Albuquerque, NM

What makes this center very beneficial for clients is that you can get a smorgasboard of service under one roof. Santa Fe , famous for its healing arts, offers modalities mant haven’t heard of, even here. You can use biofeedback to also get rid of mercury toxicity, parasites, or hormone balancing: see Nanda Jones. Dr Steve Swat and Linda Durante, both D.O.Ms (doctors of oriental medicine) have very different practices and specialities. Thus if you have speific concerns, there’ll be someone who can address your concerns in depth. Also if they need help expanding your program, they can refer you to the practioner you need, right in the center.

Rick Bastine, Healing artist, Certified Hypnotherapist, Polarity Certification, Reiki, Pranic healing, combines body and mind work to help uncover and discover the truth about themselves. He practically a healing center plus just by himself!

Perhaps you need just a massage? Haysen Weir uses six complimentary types of massage, Avesa Breath, reiki, and Energy balancing to move you to greater well being.

Let me not forget to mention Dr Carol Callen who among other techniques and acupuncture methods, does cosmetic acupuncture as well.

My personal favorite is my doctor of course, Daniel Cobb, D.O.M. He’s always thinking out of the box, and exploring ways to tailor treatments to accelerate healing. He’ll gently tell you exactly what one’s body is expressing and encourage ways that the patient can choose to respond to his or her issues.

Dr Daniel Cobb also gives lectures on many issues. (see other blogs for schedules). He recently has published an ebook on heart health which can be found at: http://www.lulu.com/content/3167154

Haysen Weir has published a new ebook as well at: stores.lulu.com/ultimatehealingtouch

Imagine an Obama Victory Party already on the books! That’s confidence in action. First though all good adults must prepare for another fantastic event: Halloween. Perhaps you’ve noticed Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore. Beware of wild adults decked out in outrageous costumes roaming the hills and canyons of Santa Fe. Add a lot of college kids, and the children might really get scared. To help reduce the fright factor, many locations have incredible parties to capture that adult bazaarity and keep the streets safer for wandering young-ins. Round these parts, malls and other public venues have early highly supervised parties for the kids too. I’ll b e at work myself, and perhaps I’ll dawn and outfit to perplex my customers. So prepare for mucho fun! This week’s primo feature: Santa Fe Brewing CO Bar and Grill.

The PUB & GRILL at the SFBC y FROGVILLE

HALLOWEEN

“POISON” CD RELEASE PARTY!

A FROGVILLE RECORDS SPECIAL COSTUME DANCE PARTY EVENT WITH BLOOD GUTS ROCK n’ ROLL FEATURING

HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD

GIT YOUR “POISON”!!

Hope everyone can come out and spend Halloween with us to help us celebrate the release of our new cd, “POISON”. We were going to name the album “Hell or High Water” but Poison just fit better with the incredible art John Treadwell came up with for the cover. Also, after filming our music video “Poison” it just made sense to name the album after that song. We will be coming up with a cool banner very soon promoting the album that we hope you’ll add to your page! Can’t f**kin’ wait!! Taarka will start off the night. They are an amazing band you won’t want to miss. COSTUMES!! CANDY!! NAUGHTY FLOODERS COME ON!!

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

TAARKA
Emerging from a long tradition of gypsy circus troubadours come the solar- powered travelers: carriers of a new musical light; Taarka. This merry band is the culmination of the new millennial, sonic adventures of David Tiller (mandolin, tenor guitar, vocals), Enion Pelta-Tiller (five string violin, vocals), Daniel Plane (cello, vocals), Troy Robey (bass, vocals), and Dale Largent (percussion) - a virtuosic cadre of performers who have roamed the freeways and backroads of the new and old acoustic caravan trail in search of a revolutionary ancient sound for modern times. While the four musicians have individually been spreading song and tune over the aural superhighway since the last century, their collaborative intersection marks a new era of Taarkan tunesmithing. TAARKA is set to release their fourth album, featuring the fantastic new line-up, a guest appearance by superstar fiddler Casey Driessen, and a collection of beautifully written and arranged songs and original instrumentals swimming the gamut of indie-gypsy chamber folk. www.hundredyearflood.com www.myspace.com/taarka

Sunday November 2 6:30 PM $10

KIM & the CABALLEROS

Country, 2-step & Rockabilly!

Kim says: “My mom force fed old country (we’re talkin’ Loretta, Cash, Waylon, Willie and the boys) to me at an early age, and I rebelled, first playing bass in an 80s rock band, “The Bohiems”, later becoming a folkie, still leaning in the rock genre, but mostly writing tortured love songs and political/social stuff in the band “Burning Joan.” For giggles, in 2003 I recorded a bastardized version of “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain” for my mom’s birthday, and it all took off from there. I realized my roots had caught up to me and I liked it. We recordered the CD Blue Hearted Girl at Howlin’ Dog Studios in Alamosa, Co. and in Nashville. I live in Taos, New Mexico with my children; work with homeless youth at the DreamTree Project; garden; ride my horse, Nugget, up in the mountains (just like the song says); and sing big ‘ol twangy country every chance I get.” www.myspace.com/kimandthecaballeros

SOME SAD MUSIC NEWS……

On Tuesday, October 21, 2008, we lost Ramon “Chick” Preciado, age 78, a beloved family man and popular local musician, known for his musical passion and outgoing personality. Chick was the drummer for the Jose Gonzales Trio, and played the congas and sang with the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band. A memorial service and jam session will take place at Tiny’s Lounge on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at 3 PM. We’ll all miss you Chick!

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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 DETAILS TBA
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WEDNESDAY

The following is brought to you by Albuquerque Arts. (newsletter) www.abqarts.orgSeems to be a slow week for art openings, so we are going to highlight Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Halloween activities that will be going on through next weekend. In Mexico (and now throughout the US where people from Mexico have settled both recently and for generations), it is believed that the dead have permission to return to the family for 24 hours each year. Contemporary practices and rituals continue to evolve and the day is set aside for families and communities to honor ancestors and loved ones who have died, while celebrating the cycle of life.

