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Five sets of parents muse on The Duke City — why it is a great place to raise their kids, where it can improve and which places are their favorites in the city to hang out with the family.
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Albuquerque’s Qtango flourishes as one of the country’s most innovative live tango orchestras
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From the Pecos Valley to a solo show at Bright Rain Gallery, Trevor Lucero is a New Mexican artist on the verge
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Sam Shepard plays an aging Butch Cassidy in the intriguing western comeback film, Blackthorn
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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 9, 2011
PHOTO BY WES NAMAN
Local tango virtuosos Svetlana Petkovic and William Gruner heat up the KiMo Theatre stage for Local iQ photographer Wes Naman in preparation for the many events that comprise Albuquerque’s Tango Week, Oct. 29-Nov. 5.
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PLACES TO BE
Stories of Wolves: The Lobo Returns 5:30-8p, Fri., Oct. 28
Blue Man Group 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sat.-Sun., Oct. 28-30
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MAGIC Albuquerque Magic Show 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 12:30, 3:30p, Sat.-Sun., Nov. 4-6
New Mexico State Land Office 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe
Popejoy Hall UNM campus, 505.277.3824
7p, Sat., Oct. 29
$34-$56.50
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th NW
popejoypresents.com
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EXHIBIT The Creep Show 9p, Sat., Oct. 29 115 2nd SW, 505.315.0636
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s Halloween approaches, it’s the time of year for bloody, creepy creativity. Black Market Goods is boasting 4,500 square feet of art at the latest collective show in their new space Downtown. Twelve local artists will exhibit a variety of media, including a live performance by Erin Vega, who will paint glow-inthe dark acrylics on bodies and canvas. “It’s always been my drive to help artists get their names in lights,” said BMG founder and artist Josh Jones, “and (to provide) a crowd to appreciate them by revamping the art show into a rocking good time with art, music and good people.” This event has all that plus belly dancing, a costume contest and prizes. Jones said he likes to rally various fundraising events, especially during the holidays, starting with this food and jacket drive, and he encouraged attendees to bring donations. —CO
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lke Duerr, activist, educator and filmmaker, presents the fruit of her last three years documenting the story of the Mexican gray wolf in the Southwest. From her childhood in Germany to her travels in North America, Duerr fell in love with nature and promised to give back to the animals most in need of wild and untamed wilderness in order to survive. “Stories of Wolves has many sub-plots because of the dynamic relationship of the wolves to the various communities that now share the wolves habitat,” Duerr said in her press release. “This includes the ranchers, the conversationists, the Native American cultures and the other animals who depend upon the wolves presence to maintain a healthy ecological system.” The Santa Fe screening on Oct. 28 includes a reception at 5:30p, with the film showing at 7p. —CO
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hey’re the quintessential image of the late ‘90s and early 2000s, with their signature painted blue smiling faces reminding us of an exciting time. The Blue Man Group’s current tour gives fans and newcomers an experience that combines comedy, music and technology in a show unlike any other. The Blue Man Group was founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, who created the performances in an avantgarde fashion that continues to produce a form of experimental performance art. The group’s shows are friendly for all ages, are audience interactive and vary from city to city, which means that the Albuquerque show at Popejoy Hall is sure to be a unique experience. —JC
South Broadway Cultural Center 1025 Broadway SE. 505.848.1320
DANCE Albuquerque Tango Festival Thu.-Sun., Nov. 3-6 Crowne Plaza Albuquerque 1901 University NE, 505.440.8070
$40-$240 albuquerquetangofestival.com
repare to be wowed, enamored and mystified as you watch magic unfold before your eyes at the Albuquerque Magic Show. The second annual magic festival will feature performances by Matt Marcy, Christopher Hart, Danny Cole and Albuquerque magician Jordan Jonas. Marcy is best known for being the star of the television show Masters of Illusion. Hart is the man behind the performance of “Thing,” the disembodied hand in the Addams Family movies. Cole is best known for being the twotime Stage Magician of the Year at the Magic Castle Hollywood. The magicians are sure to leave audience members wanting to know how they did it — but as we all know, a magician never reveals his secret. —JC
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where to go and what to do: October 27 to November 9
FUNDRAISER Doggie Dash & Dawdle 8a-1p, Sun., Nov. 6 Balloon Fiesta Park 4401 Alameda NE, 505.255.5523
$30/$15 chi. 12 and under animalhumanenm.org
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ango devotees are passionate about the dance, and dancers from around the world will bring their enthusiasm for Argentine tango to the Duke City for the Albuquerque Tango Festival. Organizers are expecting over 600 attendees at this year’s event, which will offer daily lessons and nightly dances (called milongas) for everyone from beginners to advanced tango dancers. Teachers for the event will fly in from Buenos Aires and other corners of the globe. Saturday night will feature a performance at 9p by Qtango, Albuquerque’s live tango orchestra. “There is something about the intimate connection between the couple, the subtle physical dialogue and deep listening to each other, that gives this dance an emotionally warm, near-addictive quality,” said festival organizer Daniel Boardman. —ME
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anines and their humans will gather at Balloon Fiesta Park for New Mexico’s largest social event for dogs and their families — and Animal Humane’s largest fundraiser of the year. The Doggie Dash & Dawdle features a 5k run and a two-mile walk. A pet plaza will feature products and information from more than 60 pet-crazy vendors, and the dog carnival Dash Bash area will feature crowd favorites such as an agility course, bobbing for hot dogs, paw print painting, a pet advice booth, canine cake walk, off-leash dog park and doggie contests. Adoptable pets will be on-hand from Animal Humane and other rescue groups for adoption, and there will be live music and a variety of food trucks. Organizers are expecting over 2,000 participants and 1,000 spectators for the event. —ME
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Love, words and memory Alzheimer’s Poetry Day event celebrates the power of poetry to give comfort, clarity to the afflicted and their family and friends BY BILL NEVINS
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lzheimer’s syndrome, the incurable and debilitating illness which too often strikes our elders, and can afflict younger patients as well, has very few bright aspects to it. One, however, is the dedication and inspiration displayed by the writers and verse performers who give of their art to help those so afflicted, their families and loved ones. Gary Glazner, a Brooklyn, New York, author who’s made his mark on the New Mexico and national slam poetry scene over the years as a participant in the Taos Poetry Circus EVENT and former Alzheimer’s director of New York’s Bowery Poetry Day Poetry Café, 11a, Sat., Nov. 5 has dedicated National Hispanic the past several Cultural Center years to founding 1701 4th SW, and expanding 505.577.2250 the Alzheimer’s FREE Poetry alzpoetry.com Project (APP) internationally. Based in Brooklyn, the project has affiliates in Europe and across North America, and now has a very active Spanish-language arm headed up by bilingual Albuquerque poet Michelle Otero. The project recruits and trains volunteers to read beloved poems to Alzheimer’s sufferers, with the proven result that much comfort and even occasional mental clarity is triggered by the memories of words first heard often decades ago. Some Alzheimer’s patients have even been inspired to help write original poems with the guidance of APP volunteers. At a recent APP poetry session at Sierra Vista Assisted Living Center in Santa Fe, for example, resident Jose Mondragon wrote the following poem: Pan es pan, queso es queso no hay amor sino hay un beso. (“Bread is bread, cheese is cheese, there is no love without a kiss”). For the Alzheimer’s Poetry Day event at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), Glazner and Otero will share the stage with famed New Mexico poet, screenwriter and fiction author Jimmy Santiago Baca, whose books of verse and prose have won him awards and a large fan following. Baca was abandoned as a child and entangled in the criminal justice system into his adulthood, but went on to fascinate the literary world with poetry and pulls-no-punches memoirs. He was recently awarded an honorary Ph.D.
in literature by UNM. Glazner, whose APP conducted a special pilot program throughout New Mexico last year, told Local iQ, “Just as Jimmy Santiago Baca has inspired countless troubled youth and others to ‘rage into the page’ and channel their boiling energies into constructive writing endeavors, so we hope that he and Michelle Otero will inspire the public generally to celebrate and support the hard work being done by all those who love and support the victims of Alzheimers.” According to Glazner, the National Endowment for the Arts listed the APP as a “best practice” for their Arts and Aging initiative. In addition to English, APP has offered programming in Chinese, German, Hmong, Hebrew, Korean, Spanish, and Yiddish. In 2010, the U.S. Embassy in Berlin funded a pilot project for the APP in Germany. To date the APP has held programming in 20 states and served over 15,000 living with dementia.
PHOTO BY JOHANNES ALBERT LEHMANN
Brooklyn-based poet Gary Glazner, shown here at a poetry event in an assisted living center, is the founder of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, which recruits and trains volunteers to read poems to Alzheimer’s sufferers. Glazner will host an Alzheimer’s Poetry Day in Albuquerque on Nov. 5.
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LIFESTYLE
Steampunk, divas or Don: Halloween options abound
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hat would this column be without its annual Halloween suggestions? Snoresville, that’s what. This year, I have some extra-fab ones for you. Pour something potent and revel in the ghoulishness of it all. Let’s do this. Hot this year: steampunk. Think goggles, opera glasses, cogs, boots, Victorian dresses, parasols, tiny hats, gauntlets, long or waist coats, cravats and the like. Remember to keep colors in the darker hues, perhaps with dashes of bronze and gold. It’s all about leather, silk and plenty of brass. Rubbing tea or coffee grounds into fabric can give things a gritty, steampunk feel. Divas reign supreme this Halloween. I suggest Madonna in any form. Naturally, this will be a banner Amy Winehouse year, as well. Nicki Minaj could be fun, I suppose… if you don’t mind looking like a rainbow vomited on you (sorry, Nicki fans; don’t hate). There will be many candy-clad Katy Perry costumes swirling around, I’m sure. Naturally, I expect to see so many Lady Gagas that I want to slap someone. Let’s lay off that costume, Okay? Over it. This year, I’d like to see some Regan MacNeils out there. In my oh-sohumble opinion, Linda Blair’s character from The Exorcist makes one of the best costumes ever. It doesn’t matter if you’re male or female; anyone can rock this legendary look. Simply wear a battered nightgown and white face paint with some red scratches. Stain the nightgown with glops of green dye or pea soup. Sheer perfection. I know I’m going to get hate mail for this, but the truth must come out: I’m so over vampires, it’s not even funny. A new era has officially dawned: welcome, zombies! I heart the walking dead like nobody’s business, and I’d love nothing more to see as many zombies as
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possible staggering around our fair city this Halloween. It’s quite easy to create a super-creepy zombie look on a shoestring budget. Drag your nastiest old clothes out of the back of the closet, then rough them up a bit. Feel free to do some tearing and burning; it helps. Next, step out into the yard, drop to the ground and roll vigorously in the dirt. Good times! Use far too much hair product so as to cause hair gumming and matting. Powder the face generously. Use dark-colored shadow (black, purple, burgundy, green) for that livor mortis look. Top it all off with some blood stains (mix chocolate syrup and red food coloring), and you’re good to gore. Anyone who dresses up as Don Schrader receives an imaginary trophy. My friend Ronnie once rocked a Don Schrader Halloween costume that was so perfect, it boggled the mind. You don’t want to know what he wrote on his protest signs… well, yes, you totally do, but I’d rather not lose my job due to your hankering for profanity. To get the Don look, go heavy on the tan body makeup, squeeze into the most microscopic jean cutoffs possible, create your sign and make no apologies. My absolute top pick for this year: Princess Beatrice at the royal wedding. That fallopian nightmare of a Philip Treacy fascinator demands absolute ridicule this Halloween. Cover a base with blush-colored fabric. Get a roll of wide, wired ribbon from the craft store. Buy an oval Styrofoam hoop and some blushtoned spray paint while you’re there. Paint the base, hoop and ribbon separately. Let all pieces dry completely before assembling. Grab a reference photo, a glue gun and some pins and—presto!—you’re a royal tragedy. Don’t forget to go heavy on the eye makeup. What’s my Halloween costume, you ask? Karl Lagerfeld, dahling. White ponytail wig, high collar shirt, black jacket/slacks, fingerless gloves, sassy little boots, rings upon rings and the ubiquitous dark shades. I’ll scowl and preen and everyone will absolutely loathe me. I can hardly wait! I want to see your Halloween costume. Send pictures of your costume to fabu@local-iQ.com. Have a safe and spooky holiday!
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PHOTO ILUSTRATION BY WES NAMAN & KEVIN HOPPER
Popular Halloween costumes this year will predictably be Amy Winehouse, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Inspired by the Royal Wedding earlier this year, Fabü columnist Lisa VanDyke will be rocking a close appropriation of the fashionably questionable hat Princess Beatrice made famous.
STU FF WE LIKE BY LOGAN GREELY IF PARENTS CAN STILL HAVE STYLE, why can’t their little ones?
And by style, we don’t mean toddler togs sporting iconic kiddo graphics found in popular TV shows or comic books — all the kids are wearing those. We’re talking local and original, such as the smashing graphics that All Is One Tattoo and Design slaps on super small tees (and even onesies!) from its UNM-area location on Harvard. Handcrafted, hand-pulled screenprints from your own backyard? That is what the playground really needs.
$18/TWO FOR $30 FIND IT AT:
All Is One Tattoo & Design 139 Harvard SE 505.255.4461 allisonetattoo.com
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FOOD
Salt, shot, and limeinfused ceviche
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ood, as we know it, easily pairs with wine. A succulent, savory forkful of duck confit and mushroom polenta, followed by a long slow gulp off Willamette pinot noir, very easily translates into your own private culinary luxury. And here's a bit of news for the wine geeks: beer works just as splendidly in terms of pairing. In fact, there are a number of microbrew proponents who choose to cook and pair with beer, rather than wine.
FIRST TASTE BY KEVIN HOPPER
PHOTO BY WES NAMAN
Inspired by underground dining clubs in Chicago and Seattle, Laura Ball (left) and Mike Lantz recently founded the Speakeasy Culinary Club (speakeasyculinaryclub.com), a private, invite only club that stages elaborate, one-off dinners paired with unique entertainment. The two are pictured here at Hanks House (hankshousedesign.com), a local custom kitchen design house located in Downtown Albuquerque.
