I started a conversation with the owner of the Raincatcher at my Sunday potluck. We dwere discussing legos, small children, and joys of fatherhood. Somehow we progressed to piano and music. We both at different times in our lives have played the piano. He is still playing, has been for 28 years. After all that, I asked what he did for work. He owns his own business, employs 16 people, and, well let me let him tell you the rest. I copied the rest from his website.
In an arid landscape, we all need to find sustainable ways to allow beautiful landscapes while conserving water. I also like that he does edible landscaping, as my little garden is a major part of my landscaping. Grand squash and pumpkin plants, flowering bean plants create lush ground covers in my yard. Ah the the fragant tomato plants, yellow flowering dill, sage, and you get the picture. I bet he knows many tricks to create beautiful landscapes without wasting water. Introducing: the Raincatcher:
theraincatcher.com
The RainCatcher Inc. is a local design/build company that specializes in using drylands permaculture techniques to create long-term sustainable landscapes and homesites. We are a fully-licensed (NM GB-98 and NM MS-6) and insured company, focusing on:
permaculture design and implementation
water harvesting
water catchment systems
irrigation
landscape design and installation
erosion control
restoration
greywater/wastewater re-use systems
The RainCatcher Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, Santa Fe Alliance, Santa Fe Sustainability Guide, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, International Erosion Control Association, Santa Fe Watershed’s “Adopt the River” program, and supports the living wage in Santa Fe, providing benefits to employees.
The above picture displays permaculture in practice. It is of a mixed perennial and annual food-producing garden, watered by rainwater and a branched-drain greywater system. No supplemental water is needed because all water is harvested on site, re-used from the roof, and re-used from the house. The soil here is very healthy, high in orgainc matter, and full of life, helping to infiltrate excess water for the plants to use.
Same site 2.5 years before!
Thank you for visiting us! We will be working on the is site over the next few years to bring you a fun, creative, and highly informative website. We are always under construction so please check back soon.
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The RainCatcher Inc. is a local design/build company that specializes in using drylands permaculture techniques to create long-term sustainable landscapes and homesites. We are a fully-licensed (NM GB-98 and NM MS-6) and insured company, focusing on:
permaculture design and implementation
water harvesting
water catchment systems
irrigation
landscape design and installation
erosion control
restoration
greywater/wastewater re-use systems
The RainCatcher Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, Santa Fe Alliance, Santa Fe Sustainability Guide, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, International Erosion Control Association, Santa Fe Watershed’s “Adopt the River” program, and supports the living wage in Santa Fe, providing benefits to employees.
The above picture displays permaculture in practice. It is of a mixed perennial and annual food-producing garden, watered by rainwater and a branched-drain greywater system. No supplemental water is needed because all water is harvested on site, re-used from the roof, and re-used from the house. The soil here is very healthy, high in orgainc matter, and full of life, helping to infiltrate excess water for the plants to use.
Same site 2.5 years before!
Thank you for visiting us! We will be working on the is site over the next few years to bring you a fun, creative, and highly informative website. We are always under construction so please check back soon.
Stress busters now available! Photo by Mary MacIntyre
This is a lovely time of year to hike, or walk and then get some soup full of veggies. Tonight I went to Applebee’s Restaurant with a friend. Their $2.49 salad was big and good! I added garlic baked potatoes, and onion rings…a bit of over indulge and I loved it. We all have our personal ways to reduce stress. Eating too much may not really solve any of my issues. Having dinner with a friend: wonderful. You could substitute Applebee’s for a potluck dinner and…. Anyway, recently I’ve mentioned Haysen Weir’s new book. I’ve copied her squidoo page: www.squidoo.com/esalen If you need more ways to relax and help you and partner or friend really relax and be ready for the more of the world’s challenges, then just buy the book. It’s a great style and would be a great holiday gift for family and friends. I don’t make a penny off this, this my easy way to provide a review.
