Vision MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
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On The Cover File Photo Welcome to a special “Throw Back Thursday� edition of Vision Magazine. This issue has, where possible, many of the of the styles, designs and layout elements from the Vision Magazine from twenty years ago. This includes the two graphics on the left, and the format of the event calendar. Some design elements had to be reproduced, and some elements were used from a mere decade ago. Special thanks to Michael Francis, a former Vision Editor, who also wrote for this issue. Regular readers may need to note about this format that entertainment calendar entries without a city in the title are happening in Roswell.
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
Ongoing Events
Every Week, Mon - Sat
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 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.
Every Week, Mon - Sat
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. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.
Every Wed
Sing Out Loud at Club Revue Sing Out Loud, Wednesdays, from 9pm to 11:30pm, at Club Revue, located at 3905 SE Main. Enjoy karaoke night with no cover charge and drink specials. Sing Out Loud is a 21 and over event. For more information call 623-8557
Every Wed
Party on the Patio DJ Louis Najar leads a fun evening under the stars with a theme party every Wednesday at 5 p.m. on the Peppers patio, located at 500 N. Main. There are drink specials and prizes. The parties start on May 7
and continue till end of Sept. For
more information, call 623-1700.
3 DOORS DOWN
SEPTEMBER 26
Every Week, Wed, Sat
Karaoke at Billy Ray’s Restaurant and Lounge Karaoke at Billy Ray’s Restaurant and Lounge at 118 East Third St. from 9 p.m - until people stop
8PM TICKETS FROM $45
singing.
Every Thu
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 information, call El
BILL ENGVALL
OCTOBER 4
Toro Bravo at 622-9280.
8PM TICKETS FROM $25
Every Week, Fri, Sat
David and Tina at El Toro Bravo David and Tina plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-
JUSTIN MOORE
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OCTOBER 12
Every Saturday
Cuic Gonzales at El Tapatio Cuic Gonzales plays Latin Pop and Country music at El Tapatio at 3012 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call El Tapatio at 578-1915.
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.
Every Saturday
Open Jam at Dragon and Rose Open Jam Every Saturday from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Dragon and Rose music studio located at 4504 W. Second St. For more information, call 575-840-5744. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 | VISION MAGAZINE / 3
8PM TICKETS FROM $25
BLUE OYSTER
OCTOBER 31 8PM TICKETS FROM $20
For tickets visit InnoftheMountainGods.com or or call (800) 545-9011
Mescalero, NM near Ruidoso | Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
Every Sunday
Sandbox Sundays Sandbox Sundays, every Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm, at Carmine’s Italian Eatery, located at 625 N. Main. Enjoy summer jams to Top 40 Favorites with live music performed by Digital Beat Junkeez and DJ Tao In The Mix. For more information call 578-1914.
April 4 - Oct 5
The Wiggins-Howe Legacy The Wiggins-Howe Legacy celebrates five generations of artists within the same family that have lived and created creative bodies of work in Roswell. The opening reception is on Friday, April 4 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. There will be an afteropening buffet dinner honoring the Wiggins and Howe family artists at $15 per person. Seating begins at 7. Space is limited, please reserve your seat by calling 627-0918. The exhibition runs until October 5. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.
Tickets available online at
Ruidoso
Every Week, Thu
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.
Calendar
September 18
Business After Hours The Business After Hours is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., at the Roswell Country Club, located at 2601 Urton Rd. Join in for the fun, and bring your business card and enjoy this great networking opportunity. For more information call 6234 | VISION MAGAZINE / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
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Hobbs
Hanneke Cassel Trio
September 19 Back by popular demand! Hanneke’s music influences range from Scotland to China, along with grooves and musical innovations from the hip Boston bluegrass/Americana scene and is fused together to create a uniquely American approach to Scottish music. She will be sharing music from her new CD release Dot the Dragon’s Eyes and some favorites from her past work. “Exuberant and rhythmic, somehow both wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness,” says the Boston Globe about Hanneke Cassel’s playing. Such charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards including 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion. She teaches regularly at the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge, MA, participates in fiddler’s camps around the world, and holds a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance from Berklee College of Music. For more information, visit hannekecassel.com.
