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National Memory Screening Day
Arts
Cattle Kings of the Pecos Print Signing
Music
Southbound Fearing
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Stage
RCLT Presents Noises Off
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Bruce Ritter Memorial Run
Photo courtesy Roswell Runners Club Runners start running during a previous Pecos Valley Roundup.
The Roswell Runners Club presents the 27th annual Pecos Valley Roundup. By Rey Berrones Vision Editor itter and Company presents the 27th annual Pecos Valley Roundup, which has also been named the Bruce Ritter Memorial Run. Ritter passed away in Jan. of 2010, and was a tremendous supporter of the Roswell running community. According to Bob Edwards, race organizer, "Bruce was always a great part of the running community, and many people can remember him, even in the heat of the day, step by step by step, pounding along. "Bruce could be found running down Main at high noon, in the middle of July, because he would always run at lunch. We could always see Bruce on the hottest day of the year, plodding along even if it was 110 degrees outside." Ritter and Company has continued to sponsor the
race since his passing. In addition to the drawings after the race for merchandise and gift certificates that have been donated by local merchants, this year's participant shirt will feature the latest painting by Kim Wiggins. Edwards said, "Kim Wiggins, has done several paintings that we have used for the shirts that have a western flavor in what has become a long tradition of the roundup. He is always most gracious, and has allowed us to use The Cattle Kings of the Pecos on the shirts that runners get for participating in this year's event." The run is on the morning of Nov. 3 at the Roswell Recreation office at Cahoon Park. Registration closes at 7:30 a.m. on race day. For more information, call Bob Edwards at 624-6720.
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By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor ike a catchphrase, it’s simple, fast and free—and it can add quality and quantity to your life should it find an abnormality. Nov. 13 is National Memory Screening Day, an initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Locally, it is Comfort Keepers—a provider of inhome care for senior citizens—that has sponsored free memory screenings on this date for several years. This year, members of the community will be able to take advantage of Comfort Keepers’ program on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Roswell Adult and Senior Center, 807 N. Missouri Ave. Those getting a memory screening do not have to bring anything to be attended. Refreshments will be served, and everyone in the community is welcome. The 20-minute assessment is meant to pinpoint irregularities in a person’s memory and cognitive thinking, symptoms that are usually the initial signs of Alzheimer’s or dementia. “It is not a diagnosis ... (but) it is early detection for Alzheimer’s disease,” said Betty Jo Davis, community
relations director for Comfort Keepers. Qualified personnel will be able to tell those who have had a memory screening if their test results are abnormal, and if they should consult a physician for further testing and a possible diagnosis. Davis said there is no particular age group that the memory screening is intended for; individuals in their 40s have been known to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Although there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, getting the free memory screening may help detect the disease early. Treating the disease early leads to increased quantity—and better quality—of life. “There are medications that may be effective in slowing down the progress of (Alzheimer’s) disease,” Davis said, adding that these medications “can help the early stages (of Alzheimer’s) be prolonged, before they get into the latter stages.” For more information about the event, call Comfort Keepers at 6249999.
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Saturday Nov 3
Nov 3
Toys for Tots Toy Run Motorcycles, cars & trucks are invited to participate in the annual Toys for Tots, toy run at Alameda Park from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. After the ride, there will be a cookout and fun in the park.
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“Take the Money & Run for President” with Capitol Steps “The Capitol Steps” is the Washington D.C. musical parody comedy troupe that is mostly comprised of former Republican and Democrat Congressional staffers. Putting the mock in Democracy, the troupe first formed in 1981,
Spencer Theater
“The Capitol Steps" is the Washington D.C. musical parody comedy troupe that is mostly comprised of former Republican and Democrat Congressional staffers. This will be a night of fast and furious parody as the irreverent troupe performs selections from their new release “Take The Money and Run For President.” The CD, which combines topical issues with the melodies of popular tunes, features well known political characters like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump, Andrew Weiner, Joe Biden, Chris Christie, John McCain, Osama Bin Laden, Mommar Khadafy, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and hot topics like Gay marriage, infidelity, budget deficits, terrorists, Green initiatives, Occupy Wall Street, Secret Service indiscretions, EU money woes, what to do with Greece and the like. The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a meatloaf buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $76 and $79. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.
during the Reagan Administration, at a senate office Christmas party. Throwing together some timely satire and musical parody based on politics and American idiosyncrasies, the staffers reaped laughs from
both parties attending the gathering — and The Capitol Steps were born. Thirty-two hit CDs later, they are the only group in America that attempts to be funnier than Congress as they monitor events and per-
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sonalities on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office, and in other centers of power and prestige around the world. The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a meatloaf buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $76 and $79. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.
Artesia Nov 3
Collin Raye Collin Raye will be playing the Artesia High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20. For more information visit artesiaartscouncil.com.
Nov 3
The Vespers The Vespers are playing the Jahva House at 7 p.m. The Vespers are one of those lucky young bands that have built an extensive underground following simply through word of mouth and heavy touring. The band is uniquely made up of two sibling duos; the Cryar sisters, and the Jones brothers. The four have distinguished their sound with an arsenal of acoustic instruments and harmonies only siblings can create. Their showmanship generates a roller coaster of sight, sound, and emotion and their inherent chemistry and in-
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strumental versatility continues to set them apart. For more information on The Vespers, visit thevespersband.com.
