Local iQ • Summer Travel • June 6-19, 2013 by Local iQ Magazine

INside F E AT UR E Travel writer Steven J. Westman packs a bag to Taos, Cimarron and the Grand Canyon.

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Local drag troupe The Dolls returns to their theatrical roots for their ‘comeback show’

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Kayla Sawyer EDITORIAL INTERNS

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F OOD Chef Paco Aceves brings culinary training and a love of all things smoked to favorite North Valley corner

High up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains lies the peaceful and relaxing bed and breakfast Casa del Gavilan, which comes highly recommended by iQ travel writer Steven Westman as a perfect summer getaway.

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EDITORIAL Hakim Bellamy Jeff Berg Charlie Crago Justin De La Rosa Marisa Demarco Kate Gerwin Dan Gutierrez Elise Kaplan Ana Loiselle Jim & Linda Maher Theresa Maher Russell Maynor Sam Melada Bill Nevins Shavone Otero Jessica Sosa

The son of an African musical master, Vieux Farka Touré forges his own path

20 ART Annual festival stands out as one of the most signiﬁcant ﬂamenco events in the world

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Places To Be .......................4 Intelligence Report .......... 5 Marquee ...............................6 Pets ...................................... 12 Smart Music ......................23 Smart Arts........................ 30 Smart Film ....................... 24 Crossword/Horoscope . 31

COLUM N S 1+1=3 ......................................9 Curious Townie .................. 7 First Taste ............................ 8 The Gaffer ........................ 24 Get A Job .........................32 Lessons In Love................ 11

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SPORTS Albuquerque Sportsfest 9a-4p, Sat.-Sun., Jun. 8-9 Balloon Fiesta Park 5000 Balloon Fiesta, 303.948.7108

FREE, $100 per team to play nasportsgroup.com

xplosive fireworks and community-building athletic games are on tap for Albuquerque Sportsfest. Come enjoy fun-filled sports and games for the whole family, as either a competitor or fan. Competition will include three-on-three soccer and basketball, as well as flag football. The entire neighborhood can gather around and enjoy food and music while the games unfold, and after the games and festivities end on Saturday the beer garden will provide even more beverages and live bands, with a fireworks show scheduled for after sunset. A well-organized event sponsored by the North American Sports Group, you don’t have to be a participant to enjoy all of the activities. There’s fun to be had by all. —TR

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repare to rock ‘n’ roll at the third annual concert to benefit New Day, a nonprofit home offering a safe place for New Mexico youth. Experience a night away from predictable rocker tracks at this benefit concert with three incomparable acts, from the innovative rock-funk sounds of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, an 11-piece blues group led by husband and wife duo Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, a Vermont-based group on the rise, to hometown favorite Eric McFadden, making his regular return to his childhood home of Albuquerque where he will ply his trade as one of the country’s top guitar virtuosos. The combination of on-stage talent makes the show worthwhile on its own, but that it benefits Albuquerque teens in need makes it a can’t-miss. —JS

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FESTIVAL Heights Summerfest FEAT. BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY

5-10:30p, Sat., Jun. 15 Wyoming and Paseo Del Norte, 505.768.3452

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lbuquerque’s Summerfest is back, and it’s coming to the Northeast Heights for the ﬁrst time ever. Join the city in a brand new celebration bringing together the much-loved elements of the annual event to make history on the newer side of Albuquerque. The event will close down part of Wyoming for the evening allowing fest-goers of all ages to take a stroll and enjoy food and drinks from local vendors, a variety of shopping opportunities, a microbrew garden featuring Albuquerque’s local breweries and activities for the whole family. Move to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s swing music as they bring their 20th anniversary celebration to the Heights, creating the summer soundtrack to a night you will not soon forget. —TR

eth Meyers’ rise to the top of the Saturday Night Live comedy food-chain was one that came quietly and without much fanfare. Meyers, who has yet to see his 40th birthday, served as head writer for SNL, a position that has been commanded by some of the biggest names in comedy (i.e., the other Meyers). Meyers’ promotion to co-anchor of the coveted “Weekend Update” segment of the show was so successful that he was left to do it alone, and he showed he was more than up to the challenge — so much so that he reportedly has been offered the chance to take over the Late Night franchise when Jimmy Fallon moves into Jay Leno’s seat. Now the residents of Albuquerque have a chance to see Meyers do the thing he does best: simple standup. Presented by the Jewish Foundation of New Mexico, this is a chance to see one of the best working comedians do his thing in a ﬁne venue. Be there! —CC

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GreenBuilt Tour 10a-4p, Sat.-Sun., Jun. 8-9

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ee how New Mexico homes are going green on this year’s 14th annual GreenBuilt Tour. The tour will feature 18 homes from Albuquerque to Valdez, inviting you to see the ways private homeowners are promoting innovative sustainability and efﬁciency. These beautiful homes demonstrate a minimal impact on the landscape while incorporating unique examples of solar design, inventive heating and cooling systems and renewable onsite energy. Each location provides education and insight into the meaning of going green and advocates an improved quality of indoor environmental health, while also demonstrating the reduced usage of water and other essential resources. Don’t miss the chance to take this mapped-out road trip and see the resourceful homes of our state as you consider the ways you can creatively change the world, one room at a time. —JS

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FUNDRAISER Vintage Albuquerque June Wine Week Wed.-Sun., Jun. 19-22 Various locations, prices vintagealbuquerque.org

f you’ve got a taste for vintage, prepare your palate for Vintage Albuquerque’s annual June Wine Week. This year’s four-night event supporting art education in Albuquerque will feature top wineries from around the world paired with cuisines from master chefs. Experience the Opening Night Gala hosted by Honorary Chair vintner Harry PetersonNedry as he pours out his wines for a dinner prepared by chef Cathy Whims and Zinc’s Chris Pope. Explore the city for the Restaurant Showcase and Festivity Dinners where restaurants including Artichoke Café and Corn Maiden team up with participating winemakers for a new culinary experience. Next, the Friday Grand Tasting Fiesta will host over 30 wineries and restaurants while you participate in a silent auction featuring art, jewelry and more. The week culminates at The Big Event: Wine Auction and Dinner. Place your bid for grand prizes and enjoy a night of wine, food and fun. —JS

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GMO dispute thrives Opponents, proponents square off on labeling of genetically modiﬁed food BY ELISE KAPLAN

undreds of activists gathered at the University of New Mexico to march to Civic Plaza in protest of genetically modified crops. They were not alone. Demonstrations were staged around the world on May 25 in response to the growing presence of GMOs. The activism comes on the heels of the U.S. Senate’s dismissal of an amendment that would have allowed states to require labeling on genetically engineered food. Earlier this year, the New Mexico Senate also voted down a bill that would have required companies to label such ingredients. Twentysix states have introduced similar bills, though none have been signed into law. “It’s the most important cause out there right now,” said Micah Boutillier, who marched with his wife Kim and their children. “We have the right to know what’s in our food and the right to be able to choose what we eat.” Genetically modified seeds and their most prominent producer, Monsanto, are at the crux of the controversy. Opponents cite concerns for the environment, animals and humans, saying there’s still too much we don’t know about this evolving science. “We’re guinea pigs in a very large experiment,” said Amanda Dean, who attended the rally to sell vegetables from Rio Grande Farms. “There are so many issues — ranging from the local economy to topsoil erosion to groundwater pollution.” In March, Congress passed a provision dubbed the Monsanto Protection Act. It allows farmers to continue planting GMO crops even while legal challenges about their safety are underway, and it grants the U.S. Department of Agriculture the power to override judicial orders to stop growing. Opponents said it gives corporations more rights than individuals. Supporters of the act said it protects farmers and their livelihoods. Ronnie Franzoy, owner of RFJ Farms in southern New Mexico, is one such farmer. When genetically modified seeds began hitting the market in the early 2000s, Franzoy jumped at the chance to try something new to increase his profit. This year, he said, cotton and feed corn make up about one-third of his crops and come from genetically modified seeds. Over the last decade, Franzoy has watched his annual yield increase as the genetic technology improves. His farm, with property in Hatch and Las Cruces, varies from 800 to 1200 acres depending on the year, and grows corn, cotton, chile, hay, pecans and wheat. “Every time you plant a seed that produces more, and that you can spray herbicides over and it’ll kill the weeds, and you don’t have to go up there and hoe it manually, there’s money in your pocket,” he said. From 2008 to 2012, New Mexico State University received

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“We have a right to know what we’re eating,” said Adrian Vellejos at the March Against Monsanto. “The FDA requires so many things to be labeled it’s ridiculous that GMO isn’t one of them.”

a $1 million grant from the state Legislature to develop genetically engineered chile in the hopes of improving the livelihoods of farmers who were struggling to produce. The research has created an uproar among traditionalists but has not yet resulted in a modified chile plant. Franzoy has stayed out of the fuss over Monsanto and said he trusts that enough testing, guidelines and agency oversight ensure the crops are safe for consumption. “I’ve heard the hoopla of protests. People don’t want genetics, and then there’s another group that wants to go totally organic and not use anything,” he said. “But any farmer that’s farming is not going to put things on his plants that hurt his crop.” With modified seeds, Franzoy has fewer factors to worry about. He can spray the herbicide Roundup directly on the plants without killing his crop so he no longer has to pay laborers to hoe the fields for weeds. Plus, his annual cotton yield has increased from two barrels an acre on a good year to up to four. “At first, the Roundup Ready cotton wouldn’t yield

near as much as the other cotton,” he said. “But now, it yields more than the other seed we used to plant. It’s the same with the corn seed: They’ve enhanced it so that’s really growing well, too.” Though Franzoy has increased the size and ease of harvest, he recognizes that every other farmer has done the same. He worries that as the seed technology continues to produce plentiful crops the supply will go up — forcing demand and prices down. For now, RJF Farms will stick to what’s working and activists will continue to rally for their cause. “Things are going to change because people want them to change, not because the government passes a law,” said JD Mathews, who attended the march. “More and more people are growing their own food in gardens because they can’t trust what you ﬁnd in the supermarket.” Read more on GMOs at nmcompass.com

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MARQUEE

(Rio Grande) Valley of the Dolls Local drag troupe The Dolls returns to their theatrical roots for their ‘comeback show’ BY KORALEE ROBINSON

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roadway doesn’t go for booze and dope,” the saying goes, but Aux Dog Theatre does! At least on stage, anyway, when it is hosting the infamous Albuquerque drag ensemble The Dolls. The audacious, cross-dressing theater troupe kicks off their rendition of the 1967 ﬁlm Valley Of The Dolls at Aux Dog on June 7. If you’ve seen a Doll’s show before, well, you already know what you may be in for. But for fans and newbies alike, this is a show not to be missed. This may be The Dolls’ deﬁning moment. This rollicking group of queens has been simultaneously entertaining, offending and stealing the hearts of Albuquerque theatergoers since 1997, and we just can’t get enough. Sold-out shows over multi-weekend performances and matinees are the norm for these ladies of the stage. The Dolls aren’t your everyday drag queens — they’re artists. True actors immersing themselves in true theater, embracing classical, contemporary and original written works, and sprinkling them with glitter. They are deeply devoted to their art. Each character is complex and strongly developed. Being effortlessly hilarious is serious business, trimmed with feathers. Local iQ had the pleasure of speaking with original Dolls founder Kenneth Ansloan, aka Tequila Mockingbyrd, about the troupe and the upcoming show. He explained that what sets The Dolls apart from other drag troupes is that their audience is in for much more than a lip-sync show. “We tap into emotions,” Ansloan said. Though lip syncing is a deeply rooted drag tradition which The Dolls do incorporate into their productions, “It’s nice to have voices,

too,” he declared, with charm and respect. Valley Of The Dolls was the film that inspired The Dolls’ entire image, and is reflected in their clever name. “After we founded The Dolls, we spent a whole year promoting this image, dressing up in costume, going out and being, well, party animals before we did our first show, A Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe Christmas,” Ansloan MARQUEE recalled. “It was all about the camp element.” Valley of In recent years The Dolls the Dolls have become more of 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, a true “theater” troupe, Sun., Jun. 7-23 performing well-known AUX DOG THEATRE productions such as Auntie 3011 MONTE VISTA Mame, The Importance Of NE, 505.254.7716 Being Earnest and Blithe $15 Spirit — demonstrating auxdog.com a more cultured side, but certainly not without a dash of tomfoolery. But these temerarious actors couldn’t keep the lid on their gratuitously campy roots for too long, as they now embark on their signature show. The original film embodies the very ideals upon which their image was founded: glamour, PHOTO BY RUSSELL MAYNOR excess, sex and substances. Just when you A.J. Carlan (left) plays Neely O’Hara and Kenneth Ansloan performs as Helen Lawson in Valley thought they couldn’t sleaze it up any more, of the Dolls, the latest outrageous stage production by Albuquerque’s prolific drag theatrical they take on the film that defined the seedy troupe The Dolls. underbelly of show biz in the 1960s. throughout their ever-growing body of work. “Our original intent was to recreate the film Ansloan/Tequila portrays the aging, jealous exactly, because it’s a camp classic,” Ansloan Valley of the Dolls isn’t one for the kiddos, as diva Helen Lawson, which we should expect said. “But it took a different format during it is chock full of adult content. The show to see more of in the play than we do the rehearsal. It’s still true to the original, we is likely to sell out each night, so get your film. “This character only has two or three just made it our own.” tickets fast. As character Anne Welles says, scenes in the movie, but she is such an “You’ve got to climb Mount Everest to reach interesting character. We wanted to have I’m sure we can expect many other tasty the Valley of the Dolls.” But if you play your more fun with her,” Ansloan said. That personal touches added by Ansloan (who is also producing) and director/Dolls cards right, you could at least taste it at Aux proved to be the process for much of the veteran Jim Johns — just as we have seen Dog Theatre this June. writing of the stage production.

