As with Pulitzer-Prize winning author William Kennedy and his novel of the same name, Scott Harrison chose the name “ironweed” for its “tenaciousness…it’s difficult to pull out when it takes root” and also for its looks: “While ironweed looks like a weed, it is actually a flower.” Since its...
Scott Harrison and Ironweed Productions
- Children at the Wedding
Having children at your wedding does not have to end with the kids dominating the event or their parents and other guests. A little advance planning on behalf of your youngest attendees will make sure everyone remembers your perfect day as just that...perfect!
Your wedding day will be a glorious event, carefully planned and seamlessly coordinated. The sun will shine, everyone will arrive on time, you will indulge in your beauty sleep the night before and all will be wonderful.
And why not? You have worked carefully and diligently for months, considered all the menu options and have...
- Cirque du CCA 12th Annual Beaux Arts Ball on March 15
The CCA, fresh from its transitional year, is back in full force with great shows and its annual “fabulous evening of costumed carousing and raucous masked revelry.” Besides being consistently one of the most fun parties in town, the auction is typically stylish. DJs T.T. and A.G. do the music with visual effects by VJ Hypothetical Entity, food and $5 martini bar provided by the Tesuque Village Market along with wine and champagne. The whole shebang will be emceed by Honey Harris.
This year’s live auction items feature terrific and star-studded experiences including:
- Theater Grottesco’s Twelfth Night: A View from Downstairs
In its twenty-fifth year as a group committed to “breathing life into the theatre through the creation of new forms,” Theater Grottesco (TG) and artistic director John Flax take the near sacrilegious position that Shakespeare’s comedies are “dated and silly.” Flax argues that Shakespeare stole characters and conventions “shamelessly” from the Commedia Dell’Arte tradition while ignoring the incisive social commentary that actually thinned out audiences for the Italians. Shakespeare’s comedies are “romantic and light” and focused almost exclusively on the foibles and obsessions of the...
- Scott Harrison and Ironweed Productions
Scott Harrison and Ironweed Productions: A Commitment to Quality American Theater and the Northern New Mexico Community. IP’s spring production of Doubt promises to be another successful and thought-provoking foray into American culture and belief.
- Renaissance Woman Lorraine Schechter: The Inner Voice of an Ever-Evolving Artist
A Santa Fe resident for the past two decades, Lorraine Schechter has led a full and varied life as an artist, arts administrator, and teacher of fine arts and yoga. A native of New York City and a rabid Yankee fan, Lorraine lived in the south of France and Northwest Connecticut prior to moving to Santa Fe in 1988. Lorraine first visited Santa Fe in 1969 when she was teaching at Swarthmore College and had just established her first gallery. During that first visit, Lorraine made a promise to herself that took her two decades to fulfill: “I would live and work in Santa Fe some day because...
- Buffalo Thunder
It’s hard to imagine the extent by which New Mexico’s largest destination resort-hotel, scheduled to open August 9, 2008, will exceed expectations. But Buffalo Thunder Resort in Pojoaque, New Mexico may just accomplish what most four-star resorts endeavor to do: provide an unparallel, unforgettable experience that cannot be replicated anywhere else. The magnitude of the plans, the quality and details of the construction and design, and the presence of Native American culture and art has yet to be seen in the hospitality industry.
Located on 587 acres of tribal land, 12 miles north of...
- Applying for Your First Job: Everything You Need to Know
Applying for a job can be frightening, expectations can be unclear, and knowing where you will perform at your best and be compensated fairly is difficult to assess. The only element that can make this process even more intimidating is if you are applying for your very first job. Carlos Duno, President of Marcia Owen Associates, a permanent and temporary staffing agency located here in Santa Fe, and I have come up with tips for first-time job applicants to get through the process and find the perfect job.
Create your Resume. Creating a resume can be daunting, especially if you don’t have...
- Mind-Body Connection with Dr. Larry Dossey
This month Hal Wingo delves into the world of mind-body connection and alternative health care with Dr. Larry Dossey, New York Times best-selling author, world traveling lecturer, and consultant. Hal joins our staff of monthly columnists after a career as editor of Life and People magazines.
- Must See Art Shows: March 1 - 14
As the winds of March blow through town, local galleries are putting up fresh shows.
Geoff Gorman, local artist and entrepreneur, exhibits his constructed animals at this Canyon Road gallery best known for fiber-arts. Gorman uses and reuses materials to create objects that evoke hunting decoys and model – airplanes. The expression inherent in these pieces, like Papio, engages the spectator into a physical dialogue.
“A broken bent tree branch, bleached from sun and rain, makes me think of weathered bones: fingers, legs, backbone, and hip bone. Old stained strips of cloth act like...
- Clothing for the Adventurous: Nancy Traugott and Homefrocks
They say of a great beauty that her face has “good bones,” and the same could be said about Santa Fe designer Nancy Traugott’s clothing line, Homefrocks. The clean lines underscore the subtly stated structure to her designs. Her style combines common sense with a low-key, romantic sensibility, and the relaxed, easy-going fit compliments a deeply feminine look. Timeless in their appeal, her clothes attract independent-minded women willing to trust their own taste—someone like Traugott herself.
“What I make comes from me,” the tall, statuesque designer said. “I like to think about...
