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Publisher: Charles Fischer Editor: Rey Berrones Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Steve Stone Columnists: Donald Burleson, Stu Pritchard Roswell Daily Record Staff Writers: Vanessa Kahin, Tess Townsend Roswell Daily Record Staff Photographers: Mark Wilson Contributing Writers: Michael Francis, Brandon Melton Contributing Photographers: Kelly Berrones, Noel Sivertson Get in touch with us online Facebook: facebook.com/PecosVisionMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/PecosVision Pinterest: pinterest.com/VisionMagazine Email: vision@rdrnews.com www: rdrnews.com/?page_id=215 For advertising information, call 622-7710
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By Tess Townsend Record Staff Writer astern New Mexico Medical Center wants you to paint the town pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month this October. The number of events planned for the annual Let's Paint the Town Pink, Roswell! campaign have at least doubled since last year, says ENMMC Marketing Director, Brooke Linthicum. Linthicum, who started the event last year to benefit the Chaves County Cancer Fund, says the purpose of all the pink is to raise awareness about breast cancer and promote early detection of the disease. Breast cancer "affected more than 232,000 women last year in the United States," according to a press release about the event. "It's just such a neat positive thing," says Linthicum. "It has just exploded into this monster month. I mean, there is so much going on." The month of activities started September 30 with a Paint the Town Pink float in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade. During the parade, event coordinators handed out over 3000 calendars and fliers with information about Breast Cancer Awareness Month events. The fundraiser will end the weekend of October 25, with a party that Friday, followed by fitness and educational classes on Saturday.
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The 2013 Zombie Walk in downtown Roswell will be incorporated into the fundraiser. Each year, the parade of the undead benefits a local charity. This year's charity is the county's cancer fund. Zombie Walk will include a coordinated dance to the Michael Jackson song, Thriller. Zombies are encouraged to wear pink, and there will be a contest for the best pink zombie. Registration for the walk costs $5, or $10 to also purchase a Pink Party Zombie T-Shirt. The T-shirt offer expires October 5. The Paint the Town Pink Party costs $5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors and military personnel, and is free for children age 12 and younger. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Each fitness and dance class costs $10, and day passes to attend any class cost $20. More information about the campaign, including its calendar, are available on the Paint the Town Pink website at www.PaintRoswellPink.com and on its Facebook page www.Facebook.com/PaintRoswellPink. Organizations planning breast cancer awareness activities for the month of October may submit their events to the website or Facebook page, or contact Linthicum at 575-624-8746 (work), or 575-420-0775 (cell.)
2013 ROSWELL JAZZ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct 10, 2013 Pecos Flavors Winery, 7-9pm, $30
Friday, October 11, 2013 Courthouse Lawn, Kickoff Concert, 12-1pm, Free Pecos Flavors Winery, 5-7pm, $30 Peppers Grill & Bar, 5-7pm, $30 Sally Port Ballroom, 7:30-11:30pm, $30, $10 for students with ID
Saturday, October 12, 2012 Ginsberg Music, RJF School of Jazz workshops: 10am-1:45pm Jam session: 2-2:45pm, Free
Roswell Museum and Art Center, 1-2:30pm, Free Sally Port Ballroom, 7:30-11:30pm, $30 $10 for students with ID
Sunday, October 13, 2013 RISD Pueblo Auditorium, Jazz Worship Service, 10:30-11:30am, Free First Presbyterian Church Gumbo Lunch, 11:30am-1pm, $10 Anderson Museum, Finale concert and Jazz Angel Honoree presentation, 2-4pm, $30, $10 for students with ID
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The Roswell Museum and Art Center Block Party and Chalk Art Festival
By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor
The yearly chalk art competition returns
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Naturally inquisitive and infinitely creative, kids have all the tools they need to be amazing artists. However, the same could be said of anyone of any age, so long as he or she chooses to be a kid at heart. If this sounds like you, mark Oct. 5 on your calendar. This is the day the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St., will devote to its seventh annual Block Party and Chalk Art Festival. The Block Party side of the day’s program will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the clear, open street just north of the RMAC. The Block Party is entirely free; with the exception, of course, of vendors offering their unique artistic manifesta-
tions and food trucks selling scrumptious food suitable for an unforget- table outdoors party. A free ice cream social tops off the community-picnicvibe of the event at 12:30 p.m. “We will have entertainment all day,” said Meredith Bennett, curator of education for the RMAC. The Block Party will, as it has in the past, provide a preview of the upcoming Roswell Jazz Festival, set to take place Oct. 10-13 at various venues. The Block Party will include live performances by the Water- melon Mountain Jug Band as well as the Michael Francis Jazz Band. The ever-popular crazy hair salon and photo booth will also be present. Bennett said the Assisteens of Chaves County will use gel and temporary hair color to create incredibly whacky — albeit
Kelly Berrones Photos unique — hairstyles for those who dare visit the “salon.” The photo booth will be available, Bennett said, for salon visitors to immortalize their look. The Block Party will also feature an “art car,” an old vehicle brought especially for visitors to help dec- orate. The RMAC will provide the art tools; visitors will provide the imagination, and together, the old vehicle will never look the same again. By contrast, the Chalk Art Festival will be on the RMAC’s south side, on the sidewalk that lines the parking lot the museum shares with the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. The sidewalk will be blocked off into squares; and each square will be assigned to an artist, or group of artists. Chalk artists will be allowed to SEE PARTY ON PAGE 14
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Shroud Exhibit and Museum The Turin Shroud interactive exhibit at White Sands Mall in Alamogordo offers a backlit, full-sized picture, the only interactive VP8 Image Analyzer 3D experience. The exhibitʼs goal is make Turin Shroud available to all including the vision impaired. Hours are Sunday from 2 p.m. -4 p.m., Tuesday - Friday from 1 p.m. 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 4462113, or visit ShroudNM.com.
