2014 Smart List Readers' Poll • March 20-April 3, 2014 by Local iQ Magazine

INside F E AT UR E Savvy Local iQ readers once again weigh in on their favorite choices for the best food, drink, people and places in the Duke City

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MARQUEE Portland Cello Quartet brazenly takes the elegant cello into unchartered musical territory

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Actor Skeet Ulrich talks about late-night ABQ, his love of racing and his latest role as Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Wooley in 50 to 1

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FO O D Bocadillos Slow Roasted has built a reputation for stylish sandwiches in an industrial North Valley setting

T RAVE L Zion National Park, located in Utah’s southwest corner, offers otherworldly beauty

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Arts Events...........................35 Community Events............36

5 Questions............................ 7 Book Reviews......................36 Commentary.........................14 Crossword/Horoscope.....39 Film Reel................................38 Marquee................................... 5 Music Reviews.....................32 Places To Be........................... 4 Smart Arts............................. 37 Smart Music.......................... 33

Live Music.............................30

COLUM N S First Taste................................ 8 Key Ingredient....................... 9 The Curious Townie ........... 6 Stir It Up................................ 10 Craft Work .............................11 Backyard Plot ......................13 Paw Prints .............................15 The Gaffer ............................38 The Nine Muses .................34

COR R EC T I ON In the March 6 issue of Local iQ, the hours for Amore Pizzeria were listed incorrectly. The correct operating hours are 11a-8:30p, Tue.-Thu.; 11a-10p, Fri.-Sat. and 5-8:30p on Sun. In the same issue, a story about the photo exhibit of Hindu deities at Richard Levy Gallery incorrectly stated the size of the prints. They are 28 by 24 inches, framed.

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For this year’s Smart List Issue, photographer Wes Naman and assistant Joy Godfrey have a little fun with the winner in the “Best Dandee Fleming” category, along with a couple of unnamed art director passersby.

Nelle Bauer Justin De La Rosa Natalie Gaik Dan Gutierrez Seth Hall Genevieve Hathaway Francis Heaney Randy Kolesky Jim & Linda Maher Jordan Mahoney

Bill Nevins Shavone Otero Susan Reaber Trevor Reed Tish Resnick Ronnie Reynolds David Steinberg Ben Taurig Traina Westlund Steven J. Westman

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RODEO Cowboys of Color 5:30-10p, Sat., Mar. 22 EXPO New Mexico 300 San Pedro NE. 505.222.9700

$17.50-$45 cowboysofcolorabq.com

ring the whole family out for a night of fun at the largest multicultural rodeo in the country. The Cowboys of Color Rodeo features top African American, Hispanic American, Native American and anglo cowboys and cowgirls. This rodeo was started in 1995 and is designed to educate while it entertains as it highlights diverse cultural contributions. The Cowboys of Color Rodeo is also a training ground for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and features heated competition for cash and prizes. Between rodeo events, historical facts and cultural entertainment will be provided to educate the audience on a history that many have not heard before, and to bring diverse cultures together to celebrate our collective American Western heritage. —NG

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hocolate lovers and coffee addicts unite! Join local chocolatiers, coffee roasters, tea brewers, candy makers and bakers at the fourth annual version of this festival. Arguably the most delicious food event in the country will feature Guittard Chocolate baking contests, chocolate pie eating contests, professional demos and seminars, food photography contests, a chocolate sculpture raffle, live music, a family fun zone and even cow milking demos. Local favorites like Rebel Donut, Satellite Coffee, Cake Fetish, Chocolate Cartel, New Mexico Piñon Coffee and more will be exhibiting products. Most vendors provide delicious samples and encourage attendees to buy favored items, so be sure to pick up a bag on your way in. There are few better ways to support local businesses than with this delicious and delectable event. —NG

LECTURE Water Crisis in the West: Thinking Like a Watershed 7p, Thu., Mar. 27 KiMo Theatre 423 Central NW, 505.768.3544

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t is the responsibility of all New Mexicans to educate themselves on the issue of land and water use in the Southwest. Thinking Like a Watershed is a series of five presentations that feature widely recognized humanity scholars who will speak on different topics addressing the fragile water system in the Southwest. Jack Loeffler, author of Thinking Like a Watershed, leads the discussions. This presentation, the second in the series, focuses on indigenous perspectives of land/water use. Panelists Rina Swentzell, Lyle Balenquah and Estevan Arellano will present perspectives that include sacred, secular and economic views in an effort to further illuminate discussion of water use in the southwest. —NG

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lbuquerque’s status as one of the top spots in the country for slam poetry traces back to the 1990s, and is built on the accomplishments of poets such as Danny Solis, Kenn Rodriguez and Juliette Torrez. That history includes top-five finishes in two of the last five National Poetry Slams, as well as a 2005 National Poetry Slam title by a team that included current poets-abouttown Hakim Bellamy and Carlos Contreras. This event provides an evening of slam poetry with 10 of the current top performance poets in Albuquerque competing for a spot on the 2014 ABQ Poetry Slam Team, which will represent the Duke City at the National Poetry Slam in August. Word-slinging stalwarts such as Damien Flores, Don McIver, Zach Kluckman and Jessica Helen Lopez will provide the evening of verbal bombs. —ME

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2014 ABQ Grand Slam Poetry Slam Championship 7:30p, Sat., Mar. 29

Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest 10a-6p, Sat.-Sun., Mar. 22-23

Taos Center for the Arts 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, 575.758.2052

orld-class juried short films from around the globe are screened each year in the glorious setting of Taos’ mountain scenery — always with surprises! This year’s Taos Shortz Film Festival promises to be the most interesting, surprising and enjoyable ever. Films being screened hail from India, Malaysia, Russia, many parts of Europe and North America and several carefully chosen entries from New Mexico. It’s always a treat to see fine short films — some experimental, some fall-in-the-aisles funny and some downright heart-wrenching — and then go outside under the wild Taos sky and stroll along in a pleasant movie dream. And don’t forget the festival parties at Taos’ fine watering holes, including Taos Mesa Brewery, Eske’s and The Alley Cantina. —BN

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The where to go and what to do from March 20 to April 2

EXHIBIT Guiding Light: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian Opens Apr. 1 The 1629 Club at Casa Rondeña Winery 733 Chavez NW, Los Ranchos, 505.452.7208

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anta Fe photographer Craig Varjabedian has been on a bit of a roll for the last couple years, with an award-winning book, Landscape Dreams, A New Mexico Portrait, and the exhibition Missions and Moradas of New Mexico. Now add this exhibition, another celebration of the unique beauty of New Mexico and other locales in the American West. For Varjabedian, that subject, which he approaches with black and white film, is irresistible. “Somehow I knew that my entire life had been preparing me for this place. The morning light had brought me clarity, which I still feel today,” Varjabedian has said. The exhibition offers a varied selection of Varjabedian’s photographs from his travels, and is available for viewing during winery hours, by appointment or at a reception 5-8p, Wed., Apr. 9. —ME

MARQUEE

Project atypical Portland group takes cellos where they’ve seldom been before BY NATALIE GAIK

ou’ve never seen or heard anything like the Portland Cello Project. Since the group’s inception in 2007, the Project has amazed audiences all over the country with its genrebending performances. With a repertoire of over 800 pieces, no two of the extravagant shows are ever alike. Setups can range from a simple four to six cellos and up to 12 cellos with full choirs, winds, horns and percussion MARQUEE instruments. All of the Portland cellists have been playing their instruments since Cello Project childhood and are 5:30, 8:30p, Sun., classically trained. Most Mar. 23 OUTPOST PERFORMANCE play in other styles like SPACE jazz, rock and folk as well. 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044 Co-founder of the Portland $22 Cello Project, Doug outpostspace.org Jenkins, has been with the group since its start. “I was at the first rehearsal, booked the first show and have led the group through its many evolutions,” Jenkins told PHOTO BY TARINA WESTLUND The Portland Cello Project has gained a Local iQ. reputation for stretching the boundaries One of the things that make the Portland of an instrument that’s usually confined Cello Project unique, Jenkins believes, is to classical music. They cover everything from Beck to Radiohead to Kanye West the music the members choose. They don’t and take pride in bridging various worlds discriminate against any style of music, of music. and they take special joy in playing songs that you normally wouldn’t hear coming “The Portland Cello Project brings a diverse from a cello. Portland Cello Project has cross section of the community together. Our covered artists like Beck, Jay Z, Radiohead audiences include people of all ages and all and Jenkins’ personal favorite, “Denmark” walks of life,” Jenkins said. by Gideon Freudmann. The 2010 video of the group performing “All of the Lights” by Albuquerque audiences can expect an Kanye West has over half a million views on evening of excitement and reflection when YouTube. the project brings two separately themed shows to the Outpost Performance Space “The fact that we’re all classically trained but in the same evening. In celebration of the that we listen to and enjoy all styles of music vernal equinox, the first show is called makes us different from other groups. That “Goodbye Winter” and the second is called and we are comfortable playing a ‘classical’ sort of venue or a rock club — we see it all as “Hello Spring.” “Expect the unexpected!” Jenkins said. music,” Jenkins said. “We’re going to be doing two different The Portland Cello Project has three parts performances. The earlier show will reflect to its mission. One, to bring the cello to on winter and all of the memories and places you wouldn’t normally hear it, like emotions connected to it. The later show will nightclubs, sports bars and loading docks; look forward to the spring and all of the hope two, to play music on the cello you wouldn’t and change that comes with it.” normally hear played on the instrument, like The Portland Cello Project usually features rock and hip-hop; and three, to build bridges a guest vocalist on a few songs for each across all musical communities by bringing a diverse assortment of musical collaborators show. For the Albuquerque performance, singer Patti King will accompany the Project. on stage with them. This includes all of the There will also be diverse instrumentation instruments besides cellos, as well as guest including brass, percussion and a little bass. vocalists. “The whole goal of the group is to show what The sense you get from this group is that all music has in common, rather than what there are no limits. They expose listeners to makes it different,” said Jenkins. classical instruments in a way that appeals Common roots, sure, but the Portland Cello to a broad range of people regardless of age, Project itself is anything but common. background or musical preference. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MARCH 20-APRIL 2, 2014

CULTURE

New book divulges origins of the streets of ABQ

just returned from a quick getaway to San Francisco, a place known for so many cultural things going on and streets that people talk about. Every place I visit has this, and I smile about where we live and where we talk about OUR streets. How apropos to come home and head down to the Albuquerque Museum on Mar. 16 when the Albuquerque Historical Society hosted yet another one of their lectures, this time Judy Nickell discussing her book Atrisco to Zena Lona: A Snappy Survey of Selected Albuquerque Street Names. Nickell is a local veteran journalist, having spent many years at the Albuquerque Tribune, and it was while doing her “Fix-It” column that she began to learn from locals how interested many were in knowing the origins of the boulevard and avenue names upon which we drive every day. Many of these are obvious, while some take some explaining, such as those named for longtime important families: Montgomery, Huning, Stover and Bellamah (my family lived

matters relating to the history of Albuquerque, New Mexico and the surrounding communities. They sponsor a series of monthly programs as well as tours for those of us who want to know more about Albuquerque’s ancestry. I always find something fun and fresh to do on their website, albuqhistsoc.org. on Princess Jeanne at one time — Jeanne was Bellamah’s wife). Nickell shows her appreciation for people’s thirst for this kind of information, keeping it fun and lighthearted, and offers a few surprises in what some of our streets really mean. If you are a townie who wants to check the street you grew up on, I highly recommend grabbing a copy of this book, and perhaps keep an eye out to see if Nickell might speak in public again. As for the Albuquerque Historical Society, I’ve met Janet Saiers, who is the president of this non-profit, membership organization of citizens interested in promoting and preserving all

Oui, Oui Paris!

I have been looking for something with a bit of French flare to wear as I prepare for this year’s Shaken, Not Stirred cocktail party, benefiting Lead with the Arts, and other educational programs of the Albuquerque Museum. As I have touted in the past, this is one of my favorite parties of the year, with a bounty of Albuquerqueans dressed up and ready for a good time. Last year there was a James Bond theme, and lots of British garb was seen on many. I will pat myself on the back and say I had a lot of fun with my attire — so now the pressure to raise the bar is a bit higher, as this time the style will be all about Paris! Haute

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couture anyone? The evening runs from 7-10p on Fri., Apr. 11, and includes a host bar featuring unique custommade martinis, Parisian-style appetizers and wicked-fun live jazz. Bring your cash to tip big and to buy some raffle tickets, as there will be a drawing for a once-in-a-lifetime trip for two to Paris. Your dollars help with an exciting art studio experience for local high school students, where these young adults are mentored by professional artists, curators and educators as they develop their artistic skills, study the museum’s collection and explore Albuquerque’s rich creative community. Go get yourself a stylish beret, practice your can-can and maybe find me in a corner (with a French 75 in my hand) for some tittle-tattle! Tickets are $75 each. Call 505.842.0111 or purchase online at albuquerquemuseum.org. Steven J. Westman details community goings-on in each issue of Local iQ. Reach him at steven@ local-iQ.com.

5 Q U E S T I O N S for S K E E T U L R I C H

Heart of the underdog Actor Skeet Ulrich talks about late-night Albuquerque, his love of racing and his latest role as Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Wooley in ‘50 to 1’ “I was just blown away by the heart of (Mine That Bird) and the heart of the people who got him there and how they did it.

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keet Ulrich is known for his shockingly good looks. Trust me, when my wife heard he was coming to town, she asked if she could add him to her “freebie” list. I only obliged because I know he has a wife and kids, so there are no worries. Beyond his sex appeal, you probably remember Ulrich as the guy in the films Scream, or As Good as It Gets, or possibly from TV’s Jericho. Ulrich has made his mark in pop culture. Just ask your goth friend if she remembers Sarah’s boyfriend in The Craft. Yeah, he’s that guy too. Ulrich will be starring in the soon-to-bereleased, New Mexico-made movie 50 to 1. The film is the true story of an unlikely racing horse named Mine That Bird, that wins the Kentucky Derby against all odds — or at least 50 to 1. Ulrich was at the KiMo in Albuquerque on Mar. 19 for the movie’s world premiere. Also attending was costar Christian Kane (Angel), Writer/Director/Producer Jim Wilson (Dances With Wolves) and the real 2009 Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird. Local iQ had the pleasure of chatting with Ulrich about 50 to 1, getting to better know New Mexico and what he considers to be the most important part of moviemaking.

Local iQ: I heard you built a set in your garage when you auditioned for this role. What about this story inspired you to go so far for it? Skeet Ulrich: Well, there’s so much heart in the story. After I’ve read a script and done a little research, usually if something doesn’t leave my mind, I’m meant to be a part of it. I was just blown away by the heart of that animal and the heart of the people who got him there and how they did it — (Mine That Bird Trainer) Chip Woolley especially. That’s just an extraordinary story, probably the most underdog of stories I’ve ever heard of and I just had to be a part of it. As far as building a set, I clamped up a couple pieces of wood to look like a fence. So (laughs) it wasn’t so elaborate. iQ: You grew up in the world of NASCAR, did any of that racing knowledge apply to making this film? SU: It did, yeah. All of my family is involved, my brother works for Speedway Motor Corp.; they own eight of the tracks. Way back when, he and I used to have a long pole squeegee to wash the windshield with, and a long pole to hand a cup of water into the driver. Those were our jobs when we were 10 years old. My dad

That’s just an extraordinary story, probably the most underdog of stories I’ve ever heard of and I just had to be a part of it.”

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challenge. I wanted to do it justice. He has a unique cadence. It was tough to get. But according to Mark Allen (Mine that Bird’s co-owner), one of his closest friends, I got it pretty good. I hope he thinks the same when he finally sees it.

Skeet Ulrich was in Albuquerque last year to shoot the recently released movie 50 to 1, and he returned to the Duke City Mar. 19 for the film’s world premiere at the KiMo. Ulrich said he thinks first about the story when he reads a script. “Story is everything. It doesn’t matter about anything else.”

would pull into the pits, and we were on the crew. I think racing is racing, it’s the same mentality, “How do we run faster laps?” I saw that mentality in Chip as I got to know him; little tricks of the trade that he uses that are very similar to crew chiefs in NASCAR and little things they try. Chip reminded me a lot of Dale Earnhardt, who I knew quite well growing up. He had that same mentality, same iron will, determination and very playful spirit, very fun loving, but also just so set on his goals. So I felt a kinship to (Woolley) in just reading about him, and then once I met him even more so.

iQ: When researching your role to play Chip Woolley, what were you looking for when you met him to shape a real person? In other words, how did you get into the mind of a New Mexico cowboy? SU: (laughs) You know, we found a real common ground early. From upbringings, to our love of math, to having a very scientific mind. When it comes to horses and horse racing, and the care of the animals, his work ethic is phenomenal. Sometimes we’d drink until one in the morning and he’d be up at four in the morning getting ready the next day. I think his voice was the toughest

iQ: What was it like filming in New Mexico? Was there anything that stood out while filming here? SU: All kinds of things. Albuquerque is a very interesting town, from finishing at two in the morning and seeing the late night street life that could be quite shocking at times, to riding that cable rail to the top of the mountain and getting lost up there with my wife without water. So, I did all kinds of things and saw all kinds of parts of New Mexico. Some of my best friends live in Santa Fe; I’ve been there many times and have shot in Albuquerque a couple times. I’m always shocked at how small the population is in New Mexico, but it’s such a nice area and everybody is real. Which is great. iQ: What advice would you give to young independent filmmakers who are currently making movies in their parent’s basements that might help them along the road? SU: Most recently, I’ve started delving into making short films, and I think the biggest piece of advice is story, story, story. Story is everything. It doesn’t matter about anything else. If you have a great story you can shoot it in front of a blank wall and it would stand out. Story is key.