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CULTURE

This summer, pray for rain to fall in Tinkertown

hen ﬁre danger closes the Sandia Mountains, I worry about my friends who live up there. I also worry about our friends at the Tinkertown Museum (tinkertown.com), which is located on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway in Sandia Park on NM Highway 536, on the way to the Sandia Crest. This place is one of my most beloved gems in New Mexico, as it is to many. An APB went out recently that announced the closure of the road to Sandia Crest until further notice. I placed a call to Carla Ward, who owns and operates Tinkertown. She conﬁrmed with me that when the road closes down, it’s a half-mile above where her business is located. Many think the road is closed right at NM 14. It’s not. You can still drive up about 1.5 miles, just not to the top of the mountain. This information is good news for those who know and love this place. And if you haven’t discovered Tinkertown, now is the time to do so. And plan on reading a lengthier piece on why I love it so much in a later issue. Plus, the guy who built it, the late Ross Ward, is father of our good friend Jason Ward from Star Tattoo. Here’s to hoping for rain in those hills.

When will Winrock rock again? I think a lot of us have been watching what is going on at the old Winrock Shopping Center, which was built in 1961. I was born in ‘62, and this was where my family would take me for Erector Sets from Toys by Roy, a new pair of Buster Browns from Paris Shoes or a bearclaw from The Winrock Bakery (which later became Pastien’s Bakery — still around, thankfully).

Turning 50 is fun

Stopping in for a meal with my Grandpa at Diamond Jims was always a treat. Grandpa had scotch on the rocks and I had a Roy Rogers. Diamond Jim’s was attached to the Winrock Inn, once one of our nicer motor lodges with the coolest swimming pool area. Over the years, as the center closed down and left only a few ﬂagship businesses standing, we have sat and waited for a resurgence. Last year I drove by as they were demolishing the hotel. Kinda sad. But it’s progress, right? I do need to remember this from time to time. However, now The Goodman Realty Group is really moving forward with renovating and rebuilding. The new IMAX Theater is being built on the east side of the property. A few new restaurants have opened on the west side. But the middle stands still. That not-so-great movie, Observe and Report, teased us with what a ﬂourishing mall it could have been. I did another drive by this week and made a mental note of the last four standing iconic Winrock parking lot lamp-posts. You know the ones with the Indian-style images? The ones still standing: Fire. Sun. Lightning. Cloud. May someone keep them safe, as the new Winrock rises from the proverbial dust, because many of you have the same memories I do.

I reached the ﬁne age of 50 last year and my friends threw me one-helluva an amazing bash. This year, more of the folks I grew up with in this town are hitting the half-century mark as well. This past weekend I helped ring in 50 for my friend Beverly Chavez. Chavez is the president of New Mexico-based Stixon Labels & NM Plastics, which she co-owns with her sisters Barbara Otero, Cristina Tapia and Julie Chavez. It’s a family business that started with their father, Robert, decades ago. Since Mr. Chavez’s passing in the mid ‘90s, we been able to watch this business grow by leaps and bounds. When

you thaw out a tub of Bueno Green Chile or uncork a bottle of Gruet, or smear some of Heidi’s Raspberry Red Chile Jam on to a piece of toast, then you are holding onto one of the many labels Stixon makes for these companies. It’s a wonderful legacy. I’m fortunate to know this hard-working, yet oh-so-kind woman. Many many familiar and happy faces uncorked several bottles and toasted Beverly Chavez a very happy birthday. Steven J. Westman is travel writer and chief socialite for Local iQ. Drop him a line with your own local story to tell at steven@local-iQ.com.

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | JUNE 6-19, 2013

FOOD

ABQ eateries move, open, settle down

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North Valley restaurant Paco’s International Smoked Cuisine features a pleasing interior decor (right), a creative menu replete with salads (Chopped Romain Ceasar, left) and the tasteful use of a smoker to cook chicken and beef brisket.

Smoke near the water Chef Paco Aceves brings culinary training and a love of all things smoked to favorite North Valley corner to infuse it with smoked flavor, basted with lemon and coriander and baked on a brick. et me start this food review by The result is a light-colored, juicy bird noting that I’m a journalist, not a designed to stand on its own merits. restaurant insider. My knowledge of the culinary world is paid for with The plate of Habanero and Honey-Glazed my Visa. But I’ve used that card enough to Smoked Chicken Wings ($8) is another know that any restaurant’s balance of food, example of this unique smoked approach. service and atmosphere is a delicate one, Like most Americans, I’m used to having my with seemingly many more ways to fail than lips made orange and smoking hot by the succeed. My layman’s take average order of bar wings. I on the state of this balance at found myself surprised by the REVIEW Paco’s International Smoked light skin and subtle glazing of Cuisine, which opened last the wings at Paco’s, with just a Paco’s fall? A work in progress. hint of habanero bite and that International foundational flavoring provided Paco’s is located in the old by the smoker. Johndi’s barbecue spot on Smoked Rio Grande and Griegos. The wings raised my Cuisine Paco Aceves, who grew up in expectations for the Smoked HOURS: Albuquerque and was trained Beef Brisket Nachos ($8), but 5-9p, Tue.-Sat. as a chef at the Culinary alas, this was a spot where the 3851 RIO GRANDE NW, Institute of America in New menu fell short. The brisket was 505.345.3354 York, runs it with his wife to die for but oddly sparse. The pacosabq.com Brandi Aceves and business tortilla chips were subpar, the partner Sue Heistermann. queso excessive and the cheddar It’s the Aceves’ first stab at atop it all focused into a thick running their own eatery. melted glob. What should be a signature appetizer was not. That Paco Aceves knows how to construct an interesting and focused menu is evident at The journeys away from the smoker can Paco’s. His concept is to bring an international be rewarding at Paco’s. The Cast Iron style of smoked meats to the Albuquerque Chuck Filet, which my dining companion dining scene (think subtle, or non-Texan). and I requested to be cooked at medium Chicken and beef variations of this approach temperature, is rubbed in a light mix of are sprinkled throughout the menu. chipotle seasoning then seared on a heavy Take the Brick Chicken with Lemon Coriander skillet. It was one of the most tender, satisfying 8-ounce cuts of beef I’ve ever had. Dressing ($18), for example. The half chicken is smoked for several hours over low heat I can’t sing the same praises for the Mussels

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($17). The coconut milk and chipotle broth is yet another example of Aceves’ creativity in the kitchen, but the mussels had obviously been frozen. As a one-time resident of Whidbey Island, Wash., where I lived across from the famous Penn Cove mussel farm, this is sacrilege and compromises texture and taste. But I live in New Mexico now and I should probably just get over it. Another menu item of note is the Spinach and Olive Strudel ($7), which is baked with feta cheese in flaky phylo dough and served atop a red pepper coulis. Notable on the dessert menu is the Warm Apple Crisp, made with Dixon apples and a well-executed crust. The wine menu at Paco’s is focused and tasteful. The choice of tap beers is surprisingly wide, with a beer lover obviously afoot. Now a word about atmosphere, which brings us back to that issue of the delicate balance of success in the restaurant business. The Aceves and Heistermann did a nice job remodeling the interior of the old Johndi’s, opting for a spare, orderly decor with a pleasing palette of warm paint colors. But the patio features plastic tables as well as a very funky blue-tarp outdoor swamp cooler — fine for a BBQ joint, not so fine when the entrées approach $20. Some simple linens and additional fans and misters seem in order. In my experience as a restaurant consumer, the trick is creating a seamless balance between food, service and atmosphere. Easier said than done, I’m sure, and Paco’s International Smoked Cuisine is still finetuning. What they’re up to is interesting, though, and worth checking out for yourself.

veryone tends to have their own set of go-to restaurants. Maybe it’s based on the part of the city you live in, maybe it’s just what you’ve always done for dinner on Friday. Regardless, you’re bound to have one of those nights (or days) where none of the usuals sound too appealing. Luckily, there are new openings all around the city, offering a handful of new things to try. Farina Alto (10721 Montgomery NE) opened at the end of April, giving the NE Heights area a chance to enjoy the pizzeria without making the trip to EDo — hence the translation of “alto” (Italian for “high”). Alto is a much larger space than the EDo version of Farina, yet still brings the same sleek and contemporary style to the Heights. Oak Tree Cafe has moved from its rather hidden spot in Uptown to a fresh new space at 4545 Alameda NE. They’re still serving up the same great burgers and sandwiches with a selection of beer and wine. While the popularity of food trucks is on the rise, the mobile masterpiece that is Firenze Wood Fired Pizza has found itself a permanent home at 900 Park SW, next door to Java Joe’s. The mobile aspect of Firenze isn’t gone for good, though – they are still offering their catering services. In what might sound like a bit of a blast from the past, Garduño’s opened inside Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town (800 Rio Grande NW). The restaurant chain was purchased by Southwest Brands, which has already opened Garduño’s restaurants in Las Cruces at Hotel Encanto and at The Lodge at Santa Fe. Prairie Star Restaurant and Wine Bar just announced the hiring of its new executive chef, Chris Olsen. With Olsen’s new position comes a new style of dishes to the restaurant at more affordable prices. A new and notable opening is Hartford Square (300 Broadway NE). The new EDo eatery is offering high-quality and locally sourced meals with a menu that changes weekly and seasonally. Owner Sarah Hartford makes menu items from scratch with the intention of bringing a variety of healthy meals (dine-in or carry-out). New restaurants Downtown are few and far between. Here is the few: The longtime loved-and-missed Cafe Miche has reopened at 228 Gold SW under the hand of Chef Claus Hjortkjaer. Another new addition to Downtowns dining is Adieux Cafe (420 Central SW), offering what they call “sandwiches for foodies,” for dining in as well as grab-and-go boxed style. July will bring a full bar for Adieux, giving you another option for that liquid lunch spot. Whether its a new restaurant you’re looking for, or something familiar in new surroundings, the options are out there. Share your tips about the Albuquerque restaurant scene with Justin De La Rosa at justin@local-iQ.com.

WINE

A wine bottle serves as summer travel vehicle

ith the passage of Memorial Day, summer vacation and traveling has begun. Even the boardwalks destroyed by Hurricane Sandy are reopening for business, while airlines are slowly ratcheting up their fares. If you are enjoying a stay-cation this June, you can travel to some very exotic locales via wine bottle, and the cost of a ticket might be as low as $10.

Mile High Wine Club Let’s start with a simple short trip to the highlands of Catalonia. The region is Terra Alta and the grape is Garnatxa Blanca. It is crisp, light and fruity like green apples and lemons with white flowers on the finish. It can be rather one-dimensional, but blended it can bring a fleshiness and a softness that is not found with other grapes. In the calcium rich soil of the Terra Alta, however, it acquires a quality that makes it stand on its own with a mineral backbone that holds up to roast chicken with fresh herbs and vegetables. Make a simple home cooked meal that omits the most exotic ingredients in favor of things you can find locally and fresh. This is not the grape for that new experiment you are going to test out on your family and friends. This is the wine to drink with roasted, herbed vegetables and light white meat that your grandma used to make. Try it on its own first and, you will taste the high altitude clay with calcified sea-creatures that gives it its distinctive flavor.

Happy As A Clamshell The limestone and chert layered in the Sandia Mountains is often overlooked because many folks don’t know the mountains were once under water. You hike La Luz trail, and you come home unaware that you may have been stomping on the remains of sea creatures that were alive and well millions of years ago. In France these little sea creatures were once alive and kicking in the area now called Bordeaux by humans. The calcium deposits reveal themselves in the grapes of Entre Deux Mers (literally translated as “between two seas”). Here, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadet grow in soils that are made of fossils, gravel and minerals that date back millions of years. This is one glass you won’t overlook once you’ve tried it. You’ll ﬁnd crisp, bright acidity, but with a sense that it was ﬁltered through gravel and seashells. The wine doesn’t come down through the stones, however, the stones and shells come up through the grapes and into your glass. This is a great example of the French term “terroir”, which describes how the location of the winegrowing and winemaking is manifested in the character of the wine itself. Your ticket to Entre Deux Mers is only $15/bottle from Chateau Bellevue, available at Jubilation. For others look for “Appelation Entre Deux Mers Controlee.”

Rudy Ray Moore or Less The next stop on our voyage in a bottle is the Alto Adige region of Italy. This is the northernmost wine region with a strong German winegrowing influence. Alois Lageder’s family has been making wine here for over 150 years. For $18 a bottle, his Müller Thurgau will transport you to the Dolomites mountain range (no relation to the 1970s films) and you will experience a light but floral wine with a refreshing burst of acidity. Bred from Riesling in 1882, it betrays it mother’s qualities of pairing well with food, though it tends to be less sweet and can certainly be just fine as a refreshing summer quaff on the porch or patio. Find it at Jubilation or Quarters on Wyoming. Try it with any light salad with fruit or a simple cheese plate with preserves on the side. It’s worth the trip.

Eastern Bloc Party Surrounded by Greece, Albania, Kosovo and Serbia we finish our trip in Macedonia. Through centuries of conflict and warfare, a true gem has persevered. The grape Rkaciteli is resistant to extreme winter cold as well as genocidal maniacs. It even survived Mikhael Gorbachev’s vine pullings from what was previously 260,000 hectares on the other side of the Iron Curtain. The grape’s seeds have been found in vessels dating back 3000 years in the country of Georgia. Now it is hands down my favorite summertime white: you can pick it up for $9.99/ bottle at Whole Foods on Carlisle. I first tasted it at Vinaigrette as a novelty and immediately became hooked. It has an exotic aroma and bright fresh fruit flavor that makes it a perfect match for salads or seafood. I must confess I enjoy its unique profile so much I have only had it on it’s own now that it’s off the list at Vinaigrette. Try a bottle and if you’re not satisfied … I will gladly drink the rest of it for you. I hope these recommendations inspire you to travel from the safety of your own dining room table or porch. It’s not hard to experience the exotic and unfamiliar for between $10 to $18/ bottle. As always I welcome your questions or comments at sam@local-iq.com Cheers. Though currently a registered nurse, wine zealot Sam Melada takes time out once a month to share his thoughts on how to train your palate to get the most out of your wining and dining experience.

