Local iQ: The Breaking Bad Issue by Local iQ Magazine

INside COVE R STORY Albuquerque bids a fond farewell to Breaking Bad, the Duke City’s own treasured piece of television history

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Follow the three Ps for spring gardening success: planning, preparation and planting

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Budai Gourmet Chinese garners a well-deserved reputation as a ﬁne destination restaurant

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Kayla Sawyer EDITORIAL INTERNS

Todd Rohde, Shari Taylor PHOTO INTERN

Carissa Simmons

ON THE COVER

M USI C Band of Horses goes back to the basics for their newest album, even spurning the digital age to record on tape

CONTRIBUTORS

A R TS Exhibit explores artistic images of cells and tissue, making science accessible for the non-nerdy

26 CA LE N DA R S Arts Events ...........................................................................................26 Community Events ............................................................................32 Live Music..............................................................................................22 Book Signings......................................................................................29

COLUM N S Backyard Plot ........................................................................................ 6 First Bite .................................................................................................. 8 Craft Work .............................................................................................. 9 Playing With Fire ................................................................................ 10 The Good Doctor .................................................................................11 Credit Corner .......................................................................................32

F E AT UR E S Places To Be ........................................................................................... 4 News.......................................................................................................... 5 Book Reviews ......................................................................................29 Smart Music..........................................................................................24 Smart Arts.............................................................................................28 Live Film ............................................................................................... 30 Crossword/Horoscope ......................................................................31

CORRECTION A story in the Mar. 14 edition of Local iQ stated that participants in Duke City Roller Derby have no sponsors, but the teams do in fact receive sponsorship contributions. We regret the error.

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Photo illustration of Breaking Bad cast members created by Kevin Hopper, who thinks all of ABQ should keep a pizza on the roof to salute the best show on TV.

EDITORIAL Abinash Achrekar Jeff Berg Charlie Crago Justin De La Rosa Marisa Demarco Dave DeWitt Seth Hall Don McIver Eric Francis Jim & Linda Maher Bill Nevins Cristina Olds Tish Resnik Ross Scharf

Steven J. Westman Margaret Wright DISTRIBUTION Miguel Apodaca Kristina De Santiago Kurt Laffan David Leeder Susan Lemme Cassie Martinez Nathan New Andy Otterstrom Ronnie Reynolds Distributech

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DANCE Momix’s-Botanica 8p, Fri.-Sat., Mar. 29-30 Popejoy Hall On the UNM Campus, 505.277.8010

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

omix Dance Company is known for putting on fantastic contemporary shows, and they certainly do not fall short in their latest production, Botanica. In fact, Botanica is not just a show, its an experience. The visually stunning production takes you to a mythic realm ﬁlled with dancer-illusionists, lifesized props, a musical score that perfectly compliments the organic theme of the adventure, and multimedia projections to help tell the story. Botanica focuses on the raw beauty of nature and follows the pattern of each season, featuring eclectic dance sequences backed by projections of earthly elements making for a very Cirque Du Soleil-esque performance. As if that isn’t enough, designer Michael Curry, famous for his work in The Lion King, has created fascinating props, making for an even more visually stunning night. —TR

n his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama told the American people that we must “out-innovate, outeducate and out-hustle the rest of the world, in order to win the future.” The Up & Down Theatre Company has taken that idea to heart, and created an original play envisioning how America might just do that. Written by Lindsay Hope Pearlman, Kate Chavez and Robin Holloway (the three were students together at the London International School of Performing Arts, and gained a wry perspective as Americans abroad), Winning the Future is a very unique play about where America stands at this point and where it is headed. With witty songs about politicians and prominent public ﬁgures and crafty sketches about America, it will be a night, as Charlie Sheen might say, of “Winning.”—TR

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Kiva Auditorium 401 2nd NW, 505.768.4575

$18.50-$67.50 Tickets: holdmyticket.com

CONCERT Arlo Guthrie: Here Comes the Kid 7:30p, Thu., Apr. 4 The Lensic 211 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe, 505.988.7050

$20-$45 Tickets: ticketssantafe.org arlo.net lensic.org

he aging ’60s-’70s icon concert is a certain kind of sub-genre in today’s music world. There’s no crime in someone past his prime cashing in on former glory, but it’s not usually a pretty sight. And then there’s Arlo Guthrie. The son of the legendary Woody Guthrie shot to stardom in the late 1960s with the album and movie Alice’s Restaurant. His irreverent, witty and biting observations pepper the lyrics of his songs. He landed on the pop charts in 1969 with “Coming into Los Angeles” and in 1972 with a rendition of “City of New Orleans.” But as he showed in a concert at the KiMo two years ago, the quick wit and dynamic stage presence that established him decades ago is not a thing of the past with Guthrie. He’s 65 now, and the long mane of hippy hair is gone, but an Arlo Guthrie show is as lively as ever. —ME

’ll be honest, I’m trying to write about this event with a straight face. It’s a professional show, no doubt. ABBA was a ‘70s pop music machine (“Take a Chance on Me,” “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You”) that sold 370 million records in its heyday. If you live on planet Earth, there’s probably an ABBA tune stuck in your head. Cover band Arrival, from Sweden, has been honing its ABBA act since 1995, complete with original outﬁts and a contracted relationship with members of the original group. (ABBA was made up of two couples who eventually divorced and the group disbanded for good in 1982). This is ABBA reborn, complete with many of the backing musicians who played with the original ABBA. If you lived through the 1970s and want to return, or if you were a child of a later date and are dying to soak in the 1970s vibe, get your ticket — nothing captures the quirky ‘70s quite like ABBA. —ME

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The Box Performance Space 114 Gold SW, 505.404.1578

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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th NW, 866.855.7902

The Music of ABBA 6p, Sat., Apr. 6

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Winning the Future 7p, Fri.-Sat., Mar. 29-Apr. 6

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Scotch and Cigars 6-9p, Thu., Mar. 28

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t a recent St. Patrick’s Day party, the host broke out a bottle of Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky. Any objection anyone might have had to drinking a product from Scotland on a day devoted to the Irish was quickly forgotten as the earthy, minerally characteristics of Laphroaig — one of the more bold and flavorful Scotch whiskys on the market — washed over our palates. Not everyone is a fan of scotch and cigars, but for those who have turned the corner and can’t reverse course, this event is for you. For the aficionado, the pairing of scotch and cigars is akin to the perfect food-wine pairing — the flavor of one complements and enriches the other. The event features five different cigars and five samples of scotch, as well as tapas. Cigar experts and a mixologist will be on hand for Q&A, and there will be a giveaway of a tabletop humidor. —ME

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The where to go and what to do from March 28-April 10

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EXHIBIT Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition 9a-5p, daily, through Oct. 27 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 1801 Mountain NW, 505.841.2800

$11-$18 nmnaturalhistory.org

hen the Titanic met its demise over 100 years ago, tragically, so did a countless number of passengers and artifacts. Fortunately, a few survivors were able to provide detailed accounts about what happened on the fateful morning of April 15, 1912, paving the way for future generations to help tell their story through ﬁlms and exhibits across the world. Now, visitors at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science will have a chance to learn the stories from survivors, see authentic artifacts recovered from the wreck site, and view accurate recreations of the ship’s interior at Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Don’t plan on catching a glimpse of Rose’s blue “Heart of the Ocean” stone necklace (it’s not been found), but do plan on seeing other real, interesting artifacts, like perfume from a sales representative traveling to make a business deal, among other amazing ﬁnds. —TR

NEWS ROUNDHOUSE 2013

What came out of the sausage grinder ‘Last-minute freakout’ produces an eleventh-hour tax bill, bigger ﬁlm incentives and more notice for public meeting agendas BY MARISA DEMARCO

W NEWS | INSIGHT | ANALYSIS The shifting sands of school reform BY MARGARET WRIGHT Hanna Skandera, state chief of public education, wasn’t put up for a conﬁrmation vote during the 2013 legislative session despite hours of testimony. And a measure requiring reading proﬁciency for third-graders didn’t survive the session. But key school bills did pass. Gov. Susana Martinez has until April 5 to sign them into law.

Charter school standoff In 2011, elected members of the Public Education Commission revoked charters for three schools, citing low test scores and failure to follow legal standards. Secretary-Designate Skandera (a strong proponent of charter schools) reversed the ruling, calling it “arbitrary and capricious.” Skandera also reversed the commission’s denial of charters to two online schools. The commission appealed that last decision in District Court, but Judge Frank Mathew ruled that Skandera’s word is ﬁnal. HB 392 would grant the commission complete decision-making power over school charters, plus standalone funding. Another measure that passed, HB 460, limits applications for new charters to in-state residents or nonproﬁts. It also prohibits private companies from managing or administering charter schools.

School grades and educator pay SB 587 keeps the Martinez administration’s A-F school grading system in place. The difference? Instead of Skandera’s department issuing directives, a group of appointed experts will take two years to devise a grading formula and recommend it for the Legislature to pass. If signed into law, SB 588 will establish a similar council to come up with policies and procedures for rating teachers and principals.

Saving lottery scholarships The state lottery scholarship program is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Lawmakers devised several measures to shore it up. One proposed raising GPA requirements. Another would’ve made the scholarship need-based, while Belen Sen. Michael Sanchez’ SB 392 sought to change the scholarship’s funding mix. Only one last-ditch, short-term measure succeeded, and it uses part of what Sanchez proposed: transferring money from the state’s tobacco settlement trust fund. The $10 million infusion into the scholarship program is good news for students who depend on it — though anti-tobacco advocates say they fear the funneling of cash will stunt the trust fund’s long-term growth.

hen folks look down on the House or Senate chambers and see lawmakers making jokes, debating memorials or otherwise whiling away the hours, they might assume their politicians are unfocused — or lazy. But really, the back and forth, the dealmaking, is often happening somewhere else. Our legislators trade in alliances and political capital, and they don’t do it where everyone can see. The system is opaque at best. Another symptom of this process is what I’ll politely call “the last-minute freakout.” As the session’s final hour draws near, bills emerge from dark corners, squinting in the light, and hit the floor for a vote. Things really begin to happen at the Roundhouse in the last week, the last day, the last minutes. Suddenly, the previous 60 days come to a full boil. The process isn’t easy to follow for laypeople. Say there’s a bill you really care about and you want to chart its progress in Santa Fe. It’s pretty hard to tell what’s really going on or when something important will happen. At the very last possible second this year, legislators passed a block of tax changes — without having a chance to read it. Sen. John Arthur Smith, head of the Senate Finance Committee, drew the bill up the night before, and it was introduced with just an hour or so left in the session on Saturday. Gov. Susana Martinez had threatened to veto the budget and call everyone back to Santa Fe for a special session if tax reform didn’t get through. The bill cuts corporate taxes and pulls some money back from city governments. It allows them to make up the difference by imposing higher gross receipts taxes. It also offers better breaks to TV shows filming in New

Mexico. On that note, let’s take a look at the highlight reel from the 2013 session. Bills that died • A ban on driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants • Genetically modiﬁed food labeling • The nationally controversial “abortion as evidence tampering” measure • A statewide ban on texting while driving • A rule requiring all parties in a conversation to consent to the recording of it • A study on the economic impacts of legalizing marijuana in New Mexico • Reduced penalties for possession of marijuana (Note: This one did pass the House but ran out of time in the Senate) • A legal deﬁnition of “house of prostitution” that includes websites or online forums • A measure allowing concealed weapons in liquor-serving restaurants • Background checks for people buying guns at gun shows • More restaurant liquor licenses in rural areas Bills heading to the Governor If a measure is approved by the House and the Senate, it heads to the governor for signature. Only then does it become a law. • Legislation calling for the testing of racehorses to prevent doping, and money to do it • Protection for legislators’ private emails — they wouldn’t be subject to public information requests even if they’re about public business • The creation of teams of medical professionals to help mentally ill people who cannot make treatment decisions • Public Regulation Commission reform measures,

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including requirements for commissioners, and the removal of the Insurance and Corporations Divisions from PRC purview • Liability protection for ﬂightrelated Spaceport businesses, such as manufacturers, and preparation, launch and ﬂight crews • A requirement that public bodies provide their meeting agendas 72 hours in advance • A decreased penalty for servers who sell liquor to a minor — it goes from being a fourth-degree felony to a misdemeanor • A statewide minimum wage hike from $7.50 to $8.50, which the governor has promised to veto

Already signed Gov. Martinez has already lent her signature to the Fair Pay for Women Act. With it, employers can’t pay male and female workers different wages for the same work. That means if someone wants to ﬁle a gender-based discrimination complaint, she can do it in state court instead of taking it to a federal court, which often poses travel challenges. The new law also prevents retaliation against employees who ﬁle a claim. This list isn’t comprehensive. Nerd out on every measure in the session and discover what happened at bit.ly/ Roundhouse2013. Go to nmcompass.com, your local lodestar, for analysis.

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GARDENING

Follow the three Ps for spring gardening success

xamples set by nature can be some of the best lessons for the gardener. The nursery is full of song birds year round, but a ﬂurry of activity increases in March. It is time for spring cleaning of nests and bringing in new materials to rebuild and modify their habitat for new eggs. Prior to this preparation, the song birds sit in the wisteria or perched in the cottonwood tree discussing just where to build their nests and which materials they will gather to do so. With expertise, song birds begin their spring conﬁdent that their offspring will be plentiful and healthy. Gardeners can begin a new project with the same self-reliance. Gardening can be as sensible as following birds’ principles of planning, preparation and planting — or “laying eggs,” if you will. The payoff is a completed project that provides beauty and joy with few regrets! With this in mind, here are a few things to think about as our gardening season swings into action:

PLANNING Before the actual “ground work” can begin, many components figure into planning a successful garden. Challenges are overcome with a clear understanding and the acceptance of the gardening world in which we live. Water conservation should be the first consideration in the planning process. Using the xeriscape method of landscaping not only adheres to local water restrictions but will also simplify gardening to benefit the homeowner. Build a budget to encourage wise decisions. With the overwhelming choices to be made, it is not unusual to find it difficult to stay within the bounds of the original plan. Develop and prioritize a list of desirable plants. Changing weather can be an unreliable factor; it has also been labeled as the gardener’s nemesis. Commonly, New Mexico’s weather can change drastically without much warning. Not all plants are created equal — use native and adaptable plants that are accustomed to the shifts of our environment.

