IN THE WINGS
Music Chuscales and Friends
Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601 Flamenco guitarist, with singer Mina Fajardo, guitarist Matias Rodriguez, dancer Monze Diaz, cajón player Oscar Gamboa; and Argos MacCallum (spoken-word); 7:30 p.m. May 6 and 7; $25 in advance, $30 at the door, students and seniors $20; 505-424-1601, teatroparaguasnm.org.
Sangre de Cristo Chorale
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 550 W. San Mateo Rd. Sampler of 20th- and 21st-century choral settings of Shakespearean texts; 4 p.m. May 7; $25; sdcchorale.org/concerts. Coro Santa Fe St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail How Can I Keep from Singing?, songs about the immigrant experience; 3 p.m. May 8; $15 and $20; southwestarts.org. New Mexico Performing Arts Society Recital Series Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Rd. Tenor Gregory Gallagher and pianist Kayla Liechty; music of Richard Strauss and Ben Moore; 8 p.m. May 7. Chamber music for flute, violin, cello, and piano; 8 p.m. May 22; including flutist Linda Marianiello and pianist Jacquelyn Helin; $20-$50; nmpas.org/tickets. From Bamako to Birmingham: Amadou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Afro-pop duo and gospel group; 7:30 p.m. May 8; $44-$69; tickets.lensic.org/events.
Sondre Lerche
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369 Norwegian singer-songwriter; doors 7 p.m. May 10; $19; tickets.meowwolf.com/events/santa-fe. Colin Hay National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth St., SW, 505-246-2261, Albuquerque Songwriter-guitarist on tour performing from his LP Now and The Evermore; 7:30 p.m. May 10; $41$61; 505-724-4771, my.nmculture.org/1484/3647. Todd Snider Lobo Theater, 3013 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque Touring in support of his latest release, First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder; 8 p.m. May 11; $28 and $33; 505-886-1251, holdmyticket.com/tickets/388334.
Bárbara Padilla Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Classical-crossover soprano; 7 p.m. May 12; $60-$120; tickets.lensic.org.
Dave Anderson celebrates the world of Stan Getz
Club Legato, 125 E. Palace Ave., 505-988-9232 Jazz saxophonist, with pianist Robert Fox, bassist Cyrus Campbell, and percussionist John Trentacosta; 6 p.m. May 13; $25 and $35; santafemusiccollective .org.
Big Richard
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., Bluegrass band; 7:30 p.m. May 14; $20 in advance, $25 day of show; 505-886-1251, holdmyticket.com/tickets/389612.
¡Radio Free Bassanda!
Gig Performance Space, 1808 Second St., gigsantafe.com Balkan-beats quintet; 7:30 p.m. May 14; $22; gigsantafe.tickit.ca. Julianne Ankley Dance Station, 947-B W. Alameda St., Solana Center Michigan-based singer-songwriter; 8 p.m. May 14, doors 7:30 p.m.; $20 in advance only; 505-469-8774, sundancehouseconcerts.org.
From Tri-M With Love
Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail Millennial Music Makers presents Bringing Back Broadway, 2 p.m. May 15; Play It Again, Evan 11 a.m. June 4, and Sounds of Summer, classical serenades with Elizebeth Barnes 11 a.m. June 11; $20, all three concerts $50; trimsantafe.org.
Bruce Cockburn 50th Anniversary
St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W. Palace Ave. Canadian folk singer-songwriter; 7:30 p.m. May 16; $30-$54; ampconcerts.org.
Peter Erskine Quartet
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199 Erskine on drums, George Garzone on saxophone, Darek Oles on bass, and Alan Paqua on piano; 7 p.m. May 20; $30 and $35; 505-886-1251, holdmyticket.com/event/392195.
Makana
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St. Slack-key guitarist, singer, and composer; 7:30 p.m. May 20; $22 in advance, $27 day of show; 505-886-1251, holdmyticket.com/tickets/390456.
Vijay Iyer Trio
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Jazz pianist and composer; 7:30 p.m. May 20; $35-$115; tickets.lensic.org/events. Black Uhuru 50th Anniversary Tour The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl., 505-557-6182 Jamaican reggae band; 7:30 p.m. May 22; $28 in advance, $33 day of show; ampconcerts.org.
Severall Friends
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail The Lovers’ Bane: The Story of Tristan and Yseut, French medieval music, 7:30 p.m. May 23; $20; severallfriends.org.
