I started a conversation with the owner of the Raincatcher at my Sunday potluck. We dwere discussing legos, small children, and joys of fatherhood. Somehow we progressed to piano and music. We both at different times in our lives have played the piano. He is still playing, has been for 28 years. After all that, I asked what he did for work. He owns his own business, employs 16 people, and, well let me let him tell you the rest. I copied the rest from his website.
In an arid landscape, we all need to find sustainable ways to allow beautiful landscapes while conserving water. I also like that he does edible landscaping, as my little garden is a major part of my landscaping. Grand squash and pumpkin plants, flowering bean plants create lush ground covers in my yard. Ah the the fragant tomato plants, yellow flowering dill, sage, and you get the picture. I bet he knows many tricks to create beautiful landscapes without wasting water. Introducing: the Raincatcher:
theraincatcher.com
The RainCatcher Inc. is a local design/build company that specializes in using drylands permaculture techniques to create long-term sustainable landscapes and homesites. We are a fully-licensed (NM GB-98 and NM MS-6) and insured company, focusing on:
permaculture design and implementation
water harvesting
water catchment systems
irrigation
landscape design and installation
erosion control
restoration
greywater/wastewater re-use systems
The RainCatcher Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, Santa Fe Alliance, Santa Fe Sustainability Guide, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, International Erosion Control Association, Santa Fe Watershed’s “Adopt the River” program, and supports the living wage in Santa Fe, providing benefits to employees.
The above picture displays permaculture in practice. It is of a mixed perennial and annual food-producing garden, watered by rainwater and a branched-drain greywater system. No supplemental water is needed because all water is harvested on site, re-used from the roof, and re-used from the house. The soil here is very healthy, high in orgainc matter, and full of life, helping to infiltrate excess water for the plants to use.
Same site 2.5 years before!
Thank you for visiting us! We will be working on the is site over the next few years to bring you a fun, creative, and highly informative website. We are always under construction so please check back soon.
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The RainCatcher Inc. is a local design/build company that specializes in using drylands permaculture techniques to create long-term sustainable landscapes and homesites. We are a fully-licensed (NM GB-98 and NM MS-6) and insured company, focusing on:
permaculture design and implementation
water harvesting
water catchment systems
irrigation
landscape design and installation
erosion control
restoration
greywater/wastewater re-use systems
The RainCatcher Inc. is a member of the Better Business Bureau, Santa Fe Alliance, Santa Fe Sustainability Guide, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, International Erosion Control Association, Santa Fe Watershed’s “Adopt the River” program, and supports the living wage in Santa Fe, providing benefits to employees.
The above picture displays permaculture in practice. It is of a mixed perennial and annual food-producing garden, watered by rainwater and a branched-drain greywater system. No supplemental water is needed because all water is harvested on site, re-used from the roof, and re-used from the house. The soil here is very healthy, high in orgainc matter, and full of life, helping to infiltrate excess water for the plants to use.
Same site 2.5 years before!
Thank you for visiting us! We will be working on the is site over the next few years to bring you a fun, creative, and highly informative website. We are always under construction so please check back soon.
What is a week of blogging without a big list? So if you want to party, brings hundreds of friends to these events, and it will make a lot of prosperity! Every family that shows up will quickly brings hundreds. Ditto for registering voters, and getting friends to vote for OBAMA. MAry
Yes the State Fair is still happening…
Welcome to undergroundARTS, a weekly newsletter of happenings and opportunities in the arts in the Albuquerque area.
Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…
Kathryne Cyman’s show at Weyrich worth seeing
Kathryne Cyman follows a 400-year old Japanese tradition to create translucent porcelain plates, cups and bowls - bringing to the process wonderful glazes made from materials she gathers in the Sandia Mountains and the volcanos on the west mesa. Cyman is being honored by AABA as a Local Treasure and I had the opportunity to visit with her before the opening of the Weyrich show. It is obvious that she is not only a master of the art, but that it is truly a labor of love. She has studied with porcelain masters in Arita, Japan where the process was created more than 400 years ago when a large porcelain clay deposit was discovered near the town of Arita. That clay is now only available to Japanese masters but a porcelain clay body with similar properties has been developed in the US, providing material for students and professionals using the Arita method. Cyman was selected by her professor, Jim Srubek, and Manji Inoue (a National Living Treasure from Japan) to continue Srubek’s Arita program at UNM. This is the only such program that exists in the US. The gallery is open Tue-Fri from 10:30 to 5:30 and Saturdays 11- 5:30. You can also call for an appointment.
Ongoing exhibit through October 10, 2008
Weyrich Gallery
2935-D Louisiana NE at Candelaria
(505) 883-7410
weyrichgallery.co m
Old Town Artscrawl this Friday
Albuquerque’s monthly gallery tour featuring exhibition openings, artist demonstrations, refreshments and more is in Old Town and along Mountain Road. Get the details on all nine gallery on the web site.
Receptions Friday, Sept. 19, 5-8:30pm
Old Town/Mountain Road Galleryes
artscrawlabq.org
Artist led Tour of Meso-Americhanics Exhibit at NHCC
Meet Jamex and Einar de la Torre as they walk and talk you through the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s new exhibit, Meso-Americhanics (Maneuvering Mestizaje).
Special Event Saturday, Sept. 20, 1:30pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 246-2261
nhccnm.org
Art, Politics and Public Works: New Mexico’s New Deal
The Special Collections Library celebrates the 75th anniversary of the New Deal with an exhibit of Public Works of Art presented to the library in 1934. These include serigraphs of Navajo rug designs by Louie Ewing and Ruth Connely, examples of Spanish Colonial design by E. Boyd, and more. A Chautauqua performance of Clyde Tingley’s New Deal takes place during the exhibit reception Saturday.
Reception Saturday, Sept. 20, 4pm
Special Collections Library
423 Central Ave. NE at Edith
(505) 848-1376
cabq.go v/library
Art Show with a Cause
Includes over 125 original works by 18 artists including Judy Chicago, Donald Woodman, Russell Hamilton, Frank McCulloch, Nancy Kozikowski, Wesley Pulkka, Santiago Perez, Page Coleman, Alan Paine Radebaugh and more. Curator’s walking tour at 3pm.
Reception Sunday, Sept. 21, 1:30-4:00pm
New Mexico Cancer Center Gallery
4901 Lang Ave. NE
(505) 842-8171
nmcancercent er.com
Reception for Local Treasures Artists
Help honor 12 local artists being recognized for their contributions to Albuquerque’s arts community.
Reception Sunday, Sept. 21, 2-4pm
Albuquerque Museum of Art
2000 Mountain Road NW
artscrawlabq.org
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Silent Auction for Whittlesey House Preservation
The historic Whittlesey House (home of the Albuquerque Press Club) needs you. An auction will benefit the foundation which was formed three years ago to protect and preserve this local landmark designed by architect Charles Whittlesey and built as his family residence in 1903 . The foundation is failing and the roof is in need of replacement. Dress to the nines (cocktail attire) and join them for a fun evening and great auction items including a Marvel Wine Refrigerator valued at $1,300. The auction follows a preview reception until 9pm.
Preview and cocktail hour Saturday, Sept. 20, 6- 7pm
Albuquerque Press Club
201 Highland Park Circle SE
(505) 610-9220
Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre at NHCC
Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) is a first in a trilogy of rural tragedies by Lorca who is widely regarded as Spain’s most distinguished 20th century writer. The current production is directed by NM native Marcos Martinez, performed by Teatro Nuevo Mexico, and set in rural New Mexico in the 1950s.
Performance Thursday, Sept. 25, 7pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW (505) 246-2261
nhccnm.org
22nd Annual Taos Trade Fair
Enjoy foods of northern New Mexico and the mountain man encampment, watch local artisans demonstrate traditional crafts, and wander through the historic Martinez Hacienda this weekend. This year’s entertainment includes Fantasmas: Historical Ghosts of the Martinez Hacienda and Taos Valley, written and directed by local storyteller Roberta Meyers. Become part of history!
Special event Sat-Sun, Sept. 20-21, 9am- 5pm
Martinez Hacienda in Taos
(505) 758-0505
The Weir opens at Mother Road Theatre Company
Albuquerque’s new professional theatre company continues its 2008 season theme of The Open Road with Conor McPherson’s The Weir. Directed by Vic Browder, The Weir is set in a bar in a remote part of western Ireland. Three local lads, together with the landlord, are swapping spooky stories to impress an attractive young woman recently arrived from Dublin. What begins as a simple visit to the local pub turns out to be an evening of both funny and spell-binding stories until the final tale, told by Valerie herself, takes a strange and unexpected twist and changes the whole mood of the evening. The Weir cast includes veterans of Albuquerque theatre Bill Sterchi, Tom Schuch, Kate Schroeder, Alan Hudson, and Don Bicknell. Live Irish music following performances. Runs through october 12 with Thursday-Saturday curtains at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm with special $10 Thursdays.
Opening Performance Friday, Sept. 19, 8pm
The Filling Station
1024 Fourth St. SW
(505) 243-0596
motherroad.org
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Globalquerque is here - This weekend!
17 artists from 5 continents on 3 stages plus a FREE family fun day on Saturday, Sept. 20, workshops, dance classes, art, instrument making, and The Global Village of Craft, Culture and Cuisine. Two of New Mexico’s own will be there, Cuarenta y Cinco and Los Matachines de Bernalillo plus a world-class line- up topped by Mexican-American vocalist Lila Downs. The vision is to expose you to things you normally wouldn’t be exposed to - a singer from Greece or blues music from Mali, a group from China or one from our own backyard. Tickets now on sale at the NHCC box office and Ticketmaster.
