Santa Fe Events Calendar

Free guided tours of the Governor's Residence. No reservations necessary for less than 6 persons; groups more than 6, please call the Residence Director at 505-476-2800.

We are all part of nature and interconnected with all living beings. Our bodies hold the wisdom of all ages and the many realms of existence within them. With the help of organic movement, action method and improvisation, we will delve into the creative currents of our nature and life. By embodying primal elements and qualities of the natural world we inspire our souls toward living a full and spirited life. Led by Silvia Stenitzer, MA, LMHC. Stenitzer holds a certificate in interpersonal neurobiology, somatics, and action method from Southwestern College. In her private practice, she has been addressing the body-mind-soul connection for the past 20 years.

6-8 pm Bring your instrument and join in or just come and enjoy the fabulous live bluegrass music!

Open to everyone.

Soul, R&B, Blues

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce my latest project Trova!

Trova will be an evening of some of my favorite songs from all the Spanish speaking countries of the world, the Middle East, Greece, Italy and beyond!

It's a world music journey that will surely transport you into uncharted territory.

TROVA loosely translated is a meeting place where stories begin, a place of finding what was once lost and a song in your heart.

Every Thursday starting at 9:00 PM. Dinner show.
$5.00
Special guests!

Reserve your table today 505 983-9912 or online at elfarolsf.com

Hope to see you!

Nacha

Tango Dancing
$5 Minimum Consumption

Country

Ages: 21+ without parent or guardian Price: $25

C’mon down every Tuesday from 7:30-10:30 pm as our friend Case hosts an acoustic open mic. Sign up when you get here and play a song or two…or three!

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are a group of musicians who escaped the horrific violence of Sierra Leone's civil war, landed in a West African refugee camp, and formed a band with humble beginnings that has grown to be an international musical sensation. An unbelievable testament to the human spirit, the journey of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars exemplifies the universal healing power of music.

Near the turn of the 21st Century, when Sierra Leone's war-ravaged capital was burning, thousands fled to neighboring countries. Among them were Reuben Koroma and Francis Lamgba (Franco) who began making music for fellow refugees in a camp in Guinea. The developing band was able to acquire a rusted-out sound system and beat up electric guitars as they moved from camp to camp playing their uplifting, can't-help-but-dance live shows, which included Black Nature, a teenage orphan with a gift for rap, as well as Abdulrahim Kamara (Arahim) and Mohamed Bangura (Medo), both of whom had had limbs amputated by the rebels. Recognizing the extremely high quality of musicianship, the United Nations was instrumental in financing the band's first studio recordings. The rest, as they say, is history.

Please join us for an uplifting evening of dance music by one of the greatest outfits ever to emerge from West Africa.

Canyon Road Blues Jam every Tuesday night from 8pm till midnight at El Farol

Description: Born in the middle of mosquito country on the “Right Side of Texas” or Beaumont as they call it, Thomas Champagne grew up with the best of both worlds, Texas Pride and a Cajun Spirit. Hitting the stage by the age of 14, Thomas' musical roots were formed on piano, bass, and drums. While attending Texas A&M University in the mid 90′s, Thomas formed a funk-rock quartet known as 4D2 and began playing throughout the state as the bassist and vocalist. Around the turn of the century, Thomas moved back to his hometown and starting performing bass with the Folsom Creek, a rock/bluegrass mix. After a great run of shows and a new album just a week from hitting the shelf, the group folded and out of disappointment and self realization, Thomas discovered his true songwriting style. For the first time ever, Thomas took the stage as a front man forming the band, Audioflava, a jazz/funk/pop entity that evolved into an electric power trio featuring Danny Anderson on guitar and Carlos Lopez on drums. Audioflava and Thomas moved to Austin, TX where he started working at Arlyn and Pedernales Studios. After a few years in Austin, Danny and Thomas decided it was time to hit the road and began touring the states as a duo, Champagne Anderson. With such a great success on the road as a duo, Thomas and Danny headed to the studio in the Fall of 2007 to complete their long awaited album, “Old Town”, and hence formed the group, “Champagne with Friends”. Within the past four years “Champagne with Friends” has performed on over 130 stages amongst 15 different states, and the train keeps on moving. In the Spring of 2011, Thomas was invited to “The Swamp Sessions” in Awendaw, SC where he then connected with Mark Bryan and Danielle Howle who agreed to produce his next project. By late Summer, Thomas moved to Charleston, to complete his second album and begin touring the East Coast as the solo artist, “T Champagne” and when joined by other talent, “Champagne with Friends”. Thomas is currently sponsored by The Music Initiative Magazine as their Emerging Artist for 2012.