The following is written and published by Haysen Weir:
With the economy the way it is today and the levels of stress that were all feeling from working so hard or not working at all, having the aches and pains in our bodies, and most of us not being able to afford health insurance. It’s wonder how we can keep going. Well I have a vision. I would like to see everyone taking care of themselves by releasing stress and being pain free from the everyday rat race. I’m going to share with you something that is so easy your grandmother could do it. It’s learning how to listen to your body through massage and have fun. A step by step guide showing you through a series of pictures the Esalen techniques. Some of you are asking me. What is Esalen massage? I’ll tell you. Esalen Massage is a slow, flowing, stroke-massage that opens the sense of ease in a person. Esalen Massage also employs passive joint movements to enable sense of body space. A sense of body space is defined as a holistic versus an allopathic method of self-expansion. Esalen Massage specifically focuses on the body as a whole, rather than just one part of the body. This is the main difference from receiving a Swedish massage versus an Esalen Massage.
For example, a long flowing stroke starting from the hand to the back of the neck and then coming back down to the arm and completing at the hand is done in one flowing motion. It establishes the connection from the hand to the head, with each procedure cascading to establish total connection.
The person who is giving an Esalen massage is moving his/her body like the ocean in nature’s way of continuing flowing and ebbing of the tide. This is what gives the sense of expansion to the one who is receiving the massage. It is imperative that the person giving the massage stays focused to the continued flowing of motion in their own body and the flowing and sensing with the hands.
Esalen Massage facilitates the releasing of letting go, allowing drifting even deeper into a state of relaxation where you can experience your definition of NIRVANA. Now that you know.Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/6xw8wf
To your health,
Haysen
Related video not by Haysen
Go to youtube to watch several videos on this subject. The guide is perfect because you don’t need a computer to use it, and you can take it anywhere.
Yeah, the buzz is breeding fear and good news rarely surfaces. I am highly skeptical about the rush. Let’s take time to create good solutions. If this interests you listen to the the interview. It’s a bit deep and a little slow, but packed full with important ideas. Go to the bottom for another surprise.
We recorded the call!
For those of you dialing in today, you know how full the conference lines were…
I knew that what Jim Hansberger had to say about the current economy would be important, so I made sure the call got recorded.
Frankly, all of the recent bailouts and drama surrounding the economic market isn’t surprising to me because there’s been so much attention on negativity and demise that we’re feeding the very beast we say we’d like to kill. The media, as well as most viewers, are placing their attention on so much fear that it’s doing nothing but creating the very thing we don’t want.
So… I got on the phone with my good friend (and personal investment advisor) Jim Hansberger.
Jim is, as you may recall, one of the best-of-the-best. In fact, he advises numerous senators in Washington and speaks with them daily. To say he knows what’s going on would be a gross understatement.
So who could be better for me to get the inside scoop for you?
Enough talk… Click here to listen to the interview online in its entirety!
This important information will help you not just to survive the current economy, but to actually thrive in it.
Listen, if you’re expecting the same type of stuff you’d hear on CNBC, CNN or FOX, forget about it. This is the inside scoop that you’ll never hear in the mainstream media.
Please make sure you listen to this call, it’s really that important.
To your continued wealth and happiness,
James Arthur Ray
President/CEO
James Ray International
Art and science. Mix them up and tumble them around. If you love both attend the events, become connected and perhaps even participate! Check this out and earlier blogs on the complex.
On tap at the complex . . .
August 6: Aequias of Taos County
The acequias of Taos County create a rich network of physical and social features. Join Michael Cox as he describes his work mapping and understanding the acequia network of Taos County. Additional speakers will be added to the event and posted here.
August 8: Unruly Data Makes for a Bad Hair Day
Traditional structured database tools are limiting because they require pre-defined structures and fields. Chris Feola, president of xextPression and named one of the 50 most influential people in new media by Online Journalism Review, describes the ins-and-outs of information overload in the computer culture. In particular, he will discuss imposing order of data to extract meaningful information from it. Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free but donations to defray costs are appreciated. More information is available here.
Come Visit Us
Santa Fe Complex is located next to the Railyard Art District and within walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the plaza downtown. We’re housed in two facilities, the conference area at 624 Agua Fria and the project space at 632 Agua Fria.
The conference area contains meeting rooms and facilities for short-term use associated with on-going complex projects. The project space houses the great room, where we hold events and offer working facilities for laptop users, coffee lounge and work carrels.
While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street parking lot is more conveniently located for the 632 facility. Romero St. is an old-style Santa Fe ox-cart road just east of the 624 driveway. Follow it until it opens up to two lanes and turn hard right into the parking lot for 632.
