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The Aspens are Turning!

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By Santa Fe Photographer, Helen K. Garber
Meet her & see her work at “Dining with the Artist” on Oct. 10th, plus enjoy a delicious thre-course meal.
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Cool Picks for the Week

  • Dean’s Lecture Series: Teachers and Students: Martin Heidegger Comes to America St. John’s College, Fri, Sep 21, 7:30pm
  • Sundance Film Festival 2018 Short Film Tour – Fri. Sept. 21 – Thurs. Sept. 27 at Jean Cocteau Cinema. Click here for showtimes
  • Santa Fe Rally for Recovery – Down at the spacious performance green, let’s help make Santa Fe a recovery-friendly community with music by DJ Oona, a recovery-themed art show, speakers, healing demonstrations, kid’s activities, free food by Peas ‘n’ Pod Catering, 50+ exhibitors and performances by Wise Fool acrobats and clowns. Railyard Park, Sat, Sep 22 from 12- 4 pm
  • Museum Hill Community Day – Sun, Sep 23 All Day Explore Museum Hill for FREE!
  • Labyrinth Walk – Join the Labyrinth Resource Group for a special labyrinth walk for the autumnal equinox with flute music. Museum of International Folk Art Sun, Sep 23 at 1pm
  • Help restore the historic murals along the river located below the Boys and Girls club on Alto Street. Local resident and artist Carlos Cervantes first painted the murals in 1994 and has been working on the current restoration since 2017. The park is a place of inspiration as well as home to Aztec dancers of Danza Tonantzin de Analco. Louis Montaño Park, Sun, Sep 23 from 12 – 6 pm Bring your favorite paintbrush! Drinks and snacks will be provided. Park near the Boys and Girls Club at 730 Alto St.
  • Full Moon Water Wheel Ceremony – Pray for moisture, bless the waters and offer up items for blessings and in hopes of heavy rains. Frenchy’s Field, Mon, Sept 24 at 5pm
  • A Salute to Whistleblowers – Nuclear Watch New Mexico hosts a fundraiser with Valerie Plame and Los Alamos whistleblowers Chuck Montano and Jim Doyle for an evening exploring brave acts that made a difference. Center for Contemporary Arts
    $25 suggested donation, Tues., Sep 25 at 7pm
  • Register Now for Paul Selig’s Beyond the Known: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Santa Fe Sat, Oct 13th: 10 am – 4 pm thru Sun, Oct 14th: 10 am – 4 pm, Inn and Spa at Loretto, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail – click here for more info
  • Here From Hollywood for One Night Only – Cock Tales: Shame on Me! Ticket includes Dinner & One Woman Show with Actress/Playwright, Debra Ehrhardt Thurs. Oct. 11. Click here for tickets. Seating Limited

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Santa Fe Aspen Vista
The Aspens are starting to turn! – Head up to the Santa Fe Ski Basin this weekend for chairlift rides, disc golf, bocce ball, live music, a beer garden and a sports shop sale. Little Leroy and His Pack of Lies play some live rock ‘n’ roll, and the chair lift is $12-$16, Sun, Sep 23 from 10am – 3pm

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Jody

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Glorious Last Days of Summer

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Dining with the Artist
Sean Mary Helen Johnson
Artist, Photographer & Writer
Wed. Sept 19th at 6pm
Amaya at the Hotel Santa Fe