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COCKTAILS

Simple syrup the foundation for most exceptional summer drinks

truly enjoy cocktails with layers of ﬂavors. However, executing them properly and consistently in a bar, or at home, can be a daunting task. A great way to avoid this is making a syrup that can be added to simple cocktail ingredients to make a multi dimensional cocktail that can be recreated with consistency. The base ingredients for many cocktails are straightforward: spirit, sugar, acid and bitters. Creating a multifaceted syrup to add to a cocktail for not only sweetness but complexity is efﬁcient in many ways. Syrups can last anywhere from two weeks to six months, depending on the ingredients, so the syrup can be used time and time again with consistency, and the modifying ingredients can be changed, allowing the bartender to be creative while still maintaining quality. Change up the main spirit, or perhaps the acid and a whole new cocktail is born. The sweetener I use for most of my cocktails is simple syrup. It’s called “simple” for a reason. It is a 1:1 ratio of water and sugar, boiled. But it doesn’t end there. Any multitude of ingredients can be added to the syrup to create a base for fun. I have made more syrups than I can recall, some were exceptional, some were … well, meh. But that is all part of the fun. You can

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use spices, fruits, nuts. Heck, I have even used vegetables. Be creative and make what you enjoy. I love Asian foods so one of my favorite syrups is a Chinese ﬁve-spice syrup(star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed and Sichuan peppercorn) that marries effortlessly with vodka, gin, whiskey and tequila. Don’t hold back: green tea-ginger, jalapenocilantro, cinnamon-apple-maple with roasted almonds (with whiskey, served warm in the winter, YUM). Tap into your inner chef and create a combination of ﬂavors that make you crave more. This drink was created by world famous mixologist Tobin Ellis, founder of Barmagic of Las Vegas, for the world wide launch of Bombay Sapphire’s newest gin, Bombay Sapphire East. With an addition of lemongrass and black peppercorn, the gin was created to balance the sweetness of American tonic water.

Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Bombay Sapphire East Gin .75 oz. Muay Thai syrup (see below) 1 oz. Grapefruit juice (I prefer freshsqueezed ruby red grapefruits — the yield is high and it’s easy) 1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters Method: For the Muay Thai syrup, use 15 stalks lemongrass, 6 whole limes, 5 lbs. white sugar, 2 oz. whole cloves, 2 oz. star anise and 10 cups water. The syrup is just those ingredients tossed into a slow boil, except you zest the limes ﬁrst and then juice the limes into the syrup. This makes enough syrup to play and play again. Stir ingredients, serve tall over ice. Top with Barritt’s Ginger Beer and garnish with a mint sprig. You can find Kate Gerwin at Imbibe, where she is bar manager. She’s also vice president of United States Bartender’s Guild New Mexico and the President of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails New Mexico.

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RELATIONSHIPS

The true secret to lasting love isn’t in the stars

o you have the marriage you desire? A happy and fulﬁlling love relationship seems to be the ever-elusive dream for many of us. Trying to balance healthy love, connection, giving and caring for another with time and space for ourselves seems almost impossible. Our current divorce rate speaks volume to this. Well, I am pleased to tell you that I believe I’ve found the answer to creating a lasting love relationship. Are you ready? Write this down, here it is: If you think it will be easy, or occur by magic or the alignment of the stars, it will never happen! I can hear you now: “What! That can’t be! What about fate? Soulmates? What about spontaneous romance?” But there is good news. Although I don’t think a healthy love relationship comes easy, I do believe you can create a happy and rewarding relationship with commitment. This difference is more than just semantics. It is a critical approach to looking at life that can free you up to see your relationship in a different way. “Not easy” assumes that you will be struggling. It is like the image of the homeless person where there is much despair. It assumes that we must spend a certain portion of each week devoted in some painful task to keep our relationship on track. Well, the problem with that is almost no one wants to be stuck in “not easy.” So what do we do about this? For me, I say it’s about staying committed. This is a way to look at relationships that has worked for hundreds of couples I have coached. Sometimes you are so mad at your partner that you don’t think you

else they would in fact be married. This hesitant or partial commitment makes all the difference to their future marriage. According to marriage researcher Dr. Scott Stanley, those who cohabit prior to marriage score poor after actually getting married on virtually everything measured than those who wait until marriage. This includes:

Although I don’t think a healthy love relationship comes easy, I do believe you can create a happy and rewarding relationship with commitment.

can take anymore. On the other hand, you may desire some space to just be you. Whatever the case, many years ago I ﬁgured out having an easy relationship was almost impossible, but I found I could create harmony using a few core principles of commitment. First, much of the research on how commitment impacts marital happiness has focused on making the initial commitment. Social scientists have compared couples who cohabit before marriage with those who have not. The belief is that cohabiting couples have not yet made a ﬁrm commitment to be with this partner “till death do us part,” or

• Aggression • Negative interaction or conflict • Lack of confidence in the relationship • Marital fulfillment • Dedication to each other This risk might be partially explained by the lack of clarity and mutuality of commitment at the time cohabitation happens. The nature of cohabitation leaves room for the possibility of the relationship not working out (and therefore the commitment not being permanent). If the couple later decides to marry, it can be more of a “sliding into” than a “deciding to” marry. Second, four simple words make a big difference: “commitment is a choice.” Commitment is not a very “sexy” word or concept but it probably has more to do with making marriages work than anything else. It’s not just about saying marriage vows or having a piece of paper that says “marriage license.” Commitment means you’ve promised to stay and work it through, not just today but forever. Commitment is a choice to give up choices. Although this might at first sound limiting, it actually brings great freedom and depth.

Some spouses may decide to leave for their own safety or because their spouse won’t work on the marriage. But research (Waite and Gallagher, 2000) shows that many marriages could be revitalized if the commitment were strong. Waite and Gallagher surveyed unhappily married couples and found that after ﬁve years, three out of ﬁve of the formerly unhappy couples reported that they were happy. Sometimes it is merely the commitment to each other that carries a couple through the harder times, along with generous doses of time, counseling or coaching, effort and luck. Third, couples who understand the spirit of making a constant commitment realize that it’s much more than just a decision not to divorce. It’s a commitment to do the daily work of keeping the relationship alive. It may mean turning off the video games or taking a nightly walk in order to listen to each other’s fears, concerns and worries. These simple deeds, and many more, are the stuff of commitment. They are the actions that keep a marriage vibrant, interesting and exciting. Last, remember this — love is a decision. As wonderful as the feeling of love is, it is not enough for a marriage. At some point (actually many points) husband and wife need to choose to love – even when they don’t feel like it. Acting on this decision by doing loving things for your spouse, speaking kindly and respectfully and deciding over and over to pay attention to the relationship makes love last. Ana Loiselle (nmrelationshipcenter.com, 505.872.8743) is a licensed relationship coach, speaker and author.

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PETS

Proper pub pooches Dog training at Tractor Tap Room aims to get canines and owners on their best behavior BY CRISTINA OLDS

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Rex Nowacki, dog trainer with Animal Humane New Mexico, is the instructor for the “Perfect Pub Pet” class, taught the last Saturday of each month at the Tractor Brewery Tap Room. It aims to teach dogs and humans the proper etiquette for socializing and enjoying a brew.

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rder your beer, then do the ‘massage and settle’ exercise on your dog,” Animal Humane New Mexico trainer Rex Nowacki advised. Although the pub may be your ideal lowstress environment, your dog may find that the noise and people freak him out a little. If you’d like to enjoy a refreshing adult beverage at your local watering hole with your beastie bestie, now you can with another great class from the good folks at Animal Humane New Mexico. Tractor Brewing Tap Room and AHNM recently debuted an hour-long training offered the last Saturday of every month on Tractor’s shaded patio. Called “Perfect Pub Pet,” May’s class sold out hthe first week it was posted. “I have a couple other dogs, but it’s guys’ day out for me and Teddy,” said Darlo of his five-year-old pug, who was making his first pub visit. Meanwhile, Teddy’s pal Winston, a oneyear-old corgi, was attending with his owner Chris. Winston jumped on people who approached him and barked at other dogs nearby. “He hasn’t been to any training before,” Chris said, working with Winston, who was resisting the “down” command. Nowacki explained that along with massaging, then rewarding dogs with highvalue treats like cheese when they act calm, the “name game” helps focus your dog’s attention in a new environment. “Say his name once, establish eye contact, and give the treat when he’s got four paws on the ground, or is sitting,” Nowicki said. Assisting Nowacki at the pub class was Sam Blankenship, another AHNM behavior specialist. “Pay attention to signs of stress,

like hyper-salivating, whining, barking, trembling, damp paw pads,” Blankenship said. “And try to eliminate your dog’s stress immediately.” Even with practice, the bar may not be for every dog, the trainers said. “Make sure they want to go to the pub today,” Blankenship said. “Maybe your dog is chilling on the couch – he’ll act up more at the bar if he wasn’t excited to join you.” Nicole Duke, brewery assistant at Tractor, attended the Perfect Pub Pet class in April with her 2-year-old beagle, Murray. Her dad brought Murray’s brother, Wendell, since a one-to-one ratio of dog-to-owner is required. “These beagles can be really loud,” she said. PET TIPS FOR Duke noted that it’s THE PUB a challenge for the Tractor waitstaff to • Keep your dog school owners on on a leash at the pub. best pub practices with their pets • Pay attention to your dog’s while trying to serve behavior—if customers at the she’s anxious same time. The and doesn’t calm need for the training down, remove is clear at Tractor, her from the she said. “I’ve seen pub. a dozen dogs here • Reward your at once, and that calm dog with socialization is high value treats, mostly positive,” she like hot dog said. “But especially slices. when owners are • Ask a dog’s more inebriated, owner before it’s easy for dogs approaching in to escape the patio the pub. and take off,” so the • Take your dog class is also about for a tinkle break training owners how after a couple of to behave. beers. Dani, an 8-month• If you’re going to get tanked old cairin terrier, and can’t be attended the class responsible for with her owner her, leave your Carol, who referred dog at home. to a 2011 bill Gov. Susana Martinez signed allowing dogs to accompany owners on patios where food is served. “With the new law, I’d like to be able to socialize Dani at the pub,” Carol said. During the class, the owners practiced techniques to bring the energy of their Labradors, pit bulls and heelers down, then rotated to neighboring dogs for some interaction with unfamiliar humans. After the class, the owners were rewarded with a pint of their choice as part of the entry fee, and the trainers announced that Tractor’s Tail Wagging Apricot Wheat beer was the monthly special brew, with part of the proceeds going to AHNM to help the many rescued animals at local shelters. “I’ll deﬁnitely bring Teddy to the bar,” Darlo said when class ended. “But now what about a pet-friendly taxi or some kind of ride home?”

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S U M M E R T R AV E L I S S U E BY ST EV EN J. W EST MA N

Natural wonder Historic El Tovar, with its ties to Albuquerque, offers the perfect perch on the rim of the Grand Canyon

he Grand Canyon. One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Destination for travelers even before it became an official national monument in 1908. This story is not completely about visiting the Grand Canyon, however — it’s also about one of its oldest hotels and the connection this landmark has to Albuquerque and a man named Charles Frederick Whittlesey. Whittlesey was the chief architect for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway back in the Harvey House days, and when he was commissioned to design the “new” Grand Canyon Harvey Hotel in 1902, he had a grand-scale project ahead of him. He met with the company that would supply the lumber for the building, the Riordan brothers of Arizona Lumber and Timber Company in Flagstaff. The Riordans persuaded Whittlesey to design a home for them first in Flagstaff, but before he did this, Whittlesey opted to build a home for himself, a bit smaller but with a similar design. He did this atop a little hill in the southeast part of Albuquerque. That building still stands and is currently home to the Albuquerque Press Club and the trailhead of a path that leads to the Riordan Mansion and concludes at the El Tovar Hotel, which was completed in 1905. For you “insiders” - once you have walked thru the Riordan and thru the El Tovar, all of a sudden the stairways at the Press Club make total sense.

Now, on to the trip ... The trek to Grand Canyon Village is an easy one heading west on I40, crossing over into Arizona and on to Flagstaff. Please find time to stop in Flagstaff and find the Riordan Mansion and take a tour. It’s simple to find and a lot of fun. From

there, take Highway 180, which leads you the winding, forest-filled back way to Highway 64, which delivers you to our point of destination (note: 64 is the main route, and can be accessed off I-40 west of Flagstaff). Note: the hotel can usually be booked solid up to six months in advance, so plan ahead and don’t miss out. At the main gate of Grand Canyon Village, you pay a fee to enter. It’s worth it, and the money helps keep this place in good shape. Maps El Tovar Hotel get you to where you Grand Canyon Naneed to be, and when tional Park, South Rim you pull up to the El Apache and Center, Tovar, I dare you to 928.638.2631 not have your breath grandcanyonlodges.com taken away. Majestic grandeur of lumber and stone is everywhere. My mind wandered to the visual of a horse-drawn carriage rolling up to the front steps. Then, just yards away from the main porch, you walk over to the rail and your heart skips a beat. An audible gasp leaves your mouth as you bask in the vision of the geological masterpiece — the real reason we are all here — the Grand Canyon.

Original feel: check Back at the four-story hotel I took a long time checking out the building, walking through the lobby known as the Rendezvous Room, with its interior features of log paneling, exposed log rafters and wonderful paintings on the walls. Up the old stairs I went, checking out murals in hallways and art in other rooms. There were originally 103 guest rooms and 21 guest bathrooms, but now there are 78 rooms, all with private baths. Older gems like the El Tovar inevi-

tably face renovations to accommodate modern living, but the designers seem to have kept the original feel of the space. There is nothing over the top or boutique-ish about the guest rooms, they’re just comfortable and warm and inviting places to lift your feet up and stay a spell.

