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Ok this has nothing to do with Obama. I went out with two friends to lunch at the Saveur in Santa Fe on Thursday. AU splendid, buffet gourmet, and with French chefs. It was very busy, and very friendly. Not a cheap lunch. But without having to worry about my selections I ate healthfully, and adhere to most diet plans while finding complete satiety! Mon ami, lick your lips, and when you arrive splurge and go to Saveur! Only open for lunch! Imagine.
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Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…
Deborah Donelson featured at Matrix
One of my favorite local artists opens at Matrix Fine Art with a show titled Tracks/Traces/Vestiges. Donelson’s oil paintings feature female subjects that are sometimes part animal and part other. Known for large scale canvases, this show features some pieces as small as 10×10 so if you have been an admirer of her work, now is your chance to add her to your collection. At least go by and meet her and see the creations of her imagination. The reception is part of First Friday Artscrawl openings across the city.
Reception Friday, Nov. 7, 5-8pm
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central Ave. SE #100A
(505) 268-8952
matrixfineart.com
Douglas Kent Hall: Zen Ghost Horses
The internationally known photographer completed these experimental works during a late phase of his career. They demonstrate his mastery of artistic techniques, inside and outside the darkroom, and also reveal his deep connection with Asian aesthetics and philosophies.
Reception Friday, Nov. 7, 5-8pm
Open Mind Space
404 San Felipe NW
(505) 259-3566
theopenmi ndspace.com
Annual Holiday Show at Corrales Bosque Gallery
See work by 29 artists with featured pastels and pottery by Kenyon Thomas and watercolors and encaustic by Mary Alayne Thomas. Give original art gifts for the holidays this year - it’s good for the soul.
Reception Friday, Nov. 7, 5-8pm
Corrales Bosque Gallery
4685 Corrales Road
(505) 898-7203
corrales bosquegallery.com
Gallery Talk by SCA Artist Karl Hoffman
Song Swan, a solo exhibition by Karl Hoffman featuring colorful paintings and a site-specific installation, opens Friday. A rhizome-like form, built primarily of thin painted strips of wood, contains thousands of points of connection. SCA has the luxury of space - it’s a great art venue. Check this one out. On Wednesday Hoffman will talk about his work.
Reception Friday, Nov. 7, 5-8pm
Lecture Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2:30pm
SCA Contemporary Art
524 Haines NW
(505) 228-3749
scacontempo rary.com
Walatowa Sculptors: Shaping Our Stories
Bronze, clay and stone sculptures created by Estella Loretto, Clifford Fragua, Laura Fragua-Cota, Adrian Wall, Joe Cajero Jr., and James A. Vigil are part of this ongoing exhibition at IPCC. This Sunday you can enjoy a sculpture demonstration by James Vigil. Next Sunday you can meet the sculptors who will share stories of inspiration, creativity, techniques and their creative growth.
Lecture/Demo Sunday Nov. 9, 10am-noon
Special event Sunday, Nov. 16, 1-3pm
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street NW
(505) 843-7270
indianpueblo.org
Wesley Pulkka: Ghosts of the Revolution 2
See Wes’ new painted steel sculpture and drawings and enjoy a gallery talk by the artist Thursday. We were at the opening and guarantee you will enjoy these new works.
Lecture Thursday, Nov. 13, 5:30pm
AIA Albuquerque
202 Central Ave. SE, Suite 103
(505) 242-9800
aiaabq.org
Remember Weems Artfest this weekend
The annual Weems Artfest runs Friday through Sunday and is one of the most celebrated art fairs in Albuquerque.
Art Fair Nov. 7-9, Fri-Sat 10-6, Sunday 10-5br> Expo NM - Manuel Lujan Building
(505) 293-6133
weemsgallery.co m
Performing Arts
Theater, Dance, Lectures, Poetry and more …
Out of the Ordinary Festival 2008 continues
This annual event brings contemporary dance to Albuquerque from around the world. The festival runs through November 22. This weekend enjoy Gimp and a company of dancers from New York City performing with Bill T. Jones and dancer-turned- choreographer Heidi Latsky. For details on all the performances, visit the web site.
Performance Friday-Satirday, Nov. 7-8, 8pm
N4th Theater
Reservations at 344-4542
vsartsnm.org
Words Afire FREE Reading Series continues
UNM’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Words Afire Reading Series, an exciting first look at plays in development for the 2009 Words Afire Festival with guest directors from the Drama League of New York. Offerings include:
Friday, Nov. 7, Wells Fargo Theatre, NHCC
Living Purgatory by Patricia Crespin at 7pm
The Big Come by Marz Mraz at 3pm
Saturday, Nov. 8, Bank of America Theatre, NHCC
TBA one-act play by selected undergraduate writer at 9am
The Rug Dealer by Riti Sachdeva at 1pm
I Write Death Like a Man by Beth Iha at 4pm
Profiles by Aaron Frale at 8pm
Sunday, Nov. 9, Wells Fargo Theatre, NHCC
The Cupboard by Erin Phillips at 10am
Deception Pass by Kamarie Chapman at 2pm
Treehouse Open Mic downtown
Open mic, small break, featured poet .Albuquerque’s own West End Press, La Alameda Press and Destructible Heart Press will sell books.
Performance Saturday, Nov. 8, 7-9pm
Sumner & Dene
517 Central NW
(505) 842-1400
sumnerdene.com
The Exonerated at The Filling Station
This stage play by Eric Jensen and Jessica Blank is based on the true stories of six former death row prisoners who were released from prison after their convictions were reversed. Directed by Miguel Martinez. The Exonerated runs through November 23. The Filling Station is a full service arts space offering performance space plus workshop and exhibition space for artists in all mediums. . Built in the 1930s, this historic property served as a Horn Oil Filling Station. In those days a filling station wasn’t just a place to fill up your tank, it was a place where friends and neighbors met to share the latest news and enjoy each others company.