September 19
In Dying Arms In Dying Arms is playing a Unity Center Show at 108 E. Bland in Roswell. Other featured bands include Forevermore, SycAmour, My Enemies and I, and Cherubim. Admission is $10, and the doors open at 5 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/theunitycenter.
September 19 - 20
2014 Quilt Show The 2014 Quilt Show, “Blooming Quilts,” is Friday, September 19, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday, September 20, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at the Roswell Convention
Lucero plays the Liberty
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
On September 19, The Memphis rockers Lucero come to Roswell
Center, located at 912 N. Main. More than 200 quilts will be on display. Admission is $5 per person and children under six are free. For more information visit pecosvalleyquilters.com
Cloudcroft
September 19 - 20
Living History The Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum & Pioneer Village presents Living History: Mountain Man, Spinners, Weavers, Blacksmiths & a Chuckwagon. See history come alive at the Museum in Cloudcroft. Call 575-682-2932 for more information.
September 19
Courtesy Photo Over their 16 years together, the Memphis band has built up a fanbase that’s as diverse as it is rabid. Ask 50 Lucero fans what their favorite song is and you’ll get 50 different answers. Among the band’s 100-plus songs across nine albums and multiple EPs, there’s no universal fan favorite. “Each person makes Lucero their own thing,” says frontman Ben Nichols. “Everyone identifies with us for completely different reasons. For one reason or another, Lucero becomes a very personal band.” But the one thing that seems to unify Lucero fans of all kinds is the band’s all-or-nothing live show, and Live from Atlanta, the band’s latest live record, thoroughly captures that. Live from Atlanta is a massive, career-spanning collection of songs recorded over three nights in Atlanta’s Terminal West. It’s a four-LP greatest hits collection of 32 tunes played the way they were meant to be heard, with all the distinguishing elements you’d hear at Lucero’s live show—horns, pianos, and the trademark instrument of the band’s live sound: whiskey-fueled audience singalongs. “When you listen to ‘Freebird,’ you’re not listening to the studio version. You’re wanting that 17-minute crazy one. That’s the one you think to go to,” says guitarist Brian Venable. “So we’re hoping with this record, you’ll finally get a version of ‘Tears Don’t Matter Much’ that you know.” “This was a nice chance to document what we’ve been doing recently,” says Nichols. “It’s very representative of what we’ve been doing live for the last couple of years. It’s a pretty good snapshot of where the band is right now.” The album’s extensive assortment of songs proves that Lucero is a band for everyone. Parts country and parts folk with an added heaping of punk rock, the six-piece cover the musical gamut. Even the band members have varying opinions on how to define their sound. “We’re each playing in a completely different band. We’re on stage and each playing in our own Lucero. I’m not sure that’s how it works for other bands,” laughs Nichols. The Lucero Concert, featuring Quaker City Night Hawks is Friday, September 19, at 8 p.m., at the Liberty, located at 312 N. Virginia in Roswell. For more information call 627-2121, or visit thelibertyinc.com.
Sam and Max Sam and Max is playing the patio at Peppers Grill and Bar located at 500 North Main. Friday Night Live features live music every Friday night on the Patio, and starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. For more information, call 623-1700.
September 20
Dwain and Jill Dwain & Jill will be performing on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri. Admission is $5 per person and refreshments will be served. For more information contact Carla Cobb at 627-3400 or 910-6935.
Cloudcroft September 20
Lumberjack Day The 20th annual Lumberjack Day is from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Cloudcroft. Payouts in each event including overall Lumberjack and Lumberjill. $5 fee per event. (Must sign up at the Chamber Office prior to 8 a.m. on September 20 - 8 a.m. safety meeting for all competitors).
Women’s Axe Throw, Men’s Axe Throw, Women’s Single Buck, Men’s Single Buck, Women’s Double Buck, Men’s Double Buck, Jack and Jill, Obstacle Choker Race, Standing Block Chop, Stihl Stock Saw, Underhand Chopping, 0-60cc Chain Saw, 60cc-5 cubic inch saw, Over 5 inch saws, “The Hot Saw” This is a kid friendly event with lots of food and fun. For more information, visit coolcloudcroft.com.
