Polar Bears are now added to the ENDANGERED SPECIES list. You can go to the MSN interview. I chose this video for the emotional music impact. There have been too many times in my lifetime that the world has allowed wonderful beings to be destroyed….we need to act now.
Personally I think we should build ice pack islands as safety zones….floating islands where the artic wildlife will have safety zones to thrive. These ice packs may also reduce the meltdown, helping many northern seacoasts reduce swelling tides, et al. Spread the idea.
List other great ideas for Elephants, tigers, lions, and your fav friend or species.
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.
“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.”
Casa Sena (Santa Fe NM) Taste of Italy Monday night…call them…or go to Alibi.com another fun wine event…and on Monday in case you missed this weekend’s event. Also great to get you in the mood for this weekend’s wine festivals…see previous blog.
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.
Monday May 12, 2008
Atomic Cantina — Fourth Yeer Freshman · Andy Eppler (9 p.m.) · FREE
Blackbird Buvette — Buvette Team Trivia (6:45 p.m.)
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, Santa Fe — Jerry Becker Trio · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz (8 p.m.) · FREE
Marcello’s Chophouse — Open Piano Night (6-9 p.m.)
Martini Grille — Move Mondays with native soul DJs Beufie, Zaint, Solution, Zaid and Dave (9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.) · FREE
Tavern — Songwriter open mic (7-10 p.m.) · FREE
I’ll tell you more tomorrow.
If you are in Santa Fe and want a bite to eat, you might enjoy Blue Corn Cafe. I enjoy the one downtown more because afer you have your fill, a strool around the plaza will burn some calories. However, the southern location includes easy parking and is very close to 2 movie locations, both with multiple theatres. The food is medium price and great. Red or Green tonight? Margarita or their own home brew? Dessert will put you over the top, so make sure to leave room. Locals enjoy the cafe/bar section a lot. Great place for gossip and may be….
Outside Rio Rancho, NM, there is a small quiet, old fashioned village called Corrales. This small town has several fine restaurants, a few galleries, several horse farms and much more. Make sure to follow their sped limits because they are due diligent in stopping drivers. Corrales has a pastoral atmosphere and a mix of old businesses and contemporary services. You can still see old farms with fresh vegatables, small orchards mixed among small developments and condos.
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.
Expecting a long mother’s day dialogue? Not today. I’m just getting over a bug, and have a short time to write, and have had what seems to be a long week. Didn’t get much done and have been fatigued a lot. Sometimes I wonder how Mothers’ do all that they do everyday! Here’s some news from ABQ arts about this week’s events. If you want to treat Mom right, you’ll have so many choices. Have fun and be creative. abqarts.org
Give this a listen while you browse. Available live on Saturday night:
Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…
Placitas Studio Tour this weekend
Over 50 artists and artisans open their studios to share their pottery, paintings, prints, mosaics, jewelry, fused glass, sculpture, batik, water prisms and more. Shown is one of Greg Reiche’s sculptures incorporating stone, glass and steel. You can find Greg at Studio #21.Take I-25 to the Placitas exit (242), then 2.2 miles east on Highway 165 to Homestead Village Shopping Center for maps and tour information. This has become a traditional Mother’s Day weekend activity.
Studio Tour Sat. May 10 and Sun, May 11, 10- 5
Throughout Placitas
(505) 771-1006 placitasstudi otour.com Fiber Arts Guild showing at Arts Alliance
In honor of Mother’s Day, the May opening at Arts Alliance Gallery will be on May 9th featuring the Fiber Arts Guild. This is a juried group show limited to members of current co-sponsors of the AFAC activities. Fiber art of all techniques displayed plus a special display of original Baby Bonnets in honor of Mother’s Day.
Reception Friday, May 9, 5-8:30pm
Arts Alliance Gallery
1100 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 10
(505) 268-1920 abqarts.org
A Brush with Life
Beginning tonight and continuing Saturday and Sunday at Ironic Horse Studio is A Brush with Life, recent portraits and landscapes in oil and a collection of figure drawings and sketches by Leo Neufeld. There will also be a figure drawing demonstration and discussion with the artist.
Reception Friday, May 9, 6-9pm
Ironic Horse Studio
416 Iron Ave. SE (east of Broadway)
(505) 924-2161
ironic- horse.com
A Standard Debut opens at 105 Studios
Photography, paintings, sculpture and works on paper by 105 Studios artists Kip Malone, Janet Yagoda Shagam, Wes Naman, Benjamin Winters, Cay Garcia, Derick Montez, Yeshe Linda Helander, Gayle Van Horn, Margaret Evangeline and Stacy Hawkinson as well as work by invited artists Mike Certo, Augustine Romero, Gabe Jaureguiberry, Barry McCormick, Mary Carter, Aaron Bass, Nancy Wiedower and Diane Orchard. The opening reception will include music by guitarist and singer Seth Hoffman.
Reception Saturday, May 10, 5-8pm
105 Studios
105 Fourth St. SW
(505) 363-3868
8th Annual Legacy Art Fundraiser
This fundraising auction and dinner is presented by St. Pius X High School Foundation and J.B. and Amado Pena’s Art has Heart Foundation. Funds educational scholarships.
Special Event Saturday, May 10, 6-10pm
Sandia Resort and Casino
Tramway and I-25
(505) 263-7063
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls at N4th
Following the lives of friends and lovers, acquaintances and strangers, the play’s characters wander through Alaska, Hawaii, New York and Inner Borneo. Along the way, seemingly arbitrary encounters with an Incan mummy, Komodo Dragons, pinatas and other oddities, propel this bewildering but thought provoking story that has the lone common thread of an astrological occurrence known as Saturn’s Return. (Local IQ). Directed by Rebeca Mayorga and performed by In Strange Company. Runs through May 18th.
Performance Fri-Sat May 9-10 at 8pm, Sun May 11, 2pm
N4th Theater
4904 Fourth St. NW
(505) 344-4542 vsartsnm.org
Matachines at NHCC
The first ever gathering of Matachines dance groups from the southwest will take place at the NHCC, performing on both Friday and Saturday on the Plaza Mayor. There will also be workshops and panel discussions about the dance in the Wells Fargo Auditorium on both afternoons.
