Albuquerque, NM

This is a great call, and has some terrific perspectives. Enjoy. Apologies if I printed this twice.
http://www.EveryDayQiPresents.com/energycoach

Hi Mary,

Here’s your streaming replay
of this week’s EveryDay Qi call
with energy healer and creator
of the ETHOS Method…

Maryam Webster…

http://www.everydayqipresents.com/MaryamAudio.html

Enjoy the call and be well,
Ellen

P.S. If you want to check out
Maryam’s upcoming class
at the Energy Coach Institute
where ETHOS will be taught
for the first time, go here:

http://www.EveryDayQiPresents.com/energycoach

EverydayQi.com, MarketingQi.com,
primalwaters.com and primalwaters.com are part
of:
Blue Crow Studio Inc.
3150 HWY 34E
STE. 209 PMB 224
Newnan, Georgia 30265
USA

So listen to an energy coach: I never had heard of that term, but here in the land of enchantment lots of people do energy work. Now this lady actually has a lot of practical exercises to assist you in new ways to expand your life. Hi Mary,

Here’s your streaming replay
of this week’s EveryDay Qi call
with energy healer and creator
of the ETHOS Method…

Maryam Webster…

http://www.everydayqipresents.com/MaryamAudio.html

Enjoy the call and be well,
Ellen

P.S. If you want to check out
Maryam’s upcoming class
at the Energy Coach Institute
where ETHOS will be taught
for the first time, go here:

http://www.EveryDayQiPresents.com/energycoach
Unrelated:

EverydayQi.com, MarketingQi.com,
primalwaters.com and antlionpress.com are part
of:
Blue Crow Studio Inc.
3150 HWY 34E
STE. 209 PMB 224
Newnan, Georgia 30265
USA

Hi Mary,

Here’s your streaming replay
of this week’s EveryDay Qi call
with energy healer and creator
of the ETHOS Method…

Maryam Webster…

http://www.everydayqipresents.com/MaryamAudio.html

Enjoy the call and be well,
Ellen

P.S. If you want to check out
Maryam’s upcoming class
at the Energy Coach Institute
where ETHOS will be taught
for the first time, go here:

http://www.EveryDayQiPresents.com/energycoach

EverydayQi.com, MarketingQi.com,
primalwaters.com and antlionpress.com are part
of:
Blue Crow Studio Inc.
3150 HWY 34E
STE. 209 PMB 224
Newnan, Georgia 30265
USA

www.ethosmethods.com

CONGRATULATIONS! You made it here. Have you heard of mind movies. You can get 6 premade copies plus there is a new contest where you can use a kit (it costs) to make your own. Win $5000. Yes it will be real hard. But if you are savvy, you’ll skip the kit and the contest and just make your own movies. Let’s see what I can find…

So make your own movie too. You are the director of YOUR life. Play, live, have fun!

TONIGHT!
FRIDAY AUGUST 29 8 PM $10
THE SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND

Let’s just get it out of the way right now: There’s no jug-playing in the South Austin Jug Band. And the bluegrass connotation that name carries should be spilled down the drain along with any other moonshine-preconceived notions. Sure, there’s fiddle, mandolin, an upright bass … but there’s also drumming, occasional electric guitar and even digital looping. And Beck. The band’s latest album, Strange Invitation, gets its title from a lyric in Mr. Hansen’s 1997 charmer, “Jackass,” the only cover on this 11-song collection.
Comparisons, if they must be made, might meander more toward a low-intensity Grateful Dead (which, it should be noted, started out as a real jug band) or something with an even more melodic and laid-back vibe. Lead singer/acoustic guitarist James Hyland, whose tenor redefines mellow, would be quite happy if you’d just go with “bitchin’ tunes.” www.southaustinjugband.com

SUNDAY AUGUST 31 7 PM $10

Musekiwa Chingodza is a well-known Zimbabwean mbira and marimba player and teacher.
He was born in 1970 in Zimbabwe. He holds amazing Energy of the Ancestral Spirit that he
shares in his music and in the honesty of his voice.Musekiwa Chingodza was born into a family
of great mbira players in Mwangara village, Murewa, Zimbabwe, in 1970. He began playing mbira
at the age of five and is self-taught. Through listening to other gwenyambira, or great mbira players,
he developed a strong attachment to and love for mbira music. He says, “Our music is both medicine
and food, as mbira has the power to heal and to provide for people. Mbira pleases both the living
and the dead.” In 1991, Musekiwa was a key member of the band Panjea, founded by Chris Berry.
He composed the hit song “Ganda” on Panjea’s Zimbabwean album. Currently Musekiwa teaches mbira
at Prince Edward School in Harare. He is an excellent singer, dancer, drummer, and he plays both
mbira dzavadzimu and nyunga nyunga.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THESE GREAT SHOWS AT THE PUB & GRILL!
JJ GREY & MOFRO with the Hill Country Revue TUES SEPT 9
JOHN HIATT & the AGELESS BEAUTIES with the Sean Healen Duo WED SEPT 10
LIAM FINN with the Veils TUES SEPT 16
JOE BONAMASSA TUES SEPT 23
The SKATALITES TUES OCT 14
PICK UP YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT THE PUB & GRILL AT THE SFBC,
THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE 505.988.1234, OR ORDER ONLINE AT www.ticketssantafe.com

UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
TUESDAY SEPT 2 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 7:30 PM $5
T H E G O U G E R S
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5 9 PM $10 ADVANCE / $15 DOOR
THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
HI-DEF RED ROCKS VIRTUAL MOVIE EXPERIENCE
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6 7 PM $10
THE MOTHER TRUCKERS
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 7 PM $5
SYD MASTERS & the SWING RIDERS
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 6:30 PM $18 ADVANCE / $25 DOOR
JJ GREY & MOFRO
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
THE HILL COUNTRY REVUE
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 7:30 $37 ADVANCE / $40 DOOR
J O H N H I A T T
and the AGELESS BEAUTIES
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 7:30 PM $10
TYRONE WELLS
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
JASON REEVES
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 8 PM $5
THE HOODOOS
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15 7-9 PM N Cover-Donations appreciated!
THE SANTA FE GREAT
BIG JAZZ BAND
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 PM $12 ADVANCE / $15 DOOR
L I A M F I N N
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
T H E V E I L S
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
S P R I N G C R E E K
B L U E G R A S S B A N D
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 7 PM $10 ADV./$15 DOOR KIDS U-9 $5 & STUDENTS $12 AT DOOR/DAY OF
MARCH FOURTH MARCHING BAND
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20 7 PM
THE SEAN HEALEN BAND
CD RELEASE PARTY
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 7:30 PM $8
SARAH BORGES
& the BROKEN SINGLES
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 7 PM $40 & $25 ADVANCE /$45 & $30 DOOR RESERVED SEATING
JOE BONAMASSA
WITH OPENING SET BY
RYAN McGARVEY
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 - 8 PM - $10 ADVANCE / $20 DOOR
THE RED ELVISES
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 8 PM $5
THE WARSAW POLAND BROS.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28 7 PM $5
SYD MASTERS
& THE SWING RIDERS
WEDNESDAY OCT 1 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5 7 PM $10
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE
TUESDAY OCTOBER 7 7:30 PM
THE STARLINGS
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 7 PM $10
HAYES CARLL
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
The DEDRINGERS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 7:30 PM $25
THE SKATALITES
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 7 PM No Cover
open mic. night
hosted by jason reed
MONDAY OCTOBER 27
PAULA NELSON
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
DEVON ALLMAN’S HONEYTRIBE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 7 PM $10
OPEN RANGE
THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
WE’RE ALWAYS ADDING GREAT SHOWS AND CANCELING BAD ONES!
CALL BEFORE YOU HAUL!

FOR MORE INFO ON OTHER FINE LIVE MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW MEXICO, PLEASE CHECK OUT:
www.abqmusic.com www.bigrockcasino.com www.cowgirlsantafe.com www.elpaseobar.com www.elreytheater.com www.fanmanproductions.com
www.frogvilleplanet.com www.gigsantafe.com www.globalquerque.com www.gordonsconcerts.com www.highmayhem.com www.lensic.com
www.myspace.com/meowwolf www.newmexicomusic.org www.nmjazz.org www.outpostspace.org
www.outsideinproductions.org www.santafemuzikfest.com www.solarmusicfest.com www.southwestpickers.org
www.themineshafttavern.com www.thirstyearfestival.com
www.ticketssantafe.org www.wildwestfest.org
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LIVE MUSIC IN NEW MEXICO!

fan man productions presents
The PRARIE HOME COMPANION RHUBARB TOUR
The Santa Fe Opera TUE AUG 26
AL GREEN
The Santa Fe Opera SAT AUG 30
JOHN HIATT & the Ageless Beauties
The Pub & Grill at the SFBC WED SEPT 10
HAYES CARLL w/ The Dedringers
The Pub & Grill at the SFBC SUN OCT 12
www.fanmanproductions.com

Tickets now on sale for the 9th annual
THIRSTY EAR FESTIVAL
August 29-31, 2008
Eaves Movie Ranch, Santa Fe * Call 505-473-5723 to order your earlybird tickets.

RICHARD THOMPSON * PATTY GRIFFIN * BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
SHEMEKIA COPELAND * JUNIOR BROWN
ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS * LITTLE FREDDIE KING
ALEX MARYOL BAND * SANTA FE ALLSTARS * HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD * SAMUEL JAMES
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE * ROGER LANDES * PLEASURE PILOTS
ROUND MOUNTAIN * RANDOM FAMILY * JOE WEST * KEN VALDEZ
LAURIANNE FIORENTINO * TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION
All of this & more folk, blues, bluegrass, Cajun, zydeco, alt-country & roots rock artists on three stages all
weekend long. Enjoy camping, kids’ activities, arts & crafts, healthy local food, NM small-batch beers
& wines, educational demonstrations, Cajun & zydeco dance lessons, solar & sustainable energy exhibits. www.thirstyearfestival.com

THE CLEVELAND MILLFEST
SATURDAY & SUNDAY - AUGST 30 & 31, 2008
10 AM-5 PM DAILY
This event features over 45 artists from New Mexico and a variety of native foods and baked goods, fruits and produce and continuous musical entertainment.
The musical entertainment is being provided by a number of persons providing a rich repertoire of traditional New Mexican folk music and dance, Bluegrass and popular music.
The Cleveland Roller Mill (museum,) a 3-story, adobe, water-powered historic flour mill will be in continuous operation during the 2-day event. There will be 2 tours each day at 11 am and 2 pm.This Event is a presentation of the Historic Mora Valley Foundation and Mora Valley Chamber of Commerce. A number of sponsors from the community and northern New Mexico assist in this event. It takes place at the Cleveland Roller Mill Museum, 10-5 daily. The museum is located just off NM Hwy.

518 two miles north of Mora, New Mexico near the village of Cleveland. The Museum is located 160 miles north of Albuquerque, 35 miles south of Angel Fire; 32 miles northwest of Las Vegas; 100 miles north of Santa Fe; 45 miles southwest of Taos. For information call 505 387 2645 or 505 387 6367.Admission is Free for the entertainment and the arts and crafts area located on the museum grounds. A nominal admission ($3.00) is charged for admittance into the Museum. Parking is $1 per vehicle.

