Month: January 2019

Cold Winter’s Breath

January 25, 2019 · Leave a comment ·

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Cool Picks for the Week

Want to be a Garden Docent? Attend the volunteer meeting and discover what becoming a garden docent entails, how we work with children and youth in the community, how you can help in the garden shop and much more. Snacks and refreshments and talk with current volunteers about how you can become part of their volunteer community. Stewart Udall Center 725 Camino Lejo Sat, Jan 26 from 1-3 pm.
Santa Fe-based African Artist Issa Nyaphaga will paint his body to perform Urban Way at exhibit of his work. Reception Sat. Jan. 26 from 4:30-7:30, Free; Urban Way Performance: 5:20 pm, suggested donation $20/$10 students to benefit West African radio station. Art On Barcelona Gallery at Unitarian-Universalist Santa Fe, 107 W. Barcelona.
The Life Link hosts its first-ever fundraising gala and silent auction. Since its inception, The Life Link has been helping hungry, homeless and displaced people and families achieve self-sufficiency through emergency assistance, housing, employment services and other supportive programs, including advanced addiction and mental health treatment services. This gala will celebrate Carol Luna-Anderson, founder and executive director of The Life Link for 32 years, and all proceeds go the The Life Link’s programs and services; plus, a portion of the money raised will go back into the member art program as it works to formalize a recovery-based, self-sustaining artists guild. The Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 N St. Francis Drive, $150, Sat. Jan. 26 at 5pm.
Fearless Female Voices presented by Blue Raven Theatre featuring 11 short new plays by Santa Fe’s female playwrights – in honor of International Women’s Voices Day. Each playwright will present a 15 minute play, either a short drama or excerpt from a longer piece. Professional actors will bring their plays to life in these staged readings. Sun. Jan, 27 at 1:00 pm, suggested donation – $10, under 21 – free. Please contact Talia Pura for details: 505.428.8508, or talia@taliapura.com.Warehouse 21 at 1614 Paseo de Peralta
Re-Create Your Life & Livelihood with Mindfulness presentation by The Transition Network. Author, coach, and meditation teacher Maia Duerr will share the 6 Keys to Liberation-based Livelihood and how they can transform your life. Mon. Jan. 28 from 5:45-7:30 pm at Montezuma Lodge, 431 Paseo de Peralta. Women 50 and forward welcome. Refreshments served. For more information e-mail santafechapter@thetransitionnetwork.com. $5.00 suggested donation.
Santa Fe Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is accepting grant applications.You could win a $1,000 grant to turn your awesome community project into an awesome reality! Open to Individuals or groups. Deadline February 1. Apply here: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe Questions? Email santafe@awesomefoundation.org.
Next Meeting for 100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe is Wed. Feb. 6 at Scottish Rite Temple. You can come as a guest or members, you can bring a guest. For more info click here.
Thanks to all who attended Santa Fe Women to Women Luncheon with guest speaker, Dr. Susan Oupadia, Retired Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist on a Journey of Life talking about From Pathology to Peace Corps – A Journey Into and Out of Retirement. Mark Your Calendars for our Next Luncheon, Wed. Feb. 27 at noon at Cowgirl with guest speaker Abby Bordner, a speaker and consultant regarding the brain science of early childhood talking about Why Early Childhood Education Matters to Everyone. RSVP early! $25 at the door.
Living Juicy! a monthly 30 minute radio show broadcasts the last Thursday of each month on KSFR 101.1 FM in Santa Fe. Living Juicy! also has a website livingjuicy.org with over 280 podcasts available & is free to download. Rhea Goodman, the host, talks with creative people whose innovative journeys entertain, inform, and enlighten. Living Juicy! acts as a catalyst for transformative change.

Gun Violence is Not Cool

New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence is working on three bills for the 2019 legislative session. Please call and email all committee members. Our elected officials need to know that the time is NOW to pass gun violence prevention bills.

HB87 would prohibit domestic violence offenders under protective orders from possessing firearms .
HB130 is a child access prevention bill. This is a youth driven bill by teenagers in our group. It would hold gun owners liable if their firearm gets in the hands of a minor and that minor hurts him or herself or someone else.
HB129 This bill would tighten our criminal code so that only security guards can carry firearms at school and not teachers.

