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Performing Arts On Clover Road THROUGH NOVEMBER 18 Thursdays and Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Playhouse’s production of the psychological thriller On Clover Road santafeplayhouse.org ¡Música para la Familia! NOVEMBER 12, 3 P.M. families on a cultural exploration of Latin America through song and Lensic Performing Arts Center, lensic.org Peter Case NOVEMBER 12, 7:30 P.M. Doctor Moan, which features ampconcerts.org Metalachi NOVEMBER 13, 7:30 P.M. loving metal band hailing from Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery, lensic360.org Secret Byrd NOVEMBER 14 AND 15, 7:30 P.M. immersive staged mass celebrating composer William Byrd. The concert features renowned British singers the Gesualdo Six and viol consort Peralta. performancesantafe.org NOVEMBER 15, 7:30 P.M. Melanie Mitchell, who demysti Lensic Performing Arts Center. lensic.org JQA NOVEMBER 15–DECEMBER 3 The New Mexico Actors Lab presents the Aaron Posner play address ing current issues of government, leadership, and American democ racy and identity through the life of John Quincy Adams. Robert Benedetti directs. No performance New Mexico Actors Lab Theater, nmactorslab.com La Dame Blanche & BCUC NOVEMBER 17, 7:30 P.M. sionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La Dame Blanche, blends hip hop, female empowerment, dancehall, and catchy beats Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery. ampconcerts.org X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X NOVEMBER 18, 11 A.M. performance of Anthony Davis’s Center. lensic.org Handel’s Messiah NOVEMBER 18, 7 P.M.; NOVEMBER 19, 4 P.M. its annual performance of Handel’s masterwork Messiah — a sure sign of the holiday season in the City Lensic Performing Arts Center. santafesymphony.org Songs of Love and Death NOVEMBER 19, 3 P.M. Brooklyn Rider in concert with Otter as they pair the work of song New Mexico Museum of Art, sfpromusica.org Ryan Adams NOVEMBER 21, 7:30 P.M. The Lensic Presents hosts songwriter Ryan Adams in an acoustic perfor mance of selections from his inspir Lensic Performing Arts Center. lensic.org Winter Solstice Concert NOVEMBER 24, 7 P.M. The New Mexico Performing Arts Society presents the works of J.S. Bach, Antonio Caldera, Luigi Cherubini, Gustav Holst, Road. nmpas.org War of the Roses NOVEMBER 30–DECEMBER 3, 6:30 P.M. Upstart Crows, a Shakespeare troupe for young people ages Shakespeare’s Henry VI. Upstart Crows Performance Space at La Tienda, Eldorado. upstartcrowssantafe.org The Night before Christmas NOVEMBER 30–DECEMBER 23 Emily Rankin directs the blatantly irreverent adult holiday comedy The Night before Christmas. After two men in a warehouse dise discover an intruder in an elf costume, a twisted story ensues. santafeplayhouse.org Jessica Vosk DECEMBER 1, 7:30 P.M. the Broadway star in her return Vosk performs selections from her favorite musicians as well as Lensic Performing Arts Center. performancesantafe.org Kings Return Christmas DECEMBER 7, 7:30 P.M. The Lensic Presents hosts this harmonizing group, which blends pella quartet with gospel and R&B sounds. Kings Return performs Lensic Performing Arts Center. lensic.org A Musical Piñata for Christmas XI DECEMBER 8–17; FRIDAYS 7 P.M., SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 3 P.M. The Teatro Paraguas orchestra celebrates the season with dances, poetry, short skits, bizcochitos, Santa, and a teatroparaguasnm.org Florencia en el Amazonas DECEMBER 9, 11 A.M. Hosted by Lensic Presents and Florencia en el Amazonas. Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s Center. lensic.org Candlelight Carols DECEMBER 9–22; 4 P.M. AND 7 P.M. PERFORMANCES VARY BY DATE its annual winter choral concert. Snow and Evergreen, brims with carols honoring the winter mountain landscape and seasonal traditions. ble performs under the artistic direction of Joshua Habermann. Place. desertchorale.org Sounds of the Season DECEMBER 10, 4 P.M. holiday pops and winter favorites. side collaborative performance Lensic Performing Arts Center. santafesymphony.org Winter Wassail DECEMBER 15, 7:30 P.M. ensemble Barokksolistene leads the audience through an eve ning of merry music, with refresh ments included. Presenting group the audience to sing, laugh, and recall a time when pagan spirits and holy saints mingled in harmony. Center. performancesantafe.org A Christmas Carol DECEMBER 15–17, 6:30 P.M. Upstart Crows presents three actors in Victorian dress perform ing a dramatic reading of Dickens’s will perform at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. Christmas classic using the author’s own performance script. A Victorian Upstart Crows Performance Space at La Tienda, Eldorado. upstartcrowssantafe.org A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood DECEMBER 17, 7:30 P.M. AMP Concerts presents a lively evening based on the duo’s record On Christmas, which features the band’s signature dueling acoustic Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery. ampconcerts.org A Celtic Family Christmas DECEMBER 19, 7:30 P.M. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, a married duo and two of invite their seven children onstage for an unforgettable night of Performing Arts Center. lensic.org Winter Holiday Flamenco DECEMBER 19–20, 7 P.M. Compania Chuscales and Mina extravaganza, with virtuoso gui tarist Chuscales and a group of and students. Teatro Paraguas. teatroparaguasnm.org Bach’s Cello Suites DECEMBER 20–21, 7:30 P.M. holiday Bach festival featuring Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art. sfpromusica.org Macy Gray DECEMBER 21 The Reset in a fresh new presentation fronting her band the California Jet Club. Arts Center. lensic.org Chuscales and Friends DECEMBER 22–23, 7 P.M. Compania Chuscales and Mina ist Chuscales, who is joined by fellow musicians and dancers in a concert celebrating the season. Paraguas. teatroparaguasnm.org A Baroque Christmas DECEMBER 22, 7:30 P.M.; DECEMBER 23, 4 P.M. its annual holiday Bach festival, the Bach Ensemble. A Baroque Christmas features soloists Clara Rottsolk, soprano, and David Solem, Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art. sfpromusica.org Nochebuena Clasica! DECEMBER 24, 4 P.M. cal guitarist Jason Vieaux joins the epic guitar concerto and other Lensic Performing Arts Center. santafesymphony.org Bach & Beyond DECEMBER 28, 7:30 P.M.; DECEMBER 29, 7:30 P.M. annual holiday Bach festival under the leadership of Colin Jacobsen. Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art. sfpromusica.org Joe Illick & the New Year’s Eve Orchestra DECEMBER 31, 5 P.M. artistic director and principal ring in the New Year with soloist (Tickets are also available for an Performing Arts Center. lensic.org Nabucco JANUARY 6, 11 A.M. HD performance. The opera depicts ancient Babylon and features baritone George Gagnidze in his Met debut as the imperious Lensic Performing Arts Center. lensic.org J.S. Bach’s Legacy JANUARY 14, 3 P.M. Diderot Quartet. Named after Denis Diderot, the quartet plays historical instruments, bringing a New Mexico Museum of Art. sfpromusica.org Charlie Chaplin’s Smile JANUARY 14, 4 P.M. and multiple Grammy Award nomi nee Philippe Quint present Charlie Chaplin’s Smile, a multimedia combining vintage images and video footage with live music. Arts Center. santafesymphony.org Alash Ensemble JANUARY 19, 7:30 P.M. the Alash Ensemble. The trio of Tuvan throat singers has mastered xöömei, the central Asian technique of singing multiple pitches at the St. New Mexico Museum of Art. sfpromusica.org Macbeth JANUARY 19–21, 26–28, 6:30 P.M. Upstart Crows, a Shakespeare tragedy, with graduating company member Rylie Philpot directing. upstartcrowssantafe.org The Aunties: Women of the White Shell Water Place JANUARY 24, 7:30 P.M. multimedia storytelling event fea turing three Native American matriarchs — Nora Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo), Deborah In an evening of storytelling, their pasts and look toward our Lensic Performing Arts Center. performancesantafe.org Carmen JANUARY 27, 11 A.M. performance of one of opera’s most enduring works. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell reinvigorates the classic story. Arts Center. lensic.org Celebrate Mozart JANUARY 28, 3 P.M. birthday with his last great sym phony, “Jupiter,” and other works. Arts Center. lensic.org Cantata Series I JANUARY 28, 2024, 5:30 P.M. The New Mexico Performing Arts Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, seid getrost. Immaculate Heart nmpas.org Visual Arts Fireside Chat Artists Series DECEMBER 1, 4–6 P.M. Galleries located on Canyon Road host a smorgasbord of seasonal festivities, including farolitos, refreshments, and of course art. Galleries hosting artists for informal talks include Canyon Road Contem porary, Susan Eddings Perez Gallery, Karina on Canyon, and Winterowd visitcanyonroad.com