Music Festival Friday, Sept. 19-Sat. Sept. 20
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 232-9868
globalquerque.c om
Fred Eaglesmith comes to the Cooperage
Fred returns to the Southwest with the kick off party right here in Albuquerque. A Fred Eaglesmith show features a mix of passionate, funny and moving music, comedy, tears and poignant observations. His commentary on affairs - current ones as well as those of the heart - is hararious and provocative. It takes a jaded soul to leave an Eaglesmith show unaffected. This is a 21 and over show produced by AMP music.
Performance Friday, Sept. 26, 8pm The Cooperage
7220 Lomas NE (just east of Louisiana)
Buy tickets on-line through Brown Paper Tickets Tickets also available (cash only plus $1 surcharge) at: Bookwords 4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, 344-8139 Natural Sound, 3422 Central Ave. SE, 255-8295
abqmusic.com
Free Country Music Event
Be part of film history. The Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall movie Cracy heart is hosting a special event in conjunction with filming at the Santa Fe Opera this Saturday. There will be music and surprise special guests. Everyone in the audience will be on film for the concert scenes. Doors open at 3pm.
Special event Saturday, Sept. 20, 3-7pm
Santa Fe Opera
17063 US Hwy 84/285 north of Santa Fe
(505) 820-7955
onlocationcast ing.net
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Legal Hawks screens at the KiMo
Local production company A+ #1 Productions will be previewing their independent television pilot Legal Hawks on Sept. 21. The year is 1986 and a new television network called Fox is desperate for content. They approach the biggest hair band of the era, Von Holland, to do a weekly concert. Von Holland decides instead to do a legal drama and the series is born. Legal Hawks was written and directed by Josh Klein and stars local actors Isaac Kappy and Ross Kelly. Also appearing are Bill Sterchi, April Fox, Reuben Finkelstein, Shenoah Allen, Mark Chavez, David Kappy and Victor Izay. The pilot was shot by local cinematographer Corey Weintraub and was produced by Isaac Kappy. Students from CNM’s film training program worked alongside industry professionals during the making of the pilot. The screening at the KiMo is free of charge and open to the public, however, the filmmakers will be using the event as a fundraiser for a Farmington fireman whose family is grappling with financial duress after medical complications that led to the loss of their unborn child. Also showing at the screening will be the premiere of Hide, the latest short film from Trifecta Plus Entertainment, directed by Scott Milder, and Time Assassins, a short film directed by Reuben Finkelstein.
Screening Sunday, Sept. 21, 7pm
KiMo Theater
423 Central Ave NW
(505) 768-3522
Beautiful Losers next Art in Film offering
Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation. In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth.
Screening Sat-Sun, Oct. 4-5, 2pm
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
2008 SW Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
This annual event kicks off on Sept. 26 and wraps on Oct. 2. Venues include the Guild Cinema, South Broadway Cultural Center and Winrock Theater in Albuquerque - in Santa Fe at the UA DeVargar. With more than 80 entries, the festival has become the largest film festival in Albuquerque .
Film Festival Fri. Sept. 26 through Thurs. Oct. 2
Various locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe
(505) 243-170
closetcinema.org
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
Don’t worry, it is the weekend and I won’t get heavy on the philosphy of these matters. However as you wander through Albuquerque’s galleries, and listen to great concerts, by the way SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL will have several concerts in Albuquerque this year: at the KIMO theater, July 30th, and August 6 and 7th…save gas and get tickets near home!
Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…
Maria Moya’s solo show at Mariposa Gallery
Maria Consuelo Moya has a solo show upstairs at Mariposa, opening First Friday as part of the First Friday Artscrawl events across the city. Moya is a prolific artist displaying collage, vessels, shrines, nests, bundled offerings and dolls for this beautiful installation. Her work can be intricate and delicate but always amazing. Downstairs will be the work of Kenyon Thomas and daughters Mary Thomas and Sarah Siltala, one of New Mexico’s most talented families.
Reception Friday, August 1, 5-8pm
Mariposa Gallery
3500 Central Ave. SE
(505) 268-6828 mariposa- gallery.com
Take Back at THE LAND/gallery
Take Back is the second manifestation of a proposal, submitted in the form of a poem, sent to THE LAND/an art site, by three women in Maine: Constant Albertson, Susan Camp and Andy Mauery. The work focuses on the translation from the work completed on-site at THE LAND to the gallery’s white walls and ceiling. THE LAND maintains both an in-town gallery space and a 40-acre outdoor site devoted exclusively to site- specific, environmentally low-impact, land-based art. Artists include installation artists, sculptors, painters, video and sound artists, musicians, dancers, architects and engineers, and writers.
Reception Friday, July 25, 5-8pm
THE LAND/gallery
419 Granite Ave. NW
(505) 242-1501 landartsite.org
Pottery Demonstration at Petroglyph Monument
Josephine Fragua makes pottery based on old traditions. She collects natural clay and white sand from the Jemez Mountains just as her mother and grandmother showed her years ago. She will talk about her pottery and demonstrate how it is made this Saturday and Sunday.
Demonstrations Sat-Sun, July 26-27, 10-4
Petroglyph National Monument
6001 Unser Blvd. NW
(505) 899-0205 nps.gov/petr
Remembering Barbara Pfaff
Exhibit 208 will host a show of work by Albuquerque artist Barbara Pfaff who passed away in 2006. Her friends and family have put together a collection of her work from 1980-2006.
Reception Friday, August 1, 5-8pm
Exhibit 208
208 Dartmouth Drive NE
(505) 266-4292 exhibit208.com
Hall-Strauss, Lohan and Redman at Coleman Gallery
Christina Hall-Strauss, Erica Lohan and Don Redman open at Coleman Gallery with acrylic paintings (Christina), acrylic and graphite works (Erica) and steel sculpture (Don). Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art is an Albuquerque favorite for art by New Mexico’s (mostly) abstract artists.
Reception Saturday, August 2, 3-5pm
Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art
4115 Silver SE
(505) 232-0224 colema ncontemporary.com
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Document This! a workshop
In conjunction with the Trappings exhibition, 516 Arts is hosting a two-part workshop series in documentary filmmaking and oral histories led by Sarah Wentzel- Fisher and Basement Films. Students will generate and synthesize oral histories into a finished collaborative video art piece, learning basic concepts of documentary filmmaking and digital editing. A culminating FREE public screening of the finished work will take place Saturday, August 2 at 9pm. The workshop is open to teens and adults (high school and up). Space is limited - advance registration required. $20 fee covers both sessions.
Video Art Workshop Sat. July 26 and Aug. 2, 10am- noon
516 Arts
516 Central SW Downtown
(505) 242-1445, Bryan Kaiser
516arts.org
The Madness of King Georgie Bush at N4th
An exploration of current events and a parody of the current administration set in the Elizabethan era and written in iambic pentameter. This play by Richard B. Edwards takes a unique look at contemporary politics. Directed by Lou Ann Graham. Runs through July 27. All tickets $10.
Performance Fri-Sat July 18-19 8pm, Sun July 20 2pm N4th Theater and Gallery
4901 Fourth St. NW
(505) 702-7692 or 344-4542 vsartsnm.org
The Ballet Pro Musica Festival at NHCC
Dancers from the Mexico-City based National Ballet of Mexico along with the Felbert Chamber Virtuosi led by violinist David Felbert will perform at National Hispanic Cultural Center next weekend. The performance will include Apollo (Mendelssohn/Balanchine), Miroirs (Ravel/Godden) and Concerto Grosso (Bach/Ossadnik). There is a special FREE children’s program Friday July 31. Check web site for other festival events.
Performances Fri-Sat, Aug.1-2 8pm, Sun, Aug.3 2pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 352-1281
balletpromusic a.org
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Salsa Nuevo Mexicano Nosotros at the El Rey
Join the folks at the historic El Rey Theater for an evening of Salsa with local favorites Nosotros. A special treat will be dance lessons from Arthur Murray Studios. This is a 21+ event.
Performance Friday, July 25, 8pm
Historic El Rey Theater
624 Central Ave. SW Downtown
(505) 242-2353
elreytheater.com
Summer Fun and Music in Placitas
Join the folks at Rockin’R and enjoy The Bill Hearne Trio plus Auge Hays on steel guitar under cool Placitas skies on Sunday. Bring your own chairs, food and drinks.
Performance Sunday, July 27, 7pm
Rockin’ R Gallery in Placitas
north on I-25, right at exit 242 (Highway 165) go 2 miles. Just past Homestead Village on the left.
(505) 867-9595 for reservations and information
Third Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival
Performances at the Outpost Performance Space as well as other Albuquerque and Santa Fe venues continue through July 28 with the one and only Preservation Hall Jazz Band wrapping things up Monday at the Lensic in Santa Fe. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band gets its name from Preservaton Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter since 1961. The band has been referred to as a bridge across the ages, a link between the present day and the heyday of traditional New Orleans music. On this tour the band is Mark Braud (trumper and vocal), Clint Maegden (vocal), Elliott Stackman Callier (reeds), Frederick Lonzo (trombone), Rickie Monie (piano), Walter Payton (bass and vocal) and Joseph Lastie Jr. (drums). Check out dates, times, ticket information and details at the Outpost’s website.
Performances July 25-27
Santa Fe and Albuquerque locations
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org
2008 Women’s Voices Festival
An annual tribute to the outstanding women vocalists in New Mexico which began in 1993. On Friday enjoy Charmed, Dianna Hughe, Patti Littlefield, Kari Simmons and Hillary Smith. Saturday - The Buckarettes, Jenny Marlow, Busy McCarroll, Madi Sato and Susan Clark. Doors open at 6:30 and all concerts occur rain or shine. The Cooperage offers a fine selection of grilled entrees, salads, desserts and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits the NM Jazz Workshop Institute of Music.
