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From: Don Begley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: September 20, 2008 10:30:04 AM MDT
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Subject: sfx Events: Media Savvy Voting & 3D Scans
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This Week @ sfX:
Savvy Voting;
Scanning Reality,
Single String Concert
Santa Fe Complex · 632 Agua Fria · Parking via Romero St. For more
information, call 505/216.7562 or visit sfcomplex.org
A Full Week at Santa Fe Complex
Political Horseraces
Water & Whiskey, Again
Symphony on a Single String
Handicapping the Horseraces
Learn what is really going on in this fall's political races while
supporting Santa Fe Complex in a special, three-part workshop on how
you can be your own investigative reporter. Hosted by journalist and
journalism professor Tom Johnson, the sessions will show you how to
get ready for that special Tuesday in November by using the growing
number of web-based tools available to the serious journalism and the
ordinary citizen. <--more-->
Schedule Change: Mixing Whiskey & Water, Again
This week's water resource blender has been rescheduled to October 15
to make way for the 3D scanning program described in this newsletter.
Santa Fe Complex practitioners Paul Paryski and Kim Sorvig will be
joined by RiverSource's Rich Schrader for an examination of the social
and physical dynamics of water in the arid Southwest. More information
will be posted soon.
Santa Fe Complex is located in the Railyard Art District within
walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the plaza
downtown. While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street
parking lot is more conveniently located for the 632 facility.
3D Scanning for Historic & Cultural Studies
A 3D scan of the Palace of the Governors
Three-dimensions are the rage in this fall's movie line-up. They're
also increasingly important in historical, archeological and
paleontological research, as we've seen in three prior blenders at
Santa Fe Complex. We continue our series on Stereo-Computational
Photography with an in-depth look at 3D laser scanning in modern
research. Our look includes demonstration courtesy of Faro
Technologies, a global leader in 3D scanning technology, and
discussions on the use of 3D scanning for preservation. The blender
will continue on Wednesday with follow-up work at the Fuller Lodge in
Los Alamos and the ArtsLab at UNM. The blender begins at 6:00 at Santa
Fe Complex, 632 Agua Fria St. (Parking via Romero Street.) A $5.00
donation is encouraged.
Ralph Chapman (formerly of the Smithsonian and the Idaho
Virtualization Laboratories) will introduce the speakers and say a
few words about his own use of laser scanning in paleontology and
virtualization of artifacts. Wednesday night's speakers include:
Paul Oberle of FARO Technologies who will demonstrate the use of their
Photon 80/20 scanner including a presentation of a scan he will be
taking at the Palace of the Governors earlier in the day.
Tom Pederson, a local GIS expert, will describe his use of laser
scanning technology for historical preservation.
Tim Thomas (UNM/HPC) and Catherine Baudoin (Maxwell Museum) will speak
briefly about their work in distributed digital archives for
virtualized cultural artifacts.
Patrick French will discuss the creation of 3D models of objects from
photographs using readily available software.
The 3D work will continue on Thursday in Los Alamos and Albuquerque.
From 10:00 am to noon, the discussion will continue at Fuller Lodge
with archivists and preservationists from Los Alamos Historic
Preservation Societyand the LANL museum
The discussion continues with a demonstration of 3D scanning for staff
at the UNM ARTS Lab in Albuquerque followed by a discussion with Kevin
Cain, director of InsightDigital, the Institute for the Study and
Integration of Graphical Heritage Techniques. Cain is collaborating
with UNM and others on the Maya Skies project.
For more information, please contact Steve Smith or call 505/920.0252.
Richard Bassara Concert Kicks Off Occam's Razor Festivities
In the spirit of Occam's Razor, Robert Bassara will offer a symphony
of the solo string on Saturday, September 27 beginning at 7:00 pm.
Bassara, a world traveler, artist, and ethno-musicologist, will play
some of the simplest and most unusual instruments -- with exotic names
like ecktar, birembaud, winged thing, kyi tzi, jaws a phone, breathe
flute, bird flute and ker pe -- in this one-night performance. His
performance is a prologue to the Occam's Razor show, which opens on
October 18th.
Bassara has collected, borrowed, modified, invented, designed,
handcrafted or fabricated all the instruments he plays. He will be
joined by several other musicians in concert as well as the artists
whose work will be displayed in the actual show. The concert is free;
a contribution of $5.00 is suggested. Click here for more information.
Come
