5.23.13 - Happy Hour by Local iQ Magazine

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PUBLISHER

The search for the best Duke City happy hours is rough work, but someone’s gotta do it

Francine Maher Hopper fran@local-iQ.com ASSOC. PUBLISHER/ART DIRECTOR

Kevin Hopper kevin@local-iQ.com EDITOR

Mike English mike@local-iQ.com

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Colleen Dugle colleen@local-iQ.com

FOOD Cecelia’s perfects the culinary art of New Mexico’s favorite food with recipes from the family cookbook

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Joy Godfrey joy@local-iQ.com PROOFREADER

Kayla Sawyer EDITORIAL INTERNS

F I LM

Jessica Sosa, Tamon Rasberry

Inaugural ﬁlm ‘experience’ combines cinema, music, art, performance and food

ON THE COVER

25 M A R QUE E Outpost Performance Space celebrates its 25th year with a gala concert

6 A R TS Cindi Gaudette’s ‘conversation with the materials’ evolves into an exploration of emotional depths

CA LE N DA R S Arts Events ....................................................................................... 35 Community Events ........................................................................40 Live Music.......................................................................................... 29 Book Signings.................................................................................. 34

COLUM N S The Curious Townie ..........................................................................7 First Bite ...............................................................................................8 Playing with ﬁre ................................................................................9 Craft Work ..........................................................................................11 The Backyard Plot ......................................................................... 12 The Good Doctor ........................................................................... 13 Soundboard...................................................................................... 28 Credit Corner ...................................................................................40

F E AT UR E S Places To Be ........................................................................................4 News.......................................................................................................5 Marquee ................................................................................................6 Book Reviews .................................................................................. 33 Smart Music...................................................................................... 32 Smart Arts......................................................................................... 38 Smart Film ........................................................................................ 27 Crossword/Horoscope ................................................................. 39

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

Food writer Justin De La Rosa takes on his toughest assignment yet with the iQ Happy Hour beat. This shot (literally) was taken at Vintage 423.

CONTRIBUTORS EDITORIAL Abinash Achrekar Hakim Bellamy Jeff Berg Jamila Colozzi Justin De La Rosa Marisa Demarco Dave DeWitt Gwyneth Doland Seth Hall Keila Harrington Jim & Linda Maher Sam Melada Kyle Mullin Nathan New Bill Nevins Cristina Olds Shavone Otero Tamon Rasberry

Susan Reaber Tish Resnik Erin Rose Jessica Sosa Shari Taylor Steven J. Westman Margaret Wright DISTRIBUTION Miguel Apodaca Kristina De Santiago Kurt Laffan David Leeder Susan Lemme Cassie Martinez Nathan New Andy Otterstrom Distributech

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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

PLACES TO BE

POETRY Taos Poetry Festival Thu.-Sat., May 30-Jun. 1 Various venues in Taos

$45/3-day pass taospoetryfestival.com

hink Shakespeare meets Lady Gaga. Three days of poetry readings, slams, events and workshops will feature such written- and spoken-word talent as Jessica Helen Lopez, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Dora McQuaid and Nathan Brown, Oklahoma Poet Laureate. Lopez is the Belenbased author of Always Messing With Them Boys and a member of the 2013 Albuquerque Slam Team. Gómez is an award-winning poet, actor and writer from New York City, author of the coming-of-age memoir Man Up: Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood. He has headlined festivals all over the world and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and costarred in Spike Lee’s movie Inside Man. Taos poet McQuaid is an award-winning poet, activist, speaker, teacher and author of The Scorched Earth. See the website for a complete listing of the events, which will spread throughout town. —BN

ollywood films stream into theaters weekly, but when was the last time you visited the theater and saw multiple films without cashing out your credit card? ¡Cine Magnífico! is coming to Albuquerque, and with it comes the promise of a Latin flavor and cultural diversity. Whether you can quote every film in Redbox or have never seen more than one movie, this festival promises entertainment for all walks of life. The festival will open with the black-and-white silent drama Blancanieves/Snow White and will continue with several genres, including contemporary documentaries, short films and feature films, all presented in Spanish and Portuguese with English subtitles. Giving a voice to the fastest-growing cultures of our country, this demonstration of Latin cinema will expose its audiences to the lives of the Latin community. —JS

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

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nmjazz.org

CONCERT Juanes 8p, Fri., May 31 Sandia Casino Amphitheater 30 Rainbow, 505.796.7500

$53-$60 sandiacasino.com juanes.net

requently called a poetic rocker, Latino artist Juanes seeks to change the world with his unique blend of traditional Colombian sounds, rock guitar solos and peaceful lyrics. Through the production of chart-topping hits such as “La Camisa Negra” and “Me Enamora,” the all-Spanish language artist utilizes his songs to speak out against violence and promote social justice worldwide while showcasing a distinct new sound that continues to captivate audiences. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “the single most important ﬁgure of the past decade in Latin music,” Juanes has given a new meaning to Latin pop/rock music with his incomparable mix of eclectic sounds and his dual role as a global activist. This year’s tour, which Juanes describes as “intimate,” seeks to connect with fans and communicate the importance of crossing borders both musically and socially. —JS

his summer the night air will be ﬁlled with the sounds of rich Latin music in the heart of Old Town Albuquerque. Salsa Under the Stars, the Duke City’s recurring summer Latin dance party, will open with the melodies of salsa produced by the band Jaleo, from Phoenix by way of Colombia and sure to inspire people of all ages to spend a warm summer night with a splash of Latin spice on the dance ﬂoor. Considering itself as a band that produces multicultural sound, Jaleo’s innovative mix of Afro Cuban, Colombian and Puerto Rican rhythm encourages a return to the true soul of the Latin dance music genre. Salsa Under the Stars will jumpstart the Salsa/ Jazz and Blues Under the Stars series that lasts for 19 nights this summer, exposing the people of Albuquerque to a wide range of music outside of the usual Top 40. —JS

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cinemagnifico.com

Albuquerque Museum Amphitheatre 2000 Mountain NW, 505.255.9798

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abqwinefestival.com

Salsa Under the Stars 7p, Fri., May 31

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Venues, prices vary

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$20

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Balloon Fiesta Park 4401 Alameda NE, 575.522.1232

¡Cine Magnífico! Albuquerque’s Latino Film Festival Thu.-Sun., May 30-Jun. 2

hat better way is there to celebrate the coming of summer than at the Albuquerque Wine Festival? Spend a day tasting wine from across New Mexico, served up by Southwestern and New Mexican wineries like St. Clair Wineries, Ponderosa Valley Winery, Luna Rossa Winery and Matheson Winery. Purchase your favorite glasses or bottles and enjoy music brought to you by local groups Nosotros, Candice Reyes Jazz and more. Every year this festival brings Albuquerque’s wine-tasters and wineries together to relax and enjoy an international pleasure with a local twist under the Southwestern sun, and this year the Albuquerque Wine Festival offers even more wineries to choose from. Taste the unique ﬂavors of 22 different wineries and hundreds of different wines, and enjoy this annual event that just gets better every year. —ST

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CINEMA

Albuquerque Wine Festival Noon-6p, Sat.-Mon., May 25-27

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The where to go and what to do from May 23-June 5

FESTIVAL Albuquerque Folk Festival Fri.-Sun., May 31-Jun. 2 Albuquerque Balloon Museum 9201 Balloon Museum NE, 505.768.6020

$15-$20 abqfolkfest.org

lluminating landscapes of the Sandia Mountains isn’t the only treat to be had at the 15th annual Albuquerque Folk Festival. The whole family is able to participate and experience this event, with free camping available Friday and Saturday nights, open jam sessions and a strong lineup of musical acts, ranging from The Porter Draw to Le Chat Lunatique, Consuelo Luz, Notorious and more. Performances take place on ﬁve stages and there are music and dance workshops all day, with evening dance programs as well. If any attendees have extra instruments that are no longer in use they can be donated at the festival. —TR

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Brain scans aid prisoner rehab Neuroimaging techniques map impulsiveness and could shape future treatment BY ERIN ROSE

ore than half of released inmates in New Mexico return to prison, but a study of state prisoners suggests brain scans can predict which criminals will re-offend. Dr. Kent Kiehl, the study’s author, said he hopes his work can help reduce those numbers. Kiehl, a psychologist at the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, used a portable fMRI machine to image 96 prisoners’ brains at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants and the Penitentiary of New Mexico near Santa Fe. He then tracked the inmates for four years after their release. He was interested in how prisoners regulate their urges. He explained, “We know that certain forms of impulsivity predict whether or not you re-offend.” When inmates go before the parole board, an impulsivity test is one of the ways that the board determines if they are likely to commit another crime once released. The test works something like this: A series of letters is presented rapidly one at a time on a screen. The test subject is instructed to press a signal button only when the letter X appears. If the letter K appears, he’s told not to push the button. Kiehl focused on activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, which sits in the center of the brain toward the front of the skull. Research has shown this cortex plays a key role in governing behavior and emotion. High activity in this cortex indicates better emotional regulation. Prisoners that had low activity in the area during the test — the more impulsive prisoners — were up to four and a half times more likely to re-offend.

The Cost of Prisons Taxpayers pay dearly for the American prison system. The United States spends $74 billion per year on corrections. America imprisons more of its population than any other country in the world. Caring for inmates is expensive. New Mexico spent about $35,000 per inmate last year. Comparatively, state spending per K-12 student was about $11,000 in 2009-2010. New Mexico has a higher proportion of its inmates in private prisons than any other state. The Presbyterian Church, when calling for the abolition of private prisons in a statement, argued: “Since the goal of for-profit private prisons is earning a profit for their shareholders, there is a basic and fundamental conflict with the concept of rehabilitation as the ultimate goal of the prison system.” The incarceration industry spends millions lobbying for longer sentences.

A study of state prisoners authored by Dr. Kent Kiehl, a psychologist in Albuquerque, suggests the anterior cingulate cortex (in blue) plays a key role in governing behavior and emotion. Brain scans show that inmates with low activity in the area may be up to four and a half times more likely to reoffend upon release.

Proponents of private prisons say they are more cost-effective and efﬁcient than public prisons, and that they’re an effective way to deal with a booming prison population.

A Better Way to Prevent Crime Many articles about Kiehl’s research reference the movie Minority Report to highlight the thorny ethics of using brain imaging to inﬂuence incarceration. In the ﬁlm, crimes can be predicted ahead of time, so potential criminals are imprisoned before they’ve done anything illegal. Kiehl countered that risk assessments, which evaluate an inmate’s potential danger to society upon release, are already commonplace in the criminal justice system. Parole,

sentencing and other decisions often hinge on such analysis, usually measured through personality tests or clinical evaluation. Kiehl’s work could lead to better risk assessments and improved treatments, he argued: Since the scans directly measure brain activity rather than relying on the test’s outcome, the results are more accurate. Still, he admitted, the science is in its infancy. The goal, he insisted, is rehabilitation — not further incarceration. “If I could give you a treatment or a pharmaceutical that reduces impulsivity and that leads to people not committing crimes and coming back to prison, that’s a fantastic thing for the inmate and society,” Kiehl said. Such treatments would be only one aspect of a successful release plan, he added. Many risk factors can be treated through common-sense measures: regular drug testing, guaranteed employment or anger therapy. That treatment, he said, is crucial to reducing prison overcrowding and the cost to the public. A 2012 New Mexico Department of Corrections report estimates that reducing recidivism by 10 percent would save the state $8.3 million a year and reduce victim costs by $40 million. Treatment results in the best outcome for both society and prisoners, Kiehl said. “I teach the economics of treatment. If you treat people, especially youth offenders, you can reduce the chances by 50 percent that they will come back to criminal behavior,” he noted. “That is unbelievably costeffective.” Research from the nonpartisan Washington State Institute for Public Policy indicates effective treatment programs cost less than $5,000 per offender and return up to $20 in beneﬁts for every dollar spent by taxpayers. “There’s no better program — except maybe great education or mental health care — that returns economic development like that,” Kiehl said. Read the full version of this article at nmcompass.com

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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

MARQUEE

Baby’s all grown up Outpost Performance Space celebrates its 25th year with a gala concert featuring legendary singer Mavis Staples BY KEVIN HOPPER

here are a scant few people in this town who have a huge affect on an entire segment of the local culture. People who are so signiﬁcant that, had they not chosen to live and work in Albuquerque, the town itself would be a far less rich prospect. Tom Guralnick is one such individual. A consummate musician and accomplished promoter, Guralnick is responsible for carving out a very cozy place for jazz in the Duke City called the Outpost Performance Space. Located on Yale just south of Central, the Outpost is, by design, an intimate spot for touring musicians. Most prominently, jazz is the focus here, though Outpost has hosted a large variety of music styles in the past. Founded in 1988 by Guralnick in its original space on Morningside and Central, 2013 is the quarter century mark for the Outpost, a landmark triumph for what is still a relatively small non-proﬁt, membership-based PHOTO BY WES NAMAN organization with only a few Outpost founder and employees. director Tom Guralnick However, Guralnick’s approach to music promotion — he estimates Outpost has hosted well over 2,000 shows since it was established — is anything but small. Not only does he consistently bring in some of the heavyweights of jazz, including Roy Haynes, Herbie Mann and Wayne Shorter, he has used the Outpost as a spot for up-and-coming musicians, local musicians and even youngsters — the Outpost regularly hosts a teen performance night called Roust the House. The space is also used as a spot for poetry slams, art exhibits and classes, which makes it not just a place to catch a show but a very special cultural anchor in the community. “This is my baby, and I’ve been loyal to my baby. And I love my baby,” Guralnick said in a recent chat with Local iQ. “I still love what I do and I still love what the Outpost is. I’m

very proud of what we have done here.” The organization will celebrate in grand fashion on May 24 with a gala dinner, auction and concert featuring R&B legend Mavis Staples, to be held at the Albuquerque Museum. When asked the very difficult question of picking one or two highlights over the last 25 years, Guralnick said, “There’s been some very emotional moments. The Mavis Staples show is great in a sense because it’s something that comes full circle. I used to see her when I was a little kid at Club 47 in Boston. MARQUEE My brother used to take me to see her when she was in the Staples Singers. Outpost Not only that, but when I first started the Outpost, one of the first shows was Performance Pops Staples. He played with Johnny Space 25th Shines and John Hammond.” Anniversary Gala Guralnick, who also ran the New BENEFIT DINNER, CONCERT Mexico Jazz Workshop for many years AND AUCTION FEATURING and founded the mammoth New MAVIS STAPLES AND COREY Mexico Jazz Festival in 2006, said that HARRIS some other highlights over the years 6-10p, Fri., May 24 include getting a call from jazz bassist ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM and composer Dave Holland when he 2000 MOUNTAIN NW was looking to get his career started again, as well as having a hand is Dinner and concert: $150 Mavis Staples, of Staples Singers fame, will getting legendary soprano saxophonist headline for the Outpost Performance Space Concert: $25-$50 25th Anniversary show, which will be staged at Steve Lacy to tour again with his Tickets: 505.268.0044 the Albuquerque Museum. longtime collaborator trombonist outpostspace.org Roswell Rudd. mavisstaples.com Also performing at the gala is acoustic blues Now boasting a membership of and reggae artist Corey Harris, who will open more than 700, Guralnick said there for Mavis Staples. Staples is currently enjoying are still goals to be met, including a career renaissance with the release of her last additional improvements to the space two recordings, You Are Not Alone and One True Vine, both and preparing for his eventual departure as Outpost director, produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame. Though there have which he insured was still a ways away. been far too many highlights for the Outpost to name, the “I would love to see making some improvements in the Staples performance, following a dinner by Slate Street at the future to the space, though it works fine the way it is,” Museum, will certainly be considered one of the biggest. Guralnick noted. “Also, the challenge is to build up the “She possesses a unique and incredibly strong voice and infrastructure of the organization so that it can go on beyond spirit,” Guralnick said of Staples. “It’s going to be a great me, sometime in the next 15 years or so. I’m 62. I’m not night!” going to last forever.”

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

CULTURE

Museum gift shop gets welcome transformation

here are many reasons we should enjoy making a visit to the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. From the Common Ground: Art in New Mexico in the permanent collection to rotating and traveling shows like the Landscape Drawings from the Collection (here until Oct. 23), the exhibits are excellent. There is delectable food for breakfast or lunch, with beer and wine from Slate at the Museum. Recently, the Gallery Store has undergone a remarkable transformation, due in part, in my opinion, by bringing in Maureen Ryan as the new store manager. Her efforts have made vast improvements to the store’s inventory, including products from Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, unique jewelry from local artists and yummy candles. All make for enticing eye-candy. I have overheard talk that the shop is ﬁnally comparable to the museum’s gift shops in other larger cities. Here’s hoping for cool T-shirts with memorable logos, like we see worn by folks who have visited MOMA or Chicago Art Museum. We are on the way! So go down and do some shopping.