No cover

Website: www.champagnewithfriends.com

 Some of Santa Fe's best musicians come together tonight to fill El Farol with the sounds of the Blues.

Stop by to listen, have some tapas, drink a drink, or even bring your harp or guitar and get in on the action!

The saddle blankets on exhibit date from 1860 to 2002 and are arranged by weaving methods: tapestry weave; two-faced double weave; and twill weaves of diagonal, diamond, and herringbone patterns. By using a variety of warp and weft yarns—natural wool, cotton, angora mohair, unraveled bayeta, and Germantown—weavers added individuality to the everyday and fanciful tapestries they created for horses.

Horse trappings on exhibit reveal the great pride that Diné horsemen took in their horses and how they adorned them for ceremonial and social events. The Diné first learned how to manufacture saddles and bridles from neighboring cultures and their proficiency quickly surpassed that of their mentors. That devotion resonates still, as the horse remains a viable living force in Diné life today.

Joyce Begay-Foss
505-476-1272
joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us

Call tour company to check seasonal scheduling/availability. These companies are not affiliated and offer separate packages.

Eldorado Hotel&Spa, 309 E. San Francisco St.
La Fonda Santa Fe, 100 W. San Francisco St.
New Mexico Museum of Art Downtown Walking Tours, 107 W. Palace Ave.
OR
A Well-Born Guide, www.swguides.com

--Historic/Cultural Tours Eldorado Hotel&Spa, 309 E. San Francisco St. OR La Fonda Santa Fe, 100 W. San Francisco St. Presented by Historic Walks of Santa Fe and featured on Good Morning America, this historic/cultural tour is led by professional museum guides who provide commentary on the rich history, cultures, architecture&art of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. Visit the most historic sites including St.Francis Cathedral, Loretto Chapel and the State Capitol. Eldorado Tours depart from Eldorado Hotel at 9:30am&1:30pm, from the Hilton Santa Fe at 9:35am&1:35pm, and from St. Francis Hotel at 9:45am&1:45pm. Tickets: $14 per person; for more information, call 505-986-8388 or visit www.historicwalksofsantafe.com.

--A Well-Born Guide: Various Tours Tours include Artists and Acequias: A Guided Walking Tour of Canyon Rd/Eastside, Garden Tour: Past and Present, Ghost Tour: The Dark Side of Santa Fe, The Jewish Legacy in NM: A History Different, Women in NM History: A Different Downtown Tour.

FEATURE TOUR: Bars and Brothels in Santa Fe: A Red Light Tour
Try this adult alternative to ghost tours and explore some of the city's more famous watering holes and hangouts, past and present, in the downtown and Guadalupe area. End the tour at one of these “colorful” places! $25/pp Min. $60 Weds, Sats 7:30 PM winter; 8:30 PM summer

ALL TOURS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT. GENERAL OVERVIEW TOUR, COMBO TOURS OUT OF TOWN ADVENTURES and more! 505 988 8022, info@swguides.com, www.swguides.com.

--New Mexico Museum of Art The New Mexico Museum of Art offers walking tours of downtown Santa Fe. Guided by one of our docents, the tours highlight art and architectural history. Tours begin at the gift shop stairs of the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 West Palace Avenue, on the Plaza in Santa Fe. 10AM-11:30am. $10 per person. Children 18 and under free, www.nmartmuseum.org

New Mexicans have always made art—we have always made aestheticized objects that reflect our world views. From beautifully made, 14,000-year-old Paleo-Indian tools to contemporary imagery, New Mexico art has reflected our changing technologies, embodied our ways of making a living, and personified our spirituality.

And where else but New Mexico has art reflected everything from the creators of stone tools to the invention of the atomic bomb?

Curated by Joseph Traugott, Ph.D., the museum's curator of twentieth century art, the exhibition begins with the earliest yet-discovered art—Clovis points—and proceeds in an unbroken continuum to the present.

