Learn the five basic crochet stitches that are the foundation for all crochet. This class will cover chain, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, and slip stitch, plus how to turn your work, how to count your stitches, and the basics of reading patterns. You will leave class with a finished square-or the beginning of a scarf, if you're fast and ambitious.

$35 Bring your own materials. Materials needed: crochet hook (size H, I, J, or K) and one skein or ball of solid colored yarn (not black).

$45 Materials included.

Please email mary@cwbookstore.com
or call 988-4226 to reserve your space in this class!

Artist's Statement:

"The Black Madonna is an icon with a presence throughout the world.  One asks why she is black.  The answer for me is that she represents the other side, the earth, the  mysterious and sensuous side of life, a needed balance to the Virgin Mary - ideally good and pure - and therefore often quite remote.  Several years ago I began visiting sites of The Black Madonna.  I not only felt the connection of this Icon to my own personal life but to the living being - contemporary woman. As a result, I understood more clearly my desire to photograph women and the feminine energy."

"Four Faces in the Mirror" is a uniquely powerful self-help method to better “See All of Your Self.” Learn how to improve yourself by using “mirror-like wisdom” to expand self-awareness and increase your effectiveness in the world. Refining your personal inner feminine-masculine balance brings positive changes. These techniques give readers tools to develop richer lives. The healing processes inspire more grace which is the foundation for abundant joy, greater income, better interpersonal relationships, and peace of mind.

These powerful tools empower readers to make the changes they desire. This process-oriented book gives a step-by-step approach to obtaining a more delightful reality by bringing internal knowledge into material manifestation. The secret of this life changing process is based on consciously using the four archetypes: positive feminine, negative feminine, positive masculine, and negative masculine in daily life. Man or woman, gay or straight, everyone has aspects of each of these archetypes in their personalities. Your life is a mirror; use it to learn more about yourself.

Begin by working with the processes for several months alone or with friends. Then, continue your personal growth by doing private phone consultations and workshops with Dr. Hemphill.

About the Author:

Dr. Vito Hemphill has practiced chiropractic medicine in Santa Fe for the past twenty-three years. Vito's practice focuses on the connection between emotional imbalance and physical pain. He identifies the deeper issues by “asking questions” using muscle testing and shares effective processes which promote healing. His new method is designed to empower readers to make profound life changes on their own. Consistent practice of these methods brings an individual grace and fulfillment.

"Like the river that drives much of its plot, this debut novel runs smooth and fast, with the occasional turbulent rapids and a few circling eddies. Lilli Chischilly is a lawyer for the Navajo Nation who finds herself at the center of several dramas-the murder of a Navajo elder, the return of her childhood love, and the collision of a presidential campaign with a reservation community. Chischilly embarks on a symbolic river trip with presidential candidate Lee, his family and handlers, and her old flame Jerome. Stacked with dramatic tension, including Chischilly's doubts over the candidate's intentions towards her people and a would-be assassin with a score to settle against Lee ... the whole of the novel is tied together well by the Navajo perspective, presented with a matter-of-factness and lightness of touch that make it hard to believe that Kitchell, a geologist, isn't a Navajo herself; for that alone, she proves herself a new talent worth watching."

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"A stunning mystery debut by a gifted story-teller! Girl with Skirt of Stars is a head-long plunge into a mystery intertwined with the mysteries of Navajo culture and rendered in language as gorgeous as the southwestern landscape. Look for Jennifer Kitchell on the bestseller lists!"

--- Margaret Coel, author of The Silent Spring

Learn to Crochet in the Round!

This class will teach you a fun new way to crochet! 

Call the store at 988-4226 to register.

A.R. Gurney's Love Letters chronicles the relationship between a man and a woman
solely through their correspondence. The play tells the story of Andrew Makepeace Ladd and Melissa Gardner, whose poignantly funny friendship and ill-fated romance takes them from second grade through adolescence, maturity, and into middle age.

The production traces the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III (Saxon) and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner (Reynolds), the story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written - and what is left unsaid - in their letters.  The words are both hysterical and moving, and the audience comes to know both of them intimately from their strict WASP upbringing, through later life political aspirations, love affairs, military service and artistic ambitions.

A smash hit both off and on Broadway, Love Letters captures Andy and Melissa with a precision of detail and depth of feeling only Gurney can command.

Alaina Warren Zachary  -- Melissa Gardner

Highlights of a career spanning over 40 years include the original Broadway casts of Grease, (Yes, the original!) Nine, Baby, Off-Broadway improvisational revue The Proposition, Emily in the PBS radio soap opera Harvard Square, and auditioning in Paris for French theatre legend Jean Louis Barrault and about a zillion radio and TV commercials, from Ajax to Zayres.

Most recently, Alaina appeared with William Verderber as Eleanor in The Lion in Winter directed by Suzanne Lederer, at the Santa Fe Playhouse. Of the performance, KSFR’s Dan Gerrity wrote: “gorgeous, luminous performance. Brava! Really sensational..you and William. It’s
just about as good as anything I've seen.”  Prior to that, she created the role of Judith Bliss in Hay Fever.

