IN THE WINGS
Music Southwest Arts Concerts on the Couch
Southwestarts.org Pianist Adam Swanson: Ragtime and early jazz; 7 p.m. April 10; Windswept II, Rochelle Mann, Rebecca Ray, and Denise Turner: arrangements for woodwinds by women and composers of color; 7 p.m. May 15; $15 each. Virtual Third Thursday concerts Ampconcerts.org AMP Concerts’ free series filmed at Albuquerque Museum, in tandem with current and ongoing exhibits; 7 p.m. April 15-17: zydeco-Tejano band Felix y Los Gatos; 7 p.m. May 20-22: string band Lone Piñon. Placitas Artists Series Placitasarts.org Ronn McFarlane and Carolyn Surrick: lute and viola da gamba recital of Renaissance and baroque music, 3 p.m. April 18; Gypsy-jazz quartet Le Chat Lunatique; 3 p.m. May 16; $25. Santa Fe Symphony Spring Virtual Series Boxoffice.santafesymphony.org/events Masterworks & Masterpieces, music of Bartók and Beethoven; 4 p.m. April 18, filmed at the Museum of International Folk Art and the New Mexico Museum of Art; $20; view through May 18. Taste of Beethoven, music of Handel, Rossini, and Gideon Freudmann; 4 p.m. May 9, filmed at Casa Rondeña in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque; $20; view through June 9. New Mexico Performing Arts Society Recital Series 4 Nmpas.org, 505-988-1975 Works for flute and piano performed by Santa Fe Flute Immersion faculty, 5:30 p.m. May 24, livestreaming from Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel; $25.
Theater/Dance
Wise Fool New Mexico Spring Circus Cabaret Wisefoolnewmexico.org/springcabaret, 505-992-2588 Virtual circus-arts showcase; 6 p.m. April 3 and 4; $5-$30. Kodō on Sado Island: Earth Celebration Lensic.org/events The Japanese taiko-drum ensemble’s annual outdoor music festival video; 8 p.m. April 8-11; $15. Kinky Boots — The Musical Lensic.org/events A National Theatre Live production filmed at London’s West End; view 11 a.m., 2, 5, or 8 p.m. daily April 14-20; $15.
The White Liars
Santafeplayhouse.org/events/the-white-liars/ Santa Fe Playhouse presents Peter Shaffer’s dark comedy (audio-only); directed by David Carter; 5 p.m. April 15 (links to free streaming on SFP’s Facebook page and website; also, available for streaming on Podbean, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Into the Beautiful North Teatroparaguas.org, 505-424-1601 A live Zoom-based stage adaptation of Luis Alberto Urrea’s comic novel, directed by Karen Zacarias; April 23-25; no charge; part of the Santa Fe Public Library’s NEA Big Read Project.
Events, Etc. A Place in Clay
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1269 April 4 opening of works by 2020 Living Treasures award winner, Jemez Pueblo potter Kathleen Wall; on view through March 13, 2022.
Opera Virtually Unveiled
Tinyurl.com/midsummeropera Local opera expert Desirée Mays shares her insight into the Santa Fe Opera’s season: 1-2 p.m. April 6: “The Lord of Cries”: The Wolf Prince, Ecstasy and Ruin; $10. Contact the Santa Fe Opera Guild for more information, 888-666-3430. Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Treatise on Stars Collectedworksbookstore.com The 2021 Bollingen Prize-winner discusses her poetry collection with Albuquerque poet laureate Mary Oishi; 6 p.m. April 8; register online. Where do We Stand? Alicia Guzmán on the History of New Mexico 516arts.org/events 516 ARTS hosts a free online talk with the writer/educator on overlapping and contradictory histories of land use in the state; 6 p.m. April 8.
SOMOS Salon
Somostaos.org, 575-758-0081 Poet and Guggenheim fellow Ada Limón reads from her collections; 5:30-7 p.m. April 9, via Zoom; $10 and $15; visit Society of the Muse of the Southwest’s website for tickets. Shonto Begay: Eyes of the World Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo, 505-982-4636 The Diné artist’s solo exhibit of narrative paintings; April 10-Oct. 3; wheelwright.org/exhibitions. Santa Fe Preparatory School Spring Gala Sfprep.org/LSB Hollywood-style contest with faculty, alumni, and student teams competing in support of Breakthrough Santa Fe and the school’s tuition-assistance programs; 7 p.m. April 10; free. Santa Fe Botanical Garden Book Club Santafebotanicalgarden.org Zoom discussion of prize-winning British nature writer Tim Richardson’s Sissinghurst: The Dream Garden; 1 p.m. April 13; no charge. Arthur Sze, Glass Constellation Collectedworksbookstore.com The Santa Fe poet discusses his new collection with Luci Tapahonso, Navajo Nation poet laureate; 6 p.m. April 14; register online.
SITE Santa Fe exhibition
Sitesantafe.org, 505-316-3596 Mary Weatherford: Canyon — Daisy — Eden, paintings; April 16-Sept. 5.
Lágrimas: Poems of Joy and Sorrow
Collectedworksbookstore.com Author Nasario García joins poets Michelle Otero, Manuel Gonzalez, and Senator Bill O’Neill in reading from his collection; 6 p.m. April 17; register online. Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch 107 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5072 Works by some of the former Elaine Horwitch Gallery artists; opening April 17; through Jan. 2, 2022; nmartmuseum.org. Open Tuesdays-Sundays. Honoring N. Scott Momaday Collectedworksbookstore.com Terry Tempest Williams reads the author’s latest work, Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land; 6 p.m. April 21, recognizing Momaday as the 2021 recipient of the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry; register online. Urban Ecologies Railyard Park, Paseo de Peralta and South Guadalupe Street Outdoor eco-centric exhibit of multidisciplinary works by regional artists; running April 22-Sept. 22; railyardpark.org/urbanecologies. Virtual Gathering of Nations Powwow Gatheringofnations.com April 23 and 24, via Zoom; grand entrance, North American tribal singers and dancers, and Indian Traders Market; first day free, second day $9.99. Lensic Presents Great Art on Screen Documentary Series Lensic.org/events Secret Impressionists unveils 50 previously unseen works by Renoir, Monet, Cézanne, Signac, Sisley, and others; 11 a.m., 2, 5, and 8 p.m. April 28-May 4. Hermitage: The Power of Art; viewers tour St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum housing more than two and a half centuries of paintings; 11 a.m., 2, 5, and 8 p.m. May 26-June 1; $10 each. NDI New Mexico Virtual Gala Ndi-nm.org/event/ndi-new-mexico-virtual-gala Livestream program showcasing young dancers; 5:30 p.m. May 8; pre-show drive-thru experience with performers and catered dinner to-go (in Santa Fe) $250; reserve by April 21; contact Jenna Kloeppel for details, jkloeppel@ndi-nm.org.