Dead Ahead at OFFcenter
OffCenter’s Day of the Dead show is a vital part of New Mexico’s annual tradition. Local artists will honor our beloved who has passed on. Donations welcome to support the studio gallery.
Reception Friday, October 24, 5-8pm
OFFcenter community Arts Project
808 Park Ave. SW
(505) 247-1172
offcenterarts.org

Free Ofrenda Workshop at NHCC
Families and individuals are invited to participate in this hands-on workshop led by artist and educator Arturo Olivas on the creation of ofrendas honoring loved ones who have died. Supplies will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own items to include in their projects. The workshop is limited to 45 participants.
Free Workshop Saturday, October 25, 9- noon
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 246-2261
nhccnm.org

Dia de Muertos Family Day and Market
Enjoy a family afternoon filled with presentations on the history of Day of the Dead - hands-on art, student and artist ofrenda (alter) installation, and musical entertainment. In La Tiendita (The Museum Gift Store), artisans will be selling unique arts and crafts honoring and dedicated to Dia de Muertos.
Special Event Saturday, October 25, noon- 4pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(877) 531-4107
nhccnm.org

Halloween Art Show and Party at MoRo Gallery
Artists and guests are encouraged to dress as their favorite artist.
Reception Saturday, October 25, 1-3pm
MoRo Gallery
806 Mountain Road NW
(505) 242-6272
moroart.com

Kookooee Effigy Burn in the South Vallery
Take in the annual El Kookooee Effigy Burn. Write down your fears to burn with the monster who was designed by a fourth grader from Adobe Acres Elementary School in Albuquerque’s South Valley.
Special Event Sunday, October 26, 6pm
The Ballfields behind South Vallery Library
3904 Isleta Blvd. SW
(505) 877-5170

Three-day Dia de los Muertos celebration in Old Town
Enjoy exhibits, alters, parade workshops, ofrendas, music and a costume contest.
Special Event Fri-Sun, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 4:30- 8:30pm
Old Town (Rio Grande and Central NW)
(505) 768-3631 or 311

Los Invisibles at Working Classroom
Working Classroom presents its annual artistic celebration of Dia de Muertos featuring Los Invisibles, an installation by Mexican artist Edith Pons commemorating lives lost to hunger, disease and human indifference.
Reception Saturday, November 1, 6-8pm
Visiones Gallery/Working Classroom
212 Gold Avenue SW
(505) 242-9267
workingclass room.org

Dia de Los Muertos exhibit at SBCC
This exhibit includes altars and art in the spirit of this ancient tradition. Music by La Rondalla, The Ehecatl Dancers, a community alter, art, Leche de Chupacabra, Pan de Muerto with story telling and face painting in the library.
Reception, Sunday, November 2, 2-6pm
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 Broadway SE
(505) 848-1320 or 311
cabq.gov/sbcc

16th Annual Marigold Parade and Celebration
This Dia de los Muertos parade and celebration is an institution in the South Valley, starting at 4pm and winding up Isleta to the Westside Community Center where the celebration is held. Each year there is a theme and this year it is the 2008 Recession Procession (Muerte a los Corporaciones). Come in your best Calavera attire. Watch this video of the 2006 event!
Special Event Sunday, November 2, 4- 8pm
Parade begins at Centro Familiar and Isleta SW
Celebration at Westside Community Center
1250 Isleta SW
(505) 344-4028
muertosyma rigolds.org

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

12th Annual Halloween Balkan Bash
Featuring Goddess of Arno, Albuquerque’s award- winning Balkan dance band, performing music from Albania. The Balkan Bash will also feature a crash course in Balkan line dancing at 7:15pm, Halloween decorations, and a costume contest.
Performance Saturday, October 25, 7:15- 10:30pm
Winning Coffee Company
111 Harvard Dr. SE
(505) 266-0000

Rudolfo Anaya’s La Llorona at NHCC
Excerpts from a dramatic opera in three parts, written by novelist Rudolfo Anaya and composer Daniel Steven Crafts, based on the well-known Southwestern and Mesoamerican legend of La Llorana.
Performance Saturday, October 25, 8pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(877) 531-4107
nhccnm.org

The Picture of Dorian Gray at the KiMo
A dramatic dance production based on the novel by Ocar Wilde, presented by Southwest Jazz Dance Company and Elite Dance Studio.
Performance Wednesday, October 29, 7:30pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3522
cabq.gov/kimo

Death of a Salesman
A traveling salesman, the aging Willy Loman, finds no comfort in the efforts of his sons as businessmen or himself as their guide. He has primed them all of their lives with his own tendency to expand and alter the truth, and his own insistence on exaggeration spells an eventual end to the family. Runs through Nov. 23.
Opening Performance Thursday, Oct. 30, 8pm
Fusion Theatre Company
The Cell Theatre Downtown
700 First St. NW
(505) 766-9412
fusionabq.org

Poetry Reading by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Poet, author and producer Jimmy Santiago Baca will read from his newest collection of poetry - Rita and Julia.
Performance Sunday, November 2, 3pm
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
(505) 344-8139
bkwrks.com

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Cadillac Sky at the El Rey Friday
Cadillac Sky’s propulsive brand of bluegrass is the perfect marriage of tradition and innovation. This original approach comes from a deep-seated respect for tradition wrapped around an unbridled musical curiosity. There’s no dichotomy in the band’s sound, just a synthesis of the band’s eclectic influences. Performing with Cadillac Sky will be The Squash Blossom Boys and Porter Draw.
Performance Friday, October 24, 8pm
Historic El Rey Theater
620 Central Ave. SW
(505) 242-2343
elreytheater.com

Angele Dubeau and La Pieta
Part of the KHFM Performance Live series of classical music concerts. One of Canada’s most prominent virtuaso violinists, Angele Dubeau, has performed on the world’s greatest stages for 30 years and in more than 30 countries. La Pieta is an all female ensemble that will take you on an adventure through the myths and legends of classical music.
Performance Sunday, October 26, 3pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3522
cabq.gov/kimo

Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core
The five-piece band performs what they call a meditation on and a 21st century distillation of the songs of American and eastern European blues- shouters and traditional chant-singers from Asia and Africa - full of snappy musical dialogue and melodic, polyrhythmic exchanges.
Performance Thursday, October 30, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale Blvd. SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

Kabile at the El Rey
Formed in 1978, Kabile became one of the most popular bands in Bulgarian Thrace. They specialize in performing native music on traditional village instruments, a form of Bulgarian wedding music which has attracted worldwide attention and scholarship for its incredible virtuosity and musicianship. Local band Goddess of Arno will open the concert and dance party.
Performance Saturday, November 1, 8pm
Historic El Rey Theater
622 Central Ave. SW
(505) 242-2353
elreytheater.com

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

Conversations with Breaking Bad
The SAG Foundation and the New Mexico SAG office invite you to spend an afternoon with the cast of Breaking Bad. They will share their experiences in the industry and talk about filming in New Mexico. Series lead and recent Emmy winner Bryan Cranston says “The Breaking Bad cast wants to reach out to New Mexicans. We know we’ve had good fortune in our careers and want to give back to our peers any advice we can to help others in their careers.” Event moderated by Tom Schuch and sponsored by the City of Albuquerque Film Office. Also looking for volunteers to act as ushers at the KiMo for the event. Volunteers would need to arrive by 12:15 for a brief training session and would be able to participate in the event once all the guests are seated.
Special Event Saturday, October 25, 1- 3pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3289 to volunteer
(505) 768-3522 for more information

