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NEWS OPINION 5 NEWS 7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6 BACK INSIDE 9 Re-arrest of man featured in 2021 SFR cover story raises questions about vague, overbroad parole standards MEET THE MANAGER 11 New top executive Greg Shaffer discusses vacant jobs, housing and other priorities for Santa Fe County COVER STORY 12 PRIDE 2022 Turn to a smattering of queer writers in Santa Fe to get the lowdown on what matters to them right now

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I wanted to say thank you for this article. I wonder how many other people had no idea this was planned, with contracts to be awarded in July. I found the county’s web page detailing plans for the project, and realized I had missed the public meeting and the end of the public input time on May 11. I don’t live in the affected area, but have used the Spur Trail a lot over the years. Friends and I walked it from the current parking lot to the left hand turn this morning. That part of the trail won’t be very pleasant once the connector road is built...Oshara Village will benefit greatly from the Southeast Connector. Rancho Viejo from the roundabout at Avenida del Sur and Richards will probably suffer as more people use that road to get to I-25 at NM 14. When I saw the headline, I thought the article would be about connecting Richards from Siringo to Rodeo Road, but that will probably never happen since people in that area have been aware of and opposed to that change for the last 20 years or more. Making people aware of proposed change, and responding to their needs, seems to happen seldom.

So well said! I laughed, was sad at some of the statistics, connected with your feelings about your bike and although I am not ready to give up my car—mostly because I am scared to death when riding my bike in Santa Fe—I loved loved your article! Thank you.

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Re-arrest of man featured in 2021 SFR cover story raises questions about vague, overbroad parole standards

BY J E F F P RO CTO R j e f f p r o c t o r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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hane Lasiter was done with the Lea County Correctional Facility—until he wasn’t.

“It’s horrible,” Lassiter tells SFR. “In my mind, I hadn’t done anything wrong, but now I’m sitting here looking at these walls again. I have a daily routine, but nothing concrete. I don’t have any intention of staying. It feels like I’m underwater and I’m holding my breath.”

Lasiter was paroled last spring after serving 40 years in prison—part of it at the Lea County facility—on a murder conviction. But he was re-arrested in January for being in the company of a 19-year-old woman in Albuquerque who had a warrant out for her arrest in an alleged armed robbery case. That association, in the view of the New Mexico Adult Parole Board, amounted to a violation of Lasiter’s parole. The board ordered him re-incarcerated for 18 months to five years.

Lasiter, 57, had no idea the woman had a warrant, he says. One of his lawyers, Denali Wilson of the American Civil Liberties Union, is fighting the parole revocation in state District Court in Santa Fe. The case spotlights two broad, confusing parole conditions that govern the freedom of thousands of people under state supervision in New Mexico. The first says, “I will not knowingly associate with any person who is a detriment to my parole.”

The other: “I must maintain acceptable behavior and conduct which shall justify me the opportunity granted to me by the Adult Parole Board.”

“Revocation under these two conditions is a part of a broader policy issue that has surfaced in our state before—the issue of ‘technical’ parole violations, re-arrest

and re-incarceration for things that are fast, maybe, and I know I need to work on says, and the experience pained him. The not crimes or even legitimate public safety some areas like recognizing things and peo- woman who later caught the warrant was concerns,” Wilson says. “Parole revocation ple that might not be good for me. I’m not trying to help him with companionship for technical violations is punishment for very good at that, I guess, but there’s help and getting him out of the apartment. punishment’s sake and a major contribu- for that.”

“The warrant was five days old,” Lasiter tor of over-incarceration in our state.”

He had grown close to a woman in town says. “There was no way for me to know It is not clear exactly how many pa- who died somewhat suddenly, Lasiter about that. But when they came to serve role revocations hinge on the two condithe warrant, they arrested me, too…I was tions that ensnared Lasiter or whether in shock. I was angry and extremely disthe board is considering changes. As of traught. It never dawned on me that I was Tuesday, there were 13,536 people on probreaking any parole rules. This girl was bation—which typically comes as a sentrying to help me.” tence in lieu of prison time—and parole, Authorities took Lasiter to the a supervision mechanism for people who Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention have been released after serving time.

Center, then transferred him to the prisEveryone on parole is subject to the “assoon in Los Lunas, then to Lea County. The ciation” and “behavior” conditions. board revoked his parole, and Wilson went Board Chairman Abram Anaya to work. But she couldn’t appeal the revocould not be reached for comment, and cation to the board—because the board Probation and Parole Division Director has no appeal procedure, which Wilson Cisco McSorley declined via email to ansays is a violation of due process. swer questions for this story.

Further, Lasiter was not allowed legal Lasiter’s despair about sitting in the counsel during the revocation hearing. state prison in Hobbs is understandable.

So using a special court rule, Wilson He’d spent a large chunk of his four defiled a writ in April challenging the consti-Denali Wilson, attorney, cades behind bars in that lockup after fatutionality of the board’s rules and the “asAmerican Civil Liberties Union tally shooting a Dairy Queen owner during sociation” and “behavior” parole conditions an armed robbery in Lordsburg. That was that led to Lasiter’s revocation. It’s been in 1981, when Lasiter was 16. assigned to First Judicial District Last spring, following Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne, who his fifth parole hearing, the must decide whether the state board granted him parole Supreme Court should hear the after retooling its criteria case. No hearing has been set. to require a more individu“You have far more rights bealized look at each case and fore the MVD in New Mexico more consideration of how than you do before the Parole someone had spent their Board,” Wilson tells SFR, citing time in prison instead of a phrase often used by longtime a cold rehash of the crime criminal justice reform advocate that put them there. SFR reSheila Lewis. “Despite the broad ported on Lasiter’s case in a implications of this issue, from June 2021 cover story about start to finish, the Parole Board parole standards and youth has failed to adequately or meansentencing. ingfully contemplate due process Life was improving for in their revocation proceedings.”

Lasiter after his release, deLasiter has now been back inspite the challenges freedom side nearly as long as he’d been presents to someone who’d free. spent the vast majority of “I’m ready to go,” he says, addhis life in a cell. He’d done a ing that he has several strategies stint in a halfway house, then in place to avoid running afoul of rented an apartment near the the state’s sweeping parole conAlbuquerque International ditions when he is released again.

Sunport. He had a job as a gas He offers those as advice to othstation clerk, plans to start a ers who are getting out of prison power-washing business and after serving long sentences. an investor ready to help. He’d “Be able to account for everykept up with his counseling. thing you’re doing, because the “I was paying my bills, I Parole Board is not happy about was employed and everything letting us out,” Lasiter says. was running pretty smooth,” “Make sure that your life is comLasiter tells SFR from the pletely transparent. Be careful Shane Lasiter, pictured here after being released from prison last year, prison in Hobbs. “Things felt who you talk to. It’s a hard way to is back behind bars on alleged parole violations. like they were moving a little live.”

Parole revocation for technical violations is punishment for punishment’s sake and a major contributor of over-incarceration in our state.

DENALI WILSON

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New top executive Greg Shaffer discusses vacant jobs, housing and other priorities

GRANT CRAWFORD

Meet the Santa Fe County Manager open space and trails program. In the presentation that was given to the board last week, we suggested that it be invested in the next phase of the Santa Fe River Greenway Project, which is our No. 1 open space project.

B Y G R A N T C R AW F O R D g r a n t @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

What’s happening with the new water system in the northern part of the county that came about as part of the Aamodt settlement? What other services does the county hope to provide in the future?

The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System is currently under construction…As that construction is ongoing, the county will soon be working to identify exactly where distribution lines should be run—the initial distribution lines…So we’ve also constructed the water line toward Eldorado and from Eldorado to Cañoncito and I believe that will be coming online shortly with the water connection to Eldorado.

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reg Shaffer’s first job with Santa Fe County came in 2004, when he worked as an assistant county attorney. After 18 years and several stints inside and outside county government, he’s now taken over for former county manager Katherine Miller, who announced her retirement in April.

Shaffer likens the position of county manager to that of a chief administrative officer but for the local government that encompasses nearly 2,000 square miles. He’s responsible for personnel management, fiscal management and executing policy decisions ordered by the County Commission. He also oversees operations of the county, working with 739 current employees in various departments, like public safety, public works, housing services, human resources and more. The county is expected to approve a $430 million budget for fiscal year 2023 and he’ll oversee expenditures, including filling chronically vacant jobs.

Shaffer, whose first day as manager was May 9, grew up in small-town Pennsylvania.

He graduated from Pennsylvania State University before earning a law degree at New York University. Prior to moving to New Mexico in 2004 with his wife, he worked for the national law firm Kirkpatrick and Lockhart LLP. After working as an assistant county attorney he served as general counsel for the state’s Department of Finance and Administration. Shaffer returned to serve as the county attorney in 2014, then took a judgeship with the First Judicial District Court in 2017. He bounced around the county government after leaving the bench, then found his way back to the county attorney’s chair in 2020.

Shaffer sat down with SFR recently to discuss the county’s ongoing issues and how they’re being addressed. His responses have been edited for clarity and length.

SFR: What are some things you think need prioritizing?

Greg Shaffer: In the behavioral health space…we would like to prevent folks from

Greg Shaffer, named manager in May, poses in the Grant Avenue Santa Fe County buildling.

coming into our jail, who are there primarily because of behavioral health issues, whether it’s substance use disorder or some other behavioral health challenge. If they come into the jail, obviously we need to have everything necessary within the facility to treat them medically as well as mentally. Then the last component of it is what services can they be provided and wrapped around with when they leave the jail to help avoid a repeat of that cycle and help, hopefully, put their life on a trajectory that they’re able to better manage those challenges…

Can you speak to the issues facing the detention facility and sheriff’s office in hiring new employees and how can those be tackled?

You have to have competitive salaries and benefits and you need to market as well the other aspects of the job that make it a great place to work. Finally, you’re mindful of the demands that those jobs place on people and you’re trying to also monitor the amount of overtime that needs to be worked, because that too can become a vicious cycle…For example, one of our critical needs is in the area of emergency communication specialist, or 911 dispatchers. It’s another chronic problem that is impacting everybody in the state and nationwide. The minimum qualification is

One of our critical needs is in the area of emergency communication specialist, or 911 dispatchers. It’s another chronic problem that is impacting everybody.

-Greg Shaffer you have to have a high school diploma and you have to be 18…For an entry level position coming out of high school, it’s [$17.35 an hour], plus benefits, plus retirement and there’s a scale that increases over time.

There’s been a lot of discussion about the county’s sale of land designated as open space on South Meadows Road. What’s that $1.7 million supposed to go to?

It was always going to be invested in the

How is the county helping to alleviate the affordable housing crunch in the region?

In the county, there’s a requirement that a certain amount of new housing has to be affordable and sold to individuals at certain income levels. Over and above that, by providing more market-rate housing, you’re also helping make all housing affordable— just supply and demand. So we need more housing in general. It needs to be sustainable. You need to have the water and infrastructure to support it, but you need to have more housing.

In the face of extended drought and climate change, what should the county’s strategy be for [wildfire] prevention, and what’s the best way for the county to work with other agencies?

One of the areas of focus has to be helping communities create defensible space around homes and other buildings…The Board of County Commissioners is slated to hear an ordinance at its next meeting that would authorize it as a board, by resolution, to have free solid waste days. The primary impetus is for green waste, so we can provide the disposal of the green waste and it helps alleviate some of the cost of cleaning up your property…Relative to the other challenges is continuing to strengthen our relationships with other governmental entities so we’re in a position to provide mutual aid to each other and support each other.

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ach year, we seek a cadre of queer writers to help compile the content in our annual Pride issue, and each one gets a simple directive: Write about what’s important to you right now. The idea is not so much about defining queerness or checking some diversity box, but more about centering voices in our community in the ways they see fit while marking this moment in time. Given the shape of everything out there right now, we’re glad to report this year’s collection of pieces lean a tad more toward hopeful than not. Inside, you’ll find a rumination on why a celebratory vibe in queer media is a long time coming (opposite

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page) and you’ll get the lowdown on why queer baseball leagues mean more than you might think (page 14). You’ll learn a thing or two about how just one musical can teach a young person that there’s more to gender than the socially constructed binary (page 15), how a parent roots themself to the concept of Pride (page 16), and you’ll even meet some notable local artists who are out there right now, slaying the game (page 17). You’ll also find illustrations from Shelby Criswell throughout these pieces, and on the cover. May our writers’ words educate, entertain and otherwise enlighten us, and may we long carve out spaces for our queer friends.

PRIDE

Heart Medicine The subversive gay joy of Heartstopper

BY JACKS McNAMARA @jacksmcnamara

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ometimes you don’t realize what kind of medicine you’ve been needing until you get it.

My mom forced me to come out to her in 1997 after she found a copy of Best Lesbian Erotica of 1996 under my mattress.

The ensuing conversation was excruciating. Coughing up the details she demanded about my fledgling first romance was like feeding freshly hatched butterflies to a Venus flytrap. My mom’s main concern was to police my girlfriend’s gender (“Why does she always wear those baseball hats?

Doesn’t she know she looks like a man in those huge boots?”) and to inform me that bisexuality did not exist (wrong), so I was gay (wrong), and this was going to make the rest of my life a terrible tragedy (wrong). Plus, if I was gay, she would never be a grandmother (wrong). The newest and most tender parts of my life were drowned in her wracking sobs and I entered a near permanent state of fight, flight or intoxication that lasted several years.

