PREVIOUS ISSUES : CULTURE : Performing Arts / Books Last Updated: April 16, 2008 - 11:26 AM   Perfoming Arts/Books: March 12-18 By Patricia Sauthoff Published: March 12, 2008   Email this article   Printer friendly page   Items for calendar consideration may be submitted via mail, fax, e-mail (culture@sfreporter.com) or online and must be received two weeks before publication. >>> Designates items highlighted in this week’s issue. BOOKS/LECTURES | DANCE | EVENTS | MUSIC | THEATER BOOKS/LECTURES Shea Goodluck Barnes gets personal when she talks about mental illness at the Armory for the Arts. WE ARE THE WORLD Humanitarianism isn't necessarily the feel-good activity that movie stars such as Angelina Jolie want us to believe. Instead, it's a complex balance between politics and ethics that begs questions about cultural relativist and absolute truth. Peter Redfield and Erica Bornstein discuss "Between Politics and Ethics: The Anthropology of Global Humanitarianism." Noon Wednesday, March 12. Free. School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia St., 954-7203 BOGIE, HUSTON AND GRANT In 1948, when Humphrey Bogart and John Huston made The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, the Mexican mountains were the epitome of lawlessness. Author Richard Grant proves that little has changed. Except that now, instead of a search for gold, the name of the game is drugs. Grant's exploration of anarchy, God's Middle Finger, is a fascinating ride that will make you happy it was Grant, and not you, on the other side of the border. 5 pm Thursday, March 13. Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., 986-0151 BEACH FRONT PROPERTY In addition to its beautiful beaches Cape Town, South Africa, has an ever-growing art scene that attracts tourists from all over the world. Learn what the former Dutch shipping city has done to expand its artistic horizons in "Cape Town: A Way Forward," part of the Institute of American Indian Arts' lecture series The Answers Lie Within. 6 pm Thursday, March 13. Free. IAIA Museum, 108 Cathedral Place, 424-5701 YIN AND YANG GO ON A DATE Jungian analyst Monika Wikman discusses "Courting Experiences of the Subtle Body," an exploration of how the body and psyche can heal each other with the proper balance. So ditch all that childhood drama and focus on the subtle of the now. 7-9:30 pm Friday, March 14. $10. Religious Science Building, 505 Camino de los Marquez, 989-7205 BOOKISH FANTASIES New Mexico author Mark David Gerson knows his fantasy and it's not to win the New Mexico Discovery Award. Gerson already did that in 2006. And, in 2007 he was a finalist for the USA Book News Best Books Award. Guess The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy really is a reality. 3 pm Saturday, March 15. Free. Borders Books and Music, 500 Montezuma Ave., 954-4707 IT DOESN'T TAKE A MIRACLE In her book Hold My Hand, Glenys Carl describes the horrific accident that forced her to nurse her dying son. Though it sounds like a sad tale, Carl explores the inspiration she found and hopes to help others find their inner healer. 3 pm Saturday, March 15. Free. Body, 333 Cordova Road, 986-0362 READING ROOM Christian Scientist, musician and baseball and chess coach Keith Wommack discusses "Spiritual Healing in the 21st Century." The Q&A is aimed at high school and college students but parents are also welcome to learn how to be honest, uncritical and forgiving. 2-4 pm Saturday, March 15. Free. Jemez Room, Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Ave., 466-1103 TAKE A LITTLE TRIP Dimitry Bittson offers up advice to travelers who want a little more adventure than they'd find in Omaha, Neb. Bittson's lecture and slide show "Peru, Bolivia and Brazil Overland" shows off some of South America's most beautiful haunts. 5 pm Saturday March 15. Free. Travel Bug Coffee Shop, 839 Paseo de Peralta, 992-0418 GO-GO GRANDMA It's hard to believe that those Vietnam War-protesting, Bob Dylan-quoting, reefer-smoking hippies are grandparents now. But it's the truth. And the free-lovers now have "Grandparents Rock: The Grandparenting Guide for the Rock 'n' Roll Generation" to help them cope with their Hannah Montana-listening, corporate-loving grandkids. 