Albuquerque, NM

On joyful night
cold black sky filled with stars
the farillitos called our feet to
wander to a mystical den

candles celebrated
luminous magic
of fires from old

the family pew was strong
and cool and few took time to notice
three hundred years of sermons
while juniper called the wild nerness(t)
in through windows draft.

one by one friends came
sharing stories and fame,
conversations open
sometimes bold
caressed our blessings
being told.

Food abundant
prepared with love,
the sacred space
opened its heart to our doors.

an eve’s new years
connected hopes
joy shared.

outside the air was cold
i could see my breath
like times old.
i laughed thanking the stars.

all those candles glowed
like drawings in ocean’s sand
flickered with spirit’s love
lingering now with my thanks to you.

I withold some personal thoughts, but the night was filled beyond expectation. I did not sleep much as my mind awoke minutes after I laid my head on the pillow. I relished in my post excitement. I may have fallen asleep near dawn and let myself sleep late comforted by cats and bundled beneath warm blankets. Later in the day I composed my poem, a mere shadow from one that emerged earlier in the morning. I called a friend and invited her to dinner, called her back and asked her to invite another friend. We treated him. A friend of his waited on us. This man retired from a large city fire department works at two homeless shelters, and works in the restaurant as well. Some people just keep giving again again to their community. So I return home full of love, and grateful that I have something to share.

From Robin Easton
“Happy New Year, my friends!”

This is my wish for you:

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Robin Easton

Website: www.nakedineden.com

Blog: http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/ ;

“I believe pure truth can be found in Nature. If we really listen to the trees, rocks and infinite stars, all things are made clear…..and right.”

(© REaston)

Computer recently crashed, and so I’m reviewing some files to see what survived. One winter’s,well almost spring day I went driving on a road off I-25 in NM. I had never been on it before, and I might even have a hard time finding it again. You know the type day where your heart is full and yearning for some intangible experience. I needed to connect with the wild, and earth, and spirit full feeling. I passed ranches, and small villages, and drove up steep hills and down winding narrow roads. Then, just before sunset, I notice some buffalo showing their winter’s wear.

I drove on and then said to self go back! I found a semi safe place and stopped and tried to quietly walk with camera in hand over dry cracking weeds. The buffalo looked up and stared at me. “Uh huh, quiet you are not!” Yet to my amazement they they did not move away. I came closer and started taking pictures, with pregnant pauses. They tolerated my actions and some moved away. However, I had time to stop and share the direct gaze, eye to eye, and “commune” with their spirit. The quiet of the evening set upon us. Our breath freely flowed. I felt one with them and place.

I needed the buffalo to rest and center. To remember the power of the land and spirit in me. I appreciated their focus and presence. I thanked them for being there with me. I travelled far, not knowing where, as we gazed into each other’s eyes.

Hopefully, I have found a buffalo pic to share. Photos by Mary MacIntyre

C O O L J A Z Z
www.straightupjazz.com

Sunday December 28 6:30 PM $10

Michael Hearne & SXSW

New Mexico’s favorite country-western dance band!

Join Michael and the boys for a great evening of dancing as they play their special blend of Southwest Americana and country western dance music! Mike’s headed back to Nashville for a spell soon, and this is their only Pub & Grill appearance for quite awhile, don’t miss it! And don’t forget to pick up your copy of their great new CD! www.michaelhearne.com

DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR SANTA FE’S WILDEST, CRAZIEST, FUNNEST NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!

Wednesday December 31 -8 PM -$20

THE PUB & GRILL at the SFBC

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
with

HAPPY GLUE YEAR!