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FOOD

Slow love Bocadillos builds a reputation for stylish sandwiches in a warehouse setting BY SHAVONE OTERO

hey say the best food is made with love. If that’s the case, Bocadillos knows how to put some heart and soul into a sandwich. Tender, moist and delicious meat slow roasted to mouth-watering perfection betwixt toasted hoagie, topped with melting muenster, fresh heirloom tomatoes, lettuce, ripe avocado and a curious concoction of green chile-apple chutney for a sweet, tangy and spicy flavor to be savored. That’s the T n A. The best part REVIEW about this sandwich is that the turkey is real turkey, not sliced. Bocadillos Imagine Thanksgiving turkey strips slow roasted 12 hours Slow Roasted in natural juices and simple 1609 INDIAN SCHOOL NW, 505.503.0403 ingredients. It’s that simple. But HOURS: it’s done right, and it’s done with 11a-2:30p, Mon.-Fri.; love. Only the best is served at 8-10:30a, Sat. Bocadillos Slow Roasted because bocadillosnm.com love takes precious time, and Marie Yniguez and her team will make your pansa llena y corazon contento. Just under a year since it opened its doors, Bocadillos won the 2014 Souper Bowl competition, the 2013 1st Place Critic’s Choice and 3rd Place People’s Choice for Chef Chris Jaramillo’s Green Chile Chicken Corn Chowder, not to mention a visit from Guy Fieri of Diner’s, Drive-Ins and Dives in Sep. 2013, popularizing PHOTO BY WES NAMAN an already-famous tasting spot to dine. Bocadillos Slow Roasted employee Valerie Gurule offers two of the shop’s most popular sandThe simple sandwich menu ($8.50 apiece) wiches, the Duke City Reuben (left) and the T n A (turkey and avocado, right). When not serving sandwiches or Saturday breakfast, Bocadillos’ main business is making lunches for charter schools. keeps the accolades coming. There’s the 5-0-Filthy (slow-roasted chicken, green chile, It’s cool that people respect what we do and Albuquerque and working to USDA certify bacon, lettuce, tomato and chipotle mayo), understand what we’re trying to accomplish. School Meals Menu into public schools. the 5-0-Philly (slow-roasted roast beef, Swiss Maybe we’ll be a little stepping stone for “We care about our community,” Yniguez said. cheese, green chile, portabella mushrooms, somebody.” “Bocadillos is icing on the cake. The kids are bell peppers and onion), the Salad Shooter (a She continued, “The best part is the response our main focus. These days, kids don’t eat well veggie delight with portabellas and avocado), we get from people eating their sandwich and with all the preservatives. Many people don’t the Cubano and the Duke City Reuben, by all the smiles on people’s faces. You could be think about what’s good and what’s not or what accounts maybe the best reuben sandwich in having the worst day in the world, but it gets came out of a can and what came out of the Albuquerque. better through food; something as simple as a garden. We’re helping each other. Being selfYet Bocadillo’s is a humble hole-in-the-wall sandwich. My customers are our people, our sustainable is our goal.” joint that “you have to know someone to know gente. That’s what it’s for — our community, It’s hard work, with days starting early, about,” revealed Marie Yniguez, owner and our kids and bringing us all together in such a tending to slow roasted meat then preparing chef. What’s the secret? “The slower you cook little spot that can make a big pulse and a ripple sandwiches to provide the proper nutrition for it, the better it’s gonna taste,” Yniguez told Local effect.” our developing school children. But Yniguez’s iQ. “It’s simple. Simple is always best. People No wonder they’re in high demand, now open heart sees the importance of feeding love to the ask me what I put in our food. Man, our love, I for breakfast on Saturdays with biscuits and community. “And as long as I have a roof over guess. Respect your food, and it’ll respect you gravy, huevos rancheros, pig in a biscuit, and, my head and the lights turn on, everything’s right back.” of course, breakfast sandwiches. If you simply suave,” she said. Yniguez has a passionate and important can’t get enough, the team caters full service, Sharing her simple but heartfelt concept of concept behind food and feeding people, which with anything from high-end weddings to quality food with other communities that have she’s been doing most of her life, from selling cooking outside in los discos. traveled to her locally-owned and operated gem burritos out of her car to catering from the Don’t forget to pick up a shirt (Mother Truckin’ Shared Kitchen to having world travelers dine at since their television debut has been more than Tees) by Kari Barrera, check out the art on the her award-winning joint. Yniguez has cooked in rewarding for Yniguez. building by Al Na’ir Lara, and grab a card with many styles and in many places but is proud to “The response we’ve gotten from other logo design by Yniguez’s nephew Melique call New Mexico home. When she, Karla Arvizu communities about self-sustainability is great,” Chavez. and staff aren’t slow roasting and slinging she said. “It’s something that everyone can sangwiches, they’re preparing 1,000 quality “When we do it, we do it up,” Yniguez said. Big relate to. You sit down in a little shop like ours, meals per day to four charter schools around love. Big flavor. Slow roasted. and everyone’s going to talk to each other.

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Trying new restaurants is the Smart (List) thing to do

didn’t even realize it until a few days ago, but I have been writing this column for just over a year now. First Taste debuted in the Feb. 14, 2013, issue of Local iQ. Through this time I’ve become acquainted with some of my readers and have developed a great relationship with various restaurants, chefs and fellow foodies around town. I’ve enjoyed it thus far and I’m glad everyone else has, too. There’s plenty more to come this year. I get asked a lot of questions when it comes to the food writing gig. Some questions get a quick and easy answer, while I have more difficulty answering others. Where have you been eating lately? Is there anything new opening up in my neighborhood? What is the coolest new restaurant? What’s your favorite restaurant? Ah, yes. My favorite restaurant. Normally I’d say it’s Farina. But I really am quite fond of Torinos’ @ Home. Oh, how about Thai Cuisine II? I love that spot. I’ve always really enjoyed my meals at Farm & Table, though. You can never go wrong with a sandwich at DG’s Deli. You know what I will always love out of pure nostalgia? Chips and salsa at Sadie’s on a Sunday afternoon. At this point I’m carried away in a this-or-that list of favorite restaurants and I want it all. The easiest way to answer the favorite restaurant question is much like reading the Local iQ Smart List, which you’ll find in this issue — context. What’s your favorite sandwich spot? What’s your favorite New Mexican food restaurant? What’s your favorite place for pizza? Those are the kinds of questions that narrow it down and make for good conversation. The point is that there is a lot to love about the restaurants in Albuquerque. Everyone has their personal favorites, and there is no overall best restaurant. With the way the restaurant scene has been growing lately, however, you’re sure to find some new favorites right around the corner. Yes, I know this is supposed to be a column of culinary guidance, but you’ve got the Smart List just a few pages away. It’s a great guide for finding your way to some restaurants you haven’t tried to experience the favorites of other readers. Congratulations to all of the restaurants who made it on the 2014 Local iQ Smart List. Keep on doing what you’re doing, because it’s obvious that our readers love you. Justin De La Rosa writes about the local food and restaurant scene. He can be reached at justin@local-iQ. com.

FOOD

The harbinger of a gentler season

fter what has been, quite possibly, the most bizarre fall and winter, spring is finally upon us: trees are blooming, bulbs are sprouting, allergens are rampant and tarragon has arrived in our kitchen. A true harbinger of the lighter, greener palate of the next few months, tarragon’s delicately herbal profile is a welcome change from the starchy remnants of winter. A perennial herb in the Aster family, artemisia dracunculus is commonly known as tarragon. It is native to areas with dry soil and arid climates, and lends itself nicely to container gardening. As a polymorphic species, certain varieties are better suited for culinary applications. Although “Russian” tarragon is hardier and easier to propagate from seed than “French” tarragon, French tarragon is far superior in raw kitchen preparations. Russian tarragon tends to lose flavor with age, but is still suitable for cooked kitchen applications and makes for good tarragon vinegar when steeped gently in a white vinegar. Both varieties are droughttolerant, prefer full-sun and grow superbly well here in Albuquerque. As perennials, they will go dormant in the winter but will return fullstrength in the spring. The flavor of tarragon is often likened to anise, probably because both contain the phenylpropene estragole. The flavor can also be described as chamomile-like or artichokey. No wonder — the aster family is not only home to sunflowers, zinnias, dahlias and chrysanthemums, but also to echinacea, artichokes and chamomile. As a close relative to artemisia absinthium, it makes a lot of sense that tarragon is reminiscent of the mind-altering beverage of lore, absinthe. The medicinally herbal qualities of tarragon make it a favorite among chefs. It is one of the four herbs in fines herbes (along with parsley, chervil and chives), and it is the flavor profile behind Béarnaise sauce. It lends itself to pairings with fish, vegetables and light poultry. The Latin name artemisia comes from Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt. It is no wonder that tarragon is the characteristic spring-flavor boost in Green Goddess dressing. Said to have been invented in 1923 at San Francisco’s Palace

1 Tbsp. fresh Lemon juice 1 Tbsp. white wine Vinegar 3 Anchovy fillets, rinsed, patted dry and minced Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Method:

Hotel, Green Goddess dressing was created by Chef Philip Roemer to honor “The Green Goddess” actor George Arliss who stayed at the hotel while performing in William Archer’s hit play. The original recipe for the dressing makes no mention whatsoever of tarragon, but leave it to the residents of California to bastardize and improve on perfection to include tarragon. It seems that by 1970, every menu from every restaurant in California (and pretty much everywhere else in the country) included a salad with Green Goddess dressing. Sadly, the dressing fell into the hands of hippies and earth mothers who proved that too much of a good thing was exactly that, and the dressing all but disappeared. Until a few years ago. With a renewed interest in culinary history and the rise of Food Studies, it seems the dressing was reborn and is now making springtime appearances on menus again. True to form, Jennifer James 101 has a salad on its spring menu of little gem lettuces and Green Goddess dressing. In honoring its origin, I have included the original recipe, along with the jj101 recipe. Both are delicious, though slightly different. They work well as dressings on sturdy greens (romaine, iceberg, little gems), but are also super tasty as dips for raw veggies and chips.

Stir all the ingredients together in a small bowl until well blended. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate.

JJ101 Green Goddess Salad Dressing Ingredients: 2 cups Aïoli 1 cup Sour cream 1/2 cup fresh Chives, snipped 1 cup fresh Parsley, chopped 1/2 cup fresh Tarragon leaves 1 Tbsp. fresh Lemon juice 2 Tbsp. white wine Vinegar Kosher salt, to taste freshly ground black Pepper, to taste Method: Put all ingredients in a Vitamix® and whiz until smooth and green. Use immediately or refrigerate. Nelle Bauer is co-chef and co-owner of Jennifer James 101. Green is her favorite color.

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The Palace’s Original Green Goddess Salad Dressing Ingredients: 1 cup Mayonnaise 1/2 cup Sour cream 1/4 cup snipped fresh Chives or minced scallions 1/4 cup minced fresh Parsley

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DRINK

Springtime lends opportunity to honor Wimbledon’s favorite cup

pring is on the way. The days are getting longer and we as a people just decided to make our evenings stay lighter even longer while sending the early risers a message that we don’t really care for their kind. I have an idea. Next fall as the days grow shorter, let’s bump our clocks ahead another hour instead of turning them back. I vote for more evening light. Not less. Early risers be damned! You know what early risers do? They go out and play tennis. I don’t like tennis. I don’t get all that “ace” and “love” and “set” and the score keeping and how everyone needs to be quiet so the players can concentrate. You ever see football players crying because someone’s cellphone wasn’t on mute? I mean, some of the girls are darn cute and I remember it being quite fun to smash the ball at my opponent’s head as hard as I could, but otherwise tennis is not my cup of tea. Know what kind of “cup of tea” I like? I like a Pimm’s Cup. The official drink of Wimbledon and probably the only reason why anyone would find “Human Pong” to be of any entertainment value. Drink enough Pimm’s Cups with the July sun beating down on your noggin, and you

Everyman Pimm’s Cup Ingredients: 2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1 Liqueur 3 oz. homemade Lemonade* 1 oz. Seltzer water 6 Cucumber wheels (peeled) 1 bunch fresh Mint too might just become a tennis fan. If you ever decide to use the intergooglenet, you’ll find as many recipes for a Pimm’s Cup as you’ll find stars in the sky. And even though the cocktail has been corrupted into the drink of the tennis aristocracy, I feel it symbolizes the spirit of the individual and the freedom of Everyman to make the choices that define who He is in this life on Earth. Every person’s Pimm’s Cup recipe is like a peek into their soul. Here’s the recipe that I enjoy when I go down to the local park to shout non sequiturs at the early rising tennis playing crowd. Your job is to tweak, twist, alter and modify my recipe so that you may express the spirit and freedom of your unique existence on this planet.

Method: Begin by gently muddling five or six mint leaves in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add two of the peeled cucumber wheels and muddle those as well. Pour in the Pimm’s No. 1 Liqueur and the homemade lemonade. Add ice, shake and double strain into a Collins glass. Add the seltzer water, then alternately add ice and the other four cucumber wheels until your beverage is full to the rim of the Collins glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint and go bark at some early rising tennis geeks. *I make my homemade lemonade with one part freshly squeezed lemon juice, one part simple syrup and three parts water.

You can find Randy Kolesky tending bar at the Artichoke Café. If he’s not there, try the tennis courts at Lead and Wellesley.

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DRINK

The ABQ beer smart list; don’t take our word for it

t is time for Local iQ’s Smart List, the best of good decisions around Albuquerque, if you will. Instead of pummeling you with my overly opinionated, very singular-to-mytastes rantings on the “best of” local beer, beer haunts, etc., I will give you a less biased, more professional pool to pull from. Just because I think B2B has the best Black IPA in town at the moment, for example, doesn’t mean Sierra Blanca’s or Santa Fe’s is any less drinkable or “good” in their own right, or any less of a solid standard. So, what I will do is let others toot the horn of Albuquerque beer. What follows are the awards, award-winning acquisitions and so forth given in the past year (or two for World Beer Cup) to Albuquerque Breweries. • Let’s start with Great American Beer Fest (GABF) in Denver; this is pretty much THE beer event of North America. Last year alone Albuquerque breweries took home five medals, with eight total given to New Mexico. A gold medal was given to Il Vicino for their Panama Joe’s Coffee Stout. GABF silver medals were awarded to Marble’s Pilsner, as well as Sierra Blanca’s Nut Brown Ale. The year also saw bronze medals (not something to be sneezed at) for La Cumbre’s Project Dank and Marble’s Thunder from Dortmunder. • The World Beer Cup happens every two years, last taking place in 2012, and I look forward to this year’s competition. In 2012 Albuquerque breweries did fairly well. With

95 styles and 3,921 beers entered from 54 countries, our hometown beers took home four medals. What is more impressive is that three were taken home by Jeff Erway and the gang at La Cumbre: silver for Barley’s Wine and Malpais Stout, and a bronze for the flagship Elevated IPA. The other winner was Nexus Brewery’s wonderfully pubby Imperial Cream Ale, which took home a silver medal from this international affair. • Worth mentioning all on their own is Il Vicino, not because of their award-winning beer, but from where they win their awards. Yes, yes they have them from the World Beer Cup, GABF, and local awards like the IPA Challenge and the New Mexico State Fair, but they go farther afield. In 2013 they took a Gold Medal from the European Beer Star for their Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout; and, my favorite, the Bronze for their Exodus IPA from the (wait for it) Australia International Beer Awards. These awards as well as a slew of awards from less exotic locales grace the 2013 shelf for Il Vic’s brewers.

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Though it’s easy for local craft beer enthusiasts to be biased toward beer made in their own backyard, New Mexico breweries continue to collect and accolades and awards by more objective critics. One such measure recently came from World Beer Cup officials who awarded La Cumbre Brewery’s Malpais Stout a silver medal, along with another silver for its Barley’s Wine and a bronze for the brewery’s flagship Elevated IPA.

• Award-winning brewers have been switching teams and starting breweries in Albuquerque this year as well. Bosque Brewing has recently hired John Bullard, who took two silver medals at GABF and won the NM IPA Challenge for Santa Fe’s Blue Corn Brewing last year. Also, the newly opened Stumbling Steer claims an award-winning San Diego brewer, Kirk Roberts, as a recent transplant to

Albuquerque’s beer community. See? Not that hard, with none of my snarky commentary on what I think is a smart choice in beer in Albuquerque. Professionals have made their voice heard and Albuquerque has some pretty choice beer on its own. Seth Hall is head bartender at the Albuquerque Press Club, where he is happy to pour you some of Albuquerque’s award-winning beers.