Artesia
September 20
ARTesia Art Walk and Shop Hop Experience ART in downtown Artesia with the ARTesia Art Walk and Shop Hop on September 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local and Regional artists will be paired with local businesses for a day of art and shopping downtown. For more information, call Artesia MainStreet at 575-746-1117.
Carlsbad
September 20
Robin Scott Robin Scott plays Yellow Brix Restaurant from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. For more information, visit yellowbrixrestaurant.com or call 9412749.
Alamogordo
September 20 - 21
White Sands Balloon Invitational The third Annual White Sands Balloon Invitational is September 20 21 in Alamogordo. 7 a.m. launch each day, weather permitting, from the Ed Brabson Balloon Park on LaVelle Road (north of Hwy 54/70 West). 7 p.m. balloon glow on Saturday, September 20, weather permitting, at the Ed Brabson Balloon Park. For more information call Joyce Gobrecht at 575-921-1523 or the Chamber Office at 800-8260294 or 575-437-6120.
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3 Doors Down comes to Ruidoso
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
Ruidoso
September 20
Back In Black The world’s greatest AC/DC Tribute Band, Back In Black takes to the Inn of the Mountain Gods Stage on September 20 at 7 p.m. for a FREE concert. Formed in 2001, BACK IN BLACK has established themselves as one of the top-drawing, and longest-enduring tribute acts in North America, having performed sold-out
shows from Honolulu, Hollywood, and Puerto Rico — to Calgary, Canada (concert performance with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra). This is a show you won’t want to miss! For more information, visit innofthemountaingods.com.
On September 26, The Mississippi rock quintet plays Inn of the Mountain Gods
September 22
Anybody Killa Anybody Killa is playing at the Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland. Lowery was raised on the east side of Detroit. Also playing are The Shape Shift Showcase, Picaso the Kid, Demize, Beast Boi and Spikebat Movement. Admission is $10 and the doors open at 5 p.m.
September 25
Social Media Seminar Learn the basics of the most popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest and Instagram. We’ll talk about how you can use each of these to attract customers, build loyalty and increase business. $10 for Chamber Members, $15 for Non-Chamber Members. Two sessions will be held. 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Roswell ChamCalendar Continued on Page 9
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Courtesy Photo With more than 16 million albums sold worldwide and three Grammy Award nominations, the multi-platinum certified, 3 Doors Down is one of the most iconic American rock bands from the 1990s and 2000s. And they’re coming to Inn of the Mountain Gods, Friday, September 26. Since forming in 1995, Mississippi rock quintet 3 Doors Down has received high acclaim and notoriety in addition to their Grammy nominations, including two American Music Awards, and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting, including BMI’s coveted “Songwriter of the Year” award. The band’s debut album, The Better Life—which is now certified six times platinum—featured the smash hit “Kryptonite.” Their sophomore album, 2002’s Away from the Sun, saw similar success with its radio mainstays, “When I’m Gone” and “Here without You.” Their subsequent efforts, 2005’s platinum certified Seventeen Days and 2008’s 3 Doors Down, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. With Billboard favorites, incredible showmanship, and even some new records, this is a rock experience that can’t be missed. 3 Doors Down at Inn of the Mountain Gods. Tickets start at only $45. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For tickets or for more information call 800-545-9011 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.
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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor As the cool rains have quelled the heat of the summer, the autumn air in New Mexico has begun to be filled with the aroma of roasted chile. An annual tradition for New Mexicans, the chile harvest is celebrated by music and festivities in all parts of the state. Roswell celebrates with the Chile Cheese Festival. During the festival, Leprino Foods invites the community to tour the mozzarella cheese plant, which is normally closed to the public. Tickets for an exclusive peek inside the plant are $6, and can be purchased at the Roswell Convention Center and Visitors Bureau. The scheduled tours
depart by bus from the festival. According to Peggy Seskey, one of the event organizers, "People need to make advance reservation for the buses if they can, because they fill up fast." The festival itself is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27 at the Roswell Convention Center located at 912 N. Main. Each day begins at 10 a.m. and continues until sundown. Seskey said, "Graves farm will be roasting chile and selling ristras. Our favorite vendors are coming back. They have spices, ristras and ceramic ristras that won't go bad. There will be vendors selling decorative corn, fall decorations and crowd favorites. There are fall
favorite food vendors like roasted corn and indian fry bread. We have new vendors as well." There is also live music all day, entertainment, and more. It is the public's first opportunity to spend the entire day outside without being beaten down by the summer sun. Seskey enthusiastically added that they extended the evening hours on Friday for people that are just getting off work. "They can come out, have dinner on Friday night, and stay for the music. In the past we closed at 6:30 p.m., but this year people can come and stay until 9:30 p.m., enjoy the music and dance." For more information on the festival, call 420-5718, or visit mainstreetroswell.org.