They were a mysterious explosion of comedy, kitsch, experimental theater, neo-Beat poetry, and pop culture run amok - backed by a supertight band navigating a turbulent sea of funk, hip-hop, metal, blues, tango, and whatever else floated by. They were funny and outrageous. They were insightful, often-poignant storytellers, celebrating hustlers, street people, burnouts, and even the occasional dental hygienist with love on her mind. Not only that, they were snazzy dressers - in a riot-at-the-Goodwill-store kind of way. Hands down, The Gluey Brothers were the most original band to ever call Santa Fe their home. The two frontmen, King Hummus (Logan Richards) and MC Tahini (Jim Goulden) disappeared around the turn of the century, ending up in California, where they continued the path of The Gluey. But they’re back. (Actually Tahini has been living in Santa Fe for the last year or so, though Hummus remains in Los Angeles.) They’ve got a cool new DVD, Rio Vista: Visuals, Volume One, which features Gluey music videos, footage from live performances from 1994 to 2005, a documentary, an interview, and assorted weirdness. The DVD captures a big chunk of the old Gluey magic. There’s the Brothers’ 1998 national-television debut on Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular (a short-lived FX network series and that’s no BS.) They do a seven-minute version of their signature tune and classic show opener, “Gluey Brothers Creep.” One of my favorite Gluey Santa Fe songs is here - a 2000 live performance of “Piñon Lurker,” a high-charged guitar boogie about a guy you shouldn’t make eye contact with if you see him walking down Agua Fría. The DVD wouldn’t be complete without “Coffee Shop Tribute,” which features some of the Brothers’ funniest, if most obscure, trivia references: “I saw Reuben Kincaid with a shoddy perm” is one of my favorite lines in contemporary music. Unfortunately, the song is abbreviated, coupled with a snatch of “Freedom Rap.” Mark Sommerville created a surreal Flash cartoon for “Stabbing Trilogy (in Five Parts).” My favorite part is the talking-catfish segment. Lots of Gluey tunes would make great cartoons, so I hope to see more of these. In putting this together, Sean “Momma Bates” Browning reached way back in the Gluey archives. There are versions of “Donut Quota” and “Hash House Line” from the boys’ second performance (in Van Nuys, California, 1992), when it was just Hummus and Tahini with a drum machine. The initial version of Rio Vista: Visuals, Volume One is a limited-edition run. Each copy is numbered and hand-signed. Steve Terrell- The Santa Fe New Mexican - August 8, 2008 www.myspace.com/glueybros

This band lives up to its name and will keep any crowd dancing and laughing. They say some of their fans know their lyrics even better than they do. Uh huh, that’s what the Gluey Brothers say. It’ll be a New Year’s crescendo. Need to let go and be a little crazy??? Life hot wild, crazy crowds? You’ll feel the heat as all the bodies sway almost touching everyone. Don’t think you have them figured out because just as you do, they may change their scene, pull out a few trumpets, and become a racey jazz combo. Rap as you never expected it, and satire from real stories. But what is greatest of all is that then they’ll side up to the microphone and say,”the energy of this crowd that you give to the band is just, ‘pure, HUMAN POWER!!!” Bring the New Year IN with a work out that will make you sleep all morning, if you are lucky. The Gluey brothers are funny too.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW at the PUB & GRILL

THE GLUEY BROTHERS WED DEC 31

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS with the HILL COUNTRY REVUE MON JAN 19

AMY RAY with JENNIFER O’CONNER FRI JAN 23

TAPES N’ TAPES with WILD LIGHT TUES JAN 27

PICK UP YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT THE PUB & GRILL AT THE SFBC, AT THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE -505.988.1234, OR ORDER ONLINE AT www.ticketssantafe.org

UPCOMING AT THE PUB & GRILL AT THE SFBC

2009
FRIDAY JANUARY 2 8 PM $10
JOSH GRIDER

SATURDAY JANUARY 3 8 PM $10
CONDIMENT SANDWICH

SUNDAY JANUARY 4 6:30 PM $10
EMORY QUINN

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 7 PM Co Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT-HOSTED BY JASON REED

FRIDAY JANUARY 9 8 PM $5
THE SALTINE RAMBLERS
With The SQUASH BLOSSOM BOYS

SUNDAY JANUARY 11 6:30 PM $10
SYD MASTERS & the SWING RIDERS

MONDAY JANUARY 12 7-9 PM No Cover-Donations Appreciated
THE SANTA FE GREAT BIG JAZZ BAND

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT-HOSTED BY JASON REED

FRIDAY JANUARY 16 8 PM $5
ELEVEN-FINGERED CHARLIE

SATURDAY JANUARY 17 8 PM $10
THE GOUGERS

SUNDAY JANUARY 18 6:30 PM $10
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE

MONDAY JANUARY 19 7:30 PM $15
THE NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS
With THE HILL COUNTRY REVUE

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21 7 PM No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT-HOSTED BY JASON REED

FRIDAY JANUARY 23 7:30 PM $15
AMY RAY

SATURDAY JANUARY 24 8 PM $10
FUSEBOX LIVE
HOSTED BY HARDGROOVE

SUNDAY JANUARY 25 6:30 PM $10
SYD MASTERS & the SWING RIDERS

TUESDAY JANUARY 27 7:30 PM $13
TAPES ‘N TAPES

Wednesday, December 17 @ 5:30pm

A Casual Evening at sfX to Say
Thank you

Plus at 6:30:
From Picasso to Quarks:
An Evening with Jack Leibowitz

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

Thank You
Last week, the city council approved a major financial support package for Santa Fe Complex. Hundreds of our supporters called and emailed their councilors in support of this package. Almost 100 of them came to the council’s meeting to express their support directly.