Special Event Friday, May 16, 11am-6pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 246-2261 nhccnm.org
Congratulations KUNM!
For the 7th year in a row KUNM has been named Station of the Year by the NM Associated Press. KUNM News also won an impressive 17 AP awards in a division that includes the largest and most competitive stations in the state.
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festive & Highland Games
This is a celebration of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Manx and Galician culture. Experience the food, dance, music (including a harp gathering), athletics, costume and history of the Celtic heritage. I may go just to find out what Celtic dog demonstrations are all about!
Saturday, May 17 9am-5pm
Balloon Festival Park
700 Alameda NW (east of I-25)
(505) 453-0696
Cowboys are my Weakness at UNM
This sensually wild ride adapted from the critically- acclaimed novel by Pam Houston is a collection of strong, shrewd and very funny stories that is getting great reviews. (What else would you expect from Ticklock?) Presented by Tricklock Company. Continuing through May 18
Rodey Theater, UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 254-8393 tricklock.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Wilco at Popejoy
Based in Chicago, Wilco has released a slew of CDs, each of which stretches the boundaries of outlaw country and good, old fashioned Americana folk-rock. Wilco’s musicianship is among the best and tightest in their genre. Opening for Wilco is the Retribution Gospel Choir, featuring Alan Sparhawk and Matt Livingston from the band Low. An AMP production.
Performance Friday, May 9, 8pm
Popejoy Hall
UNM Center for the Arts
UNM’s Ticketing Service
Lo Maduro de La Cultura 15th Anniversary
One of Albuquerque’s cultural treasures, Lo Maduro is celebrating 15 years of bringing cultural entertainment to Albuquerque with a special performance by Los Reyes de Albuquerque at the Historic Kimo Theatre. For nearly half a century, Los Reyes de Albuquerque has brought audiences traditional Hispanic music. Co- founders Roberto Martinez, Sr. and Ray Flores created Los Reyes in 1962. In 2003 Roberto and his son, Lorenzo, received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award. General admission tickets only $5.
Performance Saturday, May 10, 7-9pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
Mother’s Day Band Concert in Old Town
Celebrate Mothers on their special day with a free concert at the Gazebo. The Ambush Brass Band, a trombone group, will perform ragtime, marches, classical, American ballads, jazz and oldies to entertain all generations.
Concert Sunday, May 11, 10am-4pm
Old Town Plaza
Call 311 for more information
Annual Mother’s Day Symphony Concert at the Zoo
One of the most popular Mother’s Day events in Albuquerque, the annual Symphony Concert on the lawn features the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roger Melone performing works by Mozart, Sousa, Borodin and more.Each year, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra invites the winner of the Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition to perform with them at the Mother’s Day Concert. The winner this year is 10-year-old Gregory Martin who lives in Farmington. The concert is included with regular zoo admission and there is no charge for children two and under. Lawn seating, so bring chairs. Food will be available for purchase; No alcoholic beverages. FREE Park & Ride will be operating. Call 311 for more detailed information.
Concert Sunday, May 11, 2-3pm
Rio Grande Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW
(505) 764-6200
Creative Soundspace 2008 at the Outpost Check out some fine jazz at the Outpost next weekend with Oluyemi Thomas & Henry Grimes Friday night and Chris Jonas and Nakatani/Weaver/Balistreri on Saturday night. Presented by Outpost Performance Space in partnership with High Mayhem.
Performances Fri-Sat, May 16-17, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044 outpostspace.org
Enjoy Lunch and Live Music on Civic Plaza
What are those great sounds coming from Civic Plaza at Noon on Wednesdays? The City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department is making lunchtime a lot more fun for area workers and visitors with with Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza. The one-hour concerts offer anyone in the downtown area the opportunity to brown-bag or purchase food from any of the many nearby cafes and restaurants, then enjoy dining in the outdoors while listening to great music. The David Kurtz Band ends the season on May 14th with melodic pop rock sounds.
For more information, call 311
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Art on Film Series continues at the Guild
Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring a series of Art on Film events at the Guild Theater. Next will be Alice Neel screening May 10-11 at 2pm. All seats are $5. Filmmaker Andrew Neel explores the life and art of his grandmother, celebrated American painter Alice Neel. A single mother whose defiance of convention fueled a dynamic creativity that helped her overcome the limitations imposed on her as a female artist, Alice Neel offers insight into the woman whose remarkable portraits still possess the power to move and inspire. View a trailer
May 10-11, 2pm
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
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 at a gathering at Laru, 3413 Central NE (3 doors down from the Guild) from 6-7 on opening night, May 15. View the complete line up her e.
Screening May 15-18
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Duke City Shootout accepting scripts for 2008 Duke City Shootout movie competition
Here’s your chance to be part of the world’s longest- running script-to-screen movie competition — The Duke City Shootout. Part script competition, part production festival and totally exhilarating, the ninth annual Shootout will take place July 25-Aug. 2, 2008 in Albuquerque. To become part of this challenge, submit your script of up to 12 pages and you’ll be eligible to be one of seven lucky filmmakers chosen to have their movie shot, edited and premiered in just one week — at our expense. As usual, we’ll be accepting scripts on-line via Withoutabox, or you can fill out forms from our website and submit directly. Visit our website and click on “Submit Your Script” for more information. Get a $5 per script discount if you submit by April 15, 2008. The deadline is May 15, 2008 and 10 finalists will be announced June 4, 2008. The seven winners will be announced a week later.
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
Did you know that the Arts Alliance maintains the only Ethnic Events Calendar in the state? It’s on their web site. Check it out!
a bqarts.org/cultural/culturecal.htm
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
Blog ideas come in and out of my head. Sometime soon, I’ll get a pad and keep notes. In the meantime, here’s some great news early. The best part about these releases is that you get plenty of time to plan your summer and you have the #1 chance to get tickets where appropiate. I will also do reminders, and perhaps a few features on different musicans. If you call NMJW let them know you read this here. Thanks.
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
Salsa Under the Stars
Jazz & Blues Under the Stars
2008 Women’s Voices Festival
For event & ticket info, call 255-9798
Or visit the NMJW website at www.nmjazz.org
SALSA UNDER THE STARS – The place for enjoying the hottest Salsa dance music at the coolest dance spot in Albuquerque: Friday nights at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission (EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED): $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. 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.
