Arts Calendar 9/5 through 9/11/2008

From www.epasatiempo.com

Friday, September 5

• GALLERY/MUSEUM OPENINGS
  • Altitude Fine Art - New Realism Exhibition, group show of paintings and sculpture, reception 5-7 p.m., through September.
  • Box Gallery - Houses and Trees, mixed-media photographs by Lorna Bieber; Splash Paintings, reverse-glass paintings by Joan Carney, receptions 5-7 p.m.; through Sept. 28.
  • Charlotte Jackson Fine Art - Layered Compositions: Paintings and Drawings, work by Michael Rouillard, reception 5-7:30 p.m., through Sept. 27.
  • Deloney Newkirk Galleries - Fluid Narratives, watercolors by Earl B. Lewis, reception 5-7 p.m., through Sept. 19.
  • Institute of American Indian Arts Museum - The Art of Broken Records, mixed-media work by Hoka Skenadore and Micah Wesley, reception 4-7 p.m.; painting demonstration, 6-9 p.m.; through Oct. 12.
  • Jane Sauer Gallery - Gugger Petter: New Stories, News Stories, mixed-media paintings, reception 5-7 p.m., through September.
  • Peyton Wright Gallery - Clinton Adams: A Forty-Year Retrospective, 1946- 1986, intaglio prints, paintings, and lithographs, reception 5-8 p.m., through Oct. 1.
  • Pop Gallery - Paintings and giclées on paper by Brandon Maldonado, through Sept. 13.
  • Santa Fe Clay - Ceramic work by Mary Barringer, Matthew Metz, and S. C. Rolf, reception 5-7 p.m., through Oct. 4.
  • Warehouse 21 Flying Cow Gallery - Carnival of Lost Symbols, interactive mixed-media sculpture by Aaron Harrington, reception, 5-7 p.m., through Sept. 22.
• THEATER/DANCE
  • Fiesta Melodrama - Santa Fe Playhouse presents The Corny Calamities, or An Irreparable and Eerie Parable of the Prairie Ear, or Crime on the Cob!, annual sendup of local politics and culture, 8 p.m., Santa Fe Playhouse.
• BOOKS/TALKS
  • St. John’s College Dean’s Lecture Series - “Dies Irae Chant From the Middle Ages to the Present,” lecture by Karl Hinterbichler, University of New Mexico professor of music, 8 p.m., Great Hall, Peterson Student Center, St. John’s College.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Fiesta de Santa Fe - Activities at various venues, includes food, live music, parades, and more, through Sunday, Sept. 7, visit santafefiesta.org for schedule.
• IN CONCERT
  • Gladys Knight - The Grammy-winning singer performs at 9 p.m., Tewa Grand Ballroom, Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Pojoaque Pueblo off U.S. 84/285.
• ON THE TOWN
  • Amavi - Mike Owens, guitar, 6:30 p.m.
  • ¡Chispa! at El Mesón - Three Faces of Jazz, 8-11 p.m.
  • Dinner for Two - Vernon De Aguero, flamenco guitar, 7-9 p.m.
  • La Posada Hotel - Ramon Bermudez, guitar, 7-10 p.m.
  • Las Fuentes at Bishop’s Lodge - Pat Malone Duo, jazz, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Second Street Brewery - Gumbo Project, voodoo funk, 8:30 p.m.
  • Staab House Lounge - Doug Wooldridge, guitar, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 6