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/roller_mill

Michael Hearne’s BIG BARN DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 4, 5, & 6, 2008
TICKETS ARE ON SALE ONLINE or in Taos at the OBL Wineshop, KTAOS Solar Center, or QUE PASA MUSIC.
This year our main performances kick off at The Old Blinking Light Restaurant in Taos as always, but the Big Barn Dance will take place at The KTAOS Solar Center less than a mile down the road from the OBL. Songwriter Workshops will be held at the Quail Ridge Taos Condo Resort next door to the OBL.
CLICK> for COMPLETE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
CLICK> to view Photos from Barn Dance 2007 www.bigbarndance.com

At the National Hispanic Culture Center
1701 4th St. NW-Albuquerque, NM
Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20, 2008
FRIDAY
17 Hippies (Germany)
Cuarenta y Cinco (New Mexico, USA)
Lila Downs (Mexico)
Genticorum (Quebec, Canada)
HAPA (Quartet) (Hawaii)
Mor Karbasi (Israel)
Reelroadъ (Russian Federation)
Vieux Farka Touré (Mali)
Savina Yannatou (Greece)
Mary Youngblood (Seminole/Aleut)
SATURDAY
Forro in the Dark (Brazil/USA)
HAPA (duo) (Hawaii)
Kanda Bongo Man (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Lo Còr de la Plana (France)
Los Matachines de Bernalillo (New Mexico, USA)
Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico)
Mor Karbasi (Israel)
Orchid Ensemble (China/Canada)
Clark Tenakhongva (Hopi)
Savina Yannatou (Greece)
Tickets available now!
Buy them at the NHCC Box Office and
Ticketmaster (505-883-7800
and various outlets). www.globalquerque.com

READ THE PAPER! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Pick up your favorite locaL newspapers to see what’s happening, when and where in the local music scene, including The Santa Fe Reporter, The Santa Fe New Mexican & The PASATIEMPO, Albuquerque ARTS Monthly, The Albuquerque Journal/North, The Alibi, local IQ, and the Rio Grande Sun, which all publish extensive information about the local music scene!
R A D I O N E W S
Our thanks go out to our great local radio stations that play such wonderful music, and play such an important role in our community! Be sure to tune into:
The ORIGINAL 98.1
KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe
THE FRIDAY FUNK Tune into the longest running funkiest funk show around!
Your funky host, the funky Lisa C, is back in the funksaddle! Funk yeah!
THE LUNCH LADY!
Hungry for great music? Check out Joann “The Lunch Lady” Orner, Mon-Fri from 11 AM - 3 PM, with Two-For-One music spins at Noon! On Fridays at about Noon , Justin or Jeff from the Pub & Grill join Joann to talk about what’s happening at the PUB AND GRILL at the SFBC , and the live music scene in Santa Fe! Tune in!
HOUSE BAND FRIDAYS
There’s a great weekly feature on the original 98.1 KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe, hosted by the one and only Honey Harris! HBF features interviews, performances, chit-chat, CD tracks, and glimpses into the fascinating and glamorous personal lives of local bands and musicians, every Friday morning from 10 to 11 AM! If you’re a musician, or in a band, send an e-mail to honey@huttonbroadcasting.com for a chance to be on the show!
Tune into this morning and check out
RHYTHM & 53rd

TOAST AND JAM
Our favorite jam-band radio show is back on the air-waves! Chris Deistler and Tom Watts bring you the best in jam band music and news every Wednesday night from 8-10 PM on the original KBAC 98.1 Radio Free Santa Fe!

FROGVILLE RADIO HOUR
Hosted by the big frog himself, John Treadwell, airing every Wednesday night from 7-8 PM on the original KBAC 98.1 Radio Free Santa Fe, featuring the music and news of all the stars in the FROGVILLE PLANET galaxy, and more!
Congrats to big John and the entire Frogville Family on their fanyastic 5th birthday party/FROGFEST 3 this past weekend! www.frogvilleplanet.com

ALSO CHECK OUT:
project 101.5
KUNM 89.9
KSFR Public Radio 101.1
OUTLAW COUNTRY 107.5
www.INDIESF.com

For the latest dance news in Santa Fe, tune in
KSFR 101.1 FM - Santa Fe Public Radio,
and check out GOTTA DANCE
With your dancing hosts Randy Forrester & Dee Smith
A diverse mix of music you’ll want to dance to, featuring local musicians and dancers live in the studio, all the news on where to kick up your heels this week, and upcoming dance events in the Santa Fe area! EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 7-8 PM-No Cover! www.gottadance@ksfr.org

New Mexico Wine Festival in Bernalillo
A favorite Labor Day event is the original wine festival. The New Mexico Wine Festival at Bernalillo wraps up the summer with the premier wine festival of the southwest! Just north of Albuquerque, the historic town of Bernalillo is host to the biggest wine festival in the state. Most of all the New Mexico wineries will be there, giving their customers a rare opportunity to taste and purchase New Mexico wines at their best. Lots of great music, arts and crafts, and those summer foods we all love make a perfect backdrop for wine, wine, wine! Our favorite band, Le Chat Lunatique performs Monday, 3:15pm. The rail runner will provide service to Bernalillo over the holiday weekend with shuttle service to the wine festival. Check out events and buy tickets on line.
Special event Sat-Mon, Aug. 20-31 & Sept. 1, 12- 7pm
New Mexico Fine Festival
Town of Bernalillo
newme xicowinefestival.com

8th Annual Labor Day Tango Festival
Events include tangow orkshops and milongas Thursday through Monday with a free tango party at National Hispanic Cultural Center on Sunday.
Special event Thursday-Sunday, August 28-Sept. 1
Albuquerque Hilton
1901 University NE
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
(505) 884-2500
laeternamilon ga.com

Cultural Conference Kickoff Poetry Reading
Linda Hogan, Simon Ortiz, Demetria Martinez, Levi Romero, Margaret Randall and Luci Tapahonso kick off three-day cultural conference.
Reception & reading Friday, Aug. 29, 6- 10pm
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 Broadway SE
(505) 217-3654

Thursday showcase of Albuquerque’s Diverse Cultures
This Cultural Sunset” series offers live entertainment showcasing our area’s diversity - singers, dancers and more entertain you in native costume and style. Learn about the many cultures that make NM a most interesting place to live. Thursday, Sept. 4 features Mana Tahiti Polynesian Dance Company who perform the aparima, the ote’a and the ote’a accomplanied by li’s. Each form represents a different part of the rich traditions of Tahiti.
Performance Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30- 8:30pm
Old Town Plaza
cabq.gov

