2022 SANTA FE READS PROGRAM GUIDE
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE
BOOK DISCUSSIONS
HIGHLIGHT EVENTS
2022 SANTA FE READS KICK-OFF
AT
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
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
NM PBS SCREENINGS OF URBAN REZ
Online Screening
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
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
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
12:30 p.m.
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
ECO-POETRY WORKSHOP WITH POETRY POLLINATORS
BOTANICAL GARDEN STORY SLAM
AUTHOR BRIAN YOUNG
Friday, October 14th, 2022
10 a.m.
Author Brian Young virtual visit with Santa Fe, NM
Livestreaming on santafenewmexican.com
10 a.m.
Author Brian Young virtual visit with Santa Fe, NM
Livestreaming on santafenewmexican.com
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
REZ METAL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING
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
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
CITY HISTORIAN VALERIE RANGEL PRESENTS
A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF SANTA FE
TOMMY ORANGE
Saturday November 5th, 2022 6:30 p.m. 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.
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.
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.