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MARCH 2-8, 2022 | Volume 49, Issue 9

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OPINION 5 NEWS 7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6 TOP COP SEARCH NARROWS 8 Santa Fe officials whittle list for next police chief from eight to two A DAUNTING RESTART 9 Nearly 60 Afghan refugees resettling in Santa Fe seek jobs and housing HEAVY PETTING: DON’T JUDGE, JUDY 11 Surrenduring a pet is hard enough without the stigma COVER STORY 12 DOES NOT EQUAL The fight for linguistic and cultural preservation has been ongoing and, despite a massive victory through acknowledgment in a seminal court case, it continues through to today, an SFR analysis of fairness in the state’s education system finds

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PS If you were really serious about the environment, you would be writing about birth control. No one wants to admit it, but the buck starts there.

MARC BONEM SANTA FE Editor’s note: Bella Davis wrote an update to this story online Feb. 25 as the state Environment Department heard an appeal from area residents.

WE ALL USE IT WRT your article of two weeks ago on the “relocation” of the asphalt plant on the south side; Unfortunately, the article shows the same shallow thinking of most environmental reports.

First, asphalt is used everywhere for roads, parking lots and driveways. We all use it. In fact, we complain, loudly, when it is not there. If you want the convenience of this modern world, you need asphalt.

Second, the main plant is located in an industrial park with such illustrious neighbors as the wastewater treatment plant (smells good already), a cement ready-mix plant, the airport, and an auto salvage yard. Are you going to build a house there? And, I’m just wondering, who was there first, the plant or the houses?

Third, they are moving across the street, for Christ sakes.

This Chicken Little thinking is what drives people to the right.

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Police Chief Search Narrows Santa Fe officials whittle list for next top cop from eight to two B Y B E L L A D AV I S b e l l a @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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wo finalists for Santa Fe’s next police chief have emerged: Paul Joye, deputy chief of operations and interim chief of SFPD, and Andrew Rodriguez, deputy chief of the Rio Rancho Police Department.

The city plans to hold a public question-and-answer forum with the finalists next week as one of the last steps in the search process. City Manager John Blair expects to announce the new chief in late March.

Officials chose Joye and Rodriguez, according to a city news release sent out Monday afternoon, based on “how well they exemplified qualities identified” in a community survey that closed last week, the “strength of their experience” and their “engagement” with two panels made up of community partners and criminal justice experts that were closed to the public.

Both finalists have “shown themselves to be highly qualified law enforcement professionals who I believe could successfully serve as Santa Fe’s next police chief,” Blair said in the news release.

Santa Fe’s search for a new police chief began last fall, shortly before the retirement of former Chief Andrew Padilla in December.

The city received 13 applications after searching for two and a half months, and announced a shortlist with 10 candidates who met the minimum qualifications for the position on Feb. 4. Two out-of-state candidates withdrew their applications shortly after that announcement.

Joye moved to New Mexico from Michigan in 1994. Eight years later, he earned a degree in criminal justice from Eastern New Mexico University, according to his application. (Joye was the only candidate who didn’t submit a resume or cover

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letter.) He joined SFPD in 2006 and was promoted to deputy chief in 2019.

Rodriguez began his career in law enforcement in Los Angeles in 1995, according to his resume. He transferred to RRPD in 2006 and was promoted to deputy chief in 2020.

Six other candidates for the position who made it on the city’s shortlist—some with checkered histories in law enforcement— were eliminated. One of them, Marshall Katz, a former aviation police chief in Albuquerque, once pulled over two undocumented teenagers and called Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in the deportation of then-19-year-old Ramón Dorado Jr. City officials had yet to conduct background checks when SFR asked Blair about the candidates’ law enforcement histories on Feb. 15.

A community survey garnered responses from 366 Santa Feans, which the city published Monday. Some of the top responses to a question about which qualities the next chief should have were integrity, transparency and “values protecting civil rights.”

Asked what the next chief should focus on, the top responses included increased officer training, crime prevention and reduction, increased community outreach and police accountability.

Survey respondents were also asked to suggest interview questions for the finalists. Suggestions include why they want the position, what their expectations are for what they’d be able to achieve, their level of experience with diverse communities, how they might be able to reduce drug use and whether the finalists would live in Santa Fe if selected for the job.

Joye lives in Lamy, according to his application. Rodriguez didn’t respond to a question from SFR about residency. But according to notes from one of the panelists, he “would not live in Santa Fe” if offered the job.

Along with the survey results, the city published feedback on each of the candidates, including the six who were eliminated, from the closed-door panels, which concluded Feb. 18.

“This search process is working just as we hoped it would,” Community Health and Safety Department Director Kyra Ochoa said in the news release. “The quality of engagement and input from our public safety and community dialogue sessions is a testament to the importance of the police chief’s role in our city and the quality of civic engagement in Santa Fe.” The city has yet not provided a time and date for the forum, but the news release notes it will feature residents’ questions for the finalists submitted via the survey.

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A Daunting Restart

An Afghan child prepares to board the final bus leaving Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex on Dec. 30. Santa Fe Public Schools has received nine Afghan students.

ployment is next on the list. Business owners who are interested in employing refugees may write refugeejobs@lfsrm.org.

Many of the new arrivals are eager to start working, not only to cover their own costs.

“Many of the men were anxious to get going in America so that they could get a job to send money back to their loved ones in Afghanistan,” says Matt McKeon, a Department of Homeland Security coordinator who worked at Holloman’s Aman Omid Village, which housed 7,100 refugees, the last of whom departed on Jan. 26.

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s refugees pour out of Ukraine in the latest global conflict, people who left war-torn Afghanistan last summer are arriving in Santa Fe, with nearly 60 people already in the city.

The scope of the task ahead—ensuring housing and other services for people who came to the US with very little—is massive.

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains leads the effort in New Mexico, an agency that’s a local offshoot of the larger Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which is one of nine resettlement nonprofits nationwide partnered with the federal government.

“Some of our clients that we’ve sent up to Santa Fe have a higher education, they’re either electrical engineers or architects,” says Jeff Hall, economic development programs manager at the local Lutheran office.

“They’ve fled their country and there’s not a way they can really access any capital or assets they had there, so literally clothes on their backs, whatever they threw in that bag, that’s what they have.”

The US military evacuated more than 76,000 Afghans fleeing their country last August after the Taliban took control. The refugees lived in makeshift camps on bases including Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo and Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex southeast of Las Cruces. The last group left a base in New Jersey on Feb. 19.

The Afghan resettlement effort marks Lutheran Family Services’ first dedicated endeavor in Santa Fe. There hasn’t been much of a demand for the agency’s services up until now, Hall tells SFR, in part because most refugees who have resettled in the city are Spanish-speaking, and there are already a handful of services for them.

But the urgent need to find housing for Afghans coupled with an outpouring of local support compelled the agency to extend its reach.

“The community has shown a lot of support in the refugee resettlement effort, which is always crucial in the decision to start resettling refugees,” Hall says. “Our agency can fulfill a pretty large role but it takes the entire community, or at least a few partners within the community, in order to make sure it’s a success.”

Santa Feans’ good will for their new neighbors is evident.

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The Southside branch of the city’s public library is planning a Persian New Year event to celebrate the arrival of the refugees, set for 1 pm on March 19. A table at the front entrance displays welcome notes, pictured in a recent Facebook post from the library.

One reads: “Welcome to Santa Fe! I hope you make a good home here + find many things to love.”

Afghan refugees face a wide range of challenges in Santa Fe and nationwide, including housing, employment and difficult paths to citizenship. They have safety and privacy concerns as well—to the extent that SFR was unable to find any who would agree to speak about their experiences.

Locating housing is the Lutheran agency’s top priority.

Some refugees have been staying at rental properties. Shortly after evacuations began, Airbnb announced it would temporarily house 20,000 Afghans by partnering with hosts who agreed to open their properties to refugees for free or at a discount.

Finding permanent housing, meanwhile, is a tedious, time-consuming process—and Santa Fe’s housing crisis hasn’t helped.

Hall describes agency staff scouring listing websites, rushing to ensure they’re submitting the first applications when apartments or houses become available and meeting with landlords, who are sometimes not willing to rent to people without Social Security numbers or rental histories.

About 200 Afghans are living in Albuquerque, including up to 40 who might come to Santa Fe. Refugees get a one-time federal stipend of $1,225 per person to cover expenses, so em-

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Nearly 60 Afghan refugees resettling in Santa Fe seek work and housing

An Afghan family awaits processing at the Doña Ana Complex on Aug. 31. Refugees from Afghanistan lived at military bases across the country for months before being relocated and getting assistance from nonprofits including Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains.

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cern has taken a backseat, at least for now: citizenship.

Afghans who were evacuated last year have a status called humanitarian parole. It allows them to live and work in the US for two years, but it doesn’t provide permanent residency.

They can apply for asylum, but that’s a lengthy and complex process. There’s also a backlog of more than 400,000 such cases pending in the federal system, with an average processing time of four years.

Asylum cases often require significant legal assistance, and local organizations—such as the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center— could soon be overwhelmed.

“Right now it just depends on the number,” says Jasmine McGee, the center’s managing attorney, when asked if meeting the demand is expected to be an issue. “If there were 400 people, we’d never be able to keep up with that. If there were, say, 12 families, I think we could probably help them.”

The center is just beginning to see a need for its services from newly-arrived Afghans, says Emma Race, manager of intakes, partnerships and social services.

