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FI L M Director David Fincher offers a stylish, dark take on marriage in the complex thriller Gone Girl

M USI C The always eclectic and unpredictable of Montreal is relentless in pushing boundaries — musical and otherwise

22 A R TS New Mexico book-maker Radius impacts the fine arts world with its nonprofit model

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PLACES TO BE

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Marble Brewery 111 Marble NW, 505.243.2739

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Southwest Bacon Fest 11a-6p, Sat., Oct. 18 Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum 9201 Balloon Museum NE, 505.510.1312

$7/$2/$25 (gen./kids/ VIP) southwestbaconfest.com

acon is awesome. In fact, it can be inspiring. Just check out the bacon-based poetry on Southwest Bacon Fest’s website. As one entry puts it, “Bacon is the BOMB!/Without bacon/My life would be just WRONG.” Unless you don’t eat bacon, you probably agree with this assertion and should join over 50 food vendors in a celebration of salty, savory, sizzlin’-hot bacon. There will be hundreds of bacon dishes ranging from tacos to cookies and, not one, but two bacon-eating contests for those wishing to show off their piggishness with a shiny trophy. Bacon chefs will also face off in a March Madness-style bacon tournament: Chefs will be placed in tournament brackets and go head-to-head in front of judges … until the best ham wins. Visit the Southwest Bacon Fest for a taste of delicious bacon, bacon books, live music and plenty of bacon-oriented activities for the whole family. And did we mention the bacon? —MH

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he first marathon was run by Pheidippides, an ancient Greek hero who ran from Marathon to Athens in under 36 hours to bring news of Greek victory over the Persians. The fact that he then dropped dead hasn’t deterred an ever-growing number of modern marathoners from taking to the road each year. Indeed, ever since 1983, New Mexicans (and out-of-staters) have run a little over 26 miles in an event inspired by Pheidippides’ epic run. The Duke City Marathon, the longestrunning race in New Mexico, is back for its 31st year. This Boston Marathon qualifier will start at Third Street and Tijeras and run 26.2 miles, gaining 123 feet in elevation along the way. After the race, there will be a festival at Civic Plaza providing runners with some much-needed breakfast burritos, live music and other fun freebies. —MH

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reate a team and put your brain to work solving clues all while experiencing Albuquerque in a whole new way. Scavenger Blitz creates a competitive environment, à la The Amazing Race, by pitting teams against each other, giving out clues and setting participants free to make discoveries and take a picture at each specified checkpoint. Just be fast, as teams are timed in this scavenger hunt, and be sure to get creative in making up a costume — with comfortable shoes, of course. Participants will get a free T-shirt and have the chance to win a free entry to an upcoming race. If you have been looking for an exhilarating opportunity to get out with your friends and learn about Albuquerque, you just found it. —ML

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VOTE Early Voting 12-8p, Tue.-Fri.; 10a-6p, Sat.; Oct. 18- Nov. 1 Multiple locations throughout New Mexico

FREE BERNALILLO COUNTY: bernco.gov/myvotecenter IN SANTA FE COUNTY: santafecountynm.gov/clerk

t’s not as sexy as a presidential election, so midterm voting sometimes gets passed by. But there’s a full slate of positions and issues up in the air this year, from New Mexico governor to an advisory vote in Bernalillo County about the decriminalization of marijuana. Early voting, which is available at 19 locations throughout Bernalillo County and four locations in Santa Fe County, gives registered voters the convenience to voice their opinions without having to head to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 4. Avoid the lines and cast your ballot early! —ML

he beauty of language and the beast of superficiality are elements of the time-honored tale of Cyrano de Bergerac, in this case played out on stage by a small cast of Mother Road Theatre Company actors. Cyrano, written by Edmond Rostand in 1897, tells the story of an intellectual heiress named Roxane and a poet-soldier named Cyrano. Convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano tries to woo the beautiful Roxane through a handsome friend. This Michael Hollinger-adapted version of the play premiered in Washington, D.C., in 2011 and has gotten at least seven award nominations for its more modern version of the story. Staci Robbins is the director of this Cyrano, which shows the audience that true beauty runs deeper than simple appearance. —ML

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The where to go and what to do from October 16 to 29

OPERA Hamlet (Amleto) 7:30p, Fri.; 2p, Sun., Oct. 26-Nov. 2 National Hispanic Cultural Center Journal Theatre 1701 4th SW, 505.243.0591

$12-$82 operasouthwest.org nhccnm.org

hakespeare’s Hamlet as opera? The soliloquy “To be, or not to be” as an aria? Yes and yes. Not only that, but you can see Opera Southwest’s production of a newly reconstructed version of Franco Faccio’s Amleto, the opera’s Italian title. Credit Anthony Barrese, Opera Southwest’s artistic director/conductor, for reconstructing the long-lost opera’s full musical score and piano score. Amleto, with libretto by Arrigo Boito, had premiered in 1865 and was staged at La Scala in 1871. Then it disappeared … until Barrese began his detective work that resulted in a new critical edition. Tenor Alex Richardson sings the role with Opera Southwest. David Bartholomew is stage director and Carey Wong is scene designer. The opera is sung in Italian with English supertitles. —DS

MARQUEE

Feeling ‘Beautiful’ Chuck Palahniuk, who explored the male psyche in Fight Club, delves into the feminine mind with his latest novel BY DAVID STEINBERG

s abortion was to the 1960s, arousal addiction is to the current decade, says novelist Chuck Palahniuk. And what exactly is that parallel? Arousal addiction is the big hot-button social issue that people today can’t talk about, which is the way it was with abortion, Palahniuk said in a recent Local iQ phone interview. So the man who’s been described as a satirist and a visionary — Palahniuk became famous for his 1996 novel Fight Club, which explored themes of repression, aggression and insanity and was made into the cultstatus film starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt — wanted to write a book about MARQUEE arousal addiction. He did. Beautiful You is the Chuck result and it’s out this month. Palahniuk BOOK TALK/SIGNING “I couldn’t address it 7p, Mon., Oct. 27 directly, so I had to STUDENT UNION BALLdo it with metaphor,” ROOMS B, C UNM CAMPUS, Palahniuk said. “Since 505.344.8139 arousal mostly affects $25.95 Includes men, I turned it around signed novel. Additional guest, $5 to have it apply to chuckpalahniuk.net women. That was my start.” The book’s title is the name of a newly opened, insanely popular boutique in New York City that sells sex toys for women. It’s supposed to be the first in a chain of boutiques. The boutique and its products are owned by the mega-billionaire C. Linus Maxwell, aka Climax-Well. These are toys so sexually arousing that they are quickly replacing men as bedroom playmates. Maxwell is turning into a tycoon with unimaginable power over every aspect of human relationships. Women prefer to hide at home with the toys, giving up responsibility for families and jobs. Society is in an upheaval. The novel takes the reader inside Maxwell’s bedroom with his latest amour, the unlikely Penny Harrigan. Unlikely because Penny is a humble law firm employee. Maxwell woos her and flies her to his pad in Paris. His previous pleasure partners were a woman who became the first female president of the United States and an Oscar-winning French actress. Maxwell invites his partners for sex but he does it neither out of love nor out of lust. They’re merely testing his line of toys: “Girlfriend was the wrong word. More like guinea pig,” Palahniuk writes. who lives in a Himalayan cave, an homage Palahniuk said the novel’s working title to Jean M. Auel’s book. And you’ll find, the had references to other books, such as Fifty author said, the kinky sexuality of E L James’ Shades of Grey, The Clan of the Cave Bear, and The Devil Wears Prada. The title changed, but Fifty Shades of Grey. the author remembered his inspirations. Sections of the novel containing descriptions There’s an ageless sage, Baba Gray-Beard, of the female anatomy seem to have

Chuck Palahniuk made a splash in the literary world in 1996 with the novel Fight Club, about men who beat each other up as a form of therapy. The celebrated author’s latest novel, Beautiful You is about sex toys for women.

been taken from a textbook written by an obstetrician/gynecologist. A few of the parts described have invented names. For one, Palahniuk said, he made up the “Hibbert gland,” which he named for his literary agent, Edward Hibbert. Palahniuk doesn’t think the book has a future as a graphic novel, but, perhaps wryly, he sees other possibilities. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see the book in a lot of gender studies programs,” he said. “And we might market sex toys … if someone approaches me about taking it on and if we get the right deal.” Palahniuk has written a number of novels, including Choke, Survivor and the recent Doomed, a sequel to Damned. At the event, the author promised, there will be dodgeball games with small beach balls and prizes for game winners. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | OCTOBER 16-29, 2014

CULTURE

Chefs put their signature on a wonderful event

could not have been more pleased to get the news that one of my oldest friends, Beth Urrea, has joined the team at the March of Dimes New Mexico Chapter as their community director. And I could hear her excitement as she filled me in on the upcoming Signature Chefs Albuquerque 2014, a major fundraiser that happens Sunday, Oct. 26, at Hotel Albuquerque. According to the nonprofit organization, guests will be treated to “an evening of fine cuisine created by local celebrity chefs, flowing wine, spirits and exclusive, exciting custom-created auction packages.” Just read this decadent lineup of participating top chefs: Mark Kiffin (The Compound and Zacatecas), Sean Sinclair (Farm & Table), Cristina Martinez (Artichoke Café), Claus Hjortkjaer (Le Café Miche), Andrew Gorski (Elaine’s), Garrick Mendoza (Scalo) and Jason Zeng (Fan Tang and Chow’s Asian Bistro). Furthermore, eight-time James Beard Award

nominee James Campbell Caruso is the lead chef for the event. “Chef James is owner of two of Santa Fe’s top restaurants, La Boca and Taberna,” March of Dimes crows, “and last year he partnered with the historic Hotel Andaluz to open the new Spanish restaurant MÁS in Albuquerque’s Downtown.” When all of these “artists” gather in one kitchen, the camaraderie of doing something this spectacular, all while giving back to the community, makes it something not to miss. So don’t! The stated mission of March of Dimes is to “help moms have full-term pregnancies and

research the problems that threaten the health of babies.” The organization works locally, nationally and globally, helping moms take charge of their health and sharing best practices in perinatal health. The New Mexico chapter has huge outreach, especially in rural counties, offering resources to women from prenatal vitamins to NICU services. Your money and/or volunteer efforts help in so many ways. This year the New Mexico chapter is honoring an “ambassador family”: Ron and Casandra Sisneros, and their 9-year-old son, Cisco. I have heard his story — and you ought to hear it too — as he would most likely not be here without the support of an organization like the March of Dimes. Sweet stories. Delicious food. And wonderful company to spend an evening with while raising awareness and funds. Get together with friends and buy a table for 10, which are $1,500, or pop for VIP status at $2,000. Cheers ahead of time to program service director Aussy Levi, state director Becky Horner, event chair Katherine Martinez and, of course, my pal Beth. Watch us talk about this extraordinary event on The Morning Brew with Larry Ahrens on Wed., Oct. 22. You can reach the March of Dimes New Mexico Chapter at 7007 Wyoming NE, 505.344.5150 and marchofdimes.com/newmexico.

Lighting the night All too often, you become involved with something because it has touched someone you care about. Back in 2002, this person for me was life-long friend Lynne Janni Hunt. It was around this time I was introduced to an event called Light the Night Walk, created by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The walks take place all round the country. Back in the early 2000s this walk took place at Tiguex Park in Old Town, which I will always remember as a magical and tender evening filled

with people carrying candles. Over the years the event has transformed, and in 2013 it was moved to The Pit. The Walk is less than one mile — a friendly distance for all ages and fitness levels. Instead of candles, participants now carry keepsake lanterns. I sat down for coffee to learn more about Light the Night’s recent developments with a newfound friend, Aisha Smith. She’s the campaign manager for this area’s Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Meeting at a new place called Mocha Mug on San Pedro, we talked about how she gets people involved and keeps things fresh. Smith’s enthusiasm made me smile. And I found out we were at Mocha Mug because the owners, Bill Tinsley and Susan Grayson, are heavily involved with the Walk. Smith told me that a mini-balloon glow will highlight the walk. Kevin Herig and Rock 101 will headline in the special Kid’s Zone, alongside science-y activities presented by Explora, a magician, face-painting and games for kids of all ages. Local singer Kady Bow and her band will perform as the main entertainer. Also for the first time, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is creating a Survivor Celebration Tent for patients and survivors to be with their families and friends. Participation in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk funds therapies and treatment advances for blood cancer patients. Your fundraising efforts will help save lives. The Walk is on Sunday, Oct. 26. Check-in and festivities open at 5p, and the walk starts at 7p, circling around The Pit (University and Cesar Chavez). Find out all the different ways you can participate by visiting lightthenight.org. I will end by noting that both of these events happen on one night — as so many tend to. You have two good picks here. If you’re part of things going on around town that Steven J. Westman should know about, contact him at steven@local-iQ.com.