Carrizozo Nov 15
Jack Sanders Jack Sanders, classical guitar, will present an evening of music at the Trinity United Methodist Church on 10th at D Ave. at 7 p.m. This Carrizozo Music in the Parks and Piatigorsky Foundation concert is free and will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the performer. Members of the Carrizozo Womanʼs Club will host a pre-concert dinner at the historic WPA clubhouse on 11th and D. Avenue, just a short block from the Trinity United Methodist Church. Green chili stew, Tony Roma Potato soup, salad, roll, plus a beverage and dessert tray all comes for $8, and the proceeds go to the Womanʼs Club scholarship fund. Doors open at 5 p.m. with service until 6:30 p.m. Take-out also available. Park on D Avenue and walk to both venues. Mr. Sanders will also perform at the Old Gym of the Carrizozo School Campus at 1 p.m. The concert is also free and the public is encouraged to attend. 6 >>
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Cloudcroft Nov 2 - 4
Ghost Hunters Challenge Ghost Hunters Challenge or... The Mystery Stops Here, A Cloudcroft Light Opera Company Production is at The Lodge Resort. This is a murder mystery weekend. For more information, visit TheLodgeResort.com.
Lovington Nov 3 - 4
Fall Festival Arts and Craft Show The Fall Festival Arts and Craft Show is at the Lea County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Lovington Chamber of Commerce at 3965311.
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Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri
Lest We Forget: Roswell Army Airfield - The Early Years This Walker Aviation Museum display will remain through the end of the year. This exhibit features a short history of the base and many items from the WWII era, as well as information about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 1941-1945. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.
Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri
Peace Through Strength This Walker Aviation Museum exhibit is a tribute to the 579th Strategic Missile Squadron assigned to Walker Air Force Base during the early 1960s. The squadron was responsible for operating and maintaining 12 Atlas missile silos around the greater Roswell area. The exhibit was funded through a grant from the Association of Air Force Missileers. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.
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mation, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.
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Los Band Dʼ Dos at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen Los Band Dʼ Dos playing Latin Pop and Country music at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen at 2103 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen at 622-4919.
Saturday Nov 3
The Jahva House
The Vespers are playing the Jahva House at 7 p.m. The Vespers are one of those lucky young bands that have built an extensive underground following simply through word of mouth and heavy touring. The band is uniquely made up of two sibling duos; the Cryar sisters, and the Jones brothers. The four have distinguished their sound with an arsenal of acoustic instruments and harmonies only siblings can create. Their showmanship generates a roller coaster of sight, sound, and emotion and their inherent chemistry and instrumental versatility continues to set them apart. For more information on The Vespers, visit thevespersband.com.
Every Week, Wed, Sat
Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge at 118 East Third St. from 9 p.m - until people stop singing.
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Ritmo Latino at El Toro Bravo Ritmo Latino plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more infor-
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The Gallery’s Featured Artist for November is renowned multimedia artist and master quilt maker, Lorie Mitteer. Lorie’s passions for color, texture and design are superbly embodied in all that she creates; so Please join us for her Artist Reception on Sunday, November 4 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Her exhibit continues thru November.
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Open Mic at Ginsberg Music Ginsberg Music opens up the stage every Saturday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. P.A. system and drums are provided, all other instruments must be brought by the musician.
Jan. 6, 2012 - Jan. 31, 2013
Roswell: Diamond of the Pecos Diamond of the Pecos focuses on the history and accomplishments of Roswell since its inception as a trading post in the Pecos Valley along the Goodnight - Loving Cattle Trail in the 1860s. From the simple outpost, Roswell has grown into the hub of southeastern New Mexico. A collaboration between the RMAC and the Historical Society for 7 >>
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Sept 23 - Nov 11
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Exhibition: Rodney Carswell The paintings and drawings Rodney Carswell has produced during his stay in Roswell display a continuation of his lifelong interest in abstraction and geometric form, while providing evidence of an increased aesthetic disposition towards subjective and idiosyncratic solutions to art makingʼs everyday problem of “what am I going to do today?” The products of this exploration are characterized by an intimate scale, attention to material and surface, layering of planar visual space, and eccentric arrangements of form and color. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
Sept 22, 2012 - May 26, 2013
Eddie Dominguez: Where Edges Meet Where Edges Meet is the first major museum exhibition devoted to a comprehensive view of Eddie Dominguezʼs artistic journey that spans over thirty years of studio practice. The exhibition features many types of work that Dominguez has created including mixed media, works on paper, performance, and the ceramic sculpture environments that he is well known for. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
Oct 12 - Nov 9
Stuart Arends Stuart Arends presents an exhibition of his work, much of which was created during the time he lived in Roswell. There will be an opening reception on Friday, October 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Isaacʼs Gallery, 309 N. Virginia Ave. in the Nesselrodt Building in Roswell, NM. Stuart is also giving and
commemorative fine art print marking the Roswell Museum and Art Centerʼs 75th Birthday. Prints are available for $150, and the event is free to attend. Join the Roswell Museum and Art Center for a print signing party and champagne toast with artist Kim Wiggins from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., with a lecture by the artist at 6:30. This event is presented by the RMAC Foundation. For more information, please call 575-627-0918.