“It seems like people were being released [from military bases] and kind of getting more urgent things taken care of and now I think the demand will be picking up,” Race tells SFR, adding that the center has received 23 inquiries from Afghans since Jan. 1.

Immigration advocates are calling for Congress to pass the yet-to-be-introduced Afghan Adjustment Act, which would allow Afghans who have humanitarian parole to apply to become permanent residents after one year in the US. Another challenge, this one mostly for younger arrivals, is adjusting to schools.

Santa Fe Public Schools has received nine Afghan students, ranging in age from 5 to 17, spokesman Cody Dynarski tells SFR. They are now counted among 226 students in the district considered newcomers, meaning they aren’t from the US and have limited English proficiency.

The district has for years had a plan called “Newcomer Students,” a collaborative effort between the Language and Culture and Equity, Diversity and Engagement departments, and newly-arrived Afghan kids are already involved.

“This isn’t much different from the services that we already provide,” says Lisa Vigil, director of the Language and Culture Department. “This will just be adding to the diversity within our student population. We’ve been training our teachers annually for years according to the requirements by the federal government and the state on English-language acquisition.”

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have a love/hate relationship with social media. On one hand, I love being able to stay abreast of what’s happening in the lives of the people I care about.

But there is a really dark side to social media: bullying and shaming.

Over the last couple of years, there have been a lot of news stories about the “pandemic puppy” phenomenon. With people spending a lot more time at home, the pandemic was an ideal time to adopt pets. So a lot of people did. Then, as time went on, we started to see stories popping up about folks “getting bored” with having pets, or deciding it wasn’t really for them, and giving them up.

This supposed development has given a lot of people on social media an excuse to do what they love most: act morally superior and express harsh judgment.

It’s all too easy to insist that you would never do such a thing or demonize people who surrender animals to the shelter under any circumstances. If you’re one of these

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people who has posted about how shameful it is for people to give up their pets, I’ve got some sobering news for you.

People surrender animals to shelters for a variety of reasons. But being bored with a dog or getting sick of finding black cat hair everywhere are not among the leading causes of people surrendering pets to shelters. Rather, serious problems and circumstantial crises in pet owners’ lives are more likely to drive surrenders than bad character.

An analysis by Best Friends Animal Society found pets are relinquished to shelters for reasons related to the owner’s circumstances (housing/eviction, financial insecurity, etc.) at roughly a ratio of 3-to-1 as compared to reasons specific to the animal (behavior/ health issues). Unlike what many may believe, the animal’s behavior is not a leading reason for surrender. An ASPCA study found nearly half of surrenders involved family or housing problems.

If you’re one of those harsh critics, you might be thinking at this moment, “Well, I didn’t mean those people.”

Here is the problem with that thought.

Those people are the ones receiving the

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that is already extremely traumatic. And here is the problem with piling on to that shame and adding to the stigma with public ridicule: It unintentionally encourages people to abandon pets in unsafe situations, hastily rehome them or remain in dangerous situations just to avoid the attack of judgment on their personal character.

And by the way, all of this shame and guilt that pet owners are feeling is making our jobs harder on the shelter side. People often lie about the reasons they are surrendering a pet to us because they are afraid of the judgment, or leave out important information about the pet’s behavior and health because they are afraid of what it says about their character and ability to care for a pet.

This makes it more challenging for us to understand the true picture of that animal in order to find the best placement outcome, leading to a longer length of stay and unnecessary trauma for the animal.

We are missing an opportunity to talk about better ways to approach animal welfare as a whole.

There are better ways to handle hardship surrenders, too. Here at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter, we offer a broad range of alternatives to admission to help keep pets with their owners—such as helping to cover unusual veterinary expenses, providing pet food and supplies for folks who are experiencing financial hardship and connecting guardians with other human services organizations to help with housing insecurity.

Here is the bottom line: Posturing on social media is unlikely to have any meaningful impact on people callous enough to treat animals like last season’s shoes. But it could make someone who is struggling with an incredibly difficult choice feel even worse.

Jack Hagerman is CEO of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society.

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overwhelming message that surrender under any circumstances is still grossly cruel abandonment: It’s careless, heartless, and anyone who gives up a pet is just a bad person. Nuance it however you want, but the overarching judgment is clear: surrendering a pet is always wrong.

Sorry Judy, that’s just not true. There are a lot of cases when surrendering a pet is the best choice for that animal and for the family.

The shame around surrendering pets makes people feel like failures for something

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Princess has come so far. After her guardian could no longer care for her, Princess arrived at SFAS, and her adjustment was hard. But she is a very smart dog and learned the routine quickly. Princess knows “sit” and is easy to harness. She loves walks of all length and is great on a leash. She’s available for adoption now!

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EMEZ PUEBLO—A game of duck, duck, goose; colorful, laminated pictures; songs, dances and a zero-English policy—this is what it looks like to protect an unwritten language, distinct from its neighboring tongues, only spoken by a few thousand people in the world.

On a recent morning at the Walatowa Head Start Language Immersion Program, the youngest speakers of Towa sit on a carpet promoting global friendship, fidgeting and looking around at the heavily postered classroom. Teacher Jacqueline Magdalena asks one of the younger-looking boys, in Towa, which clan his family claims.

He’s nervous and shies away from different images, representing family clans, tacked to the wall.

When the question finally clicks, the boy points to the image of an eagle and slips into a practiced series of movements that Magdalena later explains is known as the eagle dance.

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“He’s got moves,” Magdalena says later, laughing as she lifts the ban on English for SFR after the children have gone home.

While the room’s soothing background music and yellow, red and blue construction-paper birds hanging from the ceiling suggest a certain lightness, there’s serious work being done here.

“We continue our fight because we don’t want to lose our language,” says Lana Garcia, the early childhood program manager at Walatowa.

The fight for linguistic and cultural preservation predates statehood, given the assimilatory nature of Western education taught in New Mexico’s public schools. The struggle has been ongoing and, despite a massive victory through acknowledgment in a seminal court case, it continues through to today, an SFR analysis of fairness in the state’s education system finds.

In 2014 families, teachers and schools from across New Mexico banded together to bring attention to the dismal state of public education, suing the state for violating their students’ constitutional rights to a sufficient and adequate education.

A court order and a pandemic later, the state’s education landscape for Indigenous students, English-language learners and others who have been systemically held back for generations looks different than it did eight years ago, but not entirely for the better.

Initiatives designed to increase equity and billions of federal and state dollars have flowed into schools, much of it directed at the “at-risk” students identified by a 2018 judge’s ruling in the Martinez and Yazzie v. State of New Mexico lawsuit.

In the courtroom, at least, state officials including the two most recent governors ap-

pear to believe they’ve done enough, spending millions more in legal costs to end the case. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration, including her education leadership team, acknowledge in public statements and in interviews, however, that there’s still room for improvement.

That fact became increasingly apparent during the past two years, as the pandemic forced a shift to remote learning—prompting the plaintiffs in the Yazzie/Martinez case, as it’s known, to seek an emergency influx of technology upgrades to keep students on track.

Even beyond that, the state has not kept up with some of its own benchmarks for compliance, SFR’s analysis finds.

Education advocates say more money alone won’t erase the inequalities. Rather, a

fundamental transformation of the schooling system is still needed.

New Mexico’s education failures, including the nation’s lowest test scores, were apparent long before Louise Martinez and Wilhelmina Yazzie and other families found their way to the Santa Fe courtroom of state District Court Judge Sarah Singleton, who formally retired in the middle of their case, but stayed on in a limited capacity to see it through.

For students identified as at-risk in the lawsuit, Singleton ruled that their educational outputs—standardized test scores, graduation rates, college remediation and more—were insufficient to pursue a career or post-secondary education.

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Students, left to right, Teagan Toledo and Leianna Lucero dance as Koah Baca drums in the Hemish classroom for the language immersion program at the Walatowa Head Start in Jemez Pueblo.

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The cause: insufficient educational inputs. The ingredients to good schooling, such as enough money, instructional materials, technology access and quality educators, were lacking and resulted in unprepared graduates.

The 600 pages of findings of fact Singleton released five months after her July 2018 ruling detailed the shortcomings and how they led to the state violating students’ rights to an adequate education guaranteed by New Mexico’s constitution.

Singleton stopped short of policy prescriptions. She didn’t direct specific changes to the public education system but instead left that up to the state.

The Yazzie plaintiffs called for injunctive relief in the form of a master plan and timeline to provide a “uniform and sufficient” public education, including funding and an effective accountability system to ensure schools are following the plan statewide.

And even though the court maintains jurisdiction over compliance, the state controls the path forward.

State officials have kept to one straightforward route: more money.

The state’s investments in education since the court order have been significant and somewhat targeted, tripling since 2018 for at-risk students. They are defined as low-income students, English-language learners and those who are “mobile,” or change schools frequently.

Additionally, the Legislature has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in extended learning programs that increase classroom time for students. These programs, which include extended learning time and K-5 Plus, were among the few suggestions Singleton included in her order.

Less than two years after the ruling, the state believed it had made significant enough changes to satisfy the court, citing the funding increases as evidence that the education system had corrected previous inequities. By then, Singleton had died, and First Judicial District Judge Matthew Wilson had taken the case.

Wilson denied the state’s motion to have Yazzie/Martinez dismissed.

