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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

Explore related pages
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:
http://squidoo.com/givingbook

Enjoy: Well for the whole page, go to: http://squidoo.com/mayyoubeblessed
If that link does not work, try it with one “Y”.

Improviso with the Pajama Men and Friends
Stove presents Albuquerque’s comedy duo Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen raising the roof with an improvised tornado of ha-ha. Stove also features different local bands each week and an army of visual artists.
Performance Saturday, Nov. 15, 8:30pm
Stove
114 Morningside Dr. NE
(505) 232-0640

Cathay Williams - Buffalo Soldier
Ramona Caplin talks about the only female to serve as a Buffalo Soldier.
Lecture Saturday, Nov. 15, 10:30am
Special Collections Library
423 Central Ave. NE Corner of Edith and Central
cabq.gov/library

Last Weekend for All in the Timing
Enjoy a sextet of comedies by David Ives, winner of the John Gassner Playwriting Award. The writing is not only very funny, it has density of thought and precision of poetry.
Performances Fri-Sat 8pm, Sunday 2pm
Adobe Theater
9813 4th St. NW
(505) 898-9222
adobetheater.co m

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 Heidi Latsky Dance (NYC) in Disjointed. Inspired by Latsky’s mother, who battled a lifetime of brain tumors, Disjointed is a tribute to anyone who has suffered in silence yet struggled through to discover ways to make life meaningful. This powerful work emphasizes community in its mingling of Latsky’s company members with a large cast of local dancers. Audience members are encouraged to wear hats to the performance in honor of Heidi’s mother. For details on all the performances, visit the web site.
Performance Friday-Saturday, Nov. 14-15, 8pm
N4th Theater
Reservations at 344-4542
vsartsnm.org

The Nerd and Death of a Salesman
Next weekend will be your last chance to see these local performances: Visit their websites or call for more information.
The Nerd, by Larry Shue
Auxiliary Dog Theatre
3011 Monte Vista NE
(505) 254-7716
auxdog.org
Death of a Salesman
The Cell/Fusion Theatre Company
700 1st NW
(505) 766-9412
fusionabq.org

The Guerrilla Girls are coming to town!
For details on their November 21 appearance at the KiMo visit 516 Arts website. More next week!

For more about on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS website.
abqarts.com

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

Geoff Muldaur at the Outpost
Geoff Muldaur is one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes in Cambridge, MA and Woodstock, NY. Guitarist, Richard Thompson says of Muldaur, “There are only three white blues singers, and Geoff Muldaur is at least two of them.” Muldaur made a series of highly influential recordings as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Paul Butterfield’s Better Days group, as well as collaborations with then- wife Maria (”Midnight at the Oasis”) Muldaur. In the 1980’s he left the road and concentrated on composing film and television scores, garnering an Emmy in the process. He produced offbeat albums for Lenny Pickett and the Borneo Horns and the Richard Greene String Quartet, and his definitive recording of “Brazil” provided the seed for Terry Gilliam’s film of the same name. Muldaur re-entered the touring world in the mid-1990s with his magical voice and singular approach to American music completely intact. He recently toured Japan, Scotland, Ireland, England and Sweden as well as the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. Muldaur has appeared at Lincoln Center, the Getty Art Center, London’s Royal Festival Hall, and folk and blues festivals worldwide. He can also be heard regularly as a guest on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. His recordings, The Secret Handshake and Password, feature his unusually crafted interpretations of classic, oftentimes obscure, American material, as well as his own unique compositions. His 2003 release, Private Astronomy, on the Deutsche Gramophone ‘classical’ label is a departure from his folk roots and instead features his unique arrangements for chamber ensemble of the obscure piano compositions of the great 1920’s jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke. “Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes,” writes Loudon Wainwright III
. “When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the coal mine, the cotton field, and last, but certainly foremost, the boy’s boarding school.” Check him out on You Tube.
Performance Saturday, Nov. 15, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

International Western Music Festival
We’ve been told that this Western Music Festival (and Cowboy Poetry gathering) is a lot of fun. There will be workshops, western music mercantile and, best of all, continual concerts on three stages. Daytime events are FREE, tickets for evening events and festival packages available at the door.
Special event Thurs-Sun, November 20- 23
Albuquerque Marriott, I-40 & Louisiana (505) 265-1582
westernmusic.or g

