Santa Fe Reporter, May 29, 2024

4-Piece All Islander Band 8 Authentic Island Dancers Samoan Chief Fire & Knife Performer

OPINION 5

NEWS

7 DAYS, CLAYTOONZ AND THIS MODERN WORLD 6

LIKE IT OR NOT, A HYDROGEN ECOSYSTEM IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO 8 Questions, concerns, confusion abound

RAISE YOUR GLASS 11

New state funding helps Broken Arrow Glass Recycling continue expanding

COVER STORY 12

PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS

SFR offers its picks for six contested Democratic races in the June 4 primary for Santa Fe County

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SFR PICKS 17

Baby Weekend says bye-bye, Lin Medlin considers the land, Alex Traube shoots his shot and El Rancho de Las Golondrinas welcomes the season

THE CALENDAR 18

3 QUESTIONS 22

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MUSIC 26

UNITING VERSE AND REVERB

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REZ ON THE ROAD

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MOVIES 28

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COVER STORY, MAY 15:

“HOW

DO YOU APPROVE AN UNDERGROUND TOXIC WASTE DUMP WITHOUT TELLING NOBODY?”

ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM

Thank you SF Reporter for publishing “How Do You Approve an Underground Toxic Waste Dump without Telling Nobody?” by Jerry Redfern. Enduring Resources from Colorado, and the plethora of state and federal agencies stand guilty as charged exploiting Indigenous lands in New Mexico. It is vital journalism to the general public to the corruption that has been existing for time immemorial on Navajo (Dine’) people, just another example of the environmental racism that exists in the State of New Mexico in protecting our vital water resources.

GARY FARMER

SANTA FE, NM

WASTE NOT

Fine reporting by Jerry Redfin. The financial stronghold that Oil and Gas has over New Mexico is staggering. The Earth Gaia gives us life, nourishes us with Beauty, allows us great freedoms to create and these Oil and Gas folks give back absolute ugly byproducts of their production and leave waste in their wake for Her to digest. How terribly sad and cruel.

MAGGIE LEE

SANTA FE

MORNING WORD, MAY 17:

“COURT SIDES WITH CITY IN AGUA FRÍA VILLAGE CASE”

HANSEN IS ACCESSIBLE

Agua Fría Village held two political forums on April 22 and May 6 for Senate District 24, the seat that Sen. Nancy Rodriguez held for 28 years. In the new candidates, we have two long-term politicians that have served us fairly well. But Agua Fría Village owes Commissioner Anna Hansen for her support of our interests and infrastructure projects (sewers, roads, parks and trails). Conversely, Linda Trujillo, although an able state representative, undertook four critical state jobs that people depended on—and then left.

Hansen is an effective county commissioner who: called out for the protection of the Caja del Rio Plateau; backed proposals for shooting ranges; advocated for safe WIPP routes; voted for water protection measures; and served on the Buckman Direct Diversion and Santa Fe River Commission.

The real difference in candidates is that Anna Hansen is accessible. In the Area 1-B lawsuit issue, Hansen listened to the landowners since 2008 when the city stopped listening. Hansen attended every monthly meeting of the Agua Fria Village Association or sent a representative since 2016. She hosted during the summer, monthly Coffee and Tree under the Trees meetings.

WILLIAM MEE

AGUA FRÍA VILLAGE

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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE RULES AGAINST CITY OF SANTA FE’S NEW “MANSION TAX” FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

But will be making the court’s extra cardboard boxes available for anyone who needs a place to sleep

CITY OF SANTA FE LEADERS PLAN TO RELOCATE CONTROVERSIAL PUBLIC STATUES TO SAFE SPACES So…White Rock?

AFTER SPENDING $2.3 MILLION ON RENOVATIONS, CITY DELAYS OPENING BICENTENNIAL POOL DUE TO LEAKS

FYI, the GC3 has plenty of buckets they can share when the roof over there isn’t leaking

SANTA FE MAYOR PREVIEWS $56 MILLION IN CIVIC PROJECTS

Maybe that’s enough to fix Bicentennial Pool

HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUES WARNING ABOUT HEAT

Too bad there’s not some easy, known way to cool off in the summer

CITY ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FORMER WAREHOUSE 21 SPACE

Aren’t there some leftover ideas from the Midtown campus?

ELON MUSK VISITS LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY

Which he plans to purchase and rename “Y”

NEW HOMES FOR CONTROVERSIAL STATUES

Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber last week announced “safe spaces” for statues of Don Diego de Vargas and Pueblo Revolt runners.

THEATER GROTTESCO RETELLS BEOWULF Company co-founder John Flax talks to SFR about its new original piece, Two Artists in Prison, performing through June 6.

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Like It Or Not, a Hydrogen Ecosystem Is Coming to New Mexico

Production, distribution, power generation, carbon capture all in the works: Questions, concerns, confusion abound.

BY JERRY REDFERN @capitalandmain

Over the past month, in public meetings stretching from the Navajo Nation to Albuquerque, public officials and company representatives unveiled a picture of a new hydrogen energy industry being built in the northwest corner of New Mexico. The presentations reveal hydrogen production, transportation, power generation and carbon sequestration projects arcing across the Navajo Nation to Farmington and down to the I-40 corridor between Gallup and Albuquerque.

Most of the projects are underway, and it’s clear they’ll rely on fossil fuels. Tallgrass Energy sits at the center of all this activity and has the backing of the state’s biggest political player, New Mexico’s governor. The Denver-based company operates more than 7,000 miles of natural gas pipelines stretching from Oregon to Ohio, and it’s going all-in on creating the necessary pieces of a new economic base in New Mexico’s second-largest fossil fuel producing region. The region’s natural gas holds the key to many of the projects

“Hydrogen is huge!” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proclaimed while speaking at an event in Farmington in April. What came next is what many in the region fear.

“Hydrogen uses the natural gas resources here we don’t know what to do with,” she said. Actually, plenty of people know what to do with natural gas. The issue is that fewer and fewer people want to use it, even as more and more of it is being produced. Historically, natural gas has been used most significantly for electrical grid power generation in the US, but its use in that arena is declining as renewable energy prices drop in the face of government climate policies and ever-cheaper solar technology.

Meanwhile, natural gas prices have tanked due to a production glut caused by ever-increasing oil production using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in places like the Permian Basin, shared between New Mexico

and Texas. Producers want the oil, which brings a market price well above the cost of its production. But, pulled from the well, that fracked oil comes commingled with the less desired natural gas. Over the past month, natural gas prices dipped below zero at a main pipeline transit hub in Texas due to the glut. Some companies are storing gas underground, awaiting better days and prices.

Enter hydrogen. The most plentiful element in the universe is a perfectly clean fuel when used to make electricity in a fuel cell. It’s generally cleaner than natural gas when burned to make heat, though the process produces nitrogen oxides that the EPA says damage the human respiratory system and contribute to acid rain.

The crux lies in how you make your hydrogen, which rarely exists on its own on earth. The cleanest, most energy-intensive way breaks water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable energy. The common way breaks off hydrogen atoms from the methane in natural gas. Either way, it takes more energy to make hydrogen than it provides when converted to useful energy. When made with natural gas, the process also produces a lot of climate-damaging carbon dioxide. That defeats hydrogen’s clean bonafides unless the carbon dioxide is captured and buried underground, a process that uses even more energy.

Furthermore, the natural gas production and transportation process often leaks, sometimes a lot. That gas is mostly methane,

which is 80 times more capable of warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it’s released.

The federal government incentivized so-called low-carbon hydrogen production from natural gas with carbon sequestration in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Many worry this will lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions in light of New Mexico’s rocky track record of policing its oil and gas producers. All of this means a fuel promoted to fight climate change could actually exacerbate it, and cost a lot, too.

“How companies choose to produce that hydrogen will fundamentally be a business decision they must make,” said Michael Coleman, director of communications to Gov. Lujan Grisham. “Our greatest opportunity as a state is producing hydrogen from a range of feedstocks.”

Lujan Grisham has stumped for hydrogen for years, with little support from the state’s Legislature or environmental groups. She also sought a multibillion-dollar grant from the federal government to create a multi-state hydrogen ecosystem centered in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin, but the feds snubbed it last October. Hydrogen investments face a bumpy road in other states as well.

“One of the more notable misconceptions that we’ve struggled to overcome is the view that we are focused on a singular pointto-point hydrogen project,” said Steven Davidson, vice president of government and

public affairs for Tallgrass Energy. He’s referring to a hydrogen pipeline being developed by GreenView, a Tallgrass subsidiary. “We are working to create a clean energy ecosystem in coordination with many other parties,” he said.

One of those parties is the Four Corners Clean Energy Alliance, an advocacy group promoting hydrogen development and associated technologies in the region on behalf of GreenView and Tallgrass. One of the group’s board members is an executive at Tallgrass. Both the group’s interim director and director of communications also work for the Consumer Energy Alliance, an industry trade group sponsored in part by a who’s-who of fossil fuel energy producers.

Meanwhile, the hydrogen pipeline project has already drawn fire from Navajo opposed to further energy projects on the Nation. The tribe has a 100-year history of outside companies coming in, making fortunes from Native resources and leaving environmental messes behind.

“All the projects that have ever been on Navajo [Nation] made those companies a lot of money,” said Jessica Keetso, who is Diné and an organizer with Tó Nizhóní Ání or Sacred Water Speaks, a Navajo water rights and environmental protection group. Historically, she said, they don’t clean up after themselves. “They get away with not doing reclamation, for everything from oil and gas, uranium to coal,” she said.

For roughly two years, representatives from both Tó Nizhóní Ání and GreenView have made their cases for or against the pipeline and asked chapters to consider resolutions supporting or opposing it all along the proposed pipeline route.

In the end, New Mexico’s discussion about hydrogen is about money. At the Resource and Development Committee meeting, Schiche told the group that $400,000 a year would be split among chapter houses along the pipeline route. In addition, the Nation could choose either a percentage stake in the pipeline company or annual payment for gas moving through the line.

“Will this really kickstart our economy, our Navajo Nation economy?” Keetso said later. “I think that’s questionable. If 50 years of coal mining couldn’t do that, hydrogen is not going to do that.”

An extended version of this story was published by journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, which reports on economic, environmental and social issues in the West. capitalandmain.com

Tallgrass Energy hopes to convert Escalante Station, a shuttered coal-fired power plant in McKinley County, into a hydrogen facility.

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Raise Your Glass

With the help of new state funding, Broken Arrow Glass Recycling adds glassblowing to its offerings

BY EVAN CHANDLER evan@sfreporter.com

In a studio in Cuyamungue on a Friday afternoon, Broken Arrow Glass Recycling co-founder Chris Bogle heats glass, which then expands under the vibrant orange and yellow glow of the fire that reaches over 2,000 degrees. Bogle then removes the glass from the heat, shaking it around and perfecting its edges before repeating the process several times.

Bogle rejoined the team in January after departing in July 2022. He tells SFR he initially left the business on a “personal evolution journey,” but notes he always intended to return and do the art he loves.

That work now includes glass-blowing.

“I get to take a creative role designing and being in the studio,” Bogle says as he wields the scorching object at the end of a metal rod. “As an art maker and glassblower,” he notes, “working with recycled material” often amounts to a “cliché” in the art world, and involves “using these bougie materials.” In his case, “I love that I’m working with trash and turning it into something of greater value than just its initial intention of a single-use container.”

The company, which launched in 2020, offers the only residential curbside glass collection program in New Mexico servicing Santa Fe, Taos, and Los Alamos.

At the outset, Broken Arrow had roughly 20 clients, Bogle notes; today, it services 300 residential clients and 20 commercial ones.

Bogle and co-founder Shelby Kaye, who are married, also upcycle that glass into art, offer in-studio classes and work with the Los Alamos National Laboratory to study the raw material and create innovative and diverse products.

The business first began as a response to the challenges in the recycling sector, such as contamination, which often leads to recyclables ending up in the landfill.

“It’s not specific to New Mexico or a Santa Fe issue,” Bogle says. That’s why, “Our mission at Broken Arrow Glass is to actually recycle the material, and to then also create transparency in our program so that people can see and interact with what is happening with the glass.”

That mission continues to evolve.

“Things are going really well,” Kaye says. “They’re just really wild in the amount of growth and changes that we’re going through.”

In early May, the state awarded Broken Arrow $83,000 in Job Training Incentive Program funds. The month before, it received $18,000 from the New Mexico Regional Development Corporation to purchase new equipment.

In addition, Waste360 recently recognized Kaye in its 40 Under 40 Award program, which honors the solid waste and recycling industry’s rising stars.

“Really what we’re doing now is just continuing to build that strong foundation,” Kaye says of the work and honors. “I’m knee deep into the growth of what we’re doing right now.