It’s been an expensive battle. When running for governor in 2018, Lujan Grisham made a campaign promise to “embrace” the ruling and stop any appeal process initiated by then-Gov. Susana Martinez. But the case has lumbered on, with taxpayers on the hook for up to $6.4 million in fees for contract lawyers to help defend the state and get it out from under the court order, according to an analysis of public records obtained by the SouthWest Organizing Project, an advocacy group. (That figure does not include fees and costs paid to plaintiffs’ lawyers since 2015.)

Teacher Jacqueline Magdalena, an educator for 23 years, uses illustrations to teach Towa vocabulary words in a language immersion class.

We continue our fight because we don’t want to lose our language.

-Lana Garcia early childhood program manager at Walatowa

And it appears the costs will keep rising.

Buried in the $8.5 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023 that’s heading to Lujan Grisham’s desk for approval or veto is a $500,000 earmark for “legal fees related to defending the state” against Yazzie/Martinez.

“The legal process is ongoing, which of course does involve ongoing resources,” writes Nora Meyers Sackett, the governor’s spokeswoman, in lieu of a requested interview with the governor.

“State education agencies are in constant contact and collaboration with advocacy groups and other key stakeholders to receive input on continued improvements and changes,” writes Meyers Sackett. “While it is essential that education standards are led by education experts, every aspect of the state’s work has been collaborative, working with districts, educators, parents, advocates, tribal leaders, and more.”

The budget proposal, which passed both chambers of the Legislature earlier this month, also includes $15 million in funding for at-risk students with academic and behavioral interventions; almost $15 million for tribal education departments, tribal libraries and Native American language programs and over $40 million for planning and operation of K-12 Plus pilot programs.

“We are very, very grateful for what [the Legislature] funded and how they funded,” Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus, who was confirmed during the recent session, tells SFR. “It’s going into next school year in a very positive way so we can make a giant leap forward, not just a little, incremental leap forward.”

Still, Steinhaus adds, “There’s always needs in our schools.”

While the increased spending partially addressed one deficiency, the state called for a multicultural education system to meet all students’ needs, citing the Legislature’s 1978 Public School Code. To address this need in the wake of Singleton’s ruling, the education department directed districts and charter schools to create equity councils and complete several “Equity in Action” items.

The idea came from a 2004-2005 initiative of Albuquerque Public Schools aimed to help improve student outcomes.

In November 2019, the education department directed each of the state’s districts and charter schools to establish councils reflective of the student groups identified

in the lawsuit, with up to 15 members. The groups advise and support districts and charter schools on compliance with the Indian Education Act, the Hispanic Education Act and the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, legal provisions the state had failed to meet.

Vickie Bannerman, PED’s deputy secretary of identity, equity, and transformation, tells SFR that the districts and charter schools aren’t buying into equity councils just because of the department’s mandate, rather “people are taking ownership” over the creation of these groups.

“When you invest in equity councils, you are saying, ‘Community voice, stakeholder voice is so important,’” Bannerman says, “and we want to hear that.”

Alongside the councils, PED set out a series of “deliverables” on the equity front, including a readiness assessment, a culturally and linguistically responsive inventory and a framework.

Deadlines ranged from February to July 2020. Much like some students’ proclivity for handing in assignments late, a significant number of the districts and charter schools have blown past the deadlines.

Of the state’s 187 districts and charter schools, 45% had submitted readiness assessments as of Feb. 21, according to figures the department provided SFR. Just 16% of districts and charter schools submitted the culturally and linguistically responsive inventory, the figures show, and 18% submitted the framework.

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The state Senate confirmed Kurt Steinhaus, a former Los Alamos Public Schools superintendent, as PED’s secretary last month.

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selves. Tribal leaders and Indigenous education experts put together an in-depth guide to funding, governance and services needed to properly support Native students.

Aspects of the Tribal Remedy Framework, like pay equity for Native language teachers, have seen recent progress, but those gains were hard fought.

“If not for our [advocacy], this would not have been a reality,” says Rep. Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo, the author of House Bill 60, which would extend the same salary to Native language teachers as level one-licensed educators if signed into law by the governor.

Lente tried unsuccessfully to force the state to make a comprehensive plan during the last session. The proposal’s failure left what he calls the state’s age-old, paternalistic, “Western mentality” in place as the principle that guides state officials’ response to Yazzie/ Martinez.

“At the end of the day, these efforts…have been pushed in part [by] an administration to tell us once again, ‘This is what’s best for you,’” Lente says.

In October, Steinhaus announced a timeline for the state’s comprehensive plan that projected it would be “made publicly available prior to the [legislative] session” for budgeting purposes.

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“There are so many moving pieces to the puzzle that districts and [local education agencies] and charters are trying to maneuver,” Bannerman says. “Some things don’t always get turned in when they want to turn them in.”

The department offers support and grace periods to districts and charter schools still working to fulfill the mandates, she says, adding: “It’s not that they’re not in progress, it’s not that they’re not working.” She explains that from the onset of equity councils, the department has taken a flexible approach to compliance with the mandate.

While some district leaders point to the benefits of equity councils, other superintendents question how they’re structured.

“The lawsuit and the findings were that the state was not being equitable, and so the burden to show equity towards students of New Mexico falls on the state,” Mike Hyatt, superintendent of Gallup-McKinley County Schools, tells SFR. “Equity councils seem to be a way in which the state tried to place the blame on the schools, when really the equity issue was the state itself.”

Hyatt’s district, one of the six original local education agencies represented by the Yazzie plaintiffs, still lags behind most of New Mexico in terms of broadband infrastructure, which left students without the necessary resources to participate in remote learning, deepening existing inequities.

We “are in this together as adults in the spirit of reciprocal accountability,” Bannerman writes to SFR in an email. “We cannot transform education in New Mexico only at the state level when our students are served within their communities by districts and charter schools.”

Before equity councils and readiness assessments, there were calls for a comprehensive plan to address inequities on a transformative scale.

Some advocates went beyond asking the state to develop a plan by creating one them-

Tylena Gachupin, left, and Kiera Mora, center, wait to enter their next class, with Louie the dog, at Walatowa High Charter School in Jemez Pueblo on Feb. 23.

PED paid Veronica García, Santa Fe Public Schools’ former superintendent and the former secretary of the education department, $25,000 to draft the plan, which she submitted in October 2020. Since then García has not been notified of the plan’s status. The session came and went with no plan in sight.

While she applauds the ways in which PED’s overall Strategic Plan addresses the lawsuit, García tells SFR the department needs “a stand-alone document to be responsive to the courts and to the plaintiffs and to the families and children that it represents.”

Steinhaus says a draft of García’s plan helped inform his budget presentations to the Legislature.

Yet the details of the department’s funding requests and how they addressed aspects of the Yazzie/Martinez case remains open to speculation without a public, comprehensive document.

“Meaningful collaboration is a critical part of getting this plan right, and we will

take as much time as needed to make sure that all voices are heard,” Steinhaus writes in a statement about the absence of a plan.

Though Steinhaus didn’t provide a publication date for the draft plan, he writes, “Once the draft plan is released, we will follow a formal process for public comment and feedback.”

Regis Pecos, former governor of Cochiti Pueblo and a longtime education reform advocate, applauds the huge increases for education in the FY23 budget proposal. But he wants to see the specifics.

“If we don’t have a comprehensive plan to help guide those investments, it’s really like building a house without a blueprint,” Pecos says.

Pecos and others have criticized the state’s spending habits in the absence of a public plan. That’s because, he says, state officials have invested “in systems and institutions that were indicted in” Yazzie/Martinez.

Pecos praises Steinhaus’ leadership and communication with tribal leadership, however, and he acknowledges progress.

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Tracking the Case

March 2014 - New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty files a lawsuit, on behalf of the Yazzie plaintiffs, against the state for failing to provide adequate education for at-risk students, represented by 10 Native and Hispanic children and six school districts: Gallup-McKinley County, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Cuba, MoriartyEdgewood and Lake Arthur.

July 2019 - Judge Singleton

died, First Judicial District Judge Matthew Wilson assigned to Yazzie/Martinez case.

October 2019 - Yazzie plaintiffs file a motion for the court to direct the state to “take immediate and extraordinary steps to fulfill the mandates” outlined in Singleton’s original order, citing noncompliance. Claiming the state had not complied with the court’s order, the Martinez plaintiffs filed a motion for discovery, requesting further information from the education department.

June/July 2020 - Wilson

granted Martinez plaintiffs’ motion for discovery. He denied both Yazzie’s motion for noncompliance and the state’s motion to dismiss.

April 2014 - In a separate lawsuit, Martinez plaintiffs, represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, allege state education officials have failed to give low-income students and English-language learners a sufficient education.

July 2018 - Following an eightweek trial, retired state District Judge Sarah Singleton ruled that New Mexico’s education system violated students’ constitutional right to adequate schooling, in the now consolidated lawsuit against the state: Martinez and Yazzie v.

State of New Mexico.

March 2020 - Gov. Michelle

Lujan Grisham’s administration files a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, citing increases to the education budget and funding for at-risk students. First documented case of COVID-19 in New Mexico.

December 2020 - Yazzie plaintiffs file an emergency motion for relief, citing at-risk students’ heightened need for technology during remote learning.

May 2021 - Wilson orders the state to immediately provide students with suitable technology for virtual learning. Some students are still disconnected.

December 2021 - Plaintiffs file a motion to order the state to fully comply with interrogatories as part of the discovery process granted by Wilson in June 2020 by providing complete answers.

Steinhaus says he’s taking the task seriously.

“I will continue to make sure that when there’s work that we need to do or work that we said we’re gonna do, we will follow up and get the job done,” he says.