New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Awards
The Music Hall of Fame of New Mexico will be awarding local musicians Tom Bee, Felix and Milford Salazar and The Purple Haze (Felix Salazar, Milford Salazar, Libby Segura, Sal Roybal, Johnnie Griego, Leroy Vialpando, Hubert (Guero) Salazar, Alfred Bourguet, Jeff Bourguet, Dwight Sullivan, Albert Lucero), David Nunez and Barbara Hubbard next Saturday at the KiMo.
Special Event Saturday, Nov. 22, 7pm Kimo Theatre
423 Central NW
(505) 892-2200
Ne wMexicoMusicHallofFame.com

For more about on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS website.
abqarts.com

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

2nd Independent Erotic Film Festival at the Guild
Imagine a world where erotic films don’t offend, but arouse. Where orgasms are real and filmmakers are independent. Self Serve has curated a collection of filmmakers who aren’t afraid to keep it real, when mainstream porn fails to satisfy. Pornotopia showcases sex on the big screen that is healthy, tender, raw, real and beautiful. In Pornotopia sex is fun.Filmmakers include Erika Lust, Maria Beatty, Shine Louise Houston, Jayme Waxman, Petra Joy and much more. Watch selfservetoys.co m for updates! This event was pretty controversial last year - wonder if they will try to shut it down again this year!
Screening Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
guildcinema.com

Take a Road Trip
You have asked for some out of town coverage too

Rio Abajo Mission Tour
This tour of four Missions of the Rio Abajo begins at the Transportation Center in Los Lunas. The tour will proceed by bus to Isleta’s San Agustin, on to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Peralta, stop for lunch and then on to San Antonio Mission in Los Lentes and down to Immaculate Conception in Tome. The tour will be followed on Saturday by Saints and Sacred Places, an exhibit featuring old mission churches and santeros of the Rio Abajo along with a lecture by John Taylor on ‘The Heritage of Catholicism in the Rio Abajo. Saturday’s events are at the museum.
Special Event Friday, Nov 21, 9:30am- 3:30pm
Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts
251 Main St SE
Reservations at (505) 352-7720
loslunasnm.gov

Will the money angel work? I hope so, because I could sure use some extra money, couldn’t you? If anyone is really rich feel free to redistribute some of your extra cash. However for the rest of us, we might do well to try three things: use the law of circulation.
1) give some stuff away to friends, family, or charity.
2) as we are dealing with $$$ money, give some $$$ to 5 different people or charities.
3) Copy and paste these emails, or the whole blog and send to as many friends and associates as you can.

Please report back to me with comments. And stories. I’ll publish them. Let love,grace, light, and abundance be wild and full in your life! Also remember, Daniel Cobb DOM has a great book on heart health. www.lulu.com

Money Angel
This is a money angel… Pass it on to 6 of your good friends,
or family and be rich in 4 Days.
Pass it to 12 of your good friends or family and be rich in 2 Days.
I am not joking. You will find an unexpected windfall. If you delete it, you will never know!
SHE WORKS SHE REALLY WORKS!!
Heres to our success!!!

Dear friends…Please spend a few minutes and send this dear angel on its way…it certainly cant do any harm!

She really works!!!!!!!!! If you need money
Money Coming Your Way!

Remember the veterans who lived and live. It’s a good time to fight for veterans rights. Make sure that they are cared for, and have programs to help them with all the issues they face. And perhpas if we really grow, we can meet the declaration long ago made in WWI: that this be the war to end all wars. Perhaps one day we will learn how to wage peace for all human beings.

Also, have you seen the movie: The Visitor? It is availabe on DVD. I was plesantly surprised. A good see.

Wednesday November 12 7:30 PM $10

DEVON ALLMAN’S

HONEYTRIBE

HONEYTRIBE’s music is completely feel based. Featuring Devon Allman on vocals, the son of Gregg Allman, this band is an ensemble cast all the way. HONEYTRIBE is A-list musicians from across America. If you like music with feel and soul by artists like Santana, BB King, The Grateful Dead, The Black Crowes and The Stones;you will have a love affair with HONEYTRIBE. Real deal timeless, feel good music from the soul, for the soul.

