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ANIMAL PORTRAITS: THE OTHER WORLD

photo-eye Gallery 1300 Rufina Circle, Ste. A3 (505) 988-5152 x202 Images from artist Brad Wilson, who photographs animals with astonishing detail and makes Planet Earth look like they need to turn the focus lens up. All day, free

EXPOSURE: NATIVE ART AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900 Artists showcasing how nuclear weapons affect Native populations. 10 am-4 pm, $5-$10

GO WEST SAID A SMALL VOICE

New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 Gustave Baumann’s early 20th century paintings and marionettes. We can’t give a rating for how creepy the marionettes might be, but fair warning. 10 am-5 pm, $0-$12

ILONA PACHLER: UNRAVELED

5. Gallery 2351 Fox Road, Ste. 700 (505) 257-8417 A female interpretation of classical Greek mythologies. Noon-5, Thurs-Sat., free

COURTESY KOURI + CORRAO GALLERY POPUP SPACE

Omega by Thomas Christopher Haag, from the show No Shade For The Shadow at Kouri + Corrao Gallery.

IN SEARCH OF DOMÍNGUEZ AND ESCALANTE

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Ave. (505) 476-5100 Did you know if you look out the window, you’ll see the same land from the 1770s? Yet there’s some key differences —check out what some traveling friars documented and compare it to today. 10 am-5 pm, $7-$12

INSPIRED BY THE LAND: PART II

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art 558 Canyon Road (505) 992-0711 Indigenous art inspired by nature and the concept of the great outdoors. All day, free

KYLE MAIER: ELECTRIC POLAROID

Historic Santa Fe Foundation 545 Canyon Road Ste. 2 (505) 983-2567 Kyle Maier's visual storytelling explores unique Polaroid captures from around the city. All day, free

MUSEUM OF ENCAUSTIC ART EXHIBITION

Museum of Encaustic Art 18 County Road 55A, Cerrillos (505) 424-6487 A showcase of over 100 of Encaustic Magazine’s featured work from the past decade of publication. All day, $10

NATIVE AMERICAN NACIMIENTOS

Adobe Gallery 221 Canyon Road (505) 955-0550 Native American-made nativities ranging from decadesold to recent and from nowdeceased artists to the new generation of creators. All day, free

PARALLEL TRAJECTORIES

Currents 826 826 Canyon Road (505) 772-0953 Virtually constructed forms converted into inks on paper: here are organic patterns that evoke landscape, architecture and speculative weaving. All day, free

PAST PERFECT FUTURE

form & concept 435 S Guadalupe St. (505) 216-1256 Erin Mickelson printed “forecasts“ from a language model she worked with, proving to have some unqiue, funny and even frightening results. See a year’s harvest of these prophecies and collective shiver at algorithms. All day, free

POETIC JUSTICE

New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 Exhibition that showcases the formal and thematic intersection between female artists who had a passion for social equality. All day, free

REEMERGENCE 2021

Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery at IAIA 83 Avan Nu Po Road (505) 424-2300 Student showcase spanning from deep questions of personal identity to the effects of COVID-19 still resonating. All day, free

RESURGENCE: MARK MAGGIORI PORTRAITS FROM E.I. COUSE’S PUEBLO PHOTOS

Couse-Sharp Historic Site: Lunder Research Center 138 Kit Carson Road, Taos (575) 751-0369 A series based on historic photographs from Taos Pueblo. Noon-4 pm, Tues-Sat., free

LAND CRAFT THEATRE

SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-1199 A combination of contemporary sculpture, adobe architecture and land-sourced practices. All day, free

THE PLAYFUL SIDE OF LIFE

Wild Hearts Gallery 221 B Highway 165, Placitas (505) 361-2710 Humorist and sculptor Roger Evans slides into town, presenting animal drawings he’s created from experience or from pure fantasy. He hopes you will find them worth a smile in recognition of your own animal stories. All day, free

THE SHAPE OF COLOR

Pie Projects 924B Shoofly St. (505) 372-7681 A curated selection of Brian McPartlon's recent works. Here are intense colors grounded in a sense of place, where abstraction conveys optimism. And ya’ll need that. All day, free

THERE'S NO OTHER LIKE YOUR MOTHER

Foto Forum Santa Fe 1714 Paseo de Peralta (505) 470-2582 Artist Brandy Triguero examines the complexities of womanhood and the societal and familial constructs she sees in the world around us. All day, free

THREE ON THE TREE | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES

Smoke the Moon 101 Marcy St., Ste. 23 Solo show by sculptor and painter Matthew Rosenquist and a group show about cool transportation imagery. All day, free

UNTITLED

ViVO Contemporary 725 Canyon Road (505) 982-1320 Yes, Untitled is called Untitled on purpose. Expect works in oils, acrylics, glass, sculpture and mixed media. You, dearest spectator, can come up with your own name for the show. All day, free

WE WENT WILD

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Place (505) 983-8900 Man, MoNCA really has so much good stuff coming out. Check out works from emerging student artists, whose pieces work like conduits for complex emotions. All day, $5-$10

WED/17

EVENTS

DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery 32 Bisbee Ct. (505) 393-5135 People who like big machines, chemistry and alcohol—come see the workings of beautiful production in action. 4:30 pm, $7