Across the parking lot from the Walatowa Head Start Program, high schoolers tease each other, in their native Towa language, while Tory Meek, a math, computer science and visual arts teacher, helps a student decipher a problem about taxable income.

Louie, the resident dog of Walatowa High Charter School, dips in and out of Meek’s portable whenever the door opens. Arrow Wilkinson, the principal, jokes that Louie has the best attendance at the school.

Jokes aside, Wilkinson says students come to school for individualized attention and connections to the Jemez Pueblo where the charter school is centrally located. Wilkinson adds that teachers incorporate tribal partners and Indigenous knowledge into their lessons.

He points to a recent workshop a community member taught on basket weaving, which was followed by an ethnobotany lesson about the plants used to make the basket. A digital art lesson with Meek using a 3-D printer to design and print plastic baskets came next.

Over the last two decades, Walatowa Charter and, later, the Head Start program have quietly modeled an educational standard that PED has been aiming for in its push for equity and culturally relevant schooling.

The immersion program and the charter school were established on a foundation of education that makes sense for the pueblo, which is possible because of each institution’s ability to stray from the strict limits of traditional education models.

For example, the high school’s modified calendar starts and ends earlier than most public school years.

“We found when we used to have a more traditional calendar, starting in August, we would get interrupted,” Meek tells SFR. “We would be in school for a week, 10 days, and then the kids are gone for like a week” to prepare for feast days in the beginning of August.

Margarita Riley, who teaches Spanish and English, says her students strengthen their Spanish and Towa skills by identifying similarities between the two languages.

To Kevin Shendo, the director of education with the Jemez Pueblo, that means schools have “the flexibility to be able to create, to develop, to engage the students in ways that are responsive to the communities you’re serving, rather than looking at more of a standardized approach to education.

Each community, even in New Mexico, when you look at urban areas, rural areas, tribal areas, they’re all very different,” he says.

Standardized assessments limit students’ educational opportunities, a counterproductive irony, given that they’re a required component of operating a charter school.

Building and sustaining relationships with the community outside the school perimeter is a crucial element, Shendo says: “One of our models early on…was that the world is your classroom, like beyond these four walls.”

On a recent visit after lunch, students gathered in Meek’s classroom to receive and learn about acupuncture from a former teacher who now works at the behavioral health clinic just across Highway 4 from the school.

“That’s what, really, education is: your knowledge about everything around, your place here in the community, the tribe, the local government, all the other communities that interact in this area,” Shendo says.

Educators in the Jemez community, like Lana Garcia, who is leading their Head Start immersion program, view themselves as language protectors—carving out space for students’ Native languages despite knowing they will likely speak English in their future schooling. Other advocates of culturally responsive teaching want similar experiences for their students, but are forced to continue navigating an educational system that was designed around a one-size-fits-all philosophy. While the education department moves closer towards compliance, Pecos says those waiting have only one option.

“It’s like helping one another to hold a firehose when the house is burning,” he says.

“We’re not going to reject…holding the hose to put out the fire. That’s what the crisis commands and compels us to do, is to not lose faith but continue to work together.”

Does Not Equal

This is the first story in a series examining equity in New Mexico’s education system in the context of the 2018 lawsuit Martinez and Yazzie v. State of New Mexico.

In subsequent stories, the series will explore a range of topics and what efforts have pushed public education forward, or held it back.

March 9 - Disruptions to testing and muddied accountability March 16 - New Mexico’s legacy to make better teachers March 23 - Students remain disconnected, despite the new, virtual face of education March 30 - Funding shifts for at-risk children April 6 - Language education shapes or denies students

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GET GEIST When was the last time you caught pianist David Geist doing his thing? If the answer is either “a long time ago,” or, “y’know, I’ve never done that,” you should rectify this misstep immediately. We know, we know—why should you go see some guy playing piano in a restaurant? Well, for starters, Geist cut his teeth on Broadway working with some of the most notable composers and performers of our time. That doesn’t sting one bit. Homeboy loves Les Miz, too, so that’s a pretty big one for some of us. Not least of all, however, is that he’s just a solid musician with an encyclopedic repertoire of showtune hits, original jamz and a killer style. There will also be Italian food, so... (ADV) David Geist: 7 pm Thursday, March 3. Free Osteria D’Assisi, 58 S Federal Place, (505) 986-5858

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WORKSHOP SAT/5 PANELISTS It’s a comic book world, you’re just living in it. With news of brilliant comics like Maus being banned and properties from Marvel and DC practically defining the mainstream these days, the days of being regarded as some nerd for liking and/or making comic books are thankfully behind us. But what if you have an idea and don’t know how to start? Enter Between the Panels from New Mexico-based comic book org 7000 BC. Through this ongoing and evolving online series of workshops, you’ll learn how to execute a wide variety of comic techniques, from storytelling and artwork to paneling, pacing and beyond. This week’s workshop delves into mini-comics with special guest instructor Brittany Sedillo. You’ll get ideas for your own work, you’ll also learn to appreciate the medium itself a little more deeply. Win/win. (ADV) Between the Panels: 11 am Saturday, March 5. Pay-what-you-can. 7000bc.org

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MUSIC MON/7 JUDY, JUDY, JUUUUUUDY A singer doesn’t simply stay relevant and popular for more than 60 years without having a little something for the people. We’re talkin’ about Judy Collins, a name you probably know but might have trouble placing.

No sweat, we’ll remind you: How about “Send in the Clowns?” Sure, it’s Sondheim, but Collins OWNS that tune. Ever heard “Bread and Roses?” How about “Since You Asked” or Collins’ version of Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne?” Yeah, you know. Collins comes to the Lensic this week to teach Santa Fe a little something about longevity and beautiful singing. Are we aware this will thrill a very specific kind of person? Yup. Point is, Collins’ voice is singularly gorgeous. Get on it. (ADV) Judy Collins: 7:30 pm Monday, March 7. $44-$59 Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234

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Cabaret returns to a Santa Fe stage Oh, sure, most of you think you know Cabaret, but other than the big showstoppers, you might not be as familiar as the show deserves. If you can’t recite “It Couldn’t Please Me More” or “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” by heart, friend, you aren’t really living. Lucky for you, then, that new-ish local theater company Tri-M (that’s Milliennial Music Makers) is mounting its fifth-ever production at the Santa Fe Women’s Club this weekend and next, and it’s Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret, but with some darker twists and turns á la the 1998 Sam Mendes/Alan Cumming revival.

“It has just been revamped a little bit,” says Tri-M Artistic Director Marilyn Barnes.

“The first version was very musical theater, because that’s what they knew—and that’s why we have [characters like] Herr Schultz and Fraülein Schneider, that’s why we have two couples and the Kit-Kat Club like some kind of Greek chorus in the middle of it all.

But this is for mature audiences. Half the cast is sent off to the gas chambers; it gets progressively darker and darker.”

For the show’s intimacy director Zoe Burke, this means a comprehensive set of protocols to address issues like nationalism, partner violence and de-roling, the process whereby actors take time to detach themselves from their characters’ actions.

“There’s a lot more death in this version and some actors who are very kind, lovely people doing atrocious things in this show,”

Burke tells SFR. “It’s giving these actors the ability to say, ‘This is a horrible thing the character is doing, not that I am doing.’ It’s such an interesting look at how nationalism can be sold.”

Don’t mistake this to mean the show won’t be a lot of fun. Barnes also says some artistic choices—the character of the Emcee achieving a sort of omnipresent status, some special costuming and a more intimate directorial style—might surprise even veteran fans.

“It’s a lot grittier and darker, and the reason we chose that was we felt it a timely piece with all the crud going on in the world,” she explains.

“It’s really cool to see this show that is so iconic performed by this ensemble that has collaborated to create something totally new,” Burke adds. “Cabaret is a show that you could do just by copying the film or the original run exactly, and it would be fine, but that’s not what this is. We’ve found ways to tell this story that are impactful without making the audience shut down or tune out.”

Do note that some shows have already sold out, but new ones have been added for March 11-13. Better hurry. (Alex De Vore) CABARET 7 pm Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 2 pm Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6. $12-$50 Santa Fe Women’s Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, trimsantafe.org

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7 pm, $2-$10

The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center This performance is made possible through the generous support of Carl W. Hardin.

We are pleased to announce The Curtain is Rising! Your steadfast support has sustained Aspen Santa Fe Ballet through a two-year hiatus from live performance. With our deepest gratitude, we now welcome you back to the theater for an extraordinary evening of dance. What better way to celebrate the incredible power of live performance we all have been missing, than by bringing you one of America’s most electrifying dance companies: Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

Founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, armed with a rich Alvin Ailey lineage and a cadre of 18 spectacular dancers, have re-envisioned ballet through technical precision, athletic prowess, and sheer passion. Their blockbuster hit, STARDUST: From Bach to David Bowie, honoring two musical icons, has rocked the dance world and will make your spirits soar!

MUSIC TERRANCE SIMIEN & THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 This two-time Grammy Awardwinning artist is an eighth generation Louisiana Creole focused on shattering the myths about Indigenous Zydeco roots music.

7:30 pm, $22-$25 TY SEGALL SOLO Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369 Angsty, energetic pysch-punk reminiscent of *those* feelings of frustration. With special guest Charles Moothart.

8-11:30 pm, $27

THU/3 DANCE 2-STEPPIN' Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St. Francis Drive (505) 983-9817 Good old fashioned dancing, with music courtesy of the Half-Broke Horses.

