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Lovin’ the Arts in Santa FE

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Cool Private Art Showing & Fundraiser for Site Santa Fe’s Young Curators Program
Sat. Feb. 24 from 3 – 5 pm at the home & studio of award-winning abstract artist, Carol Ann Miraben
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Ephemera 1 by Carol Ann Miraben, 36″ x 36″, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

 

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Dr. Jane Goodall: Tomorrow and Beyond

Tomorrow & Beyond with Dr. Goodall,  a UN Messenger of Peace, Dame of the British Empire, and the subject of countless articles and television programs around the world. She will also discuss the current threats facing the planet and her five reasons for hope in these complex times, encouraging everyone in the audience to do their part to make a positive difference each and every day.  Sun. Feb. 25 at 3pm at the Lensic

 

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  • 100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe  Send in your checks if you haven’t already so we can hit our goal of $10,000 to the first place winner! Make your check payable to SFPS Adelante and send that to Katie Rountree. Email her if you need the address
  • An Evening of One-Acts! A collection of students from NMSA present a powerful, intense pair of one act plays, A.M.L. by Jacquelyn Reingold and A Common Thread by Jayden Chavez. Feb. 23 -24, 7PM NMSA’S Large Rehearsal Hall $10 Adults $5 All Student/Seniors. A Common Thread was written and produced by NMSA student Jayden Chavez
  • 100 Kids Who Care in Santa Fe Meeting, Sat. Feb. 24 from 2-3 pm at Santa Fe Studios (formerly Warehouse 21) for grade 8-12. Bring $5 to $20 ($5 = 1 vote) and support local non-profits. Together kids can make a difference too!
  • The speaker of the House for New Mexico Brian Egolf aims to encourage compromise in the Legislature. He discusses what’s going on in New Mexico politics. Collected Works Bookstore, Sun. Mar. 4 at 11 am

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Mexican Hot Chocolate

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Santa Fe Artist in Residence Roberta Parry at the Four Seasons Rancho Encantado. Meet Roberta and see first-hand her creative process of transparent watercolor paintings. Roberta will be the featured artist at the Four Seasons in Santa Fe from 4-7 pm Jan. 5 & 6, Jan. 11-13 & Jan. 18-20

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Autumn Orange by Roberta Parry, 14″ x 20″, Transparent Watercolor on Paper

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  • The Zia Singers, under the Artistic Direction of Aaron Howe, present A Storm is Coming Through. A concert of choral music that explores the thrill and excitement that a storm brings, but also the dread that it instills, and the devastation that it causes. Come and experience the awesome power and the terrible beauty of the storm through the emotionally expressive voices of The Zia Singers. Jan, 12th at 7:00PM, Jan. 13th & 14th at 3:00PM at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.  For more information and ticket sales, click here.

  • RSVP for the next Santa Fe Women2Women Luncheon. Wed. Jan. 24. We’ll meet at Cowgirl restaurant at noon and our guest speaker this time will be Heloise Jones, local author & writing coach. Come with ideas, stories to share and leave with new friends and perhaps new clients. $25 at the door. If you would like to be a future guest speaker, please email Jody Feagan at jodyville@yahoo.com.

  • 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 Feb. 2.  Apply here:http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe Questions? Email santafe@awesomefoundation.org

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Happy New Year!!

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Photograph by Santa Fe artist Janet O’Neal
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New Year’s Eve Orchestra Concerts:

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 and Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 performed by Grammy-winning classical violinist Augustin Hadelich. Presented by Performance Santa Fe at the Lensic Sun. Dec. 31, 1PM & 5PM. Ticket info here.

 

 

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  • Nia Glow-in-the-Dark Free Dance – Soul-stirring music and eclectic sonic landscapes help unleash movement creativity and promote healing through self-expression. Fri. Dec. 29, 8:30 PM. All fitness and experience levels welcome—and body paint available upon request. Sneha Blue Yoga & Energy Boutique, 112 W. San Francisco St. Suite 10

  • Santa Fe Women2Women Luncheon returns! Mark your calendars for Wed. Jan. 24. We’ll meet at Cowgirl restaurant at noon and our guest speaker this time will be Heloise Jones, local author & writing coach. Come with ideas, stories to share and leave with new friends and perhaps new clients. If you would like to be a future guest speaker, please email Jody Feagan at jodyville@yahoo.com.

  • 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 Feb. 2.  Apply here: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe Questions? Email santafe@awesomefoundation.org
  • Giving away a flat screen TV – A friend won a new, giant flat screen TV over Christmas and would like to pass along his older, but in good working order, flat screen TV to someone less fortunate. If you have someone in mind, send me an email and I’ll connect you.