More than a humble abode Have any of you ever checked out the GutierrezHubbell House (6029 Isleta SW) in the South Valley on Isleta Boulevard? Maybe you passed it on your way to see the Twisters that posed as the ﬁctional Los Pollos Hermanos in the locally-shot Breaking Bad series on AMC. Or maybe you’ve been down there for a matanza or a special event or wedding. If so, you know what a beautiful piece of history we have nestled down there. It’s a 150-year-old adobe hacienda situated on 10 acres of cultivated farmland, and was the home of James L. (Santiago) Hubbell and Juliana Gutierrez-Hubbell. Hubbell was a merchant and trader with the nearby Native American tribes. His son Lorenzo continued the family business and carried it over to the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Ariz. I have taken side-trips here and it’s a marvel all in itself. Currently, the Hubbell House is part of the Bernalillo County Major Open Space Network, with many things taking place that the general public can attend. Upcoming is the Farm Tour

and Food For People Initiative on June 1 from 9a to noon, where you can learn about “providing fresh produce to those in need,” and how you can participate, plus modeling a variety of sustainable and innovative backyard farming practices throughout the property. Other interesting things to learn here is caring for heirloom fruit trees and grape vines, drip and ﬂood irrigation, year-round growing techniques and planting for wildlife — all good stuff, in a historic and lovely setting. For more information visit hubbellhousealliance. org. Perhaps a travel piece about the Trading Post in Ganado is on the horizon as well?

More than a pat on the back My very dear friend Steve Paternoster was recently honored with the Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year award by the National Restaurant Association for his dedication, love and passion to give back to our community. If you know this guy or love hanging out at his restaurant, Scalo Northern Italian Grill, for delish food or one of the best-poured martinis, or even utilize one of the local YMCAs (he is CEO for the Central New Mexico branches), then you have been touched by his kindness, good nature and extremely big heart. The annual award is presented to restaurants that exemplify the industry’s community support and philanthropic spirit. This describes Steve, over and over again. I consider myself a very lucky man to have him as a friend, and to have been touched by and witnessed his amazing way of giving back and paying it forward. I can also attest a hug from Steve warms your soul to the core. Yes, I love and adore Mr. Paternoster. More than congratulations to you! Please take a look at his acceptance speech at local-iq.com/ columns.

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

FOOD

A ﬁlm festival with taste — literally

PHOTOS BY WES NAMAN

Nachos grande con carne adovada (left) and a bowl of red chile with beans and rice (upper right) are two staples of the menu at Cecilia’s, where the chile is hot and the New Mexico style is as authentic and family oriented as any restaurant in town.

Have allergies? Eat chile Cecilia’s perfects the culinary art of New Mexico’s favorite food, with recipes from the family cookbook art is, with its secret recipes often passed down from generation to generation, you t’s not too often that I eat out at New can understand that eating it anywhere other Mexican restaurants. Truth be told, I’d than grandma’s house is going to be a bit of a rather go to my grandma’s for my chile disappointment if not performed authentically, ﬁx, and nothing compares. I’m sure many like a ritual. I decided to give Cecilia’s a shot native New Mexicans will tell you the same and, man, did it bite back. thing. However, I did ﬁnd an authentic gem in When I visited Cecilia’s Downtown (there’s Cecilia’s Cafe that made me feel right at home, also a location next to UNM), not only did I and, boy, did that red chile pump my blood feel right at home with the all too — nose running, forehead familiar oldies and ranchera music sweating, mouth watering for playing in the background and the more and you just can’t stop, REVIEW perpetual smell of manteca hazing it’s oh-so-good. All my fellow chile junkies know what I Cecilia’s Cafe the air, but the staff is welcoming with their familial energy as they mean. 230 6TH SW, call you “mija” and present that 505.243.7070 What is it about this sacred, grandmotherly/motherly nature of 2933 MONTE VISTA intense fruit derived from Aztec feeding you bowl after bowl of red NE, 505.268.1147 cuisine that we New Mexicans chile ‘til you want to take a siesta seek as a constant in our diet? HOURS: with your cerveza. Its name comes from the 7a-2p, daily I started my edible adventure Nahuatl language and is used with a heaping mound of the for both medicinal and culinary Nachos Grande con carne adovada purposes. I once heard that the ($7.99), per my server Mary Navajo word for chile means “hot medicine.” Alice’s suggestion — crispy tostadas topped So true. “I have allergies.” “Eat some chile.” with beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, “I have a bruise.” “Eat some chile.” “Tengo garnish, jalapenos and red chile-doused pieces cruda!” “Comes chile!” It can even be used of delicious meat, yes, yes, yes! for punishment, depending on its victim. I Ojos bigger than pansa, I moved on to my remember when we used bad language as favorite New Mexican staple: DEEP-FRIED kids, our parents would threaten to wash our GREEN CHILE — now get this — STUFFED mouths out with hot chile, not soap. WITH CHEESE! (In case you don’t know what a relleno is). Who doesn’t like deep-fried Knowing how sacred this delicious culinary BY SHAVONE OTERO

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

anything, but stuff green chile with cheese and I’ll do anything moral. Slap that with a dollop of sour cream and a side of beans and rice ($7.95 for the plate), and you’ll be so tranced out, Al Hurricane could walk in the door and you wouldn’t even notice. I couldn’t leave without trying a whole bowl of red chile. Normally I’d say give it to me straight, none of this messing around with beans and rice inside, but Mary Alice suggested I do it con beans and rice ($4.75), perhaps as a precaution to simmer down the heat. Mary Alice was right, and so was the chile. The first time I met Mary Alice, I ordered a 10-pound burrito for my birthday party to feed my hungry, dancing guests. Recently featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-In’s, and Dives as one of the “101 Tastiest Places to Chow Down” for the 10-pound burrito challenge, I figured this would serve as excellent party grub. (CAUTION: Do not ask for extra, extra hot unless you’re one of those locos.) When I picked up the famous Fireman’s Burrito, I could tell Mary Alice took it as a serious performance and bowed to show her excellence in creating a behemoth of a burrito. Perfection. Whether you need a 10-pound burrito or a good old-fashioned, authentic red chile fix, Cecilia’s Cafe hits the spot. It’s an honor to try their family’s delicious recipes and a good treat to the soul with their homemade, Chimayo-grown red chile. Mmm, get your fix.

ooking is an art. There are elements of creativity, inspiration and execution that qualify it as such. While many prix fixe menus are often created and based around beer, wine, spirits or a season, it is rare that we come across a menu that is inspired by another form of art. The Albuquerque Film & Media Experience (AFME) is bringing more than just movies and visual stimulation to the table during its June 3-9 run. Aside from happy hours, panels, after parties and film showings, there will be a special dinner to benefit The Storehouse. A Taste of Film, scheduled for June 4, is a special night at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in which a seven course dinner will be prepared and served by Executive Chef Michael Giese. The twist on this prix fixe dinner is that each course of the epicurean evening has been created and influenced by the spotlighted films and documentaries of AFME. The films being represented span a diverse range of content, so a cohesive menu might seem like a long shot when trying to pair dishes for a movie like Road to Peace – a documentary about the Dalai Lama – then moving on with a later course inspired by Just Call Me Joe, which is about Questa, N.M. activist Joe Cisneros, who was inspiration for John Nichols’ book The Milagro Beanfield War. “The biggest difficulty with this menu was actually making the courses flow in a manner that makes some sort of sense,” Giese said of the creative process behind the menu. “Making the courses relate to the movie and having people see that the food relates to the story being told.” Trailers for each of the seven films will be presented prior to the courses being served, giving diners an idea of what each movie represents and how it is translated into something you can taste. Some are easy to envision and incorporate into a diverse menu, like the heirloom salad as the first course for Genetic Roulette – a documentary discussing the genetically modified foods in our diet. Other dishes will be interesting to taste, like an Acoma-style matzoh ball stew with chile broth and shredded duck to represent Moses on the Mesa. Much like the films being presented, this dinner will be a one-of-a-kind experience that will feature stunning work from both the visual and culinary arts. Tickets are $125 for individuals, and other group packages are available at abqfilmexperience.com. This dinner will sell out, so don’t hesitate to get your taste of film. Justin De La Rosa can be reached at justin@local-iQ.com.

FOOD

Caribbean spices make for powerful poultry

exans love beef, Carolinians love pork and Kentuckians love mutton. But everyone loves barbecued chicken despite the fact that there seems to be no cook-off in the United States devoted to the bird. Now you’d think that a chicken-producing state like Maryland or Delaware would have a barbecued chicken cook-off, but I haven’t been able to locate one — a fowl development. But chickens appear and are judged at other cookoffs everywhere, and they’re not deepfried. They’re grilled, smoke-grilled or just plain smoked. This is because if any mass-produced food needs chiles, smoke and fire, it’s chicken. There are certain meats, like an aged filet mignon, that can be grilled as is with no rub, marinade or finishing sauce, and it will be superb. But bland chicken needs some help, as does other poultry — so let’s add turkey, Cornish game hens and guinea hens to the list. In outdoor cooking, chicken is usually grilled and turkey smoked, but believe us, a simple smoked and spiced chicken is much tastier than the usual ways to cook it in the kitchen. Duck is perhaps the most flavorful bird for the smoker or grill, but for some reason it is rarely used. Some birds have more fat than others, so it is important with poultry to grill it slowly and watch it carefully so that the fatty skin doesn’t flare up and burn. The food police will order you to remove all the skin from poultry before grilling it, but I buck that trend because of one simple reason: as bland as chicken is, once it’s treated with the right marinade and grilling sauces and grilled correctly, there are few things better tasting in the world than a perfect, crispy piece of chicken skin. My mom Barbara used to insist on eating only the skin of grilled chicken, provided that my dad didn’t burn it. A favorite technique is one popular in the eastern Caribbean, that of spreading marinades or rubs under the skin as well as over it. The theory is that the chicken doesn’t burn as easily and that the grilling “bastes the flavors into the meat.” It takes a little practice so you don’t get the skin completely separated from the meat, but it’s worth the attempt.

Grilled Split Thai Chicken with Fiery Red Chile Sauce Chickens grilled in this manner are very popular throughout Thailand, where they’re sold in bus depots in villages, portable food stations, at the beach — everywhere. The Thais use bamboo skewers, but metal ones work ﬁne. The skewers keep the chicken ﬂat as it cooks on the grill. You will notice that the chicken is doubly spiced, like American barbecue, but much hotter. The chiles traditionally used are prik chee fa, with mediumhot, cayenne-like, bright red pods. Serve with sticky rice and mangoes and Thai iced tea.

To prepare the sauce, soak the dried chiles in hot water to soften for about 20 minutes. Remove, drain, and chop. In a blender or food processor place the chiles, ginger, garlic and 3/4 cup water process until almost puree, but still coarse. Place in a saucepan with the vinegar and sugar. Cook until reduced to about half, remove to a bowl. Add basil and salt to taste. Stir well. Serve the chicken with the sauce on the side.

Thai Seasoning Paste

Yield: 4 to 6 servings, Heat Scale: Hot

Ingredients: 12 large cloves Garlic, chopped 1/2 cup Shallots, chopped 1/4 cup Ginger, chopped 1/4 cup Fish sauce or substitute soy sauce 4 stalks Lemon grass, peeled to reveal soft inner root and lower stem, chopped 8 to 10 red Thai chiles (prik kee nu) stems and seeds removed, chopped, or substitute 4 red jalapeños

Hot Caribbean Smoked Chicken with Habanero Marinade

Chicken 3-1/2 lb. Chicken

Ingredients: 1/2 cup Orange juice 1/3 cup Rum 1/2 cup Chopped red onion 1/2 cup Chopped green onions, including the greens 2 Habanero chiles, stems removed, chopped 2 large Cloves garlic, chopped 2 Shallots, chopped 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme or substitute 1

Fiery Red Chile Sauce 3 dried Red New Mexican chiles, stems and seeds removed 4 Red Thai chiles, stems and seeds removed, chopped, or substitute red jalapeños 1 Tbsp. Ginger, chopped 4 cloves Garlic 1⁄2 cup Distilled vinegar 2 Tbsp. Sugar 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil, Thai preferred Salt to taste

This is an ideal way to prepare chicken because it doesn’t need to be turned and the fat and marinade bastes the bird as it smokes. Smoke with a delicate wood like apple so don’t mask the taste of the chicken. Serve with an avocado salad, Jamaican rice and peas, and warm banana bread. Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.

Rum-Habanero Marinade

tsp. dried thyme 2 Bay leaves, crumbled 1 tsp. Salt Freshly Ground black pepper 1/3 cup Vegetable oil Chicken 3 1/2 to 4-pound chicken Method: Combine the juice, rum, onions, chiles, garlic, shallots, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. With the machine running, slowly pour in the oil until the mixture becomes thickened. Place the chicken in a deep nonreactive bowl. Loosen the skin on the chicken and rub the marinade under the skin. Fill the cavities with the marinade, rubbing it into the ﬂesh. Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken and marinate, covered, in the refrigerator, for 24 hours. Remove the chicken and simmer the remaining marinade in a pot for 20 minutes. Place the chicken on a rack in the smoker and smoke at 200 degrees for 4 hours, basting occasionally with the marinade. Smoke for 4 hours (internal temperature at least 160 F), then remove the chicken from the smoke and allow to sit for 20 minutes before slicing.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings, Heat Scale: Medium Dave DeWitt, a.k.a. “The Pope of Peppers,” is coproducer of the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show and founder of the Fiery Foods & BBQ SuperSite at fiery-foods.com.

Method: To make the paste, place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process to a thick paste. Using poultry shears, or a heavy knife, cut down both sides of the backbone to cut the chicken in half. Remove the backbone and place the chicken on a cutting board skin side up. Press hard on the breastbone to break it and ﬂatten the bird. Loosen the skin and rub the paste all over the chicken, over and under the skin. Take the skewers and force one through the thigh perpendicular to bone and just above drumstick, into the breast, and out through the middle joint of the wing. Repeat for the other side of the chicken. Place the skewers on the grill over a mediumhot ﬁre. Grill slowly, turning as needed to brown evenly, for about 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 160 degrees for medium.

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DRINK RECIPE

Refreshing new product from Lillet pairs well with summer BY KEILA HERRINGTON s sexy and seductive as a white string bikini on the French Riviera, Lillet’s new Rose French Apertif Wine evokes images of tanned toes buried in the sand and evening walks along smooth sandy beaches. For those of us on this continent and inland, its refreshingly light fruity ﬂavor may be enjoyed while languishing in the sun poolside, or lounging atop cool rooftop gardens at the height of summer in the city. Wherever you spend your lazy days and nights, strike up a summer romance with this simple, “chilled” and uncomplicated cocktail — a blend of the red and white Grand Cru Bordeaux varietals used to produce Lillet Rouge and Lillet Blanc — that combines the smoothest beverages from two of the sexiest European hot spots. And that raspberry garnish? Well, it just reminds us of a blushing hothouse ﬂower behind the ear of this perfect little sexy drink.

Riviera Rose Method: In a highball glass, pour 3 oz. of Lillet Rose. Add fresh raspberries and ice. Squeeze a fresh orange or lemon into glass and top with San Pellegrino Aranciata. Get creative with your garnish! Whether it be a thyme, lavender or rosemary sprig or a simple cucumber wheel. Slowly sip the summer away. Keila Herrington is a Chicago transplant, talented bartender and a representative with National Distribution Co.

