This summer! Join Wendy Rodrigue in Santa Fe, New Mexico for unique art and storytelling offerings from the Life & Legacy Foundation and Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education. Hosted by Four Seasons Rancho Encantado Resort, these unplugged presentations feature original, rarely seen paintings by George Rodrigue from Wendy’s private collection. Also included, a fabulous New Orleans inspired lunch by Chef Andrew Fox, formerly with Four Seasons New Orleans, and now with Terra Restaurant at Four Seasons Santa Fe!
Class space is limited, so please register soon.
Reflections of George Rodrigue’s New Mexico
Course number : 4000109 ID : 4802
7/08/2024, 12:30 – 4:00 pm
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Although based in Louisiana, George Rodrigue’s history with the Santa Fe area is significant within the story of his life and art. Join Wendy Rodrigue Magnus as she shares selections of her late husband’s original Santa Fe-inspired artwork at the Four Seasons Resort. Enjoy this intimate and unplugged art and storytelling experience highlighting some of Rodrigue’s connections to the Santa Fe community. Be transported in time to explore Rodrigue’s introduction to Santa Fe in 1986 by his friend Rosalea Murphy of New Orleans, founder of the Pink Adobe Restaurant, with an exhibition of his work, including his paintings of local Native American and Spanish residents, and an iconic portrait of Murphy herself. A New Orleans inspired lunch by the Four Seasons is included! Hosted by Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education with support from Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado.
Blue Dog & the Healing Art of Storytelling
Course number : 4000108 ID : 4801
7/29/2024, 12:30 – 4:00 pm
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Wendy Rodrigue Magnus, widow of artist George Rodrigue, presents a personal and provocative session utilizing art and storytelling as tools for expanded thinking, emotional growth, and cultural awareness. Held at the Four Seasons Resort and accompanied by a curated selection of original George Rodrigue paintings from her collection, Wendy leads the class on a journey of illness, death, and grief as a path to living and joy. Learn how she overcame depression, naysayers, and adversity to establish her Life & Legacy Foundation. Since 2017, through her foundation, she has personally visited more than 600 school classes in nine states, impacting thousands of children. Utilizing art and storytelling she sparks imagination, encourages curiosity, and reminds others, through George’s story and her own, that one person can change the world. A New Orleans inspired lunch by the Four Seasons is included!