Performances Fri-Sat, July 25-26, 7-10pm
The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW
(505) 255-9798 nmjazz.org
Fishtank Ensemble
A unique and truly wordly musical experience, this band evokes the spirit of a past age and the sounds of tomorrow. This lively and unusual group consists of extremely talented musicians mastering their respective instruments: violin, saw, accordion, shamisen, flamenco guitar, contrabass, percussion and voice. Romanian folk music forms the bulk of the material with a healthy helping of flamenco, Swedish folk music, klezmer, Gypsy jazz, other folk sources as well as original songs. An AMP production.
Performance Wednesday, July 30, 7:30pm
The Cooperage
7220 Lomas Blvd. NE
(505) 232-9868
Buy tickets on-line through Brown Paper Tickets or by phone: 1-800-838-3006 abqmusic.com
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
NM Short Film wins Best of Show in Utah
Things We Do For Love won the Best of Show Grand Jury prize as well as Audience Favorite awards at the 2008 Fear No Film Festival in Salt Lake City. The short film was written and directed by NM filmmaker Don Gray and was shot in conjunction with the NM Film Technician Training Program at Northern New Mexico Community College in El Rito. It is about how far one family is willing to go to show their love for one another. Set in a small town in Northern New Mexico - coffins, fresh graves and a parade of odd funerals provide the backdrop for the story. The film was shot over five days in El Rito, Ojo Caliente and Abiquiu.
Civic Cinema on Civic Plaza
Watch a classic film under the stars. Popcorn, beverages and more will be available. Some seating is available but blankets and chairs may be brought for your comfort. No alcoholic beverages or glass containers are allowed. Pets must be on leash. So bring the kids and Rover and have a great time sharing in the magic of movie classics. The season ends August 1 with the movie voted #1 by Albuquerque residents.
Friday, July 25 - Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) with Audrey Hepburn.
Friday, August 1 - Young Frankenstein (1974) with Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn.
The Art in Film Series will return August 2-3 with The Treasures of Long Gone John. This is a documentary about the eccentric art and musical obsessions of indie record producer Long Gone John. He compulsively amassed a vast collection of art and pop ephemera. Using interviews with artists, collectors, gallery owners and musicians, this is an exciting trip through the fascinating world of art, music and popular culture.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter. www.abqarts.org
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Sacred Power Dolls: A Workshop
Sumner and Dene Gallery presents a creativity workshop by artist Lynn Dewart. Call to register.
Workshop Saturday, June 7, 12:30-4:30pm
Sumner & Dene
517 Central NW
(505) 842-1400 sumnerdene.com Censorship and discrimination?
LAS CRUCES - Manuel Peña’s unique “coming of age” photo collage series helped him get into the master’s degree photography program at the prestigious Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology. But earlier this month, the same works were removed from the New Mexico State University Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Peña said he went to the opening of his “The Swimming Hole” exhibit May 9 to find “six empty nails. No one told me it was coming down.” The removal has raised charges of censorship and even possible discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Read the entire article by S. Derrickson Moore in the Las Cruces Sun- News
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
The Wisdom of Mahamudra
Venerable Trago Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist Lama, will give teachings entitled The Wisdom of Mahamudra at RigDzin Dharma Foundation in Albuquerque this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Call or visit the web site for more information.
Buddhist teaching event Fri-Sun, May 30-June 1
RigDzin Dharma Foundation
322 Washington SE in Nob Hill
(505) 401-7340 rigdzin.com
The Agency Slam
There will be 12 slots (lottery for 13th) so sign up early. Winner will be asked to host the next slam and will receive a special prize. This is an all age event. Featured performers - Mantis Fist. $7 admission/$5 students. Proceeds benefit ABQ slams.
Poetry Slam Saturday, May 31, 8pm
The Agency
111 Fourth St. SW Downtown
the- agency.org
UNM Free Summer Sunset Lectures
Perfect for a summer evening. Singer, educator, activist Buffy Sainte-Marie presents A Multimedia Life June 7th. Sponsored by University Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
Lecture Saturday, June 7, 7pm
UNM Student Union Ballroom
Main Campus
(505) 277-4241 summersunset08pdf
River Raft Race on the Rio
Get busy building your raft, gathering your team and preparing to have a great time as the City revives the old tradition of the River Raft Race. At 8am kayaks and canoes will launch from the Alameda Bridge and at 10am rafts and homemade crafts launch from Tingley Beach. Both groups will cross the finish line at the South Diversion Channel south of the Rio Bravo Bridge. Winners will receive fabulous prizes and bragging rights. For rules and entry form, visit the web site below or call 311.
River Race Saturday, June 7
special events
Duende Poetry Series - Tribute to Keith Wilson
As part of the quarterly poetry readings in Placitas, June will be a tribute to Keith Wilson with readings by friends of Keith Wilson.
Poetry Reading Sunday, June 8, 3pm
Anasazi Fields Winery
Off NM 165 in Placitas
(505) 867-3062 anasazifiel dswinery.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Utah Phillips passed away May 23
Utah Phillips died from complications of heart disease, survived by his wife, sons Duncan and Brendan, and daughter Morrigan. His wish was to be laid to rest in a plain, hand made wooden coffin to expedite his return to the earth, which was honored. Bruce “Utah” Duncan Phillips (May 14, 1935-May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action. His parents were labor organizers and Phillips was a card-carrying member of the IWW (the wobblies). As a teenager, he ran away from home, rode the rails, and wrote songs. He met folk singer Rosalie Sorrels in the early 50s and it was Sorrels who started playing the songs that Phillips wrote and, through her, his music began to spread. He was a keeper of the stories and songs that might otherwise have passed into obscurity and was also a member of the great Traveling Nation, a community of hobos and railroad bums that populated the midwest along the rail lines. He recently gained a whole new audience through his joint album with Ani DeFranco. Some of his classic songs are Moose Turd Pie, Rock Salt & Nails, Green Rolling Hills, Daddy, What’s a Train, and Goodnight-Loving Train. Phillips lived his last 21 years in Nevada City, California where he worked on the start-up of a homeless shelter and the Peace and Justice Center. Utah has caught the westbound train! Farewell.
Summer Concert Series
One of Albuquerque’s favorite summer music events kick off this weekend with Jazz and Blues Under the Stars at the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater Saturdays beginning May 31 with a Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra directed by Bobby Shew and featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith. Families are welcome. The Cooperage Restaurant offers grilled entrees, salads, desserts and a full-service bar. A portion of the proceeds from their sales benefits The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute of Music. Performance Saturday, May 31, 7-10pm rain or shine
Albuquerque Museum
2000 Mountain Road NW
Cowboy Junkies in Concert at the KiMo
Formed in Toronto in 1985, Cowboy Junkies is comprised of its four original members who still rock the house with the best of them. This Canadian country music and alternative rock band has played with the Boston Pops Orchestra and remains very popular in Canada. Check them out on YouTube. Presented by AMP Concerts.
Concert Tuesday, June 3, 7:30pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544
abqmusic.com
Congratulations to Le Chat Lunatique
Local band Le Chat Lunatique was honored at the New Music Awards for their Jazz Recording Miss Lady. For a complete list of the 2008 awards, go to the web site.
newmexicomusicawards
¡Globalquerque! Tickets now on sale
¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 4th Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture has announced that EARLY BIRD Tickets for this year’s festival, which takes place on September 19 & 20, are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets (www. ticketmaster. com, 866- 448-7849 or 505-883-7800) including all Smith’s stores in New Mexico, select F.Y.E and Macy’s stores nationwide and at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Box Office. Early Bird prices are in effect until June 20, 2008. As in past years, ¡Globalquerque! 2008 will present a wide range of performers from around from 5 continents on 3 stages over 2 nights, including artists from New Mexico’s varied musical traditions
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Be sure to pick up the June issue of albuquerqueARTS magazine. June is the film issue and the first issue by new owner/publisher/editor Stephanie Hainsfurther. It is now on the stands on soon on line.
abqarts.com
The Art in Film Series will return mid- summer
The Guild, albuquerqueARTS magazine and Albuquerque Art Business Association (the Artscrawl folks) thank you for your support of the Art in Film series. We are regrouping to come up with an on- going offering of unique films about art. In the meantime, check out the Guild’s fine line up of art films such as CJ7 playing June 1 through June 5 (in Cantonese with English subtitles).
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com
Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter.
www.abqarts.org
John Donald Robb Composers’ Competition Call for Composers
What: Entries must be based on themes of Hispanic folk songs from the Robb Archives of the Center for Southwest Research in the UNM main library. Award: Winning composition received $3,500.
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2008 More Info: Call Doris Williams at 277-8967
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
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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, April 19th at the El Rey Theater. All tickets for the original date will be honored and tickets remain on sale.
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
Friends of Film, Video and Arts meeting at the Harwood
Friends of Film, Video and Arts will host a meeting for members who want to get involved in developing the upcoming Distribution and Administration Snafus episodes of Director’s Cut New Mexico. This is FoFVA’s annual educational production program and a great reason to join.
Meeting Sunday, April 20, 3:30-5:30pm
Harwood Art Center
1114 7th St. NW
(505) 897-2101 filmvideoarts.org
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.
I guess you can see that there is plenty to do in ALbuquerque NM this weekend! WOWO.
I could not find any good promos…so I’ll focus on another event. Our symphony events are fantastic and very professional so do enjoy and attend often. From The Heart
Occurrences: Dates: Sunday, Feb 24 2008
Times: 4:00 PM
Presented by: The Santa Fe Symphony
Location: The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center
City: Santa Fe
Address: 211 West San Francisco Street
Description: Featuring works by Mussorgsky, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Soloists include mezzo- soprano Lucia Cervoni and bass-baritone Bradley Ellingboe.