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DRINK

Collaborations a friend to drinkers, brewers

or the past decade or so a trend has been, well, brewing in the craft beer industry. This trend was first noted back in 2004 and was a blending of two Belgian style strong ales, both with the name Salvation. When the two are blended they create a beer called Collaboration Not Litigation Ale, from Avery and Russian River Brewing. From that happy blend we get the name of this trend — “collaboration.” And this year’s Albuquerque Beer Week had the first local collaboration (that I know of, at any rate), the 505-2013 from the big boys in town: Chama, La Cumbre, Marble, Nexus and Il Vicino. So what is a collaboration beer? It’s a surprisingly simple concept. A few brewers sit down and decide to brew a beer together. It is very much like asking your friends over to cook dinner with you. There is no real hierarchy, like head brewer and assistant brewers; after all, it isn’t “Ted Rice’s beer featuring Chama, La Cumbre, Nexus and Il Vicino.” Everyone has to get along, which is easy because brewers are generally all pretty nice guys, and everyone has to decide on a style, choice of ingredients, methods, etc. Then they brew, and the result is a collaboration beer, or a “collab” (coe-lab). These beers are important. For a while, I thought it was hype, but it’s true. Collabs allow brewers to escape from their normal routines and be nudged along by colleagues. Put yourself in the brewer’s shoes for a bit: Jeff Erway of La Cumbre loves his Elevation IPA, but he makes a lot of it. Week in and out he makes the same beer. The routine has to get a little, sorry, routine. Collabs give brewers a break and a chance to do something brand new. It also helps to work with people in the field; it is energizing, encouraging and can lead a brewer to look at his or her craft in different terms. Collabs are also great for beer drinkers as well. There is a step beyond just tasting the fruits of labor from gifted craftsmen: they are usually more widely available. This sounds odd but let me give two examples. Nexus is one of the collaborators for the 505-2013, Nexus does not distribute (yet) out of its brewery, but my local pub has the 505-2013 on draught. Therefore I can have a Nexus beer outside of Nexus. It’s kind of novel. The other example, which is probably better, is the Saison du Buff from last year’s Stone Collaboration Series. It was a collab between Stone, Victory and Dog Fish Head. It was a “historic recreation” style of beer, which Dog Fish Head is famous for brewing. Dog Fish Head wasn’t, and isn’t yet, available in New Mexico, and when we get it, we are getting their standard line and not their historic line. Because of Stone Brewing’s distribution we had a historic style Dog Fish Head beer in New Mexico, and it was awesome. There are more benefits of collaboration beers, but these are more interesting to those within

the industry who study distribution patterns, the nitty gritty of ingredients and are interested in brewers making new friends. One thing I should mention: It was brought to my attention that a few are calling the wrong things collaborations. It is a very, very common practice in the brewing industry to have a larger brewing facility brew beer for distribution. Goose Island out of Chicago uses Anheuser-Busch facilities to brew

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Collaboration beers, like the recent 505-2013 brewed by Marble, Chama, La Cumbre, Nexus and Il Vicino, are informal “team” beers — not unlike asking your friends over to cook dinner with you.

their beer for national distribution. It is Goose Island’s recipes and ingredients; the beer is just not all brewed in Chicago. Marble, at least for a while, brewed some of Chama’s beer in the exact same manner. That does not make it a Chama/Marble Collab — it’s just brewers being friendly and sharing their equipment. I guess all this is to say that collaborations are great: they let brewers push their craft and work with people outside their own brew houses. And what’s best: We get to drink the results. We can taste beer that has been made by hands we don’t usually get to try with the safety of also being brewed by hands we know really well. Seth Hall is head barman at the Albuquerque Press Club, where he’s happy to pour you a pint. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

GARDENING

Nectar-rich blooms usher in butterﬂies

t was not an unusual sight in the summertime for neighbors to see several of my brothers and sisters running down the street and through the park on a chase, holding butterfly nets to capture a swallowtail or two. Having learned the life cycle of the butterfly in science class, the idea was to capture them and bring them back to our mother’s flower garden. We hoped that they would take up residence and lay eggs so we could watch the process from beginning to end. However, the visiting butterflies did not stay long enough to lay eggs, at least not that we noticed. Mother’s garden, unbeknownst to us, was not nearly as appealing to the pollinators as the flower bed planted by the garden club in the park. Although not a very large space, the park’s garden was designed and planted specifically with butterflies in mind. Relinquishing our desire to see caterpillars in the garden did not eliminate our need to use our butterfly nets — after all, their use was not limited to just butterflies. Many gardeners are interested in plant-specific gardens that draw pollinators, knowing how delightful and educational the experience can be. Planting an area in the yard to encourage butterflies can be a fulfilling project for the whole family. Some research will be necessary to determine which butterflies to attract to the garden and then what specific plants will attract that variety of butterfly. Use this website as a guideline for information on butterflies in New Mexico: butterfliesandmoths.org. Some of the more common plants that attract

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butterflies are annuals that have a one-year life cycle. Annuals have a long blooming period, capturing the attention of different varieties of butterflies throughout the gardening season. Consider planting marigolds, lantana, zinnias or herbs such as fennel, parsley or dill for a mixture of nectar. Perennials, which live more than two years, bring beauty and longevity to the butterfly garden. Grouping like colors can produce a more dramatic affect. Try Jupiter’s Beard, Agastache and Autumn Joy Sedum together for a group of pink, then Purple Coneflower, Russian Sage and Rocky Mountain Penstemon for a purple group. Bring other perennials to the garden for a splash of color such as Salvias, Zauschneria and Gaura. A diverse selection will bring delight to the butterflies as well as the gardener. Shrubs also play an essential role in a butterfly garden. The Butterfly Bush is aptly named as it draws most butterflies with its various colors and long blooming period. Our native Fern Bush and New Mexico Elderberry can encourage butterflies to drink nectar as well. Shrubs will need plenty of space and should be planted near the back of the butterfly garden. Butterflies will linger in the garden longer to lay their eggs as long as the “host” plants are available for the larvae to forage on after their eggs hatch. Witnessing the life cycle of a butterfly is worth the effort put forth in the garden. Check for specific host plants for the butterfly eggs and larvae that will visit the garden on this website: thebutterflysite.com/ butterfly-food.shtml. To assure success, the garden site should be in full sun and protected by the wind. Design the area so there are large stones or places of bare earth for butterflies to bask in the sun. Damp soil or small puddles will encourage the butterflies to “puddle,” sucking fluids and minerals they need to stay healthy. Plan a sitting place to observe the daily activity which will take place in the garden. Keep a pair of binoculars close by to get a clear and close-

Among the more common plants that capturing the attention of different varieties of butterﬂies throughout the gardening season are annuals such as marigolds, lantana or zinnias (pictured). Herbs such as fennel, parsley or dill also work well at attracting butterﬂies.

up view. Children will be delighted when eggs, larvae or chrysalis are sighted on or near the host plants. As the chrysalis emerges from its cocoon the magic of the process begins again. The first Saturday in June is dedicated to Butterfly Education and Awareness Day. Great Outdoors Nursery will host Wings of Enchantment Butterfly Farm on June 1, from 10a-2p. This event will include the best resources of information on butterflies including a display of live butterflies in all stages of development. Information will be available on how to plan a butterfly garden. Bring the children for an entertaining day in a beautiful setting. Stop by the nursery at 10408 2nd NW in Albuquerque or call 505.890.5311 with any questions. Tish Resnik is the owner of Great Outdoors Nursery. She is a native New Mexican who enjoys the beauty of the garden and is happy to share garden lore with others.

HEALTH

Try a softer touch at easing dry skin symptoms

here are a many certainties in the Duke City. Balloon Fiesta, Chile Christmas style and dry heat are but a few. Our high altitude desert makes a perfect trifecta of low humidity, parching winds and huge ﬂuctuations in temperature. These climactic oddities insure that every single one of us who live in Albuquerque is plagued with dry skin. A day does not go by that I do not lather Aveeno Daily Moisturizer head to toe. I should have bought stock in the company, now that I think about it. Most of the time dry skin is only a nuisance and not ﬂattering, but on rare occasions it can be serious with complications. Fortunately, most dry skin can be treated with over-the-counter moisturizers and by reducing environmental factors like exposure to hot or cold weather with low humidity and excessive bathing. Yes, bathing. While I am proponent of cleanliness, it is true many peoples’ dry skin is caused by and exacerbated by bathing and harsh soaps. A dermatologist I know very well told me that he believes most dry skin he sees is due to soaps and bathing. Hot showers and soap, while refreshing and cleansing, remove some of the skin’s natural protective oils. In fact, this dermatologist said to me soap should only be used on the armpits and parts your underwear cover. He said this will drastically reduce dry skin on the rest of the body. There are a few relatively common medical conditions that cause dry skin, such as eczema (atopic dermatitis), psoriasis and hypothyroidism. Many people with mild eczema confuse this skin condition with excessive

A dermatologist I know told me that he believes most dry skin he sees is due to soaps and bathing. Hot showers and soap, while refreshing and cleansing, remove some of the skin’s natural protective oils.

dryness. Areas commonly affected include the face, sides of the neck and fold areas around the elbows, wrists, knees and ankles. In truth, most of my dry skin is due to eczema which has responded to moisturizers but is almost eliminated with prescribed steroid creams. Psoriasis is an immune skin condition which appears as red patches with dry skin scaling. Hypothyroidism is an endocrine (hormone) condition with low thyroid function that can reduce sweat and oil secretions of the skin. All of these conditions should be evaluated and treated by a medical doctor. Obviously dry skin symptoms of being tight (especially after bathing), itchy, ﬂakey, ashen, cracked and inﬂamed are common. You should consider seeing a dermatologist if your skin doesn’t improve in spite of your best efforts, or if there is excessive redness, severe itching, large areas of peeling and/or open sores and signs of infection. In most cases, dry skin problems respond well to common measures such as using moisturizers and avoiding long, hot showers and baths. For those who cannot live without a

steaming hot shower, make sure you moisturize immediately after with a non-fragrant body lotion. If you have very dry and scaly skin, your doctor may recommend you use an over-thecounter cream that contains lactic acid or urea. This will improve very mild eczema. If you have a more serious skin disease, such as atopic dermatitis (more than mild eczema), your doctor may prescribe prescription creams and ointments that contain topical steroids which when used properly will improve your skin remarkably. We cannot change the drastic skin-damaging climate in Albuquerque, and thus we are relegated to having dry skin. However, we can make some minor changes to our skin regimen and bathing routines which may minimize our scaly skin. My friend the dermatologist has a mantra he says to every patient he treats for dry skin: “I can’t cure your condition, I can only help you manage a lifelong problem.” Dr. Abinash Achrekar is an assistant professor of cardiology, internal medicine and public health at the University of New Mexico. He can be reached at abinash@local-iQ.com.

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HE WORK WEEK IS LONG. HELL, THE WORK DAY IS LONG. By the time it’s all over, the only thing left to do is treat yourself. Regardless of my job or yours, we work hard all week and have earned an hour or two to live in reverie over beer, wine and spirits of our choice. In fact, maybe work hinders our ability to imbibe. After all, to quote Oscar Wilde, “Work is the curse of the drinking class.” If I’m being honest, I don’t care where I get my afternoon elixir from — just pour my drink and pour it proper. Sure, there are the places I frequent with my favorite bartenders (you know who you are, and I love you), but sometimes it feels good to get away from my beaten path to seek out new favorites. With that in mind, Local iQ gave me a challenging assignment for this issue: Go out and ﬁnd the best happy hours. I did my best. Behold, my “research.” Oh, and don’t be a fool. Drink responsibly, and take a cab.

The Heights is never a bad place to be during happy hour, especially when bartenders like Amber Pohl is slinging cocktails behind Vintage 423’s glowing yellow bar. Happy hour at Vintage means $4 well drinks and $3.50 drafts with select appetizers at half price.

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Behold, the simple, but majestic $5 margarita at Quarters BBQ on Yale. Other happy hour specials here (all day long, no less) include $3.75 well drinks, $2 Coors, PBR and Miller drafts, and $2.50 select drafts such as Heineken.

Dark, Dive-y, Delightful The best place to start on a journey like this is a stones throw away from home at the place you pass by every day but really never think to go to. For me, that is the original Quarter’s BBQ on Yale. It embodies that perfect old feeling of a dimly lit room, horseshoe bar, copper bar top and worn wooden ﬁxtures aplenty. As it turns out, they don’t have a happy hour, but a happy day. Yeah. All day, you can get $3.75 well drinks, $2 Coors, PBR, and Miller drafts, as well as $2.50 select drafts like Heineken and a $5 margarita. Once I emerged from the windowless room and let my eyes adjust to the sunlight, it was already time to retreat to a similar ambiance. Charlie’s Front & Back Door is the ideal spot for doing so. My advice? Don’t use the front door. When you enter through the back, it’s like taking a step into a half-remembered relic of what bars used to be. Keep your cutesy cocktails in Nob Hill — this is where you go for a whiskey and coke ($4) or bottle of beer with complimentary chips and salsa.

Mid-Afternoon Martini Madness As it is said about martinis, two’s not enough, but three is too many. While there is such a thing as too many martinis, you can never have enough options on hand. Marcello’s Chophouse has a happy hour with wine specials and their signature cocktails (top-shelf, of course) for $1

off. I’m not usually one to stray away from my gin and tonics, but a gin martini is typically the point where my day goes from good to great. Marcello’s does a solid top-shelf Vesper ($10) — three measures gin, one measure of vodka, half measure of lillet blanc and a lemon twist. If you ever want to feel like James Bond, order one of these. It won’t make you any more handsome or cunning, but damn it if you don’t feel like the coolest guy at the bar. Martinis on the mind, Chama River Brewing Co. should be the top of your martini must-haves. During their weekday 4-6p happy hour they have a menu boasting 14 different martinis for $4 or $6 depending on your selection. The

only other bar that comes close to martini prices like that is Opa! Bar at Yanni’s — currently undergoing a transformation into Lemoni Lounge

— in Nob Hill, where Grey Goose martinis are a smooth $5.50. The bar keeps different hours than the main restaurant, but you can always stop in to either from 4p-6p and get that Goose. Opa! also has $2 ﬁsh tacos, $6.50 calamari, and $8.50 gyros with Greek salad. (Note: Opa! is getting a complete remodel and will change names to Lemoni Lounge once the work is complete in July. All the happy-hour specials will stay in place during the renovation). Are these places not quite in your part of town? Stop into Pelican’s West (10022 Coors NW) or Pelican’s East (9800 Montgomery NE). They run a daily happy hour from 4-6p with $1 off mixed drinks, beers, and wines, but on Wednesdays and Thursdays, they have $6 you-call-it martinis. Not bad, if you ask me.

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For the serious penny pinchers, popular UNM area pizza joint Brickyard Pizza is a haven, serving $2.50 well drinks, $1 off drafts and their famous PBR Special — a pint of Pabst and slice of cheese pizza for a mere $4..25

Happy Heights, Early Nights Maybe happy hour can seem a bit low brow. Like, maybe cheap drinks equate to cheap surroundings. Not the case. No, not at all. The sexy, sleek patio and lounge at Savoy Wine Bar & Grill is a relaxed alternative to the white-table-cloth dining room side of the restaurant. Savoy offers duel happy hours from 3-6p and 9-10p with $5 specials on margaritas, sangria, mojitos and house wines as well as already enjoyable prices on select items from the bar menu. Fire pits on the patio keep it warm on cool New Mexican nights. If you want to keep that steppedup style going on, you can loosen your tie and post up at Vintage

is tucked away in a strip mall. For an old-style long bar with pool tables and a second patio bar, head down to Billy’s Long Bar. It’s nothing fancy, but they’ll take care of you with $1 off drafts, $3 wells, and half-priced appetizers from Monday through Friday 4-7p.

Server’s Saving Grace 423’s glowing yellow bar. Their happy hour (4-6p, Mon.-Fri.; 1-3p, Sat.-Sun.) has specials for $4 well drinks and $3.50 drafts with select appetizers at half price. Their lounge also has cushy couches surrounding a huge TV so you can catch any and all of your favorite games in style. If you’re looking to keep it a little more cool and casual, your options are numerous. The Barley Room (4-7p, Mon.-Thu.; 4-8p, Fri.) does $3 domestic drafts and $5 on select appetizers. It’s a nice, unsuspecting sports bar patio seating aplenty that

Working in the restaurant industry is exhausting. Long, busy nights fuel the ﬁre that can only be extinguished with a post-shift drink. Unfortunately, most happy hours are long gone by the time a restaurant closes, but there are a few places you can still get to after that last set of silverware is rolled. Nob Hill Bar & Grill has one of the best happy hours in town. What’s the big deal about it? Half-priced liquor. All liquor. Top to bottom. The other great thing about this happy hour is that it not only runs for your typical ﬁve-day week from 4-7p, but

Did someone say Grey Goose martinis for $5.50? Pair that with a $2 ﬁsh taco and you are in happy hour heaven. To be more speciﬁc, you’re at longstanding Greek staple Yanni’s in Nob Hill. Yanni’s side bar Opa! is currently being renovated and will soon relaunch as Lemoni Lounge. But these same specials can be had at the main Yanni’s Bar until then.

it is a server’s saving grace with a reverse happy hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11p. NHBG is the heart of the Nob Hill nightlife, so you don’t have to worry about missing much. Across the street from UNM, Brickyard Pizza does it seven days a week from 10p-12a with $2.50 well drinks and $1 off drafts. You can get the same specials from 2-6p, as well as their PBR Special ($4.25) – a pint of Pabst and slice of cheese pizza – all day, every day. There’s nothing like the college bar with collegebudget prices. While its decor does consist of neon beer signs and other things of the like, it does maintain a certain polished charm that sets it apart from your typical college dive.

