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N E W M E X I C O

C r o s s r o a d s o f Ne w a n d A n c i e n t

1 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 S p e a k e r s B u r e a u & C h a u t a u q u a P r o g ra m s


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A B O U T T H E C O V E R :

AMAT EUR PHOT O GRAPHER MARKO KECMAN of Aztec captures the

crossroads of ancient and modern in New Mexico with this image of CometHale-Bopp over Fajada Butte in Chaco Culture National Historic Park.Kecman wanted to juxtapose the new comet with the butte that was anastronomical observatory in the years 900 1200 AD. Fajada (banded)Butte is home to the ancestral Puebloan sun shrine popularly known asThe Sun Dagger site. The butte is closed to visitors to protect its fragilecultural sites.

The clear skies over the Southwest led to discovery of Hale-Bopp on July

22-23, 1995. Alan Hale saw the comet from his driveway in Cloudcroft,New Mexico, and Thomas Bopp saw the comet from the desert nearStanfield, Arizona at about the same time.

Marko Kecman: 115 N. Mesa Verde Ave., Aztec, NM, 87410, 505-334-2523

Alan Hal e: Southwest Inst itute fo r Space Res earch, 15 E. Spur Rd.,Cloudcroft, NM 88317, 505-687-2075


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1999-2000

N E W M E X I C O E N D O W M E N T

F O R T H E H U M A N I T I E S

SPEAKERS BUREAU &

CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS

Welcome to the Millennium Edition of the New Mexico Endowment

for the Humanities (NMEH) Resource Center Programming Guide.

This 1999-2000 edition presents 52 New Mexicans who deliver

fascinating programs on New Mexico, Southwest, national and

international topics.

Making their debuts on the state stage are 16 new living history

Chautauqua characters, ranging from an 1840s mountain man to

Martha Washington, from Governor Lew Wallace to Capitn Rafael

Chacn, from Pat Garrett to Harry Houdini and Kit Carson to

Mabel Dodge Luhan.

And say hello to 29 new speakers topics, from the history of nuclear

weapons to the impact of the sunflower, from poetry to storytelling,

from Hollywood spin to the borders of Aztln, from the cultural

mosaic of the Espaola Valley to the Apaches to the millennium.

Whatever your groups interests, youll find a sharp, engaging speaker

or Chautauqua performer who for the low price of $50 will delight,

inform, and leave lasting cultural impressions with your group.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE: turn the page to find booking steps and

application form; the speakers and performers appear in the Guide

alphabetically by their own names; turn to the Index at the end of

the Guide to look up characters names like Mabel Dodge Luhan

and various categories of programs like New Mexico History or

Storytelling. SB means speaker; CH means Chautauquan.

What are the humanities, and who is NMEH? We were created in

1972 as a partnership between the National Endowment for the

Humanities and the people of New Mexico. Our mission: to deliver


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H O W D O I B O O K A P R O G R A M ?

Any not-for-profit group can order up to six of our programs per calendar year.

FIRST: Call the scholar and negotiate a date, place, and time (phone numbers

and e-mail addresses listed in this Guide).

SECOND: Make a photocopy of the Program Application Form (next page)

and send it to NMEH with a check for $100.00 (our address is on the

Application). Do this at least 30 days before your program date or as far in

advance as you can. Money is tight and scholars get busy.

THIRD:Advertise and promote your program to the general public as well

as your membership. You need to have at least 20 people attend. The speaker or

performer will supply you with photo and promotion kit.

HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM:We prefer to be associated with free programs,

but you can charge a nominal entrance fee to help meet your expenses, but

not to make any profit. (You cannot use our programs as fundraisers.) If the

scholar is traveling to your site, we appreciate any help you can give on room

and meals. All programs must have questions and discussion during or after

the presentation.

LAST: After the program, fill out the Evaluation Form we mailed to you

(we cant pay the speaker until you return the evaluation form to us.) Help

us spread the word about our excellent, unique people and programs by

reporting key images, impressions, and interactions that you and your audi-

ence enjoyed. We need your reports to show legislators and other funders.

SPECIAL NEEDS FOR CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS:Your master of ceremonies

introduces the Chautauquan (Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome First

Lady Martha Washington!) The performer talks as the character for about

45 minutes to an hour, using your podium or table, and slide projector or

sound system, if needed. At the end of the characters talk, we need you to

help the audience address their questions to the Chautauquan in character

And now President Roosevelt will take your questions. This helps


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PLEASE COPY THIS FORM SO THAT IT MAY BE REUSED

H U M A N I T I E S R E S O U R C E C E N T E R

P R O G R A M A P P L I C A T I O N

THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 30 WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE PROGRAM

Please type or print clearly. Enclose check for $100.00 payable to: NMEH, 209 Oate Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1213.

Your Organization

Program Director Phone

Mailing Address

City Zip Code

ScholarTitle of Presentation

Date Time Location of Program

COST SHARE (DOLLAR EQUIVALENTS OF YOUR EFFORTS)

A. Volunteer time spent on this program

No. of volunteers x no. of hours x $10 =

B. Expense funds: publicity, postage, rental, etc. =

C. Services and materials contributed =

D. Estimated cost of facilities = (if you had to rent on open market)

E. Any other program expenses =

F. TOTAL (A+B+C+D+E) =

AS PRO GR AM DIR ECTO R, I agree to ensure that acknowledgment of NMEH funding will appear on all promotional materials andwill be made at the program. I also agree to complete and return the evaluation form within ten days after the program. Failure tosubmit the evaluation will result in late honorarium payment to the scholar.

BY SIGNING AND SUBMITT ING THIS APPLICATION, the authorizing official of the applicant organization is providing the applicablecertifications regarding debarment and suspension, federal debt status and compliance with the nondiscrimination statutes, as set forth


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SUSAN B. ANTHONY IN 1895 (CH)

Born into a progressive Quaker family, Susan B. Anthony became the consummatesymbol of feminism. Never before had there been a single, independent woman leader

with no male to fall back on. This program begins on Anthonys 75th birthday tour.Colorado had just joined Wyoming, Utah and Idaho in extending the vote to women.

Anthony believed all human beings equal and entitled to justice; she fought for 50 yearsagainst the social restrictions that made women legally incompetent.

A MINO RI TY OF MALE S: MEN WHO ST OO D WIT H WO MEN FO R EQU AL IT Y (SB )

History has largely forgotten the heroic men who, braving the taunts and jeers of the male

majority, believed that women should share in the responsibilities of government by beinggranted suffrage. They were willing to fight in tandem with women for justice and fairnessin other areas as well: for health and safety concerns, for equal pay for equal work, for anend to the sexism that still pervades our society. Their stories need to be told, their words tobe heard, their continued efforts for equality between the sexes to be admired and emulated.

Marilyn Adams, a former English teacher, now researches womens history, creatingone-woman performances that dramatize the lives of 19th century women.

2 Manzano Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505-466-2091, [email protected]

M A R I L Y N A D A M S

WHE N CULTU RE S MET: THE FOR GIN G OF IN DO -H IS PA NO CULTU RE S IN 16 00 s

NEW MEXICO (SB)

The people of New Mexico recently observed the 400th anniversary of Don Juan deOates founding of the first Spanish colony. To focus only on Oates notableaccomplishments or on the suffering of the Pueblo people keeps us from seeing that there

was mutual learning as well. This slide presentation draws from archaeology, history andethnohistory to examine how Pueblo and Spanish peoples, through a difficult, century-long process of accommodating to each others presence, eventually became dependentupon one another as they occupied the New Mexican landscape.