FRIDAY, MAY 30 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Chino Espinoza y los Dueňos Del Son
In this video the crowd is wild and the band hot, so you can get a sense of what may be the mood in the summer (almost) night. Be prepared to dance…how could you sit still? You might even forget that you are in Alburquerque NM!!
The summer gets real hot here. Can we take more heat? You decide and watch the video. Now grandmas, don’t let the grandkids have all the fun: get out there and show them that you still know the moves. Make everyone else blush. Afterall, how long have you danced to salsa?!
FRIDAY, JULY 11 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Conjunto Colores
FRIDAY, JULY 18 Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual
Son Como Son New Mexico Jazz Festival
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
Calle 66
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10
Havana NRG
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 ART EDGE of ALBUQUERQUE NIGHT
Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Son Como Son
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JAZZ & BLUES UNDER THE STARS: Saturday nights at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission (EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED): $12 Adults; $10 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $9 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. 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.
SATURDAY, MAY 31 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT
Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith
Plus The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
Michael Herndon Group
Straight Up featuring the Vocals of Giacomo Gates
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Todd Tijerina Band
Los Albuquerque Blues Connection
Paul Brodsky (Solo Blues Guitar, Harp & Vocals)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Tickets for this evening’s concert are: $15, $12 & $10 The Jazz of Rob Mullins
SATURDAY, JULY 12 New Mexico Jazz Workshop & Albuquerque Museum Southwest Jazz Orchestra Board of Directors Annual Social
SATURDAY, JULY 19 Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual
Pleasure Pilots New Mexico Jazz Festival
Memphis P’Tails
Chris Dracup (Solo Blues, Guitar & Vocals)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Jeff Brown Trio
Bert Dalton Brazilian Jazz Project
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
Patty Stephens with The Pat Rhoads Jazz Ensemble
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2008 WOMEN’S VOICES FESTIVAL - Women’s Voices, a festival which began in 1993, continues as an annual tribute to the outstanding women vocalists in New Mexico: The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater – 2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. Admission: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors (65+) and Students w/ID; $10 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW) and Albuquerque Museum Members. Families are welcome and Children Under 12 are Free. A limited number of Gold Circle seats (preferred seating in front of the stage) are available at $30 each. 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.
Presented in Partnership with The 3rd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival
FRIDAY, JULY 25 Hosted by: TBA
Featured performers are:
Charmed / Dianna Hughes / Patti Littlefield / Kari Simmons / Hillary Smith
SATURDAY, JULY 26 Hosted by Nancy Laflin, Executive Director of The New Mexico Music Commission
Featured performers are:
The Buckarettes / Jenny Marlow / Busy McCarroll / Madi Sato / Susan Clark
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SUNDAY JAM SESSIONS at SEASONS ROTISSERIE & GRILL
2031 Mountain Road NW – Old Town Albuquerque
Curated by Maud Beenhouwer – Bassist, Band Leader, and New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music Faculty member
Each Jam Session features a house band made up of local professionals. Jammers are asked to arrive early, sign-up, and listen to the first pro set. We encourage you to support your local scene by purchasing food and beverages at the venue. This is our seventh summer of great jam sessions on the Seasons Rooftop Patio.
All Jam Sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. on the scenic rooftop patio. Seasons generally does not accept reservations for the Rooftop. Early arrival (6:30 p.m.) is highly recommended for choice seating. Seasons is a family-friendly environment, and minors are allowed if escorted by an adult guardian. There is a never a cover charge for Jazz events at Seasons.
Jazz Jammers please call The New Mexico Jazz Workshop at 505-255-9798. Seasons patrons please call Seasons at 505-766-5100.
Sunday, May 4 New Mexico Jazz Workshop Alumni Band
Sunday, May 11 Dan Dowling Quartet w/John Truitt
Sunday, May 18 Dan Dowling Quartet w/Dick Trask
Sunday, May 25 Dan Dowling Quartet w/Robb Janov
Sunday, June 1 Jeff Brown Quartet
Sunday, June 8 Jeff Brown Quartet
Sunday, June 15 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Lee Taylor
Sunday, June 22 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Rodolfo Gonzalez
Sunday, June 29 Lisa Lopez Quartet w/Dimi DiSanti
Sunday, July 6 Ed Ulman Quartet
Sunday, July 13 Ed Ulman Quartet
Sunday, July 20 Joan Griffin Quartet
Sunday, July 27 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 3 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 10 Patty Stephens Quartet
Sunday, August 17 Lee Taylor Quartet
Sunday, August, 24 Lee Taylor Quartet
Sunday, August 31 Hillary Smith Quartet
I know you are in the mood for more musica..and you will find more here throughout the summer. Don’t wait for me, you can start listening to these musicans now, buy their CDs, and of course buy some tickets. Wouldn’t hurt for you to become a NMJW member either to get discounts. If you have a group who wants to celebrate a special occassion why not make your reservations (and buy your tickets) now. The party will be huge, and you can embellish with some food, etc. Perhaps even a few hotel rooms so you can make your fun an all-nighter. Be creative.
SATURDAY, MAY 31 www.nmjazz.org FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT
Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith
Plus The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands
While I am looking…here…
OK so I did not find the band I was loooking for. I know you are thirsting for music so I substituted a little. Here are two links that will give you more information:
Ok, I went to the nmjazz.org site and clicked links. There’s a radio program that features local jazz musicians…so hit it there, or use the links provided above.
I love learning more about the musicians. You can shortcut to there and find your own favs until I do more research. Play! If you would like to be featured on this blog, contact me. Leave a comment and I’ll contact you.
After detoxification, replenishment
and hydration are necessary to make up
for the moisture lost during a long dry winter.
Spring Renewal
fter hibernating through a long winter, there is nothing like spring: flowers, sunshine and warmer temperatures. Just as it is a time of renewal for the Earth, it is also a time of renewal for our skin.
