On Thursday, January 8 at 7 PM, REEL NEW MEXICO will present Mother O’Keeffe, an interesting and opening documentary about famed artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The film is narrated by former New Mexico resident, Marsha Mason and produced and directed by fellow El Dorado resident, Richard Startzman, who will be our guest.. This film is one hour long and was released in 2007 and offers a very different look at artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
The documentary explores the relationship Georgia O’Keeffe had with a young boy whom she taught how to paint and continues to explore the controversy surrounding the identity of who really painted some of the most acclaimed watercolors of the 20th century.
You are now able to order and bring food and drink from La Plancha and enjoy it in the Performance Space, offering a casual dinner and a movie type event.
The $5 suggested donation/admission at the door will go for expenses and to bring in filmmakers for other screenings.
For more information, please contact Jeff Berg at 466-1634 or at nedludd76@hotmail.com
Dance Party with The Rudy Boy Experiment
The Rudy Boy Experiment is back at The Performance Space on Friday, January 9 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Shake off the winter doldrums, or keep the party going, and join us for some great R&B!
Get down, get dirty, and get home early. $10 suggested cover, but pay what you can. Everyone welcome!
A hidden legacy underlying the arts, architecture and our natural world
Presented by Michael BaronSuggested admission: $5
For a very long time a weaver of patterns has been busy creating beautiful tapestries out of planetary orbits and molecular interstices. This evening we will peer through a geometers looking-glass into these micro/macro worlds, whose harmonies are guided by Fibonacci of Pisa, and spun into delicate DNA fibers that make up the warp and weft of our proportional being. Megalithic stone workers carve polyhedra for Plato, who inscribes them in the Timaeus, to be assembled by our children someday. Archimedes kicks his faceted soccer ball toward history’s net and right into the hands of a physicist goalie who shouts ‘Buckminsterfullerene’! Kepler is tangling tetrahedra together, Escher is deconstructing the dodecahedron, and Omar Yaghi creates metal-organic polyhedral frameworks to store hydrogen gas that may someday power our cars.
This muse of geometry can be heard in the tiny concert of atoms, the vasty whorls of galaxies and in the core of an applestar.
Tonight we will observe the maker of patterns, busy on the geometer’s loom, weaving timeless ornamental threads, while Pythagoras arranges his mnemonic triangle, for a moment, in our morning sky…
Thursday, August 8 at 7 pm
Reel New Mexico Independent Film Series presents 3 fabulous short films
“El Salon Mexico” is a charming animated adventure set to the music of Aaron Copland. A boy, his burro and his rooster sneak away from home one night to see their first fiesta, never imagining the adventures they will have. The film, funded with a $20,000 New Mexico New Visions grant, was made by Paul Glickman, an Oscar-winning animator, and Tamarind King, a talented young graphic artist and animator who began work on it when she was still in high school. It made the first round in the “animated short” category for an Oscar in 2011 and has won numerous festival awards, including “Best Animation” in the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival and “Best Animation Short for kids 8-12” in the Kids First Film Festival. Santa Fe filmmaker Michael Zeilik, executive producer of “El Salon Mexico,” will discuss the film.
“The Birds of the Bolsa Chica” was made by Santa Fe filmmaker Hal Ralston, initially so his wife, a teacher, might have something to show her students before a field trip to the Bolsa Chica wetlands. The State of California purchased 880 acres of the wetlands in 1997 for an ecological preserve and restoration was completed in 2004. Ralston made the film to celebrate the birds, who he says are the true owners of the Bolsa Chica. The music soundtrack was added to focus the children’s attention on the actions of the birds. Hal Ralston will discuss his film.
“Community Garden: New Mexico/South Africa” was made by Santa Fe filmmaker Debra Denker to explore what the El Dorado School Community Garden in the community of Eldorado just south of Santa Fe and another community garden in the poor, rural community of Acornhook in South Africa have in common. A lot, she discovered. Both are part of a worldwide community garden movement which, in addition to encouraging production of fresh, nutritious food, benefits their local communities and underscores the importance of water to sustainable food cultivation. Debra Denker will discuss her film with the Reel New Mexico audience.