CORN IS LIFE FARMING, PLACE AND TIME IN THE NEW MEXICAN PUEBLO

LANDSCAPE (SB)Those of us who arent Pueblo Indians can only begin to comprehend aspects of Puebloculture and history when we recognize and respect the fact that corn has been the essential

metaphor of the Pueblo Indians very being for many hundreds of years. This slide lecture reveals the extent of cornfield engineering doneby Tewa and Tiwa Pueblo farmers before the Spanish arrived: field clearing, grids, gravel mulch, shrines, and houseblocks. The compellingmountain, mesa, and valley vistas we enjoy today in Northern New Mexico are much more than just pretty scenery they havecoherent and ingenious systems for sustainable water and soil management Current Tewa and Tiwa authorities have welcomed

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B A R T B A R B O U R

HISPANIC STORYTELLING (SB)

LA VIDA DE MI RAZA (SB)In both of these programs, Atencio delights audiences with her insights into northernNuevomexicano traditional stories and lifeways. The programs can be tailored to theinterests of various groups and can be told in either Spanish or English. The programs areaugmented with varied stylish clothes and elegant costumes, music/sound effects, andspontaneous humor. The presentations focus on race, cultural diversity and traditions, andlearning what it means to be of Hispanic descent.

Paulette Atencio is a professional bilingual storyteller and published author. She was born

in a small town in northern New Mexico and has been exposed to traditional stories since avery young age. She has worked as a professional storyteller for twenty years.

PO Box 72, Chama, NM 87520, 505-756-2207

P A U L E T T E A T E N C I O

JOH N L. HATC HE R: MOU NTA IN MAN (CH)

John L. Hatcher brings to life the excitement, hilarity, and historical importance of the furtrade. A hunter and trapper at Bents Fort, an adopted member of the Kiowa nation, andone of William Bents most reliable employees, he offers audiences an American view of1830s and 1840s New Mexico. A splendid specimen of the authentic southwesternMountain Man, and a first-rate story-teller, Hatchers highly original folk-tales illustrate

the distinctive, sometimes outrageous, trappers jargon. His experiences also inform listenersabout trappers lives and early nineteenth century multicultural relations on the southernplains and in New Mexico.

TH E NI NETEENTH CENTUR Y S O UTH W ES TER N F UR TR AD E/ I ND I AN TR AD E/

SANTA FE TRADE (SB)

The fur trade was the most important frontier economic enterprise in North Americanhistory. Long before Anglo-American settlers and soldiers became important in the

Southwest, the Santa Fe trade and the fur trade had established patterns of interaction among Native people, Hispanic residents, and

Anglo-Americans from the United States. Many early traders married Native or Hispanic women and raised families in amulticultural setting. Charles and William Bent, Ceran St. Vrain, Kit Carson, Ewing Young, William Wolfskill, and James Ohio Pattie

were colorful figures whose exciting tales open windows on the period 1800-1860 and allow the dry bones of history to live again.

Barton Barbour, Ph.D., whose expertise includes the North American fur trade and western American history, has published severalbooks, teaches American history, and currently works for the National Park Service.


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BLACK HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO (SB)

Most New Mexicans today are familiar with aspects of the rich Spanish, Indian, andAnglo cultures of the state. But what about the Black New Mexicans? How much do weknow of their history? And why? How did they relate to the other cultures of the area?This talk tells the stories of men and women such as Estevanco (the first non-Indian toarrive in New Mexico), Mateo Naranjo (one of New Mexicos first colonists), MadamBriever (the curandera of Silver City) and others.

BLACKDOM, N.M AND THE ALL-BLACK TOWN MOVEMENT (SB)

Self determination! Autonomy! Independence! These are the concepts that energized

Frank Boyer as he and his companion made their long walk from Pellum, Georgia tosoutheast New Mexico where they would found the all-Black community of Blackdom.In this presentation we will discuss the life and dreams of Frank and Ella Boyer and howthey were influenced by the all-Black town movement.

BLACK WOMEN IN WESTERN FRONTIER HISTORY (SB)

Like the early histories of the Western frontier, the story of Blacks in the west has been atale of male adventure and conquest, full of Buffalo soldiers and Black cowboys. But what of the Black woman? Why did she leave thefamiliarity of her home to face the uncertainty of this new frontier? What strategies did she employ to secure lifes necessities for herself

and her family? How did she relate to the other cultures in the region? We will also discuss specific ways in which womens history mightbe retrieved and reconstructed after so many years of neglect.

Maisha Baton is a poet and playwright, currently teaching at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. For the past few years,Dr. Baton has concentrated her research on Black History in New Mexico with an emphasis on the role of the Black woman.

PO Box 796, Albuquerque, NM 87103, 505-266-6428, [email protected]

M A I S H A B A T O N

ERNA FERGUSSON: NEW MEXICOS FIRST LADY OF LETTERS (1888-1964) (CH)

Erna Fergusson was born in Albuquerques Castle Huning. Known in her heyday asNew Mexicos First Lady of Letters, she was a writer, globetrotter, lecturer and storyteller

who grew up tri-lingual German, English, and Spanish. She started Koshare Tours laterbought out by Fred Harvey while honing her writing skills at theAlbuquerque Herald.

MARION SLOAN RUSSELL ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL: AN OFT REPEATED DREAM (CH)

The creaking of wagon wheels, the jingle of trace chains, the songs, vistas, creatures andcharacters of the Santa Fe Trail were memories that Marion Russell treasured throughouther long and eventful lifetime. Marion crossed the trail for the first time in 1852 at ageseven with her mother and brother. She would cross it three more times and encounter

Archbishop Lamy, Kit Carson, and the Sisters of Loretto.

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DR. EDGAR LEE HEWETT (CH)

Dr. Edgar Lee Hewett was an extraordinary man. An anthropologist whose energy andability led him into Southwestern archaeology at the start of the twentieth century, hebecame the first president of the New Mexico Teachers College at Las Vegas and, later,Director of the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Research, and Chairof the Departments of Anthropology at U.N.M, U.S.C. and San Diego State! His legacyis apparent in the look of the Santa Fe Plaza where he directed the restoration of the Palaceof the Governors and the design of the Fine Arts Museum and St. Francis Auditorium,monuments of Pueblo Revival style.

Phil Bock is a former Presidential Professor and Chair of Anthropology at U.N.M. Nowhappily retired, he enjoys theatrical and musical activities including acting, directing, play

writing and composing.

8301 4th St NW #3, Albuquerque, NM 87114, 505-890-0438, [email protected]

P H I L B O C K

ALDO LEOPOLD : THE GOOD LI FE WILD COUNTRY, CONSERVATION, AND

COMMUNITY (CH)

The sheer pleasure of natures beauty comes alive with Alias Aldo as our wild-countryguide. We soar on Leopolds inspired Sand County words; learn to think like a mountain;and top out on a ridge for a fresh look at where we are, how we got here, and where we areheading. Our exploration of the good life draws a moving portrait of the developingconservationist and New Mexicos own down-to-earth philosopher, from boyhood adventurerfull of wonder to modern land prophet.

RICEFIELD MOON BASHO & BEYOND (CH)

Bodners longest-running program, and also brand-new, this program can now take justthe right shape for first-time or repeat groups. Talk with our American Basho about theemphasis you would prefer Classic Basho, based on the 17th Century masters life andtravel diaries; Asian Masters on the Way of Poetry, Bashos wider heritage; and LastingLegacy, the haiku-related traditions.

VOICES FROM THE HEART OF THE WORLD: THE GIFT OF GREAT POETRY (SB)

The poem itself is not important. Its just a fragment of the Great Poem being written by all poets through time. Octavio Paz. Whatis great poetry and what does it offer us? From legendary Orpheus and ancient bards to native elders and modern innovators, such giftsfrom the heart of the world bridge distances between people, cultures and ages to illuminate that deeper earth-inspired spirit held incommon, the essence of what it means to be human.