Skin care in spring is all about detoxification. All winter long our skin has acquired dead cells and has lost great amounts of vitamins C and D. As we shed our winter coats, it is also time to shed our dead skin and feed our remaining skin the vitamins lost so it can become the beautiful flower that it is meant to be. Detoxification can occur through a good deep-cleansing facial or a detoxifying mud treatment. Many spas offer detoxifying treatments for the face and body. Adding a facial scrub to your cleansing routine one to two times a week is also a good way to remove dead skin cells, leaving your skin fresh and clear.
Taking a multivitamin daily is highly recommended as part of your skin-care regime. Vitamin A rebuilds cellular structure and helps clear acne. Vitamin B helps with moisture retention and hydration. Vitamin C helps repair sun damage and is full of antioxidants that help your defense against pollution, smoking and sun exposure. Topical vitamin C can further protect the skin from UV damage caused by prolonged sun exposure; however, while it can help safeguard against skin damage and reduce discoloration, it should be used in conjunction with, not in place of, a good sunscreen. Vitamin E helps repair dry skin and with moisture retention, promotes healing and improves circulation. Vitamin K helps with the dark circles and discoloration under the eyes. To further detoxify yourself, many skin-care lines and health food stores offer vitamins specifically for that purpose.
After detoxification, replenishment and hydration are necessary to make up for the moisture lost during a long dry winter. New Mexico is a dry climate all year round, so be sure to drink lots of water daily to help keep your skin hydrated. A good moisturizer with vitamins B and E will also help with moisture retention. A moisturizer with A, E, C and B is even better, as it offers all the vitamins necessary for your skin. When the weather really warms up, it could be difficult to convince yourself to apply a heavy moisturizer. An alternative to this would be to use a hydrating toner or serum — a clear, concentrated version of a cream — which will give you the moisture you need without heaviness. Organic products without mineral oil and pesticides are better for your skin, and because of their new popularity they can be relatively inexpensive.
It cannot be said enough that sunblock is one of the most important things that you can do for your skin to protect it from aging as well as skin cancer. No less then 20 SPF is recommended for the New Mexico climate. For additional coverage, wear a mineral makeup. Zinc oxide one of the base ingredients for most mineral makeups and is a natural sunblock that does not leave a greasy residue. Jane Iredale is a great makeup line that has Broad-spectrum UVB and UVA protection and does not test on animals.
Another natural way to protect your skin is by taking pomegranate extract or pills. Pomegranates have a very high content of antioxidants called polyphenols, which inhibit harmful enzymes and strengthen cell membranes, thereby creating a natural barrier to the sun in your skin. In research, when pomegranate was added to sunblock it was found to increase its effectiveness by 20 percent, and when taken orally it increased the effectiveness of sunscreens by 25 percent. Many skin-care lines are now adding pomegranate to their products, and currently it is being further researched as a cancer preventative and treatment.
Overall, remember to be kind to your skin. We live in a harsh environment with strong sun and wind. Sometimes a good facial, moisturizer and sunblock are all you need to put your best face forward.
Resources
• Mud detox and facials: Body, 333 Cordova Rd., Santa Fe, (505) 986-0362; Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, 50 Los Baños Dr., Ojo Caliente, (505) 583-2233.
• Pomegranate extract or pills and multivitamin: Vitamin Cottage, 3328 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, (505) 474-0111; Whole Foods, 753 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, (505) 992-1700.
Additional thoughts, by Mary MacIntyre
First, if the link above does not create an OBVIOUS suggestion, here is the news: a new issue of the Sun Monthly is on your local newstand and can be read online too. Click the link.
I chose to highlight the above article because it mentioned the Vitamin Cottage, now know as Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, which is where I work Part Time. Thanks for the plug! Also as always…there’s more to find in the Sun Monthly than you’d expect. If you are a local biz check out their advertising rates too. If you are from afar and want our biz advertise anyway….reasons: another day.
Technically I am not supoose to talk about the following ideas, as it may be impossible to separate my personal thoughts from VC’s perspective.
Re: Skin. If you use sun block, read the labels very carefully to make sure there are no toxic substances. Also plan on adding Vitamin D to your diet as sun block reduces your body’s abilitiy to manufacture Vitamin D. Good tightly woven organic cotton clothes could help as much as sub block. Wear a hat (which I seldom do). Drink lots of water. Eat fruits and veggies. Aloe is great for the skin. Remember cucumbers.
Go to www.weleda.com and press en for English.
From the Weleda website.
Cosmetics
Weleda cosmetics are carefully produced from choice raw materials of high quality and naturalness in modern manufacturing plants.
They are sensibly composed and are particularly gentle to the skin, containing no synthetic preserving agents nor colouring, or flavouring. Weleda has never conducted or commissioned animal experiments, neither at research level nor in connection with quality and usage tests. This is possible due to the high quality of the substances used, which have proven valuable through long-term experience. On the other hand Weleda employs different methods before a new product line is marketed, e.g. Weleda pharmacists or volunteers testing the products under guidance of medical specialists.
The well-balanced composition and processing of Weleda’s natural cosmetics provide a healthy balance as they support the health- and life processes of the whole organism. They contribute to well-being and vitality by their naturalness and freshness.
Me again (Mary MacIntyre). Think about the functions of skin and what it needs. It needs to breathe, keep hydrated, have room to sweat, take in sunlight to make vitamin D and protect the whole body from toxins, viruses.
What you put on your skin will be absorbed within minutes, if not sooner into your blood stream. This means that these ingredients aren’t first digested through the intestinal system or filtered through the liver. Whereas the skin seeks to eliminate waste products (sweat), and protect from toxins, your cosmetics may interfere with both. Sun block may block your pores so sweat can’t be released, and if your cosmetics contain harmful toxins, they get to float around in your body and wreck havoc.
In a recent workshop sponsored by Weleda, the speaker talked about layering different products to hydrate and pull in attributes of other products. It maximized the nuturing of the skin and prepared for a healthy environment.
Also Sea buckthorn oil is great for hiking, as it help the skin stay hydrated, and is good as an essential fatty acid. Go to the Weleda site or google sea buckthorn. It’s also high in antioxidants.
Add Water. Drink, splash, wash, use cucumbers which are full of water, high in collagen, and provide a cooling benefit. In a local spa (ten thousand waves) they even make a cucumber water because it is so good for skin.
