IN THE WINGS
Music Hillary Smith
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199
The singer pays tribute to Burt Bacharach, with pianist Robert Fox, saxophonist Alex Murzyn, bassist Terry Burns, and percussionist John Trentacosta; 7 p.m. March 3; $25 and $30; santafemusiccollective.org.
New Mexico Bach Society
Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Rd. J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 8 and the premiere of Aaron Alter’s Earth Cantata; 7 p.m. March 3; $20-$60; 505-474-4513, nmpas.org.
Música Antigua de Albuquerque
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 550 W. San Mateo Rd.
The Pilgrim’s Path, vocal and instrumental performance; music of medieval Spain; 4:30 p.m. March 4; $10-$20; 505-842-9613, musicaantigua@comcast.com, musica-antigua.org.
Eric Johnson
National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth St. SW, 505-246-2261 The singer-songwriter on his 2023 Treasure Tour, in support of his latest albums The Book of Making and Yesterday Meets Today; 7:30 p.m. March 4; $24-$40; ampconcerts.org.
Taos Chamber Music Group
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St., 575-758-9826, Taos
A Love Affair, a program of music informed by the art of Georgia O’keeffe, Maya Angelou’s poetry, and Robert and Clara Schumann’s love letters; performers include violist David Yang, flutist Nancy Laupheimer, and pianist Debra Ayers; 5:30 p.m. March 5; $12-$30; taoschambermusicgroup.org.
Thee Sacred Souls
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
San Diego-based R&b/soul trio percussionist Alex Garcia, bassist Sal Samano, and singer Josh Lane; doors 8 p.m. March 5; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com.
Late Night with Leonard Bernstein
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Multimedia presentation with soprano Amy Burton and pianists Michael Boriskin and John Musto; 7:30 p.m. March 7; $35-$115; 505-984-8759, performancesantafe.org.
Beats Antique
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Experimental world fusion and electronic music group, with dance troupe Zoe Jake’s House of Tarot; doors 7 p.m. March 8; $25 and $40; tickets.meowwolf.com. Continuing March 9 and 10.
Take Me to the River: NOLA Live!
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Celebration of the music of New Orleans, with Dumpstaphunk, George Porter Jr., and Jon Cleary; 7:30 p.m. March 9; $45-$69; lensic.org/events.
Derek Gripper
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Cape Town-based classical guitarist; 7:30 p.m. March 10;
$20 in advance, $25 day of show, 505-886-1251, ampconcerts.org.
Chatter Santa Fe
Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail
Pianist Emanuele Arciuli, violinist David Felberg, and percussionist Alan Zimmerman; Michael Oesterle’s Ayre, Barbara Assiginaak’s Inscription Rock, Aaron Jay Kernis’ Air, and Lou Harrison’s Varied Trio; 10:30 a.m. March 11; $5-$16; chatterabq.org/boxoffice.
Sangre de Christo Chorale
St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Santa Fe Trail
Folk songs by Aaron Copland and Cecilia Mcdowall; 4 p.m. March 11; $5-$25; southwestarts.org.
Santa Fe All-star Jazz Band
Dave’s Jazz Bistro, Santa Fe School of Cooking, 125 N. Guadalupe St., 505-983-4511
With a Song in My Heart, a tribute to Dave Curtis (jazz bistro’s namesake), with pianist John Rangel, saxophonist Dave Anderson, trumpeter Jan Mcdonald, bassist Richard Snider, and percussionist David Post; 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 11; $165; santafeschoolofcooking .com.
Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234
Music of Jennifer Higdon, Osvaldo Golijov, and Dvořák; led by Mei-ann Chen; featuring double bassist Xavier Foley; 7 p.m. March 11, 3 p.m. March 12; $28-$98; 505-988-4640, sfpromusica.org.
Keller Williams
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369 Singer-songwriter; doors 8 p.m. March 11; $29.50 in advance, $32 day of show; tickets.meowwolf.com.
The Beths
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Auckland, New Zealand band; doors 8 p.m. March 13; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com.
Tanya Tucker
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 While I’m Livin’ 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.
Schola Cantorum of Santa Fe San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
The sacred-music ensemble performs Irish ballads, reels, and monastic chants; 6:30 p.m. March 17; $25 and $30; schola-sf.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.
Bluebird Café Songwriters’ Concert Series
Bishop’s Lodge, 1297 Bishops Lodge Rd., 888-741-0480
Nashville singer-songwriters; Kent Blazy, Danny Myrick, and Leslie Satcher; 6 p.m. March 18; $150; aubergeresorts.com/bishopslodge/ experiences/in-the-round.
Naghash Ensemble
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Armenian group; 7:30 p.m. March 18; $20; 505-886-1251, ampconcerts.org.