Downtown You can’t really talk about bars without touching on downtown. The bars there are numerous and diverse in their concepts and crowds. For CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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Membership bars are hideaways with lots and lots of perks BY GWYNETH DOLAND nbelievably cheap drinks, homemade grub, pool tournaments — indoor smoking — and a place where everybody knows your name. These are some of the many advantages of belonging to a private club. Just ask your grandpa! (Mine was a Shriner.) Many clubs organize volunteer activities or signiﬁcant charitable donations. Also: there’s drinking. Members can also rent out the halls for private parties. Here’s a by-nomeans-comprehensive smattering of some of the easily accessible clubs in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque Social Club 4021 CENTRAL NE, 505.262.1088

Technically, it’s a gay bar. But ASC is also a welcoming watering hole for the straight-butnot-narrow of Nob Hill and beyond. You can become a member at the door ($30) with your ID. Go on a weeknight for happy hour drinks and game of pool. Dance your pants off to DJs every Friday; there are drag shows on Saturdays. Smoking is allowed.

Albuquerque Press Club 201 HIGHLAND PARK CIRCLE SE, 505.243.8476

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This three-story Norwegian-style log cabin was built as a family home in 1903, served a Lambda Chi Alpha frat house in the 1960s and became the Press Club in the 1970s. Although working journalists pay less to be members ($70 as opposed to $140), it attracts mostly neighborhood denizens who like to smoke in the tiny wood-paneled bar. For others, the allure is its hilltop location with a beautiful wraparound porch that overlooks a pocket park.

Art Bar 119 GOLD SW

Coming soon: An unusual new version of the private club, located in the swanky downtown space formerly occupied by Jazzbah. ArtBar is a nonproﬁt founded by four friends who met through the Tricklock Theater Company. Founding membership costs $25 and the idea is that all proceeds from the bar will be dispersed

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through grants to arts-related nonproﬁts. Now, while its liquor license is pending, the club is open only occasionally for special events (check facebook.com/artbarbycatalystclub for information). The team hopes to be open nightly for drinks and events by late summer.

The Albuquerque Press Club is housed in an historic, hidden Downtown locale and boasts an ever rotating roster of interesting beers and bartenders that know a few things about what they pur. Ask for our man Seth!

Edelweiss German American Club

have active leagues. This is a traditionally dark, smoky club that attracts mostly an older crowd, but some young, cool league players, too. The crowd is friendly and they often bring in homemade food for a small donation. Membership requires you to attest you believe in a “Supreme Being” and that you’re not a sex offender, felon, terrorist or member of a “recognized subversive organization.” You may have to interpret some of that loosely, but membership is only about $35.

4821 MENAUL NE, 505.888.4833

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No, you don’t have to be German, but if you like German beer (many to choose from here), a friendly crowd and occasional costume festivities, then you gotta check this place out. Housed in a nondescript storefront on Menaul (entrance in the back), this nearly 50-year-old club attracts a small but very friendly happyhour crowd of regulars who like to cook for each other in the nice commercial kitchen. Newcomers are warmly greeted and encouraged to join ($30 a year). Several times a year the club hosts German-themed events. People: There are COSTUMES INVOLVED.

Loyal Order of the Moose 2121 EDITH NE, 505.247.4061

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Have you served overseas and been honorably discharged (or still active)? You probably qualify as a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. That means you can hang out at the Canteen, play pool or compete in the Wednesday night dart tournaments. Be prepared for lots of military regalia and to talk about your service.

the sake of fairness, I must offer you two final happy hours at bars that couldn’t be more different from each other. Though it may be towards the bottom of my list of places to go at night, the Library Bar & Grill has a happy hour to be reckoned with. You might call it a Bro Bar by night, but the happy hour crowd consists of suits, skirts and superb specials. $3.50 wells, $4 shots, $3 domestics and $3.50 imports. Hunger can be satisfied with 40 percent off all appetizers. Just down the street is not just the best place to catch live music, but also a great summertime happy hour on the patio at Launchpad. Half-price on all drinks and there are frequent specials on beer you just won’t find anywhere else. Stick around long enough, and you’ll get to enjoy whatever the touring or local music act is for the night.

Call it a Night These are simply my happy hour suggestions. The places that make me happy. There are plenty I have not mentioned and more that I haven’t discovered. Seek them out, drink them out, but think it out. I don’t recommend hitting all of these at once, but if you do, do so safely. Oh, and tip your bartender. Reciprocate the happiness.

Patio-palooza The wind is dropping, the thermometer is climbing, the drinks are cold — patio season is upon us MARBLE BREWERY

BY MIKE ENGLISH hen I arrived in Albuquerque in 2001, from the gray and chilly Paciﬁc Northwest, I wandered through Nob Hill on a warm June night and was struck by the sight of 300 people packed on a patio at Kelly’s, drinking beer and eating burgers. I grabbed a seat and joined the fun. It’s easy to take the pleasures of New Mexico patio season for granted, but we really shouldn’t. We’re lucky to have several great outdoor drinking and eating spots scattered about the city. And it’s that patio time of year, wouldn’t you agree? No more near-freezing nights or gale-force winds — those signatures of Duke City early spring. Just pleasant, relaxing evenings, a cool drink in hand, a sunset on the horizon, a table full of friends and a warm night ahead. Consider this partial Local iQ listing a reminder of some of the best patios in the city. Also included are a few dog friendly and rooftop options.

111 Marble NW, 505.243.2739 marblebrewery.com

A little patch of downtown asphalt might not seem the likeliest patio hot spot, but add a bunch of people, ﬁne brew, music and a dogsare-welcome attitude and fun ensues.

O’NIELL’S IRISH PUB 4310 Central SE, 505.255.6782 oniells.com

O’Niell’s has always striven to create a neighborhood pub vibe, and their dog friendly patio is just one way they do it.

Other outdoor faves ABQ BREW PUB 6601 Uptown NE, 505.884.1116 uptown-sportsbar.com

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BLACKBIRD BUVETTE 509 Central SW, 505.243.0878 blackbirdbuvette.com

You can grab an outdoor seat at the front of Blackbird, if the hubub of downtown Central Avenue is your thing, but the real charm is to be found on the hidden back patio, where you won’t even know Downtown exists.

THE COPPER LOUNGE 1504 Central SE, 505.242.7490 thecopperlounge.com

Yes, Copper Lounge has a patio. It’s the addition that was made to the bar a few years ago, and while it seems like indoor space and functions that way in the winter, the big glass doors are thrown open in the spring, summer and fall for all the glories of patio drinking and dining.

NOB HILL BAR AND GRILL 3128 Central SE, 505.266.4455 upscalejoint.com

Carving outdoor seating space onto a sidewalk doesn’t always a patio make, but Nob Hill Bar and Grill’s thoughtfully designed outdoor space, with it’s canvas canopy and gated perimeter, offers yet another way to kick back and enjoy the Nob Hill scene.

SAVOY BAR AND GRILL 10601 Montgomery NE, 505.294.9463

Located smack in the middle of Nob Hill, the patio and Nob Hill Bar and Grill is an easy meeting place made easier by a reative menu and loads of great happy hour specials.

Bird’s eye view Getting above it all is a ﬁne way to enjoy a drink and a plate of food. Here are a few patio options where the views and the atmosphere are sublime.

SEASONS 2031 Mountain NW, 505.766.5100

2381 Aztec Rd. NE, 505.881.2737 ilvicino.com

There’s nothing quite like hanging out with your dog on a patio where they serve high quality craft beer.

KELLY’S BREW PUB

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3222 Central SE, 505.262.2739

The upstairs patio at Seasons offers pleasing views of Old Town, a ﬁne bar menu and tasty roster of mixed drinks.

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IBIZA AT HOTEL ANDALUZ 125 2nd NW, 505.242.9090

The mothership of Albuquerque patios, with a vast collection of tables and umbrellas and an attitude toward dogs that’s unfailingly positive and accommodating.

FARINA PIZZERIA 510 Central SE, 505.243.0130 farinapizzeria.com

MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE 2201 Q #98, 505.837.2467 marcelloschophouse.com

NED’S BAR & GRILL 2509 San Mateo NE, 505.884.4680 nedsnm.com

JC’S NYPD 215 Central NW, 505.766.6973 jcnypd.com

PACO’S 3851 Rio Grande NW, 505.3354 pacosabq.com

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An elegant rooftop patio in one of Albuquerque’s most historic hotels.

APOTHECARY, HOTEL PARQUE CENTRAL 125 2nd NW, 505.242.9090 hotelandaluz.com

Simply one of the best views of the city.

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This spacious shaded space is big enough for music and one of the best patio options in the Northeast Heights. Savoy’s savvy wine menu provides the perfect pairing for outdoor imbibing.

The New Mexico Legislature passed a law in 2011 that allows leashed dogs on restaurant patios, but it’s still up to the establishment to decide if they want your pooch on their patio. Doggy nirvana is a patio where the owners not only want your dog to visit but they’ll even provide iced water bowls and strips of bacon.

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3500 Central SE, 505.255.8781

3500 Central SE, 505.262.1848

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Tucked into the shaded inner sanctum of Nob Hill shopping center like its neighbor Gecko’s, this outdoor space offers coziness, comfort, good food and drink ... everything you could ask for in a patio.

This lively patio can get a little snug at times, but the servers and patrons are always welcoming to canines. It’s a true neighborhood bar, with daily drink specials and a pub menu of many options.

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Nick & Jimmy’s Restaurant & Bar Steak, seafood, pasta and the best Greek cuisine.

The Place for great food, fun and live music Wednesday through Sunday. Brunch Saturday and Sunday 10am

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served with sauteed onions and french fries $4.50

Green Chile Cheese Quesadilla $5.50 Add beef or chicken for $1 extra

Fish Tacos $4.95

Fish and Chips Served with french fries $5.95

Served with Fried Wonton Crisps. $4.99

Apple Wood Smoked Bacon Wrapped California Dates Complemented with a cranberry balsamic dipping glaze $8

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Shrimp Cocktail

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Pizzeria Luca Upscale-casual restaurant offering artisan salads, Neapolitan-style pizza, traditional pasta dishes and delicious seafood and gluten-free options. We take pride in using fresh and imported ingredients.

Savoy Bar & Grill

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Savoy serves weekday lunches and dinner daily. Our lounge bar opens daily from 3pm (Sundays at Noon) with Happy Hour twice daily. Private rooms are available for small or large groups with no room charges* Seasonal Live Music on the patio (Thursdays & Saturdays at 6pm) *food and beverage min apply

For the serious sports fan. Relaxed…. Sophisticated…Fun… “ELEVATED”

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Soup & Side Salad $5

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Prime Rib Pepper Steak Sandwich

Grilled sticky rice with baby bok choy and mango salsa $14

Happy Apps Raviolis, Caprese, Cheese Bread or Spiedini

Gruyère cheese, Tabasco remoulade & trufﬂe-cheese fries

Halibut & Chips IPA beer-battered halibut with house made chips $16

Happy App Trio

Grilled Half Pound Angus Burger

Raviolis, Spiedini and Cheese Bread

Served with parmesan trufﬂe fries

$10

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Prosciutto-wrapped Goat Cheese

Wines

Happy Hour Pizza

Rufﬁno Chianti, Stark Raving Red, Stark Raving White or Crème di Lys Chard.

Changes daily $4

20 oz. Drafts

Frozen Sauza Margarita & Frozen Mojito

Marble, La Cumbre or Luca Nut Brown

Pinot Noir, Cabernet, or Chardonnay Flights $12

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Smoked Apple Wood Bacon-wrapped Tenderloin of Buffalo With caramelized apple potato pancake and mushroom merlot reduction $22

Jerk Chicken Wrap Jerk Chicken breast, Honey Walnut Aioli, Pineapple Mango Salsa in a ﬂour tortilla $9

Happy Hour Monday-Friday 4-7

$3.00 Well Drinks (Cuervo, JD, Smirnoff)

Spanish Red Sangria

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Red wine, fresh fruit juices and a splash of lemon-lime soda

50% Off on Nachos & Wings

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Scalo Northern Italian Grill Scalo Northern Italian Grill offers 30 wines by the glass and fresh happy hour food selections (all under $5). Enjoy live music four nights a week in Il Bar, patio seating (weather permitting) and a vibrant, progressively original cocktail menu.

Seasons Rotisserie & Grill Come check out Seasons’ New Happy Hour Menu on our roof top patio! Monday thru Friday from 4pm – 6:30pm and 9pm – 10pm!

The Cellar Bar at Zinc Step down into the intimate Cellar Bar for happy hour every day from 5pm to 7pm. Check out our website for information on our weekly specials, too!

— HAPPY HOUR HIGHLIGHTS — Carta Blanca Steamed Mussels

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— SAMP LE ME N U — Happy Hour: Mon.-Fri., 4-7 p.m. Live Music: Wed.-Sat., 8:30pm Tapas $5 Well Drinks $4 (up charge for specialty drinks)

Crimson Lentil Hummus Plate

Toasted rustic bread with three toppings $6

Fresh veggies, grilled pita $4

Fried Mac & Cheese Fritters

4-course tasting menu with wine pairings Limited seating. Reservations required. 6:30 - 9 p.m.

Crispy Duck Conﬁt Eggrolls Served with a balsamic-mustard & chile lime dipping sauces $8

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Served with a warm sliced baguette $6

Spicy Sriracha Shrimp Tacos Jicama slaw, avocado crema

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Bacon remoulade

Monday: 1/2 price bottled wine For our friends in the restaurant industry: 20% off food, $3 Local Beers, $4 wines and $4 well drinks (il Bar only, all day)

Glazed St. Louis Ribs

Tuesday: Industry Night

Black ‘N Blue Chicken Sliders Cajun spice, Maytag blue cheese, chips $6

Mango hoisin BBQ, buttermilk slaw $7

Draft Beers $4 Glass of Wine $4 (ask server about selections)

Mexican chorizo sausage broth, haystack potatoes, grilled bread $6

Happy Red or White Wine Varietal changes daily $5

Silver Coin Margarita Sauza Silver Tequila, Cointreau with house made sweet & sour $5

Prickly Pear Mojito $5

Bacardi Rum, house made mojito mix and fresh mint with a splash of soda $5

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Smirnoff Vodka, raspberry liqueur and fresh lemonade with a splash of soda water $5