Nov 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11
Nov 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 Roswell Community Little Theatre
The Roswell Community Little Theatre presents Noises Off, a comedic play within a play written by Michael Frayn and directed by Lynetta Zuber. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday performances begin at 2 p.m. Reservations for Friday and Saturday performances of “Noises Off” are highly encouraged. To make reservations, call 622-1982. Sunday matinees require no reservations. For more information, visit roswelllittletheatre.com.
Artist Lecture on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 10 am at Isaacʼs gallery to discuss his work. Gallery Hours are Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - noon, 1 5 p.m. For an appointment, call 626-8626.
Every Week, Mon - Sat
The Gallery Artist of the Month, Quilter, Lorie Mitteer The Artist of the Month Exhibit will run through the end of November. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30am - 4:30pm. Al-
though she works in many art forms, quilting is Lorieʼs passion. She brings all of her talents together to create art pieces that are her own unique designs. There will also be an exhibit opening on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, call 6255263.
Nov 2
Cattle King of the Pecos: Diamond Jubilee Celebration and Print Signing Cattle Kings of the Pecos is a
Noises Off The Roswell Community Little Theatre presents Noises Off, a comedic play within a play written by Michael Frayn and directed by Lynetta Zuber. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday performances begin at 2 p.m. Reservations for Friday and Saturday performances of “Noises Off” are highly encouraged. To make reservations, call 622-1982. Sunday matinees require no reservations. For more information, visit roswelllittletheatre.com.
Nov 3
Christmas for the Pets The Roswell Humane Society is hosting Christmas For The Pets at 703 E. McGaffey. Santa will be there and you can take your petʼs (or your!) picture for $5. Also, they will
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have a bake sale that day with everything in the store being 50% off except Christmas items! Contact the Humane Society at 622-8950 for further details.
Nov 3
Bunko, Bridge and Brunch PEO Chapter B is having its 2nd annual Bunko and Bridge tournament supporting educational opportunities for women from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrewʼs Church, located at 505 N. Pensylvania. An $8 ticket gets you brunch, a ticket to win tons of great prizes and a seat at Bunko or Bridge. Fantastic prizes for high, low and most Bunkos and high, low Bridge scores. Your donation funds scholarship opportunities for local women, international students and supports Cottey College (www.peointernational.org & www.cotey.edu) For tickets, call 622-5069 or see your favorite Chapter B PEO Sister.
Nov 3
Roswell Public Library Story Time “Cookies” Roswell Public Library Story Time “Cookies” Saturday, November 3rd, at 2pm, at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more infor-
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outhbound Fearing is a Toledo, Ohio based band that has just released their second fulllength album "Bad Dreams and Melodies." According to the band's vocalist and guitarist Brady Leonard, "The fans have been totally supportive, and we have had nothing but good reviews, and people really seem to like it a lot, so there is not much more that we can ask for." Leonard stated that the band is looking forward to the Texas, New Mexico and Arizona run because they are currently touring through colder weather. "We are looking forward to coming to the area, and we always love coming through the Southwest. We love the weather down there. We are in the middle of extremely cold weather in Missouri, and we are from Ohio where it is winter half of the year," said Leonard. He continued, "On this tour, over half of our set is from the new album. We really wanted to put the album on display."
Their new album has hard grooves that showcase emotionally charged lyrics that will resonate with a wide cross-section of pop-punk and Christian rock music fans. On the new album, there has been great fan response for the single "The Love That Never Fails." Leonard said, "We play it first every night, and the fans sing along with it. "When we write, we really pull from our experiences, and all of our experiences from the last seven years has been all on the road. We are on the road seven months out of the year, so we write about that lifestyle and things we encounter on the road. The lyrics and songs on the new album are a lot more honest and personal. So we have really seen that the fans have been able to connect with the lyrics on our new album a lot more so than they have in the past which has been really awesome to see." These days, Southbound Fearing connects with fans with more than just their
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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor music. They run their Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel themselves, so there is no barriers of communication between them and their fans. Leonard said, "We run all our social media stuff ourselves, and we are usually very quick to get back to fans. We like having conversations with our fans on social media, answering questions and doing all that good stuff." The new album brings a
Southbound Fearing is on the southwest leg of their fall tour.
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stronger connection with the fans, and with record label support, it has more polish, and is closer to their musical vision than they have ever been. "It is our second full length album, and we had released three EPs before that." Leonard said, "With this one, we weren't rushed. We had a lot more time to write and a lot more time in the studio to make sure that everything was perfect. We were able to make sure that we were putting out the record that we wanted to put out instead of trying to just do the best we can with limited time and
money. Our record label stood behind us a lot more with this release, and gave us a lot of freedom to do what we want." Southbound Fearing plays the MYFDC Community Center at 65 Yakima Road on Nov. 7 with Embers in Ashes and Silversyde. Tickets are $1 and includes an opportunity to meet the band, and food. For more information on the concert, call 347-5309. To connect with Southbound Fearing, links to their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages can be f ound at southboundfearing.com.
