MUSEUMS & ART SPACES
Santa Fe
Coe Center for the Arts
1590-B Pacheco St., 505-983-6372
African, Asian, European, Native American, and Oceanic objects; email info@coeartscenter.org for tours; coeartscenter.org. Open by appointment.
Georgia O’keeffe Museum
217 Johnson St., 505-946-1000
Spotlight on Spring, largest O’keeffe painting; through February • Radical Abstraction, paintings from the collection; through Oct. 30 • Georgia O’keeffe: Making a Life, art and objects from the collection; long term; okeeffemuseum .org. Open Thursdays-mondays.
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 108 Cathedral Pl., 888-922-4242
Matrilineal: Legacies of Our Mothers, works by Mvskoke (Creek mothers and daughters); through Sunday, Feb. 12 • The Stories We Carry, jewelry from the museum collection; through Sept. 30, 2024; iaia.edu/mocna. Closed Tuesdays.
Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
The House of Eternal Return, interactive installation. The Adulti-verse at Meow Wolf, admission discounts for ages 21+ first Thursdays of the month; meowwolf.com. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Museum of Encaustic Art
18 County Rd. 55A, Cerrillos, 505-424-6487
Rotating exhibits of encaustic and wax art; moeart .org. Open February-march by appointment only.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 710 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1269
Painted Reflections: Isomeric Design in Ancestral Pueblo Pottery, historical and contemporary designs; through March 12 • Revolution, work by Virgil Ortiz; through April 1 • Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, traveling exhibit of historical and contemporary works from the School for Advanced Research Indian Arts Research Center collection; through May 29
• Here, Now and Always, artifacts from the collection; long term; indianartsandculture.org. Open daily.
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1200
Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia, traditional folk dress traditions; through Feb. 19 • La Cartoneria Mexicana:
The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, historic sculptures from the collection, exhibited alongside the work of three visiting cartoneros; through June 2024. 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@spanishcolonial.org
Trails, Rails, and Highways: How Trade Transformed the Art of Spanish New Mexico, works from the collection; through August • Youth Gallery, Youth Market artists’ works; spanishcolonial.org. Open Wednesdays-fridays.
New Mexico History Museum
113 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5200
Core exhibits: Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology, 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
Selections from the 20th Century Collection; An American in Paris: Donald Beauregard; through Feb. 25; nmartmuseum.org. Closed Mondays.
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
14-acre living museum; santafebotanicalgarden .org. Open Fridays-sundays, through March.
SITE Santa Fe
1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199
Interplay, immersive, interactive digital group show; through Monday, Feb. 13 • Direct Action, Pedro Reyes’ immersive installation; through May 8; sitesantafe.org. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-982-4636
The Mary Morez Style: Transformations of Tradition, paintings and drawings by the Diné artist; through March 12. Long term: Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry, devoted to Diné and Pueblo traditions • Portraits: Peoples, Places, and Perspectives, paintings • Rooted: Samples of Southwest Basketry; works from the collection; wheelwright.org. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Albuquerque Albuquerque Museum
2000 Mountain Rd. NW, 505-243-7255
New Mexico Landscapes; through March 19 • Those (Un)familiar Faces; through July 9 • Indigenous Art, Culture, and Community, multidisciplinary works by Native Amerian artists (from the Ruth and Sydney Schultz collection); through July 23; cabq.gov/culturalservices/albuquerque-museum. Closed Mondays.
Holocaust and Intolerance Museum of New Mexico
616 Central Ave. SW, 505-247-0606
Overturned: A Life Etched in Stone • Hate in America. Permanent exhibits, With Evil Intent
• African American Experience, Phase 2: Slavery 1866-1945 • Czech Torah • Armenian Genocide
• Hidden Treasures • Colonization: Racism and Resilience; nmholocaustmuseum.org. Open Wednesdays-saturdays.
Taos
Harwood Museum of Art
238 Ledoux St., 575-758-9826
Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy; through May 7 • Herbert “Buck” Dunton: A Mainer Goes West; through May 21; harwoodmuseum.org. Open Wednesdays-sundays.
La Hacienda de los Martinez 708 Hacienda Way, 575-758-1000
Northern New Mexico-style, Spanish colonial “great house”. Built in 1804 by Severino Martinez; taoshistoricmuseums.org; open daily.
Millicent Rogers Museum
1504 Millicent Rogers Rd., 575-758-2462
Tuah-tah/taos Pueblo: Home, highlighting the Pueblo’s culture and artistic achievements • Pop Chalee! Yippee Ki Yay!, paintings; millicentrogers.org. Open daily.
Tank and the Bangas
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135
New Orleans-based funk/soul/hip-hop band; 7:30 p.m. March 11; $26 in advance, $33 day of show; ampconcerts.org.
Tanya Tucker
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 On tour; 7:30 p.m. March 15; $44-$74; ampconcerts.org.
True Heart Troubadours
St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W. Palace Ave.
Tim O’brien, Jan Fabricius, Mary Gauthier, and Jaimee Harris; 7:30 p.m. March 16; $27-$38; ampconcerts.org.
Lúnasa
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Traditional music of Ireland; 7:30 p.m. March 17; $25-$49; lensic.org/events.