Happy New Year!

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Happy First Day of Fall

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Sunrise in Santa Fe

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Cool Pick of the Week:

shamrockIrish American Writers and Artists Salon

Irish and Irish-American poetry, music and literature, for those who are in the know, are gloriously dark, abundantly rich genres apt for mining. The Irish American Writers and Artists, a New York-based nonprofit founded by Malachy McCourt, hosts its first salon in Santa Fe with writers Lawrence Welsh, Anne Valley-Fox, Argos MacCallum, and tons more. Sat, Sep. 23 at 6:00pm, Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie Santa Fe, NM  ph. 424-1601. Free admission with donations gratefully accepted.

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  • Guns-to-GardensNew Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence (NMPGV) is inviting you to a free event that celebrates life over death, love over hate, and art over guns. Come and join NMPGV and watch a gun forged into a gardening tool right before your very eyes by RAWTools. Get inspired while award-winning poet Jimmy Santiago Baca reads his radical and fiery poetry. Then get your groove on to the awesome music of Eileen and the In-betweens. See art made from guns through our Guns to Gardens program by our very own internationally renowned sculptor Jeremy Thomas and by SFCC art and welding students. Coats made out of gun parts by Sarah Nolan of Singular Couture will be on display. Special guest speakers include: Santa Fe Mayor Gonzales, Valerie Plame, Warren Montoya from Rezonate Art and Jill Benjamin.  Oct. 7th 5:30 -7 P.M. at CCA Email Miranda Viscoli for info 
  • Karen K. Milstein, PhD, LISW will be leading the workshop “The Interface of Art and Mental Health. What We Contain, What Contains Us – How We Can Grow Ourselves”, Sept. 26, 6:30-9pm, 125 Lincoln Ave. Pre-registration required. Contact Karen 
  • Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Santa Fe is on Sat. Oct. 7 raises money for breast cancer research and patient support services. Here’s their website: www.makingstrideswalk.org/SantaFeNM Questions? email Jessica Duncan
  • The True Story of Fake News: A look into the long and sordid history of fake news, who makes it, who profits from it, and what we can do about it. A fundraiser for the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, October 7th, 6-7pm for VIP $100 tickets, or at 7:30-9pm $12-$35, at the Lensic.
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for sponsors and auction donors for their upcoming Golden Ticket Gala coming up on Oct. 7th. Contact Stacy Fischer for more info
  • New Mexico PBS, KNME, Ch-5 will broadcast the oral history documentary by SF Women2Women member, Shebana Coelho titled Nasario Remembers the Río Puerco, about the acclaimed New Mexico Folklorist, on Oct. 12 at 7pm within Hispanic Heritage month. The film will also have two free preview screenings: Oct. 4 at 7 pm at the South Broadway Cultural Center in Albuquerque and Oct. 5 at 6 pm at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe.
  • Looking for Volunteers and Sponsors for the Fall 2017 Santa Fe Expanding Your Horizons Conference that will take place on Saturday October 21, 2017 at Santa Fe Community College. They are expecting 200 girls from Santa Fe and Northern NM, their biggest one yet! Expanding Your Horizons Conference is a dynamic conference to encourage girls in 5th-8th grade to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by providing women STEM role models and hands-on workshops. Contact Lina Germann if interested.

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Loving September in Santa Fe

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Cool Pick of the Week:

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Grammy-winner Bonnie Raitt performs at the Santa Fe Opera House, 7:30pm Sat. Sept. 16. It’s sold out, but maybe you can get a scalped seat.

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  • Chaos to Complexity Sat. Sept 16, 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Free IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) explore the creative process in art and science through a discussion between SFI President and Professor of Complex Systems William H. Miller David Krakauer and artist Melissa Cody (Navajo)—the event is moderated by SFI Professor Mirta Galesic.
  • RSVP for SFWomen2Women Luncheon Guest Speaker, Artist, Robbi Firestone, “Finding your purpose through Creativity” Wed. Sept. 20, Cowgirl Restaurant, noon, $25 at the door, space limited.
  • FREE YOUR VOICE: Write in Nature, CONNECT to your Inner Voice, NURTURE your spirit, and FLOW with joy and play in creative expression. 10 to 1 : Friday, Sept. 22
    No experience necessary. $59, includes snacks.Limited to 10. Contact Heloise Jones for more info at writeworks@heloisejones.com
  • Karen K. Milstein, PhD, LISW will be leading the workshop “The Interface of Art and Mental Health. What We Contain, What Contains Us – How We Can Grow Ourselves”, Tuesday, September 26, 6:30pm  –  9:00pm, 125 Lincoln Ave. Pre-registration required. Contact Karen at 670-2906, MidbarNM@gmail.com
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  • The True Story of Fake News: A look into the long and sordid history of fake news, who makes it, who profits from it, and what we can do about it. A fundraiser for the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, October 7th, 6-7pm for VIP $100 tickets, or at 7:30-9pm $12-$35, at the Lensic.
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for sponsors and auction donors for their upcoming Golden Ticket Gala coming up on Oct. 7th. Contact Stacy Fischer for more info
  • Looking for Volunteers and Sponsors for the Fall 2017 Santa Fe Expanding Your Horizons Conference that will take place on Saturday October 21, 2017 at Santa Fe Community College. They are expecting 200 girls from Santa Fe and Northern NM, their biggest one yet! Expanding Your Horizons conference is a dynamic conference to encourage girls in 5th-8th grade to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by providing women STEM role models and hands-on workshops. More info click here  Contact Lina Germann atLina.Germann@STEMSantaFe.org  if interested.
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Happy Labor Day Weekend