2 pm Sunday, March 16. Free. Borders Books and Music, 500 Montezuma Ave., 954-4707 DUKKHA FOR SCIENCE Nancy Wilkie goes beyond the days of Buddha in her studies of Nepal. In fact, Wilkie, a sometime-Santa Fean and former president of the Archaeological Institute of America, discusses the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, a site that boasts structures that pre-date Buddha by 2,500 years. 7:30 pm Monday, March 17. Free. Courtyard Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road, 984-2108 EVENTS Garcia Street Books offers a trip to the modern-day wild West. return to top MEN BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY There's a stereotype out there that men are angry, violent creatures. Whether this stems from nature, nurture or a little of both, Ray Lopez and the Santa Fe Rape Crisis and Trauma Treatment Center know that men are smart, capable, loving beings who can express themselves in a variety of ways. Part two of the Creative Nonviolence Project looks at the cycles of anger as "Crazy Eights." 7-9 pm Wednesday, March 12. $10. Santa Fe Rape Crisis and Trauma Treatment Center 6601 Valentine Way, 471-7501 EATING FOR TWO OR MORE Sure, nutritionalists encourage diners to eat at home more, and that's fine, but sometimes eating out is the most selfless thing to do. "Angels Night Out" is a benefit at 14 Santa Fe restaurants and 25 percent of the proceeds from the night on the town go to Kitchen Angels, a nonprofit group that delivers meals to home bound Santa Feans. Thursday, March 13. Various restaurants throughout Santa Fe, www.kitchenangels.org OOOH... SUCCULENT Just because Santa Fe is in the desert doesn't mean a cactus is going to grow without any attention. Michael Clark talks about bringing cacti and succulents inside to make them thrive. 11 am Saturday, March 15. Free. Tropic of Capricorn, 86 Old Las Vegas Hwy., 983-2700 HAPPY LITTLE TREES He's got the same name as PBS's famous Afro-sportin' painter and shares the same love of plants. But this Bob Ross doesn't look at nature from afar, he's a hands-on kinda guy. Ross talks about "Container Gardening with Flare" and greens up thumbs with his simple tips. 2 pm Saturday, March 15. Free. Santa Fe Greenhouses, 2904 Rufina St., 473-2700 DANCE return to top FIERY FLAMENCO Flamenco may just be the original theatrical dance. It's dramatic, precise and heartbreaking to witness. Julia Chacon, members of Mari­a Beni­tez Teatro Flamenco and the Latin acoustic band Manzanares perform a benefit for the Institute for Spanish Arts. 8 pm-midnight Friday, March 14. $25-$35. The Lodge, 750 N. St. Francis Drive, 955-8562 HOOKED ON FOOTWORK After she warms up at the aforementioned benefit, Julia Chacon puts on a solo show. Check out one of flamenco's most fascinating performers as she steps and sways her way through the classic dance. 7 pm Sunday, March 16. Body, 333 Cordova Road, 986-0362 MUSIC return to top CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITIONS The Santa Fe Community Orchestra  presents the third in its three-part series "New Works by New Mexico Composers." Brendan Eder, Kris Montoya, Mark Dal Porto and Steven Paxton present works that embody the future of contemporary music. 6 pm Friday, March 14 Stieren Hall, Santa Fe Opera, US 84/285 Exit 168, 466-4879 KILL THE APPRENTICE Benjamin Britten's operatic tale of murder, Peter Grimes, hits the Lensic courtesy of the "Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition" series. The series has been quite a success and tickets sell out early, so don't miss one of the world's premiere opera companies' put on the classics. 11:30 am Saturday, March 15. $15-$22. Lensic, 211 W. San Francisco St., 988-1234 HOME IS WHERE THE TUNES ARE The Friends of Santa Fe Jazz like to keep things intimate. That's why they host shows with jazz legends such as Ravi Coltrane in private homes around town and keep things small. It's a rare chance to see a son of a Bird in an unusual location. 