Free Screening of Iron Jawed Angels at the Guild
Rainbow Artists and the Guild Theater invite you to a free screening of the this powerful HBO movie Iron Jawed Angels. It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I can pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn’t make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: ‘Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.’
Screening Saturday, October 25, 1pm
Guild Cinema
3405 Central SE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Wild Film Festival at the KiMo
Rivers and Birds present an international festival of award-winning wildlife films, both feature length and short formats. For a complete schedule, visit their web site.
Film Festival Fri-Sat, October 24-25, 7pm
KiMo Theater
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
riversandbirds.or g

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

Tonight I just stopped to actually read a few emails. Links enclosed creates and solves a few puzzles. There was an email about twitter. Everyone reading this uses

twitter.com

don’t you? Twitter.com for those of who don’t have cells phone creates buzzword mini text messages. Normally I am preoccupied with all my lists of what to do next. Hence I not only fail to keep in contact with many folks, I also have not learned all the features offers. Thus first, I suggest you check out Twiiter.

bobtheteacher.com

bobtheteacher.com . He provides great help and then I went to read the instructions about expanding my use of Twitter. Afterwards I was perusing the comments, and wondered how many women are writing. I clicked on the second woman I saw and ran into the following coach. She’s a biz coach for Mom’s. If you know some Moms who could use her information first check her out, and then refer your friends. Pertinent topic that I just stumbled upon.

http://www.mombizcoach.com/index.html

mombizcoach.com/index.html

Networking is so easy (sometimes) online. Also shows the power of leaving comments.

The youtube first solution is to start a business from home! Hmmmm….more another time?

I was going to find another trail for you, but time flies. So here’s a story and a few tough or not questions. Have fun with it. You could even change the story and questions for more fun.

INTENSE LITTLE EXPERIENCE #7:

How to Find the Answers You Need to
Change Your Life in Mirrors

Ah, the power of mirrors.

In the field of social psychology,
there is a relatively well-known
study that was published in the
Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology in which, on Halloween,
researchers posing as homeowner.s
greeted trick-or-treating children
at one of eighteen different houses.

At one of the houses, when trick
or-treaters rang the doorbell, one
of the researchers pointed to a
large bowl of candy sitting on a
table nearby.

She told the children that it was
self-service, but they could only
take ONE piece of candy. She also
told them she had work to do and
quickly exited the room.

Another researcher was watching
what happened behind a peephole.
A full 33.7% of the children took
more candy than they they should
have.

Then, the researchers set up a
mirror right in front of the bowl
of candy, so the trick-or-treaters
had to see themselves in it as
they approached the bowl.

The rate of those taking more than
one piece of candy when the mirror
was there? Just 8.9%!

Others studies since then have
confirmed that adults, too, have
a much more difficult time being
dishonest when they are confronted
with themselves in a mirror…
even if no one else is around.

(These studies always seem to
confirm ages-old expressions,
in this case, “How can you look
yourself in the mirror?” when
someone has done something
dishonest.)

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH
YOU?

Everything.

You may be the most honest person
in the world with others, but we
all tend to have the hardest time
admitting the most difficult truths
to ourselves.

We’re of course not setting out to
sabotage ourselves. Most of the time
we are not even aware that we are
lying to ourselves, or denying the
truth, until things really come to
a head (i.e., until things get messy,
frustrating, really tense, etc.)

And of course we therefore DO
sabotage ourselves by n.ever
admitting – n.ever facing – the
truth.

Think about it: how many times in
your life have you been faced with
“big” questions that, later on, you
realize deep down you already knew
the answer to? But the answer was
difficult, the truth was hard, and
you just could not, or did not want
to, face it?

“Should I leave him?”

“Should I stay in this job?”

“Am I addicted?”

“Am I hurting myself here?”

Think about this, too: what “big”
questions regarding your health,
relationships, finances, career,
or other direction-your-life-takes
areas are you currently faced with?

LITTLE BUT QUITE BIG

So this will be one of the littlest
of the 18 Intense “Little”
Experiences but also one of the
most revealing and transformative.
Perhaps not right now if you are
not currently faced with some
important question, but certainly
down the line when you are – and
I don’t need to tell you that no
matter who you are, you will be
at multiple points in your life.

Quite simply, instead of trying
to ponder the big question while
driving in your car, or sitting at
your desk or table, go somewhere
alone that has a mirror.

Obviously a washroom or a bedroom,
where you can close the door to
ensure your solitude, is a smart
choice.

It is even better if you are so
alone that you can talk to yourself
aloud: hearing your 0wn voice ask
and answer questions prompts even
greater depth and honesty.

And by now you have likely guessed
it: staring at your 0wn eyes in
the mirror, ask your question aloud.
“Should I leave her?”

“Am I really ready to move?”

“Do I have a drinking problem?”

“What am I really so afraid of?”

Ask aloud, answer aloud, and try
not to take your eyes off your 0wn
eyes as you answer and discuss it
with yourself in the mirror. Even
if you have to squint through your
0wn tears.

Discuss the question, the issue,
aloud with yourself in the mirror
in this manner, until you have said
all that can be said. Until all
the insight and truth that was pent
up deep inside you has risen forth
from your lips and into your 0wn
ears and eyes.
Break:
I’m not suggesting to buy anything…since I’m copying from Brian V’s work, I want you to give credit, et al.

AND NOW, THE TRUTH

Emotional as the answer may be, it
is mighty hard not to hear the truth
come forth from where it already
is inside you by addressing yourself
in the mirror in this manner.

It is even more difficult to hide
from or deny it when you hear it pour
forth aloud from your own mouth.

The first and usually most difficult
step when embarking on a new leg of
your journey through life is deciding
which is the right direction to go.

This intense little experience will,
in a powerful way, help guide you in
that right direction.

And though it can be perceived as
“sales-y” if your mind lets it, I
mean it deeply and honestly when I
say that – if you are about to embark
on a potentially difficult new leg
of a journey in life, or if you are
already somewhere on one – nothing
is as powerful as

The Nine Intense Experiences audio
program to help you thrive there.

