SFPL Presents: Garden Craft, April 8, 15 & 16

Pysanky Workshops for Families, April 10-11 at Main

Portraits of Turkey: Troy to Taksim Square, Photography by Kerri Cottle at the Main Library in April

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City of Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis Hosts Poetry Reading at the Santa Fe Public Library, Southside Branch Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 5:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., City of Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis will host “Santa Fe Poets 3,” the third of six readings, the remainder of which will take place over the next four months at various venues in and around Santa Fe. Each reading will feature a different group of five poets reading with the poet laureate. The March reading will take place in the community room at the Santa Fe Public Library, Southside Branch. The event is free.

At this reading, Davis will read from his new manuscript and from his most recent book, Preliminary Report, published by Copper Canyon Press in 2010. In addition to being Santa Fe’s fourth poet laureate, Davis is Director of the Low Residency MFA Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts, where he has taught for 23 years.

Joining Davis for Santa Fe Poets 3 will be:

Will Barnes, who teaches middle-school science and language arts and has a consulting business in rangeland and riparian monitoring and restoration. He has poems in CutBank and the Taos Journal of Poetry and Art.

Monika Cassell, who is chair of the English Department at New Mexico School for the Arts, a statewide charter arts school. She is working on a translation of the German poet Durs Grünbein’s Porzellan.

Matt Donovan, who is Co-Chair of Creative Writing and Literature at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. He is the author ofVellum (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner, 2007), which won both the 2006 Bakeless Prize in Poetry and the 2008 Larry Levis Reading Prize. Donovan is the recipient of a Rome Prize in Literature, a Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Christopher Johnson, who is Production Manager at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse and host of the Collected Words poetry show. He is a member of the Artist Collective Meow Wolf and a poet, freelance writer, and reporter whose articles and poems have appeared in Photo-Eye Magazine, The American Poetry Review, and The Weekly Alibi.

Kim Parko, who teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and is the author of three collections of poetry and flash fiction, The Rest of the World Seems Unlikely (Achilles Chapbook Series), Three Acts with Vincent (Mud Luscious Press), and Cure All (Caketrain Press).

The Santa Fe Public Library, Southside Branch, is located at 6599 Jaguar Drive. For more information, call Jon Davis at 505-424-2365 or e-mail him at jdavissimo52@gmail.com.

Established in 2005, the Poet Laureate program actively promotes poetry and the spoken word as integral parts of our civic life.

Science After School, 3rd Session, March 25-26

City Celebrates National Poetry Month

 Community Gallery to Host Poetry Series

The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission is proud to celebrate National Poetry Month with a series of free poetry-related events at the Community Gallery. The public is invited to six events presented in collaboration with Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis, Poet Laureate Emeritus Joan Logghe and community partners: Theaterwork, New Mexico CultureNet, and Cut + Paste Society. Activities will include poetry readings and lectures. All events will take place in the Community Gallery, located at 201 West Marcy Street, inside the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. For more information, please call 505-955-6705.

National Poetry Month is a month-long celebration of poetry that was established by The Academy of American Poets in 1996. The Academy created National Poetry Month to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture, while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself.

“The Arts Commission is committed to raising the profile of poetry in the community,” states Debra Garcia y Griego, Executive Director of the Arts Commission. “Hosting this month-long showcase of poetry in the Community Gallery is our honor and we are grateful to the many willing partners that came forward to support this effort.”

National Poetry Month at the Community Gallery includes:

Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., “Small Rooms with Gods,” a new collection of poems by Angela Janda. Janda and actors from Theaterwork will read under the direction of David Olson, Artistic Director of Theaterwork.

Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Young Poets presented by New Mexico CultureNet. Colleen Gorman, Damien Flores and Jasmine Sena y Cuffee are three dynamic youth poets that have been spoken word and slam champions. Each will bring energy and imagination to their performance.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., “Santa Fe Poets 4,” is the next in a series of six group readings organized by Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis. Five Santa Fe poets, including Santa Fe Poet Laureate Emeritus Valerie Martinez, will join Davis for this reading.

Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., “Pushing a Red Wheelbarrow Through the Waste Land,” a lecture by Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis. For the interested, but puzzled poetry reader, Davis will lead a high-speed romp through sixty years of American poetry (1950 to 2010) and explain why American poets agree on almost nothing, yet continue to insist there is something called “poetry.”

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., “Odes and Offerings Revisited,” a poetry reading by Santa Fe Poet Laureate Emeritus Joan Logghe. Join Logghe as she reads from her latest book featuring work from her time as Santa Fe’s Poet Laureate.

Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., “Poetry Storm 3.0/Wind,” the Cut+Paste Society will present an all-ages poetry storm featuring sixteen women reading works about the wind.

The Community Gallery promotes, sells and exhibits the work of New Mexico artists through exhibitions, professional training and community involvement in the arts. Gallery programming provides a range of services, exhibitions and activities that engage the public as well as support the efforts of local artists. As a result, the Gallery is a hub for viewing and exhibiting exciting artworks and brings the community to art as well as art to the community. The Community Gallery, located inside the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 West Marcy, is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information call 505-955-6705.

Last FAA of the Season: Japanese Arts & Crafts, March 21 at Main

John Polinko Magic Show, March 21-22

SFPL Presents: Bead Craft, March 18-19

FAA: Painted Paper Collage, March 14th at Main

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center: Oral History Project

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is pleased to announce a new project initiated by the Research Center. 

We are gathering short narratives about people’s experiences with Georgia O’Keeffe utilizing telephone technology.    Individuals will have 5 minutes to audio-record their experiences via telephone.  A toll-free number has been set up:   1-855-946-1099. 

More information is available at: http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/oral-history-project.html

(Unidentified photographer, Georgia O'Keeffe, c. 1976 – 1981. Photographic print, 8 x 12 in. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. Copyright Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.)

Book Sale this Weekend at Southside

March 8 & 9: Southside Spring Sale, 6599 Jaguar Drive
Discount Books & Specially-priced Books
Open to the public both days, no members-only hours.
• Saturday 8th: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Sunday 9th: 1:00–3:30 PM, Bag Day

Call for Artists at Southside

Artists wishing to exhibit their work at the Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Drive, should fill out a Southside Branch Art Application. The Southside Branch Art Committee will set a date to review and schedule art displays. For more information, please call (505) 955-2824.

http://www.santafelibrary.org/art.html

March Art

• Main Library Tybie David Satin Gallery: Bounty Mediums watercolors, oils and solar etchings by Bette Yozell
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• Main Library Display Cases: Wheel Thrown Stoneware, functional Stoneware by Mike Walsh
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• Oliver La Farge Branch: Recycled Fashion Show by Raina Wellman
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• Southside Branch: Chaco - Coming Home digital photographs of Chaco Canyon by David Pecos

FAA: Refrigerator Magnets, March 7th at Main

Election Information: Polling Locations

The City of Santa Fe’s Regular Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 between the hours of 7 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.  To help people vote, Santa Fe Trails buses and Santa Fe Ride services will be FREE on Election Day.

The City Clerk will accept completed absentee ballots delivered by mail or in person by the voter, their caregiver, or by a member of the voter’s immediate family until 7:00 p.m. on March 4^th at the City Clerk’s office located at City Hall, 200 Lincoln Ave. Absentee Ballots will not be accepted at polling locations. 

Due to precinct consolidations and district boundaries, different polling places are used for this election than Primary or General Elections.  If voters are not sure of their precinct or polling place, they should contact the City Clerk’s office at 955-6519.

The City of Santa Fe increased in population by 13,200 residents on January 1, 2014 during the latest phase of annexation. Registered voters in the newly annexed areas will be able to vote in the upcoming City Election. These residents did not have to re-register to be eligible to vote in Tuesday’s election.

Most of the annexed areas are included in the following precincts:

            Precinct 31 (area including Boylan Circle and Nelson Loop)

            Precinct 56 (area including Camino Jalisco and Mimbres Lane)

            Precinct 62 (area including New Mexican Plaza to the Veterans Memorial Highway)

            Precinct 64 (area including Country Club Gardens)

            Precinct 67 (area including Rufina Street and Calle Maria Luisa)

            Precinct 75 (area including S. Meadow Street, Paseo del Sol and Vereda de Valencia)

            Precinct 80 (area including S. Meadows Road and Sycamore Loop)

            Precinct 86 (area including Fairly Road, Country Club Road)

            Precinct 89 (area including Paseo Del Sol West and Old Airport Road)

If you live at and near these areas, you should contact the City Clerk’s Office (or website) to determine your polling place.  Polling sites will have maps available to help you determine your precinct.

The following polling places will be used for City of Santa Fe’s March 4, 2014 Regular Municipal Election.

DISTRICT #1                                     POLLING PLACE

Consolidated Precincts 8, 30                Ft. Marcy Complex, 490 Bishops Lodge Road

Consolidated Precincts 9, 28                Montezuma Lodge, 431 Paseo de Peralta

Precinct 10                                           Ft. Marcy Complex, 490 Bishops Lodge Road

Consolidated Precincts 11, 20              Gonzales Community School, 851 W. Alameda  

Consolidated Precincts 21, 83              Gonzales Community School, 851 W. Alameda  

Precinct 22                                           Montezuma Lodge, 431 Paseo de Peralta

Precinct 24                                           Academy at Larragoite, 1604 Agua Fria Street

Consolidated Precinct 25, 33               Aspen Community Magnet School, 450 La Madera

Consolidated Precincts 26, 27              Tierra Encantada Charter School @ Alvord, 551 Alarid Street

Precinct 32                                           Academy at Larragoite, 1604 Agua Fria Street  

DISTRICT #2                                     POLLING PLACE

Consolidated Precincts 36, 47              Acequia Madre Elementary School, 700 Acequia Madre

Consolidated Precincts 37, 54              Capshaw Middle School, 351 W. Zia Road

Consolidated Precincts 41, 42, 43        Public Schools Administration Building, 610 Alta Vista Street

Precinct 44                                           Wood Gormley Elementary School, 141 E. Booth Street

Consolidated Precincts 45, 46              Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, 107 W. Barcelona

Precinct 48                                           Elks BPOE 460 Lodge, 1615 Old Pecos Trail

Precinct 52                                           E.J. Martinez Elementary School, 401 W. San Mateo Road

Precinct 53                                           Pasatiempo Senior Center, 664 Alta Vista Street

Precinct 55                                           Elks BPOE 460 Lodge, 1615 Old Pecos Trail

DISTRICT #3                                     POLLING PLACE

Consolidated Precincts 12, 67              Sweeney Elementary School, 4100 S. Meadows Road

Consolidated Precincts 31, 66              Salazar Elementary School, 1231 Apache Avenue

Precinct 34                                           Salazar Elementary School, 1231 Apache Avenue

Consolidated Precincts 62, 75              Ortiz Middle School, 4164 S. Meadows Road

Consolidated Precincts 64, 80              Sweeney Elementary School, 4100 S. Meadows Road

Consolidated Precincts 86, 89              Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive

DISTRICT #4                                     POLLING PLACE

Precinct 29                                           Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road

Consolidated Precincts 35, 74              Nava Elementary School, 2655 Siringo Road

Consolidated Precincts 38, 56              Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road

Consolidated Precincts 39, 49              Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road

Precinct 50                                           Nava Elementary School, 2655 Siringo Road

Consolidated Precincts 51, 76              Chaparral Elementary School, 2451 Avenida Chaparral

Precinct 77                                           Chaparral Elementary School, 2451 Avenida Chaparral

Precinct 78                                           Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road