The weather has been unseasonably warm and town has been busier than it usually is this time of year and there’s still so much going on that we have to make choices.
Green chile sliders and tamales at FUZE’s kick-off at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, photo Steve Collins
This past weekend we were invited to attend the first FUZE – SW Food + Folklore Festival at the Museum of International Folk Art. The 2½ day event was packed with people who know about New Mexican food and food traditions. Presenters included chefs, authors, journalists, culinary historians and more. Put it on your schedule for next year. And of course, there was lots of New Mexican influenced food to eat. It’s a keeper. The museum’s Steve Cantrell says, “wait until you see what I’ve “cooked” up for next year!” My appetite is whetted.
We’re heading to the Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival this weekend. Click here to learn more about it.
Santa Fe music
Santa Fe Performance Exchange and SW Roots Music present blues singer Rory Block at the Music Room at Garrett’s Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, on Saturday, November 16th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $28 in advance online and $30 at the door.
The Santa Fe Symphony’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah will be on Sunday, November 24th at 4pm at The Lensic Performing Arts Center. The orchestra and chorus orchestra will be under the direction of Guest Conductor Tom Hall. Soloists are Sydney Mancasola (Soprano), Lucia Cervoni (Mezzo-Soprano), Gregory Warren (Tenor), Joseph Beutel (Bass-Baritone). Tickets, $20 to $70, are available both through the Santa Fe Symphony at (505) 983-1414, at the Lensic box office or online at Tickets Santa Fe (see the link at the bottom of this section).
The New Mexico Bach Chorale, photo/courtesy New Mexico Performing Arts Society
The New Mexico Performing Arts Society will hold its Third Annual Winter Solstice Concert at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on Sunday, December 1st at 4pm. It will feature the music of Bach, Handel, Monteverdi, Palestrina, as well as traditional Christmas carols in five languages. For more information or to reserve your tickets, call (505) 474-4513 or email beakspeak@alla-breve.us.
The Santa Fe Concert Association will present Leahy Family: a Celtic Holiday Concert, at The Lensic Performing Arts Center on Monday, December 2nd at 7:30pm. The Leahys are a group of eight brothers and sisters, born and raised in Canada. Tickets, from $20 to $55, are available through the SFCA office (505 984 8759), at the Lensic box office or online at Tickets Santa Fe (see link below).Discounts for students, teachers, and groups are available directly from the SFCA.
Tickets Santa Fe is at http://www.ticketssantafe.org.
“Hope Clouds”, David Rudolph, photo/courtesy Abbate Fine Art
Santa Fe art
Abbate Fine Art (713 Canyon Road) has a new show opening. Visual Reports from the Digital Universe, a solo show featuring David Rudolph. The artist’s work explores “the imaginary within abstract spaces of the digital age.” The gallery will hold an artist reception on Friday, November 29th from 5 to 8pm. The show runs through December 15th.
“God’s Neighbors”, photo/courtesy Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival
Santa Fe misc
The Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival will present The City Different’s first Israeli film festival this month. The eight-day festival kicks off on Saturday, November 16th at 7pm at The Screen (other films will be shown at the CCA; check the schedule for the venue). That evening’s offering is the Cannes Award-winning film, God’s Neighbors. There will be a Skype interview with director Meni Yaesh following the screening. The full schedule is on the Festival’s website where you can also purchase tickets.
Drepung Loseling monks creating a sand mandala, photo/Steve Collins
The monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will be at the Seret & Sons Gallery at 121 Sandoval Street working on a sand mandala this month. The mandala is dedicated to fostering environmental healing. The monks will be at the gallery Wednesdays through Sundays from 10am to 5pm starting on Saturday, November 16th through Sunday, December 8th. The opening ceremony, at 2pm on Saturday, is free to the public. The mandala, called an “Amitayus” is made from millions of grains of colored sand placed on a flat surface. At the end of each day, the public is invited to meditate with the monks. There is a suggested donation of $10 per person. The closing ceremony (also a $10 suggested donation) will be on Sunday, December 8th at 2pm.
“White Horse,” also called “Dolly,” by Eugenie Glaman, photo/courtesy Taos Art Museum at Fechin House
Northern NM art events
A new exhibition dedicated to the works of American artist Eugenie Fish Glaman (1872 – 1956) opened at the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House (227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, just North of Kit Carson Park) today and runs through March 2, 2014. Glaman is known for her etchings and paintings of animals. Admi ssion: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students, free for members. Admission is free admission for Taos County residents on Sundays. For more information call 5757-758-2690, ext 101 or check the museum’s website.
Sadly, this year the Spanish Colonial Arts Society has moved Traditional Winter Spanish Market from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. The event will take place from Friday, November 29th from 2 to 9pm and on Saturday, November 30th from 9am to 5pm at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town. The juried show features artists working in traditional Spanish Colonial Arts as they were done New Mexico in the 17th and 18th centuries. Tickets, $6 per person or $10 per couple, are available at the door. As always, children 12 and under are free.
Drepung Losling Monks at Ojo Caliente, photo/courtesy Ojo Caliente
The Drepung Loseling Monastery monks (see above) will hold their annual blessing of the waters at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs on Monday, November 25th at 11:30am. The blessing is open to both day guests and overnight guests at the spa.
That’s it for now. See you next Tuesday.
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