If this little mirror experience helps
you in some small (or not-so-small)
way, I just ask that you imagine how
extensively the full audio program
can help you…

And then, with the 100% satisfaction
g.uarantee in mind in case your mind
is still hesitant, I urge you to try
it risk-f.ree today…

http://mail.the9intenseexperiences.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=5&c=27289

the9intenseexperiences.com

To Your Intense Experiences…
AND To The Truths Found in Mirrors,

Brian Vaszily

Founder & Creator,
The 9 Intense Experiences
www.the9IntenseExperiences.com

So the old song goes:…
It doesn’t really matter the lyrics, as we have an opportunity to get out there and cast our ballot. I am sick and tired of recent events, and the scare tactics, and the military units ready to handle riots from this election. Sounds like a foreign country. One group that the government is really fearful of is low income minority voters. EEE! In 2008 this should not be an issue. Hey if you are part of this group create long voting lines all across the country and vote vote vote. Scare the beje…s off the the nice white guys who are quivering once they see you arrive. Intimadated by squads of cop cars in your neighborhood around the voting center? Come in large groups, with plenty of ID’s, your mothers, grandmothers, and your ministers. Bring cameras and come early and vote.

If you live in one of those states that do not order enough ballots, especially for YOUR neighborhood, then get out 1) early: vote EARLY if you can. 2) Go to nearby white neighborhoods and vote there, 3)
on election day, camp out hours before the polls open so that you will be one of the first. Bring warm clothes, food and water, and be prepared anyway you can.

Go to www.democracynow.com to listen to updated information on what is happening. Also if you are a person of color, bring white friends to the polls. If you have any uniformed friends like local police officers, invite them too. Bottom line: don’t let anyone stop you from voting this year.

All young voters who are registered: we need your help. Your numbers are so great you could change the direction of this country. Stand up for your beliefs while you can. It could be the launchsite of a great party. Go vote with 10 or more friends, and then go out to your house and celebrate!

I voted today! Come join the ranks of early voters.

There’s much to do and ask of the thinkers who show up here. Seldom available conversations are abundant. Exercise your brain. Have fun. Bring munchies.

Tuesday, October 21 @ 7:00pm
It’s a Dog’s DNA

Wednesday, October 22 @ 6:00pm
The Media & Society:
Tilted Mirrors

Wednesday, October 29 @ 6:00pm
Whiskey’s for Drinking (Finally)

All programs at Santa Fe Complex · 632 Agua Fria · Parking via Romero St. For more information, call 505/216.7562 or visit sfcomplex.org

16,000 Years of Canine Tales
DNA’s Clues to the History of Dogs

October 21 7:00 pm

A wolf pup, cousin to the domestic dog.

Man’s best friend is also his oldest animal friend. Analysis of DNA from dogs worldwide shows that virtually all breeds share an ancestry of at least 48 female wolves domesticated most likely in southern China less than 16,000 years ago. The place and time suggest an origin among sedentary hunter-gatherers or early rice farmers. The origin of the Australian Dingo will also be discussed. The speaker is Thomas Leitner of the theoretical division at LANL.

Dogs are welcome to this presentation. If you have an unusual breed and would like to donate a few hair shafts (with the root) to future research on dog evolution Dr. Leitner will add it to his sample bank.

The quantitative biology (q-bio) lecture series is dedicated to dissemination of biological knowledge gained through quantitative experimentation and computational, mathematical, and/or statistical analyses of data. The lectures will be presented by internationally-renowned experts and aimed at the general public.

For more information, visit the q-bio public lecture site. It is sponsored by the Center for Nonlinear Studies, which works to identify and study complex nonlinear phenomena using a diverse set of research approaches and methodologies, particularly those of statistical physics, nonlinear science, applied mathematics and numerical simulation. It is a branch of Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tilted Mirrors: Do the Media Influence
or Reflect Society?
October 22 6:00 pm

Journalist, author and professor John Pollock discusses his work at Santa Fe Complex on Wednesday, October 22 beginning at 6:00 pm.
Instead of studying the impact of media on society, John Pollock has been studying the impact of society on media. He has developed several measures to do that, focusing on nationwide coverage of a wide range of critical issues or events such as stem cell research, physician-assisted suicide, capital punishment, tobacco advertising to children, a patient’s bill of rights, gun control, oil drilling in Alaska and trying juveniles as adults.

Pollock calls his approach a “community structure” approach, examining links between community demographics and variations in reporting on political and social change. His book, Tilted Mirrors: Media Alignment with Political and Social Change (Hampton Press), was published last November. He teaches this approach twice a year in his communication methods classes in the communication studies department at the College of New Jersey. His students win state, regional and national awards for the resulting papers they present at professional/scholarly annual conferences (including those organized by the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, International Communication Association and National Communication Association).
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What the critics say:
John Pollock’s impeccable study is a terrific piece of research and belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to know how the press in America truly operates. His unsettling findings go far beyond previous work in illuminating the relationship between a community and its daily paper, forcing journalists to rethink comfortable assumptions and requiring faculty to revise the way they teach and write about the press.
Thomas E. Patterson, The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, author, “The Vanishing Voter”

John Pollock’s Tilted Mirrors book enters a new theoretical and methodological domain in explaining media content on politics and public affairs. His “community structure approach”, seeks explanations for journalists’ news decisions in the wider social structure of the community, conceptualizing the local newspaper as a “community institution”, not–as is the case in most other approaches–as a professional world of its own. Unlike most community case studies, the methodological innovation of this book lies in samples of multiple cities and their newspapers.
Wolfgang Donsbach, Institute for the Study of Communications, Dresden University of Technology, Germany, editor, “International Encyclopedia of Communication”

Community structure analysis holds great promise for media and public policy research, and John Pollock’s elaboration of the concept transforms the notion of “community pluralism” into a well grounded and empirically validated approach toward understanding the ways in which power actually operates on and through the press, helping to reveal the ways interests, positions of privilege and status among key stakeholders work together to determine how these issues will be framed in different communities.
Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, co-editor, “Framing Public Life”

Whiskey’s for Drinking,
Part II

October 29 6:00 pm

To a degree we are facing the question of whether we are here to “skin” the Southwest and then get out, or whether we are here to found a permanent civilized community with room to grow and improve. - Aldo Leopold, Pioneers and Gullies (1922)

sfComplex practitioners Kim Sorvig and Paul Paryski are joined by RiverSource’s Rich Schrader for the second blender on water issues. Sorvig and Paryski will present a broad analytic perspective of New Mexico’s limited water resources and how they are managed–or, perhaps, mismanaged–that encompasses history, traditions, treaties, laws, multilevel regulations, varied ecosystems, geology, competing stakeholders, landscapes, climate change and, of course, politics. Schrader will explore online portfolios for citizen-stewards to tell stories of place, health, and restoration of ecological function and form. Using the newly released WatershedWiser.org and other web portals, participants will have a brief tour of current “data-to-information” tools for watershed residents, scientists, and restoration practitioners.

