IN THE WINGS
Music Amtrac
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369 Electronic-music producer/songwriter Caleb Cornett; doors 9 p.m. May 19; $22; tickets.meowwolf.com.
Don Giovanni
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 The Met: Live in HD series continues with Ivo van Hove’s debut production of Mozart’s tragicomedy; 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 20; $22-$28; tickets.lensic.org/events.
17th Annual Crawdaddy Blues Festival
Madrid Railyard, next to The Mine Shaft Tavern, 2846 NM 14, 505-473-0743 Including Ghost Train, Iyah, Key Frances, Hillary Smith and Chill House, Jim Almand, Ron Crowder, and Felix y Los Gatos; noon May 20 and 21; $30 daily; holdmyticket.com/tickets/411813.
Natok Rok
Unity Santa Fe, 1212 Unity Way, 505-989-4433
Singer Madi Sato and poet Timothy P. Mclaughlin, with percussionist Nick Davidson, cellist Nelson Denman, and guitarist Tom Berkes; 7 p.m. May 20; $25; unitysantafe.org/natokrok.
Coming Home to Herself
Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1615 Old Pecos Trail
A cabaret show with Julie Anne Shapiro and other members of the Tri-m Company; 7:30 p.m. May 20; $20; showtix4u.com/events/ trimsantafe.
Severall Friends
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Period-instrument ensemble Emily Noël, Robert Eisenstein, Lawrence Lipnik, Mark Rimple, and Mary Springfels; music of William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, and Thomas Campion; 7:30 p.m. May 20; $20, students no charge; severallfriends.org.
Cedric Watson & Corey Harris
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135 Blues duo; 8 p.m. May 20, doors 7 p.m.; $27 in advance, $30 at the door; holdmyticket.com/tickets/410191.
Placitas Artists Series
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, 7 Paseo de San Antonio, NM 165
Violist Kim Fredenburgh and the Altura Ensemble (Laura Chang, Felix Fan, Amy Huzjak, led by Cármelo de los Santos); music of Schubert and Bartók; 3 p.m. May 21; $25; placitasarts.org.
Sevda Ensemble
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
The vocal group performs music of the Republic of Georgia, with polyphonic vocalist Carl Linich; 6 p.m. May 21; $15-$20 suggested donation. Email sevda.choir@gmail.com to pay in advance via Vemno.
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl.,505-557-6182 Americana band; 7:30 p.m. May 26; $18; tickets.lensic360.org/ tickets/410413.
27th Annual Silver City Blues Festival
Townwide and Gough Park
Including Tyron Benoit Band, Dirty Red & the Soul Shakers, and Ghost Town Blues Band; beer gardens, Makers Market, and food vendors; May 27-28; 575-538-2505, silvercitybluesfestival.org.
Summer Scene
The Plaza, Santa Fe Railyard, Reunity Resources SWAN Park
Free, outdoor, Lensic360 concert and movie series; acts include Shakey Graves, LADAMA, Sister Nancy, and Eliza Gilkyson; May 27-Aug. 26; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/415005.
Holly Mead and Jon Gagan
Gig Performance Space, 1808 Second St., gigsantafe.com
Piano and bass duo; 7:30 p.m. May 27; $25; gigsantafe.tickit.ca.
Concordia Santa Fe Wind Orchestra
St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. Music of Samuel Barber, Hirokazu Fukushima, Vincent Persichetti, and Ralph Hultgren; 2 p.m. May 28; donations accepted.
Sir Woman
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135 POP/R&B band; 7:30 p.m. May 31; $18 in advance, $23 day of show; tickets.ampconcerts.org.
Indigenousways Festival
Santa Fe Railyard Park, South Guadalupe Street and Paseo de Peralta
June 2: Hip-hop artist G Precious, singer-songwriter Lyla June, and singer Joshua Dixon. Aug. 18: Poet Joy Harjo, guitarist Larry Mitchell, and singer-songwriter Charly Lowry. Performances run 5-9 p.m.; indigenousways.org.
Song for Taos
Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St., 575-758-9826
Performance by Taos Pueblo flutist Robert Mirabal and New York City-based string quartet ETHEL; 5:30 p.m. June 3 and 4; $12-$30; harwoodmuseum.org/events.