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RCLT presents “Noises Off” Members of the RCLT in early rehearsals.
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A play within a play takes the audience backstage and creates a fun playground for the RCLT actors.
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By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor hakespeare said the entire world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players who have exits and entrances. Playwright Michael Frayn has taken this notion literally— and hilariously—in his play, “Noises Off.” The Roswell Community Little Theater will host “Noises Off” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. The show will continue Nov. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. A British sex farce in three acts, “Noises Off” shows the behind-the-scenes antics of one director, two stage managers and six actors as they put on a production of a play
called “Nothing On.” With this play within a play format, “Noises Off” focuses on the emotions, sexual tension and miscommunications that take place amongst a theatre troupe backstage. The audience is then left to discover that what takes place behind-the scenes of a play is often more dramatic and potentially more amusing than what is portrayed on stage. “Noises Off” has three acts, and each portrays the troupe as they get through the first act of “Nothing On” at different times and locations. With each act, “Noises Off ” becomes more riotous and side-splitting, while the play
within the play, “Nothing On,” falls apart despite the troupe’s best—but hilariously unsuccessful—attempts. The show’s director, Lynneta Zuber, is also in the show as Poppy—assistant stage manager for “Nothing On” and stuck in a love triangle with the play-within-the-play’s director, Lloyd, and an actress, Brooke. Zuber makes the zany role changes—from director of the play who’s also an actor playing a stage manager—seem a lot less confusing than it sounds. She may be young, but she’s no newcomer to theatre. A Goddard High 2004 graduate, she has been associated with the RCLT since
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she was 6-years-old, thanks to her mentor and RCLT veteran Vonnie Goss. “(Goss) had her hands on me since I was two,” Zuber recalled, stating she and Goss met when both attended the First Church of the Nazarene and were involved with a drama group there. Zuber has also been involved with the Guthrie Community Theatre in Grove, Okla., where she was involved with about 50 plays and directed a total of 23 productions. For the RCLT, Zuber has directed “The Prisoner” and “Kiss or Make Up.” Zuber has recently become active with the RCLT’s new partnership with the youth theatre program, Kids Arts ProgramS. Based in Roswell, KAPS is for children and youth in grades 3-12. The program includes orchestra and choir opportunities, but it is the theatre aspect of KAPS with which the RCLT has partnered. Students meet once a week after school and are exposed to everything from lights and sound, acting, stage movement and even directing. “By the time they graduate high school, they have put on three productions of their
own,” Zuber said. “It’s a good opportunity for kids to get out of their shell.” With the addition of theatre education to her growing list of performance experience, Zuber can state with confidence that she has been involved with all aspects of the theatre. “(‘Noises Off’) really caught my eye because it shows a lot of the drama of what the actors go through,” she said of the play. “(Actors) do have to quickly think on our feet.” Zuber said she hopes “Noises Off” incites a good deal of laughter from the audience, but also that it provides a bit of introspection into life within the theatre. “I ... hope (audiences) would get a little bit of an understanding of how it is to put on a play ... (of the) experiences backstage.” Reservations for Friday and Saturday performances of “Noises Off ” are highly encouraged. To make reservations, call 622-1982. Sunday matinees require no reservations. For more information about the KAPS program in theatre, call 622-4910.
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Nov 3
MIB Winter Wonderland Arts and Craft and Vendor Fair The Moms in Business Winter Wonderland Arts and Craft and Vendor Fair is at the Roswell Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and there will be a free goodie bag to the first 50 women through the door. For more information, call 915-2405.
Nov 7
Southbound Fearing Southbound Fearing in Concert featuring Embers in Ashes and Silversyde at the MYFDC Community Center. The concert begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $1, and includes food, drinks, and the concert. For more information, call 575347-5309. Or visit www.myfdc.co.
Nov 7
Roswell Public Library Story Time “Hug a Bear Day” Roswell Public Library Story Time “Hug a Bear Day” Wednesday, November 7th, at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more information call: 622-7101
Nov 8
Tailgate Open House
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce, located at 131 W. 2nd St. is having a Tailgate Open House from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Put your favorite football gear on and get down to the Chamber. Enjoy light snacks and meet with the business community as well as members of the Chamber. For more information please contact the Chamber Office at 623-5695.
Nov 10
Fall into Metal Fiasco Kingdoms Fall & 19F7, Scordatura Vita, Regicide and BlindDryve are scheduled to bring you a night to remember. Tickets are $10 before the show and $15 at the door. Just by purchasing your ticket you are entering a chance to win some cool prizes. Drawings will be held in between sets and all you need is your ticket stub. A full cash bar will be on site to provide you with refreshments both alcoholic and NON-alcoholic. This is an all ages event, but everyone will be IDʼd at the door. Tickets are now on sale at Exotic Body Piercing & Tatoo Parlor located at 1109 W. 2nd (across from the VARIETY). The concert will be at The Silver Spoon, and doors open at 5 p.m.