Here’s a map to our location, a representative shot showing the Railyard District and a sketchup drawing of the facility at 632. For more information, call 505/216.7562 or click here.
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Whoa, I got this announcement late!!! So anyway, they talk about the Wednesday night Blenders. Get information about next Wednesday’s event. Make it a potluck and bring some light yummy food. Fruit, cheese, dips, veggies, hummus, are all good ideas. Save some money at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and look like a contributing hero. Food helps us learn and relax.
Santa Fe Complex Announces June 25 Blender
Holy Holographs, Batman
The photos did not copy.
photo by Peter Ellzey
Wednesday, June 25
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
632 Agua Fria St.
Blenders are a Wednesday night feature at Santa Fe Complex, located at 632 Agua Fria St. Entrance is on Romero St. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served; donations to defray their costs are welcome. Click here for directions.
Santa Fe, NM - June 25, 2008 - Santa Fe has the great good fortune of hosting three pioneers in holography: Rebecca Deem, Fred Unterseher, and August Muth. They will join Wednesday’s Blender at Santa Fe Complex to discuss their work, some of which is on display at the complex. The speakers will limit their formal presentations to 15 minutes each, leaving time for contributions from the audience and lots of discussion.
These three artists, innovators and technologists pzarticipated in the grand opening of Santa Fe Complex on June 14. They will be speaking on their pieces from that show and other topics in holography tonight from 6 to 8 PM.
About the Speakers
Rebecca Deem: Rebecca first saw holograms at an art gallery in 1970 while completing an Art supervision degree. In 1988, she received the Shearwater Foundation Art Holography Award. In 1995 with partner Fred Unterseher, she co-founded Zone Holografix Studios, an art and teaching studio with a pulse laser lab. She continues to exhibit artwork, teach and write for electronic and print publications.
Fred Unterseher: Fred graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in the early 70’s. He worked on the cooperative projects Artaud, The Emeryville Artists Coop., ANT FARM (the art/media collective famous for Cadillac Ranch). He co-founded the San Francisco School of Holography with Lloyd Cross and Gerry Pethick. He conceived and co-authored the HOLOGRAPHY HANDBOOK, A Practical Guide to Holography in 1987. He was Director of Education at the Museum of Holography, New York, New York. He was a member of the team that created the first pulsed laser portrait of a president (Ronald Reagan)in 1989. In 1995 he co-founded Holografix Studios with Rebecca Deem. He is a consultant for NASA and JPL on 3-D imaging systems and until recently taught at the Brooks Institute of Photography & Pasadena City College.
August Muth: August was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and his early years in the vast landscape and dry climate of the high desert and mountains gave him the opportunity to develop a true appreciation for the elegance of light. After three years of studying art and physics at the university level in the southwest, August moved to New York City to pursue his studies and visions within the world of art there. In 1983, after viewing his first hologram, he realized he had discovered a direct path to a deeper understanding of the force of light. In 1984 and l985, he developed his holography skills at the Museum of Holography in N.Y.C. under the direction of Fred Untersher, a pioneer and early innovator in holography.
Since 1986, he has specialized in the field of “reflection dichromated gelatin holography”. This type of holography is unsurpassed in its clarity and superior quality. His progress in developing and refining processes and techniques in this demanding technology have allowed him to manipulate light into various beautiful and subtle forms. His most recent works include the lamination of optical glass and creation of holograms in multiple layers. He calls this current body of work “Time Capsules”, a reference to light as being the vehicle of time.
What Is Holography?
Holography (from the Greek, όλος-hòlòs whole + γραφή-grafè writing, drawing) is the science of producing holograms. It is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the recording medium as it was when recorded. The image changes as the position and orientation of the viewing system changes in exactly the same way is if the object were still present. Holograms can also be made using other types of waves. (See: Wikipedia.)
About Santa Fe Complex
We are a community studio creating connections in science, technology and art. Our roots lie in the rich cultural, scientific and artistic traditions of northern New Mexico; our vision is a world where technology supports a renaissance in art and science that opens our minds and hearts to our full human potential.