We’d like to thank you for your support. Please come to sfX Wednesday night for a casual early evening get-together before Jack’s Leibowitz’s talk. We’ll have smiles and refreshments for all of you.

Drop by after work. The reception will start at 5:30, followed by Jack’s talk at 6:30. See you then.

In The Wings at sfX
January 20: An Engineer’s View of the Cell with Dr. Pablo Iglesias

The processes by which a cell senses and responds to its environment are exceedingly complex. In this lecture, we will examine how the study of cellular decision making can be aided by feedback control theory, a branch of engineering that has enabled the analysis and design of complex man-made systems, such as planes, trains and automobiles.

Dr. Pablo Iglesias joins us from Johns Hopkins University where he is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on the mathematical modeling of signal transduction pathways, focusing on directed cell migration and cellular division. For more information on Dr. Iglesias, click here. < --more-->

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Theoretical physicist Jack Leibowitz joins Santa Fe Complex this Wednesday to discuss the connections between art and physics in an evening talk and fundraiser for Santa Fe Complex. (A portion of the proceeds from the sale of his books will go to the complex.)

Early in his career, Leibowitz found the subatomic universe filled with a satisfying “compositional unity and internal coherence,” as he puts it. Not too unusual for most researchers in his field but he wasn’t content with the innards of atoms, however: he saw the same unity and coherence in the world of art. Which explains how this emeritus professor came to serve five years as the helm of the art department at The Catholic University of America along with his professorship in physics. It also explains the roots of his newly published work, HIDDEN HARMONY: The Connected Worlds of Physics and Art, which he will discuss and sign on December 17 at the complex.

Jack will offer a brief introduction to the general idea of particular connections between the physical world and art. He’ll use images from physics and photos of art to show the similarities in the structure and development of both fields.

Jack designed and initiated an interdisciplinary undergraduate honors program highlighting connections between the arts and the sciences. One such course, adddressing connections between physics and the visual arts, was for students not necessarily having a concentration in either discipline. Another was intended primarily for students in the visual arts. His presentation will build on that experience.

sfMax Users on Friday
Friday, December 23, beginning at 7:00 pm
Frito Friday has grown to a series of events beginning with the traditional Frito pies at 7:00. The SFMax Users Group follows at 8:00 and the 907 Club at 9:07. Details follow:

Frito Friday Begins the Evening (7:00)
Unwind from the week with our casual get-together over Frito pies and conversation. Suggested contribution $5.00 to cover costs. Begins at 7:00.

SFMax Users Group Continues (8:00)
Interactive music is home at Santa Fe Complex and the SFMax, a Max/MSP users group for experts, novices and anyone who is curious about merging traditional and contemporary music. All things MAX are on tap, including MIDI control, audio processing, video processing (Jitter), interactivity (sensors and device control), Max resources on-line, third party externals and applications (performance, video, installations, etc.).

The group meets every other Friday. Each meeting will feature a presentation by a group member or invited guest followed by Q&A and open discussion. Mark it on your calendar; contact Philip Mantione for more information. Wikipedia has this summary of the Max environment; to learn more about Max, visit the website of Cycling74, the company behind the software.

The 907 Club Stretches Your Imagination (9:07)
907 is a free-form participatory experimentation in visualization and sound. It’s open to anyone interested in expanding the use of technology to interpret and explore human communications.

Be Part of the Complex

Are you working on a project that fits the complex? Would you like to volunteer to help us with our events or publicity? If so, call us at 505/216.7562 or Click here to let us know how you’d like to volunteer. We need to talk.

