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Thursday, March 2, 2017 DEFYING THE NAZIS: From 1 to 3 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail, the Renesan Institute Lecture series presents K.Paul Jones, who will discuss “Defying the Nazis in Vichy France: The Village of Le ChambonSur-Lignon.” The cost is $10. For more information, visit www.renesan.org or call 505-982-9274. TOPS: From 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road, the Take Off Pounds Sensibly group meets. For more information, call Mary at 505-424 9042. PARKINSON’S SINGING GROUP: From 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at St. Bede’s Church, San Mateo, Cost $10, Care Partners free. Call Marcia de Garmo at 505-820-0219. FREE DREAM WORKSHOP: From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Pick Room, Santa Fe Main Library, 145 Washington Ave., a free workshop by Jungian scholar Fabio Macchioni. RSVP 505-982-3214. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE: At 6 p.m. in the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave., a talk by Dr. Jushal Konwar Sarma, the “Elephant Doctor of India,” who will discuss wildlife trafficking and answer questions. The talk is free and open to the public. COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: A discussion with Abdülhamit Bilici and James Harrington, author and director emeritus of the Texas Civil Rights Project, about the essential role of journalism in democracy, titled Turmoil in Turkey: A Journalist’s Story. At 5:30 p.m. at Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez; $20 nonmembers/$15 CIR members, students and teachers get in free; register online at sfcir.org or call 505-982-4931, ext. 102.

For more events, see Pasatiempo in Friday’s edition, or view the community calendar atsantafenewmexican.com. To submit an events listing, send an email to service@sfnewmexican.com.