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EVENTS

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NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest

2022 SANTA FE READS PROGRAM GUIDE

ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE

​BOOK DISCUSSIONS


HIGHLIGHT EVENTS
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2022 SANTA FE READS KICK-OFF
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INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DAY

Saturday, September 17th, 2022
12 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by Santa Fe Indigenous Center

Musical ​Performances by Jir Anderson and G Precious
​Learn all about 2022 Santa Fe Reads
Traditional and contemporary dances, food, arts, craft activities and more!


Ragle Park
2530 W Zia Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505

INDIGENOUSWAYS FEST

Wednesday, September 21st, 2022
4 - 7 p.m.

Railyard Park
740 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505

NM PBS SCREENINGS OF URBAN REZ

Online Screening
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
7 p.m.

Register for this Virtual Film Screening at tinyurl.com/UrbanRez


In-Person Screening

Saturday, October 1st, 2022
​11 a.m.

Main Library
145 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

TRADITIONAL HORNO OVEN WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST FRANCISCO OCHOA

Saturday, October 1st, 2022
11:30 p.m.

Southside Library
​6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507

NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
GALLERY TOUR AND TALK

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
​12:30 p.m.
New Mexico Museum of Art

107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

ECO-POETRY WORKSHOP WITH POETRY POLLINATORS

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
5 p.m.

Santa Fe River
Camino Escondido and East Alameda, Santa Fe, 87501

BOTANICAL GARDEN STORY SLAM

Saturday, October 8th, 2022
1 p.m.

Santa Fe Botanical Garden
715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505

AUTHOR BRIAN YOUNG

Friday, October 14th, 2022
10 a.m.

Author Brian Young virtual visit with Santa Fe, NM
Livestreaming on santafenewmexican.com

PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

Saturday, October 15th, 2022
2 p.m.

Southside Library

6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507

REZ METAL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING

​Thursday, October 20th, 2022
6 p.m.

Main Library

145 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

2022 SANTA FE READS TRIVIA BOWL

Friday, October 21st, 2022
6 p.m.

Santa Fe Brewing Company (Beer Hall at HQ)
35 Fire Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87508

​ARNOLD HERRERA
​THE WAY OF THE DRUM

Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
3 p.m.
Main Library

145 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501

CITY HISTORIAN VALERIE RANGEL PRESENTS
A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF SANTA FE

Saturday, October 29th, 2022
1 p.m.

La Farge Library
1730 Llano ST, Santa Fe, NM 87505

TOMMY ORANGE


​Saturday

​November 5th, 2022
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6:30 p.m.
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Santa Fe Indian School

Pueblo Pavilion, 1501 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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​Tommy Orange’s There There is an exceptional debut novel that grapples with the history of a nation while showcasing a side of America few of us have ever seen. After noticing a lack of stories about urban Native Americans, Orange created a remarkable work that explores those who have inherited a profound spirituality, but who are also plagued by addiction, abuse, and suicide.
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There There tells the story of twelve characters who each have private reasons for travelling to the Big Oakland Powwow, and who come together after a brutal act of violence. Pam Houston praised the book, saying “This is Tommy Orange. Remember his name. His book’s gonna blow the roof off.”

Houston’s prediction proved to be correct: Orange’s There There is a national bestseller that won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and the American Book Award. It was also shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. It appeared on countless “Best Books of the Year” lists, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Time, O: The Oprah Magazine, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, and Buzzfeed. 

A brilliant new writer at the start of a major career, Orange talks about his craft, the writing process, and Native American history and culture, often with meticulously researched visual presentations. In his 2017 opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, “Thanksgiving is a tradition. It’s also a lie,” he confronted the violent past of the American holiday, asking readers to challenge their traditions.

Tommy Orange is a 2014 MacDowell Fellow and a 2016 Writing by Writers Fellow, as well as a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, and was born and raised in Oakland, California. He now lives in Angels Camp, California, with his wife and son.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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