Contact: Tickets Santa Fe at The Lensic
Phone: 505-988-1234
Email: boxoffice@lensic.com
Website: http://www.ticketssantafe.org
Ticket Prices: $15 - $65
Ticket Phone: (505)988-1234
Events for Sat Feb 23 2008 through Sun Feb 22 2008
Bach and his Circle - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Occurrences: Dates: Sunday, Feb 24 2008
Times: 6:00 PM
Presented by: Santa Fe Pro Musica
Location: Loretto Chapel
City: Santa Fe
These are somtimes broadcast or re-broadcast on KSFR 101.1 FM radio. The great part about this is even if you don’t know the writers, they are always thought provoking and helps one reach out beyond ordinary thinkig.
Readings & Conversations: Linh Dinh with Charles Alexandar
Occurrences: Dates: Wednesday, Feb 27 2008
Times: 7:00 PM
Presented by: Lannan Foundation
Location: The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center
City: Santa Fe
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Guy Clark
Occurrences: Dates: Thursday, Feb 28 2008
Times: 7:30 PM
Presented by: Southwest Roots Music
Location: Saint Francis Auditorium
City: Santa Fe
I wish the classical folks made more local videos. But when you still need music, Guy Clark can spin a fine tale. For additional music, hit your menu button, and rest easy.
It’s snowing now which could mean great skiing and snow boarding. If the temperature remain warm and the sun returns there will be a masterpice for outdorr enthusiasts…however if it keeps snowing…
Not much will keep people at home from the Santa Fe Brewing Co this weekend: look and see why!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
CAFE MOCHA
Salsa Dance Concert
Avi’s Mambo Room brings salsa music and dancing to SFBC Pub & Grill with Cafe Mocha, an award-winning 8-piece salsa group based in Albuquerque, and dazzling audiences since1997. Cafe Mocha doesn’t just play, they play up a storm! Featuring a propulsive rhythm section and a full horn section, this band serves up all the elements to get a crowd of dancers on their feet and gives everyone who’s there to listen, a great time! Their credits include appearances with salsa legend Tito Puente (El Rey) and equally famous El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.
If you haven’t been to Avi’s Mambo Room yet, make this your night to check it out. Enjoy great salsa music and watch the hottest salsa dancers in town take to the floor. If you want to cop a few salsa moves of your own, take a Free Class in “New York Style salsa”. Door Prizes! The Hottest Salsa Party in Town!
DJ Mambo will be spinning during breaks!
8 - 9 PM Free Salsa Class with paid admission!
9 PM-12:30 AM-ALL AGES-$15 Cover.
www.cafemochasalsamusic.com
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Syd Masters & the Swing Riders
This is a talented and humorous musical group specializing in what Syd refers to as Vintage Western Cowboy Swing! Recently they received the 2004 “Best Humorous Song” award for the track “My Dog,” as well as the 2003 “Country Song of the Year” MIC Award for Syd’s original tune, “Out In The Country.” Other accomplishments include winning the Western Music Association “Best Western Swing Band” international nomination during each of the last three years, as well as wrangling in the New Mexico Music Industry’s “Best Vocal Performance” award for singing and yodeling on recorded works. The boys can also be seen on television and on posters throughout the West as the new “Singing Cowboys” for the Powerball Lottery advertising campaign. Alibi Music magazine named “Cowboys on the Moon” one of it’s top ten best albums for 2003. This CD, which was nominated for best album by The Western Music Association, The Academy of Western Artists, and the New Mexico Music Industry, features all original music and is played on the air in at least 15 countries around the world! Syd’s rich lead vocals and unique brand of unspoiled rhythm guitar are complimented by the accomplished finger picking of multi-instrumentalist Uncle Bob.
6:30 PM-ALL AGES-$5 Cover.
www.sydmasters.com
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AT THE SANTA FE BREWING COMPANY PUB & GRILL , THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE
505-988-1234, OR ONLINE AT
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Events for Sat Feb 23 2008 through Sun Feb 22 2009
Tickets Santa Fe
Art of Wine and Jazz
Occurrences: Dates: Saturday, Feb 23 2008
Times: 3:00 PM
Presented by: Artfeast 2008
Location: Hilton of Santa Fe
City: Santa Fe
Presented by: Artfeast 2008
Location: La Posada de Santa Fe
City: Santa Fe
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Solo Bach - SOLD OUT
Occurrences: Dates: Saturday, Feb 23 2008
Times: 8:00 PM
Presented by: Santa Fe Pro Musica
Location: Loretto Chapel
City: Santa Fe
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Artists’ Brunch and Silent Auction
Occurrences: Dates: Sunday, Feb 24 2008
Times: 11:00 AM
Presented by: Artfeast 2008
Location: Inn and Spa at Loretto
City: Santa Fe
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From The Heart
Occurrences: Dates: Sunday, Feb 24 2008
Times: 4:00 PM
Presented by: The Santa Fe Symphony
Location: The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center
City: Santa Fe
View Details »
Bach and his Circle - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Occurrences: Dates: Sunday, Feb 24 2008
Times: 6:00 PM
Presented by: Santa Fe Pro Musica
Location: Loretto Chapel
City: Santa Fe
View Details »
Martin Sexton
Occurrences: Dates: Monday, Feb 25 2008
Times: 7:30 PM
Presented by: Fanman Productions
Location: Santa Fe Brewing Company
City: Santa Fe
View Details »
Readings & Conversations: Linh Dinh with Charles Alexandar
Occurrences: Dates: Wednesday, Feb 27 2008
Times: 7:00 PM
Presented by: Lannan Foundation
Location: The Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center
City: Santa Fe
View Details »
Guy
So you see there’s some other information too. Not only that I heard my manager’s liitle sister (a grown woman) reading off about 15 other events too. Check the paper to see what’s going on at about any bar in town, many with no cover charge. Plenty of music to listen to this weekend. It is time to have fun and party.
Woke up this morning and it was snowing! Beauty, a couple inches of snow, and peace all wrapped up in one. Since I didn’t have to go OUT to work today, I smiled. Unfortunately, I have a cold and had to cancel two pleasure events: bummer! It’s my birthday, and I was born into this world with a big furious Northeaster in Rochester NH. As I was a cesearan birth, my mother ordered my father to get her to the hospital before she even went in to labor, and made sure that her doctor was going to be available! No emergency there. Only my mother would do something so clear headed and practical.
In New Mexico snow is precious. If we are lucky the resevoir will be full again this year which will reduce chances of severe drought. We have so many ideas about surviving drought that the rest of the country should call us up for assistance!
The birth of the Santa Fe Farmers Market was like that
of many other markets. In the 1960s some local farmers
who had been selling their harvests from the back of
their trucks got organized and eventually began looking for a
permanent location. By 1971 they had found one in the parking
lot of St. Anne’s church. Over the next three decades the market
would pull up roots on a number of occasions. But instead of
suffering transplant shock, the Santa Fe Farmers Market, the
largest in the state, was, and still is, thriving. And now after years of
playing hopscotch, the Santa Fe Farmers Market is fi nally getting
the space it deserves.
By spring 2008 the market will be located in and around a new
building, and with an 80-year lease with the Railyard Community
Corporation, it looks as though the market will be staying put for
generations. The permanent market building will allow the farmers
and other vendors the opportunity to sell their goods throughout
the year and will make sure customers know where to fi nd them.
“I think we’ve had to move it six times. Every time we move,
the farmers’ income goes down about 30 percent while people
fi gure out where our new location is. Now we’re going to have
at least a couple generations of permanency and everyone is
really excited,” says Sarah Noss, executive director of the Farmers
Market Institute, the fundraising arm of the market.
But the building is more than just a home for the market. When
it’s completed, the 25,000-square foot structure will be a
showcase of sustainable building practices
and a perfect venue for selling
certifi ed organic and naturally
grown produce.
Recycled and locallymanufactured
building
materials will be used in
the construction, and as
much as 50 percent of
all construction waste
will be salvaged or
recycled. The building
and its water will be
heated by solar panels
and all rainwater will
be harvested. Lowemission
paints,
coatings, adhesives
and carpets will…….READ more…
Sustainability is now big business. That’s why
more and more educational institutions are
not only trying to reduce their environmental
impact, they’re also offering a growing number
of programs to train the next generation of green
engineers, business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Arizona State University recently opened its School
of Sustainability and Green Mountain College in
Vermont bills itself as “Vermont’s environmental
liberal arts college.” The College of the Atlantic
in Bar Harbor, Maine, has just one major – human
ecology. But you don’t have to chuck it all to go
back to school fulltime if you’re looking to learn
more about how you can green-up your world. If
you live in or near Santa Fe there are a number of
options from which to choose.
The Center for Community Sustainability at Santa
Fe Community College offers courses that are
“designed to increase awareness of energy and
water sustainability issues, provide information
about alternative energy sources and train
individuals for employment or entrepreneurship
in these rapidly growing industries.”
The courses available at SFCC range from Green
Building to Renewable Electrical Energy Systems,
to a Solar Hot Water series. The courses are
available to those looking to pursue a degree in
green studies or to just take a class or two.
Ecoversity is a non-profi t educational center,
which, according to center director Jeff Harbour,
is intended to “demonstrate and teach skills for
sustainable living and provide a forum for teachers
of those skills.” Founded in 1999, Ecoversity hopes
to “regenerate the Earth and revitalize the human
spirit.” It offers courses in subjects ranging from
solar electrics to composting to bee keeping,
which is particularly popular.
“People want to learn these types of skills to
reconnect themselves with growing and producing
their own food and reconnecting with nature in
general,” says Harbour. If you’re not ready to take
a class, Ecoversity’s website provides links to some
fantastic online resources. According to Harbour,
the website receives upwards of 20,000 hits each
month. The center also hosts poetry readings and
is a beautiful scenic spot for anyone looking to
fi nd a rural paradise in urban Santa Fe.