Oct 4
All Breed Dog Show The Chaparral Kennel Club will have the dog show at Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex at 9 a.m. Admission is free. There will be food and dog equipment vendors. For more information, call 434-5481.
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Thriller “Thriller” featuring Odyssey Dance Theatre on Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m. ($59 & $56). Showcasing a cast of 18 in hilarious dance numbers with mummies, vampire ballerinas, hip-hopping witches, Frankenstein duets and more, “Thriller” is expertly choreographed to
ter at First Baptist Church. Join us for great food and great words of wisdom! For more information call the Chamber 746-2744.
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Friday Oct 18
Spencer Theater
“Thriller” featuring Odyssey Dance Theatre on Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m. ($59 & $56). Showcasing a cast of 18 in hilarious dance numbers with mummies, vampire ballerinas, hip-hopping witches, Frankenstein duets and more, “Thriller” is expertly choreographed to blockbuster hits. A post-performance Monster Mash will be held in the lobby. Dance the night away with your favorite freaks! Costumes welcome. The performance starts at 8 p.m., with BBQ Chicken Buffet before the show at 6 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $56 and $59. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.
blockbuster hits. A post-performance Monster Mash will be held in the lobby. Dance the night away with your favorite freaks! Costumes welcome. The performance starts at 8 p.m., with BBQ Chicken Buffet before the show at 6 p.m. Tickets for the performance are
$56 and $59. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.
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Te Amo, Argentina October 12, 2013 7:30 p.m., $25 Te Amo, Argentina is an exotic audio-visual journey that draws audiences into the heart of Argentina and its fascinating, diverse culture. This multimedia performance features music from the Latin Grammy award-winning album Antonio Lysy at the Broad – Music from Argentina. From the Amerindian rhythms of the Andes Mountains, the the citystreet cafés of Buenos Aires, the combination of music and dance performances weaves together a pulsating and inspiring homage to Argentina (Te Amo, Argentina means “I Love You, Argentina”). Using Antonio Lysyʼs autobiographical experiences as the backbone for the showʼs story arc, Te Amo, Argentina sends the audience on an audio-visual journey though the beloved cultural legacy of Argentina. This performance will highlight the cello of Antonio Lysy, accompanied by internationally-recognized Tango dancers Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, The Capitol Ensemble with Brian Pezzone (piano)
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Te Amo, Argentina October 15, 2013 7:00 pm Adults-$15, Kids-$8 Moving from the city to a new house in the country can be tough. Just ask Henry, who canʼt find a playmate in his new neighborhood! Luckily, heʼs got Mudge, a great big, 182-pound canine buddy, with whom he can share all kinds of adventures! Henry discovers that having a pet is a big responsibility — they need to be fed, they need to be taken out for walks, and of course they need lots of love and playtime! And when the dog is as big as Mudge is, they also need good training. Henry teaches his new friend to sit, heel, and shake his hand, but rolling over is one trick Henry just canʼt seem to teach Mudge, no matter how hard he tries. When Henryʼs cousin Annie comes for a visit, Mudge is so charmed by her that he finally rolls over at her command! Henry thinks Mudge must love Annie more than him, because the dog 6 >>
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>>5 only does the trick for her. Very upset, Henry runs away into the cold dark woods to find adventures on his own. Mudge followʼs the boyʼs scent into the forest — he really does love Henry and doesnʼt want to be without him. Will the two friends be reunited? Find out in this Theatreworks musical, based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant. For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.
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Carlsbad Downtown Farmers Market The Carlsbad Downtown Farmersʼ Market every Saturday May 25- September 28, from 8-11 am on the Eddy County Courthouse lawn. Come on down for fresh produce, handmade crafts, prepared food, entertainment and more! For more info, call the MainStreet office at 628-3768 or email at carlsbadmainstreet@gmail.com.
Oct 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
The Silver Whistle CCT will kick off our 2013/2014 season on October 11th at 7:30 p.m. with the delightful and heart warming comedy “The Silver Whistle”. Wilfred Tasbinder, a romantically-minded tramp, finds a
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birth certificate for Oliver Erwenter, indicating that itʼs owner is 77 years old. Wilfred decides to imperonate Erwenter and enter a home for the aged. Being a fellow of rich imagination, he takes it upon himself to help the inmates by putting on a bazaar and showing each of them that one is only as old as he feels. Laughs, lessons and love abound, as CCT presents “The Silver Whistle” Additional performance dates are October 12 - 7:30 p.m., October 13 2:00 p.m., October 18 - 7:30 p.m., October 19 - 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices are Adults $12 or Students $6. For more information, visit cctinfo.org.