Santa Fe Complex
Don Begley
Managing Director
505/26.7562
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Utah Phillips passed away May 23
Utah Phillips died from complications of heart disease, survived by his wife, sons Duncan and Brendan, and daughter Morrigan. His wish was to be laid to rest in a plain, hand made wooden coffin to expedite his return to the earth, which was honored. Bruce “Utah” Duncan Phillips (May 14, 1935-May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action. His parents were labor organizers and Phillips was a card-carrying member of the IWW (the wobblies). As a teenager, he ran away from home, rode the rails, and wrote songs. He met folk singer Rosalie Sorrels in the early 50s and it was Sorrels who started playing the songs that Phillips wrote and, through her, his music began to spread. He was a keeper of the stories and songs that might otherwise have passed into obscurity and was also a member of the great Traveling Nation, a community of hobos and railroad bums that populated the midwest along the rail lines. He recently gained a whole new audience through his joint album with Ani DeFranco. Some of his classic songs are Moose Turd Pie, Rock Salt & Nails, Green Rolling Hills, Daddy, What’s a Train, and Goodnight-Loving Train. Phillips lived his last 21 years in Nevada City, California where he worked on the start-up of a homeless shelter and the Peace and Justice Center. Utah has caught the westbound train! Farewell.
Mary MacIntyre comments:
Some of us may never have heard of Utah Phillips. He was however a great teller of stories and with his music told grand tales of Americana. As you get a little older, you can look back and realise how much of what life used to be, the events one takes for granted soon become history, lost to the eyes and ears of the next generation, well, actually the present high speed generation. It appears that Utah Phillips understood the power of folklore long ago, and did his part to keep some alive for us, now already passing into an older generation.
May you listen to his songs, and hear the man speak for himself.
I hope you took some time to watch these videos. You’ll see he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, he also had a lot to say about coming together.
This is a must see video. Let us remember this great orator. Also there are more videos on youtube.com
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Two years ago, I was a cigarette smoker and fifty pounds overweight. Having tried all of the fad diets without avail and having had surgery on my lower back when I was 17, I had convinced myself that my body was flawed.
At Harmonic Wealth Weekend, James taught me that the only way I was going to overcome this physical challenge and the mental constraints I had placed on my capabilities, was to choose a type of exercise that would bring me complete joy. I bought some bikes with my husband, created some rough boundaries for myself, and within a relatively short time, I lost 40 pounds! I also quit smoking without needing to use nicotine patches and without any symptoms of withdrawal!
So I get his power thought for the day, and it helps open my mind to new considerations, like exercise does for tight muscles. They help the mind consider another route. You can copy and share this as well, and look for his new book.
In Santa Fe we are blessed with a lot of healers, alternative medicine, and great thinkers. People travel from all over the world to practise or find healing paths. Dr Daniel Cobb, DOM, opens the eyes of many to direct and often easy solutions, preventitive regimens, and deeper understanding of concerns many Americans share. Here’s another article by Daniel Cobb.
Heart Patients Take Note
I am going to tell you about the world’s very best treatment for arteriosclerosis (aka hardening of the arteries via plaque deposits). It doesn’t involve drugs or surgery, primarily requires commonly available nutritional supplements and usually substantially improves the patient’s condition inside of a month. This therapy has been around for 60-70 years, has been effective in tens of thousands of cases, and has been championed by Linus Pauling, who was a two-time recipient of the Nobel Prize. The supplements usually cost less than $80 per month and the major side-effect is that you become more resistant to colds and flu.
It is a mistake to think of arterial plaque deposits as “heart disease”. The plaque deposits lining the walls of arteries are a downstream effect of what begins as damage to artery walls. Under optimal conditions, this damage would be quickly repaired, because the major arteries – particularly coronary arteries - are under significant mechanical stress and having the blood “break through” a major artery wall could be almost immediately lethal.
The repair process revolves around the creation of new collagen and elastin fibers in the area of the damage. Of course there is a “recipe” of nutrients needed to make these fibers, and almost all of those nutrients are usually available in sufficient quantity. Unfortunately, one of those nutrients, in many people, is often in short supply. That nutrient is vitamin C.
Vitamin C performs many functions. It is an antioxidant. It is used to chelate out heavy metals. It plays an important part in the immune system, and it is also required to produce collagen fibers. It is significant to point out that vitamin C is not stored in the body.