For more information, visit the sfComplex home page.

Come Visit Us

Santa Fe Complex is located in the Railyard Art District within walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the plaza downtown. We’re housed in two facilities, the project space at 624 Agua Fria and the work space at 632 Agua Fria.

The conference area contains meeting rooms and facilities for short-term use associated with on-going sfComplex projects. The project space houses the great room, where we hold events and offer Internet access, working facilities, a coffee lounge and work carrels for laptop users.

While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street parking lot is more conveniently located for the 632 facility. Romero St. is an old-style Santa Fe ox-cart road just east of the 624 driveway. Follow it until it opens up to two lanes and turn hard right into the parking lot for 632.

Here’s a map to our location, a representative shot showing the Railyard District and a sketchup drawing of the facility at 632. For more information, call 505/216.7562 or click here.

Don Begley
Managing Director
Santa Fe Complex
624 Agua Fria St
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Dan does more than give these lectures. He has his acupuncture practise, is starting to give ionic baths, has an ebook on heart health on www.lulu.com. I think i am forgetting something here. Call him for more details.

The Integrative Holistic Healing Center is a non-profit organization that has several practioners, educational programs, and services. Contact the address below for more information.

Hello,

I am part of a Santa Fe non-profit and am doing a series of presentations
during the month of November. I am hoping that you will use the following as
public service announcements:

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Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss how to reverse
heart disease with dietary changes and nutritional supplements
Monday November 3rd from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at:

Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527

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Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss how to reverse
osteoporosis with dietary changes and nutritional supplements.
The problems associated with the uses of biophosphonates
(such as Fosomax) will also be discussed.
Monday November 10th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at:

Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527

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Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss the merits and dangers
of vaccinations
Monday November 17th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at:

Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527

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Dr. Daniel Cobb DOM will discuss CODEX Alimentarius
and how this threatens our ability to use nutritional
supplements without a prescription.
Monday November 24th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Integrative Holistic Healing Center
826 Camino De Monte Rey
Suite B2
Santa Fe, NM 87505 This presentation is free and is open to the public.
For more information call: 424-9527

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Thank You,

Daniel Cobb DOM

These videos are about a center in Arizona, and do relate to Daniel’s talk on diabetes. Come to the Integrative Holistic Healing Center for all the details. Go to youtube for more information on Gabriel Cousins. He’s even got a lot of lectures!

After my d.o.m. appointment, I was very hungry, and the rain came pouring down. I laughed and grinned about our wonderful rain. After monsoons, it often is very dry. This year we are blessed. As thunder accompanied the rain, I decided to eat out since I wouldn’t be able to work online. I went to Maki Yaki just off St Francis Drive. Near Albertson’s and Zia Rd. I ordered the Calamari and Veggies Tempura. It came with a lettuce salad, steamed rice, and a cup of miso soup. All for $9.17. I enjoyed the mixed inter-generational crowd. SOme young men who looked like gang kids, took time to go over to a tired old man, and inquired about a basketball team. A tourist guy or a travelling biz dude with maps (30’s maybe)…swallowed fast a meal on the run. Some young women arrived for take out and chatted with the “gang” guys. Two folks in their 50’s chatted for a long while before the “rush” came in. See what a little sushi can do in Santa Fe. Great food, good service, and very fair prices keeps everyone stopping by. Remember the take out, the platters, and catering too!

Thursday October 23 7:30 PM $3

R and BEBOP
Classic R & B Bassist Dave Moir and Guitarist/Singer Scott Cadenasso have teamed-up to bring you R & BEBOP, Santa Fe’s newest arrival on the entertainment scene, playing casual, classic, and cool R & B!
Sunday October 26 6:30 PM $10

BILL HEARNE’S

ROADHOUSE REVUE

This is Bill Hearne’s side project, a four piece Honky Tonk band. The Roadhouse Revue is the Bill Hearne Trio plus Auge Hays on pedal steel, and with Bob playing lots of electric guitar. The music they play is the retro-honky tonk music that Bill spent many hours listening to as a youth in the late 50’s, early 60’s. www.billhearne.com

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MONDAY OCTOBER 27 7:30 $10
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WEDNESDAY Yep. Next week will be full of talent. C’mon over to Santa Fe!

Rosalie Sorrels returns to the Outpost

Grammy-nominated folk legend Rosalie Sorrels returns to the Outpost in a tribute performance to her late friend, Utah Phillips. Her latest CD, Strangers in Another Country: The Songs of Bruce Utah Phillips, is a celebration of Phillips’ timeless body of work. A lengendary singer, songwriter and storyteller, Sorrels has been described as having one of the most wonderful voices in American music. She began her career as a folklorist in the 1950s but at age 19 left Idaho, got married, had 5 kids, and became a housewife for 14 years. When her marriage ended, she decided to go on the road as a folksinger, taking her children with her. She has recorded over 20 albums, written 3 books, and is an outspoken hero for the folk counter-culture. Now 70+ and in semi- retirement, Sorrels lives in a cabin built by her father in the mountains outside of Boise, Idaho. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the legends of folk music (and watch/listen to this video on you tube).
Performance Saturday, October 18, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

Free Jamfest in Old Town Sunday
The 3rd Annual New Mexico Django Fest brings a free concert to the Old Town Gazebo Sunday. The festival actually occurs Thursday when the Outpost teams up with Django Fest 2008 to present the kickoff night of this popular multi-venue festival organized by Le Chat Lunatique’s John Sandlin. Django Fest was founded in 2006 to honor the timeless memory of the great Django Reinhart, and has featured The Hot Club of San Francisco, the Djangomatics (Seattle), Howard Alden, Mango fan Django (Colorado Springs), Hot Club of Phoenix, Hot Club of Santa Fe, and local act Felix y Los Gatos. Besides Le Chat Lunatique, performers for this year’s four day festival include headliner Stephane Wrembel, as well as Mango fan Django, Hot Club of Phoenix, Hot Club of Santa Fe, Zoltan Orkestar, and more! As an added bonus, the festival will be running in conjunction with The Albuquerque Lindy Exchange, a swing dance festival featuring workshops, lessons, performances and open dances. Le Chat Lunatique plays a combination of Gypsy Swing, Western Swing and anything else they please. One of Albuquerque’s most popular groups, their 2008 CD, Demonic Lovely, was nominated for SEVEN New Mexico Music Awards while they were voted “Best Band Over-All” and “Best Jazz Act” in the Weekly Alibi’s 2008 Best of Burque issue AND “Best Local Band” and “Best Jazz Act” in the Local iQ’s 2008 Smart List. They have opened for Asleep at the Wheel, The Hot Club of San Francisco, and The Djangomatics. They recently composed and performed the music for a new play called Flamingo/Winnebago which was premiered in Philadelphia. Le Chat is John Sandlin, guitar; Muni Kulasinghe, violin; Jared Putnam, bass; and Fernando Garavito, drums.
Performance Sunday, October 19, 1-4pm
Old Town Gazebo
lechatlunatique .com