PREPARATION Preparation of the garden will determine the growth and longevity of plants. Our enchanting land provides diverse and difﬁcult soils with which to work. Whether it’s volcanic, limestone, granite or sand composites, soil can be a primary source of concern for gardeners. It may be necessary to test soil in the landscape to make sure that plant choices will thrive in the garden’s soil type. Prepping the planting areas properly will determine the quality of the plant’s life. A good rule of thumb is to dig the hole as deep as the root ball of the plant. However, the width of the hole should be at least twice the width of the pot. Loosen as much soil as possible in the bottom of the hole to encourage new root growth. Native plants do not require, nor do they want, amendments added to the soil. They will adapt and thrive better if planted in the native soil of the landscape. Enriched soil is used for plants that have been or will become adapted to this area. Placing a two- to three-inch layer of mulch after planting will decrease weed growth and prevent evaporation. Watering properly is essential. Each plant has different requirements depending on the size of the pot, if it is a tree, shrub or perennial and whether it is native or not. Watering deeply is optimal for all plants and can be accomplished with a drip irrigation system.

PLANTING Reserving the best for last, shopping for plants can be a pleasurable part of gardening. It may take more than one visit to the garden center. Purchase only as many plants as the gardener can manage to plant.

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The right plant for the right conditions is a key to a successful New Mexico garden plan. Blue ﬂax ﬂowers, pictured here, are well suited for Albuquerque’s water-conscious gardens. The plant is hardy, not overly thirsty and adds beauty to the landscape.

With a prepared plant list and the help of the garden center staff, the result will be a cart that is full of beautiful plants pulled by a happy gardener. Placing the plants in the prepared holes and watering them thoroughly begins the journey to the gardener’s dream fulﬁlled. It is now time to sit back and watch the garden ﬂourish.

The evidence is obvious that song birds enjoy their day’s work playfully with laughter and joy. Take pleasure in the planning, preparation and planting of the garden. The outcome will be thriving plants that bring lasting pleasure. Tish Resnick is a lifelong New Mexico gardener and the owner of Great Outdoors Nursery (greatoutdoorsabq.com, 505.890.5311).

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he Albuquerque Master Gardeners offer a plethora of free gardening advice on their website (abqmg. org). The following are some tips offered by the Master Gardeners for pursuing your green thumb in the Duke City during the spring months of April, May and June.

April • By now your beds should be in top shape and ready to go. Seeds from last year’s garden that need cool ground for sprouting should have made their presence known. Those that did not survive have provided you with new places to plant. Caution: Seeds that need warm ground for sprouting, e.g. summer annuals and vegetables, may not sprout until June. • Ready, set, grow! It’s off to the nurseries! Buy your perennials now and get them in the ground before it gets hot. Plant cinquefoil (Potentilla species), Penstemon, and perennial blue ﬂax, (Linum lewisii), French Lavender (L. intermedia) and rosemary. Wait until Cinco de Mayo for anything tender. Check your average last frost date. Frosts may occur any time into the ﬁrst week of May, and you risk losing anything that is not cold hardy. • Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and chiles may need frost protection such as “wall-o-water” if set out this month; be a weather watcher! Starting them outdoors early may be worth the trouble to get an earlier harvest. Planting in an old tire or “wall-o-water” provides warmth to the soil and extra protection from frost. A tomato cage covered with a clear plastic bag that has air holes placed in the top also works. • After mid-April, plant vegetable and melon seeds. Transplant vegetable and melon seedlings anytime during the month. • Strawberries can be planted anytime during the month, and established ones will not be very affected by cold nights. • Plant raspberries, grapes and asparagus. • Plant your cool season lawns. • Plant dahlias, cannas, lilies and gladioli. You can plant most of the summer annuals and perennials by the end of the month. • This is a good time to prepare the soil for your annuals and vegetables. Remove and discard all weeds and debris.

• Start fertilizing roses and ﬂowers; use alfalfa pellets (horse food from the feed store) for a boost plus a 10-20-10 fertilizer. • Make alfalfa tea as a treat for your roses: put 10-12 cups alfalfa meal or pellets into a 32 gallon plastic trash can with a lid. Add 2 cups Epsom salts (from the drug store) and 1⁄2 cup chelated or organic iron (from the nursery). Fill the trash can with water and stir well. • Treat trees and shrubs that suffer from perennial iron chlorosis with chelated or organic iron or iron sulfate. If the tree is not adapted to our climate, you may want to ﬁnd a replacement tree. • If daytime temperatures stay above 85, change your irrigation to the summer schedule.

multicolored cosmos, zinnias and perennial Scabiosa (pincushion flower) make lovely plantings atop spring bulbs, ensuring you do not forget to water them and helping to cool the ground in July and August. Give new plants extra shade the first few days to help establish them, and water twice a day until the plants look strong. Even xeric plants need extra water when set out, especially in June. • Plant sunflowers, cosmos, marigolds, salvia, and zinnias.

• In the vegetable garden: continue seeding and setting out plants that love warm soil such as basil, corn, and beans. Melons, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers should go in by midmonth. • Continue dead-heading as flowers fade. • Fertilize roses to encourage the next flush of bloom. • Use nitrogen fertilizer on warm-season grasses, like Bermuda. An organic alternative is compost, compost tea or fish emulsion.

June • Buy and plant six-packs of annuals for now and think about a long-term strategy for next year. Continue to ﬁll bare spaces with them —

May • Continue to plant gladioli at two-week intervals for continuous bloom. • Plant other summer-ﬂowering bulbs and corms: Cannas, dahlias, lilies, ornamental onions (Allium). You can also plant daylilies at this time. These are heat-tolerant plants that do well here. Coleus and caladiums are more challenging, needing full shade and moisture. • Plant beans, corn, cucumber, eggplant, melons, pumpkins, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. Start some from seed and transplant the ones you started in February and March. • Most container plants, balled-and-burlapped trees and annual seeds can be planted. • Clean out containers, hanging baskets, and window boxes, and ﬁll them with new plants to enjoy all summer. Use a variety of color, texture, and heights — some tall and some trailing vine-like plants.

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FOOD

FIRST BITE BY JUSTIN DE LA ROSA

Getting your food ‘fixe’

PHOTOS BY WES NAMAN

Chinese food often falls in the category of “budget” or buffet dining, but Albuquerque’s Budai Gourmet Chinese mixes atmosphere and ﬁne food at reasonable prices, creating a unique Duke City destination eatery.

Chinese education Budai Gourmet Chinese garners a well-deserved reputation as a ﬁne destination restaurant BY SHARI TAYLOR

don’t usually order Chinese food off a menu. Rather, I’m used to Chinese food served by yours truly at restaurants where the title usually includes the word “super.” Said restaurants offer a buffet selection of classic fried rice and what I can only describe as “pork on a stick.” That said, Budai Gourmet Chinese, the runner up for Best Chinese Food in the recent Local iQ Smart List, was probably the best traditional restaurant experience that I ever could have wished for on my first real Chinese food voyage. Budai certainly looks the part. Upon walking into the restaurant, my dining companion and I were struck by all the Chinese calligraphy and art. A message written in over-sized Chinese calligraphy extended across REVIEW an entire wall and Chinese characters decorated our booth. Decor featuring Budai Gourmet cranes and curling dragons was complemented by background Asian Chinese elevator music. A wall behind our table 6300 SAN MATEO NE, was decked with framed photographs of 505.797.7898 the establishment’s owners alongside HOURS: celebrities ranging from Jackie Chan to 11a-9p, Tue.-Thu.; 11aRichard Gere and Miss America. 9:30p, Fri.; noon-9:30p, Our chipper and attentive waitress Sat.; noon-8:30p, Sun. had a lot of suggestions for me when I budaigourmet.com asked, providing glowing reviews and recommendations of various menu items. She seemed to know what she liked and steered us toward some enticing dishes. Egg drop soup and pork buns served as our appetizers. The Egg Drop Soup ($1.95/cup, $5.95/bowl) was silky, as it ought to be, though the flavor was perhaps saltier than usual. The Mini Pork Buns ($8.95 for 10) were presented beautifully, placed delicately like droplets inside a steamer, delivered fresh from their trip to the sauna. They were tasty, too. A little meatball was rolled up inside those droplet buns, and each was savory as it was soft. The buns also served as a tool for furthering my Chinese food education. They were difficult to eat without spilling the inner juices.

The restaurant’s hostess, not content with watching me pour pork bun juice all over my scarf as I tried in vain to eat it properly, finally intervened to help my dining companion and I get the most out of our pork bun dining experience. “Have you ever had ginger and vinegar like this?” she asked, and when we both shook our heads, she schooled us in the fine art of spooning up the vinegar, placing a toothpick-sized strand of ginger in it, and then adding the pork bun to the lot. “You will like this,” she insisted. “Try it.” She was right. Aside from my embarrassment at not instinctively understanding how to eat a pork bun properly, I appreciated her help. The vinegar and ginger added a zing to the pork bun that it had been lacking. The flavor was surprisingly strong, but pleasant and clean when taken as a whole. We next ordered the Cashew Nut Chicken entree ($8.95). The best part about this dish was its subtle mixture of flavors. The celery, carrots, cashews, chicken and sauces played off of each other and it became clear quickly that the ingredients of the dish were freshly acquired and freshly prepared. When I took the advice of our waitress and said, “Yes, that one,” to the Salt and Pepper Fish ($9.95), I did not know that it would be battered. I was wary when she placed the plate of fried food in front of me, as I’m not usually a fan. But lo, I got something quite different from what I feared. Not greasy at all, the lumps of tilapia wrapped in fried batter were airy, soft and sweet in an unexpected and subtle way. Topped with a mixture of chives, salt and pepper (I’m guessing) and an assortment of herbs, the Salt and Pepper Fish was a refreshing change from the usual greasy fried food that I would expect. The Budai menu is not overly vast, but every item, from Tea Leaves Smoked Duck ($15.95) to Jalapeno Beef ($9.95) to Sa Cha Mussels ($9.95), seems thoughtfully designed. Budai followed up our meals with the usual fortune cookies wrapped in crinkly cellophane and (another pleasant twist on the usual Chinese dining experience in America) orange slices. My fortune cookie informed me that I was going to go on a vacation soon, but really it should have told me that I was going to be returning to Budai soon. Budai Gourmet Chinese absolutely earns its reputation as a fine eatery and a pleasant experience.

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t can be difficult to choose the courses of your meal when most restaurants offer enticing and extensive options. For those who have a hard time deciding what to eat and drink or those who want to sample some one-off, best-of-the-best bites, the answer is obvious — prix-fixe dinners. Prix-fixe dinners usually take place at high-end or fine-dining restaurants, which might make some shy away. However, local restaurants like Zinc and Chama River Brewing Company put together the special occasions in a way that is unpretentious, educational and affordable. To give you a taste of prix-fixe, I recently attended Spring Cocktail 101: An Introduction to Local Spirits at Zinc’s Cellar Bar. It served as an educational dinner that gave attendees something to take home. Mixologist Keila Harrington taught us how to create cocktails for the season, each cocktail being served with an accompanying plate that was “prixpared” specifically for the occasion by Zinc’s sous chef, Joseph Bower. At the end of the evening, guests were able to take home a copy of the menu along with recipes for each cocktail. Though Cocktail 101 is in the past, you haven’t missed out on all the special events coming up. For a little more consistency in prix fixe dining, Jennifer James 101 does a $25 dinner every Thursday. It features a three-course meal that changes every week. For prices and menus, visit jenniferjames101. com. Scalo is also known for its WineDown Wednesdays, in which a dinner is prepared by Chef Mendoza and is paired with wine for only $27.50 per person. Visit scalonobhill.com for details. Albuquerque Beer Week is kicking off April 25 and running through May 4. Chama River Brewing Company will be hosting a dinner Thu., Apr. 25 that will feature beers from Nexus, Marble and La Cumbre. Nob Hill Bar and Grill will also have a beer dinner Tue., Apr. 30. Zinc plans to host another Cocktail 101 at the end of the summer, but is also hosting a summer beer dinner series that will showcase Albuquerque’s best breweries in a similar fashion to the Cocktail 101 dinner. April 7 will kick of the series with Il Vicino Brewery and a menu that is match-made to several of their brews. The following month will bring Marble Brewery to the table on May 19. La Cumbre will be the featured beer on June 16 — a perfect gift for Father’s Day. The finale of the series comes in the form of a tasting challenge, in which each of the aforementioned breweries will be at Zinc to give you the chance to decide which is best. Limited options are not always a bad thing. It challenges you to try things you are familiar (or unfamiliar) with in a new context. Go get your fixe!

Justin De La Rosa writes about the Albuquerque restaurant scene. He can be reached at justin@local-iQ.com.