It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico displays 120 works of art that include Native American, Hispanic American, and European American works as a single, holistic tradition, not three separate traditions that never interact. Most of the objects in the exhibition were made to be art, others became art by metamorphosis when objects were understood in new cultural contexts. The works range from representational images to abstractions like Raymond Jonson's paintings N and M (illustrated above), an obvious reference to New Mexico. The two paintings are part of his series of 26 works based on the letters of the alphabet.

As markers of the past and present, the works of art in It's About Time spur aesthetic responses and a deeper understanding of the region's diverse cultures—how the art of the early santeros evolved from the more baroque originally imported from Mexico to a more simplified expression to accommodate indigenous art-making materials and beliefs. Yet, innovation by Native artists was discouraged by early anthropologists who placed a premium on the artistic styles of the past which they considered to be more “authentic” and culturally pure; fortunately Maria and Julian Martinez did not hear this message influencing generations of artists who followed.

Information: 505-476-5072 or visit www.nmartmuseum.org

Days/Times: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Free on Fridays, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day the Museum is open 7 days a week, including Mondays.

Steve Cantrell, PR Manager
505-476-1144
steve.cantrell@state.nm.us

The exhibition is open MONDAY - FRIDAY only.

The Santa Fe Art Institute is proud to present Nancy Holt: Sightlines, an in-depth examination of Holt's early projects from 1966 to 1980, on view from May 5 through June 29. Holt's pioneering work falls at the intersection of art, architecture, and time-based media. The career of this important American artist took off in the late 1960s when she and other like-minded artists in the U.S. turned away from the emerging commercial gallery system to embrace the American landscape and its geological diversity. Located beyond the confines of New York gallery walls, Holt began working on large-scale outdoor projects that responded to the environment and offered novel means for observing natural phenomena.

EXHIBIT On View Through September 30th, 2012

The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and Bandelier National Monument present an exhibit showcasing the work of CCC-trained craftsmen, including furniture, furnishings, and decorative tin. From 1933-1940, CCC workers at Bandelier National Monument built and furnished 31 buildings. The furniture and tinwork created for these buildings illustrate an extraordinary combination of traditional and early 20th century design and demonstrate the expertise of the craftsmen. Some 24 pieces of furniture and 15 pieces of decorative tin are exhibited along with photos of CCC woodworkers, measured drawings of the pieces, and the names of many of those who were enrollees at the Bandelier camp.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed Emergency Conservation Work legislation to put the many unemployed of the country to work. Thousands of New Mexicans, destitute from the Depression and a historically cash-poor economy, were able to take advantage of this program, later known as the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), owing to New Mexico's recent Statehood. Not only was the training given the many young men in CCC camps life-altering, but the Federal government helped to validate the traditional arts by incorporating them into its programs. These Federal programs served to sustain and revitalize the traditional arts of Hispano New Mexico, and their legacy is still apparent today.

The “New Deal Art: CCC Furniture and Tinwork” exhibit has been designated a We the People project by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Programs for the exhibition, including tours, a lecture series and symposium, are funded in part by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council.

PLEASE NOTE THE MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART IS CLOSED MONDAYS FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY.

This unique exhibition designed by the collector and donor, Alexander Girard. Since the opening in 1982, more than a million visitors have been delighted by the richly varied displays of toys, and traditional folk art. from more than 100 countries.

Bring your questions and concerns.

Stories, songs, puppetry and simple projects sure to entertain and educate.

• Ages 0 to 2: 10:30-11a
• Ages 3 to 5: 11-11:45a
  
  Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the story time.

Collected Works Bookstore is pleased to offer a 45-minute Story Time session every Wednesday and Thursday at 10.45am!

Featured books cater to children aged 6 months to 5 years.  Most sessions begin with simple but engaging books for the youngest listeners, and build to longer picture books, rhyming poems, our newest favorites, and some classics for the "big kids".

As attention spans vary, families are welcome to come and go as they wish--- we are delighted to host the group to its saturation point!  Occasionally, we break into song if the children need movement or a change of pace.  We also encourage dialogue as the stories are read and the audience's curiousity is piqued.