Check out the resources provided by Michael Clark, read up on nutrients great for wonder full skin, and visit any of the locations mentioned for more in depth information. More soon.
Credits: abqarts newsletter: www.abqarts.org,
I’ve selected related videos from youtube.com, other link references are included.
PLease support the arts. Bring the family for the mother’s day concert. More soon. I’ve been working too much this week.
at the Outpost
Songwriter/musician Kate MacLeod’s songs have been recorded by artists from California to the Czech Republic. A performer, studio musician, and leader of master classes and workshops, she is best known for her original songs and her unique fiddling style. Hailed as one of the “Ten Acts to Watch” by editors of the MusicHound Folk Essential Album Guide, MacLeod is often compared to Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith and Richard Thompson. Opening the concert will be Santa Fe-based singer-songwriter Martha Reich, who was a finalist in the 2006 New Mexico State Fair Talent Showcase. She is joined by transgalactic electro-cellist Michael Kott, a professor of cello at the College of Santa Fe. Sponsored by Joan Weissman Studio.
Performance Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044 outpostspace.org
Garrison Keillor Benefit Concert
On May 7, Garrison Keillor will perform a Benefit Concert with, and for, the NM Symphony Orchestra. Keillor is much more than a humorist and national radio host: he’s a poet, author, performer … and a very generous guy.
Performance Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm
Popejoy Hall, UNM Campus
Call the NMSO Box Office at 505-881-8999
nmso.org
Leo Kottke at the KiMo
For the past three decades, Leo Kottke has been indefatigable in his pursuit of a unique musical vision that has placed him among the foremost acoustic guitar stylists of our time. Kottke’s ability to embrace folk idioms and pop melodies as readily as he assimilates jazz and classical influences makes him unique among guitar virtuosi. For all its technical brilliance, wicked syncopation and harmonic sophistication, Kottke’s music is eminently accessible. At heart he’s a populist; this has been abundantly clear ever since the guitarist’s 1969 debut, 12 String Blues. His latest album, Try and Stop Me, is the most improvisational record the legendary guitarist has ever recorded. An AMP Production.
Performance Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
Tickets: KiMo Box Office 505-768-3544 and
Ticketmaster 505-883-7800 abqmusic.com
Annual Mother’s Day Symphony Concert
One of the most popular Mother’s Day events in Albuquerque, the annual Symphony Concert on the lawn features the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roger Melone performing works by Mozart, Sousa, Borodin and more.Each year, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra invites the winner of the Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition to perform with them at the Mother’s Day Concert. The winner this year is 10-year-old Gregory Martin who lives in Farmington. The concert is included with regular zoo admission and there is no charge for children two and under. Lawn seating, so bring chairs. Food will be available for purchase; No alcoholic beverages. FREE Park & Ride will be operating. Call 311 for more detailed information.
Concert Sunday, May 11, 2-3pm
Rio Grande Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW
(505) 764-6200
OLD promo:
Enjoy Lunch and Live Music on Civic Plaza
What are those great sounds coming from Civic Plaza at Noon on Wednesdays? The City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services Department is making lunchtime a lot more fun for area workers and visitors with with Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza. The one-hour concerts offer anyone in the downtown area the opportunity to brown-bag or purchase food from any of the many nearby cafes and restaurants, then enjoy dining in the outdoors while listening to great music. May 7th, you’ll enjoy contemporary folk rock from the Shelley Barratt Band, and The David Kurtz Band ends the season on May 14th with melodic pop rock sounds.
For more information, call 311
Congratulations to local favorite Le Chat Lunatique - nominated for seven NM Music Awards! To learn more about the NM Music Awards go to their web site at newmexicomusicawards.com
OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS:
We are looking for original northern New Mexico Music for an upcoming project. You must be able to show proof of copyright (a certificate from the Copyright office in Washington DC) and have a professional recording of the songs. Charts are also helpful. If you would like to know more, please e-mail Jose Ponce at joseponce@aol.com or qandajose@joseantonioponce.com.
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The Eric Larson Endowment has reached its goal of $15,000.00, the minimum amount necessary for the endowment to begin handing out scholarships. Our next goal is to reach $100,000.00 over the next five years. Our thanks to Belinda Jenzen, Sandra Kosen and their staff at the UNM Foundation offices for helping to make this endowment a reality. We should be able to present our first small scholarship to a deserving student this fall.
Please consider a tax-deductible gift to the UNM Foundation and help us achieve this goal. Simply click on the link on the lower left hand corner of this page to find out how you can contribute. The NMMA contributes a minimum of $1000.00 annually to this endowment. For more information, please visit http://www.ericlarsonendowment.com/.
Bobbie Bova, Eric’s daughter, and the NMMA are also in the process of putting together a benefit concert event for 2010. Anyone interested in being a part of this event can e-mail us at mail@ericlarsonendowment.com.
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My weekend was busy and exhausting, and so I missed letting you know about the Gathering Of Nations POWOW. At the end of this blog you can see glimpses of this most famous, well one of the biggest powwow’s in America. You can listen to native American Music from the link above. Here’s also the short list of upcoming pow wow’s. Go to the site, link above for more details.
The rest of the world, especially the USA, could take a tip from these peoples, and perhaps work on a respect for cultures, and a gathering of Nations.
May 2-3 - 33rd American Indian Club Pow Wow
Location: Brick Breden Field House - Bozeman, Montana.
Notes: Contest Pow Wow.
Contact: (406) 994-4880, website www.montana.edu/wwwnas , email: jburns@montana.edu
May 2-3 - Chemeketa Pow Wow
Location: Chemawa School Gym - Salem, Oregon.
Notes: Traditional Pow Wow.
Contact: (503) 399-5721 ext. 225, website www.chemawa.bia.edu , email: jbauman@wvi.com or kserna@chemawa.bia.edu
May 2-3 - Lumbee Springs Pow Wow
Location: Farmers Market Agriculture Center - Lumberton, North Carolina.
Notes: Contest Pow Wow.
Contact: (910) 521-7861, website www.lumbeetribe.com, email: mhunt@lumbeetribe.com
May 2-3 - Uishe Nacaw Pow Wow
Location: Peter Scott Center - Portland, Oregon.
Notes: Contest Pow Wow.
