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SUNDAY
ONSTAGE
SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: MENDELSSOHN OCTET The Festival’s 47th season begins with an early work by Beethoven; a masterpiece by Mendelssohn, the Octet for Strings; Schubert’s mini-cantata The Shepherd on the Rock, and the New Mexico premiere of “IF,” a monodrama co-commissioned by the Festival and written and conducted by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer John Harbison. 6 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $70-$95. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org. STOP KISS In this play by Diana Son, relationships are explored, formed, and ended. “Stop Kiss” is an exploration on the depths of human emotion and compassion. 2 p.m., New Mexico Actors Lab, at Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie. $25. 424-1601 or brownpapertickets.com. LA EMI EMIARTE FLAMENCO This thrilling and passionate season features La Emi with special guests Nevarez y Jose Encinias, acclaimed guitarist Kambiz Pakan, singer Manuel Tañe, and guest appearances by singer Vicente Griego. Performances are Wednesday through Sunday, 8 p.m., The Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 N. St. Francis Dr. $20-$50. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe. org.
GETTING OUT
INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MARKET COMMUNITY AND FAMILY DAY There is something for everyone at IFAM Community and Family Day. Don’t miss the Children’s Passport Project, one of IFAM’s most beloved programs. Children and their families “visit” various countries around Market, interact with the artists and receive country flag stickers for their very own IFAM Passport. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., on Museum Hill, 710 Camino Lejo. $15. folkartmarket.org. LOCAL FOLKAL ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR Have fun while supporting local artisans and their original works at this two-day event. Painting, jewelry, weaving, ceramics, photography, textiles, ethnographic and up-cycled objects. 10 a.m., Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail. Free. 983-9455. WINDOW RESTORATION WORKSHOP Participants will be guided through the process of assessing, removing, repairing and re-installing two sets of historic wooden window sashes with opportunities to try their hand at the various steps. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., San José Hall in Galisteo at La Sala de Galisteo Arts Center, 5637 NM-41, in Galisteo. Class size is limited. Wear close-toed shoes and clothing appropriate for getting messy. Please bring a lunch. $75 tools and supplies are provided. 983-2567 or lasaladegalisteo.org.
BOOKS/LECTURES
A CONVERSATION ABBAS ALI AKHIL The first Muslim member of the New Mexico House of Representatives joins fellow state Rep. Andrea Romero for a conversation. Akhil is an immigrant from India and an active member of the Islamic Center of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He will discuss his life, his work and more. 11 a.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St. Free. 988-4226 or www.journeysantafe.com. MY LIFE IN ART: LUCY LIPPARD Lucy R. Lippard is a writer, activist, sometime curator and author of 24 books on contemporary art and cultural criticism. A prolific award winner, she has cofounded various artists’ organizations and publications. She lives off the grid in rural Galisteo, where for 22 years she has edited the monthly community newsletter El Puente de Galisteo. She sits down in conversation with Carmella Padilla, a journalist, author,
and editor. 1 p.m., SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. $5-$10. 989-1199 or sitesantafe.org. AUTHOR EVENT: CHRISTINE MACKENZIE Come join Christine Mackenzie as she reads from and discusses her novel “Hoofbeat Heartbeat: Fifteen Hands Above the Ground.” She will be interviewed by Danette Sills and a question and answer period and book signing follows. 4 p.m., Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Ave. $5. 466-5528 or www.jeancocteaucinema. com. ALWAYS WEAR LIPSTICK Author Karen Winston is on hand to present her new book, which is partly a memoir of growing up at a specific time and place and partly a reflection on the closing of the circle. 6 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St. Free. 988-4226.
MONDAY
ONSTAGE SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL YOUTH CONCERT Youth Concerts bring chamber music to life for children and their families. Children are encouraged to ask questions and talk directly with the musicians about their instruments and the music they play. The Miami String Quartet performs. 10 a.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. Free. ww.santafechambermusic. com. SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: MENDELSSOHN OCTET See July 14 entry for details. 6 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $70-$95. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org. GETTING OUT WALKING TOURS OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SANTA FE Discover the history, culture and hidden courtyards of Santa Fe on a two-hour walking tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors guides. Daily tours depart at 10:15 a.m. from the museum’s main entrance, 113 Lincoln Ave. $15/Free for children 17 and younger. Purchase tickets starting at 10 a.m. at the Spiegelberg Shop, adjacent to the main entrance. 476-5200 or www. santafewalkingtour.org. BOOKS/LECTURES ARTIST TALK WITH DUANE MAKTIMA Join us for an artist talk with Duane Maktima who will talk about and demonstrate his work as an award winning jeweler. His jewelry will be available for sale. 2-3 p.m., Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill. By museum admission. 9824636 or wheelwright.org. PICTURING PUEBLO COMMUNITIES: IMAGES OF PEOPLE IN ROCK ART, POTTERY, AND MURALS Dr. Kelley HaysGilpin presents a lecture for Southwest Seminars. Please note the change in the location for this lecture. 6 p.m., Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail. $15. 466-2775 or southwestseminars.org.