Here are the contact numbers for the committee:

Representative Liz Thompson (D):

Phone: (505) 239-1781
Email: liz.thomson@nmlegis.gov

Representative Andrea Romero (D)

Office Phone: (505) 490-6155
Email: andrea@andrearomero.com

Representative Candy Spence Ezzell (R)

Home Phone: (575) 625-0550
Email: csecows@aol.com

Representative Angelica Rubio (D)

Office Phone: (575) 616-1090
Home Phone:
Email: angelica.rubio@nmlegis.gov

Representative Gregg Schmedes (R)

Home Phone: (505) 506-6725
Email: gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov

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Another Snowy Friday

January 18, 2019 · Leave a comment ·

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Cool Picks for the Week

100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe Deadline for Nomination Forms is Wed. Jan. 23rd – If you are planning to send in a new nomination form please email it to Katie Rountree. If you have already sent in your nomination form, please let her know that you will be attending so she can have the form at the meeting. Remember to drop your name in the hat when you arrive. Our next meeting is Wed. Feb. 6 at 6pm at Scottish Rite Temple. For more info click here.
SOLD OUT! Santa Fe Women to Women Luncheon with guest speaker, Dr. Susan Oupadia, Retired Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist on a Journey of Life talking about From Pathology to Peace Corps – A Journey Into and Out of Retirement on Wed. Jan. 23 at noon. Mark Your Calendars for our Next Luncheon, Wed. Feb. 27 at noon at Cowgirl with guest speaker Abby Bordner, a speaker and consultant regarding the brain science of early childhood & RSVP early! $25 at the door.
Santa Fe Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is accepting grant applications.You could win a $1,000 grant to turn your awesome community project into an awesome reality! Open to Individuals or groups. Deadline February 1. Apply here: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe Questions? Email santafe@awesomefoundation.org.
The Zia Singers Community Chorus will perform “Requiem & Rebirth: A Journey of the Soul” concerts on Sat. & Sun. Jan. 19 & 20 at 3 PM. Concerts will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Avenue in Santa Fe. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Students with IDs and children under 12 are $10. For more information and to purchase tickets, please go to: www.theZiaSingers.com.
Española Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Presentation about “Courageous Motorists: African American Pioneers on Route 66” by Santa Fe historian Frank Norris, complete with refreshments and children’s activities. For more information, contact Edith Brown at 753-2562 or edithbrown11@cybermesa.com. McCurdy Ministries Community Center, 362 South McCurdy Road, Mon, Jan 21 from 10am – 12pm.
You’re Invited to Your ACTIONS MATTER, sponsored by Silver Bullet Productions, a non profit educational film company. Listen to experts on protecting Public and Sacred Lands in New Mexico: Speakers include Senator Mark Udall, activist Winona LaDuke, Secretary of Interior under Obama Sally Jewell. Moderated by Valerie Plame. Limited seating. Purchase tickets through Silver Bullet Productions www.silverbulletproduction.com or 505-820-0552. La Fonda Hotel Sat. Jan. 26, Reception at 6PM; Panel discussion at 7PM.
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico’s (CFFNM) Sweetheart Auction returns for its 14th year—promising excitement, fascinating Live and Silent auction items, and a night dedicated to helping save lives. CFFNM is a local, independent nonprofit that helps cancer patients in northern New Mexico access treatment in Santa Fe. The Sweetheart Auction is an action-packed night where bidders vie for nearly 400 items—ranging from art to experiences to fine wines to jewelry. Admission is $100 per person and includes a dinner/dessert buffet and an open wine and beer bar. Feb. 9, 5 p.m. Please visit www.cffnm.org or call 505-955-7931, ext. 1.

It’s Cool to March

Santa Fe Women’s March – Sat. Jan 19 at 11 am, then march to the Plaza at noon for speakers and performers until 2 pm. Begins at State Capitol Building 490 Old Santa Fe Trail.