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The Way Way Off Broadway Theatre Company is set to put on their first production on September 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the ENMU-Roswell Performing Arts Center. This one-night concert presents a history of Broadway music while reaching out to benefit the Aldrich and Herring families. According to Tony Souza, Board Secretary and Managing Director, "Our theatre company, Way Way Off Broadway, is producing a show in honor of two local Roswell families. The Aldrich's and the Herrings. "It is basically a one night benefit concert to raise money to support these families medical expenses and travel expenses associated with some sick kids that they have in their family." The idea of the concert was the brainchild of Artistic Director Summer Souza who talked to Warren Aldrich nearly a year ago. According to Tony, one of the missions of the company was to become a mechanism to support needs in the community. He also noted that this event is a collaboration with the college, who is donating the space and equipment, so essentially no cost is incurred. Because of the voluteering from the theatre company and the college facility and all of the proceeds from the event can go to the families. One of the families that is benefiting from the production is the Aldrich family, who's daughter Kinzie was incurred heavy medical expenses. According to Warren Aldrich, "Kinzie is a nineyear old little girl that got diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or 'ALL.' She was diagnosed on March 6 of last year. She is still in treatment. "Her treatment is two years and two months. She still has eight to ten months to go. She finishes May of next year. "She is in remission, she is doing really good. She is back in school, but she has been through a lot. She has been under heavy anesthesia 15-18 times already, and she still has
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On September 28, The Way Way Off Broadway Theatre Company brings a musical history of Broadway to the ENMU-Roswell Performing Arts Center.
more to go. She has lumbar punctures every three months. She has had bone marrow biopsies. She has a port that is tied into her main arteries in her body. The line goes right down to her heart and she has an access port in her chest. She has lost her hair, of course, because she is on chemo. She has got it back and she is doing really good now." Kinzie's treatment is happening in Albuquerque at the UNM Pediatric Hematology and Oncology group. The other family that will be benefactors of this event is the Herring family. According to Tony, Alison Herring and Will Seeley are the parents. He went on, "Will is a sheriff's deputy, and Alison is a dispatcher. They had a little baby back in April. She was born several weeks early. Aldrich elaborated, "They found water inside of her heart and inside of her brain while she was still inside of her mom, and that triggered this whole chain of events that led up to this. She went into labor, premature, and they didn't expect the baby to live. She ended up having a hole in her heart, which they had to fix. She was diagnosed with leukemia, which is a different form than what my daughter has, but it is a very rare and short-lived version." Tony continued, "It is called transient leukemia, which means that it will go away, but it is about surviving it in the mean time. She also has down syndrome, which is associated with that leukemia. "Alison was transported from Roswell to UNM because of the high risk labor and birth. She gave birth at UNM to Reagan,
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Rey Berrones Photo Dominic Bautista and Tony Souza are pictured from the performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast a few years ago. They will be reprising their roles of Lefou and Gaston as they narrate the audience through a history of Broadway musicals.