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TRAVEL

Heaven on earth Zion National Park, in Utah’s southwest corner, offers otherworldly beauty BY MIKE ENGLISH

efitting its name, there’s no place quite like Zion National Park anywhere on earth. The term “Zion” is from Hebrew, and in the Judaic tradition is synonymous with Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the most holy site in the world. For the Mormons, who are an obvious presence in Utah where Zion National Park is located, the term refers to a sort of heavenon-earth city where people of that faith will gather after the second coming. And let’s not forget the Rastafarians, who use the term to refer to a utopian locale where peace and T R AV E L unity reign. A trip I took to Zion National Zion National Park this winter left me feeling, if not like I’d been to heaven on Park SPRINGDALE, UTAH, earth, at the very least as if I’d 435.772.3256 been to one of North America’s nps.gov/zion most uniquely beautiful spots, and a place to which I’m eager Zion National to return. Park Lodge Getting there is an eight-hour ZION NATIONAL PARK trek by car from Albuquerque. 435.772.7700 That’s true whether you take zionlodge.co I-40 to Flagstaff, Ariz., and then veer northwest, as my traveling companion and I did on our way to Zion, or whether you journey on the smaller highways via Farmington. As is often true when you travel to the remote corners of Utah, the scenery as you approach Zion is stunning. This actually starts in Arizona, north of Flagstaff, along a route that skirts the north rim of the Grand Canyon and provides an abundance of red-rock mesas and remarkable landscapes. The Colorado River crossing at Marble Canyon, where an old highway span has been turned into a pedestrian bridge, is well worth a pit stop. As you enter Utah (the “Beehive State,” as it is known — for the pioneer virtues of thrift and perseverance), you soon climb into forested mountains north of the town of Kanab, descend into a valley (turn left for Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, another recommended stop) and then ascend to Zion’s east entrance. It is upon nearing Zion that things get otherworldy. Perhaps our first clue was a bald eagle overhead. I’ve lived in the desert Southwest since 2001, and it was my first bald eagle sighting. Or maybe it was the flock of 20 wild turkeys crossing the two-lane highway about five miles from the park entrance. Or it could have been the horned mountain goats, unfazed by our presence, who greeted us as we arrived at the park. So there’s wildlife in abundance, and in a way you don’t see on any given country road. But that’s not even half of it. Approaching Zion is like entering an outdoor temple. I probably should have known from the names of the park’s peaks and natural formations: Towers of the Virgin, Mount Majestic, Cathedral Mountain, Mystery Canyon, the Pulpit, Great White Throne, Angels Landing. But I was unprepared for the sudden majesty of the landscape, as the park’s narrow, winding road wove its way through ever-grander rock formations and peaks in hues of pink and orange that I’d

To characterize the scenery at Zion National Park as Utah red-rock canyonlands doesn’t quite do justice to the ephemeral, unique beauty of the park, which is unlike any other place in the country. The Zion National Park Lodge (lower right) offers a perfect place to take a respite after a day in the park.

never before seen in nature. Zion National Park was designated as such in 1919, at a time when few people had visited this remote southwest corner of Utah. In 1925 architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed the Zion National Park Lodge. This was our destination — we would be staying there for two nights in the heart of the park. But first we had to drive through the park. Kudos to the road builders who carved that 13-mile, two-lane road out of Zion’s mountainsides in the 1920s. The experience of traveling across Zion National Park is kind of what it must feel like to explore ocean canyons in a submarine — it’s “ooh” and “aah” the entire way. At one point you literally enter the mountainside. The 1.1mile Zion-Mount Carmel Highway Tunnel was built from 1927 to 1930 at a cost of $1.9 million. It’s an impressive engineering feat and a novel driving experience. After exiting the tunnel and descending down some daunting switchbacks you arrive at Zion National Park Lodge. Built in the “rustic” national park style, this is a grouping of hotel buildings, cabins and a dining hall nestled in Zion Canyon near the Virgin River. It’s the perfect launching

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point for your park stay, with some of the most legendary trails in Zion just a short walk from your door. And the remodeled rooms and modern amenities make things quite comfortable. Everything you need for your stay is here in one spot. For other lodging and dining options, the town of Springdale sits immediately outside Zion National Park on its west side. It’s a charming collection of shops and eateries, including the Zion Canyon Brewing Company, where we enjoyed a killer French onion soup and a couple fresh brews on our first evening. Back in the park that first night, we turned on our gas fireplace and settled into our hotel suite. Good thing it was a cozy room, because a storm rolled in as we slept and proceeded to dump 18 inches of snow! The lodge sits at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, and we were told this kind of weather is unusual in Zion. The endless snow made us wish we had brought crosscountry skis — there was no way to do the hiking we had planned. But there was also something charming about being in the middle of the pristine park during a winter storm. We made forays to the dining hall, then retreated to the comfort of our suite. And that was our routine for two nights. After breakfast on our second morning we put snow chains on the tires and climbed our way out of Zion National Park — a heavenly place to visit. I will be back.

GARDEN

Ten tips for preparing your spring garden

rowing up, spring cleaning was always a mundane list of not-so-great chores. My mother motivated us by turning up the radio so that we could listen to the top 10 songs of the season. Although the music was helpful in getting Mother’s top 10 tasks done, it did not keep complaints from brimming on the tip of my tongue. However, I am grateful for the experience of learning how to clean, and as an adult I actually enjoy routine chores that allow me to wander into a meditative state. As spring blows into New Mexico, the garden is waiting for its seasonal cleaning to begin its growth yet once again. The top 10 gardening tasks below include some tips to make spring cleaning less repetitive, keeping both the gardener and garden happy. 1. Weed, weed, weed Weeding is on the top of the list this year. Late moisture last summer and warm weather this winter have created the perfect conditions for cool weather weeds. Hand pulling is the safest way to remove weeds around perennials and shrubs. Tip: If weeds are in a path or the cracks of the patio or sidewalk, spray undiluted vinegar or sprinkle baking soda on the weeds for great results. Both products should be used carefully as they are harmful if used on garden plants. 2. To prune or not to prune? Pruning in the spring can be tricky with rules that apply to certain plants and not others. NMSU Agricultural Department’s website aces. nmsu.edu/pubs gives detailed information on pruning. Tip: Using the proper pruning tool is one of the key components to accurate pruning. 3. Clean up those shrubs Woody perennials and shrubs such as Caryopteris, Buddleia and Lavender will need to be pruned each spring. This should be done after the last frost, when new growth is evident on the plant. Tip: These plants will only bloom on new branches. 4. Divide and disperse Dividing perennials in the spring brings life back

to crowded plants. Division allows the plants to bloom more efficiently with the bonus of additional plants. Ornamental grass and perennials with a dead center need to be divided. Tip: Use a sharp shooter shovel and make four deep cuts around the plant for easy removal. 5. Cut back the grass Ornamental grasses need a haircut in the spring, giving the plants an opportunity to look “cleaner” as the new growth appears. Tip: Use a bungee cord, wide tape or string to tie up the grass. Cut about four to six inches above the base of the plant. Give the plant a good cleaning to remove the rest of the dead material. 6. The benefits of composting Compost gives emerging plants the benefit of nutrition and vitamins to encourage healthy growth. Spread compost around the perimeter of plants leaving the base of the plant clean. Tip: Do your own composting by using compostable household waste, resulting in the best food for your plants. 7. The beauty is in the mulch Mulching with organic material protects the plants from drying winds and keeps the soil moist for a longer period of time. Tip: Biodegradable mulch breaks down and becomes compost within a year or two.

Debris and cacti don’t mix, but cleaning a cacti garden is sometimes a sticky situation and requires a good amount of caution. Try using kitchen tongs to clean up any unwanted trash, leaves or clutter from the garden bed.

9. Less clutter, more pride Cleaning the garden after the above chores are done gives the gardener a sense of accomplishment. Deciding on gardening tools can result in a garage full of useless “junk.” Tip: One of the most important tool that gardeners should never be without are quality gloves. 10. Gardening is zen Benefits count when it comes to gardening but the above list can seem to take the fun out of

it. For those who do not garden for pleasure, consider the physical benefits. Tip: Gardening can burn calories, relieve stress, improve mood and bring a sense of spirituality to the gardener as well. There’s your spring gardening top 10. So what are you waiting for? Put your gloves on, step outside and enjoy it while you can! Tish Resnick is the owner of Great Outdoors Nursery. She can be reached at info@ greatoutdoorsabq.com.

8. Crisp, clean cacti Cacti do not play well with others. So using caution, any cacti, yuccas or succulent plants need to be free of debris or leaves before the growing season. Tip: Using tongs often found in the kitchen can be a safe method of retrieving trash from a cactus bed.

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COMMENTARY

Buying black market cannabis has hidden costs (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following stories are fiction, the intent is to show the real-life consequences of buying marijuana illegally).

BY TREVOR REED

Colorado collected more than $2 million in taxes from recreational marijuana sales in the first month of legal commerce.

arisol spent her days cooking at her mother’s roadside café in San Carlos, Mexico. She left an hour earlier than her mom every day so she could pick up her 4-yearold son Guillermo. She would make small talk with her younger sister on the way. In August, she was gunned down by cartel members as she picked up her son. The five men with scarves over their faces left no heart beating in the house. They were looking for a neighbor and got the wrong address. If you buy your cannabis on the street, you paid for part of that assassination. “Cannabis,” writes journalist Ioan Grillo in The New York Times, “is a cash crop that provides huge profits to criminal armies, paying for assassins and guns south of the Rio Grande.” Legal marijuana, conversely, drains the coffers of organized crime, he says, and does more damage than drug agents have managed in years. The Drug Policy Alliance estimates that illegal marijuana sales in the U.S. have played a role in the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Mexico.

WHEN THE SIERRA CLUB COMES to the site, trash is everywhere. The creek water is diverted to hand-dug holding ponds, which lowers the creek and harms the fish. These fish are lucky; they die quick. Not like the life that used to inhabit lower creek, where the pond dumps nutrient-enriched water back into the stream. The carnage left at this modest, 100-acre illegal pot grow in Texas will take thousands of dollars to remedy. Some of that money will come from the federal government. If you buy your cannabis on the street, you helped destroy a part of the forest. The Huffington Post says illegal industrial grows are destroying thousands of acres of land and wildlife, and polluting streams. “The ecological impact of an ounce of pot varies tremendously, depending on whether it was produced by squatters in national forests, hydroponic operators in homes and warehouses, industrial-scale operations on private land, or conscientious mom-andpop farmers,” writes Seth Zuckerman in an article for The Nation.

JUSTIN IS PULLED OVER FOR AN IMPROPER lane change on Paseo del Norte.

During the traffic stop, the officer notices a smell and searches the car. The 44 grams he discovers is enough to arrest Justin. He is booked into the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. The turmoil that Justin’s young bride and 2-year-old daughter endure over the next few months is heartbreaking. He loses his job while spending 75 days in jail on distribution charges. His family loses their apartment and moves in with his uncle. Justin and his family will need some time to become independent of family and the government again. If you buy your cannabis on the street, you helped put him in jail. In 2012, the number of people arrested on nonviolent drug charges was 1.55 million, according to the Drug Policy Alliance. In its special marijuana legalization issue, Rolling Stone reported that about 750,000 people are arrested every year for cannabis offenses. The U.S. spends upward $74 billion on corrections each year.

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RICH IS FROM EUGENE, ORE. His dad and uncle grew in the ‘60s, and he has helped them since he was 12 years old. He only uses teas for nutrients. His soil additives are feather meal, sea bird guano and earth worm castings. He cures his marijuana to perfection and mails folks a quarter ounce every other month. Rich does not pay any Social Security taxes or withholding taxes. He could give a damn about sales tax. If you buy your cannabis on the street, you are a conspirator in tax evasion. Colorado is leveraging hefty taxes on its recreational marijuana users. For a $30 eighth, taxes are running about $6 statewide and $8.59 within Denver city limits, according to The Denver Post, which also noted that Colorado collected more than $2 million in taxes from recreational marijuana sales in the first month of legal commerce. All of that money is going to public school construction in Colorado. If you are a registered patient in the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program, you get a hall pass on all of the above. Make a pledge and fill your orders with a statesanctioned producer. Trevor Reed is gardener at Natural Rx, a nonprofit medical cannabis dispensary which will be opening a dispensary in Albuquerque on Mar. 24. For more info, go to naturalrxnm.com.

PETS

Don’t place your dog in a decision-making position

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spent over 20 years conducting private inhome training and behavior consultations for dog owners. Similar to the experiences that mail delivery people have, dog trainers have “seen it all” when they go to someone’s home and ring the doorbell. Commonly, we are greeted by dogs almost coming through the glass, or lunging and barking at a window near the front door. We all have seen the funny commercials where dogs attack the mail being pushed through a slot in the door. I personally do not think it is funny, but rather a sign of bigger problems. On more occasions than I want to recall, I had my foot firmly placed on a door so it and a dog would not come rushing out at me. A story told by Dr. Ian Dunbar, the premier positive trainer, was an encounter with an Akita as he rang the doorbell. To avoid being run over or attacked at the door, Dr. Dunbar wisely tossed treats from his pocket at the dog and then retreated. This he now calls “treat and retreat,” and I always remember it when visiting a new home. Good advice. Why do dog owners tolerate this behavior? Why do they allow or even encourage their dogs to go to the front door as if they are fully armed? When I walk my dogs around my neighborhood, I often see a dog, a tea cup poodle, ferociously lunging and barking through a glass door. This reminds me of kids on a bus yelling out insults and I think, “Come out here and say that.” People will complain about their dog’s behavior at the front door and then will tell me, “He is protecting us.” Protecting you from what? The mail man, neighbors walking past the house or Girl Scouts selling cookies? Who made your dog the gatekeeper? Somehow man’s best friend is in the position to make decisions about whom or what is dangerous and who can come to the door. I don’t know about you, but I think I’ll keep this decision to myself. As dog owners, we need to focus on behavior and not overthink intent. When people are bitten by a dog in someone’s home or yard, the owners will say their dog has

been lunging and barking at people walking by for years. The owners do not realize the dog is just practicing this behavior and one day their pet will go too far, make a bad choice and bite a welcomed visitor. People have said to me that a dog with a history of biting or attacking would make a great police dog. I disagree. Police dogs are not vicious or aggressive, they are taught to chase, grab and hold. More importantly, they are taught to release when instructed. They think this is a big game where they are rewarded afterward with a good game of tug. We don’t want police dogs, or any dogs for that matter, making decisions about whom or what needs to be chased down. We can’t have it both ways: The barking “protective” dog shouldn’t surprise us when he doesn’t let us buy Girl Scout cookies from the neighbor, or causes the deliveryman to set a new record in the hedge jump. If your dog barks once or twice when the doorbell rings that is fine. After that you can tell him “quiet,” and then teach him or her to go to a dog bed for treats. If your dog runs and barks at the windows and door whenever anyone walks past or comes to your home, it is best to restrict him from that area with a baby gate or closed door. Just as you do not let your dogs make other major decisions that affect your life, don’t expect them to decide who can come into your home. I recommend you give your dog a break and install an alarm system. Susan Reaber is an Animal Humane New Mexico animal behavior specialist. She teaches puppy and adult training classes and assists pet parents through Animal Humane’s free pet behavior helpline: 505.938.7900.

Gaia is a 2 year old, female, Rhodesian Ridgeback and Coonhound Cross dog who is very sweet. She is energetic, but also loves to have down time and relax next to you in the evenings. She is very beautiful and has a very wonderful upbeat personality. Feeling down? She will sure cheer you up in minutes! She is looking for an affectionate and loving best friend! ARETHA FRANKLIN Animal ID# 34495

Aretha Franklin is a very wise and intriguing cat. She is a 14 year old Domestic Short Hair Gray Tabby, and she is absolutely beautiful. Her personality is even more striking though! She can be shy at times, but when she adjusts, she is very loving and confident. She is waiting for a forever home with a warm and loving owner that she can enjoy the rest of her years with. FIND US: facebook.com/animalhumanenm

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll

The Readers’ Poll It’s always interesting to hear from Local iQ’s discriminating readership, which is why we hand the paper over to them each year for our “Best Whatever in ABQ” issue. If you’re looking to take a clinic on who’s who or where to be and what to do in the city, look no further Story by LOCAL iQ READERS • Introduction by MIKE ENGLISH

Photos by WES NAMAN + JOY GODFREY

N THIS ANNUAL ISSUE, Local iQ readers once again put their savvy on display with the 2014 LOCAL IQ SMART LIST. Featuring over 150 categories ranging from the Best All You Can Eat Buffet to the Best Yoga Studio, this is not some slap-dash list of the best this-and-that. There’s real work involved in voting for Albuquerque’s cream of the crop, and this is the carefully considered,

intelligent offerings of you, our readers, who we consider to be the smartest of the smart. Votes rolled in this year in record numbers. What follows is a perceptive guide to the Duke City’s finest and brightest in this year of our Lord 2014. Thank you, readers of Local iQ. You’re shrewd, you know where the best beer is brewed and you guide us to the best breakfast food — and much more. Thanks again for voting!