Come Visit Us

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

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

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

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

Don Begley
Managing Director
Santa Fe Complex
624 Agua Fria St

When I left my house to go swimming, one of the first “things” I saw was a hawk circling very high in in a skyblue sky. Our winter day had grown warm. The lama’s stood in their corral watching over the neighborhood. The pool was closed. Clean up time after a hectic holiday. My swim buddy though brought me a book Choose the Right Word by S.I. Hayakawa. She found a copy and got it for me as it has been one of her most helpful resource books for writing. Her best gift provides continued support and encouragement for my adventures in writing.

Pool was closed and I had the perfect opportunity to return home, eat, and work. That was a fleeting thought. I drove over to Open Hands Resale store. They offered a great sale on clothes. I didn’t discover anything I wanted. I wandered over to the books as easily as a carrier pigeon flies home. A couple of younger booksellers were considering what they could buy to sell on ebay. I began letting my eyes scan titles. Suddenly, I had three books: not for resale. One an anthology of May Sarton’s writing would sell for at least $15.00. Another, by Nicholas Evans called The Divide, not a big reseller, and the third by Annie Proulx, That Old Ace in the Hole. I am pretty certain I haven’t read it yet. Just checked, I bought the same Sarton book last week! Since today’s books were on $0.25 each, it doesn’t matter.

Clear Light Books Gallery has moved next to Open Hands. Harmon Houghton has been in business for 20 years. He is primarily a wholesale book distributor. His small retail store holds lots of wonders. He also gave me a tour of the warehouse. He has a special section where returns or slightly “damaged” books sell for $5-$10. If you are in Santa Fe, the new address is 851 West San Maeto. Online you can find him at: www.clearlightbooks.com

Harmen Houghton presented the gift here as he talked about business. I also found a great book, Health for LIfe, Secrets of Tibetan Ayurveda by Robert Sachs. Foreword by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay. It’ll be a perfect supplement for my healing journey, and may open my eyes for suggestions to customers.
If you love Tibetan books or books about Tibetans, this store is great. Ditto for Dee Brown’s books on the west, Native American studies, stories, and more, and books about New Mexico. These are only a few areas of interest for Mr. Harmon Houghton.

I stopped at Alfanoose Cafe, 1412 Second St, just down the road from Clear Light. You heard of stories about the less than fancy restaurant with amazing food: Alfanoose fits the bill. Very reasonably priced, it offers Middle eastern meals at very reasonable prices. I had a bowl of fava beans, a half order, that was very good! I’d love to know the recipe. You might have to wait some as they prepare food from scratch, and to the suggestions of the guests!

I remembered that a friend had told me of a place where I could find old prints at reasonable prices, at Steven’s, A consignment Gallery. 2701 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe. It was like walking through another old world. I did not find any wondrous deals, but I did run into an old co-worker from Hastings. He’s working in the movie biz now, and may have a directing job soon.

The sun was on it’s way to set and temperatures rapidly dropped. I went to my Feldenkris class and witnessed a fantastic sunset. After class a good friend and I went to the Hidden Chicken for dinner and to catch up on our news. It’s on St Michaels Dr behind Kinkos. If you pass Pacheoco, you’ve gone too far.

I was at my Monday appointment with Daniel Cobb, D.O.M. You know the guy who wrote the heart health book that you can find on www.lulu.com It is a very powerful read. I had, as I often do, arrived early so that I could walk the labryinth outside, and then enjoy some quiet meditation before my treatment. Well I was earlier than I thought, and as I re-entered the building after my walk, I saw my friend Haysen Weir. She had just finished giving a client a massage. Yes she is also an author of a new ebook on how to learn to listen with your hands. It’s designed for all of us to learn several basics to give each other better massages. Great for first timers. You can also find her book at the above link.

We chatted briefly, I wanted my time to meditate, and then Woody Galloway came out. Just last weekend, Haysen had told me about Mr Galloway. She had showed me one of his cards, and told a wonderful story how the card had been very successful and earned enough for his daughter’s college education! Plus more. I’d love to know how he accomplished that.

He gave Haysen one of his photographs. After they talked awhile, Haysen invited me over to see the photograph. I was very impressed. The dramatic sunset over the cumbres pass had so much detail. Woody and I began to talk. Haysen mentioned that I am also a photographer. He pulled out more and more of his work. Fantastic photos of mustangs running in all sorts of weather, mystical skyscapes. One sunset with trees on the bottom of the photo, and and fog of several hues rolling over layered hills and then unexpectedly I saw the church. It’s an old Spanish style adobe church that you could see it’s outline in the fog. I knew the church, and Woody made sure that I understood where it was.