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Happy, Healthy Friday

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 · Leave a comment ·

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Cool Picks for the Week

Artist in Residence this weekend at The Four Seasons Rancho Encantado. Meet Santa Fe artist Sean Mary Helen Johnson. She’ll be doing demonstrations Fri. Jan. 11, Sat. Jan. 12 & Sun. Jan. 13 and showing her more recent work. Call (505) 946-5700 for more information.
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Family Program – Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary focuses its efforts on educating the general public about the wild wolf, wolves and wolf-dogs in captivity. Wolf ambassadors wolf demonstrate such points as wolf physical characteristics, behavior, wild wolf diet, hunting strategies, family life, physical adaptations and pack structure, the difference between wolves and dogs, wild and domestic animals, and some of the myths about wolves portrayed by the media, where these ideas originated, and why they are false. Santa Fe Public Library LaFarge Branch, 1730 Llano St. Sat. Jan 12th at 1:30 pm
The Rare Splendors of Namibia – John Pitts discusses the two-week trip he organized and led to Namibia in the spring of 2018. This, his third trip to Namibia, also featured co-leader and Santa Fe resident geologist Kirt Kempter, who reveals the dramatic geologic history of Namibia, including world-class rock art sites. The group also visited two surviving tribes native to Namibia, the San (Bushman) and the Himba, and viewed a wide variety of wildlife. Travel Bug Coffee Shop 839 Paseo de Peralt, Sat, Jan 12th at 5pm
Continuing Education Open House – Learn about the wide variety of classes for life-long learners. Meet instructors and sample culinary delights prepared by SFCC instructors and much more during an open house in room 131. For more info, visit sfcc.edu/offices/continuing-education or call 428-1676. Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Ave., Tue, Jan 15th 10am – 2pm
National Popular Vote at the Roundhouse – The National Popular Vote table inside the Roundhouse provides supporters a physical space in which to meet, compare information, strategize, get ready to attend all of New Mexico’s National Popular Vote-related hearings, deliver petitions and hold lobby days. It’s on the main floor near the Roundhouse’s west entrance (closest to the Capitol Parking Facility). For more info, visit nationalpopularvotenm.org. New Mexico State Capitol Roundhouse, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Free, Wed, Jan 16 from 10am – 3pm
Upcoming: Santa Fe Women to Women Luncheon – RSVP with guest speaker, Dr. Susan Oupadia, Retired Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist on a Journey of Life talking about From Pathology to Peace Corps – A Journey Into and Out of Retirement. $25 Space Limited. Cowgirl, Wed. Jan. 23 at noon.
Upcoming: Blue Raven Theatre and Warehouse 21 present a new play festival Fearless Female Voices featuring 11 short new plays by Santa Fe’s female playwrights – in honor of International Women’s Voices Day. Each playwright will present a 15 minute play, either a short drama or excerpt from a longer piece. Professional actors will bring their plays to life in these staged readings. Sun. Jan, 27 at 1:00 pm, suggested donation – $10, under 21 – free. Please contact Talia Pura for details: 505.428.8508, or talia@taliapura.com
Going on all Month – January Sale @ natasha SANTA FE – 20% OFF All Natasha Nargis clothing, scarves,wraps, shibori, handwoven wearables – 10% OFF other items natasha SANTA FE/403 S Guadalupe – 505 913-9236

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New Year, New Beginnings & Endings

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 · Leave a comment ·

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It’s January – time to get organized!

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Cool Picks for the Week

IAIA Winter Readers Gathering: Tommy Orange and Luci Tapahonso -The annual series returns, this year featuring Tommy Orange, a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts, His first novel, There There, received national acclaim from the New York Times, NPR and more. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, was born and raised in Oakland, California, and currently lives in Angels Camp, California. Luci Tapahonso is an award-winning poet and emerita professor of English and literature at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of three children’s books and six books of poetry including A Radiant Curve, which was awarded the Arizona Book Award for Poetry in 2009. Go to the auditorium in the Library and Technology Center at American Indian Arts, 83 Avan Nu Po Road , Sat, Jan 5 at 6pm
Jouneysantafe: Mayor Alan Webber – The mayor reviews his first 10 months in office and looks ahead to the coming year. Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St.
Introduction to Zen – Everyone is welcome, newcomers and experienced practitioners alike, to explore the basics and finer points of Zen meditation, including good posture and finding a comfortable position. There’s also a chance to go over questions and instruction. Free. Donations welcome. Mountain Cloud Zen Center 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, Wed, Jan 9 at 5pm.
Santa Fe Women to Women Luncheon – Mark your calendars for Wed. Jan. 23 at noon with guest speaker, Dr. Susan Oupadia, Retired Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist on a Journey of Life talking about From Pathology to Peace Corps – A Journey Into and Out of Retirement. $25 Space Limited. RSVP here
Cupcake Clothing is closing its doors. Everything is on sale from now till the inventory is gone or January 31, which ever comes first. 322 Montezuma Ave.
Artist in Residence this weekend at The Four Seasons Rancho Encantado. Meet Santa Fe watercolor painter, Roberta Parry. She’ll be doing demonstrations Fri. Jan. 4 from 4-7pm, Sat. Jan. 5 friom 9-11 an & Sun. Jan. 6 from 10am-1pm.