Contact: (503) 725-5671, website www.uishe.groups.pdx.edu, email: ncharley@pdx.edu
May 3 - 13th Harvard University Pow Wow
Location: Radcliffe Yard - Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Notes: Traditional Pow Wow.
Contact: (617) 495-4923, website www.ksg.harvard.edu/hunap/news_powwow07.htm, email: hunap@harvard.edu
May 3 - 19th Annual Graduation Pow Wow
Location: University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Notes: Traditional Pow Wow.
Contact: (204) 474-8850 or (800) 432-1960 ext. 8850, website www.umanitoba.ca/student/asc email: asc@umanitoba.ca
May 3 - 2nd AIHREA Health and Wellness Pow Wow
Location: Johnson County Comm. College - Overland Park, Kansas.
Notes: Contest Pow Wow.
Host Drum: Watson Park.
Contact: (913) 469-8500 ext. 4823 or (913) 588-2708, website www.aihrea.com , email: smdaley@jccc.edu ext. asc@umanitoba.ca
May 3 - 13th ENUMCLAW Pow Wow
Location: High School Gym - Enumclaw, Washington.
Notes: Contest Pow Wow.
Contact: (360) 886-7125 or (360) 825-2523, email: sonya_bonnell@enumclaw.wednet.edu
May 3 - Graduation Pow Wow
Location: College Campus - Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
Notes: Traditional Pow Wow.
Contact: (605) 964-4071, email: dhighelk@yahoo.com
May 3 - American Indian Festival
Location: Algonac Elementary - Algonac, Michigan.
Notes: Traditional Pow Wow.
Contact: (810) 989-2727, email: slkota@yahoo.com
Look on the web to to learn more about the Santa Fe Indian Market. There are also events frequently at each pueblo, including dances, tours, and much more. Google for times and dates. Also contact the NEW Mexico DEPT of Tourism for more details. If you come to Santa Fe, visit the Native American vendors on the plaza for some exquisite authentic Native American arts and crafts. BUy direct and know that you are supporting the families of local tribes. Questions? Leave me a comment here.
So I was wondering if there’s a b ig lead up to Cinqo De Mayo
in the art plus scene. Maybe sort of…however: there’s plenty to read about. www.abqarts.org
Poetic Crossing: Contemporary Spanish Artists
Enjoy three fine shows at the same location First Friday evening. ArtHaus66 will present Travesia Poetica: Contemporary Spanish Artists; Art Bar Gallery will be featuring new collage art work by Wayne Berube and Scott Michael Gallery shows new sculpture and paintings by Scott Michael. Travesia Poetica offers a remarkable view of the current state of affairs in Spanish art and forecasts its latest trends and ideas through the work of nine very talented young artists: Diego Fermin, Publo Casado, Eva Poyato, Luis Castelo, Moises Yagues, Javier Albar, Sofia Basterra, Nefario Monzon, and Antonio Fernandez. Please welcome them to the First Friday Artscrawl circuit.
Opening Reception - Friday May 2, 6-9pm
Galleries @ Cal-Linn
6320 Linn Avenue NE
(505) 830-9653 arthaus66.com - artbargallery.com
3rd Annual Albuquirky House Tour
OFFCenter Community Arts Presents the Third Annual Albuquirky House Tour on Saturday May 3rd. This year a really special and certainly “quirky” house is included —a Bart Prince house!!> Two other equally arty, folky and quirky houses offering unique charm and fabulous art will also be included. Saturday, May 3, 1-4pm
$30 Tickets available at OFFCenter 247-1172
Corrales Studio Tour
Nearly 60 artists are participating in the annual tour, offering paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, ceramics, and fiber arts. Information tents will be placed at the corner of Meadlowlark and Corrales Road.
Special event Sat. May 3 and Sun. May 4, 10- 5
Throughout the village of Corrales
(505) 385-8056
corralesar tstudiotour.com
As the month winds down, this is your last chance to see some exhibits worth visiting: Libros: Altered and Handcrafted Book Display and The Photography of Glenn F. Hohnstreiter at the Main Library downtown, 501 Copper NW. Barbara Ruzinsky’s black and white photos of New Mexico at the Chocolate Cafe and Bakery, 2933 Monte Vista NE, and works of Frank McCullough at The Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road. NW.
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Destructible Heart at 516 ARTS
516 ARTS and the UNM M.F.A in Creative Writing program present a reading celebrating Destructible Heart Press, a local small press founded in 2002 with the principle that good poets deserve good looking books. Meet Dan Darling, a native of Albuquerque; Damien Flores, New Mexico Hispano Entertainers’ Association Poet of the Year; Meghan Jones, a 20- year old hurricane; and Adam Rubinstein, founder of Destructible Heart Press. They publish “Gourmet Chapbooks,” with the aim of wasting no word and no space.
Special event Saturday, April 26, 8pm
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445 516arts.org
A Bigger Boat at the Harwood this Sunday
Remember the National Poetry Slam 2005 and how proud we were that the Albuquerque team won! Come to the Harwood this Sunday and peruse a new book out from UNM Press - A Bigger Boat: The Unlikely Success of the Albuquerque Slam Scene edited by our own Susan McAllister, Don McIver, Mikaela Renz and Daniel Solis. It’s more than a recounting of the story of hosting and winning NPS 2005 - it’s a history of our spoken word community and the story of how a city can incubate and support a movement.
Special event Sunday, April 27, 11:30am
Harwood Art Center
1114 7th St. NW (at Mountain Road)
(505) 242-6367
Blythe Eden Dance Company in Ein Soph Or at N4th
The company, known for its racy topics and dynamic performers, take on the Big Bang Theory, Creationism, rave dance and meditation, stirs it up and serves it as an evening length dance performance. Collaborations include choreography by Jennifer Predock-Linnell, and premier musical compositions by Ruffalo and Roth. Sacred geometry artist, Evan Small, will be creating a meditation space. This is an all ages performance.
Performance Thursday, May 1, 8pm
VSA North Fourth Art Center
4904 Fourth St. NW
(505) 345-2872 vsartsnm.org
Cowboys are my Weakness at UNM
A sensually wild ride adapted from the critically- acclaimed novel by Pam Houston, this is a collection of strong, shrewd and very funny stories. You will meet smart women who are looking for the love of a good man and men who are wild and hard to pin down. Conceived and adapted for the stage by Myra Platt. Presented by Tricklock Company. Runs through May 18.