Nov 10
Roswell Public Library Story Time “In the Kitchen” Roswell Public Library Story Time “In the Kitchen” Saturday, November 10th, at 2 p.m., at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more in-
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Roswell Symphony Orchestra – Subscription Concert The Roswell Symphony Orchestra is presenting its Subscription Concert at 7:30 p.m.
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“Christmas from the Heart” The Chaves County Extension Clubs presents its Annual
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Roswell Public Library Story Time “Friends and Family” Roswell Public Library Story Time “Friends and Family” Wednesday, November 14th, at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more information call: 622-7101
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Nov 9, 10, 16, 17
The Miracle Worker Lincoln County Community Theatre Presents “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson at Mountain Annieʼs Center for the Arts located at 2710 Sudderth Dr. This is a benefit production for the Ski Apache Disabled Skiers Program. Tickets are $20 for adults and $8 for children. Doors open at 6 p.m. and performances start at 7 p.m. For more information visit mountainannies.com or lcct-nm.com.
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Civil War Week The Ruidoso Public Library brings history to life with lectures and movies on the Civil War during Civil War Week, Saturday, November 10 through Saturday, November 17. This program is brought to the public with a grant from The Library of America in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. On Saturday, November 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the program opens with Professor
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Walter Earl Pittman, Civil War historian, lecturing on “Civil War in New Mexico”. Pittman is the author of several history and military books and published articles. Specifically for this lecture, we refer the audience to his book, New Mexico and the Civil War, published by the History Press in 2011
On Tuesday, November 13 at noon to 4 p.m., in the library movie theater, the public is invited to view the all-time favorite classic movie, Gone with the Wind. According to IMDb, this 1939 American classic won eight Oscars. The film is about a manipulative woman and a roguish man that carry on a turbulent love affair in the
South during the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable star.
On Wednesday, November 14 at noon to 6 p.m., in the library movie theater, the public is invited to view the 1993 movie, Gettysburg . North and South forces fight in 1863 at Gettysburg, the decisive battle of the Civil War. Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang and Jeff Daniels star. On Thursday, November 15
at 11 a.m. to noon, the presentation lightens up with “The Humor of Abraham Lincoln” presented by Library Director, Corey Bard. Bard has been with the Ruidoso Public Library for one year now. He is a history buff, but enjoys finding and sharing a little bit of humor in the true stories. Lincoln humor has been a challenge, with Lincoln such a serious and, at times, depressed man. Come hear the humor Bard has collected on this famous man. On Friday, November 16 at noon to 2 p.m., in the library movie theater, the public is invited to view the 1989 movie Glory. Starring Denzel Washington, Mathew Broderick and Morgan Freeman, this movie is based on the true-life Union colonel, Robert Gould Shaw, as he leads the first all-black volunteer company of the Union Army. Shaw struggles with prejudice in not only his own Union army, but also the Confederate army. Saturday, November 17 at 11 a.m. to noon, concludes the Civil War Week with a lecture on “Lincoln Douglas Debates” by Professor Dwight Pitcaithley. Learn the intricacies of the Lincoln Douglas Debates and its contribution to the eventuality of civil war with Professor Pitcaithley at this concluding
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A Land So Strange Over the past four centuries, a distinctive culture has evolved in New Mexico, an area described 400 years ago in the journal of Cabeza de Vaca as “Una Tierra Tan Extrana” ... “A Land So Strange.” The Hubbard Museum is proud to present its newest interpretive exhibit “A Land So Strange.” For more information, visit hubbardmuseum.org. If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews.com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.
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Cattle Kings of the Pecos: A Diamond Jubilee
The Kim Wiggins print-signing party allows you to own a piece of southeast New Mexico history.
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By Laurie Rufe Director, Roswell Museum and Art Center n Nov. 2 from 6-8 p.m., the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation will hold a Print-Signing Party and Diamond Jubilee Celebration at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. The event commemorates the RMAC’s 75th year and presents to the public a limited edition print of Kim Wiggins’s painting, Cattle Kings of the Pecos: Blazing the Trail of 1867. Only 100 prints are available for purchase, and many have sold to date. Prints are $150 and can be reserved by calling the
RMAC Foundation office at 627-0918. Refreshments will be served throughout the evening and the event is open to the public free of charge. Come and meet Kim Wiggins and listen to him talk about the story and evolution of his monumental painting, Cattle Kings of the Pecos. Wiggins’ lecture begins at 6:30 in the Bassett Auditorium and will include a detailed historical discussion of the subject which recounts a massive cattle drive into the Pecos Valley made by Charles Goodnight,
Oliver Loving, and John Chisum - the only time these great cattlemen trailed a herd from Texas to New Mexico together. The original painting was presented to the Museum by the RMAC Foundation in celebration of its 75th year. Prints of this commemorative painting will be signed and personalized by the artist throughout the evening. Wiggins is well known for his dynamic, color-infused, heavily impastoed paintings that relate to historical events of the American West and land-
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OʼKEEFFE! by Lucinda McDermott
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Wickwire said in a phone interview. “I felt a lot of affinity with Georgia O’Keeffe. … (When) I decided about a year and a half ago I’d like to tackle a one-woman play. ... I immediately thought of (O’Keeffe).” The play is the first one-woman show f or Wickwire. To further prepare for the role, Wickwire joined White dur ing a five-day tr ip to O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiu. There, Wickwire got to walk the land that O’Keeffe once walked. “I began to feel the magic,” Wickwire said excitedly. The act and art of embodying the painter has also helped Wickwire form a more complete picture of O’Keeffe. “The more I’ve worked on the play, the more it’s opened
up ... about (O’Keeff e’s) struggles ... for independence both in art and in her own life.” Wickwire said. “It’s a play that speaks ... not only to women, but to people who have had to balance relationships and work.” From Nov. 15-17 the show will begin at 7:30 p.m.; on Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. Doors will open one hour before curtain time. Tickets are $10 each. Reservations to see “O’Keeffe!” are not required, but highly encouraged. To make reservations, email okeeffetickets@gmail.com, and include your name, telephone number date of performance you wish to see and number of tickets desired. Reservations can also be made by calling 625-0658.