7 pm Saturday, March 15. $60. Quail Run, 988-1234 BACK IN BACH Get in the Easter spirit a whole week early with the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Orchestra, Soloists and Choir's rendition of Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245. A good Saturday and Sunday indeed. 7:30 pm Saturday, March 15 and 3 pm Sunday, March 16. $15-$60. St. Francis Auditorium, 107 E. Palace Ave., 988-1234 >>> IMPROVISATIONAL ATMOSPHERES Three master musicians, Mark Weaver, Mike Balistreri and Tatsuya Nakatani, make up music on the fly better than what most people come up with when they write and rewrite. The trio of tuba, bass and percussion isn't easily classifiable into a genre but it's about the most intellectually stimulating music out there (see SFR Picks). 8 pm Saturday, March 15. $5-$10. O'Shaughnessy Performance Space, 1600 St. Michael's Drive, 473-6054 AFRICA IN THE EVENING Drums of the most unusual order - djembes, dunus, ngomas, mbiras, balafones and more - played by a trio of traveling Westerners give those of us stuck in the States a trip around the globe without leaving our fine little burg. 7:30 pm Saturday, March 15. $7-$10. Body, 333 Cordova Road, 986-0362 THEATER return to top THAT LADY IS EVERYWHERE Playwright Alfredo Cordal premieres his new work, Our Lady of Buenos Aires, right here in Santa Fe with Teatro Paraguas. 8 pm Wednesday, March 12. Pay what you wish. 8 pm Thursday-Sunday, March 13-16. Through March 22. $10-$12. Wise Fool Studios, 2778 Agua Fria Road, Unit D, 473-9339 >>> AN EXACT COPY San Francisco theater company Word for Word presents a staged reading of James Baldwin's Sonny Blues. Baldwin, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, tells the tale of 1950s fictional jazz pianist Sonny and the troubles that follow him. Sonny Blues is a startling look at life in Harlem during the time that great music trickled into the streets (see SFR Picks). 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 12. $15-$25. Lensic, 211 W. San Francisco St., 988-1234 VILLA ITALIANO There's something magical about those Italian villas. They just seem to spark romance and life changes. Enchanted April follows the lives of four women and three men who find themselves charmed by the romantic setting. 8 pm Thursday, March 13. Pay what you wish. 8 pm Friday, March 14. $20. Saturday, March 15. $12-$15. 2 pm Sunday, March 16. $12-$15. Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St., 988-4262 HOPE AND CHANGE Ignore the rhetoric! Charlotte Brody, Michael Lerner, Carolyn Raffensperger, Nina Wise and Randy Hayes are on hand to offer real-life solutions about "Interconnection: Transforming Medicine" in an evening of discussion and theater titled, Election Year: A Festival of Optimistic Voices. 7 pm Saturday, March 15. $10. Lensic, 211 W. San Francisco St., 988-1234 CRAZY TALKS There is stigma that surrounds the all-too-common afflictions of mental illness. None of us wants to be called crazy, yet many of us hurl the term around as an insult for what we don't understand. Real people who live with the realities of mental illness - be it schizophrenia, depression, bipolar or anxiety disorders - share their stories, whether they be from the perspective of a family member who has watched a loved one suffer or a survivor who wants to let his story out of the dark. These emotional tales, Minds Interrupted, break the stereotypes of mental illness and educate through entertainment about one of the least talked about, but most common, afflictions. 7:30 pm Saturday, March 15. $15-$50. Armory for the Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 984-1370 HAPPY HOLY DAYS Purim, a holiday that celebrates a Persian Empire-era escape from annihilation by the Jews, is celebrated with style this year. First members of the Temple Beth Shalom staff present a play, Purim: The Real Deal Spiel, which offers a more detailed history than SFR's 14-word aside. Then members of the always entertaining Wise Fool get the audience in motion with an interactive show, Backstage at the Circus. 11 am Sunday, March 16. $10. Temple Beth Shalom, 205 E. Barcelona Road, 982-6161 © Copyright 2000-2008 by the Santa Fe Reporter Save This Page to del.icio.us Top of Page