If the poetry reading piques your interest, you
might want to meet Christina Cogdell of The
College of Santa Fe, who teaches classes of a
more artistic nature. Cogdell began teaching
a sustainability course because she felt that
sustainability is an issue that’s important for
students to learn. “Although the college had a
conservation science program, there was no one
in the arts who was addressing those issues,”
says Cogdell.
Today Cogdell’s courses on sustainability help
students to better appreciate the environment
and how to protect it in a way that also fosters
creativity and the arts. In the past the class created
the Santa Fe green map that appeared in the 2007
edition of Sustainable Santa Fe. More recently
Cogdell combined her class with Rick Fisher’s
Earth Sculpture class and created an installation
titled “The Recycled Forest.” In true sustainable
style, the project made use of 50 old telephone
poles lying around campus.
If you would rather not sit in a classroom, check
out the Ampersand Sustainable Learning
Center – a community where people truly live in
accordance with nature. The community relies
entirely upon solar power and obtains its water
from rain collection. Amanda Bramble, who
helps run Ampersand, says such communities are
essential today as “people are starting to wake up
and beginning to be more conscious of the need
for sustainability.”
The buildings at Ampersand are constructed using
green design features and building techniques.
Two and three week internships are available this
spring, as are day-long workshops. Ampersand
offers workshops on earth plaster and earth fl oors in
tandem with Santa Fe Community College. A mere
35-minute drive from Santa Fe, the Ampersand
community is defi nitely worth a visit.
Whatever resources you choose to explore, it’s
wonderful to know that so many resources are
available in the Santa Fe community After all, if
you teach a man to fi sh… V
Sustainability Education
T h e re ’s a l o t t o ch o o s e fro m i n S a n t a Fe By Jennifer Wright
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Readfive seems to have an incredible staff. There is a lot more in both of these articles. There’s an incredible photo gallery as well. Visit their sight and take time to read and visit past issues. This fledging magazine could also use and welcome your input and support. Order a lot for your classroom, subscribe, place an ad, (they are online so ads from anywhere would be seen). Tag it, send it to your friends, or even just send a few bucks to them. We ned to support great journalists, a dynamic publication, and news on vital issues.
Also, if you get great ideas from this magazine, then copy them. Does your community have a farmer’s market? Could it? Do your schools have sustainability education? Does this prompt possibilities for increased jobs and revenue in your town, state? We can move faster to “saving the planet” when we share and implement ideas together.
Send me ideas and contacts as well. Music next blog.
From: The Alibi:Le Chat Lunatique’s Demonic Lovely Gives Dancers and Listeners Cause for Celebration
CD captures the verve, swing and musicality of this “filthy, mangy jazz” quartet
By Mel Minter
Demian Ginther
The lads of Le Chat Lunatique The appeal of Le Chat Lunatique’s live performances owes as much to its bandmates patter and seriocomic stage presence as it does to their music—and the music is damn good. They’ve managed to translate that appeal to their new studio CD, Demonic Lovely, without visual or verbal aids. The music and the commitment with which it is played, it turns out, are really what it’s all about, whether you’re on the dance floor or sinking into a sofa.
Humor folks! Humor! Well sometimes the reporting here is like a vocabulary list: times and places and a long list. So tonight i wanted to remind you that the alibi
has terrific in depth reviews, and don’t forget the sometimes outrageous blog too. Back to the story:
Featuring 16 original tracks that clock in at just under 74 minutes, Demonic Lovely offers a generous helping of the band’s determined commingling, which blends gypsy jazz (the group’s original inspiration was Le Hot Club de France), musette, Western swing, Italian traditional, klezmer, country, doo-wop, reggae and “anything else we damn well please,” as guitarist John Sandlin once said.
It’s a lot of music—from corybantic ecstasies to deep-souled lamentations—with few weak spots and a lot of surprises from four accomplished players: Sandlin, Muni Kulasinghe (violin), Jared Putnam (bass) and Fernando Garavito (drums), with help from accordionist Debo Orlofsky on one track. Seamless segues, smart track sequencing and judicious use of studio techniques add to the listenability.
When there are lyrics, as surprising as some of the musical twists, they add a devilishly clever and literate dimension.
One advantage of the studio is being able to double Sandlin on lead and rhythm. In either role, his downright nasty rhythmic sensibility can make your heart skip a beat. Kulasinghe’s double-stopped fire, lascivious melancholy and theatrical vocals are LCL hallmarks. The energetic Putnam, a sly vocalist himself, slaps the bottom in place, but he can bow, too (his bowed solo on “Tarantella a la Schwinkter” is delightfully ponderous, a bear dancing). Then there’s the crisp, steady groove supplied by Garavito, the group’s Ringo. Together they create an inimitable sound.
Most of the tunes—five each from Kulasinghe and Sandlin, six from Putnam—are well-constructed little gems that propagate earworms for ongoing pleasure. When there are lyrics, as surprising as some of the musical twists, they add a devilishly clever and literate dimension. Much of their material can hold its own against the standards the band plays live.
High points include “Devil’s Lucre” (JS), sort of a “Three Blind Mice” on absinthe; “miss lady” (MK), an arch delectation of helpless heartbreak; and the noir humor of “Millionairess” (JP).
The boys took a lot of care with this recording. The trick of it is, they make it all seem effortlessly fun—and it is, for listener and dancer alike. (Perhaps check out some of those CD’s?
A little music can help. Anyone who has been reading these blogs know that I am easy on music. Visit the archives to see. Music can twist any mood upside down, twirl me around, and get the energy flowing real fast. Drama shrinks into a corner, world crisis has a chance to lose it’s grip and worry can meltdown to a small puddle. How do you think all the teens of the world survive for six or seven years? If you are not a teen, do you remember when…?
Photo: by Mary MacIntyre
EJ from Our Stages, has a new blog. ejblog.ourstage.com/ I took a look at it and there is enough links for interviews and videos to keep you busy for several hours. If you have music to upload, need a low cost way to add greater exposure of your band or yourself, then check out both the blog and ourstages.com. If I remember correctly, musicans who receive high votes can earn cash and win prizes. Anybody can participate so go, listen, and vote. Have a huge fan club, let them know how to really support you. Have a big maillist? What are you waiting for? Below is a clip from the blog.
PLUG is a HUGE name in the indie music scene! These guys have exposed some of the hottest up and coming musicians on the scene … from RJD2 to Tokyo Police Club to Silversun Pickups … I mean you name it, they knew it (before you did). So we got Jaylyn and her husband, Ben, the opening gigs for the PLUG Miami City Highlights tour… pretty sweet huh?
These kids are cool, modest and incredibly talented. Check out their songs & profiles below and join their fan clubs to give them some love and support.
See Jaylyn’s Profile
See Benjamin Bear’s Profile
See the song that got them the gig.
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Enough for now…visit those links and learn…hot music from independent artists.
Welcome everyone to a journey across the states, into the seas, into your mind, opening your ears, and back to Santa Fe again! The Santa Fe Chamber Music folks always have exciting ideas, music, and opportunities for us to stretch our minds. Happy reading.
In This Issue…
Artist Profile - Roberto Sierra
The Perfect Gift: Individual and Season Tickets
Volunteer Profile - Lee Feitelson
Steve Ovitsky Music Directs Audio Version of Sweeney Todd
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Artist Profile - Roberto Sierra
The wording on his 2003 Academy Award in Music by the American Academy of Arts and Letters may give the best hint at what Festival attendees this summer can expect from composer Roberto Sierra’s Festival co-commissioned work. The award states, “Roberto Sierra writes brilliant music, mixing fresh and personal melodic lines with sparkling harmonies and striking rhythms. . .”
Considered one of the leading American composers of his generation, Roberto Sierra’s colorful and rhythmic music has earned him an adoring international audience. Since 1987, when he first came into prominence for the New York Carnegie Hall premiere of his first major orchestral composition, Jubilo, his works have been performed by leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals throughout the United States and Europe.
This July 2008, Mr. Sierra is one of four composers from whom the Festival has co-commissioned a new work. The piece, entitled Concierto de Cámera, will receive its world premiere at the Festival on July 27th, and will be performed again on July 28th.
Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Roberto Sierra first studied composition at Puerto Rico’s Conservatory of Music and the University of Puerto Rico, then at Great Britain’s Royal College of Music, and the University of London, and The Institute for Sonology in Utrecht. He completed advanced work in composition at Hamburg’s Hochschule für Musik under Gyorgy Ligeti.
His work has received high acclaim from such newspapers as the Washington Times, which wrote of the 2006 Kennedy Center premiere of his Missa Latina, “the most significant symphonic premiere in the District since the late Benjamin Britten’s stunning War Requiem was first performed in the still-unfinished Washington National Cathedral in the late 1960s.”
Mr. Sierra has served as Composer-In-Residence with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and New Mexico Symphony.
Mr. Sierra’s music has been recorded for numerous labels, including Naxos, EMI, New World Records, Albany Records, Koch, New Albion, Koss Classics, BMG, and Fleur de Son.
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The Perfect Gift: Individual and Season Tickets to Festival 2008
February is the month for showing others our love for them; why not share your love of music this year? Tickets to the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival’s 36th season (July 20 – August 25, 2008) are on sale now. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the best seats possible.
With so many spectacular concerts and artists to choose from, such as premieres of four commissions by renowned composers Joan Tower, Huang Ruo, Robert Sierra and Kaija Saariaho, a world premiere by festival artistic director Marc Neikrug; the completion of the Beethoven string quartet cycle featuring the Orion String Quartet and much, much more, the hardest decision may be deciding which concerts to attend!
To order tickets, call toll free 888.221.9836 or 505.982.1890 Monday through Friday between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, or order online (and view the entire season schedule) at www.santafechambermusic.com.