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GARDENING

Newbie’s guide to garlic

he perks of expressing my passion as my profession continue to unfold each day. The best surprises come in the form of hearing a story embedded with a valuable lesson, or a first-time visitor exalting the beauty of my nursery. As each person shares their perspective — whether it be on gardening, weather or life in general — another page is added to my story, perspective built on perspective. I have a friend who farms in the Albuquerque area who enjoys the harvests of her labor and is generous enough to share them with others. Not a native to the state, Collette has been able to achieve success growing many plants such as raspberries, heirloom tomatoes and garlic. Her victory stories sparked an interest in me last fall to plant garlic in the nursery. Last year, Collette gave me some of her seed garlic so that I could begin my new adventure in gardening. She shared a wealth of information with me on how to succeed as a garlic farmer. These helpful steps, along with some information from the NMSU College of Agriculture, encouraged me to take the challenge. • SEEDS: Garlic seeds or bulbs can be purchased through catalogues, online, from sellers at farmers’ markets or by using seeds from previous years’ crops. There are two types of garlic: hard neck and soft neck. Hard-neck varieties send up a hallow seed stalk (called a “scape”) that produces a globe-shaped bulb. Soft-neck varieties do not send up scapes. The stalk on hard-neck varieties will start to turn downward as it develops the seed head. Some growers eat the small seeds in the bulb, but either way, the scape should be cut off to preserve energy for the bulb growing in the ground. • SOIL: Garlic needs well-draining soil that has a healthy amount of decayed compost added. Encourage better drainage by working the soil well, by turning and mixing compost throughout. Clay type soils are difficult for garlic to thrive in and may retain moisture too long, causing poorly shaped cloves. • PLANTING: Garlic should be planted in September or October in northern New Mexico. The root end of the garlic points downward in the soil. Plant the cloves by hand, 1 to 3 inches deep (the top of the bulb should be no more than 1 to 2 inches below the soil level) and 4 to 6 inches apart. Be sure to water thoroughly after planting. Finish with a 4 to 6 inch layer of mulch on top of the bulbs for winter protection and moisture retention. • SPRING CARE: Leave your garlic alone over the winter. When spring comes, and the leaves of the garlic begin to show through the mulch, it’s time to fertilize. Use a slow-release fertilizer, high in nitrogen, and work it into the soil around each plant to increase the size of the garlic bulbs. • WATERING: Garlic should be watered 1 inch each week while it’s putting out new leaves. Be cautious of over watering to prevent rotting. When the garlic stops producing new leaves, stop watering, so that the bulbs can continue to

grow and mature. Garlic will store longer if the soil is dried out before harvesting. • HARVESTING: Garlic can be dug up after the leaves have turned brown, usually in July. Use caution when digging to prevent bruising. Place the plants in a moisture-free, cool environment to dry for a week before cutting roots and leaves. Bulbs should be dried for another two weeks or so before storing. Keep your garlic in a dry, cool place. Some growers braid the leaves of the garlic to produce a rope or wreath. This is a convenient way to store garlic in the kitchen. Having my hands in the dirt planting my first crop of garlic was exciting. It was the first sustainable crop that I have planted in the nursery. However, I can’t call myself a farmer quite yet: My first crop did not produce the best results. The learning process continues this fall, with more perspective from Collette. A new page to my story begins with the hope of a bountiful crop next summer. Tish Resnik is the owner of Great Outdoors Nursery. She is a native New Mexican who enjoys the beauty of the garden and is happy to share garden lore with others.

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FOOD

All waffles, all the time Offshoot of Tía Betty Blue’s draws enthusiasts to new Nob Hill breakfast/lunch spot

BY KATIXA MERCIER

he comforting aromas and treats of brunch are no longer bound to the confines of the weekend. Tia B’s La Waffleria (located on Campus and Amherst) offers sweet and savory waffles to the early riser or the sleep seeker, seven days a week. Who do we have to thank? The man who brought Tia Betty Blues to Albuquerque: Daniel Boardman. The concept for La Waffleria started REVIEW at Tia Betty Blues with a simple blue Tía B’s La corn waffle. Wade Wafflería Mccullough, now 3710 CAMPUS NE, kitchen manager at 505.492.2007 HOURS: La Waffleria, teamed 7a-2p, Mon.-Fri.; up with Boardman 8a-2p, Sat.-Sun. experimenting with sweet and savory waffle profiles with daily specials. It wasn’t long before Boardman thought Albuquerque needed a waffle-centric restaurant option. In late July, he did just that. A Nob Hill house has evolved from what was once the Cosmic Trading Post to La Waffleria. Like many homes on a weekend morning, the air is thick with smells of maple syrup and bacon. Inside, La Waffleria’s quaint interior is freckled with antique waffle irons and photos. A vintage stove doubles as a coffee station and maple syrup warmer. Straight ahead is one of the biggest smiles behind any restaurant counter.

Allison Colbaugh, the front of house manager, stands behind the counter taking orders and whipping up coffee creations from her very own honey latte to nailing the café con leche, authentically produced with La Lechera condensed milk. In front of the artillery of prized cast iron Krampouz waffle irons is James West and menu co-curator Wade McCullough. No gluten? No dairy? No problemo! La Waffleria’s menu caters to a plethora of dietary restrictions. Design your own or choose from some of the signatures such as the savory Waffle Benitos or the Bombay Coconut, a delectable waffle that you would never guess is both gluten-free and vegan. Seeking a soul food fix? La Waffleria will soon be offering fried chicken and waffles (yes, you read that correctly). Until then, Sunday brunch or Wednesday lunch, La Waffleria’s irons are hot and ready to go. Don’t have a voracious craving for waffles yet? Then you must not be hungry.

PHOTO BY KATIXA MERCIER

Tia Betty Blues spin-off, Tía B’s La Wafflería in Nob Hill, creates masterful waffle concoctions both savory and sweet. The latter is best represented by the Bombay Coconut waffle plate (above), a gluten-free waffle topped with a mango puree sauce, whipped cardamom coconut cream and toasted coconut. The decor at this quaint breakfast and lunch eatery features a vintage stove and vintage waffle makers.

NM craft beer wins major national kudos

told you our breweries were good. And I know that most of you reading this are local, so you already knew this to be true. But it was at the Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony in Denver on Oct. 4, where New Mexico breweries walked away with eight medals, that America’s brewing community truly received notice. ”What booth is that Canteen Brewhouse pouring at? I want to try that Saint Bob’s Imperial Stout!” I overheard a brewer who makes nationally drooled-over stouts in his own right ask. That’s how it went for most of the Saturday afternoon of the fest, where many attendees clutched a freshly printed list of the award winners in hopes of trying as many of the 268 medal-winning beers as possible during the four-hour session. Yes, among those attendees trying to outdo one another with the most elaborate pretzel necklaces, and the guy wearing the shirt that questioned, “Who pissed my pants?,” there were still thousands of serious craft drinkers who wanted to try our nation’s finest beers. New Mexico breweries amassed an amazing 10 percent winning percentage, with eight of the 84 entries winning medals, giving the eager crowd quite a selection to choose from. Indeed, this year’s competition saw the largest number of beers entered in the 28 years of the competition’s history, with 5,507 entries in the 90 beer styles judged. The eight New Mexico medals came in eight different categories: OTHER STRONG BEER Marble Brewery Double White Gold Medal FRESH OR WET HOP ALE Bosque Brewing, Acequia Wet Hop IPA Bronze Medal OATMEAL STOUT Blue Corn Brewery Gold Medal Oatmeal Stout Gold Medal IMPERIAL RED ALE Marble Brewery Imperial Red Gold Medal

AMERICAN-STYLE SOUR ALE Santa Fe Brewing Co. Los Innovadores Kriek Bronze Medal AGED BEER Canteen Brewhouse Saint Bob’s Imperial Stout ’07 Silver Medal BOHEMIAN-STYLE PILSENER Chama River Brewing Co. Class VI Golden Lager, Gold Medal AMERICAN-STYLE AMBER/RED ALE Canteen Brewhouse, Dougie-Style Amber Ale, Gold Medal

What may surprise locals who know our breweries to be heavy on the hoppy beers is that only one IPA was among the New Mexico medal winners: Acequia Wet Hop IPA from Bosque Brewing. It is a beer that won’t last long, said Bosque co-owner Jotham Michnovicz. “We wish we could make this beer all the time, but we can’t because we don’t have access to fresh hops year-round,” he explained. NM natives should also be able to pronounce his brewery’s name better than GABF Competition Manager Chris Swersey did upon announcing the award, noted Michnovicz. “The way the emcee pronounced “acequia” (as A-ce-QUI-a) and “bosque” (as bosk), it didn’t register in our minds as being us,” Michnovicz said. “Once we read it on the screen, we realized we had won a medal and went nuts!” The final New Mexico award went to Marble Brewery for Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year. That award is based on the number of medals won combined with how highly the brewery’s other entries were esteemed in the judging competition. “Of all the medals and awards the past few years, this award really makes me feel validated about everything we’ve done here,” Marble Brewery President Ted Rice told me. The competition is only going to get more heated in coming years: 2014 saw 461 breweries enter judging for the first time. The festival will add an additional 90,000 square-feet of booth space to the festival floor next year. Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson gave an astounding stat: A brewery is opening in the U.S. at a rate of one per every 1.5 days.

FOOD

Cooking with cannabis

irst we we should note that only the medicinal use of marijuana is legal in New Mexico, and even then only by patients who have applied for and received their medical marijuana card (see story on page 13). So if you want to explore the following recipes on a “recreational” level — recipes that can also be found in my book Growing Medical Marijuana (Ten Speed Press, 2013) — you will need to do it in neighboring Colorado, where it is legal. With that said, like the capsaicin in chile peppers, THC is not miscible (a chemistry term meaning “capable of being mixed”) with water. But it is with fats, oils and alcohol. So the goal is to extract as much of the THC as possible from the trim of the marijuana plant while avoiding cooking it at too high a temperature or for too long, which can degrade the THC. The finished, THC-enhanced cooking ingredients are then used in the preparation of just about any recipe. But I recommend making snacks, cookies and other dishes that have small, discreet servings to make it easier to adjust the dosage. If you have enough trim, you can make two grades of butter, oil and flour, or you can mix the two grades of trim together for convenience. Remember that as with curing the tops, the total surface area of the particles will be important. In other words: The finer the particles used in the extractions, the better the butter or oil will be.

Compounded Butter Compound butters are simply butters infused with other ingredients like herbs or garlic, so marijuana fits right in with that concept. But instead of creaming all the ingredients together to produce the compound butter, this butter needs to be heated to extract the THC. For the extraction apparatus, you can use a doubleboiler that cannot get the butter any hotter than 212 F. A slow cooker set to low and covered would also work well.

Ingredients: 1 oz. dried marijuana trim 1 lb. butter Method: Pulverize the low-THC trim in a spice mill. Cut the butter into chunks, add it to the top of the double-boiler and turn up the heat. When the butter has melted and is hot — about 10 minutes — add the pulverized trim and stir it around. Let the marijuana steep in the butter, stirring occasionally. After about 20 minutes, turn off the heat and remove the top of the doubleboiler. Let the butter cool for 30 minutes. Line a strainer with 10 layers of cheesecloth. Then pour the butter through the cheesecloth to catch nearly all of the cannabis particles, and transfer the butter into small tubs. The butter should be faintly green and have a pleasant, herbal aroma. Cover it with foil, label it and store it in the refrigerator.

Cannoil Marijuana-infused vegetable oil or peanut oil can be used in most recipes that do not require high heat for cooking, and they are especially good in uncooked salad dressings. Since you’re using so little oil in the dressing, a slight change of plan is necessary. If your goal is to consume the oil as part of, say, an infused olive-oil-andvinegar dressing, your oil will have to be more

potent, or you’ll also have to consume other marijuana-laced foods, like snacks. So consider infusing the olive oil with your higher-grade “bud leaves” or even some of your tops. Olive oil is great to infuse with THC because you can dip breads and crackers into it and easily adjust both your dosage and your munchie cravings. To make a cooking oil, use peanut oil. Uses for the cooking Cannoil include lower-heat baking and sautéing. Do not use either type of oil to deep-fry foods because the 375 F oil is too hot for the THC, and any infused olive oil will smoke and deteriorate before that temperature is even reached.

Making a THCinfused butter is one of the best ways to incorporate marijuana into cooking. Pictured here is a “compounded butter” that has been infused with marijuana, then strained of particles. PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

Ingredients: 1 oz. dried marijuana trim 2 cups peanut or safflower oil Method: Heat two cups of oil in the slow cooker on low. When hot, add 1 ounce of pulverized trim. Let everything steep for 20 minutes, then cool and strain through 10 layers of cheesecloth.

Blooming Flour The use of cannabis in baking has a long and dubious tradition, at least where medical marijuana is concerned. That’s because of the problems associated with determining dosage, a situation easily solved with a little experimentation using measured amounts to assess your own body’s (and head’s) response to the baked goodies. Because baking is the most complex form of kitchen chemistry, bakers have perfected the techniques of blending various types of flours to create certain baked treats that would fail to bake properly using one type of flour. Baking with marijuana flour is much simpler. In the first place, we’re not extracting — merely mixing and diluting so that the THC in the finished treat is measured and controlled. You will have to suffer through a few testings, but hey, it’s all for the medicine. When the baking is completed, eat one unit of the baked items, like one cookie, and judge the result. That will tell you whether you need to add more or less trim the next time, and will give you an indication of proper dosage. I advise you to take notes on dosage levels for future baking with the trim from your marijuana garden.

Ingredients: 1 oz. low-THC marijuana trim Method: Pulverize 1 ounce of trim in the spice mill. Store it in a small, screw-top jar that the powdered trim fills almost to the top. Label the jar and keep it in the refrigerator until just before baking. Add a measured amount of the trim to the flour in your baking recipe— say 1/4 cup trim to 1 cup flour. You may have to add a little more liquid to the mix to adjust for that extra-dry material. That liquid could even be some melted Compounded Butter or Cannoil, which would increase the THC level. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | OCTOBER 16-29, 2014

DRINK

Donning rose-colored gin goggles

bout a week ago, I was hanging out with a lady friend and my penguin buddies, knocking back some pisco sours, when inevitably one or more of said penguin buddies had to start griping about how much it sucked to be a penguin these days. Global warming this and global warming that … yadda yadda. The ice is melting. The food chain is being compromised. Skrillex is taking over our breeding grounds with EDM festivals. My lady friend, Ebola Virus, finally became fed up with all this penguin misery. “You cute little MoFos,” she cackled, “you have it made. People love you. Me, I’m notorious. Watch the news today. I’m a pariah. No one likes me, and I’m just being myself. What am I supposed to do? It’s not my fault if people can’t handle me. I mean it’s not like I sneak into their houses and wiggle up their noses while they sleep. I’m just being who I am. My self-esteem is at an all-time low. Screw you, you stupid penguins. I’m going home to my chocolate-chocolate-chip ice cream and Sex and the City DVDs.” Here’s me: “Thanks guys. There goes my date. You just can’t keep that global warming stuff to yourselves. You know, Ebola has some pretty cute friends, but you probably won’t get to meet them now. Too bad for you.” I take a drag of my papayacinnamon e-cig. Pace the room a bit. Climb up on a box stamped ACME soap. I have something to get off my chest. “You know what, you stupid penguins? You have it made down there in Antarctica. You

appreciate the wonder that he is. I don’t know what to call this cocktail — perhaps you, my penguin buddies, can give it a name. In the meantime, let’s set some up. Tomorrow always looks better through today’s gin-soaked goggles.”

