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SANTA FE SCHOOL BANDS TEAM UP ON LENSIC STAGE

Student bands from both Capital High School and Santa Fe High School team up to present “SFPS Bands on Stage!” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. The suggested donation is $8, with all proceeds going toward music education programs in the schools.

A ‘SICK COMEDY’ NIGHT IN STORE

Desert Academy’s Performing Arts Department presents an evening of student sketch comedy and improvisation — called Sick Comedy — at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta. The show is modeled after the famed Groundlings improv work. Director Randy Bennett, head of Desert’s performing arts department, was a member of the Groundlings, which spawned the careers of Will Ferrell, Lisa Kudrow and many more.

The sketch material in the show came out of classroom improvisation sessions. Among the planned pieces in the show is an all-male version of The View, a visit from Hillary Clinton, an Indian guru who offers advice and the debut of the boy band Boyz 2 Gurlz, who will offer an improvised pop song for the audience.

Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and are available at the door.

KIDS BRING MUSIC TO CANYON ROAD

Music students from El Camino Real Academy, Ortiz Middle School and Santa Fe High School will take part in the Canyon Road Spring Art Fest from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Wilford Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 403 Canyon Road. The event is free.

EXPLORE COLLEGE OPTIONS

The Santa Fe Community College offers a free, bilingual information session for prospective students from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 9, in the Jemez Rooms in the main administration building of the south-side campus, located at 6401 Richards Ave. This “Explore Your Options” event gives visitors the chance to learn about the college’s main programs and financial-aid options. A campus tour and light meal are included as part of the event. If you wish to attend RSVP to Daniela Gurule at 505-428-1149 or Marcos Maez at 505-428-1779.

ART SHOW, CONCERT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The Santa Fe Community College is showcasing the visual art and vocal quality of its students with two public events this week. At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, the college’s Visual Arts Gallery opens an exhibition of work by students of the Art and Design program that will run through Aug. 17. The show includes work in book arts, ceramics, drawing, woodworking, painting, photographer, sculpture and architectural design. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Then, at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, the college presents the student concert “With A Voice of Singing!” with musical pieces by Anton Bruckner, Johannes Brahms and Morten Lauridsen, among others. The show is free and takes place in the Jemez Rooms in the main administration building. The college is located at 6401 Richards Ave.

WALDORF SCHOOL OPENS ART EXHIBIT

Santa Fe Waldorf’s High School students display their artwork in an exhibition opening with a reception from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta. The theme of the show is structured around the school’s creative and visual-arts magazine, Taliesin. The show runs through May 22 at Warehouse 21 during its regular operating hours.

AND PIÑON HAS AN ART SHOW TOO

Piñon Elementary School is holding its Spring Fling from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, on campus at 2921 Camino de Los Caballos. A display of student work and art will be on the walls and halls throughout the school, giving visitors the chance to see what students have been doing in their classroom and the art room this year.

ART HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE CAMP THIS SUMMER

Santa Fe art historian and professor Khristaan Villela is starting a Santa Fe Art History and Architecture Camp for middle school and high school students from June 20 through June 25 at La Fonda on the Plaza. The camp gives students the chance to learn about art, architecture and archaeology, and participants will visit museums during the weeklong intensive. The cost is $550 per student.

Visit www.arthistorycamp.com for more information and to register.