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THE HOLLYWOOD SPIN: FILM ADAPTATIONS OF NEW MEXICO NOVELS (SB)

If youve already seen the movie, do you still need to read the book? You might. Literatureand film are different art forms, and although literary works have provided a consistentsource of good material for film makers, the novelist and the movie maker operate underdifferent constraints and sometimes seek different results. This presentation looks at theprocess of adaptation of novels with New Mexico settings, including Leave Her to Heaven,The Sea of Grass, Pas Por Aqu, Lonely Are the Brave, The Bravados, The Rounders, RedSky at Morning, Powwow Highway, and The Milagro Beanfield War. Illustrated with slidesand film clips.

DIME NOVEL NEW MEXICO (SB)Frontier heroes chasing their adversaries through an elaborate underground tunnel inTaos? A traveler on the Jornada protecting his wagon from marauding natives with amagic circle of fire? These and similar exploits were commonplace in the imagined Westof the dime novelist. Inexpensively produced, mass-distributed novels between 1860 and1900 did much to reflect and shape popular perceptions of the American West.

Written to formula specifications, most of these have little to recommend them asliterature, but they offer us clues to the formation of national and international popular attitudes about the West. This presentationincludes a discussion of the dime novel phenomenon, with emphasis on dime novels with New Mexico settings. Illustrated with slides.

David L. Caffey is Vice President for Instruction at Clovis Community College. He served as Chief Ranger at Philmont ScoutRanch in the 1970s and continues to enjoy the New Mexico out-of-doors. He has also served as Director of the HarwoodFoundation of the University of New Mexico in Taos. He is the author of Land of Enchantment, Land of Conflict: New Mexico inEnglish Language Fiction, to be published in 1999 by Texas A&M University Press.

Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101-8381, 505-769-4111, Fax: 505-769-4190,[email protected]

D A V I D L . C A F F E Y

OCTAVINO A. LARRAZOLO: A PROGRESSIVE AHEAD OF HIS TIME (CH)

Larrazolo, born in Mexico and educated in Santa Fe, was a political leader who fought forthe rights of women and Hispanics, promoted statehood for New Mexico, andadvocated a progressive state constitution. Known as a great orator in Spanish and

English, he spoke out for amending the state constitution to allow women to vote and torun for public office and this before the 19th amendment was accepted nationally.Disappointed that the Democratic Party did not support the proposed constitution, heswitched to the Republicans in 1911. He was elected governor in 1918 for a two-yearterm (1919-1920) and elected to fill an unexpired term as U.S. Senator (1928-1929).

D D Ch UNM P f E i d l ffi i h

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CHARLIE RUSSELLS OLD MONTANA YARNS (CH)

Will Rogers said that Charles M. Russell was the best storyteller he ever heard. Russell(1864-1926), a Montana cowboy and painter/sculptor, was the most famous artist of the19th century West. In Charlie Russells Old Montana Yarns, you hear the exact words thatamused Montana cowpunchers, intrigued New York socialites, mesmerized wee children,astounded Los Angeles art patrons, made Blackfoot Indians smile, forced a railroadpresident to giggle, and got Will Rogers to laugh out loud. With slide projections of Russells

vivid artworks and several dusty stage props, Cristy brings you into Charlie Russells logcabin studio for jokes about his life and some gripping yarns about the nineteenth-century

American West.

Raphael Cristy grew up in rural Michigan, studied literature at Stanford and Americanhistory at the University of Montana and at UNM (Ph.D.). Cristy has lived in Albuquerquesince 1992.

523-A 8th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Phone 505-243-6779 (home),505-768-3566 (work), [email protected]

R A P H A E L J . C R I S T Y

ENCH ANTI NG L I GH T: H I S TO R I C AND CO NTEMPO R AR Y PH O TO GR APH Y I N

NEW MEXICO (SB)

For more than a century New Mexicos landscape, light, and peoples have drawn andinspired a multitude of photographers. Not surprisingly, the roster of photographers whohave done major work in the state provides a microcosm of the history of photography. In

this lecture and slide show, Elrick brings the image-makers to life, discussing historical topicsthat surrounded the photographers lives and the work they produced aboutNew Mexicos ancient civilizations and living tribes, the architecture of Spanish

America, and the light of the Southwestern landscape. The presentation will cover greatnames in photography John Hillers, Edward S. Curtis, Laura Gilpin, Ansel Adams, andEliot Porter as well as contemporary artists such as Miguel Gandert, Alex Harris, JoanMyers, and Patrick Nagatani.

Krista Elrick has been exhibiting her photographs around the country for twenty years.

Her current research explores the history and stories of family-owned general stores inNew Mexico.

2 Camino Mayancita, Santa Fe, NM 87501, 505-438-4441, Fax: 505-438-4442,[email protected]

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THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN THE SOUTHWEST (SB)

Long before the Buffalo Soldiers arrived in New Mexico in the winter of 1875 the stagehad been set for conflict between the native Apaches, the troopers of the 9th Cavalry, andthe civilian populace they were sent to protect. Despite the hardships they faced, these first

African American soldiers in the United States Army overcame social prejudices and metthe trials of the field and dangers of battle with bravery and valor. Their drive, dedication,and determination resulted in the 9th Cavalrys becoming the most decorated regiment inthe frontier Army but for nearly a century their story was missing from American history.

Patricia Erickson was born at the site of Old Fort Webster in southern New Mexico and

is a writer/researcher in the areas frontier history.

1120 West Sixth Street, Silver City, NM 88061, 505-388-1022, [email protected]

P A T R I C I A E R I C K S O N

TELLING WESTERN STORIES: FROM BUFFALO BILL TO LARRY MCMURTRY (SB)

How have western stories changed during the past century? How have narratives aboutwhite males by authors like Owen Wister, Zane Grey, and Louis LAmour become themore complex and ambiguous stores by such writers as Wallace Stegner, Leslie Silko, andLarry McMurtry? This talk, via slides, shows how western stories illustrate shiftingattitudes about the American West.

BILLY THE KID (SB)

Why is Billy the Kid the most written-about figure in New Mexico history? What canBillys short and violent life tell us about shifting cultural attitudes in theSouthwest? Do we really have only one photo of him? These and other questions

will be addressed in this slide-illustrated presentation on Billy the Kid, Man andMystery.

THE MAGIC WEST ON FILM (SB)

This slide presentation furnishes a galloping overview of the film Western from its origins to recent movies like Dances with Wolves andUnforgiven. Heroes such as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood are spotlighted, but so are changing images of Native Americans, women,and gunmen. A central question is raised: are Westerns primarily about the American West, or do they more often reflect changing social andcultural attitudes in the United States?

Richard W. Etulain is Professor of History and Director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. He hash d di d h 30 b k b h hi d l f h A i W

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THE PILGRIMS ROAD: SACRED JOURNEYS IN SPAIN, MEXICO, AND THE U.S. (SB)

For many people in Judeo-Christian, Islamic, and Native American traditions, life is asacred journey, and making pilgrimages to sacred sites is one way of intensifying the roleof pilgrim in this life. New Mexico is the pilgrimage center of the U.S., with layers ofIndian, Spanish, Mexican, and mainstream alternative pilgrimages some very visible,some still secret traced upon the land. Pilgrimage has grown steadily all over the worldfor 25 years as traditions are revived, strengthened, and modified to suit peoples searchfor meaning in their lives. From the Camino de Santigo across northern Spain to Chalmaand Esquiplas in Mexico and Guatemala, to Chimay, Tortugas, Chaco Canyon and theShrine of the Stone Lions in New Mexico, come see slides and hear testimonials

explaining the power and persistence of walking in a meditative manner to connect withthe sacred. The talk and slides include the comic, ironic and surreal aspects of pilgrimage inthe nuclear age.