And so I was like, ‘OK, this is really exciting,’ but also, being one of the founders and owners of the business, I understand the grit of it. And so sometimes it’s hard to celebrate.”

Currently, Broken Arrow Glass Recycling collects approximately 20 tons of glass recycling a month, Kaye says, but with the help of the funding and continuing growth, she projects the business will be able to process roughly 60 tons per month by the end of the year.

Also on the expansion list, Kaye says, is “continuing to really engage with the community.”

“We want to get the community excited about different creative ways that they can utilize and process and reuse this material within their own home,” she says.

Kaye has already done a fair amount of outreach, such as hosting a mosaic-making project using recycled glass and concrete with the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, and collaborating with Rio Grande School sixth

graders to create a terrazzo project for the school’s zen garden. Next up, she says, is the new Canyon Road Summer Walk—an event on the first Wednesday of every month from June to October of this year that offers art, live music, food and drinks. Broken Arrow Glass Recycling will have a pop-up booth for visitors to come and see their work.

Bogle says they hope to inspire others toward greater eco-responsibility.

“As community stakeholders, this is what we can do. And it brings a lot of joy, and it’s fun,” Bogle says. “I think most importantly, Broken Arrow is diverting glass from landfills, ultimately supporting Mother Earth, keeping our community, our planet, everything cleaner and better for right now and for future generations.”

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Chris Bogle says he loves working with recycled materials and giving them “greater value” than just their original purpose as single-use containers.

EVAN CHANDLER

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2024 PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS

New and

returning

Democrats vie to represent Santa Fe County and Northern New Mexico

Two salient threads ran through the Santa Fe County primary election season. First off, term-limits have value: The two available Santa Fe County Commission seats, along with the open seat for state Senate District 24— made available by state Sen. Nancy Rodriguez’s retirement—drew several first-time political hopefuls, whose enthusiasm for serving their community helped create robust discussions in this season’s forums and interviews.

In many of the races, concerns for the increasingly visible issues of homelessness; lack of affordable housing; and public safety emerged as top issues, alongside the ongoing quest to safeguard the area’s natural resources.

Several experienced elected officials also entered this year’s races, in some cases seeking new seats and in two particularly tense contests—for county clerk and First Judicial District attorney—to retake their old jobs. These rivalries served as a faint echo of the presidential contest already underway, the reverberations from which we assume will only increase as summer unfolds and the Nov. 5 general election draws closer.

New Mexico’s closed primary system means only major party voters can participate in their party’s races, and most of the local contests are solely among Democrats. As no Republican or Libertarians are running in the races endorsed in this week’s issue, all will likely be decided by the primary, making voters’ participation all the more key.

SFR tackles its endorsements by interviewing each candidate; attending and watching public forums; reviewing candidate materials and questionnaires; and conducting our Pop Quiz series. We do not endorse in uncontested races, nor do we endorse in races in which candidates fail to respond to our inquiries. For the June 4 election, we did not receive any response from Republican candidates Wendy Ann Lossing and Kenneth Donald Brennan in House District 50, which includes Edgewood, Eldorado, Lamy and Galisteo. The winner June 4 will challenge incumbent Democrat Matthew McQueen; we will revisit that race in the fall, along with the contested partisan federal races for the state’s congressional delegation.

All of SFR’s election coverage can be found online at sfreporter.com/elections.

Krupnick, a 28-year-old Native American firsttime candidate, brings first-hand knowledge of the foster child system and a fierce commitment to addressing the systemic failures of the Children, Youth and Families Department to protect the children in its care. We hope to see Krupnick in a future race as her experience at both the Legislature and with local and national child welfare groups makes her a much needed voice in the public sphere.

Trujillo, however, brings the legislative experience needed to fill some very large shoes as Rodriguez retires. A licensed attorney and former two-term Santa Fe Public Schools board member, Trujillo served two terms as a state representative in the House, resulting in a long list of legislative accomplishments. Among them: helping on the House side to create the state’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department; creating sameday voter registration; and supporting access for seniors to higher education. If elected, Trujillo’s top committee pick is Senate Finance, currently vice-chaired by Rodriguez, because, she says, that’s “where change happens…The thing that I’ve learned over the course of time, being at the executive level, being in the Legislature, is that policy follows money,” Trujillo tells SFR. “Money doesn’t follow a policy…You can create all the policy you want, but if it’s not funded, it’s not going to be implemented.”

Linda Trujillo

Three Democrats, each with proven commitment to their communities, hope to succeed state Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, who has represented Senate District 24 for 28 years. Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen, legislative analyst Veronica Krupnick and former state representative Linda Trujillo offered voters a civil race with general agreement about the issues in the district, which encompasses much of Santa Fe’s central and southside areas.

Hansen has particular experience representing residents in portions of those areas that overlap with her county commission seat, such as in the Agua Fría area, where her accessibility to constituents and environmental focus have earned her steadfast loyalty.

As for the issue of public safety, which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has prioritized at the state level with a pending special legislative session this summer, Trujillo, a former Head Start teacher, says if elected to take office next year, she’s committed to addressing the root causes of crime, and invokes Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, describing increasing crime as a response to the lack of adequate housing, food security, health care and high-wage jobs. “We haven’t invested enough to get to the root causes because I think we’re still recovering from the devastating impact of destruction of mental health care in New Mexico under the prior administration,” she says. In a field of strong candidates, Trujillo brings the institutional knowledge, commitment and pragmatism to continue serving the district well.

STATE SENATE DISTRICT 24

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Mary Carmack-Altwies

During one of the season’s candidate events—this one held by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce—DA Mary Carmack-Altwies delivered her brief statements from a table at the front of the room, only to be followed by challenger and predecessor Marco Serna responding from down the hallway, masked, dry-heaving in between sentences. Now, in fairness, Serna had a 24-hour stomach bug, but the tableau of the opponents taking shots at one another with the possibility of someone vomiting captured the public tone of this race pretty well.

Carmack-Altwies faced several curveballs during her first term, including the tragic fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October of 2021. This placed Santa Fe’s criminal justice system into the international spotlight—often in unflattering terms. That being said, Carmack-Altwies has consistently articulated justice for Hutchins as her sole focus. She admits the Rust case somewhat “sucked the oxygen” out of her first term, but is proud of the conviction special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis secured in March against former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

Carmack-Altwies also bore criticism for her office’s decision to allow defendants in the Plaza obelisk destruction in 2020 to participate in a restorative justice program. While those who view the concept of restorative justice askance are unlikely to come around as a result of the DA’s foray in this instance, we appreciate Carmack-Altwies’ resolve to follow through on the

Morgan Wood

Magistrate judges do not need law degrees in Santa Fe County. Nor does a law degree guarantee a smooth-tenure: Witness the relatively swift downfall of former Santa Fe County Mag Court Judge Dev Atma Khalsa, who was arrested for DWI within three months of his election in November 2022, and barred from the courthouse prior to his subsequent resignation—all with a law degree. So, no, a law degree doesn’t carry a guarantee of lawfulness by its possessor. Nonetheless, certified knowledge of the law seems like it could come in handy for a judge, required or not.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed incumbent Morgan Wood to fill the vacancy left by Khalsa’s departure. Prior to her appointment Wood served as both a prosecutor in the Children’s Court in the First Judicial District and as a public defender, and has close to 20 years of criminal law experience in the state.

In our interview with Wood, we found her particularly persuasive in discussing how her role as a public defender has helped inform her knowledge of how to work successfully with people in magistrate court, which primarily involves traffic offenses, DWIs, felony preliminary hearings and some landlord/contract/tort cases. In working with clients as a public defender, she often had to explain to people—some with no experience in court—how the processes work. As a judge fac-

commitments she made on the campaign trail, which included diverting non-violent offenders without criminal histories out of the criminal justice systems. The obelisk destruction was one of the first instances in which Carmack-Altwies could apply that approach, and she did it in the face of immense public pressure to dole out harsher punishment.

Finally, the DA’s new approach to dealing with DWIs has garnered critics, including opponent Serna who says it’s a main reason he decided to run for his old office. To cut down on cases being thrown out for lack of evidence against the ticking clock of discovery, Carmack-Altwies now dismisses all DWI cases and refiles them when they are ready. This has resulted in some cases not being refiled but, she argues, has streamlined a formerly inchoate process and led to a rising conviction rate. She has also created a new complex crimes unit to address resource-heavy cases, and plans to take the successes of that program so far and lobby the Legislature for funds to expand the model to address child-abuse cases. She also has plans to focus on shoplifting, guns and readying for the possibility of new procedural deadlines via case management orders from the state Supreme Court.

In other words, Carmack-Altwies still has work to do and remains fiercely committed to the job. Her opponent Serna served one unimpressive term as DA before running an unsuccessful race for Congress. He has raised some legitimate questions about the changes Carmack-Altwies implemented in prosecuting DWIs. Voters should allow her another term to offer proof of concept.

ing defendants who may not have representation, she often finds herself in the same position of walking them through the process.

Wood also is a founding member of the court’s transformative justice initiative, and has served on the magistrate and First Judicial District Court’s drug and treatment court teams. Her familiarity with the court and her commitment to being there, combined with her knowledge and expertise, makes her the best candidate for the job she already has. If re-elected, she he hopes to continue expanding buy-in for some of the court’s diversion programs.

Challenger Melissa Mascareñas worked in the First Judicial District as a court monitor, as a paralegal for the state Supreme Court and as a paralegal and records manager for the state environment department. She ran for the seat before, against Khalsa, and also applied for the appointment upon Khalsa’s resignation. Mascareñas has been critical of the appointment process for the magistrate court seat, and emphatic on the importance of keeping Magistrate court a so-called “people’s court.”

We believe a law degree is a nice asset for someone adjudicating the law, particularly given the increased emphasis coming from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and others on the rules of pretrial detention. Wood, though a reluctant politician, spoke with clarity and detail about those rules and the important role they play in public safety.

New Mexico has had its fair share of threats to elections and democracy. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver went to court multiple times in 2022 to force the Otero County Commission to certify its 2022 primary election results and to the FBI to report threats to her own safety.

In Santa Fe County, Clerk Katharine Clark took office the week of Jan. 6, 2021, and in the ensuing years has had to close her office due to death threats. In her endorsement interview, Clark talked about the “ethical quandary” all election officials have faced in wanting to encourage voters to participate and assure them of their safety, while “meanwhile, we’ve got the FBI telling us ‘don’t take the same route home if you notice anything suspicious.’”

Katharine Clark

In the years since the 2020 presidential election, the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the US capitol building and the rise of election denialism, threats to election workers have increased in frequency and intensity. According to a survey of local elected officials released earlier this month by the national nonprofit law and policy organization The Brennan Center for Justice, reports of threats, harassment and abuse remain high, with 38% of local election officials reporting such experiences. In addition, safety concerns have reached or passed levels from the last federal election year, with 54% of election workers concerned about the safety of their colleagues and staff.

In the face of these challenges, Clark has been steadfast in her mission to modernize the office, with mass digitization of several of the clerk’s services; creation of the santafe.vote website; and an increase in outreach efforts, such as the award-winning #Democracy101 high school outreach program. Former Clerk Geraldine Salazar, who previously endorsed Clark, now says she’s running at the behest of others, and accuses Clark of taking undue credit for her accomplishments and says customer service in the office has declined. We have not found either allegation to be true.

If reelected, Clark promises another ambitious term, with an emphasis on building career paths for clerk’s office employees through certifications and higher pay; lobbying the Legislature for the resources to continue improving election efficacy; and expansion of civic engagement. In this time of civic unease—and heading into what promises to be a tumultuous general election—Santa Fe County should retain Clark for her knowledge and commitment.

SANTA FE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT 2

Lisa Cacari Stone

At the end of April, the Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners passed a five-year Health Action Plan identifying growing challenges in the region, including a lack of affordable housing; health care disparities for LGBTQ youth and systemic issues relating to poverty, racial inequities and an aging population. District 2 candidate Lisa Cacari Stone, one of three Democrats running to replace term-limited Anna Hansen, brings significant knowledge and experience to work on these issues.

She works as a professor and the executive director and principal investigator of the Transdisciplinary Research, Equity and Engagement Center for Advancing Behavioral Health at the University of New Mexico and holds a PhD in social policy. While these are hardly requisite qualifications for a county commissioner, the district, which covers the majority of the western portion of

Santa Fe County, including Agua Fría, would be well served by a commissioner with such breadth of knowledge.

While all three candidates in this race, which includes former County Assessor Benito Martinez and lawyer Scott Fuqua, a former district attorney candidate, identify affordable housing, water resources and public safety as key issues in their district, Cacari Stone, a first-time political candidate, brings a nuanced understanding of the interconnectedness of housing scarcity, growth and poverty play. She also proposes detailed policy-driven ways to address some of the issues, including creating an integrated governmental approach to affordable housing and homelessness that would incentivize developers to reinvest in community affordable housing. She plans to prioritize updating the county’s emergency management plan, alongside ensuring clean water for communities reckoning with potential PFAS contamination. She also made commitments to transparency if elected to a body that has faced criticism—including a formal complaint from this paper—over its use of closed-door sessions. “Anything you do behind closed doors raises people’s eyebrows,” she says. “If we continue to allow decision-making without input, then we will continue to foster income inequalities; we will continue to foster the growth of unchecked political authority.”