her daughter, who was immediately flown to Aurora, Colorado for specialized treatment. As soon as Alison was stabilized, she joined Reagan up there and hasn't been to Roswell since." According to Adrich, Alison ran out of sick leave and vacation a couple of months ago. Tony said, "Will has been commuting back and forth, working shifts and then going up to see the two of them. She has been staying at the Ronald McDonald House up there. The financial burden for them is very real." According to Tony, she is currently five months old, and she is on her way home. The show itself is ambitious,
with a chronological history of Broadway that begins with the 1930s. Tony elaborated, "Wizard of Oz opens it up. We start with the early Broadway that everyone recognizes. The standards like Wizard of Oz, of course, Man of La Mancha... We are starting there and going through time. As we go through, you will hear songs from Jeckl and Hyde, Wicked, Chicago, Guys and Dolls. "It will be music that everyone recognizes, everyone loves, and everyone sings in the shower. It is going to be a fun night. Summer said that it is a fun romp, and there is no need to
follow a story because Dominic and Tony will walk the audience through the history of Broadway. She continued, "They are going to walk you through all these shows and the history of them to give people an idea of where these songs come from. Some people will recognize a song and not realize that it is from the show tune." Tickets are available for $20 per person, and actually are a direct donation to the family, as no money actually goes to the theatre company or the college. They can be purchased online at showtix4u.com or by through the Way Way Off Broadway Facebook page.
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR ber of Commerce at 131 West Second St. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Candace Lewis at 623-5695 or by email to candace@roswellnm.org.
September 25
Fun, Fit Family Night Fun, Fit Family Night is Thursday, September 25, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Roswell Convention Center, located at 912 N. Main. Activities include wellness activities, community stations, healthy snacks and informational booths. The Fun, Fit Family night is open to students in kindergarten - sixth grade. For more information, call 627-2576.
September 26
Robin Scott Robin Scott is playing the patio at Peppers Grill and Bar located at 500 North Main. Friday Night Live features live music every Friday night on the Patio, and starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. For more information, call 623-1700.
Carlsbad
September 26 - 28, October 3 - 4
Crimes of the Heart Crimes of the Heart, written by Beth Henley. The poignant, yet somehow hilarious story of the three Magrath sisters, who are reunited by a family crisis, as they struggle to overcome their tragic past and seize the future. Performance dates are September 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m., September 28 at 2 p.m., and October 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit cctinfo.org.
September 27
Shop For A Cause The Shop For A Cause is from noon - 8 p.m. at Pecos Flavors Winery. The event includes local vendors and artisans. The event sponsored by Down Home. A percentage of purchases donated to C.A.S.A. Silent Auction. 623-5667.
September 29
ENMSF Parade The Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade is Monday, September 29, at 10 a.m. in Roswell. It will begin on Main Street & College Blvd and will go down Main Street to Summit Street. For More Information visit www.enmsf.com or call 624-9411.
September 29 - October 4
Eastern New Mexico State Fair Eastern New Mexico State Fair, Monday, September 29 through Saturday, October 4, at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, located at 2500 SE Main. The fair will feature entertainment, rides and games, vendors and food, 4H FFA and Livestock Shows, Arts and crafts and much more. For more information call 624-9411 or visit enmsf.com.
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September 30
National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Direct from Beijing, the National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China will be performing at the Spencer Theater on September 30 at 7 p.m. Dating back more than 2,000 years, the tradition of acrobats is to China what ballet
and opera are to the west. World renowned as an art form combining both physical and mental acuity, the acrobats’ immense athletic strength, balance and timing is a demonstration of mind and body focus and inner harmony – the spiritual pearl of Chinese philosophy. The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a ginger cashew chicken and mongollian beef buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $39, $66 and $69. Preshow buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.
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Tickets are on sale now for The Roswell Jazz Festival IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Guest Of Honor Chuck Redd Is RJF Favorite By Michael Francis Special to the Vision
Chuck Redd is an accomplished performer on both drums and vibraphone, and is always a favorite at Roswell Jazz Festival fans. Chuck began performing and recording internationally when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio in 1980 at the age of 21. That year, he also joined the Great Guitars (Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd and Herb Ellis.) To his credit are thirteen extensive European tours and five tours of Japan, with the Barney Kessel Trio, Ken Peplowski, Terry Gibbs and Conte Condoli. He served as Artist-In-Residence at The Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington, DC from 2004-2008. Chuck was featured vibraphonist with the Mel Torme AllStar Jazz Quintet from 1991 until 1996. While appearing in New York with Torme, Ira Gitler of Jazz Times said: "Redd's vibes were equally notable for vigor and melodiousness."