Steve Fox has visited many of the sites and participated in several of the pilgrimages hediscusses. He has taught cultural topics at UNM and its branch campuses and is now

Assistant Director of the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.

143 Green Valley NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505-277-4151(work), 505-761-3103 (home), [email protected]

S T E V E F O X

STORIES OF HISPANIC OLD-TIMERS IN NEW MEXICO (SB)

Hispanic old-timers of the Rio Puerco Valley were not professional storytellers, but, onceyou piqued their curiosity and showed them a genuine interest in their colorful past, they

could shower you with exciting stories. They could tickle your funny bone just as easilyas they could make you shed a tear. Dr. Garca proves that there is no substitute for thehuman experience.

HISPANIC FOLKLORE OF THE RIO PUERCO VALLEY (SB)

The places are abandoned today, but the richness of the valleys people and their folklore,intermingling with history, memory and the tragedy and erosion of time, forms the heartof this talk. It includes dichos(folk sayings), adivinanzas(riddles), stories, love quatrains,letters, ballads, and songs. Folklore indeed carries the culture of a people, revealing its

sense of self.

Nasario Garca, a native New Mexican with roots in the Rio Puerco valley, was awarded a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature by the Universityof Pittsburgh and is Professor of Languages at New Mexico Highlands University. Dr. Garca has served two terms on the Board ofDirectors of the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities and thrives on the folklore of the viejitos(old-timers).

Department of Languages and Literature New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas NM 87701 505 454 3422 (work)

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LARRY GOODELL AND AMERICAN PERFORMANCE POETRY (SB)

Like jazz and improv comedy, poetry that is performed is a peculiarly American art form,a direct exercise of free speech. Larry Goodell, New Mexicos foremost veteran of performancepoetry, takes us on an animated tour of the American tradition, from Whitman and VachelLindsay to Allen Ginsberg, the Poetry Slam scene and the Taos Poetry Circus WorldHeavyweight Championship Bouts. Larry will do vignettes of regional, nature, New Age,and cowboy styles. On your piano or his castanets, Larry will throw in a satirical song andperform work from his book Firecracker Soup. Discussion demanded!

VACHEL LINDSAY, AMERICAS PROTO-PERFORMANCE POET (CH)

Lindsay was the first major poet in the U.S. to take to the road, reciting for food and shelter.Born in 1879 two doors from Abe Lincolns house in Springfield, IL, Lindsays consciousness

was entwined with Lincoln, Jackson, and the common people. An early star of the originalChautauqua movement, his muscular, booming poems were almost too much for generationsof quiet English classes: General William Booth Enters into Heaven, Abraham Lincoln

Walks at Midnight, and The Golden Whales of California.

Larry Goodell, Roswell native, studied with Robert Creeley and has appeared with all the major poets of the last 30 years. Living inPlacitas since 1963, he has published many local writers and is author of Firecracker Soup, Out of Secrecy, The Mad New Mexican, and

Here on Earth.

Box 571, Placitas, NM 87043, 505-867-5877, [email protected]

L A R R Y G O O D E L L

PATRICK FLOYD GARRETT: FROM BUFFALO HUNTER TO MAN HUNTER (CH)Although best remembered as the sheriff who shot the Southwests most infamous outlaw,Billy the Kid, shortly after the Lincoln County War, Pat Garrett left an indelible markand enduring legacy in the pages of New Mexico and West Texas history. From thatfateful night of July 14, 1881, in Fort Sumner when he ended the career of the Kid; tohis first vision a few years later of bringing irrigation to the fertile land of the Pecos

Valley; to a tumultuous stint as a U.S. Customs Collector in El Paso; followed by adogged pursuit of the killers of Albert Jennings Fountain and his young son; and endingin his own mysterious death near Las Cruces, Garrett remains a colorful yet enigmatic

character of New Mexicos equally colorful past.

Ron Grimes, having spent most of his life performing at Chautauquas, conventions,Western stage shows, schools, dude ranches and cowboy campfires throughout theSouthwest, has always been fascinated by the characters of the Old West. Most recently,he has portrayed Pat Garrett, Texas gunman John Wesley Hardin and Jim White,discoverer of the Carlsbad Caverns

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THE SEPHARDIC LEGACY IN NEW MEXICO: A HISTORY OF THE CRYPTO-JEWS (SB)

Five hundred years after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, scholars are looking into whatmay constitute a living remnant of Sephardic Jewish culture in New Mexico. Some HispanicNew Mexicans, descendants of the original conversos, are beginning to discuss how theirancestors continued to practice customs suggestive of a Jewish heritage. Dr. Hordes sharesthe results of his current research, tracing the history of Spanish secret Jews from Spain andPortugal to Mexico, and eventually to New Mexico in the 16th through the 19th centuries.

THE BLACK LEGEND: ANTI-HISPANIC ATTITUDES IN NEW MEXICO HISTORY (SB)

Ever since the 1500s, authorities and common folk from the Protestant, Northern European

cultures have held anti-Spanish attitudes. The underlying beliefs were that the Spanish, andtheir descendants, were somehow more greedy, cruel, arrogant, racist, lazy, fanatical, treacherous,corrupt, etc. Dr. Hordes outlines the origins of these stereotypes and helps audiences to usehistorical analysis to better understand ethnic conflicts in current New Mexico society.

THE ADOBE WALL OF SEPARATION: THE FIRST AMENDME NT AND CHURCH/ STATE

RELATIONS IN NEW MEXICO HISTORY (SB)

In this talk, Dr. Hordes treats the complex question of the relations between church and state, from the founding of the villa of Santa Fe,the City of Holy Faith, to recent controversies over the Bernalillo County seal and the expenditure of public money for the Santa Fe

Fiesta. This talk is especially interesting to parents, teachers, and school administrators.

Stanley Hordes has been Curator of Colonial Archives at Louisiana State Museum, historian for the National Park Service inAlbuquerque, and New Mexico State Historian. He is now Adjunct Research Professor at UNMs Latin American Institute and operatesa historical consulting firm.

1375 Santa Rosa Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505-983-6564, [email protected]

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KIT CARSON A MAN WHO HELPED SHAPE AMERICA (CH)

Kit Carson was the greatest of frontier scouts. He was a freighter on the Santa Fe Trail,trapper, scout, explorer, rancher, soldier and family man. A legend in his own time, he wasinstrumental in mapping the west. His role in placing Indians on reservations washighly praised at the time, but has become controversial, particularly with Native

Americans. As a military commander his judgments were sound and he avoided needlessdeath on the battlefield for friend and foe alike. Carson was honored and respected fromthe highest offices of the nation to the everyday citizens of the WestNative, Hispanic and Anglo.

THE HISTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (SB)

Nuclear weapons have been a fact of life for 53 years. The first weapons were developed inNew Mexico and the state remains a center of weapons technology. The history of nuclear

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MILLENNIUM 2000 : MESSIAHS AND MYTHS, PROPHETS AND PROPHECIES (SB)

Are you ready for the second millennium? What do the Bible, the Koran, ancient andmodern sages say about it? What happened at the time of the first millennium? Are ourcomputers really going to be put out of business by the millennium bug? Has the secondmillennium already come and nobody noticed it? These and many more important questionsand issues are addressed in an entertaining, but scholarly, non-sectarian, non-political talkabout one of the most important events in our immediate future.

Ken Clark, pictured at right, a retiredtheologian and sometime visiting professor,

is a specialist in myths, fairy tales and dryfly fishing. He has published educationalmaterials for children and adults.

David Johnson, a Professor of English atthe University of New Mexico, is a specialistin the literatures of ancient Babylonia,Greece, Israel, and Mesoamerica. He has published articles and books about mythologyand religion.