Fast forward to 2022 and I’m eagerly devouring Netflix’s new teen drama Heartstopper for the third time. (Spoilers ahead.) When 16-year-old rugby player Nick Nelson comes out as bisexual to his mom in the final episode, her response is to give him a huge hug, say “Thank you for telling me. I’m sorry if I ever made you feel like you couldn’t tell me that,” and to share how much she loves him. On first watch, I might have shed a few tears. By the third viewing, it’s just a huge grin. Apparently teenagers around the world have been using this scene to come out to their parents.

So awesome.

I am pretty obsessed with Heartstopper.

This coming out scene is not the only thing the show gets right. And I’m not the only grown adult who is enamored with this milestone in queer media. But how important is my 42-year-old opinion

here? This show also means a hell of a lot to queer and gender expansive teens and tweens all over the globe, and will give many of them a guidepost to honest communication, healthy relationships and joyful possibilities in their lives. I’m still pinching myself that it exists.

Of course, the show isn’t going to be everything for everyone. While it contains a lot of representation across identities (Smart and fabulous Black trans girl played by a Black trans girl, whose whole storyline doesn’t have to revolve around being trans or being bullied! Interracial lesbian couple who actually get to enjoy their relationship!), the two main characters are middle-class, white cis boys. The whole show has no class or race analysis, and takes place at private British schools.

It’s extremely vanilla—no drugs or alcohol, no sex, just sweet romantic kissing, which is pretty unrealistic for a lot of teens these days. Other than some bullying, the show lacks

any grit—it’s definitely a utopian universe in a lot of ways.

But I would argue that this is also part of what is powerful about Heartstopper.

In comparison to other currently popular teen shows with prominent gay leads, like Sex Education or Young Royals, the show isn’t a sensational teen soap opera. The plot is not driven by betrayals, booze, lust or an obsession with dicks. The kids get to be kids. (And they aren’t all being played by 20-somethings.) Many teens these days actually aren’t doing drugs or getting laid.

Many teens are too awkward or cautious to go there yet, and this show doesn’t pressure them to grow up before they’re ready.

They get to see themselves reflected here, and get to take their time figuring out what love and consent are in a developmentally appropriate way. It’s pretty cool that you could comfortably show Heartstopper to your 10-year-old and it could open their eyes to what’s possible as they enter adolescence.

It’s also pretty cool that nothing tragic happens. When I was preparing to write this piece, I put up a post on social media asking my friends for their reactions to the show. The most repeated responses were all along the lines of, “I kept waiting for something terrible to happen and it didn’t;” or “I kept waiting

for a gay-bashing or a suicide but it never came;” and “The characters actually got to be happy in the end, when does that ever happen in a show about queer youth?”

I don’t think I can overstate the significance of this. Even in current shows, like Netflix’s I Am Not OK With This, characters are still forcibly outed as a traumatizing form of revenge. Back when I was coming of age in the ’90s and early aughts, the consequences for being queer in cinema were much more violent. The most prominent movies featuring queer or gender non-conforming young adults were often labeled euphemistically as “tragic romances.” Films like Boys Don’t Cry, which ends with the rape and murder of the trans lead, or Brokeback Mountain, which ends with the closeted gay lovers estranged and one dead from a presumed gay bashing, broke our hearts. And don’t even get me started on The Crying Game.

Plus, the year I came out was the year gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in a repulsive hate crime in Wyoming that dominated national news.

In short, it was a terrifying time to come of age as a queer teen. I think it’s no accident that so many of us kept our romances secret, leaned heavily on getting wasted in order to get intimate with anyone and had no idea how to have healthy, lasting relationships. Those with financial access moved thousands of miles away from our disapproving families, and many who couldn’t leave remained depressed and closeted for years.

I can only imagine how encouraging it would have been to watch something like Heartstopper at that time. In this show, you get to see the queer characters doing the most basic teenage things—going bowling, drinking milkshakes, having a snowball fight—while a really well-written, slowburn love story unfolds, intertwined with a sensitively rendered coming-out journey.

It shouldn’t be a big deal that this exists, but it is, especially in our historical moment where conservative legislatures across the country are targeting trans youths’ basic human rights and access to health care; where states like Florida are banning books and prohibiting the use of the word “gay” in classrooms; and where conversion therapy remains legal. It’s a big deal to see queer teens get to be joyfully, openly in love.

Happy Pride Month. I hope you find some heart medicine here, too.

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Out In The Outfield

BY RILEY GARDNER r i l e y @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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aseball is the only sport I feel like I can kinda-sorta-play, however badly. In soccer I tripped over the ball, basketball is far too tied with school-aged PE trauma for me and football still scares the hell out of me. But you bet your ass I can hit a ball with a stick, something I can’t accomplish in golf, but I can occasionally pull off on the diamond.

You’re probably rolling your eyes, but wait, please. Hold on. This is gonna get gay.

Because if you haven’t heard, queer baseball leagues exist, and they are magic—pure, unencumbered magic.

To grow up gay is to be molded by makebelieve limitations. Everything is a constant reminder of what isn’t possible, whether physically, romantically or emotionally. But baseball is sometimes a reminder that such manufactured limitations are nonsense. I’m gay, and I can throw a pitch. It’s terrible, but I can do it. This love/hate relationship with the game haunts me, namely because Major League Baseball is a constant reminder of what I shouldn’t do.

Let’s get some facts down: Baseball is the straightest major sport in the United States by the numbers. MLB is the only organization without a single openly queer player, and in its century-plus history, there are only two known out players: The late Glenn Burke

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Finding queerness in a sport that’s way too straight

and Billy Bean, both of whom only came out after retirement. Burke’s autobiography, Out At Home, argues his sexuality ended his prospects in the game. Unlike every other sport, no queer person has ever been able to look from the stands and see representations of themselves in baseball. Of course there are queer MLB players, but such a conservative league doesn’t provide support in the coming-out process. Its leaders aren’t interested.

Queer folks aren’t their target demographic.

So what do we get as recompense? The joy of MLB’s corporate Pride nights, during which every team but one (hey, Texas Rangers) adorns rainbow pins in an ultimately meaningless display somewhat akin to cancer awareness nights. Even just a few weeks ago, five members of the Tampa Bay Rays refused to adorn any Pride regalia, with pitcher Jason Adam explaining how they supported a welcoming environment while also not wanting to support “that lifestyle.” Thanks, asshat.

So, maybe the big-time stadiums aren’t the safe spaces of which we dream, but that’s where our queer baseball teams come in.

Teams like these are colloquially known as sandlot leagues—a callback to those joyous Americana notions, the main difference being that everyone is damaged by our heteronormative society and desperately needs therapists. See, many queer people spend their lives torn between being properly gay and properly hiding. As psychologist Walt Odets,

who focuses on the gay male viewpoint, wrote in his 2019 book, Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives, “Without liberation or [HIV] to unite us, today’s gay communities—still living in a highly stigmatizing American society—are surprisingly divided on what it means to be gay and live a gay life.”

And for a lot of us, living a gay life means a separation from hetero culture and expectations. For others, it is purely the goal of assimilation. Sports, then, can be a minefield.

Still, when I saw my first Austin Drag baseball game on a balmy, sweaty night in Texas some years ago, such debates didn’t seem to matter as much. For a few hours, that slice of American culture felt like it belonged to me.

I had a right to experience this joy and a right to feel like I wasn’t burdening the larger hetero world by doing so. It wasn’t handed over to us, either; queer people built this space, carving out a place for themselves in a sport in which no one seemed to want us.

Queer baseball leagues aren’t spaces cultivated by allies as a gift to us, they are spaces constructed by queer people for queer people. It results from that de facto segregation, from kids who felt both isolated by gay pop culture and the macho sports world. Seeing and engaging in queer sports spaces is a reminder the world is not as binary as we’ve previously thought.

Through baseball, I’ve learned it isn’t just gay or nothing. We can live as complex beings with multiple interests and still not lose the close-knit queer community we need to function.

This isn’t to say you’ve got to rush out and join a queer baseball league to be queer right. You don’t need to be hell-bent to start one (though we could use one,

Santa Fe, if anyone’s up to that task). But becoming a part of these spaces can be as simple as spectating whenever the chance arises.

Even just that action can serve as a reminder that the culture usually denied to queer folk isn’t a fact of nature: You, regardless of your romantic or gender identity, have every right to experience sports if you so choose. We have a home we built and can expand ourselves, homophobic sports bros on Twitter be damned. Be gay, do crimes, score a home run.

And thanks for the little rainbow pins, MLB, but I’ll stick with the sandlot teams.

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Growing Up in Falsettoland How William Finn helped me uncover who I always was

BY T H EO K U TS KO a u t h o r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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une 26 in 2017 was another ordinary summer day. I was 13 and starring in my first-ever show—Toby in Sweeney Todd—and bubbling with excitement about my newfound independence. You see, rehearsals for the show ran Monday-Friday afternoons from 1-5, and given that my parents both worked regular 9-5 jobs, they’d drop me off wherever I wanted to be in town for the morning. That’s how I first explored Santa Fe on my own.

It was fun, even though most mornings consisted of waiting two hours for the mall to open, or just walking around.

Still, having this freedom made me feel grown-up, and the morning of June 26 was another one of these days. I asked to be dropped off at the Railyard, but after about 30 minutes of wandering aimlessly, I realized how boring Santa Fe can be on a Monday morning. Even the Violet Crown Cinema didn’t open until 11 am, but just as I’d decided to venture farther downtown, a poster for a film playing at Violet Crown caught my eye: “Falsettos by William Finn: Love can tell a million stories.”

The poster had an interesting design—a family tree in the shape of a heart—and upon closer inspection, I found that the show was gay. Like, incredibly gay. Just like so many other queer youths, I was starved for good representation, and without hesitation, I whipped out my phone and earbuds and looked up Falsettos on YouTube.

A very emotional bus ride later, the show had changed my life.

Falsettos is a musical that follows the story of Marvin, the patriarch of a JewishAmerican New York family who leaves his wife and son for a man named Whizzer.

Originally conceived as two one-act plays, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, each was written nearly a decade apart,

and they ultimately merged into one production, which premiered on Broadway in 1992. The version playing at Violet Crown back in 2017 was a 2016 revival from Lincoln Center featuring Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells among other Broadway legends.

Back on the bus, as the show ended in my earbuds, I disembarked and walked in sheer silence. I was shocked and emotional, stunned by what I’d just heard. I felt real grief from Finn’s musical, and its impact on my life that, from that moment on, felt undeniable. The tunes became earworms immediately, and I spent the summer playing them on a loop. They made me love theater and convinced me to pursue acting. Above all else, for the first time I felt seen and represented. At the time, I identified as a cisgender lesbian, so I didn’t understand why, of all the

great queer media I’ve since discovered and consumed, I related to this one piece centering two gay men.

Cut to 2019, when I showed some of my closest friends the Falsettos score.

They noticed my undeniable relatability to Marvin and Whizzer rather than the show’s two lesbian characters, Charlotte and Cordelia. In fact, they noticed all the media I liked centered gay male characters. Fast forward further to 2020—the pandemic hit, and so, too, did the brutal realization of my gender identity. I never liked presenting female and always felt discomfort using she/her pronouns. My self expression was always more androgynous, and when I expressed myself with femininity, I needed to add masculine attributes. I purchased a chest binder and started exclusively using they/them pronouns with my friends. This stuck. This

felt correct. Finally I felt certain about my gender, even as my sexuality remained a whole other can of worms I simply didn’t want to explore.

Then came this year, and the fantastic opportunity to direct Falsettos as my senior project at New Mexico School for the Arts. By this point, I understood and loved the material so much more than when I first discovered it back in 2017. Upon delving deeper into the show, I made another realization: I am a man. Well, kind of.

I started going by he/they, and things felt even better. Still, some little demon voice in the back of my head kept telling me, “You like men.” I’d always felt detached from my attraction to men.

Whenever I felt myself falling for some guy, it was uncomfortable. Looking back now, it was my own discomfort in my gender identity. Now I know: I am a man who likes men, not a woman who likes men. All the pieces fell into place, and being part of a production of Falsettos helped it happen.

My version with Santa Fe’s Youth Collaborative Theater went up June 10, and that night indeed became a core memory. I managed to find the perfect cast, including many of my closest friends, and I got to show my parents, my mentors, my friends and everyone else this piece that so truly reflected who I am. Finn’s show hits so much harder once you relate to it, and it hit me hard.

The joy, heartbreak and catchy songs have been with me for five years, and as I’ve grown in that time, I’ve come to understand so much more. I know I’ll continue to grow and find new things to love about Falsettos; I can’t wait to revisit it 20 years down the line to see what I’ll discover once I’ve lived a time as who I truly am.

Theo Kutsko is a 2022 graduate of New Mexico School for the Arts. They have been in over 30 productions since 2017, and play piano gigs all over Santa Fe, as well as a few in New York City. This fall, Theo will be a freshman at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Theo was the 2021 recipient of the Melissa Engestrom Youth Award at the Mayor’s Arts Awards.

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Staying Grounded

BY LUZMARINA SERRANO a u t h o r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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stood in the middle of the Rainbow clothing shop glaring at a rainbow halter top, wondering if it would give some dykey femme credibility. I was 19 and desperately seeking a sense of belonging within the queer community. I was a college student, 3,000 miles away from home, trying to figure out the best outfit to legitimize my queerness. I eventually bought the top, wore it to Pride, and walked all over NYC late into the night.

Today as I write this from the quiet of my garden in Santa Fe, I realize I hold Pride differently than I have in the past. My queerness isn’t here looking for approval—I’ve come to realize that my mere existence is an act of resistance. When I think of what roots me during pride today, it’s not finding the right outfit, it’s my community, my family and taking the time to enjoy the mundane.