7-10 pm, free (no cover)

EVENTS CHESS & JAZZ CLUB No Name Cinema 2013 Pinon St. nonamecinema.org You don’t gotta be an expert for some easy chess and easy jazz.

6-8 pm, free Tickets beg in at just $36 on the

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FOOD WARM MEAL DISTRIBUTION DeVargas Park 302 W DeVargas St. Santa Fe's Who I Am Foundation distributes warm food to those in need. Open to all volunteers, who should arrive at 4:50 pm.

5-6:30 pm, free

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BRUCE ADAMS The Kitchen + Bar at Drury Hotel 828 Paseo de Peralta (505) 424-2175 A night of jazzy excellence at the Drury Hotel, sure to get you In The Mood.

7:30-9:30 pm, free DAVID GEIST Cabaret Osteria D'Assisi 58 S Federal Place (505) 986-5858 This delightful pianist and vocalist performs from The Great American Songbook, occasional classical bops, modern pop and originals. (See SFR Picks, page 17) 7-10 pm, $5

BILL HEARNE Second Street Brewery (Original) 1814 Second St. (505) 982-3030 Americana and country.

6-9 pm, free (no cover) TGIF CONCERT First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave. (505) 982-8544 Sin Nombre Brass Ensemble playing old sassy brassy favorites.

5:30 pm, free (but donate)

FRI/4 ART CHAIRS, TELEPHONES, MAILBOXES AND THE COVID MUTATION SERIES (OPENING) El Zaguán 545 Canyon Road (505) 982-0016 Anita West is a thirdgeneration Santa Fean who works in media ranging from watercolor to up-cycled children’s furniture.

5-7 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES CREATIVITY AND COVID: GENERATE PROGRAM SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 A public panel discussion of local artists on how the pandemic has affected their artistic practices.

6 pm, free

DANCE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 Keeping on since 1926, Martha Graham's dance company remains one of the finest examples of modern dance out there.

7:30 pm, $35-$115

EVENTS THE EXODUS EXPERIENCE Sky Railway 430 W Manhattan Ave. skyrailway.com An immersive theatrical experience, but on a train!

6 pm, $99

FOOD PLANTITA'S VEGAN PIZZA NIGHT Plantita Vegan Bakery 1704 Lena St. Ste. B4, (505) 603-0897 100% vegan good stuff.

5-8 pm, free (minus pizza)

THEATER CABARET Santa Fe Women’s Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail tinyurl.com/yvvshxup Perhaps best from the 1972 film, this show is set in Berlin during the pre-Nazi Weimar era as said Nazis grow as a political presence. (See SFR Picks, page 17) 7 pm, $12-$50

SAT/5 ART LOST & FOUND: A PERSONAL INTERPRETATION Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355 Placitas artists were challenged to make art using repurposed materials.

10 am-5 pm, free SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET In the West Casitas, North of the Water Tower 1612 Alcaldesa St. (505) 310-8766 Fine arts, fine crafts and very fine vibes.

9 am-2 pm, free

BOOKS/LECTURES CELEBRATING WOMEN WRITERS Placitas Community Library 453 Hwy. 165, Placitas (505) 867-3355 Writers Hilda Raz, Lynn C. Miller and Lynda Miller share works about the influence of women writers in their lives and in some of their recent writings.

2 pm, free REBECCA SENF BOOK SIGNING Obscura Gallery 1405 Paseo De Peralta (505) 577-6708 Signings of Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams.

1-3 pm, free

DANCE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 More dance, more joy.

7:30 pm, $35-$115

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THEATER CABARET Santa Fe Women's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail tinyurl.com/yvvshxup No Liza, but all the energy. (See SFR Picks, page 17) 2 and 7 pm, $12-$50

MUSIC CATCHING PISCES In a literal field 3910 Fields Lane Like a scientific anomaly unknown to man, Albuquerque and Santa Fe metal bands are coming together to offer, as the youth say, a "sick" show.

7 pm, $5 DIANA BURCO Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 A charismatic rising star of the explosive and multi-dimensional Colombian music scene, Burco is a singer-songwriter and accomplished accordion player and Latin Grammy nominee.

7:30 pm, $17 J. WORRA Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina Circle (505) 395-6369 J. Worra arrives at Meow Wolf with classic house alongside Kyle Walker and Miss Dre. 9 pm, $19 JOHNNY LLOYD The Cowgirl BBQ 319 S Guadalupe St. (505) 982-2565 Lloyd's Americana and country will eliminate the winter blues.

1-3 pm, free LEGENDS OF LOVE St. Bede's Episcopal Church 550 W. San Mateo musica-antigua.org Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance relating to famous couples in myth and history. Perfect for the folks who think jousting really needs to make a comeback.

4:30-6 pm, $10-$20 MAGNIFICAT First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave. (505) 982-8544 The Zia Singers women’s chorus sing the New Mexico premiere of world-renowned composer Kim André Arnesen’s moving and ethereal Magnificat.

3 pm, $10-$25 THE BUS TAPES Ski Santa Fe 1477 Hwy. 475 (505) 982-4429 An eclectic mix of everything from funk and blues to R&B ballads on the deck.

11 am-3 pm, free

WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE PANELS: COMICS WORKSHOP Online tinyurl.com/yptyywsd A series of comics workshops for teens and adults. This week it’s mini-comics.

11 am-12:30 pm, $25 suggested

SUN/6 ART PLAGUE MASK PAINTINGS Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave. (505) 466-5528 Historically, doctors wore the Medico della Peste mask while making their rounds in Venice during the Black Plague. Now they look dope. Check out some mask-themed paintings.

4-6 pm, free

DANCE DANCE CHURCH About the Music 2305 Fox Road (505) 603-4570 A freeform dance party rooted in creativity, connection and consent. Expect a playful atmosphere to move however you wish with inspiring music from around the world mixed by a live DJ. 10:30 am-noon, $12

EVENTS RAGLE PARK CLEANUP Ragle Park 2530 W Zia Road City-provided tools and trash bags. Meet at the picnic tables to sign in, get supplies and feel good. Wouldn't it be cool if we all just cared a smidge more about our public parks?

1:30-3:30 pm, free

FILM KITCHEN ANGELS VIDEO AWARDS Violet Crown Cinema 1606 Alcaldesa St. (505) 216-5678 A conclusion to Kitchen Angels' 30-year anniversary video competition. Enjoy the new doc Julia and see video contest winners announced.

Noon, $20

MUSIC NICOLE HALE/COLLIN MORLOCK/SABINE COLLEEN La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 A trio of musicians to sweeten the mood. Drinks at the bar.

7-10 pm, free (no cover)

MAGNIFICAT First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave. (505) 982-8544 The Zia Sisters will be Magnificat indeed.

3 pm, $10-$25

THEATER BORROMEO STRING QUARTET The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-123 A performance with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, performing works of Bartók, Adolphus Hailstork and Debussy.

3 pm, $20-$85 CABARET Santa Fe Women's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail tinyurl.com/yvvshxup *Bisexual musical theater vibes intensify* (See SFR Picks, page 17) 2 pm, $12-$50

WORKSHOP HEAL YOUR ENERGY: DROP-IN ZOOM INTUITION SESSIONS Online deeprootsstudio.com Heal your life experience, body, aura (cause some of y’all got chaotic auras) and creative channels with grounding, running your energy and strengthening intuition.

5:30-7:30 pm, $40-$200 MODERN BUDDHIST MEDITATION: LEARNING TO BE CONTENT/FEEL SATISFIED Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 292-5293 Find inner peace and contentment and satisfaction within your mind. It’s not in the people, places or things around us. Only by training in meditation on Buddha’s profound wisdom can one find the inner space and clarity that gives us the kind of life one perhaps really wants.

10-11:30 am, $10 GRAND REVEAL: LIFE DRAWING AT CCA Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 216-0672 Weekly life drawing sessions at CCA. They provide seating, unusual models and atmosphere—you can join with (dry) drawing materials.

10 am-1 pm, $10

MON/7 DANCE SANTA FE SWING Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Swing it up, swing it down and swing it all around. By “it“ we mean you. Get a swing lesson in at 7 pm, followed by a general open dance at 8 pm. $8 for class and dance, $3 for just the dance.

7 pm, $3-$8

BOOKS/LECTURES IMPORTANCE OF OUR ANCESTRAL SITES: A PUEBLO PERSPECTIVE Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta (505) 466-2775 Adam Duran (Pojoaque) speaks on historic Pueblo sites.

6 pm, $80

MUSIC JUDY COLLINS The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St. (505) 988-1234 Collins inspires audiences with sublime vocals and social activism. (See SFR Picks, page 17) 7:30 pm, $44-$59

IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900 Experimental exPRESSion: Printmaking at IAIA, 1963– 1980. Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology.

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. A Place in Clay.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$9

ANDY SHAUF Meow Wolf 1352 Rufina St. tinyurl.com/2p9h88bs Canadian musician Andy Shauf pens songs that explore universal truths.

8 pm, $27-$30

TUE/8 EVENTS NMSA LOOKS TO THE FUTURE Online theatresantafe.org/rsvp Barbara Hatch gives a tour of NSMA's facilities and introduces preparation for the upcoming spring performance.

6 pm, free

SFPS STEAM EXPO: INNOVATE.LEARN.PLAY! Online sfps.info/page/steam-expo See guest presentations and panel discussions, student sessions and—gasp— prizes.

4:30-6:30 pm, free ST. PATRICK’S CRAFT MAKING Santa Fe Place Mall 4250 Cerrillos Road tinyurl.com/3x4wxfh4 Activities include face painting, balloon making, holiday arts and crafts and more. Apologies in advance for all the green glitter which may result.