Ken Clark, 5537 Furman NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114, 505-898-5209,[email protected]

David Johnson, Department of English, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,NM 87131, 505-266-9960

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MARY DONOHO, FIRST ANGLO WOMAN IN SANTA FE (CH)

She was the recently discovered first Anglo-American woman to travel the torturous Santa FeTrail in 1833 with her 9-month-old baby and trader husband. During her four years in Santa Fe,Donoho gave birth to two more children, the first Anglos born there; helped run herhusbands hotel; mingled with Mexicanos and Pueblos; witnessed the Albino Perez rioting andhelped rescue three white women captives ransomed from the Comanches by her husband.

MABEL DODGE LUHAN, VISIONARY HOSTESS OF TAOS (CH)

Overwhelmed by her first breathtaking view of northern New Mexico in 1917, shewhispered, Oh, my God! and made Taos her home. A millionaire, she had previouslymarried three times, lived restlessly in Italy and New York, and searched for cultural

visionaries. She found peace with a stately Taos Pueblo man, Tony Luhan. Eager to shareher passion and utopian hopes, she pulled D.H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, Thornton

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THE MOORISH INFLUENCE IN NEW MEXICO (SB)

Everyone who loves the Southwest owes some thanks to the Arabs because what we knowas our culture owes a lot to theirs. So think of the Moslems when you admire adobebuildings, Spanish santos, matachines, hollyhocks, fast horses, the Spanish language,acequias in the desert, and Indian jewelry. Although the Spaniards hated the Moorishinfidels who conquered their country, almost 800 years of occupation made for someprofound cultural mixing. The Spanish conquistadores and settlers brought this mix withthem to New Spain. And the Moorish influence is still with us today.

Louann D. Jordan was never a student of history until moving to New Mexico 28 years

ago. Now her world consists of historic organizations, museums and occasional escapesinto the world of very fast cars. She is curator of exhibitions at El Rancho de lasGolondrinas colonial settlement in La Cienega, south of Santa Fe.

1524 Camino Sierra Vista, Santa Fe, NM 87501, 505-983-2994 (home),505-471-2261 (work)

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SOUTHWEST TREASURES: WHAT WE SEEK, WHAT WE FIND (SB)

The story of New Mexico began with a treasure hunt Coronados search for the goldencities of Cibola. And treasure hunting continues today, for the Lost Adams Diggings,

Victorio Peak Gold, the Lost Dutchman Mine, and many more. Bob Julyan doesnt offerclues to these treasures locations, nor does he rent metal detectors. But he does offer alively, fun discussion of this fascinating metaphor of southwestern exploration.

THE PLACE NAMES OF NEW MEXICO (SB)

Pie Town, Starvation Peak, Sangre de Cristo, Tucumcari New Mexico is fil led withsuch intriguing names, rich with anecdotes and folklore. But place names also offerunique insights into the history and values of the states peoples.With humor and localexamples tailored to your locale, Bob Julyan gives audiences a lively names tour of theNew Mexico landscape.

Bob Julyan is an Albuquerque-based writer and lecturer specializing in the connections between human and natural history. His Place

Names of New Mexicois the standard reference. He has also written guides to wilderness treks and the Continental Divide Trail.

31 Avenida Almendro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123-9648, 505-298-8420, [email protected]

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CREATIVE STORYTELLING (SB)

We speak in stories to imaginatively explore reality what is and what if...We invent ourpersonal, family and community lives. Its the original folk art, and from the time you spoke

your first sentence, youve been a natural-born storyteller yourself! Creative Storytellingapplies our natural storymaking talents toward discovering the possibilities in our shared values,experiences, histories, religions, languages, and cultures. Presentations are always customizedand interactive and can explore Valuable Stories see and share the values in your personal

experiences; Everyday Storytelling ways to choose, remember, adapt and tell stories;Regenerating Culture use stories to explore important social questions; and IntergenerationalStorytelling find common stories in uncommon times. Just Say No to recycled realityout-think the TV and create your own!

Michael LaFlamme is fluent in Talking and presents storytelling statewide for educational,cultural human service civic and religious organizations He is a UNM educator and

WIS H YO U WERE HE RE : SEEI NG NEW MEXI CO THR OUG H HI STO RI C PI CTURE

POSTCARDS (SB)While we often think of postcards as a convenient way of reminding friends of our adventuresto exotic places, the images those cards convey also tell us a great deal about the self-identityof a particular locale. The Land of Enchantment, The City Different, The Heart ofIndian Country, are but a few nicknames that have graced millions of postcards sent fromNew Mexico and served to create fundamental impressions of our state. This illustrated talkexamines the history of the postcard, focusing on historic and contemporary images of NewMexico and what they tell us about popular perceptions of the state, its inhabitants, landscape,and history.

CRUISING THE HEART OF NEW MEXICO ON ROUTE 66 (SB)

Even though it officially ceased to exist more than a decade ago, Route 66 continues tobeckon travelers. Its crumbling asphalt, old bridges and abandoned roadside buildingsspur the spirit for adventure on the open road unlike any other highway in America. WhileRoute 66 appeals to our nostalgia for auto travel in bygone days, the history of the roadalso reveals a good deal about New Mexico, including the politics of road alignments, boosterism, the rise of a roadside commercialarchitecture, and the attempts we make to preserve our past. Using historic photographs and maps, the talk examines the role thehighway played in promoting early automobile tourism in New Mexico.

David Kammer has an ongoing interest in the architecture, landscape and cultures of the southwest. Since completing his Ph.D. inAmerican Studies, he has directed several projects for the State Historic Preservation Division in Mora, Tierra Amarilla, and statewide.

521 Aliso Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, 505-266-0586

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RAFAL CHACN (CH)

Capitn Rafael Chacn was witness to the most significant events in the formation of modernNew Mexico, between the U.S. invasion of 1846 and statehood in 1912. At the tender ageof 13, he commanded an artillery position at Apache Pass for the aborted defense of SantaFe. During the Civil War, his company fired both the first and last shots at the Texaninvaders at the Battles of Valverde and Glorieta. Chacn served with honor in the campaignsfor peace with the Navajos and Apaches, and was the first Commander of Fort Stanton. Heembraced the challenges and contradictions facing all nuevomexicanos, rose to action, andrecorded his reflections as the most resonant Hispano voice from the 19th century.

COYOTES AND THEIR KIN: LIVING BETWEEN CULTURES IN NEW MEXICO (SB)In Southwest mythology, Coyote is a culture hero who teaches the tricks of his trade withlaughter and defiance. In New Mexico, he is the totem of inter-culturalism, thatprecocious strategy of living and thriving between languages and cultures. Here coyotesare also mixed breed humans, who, like their animal namesake, operate as culturalmediators in folklore, literature, and society itself. Just as human beings fall in love witheach other, they fall in love with each others cultures, through food, language and art. This is the realm of Coyote, who seduces us intocrossing boundaries and ultimately expanding and embracing our humanity.

Enrique Lamadrid is a folklorist, critic, translator and Professor at UNM. His research charts the influence of indigenous cultures on theSpanish language and imagination. His literary writings explore the borderlands between cultures, popular traditions, and literary expression.

Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, 505-277-5907 (work),505-345-4189 (home), [email protected]

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MESTIZJE STEW: THE RICH CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE

ESPAOLA VALLEY (SB)

How does a landscape come to inhabit us? How do lifewaysintertwine? How do natives and newcomers stay themselves, yetcreate something new in their shared society? Poet Joan Loggheand potter/photographer Camilla Trujillo offer a slide show withbilingual poetry and commentary. The newcomer of 25 years,Logghe weaves the voices of neighbors, family, and the land.Roaming the kaleidoscope of change and continuity with hercamera, the native-born Trujillo frames sacred sites, humblered chile ristras becoming varnished ornament for the chic, anda grassroots inventiveness everywhere.