HONEYTRIBE is arguably the most kick ass group of cats in the Great South and Mid-West. Jack Kirkner who many know as the Hammond B3 / piano player from the mid-west Grateful Dead tribute band The Schwag. In drummer, Mark Oyarzabal, Devon has his right hand man, partner in crime and a slammin, singin, Puerto Rican beat master. The synergy of this band on stage is something to behold. Shifting from killer old blues songs to their own material, this is a band that will command attention. HoneyTribe rides an array of influences and musical styles. This band has something for all live, feel-based music lovers. If you join any Tribe in today’s twisted world; make sure it’s HONEYTRIBE.

www.myspace.com/honeytribe

Thursday November 13 7 PM No Cover

OPEN MIC. NIGHT

HOSTED BY JASON REED

Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome! www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic

Friday November 14 8 PM $5

THE ALEX MARYOL BAND

ANNOUNCING THE NEW FIVE SONG EP RELEASE FROM ALEX MARYOL,CRY -AVAILABLE AT FINE RECORD STORES & AT CD BABY!

“The most impressive guitarist of the talented young crop of Santa Fe Players; Alex Maryol is uncommonly advanced on his ax, showing both great technical ability-the guy can wail-and the equally important ability to restrain himself where appropriate; One to watch in the coming years.” -Mike Koster -Thirsty Ear Magazine
Alex has shared bills with: James Brown, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt. Bo Diddley, Guy Davis, Eric Bibb, Dr. John, T-Model Ford, Ian Moore, Otis Taylor, Bob Margolin, Tommy Castro, Corey Harris, Blues Traveler, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Robert Lockwood, Jr.

www.myspace.com/alexmaryol

Saturday November 15 - 8 PM to MIDNIGHT -ADMISSION IS $10 + A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM - CANNED GOODS PREFERRED!

THE FUSEBOX LIVE!

BRIAN HARDGROOVE’S DANCE PARTY BENEFIT CELEBRATE ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE!

Brian Hardgroove, the bass player and band leader for Public Enemy, and host of The FUSE BOX on 98.1 KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe, host’s a fun night of dancing for a great cause! SEE YOU THERE!

HELPING THE FOOD DEPOT - NORTHERN NEW MEXICO’S FOOD BANK

www.thefooddepot.org

LET’S NOT JUST MAKE A LITTLE DENT - LET’S MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!

PLEASE BRING AS MANY ITEMS AS YOU CAN!

Sunday November 16 6:30 PM $10

THE RIFTERS

The Rifters formed in 2002 in the fertile and creative music scene of Taos, New Mexico from members of two popular bands already active in the area. Jim Bradley and Don Richmond of Hired Hands, and Rod Taylor and Steve Garry of the Rounders, who had all known one another for years playing in the acoustic dance-oriented Americana music scene of Northern New Mexico, decided to join forces to form The Rifters.

“It’s music that comes from where we come from - both from the high desert and mountain landscape of our home and from the background and experiences of our lives - sort of a laid-back high-energy gentle giant old blue-buffalo-grama-grassy, cowboy, folky, shake-a-leg with a smile sort of thing. A rift is a split or a gap, sort of the like the Rio Grande Rift that we all live on or around. But this music is more about bridging gaps. For us the music is what ties all the different times and places together. We hope you enjoy it. www.rifters.net.howlingdogrecords.net

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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

For a list of on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS web calendar of the arts.
abqarts.com

Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals

A Zarzuela Cabaret: El Barbero de Sevilla at NHCC
A light-hearted look, presented in cabaret form, at backstage shenanigans in a provincial production of Rossini’s famous opera. By Gerónimo Giménez and Manuel Nieto with libretto by Guillermo Perrín and Miguel de Palacios. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles. A presenting partnership with Teatro Nuevo Mexico.
Performances Nov. 7-9, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sunday 2pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
Tickets through the box office at 724-4771
nhccnm.org