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Volunteer Profile - Lee Feitelson
Lee Feitelson has been a volunteer with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival for 27 years. Originally from Connecticut, Lee fell in love with Santa Fe in 1978 while visiting a friend. An energetic and fun loving person, she found Santa Fe to be a great place for many of her hobbies, which include music, traveling, skiing, and hiking (she’s climbed 16,000 feet up Mount Everest). She retired and relocated to Santa Fe in 1980. Over the years, she has served in various capacities as a volunteer, from greeting artists at the airport to raising funds to serving as an usher at concerts. She has found that her favorite work is with the children’s concerts. Recently, the Festival Newsletter chatted with Lee about her experiences with the Festival.
Do you remember your first Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival concert?
Yes. There was music by Bach, Prokofiev, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A with James Buswell and Ida Kavafian, Timothy Eddy, André-Michel Schub and Heiichiro Ohyama. It was amazing.
Do you have a special memory regarding a concert or Festival artist?
One year, Jimmy (Cho Liang) Lin came for a winter concert with his mother. They had some free time, so I took them to Echo Canyon, which is a natural amphitheatre with the most marvelous echo. He had brought his violin, and he proceeded to give us a private concert. It was marvelous – the sound would bounce back, and it started to snow – it was the most beautiful experience. Eventually, he had to stop so as not to let the snow not damage violin.
Do you look forward to a particular artist returning to the festival?
The Orion String Quartet and the rest of the Beethoven string quartet cycle. Anything the Orion does is great. The Miami String Quartet is also a fine group; I enjoy them very much.
Of all the new music performances you have heard debuted at the Festival over the past 27 years, do you have a favorite?
Marc Neikrug’s Through Roses is a spectacular piece
What do you feel it is about the Festival that makes it so special and unique?
Many things: the artists, the artwork ( I have many of the Georgia O’Keeffe covers framed), the quality of the performances, the intimacy of the performances, the feeling of family among the musicians. The music here is a real experience; it flows over the edge of the stage and into the audience.
What do you think it is about Santa Fe that attracts visitors each year?
Music does, there are wonderful concerts all year round. As well as the Festival, there’s the Santa Fe Concert Association (I served on the board for many years), the Santa Fe Opera, the mountains, the art, the museums, and the restaurants. One museum that everyone should visit is the Folk Art Museum. And Chimayo about 20 miles from Santa Fe, has a wonderful church.
If you had to describe the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in three words, what would they be?
Brilliant. Mindboggling. Incomparable.
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Steven Ovitsky is music director for CD of the original Sweeney Todd
Festival executive director Steven Ovitsky likes to keep busy. When not working on Festival projects, playing the horn, or restoring historic recordings, he enjoys taking on other musical projects. His latest venture is being music director for Blackstone Audio’s “SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS,” which was recently nominated for three Audie Awards in the categories of Achievement in Production, Audio Drama and Original Work categories.
Available in book stores and online, “SWEENEY TODD AND THE STRING OF PEARLS” is based on the 1846 penny dreadful, “The String of Pearls, A Romance,” attributed to Thomas Prest. The popular gaudy, serialized Victorian novel about the cut-throat barber of Fleet Street has had numerous stage, literary and screen versions of the tale, including the Sondheim musical and recently released movie starring Johnny Depp. This is the first audio version of the original tale, commissioned from the award-winning Hollywood Theater of the Ear by Blackstone Audio. To set the mood, Ovitsky uses a combination of traditional English songs and early symphonic music by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
This enthralling, entertaining two-CD set is written, produced and directed by Yuri Rasovsky in a manner that brings the tale of the insidious Fleet Street barber to life. Rasovsky and Ovitsky have also collaborated on the Audie Award Winning recording of S. Ansky’s “The Dybbuk” with Edward Asner, Theodore Bikel and Carl Reiner; and Gershwin’s “Of Thee I Sing” with John Collum.
The Audies by The Audio Publishers Association are the only awards in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. The winners of 2007’s The Audies® will be announced at a gala celebration honoring the best of the 2007 audiobook publishing year at Los Angeles’ Millennium Biltmore Hotel on May 30, 2008.
Congratulations Steve!
Artist’s Corner
What do you feel it is about the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival that makes it unique compared to other chamber music or summer music festivals?
“I think that the place itself lends a unique atmosphere and inspires music and friendship. There is something about the chemistry between the musicians, as well as between musicians and audiences that is quite special.”
Benjamin Hochman, pianist
Mr. Hochman can be heard on August 13 at St. Francis Auditorium in a program that includes Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor and on August 14 at St. Francis Auditorium in a program that includes Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major. Check the Festival website for more details.
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2008
Munch away LIVERS OF LIFE!
Posted by Robin Easton under: The Robin Report.
GREETINGS FELLOW EARTHLINGS!
I remember when I was a kid and I thought life was forever, that there was ONLY life and nothing else. I thought summer vacation was a year long, but it was barely three months. How amazing to be so in the moment that I was ignorant of death, ignorant that humans tend to live anywhere from 75 to 105 years. As a child there was just Life. It was an infinite thing…and maybe it really is. Who knows? Now as adults we tend to think life will last forever, but maybe in a sliiiightly different way than we did as kids. I suspect that when we are older it’s not so much about being in the moment as maybe having fallen asleep at the wheel. : ) Where as healthy kids live every moment with gusto, full on, volume ten, and they see little beyond the moment because they are too busy devouring new experiences, tastes, sounds, textures, sights and smells. They consume new experiences as if their life depended on it. It does. Isn’t that true for all of us?
Hopefully — if we have matured — by the age of 35 or 40 our minds and more importantly our bodies can fully grasp that the average life doesn’t last forever. If I look around me it appears that most humans tend to die somewhere between 75 and 105, unless they are struck by an accident, disease, or other unfortunate tragedy prior to this age. Or they have found a way to physically sustain themselves upon some mountain top, sitting guru style, buck naked in the snow, communing with the ethers to the great age of 150 or more. Okay, okay, moving along. : ) So I wonder: where in those years between childhood and 35 to 40 do we fall asleep at the wheel? Where do we start to let life slip by while we take a back seat and no longer pilot our own plane? More important, how do we return to “Life at volume ten”?
OK, here is the introduction, well sort of to Robin’s most recent blog. I like the music on the above video…so give it a listen. If you go to the previous blog you will find a long shot glimpse of my past. Ever hangout with live moose in the wilderness? I have, of course they were across the lake.
These last parts are more about my ancient past, places where I visited often or live beside. Sometimes, I just long for those waves again. Take your time. Explore. Don’t forget to go to Robin’s blog! http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/
Now I’m sure she wanted me to share this…if not I’ll get scolded. I’ll risk it.
Hi dear Friends,
Hope you are all staying warm, especially those of you who live back east, up north, in Germany or other cold parts of the world. It’s a beautiful sunny day here in New Mexico, although a bit nippy. I wanted to share with you my latest blog post at this link: http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/ I had so much fun writing it. I actually had another post that I was going to use today but then something different came out of me and I laughed writing parts of it. It was a good reminder for me as well. Have fun and I hope you enjoy. Don’t’ forget that you can click REGISTER at the TOP LEFT of the page and sign up for my blog. It will allow you to leave comments. Look forward to seeing your thoughts on my “Naked in Eden Blog – Robin Easton.”
Now I won’t be able to get her photos, so you will have to press that link. This is truly a fun and beautiful b log, low on sales, high on heart and adventure! Click over there now. I’ll give you a sample of what you can find. http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/
Ok you ad pros, this is not a spam location. Robin Easton has a lot of good ideas to share, is b eing forthright and open. Let her sincerity touch you, and only respond with honest conversational comments.
If you are an environmentalist, a lover of earth and story, a woman who appreciates another viewpoint about sustainability, then this is a blog you’ll want to see. Yes I am a bit of a protectionist. However we all are networkers too. Environmentalists all surge on over and share your thoughts! When you subscribe you will get the blog and not a lot of sales offer, actually that can be rather refreshing!
Since I cannot show the pics, I’ll find a related video.
So you may have not seen all the Friday events, hey I just woke up to the fact that MOnday is a holiday! Some of you may have a 3 day weekend!!! So get on over here and have some fun!!! Here’s an example from:ABQarts www.abqarts.com or abqarts.org
Welcome to undergroundARTS, a weekly newsletter of happenings and opportunities in the arts in the Albuquerque area.
Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more visual arts
Preview of Allan Rosenfield’s Both Ways
Both Ways, an exhibit of paintings by Allan Rosenfield opens at Artspace 116 Artscrawl evening. Painted on both sides of large sheets of untreated and unstretched canvas, the pieces are freehanging and loosely draped over rods in a manner that resembles kimonos or robes. His paintings are washes of color and the acrylic and mixed media pigment often bleeds from one side of the canvas to the other. The pieces may be draped in reverse to take on a totally different character, allowing the viewer to imagine the piece Both Ways. Rosenfield’s studies include the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He received a Fulbright fellowship in the 80s to study at the Osaka University of the Arts in Japan. His work has been shown in Japan and across the US. He now lives in Albuquerque. I am familiar with Rosenfield’s work and was delighted to learn that these beautiful, large pieces would be on display in such an attractive space. The combination of talent and presentation is magnificent. If you haven’t seen his work - or haven’t visited Artspace 116, this is a must stop Artscrawl evening. I promise you won’t be disappointed. The exhibit will be on display through April 4. For information on the other galleries participating in the Downtown Artscrawl, visit the Artscrawl website.
Reception Friday, Feb. 15, 5-8:00pm
Artspace 116
116 Central Ave. SE, 2nd floor
(505) 245-4200
artspace116.org artscrawlabq.org Premier for fine art book publisher
You are invited to the exclusive Albuquerque launch of Radius Books, a fine art and photography book publisher based in Santa Fe with international distribution. Featuring new, signed books of previously unpublished work by Mark Klett, Johnnie Winona Ross, Judy Tuwaletstiwa, and Canadian artist Otto Donald Rogers, these books are available in standard as well as limited editions with original art and/or signed prints by the artists. Be among the first to view and purchase these stunning collectible pieces of art!