Joan Logghe (above right), author of 12 books of poetry, has taught writing as a bridge to cultural awareness at many institutes in

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CLASSIC AMERICAN NATIVE, THE SUNFLOWER: A CULTURAL HISTORY (SB)

Sunflowers why do we see them decorating everything from dish towels to perfumebottles? Why do the heads of the garden varieties grow so big? Are these garden giantskin to the ones alongside the road? And what do they have to do with Jerusalemartichokes, Van Gogh, and the whole world of plants and people? This talk is illustrated

with slides and assorted sunflowerabilia. Lynn explains how the wildflower growing allover the country is also the only internationally important food crop that originated in

what is now the continental United States. Lynn tells the story of its ethnobotanical usesamong Native Americans, its journey to Europe after the colonization of North America,its amazing transformation at the hands of the Russians, and the Return of the Native as

an American icon.

WIN DOW S ON THE PA ST: HI STO RIC LO DGIN GS OF NEW MEX ICO (S B)

Take an illustrated tour through time and travel in New Mexico with the author of anew book by this title. Visit stage stops, the Santa Fe Trail, the coming of the steel rails,Fred Harvey and his line of luxury hotels, a fabulous guest ranch, automobile tourismand Route 66. From Shakespeare Ghost Towns Stratford Hotel to Conrad Hiltons 1939 Albuquerque Hilton, visit the small townhotels and the world class resorts, along with drummers, health seekers and tourists in search of Santa Fe Style.

Sandra D. Lynn is a writer with a strong interest in history, historic preservation, and in the interactions between people, places, andthe natural world. She is currently serving as Program Officer for the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.

315 Pike Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, 505-234-1772, [email protected]

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AZTL N IN A WO RLD WIT HO UT BOR DE RS (SB )

Aztln, the once-and-future homeland of the Chicanos, is an idea that developed in theturbulent days of the 1960s Chicano Movement. Tony Mares wrote the first essay everpublished on Aztln, even then arguing that the most helpful meaning for Aztln to serve

was not nationalist but internationalist. Now that 30 years have passed, what can thishomeland idea mean in a world of global forces like the internet, multinationalcorporations, and NAFTA? What shape can Aztln take in a world where many continue

to call for wars on immigration while the World Wide Web dissolves borders? Mares arguesthat the situation offers Chicanos a dual opportunity to assert their cultural autonomyhere in the Southwest and their growing role in a borderless international community atthe same time.

E. A. Tony Mares is a poet, fiction writer, and historian. He teaches creative writing inthe UNM English department His work has been widely published

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HOUDINI , AMERICAN ICON (CH)

The young immigrant from Budapest, Ehrich Weiss, accepted the opportunities for greatnessoffered by his beloved new country. He recreated himself as Harry Houdini fromAppleton, Wisconsin and began the struggle to become the greatest escape artist andentertainer of his era. Experience the relentless drive of this man who inventedillusions and death-defying escapes, becoming The Great Liberator to all who needed tobelieve in themselves once more. Houdini represents a true rags-to-riches story. He daredto dream. He was fearless. He was also showman, adventurer, spiritualist, aviator, writer,crusader, film actor and producer, patriot, and devoted family man. Houdinis traditional$100 escape challenge will be offered at each performance!

Bill Martin is a hypnotherapist, magician, escapeologist, and retired naval aviator. He hasbeen a Golden Gloves boxer, carnival wrestler, hardrock miner, tractor mechanic, night clubentertainer, public relations director, and entrepreneur. He is president of Mindreach, Inc.

Mindreach, Inc., 19 Mallette Dr., Belen, NM 87002, 505-864-7953

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FROM WATER INTO AIR: LATINA POETRY AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH

CENTURY (SB)

We tend to look toward a new century with expectation. As we hurtle towards it, perhapswe believe we are a bit Rip Van Winkle, a bit caterpillar we will wake from our deepsleep! All that is old and dead will fall away, and the world will burst forth in wings andcolor! Art constantly renews itself in this way, and perhaps we expect that the year 2000

will mark some monumental shift in consciousness, reflected in our art. This shift hasalready begun, and the contemporary poetry of Latina writers ever provocative andrevealing unveils themes and images for us to consider for the next millennium. Thispresentation introduces you to the poetry of Latina writers, using the metaphor from

water into air to explore important themes in their work. Latina poets depict a uniquelyAmerican and female consciousness which tells the (sometimes unknown) story ofend-of-the-century America.

Valerie Martinez is a poet, teacher, editor, and translator. Her book of poems,Absence,

Luminescent, won the Larry Levis Prize and will be published in 1999. Her poetry has appeared in many anthologies and journals.She is currently Professor of English at New Mexico Highlands University.

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PAUL HORGAN AS I KNEW HIM (SB)

He was a Knight of St. Gregory, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, compatriot of Peter Hurd,Thornton Wilder, and the ashes of D.H. Lawrence. He was Paul Horgan, writer, musician,and artist. Horgans roots were in New York, his career in New Mexico, and his last years

were spent reflecting in a carriage house in Connecticut. He was a writer who looked atthe gate and saw beyond, a New Mexico celebrity who rubbed elbows with the famous, apolymath of great and varied learning a legacy to us all. Let me share that legacy with you.

Bruce McLaren is a television producer, public speaker, retired Major General, and waslibrarian at the New Mexico Military Institutes Paul Horgan Library for twenty-two

years. McLaren is an educator and a storyteller.

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THE HONORABLE LADY DOROTHY BRETT (CH)

With humor, some sadness, and great bombast, Brett (as she preferred to be called)talks of Taos, of Queen Victorias Court, of the Bloomsbury group of England, of herown life and of her life with D.H. Lawrence and entourage. A sort of magical figureon the Taos landscape, bridging the bohemian times to the hippie era, Brett dressedoutlandishly and endeared herself to all with her bubbly and domineering personality.

Her paintings hang in the National Portrait Gallery in England and across the U.S.

JOS EPH A JA RA MIL LO CARS ON (3 RD WI FE OF KIT CARS ON) (CH)

Youve heard a lot about Kit Carson but have you ever heard from a woman who knewhim intimately? With humor and sadness Josepha talks of her life with Carson inTaos, Rayado, Colorado and other places; of her sister and brother-in-law, CharlesBent, and the 1847 Taos Revolt; of Padre Martinez; of Carsons wide travels across thecontinent as trapper, guide, soldier and translator; of the Taos of her day; of her

children, and of spending much of her time alone in lonely places while Carson is away.

Roberta Courtney Meyers directs Enchantment Dreams Theater and Tours, is a playwright/composer/freelance writer/tour guide.Her work has been published in many periodicals, anthologies and magazines. Twenty-five of her dramas/musicals have beenproduced. She knew Dorothy Brett and Frieda Lawrence.

Box 1472, Taos, NM 87571, 505-776-2562

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TRTHEODORE ROOSEVELT, ROUGH RIDER PRESIDENT (CH)

Teddy Roosevelt is a classic story of perseverance, activism and Americas Western myths.On his way to becoming our 26th president, Roosevelt overcame asthma, poor eyesight,and the deaths on the same Valentines Day! of his mother and wife. TR commandedtwo companies of New Mexico volunteers as they charged on foot up San Juan Hilloverlooking Santiago de Cuba. Milligan can present TR programs that emphasize his loveof books and his Rawhide Library, or his later presidential campaigns.

Randy Milligan, President of the Carlsbad Arts & Humanities Council, has also doneChautauqua performances of James Madison and Judge Roy Bean in several states.