11 am-2 pm, free

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EVENTS SANTA FE WOMAN'S CLUB DONATION DRIVE Santa Fe Woman's Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail (505) 983-9455 Cleaning out closets? Donate to support the Women’s Club flea market, which in turn supports local non profit orgs.

10 am-noon, free TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE Genoveva Chavez Community Center 3221 W Rodeo Road (505) 955-4000 For the kiddos ages 4-9 who like ice and sticks.

2:30-3:30 pm, free

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MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART 706 Camino Lejo (505) 476-1200 Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia. Fashioning Identities.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $3-$12 NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5052 Selections From The 20th Century Collection. Ansel Adams: Pure Photography.

Poetic Justice.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12 GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM 217 Johnson St. (505) 946-1000 Spotlight on Spring. Works from artist-in-residence Josephine Halvorson.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon $20 NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5200 In Search of Domínguez and Escalante. The Palace Seen and Unseen. The First World War. Setting the Standard: The

Fashioning Identities: A Companion to Dressing with Purpose, from the Museum of International Folk Art. Fred Harvey Company.

10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri of the month.

NEW MEXICO MILITARY MUSEUM 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 474-1670 New Mexico’s Civil War. Art! Of War. 10 am-3 pm, Mon-Fri, free WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 704 Camino Lejo (505) 982-4636 Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é;

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Indigenous Women: Border Matters (Traveling).

Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8 EL MUSEO CULTURAL DE SANTA FE 555 Camino de la Familia (505) 992-0591 Permanent Collection: Local Generational, Native Contemporary, Latin America, Latino Urban, Slide Collection.

10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $8

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With Santa Fe Foodies’ Robert McCormick

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Some might know Robert McCormick as the guy behind the short-lived but much ballyhooed Cuba Fe eatery that flared up a few years back—then sadly closed. Others know him as a musician who plays with acts like Golden General and Sunbender. To many, he’s the flan guy. In this instance he’s the founderfacilitator of the Santa Fe Foodies Facebook group and its offshoot website, santafefoodiesnm.com. A cornucopia of info for and by local restaurant lovers, cooks and various other gourmands and drinks aficionados, the site has grown to include reviews, recipes and more, while the social media group adds new members daily and generates some of the most robust food debates in Santa Fe. We like food, too, so we gave McCormick a call. (Alex De Vore) Have the Facebook group and site become something you weren’t expecting?

So, I used to own [the restaurant] Cuba Fe, and the reason I started the group was because none of the foodie groups on social media were allowing me to promote the restaurant. Some were just interested in home stuff, posting food cooked in our homes and not at businesses, and some [pages] on social media wanted to charge businesses to promote, which is fine, that’s their business model, but I don’t want to have to pay to promote on social media. So I thought, ‘I’m just going to start a group and have a very active atmosphere, and also small businesses can have a place to promote so people can talk about all the general and eclectic food topics they want.’

That’s how the whole thing started, and as a web designer and having done social media for over 15 years, I thought it would be interesting if it turned into something, and here we are. I’m just letting it grow organically. It has more than doubled in the last year...It’s growing, and it’s exponentially growing.

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You’re starting to feature original content on the website with restaurant reviews and a drinks column called Santa Fe Sips.

Outside of the connectivity factor, are you hopeful for santafefoodiesnm.com to become more of an editorial kind of thing, and if so, will it remain a local-focused thing?

I will let nature take its course. Just as the group has gown, whatever it tells me it wants to be—as long as it fits into my personal standards of what I think is important—I’ll listen to it. Another reason I think the group is getting popular is that I’m not trying to control it. Of course, I have to do a certain level of policing to keep the toxic psychos out and the people who don’t respect other people’s emotions and feelings, but I’m kind of letting it go.

I’m just watching the group, watching what people are talking about. So Matt Mathai [who writes Santa Fe Sips] is always posting drink photos and people are always liking them, let’s try to turn it into a blog. It’s all an experiment. I’m following what people are talking about and letting it guide me into developing the whole concept of something that’s interesting for people—things that are interesting and that will give a positive impact to the local food culture. Culture is of primary importance to me in developing this group and having something that maintains our food culture.

Has facilitating the site and group changed your own tastes? Are you more open to visiting places you’ve never been or eating foods you never thought you’d try?

The group is very much igniting my interests and deepening my interest for food in general, especially local restaurants. I’m trying different places more. Chile, for example—I’ve been living here for 11 years, and the group has really ignited my respect for chile. I’m also learning on a different level to have a much higher respect for restaurants and what they go through.

For example, a topic that was in my head yesterday was consistency. One of the big things I’ve learned is that consistency is a big challenge for restaurants, and I don’t think there’s one that exists that is always consistent. People have to understand that and they’re so critical in general and on social media, and that’s something I’d like to keep in mind on an eating experience.

But people love to be so harsh sometimes.

Hopefully the group will help nurture people having more of an understanding of food businesses. We’re all humans. I’ve been an artist all my life, and I see the value in art and culture. I see what art and culture does for society...and Santa Fe has one of the highest concentrations of artists per capita of any city in the US, and I want to do what I can do to help maintain that. I stumbled onto something that works.

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Mostly Yes Horno Restaurant has a lot to love but is still finding its footing in some regards

BY ALEX DE VORE a l e x @ s f r e p o r t e r. c o m

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verybody loves chef David Sellers, and you know what? They should.

With a pedigree including Santacafé, the sadly long-closed Amavi and the Street Food Institute—which, as it happens, won the Reigning Chomp award at Edible New Mexico’s 2021 Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown—it makes sense, and with his new spot, Horno Restaurant (95 W Marcy St., (505) 310-1065, hornorestaurant.com), he continues his mission of bringing good food to Santa Fe, albeit with a few stumbles during a recent Friday night meal.

If you somehow hadn’t heard, Horno took over the space once occupied by chef Matt Yohalem’s Il Piatto last summer. That place was legendary, indeed, but a new atmosphere and aesthetic from Sellers and crew highlights some of its more dated aspects. For starters, Horno embraces minimalism with blonde hardwood floors and simple white walls. Il Piatto could feel a bit dark, whereas renovations to the space make stepping inside feel immeasurably lighter, both in style and vibe.

And that auspicious start was not where the good feeling ended by a long shot. Service at Horno is among the best in Santa Fe right now, including pre-pandemic, and not only was our server warm and accommodating, she

never hovered or lingered. Rather, she gracefully answered a barrage of questions about starters and entrees: Is there a way to get both the pork and shrimp and veggie dumplings in one order? There is, and she kindly had the kitchen split them for a sneaky mid-course dish. Is the focaccia any good? It is. And fresh.

Is Horno serving the same burger as the one with which Sellers won the Smackdown? Yes, that’s the same one, as a matter of fact, it even has the word “Smackdown” right in the dish title.

With such courteous service dwindling among restaurants (which doesn’t bother me, frankly, because no one is worse than people who go out to eat, and that we ever receive the slightest kindness from servers is both miraculous and a testament to some people’s patience), this was a nice touch, particularly since the bulk of the menu, a combination of pan-Asian, Mediterranean and American offerings including smoked chicken wings ($15), meatballs ($9) and salads ($8$12), is slightly more affordable than the fine dining-like service we received.

We began with the tuna tartare ($16), a sushi grade raw yellow fin served atop a fried black pepper risotto cake that was so full of taste and structural integrity that we almost thought it was some kind of massive tater tot. Far more flavorful than that admittedly excellent freezer-bound snack, the crispy and hot elements of the risotto worked in superb counterbalance to the refreshingly cold fish. Eaten in tandem with fresh focaccia ($4) and olive oil, it was stunning, and would have made an excellent light summer meal before a night ofbacchanalian insanity; eaten to savor during a nice meal with a bud worked just as well,

too, and one can only hope this remains a mainstay on Sellers’ menu.

We followed ths dish with the aforementioned dumplings ($19) served in a sweet lemongrass and coconut kaffir broth with bok choy and chile oil. Slurping away was a true pleasure, as was finding shiitake mushrooms in the broth. Again, this could have been a meal unto itself, and it was easily the highpoint of the experience.

We rounded out the savory dish portion of the night with the Smackdown burger featuring bacon and onion in the patty, plus cheddar, green chile and a so-called secret sauce and served on a brioche bun that, according to our server, hails from the Chocolate Maven.

We also ordered the Icelandic cod sandwich with jalapeño tartar sauce, served on the same bun. As a cold sandwich conveyance, this would be exactly the bun you want, but in regards to its handling hot beef and lightly fried fish, it didn’t hold up. The burger, while heavy on flavor according to my companion, was also wet and structurally loose, which ultimately led to it falling apart, bun included. The cod sandwich felt wet as well, and not nearly crispy enough where it needed to be. Think of its concept like a high-quality Fillet O’ Fish from McDonald’s (the Should we have eaten dumplings (left) AND sandwiches, like the Smackdown burger? Yes. Obviously.

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comparison ends only at concept, mind you) and you might know what to expect, though the jalapeño tartar was anything but spicy.

A misstep, yes, but do note that the quality and spice content of peppers is, as always, in flux—Sellers can’t be expected to account for a moving spice target any time he sets out to make a sauce, and it still had a nice flavor despite the lack of kick; if only the fish had been cooked even 45 seconds longer.