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A Coopers Hawk & Babies in the Nest

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Baby Coopers Hawks
Photos courtesy of Yoshiko Brady

Cool Pick of the Week:

horse-2EQUUS Film Festival 

Three days of equine-centric films to benefit The Horse Shelter – starts 9/1 w/ 2pm showing. $10 for one event or $75 for whole weekend.

Jean Cocteau Cinema

 

Cool Posts You’ve Shared:

  • A checkbook from Alberta E. Sedgley was found at our last meeting. There is no phone # on the checks so please email russtree@aol.com so we can get your checkbook back to you.
  • Bark in the Park – Street Homeless Animal Project is having a big event coming up on September 17th and they’re looking for volunteers. Call 505-501-4933 or email irenewebbdevelopment@gmail.com
  • RSVP for SFWomen2Women Luncheon Guest Speaker, Artist, Robbi Firestone, “Finding your purpose through Creativity” Wed. Sept. 20, Cowgirl Restaurant, noon, $25 at the door, space limited.
  • Writing & Art Nature Immersion Workshop Friday, Sept. 11: 10 – 1, $79 incl. all materials & snacks. Contact: Heloise Jones (Author of #1 Bestselling The Writer’s Block Myth, Coach & Mentor)  (904) 778-6623, writeworks@heloisejones.com Lindy Teresi (Artist & Design Specialist & Consultant)  (505) 660-3435

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Spreading Happy

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Fruit

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The Perfect Fruit Tart – Recipe Here

Cool Pick of the Week

Hamlet at the Santa Fe Botanical Gardens

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Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy Shakespeare outdoors as young aspiring actors, known as the Upstart Crows, perform this classic tragedy. Aug. 4 & 5 at 5pm

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  • We had an amazing meeting for 100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe on Aug. 2. If you weren’t able, please mail your checks to Katie Rountree, payable to the Santa Fe Animal Shelter. If you need Katie’s mailing address, let us know. Thanks!!!
  • DEADLINE TODAY! The Santa Fe Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is accepting applications for a $1,000 micro-grant that will be awarded to invest in a local project that aims to make Santa Fe a better place to live, work, and play. The grant is open to individuals and groups with no prerequisites. Applications are due by August 4, 2017, with the grant to be awarded in September. Apply online at http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe or email santafe@awesomefoundation.org for more information.
  • Alzheimer’s Walk for a Cure – Aug. 26 at 10am on the Plaza. They are still looking for walk sponsors, teams & volunteers. For more information reach out to David Davis, the Santa Fe Director – dldavis@alz.org
  • SHAKE IT UP Golf Tournament and Social with Silent Auction, Fri., Aug. 11.  Rock Steady Boxing Santa Fe is sponsoring the event to benefit the NM Parkinson’s Coalition, the only non-profit in New Mexico that serves the needs of people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families through support, resources, education and advocacy. Quail Run at 1 pm, $100 for tournament includes social & silent auction. To sign up contact the Pro Show 505-986-2255 

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to Mae Martinez & Diane Furst, who helped with guest and member registration at the 100 Women Who Care Meeting. We could not have done it without you!!

FYI, Mae works for the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce and wanted me to let you know that if you own a business or work for a business and might be interested in joining the chamber to send her an email at frontdesk@santafechamber.com.

Cool Reads & Book Give-Away

Summer Reading List – click here and let me know if you have read something lately that you’ve loved. Also, congratulations Heloise Jones, winner of our free Book Give-Away! Heloise, you’ll be receiving your copy of  Wild Lives: Leading Conservationists on the Animals and the Planet They Love by Janie Chodosh & Lori Robinson.