Performances Thur-Sat, Nov. 13-15, 8pm
The Filling Station
1024 Fourth St. SW
(505) 463-2569
fillingstationab q.com Speak Out: Art, Design & Politics - a reading
516 Arts and the UNM MFA in Creative Writing program present a reading in conjunction with the Speak Out exhibition. Featuring Priscilla Baca y Candelaria, Idris Goodwin, Christian Oreliana and Margaret Randall.
Performance Saturday, Nov. 16, 8pm
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445
516arts.org
The One Night Stanleys at the Box
Working with audience input and lightning-fast improvisation, The One Night Stanleys create an original long-form improv performance. Joe Carney, Nando Fresquez, Alex Knight and Steve Lucero Perform.br> Performances Saturdays, Nov. 15-Dec. 13, 7pm
Box Performance Space
1025 Lomas NW
(505) 404-1578
theboxabq.com
For a list of on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS web calendar of the arts.
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Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
A Zarzuela Cabaret: El Barbero de Sevilla at NHCC
A light-hearted look, presented in cabaret form, at backstage shenanigans in a provincial production of Rossini’s famous opera. By Gerónimo Giménez and Manuel Nieto with libretto by Guillermo Perrín and Miguel de Palacios. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles. A presenting partnership with Teatro Nuevo Mexico.
Performances Nov. 7-9, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sunday 2pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
Tickets through the box office at 724-4771
nhccnm.org
Miguel Zenón Quartet at the Outpost
There have been few new voices in the jazz world that have caused as much of a stir and possessed as much individuality as saxophonist, Miguel Zenón. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón studied at the famed Escuela Libre de Musica, and later at the Berklee School of Music where he received numerous awards and honors. He became active in the Boston jazz scene and gained professional experience with drummer Bob Moses’ Mozamba Ensemble and the Either/Orchestra. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a Masters Degree from the Manhattan School of Music. In his relatively short career he has performed and/or recorded with a diverse array of artists including David Sanchez, Danilo Perez, Charlie Haden, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, The Mingus Big Band, Steve Coleman and Branford Marsalis. In 2004, Zenón became one of the founding members of the SFJAZZ Collective with whom he has toured the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe. As a leader, he has released four CDs including Jíbaro, which features a bold reinterpretation of the rural music of his native Puerto Rico and which helped earn him the overall Best New Artist award in the 2006 JazzTimes poll. He has been on the top of the Downbeat Critic’s Poll in the Rising Star Alto Sax category for four years, including most recently in 2008. This year, Zenón recieved a fellowship from the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Foundation to work on his next project, which will focus on the Plena music of Puerto Rico also releasing Awake, which features Luis Perdomo, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass and Henry Cole; drums, all of whom will be performing with him.
Performance Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org
Latin Diva Series at NHCC: Ceci Bastida
Indie Artist Ceci Bastida was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. At the age of 15, she joined Tijuana NO as a lead vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter and became one of the first women to rise in the ranks of Latin rock. One of Mexico’s most important ska-punk bands of the 1990s, Tijuana NO performed together for 12 years and recorded three albums for BMG: NO, Transgresores de la Ley, and Contra-Revolucion Avenue. To sample her music visit her myspace page.
Performance Saturday, November 15, 8pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
Tickets through the box office at 724-4771
nhccnm.org
First Route 66 Music and Art Festival
Presented by the Western Music Association, the festival features Syd Masters and the Swingriders along with Kip Calahan and Jim Jones. Also enjoy the third annual 5×5 on 66 Holiday Art Show and Sale.
Special Event Saturday, Nov. 15, noon- 5pm
Art Gallery 66
373 N. Camino del Pueblo in Bernalillo
(505) 867-8666
artgallery66.net
The African Children’s Choir at Popejoy
The African Children’s Choir was founded in 1984 by human rights activist Ray Barnett. It has performed worldwide. This performance of Journey of Hope brings forth the beauty, dignity and potential of the African child and inspires hope to all.
Performance Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:30pm
UNM’s Popejoy Hall
Central Avenue at Cornell NE
(505) 277-3824
popejoyprese nts.com
New Mexico Composer in Movie Soundtrack
Donald Rubinstein and Ed Harris co-wrote the song Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Friend, which will appear on the soundtrack CD and on the Warner Brothers DVD release for the feature film Appaloosa. The film was directed by Ed Harris and shot in New Mexico. Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Friend was performed by Donald Rubinstein and recorded in his Santa Fe studio. Congratulations!
For a list of on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS web calendar of the arts.
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Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Letters of Honor in recognition of Veterans Day
The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) is honored to announce the premiere showing of a unique documentary movie about New Mexico soldiers sent away to war-and their heartfelt letters to loved ones back home in New Mexico. Letters of Honor will air Sunday November 9th on Albuquerque public television station KNME. The hour-long documentary will tell highly-personal stories in the soldiers’ own words, in letters to–and read on camera by–loved ones and family members. The letters are from soldiers serving as far back as World War One (two featured letters in the documentary) to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Footage of actual letters, old photographs, personal mementos, and stunning shots of the New Mexico landscape combine to make Letters of Honor a powerfully moving tale of the soldiers’ love and longing of family-and sense of duty to their country. Directed by Tony Martinez, a 1975 graduate of Santa Fe High School. He made Letters of Honor as a labor of love not only for his own father, but for all New Mexican soldiers who’ve fought in battle.
Airing Sunday, Nov. 9 on KNME-TV, 3pm
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.
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