ASL Interpreters will be present throughout this event!
Join us at 2024 Santa Fe Reads Culminating Celebration on May 16 · 4–8pm · Santa Fe Community Convention Center
This culminating celebration features a live video feed with New York Times best selling author Madeline Miller in conversation with St. John’s College Tutor Marsaura Shukla. Arrive early and meet Artist Carrie Mae Rose at her solo exhibition Relentless Divinity in the Santa Fe Community Gallery. Special opening live performances by Teatro Paraguas, Xochitl Ballet Folclórico, and La Compania de Los Niños de Santa Fe.
SEATING IS LIMITED AT THIS FREE PUBLIC EVENT. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Relentless Divinity
Carrie Mae Rose Solo Exhibition
4 pm – 7 pm · Community Art Gallery @ SF Convention Center
Carrie Mae Rose’s Relentless Divinity explores the transformative process of armor into wings, of protection to freedom. Many pieces in her Relentless Divinity show celebrate the enduring natural materials found in the Southwest deserts —each leaf and spine become a rib, a feather, a ray of light. Each sculpture is inspired by feminine mythological figures.
GALLERY OPENS AT 10AM. CARRIE MAE ROSE WILL BE PRESENT IN THE GALLERY STARTING AT 4PM.
Check-in + Community Reception
5:30 pm · Sweeney Ballroom
Enjoy community reception catered by YouthWorks Social Justice Kitchen. Mix and mingle with other Circe and Madeline Miller fans. Dress to the nines for a photo op in front of Artist Carrie Mae Rose’s Agave Wings No. 17.
Welcome + Opening Remarks
6 pm · Sweeney Ballroom
The evening will be hosted by Creative Santa Fe Executive Director Sorakamol Annette Prapasiri. Land acknowledgement will be presented by 2024 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate Joycelyn Shroulote.
Live Performance by Teatro Paraguas
6:15 pm · Sweeney Ballroom
An adaptation of the award-winning author Nasario Garcia’s Rattling Chains, two short stories about witches inspired by the common folklore in the rural communities in central New Mexico. Following Rattling Chains, several dances on the theme of witches will be performed by Xochitl Ballet Folclórico and La Compania de Los Niños de Santa Fe.
RATTLING CHAINS IS DIRECTED BY ARGOS MACCALLUM; PERFORMED BY DARIC GUTIERREZ, ALI ESMERALDA MARIN, MAYA SANCHEZ, PIERCE ANAYA, DOROTHY MARTINEZ, MONICA ARTEAGA, AND MIRANDA ARTEAGA.
XOCHITL BALLET FOLCLÓRICO DANCES ARE DIRECTED BY XOCHITL EHRL.
LA COMPANIA DE LOS NIÑOS DE SANTA FE DANCES ARE DIRECTED BY ANTONINA ROMP
Madeline Miller in Conversation with Marsaura Shukla
7 pm · Sweeney Ballroom
Meet Madeline Miller virtually, in real-time, and learn about her journey, the inspiration behind Circe, and what’s next for both Circe and Miller through this lively evening conversation with St. John’s College Tutor Marsaura Shukla.
ASK MADELINE MILLER A QUESTION HERE!
Books available for purchase at the event with Collected Works Bookstore!
2024 SANTA FE READS CULMINATING EVENT IS CO-PRESENTED BY THE SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL. WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS OF THE SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY, NEA BIG READ*, CITY OF SANTA FE ARTS & CULTURE, CITY OF SANTA FE COMMUNITY SERVICES, COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSTORE, CREATIVE SANTA FE, SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, AND TEATRO PARAGUAS.
*NEA BIG READ IS A PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS MIDWEST