Fortunately, vitamin C is in most foods. You will find it in every fruit, vegetable, and even in meat. The unfortunate part about vitamin C is that it is fragile, and doesn’t stand up to cooking. So, if most of your food is cooked, dried, preserved, processed, packaged, or canned, then you aren’t getting much vitamin C from your food, and you might not have enough for all vitamin C functions (such as synthesizing collagen fibers).
When artery walls are damaged and vitamin C is in short supply, you may not be able to fix the damage, but your body has a “plan B”. Just like the Dutch boy who sticks his finger in the dike, your body will try to shore up the weak points in the artery walls “until they can be repaired”. The plaque deposits that heart disease patients are so afraid of are actually purposely placed at weak points of the arteries to prevent “breakthrough” bleeding.
The major problem with this “Plan B” is that until very late stages in this disease process, there is no pain, and the person is usually totally unaware of any problem. Even if they were aware, the useful message – get more vitamin C ! – is unlikely to pop into consciousness. So, instead of repairing the damage to the artery walls in the immediate future, more damage accumulates. This results in more plaque deposits, and where the artery wall damage is concentrated, thicker and thicker plaque deposits. Eventually, a blood clot gets stuck by the plaque deposit and closes off the blood flow in that artery. The result is most often a heart attack.
The real test of the vitamin C theory is what happens when sufficient nutrients are provided to fix damaged areas of artery walls. The almost universal result is that, as the arterial damage heals, the plaque deposits are “released” from the artery wall. Eventually this disease condition is substantially or even completely reversed.
I have spoken in general terms of the “vitamin C” treatment for arteriosclerosis. The actual formula is never quite so simple. The “basic” formula is vitamins C, E and a couple of amino acids. Other optional nutrients can be considered. Depending upon the individual patient, 5-7 more nutrients (from a pool of more than 15) are typically added. Also, dietary improvements always help.
I have taught this “vitamin C” therapy as an 8-hour continuing-education course for acupuncturists. To describe the same topic in a few paragraphs involved cutting a lot of corners. I hope that I have done this artfully enough to make you want to check into this topic further.
Daniel Cobb is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine practicing at the Integrative Holistic Healing Center in Santa Fe. (424-9527) He is at his best convincing patients that they can overcome the vast majority of chronic diseases through nutrition and detoxification.
Daniel Cobb also offers free lectures several times a month at the Integrative Holistic Healing Center in Santa Fe. Call (505)424-9527.
While some folks get to take a week off to go to Arizona to watch SPRING training and relax in luxury and style. Many are also flying here for some great Skiing. Naturally after a day on the slopes, and perhaps a good massage: you are ready for food and an evening of fun. Music works, and you won’t be disappointed this weekend. If you are staying longer…there’s some extra information here too.
Don’t let this blog cover all the news, as there were some before this with additional ideas as well. Plus there is the New Mexican Pasitempo covering so many more events and I will include more events in the blog you may see first. New Mexico = fun,events,and more cultural experiences. If you are here it’s a great time to splurge and enjoy!
If you are not here, there are still some winter specials so take a long weekend or spend a whole week. You won’t be disappointed!
Saturday, March 8, 2008
M E Z K L A H
Angel Garcia (vocals) and Greg Hernandez (guitar) are the visionaries who comprise the much heralded Los Angeles-based duo, Mezklah. By blending drum-n’-bass, cumbia, trip hop and afro-Cuban beats they create a unique style of music. Mezklah’s love and appreciation of global cultures, heritage and rituals is visible in more than their music – it is on their skin. Angel paints tribal illustrations all over the duo’s bodies before every performance. “I think there’s a basic tribal nature that lives in our consciousness and is in our blood,” Explains Angel. “When I am body-painting, it is not just a calming, meditative process I go through before performing – it is a way to bring us back to our roots and a reminder that we are just a part of something that existed long before us. We are simply reconnecting to that power and consolidating in our world.” In addition to their striking visual presence on stage as well as Angel’s dynamic vocals and Greg’s sonically superior electric guitar, Mezklah augments their live performances by using accompanying tracks of prerecorded instruments and electronic beats. Mezklah’s international debut album, “SpiderMonkey” (Escuchalo Records), breaks the traditional rules of language and song structure with tracks that flow between languages and genre seamlessly. In addition to frequent touring in the United States, they have already completed a successful European tour and plan to return to Europe in 2007 after playing their official SXSW debut in March. Most recently, Mezklah performed in front of 20,000 people at La Seria del Libro Festival in Mexico City’s famed Zocalo square. The duo has played with such renowned artists as Ozomotli, Kinky, Maldita Vecindad and Antibalas, as well as gained a fan in Ry Cooder who asked Mezklah to do a track for a future compilation covering different genres of music from Los Angeles.