Thread of Life continues at Explora
The play examines the life of Rosalind Franklin and the discovery of the structure of DNA. James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins later won the Nobel Prize for their double-helix model of DNA. Some believe that to say Watson, Crick and Wilkins were influenced by Franklin is an understatement. Continues through Sept. 1 with some daytime performances
Opening performance Friday, August 22, 7pm Explora Albuquerque
1701 Mountain Road NW
(505) 224-8323
explora.us

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Thirsty Ear Festival this weekend
Labor Day weekend brings a huge music event to Eaves Movie Ranch near Santa Fe. Join Junior Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin and band, Buckwheat Zydeco and dozens more. For a daily breakdown, directions and everything else you need to know, go to their website. Friday is the annual food drive - admission is only $2 and 2 cans of food.
Special event, Fri-Sun, August 29-31
Tickets available at the Lensic Box Office or 988- 1234
ThirstyEarFe stival.com

Tim Finn comes to the Lobo Theater
It’s been 30 years since Tim Finn’s first bank took his native New Zealand and Australia by storm. Since then he has recorded several acclaimed solo albums including his most recent, Imaginary Kingdom, which has been called an atmospheric and joyous collection of beautifully written songs, collaborated with his brother Neil. Albuquerque’s own Kimo will also perform, providing a raw and energetic opening set.
Performance Saturday, Sept. 6, 8pm
Lobo Theater
3013 Central NE
Tickets available on line or through Brown Paper Tickets or by phone at 800-838-3006 abqmusic.com

Globalquerque is coming - Sept. 19-20
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. Tickets now on sale at the NHCC box office and Ticketmaster.
(505) 232-9868
globalquerque.c om

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

The Art in Film Series will present Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World in September. This groundbreaking documentary on internationally renowned painter, was shot over a period of four years from 1998 through 2002, Martin’s 90th year. Interviews are intercut with shots of her at work in her studio in Taos and with images of her work from over five decades. It is a venue for Martin to speak about her work, her methods, her life as an artist, and her views about the creative process. She also discusses her film, Gabriel, and reads from her poetry and lectures. In keeping with Martin’s chosen life of solitude, she alone appears in the documentary.
Screening Sat-Sun, Sept. 6-7, 2pm
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Indigenous Filmmakers of the Americas
Women in Film International is accepting short film submissions for its upcoming event, A Night to Celebrate: Short Films by Indigenous People of the Americas, to be held at Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 25th. For more information and an application please email NativeShortLA@yahoo.com or call 908-310-7141 attention Tessa Bell.
Deadline September 12,2008

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

Blogsville: See lots of blogs at 451Press.com

The Laws are husband-and-wife award-winning singer/songwriters from Ontario, Canada. They have recently recorded their 5th CD of original music and have been touring non-stop throughout Canada, the U.S. and Australia since 2000. Their Americana style songs are an acoustic mix of roots country, bluegrass, folk and pop, delivered with The Laws trademark “tight-as-a-glove” harmony singing. John and Michele Law each sing lead and harmony vocals often switching within songs. John is an expert picker on guitar and mandolin and Michele is a solid bass and acoustic guitar rhythm player.

“ …. begins with this languid, swaying, romantic melody that recalls The Everly Brothers in their prime. Yes, the harmonies really are that good. The mandolin and accordion solos are utterly lovely. Michele adds a third vocal part on “Go Easy” and swings lightly in “Put Some Love In It.” John dazzles with his mandolin instrumental “Texacadia.” They both hypnotize you on “Whiskey and Gasoline” and delight you with finger-popping “Getting Over You.” Heartily recommended.”
Robert Oermann, Music Row Magazine

“John and Michele Law’s songs seem to be the lost essence of country music which has now become so commercial and formulaic sounding.” Randy Bachman

“If Gram Parsons married Alison Krauss their music would sound a lot like John and Michele.” Willie P Bennett
www.thelaws.ca

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 7:30 $32 ADVANCE / $36 DOOR
A THIRSTY EAR PRE-EVENT - FEATURING
THE
TAJ MAHAL
TRIO

Taj Mahal is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, ethnomusicologist, Grammy-winner, world-class musical collaborator, musicians’ advocate, fisherman & cigar aficionado. Taj has been playing his own distinctive brand of music - variously described as Afro-Caribbean blues, folk-world-blues, hula blues & folk-funk. Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, Latin, and Cuban sounds mix with folk, jazz, zydeco, gospel, rock, pop, soul, and R&B, layered on top of a country blues foundation. www.tajblues

FRIDAY AUGUST 15 8 PM $10
GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS

Live acoustic gonzograss from Austin, TX! Eclectic melodies, creative harmonies, explosive jams, and a thoroghly danceable experience. The four band members in GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS are Dave Wilmoth (29, mandolin), Adam “Pickles” Moss (24, fiddle), Trevor Smith (18, banjo/guitar), and Jesse Dalton (25, upright bass). Together, they are exploring the sounds of traditional bluegrass, gypsy swing, folk, funk, reggae, and jazz to discover their own genre-bending sound. While some listeners haven taken to calling this sound “gonzograss,” the end result is described by the band as “melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic mastery with elements of sarcasm, quotes, humor, and exaggeration.”
Whether they are in front of an attentive listening-room audience, on a tall stage playing to a throng of sun-baked festival-goers, or in a local venue orchestrating a gonzograss dance party for their fans, something exciting and inspiring is always being created. www.myspce.com/greengrassplayers
Saturday August 16 8 PM $5
NO GO KNOW

Tropical concrete zouk space rock direct from Portland, Ore.!www.myspace.com/nogoknow

