; doors8p.m.November 15; $35;tickets.ampconcerts.org.

CranksgivingSanta Fe

SantaFeRailyardWaterTower,Alcadesa Street

Scavengerhunt/bike ride/fooddriveforthe Food Depot;10a.m.; bring abike,abag,and$20-$25 to buyspecifiedingredientsfor donatedThanksgivingmeals. Sign up at cranksgivingsantafe.com.

TadatakaUnno Trio

UnitBbyChocolate Maven,821 W. SanMateoRoad,505-984-1980 Jazz pianist,with TerryBurnsonbassandJohn Trentacosta ondrums; 7:30 p.m.November16;$30and$35;santafemusiccollective.org.

TheBlackCrowes

LegendsTheater, Route66Casino,14500 CentralAvenueSW, Albuquerque, 505-352-7829

HappinessBastards tour;8p.m.November16;ticketsstartat$99; sfnm.co/3N2KKAn.

Cloud Gate DanceTheatreofTaiwan

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet, 505-988-1234 Fusionofmarshalarts,modern dance,and ballet;7:30p.m. November20;$36-$114; tickets.lensic.org.

Oklahoma!

St.Francis AuditoriumatNew Mexico MuseumofArt,107 W. Palace Avenue PresentedbyMillennial Music Makers;7 p.m. November21and22, 2 p.m.November23and24;505-670-6723,$26-$56;trimsantafe.org.

TopHouse

TumblerootBreweryandDistillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street,505-393-5135 Americana/nu-grassquartet;7:30 p.m.November 21;$23 inadvance, $28day of;tickets.ampconcerts.org.

HollyNear

Unit BbyChocolate Maven,821 W. SanMateoRoad,505-984-1980 Socialchangesongwriter;7:30 p.m. November24;$45; tickets.ampconcerts.org.

Marshall TuckerBandandJeffersonStarship LiveonCloud 9Tour Hilton SantaFeBuffaloThunder,20BuffaloThunderTrail,505-455-5555 Rock roadshow; 8p.m.November30;$59-$89;hiltonbuffalothunder .com.

Iris DeMent

KiMoTheatre, 423 CentralAvenueNW,Albuquerque,505-768-3522 Workin’OnAWorld tour;7:30 p.m. December5;$50-$80; tickets.ampconcerts.org.

Marcus King’s An IntimateEvening Featuring DrewSmithers KiMoTheatre, 423 CentralAvenueNW,Albuquerque,505-768-3522 Southern rockguitarist,withsongwriter; 7:30 p.m. December6; $23inadvance, $28dayoftickets.lensic360.org.

DogManTheMusical PopejoyHall,203 CornellDriveSE, Albuquerque,505-925-5858 TheaterWorksUSA’s productionbasedontheseriesfrom authorDavPilkeyabout acrime-fighterwiththeheadof adog andthebodyof apoliceman;6:30 p.m. December10;$25-$59; popejoypresents.com.

35th Annual Festivalof theCranes

Bosquedel Apache National Wildlife Refuge(Socorro)

Including 85-plus workshopsand tours of localattractionsincluding the Very LargeArray and Salinas PuebloMissions,November11-15; 505-890-4381,info@corazonevents.com, festivalofthecranes.com.

Kristin Chenoweth

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

Actress-singer; 7:30 p.m. December21;505-984-8759, secure.performancesantafe.org.

TheTemptations

Hilton SantaFeBuffaloThunder, 20BuffaloThunderTrail,505-455-5555

On tour;8p.m.January 10;$39-$89; hiltonbuffalothunder.com.

TwylaTharp DanceCompany

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

Celebrating 60 years;7:30 p.m. February 25;$65-$110; tickets.lensic.org.

GrahamNash

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

Performing career-spanning favorites, withkeyboardist-vocalist

Todd Caldwelland multi-instrumentalistsand vocalists Adam Minkoff andZach Djanikian;7:30 p.m. April15;from $250;tickets.lensic360 .org.