Miguel Zenón Quartet at the Outpost
There have been few new voices in the jazz world that have caused as much of a stir and possessed as much individuality as saxophonist, Miguel Zenón. A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón studied at the famed Escuela Libre de Musica, and later at the Berklee School of Music where he received numerous awards and honors. He became active in the Boston jazz scene and gained professional experience with drummer Bob Moses’ Mozamba Ensemble and the Either/Orchestra. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a Masters Degree from the Manhattan School of Music. In his relatively short career he has performed and/or recorded with a diverse array of artists including David Sanchez, Danilo Perez, Charlie Haden, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, The Mingus Big Band, Steve Coleman and Branford Marsalis. In 2004, Zenón became one of the founding members of the SFJAZZ Collective with whom he has toured the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe. As a leader, he has released four CDs including Jíbaro, which features a bold reinterpretation of the rural music of his native Puerto Rico and which helped earn him the overall Best New Artist award in the 2006 JazzTimes poll. He has been on the top of the Downbeat Critic’s Poll in the Rising Star Alto Sax category for four years, including most recently in 2008. This year, Zenón recieved a fellowship from the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Foundation to work on his next project, which will focus on the Plena music of Puerto Rico also releasing Awake, which features Luis Perdomo, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass and Henry Cole; drums, all of whom will be performing with him.
Performance Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale SE
(505) 268-0044
outpostspace.org

Latin Diva Series at NHCC: Ceci Bastida
Indie Artist Ceci Bastida was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. At the age of 15, she joined Tijuana NO as a lead vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter and became one of the first women to rise in the ranks of Latin rock. One of Mexico’s most important ska-punk bands of the 1990s, Tijuana NO performed together for 12 years and recorded three albums for BMG: NO, Transgresores de la Ley, and Contra-Revolucion Avenue. To sample her music visit her myspace page.
Performance Saturday, November 15, 8pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
Tickets through the box office at 724-4771
nhccnm.org

First Route 66 Music and Art Festival
Presented by the Western Music Association, the festival features Syd Masters and the Swingriders along with Kip Calahan and Jim Jones. Also enjoy the third annual 5×5 on 66 Holiday Art Show and Sale.
Special Event Saturday, Nov. 15, noon- 5pm
Art Gallery 66
373 N. Camino del Pueblo in Bernalillo
(505) 867-8666
artgallery66.net

The African Children’s Choir at Popejoy
The African Children’s Choir was founded in 1984 by human rights activist Ray Barnett. It has performed worldwide. This performance of Journey of Hope brings forth the beauty, dignity and potential of the African child and inspires hope to all.
Performance Sunday, Nov. 16, 7:30pm
UNM’s Popejoy Hall
Central Avenue at Cornell NE
(505) 277-3824
popejoyprese nts.com

New Mexico Composer in Movie Soundtrack
Donald Rubinstein and Ed Harris co-wrote the song Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Friend, which will appear on the soundtrack CD and on the Warner Brothers DVD release for the feature film Appaloosa. The film was directed by Ed Harris and shot in New Mexico. Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Friend was performed by Donald Rubinstein and recorded in his Santa Fe studio. Congratulations!

For a list of on-going performances not being highlighted in undergroundARTS, visit the albuquerqueARTS web calendar of the arts.
abqarts.com

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

Letters of Honor in recognition of Veterans Day
The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) is honored to announce the premiere showing of a unique documentary movie about New Mexico soldiers sent away to war-and their heartfelt letters to loved ones back home in New Mexico. Letters of Honor will air Sunday November 9th on Albuquerque public television station KNME. The hour-long documentary will tell highly-personal stories in the soldiers’ own words, in letters to–and read on camera by–loved ones and family members. The letters are from soldiers serving as far back as World War One (two featured letters in the documentary) to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Footage of actual letters, old photographs, personal mementos, and stunning shots of the New Mexico landscape combine to make Letters of Honor a powerfully moving tale of the soldiers’ love and longing of family-and sense of duty to their country. Directed by Tony Martinez, a 1975 graduate of Santa Fe High School. He made Letters of Honor as a labor of love not only for his own father, but for all New Mexican soldiers who’ve fought in battle.
Airing Sunday, Nov. 9 on KNME-TV, 3pm

Workshops, calls for entry, workshops and more opportunities
A complete listing of auditions and other calls as well as every type of arts event can be referenced at the Arts Alliance website where you can also subscribe to their all new Something to Do Online Newsletter.
www.abqarts.org

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Artfully yours,

Stephanie Hainsfurther, Publisher
albuquerqueARTS magazine

I never saw this man become so excited and vocal. I felt pride and hope from him. Perhaps he’ll choose a path where he achieves more of what he wants.