SANTA FE COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4

porates much of Santa Fe’s east side all the way to Glorieta. Old Santa Fe Association Executive Director Adam Fulton Johnson, business owner Mika Old and business owner/animal sanctuary operator Stephen Chiulli have provided one of the season’s feistiest races, with Johnson’s campaign taking the brunt of it. To our count, he’s been accused by his opponents of running a NIMBY organization, of associating with socialists (he received the endorsement of the Santa Fe Democratic Socialists of America, whom Old accused during a public forum of vandalizing her signs) and, our personal favorite, of being an academic.

Indeed, Johnson runs an organization with a focus on historic preservation. In his two-year tenure, he says he’s pushed the organization toward a focus on affordable housing, including support of the legally imperiled 3% excise tax. He also highlights the need for better communication over development, and highlights the betrayal experienced by Southside residents over the sale of South Meadows land previously promised as open space. “As an aspiring county commissioner, I would absolutely abhor any sort of decision making like that, especially on the south side,” he says, “or anywhere in the county where open spaces are not equitably distributed.”

Johnson brings the policy chops for the county’s land-use issues—he served as a community representative on the citizen’s advisory committee for Santa Fe’s Land Development Code Update—and just as importantly says he wants to make the landuse process less contentious, with a focus on sustainability.

“We need to work together because we have huge water future sustainability issues,” he says. “We need to protect ourselves from the climate crisis and do our part in mitigating and reducing our carbon load. And that can’t be driven by divisive politics.”

It’s also true Johnson received endorsement from the Santa Fe Democratic Socialists of America. We don’t know why that would be a problem, nor are we aware of any substantive evidence they had anything to do with campaign-sign vandalism (the group has denied such allegations). Johnson also received endorsements from several county commissioners—including Hamilton—and city councilors.

Adam Fulton Johnson

Three first-time political candidates are running as Democrats to replace termed-out Anna Hamilton in District 4, which incor-

Finally, it’s true: He’s an academic with a doctorate in history. His dissertation examines the “shifting relationships between Anglo anthropologists and Indigenous informants in the Southwestern US between 1880 and 1930. We welcome Johnson’s interest in how the past can inform the present and the future and his interest in rigorous study therein.

TIPS FOR THE POLLS

In advance of the June 4 primary, SFR gathered advice from Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark for voters before they cast their ballots.

Review your sample ballot

New Mexico holds a closed partisan primary, meaning only voters who are registered with a political party are eligible to vote in that party’s primary. By visiting nmvote.org or santafe.vote, voters can find out to which—if any—party they are registered and review their sample ballots. Both Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and County Clerk Clark recommend doing so. Clark points out “there’s a lot of down ballot races that really don’t have a lot of money to spend on getting their name out there, but you may not know who those races are,” she says. Those who are not registered under a major party—Democrat, Republican or Libertarian—can use same-day registration to switch to one and vote in the respective election.

Explore the League of Women Voters voter info website

The nonprofit LWV launched its online voter guide May 2, where voters can learn about candidates’ backgrounds and positions on election issues. “That’s a really great place to do research,” Clark says. vote411.org/new-mexico

Drop—don’t mail—absentee ballots

The deadine to request an absentee ballot—May 21—has passed, as has the recommended deadline to mail in your ballot. Instead, head to a drop box. Santa Fe County has the most drop boxes per capita—with 75% of them being drive-up boxes—Clark adds. “We want folks to consider dropping their ballot now, that way you get to us before that 7 pm drop deadline on Election Day,” she says. A full list of drop box sites can be found online: santafecountynm. gov/clerk/elections/drop-boxes

You can still vote early

Early voting continues through June 1 and Clark encourages those who are able to head to the polls before Election Day. She says she doesn’t want people to “leave it to the last minute” in case something comes up. “An appointment, car trouble, anything like that,” she explains. “Just get it out of the way.” Find locations at: santafecountynm.gov/clerk/elections/pollinglocations

Avoid lines

Santafe.vote also provides current wait times for polling sites, open 7 am to 7 pm on election day. “I highly recommend it if you are in a hurry,” Clark says. She also recommends avoiding more “social voting locations” like Christian Life Church or the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds and instead visiting less-frequented locations such as the Santa Fe Community College and the Nancy Rodriguez Community Center.

Yes, you can pick none of the above

Clark says “ a really common question” this election season has been whether voters can cast uncommitted votes for president in their party’s primary race. The answer is yes. By statute, New Mexico ballots include an “uncommitted delegate” option.

\\ TINA ELIASSI-RAD is the inaugural President Joseph E. Aoun Professor at Northeastern University and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and network science to track the impact of science and technology on society.

Tuesday, June 4th Lecture 7:30 p.m. The Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W. San Francisco Street

Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Reserve your tickets using the QR code above.

Visit www.santafe.edu/community for this year’s complete schedule.

Background image: Bunte Stäbchen, Vasily Kandinsky, 1928

LUMINOSITY

Dallas-based oil painter Lin Medlin almost left the art world to work as a lawyer following law school at Yale— almost. In the last 10 years, however, Medlin has been able to pursue his painterly pursuits full time, and this week he’ll bring the work to the nonprofit Strata Gallery for the second time. Medlin conjures vibrant dreamlike takes on landscapes as moments in time. His locales, culled from across the Southwest and Ireland, are familiar, but only just, and are based on photos he takes himself. “This is the organic body of work becoming what it’s meant to,”

Medlin tells SFR. “I was aware, though, that I was heightening the vibrancy of color, the saturation.” (ADV)

Lin Medlin: Luminous Instants Reception: 5-7 pm Friday, May 31. Free. Strata Gallery, 125 Lincoln Ave., (505) 780-5403

A THOUSAND WORDS

One of the newly minted Vladem Contemporary wing of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s cooler aspects might be its attempts to amplify accessibility through its artist-in-residence program. This month’s featured artist, photographer Alex Traube, will offer free high-quality portraits for singles, groups and/or families from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday June 2, 9, 16 and 23. “I wanted to do portraits specifically for this project to see if it would be possible to get the average Joe or Maria Public Citizen to come to the museum,” Traube explains. “We seem to see the same audiences at cultural events, museums and so forth; I thought by offering family portraits, we could get people who might not otherwise go to museums—but whose taxes pay for them—to go.” (ADV)

Alex Traube Portrait Session:

11 am-3 pm Sunday, June 1. Free. Vladem Contemporary 404 Montezuma Ave., (505) 476-5062

FESTIVAL SAT/1-SUN/2

SPRING FLING

If there’s a better way for a living history museum to announce it’s open for the spring and summer seasons than a massive gathering of vendors, artisans, food, drinks, music, demos and more, we’ve never heard of it. El Rancho de Las Golondrinas sashays its way onto the scene with the 19th annual Santa Fe Spring Festival, a combo art fair and public gathering replete with dozens of local shopping, dining and quaffing options, plus local history and tradition. “It signifies the museum is open for the season, and it has so many things that are so New Mexico,” Director of Education and Volunteer Services Laura Griego says. “And it’s not just a big marketplace. It’s a marketplace with this beautiful backdrop; and I think there’s also a movement where people want local goods and hand-crafted items from family businesses as opposed to something from a conglomerate. We’re the perfect venue for that.” (ADV)

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas Spring Festival: 10 am-4 pm Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2. $8-$19 (kids under 12 and members free). El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, (505) 471-2261

SAT/1

Baby, Bye Bye Bye

Hip-hop songsmith Billy Juan is leaving Santa Fe and taking his Baby Weekend project with him

On the forthcoming remixed version of his 2022 song “DisS-Figure,” Santa Fe hip-hop MC, composer and multi-instrumentalist Billy Juan digs into some of the reasons he’ll move his family out of Santa Fe this summer: “I work so hard to buy my family some food and yo that shit’s kinda rude,” he spits. “I’ll take your bootstraps and tie you up in them, too.”

Billy Juan has called Santa Fe home for the last seven years and, he says, it’s where he became the musician he is today with his project Baby Weekend. The act is a bit of an anachronism with its combination of modernistic beat making and throwback Balkan underpinnings—about the only thing of its ilk in the state. Still, with his day job as a music educator not paying out the big bucks, inflation and the rising cost of home ownership in the area, the father of two will move to Humboldt County in California to be closer to friends and family—and to have the option of buying a house.

“The whole country is insanely expensive, but this area in particular is insane,” he tells SFR of Santa Fe. “And It’s sad because I have so many good friends here.”

In particular, Billy Juan refers to the

MCs and DJs of the Outstanding Citizens Collective hip-hop outfit, as well as the Korvin Orkestar Balkan brass band with which he’s played trumpet over the last several years. Before he leaves Santa Fe, Billy Juan will bestow upon us a final track—the aforementioned remix—and a farewell show at Second Street Brewery’s Rufina Taproom.

“The new Baby Weekend stuff has gotten a lot more political,” he says. “I think in hip-hop there’s a healthy dose of boasting and shit-talking, which is fun and excellent, but I think we can also fall into trying to be too elevated, too conscious. On the flip side, expressing that is important. Good music is a combo of political unrest; a want to do better, to change.” Korvin Orkestar is slated to join the Baby Weekend farewell show, as is longtime Billy Juan collaborator DJ Ickymac. (Alex De Vore)

BABY WEEKEND FAREWELL SHOW: 8:30 pm Saturday, June 1. Free Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

COURTESY

BILLY JUAN

EVENT SUN/2

MUSIC

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BOOKS/LECTURES

A CONVERSATION WITH OPAL LEE

St. Francis Auditorium at NM Museum of Art

107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5072

Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” discusses the significance of the holiday and shares her journey. Sold out. 5:30-7:30 pm

DRESSAGE FOR A HEALTHY HORSE

Pecos Trail Cafe

2239 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-9444

Trainer and clinician Katrin Silva demystifies dressage to maintain a healthy horse.

7 pm

HISTORY WITH CHRISTIAN

35 Degrees North 60 E San Francisco St., (505) 629-3538

A free history talk with hobbyist historian Christian Saiia. Noon-2 pm

EVENTS

GAME NIGHT

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Original)

1600 Lena St., (505) 428-0996

Your local coffee hub becomes your best friend’s living room. Bring a game you love! 6-8 pm

SUPER FUN BIKE PARTY

MAKE Santa Fe

2879 All Trades Road, (505) 819-3502

Celebrate the conclusion of the REANIMATOR Resiliency Tour!

Meet at the Railyard tower, bike to MAKE: Santa Fe and enjoy food, music and more.

6 pm

IMEET, IMINGLE, IMATCH

SANTA FE: IMPROVE YOUR DATING POTENTIAL

San Miguel Chapel 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 983-3974

Singles, do your online dating profile pictures need improving?

RSVP to meet up for a mini photo shoot, with dating advice and cocktails following.

6-8 pm, $25

MUSIC

JEREMIAH GLAUSER

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Glauser blends Americana and country music with silky-smooth baritone vocals.

4 pm

JOHN FRANCIS AND THE POOR CLARES

El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

A night of live Americana tunes.

7 pm

KARAOKE NIGHT

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Crash Romeo hosts karaoke. 7 pm

THE BANDED GECKOS

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

An engaging blend of contemporary folk, swing and traditional jazz from a spirited quartet.

6-9 pm

WARM UP WEDNESDAY

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Hip-hop night every Wednesday, featuring live performances, guest DJS, emcees and more. Hosted by DJ DMonic.

9 pm

WORKSHOP

INTRO TO AERIAL ARTS

CLASS

Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Learn basic technique, conditioning and building body awareness in the air with aerial fabric, trapeze and lyra. No experience necessary. 5:30-7 pm, $36

PLANNING FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199

SITE Santa Fe staff present a hands-on and behind-thescenes demonstration of planning for a successful exhibition. 5:30 pm

THU/30

BOOKS/LECTURES

GARDEN CONVERSATIONS: KATHLEEN WALL Museum Hill Café 710 Camino Lejo, (505) 984-8900

Breakfast and a discussion with ceramics artist Wall (Jemez). 8:30-11 am, $35-$45

THINKING WITH ROBERT SMITHSON

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199

Executive Director of Holt/ Smithson Foundation Lisa Le Feuvre explores the work of artist Robert Smithson and how it resonates with the present. 5:30 pm

TRANSFORMATIONAL TAROT Cake’s Cafe 227 Galisteo St., (505) 303-4880

Visit Haley Welsh to find guidance, and support for all your questions via tarot.  10 am-4 pm, $20

Joan Watts’s Zazen exhibit opening at 5 pm on May 31 at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art Gallery focuses on the Buddhist practice of sitting meditation and utilizes square-format paintings with contrasting colors to reach into you.