OCTOBER

Haunted Garden Walk

SantaFeBotanical Garden,715Camino Lejo,MuseumHill, 505-471-9103

Guided tours throughdarklandscapes,heightened by ghoststories; 7-9p.m.October26;$20,ages4-17$7;sfnm.co/3zMxZXL.

CabaretParadisoHalloweenie

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

Varietyshowwithbellydancers; 7:30 p.m. October26; paradisosantafe .com;18+.

OperaSouthwestpresents Madama Butterfly

Albuquerque JournalTheatreatNational Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth Street SW,Albuquerque

Soprano Cecilia Violetta LópezintheroleofCio-Cio-San andtenor Hak SooKim as Pinkerton; 2p.m. October27,7:30p.m. October 30 andNovember 1, 2p.m. November3; $29-$109; 505-724-4771, operasouthwest.org.

IlluminatiHotties

Tumbleroot Breweryand Distillery,2791AguaFría Street,505-393-5135

Poprock singer-songwriterSarah Tudzin; 7:30 p.m. October 29; $20;tickets.lensic360.org.

Myra MelfordandtheFire& WaterQuintet

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

Avant-gardepianist,composer,and bandleader;7:30 p.m. October31;$15-$35;outpostspace.org.

NOVEMBER

Dayofthe DeadMusicalTribute

TheCommunityCenteratMission Chapelof OurLadyof Light, 137Old LamyTrail,Lamy

Local musiciansperformcoversoftheirfavorite deceased musiciansin abenefitconcertforthechurch,including Tupper and Jeff (GlenFrey), Dr.Hall (Doc Watson), Freddie Schwartz (Jerry Jeff Walker), and Marcia Louis(KrisKristofferson)1-6 p.m.November 2;$20suggested donation atthedoor.

CENTERPortfolio Walk andPhotographicBookFair

SantaFeFarmers’Market Pavilion,1607 PaseodePeralta

TheSanta Fe-basedadvocatefor international photography, CENTER,hostsitsannualfestival ofphotographicartsoffering a freepublic opportunity to viewthe 2024 ReviewSanta Fe artists’ portfoliosand purchasenewly releasedpublications;6-8:30p.m. November2; visitcenter.org.

Latif Bolat

GiGPerformanceSpace, 1808 Second Street,gigsantafe.com Turkish folkmusic anddevotional Sufi songs;7:30p.m. November2; $25.80;gigsantafe.tickit.ca.

RahimAlHaj Trio

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

Oudvirtuosoand composer,7:30p.m. November2; $15-$35; outpostspace.org.

Lensic360presentsMarcusKing(pictured) and Drew Smithers December 6atAlbuquerque’sKiMoTheatre.

CENTER Winner ProjectPresentations

La Fonda, 100 E. SanFranciscoStreet,505-982-5511

Selectedphotographersshare theirprojectscovering today’s critical issues; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. November3; free andopentothe public; visitcenter.org.

High Desert Winds

St.FrancisAuditorium at New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. PalaceAvenue

Original compositions anda premierewritten andperformed by thecontemporarywindensemble; 2p.m.November3; donationsaccepted.

Arkansauce

TumblerootBrewery andDistillery, 2791 Agua Fría Street,505-393-5135

Progressivestringquartet; 7:30 p.m. November7;$20in advance, $25day of;tickets.ampconcerts.org.

Pete AmahlQuintet

Outpost PerformanceSpace,210Yale BoulevardSE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044

Jazz percussionist, withpianist BevanManson,bassist Gordon Johnson,trumpeter Paul Gonzales,and tenorsaxophonistKanoa Kaluhiwa;7:30 p.m. November7;$15-$30;outpostspace.org.

CatherineSikoraQuartet

Taos,Albuquerque,and SantaFe

Improvisationaljazz ensemble; 7p.m. November 8, Revolt Gallery in Taos,$10 and $20; 1p.m. November 9,Guild Cinema in Albuquerque, $10;7p.m.November11, SanMiguel Chapelin SantaFe, $20; sfnm.co/4dPLwf8.