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Fort Marcy Park, Bishops Lodge and Hyde Park Roads The rapper-songwriter performs in support of Española Humane’s 30th anniversary; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5; $41 and $76; ampconcerts.org. Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart Tour Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 With fiddler Billy Contreras, mandolinist Sierra Hull, multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses, guitarist Shaun Richardson, and bassist Mark Schatz; 7:30 p.m. Sept.13; $47-$69; tickets.lensic.org/events. Buddy Guy and John Hiatt & the Goners Santa Fe Opera, 301 Opera Dr. On tour; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14; $48-$98; 505-886-1251; holdmyticket.com/tickets/391520.
Events, Etc. Kentucky Derby Day
HIPICO Santa Fe, 100 S. Polo Dr., 505-474-0999 A St. Elizabeth Shelter fundraiser, with live and silent auctions and entertainment; 1-5 p.m. May 7; $125; 505-982-6611, Ext. 104; steshelter.org.
Haiku-trail opening
Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd., 505-983-4609 A permanent outdoor exhibit of clay plaques created by Christy Hengst, featuring haiku by 24 New Mexico poets; 5:30-7 p.m. May 13.
Santa Fe Literary Festival
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St. Lectures, conversations, lunches with chefs and cookbook authors, as well as free programs. Participants include William Debuys, John Grisham, Anne Hillerman, Craig Johnson, and Hampton Sides; May 20-23; tickets start at $50; sfliteraryfestival.org.
Taos Lilac Festival
Kit Carson Park, 211 Paseo del Pueblo Norte Arts & crafts booths, live music, and food vendors; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 20-22; no admission charge; taoschamber.com/taos-lilac-festival. Couse Foundation Gala & Art Auction Couse-Sharp Historic Site, UNM-Taos Bataan Hall, and El Monte Sagrado Resort, Taos Lunder Research Center VIP opening, ribbon-cutting, and reception 5 p.m. May 20, lecture on Taos Society of Artists 10-11 a.m. May 21, gala and art sale 4 p.m. May 21; $225; couse-sharp.org/current-gala. The Horse Shelter auction and luncheon 100-AB Old Cash Rd., off NM 14, Cerrillos, 505-471-6179 Catered by Restaurant Martín and The Ranch House; music by Roark Griffin; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 22; $85 in advance only; thehorseshelter.org. All Art Is Virtual Art Vault, 540 S. Guadalupe St., 505-428-0681 International group show of digital, video, and new media, drawn from the Thoma Foundation collection; opening 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 24; through April 15, 2023; artvault .thomafoundation.org.
AT THE GALLERIES Santa Fe
Acosta Strong Fine Art 200 Canyon Rd., 505-453-1825 Strokes of Nobility, paintings by Bill Baker; through Saturday, April 30.
Artes de Cuba
1700 Lena St., 505-303-3138 Ocho Cubanos Ahora, group show of contemporary works; through May 15.
Currents 826
826 Canyon Rd., 505-772-0953 Vibrant Pool, new-media group show; through Sunday, May 1.
Manitou Galleries
123 W. Palace Ave., 505-986-0440 Young Guns, group show; through Monday, May 2.
Strata Gallery
418 Cerrillos Rd., Design Center, Suites 1C & D, 505-780-5403 Uneasy Abstractions, embroidery and needlework by Millian Giang Pham; through May 7.
Turner Carroll Gallery 725 Canyon Rd., 505-986-9800
Calyxte Campe and Camille Claudel: Legacy, bronzes; through Sunday, May 1.
Vivo Contemporary
725 Canyon Rd., 505-982-1320 Intersections, group show; through Tuesday, May 3.
MUSEUMS & ART SPACES Santa Fe Coe Center for the Arts
1590-B Pacheco St., 505-983-6372 The Virtual Coe: online collection of African, Asian, European, Native American, and Oceanic objects; coeartscenter.org.
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
217 Johnson St., 505-946-1000 Spotlight on Spring, an installation focusing on the newly-conserved painting; through Oct. 10 • Georgia O’Keeffe, a Life Well Lived: Photographs by Malcolm Varon, O’Keeffe’s art photographer; through October. Core exhibits: Becoming Georgia O’Keeffe, Georgia O’Keeffe at Lake George, 1918-2928, O’Keeffe’s New Mexico, My New Yorks, Ritz Tower, Seeing Beyond/Ver más allá, The Natural World, and Travels; okeeffemuseum.org. Open ThursdaysMondays. IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Pl., 888-922-4242 IAIA 2021–2022 BFA Exhibition: Awakened Dreamscapes; through May 15 • John Well-OffMan: Rhythm and Lines, linocuts; through May 29 • Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology, international exhibit; through July 10 • Alexander Lee: The Dream of Haere-pō, mural; through July • Continuance: O’Ga P’Ogeh Owingeh, a mural by members of Three Sisters Collective; through Aug. 1 • Experimental exPRESSion: Printmaking at IAIA, 1963–1980; through Sept. 4; iaia.edu/mocna. Closed Tuesdays.
Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369 The House of Eternal Return, interactive installation; meowwolf.com/visit/santa-fe. The Adulti-Verse at Meow Wolf, admission discounts for ages 21+ first Thursdays of the month. Monday Funday, half-price admission for New Mexico residents after 3 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 710 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1269 A Place in Clay, work by Jemez Pueblo potter Kathleen Wall; through May 16 • Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, group show; through June 16 • Birds: Spiritual Messengers of the Skies, paintings and pottery depicting the roles birds play in Native culture and history; through July • Painted Reflections: Isomeric Design in Ancestral Pueblo Pottery, historical and contemporary designs; through March 12, 2023; indianartsandculture.org. Open daily.
Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1200 Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan, Muromachi Period scroll paintings, Edo Period woodblock prints, and contemporary folk art; through August • Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico, exploring the genre’s roots, through December • Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia, traditional folk dress traditions; through Feb. 22, 2023. Core exhibits: Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, works in the Alexander Girard Wing • Lloyd’s Treasure Chest: Folk Art in Focus, thematic displays from the permanent collection; moifa.org. Closed Mondays. Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-982-2226 Trails, Rails, and Highways: How Trade Transformed the Art of Spanish New Mexico, works from the collection; through August • Pueblo-Spanish Revival Style: The Director’s Residence and the Architecture of John Gaw Meem, highlighting aspects of the museum’s architectural features; through Oct. 1 • Youth Gallery, Youth Market artists’ works; spanishcolonial.org.
New Mexico History Museum/ Palace of the Governors
113 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5200 General Legacies: The Santa Fe Internment Camp, Confinement in the Land of Enchantment, and Artifacts from the Collection; through Saturday, April 30 • In Search of Domínguez and Escalante: Photographing the 1776 Expedition through the Southwest, works by Siegfried Halus and Greg MacGregor; through June 19 • Curative Powers: New Mexico’s Hot Springs, showcasing thermal baths; through Sept. 4. Core exhibits: Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology, documents, photographs, and artifacts • The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur, graphic art by Turner Avery Mark-Jacobs • The First World War, ephemera relating to New Mexicans’ contributions • Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy, objects from the collection and photographs from Palace of the Governors archives • Telling New Mexico: Stories From Then and Now, artifacts, photographs, films, and oral histories; nmhistorymuseum.org. Open daily.
New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5072
Ansel Adams: Pure Photography, nature studies, portraits, and architecture; through May 22 • Poetic Justice: Judith F. Baca, Mildred Howard, and Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, works by the muralist, the installation artist, and the painter; through June 19 • Selections from the 20th Century Collection, Southwestern art; through December • Western Eyes: 20th-Century Art Here and Now, regional developments in modernist works; through Jan. 8, 2023; nmartmuseum.org. Open daily. Poeh Cultural Center and Museum 78 Cities of Gold Rd., Pueblo of Pojoaque, 505-455-5041 Di Wae Powa: They Came Back, Historical Tewa Pueblo pottery • The Why, group show of works by Native artists • Nah Poeh Meng, 1,600-square-foot core installation highlighting the works of Pueblo artists and Pueblo history. Open Mondays-Fridays.
Santa Fe Botanical Garden
715 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-471-9103 A living museum on 14 acres; santafebotanical garden.org. Open Thursdays-Mondays. SITE Santa Fe 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199 Spectrum, mural and paintings by Nani Chacon; through Aug. 21; sitesantafe.org. Open ThursdaysSundays. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-982-4636 Abeyta/To’Hajiilee Ké, paintings, sculpture, and jewelry by Narciso Abeyta, Elizabeth Abeyta, Pablita Abeyta, and Tony Abeyta; through Oct. 2. Long term: Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry, devoted to Diné and Pueblo traditions • Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives, paintings • Medicinal Healer, An Artist to Remember: Charlie Willeto; folk-art carvings; wheelwright.org. Open Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Albuquerque UNM Art Museum
203 Cornell Dr. NE, 505-277-4001 Mysterious Inner Worlds, mix-media drawings, sculpture, and installation by Anila Quayyum Agha; through July 2; artmuseum.unm.edu/ exhibition.
Taos Couse-Sharp Historic Site
146 Kit Carson Rd., 575-751-0369 La Luz de Taos, multidisciplinary group show; through May 19; couse-sharp.org. Open TuesdaysSaturdays. Harwood Museum of Art 238 Ledoux St., 575-758-9826 Debbie Long: Light Ships, immersive installations; through Oct. 23; harwoodmuseum.org. Open Wednesdays-Sundays.