• GALLERY/MUSEUM OPENINGS
  • Center for Contemporary Arts - Love Armor Project, installation by Shirley Klinghoffer, reception 5-7 p.m., through Oct. 5.
  • Evo Gallery - George Thiewes: Penumbra in White, sculpture, reception 5-7 p.m., through Oct. 25.
  • Scarlett’s Gallery - Saints on Wheels!, Cruisin’ to Fiestas, paintings by Charlie Carrillo, reception 1-5 p.m., through Oct. 15.
• THEATER/DANCE
  • Fiesta Melodrama - Santa Fe Playhouse presents The Corny Calamities, or An Irreparable and Eerie Parable of the Prairie Ear, or Crime on the Cob!, annual sendup of local politics and culture, 4 p. m. and 8 p.m., Santa Fe Playhouse.
  • Inspiración Flamenca! - Performers include dancer Julia Chacón, guitarist Joaquin Gallegos, singer Meagan Chandler, and others, 8 p.m., Body of Santa Fe.
  • Traditional Tibetan Dance and Music - The Tibetan Association of Santa Fe presents a performance by local Tibetan children and monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery, 7 p.m., James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf.
• BOOKS/TALKS
  • Growing Orchids - Talk by horticulturist Michael Clark, 10 a.m., Tropic of Capricorn.
  • Thomas Barrow - The University of New Mexico professor emeritus of photography launches his book Photography: New Mexico, 2-4 p.m., Garcia Street Books.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Desfile de Los Niños ( Children’s Pet Parade) - Fun Fiesta event for the family, 9 a.m., the Plaza and surrounding streets.
  • Santa Fe Farmers Market - Hooray! The market has moved to its permanent home at 1607 Paseo de Peralta, at the Pavilion in the Railyard district, 7 a. m.- noon; 983-4098.
• ON THE TOWN
  • The Bull Ring - Robert Sequoia, Spanish and classical guitar on the patio, 6-9 p.m.
  • ¡Chispa! at El Mesón - Noche de Flamenco, 7-10 p.m.
  • Eldorado Hotel - Chuscales, flamenco guitar, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Quemozo, Brazilian, Caribbean dance music, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
  • Green Palace Teahouse - Martha Reich and Michael Kott, singer-songwriter and cellist, 8 p.m.
  • Pranzo Italian Grill - Kari Simmons, vocalist, and Todd Lowry, piano, 6-9 p.m.
  • Staab House Lounge - Pat Malone with Whitney, jazz, 8-11 p.m. 

Sunday, September 7

• THEATER/DANCE
  • Celebrando Nuevo Mexico!  Los Niños Son la Luz - Moving People Dance Santa Fe performs with Tewa Dancers of the North, the San Francisco-based Cuicacalli troupe, and others, 7 p. m., Lensic Performing Arts Center.
  • Fiesta Melodrama - Santa Fe Playhouse presents the final performance of The Corny Calamities, or An Irreparable and Eerie Parable of the Prairie Ear, or Crime on the Cob!, 2 p.m., Santa Fe Playhouse.
• BOOKS/TALKS
  • Candace Kling - “Ribbon: Who Would Have Thought?,” a slide presentation by the artist, 3 p.m., Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian library.
  • Christopher Valen - The author signs copies of White Tombs, 2-3:30 p.m., Borders Books.
  • Malka Drucker - The local author and rabbi launches her children’s book Portraits of Jewish-American Heroes, 4-5 p.m., Garcia Street Books.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Desfile de la Gente (Historical/Hysterical Parade) - You must see it to believe it, 1p.m., from De Vargas Center to downtown and back.
• BRUNCH
  • Eldorado Hotel - Savor, Cuban music, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • La Posada - Antonio Mendoza, Latin guitar, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Las Fuentes at Bishop’s Lodge - Ramon Bermudez, guitar, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• ON THE TOWN
  • Café Dominic Gerry Carthy, Irish tunes, 6-9 p.m.
  • El Farol - Nacha Mendez, nuevo Latino, jazz, 7-9 p.m.
  • La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda - Pat Malone Quartet, jazz, 7-10 p.m.
  • Pranzo Italian Grill - David Geist, piano, show tunes, 5-8 p.m.

Monday, September 8

• BOOKS/TALKS
  • Outsider: Tourism, Migration, And Exile Lecture Series - Santa Fe Art Institute presents a lecture on “Fusing Photojournalism and Fine Art,” by South African photographer Guy Tillim, 6 p.m., Tipton Hall, College of Santa Fe.
  • The Readers’ Club - Readings featuring Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan, 6 p.m., Georgia O’Keeffe Education Annex.
  • Southwest Seminars Native Voices Lecture Series - “Fine Pottery of the Pueblos,” and “The Native American Curio Trade in New Mexico,” lecture by Jonathon Batkin, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian director, 6 p.m., Hotel Santa Fe.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Literacy Day in New Mexico - First lady Barbara Richardson reads the proclamation, John Corcoran, author of The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read and The Bridge to Literacy, is the keynote speaker, 10-11:30 a.m., New Mexico State Capitol Rotunda, State Capitol building, Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta, 986-4589.
• ON THE TOWN
  • La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda - Bert Dalton Trio, jazz, 7: 30- 11: 30 p. m.