The Washington Post recently admired his "melodic sparkle." Jazz Times also praised Redd's playing, calling his vibes work, "Exquisite!" In 2007 Chuck was featured with the prestigious "Milt Jackson Tribute Band.".Other recent engagements include jazz cruises in the Mediterranean, stints with Bucky Pizzarelli and Ken Peplowski at Dizzy's Club and headlining with his trio at The River Room of Harlem. He has toured and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme, Tommy Flanagan, Dick Hyman, Ray Brown, Monty Alexander, Laurindo Almeida, Tal Farlow, Red Norvo, Scott Hamilton, Mickey Roker and Frank Vignola. Recent CD releases include his Arbors CD, All This and Heaven Too, featuring Gene Bertoncini and George Mraz, Chopin Jazz with Rossano Sportiello and A Harry Warren Tribute recording with Dick Hyman and Jay Leonhart. He can also be heard on the sound track to the popular PBS television series, The Great Chefs, and the NPR broadcast
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Trumpeter Ray Vega Headlines Saturday Night Latin Set with El Paso’s Premiere Latin Group, ‘Azucar’
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Jazz Smithsonian, as well as Blue Heron Records’ initial recording, For George, Cole and Duke, with Harry Allen, Ehud Asherie and Nicki Parrott and Latin percussionist “Little Johnny” Rivero.
The Roswell Jazz Festival is honored to have one of Latin Jazz’s greatest trumpeters with us all weekend. He is the great Ray Vega from South Burlington, Vermont. A native of the South Bronx, Vega is a veteran of the bands of Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, Mario Bauza, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Hector LaVoe, Johnny Pacheco,
Larry Harlow, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez and Louie Ramirez to name a few. Ray has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Joe Henderson, Lionel Hampton, Mel Torme, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Steve Turre, Israel Lopez "Cachao", Las Leyendas De La Fania, Pete Escovedo, The Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Paul Simon, Michel Camilo, Dave Samuels and The Caribbean Jazz Project, The Mingus Big Band, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bebo Valdez, and Celia Cruz, among numerous others. Vega is a senior member of the University of Vemont teaching staff, where he teaches trumprt and jazz history. Vega will be appearing with “Azucar,” El Paso’s top Latin group. The 9-piece group is led by pianist Fernando Lechuga and features brother Juan Lechuga on bass and lead vocals. Juan has appeared in two previous festival Latin sets. Azucar will be featuring guest appearances by Chuck Redd, Harry Allen, John Allred, Ricky Malichi, Geoff Gallante and festival music director Michael Francis.
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Carlsbad ... a pearl on the Pecos HISTORY
The final chapter in a series on Carlsbad By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian
The Eddy water projects ran into serious financial trouble in 1893. A general money panic occurred and financiers were frightened off. Then a big flood hit Eddy dam, Hagerman dam and the two bridges were washed out. Many canals and the railroad were damaged. With great personal sacrifice, Hagerman reconstructed the system; however, the Roswell / Amarillo railroad was forced into bankruptcy. It appears that the financier had spent well over three million dollars in support of the projects. In 1898, fiscally exhausted and in poor health, Hagerman retired to his acquired properties which were originally owned and constructed by John Chisum. Eddy also departed the enterprise, transferring his now meager funds to the building of a transcontinental railway through the area. None the less, the large project and intense advertising had attracted a flow of settlers from the eastern states and Europe. The town was also advertised as a health mecca, "Get well while you get rich" the ad stated, bringing in literally hundreds of consumptives (tuberculars.) This facet of the advertising was instrumental in attracting such men as Tansill, Hagerman, Paris bankers H.J. Hargis and William McMillan – all who came to Eddy for the fresh, dry air. R.W. Tansill is credited with the suggestion that the town's name be changed. He contended that the mineral content of nearby springs was the same as in Karlsbad, a European spa town in the present day Czech Republic. On May 27, 1899, residents voted 83 to 43 for calling the town Carlsbad. Meanwhile, the area's water project, financially beset, was reorganized by Francis Tracy in 1900 when the enterprise was