Doce Mujeres, 12 Women Teatro Paraguas,3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601

Flamencodanceandmusicconcert, with singer GuillermoGonzalez, percussionist Javier Saume; musicdirectorChuscales, artistic director Mina Fajardo; 7-9 p.m. November 8-10;$28, seniors andstudents $25; teatroparaguasnm.org.

Mat Kearney

Lensic Performing Arts Center,211 W. SanFranciscoStreet,505-988-1234

Soft rock songwriter;7:30 p.m. November11;$29-$159; tickets.lensic.org.

Fall Break Adventure

SantaFeBotanical Garden, 715CaminoLejo,Museum Hill,505-471-9103

Hands-on adventurecamp forages8-11;8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. November25-27;$100; visitsfbg.org/events.

Fall Flight Festival

Las VegasNational WildlifeRefuge,435 N.M. 281,505-425-3581

Refuge encompasses 4.5 milesofprairie grasslands,lakes,and marshes, withbirdwatching,archery,andotheractivities forkids; naturalists on site; 9a.m.-noonNovember26; free admission.

AT THEGALLERIES

SantaFe

Addison Rowe Gallery

229 E. MarcyStreet,505-982-1533

TranscendentalandBeyond:TheEssenceof Art, group show;through October.

Aurelia Gallery 414 CanyonRoad, 505-501-2915

Aspectsofthe Primitive;Moons,Monoliths andReflectedMoonbeams,paintings by CharlesC.Gurd;throughNovember10.

Blue Rain Gallery

544S.Guadalupe Street,505-954-9902

SeeingtheNow,landscapesbyDoug West; through October26.

Cafe Pasqual’sGallery

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

Photographs by Joann Carny: WhatRemains, Changes and WilliamDrake: DreamingVaranasi; through October.

CONTAINER

1226 Flagman Way, 505-995-0012

Virgil Ortiz:Revolt1680/2180 —Daybreakofthe Resistance,groupshow; through October27.

El Zaguán

545 CanyonRoad, 505-983-2567

Microcosm/Macrocosm,mixedmedia by RolandOstheim;through October26.

FOMA

Guadalupe Center,333 MontezumaAvenue, 505-660-0121

ExtremeGrace,photographs by FrancescaMorales Gutierrez;throughNovember22.

NedraMatteucci Galleries

1075 Paseode Peralta,505-982-4631

AVibrantLife:The ArtofAliceSchille,watercolors; through October26.

MUSEUMS &ARTSPACES

SantaFe

AllanHouser Sculpture Garden and GalleryatHaozousPlace

26Haozous Road,off N.M.14

Tours Tuesdays,Thursdays, andSundays by reservation;allanhouser.com/sculpture-garden. CoeCenterforthe Arts 1590-B PachecoStreet,505-983-6372

African, Asian, European,NativeAmerican, and Oceanicobjects.Openbyappointment. ElRanchodelasGolondrinas 334 LosPinosRoad,505-471-2261

Living-historymuseum,dedicatedtotheheritageof 18th-and19th-centuryNew Mexico;golondrinas.org.

GeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum

217JohnsonStreet, 505-946-1000

Rootedin Place,studiesoftrees;through November 3• Georgia O’Keeffe:Making aLife, artandobjectsfromthe collection;through November2,2025;okeeffemuseum.org.

IAIAMuseumof ContemporaryNative Arts

108Cathedral Place, 505-983-8900

Common Thread: Female Perspectivesfrom the Arctic,throughJanuary5,2025• Arctic Highways: UnboundedIndigenousPeople,through March2, 2025• TheStories We Carry,contemporaryjewelry; companion exhibit, OurStories;through September 29,2025;iaia.edu/mocna.

Meow Wolf 1352RufinaCircle, 505-395-6369

The House of EternalReturn,over70rooms ofimmersive, evolving exhibits; meowwolf.com. Museumof IndianArtsand Culture 710Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-476-1269

DrivingtheMarket,group show of contemporary works;throughJanuary 18,2025• Here, Now andAlways,long term exhibitofthemes of emergence,ancestors,language,and resilience; indianartsandculture.org.