Steve ’n’ Seagulls
Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl., 505-557-6182
Finnish bluegrass spin on classic rock; 7:30 p.m. March 23; $20 in advance, $23 day of show; ampconcerts.org.
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Bartók Meets Beethoven, led by Guillermo Figueroa; 4 p.m. March 26; $22-$80; 505-983-1414, boxoffice.santafesymphony.org/events. Weyes Blood: In Holy Flux Tour
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Singer-songwriter Natalie Mering; doors 8 p.m. March 29; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com.
New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 The Show Must Go On, music of Queen; 7:30 p.m. March 31; tickets.lensic.org/events.
Theater/dance
Entre Ia nieve y Ia Iluvia
Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601
Bilingual medley of music, dance, poetry, and short plays celebrating spring; Feb. 17-26; $20 at the door and online, $12 limited income; teatroparaguasnm.org.
KODO: Tsuzumi
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Japanese taiko drummers; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23; $39-$79; lensic.org/events. National Dance Institute of New Mexico
National Dance Institute New Mexico Dance Barns, 1140 Alto St., 505-983-7646 Spring into Motion, featuring advanced dancers in Pale Blue Dot, Pearls and Pliés, and Second Home; 7 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25; $25 suggested ticket price; dancebarns.com/tickets.
Doktor Kaboom: The Wheel of Science
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Comedian David Epley’s interactive variety show geared for families; 3 p.m. Feb. 26; $15 and $18; lensic.org/events.
National Theatre Live in HD
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Katherine Parkinson (The It Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, 7 p.m. Feb. 28; $19 and $22; lensic.org/events.
The Baby Monitor
Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St., 505-988-4262
Santa Fe playwright David Stallings’ family drama opens the SFP season, which includes six mainstage productions and three installments of the Skeletal Series; previews March 2 and 3, opening night March 4; $20-$75, discounts available; santafeplayhouse.org.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
New Mexico Actors Lab Theater, 1213 Parkway Dr., 505-395-6576
Tri-m (Millennial Music Makers) Productions presents the musical comedy (book and lyrics by Joe Dipietro and music by Jimmy Roberts); 7 p.m. March 3, 4, 10; 2 p.m. March 4, 5, 11, 12; $30 and $40, students $15; trimsantafe.org.
Demetri Martin
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234
The Joke Machine Tour; 7:30 p.m. March 3; $35-$149; lensic.org/events.
SEVEN
Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601
Staged reading of the documentary play based on interviews with seven international, female activists by seven American playwrights; March 10-19; $25; proceeds benefit Esperanza Shelter; teatroparaguasnm.org. Call for reservations.
Cinderella
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Part of the World Ballet Series; 7 p.m. March 16; $61-$101; lensic.org/events.
Paula Poundstone
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 On tour; 7:30 p.m. March 24; $39-$46; lensic.org/events.
Events, Etc.
The Great Backyard Bird Count Birdcount.org/participate
A global, citizen-science project to collect and share real-time data on wild birds. Watch for 15 minutes or more, at least once a day Feb. 17-20. Register counts online.
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta
Partizani Brass Band and costume contest; 5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 18, dance party 8-11 p.m.; $175; internationalfolkart.org/events.
Santa Fe Restaurant Week Townwide
Annual event offering prix-fixe lunch and dinner deals at 20-plus eateries; Feb. 20-March 2; prices vary depending on the establishment. Visit nmrestaurantweek.com for a list of participants.
New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5072
The Nature of Glass and An American in Paris: Donald Beauregard; free, public reception, with art activities, and a performance by the Santa Fe Youth Symphony; noon-4 p.m. Feb. 25; free admission.
Sciart 2023 LASER Series
Entropy Gallery, 1220 Parkway Dr., 512-364-3600
Come Closer, Look Deeper: Fluid Flow & Crystal Growth, a free presentation by photographer Patrick Lysaght; 6 p.m. Feb. 25; registration required; eventbrite.com. Donations accepted.
34th National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show Sandia Resort & Casino, 30 Rainbow Rd.
Annual trade fair, with tastings and sales of salsas, marinades, and rubs; 4-8 p.m. March 3, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. March 4, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 5; $10.50 daily; fieryfoodsshow.com.
Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1200
Items from the permanent collection, as well as public conversations and events held on site and in the community; opening March 12; through March 26, 2024; moifa.org. Closed Mondays.
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Mountain-sports/evironmentally themed films; March 13 and 14; $20 one night, $38 for both; sfct.org/event/banff-mountain-film-festival-6.
Turquoise Museum trip
Meet at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian,
Friends of the Wheelwright hosts this self-guided tour of the Albuquerque-based, privately owned museum, with Turquoise in America author Mike Ryan commentating; $20 and $30. Meet at the Wheelwright at 8:45 a.m. March 14, and carpool to Albuquerque; wheelwright.org/events.
Czech It Out!
Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos Trail
Arts writer Mark Tiarks traces early influences in the development of Czech opera; 6 p.m. March 22; $10 and $15; santafeoperaguild.org/ guild-events.
Behind Adobe Walls Home and Garden
Local residences
Santa Fe Garden Club’s annual event offering guided bus tours July 18 and 25; $125 per tour, lunch and tour $155; 505-660-2393, santafegardenclub.org. Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 13.