Theatre

7 pm A lifelong affair of the heart between Chico, a piano player, and Rita, a vocalist, takes the protagonists through “Havana in its pre-Fidel days of big spenders, New York in the heyday of jazz, Paris when foreign musicians were hot, [and] Vegas in its early golden years.” Essentially constructed as a musical, the indie production was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series.   2012; directed by Fernando (more…)

7 pm Written by Luis Valdez, produced by El Teatro Campesino, and filmed in and around San Juan Bautista Mission, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds’ journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. Gila Diaz, an adolescent girl from a large Mexican American family in rural Texas, attends a performance of the traditional play and is transported into the story by a freak accident, making her own surrealistic dream journey to the Bethlehem manger. Originally produced for PBS’s Great Performances Series, the film

7 pm The Wisdom Archive presents the world premieres of Monica Sosaya, Maestra de Tradición and Una Tarde Íntima de Música con Antonia Apodaca y Cipriano Vigil. The screening will also include Monica Sosaya: The Colcha Lesson and an excerpt from a work-in-progress, Cipriano Vigil: Cantautor de la Gente. A new Santa Fe based 501(c)(3) non-profit, The Wisdom Archive is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of traditional art, culture, and knowledge through a YouTube-based video archive. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm In a small Spanish town, an impoverished truck driver, in danger of having his vehicle repossessed, becomes involved in an annual Christmas charity drive that opens his eyes to the problems of others. Plácido takes a satirical look at charity from the head—the cold, calculated kind—as compared to charity from the heart. Directed by Luis García Berlanga; presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 1961; Spanish with English subtitles; 85 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

7 pm Drawn from the real-life journals of two young Argentines, Alberto Granado and Ernesto “Che” Guevara de la Serna, Diarios de Motocicleta traces their eight-month, 8,000-mile road trip across South America in 1952. What begins as a lark turns into a profound journey of discovery, as their aging motorcycle carries the two farther and farther away from the familiar comfort of Buenos Aires; the trip through the rich and complex human and social topography of the continent provides the formative experiences that turn Che Guevara into