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE

Santa Fe Public Library (Main Branch)

145 Washington Ave., (505) 955-6780

A presentation looking at “the demise of some fascinating people in Santa Fe.” RSVP first.

4-5 pm

DANCE

INTRO TO PARTNER DANCE

Dance Station: Solana Center

947-B W Alameda St., (505) 989-9788

Drop in this beginner’s dance class and learn different styles of partner dance.

6:45-7:30 pm, $10

EVENTS

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Social Kitchen & Bar

725 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-5952

Challenging trivia with prizes.

7-9 pm

LADIES NIGHT

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Ladies get free entry, $5 otherwise. Guest DJs perform. 10 pm

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS

MEGA SALE

Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe 107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674

An annual sale of home goods. Enter an hour early for $20.  8:30 am-4:30 pm, Free-$20

FILM

THROWBACK MOVIE NIGHT:

TOY STORY

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St., (505) 820-0292

A free screening of Toy Story (1995), with popcorn and hot cocoa or lemonade.

5:30-7:30 pm

FOOD

CHEF BRENT SUSHI POP-UP

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Chef Brent Jung rolls the freshest, tastiest sushi in New Mexico to order.

5-9 pm

MUSIC

ALMA

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

A four-piece Latin music band plays a unique blend of cumbias, boleros and bachatas.

8-10 pm

BENNY BASSET

As Above So Below Distillery

545 Camino de la Familia, (505) 916-8596

Singer-songwriter Bassett plays acoustic melodies.

8-10:30 pm

BILL HEARNE

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Country legend Hearne plays.

4-6 pm

BLACKBERRY SMOKE: BE RIGHT HERE TOUR

Lensic Performing Arts Center

211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234

Blackberry Smoke’s signature

Southern rock sound is infused with the soulful essence of Georgia’s backroads.

7:30 pm, $35-$55

CLAP THE HOUSES DARK Frogville Studios 111 Calle Nopal, (505) 982-4001

Poetry that rocks, with compositions by Greg Glazner and Jon Davis. (See Music, page 25.)

8-10 pm, $10

DJ OPTAMYSTIK

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

A genre-versatile DJ brings summer party energy.

7 pm

ERYN BENT

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road, (505) 428-0090

Bent’s Western music enchants with powerhouse vocals and gritty songwriting.

2-5 pm

PAT MALONE

TerraCotta Wine Bistro

304 Johnson St., (505) 989-1166

Jazz guitar.

6-8 pm

QUEER HAPPY HOUR AND DJ BEX

The Mystic Santa Fe 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663

Meet like-minded members of the queer community and dance to music by DJ Bex. 5-9 pm

THE SADIES

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Hear this rock ‘n’ roll group leap from puckish pop to righteous garage-rock without losing momentum or mastery.

7:30 pm, $20-$25

THEATER

OLEANNA

The Lab Theater 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 395-6576

A play portraying the power struggle between a professor and a student who complains of sexual harassment.

7:30 pm, $15-$35

THE EXODUS ENSEMBLE

PRESENTS: ZERO

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Dive into a world where you are part of the narrative. Team up, strategize and fight for your character’s survival. RSVP. 7:30 pm

THE CALENDAR

TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON

The Oasis Theatre

3205 Calle Marie, Ste. A, (917) 439-7708

Two imprisoned artists tell the story of Beowulf to their guards. 7:30 pm, $20-$35

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

Heidi Schreck’s play breathes life into the US Constitution. 5 pm, $3-$60

WORKSHOP

PAINT-SIP-CHILL: GEORGIA

O’KEEFFE FLOWER

WORKSHOP

CHOMP Food Hall

505 Cerrillos Road, Ste. B-101, chompsantafe.com

Create beautiful, Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired flower art. 6-9 pm, $36

FRI/31

ART OPENINGS

ACTIVATING OGA PO’OGEH LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (OPENING)

Santa Fe Rail Trail near Nuckolls Brewing 1611 Alscaldesa St., railyardpark.org

This installation by Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo/White Earth Chippewa) is brought to life through video installations of community members walking across Oga Po’ogeh, Santa Fe’s original Tewa name. 7:15-8:45 pm

BEYOND LANDSCAPE: FROM THE GALISTEO BASIN (OPENING)

El Zaguán

545 Canyon Road, (505) 982-0016

A multi-artist show featuring ceramics, paintings, monoprints and more from Galisteo artists.

5-7 pm

FIGURATIONS 2024 (OPENING)

Nüart Gallery 670 Canyon Road, (505) 988-3888

Art that highlights artists’ historical inspirations and their modern interpretations, from the mythic to the mundane.  5-7 pm

HENRY JACKSON: EVOCATION (RECEPTION)

LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 988-3250

Chat with Jackson and view his kaleidoscopic paintings. 5-7 pm

JOAN WATTS: ZAZEN (OPENING)

Charlotte Jackson Fine Art 554 S Guadalupe St., (505) 989-8688

Paintings focusing on the primary practice of Buddhism: zazen, or sitting meditation. 5-7 pm

KENNY MCKENNA: SANTA FE AND BEYOND (OPENING)

McLarry Fine Art 225 Canyon Road, (505) 988-1161

McKenna’s oil paintings bring landscapes to life in vivid detail. 4-6 pm

LIN MEDLIN: LUMINOUS INSTANTS (OPENING)

Strata Gallery

125 Lincoln Avenue, Ste. 105, (505) 780-5403

Southwest and coastal landscape paintings. (See SFR Picks, page 17.)

5-7 pm

MICHAEL SCOTT: PRETERNATURAL WATER (OPENING)

Evoke Contemporary 550 S. Guadalupe St., (505) 995-9902

Plein air paintings examining the properties and power of water to destroy or renew. 5-7 pm

OPENING RECEPTION: SPRING SHOWCASE

Zane Bennett Contemporary 435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-8111

An alcove of reflections amidst the IAIA exhibit,  We’ve Been Gathering Places 5-7 pm

WHY MAKE ART? NINE ARTISTS ANSWER (OPENING)

ViVO Contemporary 725-A Canyon Road, (505) 982-1320

Paintings, sculpture, kiln glass and other media with quotes describing how their work is inspired by the question.

QUESTION AUTHORITY

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret

135 W Palace Ave., (505) 209-1302

Award-winning flamenco.  6:15 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

POTTERY DEMONSTRATION & NEW WORKS

Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery

100 W San Francisco St., (505) 986-1234

A pottery demonstration from Kewa potter Thomas Tenorio. Noon-4 pm

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS

MEGA SALE

Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe 107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674

An annual sale of home goods.  8:30 am-4:30 pm

FILM

THE PEOPLE’S JOKER

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

An absurdist reimagining of the Joker. An aspiring clown  grapples with her gender identity in a world where comedy is outlawed.

8 pm, $13

MUSIC

“MUSIC” FOR MARTIANS

Meow Wolf

1352 Rufina Circle, (505) 395-6369

5-7 pm

Z. Z. WEI: WHISPERS OF THE HEARTLAND (OPENING)

Blue Rain Gallery

544 S Guadalupe St., (505) 954-9902

Wei blends his Chinese heritage with American landscapes in abstract paintings.  5-7 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

COMIC BOOK LAUNCH PARTY WITH NATALIE LINN

Beastly Books 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 395-2628

Meet Bunnybirds graphic novel author Linn and draw with her! 5-6 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: ELEMENTS OF THE EARTH

Stewart Udall Center 725 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1125

A discussion with three artists featured in the Elements of the Earth: Contemporary Native Sculpture art exhibition. 2-3 pm, $20-$25

WRITING & HEALING IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Santa Fe Public Library (Main Branch) 145 Washington Ave., (505) 955-6780

Author Christina Vo discusses her latest works, The Veil Between Two Worlds and My Vietnam, Your Vietnam, and her journey through writing. RSVP. 4-5 pm

FINE ART FRIDAY

Santa Fe Children’s Museum 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 989-8359

Think up a Think: a Dr. Seussinspired imagination workshop. 2-4 pm

FOLIAS DUO

First Presbyterian Church

208 Grant Ave., (505) 982-8544

Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron perform classical music together. 5:30 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

Upper Crust Pizza 329 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 982-0000

Lloyd performs with the spirit of Americana.  6-8 pm

LORI OTTINO AND ERIK SAWYER

Mine Shaft Tavern 2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Americana and folk unes. 5 pm

LOVE & HAPPINESS

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

A Motown get-down with DJs Raashan Ahmad and Ride. 8 pm

PAT MALONE

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592, (505) 946-5700

Jazz guitar. 6-8 pm

Scientist and artist Marco Buongiorno Nardelli discusses how the structure of music can be described as a complex data system using the tools of network theory. RSVP required.

5:30 pm

BAILE WITH LONE PIÑON

Fraternal Order of Eagles 833 Early St., (505) 983-7171

Learn traditional dances, followed by a dance and concert with string music by Lone Piñon. 6:30-9 pm, $10-$25

CHRIS DRACUP BAND

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Soulful electric and acoustic blues.

8 pm

DEAR TONI FEAT. MINI FIGURE

The Mystic Santa Fe 2810 Cerrillos Road, (505) 471-7663

Soothing indie tunes from Dear Toni, supported by Mini Figure.

8 pm

DIRTY BROWN JUG BAND

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Country rock jams.

8 pm

FAMOUS ON THE WEEKEND

Cake’s Cafe

227 Galisteo St., (505) 303-4880

Party to cumbia, salsa and Latin hip-hop and house tunes.

9 pm-1 am

PATIO MUSIC SERIES: JUSTIN NUÑEZ

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Singer-songwriter Nuñez croons tales of his travels. 5-8 pm

PLEASURE PILOTS DANCE PARTY

Tiny’s Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St Francis Drive, (505) 983-9817

The Pleasure Pilots host a high-energy, old school R&B and swing dance party. 8-11 pm

THEATER FOR LOVE OF MU$IC Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

A musical drama about the life of Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers and Cole Porter.

7:30 pm, $15-$25

OLEANNA BY DAVID MAMET

The Lab Theater 1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 395-6576

The struggle between a professor and a student who complains of sexual harassment.  7:30 pm, $15-$35 THE EXODUS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: ZERO Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Dive into a world where you are part of the narrative. RSVP first. 7:30 pm

TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON

The Oasis Theatre

3205 Calle Marie, Ste. A, (917) 439-7708

Two imprisoned artists tell the story of Beowulf to their guards.

7:30 pm, $20-$35

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

Heidi Schreck’s play breathes life into the US Constitution.

5 pm, $3-$60

SAT/1

ART OPENINGS

A MAN CALLED T (OPENING)

Calliope

2876 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 660-9169

An exhibit of paintings, sculpture and infamous hotel ‘Outlaw Art’ from artist Terrell Powell.

4-6:30 pm

ART IN THE LIBRARY: EMERALD NORTH (OPENING)

Irene S. Sweetkind Public Library 6515 Hoochaneetsa Blvd, Ste. B, Cochiti Lake, (505) 465-2561

Paintings and ceramics from Cochiti artist North depict how the mythic world and “actual” world intersect.

6:30-8 pm

ELEMENTS OF THE EARTH: CONTEMPORARY NATIVE SCULPTURE (OPENING)

Santa Fe Botanical Garden

715 Camino Lejo, (505) 471-9103

Seven Indigenous artists’ sculptures and ceramic works.

5:30-7:30 pm, $45-$55

EMELIE RICHARDSON: SECOND NATURE (OPENING) Folklore

370 Garcia St., (925) 408-2907

A story about pattern-seeking in works by weaver Richardson. 5-7 pm

VISUAL JOURNEYS (OPENING) Nocturne 818 818 Camino Sierra Vista

A show by a trio of lifelong photographers: Sam Elkind, Ashton Thornhill and John Wylie. 5-7 pm

BOOKS/LECTURES

COMMUNITY READING SERIES

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

A reading event featuring local prose writers and poets.

5 pm, $0-$20

ERICA ELLIOTT: FROM MOUNTAINS TO MEDICINE

Geronimo’s Books

3018 Cielo Court Ste D, (505) 467-8315

Elliott discusses her journey to self-discovery from depression in college to being a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador.  4-5 pm

MEET THE AUTHORS SERIES

Garcia Street Books

376 Garcia St., (505) 986-0151

Meet with authors Larada Horner-Miller, Susan Weeks and Elizabeth Rose.