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BEST BARBECUE

Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ

Food & Drink BEST ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET

BEST BREAKFAST BURRITO

Rt. 66 Casino

Golden Pride

14500 Central SW, 505.352.7866 rt66casino.com

Multiple locations goldenprideabq.com

2400 Central SE, 505.266.0550 frontierrestaurant.com

2ND PLACE Frontier

2ND PLACE Golden Pride

3RD PLACE Blake’s Lotaburger

3RD PLACE Streetfood Market

BEST ASIAN FUSION

BEST BREAKFAST SPOT

BEST CHINESE FOOD

Streetfood Asia

Weck’s

3422 Central SE, 505.260.0088 streetfoodasiaabq.com

Multiple locations wecksinc.com

2ND PLACE Thur Shan at Sandia Casino 3RD PLACE Taj Mahal

2ND PLACE Asian Noodle Bar 3RD PLACE Fan Tang

BEST BAKERY

Golden Crown Panaderia 1103 Mountain NW, 505.243.2424 goldencrown.biz 2ND PLACE ABC Bakery 3RD PLACE Flying Star

Rudy’s Country Store & BBQ Multiple locations rudys.com 2ND PLACE Mr. Powdrell’s BBQ House 3RD PLACE The Cube

Frontier

Streetfood Asia 3422 Central SE, 505.260.0088 streetfoodasiaabq.com

2ND PLACE The Grove Cafe & Market 3RD PLACE Frontier

2ND PLACE Budai Gourmet Chinese

BEST BRUNCH

BEST COFFEE DRINK

The Grove Cafe & Market

Zia Latte, Zendo

600 Central SE, 505.248.9800 thegrovecafemarket.com

2ND PLACE Mexican Latte, Satellite

2ND PLACE Blackbird Buvette 3RD PLACE Slate Street

BEST BURGER BEST BARBECUE

BEST CHEAP EATS

3RD PLACE Fan Tang

413 2nd SW, 505.926.1636

3RD PLACE Caramel Macchiato, Starbucks

BEST COFFEE SHOP

Satellite

Holy Cow

Multiple locations satcoffee.com

700 Central SE, 505.242.2991 holycownm.com

2ND PLACE Zendo

2ND PLACE B2B Bistronomy

3RD PLACE Java Joe’s

3RD PLACE Blake’s Lotaburger

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll BEST CUPCAKE SHOP

BEST DONUT SHOP

BEST GREEK FOOD

BEST INDIAN FOOD

Cake Fetish

Rebel Donut

Yanni’s

Taj Mahal

2665 Louisiana NE, 505.883.0670 cakefetish.com

Multiple locations rebeldonut.com 2ND PLACE Donut Mart 3RD PLACE Duke City Donuts

3109 Central NE, 505.268. 9250 yannisandlemoni.com 2ND PLACE Olympia Cafe 3RD PLACE Gyros

1430 Carlisle NE, 505.255.1994 tajmahalcuisineofindia. com

2ND PLACE Small Cakes 3RD PLACE Caked

BEST DELI

Nosh 116 Amherst SE, 505.919.8022 noshnobhill.com 2ND PLACE DG’s Deli 3RD PLACE Relish

BEST DESSERT

Flying Star Multiple locations flyingstarcafe.com

BEST FINE DINING

Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse

2400 Central SE, 505.266.0550 frontierrestaurant.com 2ND PLACE Duran’s 3RD PLACE Sadie’s

BEST FRENCH FRIES

BEST HOT DOG

Holy Cow 700 Central SE, 505.242.2991 holycownm.com 2ND PLACE Frontier 3RD PLACE Blake’s Lotaburger

BEST DINER

BEST FROZEN YOGURT SHOP

1405 Central NE, 505.247.1421 66diner.com 2ND PLACE Standard Diner 3RD PLACE Mannie’s

Frontier Restaurant

6855 4th NW, 505.341.0831 thehiddensteakhouse.com 2ND PLACE Jennifer James 101 3RD PLACE Artichoke Café

TIE: 2ND PLACE Yanni’s TIE: 2ND PLACE Farina Pizzeria

Rt. 66 Diner

BEST GREEN CHILE

Olo Yogurt Studio Multiple locations oloyogurt.com 2ND PLACE Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt 3RD PLACE Love

The Dog House 1216 Central NW, 505.243.1019 2ND PLACE Urban Hot Dog TIE: 3RD PLACE The Cube TIE: 3RD PLACE Torpedo Dog

BEST ICE CREAM

Cold Stone Creamery Multiple locations coldstonecreamery.com 2ND PLACE Van Rixel Brothers 3RD PLACE I Scream Ice Cream

2ND PLACE Rasoi 3RD PLACE OM

BEST ITALIAN FOOD

Trombino’s Bistro Italiano 5415 Academy NE, 505.821.5974 bistroitaliano.com 2ND PLACE Scalo Northern Italian Grill 3RD PLACE Mario’s Pizzeria & Ristorante

BEST HOT DOG

The Dog House

BEST JAPANESE

Japanese Kitchen 6521 America’s Parkway NE, 505.884.8937 japanesekitchen.com 2ND PLACE Azuma 3RD PLACE Shogun

BEST LATE NIGHT EATS

Frontier Restaurant 2400 Central SE, 505.266.0550 frontierrestaurant.com 2ND PLACE The Last Call 3RD PLACE Whataburger

BEST LOCAL BEER

BEST MEXICAN FOOD

Marble IPA

Taqueria Mexico

111 Marble NW, 505.243.2739 marblebrewery.com 2ND PLACE La Cumbre Elevated IPA

415 Lomas NE, 505.242.3445 taqueriamexicoabq.com 2ND PLACE Zacatecas

3RD PLACE Il Vicino Slow Down Brown

3RD PLACE El Patron

BEST LUNCH SPOT

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD

The Grove Cafe & Market 600 Central SE, 505.248.9800 thegrovecafemarket.com 2ND PLACE Vinaigrette 3RD PLACE Yanni’s

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Sahara Middle Eastern Eatery 2622 Central SE, 505.255.5400 saharamiddleeastern eatery.com 2ND PLACE Pars Cuisine 3RD PLACE Anatolia Doner Kabob

2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll BEST MILKSHAKE

Route 66 Diner 1405 Central NE, 505.247.1421 66diner.com 2ND PLACE Holy Cow 3RD PLACE Flying Star

BEST NEW MEXICAN FOOD

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

BEST PLACE TO GET A CHOCOLATE FIX

Elaine’s

Chocolate Dude

3503 Central NE, 505.433.4782 elainesnobhil.com 2ND PLACE Amore

3339 Central NE, 505.639.5502 chocolatedudeabq.com 2ND PLACE Chocolate Cartel

3RD PLACE Shade Tree Customs and Café

3RD PLACE The Candy Lady

Sadie’s of New Mexico

BEST PIZZA

Multiple locations sadiesofnewmexico.com 2ND PLACE Los Cuates

510 Central SE, 505.243.0130 farinapizzeria.com 2ND PLACE Dion’s

3RD PLACE El Patio

Farina Pizzeria

3RD PLACE Il Vicino

BEST RED CHILE

Duran’s Pharmacy Multiple Locations 2ND PLACE Los Cuates 3RD PLACE Sadie’s of New Mexico

BEST ANYTHING WE FORGOT

ou may have been wondering who the bearded mug who keeps showing up in our Smart List winners photos (stealing thunder much?) belongs to. It’s owned by one Mr. Dandee Fleming, a local musician, part owner of Downtown “microbar” Blackbird Buvette and kickball/crossfit aficionado, who had the nerve to create his own category this year, “Best Dandee Fleming,” in the “Best BEST DANDEE FLEMING Anything We Forgot” category. Well, wouldn’t you know it? Despite all odds, he won (followed Mr. Dandee Fleming with a close second by the esteemed Mr. Kevin Gick, Esq.). Better luck next year, Mr. Gick. There, of course, were many other creative write-ins. Some were sweet: “Best Boyfriend” (Mark Dickmeyer) and “Best Mom” (Cheng Silva), awww... Some were truly something we forgot: “Best Barbershop” and “Best Film Director.” Some were kind of weird: “Best Horse Camp” and “Best Sleep Center,” hmm... One in particular was downright awesome: “Best Category Taken from The Alibi’s Best of Burque” (This One). But it was Mr. Fleming who piqued our interest most and the reason he (finally!) graces our cover. Thanks Dandee. Keep being the “Best Dandee” you can be.

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BEST RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW

Sandiago’s Mexican Grill 38 Tramway NE, 505.856.6692 sandiagos.com 2ND PLACE High Finance

BEST SALSA

BEST SEAFOOD

BEST SUSHI

Sadie’s of New Mexico

Pappadeaux

Shogun

5011 Pan American Freeway NE, 505.345.0240 pappadeaux.com

3310 Central SE, 505.265.9166 2ND PLACE Sushi King

Mulitple Locations sadiesofnewmexico.com 2ND PLACE El Pinto 3RD PLACE Los Cuates

3RD PLACE Bien Shur, Sandia Casino

BEST SANDWICH

Relish Cubano

BEST SALAD

Vinaigrette (all salads) 1828 Central SW, 505.842.5507 vinaigretteonline.com 2ND PLACE Dion ‘s Chef Salad 3RD PLACE Farina Chopped Salad

8019 Menaul NE, 505.299.0001 relishsandwiches.com 2ND PLACE DG’s Green Chile Philly 3RD PLACE Baggins Unforgettable

BEST LOCAL WINNER:

Pelican’s Multiple locations pelicansabq.com 2ND PLACE Yanni’s 3RD PLACE Down & Dirty Seafood Boil

BEST STEAKHOUSE

Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse 6855 4th NW, 505.341.0831 thehiddensteakhouse.com 2ND PLACE Monte Carlo Steakhouse 3RD PLACE Marcello’s Chophouse

3RD PLACE Crazy Fish

BEST TACO SPOT

Zacatecas 3423 Central NE, 505.255.8226 zacatecastacos.com 2ND PLACE Taqueria Mexico 3RD PLACE Last Call

Blaze Montana, Imbibe

Satellite Multiple locations satcoffee.com 2ND PLACE Zendo 3RD PLACE Starbucks

BEST TEA SHOP

NM Tea Co. 1131 Mountain NW, 505.962.2137 nmteaco.com 2ND PLACE St. James Tearoom 3RD PLACE Figments Tea

BEST THAI

Orchid Thai 4300 Central SE, 505.265.4047 orchidthai.com 2ND PLACE Thai Vegan 3RD PLACE Thai Cuisine

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BEST BARTENDER

BEST TASTING COFFEE

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BEST VEGAN

BEST VIETNAMESE

Thai Vegan

Viet Taste

5505 Osuna NE, 505.884.4610 thaivegannm.com 2ND PLACE Streetfood Asia

5721 Menaul NE, 505.888.0101 2ND PLACE Streetfood Asia

3RD PLACE Annapurna

3RD PLACE Cafe Da Lat

BEST VEGETARIAN

MOST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT

Annapurna

Antiquity

Multiple locations chaishoppe.com 2ND PLACE Thai Vegan

112 Romero NW, 505.247.3545 antiquityrestaurant.com 2ND PLACE Vernon’s Hidden Valley Steakhouse

3RD PLACE Streetfood Asia

3RD PLACE Farm and Table

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll

People BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTOR

Lauren Poole

Lauren Poole 2ND PLACE Frank Green 3RD PLACE Neil Patrick Harris

BEST DENTIST

BEST HAIR COLORIST

Frank Montoya, New Mexico Smile Center

Shannon Vigil, Moxi Evolution of Beauty

10151 Mongomery NE Bldg. 3 Suite B, 505.275.1663 nmsmilecenter.com

3503 Central NE Ste. D, 505.255.1761 moxievo.com

2ND PLACE Jason Ross, Ross Family Dental

2ND PLACE Jera Rei, Salon FX

3RD PLACE Daniel Martinez, ABQ Dental Associates

BEST ACUPUNCTURIST

Jinlen Silva

BEST DOCTOR

GAMBEI WELLNESS SPA AND SALON 1016 Lomas NW, 505.255.2555 gambeispa.com

Angela Sanchez, Southwest Medical Associates 6100 Pan American East Fwy, 505.823.1010 southwestmedicalassociates.com

2ND PLACE Suzanne Smart Nob Hill Acupuncture 3RD PLACE Jason Hao 10151 Montgomery NE

BEST ARCHITECT

Mullen Heller Architecture 924 Park SW #B, 505.268.4144 mullenhller.com 2ND PLACE Antonio Vigil 3RD PLACE Bart Prince

BEST ARTIST

BEST BARTENDER

BEST BLUES ARTIST

Rudy Lopez

Blaze Montana, Imbibe

Chris Dracup

rudylopezphoto.com 2ND PLACE Nikki Zabicki 3RD PLACE Angela Berkson

BEST AUTHOR

Rudolfo Anaya

3101 Central NE, 505.255.4200 imbibenobhill.com

505.266.1153 chrisdracup.com 2ND PLACE Alex Maryol

2ND PLACE Lauren Poole, Tractor

3RD PLACE Ryan McGarvey

3RD PLACE Andrew Reed, Zacatecas

BEST CHEF

2ND PLACE Mary Hill-Mathews, ABQ Health Partners 3RD PLACE Carmen Rodriguez, Carmen J. Rodriguez MD

BEST HAIR STYLIST

Shannon Vigil, Moxi Evolution of Beauty 3503 Central NE Ste. D, 505.255.1761 moxievo.com 2ND PLACE Nicole Kuhlmann 3RD PLACE Sarah Chang

BEST JAZZ ARTIST/ BAND

Le Chat Lunatique lechatlunatique.com

BEST ESTHETICIAN

2ND PLACE Jazz Entourage

Kelly Gambino, Flashback Skincare

3RD PLACE Chava & Paid My Dues

4015 Carlisle NE, 505.410.7274 flashbackskincare.com

BEST JUDGE

2ND PLACE George RR Martin

Jennifer James, Jennifer James 101

3RD PLACE Jessica Eaves

4615 Menaul NE, 505.884.3860 jenniferjames101.com

2ND PLACE Heather Bargeron, Albuquerque Center for Plastic Surgery

2ND PLACE Johnathan Perno, Los Poblanos

3RD PLACE Nicole Kuhlmann

3RD PLACE Tai Tok, Streetfood Asia

3RD PLACE Nicole Kuhlmann

Ben Chavez 2ND PLACE Judy Nakamura 3RD PLACE Shannon Bacon

BEST LOCAL BAND

Red Light Cameras redlightcamerasband.com 2ND PLACE Le Chat Lunatique 3RD PLACE Reviva

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BEST LOCAL SPORTS FIGURE

Rocky Ramirez 2ND PLACE Craig Neal 3RD PLACE Holly Holm

BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST

Josh White, Por Vida Therapeutics 505.270.1315 porvidatherapeutics.com

BEST HAIR STYLIST & COLORIST

Shannon Vigil, Moxi Evolution of Beauty

2ND PLACE Justine Torres, Back Porch Day Spa 3RD PLACE Carl Hime, Crystal Mountain

BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW

The Buck and Dex Show with Baxter 104.1

BEST POLITICIAN

BEST TATTOO ARTIST

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Chris Partain, Star Tattoo

lujangrisham.house.gov

1041theedge.com

2ND PLACE Tom Udall

10200 Corrales NW, 505.922.6217 startattoo.com

2ND PLACE Jackie Tony & Donnie, 100.3

3RD PLACE Suzanna Martinez

2ND PLACE Rudy Lopez, Tinta Cantina

3RD PLACE Mike and Mike, 101.7

BEST PROFESSOR/ TEACHER

BEST MUSICIAN

Leslie Donovan, UNM

Chris Dracup

2ND PLACE Stacy Sacco, UNM

505.266.1153 chrisdracup.com 2ND PLACE Alex Maryol 3RD PLACE Keith Sanchez

Rocky Ramirez, West Side Power Gym 1542 Stephanie, Rio Rancho, 505.220.8712 westsidepowergym.com

