Albuquerque, NM

Folk Arts Festival Saturday, August 9, 11am- 5pm
Robinson Park
8th and Central NW Downtown
(505) 247-1172
offcenterarts.org

Moises Yagues: The Distance Between Us
Prints by Spanish artist Moises Yagues. Created in collaboration with Amnesty International, the imagery deals with the issues of border lines and boundaries that divide, contain and segregate people.
Reception Friday, August 15, 5-9pm
ArtHaus66 Gallery
6320 Linn Avenue NE #C
(505) 830-9653
arthaus66.com

INprint at SCA Contemporary Art
An exhibit by a select group of artists using traditional and non-traditional printmaking techniques. The theme of the exhibit fulfills a set of requirement, referencing a common ground of both physical and psychological characteristics.
Reception Friday, August 15, 5-8pm
SCA Contemporary Art
524 Haines NW
(505) 228-3749
scacontempo rary.com

Nature Journaling in Piedras Marcadas Canyon
Petroglyph National Monument volunteer and artist Ray Kriese will conduct a FREE workshop on nature journaling in the field. This workshop is designed for those who have taken his previous classes or have experience with nature journaling techniques. Participants will walk along the trail into Piedras Marcadas Canyon where more than 1000 petroglyphs can be seen. Along the way are stops where drawings and writing exercises will be practiced. Ray will provide interpretation of the geology, flora and fauna as well as the petroglyph images and the people who made them. There will be free time for recording of personal observations. Participants meet Ray at 9am in the Las Marcadas #1 parking lot located on Jill Patricia Street off Golf Course Road NW. No materials will be supplied - bring a journal or sketchbook, pencils and pens as well as plenty of water, light snack and hat or sunscreen. Advanced registration required.
Workshop Sunday, August 17, 9am-1pm
Petroglyph National Monument
(505) 899-0205 ext. 332

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

Last Chance to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sunday is the last performance of this family performance. Five children are the winners of Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket that admits them to a tour of his magical candy factory. But it’s more than just a tour - it’s really a contest to see who will win the factory itself. This classic story will delight audiences of all ages. call the box office to make your purchase.
Performances Friday 7:30pm, Sat-Sun. Aug 9-10, 2pm
Albuquerque Little Theater
224 San Pasquale SW
(505) 242-4750
albuque rquelittletheater.org

Albuquerque Press Club’s Spamfest Saturday
OK, we know this is not a performance, but it sounds like just too much fun not to encourage you to check it out. Besides, it’s a good excuse to visit the historic Press Club, designed after a Norweigian villa and build by architect Charles Whittlesey as a family home in 1903. Spamfest is a time-honored tradition at the Club in which they feature local celebrity chefs and media personalities as judges. Winning entries receive hand-crafted trophies and assorted prizes. The categories are: Best Tasting, Funniest, and Most Original. So crack open a can of SPAM and create your best dish with this uniquely American ingredient. Rules: Entries must be created by the entrant; SPAM must be the main ingredient; Up to 3 entries may be submitted (one per category); Entry should serve at least ten portions; Dish must be edible; and Entry should not require any on-site preparation or refrigeration. They do have large warming dishes available.
Special Event Saturday, August 9, 6pm
Albuquerque Press Club
201 Highland Park Circle SE
(505) 243-8476
albuquer quepressclub.org New Mexico young Playwrights Festival
Mother Road Theatre Company presents its first New Mexico Young Playwrights Festival, a groundbreaking project that nurtures young writers and future theatre- goers. The festival is a continuation of Mother Road’s dedication to providing standards-based education and increasing literacy rates in New Mexico’s youth. Three plays have been chosen from dozens submitted by K through 12 students from around NM. Each will receive a professional staged reading and a distinguished panel of judges will choose the winner who will receive a $100 prize. The winning play will then be submitted to the National Young Playwright’s Competition in New York City. Please make a reservation if you are planning to attend. Admission is FREE!
Workshops/Readings Saturday, August 9, 9am- 5pm
The Filling Station
1024 Fourth St. SW
(505) 243-0596, or email info@motherroad.org
motherroad.org

A Light in My Soul (Una Luz en Mi Alma)
Working Classroom and the NHCC present the world premiere of a new drama about an escised chapter of NM history. It was developed in collaboration with the New York-based Tectonic Theater Project, playwright Leigh Fondakowski and director Krista DeNio. The play is a dramatic interpretation of the history and culture of New Mexico’s conversos or crypto-Jews. After its Albuquerque premiere, the play will move to Espanola August 22-23 and Las Vegas August 29.
Performances Fri-Sat Aug 15-16, 8pm, Sun. Aug. 17 2pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth Street SW
(505) 246-2261
nhccnm.org Anton Chekhov’s Vaudevilles
The Auxiliary Dog will present Anton Chekhov’s Vaudevilles, a collection of eight short plays and monologues, as staged readings August 15-30. The plays will be split into two nights each weekend: Fridays will feature Swan Song, The Proposal, On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco, and The Wedding. Saturdays will be A Moscow Hamlet, The Anniversary, A Reluctant Tragic Hero and The Bear. The cost for each evening is only $5. While most of Chekhov’s longer works are considered tragic- comedies (often staged as pure tragedy), these short works are rollicking entertainment though with unmistakable traces of his more tragic characters. Director Blake Catherwood is better known to Albuquerque audiences as an actor. He brings a love of Russian sensibility, weather and culture to this project.
Performances Fri-Sat August 15-16, 8pm
The Auxiliary Dog
3011 Monte Vista NE
(505) 254-7716

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

NM Jazz Workshop - Salsa & Jazz Under the Stars
Friday will be Havana NRG, the kids from Havana who serve up Salsa, tangy Merengue, soulful Cha-cha- chas and other Latin rhythms. Saturday will be Patty Stephens with The Pat Rhoads Jazz Ensemble. Whether the groove is Samba, funk or swing, this group lays it down solid.
Performances Fri-Sat, August 8-9, 6:30pm
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
2000 Mountain Road NW
(505) 255-9798
nmjazz.org

The Gourds play at the El Rey Saturday
The Gourds, with special guest Chuck Prophet return to the El Rey. The last time they played here, it was at the Golden West. Billed as alt-country, this will be a great evening. It is a 21+ event. Advance tickets available at GetTix.net, Bookworks, Encore Music, Birdland and all Zone locations.
Performance Saturday, August 9, 8pm
The El Rey Theater
620 Central SW
(505) 242-6343
elreytheater.com

Thirty Years the Cowboy Way in Placitas
Join the Roller Family at Rockin’ R Gallery in Placitas and celebrate the Riders in the Sky 30th Birthday Celebration. We took in their concert last year and it was a lot of fun for folks who appreciate old time cowboy music (you know, Sons of the Pioneers and Gene Autry). Syd Masters and the Swing Riders will open the show. Food available before the show. Bring a chair and enjoy a cool summer night in Placitas. (Carolyn Roller tells me they are just about sold out, so call if you want a ticket.)
Performance, Sunday, August 17, 7:30pm
Rockin’ R Gallery
Highway 165 about 3 miles east of Exit 242 off I- 25
(505) 867-9595
myspac e.com/rollerstudios 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

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

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