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FTC goes bananas: Help fight now.

This week the FTC, Federal Trade Commission the Big Brother Watching US group, made one person shut down his site because he included information on used of herbs. Now he is sueing them for denying his first amendment freddom of speech. (Bravo!)

As a writer, I believe that we need to make a stand for free speech. Please read on….

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This could be illegal….watch out!!!
Before I write about 29 of my favorite HEALING herbs, if you are someone who know about the FTC case against the Internet Marketer,see if his lawyer would like others to join the case to make a class action suit.

I googled healing herbs and came up with 827,000 listings. So then I googled healing herbs us sites and got about 425,000 for us sites.

The guy who got hit was actually referring to US Federal Publications, available to anyone about HEALIBG HERBS. So I ask you, why does the US government want to prevent Americans from learning about docuements that they have previously approved for publication about health and Herbs?

I won’t go into that discussion now. A couple of thousand years ago, a knowledgeable Jewish man proclaimed, “Heal Yourself!” His name was Jesus and it might be curious to see how often he told us to do that. Check the Bible.

Although he was referring to the power of the holy spirit or God to heal us, if you also check the Bible, you could probably find many references to herbs that were used for healing. Your government, if you are a US citizen, doesn’t want you to print or publish this information.

Seems like censorship to me.

So here is your list of my favorite 29 healing herbs.

1) Peppermint
2) Astragalus
3) Holy Basil
4) Golednseal
5) Oregano
6) Plaintain
7) Comfrey
Red Clover
9) Marigold
10) Onion
11) Garlic
12) Cayenne Pepper
13) Fennel
14) Ginger
15) Milk Thistle
16) Tumeric
17) Nettles
18) rooibus
19) celery seed
20) cats claw
21) calendula
22) aloe
23) Dandelion
24) oat straw
25) catnip
26) yarrow
27) chickweed
28) thyme
29) maca

Yes they are all healing herbs. Yes it would be best to consult herbalists, naturpathic doctors, some of the 425,000 websites, and books to learn more about these fairly common herbs. Most of these may be found in your backyard, or kitchen cupboard. All but a few can be found and are commonly grown in North America.

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I am using this as an example. If I were to make claims about their use, suggest what they could do, or apparently publish a reference sheet from where I got this information the FTC could make a lot of threats to me, possibly levy fines, and in some states in the USA lock me up (in prison).

Please share this information, and I think if all internet marketers rallied to support freedom of speech or the guy who got shut down, we could have a real good case.

When we don’t make a stand, it’s just that much easier for us to lose what we think is ours.
29: Yep they can all be used for healing many discomforts. Add your thoughts please.
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Newsletter Update from U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman - June 24, 2008
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Addressing Rising Fuel Costs

Like many Americans, I am concerned about the rising price of gasoline. In my position as the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I have been working to get a clear picture what actually is going on in oil and gasoline markets, and to find ways to reduce our nation’s reliance on imported oil.

There are many reasons why oil and gasoline prices are at all-time highs. Some of these factors have been building for a long time; others are more recent developments.

Among the more recent factors in pushing up oil and gasoline process is the weakness of our economy and the U.S. dollar. Our national economic policies have been out of touch with reality for most of the last eight years – focused on delivering large tax cuts to a few Americans, paid for with money borrowed overseas. The resulting poor economic growth and spiraling national debt have made the dollar less attractive, compared to other world currencies. As a result, we pay for oil and other world commodities with a weaker currency, which makes our pain at the pump worse.

Another new factor is the oil futures market. Many energy experts have commented on the increase in speculation that has pushed up oil and gas prices around the world. While estimates of this effect vary, it is clear that many aspects of the energy markets are poorly understood.

Finally, there are the traditional fundamental forces of supply and demand. Global energy demand is growing strongly, particularly in economies in countries that heavily subsidize the price of energy to their consumers.

Effective action to address high gasoline prices has to occur on many fronts. I have been working on a variety of steps, both long-term and short-term, that target the root causes of high energy prices.

Last December, Congress took a major step toward reducing our nation’s long-term oil consumption by requiring that vehicles become nearly 50 percent more efficient, putting overall vehicle fuel economy at 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Some experts estimate that this move will reduce our daily consumption by over 1 million barrels per day.

That same law also helped our long-term energy supply by moving us towards replacing billions of gallons of gasoline annually with homegrown biofuels, including second-generation biofuels made from switchgrass and algae.

More recently, Congress enacted legislation to end the White House’s misguided policy to remove oil from the market to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is already 97 percent filled. By ending this diversion of oil from the open market this move adds 70,000 barrels of light, sweet crude to the market daily – a modest, but useful step in the right direction.

Because market speculation is an important contributor to the recent spike in the price of oil, I pressed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which regulates the oil futures market — to exercise its regulatory authority to ensure that markets are functioning properly. In response to my concerns, the Commission has initiated a new investigation into whether markets are being manipulated. I am strongly pushing for legislation that would give the Commission the authority to step up its role, and help make oil trading more transparent.

Over the longer term, we’ll need to keep encouraging domestic production of oil and gas. Part of that will involve increasing production in areas that are most likely to yield new supplies soon. I have consistently supported increasing onshore production through disseminating advanced technology to domestic oil and gas producers, many of whom are independent producers, and through making sure Federal agencies have the resources necessary to expedite the approval of responsible new production.

We also need to find out why companies have yet to begin producing on the millions of areas already leased – both onshore and off – that are ready for production, but remain idle. Thirty-one million of the 45.5 million acres of public lands that have been leased out are not currently being produced. Likewise, there are 33 million acres in the Outer Continental Shelf that are under lease yet no drilling has begun.

There is no doubt that the high price of gasoline is creating a substantial economic burden on American families. That is why I will continue pressing for long-term and short-term solutions that will allow our country to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, including promoting alternative, homegrown fuels that will help achieve energy security and economic prosperity.