The Roswell Community Little Theatre presents a four-day birthday party for Georgia O'Keeffe
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By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor aintings of sunbleached bones that solemnly gaze back at the viewer from their ethereal desert backgrounds, and bold flowers rife with sensuality have proven, with time, to be just as enigmatic as the woman who created them. Twenty-six years after the artist’s death, and on what would have been her 125th birthday, Flower and Bone Productions, based in Dallas, will br ing the enigma that was Georgia O’Keeffe back to life before a Roswell audience. A traveling theatre company that was formed with the purpose of showing the play in venues west of the Mississippi River, Flower and Bone Productions will present “O’Keeffe!,” a biographical play by Lucinda McDermott, at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, 1717 S. Union Ave. The show opens on the artist’s birthday, Nov. 15, and will run through Nov. 18. To mark the occasion, the RCLT will provide cake and punch each day of the show dur ing intermission. The birthday celebration will continue during three receptions that will also allow members of the community
to meet two of the masterminds behind the play. Actress Carolyn Wickwire, who brings O’Keeffe back to life, and the show’s co-producer, Dennis West, will be available during these receptions: at the Senior Circle, 2801 N. Main St., Nov. 13, from 2:30-3:30 p.m.; at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, Nov. 13, from 5-6:30 p.m. and at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 400 E. College Blvd., Nov. 14, from 5-6:30 p.m. There will also be cake and refreshments at these events. “O’Keeffe!” is a one-woman show with a set that’s as simple as the way O’Keeffe lived, said RCLT Marketing and Fundraising Committee Chairman Earl Morris. Hence, Flower and Bone Productions is compr ised of just three people: Wickwire, West and the show’s director, Ouida White. The receptions at the RMAC and the AMoCA parallel the nature of the play itself—a combination of two worlds: the performing arts and visual art. This clash is getting a warm welcome by RCLT staff that hopes a play about the lif e of Georgia O’Keeffe will attract mem-
bers of the art world who do not ordinarily visit the theatre. “Georgia O’Keeffe is a New Mexico icon in the artist world,” Morr is said. “We (hope) that bringing this play here ... will expose segments of the city that don’t usually attend our plays.” O’Keeff e was bor n near Sun Prairie, Wisc., in 1887. She endured a tumultuous marriage to photographer Alfred Stieglitz and etched a name for herself in the moder n art world in New York City toward the start of the 20th century. She made New Mexico her home in 1949, and died in Santa Fe in 1986. With silver hair in an elegant coif and wistful brown eyes, Wickwire appears to be the perfect embodiment of O’Keeff e, as she re-enacts events in the painter’s lif e that took place between 1915-1946. But Wickwire has done enough introspection on O’Keeff e as well as the role so as to ensure that her dedication f or the part is more than skin deep. Wickwire was first inspired to play O’Keeff e when she saw an exhibition of the artist’s work in Fort Worth, Texas. “I fell in love with her art,”
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s the weather has started to cool down, the fires in the kilns around the Pecos Valley have been burning constantly. Area potters are preparing for the yearly Pecos Valley Potters Guild Art Sale. According to Guild President, Megan Heil, "It is a busy time for us, because preparing for a show like this takes each artist months." It is a process that each artist does that involves designing pieces, and then producing enough art to fill an entire booth. The weekend of the show, the main hall of the Roswell Convention and Civic Center is turned into rows of gallery showings for many artists. This includes more than just the Potters Guild members. In fact, Potters Guild members only account for about a third of the artists that are showing. In the tradition of many gallery showings, there will be an opening reception on Nov. 9 with live music from Ritmo Latino and an opportunity to get first pick on many one-of-a-kind items. Snacks will also be provided by Tin-
nie Mercantile and Deli, so that everyone can snack while they shop. The art sale features more than 50 artists from New Mexico and Texas, and has a variety of handmade ceramics, jewelry, paintings, fiberglass, woodwork, mixed-media and more for the public to browse through. All original art, and for sale directly from the artist. Artists must apply to be a part of the show, as it is a juried show, and emphasis is placed on unique and original work. The average booth has anywhere from 75 - 85 different pieces, and for some artists, this is the only time during the year that they put together a body of work to put on sale. Because the show brings together many artists in the area, it is a perfect place to find unique holiday gifts. The Pecos Valley Potters Guild operates out of the ceramic studio at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, where Aria Finch, Georgene Smyth, and Anna Edwards are instructors. However, other guild members are frequently involved and the classes and workshops are frequently filled. These classes last for 8 weeks, and are $90 for members and $115 for nonmembers and each student must purchase their own clay. Because of Finch's teaching attitude of encouraging students to take chances, and to embrace their failures as teaching moments, many of the students grow in ways that aren't found in other art programs. It
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Kelly Berrones photos Pieces that will be on sale at the art sale. Top: Debbie Cooper, Bottom right: Loyce Bayes, Bottom left: Jeanelle McGuire.