In reviewing old emails, I found this newsletter:

Locals Care Newsletter
On September 29, Together - We Did It!
Over $100,000 in Nonprofit Donations!!!
From the nonprofits and participating merchants, Thank You, Thank You,
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There are over 100 nonprofits to choose from. Register online AND select your nonprofit beneficiary, or call 662.5171 and LANB representative will register your card over the phone.

Thank you LANB cardholders, and thank you Los Alamos National Bank for supporting our local community!

Santa Fe Community Foundation makes Locals Care Community Fund for Children and the Arts Awards

Over $10,000 was awrded by the Santa fe Community Foundation to four Locals Care participating nonprofits. The 2006/2007 Locals Care Community Fund recipients were: Cooking with Kids, Earthcare International, Fine Art for Children and Teens, and the Santa Fe Mountain Center. Congratulations to all!

Did you know…Ten percent of every gift raised is directed to the Locals Care Community Fund for Children and the Arts. In Santa fe, these funds are distributed by the Santa Fe Community Foundation to Locals Care nonprofits through the their annual granting cycle. All Locals Care nonprofits are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Los Alamos has their own Community Fund that is building up. More information will be released by Kevin and Claire at the LACDC in 2009.

National “Buy Local” Week
December 1 - 7, 2008

Remember to
Shop Local First!
Links to the Santa Fe Independent Business Alliance and National Organizations below…

Santa Fe Independent Business Alliance

AMIBA - American Independent Business Alliance

BALLE - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Dear Mary,

Thank you for supporting St. Elizabeth Shelter

Listed are your current Locals Care account totals:

Spenadable Cash Credits: 0
You can redeem cash credits on purchases at any Locals Care merchant!

Total Transactions: 1

Current Points Total: 40
You automatically receive a $10 cash credit for every 1000 points you earn!

Preferred Region: Santa Fe
Ten Percent of every Gift you are given supports the Community Fund for Children and the Arts in your preferred region.

READ the 5 Reasons To BUY LOCAL! (Below)

Please remember to let the merchants know how much you appreciate their participation! Now more than ever, your favorite local merchants really need your support, so when you shop or dine in Santa Fe and Los Alamos, make sure to visit a Locals Care merchant.

It’s your nonprofit, it’s your program, and it’s your card, so use it! The Locals Care merchants greatly appreciate your critical support in these challenging economic times.

Happy Fall,

Locals Care

Over $100,000 raised for charity!
…and counting.

Together we have raised over $100,000 for Local Nonprofit Organizations! Tell all your friends to get involved and start supporting a their favorite nonprofit today!

Nonprofits will receive their third quarter disbursement for 2008 early next week. The nonprofits greatly appreciate the tremendous support received from local merchants and Locals Care cardholders working together.

In this difficult economic Environment, your Local Merchants and local Nonprofits Need You NOW More Than EVER!
Please, make the extra effort to build our community by shopping and dining at Locals Care merchants this Holiday season. Together, we really are building a stronger community with every Locals Care Purchase.

Did you know…Locals Care distributes 100% of monies earned by nonprofits directly into their checking accounts quarterly, without any deductions of fees or expenses…

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Why Shop Local? 5 Reasons…

In this difficult economy, we are all Mutually dependent on each other. When you shop at Local merchants, you strengthen the local economy by keeping more of your dollars re-circulating locally. And, if you use your Locals Care card, you help nonprofits in this difficult fundraising environment, helping them provide the critical services within our community every time a dollar changes hands.
Locals Care - Together, we really are creating
“A Stronger Community with every local purchase!”