All children must be accompanied and upervised by an adult throughout the Story Time.  Please come enjoy our gatherings and follow up with a visit to our cafe; nothing goes ith Story Time like a good snack!

Explore some of Georgia O’Keeffe’s ideas about food and cooking with the Santa Fe School of Cooking. Their chefs will guide you through recipes featured in the book A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O’Keeffe, by Margaret Wood, former assistant and companion to O’Keeffe. Wood will be on hand to share stories of and perspectives on O’Keeffe. This three-hour-long, demonstration-style class includes recipes and a full meal.

Experience all things musical as you explore the violin and other instruments.

A total of 476 students will receive 525 degrees and certificates during Santa Fe Community College’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 23 at 5 p.m. in the William C. Witter Fitness Education Center on the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Ave. Dr. Rod Risley, the executive director of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, will present the commencement address. Dr. Risley is a community college graduate who is nationally recognized as a champion of community college completion. Current graduate Barbara Griego will deliver the student address. Ms. Griego earned a spot on the dean’s list, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and will be awarded an Associate of Science in Computer Science degree at the ceremony.

Collected Works Bookstore features Jeff Clements, the co-founder of Free Speech for People, for a reading from his book, Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It.

Corporations Are Not People is a definitive guide to overturning the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC.  It tells the true story of how some of the largest corporations in the world organized to take over the American government and Constitution, how devastating this corporate campaign has been to America and Americans, and how the American people can reclaim freedom and democracy.
Jeff Clements is the co-founder of Free Speech for People, a national, non-partisan campaign to challenge the creation of Constitutional rights for corporations, overturn Citizens United v. FEC, and strengthen American democracy and republican self-government.  Clements has served as Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1996 to 2000; Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Public Protection & Advocacy Journal in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office from 2007 to 2009; and was a partner in the Boston law firms of Mintz Levin and Clements & Clements, which he founded in 2003.  He graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University Law School in 1988.

Jeff Clements will be in conversation with author, playwright, mediator, and essayist Craig Barnes, host of the radio show "Our Times With Craig Barnes."

Half of operas have plots that feature murder or suicide under pressure! Learn about opera mayhem at opera expert and lecturer Dr. Bill Derbyshire's presentation on murder in opera. Experience some of opera's most infamous murder and suicide scenes, complete with musical excerpts. Presented by The Santa Fe Opera Guild.

Free to members of all Opera Guilds. Just drop in – no reservations. Non-members $10 or join at the door. For more information, see www.guildsofsfo.org/SF, email educationvp@santafeoperaguild.org or call 505 629-1410 ext 111.

During the exhibition of Joan Logghe's Poet Laureate exhibit “Odes&Offerings” in the Community Gallery, a series of programs are scheduled to enhance the community's appreciation of poetry and the written word. This collaborative exhibit asked 36 visual artists to incorporate the words of 36 poets in their work.

One-half of the participating poets read their works for the public.

For further information feel free to contact the Community Gallery Manager, Rod Lambert: rdlambert@santafenm.gov or 505.955.6705.

CULTIVATE CAPACITY TO RESPOND AND ACT IN THESE CHANGING TIMES. In Leading by Being^®, the Academy's foundation course in transformational learning, people are empowered to explore who they are, and discover how they may inspire change and hope in their lives and communities. Learn about the course from faculty and graduates. (Non-discrimination policy applies.) Space is limited. RSVP to Marissa Roybal: 995-1860 or programs@aloveoflearning.org.

Open mic with Jason Reed every Wednesday. Free recording of your performance! Come and bring your best!

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and harpist
7:00–9:00 pm, No Cover

Smooth Voice of 60's , 70's and Originals

The $64,000 Question
METROPOLITAN OPERA SCENERY DISPLAY

Two huge painted scenic backdrops from the old Metropolitan Opera house in New York, bought in the 1950's with money won on "The $64,000 Question" TV show by an opera enthusiast from Long Island, New York, will be on display, Wednesday evenings at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in the railyard, May 9th to June 6th. The story of the scenery, painted by famed Met designer Joseph Urban, will be presented in a talk given by Webster Young, a composer, music journalist, and New York opera director. Young was invited twice by the White House to be a candidate for director of the National Endowment for the Arts. He will talk, play his concert grand piano, and host a Q&A with the audience.

