2026 Programs

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James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist

This is a four-session, discussion-style event. Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 1 p.m.
Joyce’s semi-autobiographical Portrait is considered one of the greatest examples in English of a Künstlerroman, a fictional narrative tracing an artist’s growth.

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Ukraine, Putin, and the Russian Federation

Thursday, March 5 at 1 p.m. at CCA Santa Fe, 1050 Old Pecos Trail
Donald Gluck reviews Ukraine’s history from 9th century Kyivan Rus, through the 1649 to 1764 Cossack Hetmanate, to today’s republic, emphasizing the Orange and Maidan Revolutions, and Russian Federation aggression.

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Senator Peter Wirth

Thursday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Join New Mexico Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth for a special briefing on this year’s legislative session, including which issues were resolved, which issues failed, and which issues were left undetermined until a further special session or next year’s session.

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Native Americans in the Americas

Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m.
New archaeological discoveries indicate that the earliest human migrations from Asia to the Americas began much earlier than we previously believed. New discoveries and DNA data push this date back to at least 22,000 years ago.

Colin Jacobsen How to Program an Orchestral Concert

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Colin Jacobsen on How to Program an Orchestral Concert

Tuesday, March 10 at 3 p.m.
Colin Jacobsen, music director of Santa Fe Pro Musica, is also a skilled concert programmer, noted for his wide-ranging and thought-provoking selections. He’ll use the group’s orchestra concerts on March 14 and 15, as well as other concerts from Pro Musica’s recent past and future, as examples.

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Defying the Nazis in Vichy France

Thursday, March 12 at 10 a.m
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a Huguenot village in the mountains of southern France. In 1990, it was honored by Yad Vashem as the first recipient of its Righteous Among the Nations award to honor gentiles who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews.

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Food as Metaphor in Film

Wednesday, March 18 & 25 and April 1 at 10 a.m.
In film, food is employed as a metaphor for excess and greed; conflict; passion; love and forgiveness; tradition and ritual. Different films may lead us to reflect on the meaningful act of sharing a meal, as that can be a gateway into experience, memory, opinion, and meaning.

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The Great Deception: FDR’s Last Campaign, 1944

Thursday, March 19 and 26 at 10 a.m.
In March 1944 President Franklin Roosevelt was in the final year of his unprecedented third term as U.S. President. At the time, his general physician noted that “Roosevelt represents a textbook case of untreated hypertension progressing to [likely] organ failure and death from stroke.”

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New Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Thursday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
The architects for the new Georgia O’Keeffe Museum will share an update on its design and construction. The presentation will include an explanation of the conceptual underpinnings of the design...

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Cardiovascular Risk

Tuesday, March 31 at 10 a.m.
Physician Jennifer Wise will help us put the “big three” cardiovascular risks—diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol—into the larger context of medical and lifestyle interventions. Dr. Wise will review the intricacies of these diagnoses, explain how we calculate heart risk scores, and review other notable risks to our vascular health.

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Machiavelli

Tuesday, April 7 at 1 p.m.
In The Prince, Machiavelli can both discern the nature of princes and understand the nature of the people. Using this double vision, he simultaneously warns the Medici of the dangers to their rule while informing the people as to the weakness of their regime.

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Star Axis: Charles Ross’ Land Art Project in Eastern New Mexico

Tuesday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m.
The light artist Charles Ross conceived of Star Axis in 1971 and started construction on this land art project in eastern New Mexico in 1976. All of Star Axis’s shapes and angles are determined by earth-to-star alignments.

Basia launching Ice Books into Great Miami River Ohio

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Listening to Rivers

Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m.
Artist, activist, and author Basia Irland will present an illustrated talk about her large-scale international projects, including “Gathering of Waters,” which fosters dialogue and connects communities along the length of rivers...

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Faust

Thursday, April 23 & 30 and May 7 at 10 a.m.
The story of Faust — who sells his soul to the devil — is one of the most popular themes in literature, art, music, and cinema. The combination of the magician-philosopher, God, Satan, and a beautiful woman...

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Santa Fe Birds Natural History

Tuesday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
Naturalist and birder Janie Chodosh returns to Renesan with her popular presentation about common birds of New Mexico, what we know about them, and where to find them.

Santa Fe house finches Janie Chodosh talk

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Santa Fe Bird Walk

Tuesday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Road
Naturalist and birder Janie Chodosh will lead a small group (maximum of 10) on a bird walk through the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary.

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American Music Comes of Age

Thursday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail
The 1930s and 40s were trail-blazing decades in the development of American classical music. Many American composers had spent time in the 1920s living and writing music in Paris while studying with Nadia Boulanger.

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Cultivated Connections

Wednesday, May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo
Join Christie Collins, Director of Education and Interpretation at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, for a leisurely walk through the garden that weaves together history, plant stories, and behind-the-scenes projects.

2026 Programs

James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist

Ukraine, Putin, and the Russian Federation

Senator Peter Wirth

Native Americans in the Americas

Colin Jacobsen on How to Program an Orchestral Concert

Defying the Nazis in Vichy France

Food as Metaphor in Film

The Great Deception: FDR’s Last Campaign, 1944

New Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Cardiovascular Risk

Machiavelli

Star Axis: Charles Ross’ Land Art Project in Eastern New Mexico

Listening to Rivers

Faust

Santa Fe Birds Natural History

Santa Fe Bird Walk

American Music Comes of Age

Cultivated Connections

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