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
FELONIOUS GROOVE FOUNDATION AND DARBSTAR
7 PM - ALL AGES - $5 www.myspace.com/mezklah
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Bill Hearne’s Roadhouse Revue
This is Bill Hearne’s side project, a four piece band playing authentic Honky Tonk and classic electric country. The Roadhouse revue features Bill Hearne on guitar and vocals, joined by Cathy Faber on upright bass and vocals, Bob Goldstein on acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, and vocals, plus Auge Hays on pedal steel guitar. The music they play is the retro-honky tonk music that Bill spent many hours listening to as a youth in the late 50’s, early 60’s.
6:30 PM - ALL AGES - $10 Cover.
www.billhearne.com
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
AT THE SANTA FE BREWING COMPANY PUB & GRILL , THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE
Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss how to prevent cancer
with dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and
lifestyle choices.
Monday March 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM
And
Monday March 24th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at:
Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527
Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss how to reverse
osteoporosis with dietary changes and nutritional supplements
Monday March 31st from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at:
Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527
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Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM and Dr. Robert Campbell DOM
will discuss how to reverse AIDS symptoms
with diet and nutritional supplements.
Wednesday March 26th from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at:
The Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
Acupuncture treatments/nutritional consultations will be available afterwards to AIDS patients
committed to regaining their health.
For more information call: 424-9527
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Thank You,
Daniel Cobb DOM
Daniel Cobb does more than DOM work, conceptually he combines research, lifestyle and new conceptual ways to review and improve health using multiple modalities. If you can come to these meetings and see what I mean.
The painting on the front cover is by Leigh Guterson. March 28 Nrittyagram Dance Ensemble at Body 5-6 PM 333 Cordova Rd www.bodyofsantafe.com . The same group will be at the Lensic 3/29 7:30 PM.
Sun Monthly www.sunmonthly.com read the whole issue online. Let’s give you some teasers: For some reason the url isn’t working.
So here are 20 topics and ideas found in the sun monthly this month. It is available at newstands in Santa Fe and El Dorado and more?
1) Leigh Guterson, an artist working out of Taos for the last 18 years has a nice write up about her paitings. She will be showing at Manitou Galleries on East Palace, March 7th. East Palace Av Santa fe NM.
2) Mary Lou Cook, a Santa Fean Living Treasure, will be giving an animal blessing at the Heart OF the Lotus Interiors 322 Montezuma Wed March 26, 2008. It’s Brave Gus Day in honor of Brave Gus the dog.
3) Look at page 13.
4)Business People: Networking: Santa Fe Alliance www.santafealliance.com a great place to build local business networks.
5) Need save the planet ideas? Find Louise Buam’s editorial.
6) Are you an artist who’d like to have a cover on the sun Monthly. Contact them.
7) You could win a $3800 Hopi Life Cycle pendant! Contact KUNM.org for details. Great article on turning trash to cash…
9)The Evolution of God with Chris Griscom…not your ordinary story.
10)A Cow not a cup: thoughts on ending hunger…I say a goat is better.
11)Kitchen Angel’s is having their annual night out on March 13th: see the paper for participating restaurants.
12)The healing Power of Writing
13)Science and Consciousness Conference: 3/28-4/02. It’s a big mystical and Science deal…
14)Six Ways to Make your garden look better? A garden Makeover???
15)There’s a consignment store in El Dorado now!
16)Go horseback riding
17) 18 19 20 Read the ads: you get as much community news there as in the articles.
This is a great paper with in depth relevant and definitely Santa Fe Style articles. Safe for all audiences.
This blog will be devoted to some music from the performers at the up-coming Santa Fe Chamber Music’s 2008 Summer Season.