Why Shop at Locally Owned, Locals Care Merchants?
5 reasons…
1. It Strengthens the Local Economy. When you spend $100 at a chain, it re-circulates into $175 within the local economy, but if you spend it in a local merchant, it re-circulates into $250, a difference of an additional $75 in the local economy for every $100 spent. If 50,000 people spend an average of $200 at REI, that’s $10,000,000. If we spend those same dollars at Sangre de Cristo Mountain Works and Santa Fe Mountain Sports, we end up with an additional $7,500,000 in our local economy that supports your business or employer. Shopping local is in our own self-interest!
Keep your dollars Local!!!
2. It helps your favorite Nonprofits. Nonprofits desperately need your financial support in these difficult economic times. By changing your habits, and making sure you visit Locals Care merchants when you shop or dine, you can do your part to help raise funds for your favorite nonprofit. Locals Care inserts Nonprofits into the economic process, where wealth is generated, so they are apportioned a share of economic activity instead of having to beg for all of their operating dollars.
3. It helps your favorite Local Merchants. Literally, every business is dependent on their customers. If we don’t spend our hard earned dollars with local merchants now, they won’t be there when we come back. Locals Care merchants are trying to support our nonprofit community, but they can’t do it without your support. It only works when we work together!
4. It keeps Santa Fe looking like Santa Fe, and not “Strip Mall USA”. When we spend our dollars with chain stores, they multiply, and with deeper pockets and national advertising campaigns, they drive local merchants out of business. Then Santa Fe looks like any other strip mall in the country. Local diversity requires you financial support. Help grow Local Merchants by using your Locals Care card.
5. You earn on average 2% cash back! That’s right, you earn 200 points for every $100 you spend, and when you reach 1,000 points, our software converts the points to a $10 cash credit the next day, good on purchases at any Locals Care merchant! Locals Care offers 16 times more rewards than traditional Bank or Credit union card rewards. So tell your friends to join Locals Care, and together, we’ll keep our local economy and the community strong for all of us!

Now more than ever, PLEASE, shop at Locals Care merchants! They need your support!

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I view the participating merchants and nonprofits from my region?

Click here: LC Merchants

Select the region you would like to view, then select ‘change’.

The site will automatically update. You may then select ‘nonprofits’ or ‘merchants’ at the bottom of the page, and the site will display participants from your region.

How do I access my account online?

Click here: LC Login

Enter your email address, and select ‘forgot password?’ if you can’t login. The system will generate a new password and email it to you within a few minutes. Once you have logged in, you can change your password.

Now you may view your account history online, and view how your purchases are adding up to benefit your favorite nonprofit organization.

How do I change my password or nonprofit?

Login as directed above, and select the edit button or bar across the page. From here, you may change your password, or change the nonprofit that will benefit when you use your Locals Care card.

Why do I see “Community Fund for Children and the Arts” on my account?

Ten percent of every gift is directed to the Community Fund for Children and the Arts at the Santa Fe Community Foundation. (See article below)

How do I spend my Locals Care cash credits?

Each time you use your card, you earn rewards points. When you earn 1000 points, the program software automatically converts your points to a $10 cash credit, available for purchases at any Locals Care merchant. Simply inform the clerk that you would like to spend your cash credits next time you make a purchase.

We recommend asking the clerk to check your account balance, which will print your available cash balance. You may also login online at our website and check your account.
(Instructions above)

Where can I use my Locals Care card?

For a complete list of merchants, please click link below,
and select your region.

LC Merchants

Did you know…Locals Care cardholders have also earned over $100,000 in rewards by using their Local Care Cards…

Look for the Locals Care logo
Support locally owned businesses
Support your nonprofit
And together, we are Building a stronger community with every local purchase!

Thanks for your Particiaption and Support,

William Underwood
Locals Care

In Santa fe several big stores are closing, we are experiencing a decline in tax revenue, and even our cloistered town is beginning to experience more fallout from economic downturn. More than ever, shop at local stores. Also get the great deals from some stores closing down. When all of the above happens, we’ll need to support local vendors to keep the world here vibrant, and to help fund non-profits that will need the extra cash. Sign up for your card, and do better than I, who seldom shops, and use the card to earn $$$ for projects that you love to fund! Thank you.

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