Supper club ABQ’s Speakeasy Culinary Club offers themed, one-night-only multicourse menus, served with a side of entertainment BY KEVIN HOPPER
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n the mid- to late-’90s, the modern American dining scene was growing by leaps and bounds in the denser metropolitan areas around the country. A boom of dining establishments serving innovative “New American” food, as it was called, exploded in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Boston. Minimalism, refinement and fusion were major themes reflected in a flood of ultra-cool, monosyllabic restaurant names — Salt, Luxe, et al. In America, PROFILE more than perhaps any spot on the globe, food was getting big; huge, in fact. Ten years later, the concept of fresh, quality food is just as big, if not immensely bigger. The venue? Much, much, much smaller. So small, in fact, that the “where” in dining has ostensibly become a non-factor among hardcore foodies. This is the age of pop-up restaurants, innovative food trucks and intimate underground dinner parties. Foodies the nation over have never had it so good. In a recent post-lunch interview with Local iQ, Chef Mike Lutz of Uptown gastropub ABQ Brew Pub, admitted that even though Albuquerque diners and chefs have been slow to embrace the small-venue trend, it is only a matter of time until local foodies are sating their appetites outside traditional dining venues.
Speakeasy Culinary Club Mike Lantz and Lauren Ball, founders DINNER:
A Night of Mystery Costume Dinner 7p, Sat., Oct. 29 $75 For additional information/mailing list sign-up, visit speakeasyculinaryclub.com
Using several successful casual dinner parties as a catalyst, Lutz and Lauren Ball founded the Speakeasy Culinary Club this past summer. “I’ve been cooking around town for just about six or seven years now,” Lutz recalled, noting that most of his friends are people in the food industry who work as either cooks or servers. “Most of us had Mondays off, so a group of us started hosting dinner parties on Monday nights. Since there were a lot of cooks there, it became kind of a competitive
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thing. It was a lot of fun.” From the non-industry perspective of a typical gourmand, the result of a gaggle of trained chefs trying to outdo each other in the kitchen is nothing short of pure culinary gold, an experience that simply cannot be bought. Or could it? “The dinner parties stopped one night,” Lutz continued, “when a professional caterer came to one of them and suggested that we consider doing this professionally.” Though the idea, Lutz admitted, never crossed his or Ball’s minds, it proved to be intriguing enough to lead them to found Speakeasy, the eventual aim of which is to host uniquely themed, never-to-be repeated gourmet dinners on a bi-monthly schedule. For its premiere event, held in July of this year, Speakeasy cleverly chose “fire” as its theme to reflect this past summer’s combustible nature, and included menu items such as lobster flambé paired with a pepper vodka martini and grilled salmon with roasted garlic tomato coulis. Looking to up the ante for the second installment of Speakeasy, which will be held on Oct. 29 at an undisclosed location (visit speakeasyculinaryclub.com immediately to reserve a spot, if available), Lutz and Ball took advantage of the Halloween season to craft a particularly suspenseful affair served in multiple courses. “We threw down the gauntlet on this one,” Lutz said of Speakeasy’s A Night of Mystery Costume Dinner, which promises innovative, autumnal plates paired with wines, inventive cocktails and engaging entertainment. Building upon The Roustabouts fire dancer troupe that performed to audience delight in the first installment of Speakeasy, Lutz and Ball recruited local actors Dianna Delgado and Ryan Sciarotta, of Toaster Puppy Productions, to stage a murder mystery starring the dinner guests themselves. “The idea of murder mystery theater in the context of a dinner with actors posing as guests is going to be a lot of fun,” Lutz promised. “There will be absolutely no way to tell which guests are actors.” Albuquerque’s first pop-up restaurant has yet to materialize, but as the number of local food trucks rises and the underground dinner party scene develops and matures, more adventurous local foodies will soon be afforded unique, sometimes one-off dining experiences that may just redefine your idea of six o’clock supper.
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Is this a paradigm? Not really, since liquid naturally follows a taste of food. You gotta wash it down with something, right? But what about spirits? Is it possible for a chef to pull of an ultra-chic, high-end pairing dinner with, say, vodka? For that matter, what about tequila? One would think, but, this food writer's mind was recently enlightened by, not only the sheer possibilities of tequila as a food pairing mate, but the distinctiveness and subtle characteristics that tequila can lend to the palate. Thankfully, this all came courtesy of Santa Fe sanctum Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, located in the heart of Santa Fe, and just a hop and a skip from the famed Santa Fe Plaza. What Anasazi offers should come as refreshing news to even the most native of native New Mexicans (an elite club I myself can lay claim to). Funny then, that a chef from across the pond, Anasazi's Executive Chef and U.K.-native Oliver Ridgeway, stole both my heart and stomach vis-a-vis a tequila-themed dinner put on in conjuction with a local spirits distributor looking to, let's be honest, sell some high-end tequila. Aside from the supposedly elite Mezcal (supplied by Ilegal), my palate was nothing short of stultified by very tequila-friendly dishes such as Mexican Prawn-Octopus Ceviche, Coffee-Rubbed Elk Loin and Pork Belly and Seared Diver Scallops, all skillfully, fluidly prepared by Ridgeway and his kitchen cohorts. Inn of the Anasazi has plans to extend to diners the same sort of culinary adventurousness that accompanied my meal. If anything, just pay a visit to taste even one of Ridgeway's entrées. If you're feeling adventurous, why not throw down a shot of mezcal with the chef while you're at it?
WINE
Put away the pint glass, drink German whites
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regions are Rheinhessen, Rheingau, MoselSaar-Ruwer, and Pfalz (here in Albuquerque I could only find Rheingau and Mosel on most of the shelves). Overall each region has its own territorial characteristics; Mosels are usually higher in acidity and lower in alcohol content and have flavors of pears and apples. Rhein wines are a little bigger bodied and have more peach and nectarine flavors.
ach month I try to take you through various parts of the wine world, to shine some light on under-appreciated grapes and regions that deserve more attention than the American mass market has to offer. My ongoing desire to inspire you to enjoy wine for what it is to you (and not what Robert Parker or any other reviewer might dictate) compels me to keep it real once again and focus attention on another country whose winemaking is often confusing and misunderstood. This month I was inspired by a fellow nurse’s love of German wine as we were working together in the Neuroscience ICU. Her enthusiasm (greater than mine) moved me to give Germany a column to itself. As 85 percent of the wines of Germany are white, I will keep it simple and focus on the highlights. We may be going to Germany, but turn off the “Beer Barrel Polka” and put your pint glass in the dishwasher. It’s time to put on Handel’s “Wassermusik” and sit down by the fire to enjoy some German whites.
drinker may say, “I don’t like sweet wines.” Wine expert Oz Clarke personifies riesling perfectly as the straight A student who all the teachers love, but with whom no other kids will play at recess. I have encouraged you to give it a try in previous columns, as I went 15 years poo pooing it. Just try it with spicy or aromatic food and you will see. Müller-thurgau is a blending grape, along with silvaner. You’re not likely to find either on their own, but they appear in many of the blended wines from major regions in Germany. Both grapes add a beautiful aroma and acidity that Riesling may not deliver on its own.
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First there is an issue with all the names and classifications in German winemaking that might make you shrug and move on to the California aisle of your wine shop, forgetting those tall skinny bottles of German sunshine. The most important grapes to know are riesling, Müller-Thurgau (a riesling hybrid) and Silvaner. Riesling is hands down the most versatile, food-friendly grape. Its flavors are sometimes smoky, sometimes fruity and bright, but always uniquely aromatic. Wine enthusiasts go bonkers for good Riesling, while the average amateur
Not Too Tart and Not Too Sweet The last characteristic of German winemaking to grasp is the sweetness factor. While the French distinguish their wines by where they are grown and Americans just want the grape listed on the label, Germans classify their wines by how sweet they are (this is a bit of an oversimplification). “Qualitätswein” is either listed as QbA or Qmp and denotes top-quality product. An excellent exemplar from the Rheingau is the 2010 Leitz Dragonstone riesling ($19, available at Quarters). Kabinett wines are often dry wines that are fairly inexpensive,
and I have found them at Quarters, Jubilation or La Casa Sena in Santa Fe. Try the dry, crisp 2008 Ockfener Bockstein from St. UrbansHof (from Mosel) for $18. Spätlese (literally “late harvest”) wines are made from grapes that are picked later in the season, which provides more intensity to their flavors (and more sugar). Auslese wines are made from grapes that are picked out of bunches of grapes that are left on the vine to continue ripening. Beerenauslese wines are sweeter and pricier — dessert wines that can cost a bundle. If you’re looking for dry and cheap, choose Kabinet. The highest level of sweetness and richness is Trockenbeerenauslese. It is also the most expensive. These wines can rival the French Sauternes in their price and lusciousness. Your palate is yours, and it only gets better with practice. Germany’s winemaking tradition can stand shoulder to shoulder with France and you should explore all it has to offer. As always I look forward to your questions and comments. Send them to sam@local-iQ.com. Cheers.
Eighty percent of the wine growing territory of Germany is on very hilly slopes. This greatly impacts the way the grapes grow, and there is very little mechanical harvesting. Something else to consider is that these areas are some of the northernmost areas of the entire world where grapes can grow — the season is short and colder overall. If you are shopping in America; however, you need only know four regions of German wine country, as they export wine from these areas almost exclusively. All four border the Rhein or Mosel rivers. The
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ark Twain once wrote, “Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough.” If there is one thing I share with Samuel Clemens, it’s an overgrown mustache. If there are two things, I might add an affinity for whiskey cocktails. With November just around the corner, I think it safe to declare that whiskey season is upon us. The Kentucky Colonel is a little-known prohibition-era cocktail, well deserving of a renaissance. Traditionally served chilled and up, I recommend it over ice. The herbaceous and honey qualities of the Benedictine Liqueur lend just a bit of sweetness. Not too much, but barely enough.
Kentucky Colonel Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Bourbon .5 oz. Benedictine Liqueur Method: Combine both ingredients in an old fashioned glass full of ice. Stir and garnish with a freshly cut orange twist. PHOTO BY WES NAMAN
Ben tends bar at Scalo Northern Italian Grill in Nob Hill and teaches beer brewing classes at Victor’s Grape Arbor. He is also a member of ska/reggae band CrazyFool.
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Three stews, with N.M. green chile for all
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ost New Mexican cooks have a favorite recipe for green chile stew, and so do I. But that recipe has been published dozens of times, so I started thinking about some variations on the subject that I put in my new book, 1,001 Best Hot and Spicy Recipes. Here are three different recipes, but with one common denominator: New Mexican green chile. And with the green chile season ending soon, you’d better stock up!
Creamy Green Chile Chicken Soup This recipe was one of the favorites at the muchmissed W.C.’s Mountain Road Cafe.
2 cups Chicken, cooked, chopped 2 cups White sauce (see Joy of Cooking or another such basic cookbook) 2 medium Zucchinis, chopped Water
6 cups Green chile sauce (yes, you can used prepared sauce) 2 cups White sauce (see Joy of Cooking or another such basic cookbook) 1 cup Chicken stock, homemade if possible 1 3-1/2 lb. Chicken, poached and deboned, meat chopped, skin and bones discarded 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/2 tsp. White pepper, finely ground 1/4 tsp. Mexican oregano leaf
In a stock pot, saute the chile, bell pepper, onion and garlic in the olive oil for five to seven minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock, celery and potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Add the remaining ingredients and enough water to make a thick stew. Simmer over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with the tortilla strips and serve.
1 cup Heavy cream
Yield: 8 to 10 • Heat Scale: Medium
In a large pot, heat the green chile sauce, white sauce and chicken stock, stirring well with a whisk. Add the remaining ingredients, stir well and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Yield: 8 servings • Heat Scale: Medium
Border Chile Stew It’s easy to pinpoint the origin of this recipe: northern Mexico. But we add a few touches of our own, such as zucchinis and celery! Serve with a hearty bread and your favorite microbrew beer.
1 cup New Mexican green chile, chopped 1 cup Red bell pepper, chopped 1 medium Onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. Garlic, chopped 2-1/2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil 3 cups Chicken stock, preferably homemade 2 stalks Celery, sliced 2 cups Potatoes in 1/2 inch cubes 1 tsp. Mexican oregano 1 tsp. Thyme leaves 2 cups Pinto beans, cooked 6 cups Corn kernels, cooked
Fried tortilla strips for garnish
Black Bean Corned Beef Chile Stew Corned beef in a stew? Why not experiment? Cooks can either prepare their own corned beef or purchase it from the butcher. You’ll find this a delightful mix of flavors and easy to make. Just be sure to skim off any fat that comes to the surface. Serve it with an Irish soda bread, accompanied by a black and tan beer.
3 quarts Water 2-1/2 lbs. Corned beef 2 Carrots, chopped 1 large Onion, chopped 1/2 bunch Parsley, chopped 1 tsp. Salt 1 Tbsp. Black pepper, freshly ground 1 Tbsp. White pepper, freshly ground 2 cups Green chile, chopped Combine all ingredients in a stock pot and boil uncovered for two hours. Strain the soup and discard all solids, then skim the fat. Remove the corned beef, trim the fat, and set aside. Shred the corned beef and cut into 1-1/2-inch lengths and return to the soup. Add enough water to make the stew about a gallon. Heat to boiling, stir well and serve. Yield: 8 to 10 servings • Heat Scale: Medium
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SANTA FE SCENE FESTIVAL
Santa Fe Harvest Festival Nov. 1-23 Various Santa Fe venues, 505.471.2261
$35-$160 santafeharvestfestival.com
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electable food, exciting competitions, cooking classes, a gala dinner and silent auction — the Santa Fe Harvest Festival will feature all of that and more, and offer opportunities to mingle with master chefs and bartenders over more than three weeks of activities. Festival events will include competitions for aspiring and professional chefs to showcase their culinary talents to the public; several opportunities to attend cooking classes for both adults and kids, ranging from lessons in traditional desserts for Dia de los Muertos to holiday gifts from your pantry; The Grand Gourmet Food & Wine Expo on Sunday, Nov. 13, a must for food and wine connoisseurs, with more than 50 booths available for tastings, culinary demonstrations and cookbook signings; and the Bar Wars, which will pit local bartenders against each other in a battle to be the best cocktail mixologist. Finally, in the Best of the Fest competition, four top local chefs will prepare a “mystery basket” meal for the celebrity judges, Sara Moulton, John Sedlar and Bradley Ogden. —JC
ART PHOTOS BY WES NAMAN
Rocky Mountain Trout (left) is one of the signature dishes at The Palace Restaurant in Santa Fe. The eatery was once a City Different landmark, and now, after a major remodel and the arrival of Chef Joseph Wrede (formerly of Joseph’s Table in Taos), it has returned to prominence.