3324 Pike Ct., Carlsbad, NM 88220, 505-885-9041, [email protected]

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THE ONE AND ONLY UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (CH)

The legend of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic lives on in the remarkable life of one ofits most outspoken heroines, Molly Brown. She came to national attention again in the1960s with a highly successful Broadway musical and movie which glamorized herrags-to-riches life from the Gilded Age. She will be remembered in the United Statesand across Europe as the woman with a heart as big as a ham!

MARTHA WASHINGTON: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY (CH)The love story of Martha and George Washington began before their marriage in 1759.Making beautiful Mount Vernon their home, they would help to create for the first timein history an actual democracy. Martha was an attractive, intelligent and gracious woman

who stood behind one of our countrys greatest heroes during the American Revolutionand who set the precedent as our countrysfirst First Lady.

LILLIAN RUSSELL: THE ORIGINAL DIAMOND LIL (CH)

Lillian Russell was sweetheart, mother and country all wrapped up in one! As a singer-actress she represented the Golden Age of

the American Theater charming theater-goers for forty years. Lillian also worked as a suffragette and social activist, writing one ofthe first advice columns ever published. This Original American Beauty promoted bicycling, and was the first to sing over thetelephone wires.

VanAnn Moore researches, writes and portrays ten historical characters as well as performing in her own musical-theatre shows.VanAnn is a scholar, teacher, and voice coach.

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WA LT WHI TMANS AM ERI CA (C H)

In the mid-19th century, America held great promise with its vast forests, open rivers, andrich natural treasures. Walt Whitman believed this great landscape could only be equaledby its people if they were free to develop themselves to their full potential. Carl Sandburg

wrote, Whitmans Leaves of Grass is the most widely keyed solemn oaththat America means something and is going somewhere; it is Americas most classicadvertisement of itself as having purpose, destiny, banners and beacon-fires. The promiseof America, the hope of democracy, and the belief in the creative power of the individualare brought to life in this Chautauqua presentation.

Dr. Bruce Noll has toured nationally for many years with his dramatic interpretation ofWhitmans Leaves of Grass. In Walt Whitmans America he combines Whitmans lifeand work to create an exciting Chautauqua presentation.

423 Aliso Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, 505-262-2273, [email protected]

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ESCAPING SLAVERY, FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM: FREDERICK DOUGLASS, THE LION (CH)

Born a Maryland slave in 1817, said to be the son of his master, Frederick Douglassbecame the most famous Black American of his era. At eight, he was taught to read by hisBaltimore owners wife a kind and subversive act that broke the law against teaching Blackpeople to read. His freedom began at age 17 when his new owner, slave-breaker EdwardCovey, whipped Frederick every day until the blood ran. Frederick exploded

in rebellion, wrestled Covey to a two-hour standstill, and Covey never whipped himagain. Frederick escaped and his great physical presence and speaking voice attracted thementorship of anti-slavery publisher William Lloyd Garrison. Douglass became the first

African American invited to the White House, by Abraham Lincoln, and later served asAmbassador to Haiti.

Don Perkins is an Iowan who came to Albuquerque in 1959 as a student-athlete at UNM.He spent nine years with the Dallas Cowboys and is one of only 10 men inducted into theirRing of Honor with legendary names like Landry, Staubach and Lilly. He has been a

broadcaster locally and nationally, a speaker, and an actor. He has been with the Albuquerque Police Department for 10 years, currentlya nationally-certified Crime Prevention Specialist working with community service programs.

808 Vassar NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, 505-768-2102, [email protected]

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THE HARVEY GIRLS & THE SANTA FE RAILWAY: MYTH, LEGEND & HISTORY (SB)

The Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey Company were responsible for the creationand promotion of the Mythic Southwest, and of the regions popularity as a touristdestination. The Harvey Girls role in the opening of the West has become legendary,their lives forever linked with the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, and the exotic and elegantresorts built along the railroad in the early years of this century. In this slide show/lecturelearn how Harvey and the Santa Fe influenced the art and architecture of the Southwest,and how the Harvey Girls became synonymous with adventure and romance during thegolden years of American railroad travel.

OKEEFFES COUNTRY: ABIQUIU AND THE VALLEY OF SHINING STONE (SB)

What makes the region of Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch, OKeeffes home country, sospecial? There has been a mystique to the people and the landscape for hundreds of years.Today, this region is among New Mexicos most popular destinations. In this slideshow/lecture learn about the myths, legends and history of this ancient pueblo community,part Native American, part Hispanic, completelyunique and impossibly beautiful. The valleysstory includes the regions first Native Americans, conquistadores, artists, writers, duderanchers, fur traders, paleontologists, atomic scientists, and a few spirits and brujos.

Lesley Poling-Kempes is the author of Valley of Shining Stone: The Story of Abiquiu; The Harvey Girls; and a novel, Canyon of Remembering. She lives in Abiquiu, NM.

PO Box 36, Abiquiu, NM 87510, 505-685-4579

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LEW WALLACE (CH)

He is remembered as the author of Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ. But Lew Wallace(1827-1905) was also a lawyer and politician in his native Indiana, Civil War general, andUnited States minister to the Ottoman Empire. As Territorial governor of New Mexico, hegrappled with the Santa Fe Ring, the Lincoln County War, and Billy the Kid. His manysuccesses meant that he had a keen grasp of reality. But it was the quest for adventure, indeed and spirit, that shaped his character and impelled him to write romantic historicalnovels, which constitute Wallaces permanent legacy.

HARRY S. TRUMAN: THE BUCK STOPS HERE (CH)

Compared to the Great Roosevelt, whom he succeeded as thirty-third president of theUnited States, Harry S. Trumans beginnings were undistinguished. Yet, by virtue of hisdirect style, earthy personality, and willingness to make tough decisions, Truman left anindelible mark on the United States and the world. His decisions on the atomic bomb,

Soviet-American relations, the Middle East, the Korean War, and the firing of General Douglas MacArthur shaped the direction of

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THE APACHES OF NEW MEXICO (SB)

INSIDE WESTERN NEW MEXICO: ZUNI, ACOMA AND GRANTS (SB)

Meet the heroes of western New Mexico! Walk in the moccasins of the Warm Springs,Chiricahua and Mescalero Apaches! Author Robinson will take you to Spanish colonies,

American homesteads, and the Apache rancheria. Told in their own words, the Apachetalk includes women warriors, survival on the land (including weaponry), the remarkableMescalero escape from federal detention at Bosque Redondo and Massai, the last renegade.The Western New Mexico talk includes the brave settlers of Cebolleta, the environmentaldestruction and revival of the Zuni Mountains, the survival of Mormon colonists atRamah, and the twentieth-century adventures of the nations last homesteaders.

Sherry Robinson, an award-winning journalist, began her career in Grants and Gallupwriting on Indian issues. She is author of El Malpais, Mt. Taylor and the Zuni MountainsandApache Voices.

503 Solar Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505-343-0852, [email protected]

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COAL TOWN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAWSON, NEW MEXICO (SB)

Not all ghost towns are alike. The northeast New Mexico community of Dawson hasbeen rubble since 1950, but it lives on in the minds and hearts of the people who madeit their home and through those peoples children and grandchildren in the reunionpicnics held every other year at the site of the vanished town. One of the largest and mostimportant coal-mining towns in the West, Dawson was a melting pot of 19 nationalities

from around the world. A company town run by Phelps Dodge, Dawson was also a placethat overcame great tragedies through its solid work ethic and an admirable esprit de corps.Dawsons cemetery is the only one in New Mexico on the National Register of Historic Places.

Toby Smith is a longtime New Mexico journalist and the author of seven nonfiction books.He is a former Fulbright lecturer in Romania and a contributor to the New York Times, WallStreet Journal, Chicago Tribune, Village Voiceand National Geographic Traveler.