Steven Ovitsky is music director for CD of the original Sweeney Todd
Festival executive director Steven Ovitsky likes to keep busy. When not working on Festival projects, playing the horn, or restoring historic recordings, he enjoys taking on other musical projects. His latest venture is being music director for Blackstone Audio’s “SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS,” which was recently nominated for three Audie Awards in the categories of Achievement in Production, Audio Drama and Original Work categories
There will be a Ravel trio including the pianist Mr. B. Hochman. I didn’t find the exact Trio… go to the sfcm site for precise information…the above is a teaser. More teasers…
Is this enough of a warm up for the season? Go to the previous blog, or links here to purchase your tickets early! They go fast, and people from all over the world come to attend! These are extraordinary concerts! Come one and all to re-discover the power of Santa Fe and the arts. Tell them I sent you!
Welcome everyone to a journey across the states, into the seas, into your mind, opening your ears, and back to Santa Fe again! The Santa Fe Chamber Music folks always have exciting ideas, music, and opportunities for us to stretch our minds. Happy reading.
In This Issue…
Artist Profile - Roberto Sierra
The Perfect Gift: Individual and Season Tickets
Volunteer Profile - Lee Feitelson
Steve Ovitsky Music Directs Audio Version of Sweeney Todd
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Artist Profile - Roberto Sierra
The wording on his 2003 Academy Award in Music by the American Academy of Arts and Letters may give the best hint at what Festival attendees this summer can expect from composer Roberto Sierra’s Festival co-commissioned work. The award states, “Roberto Sierra writes brilliant music, mixing fresh and personal melodic lines with sparkling harmonies and striking rhythms. . .”
Considered one of the leading American composers of his generation, Roberto Sierra’s colorful and rhythmic music has earned him an adoring international audience. Since 1987, when he first came into prominence for the New York Carnegie Hall premiere of his first major orchestral composition, Jubilo, his works have been performed by leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals throughout the United States and Europe.
This July 2008, Mr. Sierra is one of four composers from whom the Festival has co-commissioned a new work. The piece, entitled Concierto de Cámera, will receive its world premiere at the Festival on July 27th, and will be performed again on July 28th.
Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Roberto Sierra first studied composition at Puerto Rico’s Conservatory of Music and the University of Puerto Rico, then at Great Britain’s Royal College of Music, and the University of London, and The Institute for Sonology in Utrecht. He completed advanced work in composition at Hamburg’s Hochschule für Musik under Gyorgy Ligeti.
His work has received high acclaim from such newspapers as the Washington Times, which wrote of the 2006 Kennedy Center premiere of his Missa Latina, “the most significant symphonic premiere in the District since the late Benjamin Britten’s stunning War Requiem was first performed in the still-unfinished Washington National Cathedral in the late 1960s.”
Mr. Sierra has served as Composer-In-Residence with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and New Mexico Symphony.
Mr. Sierra’s music has been recorded for numerous labels, including Naxos, EMI, New World Records, Albany Records, Koch, New Albion, Koss Classics, BMG, and Fleur de Son.
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The Perfect Gift: Individual and Season Tickets to Festival 2008
February is the month for showing others our love for them; why not share your love of music this year? Tickets to the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival’s 36th season (July 20 – August 25, 2008) are on sale now. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the best seats possible.
With so many spectacular concerts and artists to choose from, such as premieres of four commissions by renowned composers Joan Tower, Huang Ruo, Robert Sierra and Kaija Saariaho, a world premiere by festival artistic director Marc Neikrug; the completion of the Beethoven string quartet cycle featuring the Orion String Quartet and much, much more, the hardest decision may be deciding which concerts to attend!
To order tickets, call toll free 888.221.9836 or 505.982.1890 Monday through Friday between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, or order online (and view the entire season schedule) at www.santafechambermusic.com.
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Volunteer Profile - Lee Feitelson
Lee Feitelson has been a volunteer with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival for 27 years. Originally from Connecticut, Lee fell in love with Santa Fe in 1978 while visiting a friend. An energetic and fun loving person, she found Santa Fe to be a great place for many of her hobbies, which include music, traveling, skiing, and hiking (she’s climbed 16,000 feet up Mount Everest). She retired and relocated to Santa Fe in 1980. Over the years, she has served in various capacities as a volunteer, from greeting artists at the airport to raising funds to serving as an usher at concerts. She has found that her favorite work is with the children’s concerts. Recently, the Festival Newsletter chatted with Lee about her experiences with the Festival.