Old Santa Fe grandeur Good-bye Señor Lucky, hello (again) to the Victorian splendor and fine food of the Palace Restaurant BY PAUL LEHMAN hen Santa Fe businessman David Bigby retired from his web business in Dallas and leased the former landmark Palace Restaurant, he did an important service for both Santa Feans and visitors alike. Bigby updated the famous eatery, restored it to its Victorian splendor and created a new fine dining locale in the city. By hiring Chef Joseph Wrede (formerly of Joseph’s Table in Taos), he brought to Santa Fe an outstanding culinary personality full of innovative ideas and youthful enthusiasm. REVIEW Featuring a large main dining room that seats more than 110 people on attractive The Palace banquettes and in booths beneath a group Restaurant of chandeliers, the Palace also offers a saloon (which originally was home to a 142 West Palace, 505.428.0690 mechanical bull) with its own bar menu and 11a–2:30p, Mon.-Fri.; a darker, welcoming atmosphere space once known as “Senor Lucky’s at the Palace.” A 5-10p, Mon.-Sat. separate private dining room is located at palacesantafe.com the rear, and a lengthy outdoor patio faces onto Palace Avenue. A dining companion and I chose to lunch in the main room, where we could observe everything. After being greeted by the cordial and efficient staff, we started with the house special Duck Fat Fries and Five Dipping Sauces (hand-cut russet steak fries cooked in duck fat and served with curry ketchup, Dijon aioli, steak sauce and barbecue sauce, $9). They were savory and outstanding, unlike any other fries we’ve ever tasted. We followed these with the Zatar Crusted Tuna Burger with green chile slaw and lemon aioli (Zatar blend of sesame seeds, thyme, marjoram
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and sumac served on a brioche bun with house-made potato chips, $14). The tuna steak was done a perfect medium rare and made a delicious and filling burger. My companion chose the special Palace Green Chile Cheese “Smash” Burger (two grass-fed natural beef patties with green chile smashed between them on the Palace’s pullman bread panini, with chips and slaw du jour, $12). She declared it a unique burger with fine flavor. From the salads and sandwiches section of the menu we could have chosen a Basted Chicken Caesar (organic chicken breast in white wine served on traditional Caesar salad, $14), or Grilled Eggplant Pankonini (Panko bread, eggplant slices, sheep milk feta and mint, $9), or the Roasted Local Organic Turkey Panini (with bacon, tomato, asadero cheese and green chile on pullman bread, $12). From the plates section of the menu we had a choice of Rocky Mountain Trout cooked in clarified ghee (served with trout skin chicharrones, crème fraiche and golden trout roe pico de gallo, $14), New Mexico Braised Chicken Piemonte (with New Mexican chiles and green rice, $18), or Steak and Herbed Frites Norteno (butter-braised prime rib steak, $22). Some interesting dinner items include Tagine of Local Lamb with Banana Yellow Curry ($16), Whole grain Mustard Crusted Grouper ($26), Alaskan Halibut and Fresh Strawberries ($28) and Nuevo Prime Rib Steak basted with butter Oxtail and Chanterelle Au Jus ($30). Wines by the glass range from $7 and bottles from $25 to $165, with many in the $30 to $40 category. Draft beers start at $5 and bottles at $4.50. The kids’ menus are original, interesting and well priced. There are a group of colorful still-life paintings in the dining room by Barbara Bigby. The Palace is a welcome return to the grandeur of old Santa Fe, with its adjacent rootin’ tootin’ Saloon for a popular hangout.
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hroughout his 35James Drake: year career, James Salon of a Drake has examined Thousand Souls the theme of humanity OPENING RECEPin all of its triumphs, TION failures, and follies — 5-8p, Fri., Oct. 28 including war; love and New Mexico Museum of Art desire; greed, gluttony 107 W. Palace, and vanity; and the 505.476.5072 realities of life along jamesdrake.net the U.S.-Mexico border. nmartmuseum.org James Drake: Salon of a Thousand Souls includes 19 sculptures and works on paper by the Santa Fe-based artist spanning nearly 25 years. The contrast of Baroque embellishment and hard-edge geometry characterizes Drake’s work as a whole in the exhibition. The show highlights the recurrent use of guns, mirrors, and vehicles of industry to explore modernity’s impact on human civilization. It also includes examples of Drake’s use of appropriation and allegory as strategies to underscore the cyclical nature of history. Among the works to be shown are a never-before-exhibited 21-foot red pastel drawing and a wall drawing executed by the artist in the museum specifically for this exhibition. —JC
Five sets of local parents muse on The Duke City — why it is a great place to raise their kids, where it can improve and which places are their favorites in the city to hang out with the family.
PHOTOS BY WES NAMAN
PARENTAL UNITS The Putnams DAD: Jared Putnam, 34 BASSIST, LE CHAT LUNATIQUE/STAY-AT-HOME DAD
MOM: Monica Putnam, 36 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SANDIA NATIONAL LABS
KIDS: Jack, 6, and Claire, 3
WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE A CHILD?
Well, I’m not sure if any place is really “the perfect place to raise a child,” but Albuquerque really isn’t too bad. Our family loves going to the Zoo, Biopark, Natural History Museum and Explora. You can’t really complain too much about the weather here either (but that doesn’t stop me). I love having the mountains so close by, too — you can drive for 20 minutes and really feel like you’ve “gotten away from it all.” CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS/ QUALITIES THE CITY LACKS IN TERMS OF RAISING CHILDREN?
I grew up in a small town in Iowa, where I was pretty much allowed to roam freely around the neighborhood, unsupervised, by the time I was 4. I can’t imagine letting my kids do that here. I regret they don’t have the chance to have that experience. Then again, I didn’t have the Zoo, Biopark, Natural History Museum and Explora growing up in small-town Iowa — driving an hour to Des Moines to go to Showbiz Pizza was as good as it got. There are trade-offs to big city life, I suppose. WHAT ARE YOUR/YOUR CHILDRENS’ FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVITIES/ DESTINATIONS?
Jack loves all the places I mentioned before, but if you asked him where he really wanted to go, he would probably say Cliff ’s or Hinkle Family Fun Center. Claire would be just as excited to go to the “goeshy stoe” (grocery store). What really makes both of them quake and tremble with pure, unbridled excitement is when they get to go to Nana’s House.
WHICH LOCAL RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO DISCOVER NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY?
I’ve picked up a copy of New Mexico Kids a few times. That’s a good resource. ANY ADVICE FOR NEW PARENTS WANTING TO STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED, WHILE STILL BEING GREAT MOMS AND DADS?
Uhhhh ... join Le Chat Lunatique! Seriously, if it weren’t for my band, I would probably never get out of the house. As any one of my bandmates will attest, I am not exactly a very socially inclined individual. When on tour, I am the one mostly likely to be found back at the hotel, happily watching movies on the tiny screen of my iPod while everyone else is at the bar. But as far as new parents staying socially engaged is concerned, if you are a naturally sociable person, having kids won’t change that. You can take kids almost anywhere. We have a friend named Ursula who plays in a band called The Fishtank Ensemble with her husband, Fabrice. They have a young son named Ezra who travels the world with them and sleeps in the bass case during their shows. I think that is pretty cool. But if that seems a little too extreme for you, just try taking your kids out to see Le Chat Lunatique — we’ll play the Jungle Book song for them. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I want my children to be as KIND, SWEET, SMART, AND UNDERSTANDING as their mother.
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The Hendrens DAD: Eric Hendren, 43 SALES EXECUTIVE, LOVELACE HEALTH PLAN
MOM: Amanda Bolles Hendren, 38 INDEPENDENT PRODUCT CONSULTANT, DOTERRA ESSENTIAL WELLNESS
KIDS: Twins, Jude and Lauren, 3
WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE A CHILD?
We both were born and raised in Albuquerque, we love it here. We have a wonderful support group of friends and family who we love and adore and wish the same for our children. CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS/QUALITIES THE CITY LACKS IN TERMS OF RAISING CHILDREN?
Honestly, there is a lack of safety and a great deal of crime in this city. Many of our friends who are parents talk about moving from here for this exact reason. WHAT ARE YOU/YOUR CHILDRENS’ FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS?
The kids’ favorite things to do include taking rides on any of the trains at the Bio Park, going to Explora! and playing at the public parks and playgrounds. We go to the Marigold Parade in November, and for the first time this year we took the kids to the Renaissance Fair, and they absolutely loved it! We all like to see live music at O’Niell’s on Sunday evenings, feed the ducks at UNM campus and eat posole for breakfast at Loyola’s. WHICH LOCAL RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO DISCOVER NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY?
Of course we always read Local iQ kid’s issues. Mostly I really like to hear about activities from other moms and dads who I know, like and trust. There is a definite sense of security in learning what works and doesn’t from other parents.
The Achrekars DAD: Abinash Achrekar, 37 UNM CARDIOLOGIST, LOCAL iQ COLUMNIST
MOM: Shalini Shanker, 34 DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, AMY BIEHL HIGH SCHOOL
KID: Akash Prakash, 15 months
ANY ADVICE FOR NEW PARENTS WANTING TO STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED, WHILE STILL BEING GREAT MOMS AND DADS?
Stay connected to the support systems you already have in place, because isolation and first-time parenting go together a little too well. Reach out to the friends you have that are parents on Facebook, or the new parents you meet at play groups and at the children’s schools. At first, because I had twins, I was very isolated and social media helped me stay sane and get the advice and support I needed from other parents. Mothers are very supportive of each other and with social media you can be across the country and give love and support to one another. Also, it is super important that we have date nights where we can laugh with our friends, stay culturally satisfied and connect with each other. Invest the time and money it takes to find some sort of help so that you can go out and experience adult life, whether it is a babysitter, a grandparent or a childcare swap with your friends — get out and don’t burn out. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I want my children to be as HAPPY as they are HEALTHY.
WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE A CHILD?
Albuquerque has many of the amenities of a larger city with a small-town feel. We feel that even though the city is spread out ... you can take your kids almost anywhere because the drive is short. We come from Los Angeles, where going five miles can take up to 90 minutes! CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS/QUALITIES THE CITY LACKS IN TERMS OF RAISING CHILDREN?
Public middle and high school options seem quite limited. Our child is only 14 months, and we hope the school system improves over the years to come. WHAT ARE YOUR/YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS?
The Sunflower Market! And he loves the BioPark. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful place so close to our homes in the middle of the city. WHICH LOCAL RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO DISCOVER NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY?
Meetup is a great website to find other young parents. ANY ADVICE FOR NEW PARENTS WANTING TO STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED, WHILE STILL BEING GREAT MOMS AND DADS?
We go out to eat with our little man a few times a week. ... There are a few restaurants in Nob Hill that are very kid-friendly. Scalo and Desert Fish. The patio at Scalo is perfect for both parents and baby to people watch. Tessa, the owner of Desert Fish, (loves it) when we bring our little one in. … She even carries him around while we enjoy the oysters! PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I want my child to be as WORLDLY as he is HUMBLE.
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Books can be a parent’s best tool for teaching BY ELIZABETH ANKER book that tells a person how to be a parent cannot possibly encompass all the skills and knowledge necessary for the task. But books can help parents lead their children down the best path toward being a good person, and for this Parenting Issue of Local iQ, the following books are some I highly recommend parents share with their children.
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Getting along I don’t know how we grew up well-adjusted in the dark ages before Peter Brown started publishing. You Will Be My Friend and Children Make Terrible Pets are Brown books that show children how to get along with their peers. On top of that, they are both really funny, particularly for parents with gregarious youngsters.
Child-parent bonds To help your little one see that he or she is loved wherever you are, turn to Anna Dewdney and her adorable, spot-on Llama Llama books. All of these story books gently remind a toddler or pre-schooler that parents have lots of responsibilities, but that these obligations will never take a child’s place in a parent’s heart.
Berenstain Bears For a whole host of needs, a parent can’t beat the Berenstain Bears. New baby, going to school, scared of the dark, taking care of your body — these little books are gems. And children love them! Kids will go directly to the paperback rack in bookstores, grab a fistful and plop down in the reading nook for as long as their parents will leave them there.
Learning through stories We’ve all learned through stories in our lives, though it’s a tradition that’s fading in our fast-paced world. Myths, folklore, fireside tales — these were once the primary teaching tools for young people, as much about education as entertainment. Literature for teens and tweens has proliferated in the last decade, and there are several authors teaching our children how to be adults through stories. Of this list, Rick Riordan is perhaps the king. Riordan has taken classic coming-of-age and morality tales and molded them into stories of adventure and magic. The Olympian and Kane Chronicles are just that good! The lessons learned in Riordan’s stories are universal. Don’t lie. Be loyal. Believe in yourself. Love others for who they are, not who you think they should be. Children love these books. Another author to watch to watch in this genre is A.J. Hartley. His first children’s book is Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact. Darwen has to navigate the world of good and evil without much help from the
adult world. He must learn to trust and love. He must learn to think rationally and apply knowledge quickly in the direst of circumstances. He must deal with grief and loss without falling into despair, or the world as we know it will end.
Past is present Both Jack Gantos (Dead End in Norvelt) and Joanne Rocklin (One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street) show young readers that we have to remember our past, that it shapes us whether we know it or not. Both of these stories are fun reads, but both also show how history lives with us and how it affects our future.