The scenic backdrops by Urban date from 1928 and 1935, and are 50 x 24 feet. They will take up the entire width of one of the museum's large rooms. Many of the Met's great singers sang in front of this scenery.

This event also celebrates a book release by Webster Young: "Berkeley-Paris Express - The Education of a Composer, 1968-80". Copies of the book will be available for signing. Young is composer of 10 ballets and 6 operas and studied with followers of Stravinsky and Milhaud. He has been a music journalist for New York Newsday, the National Catholic Register, and the InterCollegiate Review. Numerous videos of his operas and ballets may be found on Youtube under "Webster Young".
May 9th ($5 preview), 16, 23, 30, June 6:
$15 suggested donation, benefits El Museo
Minor refreshments, no alcohol. at 555 Camino de la Familia, in the Railyard

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce my latest project Trova!

Trova will be an evening of some of my favorite songs from all the Spanish speaking countries of the world, the Middle East, Greece, Italy and beyond!

It's a world music journey that will surely transport you into uncharted territory.

TROVA loosely translated is a meeting place where stories begin, a place of finding what was once lost and a song in your heart.

Every Thursday starting at 9:00 PM. Dinner show.
$5.00
Special guests!

Reserve your table today 505 983-9912 or online at elfarolsf.com

Hope to see you!

Nacha

Open Mic Night Jam every Wednesday. 7-9pm.

Free Admission.

Some Wednesday’s will have special guests.

Nacha Mendez performs music from all the Spanish speaking countries of the world every Wednesday at La Boca.

There is no cover.

Taj Mahal celebrates four decades of blues, roots, reggae and beyond.

New Album Maestro Includes Guest Appearances By: Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos, Ziggy Marley and more

Also Available On Limited Edition 40th Anniversary Collector’s Double LP

The mythology of American blues is filled with images of the lone musician standing at the crossroads, caught in that gray area between light and shadow, cutting impossible deals with dark forces, offering up nothing less than his soul as collateral.

Some like to Dance some like to watch.
Every Wednesday Live @ El Farol

20% off dinner entrees for Santa Fe Residents

Don't miss our Wednesday Drink specials!

Description: Tom Rheam played trumpet for Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, etc. and played piano for the Glenn Miller Orch., Jimmy Dorsey Orch. and comedian Robert Kline. Tom also occasionally plays piano and trumpet at the same time... Dick Hogle plays the drums and sings, and has worked with many famous acts in the Catskills, cruise ships out of Miami, and toured with Jimmy Durante. Dave Moir is on the bass; he's worked locally with Al Tell, Yoboso, and Solstice. Dave was a founding member of the New Mexico jazz Workshop. The Tom Rheam trio has played together for 30 years. We have played most venues in Santa Fe through the years, including the Hilton, El Dorado, The Bull Ring, El Meson, Palace, Ore House, La Fonda, and many more! The music is varied standards, Jazz, pop, rock, latin, vocals and original arrangements.

No Cover

The Misery Jackals are the world's only Pillbilly Browngrass band. We decided to play traditional instruments in our own way. Misery Jackals are a part punk rock, part bluegrass, part zydeco, part jazz, part whatever else we like mutt.

The saddle blankets on exhibit date from 1860 to 2002 and are arranged by weaving methods: tapestry weave; two-faced double weave; and twill weaves of diagonal, diamond, and herringbone patterns. By using a variety of warp and weft yarns—natural wool, cotton, angora mohair, unraveled bayeta, and Germantown—weavers added individuality to the everyday and fanciful tapestries they created for horses.

Horse trappings on exhibit reveal the great pride that Diné horsemen took in their horses and how they adorned them for ceremonial and social events. The Diné first learned how to manufacture saddles and bridles from neighboring cultures and their proficiency quickly surpassed that of their mentors. That devotion resonates still, as the horse remains a viable living force in Diné life today.

Joyce Begay-Foss
505-476-1272
joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us

Call tour company to check seasonal scheduling/availability. These companies are not affiliated and offer separate packages.