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

Movie and Music Festival at the El Rey
Join Puccini Productions as they combine two things the El Rey is historically known for - movies and live music. This is the two-night inaugural kickoff of the Monthly Movie and Music Festival and every month they will have an exclusive screening of a music- related movie which will share the evening with performances by Albuquerque’s best local groups. Popcorn, beer and Bagel Joe’s sandwiches will be for sale. This is a 21+ event sponsored by Birdland and Sennheiser.
Friday: 2001 Sundance Audience award winner, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a film musical based on the stage musical of the same name about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by an East German transgender singer. After a botched sex- change operation, East German glam rocker Hansel becomes Hedwig and travels across the US with a stage show, following her ex-boyfriend and telling her life story. Immediately following the film enjoy local metal groups The Ground Beneath - Winterlock - Left Brain.
Saturday: Hop aboard the Festival Express with The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Sha-Na-Na and others as they live and party together for five days, stopping to perform concerts in Canadian cities along the way. This documentary, released in 2003, combines footage shot during the 1970 concerts as well as the train ride itself, interspersed with present-day interviews with tour participants sharing their often hilarious recollections of the time. Following the movie enjoy performances by local jam groups Liquid Gypsy - The Hammocks - Civitas.
Special event Fri-Sat, October 18-19, 8pm
El Rey Theater
620 Central SW
(505) 242-2343
elreytheater.com

Fuera de juego at NHCC
Juan is a poor, young Ecuadorian who dreams of emigrating to escape the oppressing situation in his home country. In search of money to make his dream a reality he gets involved in a life of crime. His own desperate personal situation mirrors the social, moral and economic collapse of his country. Free screening presented in Spanish with English subtitles by Vitor Arregul (Ecuador, 2003). This is part of the film series Film Series Cine en construcción (Cinema in Progress). The Instituto Cervantes has joined this collaboration in order to make these films available to a wider audience. Screening Thursday, October 23, 7pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts
nhccnm.org

Free Screening of Iron Jawed Angels at the Guild
Rainbow Artists and the Guild Theater invite you to a free screening of the this powerful HBO movie ‘Iron Jawed Angels.’ It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn’t make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: ‘Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.’
Screening Saturday, October 25, 1pm
Guild Cinema
3405 Central SE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Wild Film Festival at the KiMo
Rivers and Birds presenta an international festival of award-winning wildlife films, both feature length and short formats. For a complete schedule, visit their web site.
Film Festival Fri-Sat, October 24-25, 7pm
KiMo Theater
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
riversandbirds.or g

The Men who Stare at Goats to film in NM
Governor Bill Richardson today announced the action- comedy, The Men Who Stare at Goats, will film in New Mexico. The movie stars Academy Award winner George Clooney (Michael Clayton, Syriana), Oscar nominee Jeff Bridges (Iron Man, Seabiscuit), Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge, Blackhawk Down), and two- time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, The Usual Suspects). The film, currently in production in Puerto Rico, will begin filming in New Mexico in mid November. It will shoot in Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Roswell and Zia Pueblo, and plans to employ approximately 175 New Mexican crew members.

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

Read on…

NM Women look at the theatre section there are some new plays by and about women, including an Albuquerque group. We should all show up just because they really need our support. Feminism may not be “In” for most circles. However our creativity goes way beyond trends, popular culture, and random PI boundaries. I’ll bet that you laugh a lot as well. Come one, come all genders, come all, have a night out at the theater!

These videos are not from the plays I mentioned but opens a few doors. So go to the plays to see NM style. Have fun.

Wayne Hopkins: Never Let Go
The large scale paintings are sequences of images and text concerning the state of affairs in the world today, with the intent of questioning the problems of corporate hegemony, war, deceit, self-interest and violations of basic human rights.
Reception Saturday, October 18, 6-9pm
AC2/Albuquerque Contemporary Art Center
301 Mountain Road NE
(505) 842-8016
ac2gallery.org

Grand Opening of The Wooden Cow Gallery
The Northeast Heights newest gallery is holding its grand opening Friday night in conjunction with the Artscrawl in the Heights. Located right next door to Nob Hill Gallery, this great new space features a variety of art work by 25 owners and over 30 local consignors as well as ongoing arts, crafts and humanities classes. Enjoy visting with the artists, great art work and live belly-dancing by the Sultry Kittens.
Reception Friday, October 17, 5-8pm
The Wooden Cow Gallery & Art Space
7400 Montgomery NE, Suite 20
(505) 999-1280
the woodencow.wordpress.com

New Mex Now Mix - artists’ panel Saturday
Alex Chavez, Kenny Chavez, Goldie Garcia and Johnny Salas transform the everyday and familiar into the extraordinary. These mixed-media artists bring both whimsy and social commentary to their work. Enjoy a panel discussion with these four artists.
Lecture Saturday, October 18, 1:30pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth Street SW
(505) 531-4107
nhccnm.org

Arts Open House in the North Valley
15 New Mexico artists invite you to stop by this annual event at Wild Strawberry & Muddy Wheel Studios. Participating are Judy Terra, Michael Guttma, Lindsay Ferreira, Diana Landry, Gail Tate, Nadine Williams, Gabe Nemiroff, Marcia Glenn, Doris Wagner, Shirley Wynn-Feats, Jennifer Ferriday, Edna McIver, Josie Mohr, Fred Wilson, and Kristen Wilson.
Open House & Sale, Sat-Sun, Oct. 18-19, 10am- 5pm
Wild Strawberry & Muddy Wheel Studios
3703 Manchester Drive NW
(2 blocks east of Rio Grande at Candelaria)
(505) 345-7671

Art in the Park in Corrales
Last of the 2008 series of fine arts and crafts shows sponsored by the Corrales Society of Artists and the Village of Corrales. Enjoy music at San Ysidro Church at 1pm.
Arts Festival, Sunday, October 19, 10am- 4pm
La Entrada Park in Corrales
NW corner of Corrales and La Entrada Roads
(505) 898-9898
corralesartists.or g