taken over by the Department of Interior under the Reclamation Act of June 1907. With assistance from President Theodore Roosevelt, financial support was secured. In September 1902, work was begun on a $50,000 flume to carry water across the Pecos River. The imposing concrete structure, one of the world's largest, replaced the old wooden flume which had been washed out. Again in 1904, flood waters swept down the Pecos, taking out Avalon Dam and the town's bridges including the railroad's span. It was necessary to blow up a portion of the western embankment to relieve pressure on the McMillan Reservoir. This also necessitated the sale of water rights and irrigation works to U.S. Reclamation Service in 1906. Territorial Governor L. Bradford Prince extolled the area and the projects. A full-time publicity agent, quartered in a special railroad car, displayed the farmland’s agriculture products. In 1908, an entry by Eddy County won the Hearst Trophy for the best county exhibit. Some homes and farms became show places for the county's agri-products including thoroughbred horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. The impressive and imaginative dreams of Eddy, Greene, Garrett and Hagerman were nearly dissolved in the swirling waters of the Pecos River. Twenty-four lives were lost from the floods. The greatest promise for the future lay in the construction of Brantly Dam. The growing village was represented by a sterling newspaper, the Eddy Argus, with a weekly edition starting Saturday, October 12, 1885. Subsequently, the Carlsbad Current Argus won numerous awards for excellence in community service, editorial comments and photography. In 1893, the Eddy Light and Ice Company brought the town its first electrical service. The Tan-
sills opened a second power plant in 1916, operating it until 1926, when Southwest Public Service purchased both companies. Further changes came about as the city grew and entered the new century. Carlsbad has always been a moral city and its inhabitants resented excesses in the vices. In the early 1890s, a southern section of the city called Phenix was rife with saloons, gambling houses and bordellos. It was a tough, disorderly area that offeded the sensitivities of most Eddy citizens who brought about its closure in 1895. Some years later, under local option, a saloon operated for a brief period, later removed to San Jose. Even so, "The Blue Goose" was a surreptitious place for many a citizen intent on a little nip. Still, Eddy advertised itself as late as 1918 as having no gambling dens or houses of ill repute. Dave King, first sheriff of Eddy County, was part owner of Phenix's largest saloon. In the summer of 1901, a young cowboy spied a dark cloud spiraling skyward that was funneling from a black hole in the side of a foothill of the Guadalupes. The cowboy was Jim Larkin White; the hole, of course, was the magnificant Carlsbad Caverns, acknowledged as one of the world's greatest natural wonders. White returned to descend into the cave on a home-made ladder, discovering the wonders of its subterranian chambers. White also discovered that the dark cloud consisted of millions of small black bats circling and departing the cave. It was many years before White was able to interest authorities of the aesthetics of the cavern. White was able to interest a man named Abijah Long who filed for mineral rights in 1903 to begin mining the enormous quantity of bat guano (droppings) accumulated in the cave. Rich in nitrates, the guano made excellent natural fertilizer for California's infant citrus industry.
Jim White never ceased his efforts to advance the beauty of the caverns. It was in 1922 before an organized expedition traversed portions of the huge cave. Photographs taken by Ray V. Davis attracted the attention of the Department of the Interior who designated the caverns as a national monument in October, 1923. It was 13 years before the caverns guested its millionth visitor; five years later, more than 5 million had glimpsed the cave’s natural wonders of stallagmites, stallagtites, cave coral and other quaint and lovely formations. A bonus for visitors is the daily bat flight, when hundreds of thousands of bats depart the major opening for their evening insect foraging. The discorvery of potash near the community assisted in growth for the area economy as did the discovery and productive drilling of oil in the nearby town of Artesia, and to a lesser degree, Carlsbad. Carlsbad was a quiet town, attractive with its tree-lined streets. Ranching was a prosperous business. A railroad extension opened a direct line to market with nearly 500 cattle a week being shipped as well as thousands of pounds of wool. Alfalfa was the first crop to yield a reasonable return. Later, cotton became the most profitable. Automobiles made an appearance in 1906 when a local doctor purchased a bright red two cylinder Maxwell. Few are the population centers with a more interesting and unique growth. By 1915, the Carlsbad project was comprised of two storage reservoirs formed by dams across the Pecos. Lake McMillan (70,000 acre feet) and Lake Avalon (7,000 acre feet). An enormous concrete flume was in close proximity to the famous Carlsbad Spring, (from which the town was named.) The main canal extended almost 20 miles, terminating just beyond Malagra. By 1915, Carlsbad was a thriving community at just over 3,500 persons. There was a fine school, telephone exchange, electric power, sewer system, two nation-