Last June Alaina played Mom in Alan Gelb’s Mombo directed by TV producer/director Bernie Kukoff in Chatham, NY’s PS 21.

A sampling of favorite roles include Mrs. Clancy in Lee Hoiby’s one woman opera The Italian Lesson, Ethel in Moon Over Buffalo, Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, Mrs. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, and Lake George Opera’s premiere of Ned Rorem’s Our Town.

Alaina won a grant to record the “lost” songs of Cecile Chaminade – Mon Coeur Chante. Her CD and materials are archived at Harvard at the Arthur & Elizabeth Schlessinger School of Contemporary Women.

A two-year resident of Santa Fe, she appeared with show biz buddy Lisa Carman in their two-woman show Aged To Perfection, for which she wrote the comedy. SFPH audiences saw Alaina in Benchwarmers 9 in Wedding Night by Deborah Magid and in Oscar-winner Gerry Fried’s play Morningtime Train at the Armory for the Arts.

Next projects include Robert Benjamin’s two person drama “Time Enough” directed by Clara Soister, partnering onstage once again with Bill Verderber.  In June she will be featured in The New Century by Paul Rudnick at the Playhouse, again directed by Clara Soister. www.alainaz.com 

William Verderber -- Andrew Makepeace Ladd III

Bill first worked in Santa Fe as a visiting artist at the New Mexico Repertory Theater. Most recent appearances in town include Sir Robert Cecil in The Last Tudor by Craig Barnes, Orgon in Tartuffe, Kent in King Lear and this past summer as Robert in Proof for the Santa Fe Theater Festival.

He appeared on Broadway in The Father, Present Laughter and Cyrano de Bergerac with Frank Langella, M. Butterfly and Division Street with John Lithgow, and Inherit the Wind with George C. Scott.  Off-Broadway work includes Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune. In regional theatre, Bill has spent seasons at many of the nation’s finest, including the Guthrie Theatre, the Hartford Stage, Baltimore’s Center Stage, Milwaukee Repertory, Seattle Repertory, St. Louis Repertory, South Coast Repertory, as well as the La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theater of Louisville where he appeared several times in the famed Humana Festival of new plays including two premieres by Pulitzer Prize playwright Marsha Norman.

Television appearances include Law and Order, Easy Money (shot here,) a recurring role on One Life to Live, As the World Turns, and The Guiding Light.

This spring Bill will appear in Robert Benjamin’s Time Enough, playing opposite Alaina, once again, and directed by Clara Soister.

Sacred Grounds author and Santa Fe Vintage Poster Gallery owner Marty Rosenberg will read from his book of humorous and satirical commentaries, short stories and prose. The program will also include selections from his soon-to-be-released next book Adobe Walls.

KSFR Radio Cafe Host Mary Charlotte Domandi will introduce this reading and join Marty for a Q and A session with the audience.

Marty is the past-Chairman Emeritus of the Santa Fe Film Festival, currently serves on Chicago's DePaul University Art Advisory Committee and is the Executive Producer of the documentary art film Freedom On The Fence which has screened at various film festivals and N.Y.'s Museum of Modern Art.

''Dave Cargo was a visionary governor. He was one of the first New Mexico governors to see the value of the film and television industry to our state's economy. He continues to be a colorful New Mexican and has a strong place in New Mexico's folklore.'' --New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish

''David Cargo gave New Mexicans a say about those things that affect them. Through his leadership and his collaboration with the 'Loyal Opposition' in the New Mexico Legislature, Dave accomplished much for the unrepresented citizenry. The establishment of 'one person-one vote' districting resulted in diverse representation of the legislative body. This significant action later permeated County, Municipal and School District levels of government. In addition, State parks and libraries will always provide New Mexicans with fond memories of (not so) Lonesome Dave.'' --Roberto Mondrago

''There is no precise way to explain the energetic life of New Mexico Governor David Cargo--attorney to the downtrodden, as well as the rich and famous; a changer of legislative reapportionment, and at the same time inventing the first Governor's State Film Commission in the United States. He was a dedicated promoter of many films shooting and spending fortunes in our state. Then the true miracle happened: a Republican became beloved by the liberal Democrats of Hollywood. It had never happened before and mostly likely never will again. He became personal friends with those behind the camera as well as the stars facing it, and consequently had acting parts in twelve of those films. And now, while writing his priceless historical memoir, he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to build, and/or maintain twelve libraries in such isolated New Mexico villages and towns as Mora, Anton Chico, Villanueva and Corona. This is an unsurpassed heritage to leave for the mental and spiritual growth of the youth of New Mexico. Viva, Lonesome Dave!''
--Max Evans, author of The Rounders, The Hi-Lo Country, Madam Millie, Bluefeather Fellini and other novels.