Photography Exhibit at Breast Cancer Resource Center
Inspired by cancer survivors, non-profit organizations and medical providers - and in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month - the opening of the Breast Cancer Resource Center happens on October 23rd. Also enjoy the opening of Brave and Beautiful: A Breast Cancer Face Book by Santa Fe photographer Susan Boe. The show features environmental portraits of 36 NM women who live with breast cancer and demonstrate the joy of living each day. The photographs celebrate the more than 2.3 million American women who live with breast cancer in this country.
Reception Thursday, October 23, 4-7pm
Breast Cancer Resource Center
316 Central Ave. SE (next to Standard Diner)
(505) 924-8100

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

Betty’s Summer Vacation
Betty’s Summer Vacation is a hilarious, dark comedy that includes murder, sex, games and a living laugh track. Set in a beautiful summer home by the beach, Betty’s idea of relaxation is constantly interrupted by the insane anticsof her four housemates. Through a dark twist of humor, the play examines America’s fascination with violence and sex. By Chritopher Durang; directed by Rani Copeland. Runs through October 25.
Performance Fri-Sat, Oct. 17-18, 7:30pm, Sunday 6pm
Experimental Theatre UNM
(505) 277-4332
theatre.unm.edu

Middle Eastern Dance Concert and Workshop
Joan Kafri Productions presents two days of belly dance and Tunisian dance workshops and a show featuring internationally-known dancers Khadejah and Mustapha and El Queslati. Call for more information.
Performance Saturday, October 18, 8pm
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 Broadway SE
(505) 848-1320

Melancholy Play
Sarah Ruhl navigates the subject of human emotion through the character of Tilly in this comedy about the American perspective on happiness. A contemporary farce set in the style of traditional Melodrama, the play follows Tilly asher romantic melancholy enchants everyone she meets, leaving a trail of lovestuck suitors. Melancholy Play is bursting with the poetry, physical comedy and absurdity that audiences have come to expect from the internationally recognized Tricklock Company. Melancholy Play also features live music. Directed by Kevin R. Elder (Black River Falling, Alibi’s Best Performance of 2007), Tricklock’s production is guaranteed to leave Albuquerque theatre goers laughing wildly, and coming back for more! Runs through Nov. 9.
Opening performance Wednesday, October 22, 8pm
Tricklock Company
Rodey Theater, UNM Campus
(505) 254-8393
tricklock.com

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Dancing Panties
Albuquerque’s first all female sketch comedy show written and performed by local artists.
Performance Friday, October 24, 10pm
Box Performance Space
1025 Lomas NW
(505) 404-1578
theboxabq.com

Electoral Dysfunctions at the Vortex
If you need a break from real politics, enjoy this festival of eight short politically-themed plays submitted by local playwrights. Shows include:
Hollywood Ending by Rich Rubin
Car Alarm by Dianna Lewis
The Booth by Kate Horsley
Election Night with Washington & Lincoln by Frank Melcori
Ozzy Osbourne Explains It All For You by Susan Erickson
Focus by Joe Sackett
The Value of the Vote by Becky Mayo
Enter On the Execution by Gene Grant
Vote for your favorite. The play with the most votes by the end of the run wins its author $500! Opens Friday and runs through November 2. Pay-What-You-Will Ticket Night: Sunday, October 12.
Performances Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 6pm
Vortex Theatre
2004-1/2 Central SE
(505) 247-8600
thevortextheater. org

Occam’s Razor
Opens This Week

Saturday, October 18 at 4:00 pm

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“All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best.”

William Oakham, 14th century
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“Things should be made as simple as possible,
but not simpler.”

Albert Einstein, 20th century

Santa Fe Complex is located in the Railyard Art District within walking distance of the hotels, restaurants and shops at the plaza downtown. We’re housed in two facilities, the project space at 624 Agua Fria and the work space at 632 Agua Fria.

The conference area contains meeting rooms and facilities for short-term use associated with on-going sfComplex projects. The project space houses the great room, where we hold events and offer Internet access, working facilities, a coffee lounge and work carrels for laptop users.

While there is parking at 624 Agua Fria, the Romero Street parking lot is more conveniently located for the 632 facility. Romero St. is an old-style Santa Fe ox-cart road just east of the 624 driveway. Follow it until it opens up to two lanes and turn hard right into the parking lot for 632.

Here’s a map to our location. For more information, call Don Begley at 505/216.7562.

Forward email

Now I don’t always get to read all of what I am sent, but it’s terrific to have on hand. The following is from someone I was referred to from Australia! Connect with him for great and old applied to new ideas.
Continuing our series of Ralph Waldo Trine, here’s
‘In Tune With The infinite’

http://www.mymillionairebuddy.com/ebooks/wk43-trine-infinite/W.O.W.wk43-trine-infinite.zipCrnr Greville & Perth
Prahran
Victoria 3181
Australia

Reading the link, I think I missed a few. So here are 5 tips to Recognize the power of your home town.

First, if you read here often you know that we New Mexicans are a bit spoiled. We have lots of entertainment, talent, possibility thinking, albeit not as many good jobs. Even so we do have lots of entrepreneurs, part time jobs, and mostly casual dress lifestyle. At this moment I am supporting the local economy by hiring a neighbor who has his own biz doing whatever. He’s working on saving my porch today.

5 Tips. Especially vital for smaller cities and hometowns.
1) Pay attention to free lectures and workshops.
Education comes in many forms and can help you achieve your personal goals.
Even Adult ed programs provide a venue to share your talents, or learn new skills.

2) If you want “it” and your town doesn’t have “it” create it.
Let’s say you love thrift stores or second hand stuff stores. Start one. Creates income plus…
Back in the sixities in a town of about 2000 people, my church had a consignment thrift store
that was only open 1 day a week. People could actually earn $$$ off their items or just donate
stuff. That little store earns over $10,000 for the church still today.
There are a lot of small businesses that can be started on a shoestring: ditto theater groups.

3) Creative government. Local governments create an arena where your input can create good
results. Have 20 projects that would enhance your community? From special celebrations, to
creating shelters for the homeless, to clean up projects or services for seniors, your town can help.

4) Have gratitude for churches and teachers. They both work to build powerful communities. If you
are part of either, give yourself kudos. Social discomfort is created by neglect. List things that you
would lilke to see improved and list twice as many ideas to make the changes. One small project
may make a grand difference to your community.

5) Your hometown never needs to be boring. It’s full of resources and riches overlooked. Creating a
community garden, or cleaning up and revitalizing a neighborhood park, or having a used book sale
for the library (add used DVD’s too) can boost energy into your community. Even something as
Saturday morning community walk and breakfast 2X a month can create connecting and fun. Look
around and list the great things happening in your town. Start a blog sharing all this or a
newsletter praising these benefits.

