THE WEEKEND
A quick guide to fun in the North
Friday, June 8
THE ARTS Currents New Media: Opening Night
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia, 505-992-0591 The main exhibit of interactive installations runs 6 to 10:30 p.m.; events held indoors and in the Railyard, including Bill Dolson’s Scanners, 10 video projectors in the Rose Ramada, with images visible after dark throughout the summer; main exhibit through June 24; $5 suggested donation for exhibit entry; www.currentsnewmedia.org/festivals/currents.
Santa Fe Institute InterPlanetary Festival Railyard Plaza, 1607 Paseo de Peralta
The theoretical research facility hosts free open-air lectures, panel discussions, games and ticketed scifi film screenings centered around the long-term sustainability of life on Earth; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; “Living in Space, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 3D-Printed Food,” 11 a.m.; “Visualization and Designing the Impossible,” 4:15 p.m.; “The End of the World?,” 5:45 p.m.; visit interplanetaryfest.org for complete schedule of events and speakers.
Edible Art Tour
Canyon Road galleries
ARTsmart New Mexico’s annual fundraising event pairs art with dining during this self-guided tour; 5 to 8 p.m.; $35, artsmartnm.org, 505-992-2787; continues Saturday at downtown venues. MUSIC Revíva Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Albuquerque reggae/rock band; R&B/rock group Citizens of Tape City open; 8 p.m.; $15; 21+; www.meowwolf.com.
Santa Fe Institute InterPlanetary Festival music
Santa Fe Railyard, South Guadalupe Street and Paseo de Peralta
Electronica and techno producer Max Cooper; 8:30 p.m.; no charge; meowwolf.com.
Saturday, June 9
THE ARTS The Art of Change Lensic Performing Arts Center
Santa Fe Art Institute presents a performance by Storycatchers Theatre (Chicago); also, a community conversation with This American Life host Ira Glass and presentations by institute artists on how storytelling transforms communities; 6:30 p.m. $15-$30, ticketssantafe.org, 505-988-1234.
Currents New Media: Multimedia Presentation
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199
Displaced Horizons, an interactive multimedia performance encouraging re-creation of current water systems; by composers Chris Jonas and Robert Lundberg and video artist Dylan McLaughlin; 7:30 p.m.; $15 general admission, students $10; sitesantafe.org/events.
Arts & Crafts Festival
Santa Fe Plaza
Hand-crafted goods by 150-plus artists; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds from booth fees benefit the Challenge New Mexico Therapeutic Riding Program; challengenewmexico.com, 505-470-9088. Continues Sunday. MUSIC Currents New Media: Remix Artist H.A.T.
Railyard Plaza, South Guadalupe and Alcaldesa streets Music from 7 to 10 p.m.; no charge. Music of Lindberg and Mozart
violinists Emily Cole and Elizabeth Young, violist Guillermo Figueroa, cellist Dana Winograd and James Shields on clarinet; 10:30 a.m.; $15, discounts available; chatterabq.org.
Second Street Brewery
Acoustic son huasteco band Lone Pinon, 6 to 9 p.m.; call 505-982-3030 for cover.
Sunday, June 10
THE ARTS Mary and Aja Oishi Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 505-988-4226 Mother-daughter poets and authors of Rock Paper Scissors; 6:30 p.m. Currents New Media: Curator Talk SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199 “The Networked Avant-Garde,” a talk by TRANSFER download curator Kelani Nichole (New York City); how the internet has changed the way artists produce and share work, and more; 1 p.m.; no charge. MUSIC Itchy-O Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369 Denver-based alternative-punk-rock marching band; doors 7 p.m.; $25 in advance, $30 day of show; check for ticket availability; meowwolf.com.