Oct 12
4th Annual Nanaʼs Fall Festival Nanaʼs Fire and Safety School will be holding their 4th Annual Nanaʼs Fall Festival October 12, 2013, at the Eddy County Sheriffʼs Posse Arena from 10 - 3 p.m. Come have fun in the mud. For more information, call Nanaʼs Fire and Safety School at 885-2366.
Oct 12
Bark in the Park The 3k Doggie Dash & 1k Dawdle is at the Carlsbad Dog Park located at 122 East Lea Street. Come enjoy this funfilled 2nd annual event with
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Altura Winds Altura Winds, a woodwind quintet from Albuquerque will be performing two concerts; 2 p.m. at the Carrizozo School Old Gym and 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. There will be a pre-concert dinner at the Womanʼs Club, starting at 5 p.m. For more information, visit carrizozomusic.org.
Friday Oct 4
Club Revue
Afro-Man Concert, Friday, October 4th, at 8pm, at Club Revue, located at 3905 SE Main. Afroman, is an American rapper who came to prominence with his singles "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap". "Because I Got High" circulated around the Internet before becoming a hit worldwide. He was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002. Tickets are $15. For more information call 575-208-8603
your furry best friend! (All participating dogs must be current on appropriate vaccinations, and if a resident of the City of Carlsbad must have a city tag.) 7:30 am registration 8:00 am run/walk time. Contests & Prizes, Best Doggie Costume, Agility, Dog/Owner Look-aLike, Biggest Dog/Smallest Dog, Freebies & Pet-Related Vendors, Demonstrations, Therapy Dogs, Service Dogs,
Search and Rescue Dogs, Special Guests, Sunny from Animal Village NM, and her two mascots P.B. and Falcor! Dave Rogers as emcee! Registration forms available at PetSense, Print on Graphics, and on www.facebook.com/carlsbadpaws.
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October Art Fest The Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 36th annual October Art Fest Juried Art Show. Hand selected artists from all over the country will gather at the event to exhibit sculptures, oil paintings, pottery, jewelry and more from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Zenith Park. For more information, call 6822733, or visit cloudcroft.net.
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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. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 2472464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.
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Donʼt miss the Roswell Museum and Art Centerʼs annual free, all-ages art festival featuring hands-on art for kids, a chalk art contest, the Crazy Hair Salon, musicians, vendors and much more! The festival is from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. with the Block Party from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This is a free event. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
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. The museum is open from 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.
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Oct 16
VeggieTales Live! VeggieTales Live! presents Happy Birthday Bob and Larry, Youʼre Invited! at the Lea County Event Center from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10, $15, and $25. Buy online at www.ticketsage.com/_lubbock/hobbs.asp or buy at the Event Center Box Office.
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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.
Every Saturday
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.
Sept 7, 2013 - March 9, 2014
Tweeting Elations Join us in celebrating Aria Finch and her exhibition, soon after she receives the 2013 Governorʼs Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Well known to all, Finch will present a new
body of work in clay that borders on the mystical, often. Through her medium, she evokes the viewer to ponder unanswered questions by entering her world to participate in the narrative of our own imagination. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
Oct 4
Afro-Man Afro-Man Concert, Friday, October 4th, at 8pm, at Club Revue, located at 3905 SE Main. Tickets are $15. For more information call 575-2088603
Oct 4 - 30
Pyroglyphs: Smoking for 13 Yearsʼ Reception: 6-8pm October 4 at Isaacʼs Pipe and Supply Isaacʼs Pipe and Supply at 309 N. Virginia, is pleased to present a body of work by an artist born and raised in New Mexico, Jeremy D. Howe. For the past 13 years, Jeremyʼs medium of choice has been fireworks. In this high-energy genre, Jeremy has pioneered and fine-tuned various techniques in the art of capturing colored smoke and oxidation trails onto paper. Traditionally and historically, fireworks have been ubiquitous as a vehicle 10 >>
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o an outdoorsman, avian enthusiast, photographer or someone who enjoys the beautiful sights of nature, a banded bird is an exciting sight for one to experience. For those who may not be familiar with this biological study method, a banded bird can raise some questions. What is bird banding, and what is the reason behind a bird that is banded? Bird banding, concerning the projects here at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (BLNWR), is the process of attaching a small metal or plastic band around a bird's leg or neck in order to identify individual birds by referring to the band's unique number. There are several sizes of bands used for various species of birds, ranging from the smallest hummingbird band to the one of the largest bands (size 9C) that is used for the American White Pelican and Trumpeter Swan. The purpose behind banding birds is to keep track of population numbers, establish hunter harvest limits and to monitor and track regional migration patterns of birds throughout the world. BLNWR is a hot spot for various migrating shore birds, waterfowl and song birds, all of which are examples of bird species banded throughout
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Another type of bird banding conducted here at BLNWR is the mourning dove banding project, which is associated with the CMU (Central Management Unit) region that consists of 14 states in the SEE
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Rey Berrones Photos In progress pieces of firework art on the floor of Howeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workspace will eventually form the Pyroglyphs installation
Lighting a fire in the contemporary art scene
Local artist Jeremy Howe is pioneering a new art form.
