NMDCA: Family Mornings At Folk Art, 10 Hispanic Women Who Reshaped The World, Virtual Tours Of NM Museums
NMDCA News:
Explore the latest online programming from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA), bringing the state’s unique blend of cultures into your home through its museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
This week’s programs:
Families are encouraged to join the Museum of International Folk Art for the next Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art at 10 a.m., May 16. The online event features a grab-and-go art kit and access to a Zoom program that includes a story time and show-and-tell segment for children to share their art. The art kits are available for pick up the Friday and Saturday prior to the day of the event. The theme for the month of May is “All Together.” Register in advance here to receive the art kit, which will include instructions and supplies for the project. Supplies are limited, and kits will be available on a first-come, f
05/06/2021
2020 Programming Theme,
Joshua Habermann. Tickets on Sale Beginning May 17, 2021.
More good news for lovers of live musical performances! The Santa Fe Desert Chorale (SFDC) announced programming details for the all-professional chorale’s 39
th year. Following postponements of its 2020 summer and winter festival programming due to COVID-19, SFDC continues its theme of
Unlikely Partners in 2021. The Santa Fe Desert Chorale 2021 Summer Festival runs July 18 – August 6 and features three programs:
The Jew and the Gentile: Salamone Rossi and Claudio Monteverdi,
Roaring ‘20s, and
East Meets West. All concerts will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and will be presented in accordance with New Mexico public health orders (click here for Safety Protocols).
April 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm $20
Virtual Performance
On April 18, the Santa Fe Symphony’s Spring Virtual Concert Series takes you to two of Santa Fe’s famous historical sites! Masterworks & Masterpieces features a collection of classical, modern, and folk music performed by Santa Fe Symphony musicians surrounded by art at MOIFA and NMMA. Experience brilliant works by composers Beethoven, Bartók, Steimetz, Daniel Davis, and more, all beautifully filmed by Hutton Broadcasting. This concert will premiere Sunday, April 18, at 4 p.m. and will be available to view through May 18.
The
Museum of International Folk Art, founded in 1953, is one of the few museums in the United States dedicated to folk art from around the world. Its permanent exhibits include an awe-inspiring display of 10,000 pieces of folk art, toys, miniatures, textiles, and more from the collection of Alexander and Susan Girard. The museum also showcases the collection of founder Florence Dibell Bar
Santa Fe Symphony Presents: Masterworks & Masterpieces
MUSIC News:
The next episode of The Santa Fe Symphony’s 2021 Spring Virtual Concert Series takes attendees to the internationally recognized Museum of International Folk Art and the New Mexico Museum of Art, an iconic Santa Fe landmark.
Experience Symphony ensembles performing masterworks by Ludwig van Beethoven, Béla Bartók, Jo Kondo, Fred Frahm, John Steinmetz, Daniel Davis and Witold Lutoslawski all brilliantly filmed in high definition by Hutton Broadcasting.
WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 18
Pre-order Masterworks & Masterpieces today for $20 per household or SUBSCRIBE to the full season and save at Santa Fe Symphony TV or by calling The Symphony Box Office at 505.983.3530.
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS NEWS
This week includes three outstanding programs.
Explore the latest online programming from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), bringing the state’s unique blend of cultures into your home through its museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions.
The History and Literary Arts department at the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents the latest online lecture in the series Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque “From Sea To Sand: Holy Week Traditions of Spain, New Mexico and the Philippines” via Zoom on March 20. The presentation will discuss the various traditions of Semana Santa (Holy Week), beginning with their origins in Spain and how they then spread around the world. The lecture will concentrate specifically on two former Spanish colonies – the northernmost frontier of Nueva España, New Mexico, and the Philippines. Register for this free event here.