DRINK

Trip to Denver spurs local beer scene ideas

recently headed out of town to go to a concert in Denver. Though it probably wasn’t the wisest thing for clear driving (odds for March snow in the Rockies is pretty high), it was a great time, and I did my damnedest to get the band to come through Albuquerque in a few months. It also gave me a chance to check up on old friends and, for the purposes of this column, drink beer — a lot of beer, and a lot of different beer. I came home thinking there is a reliable option to get home in case they aren’t much we in Albuquerque can learn from Denver comfortable driving home and can’t afford a as our own beer culture grows and expands. taxi across town. This is actually something I’m First let me say this: I don’t think we are off the passionate about as a semi-responsible person. mark or headed in the wrong direction, and I Longer operating hours for buses has the realize Denver is an odd place (second or third potential to cut down on DWIs and create new highest per capita ownership of tuxedos in the jobs. I mean, I’d love to have a pint at Bosque country, etc.). We shouldn’t base ourselves on Brewing on Alameda in north Albuquerque a particular city; we are our own, we are unique without having to worry if I shouldn’t drive back and we should stay that way. But Denver has home to EDo. done some things right. As the Neighborhood microbreweries greater Albuquerque beer scene and beer bars are also ﬂourishes, there are some something that would be As Albuquerlarger things that beer drinkers lovely as the beer culture in que’s beer and brewers should be thinking Albuquerque grows. In Denver, about. It just so happens even the once very dangerous scene grows, it Denver made me think about area of Five Points has a needs to look some of them. microbrewery and several nice little beer bars. Wouldn’t it be As a tourist, one thing that at other places nice, some day, to sip a pint of is intimidating is the fact to see what has local beer in the Netherwood that there are about 10 micro Heights neighborhood, chat breweries in and around worked, what with neighbors and maybe even LoDo, one of the smaller hasn’t and how strengthen the community? neighborhoods in Denver. Yes, LoDo has become a kind of One last thing that I really we can adapt shopping and entertainment enjoyed was the few specialty these ideas to district for Denver, but with that beer bars I ran across in Denver. density of beer it’s a little tough There is a microbrewery, Prost work here. for a two-day trip. And it brings Brewery, which specializes in up the ﬁrst question: volume. traditional German beers and It’s going to be at odds with the brews them in the traditional rest of this column but it bears ways. Not far from my hotel thinking about. Albuquerque has a tremendous in Downtown was the Cheeky Monk, a bar amount of unique brewing talent (Kelly’s has specializing in Belgian beer. And across the one of the very few female brewers in the nation, street I ran into an old bartending colleague at for example). That being said, not everyone Kinga’s Lounge, a Polish bar. So many countries who is passionate about beer should open a have incredible and unique brewing traditions microbrewery — god knows I shouldn’t. But and it is nice to be able to go to a place that there is the possibility of too much of a good attempts to cultivate an appreciation for them. thing, and the density of bars and breweries in So, as Albuquerque’s beer scene grows it needs LoDo made me hope it does not happen here. to look at other places to see what has worked, Anyway, on to the encouragement, because what hasn’t and how we can adapt these ideas there are a few things I saw in Denver that I to work here. We are also a creative lot, so really, really, really liked. we’ll probably come up with a good number of solutions on our own. But as our beer culture The number one thing I noticed came a little expands, it is good to occasionally look outside after midnight as I left the concert and was ourselves for little sparks of inspiration. almost hit by a city bus. Public transport. Most bus lines in Denver run past midnight. If you Seth Hall is head barman at the Albuquerque want beer drinkers to be responsible, offer them Press Club in EDo.

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FOOD

Spring menu: goat, asparagus and strawberries

pring can be a frustrating time of the year for chileheads. The garden has not yet produced those chiles and tomatoes you crave for your summer cooking, and the other vegetables are not ripe either. But out there in farming and ranching country, dedicated foodies have grown the spring foods you need to celebrate the season. And we can ﬁnd the heat sources to spice them up. Here’s my take on what you should be cooking for a spicy spring. A note on goat — the meat, that is. Cabrito, or a young goat, is traditionally pit-roasted or barbecued in New Mexico in the spring and it is quite delicious, but it takes a long time and is rather messy. I’ve eaten goat that way, and also enjoyed curry goat in Jamaica, but the recipe that follows is my favorite way to cook it. Goat meat is available online from various sources.

Braised Goat and Beef with Ancho Chiles Goat is often saved for celebrations in Mexico, such as baptisms or weddings. The baby goats, or “kids” as they are called, offer the most tender, succulent meat imaginable. This recipe from Nayarít includes beef and is ﬂavored with ancho chiles. This is a recipe for a spring goat party, as it serves a lot of people. Ingredients:

5 Ancho chiles, toasted, stems and seeds removed 2 lbs. Tomatoes, chopped 1 pinch Ginger 8 Black peppercorns 5 cloves Garlic 1/2 tsp. Cumin 1/2 cup Vinegar 1/2 cup Dry red wine 2 Bay leaves 2 lbs. Goat meat, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 lbs. Beef, cut into 1-inch cubes Tortillas Method: In a food processor or blender, combine the

chiles, tomatoes, ginger, peppercorns, garlic, cumin, cloves and vinegar and puree in batches. Remove to a bowl and add the wine and bay leaves. Place the goat and beef in a large baking pan, and pour the chile mixture over it. Bake, covered, at 250 F for two hours, or until done and the meat is falling apart. Serve with tortillas and the salsa of your choice. Serves: 8 to 10 Heat Scale: Medium

Asparagussied Up with Heat Asparagus is probably the most revered spring vegetable. I recall that when I lived in Los Chavez, between Belen and Los Lunas in New Mexico, the wild asparagus would sprout beneath the cottonwood trees and I could collect as much of it as I wanted. This was before the Internet, so I was constantly combing through cookbooks to find new recipes for this unusual, leafless plant with the odd name. Interestingly, the word asparagus comes from the ancient Persian wordasparag, meaning a sprout. The ancient Egyptians cultivated asparagus and offered it to numerous gods and the Romans had an expression, “velocius quam asparagi coquantur,” meaning faster than you can cook asparagus. It was a rare and expensive vegetable in the 1890s in the United States, but then came cultivation (and its subsequent escape from cultivation thanks to birds). Food expert Waverly Root commented: “It was inevitable that the asparagus should be treated as an aphrodisiac given its shape, which, an Elizabethan writer remarked, ‘Manifestly provoketh Venus.’” Asparagus is a nutritional gem. It has only 22 calories per half cup (approximately six spears) and contains vitamins A and C plus 2 grams of fiber.

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Among spring vegetables, fresh asparagus is one of the most prized, and can often be found growing in the wild. This nutritious gem is delightful when paired well with hot peppers.

Ingredients:

1 lb. fresh Asparagus Vegetable cooking spray 2 Tbsp. low sodium soy sauce 2 tsp. Sesame seeds, toasted 1 tsp. Ginger root, minced 1 Serrano chile, seeds and stem removed, minced Dash of freshly ground black pepper Method: Snap off tough ends of the asparagus. Remove the scales from the stalks with a knife or vegetable peeler. Cut the spears into two-inch pieces. Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Place over medium low heat until hot. Add asparagus, soy sauce, sesame seeds, ginger root, serrano and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly for ﬁve minutes. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings Heat Scale: Mild

Dessert: Double Pepper-Infused Strawberries A full 90 percent of Americans eat strawberries, according to the California Strawberry Advisory Board. California grows about 75 percent of all strawberries and the peak season is March through May. Eight medium strawberries

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have only 50 calories but supply 140 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin C. They also taste great! This is a shocking dessert if there ever was one, with the sharp ﬂavors of the pepper tequila and black pepper strangely complementing the sweetness of the strawberries. Only a truly daring chilehead would serve this over chile-infused ice cream. Ingredients:

6 cups Strawberries, halved 1/2 cup Orange juice 1/4 cup Chile-infused tequila (or soak crushed piquin chiles in tequila for a few hours and strain) 2 tsp. Black pepper, freshly ground 2 tsp. Balsamic vinegar Mint sprigs for garnish Method: Combine the strawberries, orange juice, tequila, black pepper and balsamic vinegar in a bowl and toss well. Cover and chill for three hours, stirring occasionally. Spoon the mixture into six small glass bowls and garnish with the mint sprigs. Yield: 6 servings Heat Scale: Mild Dave DeWitt is co-producer of the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show and the upcoming Southwest Book Fiesta.

HEALTH

Removing must-have tattoo requires diligence

spent the recent spring break in Southern California, where I grew up. The weather was astounding, the traffic was unbelievable, and everywhere I turned I was reminded of good and bad moments of my youth. Good: Perfect waves at Malibu. Bad: Irritating local surfers. Good: Beautiful people. Bad: People who know they are beautiful. Good: I never got a tattoo. Bad: I was in a glam rock hair band! Yes, before I embarked on my career in medicine, I really thought I was going to be a rock star. Fortunately, my band sucked, I never got arrested and I never got a tattoo. Although I was lucky and never adorned my body with a girlfriend’s name or a tribal arm band, there are many out there who wish for their must-have tattoos from their youth to be removed. Let me begin by stating the obvious: Don’t attempt tattoo removal on your own. Do-ityourself tattoo removal creams and other home treatments are likely to be ineffective and can cause skin irritation. Most people’s tattoos were professionally done by depositing tattoo ink under the skin; therefore any surface treatments will not work. Professional tattoos are easier to remove than those done by amateurs because the ink is evenly spread under the skin. Home tattoos have ink of different concentrations at varying depths under the skin; this makes removal much more difficult. “Older” or blurred tattoos usually indicate that ink has migrated under the skin. These tattoos can only be removed with deep surgical incisions. Ouch! Black and blue tattoos are the easiest to remove; green and yellow are the hardest. Hopefully you do not have a sunflower tattooed on your ankle you want gone. Just as you sought an expert for the creation of your tattoo, you should consult a dermatologist for its removal. Laser removal, dermal abrasion and surgical excision are the methods that can be employed to remove your tattoo. A dermatologist will assess the location of the tattoo (face or body), the depth and spread of ink, the costs and the patient’s goals when suggesting a removal technique. All tattoo removal techniques cause varying degrees of discomfort, are prone to scarring and may not completely remove the tattoo.

the tattoo ink. Typical dermabrasion utilizes a rapidly rotating brush to remove pigmented skin. This technique works very well with professional tattoos. Salabrasion uses salt as an abrasive to peel away the tattoo surface and underlying layers. Salabrasion is less invasive than dermabrasion but requires multiple treatments. Chemical Peeling uses acid to remove the skin and tattoo. It is a costeffective method but may leave a small scar.

Surgical excision Surgical excision is literally cutting the tattoo out. This technique can be used with very small tattoos; obviously a small scar will result. If tattoo ink has migrated deeper than the skin layers to the subcutaneous (under the skin) fat layers, complete removal by dermabrasion may not be possible. Surgical excision is the only way to remove all pigment when subcutaneous fat is involved. There are many dermatologists in Albuquerque that can remove most tattoos. The method, cost, scarring and discomfort associated with removal will depend on the characteristics of your tattoo. Remember, your tattoo from your youth cost a pretty penny, hurt a ton and required multiple sessions. Removal requires the same diligence. Dr. Abinash Achrekar (Dr. Ash) is an assistant professor of cardiology, internal medicine and public health at the University of New Mexico. Send any comments or questions to Dr. Ash to abinash@ local-iQ.com.

Laser removal Tattoo removal with infrared lasers or colorspecific lasers has been proven to be very effective. Multiple treatments are usually necessary, especially when tattoos are multicolored. Black tattoo ink absorbs all laser wavelengths, making it the easiest to treat. Other colors, such as green, selectively absorb laser light and require specific lasers. It may be necessary to use several color-specific laser beams over many treatments to remove ink from a multi-colored tattoo. Newer Q-switching lasers deliver short, powerful laser pulses and have improved the effectiveness of color-specific lasers in tattoo removal.

Dermabrasion Dermabrasion includes multiple techniques, all of which involve removing skin layers and

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The BREAKING BAD Issue

Breaking Up Albuquerque bids a fond farewell to ‘Breaking Bad’, the city’s own

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INTERVIEW:

Vince Gilligan BY BILL NEVINS

piece of television history

The making of a contemporary Western e creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, is a talented writer and a fortunate man. He sold his ﬁrst screenplay (for the feature movie Home Fries) while still an NYU Film School student, and then sold a script to Fox for the second season of his then-favorite TV show The X-Files. Fox liked the Virginiaborn Gilligan’s writing so much that he became a staff writer and then the producer of that series, and of its spin-off series The Lone Gunmen. Gilligan is best known these days as the creator of AMC’s Emmy-winning series Breaking Bad, for which he serves as producer, director and frequent writer — the man who sketched out the fascinating arc of this groundbreaking drama, and, incidentally, one of the few people on earth who may know how the series will end. Gilligan, 46, spoke by phone with Local iQ from his Burbank, Calif., ofﬁce.

Local iQ: Breaking Bad was originally planned to be set in California, but was moved to Albuquerque. What has Albuquerque been for the show? Vince Gilligan: Albuquerque has meant the world for Breaking Bad. I can’t imagine Breaking Bad being anywhere else. I can’t imagine the show would be nearly as interesting as it is if it were set anywhere else. Just the cinematography and the look of the show. When I think of Albuquerque, I think of clouds, just those beautiful ﬂoating cumulus clouds. The skies. These are skies you just don’t see in Southern California. You really get the depth and the sense of scale in the desert in Albuquerque. On days when I’m out there on the set, the ﬁrst thing I do is look out the window. If it’s a day with no clouds, I get really upset! I think about the Sandias and about this great city that I’ve grown to love.

iQ: How did you decide to come to Albuquerque? VG: Well, Sony, our studio, suggested it because of the film tax incentives available here. But the money became the least reason for making the show there. I had only been to Albuquerque a couple of times before we started shooting, but when I got out there, suddenly it dawned on me what the show could be. I began thinking about all those great John Ford movies, and all those Sergio Leone westerns. iQ: Do you see a transformation in Albuquerque and New Mexico because of Breaking Bad? VG: I’d like to take credit but I can’t imagine we’ve made that much of a dent in things. I do feel that every time we come to New Mexico, it seems like it’s on an upswing, and things are feeling hopeful. iQ: That’s great to hear. People here Breaking Bad creator seem to feel BreakVince Gilligan ing Bad is a positive thing for New Mexico. VG: Well, I’ve heard it said there are more PhDs per capita in New Mexico than any state. And there’s a richness of natural beauty. I bought a home in New Mexico, and my girlfriend and I plan to keep it after the show wraps. iQ: Any plans for more programs here? VG: I would love to do more programs in New Mexico. In my mind’s eye, I would love to see a spinoff series with Saul Goodman, but that’s just a twinkle in my eye now. But if I had a wish, that’s what I would wish for. I try to think of movies I might write that could be set there. I love westerns. Gradually, after the first Breaking Bad episode, it started to dawn on me that we could be making a contemporary western. So you see scenes that are like gunfighters squaring off, like Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef — we have Walt and others CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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INTERVIEW:

Bryan Cranston BY MIKE ENGLISH

All hail the King yan Cranston, for the rest of his acting career, will be known as Walter White. Not that he doesn’t boast an acting resume filled with other memorable roles, from Jerry’s dentist on Seinfeld to the dad on Malcolm in the Middle to a supporting role in the recent Oscar winner for “Best Film,” Argo. But as Walt, Cranston has made television history — and now that historic run is coming to an end. The crew for Breaking Bad is wrapping filming for the show in early April, with the final episodes to air starting in August. The evergracious Cranston spoke to Local iQ recently about his experience playing Walt and his time in Albuquerque.