Forging a path to adulthood Sometimes children need to learn to be adults on their own, perhaps in spite of adult role models. The Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi deals with a parent who should never have been a parent and a boy who has to become a man and decide for himself what is right. (Caveat, this book is violent; it’s only for older teens who can understand that the violence it portrays is not a game or even a choice).
Body image Beauty Queens by Libba Bray deals with unrealistic expectations and negative body image in a hilarious romp that highlights the ridiculous but does not condemn the underlying desire to please others or yourself. (Caveat #2: These are for teens and there is sex). There are many more books for all ages that will help a parent teach a child. Truth is, most writers in the children’s market are in that market to teach. You place a kids’ book in a kid’s hand and you’ll have given them more than just a bit of fun. You’ll have shown your child a bit of the world and how it works. You’ll have given them a map for navigating that bit of the world. And you’ll have allowed them to take a story and turn it into a lesson, which is the best path to understanding. Elizabeth Anker is the owner of Alamosa Books, where the motto is “Connecting Kids with Books.” The bookstore is at 8810 Holly NE, Suite D, 505.797.7101, alamosabooks.com. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 9, 2011
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The Wards DAD: Jason Ward, 41 TATTOO ARTIST, OWNER OF STAR TATTOO, MEMBER OF SAD BABY WOLF
MOM: Megan Ward, 42 OWNER, MEGAN WARD ADVERTISING AND DESIGN
KID: Hedy, 10
WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE A CHILD?
It’s a city with a lot of heart, character and spirit. Albuquerque is very rich in cultural diversity, which is great for children to take part in and learn from.
The Koch-Saaris DAD: Thondup Saari, 44 EMT
MOM: Karla Koch, 37 NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, LOCAL iQ COLUMNIST
KID: Tinle Rilke, 14 months
WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE THE PERFECT PLACE TO RAISE A CHILD?
The weather and the mountains. We love to get a lot of outdoor time with sunshine, blue skies and connection to nature. The environment is critical for us to maintain our health and sanity as individuals and as a family. Also Albuquerque is a big enough city to have the educational, art and music opportunities to entertain and provide a rich environment for our daughter, while still having a small-town feel since we run into people we know almost everywhere. CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS/ QUALITIES THE CITY LACKS IN TERMS OF RAISING CHILDREN?
There are not enough safe bikeways, especially considering the lack of respect and awareness between motorists and non-motorists in New Mexico. We plan to be a one-car family and need to safely bike our daughter around to shop and socialize. Our public school quality also concerns us, and part of the problem there is lack of parental involvement and overburdened teachers. But that may be a problem everywhere. WHAT ARE YOUR/YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVITIES/ DESTINATIONS?
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a party girl) ... local parks, libraries, the Downtown Grower’s Market, the zoo, hikes in the foothills or East mountains, and biking Tinle to the Balloon Fiesta in the Chariot, of course! WHICH LOCAL RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO DISCOVER NEW CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY?
Between other families letting us know, publications like Local iQ, listening to KUNM, and online resources like Facebook and Duke City Fix, we always have more to do than time to do it. ANY ADVICE FOR NEW PARENTS WANTING TO STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED, WHILE STILL BEING GREAT MOMS AND DADS?
Maintain your own personal interests and friendships, make sure your child enhances your life rather than hindering it. Thondup loves “urban hiking” as he calls it, walking to and around Nob Hill and visiting the coffee shops, the co-op and chatting with the neighbors along with way. This also gets the baby comfortable with being in the backpack for longer adventures. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I want my child to be as socially conscious as she is HEALTHY and HAPPY.
CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS/QUALITIES THE CITY LACKS IN TERMS OF RAISING CHILDREN?
Hedy says a beach. The shortage of educational opportunities in many areas and especially the arts. WHAT ARE YOUR/YOUR CHILD’S FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVITIES/ DESTINATIONS?
Zoo, Bio Park, Explora, ice skating. Tinkertown and friends’ and relatives’ houses.
WHICH LOCAL RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO DISCOVER NEW CHILDFRIENDLY ACTIVITIES/DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY?
Local iQ, Alibi, NM Kids ANY ADVICE FOR NEW PARENTS WANTING TO STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED, WHILE STILL BEING GREAT MOMS AND DADS?
Don’t know if it’s advice but, we are very lucky to have wonderful grandparents and an auntie in town who throw great slumber parties when mom and dad hit the town. PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I want my child to be as WISE AND HAPPY as she is beautiful.
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QTango, Albuquerque’s live tango orchestra, includes as many as 13 members for some performances. Pictured here at the KiMo Theatre is the QTango quartet (left to right): Vince Spiak (upright bass), Erskine Maytorena (bandoneón), Olga Home (violin) and Anthony Chau (violin). QTango will play as a full orchestra for the dance performance show For the Love of Tango on Oct. 28-29 and Nov. 2 at the KiMo.
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Beyond the box step
Blackbird Buvette NonResidential with Djs Kevin & Pillowtalk 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge The Universal - Original Weekly Dance Party w/CLKCLKBNG & Guests DANCE/
Albuquerque’s Qtango flourishes as one of the country’s most innovative live tango orchestras
ELECTRO/INDIE 8:30p-2a, FREE
Cosmos Tapas La Juerga Flamenco FLAMENCO 8-9:30p, FREE
Maytorena was born and raised in Los Angeles, BY JOHN HENRY MOORE where he played saxophone in his father’s band here is only one dance that evokes from a young age. He later trained as an opera mystery and sorrow, beauty and joy, singer, moved to New Mexico in 1984 and and that dance is tango. Born in traveled Europe and the United States to pursue the brothels of Buenos Aires, tango his musical career. consumed the world in the 1920s and ‘30s, Maytorena, in an interview with Local when it was danced by America’s heartthrob, iQ, said he was led to tango by his wife, Rudy Valentino. It is still danced in back rooms Svetlana Petkovic, a former and out-of-the-way places today. professional ballerina trained And the dance goes hand in PERFORMANCE in St. Petersburg, Russia. “After hand with the music. quitting ballet she tried different Tango music is like the For the Love dances until she found tango,” dance — passionate, intense of Tango he said. “Finding the dance so and incredibly difficult. intriguing, I was compelled to try And no orchestra is ever a 8p, Fri.-Sat., Oct. 29it myself.” tango orchestra without the 30; 7p, Wed., Nov. 2 As a musician, Maytorena was bandoneón, the concertina/ KiMo Theatre also drawn to the music of tango. accordion that is the signature 423 Central NW, 505.768.3522 With a flourishing tango scene instrument of the traditional $17-$37 in New Mexico, he could see the Argentinian form of the dance. Tickets: kimotickets.com need for a live tango orchestra. Albuquerque is home to one Qtango.com So Maytorena picked up the orchestra that travels the country bandoneón and held open-mic to play packed theaters as well as nights for classical musicians at dive bars, wherever tango is being danced and The Roasted Bean, an Old Town coffee shop. there is a longing for live music. Qtango was He slowly collected musicians of a like mind formed in 2009 by Erskin Maytorena, and the and talent, and as they played together, the group — which plays with anywhere from four tango dancers just showed up. Out of these live to 13 members on instruments such as piano, performances, Qtango was born. violin, horns and guitar — has quickly gained recognition for its high level of musicianship Now over two years old, the orchestra has and original approach to tango music, an performed across the western United States, approach rooted in the feeling of tango as much from El Paso to Las Vegas, Nevada, to San as the 2/4 or 4/4 time. Francisco. Qtango has also found time to record
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two records — the group’s second release, Live Four, came out this month. The response to the group’s music has been enthusiastically positive.
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“They sound better than some of the bands in Buenos Aires,” said Gustavo Benzecry Sabá, an Argentina-based tango teacher and author of several tango books, who encountered Qtango on a teaching trip to the U.S. “They are the future of tango.”
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Current members of Qtango include Maytorena, who is band director, singer and plays the bandoneón and clarinet; Olga Home, first violin; Anthony Chau, second violin; Michael Shu, third violin; Brad Richards, violin four; Nick Diamond, violin five; Sam Jacobs, sixth violin; Patty Guyer-Stevens, violin seven; Glen Holmen, double bass, trumpet, french horn; Jean-Luc Matton, double bass; Vince Spiak, double bass; Mary Oleskiewicz, flute; Natalia Tikhovidova, piano and Francisco Muñoz, guitar. Qtango’s next Albuquerque performance will be a staged show at the KiMo Theatre called For the Love of Tango. The New Mexico tango scene has gained international recognition in recent years, and top regional teachers such as Petkovic, Michael Walker, Mike Malixi, Bill Gruner, Cory Leonard, John Henry Moore, Tony Espinoza, Adrienne Cozza, Carrie Field and Paul Akmajian, along with their top students, will perform to Qtango’s live music.
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Low Spirits Gimme My Moon Back, Con Razon, Supercabra 9p, $5 Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson PIANO 6:30-9:30p, FREE Molly’s Doug Muchmore 1:30-5p, FREE Jam Night with Odd Dog 5:30-9:30p, FREE
One Up Elevated Lounge Latin Tinge Thursdays featuring Latin Tinge Crew SALSA 5-8p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Aaron Goldberg Trio JAZZ 7:30p, $15-$20 Scalo II Bar Ryan McGarvey ACOUSTIC BLUES 8p, FREE Sol Santa Fe Deer Tick and The Strange 7:30p, $15 St. Clair Winery and Bistro Terra Trio Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Amy Faithe Band 9:30p-12:30a, FREE
FRI 28 Blackbird Buvette Mega Blast with Dave 12 & Gabe, 10p, FREE
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CoolWater Fusion Cassandra & Curtis SOUL/POP/ROCK 6-8p, FREE
Cooperage Noms ROCK/BLUES 8:30p, $5 Effingbar & Grill Two Turntables and a Microphone with DJ Jarra 9p, FREE Las Placitas Prebyterian Church Jim Greer Duo FLUTE/PIANO 7:30p, FREE
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POP/PUNK/ROCK 8p-12a, $10
Low Spirits The Return of the Creepshow Peepshow! Featuring Santa Fe’s Zircus Erotique, Lady Lux, Mena Domina, Doutelle, La Loosha, Madam Lennox, and more. 9p,
Molly’s Brain Freeze 1:30-5p, FREE Halloween Party Missing Statesides 5:30-9:30p, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station The Blue Hornets SKA 9p-12a,
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Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson Duo PIANO/JAZZ
Ned’s On the Rio Grande The Electric Edric Project ROCK 9p-
6:30-9:30p, FREE
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Mine Shaft Tavern Open Mic Night hosted by Shelly
One Up Elevated Lounge DJ Cut, Huggie, Big Worm HIP HOP/
8p-12a, FREE
OLD SCHOOL/R&B 9p-close $2-$5
Molly’s RPM Band 1:30-5p, FREE Burning Bridges 5:30-9:30p, FREE One Up Elevated Lounge DJ 12 Tribe HIP HOP/R&B/REGGAE/
Rio Grande Lounge at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa Memphis P-Tails BLUES 8:30-
TOP 40 9p-2a, $2-$5
Sol Santa Fe Rhythm Tonic f. Jaka 8p, FREE The Cathedral of St. John Dorothy Papadakos ORGAN MUSIC
Sandia Resort & Casino: Bien Shur Rooftop Lounge Sweetlife COVER BAND 9p-1a, FREE Scalo II Bar Saudade BRAZILIAN 8:30p, FREE Sol Santa Fe Night of the Living Cover Bands featuring Todd & The Fox as Pink Floyd, Low On High as The Ramones, BoomRoots Collective as Beastie Boys, The Faculty as Queen, and The Strange as Black Sabbath. 6p, $5 St. Clair Winery & Bistro No Exit w/Chris Page JAZZ 6:30p,
7p, $5-$20
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Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Soul Kitchen 9:30p-12:30a, FREE
Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Jimmy’s Jupiter 9:30p-12:30a,
$20
Sandia Resort & Casino: Bien Shur Rooftop Lounge Sweetlife COVER BAND 9p-1a, FREE Scalo II Bar Jazz Under Glass with Cal Haines 8:30p, FREE
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Launchpad Lydia 8p, $10 Low Spirits Double Plow, Chris Kill Trio, Saving Damsels 9p, $5 Lotus Nightclub & VIP Ultralounge DJ AI & J-Roc HIP HOP/DANCE 10p,
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Launchpad Minus The Bear 10 Year Anniversary Tour, The Lonely Forest 9p, $20 Lotus Nightclub & VIP Ultralounge Night Lights featuring special guest DJs and Lotus Resident DJ XES EDM/HOUSE/TOP 40/DANCE 10p,
Outpost Performance Space Doug Macleod BLUES 7:30p, $15-
Blackbird Buvette KGB Klub 10p, FREE Cooperage NM Jazz Vocalist Recital 7p, FREE Effingbar & Grill Karaoke with Kan-U-Karaoke 9p,
Launchpad Night of the Living Cover Bands 4: Featuring SuperGiant as The Doors, Cowboys and Indian as ZZ Top, Red Light Cameras as Disney, more. 7p, $5 Lotus Nightclub & VIP Ultralounge DJ Justin George and DJ G HIP
Low Spirits Night of The Living Cover Bands: Saltine Ramblers as Ween, Sin Serenade as Iron Maiden, RO773R BOU7D3R as The Velvet Underground, and St. Petersburg as The Kinks 8p, $5 Marcello’s Chophouse Tony Rodriguez Duo JAZZ 6:30-
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Camille Bloom performs at St. Clair Winery & Bistro on Sun., Oct. 30. Show at 6:30p. No cover.