Don’t get me wrong, the fight is always real and continues, hence my work with Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network (also known as GSA Network), where my efforts are rooted in racial and gender justice in our local communities and on the national stage. The reality, though, is that whenever I reflect on the simple and beautiful joys, I can go deeper in gratitude for this life I’m living right now.

What roots me during pride?

While I can appreciate the celebration of Pride, I also know Pride is actually on all year round. I don’t stop being queer on July 1; my queerness shows up when I have to remind our daycare provider that our children have a mama and a mami, or when I enter a workspace that is not LGBTQ2S specific and I ask that we share pronouns in our introductions. Isn’t it curious to have a month to celebrate us? My hope for our trans and queer communities is that we know we are loved, even through the hateful rhetoric showing up in our legislation. My hope is that we feel our own fierce power shine through with fistfuls of glitter in everyone’s face. This is what I want.

In my body, I hold the history of movements that have carried me through, and I am deeply grateful for the continued awareness and understanding of our multiple-identified ancestors and youth.

Recently, I’ve been leaning into the work of being a queer femme mami. How do I show up and share this story of myself with my kids? How do I explain the history and harmful incidents that have plagued us,

tried to extinguish us, and banned our books and language? How do I convey the brilliance of our existence? When will I be able to share the love of Cherrie Moraga, Audre Lorde and so many beautiful creatives?

The truth is, I will treat it like building blocks. What I know to be true is that my children have a sense of belonging. My eldest is connected to every tree, every gust of wind that stirs up leaves and dirt. She is a kid who understands that being who she is, is essential and sacred. This keen awareness of her connection to life is innate, and my job is to keep supporting this, to support

her vision for herself, her community and Mother Earth. My youngest lives his most authentic self when his hair is in a ponytail, and when he’s wearing a matching dress.

His love of life and his ability to find humor in every moment is a balm to the hardest of moments. This type of parenting is queer parenting in its very essence, because by nurturing my children, they get to be free with who they are—something our inner trans and queer children needed so badly.

This Pride has me reflecting on how the pandemic wasn’t kind to any of us, how it stripped us of our joy, of gathering, finding new friendships and new loves. My hope is this year treats us a little differently. I am going for optimism on this one. May this year bring an abundance of laughter and connection to us. I hope we all have grounding moments, find what roots us, and keeps us alive and thriving through hard times.

This Pride season, may we relish the simple moments, remember to go out and play, wear fancy outfits, hug longer than usual and kiss our beloveds. Let’s make yummy food, play our music loudly and enjoy what it means to be alive at this time.

LuzMarina is a first-generation Colombian and Peruvian queer femme mami. Her work is rooted in a cultural commitment to her communities.

Currently, she is the lead organizer for Two-Spirit Initiative and National Alliances. She is also a parent to two amazing little humans.

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Clearly Queer Santa Fe creatives you should get to know

BY ORIANA LEE @oriana1ee

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orking full-time as a creative has been a lifelong dream, and one thing I have finally learned is that it required me being secure and confident to be fully seen and heard through my works as an emcee and vocal artist, writer, circus professional and visual artist.

I’m kind of all over the place in my artistry, much like with my open gender identity.

I’m both art-fluid and gender-fluid, and I would not have so freely come to exist this way had I not come to finally embrace my queerness more than a decade ago.

I’ve been writing and rapping since tweenhood, though just last year I finally publicly engaged my visual artistry in a city-funded exhibition called Social Structures, which took place through Santa Fe Art Institute; “Behold Golden Moments,” a piece created around racial justice and social distancing, was born. Following that, I had a solo exhibition at the Vital Spaces Midtown Gallery called 1010, which showcased nearly 70 pieces I had created in fewer than six months, including paintings and drawings, an EP and an affirmational zine.

What inspired me to finally come into my own as a visual artist was a long-held secret desire to be more of a Hiphop-style writer/ graffiti or mural artist. Unexpectedly, my visual arts practice brought out my queer in a way that has allowed me to be even more authentic, more bold, more expressive.

Of course, I’m not the only one around here living my best life artistically. I am honored to know quite a few masterful arts cultivators living in Santa Fe. Alexandra Diaz (she/her) is an award-winning queer author who started pushing boundaries in literature circa 2009 with her first young adult novel, Of All the Stupid Things. Diaz describes it as a novel in which queerness is heavily centered.

“One of my protagonists was discovering her sexuality and what that meant for her

and those around her,” she tells me. “I love exploring queer romances, and romances that are not labeled as ‘this means you’re gay or bisexual.’ I like characters who are discovering their own sense of self.”

Though even with the desire to put her identity first in her work, Diaz insists publishers not put her writing in any one box.

“On one hand, as a writer, I love creating characters who are different from me and my points of view. I feel I have grown and developed as a person as a result, because I can see things from others’ perspectives,” she explains. “On the other hand, as a Latina, publishers have often encouraged and expected me to primarily write Latino protagonists.

That’s fine to some extent, except that I am so much more than just one label.”

Extraordinary beadworker, Hollis Chitto (he/him, they/them; Mississippi Choctaw, Laguna/ Isleta Pueblo) is a Native, TwoSpirit artist who also creates through a personal lens. Chitto finds himself inspired by other queer artists, he says, in “seeing [their] strength or resilience, seeing people overcome— and still being able to thrive after that.”

“I feel like in the past few years I’ve kinda started focusing on more meaning in my art,” Chitto adds. “I did a commissioned piece related to health called ‘Bloodwork #2,’ which was a beaded bag that had a white background and blood coming down.

I really wanted to bring awareness to HIV in the Native communities; as

a queer, male-presenting person, HIV is a part of our history, so I wanted to do something to recognize that and to honor the people that came before that didn’t have the opportunity to live long.”

Chitto recently started a new residen-

There’s no such thing as not being ‘gay enough,’ or ‘trans enough’ or ‘queer enough.’

-Alexandra Diaz

cy as the Dubin Fellow at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, and has become passionate about soft sculpture.

He expresses genuine excitement, for example, over a new project through which he is creating two-spirit traditional beaded dolls, though with a more contemporary bent. Chitto ultimately encourages aspiring artists to practice, “even when there’s not a particular project to work toward.

Find your voice and don’t do what you think is expected.”

Diaz advises aspiring creators to “not feel ashamed of who you are and what you feel inside,” adding that “there’s no such thing as not being ‘gay enough’ or ‘trans enough’ or ‘queer enough,’” “It’s also OK for your feelings and self to continuously change throughout your life,” she continues.

“Everyone has their own life journey, so embrace it. In terms of writing, be aware that you might be put into a box where publishers expect everything you write to be about the same aspect of you, especially if you’re successful writing in that field.” Diaz is working on a historical fiction novel for middle-grade readers, set in 1960-61, which is inspired by her parents’ immigration from Cuba to the US. The tentative release date for that is fall 2023.

And so I find myself more inspired and in a position to offer some advice of my own to the would-be artists out there: Allow yourself to explore and to be inspired by the creations all around you, not to mention the social justice work reflected in creations by the likes of Chitto, Diaz and so many others. Think of the we and the us as one. Get into it, darlings.

Oriana Lee identifies as a queer, interdisciplinary artist of African descent and currently lives in Santa Fe. Learn more at orianalee.love.

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RIVERS LIKE OUR LOVERS: NO TRASH ALLOWED We live in a modern world, and a modern world means a trashy world. Like, physically trashy. And hey, sometimes we’ve got to go pick up said trash. The Santa Fe Watershed Association joins with the National River Clean-Up program this week to ensure our arroyos and rivers are clear. You can probably see where this is going.

Volunteers are in demand, whether as individuals or in teams, and they can pick up trash bags at the watershed offices until 1 pm on Saturday. You’re adding both health and beauty to our community, especially in regions where we can’t afford to dirty what little water we have. All volunteer hours and trash collected during this timeframe will be attributed to national cleanup efforts, too!

(Riley Gardner) National River Clean-Up: Through 1 pm Saturday, June 25 Santa Fe Watershed Association, 1413 2nd St., Ste. #3. Free tinyurl.com/5n6br8jj

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Purple Summer Santa Fe’s Tri-M Productions mounts Steven Sater’s Spring Awakening Seems like only yesterday we reviewed Those You’ve Known, the new-ish documentary about the 2006 Steven Sater/Duncan Sheik musical Spring Awakening. Now the show comes to Santa Fe courtesy of local troupe Tri-M, but with some notable contemporary provisions the original production sorely lacked.

Chief among them? Certified intimacy director Zoe Burke has continued her work with the company, which includes de-roling after rehearsals and performances—a cool-down period through which actors relinquish their characters. That last bit’s a godsend when it comes to a show like Spring Awakening. After all, the show’s themes of abuse, sex, suicide and so forth aren’t exactly easy to broach and inhabit, though Tri-M Artistic Director Marilyn Barnes says the troupe has done great work in handling the tougher themes at play.

“We chose this show before the whole mess with Roe v Wade,” she tells SFR. “It just spoke to us so much what with everything happening with...women’s rights, gay rights and transgender rights being attacked again. Cynics could say that no one is going

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to see our show except those who already believe what we believe, but I have this thing from working years with David Olson at Theaterwork, who said when we make a beautiful piece of theater, it floats.”

Spring Awakening n00bs should know it’s a challenging bit of theater about young schoolkids in Germany, circa 1800-something who face the constraints of their parents’ generation while navigating a rapidly-changing world. In the HBO doc, Sater discussed the Columbine shooting playing a major part in how he saw the lives of teens shifting. It feels particularly apropos now, given the shape of the world. In short, don’t take your young kids, but teens should absolutely see this show. Oh, and did we mention Tri-M built a six-piece live band to play Sheik’s music?

“I think it’s going to be life-changing,” Barnes says. “We hope it is.” (Alex De Vore)

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SPRING AWAKENING 7 pm Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 3 pm Sunday, June 26. $15-$30 New Mexico Actors Lab Theater 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 395-6576

You’ve probably never heard—or seen—an artist quite like Lido Pimienta. The Toronto-based, Colombian-born performer takes her Afro-Latinx roots seriously, presenting an eclectic stage persona that might be described as otherworldly. It’s not just her music, either. Pimienta’s style, physicality on the stage and dress are all highly expressionistic, and we cannot say enough good things about her blend of classic cumbia melodies, electronic beats and rhythms stemming from Afro-Colombian and Indigenous music scenes. All of that mixed together means this music is sweet. The Grammy-nominated Pimienta’s most recent album, Miss Colombia, was a pandemic project that’s helping her soar to new heights with bangers like “Nada” and “Coming Thru,” so if you’re gonna make it to one summer concert on the Railyard Plaza, make it this one. It’s totally cool, totally colorful and totally queer. (RG) Lido Pimienta: 7 pm Friday, June 24. Free. Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets ampconcerts.org

EVENT SAT/25 PRIDE/DRIVE Pride month festivities are officially in full swing, and it has never been more tempting to get out and celebrate this momentous time with the friends and family you love. The Pride Drive Parade is an excellent opportunity to cruise and help recognize the city’s distinctive, unique, supportive and creative community. It’s almost impossible to feel less than ecstatic while driving around downtown Santa Fe in such a passionate and inviting environment. Also, did we mention each registered car gets a Pride flag and two car-door magnets?

Everyone is welcome to participate, of course, but make sure you remember to center queer folks first—and to register beforehand and check-in by 11 am the day of the parade. (Taya Demianova) Pride Drive Parade: 11:30am-1pm Saturday, June 25 2022. $25/vehicle. PERA Building, 33 Plaza La Prensa

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PASS ME THEM GOOD FACTS The Battle of Glorieta Pass is often referred to as the Gettysburg of the West. Sorry to any historians who disagree with that romantic statement—we just think it’s notable some Civil War stuff happened in our backyard. If you’re curious about why the guns were blazing so far from the East, this walking tour offers a great chance to learn. Meet at Agora Center in Eldorado, and from there the historian-guide Randy Egan will talk about the Civil War in New Mexico. Afterward, travel to each battle location with the group (it was a bit spread out) where you’ll learn about tactics, weaponry and the importance of the campaign to the outcome of the war. Use this as a tool to wake the Civil War buffs in your life from their slumbers. Even better, it’s totally free, but bring some cash along to tip the historic site and your guide, because they do this out of love. (RG) Tour of Glorieta Pass: 10 am Saturday, June 25. Agora Center Free (but bring some cash to donate). tinyurl.com/4xrnjknj

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MUSIC MON/27 HI, FELECIA It’s been a crazy pandemic, Santa Fe, so you’d be forgiven for not knowing that celebrated Santa Fe chanteuse Felecia Ford got married and moved to Old Mexico (and her social media posts have us JELLIN’!). Still, one does not simply leave Santa Fe, and the call of the Land of Entrapment has lured her back this-a-way for a performance on the Santa Fe Bandstand as part of the aptly-named Santa Fe Bandstand series. You know the drill when it comes to Ford: Think rockin’ country-ish jams meeting torch song sensibilities with a little bit of the ol’ two-step and a great big voice from a real cool lady with a long history of absolutely dominating stages. (ADV) Santa Fe Bandstand: Felecia Ford: 6 pm Monday, June 27. Free. Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail, ampconcerts.org

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MUSIC TUE/28 HERE COMES THE BOOM OK, so that last pick o’ the week was about the Bandstand, and this one’s gonna be, too, and you’re just going to have to deal with it, America. This time, the rockin’ comes in the form of Boomroots Collective, Santa Fe’s very own reggae-meets-rock-meets-hiphop-meets-funk-meets-puro-Santa kinda supergroup. That’s a lot of “meets.” Anyway, Boomroots is the kind of band that’ll make you glad weed is legal around here now, and a veritable who’s-who of Santa Fe musical talent. Mark Ortiz, aka Circumference?