Tawanda Suessbrich-joaquim and the John Rangel Trio
Dave’s Jazz Bistro, Santa Fe Cooking School, 125 N. Guadalupe St., 800-982-4688 Los Angeles-based vocalist; dinner show 6:30-9:30 p.m. June 3; $185; santafeschoolofcooking.com.
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder, 20 Buffalo Thunder Tr., 505-455-5555
On tour in support of their album New Constellation; 8 p.m. June 3; Marcy Playground opens; $59-$79; holdmyticket.com/tickets/410315.
Tab Benoit
National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth St. SW, Albuquerque, 505-246-2261
Delta blues singer-songwriter; 7:30 p.m. June 6; songwriter Matt Andersen opens; $27-$47; tickets.ampconcerts.org or at the box office.
Cavernfest Downtown Carlsbad
Annual, free outdoor celebration; June 6-10; country-music acts include Bri Bagwell, the Eli Young Band, and Grace Tyler; cavernfest.com.
Uncle Lucius
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135 Southern-rock band; 8 p.m. June 8; $20 and $45; holdmyticket.com/ tickets/405795.
New Mexico Performing Arts Society Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Rd.
Season finale opera program, led by Franz Vote, including sopranos Jennifer Perez, and Camille Tierney, mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Zander-wall, and tenor André Garcia-nuthmann, and bass-baritones Carlos Archuleta and Tim Willson; 7 p.m. June 9; $20-$60; holdmyticket.com/tickets/401718.
Mary Chapin Carpenter Summer 2023 U.S. Tour
Kimo Theatre, 423 Central Ave. NW, Albuquerque, 505-768-3522
June 9, 7:30 p.m.; $51-$76; tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/410838.
Edward Simon Group
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044 Femeninas: The songs of Latin American Women: Pianist Simon, bassist Reuben Rogers, and percussionist Adam Cruz, featuring jazz vocalist Magos Herrera; 7:30 p.m. June 10; $25 and $30; outpostspace.org.
Kardemimmit
San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail
Finnish folk-music quartet; 7:30 p.m. June 10; $25 in advance, $30 day of show; tickets.ampconcerts.org/tickets/414474.
Stars of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Simms Center for Performing Arts, Albuquerque Academy,
6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE
Cellist David Finckel, pianist Wu Han, and violinist Arnaud Sussman; music of Haydn, Dvořák, and Saint-saens; 4 p.m. June 11; $30 and $40; chambermusicabq.org.
Christian Lee Hutson and Fenne Lily
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Indie-pop singer-songwriter and British indie-folk artist (double bill); doors 7 p.m. June 13; $20; tickets.meowwolf.com.
The Elovators
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, 2791 Agua Fria St., 505-393-5135 Boston-based, reggae-rock band; 7:30 p.m. June 13; $20; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/413772.
Tim Lin
Club Legato, 125 E. Palace Ave., 505-988-9232
New York City-based tenor saxophonist, with Robert Fox on piano, Cyrus Campbell on bass, and John Trentacosta on drums; 6 p.m. June 15; $25 and $30; holdmyticket.com/tickets/415498.
Django Festival Allstars
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044 Guitarists Philippe Cuillerier and Samson Schmitt, violinist Pierre Blanchard, accordionist Ludovic Beier, and bassist Antonio Licusati; 7:30 p.m. June 15; $25 and $30; outpostspace.org.
Gregory Alan Isadov
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl. Singer-songwriter 7:30 p.m. June 15; Joe Purdy opens; $40; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/413372.
Moe.
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Jam band; doors 8 p.m. June 15; $40; tickets.meowwolf.com.
The Black Opry Revue
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Touring revue for Black country musicians, including Garry Blackchild, Tylar Bryant, and Destinie Lynn; 7:30 p.m. June 16; $25-$45; tickets.lensic.org/8713/8715.
Papadosio and Dirtwire
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl., 505-557-6182
Prog. rock/livetronica-crossover band and experimental-americana band; guest act, Cloudchord; 6 p.m. June 17; $29.99 and $32.99; tickets.meowwolf.com.
Whipped Cream
Meow Wolf, 1352 Rufina Circle, 505-395-6369
Canadian Dj/producer Caroline Cecil; doors 10 p.m. June 17; $25; tickets.meowwolf.com.
To Shiver the Sky
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Christopher Tin’s score for orchestra, chorus, and soloists, performed by The Zia Singers, New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus, and Rio Rancho Youth Chorus; 3 p.m. June 18; lensic.org/events.