Mine Shaft Tavern Halloween Night party and costume contest with $150 cash for 1st place featuring Broomdust Caravan HONKY TONK/JUTE JOINT/
Mine Shaft Tavern Halloween Party Costume Contest for $150 cash for 1st place featuring Stephanie Hatfield & Hot Mess
Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Felix y Los Gatos 8-11p, FREE
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Marcello’s Chophouse Open Piano Night 6:30-9:30p, FREE
Monte Vista Fire Station Keith Sanchez and the Moon Thieves ROCK 9p-12a, FREE
11:30p, FREE
of Revenge, Cathartic Dissent, Parachute Picnic, The Elected Officals, True Joint featuring Relik One 4p, $10 Leo’s The Electric Edric Project 4-8p, FREE
Mine Shaft Tavern Gene Corbin AMERICANA 3-7p, FREE O’Neill’s Pub The Watermelon Mountain Jug Band JUG BAND/BLUEGRASS 4-7p,
7pm, $10/door $8/students
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Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Erik Knudson FOLK/BLUES/ACOUSTIC 6:30-9:30p, FREE
Blackbird Buvette Geeks Who Drink 7p; 2.0 Tuesday with DJ Nonsense NERDCORE/HIP
Launchpad Throw the Temple, 66 Guns, Tribus, Crystal Skulls 9p, $4 Low Spirits Thee Oh Sees, Total Control, The Kill Spectors 9p, $10 Molly’s Larry Conga Show JAZZ 5:30-9:30p,
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Cooperage NM Jazz MODERN/LATIN JAZZ 7p,
One Up Elevated Lounge Wild n’ Out Wednesday’s featuring DJ Hump HIP HOP/R&B/TOP 40
Blackbird Buvette The Joe Silva Group, 7p; Flashback ‘80s 10p, FREE Corrales Bistro Brewery Project Acoustic Prr-Party featuring Shane Wallins, Strawman Sloop and Nathan William Graff 7p,
TUE Mr. Gnome will perform at Launchpad (618 Central SW, 505.764.8887, launchpadrocks.com) with Leeches of Lore, KC Strangle and RAWRR. Show at 9p. No cover.
Blackbird Buvette Poetry and Beer 8p, FREE Cooperage NM Jazz presents: Jazz Stories
Molly’s We Can Duet 1:30-5p, FREE Atomic Balm 5:30-9:30p, FREE One Up Elevated Lounge Latin Tinge Thursday’s featuring Latin Tinge Crew SALSA 5-8p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Javon Jackson and We Four featuring Jimmy Cobb JAZZ 7:30p,
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Molly’s Acoustic Jam with Rick Rael 5:30-
UNM Hosptial’s Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion Cafe Bosque Bassoon Band directed by Stefanie Przybylska CLASSIC ROCK/
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One Up Elevated Lounge Tasty Tuesday’s with DJ 12 Tribe and DJ Flo Fader HIP HOP/R&B/TOP 40 9p-close, FREE
Sol Santa Fe Greensky Bluegrass, Oakhurst
CLASSICAL/COMEDY 12-1p, FREE
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Sunshine Theatre Saves The Day w/Bayside, I Am The Avalanche, and Transit 7p $17 St. Clair Winery Camille Bloom 9:30p-12:30a, FREE
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Blackbird Buvette SOULcial FUNKtion 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge A Halloween Horrorshow with Texylvania and 66 Guns 8:30p-2a, FREE
Cheenah Lounge at Santa Ana Star Casino DJ Dance Night DANCE 9p-1a, FREE
Cooperage Son Como Son SALSA 9:30p, $7 Effingbar & Grill Halloween Bash with DJ Amos Costume contest with prizes 9p, FREE
SUN 30 Blackbird Buvette Sunday Brunch 12p; 7inches To Freedom 6p, FREE Corrales Bisto and Brewery Erik Knudson FOLK/BLUES/ACOUSTIC 3-5:30p, FREE
Hotel Andaluz (Lucia’s) Sunday Jazz Brunch featuring Dan Dowling and the John Griffin Duo JAZZ 10a, $24
Launchpad Battle of the Bands with Terror Race, Embelisk, Severkill, Skarva Av Glass, Gnarly Slur, Night
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Launchpad Leeches of Lore, KC Strangle, Mr. Gnome, RAWRR 9p, FREE Lotus Nightclub & VIP Ultralounge Night Lights featuring special guest DJs and Lotus Resident DJ XES EDM/ HOUSE/TOP 40/DANCE 10p, FREE for
21+, $10 for 18+
Low Spirits The Withdrawals & Friends 9p, FREE Molly’s Steve Kinabrew 1:30-5p, FREE Odd Dog 5:30-9:30p, FREE One Up Elevated Lounge Happy Hour with Chris Raven and Nancy Hills BLUES/JAZZ 5-8p, FREE DJ 12 Tribe HIP HOP/R&B/REGGAE/TOP 40 9p-close, $2-$5
Outpost Performance Space Javon Jackson and We Four featuring Jimmy Cobb JAZZ 7:30p, $25-$30 Sandia Resort and Casino Bien Shur Entertainment Kari Simmons Group 9p, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro The DNC Project JAZZ 7p, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Mala Mana 9:30p-12:30a, FREE
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Albuquerque Journal Center Latin Diva Series: Lucia Pulido COLOMBIAN/JAZZ/WORLD 8p, $15-$20
Bank of America Auditorium (NHCC) Lucia Pulido COLOMBIAN/JAZZ/NUEVA CANCION 8p, $15-$20
Blackbird Buvette Journeys in Belly Dance 7p; Close Contact 80S/ELECTRO with DJ Kevan 10p, FREE
Cooperage Tumbao Albuq SALSA 9:30p, $7 Effingbar & Grill Karaoke with Kan-U-Karaoke 9p, FREE El Rey Project Acoustic ACOUSTIC 7p, $10
Touring in support of its forthcoming album, Avalanche United, Brooklyn punk act, I Am the Avalanche, will be performing at Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW, 505.764.0249, sunchinetheaterlive.com) on October 30 with Saves the Day and Bayside. Show at 7p. Tickets: $17, available at holdmyticket.com.
GiG Kathryn Stately and Bruce Dunlap JAZZ/ WORLD 7:30p, $15
Launchpad Concerts4Cures presents Eric McFadden, Sandia Man, Daddy Long Loin, Suspended, Kimo 9p, $12 Lotus Nightclub & VIP Ultralounge DJ Justin George and DJ G HIP HOP/ DANCE 10p, FREE for 21+, $10 for 18+
Low Spirits La Loca Magazine B-Day Party with Mr. Right & the Leftovers, Slik 50 11:44a, FREE
Molly’s Rock Bottom 1:30-5p, FREE Group Therapy 5:30-9:30p, FREE One Up Elevated Lounge DJ Cut, Huggie, Big Worm HIP HOP/R&B 9p-close, $2-$5
Outpost Performance Space Ramon Lopez and Jim Baker: Azul JAZZ 7:30p, $5-$10
Sandia Resort and Casino Bien Shur Kari Simmons Group 9p, FREE
St. Clair Winery and Bistro No Exit 6:30p, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Sweet Life 9:30p-1230a, FREE
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Bhava Yoga Studio Kirtan with Wah HINDU 7:30p, $20-$25 Blackbird Buvette Asa Kennedy ART OPENING 6p Low Spirits Kathryn Calder 8p, $8 O’Neill’s Pub (Nob Hill) The Railyard Reunion Bluegrass Band BLUEGRASS 4-7p, FREE
Outpost Performance Space Jayme Stone and Room of Wonders AMERICANA/FOLK 7:30p, $25-$30
Sol Santa Fe Phantogram and Reptar 7p, $12 St. Clair Winery and Bistro Rythemethod 6p, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Joel Mora 11a-2p, FREE
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Blackbird Buvette Blackbird Karaoke with DJ Kammo 9p, FREE
Low Spirits Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours, Cowboys and Indian 9p, $10
Sol Santa Fe Ra Ra Riot, Delicate Steve, Yellow Ostrich 7p, $14
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Blackbird Buvette Geeks Who Drink 7p; Low Life with DJ Caterwaul 9p, FREE Launchpad Captured! By Robots, Shoulder Voices 9p, $10
Molly’s Jimmy Jones Show 5:30-9:30p, FREE Sol Santa Fe Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, The Sheepdogs 7:30, $13 Sunshine Theatre Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, Memphis May Fire, Sea Swallowed Us Whole 6:30p, $16 Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Darin Goldston Duo 8-11p, FREE
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Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion Cafe (UNMH) Cali Shaw w/Lisa Donald FUNKY FOLK 12-1p, FREE
Blackbird Buvette Body Language 9p, FREE Launchpad The Knux, Jordy Towers 8p, $8 Molly’s Stingrays BLUES 5:30-9:30p, FREE Sol Santa Fe The Gourds, Eagle Eye Williamson 7:30p, $15
St. Clair Winery and Bistro Diana Hughes Trio 6:30p, FREE
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n the modern age, it’s not easy to Phantogram produce a unique sound that appeals WITH REPTAR to a wide audience, especially when 7p, Sun., Nov. 6 only two individuals are contributing Santa Fe Sol to the creative pool. Phantogram has 37 Fire Place, Santa Fe, accomplished that task, and in doing 505.424.3333 so, has helped cultivate a new genre of $12 music. Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter Tickets: holdmyticket. bring something to the table that is com refreshingly dark. phantogram.net With Carter taking on guitar/EFX duties, Barthel drives the duo’s sound with synth-beats and vocals that are as likely to inspire dance as they are tears. Carter contributes vocals as well, using modulators that would make the most devout fan of reggaeton bow in awe. Imagine spacey guitar licks a la Ziggy Stardust combined with LadyTron dance beats, embodied by Nina Simone and Nico’s love-child. Phantogram recently embarked on a full-blown tour in support of the 2011 release Eyelid Movies. The duo’s visit to Albuquerque is a great opportunity to catch a band that represents the heart and soul of what good music is all about — creativity, talent and a drive to express it. —Charlie Crago
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en years ago, many of us were Minus The Bear getting our first look at the newest WITH THE LONELY FOREST piece of hand-held technology, the 8p, Fri., Oct. 28 iPod. Meanwhile, the rest of us were Launchpad having our first listen to a band that is 618 Central SW, one of the most highly refined indie acts 505.764.8887 playing today, Minus The Bear. $20 Minus The Bear is based in Seattle, but Tickets: holdmyticket. they’re no strangers to New Mexico. com Keyboardist Alex Rose and bassist minusthebear.com Cory Murchy are natives of the Land of launchpadrocks.com Enchantment. The math rock quintet is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a national tour in which it’s performing its first full-length album, Highly Refined Pirates, in its entirety, as well as other songs from a distinguished discography. The band’s latest release, Omni, is a sophisticated and funked-up compilation of their past albums. Lead guitarist Dave Knudson delivers driving leads and intricate stylings with the Line 6 DL4 pedal he is known so well for using, while Jake Snider (lead vocals, guitar) sings some of the more sexual lyrics indie rock has heard in a long time. When Minus returns to the Duke City, it will definitely be a party. —Justin de la Rosa
Javon Jackson & We Four, featuring Jimmy Cobb: Celebrating John Coltrane 7:30p, Thu.-Fri., Nov. 3-4 Outpost Performance Space 210 Yale SE, 505.268.0044 $30
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Paintings in I Left My Heart in San Francisco: New Paintings from Trevor Lucero, an exhibit opening Fri., Nov. 4 at Bright Rain Gallery in Old Town, include “Buddha of the American West” (left), a gouache on paper, and “Black Cadillac” (right). Lucero said he likes to work in gouache because of its vibrancy and thinks it deserves more respect. “I’d like to give gouache some cachet,” he said.
Fascination with observation From the Pecos Valley to the coffee house to a solo show at Bright Rain Gallery, Trevor Lucero is a New Mexican artist on the verge BY MIKE ENGLISH lbuquerque artist Trevor Lucero is a gracious host. Conversations about art go much better with a 16-ounce beer in hand. “Good to meet you, my friend,” he said, greeting this Local iQ reporter at his studio and extending a can of Heineken at the beginning of a recent interview. Lucero, 36, is a New Mexico native, full-time artist and part-time coffee server who will be showing his latest work in an exhibit at Bright Rain Gallery in EXHIBIT Old Town beginning November 4. I Left My While he’s probably not Heart in San the first artist to work as a Francisco barista on the side, Lucero is a Land of Enchantment NEW PAINTINGS BY TREVOR LUCERO original. He grew up on a Opening reception: cattle ranch in the village of Villanueva in the Pecos 6-8:30p, Fri., Nov. 4 River valley, the adopted Bright Rain Gallery 206 San Felipe NW, son of an old Spanish 505.843.9176 family. As a teenager he brightraingallery.com attended a ski academy in the northeastern U.S., where he trained at an elite level in hopes of joining the national team and skiing in the Olympics (a goal he fell short of). Back home and attending schools in Los Alamos, he gained accolades for his artistic skills, and that’s been the focus of his life ever since. It carried him to an
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apprenticeship with noted artist Eli Levin and an MFA from the University of New Mexico, and it is the skill he continues to develop by working in his studio every day.
Mid-Century Houses of Robert Garland and David Hilles Many El Pasoans have a personal connection to the work of these two architects, owing to the prodigious number of houses they built between 1952 and 1964. 9a-5p, FREE THE RAINOSEK GALLERY UNM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING BUILDING, 505.264.3528
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Tapestry Plus The seven members of the Tapestry Group includes new and experienced tapestry weavers. 9a-5p, FREE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 3701 CARLISLE NE, 505.884.1801
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Lucero attributes his pursuit of art to growing up in Villanueva, where the lack of TV and time spent outdoors lent itself to a life of imagination. “I was lucky to have that lifestyle with that family,” he said. And the contrast with his school days in Los Alamos, a town he describes as “high modernist” and “synthetic,” spurred a unique perspective on the world.
Juried Exhibition The Encaustic Art Institute’s first national juried exhibition with Best of Show award recipient Linda Fillhardt 1-6p, FREE
“It’s something that I’m still exploring in my painting 20 years later,” he said.