Tuesday, September 9

• CLASSICAL MUSIC
  • Música de Cámara Orchestra and Violinist Chee-Yun - Music of Beethoven, Delius, Saint-Saëns, and others, 7: 30 p. m., Lensic Performing Arts Center.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Santa Fe Farmers Market - 7 a.m.-noon, 1607 Paseo de Peralta, at the Pavilion in the Railyard district, 983-4098.
• IN CONCERT
  • Clash Class: Salvation Sound - SITE Santa Fe, Warehouse 21, and High Mayhem present Biennial artist Nadine Robinson in a reggae-themed electronic music performance, Treasue Don, reggaeand dub, and DJ DRM, dub, open, 6 p.m., Warehouse 21.
• ON THE TOWN
  • ¡Chispa! at El Mesón - Tango Milonga, 7:30-10:30 p.m., 8-11 p.m.
  • El Farol - Canyon Road Blues Jam, 8 p.m.
  • La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda - Bert Dalton Trio, jazz, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
  • The Matador - DJ Prairiedog, classic country and western, 8-11 p.m.
  • WilLee’s Blues Club - Gerry Carthy, Irish tunes, 6-9 p.m.

Wednesday, September 10

• BOOKS/TALKS
  • The Science Café for Young Thinkers - “Autopsy: Investigation 101 and the CSI Effect,” lecture by Tim Stepetic, Office of the Medical Investigator, State of New Mexico, Georgia O’Keeffe Education Annex.
• ON THE TOWN
  • The Bull Ring - Robert Sequoia, Spanish and classical guitar on the patio, 6-9 p.m.
  • ¡Chispa! at El Mesón - Jon Gagan and Friends, jazz, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
  • El Farol - Savor, Latin music, 8:30 p.m.
  • La Boca - Nacha Mendez, Latin music, 7-9 p.m.
  • La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda - Bill Hearne Trio, honky-tonk, 7:30 p.m.
  • La Posada Hotel - Ramon Bermudez, guitar, 7-10 p.m.
  • Pranzo Italian Grill - David Geist, piano, show tunes, 6-9 p.m. 

Thursday, September 11

• BOOKS/TALKS
  • School for Advanced Research Public Lecture Series – The Anthropology of Food - “Uncorking the Past: Our Love Affair with Fermented Beverages,” talk by molecular anthropologist Patrick McGovern, 7 p.m., James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf.
• COMMUNITY EVENTS
  • Santa Fe Farmers Market - 3-6 p.m., Santa Fe Place mall, 4250 Cerrillos Road, 983-4098.
• ON THE TOWN
  • The Bull Ring - Robert Sequoia, Spanish guitar on the patio, 6-9 p.m.
  • ¡Chispa! at El Mesón - E. Clayton West, soul, blues, and rock, 7:30 p.m.
  • Eldorado Hotel - Savor, Latin and Cuban music, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • El Farol - Tony Buford and Brandy Herbert, jazz and blues, 8:30 p.m.
  • Ferragamo’s - Gerry Carthy, mandolin and guitar, 6-9 p.m.
  • Pranzo Italian Grill - David Geist, piano, show tunes, 6-9 p.m.
  • Staab House Lounge - Pat Malone Duo, jazz, 8-11 p.m.
  • Zia Diner - DJ Abdul, Caribbean, reggae, and African, 6-10 p.m. on the patio.