Yup. Artist and gallerist Alberto Zalma? Oh, yeah. Sol Bentley, aka DJ Dynamite Sol? Big time. You know these people, or should, anyway, and we can pretty much promise they’re gonna make you dance. (ADV) Santa Fe Bandstand: Boomroots Collective: 6 pm Tuesday, June 28. Free. Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail, ampconcerts.org

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You Never Know Santa Fe Playhouse tackles Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ tricky morality play, Everybody Though it only published in 2018, playwright Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ Everybody feels a strange mix of timely and timeless, and Santa Fe Playhouse Artistic Director Robyn Rikoon, who co-directed the show with Zoe Lesser, could not be more excited.

The bird’s eye view explanation, Rikoon says, is that a cast of actors is assigned their roles by lottery at the start of each performance—in front of an audience. Looking closer, that means each actor must be prepared to play any role, and the stakes could not be higher—Everybody is about life and death.

“The basic plot is that God is disappointed by humanity and sends death to take everybody, and everybody has to prepare a presentation for God about how they lived their life and why,” Rikoon explains. “So it’s the journey of everybody coming into contact with their own subconscious and ego—but also friendship, kinship, cousinship, stuff, love, material possessions...it’s really on the level of a morality play. They’re looking for help.”

Rikoon tells SFR it was important to tackle this play now for two reasons: One, the non-traditional structure makes for a fun, immersive, fourth-wallbreaking good time, and two: “We just spent two years coming face to face with mortality, and we still don’t have healthy ways to talk about death.”

Jacobs Jenkins gets it, too, and humorously, though not disrespectfully.

Even better, no two shows will be alike, which gives theater fans more reason to attend.

“It’s about the impermanence of life,” Rikoon adds. “It’s immersive, it’s weird, and our audiences need to be exposed to different kinds of storytelling.” (ADV) EVERYBODY 7:30 pm Thursday, June 23-Saturday, June 25 2 pm Saturday, June 25 and Sunday June 26 $15-$75 Santa Fe Playhouse 132 E De Vargas Street (505) 988-4262

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SIGNATURE SUMMER SALE

Featuring the Collection of Georgia and Charles Loloma

Live Auction: June 24 – 25

Lot 43: John Nieto Reclining Indian Maiden (detail), 1988 Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Schedule of Events Talk with Randy Brokeshoulder Thursday June 23, 5 PM Session I | Fine Art Friday June 24, 1 PM Talk with Mark Bahti Friday June 24, 5 PM Preview Reception Friday June 24, 5 – 7 PM Session II | Loloma Katsina Collection Saturday June 25, 10 AM Session III | Loloma: The Artist Saturday June 25, 1 PM Session IV | Loloma: The Collectors Saturday June 25, 3:30 PM A catalog is available for $30 Exhibition of lots available online and at our Baca Railyard showroom Preview, register and bidding information at santafeartauction.com

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10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free BRICK X BRICK: ARTWORKS INSPIRED BY EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE Santa Fe Community Gallery 201 W. Marcy St. (505) 955-6707 A look at the legacy of earthen architecture and land-based art in New Mexico.

10 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat, free CACTI Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 614 Agua Fria St. (928) 308-0319 Cactus-inspired paintings for those with a sharp artistic eye.

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11 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat, Noon-5 pm, Sunday, free 2022 CURRENTS NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL Various locations in Santa Fe currentsnewmedia.org One of the big-time multimedia festivals is in full swing— exhibits range from the county fairgrounds to the Center for Contemporary Arts. See tickets options at the website link above.

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COLLABORATION Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355 Once upon a time, the Placitas Community Library Art Committee challenged artists to find a colleague with whom they could collaborate to make art.

And oh, oh oh, did the artists respond. Check out how art styles collide during regular library hours.

10 am–7 pm, Tues 10 am–5 pm, Thurs-Sat 1–4 pm, Sunday, free DANIEL JOHNSTON Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta (505) 954-5700 Johnston loves pots. He loves pots so much he’s North Carolina’s top pottery dude who knows all about the region’s traditions. Check out said pots at Gerald Peters.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri 10 am-2 pm, Sat & Sun, free DISTILLATIONS Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road (505) 988-3888 A two-person exhibition of new work by painters Kevin Tolman and Anne Kaferle, both of whom are directly and indirectly informed by wider landscapes.

10 am-5 pm, free FIRST FLOWERS Goldleaf Gallery 627 W Alameda St. (505) 988-5005 Did you know researchers believe that the first flowers were probably orchid-like? For artist Mark Spencer, flowers are magnificent beings that have always inspired human awareness—hence his spectacular oil paintings.

9 am-6:30 pm, Mon-Fri, free FORCED PERSPECTIVE Keep Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave. (505) 557-9574 Relevant new work from visionary pop surrealist pioneer Dennis Larkins. See the most prescient reflections on today’s increasingly dystopian world.

11 am-5 pm. Wed-Sat Noon-5 pm, Sun, free HARD EXTERIOR/SOFT BENEATH Intrigue Gallery 238 Delgado St. (505) 820-9265 Oil paintings by Pamela Frankel Fiedler and mechanized metal sculptures by Ira D Sherman.

10 am-5 pm, Wed-Sun, free

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“Pottery Porch” by Colleen Z Gregoire, part of the show Portals at Wild Hearts Gallery in Madrid.

HAVANA PRINTMAKERS Artes de Cuba 1700 A Lena St. (505) 303-3138 Cuba's contemporary art scene is vibrant as hell. While the US flails with Cuba policy, note the creators from the island are making insane print art. Take that, US government.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, free

HOW I SEE IT: AFRICAN AMERICAN ABSTRACTION El Zaguán 545 Canyon Road (505) 982-0016 An exploration of the relationship between several African American artists and how they approach abstraction.

9-5 pm, free

I'M SORRY (I CANNOT HOLD YOU.) Vital Spaces Midtown Annex 1600 St. Michael’s Drive vitalspaces.org Art that examines inherited hurt, permeable boundaries and catharsis through a selection of paintings and sculptures.

By appointment, free

DECONSTRUCTED PORTRAITS Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Photographer Lou Peralta deconstructs portraiture’s traditional notions to carry viewers deeper into the broader culture of Mexico.

11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

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July 9 – Sept 4 WED–SAT 8PM Doors 7:15pm

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Community Bird Tours with Rocky Tucker

At El Rancho de las Golondrinas’ Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Saturdays  June 25, July 23, August 27, September 17, October 22  8:00–9:30 am Wetlands are located on I-25 S Frontage Road Attendance is free and limited to 25 people per tour; however, suggested $5 per person donations are accepted and contribute to the preserve’s restoration.

Please call Suzan, our Tour Coordinator, at 505-471-2261 Ext. 101 to reserve a spot.

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THE CALENDAR INTO THE LIGHT ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road (505) 982-1320 Contemporary Santa Fe artists explore the limits of light and shadow.

10 am-5 pm, free MURMURING SKIES Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art 558 Canyon Road (505) 992-0711 Abstract painter Gayle Crites showcases a dozen tapa paper works, exploring her ideas about climate change.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free SPECTRUM SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 Cultural repair and radical colonial resistance from artist Nani Chacon.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free NEW MEXICO FIELD GUIDE EXHIBIT Pie Projects 924B Shoofly St. (505) 372-7681 Do you want to see examples of the best contemporary art coming out of New Mexico right now? You're in luck. See artists like Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota), Terran Last Gun (Piikani), Welly Fletcher and Amelia Bauer.

11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free PICKLED DREAMS: TORSHI AND KURKUM Hecho Gallery 129 W Palace Ave. (505) 455-6882 Zahra Marwan brings watercolors to the next level. Her colors and textures of desert and sea are more vibrant than ever.

10 am-5 pm, Wed-Mon, free PLACE SETTING Acequia Madre House 614 Acequia Madre tinyurl.com/ysethtwh LA-based photographer Amanda Rowan immersed herself in the historic Acequia Madre House, bringing new life to the women who lived there.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri, free SEDUCTION BY CENTIPEDE Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St. (505) 995-9902 Surrealist art peaking at the subterranean aspects of life.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free THE BODY ELECTRIC SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 Jeffery Gibson’s collection, looking at the complexities and relationships between injustice and personal identity.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10 am-7 pm, Fri, free THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Black and white photos glancing at the decline of the American West.

11 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free

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THE FOREST Charlotte Jackson Fine Art 554 S Guadalupe St. (505) 989-8688 A colorful cityscape-like "forest" filled with jubilance.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sat, free TOWARD A POSTCOMPUTATIONAL PRACTICE Strata Gallery 418 Cerrillos Road, Ste. 1C (505) 80-5403 Animator Ira Greenberg's collection of drawings, paintings, 2D and 3D prints and even some NFTs mixed in.

10 am-5 pm, free WOMEN IN THE HOUSE Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Road (505) 986-9800 An exhibition of female artists across the generations.

10 am-6 pm, free ZEN AND THE ART OF WOODWORKING Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Highway 165, Placitas (505) 867-2450 Common and exotic woods make for good art.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Fri 10 am-2 pm, Sat & Sun, free THE INNOCENT ONES Canyon Road Contemporary Art 622 Canyon Road (505) 983-0433 Kari Rives’ animal sculptures express innocence and purity.

10 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat 11 am-4 pm, Sun, free

DANCE EL FLAMENCO: SPANISH CABARET El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 Flaming flamenco, minus any actual flames.

Various times, $25-$43

EVENTS NATIONAL RIVER CLEANUP Santa Fe Watershed Association 1413 2nd St., Ste. 3 (505) 820-1696 Volunteers are invited to clean any reach of the Santa Fe River or its tributaries and arroyos. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) All day, free RODEO DE SANTA FE Santa Fe County Fairgrounds 3229 Rodeo Road rodeodesantafe.org Rodeo, Santa Fe style.

Various times & prices

WED/22 BOOKS/LECTURES COFFEE AND CONVERSATION 35 Degree North 60 E San Francisco St. afternoonswithchristian.com Stop by and join historian Christian Saiia for lively talks on many historical and cultural topics about Santa Fe. Noon-2 pm, free (but tip your barista)

STORYTIME AND CRAFT Lafarge Library 1730 Llano St. (505) 820-0292 Just as the title suggests. Good for kids' developing brains.

10:30 am, free

DANCE TWO-STEP WEDNESDAYS Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Country tunes, plus your cute dance moves.

7-10 pm, $10

EVENTS GOVERNOR'S MANSION TOUR New Mexico Governor's Mansion One Mansion Drive newmexicogovernorsmansion.org Just like it sounds. See old stuff, new stuff and pretty stuff in the governor’s abode. RSVP at the link above.

Noon-3 pm, free HOTLINE B(L)INGO Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St. (505) 983-0134 Blingo my bingo. Play, win, thrive, destroy.

7 pm, $2 per round.

VAMANOS! SANTA FE WALKS AND EXPLORATIONS Larragoite Park 1464 Avenida Cristobal Colon sfct.org/vamonos Join in on an evening walk with a wellness professional. Meet new members of your community and ground yourself with time in the outdoors.

5:30-6:30 pm, free YOUTH CHESS CLUB Main Library 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780 Are you a youth? Love doing war on squares? Youth Chess Club calls you forth.

5:30-8 pm, free

MUSIC CHARLIE J. MEMPHIS La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 A tribute to the outlaw and cosmic country ways of old.

8-10 pm, free JOHNNY LLOYD The Dragon Room 406 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 983-7712 American tunes.

5:30-7:30 pm, free KARAOKE NIGHT Boxcar 530 S Guadalupe St. (505) 988-7222 Sing your heart out, kiddo.

10 pm, free ROBERT EARL KEEN The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 A longtime crafter of country folk with Appalachian influences plays the Lensic.

7:30 pm, $55-$80

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SWAIA PERFORMANCES: SAGE CORNELIUS Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 Cornelius (Oneida, Navajo, Potowatomi) is a multi-instrumentalist musician who puts his own spin on the concept of “violin concert” with various effect pedals and a seven-string Flying V electric violin.

6 pm and 8 pm, $20 VINYL NIGHTS AT NEW MEXICO HARD CIDER TAPROOM New Mexico Hard Cider Taproom 505 Cerrillos Road, Ste. A105 (505) 231-0632 Join DJ Yosem and rotating special guest DJs on Saturday nights for musical journeys into a range of vinyl. No cover. Lots of fun. It's easy to have fun, remember?

8 pm, free (VIRTUAL) THE SANTA FE SYMPHONY: CELEBRATING STRAVINSKY Online tinyurl.com/3j4tt8ha A recreation of Igor Stravinsky’s masterful Symphony of Psalms, plus Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante and Mozart’s Symphony No. 38. The stream opens at 4.

4 pm, free

THEATER RAINBOW'S END Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Three short plays chronicling growing up gay in the 20th century.

7 pm, $20

WORKSHOP CNC PLASMA CUTTER BADGE MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Take your metal work to the next level as you learn to process basic vector or CAD drawings into precision-cut steel designs with their CNC plasma cutter. Fancy stuff.

2-6 pm, $90 SUMMER STEM CIRCLE: AVIATION AND AEROSPACE Santa Fe Regional Airport 121 Aviation Dr. tinyurl.com/2uwejjz2 The start of week-long summer intensive for 7th-9th grade girls to learn about aerospace.

9 am-3 pm, $25

THU/23 BOOKS/LECTURES STORYTIME AND CRAFT Main Library 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780 Kids love stories. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken?

