THE WEEKEND
A quick guide to fun in the North
Friday
MUSIC ‘The Get Down ’80s Dance Party’
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
DJs Feathericci, Pet and Punky Brewster’s Bastard Kid; doors
8 p.m.; $15; santafe.meowwolf.com. THE ARTS
“The Merchant of Venice”
The Swan Theater, 1213-B Parkway Drive, 505-466-3533
Presented by three casts of young Shakespearean actors in the Upstart Crows of Santa Fe troupe; 7 p.m.; $10; brownpapertickets.
com/vent/4474943.
The Peking Acrobats
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St.
Gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers; accompanied by an orchestra; 7 p.m.; $29-$55; 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.
Saturday
MUSIC SNBRN
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Digital-dance music; Ana M and XKota open; doors 9 p.m.; $20-$25; santafe.meowwolf.com.
Zia Singers
First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave.
“Nevertheless, She Persisted,” celebrating the 100th anniversary
of Karen the Marrolli’s 19th Amendment, composition, featuring
Warrior; 3 p.m.; $20 in advance, ages 12 and under $10; theziasingers.com; $25 and $15 at the door; Sunday encore. JUST FOR FUN
Paper Stained Glass
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St., 505-946-1000
A watercolor workshop, geared toward families with children ages 4 to 12; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; no charge; register online at okeeffemuseum.org/events.
“Paint With Purpose”
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St.
A fundraising event for The Life Link, featuring a silent auction followed by dinner and painting sessions with local artists Lisa Flynn, Arthur Lopez, Lee Rommel and
Deborah Schrode; 5 to 9 p.m.; tickets start at $150; 505-438-0010, ext. 047, thelifelink.org/pwp.
Sunday
MUSIC
Santa Fe Symphony
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St.
“Americana!” Music of Copland, Gershwin, John Corigliano and Joan Tower, with pianist Bailey-Michelle Collins; 4 p.m.; 505-983-1414, boxoffice.santafesymphony.org or 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.
“Light in the Darkness: The Music of Mahalia and Martin”
United Church of Santa Fe, 1804 Arroyo Chamiso Road, 505-988-3295
A tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia Jackson, with a presentation by the Rev. Talitha Arnold, a performance by the Festival Choir, featuring soloist Stevie Springer and directed by Bradley Ellingboe; 2 p.m.; no charge.
THE ARTS
“Don’t Call Me Young Lady”
Teatro Paraguas, 3205-B Calle Marie, 505-424-1601
Carolyn Meyer’s autobiographical one-woman show about deciding at age 80 to try her hand at stand-up comedy after a career writing children’s books; 4 p.m.; tea and snacks served at 3 p.m.; $22 505-424-1601 or visit brownpaper tickets.com; Jan. 26 encore. ‘A Community of Voices: Poetry of Families’
Temple Beth Shalom, 205 E. Barcelona Road, 505-982-1376
Poetry and prose on Jewish heritage, read by Kira Jones, Joan
Logghe, Henry Shukman; Barbara Rockman 2 to 4 p.m.; and donations accepted. JUST FOR FUN
Author Jeffrey Haas
Op. Cit. Books, DeVargas Center, 157 Paseo de Peralta, 505-428-0321
The civil rights lawyer discusses his book, The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther; 2 p.m.
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe Mercado
555 Camino de la Familia, 505-992-0591
Art, antiques, Western memorabilia, jewelry and other merchandise; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through May.
For complete listings, see Pasatiempo Magazine.