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Red carpet treatment Inaugural ﬁlm ‘experience’ combines cinema, music, art, performance and food BY JEFF BERG

n extremely thoughtful, wellorganized and ambitious first-time festival, the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience (AFME) is destined to be a success, organized by forward-looking folks who are already working on the event for 2014 and 2015. Ivan Wiener, who with Lainie Quirk is the cofounder of the newly minted AFME, was the executive producer of the Albuquerque Film Festival from 2009-2011, and has worked for over 20 years in the entertainment industry as a consultant and personal assistant to Dennis Hopper, among other entertainmentrelated activities. However, this multi-media festival is not the brainchild of Wiener and Quirk, “It was first suggested by Robert Redford, who PREVIEW approached Lainie and asked if she knew how Albuquerque to do a film festival. Film and Media So, from there, we moved forward with Experience this.” Wiener said in an Mon.-Sun., Jun. 3-9 interview with Local iQ. MULTIPLE EVENTS, He added, “It is a great VENUES, PRICES effort to not just to have FOR SCHEDULE & TICKET a film festival. AFME is INFO, VISIT: not only for film lovers, abqfilmexperience.com artists, musicians and lovers of food, it is a great opportunity for the community as well. Having the Redfords involved benefits the city and the state of New Mexico.” True to its “Experience” moniker, AFME is not just a film festival, and in addition to Organizers Lainie Quirk and Ivan Weiner (above) have movie screening will feature panels, moviecreated a packed schedule of events for the inaugural related food tastings (see Justin De La Rosa’s Albuquerque Film and Media Experience, including appear“First Bite” column in this issue of Local iQ), ances by Robert Redford (as Sundance, top left), a special evening with artist Sibylle Szaggars-Redford (top right) parties and much more. to benefit the National Dance Institute and a screening of Redford will be a guest speaker for one Blaze You Out, a made-in-New Mexico film starring Elizabeth Pena (left). event, while his wife Sibylle SzaggarsRedford will be part of a performance-art hours and the like, and then there is the “We were really happy to get Blaze You Out. It was shot event with Icelandic composer/pianist interesting sounding “intimate conversation” David Thor Jonsson, where Robert Redford entirely in New Mexico, mostly around Española, and following the screening of The Hidden Hand, will also do a poetry reading and Catherine features Elizabeth Pena. 99 percent of the cast and crew a documentary about alien abduction and Oppenheimer of the National Dance UFOs. The panel will include the film’s are New Mexico residents.” Institute will choreograph an interpretive director, James Carman, Linda Moultondance performance. IVAN WEINER, CO-FOUNDER, ALBUQUERQUE FILM & MEDIA EXPERIENCE Howe, an investigative journalist and AFME is also an international event, “UFOlogist,” and hypnotherapist Dolores something beyond Albuquerque’s usual Cannon. cultural borders. filmmaker-related panels, there is also Vanishing of the Bees, along with some other Wiener noted that the festival is gently “This year our spotlight countries are Israel music, including a performance by Thomas premieres including Justice Denied, the story patterned after the original Sundance Film and the UK,” Wiener shared. “The Israeli Dolby, (yes, the ’80s pop-star of “Blinded Me of sexual assault on male soldiers serving in Festivals, which were low-key and offered Consulate is a sponsor and we’ll have films With Science” fame — sponsored by Local the U.S. armed forces. opportunities to everyone, especially and artists from that country. It’s also iQ), who will play a 50-minute set of music minority filmmakers. Feature films will also take the stage. “We interesting to note that the landscape of after he performs a live score to his own were really happy to get Blaze You Out,” “It was for those who didn’t have Israel is similar to that of New Mexico.” short film, The Invisible Lighthouse, which Wiener said. “It was shot entirely in New opportunities,” he said. will screen at the Lobo Theater on June 3. The film line-up seems to lean toward a Mexico, mostly around Española, and And even if you aren’t an artist, filmmaker Following the screening and performance, number of documentaries, but Wiener features Elizabeth Pena who will also be a or UFOlogist, you can still have a chance to Local iQ will host an after party with Dolby offered that documentaries were the most guest — 99 percent of the cast and crew are be part of the big show, as Wiener is seeking at Imbibe Cigar Bar. Only VIP All Access submitted genre of film. There are several New Mexico residents,” he added. volunteers to help out in various areas. and Ultimate All Access pass holders will be good ones being screened, including the allowed to attend. But as mentioned, AFME is not just about You can contact the festival at volunteer@ premiere of Circle the Wagen (see the “Smart There are also any number of parties, happy trimeccaagency.com or call 505.265.7866. film. Although it also has a number of Film” review in this issue of Local iQ) and LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

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Technology in motion ’80s pop icon Thomas Dolby visits Albuquerque to personally unveil his latest techie fascination — ﬁlm — at the inaugural AFME festival TICKET G

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hen the Information Age was barely in its infancy, Thomas Dolby was still known by his birth name, Thomas Robertson. At the time, he was playing traditional instruments and affecting the style of his jazz hero Thelonious Monk. It wasn’t until the early 1970s that Dolby built an electronic synthesizer from a kit. From that point on, he never looked back. In fact, his stage name was given to him by friends who nicknamed him “Dolby” because of his interest in sound technology (after the pioneering audio company). Dolby’s breakthrough single “She Blinded Me With Science,” and its subsequent music video released in the early days of MTV, helped establish the synthesizer as a formidable and legitimate instrument in modern music. Technology has been a driving force for Dolby’s career and, perhaps more than any other musician, he is qualified to comment on how it is changing the music industry (for PREVIEW better, or worse). LOCAL iQ PRESENTS: “I like how technology has liberated musicians, Thomas Dolby’s providing a way we can The Invisible record and distribute Lighthouse without needing approval of record FILM SCREENING company executives and AND CONCERT radio programmers,” 7-9p, Mon., Jun. 3 will perform a live score and Dolby told Local iQ LOBO THEATRE narration to the documentary 3013 CENTRAL NE recently when asked if he short film about an historic suspected technology’s $16/$20 lighthouse near Dolby’s home heavy influence on Tickets: holdmyticket.com in Suffolk that is scheduled to music. “I certainly could be demolished. thomasdolby.com see that coming, but “I always enjoyed expressing I’m never sure how long myself in new mediums,” things are going to take. Dolby said. “That’s why I broke It seemed to be going into videos back in the early MTV era. The too slowly during the ‘90s when the Internet die for the fi lm came about because I was first took off, but the music industry did its playing with a quadrocopter camera, and best to put the brakes on.” looking for something to shoot. I focused on Though Dolby’s reference to “wireless” a lighthouse near my house that is closing in the title of his 1982 debut, The Golden down later this year, and it led to the film, Age of Wireless was a reference to WWIIwhich I shot and edited myself.” era radios, it is uncanny how that title is a Since its release, the film has netted Dolby a more befitting description to the current number of awards, including “Best Director” era. Stranger still is the fact that Dolby’s at the Los Angeles D.I.Y. Film Fest in March company, Beatnik, develops software synthesizers for mobile phones and, in 1993, of this year. “Thomas Dolby’s first effort as a director introduced a digital file format called RMF embodies everything that the DIY Film (sort of an early version of MP3). Dolby had Fest aspires to, Richard Martini, the even begun distributing his music digitally programming director of the DIY Film as far back as 1993, long before the Napster Festival, told LA.com recently. “It pushes the phenomenon. envelope of creativity using tools available to Since technology and music has always everyone.” surrounded Dolby’s life and career, it comes To make the film, Dolby taught himself as no surprise that he can now put the title how to edit using tutorials from Lynda.com of film director on his resume. His debut and also employed the use of inexpensive film, The Invisible Lighthouse, is set to be cameras such as the GoPro Hero2 and even screened at the inaugural Albuquerque Film a flying drone-like ARParrot quadrocopter and Media Experience, and Dolby himself

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A fascination with technology was evident in Thomas Dolby’s forays into pop music in the 1980s. Now his interest in digital filmmaking has led him to create, shoot, edit and score the award-winning short film The Invisible Lighthouse. Dolby will make an appearance in Albuquerque for the upcoming screening of the film as part of the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience. Dolby will perform a live score to the film followed by a performance at the Lobo Theatre on June 3.

camera, which can be controlled by an iPhone. It is an extremely innovative approach to getting a ﬁlm made, easily as innovative as Dolby’s music. Asked if he has other ideas for future ﬁlm projects, Dolby said, “Yes, but I’m keeping them to myself! I don’t see myself making big budget action pictures, but special interest and arty selfindulgent stuff really appeals to me.” The Invisible Lighthouse is just the latest

creative project for Dolby, who has been on a roll since the 2010 release of the concept album, A Map Of The Floating City, a recording divided into three parts that Dolby describes as “a travelogue across three imaginary continents.” The album, Dolby’s first in close to 20 years, has been lauded by critics and was followed up by the release of an interactive game by the same name that is set against what Dolby describes as a “dystopian vision of the 1940s that might have existed had WWII turned out a lot differently.” Technology and music and film and digital gaming and wireless phones and sound studios built in boats (did I not mention Dolby custom designed a sound studio in a 1930s life boat that is wind and solar powered?), all make for one very interesting career. Dolby is far from your average MTV baby, and now that film has entered into the fold, this likely won’t be the last time you hear the name Thomas Dolby.

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nticingly well written and feeling like a true tale, The Reluctant Fundamentalist tells the story of the ironically named Changez, a young Pakistani man of privilege who goes from being a Princeton grad, to high-end and very successful The Reluctant financial analyst (guided by the icy Fundamentalist but firm hand of Kiefer Sutherland), DIRECTED BY MIRA NAIR to possible terrorist suspect back in 2:45, 5:15, 7:30p, May his own country. Showing that not 24-30 all so-called terrorists are nut cases Guild Cinema out to destroy western decadence, 3405 Central NE, Changez is confronted by writer (and 505.255.1848 as we find out too late) CIA mole Bobby guildcinema.com (Live Schreiber), who allegedly shares ifcfilms.com/films/theChangez’s dream of being successful in reluctant-fundamentalist the U.S., a dream which fades after 9/11. It is here where his life makes a dramatic change, as he is harassed by authorities, insulted by his girlfriend’s art exhibit, which she claims honors him, and sees the error of his ways concerning his job which until then has allowed him not to see the countless number of people his work has hurt. Fraught with tension and purposeful ambiguity, this is one moving film. Surprising and believable. —Jeff Berg

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Greedy, Lying ptly named, this no-holds-barred, Bastards decidedly and rightfully one-sided DIRECTED BY CRAIG documentary takes a strong look at SCOTT ROSEBRAUGH those who still espouse the idea that global 4:30, 6:30, 8:30p, warming doesn’t exist and proceeds to rub Jun. 3-4 their noses in their lies and deceit. Although Guild Cinema much of the information is not new if you’ve 3405 Central NE, been paying attention, much of the footage 505.255.1848 of storms, fires, drought, ice melts and other guildcinema.com sorts of nature’s angry carnage were new greedylyingbastards. to me and very moving in their scope and com depth. The bad guys, of course, are the usual suspects … big oil, bad politicians, Fox News and especially the screw-loose senator of Oklahoma, James Inhofe. But the biggest finger of all is pointed at the Koch Brothers, the billionaires who have been pushing and financing the right-wing agenda for the last few years. Filmmaker Craig Scott Rosebraugh travels to Colorado Springs, the west coast of Alaska, and briefly overseas to interview people who feel that they have been personally affected by global warming in one way or another. Stark and informative. —Jeff Berg

’ve often toyed with the idea of buying and fixing up an old car, even though I have no idea how to fix anything beyond a flat tire. Even then, I would probably not be smart enough to get it fixed. Decidedly smarter than I, Dave Torstenson, who shanghais his very patient friend Charlie Pecoraro to help him, decides to do just Circle the Wagen that — fix an old car — after finding a DIRECTED BY RYAN STEVEN 1972 VW Bus in Iowa. He buys it online GREEN and heads out to try and drive it back to 4:30p, Mon. Jun. 10 California. AFME, Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 Much of the first part of the film takes circlethewagen.com place around Tulsa and Oklahoma abqfilmexperience.com City, as our two intrepid travelers inch (sometimes literally) their way West, more or less following Route 66. But after many breakdowns and many rescues from A.I.R.S. (Air Cooled Interstate Rescue Squad), which has groups of VW fanatics in various places around the country, they decide to leave the bus for safekeeping at the historic Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M. Flash forward about four years, and one finds that it is not easy to forget an old friend, as Dave and Charlie return to New Mexico to try and complete their trip. Fun and hellacious. —Jeff Berg

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The Dropkick Murphys have been practicing their unique brand of Irish American punk for years now, but lead singer Al Barr (third from left) resists the idea his group is just a punk band. “Actually, we are a very diverse seven-piece group,” he says. “This band isn’t stuck in any mold.”

Boston strong Dropkick Murphys, with the recent bombing in Beantown very much on their minds, bring their brand of Irish punk to the Duke City But Casey and his bandmates kept working on tour, which is the Dropkick Murphy style, and he Dropkick Murphys were on the negative aspects of the frightening event tour out of town when the Boston eventually turned positive. Marathon bombing threw their “It was so great to see the outpouring of support beloved hometown into shock and for Boston,” he said. “When we were still on lock-down. But the band immediately launched the West Coast, people were a fundraising campaign to doing a moment of silence help the victims and their every night at our shows. families via their charitable PREVIEW The good that comes from Claddagh Fund. this kind of stuff is you see Bassist-songwriter and Dropkick people stop and say, ‘Man, founding member Ken Casey Murphys cutting a guy off in trafﬁc isn’t told Jay Stone of the punk important,’ you know. People WITH OLD MAN MARKLEY rock blog Dying Scene, “We kinda think about each other, AND THE MAHONES were out on the West Coast and you can see a little more on tour, just come back from At press time, Local humanity lesson in the world. Australia and that Monday It’s nice to see, you know, iQ was informed was my birthday, so when how people have reacted in a that The Dropkick I got a lot of text messages, positive way. People’s minds I at ﬁrst thought they were Murphys show has have just gone to ‘how can I happy birthday greetings. been postponed until help? How can I help?’ you Then I saw they were from later in the summer. know?” people asking if we were Dropkick Murphys, in songs alright. I own a bar on like “Rose Tattoo” from their Boylston Street in downtown latest album Signed and Sealed Boston, McGreevey’s, and in Blood, meld no-prisoners punk rock drive they thought we might be there. So then I went with tasteful ballads, bagpipes and banjoes. online and looked at the news pictures and They’re not a band that’s easily pigeonholed, it was just, like “Holy shi*!” The only time I either musically or politically. was away from CNN was when I was on stage. I didn’t sleep for, like, 48 hours. I could not Dropkicks Murphys lead singer Al Barr told believe this was all happening, it seems like JAM magazine, “I’ve heard people call the it would be far-fetched if it was in a movie let Dropkick Murphys an Irish punk band from alone real, you know?” Boston. Actually, we are a very diverse seven-

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piece group. Our audience loves it when we play a hardcore song, or a punk song, yet we can also play a traditional Irish ballad as well. Fortunately, this band isn’t stuck in any mold.” Barr added that he personally is “a card-carrying NRA member that voted for Obama and practices yoga, so you are talking to a multifaceted individual. Some may call me confused, but I feel pretty confident I’m not.” In an Albuquerque interview some years ago when they last played the Sunshine Theater, Casey told this Local iQ reporter, “We are staunchly and 100 percent pro-union,” and their 2010 dedication of their song “Take ‘Em Down” to the union struggle in Wisconsin clearly put their art where their sentiments stand. The band has been equally forthright in response to the recent Boston bombings, but this time in a humanitarian way. Casey said the Dropkicks began selling a special benefit T-shirt, with proceeds going to victims. They also put on a recent benefit concert in Boston, and put together an iTunes-only benefit musical release. “All of the money raised from these benefits goes to the Claddagh Fund, which can give direct to the victims,” Casey noted. “There are a lot of people that are messed up over it. But what I like about it is people seem to be getting right back out. People trying to just jump right back into it and not let fear get to them, and that’s good. Once people start being afraid to go out, what these people did becomes a success. I think that ‘Boston Strong’ is very real.”

aniel Snow has already been around the world and back once, by boat. This time he wants to do it by bus. Snow, who recently released his sophomore album Come Find Me, described his first few months in the U.S. Coast Guard as a rough start. “There was once a time I played for the same crew on the breezy beaches of Cuba that put fish in my rack underway,” said Snow. “But in all seriousness, I needed the asskicking to get me ready, I think.” Fast-forward to the time Snow got his ass kicked for real in New York City. The last night of a New York trip for his debut performance at “acoustic Long Island,” Snow woke up 2,000 miles from his native Duke City on a Manhattan subway car with a black eye two hours before his return flight. One listen to the title track of Come Find Me and you’ll immediately see Snow as more of a balladeer than a brawler. Oftentimes compared to John Mayer and Jack Johnson, Snow’s smooth lyrics and even smoother voice can convincingly transport you to the seaside decks he served on in the Coast Guard. As a matter of fact, Snow’s music takes the listener sightseeing. “I don’t think I’ve changed all too much since then, but the way I see the world has,” he said. “Which is what my songs are, snapshots to see the world through my viewfinder.” The product of a musical family, Snow released his album last month to a standing-room-only audience at Satellite Coffee in the Northeast Heights (where he works). The father of two boys, Snow knows he won’t be slingin’ Joe forever. “Touring, and writing music for movies are on my list of things to chase,” he said. “If I don’t do this now, I’m going to wind up singing in lounges for the rest of my life.” You can help keep Snow out of the lounges by visiting danielsnowmusic.com, where you can find Come Find Me and watch a promotional video for Propellerhead Software that features Snow. Hip Hop generation dad. Personin-progress. Poetry-in-practice. Journo. Author. Community Organizer. Bright ideas magnet. Music addict. Find me at www. hakimbe.com