Pablo Sáin-villegas
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Spanish classical guitarist; music of Granados, Tárrega, and Albéniz; 7:30 p.m. March 18; 435-$115; 505-984 8759, performancesantafe.org.
Pinback
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Indie-pop duo Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow; doors 8 p.m. March 19; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com.
Bill Frisell Quartet
St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W. Palace Ave.
Jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger; 7:30 p.m. March 20; $45 and $79; southwestrootsmusic.org.
Jupiter Ensemble
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234
With mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre; performing from their 2019 debut album, All-vivaldi; 7:30 p.m. March 21; $35-$115; 505-984-8759, performancesantafe.org.
Sacred music for Lent
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, with violinists Ellen Chávez de Leitner and Laura Schneider, violist Sigrid Karlstrom, and cellist David Schepps; 3 p.m. March 24; $25 at the door or call 505-920-9728. Proceeds go toward upkeep of the chapel.
Coro Santa Fe
St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Santa Fe Trail
Of Song & Dance, selections from the Great American Songbook and music of Piazzolla; 4 p.m. March 25; $5-$25; southwestarts.org.
New Mexico Performing Arts Society Chamber Concert III
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Rd.
Music of Ginastera, Mozart, and Piazzolla, including flutist Jennifer Lau, violist Joyce Huang, and cellist Sally Guenther; 7 p.m. March 25; $25-$60; 505-474-4513, nmpas.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.
Tejon Street Corner Thieves vs Them Coulee Boys
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135 Trashgrass-blues band and folk-rock band; 7:30 p.m. March 26; $18 in advance, $22 day of show; 505-886-1251, ampconcerts.org.
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.
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044 Alto saxophonist, with Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums; 7:30 p.m. March 30; $25 and $30; outpostspace.org.
Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble
First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave.
Music of Telemann and Graupner; led by Stephen Redfield; with soloists baritone Michael Hix and flutist Kim Pineda; 7 p.m. April 1, 3 p.m. April 2; $25-$65; 505-988-4640, sfpromusica.org.
Raven Chacon, Tatsuya Nakatani, Carlos Santistevan Trio
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044 The New Mexico musicians/composers perform from their recently released LP, Inhale/exhale; 7:30 p.m. April 6; 20 and $25; outpostspace.org.
Aaron Goldberg Trio
Gig Performance Space, 1808 Second St., gigsantafe.com
Jazz pianist, with bassist Reuben Rogers and percussionist Eric Harland; 7:30 p.m. April 8; $25; gigsantafe.ticket.ca.
The Manhattan Transfer
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234
Vocal quartet blending pop, jazz, R&B, & a cappella music; 7:30 p.m. April 14; $45-$69; lensic.org/events.
Theater/dance
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, stand-up comedy; 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.
Fearless Female Voices
Fashion Outlets of Santa Fe, 8380 Cerrillos Rd., Unit 420
Blue Raven Theatre presents fully staged readings of new short dramas; 1-4 p.m. March 11, directed by Talia Pura; donations accepted.
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.
Entreflamenco Spring Season
El Flamenco de Santa Fe, 135 W. Palace Ave., 505-209-1302 Featuring Antonio Granjero and Estefania Ramirez; 6:15 p.m. March 17-June 24; $25-$43; entreflamenco.com/tickets.
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.
Comedia en Español con Antonio Sanint Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601
Colombian comedian and actor, with Oscar Collozas; 7 and 9 p.m. sets March 25; $25; sanintcomedy.brownpapertickets.com and at the door. Call for reservations.
Ragamala Dance Company
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 South Indian dance troupe in Sacred Earth; 4 p.m. April 2; $35-$115; 505-984-8759, performancesantafe.org.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Modern choreography; 7:30 p.m. April 5; $45-$75; lensic.org/events.
Events, Etc.
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 and environmentally themed films; March 13 and 14; $20 one night, $38 for both; sfct.org/event/banff-mountainfilm-festival-6.
Turquoise Museum trip
Meet at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian,
Friends of the Wheelwright host 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.
Artspring 2023 Gala
James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Rd. New Mexico School for the Arts’ student showcase of visual arts, dance, music, and spoken-word performances; friends & family show 3-4 p.m. March 16, free admission, ticketed performance 6:30 p.m. March 16, $15; gala 5 p.m. March 17, $200; nmschoolforthearts.org.
2023 Native Arts Speaker Series
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1269
School for Advanced Research presents Grounded in Clay Conversations, Pueblo pottery-related topics held in conjunction with the MIAC exhibition; 1 p.m. March 17 and 31, April 14 and 21; free with museum admission. Reservations at sarsf.info/convos.
With the Grain
New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., 505-476-5072 An exhibition tracing the relationship between Hispanic, Northern New Mexico wood carvers and their use of incorporating the natural form of wood in their carvings; opening March 18; through Sept. 4.
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.