Museumof International Folk Art

706Camino Lejo,MuseumHill, 505-476-1204

La CartoneríaMexicana: TheMexican ArtofPaper and Paste,historicsculpturesfromthe collection; through November 3• Betweenthe Lines: Prison Artand Advocacy;through September2,2025; 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 andThe Palace of theGovernors 113Lincoln Avenue,505-476-5200

Forksin theRoad: ADiner’s GuidetoNew Mexico; multisensoryexhibit; long term• 18 Milesand That’sAsFar As It Got:The LamyBranchofthe Atchison, Topekaand SantaFeRailroad,model train craftedbySanta Fe ModelRailroadClubmembers; throughJanuary16,2025• Everyday Odysseys: RelicsofLife &AdventureinNewMexico,rotating exhibitofitemsfromthe collection; through July8, 2025• Zozobra: AFireThatNeverGoes Out,objects relating to theorigin, evolution,and significance ofthe giantmarionette;through September2025; nmhistorymuseum.org.

NewMexico Military Museum

1050 OldPecosTrail, New Mexico MilitaryMuseum In The PresenceofHeroes,photographyarchives of David Scheinbaum; throughJune 8,2025. NewMexico Museum of Art 107 W. PalaceAvenue,505-476-5072

ZozobrayLaConquistadora,contemporaryworks inspired by Zozobraand thestatueofthe Virgin Mary;through December 1• Saints &Santos: Picturingthe HolyinNewSpain,collections from Mexicoand theU.S.;throughJanuary12,2025; nmartmuseum.org.

NewMexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary 404 Montezuma Avenue,505-476-5062

Line by Line,works spanningfrom the 1920s to the present;through March9,2025

• Off-Center: NewMexico Art, 1970-2000, rotating exhibit; through May4,2025; nmartmuseum.org/vladem-contemporary. NuevoMexicano Heritage ArtsMuseum 750 Camino Lejo,museum@spanishcolonial.org

Grow and Flourish 2024,acquisitioned collections; through December28• UglyHistoryofBeautiful Things • NewMexicoStories • John GawMeem and theRootsofMuseumHill (throughDecember); spanishcolonial.org. Docent tours1p.m.the first Wednesdayofthe monththroughDecember.

Santa Fe BotanicalGarden 715 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-471-9103

Elementsof the Earth: ContemporaryNative Sculpture,group show; through April2025; santafebotanicalgarden.org.

SITE Santa Fe 1606 PaseodePeralta,505-989-1199

Teresita Fernandez/RobertSmithson;multimedia installations; through October28• Glacial Optics, photographsbyTristan Duke; throughJanuary13, 2025; sitesantafe.org.

WheelwrightMuseum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo,Museum Hill,505-982-4636

Pathfinder:40YearsofMarcus Amerman, exhibit of beadwork,glassart, and paintings by theChoctawNationartist; through January 11,2025• Pablita’s Wardrobe:Family &Fashion; through April12,2025• Carved Stories,wood panels by MavastaHonyouti; through April12, 2025; wheelwright.org.

Taos

Taos ArtMuseum at FechinHouse 7Paseo del Pueblo Norte,575-758-2690

TheStoryofUs,30-year retrospective exhibitofpaintings by RichardAlanNichols; through October27; taosartmuseum.org.

Taos ArtMuseum at Fechin Houseshows paintings by RichardAlan Nicholsthrough October27.

FINALFRAME

People around NewMexicowereinvited to pose,holding an object of importance to them,as partofAxleContemporary’s EPluribus Unum:Mogollon project. Theportableexhibitionincludes hundredsofimagesand will be in SantaFethrough mid-November. Reception 5p.m.Friday, October 18, SantaFeRailyard, andexhibitingat6p.m.November2,CENTERPortfolio Walk andBookFair, Santa FeRailyard; axleart.com/epu-mogollon —Brian Sandford