Drinking with Penguins may be losing your ice, but we’re losing our minds up here in America. Every day we’re shooting and murdering each other, basking in mayhem, glorifying violence and gun play. My kind take our opportunity in this existence all too lightly. On top of that, half of them don’t care to use their turn signals before changing lanes, and the other half leave their cigarette butts strewn about the playground where babies can eat them. And corporations are people? What’s that about? What the hell happened? Will we continue to be hypnotized by the shiny little balls of complacent consumerism and mass media manipulation, now willfully replete with Facebooks, twits, tweets and instant grams? God help us all, my little penguin buddies. The only idea that brings sleep to me each night is that our future offspring will travel back in time and show us the foibles of our ways. “You know what, my flightless little friends, let’s have a cocktail. Something I just concocted. Not too complicated. Sometimes we need to just slow it down. Take it easy. Appreciate the simple things. Take a hike with the family. Put that proverbial penguin chick on our feet and

Ingredients: 2 oz. Hayman’s Old Tom Gin 1 oz. Cocchi Americano Bianco 3 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters Orange twist for garnish Method: To prepare this simple yet elegantly sophisticated cocktail, simply pour the listed amounts of Hayman’s Old Tom Gin and Cocchi Americano Bianco (both available at Jubilation and Stone Face Package Liquors) over ice in a shaker tin. Stir until the ice begins to melt. Add the three dashes of The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters and stir some more. When the shaker tin is frosty on the outside, you know your cocktail is sufficiently chilled and ready for transfer to your favorite chilled cocktail glass. The final touch on this cocktail is a freshly zested orange peel. Be sure to hold your orange above the cocktail while zesting your peel, so that the fragrant oils from the orange peel will spray out and coat your glass and the surface of the drink. Let’s clink glasses, cheers!, and pray our future selves come back and slap our faces silly. Randy Kolesky tends bar at Artichoke Cafe.

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PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

BOOKS

New Mexico poets publish fresh works BY BILL NEVINS

Mo’ Joe: The Anthology

n many parts of the world, poets are revered and their home places take great pride in their wit, wisdom and eloquence. It’s no secret that we have an abundance of good poets living and writing in New Mexico, with readings, slams and open mics seemingly every week in every available space. Many of our bards have recently published books of their fine verse. Their books are available at local bookstores including Bookworks and Page One, online and directly from the poets. Here’s a quick look at a few of them. Hope this inspires you to buy a book or three and Support Your Local Poets!

Edited by John Roche

Guernica, revisited By Richard Vargas Press 53, 2014, 110 pp. $14.95 ISBN-13: 978-1-941209-03-5 press53.com

As the title implies, this is a volume that takes a hard look at the harsh realities of our time — war by remote-controlled drones, economic injustice, rampant greed and consumerist waste. But Vargas is no smug, ranting propagandist. He’s a sharp-eyed but self-effacing observer of our too-often woeful, sometimes joyous human condition. Vargas’ words both cut through the fog of deception and breathe life into his observations. His grandmother feeds a sparrow and is described as “a woman holding/ a small god.” One poem portrays Superman as an “illegal alien” awaiting ICE deportation, while another poem envisions a United States wherein all immigrants and minorities have been sent away and the land, consequently, is ruined, until the bright day they happily return because “once again/ there was plenty of work/ for everyone.” While his wit and words are very dry indeed, Richard Vargas is, ultimately, a poet of profound hope, well worth savoring.

Beatlick Press, 2014, 246 pp. $16 ISBN-13: 978-1492183266 beatlick.com

The Dailiness By Lauren Camp Edwin E. Smith Publishing, 2013, 80 pp. $14.95 ISBN-13: 978-1-6192755-6-0 edwinesmith.com laurencamp.com

Alliterative, delicately pointed and keenly observed, these poems are sharp observations of the wonders of the everyday, often the New Mexico day. For instance, this poem about a desert hike: “We rise through bitterbrush/ and plumes of native grass, over yucca spines and goathead/ prongs, past cracks and dips of swollen dirt. We stumble/ once or twice.” Or this account of Las Conchas wildfire seen at

distance: “44,000 acres./ Smoke, the way we tone down desert colors./ The only sound the honking of ravens.” In another poem, Camp recalls a Rail Runner Express crash wherein an armored bank car hit a train and she “witnessed the murder/ of speed and money … twined beneath a pockmarked sun.” Camp pays close attention to sights, scents and, very often, sounds, as in her slightly hallucinatory poems about jazz masters Ornette Coleman and Thelonius Monk. She also brings us dreams and beautiful memories of loved ones lost. This is a treasure of a book that rewards repeated readings.

Part-time Albuquerque resident, poet and professor John Roche started his series of “Joe Poems” a few years ago with a wry variation on Joe the Plumber named Joe the Poet, who, as Roche tells us, “was not willing to stay silent and … kept talking, kept morphing into various guises and avatars.” Joe achieved his own book of poems penned by Roche in 2011, then “somehow compelled a number of friends and acquaintances to write their own Joe poems,” until Roche assembled this collection of poems “by and about” the perhaps mythical but still very real wandering Joe. Joining Roche in these glorious Joe-full pages are fellow poets Bruce Noll, Rich Boucher, Lisa Gill, Merimee Moffitt, Michael C. Ford, Pamela Hirst, Margaret Randall, Jules Nyquist, Julie Brokken, Larry Goodell, Ken Gurney, Hakim Bellamy, Jesse Ehrenberg, Georgia Santa Maria, Gary Brower, A.D. Winans and many more. Even this humble reviewer seems to have oddly contributed a most politically incoherent ode to one Joe Stalin. Ranging from the very tongue-in-cheek to the deeply beautiful, these Joe poems are worth getting to know. Reviewer Bill Nevins is an Albuquerque poet. His book Heartbreak Ridge and Other Poems was published this summer.

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CANNABIS IN NEW MEXICO

A regulatory approach from the New Mexico Department of Health creates hurdles to participation COMMENTARY BY JASON MARKS, ESQ. or decades, despite much evidence that cannabis has beneficial medical effects and low risks compared to conventional pharmaceuticals, state and federal authorities classified it as a “Schedule 1” substance having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”

This assessment, by bureaucrats and legislators (not doctors and scientists), didn’t just deny seriously ill patients access to a natural medicine that could relieve debilitating symptoms. It even prevented scientific research to formally evaluate cannabis’ potential. But starting with California in 1996, state laws began to match medical reality. Today, 23 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing and regulating medical use of cannabis. New Mexico’s law, the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, was passed

in 2007 with bipartisan support. With the program, the state’s Department of Health registers patients to legally possess and use medical cannabis, and licenses no-profit entities to produce and sell cannabis and cannabis products to registered patients. Patients can also be licensed to grow their own medicine. Today, more than 11,000 New Mexicans are registered in the program and getting effective treatment for an otherwise debilitating medical conditions. But, many others are suffering in silence or selfmedicating with black-market weed. If New Mexico had the same registration rate as neighboring Colorado, almost 40,000 New Mexicans would be in the program. The shortfall is even greater when you consider that post-traumatic stress

disorder (PTSD), accounting for around 40 percent of New Mexico’s patient registrations, is not even a qualifying condition in the Colorado medical cannabis program. What’s going on? More realistic attitudes in Colorado, one of two states to legalize recreational marijuana, could explain part of the huge difference in per-capita registration. But with the Department of Health seeking to make controversial changes to medical cannabis program rules — changes opposed by virtually all patients and advocates — some are wondering whether even the existing rules send the wrong message to patients who could benefit from enrolling in the program. The concept in the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act was simple: A patient can become registered

to possess and use legal medical cannabis by submitting a written certification from a physician that the patient has a debilitating medical condition and the assertion that the likely health benefits of cannabis outweigh the risks. In this way, the Lynn and Erin Act honors the traditional patient-physician relationship. The only real difference from a standard pharmaceutical prescription was to be that the physician would be restricted to “prescribing” cannabis only to patients suffering from a specific list of qualifying conditions. (Plus the added hurdle that instead of taking the piece of paper signed by the doctor to a pharmacy, each patient sends it into the Department of Health for a registration card permitting possession and purchase

Jason Marks, a former member of the Public Regulation Commission, is an attorney in private practice. He represents the Cannabis Producers of New Mexico. This article is not intended, and should not be relied upon, as legal advice on any particular set of facts or circumstances. Readers with personal legal concerns should consult an attorney.

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from licensed producers.) Unfortunately, the department’s regulatory approach has not honored the traditional patient-physician relationship or explicit dictates of the law. For example, contrary to the Compassionate Use Act, the Department of Health requires specialists to certify some conditions and requires two physicians, one of whom is a specialist, to certify patients for chronic pain. When there’s no insurance coverage for the costs of a physician visit, it’s easy to see how many patients could decide to bypass the legal medical cannabis program. Next, the department demands that physicians not only certify that the benefits of cannabis likely outweigh any risks (the actual legal standard), but also that “standard treatments have failed to bring adequate relief.” The problem with this is easiest to see for chronic pain patients who can get relief if they’re zonked out on enough opiates but have much better quality of life using cannabis as their primary medicine. By requiring this additional certification — which is contrary to the statute — the department is likely excluding patients from the program and placing physicians in an impossible situation. Further intruding on the patient-physician relationship, the department now requires certifying doctors to provide narratives of the patient’s condition and treatments, and to provide access for the DOH to review medical records on demand. Not surprisingly, the department also asserts the power to second-guess and over-rule the patient’s own physician’s medical judgment. There’s a shortage of physicians willing to evaluate patients for medical cannabis, and the DOH’s approach certainly doesn’t help. The lack of doctors willing to wade into the fray has been identified as a major reason for the thousands of “missing” registered patients. This approach surely exacerbates the deficit in physicians willing to evaluate patients for medical cannabis, which has been identified as a major reason for the thousands of “missing” registered patients. The Department of Health’s stated motivation for inserting itself into the physician-patient relationship is a concern that some patients might be harmed by using cannabis. But the DOH also appears motivated by a concern that it has an overriding responsibility to police the program to prevent recreational users from sneaking in. Regardless of whether the department is well-intentioned, those functions are just not part of its role under the law that was actually enacted by the New Mexico Legislature. In 2007, New

Contrary to the Compassionate Use Act, the Department of Health requires specialists to certify some conditions and requires two physicians, one of whom is a specialist, to certify patients for chronic pain. When there’s no insurance coverage for the costs of a physician visit, it’s easy to see how many patients could decide to bypass the legal medical cannabis program.

Mexico stepped away from decades of irrational prohibition with the intention of normalizing cannabis as a medical treatment, to the extent possible given continuing federal restrictions. Hopefully, seven years later we’ll finally get a regulatory approach that matches the promise of the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act. In the meantime, too many patients — likely thousands — are suffering or are risking the black market.

BY MIKE ENGLISH

hile cannabis may someday be legal in several states in the U.S., if not the entire country, the only use of marijuana that’s currently legal in New Mexico is for specific doctor-diagnosed medical conditions, including the following: • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) • Cancer • Crohn’s disease • Epilepsy • HIV/AIDS • Hospice care • Intractable nausea/ vomiting • Multiple sclerosis (MS) • Severe anorexia/cachexia • Spinal cord damage with intractable spasticity • Spasmodic torticollis (cervical dystonia) • Huntington’s disease • Parkinson’s disease • Glaucoma • Hepatitis C infection currently receiving antiviral treatment • Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis • Painful peripheral neuropathy • Severe chronic pain • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) If you think you might benefit from the medicinal use of cannabis but are unsure about how to go about getting a card to buy it legally, here’s how: • Make sure you’re a resident of New Mexico, with a valid New Mexico ID

as proof of residency. • Visit a doctor to diagnosis whether you suffer from one of the qualifying medical conditions. • If you suffer from a condition that qualifies for the use of cannabis as medicine, your doctor must provide written certification that you are a qualifying patient. Medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy and nurse practitioners who can prescribe medicine in New Mexico can all write a referral for the state’s cannabis program. Some conditions require extra steps to qualify, such as additional approval from a specialist. • With prescription in hand, apply to take part in the state’s medical marijuana program. You must fill out and submit the enrollment form (nmhealth.org/publication/ view/form/135) and a personal production license form if you intend to grow your own (nmhealth. org/publication/view/form/136). These forms must be mailed in to the New Mexico Department of Health. Approval or denial is granted within 30 days. There is a six-month waiting period for reapplication upon denial. • Upon approval of your application you will receive a state-issued card, which you can use to buy cannabis from state-licensed producers.

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CANNABIS

Did you know? COMPILED BY MELYSSA LAURENT

Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in use, behind alcohol and tobacco.

Medical marijuana is prescribed for a variety of ailments. In a 2012 poll of California patients using cannabis to alleviate symptoms of major medical conditions, 92 percent described it as an effective treatment.

New Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2007. Twenty-two other states and the District of Columbia also currently have medical marijuana programs.

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Support for the legalization of marijuana has steadily been rising. The Pew Research Center reports that 54 percent of Americans are now in favor of full legalization.

Washington and Colorado are the only two states with fully legalized marijuana (for both medical and recreational use). Eighteen states have passed laws that decriminalize the possession of marijuana for personal consumption.

According to the Pew Research Center, 47 percent of Americans have tried marijuana at least once.

Several places under U.S. jurisdiction are voting on marijuana issues this fall. Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., will vote on full legalization. Florida and U.S. territory Guam are considering medical legalization. In addition to the statewide measure, Portland, Ore., has a ballot initiative on whether to fully legalize marijuana.