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Lovin’ Summer

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Cool Fruit Shakes (recipe here)

Cool Pick of the Week

Something Fierce – Eight women join together to showcase artistic works that exemplify the spirit of ferocity. Opening Sat. July 22, 5-7pm, Lannan Foundation, 313 Read St., Free

Cool Posts to Share

  • 100 Women Who Care Meeting on Wed. Aug. 2 from 6-7 pm at Hotel Santa Fe/Kiva AB Ballroom
  • The Santa Fe Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is accepting applications for a $1,000 micro-grant that will be awarded to invest in a local project that aims to make Santa Fe a better place to live, work, and play. The grant is open to individuals and groups with no prerequisites. Applications are due by August 4, 2017, with the grant to be awarded in September. Apply online at http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe or email santafe@awesomefoundation.org for more information.
  • Alzheimer’s Walk for a Cure – Aug. 26 at 10am on the Plaza. They are still looking for walk sponsors, teams & volunteers. For more information reach out to David Davis, the Santa Fe Director – dldavis@alz.org
  • SHAKE IT UP Golf Tournament and Social with Silent Auction, Fri., Aug. 11.  Rock Steady Boxing Santa Fe is sponsoring the event to benefit the NM Parkinson’s Coalition, the only non-profit in New Mexico that serves the needs of people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families through support, resources, education and advocacy. Mark you calendars! More details to come.
  • Free Mini-Workshop: Get Past Stuck with the Evidence Journal
    taken from the principles in the #1 bestselling book, “The Writer’s Block Myth”
    with Heloise Jonessna 6:30 pm, July 27, Santa Fe Library – Main Branch

Cool Reads & Book Give-Away

Summer Reading List and Book Give-Away: Click Here for your chance to win a free signed copy of the new bookWild Lives: Leading Conservationists on the Animals and the Planet They Love by Janie Chodosh & Lori Robinson

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Sweet Summer

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Cool Pick of the Week

InterPlanetary Project Event #1 Panel Discussion: science fiction authors, scientists,interplanetaryproject_lg explorers, and artists will meet for a conversation at the Lensic to discuss issues around the core question: What will it take to become an InterPlanetary civilization? Panelists include: planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan, artist Dario Robleto professor of astronomy Sandra Moore Faber and more. Tues., July 18, 2017, at 7:30 pm at the Lensic. Tickets $5

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  • RSVP for SFWomen2Women Luncheon: Wed. July 19 with guest speaker Lynn Dimet, Circulatory Specialist talking about “Healthy Circulation for a More Vibrant Life” P.S, Here are the dates for the rest of our luncheons this year: Aug. 23, Sept. 20 & Oct 25. Mark your calendars and plan to join us!
  • Gallery Opening “Who’s Drinking This Cup of Tea?” at Natasha Santa Fe, Fri. July 14, 403 S. Guadalupe from 5 – 7 pm
  • Tickets on Sale Now for the Platinum Music Awards being held at the Lensic July 21. The event benefits NM Music Commission’s Music in the Schools Program & the Solace Crisis Treatment Center. For tickets go to www.lensic.org/events
  • 100 Women Who Care Meeting on Wed. Aug. 2 from 6-7 pm at Hotel Santa Fe/Kiva AB Ballroom
  • The Santa Fe Chapter of the Awesome Foundation is accepting applications for a $1,000 micro-grant that will be awarded to invest in a local project that aims to make Santa Fe a better place to live, work, and play. The grant is open to individuals and groups with no prerequisites. Applications are due by August 4, 2017, with the grant to be awarded in September. Apply online at http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/santafe or email santafe@awesomefoundation.org for more information.

Cool Reads & Book Give-Away

Summer Reading List and Book Give-Away: Click Here for your chance to win a free signed copy of the new bookWild Lives: Leading Conservationists on the Animals and the Planet They Love by Janie Chodosh & Lori Robinson

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Run for the Roses Weekend

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Don’t forget your Kentucky Derby Day Hat!

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  • Book Signing/Presentation – Nancy Reyner will present a free talk & demonstration for her newly released book, Create Perfect Paintings at the Artisan Art Supply store in Santa Fe on Sat. May 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm.
  • RSVP for the next Women 2 Women Luncheon Wed. May 17, noon, at Cowgirl with Guest Speaker, Hillary Randolph, Owner of Wear Your GRACE. Her talk is titled Wear the Difference, BE the Difference. Come with ideas, stories to share and leave with new friends & connections!
  • At our May 2nd meeting of 100 Women Who Care we voted to support Resolve/Impact, a violence prevention program in New Mexico. If you were not able to attend, please send your check today to Katie Rountree. At the meeting we also heard presentations from STEM Santa Fe & NM Parkinson’s Coalition – all doing great work in Santa Fe!

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