IN THE WINGS
Music
Suzanne Vega Ampconcerts.com
The singer-songwriter celebrates her new album, An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, live at the Blue Note Jazz Club 7 p.m. Oct. 7; with guitarist Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen, and keyboardist Jason Hart; $24. Met Stars Live Metopera.org The Metropolitan Opera’s free broadcast series continues with soprano Anna Netrebko performing from Vienna; 11 a.m. Oct. 10. New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Popejoypresents.com The company’s Wand’ring Minstrels perform at home in I Have a Song to Sing, O!, celebrating the dramatist and the composer; 7 p.m. Oct. 10; tickets are free, but required to access the Youtube premiere. Branden & James
Vanessie, 434 W. San Francisco St., 505-982-9966
The vocal and cello duo perform classical pop and requests; 6-9 p.m. Oct. 16-Nov. 2, $10;
The Lady Gaga Songbook 7 p.m. Oct 23 and 24, $25; Rock the Opera 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26; $25; tickets at brandenjames.com.
Events, Etc.
New Mexico Wildlife Center Open House 19 Wheat St., Española, 505-753-9505 Introducing new animal ambassadors, with personalized tours (call in advance to reserve) of the hospital’s outside areas and educational encounters with the organization’s various inhabitants; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2-4; $10 suggested donation for adults, $5 for children; masks required. IAIA continuing education courses Iaia.edu/cecourses
Book Promotion Your Way: 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 3-17; $24. Grant Writing for Arts and
Non-Profit Sector Professionals: 6-8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 5-28; $39. Protecting Your
Intellectual Property Online: noon-2 p.m. Oct. 8; $19. The Bowmaker Santafechambermusic.com Ward Serrill’s documentary exploring the lives of craftpeople who make and musicians who use musical bows; on view Oct. 5-10; $15; live panel discussion about the making of the film with Serrill and members of the Dover Quartet 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Deep Dive: Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt Courttheatre.org/season-tickets/ Chicago’s Court Theatre hosts its seminar delving into the British playwright’s drama examining history, as well as his Jewish heritage; 7 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19, and 26, Nov. 2, 9, and 16; $36 per session. Foraged Flavors of Santa Fe Slowfoodsantafe.org/events-2 Food author Ellen Zachos in a Zoom presentation offering examples of local food and drinks made from native and invasive plants, including traditional ornamental species found in gardens; 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 6; $25; register online. Frontiers in Science Bit.ly/frontiers-in-science A talk about the next Mars mission by LANL scientist Nina Lanza on the Perserverance rover’s search for evidence of microbial life; 6 p.m. Oct. 7; register in advance; no charge. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Annual Benefit Sale 704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-982-4636
Native jewelry, pottery, textiles, baskets, sculpture, and two-dimensional art; early bird sale 4-6 p.m. Oct. 9 ($20, sold online); sale (free admission) 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 10 and noon-4 p.m. Oct. 11; wheelwright.org/benefit/. Women Curate Women 516arts.org/programs/events
Albuquerque’s 516 ARTS gallery hosts a free, digital panel discussion; 6 p.m. Oct. 9; held in conjunction with its exhibit Feminisms, featuring curators Andrea R. Hanley ( Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian), Maria Sage (University Art Museum at New Mexico State), Mary Statzer (UNM Art Museum), and noted art critic Lucy Lippard; moderated by Southwest Contemporary publisher Lauren Tresp; registration required. 21st Taos Storytelling Festival Somos.taosorg/taos-storytelling-festival Gayle Ross (Cherokee Nation), New Mexican Francisco “Cisco” Guevara, and Pat McCabe (Navajo Nation) participate in the free Sacred Land, Water & Sky event; StorySLAM competition 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 9; adult storytelling workshop, Seeing Red — Looking
Past the Stereotypes 12:30-3 p.m. Oct. 10, followed by storyteller presentations 7-9 p.m. 12th Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Santafeindependent.com and The Downs of Santa Fe, 27475 W. Frontage Rd. Online screenings Oct. 14-18; including New Mexico film: Seekers, directed by Aurore Vullierme and narrative features: Rustic Oracle, directed by Sonia Bonspille Boileau and Small Town Wisconsin, directed by Niels Mueller; visit website for updates. Pre-screenings of select films available during the September events series, Motorama at the Downs. Rotary Presents! Eborins44@gmail.com The Rotary Club of Santa Fe’s public Zoom meeting series continues with Robert Meya, Santa Fe Opera general director; noon, Oct. 15; Q&A session follows; email Eva Borins for registration link; no charge. Photography 20/20 Compendium presentations Photography2020.org Nonprofit organization CENTER spotlights its 2020 grant and award recipients online, with each artist sharing a view of their project, followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A session with Mary Stazer, curator of prints and photographs at UNM Art Museum; 2-5:30 p.m. Oct. 17; no charge. Feminist Border Arts Film Festival 516arts.org/eventregistration Short films by students and international independent/professional filmmakers; viewed online noon-5 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25; $8 and $10, tickets available at 516 ARTS website. Moving Hearts Bidpal.net/movingartsespanola An annual gala for Moving Arts Española, a Northern New Mexico arts center for youth; online auction opens Oct. 19; free, virtual student performance 7 p.m. Oct. 24. For more information, call 505-577-6629. Hungry Mouth Festival 2020 Steshelter.org St. Elizabeth Shelters & Supportive Housing hosts a virtual fundraising event showcasing local chefs Michelle Chavez, Kathleen Goode-Crock, Catherine O’Brien, Hue-Chan Karels, and Renée Fox; also, live, silent online auction of art and holiday gifts; 6-7 p.m. Nov. 14; $100 includes five-course dinner with wine; call 505-982-6611, Ext 104 or email community@shelter.org for more information. Slow Food Santa Fe Conversations Slowfoodsantafe.org/events-2 Deborah Madison, food writer, chef, and cooking teacher, discusses her memoir, An Onion in My Pocket:
My Life with Vegetables; 7 p.m. Nov. 16; register online for Zoom link; no charge.