Third Coast Percussion
Simms Center for Performing Arts, Albuquerque Academy,
6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE
Percussion and composition collective; 4 p.m. June 18; $30 and $40; chambermusicabq.org.
Mike Love & The Full Circle
The Mothership at Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 ABC Mesa Rd.; 575-758-1900 Reggae-jazz fusion group; 7:30 p.m. June 18; $22; tickets.lensic360 .tickets/413936.
Off the Rails
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 505-989-1199, and at the Railyard SITE’S annual benefit and concert; headliners, singer-songwriters Helado Negro and Lido Pimienta; 7 p.m. June 22; lawn tickets $20 and $42; VIP lounge $250; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/411385.
Trevor Hall
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl., 505-557-6182 Roots singer-songwriter; 6:30 p.m. June 23; The California Honeydrops open; $42; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/412928.
Eliza Gilkyson
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 505-268-0044 Home Cd-release performance; 7:30 p.m. June 23; $25 and $30; tickets.ampconcerts.org.
Dumpstafunk
Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership Stage, 20 ABC Mesa Rd., 575-758-1900, El Prado New Orleans dance band; 7:30 p.m. June 24; $27; tickets.lensic360 .org/tickets/412958.
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder, 20 Buffalo Thunder Tr., 505-455-5555 Touring in support of his their new album, Altitude; 8 p.m. June 24; $39-$59; holdmyticket.com/tickets/411220.
Santa Fe Opera
301 Opera Dr., 505-986-5900
June 30 season opener, a new production of Puccini’s Tosca, followed by Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (July 1), Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande (July 15), Dvořák’s Rusalka (July 22), and Monteverdi’s Orfeo (July 29); $37-$341; santafeopera.org/tickets.
Stephen Marley
The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, 37 Fire Pl., 505-557-6182
On tour; 6 p.m. July 15; $36; tickets.lensic360.org/tickets/413966. Lila Downs & Angelique Kidjo
Santa Fe Opera, 301 Opera Dr., 505-986-5900
Double bill; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23; $44-$94; tickets.lensic360.org/ tickets/413773.
LP
Revel Entertainment, 4720 Alexander Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, 505-321-2080 Laura Pergolizzi’s Love Lines Tour; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21; tickets on sale Friday, May 12; lensic360.org.
On Stage
Black Range Trilogy
Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, 505-424-1601
Three one-act plays by John Macker: Esther and Leon, Coyote Acid, and Sierra Oscura; directed by Noah G. Simpson and Argos Maccallum; May 26-June 11; $15 and $25; teatroparaguasnm.org. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico Recital 2023
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 Folklorico and flamenco students showcase; 6 p.m. May 28; $35; lensic.org/events.
Morning Sun
New Mexico Actors Lab Theater, 1213 Parkway Dr., 505-395-6576
New Mexico Actors Lab presents Simon Stephens’ 2021 character-driven play about mothers and daughters; June 7-25; $15-$35; nmactorslab.com.
Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St., 505-988-4262
Brian Quijada’s autobiographical one-person play, with Satya Jnani Chávez performing live, looped Latin beats, hip-hop, and dance; June 15-24; $15-$30; santafeplayhouse.org.
Shakespeare in the Garden
Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-471-9103 Santa Fe Classic Theater presents Much Ado About Nothing; 6:45-9:30 p.m. July 27-Aug. 20; $40 and $60; santafeclassictheater .org.
Happenings
Santa Fe International Literary Festival
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St.
Including authors John Irving, Jennifer Egan, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Diana Gabaldon; a tribute to Rudolfo Anaya and 30-plus events; May 19-21; individual sessions $15-$50, day passes and big stage passes available; sfinternationallitfest.org. (See story, Page 18)
World Migratory Bird Day
Vista Grande Public Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado, 505-466-7323 Information on how to attract them to your yard, the deadly effects of pesticides, and related topics; also, raptor on site from the New Mexico Wildlife Center; 1-3:30 p.m. May 20; vglibrary.org.
Ghhúunayúkata / To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1200 Selections of parkas from the mid-19th century to contemporary reinterpretations, representing five Alaska Native communities: Yup’ik, Iñupiaq, Unangan, Dena’ina Athabascan, and St. Lawrence Island Yup’ik; through April 7, 2024; opening reception 1-4 p.m. May 21.
Native Treasures Night Market
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St.