New Mexico Woodwind Quintet to perform at October 18 Artists’ Circle

Musical guests at the upcoming October 18th Artists’ Circle event this fall will be the New Mexico Woodwind Quintet.
Founded as a non-for-profit organization in 1983 and begun by participating in the 1984 Rome (Italy) Music Festival, the New Mexico Woodwind Quintet (NMWQ) has performed extensively throughout New Mexico and the Southwest in an attempt to promote classical chamber music and support local artists, organizations, and composers.
Couldn’t find the right video so:

The New Mexico Woodwind Quintet’s programming encompasses a wide variety of musical styles, with emphasis on literature of the Twentieth Century. The New Mexico Woodwind Quintet will perform Piece Quintet en forme de Choros by Heitor Villa-Lobos during the 2009 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.

The October 18th Artists’ Circle event is one of four special annual events for donors who generously contribute $1,000 or more to the Festival. To learn more about becoming an Artists’ Circle member and attending this lovely event, please call Kristen Tidwell, Development & Outreach Director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, at 505.983.2075 ext. 108 or e-mail her at kristen@sfcmf.org.

Neikrug’s Through Roses featured at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

Festival artistic director Marc Neikrug’s acclaimed music-theatre work, Through Roses, one of the works of the 2008 summer season, will be the culminating work on the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust’s five day event, “Music in Exile-Emigre Composers of the 1930s”. The event runs from November 9, the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, through November 13th, ending with Marc’s piece.

“Music in Exile- Emigre Composers of the 1930s”
November 9 - 13, 2008
Museum Museum of Jewish Heritage -
A Living Memorial
Edmond J. Safra Hall, 36 Battery Place, New York City

Thursday, November 13, 2008

6:00 pm Pre-concert talk:
Bret Werb, musicologist of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, “We Will Never Die”

7:00 pm “American Exile”
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ballate dell-esilio (Guido Cavalcanti)
Hanns Eisler, Three Songs (Berthold Brecht)
An den kleinen Radioapparat; Hotelzimmer;
Uber den Selbstmord
Walter Arlen, The Poet in Exile (Czeslaw Milosz)

Marc Neikrug, Through Roses
Music-drama for an actor and eight solo instruments
Saul Rubinek, actor/director
Marc Neikrug, conductor
Daniel Phillips, violinist
Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist; Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist; Steve Tenenbom, violist; Timothy Eddy, cellist; Alan Kay, clarinetist; Steve Taylor, oboist; Jonathan Hass, percussionist.

Through Roses has received worldwide acclaim in the 27 years since it was written. It has been performed hundreds of times throughout the world, and has been translated into 11 languages. It has not been performed in New York since its premiere 27 years ago, when the New York Times praised it as “an extraordinary achievement.”

Through Roses features the noted theater, film and television actor Saul Rubinek as violinist Carl Stern, tormented by his horrific memories of Auschwitz, where through the rose hedges of the camp commandant’s garden, he witnessed the arrival of his fellow prisoners of war, the selection process and their inevitable journey to the gas chambers. England’s Channel 4 and Germany’s WDR co-produced the Christopher Nupen documentary film of Through Roses. It won the prize for Best Music at the Besancon Festival in France and a Golden Bear at the New York Television Film Festival. A motion picture version was produced by Cinecentrum (Germany) and directed by Jergen Flimm, with Academy Award winners Meximilian Schell and Cinematographer David Watkin (Out of Africa).

Koch is releasing a new recording of Through Roses this November 2008. It was recorded in Santa Fe after a performance on August 24th at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Several of the musicians on the recording will be performing in New York. Should you be planning a trip to New York during mid-November, don’t miss this incredible performance!

Spotlight on Festival Supporters

The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival wishes to thank all of the businesses and individuals whose support have made the 2008 Festival possible. In this portion of the newsletter, we’ll be acknowledging our supporters each month. Should you have the opportunity to avail yourself of their services, please do so.
The Festival thanks Omaha Steaks for its generosity and support of the 2008 season.

Omaha Steaks, founded in 1917, is an Omaha, Nebraska-based, fifth-generation, family-owned company that markets and distributes a wide variety of the finest quality USDA-approved, grain fed beef and other gourmet foods including pork, poultry, seafood, side dishes, appetizers and desserts. Today, Omaha Steaks is recognized as the nation’s largest direct response marketer of premium beef, available to customers by calling 1-800-228-9055, online at http://www.omahasteaks.com or at more than 80 retail stores nationwide.

Staff Profile:
Julie Rodriguez

Julie Rodriguez, Associate Artistic Administrator for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, has been a member of the Festival staff for 12 years. In addition to her duties in the Artistic Administration Department, she is also Managing Editor of the yearly Program Book, and Marketing and PR Associate. When not working, Julie’s hobbies include attending concerts in other music genres, such as rock and local music. Originally from New York, Julie studied piano at The Juilliard School of Music. Full of energy and with a friendly smile always present, she is just one of the hardworking members of the Festival staff. SFCMF Newsletter sat down with Julie at the end of the 2008 season for a quick chat with her:

You’ve been with SFCMF for over 12 years. Where did you work prior to joining the Festival?
“Prior to joining the Festival, I held a variety of positions, all in the arts/advertising/communications fields, including running my own public relations company in New York.”

You also worked in theatre for a bit, didn’t you?
“Yes, for about a year and a half. I served as Yul Brenner’s personal assistant during the London Paladium production of ‘The King and I.’ It was a wonderful experience all the way around, from working closely with such a talented actor to living in London.”

How long have you lived in New Mexico?
“I’ve been a New Mexico resident for over 18 years. My husband, Rudy, and I live here in Santa Fe. It’s not only a great town for music and culture but it’s a great place to live as well!”

Who are some of your favorite composers that the Festival has commissioned over the years?
” Mark O’Connor’s String Quartet (Bluegrass); Roberto Sierra’s Concierto de Camara from this past season, and also Kaija Saariaho’s Serenatas.”

Did you have a favorite performance from the 2008 season?
“There were so many wonderful performances, but I’d have to say my favorite was the Dohnanyi Piano Quintet No. 2 on August 14th at the Lensic performed by violinists Daniel Phillips and Benny Kim, violist Steven Tenenbom, cellist Eric Kim and pianist Jon Nakamatsu.”

What three words would you use to describe the Festival?
“Three words! - I’ve had too many wonderful experiences with the Festival to describe it in only three words.”