BEST THEATER TROUPE

Blackout Theatre

3RD PLACE Monica Cyrino, UNM

3901 Central NE, 505.672.8648 blackouttheatre.com

BEST RADIO DISC JOCKEY

2ND PLACE Duke City Repertory Theatre

Donny Chase 100.3 BEST PERSONAL TRAINER

3RD PLACE Alex Werder, Star Tattoo

1003thepeak.com 2ND PLACE Buck 104.1 3RD PLACE Baxter 104.1

BEST SOLO ARTIST

3RD PLACE Aux Dog Theater

BEST TV PERSONALITY

Steve Stucker 2ND PLACE Mark Ronchetti

2ND PLACE Reese Kellebrew, UFC Boxing

Alex Maryol alexmaryol.com

3RD PLACE Chad Brummett

3RD PLACE Niki Sims, Black Box

2ND PLACE Kimo

BEST VETERINARIAN

3RD PLACE Keith Sanchez

Blue Cross Animal Clinic

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER wesnamanphotography. com

Myra Ghattas, Slate Street

1921 Carlisle NE, 505.255.5250 2ND PLACE Aztec

2ND PLACE Tony Gambino

515 Slate NW, 505.243.2210 slatestreetcafe.com

3RD PLACE Ventana Animal Clinic

3RD PLACE Rip Williams

2ND PLACE Julian Martinez, Artichoke Cafe

BEST VOCALIST

BEST POET

3RD PLACE Joe Reed, Whole Foods

hilljam.com

Wes Naman

Hakim Bellamy

BEST SOMMELIER

Hillary Smith

hakimbe.com

2ND PLACE Amanda Machon

2ND PLACE Zachary Kluckman

3RD PLACE Alex Maryol

3RD PLACE Jessica Helen Lopez

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll

Places

BEST CASINO

Sandia Resort & Casino 30 Rainbow NE, 505.796.7500 sanidacasino.com

BEST ANTIQUE STORE

2ND PLACE Santa Ana Star TIE 3RD PLACE Route 66 Casino TIE 3RD PLACE Isleta Casino

C. Dimery/Morningside 4001 Central NE, 505.268.0188 morningsideantiques.com 2ND PLACE Old Town Antiques 3RD PLACE Gertrude Zachary

BEST CLASS AT UNM

History of Beauty, Body, and Power

BEST ART GALLERY

Matrix Art Gallery 3812 Central SE, 505.268.8952 matrixfineart.com

BEST BED & BREAKFAST

Los Poblanos Historic Inn

2ND PLACE 516 Arts 3RD PLACE Mariposa Gallery

BEST COLLEGE BAR

Brickyard Pizza 2216 Central SE, 505.262.2216 brickyardpizza.com

BEST AUTO MECHANIC/ AUTO SHOP

Mollie Lewis/All In the Wrist 2400 San Mateo NE, 505.242.9778 2ND PLACE Independent Volvo 3RD PLACE Nob Hill Complete Auto & AC Service

BEST BED & BREAKFAST

Los Poblanos Historic Inn 4803 Rio Grande NW, 505.344.9297 lospoblanos.com 2ND PLACE Bottger Mansion 3RD PLACE Adobe Nido

2ND PLACE Positive Psychology 3RD PLACE Greek Mythology

2ND PLACE Joe’s Place/Carraro’s 3RD PLACE Anodyne

BEST BICYCLE SHOP

BEST BOOKSTORE

High Desert Bicycles

Bookworks

Multiple locations highdesertbicycles.net

4022 Rio Grande NW, 505.344.8139 bkwrks.com

BEST COMIC BOOK STORE

2ND PLACE Page One 3RD PLACE Barnes and Noble

3100 Central SE, 505.232.7800 astrozombies.com

2ND PLACE Fixed and Free 3RD PLACE Two Wheel Drive

BEST BODY MODIFICATION SHOP

BEST CAR DEALERSHIP

Evolution Body Piercing

Garcia Automotive

4517 Central NE, 505.255.4567 evolutionpiercing.com

7300 Lomas NE, 505.294.1455 garciacars.com

2ND PLACE Por Vida Tattoo 3RD PLACE The Zone

2ND PLACE Don Chalmer Ford 3RD PLACE Larry Miller

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Astro-Zombies

2ND PLACE Kaboom Test Labs 3RD PLACE Twin Suns

BEST DAY SPA

Betty’s Bath and Day Spa 1835 Candelaria NW, 505.341.3456 bettysbath.com 2ND PLACE Gambei Wellness Spa and Salon 3RD PLACE The Back Porch Day Spa

BEST DIVE BAR

BEST GAY BAR

Joe’s Place/Carraro’s

Effex

108 Vassar SE, 505.268.2300 2ND PLACE Anodyne 3RD PLACE Burt’s Tiki Lounge

420 Cental SW, 505.842.8870 effexabq.com

BEST ELECTRONICS STORE

Best Buy Multiple locations bestbuy.com 2ND PLACE Baillio’s 3RD PLACE Apple Store

BEST FLOWER SHOP

Peoples Multiple locations peoplesflowers.com 2ND PLACE The Flower Shop at Nob Hill 3RD PLACE Melba’s

2ND PLACE Albuquerque Social Club

BEST GIFT STORE

Beeps 3500 Central SE, 505.262.1900 2ND PLACE Hey Jhonny! 3RD PLACE Sukhmani

BEST GOLF COURSE

Sandia Resort Golf Course 30 Rainbow NE, 505.798.3990 sandiacasino.com 2ND PLACE Paako 3RD PLACE UNM South

BEST HAIR SALON BEST FOOD TRUCK

Supper Truck ilovesupper.com 2ND PLACE The Lunch Box 3RD PLACE Rustic Food Truck

BEST FURNITURE STORE

American Home Multiple locations americanhome.com 2ND PLACE Tema Contemporary Furniture 3RD PLACE The A Store

BEST GARDENING SHOP/NURSERY

Osuna Nursery 501 Osuna NE, 505.345.6644 osunanursery.com

Moxi Evolution of Beauty 3503 Central NE Ste. D, 505.255.1761 moxievo.com 2ND PLACE Gambei Wellness Spa and Salon 3RD PLACE Mark Pardo

BEST HAPPY HOUR SPOT

Lemoni Lounge 3109 Central NE, 505.268.9250 yannisandlemoni.com 2ND PLACE Blackbird Buvette 3RD PLACE Savoy

BEST HEALTH CLUB/ GYM

West Side Power Gym 1542 Stephanie, Rio Rancho, 505.220.8712 westsidepowergym.com 2ND PLACE Sports and Wellness 3RD PLACE Defined Fitness

BEST HOTEL

Hotel Parq Central 806 Central SE, 505.242.0040 hotelparqcentral.com 2ND PLACE Hotel Andaluz 3RD PLACE Hotel Albuquerque

BEST JEWELRY STORE

Ooh! Aah! 110 Amherst SE, 505.265.7170 oohaahjewelry.com 2ND PLACE Lilly Barrack 3RD PLACE IMEC (International Metalsmith Exhibition Center)

BEST KIDS CLOTHING STORE

Zap Oh! 103 Amherst SE, 505.268.2050 zapoh.net 2ND PLACE Kiwi 3RD PLACE Other Mothers

BEST KITCHENWARE STORE

Now We’re Cooking 5901 Wyoming NE, 505.857.9625 2ND PLACE The A Store 3RD PLACE William & Sonoma

2ND PLACE Rehm’s Nursery 3RD PLACE Jericho Nursery

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll BEST LINGERIE SHOP

BEST MUSEUM

Pope Joans

Albuquerque Museum

505.610.2290 popejoans.com

2000 Mountain NW, 505.242.4600 cabq.gov

2ND PLACE Off Broadway 3RD PLACE Seductions

BEST LOCAL BANK

New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union Multiple locations nmefcu.org 2ND PLACE Bank of Albuquerque 3RD PLACE Sandia Labs Federal Credit Union

BEST LOCAL BREWERY

Marble Brewery 111 Marble NW, 505.243.2739 marblebrewery.com 2ND PLACE La Cumbre 3RD PLACE Tractor Brewery

Albuqueque Museum of Art

2ND PLACE National Museum of Nuclear Science & History 3RD PLACE New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

BEST NAIL SALON

Polished Nails 111 Carlisle SE, 505.715.4515 polishednailsabq.com 2ND PLACE Gambei Wellness Spa & Salon 3RD PLACE Mark Pardo

BEST NEW BAR

Sister 407 Central NW, 505.242.4900 sisterthebar.com 2ND PLACE ArtBar by Catalyst Club 3RD PLACE Lemoni Lounge

BEST TATTOO SHOP

Star Tattoo

BEST PLACE TO SHOOT POOL

10200 Corrales NW, 505.922.6217 startattoo.com

409 Central NW, 505.244.1820 theanodyne.com

2ND PLACE Tinta Cantina 3RD PLACE Stay Gold Tattoo

BEST PLACE TO ACT LIKE A KID

Anodyne

2ND PLACE Doc & Eddy’s 3RD PLACE Slate Street Billiards, Rio Rancho

BEST LOCAL FOOD PRODUCT

BEST ORGANIC FARM

Explora

BEST PLACE TO SHOP ORGANIC

Hatch Green Chile

Los Poblanos

2ND PLACE Bueno Green Chile 3RD PLACE Los Poblanos Jam

4803 Rio Grande NW, 505.344.9297 lospoblanos.com

1701 Mountain NW, 505.224.8300 explora.us

Multiple locations lamontanita.coop

BEST LOUNGE

Apothecary Lounge/ Hotel Parq Central 806 Central SE, 505.242.0040 hotelparqcentral.com 2ND PLACE Lemoni Lounge 3RD PLACE Zinc

BEST MEN’S CLOTHING STORE

Izzy Martin

2ND PLACE Skarsgard Farms 3RD PLACE Old Town Farm

BEST PACKAGE LIQUOR STORE

Jubilation Wine & Spirits 3512 Lomas NE, 505.255.4404 jubilationwines.com 2ND PLACE Total Wine and More 3RD PLACE Kelly’s Liquors

3019 Central NE, 505.232.9223 izzymartin.com

BEST PET FOOD BAKERY

2ND PLACE Toad Road 3RD PLACE Dressed To Kill

9821 Montgomery NE, 505.294.2300 threedog.com

BEST MEN’S SHOE STORE

Dillard’s

Three Dog Bakery

2ND PLACE Dawg Gone Good 3RD PLACE The Barkery

Multiple locations dillards.com

BEST PET STORE

BEST LOCAL WINNER: Izzy Martin 3019 Central NE, 505.232.9223 izzymartin.net

4914 Lomas NE, 505.268.5977 clarkspets.com

2ND PLACE Red Wing Shoes

BEST MUSEUM

Clark’s Pet Emporium

2ND PLACE Long Leash on Life 3RD PLACE Dawg Gone Good

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La Montanita Coop

2ND PLACE Gravity Trampoline Park 3RD PLACE Hinkle Family Fun Center

2ND PLACE Whole Foods 3RD PLACE Sprouts

BEST PLACE TO DANCE

BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS

Effex 420 Central SW, 505.842.8870 effexabq.com 2ND PLACE Dirty Bourbon 3RD PLACE The Stage at Santa Ana

BEST PLACE TO GET A MANI/PEDI

ABQ Zoo/Biopark 903 10th SW, 505.764.6200 cabq.gov/culturalservices/ biopark 2ND PLACE Explora 3RD PLACE Hinkle Family Fun Center

Gambei Wellness Spa and Salon

BEST PUBLIC PARK

1016 Lomas NW, 505.255.2555 gambeispa.com

Coal & University 2ND PLACE Hyder 3RD PLACE Tiguex

2ND PLACE Polished 3RD PLACE Mark Pardo

BEST PLACE TO GO HIKING

La Luz Trail 2ND PLACE Tent Rocks 3RD PLACE Jemez

BEST PLACE TO SEE LIVE MUSIC

Launchpad

Roosevelt Park

BEST RECORD STORE

Charley’s 33s & CDs 7602 Menaul NE, 505.296.3685 2ND PLACE Mecca 3RD PLACE Nob Hill Music

BEST RESALE CLOTHING STORE

Buffalo Exchange

618 Central SW, 505.764.8887 launchpadrocks.com

3005 Central NE, 505.262.0098 buffaloexchange.com

2ND PLACE Sister 3RD PLACE Low Spirits

2ND PLACE 2 Time Couture 3RD PLACE Savers

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2014 SMART LIST Readers’ Poll BEST SHOE STORE

Dillard’s Multiple locations dillards.com Local Winner Shoes on a Shoestring 2ND PLACE Terra Firma 3RD PLACE Schushop

BEST SOLAR COMPANY

Affordable Solar 4840 Pan American NE, 505.244.1154 affordable-solar.com 2ND PLACE Consolidated Solar 3RD PLACE Array Technologies

BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE

REI 1550 Mercantile NE, 505.247.1191 rei.com 2ND PLACE Dick’s 3RD PLACE Sport Systems

BEST THEATER

KiMo Theater

5901 Wyoming NE, 505. 797.7087 runwayapparel.net

BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE

Off Broadway

BEST THRIFT STORE

Thrift Town

Uptown Sports Bar

3900 Menaul NE, 505.872.0647 thrifttown.com

2ND PLACE Altitude 3RD PLACE Nob Hill Bar & Grill

Runway Apparel

421 Central NW, 505.768.3522 kimotickets.com 2ND PLACE Aux Dog Theater 3RD PLACE Guild Cinema

BEST SPORTS BAR 6601 Uptown NE, 505.884.4714 uptown-sportsbar.com

BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE

2ND PLACE Savers 3RD PLACE Goodwill

BEST WOMEN’S SHOE STORE

Dillard’s BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE

BEST WINE BAR

Off Broadway

Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro

3110 Central SE, 505.268.1489 offbroadwaycostumes. com

3009 Central NE, 505.254.9462 zincabq.com

2ND PLACE Buffalo Exchange 3RD PLACE Goodwill

2ND PLACE St. Clair Winery 3RD PLACE Slate Street

BEST WINERY

St. Clair Winery 901 Rio Grande NW, 505.243.9916 stclairwinery.com 2ND PLACE Gruet 3RD PLACE Casa Rondeña

2ND PLACE Toad Road 3RD PLACE Elsa Ross

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Multiple locations dillards.com LOCAL WINNER

Schushop 109-B Carlisle SE, 505.503.8594 schushop.com 2ND PLACE Terra Firma

BEST YOGA STUDIO

Cloud 9 Divine Healing Center 6910 Montgomery NE, 505.717.7344 could9divine.com 2ND PLACE High Desert Yoga 3RD PLACE Hot Downtown Yoga

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Taking Back Sunday has survived more than a decade, but not without a revolving cast of band members. Now the group has reconvened its original lineup, and bass player Shaun Cooper (far left) said the experience has been “like coming home.”

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Re, re, reinvented Taking Back Sunday finds its natural evolution after reconvening with its original lineup ups and downs through the touring cycle for that [self-titled] record,” said Cooper. “Personally, it felt hen your favorite band changes like coming home, but musically, I had to evolve.” its lineup from original members, The time spent writing and recording 2014’s you’re disappointed, but you know the show will go on. After the Happiness Is proved to be a major step in second lineup change, you start to lose hope. A reestablishing the group. “It really bonded us third time is when you say enough is enough and together,” he said. “I think right now, we’re part ways, right? Well, In the case of Taking Back the best people we’ve ever been, we’re the best Sunday, three’s a charm. songwriters we’ve ever been, and I think we’re the most bonded we’ve ever been.” The Long Island quintet of Adam Lazzara (vocals), John Nolan (guitar, Happiness Is came together over vocals), Eddie Reyes (guitar), the course of two years and PREVIEW Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark the growth that happens with O’Connell (drums) burst on the any successful band between Taking Back scene with 2002’s Tell All Your records. They went into the Friends, making sassy emo kids in process without a set idea or Sunday high school (like myself) swoon concept. “As lame as it sounds, WITH TONIGHT ALIVE, SLEEPWAVE over their energetic songs packed we like to organically see what 7:30p, Sun., Mar. 30 full of bleeding-heart, screamcomes out when the five of us SUNSHINE THEATER along vocals. Shortly after the get in a room,” Cooper said. “I 120 CENTRAL SW, 505.764.0249 band’s initial success, Cooper and think what came out was our $23 Nolan parted ways with the band. natural progression from the last Tickets: holdmyticket.com record.” Seven years, three albums, two sunshinetheaterlive.com takingbacksunday.com guitarists and one bass player It is evident on Happiness Is that later, things came full circle for the band as a whole has evolved Taking Back Sunday when it was and grown into a style that announced in 2010 that Cooper resonates with notes from their and Nolan were rejoining the band. Flash forward past. “I think we’re right now, kind of, grownups to March 2014 when Local iQ caught up with who have ourselves figured out a lot better than Cooper to discuss the past, present, and what we did back in 2002 when Tell All Your Friends happiness is for Taking Back Sunday. came out,” said Cooper. “I feel like we recorded the strongest record we’ve ever had.” The band released a self-titled album featuring the original lineup in 2012, but there were still For Cooper, returning to Taking Back Sunday some gaps to fill for the reacquainted rockers. meant learning and adapting to songs he wasn’t “We put out a record and went through a lot of around to write. “I had been playing a whole

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different style of music for a while and I had to get into a different kind of mindset to jump into Taking Back Sunday and learn those songs,” he said. “My style evolved accordingly to match what this band needed.” From its explosive start, tumultuous turnover and rebirth, Taking Back Sunday is a band that has — through its various lineups — persevered and outlasted many other bands from its era of music. Cooper attributes the band’s longevity to the core three who have been there the whole time. “I honestly think a huge thing, and what has kept the band going when we started off, through when I left, and through coming back is the unbelievable drive of Mark, Eddie and Adam,” he said. “Those guys have this unbelievable drive that John [Nolan] and I didn’t have back then but we have since acquired since coming back to the band.” Though Taking Back Sunday has come a long way since 2002’s Tell All Your Friends, they don’t forget where they started. Playing the old songs like “Cute Without the ‘E’” and “You’re So Last Summer” are still just as exciting to play as they were 12 years ago, according to Cooper. “When we’re out there with a crowd, it’s an amazing thing,” he said. “It’s honestly like … it feels new every night. The songs are just so enjoyable when you’re getting such an amazing reaction.” If you’re skeptical about another lineup change in the near future of Taking Back Sunday, Cooper reassured me it is out of the question. “There’s nothing else we’d rather be doing,” he said. “For the five of us … it’s only Taking Back Sunday, because it’s all we have and this is all we know.”