10 am-1 pm

THE POWER OF EXPRESSION: A CULINARY AND LITERARY EXPLORATION OF VIETNAM

Alkemē at Open Kitchen

227 Don Gaspar Ave, (505) 982-9704

A reading of Christina Vo’s book, My Vietnam, Your Vietnam, with Vietnamese playful bites and a glass of wine.  1-2:30 pm, $45 WHISKEY TENDER BOOK TALK

Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe 107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674

Author Deborah Jackson Taffa reads from her latest release, Whiskey Tender, followed by a group discussion and Q&A. 10 am-noon

DANCE

EL FLAMENCO CABARET

El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave., (505) 209-1302

World-class flamenco.  6:15 pm, $25-$48

EVENTS

19TH ANNUAL SANTA FE SPRING FESTIVAL

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

334 Los Pinos Road, (505) 471-2261

Celebrate the cultural heritage of New Mexico with sheep shearing, horno bread baking and more age-old traditions.

(See SFR Picks, page 17.) 10 am-4 pm, $0-$15 BIKEPACKING THE GREAT DIVIDE: CANADA TO NEW MEXICO

Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo De Peralta, (505) 992-0418

A slideshow on the remote and scenic Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Banff, Canada, to Antelope Wells, New Mexico.  5 pm

EL MERCADO DE EL MUSEO CULTURAL

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, (505) 992-0591

Buy art and other home goods.  10 am-4 pm

FIRST SATURDAYS AT LENA STREET LOFTS

Lena Street Lofts 1600 Lena St., (505) 984-1921

Check out art galleries and other local businesses on Lena Street. Noon-5 pm

LA FARGE LIBRARY CHESS TOURNAMENT

La Farge Library 1730 Llano St., (505) 820-0292

Get a rating and win prizes at this chess tourney for all ages and skill levels. RSVP online. 10:15 am-2 pm, $20

PRIDE MONTH KICKOFF

Historic Santa Fe Plaza 63 Lincoln Ave., hrasantafe.org/pride-2024

Enjoy free burritos, coffee and a whole lot of love.  8-10 am

SAND PLAY SATURDAY

Railyard Park 740 Cerrillos Road, (505) 316-3596

Play in the sandbox! For kids. 10 am-noon

SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET

West Casitas in the Santa Fe Railyard Market Street, (505) 414-8544

Local juried artists sell their fine art and other crafts.

9 am-2 pm

SANTA FE FARMERS’ MARKET

Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta

Over 150 local farmers and producers offer fresh produce.

8 am-1 pm

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS

MEGA SALE

Unitarian Universalist Santa Fe 107 W Barcelona Road, (505) 982-9674

An annual sale of home goods, including art, used furniture, children’s toys and more.

8:30 am-2 pm

MUSIC

AN EVENING WITH PETER S. BEAGLE AND GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528

A discussion with authors Beagle and Martin. Tickets include a copy of Beagle’s latest release. Sold out.

6-8 pm

BABY WEEKEND, DJ ICKYMAC AND KORVIN ORKESTAR

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom) 2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

Balkan hip-hop and Roma brass band dance music, along with Baby Weekend’s new mixtape and Orkestar’s latest album. (See SFR Picks, page 17.)

8:30-10:30 pm

BOB MAUS BLUES & SOUL Inn & Spa at Loretto 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 988-5531

Maus plays classic tuness.

6-9 pm

BRUNCH WITH TERRY DIERS

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222 Funk music. Noon-3 pm

THE CALENDAR

JUSTIN NUÑEZ

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Singer-songwriter Nuñez croons with tales of his travels. 8 pm

LATIN NIGHT

Paradiso

903 Early St., (505) 577-5248

An all-ages salsa dance party with music by DJ Gabriel Goza. 8-10 pm, $10-$15

MINERAL HILL

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Salty Americana and funk tunes. 6 pm

QUEEN BEE Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Local non-profit music education group plays acoustic delights. 1 pm

SILVER SKY BLUES BAND Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Blues and rockabilly tunes.

3 pm

SANTA FE SYMPHONY GALA

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado

198 NM-592, (505) 946-5700

Party like it’s 1984 with entertainment by The Santa Fe Symphony Brass and an auction. 6 pm, $40-$440

THEATER

FOR LOVE OF MU$IC Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

CHILLHOUSE WITH HILLARY SMITH

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Blues, R&B and soul. 8 pm

FEMALE GAZE FEAT. GRAL BROTHERS Nuckolls Brewing 152 Old Lamy Trail, Lamy, nuckollsbrewing.com

An evening of psychedelic soundscapes in the desert. 7 pm, $10-$15

HONEY POT HOOTENANNY FEAT. LONE PIÑON

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

String music by Lone Piñon, Ponderose and students. 2-5 pm, $10

JOHNNY LLOYD

Sky Railway 410 S Guadalupe St., (844) 743-3759

Country on Sky Railway. 1:30-4 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

Upper Crust Pizza (Eldorado) 5 Colina Drive, (505) 471-1111

Lloyd brings the spirit of Americana to the stage. 6-8 pm

A musical drama about Irving Berlin and his friends.

7:30 pm, $15-$25

THE NICETIES

The Lab Theater

1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 395-6576

A Black student and a white professor’s disagreements on the effects of slavery.

7:30 pm, $15-$35

TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON

The Oasis Theatre

3205 Calle Marie, Ste. A, (917) 439-7708

Two imprisoned artists tell the story of Beowulf to their guards. 7:30 pm, $20-$35

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

Heidi Schreck’s play breathes life into the US Constitution. 5 pm, $3-$60

WORKSHOP

DAYLONG MEDITATION

Mountain Cloud Zen Center 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 303-0036

Sitting meditation led by guiding teacher Valerie Forstman. 6 am-3:30 pm, $50

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Four artists mix classical technique and modern sensibility in the Figurations 2024 exhibit opening at 5 pm on May 31 at Nüart Gallery.

with NM Public Education Commissioner Steven J Carrillo

Five positions on New Mexico’s Public Education Commission are up for reelection this year, including District 10, which includes Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Taos counties. Former Santa Fe Public Schools Board Member Steven Carrillo, a Democrat, has held the seat since 2021, and is running unopposed in the June 4 primary and general election (only Bernalillo’s District 1 is set up for a general election contest). Carrillo says the lack of competition doesn’t detract from what he characterizes as the PEC’s crucial role overseeing charter school education in the state. (Mo Charnot)

How does the PEC affect charter schools in New Mexico?

might not serve what’s in the best interest of kids—it’s maybe in the best interest of charter management organizations. What’s really great here is all charter schools are public schools. They’re all funded with the same money—the State Equalization Guarantee money—and they’re all held accountable with the PEC, and they enjoy the autonomy that is foundational to charters. But at the same time, we hold their feet to the fire if they’re not performing as well as they should. By holding state charters to higher standards, while maintaining their autonomy and innovation, we expect increases in math and English language proficiency. I think that’s what all New Mexicans want, and I think on the state charter side, we’re delivering. All kids have equal access to any charter, whether it’s a district charter or a state charter. It’s a lottery that’s open to everyone. When you look at the numbers, whether it’s district or state charter schools, we have the same percentages as the whole state in English language learners and students with free and reduced lunch. That’s not cherry picking. That is extremely important to know. Charters don’t siphon off money from districts that should go to kids in district schools. These are all public school kids, and they’re all getting money from the same pot.

What are some ways you’ve affected state charter schools through your position on the PEC?

Think of us as the school board for all the state charter schools. We authorize them, and we hold them accountable through negotiating contracts and what’s called a ‘performance framework.’ When we negotiate with them, we agree on what the benchmarks should be for their performance and what they want to meet both academically and in terms of their mission, and that’s agreed upon between both parties. We used to only do this during renewal time [every five years], but now we’re annually looking at their progress and holding them accountable for the agreement that they made to increase performance. The most difficult piece of that is getting data from [the state Public Education Department]. We just signed a contract with [nonprofit] Epicenter at the last PEC meeting…so that we can get [standardized testing] data much more quickly directly from the schools to the PEC. The commission is really involved in trying to get the best information as quickly as possible, because that will help schools.

Can you explain how charter schools in New Mexico differ from charter schools elsewhere?

[Outside of New Mexico,] sometimes they’re private, sometimes they’re for profit and there’s a number of ways that they

On the negative side, we closed La Tierra Montessori School in the Española Valley. Within a year, they spiraled so quickly, so hard, that it couldn’t be ignored. When a board is not taking their role as seriously or actively as they should and a school essentially will fall into disrepair, it needs to be righted. And if they can’t right it over the years, we’ll close it, and that’s what we had to do with La Tierra. If we kept this school open, we’d just be hurting kids. It was a heart-wrenching decision. I would also say my work on the new performance framework, which holds schools much more accountable. I think I’ve brought much more of that to the commission than there was before I got there. And, of course, approving THRIVE [Community School in Santa Fe]. It’s rare, but they met their goal for their number of kids this year, and they met every benchmark right out of the gate. I’m very proud to know [Co-founder and Director] Sean Duncan, and to have been very supportive of that school. I was asked to run for the PEC when I left the SFPS Board, and my main concern was, ‘Is this a place where I can make a difference?’ When I realized it was a place I could make a difference in the lives of families and kids, offering kids more choice and opportunity—that’s when I decided it was something I’ll do.

PROTECTION AND CLEARING

ENERGY CLASS

Prana Blessings 1925 Rosina St. C, (505) 772-0171

Learn to protect and create sacred space for yourself.

Noon-1:30 pm, $35

SUN/2

BOOKS/LECTURES

POETRY AT PARAGUAS

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

Poetry with Aaron Rudolph, Richard Robbins and Vance Couperus.

5:30 pm

DANCE

BELLYREENA BELLYDANCE

CLASS

Move Studio

901 W San Mateo Road, (505) 660-8503

Learn to bellydance.

1-2 pm, $18-$65

EVENTS

CHESS INTRO AND PRACTICE

BoulTawn’s Bagelry

226 N. Guadalupe St., (505) 983-9006

Learn the basics of chess, practice and enjoy breakfast treats.

2-4 pm

EL MERCADO DE EL MUSEO

CULTURAL

El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 555 Camino de la Familia, (505) 992-0591

A weekend market of home goods, art and more.

10 am-4 pm

FAMILY DAY

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Place, (505) 983-8900

A panel with curators and the filmmaker of the  Womb of the Earth: Cosmovisions of the Rainforest  exhibition, live music and family activities. Noon-3 pm

FAMILY PORTRAITS

NM Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary 404 Montezuma Street, (505) 231-5065

Alex Traube creates free family portraits for museum visitors.

(See SFR Picks, page 17.)

11 am-3 pm

FIRST SUNDAY

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-4636

Bring a T-shirt of yours to be overprinted by MechoopdaMaidu artist Jacob Meders.

12:30-4:30 pm

GARDEN PARTY

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Stock up with gardening vendors and enjoy live tunes from The Little Tulips, Christina Swilley and Doso Dirtbags. 3-7 pm

IMEET, IMINGLE, IMATCH: MINGLE, MEET, FUN AND GAMES

El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Singles in their 20s and 30s can connect in-person. 5:30-8:30 pm

FOOD

SUNDAY BRUNCH & JAM

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Brunch and music on the patio every Sunday afternoon.  Noon

MUSIC

DK & THE AFFORDABLES

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

A jiving, jumping variety of roots music to get you moving  Noon

ELIZA GILKYSON

San Miguel Chapel

401 Old Santa Fe Trail, (505) 983-3974

Folk, roots and Americana singer-songwriter and activist Gilkyson comes to town.

7:30 pm, $37-$50

ERYN BENT

Ahmyo Wine Garden & Patio

652 Canyon Road, (505) 428-0090

Bent’s Western-influenced music enchants with powerhouse vocals and honest, gritty songwriting.  2-5 pm

GENE CORBIN

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Soulful Americana tunes. 1 pm

JOHNNY LLOYD

Sky Railway

410 S Guadalupe St., (844) 743-3759

Country tunes from Lloyd, live on Sky Railway’s Scenic Ride.

1:30-4 pm

JOSEPH ARTHUR

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Arthur draws and paints as he sings over percussive loops and an interweaving of guitars. 7:30 pm, $15-$20

JULIAN DOSSETT Cowgirl 319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Louisiana singer Dossett plays down and dirty delta music.

7 pm

KARAOKE NIGHT Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Crash Romeo hosts karaoke. 7 pm

OLD-TIME JAM

Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery

2791 Agua Fría St., (505) 393-5135

Jam your favorite old-time fiddle tunes, led by Eric Carlson. 3-5 pm

PAT MALONE TRIO

Bishop’s Lodge

1297 Bishops Lodge Road, (888) 741-0480

Get captivated by Malone’s jazz guitar and his backup band!

11:30 am-2:30 pm

RYAN AND THE RESISTORS

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

Country music.

3 pm

SUNDAY SWING:

MINERAL HILL

Second Street Brewery (Rufina Taproom)

2920 Rufina St., (505) 954-1068

Salty Americana and funk tunes.