We closed out the night with the vegan chocolate tahini torte served under merengue cookies with a strawberry coulis and almond caramel, and a tres leches parfait, also with the strawberry coulis and fresh strawberry slices, served charmingly in a Mason jar ($10 each). Both were prime examples of a well-considered dessert menu, particularly the torte and its cookies, which, again according to our phenom server, were made with avocado and garbanzo flour rather than egg whites. Excuse me, but that is brilliant, and the mouthfeel of vegan merengue fizzling away next to a thick and velvety chocolate torte is unforgettable.

As is much of what went down at Horno.

As it nears the one-year mark and all your friends prattle on endlessly about its prowess, one can tell it has staying power and even better things are likely in store once it settles in. Some items—like the $36 filet mignon or the $22 squid ink cappellini—will likely fall under the splurge category for many diners these days, though the world absolutely needs restaurants like this...kind of like how you absolutely need to try those dumplings and that tuna tartare.

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college applications or to add to their reels.

Producing with real, professional equipment makes a big difference. And they’re making thrillers, horror films, romances, silent and art films—stuff that’s really simple and achievable within the timespan.”

Khalsa is already expanding last year’s singular filmmaking course into a more comprehensive package. The upcoming camp offers both beginner and advanced elements, an acting course covering the Stanislavski and Meisner methods and workshops for auditioning and monologues. Budding writers can even take part in a creative writing camp taught by Hari Rai Khalsa (no relation), who studied the craft at Oxford and writes for the audio drama Radiation World.

In lieu of tents, campers get access to professional film equipment—a worthy trade-off.

This is real-deal stuff, such as Blackmagic cinema cameras and Manfrotto camera support systems. Attendees will also receive training in professional editing software, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, and tools used by pro cinematographers. The camp concludes with a cinematic premiere on the big screen; last year’s send-off, for example, took place at Violet Crown.

This makes for a bigger deal than one might think. With the closure of Santa Fe University of Art and Design in 2018, the Southwest School of Filmmaking joins the few remaining local institutions, such as the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Santa Fe Community College, where young aspiring filmmakers can gain production skills and practical training. For the data-is-everything folks, 74 movie productions took place in New Mexico last year, which pumped $626 million into the economy, according to the New Mexico Film Office. Local ground crew is critical for incoming produc-

Could continued success for the Southwest School of Filmmaking mean more filmmakers for New Mexico?

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Campers get the chance to see their film on the big screen at places such as Violet Crown Cinema.

tions to continue seeing the state as a viable option, particularly with states like Georgia crafting robust filmmaking incentive legislation over the last decade.

Just how serious is the need for experienced film crew? A study commissioned for the Film Office last November found that “New Mexico suffers from a lack of film and television production workforce capacity, at all levels and roles. Where local crew exist, they are either already committed to projects and/or are not at the level and role required.

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h, summer camp—where extroverted children make lifelong memories and introverted children gain lasting traumatic experiences. Not all of us prospered in the Scouts, but perhaps if they’d had boom mics, fancy lighting setups and glamorous film premieres instead of pine box racers and knots, we could’ve been a little more excited.

Local filmmaker Hari Khalsa felt the same way, even if he was a kid who liked that campfire life. Still, being familiar with such big-wig filmmaking programs as the New York Film Academy, he saw a gap in youth arts education that could be filled in New Mexico, and so it came to pass that the Southwest School of Filmmaking Camp flared into existence last summer at the Santa Fe Waldorf School.

“As a kid, this is the kind of thing I would’ve loved,” Khalsa tells SFR. “Storytelling is my passion, especially in the way it’s expressed within its medium. Helping students create a short film from start to finish is a great way to get them to learn the basics of film education.”

In fact, Khlasa’s camp proved popular enough last year that registration filled fast.

That window is open now, and attendance could be a godsend for artistically-bent kids.

Oh, sure, having the opportunity to write, produce, edit and premiere a feature film, all with access to professional-caliber equipment, may not fall in line with every kid’s summer plans, but Khalsa tells SFR his campers thrive when they create, they just need some guidance.

“Young people today are a lot more experienced in media production,” he explains, “even more so for those who are really media literate. So students are already using these projects to be sent to festivals, to use for

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Pretty amazing that it’s been 100 years since Hitchcock’s first major film, Number 13, and so many filmmakers are still emulating that master of suspense. You’ll find DNA writ by the legendary director all over Damien Power’s No Exit, a simple but tense everything-goes-wrong piece based on the novel by Taylor Adams, and while we never quite reach the dizzying heights of a film like Saboteur or the sickening lows of Psycho, Hulu’s newest original film does keep things tense and fresh enough to stay watchable throughout.

In No Exit, young Darby (relative newcomer Havana Rose Liu) is a struggling addict who flees rehab upon learning her mother has suffered an aneurysm in the next state over. Nobody wants Darby at the hospital, but she’s gonna go all the same, right up until a massive snowstorm maroons her in some California mountain visitor’s center with an assorted handful of other weirdos who have issues all their own.

There’s the former Marine (Dennis Haysbert, aka the Allstate guy and an accomplished multimedium actor) and his retired nurse wife (the ever-underrated Dale Dickey), plus the mysterious

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As Hollywood’s post-golden-age bad boy, Dennis Hopper fits into 1980’s Out of the Blue with remarkable ease. His third directorial project is anything but feel-good, however (our protagonist groans about happy endings near the start of the film, so prepare yourself), yet a glimpse into such a rare personal project is a cinema lover’s long-lost dream.

After a terrible tragedy, Cebe (Linda Manz) sees the world as a place wherein everyone leaves, whether it be her incarcerated father Don (Hopper) or her beloved Elvis Presley.

Rebellious to a point of recklessness, her possibilities shift when Cebe’s troubled father is released back to her and her addict mother (Sharon Farrell). Their disinterested community racks up the tally of blows, prompting Cebe to search for an escape even while a new dawn in her relationship with her father finally seems possible.

Hopper’s opus is a deeply uncomfortable film representing the secrets behind outwardly idyllic domestic Western life and those which drive our inner desires. One can call it bleak and hopeless, others eye-opening—Out

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heartthrob (Danny Ramirez) and the fidgety loner weirdo (David Rysdahl), all of whom seem harmless right up until Darby pops outside in search of a cell signal, only to find a young girl tied up in one of her fellow stranded’s van. Too bad about that spotty cell service, huh?

What follows starts as a fairly simple whodunnit premise with Darby attempting to suss out the others, but as she tries ever harder to not let on how much she knows amid emerging personal histories and the ticking clock of her mother’s potential demise, she ultimately finds things are darker than she thought, and as the snow bears down and inexplicably refuses to pile up on cars, the situation devolves into the worst night ever.

Kudos to Power and writers Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari for a more nuanced depiction of addiction than “this person is a loser,” and kudos to

of the Blue’s muted dreary-skied portrayal of Vancouver is enough cause for most to question their own worlds’ mendacity; any faults in the direction are made up in consistent energy and a pacing modern films still struggle to find.

Hopper, who died in 2010, never had much luck as a director and, despite occasional critical praise, never quite grasped the same heights as Easy Rider’s success. Pulling double duty as the father, he tackles a figure who can’t come back into society with all the Oscar-bait such a role entails. Nevertheless, Manz and Farrell take control of the picture in their tragic mother-daughter duo performances, becoming superstars in their inter-connected portrayals of fragile strength.

Out of the Blue is thus a film to avoid if you’re overwhelmed by the state of the world, but cinephiles can hardly afford to miss out.

Its gorgeous restoration further reminds audiences why New Hollywood’s gritty vibe resonated as it did—just don’t expect polish and you should probably jettison expectations for a pre-determined ending. No, Hopper’s lost film isn’t perfect, but as an encapsulation of the man’s rebellious streak featuring echoes of New Hollywood, it is downright indispensable. (Riley Gardner) CCA, NR, 93 min

Liu as well for the quiet terror she elicits with little more than darting eyes and tense glances. Playing against Haysbert’s gravitas and Dickey’s quiet rage, she becomes a lightning rod for ricocheting emotions, even as Rysdahl turns in a so-so performance; Ramirez’s character eventually becomes something powerful, but it takes time.

“Twist” might not be the right word for how it all goes down, but once the final wrinkle reveals itself, No Exit briefly positions itself as a film with something to say: What might we do if we were desperate enough, and can we ever truly know the motivations of those we think we know and love?

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What a wonderful world it would be if Fistful of Vengeance’s plot made sense, but in the time it takes to piece it together, we’ll have figured out teleportation. Best to just watch the fists fly.

The bits graspable to sentient beings are few and far between: Tommy (Lawrence Kao) and his magical fighting buddy Kai (Iko Uwais) join an also-magical piece of meat Lu Xin (Lewis Tan) to travel to Bangkok and avenge Tommy’s sister’s death. She died mysteriously and, in their quest to discover the whys and hows, Tommy and company are hunted by bad guys and visited by hot girls, for they themselves are hot guys. Whatever plot happens in the middle is anyone’s guess, but the good guys do beat up the bad guys. Yes they do.

Campy martial arts movies are almost always a joy, but with Fistful of Vengeance, there’s a distinct feeling of being dropped mid-season into a canceled low-budget television series. In this case the comparison is beyond apt, as Fistful of Vengeance is the standalone continuation of the equally perplexing Wu Assassins TV series. This is the kind of stuff one might find in a Blockbuster Video storage closet

NO EXIT Directed by Power With Liu, Haysbert, Dickey, Ramirez and Rysdahl Hulu, R, 95 min.

circa-2002, and no amount of hot actors, explosions and shiny stuff can change those things.