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This outlook definitely comes through in his art. One of Lucero’s guiding principals is something he describes thusly: “Building an image that is clear and light-filled, with a sense of space.” So if it’s a gouache painting of what appears to be a Buddha statue on the shores of a desert lake, the colors are bright, the sky and clouds are luminous and the spacious backdrop lends vibrancy to what otherwise might be a conventional still-life. Another principal Lucero works toward is “clarity,” but if you think that’s a simple concept, Lucero does not. “Everybody is fascinated with HD technology, with the hard edge,” he said. “But can we make a clear image? Can we agree on the reality of what we see?” Those are the kinds of conversations Lucero gets into while he works at the coffee shop on 8th and Mountain from 7a to noon every day. “I talk to the public about art, and then come here and try to create masterpieces,” he said. There’s a wry touch to his use of the word “masterpiece,” but you also get the sense Lucero is not joking. The Bright Rain show will feature seven of his latest paintings, as well as a dozen small ink drawings of things like houses or still lifes. When the remarkable detail of the drawings is noted, Lucero said he takes two to three days on each 4-inch-by-6-inch drawing. “You can’t see everything right away,” he said. “If you sit there for a few days, those are the kind of details that come out.” Lucero said he looks forward to gallery shows as a way to mark his progress on the artistic path, and get all the pistons firing smoothly for what lies ahead. “It’s like a grounding effort,” he said. “You turn something off and then turn it on again, and then it’s working well.”
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Dia de los Muertos A workshop for adults. Participants will learn about the origins of this celebration which honors family and friends who have died, and will see examples of altars, get ideas of how to create a home altar, and share a loaf of “Pan de Muerto” bread. 7p, FREE PLACITAS COMMUNITY LIBRARY 453 HIGHWAY 165, 505.771.0253
THROUGH OCT. 30/EXHIBITION
Media Arts School Artists of the Month Artists for the month of Oct. will be the students from the Media Arts School. 5-7p, FREE O’NIELL’S PUB 4310 CENTRAL SE, 505.255.6782
THROUGH NOV. 6/PERFORMANCE
Cabaret The Kit Kat Klub, the cabaret where singer Sally Bowles meets writer Cliff Bradshaw. Based on the book by Christopher Isherwood. Rated R. 8p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $18-$24 ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE 224 SAN PASQUALE SW, 505.242.4750
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INPOST ARTSPACE AT THE OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044
Modernism for the Borderland William Palmore curates an exhibition of the Mid-Century Houses of Robert Garland and David Hilles. FREE RAINOSEK GALLERY UNM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING, 505.264.3528
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William Betts - Terminal Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Terminal, an exhibition of new paintings by Houston based painter William Betts. 11a-4p, Tue.Sat., FREE RICHARD LEVY GALLERY 514 CENTRAL SW, 505.766.9888
levygallery.com THROUGH DEC. 13/EXHIBITION
Element Decanter Series: Ice, Earth, Fire, and Wind Introducing Xavier Zamarripa’s Element Decanter Series: Ice,
Earth, Fire and Wind. Showing at the 1629 Club. Viewing exhibitions are by appointment only. FREE 1629 CLUB AT CASA RONDENA WINERY 733 CHAVEZ NW, 505.550.7220
josh@joshuafrancoart.com THROUGH OCT. 28
6th Annual ‘A View With Room’ Art Exhibition & Sale All paintings at this annual ‘art show will be for sale. A portion of the proceeds going to support Open Space Alliance. 1-4p, FREE
outpostspace.org THROUGH NOV. 26 (SANTA FE) EXHIBITION
Autumn Gold, NM: Paintings of the Season, 1920-1970 The luminous golden tones of New Mexico’s fall palette have inspired this exceptional collection of seasonal paintings by historic artists. 9:30a-5:30p, Mon.-Sat, FREE
OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER 6500 COORS BLVD. NW, 505.897.8831
WILLIAM R. TALBOT FINE ART, ANTIQUE MAPS & PRINTS 129 W. SAN FRANCISCO, 505.982.1559
cabq.gov/openspace/viewwithroom.html
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THROUGH NOV. 25 EXHIBITION
This is This: Largely Small Paintings Michael Hudock layers paint onto pages from dictionaries, old maps, photographs, digital prints, and
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neoclassical period in Europe and the New World. Drawn entirely from the museum’s collections. 10a-4p, Tue.-Fri.; 1-4p, Sat.-Sun., FREE UNM ART MUSEUM UNM MAIN CAMPUS, 505.277.4001
unm.edu/-artmuse THROUGH DEC. 18
THROUGH DEC. 18
Re-Imagining American Identities Drawn from the museum’s extensive collection of photographs, these portraits brings us face to face with the diversity of American life. 10a-4p, Tue.-Fri.; 1-4p, Sat.-Sun., FREE UNM ART MUSEUM UNM MAIN CAMPUS, 505.277.4001
An Inquisitive Eye, Seeing Into Prints This show provides visitors a chance to view significant prints and printed books from the museum’s permanent collection, spanning the history of printmaking. Highlights include works by such artists as Andy Warhol, Donald Judd and William Kentridge. 10a-4p, Tue.-Fri.; 1-4p,
unm.edu/-artmuse
Sat.-Sun., FREE
6-8p, Thurs., FREE
THROUGH NOV. 14/RECEPTION
The Albuquerque Rail Yards This unique exhibit features work by photographers primarily from a social media group called the Flickr Albuquerque/Santa Fe Social Pool and the Enchanted Lens Camera Club. The images capture the empty Albuquerque Rail Yard, little changed since it was built in 1916.
UNM ART MUSEUM UNM MAIN CAMPUS, 505.277.4001
THE KIMO THEATER ART GALLERY 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.891.5101
unm.edu/-artmuse
abqrailyards.blogspot.com
THROUGH OCT. 31 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Landscapes of the Southwest Paintings by Cecilia Kirby Binkley and Linda Petersen. Photographs by Woody Galloway and Steven A. Jackson. 5-7p, FREE NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 CANYON, 505.795.7570
newconceptgallery.com THROUGH OCT. 29/EXHIBITION
Ife Fidudusola Exhibition An exhibition of works by Ife Fidudusola, comprised of batiks, pen and ink drawings, wood collages, fiber art works and bead mosaics. 10a-8p, Mon.-Thu.; 10a5p, Sat, FREE LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM, 744 LOMA COLORADO NE, 505.891.5013 EXT 3033
THROUGH JAN. 6 EXHIBITION
Young Brides, Old Shirts: Macedonian Embroidered Dress This groundbreaking exhibition features 27 mannequins dressed in multiple layers including jewelry.
10a-5p, Tue.-Sun., $9-$20 THE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MUSEUM HILL, CAMINO LEJO OFF OLD SANTA FE TRAIL, 505.476.1200
internationalfolkart.org THROUGH JAN. 7 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Superheroes: Icons of Good, Evil & Everything In Between Superheroes is a multi-media, group exhibition about heroes, villains and other less-definable examples of human possibility. 6-8p, Sat., Oct. 1; 12-5p, Tue.-Sat., FREE 516 ARTS, 516 CENTRAL SW, 505.242.1445 516arts.org
THROUGH OCT. 31/EXHIBITIONS
October Exhibits No. 1: “A Muse” Santa Fe’s “Artists’ Voice Wednesday Focus Group” a collection of 15 artist’s works. No. 2: Ford Robbins Photos wall of avant-garde black and photos. No. 3: Marcia Petty textile dyes and sun dyed fabrics/shibori. No. 4: 100 Gallery Artists’ Group Show. No. 5: entry: Art of Historic Madrid Area. No. 6: Mel Johnson’s People, etc. acrylic paintings in his studio/gallery. 3-5p, FREE THE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 STATE HWY 14, 505.471.1054
turquoisetrail.org
weyrichgallery.com FRIDAYS THROUGH OCT. 28 PERFORMANCE
THROUGH OCT. 27 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE, 100 GOLD SW SUITE 112 B, 505.404.1578
Harwood’s 2nd LGBTQ Exhibit: Asking & Telling Join artists from N.M., Illinois, California and New York as they use visual and written works of art to explore the myriad experiences of coming out of the closet. 10a4p, FREE HARWOOD ART CENTER, ESCUELA DEL SOL MONTESSORI 1114 7TH NW, 505.242.6327
harwoodartcenter.org THROUGH OCT. 31 EXHIBITION/RECEPTION
Angel Dust Surreal Southwest painter Sam Esmoer again enlightens viewers with his fish eye impression of taverns, taco stands and street life. Sam creates myopic architecture and vignettes that tell a very mysterious story. 5-8p, FREE
PLACITAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6 MILES EAST OF I-5 ON NM 165, 505.867.8080 placitasarts.org
MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828
mariposa-gallery.com
THROUGH OCT. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
THROUGH OCT. 31 EXHIBITION/RECEPTION
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WEYRICH GALLERY/THE RARE VISION ART GALERIE, 2935 D LOUSIANA NE
ABQ CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, 202 HARVARD SE, 505.268.9557
The Art of Lisa Chernoff, Ming Franz, Jo Schuman, and Natalie Searl Ceramic, watercolor and photography. FREE
Victory Over Violence Victory Over Violence is a movement to help inspire young
10:30a-5:30p, Tue.-Fri.; 11a-5:30p, Sat., By appt. only, Mon., FREE
The One Night Stanleys The One Night Stanleys, voted Best of Burque’s Best Comedy Troupe 3 years running. 8p, $6
Mon.-Fri., FREE
Day of the Dead Mariposa’s annual invitational Day of the Dead show is always a roster of our most talented artists. Two and three dimensional, as well as jewelry will be exhibited in this favorite exhibition. 5-8p, FREE
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people throughout the world to identify and root out the violence in their daily lives and in their community. Opening and reception with guest speakers, City Councilor Rey Garduño, Dr. William Pratt, and Dr. Michael Johnstone. 1:30-3:30p, Sun.; 9a-5p,
Interactions - Art In Use New porcelain work by Kathryne Cyman. 5-8:30p, Fri. Oct. 7;
theboxabq.com THROUGH OCT. 28 PERFORMANCE
The Show Whip smart, short form improv, created and directed by Cody Dove. 9p & 10:15p, Fri.; 9p, Sat., $8 THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE, 100 GOLD SW SUITE 112 B, 505.404.1578
theboxabq.com THROUGH OCT. 30/PERFORMANCE
Satan’s School for Girls: The Reunion They were the most popular girls at Satan’s School for Girls, Class of 1959. It’s 18 years later and they are having their reunion only to discover one of them is the mother of the antichrist. 8p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $15 AUX DOG THEATRE 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.254.7716
auxdog.com THROUGH NOV. 6/ERFORMANCE
Home David Storey’s Tony Award-winning dark comedy, in the tradition of 1960s absurdist drama, follows the rambling and often hilarious chatter of four eccentric mismatched characters. 7:30p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $10-$15 THE VORTEX THEATRE 2004-1/2 CENTRAL SE, 505.247.8600
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On Golden Pond hen it premiered in movie theaters across the country 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., Nov. over 30 years ago, On Golden 4-Nov. 20 Pond and its stars, Henry Fonda and North Fourth Art Center Katherine Hepburn, brought out the 4904 4th NW, 505.345.2872 sentimental side of viewers. Now, the $20 timeless piece will make its way to vsartnmn.org Albuquerque in the original form that inspired the award-winning movie — as a play. Presented by The Enchanted Rose Theatre and directed by Vernon Poitras, the story follows an elderly, but still lively couple spending their 44th year at their summer home on Golden Pond. This year proves to hold a special significance, as summer visitors cause the couple to rekindle their familial connections and learn how to support those they love most. As a tribute to November being National Alzheimer’s Month, (the memory of a main character is failing in this play), a portion of the proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Association of New Mexico. —Jessica Depies
Albuquerque hen the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony Orchestra 8p, Sat., Nov. 5 (NMSO) declared Keller Hall bankruptcy at the end of April, dozens of orchestra members On the UNM campus, realized they weren’t ready to leave 505.277.4569 behind their passion for classical 2p, Sun., Nov. 6 music. So began the Albuquerque National Hispanic Cultural Philharmonic Orchestra (APO), Center made up of a multitude of former 1701 4th SW. 505.277.4569 NMSO members, all talented and FREE experienced musicians. Even though APO is still rebuilding from NMSO’s nmapo.org bankruptcy, the new orchestra has already begun a season full of free opportunities to experience local classical music. On the weekend of Nov. 5, two such opportunities will take place, with Conductor David Felberg directing pieces by Stravinsky, Hovhaness and Prokieff at two separate shows. Former supporters of NMSO, as well as those simply looking for a different way to spend their weekend, will have the perfect chance to help this rising organization in its noble, and sofar-successful effort to keep classical music in Albuquerque. —Jessica Depies
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s part of official Tango Week in the state of New Mexico — Oct. 29 through Nov. 5, so declared by Gov. Susana Martinez and recognized by Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry — visitors to Matrix Fine Art can see the photography of Stephen Marino, one of the United State’s premiere dance photographers. Marino is renowned for his work capturing all kind of dancers with his lens, but his work photographing tango (which some might argue is the most passionate dance in the world) is the focus of this show. A variety of shots in both black and white and color, captured by Marino at tango events around the world, portray the ever-captivating culture of the dance. The images will be accompanied by poetic narratives written by Pat Pitula. The Nov. 6 reception will feature tango music, live tango performances and a book signing for Marino and Pitula’s recently published book ¡TANGO! … In Your Wildest Dreams!. It’s an event sure to appeal to lovers of photography and the sensual allure of tango, for dancers and non-dancers alike. —Mike English
Stephen Marino, “En La Noche”
Proyecto Tango: Photography by Stephen Marino RECEPTION
5-8p, Fri., Nov. 6 Matrix Fine Art 3812 Central SE, 505.268.8952 FREE stephenmarino.com matrixfineart.com
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PROJECT 5800 KATHRYN SE, 505.717.4494
FRIDAYS THROUGH OCT. 28 EXHIBITION
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Fluid States - Yoon Cho The exhibition explores the state of progress and transformation rather than the end result that is static and unchangeable. 5-8p, FREE SCA CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARTLAB STUDIOS 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF I-40 BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH, 505.228.3749
scacontemporary.com THROUGH OCT. 29/PERFORMANCE
The Glass Menagerie The Albuquerque High School Drama Department presents this classic family drama as part of the 2011 Albuquerque Theatre Guild Tennessee Williams Festival. 7p, Thu.-Sat., Prices TBA ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL 800 ODELIA NE, 505.843.6400
THROUGH NOV. 13/PERFORMANCE