Eldorado Hotel&Spa, 309 E. San Francisco St.
La Fonda Santa Fe, 100 W. San Francisco St.
New Mexico Museum of Art Downtown Walking Tours, 107 W. Palace Ave.
OR
A Well-Born Guide, www.swguides.com

--Historic/Cultural Tours Eldorado Hotel&Spa, 309 E. San Francisco St. OR La Fonda Santa Fe, 100 W. San Francisco St. Presented by Historic Walks of Santa Fe and featured on Good Morning America, this historic/cultural tour is led by professional museum guides who provide commentary on the rich history, cultures, architecture&art of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. Visit the most historic sites including St.Francis Cathedral, Loretto Chapel and the State Capitol. Eldorado Tours depart from Eldorado Hotel at 9:30am&1:30pm, from the Hilton Santa Fe at 9:35am&1:35pm, and from St. Francis Hotel at 9:45am&1:45pm. Tickets: $14 per person; for more information, call 505-986-8388 or visit www.historicwalksofsantafe.com.

--A Well-Born Guide: Various Tours Tours include Artists and Acequias: A Guided Walking Tour of Canyon Rd/Eastside, Garden Tour: Past and Present, Ghost Tour: The Dark Side of Santa Fe, The Jewish Legacy in NM: A History Different, Women in NM History: A Different Downtown Tour.

FEATURE TOUR: Bars and Brothels in Santa Fe: A Red Light Tour
Try this adult alternative to ghost tours and explore some of the city's more famous watering holes and hangouts, past and present, in the downtown and Guadalupe area. End the tour at one of these “colorful” places! $25/pp Min. $60 Weds, Sats 7:30 PM winter; 8:30 PM summer

ALL TOURS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT. GENERAL OVERVIEW TOUR, COMBO TOURS OUT OF TOWN ADVENTURES and more! 505 988 8022, info@swguides.com, www.swguides.com.

--New Mexico Museum of Art The New Mexico Museum of Art offers walking tours of downtown Santa Fe. Guided by one of our docents, the tours highlight art and architectural history. Tours begin at the gift shop stairs of the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 West Palace Avenue, on the Plaza in Santa Fe. 10AM-11:30am. $10 per person. Children 18 and under free, www.nmartmuseum.org

New Mexicans have always made art—we have always made aestheticized objects that reflect our world views. From beautifully made, 14,000-year-old Paleo-Indian tools to contemporary imagery, New Mexico art has reflected our changing technologies, embodied our ways of making a living, and personified our spirituality.

And where else but New Mexico has art reflected everything from the creators of stone tools to the invention of the atomic bomb?

Curated by Joseph Traugott, Ph.D., the museum's curator of twentieth century art, the exhibition begins with the earliest yet-discovered art—Clovis points—and proceeds in an unbroken continuum to the present.

It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico displays 120 works of art that include Native American, Hispanic American, and European American works as a single, holistic tradition, not three separate traditions that never interact. Most of the objects in the exhibition were made to be art, others became art by metamorphosis when objects were understood in new cultural contexts. The works range from representational images to abstractions like Raymond Jonson's paintings N and M (illustrated above), an obvious reference to New Mexico. The two paintings are part of his series of 26 works based on the letters of the alphabet.

As markers of the past and present, the works of art in It's About Time spur aesthetic responses and a deeper understanding of the region's diverse cultures—how the art of the early santeros evolved from the more baroque originally imported from Mexico to a more simplified expression to accommodate indigenous art-making materials and beliefs. Yet, innovation by Native artists was discouraged by early anthropologists who placed a premium on the artistic styles of the past which they considered to be more “authentic” and culturally pure; fortunately Maria and Julian Martinez did not hear this message influencing generations of artists who followed.

Information: 505-476-5072 or visit www.nmartmuseum.org

Days/Times: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Free on Fridays, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day the Museum is open 7 days a week, including Mondays.

Steve Cantrell, PR Manager
505-476-1144
steve.cantrell@state.nm.us

The exhibition is open MONDAY - FRIDAY only.

The Santa Fe Art Institute is proud to present Nancy Holt: Sightlines, an in-depth examination of Holt's early projects from 1966 to 1980, on view from May 5 through June 29. Holt's pioneering work falls at the intersection of art, architecture, and time-based media. The career of this important American artist took off in the late 1960s when she and other like-minded artists in the U.S. turned away from the emerging commercial gallery system to embrace the American landscape and its geological diversity. Located beyond the confines of New York gallery walls, Holt began working on large-scale outdoor projects that responded to the environment and offered novel means for observing natural phenomena.