Soon after, I asked how much he sold his work for. He told me the gallery price, and then added, “But for you today you can have one for $20. I knew the photo I wanted: it was a picture of a red tailed hawk, sitting on a tree branch whilst it was snowing. I have a deep connection with hawks. Plus the detail of this photo is fabulous! Woody told me the story.

A few days ago he was at the Bosque, a famous conservatory for birds in southern New Mexico. He told me several stories. Early in his visit, he saw the hawk sitting in the dead tree. He went on his way and captured a dazzling picture of a large crane in flight in the morning red-orange sky. Two hours later, he returned to a spot, and saw that the hawk was still in the same tree. He didn’t want to scare the hawk. He talked to it. He didn’t want to take the tripod, for it would create too much noise. He didn’t know how he would get the camera still enough for a good shot. He walked carefully, and slowly toward the bird, about 30 yards in the snow. He talked again to the bird. He walked a ways further, and there was a perfect tree stump to rest his camera. He asked the hawk if he could take its picture. He knelt down with the camera resting on the tree stump. He assked the hawk another question, and hawk slightly turned his head so their eyes met. The photo was then taken. Woody was less than 30 yards from the hawk.

He also asked the hawk how it could sit there so long in the cold? The hawk responded, ” I can because my father could, because my mother taught me, and because my grandmother and grandfather could, and did their grandparents too.” Woody said that the DNA was so pure that the hawk could speak of these truths.

Thhesse words give you a glimpse into the magic, wonder, and connection some artists experience. Spirit is powerful around us all, and on occassion, some people take the time to listen and connect. Y moment with Woody Galloway transcended the office we stood in. I flew over to the Bosque, knowing the terrain, I felt as if I were there, spirit watching him. I could feel the cold crisp November air, and soft snow melting on my cheeks. I could see his breath releasing through his nostrils, and hear, the soft sounds of his voice calling upon the wise hawk. The stillness surrounds us. Our heart open. The photograph merely a reflection of ageless mystical wonder. We are upon this earth to live intensely, and become one with love. I know because I have been many places, with and without camera, and drank this magical nectar as if a thirsty pilgrim ackowledging manifestation of my quest. Sat Nam.

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Blessings everyone. Gratitude is the core of Thanksgiving. In these turbulent times, I think we all have a lot to share, providing support to all we meet and those we care for. So while working on my squidoo pages today, I decided to send this out. May you all have grand holy days. Also, join my campaign to send this movie, and blog if you wish, to a million or more friends! Thanks.

May You Be Blessed is a movie by J Novak

I must have been in a rush. This is a fantastic way to re-focus our attention. Also it is a way to say thank you to all the people you love or know needs some loving. Take a few moments to watch and then share. Blessings upon you throught the now holy days season.

This is a movie I wish to share with the world. Ms Novak is wondrously kind to create this as a reminder of….watch the movie. Also for more information, you can go to www.simpletruths.com (Inspiring site)

Mary

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Conscious Change; for the Journey to Happiness What is True Understanding in the Bible? “Let There Be Light” Inspirational Cards & Gifts Empowerment & Enlightenment Headquarters A Course In Miracles–Think like Jesus Exploring Happiness

May You Be Blessed a movie b y J Novak
Share with friends, share with anyone, could another million people….
At these hard time days, people really need some grand input. Imagine if another million people were to view this movie. Our consciousness would be really uplifted! So feel free to copy, modify, whatever. Please credit me with my photos by Mary MacIntyre. Copy, send, and send again. Thank you.

You may also want to receive a free book at my lens:
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Arts Exhibitions at Adlandpro

An on-line exhibition of work by Artist and Craftsmen at Adlandpro
(A new exhibition every three weeks)

Exhibition No. 14
The photography of Mary Macintyre

Mary has been a member of Adlandpro since October 2006. She sells her photos individually or in sets. You can find a wide variety of subject mater on Mary’s site. Her prints are reasonably priced.

About the artist: Mary MacIntyre

In 1972, I bought an instantmatic camera at Springfield College and began for the second time my photographic exploration. 1974 soon after graduation from Franconia College, I bought my first 35MM camera and within a year I was showing in Maine.