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This is a very good attempt to describe how energy inefficient we are. However, bottom line our own oil cartel backed by an illegal war effort in Iraq, has put the money in the rich oil mongers pockets in unprecendented high profits. This is a calculated massacre well orchestrated and not confronted by any office. We once had anti-trust and racketeering laws that would be enforced in similiar circumstances. We have a COngress too afraid to stand up to the Oil Emperor Bush, or his cronies. It’s also a great ploy to decimate fragile environments, pollute the ocean, and allow the boys to enact their destruction we don’t care malicious fatal attacks. AS a senator long funded by oil and nuclear energy folks, it’s difficult for you to fess up to the policies that subsidze oil companies, nuke plants, and other environmentally minded concerns. And you are a “good” guy. In the short run the planet will evict the human race soon enough because no one has found an effective way to stand up for the right thing or the good of the people. Example, if small poor countries can subsidize consumers costs at the pump, surely the USA could too, if it wanted to. We’d rather export jobs, hire illegal alaiens, and line massive bank accounts of the oil mongers. C- for the govt. no efforts to help American Families.
Sincerely,

Mary MacIntyre

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But this newsletter will give the artist opportunities, let you know about FILM here in NM, and has other contests. For the complete story: visit: abqarts.com
Welcome to undergroundARTS, a weekly newsletter of happenings and opportunities in the arts in the Albuquerque area.

Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…

Plein Air Day of Art and Music
Artists and photographers have been invited to capture Old Town and visitors are encouraged to watch or bring your camera and sketchbook and join in. Sally McDevitt will demonstrate her plein air technique near Weems Gallery at 4pm and 7:30pm. Live music will include Andrew Thomas on flute, harpist Susan Vigil, classical guitarist Harry Irizarry, the Alma Flamenco and string quartet Giovanni. There will be a professional artist to lead children’s workshops free of charge, compliments of the City of Albuquerque. This is part of an Old Town/Mountain Road Artscrawl event. Information on all participating galleries can be found on the Artscrawl website. This event organized by the Albuquerque Art Business Association along with Mayor Martin J. Chavez, the Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department and Classical KHFM.
Special Event Friday, June 20, 5-8:30 pm
Old Town and Mountain Road locations
call 311 or NM Relay (505) 768-3556

New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair is coming
The NM Arts and Crafts Fair features exclusively New Mexico Artists and craftspeople. This premier juried event presents over 200 artists working in various media. 2008 jurors include Valerie Tibbets of Weyrich Gallery, Cathlena Burr of Village Wool, Anna King of Just Imagine Gallery along with artists David Drummond and Reynaldo Sonny Rivera. Runs through the 28th.
Opening Reception Friday, June 26, 6- 9pm
New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair
Expo New Mexico State Fairgrounds
(505) 884-9043
nmartsandc raftsfair.org

Inception opens at new SCA Contemporary Art
Inception, by definition, marks an event of beginning. It is an act, process, instance that defines the course of an existence. This exhibition explores the robust variety of the beginning mark. Presenting a combination of emerging and established artists, local and international, SCA kicks off its second gallery opening featuring Suzanne Sbarge, Theresa Pfarr, Elen Feinberg, Francesca Searer, Margi Weir, Dan Socha, James Jacob, Seth Feriano, Matt Kazimierski, Sam Wohl, Shawn Pham Warrick, Kristina Pardue and Virginia Broersma.
Reception Friday, June 27, 5-8pm
SCA Contemporary Art
624 Haines NW (505) 228-3749
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Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …

Poetry on the Bus
Put your poem on the bus with the ABQ Ride Poetry Contest. Prizes include a laptop computer, iPod Nano, $50 and $20 gift cards. See web site for details.
Application deadline July 7, 2008
ABQ Ride
(505) 724-3146
cabq.gov/abqride

Last Chance for Yellow Cab
Driving a taxi at night gives a perspective on Albuquerque that few experience. The play closes June 22 - don’t miss it.
Performances Fri-Sat June 20-21, 8pm & Sun. June 22, 2pm
Adobe Theater
9813 4th St. NW
(505) 898-9222
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The Seven: Something Left Unsaid
As part of its continuing commitment to developing new theatrical works, Fusion Theatre Company will once again produce the world premieres of seven short plays as part of its 3rd Annual Playwrighting Festival. Fusion received 416 submissions from 41 states and six countries. A juried screening process selected the seven plays to be staged. This year’s winning script is The education of Macoloco by Jen Silverman of Simsbury CT. This year also marks Fusion’s first international winner with the script Somewhere Between the Sky and the Sea, written by Alex Broun of St. Kilda Australia. Seven plays will be staged on each date.
Performances Th-Sat June 19-21 8pm, Sunday June 22 at 2pm
(the June 19th and 21st shows are sold out)
The Cell Theatre
700 1st St. NW
(505) 766-9412
fusionabq.org

Wild Dancing West 2008 extended
Due to limited space and high demand, Readymade Dance Theater Company will present three encore performances of Pure this weekend at Cake.
Performances Fri-Sun, June 20-11, 8pm
Cake
4011 Silver SE
(505) 980-5273
vsartsnm.org

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

10th Annual Albuquerque Folk Festival
Enjoy a full day of non-stop performances, jam sessions, storytelling and dance, instrument and singing workshops, plus two evening dances. This year’s featured performer is Bryan Bowers, Autoharp Hall of Fame member and storyteller.
Special Event Saturday, June 21, 10am- 11pm
Albuquerque Folk Festival
Expo New Mexico State Fairgrounds
(505) 255-6037
abqfolkfest.org

Zoo Music Concert Series this weekend
Enjoy Adrienne Young Friday night - a Nashville-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music blends elements of Bluegrass, country, old- time music and American folk music with a pop sensibility. General lawn seating - bring blankets and lawn chairs. Food is available or you may bring your own. Beer and wine are available for purchase, you may NOT bring your own.
Performances Fri. June 20, 7-9
NM BioPark Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW
cabq.gov/biopark

Salsa Under the Stars this weekend
Todd Tijerina Band,

(Old news, but find out where they are playing…)

and Paul Brodsky (solo vocals, blues harp and guitar) are on the program for Saturday night at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater. All concerts occur rain or shine. Families welcome and children under 12 are Free.
Performance Sat. June 14, 8pm
NM Jazz Workshop
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW
(505) 255-9798
nmjazz.org

¡Globalquerque! Tickets now on sale
¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 4th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture has announced that EARLY BIRD Tickets for this year’s festival, which takes place on September 19 & 20, are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets (www. ticketmaster. com, 866- 448-7849 or 505-883-7800) including all Smith’s stores in New Mexico, select F.Y.E and Macy’s stores nationwide and at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Box Office. Early Bird prices are in effect until June 20, 2008. As in past years, ¡Globalquerque! 2008 will present a wide range of performers from around from 5 continents on 3 stages over 2 nights, including artists from New Mexico’s varied musical traditions

Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry

Be sure to pick up the June issue of albuquerqueARTS magazine. June is the film issue and the first issue by new owner/publisher/editor Stephanie Hainsfurther. It is now on the stands on soon on line.
abqarts.com

Civic Cinema on Civic Plaza
Remember the good old days when a family outing to the movies was a big deal? Well, Mayor Martin J. Chavez, the Cultural Services Department and Park & Recreation Department invite you to take part in the outdoor film series and watch a classic film under the stars. Popcorn, beverages and more will be available. Some seating is provided but picnic supplies, blankets and chairs may be brought for your comfort. NO alcoholic beverages or glass containers are allowed and pets must be on a leash. So bring the grandparents, the kids and Rover and have a great time.
June 20 - Viva Las Vegas (1965) with Elvis Presley
June 27 - Vertigo (1958), a Hitchcock masterpiece

48 Hour Film Project in New Mexico
The 48 Hour Film Project is coming to New Mexico. On Friday, July 11, you will get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. By Sunday, July 13, the movie must be complete. It will show at the KiMo on July 16. In association with the Duke City Shootout and with support from the City of Albuquerque, the 48 Hour Film Project is starting its third year in New Mexico. Last year’s winning film by Trifecta Plus screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Entry instructions can be found at 48hourfi lm/newmexico

The Art in Film Series will return August 2-3 with The Treasures of Long John. Details to follow. The Guild, albuquerqueARTS magazine and Albuquerque Art Business Association (the Artscrawl folks) thank you for your support of the Art in Film series. In the meantime, check out the Guild’s fine line up of art films such as the 5th Annual Festival of Film Noir beginning June 20.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter.
www.abqarts.org

John Donald Robb Composers’ Competition Call for Composers
What: Entries must be based on themes of Hispanic folk songs from the Robb Archives of the Center for Southwest Research in the UNM main library. Award: Winning composition received $3,500.
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2008 More Info: Call Doris Williams at 277-8967

Read on… So fly into town, look at some of your options and plant to play, dance, and walk under the stars…there’s something going on at Old Town almost every night including good food. There are several concerts under the stars or at the Biopark weekly. Check out the clubs and smaller venues too. Just relax and aprty and tell your friends!

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Thank you for the rain. Thanks for the lady customer who met me at the Post Office and helped me re-align my perspective of my day. Thanks for supplements that can bring a aching and inflammed knee to practically no pain. Thanks for the time to walk barefoot in my yard and water those new plants I got yesterday. (It was a very short and windy rain). Thanks for the eggplant seedling that was left for dead at the store and who now is growing again. I just discoverd it actually is two plants. Thanks for sales on stuff I want. Thanks for the cooler weather between very hot days. Mornings have been refreshing, and the evening cool down some too. Thanks for the natural gentle breeze that visit my bedroom every night all summer long. No need for a fan!

Thanks for friends. Thanks for the lunch out yesterday. Thanks for the swim tomorrow. Thanks for new streams of income. Thanks for being able to pay bills. Thanks for being able to give stuff to Pat. Thanks for the free children’s books that I gave to the neighbor for her younger nephew. Thanks for time to write. Thanks for this blog. Thank you readers.

You may have noticed that I mentioned lots of littler things. I am thankful for my old car that keeps running. Small things fill our day. The more we can enjoy the events, like the light framed my a wooden frame old window gazing upon adobe building with tree shadow dancing.
That moment alone in the Anazi Inn, waiting for a friend to arrive, where the cool air and elegant decor erased the heat wave blasting. That moment where my eyes drew a masterpiece, timeless with adobe whisphering old stories about wanderers from the past. Santa Fe always filled with travellers who accidentally sip the magic of this transcendental place. Awakened some even rest rom the hustle and bustle of trade. Light through the window, and an old adobe wall: the same and always changing. My fingers ached to draw. I gave a prayer of thanksgiving. I felt humbled to be witness to moment now and eternal.

Lunch was good too. A few blogs ago, I wrote about the lady who loved horses. In Santa Fe people are occassionally inducted as our living treasures for the noteworthy days contributed over many years to our community. I think horses are living treasures too. Along with rusty orange irises that bloom after all the others have passed. Enjoy these picturesfrom Cynthia Decosta’s ranch. Also go read the earlier blog about her thoughts and her ranch.

Look up Santa Fe Living treasures and meet the wonderful people who have and many still do weave the town’s culture and lore.

As I have a lot more to catch up on, I’ll leave you sitting upon the plaza listening to the summer music in the fresh evening air. A liitle rain will make the aroma fill your lungs with joy. Clear out your calendar too, as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is about to Begin. Come one and come all. The Santa Fe Opera will have the city on fire and fairly crowded too. People from all over the world travel here for opera each year. Give yourself time for an early dinner or fine wine afterwards with some…and if you come to this neck of the woods and want some personal guide ideas….write me here so that we may connect.

This was perfect timing! I just came in from a long planting session. After two friends took me to lunch, and then I did an errand for me and a friend at Natutral Grocers, I went plant shopping. Home Depot had some flowers on sale. Hence I expanded my purchase 4 fold but only spent twice as much. As I had lost several plants these last few weeks wind and heat may have been the culprit, though I am not sure, I sought out some replacements and some new varieties. Home depot had some of each, and a better selection than recent visits.

I got done planting about 10:10 PM. The wind managed to blow away two sets of rain clouds this evening. I had hoped that these new plants would get their beloved ioned rainfall. So When the stars replaced the clouds, I took my trusty hose and watered away.

Chuck Bartok may not be growing tomatoes in NM, but he has a long history of growing tomatoes. His video is fun and has many parts. It is really worth watching, and tell your friends. I have four tomatoe plants. Two are tall organic golden cherry or maybe plum tomatoes. One has 2 small oval shaped fruits. The other two smaller plant are some variety of red tomato. Maybe a big boy. My production hasn’t ever come near to Chuck’s production.

Check out the video. Your plants will thank you. He has lots of good tips.