EXHIBIT On View Through September 30th, 2012

The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and Bandelier National Monument present an exhibit showcasing the work of CCC-trained craftsmen, including furniture, furnishings, and decorative tin. From 1933-1940, CCC workers at Bandelier National Monument built and furnished 31 buildings. The furniture and tinwork created for these buildings illustrate an extraordinary combination of traditional and early 20th century design and demonstrate the expertise of the craftsmen. Some 24 pieces of furniture and 15 pieces of decorative tin are exhibited along with photos of CCC woodworkers, measured drawings of the pieces, and the names of many of those who were enrollees at the Bandelier camp.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed Emergency Conservation Work legislation to put the many unemployed of the country to work. Thousands of New Mexicans, destitute from the Depression and a historically cash-poor economy, were able to take advantage of this program, later known as the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), owing to New Mexico's recent Statehood. Not only was the training given the many young men in CCC camps life-altering, but the Federal government helped to validate the traditional arts by incorporating them into its programs. These Federal programs served to sustain and revitalize the traditional arts of Hispano New Mexico, and their legacy is still apparent today.

The “New Deal Art: CCC Furniture and Tinwork” exhibit has been designated a We the People project by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Programs for the exhibition, including tours, a lecture series and symposium, are funded in part by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council.

PLEASE NOTE THE MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART IS CLOSED MONDAYS FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY.

This unique exhibition designed by the collector and donor, Alexander Girard. Since the opening in 1982, more than a million visitors have been delighted by the richly varied displays of toys, and traditional folk art. from more than 100 countries.

Collected Works Bookstore is pleased to offer a 45-minute Story Time session every Wednesday and Thursday at 10.45am!

Featured books cater to children aged 6 months to 5 years.  Most sessions begin with simple but engaging books for the youngest listeners, and build to longer picture books, rhyming poems, our newest favorites, and some classics for the "big kids".

As attention spans vary, families are welcome to come and go as they wish--- we are delighted to host the group to its saturation point!  Occasionally, we break into song if the children need movement or a change of pace.  We also encourage dialogue as the stories are read and the audience's curiousity is piqued.

All children must be accompanied and upervised by an adult throughout the Story Time.  Please come enjoy our gatherings and follow up with a visit to our cafe; nothing goes ith Story Time like a good snack!

Great kids' stories in English and in Español.

Come join us on Thursday afternoons and learn about fashion, sewing, illustration and work on your own projects. The possibilities are endless: you can work on your project for the recycled trash fashion show, learn how to sew, or learn about fashionillustration and the world of fashion design. Kids will be able to determine their own projects, and work through them with guidance. $20.00 a class or $160 for 10 classes

Work together to build, design and create everything from boats to masks.

Learn to

• Top rock
• Drops
• Down rock
• Freezes
• Power Moves
• Routines
• Free Style
• And more.

Join us to see and hear what the May SFAI Artists and Writers in Residence are doing with their time in Santa Fe! Short presentations/readings followed by open studio visits.

Offered May 24 6-8 pm and May 27 4-6 pm $20 per session

The Ascended Masters Tell Us - It's Time to Awaken Our Hearts - To Move from our Mind to Our Hearts. These Gifts of Healing Activate Latent Codes Of Light to Awaken our Heart&Soul's Purpose.

Powerful Light Body Clearing
Inner Heart Healing Meditation
* Personal Soul Codes Activation - as gifted to Debra from Ascended Master Metatron

Valentine has performed with various blues bands, and as a solo artist in Santa Fe and the surrounding area.  Tim has released two CDs, the first, "Where I've Been", and his most recent, "Songs in the Silence".

Mariachi Sonidos del Monte playing Thursday Evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm in both the lounge and the dining room.. Please join us for a night of good eats and good music.

Jazz Pianist extraordinaire
7:00-9:00 pm, No Cover

Rock/Soul/Blues Songwriter, Guitarist and Producer

SALTANAH: The state of musical ecstasy expressed through dance...