Harvey House breakfast For culinary experiences, the dining room is more than divine. This lovely and spacious room features art that reflects its timeline and both the food and staff are top rate, from morning to night. Breakfast offers plates like polenta corn cakes with prickly pear pistachio butter and chocolate chip Belgian waffles. I opted for the traditional Harvey House Breakfast (two eggs any style with your choice of bacon, ham, regular or turkey sausage, served with breakfast potatoes), a yummy and hearty meal to get my day started. At lunchtime, the shaved natural black Angus prime rib melt on a ciabatta roll tempted me, but I am sucker for a good reuben and was told it was “the bomb.” It was at that! Dinner at El Tovar is a bit more formal. The room is darker and it’s best to make a reservation for a table. Start with the Chef’s soup du jour, as the soup maker has been in the kitchen for 30 years and always serves up something delicious. Opulent main courses fill the menu, from grilled buffalo ribeye with caramelized onion and fig compote to rainbow trout with orange rosemary butter and natural quail stuffed with oyster cornbread dressing and hoisin lime sauce. I had the quail and could not have been more satisfied

at the end of my day, savoring every last bite. El Tovar’s wine list is quite good as well, and they love to make you look at the dessert tray as you enter. Save room for that.

Steeped in history From the food to the surroundings to the history of this locale, you definitely have to get out and participate in what Grand Canyon Village has to offer. Spontaneity is key, though there is a visitor’s center where you can plot your course for the day. Most places and things are accessible by foot, on bicycle, by bus or in your own vehicle. Get educated on what will work into your timeframe. Other things I fell in love with during my stay were the Kolb Studio (once the home and photographic studio of pioneers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb) and Hermit’s Rest Route (accessible by bus, bike, on foot or in a car with a handicap placard), a road and trail that meanders across the rim, with overviews from the wonderful Powell Point to Monument Creek Vista to Hermit’s Rest. And find your way to Shoshone Point, if you are able, as well. I also can’t leave out all the deer and elk that seem to be grazing everywhere, up close. Don’t feed them, please! Next time, I’ll ride the burros to the bottom of the canyon, maybe. As your chapter of this vacation closes, you don’t drive away from the El Tovar or the Grand Canyon without feeling changed for the better. Just how a road trip should end.

A stunning rim view of the Grand Canyon is the true attraction at the El Tovar Hotel (inset), a historic four-story lodge perched on the South Rim. Built in 1905, the hotel was designed by Charles Frederick Whittlesey, notable locally as the designer of the Albuquerque Press Club, located in the EDo district.

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Mabel Dodge Luhan’s house is intricately tied to the history of Taos itself. Contemporaries like D.H. Lawrence slept there, and actor Dennis Hopper owned the property for a time in the 1970s. It’s now a popular inn.

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Mabel Dodge Luhan House a unique creative hideaway

abel Dodge Luhan, who died in 1962, was a fixture in Taos. The home she built and the guests she entertained were iconic. It was stated that Luhan was “a woman of profound contradictions. She was generous. She was petty. Domineering and endearing ... salon hostess, art patroness, writer and selfappointed savior of humanity.” So why would I not want to visit the Mabel Dodge Luhan House, which has been converted into an historic inn, every time I hit this part of New Mexico? Mabel Dodge Surrounded by aceLuhan House quias and trees and 240 Morada Lane, the most awe-striking Taos birdhouses that I 800.846.2235 or have ever seen, with 575.751.9686 the gorgeous Taos mabeldodgeluhan.com Mountains as your NEARBY: backdrop, the Mabel Dodge Luhan House is Harwood a wonderful hideaway Museum of Art deep in the heart of 238 Ledoux, the village. There are 575.758.9826 nine guest rooms in the harwoodmuseum.org main house with two cottages. The adjacent Orlando’s New Juniper House has Mexican Cafe eight more rooms. Located on the Main I stayed in the Andrew Road, 1.8 miles north Dasburg Room on the of Taos Plaza second floor, with a 575.751.1450 window that looked out orlandostaos.com at the sacred mountains and the Taos Pueblo. It The Gorge Bar was heavenly, and I love and Grill that there is not one 103 E. Plaza, television in any room, 575.758.8866 nor Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi is availthegorgebarandgrill.com able in one of the sitting rooms). Greeted by your hosts — lovely women like Dorothy or Judi or Diane — one is truly made to feel at home. I happened to stay there while all the other rooms were taken by a children’s book writers workshop. Things were bustling with activity and excitement and the sharing of stories — just the way Mabel must have intended.

Rich history Photographs and art remind one of whom was here in the past, and why it became designated

as a national historic landmark. You can still feel the presence of notables who stayed here — D. H. Lawrence and Willa Cather among them. Every room I had access to had so many stories. The word “wow” flew out of my mouth several times. I grinned over images of Dennis Hopper, who bought the property in 1970 and sold it seven years later. One can only fathom what happened during that time.

Part of the family A friend told me that the kitchen here is one of his favorite rooms. Now I know why. It’s full of activity and character, and when Chef Jessica Van Houten is making the daily breakfast, you are in for a delectable treat. There’s no need to find a spot in town for coffee because the inn pours a mighty fine cup. Also, if you happen to be here during a special occasion, hope for an appearance by Chef Jane Garrett cooking up some delish dinner for you to enjoy. The entire kitchen crew is fun and affable. It’s a perk of choosing a smaller inn, as you get to know everyone and feel like part of the family.

Taos art and dining Once you get settled, stroll down to the town center and hit The Harwood Art Museum, where “Taos arts to the world and world arts to Taos.” From the Taos Society of Artists to the Taos Moderns, you get to look up close at the works of people Mabel Dodge Luhan enjoyed and played host to. Plus, right now, the Jim Wagner: Trudy’s House exhibition is up through September 8. Wagner’s colorful works, especially his magpies, make me smile. A great lunch (or dinner) can always be found at Orlando’s New Mexican Cafe further north of the main road, Paseo Del Pueblo Norte. Dine on the outdoor patio and try the chips, salsa and guacamole, along with the chile relleno plate. End with the naughty frozen avocado pie. For a well-poured martini, stop in at The Gorge Bar and Grill right on the Taos Plaza and have Lucas shake one up for you. It’s a great way to close down your night, then head back to your room for a very restful night’s sleep. One night was not enough for this traveler. As I packed my car, I got hugs from people I’d only just met the day before. I drove away slowly, thinking if you have the spirit of an artist or writer, the Mabel Dodge Luhan House is Mecca, and a bucket list nominee, in my book. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | JUNE 6-19, 2013

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Mi casa es su casa Casa del Gavilan provides perfect launching spot for an exploration of Cimarron and its surroundings

few months ago, I was talking about heading to Cimarron again. A spark of interest in northern New Mexico is currently being flared by Santa Fe art collector Forrest Fenn’s claim that he has hidden buried treasure somewhere out there. If you don’t know the story, Google him. But this is about discovering a better treasure in this town, where the plains meet the Rockies and life is good. On a great recommendation, I was told about Casa del Gavilan, a bed and breakfast that I just had to visit. Getting to Cimarron takes some time. You can go through Taos, across to Eagles Nest and pop over the mountain. Or take I-25 north, past Las Vegas, and find your route over what is known as the “sea of grass” — I won’t lament about how dry New Mexico is right now, and what should have been green lush landscape is far from it. It is a funky journey, once depicted in a favorite 1936 novel of mine by Conrad Richter about the plight of settlers who came to ranch in this region. Strangely enough, it is called The Sea of Grass. Once you hit Cimarron, follow the signs through the Philmont Scout Ranch, leading to your soon-to-be bed and breakfast depot, Casa del Gavilan. Nothing had prepared me for the moment I

pulled off the old original Santa Fe Trail and buzzed the front gate for entrance onto the property. There ahead of me, at the base of the hill, sat a glorious stark white building, and as I slowly drove up the dirt road, I noticed horses and deer and antelope grazing in the fields.

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Casa del Gavilan, which transoffice.net lates as “House of the Hawk,” is a splendid example of pueblo-revival tour revealed the six guest Philmont Museum architecture. You can see it was rooms, the library and great and Seton Memorial made for entertaining. It was built by room — chock full of Frederick Library Jack Nairn, an East Coast gentleRemington original art and 575.376-2281 man who ended up settling in this Zane Grey’s first-edition books. part of the country. It’s said that he Grey frequented this spot “was many things to many people back in his day. I lodged in The but to everyone — first and foremost — he was Phillips Guest Room. It was comfortable, with a storyteller. He could spin a yarn unlike anyone great period furnishings and an amazing tiled else.” There are photos of Nairn in the casa, bathroom. Each room has it’s own fireplace. some in which he’s wearing a Scottish kilt. I A business named Cold Beer could go on and on about Nairn, but will leave it to you readers to check out his history on the If you want to stay indoors, or lavish on the big Casa del Gavilan website. patio, there are books to be read and retro board On the front porch I was met by Noelle and games for your amusement. Outside the back door, there are trails to be hiked and wild animals Joe, two of the nicest innkeepers I’ve had the to watch. Want your own treasure hunt? If you pleasure of meeting. A lengthy and informative

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happen upon antlers dropped by deer and elk on the grounds, you are welcome to keep them! In the evening, Noelle and Joe recommended that I find a place called “Cold Beer” for a dinner fix. It’s actually called The Colfax Tavern, located 12 miles northeast of Cimarron on Highway 64. You pull up, and the small building has COLD BEER painted across the front. Inside, it is compact, but full of locals. I sidled up the bar and met Roger — owner/ cook/bartender/offerer-of-barbs-and-funnytales. He poured me a cold draft beer and made me his savory World Famous Green Chile Cheeseburger. Roger runs the place with his marvelous sister Sharon, who also has The Porch Market and Deli (where I had a fab reuben the next day before heading home). I was so

pleased Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been directed to come here. Then, after heading back to the Casa, I sat in the front room by a lit fireplace and shared tales with two gentlemen who were also guests. A great way to close the day.

Boy Scout history Breakfast was dreamed up by Joe. Fresh baked muffins, a grilled pineapple and raspberry mint smash (mint fresh out of their garden) and Casa cheese blintzes with a wild blueberry sauce were all to die for. A hike should have been in order, but I wanted to visit the Philmont Museum. The two men I met the night before (longtime Boy Scouts) visit every year to help get the nearby Philmont Scout Ranch ready for the multitudes of campers coming for the summer. I was a Scout, and proud of it, and during breakfast they urged me to visit the museum. Pleased I did, as the place filled me with nostalgia.

The dramatic landscape near Cimarron, N.M., is the setting for Casa del Gavilan, a unique and historic pueblo-revival bed and breakfast, which was often frequented by author Zane Grey.

As I packed up and left Casa del Gavilan, with a wave from those two cool innkeepers, my head filled with new treasured memories.

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ummer is when the city of Albuquerque comes alive. It’s going to be a scorcher this year, and the goal will be to ﬁnd activities to keep cool and have fun. With that in mind, Local iQ offers 15 ideas for indulging yourself in Albuquerque’s summer adventures. There are so many different possibilities to choose from, whether it’s walking your dog along a beautiful Bosque trail or rediscovering your childhood at Adult Explora! Night. Of course, the following list just scratches the surface. For more ideas, make sure a copy of Local iQ is always in hand. May your summer be a fun and active one!

1. Explora! Adult Night

3. Cliffs’ Amusement Park

6:30-10p, Fri., Jul. 19 1701 Mountain NW, 505.224.8300

4800 Osuna NE, 505.881.9373

$20

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explora.us Albuquerque’s favorite handson discovery museum is not just for kids. In fact, it was a request from adults that inspired this night of experimental fun. Experience activities, exhibits, live entertainment and viewing the night sky with astronomers from the ABQ Astronomy Society, all without the kids. The July theme is “Propulsion and Motion.” Get your mojo going and sign up early.

2. Dyna Theatre Museum of Natural History 1801 Mountain NW, 505.841.2800

$10/$8 (Sen.)/$6 (Kids) nmnaturalhistory.org The world’s ﬁrst 2D/3D digital projection system is now being used at Albuquerque’s Lockheed Martin’s Dyna Theatre, which is equipped with two new projectors, new digital surround sound and a new white screen. The two features currently playing at the Dyna Theatre are Flight of the Butterﬂies and Flying Monsters 3D, with other titles scheduled throughout the summer. Whatever you watch on the Dyna screen, it’s sure to be visual entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

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$4.95/$24.95 (all-day pass) Cliff’s Amusement Park provides fun activities for every age. The Cliff Hanger, Sidewinder and the Rattler are three thrilling rides that leave park-goers — kids and adults alike — screaming until the end. Cliff’s offers a train ride around the whole park for everyone to enjoy. Splash and swim in two fantastic child water parks for family fun. If you think it’s only for kids, think again.

4. Albuquerque Aquarium and Botanic Gardens 9a-5p, Mon.-Fri.; 9a-6p, Sat.-Sun.

$9/$4.50 (Sen.)/$4 (Kids) 2601 Central SW, 505.764.6200 cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark Have you ever wanted to feed exotic creatures of the ocean? At the Albuquerque Aquarium, daily feedings are just one of the activities offered. On the Botanic Garden side, which comes with the same admission fee, a 10,000-squarefoot glass conservatory, Japanese Gardens, model train display and children’s fantasy garden are just a few of the attractions. The park dedicates itself to the preservation of New Mexico’s agricultural history.

5. Tingley Beach

9. Sandia Mountains

13. Zozobra

Daily, sunrise to sunset 1800 Tingley SW, 505.768.2000

2113 Osuna NE, 505.346.3900 fs.usda.gov/cibola sandiapeak.com

Thu., Sep. 5 Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe 855.969.6272

FREE cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark If you like ﬁshing and a relaxing environment, Tingley Beach can provide comfort for you this summer. The calming presence of water and geese demonstrate the natural feel of the Rio Grande Valley. This New Mexican waterfront provides daily fun and sun for all of Albuquerque’s residents and visitors. Boat paddling, ﬁshing and much more are offered at one of Albuquerque’s traditional gathering spots.