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ire has a dicotomy in our culture that is older than civilization. It symbolizes destruction and chaos, as well as progress, knowledge, desire and freedom. Ultimately, harnessing the explosive and destructive power of fire is still something that we as a civilization do each and every day. Whether it is used to drive our cars, cook our food, or celebrate our nation's independence, moder n civilization would hardly be where it is without the constant act of harnessing fire. Jeremy Howe is a local artist that has taken fireworks that are normally used in celebration as his primary method of creating art. His process of creating art with colored smoke and firework trails from commercially available fireworks such as smoke balls, jumping jacks, and ground bloom flowers is a first. However, the thoughtful and humble Howe explains, "It is kind of a dangerous thing to think of oneself as a progenitor of an original idea or artform when you could make the argument that the original firework artists were cavemen
with their charcoal drawing horses on their cave walls. But as far as I understand, I'm probably the first in using commercially available fireworks as a mark maker on paper." Each individual piece has an element of chaos and randomness, but once it is put in context of other pieces created under Howe's controlled environment, patterns begin to emerge. Patterns that show that Howe has a deep understanding of harnessing the explosions and turning them into fine art. Although Howe is in the middle of pioneering the techniques required to capture colored smoke and oxidation trails onto paper. He explains, "These are just harnessing oxydation reactions. Hopefully, with enough patience we can learn how to manipulate them as a mark making media." His journey has taken him on a similar path of the chemists that pioneered early photography work, which Howe views as a similar process. In fact, burning light sensitive paper to form phoSEE HOWE ON PAGE 14
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>>7 for celebration of our life experiences. The volatile nature of fireworks contains elements of chance, unpredictability, and chaos. Elements of action and movement are defined by multiple oxidation marks and these seemingly random burn marks suggest an imagery of vast spacescapes – orbiting celestial bodies and newly-born expanding galaxies. Jeremy comes from a family of artists and was always nurtured in his own sense of expression. He is a self-taught artist, holding a degree in Geology from New Mexico Tech. Past museum exhibits include Ft. Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, International Museum of Art in El Paso, Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, and Roswell Museum and Art Center. Jeremy currently resides in Roswell and works for Read & Stevenʼs, Inc. For more information, contact Sandi Miller at 317-1049 or sandimiller@hotmail.co.uk.
Oct 5
Art Block Party & Chalk Art Festival Donʼt miss the Roswell Museum and Art Centerʼs annual free, all-ages art festival featuring hands-on art for kids, a chalk art contest, the Crazy Hair Salon, musicians, vendors and much more! The festival is from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. with the Block Party from 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. This is a free event. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
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Oct 8
The Historical Society and Foundation of Southeast New Mexico 32nd Annual Heritage Dinner The Historical Society and Foundation of Southeast New Mexico 32nd Annual Heritage Dinner, Tuesday, October 8th, at the Roswell Convention Center, located at 912 N. Main St. The Heritage Dinner will honor Senate President ProTem Timothy Zeph Jennings. The reception and silent auction begins at 6pm and dinner starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. For more information call 622-8333.
Oct 10 - 13
Roswell Jazz Festival The Roswell Jazz Festival spans four days with several performances, below is an abbreviated schedule. Thursday October 10 7 - 9 p.m. Pecos Flavors Winery - Fast Eddie & Friends Friday October 11 12 - 1:30 p.m. Courthouse Lawn - Free Kickoff Concert 5 - 7 p.m. Pecos Flavors Winery - Piano Duets and More 5 - 7 p.m. Peppers - Hot Club of Peppers 7:30 - 8:10 p.m. Sally Port Inn
Oct 10 - 13
The Roswell Jazz Festival spans four days with several performances, for a full schedule, to buy tickets, or for more information, visit roswelljazzfestival.org or visit Stellar Coffee Co. located at 315 N. Main.
- She Said He Said 8:15 - 8:55 p.m. Sally Port Inn - RJF Swingers 9 - 9:40 p.m. Sally Port Inn Simon Says 9:45 - 10:25 p.m. Sally Port Inn - Sax Maniacs 10:30 - 11:30 p.m. Sally Port Inn - Big Band Latino con Sabor Saturday October 12 10 - 10:45 a.m. Ginsburg Music - Free Percussion Workshop 11 - 11:45 a.m. Ginsburg
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Music - Free Bass Workshop 12 - 12:45 p.m. Ginsburg Music - Free Piano Workshop 1 - 1:45 p.m. Ginsburg Music Free Guitar Workshop 2 - 2:45 p.m. Ginsburg Music Free Jam Session 1 - 2:30 p.m. Roswell Museum and Art Center - Free Haiku Poetry Reading by Poet John Brandi + Solo Tenor Saxophone by Dan Borton 7:30 - 8:10 p.m. Sally Port Inn - He Said She Said 8:15 - 8:55 p.m. Sally Port Inn - Rebecca Kilgore & Friends 9 - 9:10 p.m. Sally Port Inn Guest of Honor Presentation: Rebecca Kilgore 9:15 - 9:55 p.m. Sally Port Inn - Sophisticated Ladies (She said...She said...She said)
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10 - 10:40 p.m. Sally Port Inn Southern Cookinʼ 10:45 - 11:30 p.m. Sally Port Inn All-star Grand Finale Sunday October 13 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Pueblo Auditorium - Free Jazz Worship Service 11:30 - 1 p.m. First Presbyterian Church - Gumbo Fundraising Lunch to benefit the Roswell Jazz Festival 2 - 4 p.m. Anderson Museum Honoring Youth in Jazz For a full schedule, to buy tickets, or for more information, visit roswelljazzfestival.org or visit Stellar Coffee Co. located at 315 N. Main.