3813 Inca St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111, 505-294-2865 or 505-823-3902,

[email protected]

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RELIGION AND THE MODERN AMERICAN WEST: THE 1890S TO THE PRESENT (SB)

This lecture, illustrated with slides, will explore the important role that organized religionhas played in creating the 20th Century West. Although many historians have bypassedthis theme, religious values and institutions have often lain at the very heart of many a

western community, ranging from the ethnic cultures of the Great Plains to the moderninner-city Megachurches. Given the pluralism of the contemporary western religiouslandscape, the West may well be providing the model for the entire nation as regards toreligion in the 21st Century.

ABRAH AM LI NCOLN : A MAN FO R ALL SEA SON S (S B)

Historians and the American population generally agree that Abraham Lincoln was oneof our greatest presidents. Known to most of us as the man who freed the slaves,Lincoln was a complex man who sought to square his life choices with the principleshe declared. Dr. Szasz examines the myth and the man, his faith in democracy and hissymbolic force on the country.

SCOTLAND AND THE AMERICA N WEST: TWO LANDS OF ROMANCE AND MYTH (SB)

Scotland had a considerable effect on the history of the Trans-Mississippi West from the eighteenth century until the era of World War I.Scots participated in all occupations in the West and brought their own traditions and outlook with them. The concept of hero was

intrinsic to them, making the West a fertile source of romantic depictions of hardship, bravery and success.

Ferenc M. Szasz is Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, specializing in American Cultural and Religious History.

Department of History, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1181, 505-277-2451

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THE ZORRO SYNDROME: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN COLONIAL NEW MEXICO (SB)

One of the common images of the Spanish Colonial Empire is of a down-trodden populace,governed by cruel officials who imposed arbitrary punishment and taxes on them atleast until Zorro comes to their rescue. This talk will compare those myths with the materialin New Mexicos own Spanish and Mexican archives, which show how the system workedin the real world. Included are the types of crimes people were arrested for, how judgesruled, what punishments were given, and how women were treated in the system.

THE MYTH OF THE HANGING TREE: JUSTICE IN TERRITORIAL NEW MEXICO, 1846-1912 (SB)

Before Statehood, were murderers and horse thieves actually taken to the hanging tree,mounted on horseback and relieved of their earthly burdens? Were lynching and vigilantismthe most common methods of justice? Using facsimiles of original documents and photosfrom the capital, Mr. Torrez examines the myths and truths about crime and punishment

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FROM RITUAL TO NUEVO CANCIN: NEW MEXICOS MUSIC (SB)

Cipriano Vigil, native of Chamisal on the high road to Taos, is the living embodiment ofnuevomexicanomusic and ritual. Cipriano learned all the types of village music at bailes(dances) and entriegas (handing-over ceremonies of baptism, marriage, and death.)Then he studied the known sources and got a PhD in musicology. So Dr. Vigil can show

your group the bridges from past to present, from Spanish to English, and from analysis tolaughter. He brings the tradition into the present with songs he writes in the nuevocancinstyle, combining traditional music with lyrics that comment on current socialissues. He, his son Cipriano, and daughter Felicita perform together, embodying theimportance of family in preserving heritage. Laugh, learn, wonder, and sing along withthe man nominated three times for the National Endowment for the Humanities LivingHeritage Award and honored with a 1998 NMEH Excellence in the Humanities Award.

Cipriano Vigil has written the nuevo cancinesSe Ve Triste El Hombre (The Man LooksSad) and Nuevo Mexico Lindo Y Querido (New Mexico, Beautiful and Beloved). Heteaches at Northern New Mexico Community College and performs widely.

Box 747, El Rito, NM 87530, 505-581-4520 (home), 505-747-2295 (work)

C I P R I A N O V I G I L

A CHILD S S OUTHWEST: CULTURE, CO NF LICT AND CHANGE IN REGIONAL

LITERATURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (SB)

For more than seventy years, adult writers and storytellers have entertained and informedyoung readers with tales about southwestern people, places and events. As we enter the21st Century, however, schools and other community groups are beginning to embracenew voices and multiple interpretations of the cultural landscape, revised images ofregional characters and alternate meanings for historical events. This informativepresentation will explore the dynamic field of regional literature from the early work ofScott ODell, Joseph Krumgold and Ann Nolan Clark to that of Will Hobbs, LuciTapahanso and Pat Mora, among others. Whitehouse Peterson will engage her audience

with dramatic readings and interactive discussions.

Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson has served as New Mexicos editor for the American LibraryAssociations Reading for Young People: the Southwest. She has worked in Magdalena,

Bloomfield and Zuni Pueblo, and has published nationally known childrens books: I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf, Sometimes I DreamHorses, and My Mama Sings. She has taught literature and writing courses at the University of New Mexico since 1971.

521 Aliso Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, 505-266-0586, [email protected]

J E A N N E W H I T E H O U S E P E T E R S O N


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I N D E X

IF YOU KNOW A PRESENTERS NAME, the whole catalogue is arranged

in alphabetical order, and all of a presenters programs are listed in thesame place. For example, youll find presenter Enrique Lamadrid betweenMichael LaFlamme and Joan Logghe, and with Enriques picture youll finddescriptions of his talk on Coyotes and Their Kin and his Chautauquaperformance of Capitn Rafael Chacn.

IF YOU ONLY KNOW A CHARACTERS NAME (LIKE "MABEL DODGE

LUHAN") AND NOT THE PRESENTERS NAME, or if youre interested in

comparing topics in a category, the following indexes will help you.

"LIVING HISTORY" CHARACTERS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (CH):

Susan B. Anthony (Marilyn Adams) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Basho (Richard Bodner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dorothy Brett (Roberta Meyers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Molly Brown (VanAnn Moore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Josepha Carson (Roberta Meyers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Kit Carson (Dave Jackson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Raphael Chacn (Enrique Lamadrd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Elizabeth Bacon Custer (Deborah Blanche) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Mary Donoho (Jean Jordan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Frederick Douglass (Don Perkins) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Erna Fergusson (Deborah Blanche) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Patrick Floyd Garrett (Ron Grimes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

John L. Hatcher (Barton Barbour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Edgar Lee Hewett (Phil Bock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4


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Theodore Roosevelt (Randy Milligan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Charlie Russell (Raphael Cristy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Lillian Russell (VanAnn Moore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Marion Sloan Russell (Deborah Blanche) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Harry S. Truman (Noel Pugach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lew Wallace (Noel Pugach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Martha Washington (VanAnn Moore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Walt Whitman (Bruce Noll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES LIST PRESENTERS NAMES, FOUND IN

THE CATALOGUE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

CULTURAL/ETHNIC STUDIES

Atencio, Baton, Bodner, Erickson, Fox, Garcia, Hordes, L. Jordan,Lamadrd, Logghe/Trujillo, Mares, Martinez, Perkins, Poling-Kempes,Robinson, Torrez, Vigil, Zeilik, Zolbrod

LANDSCAPE AND SKYSCAPE

Anschuetz, Bodner, Fox, Garcia, L. Jordan, Julyan, Kammer,Logghe/Trujillo, Lynn, Poling-Kempes, Smith, Zeilik

NEW MEXICO HISTORY

Precontact & Colonial:Anschuetz, Fox, Hordes, L. Jordan, Lynn, Torrez, Zeilik, Zolbrod

Nineteenth Century:Barbour, Blanche, Chavez, Erickson, Etulain, Feldman, Foote, Grimes,

Jackson, J. Jordan, Lamadrid, Milligan, Pugach, Torrez

Twentieth Century:

Baton, Bock, Bodner, Caffey, Elrick, Feldman, Garcia, Hordes, J. Jordan,Kammer, Lynn, Poling-Kempes, Robinson, Smith, Vigil

LITERATURE

Poetry:Bodner, Goodell, Logghe/Trujillo, Martinez, Noll, Zolbrod


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