TUESDAY
ONSTAGE SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: MIAMI STRING QUARTET The Miami String Quartet performs two engaging works: Haydn’s String Quartet in D Minor, known as the “Fifths” Quartet due to the descending intervals heard at the beginning of the piece, and Bruch’s String Quartet in C Minor, one of only two chamber music works he ever published. Noon., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $28-$33. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe. org. SANTA FE BANDSTAND: PARTIZANI BRASS BAND AND TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE Start the night with some Jazz, Balkan, Bollywood and funk to get you dancing and cap it off with the sounds of Zydeco music. 6-8:45 p.m., on the Plaza, 80 E. San Francisco St. Free. www. santafebandstand.org. GETTING OUT NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN HD: SMALL ISLAND Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation, which follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. 7 p.m., Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. $19-$22. 9881234 or ticketssantafe.org. BOOKS/LECTURES THE THEATRE LOVERS CLUB PRESENTS The Theater Grottesco Ensemble creates original plays combining classical and modern theatrical styles. Witness the ensemble creation process based on research inspired by the classical style of Greek Tragedy. 6 p.m., Blackbox Theatre, Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta. Free. RSVP www.theatresantafe. org/tlc. PURO AMOR In conjunction with the International Folk Art Market enjoy a bilingual reading and book signing celebrating Sandra Cisneros’ latest book, ”Puro Amor,” written and illustrated by the author. Sandra will be joined by local author, Carmella Padilla. 6 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St. Free. 988-4226. ST. JOHN’S AFTERNOON SUMMER LECTURE SERIES Steven Forde, visiting tutor, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, will present “Alexis de Toqueville on American Liberty: Ancient or Modern?” 6 p.m., 6 p.m., Ault Evers Room, in the Meem Library at St. John’s College. Free. 984-6000. ONSTAGE COSÍ FAN TUTTE Wacky farce, philosophical fable about love, romantic and desperate tragicomedy. Così fan tutte means “They all act like that” or, in other words, “All women deceive men”. This work is carried along by a score that never deceives or lies, perhaps the most radiant ever written by Mozart. 8:30 p.m., Santa Fe Opera, 301 Opera Drive. 7 miles north of Santa Fe off U.S. 84-285. $47$320. 986-5900 or santafeopera.org. SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE VOICE OF THE WHALE The first program on the Festival’s brand-new Music at Noon Wednesdays Series includes Schubert’s Sonatina No. 1, Debussy’s Violin Sonata (his last major work), and George Crumb’s Vox balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for Three Masked Players. Noon., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $28-$33. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org. SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: BEETHOVEN ARENSKY Beethoven’s concerto-like Piano Quartet, Op. 16, featuring Inon Barnatan, is the centerpiece of this rich program, which also includes Arensky’s lyrical Piano Trio in D Minor and Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen’s wind quintet 6 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. $38-$77. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe. org. SANTA FE BANDSTAND: LARA MANZANARES AND BILL HEARNE Bilingual singer, songwriter Lara Manzaranes brings her own Northern New Mexican take on rancheras and indie folk music. Local country music legend Bill Hearne caps off the night. 6 p.m. on the Santa Fe Plaza, 80 E. San Francisco St., free. 986-6054 or santafebandstand.org. MUSIC ON THE HILL: CHA WA From the funklaced beats and sousaphone blasts to the gritty warms of J’Wan Boudreaux’s voice, New Orleans brass band/Mardi Gras Indian outfit Cha Wa radiates a fiery energy. 6-8 p.m. on the lawn at St. John’s College, 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca. Free. 984-6118 or www.sjc.edu. LA EMI EMIARTE FLAMENCO See July 14 entry for details. 8 p.m., the Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 N. St. Francis Dr. $20-$50. 988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org. GETTING OUT LET’S TAKE A LOOK! This is your opportunity to bring a family heirloom, something special from your collection, or a piece you know nothing about. Ttems from the American Southwest (in keeping with the museum’s focus) are preferred, but experts will check out anything you bring in. Noon-2 p.m., Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill. Free. 476-1269. WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURE The workshop will begin with a tour of the O’Keeffe Museum, focused on the artwork of Ken Price. Participants will then go to the gallery/studio of Heidi Loewen, a two-minute walk from the museum, where you will be taught basic techniques and have the opportunity to express yourself through sculpture. All ages and experience levels welcomed. Meet at 9 a.m., Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St. $150/$125 for members. Class size limited. 946-1039 or www.okeeffemuseum. org.