Do you remember your first Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival concert?
Yes. There was music by Bach, Prokofiev, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A with James Buswell and Ida Kavafian, Timothy Eddy, André-Michel Schub and Heiichiro Ohyama. It was amazing.
Do you have a special memory regarding a concert or Festival artist?
One year, Jimmy (Cho Liang) Lin came for a winter concert with his mother. They had some free time, so I took them to Echo Canyon, which is a natural amphitheatre with the most marvelous echo. He had brought his violin, and he proceeded to give us a private concert. It was marvelous – the sound would bounce back, and it started to snow – it was the most beautiful experience. Eventually, he had to stop so as not to let the snow not damage violin.
Do you look forward to a particular artist returning to the festival?
The Orion String Quartet and the rest of the Beethoven string quartet cycle. Anything the Orion does is great. The Miami String Quartet is also a fine group; I enjoy them very much.
Of all the new music performances you have heard debuted at the Festival over the past 27 years, do you have a favorite?
Marc Neikrug’s Through Roses is a spectacular piece
What do you feel it is about the Festival that makes it so special and unique?
Many things: the artists, the artwork ( I have many of the Georgia O’Keeffe covers framed), the quality of the performances, the intimacy of the performances, the feeling of family among the musicians. The music here is a real experience; it flows over the edge of the stage and into the audience.
What do you think it is about Santa Fe that attracts visitors each year?
Music does, there are wonderful concerts all year round. As well as the Festival, there’s the Santa Fe Concert Association (I served on the board for many years), the Santa Fe Opera, the mountains, the art, the museums, and the restaurants. One museum that everyone should visit is the Folk Art Museum. And Chimayo about 20 miles from Santa Fe, has a wonderful church.
If you had to describe the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in three words, what would they be?
Brilliant. Mindboggling. Incomparable.
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Steven Ovitsky is music director for CD of the original Sweeney Todd
Festival executive director Steven Ovitsky likes to keep busy. When not working on Festival projects, playing the horn, or restoring historic recordings, he enjoys taking on other musical projects. His latest venture is being music director for Blackstone Audio’s “SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS,” which was recently nominated for three Audie Awards in the categories of Achievement in Production, Audio Drama and Original Work categories.
Available in book stores and online, “SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS” is based on the 1846 penny dreadful, “The String of Pearls, A Romance,” attributed to Thomas Prest. The popular gaudy, serialized Victorian novel about the cut-throat barber of Fleet Street has had numerous stage, literary and screen versions of the tale, including the Sondheim musical and recently released movie starring Johnny Depp. This is the first audio version of the original tale, commissioned from the award-winning Hollywood Theater of the Ear by Blackstone Audio. To set the mood, Ovitsky uses a combination of traditional English songs and early symphonic music by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
This enthralling, entertaining two-CD set is written, produced and directed by Yuri Rasovsky in a manner that brings the tale of the insidious Fleet Street barber to life. Rasovsky and Ovitsky have also collaborated on the Audie Award Winning recording of S. Ansky’s “The Dybbuk” with Edward Asner, Theodore Bikel and Carl Reiner; and Gershwin’s “Of Thee I Sing” with John Collum.
The Audies by The Audio Publishers Association are the only awards in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. The winners of 2007’s The Audies® will be announced at a gala celebration honoring the best of the 2007 audiobook publishing year at Los Angeles’ Millennium Biltmore Hotel on May 30, 2008.
Congratulations Steve!
Artist’s Corner
What do you feel it is about the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival that makes it unique compared to other chamber music or summer music festivals?
“I think that the place itself lends a unique atmosphere and inspires music and friendship. There is something about the chemistry between the musicians, as well as between musicians and audiences that is quite special.”
Benjamin Hochman, pianist
Mr. Hochman can be heard on August 13 at St. Francis Auditorium in a program that includes Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor and on August 14 at St. Francis Auditorium in a program that includes Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major. Check the Festival website for more details.
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