10:30 am, free

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GAME TIME Main Library 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780 Bring in your favorite board games, play a bit, check out books. Summer fun, y’know?

4-5:30 pm, free SNOW SOX AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Watch the Fuego win. There aren’t any other options.

6 pm, $8 YARDMASTERS Railyard Park Community Room 701 Callejon St. (505) 316-3596 If you’re a green thumb, you can help beautify the beloved Railyard Park. Plant stuff, be happy.

10 am-noon, free

ALL FIERCE COMEDY SHOW Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528 A night of mariachis, margs and comic mayhem. This beloved show is hosted by Graviel de la Plaga, aka Carlos Medina.

6:30-9 pm, $10-$30 EVERYBODY Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 An allegorical examination of salvation that celebrates mortality and the importance of love. The protagonist is you and everyone you know, required by a higher power (if such a thing exists) to prove your mettle in the game of being human. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 7:30 pm, $30-$75 RAINBOW'S END Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 We all could use a little stage pride. Gay plays. See ‘em.

7 pm, $20 SANTA FE FOR ARTS SAKE: THE SANTA FE SURVEY Reunity Farms 1829 San Ysidro Crossing An absurdist vision of social media’s iconic information gathering tool.

3:30-3:45 pm, free

FILM 2022 FREE FAMILY FILM SERIES: EXPLORERS Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St. (505) 216-5678 A boy obsessed with ‘50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a mysterious blueprint—the blueprint for a spaceship, no less. They build it, fly to space and realize some crazy stuff is about to happen. Also, baby Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix!

8:25 pm, free

FOOD DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING Santa Fe Spirits Distillery 7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 tinyurl.com/ym8jaej5 See how the spirits get all spirited. RSVP in advance, then you’ve got the good stuff.

3 pm, $25

MUSIC BLAIR AND PHIL Cerrillos Station 15-B First St., Cerrillos (505) 474-9326 Americana music and fresh produce—there’s a farmer’s market going on too. And yes, it’s all under a beautiful New Mexico sky on the Turquoise Trail. How bucolic.

4-6:30 pm, free DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail ampconcerts.org Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio—or as it is sometimes referred to, DLO3—specialize in the lost art of "feel good music." The ingredients of this intoxicating cocktail include a big helping of the '60s organ jazz and sprinkles of Motown.

6 pm, free

WORKSHOP NEW MEXICO NET ZERO SUMMIT Online tinyurl.com/54m44d92 A holistic look at the challenges and opportunities presented by New Mexico’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

Various times, free

FRI/24 ART 22 FABLES (OPENING) Smoke the Moon 101 Marcy St., Ste. 23 smokethemoon.com From emerging Santa Fe-based painter GL Richardson, who captures the cowboy spirit while simultaneously stripping him of all embellishment.

6-8 pm, free ARTE Y ALMA (OPENING) Blue Rain Gallery 544 S Guadalupe St. (505) 954-9902 Erin Currier's 13th annual solo show kicks off, showcasing the working class as the superheroes they truly are.

5-7 pm, free PASÓ POR AQUÍ (OPENING) Hecho a Mano 830 Canyon Road (505) 916-1341 Enrique Figueredo carves formidable, historic churches into woodblocks, mimicking the cutting of living mud and rock.

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with Writer/Performer Quinn Fontaine

In case you didn’t get the memo, it’s Pride month. And yes, there’s glitter to wear and fun to have, but it is also important to remember to take some time to listen to meaningful stories of discovery and belonging whilst educating yourself on the rich history of the LGBTQ+ community. We sat down with Quinn Fontaine—comedian, celebrated author of novel Hung Like a Seahorse and soul coach—to talk about his new projects, recent anti-trans laws (with words of encouragement), his journey as an active member of the trans community and his upcoming Pride show at Meow Wolf (10 pm Saturday, June 25. $25.

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369) alongside Albuquerque drag troupe Saints Ball. (Taya Demianova) It’s that time of the year: Pride month! What are you up to now? Are there any new books or projects in the works since Hung Like a Seahorse?

Actually, I’m currently working on my stand-up special, so I’m going back to my roots, so to speak. That’s where I started years ago in San Francisco. I’m so excited to be getting back to the stage, just me and a microphone, with some real deal truth-telling. It won’t be scripted. I’ll have an outline based on where I want to go, but there’s lots of room for improv and real conversations with the audience. It’s unnamed as of yet, but it’s all coming along. I use my comedy as a unifier. I know what it’s like to be othered, different and left out. My comedy as a trans guy is aimed toward bringing everyone together. I think the world is so divided now in so many ways. Part of my life mission is to, among other things, help heal the gender divide. As a trans guy, I’m almost eight years into my

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transition from female to male, and feel like it’s time to move forward with that.

Sadly, it’s predicted that this year we’ll see more legislation against the LGBTQ+ community, specifically against transgender youths: Things like denying medical care, imposing bathroom limits, etc. What has the community been doing to alleviate some of that unwarranted pressure?

Do you have any wise words of encouragement to share during such a disheartening time?

As a trans guy who’s out and proud, I went back to my hometown in Virginia, whose state motto is “Virginia is for lovers.” As a little person, I knew that didn’t mean me.

I left at 18, and in my own words, I was a boy in the wrong body who happened to like girls. That’s my identity. But to be back in Virginia and to be out and to be healing those schisms has been profound. All I’m doing personally is living my life out loud; I could be stealth; I could go under the radar, and I do ‘pass,’ but I choose to tell my truth everywhere I go, speaking up for the people that can’t.

At one point in my life, I couldn’t leave my house. I had agoraphobia.

But my message of hope is find your tribe, find your people, speak your truth when you know it’s safe for your community. None of us have to be alone ever again, thanks to the Internet, chat rooms, and different ways to find support. It’s imperative that people know they don’t have to be alone, granted it’s a choice if you want to be, but you don’t have to be.

In terms of being an artist, my number one thing is to bring humanity together.

We are all way more alike than we are different, all of us, no matter what.

You’re performing for Meow Wolf’s Pride event. What can Santa Feans expect, other than a good time, of course?

It’s just going to be an awesome dance party. We’ve got DJs, we’ve got Galaxy, Justin Christofer, BadCat. I’m coming on between the DJ sets, in the middle, to introduce Saints Ball. They’re from Albuquerque, the city’s premier drag group, and I don’t even know how to describe them.

They’re phenomenal if you don’t know them, but you can check them out on Instagram (@saints.ball). I’ll be reeling off, chatting it up a little bit, keeping the audience connected and feeling the vibe. If you want to dance, come dance your ass off.

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BLOWJOBS GET A BAD RAP

Saturday, July 2 & Sunday, July 3, 12:00–6:00 pm Sample wine from 15 New Mexico Wineries  Live Music, Food Trucks and Vendors Adult Admission: $18  Teens (13–18): $5  12 and under: free!

Advance tickets required — no tickets will be sold at the door!

Go to golondrinas.org to purchase tickets.

Las Golondrinas Members are free but must reserve member tickets in advance. Member ID required for entry.

Valid ID for 21 and over mandatory in order to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.

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If you caught SFR’s Love & Sex issue earlier this year, you already know a bit about who I am—your friendly local sex worker, a radical self-love enthusiast and now, occasional writer.

Although the work I do varies daily, the goal is to open a dialogue with my community. Sometimes the conversations are about serious things like legalizing consensual sex work or paying for porn. Other times, when the world is feeling a bit too heavy, it’s about breaking down stigmas in a fun and silly way. A dickstraction if you will…

So, let’s talk about blowjobs.

What’s sillier than that? Just the name alone is silly and...misleading. More like a suckjob, that, like, totally should not suck, OK?! A lot of us have sucked dick or had our dicks sucked, let’s keep it real, but how many of us are having a truly connected and enjoyable experience while doing it? Maybe, “they don’t call it a job for nothin’!” comes to mind?

It’s hard (ahem) to get statistics on blowjobs specifically, but according to a March 2020 survey from New York City’s Bespoke Surgical (the office of the highly respected surgeon Dr. Evan Goldstein) dubbed “The State of Oral Sex in America,” Americans engage in oral sex five times a month on average. The same survey states that even though 80% of those surveyed take pleasure in oral sex, over 25% said it makes them feel selfconscious, 13.5% said it’s uncomfortable, and more than 11% said it makes them feel dirty.

Clearly, oral sex means different things to different people, but does it have to mean anything? Many of us still carry around this imaginary rulebook for sex of all kinds, and it’s chock full of unhelpful tidbits about how women take no pleasure in sex, or how it can be weaponized and conditional. Society has made some real headway in that department, especially in the sex-positive community, but have we made any real headway in the head department?

My opinion has always been that a first-rate blowjob happens when the blower takes almost as much pleasure as the blowee. Sometimes that’s because it’s an expression of love, other times it’s just a fun and creative outlet. If we are approaching beezers with conditions like expected reciprocity or as a reward—or

if we’re trying not to give too soon (for fear of being stuck in the dreaded blowjobzone) or only giving if we’re committed /in love, are we still open enough to take pleasure in the act?

Let me interject that the blowjobzone is a real-ass thing, and trust me—it’s much worse than the friendzone. It can happen early on in a relation/situationship when you give some really fantastic head and suddenly that’s all your partner wants anymore. The only way to break the cycle is to end things. This is by no means the giver’s fault, it’s more a strange combination of BJ coveting and ego on the receiver’s part. Receivers, please don’t do this—it’s weird and dehumanizing.

If you are out there rockin’ a cock, it’s time to start rockin’ some stellar BJ etiquette as well. It’s been time, but if you aren’t communicating and checking in with your partner in the moment, start now. I promise it won’t take away any magic. I mean, it can’t possibly take away any more than pushing our heads down. (Stop. With. This. Shit. Already!) I completely get and subscribe to the fact that a phenomenal BJ is sloppy and full of skull-fucking and deepthroating, all of which can and should be done with consent and communication. But take a beat and give your partner a chance to show you what they can do and enjoy doing. Nobody likes a pusher.

Some, meanwhile, may be so paralyzed by all the perceived rules to the point blowjobs are off the table.

Relax. Breathe. Think. Your awareness and sensitivity can make you an amazing lover, so if you feel comfortable enough, try, try again. And, hey, if they just aren’t your thing, that’s completely valid and OK, too! I’m Team Blowjob all the way, but slobbin’ on a knob is not for everyone.

Which is to say that our issues around sex and intimacy can be so heavy, right? Let’s rewind and tackle one thing at a time. Clear your mind of conditions and forget what you think you learned from mainstream porn. Get silly and communicative. Blowjobs can be such a beautiful and intimate way to express love, so full of eye contact and primal desire. They can also be full of spit, watery eyes, gagging and have absolutely nothing to do with love whatsoever, and those are great, too.

Layla Asher is a local sex worker on a mission to spread radical self love to her community and the world. Have further questions about blowjobs after reading this? Want to ask your local sex worker their expert opinion on something? Let’s start a sex-positive conversation that keeps respect and confidentiality at the forefront and judgment a thing of the past. Please submit your questions to thenakedlayla@gmail.com and include an alias that protects your anonymity.

SFAI140 The Santa Fe Art Institute 1600 St. Michael’s Drive (505) 424-5050 A dynamic presentation highlighting the inspiration and work of artists-in-residence.

6 pm, free A BIRD IN HAND The Bat and The Buffalo Gallery 821 Canyon Road (505) 629-3059 An eclectic group show featuring the works of Priyanka Kumar, Roark Griffith and others.

6 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES RICHARD VARGAS, MARGARET RANDALL AND DEMETRIA MARTINEZ Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie (505) 424-1601 Three poets. It's about to get wild. Wild words, we mean.

5 pm, free THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Joan Myers signs copies of her photography book.

5-7 pm, free

DANCE INVADERS OF THE HEART 2022: THE BIRTH OF VENUS National Dance Institute of New Mexico 1140 Alto St. tinyurl.com/ycxx6xrh Through mythology, archetype and storytelling, this show explores the divine feminine.

7 pm, $25

EVENTS HORMIGAS AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Weimar Hormigas' mascot is a fire ant looking angry, whilst holding a baseball bat. Ants aren't good at baseball. God, the opposing teams make this so easy for us.

6 pm, $8

JOB FAIR: ENTRY LEVEL AUTISM PARAPROFESSIONALS CARD Center Santa Fe 4001 Office Court Dr., Ste. 706 (505) 395-9611 CARD is looking for people interested in entry level roles to support clients in the autism community. No experience required, only a passion to work with children.

3-5:30 pm, free PRIDE POSTER MAKING Main Library 145 Washington Ave. (505) 955-6780 Stop by the Main Library to make posters for the Library’s Pride Parade float. All supplies provided, they just need your extreme talents.

3:30-5:30 pm, free VAMANOS! SANTA FE COMMUNITY WALKS Bicentennial Park 1121 Alto St. sfct.org/vamonos Walk with community members on an ADA-accessible trail. It's nice out there, but don’t forget water and sunscreen.

10-11 am, free

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FOOD DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING Santa Fe Spirits Distillery 7505 Mallard Way, Ste. 1 tinyurl.com/ym8jaej5 Spirits. We love 'em. But we don't know how to make 'em.

Santa Fe Spirits do, and they'll show us how they do. RSVP in advance and learn the stuff.

3 pm, $25

BOOKS/LECTURES NATURAL HEALTH TALKS: PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE Fruit Of The Earth Natural Health 909 Early St. tinyurl.com/55dtb6bt Explore the ethics and principles of permaculture with a hands-on planting experience with permaculturist Nelson Denman.

