2016 Taos Public Library
Summer Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Friends of
the Taos Public Library
With the exception of the
July 15 symposium, lectures begin at 1:00 PM. All lectures will be held in the
Community Room of the Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos,
NM. All lectures are free and open to
the public.
Saturday, May 14 – “Some Like It
Steep: Ernie Blake’s Wild Ride” - Mickey Blake “The entrepreneur moved his
family into an 11-foot camper trailer at the base of the ski area in the early
1950s and built the first chairlift with 16 local men and a mule named
Lightning.” The colorful history of Taos Ski Valley and plans for the
future will be discussed by son Mickey Blake, who remains on the current Board
of Directors.
Saturday, June 11 – “Three Centuries of Taos in One
Life” - Fabi
Romero “Fabi Romero's life in Taos began with horse-drawn ploughs, no running
water or electricity and now includes cell phones and the internet - plus a
‘side trip’ of 23 years in NYC. She'll talk about the changes she's seen
in Taos and ‘my valley’ of San Cristobal with tales from her grandparents
and her own works as an activist, all of which have shaped her vision of our
community.”
Friday, July 15 - Taos Visionaries Symposium – in partnership with
the Taos Arts Council, multiple speakers, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
9:30 AM Arrival,
sign-in, refreshments and welcome
10:00 AM “New Mexico:
Spiritualism and Moderns” Sharyn
Udall
10:30 AM “Taos
Moderns” David Witt
11:00 AM “Taos
Contemporaries” Jina Brenneman
11:30 AM Questions
and Answers
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM The High Road
to Taos: FSA Photographers Michael
Butler
2:15 PM Flamenco in
Northern New Mexico Nicolosa
Chavez
3:15 PM Dramatic
Reading of “Losing Lawrence” Taos
Onstage
4:30 PM Closing
Remarks, thank-yous.
Saturday, August 13 – “D.H. Lawrence and the Three Fates: Frieda
Lawrence, Mabel Dodge Luhan, and Dorothy Brett” - Liz Cunningham “The relationship
between D. H. Lawrence and these Taos women has been an enduring subject of
interest, even to each other. Dorothy Brett immortalized them in her 1958 painting,
The Three Fates. A few years ago, The Three Fates: Mabel, Frieda and Brett won
roadside recognition from the New Mexico Women’s Marker Initiative. Most
recently the musical Lorenzo’s Ashes (2012) and the comedy Losing Lawrence
(2015) provide new interpretations of their interactions. Liz Cunningham will
talk about each woman’s relationship with Lawrence and with each other.
Augmented by photos, paintings, and anecdotes, the lecture will be based on
their unique perspectives, drawing from Frieda Lawrence’s Not I But the Wind,
Dorothy Brett’s Lawrence and Brett, and Mabel’s Lorenzo in Taos.”
Saturday, September 10 - Harvey Solomon Memorial Lecture – “Taos,
Shot from Above: Photographic Impressions of Taos from an Ultralight Aircraft”
- Chris Dahl-Bredine “To see this spectacular world from above - to soar like the birds
- has been a dream of humans since the beginning of time. I have had this same
dream since I was a child. My dream became a reality with my decision to learn
to fly. I chose to fly something small and open so I could really see and
experience my surroundings - an ultralight aircraft. What I see while up in the
sky inspires me to document these beautiful sights through photography. Through
these images I intend to convey the feeling of peace, the sense of wonder and
awe that one feels while flying above the earth. This is what I experience from
above.”
Saturday, October 8 – “Ghosts of Taos” - Melody Elwell Romancito “The thing about
Taos is, for a town its size, it has had a very dramatic and turbulent past.
Along with baggage like that come unsavory characters, unforgivable acts and a
lot of misery. That’s a perfect recipe for ghosts and the paranormal. People
ask me if I am afraid to walk through the streets of Taos at night, and I have
to say yes. I’d be a fool not to be afraid – but that isn’t going to keep me
from studying what I’m sincerely interested in and from sharing what I know
about Haunted Taos with anyone who is interested.” A writer,
musician and digital media artist, Romancito has lived in Taos since the
mid-1980s. She's written for several regional and national publications,
including a decades-long relationship with The Taos News as an editor,
columnist and reviewer. Romancito is a member of New Mexico
Research and Investigation of the Paranormal, and has conducted several
investigations in Taos since 2011.
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