Local iQ: You’re now shooting final scenes. Is there a culmination for Walt in these final episodes? The arc of his character — can we expect that to reach some kind of resolution? Bryan Cranston: He takes tremendous pride, Vince Gilligan does, on how he structures his stories. As of right now, I don’t know what the finale is. I have not read the last episode. He’s crafting it as we speak. And it’s always been a policy of mine not to know too far ahead of our shooting, because of the profound twists and turns that the character and plot take. I find it more helpful to just peel back the onion as I need to know things. iQ: Can you speak to the genius of Vince Gilligan? He’s had a pretty remarkable run with the story of this show. BC: He is that. He’s a man who is simple and complicated, he lives in that dichotomy. He demands a high level of function from himself, he agonizes over every moment, he loses sleep over it. He’s that kind of guy. He also is very surprising. I’ve been on the show for six years and there are still things he writes that surprise me. That’s the measure of real genius writing, that someone who is that connected to it is still surprised. For instance, in the end of the fourth season, when we discover that Walt did poison that little boy, I didn’t know I did that. So the episode right before that,

when Jesse comes to me with a gun and accuses me, I was able to justifiably deny it. I was just amazed he could still surprise me like that in the script. iQ: The Walt you play now is so different than the Walt in the early episodes. How satisfying, challenging, exhausting — now that we’re getting to the end, I wonder if you have some perspective on the challenge of playing this character? BC: It’s certainly all the adjectives you use. It is the best role of my career. I couldn’t imagine a better role ever offered to me. I’m very lucky. To have the emotional spectrum given to me that Walter White has been able to play, that’s just unheard of. Usually a character is given parameters and he can’t go outside them, because it would break that character. The metamorphosis of Walter White just shattered that to pieces. They allowed me such enormous latitude to bring some interesting and odd things to the role, and I will miss it. And I will miss Albuquerque. iQ: Speaking of Albuquerque, it seems like Vince Gilligan made a choice to really embrace it as a central part of the show. BC: Yes, we came here because of financial concerns by the studio. The rebate program has been a big benefit, not just to Breaking Bad but to a number of productions, and I hope that resonates with your readers. We as a production company, we come in, and over 90 percent of our crew are New Mexico residents. We’re very proud of the fact that we’ve been able to introduce a new industry. And now you have something where we’ve been here for six years, I own a home here, we have other homeowners here. I hope that the governor is aware of the value within the state, that we are not only producing jobs but also giving a foothold for building an industry, so when you think of New Mexico, sure, tourism and the wonderful Native American sites and that sort of thing, the International Balloon Fiesta — and motion picture and television production. It may very well be an opportunity to gain that kind of traction and become a bona fide industry in the state. You have terrific talent here in crew and cast, and that kind of base is what’s necessary to sustain an industry. Other states like Michigan may offer higher percentages of rebates, but they don’t have the infrastructure to sustain that. They would have to import the key workers from other states, and that nullifies the benefits that New Mexico is in

a position to get. Without getting too political. iQ: It does seem like you guys have established a beachhead for the industry here. BC: Yes, and the other thing is, instead of Vince Gilligan saying we’re shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but we’re going to say it’s some other state and some other city, he just gave over. iQ: There’s such a talented cast on the show. If I might single out one of the actors, what has it been like working with Aaron Paul? He seems exceptionally talented. BC: If you fall in love with a girl and you want to get married, and you meet her parents and her brothers and sisters, it’s not imperative that you fall in love with them as well. It just makes your life a lot easier going forward in your mar-

riage. And that’s the same way I look at working with a co-star. It’s not imperative that I really get to love the people I work with, but it just makes it so much easier. And in this case, it’s been a godsend, because Aaron Paul and the rest of the cast, really, are not just talented actors but they’re really solid, wonderful human beings. That makes the workplace so much easier to want to go to in the morning, and to be with them and express yourself and spend hours upon hours upon hours with each other. He is young, he’s talented, but the best thing about him is that he’s a great, great person and it’s been a wonderful experience. And now if he goes on other adventures, both personally — he’s about to get married — and professionally, I know our paths will cross again and we will remain friends for a long, long time.

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The impact “As mayor, I look for people with exceptional qualities to shed positive light on Albuquerque — Breaking Bad has done exceptional things for Albuquerque, provided many opportunities for us and has put us on the world map. I’m very proud about what everyone involved with the show has been able to do. They have been very helpful, giving back to the city and to organizations such as YDI and other charities. The show has done great things for this city.” —MAYOR RICHARD BERRY, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

“I was just at a media conference in Buenos Aries with filmmakers from all over South America. Everybody knew Albuquerque because of Breaking Bad. They understood there was not necessarily any connection between what happens in the show and reality, but they still thought Albuquerque was an amazing place. Many said they’d love to make films here.” —BRYAN KONEFSKY, FILMMAKER/UNM MEDIA ARTS PROFESSOR

“Over 90 percent of the crew on Breaking Bad are New Mexico citizens. The feeling around the set is of a family. It’s just been wonderful to be their host city. Initially, when I read the pilot, I was a little startled. But what they have done is to totally embrace Albuquerque. Albuquerque is like another character in the show. The casting is brilliant, the acting is wonderful. We will miss them!” —ANN LERNER, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FILM OFFICE

“The economic impact is something that this state needs and everyone should thank the producers, Sony Television and AMC, for having the show filmed here. Having one of the top-rated shows in the world, with Albuquerque as the never-wavering additional character, is something all of New Mexico should be proud of.” —IVAN WEINER, ALBUQUERQUE FILM & MEDIA EXPERIENCE

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INTERVIEW:

Aaron Paul BY CHARLIE CRAGO

‘There’s danger in every city’ thing illegal, but that there are illegal things happening all over the city.”

t’s true that while the man working opposite him may have a resume that would impress the most snide talent agent in Big City, USA, Aaron Paul had little to fall back on when he took on the role of streethustler Jesse Pinkman on AMC’s Breaking Bad. Paul had established himself in a handful of movie and TV roles, including a recurring spot on the HBO series Big Love. But Breaking Bad has put Paul on the map forever. Over the last six years, he’s proven that’s he is as capable an actor as anyone in the business, with an Emmy to show for it. Paul was just 27 when he began coming to Albuquerque regularly to ﬁlm the show, unsure what to make of this crossroads town in the middle of the Southwest. By the second season he was hooked on the Duke City, and he now resides here with his soon-to-be wife. Local iQ recently spoke to Paul about his experiences in New Mexico.

Local iQ: So you’ve been in Albuquerque six or seven years. You come to Albuquerque for Breaking Bad, you’re 27 at the time — what was that like? Aaron Paul: When I ﬁrst came out and we shot the pilot, I was staying in a random hotel and I only really saw the hotel and the set, and I didn’t really get to experience much of Albuquerque or New Mexico. To be honest I think I thought to myself, “Oh my God, I can’t believe we’re gonna shoot the series here.” But then when we got picked up I got to Albuquerque and could see what it was really all about, that I’d be experiencing a lot more of the city, the sunsets, and explore New Mexico, and I fell in love it. I fell in love with it enough that by the second season I bought a place, so I own a place out here now and I love it. I just drove back from Carlsbad Caverns with my girlfriend and got in late last night, and it’s just such a magical, majestic place. iQ: In the time you’ve been here the city has grown and a lot of work has been put into revitalizing Albuquerque. I think the show has had a lot to do with that. Do you see that happening? AP: Yeah, deﬁnitely. I see a lot of work coming out here, a lot of tourism. I think there’s always been tourism, but

AP: I think Breaking Bad definitely shows the raw element of that side of Albuquerque. Lots of places have their drug problems, they have their crime rates — every place sort of has that downfall. But yeah, when I first came down here and I was walking around Downtown in an over-sized hoodie trying to look like one of your random druggies mulling around, and people thought I was serious, it was dangerous. But there’s danger in every city. iQ: We’re just lucky to be graced with all this beauty that comes with the city’s dark-side. AP: Exactly. iQ: It seems like the stories could be taken from headlines of the local paper. Like you said, the show represents that part of the city so well. What do you think about that? AP: I think it’s definitely an instance of art imitating life. When we were shooting the pilot, a school principal in, I believe Arizona, was arrested for selling his students meth. I’m just like, “How is this possible?” When I first read the script, a high school teacher gets cancer and starts cooking meth, I thought it was hands down the greatest thing I had ever read, but didn’t see it becoming a series. But then we’re shooting the pilot and you have this principal getting arrested for selling to his students. I couldn’t believe it. You think your kids are safe at a place like school, but then teachers are selling drugs. iQ: Were you contractually obliged not to take on any other roles while Breaking Bad was filming, and more importantly, what’s next for Aaron Paul?

I’d like to think or at least hope we’ve had a small hand in that, and I think it’s pretty great. We found out that March 16 is ofﬁcially “Breaking Bad Day,” which is pretty cool. The Breaking Bad bill eventually passed, which we didn’t think it was, but I guess it did, so now March 16 is Breaking Bad Day. I think it’s very exciting to be in a place where a lot of people get to see it. iQ: Now that you’ve spent several years in ABQ, what are some of the major issues the city needs to address? What do we need to ﬁx? AP: Oh my God, that’s such a dangerous question. I don’t know; every city has

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its problems. Steven Michael Quezada (the Albuquerque actor who plays Gomez on the show) is part of the school board now and the dropout rate in New Mexico is very high here. I think that right there is a cinch to tackle and focus on because there’s a vital interest there; those are our kids. It’s all about making sure kids stay in school and that they understand that, that there is life after this and you can tackle your dreams. The kids need to know there are options, that there’s a future out there. iQ: After spending time in Albuquerque, have you ever run into a situation where you wonder to yourself if you’re on set? Not to imply you’re doing any-

AP: When we shoot we’re contracted to the show, but after it’s done I try and stay busy. I’m doing a car film for Dreamworks called Need for Speed, you know, and after that I’m getting married. iQ: Oh congratulations, man. Sorry ladies. AP: (Laughs) And after that, I don’t know … trying to find a job. iQ: Trying to find a job like everyone else in the world. Thanks so much for taking the time – the city of Albuquerque thanks you and we’re all huge fans. AP: I just really wanna say thank you so much to the city of Albuquerque for letting us come in and just kind of take over for a little bit, and we’re sad to go. We love it here, so thanks so much for having us.

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Contemporary Western CONTINUED FROM 13 like that. Westerns are hard to get off the ground, but we would love to shoot them in New Mexico. iQ: Do you feel that you’ve gotten to where you wanted to go with Breaking Bad? VG: Oh, I’ve gone way beyond that, it’s far outstripped my wildest expectations. I thought the show would never make it, or would end in seven or eight episodes. So I feel like I’ve won the lottery. iQ: Would you have any suggestions for aspiring screenwriters? VG: The best I can suggest is learn the rules and then throw them away. For instance, I read the Syd Field book on screenwriting structure when I started out. I learned a lot, but since then I realized that you can’t be too orthodox in what you do. These courses and books are valuable, but at a certain point you say, “This particular idea I have kind of breaks a rule, and I’m gonna go for it anyway.” What differentiates a writer from a nonwriter is that you sit your butt down and you write. Writing is hard work. I also would say don’t worry too much about what Hollywood seems to want. Hollywood was never in the market for shows about middle-aged men dying of cancer who make meth! Really, Hollywood doesn’t know what it wants, and you can’t time the market. What people really want is passion. They want the love that a writer puts in. They love originality. That will deﬁnitely get your foot in the door in Hollywood. The smart people who read scripts for a living really truly want to read something

new. You might as well go down swinging on something you believe in, even if it doesn’t sell, but you can get them with something real and original that you believe in. iQ: Steven Michael Quezada, the Albuquerque actor who plays Gomez on your show, has said that Breaking Bad brought the rich cultural traditions here to the rest of America. VG: Yes, he’s right. With more and more cable channels now, there’s more of a chance for stories to get out there, different kinds of stories. We live in a very diverse country, with lots of different stories. The other good news is that really wonderful video cameras are on the market now, and making movies is now available to so many people. You can get great cameras at Best Buy, and tell stories, make your own movies, for a fraction of what the price used to be. There is a little sadness on my part that film is going away. I love film, and we shoot Breaking Bad on 35 mm film, but it’s likely to be one of the last TV shows shot on film. That said, it is great the folks can now shoot their own movies and put them up on YouTube, and it’s a great democratizing factor, and the people in Hollywood are looking at those movies, and some of them are getting picked up. iQ: Are you going to miss this show? We will here. VG: I am going to miss it very much. When the bulk of the work is done, I will get all sentimental and sad. I don’t want this show to end. But it has to end. You want to go out on top, to leave people saying, “Wow, I want more!”

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INTERVIEW:

Steven Michael Quezada BY KEVIN HOPPER

Local No. 505 arly every time Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston arrives in Albuquerque, his first order of business is getting a green chile fix. And his first phone call is usually to fellow cast member Steven Michael Quezada, who plays DEA agent Steven Gomez on acclaimed TV show Breaking Bad. Quezada is a comedian turned actor and, along with Anna Gunn, who plays Skyler White on the show, is one of two New Mexico natives cast in major roles. Like most New Mexicans, he’s proud of where he comes from. So proud that he recently campaigned and won an APS school board seat in District 5. This has bolstered his already impeccable community-oriented resume and longtime commitment of working with troubled youth in gang intervention programs and acting workshops through YDI. Local iQ recently caught up with Quezada over (what else?) a plate of chile at one of his favorite local eateries, Mac’s La Sierra on West Central Avenue. Topics included APS, his newest film venture and

saving Albuquerque kids from going down the wrong path, as well as a new, to be locally shot crime drama called Duke City and the cult of Breaking Bad. Local iQ: So Cranston loves chile, huh? Steven Michael Quezada: Oh yeah. He’ll come in, he’ll call me and say, “Hey, I need some green chile.” I’ll say, “We’re cooking. Come on over to the house.” I don’t know if you know this, but my sister is dating his brother, so we’re almost like family now, even though we were friends before that. iQ: I heard you are already working with local writers on a new script for a potential TV series, also to be set right here in Albuquerque. Is that right? SMQ: Yes. I’ll be playing an undercover DEA agent, Duke Montaño, who by default becomes the leader of the gang, called the South Broadway Kings. It’s going to be called Duke City. The character’s dad was once the leader of the gang and he wants to ﬁnd out who murdered his father. That’s how the pilot starts out. We wanted to show that just because you grow up in that element, doesn’t mean we all make bad choices. iQ: Growing up here, did you have some run ins of your own? SMQ: Oh yeah, I’ve had guns pulled on me before. There was a time when I was willing to get shot. But now I try to pull those kids out now. I’ll even go to the

gang leaders and say, “I want this kid.” And they’re like, “How about I just kill you?” And I say, “You’ll kill me, you’ll go to prison. And what about him? They’ll replace me and they’ll replace you, but you can replace him right now. I just want him.” Now I’ve got some hardcore kids doing theater, it’s hilarious! But it changed them. Once they gained conﬁdence, and they really believed that someone cared about their story. These kids changed. iQ: Turning to Breaking Bad. The popularity of the show is simply incredible, not just locally or nationally, but globally. Is that hard to believe for a kid from Burque? SMQ: It’s amazing. People are com-

ing here to Albuquerque from all over the world to take pictures of locations like the Octopus Car Wash. There are people from Germany, Turkey. There are huge fans everywhere. A friend of mine, a science teacher, who was working on a project in Siberia told me that he was up there and they weren’t being very nice to him. So, he ﬁgured he would do his job and go home until ﬁnally somebody asked him where he was from. And he so he told them he’s from Albuquerque, New Mexico. And they said, “No way!” He said he was an instant celebrity after that. They were nice to him, took him out dinner, treated him really well. And that’s just one story. I’m sure there are many.