Reception Friday, Feb. 15, 5-9 pm
Our Summer House
1101 Forrester NW (2 blocks east of 12th & Mountain)
(505) 341-3641 oursummer house.com
The Artist Studio Annual Open House
The Artists Studio hosts an open house for the 13 artists who work and teach there. Artists include Bud Edmondson, Jae Drummond and Ann Jeffries, with work ranging from traditional to abstract.
Open House Sunday, Feb. 17, 1-5pm
The Artist Studio
8200 Menaul NE (Hoffmantown Shopping Center)
Caminos Distintos Exhibit at NHCC
Caminos Distintos celebrates the work of NM artists Patrocinio Barela, a Taos sculptor, and Edward Gonzales, an Albuquerque painter and printmaker. Each artist blazed trails, locally and nationally, and helped to dispel stereotypes of Hispanics and their art. The exhibit will also highlight the works of other important NM artists and writers inspired by Barela’s creative legacy. The opening is followed by a lecture and curator’s tour on Saturday. For more information go to the NHCC website.
Reception Friday, Feb. 22, 6pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth Street SW
(505) 246-2261 nhccnm.org
Jiminez’ Mustang finally installed at Denver Airport
The 32 foot high mustang sculpture that took Luis Jiminez’ life in 2006 is finally at home in Denver. To read the story, go to this link at the Rocky Mountain News.
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more
Madagascar opens at The Cell
Three characters traverse the common territory of their lives as they peer down onto the Spanish Steps of Rome, a perspective ironically similar to the poet Keats’ last days on earth. While unwinding the mystery of their time together, the three characters (a mother, a daughter and a lover) discover who they really are and what it means to be uncompromisingly alive. Playing Thurs-Sat at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm through March 9.
Performance Friday, Feb. 15, 8pm
Fusion Theatre Company
The Cell Theater
700 First St. NW
(505) 766-9412 fusionabq.org
My Name is Rachel Corrie in Albuquerque this weekend
Denver-based political theatre collective, Countdown to Zero, in partnership with Justice First!, announces the premier NM production of My Name is Rachel Corrie. This controversial play was created from the personal journal entries, emails and writings of young activist Rachel Corrie after her death in 2003 while trying to stop an Israeli bulldozer in a Palestinian residential area in Gaza. There will be only two performances in Albuquerque with post-show discussions to address the issues raised in the play.
Performances Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 16-17, 2pm
Out ch’YondA Art Space
929 Fourth St. SW
(505) 350-1276 RachelABQ.com
The Pajama Men (and friends) at Stove
Enjoy live improv, comedy and tunes at Stove. Call for reservations as the shows sell out.
Performance Saturday, Feb. 16, 8:30pm
Stove
114 Morningside Dr. NE
(505) 232-0640
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Popejoy
Critically acclaimed for its exuberant, athletic and innovative repertoire, HSDC’s dancers display unparalleled versatility and virtuosity in performances that engage audiences worldwide.
Performance Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30pm
Popejoy Hall
UNM Campus - Central at Cornell NE
(505) 277-3824 popejoyprese nts.com A Hole in the Wall at N4th
George Bush, Dick Cheney and Condi Rice confront a band of determined immigrants led by Dorothy, Toto and the Not-So-Cowardly Lion. A family-friendly comedy about the futility of current immigrations policies, this play is presented by Working Classroom’s award-winning ensemble company. Written and directed by Robert Madrid.
Performance Friday, Feb. 22, 7pm
N4th Theater
4904 4th St. NW
(505) 242-9267 workingclass room.org
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Caji & Salome at Windchime Gallery
Caji comes from the culturally rich city of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil. Salome was born on the islands of Azores in Portugal and lived part of her life in the cosmopolitan and multi-cultural city of Montreal. Together they have combined their passion for acoustic music with their fascination for Brazilian sounds and grooves. Their repertoire includes Brazilian music and a mix of songs from Portugal, Cuba, South America, Cabo Verde and France.
Performance Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30pm
Windchime Champagne Gallery
518 Central Ave. SW
(505) 232-9868 abqmusic.com
Klezmerquerque 2008 this weekend
A fantastic weekend of concerts, dance parties, workshop and lectures celebrating secular Eastern European Jewish instrumental music and dance returns to Albuquerque this weekend. For details about individual events, prices, tickets and registration, visit Congregation Nahalat Shalom’s website. You can also read Peggy Herrington’s article in the February issue of albuquerqueA RTS.
Festival Fri-Sun, Feb. 15-17, various times
Congregation Nahalat Shalom
3606 Rio Grande NW
(505) 243-6276 nahalatshalom.o rg
The Chieftains return to Popejoy
This Irish quartet is comprises of Kevin Conneff (bodhran, vocals), Sean Keane (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute) and Paddy Moloney (uillean pipes).
Performance Monday, Feb. 18, 7:30pm
Popejoy Hall
UNM Campus - Central at Cornell NE
(505) 277-3824 popejoyprese nts.com
Javier Colis and Perla Batalla at the Golden West
Javier Colis is one of the essential figures in avant- garde rock in Spain. He is in town as part of the Palabra de Rock Project and will also be performing at NHCC Saturday, Feb. 23. Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and arranger Perla Batalla was born in L.A. where her father was a musician and owned a popular Spanish language record store. Critics call her singing sublime and her talent stunning. She is an Albuquerque favorite and if you have missed her previous performance, preview her music on her website. Perla will be chatting with Ricardo on KSFR (101.1 FM) in the 11:00 hour on Friday, Feb. 22.
Performance Friday, Feb. 22, 8pm
Puccini’s Golden West Saloon
620 Central SW
(505) 232-9868 abqmusic.com
Media Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Basement Films on 4th Street
Enjoy Experiments in Cinema on Friday night and The Personality of the Personnel followed by Fellah, Can You Amass? on Saturday night. For more information go to their website.
Friday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb. 16, 7pm
N4th Theater
4904 4th NW basementfilms.o rg
NM Italian Film Festival 2008 opens Friday
The hugely popular NM Italian Film Festival, in its second year, benefits UNM Children’s Hospital. Screenings are at the Guild, the KiMo Theater and the Lobo Theater. Advance tickets available at Borders (ABQ Uptown, Coors By-Pass, Wyoming & Academy) and Whole Foods Market (Wyoming & Academy). Details available at the website.
Screenings Friday-Sunday, Feb. 15-17
Various locations italianfilmfest.org
Art in Film Series premiers at the Guild in March
Albuquerque Art Business Association (AABA) and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring the first in a series of Art on Film events at the Guild Theater in Albuquerque. You are invited to view Rape of Europa which will screen . The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Third Reich and the Second World War. In a journey through seven countries, the film takes the audience into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. The Rape of Europa begins and ends with the story of artist Gustav Klimt’s famed Gold Portrait, stolen from Viennese Jews in 1938 and now the most expensive painting ever sold. Today, more than sixty years later, the legacy of this tragic history continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage, and nations fight over the fate of ill-gotten spoils of war. View the trailer.
Screenings March 14-21 at 2:15, 4:45 and 7:15
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848 guildcinema.com
Duke City Shootout accepting scripts for 2008
The people at Digital Filmmaking Institute (DFI) have been called “pioneers of the marathon movie-making competition” (Moviemaker Magazine)”, the world’s strangest little film festival-where movies are made at their down-and-dirtiest” (Premiere Magazine), and the “real deal” (Ray Penton, President of the Film and Video Producers Association of Newfoundland). 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!
abqart s.org/cultural/culturecal.htm
Read on…
Now if you show up in time you can really find a lot to do for MASSIVE FUN!
Are you ready? Imagine all of these events in the middle of WINTER. Sure you could go skiing, or hiking, or shopping, or out to eat very fine food….normal stuff we take for granted, but I say look at these events. All ages can oarticipate and enjoy. Come to Albuquerque NM now, or Santa Fe or Taos, and party, dance, enjoy theatre, see films: review your options above and make this 3 day weekend
spectacular!
From the alibi.com calendar. Go to www.alibi.com
Call ahead as this was under Saturday’s events and it seems for like a Thursday information.
[LUCKY 7] Animal Instincts — Ditch that sappy romantic film and take your sweetie to all three Albuquerque BioParks between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a lesson on the laws of attraction. Discovery Stations around the parks are prepped to tickle your brain with fun facts about the ways animals and plants get it on. All Valentine’s Day activities are included with general admission: $7 for adults, $3 for children. The Rio Grande Zoo is located at 903 10th Street SE and the Aquarium and Botanical Garden is at 2601 Central NE. Call 764-6214 for more info. Show your affection, but don’t touch the animals. (SN)
Valentine’s Day Triva and Games — From 2-4 pm at Kathy’s Café (1225 Eubank NE). Free. 332-3986.
Winter Fire Colors Floral Show — At the Rio Grande Botanic Garden (2601 Central NW) though 2/28. $7 for adult, $3 for children and seniors. 848-7180.
Yoga for Osteoporosis — Learn how to improve bone density, strength, flexibility and posture from 1-4 pm at A Time to Relax (11603 Menaul NE). $25. For info and to register, call 293-1656.
Saturday February 16, 2008
Beer and Wine Tasting — Every Friday night (4-6 pm) and Saturday afternoon (2-4 pm), the beer and wine department at Whole Foods (5815 Wyoming NE, 856-0474) hosts free beer and wine tastings. Food and live jazz music included on Friday nights.
Cookie Bouquet 1 — Learn basic techniques to personalize your own cookies in this three-hour class at the Specialty Shop (5823 Lomas NE) from 9 am-noon. $45. 266-1212.