While cannabis as a medicinal and recreational drug is a relatively recent phenomenon in America, cannabis plants have been utilized for a variety of purposes throughout human history.

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CANNABIS

Who profits from prohibition? The decriminalization of marijuana could save taxpayers millions of dollars

BY TREVOR REED

o you know the story of the star-bellied sneetches? It’s a Dr. Seuss classic. In it, Sylvester McMonkey McBean spies an opportunity to capitalize on a community divided: star-bellied sneetches vs. nonstar-bellied sneetches. It’s a parable for discrimination, but it also shows how pockets grow fat when people are polarized. The mood is shifting in the U.S. around marijuana. Even the editorial board of the stodgy old New York Times is calling for legalization. Still, there are those who’ve dug their heels in and refused to understand that cannabis prohibition is hurting everyone. Even if you’re not a patient registered with the medical cannabis program in New Mexico; even if you don’t know of someone using cannabis to alleviate the symptoms of their severe illness; even if you have zero knowledge or interest in marijuana — even if all of this is true, the fact is, decriminalization could save you, at the very least, money as a taxpayer. But before we get to that, you know who will lose money? The Mr. Mcmonkey Mcbeans who are making money off low-level offenders cycling through the criminal justice system.

A couple of years ago, Goldman Sachs introduced a European bond model to the U.S. in New York City. It was a “social impact bond.” Keeping it simple, Goldman loaned money to a social organization that provides a youth recidivism program. If it is successful and young men do not return to jail, Goldman makes a good return on the money. Let’s get to New Mexico. This year on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 4) Bernalillo and Santa Fe County voters will have a chance to show support for a free version of a similar program. All we have to do is vote yes. At issue is reducing penalties for marijuana possession to a $25 fine for

According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Data, around 750,000 people were arrested nationwide in 2011 for marijuana possession. That is one arrest every 42 seconds.

having one ounce or less in possession. Because of some political shenanigans, the ballot question is only advisory this year. Results won’t become law. But if people show big support for decriminalization, it will send an important message to lawmakers in New Mexico: Stop spending my tax dollars on minor marijuana offenses. It will also signify a major shift in how the public views cannabis. A guy named Jerry Duval from Michigan was adhering to his state’s medical marijuana laws but was arrested anyway under federal law. He speculated in the Huffington Post that the 10 years he will spend behind bars will cost the federal prison system $1.2 million, as he has some serious medical issues. In New Mexico, we spend around $30,000 to house an adult inmate for a year, according to the Legislative Finance Committee, and the state spends $22 million per year or more to jail nonviolent drug offenders. Not to mention that Bernalillo County should have a special interest in this case — the county jail is embroiled in an almost 20-year lawsuit about overcrowding that’s cost taxpayers millions. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Data, around 750,000 people were arrested nationwide in 2011 for marijuana possession. That is one arrest every 42 seconds. Nationally, African Americans were 3.7 times more likely to be cuffed for marijuana possession: four times as likely in the Northeast and Midwest, three times as likely in the South and two times as likely in the West. We can quote statistics like this all day long. Let’s make this real for a moment. Set

If people show big support for decriminalization, it will send an important message to lawmakers in New Mexico: Stop spending my tax dollars on minor marijuana offenses.

aside the “cost to the taxpayers” argument. What about the cost to the families that these arrests affect? What’s the cost of missing Mom or Dad for a day, or a week or longer? What does it cost when Dad misses work or loses his job in a tough economy because he’s in lockup on a minor possession offense? Financial strife means people have to turn to public assistance for help. Circling back around: That costs taxpayers money, too. If you care about wasted tax dollars you will vote for decriminalization. If you have a heart you will vote for decriminalization. Sylvester Mcmonkey Mcbean will vote no, but all of us sneetches should vote yes.

Trevor Reed is the executive director of Natural Rx, a medical marijuana nonprofit in Albuquerque.

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Non-profit medical provider of cannabis, located in Placitas, aims to help the chronically ill with a large selection of products CG CORRIGAN IS A NON-PROFIT MEDICAL PROVIDER OF CANNABIS in New Mexico, devoted to serving the statewide needs of the chronically ill with compassion and professionalism. Our brick and mortar location opened March 2014 at 30 East Frontage Road, Placitas 87043. Tom Wilkie is the current manager of this location. What’s special about CG Corrigan as a medical cannabis dispensary? Number one: Availability. We are open seven days a week to help alleviate any personal issues that may come up. Number two: Selection. We try to carry a large selection of flower (over 35 strains at the moment) and edibles so we can fine-tune your medicine to your specific conditions. Number three: Education. Patient education is important to us.

CG Corrigan

What is your advice to patients within the program about finding a dispensary? The atmosphere of a dispensary is a personal preference. Relaxed? Formal? That is definitely up to the patient. We like to tell patients that there may not be one perfect dispensary, because each dispensary carries different types/strains of cannabis. It’s always worth trying another dispensary because they might have a strain of flower or edible that works better for you! People tend to not think of cannabis as a medicine. What are your thoughts on that and how would you like to see it change? It seems easy to be conflicted about something like that. Cannabis doesn’t have a clinical sounding name and tends to be referred to as pot, weed or dope. In the USA we’ve spent billions of dollars telling people to “Just say No to Drugs.” However, it is interesting how many pharmaceuticals are opioids (containing opium or derived from opium) such as; morphine, codeine, hydrocodone (Vicodin), and oxycodone. Those items are medicine, right? The current public perception seems to be largely based on marketing cannabis as a “drug” and not a medicine. It’s time for that to change. Cannabis can be useful for many different conditions, for example: • Cancer • Crohn’s Disease

Out Patient Clinic (Walk In) • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) • Epilipsy/Seizure Disorder • Anorexia • PTSD • Painful Peripheral Neuropathy These are just some of the qualifying conditions to receive a card in New Mexico.

What are your thoughts about the future of cannabis? There’s so much potential for cannabis but the general public knows so little about the medical attributes. There would probably be a much brighter future with more education and better education. The good news for us at CG Corrigan, is that we don’t have to wait to make that happen. We’re educating right now. What would your advice be to an older cancer patient who is considering the use of a Cannabis Medical Facility? Cannabis is a great medicine for nausea, pain relief, sleep and in some cases, it’s actually being used as a cancer treatment. If you’ve never used cannabis before and you don’t want to get “stoned,” it’s not a problem; we could try using CBD therapy or low

30 E. Frontage Road Unit D Placitas, NM 87043 TEL: 505 933 5599 EMAIL: info@cgcorrigan.org WEBSITE: cgcorrigan.org

amounts of THC to acclimate you. If you’ve spent your life telling people how marijuana is bad and now you’re conflicted, that’s okay; we will educate you about how to use cannabis to alleviate your specific conditions and then you can tell friends and family about what you’ve learned. Ask about cannabis. Is there one more thing you would you like to say to the public about CG Corrigan? We not only want people to feel better with this medicine, we want people feel okay about getting this medicine. To us, cannabis is medicine.

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CANNABIS

Communal cannabis, Mile High City-style Checking in from Denver, former Local iQ columnist Justin De La Rosa gives readers his first taste of legal recreational marijuana

BY JUSTIN DE LA ROSA

t’s a warm Saturday in early September and I’m at Sustainability Park in Denver’s up-and-coming RiNo neighborhood soaking up the sun with a group of new friends. We stand around a wooden spool table, sipping cocktails and beers poured from taps off the shipping container converted into a bar, and conversing about where we’re from and why we’re here. A nondescript indie-pop band serves its background-noise purpose and the aromas of five food trucks fill the air. A few minutes ago, Tim — a 20-something surf instructor from New Jersey — reached in a brown paper bag and pulled out a white medicine bottle and emptied a couple round, red candies into his hand and extended it to me. “Want a raspberry?” he asked. “Why not?” I said, and pop the sweet, chewy marijuana treat in my mouth. “Thanks.” We’ve carried on talking about the roads that brought us to Denver, but in the back of my mind, I’m still thinking about how we quietly got high in front of everyone and nobody knew it. Then again, nobody would care if they did know. Welcome to the world of legal marijuana in Denver, where I’ve lived since moving from Albuquerque in June. This was just one of my experiences with the occasional casual offering. In fact, situations like this happen enough that I didn’t have to set foot into a dispensary until recently.

Dispensaries for days There’s a dispensary across the street from my office in downtown Denver. Another is half a block up the street. I pass by another one a few blocks away from that one. They’re all easily identifiable by the green crosses in the windows — much like the red crosses that indicate medical help. They don’t parody themselves with Bob Marley posters and the lingering (nauseating) scent of nag champa while the tired-yetcelebrated stoner comedy Half Baked plays in the background. Dispensaries are owned and operated by professional and knowledgeable individuals who value their business and take pride in it.

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When I walk downstairs into the LoDo Wellness Center, I check in with the lady at the desk to the right, showing my ID to verify I am over the age of 21. I am then directed into the retail shop where a flatpanel LCD television has a list of prices for the day’s available buds, which sit in glass jars on a table. Glass display cases are stocked with those medicine bottles full of different-flavored chewable candies for $19 each (10 10mg-bites per bottle). I opt for sweet and sours, a 420-friendly version of Sour Patch Kids. Only once since I moved to Denver have I stopped in to buy a pre-packaged joint (I was never good at rolling). My inability to prepare a proper joint aside, I found that I enjoy edibles more than smoking — they just weren’t ever available to me (legally) in New Mexico. Oh, and when I say “edibles,” I’m not talking about some cannabutter your buddy cooked up on the stove and mixed in with store-bought Betty Crocker brownie mix. These are crafted, portioned recipes with controlled amounts of THC in them intended for responsible adult consumption.

Dos and don’ts Knowledge is key to enjoying your legal weed experience in Colorado. There are several things you need to consider if you plan to use recreational cannabis here: • Amendment 64 doesn’t allow public consumption. Don’t be the person casually smoking a joint while walking down the street. Chances are you’ll get ticketed. Be considerate of the privilege. • Driving while stoned is considered a DUI. Unless you’re obviously stoned (red eyes, smelling like weed, etc.), this shouldn’t really be an issue, but it’s part of the law, so just don’t drive. (Plus, who wants to deal with Denver traffic while high?) • If you’re thinking about trying to bring some back with you, think again. Police in bordering states (that’s you, New Mexico) will not hesitate to search your vehicle. If you’re flying, just forget about it. Bottom line: Keep it in Colorado. For more information on recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, go to coloradopotguide.com.

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FILM

F IL M REEL By Jordan Mahoney

Ben Affleck in the chilling Gone Girl.

Gone Girl DIRECTED BY DAVID FINCHER

Call for show times Century Rio 24 4901 Pan American NE, 505.343.9000

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enned by Gillian Flynn (both the novel and screenplay), Gone Girl is dark and psychologically complex thriller — a harsh look at marriage through a tinted window, made stylish by David Fincher’s direction (The Social Network, Seven, Fight Club), and haunting by the Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor score.

Like a pulpy film noir crafted with Hitchcockian elements, Gone Girl begins with the disappearance of Amy Dunne. Her strangely composed husband Nick (Ben Affleck in prime form) instantly becomes a suspect. What follows is a whodunit in a hall of mirrors, as victim and suspect and gender roles get all mixed up. The movie spins a web of deception, further tangled by the media’s hand in the matter. The twists are absurd and deceitful, but the viewer is hard-pressed to question anything, or even look away. After blood and sex (not entirely separated) and false-endings, the film culminates on a polarizing note. If you’re like this reviewer, and the other viewers leaving the theater, you’ll come out reeling, looking lobotomized after the chilling final scenes.

1,000 Times Good Night DIRECTED BY ERIK POPPE

3, 7:30p, Fri.-Wed., Oct. 24-29 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848

1000timesgoodnight.com guildcinema.com

A Willis Earl Beal in Memphis

Memphis DIRECTED BY TIM SUTTON

6:45p, Mon.-Thu., Oct. 20-23 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848

memphis-film.com guildcinema.com

ver since Robert Johnson purportedly sold his soul to the devil, blues music has been imbued with a sort of mystical, spiritual quality, and Memphis seems to hold that belief. Real musician but fictional depiction Willis Earl Beal claims to be a wizard who willed himself into becoming a successful musician. All well and good, until he hits a writer’s block that no magic

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can penetrate. Restless and unsatisfied, Willis takes to the unglamorous streets of Memphis, philosophizing to gamblers and drunks and aimless kids, occasionally wandering to the swampy outskirts. He seems too introspective for his own good. One scene in particular has him trying to express what he wants to say as an artist — but he can’t externalize the feeling, and his sentence dissolves into incoherent babble. The film’s structure works in a similar way — it’s meandering, restless, even masturbatory at times, just like Beal’s thoughtprocess. Not a movie for the easily bored, because despite a quick run-time, it’s a slow and deliberate sketch of an artist who is stuck inside his own head.

good film can manage a change in scale. 1,000 Times Good Night gets it right, widening the scope as war photographer Rebecca (Juliette Binoche) documents the torments of war, and then narrowing in as she returns home to her own domestic turmoil. After Rebecca is nearly killed in an explosion, her husband Marcus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, a far-cry from his incestuous role in Game of Thrones) has had enough, bidding her to stay home, knowing the mother of his two daughters could die at any time. They fight and make truces, sometimes flirting with overwrought melodrama, but the ever-capable Binoche turns contrived into credible. The real heart of the film lies in her calling. Although she loves her family, some unknown force is pulling her overseas and placing her in the middle of foreign bloodshed. She mentions to her daughter that she’s always angry, but takes comfort knowing her pictures — stark and eye-opening scenes of innocent death and religious suicide — say more than a thousand words.