SUNDAY AUGUST 17 6 PM $30 ADVANCE / $35 DOOR
TOOTS & the MAYTALS

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
I Y A H
Toots and the Maytals are legends of ska and reggae music. Their sound is an original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock, led by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert. The band won the 2005 Grammy award for best reggae album True Love, an album consisting of re-recorded versions of their classics alongside musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards, as well as popular artists today such as No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots, & Shaggy. www.tootasandthemaytals.com

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THESE GREAT SHOWS AT THE PUB & GRILL!
The TAJ MAJAL TRIO WED AUG 13
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS with Iyah SUN AUG 17
RECKLESS KELLY with SPECIAL GUEST tba THURS AUG 21
JJ GREY & MOFRO with the Hill Country Revue TUES SEPT 9
JOHN HIATT & the AGELESS BEAUTIES with the Sean Healen Duo WED SEPT 10
The SKATALITES TUES OCT 14
PICK UP YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT THE PUB & GRILL AT THE SFBC,
THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE 505.988.1234, OR ORDER ONLINE AT www.ticketssantafe.com

Welcome to undergroundARTS, a weekly newsletter of happenings and opportunities in the arts in the Albuquerque area.

Visual Arts
Art Exhibits, Studio Tours, and more…

Twilight - Paintings and Drawings by Emily Trovillion
The show is entitled Twilight in order to reflect the transformative time when the world becomes more melancholy as daylight fades. Trovillion’s paintings are abstract yet familiar. The characters are archetypes meant to portray everyone and no one. You should take in this show - to contemplate the images and to meet the artist. I guarantee you will like them both! The reception is part of the Northeast Heights Artscrawl event.
Reception Friday, July 18, 5-9pm
Weyrich Gallery
2935-D Louisiana NE
(505) 883-7410
weyrichgallery.co m

Ancient Voices and Distant Storms
The is the second in a series of juried fine art photography exhibits at Art Gallery 66. The series is a journey into the essence of life - past, present and future.
Reception Friday, July 18, 5-8pm
Art Gallery 66
373 North Camino del Pueblo in Bernalillo
(505) 867-8666
artgallery66.net

Photo New Mexico gallery talk with curator
Twenty-four New Mexico photographers revealed their artistic vision in Photo New Mexico. Curator Douglas Fairfield talks about his selection of a range of works from traditional to abstract and figurative.
Gallery Talk Saturday, July 19, 1-2pm
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central SE #100A
(505) 268-8952
matrixfineart.com

Art and Craft Supply Yard Sale Fundraiser
There is a big arts and crafts supply yard sale going on in Nob Hill Saturday. All proceeds go to support The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space project. Moooo. Begins at 9am.
Arts and Crafts Supply Sale, Sat. July 19, 9am
301 Chula Vista Place NE
(505) 244-9107
thewoode ncow.wordpress.com

Art in the Park in Corrales
A series of fine arts and crafts shows sponsored by the Corrales Society of Artists and the Village of Corrales will hold their next event this Sunday. This year’s 4th season of shows are bigger and better featuring local and visiting painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, metalworkers and more. The Kiwanis Club will again sponsor a Youth tent where artists work with children (at no charge) to teach them the basics of various artistic mediums. Parking and admission are FREE.
Special event Sunday, July 20, 10-4
La Entrada Park in Corrales
(northwest corner of Corrales and La Entrada Roads)
corralesartists.or g

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

The Manoa Project: Sicarious Aurorae
The year is 33 BC, the height of the Roman Empire. Rome balances on a tightrope, as would-be revolutionaries and dictators fight for prominence, setting the stage for a government that will set the precedent for years to come. Play by Asher Ely. The Manoa Project is a summer theatre training program for Albuquerque area teens.
Performance Fri-Sat July 18-19 8pm, Sun. July 20, 6pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth Street SW
(505) 254–8393
tricklock.com

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

Dragonfly Festival
One of the largest and most ancient insects on earth, the dragonfly is well represented in New Mexico by over 100 species. Learn about their life cycle, habitat, food preferences and how they help us. See wild dragonflies up close and personal. Make a craft or just hang out by the water and observe or sketch these graceful creatures. Included with regular admission to the Botanic Garden.
Festival Saturday, July 19, 10-2
Botanic Garden
Aquarium/Botanic Garden
2601 Central Ave. NW (Central and New York Ave.)
(505) 764-6200

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Third Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival
Performances are at the Outpost Performance Space as well as other Albuquerque and Santa Fe venues. Runs July 17-28. Kicks off with a special concert by Tetragon, one of New Mexico’s longest standing Afro- Cuban and hard bop jazz ensembles at the Lensic and includes performances by Son Como Son, the Allen Toussaint Quintet, Alex Maryol, Straight Up honoring Arlen Asher and Bert Dalton Trio honoring Chris Calloway, Le Chat Lunatique, the Cathryn McGill Quartet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and more. Some of these performance are free. Check out dates, times, ticket information and details at the Outpost’s website.
Performances July 17-27
Santa Fe and Albuquerque locations
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

Open Space Summer Music
As part of the 2008 Open Space Summer Series, enjoy Cumulo Nimbus, a musical performance of flutes, drums and storytelling at Elena Gallegos Park.
Performance Saturday, July 19, 7pm
Elena Gallegos Amphitheater
East end of Simms Park Rd. (just north of Academy)

New Mexico Jazzfest in Old Town
The New Mexico Jazzfest comes to Old Town with two performances: July 19, 1-2pm is Brenda Hollingsworth with a Chautaqua performance evoking the beauty, talent and timeless apeal of the legendary Lena Horne. July 19, 3:30-5:30pm ejoy Jazz in the Afternoon with Jazz a la Carte, six talented NM-based musicians in a Dixieland band that applies its spirited traditional jazz approach to a wide range of timelss tunes.
Performances Saturday, July 19, 1- 5:30pm
Old Town Plaza

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival at the KiMo
On Wednesday KHFM 95.5 presents the Santa Fe Chamber Music with the famed Shanghai Quartet., Advance tickets available at the KiMo or through Ticketmaster.
Performance Wednesday, July 23, 7:30- 9:30pm
KiMo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 768-3544

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

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

Factory on 5th Artspace Presents Outdoor Movies
Thursday night outdoor movies at the Factory start at dusk (around 8:30). Bring a lawn chair, cooler/snacks, and a suggested $5 donation for a fun evening.
Thursday, July 24th The Magnificent Seven
Factory on 5th Art Space
1715 5th St. NW (1/2 mile north of Mountain Rd)
factoryon5.com

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.
Friday, July 18 - Rebel Without a Cause (1955) with Sames Dean and Natalie Wood.
Friday, July 25 - Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) with Audrey Hepburn.