Oct 11 - 13
The CHISUM The Chisum shootout and NM State Championships is returning to the Bob Crosby Arena at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Cowboy Mounted Shooting competitions are something that can be enjoyed by cowgirls and cowboys of all ages. For more information, visit nmmountedshooters.com.
Oct 12
Fall Genealogy Workshop, “Mining the Mother Lode: Overlooked Genealogy Resources.” The Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy Research Library will host genealogy specialist Curt B. Witcher, during a workshop presentation Saturday, Oct. 12, at 9 a.m., at the
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>>10 Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Witcher is senior manager for Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Ind., and will share information for genealogy research beginners and seasoned genealogical buffs alike. The day of the workshop will also feature “goodie bag” gifts as well as breakfast, lunch and snacks. Cost to attend the workshop is $40 for research library members and $45 for nonmembers. Although attendees may register up until the day of the event, early registration is encouraged, as the cost to do so is bumped up to $50 after Oct. 5. For more information, visit the Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy Research Library, 301 S. Richardson Ave., or call them at 622-3322 on Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 14 p.m.
Oct 12
John Brandi: From a Distant Road The Roswell Museum and Art Center and the Roswell Jazz Festival join in an intimate poetry reading and saxophone performance in the manner of beat poet Jack Kerouac at 1 p.m. Noted northern New Mexico poet and painter John Brandi will present a program that weaves historical informa-
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field games, carnival games, face painting, jolly jumps, roasted corn, hay rides, ristra making classes, and door prizes. The Scary Corn Maze opens at dark and runs until 11:30 on Oct 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 and 31. Admission is $2 for 12 and over.
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Inn of the Mountain Gods
Darius Rucker Concert, Thursday, October 10th, at 8pm, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, located at 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd in Mescalero, New Mexico. Darius Rucker has chosen Inn of the Mountain Gods as one of the stops on his massive headlining tour! Rucker first attained superstar status as the lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish with songs like “Only Wanna Be WIth You” and “Let Her Cry.” He re-introduced himself to the world as a country artists and that introduction has been nothing short of remarkable! Tickets start at $30. For more information call 575-464-7053 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.
tion about haiku and haiga, or “haiku painting” with a reading of his haiku, set off by riffs from the saxophone. Free to the public. Limited seating.
Oct 12
Graves Farm and Garden sixth annual Farm Festival
and Corn Maze The Farm Festival is from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. with three different performances throughout the day of the Western Re-Enactment by Six Guns and Shady Ladies. Corn canon, trike races, corn maze, food vendors, kiddie maze, free
Karaoke at Cree Meadows Lounge Karaoke with DJ Pete, every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Cree Meadows Lounge. There is also an all you can eat taco bar for $5.95 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Oct 5 - 6
Aspenfest Celebrate Autumn in Ruidoso with a weekend of great golf, cool cars, hot chili, great crafts and a festive parade! AspenFest, Ruidosoʼs annual fall celebration, the first weekend in October, allows residents and visitors alike to participate in the celebration of our caring community, the cool crispness of the coming fall and the beauty that is Ruidoso. AspenFest weekend is kicked off every year with a parade Saturday at 10 a.m. through Midtown Ruidoso and features a Golf Tournament on Sunday. Proceeds from Sundayʼs Golf
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Tournament go to scholarships for Ruidoso area students. “Everybody loves a parade and mixing with chile, cars and crafts is a homerun. The fall is a time for tradition and friends and our mountain is the perfect spot.” For more information, visit ruidosonow.com/aspenfest.