al banks, two newspapers, a modern hotel, six churches, an ice factory, three garages, a machine shop, several large merchandise establishments, and a commercial and women’s club. When the United States entered World War I, the community's Company B entered active service in April 1917. They sailed with the Sunset Division for France the next April. The first casualty was a lad name Bryan Mudgett after which the local American Legion was named. One of the commanders was Colonel Etienne Bujac, who, after the conflict, became important in forming New Mexico law. He was also the father of Bruce Jaques Etienne de Pelissier Bujac who became known as film actor Bruce Cabot. Cabot reached stardom as a major character in "King Kong." Citizens formed "Lick the Kaiser" clubs; knitted and packed kits for the troops until the war was won. The division returned two years later. In the later conflict, World War II, Carlsbad had a disproportionate share in support of the conflict. The famed 200 Coast Artillery was one of the first to engage the Japanese, as their units fought in Bataan and became a part of the infamous "death march." Some were able to reach Corregidor but were forced to surrender to overwhelming enemy forces. At home, in June 1942, Carlsbad began construction of an airfield for training select cadets in a variety of flying duties. Many eager young men learned to fly in small aircraft through the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPT). Additionally, in 1944, the city hosted a prisoner of war camp. As Carlbad's victorious soldiers returned from the wars, they spawned the largest peacetime construction and production surge in its history; new houses, new churches, new stores, almost a new community. Today, Carlsbad is still "on the grow" with years after WWII displaying considerable growth and prosperity. Eddy County, an area built on dreams, is an area containing promise. Visionary pioneers opened a land where thousands of people could live in an environment of beauty and promise.
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The Roswell incident: Making more sense all the time UFOLOGY
One of the things we researchers in the field of UFO studies love the most is consistency. The accounts we investigate, goodness knows, are often bizarre, involving airborne objects quite possible from someplace other than this planet, and it becomes very important for those accounts to have an internal consistency that makes it easier to judge them to be authentic reports. We delight in finding, for example, that the accounts given by different witnesses (especially witnesses who were not even aware of each other), of the same UFO event seen from different vantage points, are in reasonable agreement. Sometimes we get good correlations and sometimes not. But typically one of the reasons we consider a “classic” UFO case to be so
classic, so worthy of being remembered and studied, is that it shows close consistency among its various witness reports. The Levelland, Texas UFO flap (November 1957) was such a case, where numerous motorists late one night reported seeing a large disk-shaped object land on the roadways, in various spots, around the town. All these independent witnesses described what we now call the EM (electromagnetic) effect, with car engines dying and headlights flickering or going out. The EM
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effect is well known nowadays, but it wasn’t in 1957. Still, all these observers described it (and the UFO itself) essentially the same way. With regard to the Roswell incident of 1947, researchers have long noted a high degree of consistency among several hundred witnesses and their stories, but I have noticed yet another point of correlation, one that is particularly thought-provoking. I have mentioned in an earlier column that Dr. Robert Wood and Nick Redfern, in their excel-
lent book “Alien Viruses,” make reference to certain documents that describe events in which four technicians died during the Roswell UFO crash retrieval, evidently from exposure (from handling the bodies) to an exceedingly deadly and quickly incubating virus, the contagion apparently being due to contact with alien body fluids. The technicians in question were all taken to Los Alamos, where they soon succumbed to symptoms (seizures, profuse bleeding) resembling those of a hemorrhagic fever like the Ebola virus infection. As interested as I have been for some time in the biohazard aspect of UFO crash retrievals, it was a while before a simple but important connection occurred to me, relating to the Roswell incident.
UFO researchers have reported that mortician Glenn Dennis, during the aftermath of the UFO crash in July 1947, received phone calls from the base mortuary officer asking about the availability of small caskets “that could be hermetically sealed.” When one puts two and two together here, one sees that the reason for this request is clear. It was because at that point those four technicians had already become gravely ill, perhaps had already died, from handling the recovered alien bodies. The workers initially approaching these bodies had done so without adequate protective gear, but before long everyone on the scene had learned a crucial lesson: the cadavers were biologically dangerous.