A ‘Beery’ Good Day THE BEER GODS WERE GOOD TO LOCAL CRAFT BEER ENTHUSIASTS on the

weekend of October 11 for Local iQ’s New Mexico Brew Fest. Thousands of thirsty locals and Balloon Fiesta visitors grabbed a glass and sampled beers from numerous local and regional breweries, as the sun peeked out from behind the clouds just long enough for attendees to enjoy an abundance of food, music and beer. Thanks to all who joined us and a special thanks to our volunteers. If you missed out on all the fun, mark your calendars for next year’s event: October 3, 2015 at Expo New Mexico’s Villa Hispana. Visit nmbrewfest.com for more info and check out our Facebook page for more festival photos.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HOPPER

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Adobe Bar, Taos Jimmy Stadler BLUES ROCK 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Abandoned Mansions NEO PSYCH 10p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery

Longtime of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes (center) has led the band on a 20-year evolution from indie pop to folk rock, with several detours in between. The constant reinvention keeps the band one step ahead. “The moment you attempt to live within the confines of a social order, you become a sell out,” Barnes says.

Drastic Andrew 8p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon

Effex Nightclub

Beer Bust Thurs. DJ Chris de Jesus 9p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

The always eclectic and unpredictable of Montreal is relentless in pushing boundaries (musical and otherwise) Since those early psych-drenched days in Athens, the band has wound a wayward lithe psychedelic melodies. Overtly path through a multitude of genres and sexual funk. ’70s nostalgia. That’s influences. Early albums like Cherry Peel just a sampling of the vast array of and The Gay Parade are heavy on psych-pop sounds of Montreal has churned and vaudeville. 2010’s False Priest delves out over its nearly 20-year career and 12 deeply into funk, paying homage to artists albums. Some artists are more than adept like Prince and Parliament. 2013’s Lousy at reinvention and artistic reincarnation. with Sylvianbriar took another screeching Kevin Barnes is at the top of that list. The U-turn into ’70’s country and folk rock, with of Montreal frontman has steered his band noted influences like Bob through so many sounds Dylan (Highway 61 Revisited, and styles, the pace and Blonde on Blonde), The chameleonic shifts are PREVIEW Grateful Dead (Workingman’s almost dizzying. This is Dead, American Beauty), and not a band for the armchair of Montreal the Rolling Stones (Beggars WITH PILLAR POINT fan who prefers predictable Banquet, Let It Bleed). 8p, Sun., Oct. 19 tunes or denounces albums SKYLIGHT In addition to landing in because an artist’s sound has 139 W. SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA FE, 505.982.0775 spacious, ’70s-inspired folk changed too much. Listeners $20, ALL AGES rock, of Montreal laces its are truly along for the ride. holdmyticket.com most recent album with the In the mid-’90s, Barnes skylightsantafe.com haunting influence of famed ofmontreal.net dabbled in whimsical indie/ poet Sylvia Plath. Songs twee-pop. Relocating to are melodically beautiful Athens, Ga., he joined and airy with sharp-edged up with musicians from the Elephant 6 lyrics. Barnes spoke with Rolling Stone collective (such as Neutral Milk Hotel’s magazine about the enthralling influence Jeff Mangum, and Will Hart and Bill Doss Plath’s life and poetry played on Lousy with of The Olivia Tremor Control). Barnes thrived in this incredibly fertile, organic and Sylvianbriar. “There’s such a strong soul and strong psychedelic ground, and he hasn’t stopped human quality to her work,” Barnes said. growing. Barnes is an artist that is notably intent on moving forward. The beauty of his “Her work doesn’t feel contrived. It’s very raw and personal. That’s the kind of art that obsession is that there’s no stagnation in I gravitate towards naturally.” of Montreal’s music. Each album has fresh inspiration and perspective, while the live Barnes is, likewise, quite open with his show is always a spectacle, to say the least. audience. He’s revealing and frank about

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Stephanie Eason 9p, $5

Never hold back BY KRISTIN KURENS

Jeez La Weez 6p, FREE

his struggles with mental illness, his stance on selling out and what it’s like to be a successful artist in the 21st century. “The only way to avoid selling out is to live like a savage all alone in the wilderness,” Barnes wrote in a 2007 op-ed piece for Stereogum. “The moment you attempt to live within the confines of a social order, you become a sell out.” He was responding to backlash after one of his songs was featured in an Outback Steakhouse commercial. No discussion of this band would be complete without mention of its live performances. In 2007, Barnes sent shock ripples through indie music circles when he performed nude, save for a sequined cummerbund and thigh-high fishnet stockings, in front of projections of pornographic images at Art Bar in Las Vegas, Nev. Nudity isn’t the norm of the band’s live show, but that performance is telling in how far of Montreal is willing to go to engage audiences with eccentric theatrics, costumes (or lack thereof), projections and other strategic doses of the bizarre. “We don’t want it to ever be a situation where people are staring at the same visual image for too long, so we have a lot of different visual events that happen throughout the show,” Barnes said in a 2010 interview with NPR. In short, audiences should expect the unexpected. Last October he told Clash, “Being in a bathtub of eggs is something that I’ve wanted to do for a while. So maybe I’ll do that.”

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Guitarras Con Sabor 8p, FREE

Hotel Andaluz

Blackird Buvette

Michael Weaver Live Jukebox 7p Fresh Fri. DJ Cello OLD SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL HIP P 10p, FREE

Casa Esencia

DJ 9p-1:30a, $10-$20

Cool Water Fusion

Oscar Butler 6-8p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery Danny Daniels 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe Jobuk Johnson COWBOY CROONER 5-7:30p Tiffany Christopher 8p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon

Stephanie Eason 9p, $5

Effex Nightclub

Simon Patterson 9p-2a, $9.50 DJ Stitch 9p, TBD

El Farol Santa Fe CS ROCK 9p, $5

Hotel Andaluz Jazz Brasiliero BRAZIL JAZZ 7p, FREE

Indian Pueblo Cult. Ctr. Party on the patio. Music, all you can eat pizza. 6-9:30p, $10

The Jam Spot City of the Weak ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT TOUR 7p, $8

Lotus DJs AI, Dan Sen HIP HOP EDM 10p, TBD

Low Spirits

Austin Lucas, Jon Snodgrass, Northcote 9p-12a, $10

Macey Center Socorro Presidential Chamber Music Series II STRING QUARTETS 7:30p, FREE

Marble Brewery

Jesus Bas 7p, FREE

The Dregz & Double Plow 8-11p, FREE

Imbibe

Marcello’s Chophouse

Throwback Thu. DJ Flo Fader 9p, FREE

Karl Richardson Duo LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Launchpad

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Capture the Crown, For All Those Sleeping, Ice 9 Kills 6:30p, $13

Danny & the Harp BLUEGRASS 5p, FREE

Lotus

DJs Shatta, Sharp, Kid Official HIP HOP 10p, TBD

John Wells 1:30-5p, FREE Rudy Boy Experiment 6-10p, FREE

Low Spirits

Ned’s Bar and Grill

Molly’s Bar Tijeras

Eric McFadden, Kimo 9:30p-12a, $8

Fat City 9p, FREE

Marble Brewery

Le Chat Lunatique, Wildewood SONGS OF COLE PORTER 7:30-9:30p, $10-$15

Hello Dollface 7-10p, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras

Bella Luna 6-10p, FREE

Outpost Performance Space

Eric Vloeimans’ Oliver’s Cinema TRUMPETER 7:30p, $15-$20

Q Bar

Latin Gold DJ Quico 9p-1:30a, TBD

Scalo Il Bar Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 8:30-11:30p, FREE

Sister Bar

Lower Than Life DJs Caterwaul, Rygar 9p-1a, FREE

St. Clair Winery

Al Demarco Trio 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Shane 6p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

The Bus Tapes 9:30p, FREE

FRI

Asbury United Methodist Church

5th Annual NM Dulcimer Festival 7p, $15

Barley Room

Flashback 9p, FREE

Outpost

Q Bar

Old School House Party DJs Mike T, Big Phill ’80S ’90S 9p-1:30a, FREE

Scalo Il Bar Alpha Cats JAZZ SWING 8:30p, FREE

Sister Bar

Eddie & the Hotrods 8p-2a, $10

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Chava R&B 7:30p, FREE

SAT

Adobe Bar, Taos Hello Dollface INDIE SOUL 7-10p, FREE

Asbury United Methodist Church

5th Annual NM Dulcimer Festival 7p, $15

Barley Room

Deluxe 9p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

“It Wasn’t Me” w/ Jim Phillips 6p, FREE Sazoram DOWN TEMPO EDM 10p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Young Lungs , Zenova, Sun Dog 9p, FREE

Civic Plaza

Get Wild Festival: Le Chat Lunatique 6:45-7:45p, TBD

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Corrales Grower’s Market

Cooperage

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Marcello’s Chophouse

Son Como Son SALSA CUBANA 9:30p, $7

Tony Rodriguez Duo LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Bartender 4 Mayor PICKIN’ GRINNIN’ 2p Cali Shaw Band INDIE AMERICANA 7p, FREE

Next Three Miles 6p, FREE Bill Hearne Trio 2-5p Sean Healen 8:30p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon

Stephanie Eason 9p, $5

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras

Rock Bottom 1:30-5p Iron Chiwawa 6-10p, FREE

Chava & Paid My Dues Blues Band 9a-12p, FREE Cowgirl Brunch: Anthony Leon & His Grievous Angels 12-3p The Mose McCormack Band 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

Adobe Bar, Taos

Antonia Cove 4-6p Kate & Billy’s Medicine Show OPEN MIC 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette Whiskey Business Karaoke! 9p, FREE

Nacha Mendez & Co. 7-10p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery

First United Methodist Church

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Eileen & Cross Country 9a, FREE

Ned’s Bar and Grill

NM Symphonic Chorus & Orchestra 3-4:45, $15-$45

Fat City 9p, FREE

Il Vicino Canteen

Effex Nightclub

Q Bar

Dusty Low INDIE 3-6p, FREE

Downtown Grower’s Market

MON

The Accidentals 6p, FREE Cowgirl Karaoke w/ Michele Leidig 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

Hillary Smith 8p, FREE

Launchpad

Destroyer of Light, Red Mesa, Yar 9p, FREE

Elevate DJ Devin, Chris de Jesus 9p, TBD

DJ TOP 40 9p-1:30a, $10

The Kosmos

Savoy

Jones & the Tones 6p, FREE

Chatter Sunday: Zofo PIANO DUO 10:30a, $5-$15

Low Spirits

El Farol, Santa Fe

Flamenco Dinner Show 6:30p, $25 Tone & Co. 9p, $5

Sister Bar

Launchpad

The Body, Bathhouse, Sandworm 9p, TBD

Marcello’s Chophouse

The Gaslamp Killer, Astronautica 8p-12a, $15-$20

Envy Nightclub, Rt. 66 Casino

Sunshine Theater

Lensic PAC, Santa Fe

Envy 3 Year Cruse Giveaway 7p, $12

Ryan McGarvey CD RELEASE 8p, $12

Tractor Wells Park

Fall Gold: Santa Fe Symphony 4p, $22-$76

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam World Tour TRAFFIC FLEETWOOD MAC 7p, $36

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Eryn Bent FOLK The Barbwires BLUES 3-7p, FREE

The DCN Project R&B 7:30p, FREE

O’Niell’s Heights

Launchpad

Zinc Cellar Bar

O’Niell’s Nob Hill

KTAOS Solar Center El Prado

Super Giant, Anesthesia, Requiem Mass KIRSTEN MEMORIAL SHOW 8p, TBD

Lotus DJs Shatta, XES HIP HOP EDM 10p, TBD

Low Spirits

The Gilded Cage Burlesk & Varieté: Attack of the Creepshow Peepshow 9p-12a, $10

Marble Brewery Blue Hornets ROCKSTEADY 8-11p, FREE

The Fabulous Martini Tones 9:30p, FREE

SUN

Adobe Bar Taos Brent Berry AFRO AMERICANA 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

10 Drink Minimum Podcast 8p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery Bruce Jennings 6p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

Marble Brewery

Dustin Prinz 2-5p, FREE

Calvin Appleberry 7p, FREE

Open Piano Night 6:309:30p, FREE Born of Osiris, Thy Art Is Murder, Betraying the Martyrs 6:30p, $17

Quinceñera: Porter Draw, Flo Fader, Keith Sanchez 5p-2a FREE

Hotel Andaluz

HoneyHoney 9p-12a, $12

Rye Creek 4p, FREE Higher Ground 4p, FREE

Rail Yards Market

Lady Uranium, Sol Usos 9a-3p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

TUE

Adobe Bar, Taos The Survivors FOLK 7-10p, FREE

Barley Room

The Mungos 9p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Watsky w/ Kyle & Anderson Paak 7p, $15

Groove the Dig w/ Old School John DJ ROCK AND ROLL GLAM 10p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Open Mic Night w/ Chris Dracup 8p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

Brickyard Pizza

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

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Corrales Bistro Brewery

David McCullough 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Kenny Skywolf Band 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe Canyon Road BLUES 8:30p, FREE

Il Vicino Canteen Alex Maryol Duo ACOUSTIC BLUES 6-9p, FREE

Imbibe

DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilio Quiñones 9p, FREE

Launchpad

Rubblebucket, Landlady, Hank & the Cupcakes 8:45p-12a, $13

Low Spirits

Cyanotic, Author & Punisher, The Rabid Whole 9p-1a, $12

Macey Center, Socorro

California & Montreal Guitars Trios SIX VIRTUOSOS 7:30p, $10-$20

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid Timbo Jam 7p, FREE

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras Jimmy’s Famjamily 6-10p, FREE

Ned’s Bar and Grill Picosso 6p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

Bam Margera w/ Fuckface Unstoppable, Lionize 8p, $18

Tractor Wells Park Beer & Bellies BELLY DANCE 7-9p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

Sean Ashby 8p, FREE

WED

Sunshine Theater Joey Bada$$ HIP HOP 7p, $22-$95

Adobe Bar, Taos

Eryn Bent 7-10p, FREE

THU

Adobe Bar, Taos

Open Mic Night w/ Felix Peralta 7p, FREE

Pot Creek String Band 4-6p, FREE Jimmy Stadler BLUESROCK 7-10p, FREE

Broken Bottle Brewery

Blackbird Buvette

Open Mic Night 7:30p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery

Andrea Taylor & Nate Dodge 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield 8p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon

Latin Sin: DJ 6p, FREE

Effex Nightclub

Fractal Frenquencies w/ Kate Star Cherry TRANCE DANCE 10p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Fire To THe Rescue, Port Alice, Scarecrow Effect 9p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery

B-Man & the Mizzbehavens 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Phenox: DJ’s Nihil, K. Oss GOTH DARK WAVE 9p, FREE

Bartender 4 Mayor 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

Effex Nightclub

Dirty Bourbon

Zach Coffey 9p, $5

John Kurzweg ROCK 8p, FREE

Beer Bust Thurs. DJ Chris de Jesus 9p, FREE

Imbibe

El Farol Santa Fe

Outpost

Bassekou kouyate & The Ngoni Blues Band WEST AFRICA 7:30p, $15-$20

El Farol, Santa Fe The Gruve 9p, $5

Nocturnal Nightmare: Jayy Fresh 7p-2a, $10-$15

Latin Gold DJ Quico 9p-1:30a, TBD

Hotel Andaluz

Dirty Bourbon

Calvin Appleberry 7p, FREE

Zach Coffey 9p, $5

Scalo Il Bar

Isleta Casino, The Showroom

Downtown Grower’s Market

Zinc Cellar Bar

Effex Nightclub

SUN

Q Bar

Next Three Miles FOLK AMERICANA 8:30p, FREE

Sister Bar

Decker, Sad Baby Wolf, St. Petersburg 9p-1a, $5

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Melange 6p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

Roy Schneider & Kim Mayfield 9:30p, FREE

FRI

Adobe Bar, Taos

Gravity Nightclub

Bobby Bones & the Raging Idiots 8p, $10

Wagogo 9a, FREE

Launchpad

Elevate DJ Devin, Chris de Jesus 9p, TBD

Thee Sanctuary: Bloodsuckers Bazaar 9p-1a, TBD

Lemoni Lounge Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 8-11p, FREE

Lotus DJs AI, Dan Sen HIP HOP EDM 10p, TBD

Paw & Erik BLUEGRASS 5p The Jakes ROCK 8p, FREE

Barley Room

Marble Brewery

In The End 9p, FREE

Alex Maryol 8-11p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Marcello’s Chophouse

Karl Richardson Duo LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Launchpad

Jesus Bas 7p, FREE

Richard Mittlestet 8-9p, FREE

Gene Corbin 1:30-5p Still Rockn’ 6-10p, FREE

Casa Esencia

Ned’s Bar and Grill

Lotus

Marcello’s Chophouse Bob Andrews LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s Bar Tijeras

Steve Kinabrew 6-10p, FREE

Ned’s Bar and Grill Sammy D 6p, FREE

Sister Bar

Macabre, Ringworm, Panzerfaust 9p-1a, $10

DJs Shatta, Sharp, Kid Official HIP HOP 10p,TBD

Marble Brewery Boomroots HIP HOP REGGAE 7-10p, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras

Eileen & the Cross Country Band 6-10p, FREE

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras

DJ 9p-1:30a, $10-$20

Shit Happens 9p, FREE

Cool Water Fusion

Outpost

Peter Bonner 6-8p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery Lightning Hall 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe Bill Hearne COUNTRY 5-7:30p Mark’s Midnight Carnival Show INDIE 8:30p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon

Zach Coffey 9p, $5

Effex Nightclub

DJ Stitch 9p, TBD

Forbidden Fantasy Halloween Party 9p, $10

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Douglas Francisco 4-6p Rudy Boy Experiment SW ROCK 7-10p, FREE

Broken Bottle Brewery

Pullman Standard INDIE 6-9p, FREE

Envy Nightclub, Rt. 66 Casino

La Montañita Westside Co-Op

Hotel Andaluz

Marble Brewery

Flamenco Dinner Show 6:30p, $25

Hotel Andaluz

Night of the Living Cover Bands! 9p-12a, TBD

Guitarras Con Sabor 8p, FREE

Ms. May I, Affiance, Louder Than Sirens 7-11p, $15

El Farol, Santa Fe

Low Spirits

Throwback Thu. DJ Flo Fader 9p, FREE

Launchpad

Sunshine Theater

The Santa Fe Chiles Dixie Jazz Band 2-5p, FREE Broomdust Caravan 8:30p, FREE

Low Life w/ DJ Caterwaul 6p Leftover Soul: DJ Leftovers VINYL 10p, FREE

The Contortionists, Intervals, Polyphia 7:3011p, $13

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Jacky Terrasson Trio JAZZ 7:30p, $20-$25

Q Bar

Old School Dance Party DJ’s Mike T, Big Phill ’80S ’90S 9p-1:30a, FREE

Scalo Il Bar Cali Shaw Band INDIE AMERICANA 8:30p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Sina Soul 7:30p, FREE

SAT

Adobe Bar, Taos

Joan E Trio 7p, FREE

Me, My Wife & I, Zia Conservatory 11:30-3:30p, FREE

Launchpad

Guttermouth, In the Whale, Against the Grain 5-8p, $10 Night of the Living cover Bands! 9p-12a, $5

Lotus DJs Shatta, XES HIP HOP EDM 10p, TBD

Low Spirits

Dia de Los Grateful Muertos: Top Dead Center 8p, $5

Marble Brewery

Carnifex, Inhuman Hands, A Malicious Plague METAL 7:30p, $12

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Shane 7:30p, FREE Jacocha 9:30p, FREE

Adobe Bar Taos

Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner SEATTLE FOLK 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Sexy Sunday w/ Wae Fonky 7p, FREE

Cooperage

Caravan of Thieves 7:30p, $17-$20

Corrales Bistro Brewery

Eryn Bent 6p, FREE

Corrales Grower’s Market

Monday Catfish Blues 9a-12p FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Cowgirl Brunch Anthony Leon & His Grievous Angels 12-3p Alto Street ALT BLUEGRASS 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

Nacha Mendez & Co. 7-10p, FREE

Gasworks

From Indian Lakes 7p, $10

Il Vicino Canteen

Hops & Harvest Fest 2-9p Porter Draw 7-10p, FREE

Keith Sanchez 3-6p, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse

HONOR OF FOUNDER FELIX

Tony Rodriguez Duo 6:30-9:30p, FREE Little Leroy 9p, $5

The Kosmos Chatter Sunday: CELLO IN 10:30a, $5-$15

Launchpad

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Melvins, Le Butcherettes HOLD IT IN TOUR 8-11p, $18

Felix y Los Gatos MEX ZYDECO 3-7p Sean Ashby

Marble Brewery

Marlee Crow 2-5p, FREE

SARAH MCLACHLAN GUITARIST 7p, FREE

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid

Molly’s Bar, Tijeras

Sean Ashby SARAH

Exit Zero 1:30-5p 2 Mile Train 6-10p, FREE

3p, FREE

Barley Room

Ned’s Bar and Grill

O’Niell’s Heights

Blackbird Buvette

O’Niell’s Nob Hill

Sadaqah MIDDLE EASTERN 7-10p, FREE Rudy Boy 9p, FREE Billy Crooze and the Dinglehoppers 7p, FREE _HashÅ¡shÅ¡n_Soundclash: DJ Imeh El Yonquero Hosomi no Otoko 10p, FREE

Cooperage Nosotros SALSA 9:30p, $7

Corrales Bistro Brewery Rock Zone 6p, FREE

Stratus Phear 8:30p, FREE Adobe Brothers 4p, FREE

Q Bar DJ TOP 40 9p-1:30a, $10

Savoy

Todd Tijerina 6p, FREE

Scalo Il Bar Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 8:30-11:30p, FREE

MCLACHLAN GUITARIST

Andy Poling 4p, FREE

Rail Yards Market

Sadaqah,Be Be La La, Marty Crandall 9a-3p, FREE

Sister Bar

Harassor, I Cum Drums, Bongdom 5-8p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

MON

Adobe Bar, Taos

Kate & Billy’s Medicine Show OLD TYMEY OPEN MIC 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette Whiskey Business Karaoke! 9p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Memory Boys, Julia Rich, Cactus Tractor 9p, FREE

Corrales Bistro Brewery Roger Jameson 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Cowgirl Karaoke w/ Michele Leidig 9p, FREE

El Farol Santa Fe

Hillary Smith & Co. 8p, FREE

Launchpad

Deicide, Septic Fish, Abysmal Dawn METAL 7p-12a, $20

Marcello’s Chophouse Open Piano Night 6:309:30p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

G-Eazy w/ Iamsu & Jay Ant 6p, $25-$30

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

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Adobe Bar, Taos Eclectic REGGAE JAZZ 7-10p, FREE

Barley Room

Donahue & Grimes 9p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Try Vs. Try Bi Weekly Open Mic Night 10p, FREE

Brickyard Pizza

Open Mic Night w/ Chris Dracup 8p, FREE

Cooperage Jim Malcolm JAZZ ROCK 8p, $17-$20

Corrales Bistro Brewery

Frank & Greg 6p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe Rene Reyes HIGH DESERT NOIR 8p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe Canyon Road BLUES 8:30p, FREE

Il Vicino Canteen

Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner INDIE 6-9p, FREE

Imbibe

DJ Automatic & Drummer Camilio Quiñones 9p, FREE

Kimo Theater Home Free CRAZY LIFE 8-10p, $20-$30

Launchpad

Being As An Ocean, Gideon, Wolves At the Gate 7-11p, $12

Molly’s Bar Tijeras

Steve Kern 6-10p, FREE

Ned’s Bar and Grill Picosso 6p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

New Politics, Bad Suns, Somekindawonderful 7p, $17

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

Zinc Cellar bar

Reecy Rontiff 8p, FREE

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Adobe Bar, Taos

Stacey Joy 7-10p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette

Open Mic NIght w/ Felix Peralta 7p, FREE

Broken Bottle Brewery Open Mic Night 7:30p, FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe

Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner 8p, FREE

Dirty Bourbon Latin Sin DJ 6p, FREE

Effex Nightclub

Phenox: DJs Nihil, K. Oss GOTH INDUSTRAL 9p, FREE

El Farol, Santa Fe

John Kurzweg 8p, FREE

Gasworks Pure Noise Records TOUR 6:30p, $12

Launchpad

Duke City All Stars 5-11p, $10-$15

Marble Brewery

David Berkeley 6-9p, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse Larry Freedman LOUNGE 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Mineshaft Tavern, Madrid Timbo Jam 7p, FREE

Molly’s Bar

Marilyn Hubbert 6-10p, FREE

Ned’s Bar and Grill Sammy D 6p, FREE

Sister Bar

Tera Melos 9p-2a, $10

Sunshine Theater

Matisyahu, Radical Something, Cisco 7p, $30

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge

Bob Tate 6-9p, FREE

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rom his flowing beard and boxy fedora, Matisyahu’s HasidicWITH RADICAL SOMEcum-Rastafarian image perfectly THING, CISCO mirrored his music when he broke 7p, Wed., Oct. 29 Sunshine Theater through with the 2005 Top 40 reggae120 Central SW, tinged hip hop single “King Without 505.764.0249 a Crown.” At the time, he looked and $30 sounded every bit like a rapping rabbiholdmyticket.com to-be, spitting rhymes that leaned sunshinetheaterlive.com heavily on spiritual themes. But since matisyahuworld.com then, his Orthodox Jewish allusions have grown far more nuanced. In the press release for his latest album, Akeda, Matisyahu describes those references to Hasidic Judaism as “a lot more integrated” than before. “In some ways, I think I used to disguise myself behind them. But on this album, I was able to… write more emotional songs, dealing with the real events and people in my life.” This fearless commitment to evolution, as well as his ability to cultivate a get-together-and-stay-together vibe, will surely be showcased onstage at Matisyahu’s Oct. 29 Sunshine Theater performance. —Kyle Mullin

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blend of folk, country, blues, gospel and soul, Birds of Chicago has a roots sound that’s complemented by the rich voices of Allison Russell and JT Nero. The married couple produced their first collaborative album in 2012, and have been touring ever since (traveling at least 10 months out of the year). Russell has a light, ethereal voice Birds of Chicago that pairs beautifully with Nero’s 7:30p, Sat., Oct. 25 earthy tones, and the two produce Historic Old San Ysidro rhythmic, folksy songs that wisely Church focus on the poetry of their lyrics 966 Old Church, Corrales, and the harmony of their voices. 505.792.7729 The power and raw emotion in $22 brownpapertickets.com their contrapuntal vocals serve to birdsofchicago.com draw the audience into the story of the song, be it joyful or haunting. This pair is capable of producing both melancholy poetry and upbeat numbers reminiscent of a rowdy tent revival. Their most recent album, 2013’s Live from Space, showcases that vocal and emotional range to great critical acclaim. No Depression magazine described the group’s sound as, “roots music to gladden the soul, heart and mind.” —Marissa Higdon

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hey may bring brooms and feather dusters onstage, but these are by no means tidy or sanitized punk rockers. Le Butcherettes, a Mexican garage band made up of Teri “Gender Bender” Suárez and a number of rotating side players, also lugs around bloody aprons and a pig’s head as over-thetop effigies of misogyny and sexism. Le Butcherettes’ albums are equally brazen, with this year’s Cry Is for the Flies featuring song titles like “Burn the Scab,” “Demon Stuck in Your Eye” and “Your Weakness Gives Me Life.” The fearless frontwoman supplies rip-roaring garage rock riffs Le Butcherettes and blistering vocals, along with WITH MELVINS live performances that have been 8p, Sun., Oct. 26 described as “a spectacle, a protest Launchpad and concert in one” by Consequence 618 Central SW, 505.764.8887 of Sound. Suárez comes across as a $18 powerful, forceful rock queen hellholdmyticket.com bent on decimating the idea of genre launchpadrocks.com or gender classification. Her music lebutcherettes.net is at once heavy, assertive, political, a little bit playful, sometime sinister, always demanding and, notably, driven by well-crafted guitar hooks that sway, push and leave the listener breathless. Trust us on this one: See Le Butcherettes now at a small venue, before it’s too late. —Kyle Mullin

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Elysium Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star. 7p, FREE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

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David Chickey, Radius Books publisher and editorial director, says the Santa Fe fine arts bookmaker has found a niche by pursuing a nonprofit model and taking risks that other publishers avoid.

