Living Futures
Hospitality Suite · Run of Show
Day 1: Offside Release Party
Location: Low Bar
Purpose: Celebrate and distribute a local arts newspaper. Offside will be having their release party and social hang. Our secondary goal is to connect SVN attendees with local artists, businesses, and community initiatives in a casual social setting.
Note: SVN attendees are welcome to come over after the Cowgirl dinner ends.
Evening Schedule
6:00–9:00 PM — Community Showcase
Businesses highlighted through installations and film:
- Goldleaf Framemakers Installation: Hand carved gold framed TV featuring film highlighting New Mexico landscapes, artisans, and alternative systems.
- (M)other Realm Farm: Table decor of freshly harvested fruits, veggies, and flowers.
- Still to confirm: Red Sky Pottery
Featured installations and activations:
- Offside arts newspaper available for reading
- Interactive stop motion animation station with old issues of Offside
- Interactive light projections
- Rainbow waterdrops and warm fabrics decor
- Abstract Dwellings willow sculptures
- Live Music: Jenny on Keyboard
9:00 PM and Beyond
If attendance remains strong. If no one is there past 9, Low Bar will close on schedule. Low Bar has agreed to remain open later than normal operating hours for continued networking and informal conversations.
Day 2: Living Futures — Future of Food Systems in New Mexico
Location: Jean Cocteau Cinema
Purpose: In collaboration with 505omatic's Living Room Series, a cross-sector conversation bringing together academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and mutual-aid leaders to talk about how their work is designing the next generation of New Mexico's food system.
Moderator & Host
Panelists
- Andrea Abedi — Kitchen Table
- Richard C. Shultz — Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Alma Castro — Santa Fe City Councilor
- Shark — Burrito Brigade
Evening Schedule
5:30 PM — Doors Open
- Guest arrival
- Networking
- Music and concessions available
- Pop up chefs: Kitchen Table chefs, Last Call Kombucha
6:30 PM — Welcome & Introduction
- Opening remarks
- Overview of the evening
- Introduction of moderator and panelists
6:40 PM — Panel Discussion
Topics may include:
- Local food resilience
- Urban and rural food access
- Food entrepreneurship
- Policy and community partnerships
- Innovation and regenerative food systems
- Opportunities for collaboration
7:30 PM — Audience Q&A
7:50 PM — Closing Reflections
- Final thoughts from panelists
- Key takeaways
- Invitation to continue conversations, dance, eat, and enjoy the rest of the show
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM — Local Animation Screening & Community Mixer
- Casual networking, dancing, and relationship building
- Meet entrepreneurs, community leaders, artists, organizers, and SVN attendees
12:00 AM — Event Close
Any questions contact pollinators.grace@gmail.com