1:30-3 pm, free

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FILM BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS + THE TRUCKER + IN THE STREET No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org Billy Woodberry's 1984 LA Rebellion masterpiece with opening shorts: The Trucker (2021) and In The Street (1948).

7 pm, free (but please donate)

WORKSHOP TOUR OF MAKE SANTA FE MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Drop by if you're interested in checking out the MAKE Santa Fe labs. It's where cool things happen, so we hear.

6-8 pm, free

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“Distillation of Life II” by GL Richardson, part of 22 Fables opening Friday, June 24 at Smoke the Moon.

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JOHNNY LLOYD AND HILARY SCHACHT Beer Creek Brewing Company 3810 Hwy. 14 (505) 471-9271 Hotbox plays together again at Beer Creek Brewing Co's 4th Anniversary Celebration.

6-7 pm, free LIDO PIMIENTA Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets ampconcerts.org Songs that boldly celebrate Pimienta's ecstatic musical hybridity of electronic-meets-cumbia. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 7 pm, free ROBERT FOX TRIO Club Legato 125 E Palace Ave. lacasasena.com/clublegato Jazz jams.

6-9 pm, free

EVERYBODY Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 You can expect an allegorical examination of salvation that celebrates mortality and the importance of love. Here, characters are literally states of being, like kinship and evil. Yeah, it’s deep stuff.

7:30 pm, $30-$75 SPRING AWAKENING New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive tinyurl.com/yc6b97zd Starring a dynamic company of local singers, actors and dancers, Spring Awakening is a coming-of-age rock musical that, we must admit, has got a lot of musical bangers in there. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 7 pm, $15-$30

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ARTWALK SANTA FE Allan Houser Art Park 125 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 112 (505) 982-4705 An outdoor arts and crafts market in IAIA's MoCNA Allan Houser Art Park, featuring local and emerging artists from Santa Fe and surrounding communities.

Noon-4 pm, free PAULA & IRVING KLAW: VINTAGE PRINTS (CLOSING RECEPTION) No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org Closing reception for the exhibition of 20 vintage prints from the Klaw "bizarre fetish underground" archive. Final copies of the 2nd printing of the exhibition's accompanying book will be available.

6-9 pm, free (but always donate) QUARANTINE DIARY Galisteo Community Center 35 Avenida Vieja Photos and watercolors from Corey McGillicuddy. What more could you need?

10 am-5 pm, free SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET In the West Casitas 1612 Alcaldesa St. (505) 310-8766 Local arts and crafts. Jewelry, furniture, paintings, you name it, they (probably) have it. Plus, it feels good to support local makers rather than imported tourist stuff.

8 am-2 pm, free

DANCE CREATIVE MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN (AGES 3-6) Reunity Resources 1829 San Ysidro Crossing reunityresources.com Creative Movement engages children in gross and fine motor skills as well as cognitive development through movement.

10-10:45 am, $5 DANCES IN THE PARKS: THE POWER OF PLACE Monica Lucero Park 850 Camino Consuelo movewest.org The first in a series of four pop-up children’s performances celebrating the culture and land.

10:30-11 am, free CONTRA DANCE Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Jake Turin calling and Santa Fe Megaband playing. No partner needed.

7 pm, $10

EVENTS HORMIGAS AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Stick ball.

6 pm, $8 PRIDE PARADE/PRIDE DRIVE & PRIDE ON THE PLAZA Santa Fe Plaza 63 Lincoln Ave. tinyurl.com/347566rr Pride, vehicular-style. Starts at the PERA Building and goes from there. Post-Pride Plaza activities included. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 11 am-5 pm, free CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

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FILM RAILYARD SUMMER MOVIE SERIES: MAMMA MIA! Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road ampconcerts.org Ya'll know it. Mamma Mia! haters beware, this is not a safe space for you. Sponsored by Santa Fe Pride, note there's even pre-movie ABBA karaoke.

8 pm, free

FOOD FARMERS MARKET Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo De Peralta (505) 983-4098 The best stuff that's grown all around town. Plus that fancy bread stand.

8 am-1 pm, free PLANTITA VEGAN BAKERY POP-UP Plantita Vegan Bakery 1704 Lena St. Unit B4 (505) 603-0897 Stop by the kitchen for a variety of organic vegan baked goods.

10 am-noon, free FINE WATER TASTING REMIX Audio Bar 101 W Marcy St., Ste. 201 (505) 803-7949 Fancy water with Marti Mills. (see Food, page 31) 11 am, $35

MUSIC ELI YOUNG BAND: LOVE TALKING TOUR Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail (505) 455-5555 Country quartet band.

11 am, $62-$122

PRIDE AFTER DARK Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 The official PRIDE Santa Fe after party featuring special guest performer ICON Crystal Waters.

8:30 pm, $25 ROBERT FOX TRIO Club Legato 125 E Palace Ave. lacasasena.com/clublegato The Charlie Parker vibes are gonna be strong, we think.

6-9 pm, free

THEATER EVERYBODY Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 In this mordantly witty 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist, characters are moral concepts. They probably fight a ton. That’s theater. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 2 pm, $30-$75 RUTH ZAPORAH WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ACTION THEATER ENSEMBLE Railyard Performance Center 1611 Paseo de Peralta (505) 982-8309 Zaporah is recognized throughout the world as a dynamic, inventive physical theater performer. She's got her own Wikipedia page, so you know she's important. Theater fans can't miss out on this showcase.

8 pm, $20 SANTA FE FOR ARTS SAKE: THE SANTA FE SURVEY Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail A 10 min pop-up performance as an absurdist vision of social media’s iconic information gathering tool.

1, 2 and 3 pm, free SPRING AWAKENING New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive (505) 466-3533 This large-cast modern classic features a timely story about what faces our youth as they mature. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 7 pm, $15-$30 WHEN STARS ALIGN Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, Ste. B tinyurl.com/mrx5vnkn Quiver & Tempt Society embark on an astrology odyssey, where lusty Leo meets kinky Capricorn, sprinkled with Aquarian glitz.

Join headliner Carey seeking love on this dazzling burlesque journey.

4 pm, $20-$25

WORKSHOP ART OF DECORATIVE KNOT TYING WORKSHOP MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road (505) 819-3502 Learn to identify and tie functional knots. It’s like scouting, but without all the terror about bear attacks.

3 pm, $55

CYANOPRINT ON PAPER WORKSHOP Pushpin Collaborative Co 1925 Rosina St., Ste. D (505) 372-7728 Learn to make your own cyanotype cards and prints.

10 am-2 pm, $80

SUN/26 ART RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET Railyard Artisan Market 1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-4098 See what the artisans are making these days.

10 am-3 pm, free

EVENTS HORMIGAS AT FUEGO Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. tinyurl.com/vd7cbt83 Le base, le ball.

6 pm, $8 PRIDE AFTER BURN: CLOSING T-DANCE Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Post-Pride party.

1-5 pm, $15

MUSIC DOUG MONTGOMERY Rio Chama Steakhouse 414 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 955-0765 Tunes from a master pianist.

6:30-9:30 pm, free NAKEDMAN Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 A 16-movement song cycle about gay men’s lives.

3 pm, $20-$45 OWEN COOK La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 American folk and country.

7-9 pm, free THE SANTA FE SYMPHONY: THE SOLDIER'S TALE (VIRTUAL EVENT) Online tinyurl.com/2prvpu5m Igor Stravinsky's magnificent L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale).

Streaming all day, $20

THEATER EVERYBODY Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 An allegorical examination of salvation that celebrates mortality and the importance of love.

2 pm, $30-$75 RUTH ZAPORAH WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ACTION THEATER ENSEMBLE Railyard Performance Center 1611 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 982-8309 Inventive physical theater.

8 pm, $20

SPRING AWAKENING New Mexico Actors Lab 1213 Parkway Drive tinyurl.com/yc6b97zd Sad and singing German teens. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 2 pm, $15-$30

WORKSHOP ELECTRICITY & CIRCUITS MAKE Santa Fe 2879 All Trades Road tinyurl.com/2p8s63ns A glimpse into basic robotics and electronics-based art.

3 pm, $40 YOGA IN THE PARK Bicentennial Alto Park 1121 Alto St. 60-minute Vinyasa flow class.

10 am, $10-$15

MON/27 BOOKS/LECTURES WOMEN OF BEARS EARS Santa Fe Women's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail tinyurl.com/3bx3cuxu Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk (Ute) discusses Bears Ears.

6 pm, $20

DANCE SANTA FE SWING Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Weekly swing dancing.

7 pm, $3 open dance, $8 open dance + the class

MUSIC FELECIA FORD Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail ampconcerts.org Ford's rock career has taken her across seas and to almost every state in the US. Now we’ve got her, and we might not let go. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 6 pm, free

TUE/28 ART ART EXPLORED! STORY TIME AT THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 Bring the kiddos to hear works on famous artists.

11 am, free

PORTALS Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Highway 165, Placitas (505) 867-2450 Oil and watercolor paintings

by Colleen Z Gregoire are on display. A sense of home always inspires Gregoire's works.

10 am-4 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES STORYTIME AND CRAFT Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive (505) 955-2820 Crafts. Books. Activities. Joy. The possibilities are endless.

10:30 am, free

MUSIC BOOMROOTS Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail ampconcerts.org The Boomroots Collective brings high level progressive Reggae and hip-hop music, which has been described as "Jamaican funk with New Mexican soul."

6 pm, free

MUSEUMS IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900 Athena LaTocha: Mesabi Redux. Art of Indigenous Fashion.

10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon 11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10 MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Painted Reflections: Isomeric Design in Ancestral Pueblo Pottery. ReVOlution.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$9 MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan. Música Buena.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$12 NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5200 Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy. The First World War. WORDS on the Edge.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri of the month MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART 18 General Goodwin Road (505) 424-6487 Juried encaustic wax exhibition.

11 am-4 pm, Fri-Sun, $10

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PRIDE Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369 Quinn Alexander Fontaine and Saints Ball. (see 3Qs, page 24) 10 pm, $25 SAND PLAY SATURDAY Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road (505) 316-3596 The kids can play in sand and learn about engineering.

10 am-noon, free SPRINGER SUMMER ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Santa Fe Trail Museum Park 602 Maxwell Ave., Springer tinyurl.com/yp6z8dws 30+ vendors, plus live music with singer-songwriter Riley Ross Walker and JD's DJ Entertainment.

9 am-4 pm, free TOUR OF THE BATTLE AT GLORIETA PASS Agora Center 7 Avenida Vista Grande, Eldorado tinyurl.com/4xrnjknj A walking tour of the historic Civil War battle that occurred in Glorieta. Meet at The Agora Center then branch out to the various sites. (see SFR picks, pages 18-19) 10 am-2 pm, free (but tip the historian and the site)

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Achong by Alicia Nathai, currently in the Museum of Encaustic Art’s Juried Wax Exhibition.

MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART 750 Camino Lejo (505) 982-2226 Pueblo-Spanish Revival Style: The Director’s Residence and the Architecture of John Gaw Meem. Trails, Rails, and Highways: How Trade Transformed New Mexico.

1-4 pm, Wed-Fri, $5-$12 NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5063 Selections from the 20th Century Collection.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-12

POEH CULTURAL CENTER 78 Cities of Gold Road (505) 455-5041 Di Wae Powa: A Partnership With the Smithsonian. Nah Poeh Meng: The Continuous Path.

9 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$10 WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo (505) 982-4636 Beads: A Universe of Meaning.

Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives. Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8

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ay back in January, SFR freelancer Kiley Larsen popped by Asian fusion eatery Liu Liu Liu and reported something rather interesting: There’s such a thing as water sommeliers.

If you’re unfamiliar, the term comes to us from the wine world, and is a title bestowed upon those who so completely know wine that it’s kind of absurd. Now apply that concept to water. Ignoring those of you who have read thus far and thought either, “We’ve known about water sommeliers since well before January,” or, “Ugh, seriously—water sommeliers?!” all snobby, it was news to me, and I can only assume it’s news to lots of others. So let me be plain: Water sommeliers are totally a thing now and you’re likely going to see more of them popping up in the coming months and years, particularly as municipal water becomes more scarce (which is also totally a thing) and as restaurants want to start offering more options to the teetotalers among us who want a nice meal pairing even if we can’t drink booze all the time anymore.

In other words, finding and sampling fine water can be a way to replace the ritual of regular alcohol consumption, because yeah— there’s a whole wide world of water out there, and if we’re going to make the most of it, we’ll need a guide. Oh, sure, I was once like you, scoffing at the idea and thinking things about how I’ll just stick to any old $1 bottle I can find at the gas station or, like, a Brita filter.

But I’m changing my tune, and much of it is thanks to Santa Fe’s Marti Mills, a certified water specialist on her way to becoming a full-on water sommelier, with whom I recently met to sample some of that sweet, sweet H2O. Mills has been hosting tastings at REMIX Audio Bar for some time now, and has been studying under a program from Los Angeles-based water som Martin Riese.

He’s kind of like the rockstar of this specific world. Mills, meanwhile, says she’s about halfway to her own certification, which she’ll get through the German program Doemens.

In the meantime, she’s already picked up numerous private clients and, as of this writing,

From left to right: Fine waters from Norway, Peru and Greece, respectively. Was there lithium in the Greek one that made for an awesome afternoon? Oh, big time.

presides over some of the most affordable fine water tastings in the country. Still, one wonders, why nerd out on water?

“I always have ideas, and when I quit drinking several years ago and wanted something else, I realized I was thirsty and wanted something to do,” Mills tells SFR. “My personal progression led naturally to [fine water], and once I started doing it, I was instantly hooked.”

Marti Mills, soon-to-be water sommelier.