6. Freedom Fourth 3-10p, Thu., Jul. 4 Balloon Fiesta Park 4401 Alameda NE, 505.821.1000

FREE The 4th of July is always an exciting time, and the City of Albuquerque is holding its annual Freedom Fourth Celebration at Balloon Fiesta Park. Food vendors, live entertainment, ﬁreworks and more will be enjoyed by all on Independence Day. Bring the whole family and friends to marvel at the lit sky, as party-goers gather for a night of celebration.

The Sandia Mountains offers over 60 different hiking paths to explore, but that’s not the only way to do the Sandias. The Sandia Peak Tramway offers an astounding ride and mountaintop view of the city. Note: Due to drought conditions, much of the Sandias will be closed beginning on June 10 until further notice.

10. Rio Grande Nature Center 2901 Candelaria NW, 505.344.7240

$3 per car

11. Route 66 Summerfest 2-10p, Sat., Jul. 20 Central Avenue from Girard to Washington FREE

Through Aug. 29 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE, 505.924.2255 abqisotopes.com

The City of Albuquerque hosts a number of summer festivals around town, but the Nob Hill version of the event has quickly become a signature of Duke City summers. Shops on Central Avenue stay open later and vendors line the sidewalks. Live music, food, free shuttle rides, kids events, car shows ... there’s no shortage of things to do. The culture and history of Route 66 is the foundation of this memorable annual celebration.

8a-5p, daily 6001 Unser NW, 505.899.0205 nps.gov/petr One of the largest petroglyph sites in North America is protected by Albuquerque’s Petroglyph National Monument. Come and partake in an exciting adventure by exploring the landscape of symbols here. Learn about special symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans centuries ago Explore the Rinconada Canyon or begin at the visitor center and come learn about the historic signiﬁcance of the petroglyphs.

santafenm.info/ﬁesta.htm Zozobra is the long-standing tradition of Santa Fe and New Mexico residents gathering to burn a giant monster ﬁgure as a way to purge their troubles or sorrows. Held during the Santa Fe Fiesta Celebration, the event includes ceremonial dancing, live music and massive crowds eager to see Old Man Gloom burn to the ground.

The Rio Grande Nature Center provides a remarkable outlook on the marvelous natural beauty of the Rio Grande. Turtles, toads, beavers and muskrats are just a few of the creatures seen when visiting the park, which encompasses 270 acres of woods, meadows and wetlands. One of the best ways to step away from city life and enjoy nature at its best.

7. Albuquerque Isotopes

8. Petroglyph National Monument

burnzozobra.com

rgnc.org

rt66central.com

Albuquerque’s love affair with baseball is longstanding, and the place where it happens all summer long is Albuquerque Isotopes Park. This minor league baseball stadium houses the Paciﬁc Coast League’s Albuquerque Isotopes. Highlights of the games are cheering crowds, beer, hot dogs and other stadium fare. And oh yes, baseball.

$20

12. Taos Solar Music Festival Thu., Jun. 6 Kit Carson Memorial Park Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 575.758.9191 solarmusicfest.com Glistening mountains and beautiful sunsets are a few of the great qualities which will be offered at the Taos Solar Music Festival. Culture, music, art, food, dance and so much more are celebrated at this event. This year’s lineup includes red-hot English folk rock act Mumford and Sons. The Taos Film Festival and Pueblo ceremonials are some of the other events enjoyed at this festival, one of New Mexico’s signature summer events.

14. Tinkertown Museum 9a-6p daily Sandia Park, 505.281.5233

$3.50/$1 (kids) tInkertown.com The Tinkertown Museum offers an eclectic look at trinkets and toys of all shapes and sizes. What began as one man’s personal hobby in 1962 has been constructed into a beautiful museum of art. It took the founder of Tinkertown, Ross Ward, more than 40 years to carve and collect what is now known as Tinkertown. Zany Western memorabilia, antique tools and toys, winding hallways and much more ﬁll up this not-to-miss museum.

15. Public Art Bicycle Tour City of Albuquerque Public Art Program, 505.768.3556 cabq.gov/publicart Ride around Albuquerque and enjoy the neighborhood sites and sounds, all while taking a tour of world-class public art. There are 25 stops on this fun-ﬁlled and breathtaking day tour through the city. Pedal through Downtown, the Northeast Heights and the University of New Mexico campus and enjoy all of the glorious public art pieces. Visit the city’s public art website for a complete listing of the art destinations.

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THU 6 Blackbird Buvette KGB Club GOTH/INDUSTRIAL 10p, Vieux Farka Toure, from the musically rich African nation of Mali, has earned a growing fan base in the West in recent years with his masterful guitar playing and critically acclaimed records. His latest album, Mon Pays, is a tribute to his homeland.

Hendrix of the Sahara Son of a musical master, Vieux Farka Touré forges his own path The Toure-Raichel Collective that has been hailed by ieux Farka Touré brings us surprisingly fans and critics alike as a masterpiece. Vieux’s newly-released album Mon Pays (French soothing music from his rich family for “my country”) is a musical tribute to his heritage in the musically wealthy but beloved homeland of Mali which reﬂects both economically challenged and war-torn Vieux’s classical training and a deep rooted love northwest African country of Mali, where a full of the varied traditional music of Mali. The album war involving both invading al Qaida-backed, is a complex and joyful experience, as are Vieux’s music-hating Islamist forces and opposing concerts, wherein the musician is known for French, Chadian and U.S. troops has resulted in dazzling crowds with his speed and dexterity on a very unstable situation where musicians (and the guitar, as well as his palpable charisma and many other civilians) are in great danger. Yet, luminous smile. against the odds, the music of Mali survives. For his Jun. 19 show at Dirty PREVIEW Bourbon, Vieux will be performing Often referred to as “The Hendrix in a quartet with Mamadou Sidibe of the Sahara,” Boureima “Vieux” Vieux Farka (bass), Aly Magassa (guitar and Farka Touré is the son of the backing vocals) and Souley Kane late Grammy-winning Malian Touré (percussion, backing vocals). musician Ali Farka Touré, who 7:30p, Wed., Jun. 19 recorded with Ry Cooder and died Local iQ: Please tell us about your new THE DIRTY album, How did you conceive Mon of cancer in 2006. Although Vieux BOURBON Pays and what collaborations were was born in 1981 in Niafunke, 9800 MONTGOMERY involved? NE, 505.296.2726 Mali, into a tribe of soldiers and was discouraged by his father Vieux Farka Touré: I wanted this $20 from entering the music business, album to be a homage to our great Tickets: he declared as a teen that he too nation, Mali. That is why it is holdmyticket.com wanted to be a musician. The called Mon Pays. I wanted to show ampconcerts.org famed kora maestro Toumani to the world, or at least to remind vieuxfarkatoure.com Diabaté took young Vieux under the world, that Mali is a beautiful his wing and eventually the ailing country, a proud country, a Ali joined his son on recordings country with a deep and powerful for Vieux’s debut CD. It has been said that the history. What you hear in the news all the time senior Touré played rough mixes of these songs is negative things. It is my job as a musician to when people visited him in his ﬁnal days, at peace speak the truth to the people, and the truth is not with, and proud of, his son’s talent as a musician. all negative. I want to make Malians remember the pride that we have had for our country for so Vieux has released several albums which mix many years that was damaged by the events of elements of blues and rock with the traditional this past year. music of his homeland, and a collaborative project with Israeli superstar Idan Raichel dubbed There are collaborations on this album with BY BILL NEVINS

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Sidiki Diabate, the son of my godfather, Toumani Diabate. So this is the sons of the two masters, Ali and Toumani. This is an exciting thing for Malians because it is showing that a new generation is coming forth and things are going to change. I also collaborated with my good friends Idan Raichel and Yankale Segal from Israel, who are Jewish. This proves again that Islam in Mali is an open religion and a tolerant religion. I want to set an example for others in Mali to keep an open mind and open heart. iQ: Your father, the great master musician Ali Farka Toure, didn’t want you to go into the music business. Is that accurate? VFT: Yes, it’s true that Ali did not want me to be a

musician. A musician’s life is very hard. There are a lot of bad things that can happen to a musician and it is a risky profession. But Ali saw at the end of his life that it was my destiny to be a musician and that I loved to play music so he gave his blessing and he helped me in his last days. iQ: How did you receive your musical training and education? Did you learn directly from your father? VFT: At the end of his life, yes, I learned a lot

about music from him. But (also) I learned so much about life from him. All my life he was teaching me important things about how to act, how to be a good person, how to deal with relationships in your life. Musically, my education was ﬁrst just by playing with other young musicians and also with my father. Then I went to school and then I joined Toumani Diabate’s group. It was only the last few months of Ali’s life that he and I would play guitar together and he would teach me about the guitar. To read the entire interview with Vieux Farka Touré and to see a behind the scenes video of “The Story of The Touré-Raichel Collective,” visit Local-iQ.com/Music.

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Il Vicino Brewery Canteen Eryn Bent INDIE/FOLK 6-9p, FREE KiMo Theatre Richard Thompson 7:30p, $25-$35 Launchpad MDC, Verbal Abuse, In Defence, Intoxicated, Doomed to Exist

1:30-5p, $10

St. Clair Winery & Bistro The Bus Tapes 6-9p, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Ryan Dishen 6-9p, TBD

7:30p, $12

Low Spirits Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Cali Shaw Band 9p, $10 Molly’s Joe Salazar and His Thunder Band 5:30p-Close, FREE

Ned’s Bar & Grill Rudy Boy Blues Jam 7p, FREE

WED

Blackbird Buvette Sun Bones INDIE ROCK 10p, FREE Cowgirl Woody Pines JAZZ/COUNTRY BLUES 8p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon Vieux Farka Toure 7:30p, $20-$25 Launchpad Nekromantix, Graveyard Johnnys 8:30p, $12

Marble Brewery Daiggle Duo 6-9p, FREE Molly’s Bella Luna 5:30p-Close, FREE Scalo Il Bar Cali Shaw Acoustic Showcase 8:30p, FREE

Sister Deep Space 9p, $5 St. Clair Winery & Bistro Salley Townes & Co 6-9p, FREE

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For more music coverage, visit Local-iQ.com/MUSIC STRFKR

The Flatlanders 7:30p,Wed., Jun. 19

oe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock each have had star solo Sol Santa Fe songwriting and performing careers over the 37 Fire Place, past four decades with their own bands, but 505.780.8072 their big West Texas hearts always longed for $34 their “supergroup” project The Flatlanders, Tickets: ticketssantafe.org originally launched in 1972. Ely plays the theflatlanders.com street-wise rocker, Gilmore is the mystic heathconcerts.org with the classic country voice and Hancock is the cerebral folk singer. Together as The Flatlanders (they reunited in 1988 after a long hiatus, and have released a string of acclaimed albums since), they are all that and more – the dynamics among them produce a sound like no other, and the on-stage play of diverse personalities and voices joined in lifelong friendship is fascinating. The group’s latest album Wheels of Fortune continues that intriguing collaboration. Some of the tunes are brand new, while others have been kicking around in the individual repertoires of Ely, Gilmore, and Hancock for some time. In recent interviews, the trio reﬂected on their shared fate. Hancock said, “We came together as a bunch of friends who happened to be musicians, too. There’s just that crazy Lubbock mystery to it.” Ely added, “There are very few people who have remained as close as we have, especially in the music world.” Gilmore said, “I feel blessed.” And so will you when you hear The Flatlanders acoustic and live in Santa Fe. —Bill Nevins

ynthesis and passion are what STRFKR frontman Josh Hodges conveys on the band’s new album Miracle Mile. STRFKR’s 8:30p, Thu. Jun. 6 third record, it validates the evolution of Launchpad the Portland, Ore.-based group, which is 618 Central SW, no stranger to working hard for gradual 505.764.8887 success. The bass lines and melodically $18 upbeat electronic sounds from the Tickets: holdmyticket.com album’s single, “While I’m Alive,” are strfkrmusic.com a departure from earlier work, like the launchpadrocks.com band’s 2011 record Reptilians and the 2009 EP Jupiter. It’s this evolution which gives STRFKR fans a reason to continue to listen. NPR has referred to Miracle Mile recorded in the small, rainy coastal town of Astoria, Ore., as a “moodier” record than past efforts, and the maturation is evident. STRFKR got its start as a solo project by the multi-instrumentalist Hodges, who eventually joined forces with Shawn Glassford, Keil Corcoran and Patrick Morris for the band’s current lineup. Look forward to being told a story of a band’s journey at this show. —Tamon Rasberry WITH WAMPIRE AND FEELINGS

Richard Thompson 7:30p, Tue., Jun. 18 Kimo Theatre 423 Central NW, 505.768.3544

$25-$35 Tickets: holdmyticket.com richardthompson-music. com

t’s not a new story: A British legend visits the Southwest on a cross-country tour and brings his show to Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre. But anytime Richard Thompson arrives in the Duke City, it’s worth noting. Thompson is from Nottingham Hill, London. He’s been in the music business since 1967. Thompson’s father was in the military and ran a strict household. His father was also a good guitar player and had a large array of records. Thompson was inspired from his father’s taste in music and also his Scottish culture. This talented musician tells a story when playing the guitar. “I think you have to challenge the audience to expect new material and they will challenge you back to produce new material,” Thompson said in a recent interview. His introverted, nervous style ﬁts with lyrics that are often dark, thoughtful and intense. Yet Thompson is able to convey a humbleness and comfort with his talents. He was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991 and in 2006 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson’s had decades worth of success in his musical career. Recently he was awarded his honorary doctorate from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. A night with Dr. Thompson promises to be a memorable show. —Tamon Rasberry

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Good things come to ‘Those Who Wait’

rowdfunding is the act of going to the interwebs and convincing your friends and family members to toss in their hard-earned coin into one of your passion projects. In the film world it has become sort of a go-to way to get projects off the ground that would otherwise never get made. The most successful project has been the Veronica Mars movie, which raised over $5.7 million within 30 days when they were only asking for $2 million. Unfortunately, this could also turn into a way for studios to double dip and stick it to their most hardcore fans. The story that put me on this anti-major-studio-crowdfunding-kick was when Zach Braff raised just over $3 million after he already had his project green lit and a studio to finance it, but it seems he’d rather have his fans foot the bill instead to keep creative control. But all hope isn’t lost for making a difference through crowdfunding — independent feature films are still in need of your hard-earned dollar. Albuquerque’s talent has been pouring onto flickering screens in darkened living rooms, coffee shops and The Guild. Many of these films are only a few minutes in length with little-to-no budget, and made within 48 hours. Currently Lindele Media, one of the city’s most notable independent production teams, is working on their first feature film, Those Who Wait. They raised a good portion of their budget through an indie-go-go crowdfunding campaign, raising just shy of $12,000. Though they didn’t make their desired $60,000 goal, they’ve continued their fundraising efforts and are looking for donors to help them along. The film will star local actress Rebekah Wiggins as a young woman who questions her reality while recovering from a car accident. Writer/ director Hannah MacPherson has collaborated

with producers Edie Myers and David Ferry Jr. to put this project together. They’ll be filming around Albuquerque and in the Pecos mountains in the fall. MacPherson has directed more than 20 short films, music videos and webisodes and has won several awards for “Best Director” in numerous Film Festivals and Challenges. She also won “Best Film” for her short film Drain in the New Mexico 48 Hour Film Project. If you’d like to help, visit thosewhowait-movie.com.