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hances are if you ever had a MySpace account, you’ve heard of the Arctic Monkeys. That’s not a dis, it’s just to illustrate that the band was one of the ﬁrst in history to rise to prominence via the Internet – as opposed to promotion from record labels or radio play. In fact, due mostly to attention garnered from fan-based websites, the band’s debut album Whatever You Say Arctic Monkeys I Am, That’s What I’m Not became the WITH MINI MANSIONS fastest-selling debut album in British 8p, Wed., May 29 music history. Seven years and three Sunshine Theater albums later, the band has evolved into 120 Central SW, 505.764.0249 a calculated touring machine, changing $27 their style constantly, moving from postTICKETS: punk to psychedelic to love ballads over holdmyticket.com the course of a show. Recently the band arcticmonkeys.com has been experimenting with a variety sunshinetheaterlive.com of new recording techniques under the guidance of former Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and has recorded two albums in his remote studio in the Mojave Desert. Vintage synthesizers, excessively large microphone setups and lots of post-production are in the mix for the bands upcoming album, which is slated for release later this year. Unpredictable and brash, it will be a welcome surprise to see which of their many identities they pull out of the hat during their performance at the Sunshine Theater. —Nathan New

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f your nickname is “Hellfire” and you play the guitar, chances are you play it well. That’s an understatement when it come to Joe Louis Walker, aka Hellfire, an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Walker, a San Francisco native, has been in the industry for more than five decades, ever since he made a stir in the Bay Area music scene as a young teenager. He holds a naturalistic vibe when playing the guitar that’s on par with the late and great Jimmy Hendrix. “Hellfire displays influences from both the classic Blues community and the psychedelic rock scene ... loud Hendrixian virtuosity here, Exile on Main Streetera Stones there. Delightful, down and dirty blues,” a reviewer for the Los Angeles Times wrote. Walker is able to perform with complete integrity of his blues sound, with a special knack for personalizing his performances on stage. His appearance will be part of a day long show called “Blues at the Blueseum,” held at Albuquerque’s Balloon Museum, with additional acts Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials of Chicago, as well as New Mexico performers Alex Maryol and The Chris Dracup Band. — Tamon Rasberry

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exan troubadour Robert Earl Keen has been one of the most highly regarded country artists since he came on the scene in the early ‘80s. He never had the kind of blockbuster hit that many may have expected of him, but he always had the respect and admiration of his peers. Legends like Steve Earle encouraged Keen to move to Nashville to attain a breakthrough, and the genre’s godfathers brought some of his best tunes to the world — Johnny Cash, Robert Earl Keen Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and WITH LYLE LOVETT Willie Nelson covered the Keen-penned 7p, Sun., May 26 anthem “The Road Goes On Forever,” under Santa Fe Opera House the supergroup moniker “The Highwaymen.” 301 Opera, 505.9865955 But his best country superstar pal turned out $38-$89 to be the peer that eclipsed Keen’s success, TICKETS: Lyle Lovett. The pair were classmates at santafeopera.org Texas A&M University and began writing robertearlkeen.com songs together, like the fan favorite “The Front Porch Song.” They began chasing the Nashville dream together, and for Lovett, it came true — platinum records, awards and statuettes and a paparazziblitzed wedding to America’s then-sweetheart, Julia Roberts. Other artist may have been bitter while watching their partner’s meteoric rise, or taken smug satisfaction from Lovett’s inevitable fall, which included divorce and diminished record sales. Keen was, instead, steadfast. Both he and Lovett share the bill at Santa Fe Opera House gig, for a crowd of fans that love their lauded, organic brand of Americana. —Kyle Mullin

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Grief, love set to stream of consciousness prose The Old Man’s Love Story By Rudolfo Anaya University of Oklahoma Press, 2013

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hen a madly popular author writes a heartbreakingly personal account, his fans simply love him more. Rudolfo Anaya is Albuquerque’s chosen son, despite growing up in Santa Rosa until he was 14. He lives in the Valley and walks the Bosque paths still today. He put us on the map with his writing from decades past and keeps us alive with The Old Man’s Love Story. Anaya’s list of ﬁction, non-ﬁction, children’s books, poetry and plays is as long and familiar as a summer day in the Southwest. He’s most well-known for Bless Me Ultima, written in 1972. The ground-breaking Ultima garnered the Chicano author national accolades, as well as notoriety for penning a book that was once banned from public schools for its violence and profanity. The coming-of-age novel brought a message of tolerance and portrayed strong Hispanic family ties through a 1940s rural New Mexico backdrop and became Chicano

literature’s most widely read and critically acclaimed story. The big screen version hit theaters in February of this year with good reviews. His newest novella, The Old Man’s Love Story, continues in the vein of authentic autobiographical writing readers expect from

Anaya. His wife of nearly 44 years died after an illness in 2011, and Anaya uses this book to process his grief through his craft. It’s not so much a story as a stream of consciousness prose piece, lovely and touching in its rawness. In an interview last year about the Ultima movie, Anaya mentioned he was working on this book, summarizing it concisely saying, “It talks about grief and love.” The old man of the story, the protagonist who remains nameless, talks to his departed wife, reliving memories and painting a picture of their relationship. He struggles to move on from the loss, to continue with his daily activities of gardening, swimming and spending time with friends and family, without his closest companion. He questions his faith and seeks to make peace with her absence, or else to join her. “Out of the river endlessly rocking, out of the burning desert, heights of the majestic mountains, thunder of rainstorms, the sun’s diurnal journey, moon cycles of love, spiraling stars, endlessly seeing each other. Eternal.” Kids skateboarding at the walking mall on 2nd and Central downtown think the old man muttering to no one in sight is losing his mind, and maybe he is, he agrees. He balances on the edge of the spiritual world, seeking a way to hold her hand again, to

channel her energy back to this world, but each time he tumbles back into reality. His love for her was transcendent, so where is she now, he asks. “The entire world is animated by spirit. The universal consciousness, I feel it. She bathed in sunlight, she watched the moon. She felt connected to the stars.” All who love deeply will lose their beloved eventually, and suffer just as profoundly, the old man realizes. It’s nothing new or unusual, but he chides himself for not being better prepared or a stronger man. Without his wife, he is free-ﬂoating, unanchored, lost. The love between the couple is touching and real, as they age, fearing bathroom falls and memory loss. In retrospect, the author’s memories are tinged with a golden glow and never a cross word is mentioned between the two since the early days of their romance. Perhaps the relationship is idealized in the retelling, but that also seems normal and believable after their years of happiness. Anaya’s character speaks for those who have suffered the loss of a loved one in beautiful ﬂowing phrases and vivid pictures that he spills from his heart. At 75, Albuquerque’s treasured novelist has again fed us the stuff of life, this time with a universal love story. As the old man says, “Words, like bread, were sacred.”

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

BOOKS

Grief, love set to stream of consciousness prose The Old Man’s Love Story By Rudolfo Anaya University of Oklahoma Press, 2013

$19.95 ISBN-13: 978-0806143576

BY CRISTINA OLDS

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

BOOKS

S I GNINGS / DI SCUS SI ONS

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THU 23

SAT

Ana Pacheco, Santa Fe Locals and Legends Laurie Frantz, The Turquoise Trail Two Arcadia Publishing authors explore the historic people and places of Santa Fe, and the scenic and unique Turquoise Trail. 7p, FREE

Jim Hammond, Wines of Enchantment: A Guide to Finding and Enjoying the Wines of NM Wine columnist/blogger Hammond’s series of guides to SW wines. 4p, FREE

Diana Rowland Louisiana Urban Fantasy Author Diana Rowland, former police detective and computer forensics specialist, will talk about and sign her urban fantasy/horror books from the Demon and White Trash Zombie series. 3:30p, FREE

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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FRI 24 Josh Harris, Captain Phil Harris Prior to his untimely death in 2010, Captain Phil Harris was a star of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. His two sons team up with bestselling author Steve Springer and coauthor Blake Chavez to tell Phil’s life story. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Shirley Flint, No Mere Shadows: Faces of Widowhood in Early Colonial Mexico Richard Flint, Great Cruelties Have Been Reported Shirley Flint’s book explores three generations of women in one family who are the characters in this intimate historical study of what it meant to be a widow in 16th-century Mexico City. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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David Correia, Properties of Violence Correia narrates a long and largely unknown history of property conﬂict in Tierra Amarilla characterized by nearly constant violence, night riding and fence cutting, pitched gun battles and tanks rumbling along the rutted dirt roads of northern NM. The legal geography he constructs is one that includes a surprising and remarkable cast of characters. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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MON

SAT

BOOK TALK AND SIGNING

SELF-PUBLISHED/LOCAL AUTHORS

Vincent H. Okamoto Forged in Fire: The Saga of Hershey & Joe by Vincent H. Okamoto Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War veteran Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura of Gallup signs and reads. The book presents a fresh perspective on the Korean War as experienced by two prisoners of war. 1-3:30p, FREE

Authors are invited to bring their books to promote independently and sell. This networking opportunity occurs the ﬁrst Sat.

TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

TUE

Community Poetry ABQ performance poet Carlos Contreras and poets from Metro Detention Center’ Gordon Bernell Charter School perform. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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WED 29 SINGING

Terrie Q Sayre and Travelin’ Jack, Pet Friends Pet Friends features the treasured pets of Governor Susana Martinez, Mayor Richard Berry, Anne Hillerman, Rudolfo Anaya, Slim Randles, Los Ranchos Mayor Larry Abraham, the NM State Police Department, Mark Ronchetti and many others. Join Terrie Q. Sayre of 770 KKOB radio, Travelin’ Jack and his companion, Jill Lane, to celebrate pets. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS, 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139 bkwrks.com

THU

3-5p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

page1book.com Ian Tregillis, scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratories by day and author by night, will talk about and sign his WWII-era science ﬁction novel Necessary Evil, the ﬁnal volume in his Milkweed Triptych trilogy. 1p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

page1book.com Ralph Estes, The Autobiography of Billy the Kid Ride with Billy the Kid as he tells his own story, his feelings and fears, his hopes and dreams, making his way under the constant threat of Pat Garrett’s posses. 1-3p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Richard Peck One Jim West Jim West is trapped in a “perfect” job, and is inclined both to enjoy and to escape that perfection, in this imaginative blend of genres. Peck’s story is an absurdist comedy that can be enjoyed for its academic, black humor, and highly literate storytelling about an embarrassingly typical university and one man’s personal meltdown. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Ralph Estes The Autobiography of Billy the Kid Of the literally hundreds of books about Billy the Kid, this is the ﬁrst and only one to tell Billy’s side of the saga, in his own words. Ralph Estes, a Chautauqua performer and Billy the Kid scholar, adopts an imaginative construction to account for the recording and transcription of the Kid’s story. 7p, FREE

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

SUN

Four Malpais Review Poets Four poets, each associated with The Malpais Review, will read from and sign their various poetry collections. On hand will be Lauren Camp of Santa Fe, Gary L. Brower of ABQ, E.A. “Tony” Mares and California’s Michael C. Ford. 2p, FREE

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Richard Melzer, John Taylor Murder, Mystery & Mayhem in the Rio Abajo This volume is an attempt to preserve some of the most interesting cases of murder, mystery and mayhem that make the Rio Abajo such a treasure trove of intriguing history for local residents and historians alike. 1-3p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Local Author Fair Bookworks welcomes local authors to the store for a sidewalk signing and meet-and-greet. Authors participating include Laurence Weil, Incarnate; Eleanor Grogg Stewart, Not Only a Refugee; Richard Baty, Footsteps to Forever, Maria Espinosa,Teresa CutlerBroyles, One Eyed Jack, Michael French, The Reconstruction of Wilson Ryder; and Janet Brennan, Last Tango Sunday. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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TUE 4 Roxanne Howe Murphy Deep Living In Deep Living, Dr. Roxanne HoweMurphy illuminates the stunning and paradoxical mechanisms through which personalities unconsciously take each people in exactly the opposite direction of deepest nature. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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WED

SIGNING

George Cappanelli, tDo Not Go Quietly: An A Guide to Living Consciously and Aging Wisely AgeNation and Next Magazine founder George Cappanelli provides a guide for GenXers, Boomers and Elders who want to reconnect with or recommit to their dreams, share their wisdom and experience, and create a legacy of genuine value. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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ARTS

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THU 23 THOUGH SEP. 8: EXHIBITION

Jim Wagner, R.C. Gorman, Fritz Scholder and Woody Crumbo Although each exhibition has its own personality, all four artists celebrated are legends and are from a period of time in Taos being referred to by the show’s organizers as Chapter III. This wave created a powerful aesthetic and commercial vitality that was new to Taos, and unique to the U.S. 10a-5p, Mon-Sat.; Noon-5p, Sun., $8-$10 THE HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART 238 LEDOUX, TAOS, 575.758.9826

harwoodmuseum.org THOUGH MAY 26: PERFORMANCE

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball A wickedly funny and irreverent comedy about the “fairer” sex. Two estranged friends, a petulant younger sister, a conservative cousin and a lesbian walk into a wedding. 8p, Thu.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., $10-$20 THE CELL THEATRE 700 1ST NW, 505.797.7081

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Reductive Architectonics, (plus additions) Donna Loraine Contractor’s newest show, “Reductive Architectonics, (plus additions)” features new works of ﬁne art tapestries by Contractor. Contractor reintroduces her Architectonic series, three-dimensional imagery as viewed from a two dimensional plane. FREE TAPESTRY GALLERY FIREHOUSE LANE STE. D, MADRID, 505.471.0194

THROUGH MAY 30: EXHIBITION

I Have a Question and There’s No One Left to Answer it Harwood Art Center presents “I Have A Question and There’s No One Left to Answer it.” The exhibition was birthed more than a year ago when Harriette Tsosie and Evey Jones discovered they had both inherited precious journals, diaries, and love letters from their ancestors. FREE HARWOOD ART CENTER 1114 7TH NW, 505.242-6367

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Artist Cindi Gaudette’s foray into art began with the death of her father and her realization that she was drawn to atrocities and different states of vulnerability. Her newest works will be exhibited at The Lab (5413 Lomas NE, 917.859.2993), beginning with a reception on June 13 from 5:30-9:30pm.

Pieces of herself Cindi Gaudette’s ‘conversation with the materials’ evolves into an exploration of emotional depths she devoted her time exclusively to painting, a decision made in her 30s in response to her ntering Cindi Gaudette’s studio a year father’s passing. ago, I was struck by the resemblance “I was always interested in — and it’s kind of her oil painting “Stone Heart” to of dark — atrocities,” she admitted of her the cover art of Nine Inch Nails’ The inspiration. “I was drawn to death — images Downward Spiral. Moons later, we sat for two of dead bodies — because I was struck by that hours on a hot spring afternoon. Amidst the state of vulnerability. There’s that weird line company of looming oil paintings, a snoozing that we all cross through ... that loss of power.” canine and feline, Gaudette opened the book Previously, she struggled to of her emotional journeys — find herself on the canvas, but chiefly, the “downward spiral” her father’s death re-opened that provoked her current EXHIBIT a door, one she had closed 30 abstract theme. Apparently years prior when she cut ties my initial Nine Inch Nails Cindi Gaudette with him. After his death in comparison was on track. INSTALLATION & OPEN 2010, she relocated to his home In both oil and ink, Gaudette’s HOUSE in Cross Plains, Texas, with the work triggers a captivating, 5:30-9:30p, intention to accomplish one sometimes gut-wrenching Thu., Jun. 13 thing for an entire year: paint. sensation of awakened THE LAB “It was the scariest thing I had sentiment. The lines twist 5413 LOMAS NE, ever done but it’s the best thing and network, shaping into 917.859.2993 I’ve ever done,” Gaudette said. moving waves and palpable cindigaudette.com “I quit my job and thought, bodies. In color, the oil pigment ‘Okay, this is it.’ I felt like I had fleshes out the forms into something to say and if I could bleeding dimensions. They are go there, I could find my voice.” emotional landscapes, echoing the very sinews and organs of the human body — where we In the middle of nowhere and with no store unprocessed emotions. distractions, Gaudette confronted the pieces of herself that she had left behind in her native “I want to document those things that don’t state. She called many other parts of the U.S. make sense, or that you can’t see,” Gaudette “home” after leaving Texas, including a long told Local iQ of her cathartic process. We may stay in Washington, D.C., followed by her move attempt talking about emotions, but feelings to Albuquerque in 2008. At first, she thought can transcend words. Her art is her therapy, the sabbatical might change her perception of though she did not discover this self-healing the past, but “not make the memories all sweet process until recently. Although she always and gushy,” she acknowledged. “I thought, intuited that the act of creating granted her a naively, that it would make me feel differently sense of peace, she didn’t qualify the act until BY JAMILA COLOZZI

about the presence of the past — for we all carry it with us every day.” She began with a single brush or pen stroke to initiate a “conversation with the materials,” allowing the dialogue to flow. This organic process enabled her to identify that her feelings remained intact. “I had sadness about it,” she said of her relationship with her father, “but I still knew it had been the right choice to walk away.” And that act of recognition, of acceptance, was precisely what the artist in her needed: an honest, open outlet. She returned to Albuquerque with deeper connection to her creative spirit. Different mediums evoke different expressions. Ink feels like “free writing,” in her own words, cultivating an environment with no preconceived notions. “Although, the drawings do sometimes feel a little bit tighter and more confined,” she observed, whereas the “washy” oil technique she utilizes enables a glazing process. The layers of glaze suggest the multiple dimensions of personalities and emotions, for “each layer informs the one before … It’s that internal/external theme that always interests me.” Hers is a unique story with a common thread. “I struggled for a very long because I always tried to fit in,” Gaudette said of her artistry, though any personal pursuit applies. With the act of shedding insecurities and external limitations, she “realized it’s about feeling and emotion — and not just mine; I love to hear other people’s stories, because although everyone’s story is different, we all have the same struggles, and I think we’re ultimately looking for the same things.”