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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Hello,

I am sending press releases re our upcoming Summer Music Festival concerts on 7/18 & 7/19, and 7/25 & 7/26. Please distribute the information for us. Thank you for helping us promote our concerts! Please call or email if you have any questions.

Concepcion Lopez-Cherry
Administrative & Marketing Assistant
New Mexico Jazz Workshop
505-255-9798

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

Date: July 14, 2008 Phone: 505-255-9798 Fax: 505-232-8420
Contact: Concepcion Lopez-Cherry Email: lopez-cherry007@nmjazz.org

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

Presenting:

Son Como Son
Friday, July 18, 7:00-10:00 pm
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque

Son Como Son (in partnership with the New Mexico Jazz Festival) –
Friday, July 18, 7:00-10:00 pm:
Led by Cesar Bauvallet, with over twenty-one years experience as a performer, arranger, and composer in Cuba and the U.S., Son Como Son has performed with such legends as Eddie Palmieri, The Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Poncho Sanchez, and Los Van Van. Son Como Son will perform at three Salsa Under The Stars Concerts this year. Audiences can expect a truly superior night of dancing to the spirited music of this seminal Salsa band.

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

Pleasure Pilots, Memphis P’Tails,
and Chris Dracup
Saturday, July 19, 7:00-10:00 pm
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque

Pleasure Pilots, Memphis P’Tails, and Chris Dracup –
Saturday, July 19, 7:00-10:00 pm:
The Pleasure Pilots is a popular New Mexico-based dance band playing rocking vintage rhythm and blues, swing and jump music. Instrumentation includes: guitar, piano and Hammond B3, drums, bass, tenor and baritone saxophones. The band specializes in recreating the roots of rhythm and blues. The Pilots won the Junior League of Albuquerque’s “Barttle of the Blues Bands” on October 13, 2007. Conceptually, the band draws much of its material from vintage rhythm and blues artists popular in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. (Louis Jordan, Jackie Brenston, Amos Milburn, T-bone Walker, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Albert King, among others). The primary focus of the music, however, is DANCE!

Led by Albuquerque blues guitar virtuoso Darin Goldstone, The Memphis P’Tails are a powerful Blues experience, drawing energy and raw power from the fathers of the genre, while staying true to their own Southwest heritage. The band’s inspiration came from Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Albert King, Freddie King, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many other guitar-wielding bluesmen who helped shape the distinctive sound. The desert and the mountains did the rest. The result is explosive and in your face, like blues distilled to its purest, finest essence, and served up in a shot glass. Real Blues, straight, no chase, Blues white lightning.

New Mexico blues man Chris Dracup, will deliver a heaping amount of soulful blues guitar and solo vocals.

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

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

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

TUESDAY JUNE 24 8 PM $12 ADVANCE / $15 DOOR
THE GRAND ARCHIVES
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
SERA CAHOONE

WARM ILLUMINATED POP
Seattle-based Grand Archives is an indie rock band featuring five male vocalists. Mat Brooke, co-founder of softcore cult-favorites Carissa’s Weird started Grand Archives with a trio of friends in September, 2006. Drummer Curtis Hall (The Jeunes), bassist Jeff Montano (The New Mexicans), and guitarist/keyboard player Ron Lewis (Ghost Stories). The band was picked to support Modest Mouse on west-coast tour dates, and Sub Pop had signed the band for a full-length album.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 25 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT-HOSTED BY JASON REED
Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome!
www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic

THURSDAY JUNE 26 7:30 PM $10
ELEPHANT REVIVAL

Neo acoustic glyptic revival! www.myspace.com/elephantrevival
MY TEA KIND

An obscure folk rock infusion that is new and fun!
www.myteakind.com

FRIDAY JUNE 27 8 PM $10
TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA

Taj Weekes & Adowa present a brand new experience in classic roots reggae.
With wry trenchant lyrics, a haunting dusky quiver in his voice and the knock-down sound of his band Adowa, Taj has managed to weave a rare social consciousness with an unforgettable reggae groove.
www.tajandadowa.com

SATURDAY JUNE 28 7:30 $10 / $15
GREG ABATE
With THE PETE AMAHL TRIO

Grammy-nominated global jazz sax player
and recording artist extraordinaire!
www.gregabate.com

SUNDAY JUNE 29 3-6 PM BY DONATION
WHITE BUFFALO PRESENTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAM ON THE PATIO
BENEFITTING THE MUSICIANS EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
ALL MUSICIANS WELCOME!

SUNDAY JUNE 29 7 PM $5
SYD MASTERS & the SWING RIDERS

VINTAGE COWBOY WESTERN SWING
www.gregabate.com

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!

On June 1st of this year, 29 year old Tina Beltran sadly died in a river accident on the Colorado River. Tina was a “Super” mom, loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, amazing friend, and above all a lively soul that will never be forgotton.
A savings account has been established for Tina’s 12 year old daughter Diamar Beltran-Taylor to help her with college fund and her future. Donations can be made at any branch of the Bank of America to “Jane Beltran” (last 4 digits 8468), Tina’s mom, Diamar’s grandmother.
Thanks for anything you can do!

UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
MONDAY JUNE 30 7-9 PM No Cover - Donations Appreciated
The SANTA FE
GREAT BIG JAZZ BAND
WEDNESDAY JULY 2 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT HOSTED BY JASON REED
THURSDAY JULY 3 $10 / $15
REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
FRIDAY JULY 4 7 PM $20 ADVANCE/$25 DOOR
LEON RUSSELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

My intro was going to be: I’ll take the Taos Ice Cream, haven’t had any in awhile and enjoy a tall glass of water while I listen to the LIVE music. Better than just tje cool temp, and thrist quenching beverages, the music invigorates and inspires. Music quickens the blood, excites the body, and can open the mind. There’s music all over this town, and Albuquerque too. So come and listen.

Now for all of you who love to imbibe: you have terrific choices at SFBC pub and grill. Of course there’ll be times when you’d prefer the tasting room. Have a designated driver. Some of the brews do have a real kick.

Hey ya’ll! Get your summer groove on at Santa Fe’s funnest annual party!
Head downtown for a family friendly good time
with the staff of Santa Fe’s favorite alternative weekly newspaper!

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Here’s what’s happening the rest of THIS week at the PUB & GRILL!

WEDNESDAY JUNE 18 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT - HOSTED BY JASON REED

THURSDAY JUNE 19 7-10 PM ALL AGES $10-$20 Suggested Donation
Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance
presents
A Benefit Celebration for Young Leaders of New Mexico
Featuring WAGOGO with Special Guests Mari Soto,
a Balinese gong procession, and fire dancers.
There will be a silent auction courtesy of local artists & retailers.

FRIDAY JUNE 20 7:30 PM $5
J U S T U S

SATURDAY JUNE 21 8 PM $5
THE RYAN McGARVEY BAND

SUNDAY JUNE 22 3-6 PM BY DONATON
WHITE BUFFALO PRESENTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAM ON THE PATIO
BENEFITTING THE MUSICIANS EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
ALL MUSICIANS WELCOME!

SUNDAY JUNE 22 7 PM $10
MICHAEL HEARNE & SXSW

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
SUPPORTING LIVE MUSIC IN SANTA FE!
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO BRING YOU
THE BEST IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC!
We realize there’s a lot of live music to choose from out there; we thank you all for your continued patronage and support, and look forward to seeing you soon at the
P U B & G R I L L !
If you don’t come here, please go see live music somewhere!
For more information on all of our upcoming concerts, check out our web site!www.thepubandgrill.com
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I will keep this short tonight. Perhaps I will wake up early and write more: the garden won this morning. I’m encouraging plants to survive, especially the tomatoes and squash. The large gray thunder clouds managed to duck out somewhere else, but the radio suggest they will return starting an early monsoon season. Nothing like real rain to nuture a garden properly.

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

Dear Mary,

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

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

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

Also in Santa Fe there is a new play called “little Ghost” at the CCA on Old PEcos trail. It is a locally produced and written work with some strong perspectives on…read the Paseotempo for a longer story, but better yet, be bold and just go see it.

Also had a long talk with my mother tonight. Heard stories about my Dad’s last years. SOme change now years long past. What touched me most was how my 89 yr old Mom’s voice changed and softened as she shared her memories. Her long and longing for him freely lingered across the lines. These were sounds seldom heard during his time here, yet encapsuled deep feelings she not to express to me then. This Father’s day, let your emotions flow as much as Dad can take. One never knows when he won’t be near to see your loving eyes or hear them. Happy Father’s Day to all Dads!

Two Girls Working: Trappings
The New Mexico exhibition in the national tour of Trappings, created by the collaboration of artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki. Trappings begins by asking women to respond to the question: What do you wear that makes you feel powerful? Two Girls Working have interviewed over 500 women in 15 states. The project is not about fashion and to a large extent is not even about clothing.
Reception Friday, June 13, 6-8pm
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445
516arts.org

Summer Wining and Patio Dining at MoRo
You are invited to hear Sarah Hartshorne discuss her new paintings for the Summer Wining and Patio Dining exhibit at MoRo Gallery.
Gallery Talk and exhibit Saturday, June 14, 1pm
MoRo Gallery
806 Mountain Road NW
(505) 242-6272
MoRoart.com

Corrales Art in the Park this Sunday
Corrales Society of Artists and the Village of Corrales will hold a fine arts and crafts show Sunday, June 15th and the 3rd Sunday of every month through October. See work by painters, sculptors, photographers, potters and metalworkers as well as some of New Mexico’s finest crafts artisans.
Special event Sunday, June 15, 10-4
Village of Corrales
La Entrada Park (corner of Corrales and La Entrada)
corralesartists.or g The Cradle Project opened to huge crowds
This exhibit of over 550 cradles made by artists from all over the world is not to be missed. Exhibition hours are from 1-5 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through June 28 with an on-line auction through June 17. The Cradle Project Book featuring images of 70 cradles is available for sale at the exhibit.
Exhibition and auction
The Cradle Project
219 Central NW, 7th and 8th floors
thecradleproject .org

Estate Sale for work of Robert Hooton
Coleman Gallery is proud to feature original artworks by the late Robert Hooton (1917-2006) including handmade paper collage, pastels, acrylics and metal assemblage covering a 30-year art career. Hooton’s abstract style reflects his interests in Japanese design and landscape architecture. Hooton is remembered for his contributions to the arts in Albuquerque. He and his wife Margaret (Peg) owned and operated Workshop Originals, a fine craft store in Old Town, for 25 years. He was instrumental in the founding of the NM Arts and Crafts Fair and was recognized by many awards during his career. The gallery will also feature highlights of the late Peg Hooton’s artwork including her whimsical clay heads and cubist inspired acrylic paintings.
Exhibition and sale opening June 19, 11- 5
Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art
4115 Silver Ave. SE
(505) 232-0224
colema ncontemporary.com

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

Wild Dancing West Festival
Albuquerque’s PutAttention Dance Collective at 6:30pm and Santa Fe based Deirdre Morris at 8pm. PutAttention presents Affect, an exploration of the complexity of human interactions and relationships with the stories of four women. Deirdre Morris presents Ashes: The Alchemy of Hope, a multi-media performance involving improvised and metamorphic movement, film, shadow puppetry and live music.
Performances Fri. June 13, Sat. June 14, 6:30 & 8pm
N4th Theater
4904 4th St. NW
(505) 345-2782
vsartsnm.org