Pecos Valley Potters Guild Art Sale
By Rey Berrones Vision Editor
Artists have fully stocked their booths with functional and artistic ceramics. was conceived as a program This is the show's 31st year, that has no limits, where and is a great annual tradition everyone can invent freely of transferring art from artists and grow their own personal into the hands, and somevision. times cupHeil stated that the ceramboards, of the ics class is a great way to people in the learn something new, make community. new friends, and even get involved with the Potters Guild. They are also taught the business of art through the Potters Guild. For many, the transition from doing art as a hobby to becoming a professional artist is a difficult and soul searching process. Members of the guild often provide mentoring and guidance to students and aspiring artists. As a result, many of the students of the program go on to become artists showing at the art sale.
Admission is free, and the hours are Nov. 9 from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information on the show, visit roswellpottersartsale.org.
HISTORY
Southeastern New Mexicoʼs parallel history
With Spanish-speaking settlements in the Pecos Valley as far back as the 1500s, and the Native tribes having settled in Southeast New Mexico tens of thousands of years before then, it turns out that many families in the area can track their local heritage to well before the Centennial.
By Jessica Palmer Record Staff Writer People tend to overlook the often parallel histories of the southwest, the Spanish and the American. The two histories are separate, but not necessarily equal. Belzora Paz, 76, picked up a copy of the Roswell Centennial Magazine. “I got this the other day -- I don’t know where -- and I got so mad. Nothing is said about our culture. This is it.” She indicated a single sentence. “Yes, there was a Rio Hondo and it had been here a long time, but the Spanish had been here long before that.” Spanish presence and their place in the history of the Pecos Valley region date back to the 1500s, and the first settlement in 1590. Bel’s family has not only been part of Chaves County history, they have been a part of the history of the two countries. Belzora Paz’s grandmother was a gun runner for rebel Poncho Villa. “She drove wagons and smuggled guns.” Bel referred to Villa as a Mexican Robin Hood. Villa was a figure in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). He joined the uprising against the dictator, Porfirio Díaz. Francisco Madero then replaced Diaz. A later rebellion removed Madero from power, and Villa was almost executed for his part in defending the previous regime . Villa fled to the United States, but returned to Mexico to form a military force known as Division del Norte (Division of the North). The history of the Spanishspeaking people is often stark. Bel’s maternal grandmother was driven to join Pancho Villa by poverty and need. The family was once affluent. They lived near Mexico City, but when the husband died, she was a woman alone with seven
mouths to feed. “My mother had two sisters die in her arms, of starvation,” said Bel. Bel admitted, though, that this is family legend told to her by her aunt after her mother died. “I’ve never been able to confirm it.” Her mother crossed the border with a group of about 20 people. Hoping to go to California, they ended up in the east instead, in New Orleans. She says the group survived doing whatever work they could find. They followed the train track. Eventually the family turned back to the west. “One girl was blond haired and blue eyed.” Bel explained that blue eyes run in her family. “When they reached San Antonio, she was kidnapped.” The family went to court. “There she was in fine clothes, and the other family arguing that this blue-eyed child could not be one of them. With the wisdom of Solomon the judge said to the child go stand with your mother.” She joined the group of migrants with her mother and father. The family traveled to the region around Albuquerque where Bel’s mother met her husband. The couple settled in Artesia. Bel’s family not only been among the creators of history, they have lived it and Bel has witnessed it. “We had patrons back then. Our patron liked the ladies. One day he came to my mother, but she wouldn’t open the door. He shouted at her and told her she’d be in Mexico by tomorrow, and she was.” The whole family, a total of 29 people, was deported to Juarez, husband, children, brothers and sisters. “We were all American citizens, except my mother and her sisters,” she said. In other words, four
of the 29 deported. Bel estimates that this happened in 1939 and only vaguely remembers the trip to Mexico. “We had to provide our own transportation.” Then began the arduous process of getting permits for their return to Artesia. The town was anything but welcoming to its Hispanic population. “We had to sit in a special section at the movies, on the extreme right. We weren’t allowed to try on clothing at stores to see if they fit, and if
The family in Artesia, circa 1935. we got home and found that they didn’t fit, we couldn’t return them,” Bel said. As late as the 1930s and into the 1940s, the Spanish population was not allowed to swim in the pool except on designated day, Friday. “I remember one time when we didn’t want to swim in gym class, and the teacher asked us what was wrong. … We told her we
weren’t allowed to swim on Mondays. When we told her about the pool, she was shocked. She came from the East, and she couldn’t believe it. She got mad. The next year they changed the law, and she wasn’t around any more. I can’t say that she was asked to leave, but I often wondered,” Bel said. Her father, who had a thirdgrade education, did odd jobs and worked for the railroad. He built the family home of adobe. The children helped in its construction. “I remember dancing in the mud as a child to help him,” she said. The house is still standing. “We didn’t know we were poor. We never went hungry,” said Bel. When they passed the welfare law, she said her father was furious, “He said: ‘this will be the ruin of our people. People need to work. They need to go to school.’ … Overall I have found the Mexican people to be humble and hard-working.” It is a trait Bel exemplifies. She and her siblings held two