1-4 pm

THE LITTLE TULIPS

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Neo-Western garage rock. 7-9 pm

THEATER

FOR LOVE OF MU$IC

Teatro Paraguas

3205 Calle Marie, (505) 424-1601

A musical drama about the life of Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers and Cole Porter.

2 pm, $15-$25

THE NICETIES

The Lab Theater

1213 Parkway Drive, (505) 395-6576

A play about a Black student and a white professor’s disagreements on the effects of slavery on American history.

7:30 pm, $15-$35

TWO ARTISTS IN PRISON

The Oasis Theatre

3205 Calle Marie, Ste. A, (917) 439-7708

Two imprisoned artists tell the story of Beowulf to their guards.

2 pm, $20-$35

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION

MEANS TO ME

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E De Vargas St., (505) 988-4262

Heidi Schreck’s play breathes life into the US Constitution.

2-3:30 pm, $3-$60

MON/3

BOOKS/LECTURES

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

VS. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

Hotel Santa Fe 1501 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 982-1200

Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell lectures on the similarities and differences between human and artificial intelligence. 6 pm, $20-$55

DANCE

MONDAY NIGHT SWING

Odd Fellows Hall

1125 Cerrillos Road, (505) 690-4165

A swing dance class and social. 7 pm, $5-$10

Santa Fe Spring Festival

June 1–2

10 am–4 pm

Celebrate Spring with Sheep Shearing, Fiber Arts, Live Entertainment, Artisan Vendors and All Things Lavender

All tickets must be purchased online!

IMAGINE...

having the space to imagine, to experiment and create, to educate and enrich, to build community...to grow!

The City of Santa Fe invites proposals from visionary arts-based organizations to revitalize and activate a large, iconic space in the Railyard.

Deadline to submit June 19 | Public Q+A May 29

Visit the Office of Economic Development website at sfpublicassets.org to learn more.

EVENTS

QUEER NIGHT

El Rey Court

1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Meet like-minded members of the LGBTQ community. 5-11 pm

FILM

VIDEO LIBRARY CLUB

Jean Cocteau Cinema 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528

Free films every Monday with Lisa from Video Library.  6:30-8:30 pm

MUSIC

KARAOKE WITH CRASH!

Cowgirl

EVENTS

SANTA FE FARMERS’ MARKET

Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta

Over 150 local farmers and producers offer fresh produce. 8 am-1 pm

TAROT TUESDAY

El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road, (505) 982-1931

Dive into the beautiful world of tarot with Stephanie SilverWing. Readings are $2 a minute. 6-8 pm

MUSIC

COLE CLARK

Mine Shaft Tavern

2846 Hwy. 14, Madrid, (505) 473-0743

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Get the first night of the week started with some karaoke! 7-10 pm

ZAY SANTOS

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Bluesy-rock tunes.  4 pm

WORKSHOP

BEYOND NORMAL POP-UP

Beyond Normal

312 Montezuma Ave., Ste. E, instagram.com/imaginaryphrendz

A studio workshop and pop-up..

Open by appointment

JUGGLING & UNICYCLING CLASSES

Wise Fool New Mexico 1131 Siler Road, (505) 992-2588

Master two iconic circus arts in a 90-minute class for all ages. 6-7:30 pm, $31

TUE/4

BOOKS/LECTURES

JUST MACHINE LEARNING

Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St., (505) 988-1234

Santa Fe Institute external faculty Tina Eliassi-Rad hosts a lecture on AI and network science, and their impacts on society. How do you govern a technology that mutates so rapidly? 7:30 pm

RAINBOW PRIDE: A SUMMER READING STORYTIME

SPECIAL

Santa Fe Public Library Southside 6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820

Celebrate diverse families at this interactive Pride Month story time for preschool-aged children and older.   10:30-11:30 am

SCREENWRITING WITH JOAN TEWKESBURY

Center For Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Tewksbury discusses writing the script for Nashville (1975). 1 pm, $15-$20

ANYTHING ON OFFER

Kouri + Corrao Gallery 3213 Calle Marie, (505) 820-1888

Sculptures reference art history with everyday objects.

BEN ARONSON: CITIES, OURSELVES

LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 988-3250

Aronson’s synthesis of realism and abstraction translates everyday forms of urban settings into resplendent arrangements of geometry and motion, light and shadow.

COLLEEN Z GREGOIRE: UPON FURTHER REFLECTION

Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Hwy. 165, Placitas, (505) 867-2450

A singer-songwriter performs. 7 pm

LATIN SINDUSTRY NIGHT

Boxcar

133 W Water St., (505) 988-7222

Music with DJ DMonic and 10% off for service industry workers. 10 pm

THE DOWNTOWN BLUES JAM

Evangelo’s

200 W San Francisco St, (505) 982-9014

Live blues hosted by Brotha Love & The Blueristocrats. 8:30-11:30 pm

THE HAWTTHORNS

Cowgirl

319 S Guadalupe St., (505) 982-2565

Sun-kissed songwriting, deft guitar work and lush vocal harmonies from a singing duo. 4 pm

ONGOING

ART

AN ARRAY: A SOUND ART INSTALLATION

Storyteller Fine Art

203 W Water St., (505) 573-4070

Artist ann haeyoung reimagines satellite dishes as a set of handmade speakers that play a symphony of nature sounds.

AN INNOCENT LOVE: ANIMAL SCULPTURE ARTISTS OF NEW MEXICO

Canyon Road Contemporary Art 622 Canyon Road, (505) 983-0433

The cutest little animal sculptures you ever did see by artists Kari Rives and Fran Nicholson.

ANGUS: JOYFUL MAJESTY

Ventana Fine Art

400 Canyon Road, (505) 983-8815

Angus subtly places visual refractions into still life paintings to give them character.

ANN LEHMAN: PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS

Ann Lehman Art 924 Paseo De Peralta, Ste. 2, (505) 913-1142

Egg tempera paintings and drawings inspired by images from the natural world.

An exploration of reflective surfaces from the flowering waters of acequias to flooded plains.

COREY RUECKER: THE FLOWERS REMEMBER smoke the moon 616 1/2 Canyon Road, smokethemoon.com

Ruecker's intensely colored paintings showcase a reverence toward all that grows.

DAN WELDEN: WORKS ON PAPER

Susan Eddings Pérez Galley

717 Canyon Road, (505) 477-4ART

Whimsical abstract prints.

DANIEL JOHNSTON: NOW IS NOWHERE ELSE

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Contemporary potter Johnston presents clay brick works.

ELIZABETH HOHIMER: MAPS OF AFFECTION

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Intuitively constructed and deeply personal woven paintings.

FIGHT AND DANCE: SOCIAL REALISM OF ELI LEVIN

Susan Eddings Pérez Galley 717 Canyon Road, (505) 477-4ART

Classic Eli Bar paintings depicting social realism from the working world.

FORMED IN FIRE Edition ONE Gallery 728 Canyon Road, (505) 570-5385

An exhibit of contemporary ceramic and metal sculptures from eight artists.

FRANK BALAAM: FOREST MAJESTY

Ventana Fine Art 400 Canyon Road, (505) 983-8815

Frank Balaam’s impasto painting technique and vivid color designs depict the magic and the life force of the forest.  FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO SOUTH LA

Aaron Payne Fine Art 1708 Lena St., (505) 995-9779

Contemporary African and African American works from the early 1950s through today.

HANA KOSTIS: AN INCOHERENT BODY

ICA Santa Fe 906 St. Francis Dr, (505) 603-4466

Works that join sculpture, ink studies and archival prints.

JESSI CROSS EXHIBIT

Santa Fe Public Library (Southside)

6599 Jaguar Drive, (505) 955-2820

Painter and printmaker Cross has nature-inspired works on display throughout the month.

JOAN MAUREEN COLLINS: REVERIE UNBOUND

Globe Fine Art

727 Canyon Road, (505) 989-3888

Soulful abstract paintings of the natural world.

LAIQ art is gallery santa fe 419 Canyon Road, (505) 629-2332

Japanese artist LaiQ applies brushstrokes like drumbeats and creates paintings that resonate with color and rhythm.

LAUREEN HYLKA

WONDOLOWSKI: PLEIN AIR & STUDIO ADVENTURE

Gallery716

716 Canyon Road, (505) 644-4716

Impressionist-inspired plein air paintings.

LEE RILEY: CHROMATIC FUSION

Globe Fine Art

727 Canyon Road, (505) 989-3888

Whimsical abstract glass and steel works.

MIA, AVRIL, LOS SITIOS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF DREAMS AND REALITY

Artes de Cuba

1700 A Lena St., (505) 303-3138

A photo exhibit depicting the artist’s daughters in Los Sitios, a neighborhood in Central Havana in Cuba they used to live in.

MIRAGE

Pie Projects

924B Shoofly St., (505) 372-7681

Works in this multimedia and multi-artist exhibit question visual perceptions, which change on closer inspection.

MORGAN BARNARD: INTERSECTIONS

Center for Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

Get drawn in by meditative light boxes, audio-visual displays and real-time data art.

OLEG NABAKO: ARTIST FROM UKRAINE

art is gallery santa fe 419 Canyon Road, (505) 629-2332

A collection of etched prints on archival paper.

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Winterowd Fine Art

701 Canyon Road, (505) 992-8878

Taos painter Suzanne Wiggin celebrates the beauty of her surrounding landscape.

RANDALL WILSON: EARTH AND SKY

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Wilson's carvings are anchored in Southwest folk-art tradition.

ROGER WINTER: JAZZ SET

Gerald Peters Contemporary 1011 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Winter paints his favorite jazz musicians.

SHADOW AND LIGHT

Gerald Peters Gallery 1005 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 954-5700

Jeri Quinn and Denise LaRue

Mahlke connect landscape paintings via shadow and light.

SPRING SHOW 2024

G2 Gallery

702 1/2 Canyon Road

A group show of five artists includes immersive oil paintings, acrylic paintings and porcelain sculptures.

SWOON: GIFT IN THE RUPTURE

Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Road, (505) 986-9800

A comprehensive social justice series of prominent street art.

THE GILA AT 100 Obscura Gallery

225 Delgado St., (505) 577-6708

Photos of the Gila Wilderness honor its 100th birthday.

THE WEIGHT WE CARRY CONTAINER

1226 Flagman Way, (505) 995-0012

An exhibiti highlighting influential political and street artists.

TIA X CHATTER: FIELD OF VISION

Center For Contemporary Arts

1050 Old Pecos Trail, (505) 982-1338

This multi-artist exhibit converges art and storytelling.

TIM REED: SILLY LOVE SONGS

Iconik Coffee Roasters (Original)

1600 Lena St., (505) 428-0996

Reed's psychedelic multimedia works, with more on display at Iconik's Red and Lupe locations.

UFO, SIGHTINGS, VISIONS AND THE UNEXPLAINED

Phil Space

1410 Second St., (505) 983-7945

An exhibit illustrating all facets of UFO phenomena from serious inquiry to playful pop culture.

WE'VE BEEN GATHERING PLACES: 2024 IAIA MFA IN STUDIO ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION

form & concept

435 S Guadalupe St., (505) 216-1256

Suspended installations, wall sculptures, paintings, photographs and interactive displays.

WOMEN’S HISTORY BANNER EXHIBIT

New Mexico State Library 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, (505) 476-9700

A new banner exhibit celebrates the courageous women who shaped the unique, multicultural history of New Mexico.

FILM

SUMBIT YOUR FILM TO THE 7TH ANNUAL MADRID FILM FEST

Online

Aspiring and established filmmakers are invited to submit a film (15 minutes or under) for consideration in the Madrid Film Festival, with cash prizes up to $500. Deadline is July 31. Visit madridfilmfest.org for submission details and rules. Submit your entry in an email to adw@madridfilmfest.org.

MUSEUMS

This fabric art created by Indigenous women in Brazil to represent a Sumaúma, the largest type of tree in the Amazon, is part of the Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest exhibit at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM

217 Johnson St., (505) 946-1000

Making a Life. Rooted in Place.

10 am-5 pm, Thurs-Mon, $20 (under 18 free)

IAIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS

108 Cathedral Place, (505) 983-8900

Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest. Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo. The Stories We Carry. Our Stories. Origins. 2023-2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures.

10 am-4 pm, Wed-Sat, Mon, 11 am-4 pm, Sun, $5-$10 Free admission every Friday MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

710 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1269

Down Home. Here, Now and Always. Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles.

10 am-5 pm, $7-$12, NM residents free first Sunday of the month

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART

706 Camino Lejo, (505) 476-1204

Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka. La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste. Protection: Adaptation and Resistance. Multiple Visions: A Common Bond.

10 am-5 pm, $3-$12, NM residents free first Sunday of the month NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM

113 Lincoln Ave., (505) 476-5200

The Santos of New Mexico. Silver and Stones: Collaborations in Southwest Jewelry.