The Saltanah Dancers enchant at Cleopatra Cafe on the Southside! Come see our exciting bellydance show at this popular restaurant every Thursday night. The Saltanah Dancers - Deborah, Areena, Michelle&Sara - perform Egyptian-style bellydance as soloists and in group choreography.

Yummy Middle Eastern food, beer and wine available. No cover charge. Call 505-474-5644 for more information.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Scott Cadenasso has been a fixture in the New Mexico music scene for nearly thirty years. He has been a principal member of several New Mexico bands spanning a broad pallette of genres. He was a founding member and singer in Albuquerques’ popular Experimental Rock band “Ubana Pistola” . In the mid-nineties he joined forces with Jeff Nelson in the punk-funk recording group”Frizcat” and started the Joots (an archaic computer-world acronym for jumping-out-of-the- system) record label. In the past ten years Cadenasso has honed his abilities as a solo artist performing his songs with acoustic guitar throughout the western states.

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce my latest project Trova!

Trova will be an evening of some of my favorite songs from all the Spanish speaking countries of the world, the Middle East, Greece, Italy and beyond!

It's a world music journey that will surely transport you into uncharted territory.

TROVA loosely translated is a meeting place where stories begin, a place of finding what was once lost and a song in your heart.

Every Thursday starting at 9:00 PM. Dinner show.
$5.00
Special guests!

Reserve your table today 505 983-9912 or online at elfarolsf.com

Hope to see you!

Nacha

Description: With grooves like Love is a Stolen Bowling Ball and Dim Sum in Albuquerque, BLAME IT ON REBEKKAH explores the musical territory of “dance-pop.” Loaded with heavy doses of hip-hop synthesizers and percussion loops, their sound marries the power ballad and the beat, perky pop and funky groove, lusty rhythm and bubbly melodies. Live performances are a musical, emotional roller-coaster. At moments, the show has an intimate, piano-lounge feel, packed with stories&crowd interaction as Rebekkah performs solo, bare and exposed with just her piano and voice. Other times it feels more like a 70's disco or modern day doo-wop concert with Rebekkah surrounded by talented musicians and backed by swinging vocalists that get the crowd moving. Always a good time had. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjlO6rQiNk&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

No cover

Website: www.facebook.com/BlameItOnRebekkah

Nacha Mendez entertainer extraordinaire has put together a spectacular Dinner show.

She has combined musical influences from Spain, Latin America, Greece, Italy and the Middle East to bring you Trova.

This exciting dinner show is offered every Thursday.

Nacha has brought amazing talent to accompany her and El Farol is proud to feature Nacha and her company.

Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and show at 8:00 p.m. $15.00 cover for the show.RESERVATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL

BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand will stop at Sol at Santa Fe Brewing for a 21+ show on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Three String Bale provides opening support. Further information is available at www.solofsantafe.com.

Based out of West Virginia, BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand formed in 2008 and began performing locally, playing together nearly every night after work and recording at the home studio of founding member Justin Morris (vocals, guitar, bass, banjo). Soon, brothers Xander (vocals, fiddle, tenor banjo, guitar, kazoo) and Orion Hitzig (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, banjo) relocated to Maui, Hawaii to travel and explore, and began playing together on the sidewalks of Paia. Once Justin had finished mixing their debut album, he reunited with them in Hawaii, where they ultimately stayed for 9 months. On Maui, they also met Steve Sargenti, who has become a closer friend and positive influence, and who's since recorded the band's last two records. Last year, founding member Matt Del Olmo (vocals, bass, guitar, banjo) rejoined the band, along with new harmonica player and singer Katherine Fountain. All told, the band has done 15 cross-country US tours in their time, and still return to Hawaii annually.

With their original Appalachian string band sound, BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand is a quintette eager to create melodious poly-rhythms for fans far and wide, traveling and performing as a way of life to spread their unique sound. The band's first album, Fruit Goggles was comprised of early recordings from their start in West Virginia, quickly sold out of its 500 copy run on the streets of Hawaii, where their performances were often stopped by law enforcement because the crowds grew large enough to block traffic. When they returned to the mainland, instead of settling back down, they began touring constantly, picking up diehard fans in every city along the way. In the two years following their debut record, they also released two more full-lengths, entitled Gallup On You and It's A Deep Subject. BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand is currently touring on their fourth release, Live from Pa'ia Tattoo Parlor.