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

ARTS

O PE N I N G S/ P E R F O R M A N C E S THROUGH MAY 31: ARTIST’S EXHIBITION

Frank McCulloch: New Mexico Landscapes 2013 McCulloch’s oil paintings of the NM countryside typically depict the magical time right before or right after a rainstorm when the atmosphere is thick with a calm intensity and dramatic color. McCulloch, the GrandDaddy of the Arts of ABQ, turns 83 this summer. FREE SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

Mixed Influences “Mixed Inﬂuences” is a solo exhibit of Marcia Truell Newren’s kiln worked glass. FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com

THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

Time’s Up! A collection of vintage and contemporary wall, table, and alarm clocks. Palette’s collection of clocks range from mid-century key-operated German clocks with kitchen timers to Italian clocks with lots of artistic pizzazz. FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY, SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

palettecontemporary.com THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

Wondrous Tales in Painting and Pottery Mary Thomas is a revered painter who creates a combination of encaustic and acrylic watercolor mounted on wood. Kenyon Thomas, known for his exquisite pottery and masterful paintings, shares this show with his daughter. FREE MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUN. 7: EXHIBITION

Flight An examination of escapism featuring artwork by Mike Beard, Wendy Creel, Charlie Kenesson, Robin McClannahan, Steve Pettit, and others. FREE

SEEDS: A Collective Voice A multimedia arts exhibit to raise awareness about the importance of organic and ancient seed preservation as well as inform and educate people about Genetically Modiﬁed Organism (GMO) issues.

BORO GALLERY 317 GOLD SW, 505.850.4187

THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

Living My Childhood Dream Paralyzed Artist Mitzie Bower’s scratchboard, pen, ink and ballpoint pen exhibition comes to us in “Living My Childhood Dream.” At the age of 17, Bower had an unfortunate fall from the balance beam that paralyzed her from the shoulders down. Her loss of physical expression evolved into a passion for visual beauty. A prosthetic brace liberates and animates her hands with the graceful dexterity and movement to create vivid imagery. FREE HIGH DESERT ART & FRAME 12611 MONTGOMERY NE, SUITE A-4, 505.265.4066

highdesertartandframe.com

mariposa-gallery.com

THROUGH JUN. 10: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Sat.; 2p, Sun., $13-$15

NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.795.7570

THE ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.9222

newconceptgallery.com

adobetheater.org

Intimate Visions An exhibit of works by Deborah Gavel, Marietta Patricia Leis and Joy Shupe. Each of the artists in their own way create work that is intimate in scale and subject whether it is old paper stencils once used to decorate kimonos or the exploration of line. FREE

THOUGH MAY 26: PERFORMANCE

SAT

LEICH LATHROP GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, 505.243.3059

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FREE DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY GALLERY 105 4TH SW, 505.771.3166

THROUGH JUN. 5: EXHIBITION

FRI

Report of My Death A docudrama compiled from Mark Twain’s actual words by playwright Adam Klasfeld about Twain’s life between 1895-1900. 8p. Fri., Sat.; 2p, Sun., TBD AUX DOG THEATRE 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.254.7716

THROUGH JUN. 29: PERFORMANCE

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THROUGH JUN. 9: PERFORMANCE

Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig Set in 1934, Mr. Saunders (played by Thom Hinks), the manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is preparing to welcome world famous Tito Merelli, “Il Stupendo”, the greatest tenor of the generation (J. Ryan Montenery), who will appear for only one night as Otello. Be prepared for a frantic and uproarious attempt to salvage the evening, a collision between high art and low comedy. 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p. Sun., $13-$15

The Show The Show is ABQ’s critically acclaimed professional improv troupe and the city’s only ongoing professional comedy improv show. Originally the vision of The Box Performance Space and a member of The Second City, The Show is devoted to the ever ongoing process of exploring and perfecting the art of what’s funny. The Show’s comedy comes from truthful situations; the players create improvised worlds on stage that seamlessly emerge from a simple audience suggestion. Fri & Sat 9p, $8

THROUGH JUL. 31: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera: The Santa Fe Suite Métis artist Rosalie Favell’s series “Facing the Camera” is a growing suite of photographic portraiture that documents individuals from a growing Indigenous arts community. Reception: 5-7p, FREE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666 aia.edu

THROUGH MAY 26: FESTIVAL

Native Treasures: Indian Art Festival One of the most important Indian art show in the U.S. since its inception in 2005. More than 200 museum-quality artists from over 40 tribes and pueblos will showcase and sell their pottery, jewelry, glass, painting, sculpture, carvings, textiles and other art. Sat

THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE 100 GOLD SW, SUITE 112B

& Sun, 10a-4p, FREE-$10

theboxabq.com

nativetreasures.org

adobetheater.org

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GRANOLA Animal ID #31059 Granola is an 8-month-old, female, Domestic Short Hair cross. She’s as sweet as her name. Granola loves attention and warms up to anyone who pets her. She’s very petite and really pretty. Granola needs lots of love and a wonderful, forever home. She’s a sparkling treasure waiting for you to take her home.

JOMEN Animal ID #31225 Jomen is a 3-year-old, male, Chihuahua, Short Hair cross. He’s a chocolate colored guy which means he’s deliciously fun to be around! Jomen is cute and affectionate. He’s a perfect lap dog who loves to snuggle. Come meet Jomen today. He’s ready to go home to a loving family.

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig September 1934, the manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is preparing to welcome the greatest tenor of the generation, who will appear for only one night as Otello. 8p, Fri.-

Works on Paper The exhibit will feature gallery artists including paintings by Aaron Karp, Reg Loving and Jane Abrams, etchings by Julia Roberts and photographs by Woody Galloway, Bill Heckel, and Steven A. Jackson. Reception: 5-7p, FREE

THE ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.9222

THROUGH JUN. 9: PERFORMANCE

SANTA FE CONVENTION CENTER 201 W MARCY, SANTA FE, 505.476.1250

ARTS

OPE NI N G S/ PER F O R M A NC E S

Book Fiesta gives $4,000 to literacy groups

ocal iQ and Sunbelt Shows, Inc., producers of the recent Southwest Book Fiesta, have announced awards of $1,000 each for advertising space in Local iQ. The recipients of the awards are the following not-forproﬁt groups. All of the organizations awarded were exhibitors in the Southwest Book Fiesta.

writers improve their craft and further their careers.

SouthWest Writers SouthWest Writers is a nonproﬁt organization devoted to helping both published and unpublished

Oasis OASIS Albuquerque is a unique educational program for mature adults (50+) who want to learn,

Kathy Kitts, bkkitts@gmail.com

New Mexico State University Library The New Mexico State University’s Library includes the Rio Grande Historical collection, a huge photographic resource of New Mexico history accessible to authors. April Anaya, aanaya@ad.nmsu.edu

grow and explore new ideas. Oasis offers a broad range of classes in the arts, humanities, wellness, ﬁtness and travel, as well as volunteer opportunities. Michael Nutkiewicz, mnutkiewicz@oasisnet.org

North Valley Academy North Valley Academy Charter opened its doors in the fall of 2003. NVA Charter serves students PreK-8th grade. Smaller class sizes and extraordinary teachers draw families from all over Bernalillo County. Stephanie Belmore, sbelmore@nvanm.org

A reception and awards ceremony will be held from 5-8p on Fri., Jun. 7 at Matrix Fine Art (3812 Central SE, Suite 100 A, 505.268.8952, matrixﬁneart.com) for the winners of this year’s Image New Mexico juried photography exhibition. Organizers Tim Anderson and Patrick Berrett opened the exhibit up to an international pool of photographers this year Accepted images had to be shot in New Mexico within the last four years. Jurors include Brigitte Carnochan, Cat Jimenez, Robert Farber. Pictured: “Six Airstreams” by Chris James.

THROUGH JUL. 31: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Stands With A Fist: Contemporary Native Women Artists “Stands With A Fist” is a multidisciplinary art exhibition that is unique platform for cultivating, celebrating and declaring a continual presence of visual expression created by contemporary Native women artists. 5-7p, FREE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666 iaia.edu

THROUGH JUL. 31: RECEPTION/EXHIBITION

Kade L. Twist: For Instance, Look at the Land Beneath Your Feet Kade L. Twist’s solo exhibition “For Instance, Look at the Land Beneath Your Feet” examines the language and rhetoric of real estate, commerce, development and commodiﬁcation of space within the context of the recent ﬁnancial crisis. 5-7p, FREE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS, 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666

iaia.edu THROUGH JUL. 31: RECEPTION/FILM

Apache Chronicle Directed by Nanna Dalunde in collaboration with Douglas Miles/ Apache Skateboards 41 minute video. Apache Chronicle is an experimental documentary ﬁlm about the life and art and the art of life of ﬁve bold women Melissa Cody, Razelle Benally, Rebekah Miles, Lynnette Haozous and Tasha Hastings - who are

skateboarders and/or artists connected to the collective Apache Skateboards. Reception: 5-7p,

SAT

FREE

THROUGH JUN. 30: EXHIBITION

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS, 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666

iaia.edu

THU 30 THROUGH JUN. 2: FILM FESTIVAL

Cine Magnifico!: Albuquerque’s Latino Film Festival Cine Magnífico! exhibits contemporary documentaries, short films, and feature films about Spain, Latin America, and Latinos in the U.S. In doing so it promotes intercultural awareness and celebrates the diversity of IberoAmerican cultures throughout the world. For time, price, and location visit website. cinemagnifico.com

FRI 31 THROUGH JUN. 21: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Mimmo Paladino An exhibition of Mixografia Prints by Mimmo Paladino. Paladino has been printing with Mixografia since 2004 when he made the first of his “California Suites” which are included in this exhibition. A world renowned painter, sculptor and printmaker from Paduli, Italy, his sculptural installations have inspired Europeans for decades. Reception: 5-7p, FREE ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART 435 S. GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.982.8111

zanebennettgallery.com

Joie Villeneuve, Wesley Anderegg and Lisa Smith Ethereal oil painter Joie Villeneuve captures birds, lilies, and exotic ﬂowers, in vivid palettes. Sharing the show is ceramist Lisa Smith, folk in nature, and mostly double sided. Ceramist Wesley Anderegg creates humorous and quirky. FREE MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

mariposa-gallery.com THROUGH JUN. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

7 Exhibitions New works and exhibits. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERY 2843 HWY 14 N, 505.471.1054

visitmadridnm.com

MON

THROUGH JUL. 12: LECTURE/ EXHIBITION

Martha Russo Cavities and clumps: the psychology and physicality of contested space. Through the abject, the elegant, the tenuous and the awkward, within the cavity of a single space or the accretion of clumps of forms, Martha Russo creates provocative, contemplative spaces. Reception: 6p, $5-$10. Exhibition: 9a-5p, FREE SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE 1600 ST. MICHAEL’S, SANTA FE, 505.424.5050

sfai.org

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

smart ARTS Inner Vision: The Life and Work of Michael Naranjo 11a-1p, Mon., Jun. 3

Report of My Death: Mark Twain, the Radical Years 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., May 24-26

e’s renowned for charming childhood romps like Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and his reputation as a humorist is perhaps his greatest legacy. That side of Mark Twain Aux Dog Theatre is well documented. But Samuel Clemens 3011 Monte Vista NE, disdained shallow human behavior, deplored 505.254.7716 U.S. imperialism and was scathing in his $18 critique of turn-of-the-century America. Report of My Death is a one-man show auxdog.com focused on this lesser-known, darkly humorous side of Twain. Written by Adam Klasﬁeld and performed by actor Michael Graves, who grew up in New Mexico and has had a long stage career in New York, the play serves as a sort of counterpoint to the “bon vivant” Hal Holbrook interpretation of Twain. The script is drawn from actual words the author wrote in his letters, notebooks and stories from 1895 to 1900. It was ﬁrst staged off Broadway in 2009, aboard a steamship docked in the Hudson River in New York City, and has since drawn acclaim for performances nationwide. The Aux Dog staging runs for one weekend only. —Mike English

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realized, as a child, that sculpture was my dream,” says Michael Naranjo. Yet his future as an artist was nearly shattered when he was hit by a Indian Pueblo Cultural hand grenade in a Vietnamese rice field in Center 1968, resulting in instant blindness and a 2401 12th NW, severely injured right hand. Born at Santa 505.843.7270 Clara Pueblo near Española, he is the son indianpueblo.org of ceramic artist Rose Naranjo and part of a family of potters. In the spirit of his artistic lineage and the attitude that “all things are possible,” Naranjo began sculpting in a hospital bed in Japan. Using his intuition and tactile senses to sculpt diverse and fluid pieces, he allows his hands to determine size and shape, his fingernails to carve and etch detail. Using familiar subjects: Native American warrior, bird, female nude or fish, he creates via touch alone. Assisted by his wife Laurie, Naranjo shares his story in this inspirational lecture – from a childhood passion for clay to injurious near-defeat, and increased determination to international acclaim (admirers include Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II). For those of us who “see” with our eyes, Naranjo’s “new vision” offers a refreshing perspective on experiencing art. —Jamila Colozzi

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

Bennae 10:30p, Fri., May 31

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nock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Ben and Jennae.” “Ben and The Box Performance Jennae who?” “Bennae the Space and Improv Theatre comedy troupe!” Alright, maybe the jokes 100 Gold SW, Suite 112B, should be reserved for the professional 505.404.1578 comedians. Leave it to the sketch comedy $6 duo Benn Riggs and Jennae Pinnell theboxabq.com (together known as “Bennae!”) to make you laugh. This humorous dyad has been working and joking together for over two decades. Their shameless theatrics and clever buffoonery will surely entertain you. This new sketch duo’s onstage comical chemistry allows for seamless banter and wit through their what has been described as surrealistic humor. In one skit, Jennae is on all fours barking like a pup while Ben confesses his murderous past. Don’t ask. Just watch. And wait for those punch lines. The performance is housed in The Box, one of ‘Burque’s best performance spaces and home to Cardboard Playhouse Productions and Albuquerque’s largest improv community, located in the heart of downtown one block west of the Alvarado Transportation Center. If you’re looking to ﬁll your Friday with a chuckle or two, don’t miss Bennae at The Box Performance Space and Improv Theatre. Who doesn’t like to “lol”? —Shavone Otero

PLANET WAVES ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) When I was 16 years old, a loner, stoned out and nearly a high-school dropout, my father gave me a book called No Man is an Island, by the Trappist monk Thomas Merton. The well-intentioned gift was offered, I imagine, to cull me out of my rebellious ways. I was insulted. I mention this story as a lesson in how not to respond to gestures that coax one into the social arena, because you may be faced with such lessons. First of all, there is a powerful magnetism about you that will draw others toward you. Neither you nor those that come will know exactly what it is, but there’s definitely something there. Second, even though you don’t really feel like it, you’re either going to talk up a storm or at least have so much on your mind you’ll burst if you don’t get it out somehow. Go with the flow; the interaction is necessary to reality-check your ideas and keep your ego from running riot. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) There’s no doubt that your solar year is off to a fast and meaningful start. Since your birthday, life has offered you quite a bit of action and depending on how you’ve approached it, life has been exhilarating, frustrating or maybe just plain odd. It’s not over yet by any means (it never really ends, right?) as you still have plenty of adventure ahead, and plenty of ground to cover. I suspect that this week you will start thinking about how important it is to communicate what’s most important, what you value most — not just to “be aware” of it but to speak about it. Change and growth are necessary even when they go against the grain of comfort and security. In that process things that used to be highly regarded may lose priority. While you know this to be true and integral, others may not understand and may challenge you on this new ground. Trust yourself. Know yourself, and be your own authority in this matter. It will pay off in spades for your self-worth. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) It’s that time of year when everything seems to speed up, doesn’t it? It looks to me like things are moving at warp speed for you right now and you may need to remember the little things: do the dishes, walk the dog, go to the grocery store, tell the truth. Remember, the devil is in the details, though so are the angels. There is so much energy and intensity that may engulf you (and good feelings too) that it could be destructive if not managed well. Here’s one of the details: be mindful of what you say and to whom you say what at work lest there occur any regretful interactions. Be cautious about any thought of revenge. If you talk over any doubts or hurt feelings you may have with a trusted friend, you will both be less inclined to take things personally. One last detail: be sure to put the plug in the jug in time if you’re out partying with friends or colleagues.

by Liam Carey • planetwaves. net of the past few weeks mired in work and pressing responsibilities at home. This time is an opening to experience yourself and all your ruminations in the light and reflection of others. It’s a great time to exchange ideas and information with a variety of folks, and to learn about and formulate the manifestation of all sorts of things: social agendas, familial relationships, utopia — your ideal world and relationships. Plus it’s just nice to feel part of the crowd sometimes, and I suspect now is one of those times. It’s always good to step back and analyze your own agenda when possible and especially when engaged with others. Are you misjudging someone else’s or your own intentions? Are you being mindful of boundaries? Many questions have been raised about administration of resources and this can lead to emotional extremes. One way or another, you’re likely to encounter lessons about give and take, whose (fill in the blank) is whose, and compromise. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) You know that the overall theme right now is change. Not just a little bit of change or anything, either, but some kind of epic, world-shifting alteration is underway and you are feeling empowered to try new things, think in new ways, and experience more of reality. Just remember, it’s not going to happen overnight. Step by step, day by day, and person by person, gentle persistence is your guiding principle, along with how to best use the energy that is available at any particular time. The energy right now is collection of information: data gathering, networking, communicating, and perhaps short-term travel. Through these lenses you will understand the options available to you in this process of re-creation. Searches like this have a way of stirring things to the surface that had been forgotten and you may encounter some memories that you must come to terms with. Trust your intuition if this happens and try not to over-think. Not only will you waste valuable time and cause a stir, but also you may miss the more vital message.

LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) There is a lot of restless energy in your chart that has been building up for some time and is about to come to a peak. The energy infusion this week will highlight some of the broader ideas about life that you haven’t considered in a while, and a few brand-new ones. It just may enable you to see the rut that you’ve been in and start planning an escape. There is definitely the energy for some long-distance travel here. Perhaps it’s because the in-laws are coming? Pay your dues first; keep the peace and then the reward. There is also this concern: are you restless because of an underlying hurt that you don’t want to deal with? Maybe there is the subconscious urge to move so you don’t have to sit with yourself? It’s been said wisely that travel is a good way to get to know yourself. A shift CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) in geographic point of view can give you a The crab symbolizes the constellation perspective on what you’ve been looking at Cancer, its shell, utilized to articulate a but not seeing. Then you can decide how tough exterior protecting inner vulnerability. much you like it — which is to say, yourself. There is something brewing in your chart SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) this week that may necessitate using It looks like you’ve built a defensive that armor, something deeply significant structure to protect some emotional about your sexuality and the conditioning vulnerability. That may be a good idea patterns that govern it. We all have these considering the sea of change that you’ve impersonal rules and guidelines that been navigating these past few months. govern our autonomous energies, and Don’t forget to give yourself credit for collectively they are coming under intense staying the course; this type of devotion scrutiny. If you allow it to enter your psyche, to change is not easy. Yet, if you haven’t you will feel either empowered to explore handled this so gracefully don’t hang onto and experience the bliss of sexual union any disappointment or stew over a loss of or fantasize about the several lovers you pride. It’s most likely part of the lesson. would have if unfettered. This will lead — You’re a study in contradictions right now. again, if you give yourself permission — to As much as you want and need to focus a reevaluation of what you consider an inwardly to conceive, form images, and ideal relationship. It’s ok if what you have eventually crystallize what and who you doesn’t measure up to that ideal; it doesn’t want to be, you are at the same time drawn mean you have to split. It just means to engage with people in intense, deep, you’ve peeled another layer off that James involved discussion. (I hope that sounds and the Giant Peach-sized onion. appealing.) As much as you feel the need LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) to work, alone and unhampered, pulsating It looks like you are surrounded by funand electrifying your central nervous filled, stimulating and fascinating people system, you also feel this deep desire to with innovative ideas. I imagine it is just merge with a multitude of lovers/artists in some form of creativity. what you’ve needed after spending much

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) Things are looking and feeling much better at home than they have in a while. It seems as though the clouds have parted recently and there is harmony in your deep emotional reserves with what you project to your partners. This is the reward derived from the hard work you’ve put in over the past few months. Much has been happening to highlight who you are and what you have to offer in relationships, and it has been difficult to tangle with some of these questions. Accept the harmony of the moment and recognize it as fruits of purification. Nothing can grow without nurturing and you did that well. This is part of the long-term path of dissolving those aspects of your personality that just don’t work anymore, and in turn, discover what does. It’s entirely possible that you’ll feel like you’re living in a dream -- and who’s to argue with you? You can imbibe all you like but I doubt you’ll match the high you’ll have by being present with your love, and speaking your truth. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) First came the feeling, then came the ideas, and now the light bulb is glowing about a project that you think will be well received. Not only do you have all the necessary resources but you now also have the strength of purpose and drive to administer the people and resources properly. There may be a crisis in action regarding a love affair. Love unrequited? Sex talk gone awry in an established relationship? Those are only a couple of the possibilities, but I see some tension in this area of life and some potentially volatile emotions early in the week, as the Sun changes signs to Gemini. You can’t control everything, and forcing your will on others will very likely produce resentment. Discretion is the key, as is an honest, humble stating of feelings. It will be challenging to articulate your emotions into feelings, especially if you pressure yourself to, so step back and find a way to objectify them before you communicate. Make sure you channel some of this energy through physical exercise lest you burn out. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) I once had a lover tell me to make love to her with my mind. I gotta tell you it drove me nuts. I just didn’t get it and, well, I just didn’t get it. I’m pretty sure you do though, and that you will have a driving urge to do so. Not only that, but it looks like you will have willing partners in your quest for lovemaking through the mind. If this is not where the energy takes you then there will at least be a need to communicate your sense of aesthetics; your senses will be keen to this. There is a deeply creative spark that has been lit and I hope you have the opportunity to fan its flames. This is one of the most difficult and dynamic aspects of life because of the need most of us have to hang onto control in order to feel secure. To let go and play, make love and recite poetry requires a freedom of self that is a launching pad to other dimensions. PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) There is something extra meaningful coming through your emotions, something that you will not only recognize and think about but also seek to clarify and articulate. This is not an easy task, but it’ll be worth it. Emotion is defined in a very circular way in the many dictionaries I checked that keep pointing to “feelings,” but one way to think of it is energy in motion. Feelings are definitely not emotions though; feelings are the interpretation of emotions (a Venus function that has merit here). Emotions are something that happen pre-thought and pre-verbal. There is not much control over them happening, although to make it off the playground safely it’s imperative to learn how to deal with them. Emotions are often unprocessed energy that doesn’t necessarily fit in the rational, social world and yet, they pulse through each and every one of us to one degree or another. This will be an important time to examine your emotions and consider how they affect your whole being. It’s possible that the opportunity will come through interactions with family, or simply an event or circumstance that sparks some memory.

THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSS WORD “Too Easy” By Byron Walden, edited by Ben Tausig ACROSS 1 Churchillian gesture

44 Nitrogenbased dye

6 Preﬁx with dextrous

45 Particle in conductive metals

10 Org. with pet projects?

50 “Hollaback Girl” girl

14 Year in Provence 15 “Last of a ___ Breed” (2012 Lynyrd Skynyrd album) 16 2004 ﬁlm based on the “Iliad” 17 Cervical opening? 18 Brand of gumdrops 19 Overhang 20 Kindle downloads 22 African bird with a downturned bill 24 Tag word 26 CNBC concern 27 They employ joe as a plumber

DOWN 1 Piece of stemware? 2 Reverse ___

35 Many a politician

3 Dirt

36 Before long 38 Failed to ﬁnd common ground

53 Ovid topic

4 Beat the rap ... or something else?

54 Like some omelets

5 U-shaped pillow

56 Fingerpainters’ protectors

6 Incorporate

60 Tush

7 “Butt out,” brieﬂy

61 Herding dog’s name

8 “Screw you” alternative

63 Supplicant’s opening

9 It runs out of the crotch

64 Irish, archaically

10 Rude wedding gift for vegans

65 Key linked with Alt and Del

11 Babble nonsense

66 Approaches

12 Break the Tenth Commandment

67 Filled one’s head with waste? 68 “This is bad ...” 69 Vibrator target, perhaps

13 “Fugitive Days: A Memoir” author Bill 21 Frère, after gender reassignment

31 One-named Heller character

23 Stat downplayed by sabermetricians

32 TomKat kid

25 Piddling

33 Principal island in the Tuscan Archipelago

27 Wyoming town named for a Wild West legend

37 Newsweek’s last one ran 12/31/12

28 Cookie shown with rainbow ﬁlling in ads on Gay Pride Day

42 Gautama Buddha, for one 43 Blondie drummer Burke

34 Many a politician

29 Kill, as one’s superior ofﬁcer 30 Jenna, to Jeb

39 First name in jazz (Not speciﬁc enough? Oh, yeah? 8-Down) 40 Judges 41 Climactic announcement? 46 Middle name in 2012 summer jams 47 “Romanian Rhapsodies” composer Georges 48 Common marijuana purchase quantity 49 Similes and metaphors and such 50 Throat condition, casually 51 “Follow my ﬁnger ...” 52 Black out, say 55 Idea’s beginning 57 “Sucks for me!” 58 Corn syrup brand hawked by the Dionne quintuplets 59 PBS part: Abbr. 62 Toilet paper unit

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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 23-JUNE 5, 2013

Red light camera tickets a credit risk

bout a month ago I started getting calls from banks and mortgage companies that their loans all over Albuquerque were falling through for auto and mortgage loans. The reason? Years of red light camera tickets recently went into collections, all at one time, and thus were put on the credit reports of Albuquerque consumers. Sure enough, I had many clients come in for meetings to see if they were ready credit wise. Scores were knocked down between 35 and 45 points for each collection entry for these red light tickets. A city can proceed with consumer collections as they happen, but when years of collections are put on consumer credit reports on this large scale, it can be devastating to the economy of a city.

In every incident that I looked at, the consumer was not notiﬁed of collection placement — and should have been, according to the law — before the collection agency placed the debts on the consumer’s report. Consumers must have validation of debt upon request, so we contacted the New Mexico Attorney General’s Ofﬁce and advised them of the situation. Credit Rescue Now was also on the phone with Credit Watch, the collection agency for red light tickets. The representative

for that organization let us know that all red light camera tickets are to be removed from a consumer’s credit report upon receipt of payment. This is good news. A lot of residents of Albuquerque do not know there was even a red light ticket placed on their credit reports. My recommendation to all is to check your credit report to see if you have any of these collections. If so, just pay it and it will be removed from your report. I hope this information will help all who have run into this situation. Remember we have free credit classes and free credit manuals on the second Saturday of every month. Please RSVP to 505,899.1448. Until next time, good credit to you Michael G Ramos is the president of Credit Rescue Now (creditrescuenow.com).

C OM M U N I T Y E VE N T S

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64th Annual Spring Rose Show: The Poetic Rose The ABQ Rose Society’s juried ﬂower competition in Horticulture, Arrangements and Photography concludes with the presentation of over 80 ribbons and awards, including the Queen of Show and a new this year, the People’s Choice Award in Photography, where visitors are encouraged to vote.

THROUGH MAY 25: LECTURE

Roots of Yoga - A Talk on Vedic Spirituality These talks will reveal the spiritual basis of yoga found in Patanjali Yoga Sutras from Hindu scriptures. Delivered by Acharya Prem Siddharth, a teacher of Vedanta from India, these talks will provide an introduction to Vedic knowledge. 7-8:30p, Fri.; 6:30-8p, Sat. FREE HIGH DESERT YOGA 4600 COPPER NE, 505.917.8229

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How To Shape and Train A Climbing Rose A properly trained climbing rose will provide more blooms over an entire season. Master Rosarian Carroll Sue Wagner will provide instruction in this ﬁrst-time class offered by the ABQ Rose Society. 9:30-11:30a, FREE ABQ ROSE GARDEN TONY HILLERMAN LIBRARY 8205 APACHE NE, 505.255.9233

Pumpkin Planting Learn to grow giant pumpkin and squash with Jannine Cabossel, the Giant Veggie Gardener. She has extensive experience in growing veggies in her 2,000-sq-foot garden using organic methods. 10a, FREE/$10 sugg. Donation. EARTHCARE 6600 VALENTINE WAY, 505.473.1403

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Community Meditation Join a group meditation and chant an ancient sound. Access the higher power within and experience more love in daily life. 10:30-11a, FREE

ECKANKAR CENTER 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, SUITE 113, 505.265.7388

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Meditation Basics Learn or renew meditation skills with user-friendly, accessible and practical meditation classes. Everyone welcome. 10-11a, $8 MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE 3215 CENTRAL NE, 505.292.5293

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Community Meditation Join a group meditation and chant an ancient sound. Access the higher power within and experience more love in daily life. 8:15-8:45a, FREE PALO DURO SENIOR CENTER 5221 PALO DURO NE, 505.265.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org

FRI

THROUGH JUN. 2: FESTIVAL

15th Annual ABQ Folk Festival Free camping and open jams. Performances, dance, workshops, jams, swing dance and contra dance in the evening. Performers include Peter Ostroushko, Consuelo Luz, Jack Williams, several

ABQ GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE, 505.875.1151

albuquerquerose.com Outdoor Cooking Lois Harvie teaches how to use vegetables and will share recipes.

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eastmountainﬁbertour.com local and regional bands. FREE-$20 ABQ BALLOON MUSEUM 9201 BALLOON MUSEUM NE, 505.880.0500 abqfolkfest.org

SAT

64th Annual Spring Rose Show: The Poetic Rose This year, the ABQ Rose Society’s juried ﬂower competition in Horticulture, Arrangements & Photography, with over 80 ribbons and awards, includes a new award for photography, The People’s Choice Award, where visitors are encouraged to vote. Also this year is a poetry reading featuring Mary Oishi, Rich Boucher and Hakim Bellamy, 2:30p. A reception and book signing will follow. 1-5p, FREE albuquerquerose.com Savvy Social Security Workshop Social Security is a complicated, confusing system. Join a workshop taught by David Zander, a Certiﬁed Financial Planner® professional, who will answer questions and help guide you through the murky waters. Noon-1p, FREE LOMA COLORADO LIBRARY 755 LOMA COLORADO NE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5013

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10a-2p, FREE

10th Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour There are nine stops on the tour. Get up close and personal with camels, alpacas, sheep, goats and llamas and meet the ﬁber artisans who make everything from roving and yarn to fashion garments and accessories. FREE, 10a-4p

ABQ GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE, 505.875.1151

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1-3p, FREE/$10 sugg. donation

Santa Fe Community Farm AGUA FRIA AND SAN YSIDRO XING, SANTA FE, 505.473.1403

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Explore A Wildlife Habitat Garden A Master Gardener of The Xeric Garden Club of ABQ will give a guided tour of its certiﬁed Wildlife Habitat Garden. The garden uses native, xeric plants to support indigenous wildlife as well as migratory birds. The docent will explain the importance of creating and preserving wildlife habitats. All ages. 10-11a, FREE ABQ GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE, 505.875.1151

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TUE

ABQ Newcomers’ Club Welcome Coffee An opportunity to learn of the Clubs’ activities. Membership is open to residents who have lived in the ABQ area (including Sandoval County) for ﬁve years or less, or who are having major changes in their lives. Sign up for monthly luncheons and speakers, dining out, visits to area attractions, book and movie groups, bridge, bunco, mah jongg, walking, wine tastings, etc. Men’s group. 10a, FREE SANDIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10704 PASEO DEL NORTE, 505.321.6970

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