Cocktail reception honoring incoming Living Treasures recipient Anthony Lovato, outgoing 2022 recipient Virgil Ortiz, and 2023 MIAC Legacy winners Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas; 5-8 p.m. May 26, $100; miac.eventbrite.com.
12th Annual Pueblo Fiber Arts Show
Poeh Cultural Center and Museum Plaza, 78 Cities of Gold Rd., Pueblo of Pojoaque, 505-455-5041
Works by New Mexico Fiber Arts Guild members, with artists’ demonstrations and traditional dances; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 27.
Native Treasures Art Market
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St.
Including performances and children’s activities; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 27 and 28; $5, ages 17 and under no charge; miac.eventbrite .com. Proceeds benefit the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
New Mexico Wine Festival
Balloon Fiesta Park, 5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE, Albuquerque Offering samples from 200 wineries, with live music, food trucks, and marketplace; noon-6 p.m. May 27-29; $10-$45; holdmyticket.com/tickets/405610.
Chris Ranier — Cultures on the Edge:
A Journey into Indigenous Ways of Being
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234 An illustrated presentation by the documentary photographer; 7:30 p.m. June 1; $10; lensic.org/events.
18th Annual Santa Fe Spring Festival
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Rd., 505-471-2261 Featuring herb & lavender products, sheep shearing, spinning and weaving, fiber arts marketplace, horno bread baking, crafts for children; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 3 and 4; $8, discounts available; golondrinas.org.
Pride30 Santa Fe
Various venues
The Human Rights Alliance celebrates its 30th anniversary; events include Disco Inferno, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. June 3, $15 in advance, $20 at the door; The Pride Train, 5:30 p.m. June 10, $125; Comedy Night, 7 p.m. June 16; Giddyup kick off dance, noon-9 p.m. June 17; Pride on the Plaza and Pride Drive Parade, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 24; hrasantafe.org/pride/2023.
The Horse Shelter fundraiser
100 AB Old Cash Rd., County Road 55 B, Cerrillos
Silent and live auctions and tours of the ranch (housing 70-plus rescued equines); 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 4; $85 includes lunch and drinks; 505-471-6179, thehorseshelter.org.
Western New Mexico University Fiesta Latina
1000 W College Ave, Silver City, 800-872-9668
Artists’ demonstrations, mercado, and live music; June 15-18; weekend pass $80, Villalobos Brothers concert $15, Jerry Dean and Gonjalo concert $25, tequila tasting $45; fiestalatina.org.
Currents New Media Festival
Santa Fe County Fairgrounds, 3229 Rodeo Rd.
International group show; indoor and outdoor installations, augmented mixed-reality environments, Ai-generated/assisted 2D and 3D works, robotics, and multimedia performances; June 16-25; artists market June 17 and 18; currentsnewmedia.org.
Harwood Museum of Art 100th Birthday Bash
Sagebrush Inn, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 575-758-2254
Live music, dance floor, food, and photo booth; 6-10 p.m. June 16; $35 and $40; harwoodmuseum.org.
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., 505-988-1234
Author Andrea Wulf discusses her research of diaries, correspondence, and literary works produced by 18th-century German intellectuals; 7:30 p.m. June 20; free tickets at lensic.org/events.
74th Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe
Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds, 3237 Rodeo Rd.
A large array of established and up-and-coming rodeo athletes, kids’ mutton-busting competitions, and youth barrel racers;
June 21-24; $10-$37; 505-471-4300, rodeosantafe.org. Exceptional Rodeo, open to children and adults with special needs; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 24, in the Roy Butler Memorial Arena on the grounds.
International Folk Art Market
Santa Fe Railyard Park, South Guadalupe Street and Paseo de Peralta Hosting 168 artists from 52 countries; July 5 community celebration and procession, July 7 early bird session ($90), timed-entry sessions ($30), July 8 timed-entry sessions ($20), July 8 night market ($25), July 9 community day ($15); 505-992-7600, folkartmarket .org/ tickets, and in person at IFAM Center, 620 Cerrillos Rd.
Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-476-1269
Highlighting connections between weaving and photography as modes of engagement with place in the American Southwest; opening July 16; through July 16, 2024.
Behind Adobe Walls Home and Garden Tour
Local residences
Santa Fe Garden Club’s annual event offering guided bus tour July 25; $125, lunch and tour $155; 505-660-2393, santafegardenclub.org.