GEEKS WHO DRINK

Second Street Brewery (Railyard) 1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 989-3278 Get some drinks and get delightfully competitive. Form or join a team and bring out that obscure fact you remember from your Wikipedia binge about the Transcontinental Railroad and Beanie Babies. 8-10 pm, free (but buy drinks)

HOTLINE BINGO

Desert Dogs Brewery and Cidery 112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 307 (505) 983-0134 Ain’t feeling trivia but still want to smite the world in your competitive streak? Well, bingo like a madman here—with a new theme every other week! $2 buy-in per round. Fun prizes and cash jackpot. If you come in costume, you get a free round. 7 pm, $2-$10

WORKSHOP

ART STEADY: CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR CREATORS

Online bit.ly/3HhHxJ9 Check out this career development workshop series where you can demystify the business side of your creative work. All day, $175

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

Alas De Agua Art Collective 1520 Center Drive, Ste. 2 alasdeagua.com As stated. Bring your favorite watercolor tools. 5:30-7 pm, free

THU/18

BOOKS/LECTURES

KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST: KATHERINE STANDEFER

Online tinyurl.com/KStandefer A virtual evening with Kirkus Prize finalist and author of Lightning Flowers: My Journey To Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life. What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That’s the question Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. Follow her global journey to mines and factories where the minerals in her device may have originated. 6 pm, free

PSALMS AT THE PRESENT TIME

Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse 202 Galisteo St. (505) 988-4226 Poet laureate, playwright, performance artist, essayist, journalist and SFR contributor (ayy whaddup) Darryl Lorenzo Wellington is a writer of many forms. In Psalms at the Present Time, here his poetry is at its eclectic best. 6 pm, free

SOIL STORIES: ONLINE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOIL HEALTH

Online nmhealthysoil.org Mandy Ellerton and David LeZaks are co-authors of the newly released report The Regenerative Agriculture and Human Health Nexus: Insights from Field to Body. Here they’ll discuss key points from the paper and discuss the action necessary to strengthen the movement that will rebuild both human health and soil health (aka, the stuff that keeps you alive). 5:30 pm, free

DANCE

TANGO PRACTICA

Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Yes, you can reach your dream of performing the tango sequence from Moulin Rouge! if you come to practice night and dedicate yourself. 8 pm, $5

EVENTS

A PATH TO SUCCESS: CHAMBER ORIENTATION

Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce 1644 St. Michael’s Drive (505) 988-3279 Got a small business for which you’re eager to get tips? Join the Chamber of Commerce for a fast paced introduction to what they do, their programs and their benefits and advantages. 8-9 am, free

DISTILLERY TOUR AND TASTING

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery 32 Bisbee Ct. (505) 393-5135 Kind of like the crazy chemistry set in Frankenstein’s lab, except not as creepy and filled with joy rather than commentary about the direction of science. 4:30 pm, $7

PRIDE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Agave Restaurant & Lounge 309 W San Francisco St. (505) 995-4530 Join the New Mexico Out Business Alliance for a networking mixer with the Human Rights Alliance of Santa Fe and other queer business owners. (see SFR picks, page 17) 5:30-7 pm, free

WARM MEAL DISTRIBUTION

DeVargas Park 302 W DeVargas St. whoiamfoundation.org Santa Fe's Who I Am Foundation will be distributing a warm meal to those in need— and volunteers are needed! Arrive at 4 pm if you can lend a hand. 4:30-6 pm, free

MUSIC

2-STEPPIN' THURSDAYS

Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge 1005 S St. Francis Drive (505) 983-9817 Join the Half-Broke Horses for dining and dancing, where honky-tonk and Americana are never in short supply. 7-10 pm, free (no cover)

AL ROGERS

Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St. (505) 982-9966 Piano and wine. It’s fancy time. 6:30-9:30 pm, free

THE SENATORS

La Reina at El Rey Court 1862 Cerrillos Road (505) 982-1931 Here are folk musicians who are changing the genre as we know it. Call them "spacious Southwestern folk that blurs the line between honest acoustic sounds and synthesis." All ages, 21+ to drink, obvs. 8-10:30 pm, free (no cover)

MARIACHI GRAN VICTORIA

Café Castro 2811 Cerrillos Road (505) 473-5800 Add mariachi to your happy hour for an extra boost. 3:30-5 pm, free

THEATER

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E De Vargas St. (505) 988-4262 Check out this show about well-meaning adults trying to put on a politically correct Thanksgiving show for kids. Written by Larissa FastHorse’s (Sicangu Lakota Nation). 7:30-9 pm, $15-$25

2021

JOSHUA HABERMANN | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

FESTIVAL NOCHEBUENA

Generously Underwritten by Barry and Margaret Lyerly

DECEMBER 11 - 22, 2021

In its 2021 Winter Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale builds on its long-standing commitment to music by Hispanic composers. The rich tapestry of our

New Mexico heritage informs this seasonal celebration with new works as well as beloved carols from Spanish and Anglo traditions. With performances in both Albuquerque and Santa Fe, this is a holiday tradition not to be missed!

Nochebuena, also known as the Poinsettia, is a flower of pre-hispanic heritage and a popular symbol of the holidays, photo: Zina Jundi; Cathedral Basilica, photo: Rebecca Tobey