In The Wings - Upcoming Events

• MUSIC
  • Fifth Annual World Music Day - Roshan Bhartiya, Caji & Salomé, Orchid Ensemble, and others; 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, College of Santa Fe.
  • New Mexico Symphony Orchestra 76th Season - Music of Berlioz and Mozart conducted by Guillermo Figueroa, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept 21, Popejoy Hall Center for the Arts, University of New Mexico campus.
  • The Met at the Lensic - Live simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera, Sept. 22-May 9, 2009, Lensic Performing Arts Center.
  • Tchaikovsky Festival - Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, featuring violinist Anne Akiko Myers and pianist Yuja Wang, 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Lensic Performing Arts Center.
  • HAPPENINGS
  • Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts - Gov. Richardson and first lady Barbara Richardson honor the recipients, including Harry Benjamin, Silver City, Tammy Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo, Ali MacGraw, and others, for their contributions to the arts; honorees’ reception and exhibition, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, Governor’s Gallery Capitol building, fourth floor, Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail, 476-2289; awards ceremony, 5:15-7 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., 476-5072.
  • Santa Fe Botanical Garden Second Annual Fabulous Fall Fair - True perennials, bulbs, specialty species, handmade wreaths, books, greeting cards, and more, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Santa Fe County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, 3229 Rodeo Road, 471- 9103, santafebotanicalgarden. org.
  • Altermann Galleries’ Last Call Auction - More than 180 works by members of the Cowboy Artists of America, the National Sculpture Society, Los Cinco Pintores, and others, preview 9 a.m.­2 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 13, auction begins at 2 p. m., Hilton of Santa Fe.
  • Santa Fe Railyard Community Grand-Opening Weekend Celebration - Live music, movie screenings in Railyard Park, time capsule burial, free train rides on the Santa Fe Southern Railway, lowrider car and bike shows, kids’ activities, ribbon-cutting for the Rail Runner Express, and more, 7 a. m.- 5 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 9: 15 a. m.- 5 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Santa Fe Railyard, visit santafenm. gov for full schedule.
  • Arianna Huffington - Santa Fe Community College’s 25th Anniversary Lecture Series presents the author/ political commentator, 7 p. m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, Lensic Performing Arts Center.
  • High Mayhem Emerging Music and Arts Festival - Music, video arts, and performing arts, 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Warehouse 21.
  • Santa Fe Air Show - Aerobatics, vintage aircraft, food concessions, and more, 9:30 a.m.-3 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Santa Fe Municipal Airport.
  • High Road to Taos Art Tour - From Chimayó to Peñasco, artists open their studios and homes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday­Sunday, Sept. 20-21, and Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 27-28, visit highroadnewmexico.com for map and details.