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Beck

Morning Phase CAPITOL RECORDS

Occasionally it’s best to imagine a veteran artist’s new release as the debut. It keeps things fresh, lending for new perspective. If Morning Phase was Beck’s debut, listeners would hear the introspection and near desperation of a young artist blazing onto the scene, the fresh sound of calm chaos. Comparisons will certainly be made to Beck’s massive and diverse catalog, but I urge listeners to appreciate this release for what it is, a slow meditation of a multi-talented artist.

Neneh Cherry Blank Project

SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND

The first release in 18 years from the Stockholm native is by no means a misnomer. Tracks are sparse and prominently feature Cherry’s sultry vocal style. Music is in her blood; her father was a drummer from Sierra Leone and her stepfather is famous jazz musician Don Cherry. Moving to London as a teenager, she had an immediate impact on the music scene including triphop masters like Tricky. Blank Project is millennium-inspired, futuristic, cold, yet dripping with Cherry’s warmth and style.

Yellow Ostrich Cosmos

BARSUK RECORDS

Alex Schaaf, the force behind Yellow Ostrich, moved into his band’s Brooklyn practice space to get away from the grind of his day job, digitizing vintage home movies, to study astronomers like Carl Sagan for inspiration for Cosmos. The result is a more electronic, other-worldly, spacey version of the band’s guitar driven Brooklyn alt-rock sound.

Damaged Bug Hubba Bubba

CASTLE FACE RECORDS, 2014

If you’ve ever seen Coachwhips live, then you’ll understand the angst, power and energy that John Dwyer can produce. The band often sets up at the opposite end of the stage, standing on tables, knocking over drinks and generally causing sonic mayhem. Damaged Bug is Dwyer’s electronic respite from all of that. The sound is still on the anarchistic side, but much more relaxed and subtle.

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he hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 (Del The Funky Homosapien, WITH KID KOALA Dan the Automator, Kid Koala) 7p, Sun., Mar. 23 have finally returned after a long hiatus. Sunshine Theater The lauded, humorous self-titled debut 120 Central SW, in 2000 paved the way for a different 505.764.0249 kind of rap and hip-hop, incorporating $24 nerdcore, sci-fi and geek culture into Tickets: holdmyticket.com well laid scratches and beats. The album sunshinetheaterlive.com took place in the year 3030, and ended with Deltron Zero, a would-be hero, disappearing. Event II, released in September of 2013, picks up where things left off in the pre-9/11, pre-smartphone, Y2K panic era of 2000. It’s an even bleaker and more dystopian future in the year 3040, and Deltron Zero is a hero with seemingly no recourse but to watch his world decay into a mess of chaos and garbage. Corporate greed and corrupt politicians are rampant in this world, and the biting commentary on the state of our society that Del makes is not lost. Despite the grim harshness and tones of nostalgia, the album is amusing, tongue-in-cheek and thoughtprovoking. Del, Automator and Kid Koala are a dynamic team using piano, guitar and strings (a 16-piece orchestra is touring with the group) in a genre where they aren’t normally at home. —Kristen Kurens

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f you have ever shared a handful of days riding an interstate highway in a dank, Cheetos-strewn Ford Econovan with any number of hairy, unkempt bass players, drummers, guitarists and the obligatory prima-donna vocalist insisting 8p, Thu., Mar. 27 on hot water and lemon, you know that paring Launchpad those numbers down is a wise rock ’n’ roll 618 Central SW, strategy. Thanks to huge advances in digital 505.764.8887 audio technology, this is now possible. The short, $12 sharp, shocking power rock duo of today is the Tickets: holdmyticket. progressive rock foursome of yesteryear. com Enter Sacramento’s Middle Class Rut, made up launchpadrocks.com of a pair of sonically-astute crafters of modern mcrut.com sound waves dead set on ruffling the feathers of an unstable music industry — vocalist/guitarist Zack Lopez and vocalist/drummer Sean Stockham. This burly rock duo dares all onlookers to file the group in a convenient category. Truth be told: it can’t be done. Lopez and Stockham, via a handful of distinctive studio recordings, consistently wield their striking musical talents, which brazenly thrusts a dagger into the rock/pop status quo. Pairing Helmet’s succinct blades of staccato bluntness with the soaring, electronically-filtered vocal wanderlust — think a modern-day Jane’s Addiction jonesing for more Adderall — Middle Class Rut effectively crush the collective efforts of its musical peers. —Kevin Hopper

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From lips to pluma

The familiar faces of the Addams Family take to Popejoy stage this month in a musical comedy that was a long-running hit on Broadway. Amanda Bruton, who plays Grandma (far left), said she enjoys how the story plays with the idea of what makes a “normal” family.

Abnormal ‘Family’ The Addams get the musical comedy treatment as popular stage production arrives at Popejoy spring of 2010 and closed in December 2011 after more than 700 performances. Critic John Simon called the Broadway show “uproarious! A glitzy-gloomy musical entirely worth of the macabre drawings by Charles Addams.” In the original cast, that. Nathan Lane was Gomez and “She is incredibly wise and Bebe Neuwirth was Morticia, EXHIBIT compassionate and she loves the parents. The show won her family,” said Bruton, a Drama Desk Award for Addams Family who portrays Grandma in Outstanding Set Design Mar. 20-23 the international touring and won the broadway.com 7:30p, Thu.; 8p, Fri.; 2, company production of 8p, Sat.; 1, 6:30p, Sun. Audience Award for Favorite the show. The production POPEJOY HALL New Broadway Musical. is coming to Popejoy Hall ON THE UNM CAMPUS, 505.277.8010 “Whether people are familiar for a four-day run of six $42.50-$62.50 with The Addams Family or performances. Tickets: unmtickets.com not, they can relate to it,” Bruton offered many reasons popejoypresents.com Bruton said. “When you take for loving the show — and theaddamsfamilymusical.com a family that is ‘not normal,’ its story. “I think Charles and make it dark and spooky Addams’ work is timeless,” and put them in a ‘normal’ she said. Between 1938 and (society) then hilarity will 1988, Addams created thousands of cartoons ensue. In our show, ‘normal’ doesn’t exist. on which the characters in the show are based. And I definitely would say that Grandma is not Many of the cartoons had appeared in The New normal.” Yorker. Bruton continues, “I think that’s an important Bruton also has an affection for the TV series and relevant message for the times we live in. and the 1991 feature films drawn from the same fictional characters. And now the musical. Today, it’s really a great message for young people that it is OK to be different and not The stage version opened on Broadway in the

BY DAVID STEINBERG

n the musical comedy The Addams Family, Grandma is a wise-cracking woman of 102. But take it from Amanda Bruton, there’s more to the character of Grandma than

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afraid to be who they are and embrace it,” she added. This is Bruton’s first national and international tour. The tour started about 13 months ago and ends this May. The company has traveled all over the United States and has spent two months performing the show in China, Macao and Singapore. “It’s an incredible experience,” she said. “I’m someone who loves to travel and I’m doing it with a cast and company I respect and admire and love. And I get to see the world and the United States at the same time. It’s kind of like the best-case scenario for me.” After the tour concludes, Bruton plans to return to her home in New York City and probably do some summer stock. She is also a voice-over artist for commercials and does narrations for audio books. “It’s a dream of mine to do what I’m doing now and do it in New York City. Off Broadway or on Broadway would definitely be an amazing opportunity,” she said. The presentation is part of Popejoy’s La Vida Llena Broadway in New Mexico Series. Upcoming plays in the series for 2014 include War Horse in April, Memphis in June and Wicked in September.

hat happens when you get a group of creative comadres talking about the topics of life over coffee or, better yet, happy hour? You get Hembras de Pluma (Women of the Feather or Pen), a collective of women artists who have decided to share their stories of identity, memory and place through nine original stage productions. “So often we sit around our kitchen tables and tell our stories amidst laughter and tears,” stated Alicia Lueras Maldonado, artistic director for the show. “Hembras de Pluma captures those stories and brings them to life. We are opening up our kitchens and sharing our lives.” Hembras de Pluma, in partnership HEMBRAS with Las DE PLUMA Meganenas 7:30p, Thu.(“the big Sat.; 2p, Sun., girls”) and Mar. 20-30 the National NHCC Hispanic 1701 4th SW, Cultural 505.246.2261 Center, $18 showcases nhccnm.org local talent with each writer performing, and often directing, her own 10-minute piece. “That’s the scary part,” Lueras Maldonado said. “Before this, many of these women have never written their own pieces and several have never performed their own work. Some are stepping outside of their boundaries, but they are open, smart, funny and fearless in the way that they present their work.” What a way to turn happy hour into drama. Lueras Maldonado stated, “The idea is that when we write our own stories and share them, we’re lifting up and giving flight to ourselves. In a collective, we’re giving flight to each other.” Lueras Maldonado’s own piece, Glue, is a monologue about the individuals who act as glue in her life, binding the people in her family together. Fellow Hembra Andrea Serrano’s touching and funny piece entitled A History Written In Black Liquid Eyeliner is based on memories of her mom and older sisters, told through make up. “I’ve been writing and performing poetry for 20 years, but this experience of a stage production has been exhilarating, terrifying, amazing and I am so blessed to be among women who are not only talented writers and actors, but skilled in theater and take their craft very seriously,” Serrano says. “Las Hembras have helped me break out of my shell.” Shavone A. Otero has always wanted a pet snake.

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ONGOING EXHIBIT: THROUGH MAY 3

Heart of the City What does the condition of the city’s urban core say about the heart and soul of the city? This show examines many facets of the urban city. 6-8p, FREE 516 ARTS 516 CENTRAL SW, 505.242.1445

516arts.org EXHIBIT: THROUGH SEP. 14

Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: The Hawai’I Pictures These two friends and American modernists both visited Hawai’I at the height of their powers, yet their work from this time has received little attention. Now this profound movement is available for the public to witness. 6:30p, FREE GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM ST. FRANCIS AUDITORIUM NM MUSEUM OF ART, 107 W. PALACE AVENUE, 505.946.1000

multimedia work from John Hitchcock. 10a-5p, $5-$10

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

iaia.edu/museum

THU 20 FILM SCREENING: THRU MAR. 26

Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano Experience an epic concert of Elton John in Las Vegas, with some of his greatest hits and a behindthe-scenes look at the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 7p,

EXHIBIT: THROUGH MAY 17

Melanie Yazzie: Geographies of Memory Printmaker and sculptor Yazzie layers images drawing on memories from Navajo heritage, weaving together geographic, cultural and autobiographical imaginary spaces. Also see 400 Years of Remembering and Forgetting: The Graphic Art of Floyd Solomon and The Blinding Light of History: Genia Chef, Ilya Kabakov, and Oleg Vassiliev. 6-8p, FREE UNM ART MUSEUM UNM MAIN CAMPUS, 505.277.4001

unmartmuseum.org EXHIBITS: THROUGH JUL. 31

MoCNA Spring Exhibitions Check out three different collections: prints from Crow’s Shadow Press, prints from Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak and

THE CELL THEATRE 700 1ST NW, 505.766.9412

ac2gallery.org

pbs.org/independentlens

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SUN 23

THU 27

PERFORMANCE: AND MAR. 30

PRESENTATION

All the Doors Swinging Wide: A Celebration of the Music and Poetry of Ireland” This afternoon includes a combination of soloists and choir singers, with spoken poetry. 2p, $5

SFAI 140 1 evening. 20 presenters. 140 seconds each. These conversations promise to ignite inspiration and reveal some of the best creative minds around. 7p, TBD

INTERACTIVE OPENING

Interaction in art or the Art of Ping Pong Inspired by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts “Arm Wrestling for Art,” learn from artists, play some ping pong and sweat it out to win original works of art by Sallyann Paschall. 4-6p, FREE ALLAN HOUSER ART PARK 83 AVAN NU PO, SANTA FE, 505.424.2300 iaia.edu

[AC]2 GALLERY 301 MOUNTAIN NE, 505.842.8016

JAMES A. LITTLE THEATER 1060 CERRILLOS, SANTA FE, 505.471.1799 twnm.org

Duende Poetry Series Georgia Santa Maria and Zachary Kluckman will look at the impact of poetry and read from some of their own works. 3p, PRICE

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FILM FESTIVAL: THROUGH MAR. 23

Taos Shortz One hundred and eighteen films from 23 countries submitted film, now the winning pieces will be viewed with panel discussions, workshops and parties. 7p, $5-$15

TAOS MESA BREWERY 20 ABC MESA, EL PRADO, 575.758.1900

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The Sleeping Beauty Witness the classic fairy tale of a sleeping princess on the big screen, with Royal Ballet exclusive cast interviews. 7p, $10.50-$12.50

ABQ CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN 100 CENTRAL SW, 505.343.9000 ABQ CENTURY 24 4901 PAN AMERICAN NE, 505.343.9000 REGAL COTTONWOOD 16 10000 COORS NW, 505.343.9000

fathomevents.com PERFORMANCE: THROUGH MAR. 30 (THU.-SUN.)

Hembras de Pluma A collective of women artists will come together to present their personal stories of childhood, growing older, loss, grief and joy. 7:30p, $10

nhcc.nm.org

tamarind.unm.edu

$10-$15

KIMO THEATRE 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.277.2121

JAMES A. LITTLE THEATER (NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF) 1060 CERRILLOS, SANTA FE, 505.471.1799 twnm.org

Spider’s Market Las Arana Guild is hosting an annual sale of all things fiber: woven, knitted, crocheted, spun, dyed, felted and can be worn or hung on the wall. 9a-4p, FREE

EXHIBIT: THROUGH APR. 25

TAMARIND INSTITUTE 2500 CENTRAL SE, 505.277.3901

Invisible Children This film by Kevin McDonald looks into the country’s prison system and the children of incarcerated parents. 7-9p, FREE

PERFORMANCE

NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

5-7p, FREE

FILM SCREENING

DERRICK: 2008-2013 This exhibit will showcase 220 works by Derrick Montez, ranging from traditional painting styles to more digital. 9a-1p, FREE

THROUGH MAR. 22: MARKET

okeeffemuseum.org Infinite Histories This exhibition has been guestcurated by Claude Smith, and it focuses on the act of storytelling and its transformative power and the chance to suspend disbelief.