New Mexico Premiere Friday, May 2, 8pm
Rodey Theater, UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 254-8393 tricklock.com
Ballet Repertory Theatre at the KiMo
From the fine baroque lacework of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to the dark romance of Peter Tchaikovsky’s Seasons to the jovial tangos of Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, the creative minds of Ballet Repertory Theatre present their take on the cycles of life.
Performances Sat. May 3, 7pm, Sun. May 4, 2pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW cabq.gov/kimo
2008 Words Afire Festival
This festival of new works written by award winning writers in the Dramatic Writing Program at UNM continues through the 27th at Rodey Theatre and the Experimental Theatre.
UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 277-7331
wordsafire.unm.edu
25th Gathering of Nations Powwow
The largest annual gathering of Native American people in the world will be held right here in Albuquerque on the fourth week of April. UNM Arena (the PIT)
(505) 836-2810 gatheringof nations.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Le Chat Lunatique at La Montanita for Earth Day
One of Albuquerque’s favorite bands will play at Albuquerque’s favorite food cooperative, La Montanita, for the 19th annual Earth Day Celebration. In fact, there’s an entire line up of entertainment Sunday including:
Native American drum group, 10:30am
Susan Clark, 11:30am
Alma Flamenca 12:30pm
Joe West and Friends 1:15pm
Baile Baile Dance Company 2pm
Saltine Ramblers 3pm
Le Chat Lunatique 4pm
Wagogo 5pm
Special event Sunday, April 27, 10:30am- 6pm
La Montanita Cooperative
3500 Central SE
(505) 265-4631
lamontanita.coop
Doug Lawrence-Bobby Shew Quintet at the Outpost
For the very first time, two of Albuquerque’s true jazz luminaries will appear together on stage. Both world- renowned, each recently moving back after some 30 years away, this is a performance not to be missed. Trumpeter Bobby Shew is well known for his fiery bebop. Tenor saxophonist Doug Lawrence spent over 20 years as one of the most in-demand jazz musicians in New York City. Rounding out the quintet are Bob Fox on piano, Michael Olivola on bass and John Trentacosta on drums.
Performance Thursday, May 1, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044)
outpostspace.org
Bob Malone and Karen Nash at Windchime
Malone, a genuine hero or the by-your-own bootstraps indie scene, gives it his all every time the spotlight shines, a Mardi Gras madman pounding the keys and spinning tales of heart break and humanity. Nash plays alt-country roots music with the skillfully crafted turn of phrase and topical content of a great folksinger. An AMP Music presentation.
Performance Sunday, May 4, 7:30pm
Windchime Champagne Gallery
518 Central SW
(505) 232-9868
abqmusic.com
David Dunaway talks about Pete Seeger
David Dunaway presents How Can I Keep From Singing: The Ballad of Pete Seeger, updated material in the biography of folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger.
Lecture Sunday, May 4, 3pm
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande NW
(505) 344-8139
bkwrks.com
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Art on Film Series continues at the Guild
Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring a series of Art on Film events at the Guild Theater. Next in the series will be Bomb It on April 26-29 at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30. A lively, engaging, documentary, Bomb It is about the worldwide phenomena of street art, graffiti, mural, and tagging that not only speaks and is spoken to by practitioners and fans of the form but also it’s vehement critics and haters. Some of the work is refined and subtle and some of it is outrageously direct and purposely crude. Working Classroom has joined us in sponsoring this controversial film.
April 26-29, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Le Vie en Rose at the Guild
The Guild’s biggest hit ever is back. This impressionistic portait of an artist who regretted nothing co-stars Gerard Depardiue, Emmanuelle Seigner and Jean Paul Rouve. 140m in French with English subtitles.
Screening April 30-May 1, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Sweetie Team plans Cannes Fundraiser
Trifecta+ Entertainment and the team behind the multiple award-winning short film Sweetie is planning a fundraising event to raise money to go to the lauded Cannes Festival in France where the film has been selected to screen. The screening at Cannes will be at 1pm May 20, 2008. The event will include a screening of the movie as well as food, drinks and live music by a DJ and popular Albuquerque band Grand Canyon. Trifecta+ is asking for donations of $50, $100, $500, $1000 as well as food, drink and material donations for the party and a silent auction.
Fundraiser Saturday, April 26, 8pm- midnight
Orpheum Theater and Arts Space
500 2nd St. SW
(505) 600-4941
scotty@trifectaplusentertainment.com
Duke City Shootout accepting scripts for 2008 Duke City Shootout movie competition
Here’s your chance to be part of the world’s longest- running script-to-screen movie competition — The Duke City Shootout. Part script competition, part production festival and totally exhilarating, the ninth annual Shootout will take place July 25-Aug. 2, 2008 in Albuquerque. To become part of this challenge, submit your script of up to 12 pages and you’ll be eligible to be one of seven lucky filmmakers chosen to have their movie shot, edited and premiered in just one week — at our expense. As usual, we’ll be accepting scripts on-line via Withoutabox, or you can fill out forms from our website and submit directly. Visit our website and click on “Submit Your Script” for more information. Get a $5 per script discount if you submit by April 15, 2008. The deadline is May 15, 2008 and 10 finalists will be announced June 4, 2008. The seven winners will be announced a week later.
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
Did you know that the Arts Alliance maintains the only Ethnic Events Calendar in the state? It’s on their web site. Check it out!
a bqarts.org/cultural/culturecal.htm
Arts Alliance Announes the Bravos Awards
The awards banquet will be Saturday, April 26, 6pm at Embassy Suites Hotel. Winners in nine categories representing various arts disciplines will be honored. Event includes silent auction to benefit the Arts Alliance. Call 268-1920 for your tickets. The 2008 winners are:
Suzanne M. Johnston, Excellence in Dance
Max Evans, Excellence in Literary Arts
Michiko Masuda Pierce, Excellence in Music
Salome Martinez-Lutz, Excellence in Theater
Alan Paine Radebaugh, Excellence in Visual Arts
Barbara Lohbeck, Outstanding Arts Volunteer
Albuquerque Museum’s Docent Program, Excellence in Arts Education
SouthWest Writers, Outstanding Arts Organization
President’s Award, Ann Lerner
BLESS you my children, all of you who can go to work.