DVD of the Week If you’re not feeling like a producer and you’ve already bought your copy of Breaking Bad Season 5 or have gorged yourself on Arrested Development Season 4 on Netﬂix, and you still want to watch something at home, I recommend gathering a group of your best friends, crack a growler from your favorite microbrewery and pop in a copy of Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987). It’s bad, but yet, oh so good. Trust me, just watch a few clips on YouTube and you’ll be hooked. Albuquerque’s Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program, found on several stations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K and available for download via podcast from iTunes or directorscutradio. com. Gutierrez is a member of The Broadcast Film Critics Association and The Broadcast Television Journalists Association.

More ﬁlm coverage online at: Local-iQ.com/FILM

Famed French director Michel Gondry’s latest, The We and the I.

REVIEW:

REVIEW: Can wordless black and white storytelling yield a “Picture of the Year” award?

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | JUNE 6-19, 2013

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ver understood why anyone follows a guru or joins a cult? I haven’t. What’s the old saying, “I wouldn’t belong to an organization that would have me as a member!” But join they do, and the minions who followed Father Yod, the founder of the Source Family and subject of this detailed but slightly shallow documentary, still abound. Yod, known in this world as David Baker, was a combat veteran from World War II who once killed a man but eventually started the “family,” an experiment in utopian living. They opened a very popular eatery, the Source Restaurant on the Sunset Strip, which was once America’s highest-grossing eatery. An advocate of healthy food and robust sex, Yod became more and more spacey, shall we say, eventually closing the restaurant and moving his brood to Kauai in the ‘70s, where he was killed in a hang-gliding accident. The Source Family was also very busy musically, with Yod leading a psychedelic music-type band that eventually recorded about 10 albums, many of which are used for the soundtrack of the ﬁlm. Engrossing and detailed. —Jeff Berg

Dead Man’s Burden Dead Man’s Burden DIRECTED BY JARED MOSHÉ

Jun. 14-16 Call for show times CCA 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, 505.982.1338 ccasantafe.org deadmansburden.com

his dark, gritty western has a realistic feel which helps counter the sometimes lopsided story and dialogue. Filmed entirely on location in northern New Mexico, the story takes place after the Civil War, with a young couple, Martha and Heck, working to make a living on a dried-out farm that Martha’s father had purchased earlier. Not an easy life, things turn even more difficult with the return of her brother Wade, a Civil War veteran. To complicate things, a copper mining company has become interested in the land and the hard-driven Martha (a nice job by actress Clare Bowen) feels that it is time to sell and move out of New Mexico and head for San Francisco. However, the mirthless and smart Wade has other ideas and both he and Martha have, shall we say, a private life that they don’t care to divulge. The film is short on action after the opening scenes and long on dialogue, which is more than casually strengthened by the fine performances and arc of tension between all the characters, even the minor ones, which keeps the film interesting. Mysterious but first-rate. —Jeff Berg

The Source Family DIRECTED BY MARIA DEMOPOULOS AND JODI WILLE

4, 8:30p, Jun. 15-19 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 guildcinema.com thesourcedoc.com

Film festival flourishes

ilm lovers who are not yet privvy to the numerous events, panels, tastings and screenings surrounding the first ever Albuquerque Film and Media Experience (through Jun. 9), should really pay a visit to the event schedule at abqfilmexperience. com. Our pick for most interesting film is Circle the Wagen, an all too real account of two men, one vintage Volkswagen bus and thousands of miles of open road. Two screenings will be held at Guild Cinema on Jun. 9, 4:30 and 7:30p.

ARTS

‘Alburquerque’ de España Annual festival stands out as one of the most signiﬁcant ﬂamenco events in the world BY JESSICA SOSA

D F E S T I VA L

Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque Mon.-Sat., Jun. 10-15 MULTIPLE VENUES 505.242.7600

$30-$90 Tickets: unmtickets. com, kimotickets. com, nhccnm.org fﬁ26.org

rawing its inspiration from oral tradition and a rich Spanish-Gypsy cultural heritage, flamenco has been preserved over the centuries by active performers, and is unlike any other performance art in the world today. “Flamenco is beautiful, but it isn’t pretty. It can be soulful, sad, melancholy, angry and it can be happy. It has such a range of an emotional journey that happens in the process,” said Eva Encinias Sandoval, a flamenco virtuoso and founder of the festival, in a recent interview with Local iQ. Returning for its 26th year, the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque will mesmerize audiences and students alike once again with the captivating richness and unmatched artistic expression of flamenco. Presented by the National Institute of Flamenco, the event draws in thousands of people from all over the world to the city of Albuquerque each year, all students and patrons wanting to learn and absorb more of this ancient and distinctive style of music and dance. Festivalgoers will get to experience the unique sights, movements and sounds of flamenco through over 25 different workshops, lectures and performances. Whether you have never danced or picked up an instrument a day in your life, or have dozens of used guitar picks and dance shoes lying around, the festival offers something to do for people of all ages and performance backgrounds. Several master flamenco dance and music artists from all over the world — including Marco Flores, Calvin Hazen, Karime Amaya and Vicente Griego — will lead workshops throughout the week, teaching their original choreographies and music and giving learners their personal insight into the true understanding of what it means to perform the varying styles of flamenco. Classes are offered every day during the six-day festival and will last one hour each, giving flamenco learners various opportunities to expand their knowledge of this tri-partite tradition, including the three necessary aspects of flamenco: singing, dancing, and guitar playing. The workshops include instruction in the assorted

dance techniques, dance repertory, guitar, cajón, cante, castanets and bata de cola, and all are offered at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels to encourage participation from everyone attending the festival and allow for a diverse learning environment. A line of workshops this year will focus on flamenco education, and will discuss the historic and artistic aspects of flamenco that helped shape the art form into what it has become throughout the world today. “We have a strong desire for our own community to learn more about the power of artistic expression. The audience here understands it is very personal for everyone who sees and performs it,” Sandoval said. To truly experience the exceptional grandeur of flamenco on stage, the Festival Flamenco Internacional will have performances daily at different theater venues in the heart of Albuquerque. Headliners include DeFlamencas with Marco Flores y compañía, Yo Mismo with Iván Vargas y compañía, Tomás de Perrate featuring Perrate and Alfredo Lagos, Karime Amaya featuring El Junco and La Edad de Oro, featuring Israel Galván y compañía. “This is one of the few times Perrate has been seen outside of Spain. It is an honor to have him perform here,” Sandoval said. The performances will culminate in the last two days of the festival with the Fiesta Flamenca, a gala performance where the performance headliners will share the stage for compelling demonstrations of original flamenco expression. “I never thought I would see world class artists in this intimate setting. You will see unparalleled artistry presented on our stage,” Sandoval said. For the past 25 years, the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque has hypnotized the city with the colorful displays and pulsing rhythms of flamenco in what is considered one of the most significant flamenco events outside of Spain. If you are preparing for your annual return to the festival or you are hearing about it for the first time, be sure you don’t miss out on an emotionfilled cultural experience like you have never seen or felt before.

There are classes, workshops and performances every day of the week during the Festival Flamenco International de Albuquerque, which draws world-class ﬂamenco dancers such as Karime Amaya, pictured, to the Duke City.

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THU 6 THROUGH JUN. 28: EXHIBITION

Retrospective Exhibit by Anna Goodridge Feature paintings by Anna Goodridge, with work in oil, collage, and encaustic. The exhibit is a retrospective look at how life’s experiences open an artistic eye to growth, new techniques, subject matter, and creative experimentation. FREE PLACITAS COMMUNITY LIBRARY 453 HWY 165, PLACITAS, 505.867.3355

placitaslibrary.com THOUGH SEP. 8: EXHIBITION

Jim Wagner, R.C. Gorman, Fritz Scholder and Woody Crumbo 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. Mon-Sat. 10a-5p and Sun. Noon-5p, $8-$10 THE HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART 238 LEDOUX, TAOS, 575.758.9826

harwoodmuseum.org

THROUGH JUN. 20: EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUN. 9: PERFORMANCE

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

2p, Sun., $13-$15

Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig A frantic and uproarious attempt to salvage the evening, a collision between high art and low comedy. 8p, Fri.-Sat.; THE ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.9222

adobetheater.org THROUGH JUN. 29:/PERFORMANCE

TAPESTRY GALLERY FIREHOUSE LANE STE. D, MADRID, 505.471.0194

The Show ABQ’s critically acclaimed professional improv troupe, The Show is devoted to the process of exploring and perfecting the art of what’s funny. 9p, Fri., Sat, $8

THROUGH JUL. 31: EXHIBITION

Rosalie Favell: Facing the Camera: The Santa Fe Suite Métis artist Rosalie Favell’s series Facing the Camera (2008 - present) is a growing suite of photographic portraiture that documents individuals from a growing Indigenous arts community. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666 iaia.edu

THROUGH JUL. 31: EXHIBITION

Stands With A Fist: Contemporary Native Women Artists Stands With A Fist is a multi-disciplinary art exhibition that is unique platform for cultivating, celebrating and declaring a continual presence of visual expression created by contemporary Native women artists. The exhibition demonstrates the ways that women boldly ﬁt into, redeﬁne, or turn upside down the usual categories of art and art-making, while re-interpreting and drawing from their rich cultural heritage. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS, 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666 iaia.edu

THROUGH JUL. 31: EXHIBITION

Kate L. Twist: For Instance, Look at the Land Beneath Your Feet Kade 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. The media-based work is comprised of dialogues and monologues. Reception: 5-7p, FREE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS, 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666 iaia.edu

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

theboxabq.com Along with artists Joie Villeneuve and Lisa Smith, Wesley Anderegg’s playful ceramic plates will be on display through June 30 in the upstairs room of Mariposa Gallery (3500 Central SE, 505.268.6828, mariposagallery.com). A reception will be held from 5-8p on Fri., Jun. 7

OPEN HOUSE

Eric Jones For almost 50 years, Eric Jones has been photographing NM and the SW, specializing in images that depict the unusual beauty of NM. 5-8p, FREE HIGH DESERT ART & FRAME 12611 MONTGOMERY NE SUITE A-4, 505.265.4066

highdesertartandframe.com THROUGH JUN. 21: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUN. 21: 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 incltuded in this exhibition. A world renowned painter, sculptor and printmaker from Paduli, Italy, his sculptural installations have inspired Europeans for decades. FREE ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART, 435 S. GUADALUVPE, SANTA FE, 505.982.8111

zanebennettgallery.com

5-8p, FREE FRAMING CONCEPTS GALLERY 5809 JUAN TABO NE, 505.294.3246

framingconceptsgallery.com THROUGH JUL. 3: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUL. 12: LECTURE/ EXHIBITION

Martha Russo’s “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. Exhibition: 9a-5p, FREE SANA FE ART INSTITUE 1600 ST. MICHAEL’S, SANTA FE, 505.424.5050 sfai.org

2 Answers to Art Lyle Brown, a retired architect, paints mostly landscapes in oil and pastel with an occasional architectural object introduced to enhance the painting. Dianna Shomaker, renowned inventive painter who crafts primarily in acrylic and collage, very often does not know what the end result may be. Reception:

Andrew Van Assche’s Enigma: SlabBuilt Stoneware Clay Van Assche has developed an “enigmatic” compositional style that utilizes his “slab-built” approach to creating structural forms, he applies color and design to each form via the use of slips and underglaze pencil. Reception: 5-8p, FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

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O PE N IN G S/ P E R F O R M A N C E S CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 THROUGH JUL. 26: ARTIST RECEPTION/EXHIBITION

The Unique & Unusual/ Crossing Over The Unique & Unusual new wood and gas ﬁred ceramics by Judith Duff, and Crossing Over mixed-media paintings by Susan Zimmerman. Frequent studies in Japan have inﬂuenced her work. and she is one of the most recognized women in clay today. Reception: 5-8:30p, FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com Artistic Garden Artistic Garden, featuring oil paintings by Maria C. Cole, jewelry by Marcia Glenn and encaustics by Carol Lopez. The Salon features photographs by Andrew Kozeliski. Reception: 5-8:30p, FREE

THROUGH JUL. 13: RECEPTION/ ARTIST DEMO/EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUN. 29: ARTISTS’ RECEPTION/EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUN. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

THROUGH JUL. 19: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Horse Art A remuda of horse art by Victoria Mauldin, Calvin Toddy, Ralph Roybal and others. The horse in bronze and on canvas, two inexpensive ways to own a horse as they neither eat nor drink. 5-8p,

Gravure-The Process Demystified-Diane Alire, Jorge Tristani, Jessica Weybright and Jim Coker This exhibition will enlighten the viewer about how a gravure is made. Step by step, these four printmakers utilize photography as a basis for creating gravure prints.