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LOCATION:

Albuquerque BY CHARLIE CRAGO

Around the way Albuquerque’s place in Breaking Bad history is as an enigmatic and versatile cast member. Here are a number of locations that BB fans from all over the globe are clamoring to see in real life.

PHOTO BY CARISSA SIMMONS

The Car Wash 9650 Snow Heights Circle NE The Octopus Car Wash on Menaul and Eubank is a familiar sight to most Burqueños, and the show’s writers did an amazing job of beginning the story with Walt working a schmuck job there, then coming full circle when he bought the business as a front for laundering his drug money.

Jesse Pinkman’s House 322 16th SW Some of the earliest scenes that made the show so memorable take place at this spot, like trying to dissolve a murdered meth dealer in a bathtub with acid that in turn eats through not just the deceased body, but the bathtub itself and the ﬂoor. And who can forget Jesse’s days-long meth parties?

The De Anza Motor Lodge 4301 Central NE The empty De Anza Motor Lodge on Central actually looks like the type of place where one or two illegal activities have gone down. In the show Walt commits one of his ﬁrst huge meth deals at the hotel. In reality, the De Anza is listed on the U.S. historic sights registry and is a recommended stop along the Route 66 highway. It’s due for a major renovation starting this year.

Tuco’s Headquarters 906 Park SW Breaking Bad turned one of the city’s best food/coffee joints, Java Joe’s, into psycho meth dealer Tuco’s ofﬁce. Of course, Tuco turns out to be nothing more than a hopped-up lunatic, creating a situation where Walt is left with no other option than to blow the place up. Fortunately Java Joe’s is still open seven days a week. PHOTO BY JOY GODFREY

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Location + Set Decoration BY CHARLIE CRAGO

Behind the scenes cation, location, location — those words ring true for real estate sales, of course, but they’re even more true in the ﬁlm industry. And the drug-addled world of Breaking Bad represents the epitome of TV’s potential to make superior use of location, to an extent molding the locations into characters of their own. For audience members sitting in the theater or on the couch, rarely if ever do we stop to consider what actually goes into the production of a television series — work, lots of work. Local iQ was fortunate enough to speak with two prominent set and location crew members of Breaking Bad, and while their individual job duties vary slightly from one to the other, the essence of what they had to say about their experiences working on the show was unanimous: life changing. To quote Location Scout Manager Cyndy McCrossem, “It’s really a family, this crew, and you would probably heard this from numerous cast and crew members, but it’s a team effort.

Nobody shines or stands out. It’s all about the team effort.” But if preparing locations and sets for a show as intricately written as Breaking Bad wasn’t hard enough to begin with, as the show’s popularity has grown, so has the grandeur of the locations and sets. When Set Decorator Michael Flowers, an Albuquerque native, was asked about the progression of Breaking Bad’s set McCrossem requirements, he laughed. Then, once he had contained himself, he had the following to say concerning the difﬁculties of working with ever-growing sets: “In the beginning it was a calmer story; that was the whole point of Vince Gilligan’s vision, was to take a very mild, calm, gentle guy and drop him into a situation where he’s sick and he knows he’s dying,” Flowers said. “It started out

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really simple, a school teacher. But now we’re working in underground laboratories. At first they were using five-gallon buckets you could buy at Home Depot, and then as it progressed, they’re doing massive stuff in this huge lab with thorium-oxide and furnaces. It’s crazy.” And most obviously, let’s not forget we’re dealing with sets and locations that revolve around the cooking and/ or selling of methamphetamine, which isn’t exactly inviting when propositioning homeowners for permission to shoot scenes in their homes. Believe it or not, there was a time when Breaking Bad was not the television milestone it is today. Imagine walking to a stranger’s house and asking to use the location as a scene for a TV show about cooking meth. Most people made faces of disgust and shut the door. But slowly, families with foresight saw the potential for the show’s success, and invited the crew of Breaking Bad into their homes, and in doing so, became part of the family as well. McCrossem, recalling the early days of trying to scout homes, described it in a way that makes it seem simultaneously funny and frustrating. “The first year, everyone was cracking up because we’d try to get families to let us shoot at their homes, and they’d ask what the show was about, we’d tell them, and they’d shut the door,” she recalled. “I mean we were basically coldcalling locations. And then every year it got easier and easier until people started begging to be on the show. We’d scout their house then they’d call back and be like, ‘Did you hear anything? Are we gonna be on the show?’” The simple fact is, these families that allowed Gilligan and company to come

into their homes year after year were indeed as much of the show as any of the other actors or crew members. “Hank and Marie’s house, and the White house, those two families have become family to us,” Flowers said. “They still live there and let us come in for a couple days and take over their lives. Those people, the locations, are wonderful. Everyone’s pretty emotional right now because it’s a huge family and we’re coming to the end.” While the impact of Breaking Bad on the ﬁlm and TV industry in New Mexico is clearly huge, it should not go unnoticed that the show also does wonderful things for the community and state at large. A conscious, clear-minded effort is made to keep as much of the show’s revenue in the state as possible. For example, when Flowers decorates a set, he uses work done by local artists, and he obviously takes great satisfaction from that. “The greatest part of this job, I think, is keeping the money local and getting local artists, their paintings and sculptures and such, into the show, and I’m in a really lucky place to be able to do that,” Flowers said. McCrossem feels the same way. When she scouted the location for Tuco’s hideout in season two of the show, the place was rundown and in terrible disrepair. Once the owners were located, upgrades were made to the property, thereby increasing the overall value of the family’s land. Then, using the money received for the location fee, the family was able to afford much needed openheart surgery for their granddaughter. Talk about a feel-good story. That will be the legacy of Breaking Bad in New Mexico long after the show is gone.

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on the corner of Lead and Terrace. He meets a beautiful girl there, they fell in love, cop a habit, she dies, and poor Jesse goes crazy. Nobody said dealing meth was easy.

National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

PHOTO BY FRANCINE HOPPER

Saul Goodman’s Ofﬁce 9800 Montgomery NE “Better call Saul!” The sleaziness of the law trade provides priceless comic relief in Breaking Bad. This strip mall locale, located near real Albuquerque music bar The Dirty Bourbon, makes for a great ofﬁce site for a lawyer ready to take on any case (as long as the price is right).

Jesse Pinkman’s Apartment 323 Terrace SE When he ﬁnds himself on hard times, Jesse moves into a small duplex located

601 Eubank SE What better place to setup drug schemes than the Museum of Nuclear Science? Who else is there? Kids on field trips and old people remembering the good old days of scientific infancy. Either way, neither group has any idea what’s going on around them. Definitely a clever location. And you might even learn something while you’re figuring out how to maximize your profits dealing drugs on the streets.

PHOTO BY CARISSA SIMMONS

The White Family’s Home 3828 Piermont NE Located in a quiet neighborhood in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque, Walt’s house is deﬁnitely unsuspecting as the home of a meth kingpin. Remember, always bury your cash in the crawl space under the house, but don’t forget to wrap it in plastic ﬁrst.

The home of Walter White and family in the show Breaking Bad is a fairly nondescript ranch-style home in a quiet NE Heights neighborhood.

Los Pollos Hermanos 4257 Isleta SW The front for Gus Fring’s methamphetamine empire is a delicious fast-food joint. In the real world, it’s actually one of the many Albuquerque burrito havens called Twisters. This location is nestled deep in the South Valley. PHOTO BY JOY GODFREY

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Seattle-based Band of Horses charted new territory with their most recent record, Mirage Rock, recording on tape with renowned producer Glyn Johns and working to maintain a raw emotive edge that builds on their reputation for starry-eyed rock. The band plays the Sunshine April 10.

Horse sense Band of Horses goes back to the basics for their newest album, even spurning the digital age to record on tape BY JUSTIN DE LA ROSA

guess it can be easy for bands to find their niche in the music they write and move forward without much change in their direction. Like it has been said, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Other bands will set out on a new record with a purpose — not to live up to their past efforts, but to write the album they want to write. Band of Horses has seen great success over the years with the familiar sound that brought us songs like “The Funeral,” “No One’s Gonna Love You” and “Factory.” The band’s newest album, 2012’s Mirage Rock, is an adventurous step away from the PREVIEW starry-eyed style that the band members haven’t necessarily grown out of, but Band of Horses have grown upon. 8p, Wed., Apr. 10 With the guiding hand of renowned Sunshine Theater producer Glyn Johns, Band of Horses 112 Central SE, got back to the basics — not only 505.764.0249 musically, but also in recording $25 techniques. Tickets: holdmyticket.com “There weren’t any laptops or sunshinetheaterlive.com computers in the studio,” said bassist bandofhorses.com Bill Reynolds in a recent interview with Local iQ. “This one, there was only tape — which meant there were a lot of limitations. A lot of good art comes out of limitations.” Rather, the combination of working with Johns and recording to tape challenged the band to work with an ethic that was geared towards the final product, not perfection. “He wasn’t interested in working on overdubs for hours,” said Reynolds. “Glyn was all about, you know, if you were like, ‘I fu**ed up on that guitar part,’ he would just say, ‘Who cares? Let’s just move on.’” Lowering standards of technology in the recording process did not mean

lowering of standards for Band of Horses. The group received a Grammy nomination for “Best Alternative Album” with 2010’s Infinite Arms, perhaps leaving them with their own shoes to fill on their follow-up. However, Reynolds maintained that it wasn’t awards or acclamations they had to live up to — it was a personal standard to work towards. “We always want to outdo ourselves and be better,” he said. “We just said we’re going to make another record with the direction we want to go.” Band of Horses has seen plenty of commercial success. Aside from a Grammy nomination, their music has also been used on the soundtrack of the Twilight Saga film Eclipse, among various other television and film credits. The group’s song, “No One’s Gonna Love You,” was covered by Cee Lo Green and the band’s vocalist Ben Bridwell provided guest vocals on a track by 2012’s breakout hip hop artist, Macklemore. With these accomplishments, the band has transcended the confines of a genre and embraced diversity in music. “It’s a really good way to get new fans,” Reynolds said. “Radio hardly exists anymore, so you’ve gotta look at new formats in ways to reach fans.” Making appearances on a hip hop album and collaborating with artists from genres removed from their “scene,” if you will, may not be exactly what you would expect from a group like Band of Horses. The band’s talent is not something that should just be kept to itself — it’s meant to be shared with everyone. “I think Ben [Bridwell] has a really awesome voice, and it’s great like that for a chorus,” Reynolds said of Bridwells contribution to the Macklemore album, adding that, “if someone needs a strong singer for the chorus, we’ll always entertain the idea.” Band of Horses has set a different standard for themselves. As much as musicians would like to please every fan, this is one that has the confidence and the talent to write the record they want, that has turned out to be the album their fans needed. It’s refreshing to hear that Band of Horses isn’t drowning in reverb, but is emerging in overdrive and raw emotive engagement with each song on Mirage Rock.

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Soulfly oulfly formed in 1997 when 7:30p, Fri,. Mar. 29 Max Cavalera was facing Sunshine Theater difficult times. After parting 120 Central SW, ways with one of the most popular 505.764.0249 thrash metal bands of the ’90s, Septulura, and dealing with the $17 death of his stepson, the BrazilianTickets: holdmyticket.com born musician set out to start a soulfly.com sunshinetheaterlive.com brand new project. Cavalera saw this difficult time as an opportunity to turn his pessimism into optimism and form a new band inspired by spirituality and religious themes. But don’t confuse Soulfly with a Christian rock band. Singing about everything from love and hatred, anger and violence to war and death, the aggressive band also incorporates numerous metal styles and Brazilian tribal genres into their music, giving them a unique sound among a sea full of metal acts.Their thickly distorted guitars and thundering double bass drum patterns alongside Cavalera’s death growls and crunching guitar solos are just part of what sets the band apart. Although the lineup has changed numerous times throughout the bands history, Cavalera remains the consistent force. In late 2012, Cavalera’s son joined Soulfly to take over drumming duties, playing shows with his father across the country. What’s better than that? —Todd Rohde

he best way to describe Thao and the Get Down Stay Down would be as the perfect recipe for feel-good, uplifting music. Just mix 1/2 part indie music with 1/2 part folk, let it sit, then infuse it with a little bit of alternative rock — the result is quite a unique treat for your ears. Just like certain alcohol is an acquired taste for some people’s palates, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down is the same way for the ears; once you give it a chance, you’re hooked by the smoothness and surprising complexity. (Plus, how often do you see an indie-pop, female musician, or any musician for that matter, rocking the banjo? Pretty awesome, right?). The band’s most recent album, We the Common, contains the same upbeat tempos and melodic instrumentals of past Thao efforts, but conveys deeper social meanings in the song lyrics and features collaborations from other artists, like indie star Joanna Newsome in the song “Kindness be Conceived.” With an ambitious tour schedule and no sign of stopping, Thao Nguyen and her band are deﬁnitely a force to be reckoned with in the indie scene for the years to come. —Todd Rohde

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Thao and the Get Down Stay Down 9p, Fri., Apr., 5 Launchpad 618 Central SW, 505.764.8887

