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NEW MEXI CO
ENDOWMENT
FOR THE
HUMANI TI ES
1999 2000 Sp e a k e r s Bu r e a u & Ch a u t a u q u a Pr o g r a ms
Mi l l e nni u m Ed i t i o n
A B O U T T H E C O V E R :
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER MARKO KECMAN of Aztec captures the
crossroads of ancient and modern in New Mexico with this image of Comet
Hale-Bopp over Fajada Butte in Chaco Culture National Historic Park.
Kecman wanted to juxtapose the new comet with the butte that was an
astronomical observatory in the years 900 1200 AD. Fajada (banded)
Butte is home to the ancestral Puebloan sun shrine popularly known as
The Sun Dagger site. The butte is closed to visitors to protect its fragile
cultural sites.
The clear skies over the Southwest led to discovery of Hale-Bopp on July
22-23, 1995. Alan Hale saw the comet from his driveway in Cloudcroft,
New Mexico, and Thomas Bopp saw the comet from the desert near
Stanfield, Arizona at about the same time.
Marko Kecman: 115 N. Mesa Verde Ave., Aztec, NM, 87410, 505-334-2523
Alan Hale: Southwest Institute for Space Research, 15 E. Spur Rd.,
Cloudcroft, NM 88317, 505-687-2075
1999- 2000
N E W M E X I C O E N D O W M E N T
F O R T H E H U M A N I T I E S
SPEAKERS BUREAU &
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS
Welcome to the Millennium Edition of the New Mexico Endowment
for the Humanities (NMEH) Resource Center Programming Guide.
This 1999-2000 edition presents 52 New Mexicans who deliver
fascinating programs on New Mexico, Southwest, national and
international topics.
Making their debuts on the state stage are 16 new living history
Chautauqua characters, ranging from an 1840s mountain man to
Martha Washington, from Governor Lew Wallace to Capitn Rafael
Chacn, from Pat Garrett to Harry Houdini and Kit Carson to
Mabel Dodge Luhan.
And say hello to 29 new speakers topics, from the history of nuclear
weapons to the impact of the sunflower, from poetry to storytelling,
from Hollywood spin to the borders of Aztln, from the cultural
mosaic of the Espaola Valley to the Apaches to the millennium.
Whatever your groups interests, youll find a sharp, engaging speaker
or Chautauqua performer who for the low price of $50 will delight,
inform, and leave lasting cultural impressions with your group.
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE: turn the page to find booking steps and
application form; the speakers and performers appear in the Guide
alphabetically by their own names; turn to the Index at the end of
the Guide to look up characters names like Mabel Dodge Luhan
and various categories of programs like New Mexico History or
Storytelling. SB means speaker; CH means Chautauquan.
What are the humanities, and who is NMEH? We were created in
1972 as a partnership between the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the people of New Mexico. Our mission: to deliver
humanities programming to every corner of our state. Our programs
address the ideas and meanings of life our experiences of living
in a multicultural society through languages, literature, history,
anthropology, philosophy, art history, comparative religions, and
some aspects of law and social sciences. We overlap a lot with the arts,
as in our new programs on photography and poetry.
H OW D O I B O O K A P R O G R A M?
Any not-for-profit group can order up to six of our programs per calendar year.
FIRST: Call the scholar and negotiate a date, place, and time (phone numbers
and e-mail addresses listed in this Guide).
SECOND: Make a photocopy of the Program Application Form (next page)
and send it to NMEH with a check for $100.00 (our address is on the
Application). Do this at least 30 days before your program date or as far in
advance as you can. Money is tight and scholars get busy.
THIRD: Advertise and promote your program to the general public as well
as your membership. You need to have at least 20 people attend. The speaker or
performer will supply you with photo and promotion kit.
HOW TO RUN THE PROGRAM: We prefer to be associated with free programs,
but you can charge a nominal entrance fee to help meet your expenses, but
not to make any profit. (You cannot use our programs as fundraisers.) If the
scholar is traveling to your site, we appreciate any help you can give on room
and meals. All programs must have questions and discussion during or after
the presentation.
LAST: After the program, fill out the Evaluation Form we mailed to you
(we cant pay the speaker until you return the evaluation form to us.) Help
us spread the word about our excellent, unique people and programs by
reporting key images, impressions, and interactions that you and your audi-
ence enjoyed. We need your reports to show legislators and other funders.
SPECIAL NEEDS FOR CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS: Your master of ceremonies
introduces the Chautauquan (Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome First
Lady Martha Washington!) The performer talks as the character for about
45 minutes to an hour, using your podium or table, and slide projector or
sound system, if needed. At the end of the characters talk, we need you to
help the audience address their questions to the Chautauquan in character
And now President Roosevelt will take your questions. This helps
extend the spell of the characters presence among us, willing to answer
questions not only about his or her time period, but about our times, too.
That's part of the fun! Then, when there are no more questions for the
character, your MC invites the audience to ask the performer questions.
Now the Chautauqua time machine experience is complete.
ONLINE: You may also browse our complete and up-to-date catalogue, begin the
booking process, get your questions answered, and more, at our website:
www.nmeh.org.
PLEASE COPY THIS FORM SO THAT IT MAY BE REUSED
H U M A N I T I E S R E S O U R C E C E N T E R
P R O G R A M A P P L I C A T I O N
THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 30 WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE PROGRAM
Please type or print clearly. Enclose check for $100.00 payable to: NMEH, 209 Oate Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1213.
Your Organization
Program Director Phone
Mailing Address
City Zip Code
Scholar Title of Presentation
Date Time Location of Program
COST SHARE ( DOLLAR EQUIVALENTS OF YOUR EFFORTS)
A. Volunteer time spent on this program
No. of volunteers x no. of hours x $10 =
F. TOTAL (A+B+C+D+E) =
AS PROGRAM DIRECTOR, I agree to ensure that acknowledgment of NMEH funding will appear on all promotional materials and
will be made at the program. I also agree to complete and return the evaluation form within ten days after the program. Failure to
submit the evaluation will result in late honorarium payment to the scholar.
BY SIGNING AND SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION, the authorizing official of the applicant organization is providing the applicable
certifications regarding debarment and suspension, federal debt status and compliance with the nondiscrimination statutes, as set forth
in the instructions for Certification.
Signature