10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm first Fri. of the month MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART

18 County Road 55A, (505) 424-6487

Permanent collection. Encaustic artists from every US state. Wax On – Wax In. 11 am-4 pm, Fri-Sun, $10 (18 and under free)

NUEVO MEXICANO HERITAGE MUSEUM

750 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-2226

Ugly History of Beautiful Things. What Lies Behind the Vision of Chimayo Weavers. 1 -4 pm, Wed-Fri, $10, children free NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART

107 W Palace Ave., (505) 476-5063

Selections from the 20th Century Collection. Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969. Art of the Bullfight.

10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am-7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm every Fri. May-Oct.

SITE SANTA FE 1606 Paseo de Peralta, (505) 989-1199

Arturo Herrera: You Are Here. Erin Shirreff: Folded Stone. Carmen Herrera: I Am Nobody! Who Are You?.

10 am-5 pm Sun-Mon, Thurs, Sat, 10 am- 7 pm, Fri. POEH CULTURAL CENTER

78 Cities of Gold Road, (505) 455-5041

Di Wae Powa. Nah Poeh Meng.

10 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, $7-$10 VLADEM CONTEMPORARY

404 Montezuma Ave., (505) 476-5602

Shadow and Light. 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Thurs, 10 am-7 pm, Fri; $7-$12, NM residents free 5-7 pm every Fri. May-Oct.

WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

704 Camino Lejo, (505) 982-4636

Masterglass: The Collaborative Spirit of Tony Jojola. Pathfinder: 40 Years of Marcus Amerman. Journeying Through the Archives of the Wheelwright Museum. 10 am-4 pm, Tues-Sat, $10

Uniting Verse and Reverb

BY RED CELL author@sfreporter.com

Few groups have attempted as audacious and metaphysical a synthesis as Santa Fe’s Clap the Houses Dark. Fusing spoken word with daring sonic landscapes, the band represents the culmination of a decades-spanning creative quest to interweave lyrical storytelling with raw auditory expression.

The roots of this pioneering ensemble can be traced to composer, guitarist and poet Greg Glazner’s previous ventures.

“I’ve been lucky to have played with excellent musicians in past…projects,” he says. “But I didn’t have a strong enough sense of how the words and music might work together organically. My approach was the limiting factor.”

It wasn’t until he embraced composing the spoken language and musical accompaniment symbiotically from their genesis that a cohesive and fully realized artistic statement began to take shape. The band itself, then, emerged from the creative friendship between Glazner and former Santa Fe

Poet Laureate Jon Davis, who wields a pen as powerful as any instrument. The two initially met and bonded over poetry at the University of Montana in the early 1980s. As aspiring writers, they shared an affinity for experimental voices like the Language poets known for using repetitive words and phrases in unconventional ways, which would become a harbinger of their eventual partnership. After pursuing parallel creative paths for years and writing volumes of critically lauded works, the pair finally teamed up to realize their unique approach to melding text and tone.

“We have to write the poems and the music together as if we’re writing a spoken song,” Davis explains. “It’s not improvised, but meticulously written.”

Initially, however, Davis and Glazner struggled to find musicians who understood their exploratory approach. While the literary foundations were there, it took years to assemble the full creative engine to breathe life into the project. Then, a fortuitous phone call: “Tommy Archuleta contacted me to ask if I was interested in collaborating,” Glazner recounts. “I was.”

Drummer and current Santa Fe Poet Laureate Tommy Archuleta united a powerhouse rhythm section composed of bassist Jon Lucero and drummer/recording engineer Jon Trujillo, who together provide the compelling instrumental foundation for the band’s lyrical impetus.

“The three of them have known each other for decades,” Glazner says. “Not only is each of them excellent musically, they have a rich, organic sound; they make a lot of creative contributions; they’ve dug in and worked untold hours on this material.”

Glazner’s instrumental compositions and melodic sensibilities provide the musical framework, with both he and Davis contributing to the text and form of the music. Archuleta, Lucero and Trujillo drive it home.

“Without Tommy and the three Jons,”

Glazner notes, “I don’t think this music would be happening at all.”

Clap the Houses dark’s compositions are complex, after all, with the band counting a diverse array of both literary and musical influences, including luminary wordsmiths like Wallace Stevens, Gertrude Stein and Leslie Scalapino.

“Their radical techniques of using repetitive words and compositional phrases resonated with us,” Glazner says. “We wanted to apply those ideas of divorcing language from conventional meaning—letting the sounds and textures take primacy— to music and lyrical delivery.”

As for their musical touchstones, Clap the Houses Dark culls from an eclectic blend of artists ranging from Talking Heads and Radiohead to the intricate structures of Television and Oxbow, as well as minimalist and avant-garde dignitaries like Steve Reich and Nels Cline. Their sound is borderline un-

classifiable, yet at its core lies a beating heart of raw lyricism and poetic authenticity.

“It’s weird at 71 finding myself in my first rock and roll band,” Davis muses while lauding the collaborative nature of the project.

As Clap the Houses Dark prepares to hit Frogville Studios later this month to lay down their first tracks, Davis, Glazner, Archuleta, Lucero and Trujillo are still rapidly generating ideas. With a growing body of material and a pair of debut in-studio performances slated for Frogville, the band is poised to take adventurous listeners craving a cerebral yet viscerally cathartic experience on a linguistically charged genre-blurring aural endeavor. Let your synapses be recalibrated accordingly.

CLAP THE HOUSES DARK: 6 pm & 8 pm Thursday, May 30. $10 Frogville Studios, 111 Calle Nopal (505) 982-4001 Tickets through humanitix.com

Clap the Houses Dark: This is what happens when you get a couple of poet laureates, a composer and three guys named Jon into a room together.

ALEX DE VORE

The poetic praxis of Clap the Houses Dark

Rez on the Road

Diné photographer Rapheal Begay takes his photos home

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

“Idon’tcreate with the intent of exhibiting the work,” Diné photographer Rapheal Begay tells SFR. “I create as an extension of my being, and from my own understanding and values as an artist based on the rez.”

Indeed, Begay, who hails from Window Rock, Arizona, has only exhibited his photography, most of it shot across the Navajo Nation, in a small handful of shows dating back to his first solo outing in 2019, A Vernacular Response, at University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in Albuquerque.

Last year, he upped the ante as a co-curator and exhibitor at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture show Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles. This year, with a $36,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, he’ll embark upon his biggest project to date: All Rez, a multistop photographic exhibit and story gathering project initiated with help from the Axle Contemporary mobile art space and museum anthropologist and independent curator Lillia McEnaney.

“It’s an opportunity to take photographs outside the museum walls and into reservation community gathering spaces,” Begay continues, “and to make it accessible on Diné Bikéyah; the Navajo Nation.”

The All Rez premise is ultimately sim-

ple, though powerful: Begay, along with McEnaney and Axle’s Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel, will take the Axle truck to locations throughout the Navajo Nation, such as Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii (Monument Valley), Tséyi’ (Canyon de Chelly), Naat’aanii Neez (Shiprock), Tségháhoodzáni (Window Rock) and others. At each locale, Begay will show 21 photos, including some wheat-pasted to the truck exterior, as well as on moveable A-frame mounts—think of it like an outdoor gallery. The interior of the truck, Begay explains, will be transformed into an approximation of a traditional Diné hogan, in which he hopes to meet and converse one-on-one with Indigenous locals from various areas in an effort to gather stories. With consent, those stories will be recorded and collected for inclusion in an archive destined for the project website, allrez.net. They could find a future home in museums or other institutions, though Begay isn’t sure which ones just yet. For now, he says, he’s mostly focused on gathering the stories.

“I want my people to realize they’re acknowledged, seen, being celebrated and welcomed,” Begay says.

If All Rez sounds novel, that’s because it is. Certainly there is no shortage of photographic anthropological and artistic work featuring Indigenous peoples and cultures, though documentation was often conducted by non-Natives and rarely, if ever, had a facet

did it differently, and even he faced criticism because some people felt like he exposed cultural things that should have stayed secret; and certainly old-fashioned white cultural anthropologists had done the same; but that’s not what Rapheal is doing. He’s a visual storyteller.”

Chase-Daniel points out an interesting element to Begay’s work: There are never people in his current slate of photographs. Instead, they contain images of looms; roadside signage; a parade float tethered to the back of a pickup; a snarling rez dog; grazing sheep milling about a corral; yarn snagged by a barbed wire fence.

“With respect to visual sovereignty and self-determination, I believe the community members have the right and capability to define themselves,” Begay says. “Diné relatives have been subjugated and defined through the lens, and I want to offer a different point of view. You cannot say there’s not a human presence—the cultural landscapes reference lived experience and intergenerational placemaking; more importantly, by excluding the physical, the individual, it allows the viewer to occupy the and enter the space to reflect on their own relationship to the Southwest.”

like Begay’s story gathering. The Maxwell’s current exhibit, Nothing Left for Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah, for example, showcases a human element to a period in the 1930s when the US Government forced livestock restrictions and other impactful actions upon Diné people. And though photographer Snow’s work is captivating, he was ultimately an outsider.

Similarly, Axle Contemporary’s multiyear E Pluribus Unum photo project found Wellman and Chase-Daniel taking portraits on the Navajo Nation in 2016. Chase-Daniel says they were welcomed with “open arms,” though both he and Wellman were well aware they were visitors. Further, he adds, the state of Indigenous anthropology and exhibition has rapidly changed over time, and it has practically become a moral obligation for nonNative curators working with Indigenous arts and artifacts to assume support roles. All Rez, Chase-Daniel notes, is Begay’s show.

“One hundred years ago and up until not that long ago, anthropology was about going out to cultures different than our dominant white culture and learning and documenting with photography and film and writing and interviews, and this was always outsiders looking in,” Chase-Daniel says. “Alfonso Ortiz—he was a professor at [the University of New Mexico] and from Ohkay Owingeh, though he has passed on—was someone who

For McEnaney, who also co-curated the Snow exhibition with Diné UNM professor Jennifer Nez Denetdale, All Rez signifies an evolutionary step for the world of institutional arts and exhibitions.

“This project is one of the most exciting things I’ve ever heard about, let alone worked on,” she says, “We’re really thinking about it as the future of Indigenous-centered museum practice, and working against the legacy of settler colonial violence that museums continue to activate and perpetuate. The days of old practices are leaving us so we can focus on Indigenous artists and scholars and community members. Still, in my role as a non-Native, I’m really seeing myself as a facilitator doing the nitty-gritty work that brings Rapheal’s vision to life.”

Begay says he’s grateful to McEnaney and Axle for the support, and he’s ready to begin the All Rez journey with a kickoff event at the Maxwell on Saturday, June 1.

“It’s the anniversary of the signing of the 1868 treaty between the Navajo and the US government that allowed my people to return home from Bosque Redondo,” he says. “Summer on the rez is a time we celebrate. There’s a lot of movement and migration; there’s the movement of ideas.”

ALL REZ KICKOFF CELEBRATION: 4-7 pm Saturday, June 1. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 500 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, (505) 277-4405

Though Santa Fe isn’t an official story-gathering spot for the All Rez project, photog Rapheal Begay will exhibit through mobile art space Axle Contemporary at numerous local locations in late June.

I SAW THE TV GLOW

A Mad Max Saga Review Fear and loathing in the Outback

BY ALEX DE VORE alex@sfreporter.com

Whereas the seemingly never-ending glut of cinematic sequels, prequels, reboots and retakes has grown tedious in recent years, it’s at least mildly interesting that legendary Australian director George Miller has entered what we might call a revitalized era with new entries in his enduring Mad Max series. Nine years back, we got the most excellent and explosive Mad Max: Fury Road; now we have Miller’s first-ever offshoot/prequel—Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Therein, the now-ubiquitous Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu) shares the role of the enigmatic Furiosa, a role originated by Charlize Theron in 2015’s Fury Road, with the young Alyla Browne (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart). In short, our heroine is kidnapped straight away by the nefarious Dementus (Chris Hemsworth, Thor), a gloriously strange villain with designs on the wasteland’s only viable settlements: Gastown, the Bullet Farm and the Citadel, a city-state of sorts run by the imposing Immortan Joe (a role originated by Hugh Keays-Byrne—Toecutter from the original Mad Max—in Fury Road, but here played by Lachy Hulme following Keays-Byrne’s 2020 death).