Publishing with a purpose New Mexico book-maker Radius impacts the fine arts world with its nonprofit model not only have the power to express artistic hen you think of fine arts, you vision, they can spread the impact of art to a whole new audience — especially to those probably envision pictures who don’t have the resources hanging to purchase prohibitively neatly on PROFILE expensive pieces. “I was museum walls, or sculptures always focused on the lining the hallways of an Radius Books lasting power of books and art studio. One thing that 227 E. PALACE, SANTA FE, catalogs that came from 505.983.4068 probably doesn’t spring to remarkable exhibitions,” he radiusbooks.org mind is a book. said, “and I was fascinated “Books are remarkable for by the life and reach of their potential to engage printed objects.” a truly wide audience,” explained Radius Radius Books prints about 18 books a year, Books publisher and editorial director focusing on mostly contemporary art and David Chickey in a recent interview with photography. But Chickey added that all Local iQ. “Holding a physical book is a very art forms are considered by Radius Books, personal experience. I’ve seen kids become as long as someone within the company completely enthralled with a book and feels passionately that the work should escape for a moment into another world — be published and distributed to a wider hopefully a world that opens up new ways of audience. seeing or thinking.” Each book requires a tremendous amount Radius Books, a nonprofit publisher based of thought and effort to remain true to in Santa Fe, was created in 2007 when each artist’s vision, and so passion for the Chickey, a lifelong participant in the art work is an important requirement. “We are world and lover of books, was struck by the known for making books that are art objects lack of publications dedicated to fine arts themselves — and we try really hard to find and the artists that create it. a way to translate an artist’s vision into a Chickey said he came to believe that books unique book form,” said Chickey.

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Radius Books also makes a special effort to include local artists, as well as to achieve gender parity among the artists it represents. Add nonprofit status to that, and you have a very different operating model from most businesses in the profit-driven publishing industry. “There is pressure to make books that are more consumable, which can also mean more predictable and bankable,” Chickey said. “But artists’ visions are often complicated and risky — and I really wanted to create a platform where publishing that kind of book was encouraged. A nonprofit model allows us to take these risks, because we are not tied only to sales for funding.” So far, Radius Books has been doing just fine. It’s managed to crank out 18 books a year for the past three years, donating more than 40,000 books to schools and libraries across the country through its extensive donation program. Radius’ most recent publications include works showcasing op-artist Tony DeLap and photographer Julie Blackmon. As a current student at UNM, I, for one, appreciate that — thanks to Radius Books — even poor college kids can afford to keep art in their living rooms.

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Sandy, Danny and all the gang, on the big stage singing tunes from the classic film. Times vary, $12-$24 ABQ LITTLE THEATER 224 SAN PASQUALE SW, 505.242.4750

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Selected Works From Fifty Years of Making Art Tony Delap is a celebrated artist and his works will be up for view. 5-7p, FREE CHARLOTTE JACKSON FINE ART, 554 SOUTH GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505989.8688

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Selections: Then and Now, A Survey of Paintings, Watercolors and Monotypes Works by artist Eugene Newmann will be on display for discussion. 5-7p, FREE DAVID RICHARD GALLERY, 544 S. GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.983.9555

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Rural Light Wildlife and farm animal painter Brandon Bailey will share selected pieces of work. 5-8p, FREE GALLERY 822 822 GALLERY ROAD, SANTA FE, 505.989.1700

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The Landscape: Real to Abstract Oil paintings and watercolors by Martha Mans, Stephan Pentak and Kurt Meer will be on display. 5-7p, FREE KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY, 225 CANYON ROAD, SANTA FE, 505.820.1700

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Michelle TsosieSisneros As the featured artist of the month these works will be up for view. 5-7p, FREE THAN POVI FINE ART GALLERY & GIFT SHOP 6 BANANA LANE, SANTA FE, 505.455.9988

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Paint Out Group Show Numerous artists will share their latest works. 5-7p, FREE VENTANA FINE ART 400 CANYON ROAD, SANTA FE, 505.983.8815

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Circus and Cider Join the ABQ Aerialist Collective for a show, and some. 6p, $15 suggested donation ABQ AERIALIST COLLECTIVE, THE FACTORY ON 5TH 1715 5TH NW, 505.280.4002

2014 Local Treasure Pam Lujan-Hauer is the recipient of this year’s award and this event will be held in her honor. 2-5p, FREE WRIGHT’S INDIAN ART 2677 LOUISIANA NE, 505.266.0120

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Artist Greg Tucker is showing new work, including “Looking For Yes” (pictured) at Mariposa Gallery (3500 Central SE, 505.268.6828, mariposa-gallery.com) that deals with mood disorders. “We are finding out so much all the time about how the mind works, and how it can run off the rails,” Tucker said. Coincidentally, Jean Sloane is exhibiting work inthe upstairs gallery focusing on the same topic.

Water Projects Art by local artist Basia Irland, whose works benefit international water projects. 5-8p, Sat.; 10a-2p, Sun., FREE SCA CONTEMPORARY ART 524 HAINES NW, 505.228.3749

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The Big Rip Encaustic art founder Douglas Mehrens will display his latest works. 3-6p, FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY NE, SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

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B.C. Nowlin This artist will have new works up for view and purchase. FREE WEEMS GALLERY & FRAMING, 7200 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.293.6133

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2 Perspectives Art from gallery artist Jerry Love and works from Jean Porter will be up for view. 3-6p, FREE THE GALLERY ABQ 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333

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Homage: Porcelain Works

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A Better Life

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What Artist Nancy Dwyer shares her latest sculpted works. 5-7p, FREE

This film depicts the struggles an undocumented immigrant endures in order to give his son a better life. 7p, FREE

DAVID RICHARD GALLERY 544 S. GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.983.9555

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7TH Annual Dia de los Muertos Show Artists will display a wide variety of media and stylings, including altars, fused glass, jewelry and more. FREE

RECEPTION/EXHIBIT Featured artwork from Michael Petry focuses on Libation bowls. One set of Petry’s new works will feature glazed porcelain made in the ancient Chinese town of Jingdezhen. 5-7p, FREE ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART 435 GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.982.8111

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Open House Works from numerous artists in different mediums will be on display. 10a-5p, FREE BEAR BARN GALLERY 87 N FRONTAGE, EDGEWOOD, 505.267.6101

Halloween at the Harwood All ages welcomed for this all day event featuring art, costumes and more. 11a-5p, free THE HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART, 238 LEDOUX, TAOS, 575.758.9826

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Albuquerque ARTScrawl

Group show with art from numerous artists will be shared. FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

Anniversary Celebration Stop in for the one-year anniversary. 3-6p, FREE SE-OC RIGHT BRAIN GALLERY, 3100 MENAUL NE, 505.816.0214

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American Landscape and the Apocolyptic Sublime David Maisel, working on the ongoing series Black Maps, showcases his aerial photography. 5:307:30p, FREE UNM ART MUSEUM UNM CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 505.277.4001

Palette Contemporary Art and Craft

Join us in welcoming Douglas Mehrens, and his encaustic paintings, on Sat., Oct. 18, from 3-6 PM. Douglas, the founder of the Encaustic Art Institute, will be in gallery with his new show, “The Big Rip.” This show represents a timeline of the universe, from the beginning, to the very end! Douglas will also have signed copies of his book available for purchase! HOURS: Monday-Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM 7400 MONTGOMERY NE 505.855.7777 palettecontemporary.com

Pieces from ‘Homage: Porcelain Works’ at Weyrich Gallery

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t may come as a surprise, but New Mexico does, in fact, Artist Reception: 1-4p, have a wetland. Located near Sun., Oct. 19 El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Santa Fe’s living history 27283 I-25 W. Frontage, La museum, the Leonora Curtin Cienega, 505.471.9103 Wetland Preserve encompasses a FREE spring-fed pond and surrounding santafebotanicalgarden.org marsh. The wetland, named axleart.com for avid naturalist Leonora Scott Muse Curtin, houses a variety of plants and animals found nowhere else in New Mexico. Local medicine women, known as curanderas, have historically used many of these plants in their remedies, and the area has been designated as extremely important for both the study of medicinal plants and environmental preservation. Santa Fe mobile art gallery Axle Contemporary has invited 11 artists to this unique area to create site-specific sculptures using natural materials. The land art pieces will be showcased at the preserve through Nov. 9 and will be a part of the Axle Mobile Gallery through Nov. 6. Venture out to New Mexico’s hidden wetland and experience this intersection of nature and art for yourself. —Marissa Higdon

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omewhere in the gray space between architecture, fine art, manufacturing and handcraft, lies fiber art. But it might as well be in the Bermuda Triangle. Why else is fiber art so often relegated to niche status, despite encompassing a staggering number of disciplines, techniques and materials, with ties to virtually every culture going back millennia? It defies logic. Lin Lecheng is an internationally Lin Lecheng renowned artist and a department 7:30p, Tue., Oct. 21 director at Tsinghua University’s Room 105, Hibben Center for Academy of Arts & Design in Archaeology Research Beijing. Lin describes fiber art UNM Campus, 500 Redondo NE, 505.277.4405 as an embodiment of “creation FREE techniques, rich texture unm.edu/~maxwell performance and profound cultural heritage,” which might explain why he mixes creativity and theater courses into his fiber arts curriculum. As part of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s “China Then & Now” series, Lin will give a survey of his expansive body of work — from monumental-scale tapestries of inky landscapes, to undyed wool pile that’s been carved like lines on an oyster shell. —Laura Marrich

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he works of Tony DeLap are creatures in and of themselves, popping off the wall and challenging reality through shape and optical movement. Using paintings, sculptures and sculpture paintings, this Californian artist complicates the idea of “minimalism” with Tony DeLap: the power of optical illusions. Selected Works His sculpture paintings include from 50 Years of canvases molded to new threeMaking Art dimensional forms paired with Opening Reception: bold colors and geometric 5-7p, Fri., Oct. 17 shapes. DeLap is well-known for Charlotte Jackson Fine Art his contributions to West Coast 554 S. Guadalupe, Santa minimalism and op art, and now Fe, 505.989.8688 a synopsis of his influential work FREE charlottejackson.com has taken up residence in Santa tonydelap.com Fe through Nov. 17. If one exhibit isn’t enough, a new documentary film focusing on the artist will screen at Santa Fe’s Jean Cocteau Cinema on Oct. 20. DeLap has also just released a retrospective art book with Radius Books, a Santa Fe-based nonprofit publisher dedicated to promoting arts and culture (see the story on page 26). Now you’ve got three avenues to explore 50 years of DeLap’s innovative and mind-bending contributions to the art world. —Marissa Higdon

HEALTH

Ebola sparks terror, but flu is the bigger fear

bola. The word fuels fear and confusion. If sensational graphics and music are added by 24-hour news outlets, the fear becomes terror. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), “the 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa.” As as of Oct. 5, 8,033 people had been infected and 3,865 people had died. While Ebola is believed to be an animal-borne virus, the exact animal that Ebola comes from is unknown. Some researchers think it may come from bats, and the infection is likely spread to humans by consumption. Symptoms consist of fever, severe headache, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and bleeding, which occur about nine days after exposure. Ebola is spread by direct contact with broken skin or mucous membranes, such as the eyes, nose or mouth. “Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, or in general, by food. There is no evidence that mosquitos or other insects can transmit Ebola virus,” according to the CDC. “Healthcare providers caring for Ebola patients and the family and friends in close contact with Ebola patients are at the highest risk of getting sick because they may come in contact with infected blood or body fluids of sick patients,” the CDC states. “Exposure to Ebola can occur in healthcare settings where hospital staff are not wearing appropriate protective equipmen.” The CDC also tells us that “recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive clinical care and the patient’s immune response.” There is no FDA-approved vaccine available for Ebola. Ebola is a real problem in West Africa, but it’s only a potential concern here in the U.S. We currently have bigger health concerns. For example, what if I told you there is a highly contagious airborne virus that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year? It’s called the flu. The flu is a respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. Most of us are sick for only one to two weeks, and staying home is the most costly effect. However, for the elderly, infants and those with chronic health problems, the flu can be severe and may require hospitalization. It is sometimes even deadly. Yearly, 25 million to 50 million Americans are infected, resulting in 30,000 to 40,000 deaths. Flu most commonly presents with fevers, a cough or sore throat, and muscle aches. What should you do if you are sick? If you’re otherwise healthy without illnesses such as asthma or diabetes, stay home and find someone to make chicken soup for you. If you develop more serious symptoms such as shortness of breath, then it would be important for you to see your health care provider. While you’re sick with the flu, make sure to cover your cough with your elbow and wash your hands so that you don’t transmit the infection to someone else. If you must work, wear a mask to prevent transmitting the infection to others. Stay home if you have a fever: You’re more likely to give the infection to someone else during this time of the illness. The flu lasts weeks and results in countless days of missed work and, sadly, days on the ski slopes as well. The cornerstone for controlling the flu is prevention through vaccination. Treatment with anti-viral medications is most effective when administered within 12 to 48 hours of developing symptoms. As most patients do not recognize the illness so early and cannot see their doctor on such short notice, vaccination is imperative for prevention. The flu shot will start working in 10 to 14 days. Flu vaccine, as a killed virus, cannot result in the flu. The most common side effects are minor local arm pain and possibly a transient lowgrade temperature. Remember that the Ebola epidemic is not going to spread in the U.S. because of our good public health infrastructure. Influenza is a much more common infection that results in millions infected and tens of thousands dead yearly. Influenza vaccination is safe, does not result in the flu and is paramount in preventing you from missing a few weeks of life during the flu season. Dr. Abinash Achrekar is an assistant professor of cardiology, internal medicine and public health at the University of New Mexico. Send comments or questions to abinash@local-iQ.com. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | OCTOBER 16-29, 2014

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A little desire goes a long way. The stuff is more powerful than you may know, which means that right now you must direct it with precision. Use focus, and proceed gently, aware of the law of unintended consequences. You must do something that is rather un-Aries-like, and consider a diversity of possible implications of getting what you want. It would be preferable, I think, to focus on what is motivating you. That form of contemplation is precisely the opposite of acting on impulse. I am suggesting that you act based on selfunderstanding and a real assessment of your situation. It will be easy to forego this. It will be easy to just plunge in, or to make a choice and set off a series of consequences that you cannot control. Therefore, use control while you have it, which is mostly in the form of awareness prior to making any decision.

LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23)

Learn to speak clearly in language that expresses your emotional needs and you will find that people treat you more fairly. This may be a setup, stacking the deck in your own favor. It may also bring on a shift of perspective. If you are feeling like someone is out to cheat you, cheat on you or take something from you, step back and slow down. You may be looking right at someone’s supposed motives, though if they seem sinister or complicated, consider that there is a simpler way to solve the puzzle. Ask yourself one question — where does accountability fit the picture? For yourself first, and for them second? By accountability I don’t mean blame, I mean individuals willing to take responsibility for what is so, and having the strength to make necessary adjustments. This is a two-part process.

by Eric Francis • planetwaves.net you make, no matter how small. Any subtle intention, even admitting your inner desire honestly, can change the course of your life. This is not the time to flirt with loss of control, or with imprecision. The thing is, you may not recognize when you’re doing so. Therefore, be especially careful with idle curiosity, where drugs or alcohol are involved, or in any moment where you’re star-struck by another person. On the creative and constructive side, you have in your hands a truly unusual moment to make actual decisions that point your life in the direction that you want to go. Just remember the concept of a fulcrum. If you point your arrow one fraction of an inch to the left or to the right, you could miss your mark by a yard, or a mile. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20)

Pay attention to your anxiety. Listen to it, and understand what it’s saying about VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) you and your circumstances. Your fears Defiance is not a substitute for TAURUS (APR.19-MAY 20) may be running away with you at times; Listen to what others say, even it sounds personality, nor could you consider it at least I suggest you notice when this a sign of strong character. It might feel like crazy ranting and raving. There is is happening. Many people do not; or good information mingled in there, and that way, and if it does, you must raise rather, are not mindful enough to know your standards. You are in one of the as much as you learn about someone that fear is the issue, rather than the else, you will learn about yourself. There most emotionally reactive moments thing they are supposedly afraid of. is information coming about how words in years, a strong comment given how It would be immensely helpful if you much you’ve been through in that time, may not necessary be true, or even were to sort this one out, since if there and how provoked you’ve so often been. reflective of a true opinion. Fortunately, is any issue it is fear and not the thing Mindfulness is therefore essential. words are not deeds — not exactly. feared. Your current astrology is carrying Once you are in reaction, you cannot There is a buffer between one and the some potent manifestation power, so impose mindfulness on yourself; by that other, and you may find that you need I suggest you turn your energy toward point it’s possible only to vent (which to take advantage of that zone where is not another word for “process”). You something creative. Psychic energy is potential is not entirely manifest. The inherently neutral and can be turned to need to maintain your awareness of lesson seems to be that motives are something loving or something toxic by your mental and emotional state long rarely 100% pure. Sometimes they before you get there, and I would count choice. Though this is often forgotten, conflict; sometimes they contradict resistance, stubbornness or defiance as now would be the time to remember. one another entirely. And yet there warning signs that something deeper is Remembering means making the choice will be a decision made, there will be to focus the power of your mind in the going on. In a world where everything action taken, and there will be results. direction you want to go, or what you and everyone seems to be vying for The more closely you listen, and use your attention, it’s not easy to take total want to become. Above all else, be what you know, more likely you are to truthful with yourself. responsibility for what you feel, though experience results in line with what AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) that would be a helpful intention to set. serves everyone involved. You have the opportunity to make a LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) splash, a crash or a controversy, with the You may be waiting for the other shoe Negotiate and compromise. Use compromise as part of your negotiation to drop, though I suggest you not waste potential to affect many people around you. I suggest you do none of the above, your time waiting. It’s up to you to strategy. There are many points to the but rather allow your influence to work in take conscious steps in the direction conversation, most of which you are ways that are understated and reserved. that you want to go, which may involve flexible on. There are others that are While you do this, you’ll need to live with taking a new route or deciding on a essential to you. Know what those are, new destination from the one you were the fact that there are things you don’t and if you must trade or bargain, start considering yesterday. Between sticking understand. For example, that might with the points that may mean less to one course for decades, and changing include not understanding why someone to you and mean more to someone or something is harmful, even if you one’s mind every 15 minutes (the two else. I recognize this is not exactly a know intuitively that it is. Why does not most popular options, it seems) is the heart-centered approach, yet neither matter as much as what your intuition reality that change happens. You are in is a breakdown in communication or is telling you. One particular aspect is the process of encountering a series of its consequences. At the moment, I suggesting that your words or actions influences that are shaping the course would say that strategy reflective of could have an influence far beyond what of your life. Note carefully whether authentic respect is the heart-centered you’re even aware of. The same aspect is you’re resisting these changes, and in way to proceed, because it will keep saying that you are in a position receive the alternate, whether they seem to be the conversation open and quite taking you by surprise, happening totally information that you would otherwise possibly focused on getting everyone’s be unlikely ever to find out. Yet will outside of your control. needs met. Sometimes this kind of you know that this is happening when happy accident occurs on its own, and SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) sometimes it’s the result of focused Mars, the planet traditionally associated it comes your way? You will, if you’re paying close attention, which is the intention; in the current astrological with your sign, is conjunct something theme of the moment. climate, the more precise the better. called Pholus this weekend (exact Tuesday, Oct. 14). Mars is the planet PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) Ease back a little and let your The recent eclipse of the Moon in Aries of action, self-assertion, desire and at times, aggression. The best key momentum carry you. You have plenty; opened up many possibilities for you, phrase for Pholus I’ve encountered you have advanced more in recent weeks though you may not see it that way. I is “small cause, big effect.” It’s also than you may have in recent years. Focus suggest you take a look, and allow the associated with runaway reactions and on what you’ve accomplished and study next few weeks to take their course. If unintended consequences, which can the ways that it’s taking you where you you think in the language of creativity sometimes go on for years. This meeting need to go and want to be. Focus on and curiosity rather than achievement is happening in Sagittarius, a fire sign your agreements with others. Work from or success, everything will make more best represented by the flaming arrow. the idea that everything that could ever sense — and be easier. Said another The cosmic message is twofold. One hang in the balance will be determined way, most people set the goal of “how is, pay attention to what you do, what by a conscious, and fair, agreement with to succeed.” Setting the goal of “how actions you take, and how you direct someone you care about, are close to, to do this in the most beautiful way,” your desire. The other side is that a or do business with. The responsibility which is likely to mean bold, simple little (of anything) can go a long way. is on you to focus on mutual fairness, and inventive. You don’t need to worry You do not need a lot of anything, be and it’s worth stating in advance that about being different. You already are it effort, intention, desire or any form not everyone will agree with you, or at different, and everyone knows that. If of ‘push energy’, to get a result. Apply least not initially. Still, you must do what you’re looking to make an impression, your intention and your willpower with is right. To help ensure that, have a clear explore until you find a direct way to extreme care. understanding of when decisions need reach others in a manner that speaks to to be made, and use your time gathering their needs, desires and dreams. Logic SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) facts and points of view that will help is not the answer to the riddle you may Take it easy — and I do mean super you come from an informed place when be facing; the solution is some form of easy. Be cool. I don’t mean act cool, I emotional and creative contact. mean keep your emotional temperature the time arrives to implement your plan chill and pay attention to each decision of action.

THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSSWORD “Mark My Words” By Aimee Lucido, edited by Ben Tausig. Difficulty 3.5/5 ACROSS 1 Thurman whose heart was a plot point in “Pulp Fiction” 4 Lady’s man? 8 Latex-clad swinger? 15 “Give that ___ cigar!” 17 “Eww, gross, no, we are soooo ___” 18 1972 movie about an African vampire 19 “That child has the sweetest face!” 21 Ethan Hawke film that was made over the course of eleven years 22 Ballet leap 23 Like some acid created by 3-Downs 25 Tetris Attack console, briefly 26 Predictable person 27 Onionlike stew veggies 29 Combined 31 Mythical hawk 33 Accent 38 Lines you have to write when you get into treble? 39 Certain Viking burial 41 Rapscallion 42 Big: Abbr. 43 Escaped from, as the coop 45 With ice cream on top 47 Animated film about a flightless bird

48 Have a tab 49 Calculating again 53 Sunday morning song 56 Max 59 Freshwater 89-Across, in sushi restaurants 60 Autonomous island chain where Swedish is spoken 62 Arcade giant 64 Pokes 66 Harry Potter’s mail carriers 67 Note on an Asian food menu 68 Four-door 70 The Bee ___ 71 Total sucker 75 Salon worker, at times 78 Former Fox sitcom about marriage 79 Straight, dyedblack cut 81 Peppers with ample 87-Across 84 Creature with green locks 85 “Metamorphoses” poet 86 The right way 87 What Scoville units measure 88 Mexican moolah 89 See 59-Across DOWN 1 Org. for coal diggers 2 Tile game favored by elderly Chinese people 3 Septic tank bacterium, e.g. 4 Toss in the air 5 Circle cousin

6 McEntire sitcom 7 Get the stains out of, say 8 Social activist Hoffman 9 Train station features 10 Barb-tailed fish 11 Name in several generations of New York Times publishers 12 Good: Italian 13 Succulent in a Korean beverage 14 Small amounts 16 Show up at 20 24 Thing students are generally unhappy to be given 26 Jessica Timberlake’s maiden name 28 Specious figure in an argument 30 Oft-burned models 31 Blood transfusion system 32 Try to move one’s dugout 34 Italian city where the fictional Lizzie McGuire becomes a pop star 35 A movie star’s may be inflated 36 South of France 37 Spot 40 44 “Captain” Albano of Wrestlemanias past 46 Miley Cyrus movie starring Demi Moore (yes, this is a thing; it shouldn’t be, but it is)

47 Fixes, as a vote 49 “That ___ really tied the room together!”: The Dude 50 “Before and After Science” musician Brian 51 ___ Schwarz 52 53 Place with gold in the window, often 54 Show for which Dana Carvey won an Emmy 55 Pop-ups, say 56 Materialized 57 British punk? 58 Cops, to people who dislike cops 61 Bank offer 63 Dressed for a frat party, say 65 “The BabySitter’s Club” or “Nancy Drew,” e.g. 69 Potting soils, e.g. 71 Major San Francisco industry, briefly 72 “If u ask me” 73 San Francisco tower 74 Name screamed by Captain Kirk 76 Architectural overhang 77 Men driven home, briefly 78 80 Animal that can precede “shit” 82 Whole big thing 83 Oft-sampled soul musician Johnson

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SAT

Southwest Bacon Fest All things bacon, and them some. 10a-6p, $2-$25 ABQ INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA MUSEUM 9201 BALLOON MUSEUM NE, 505.768.6020

SAT

SCREENING

The Fisher King As part of a Robin Williams retrospective, this film will be shared. 7p, $5-$7 KIMO THEATER 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.768.3522

southwestbaconfest.com

kimotickets.com

WORKSHOP

Birthday Bash and Harvest Festival

Dia de los Muertos: Altars, History, Tradition and Symbols Join the Marigold Committee for crafts whilst taking in the traditions of this holiday. 1-4p, FREE

Music, food, costume contest and more! 11a-4p, FREE LA MONTANITA WESTSIDE CO-OP 3601 OLD AIRPORT, 505.503.2550

lamontanita.coop

LOS JARDINES INSTITUTE 803 LA VEGA SW, 505.503.6281

SUN

Get Wild Festival

8th Annual Day of the Tread

This public event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. 2-10p, FREE CIVIC PLAZA 1 CIVIC PLAZA NW, 406.296.3607

BOOK SIGNING

Family friendly Halloween themed run. 6:30a, $25-$85 CIVIC PLAZA, 505.247.1191

dayofthetread.com

Stranded at Sheep Camp

MON

Author Karen Glinski reads from and signs her book. 1-3p, FREE

BOOK SIGNING/READING

TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 S PLAZA, 505.242.7201

SUN

ONGOING THROUGH NOV.: Rail

Yards Market Stop by and take in artists, food, vendors, educators and more. 9a-3p, FREE RAIL YARDS MARKET THE RAIL YARDS IN BARELAS 771 1ST SW, 505.203.6200

railyardsmarket.org

FRI

BOOK SIGNING

Remapping the Territory, Our America: A Hispanic History of the US Felipe Fernandez Armesto will share his latest effforts. 12p, FREE DANE SMITH HALL, ROOM 125, UNM

Beautiful You Author Chuck Palahniuk will read from his new book, with a discussion included. 6p, $25.95 BOOKWORKS UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING, 505.344.8139

TUE

BOOK READING

NM Book of the Undead: Goblin and Ghoul Folklore Ray Joehn de Aragon will read from and discuss his latest nonfiction effort. 6:30p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKS 5850 EUBANK NE, 505.294.2026

BOOK SIGNING

Out of Sight: Blind and Doing All Right Art Schrieber will talk about his book, an account of losing his eyesight and the challenges he faces. 2:30p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKS 5850 EUBANK NE, 505.294.2026

WED

Writer’s Working Group This is an open class for anyone interested in writing. 3-4p, FREE OFFCENTER ARTS 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org

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