To Reserve Your Spot, Call 505-955-7508 or email dine@hotelsantafe.com

Cool Picks for the Week

  • Handwriting Lives! During the golden age of penmanship (1860-1930), before the typewriter, becoming a master penman was the path to a successful career and high regard of friends and colleagues. Today there are only 11 individuals who bear the title of master penman, and one of them is Bill Kemp of Albuquerque. New Mexico History Museum, Fri, Sep 14 at 6pm
  • Santa Fe Watershed Association presents a Talk and Tour: Common Problems, Commons Solutions: Archaeological Insights into Sustainably Managing Water for the Long-Term by award-winning anthropological archaeologist Dr. Michael Aiuvalasit. The talk will be held this Fri., Sept. 14th at the Women’s Club in Santa Fe, and the tour will take place the next day on Sat., Sept. 15th.  Click here for prices and info.
  • New Mexico Railroad History Celebration – Family weekend event in the Railyard Sept. 15-16. Click here for details. Train Film Fest includes:  3:10 to Yuma and the original Murder on the Orient Express at Violet Crown Cinema, $9 – $12, Sat/Sun, Sep 15/16 at 2 & 6pm. Railroad Art, Photography, and Model Railroad Exhibition from September 8-30.
  • Santa Fe Renaissance Faire – Sat/Sun Sept 15 & 16 at El Rancho de las Golondrinas – a community event whose proceeds help fund the educational programs of El Rancho de las Golondrinas and the Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences. 10am – 5 pm. Travel back in time. Ride in a Spanish Galleon. Learn about Renaissance arts and sciences. Shrink in size as you enter the Fairy Village and pet a unicorn. Enjoy performances and music, food, and arts and crafts.
  • Poet Lauren Camp: Reads Turquoise Door – Camp’s fourth collection of poetry is written as a series of conversations with Mabel Dodge Luhan, the artist, feminist, and utopian visionary of early 20th-century Taos. op.cit Books in DeVargas, Sun, Sept 16 at 2pm
  • Full Moon Water Wheel Ceremony – Pray for moisture, bless the waters and offer up items for blessings and in hopes of heavy rains. Frenchy’s Field, Mon, Sept 24 at 5pm
  • Here From Hollywood for One Night Only – Cock Tales: Shame on Me! Ticket includes Dinner & One Woman Show with Actress/Playwright, Debra Ehrhardt Thurs. Oct. 11. Click here for tickets. Seating Limited

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Cheesy Skillet Cornbread – Yum! Recipe here

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Jody

Spring Blooms Again!

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Photograph by Santa Fe artist Irene Owsley, click here for purchase info

Cool Pick of the Week

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Quinn Fontaine: Hung Like a Seahorse
Quinn Fontaine presents the “show and tell” version of his memoir, live and in person, directed by Susan Mele. The book is subtitled A Real-Life Transgender Adventure of Tragedy, Comedy, and Recovery, if that gives you an idea of the wild ride you’re in for.
Adobe Rose Theatre, 1213 Parkway Drive,
Fri, Apr. 6 & Sat. Apr.7 at 7:30pm Buy Tickets Here

Cool Posts

  • Second Street Brewery donates 15 percent of all beer sales at all three of their locations on Sat. Apr. 7 to Pints for Parkinson’s New Mexico. It’s a Team Fox event to benefit The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, for which 100 percent of proceeds go directly to research projects.
  • Author Event – Santa Fe author & activist Debra Denker reads & talks about her new book Weather Menders, Sun., Apr. 8 @ 3pm Bookworks 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW in Albuquerque
  • Join the Greyhound Adoption League of New Mexico and Texas for a meet-n-greet with their adoptable dogs & learn how to be a foster. Opuntia Café, 922 Shoofly St., Sun, Apr. 8 from 11am- 1:pm

  • Mark you calendars for the next 100 Kids Who Care in Santa Fe meeting Sat. Apr. 21 from 2-3pm Studio Center (formerly Warehouse 21). Students grades 7 – 12, bring $5 to $20 ($5 = 1 vote) and support local non-profits. Together kids can make a difference too!

  • Mark you calendars for the next 100 Women Who Care Meeting, Wed. May 2 at 6 pm at the Scottish Rite Temple
  • Miyuki Matthews, a senior at Santa Fe Prep, is organizing a golf tournament called Nine & Dine for Parkinson’s.  Miyuki has a family member with Parkinson’s.  She wanted to do something special for the Parkinson’s community in Santa Fe and took this on for her senior project. The event is Saturday, May 5th at the SF Country Club.  Registration starts at 2pm and the Shotgun Start is at 3pm.
    You can go to NMParkinson.org to register, donate or be a sponsor for this event.

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Going on Vacation

The Cool List will take a three week pause after today while I am on vacation, but don’t worry…

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Jody

Spreading Happy

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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

Cool Posts to Share

  • 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 

Special Thanks

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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Stay tuned for our next Give-Away coming soon from The Beat Goes On!

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Listen to Your Heart

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Cool Pick of the Week:

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – The theater department of New Mexico School for the Arts presents the classic Shakespearean comedy, complete with fairies and ethereal scenes. Feb 3 – 5  at the James A Little Theatre, 1060 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM, 87505

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  • 100 Women Who Care in Santa Fe Meeting: Date: Tues. Feb. 7, Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location: Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez – We invite you to become part of this powerful group and to have a positive impact on those in need here in the Santa Fe area, without the time-consuming effort we all associate with fundraising. (Yes, it IS possible!) And only a small contribution on your behalf (between $25 – $100) but together raising over $10,000 each meeting.

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