In short, he who controls the gas and bullets controls

9 + SMART; KILLER SOUNDTRACK - UNLIKELY TO APPEAL TO THE LITERAL-MINDED

In the fictional television show The Pink Opaque, Isabel (Helena Howard) and Tara (Lindsey Jordan) share psychic supernatural powers that enable them to fight monsters of the week and, ultimately, the show’s “big bad,” Mr. Melancholy. The film I Saw the TV Glow begins with the initiation of seventh-grader Owen (played by Ian Foreman as young Owen and Justice Smith thereafter) to the show by ninth-grader Maddy (a riveting Brigette LundyPaine). Pink Opaque’s mythology draws the two adolescents together, a bond against their tense home- and mundane suburban-lives. Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans will recognize The Pink Opaque’s homage and, indeed, director Jane Schoenbrun has discussed their own Buffy fandom alongside the show’s well-known deployment of supernatural queer subtext. Buffy’s vibe seeps into I Saw the TV Glow beyond The Pink Opaque, though, with its moody, menacing neon-flavored ‘90s depiction of suburbia, and its concomitant killer soundtrack. The live performances that take place in a bar called the Double Lunch harken to the Bronze in Buffy, where artists like Darling Violetta and Aimee Mann performed for vampires and non-vampires alike; in I Saw the TV Glow, Sloppy Jane

the Wasteland; cue all-out post-apocalyptic war as Furiosa comes of age while experiencing a version of the Hero’s Journey (™).

On the face of it, Furiosa reads like your average revenge tale: A wronged party driven by violent lust takes down those who crossed her. In the nitty-gritty, however, it’s a parable for innocence lost. Wrenched from the goodness and abundance of youth, Furiosa loses little pieces of herself until there’s almost nothing left—but glimmers of hope remain.

Taylor-Joy is all well and good as the singularly-minded warrior, but Furiosa is ironically Hemsworth’s film. Unshackled by Marvel Studios’ rigid morality, he’s a delight as the unhinged Dementus, and he straddles a combination of broken man with dark-yet-unknown backstory and playfully violent trickster; almost like Heath Ledger’s iconic perfor-

alongside Phoebe Bridgers take the stage, as does King Woman soundtracking the film’s pivotal crisis action.

As a young teen, Maddy tries to coax Owen into running away with her, but he balks and blows his own cover about sleeping over her house to watch the show. She disappears. Owen grows up and tries to “be a man,” but emits a lonely, blank unremitting misery. Maddy returns many years later and the film’s mood slides into surreal Twin Peaks territory, as she probes Owen about their shared past love of The Pink Opaque and its true role in their lives.

(Julia Goldberg) Spoilers available in the full review online at sfreporter.com

YOU ARE FAMILY

Violet Crown Cinema (1606 Alcaldesa St., (505) 216-5678) kicks off its first-ever Summer Movie Camp, a free (yes, free) summer series featuring family-friendly movie screenings throughout the summer in weekly bursts—and we’re talking screenings every dang day. The series begins Friday, May 31 with Despicable Me, a Steve Carrell-led animated thing that birthed the now painfully ubiquitous Minions characters. Good thing VCC phases to Minions: The Rise of Gru on Friday, June 7. June 14? Shrek. June 21? How to Train Your Dragon. June 28? Kung Fu Panda. July 5? The Land Before Time (good luck not crying, what with animation icon Don Bluth’s tear-jerking fetish). July 19? Puss in Boots. August 2? Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken

mance as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight. Against his intriguing Dementus, Furiosa feels underdeveloped. Still, as it’s a Miller film, the bonkers automotive action meshed with the insanity of survival steals the show and leaves little time for character study. Furiosa doesn’t quite hit the dizzying highs of Fury Road’s nonstop carmageddon, but it does bust out the stunts at a frenzied pace. If that’s your thing, then congratulations. If you’ve not kept up with Mad Max, especially Fury Road, however, you might well be lost. Maybe it’s best, though, to just sit back and watch stuff explode.

FURIOSA

Directed by Miller

With Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth, Browne and Hulme Regal, Violet Crown, R, 148 min.

QUEEN OF QUEENS, OR VIOLET CROWN 2: THE LEGEND OF CURLY’S GOLD OK, so indie film Queen of Knives from director Jon Delgado (an accomplished cinematographer, btw) dropped on streaming platforms like AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime already, but that doesn’t mean it won’t screen gratis at Santa Fe’s Violet Crown Cinema at 7 pm on Friday, June 14. Why do you need to know this now, some weeks ahead of time? Because Santa Fe-based actor/filmmaker Alexandra Renzo is in it, so it might fill up fast. Queen of Knives follows aging New York City dad Frank (Gene Pope, who also co-wrote the script) as he grapples with divorce and daughters and a third “D” word that feels elusive just now. Renzo plays Autumn, the younger lady who teaches Frank how to live and laugh and love again. Also? Thirtysomething star Mel Harris is in the movie. Pope and Renzo are slated to attend the screening for a post-movie chat, too, so mark your calendars.

THEY ARE FAMILY

If all those Violet Crown screenings aren’t enough, don’t forget the Lensic Performing Arts Center nonprofit events imprint Lensic360 has quite a slate of summertime movie screenings scheduled for Railyard Park. The series begins with the Saturday, June 1 screening of Barbie, wends its way through the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense on Saturday, June 15, flips over to the Saturday, June 29 screening of The Wizard of Oz and then continues into the following months. Our top pick: The Muppet

Movie on Saturday, July 20. All films start at 7 pm, and they’re free. Visit lensic360.org for more or to feel the rainbow connection.

MISS YOU EVERY

DAY,

MADELINE KAHN! The Jean Cocteau Cinema hosts another banger throwback this week with two screenings of the farcical 1985 comedy classic Clue (7 pm Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30, $10. 418 Montezuma Ave., (505) 466-5528). Of all the movies based on board games, this is the only one with a stacked cast including Martin Mull, Michael McKean, Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd and the unforgettable, inimitable Madeline Kahn. It’s an obvious must-see for longtime fans or those who have somehow missed out over the last not-quite-40-years.

SPIELBERG PAYS UP

No, not that Spielberg. Destry Allyn Spielberg, daughter of Steven and Kate Chapsaw, whose low-budget post-apocalyptic feature debut Please Don’t Feed the Children reportedly wrapped production here last fall but still owed approximately $200,000 to vendors, Variety magazine reports. Now, the publication says, the production has paid up. “As of today, every single New Mexico vendor that worked on ‘Please Don’t Feed The Children’ has been issued payment,” producer Jason Durbin says in a statement printed by Variety. “We deeply regret the delay in getting these funds to the incredible artisans of Santa Fe and throughout New Mexico who gave their time and talent to this production.”

BONUS FEATURES

by Matt Jones

SFR CLASSIFIEDS

Rob Brezsny Week of May 29th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to the future of your education, Aries! Here are actions you can take to ensure you are exposed to all the lush lessons you need and deserve in the coming months. 1. Identify three subjects you would be excited to learn more about. 2. Shed dogmas and fixed theories that interfere with your receptivity to new information. 3. Vow to be alert for new guides or mentors. 4. Formulate a three-year plan to get the training and teachings you need most. 5. Be avidly curious.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Poet Emily Dickinson was skillful at invoking and managing deep feelings. One scholar described her emotions as being profoundly erotic, outlandish, sensuous, flagrant, and nuanced. Another scholar said she needed and sought regular doses of ecstasy. Yet even she, maestro of passions, got overwhelmed. In one poem, she wondered “Why Floods be served to us in Bowls?” I suspect you may be having a similar experience, Taurus. It’s fun, though sometimes a bit too much. The good news is that metaphorically speaking, you will soon be in possession of a voluminous new bowl that can accommodate the floods.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): All of us periodically enjoy phases I call “Freedom from Cosmic Compulsion.” During these times, the Fates have a reduced power to shape our destinies. Our willpower has more spaciousness to work with. Our intentions get less resistance from karmic pressures that at other times might narrow our options. As I meditated on you, dear Gemini, I realized you are now in a phase of Freedom from Cosmic Compulsion. I also saw that you will have more of these phases than anyone else during the next 11 months. It might be time for you to get a “LIBERATION” tattoo or an equivalent new accessory.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Bold predictions: 1. Whatever treasure you have lost or are losing will ultimately be reborn in a beautiful form. 2. Any purposeful surrender you make will hone your understanding of exactly what your soul needs next to thrive. 3. A helpful influence may fade away, but its disappearance will clear the path for new helpful influences that serve your future in ways you can’t imagine yet. 4. Wandering around without a precise sense of where you’re going will arouse a robust new understanding of what home means to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Denmark’s King Canute IV (1042–1086) wasn’t bashful about asserting his power. He claimed ownership of all the land. He insisted on the right to inherit the possessions of all foreigners and people without families. Goods from shipwrecks were automatically his property. But once, his efforts to extend his authority failed. He had his servants move his throne to a beach as the tide came in. Seated and facing the North Sea, he commanded, “Halt your advance!” The surf did not obey. “You must surrender to my superior will!” he exclaimed, but the waters did not recede. Soon, his throne was engulfed by water. Humbled, Canute departed. I bring this up not to discourage you, Leo. I believe you can and should expand your influence and clout in the coming weeks. Just be sure you know when to stop.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo-born Irène JoliotCurie craved more attention than she got from her mother, Marie Curie. Mom was zealously devoted to her career as a chemist and physicist, which is one reason why she won Nobel Prizes in both fields. But she didn’t spend sufficient time with her daughter. Fortunately, Irène’s grandfather Eugène became his granddaughter’s best friend and teacher. With his encouragement, she grew into a formidable scientist and eventually won a Nobel Prize in chemistry herself. Even if you’re not a kid, Virgo, I suspect there may be a mentor and guide akin to Eugène in your future. Go looking! To expedite the process, define what activity or skill you want help in developing.

at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I have a fantasy that sometime in the coming months, you will slip away to a sanctuary in a pastoral paradise. There you will enjoy long hikes and immerse yourself in healing music and savor books you’ve been wanting to read. Maybe you will write your memoirs or compose deep messages to dear old friends. Here’s the title of what I hope will be a future chapter of your life story: “A Thrillingly Relaxing Getaway.” Have you been envisioning an adventure like this, Libra? Or is your imagination more inclined to yearn for a trip to an exciting city where you will exult in high culture? I like that alternative, too. Maybe you will consider doing both.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An Instagrammer named sketchesbyboze advises us, “Re-enchant your life by making the mundane exciting. You are not ‘going to the drugstore.’ You are visiting the apothecary to buy potions. You are not ‘running an errand.’ You are undertaking an unpredictable adventure. You are not ‘feeding the birds.’ You are making an alliance with the crow queen.” I endorse this counsel for your use, Scorpio. You now have the right and duty to infuse your daily rhythm with magic and fantasy. To attract life’s best blessings, you should be epic and majestic. Treat your life as a mythic quest.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I invite you to invite new muses into your life in the coming months. Give them auditions. Interview them. Figure out which are most likely to boost your creativity, stimulate your imagination, and rouse your inspiration in every area of your life, not just your art form. Tell them you’re ready to deal with unpredictable departures from the routine as long as these alternate paths lead to rich teachings. And what form might these muses take? Could be actual humans. Could be animals or spirits. Might be ancestral voices, exciting teachings, or pilgrimages to sacred sanctuaries. Expand your concept of what a muse might be so you can get as much muse-like input as possible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Japanese have a word for a problem that plagues other countries as well as theirs: karoshi, or death from working too hard and too much. No matter how high-minded our motivations might be, no matter how interesting our jobs are, most of us cannot safely devote long hours to intense labor week after week, month after month. It’s too stressful on the mind and body. I will ask you to monitor yourself for such proclivities in the coming months. You can accomplish wonders as long as you work diligently but don’t overwork. (PS: You won’t literally expire if you relentlessly push yourself with nonstop hard exertion, but you will risk compromising your mental health. So don’t do it!)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Typically, human fertility is strongest when the temperature is 64 degrees Fahrenheit. But I suspect you will be an exception to the rule in the coming months. Whether it’s 10 below or 90 in the shade, your fertility will be extra robust—literally as well as psychologically and spiritually. If you are a heterosexual who would rather make great art or business than new babies, be very attentive to your birth control measures. No matter what your gender or sexual preference is, I advise you to formulate very clear intentions about how you want to direct all that lush fecundity. Identify which creative outlets are most likely to serve your long-term health and happiness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here’s a key assignment in the coming months: Enjoy fantasizing about your dream home. Imagine the comfortable sanctuary that would inspire you to feel utterly at home in your body, your life, and the world. Even if you can’t afford to buy this ultimate haven, you will benefit from visualizing it. As you do, your subconscious mind will suggest ways you can enhance your security and stability. You may also attract influences and resources that will eventually help you live in your dream home.

Homework: What would you most like help with? Ask for it very directly. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE No. PB-2024-0048

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY STROMBERG CONNER, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this estate. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either by delivery or mail to the undersigned in care of Tracy E. Conner, P.C., Post Office Box 23434, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502, or by filing with the Probate Court for the County of Santa Fe, 100 Catron Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, with a copy to the undersigned.

Dated: May 15, 2024 Tony Stromberg

Personal Representative c/o Tracy E. Conner Post Office Box 23434

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