Mixed Media: Mae Crauder Davis and Patricia Wyatt Crauder Davis developed her own technique of mixed media on canvas with copper panels, organic materials and gold leaf. Wyatt’s subject matter is primarily out in the garden with ﬂowers, birds and ﬂowing ribbon. Reception: 5-9p,

Projections in New Media New media art installations and paintings by three artists: Derk Larson, Inhye Lee and Molly Bradbury. Reception: 5-7p, FREE

FREE

Joie Villeneuve and Wesley Anderegg Ethereal oil painter Joie Villeneuve captures birds, lilies and exotic ﬂowers, in vivid palettes. Sharing the show is ceramist Lisa Smith, whose work is in stacked parts. Ceramist Wesley Anderegg creates humorous and quirky work. Reception: 5-8p, FREE

FREE

Reception/demo: 5-8p, FREE

JOHNS’ WESTERN GALLERY 4009 CENTRAL NE, 505.246.2414

NEW GROUNDS PRINT WORKSHOP & GALLERY, 3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 B, 505.268.8952

SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

sumnerdene.com

mariposa-gallery.com

THROUGH JUN. 29: OPENING/ EXHIBITION

OPEN HOUSE

johnswesterngallery.com THROUGH JUL. 13: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Image NM For the ﬁrst three years, this juried photography exhibition was only open to NM residents. This year, international photographers are eligible to submit images shot in NM within the last four years. On June 7, the public will get a chance to vote for their favorite piece. 5-8p, FREE

THE GALLERY ABQ 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333

MATRIX FINE ART 3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 A, 505.268.8952

thegalleryabq.com

matrixﬁneart.com

newgroundsgallery.com OPEN HOUSE

New Artists Anthony Abbate’s framed ink renderings from the Bird Series, Cactus Series and Juicy Fruit Series; Sandra Colson’s mixedmedia photography and pastel; and Lisa Agaran’s mixed-media work. 5-10p, FREE HOTEL ANDALUZ (MEZZANINE) 125 SECOND NW, 505.346.0011

hotelandaluz.com

THROUGH JUN. 29: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Put a Bird on it! A show where submitting artists were encouraged to use any medium and make the work any size. Just put a bird on it, and it’s in the show. Opening: 5-8p, FREE

Daniel Ramirez The work of Daniel Ramirez will be on display. Ramirez’ watercolors, acrylics, and drawings have won many awards including the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market and Heard Museum. 5-7p, FREE

OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

STUDIO 13 323 ROMERO SUITE 13, 505.247.2988

THROUGH JUN. 8: PERFORMANCE

Reception 5-8p, FREE

offcenterarts.org

Lady Blue’s Dreams A historically accurate puppet play full of magic and humor. 1620 A.D.: Lady Blue, a Spanish nun named Sor Maria de Jesus de Agreda, writer, geographer, visionary, medium and mystic, bilocated to NM without ever leaving her cloistered convent in Agreda, Spain. 7:30p, $12-$15 donation

RECEPTION

Surface & In Turn Emerging artists of NM is an annual juried exhibition, professional development, and endowed cash awards program presented by Harwood Art Center in partnership with ABQ Art Business Assoc. The 2013 exhibition will feature work from the 15 artists who were selected from a pool of 90 applicants. HARWOOD ART CENTER 1114 7TH NW, 505.242.6367

TEATRO PARAGUAS 3205 CALLE MARIE, SANTA FE

teatroparaguas.org PUBLIC FILM SCREENING

5-8p, FREE

NATURE: Hummingbirds Magic In The Air The 60-minute ﬁlm will be followed by a panel discussion with the ﬁlmmaker Ann Prum and National Audubon Society scientist Geoff LeBaron. Go inside the extraordinary universe of these brilliant birds with stunning cinematography and never before seen high-tech slow-motion footage. 7-9p, FREE

PURPLE SAGE GALERIA 201 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.450.4059

LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 211 W. SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA FE

purplesagegaleria.com

newmexicopbs.org

harwoodartcenter.org THROUGH JUN. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

A Sandia Summer Works by Amy R. Peterson. The high desert beauty of summer is captured in a collection of original oil paintings featuring landscapes, ﬂorals and adobes. Reception

OPEN HOUSE

New Artists Yucca Art Gallery spotlights Kate Palmo, mixed media and encaustic painting, Dorothy Hawkins, wood working and Liz Huffman, jeweler. The gallery will also be featuring water media, oils, acrylics, pastel, ceramics, fabric art, wearables, metalworking, and jewelry by 37 additional artists. 5-8:30p, FREE YUCCA ART GALLERY 206-1/2 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.247.8931

yuccaartgallery.com Sally Bartos Sally Bartos is self-taught, but comes from a family of painters and photographers, sculptors, carvers, tailors, musicians, writers and archaeologists. The landscapes and horses on her work are all recent inspirations given by her life in NM. WEEMS GALLERY 303 ROMERO NW, 505.764.0302

weemsgallery.com THROUGH JUL. 3: OPEN HOUSE/ RECEPTION/EXHIBITION

The Rubber Tomahawk Show Gallery owner Chuck Lathrop says, “I have learned in this ﬁrst year that to a degree this is how Old Town Albuquerque is marketed, and this is our answer.” Open House: 5-7:30p. Opening Reception on Sunday, June 9, 3-5p, FREE. LEICH LATHROP GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 1, 505.243.3059

leichlathropgallery.blogspot.com

SAT

THROUGH JUN. 15: SILENT AUCTION

Art For Rabbits Auction To Benefit NM House Rabbit Society A silent auction featuring the works of almost 30 artists to help support the NM House Rabbit Society’s rescue, adoption and educational efforts. The inaugural Art For Rabbits auction features original works of art, sculpture, jewelry and photography, many featuring rabbits and other animals. Bidding begins Jun. 8 and will take place by phone, email and in person. GIACOBBE-FRITZ FINE ART GALLERY 702 CANYON, SANTA FE

newmexicohrs.org

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THROUGH JUN.16: PERFORMANCE

Young Performers’ Edition of The Wizard of Oz Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company takes you on a journey to the magical Land of Oz with a cast of 47 performers ranging in age from 7-18 years old in the NM premiere of the Young Performers’ Edition of The Wizard of Oz. 7p, Fri,; 2, 7p, Sat.; 2p, Sun., Call for Pricing THE SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER 1025 BROADWAY SE, 505.404.1578

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Russell Hamilton’s New Paintings An extension of his personal pursuit of contemporary landscape painting. In these works on canvas and panel the landscape subject provides a basis for exploring the expressive qualities of paint, creating a tension of visual experience as the eye vacillates between pictorial and abstract observation.

Reception 6-8p, FREE

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Santa Fe and Beyond The exhibit will feature works depicting the city of Santa Fe, and the mountains and countryside of NM. Works will include landscape paintings by Reg Loving, Cecilia Kirby Binkley and Linda Petersen, photographs by Woody Galloway, Bill Heckel and Steven A. Jackson along with wonderfully creative sculptures by Tim Prythero and Richard Swenson. Reception: 5-7p, FREE NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.795.7570

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Art in the Park A series of ﬁne arts and crafts shows sponsored by the Corrales Society of Artists. This year’s ninth features local and visiting painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, metalworkers and crafts artisans who have been juried into the society. 10a-4p, FREE LA ENTRADA PARK NW CORNER OF CORRALES AND LA ENTRADA

corralesartists.org Cartones del Torreon: Full-Scale Drawings for the Torreon Fresco at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Reception and gallery talk with fresco artist Frederico Vigil. This is the ﬁrst ABQ showing of these giant preliminary drawings for the monumental fresco Vigil created at the NHCC depicting 3,000 years of Hispanic history. He will give a Powerpoint presentation on the fresco process and speak about the historical personages portrayed in his work. 5-6:30p, $10 (suggested donation) NAHALAT SHALOM-THE GALLERY 3606 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.343.8227

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Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers Comedian Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live) brings his standup comedy straight from the “Weekend Update” anchor desk to the KiMo Theatre stage. Meyers was just named the new host of NBC’s Late Night Show. 7p, $54 KIMO THEATRE 423 CENTRAL NW

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Love’s Lonely Highway 8p, Fri.; 7p, Sat.; 2, 6p, Sun., Jun. 7-30

he universal themes of love and loss inspire New Mexico playwright Patricia Crespin to introduce her production Love’s Lonely Highway at the Southwest Rural Theatre Southwest Rural Theatre Project. Crespin’s Project play taps into the psyche of a man who 5800 Kathryn SE, left the love of his life during the Vietnam 505.717.4494 War. The main character of the story $12 struggles for self-discovery and longs for a wrtp.org forbidden love. Directed by Maggz Gallegos, the play takes a provocative look at a man’s struggle to move on after multiple setbacks throughout his life. Crespin is an Albuquerque native and the author seven plays, including We are Hispanic Women ... OK?, a play about a generation of women who deal with family tragedy. In each one of Crespin’s pieces of work her passion toward her local history invites audiences to view pieces of New Mexico history through fresh eyes. She has also won two awards for her plays Medea Complex and The Three Senorita Pigletitas y el Diablo the Wolf. Come join audiences and enjoy watching Crespin’s latest work come to life. —Tamon Rasberry

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lbuquerque’s Old Town is a hotspot for tourists from all over the world looking for a taste of real New Mexican culture. Souvenirs abound in every shop window, and the Leich Lathrop Gallery’s newest exhibition has something to say about it. “Albuquerque and Old Town are marketed through rubber tomahawks and it really ought to be changed. There is more to see and do in our city than to come buy souvenirs,” said Chuck Lathrop, owner of the gallery. The rubber tomahawk has become a symbol of genuine Native American culture to the masses, and the show’s art will critique this reproduction of cultural symbols. “As far as I know we’ve never had a show like this before. Some people might consider it politically incorrect or think the Native American community would have a problem with this. But all of the tribes don’t think the same way, so it gave me hope to continue with the show,” Lathrop said. The art featured at the show will include a series of drawings by Stephanie RobertsCamello, paintings by Harriette Tsosies and Lathrop’s own piece presenting the familiar dreamcatcher in a new light. —Jessica Sosa

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The Rubber Tomahawk Show Opening Reception: 3-5p, Sun., Jun. 9 Leich Lathrop Gallery 323 Romero NW, 505.243.3059 leichlathropgallery. blogspot.com

Will Power: As You Like It 7:30p, Thu.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., Jun. 6-23

ll the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. This June, experience one of William Shakespeare’s most famous The Vortex Theatre romantic comedies, As You Like It, 2004-1/2 Central SE, directed by David Richard Jones. The 505.247.8600 play presents concealed identities and $18/$12 stu. complex love stories, along with the witty vortexabq.org humor unique to Shakespeare, as four couples pursue one another through the Forest of Arden and ﬁnally arrive at the altar. The play’s production is a central part of the Fourth Annual Vortex Summer Shakespeare Festival, Will Power 4. The festival will be held from Jun. 6-Aug. 4 this year and encourages audiences to experience some of the bard’s greatest works live and onstage, as they were meant to be experienced. Will Power 4 begins with the opening night of As You Like It and will also showcase Shakespeare’s plays Measure For Measure and Macbeth, with two youth performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream put on by the Youth Summer Shakespeare Intensive. Prepare to step outside of Albuquerque for this unique event and dive into Shakespeare’s imagination. —Jessica Sosa

PLANET WAVES We’ve had a lot of intense months lately; June promises to be an interesting one. Eclipses are out of the way for a while, which will help everyone sleep a little better. Planets are gathering in the sign Cancer, which is a reminder that we need to take care of one another on the planet, as much for everyone else as for ourselves. You want the people around you to feel safe and strong, and the small gestures you make honoring that fact will come right back to you. Jupiter enters the sign Cancer for a year right after the solstice. Then on June 26, Mercury stations retrograde for three weeks. This may come with the feeling of re-evaluation, and the need to tune up your emotional body so that you may focus on what you want rather than what you define as a need. ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) Get ready to make a stretch — of your living space, of your emotional capacity, of your ability to take care of yourself and others. You don’t need to be afflicted by the same “there’s never enough” bug that so many others seem unable or unwilling to shake off. You can afford to feel safe, and you will only benefit from encouraging the people you love to understand that they too are safe. Humans are critters that belong in broods, tribes and caravans. Our society falsely promises benefit and gain by striking off on one’s own or ignoring the needs of others. Everyone needs some time to themselves, but that’s a different thing. Anyone who feels the pleasure of cooperation and the benefits of solving collective problems collectively is unlikely to go back to the old way. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) You may think you know what you’re saying, but do others understand what’s on your mind? I ask not for their sake but your own. You need to feel understood. You also need to feel like you understand yourself, though over the next couple of months that’s likely to come in layers rather than to burst out of the ground like a gusher. I suggest you be patient with yourself, and to express your uncertainty gently. If you do, what you may notice is the presence of a rare kind of confidence that has roots going deeper than any questions your mind could come up with. Therefore, if you ask a question, assume that it has an answer. If you see a problem, assume there is a solution. It may not manifest overnight, though it will help move things along if you keep adjusting your point of view. You will see different things from different perspectives. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) How you feel about yourself determines what you think is possible. That, in turn, is the most dependable metric on what is possible, for you. Events this month seem determined to teach you what you have to offer, and the many ways your gifts and your efforts can be of service to the world. One thing is for certain: if you think you have nothing to offer, you must think again. It may take you a little time to figure out what your gifts are and what you can do with them, but that’s different than doubt or despondency. If you’re just not seeing the possibility, it’s likely that something is blocking your view. That something may be an outdated attitude or value about the meaning of work, or a negative emotional attachment that you can now, at long last, dissolve. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) Stay as close to the edge as possible, for as long as you can. Keep your options open. You may be inclined to take the “safe” route because the thing you want seems impossible, too challenging or too remote to be viable. You may feel like your deepest desire has gone missing. Please be patient, and appreciate the experience of uncertainty as much as you can, and remember that your main job right now is to keep the door open for the best potentials when they begin to show up,

by Eric Francis • planetwaves. net which could stretch out a few weeks from now. You will feel when they arrive; you’ll recognize them. My sense is that you will feel the tide is turning and know that you can move with it. What arrives is not a oneoff but evidence that you have entered a new time in your life, one that will offer you many gifts that you merely need to open up and receive consciously. LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) There seems to be so much you can’t do anything about, though what you have going for you is the ability to access what I will call spiritual help. Any mystery, any problem, any challenge, is inviting you to “offer it up” to natural healing forces and ease your mind. One thing is certain: those forces are real, and they are willing to help you. Since you’ve got the responsibility to take care of so many people, count it as a good thing you have support. Yet you have more help than you may know. While it’s clear that you will need to help guide certain events in a positive direction, your leadership style would benefit from a major revision from anything your parents or early authority figures inflicted on you. There’s a new way to do things — and you’re bringing it into existence.