Oct 6
Annual Empty Bowl Event for HEAL and the NEST The annual Empty Bowl Event to benefit Help End Abuse for Life (HEAL) & Nest Domestic Violence Shelter will be held on Sunday, October 6th from 5 -7 pm at the Cafe at Mountain Annieʼs at 2714 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. Only 300 bowls and tickets will be available, so get your tickets early. Attendees will receive samples of various soups prepared by local Chefs and restaurants, a ticket to vote for their favorite soup, a hand crafted bowl filled with their favorite soup, breads, cookies for dessert, live entertainment and an opportunity to 11 >>
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>>11 bid in a silent auction for some of the most coveted pottery in Lincoln County. The Empty Bowl Event to benefit the women and children of the Nest was the brainchild of ENMU-Ruidoso adjunct faculty and local artist Judy Pekelsma in 2009. This yearʼs event will feature over 300 handmade pottery bowls made by professional potters, current and past ENMU pottery and ceramic students, HEAL board members and staff, the women and children residing at the Nest and other local artists. This year attendees will have the opportunity to select a professionallymade bowl by local potters such as Judy Pekelsma, Vicky Conley, Roy Brown and others for $25, which also includes all the benefits of admission. Determination of the Best Soup in Lincoln County will be by popular vote of those in attendance at The Empty Bowl. Each restaurant or entrant will prepare 3 gallons of their best or signature soup. The chef is encouraged to serve their creation at the event, decorate their table, and provide any breads, crackers or toppings which best complements their creation. For more information, visit helpendabuseforlife.org.
Oct 10
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Darius Rucker Darius Rucker Concert, Thursday, October 10th, at 8pm, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, located at 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd in Mescalero, New Mexico. Tickets start at $30. For more information call 575-464-7053 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.
Oct 11
ZZ Top ZZ Top Concert, Friday, October 11th, at 8pm, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, located at
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Inn of the Mountain Gods
ZZ Top Concert, Friday, October 11th, at 8pm, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, located at 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd in Mescalero, New Mexico. Add it all up… 11 gold records, 7 platinum, 44 years rockinʼ the world, a trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it all equals one INCREDIBLE night of legendary music from the power rock trio of all time… ZZ TOP! “Sheʼs Got Legs,” “Tush,” “La Grange,” and ”Gimme All Your Lovin” are just some of the monster hits that ZZ Top will break out on the Inn stage! Tickets start at $35. For more information call 575-464-7053 or visit innofthemountaingods.com
287 Carrizo Canyon Rd in Mescalero, New Mexico. Tickets start at $35. For more information call 575-464-7053 or visit innofthemountaingods.com
Oct 11 - 13
Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium One of the nationʼs premier cowboy events, the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium, returns to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track every fall. The Symposium – named one of North Americaʼs top 100 events by the American Bus Association - welcomes more than 20,000 visitors annually to celebrate all things Western: from cowboy poets, musicians, and chuck wagon cooks to horsemanship demonstrations, Western artists and vendors. Highlights of the Symposium include the World Championship Chuckwagon
Competition (featured on the Food Networkʼs “All-American Festivals”), with prizes totaling $13,000; demonstrations of many different types of horse-related activities, including horsemanship with Craig Cameron, roping, and blacksmithing, and booths brimming with western arts and crafts; activities for the children, including dummy roping, stick-horse barrel racing, goat roping and a goat/sheep scramble; and live music around every corner, plus Friday and Saturday night dances. For more information, visit cowboysymposium.org. If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews.com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Roswell Jazz Festival 2013: Meet Geoff Gallante
By Michael Francis, Artistic Director Roswell Jazz Festival first lear ned about young trumpet player Geoff Gallante from viewing a YouTube video where he performed with pianist Rossanno Sportiello and bassist Nicki Parrott, frequent world-class guests at the Roswell Jazz Festival. The song was Cheek to Cheek, a jazz standard of some difficulty, and Geoff breezed through it, adding improvised choruses of his own making that made sense. He was eleven at the time! I then chose another video and watched the young man confidently perform a lengthy, classical rendition of Yellow Rose of Texas from memory with a symphonic ensemble. Amazing! I headed for the phone to call my friend Nicki Parrott and she provided his email and a glowing recommendation of Geoff’s talent. I sent an invita-
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Geoff Gallante is one of this year’s performers at the Roswell Jazz Festival tion for him to be a guest at our festival, and he accepted. Young Gallante began trumpet studies at the age of four. At seven, his credits already include the Washington Post, BBC radio, CBS’s ‘The Early Show’’ followed by NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ w/Jay Leno’ (playing with the ‘Tonight Show Band’) and NBC’s ‘Today Show’’ where he joined Columbia Records recording artist Chris Botti in a marvelous duet of ‘America the Beautiful’’ that captured the hearts of viewers all across the country. Geoff , now twelve, has played with trumpet greats from Phil Driscoll, Arturo Sandoval and Hugh Masekela to the preeminent jazz musician of our time, Wynton Marsalis. Geoff also had the distinct honor of sharing the stage with Maynard Ferguson when the legendary jazz trumpeter
performed his very last show at famed Blues Alley in D.C. Chuck Mangione and Doc Severinsen are two more greats he has met and performed for along the way. He is also accomplished on piano! You will not want to miss any of Geoff ’s Roswell Jazz Festival performances. Here is the inside scoop on his schedule: Friday, October 11: Free Concert on the Courthouse lawn, 12 p.m.; Peppers’ patio, 5-7 p.m.; Best Western Sally Port Inn, 9 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12: Ginsberg Music, 2 p.m.; Best Western Sally Port, 10 and 10:45 p.m. Sunday, October 12, Jazz Worship, Pueblo Auditorium, 10:30 a.m.; Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art with El Paso Youth Ensemble, 2 p.m.