$12 Tickets: holdmyticket.com thaoandthegetdownstaydown.com launchpadrocks.com

yler, The Creator seems born to make you squirm. Any expletive you can name, he’s wormed it into his rhymes. Many of his song subjects can’t be mentioned on these pages, but for him no topic is taboo. Aside from all the controversy he’s raised, this Los Angeles native is also known for ring leading the mini hip hop circus dubbed Odd Future. This manic collective of emcee’s and R&B ﬁends — which includes the masterfully talented, recently Grammy-minted crooner Frank Ocean — seem normal in comparison to Tyler. Case in point, his stark and searing black and white video for the single “Yonkers.” It features Tyler munching on a cockroach, then threatening to “stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn esophagus” before tying a noose and hanging himself. The video, and the ﬁerce lyrics of the song, won Tyler numerous accolades upon its release in 2011 — thousands of YouTube hits, high rankings on most critics year-end top-10 lists, and more. Claire Suddath of Time, for instance, wrote “’Yonkers’ creates a thrilling sense of uneasiness that the music world hadn’t seen since the early days of punk.” Only time will tell whether or not Tyler will hone his promising talents, or continue to lean on his skills at stirring controversy in the name of nabbing headlines instead of our hearts and minds. — Kyle Mullin

Tyler, The Creator 7p, Fri., Apr. 5 Sunshine Theater 120 Central SE, 505.764.0249

$22.50 Tickets: holdmyticket.com sunshinetheaterlive.com

MUSIC

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Zinc Cellar Bar Hello Dollface INDIE/SOUL/POP 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

FRI 5 Blackbird Buvette Next Three Miles 7p, FREE Blood Honey w/ SimonZ 10p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge I Conscious, Walatowa Massive, Dre Z & Roots 1 Band 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl Young Readers FOLK 8p, FREE The Sean Healen Band WESTERN ROCK 8:30p, FREE

Launchpad Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside 9p, $12

Low Spirits Moksha w/ Peter Apfelbaum, Skerik and Jen Hartswick 9p, $10 Marble Brewery Felix y Los Gatos 8-11p, FREE Molly’s Odd Dog 5:30-Close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station Monkey Feeders 9:30p, FREE Sunshine Theater Tyler the Creator 7p, $22.50

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Burt’s Tiki Lounge The LImbs, The Strange, Sputiniq 8:30p, FREE

SUN Congregation Beit Tikva Polyphony: Voices of New MexicoThe Holocaust Cantata 7p, $25-$30 The Cooperage Jesus & His QBA SALSA 9:30p, $15 Cowgirl The Free Range Ramblers

Blackbird Buvette Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits, Three String Bale, Jumpsuit, Joe Cardillo Noon, FREE The Bosque Center The Music of Nat King Cole w/ John Proulx and Michael Anthony 3-5p, $25

Bonnie and the Bluegrass Clydes

Cowgirl The Backwoods Benders BLUEGRASS

BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY 8:30p, FREE

Noon-3p, FREE

Launchpad Local H 9:30p, $10 Low Spirits Garage & Wax 6, The Fu**ing Adventures, Phantom Lake, Mr & Mrs Jones 9p, $5 Marble Brewery The Little Sister Band and Double Plow 7-11p, FREE Molly’s Rock Bottom 1:30-5p, FREE Memphis P-Tails 5:30p-Close,

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray

BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA 8p, FREE

FREE

Monte Vista Fire Station Monkey Feeders 9:30p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Kamalini Mukherji 7:30p, $15-$20 The Range Cafe-Bernalillo The Watermelon Mountain Jug Band 7-9p, FREE South Broadway Cultural Center Evie Ladin and Keith Terry 7p, $15 St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church de Profundis A CAPPELLA 7:30p, FREE-$15

Zinc Cellar Bar Saudade BRAZILIAN JAZZ 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

TUE

Zinc Cellar Bar The Shaun Peace Band ROCK/

Cowgirl Joe Johnson FOLK/COUNTRY/ AMERICANA 8p, FREE

Launchpad Wax 8p, $10 Low Spirits akron/family, M Geddes Gengras, You 9p, $12 Molly’s The Heaters 5:30-Close, FREE

ALTERNATIVE/BLUES 8-11p, FREE

WED

Blackbird Buvette Lullwater ROCK 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge ABQ True Skool, Underground Hiphop 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl Barnyard Stompers 8p, FREE

Launchpad The Expendables 7:30p, $15 Low Spirits Joe Buck Yourself, Vive Le Vox, High Iron, The Shadowmen 9p, $7 Marble Brewery Kimo, RJ Perez 6-9p, FREE Molly’s Mark & Sheri Duo 5:30p-Close, FREE

Sunshine Theater Band of Horses, Roadkill Ghost Choir 8p, $25

AMERICAN 8p, FREE

Hotel Andaluz Chatter Cabaret-Death & Angels 5p, $20

Immanuel Presbyterian Church de Profundis A CAPPELLA 3p, FREE$15

The Kosmos Sunday Chatter-Pianist James D’Leon 10:30a, $5-$15 Launchpad Ryan Leslie, Philly B, DJ Automatic 7p, $18

O’Niell’s Pub-Juan Tabo Los Radiators ACOUSTIC FOLK 4-7p, FREE

O’Niell’s Pub-Nob Hill Curio Cowboys BLUEGRASS 4-7p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar Desi & Cody FOLK/ROCK 6-9p, FREE

MON

Blackbird Buvette Karaoke 9p, FREE Cowgirl Karaoke 9p, FREE Low Spirits Kopecky Family Band, The Eastern Sea 9p, $6

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Sexy science Exhibit explores artistic images of cells and tissue, making science accessible for the non-nerdy BY CRISTINA OLDS hank goodness for the nanoscientists making science sexy with whimsical images of the tiny bits in the human body. Using micrographs — images not visible to the naked eye taken under a microscope and sometimes colored — nanotechnology becomes an art form of cells or tissue. “People are drawn to visual images and then they start to ask questions and get into the science behind it,” Janet Oliver, lead organizer for the Art of Systems Biology and Nanoscience event, told Local iQ. Oliver is professor of pathology and director of the New Mexico Cancer Nanoscience and Microsystems Training Center at the University of New Mexico. She explained the motivation behind the show. “The images are meaningful — we’ll see three dimensional sections of the brain that were generated for diagnostics and treatments,” Oliver said. “The beauty is a side aspect.” The art show is part of Nano Days, two weekends of art, speakers and children’s hands-on exhibits held in Santa Fe the first weekend and at the Museum of Natural History on April 6. Graduate students from UNM’s Nanoscience and Microsystems departments will present a number of interesting activities open to the public at 10a and 2:30p on Mar. 29 at the Santa Fe Railyard event. “You can use nanotechnology to EXHIBIT make sand and fabric that can’t get wet,” said Oliver. The Art of “Water just rolls off. It’s a lot of fun for mostly elementarySystems Biology age kids.” and Nanoscience Two award-winning, 4-9p, Fri.; 10a-8p, Sat., internationally-renowned Mar. 29-30 artists will join three UNM faculty in the exhibit of photo 333 Montezuma Arts, micrographs, scientific Santa Fe Railyard illustrations and animations. FREE Drew Berry from Walter and stmc.health.unm.edu/art/ Eliza Hall Institute in Australia index.html and Thomas Deerinck from the University of California at San Diego have shown their scientific art at the Guggenheim Museum and Museum of Modern Art and in periodicals including National Geographic and The New York Times, among other venues. Berry’s achievements include producing a music video for singer Björk featuring scientifically accurate animations illustrating how the molecules in our cells and tissues move and interact. Cells are normally clear, or skin colored, but these are vibrant and pop off the page. “Yes, many of the images have been pseudo colored and enhanced,” Oliver said. “Initially to pull more scientific info from them, but subsequently just for the fun of it because they are beautiful.” UNM nanoscientists at the event include Angela Wandinger-Ness, PhD, professor of pathology and director of the Fluorescence Microscopy and A microscope yields unusually beautiful images of cells and tissue. Drew Berry, an Australian scientist who will attend the UNM event, created these images of cells. Cell Imaging Shared Resource at the UNM Cancer Center, who will talk about her use of advanced microscopy to discover how abnormalities in the of his images is of a monolayer of yeast coating blood to deliver drugs to a tumor. way cells move proteins may cause polycystic a piece of tissue,” Oliver explained. “Beautiful, “This event is an attempt to show that science is kidney disease and cancer. but not a nice thing to have happen to you.” Post not just dull and dry,” Oliver said, “but can in fact doc fellow Jason Townson will also be on hand to UNM faculty member Aaron Neumann will display generate images that are very beautiful and that discuss his art showing nanoparticles circulating in images of cells fighting the spread of yeast. “One we’d like to share.”

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PERFORMANCE

Pure Grass Created by Bruce Noll, this dramatic program is composed entirely of excerpts from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and weaves together many of the poet’s themes. 7-9p, $5-$7 UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

SCREENING/DISCUSSION

Kind Hearted Woman The intimate story of a single mother desperately trying to heal following years of abuse. Discussion with Tara Gatewood, to follow. 7-9p, FREE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER 2401 12TH NW, 505.843.7270

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FRI 29 THROUGH APR 27: EXHIBITION

Missions & Moradas of New Mexico, 1922-2012 Annual Easter exhibition of modernist and contemporary works depicting the missions and moradas of NM, with prints, paintings, drawings and photography. 9:30a-5:30p, Mon.-Sat., FREE WILLIAM R. TALBOT FINE ART, ANTIQUE MAPS & PRINTS, 129 W. SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA FE, 505.982.1559

williamtalbot.com AND FRI. APR. 5 IMPROV PERFORMANCE

Friday Night Live Composed of local performers, Friday Night Live is a witty and risqué short form improv show performed by Stump!, an improv team created and directed by Jessica Osbourne. 10:30p, $7-$10 AUX DOG THEATRE, 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.245.7716 auxdog.com

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HAH! Happy Arte Hour Adults can enjoy creative fun in a relaxed, social setting with a cash bar and tapas for sale. Each session features different art-making techniques. 5:30-7:30p, $5 (sugg. donation) DOMENICI EDUCATION CENTER-NHCC, 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

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ARTS

OPE NI N G S/ PER F O R M A NC E S THROUGH APR. 6: PERFORMANCE

THROUGH APR. 30: RECEPTION

Yjastro: Encuentros Featured performers are recognized internationally, and their choreographies are created for the company by some of the ﬁnest ﬂamenco artists in the world.

Mixing Pigments Charles “Bud” Edmondson, watercolorist and pastel artist; Nora de Aragon, pastels; and J.Waid Grifﬁn, oil landscapes. Reception: 5-7p, FREE

7p, Thu.; 8p, Fri., Sat., $15-$45

FRAMING CONCEPTS GALLERY 5809 JUAN TABO NE, 505.294.3246

ABQ JOURNAL THEATRE-NHCC 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

nhccnm.org

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FRI 5

Open House for Groupies View the vibrant and intriguing acrylic creations of abstract artist Stefan Geissbühler. 5-8p, FREE

THROUGH APR.- 7: PERFORMANCE

PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY, SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

Einstein: A Stage Portrait, by Willard Simms The year is 1946, the atomic bomb has been dropped, and Albert Einstein has invited the audience over to his home to set the record straight about his life. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p, Sun. 2p, $12-$16 TEATRO PARAGUAS 3205 CALLE MARIE, SANTA FE, 505.424.1601

teatroparaguas.org THROUGH MAY 31: EXHIBITION

Xuan Chen-Color Matter A solo exhibition of optical abstract paintings by Chinese artist Xuan Chen. 11a-4p, Tue.-Sat., FREE RICHARD LEVY GALLERY 514 CENTRAL SW, 505.766.9888

levygallery.com THROUGH APR. 6: PERFORMANCE

Winning the Future See entry on page 26. Fri. & Sat. 7p, $10 THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE 100 GOLD SW, SUITE 112B, 505.404.1578

palettecontemporary.com RECEPTION

Numinous Transmutations: Selected Works of Marlene Zander Gutierrez The work of the late artist Marlene Zander Gutierrez consists of three of the artist’s eleven sections of work; the Inner Child Series, the Sacred Earth (Geode) Series and the Wound Series. 5-8:30p, FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com Artists’ Reception and Demo Artist Storm features expressive, contemporary works in water media by Nina Adkins, fantasies in egg tempera by Eliza Schmid and pottery by Marlies Diels. 5-8p, FREE THE GALLERY ABQ 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333

thegalleryabq.com

THROUGH APR. 27: RECEPTION

Mark Horst Figure Show & More Horst is known primarily for his striking ﬁgurative work. This exhibit will encompass much more, including landscapes and NM churches. 5-9p, FREE SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com RECEPTION

Re-Style/Free-Style Artists are invited to submit unique hair ornaments, aprons, purses, dresses, spring frocks, jewelry, accessories, clothing and spring fashions recreated from OFFCenter’s free box or a favorite thrift store. 5-8p, FREE OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org

yuccaartgallery.com

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Native American Contemporary Modernist New work from Native American contemporary modernist Farrell Cockrum of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. Also featured will be new landscape work from Hispanic artist Robert Perea; spectacular new heishi jewelry from Gallup’s Kathy Sherman (Navajo); and new cottonwood handcarved roadrunners from Matthew Yellowman (Navajo); baltic amber jewelry. Reception: 5-8p, FREE

masterworksnm.org

harwoodartcenter.org

OPENING RECEPTION

THROUGH APR. 30: RECEPTION

Andy Moerlein: Identifying Birds & Relationships New Hampshire sculptor Andy Moerlein’s N.M. solo show debut showcases the artist’s ceramic birds, wood sculpture and prints. 5-8p, FREE

adobetheater.org RECEPTION

MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

mariposa-gallery.com

5-8p, FREE

Flatlanders & Surface Dwellers A group exhibition featuring media exploring the intimate and exotic realm of surface texture, which evokes visceral, multi-sensory responses. 5-8p,

HIGH DESERT ART & FRAME 12611 MONTGOMERY NE SUITE A-4, 505.265.4066

516 ARTS 516 CENTRAL SW, 505.242.1445

highdesertartandframe.com

516arts.org

Please Do Touch The Artwork: Textured Works by Tara Miller This exhibit features the engaging textural works of Tara Miller. Reception:

FREE

RECEPTION

HARWOOD ART CENTER 1114 7TH NW, 505.242.6367

THE ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.9222

DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY 105 4TH SW, 505.304.8862

warehouse508.org

EXPO NM HISPANIC ARTS BUILDING 300 SAN PEDRO NE, 505.260.9977

Reception: 5-8p, FREE

FREE

WAREHOUSE 508, 508 1ST, 505.296.2738

FREE

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

Presenting: Known, Unknowns This exhibition features the work of several local student artists attending CNM with various styles and approaches that form a diverse collection of works. Reception: 6-8p,

YUCCA ART GALLERY 206-1/2 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.247.8931

That Sound Under the Floor Is the Sea and Nature Lover A pair of exhibits featuring paintings and other artifacts from the Far North by Cedra Wood and new works by Ann Hart Marquis. 6-8p, FREE

Dear Refuge and Mighty Miniatures Downstairs will feature Rosie Carter’s Dear Refuge, upstairs features Deborah Healey’s Mighty Miniatures. Carter has her debut show with her mixed media shadowboxes and sculptures.