Photo courtesy Belzora Paz to three jobs at the same time they went to school. She started picking cotton at the age of six, although she said she wouldn’t really call it work. “I’d pick a handful of cotton, roll it into a ball and give it to my mother.” By age 11, though, she did the job in earnest. She got paid $5 a week. Bel picked up other jobs at the “Five and Dime” and second-hand stores
where she stayed until she was in 11th grade. The children were not allowed to speak Spanish in schools. During a moment of rebellion she said goodbye to a teacher in Spanish. Reading remained a challenge, so she made a deal with her sixth grade teacher, which led to another job. Bel started cleaning for the teacher on a Saturday. In exchange, the teacher helped her with her reading and introduced her to Nancy Drew. By the age of 13, Bel had acquired another job, cleaning the Carper and Booker Buildings in Artesia. “It worked out well. I’d come home from school. I had just enough time to eat. Then I went to work. I’d come back and do something else.” She says she decided to become a nurse after she got a vaccination from a school nurse. She wanted to come back and give that nurse a shot. When she applied to become a school nurse, the school district first lost her application. Then they insisted she get a master’s degree despite the fact the law only requires a bachelor’s. Bel went on to obtain her master’s in nursing and she became a school nurse. Her experiences watching the evolution of the Hispanic community in New Mexico left an impression and a certain measure of confusion. “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to be called anymore. Am I Spanish? Hispanic? Am I a Mexican?” The bias and segregation also left its imprint. The Roswell region was not exempt. Bel related the story a neighbor told where a man was refused service by a barber in Dexter because he was Mexican. Bel regrets not paying more attention when her elders relayed their family history, but what she remembers she plans to write down. “If don’t tell the story, it will be lost.” She also regrets not teaching her children Spanish. “My mother begged me to teach them Spanish so she could talk to them, and I didn’t. I didn’t want them to be embarrassed as I had been,” Bel said.
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UFOLOGY
Will we ever see government openness about UFOs?
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By Donald Burleson
ver since the Roswell incident of July 1947 it has been a sad commonplace in the field of UFO studies that gover nment secrecy is the norm. Contact with extra-terrestrial life is arguably the most important
development in human history, yet everything about it has been classified Top Secret from the outset. Government and military secret-keepers guard their files and photos and artifacts the way a mother hen guards her chicks, but without such good reasons to do so. The mother hen protects her chicks from harm, but what would be the harm if the government were to share some information with the taxpaying populace from whom they derive their dollars? Various presidential executive orders have defined the Top Secret classification category as being appropriate for information whose unauthorized disclosure would be likely to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security. Oddly enough, it is only executive orders (for
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which there is no constitutional basis, by the way) that spell out these rules of official secrecy. Nothing in constitutional or statutory law provides any basis for keeping everything secret. And one wonders how national security would be harmed if gover nment officials were to admit openly to some of what they know about the UFO phenomenon. The Obama administration pledged from the beginning to make gover nment more open and transparent, but there is no evidence that this has been the case. Nor was Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s predecessor George Bush any shining example of openness in government, nor were his predecessors. Indeed with regard to the much awaited but unfulfilled promise of open government, it scarcely seems to matter
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what political party is in power at one time or another. Conspiracy theorists have claimed that dark nameless forces in government have always really been in control, going on as an unseen undercurrent from one administration to the next, answerable to nobody, not officially acknowledged to exist, funded through monetary conduits scarcely imaginable unless one possesses a level of security clearance f ar above Top Secret. Who knows, the conspiracy theory people may be right. Nevertheless, there are ways in which we can at least attempt to pry elusive information from the covetous fingers of officialdom. Chief among these methods is the Freedom of Information Act, by which anyone may submit requests for the release of
information from any federal agency. In practice such information when it relates to UFOs will seldom end up actually being released, but there are happy exceptions, as when researcher Bruce Maccabee some years ago prevailed upon the FBI to release about 1,600 pages of UFO-related documents. Much to its credit, the FBI has been more approachable in these matters than such other agencies as the CIA and NSA, as these rarely release anything of importance. In fact the official party line is pretty much that there are no UFOs, or at least that the government knows or cares nothing about them. But that had jolly well better not be true, because they are responsible for knowing what is in our skies.
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