Vanities Vanities has had a long history on stage and TV, opening off Broadway in 197. 8p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $15 ADOBE THEATRE, 9813 4TH SW, 505.989.9222 adobetheater.com
THROUGH OCT. 30/PERFORMANCE
Doctor Faustus Director Justino Brokaw takes a new look at a classic play: Dr. John Faustus consumes and masters every academic field of study he can, until only one kind of knowledge remains unknown: magic. 7:30p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $8-$12 THE EXPERIMENTAL THEATER UNM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 505.277.4332 theatre.unm.edu
5-8p, Fri., $6/Free on Fri. SANTA FE PLAZA 107 WEST PALACE, 505.476.5072
5:30-8p, $5
zanebennettgallery.com THROUGH NOV. 18/EXHIBITION
Rachel Stevens: Whether A new series of works by sculptor Rachel Stevens, inspired by hikes in the Chihuahuan Desert in Southern N.M. central to this series. 5-7p, FREE ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART 435 S. GUADALUPE, 505.982.8111
zanebennettgallery.com THROUGH OCT. 30/PERFORMANCE
Moving Forward: A Student Choreography Showcase A vibrant, eclectic compilation of original works by emerging undergraduate and graduate choreographers from the UNM Dance Program. 2p, $10-$12 CARLISLE SOUTH ARENA PERFORMANCE SPACE CARLISLE GYM, UNM MAIN CAMPUS, 505.277.4332 dance.unm.edu
THROUGH DEC. 23 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
¡Encantada! The 9th Annual Juried Oil and Acrylic Painting Exhibition. 100 paintings ranging from portraits to landscapes to abstracts. 5p, FREE
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Murder At The Banquet A farce involving well-known mystery writers at an awards banquet. 1:30p, Sat.; 3p, Wed., $5 NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER 7521 CARMEL NE, 505.291.9332
THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
On & On & On... Art exhibition featuring Patrick Gonzales, Rachel Abeyta, Shane Lopes, Jordan Long, Agustin McCord, Jessica Kitzinger, and many more. 7-11p, FREE ARCHETYPE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIO/ GALLERY, 529 ADAMS NE, 505.265.0972
archetypetattoo.com
nmartmuseum.org
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds Frowzy, acid-tongued, Beatrice Hunsdorfer, wreaks a petty vengeance on everybody around her. 8p, Fri.; 7p, Sat.; 6p, Sun., $8-$12 SOUTHWEST RURAL THEATRE
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James Drake: Salon of a Thousand Souls This exhibition includes 19 sculptures and works on paper by the Santa Fe-based artist spanning nearly 25 years. 10a-5p, Tue.-Sun.;
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THROUGH APR. 22 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM 2000 MOUNTAIN NW, 505.864.8040
Bruce Dorfman: Recent Work in Combined Media Bruce Dorfman has been visiting artist and guest-lecturer at museums in Loule, Portugal; Caracas, Venezuela; Paris, France; and others. 5-7p, FREE
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THE N.M. MUSEUM OF ART SANTA FE’S PLAZA AT 107 W. PALACE, 505.476.5072 nmartmuseum.org
Celebration Sunday Mary Gauthier in an intimate concert setting. With discussion by Judy Chicago. 1p, $40
THROUGH NOV. 18/EXHIBITION
SHERYL STAPLETON AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 310 SAN PEDRO NE, 505.222.0785 aapacnm.org
Michael Berman, David Taylor, and Connie Samaras Each of the three photographers in this exhibition presents viewers with a desert landscape that simultaneously represents the present, reflects the past and hints at the future. 10a-5p, $6-$15
SPECIAL EVENT
GRAB A chronicle of the lives of three families as the oots run 300 years deep. 2p, FREE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER 2401 12TH NW
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Creating a Small Ofrenda The workshop will focus on the creation of small ofrendas in boxes. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, 1701 4TH NW, 505.246.2261
nhccnm.org TUE. THROUGH NOV. 15 WORKSHOP/CLASS
Rueda de Casino Classes This class will incorporate both Miami and Cuban salsa dance styles. 6-7p, $2-$10 PNM REHEARSAL HALL IN THE DISNEY PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER 1701 4TH SW, 505.288.8713
PERFORMANCE
A Celebration of IAIA: The Art of Being Human Learn about what happens at IAIA and who makes it happen during an hour-long anthology of live performance and media. 6:30p, FREE THE LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 211 W. SAN FRANCISCO, 505.424.2300 iaia.edu
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Despedida: Dia de Muertos Community Gathering Community members and families are invited to place something on the education center’s community ofrenda. 5:30-8p, FREE DOMENICI EDUCATION CENTER 1701 4TH NW, 505.246.2261
nhccnm.org
THU 3 THROUGH NOV. 20 PERFORMANCE
Red Hubris fights with humility, art fights with commerce, and old fights with the new in John Logan’s award-winning theatrical tour de force. 8p, Fri. & Sun.; 2p, Sun., $10-$25 THE CELL THEATRE 700 1ST NW, 505.766.9412
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Bobbie Goodrich Enchanted Lens Camera Club’s guest speaker for November is Bobbie Goodrich. 7p, FREE IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 114 CARLISLE SE enchantedlens.org
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THROUGH NOV. 6
Weems International Artfest Works by over 280 artisans, including work by Emmynominated actor, John Corbett 10a9p, Fri., 10a-6p, Sat., 10a-5p, Sun., $5/$4 (Sen.)/FREE (Kids)
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Artscrawl First Friday Gallery Opening This exhibit features the hand-built ceramic works of Santa Fe artist Sat Shabad Khalsa. 5-8p, FREE
Women of Contrast A photo exhibition by photographer Paula Blasher featuring photos taken in Asia, the Middle East and Cuba. 5-8p, FREE CENTRAL PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY 314 ADAMS SE, 505.463.9367
stevedonahuesdarkroom.com THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Broken Spaces In this solo show, Richard Hogan takes inspiration from megalithic architecture and ancient places.
weemsinternationalartfest.org
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UNM’S Graduate Art Association Annual Silent Auction This auction includes an impeccable selection of textiles, photography, prints, painting and sculpture. 5-8p, FREE SCA CONTEMPORARY ART LAB & STUDIOS, 524 HAINES NW, 505.228.3749 scacontemporary.com
5-8p, FREE MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828
mariposa-gallery.com THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Icons and Ancestors The playful outsider art of Jeff Sipe pays tribute to musicians, writers and revolutionaries. 5-8p, FREE
THROUGH NOV. 25/EXHIBITION
Paula Castillo - Large Scale Sculptural Works Castillo’s work recombines personal and familiar elements in unusual ways. FREE
Brad and Janet breaks down, they seek help at the castle of the bizarre Dr. Frank-N-Furte. 7:30p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $10-$20 RODEY THEATER, 505.277.4332
theatre.unm.edu THROUGH NOV. 20 PERFORMANCE
On Golden Pond The pivotal and tender story of a couple returning for their 48th year to their summer home on Golden Pond. 8p, Fri. & Sat.; 2p, Sun., $18-$20 THE ENCHANTED ROSE THEATRE AT NORTH 4TH ART CENTER 4904 4TH NW, 505.344.4542
vsartsnm.org THROUGH NOV. 26 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Proyecto Tango Photography by Steven Marino The unique exhibit is a layered photo portrayal of the ever captivating tango culture. 5-8p, FREE MATRIX FINE ART 3812 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.8952
matrixfineart.com THROUGH NOV. 26 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
8p, FREE
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PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART 7400 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.855.7777
Scandinavian Festival The festival features Norwegian and Scandinavian folk art books, ornaments, cards, jewelry, t-shirts and cookbooks. 11a-1p, FREE
palettecontemporary.com PERFORMANCE
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico Young composers, ages 12 and under, from across the state to perform. 7p, FREE JOURNAL THEATER AT NHCC 1701 4TH SW, 505.231.1488
heymozartnm.org
BANK OF AMERICA CENTRE - 1ST FLOOR LOBBY, 500 4TH NW
[AC]2 GALLERY, 301 MOUNTAIN NE, 505.842.8016 ac2gallery.org
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Los Ranchos Art Studio Tour Karl Koenig has been named to Los Ranchos’ Legacy of Artists. Visitors can see an exhibit of Karl’s work during tour hours at the Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center. 10a4p, FREE
SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400
THROUGH NOV. 13/PERFORMANCE
MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828
THROUGH NOV. 20 PERFORMANCE
mariposa-gallery.com
The Rocky Horror Show When the car of the newly-engaged
Daniel North Oil Paintings Artist Daniel North’s paintings inspired by the Los Alamos fires.5-
THROUGH NOV. 30 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
THROUGH NOV. 27 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Modral Sperling Annual Craft & Gift Show Enjoy many handcrafted items from 20 local artists. 8a-3p, FREE
SPECIAL EVENT
LOS RANCHOS AGRI-NATURE CENTER 4920 RIO GRANDE, 505.385.8056
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For the Love of Mom This exhibition by photographer and painter Deborah Risberg is not only to honor her mom, but to educate people about early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. 6-9p, FREE
New Tribes by Ruth Morris Exhibit featuring the work of doll maker Ruth Morris. 5-9p, FREE
SCA CONTEMPORARY ART LAB & STUDIOS, 524 HAINES NW, 505.228.3749 scacontemporary.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 114 CARLISLE SE, 505.266.0094
losranchosarttour.com
The War of the Worlds A re-enactment of the night when Orson Welles and his radio players staged a fake alien invasion over radi airwaves. 7p, Sat. & 2p, Sun. VISTA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER 15 LA MADERA, 505.307.2333
THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
BHUTAN - Jan Bennett’s color photos Jan Bennett traveled to Bhutan in 2004 with her son and cousin on a three week adventure over hairpin turns and steep cliffs at the road’s edge. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HIGHWAY 14
saturdaysatjohnsons.blogspot.com THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION EXHIBITION
Quilts, Quilts, Quilts Group show featuring quilts. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HIGHWAY 14
saturdaysatjohnsons.blogspot.com
THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Marcia Petty Textiles, dyed and sun-dyed shibori. Featured artist in the wearables and wallables gallery. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HIGHWAY 14
saturdaysatjohnsons.blogspot.com THROUGH NOV. 29 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION
Mel Johnson’s Peoplescapes, Treescapes, Mountainscapes Acrylic paintings in Johnson’s studio/gallery. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART, 2843 HIGHWAY 14
saturdaysatjohnsons.blogspot.com THROUGH NOV. 6 SPECIAL EVENT
Los Ranchos Art Studio Tour The Village of Los Ranchos will once again host the Los Ranchos Art Studio Tour for the second consecutive tour. 4p, FREE LOS RANCHOS AGRI-NATURE CENTER 4920 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.385.8056
losranchosarttour.com
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Standing On Ceremony A national play reading event being held in 50 different theaters across the country. 8p, $10 N4TH THEATER 4TH AND GRIEGOS NW, 206.992.6334
kahootztheater.com
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Actor Eduardo Noriega plays a highwayman who forges an unlikely partnership with Butch Cassidy (played by Sam Shepard) in the intriguing new western film Blackthorn. The movie explores what might have happened if, as legend has it, Cassidy lived into old age.
If Butch lived Sam Shepard plays an aging Butch Cassidy in intriguing Blackthorn, which marks another step in the comeback of the western film genre BY JEFF BERG hose who follow the history of the western United States will be most intrigued by this beautifully shot and interesting “revisionist” type western. Those who aren’t should still see it anyway, just to see Sam Shepard’s performance as James Blackthorn, aka Robert LeRoy Parker, aka Butch Cassidy. The film takes place in 1927 and picks up on the old legend that Butch and Sundance didn’t get smoked in Bolivia REVIEW in 1908 as is commonly believed, but Blackthorn rather lived for some time after. They DIRECTED BY MATEO continued to rob various money-filled GIL entities, the story goes, until they tired 3:30, 5:45, 8p, Oct. 27-31 of the game and Sundance was killed.
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Guild Cinema In the movie, Butch has taken up the 3405 Central NE, name of Blackthorn and now operates a 505.255.1848 horse ranch. But after so many years in magpictures.com/blackSouth America, he has finally become thorn homesick. guildcinema.com As he rides back from town with his life savings that he wants to use for a return to the United States, a highwayman, well played by Eduardo Noriega, ambushes him in the desert. Blackthorn is able turn the tables on the somewhat incompetent Spanish bandido wanna-be, but not until his horse has run off with his money, never to be seen again. By necessity, after Eduardo tempts Blackthorn with a story of a hidden cache of cash, Eduardo and Blackthorn form a very uneasy partnership.
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The two men travel back to civilization with a posse on their trail — something that Eduardo explains away as being a group of men hired by the local rich man, whose money the two are trying to retrieve. The film plays out on their journey, but Blackthorn remains suspicious of this fast-talking young man, and of course things aren’t as they seem. Pacing is critical in a film such as this, and director Mateo Gil handles it well. Combined with the breathtaking grandeur of rural Bolivia, the film works hard to keep one’s interest, but sometimes relies too much on western movie stereotypes. Shepard is a fine choice for the character of Blackthorn. Looking just grizzled enough and still being sharp in wit and with a gun, Shepard takes advantage of his skill and experience to carry the picture. It is also a bit odd, although fun, to see noted English actor Stephen Rea in a western. Rea, introduced late in the movie, plays Blackthorn’s one-time nemesis who now, as he explains it, is a village guide for English-speaking tourists, paid by the village. However, his work is most infrequent, and more often he keeps company with the bottle. One part of the film that doesn’t work are some flashback scenes to the “old” days of Butch and Sundance. The actors chosen for these roles seem to be mugging their way through their parts, and give those scenes a distinctive made-for-cable feel. All in all, however, Blackthorn works on most every other level as a revival of the revisionist type westerns that were very popular in the 1970s. Looking at times like Cliff Robertson’s terrific The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid or the odd little western Barbarosa, which starred Willie Nelson and Gary Busey, Blackthorn is a terrific film on its own level, and thankfully continues the ongoing comeback of the western genre.