Sunday, August 12 at 3 pm
Suzzane Teng and Mystic Journey in Concert at The Performance Space
.Dragon Rising, The Performance Space and Santa Fe Bandstand present…
Suzanne Teng & Mystic Journey featuring Gilbert Levy
$15/$10 seniors and 12 and under at the door
Multi award-winning world music bandmaking their Santa Fe debut! “ Suzanne Teng plays music for the soul.”
“ Highly Recommended! A Critic’s Choice” -Billboard Magazine
Thursday, August 16 at 7 pm
Blessingway Publishing and The Performance Space present author, Nina Brown as part of the ongoing Local Author Series
Are you ready for 12-21-12?
Meet award winning author, healer and visionary founder of the Golden Dolphin S.T.A.R. Clinic healing conferences: Nina Brown
Suggested Admission: $2
Nina Brown will read from her award winning narrative and share her perspective on the significance of the eagerly anticipated 12-21-12. Return of Love to Planet Earth: Memoir of a Reluctant Visionary describes Brown’s voyage as she ascends to the highest frequencies of love using the secrets of S.T.A.R.: surrender, trust, allow and receive. Her ten-year alchemical journey illustrates for each one of us the simple yet challenging path to our own spiritual ascent. Lee Carroll, Channel for Kryon, Speaker and Author, calls it, “A must-read for any spiritual seeker.”
The Performance Space presents Living Out Loud with Carol Rose
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door
“If you want to laugh, cry and be inspired, save the date of Thursday, August 23rd and come enjoy Carol Rose at the La Tienda Performance Space. “Living Out Loud” is her first performance and she will share experiences of her life through characters & monologue. Joining Carol with songs will be Maya McKnight
Call Carol at 5o5 660 9311 or Debbie at 505 577 6297 to purchase your tickets today!
Friday, August 24 at 7 pm
The Performance Space presents award winning singer/songwriters Byrd and Street all the way from Austin, TX
Description: ” …real Americana with integrity & soul…a blend that shines” “Impeccable vocal harmonies” combined with original award — winning Texas-Americana songwriting, Tommy Byrd and Kathy Street from Austin have been making songs together since 2001. Three-time nominees for “Best Vocal Duo” at the Texas Music Awards as well as “Best Female Vocalist” nominee in 2012, they have been two-time Kerrville New Folk Finalists. The duo’s Love Broke the Fall CD was #13 on the Folk DJ Charts in July ’09 and their latest CD, Then and Now CD made #27 last fall as well as the Texas Roots Chart. Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul and Mary) recently recorded one of their songs, Let Me Be Your Friend, a song for animal adoption. Joining Byrd & Street for this show will be Santa Fe local musician Dave Devlin of the Bootleg Prophets, on mandolin and dobro!“
Your music is full of hope and optimism mixed with a little humor, just what a weary world needs! Listening to it has improved my outlook on life.” D.M. Tyler TX
The WALKING WILLOWS are the new band of acoustic guitarist, vocalist, award winning songwriter and composer Stephen Cohen and double bass player, pianist, vocalist and arranger Rich Hinrichsen. They perform melodic, “emotionally gripping”, creative acoustic music. The two started playing together in 2007, when Rich joined Stephen’s legendary ensemble, the Tree People.
“Ride the Train”: Stephen Cohen plays cigar box guitar
The Tree People were a creative acoustic music ensemble originally formed in the late 1970’s in Eugene, Oregon. Founding members are composer, songwriter, acoustic guitarist and vocalist Stephen Cohen, and Jeff Stier, who plays recorders, flute and percussion. They recorded two albums, The Tree People, in 1979, and Human Voices in 1984. The Tree People disbanded in the mid 1980’s, but unknown to them at the time, the first two albums would later be discovered worldwide and be reissued by record companies in Japan and Spain, leading to a 3rd and last Tree People album, It’s My Story being released by Guerssen Records of Spain in 2010.