OPENING: THROUGH APR. 13

The Cordelia Dream Special guest Marina Carr created a work surrounding an antagonistic man and his demand that his female protégée be silent. 7p, $5

$10.50-$12.50

ABQ CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN 100 CENTRAL SW, 505.343.9000 ABQ CENTURY 24 4901 PAN AMERICAN NE, 505.343.9000 REGAL COTTONWOOD 16 10000 COORS NW, 505.343.9000

FRI 21 RECEPTIONS

Old Town ARTScrawl Purple sage Galeria, Yucca Art Gallery, Blackbird Gallery and Park Fine Art will preview the work of a wide range of artists. 5-8p, FREE VARIOUS LOCATIONS OLD TOWN, 505.244.0362

artscrawlabq.org RECEPTION

Old Town Celebration Witness the works of a wide range of artists, including prints. 4-8p, FREE WEEMS GALLERY AND FRAMING 303 ROMERO NW, 505.764.0302

weemsgallery.com PERFORMANCE: THROUGH MAR. 22

Postcards from Paradise Set during the summer of 1959 when Hawaii joined the U.S., join this tropical vacation experience. 8p, $10-$15

THE CELL THEATRE 700 1ST NW, 505.766.9412

liveatthecell.com

Theater Grottesco: Behind the Scenes Take a look at the backstage process of some of American theater’s most creative work. 8p,

PERFORMANCE: AND MAR. 29

ALBUQUERQUE GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE, 505.296.6020

SAT 22

ANASAZI WINERY 26 CAMINO DE LOS PUEBLITOS, PLACITAS, 505.867.3062

WED 26

FUNDRAISER

Art Sale The Friends of Corrales Library and Corrales Bosque Gallery are hosting a sale in which 40 percent of all sales are being donated by artists to support the library’s new reading room. 10a-6p, FREE CORRALES BOSQUE GALLERY 4685 CORRALES, 505.433.4267

OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044

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FRI 28

DISCUSSION

The Business of Art Artists and musicians are invited to learn more about the mysterious side of being creative: MANAGEMENT. How can you be self-sustaining with your art? 5p, FREE

Local Artists in residence Artist Talk and Open Studio Experience the art of artist and filmmaker Courtney Leonard and her exploration of language, image and culture in mixed media digital and tangible pieces. Noon-4p,

FREE

DISCUSSION

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Indigenous Community Art Projects The Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research will present a series of speakers delving into art, interpretation and the business of art. Noon-2p,

OPENING: THROUGH APR. 19

WORKSHOP

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART, 83 AVAN NU PO, SANTA FE, 505.424.2300 iaia.edu

PERFORMANCE: AND MAR. 28

ABQ Grand Slam Championship Hosted Jasmine Cuffee, the city’s best spoken word poets battles to represent the Duke city. 7p, $10-$15

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART 83 AVAN NU PO, SANTA FE, 505.424.2300 iaia.edu

FREE

corraleslibrary.org

SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE 1600 SAINT MICHAELS, SANTA FE, 505.424.5050

SAT 29

WAREHOUSE 508 508 1ST NW, 505.296.2738

Bits and Pieces Witness the work of artists Karina Hean, Catherine Gangloff and Michel Déjean. 5-7p, FREE

ZANE BENNETT GALLERY 435 SOUTH GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.982.8111, EXT. 1005

zanebennettgallery.com

Stop Motion Animation Art Therapy Materials included, preregistration required. Use collages and mixed media as a therapeutic expression of thought. 1-5p, $20 OFFCENTER ARTS 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

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Molly Sweeney A blind woman is given the chance to see again, but is conflicted with feelings of wanting to stay blind, even when a cure is offered by patriarchal influences. 2p, $5 JAMES A. LITTLE THEATER (NM SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF) 1060 CERRILLOS, SANTA FE, 505.471.1799 twnm.org

PERFORMANCE: AND MAR. 29

White Notebook: the Mystical Marriage of Maud Gonne and W.B. Yeats/Cathleen ni Houlihan Check out a play by one of Ireland’s greatest poets and a work made in his honor, bring these mythical words to life. 7p, $5 JAMES A. LITTLE THEATER (NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF) 1060 CERRILLOS, SANTA FE, 505.471.1799 twnm.org

CEREMONY

29th Annual Creative Bravos Awards Awards will be presented to outstanding individuals, organizations, events and/or businesses for achievements made to any sector of the creative economy, chosen by a committee. 6:30p, $45

ABQ MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY 2000 MOUNTAIN NW, 505.242.4600

creativeabq.org PERFORMANCE

Amaya’s Annual Oriental Potpourri Dance Show Guest artist Raffa of Venezuela will star, along with other talented dancers and drummers. 7p, $15$20

AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 310 SAN PEDRO NE, 505.280.3638

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BOOKS

The element of the otherworld The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era By Craig Nelson Scribner, 2014, 448 pp.

$29.99 ISBN-13: 978-1451660432

BY DAVID STEINBERG

raig Nelson’s new book, The Age of Radiance, is about the two faces of radiant energy — the good and the bad, the benefits and the horrors. That covers just about everything on, and in, the earth, from the radioactive thorium in the microwave oven to the radioactivity in our bodies and even in our food. “The Brazil nut has 1,000 times more radium than any other food we eat … because there’s a lot of radiation deep under the (earth’s) surface and Brazil nut trees have deep roots,” Nelson said. “Radiance is a fundamental part of our natural world.” His book unearths more than a century of scientific discoveries, their effects, the politics entwined in them and the rarely seen personal lives of the scientists. Take for example, France’s Nobel Prizewinning married couple Marie and Pierre Curie. Polish-born Marie Curie’s primary research led to the discovery of two new elements to the periodic table, polonium

and radium. “She had pointed to the first physical evidence that enormous energy lay within the very essence of matter,” Nelson writes. The Curies attended séances, a pop culture phenomenon. Radium, Nelson writes, seemed like an element of the otherworld. The book’s biographical sweep moves to Eastern Europe in the 1920s and shines a light on four physicists from Hungary — Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, Janos von Neumann and Eugene Wigner. They came from Budapest’s Jewish upper-middle class. They each emigrated to Germany to do research and eventually came to the United States as refugees. Here they were at the core of scientists working on the atomic bomb under the aegis of the Manhattan Project. Here’s a revealing personal tidbit about these men. They addressed each other in formal Hungarian and the formality extended to their dress. “Both von Neumann and Szilard always wore suits and ties, even most notoriously, when hiking in the deserts of

New Mexico,” Nelson writes. Years after the Manhattan Project, the book tells of Szilard’s reply when asked who he thought the father of nuclear weapons was. “H.G. Wells,” Szilard declared. Wells, known for his sic-fi novel The War of the Worlds, also wrote the lesser known 1914 sci-fi novel The World Set Free. In that early book Wells describes a radium-like material that scientists use for an “atomic bomb.” Wells coined the phrase. Hence Szilard’s seemingly joking declaration of Wells’ fatherhood. The Age of Radiance brings the reader forward to the early 21st century and the tsunami-triggered 2011 nuclear power plant disaster at Fukushima, Japan. With Fukushima, as with Chernobyl in 1986 in the then-Ukraine SSR, Nelson wrote, “The government and the utility did everything they could to cover up what had happened, in each case, of course, failing miserably, and becoming wholly untrustworthy.” And let’s not forget the partial nuclear plant meltdown at Three-Mile Island In the U.S. in 1979. Nelson concludes that the public relations after those three events was more harmful that the health effects from the pollution. The great casualty, he said, was “the truth.” Nelson tackled the epic subject of the Atomic Age after his last book, Rocket Men, which studied the dramatic story of the first men on the moon. “I was looking for another great moment in American history that was a big juicy story,” he said. The book offers profiles of a pantheon of 20th century scientists with their foibles and their challenged political allegiances. Craig Nelson will read and sign books in an event at 7p, Fri., Mar. 28 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History (601 Eubank SE). Tickets are $5. For this book review and many more, visit David Steinberg’s blog nmreviewofbooks.wordpress.com.

COMMUNITY EVENTS THU 20

SAT 22

BOOK SIGNING

The Pumpkin Eater Steven W. Horn will discuss the shocking story of undetected mass murders of young women and America’s attempt to genetically improve the human species. 7p, FREE

The Necessity of Brokenness Maggi Petton and Stewart Warren present their ideas on the marvelous things that happen when our hearts break and the cultural ideas surrounding it. 3p, FREE

ALAMOSA BOOKS 8810 HOLLY NE, SUITE D, 505.797.7107

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bkwrks.com

CONFERENCE: THROUGH MAR. 24

Clarifying Meditative Work: A Fresh Look A workshop for people from any meditation tradition or no tradition at all, explore what kind of work can help shed light on finding peace.

Electric Universe 2014: All About Evidence This four-day exploration is designed to rattle the chains of “settled science” and highlight the universal role of the electric force. 5p, FREE, Conf. registration fee: $325-$425)

MARRIOTT ABQ PYRAMID NORTH 5151 SAN FRANCISCO NE, 505.980.6794

thunderbolts.info LECTURE

Fracking: Its Bad Reputation Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be RENESAN Institute for Lifelong Learning will bring in U.S. Geological Survey geologist Jim Fassett to discuss fracking’s impact on the environment and the world’s energy supply mix. 1-3p, $10 ST. JOHN’S UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1200 OLD PECOS TRAIL, SANTA FE, 505.982.9274

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FRI 21 Understanding Pica: The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice and Chalk Sera Young will dive into the history of human’s nonfood craving and how they have previously obtained these materials. 8p, FREE

HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE 800 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

bkwrks.com

NM CENTER FOR MEDITATIVE INQUIRY AND RETREAT 145 MADISON NE, 505.281.0684

cuttsreviews.com/meditation BOOK SIGNING

Winter of the Metal People Dennis Herrick will talk of his historical fiction effort centered on the Tiguex War of 1540-42 in central NM. 2:30p, FREE PAGE ONE 5850 EUBANK NE, SUITE B-41, 505.294.2026

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FESTIVAL: THROUGH MAR. 23

SW Chocolate & Coffee Fest More chocolate, more coffee and more space than ever before, perfect for the ultimate food lover experience. 10a6p, $10

EXPO NM STATE FAIRGROUNDS 300 SAN PEDRO NE

chocolateandcoffeefest. com Fly Fishing Conclave Ed Engle and Tom Knopick will talk about New Mexico trout fishing, lunch included, with programs, classes and raffles. 8:30a, $35-

$45

Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel: Getting Answers from God Open to people of all beliefs. Learn to interpret dreams and develop inner awareness. 7-9p,

newmexicotrout.org

MANZANO MESA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER 501 ELIZABETH SE, 505.265.7388

eckankar-nm.org Cook with Cheryl Jamison Learn how to combine culture and food with four-time James Beard award-winning local author. 10a, $85

SANTA FE SCHOOL OF COOKING 125 N. GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.983.4511

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2-3:45p, 3:45-5p, $2

WORKSHOP: MAR. 28

$15

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

SANDIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL 532 OSUNA NE, 505.338.3000

SUN 23 Fall in Love with Your Inner Goddess: Storytelling for Self Care How can storytelling increase your self-esteem and lead you to a more successful life? Learn to accept yourself and feel deserving of a healthy sexuality. 6:30p, $20, $35/pair

SELF SERVE SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER, 3904B CENTRAL SE, 505.265.5815

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Creative Bravos Awards 6:30p, Sat., Mar. 22

onoring exceptional contributions to the local creative community, the Creative Bravos Awards is a meaningful annual event in Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque. Creative ABQ presents the of Art & History awards to individuals, organizations, 2000 Mountain NW, events and businesses for outstanding 505.242.4600 achievements in the creative economy. $45 One of the honorees is The Mayor’s creativeabq.org Art Institute of the Harwood Art Center, a program that allows talented youth and adults to assist Lead Artists to create a ceramic tile mosaic on public Albuquerque buildings. Another honoree is Mark Hansen, the renowned local prop master for five seasons of Breaking Bad, In Plain Sight and Bless Me Ultima. Maple Street Dance Space is receiving an award for providing a place for independent instructors to teach their classes in dance, yoga, etc. Also being honored is singer/songwriter Cathryn McGill, artist Valerie Martinez, professor Theodore Jojola, Route 66 Summerfest, KUNM volunteer group Raices Collective, visual effects and animation studio Pivot VFX, youth urban art center Warehouse 508 and executive director of the North Fourth Art Center Marjorie Neset. Now in its 29th year, the Creative Bravos Awards is an important event for Albuquerque to recognize and celebrate its most creative and innovative citizens. —Natalie Gaik

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eorges Bizet gave us the famous The Pearl Fishers opera Carmen. He also composed 7:30p, Wed., Fri.; 2p, The Pearl Fishers (Les Pecheurs de Sun., Mar. 23-30 Perles), an opera known for “Au fond du National Hispanic temple saint,” a renowned male duet. “That Cultural Center famous duet has a melody that gets under 1701 4th SW, your skin,” said Roger Melone, who is 505.246.2261 conducting the upcoming Opera Southwest $12-$82 production. “If there is anything you can Tickets: say about this opera it’s that it is full of operasouthwest.org memorable tunes.” Tenor Scott Ramsay in the role of Nadir and baritone Sean Anderson as Zurga will sing the duet that expresses their vow of eternal friendship. But that vow is shaken by their love of the same woman, Leila. And Leila, sung by soprano Shana Blake Hill, has her own conflict between romantic love and her sacred oath as a priestess. This production marks Melone’s conducting debut with Opera Southwest. It’s also the first time he’s conducting The Pearl Fishers, though he has conducted such popular operas as Tosca and The Barber of Seville. Melone is the music director of the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and about 30 members of the Symphonic Chorus form the chorus in the opera. He said that he and the Symphonic Chorus are honored to be invited to be part of the production. The opera will be sung in French with English supertitles. —David Steinberg

Sherman Alexie 3p, Sun., Mar. 30 Popejoy Hall On the UNM campus, 505.277.8010

$20-$44 Tickets: unmtickets. com popejoypresents.com fallsapart.com

herman Alexie has something of a New Mexico habit these days. The Native American author, poet and screenwriter, who hails from the Pacific Northwest (Spokane/Coeur d’Alene heritage), is also a compelling storyteller. In this presentation at Popejoy he will tell tales of contemporary American Indian life. He mixes his stories with wit and candor. Men’s Journal called Alexie “the world’s first fast-talking and wisecracking mediagenic American Indian superstar.” In 2012 he released Blasphemy, an anthology of new stories and classics. The New York Times and NPR included the title on their lists of the top books of the year. Alexie’s 2009 short story collection War Dances won the PEN Faulkner Award. And his book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian received the 2007 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. The New York Times said, “This is a gem of a book. … For 15 years, Sherman Alexie has explored the struggle to survive between the grinding plates of the Indian and white worlds. He’s done it through various characters and genres, but (True Diary) may be his best work yet.” Alexie has been making multiple trips to the Land of Enchantment this year because of his position on the writing faculty at Santa Fe’s Institute of American Indian Arts. This will be the first chance in some time to see him in Albuquerque. —David Steinberg

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FILM

FILM REEL BY JORDAN MAHONEY

Benicio Del Toro stars in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, Directed by Arnaud Desplechin.

Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indi0an DIRECTED BY ARNAUD DESPLECHIN

3:30, 8p, Mar. 21-27 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 guildcinema.com

Director and producer Jim Wilson (center), seen here on the New Mexico set of 50 to 1 with stars Christian Kane (left) and Skeet UIrich (right), said he was drawn to the project because of the amazing, against-all-odds story behind it. Wilson has worked on several productions in New Mexico, including Swing Vote and Wyatt Earp.

L.A. filmmaker finds New Mexico habit a hard one to shake

ecently the stars took to the red carpet outside of Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. They were dressed to the nines, walked with a bounce in their step and had a glisten in their eye. For many, this was the highlight of their entire career. Each anticipated the honor of having their name called, in hopes to walk up a small group of steps, hear the roar from their celebrity peers and accept a piece of movie history. All for a small, bald, golden man named Oscar. We enjoy watching this annual celebration of celebrity, but for the majority of us, we can only dream to be amongst the stars. These lucky individuals are still outsiders compared to those who do win. The most exclusive club consists of those who earn the coveted Best Picture award. I recently spoke with a member of this extremely elite club of Hollywood insiders about a movie he made, right here in New Mexico. Writer, Producer, Director Jim Wilson owns a Best Picture Oscar for the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner. Wilson’s latest film, 50 to 1, is about a group of New Mexico cowboys who qualify for the Kentucky Derby with a crooked-footed horse and extreme odds stacked against them. It’s based on the true story of Mine That Bird, a racehorse who defined the term “underdog” by winning the Kentucky Derby in 2009. Sorry if I just spoiled the movie for you, but there’s more to this flick than a two-minute race. Jim Wilson isn’t new to making movies

in New Mexico. He seems to gravitate towards our state. Wyatt Earp, Swing Vote and the TV mini-series 500 Nations were all produced by Wilson and shot in New Mexico. Why does he keep coming back? “I’ll tell you. The truth is that these stories have been written for New Mexico,” Wilson said. “So obviously, 50 to 1 is a story that comes out of Roswell, Raton, Farmington and Albuquerque Downs and it’s altogether a New Mexico tale. There is no other place for me than to shoot it there.” Wilson conceded he’s spent a lot of his life in the Land of Enchantment. “I figured the other day, I’ve spent nearly two years filming on the ground in New Mexico, so I must say, I know your state rather well,” Wilson added. Wilson has owned horses all of his life, and has been racing horses in Southern California since the early 1990s. He has always wanted to produce a film about horse racing, and though he has read many scripts on the subject, nothing ever satisfied his interest. That was until 2009 when he was watching the Kentucky Derby and a long shot stole the show. “A little horse come from nearly 30

lengths back and does a performance at the Derby I’ve never seen any horse ever do,” Wilson said. “I mean, he had more trouble in the race — barely got out of the gate, got slammed at the start, got shuffled back, got all the mud in the world, and there was nowhere to go, and I just saw an ending, and said, ‘Oh my God, if that has any more truth to it or any more story behind this, that might be the beginning of my movie.’ So I’ve spent the last three years, little over three years now, making this come to screen.” Wilson did have to wait about a year to produce this movie since another production company had gotten permission from the owners of Mine that Bird. Lucky for Wilson, that movie fell through and the owners contacted him to produce his film. Wilson gleamed, “The difference here: you had a group who had a horse that really, on paper, didn’t look so good even though he qualified for the Kentucky Derby. If you looked at the form, and you looked at the horse, you would say, ‘You know what, we really don’t stand much of a chance.’” That is the film Wilson wanted. It’s an honest story about a couple of guys, a horse and beating impossible odds … literally. (To read an interview with 50 to 1 starring actor Skeet Ulrich, go to page 7.) Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program (available at directorscutradio.com). He can be reached at dan@directorscutradio.com.