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Call for show times The Screen, Santa Fe College of Arts and Design 1600 St. Michael’s, 505.473.6494 thescreensf.com neoclassicsfilms.com
Made in New Mexico: The Good, the Bad, and the Curious 1p, Sun., Oct. 30 CCA Santa Fe 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505.982.1338 ccasantafe.org
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bout a year ago, I put together a four-part series of film clips culled from many of the nearly 150 westerns that have been shot in New Mexico since 1898. The program was and remains successful, so much so that I have put together the first set of non-western clips of made-in-New-Mexico films, and titled it The Good, the Bad, and the Curious. Approximately 95 minutes long, with live narration, here is one of your few chances to see David Carradine play a transvestite in Columbus, New Mexico.
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International Courts: What Are They & What Can They Do? Donna Gomien gives an overview of international courts and the difficulties of enforcing their judgments. 2-4p, $10
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Youth Drug Awareness Event Rock-n-Roll and Rap Artists B-Wise, Shout The Truth and Preordained in concert. 7p, $10 donation
El KookooeeBurn Away Your Fears Children of South Valley schools compete to design the winning model of El Kookooee. 6p, FREE
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5th Annual Health and Spirituality Fair Healthy lunch by Whole Foods, prizes valued at $3,500, workshops, demonstrations and cutting edge products. 11a-4p, $8-$10
Albuquerque Professional Business Women Dinner Meeting Mary Stramel speaks on “Building and Maintaining a Successful Business By Being Prepared.” RSVP is suggested. 5:30p, $15
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Free Introduction to Leading by Being A brief introduction to Leading by Being. The course is based on the belief that we are all leaders regardless to role or vocation. RSVP required. 6-7:30p, FREE ACADEMY FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING’S NEW CENTER IN SETON VILLAGE 133 SETON VILLAGE
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Everything Was Right Award-winning public radio producer, Paul Ingles, returns to present Everything Was Right, the Beatles’ Revolver. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, 505.891.5012
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Albuquerque Newcomer’s Club Welcome Coffee Membership includes monthly luncheons and speakers, dining experiences, visits to area attractions, wine tastings and more. 10a, FREE SANDIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10704 PASEO DEL NORTE, 505.321.6970
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Sol Amor Hospice Volunteer Visitor Training Volunteer visitors provide comfort and companionship to terminally ill patients and their families. 2-5p, FREE DANIEL’S FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES 2400 SOUTHERN, 505.821.2500
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Brickhouse Betties: Tantra for Big Bodies 7:30p, FREE SELF SERVE SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER 3904 CENTRAL SE, 505.265.5815
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The Strength in Choice: Cultivating Discernment with Mind, Heart and Soul Discussion led by core faculty Marianne Murray. RSVP at programs@aloveoflearning.org 9:30a-5p, $85 ACADEMY FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING 133 SETON VILLAGE RD, 505.995.1860
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EL PUEBLO EN VENTA: ALTARS TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Annual artistic celebration of Day of the Dead. NEW YOUTH ARTS CENTER 423 ATLANTIC SW, 505.242.9267
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Spanish Cinema: “!Ay, Carmela!” A provocative tour of Spanish cinema’s history. 7p, FREE NHCC, 1701 4TH ST SW, 505.724.4777
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Billy The Kid Allen Wheeler will separate fact from fiction behind one of the most enduring of American legends. 2-4p, $10 ST. JOHN’S METHODIST CHURCH 1200 OLD PECOS TRAIL, 505.982.9374
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Yoga Class Taught by registered yoga teacher, Susan Gordon. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, 505.891.5012
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MIND TO MARKET: Protecting Your Intellectual Capital This all day event roundtable discussions over lunch, a coffee welcome and closing reception. 8:30a-4:30p, $65-$85 INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER 2401 12TH NW, 505.268.1920
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Community Chant/ Meditation Sing HU to help bring solace, find inner harmony and experience a direct connection with the universal life force and one’s true self. For people of all faiths and beliefs. 3-3:30P, FREE
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Clarifying Meditative Work - A Fresh Look This workshop explores directly what meditative work is and how it sheds light on the concerns of our lives. 2-3:45p; 3:45-5p, $2 donation WAT CENTER 145 MADISON NE, 505.281.0684
Ayurveda: A Lifestyle of Health & Wellness Lynn Fenske, Ayurvedic practicioner, will present a program on Ayurveda, a 5000 year old healing system from India. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, 505. 891.5012
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Food For Thought: Eating Well On A Budget with Sesame Street This new workshop is designed by Sesame Street to help communicate with families facing limited food choices. 10a-12p, FREE MOUNTAIN VIEW PRIVATE ELEMENTARY 4100 NEW VISTA NW, 505.277.4087
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Self Hypnosis Class Learn how to go into deep trance and harness the power of your unconscious mind with hypnotherapist Bob Morrison, DCH. 10a-2p, $70 THE SOURCE 1111 CARLISLE SE, 505.271.4612
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Sexy At Any Age 7:30p, $15 SELF SERVE SEXUALITY RESOURCE CENTER 3904 CENTRAL SE, 505.265.5815
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Caregiver Retreat Join us by participating in one of these retreats for caregivers! The retreat offers a supportive group experience where you can meet and talk with other family caregivers. The retreat includes lunch and refreshments. Join us for the day to restore your energy: You deserve it! Facilitated by Curtis Graf, PH.D. 9a-3:30p, FREE ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL 318 SLIVER SW, 505.842.8206
PLANET WAVES ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) What are you up against? Do you have the sensation that you have an invisible obstacle? Does everyone seem to be treating you with the same attitude? It can be difficult to see how your internal psychological dynamics manifest as situations in your relationships — but now would be a good time. There is something here about the ways you were treated as a child that is showing up. Most people have little idea what their early environment did to inform them about the seeming bottom lines in the world. If you find yourself having strange encounters, or getting drawn into peoples’ dramas, try making the lines directly back to your early history. With these points of reference, you’ll be able to change your mind about things that have troubled you. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) You seem to be experiencing sexual tension. This appears to be less about how you relate to others than about how the male and female polarities within you relate to one another. There is something in psychology known as projection. In sexual relationships, projection often comes in the form of seeing the attributes of your inner male in the men around you (usually, this happens to women), and of your inner female in the women around you (usually, this happens to men). This may be reversed, and you may be looking to same-sex examples for who you want to be. If you perceive certain people as more sexual than you, make contact with the aspect of yourself who is just as intense and passionate. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) As the upcoming days unfold, make sure you know what’s bothering you. Keep your energy moving rather than bottled up. A steady burn-off will prevent larger explosions. Be aware that you could pick up on someone else’s rage, or be extra sensitive to the injustices that others around you are facing. If you’ve got jealousy on your mind, ask yourself what good that emotion ever did anyone. I think people avoid understanding jealousy for two reasons: one is that it can veil something we really think is hotter than hot, but are afraid to admit; and it can veil the fear of death, disguised as the fear of losing a relationship. I suggest you investigate. The deeper you take your inquiry, the deeper emotional healing you will access. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) For the moment, keep financial matters and sex far apart. They often get intermingled, whether it’s the dinner date that leads to sex, the trip to Vegas or the intricately woven erotic-economic threads of marriage, do your best to separate the two topics. People can have this weird tendency to vindicate sex because there was a cash exchange of some kind. Give your pleasure away for free, and see how that feels. “For free” would translate to “without expectation” of some other return. If someone you love or desire has another erotic interest, surrender to that experience and explore how you feel doing so. Right now your charts are all about tapping into unusual sources of passion, exploring taboo emotions and leaving yourself free to feel exactly what you are feeling. Start with allowing sex to be sex for its own sake, with no other value.
By Eric Francis • planetwaves. net LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) Pay attention to what someone close has gone through, and how it may be influencing them. You may think that it was more intense than something you went through — and it may have been, but there will be parallels in your life. What happens soon could shed light on your experience of relationships going back years. This involves how people respond to you when you desire them. It also involves how you perceive the desire of others, directed toward you. Have you noticed what conflict this can cause? It’s needless conflict, but there is a cause, and it involves the relationship of desire to power. A number of people have been subjected to some form of sexual abuse, and this always involves the conflation of desire and power. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) Virgo is famous for its self-critical tendencies. However, they are really a problem when your judgments are lurking below the level of awareness. Once you become aware of them, they are easier to address. You are entering a phase of your life when the theme is learning how to relax these expectations, rules and standards. Before you get there, you’re going to see them in a new light, and you’ll become aware of the cost to you in energy, pleasure and freedom. As you do this, you’re likely to notice that you can bring out specific talents and intentions and focus on them with unusual power. That would be a result of using the energy you gain from relaxing your false expectations on yourself. Your gifts are much more beautiful seen in the light. LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) We usually think of relationships as involving two people, but they are always part of a larger human constellation. We’re taught to wear these blinders: If it’s not a marriage/official partnership, it’s not an official relationship, and every pair-bond is an island. There is this subtle paranoia that if we let go of that notion even a little, the result will be anything from an instant orgy to the decline of Western civilization, but that’s not what usually happens. Many relationships need to be let out of their jar. They need a walk in the park. Many people in relationships need to go to a party on their own, flirt with everyone, and maybe meet someone for coffee the next day. Many people not in relationships would benefit from noticing the many possibilities for how two or more people can relate to one another. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) The Sun is about to ingress your sign — that’s excellent news. Even better news is that the first thing the Sun does is make a trine to Chiron, which will help open up the flow of passion and emotional energy. You will have many choices where to direct that energy, and an invitation to participate in an experiment. But be conscious of one thing, which is that passion, erotic energy and love can have a tendency to flush out many negative emotions. Many of those emotions show up as projections — things we see in others, and which are calling for some resolution within ourselves. For you, a place to shine the light is where erotic energy meets control. You’re in an unusual position to see this emotional dynamic for what it is, and to take a step toward setting yourself free.
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) All kinds of deep and dark emotions seem to be brewing at the bottom of your psyche, and as the Sun moves into your neighboring sign Scorpio, you’re likely to get some insight into what’s going on for you. It looks like there’s a lot you’re not expressing, but at the same time you don’t have the words. I think that’s the first step, identifying what you’re feeling clearly enough to make a short sentence. As you do so, you may discover that these emotions go deeper than you think, and each new discovery may be wrapped in a layer of frustration. Don’t let that deter you. Keep your gumption. You’re the one thing in the world that you need the most information about. Nobody is going to tell you; you’re going to discover it yourself, and that will take some gumption. Be patient and dauntless and you will learn a lot. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) You have the solution to a joint financial issue right in your hands. It’s so obvious and so close to you that you might look past it without seeing it. The solution to the puzzle is the thing that your intuition is telling you that it is. You have gained some insight into the larger forces that are operating. You’re aware that there are people with agendas, some affect you directly and some of which don’t affect you at all. Make sure you can tell the difference. You may have this idea that if you want something, someone else will not want it, or prevent you from getting it. If you have this notion, it’s time to test the theory. Take a step outside the established rules (or unspoken rules) of your situation. Notice what happens when you decide you’re not going to let fear or resentment run your life. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) You have a theory of relationship, and a corresponding reality that does not always match. No matter how idealistic you are, it comes down to who or what pushes your buttons, or treads on your sensitive spots. It would help if you bear in mind what those spots are, and rather than defending them, guide the discussion in another direction. This may be challenging, as you’re likely to have at least one situation when you feel like someone is treading on one of your deepest injuries. Whatever this may represent, bear in mind that the person involved may not be aware of what is going on, nor may they be in a position to help you talk it out. You may decide it’s worth an actual conversation, but that will work better if you don’t blame anyone for what is yours to work through. PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) Patric Walker, the master of the horoscope column once wrote that if you scratch a Pisces you will find a Virgo under their skin. I would say if you put your fingers on the wrist of a Pisces, you will feel a Scorpio pulse. This will be especially true now, as the Sun enters Scorpio, lighting up Chiron in your own sign. This translates to an easy flow of passion and desire — as long as you get out of your own way and allow the energy to flow through first. Take care of yourself. Don’t let the emotional or mental blocks of others frustrate you. There may be nothing you can do to help them — and there are others who are in a better position to exchange energy with you. Then look around for others who are curious, adventurous and creative — you will find them, and will have plenty to share.
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Do your research Research the company websites and open positions of your top 10 employers prior to the event. Become as familiar with the information as you can, and prepare additional questions you would like to ask the employer at the event. You should never waste time asking questions that can easily be answered through published information. Job fairs are a great time to ask deeper questions. Learn about the department you are interested in, what the company is looking for in their ideal candidate and any other information you can use to position yourself as a great fit.
Create a 30 second commercial You will have limited time with each employer, so it is important to communicate — in a short amount of time — why you are interested in working for them and why you feel you are a great candidate. Don’t review what is already on your resume. Speak to what you are looking for in a career and what
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Resumes and cover letters This may seem like a lot of work, but you should bring multiple copies of customized cover letters and resumes to your top 10 employers. Yes, that’s 10 customized resumes and cover letters. This is no different than if you were to apply to these companies online. Be sure each version explains your experience in a way that reflects the value you can bring to that specific organization. You should also have multiple copies of a generic resume and cover letter for any additional companies you are able to speak with.
Follow-up Potential employers will have spoken to numerous candidates throughout the event, so it is important to stay top of mind in the days following. Send a handwritten followup (and an accompanying email) within 48 hours of the event to every employer you have spoken with. Use information from your individual conversations to remind the employer of who you are. You can also apply to the open positions online, after the event, and utilize the information you learned during your face-to-face conversations in your cover letter. Job fairs can give candidates a much-needed advantage when it comes to standing out among the competition. With a little planning, you can not only make a great impression, but also make the connections you need to land your next job. Good luck! Theresa Maher, a former Albuquerque resident, is VP of Media and Editor of Recruiting News at Jobing. Looking for your next Albuquerque job? Check out the Careers section of local-iQ.com.