Trappings Panel Discussion at 516 Arts
With guest artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki, project participants and scholars Kathy Freise and Linda B. Hall will host a discussion on the exhibition.
Panel Discussion Saturday, June 14, 2pm
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445
516arts.org

Monty Python’s Spamalot at Popejoy
The outrageous musical ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Directed by Tony Award winner Mike Nichols, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail.
Performance Friday, June 13, 8pm
Popejoy Hall
UNM Campus - Central at Cornell NE
(505) 277-3824
popejoyprese nts.com

I Hate Hamlet and Goodnight Desdomona in rep I Hate Hamlet combines theatre, television, love and the supernatural into one hilarious and fabulous evening. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) tells the tale of Constance Leadbherry, a Shakespearean scholar who slides through the looking glass and into a world where the Bard’s characters come alive with fascinating and funny consequences. The two shows will play in repertory at the Vortex April 13 through August 3 on alternate nights and weekends. Check the website for exact dates and times.
Opening performance Friday, June 13, 8pm
The Vortex Theatre
2004-1/2 Central SE
(505) 247-8600
thevortextheater. org

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Zoo Music Concert Series this weekend
Enjoy Indigo Girls tonight - an American folk rock duo and the Annual Father’s Day Concert on Sunday. General lawn seating - bring blankets and lawn chairs. Food is available or you may bring your own. Beer and wine are available for purchase, you may NOT bring your own.
Performances Fri. June 13, 7-9 and Sun. June 15 3-7
NM BioPark Zoo
903 Tenth Street SW
cabq.gov/biopark

Salsa Under the Stars this weekend
Ivon Ulibarri and Cafe Mocha play tonight and Michael Herndon Group and Straight Up are on the program for Saturday night at The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater. All concerts occur rain or shine. Families welcome and children under 12 are Free.
Performances Fri. June 13, Sat. June 14, 8pm
NM Jazz Workshop
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW
(505) 255-9798
nmjazz.org

Moira Smiley and VOCO
Moira Smiley and VOCO dig deep into the amazing spectrum of human voice as they sing post-folk, improvised ditties, ballads, vocal symphonies and dance songs. An AMP production.
Performance Saturday, June 14, 8pm
Robertson and Sons Violin Center
3201 Carlisle NE
abqmusic.com

Saturday Sunset Series in the foothills
Enjoy Two Roses: Flute and Harp, a performance by Bonnie Schmader and Donese Mayfield in the beautiful setting of the Sandia foothills.
Performance Saturday, June 14, 7pm
Elena Gallegos Picnic Area Amphitheater
end of Simms Park Road
east of Tramway, north of Academy
(505) 452-5222
cabq.gov/open space

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

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

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Obamarama Features T-shirt Designs by Artists of all Ages

Event at Santa Fe’s Hahn-Ross Gallery will feature T-shirts designed by 50 artists inspired by Barack Obama and his vision for a brighter future

SANTA FE, NM, [DATE] – Sprouts for Change and members of Santa Fe Grassroots for Obama will host an exhibit of T-shirts inspired by Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and his vision for a brighter future at Santa Fe’s Hahn Ross Gallery, 409 Canyon Rd., on July 6th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The exhibit will feature 50 artists ranging in ages from 7 to 90, a diverse cross section of New Mexico young people, as well as locally and nationally prominent artists.

“Barack Obama’s unique and refreshing vision for the future is changing the nature of American politics and driving a new wave of passion from the ground up,” said Tom Ross, founder of Sprouts for Change. “This event is intended to give a creative voice to people who have been inspired by Senator Obama and to raise awareness of his campaign among the young people of the country who are our future leaders. We hope that these works will be a touching illustration of the impact that Senator Obama’s vision continues to have on people of all ages.”
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The marimba ensemble “Kids of the SBO” will be playing at the event as well as other Santa Fe bands; refreshments will be provided by The Teahouse; and cakes decorated with the children’s artwork will be served- all in the spirit of celebrating Barack Obama’s unique vision of a brighter future.

The filmmaker, Jordan McKittrick is making of a video of the project and it will be premiered at the event. The seventeen year-old filmmaker’s recent documentary about survivors of the atomic bomb in Japan, and its impact here in New Mexico was screened at the Taos Shortz Film Festival.

All of the T-shirt designs exhibited at the event will be for sale both at the gallery and online in the Sprouts for Change virtual gallery at www.sproutsforchange.com. A select group of the shirts will be chosen to be given to the New Mexico Obama delegates to wear at the Democratic Convention in Denver in August. Profits from the sale of the shirts will benefit Meds and Food for Kids an international nonprofit organization working to combat malnutrition. The sale of seven shirts can literally save one child’s life.

“Sprouts for Change” was created to enable artists of all ages to act as agents of change, providing artistic opportunities for young people and adults to express themselves about issues facing their communities,” said Ross. “Art can be a powerful driver of positive change.”

I’m including this announcement because I am moved by the people who have been inspired to action by Senator Barack Obama. Such faith and committment with the bonus of action propels the power of our democracy. I also admire Mr. Tom Ross’ example for and encouragement of his daughter. She knows, or is experiencing the opportunity of making a contribution and difference that aligns with her personal politics and vision. She isn’t just learning about current events and issues, she’s participating in the political process up front and center. She witnesses the good that her work creates.

Imagine if 20 million young voters also organized and had projects they chose to support. The impact would be incredible. If you read this, stop and consider starting your own group, or at least buy a lot of t-shirts from Sprouts for Change. Hmmm…how many Obamarama’s could be held on July 6th. All you need is food, a band, and a lot of t-shirts! Join the fun. Organize. Tell your friends. IF you are in Santa Fe, stop by the gallery. Also you can start ordering T-shirts now. www.sproutsforchange.com

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