Ongoing At The Galleries

• GALLERY/MUSEUM OPENINGS
  • Aaron Payne Fine Art - Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938): Selected Works on Paper, pen-and-ink drawings; Joseph Stella (1887-1946): Real and Surreal, paintings; through Oct. 14.
  • Addison Rowe Fine Art - American Modernism: Landscapes, Cityscapes, and Still-Life Paintings,
     through Sept. 13.
  • Altitude Fine Art - New Realism, group show of paintings, through September.
  • Andrew Smith Gallery - Brimstone, photographs by Joan Myers, through Sept. 10; The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams photographs, through Sept. 15.
  • Blue Rain Gallery - New Works by Turid Pedersen, and Shelly Muzylowski Allen, paintings and glass sculpture, through September.
  • Chalk Farm Gallery - Paintings by Claudio Souza Pinto; masks by Judith Rauchfuss; through September.
  • Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art - Without Limits: Contemporary Indian Market Exhibition, group show, through Sept. 13.
  • Eight Modern - Ming Fay: Jungle Tango, mixed-media sculpture, through Sept. 21. 
  • Frank Howell Gallery - Bill Worrell Sculpture and Paintings; Frank Howell Retrospective, limited-edition giclées; through September.
  • Gebert Contemporary– Railyard - Urban Alchemy, photographs by Michael Eastman, through Sept. 8.
  • Georgia O’Keeffe Museum - O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, paintings and photographs, through Sept. 7.
  • Judy Youens Gallery - Group show of contemporary glasswork and mixed-media work, through Sept. 5.
  • LewAllen Contemporary - Audrey Flack: Abstract Expressionist to Photo- Realist, paintings from 1949 to 1977, through Oct. 12; Beverly McIver: Coming Home, paintings; through Sept. 28.
  • Linda Durham Contemporary Art - Tree Skeletons, paintings by Grant Hayunga, through Sept. 13.
  • Manitou Galleries - Group show of gallery artists, through Sept. 5; paintings by Grace Kim, through Sept.12.
  • New Concept Gallery - Abstraction, group show of paintings and sculpture, through Sept. 16.
  • Nüart Gallery - Punctum Temporis, paintings by Juan Kelly, through Sept. 7.
  • Owings-Dewey Fine Art - Spaces and Spirits, paintings by Frank Croft, through Sept. 13.
  • Patina Gallery - Erosion, Corrosion Clay, sculpture by Polly Whitcomb, through Sept. 28; Adornment for the 21st Century, hand-crafted jewelry by Enric Majoral, through Sept. 14.
  • Verve Gallery of Photography - Ocean, White & Vessels, photographs by Bohnchang Koo; Alice and Everything After, photographs by Maggie Taylor; through Sept. 13. 
  • Waxlander Gallery - Living Lands, paintings by Matthew Higginbotham, through Sept. 8.
  • William Siegal Gallery - Ancient Textiles and Objects of the New World, Mesoamerican and South American artifacts; paintings by Jacqueline Gourevitch; through Sept. 18.
  • Zane Bennett Contemporary Art - New Ephemera, paintings and prints by Susan Davidoff, through Oct. 4; paintings by Günther Förg, through Sept. 6; sculpture by Dunham Aurelius, through Dec. 15.
• MUSEUMS & ART SPACES
  • Archdiocese Museum of Santa Fe - Art and artifacts from 400 years of Catholic history in Santa Fe.
      Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
  • Center for Contemporary Arts ◆ Love Armor Project, installation by Shirley Klinghoffer, reception 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, through Oct. 5.
  • Georgia O’Keeffe Museum - Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, through Sept. 7.
  • Institute of American Indian Arts Museum ◆ The Art of Broken Records, mixed-media work by Hoka Skenadore and Micah Wesley, reception 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5; painting demonstration; 6-9 p.m.; through Oct. 12 ◆ Seeds of Inspiration: AlumniWork From the Permanent Collection, through Feb. 1, 2009 ◆ Fritz Scholder [1937- 2005]: An Intimate Look, paintings, prints, and sculpture, through Feb. 15, 2009, Lloyd Kiva New Gallery.
  • Museum of Indian Arts & Culture ◆ Southwestern Pueblo pottery and work by contemporary artists and their families, permanent ◆ Here, Now, and Always, collaborative exhibit of artifacts, stories, and songs depicting Southwestern Native American traditions, permanent ◆ Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style, jewelry from the museum’s collections, through Feb. 21, 2010.
  • Museum of International Folk Art - Textile demonstration by the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 ◆ Trasteros and Trunks From the Permanent Collection, Changing Gallery, Hispanic Heritage Wing, through fall 2008 ◆ A Chair for All Reasons, chairs, benches, and stools from around the world, through Jan. 4, 2009 ◆ Familia y Fé, religious art and artifacts, permanent ◆ Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, objects from the Alexander Girard collection, permanent ◆ Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools, through Jan. 4, 2009 ◆ Lloyd’s Treasure Chest, exhibit depicts behind-the-scenes museum activities and aspects of preservation and conservation.
  • Museum of Spanish Colonial Art - 3 New Mexican Innovators: Celso Gallegos, Horacio Valdez, and Luis Tapia, through Oct. 26 ◆ The Art of Spanish Market, traditional art exhibit of market artists ages 6-17, ongoing.
  • New Mexico Museum of Art ◆ Tuff Stuff, group show, through Sept. 7 ◆ Flux: Reflections on Contemporary Glass, group show, through Sept. 21. ◆ Gustave Baumann: A Santa Fe Legend, paintings, woodcuts, marionettes, and furniture from the museum’s permanent collection ◆ The Art of New Mexico: How the West Is One, work by Gustave Baumann, Marsden Hartley, and others, through April 10, 2010.
  • Palace of the Governors - Treasures of Devotion/Tesoros de Devoción, devotional art from 1700s- 1900s from the Larry Frank collection, retablos, bultos, and crucifijos, long-term exhibit ◆ Old Spanish Trail: Conduit of Change, illustrated wall panels and artifacts depicting the Old Spanish Trail trade route, through Oct. 26 ◆ Segesser Hide paintings, permanent ◆ The Palace Press, exhibit of 19th- and 20th-century printing equipment and techniques, permanent.
  • SITE Santa Fe - Lucky Number Seven, the Seventh International Biennial, curated by Lance M. Fung, through Jan. 4, 2009.
  • Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian ◆ Playing Cards of the Apaches ◆ Navajo Pictorial Textiles; exhibits through Nov. 2 ◆ From the Railroad to Route 66: The Native American Curio Trade of New Mexico, through April 19, 2009.