this month will be enough to illustrate the point. You’re ending a phase of your life and beginning another where “too much of nothing” is no longer enough. Once you’re clear about that, it’ll be obvious who is offering you something, without needing to understand the motive. This may be the exercise in trust that you’ve been planning to embark on for so long. Remember that it takes some trust to trust, and at first you may seem to have no special reason to do so. Not at least based on certain elements of your past — though there are others you may not have considered. And they are reminding you they exist. They’re reminding you there is something about yourself that it’s time to reclaim.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) Suddenly you have more potions than you know what to do with, or you will soon. As you consider these options, you may also be inclined to hesitate. But rather than do that, you have an opportunity to experiment, and to explore who makes you feel how. Relationships are not theoretical. They are not about pondering who or what might work, or how a situation might feel. They are about experience, and an VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) experiment, and you don’t need to commit As the month develops, you may feel like you’re swimming against the tide of social to more than that when you want to explore opinion, or perhaps more subtly, that you someone. You are not married after the just start to feel different than the people third date, you don’t have to have sex, around you. What I suggest is that you not and the person is not your boyfriend or try to prove yourself or allow any discussion girlfriend. You can explore sex and you’re to degrade into a power struggle. You have still not married. Rather than the social a right to be independent, particularly in conventions, the thing to pay attention to is your emotional response. Who is right your own need for contact. Remember, this or wrong doesn’t matter; what matters is is more important than your need to bond. that you’re at peace with yourself. If you recognize that there is only a limited extent Start with contact and see where things go. to which anyone is entitled to an opinion AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) about your life, this will be a lot easier. What your life hinges on is your ability to There’s also missing information, though state your needs and your desires. It would you’re the one most likely to be ahead of help if you could tell them apart, and have the curve figuring out that the knowledge clear ideas what constitutes one or the that’s coming will validate your hunch or other (clue, you will have very few needs, point of view about what is right for you. and a good few more desires). Knowing LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) about this is not enough; being clear with Events that develop this month will be yourself is not enough. You need to put enough to focus your priorities on what this information to use. You may have you know matters — what you’ve said so been taught to “expect” your needs and many times is your top priority. You may start to feel like you have some catching up desires to be met, or to hope that doing so for others would result in someone to do, yet I would caution against acting showing up and doing that for you. Many like you have to make up for lost time. Rather, work with the idea that what you’re things preclude that, including the aura of independence you put out, however what doing and the choices you’re making now I suggest you do is tell people — the ones are right on time. Take the steps you need to prepare for the steps you’re about to that matter — what your life is about and take. Perhaps the most important thing what role you want them to have. How they to remember is how much you’ve learned respond is up to them, though you’ll learn the past year. Make sure that you consider a lot either way. what some call “both’ sides of every issue PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) and what I would say amounts to taking a circumspect, open-minded approach, never The more fun you have, the better you will feel. While on one level this is a serious being too invested in your own opinions. time in your life with so much at stake, SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) what matters more is your motivation to When you have faith in yourself, the succeed. What some call luck will play a universe will provide for you. Or rather, it role in this; you’re about to have a rare will provide for you anyway but you may collection arriving in your solar 5th house, not notice that’s what’s happening. It’s your faith that will inform you and that, including Venus and Jupiter. This is an thankfully, is something you’re learning to invitation to take action rather than to wait make friends with. Here are some clues for good things to happen. For a Pisces that this arrangement is working well: there is no better incentive to live well One is that you have enough of what you than play, creative exploration and sex. It’s need. Another is that you have a vision not every day that you get an opportunity for the future that you trust. Rather than like the one you have now, and if career being a vague hope or wish, your vision is questions or business are on your mind, something that you can see in a focused way, even if it doesn’t exist yet, and that you you will get better results from fun than from labor. Along a similar line of thought, trust despite any questions you may have — questions I suggest you ask gently, and working in a creative mode is more important than working hard. wait earnestly for the answers. You know more than you think, though to access the information you must listen and trust. Eric is looking for guests on his Blue Studio podcast. This is about real people telling SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) their personal story. If you’re curious email Relationships are about an exchange of him at dreams@planetwaves.net with the something substantial, be it feelings, subject header Blue Studio Sessions. resources, ideas or effort. What happens

THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSS WORD “Season Split” by Caleb Madison, edited by Francis Heaney ACROSS 1 Dick Tracy’s love

overlapping words and phrases

5 Likely will, after “is”

40 Circumvent

10 Leatherwork?

42 Fallow periods

14 Where “The Descendants” was shot

43 Big reason not to leave your food out at a campsite

15 County that borders Wales

44 Psalm starter

17 With 18- Across, set of items seen on Al--Jazeera’s version of “Hoarders”? 18 See 17-Across 19 All-female missionary member? 21 Pierre’s here 22 With 24Across, Jan’s pre-painting routine? 24 See 22-Across 29 “What it do?” 30 “I Got You Babe” or “Summer Nights,” e.g.

46 Kazakhstan, until 1991: Abbr. 49 With 51Across, spy on during reveille? 51 See 49-Across 55 Paddle 57 Cure-all

34 Japanese restaurant soup

6 Did with minimal effort, as a job

36 Ebb

58 With 63Across, somersault that’s performed by a perch, gar, or ﬂounder?

9 Org. raided by Carlos the Jackal in 1975

40 Personals ad abbr. for a proudly large lady

10 Controversial food additive derived from phenol, brieﬂy

41 About ___ high

13 Non-genderneutral word in the ﬁrst sentence of the Declaration of Independence

64 “Money shot,” as it were

16 Physical chemistry and sexology, for two: Abbr.

65 “___ Enchanted” (Anne Hathaway movie)

20 Common beach birds

66 Jell-O ___

33 Give off

68 Calendric units

23 Move a size up from 25 “And he nails the landing!”

1 Butter vehicle

26 “Star Wars” critter in the TV spinoff “Caravan of Courage”

2 “The Blue Marble” subject

27 Parfumerie word

3 Markers of Tumblr popularity

28 Line on a letter to Andrew Cuomo: Abbr.

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38 Setting of many a Monet painting 39 Sziget Festival setting

12 Hit sign

63 See 58-Across

37 Didn’t swallow

8 “L’chaim!”

11 502, in a dead language

32 Playing in someone else’s stadium

37 Bacchanalian period, or what can be inserted in this puzzle’s theme entries to make four sets of

31 Hussy

5 Tie tack go-with

7 Show that blessed us with Carson Daly

67 Old lady who loves talking about dirt

35 Huxley who taught George Orwell

4 Legacy maker

45 Rock site, perhaps? 47 Caught in a trap 48 Swiss cough drop name 50 Hostess chocolate pinwheel 52 Word on a tip jar, perhaps 53 Collaborator with Tim McGraw on “Over and Over” 54 Bashes 56 Not according to plan, in a bad way 58 Radio settings 59 Dated stadium chant 60 “Strange Magic” band 61 Six games of tennis, often 62 One might be orange if it’s fake

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Why you’re not getting promoted

hrough my networking, I’ve realized something very interesting that I’d like to share with you. Many of the hardest working people I know are ﬁnding themselves in a puzzling career standstill. Meaning, they work, and work ... and work, yet never seem to climb the ladder of success. They aren’t losing their jobs, but they aren’t advancing in them either. I’m going to assume that more than a few of you are reading this nodding your head profusely because you are feeling that same stagnation. Well, I’m here to tell you what many people won’t. It isn’t always budget cuts or economic uncertainty that keeps your boss from giving you that promotion. Sometimes, my friends, it’s you. Here are 10 easy-to-correct mistakes that can mean the difference between promotion and complacency. 1. You don’t take feedback. Not everyone likes to hear criticism, but being able to gracefully receive it (regardless of whether you agree) makes you a team player.

what you are achieving and goals you are setting — even if you are not required to do so.

underestimate how their attitude comes across and how much it can hurt them in their careers. Suck it up and stay positive. 4. You don’t act the part. No one said you have to have a certain title to be treated like a leader. This doesn’t mean to start bossing people around, it means conduct yourself like a manager and people will start viewing you that way. Tuck in your shirt, stay out of gossip and always get the job done. 5. Don’t take action. If you recognize that something needs to be done for the beneﬁt of the business, even if it is out of your job reach, say something. Build a reputation for wanting to grow the company as a whole, not just your position. 6. You can’t make a decision. Indecisiveness is one of the worst qualities in a leader. People want to stand behind someone who can make decisions and lead the charge.

2. You lack skills. Go the extra mile to acquire skills that can help your department, regardless of whether or not they are in your job description. If you want to lead a team, you should understand all parts of it.

7. No one knows what you’re doing. While it may be uncomfortable to toot your own horn, it’s important that people know what you are doing to improve the business. Send your managers reports of

3. Negative attitude. This seems obvious, but many people

8. Your path is unknown. This is a simple problem to ﬁx. Some people aren’t getting promoted because their managers don’t realize they want to move up. Be sure everyone knows your career aspirations and align yourself with those who can help you get there. 9. You stay in a bubble. If you want to move up, you can’t isolate yourself from others. This means chatting it up when appropriate and getting to know how other departments affect the business. Get your name out there in the organization. 10. You aren’t dependable. This is one of the greatest obstacles. No one wants a leader in an organization who does not follow through on their word. Do what you say, always. Working hard is important, but working smart and creating a positive value and reputation is imperative. You can also ask people for candid feedback on how you can improve as an employee. Companies are always looking for great leaders. So, wake up tomorrow ready to take on your future. Theresa Maher is vice-president, creative and partner services at Recruiting.com. For the latest Albuquerque job openings, visit the careers section of local-iQ.com.

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Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within, and to experience more love in daily life. 6-6:30p, FREE

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Healthy Teeth — Healthy Me With Sesame Street This is a new workshop sponsored by Westside Pediatric Dentistry and developed by Sesame Street, that helps the caregiver with fun and healthy ways to support children’s dental hygiene. 10a-Noon, FREE,

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Clarifying Meditative Work. A workshop for people from any meditation tradition or no tradition at all. 2-3:45p, $2 donation TWAT CENTER 145 MADISON NE, 505.281.0684

cuttsreviews.com/meditation More With Less Feast Learn about healthy communitybased living, community and intensive micro-gardening, raising chickens, making rag rugs, bicycle maintenance, upcycling, meditation and much more. 9a-3p, FREE BURTON PARK, CARLISLE & KATHRYN SE

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EFT Workshop Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) states that the cause of all negative emotion is a disruption in the body’s energy system. Learn more about this fascinating handson practice that can help ease your pain. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012

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Beginning Meditation Class Learn easy, effective methods to calm a busy mind and experience inner peace. Many people ﬁnd these teaching and meditations helpful in reducing stress and even problems like insomnia. 7-8:30p, $10 KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER NM 8701 COMANCHE NE, 505.292.5293

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FRI 14 Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within you, and to experience more love in your daily life. 10-10:30a, FREE HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER 131 MONROE NE, 505.265.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org Sandy Hook Elementary Vigil On the six month anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, there will be a candlelight vigil, screening of the documentary Living for 32, and a panel discussion with refreshments. 6:30p, FREE with childcare provided. LA MESA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 7401 COPPER NE, 505.331.0252

RSVP required. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL 1100 CENTRAL SE, 505.277.4087

newmexicopbs.org Wildlife Festival Learn about NM’s native wildlife and plants from wildlife experts. Wildlife West’s zoo is one of the few places where people can be close to and observe Mexican wolves in their natural habitat, along with 24 other species of wildlife. Stay for the Chuckwagon BBQ fest, followed by live western swing music. 10a-6p, Call for Pricing WILDLIFE WEST NATURE PARK 87 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, EDGEWOOD, 505.281.7655

wildlifewest.org The Inaugural Yoga Gives to St. Jude Kids Yogathon A 12-hour yogathon to raise awareness and funds to support the live-saving mission of St. Jude will also include customsmoothies, a Lulu Lemon trunk show and giveaways, live entertainment and booths for henna tattoos and aromatherapy. 8a-8p, $50 minimum to register, $250 fundraising goal is encouraged. BLISSFUL SPIRITS YOGA STUDIO 4300 PASEO DEL NORTE, 602.390.8851

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Toy gun and Violent Video game Buyback Incentives for kids who turn in their violent toys and games, speakers, a kid’s letter writing campaign, and food. 10a, FREE MARTHA’S GARDEN 1210 EDITH SE, 505.331.0252

SUN 16 First Annual Father’s Day Fiesta in the Garden Join in activities in the gardens. Free cake and punch and a multigenerational scavenger hunt through the garden with prizes for the winners. Food trucks, music, gardening demos and seminars for Dad. Noon-3p, FREE-$4 ALBUQUERQUE GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE

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Amma, the “Hugging Saint” from India Millions worldwide have been comforted by Amma’s “hug” and inspired by her vast charitable activities, as well as her message of love, selﬂess service and equality for all. Meet Amma and receive her individual, loving embrace at this festive celebration. 10a, 7:30p, Mon. 7p, Thu., FREE MARRIOTT PYRAMID NORTH 5151 SAN FRANCISCO NE

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WED 19 Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within you, and to experience more love in your daily life. 8:15-8:45a, FREE PALO DURO SENIOR CENTER 5221 PALO DURO NE, 505.265.7388

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