Since then, I’ve been intermittently active as a photographer, and enjoy the challenge of nature wherever I am. I rarely take “tourist” pictures and I am fascinated both by composition and abstracted images. This show celebrates the feminine and delicate side of spring in New Mexico. All the pictures are not of spring but embrace the ecstacy of life surging wildly forth, and the joy of finding new ideas, hope, and rebirth after hard times. The buffalo provides a great mystical inspiration and helps us to become grounded. Find peace in your heart. Om. Mary MacIntyre

http://www.freewebs.com/marysphotodisks/

All pics can be sold for $14.95 each for a 5X7. Mailing address needed. 3pics available for $27.95. Or they can buy a CD disk for $15 for 50 pics!
http://community.adlandpro.com/go/241441/
Thanks, Mary MAcIntyre

Arts Exhibition Team

www.alasyciagranada.com http://artisticrose.ws/ http://vcdesigns.net/

Here’s your weekly update. Yeah ABQarts.org for keeping us ready for splendor.
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

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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!

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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
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Hopefully this brings you directly to the slide show. If not seek out this mysterious photographer at:
www.nomadforhire.com

I was personally unimpressed, although I know his stuff works, and he’s highly recommended.

I saw a great movie on getting rid of diabetes which used raw foods. See Gabriel Cousins videos on youtube to learn more. I do not have diabetes. However the raw food movie inspired me, and I thought: maybe…

I also attended earlier a lecture by Jack Challem on Prediabetes. I may actually buy that book at some point, although much would not match my dietary lifestyle or preferences. Sound familiar? The book is “Stop prediabetes NOW” by Jack Challem. He is simply brillant and has lots of great research to refer to.

In the meantime, I was referred to another DOM for another procedure. In our first session, she said lose weight. She left a sour taste in my mouth, which later I learned may actually help me burn fat! On a rapport level I am unimpressed. However, I need to be adult and continue the treatments.

So you may have gathered I enjoy researching and learning about nutrition, supplements, and how the body really functions. So I picked up 2 books I had laying around: French Women Don’t get Fat, and Fat Flush.

Fat Flush by Ann Louise Gittleman is a real fat buster. Seriously. As I am primarily a vegetarian (I eat fish, eggs, and dairy as well), all of the above plans don’t work well. Actually they work fine, but they are challenging for me to reconstruct to meet my eating plans. Whilst rereading the Fat Flush for information, I learned a lot about CORITSOL…

As you get older CORITSOL is a powerful hormone that can really create several get fat quick loops. Just add a little pharmaceutical meds and you become a fat producing factory. (Many drugs also help you gain weight). I heartily suggest you read the Fat Flush section on coritsol.

Coritsol gradually increases as you get older. Coritsol also increases as you are stressed. It tells the body to store fat. (Is this a conspiracy?) OK, just being a human lately you can practically see your tummy expanding. Stress anyone? The following are paraphrased notes that I copied from Ann Louise Gittleman’s Fat Flush Book.

http://www.annlouise.com/
Gittleman does not have youtube videos that I could find. So I got her site’s url.
Short version:
3 No’s: Avoidance of caffeine, alcohol, and sugar (ready to sign up now? It isn’t forever and…)
These goodies tell the body: more coritsol please.
Some yes’s:
Protein each meal. (Helps burn fat)
Eat fat: the good fats of course, daily. Reduces cravings + physiological stress
Learn to manage stress.
Increase Activity
maintain healthy coritsol levels.

SLEEP! 7-8 hours (I wish!)
Listen to your fav music over 15 minutes a day
Keep a journal.

Go for the OMEGA threes, and evening primrose, black currant or borage for powerful GLA’s.
Both can help reduce stress, be a chill pill, and occassionally help other healthy metabolism processes. Lemon juice with every meal can help reduce insulin spikes by 30%. Coritsol also is produced in response to insulin levels. Go read several sources, including the Fat flush for more info on this. I AM NOT A PRACTIONER! cayenne, and ginger metabolizes sugar better (up to 20%) See Fat Flush for other herbs and spices as well. Vitamins A,C,E, magnesium, zinc (check your multi 1st), and chromium are also discussed. CHROMIUM is really great….see why.

OK end of week 1 of modifying my diet. I am ready for Chocolate. I ate no desserts. I am eating more raw food, stews with lots of veggies. I had mashed potatoes, onion rings, salad w/blu cheese one night. So my week was up and down, barely following any rules. I don’t have a scale, but I feel terrific. Moral of story, small changes can even make big differences.