I will keep this short tonight. Perhaps I will wake up early and write more: the garden won this morning. I’m encouraging plants to survive, especially the tomatoes and squash. The large gray thunder clouds managed to duck out somewhere else, but the radio suggest they will return starting an early monsoon season. Nothing like real rain to nuture a garden properly.

A few weeks back on a Sunday afternoon, I took a drive after brunch at Harry’s Roadhouse Restaurant on Las Vegas Highway off Old Pecos Trail and St Michaels. The goal was to do some photography. I took dirt roads that I’ve seldom visited. I found an rancch where there were horses and a place to pull off the road. This is the kind of road if you stop the next vehicle coming stops to see if you need help. Course being a gray haired type now, I might generate a little more concern. As I was trying to shoot some pics, the owener Cynthia DeCosta, drives up in her pickup and we begin to chat. She graciously encouraged me to take pictures and I invited her to say a few words about her work.

Dear Mary,

I met you several weeks ago while you were taking pictures of my horses. You mentioned you were a blogger and suggested I write you a few sentences describing what it is I do with horses. I am sorry it has taken this long to get something to you, but here it is - I am a psychotherapist now focusing my understanding of psychology on horses. Each horse, like each person, has a unique personality. When one comes to understand and respect a horse’s individual way of being, one can join in an easy and harmonious partnership with the horse and achieve excellence physically, mentally and emotionally for the horse and human alike.

Working with horses has truly changed me on so many levels and they challenge and compel me to be the best person I can be.

My pictures did not come out great, but I did meet a fine four year old who was very curious and friendly. Horses are a fine emblem of the west. Though in remote areas a few wild horses still abide, the wide open range with lots of horses has diminished greatly. Cynthia’s ranch is tucked away off the beaten path, where few might venture, although it is only minutes outside town. She does offer lessons and more. She loves her friends and keeps very busy providing them a loving home. So if you do wander into the city different and want to learn more or connect with Ms. C. DeCosta, call me or write me here, and I can arrange a connect for you. Something is not working. I can’t upload my horese pics. I’ll try again later.

P R E S S R E L E A S E
New Mexico Jazz Workshop 5500 Lomas Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-255-9798 Fax: 505-232-8420

Date: June 11, 2008 Phone: 505-255-9798 Fax: 505-232-8420
Contact: Concepcion Lopez-Cherry Email: lopez-cherry007@nmjazz.org

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop presents its
32nd Annual Summer Music Festival
“Salsa and Jazz/Blues Under the Stars”

Presenting:

Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha
Friday, June 13, 7:00-10:00 pm
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque

The Michael Herndon Group, plus Straight Up,
featuring the vocals of Giacomo Gates
Saturday, June 14, 7:00-10:00 pm
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque

For event & ticket info, call 255-9798
Or visit the NMJW website at www.nmjazz.org

Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha – Friday, June 13, 7:00-10:00 pm:
A veteran of the Salsa scene, musical director and vocalist of Cafe Mocha, Ivon Ulibarri is captivating! Audiences find her display of high energy and enthusiasm contagious. Ivon brings an authenticity and charisma to the stage in a celebration of rich musical traditions and lively dance music.

Admission: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (60+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members.

The Michael Herndon Group, plus Straight Up featuring the vocals of Giacomo Gates – Saturday, June 14, 7:00-10:00 pm:
Michael Herndon is one of the most dynamic Jazz vocalists in the state. His high-energy approach to the music, coupled with a machine of well-versed musicians that include keyboardist Jeff Brown, guitarist Dimian DiSanti, drummer Rick Compton, trumpeter Ryan Montano, and bassist Donnie Tessel, together deliver a musical banquet that translates into an evening of powerful Jazz, Blues, Funk, and R&B. Original songs co-written by Mike Herndon and Jeff Brown will be featured, along with jazz and pop standards arranged by the group to feature their signature fusion sound.

The Santa Fe based Jazz group Straight Up, has expanded from a trio to a quintet and even a sextet at times. This diversity has made it possible for Straight Up to appear at many concerts and Jazz festivals. The rhythm section has become known as the hottest Jazz rhythm team in the area, providing the energy behind numerous headliners such as James Moody, Bud Shank, and Eddie Daniels. In recent years, Straight Up has become the rhythm section of choice for Giacomo Gates, Roger Kellerway, Kenny Davern, Josh Breakstone, Ali Ryerson, and Holly Hoffman. Straight Up’s top-selling local jazz CD, “Live Jazz in the Desert,” features the group at its best, pure straight ahead be-bop.

Admission: $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (60+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members.

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Families are welcome and children under 12 are free. Summer Music Festival Passes and Group Discounts available. The Cooperage Restaurant offers a fine selection of grilled entrees, salads, desserts, and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music. All concert ticket purchases are final. No refunds, rain checks, resales or exchanges. Concerts may be delayed and/or cancelled due to severe inclement weather.

Also unrelated to the above: The Taos Solar musical festival happens this weekend. Lots of bands. Check it out.

Restore, a recycle store with great stuff for house and home projects and construction is having a big party celebrating its earning $3million for habitat for humanity! This non-profit is a treasure chest and can offer savings for so many things. They have a famous speaker arrive to discuss the benefits of a solar oven, there’ll be food too: come early the event will be over about 1PM.

Check around town and at the Lensic for more local listings. The Paseotempo will have in depth reviews about theater, music, film and more.

Hmmm…these tunes really set a stage, ad stars, outdoors, and a bunch of hip people, plus a few free movemnt improvisational dancers (you and your friends), and it is truly summertime magic in NM.