Cutie-Pies — Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza (4300 The 25 Way NE, 890-8004) will bake heart-shaped pizzas Thursday through Sunday, with $1 from every special pie donated to UNM Children’s Hospital. Paper hearts that diners can write Valentine’s messages on will also be sold for $1.
Santa Fe Winter Growers’ Market — Buy locally grown foods Saturday from 9-11 am at 519 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe. Runs thru early April. For more info, visit www.santafefarmersmarket.com or call (505) 983-4098.
Saturday February 16, 2008
[LUCKY 7] Elite from Manhattan to Peru — The New Mexico Jazz Workshop opens its 32nd Guest Artist Series with three amazing and very different guests in one night. A drum prodigy since the age of 2, these days Dennis Mackrel is the leader, drummer, chief composer and arranger for The Manhattan Symphony Jazz Orchestra. Tonight, he’ll lead the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra. Trumpeter and composer Gabriel Alegria and his Afro-Peruvian Sextet follow with a fusion of Peruvian folksong and Latin jazz. Finally, a world-renowned Albuquerquean returned home, Bobby Shew lights the stage on fire with his skyline-arcing bebop. The 8 p.m. show is at the new African American Performing Arts Center at Expo NM. Tickets are $25, $20 NMJW members and $10 students. Visit www.nmjazz.org for more on the series. (LM)
Bandido Hideout, Candelaria — DJ Sketch · Hip-hop/reggae (8 p.m.)
Ben Michael’s Restaurant — Professor Presto Digitacious (6 p.m.)
Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill, Nob Hill — Steve Figeroa · Jazz (6-9 p.m.) · FREE
Burt’s Tiki Lounge — Quarter the Horse · El Paso Hot Button · Gravity Propulsion System · FREE
Caravan East, Socorro — Lightfoot · Darren Cordova · $12
Casa Vieja, Corrales — Ivan Rane · Jazz guitar (7 p.m.) · FREE
College of Santa Fe, O’Shaughnessy Performance Space — M02 · Large and Small Rooms · DJ Pigwhistle (8 p.m.) · $6 · ALL-AGES!
College of Santa Fe Student Union Building — Cody Crump · FREE · ALL-AGES!
Exhale Bar and Grill — Dance Party with Mike T. · Top-40 hip-hop/R&B (9 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo — Joanie Griffin and Combo Special (8:30-11:30 p.m.) · FREE
Java Joe’s Coffeehouse, Downtown — The Josh English Group · Jazz (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) · ALL-AGES!
Laffs Comedy Club — Guitar Hero “Concert” (11 p.m.) · $5
Launchpad — The Oktober People · The Giranimals · The Cherry Tempo · The Ya Ya Boom Project! · Goodbye Cody (8 p.m.) · $3
Le Café Miche — Cathryn McGill and Stu MacCaskie (7-10 p.m.)
Lotus Nightclub and VIP Ultralounge, formerly OPM — Sultry Saturdays with DJ Justincase
Marcello’s Chophouse — Tony Rodriguez
Mediterranean Café — Cabaret belly dancing by Sherilyn
Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid — Horseshoe Heidi’s Salt Shakers (8 p.m.-midnight) · FREE
Misty’s Hideaway — Vertigo Venus · Diverje · Ultimatum (9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.) · FREE
Molly’s Tavern, Tijeras — Shindig 505 · Brain Freeze (1:30-9 p.m.)
O’Niell’s Pub — Marimba Dulce (10 p.m.-1 a.m.) · FREE
Ortega’s New Mexican Restaurant — Hector Pimentel · Romantic guitar (5:30-8 p.m.)
Our Place II — DJ Rumors (9 p.m.) · $7
Painted Horse Coffeehouse — Jazz and Java with Josh Hanna (9 a.m.) · ALL-AGES!
Pars Cuisine — Traditional belly dancing (7-9 p.m.)
Pranzo Italian Grill, Santa Fe — The Geist of Broadway (7-10 p.m.)
Puccini’s Golden West Saloon — Space Truckers · Worm Hole (9 p.m.) · $5
Ralli’s Fourth Street Pub and Grill — Below the Earth · Weather Red · Desolate Creation (6:30-9 p.m.) · ALL-AGES! Also, Q’s Revenge (9 p.m.)
Raw — DJ 12 Tribe · Hip-hop (10 p.m.)
Route 66 Casino, Legends Theater — Ozomatli (7 p.m.) · $25
Sky City Casino — Roy Clark (8 p.m.) · $30
Solid Grounds — Muddy River String Band
St. Clair Winery and Bistro — Soul Sanctuary
Sunrise Springs Lotus Bar, Santa Fe — The Three Faces of Jazz (6 p.m.)
Sunshine Theater — Blaze Ya Dead Homie · Psycho Jesus · Killa C · Unusual Content · 2D-C3 (7 p.m.) · $15 · ALL-AGES!
The Blackbird Buvette — DJ Jimi B (10 p.m.) · FREE
The Compound — Logical Murder · Immortal Prophecy · Eat a Helicopter · Manias (7 p.m.)
The Crystal Ranch, Los Lunas — Shit Happens (9 p.m.) · FREE
The Lizard Rodeo Lounge, Range Café — Bill Hearne
The Market Café — The Taylors (10 a.m.-noon)
The Stove, Morningside — Le Chat Lunatique, performing with The Pajama Men (8:30 p.m.) · $15
The Tavern — The Old Main · The Tik Toks (9 p.m.) · FREE
[LUCKY 7] Breakin’ Hearts — So maybe your Valentine’s Day wasn’t that hot. Point a grenade launcher at pudgy, doe-eyed cherubs and spend a day with hip-hop culture instead. Breakin’ Hearts returns for the sixth time at UNM’s SUB Ballroom with battles in poppin’, canvas art and b-box. There’ll be big prizes–$2,000 for a four-on-four b-boy battle and $1,000 for a two-on-two b-girl battle. Knowledge will be disseminated in workshops like “B-boy Yoga” and “Graffiti, the Law and You.” Jams will be rocked by DJs and bands. T-shirts will be screenprinted live, so bring a blank one. It all goes down from 6 p.m. to midnight. All-ages tickets are $15 in advance at LA Underground, $20 at the door (senior citizens and kids under 5 are free). Serious as a heart attack. (LM) · $15 advance at LA Underground, $20 at the door, kids under 5 and seniors free
Zinc Wine Bar and Bistro — Chris Dracup Band (9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
Saturday February 16, 2008
PERFORMANCES
African American Performing Arts Center, EXPO New Mexico — A performance by Dennis Mackrel with the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet and Bobby Shew at 8 pm. $25 general, $10 students.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom — Klezmerquerque 2008 6:30 pm. $15-$18 donation. 343-8227.
Desert Rose Playhouse — The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 4 pm. $12 general, $10 students/seniors. Runs thru 2/17. 881-0503.
[LUCKY 7] You [Heart] the Burly-Q — It’s time once again for the state’s lovely bump-n-grinders to do it up at the KiMo Theatre for Kitty Irreverent’s Valentine’s Showcase. Enjoy the visual delights of September Smith, Cherry Jubilee, belly dancer Celine, Kitty Irreverent herself, Scarlett Grace and solo performances from the women of Burlesque Noir. Dr. Shocker and the Alibi’s Devin O’Leary host. Even the ushers will be something to see, as the Duke City Derby girls will fill the roles nicely. Tonight’s live band is Quarter Moon and Saturday will feature Slik 50. Both shows start at 9 p.m. Get to the KiMo early to browse the Burlesque art show in the gallery–many of the artists should be in attendance. Entry costs $15 per night, and $40 will get you two nights of VIP seating. Buy your tickets at the KiMo box office or through TicketMaster. A portion of the proceeds will help build the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. (MD)
Mystery Café, Sheraton Uptown — Murder on the Spanish Main by Mel MacKaron. Visit abqmystery.com for more info.
National Hispanic Cultural Center — The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit a play by Ray Bradbury. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $10-$20. Runs thru 2/17. 724-4771.
Out ch’Yonda — My Name is Rachel Corrie Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. $20. Runs thru 2/17. 350-1276.
Santa Fe Playhouse, Santa Fe — Bench Warmers VII Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $15. Runs thru 2/17. (505) 988-4262.
South Broadway Cultural Center — Amaya’s 14th Annual Oriental Potpourri 7 pm. $10. 848-1320.
The Cell Theatre — Madagascar by J.T. Rogers. Thursday thru Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. $25 general, $20 students/seniors. Runs thru 3/9. 766-9412.
The Stove — An improv and musical performance by The Pajama Men and Friend(s) at 8:30 pm. $15 general, $12 students/seniors. Runs thru 2/16. 232-0640.
Vortex Theatre — Raised In Captivity a dark comedy by Nicky Silver. Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 6 pm. $12. Runs thru 3/9. 247-8600.
BOOK SIGNINGS AND EVENTS
Barnes and Noble, Coronado — A book talk and signing with Lisa Uptain, author of Legally in Love, at 1 pm. 883-8200.
Borders, Sanbusco, Santa Fe — A book talk and signing with Pari Noskin Taichert, author of The Socorro Blast, at 2 pm. (505) 954-4707.
UNM Bookstore — A book talk and signing with Ira Jaffe, author of Hollywood Hybrids: Mixing Genres in Contemporary Films, at 2 pm. 277-9752.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Call for Choreographers — Keshet Dance Company’s Choreographer’s Showcase is open to all choreographers: young, old, beginners or professionals. Submissions are due by 2/23. For more information, visit keshetdance.orgÊor stop byÊKeshet Dance Company at 214 Coal SW.
Call to Artists — Morning Sun Art (919 San Pedro SE) is accepting applications for its March show, Women’s History. All media and perspectives welcome. Deadline for submission is 2/25. Call 266-0496 for more info.
GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Albuquerque International
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