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Don: Google Calendar says the Taos Acequia presentation is WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, not not Tuesday the 5th?On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Don Begley <[hidden email]> wrote:
A double-header tomorrow night guaranteed to hit both cerebral hemispheres. <g>
Begin forwarded message:
Whiskey's for Drinking,
Missoula Oblongata's for
Original Theatre
Double program tomorrow night, August 5
Starts at 6:00 pm at 632 Agua Fria St. · Admission is free.
July 29, 2008
For more information, contact Don Begley at 505/216.7562 or visit sfcomplex.org
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Santa Fe Complex is a nonprofit, community studio creating connections in science, technology and art. Our studio stands on three core activities:
Collaboration to address real-world problems, encourage cooperation and create economic opportunities in applied complexity, urban planning and simulation, and computational arts.
Communication with local, national and international communities about our work in Santa Fe and elsewhere. Whether it's a live feed or published reports, we broadcast our work - and the role Santa Fe plays in this important effort - to all interested parties.
Education through the principle of learning-by-doing in active projects that lets students be part of, and contribute to, their project team. We offer formal classes, scientific and technology lectures, and internships.
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Taos Acequias Lead Double Feature at the Complex
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The acequias of Northern New Mexico create a rich network of physical and social features that extends back through the history of Spanish New Mexico to the Moors of North Africa and the Native Americans who independently conceived of moving water through the communal irrigation systems that survive today. They also create a complex system with local agents (parciantes) creating demand for its services, external forces (precipitation and economic development, among others) creating limits on the system, and control points (topography and mayordomos) that influence its operation.
Michael Cox joins this blender to report on his doctoral work with the acequia systems of Taos county. He will be joined by John Paul Gonzales, a Santa Fe Complex intern and student at Santa Fe Community College. John Paul will describe work he is doing to map the La Cienega area. Michael will describe his research in Taos County and present an interactive model of the acequia network there.
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 Missoula Oblongata is coming, Meow Wolf is moving, the Process held firm and Santa Fe Complex is ready.
The three-person theater company's visit was in danger when Meow Wolf had to move. Christian Hagy of The Process stepped in to sponsor the show, turning to Santa Fe Complex for a venue at Meow Wolf's suggestion.
Thanks to their work and Missoula Oblongata's support, the show goes on. They'll alight in Santa Fe Wednesday night, August 5, after its Monday night show in Ft. Worth and before moving on to Phoenix, Tucson, LA, San Francisco and points beyond. Long-time friends Donna Sellinger, Madeline ffitch and Sarah Lowry are the core of the company, which travels light to perform in any venue with electricity and space. St. Louis Magazine says they have the "romance of vaudeville, the adrenaline of punk, and the playfulness of the Children's Television Workshop;" thanks to the efforts of many supporters, Santa Fe will get a chance to taste this eclectic mixture.
The performance is free though contributions to support the tour will be accepted. It begins approximately one hour after the acequia blender. For more information, visit:
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August 8: Unruly Data Makes for a Bad Hair Day |
Traditional structured database tools are limiting because they require pre-defined structures and fields. Chris Feola, president of xextPression and named one of the 50 most influential people in new media by Online Journalism Review, describes the ins-and-outs of information overload in the computer culture. In particular, he will discuss imposing order of data to extract meaningful information from it. Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free but donations to defray costs are appreciated. More information is available here.
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Woody Vasulka Offers a Retrospective
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 Pioneering digital artist Woody Vasulka brings a retrospective exhibit and three work sessions to the complex in August and September. His show opens on Wednesday, August 13; his workshops will follow through the next month. Details will be posted on the complex website in the next few days. |
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All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best, or so said William Oakham back in the 14th century. Somehow, that became Occam's Razor and set the standard for evaluating scientific explanations and theories.
Albert Einstein saw the risk of excessive simplicity, though, and countered by saying, "Things should be as simple as possible but not simpler."
What does that have to do with Santa Fe Complex's first juried art show? It's up to the artists, who can explain their ideas here. We'll be happy with a cabinet of curiosities, a science fair, an art exposition, and a three-ring circus of brilliant and fun interpretations of the wisdom of Messrs. Oakham and Einstein. For more information, click here. Entry concepts are due September 2; the opening date is October 18.
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Santa Fe Complex is located next to the Railyard Art District and within walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the plaza downtown. We're housed in two facilities, the conference area at 624 Agua Fria and the project space at 632 Agua Fria.
The conference area contains meeting rooms and facilities for short-term use associated with on-going complex projects. The project space houses the great room, where we hold events and offer working facilities for laptop users, coffee lounge and work carrels.
While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street parking lot is more conveniently located for the 632 facility. Romero St. is an old-style Santa Fe ox-cart road just east of the 624 driveway. Follow it until it opens up to two lanes and turn hard right into the parking lot for 632.
Here's a map to our location, a representative shot showing the Railyard District and a sketchup drawing of the facility at 632. For more information, call 505/216.7562 or click here.
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Don Begley
Managing Director
Santa Fe Complex
624 Agua Fria St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
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