There are 5 good blogs before this. Take some time to peruse. Especially the ones on Sprouts For Change (sproutsforchange.com )

Sacred Power Dolls: A Workshop
Sumner and Dene Gallery presents a creativity workshop by artist Lynn Dewart. Call to register.
Workshop Saturday, June 7, 12:30-4:30pm
Sumner & Dene
517 Central NW
(505) 842-1400
sumnerdene.com Censorship and discrimination?
LAS CRUCES - Manuel Peña’s unique “coming of age” photo collage series helped him get into the master’s degree photography program at the prestigious Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology. But earlier this month, the same works were removed from the New Mexico State University Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Peña said he went to the opening of his “The Swimming Hole” exhibit May 9 to find “six empty nails. No one told me it was coming down.” The removal has raised charges of censorship and even possible discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Read the entire article by S. Derrickson Moore in the Las Cruces Sun- News

Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …

The Wisdom of Mahamudra
Venerable Trago Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist Lama, will give teachings entitled The Wisdom of Mahamudra at RigDzin Dharma Foundation in Albuquerque this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Call or visit the web site for more information.
Buddhist teaching event Fri-Sun, May 30-June 1
RigDzin Dharma Foundation
322 Washington SE in Nob Hill
(505) 401-7340
rigdzin.com

The Agency Slam
There will be 12 slots (lottery for 13th) so sign up early. Winner will be asked to host the next slam and will receive a special prize. This is an all age event. Featured performers - Mantis Fist. $7 admission/$5 students. Proceeds benefit ABQ slams.
Poetry Slam Saturday, May 31, 8pm
The Agency
111 Fourth St. SW Downtown
the- agency.org

UNM Free Summer Sunset Lectures
Perfect for a summer evening. Singer, educator, activist Buffy Sainte-Marie presents A Multimedia Life June 7th. Sponsored by University Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
Lecture Saturday, June 7, 7pm
UNM Student Union Ballroom
Main Campus
(505) 277-4241
summersunset08pdf

River Raft Race on the Rio
Get busy building your raft, gathering your team and preparing to have a great time as the City revives the old tradition of the River Raft Race. At 8am kayaks and canoes will launch from the Alameda Bridge and at 10am rafts and homemade crafts launch from Tingley Beach. Both groups will cross the finish line at the South Diversion Channel south of the Rio Bravo Bridge. Winners will receive fabulous prizes and bragging rights. For rules and entry form, visit the web site below or call 311.
River Race Saturday, June 7
special events

Duende Poetry Series - Tribute to Keith Wilson
As part of the quarterly poetry readings in Placitas, June will be a tribute to Keith Wilson with readings by friends of Keith Wilson.
Poetry Reading Sunday, June 8, 3pm
Anasazi Fields Winery
Off NM 165 in Placitas
(505) 867-3062
anasazifiel dswinery.com

Music

musical performances, workshops and festivals

Utah Phillips passed away May 23
Utah Phillips died from complications of heart disease, survived by his wife, sons Duncan and Brendan, and daughter Morrigan. His wish was to be laid to rest in a plain, hand made wooden coffin to expedite his return to the earth, which was honored. Bruce “Utah” Duncan Phillips (May 14, 1935-May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action. His parents were labor organizers and Phillips was a card-carrying member of the IWW (the wobblies). As a teenager, he ran away from home, rode the rails, and wrote songs. He met folk singer Rosalie Sorrels in the early 50s and it was Sorrels who started playing the songs that Phillips wrote and, through her, his music began to spread. He was a keeper of the stories and songs that might otherwise have passed into obscurity and was also a member of the great Traveling Nation, a community of hobos and railroad bums that populated the midwest along the rail lines. He recently gained a whole new audience through his joint album with Ani DeFranco. Some of his classic songs are Moose Turd Pie, Rock Salt & Nails, Green Rolling Hills, Daddy, What’s a Train, and Goodnight-Loving Train. Phillips lived his last 21 years in Nevada City, California where he worked on the start-up of a homeless shelter and the Peace and Justice Center. Utah has caught the westbound train! Farewell.

Summer Concert Series
One of Albuquerque’s favorite summer music events kick off this weekend with Jazz and Blues Under the Stars at the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater Saturdays beginning May 31 with a Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra directed by Bobby Shew and featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith. Families are welcome. The Cooperage Restaurant offers grilled entrees, salads, desserts and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music. Performance Saturday, May 31, 7-10pm rain or shine
Albuquerque Museum
2000 Mountain Road NW

Cowboy Junkies in Concert at the KiMo
Formed in Toronto in 1985, Cowboy Junkies is comprised of its four original members who still rock the house with the best of them. This Canadian country music and alternative rock band has played with the Boston Pops Orchestra and remains very popular in Canada. Check them out on YouTube. Presented by AMP Concerts.
Concert Tuesday, June 3, 7:30pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
abqmusic.com

Congratulations to Le Chat Lunatique
Local band Le Chat Lunatique was honored at the New Music Awards for their Jazz Recording Miss Lady. For a complete list of the 2008 awards, go to the web site.
newmexicomusicawards

¡Globalquerque! Tickets now on sale
¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 4th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture has announced that EARLY BIRD Tickets for this year’s festival, which takes place on September 19 & 20, are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets (www. ticketmaster. com, 866- 448-7849 or 505-883-7800) including all Smith’s stores in New Mexico, select F.Y.E and Macy’s stores nationwide and at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Box Office. Early Bird prices are in effect until June 20, 2008. As in past years, ¡Globalquerque! 2008 will present a wide range of performers from around from 5 continents on 3 stages over 2 nights, including artists from New Mexico’s varied musical traditions

Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry

Be sure to pick up the June issue of albuquerqueARTS magazine. June is the film issue and the first issue by new owner/publisher/editor Stephanie Hainsfurther. It is now on the stands on soon on line.
abqarts.com

The Art in Film Series will return mid- summer
The Guild, albuquerqueARTS magazine and Albuquerque Art Business Association (the Artscrawl folks) thank you for your support of the Art in Film series. We are regrouping to come up with an on- going offering of unique films about art. In the meantime, check out the Guild’s fine line up of art films such as CJ7 playing June 1 through June 5 (in Cantonese with English subtitles).
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter.
www.abqarts.org

John Donald Robb Composers’ Competition Call for Composers
What: Entries must be based on themes of Hispanic folk songs from the Robb Archives of the Center for Southwest Research in the UNM main library. Award: Winning composition received $3,500.
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2008 More Info: Call Doris Williams at 277-8967

Read on… www.abqarts.com

Lets have a moment of silence for all the victims of the Chinese earthquake and the cyclone victims as well. As humans we need to find improved delivery systems to provide care for those in such disasters. Send love and awakening to our race. Less war, less hunger, and education are in order.

Take a break from the stress as well and enjoy. Happy weekend.