THROUGH APR. 26: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

5-8:30p, FREE

THROUGH APR. 27: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Moliere’s Tatuffe Moliere’s 17th century classic comedy of hypocrisy. Director Micah Linford sees important parallels between the pious fraud of the title and other characters, real and ﬁctional, in every era. 8p, Fri.,

STUDIO 13 323 ROMERO SUITE 13, 505.247.2988

Yucca Art Gallery, Old Town’s oldest coop gallery, spotlights Stacie Ferguson, watercolor painter and jeweler Terri Helmer. Yucca also features water media, oils, ceramics, fabric art, wearables, metal weavings and jewelry.

THROUGH APR. 25: RECEPTION

THROUGH APR. 28: PERFORMANCE

5-7:30p, FREE

Art of an Academic Imagination The nex+Gen Academy Community Art Event will offer a special piece from each of the students, as well as a recent project where the students have worked in groups to create their very own super hero suit. Includes food, beverages and entertainment. 6-9p, FREE

OPEN HOUSE

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Master Works of New Mexico Fine Art Sow 2013 Opening night of the exhibition. 5-8p,

Open House for Daniel Ramirez The work of Daniel Ramirez will be on display. His watercolors, acrylics and drawings have won many awards including the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market and Heard Museum.

BLACKBIRD GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, STE.16, 505.243.9525

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LEICH LATHROP GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 1, 505.243.3059

MUSEUM TOUR

Vamos al Museo On the ﬁrst Sat. of the month,take a short tour of the Art Museum, followed by a hands-on art-making session. 10:30a-Noon, FREE (RSVP required) DOMENICI EDUCATION CENTER-NHCC, 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

nhccnm.org THROUGH APR. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

First Saturday Reception New works include recent paintings by Mel Johnson and many more. Reception: 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HWY 14 N, MADRID, 505.471.1054

visitmadridnm.com THROUGH APR. 27

InSight The NM Women’s Photographic Art Exhibit featuring more than 250 images from over 100 photographic artists.

leichlathropgallery.blogspot.com

3-5p, FREE Exhibition: Wed.-Mon., 11a6p, FREE

EXHIBITION

EXPO NM-FINE ARTS BUILDING 300 SAN PEDRO NE, 505.702.5710

Marks and Remarks An exhibition of prints by Janet Yagoda Shagam. 8a-6p, Mon.-

insight-nm.com

Fri., FREE JONATHAN ABRAMS, MD ART GALLERY, UNM HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, FIFTH FLOOR, 2211 LOMAS NE, 505.272.9700

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here’s this young man named Glenn Giron. He’s from Santa Fe and he’s returning to New Mexico for a brief visit that will probably mix business with pleasure. Giron’s business is show business. He’s one of the lead characters in the national touring production of Monty Python’s Spamalot. Giron plays Patsy in this musical comedy spoof of the legend of King Arthur. Patsy is the king’s sidekick. “I kind of think of Patsy as a jester or Spamalot the court fool. He tries to keep the king 8p, Sat.; 1, 6:30p, Sun., light-hearted and help him through hard Apr. 6-7 times,” Giron told Local iQ. He attended Popejoy Hall, UNM campus, the University of Oklahoma for musical 505.277.3824 theater, stayed two years then decided to $35-$65 move to the Big Apple and audition for Tickets: unmtickets.com shows. That was in 2009. He got parts montypythonsspamalot.com in a couple of regional shows within a popejoypresents.com year. In 2010 he got the part of Patsy in a national tour. (He met his ﬁancé Tara Sweeney, who was in that touring company). Last year Giron took a break from show biz and rejoined the company in the current season’s tour. While performing in Albuquerque he may get to see his sister, Genevieve Giron, his niece and goddaughter. For sure he plans to visit them in Santa Fe for a few weeks this summer. Growing up in the City Different, Giron studied classical ballet and tap at National Dance Institute New Mexico. —Ross Scharf

or the second year, InSight: Women’s Photography Exhibit will be coming back to the state fairgrounds for an amazing show. Over 100 female photographers from all over New Mexico were selected to display their work (more than 250 images) at this open concept event, judged by a panel of experts. Insight has expanded this year and will now run for three weeks, featuring broader, more eclectic categories of works than last year. With photos ranging from typical Southwest themes to more edgy, modern concepts, this year’s display is much stronger than last year’s. With a lack of speciﬁcally female-oriented events in the photography world, InSight is unique because it allows women a forum to both showcase their technical photography skills while allowing an outlet for the expression of artistic and emotional content. All photos featured at the exhibit will be available for purchase. There will also be weekly drawings held, with the opportunity to win an 11” x 14” photographic print. The exhibit is open daily April 7-27, except Tuesdays. —Todd Rohde

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InSight: Women’s Photography Exhibit Opening Reception: 3p, Sat., Apr. 6 Fine Arts Bldg., Expo NM, 300 San Pedro NE, 505.265.3976

FREE insight-nm.com

Dear Refuge: Artwork by Rosie Carter 5p, Fri., Apr. 5-30

rganic farmer and part-time artist Rosie Carter gets her inspiration from traveling the back roads of rural communities looking for abandoned shacks, Mariposa Gallery scraps and other things necessary to spark 3500 Central SE a stroke of genius. It is safe to say that she 505.268.6828 has found her niche as a mixed-media artist. mariposa-gallery.com Carter’s artwork encapsulates the essence of mixed-media. By combining elements such as wood, wire, metal and paper, she produces dynamic pieces of art telling stories of the expansive, au-natural world that surrounds us. A ﬂock of birds on the horizon, a moth twirling in the evening gloom, an abandoned house silhouetted against a darkening sky are just a few themes captured in her artwork. This April, Mariposa Gallery will be showcasing Carter’s sculptures and shadowboxes in her debut mixedmedia art show Dear Refuge. Also making her debut at Mariposa Gallery is painter Deborah Healey displaying her simple works of ﬁgures in repose. The show will be open to the public daily, April 5-30, with a reception kicking off the event Friday, April 5. —Todd Rohde

BOOKS

B OO K R E VI E W

SWEAR By Hakim Bellamy West End Press, 2013

$14.95 ISBN: 978-09826968-9-7

BY DON MCIVER

hen Local iQ asked me to write a review of Hakim Bellamy’s Swear, I tried to refuse. I pointed out that I wouldn’t be objective, couldn’t be objective. Full disclosure: I might’ve been the first poet that Hakim met when he moved to Albuquerque in 2005. I also was one of the organizers of the 2005 National Poetry Slam, which Team ABQ (with Hakim as city champion) won. I am also part of the Organizing Committee for the Albuquerque Poet Laureate Program, which chose Hakim as the current poet laureate of Albuquerque. So to say that I’m honored to be reviewing Hakim’s book is an understatement. Reviewing Swear is like picking an apple from a tree that you planted. You like to think you had something to do with its success, but, simply put, you marvel at the shape of the branches, turn a freshplucked apple over in your hand and notice, for the first time, how the lines crisscross back and forth haphazardly in your hand next to the apple. Admiring the apple tree, you see yourself reflected back. Hakim has always been a mirror, a megaphone, a mind at play. To crack open his book is to see it all at work, in words dancing across the page. Now, I’m not a palm reader, but I’m staring at the image of Hakim’s left hand on the cover and seeing the “poem” the cover is creating. The left hand represents potential and since this is a first book, the book is making a statement about his potential too. The cover, like the image of his hand blocking his face, is blocking the contents of the book. So you figuratively are “talking to the hand” when you turn the first page. The font is loud and brassy dancing out from the page in much the same way that the energy of a room shifts when Hakim steps up to the microphone. Now, I’ve seen Hakim perform a lot and to see that he actually acknowledges some of the first performances of these pieces as a sort of publication credit makes sense. For performance poets (or “spoken-word artists”) the first or best performance is as much a “publication” as seeing it on a printed page. I still find poems from older magazines that have been edited after

B O O K S IGNINGS performance so that whole sections are excised. Thus, I recognize that the poems in Swear are really just drafts. And in reading them, I see the subtle changes, the tuning of the performance for audience, but these versions feel right too. In “Different Classrooms,” I see Hakim standing at the microphone at CNM delivering a keynote to a bunch of tutors and teachers and see the subtle changes, slight alterations of lines from that performance to this printed version. It’s a mind at work; a mind that knows that message is more important than syntax or vocabulary. Yet, like all poets, Hakim also gets the “best words in the best order” too. For example, in “The Art of War,” a poem that broadly talks about the state of schooling he gives us this: “... you excommunicate us from your

SAT

SIGNING/DISCUSSION

Author Sandra Toro, Secrets Behind Adobe Walls Secrets Behind Adobe Walls, the third novel in a trilogy about the Spanish Inquisition and conversos, is set in the mid-18th century in colonial NM. 2-4p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2013 S PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

SUN 31

STORYTELLING

Jon Gosslee, 12: Sonnets for the Zodiac. Jon Gosslee, editor of Fjords Review, stops in ABQ on a twoweek, coast-to-coast tour. 12 presents sonnets for each of the 12 signs of the Western Zodiac in French, Spanish and English. Gosslee extensively researched the nature of each sign. 7p, FREE

Emmett “Shkeme” Garcia, Sister Rabbit’s Tricks ABQ performer and storyteller, Shkeme Garcia (Santa Ana Pueblo) presents a fun fable about a naughty rabbit whose jokes sometime go too far. 10:30a, FREE

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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BOOK SIGNING

Author Patricia Smith Wood, The Easter Egg Murder Harrie McKinsey and her best friend and business partner Ginger Vaughn discover that some secrets are best left buried. 1-3p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2013 S PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

MON

READING/PERFORMANCE

KIDS STORY TIME

Story Time! Celebrate Elephants Connie reads from David McKee’s Elmer series of children’s books about elephants. 10:30a, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

bkwrks.com

FRI

BOOK CLUB

SIGNING/DISCUSSION

Vamos a Leer Book Club This club is open to educators and the general public, especially those interested in dynamic Hispanic young adult literature. 5:30p, FREE

Stephen Ausherman, NM Poet and Painter Ausherman, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Albuquerque, will discuss and sign his poetry chapbook, Creek Bed Blue, about his childhood growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania and his heart’s response to changes in landscapes and life since then. 7p,

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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TUE 2

FREE

Jazz and Poetry NM Jazz Workshop musicians accompany ABQ poet Mary Oishi, author of Spirit Birds They Told Me.

PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

7p, FREE

DISCUSSION

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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WED 3

page1book.com Laura Tohe and Deborah O’Grady Code Talker Stories 7p, FREE

Wednesdays at Noon Poetry Series: Donald Levering Former NEA Fellow Donald Levering was featured in the Academy of American Poets online Forum and the Ad Astra Poetry Project and has been a Duende Series Reader. Among his recent honors are a Jane Kenyon Award Finalist and an Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition Prizewinner. He has published 11 poetry books, mostly recently Algonquins Planted Salmon, The Number of Names and Sweeping the Skylight all in 2012. Noon, FREE UNM BOOKSTORE 2301 CENTRAL NE

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

bkwrks.com

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SIGNING/DISCUSSION

Colorado Author of Werewolf Tales Urban fantasy and science ﬁction writer Carrie Vaughn will discuss and sign her latest werewolf novel, Kitty Rocks the House, about a radio talk show host’s supernatural adventures after being bitten by a werewolf. 1p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

page1book.com

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dg optic, corpse whale Jennifer Foerster, Leaving Tulsa In corpse whale Santa Fe poet dg opick melds traditional and contemporary narratives from her unique angle as a 21st century Inuit. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Franciscan scholar Richard Rohr, Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Selves Immortal Diamond (taken from a line in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem) explores the deepest questions of identity, spirituality and meaning in Richard Rohr’s inimitable style. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Rachel Neumann, Not Quite Nirvana In Not Quite Nirvana, Neumann shares her journey from cynical, fast-talking New Yorker to the personal editor of a worldrenowned Zen teacher. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Wednesdays at Noon Poetry Series: Andi Penner and Felecia Caton Garcia Andrea (Andi) Millenson Penner is pleased to be home again, in the shadow of the Sandias. Her ﬁrst collection of poetry, When East Was North, was published in 2012. Her latest book of poetry Say That was recently published by UNM Press. Noon, FREE UNM BOOKSTORE 2301 CENTRAL NE

classrooms/because we are not your trinity/ of science, math and history/ we are the intersection/ cruciﬁed on your standardized ‘X’/ when all faith really is/ is imagination.” The poem is at once a hard truth, a lament over the loss of exploration, imagination in our teaching and classrooms, and a diatribe on turning schools into factories that don’t cultivate minds but beat students into submission, delivered by teachers who have been beaten into submission and ﬁll out the requisite forms and bubbles with the same mindless attention as watching television. We need more poets like Hakim. Poets who call it like they see it and write it in such a way that you are, at once, enchanted and intrigued, bewildered and perplexed, invigorated and excited by poetry, by words and a wordsmith, a poet for us, all of us.