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Continued from Page 9 tographs is a comparable chemical process. In a similar way, he calls the forms and shapes that he places on the paper to form the patterns, "negatives," just as the photographic film would be called. He said of his choice of medium, "I've picked only firework art because I don't think a lot of people understand it or understand the process. You can use almost anything as a mark maker. Charcoal, mud or soot." In this way, he hopes to break ground and be part of a new idea in making art. He continued, "I hope that there is more exposure to the idea so that someone else will pick it up and do more amazing things than I did. I think it is a very viable media." Although Howe is a self-
taught artist, he comes from a family of artists, and was born and raised in New Mexico. His past museum exhibits include Ft. Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, International Museum of Art in El Paso, Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, and the Roswell Museum and Art Center. His most recent exhibition is "Pyroglyphs: Smoking for 13 years" and will be showing that the Isaac's Gallery on 309 N. Virginia from October 4 - 30. There will be an opening reception on October 4 at 6 - 8 p.m. where Howe will do a firework demonstration of him creating his art. For more information on the show call the Isaac's Gallery at 626-8626.
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central United States. Mourning doves are one of the most abundant and widely distributed migratory birds in North America. Efforts for this project are led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in order to develop an adaptive harvest strategy for doves in the United States. This effort is in partnership with U.S. Geological Survey, administrative flyways, state wildlife agencies, and several universities. These study efforts are also in place to better understand and identify factors affecting population numbers. It helps us understand an individual birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survival rate from year to year. Here at BLNWR, these banding efforts are conducted from July 1st through August 31st. We typically capture doves with large walk-in traps baited with cracked corn. Upon 14 | VISION MAGAZINE / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
capture, we first band the dove, age it, and determine gender before it is released. The data collected for this program is obtained almost exclusively when a banded bird is re-captured at a banding station such as the one here at BLNWR or the bird is harvested during hunting season. At that time, the band is reported to the U.S. Geological Survey where the data is entered into a database that compiles all banding information throughout the United States. Any bands collected or discovered should be reported online to www.reportband.gov or call toll free 1-800-327-BAND (2263). BLNWRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to conserve, manage, protect and enhance native fish, wildlife, and plant populations, as well as their habitats. Individuals
can do their part to protect wildlife and contribute to conservation efforts as well. Whether you consider yourself an enthusiast of birds or just someone who loves nature, one way to contribute to the cause of protecting wildlife and their habitats is to get involved. Bitter Lake has many volunteer opportunities that aid in the success of this Refuge. Whether you are a student in high school or college interested in pursuing a career involving wildlife, or just very passionate about nature, volunteer experiences are available and encouraged. If you are interested in bird banding or participating in other volunteer activities here at BLNWR, please contact the Refuge Visitor Center at (575) 625 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4011.
HISTORY
“Uncle Kit” Carson
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By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian f you gain the desire to tell stories, it's probably because someone has told them to you in a manner or with a flair that etched them in your memory. Back in the mid 1930's my history teacher, a Miss French, took me to meet a wonderous Roswell character, a man who f ascinated me each successive time I visited him. He was called 'Uncle Kit," a familiar figure in Roswell for years: in the parades - on the street - in the stores. He wore gray stained buckskins - real leather, all fringed and stitched with leather thongs. His huge floppy felt hat looked - oh so much more -
Uncle Kit, one of Roswell’s early story tellers.
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work diligently on their assigned square from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., with awards to be given at 2 p.m. Anyone can be part of the Chalk Art Festival; artists are only be limited by their own imagination and their willingness to get up-close and personal with the concrete until their vision is complete. One may register individually for the Chalk Art Festival for $10. A team (comprised of two or more individuals) may register for $20. All entrants receive a pack of chalk, wipes, water and even snacks, courtesy of the RMAC. Artists may bring their own pastel chalk; however, they may not bring and use items such as paint. Chalk Art Festival entrants may register up until the day of the event; although an available square is not guaranteed at the last minute. RMAC is
let's say, "western" than the pseudo-Stetsons cowboys wear today. Of course he had long gray hair and a beard ... What a beard - tobacco stained-a little yellowed - but believeable. That's what you remembered about Uncle Kit's beard - it was believeable. But in his little tar-paper shack on the hill in northwest Roswell he had a large trunk an old-fashioned Steamer trunk - all iron banded and worn and filled with wonderful, fascinating things. Pictures of old western characters, his pistols, Indian head dresses, and arrowheads and quivers, and a ladies shoe
and bonnet, and every one a story to tell. As I remember it, he said Kit Carson was his uncle and he told us tales of people such as Kit Carson and the Indian Chief Manuelito. His tales of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett and his beautiful brown-tone picture of a boy with gorgeous long, curly brown hair, (who he said was really Billy and who he said never died at all) and stories of - but then I can't tell you all his stories. Only he could and, besides, I really didn't believe them - only loved the telling and the kindly interesting old man. I didn't really believe most
of Uncle Kit's tales, but this he said that I do believe: "The mind is fed by the imagination and the mind can starve unless what we see and hear is spiced with imagination to
balance the elements of knowledge on which we daily dine." Uncle Kit Carson somehow, too, had a place in Roswell history.