Now, as the WALKING WILLOWS, (you might say an offshoot of the Tree People), Stephen Cohen and Rich Hinrichsen are creating, performing and recording new music (with many Tree People songs thrown in for good measure). They have done three Creative Residencies at Centrum, an art organization in Port Townsend, Washington where Stephen and Rich created the Cistern Symphony, a music video/film/work of art created deep underground in the Dan Harpole Cistern in FortWorden, where Centrum is located. Work on a WALKING WILLOWS album, which will be released in the fall of 2012, is in progress. Regional and national tours are planned for the WALKING WILLOWS. The story continues!
This week, we have politics, live music and literature. The first two events are free. The authors series is $2.
Tuesday, Decmeber 13 at 6:30 pm, join Eldorado area Democrats to discuss and organize efforts for the upcoming election.
Wednesday, December 14 at 6:30 pm, join us for the Eldorado Elementary School Choir holiday performance. The choir will be accompanied by the Marimba band for some songs.
Thursday, December 15 at 6:30 pm, The Performance Space presents the Local Authors Series. Join us for readings by six aspiring authors.
Nationally touring folk, roots and world music duo Round Mountain announce a hometown concert in Santa Fe at the Performance Space at La Tienda on November 2nd with Jayme Stone, known as the “Yo-Yo Ma of banjo,” according to Globe and Mail. Round Mountain is quickly becoming a household name in Santa Fe, winning over new fans and delighting regulars with what Seattle venue Egan’s Ballard Jam House calls “original roots music for a 21st century audience.”
Brothers Robby and Char Rothschild present many extremes; Bulgarian zydeco, klezmer and African rhythms, wild bagpipes, trumpet and accordion played by one person at the same time, and beautiful acoustic numbers. While their music is varied it is far from random. There is a solvent behind all these different dry ingredients that allows Round Mountain to blend their sound seamlessly: original songwriting with respect and love for their music.
Two-time Juno-winning banjoist Jayme Stone makes music inspired by folk traditions from around the world. His latest album, Room of Wonders, explores music from Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria,
Brazil, Italy and North America. The repertoire includes a movement from Bach’s French Suite, a Moorish sword-fighting dance and Stone’s lush, edgy originals. This live music event, just outside Santa Fe, is not to be missed.
From the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont emerges Senayit, a trio capable of guiding its listeners on an intimate journey by awakening a tribal and grounding energy. Front woman and main songwriter, Senayit Tomlinson, was born to create a distinctive and far-reaching life and sound. A woman of Ethiopian heritage, Senayit was raised in New York City and grew up on 80s pop, as well as traditional Chinese, Indian and Hatian music by way of her cultural family. She later studied in Indonesian gamelan music during college. Her sound today, however, is far from chaotic; her dynamic range, vocal expression and poetic style weave an eclectic, even wild thread of sound throughout her honest and accessible lyrics.
Michael Ramirez on bass and Isaac Luxon on drums and percussion complete the trio of Senayit. With a host of musical performance groups under his belt, as well as sound and lighting experience at
venues across the country, Michael brings to the group an insatiable urge for experimentation with sound. Isaac, apprentice to master luthier George Morris and lead guitar player for reggae bands groove Shoes and Mo Ambesa, offers his invaluable lyrical style of drumming, attributed to his natural ear and training in instrumental music.
Recent collaboration with interdisciplinary artist JMoney Fur has allowed the trio of Senayit to tap into its wealth of talents in various performing arts and visual media. Incorporating video,
puppetry, and various multi-dimensional arts, Senayit envelopes you to the point of a visceral, physical connection. It is not just music for your soul but something that is happening to you, around you, and never quite leaves you.
For more information click here. Tickets available at the door.
On Thursday, January 8 at 7 PM, REEL NEW MEXICO will present Mother O’Keeffe, an interesting and opening documentary about famed artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The film is narrated by former New Mexico resident, Marsha Mason and produced and directed by fellow El Dorado resident, Richard Startzman, who will be our guest.. This film is one hour long and was released in 2007 and offers a very different look at artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
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