Will everyone who loves going to work, please stand up?
Hey this is great, almost everyone stood up? What I have side stepped reality room? Well I brought you some flowers to remind you there is a lovely world out there that you may contribute to, and to make your Monday a bit more fun.
I used to bring in flowers to the secretary pool. I just thought they’d enjoy them. Many months later, as I had started bringing them or the woman assigned to my work, I discovered they thought I was trying to pick her up! I told her not to worry, and just brought flowers less frequently. The world sometimes is a suspicious place. Or worse, maybe it’s just me: could I be too quirky?
If you would like to send me 50 tips to lose 30 lbs healthfully while eating real food: I’m waiting for your suggestions. If they are fun comments, great recipes, or inventive ideas, I will publish your comment and url. It’s a fair trade. If 50 people sent one tip each…
Could each of you send me a thousand visitors for free? Tell me how you did it and if it works, I’ll write about you.
Music anyone?
Well later, maybe I’ll find another twist for funky Mondays. Still will be looking for those comments. Let’s have some fun and interaction. In the meantime, put on those working shoes, spruce up a bit, act like you are glad for that overdue project, and sing along the way!
Enjoy your clouds, or sun , or weather, or music. Tunes can carry through any day all day long. Write me. Mary
Springtime in Albuquerque Nm is wonderful. There’s lot of blooming gardens, the temps can go as hi as mid 70’s. Hope and high energy are abundant. People are out in the parks playing, college students fall in love at special cafes, and kids play baseball and socceer. Spring winds can do two things: clog the air with dust and blasts, and clear the air of smog.
Check the events out and hopefully the weather won’t deter your fun. For more ideas, check www.abqarts.org
Founders Day Celebration and Fiestas in Old Town
This year’s Founders Day celebration honors Millie Santillanes with music and dance, proclamations, processions and history. At 10am Saturday a wreath will be placed at the Cuervo y Valdez statue followed by opening remarks by members of the Founders Day Committee and a proclamation for Santillanes. Other activities will include a procession to the gazebo and a history of Founders Day. Performances by Matachines de Chochiti, National Flamenco Institute, La Rondalla de Albuquerque and the Territorial Brass Band and Los Garrpatas. Sunday the city will celebrate its 302nd birthday featuring an outdoor market, free music and dance and much more. This is a family affair!
Special events Sat. April 19 10-3, Sun. April 20, 2- 6 Old Town
cabq.gov
2008 Words Afire Festival
This festival of new works written by award winning writers in the Dramatic Writing Program at UNM began April 17 and continues through the 27th at Rodey Theatre and the Experimental Theatre. This year’s festival includes Greek Tragedies and Comedies told through a New Mexico lens, stories of a search for redemption, longing for connection in outer space, a struggle to fine justice in genocide, and a send up of the use of land grants and panic on Central Avenue.
Performances Thur, April 17 through Sun, April 27
UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 277-7331 wordsafire.unm.edu
Book Signing for Arizona War
albuquerqueARTS’ own Melody Groves has just released her newest book, Arizona War. In the rugged Southwest of 1881, the Colton Brothers face not only their enemies, but their own personal demons. This is their story. Join her for a booksigning this Saturday.
Book signing Saturday, April 19, 1-3pm
Treasure House Books
2012 South Plaza in Old Town
(505) 242-7204
Poetry and The Absurd
Check out this writing workshop with Erika Sanchez.
Workshop Saturday, April 19, 10am-noon
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445 516arts.org
25th Gathering of Nations Powwow
The largest annual gathering of Native American people in the world will be held right here in Albuquerque on the fourth week of April. This year Southwest Stages will produce a live national broadcast of the Gathering hosted by Native America Calling’s Harlan McKosato and award-winning broadcast journalist Conroy Chino. Two days of coverage will capture all the sounds from the powwow floor including the MCs, drum and dance competition, special presentations, candid interviews and the crowning of Miss Indian World. See a list of participating radio stations in 11 states and Canada at southweststages.or g.
Powwow April 24-26
Broadcast Fri. April 25, 6pm-midnight, Sat. April 26, 5pm-11am UNM Arena (the PIT)
(505) 836-2810 gatheringof nations.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Thee Fabulous Chekkers to perform in Old Town
The Old Town Spring/Summer music series heats up Friday with a performance by Thee Fabulous Chekkers, a 7-piece band originally formed in the mid 60s that has played with some of the biggest acts in the US. TFC had not played together since 1967 until 1992 when original leader Johnny J. Armijo reformed the group with some of the original members. If you like Classic Rock and Roll, you’ll love this performance.
Performance Friday, April 18, 7-9pm
Old Town
Call 311 or visit cabq.ov/cr s/newfun
Fruits of the Earth 2008
Enjoy music by Tim O’Rourke, LadyFingers, Sage, Stagefright Sam, Fonn Sona and Patterson & Blackman Duo as part of the weekend long celebration of spring in the historic village of Placitas. There will be art as well as tasting of the 2004 New Mexico Obscuro Seco (Merlot and blackberry). Picnic baskets welcome.
Special event Sat. April 19, Sun. April 20, noon- 6pm
Anasazi Fields Winery
Village of Placitas
(505) 867-3062 anasazifiel dswinery.com Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion at NHCC
This will be a dazzling display of drumming featuring virtuosi from India’s classical and folk traditions. Percussion legend Zakir Hussain is the world’s pre- eminent tabla maestro, a chief architect of the world music movement, and one of India’s most renowned cultural ambassadors.
Performance Monday, April 21, 7:30pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center Journal Theatre
1701 4th St. SW
(505) 268-0044 outpostspace.org Lisa Loeb to play at El Rey
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb will make a rare performance at Albuquerque’s historic El Rey Theater. Loeb is a charming, engaging, witty and spontaneous performer whose live shows often include audience requests. Check her out on the web.
Performance Thursday, April 24, 7pm
El Rey Theater
620 Central SW
(505) 242-2343 elreytheater.com
The appearance of Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express has been rescheduled for Saturday,