already taking registration forms and payment, which may be done through the mail or in person. The theme for this year’s Chalk Art Festival is Art & Environment, after an exhibition currently being shown at the RMAC’s Patricia Gaylord Anderson Gallery, said RMAC Registrar Kenna Arganbright. Comprised of works from the museum’s permanent collection, Art & Environment provides a variety of takes on a diverse number of settings; and how we, as viewers, interact with these spaces. Art & Environment opened June 15, and will be available to view through April 6, 2014. “If (chalk artists) want to be inspired, they can look at our gallery,” said RMAC Registrar Kenna Arganbright. However, following the event’s theme is voluntary. There will be two basic categories in the Chalk Art Festival: the student category is for
those age 17 and younger, while the adult category is for those 18 and older. Students are eligible for a 30- by 40-inch square. Adults may get a 60- by 60-inch square. However, Arganbright said, anyone may choose an adult square, but a younger artist may benefit by choosing the smaller canvas. Awards up for grabs for students and adults include first through third place, best in show, best use of medium, best 3D, best use of theme and people’s choice. Furthermore, adults may win “best repro- duction,” while students are eligible to win “most whimsical.” Those who do not want to compete in the Chalk Art Festival — but who still want to partake in the event’s art-making — will still be able to do so. The RMAC will provide, free of charge, some chalk to those who are not competing and allow them to draw to
their heart’s content within a special area. “There will be a community area between the museum and the Roswell Civic Center, where (people) can draw (and) color for free,” Arganbright said. Those who choose to go this route are asked to leave the chalk they use for others who may also want to draw on the concrete. Those in the Chalk Art Festival may keep the chalk given to them to use by the RMAC. Arganbright and Bennett both said the Block Party and Chalk Art Festival is an opportunity for members of the community to come out and enjoy safe, family fun. For those who are not acquainted with what the RMAC has to offer, this event provides a low-cost opportunity for them to see what they’ve been missing. On a deeper level, Bennett said Roswell is a growing arts community; and this is evi-
dent through the high-quality offerings of the RMAC. “RMAC is becoming a hub of the arts community,” Bennett said. “People might be sur- prised to find that Roswell’s arts community rivals those of Santa Fe, Taos, and Marfa (Texas). “The Museum’s collection is excellent for anywhere, not only a town of our size. During the Block Party, we get the opportunity to pool our resources and give attendees a glimpse of the excitement we have to offer as an art center. We want to invite the public at large to enjoy their Museum. It’s free, it’s not going anywhere, and we want everyone to start tak- ing advantage of how great it is.” For more information about the Block Party and Chalk Art Festival, call 624-6744 and dial extension 22 for Meredith Bennett or extension 13 for Kenna Arganbright.
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UFOLOGY
Why arenʼt UFO crews more sociable?
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By Donald Burleson e have known for a long time that unidentified flying objects are appearing in our skies. Just about any experienced pilot can tell you that much, having seen them. And it’s pretty clear that some of these UFOs are of non-terres-
trial origin, as we have seen indisputable radar tracks of such airborne objects making right-angle turns at thousands of miles per hour. We have reliable photographs of UFOs But then it may seem puzzling that these visiting creatures are not more sociably disposed to communicate with us. Abduction experiences are usually described as unpleasant encounters, though UFO crews don’t seem to have any particular interest in destroying us outright, which they no doubt could already have done if they wanted. So, we may ask, why don’t our alien guests want to sit down for a friendly chat? Well, it’s presumptuous to claim to know anything for sure about alien psychology,
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when these creatures may be as different from us mentally as we are different from mice. But if I were to speculate about why they don’t seem eager to keep company with humans, I would say that it’s possibly because it would be a waste of their time. When was the last time you sat down and discussed quantum mechanics or gene-sequencing or differential equations with a mouse? Remember, not all the star systems in the galaxy are exactly the same age when it comes down to differences of only millions of years. (A million years seems like a long time compared to the human life span, but in cosmological terms it’s a mere blink of the eye.) Our mysterious visitors
may well have a considerable head start on us, just as we could have a ten-million-year head start on some bio-system of a younger planet somewhere. It could be that during our own Pliocene Epoch, or even our own Cretaceous Period, the life forms on a developmentally older planet were already well along and even technologically thriving. And what might an older and hopefully wiser race of beings think of us, especially if they have closely observed our behavior? Some have speculated, myself included, that the atomic explosions of 1945 (the first human activities visible from space) would have caught the aliens’ attention if
they were cruising in the neighborhood. Perhaps they wondered what these wayward infants on Planet Earth were up to, a bit like a playground supervisor walking by and seeing a group of children in a sandbox playing with a live grenade. They could scarcely have been favorably impressed with us upon observing events like the attacks on New York and other places on September 11, 2001. These are things only primitive, ignorant, and deranged creatures do to each other. In summary, why don’t UFO crews draw up their chairs for a cozy powwow with us? I suspect it’s because they think we need a few million more years to get our act together. And all things considered, it’s kind of hard to argue with that.