Old Town hosts Cruz de Mayo
The 31st Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration comes to Old Town Saturday, May 17th. It opens with booths and activities at 1pm with a 3pm cultural show featuring music and dances from different regions in the Philippines. At 5:30pm there will be a Mass at the San Felipe de Neri Church followed by a procession around the plaza with reys (kings) and reynas (queens) playing characters dressed in Filipino attire. Music and dancing resumes at 7pm. This event is sometimes called Flores de Mayo because of the prominence of colorful flowers in the celebrations.
Special event Saturday, May 17, 1-9pm
Old Town Albuquerque
(505) 459-8010 (Lee)
cabq.gov/cr s/newfun.html John Gaw Meem and the New Deal
Lecture and tour of Meem Visitor Center by Luis (G. L.) Castillo, architect.
Lecture/Tour Sunday, May 18, 2-4:30pm
Coronado State Monument
485 Kuaua Road in Bernalillo
(505) 867-5351
nmmonuments. org

National Latino Writers Conference at NHCC
The 6th Annual National Latino Writers Conference invites all writers, published and unpublished, to participate in workshops conducted by nationally and internationally known authors in the genres of poetry, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting and news writing. There will also be open microphone readings at which time registrants can read from their work to an audience of authors and publishers. The conference unofficially opens with a Wednesday night reading with Martin Espada and Helena Viramontes at the conference hotel, Country Inn & Suites. Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings will feature intensive workshops and panels. A Thursday evening social will accompany the opening of the art exhibit Puerto Rico Literario, followed by open mic readings. The Friday banquet will feature awards and musical performances by New Mexican artists.
Special event Friday-Sunday, May 21-24
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
(505) 724-4778
nhccnm.org

New Work by Buen Viaje Dance & Equilibrium Theater
VSA North Fourth Art Center presents an annual performance of original work by resident mixed ability companies Buen Viaje Dance Company and Equilibrium Theater Company. Buen Viaje Dance Company’s 18 members will perform Kinosphere, their 2008 repertory. The performance will include past favorites, such as The Love Beneath., Going Bananas, and Maybe It Is, New work includes For Roger, Mis Dulces and Astronaut Pants. For Roger is dedicated to the memory of Roger Torres, a much loved fellow VSA Apprentice Artist who died in September 2007. Equilibrium Theater Company, VSA’s mixed ability theater company, is also presenting new work. The Jeweled Eye is a creative collaboration, written by the 14 company members and directed by Equilibrium’s Artistic Director Molly Kohl. Various members take on multiple roles in what seems like a cut-and-dry case in this fast-paced 1940’s noir mystery, but after a jewel disappears from a golden statue nothing is as it seems. Admission for both nights is on a donation basis ($5 suggested).
Performance Friday-Saturday, May 23-24, 7pm
N4th Theater
4904 Fourth Street NW
(505) 344-4542
vsartsnm.org

Moving People Festival Dance Tour at the KiMo
This event is presented by, Moving People Dance Santa Fe and features choreography by Sam Watson, Max Stone, Ronn Stewart, Echo Gustafson, Robert Moses, and Curtis Uhlemann.
Performance Saturday, May 24, 8pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central Avenue NW
(505) 768-3544

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Mark Olson at The Cooperage
Mark Olson was a founding member of The Jayhawks, the most acclaimed band to emerge out of the all- country scene. He left in 1996 after the release of the band’s biggest selling album, but continued to record music with his new band, The Creekdippers, at his home in the California desert. An AMP production.
Performance Sunday, May 18, 7:30pm
The Cooperage
7220 Lomas NE
(505) 232-9868
abqmusic.com

Kokopelli’s Legacy: Indian Flute Music
David Wolfs Robe music is composed and inspired by nature and the spirit that surrounds him. Wolfs Robe believes we hear the echoes of time within the moving sounds of various Native American wood, ancient bone, and river cane flutes. Wolfs Robe performs Native American style flute music that celebrates tradition and the reverence for the earth. These performances are free and will take place on the visitor center patio. Registration is not required. Monday, May 19, 10am and 2pm
Petroglyph National Monument (505) 899-0205 x332

Frank McCulloch y sus Amigos
Enjoy Mexican, New Mexican, American and Irish folk music by this popular Albuquerque musical group.
Performance Thursday, May 22, 6-8pm
Sunshine Cafe
1134 Mountain Rd. NW
(505) 242-1499
sunshinecaf eabq.com Southwest Jazz Orchestra at the Outpost
This 12-piece jazz orchestra performs under the direction of Jack Manno, focusing on the work of great jazz performers. While the orchestra has included numerous fine musicians over the last four years, its core remains solid with three players who have been with the band since the beginning: guitarist, Michael Anthony, former LA jazz and studio musician; saxophonist, Bill Wood, UNM Professor of Theory and Composition for over 40 years; and trumpet player Jan McDonald, Santa Fe’s all-around trumpet player and teacher who’s at home in either classical or jazz. The rest of the personnel include Cindy Tag, Aaron Lewis, and J. R. Williams on reeds; Debbie Taylor, trombone; Chris Allen, vibes; Paul Brown, bass; and Rick Compton, drums. The SJO was founded and is directed by Jack Manno, former studio singer from New York, pianist, arranger and composer whose credits include recording work with Judy Garland, Harry Belafonte, Leonard Bernstein, Perry Como, Duke Pearson, and many others.
Performance Thursday, May 22, 7pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

¡Globalquerque! Tickets now on sale
¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 4th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture has announced that EARLY BIRD Tickets for this year’s festival, which takes place on September 19 & 20, are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets (www. ticketmaster. com, 866- 448-7849 or 505-883-7800) including all Smith’s stores in New Mexico, select F.Y.E and Macy’s stores nationwide and at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Box Office. Early Bird prices are in effect until June 20, 2008. As in past years, ¡Globalquerque! 2008 will present a wide range of performers from around from 5 continents on 3 stages over 2 nights, including artists from New Mexico’s varied musical traditions

Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry

NM Filmmakers Showcase 2008
The 4th annual NM Filmmakers Showcase is a non- juried, non-competitive series of open screenings designed to expose and celebrate the work of New Mexico filmmakers. The four day event offers local directors, producers and screenwriters a chance to have their short or feature-length work shown publicly on the big screen. All screenings are free and there is no entry fee to submit a film. Narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films will be accepted. Favorite films will be selected by the audience and a panel of local filmmakers, to be shown in three NM cities in the summer of 2008. Guests will be able to meet the filmmakers

More at abqarts.org

What a day, and a long one! I took a break and had lunch with a friend at Tecolote on Cerrillos. It hit the spot. Perfect for a cold rainy day. Day 2 of rain a major blessing for NM. Paid some bills. Came home and did a lot of computer work. Ever done lots of signups and forget you had those communities or businesses to work with? Found some of those today. Need to get organized.