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one to death are rugged antiheroes, cutthroat politicians and the like. Always refreshing are character studies of lesser-shown subjects in film. In the case of Jimmy P., it’s an anguished but mild-mannered Blackfoot Indian. Benicio Del Toro, undisputed (and often, unheard) king of bizarre inflection and slurred mutterings, plays war-vet Jimmy Picard a little differently, more stoic and deliberate. A crack on the skull during WWII has left him reeling with dizzy spells and severe headaches. For a proper diagnosis, French anthropologist, psychoanalyst and Native enthusiast Georges Devereux (Mathieu Almaric) enters the scene. The two form an odd bond, Georges’ frantic eccentricity complementing Jimmy’s sleepy-eyed terseness. Georges, through several sessions, chips away at Jimmy’s psyche, uncovering strange dreams and a contorted sexual past. Somewhat of a period piece, the film is steady and mannered, much like its subject. Set in post-war Kansas, Jimmy P. is far from flashy — probably a niche film, but a pleasant dive into psychology, Indian culture and typically uncharted cinematic territory.

Face of Love DIRECTED BY ARIE POSIN

4, 6:30p, Mar. 28-Apr. 4 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 guildcinema.com

ver wonder if lurking out there somewhere is your doppelgänger, your perfect double? Face of Love, set in lavish estates of upper-class suburbia, takes that unsettling notion and builds a romantic thriller around it. In the first few scenes, we see

Nikki’s (Annette Bening) husband Garrett (Ed Harris), after 30 blissful years of marriage, drown in the riptides of Mexico. But five years later, she encounters an art teacher named Tom (also Harris) who looks exactly like her late lover. She courts him, and the two begin to date — but she never discloses to him the uncanny resemblance, nor does she mention Tom to her daughter or her widowing neighbor (Robin Williams). Scenes drip with tension, and that feeling of unwarranted knowledge, when you know a secret the character doesn’t. The film, at times, is a little Lifetime-y, but the flick is well acted, and the final moments might just floor you.

300: Rise of an Empire DIRECTED BY NOAM MURRO

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f Zack Snyder and co. had any reservations in the first 300, they’re certainly not present in the follow-up, Rise of an Empire, which gives itself up to slo-mo muscle-flexing, soaring limbs and gooey, digitally-rendered blood. Not quite a sequel, the film runs parallel to the first, this time focusing on the Athenians, another group of chanting warriors sporting scant leather and glistening abs. Their fearless leader Themistokles will stop at nothing to kill the sexually ambiguous (and therefore, evil)? God-king Xerxes. Standing in the way however, is Greek-turnedPersian Artemisia, priestess of war and bringer of death. Played by a fiercely committed Eva Green, her wild-eyed villainy steals every scene. The novelty of the first film has worn a bit, but Rise of An Empire yet again manages to blur the lines between masculinity and homoeroticism. The film lands somewhere in between an “ecstasy of flesh and steel,” as Artemisia puts it, and a highly stylized blood orgy.

PISCES NEW MOON MOONSHINE HOROSCOPE ARIES (MAR. 20-APR.L 19) The Virgo Full Moon has highlighted the structure of your days, weeks and months, raising questions surrounding how you lay out your time. A situation you are working through is pushing you to reassess the rhythms by which you live your life. With your Moon sign in Aries, you instinctively respond to situations with quick, decisive action. Yet, the area of your chart that covers your daily routines has a rhythmic nature, alternating between structured, detailed planning and precise action. You are making connections between how you structure your time in terms of patterns and routines and how you feel on a daily basis. Notice the patterns that make you feel grounded and centered. Utilize this information to build daily, weekly and monthly rhythms and patterns that support feeling good about who you are. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) Recently, you’ve reached a crossroads regarding the people and groups that make up your network of friends, colleagues and associations. This may have come with sensations of knowing a change is needed, but uncertainty about who and what to let go. View this progression less as a loss and more in terms of what you will gain by shifting your focus and energy. You have a finite amount of time and energy to give to your network of people and groups. At the moment, you are sorting out what truly matters to you. When deciding the changes to make, let your authenticity lead. Show up as you in this current moment of your life and see who responds. You will learn a lot — who to invest time in and the kinds of people and groups to make more space for. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) As a Gemini Moon, you have a multitude of internal ways to experience your existence. At times, it may feel hard to live in all of them simultaneously. Rather than as distinctly different personas, view them as different facets of the same thing — you. You are in a moment of being able to shift your perspective to the sensation of your inner world as a cohesive thing. View this new solid experience of yourself as a metaphorical canvas where you can paint, draw and design your life. What you depict, which is in fact your feelings, translates to an image of what your external world looks like. As you refine and fine-tune this process, you will be able to more deliberately craft your world through the use of your desire and intention. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) A few ideas you are working with may feel too slippery or difficult to translate from your internal space to effectively communicate to others. You are working with some deep ideas and questions regarding where you’ve been, where you are going and how you can navigate upcoming change while remaining emotionally calm and centered. It may feel as though the more you investigate to find clarity the murkier the waters become. These waters you are swimming through will begin to become clearer, letting you move through the layers of what you are working through, finding new information and answers. As you gain this understanding of the landscape, you will be able to share these ideas, providing both you and close partners with a clearer insight into the journey of growth you are on. LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) Energy is building with the sensation of a push for resolution or change. You are reaching a turning point regarding how you think of self-

esteem. Trust that you’ve done a lot of work and covered much ground, making tangible progress. You are experiencing divergent feelings surrounding your self-confidence, some based on your sense of self and some based on how other people react to you. Notice the distinct feeling that comes when your self-esteem originates within you, grounded in who you are. This is a form of selfesteem that is always present and can’t be taken away by any external situations. You are learning to rely on this kind of self-confidence, creating a lasting sense of feeling good about who you are.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) Lately, questions have been arising regarding what a balanced relationship looks like for you. Strong desires are currently pushing for harmony in your closest partnerships. Begin your line of inquiry with yourself — what you need from your partners so that you feel emotionally grounded within. For some time you’ve been focused more on what others needed. Now you’re returning your focus to yourself, working from the inside out to your external world. As you get clear on how you can feel balanced both in your emotional space and in your relationships, you will have the clarity to take the steps to enact change. Consider your inner landscape as a place where you can shape and mold what’s in your outer life. Build an emotional landscape that is balanced and grounded; it will ripple out into your close partnerships.

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idea that what is important is how you can get ahead in a situation. For you, this perspective only goes so far; to truly resonate with your work, what you do must be grounded in giving back. You have much in the way of unique skills and knowledge that can make an important, positive impact in the larger world. Begin with the idea that you can pursue this kind of work and meet your financial obligations. Remember that what you give back, even in a career setting, has value — receiving money and other resources for your contribution is part of the giving cycle and will provide the means for you to contribute in an even greater capacity.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) Information is becoming available that helps you peel back a few layers regarding your relationship with your father. How did your father’s method of communicating affect you when you were a small child? As a Capricorn Moon, your method of communication may feel more like an emotional inquiry than a logical, structured exchange. Understanding how you and those around you communicate helps you better understand information you send and receive. This reexamination of a few important dialogues with your father will help you heal past miscommunications and misunderstandings. Take note of the ways in which differences in relaying ideas and messages with your father extended to other relationships. Through healing this old material with your father, you are also bringing LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) greater clarity to your discussions You are working with a few new ideas and dialogues throughout all of your about the holistic nature of your health — the influence your emotional partnerships. health has on your physical body, as AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) well as the impact your physical health Lately, commitments from those has on how you feel. The connection around you may have felt particularly between your physical body and your slippery, like your once-certain emotional self will be even more influence no longer feels so solid. I pronounced. I suggest working suggest not believing any doubts or consciously with the energy, making feelings of insecurity regarding your daily, weekly and monthly routines ability to make reliable arrangements that support healthier emotional and with partners and colleagues. You physical living. Think of these patterns actually have quite a lot of influence from the holistic perspective. For and impact over those around you. example, drinking a glass of water Any lack of commitment from others nourishes both your body and helps has more to do with issues they are you stay emotionally centered. You working through than anything you are are beginning to view yourself as doing. I suggest focusing on what you one large, interconnected system. can control — how you show up and As you apply this to your physical how you respond. Let your creativity, and emotional self, you will also be passion and drive lead, grounded in able to see the positive impact living a place of knowing what you want holistically has on the other areas of and who you are. As you meet the your life. larger world from this position, you SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) will attract others who are engaged in their lives in a similar fashion, and will You are moving through a few new build your network of collaborators relationship developments with and partners. close friends. Others are leaning on you, looking to you for support in PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) resolving situations in their lives. On March 1, a New Moon took You are being called to hold space place in your Moon sign; the recent for their emotional journey. I suggest Full Moon has energy shifting to not listening to any doubts regarding your close partnerships. As a Pisces your ability to do this. You have tremendous emotional depth and the Moon you are highly tuned in to those around you, gathering much ability to understand the emotions of information about others through those around you. I propose that the your emotional body. Think of your concept of living a meaningful life for emotional space as a sponge, soaking you includes being of service to both up what others emit. At times, this close friends and those individuals can blur the boundaries between your who are a few steps removed from your most inner circle of relationships. emotions and those feelings coming from people around you. The current Through this process of helping astrology is bringing you into contact others work through their emotions, with the ways this permeability has fully moving through their feelings, you will continue to make contact with impacted how you feel, and it’s providing clues for how to separate your own emotions in new, fulfilling your emotions from those of others. ways. Imagine this process is like drawing SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) borderlines around countries on a map. You are in a moment of being You are working through a able to establish strong emotional reassessment of your concept of boundaries, bringing greater clarity to meaningful work — what you can the information you gather from your contribute rather than what you gain. emotional self. Many aspects of our society push the

THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSSWORD “Heisenberg Uncertainty”

By Francis Heaney edited by Ben Tausig, Difficulty Level 4/5 ACROSS 1 With 67-Across, emulate Walter White, or what you can do four times in this grid without alerting the authorities 5 Opera unfortunately not by 18-Across, because that would make me look brilliant (it’s by Puccini) 10 “New Girl” girl 14 Causes a boner 15 As good as it gets 16 Part of the drivetrain 17 ___ leches cake 18 See 5-Across if you want, though it’s irrelevant to this famous Italian opera composer 19 Petty disagreement 20 People who don’t mingle much with the general public 22 School subject that’s pluralized in the U.K. 23 Philosopher with a paradox

36 Tater Tots maker 37 “Ticket to the Moon” band 38 Frigid 40 Columnist Marilyn ___ Savant 41 One running a “Big Store” 43 Beat map?: Abbr. 44 Musical that “Hit List” from “Smash” seemed blatantly based on 45 Tywin Lannister’s brother 46 “___ Fideles” (Christmas carol)

33 American ___ (century plant)

3 Krispy ___ donuts 4 Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle Monáe and Serena Williams 5 Device that may be thwarted by shows running long 6 Went too far via horse? 7 “Breaking Bad,” e.g.

32 Cursory kiss

34 Was part of an exchange 36 Assns. 38 Construction material for some castles 39 ___ out a victory 42 Took advantage of sunshine? 44 Magical ___ (Gabriel García Márquez’s style)

10 “Blue ___” (2013 Woody Allen film)

47 One of too many always open in my browser

59 Screen door material

11 Like acres and acres of real estate, say

49 Noted chemical weapon user

60 MacGowan of the Pogues

12 Louver part

53 Memo header 55 Desperately trying to get a handhold

61 “Was ___ hard on him?” 62 General vicinity

26 Some have drums at the end

64 Stuff in a cleared browser history

35 Nail polish brand with a Katy Perry collection

2 Pollo partner

9 Group waved past the bouncer

50 Massage reactions

63 Target

32 Salsa that isn’t “made in New York City!?!?”

31 Direction for a sun salutation, during morning yoga

46 Riverdale student that two hot girls are constantly fighting over for no clear reason

48 House Stark patriarch, formally

24 Reach

29 What hijinx and hilarity can do

DOWN 1 Baseball team that made about $300 million from Bernie Madoff

65 “United States of Tara” creator Diablo 66 Late period? 67 See 1-Across

8 Military school students

13 Rogen or MacFarlane 21 Drag show costume piece 25 Prefix for plane, to Brits or Neutral Milk Hotel fans 27 Verb or adjective, e.g. 28 Alert about a fugitive, perhaps, briefly 30 Soba alternative

51 “Sure, I probably won’t go bust!” 52 Prominent part of an anteater 53 Apple desktop 54 Jimmy’s “Sons of Anarchy” role 56 Study of body structure: Abbr. 57 B-side of Kiss’s “Detroit Rock City” that became the A-side 58 Wearing black lipstick, say

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Beyond Meditation: Community HU Actively explore your inner worlds, experience more divine love and increased awareness through chanting. 10:30-11a, FREE ECKANKAR CENTER 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, 505.265.7388

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MON 24 Qigong Spring Series: Ancient Healing for Modern Life The practice of cultivating vital life force in the body, mind and spirit derives from shamanic, Chinese and Japanese meditative breath, bring it into your life today for peace of mind. 8-9a, $10 ($50/six

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TUE 25 BOOK SIGNING

Pearls Fall Fast/Timmy Failure By Stephen Pastis Pastis reveals a new treasury of Pearls Before Swine cartoons. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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The Replacement Child Christine Barber will discuss several of her mystery novels, including her newest Southwestern novel. 7p, FREE JAMES DWYER MEMORIAL POLICE SUBSTATION 12700 MONTGOMERY NE

croak-and-dagger.com Triangle UFOs David Marler will present his book Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation, analyzing hundreds of reports and detailing the rich narrative of their history, 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012, EXT. 3

riorancholibraries.org Keeping it Hot in a Long-Term Relationship Join sexuality educator Molly Adler for learning how to keep it hot or get it there again with a partner, orchestrating intimacy and spontaneity. 7:30p, $20, $35/pair SELF SERVE SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER, 3904B CENTRAL SE, 505.265.5815 selfservetoys.com

RISE Celebrate the accomplishments of women chefs, sommeliers, food artisans and farmers with exceptional dining options. 7p, $75

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Melinda Miles: Passages Eric Thompson and Sarah McCarty present striking paintings and portraits. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Crises in Ukraine The Albuquerque International Association is bringing in Dr. Marina Oborotova, who will present a lecture on freedom and corruption in the Ukraine, followed by a full-course dinner featuring Ukrainian cuisine. 5:30p, $35-$45 LA VIDA LLENA, CARTER HALL 10501 LAGRIMA DE ORO NE, 505.856.7277

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Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein bring together the strongest voices of 21st century Latin America. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Unlock The Potentials Party A new and interactive way to network, make new friends, meet your match, or just have a great time. 6-8p, $25-$30 VERNON’S VIP LOUNGE 6855 4TH NW, 505.341.0831

FRI 28 BOOK SIGNING

The Age of Radiance Craig Nelson talks about the impact of radiation. 7p, FREE

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND HISTORY 601 EUBANK, 505.344.8139

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SAT 29 Introduction to Meditation and Mindfulness This introductory retreat is part of Sage’s Meditation Leader certification Program and is open to everyone. $190-$200 THE HEART OF THE SACRED BUILDING, 522 PASEO DEL PUEBLO NORTE, 575.224.2343

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One Calamitous Spring: A Novel of Santa Fe By Edward F. Mendez Mendez discusses the present and future realities of Santa Fe, and figuring out how to make a better world with stronger families. 1-3p,

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Small Steps Spring Sizzler To help fund community mental health care have a sizzlin’ fun time with cold treats after the race, all ages welcome. 9a, $15-$45 HOFFMANTOWN CHURCH 8888 HARPER NE, 505.333.8774

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Bernalillo: Yesterday’s Sunshine/Today’s Shadows Nasario Garcia dives into the bittersweet anthology of vivid and varied recollections of life in Bernalillo. 1-3p, FREE

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LECTURE

Healing on the Spiritual Path (medically verifiable) Bruno Groening believed that there was a precise intuition involved with a higher power. Dr. G. Kury, M.D. from Germany, will speak more about this. 11a, FREE AIRPORT HOLIDAY INN 1501 SUNPORT SE, 505.994.8244

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ABQ Free to Breathe Bike Ride Join hundreds of participants for an inspiring 20 or 10-mile bike ride, or a children’s mini-ride for all skill levels. 8a, $15-$30 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, 1701 4TH SW, 312.558.1770, EXT. 126 freetobreathe.org

Touch A powerful blend of music that fuses together Indian mantras, thick beats and vocal harmonies will keep you completely enthralled, allowing deep healing to occur. Noon-1:15p, $15

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TUE 1 ABQ Newcomers’ Club Welcome Coffee For those who recently moved here or have major changes in their lives, this is a great way to meet new people and partake in a variety of activities. 10a, FREE SANDIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10704 PASEO DEL NORTE, 505.321.6970

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Save Your Hips Christine Kent reveals shocking facts about the hip surgery industry, with months of research and interviews. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Poet Under a Soldier’s Hat Elizabeth Rose discusses the history of the British Empire. 7p,

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