Today in New Mexico - Jun 29, 2008 - Powered by New Mexico CultureNetCultural & Community Events Calendar for New MexicoA Chair For All Reasons Exhibition- (Found June 29, 2008 ) 100 chairs, benches and stools made around the world are displayed in this exhibit, celebrating the genius of Alexander Girard&039;s designs and the Girard 25th Anniversary Year. This homage to the many ways we sit includes an African throne, a pair of German wedding chairs and a Mirra office chair designed by Herman Miller. This show should enthrall even the most avid couch potatoes.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=297... SITE Santa Fe&039;s Seventh International Biennial- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The city&039;s cutting-edge contemporary art space hosts its seventh international biennial, Lucky Number Seven. Independent curator Lance Fung&039;s innovative approach to this biennial suggests that the work--created on-site then destroyed and recycled when the exhibit closes-- "resists the notion of art as commodity."http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=297... 10th Annual Solar Music Festival- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Musical offerings include everything from Collective Soul, blues diva Susan Tedeschi, Americana master Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, the poetic hip-hop of The Coup.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=294... A Chair for All Reasons exhibition opening- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Throughout the world, people settle into chairs, stretch out on benches, perch on stools, sink into sofas or cushion themselves with a pillow, marking the body&039;s state as being both stationary yet dynamic. Chairs, benches, & stools from around the world include 70 from the US, 11 European, 3 from Asia, 5 from Africa, 5 from Central America, and 1 from New Mexico. Caning demonstration and New Mexican chair making and a reception hosted by the Museum of New Mexico Women&039;s Board.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=288... Reflections- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Concordia Santa Fe, a 35-member wind ensemble, will embellish the New Mexico Museum of Art&039;s exhibition "Flux: Reflections in Contemporary Glass" with a concert of musical jewels, including the North American premier of "Reflections" by British composer Guy Woolfenden.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=295... Tea Dance - Gay Pride 2008- June 29, 2008 TEA DANCE CLOSING PARTY - Piper Kapin, co-owner of the Back Road Pizza enterprise and DJ Melanie Moore host the closing party, joining them on the decks is the smoking hot Miss Ginger who&039;s soulful flare makes her one of a kind. BackRoad opens their awaited outdoor deck with a unique selection of agave wine, Santa Fe Brewing Co. beers and world-class pizza. Music will be eclectic, sophisticated and slamming with 2 DJs, 4 turntables and an afternoon of PRIDE under the crisp blue sky.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=298... Armed with A Camera:Photographs from the Eddie Adams Studio Archive- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Exhibition of more than 60 photographs spans the entire range of Adams&8217; legendary career, and includes rare vintage work prints from the personal studio collection of Eddie Adams. Adams was a Marine Corps combat photographer in the Korean War, and then settled into a lifetime of photojournalism with the Associated Press, LIFE and TIME magazine, and freelance work. In 1980, Adams became a PARADE magazine photographer, which has featured more than 350 of Adams&039; photographs on its cover.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=291... Historic & Contemporary Works- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Historic & Contemporary Works (Title Pending), Group Show, Mixed Media. Lloyd Kiva New Gallery open until 7:00 on Friday, June 20 for exhibition opening.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=296... The Matriarchs- (Found June 29, 2008 ) This Exhibit features four master Acoma potters and their families who inspired the traditional Acoma pottery revival. The four matriarchs promoted and cultivated a legacy, and thus helped rejuvenate Acoma&8217;s &8220;Pottery Tradition&8221; that would later pave the way for all future Acoma master potters. Each Matriarch (Lucy M. Lewis, Marie Z. Chino, Jessie Garcia, and Juana Leno) developed and perfected a signature style now sought after by galleries and private collectors worldwide.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=293... "Pueblo Places and Faces" Photography Exhibit- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The collection of images taken throughout the career of this famed photographer and Laguna Tribe Elder Lee Marmon explores the living culture of the state&8217;s Pueblo tribes and will be the last exhibition of his work before retiring at age 82. Marmon has captured the shifting living culture of New Mexico&8217;s Pueblo Tribes over his lifetime, now compiled into a photographic exhibition providing a glimpse into Pueblo life throughout the 20th Century.http://www.nmculturenet.org/calendar/index.php?ref=todayinnm8view_details=true8eventId=293... |