All the tragedies in the news too. This can be overwhelming. I am glad for my irises that deep purple provide inspiration. So when stresses pile up in your life, what do you do? I look for fun and music. Tonight I watched an intense movie that helped me open up my compassion for humanity: After the Rain available on DVD.

Now let’s look at that alibi.. www.alibi.com

From the Alibi.com for Friday…visit the mag for the rest of the week…and the rest of Friday’s listings.

Friday May 16, 2008

“Someday” Wine Today — Waiting for a special occasion to try great wines? Every Friday in May is “Someday Day” at Le Café Miche (1431 Wyoming NE). Order $200 in wine, and you and your companion will have your three-course meals (any appetizer, entrée and dessert on the menu) comped. Call 299-6088 for reservations.

Beer and Wine Tasting — Every Friday night (4-6 pm) and Saturday afternoon (2-4 pm), the beer and wine department at the Academy Whole Foods (5815 Wyoming NE, 856-0474) hosts free beer and wine tastings. Food and live jazz music are included on Friday nights. Also held at the Indian School Plaza location (2103 Carlisle NE, 260-1366) from 3:30-5:30 pm on Saturdays.

Friday May 16, 2008

Atomic Cantina — Maria Mercury’s MF’n Birthday with Paper Sleeves · My Freudian Slip · Truth in Lies (10 p.m.) · FREE
Bandido Hideout, Candelaria — DJ Sketch · Hip-hop/reggae (8 p.m.)
Blackbird Buvette — DJ Halcyon (10 p.m.) · FREE
Borders, ABQ Uptown — Élu (7 p.m.)
Brio Grille — Batman and Ravin (5-8 p.m.)
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — Goodbye Cody CD Release Party · A Man About A Horse · The Cherry Tempo · FREE
Caravan East — Long Hard Ride · Staircase 27 · Country · FREE
Casa Vieja, Corrales — Rock Bottom · Blues (7 p.m.) · FREE
Chama River Tap Room, Downtown — DJ Travis Parkin · Acid jazz/lounge (10 p.m.-2 a.m.) · FREE
Compound — Esham · Natas · Unusual Content (7 p.m.) · $16 · ALL-AGES!
Cooperage — Salsa DJs (9:30 p.m.) · $7
Cowboys — Brendan Dawes and Far West Country · $5
Crazy Croc’s Tavern — Electric Edric · Variety rock (9 p.m.) · FREE
El Rey Theater — The Official UNM Graduation Party · Law of Attraction · The James Douglas Show · DJ Justin Credible (9 p.m.)
Gruet Steak House — Karl Richardson (3:30-5:30 p.m.)
High Mayhem Studios, Santa Fe — Creative Soundspace 2008 · The Rrake Quartet · The Sun Spits Cherries · ALL-AGES! (8 p.m.) · Free with purchase of a High Mayhem CD, or $5-$15 donation
Hunab Hookah Lounge — Chill Electronica and Acoustic Improvisation featuring Acids and Basses (10 p.m.) · $5
Knuckleheads Bar and Grill — The Bosque Kings
Le Café Miche — Steve Figueroa and Milo Jaramillo (7-10 p.m.)
Lotus Nightclub — Blanco White Party featuring Le Chat Lunatique · Scumfrog · B-12 (7 p.m.) · $10 donation benefits Healthcare for the Homeless, wear white
Marcello’s Chophouse — Karl Richardson (6:30-9:30 p.m.)
Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid — Phantom Vibration (7-11 p.m.) · $5
Misty’s Hideaway — Victimas · Fields of Elysium · End to End · Blacktooth Grin (9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.)
Molly’s, Tijeras — The Knights · Odd Dog (1:30-9 p.m.)
Mykonos Café and Taverna — Sid Fendley Trio · Jazz (7-10 p.m.)
One Up, Formerly Carom Club — Tommy Gearhart (6-9 p.m.)
Osaka Grill and Seafood, Santa Fe — Ben Martinez Project (8-11 p.m.) · FREE
Outpost Performance Space — Creative Soundspace 2008 featuring Oluyemi Thomas and Henry Grimes · Ijeoma Thomas (7:30 p.m.) · $22, $17 members and students
Pars Cuisine — Traditional belly dancing (7-9 p.m.)
Penn Station — Jam Session with Tom and Jerry (5-7 p.m.)
Pink Adobe, Santa Fe — Roberto Capocchi (7-10 p.m.)
Raw — DJ 12 Tribe · Hip-hop (10 p.m.)
Savoy Bar and Grill — Memphis P-Tails (7-10 p.m.) · FREE
Smokehouse BBQ, Rio Rancho — Holy Water and Whiskey · Bluegrass, folk, cowboy and gospel (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
St. Clair Winery and Bistro — Soul Sanctuary
Sunrise Springs, Santa Fe, Blue Heron Patio, Santa Fe — Crosscurrent (6 p.m.)
Tavern — Random Order · Eve of an End · WeatherRed · Severkill (9 p.m.) · FREE
The Range Café, Bernalillo — Jasper
The Verb Collective, Constitution — Aaron Lewis · Burning Moonlight · Lousy Robot (5-8:30 p.m.) · FREE
Yanni’s, Opa! Bar — Big City Reign (8-11 p.m.) · FREE
Zinc Wine Bar and Bistro — DJ Eldon (8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)

Friday May 16, 2008
PERFORMANCES
Adobe Theater — Sundown by Larry Rosler, Joe Bravaco and Peter Link. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $14 general, $12 students/seniors. Runs thru 5/18. 898-9222.