Vengeance could have benefitted from leaning into its own absurdity, but it seems far more invested in the cool factor, the never-ending franchise references and a new C-tier pop song every four minutes. OK, the fight scenes aren’t half-bad, even if the shaky handicam footage makes following along a challenge and the editing feels like it must have been accomplished by loose rats. Whatevs, though. It goes boom, right? In the strangest of ways Vengeance, despite being astonishingly shallow, does grow on you as it lets itself breathe more during the second half. These are staggered breaths, sure, but there’s a hint of oxygen flow. Consider, then, that Vengeance is a decent I’ve-been-drinkingand-need-background-noise movie, but alas, this Dragon Ball Z cosplay feels like dollar -store quality. (RG) Netflix, NR, 94 min

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I not only bow to the inevitable,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “I am fortified by it.” Wow. That was a brazen declaration. Did he sincerely mean it? He declared that he grew stronger through surrender, that he derived energy by willingly giving in to the epic trends of his destiny. I don’t think that’s always true for everyone. But I suspect it will be a useful perspective for you in the coming weeks, Aries.

ing, to exult in how our allies help us make our dreams come true—and how we help them make their dreams come true. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to focus on the synergies and symbioses that empower you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” declare many self-help gurus. “It’s TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Vive la différence! Hooray never too early to start channeling the wise elder who is already forming within you,” declare I. Oddly enough, for how we are not alike! I am all in favor of cultural both of these guiding principles will be useful for you to diversity, neurodiversity, spiritual diversity, and physical diversity. Are you? The coming weeks will be an excellent meditate on during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in an unusualtime to celebrate the bounties and blessings that come your way because of the holy gift of endless variety. The ly good position to resurrect childlike wonder and curiimmediate future will also be a perfect phase to be extra osity. You’re also poised to draw stellar advice from the appreciative that your companions and allies are not the Future You who has learned many secrets that the Current You doesn’t know yet. Bonus: Your Inner Child same as you. I encourage you to tell them why you love and your Inner Elder could collaborate to create a marhow different they are. Now here’s poet Anna velous breakthrough or two.

Akhmatova to weave it together: “I breathe the moonlight, and you breathe the sunlight, but we live together SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “A myriad of modest in the same love.” delights constitute happiness,” wrote poet Charles GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said, “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks. Dylan described the type of hero I hope you aspire to be. Be alert! You are on the cusp of an invigorating liberation. To ensure you proceed with maximum grace, take on the increased responsibility that justifies and fortifies your additional freedom.

Baudelaire. That will be a reliable formula for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You may not harvest any glorious outbreaks of bliss, but you will be regularly visited by small enchantments, generous details, and useful tweaks. I hope you won’t miss or ignore some of these nurturing blessings because you’re fixated on the hope of making big leaps. Be grateful for modest delights.

pect that’s what Virgo meditators should emphasize in the coming weeks. You people are in a phase when you can cultivate extraordinary encounters with that all fun stuff. If you’re not a meditator, now would be a good time to try it out. I recommend the books Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield and How to Meditate by Pema Chödrön.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pastor and activist Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842–1933) said, “All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.”

The approach worked well for him. In 1892, he discovered and exposed monumental corruption in the New York City government. His actions led to significant reforms of the local police and political organizations. In my astrological opinion, you should incorporate his view as you craft the next chapter of your life story. You may not yet have been able to fully conceive of your future prospects and labors of love, but your feelings can lead you to them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I found out some fun facts about renowned Capricorn poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988), who was a bohemian socialist and trailCANCER (June 21-July 22): “I’d rather be seduced than blazing gay activist. He was adopted by Theosophical comforted,” wrote author Judith Rossner. What about parents who chose him because of his astrological you, Cancerian? Do you prefer being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting tempta- make-up. They interpreted Robert’s dreams when he tion? Or are you more inclined to thrive when you’re nur- was a child. Later in life, he had an affair with actor Robert De Niro’s father, also named Robert, who was a tured, soothed, supported, and encouraged to relax and famous abstract expressionist painter. Anyway, cultivate peace? I’m not saying one is better than the Capricorn, this is the kind of quirky and fascinating other, but I urge you to favor the first in the coming information I hope you’ll be on the lookout for. It’s time weeks: being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, to seek high entertainment as you expedite your learnand led into interesting temptation. ing; to change your fate for the better as you gather LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A woman from Cornwall, UK, interesting clues; to be voraciously curious as you named Karen Harris was adopted as a little girl. At age attract stimulating influences that inspire you to be 18, she began trying to track down her biological parents. innovative.

Thirty-four years later, she was finally reunited with her father. The turning point: He appeared on the “Suggested AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I always strive, when I Friends” feature on her Facebook page. I propose we can, to spread sweetness and light,” said P. G. make Karen Harris your inspirational role model. Now is Wodehouse. “There have been several complaints about a favorable time to find what you lost a while ago; to it.” I know what he means. During my own crusade to re-link with a good resource that disappeared from your express crafty, discerning forms of optimism, I have life; to reclaim a connection that could be meaningful to enraged many people. They don’t like to be reminded you again. that thousands of things go right every day. They would rather stew in their disgruntlement and cynicism, deluVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhist teacher Chögyam sionally imagining that a dire perspective is the most Trungpa told us, “Meditation is not a matter of trying to intelligent and realistic stance. If you’re one of those achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility.” Instead, he types, Aquarius, I have bad news for you: The coming said that meditation is how we “expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and weeks will bring you invitations and opportunities to culhopes.” Excuse me, Mr. Trungpa, but I don’t allow anyone, tivate a more positive outlook. I don’t mean that you not even a holy guy like you, to dictate what meditation is should ignore problems or stop trying to fix what needs and isn’t. Many other spiritual mentors I’ve enjoyed learn- correction. Simply notice everything that’s working well and providing you with what you need. For inspiration, ing from say that meditation can also be a discipline to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, and tranquility. And I sus- read my essay: tinyurl.com/HighestGlory

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Comedian Fred Allen observed, “It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private Homework: See if you can forgive yourself for a wrong goals.” That’s an unromantic thing to say, isn’t it? Or turn you haven’t been able to forgive yourself for. maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s very romantic, even enchantNewsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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Kathleen Vigil, District Court Clerk By: Jill Nohl Deputy Court Clerk Submitted by: Martha Jackson Deutsch Petitioner, Pro Se STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF ELIZABETH ANNE MADSEN Case No.: D-101-CV-2022-00136 NOTICE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. The Petitioner Elizabeth Anne Madsen will apply to the Honorable Matthew J. Wilson, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 11:15 a.m. on the 11th day of March, 2022 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from Elizabeth Anne Madsen to Beck Aeon Madsen.

KATHLEEN VIGIL, District Court Clerk By: Breanna Aguilar Deputy Court Clerk Submitted by: ELIZABETH ANNE MADSEN PETITIONER, PRO SE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE STATE OF NEW MEXICO No. D-101-PB-2021-00279 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCIA M. ROYBAL, DECEASED NOTICE OF HEARING TO: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF LUCIA M. ROYBAL, DECEASED; AND, ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO

HAVE OR CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF LUCIA M. ROYBAL, DECEASED, OR IN THE MATTERS BEING LITIGATED IN THE HEREINAFTER MENTIONED HEARING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following: 1. LUCIA M. ROYBAL, Deceased, died on October 30, 2017; 2. John M. Roybal, Personal Representative, filed a Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and for Formal Determination of Heirship in the above-styled and numbered matter on February 12, 2022; 3. John M. Roybal, Personal Representative, filed a Petition for Order of Complete Settlement of Estate by Personal Representative in the above-styled and numbered matter on February 12, 2022; and, 4. A hearing on the abovereferenced Petitions has been set for 22nd of April, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. at the Santa Fe County Courthouse, 225 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501, before the Honorable Francis J. Mathew.

Pursuant to Section 45-1-401 (A) (3), N.M.S.A., 1978, notice of the time and place of hearing on the above-referenced Petition is hereby given to you by publication, once each week, for three consecutive weeks.

DATED this 22nd day of February, 2022.

John M. Roybal, Personal Representative THE CULLEN LAW FIRM, P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative 2006 Botulph Road P.O. Box 1575 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 (505) 988-7114 (office) (505) 995-8694 (facsimile) lawfirm@cullen.cc

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF SOPHIA MARIA ROSE Case. No.: D-101CV-2022-000239 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 408-1 through Sec. 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, the Petitioner Sophia Maria Rose will apply to the Honorable Kathleen McGarry, District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 9:30 a.m. on the 15th day of March, 2022 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from Sophia Maria Rose to Barbara Ann Cooper.

Kathleen Vigil, District Court Clerk By: Tamara Snee Deputy Court Clerk Submitted by: Sophia Maria Rose Petitioner, Pro Se

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF CARLOTA JARAMILLO Case No.: D-101-CV-2021-000930 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1 through 40-8-3 NMSA 1978, et seq. The Petitioner Carlota Jaramillo will apply to the Honorable Kathleen McGarry District Judge of the First Judicial District at the Santa Fe Judicial Complex, 225 Montezuma Ave., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 8:30 a.m. on the 4th day of April, 2022 for an ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME from Shirley Carlota Jaramillo to Shirley Carlots Casias.

Kathleen Vigil, District Court Clerk By: Leticia Cunningham Deputy Court Clerk Submitted by: Carlota Jaramillo Petitioner, Pro Se SFREPORTER.COM

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