If you sampled some of the finer waters available today, you’d be hooked, too. In fact, I myself wound up hooked following our informal tasting wherein Mills brought along three of her favorite fine water brands: Lofoten from Norway, Socosani from Peru and Sourouti from Greece.

Right off the bat, it’s important to know you’ve likely never had high-quality water.

Much of what you’ll find bottled in America is base-level potable stuff from sources about which you probably know very little, if anything. According to Mills, the big companies filter this water down to its most tasteless, mineral-free form, add back some minerals and throw words like “smart” and “electrolyte” on the bottles to confound folks whose needs fall somewhere between not wanting to die of thirst and not giving a shit what water does what.

They also tend to be full of nitrates, according to Mills. The three waters we sampled were a completely different experience and free of anything but the natural bits they picked up at or around their sources.

Lofoten, for example, is harvested from from glacial lake water in the Lofoten Islands, and Mills says the glacier itself is over 10,000 years old. In other words, when you sip this naturally lightly carbonated water, you’re tasting a pristine liquid that maintains the

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same properties it did those thousands of years ago (side note, you should Google “Lofoten Islands,” because ohmygod, gorgeous). The company Lofoten even worked with the Norwegian government to address concerns about fracking in their country, according to Mills, and is, furthermore, a carbon-negative operation. Not only that, but the bottle is so regularly counterfeited due to the water’s sheer excellence, the company has been forced to include a QR code on each one to ensure it’s the real deal.

The Socosani water comes from the Peruvian Andes, where it bubbles up from spring sources that dot the path of an underground volcano. OK, that sounds faux-thrilling for a story about water, but it’s true, and it’s weirdly romantic. When Mills popped the cap off this also-naturally-carbonated water, it bubbled and fizzed for several minutes before quieting. Its journey through subterranean lava rocks and such proved more than worth it, as Socosani not only tastes incredibly clean and distinct, but sort of bright and acidic and mineral-heavy in a satisfying way.

Lastly, we tried Greece’s Souroti, another mildly acidic water with a secret weapon: small amounts of lithium. This one, Mills says, is a personal favorite, and I can see why: After even a few small sips, I felt incredible. Now, we can chalk this up to a very tired reporter finding himself properly hydrated for the first time since 1997, or we can give credit to the lithium. Either way, Mills says, Sourotis is not for everyone and some of her clients have balked at its properties.

I, on the other hand, heartily recommend it, both as a flavorful and hydrating water, but as the sort of experience that sticks with you afterwards, all the way to an afternoon coffee date with an old buddy whom you tell about the lithium and then they say you look great, so maybe you should drink some more of that stuff.

So get pumped, because Mills hosts a tasting this week at REMIX featuring that Peruvian volcano water, plus others from Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. Mills particularly notes that the Vichy Catalan brand was a favorite of the artist Mucha, and that the Lurisia water is sourced from a cave deep in the Alps, making it one of the purest waters available. Which brings us to another point: Pricing is a bit of a moving target. One must think of these waters almost like they think of wine, and Mills will have more information about what costs what, what is available and so on at the event. For real, though, any pricepoint is fair to feel so quenched.

FINE WATER TASTING WITH MARTI MILLS 11 am Saturday, June 25. $35 REMIX Audio Bar 101 W Marcy St., (505) 803-1949

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Kathryn Harlan’s Fruiting Bodies finds the magical and strange, the tactile and disgusting B Y A N N A B E L L A FA R M E R a h f a r m e r @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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athryn Harlan’s debut collection of short stories is rife with experiences that defy naming. Fruiting Bodies (Norton, June 7) has been dubbed one of the 18 best books of the year so far by website Vulture, and was blurbed by Kirstin Valdez Quade (shoutout to her recent appearance at the recent Santa Fe Literary Festival).

Harlan received an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she now teaches writing. She won the 2019 August Derleth Graduate Creative Writing Prize, and her work has been published in the Gettysburg Review and Strange Horizons, among others. Her stories are archetypical but specific—alien but familiar. They have a timeless quality, as if they might easily have occurred in the age of fairy tales or the present, but they’re steeped in the unmistakable omnipresence of decay brought on by climate change. Even when it isn’t addressed directly, Harlan’s stories are bound with the consciousness of endings—loves, lives,

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illusions, the world. The stories and the characters who populate them are driven by a desire for definite knowledge that’s thwarted left and right by the illogic of life.

In “Algal Bloom,” two young girls with a summers-only friendship are fascinated by a mysterious poison present in the waters of the lake they visit every year.

Drawn by morbid curiosity, they risk their safety to find out where, really, the danger lies. But a definite answer eludes them: “It looked like nothing I had words for, like the end of the world.”

“Hunting the Viper-King” is the story of a man whose life is absorbed in the search for a mythical creature he sees as his destiny to capture.

Catching the viper-king holds the promise of omniscience for the captor, and both the man and his daughter’s lives come to revolve around the quest. This could’ve been done as stodgy allegory, the tale of a person who rejects reality in favor of illusion. But Harlan doesn’t take that path. Instead, she stretches and warps the bounds of so-called reality with dignity and depth.

Most of Harlan’s characters are queer women who aren’t easily defined. They yearn for their experiences to fit more neatly into narratives that have been

built up by others before them, but their own identities are more boundless, shifting. In “Take Only What Belongs to You,” for example, a woman named Esther is fascinated by a long-dead author named Anais Casey. Esther’s obsession is bound up with her sexuality, her discomfort with it and her own body. She envies her girlfriend’s “movie” coming-out story, her “unwavering moment of recognition, how kissing a girl was such clear evidence, how everything being dealt with from there began from that point of certainty.”

Esther’s own experience is one of constant wondering and reevaluation.

Such candid discomfort with physicality wends through the stories. Characters’ conceptions of themselves clash with the

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realities of their bodies, and the distinctions between beings are never quite clear.

The book is also a meditation on record-keeping and archives, which shows up in “Take Only What Belongs to You” as Esther examines the ephemera of fictional author Anais Casey’s life, exploring how her own reality clicks or clashes with the reality that appears in Casey’s letters, essays and stories. The archival bent shows up again in “Fiddler, Fool Pair,” a story about an anthropologist named Naomi who goes under the hill to gamble with the fey folk, trying to understand the internal logic of their world. The story is beautifully and weirdly wrought. Naomi encounters all manner of bizarre things—fey with mechanical bodies and humans who are mysteriously drawn to gamble away things like their own fingers, all the poems they know and the memory of their first kiss. But the anxiety that permeates the story is about record keeping, about how experience is or isn’t real if it isn’t recorded, and what happens when that record is lost.

The language is luminous, opulent, evocative. It has a tactile quality that, let’s face it, is sometimes disgusting.

But it’s disgusting in the way flipping over a rock to reveal a squirming mass of grubs is: you hate it but you can’t look away. Sometimes it nearly makes your skin crawl right off your body, leaving you feeling “vivisected and pinned open,” as Esther describes her experience of Anais Casey’s work.

Sometimes the stories leave you feeling less than sated, though, as if you missed some key thread in the narrative and now the whole thing is unspooling in your hands. But what’s undeniable about Harlan’s tales is their raw emotion, the deft and surprising ways she limns recognizable experience in the magical and the strange.

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RSVP TODAY! | Put on your Hollywood black-tie attire and help kick off The Symphony’s 39th Season in style at the 2022 Annual Gala at Bishop’s Lodge! Champagne and passed hors d'oeuvres precede a decadent multi-course dinner prepared by world-renowned Executive Chef Pablo Peñalosa—complemented by exquisite wine tasting trios. Silver screen classics performed by The Santa Fe Symphony Chamber Ensemble set the stage for one of the best live shows in town! Art of Jazz with Tracey Whitney will make this an evening to remember with classic jazz, upbeat favorites, and sophisticated soul for your dancing and listening pleasure.

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In the ever-growing trope of post-university existentialist cinema à la Frances Ha, Apple TV+’s Cha Cha Real Smooth has a crazy idea: What if moving back in with your parents after school wasn’t so bad after all?

Andrew (Cooper Raiff, who also wrote the script and directs) spends his entire life putting a smile on everyone else’s face like it’s an impulse. He’s fresh out of college and recently moved back home where his only forward momentum is an in with the Jewish mom crowd. As a local bar mitzvah party host, he meets the solitary Domino (Dakota Johnson) and her autistic teenage daughter, Lola (newcomer Vanessa Burghardt). As Andrew integrates himself into their family, his friendship with Domino hints at something deeper they’ve both seemingly missed out on before now, if only they could figure out what that is.

Call it an unusual but fast-fomenting form of borderline self-indulgent millennial cinema, but Cha Cha Real Smooth strikes a humorous balance that leans more heavily upon the purposefully awkward and deadpan. This is a film far less reliant on gags and more on the mundanity of post-graduation life. It’s light on external conflict, even as the characters are internal-

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You’re lying to yourself if you claim you can make out much of anything from After Blue. Director Bertrand Mandico’s newest is just as foreign when the credits roll as when it drops you in.

On the bright side, it’s kind of like Xena: Warrior Princess, wherein everyone is stoned to hell and back and swaps spit.

Outcast Roxy (Paula Luna) is dubbed toxic by the women in her village, though you’ll never figure out why. One day on the beach, she discovers a woman-like being named Kate Bush (Agata Buzek)—and again, you’ll never figure out why she’s named after the English musician, but how about Stranger Things revitalizing her jamz, huh? Anyway, Roxy digs not-Kate Bush out of the sand. In an “oh, geez!” moment, not-Kate Bush starts killing people. Both Roxy and her cowardly mother Zora (Elina Löwensohn) are banished by the village elites until they can prove they’ve killed not-Kate Bush and bring back her corpse as proof.

The plot is thin in After Blue, but its world is fantastic: A kind of radioactive Candyland where only the women survive and, for some reason, phallic symbols stand in for lollipop trees and such. Sad, then, that the mesmerizing aesthet-

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ly frustrated by plans gone awry and that pesky step into real life once you hit a certain age. If you’re like most people who were lucky enough to attend university (and finish it), you’ll know the extreme dread that follows. You’re still that same fucked-up person, still captivated and driven by the things you were as a child—for Andrew, it’s a constant need to please; for Domino, it’s a good cry over the years she’s lost.

Despite his captivating presence, there’s just something about Raiff’s face that makes you want to punch him, and it takes a good while to figure out whether you like him or not. Once you deicide you do (or don’t), set it aside for Johnson’s unbelievable soft-spoken but guarded performance. She’s so relaxed here, and there’s a simplicity to that which reflects the film’s overall stripped-down storytelling.

Cha Cha is simple, but earnest—this isn’t groundbreaking cinema, but it’s wholesome and enjoyable.

Besides, does every movie need to reinvent the wheel?

Sadly, then, Raiff’s themes can be frustratingly on-the-nose, and the last act crams in realization after realization, which in turn slows things down. Cha Cha begins to feel like a ‘90s-style cinematic narrative

ic doesn’t save it from frustrating momentum.

Mandico (The Lost Boys) has crafted a lesbian fever dream in the style of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Querelle, replacing those gay pressure-cooked piers for a faraway planet where the men have died out and the women reign over a tribal dystopian paradise. Some moments feel like a tale spake by Homer, while others feel more like the whole thing is gearing up for a Howard Hawks-like Western. Yet it never allows itself to become much of anything, as it’s far too invested in its coolness; there’s a strong chance Mandico never intended his film to represent anything more than mere feelz.

He’s the type of director who has long been an advocate for “feel, don’t think!” cinema, and you’ll know how dedicated he is to that stance by viewing just three minutes of anything he’s ever done. After Blue is more of the same, but with a color palette so evocative it’s a shame the script seems to have been scribbled on the back of a coffee receipt. Its main connecting thread is that every few minutes poor Roxy breaks down sobbing because her mother told her not to have sex with a weird tentacle beast. We’ve all been there, Roxy. After Blue is built for midnight screenings in some dingy-yet-beloved cinema populated by film school undergraduates. But hey, there are worse fates for movies. Cinematography nuts can go wild. Everyone else can just shrug. (RG) Center for Contepmorary Arts, NR, 129 min

awkwardly placed in the now, which could be appealing to a particular segment of the population (read, younger educated types from a more privileged economic background and/or people who found Almost Famous to be a moving experience). Others might be better off with 2020’s Shiva Baby, which took the ideas of existential dread and Jewish family politics to smart comedic heights and razor-sharp timing.

Cha Cha Real Smooth, however, offers nothing new. Instead, it’s like a collection of reminders that people need different things at different times in their lives. It’s a gentle nudge of a film that lets you know things are maybe gonna be OK. Raiff puts in the work to take hold of your heart, though, and we should try to embrace these kinds of movies, even if their faults are evident. The world is too bitter otherwise.

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It takes longer than a half hour to agrasp what might be happening in the new Afro-futurist musical Neptune Frost, and by its end credits, you won’t be amiss to ask yourself or others what it all was about. If you can grasp its threads and make sense of the chaos, however, it offers substantially more than any classic Hollywood formula can.

Here, find parallel stories working in tandem, wherein two individuals (Elvis Ngabo/Cheryl Isheja as Neptune and Bertrand Ninteretse as Matalusa) respond to governmental oppression by hopping through dimensions. Under the guiding light of the Wheel Man, a mystical being who adorns a metallic cap with twirling bicycle spokes, they use technology to upend the oligarchs corrupting their nation. Neptune Frost is big on ideas, but its plot is its least accessible feature and perhaps becomes too grandiose for what it seems to be attempting to reach.

But its symbolism is potent: the blending of traditional African community aspects with vlogging, computers, drones and exploitative mining practices. It opens with a reminder that much of our modern tech is powered by cobalt that is mined primarily by oppressed workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Sad notes aside, Afro-Futurism remains a major bright spot offered by the continent’s filmmakers and its diaspora. Directors Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman aren’t fearful of the future, either.

Instead, their film lingers in the liberating promise technology might bring rather than the dystopia it has helped create. Dimensional travel becomes a shorthand for freedom from modern colonial/corporate powers, and a flat-out dismissal of traditional gender notions becomes a smart reminder that the “backwardness” sometimes associated with African countries isn’t innate. This is a lesson to all future filmmakers—Uzeyman and Williams do not tip-toe. Instead they go for broke in their commitment to a neon-drenched aesthetic. Even so, certain triumphs betray a lag in Neptune’s technical aspects, but its less-polished realism might delight more careful or thoughtful viewers.

Colonialism and exploitation leave behind curious effects, and cinema has often expressed that shortsightedness with lazy practices. Take, for example, the inability to light Black people properly—especially anyone with darker skin tones.

Most modern lighting techniques are designed to highlight lighter features, but Frost’s skilled cinematographer (Uzeyman in this case) finally gives dark-skinned performers a chance to shine. For this and many other reasons, Neptune Frost is worth the challenge as it showcases the power of Black women behind the camera. (RG) CCA, Jean Coctaeu Cinema, NR, 110 min.

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Week of June 22nd

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries actor Marilu Henner has an unusual condition: hyperthymesia. She can remember in detail voluminous amounts of past events.

For instance, she vividly recalls being at the Superdome in New Orleans on September 15, 1978, where she and her actor friends watched a boxing match between Leon Spinks and Muhammad Ali. You probably don’t have hyperthymesia, Aries, but I invite you to approximate that state. Now is an excellent time to engage in a leisurely review of your life story, beginning with your earliest memories. Why? It will strengthen your foundation, nurture your roots, and bolster your stability.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran lexicographer Daniel Webster (1758–1843) worked hard to create his dictionary, and it became highly influential in American culture. He spent over 26 years perfecting it. To make sure he could properly analyze the etymologies, he learned 28 languages. He wrote definitions for 70,000 words, including 12,000 that had never been included in a published dictionary. I trust you are well underway with your own Webster-like project, Libra. This entire year is an excellent time to devote yourself with exacting diligence to a monumental labor of love. If you haven’t started it yet, launch now. If it’s already in motion, kick it into a higher gear.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Poet Elizabeth Bishop noted that many of us are “addicted to the gigantic.” We live in a “mostly huge and roaring, glaring world.” As a counterbalance, she wished for “small works of art, short poems, short pieces of music, intimate, lowvoiced, and delicate things.” That’s the spirit I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will be best served by consorting with subtle, unostentatious, elegant influences. Enjoy graceful details and quiet wonders and understated truths.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Shouldn’t the distance between impossible and improbable be widened?” asks poet Luke Johnson. I agree that it should, and I nominate you to do the job. In my astrological view, you now have the power to make progress in accomplishing goals that some people may regard as unlikely, fantastical, and absurdly challenging. (Don’t listen to them!) I’m not necessarily saying you will always succeed in wrangling the remote possibilities into practical realities. But you might. And even if you’re only partially victorious, you GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks, you will learn key lessons that bolster your abilities to harwill need even more human touch than usual. Your men- ness future amazements. tal, physical, and spiritual health REQUIRE you to have SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian novelist your skin in contact with people who care for you and are eager to feel their skin against yours. A Tumblr blog- George Eliot wrote, “It is very hard to say the exact ger named Friend-Suggestion sets the tone for the mood truth, even about your own immediate feelings—much I hope you cultivate. They write, “I love! human contact! harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.” I believe you will be exempt from with! my friends! So put your leg over mine! Let our this rule during the next seven weeks. You will be able to knees touch! Hold my hand! Make excuses to feel my arm by drawing pictures on my skin! Stand close to me! speak with lucid candor about your feelings—maybe Lean into my space! Slow dance super close to me! Hold more so than you’ve been able to in a long time. And that will serve you well as you take advantage of the my face in your hands or kick my foot to get my attenopportunity that life is offering you: to deepen, clarify, tion! Put your arm around me when we’re standing or and refine your intimate relationships. sitting around! Hug me from behind at random times!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author John Banville wrote what might serve as a manifesto for some of us Crabs: “To be concealed, protected, guarded: that is all I have ever truly wanted. To burrow down into a place of womby warmth and cower there, hidden from the sky’s indifferent gaze and the harsh air’s damagings. The past is such a retreat for me. I go there eagerly, shaking off the cold present and the colder future.” If you are a Crab who feels a kinship with Banville’s approach, I ask you to refrain from indulging in it during the coming months.

You’re in a phase of your long-term astrological cycle when your destiny is calling you to be bolder and brighter than usual, more visible and influential, louder and stronger.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hundreds of years ago, people in parts of Old Europe felt anxiety about the Summer Solstice. The sun reached its highest point in the sky at that time, and from then on would descend, bringing shorter and shorter days with less and less light.

Apprehensive souls staged an antidote: the festival of Midsummer. They burned great bonfires all through the night. They stayed awake till morning, partying and dancing and having sex. Author Jeanette Winterson expresses appreciation for this holiday. “Call it a wild perversity or a wild optimism,” she writes, “but our ancestors were right to celebrate what they feared.”

Winterson fantasizes about creating a comparable ceremony for her fears: “a ritual burning of what is coward in me, what is lost in me. Let the light in before it is too late.” I invite you to do something like this yourself, Leo.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In April 2005, a 64-yearold Korean woman named Cha Sa-soon made her first attempt to get her driver’s license. She failed. In fairness to her, the written test wasn’t easy. It required an understanding of car maintenance. After that initial flop, she returned to take the test five days a week for three years—and was always unsuccessful. She persevered, however. Five years later, she passed the test and received her license. It was her 960th try. Let’s make her your role model for the foreseeable future. I doubt you’ll have to persist as long as she did, but you’ll be wise to cultivate maximum doggedness and diligence.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author bell hooks (who didn’t capitalize her name) expressed advice I recommend for you. She said, “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” As you enter a phase of potential renewal for your close relationships, you’ll be wise to deepen your commitment to self-sufficiency and self-care. You might be amazed at how profoundly that enriches intimacy.

Here are two more helpful gems from bell hooks: “You can never love anybody if you are unable to love yourself” and “Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the eighth century, Chinese poet Du Fu gave a batch of freshly written poems to his friend and colleague, the poet Li Bai. “Thank you for letting me read your new poems,” Li Bai later wrote to Du Fu. “It was like being alive twice.” I foresee you enjoying a comparable grace period in the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Jeanette coming weeks, Pisces: a time when your joie de vivre Winterson was asked, “Do you fall in love often?” She could be double its usual intensity. How should you replied, “Yes, often. With a view, with a book, with a respond to this gift from the Fates? Get twice as much dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete work done? Start work on a future masterpiece? Become strangers, with nothing at all.” Even if you’re not usually a beacon of inspiration to everyone you encounter? as prone to infatuation and enchantment as Winterson, Sure, if that’s what you want to do. And you could also you could have many experiences like hers in the comsimply enjoy every detail of your daily rhythm with ing months. Is that a state you would enjoy? I encourage supreme, sublime delight. you to welcome it. Your capacity to be fascinated and Homework: Tell a story that imagines what you will be like a captivated will be at a peak. Your inclination to trust year from now. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com your attractions will be extra high. Sounds fun!

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He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 20, 1930, and graduated from Marshalltown High School where he was senior class president and captain of the football team. He attended Grinnell College and graduated in three years with a BA degree and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1955 followed by internship at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. He served from 1956-58 in the U.S. Navy as the Battalion Medical Officer for the Sea Bees on Guam. On July 21, 1957, he married Carolyn Slater whom he had met at Grinnell.

Ben and Carolyn served as missionaries in Hong Kong during the difficult refugee years, 1960 to 1975. He studied and became fluent in Cantonese, which became his first tongue outside the home. Ben worked largely in chest medicine and drug addiction, later directing the world’s first

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On return to the U.S. in 1975, Ben joined the U.S. Public Health Service and chose to be assigned to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons where he served as Medical Officer at the Leavenworth Penitentiary, then Chief Medical Officer at the Atlanta Penitentiary. He transferred to the Indian Health Service in 1983 and became the Clinical Director at the Santa Fe Indian Hospital, serving Native American people in northern New Mexico.

Upon retirement in 1993, he and Carolyn did overseas volunteer work for three months in Hong Kong; later three months in a mountain village in Honduras; and two months in Quito, Ecuador, all connected with the church. He continued his volunteer work in Santa Fe, including programs at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, Santa Fe homeless shelters, and Bread for the Journey, a non-profit helping start-up community projects. He and Carolyn were selected as Santa Fe Living Treasures in 2016. He enjoyed international travel -his last trip being to Mongolia. He was known for his culinary skills and generous hospitality.

Ben was preceded in death by his parents (Joe and Verna Whitehill), his daughter, Tara Whitehill, and his sister Ginny Southard. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, his daughter, Julie (Paul) Hladky, grandchildren Joanna (Corey Anderson) Hladky, Chris Woodward, Mark Woodward, and Gibson (Bridget) Hladky-Krage and great grandson, Finn Hladky; and many nephews, nieces and cousins, both in the US and Canada, his mother’s birthplace.

The memorial service to celebrate his life will be at Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on July 23 with visitation at 10:00 am and service at 11:00 with a reception to follow.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his name to La Familia Medical Center (Santa Fe, New Mexico), where he served the Board of Directors for nine years. It offers high quality services delivered in a manner respectful of patients’ rights and dignity, regardless of their financial resources.

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BARBARA DARLENE JACQUEZ Greetings: Case No.: D-101-CV-2022-01001 You are hereby notified that Ana NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME Laura Hernandez, Petitioner(s), TAKE NOTICE that in accordance filed a Petition TO Appoint with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 Kinship Guardian(s) for Fabian through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, Anthony Maestas born 2007 et seq. the Petitioner Barbara Darlene Jacquez will apply to the against you in the above entitled Court and cause.

Honorable Matthew J. Wilson, District Judge of the First Judicial Unless you enter your appearance and written response in said District at the Santa Fe Judicial cause on or before 30 days of the Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 10:00 3rd Publication (date), a judgment a.m. on the 11th day of July, 2022 by default will be entered against for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF you.

NAME from Barbara Darlene Name and Address of Petitioner Jacquez to Barbara Darlene Lopez. or Petitioner’s Attorney: KATHLEEN VIGIL, Ana Laura Hernandez District Court Clerk 8 N. Paseo San Pasqual BY: Johnny Enriquez-Lujan Santa Fe, NM 87507 Deputy Court Clerk Submitted by: STATE OF NEW MEXICO Barbara Darlene Jacquez COUNTY OF SANTA FE Petitioner, Pro Se FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION COUNTY OF SANTA FE FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF NEW MEXICO COURT Gabrielle McGrail COUNTY OF SANTA FE IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION Case No.: D-101-CV-2022-01042 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME COURT EUGENE (GENE) ROBERT TAKE NOTICE that in accordance NO. D-101-CV-2022-00926 FULGENZI with the provisions of Sec. HON BRYAN BIEDSCHEID Case No.: D-101-CV-2022-01000 40-8-1 through 40-8-3 NMSA IN THE MATTER OF THE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME 1978, et seq. The Petitioner PETITION FOR CHANGE OF TAKE NOTICE that in accordance Gabrielle McGrail will apply to the NAME OF JAMES DALE VIGIL, with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 2ND through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, Honorable KATHLEEN MCGARRY ELLENWOOD, District Judge NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME et seq. The Petitioner Eugene of the First Judicial District at TAKE NOTICE that in accordance (Gene) Robert Fulgenzi will the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, with the provisions of Sec. 40apply to the Honorable Francis 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa 8-1 through 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, J. Mathew, District Judge of the et seq. The Petitioner, JAMES First JUdicial District at the Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 10:00 a.m.

DALE VIGIL, 2nd will apply to Fe Judicial COmplex, remotely on the 15 day of July, 2022 for the Honorable Byran Biedscheid, via Google Meets in accordance an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF District Judge of the First Judicial with the Sixth Amended Notice NAME from Gabrielle McGrail to District, at the Santa Fe Judicial on Thursday, July 7,2022 at 1:45 Seraphym~Rose McGrail.

Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., p.m. for an ORDER FOR CHANGE KATHLEEN VIGIL, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 3:00 OF NAME from Eugene (Gene) District Court Clerk p.m. on the 30th of June, 2022 Robert Fulgenzi to Gene Robert By: Marina Sisneros for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF Fulgenzi.

Deputy Court Clerk NAME from JAMES DALE VIGIL, KATHLEEN VIGIL, Submitted by: Gabrielle McGrail 2ND to JIMMY AUSTIN SAINT District Court Clerk Petitioner, Pro Se JAMES. By: Johnny Enriquez-Lujan Telephonic Hearing TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Deputy Court Clerk (563) 503-5060 hearing shall be by remote access. Submitted by: PIN: 818 230 380# All hearings are conducted by Gene Robert Fulgenzi Google Meet. The court prefers Petitioner, Pro Se counsel and parties to participate by video at https://meet.google. com/hdc-wqjx-wes. If it is not possible to participate by video, you may participate by calling (US) + 1 954-507-7909 PIN: 916 854 445#.

Kathleen Vigil District Court Clerk By: Johnny Enriquez-Lujan Deputy Court Clerk

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