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ast summer, a valiant attempt was made to emulate every baby boomer male’s favorite comedians from when VARIOUS DIRECTORS (we) were kids. The feature film The Three 11a, 1p, Mar. 30-31 Guild Cinema Stooges worked OK and it was a sweet 3405 Central SE, harmless comedy, panned by critics with 505.255.1848 no taste at all. However, there is nothing guildcinema.com like the real thing, and with the five short threestooges.com films presented in this package, you can get a good taste of what the real thing was like. All five films feature Moe, Larry and Curly (Curly rather than Shemp, that is — Curly and Shemp alternated over the years as the third Stooge). The Stooges began as a vaudeville act in 1925 and maintained some degree of popularity clear up until the early 1970s, when Larry had a debilitating stroke. Curly, whose off-screen lifestyle, somewhat perpetuated by studio demands, suffered from poor health brought on by overeating and heavy drinking and died in 1952. Moe kept going before falling to lung cancer in 1975. —Jeff Berg

Ginger and Rosa inger and Rosa are two young women living in the age of atomic DIRECTED BY SALLY POTTER bombs. The best of friends who Opens March 29 share everything and remain aware of what Call for show times is going on in the world around them, CCA they both crave something that they are 1050 Old Pecos Trail, not getting from anyone. Ginger starts to Santa Fe, 505.982.1338 appreciate the life of political and social ccasantafe.org activism, while Rosa, her desire for a stable gingerandrosa.com household unmet, acts out in a different way by having an affair with a man who she shouldn’t even consider having an affair with. These developments put strains on their friendship, as Rosa’s initial interest in protesting fades to nothing after she takes up with her inappropriate lover. Because of a lack of adult supervision or wisdom, Ginger turns to some neighbors, a friendly gay couple (well played all too brieﬂy by Oliver Platt and Timothy Spall) and a snarky progressive poetess (Annette Benning), all of whom help Ginger deal with the huge life changes she is going through. Ginger and Rosa is a most different coming of age ﬁlm. Harsh but strong. —Jeff Berg

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Like Someone in Love mbiguous from start to finish, Directed by Abbas Kiarostami Like Someone in Love is blessed 3, 5:30, 8p, Mar. 29-Apr. 3 with amazing use of light, Guild Cinema shadow and reflection during its first 3405 Central SE, 505.255.1848 third, which helps overcome the overly guildcinema.com talky script and non-descript acting. It ifcfilms.com/uncategorized/ is the story of Akiko, a young Japanese like-someone-in-love woman who is a student but also works as an escort, unbeknownst to many. Hired out by Takashi, a simple and pleasant retired professor, she strings him along for their “date,” touching on a couple of social taboos, since her pimp happens to be one of his former students. However, when Takashi drops her off at school the next day, he watches as her jealous boyfriend confronts her outside the classroom building. Noriaki, the boyfriend, notices Takashi’s watchful eye, and before we know it, he is sitting in the older man’s car, convinced that Takashi is Akiko’s grandfather. The film falters somewhat, in spite of a strong storyline, because it is so indefinite, which sometimes makes it feel plodding. But the great directing, camera work and unexpected ending help overcome that … mostly. Dark and brooding. —Jeff Berg

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LEO MOON: Take time to unclutter your environment — both your home and work space. An organized environment will provide you with the feeling of structure and balance that you are trying to integrate into your ARIES MOON: internal framework. You are working You are more visible than usual, drawing through a new idea of what it means to people to you because your power of live in emotional balance and harmony. attraction is strong. You don’t need to At times this may leave you feeling off apply much of your emotional energy to kilter or disconnected from your previous a situation to convince those around you identity. I pose a question — how much of to follow your lead. With your Moon’s your old identity was innately you and how ruler, Mars, in an intense dialogue with much was what your parents indicated Pluto, I suggest consciously watching for was acceptable? Much of how we relate tendencies to try and force a situation or to emotions as adults is rooted in the manipulate those around you to achieve approach our parents took, and growing a desired outcome. Work from a place into an independent person means taking of trust that what and who you need steps beyond their ideas into your own. As is available and willing to help in your you work through this process use feeling projects and goals. Think of this approach good about yourself and existence as a as a balance between reacting to guiding compass — ultimately it’s one of situations from an emotional perspective the more useful tools available to you. and from an intellectual perspective. As VIRGO MOON: you take steps to work the fine edge of a problem, move with intention and vision, Recently, tension has been building applying small doses of desire as you go. around where your resources and shared resources meet. The desire to control Hold space for partners to participate in your solutions; you have much in the way resources can often arise in negotiations since ownership of resources is labeled of support from those around you. in society as “success.” An option is TAURUS MOON: currently available to sidestep this control Over the next Full Moon, your dynamic. Lately, you have become more imagination and fantasy world will be a tuned in to the nuances of dynamics strong resource of inventive ideas and with other individuals; trust in this new much inspiration. I suggest carrying a insight as you craft a mutually beneficial notebook or using your phone to write arrangement. As you rework current down the ideas which arise. Dreams will negotiations remove the competitive also be a source of information; take element by noting how many different notes on what you experience when you combinations reach the same desired sleep. An idea working its way to the outcome — an outcome where all surface of your mind will provide you a involved benefit. Another way to think unique solution to a perceived dilemma of this is in terms of flexibility: seeing between your desires and beliefs. This the many options that can lead to the process may come with the feeling of same desired outcome, and recognizing tension or anxiety, like a screw being that a different outcome from what you turned tighter and tighter inside of envisioned can still move you in the you. What you are working through is a correct direction. reorientation on what you desire and a reshaping of a belief that allows seemingly LIBRA MOON: A new viewpoint on relationships competing ideas to co-exist in you with is becoming available to you. This greater balance. perspective has been building for a while; GEMINI MOON: the place you are entering now is one of You have many assets that will make the world a better place, and now is the time actualization. Re-evaluate what is and is to get clear about what they are. What you not working for you in close partnerships. offer is authentically yours, and of value to Realizing what no longer works for you allows you to then ask what you desire your larger community. Sharing yourself and what forms of relationship will be a with others will bring you a sense of genuine fit. Proceed thoughtfully when being richer for it. Those around you will introducing new ideas to a close partner. also benefit through strengths and skills They are willing to go on this exploration that you share. If doing this feels risky with you, yet they also need their own or dangerous, note that feeling and keep growth and experimentation supported. going. Fear or criticism from individuals Hold space for others to bring their is not grounded in a true lack of value in what you have to contribute. At times, life authentic needs to the discussion. What can seem like a long story of others trying you are building is a new relationship model that supports in a balanced and to deter you from being yourself, and to loving way both you and a partner as some extent this is true. But changing that fact does not involve changing them; individuals.

These horoscopes have been written for your Moon sign (where the Moon was at your time of birth) but you can read them for your Sun sign, too, for another layer of insight.

it involves changing yourself. When you guide yourself through any feeling of danger, what you will be left with is a sense of rightness with yourself and the opportunity to contribute to the larger world in an authentic and meaningful manner.

SCORPIO MOON: At the moment, an internal point of tension or struggle may be frustrating you, as if you are having an argument with yourself that isn’t getting resolved because both sides are speaking in different languages. One voice is grounded in the past and the other wants CANCER MOON: to invent a new future. Over the Full You are in a position to make some important career changes. Move through Moon a new idea arises that helps you these changes grounded in your desire — resolve this internal dilemma. You are your vision for your life and what you give making contact with a piece of yourself that you had not connected with before. back to the world. It may feel like a push It’s as though an aspect of yourself is or a bold move to you, yet will be viewed coming up from your deep subconscious by those around you as an elegant and to manifest into your conscious space. graceful maneuver. I suggest not giving What you are learning will let you step any time or energy to feelings of selfdoubt that may arise; you do not actually away from some old patterns that are no lack anything needed to make the changes longer serving you. Proceed with a sense of curiosity and openness and experiment. you wish. In truth, you are surrounded by much support and have the necessary On offer is a greater sense of balance in the depth and passion contained in your resources to continue building a career emotional self. that resonates with your highest self. Let SAGITTARIUS MOON: go of any sense that you are sharing too Imagine how different the world would be much of yourself. Instead, experiment if art, creativity, love and acceptance were with the idea that your career is an valued over money, material resources extension of your authentic self.

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and competition. We live in a world where might makes right and it is valued to hoard wealth. This is a form of mass deception and those who partake in the lie do not seem to be any happier for it. You innately know how dysfunctional these ideas are and the damage they do to most people’s connection with their own creativity. As your deeply personal inner creativity meets your larger community, instead of melding into the established identity, stand apart. You are an exemplar of a new set of ideals and aspirations centered around living a life of creativity, love and acceptance. Those who have been searching for what you offer will gravitate to you. Think of this as forming your own community, one that is in line with your deepest values. CAPRICORN MOON: You are making an important connection between loving yourself and living your highest calling. You’re in a moment of only being able to be “you,” which is rippling out in how you live public life. Living a life in line with your soul, including what you do for work, is the byproduct of living from a place of love and acceptance for who you are. As new ideas and different perspectives arise I suggest exploring them. It’s about doing things differently from how you did in the past, and the ﬁrst step is to move outside of the old patterns. The past holds many valuable lessons, but more often than not it trips us up by shaping our behavior based on previous situations that do not hold true in the present. Remember, past outcomes do not apply to where you are today. Thinking your way out of the past won’t fully re-orient you on a new approach to living from your genuine self -- you have to feel your way there. AQUARIUS MOON: You are under a lot of tension at the moment, as though you are being pushed to sort out all the details of your life at once. As you ask yourself what you desire, you are simultaneously asking who you are at the core. One question you’re encountering is what information was kept from you, or that you did not see, which caused an exaggerated sense of inner complexity. Going beyond this idea means getting out of your head and seeing the world around you, or the larger pattern of your life as you actually live it. It’s about living consciously, which means observing yourself as you exist in your environment. Allow your experiences to reveal your motivations and point to how you got them. This will give you much information about your relationship to your desire nature. As you get clear on your approach to desire a stillness will open up in you; a quiet place from which a clear “yes” and “no” will come. PISCES MOON: Existence actually comprises seemingly competing ideas co-existing quite well. For you this is an easy concept to embody because you naturally don’t accept the either/or argument. Your intuition points you to the multiplicity inherent in the universe. You don’t accept other people’s perceived limitations on what is possible. This is the way the world naturally is for you; yet for many around you it is viewed as “unrealistic.” As the Libra Full Moon takes place, tap into a very real sense of acceptance that one of your strengths is the ability to live in what others would term as unrealistic. One of your most important resources is your ability to perceive outcomes that are outside the box. Part of this perception comes from your intuition and part from a new level of awareness you are connecting with. Note the feeling of strength when you make decisions based on what you value and who you are that feeling is also known as conﬁdence.

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have had many cases in my ofﬁce of consumers with judgements on their credit reports due to early termination of a lease. In many cases the lease was walked out on due to a hostile living environment. Whatever the case, there are things you can do to get this mark removed from your credit history. Now remember, if you have a judgement on your credit report for early lease termination, go back to the property and knock on your old door and state you had lived in that same residence and you are wondering when the next tenant moved in. One of our clients did this and found out the new tenant had moved in two weeks after they had moved out. Because of this situation you can get the judgement dismissed and only pay for the time the residence was empty. Note: A landlord cannot charge twice for the same rent. Of course, one of the best ways to avoid

this kind of situation is to do a thorough investigation of a lease arrangement before you sign a contract. With that in mind, one of the first things to do is to investigate the area and call the local police department to find out the crime level in the area. If you are thinking of renting an apartment, be sure to ask how many times the police have been called out to that apartment complex. Many consumers have walked out on their contract due to unexpected crime at the apartment complex or surrounding areas. You also want to be sure to get a lease that properly fits your future. Don’t take out a one-year lease if there is a possibility of a

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Global Warming: Where are we? Environmental scientist Steve Rudnick examines the latest scientiﬁc data on global warming and the societal consequences on both regional and global scales.

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SUN 31 Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt Sipapu’s annual Easter Egg hunt is a cross between treasure hunt and ski adventure. Search the mountain and base area to ﬁnd laminated letters, and when enough are found to spell “BUNNY,” return the letters to the general store for a special prize from the Easter bunny. 9a-4p, FREE

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Easter Brunch Santa Fe’s Anasazi hosts Easter brunch on Sun., Mar. 31 with a three-course menu. Highlights include a fresh fruit plate with honey lime yogurt, grilled New Mexico lamb chops and Spanish benedict poached eggs. 11a-2:30p.

New Menu Launch The Supper Truck is having a spring menu launch. The southern fusion food truck will launch new menu items with suggested beer

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A Peaceful Heart A public talk by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, one of Tibet’s most revered teachers. 6:30-8p, FREE

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job change. It is best to do six months at a time if at all possible. Before signing a contract, walk through the apartment or home with the manager and document all imperfections in the dwelling and have the manager or owner sign it and follow up with photos of every room. Put this documentation in a ﬁle and don’t lose it, because we have seen management change hands and the new person will have no documentation of any imperfections. This will save you from being charged excess fees and will cut down on many problems when moving out. We offer free credit educational classes and free credit manuals on the second Saturday of every month. Until next time, good credit to you.

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Fight in the Fields Learn about Cesar Chavez and the inspiring farmworker movement through this one-hour documentary. Panel discussion following the ﬁlm about current struggles including labor union activists, DREAM Activist, clergy, and minimum wage campaign organizers. 6-8p, FREE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

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2013 ABQ Grand Slam Poetry Slam Championship An evening of slam poetry with 10 of the top performance poets in ABQ competing for a spot on the 2013 ABQ Poetry Slam Team, which will represent ABQ at the National Poetry Slam in August. 7:30p, $10-$15 OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044

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newmexicosportsonline.com Women’s Basic Self-Defense Class A three-week Woman’s Basic SelfDefense Class will be taught on Saturdays. The goal of the class is to teach women basic awareness and basic self-defense skills. This class is for women and is taught by women. Sat. 9:30a-12:30p, $65 for all three. ABQ SELF DEFENSE 9911 SOUTHERN SE UNIT F, 505.294.6993

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Dinosaur Century: 100 Years of Dinosaur Discoveries in New Mexico A talk by Spencer Lucas. New Mexico is known as a place where important dinosaur discoveries are made. Lucas, curator of geology and paleontology at the NM Museum of Natural History, will present an illustrated talk, showing examples of fossils and explaining how specimens from our state have helped scientists learn much of what we now know about dinosaurs, including how they evolved, how they lived, why they went extinct, and how the museum has let people see real fossils in ABQ. 6:30-7:30p, FREE LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY 755 LOMA COLORADO NE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5013

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Puppet Theatre at the Library The Loren Kahn Puppet Theatre will present “Floppo.” This humorous and unforgettable version of the frog prince story is performed from a walking stage. 2-2:30p, FREE

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