[LUCKY 7] Screw IM — For those of you who still appreciate the written word, romance and the U.S. Postal Service, A.R. Gurney’s play Love Letters just blew into your life. Two distant lovers exchange letters in a warm and complicated friendship spanning 50 years that has survived second chances, tears and postage increases. Local actor-faves Ninette S. Mordaunt and Ray Orley have teamed up with director Lou Clark and the Aux Dog Theatre on this project, so be prepared for theatric awesomeness and probably a little time for self-reflection. The show runs Friday and Saturday nights through May 24 with a curtain at 8 p.m. The Aux Dog Theatre is located at 3011 Monte Vista NE (corner of Monte Vista and Dartmouth). Call 323-9349 for reservations. (SN)

Cell Theatre — Boston Marriage by David Mamet. Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. Part of the Fusion Theatre Company’s Mamet Festival. $25 general, $20 students/seniors. Runs thru 5/18. 766-9412.
Desert Rose Playhouse — As It Is in Heaven by Arlene Hutton. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 4 pm. $12. Runs thru 5/18. 881-0503.
High Mayhem Studios, Santa Fe — Creative Soundspace 2008 a performance by the Rrake Quartet and the Sun Spits Cherries at 8 pm. $5-$15 donation. (505) 501-3333.
Immanuel Presbyterian Church — A performance by the Albuquerque Civic Chorus with The Madrigalists at 7:30 pm. $5. 897-1998.
Mystery Café, Sheraton Uptown — Murder on the Spanish Main by Mel MacKaron. Visit abqmystery.com for more info.
N4th Art Center — Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls by Naomi Iizuka, performed by In Strange Company. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $15 general, $10 students/seniors. Runs thru 5/18. 344-4542.
National Hispanic Cultural Center — Matachines a variety of dance performances from 11 am-6:30 pm at the Plaza Mayor. Free. Runs thru 5/17. 724-4771.
Outpost Performance Space — Creative Soundspace 2008 a performance by Oluyemi Thomas and Henry Grimes with vocalist/poet Ijeoma Thomas at 7:30 pm. $22 general, $17 members/students. 268-0044.

Popejoy Hall — Russian Brilliance a performance by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 6 pm. 925-5858.
Rodey Theatre, UNM — Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston. Performed by the Tricklock Company. Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $18 general, $12 students/seniors. Runs thru 5/18. 925-5858.
Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho — Saltimbanco a performance by Cirque du Soleil. Runs thru 5/17. (866) 443-8849.
Santa Fe Playhouse, Santa Fe — The Subject Was Roses by Frank D. Gilroy. Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm.$15 general, $12 students/seniors. Runs thru 6/1. (505) 988-4262.
The Filling Station — Church of Beethoven classical music, local poetry and more every Sunday. 243-0596, www.churchofbeethoven.org. Also, Pajaros de Mi Sangre/My Blood Birds by Don Garcia. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $15 general, $10 students/seniors. Runs thru 5/25. 243-0596.
Vortex Theatre — Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 6 pm. $12. Runs thru 6/1. 247-8600.

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Snow still lingers in the mountain, and the weather has been so volatile. Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in daily and local concerns. I took off a few danys from the computer and missed most of the tornado stories. I was aware of the cyclones, and the China earthquake. So many prayers are needed. So many people have died again. At least aid will get to the places in need…perhaps not the outpouring for local disasters. I watered the garden this morning, answered messages and needed to leave quickly for the next, unexpected event. Got some free stuff discarded by a thrift store, and took a box of books to the nearby senior center. Brought presents to a few friends, and tried to consider ways to help an ailing friend of one of my closest friends. Odd day filled with joy and concern. Thanks goodness for the pool and sauna and Feldkrist class.

We need room for expanded hearts. My minister used to comment when things get so absurd we know what to pray for. Thus I take up the charge one more time. Ever wonder what is enough? Could I be more, give more, etc? The answer is to live each day with compassion to care for those we can and reach out when time is right. Bless all of you whom are active in your community and have time to give joyfully. Also take care of yourself too. Watched some TV with a friend. It so quickly blurs the vision from ways to work or help others. Bit in brain fog. I am glad Hillary won. I admire her stamina. I am glad for irises blooming.

I am glad for the food I eat and my cats, and the brillance of life in nature. I can do only so much. good night.

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“I will bet on the horse with less than great odds, for when she wins, the winnings will be greater than all the others. We need some big winnings and great leaders now.”

All this talk about food is making me hungry!!! Gotta go. Mary

Erda Gardens Get-Togethers — This is what local food looks like! The second Saturday of each month from 10 am-2 pm, Erda Gardens members and supporters gather for a work party and tours of the garden located in the South Valley at 1305 Blake SW (off of Isleta). There will be planting, weeding, working on the childrens area and enjoying the garden. Bring water and a sunhat. For more information please call 610-1538 or www.erdagardens.org info source www.alibi.cim

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market — Soak up locally grown foods and agricultural products Saturdays from 7 am-noon, May through July, at the New Mexico State Government PERA building parking lot (1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe). For more info, visit www.santafefarmersmarket.com or call (505) 983-4098.

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The quilt and Wine fair was a success with about 2000 in attendance. A local brewer of old fashioned mead reported it was one of the best ways to kick off the season of wine festivals.
Quoted by Falcon Meadery: New Mexico State Fair Winners 2007

Welcome to the Falcon Meadery and Winery of Santa Fe, New Mexico. (www.falconmeadery.com)

Producing fine meads in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Open M-F 10-Noon and 1-3pm. Weekends by appointment.

Please call for daily schedule information.

Mead is wine made from honey. It may have fruit added. It can be sweet or dry. It is known as “ambrosia”, and “The nectar of the Gods.”

More information about mead

Quilt and Wine Fair — Journey to Corrales for quilts, wines from 11 vintners, food vendors, workshops and entertainment by The Bleecker Street Boys, The Squash Blossom Boys, SOMA, and Jim Jones and Friends. Noon until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Corrales Recreation Center East Soccer Fields, off Corrales Road. Admission is $15 for 21+, $5 youths 13-20, and free for children under 13. (notice from Alibi.com)

Next weekend you can go to either Las Cruces or Albuquerque NM to enjoy their wine festivals.

For more details and links to future happenings go ahead and visit: http://www.nmwine.com/
Most of these companies are small to medium operations and have great stories to tell about their passion for producing local wines. Also when dining out or at your favorite bar ask which local wines, brews, or meade that they are offering. Buy local: your money will go back into our local economies.

OLd video gives you a taste: