Issue 158 - May 31st-June 13th, 2012 by Local iQ Magazine

INSIDE iQ

COV ER STORY Green is huge in 2012 and Albuquerque is no different. Local iQ looks at a few local people pushing green initiatives

PUBLISHER

Francine Maher Hopper fran@local-iQ.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ART DIRECTOR

Kevin Hopper kevin@local-iQ.com EDITOR

Mike English mike@local-iQ.com VP OF SALES & NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FOOD

Colt Brown colt@local-iQ.com LIFESTYLES EDITOR

Albuquerque event highlights local produce, cuisine at multiple venues during 10-day celebration

Lisa VanDyke Brown fabu@local-iQ.com

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Chela Gurnee 505.264.6350, chela@local-iQ.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Benjamin Armstrong 505.306.7476, benjamin@local-iQ.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Derek Hanley 505.709.0364 derek@local-iQ.com

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AD PRODUCTION MANAGER

Jessica Hicks jessica@local-iQ.com

Inspired by his uncle’s Broadway performances, Nate Reuss brings his band, Fun., to Santa Fe for a free performance

AD PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Rachel Baker rachelb@local-iQ.com EXEC. ASSISTANT/CALENDAR COORDINATOR

Derek Hanley 505.709.0364 derek@local-iQ.com DESIGN ASSISTANT

Hannah Reiter hannah@local-iQ.com PHOTOGRAPHER

Wes Naman wes@local-iQ.com PHOTO ASSISTANT

Joy Godfrey joy@local-iQ.com

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PROOFREADER

Kayla Sawyer

Verse ~Converse poetry festival celebrates words and their power to communicate

EDITORIAL INTERNS

Justin De La Rosa justin@local-iQ.com Chloe Winegar-Garrett chloe@local-iQ.com PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN

Adria Malcolm SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

Sarah Mowrey sarah@local-iQ.com WRITING INTERNS

Alexandra Swanbergh, Mallory McCampbell

FI LM Marley documentary paints full portrait of reggae legend who rose from poverty to creative heights

CALENDARS Arts Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Community Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Live Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 COLUMNS Fabü. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1+1=3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stir It Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Key Ingredient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Good Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Good Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Soundboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Credit Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 FEATURES Places To Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Marquee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Crossword/Horoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

CONTRIBUTORS EDITORIAL Abinash Achrekar Nelle Bauer Hakim Bellamy Jeff Berg Charlie Crago Justin de la Rosa Eric Francis Katy Gerwin Logan Greely Jeff Kerby Jim & Linda Maher Sam Melada Kyle Mullins Shavone Otero

Michael Ramos Kayla Sawyer Alexandra Swanberg Steven J. Westman Chloë WinegarGarrett DISTRIBUTION Miguel Apodaca Kristina De Santiago Sean Duran David Leeder Susan Lemme Andy Otterstrom Ronnie Reynolds Distributech

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PLACES TO BE

nmjazz.org

the1ofhearts.com

$10-$17 savorabq.com ryanmontano.com

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FESTIVAL Duke City Bike Fest 4-10p, Sat., Jun. 2 Balloon Fiesta Park 4401 Alameda NE, 505.821.1000

$15-$25 dukecitybikefest.com

he Duke City Bike Fest is the first of what will be an annual, all-ages event for motorcycle enthusiasts. It features tethered balloon rides and fun jumps, $10 poker hands and live music from old-school platinum recording artists The Marshall Tucker Band and Molly Hatchett, along with Remedy and Duke City Saints. Molly Hatchet has been performing since 1975, while The Marshall Tucker Band has been at it since 1972. To say the groups are a good musical fit for a crowd of motorcycle lovers might be an understatement. The poker run begins at 10a at Thunderbird Harley Davidson (5000 Alameda NE). A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warriors of New Mexico through the American Legion Riders of Chapter 10. Blue Star Mothers will also be on-site collecting comfort items and donations for care packages for active military. —KS

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f you take a step back and look at the overlying message of any religion, all of them basically say the same thing. At least that’s how local photographer Jan Bartelstone sees it. After he paused his photography career and spent time poring over literature from spiritual mystics and saints such as Saint John of the Cross, Black Elk, Ramakrishna and others, he concluded their messages are essentially that joy comes from inside of us. Bartelstone wanted to share this experience with others and to that end he created The1ofHearts: Ecstatic Writers + Poet-Saints. The ﬁlm is a documentary featuring interviews with contemporary spiritual writers and excerpts from spiritual writers. Bartelstone said he is not out to convince anyone that this is a universal truth. His hope is that the screening and live music performance will be like a celebration, whether or not attendees share his perspective. —AS

PERFORMANCE Festival Flamenco Internacional 8-11p, Fri-Sat., Jun. 8-16 NHCC 1701 4th NW, 505.242.7600

$20-$60 Tickets: fﬁ25.org

xperience ancient culture, beautiful tradition and sensational passion as Festival Flamenco Internacional celebrates its 25th year in Albuquerque, the flamenco capital of the U.S. This global event is the longeststanding flamenco festival outside of Spain and features astounding performances from Pastora Galván, Adela Campallo, Rafael Campallo, Olga Pericet, Alfonso Losa and Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company. Indulge in your inner flamenco through cante, toque, baile, palmas, falseta, juerga — y mas, mas, mas! Learn about flamenco tradition through “New Perspectives on Flamenco History and Research Symposium,” a free public event presented by the National Institute of Flamenco and the University of New Mexico’s Department of Theatre and Dance. This is one marvelous celebration that will have you saying, “Ole!” —SO

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f I had to make a list of my favorite things to do during the summer, relaxing outside with the soundtrack of jazz and blues would probably top the list. I’m sure it goes that way for many of you. Lucky for us, the Savor Albuquerque Festival is bringing us a night of exactly that as part of its celebration of the Duke City’s arts, culture and cuisine. One night of the celebration features Ryan Christopher Montano and his smooth fusion of pop, jazz and blues that draws on both modern and classic elements of the genres. The distinguished trumpeter, a Duke City native, has backed bands for Jason Mraz and Kenny Rogers, as well as his recent appearance with Hanson on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Not only is he an outstanding musician but also an accomplished actor and model, so Jazz & Blues Under The Stars will be the perfect time to catch the multitalented rising star. —JD

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ABQ BioPark-Zoo 903 10th SW, 505.768.2000

KiMo Theatre 423 Central NW, 505.768.3544

$11

Jazz & Blues Under The Stars 7p, Sat., Jun. 9

The 1 of Hearts: Ecstatic Writers + Poet-Saints 7-9p, Wed., Jun. 6

Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater 2000 Mountain NW, 505.255.9798

orward, sideways, four-beat measures, spins, circles — moving your feet and hips in the Latin style is good practice for everyone, and some might even argue that the uptight among us beneﬁt the most. Salsa’s universal appeal is made manifestly obvious on summer Friday nights at the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater. Salsa Under the Stars, a weekly series of live concerts featuring salseros and salseras ﬂashing their dancing talent, brings hundreds of Latin music lovers from all corners of Albuquerque to a lively venue for an evening of fun. The Jun. 1 show features En-Joy, a Cubanstyle salsa band known to rev up crowds. The concert series will continue each Friday through Aug. 10, with highlights including Team Havana on Jun. 8 and Los Angeles-based Lucky 7 Mambo on Jul. 27. —ME

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Salsa Under the Stars: EnJoy 7-10p, Fri., Jun. 1

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where to go and what to do: May 31 to June 13

EXHIBIT Mike Giant presents the Skullz Press Tea Party 3-7p, Sun., Jun. 10 Blackbird Buvette 509 Central NW, 505.243.0878 mikegiant.com blackbirdbuvette.com

he exhibition schedule of artist Mike Giant reads like that of a lauded international fine artist — Sydney, Paris, Hong Kong, Barcelona, London. He is certainly lauded, but not for postimpressionist canvases. Rather, Giant’s chosen media has mostly been ink on skin and spray paint on concrete. Giant grew up in Albuquerque, but gained notoriety as a graffiti artist in San Francisco and New York City. He launched a clothing label, Rebel 8, in the early ‘90s and opened Stay Gold Tattoo shop in the UNM area (among many other accomplishments). Giant’s striking black and white images — about as street as fine art gets — reflect his punk rock sensibility, skateboard and bike culture and Mexican folk art. This show will feature a number of Giant’s limited edition silkscreened posters and Giant himself, returning home to add Albuquerque to his international exhibition list. —KH

MARQUEE

Comic convocation Albuquerque expo convenes throngs of comic lovers and draws big names, from Stan Lee to Kevin Smith than-life way? Yes, Stan Lee will be making his second appearance at ACE to meet any people may think of comic and greet fans. It’s a comic fan’s dream books as a nerdy or childish weekend. thing — I thought the same thing for a while. But then my Aside from the big names in the industry, girlfriend put a graphic novel in my hands, the people behind the pens will also be at the pages started turning and I was right ACE to meet fans and sign autographs. back into them like when I was a kid. That’s What you may not know about the ACE the beauty of comics. Once you start reading artists is there are a couple locals who have one, it’s hard to put it down and easy to geek done big things in the industry. Aaron out about the alternate world you’ve delved Campbell has worked on titles like Green into. Hornet and Sherlock Holmes, while Andy For those of us who get excited about the Kuhn, who created Firebreather by Image next Marvel movie or those who want Comics and is currently working on Teenage to give comics a try, we are in luck. The Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW, Albuquerque Comic Expo will also be on hand. (ACE) is making its second said Campbell is a annual return to the Duke Albuquerque D’Elia regular customer at Astro City in a bigger, better way. Comic Expo Zombies. “We’re lucky because Mike D’Elia, exhibitor at as he works on books, we’ve 2p-8p, Fri., Jun. 8 last year’s expo and the watched him grow with each owner of Astro Zombies, 10a-7p, Sat., Jun. 9 book he works on,” he said. a comic book store in Nob 10a-6p, Sun., Jun. 10 With the recent push in digital Hill, told Local iQ that Albuquerque Convention last year’s trial run went media towards iPads and Center 401 2nd NW, incredibly well because of Kindles, it might seem like 505.768.4575 the passion that went into comic books would be moving $7-$175 it. towards obsolescence, but abqcomicexpo.com “The guys who put it D’Elia said there is something together are all fans special about having the of comics, so they put physical copy of a comic book. together something that “It’s a whole different thing. they, as comic fans, would want to go to and It’s collectible, it’s always been collectible, be a part of,” D’Elia said. “You could see the it’s art and concepts and ideas, some that hard work they put into it.” have gone on for 70 years,” he said. The success of last year’s ACE was so great The comic culture is a lifestyle that once that many of the guests have signed on flew under the radar of pop culture, but it to return, and we will also see some new is now something that is making waves. ones. Among the celebrities making guest There’s not one particular person who can appearances are Peter Mayhew (best known be into comics. As D’Elia said, “it’s not all as the man who brought Chewbacca to life), capes and superheroes. There’s something Kevin Sorbo, Adam Baldwin and Billy Dee everyone can be a part of.” Williams. If those names aren’t big enough Whether it’s your first comic experience or for you, how about Kevin Smith and Jason you’ve been a longtime collector, ACE is the Mewes — better known as Jay and Silent place to find your favorite fiction and take Bob? No? Well how about the man who part in the uncanny comic culture. brought comics to the big screen in a larger-

BY JUSTIN DE LA ROSA

Without Stan Lee, the 89-year-old co-creator of Spiderman, Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America and Thor, to name just a few, there is no smash movie hit like the recent The Avengers. Lee, the longtime president of Marvel Comics, is perhaps the biggest name in comics. He is the headliner at this year’s Albuquerque Comic Expo.

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LIFESTYLE

Butchering of designer brand names at crisis level

ecently, I was party to an embarrassing situation in which, surprisingly, I did not play the role of buffoon. Miracles do happen! I used my precious out-of-bed time for a critical task: A trip to the supermarket for a pint of Ben & Jerry’s for my two favorite parasites, the Brown twins. I, of course, would have preferred something healthier, but after the words “Chunky Monkey” appeared on my belly, scrawled from the inside, I knew what I had to do: either call a priest or visit my grocer’s freezer. Considering I had a brand-new, strapless maternity sundress that I was eager to rock at least once before my ever-expanding frame outgrew it, I opted to forego the holy phone call and get out of the house for a while. “Well, aren’t you just the cutest thing! So stylish!” a fellow grocery shopper exclaimed. We made pregnancy small talk for a few moments, then, the bomb dropped: “I bet you’ll carry a BUR-berry diaper bag, too,” she predicted. I froze, temporarily paralyzed by her Burberry mispronunciation. It’s BUR-bur-ree. Every ﬁber of my being wanted to correct her. Rather than pull such a tacky maneuver, however, I simply smiled and waddled away, silently vowing to do something about it. This is that something. The rampant, brutal butchering of designer and luxury brand names is reaching crisis levels. Something must be done before the streets are teeming with ignorant trendinistas, blathering away like Nomi “Ver-sayce” Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) from Showgirls. Positively cringeworthy.

Look, I’m not saying that any of us are so enlightened that we innately know the correct pronunciation of every name. We’ve all had our fair share of read-it-but-never-said-it moments. Heck, some of us have even suffered unfortunate, totally out loud Nomi moments — hellooo, Anderson “Manolo Bolanecks” (it’s muh-NO-low BLAH-nick, for the record) Cooper. Regardless, it ends now. Here are some commonly mispronounced names and the proper ways to say them. Balenciaga: bah-lin-cee-ah-gah Bvlgari: BUHL-guh-ree Christian Lacroix: la-kwa Ermenegildo Zegna: er-men-a-geel-do zen-ya Givenchy: For the love of stop-it-right-now, please, no more giv-en-chee. It’s jzhiv-on-shee. Guerlain: gair-lahn Hermés: This is not the same pronunciation as the Greek god; rather, it’s air-mez, dahling. Hervé Léger: air-vay lay-jay Issey Miyake: EE-say me-AH-kay

BUR-berry or BUR-bur-ree: that is the question. Have you ﬂubbed any luxury brand names lately? Don’t worry; you’re not alone. Here’s your guide on how to pronounce some of the most-butchered names.

Lanvin: lahn-vahn. Let yourself trail off at the end, so your mouth is in a round shape and you don’t quite get to the “n”. L’occitane: lox-ee-tan Christian Louboutin: looboo-tan Moschino: mo-ski-no Proenza Schouler: pro-en-za skool-er Ralph Lauren: For those of you who still aren’t sure if this is pronounced like the girl’s name or the Italian actress Soﬁa Loren, here ya’ go: it’s LORuhn. Like the girl’s name. Final answer.

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Shu Uemura: shoe-eew-ay-murah Thierry Mugler: tee-air-ree moog-lay Yves Saint Laurent: eve sanh la-rahn. The “t” in both “Saint” and “Laurent” should be barely audible. Lesson adjourned. Need more help? Check out Speak Chic, the $1.99 mobile app with an A-Z list of recorded pronunciations of designer and brand names, industry lingo and such. Never again will you have to risk sounding ridiculous when professing your love for Hermies scarves.

FESTIVAL

An ‘Ear’ for music Now in its 13th year, Thirsty Ear Festival adds a bit of danger to roots, folk lineup BY LOGAN GREELY anta Fe’s annual Thirsty Ear Festival has been called many things in the dozen years since it was founded by promoter Mike Koster in 1999. Folksy, heartfelt and grassroots are a few apt adjectives to describe this annual amalgamation of some of the country’s best roots acts. Dangerous, on the other hand, it is not. However, FESTIVAL this year might be a little different Thirsty Ear as Koster kicks off the festival’s Festival ﬁrst night with Jun. 6-10 a performance Multiple events and by Legendary venues in Santa Fe Shack Shakers, $12 and up (single led by wild-eyed events)/$80 (all frontman J.D. festival pass) Wilkes. thirstyearfestival.com Described as “… the last great Rock and Roll frontman” by Jello Biafra (of Dead Kennedys fame), Wilkes onstage looks like a thinner version of Johnny Rotten, albeit one foaming at the mouth with raw musical energy. “We try to tap into basic primal instincts,” said Wilkes in the band’s ofﬁcial bio. “Rock ‘n’ roll is a cathartic release. Anything that doesn’t realize that bestial nature isn’t rock ‘n’ roll.”

Wilkes will also bring his side-project — The Dirt Daubers — to Santa Fe. Less raucous and a bit more haunting and old-timey than the Shakers, the trio is rounded out by Wilkes’ wife Jessica Wilkes and fellow Shack Shaker Mark Robertson. The Legendary Shack Shakers is a bit of an anomaly for a Thirsty Ear Festival that has concentrated on roots, Americana, blues, world music and authentic country, all of which will accompany The Shack Shakers over four days and nights of performances at multiple venues around Santa Fe. Other acts Koster has lined up for the 13th annual festival include Brooklyn folk artist Anna Egge, who has been called “a folk Nina Simone” by Lucinda Williams and equally lauded by Americana legend Steve Earle. “Ana Egge’s songs are low and lonesome,” Earle states in Egge’s biography, “big squarestare noir ballads which she plays on a guitar she built with her own two hands and sings like she’s telling us her deepest, darkest secrets.” Grammy-nominated reggae queen Sister Carol is also on the festival bill, as well as Birds of Chicago, an act comprised of Jeremy Lindsay of JT and the Clouds fame and Allison Russell from Po’ Girl. The act has quickly emerged in the roots scene with a mellow blend of gospel and soul. This year’s festival will be spread across multiple venues, including Sol Santa Fe (where most

events will occur), GIG Performance Space and Old San Ysidro Church, the latter of which will host a special pre-festival performance on Wed., Jun. 6 featuring Birds of Chicago and Mary Gauthier. Gauthier ﬁrst appeared on the Thirsty Ear stage in 2001, where Koster says she proceeded to steal the show. Rounding out the schedule this year will be Mississippi Hill Country bluesman Robert Belfour, the AGALU Nigerian Ensemble and a number of local acts, including Kate Mann, Anthony Leon and the Chain, Broomdust Caravan, Stray Ravens and Cristen Grey. For more information on the festival, a complete schedule and to buy tickets, visit thirstyearfestival.com. The always lively Legendary Shack Shakers open up this year’s Thirsty Ear Festival, the 13th annual installment of the Santa Fe event.

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FOOD

Savor the ﬂavor Albuquerque event highlights local produce, cuisine at multiple venues during 10-day celebration BY CHLOE WINEGAR-GARRETT

Tails, EN-JOY and System One.

A culinary festival would be lacking without wine tastings. ABQ Trolley is hosting a Jun. 9 tour devoted completely to wine. Participants will travel around Albuquerque in ABQ Trolley’s open-air vehicle, and each venue will have tastings, information and trivia. Also on Jun. 9 is the Savoy Fiasco wine tastings, and Scalo will also host a dinner with live music on Jun. 14 with signature wine and food pairings.

lbuquerque is quite the culinary city, there is no question about that. But every once in a while a festival takes place that celebrates the finest of dining experiences and the breadth of culinary expertise existing right here, right now. Savor Albuquerque is hosting a wide range of events specifically focusing on flavors and gastronomy.

Right in the heart of downtown on Jun. 9 and 16, the To start off the week, Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Downtown Growers Market is celebrating bright and early Farm is preparing a seasonally perfect menu of local flavors with freshly harvested produce, live music and art exhibits. and produce called “Field to Fork.” No matter where you are There is nothing more satisfying than waking up early to coming from, there will be a large assortment of agricultural enjoy fresh food on a summer’s foods gathered by executive chef Jonathan day, all the while supporting local Perno. These dinners will take place Jun. farmers and businesses. Check out 7-9 from 5-8p, with $65 covering the Savor Albuquerque downtowngrowers.org for more multi-course dinner. information. Fine Food Festival One of the “hippest” culinary events Also Jun. 9 at 6p is the Rock the Boat will be the return of the Roof Tapas tour Thu.-Sat., Jun. 7-16 Sustainable Seafood Festival at the on Jun. 7, 9 and 14. Taking place only Albuquerque Convention and Visitor’s ABQ Aquarium. Various restaurants at buildings with astounding views of Bureau, 505.842.9918 will be preparing specialties all Albuquerque at sunset (venues were still Various locations, prices focused on smarter seafood choices, to be announced at press time), a $10 savorabq.com with plentiful fish farmed in ways ticket will buy entry and a sampling from that protect the ocean. While enjoying the bar and chef, with extra plates costing these plates of food, stroll through $2. Each specific tapas dish will feature food from the Downtown Grower’s Market, and proceeds will the aquarium while listening to live music, sampling wine. There’s also an auction, cooking demonstrations and benefit that organization as well. education stations. There are limited tickets at $30 each. For the next phase, head inside for a sultry evening of jazz and salsa music with hearty food at the Cooperage Restaurant. Everything from an extensive salad bar, homemade soups, a full-service bar, wine list and prime rib will be offered. Adding to the ambiance is the live jazz and salsa music from bands such as Son Como Son, Memphis P

The capstone of Savor Albuquerque is the New Mexico Centennial Summerfest. Besides the enormous amount of activities for kids, art shows, a ﬁreworks show and much more, a nice array of food that is truly New Mexican will be featured. Spicy red chile and earthy green chile will be

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PHOTOS BY WES NAMAN

Savor Albuquerque shines a spotlight on local food during its 10-day run. One of the highlights of the event is the Rooftop Tapas, held at three different locales over three nights. One of the featured sites for the tapas event is Ibiza, the rooftop lounge at Hotel Anadaluz (top).

available to slather on anything, ranging from freshly made tortillas, traditional Native American fare, an authentic Matanza and historical cowboy Chuckwagon dutch oven cooking. Many local food vendors will be on hand offering their products as well. No matter what kind of food you like or what budget you have, there is something for every person throughout the Savor Albuquerque ﬁne food festival. Nothing is better than supporting the local economy while satiating your own appetite. Enjoy!

WINE

Just a little bit of banter regarding your decanter

few months ago, my friend Jeness May asked me about the role of decanting in the enjoyment of wine. I realized that this topic warrants a column of its own, and while one could write volumes about decanters and aerators, all you need as an everyday wine lover are a few pointers to grasp the basic principles of decanting. You can decide for yourself when to take that extra step with your own bottles at home or when dining out. The pleasures of making and drinking wine are part art and part science, and this month we’re taking it to the chemistry lab.

The taste of science Most of us were taught in a basic science class at some point that sound requires air to be heard. If sound doesn’t push air, your eardrums remain still and you hear nothing. Wine, too, requires air to be appreciated fully. First there is your nose. Your olfactory nerve goes right from your snoot into your brain directly above your eyeballs, where it triggers everything from simple perception (aroma) to memory (your best friend’s house when you were little). For me, drinking Maculan Dindarello (a great Italian dessert wine) smells like orange blossoms and honey, while inexplicably reminding me of my ﬁrst babysitter and the afternoons I spent at her house in my preschool years. Air plays with wine chemistry as well. Here on planet Earth, our air has oxygen in it and that is great for making wine shine in your glass. When you open a bottle of wine (particularly one that’s been sealed for a while) the oxygen begins to react with the wine and make it “open up.” Too much interaction with the wine and it turns to vinegar, or just an unpalatable sour mess. The right amount of air for the right amount of time is necessary to bring the wine to life. (This is why we wine enthusiasts swirl our glasses, not because we want to look posh and snotty).

The long and the short I asked my beloved friend Amy for her perspective on when to decant or aerate. She has an amazing, sensitive palate and is not influenced by hype or price when it comes to wine. She is also the humble sommelier for a restaurant. Her short answer was that white wines that have had contact with oak can definitely use decanting, as can red wines that are being consumed too young or have a lot of tannins (e.g. Barolo) and need more air to bring out fruit flavors and “soften the edges.” Sometimes it’s just about keeping the sediment found in older wine out of your glass. My humble opinion is that putting an older wine in a glass and letting it open up over time is the best way to enjoy the musical chemistry between wine and air. Let it evolve and develop like a good conversation or a musical improvisation, don’t rush it, and it can take you somewhere beautiful and unexpected. When not collecting loose change in a McElhaney’s milk jug, Sam Melada has been known to enjoy drinking old Barolo out of plastic cups at wellbelow-optimal serving temperature. He can be reached at sam@local-iQ.com.

PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

Decanting exposes wine to air, and thereby oxygen, which “opens up” the smells and ﬂavors of the wine, contributing to a fuller wine-drinking experience.

Worth the wait You need not invest in a fancy schmancy $200 Riedel decanter to open your favorite wine up. Sometimes decanters show up on the shelves of TJ Maxx or Ross for around $25, well worth the investment. Whatever you choose to use, just make sure that the vessel is glass (to avoid any chemical reactivity) and that it has a wide bottom to bring as much wine in contact with air as possible. Are you a chemistry nerd? Try an Erlenmeyer ﬂask! Improvisation can both amuse and yield great results: when I was a starving server in a new home, I found a glass McElhaney’s Dairy milk jug under my house and it served me well until I could afford a decanter from Dillard’s. The point is I found a large bottle for the wine to splash around in, and it sits in my kitchen to this day.

Short and suite Lately, you may have seen an aerator and wondered “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?” Some bartenders use them, and I have even seen patrons bring them from home to restaurants here in Albuquerque. An aerator does the same thing as decanting, but much quicker — they’re for people who “cant” wait for nature to take it’s course and want instant results. As you pour the wine into the top it mixes air with wine through multiple holes and funnels (and strains) it into your glass. This is the musical equivalent of listening to an orchestral suite because you don’t have the time or attention span to listen to a whole symphony. I will confess I bought one, but have yet to use it in ﬁve months.

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COCKTAILS

Garnish, not garish

think garnishes are overrated. I don’t believe I have ever uttered the words, “Dang, I want another one of those. The garnish on that drink was incredible!” Now, don’t get me wrong, I have had some interesting and even inspiring garnishes, but for the most part, I believe they are a waste of time. So now, let me contradict myself ... I LOVE THIS GARNISH! It makes the drink. It’s scrumptious, eye-catching and can work with so many cocktails. I make it in large batches and use it whenever I can. Guests love it and are always intrigued with how I make it. It’s all about the technique, which can be applied to a myriad of ingredients. It’s a bit timeconsuming, but quite simple. All you need is a dehydrator, a misto sprayer and an imagination, then run with it!

Grape & Vine

Cranberry Infused Sugar

Ingredients:

Fee Brothers makes a line of the most amazing bitters. The cranberry has a tart fruity flavor and amazing color. Simply fill a misto sprayer with cranberry bitters. Line a dehydrator with parchment paper and layer with sugar. Spray the sugar lightly and allow to dehydrate. Then respray and dehydrate again. I do this for several days until the desired flavor and color is achieved. Then I buzz it in a spice or coffee grinder and store in an airtight container.

1.5 oz. Absolut Grapevine .5 oz. Pineau des Charentes 2-3 oz. Moscato di Asti Garnish with Fee Bros. Cranberry Bitter Infused Sugar Method: In a mixing glass combine Absolut Grapevine and Pineau des Charentes (incredible fortiﬁed wine from the Cognac region in France). Top with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a cranberry bitter infused sugar rimmed coupe and top with Moscato di Asti.

Katy Gerwin is the bar manager at Imbibe, vice president of the USBG (United States Bartender’s Guild) New Mexico and the President of LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) New Mexico. PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

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FOOD

The magical egg can make a devil of a treat

ow that growers’ markets are in full swing, it seems completely inappropriate to address any ingredient outside the produce arena. But I’m going to. Eggs. They are perfect. Like waking up to a beautiful, wind-free, cloud-free 80-degree day of sunshine with nowhere to be and no chore to do. It screams limitless possibility. Just like the egg. Eggs are, without a doubt, the simplest White eggs and brown eggs are all the same expression of versatility. They are the one inside — different species and breeds of ingredient, above and beyond any other, that chickens lay different colors of eggs, but offers a world of meal time options. The they are culinarily identical. In the U.S., eggs potential for culinary magniﬁcence abounds. sold commercially are graded based on the Alone, eggs can be boiled, poached, scrambled, approximate quality of the egg at the time they custarded, meringued, are collected from the shirred, fried, pickled, hen. It has nothing baked and chopped. whatsoever to do with They are the key the size or freshness ingredient to some of an egg. In its most of the world’s most obscure form, it is a essential dishes. measure of how thick an Ice cream? Check. egg white is, how strong Mayonnaise? Check. a yolk’s membrane is Golden Pride breakfast and how large the air burrito #1? Check. pocket is. Depending on your intended use of the Eggs are the foundation eggs, you could ignore for the lightest grading altogether. meringues, creamiest sauces and most In fact, one particular mentally nourishing of use of eggs demands lunches (egg salad on what would be deemed squishy white bread). as poor quality eggs: Sounds silly to ignore deviled eggs, the the bounty of produce ultimate potluck just emerging from our provision. Deviled eggs fertile Duke City dirt, are so named because but it is time to address something spicy has PHOTO BY WES NAMAN the incredible. been added to the yolk. One of the tricks to perfect deviled eggs The best way to make Nutritionally speaking, is to cleanly remove the shell. Try gently eggs are nearly complete rolling the egg on the counter and peeling deviled eggs is to start back the shell membrane. with old eggs. As eggs packages of healthful age, they lose moisture goodness. They contain through their porous shell. The egg essentially amino acids, some minerals, most vitamins shrinks in its shell—noted by the increase in and even a few plant pigments. At less than 15 size of the air pocket at the larger end. (This cents each, they are one of the cheapest sources aging process can be expedited by leaving the of protein available. A “large” egg weighs in at eggs out in our ultra-dry climate.) about two ounces and just under 80 calories.

Put the old eggs in a single layer in a heavybottomed pot and add just enough water to cover the eggs. If you add too much water, the eggs will bounce around and knock into each other and break. Some people add a splash of vinegar or salt to the water at this point. I’m superstitious and I add both. You don’t need either. Bring the water to a full boil, then reduce the heat so the water is at a gentle boil. Set a timer for 12 minutes. While the timer is counting down, ﬁll a bowl with ice and add enough cold water to make a really cold bath. When the timer goes off, remove the eggs quickly but gently from the boiling water and plunk them into your cold bath. When the eggs are cool enough to handle, remove them one at a time, gently tap the big end (where the big air pocket is) and loosen the shell, gently rolling the egg on the counter and peeling back the shell membrane. You should end up with perfectly smooth eggs. Rinse them. Cut each egg in half lengthwise.

Use your thumbs to pop the yolks into a bowl. Put the whites somewhere safe, ready to fill. When you have all the yolks in a bowl, use a fork to mash them until they are as smooth as you can get them. (For really big batches, a stand mixer with a whisk attachment works well.) Depending on how many eggs you have, add your deviling spice — smooth mustard is classic. Add a spoonful, mash, taste, repeat. If you want the yolks a little smoother, add some mayonnaise. If they need a pinch of salt, add it. It’s all personal taste. When you have your filling to where you think it should be, scoop the yellow goodness into the bottom of a zip-top bag. Squeeze out the extra air, snip a half-inch off one corner, and pipe your filling into your whites. Top them with fresh snipped herbs or a dash of paprika or spoonful of jalapeño relish, if you have some lying around. Nelle Bauer is co-chef/co-owner of Jennifer James 101. She knows a good egg when she meets one.

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SPORTS

You may die Albuquerque trio to compete in Death Race, which redeﬁnes the meaning of extreme BY CHARLIE CRAGO

he Spartan Death Race is what happens when humankind’s insatiable appetite for pain and punishment reaches a point that it can no longer be satisfied by traditional sporting events, and must therefore be put to the test against an amalgamation of survival tactics, steep challenges to mental acuity and relentless assessments of physical strength. And now Albuquerque joins the elite ranks of cities called home by a group of competitors who are brave enough — and more importantly, masochistic enough — to view the Spartan Death Race as a tamable beast. Ben Abruzzo, Adam Baca, and Chad Hazen, who have been training together in preparation for next month’s showdown in the Vermont woods, where the Death Race is held, are among the best of what Albuquerque has to offer in terms of total athletes. They’ll need to be. The organizers of the Death Race, which has been in existence since 2005, have gone to incredible lengths in their mission to ensure every facet of the human form — mind, body, spirit — is challenged in such a way that to successfully complete all of the events is a feat in and of itself, regardless of final placing. During the Death Race, competitors may be asked to chop wood for two hours, carry a 20-pound stump around for hours, lift 30-pound rocks for five hours, build a fire, cut a bushel of onions, crawl through mud under barbed wire or, after 20 hours of racing, memorize the names of the first 10 U.S. presidents or a Bible verse, hike to the top of a mountain and recite it flawlessly. The athletes don’t know exactly what to

expect — events are kept secret until just before race time — and only 15 percent of the 200 or so competitors will actually finish the race. It’s that brutal. Abruzzo, 33, an Iraq War veteran and mountain manager at Ski Santa Fe, said in an interview with Local iQ that training for the Death Race is its own adventure. “We’re trying to take the outdoors stuff and push the limits, in terms of not just running, but running with a 40-pound pack up the side of a mountain with no trail, trying to replicate what we’ll see on race day,” he said. For any athlete competing in a “metathon” — that is, a sporting event which takes place continually over the course of at least 24 hours — it becomes extremely important to retain some conception of the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel.” As the Death Race prides itself on unknown distances and unknown durations, Spartan that light is pretty distant Death Race and dim. Fortunately, for the three Albuquerque 12p, Fri., Jun. 15 competitors, the unknown Pittsfield, Vt. appears to be part of the youmaydie.com attraction. “We just try not to worry and focus on the things that have made most people quit in the past: it’s too heavy, it’s too long, it’s too far,” Abruzzo said. “I think it’s exciting more than anything. I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t hard, and that’s the attraction.” Not that some doubt doesn’t creep in. “The one who thrives on the pain of pushing the part that’s daunting is the unknown aspect,” limits of human endurance to the absolute Baca, 30, admitted. “It’s an opportunity to boundaries — an attitude typified by the see what I can do.” three Albuquerque participants, and voiced The foreboding odds of the Death Race are by Hazen. sure to attract a very specific kind of person, “I’m really excited about the challenge of it. I think everyone should suffer a little bit, to stretch their limits,” Hazen, 40, said. “That’s why I’m putting myself in these very uncomfortable circumstances. I think it’s healthy.”

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Ben Abruzzo, Adam Baca and Chad Hazen (left to right) are Albuquerque competitors in the Death Race, an ultra-extreme competition held in Vermont in June. The three may have to carry logs, chop wood, run up a mountainside, recite literature, climb under barbed wire, all for 24 hours or more — they don’t know for sure, since events aren’t revealed until race time.

HEALTH

Those sore joints could well be the signs of arthritis

recently quietly celebrated my 38th birthday. I do not dread birthdays; I feel my life gets more interesting with each passing year. Sure, late nights of bar hopping have been replaced with changing diapers. The upside is having a wonderful child and beautiful wife. Oh, and not having as many hangovers. However, what is not so welcome with each passing year are the aches and pains at the end of each day. I cross-train a few times per week; I still even ride my longboard down the Indian School ditch. After these activities, my knees, ankles and lower back ache, even if I did not fall or overexert myself. These are signs of arthritis. Yes, you can have arthritis in your 30s or earlier. This form of arthritis is called osteoarthritis, and it’s the most common form, affecting most people at some point in their lives. Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective padding called cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down; most commonly it affects joints in your hands, neck, lower back, knees and hips. Cartilage provides cushion and near frictionless movement between bones; but, as it wears down and becomes rough, pain and inﬂammation occurs in the joint space. Those at greatest risk for developing osteoarthritis are women, the elderly, obese, those with bone deformities or old joint injuries, and those that have repetitive motion jobs. In my case, osteoarthritis is due to countless sports injuries. Every twisted ankle and knee that healed years ago is coming back to haunt me today. The most common cause of

osteoarthritis is obesity. I have many overweight patients who are perplexed by their knee pain. I ask them, “How much did you weigh in high school?” I explain their knees were built for that weight, and today they are injured by carrying so much more. Osteoarthritis symptoms develop slowly and worsen over time. Symptoms of osteoarthritis include pain, tenderness, joint stiffness, grinding sensation when moving, and bone spurs. This is a progressive, degenerative disease which may lead to difficulty working, accomplishing daily tasks and being active. If you have swelling or stiffness in your joints that lasts for more than a few weeks, you should consider seeing a doctor. A primary care provider is best suited to begin your physical examination and diagnostic evaluation, which may include X-rays (to see bones, bone spurs and joint space). In some situations, an MRI which sees bones as well as fluid and cartilage may be helpful if surgery or injections are being considered. Sometimes blood and joint fluid tests are done to determine other causes of arthritis.

Yes, you can have arthritis in your ’30s or earlier. This form of arthritis is called osteoarthritis, and it’s the most common form, affecting most people at some point in their lives.

There’s no known cure for osteoarthritis, but treatments can help reduce pain and improve joint movement. For mild to moderate symptoms, physical therapy, weight loss, using braces or shoe inserts and medications can be helpful. Yoga and acupuncture have been shown in a few medical studies to be helpful as well. There are many choices for medications. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and narcotics (Vicodin) work for pain associated with arthritis. However, NSAIDs (Motrin, Alleve, Celebrex) reduce pain and inﬂammation. Most physicians begin with NSAIDs to treat their patients. All medications come with risk. Acetaminophen can hurt your liver in excess doses, narcotics may be addictive, and NSAIDs can cause

stomach irritation or kidney problems. The supplement Glucosamine-chondroitin has been studied extensively and it is not clear whether this is beneficial or not for osteoarthritis. For those who have more severe symptoms, more invasive therapies can be suggested by your doctor. Joint injections of corticosteroid medications may relieve pain and decrease inflammation for many weeks to months. However, the number of cortisone shots you can receive each year is limited, because the medication can cause joint damage. Some physicians are trained to also inject lubricating material into the joint such as hyaluronic acid derivatives (Hyalgan, Synvisc). This may offer pain relief by providing some cushioning in your knee. Finally, in the most severe cases, orthopedic surgeons may offer procedures to realign bones and even complete joint replacement. Thankfully, my aches and pains are minor and respond well to a few days of Motrin, ice and rest. My ego and perception of my vigor are probably more damaged than my joints. At my age, I am sure a spill on my longboard would be very difficult to recover from; good thing I got new knee and wrist pads for my birthday. 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.

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CEO of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce (NMGCC), Allan Oliver

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hambers of commerce abound in the “One of our big strengths is strong local boards and executive Albuquerque area: the American Indian directors for each of our chapters,” Oliver said. For example, he Chamber of Commerce, the Albuquerque noted, Silver City organized a tamale festival with more than 600 Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender CC, the people attending in December. They’re now calling it the ﬁrst African American CC, Rio Rancho Regional annual Tamale Fiesta and plans are being laid to invite northern and the West Side chambers, as well as the New Mexican vendors and Texans, according to the Silver City biggies, the Greater Albuquerque CC and Sun-News. the Albuquerque Hispano CC, to name just As a smaller organization with a more narrow focus, Oliver a few. But one chamber shines through as a beacon of hope for believes the NMGCC is able to affect change more quickly and the state’s environment and economy: the New Mexico Green succinctly. He and NMGCC president Lawrence Rael were on Chamber of Commerce. their way to Washington, D.C., in May to participate in a White “There are businesses out there who want to see New Mexico House business council forum discussing issues affecting move toward a clean energy economy,” CEO of the New Mexico business members. “There’s a good understanding at the Green Chamber of Commerce (NMGCC) Allan Oliver said in a national level (about greening businesses),” Oliver said. “It’s recent interview with Local iQ. “There are people who want to good for New Mexico, too, if we can capitalize on it.” see businesses have a greater commitment to the community, New Mexico is one of only a few states with its own green and to protecting our air, land and water.” chamber. Nationally, the U.S. Green Chamber (usgreenchamber. Serving members who care about the goals of “advocating for com) is also championing the advantages to businesses and renewable energy, strengthening local economies and seizing the communities to think green via economic, environmental and green business advantage,” the NMGCC was social sustainability. started in Las Cruces and Silver City in 2010. With more than 1,200 New Mexico Green Now with active chapters also in Santa Fe, Taos business members Chamber of Commerce statewide, and such and Albuquerque, the NMGCC represents an array of distinct communities with a similar Albuquerque members 115 Gold SW, Suite 209, 505.244.3700 focus. as Bohannan-Huston nmgreenchamber.com

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engineering, DW Turner communications and Flying Star Cafe, NMGCC leaders will continue with activism in the legislature to keep green incentives to attract new companies and grow local businesses, to support responsible development of renewable energy on public lands and to protect the environmental standards already in place, among other initiatives. “We’re advocating in legislature, at a federal level and with city and county leadership,” Oliver said. The first Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Conference was held in Las Cruces in September of 2011, and attracted more than 20 businesses as diverse as Intel and Emcor Solar Photovoltaic. The next Sustainable Business Summit will be in Albuquerque on July 26. Workshops will be hands-on for businesses interested in designing their own sustainability plans or examining green workplace improvements, “while never forgetting this is about long-term profits and making sure businesses are in it for the long haul,” Oliver added. The conference will also celebrate exemplary green businesses and individual leaders in areas of building, products and workplace practices. New Mexico is fortunate and deserving of the many advantages a green chamber of commerce brings. When considering how to best network and gain knowledge and benefits specific to our natural resource rich state, businesses can feel good about joining this chamber of commerce.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE CITY’S NEW BLUE RECYCLING CARTS:

Big blue Albuquerque peppers the streets with new recycling bins and builds facility to quadruple the city’s recycling rate

• Newspaper, magazines, miscellaneous paper products

items in the bins are trucked to El Paso for BY CRISTINA OLDS processing. lbuquerque residents and businesses If your household wasn’t on the second phase produce nearly 507,000 tons of waste list, never fear. By mid-2013, all 177,000 homes per year, enough for a solid line of in the metro area will have the bins, Holbert packed dump trucks from the Duke said. The SWMD is gathering data with each City to Santa Fe. Only about 5 percent of that of these rollouts to determine just how many is recycled. Nationally, 32 percent of all waste trucks and staff will be needed and what routes is diverted from the landfills. Albuquerque has will best serve the city’s needs. some catching up to do, and the city is working on it. Holbert said the amount Albuquerque recycles is actually more like 22 percent when materials “There are two ways to increase recycling,” said from grocery and big box stores are included Jill Holbert, director of Albuquerque’s Solid in the statistics with what the city collects. Waste Management Department (SWMD) in a “We’re lower than the national average, we’re recent interview with Local iQ. “One way is to higher than the make it convenient, and state average, and the second way is to add RECYCLING we’re really on par more materials that can with other Rocky be recycled. City of Albuquerque Mountain states,” The city is making solid Recycling Program Holbert said. progress in both these SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT According to the endeavors. As part of Waste Management the second phase of the 4600 Edith NE, 505.761.8100 Plan, cardboard Albuquerque Integrated cabq.gov/solidwaste and yard waste are Waste Management the most common Plan, 21,000 new blue recyclable materials. Holbert said part of the recycle carts hit the streets of Albuquerque in long-term plan includes “pay-as-you-throw” March. And in October of last year, the SWMD rates based on how much trash is produced, signed a contract with Phoenix-based Friedman providing incentives for residents to recycle Recycling to process the recyclables filling more of their weekly waste. Currently, residents the new bins. City officials estimate this new pay less than $2 toward city recycling as part of partnership will increase the recycling rate to 24 their monthly trash bill. percent when fully operational. Holbert included a plug for individuals taking “We’ve talked about recycling for many years, responsibility for some of their own waste by but we’ve had an abysmal rate,” Albuquerque composting. “When you go to a household and Mayor Richard Berry said in an interview collect and process waste, you’ve built in a lot with Local iQ. “We’re going to take a big leap of costs and energy expenditure,” she said. “The forward. It’s the right thing to do.” simplest and most efficient way to handle yard Albuquerque’s Cerro Colorado Landfill doesn’t and food waste is with home composting.” She have the capacity to deal with the quantity nor encouraged people to consult county extension variety of materials gathered by city recycling master composters (bernalilloextension.nmsu. trucks, but Friedman Recycling can handle edu/mastercomposter) to learn the process eight times the quantity and will process most from the pros. everything from books to #1-7 plastics to A note about glass recycling: We still have to electronics (see sidebar for a list of items accepted lug it to drop-off sites, even with all the new in the new blue bins.) developments. Although SWMD does preFriedman hopes to have the new plant process glass, they don’t have the ability to constructed and functional by March of next cleanly separate it if glass is collected in the year, if not sooner. In the meantime, the new

• All white and colored writing paper, computer paper, magazines, and newspapers including inserts

• Junk mail • Corrugated cardboard • Cereal/ cracker boxes • Phone books • Books (hard or soft covers) • Paper egg cartons • Soda boxes • Milk cartons/ juice boxes • Shredded paper (place shredded paper in cereal/ cracker boxes) • Tin, aerosol cans or aluminum cans • Food and pet food cans PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, center, has helped push along the city’s effort to increase its recycling rate. New blue recycling bins and a large new recycling facility are how it will happen. City Solid Waste Superintendent James Mora (right) is overseeing the program, while drivers like Angelo Lucero (left) are on the streets, making it happen.

same bins with other recycling – broken glass often “contaminates” other recyclables. The good news is the city is selling the 3,000 tons of glass collected annually for $20 a ton to a local company. Growstone (growstone.com) creates an environmentally-friendly hydroponic growth medium from discarded glass. Albuquerque’s recycling program deﬁnitely has room for improvement, but the city is progressing by making it easier for residents to recycle and by including a wider variety of materials accepted. “We can always do better,” Holbert said, “and that’s our goal, to be on par with other leading cities.”

• Soda and beer cans • Pots and pans • Small metal appliances • Plastic • All plastic bottles and jugs with a screw-top lid • Two liter bottles • Plastic milk jugs • Bleach bottles • Plastics #1-#7 • Rigid plastics (crates, hampers, toys) • Electronic waste • Cell phones • Cameras • Rechargeable batteries

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Every light bulb you turn on is powered by water

here’s a debate going on now, from house to house in Albuquerque, about evaporative cooling versus refrigerated air. As the Duke City grows and develops, it gets hotter (cities trap heat) and the humidity rises (as we water our lawns). Evaporative cooling works less well in higher humidity, and one of the arguments for refrigerated air sounds good: evaporative coolers use water, refrigerated air doesn’t use water. We live in the desert, water is scarce, therefore refrigerated air is better. Whoa! Let’s look at this argument a little more closely, as a scientist might. By the end of the next paragraph you will have learned something just as cool as Einstein’s theory of relativity. It’s a rule of thermodynamics, called the Carnot Cycle, and it was published in 1824 in Reﬂections on the Motive Power of Fire. The Carnot Cycle describes the loop as a perfect heat engine that goes through while creating energy. It traces out a perfect rectangle when plotted against temperature. Think of it like this: We start in the upper left hand corner, moving right, by letting something hot do work — let’s say this something pushes a piston. Then we drop down the right side of the rectangle, cooling to a lower temperature. We draw the bottom of the rectangle, right to left, allowing the piston to return to it’s original position, then we complete the rectangle by increasing the temperature to start over at the beginning. The bigger you make the square, the more energy you get out of the cycle. So to get the biggest bang for your buck, you want the low temperature to be as far away from the high temperature as possible. Got it? Like the speed of light, the Carnot Cycle is nature’s speed limit. No matter how a power plant is designed, it can never produce more energy than the Carnot Cycle, which in turn is limited by temperature. A coal or natural gas plant creates high temperatures by burning fossil fuels. After using “hot” to move the piston, these plants are left with “warm.” What they want is “cold.” How to get the maximum temperature difference? The universal answer has been to use water for cooling. How much water is your electricity using? Natural gas uses 180 gallons per megawatt hour (a megawatt hour is equivalent to the amount of electricity used by about 330 homes during one

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hour). Coal takes 200 gallons. In addition to coal and gas, nuclear and biofuels also use water for cooling. Nuclear uses 560 gallons of water per megawatt hour. Solar thermal “power towers” are heat engines and are also using water: 835 gallons per megawatt hour. How can you make electricity without using up water? You could change to energy processes which don’t need cooling. I can think of three: hydropower, wind and solar photovoltaics. Hydropower wastes a shockingly large amount of water in a completely different way — backing up the water behind the dam creates a lake with a large surface area, which evaporates much more water than the running river ever did. At Elephant Butte Reservoir near Truth and Consequences, for example, water loss due to evaporation can total as much as 250,000 acrefeet per year (a family in the Southwest typically uses one quarter to a full acre-foot of water per year). Wind, on the other hand, is an inexpensive and efﬁcient way to generate electricity without using water. And the only water photovoltaics uses is to clean dust off the array. So back to your summer cooling needs. Is refrigerated air better for the environment than evaporative cooling? Unfortunately, you can’t win by choosing between these two options — the solution is outside the box. Remember debating “paper or plastic?” The answer was remembering to bring your reusable shopping bags. If you value and want to conserve water in Albuquerque, the most important thing you can do is make your house as energy efﬁcient as possible. Remember, unless you’re using wind or solar power, every light bulb you turn on is powered by water. Kristy Dyer is an analyst for renewable energy in New Mexico.

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Casa verde GreenBuilt Tour features 21 homes, from new construction to century-old remodels BY CHLOË WINEGAR-GARRETT ne of the things I enjoy most in life is visiting new houses and reading about architecture. In addition, it is incredibly exciting to witness the shift in housing sustainability and the addition of budget- and earth-friendly features readily available to people like you and me. So if you’re anything like me, you’ll definitely want to check out the GreenBuilt Tour, a two-day event showcasing some of the best and most innovative green residences Albuquerque has to offer. Ranging from new construction to almost century-old homes, the houses will represent the leading products in renewable energy, energy efficiency, recycling, xeriscaping, indoor air-quality and water conservation. Some houses will have certifications such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) or Energy Star, and overall each house reveals efforts to significantly decrease their waste “footprint.” The 21 homes on this year’s Greenbuilt tour include a new, nearly 3,000-square-foot house on Rio Grande Boulevard that features passive solar design and rainwater harvesting, or a house south of Tijeras that’s powered by gridtied solar panels and UV filtering for converting rainwater to drinking standards. Each house on the tour serves as examples of what can be done on any budget or with any level of knowledge. By absorbing the summer’s cool evening air and storing the sunlight during the winter, these homes do not need to blast air conditioners or heaters. And by sealing up all of the door cracks and windows, very little energy is released. As the saying goes: “Build it tight and vent it right.” Plus, these homes all feature cutting-edge technology. Low-emissivity (Low-E) window glazing helps control heat transfer while different calculators can help you understand how much money you can save by putting in new equipment that cuts back on costs. Co-chair of the GreenBuilt Tour selection committee Kent Gurley got involved with GreenBuilt Tours through the interior design company Solamente Clay Walls. Part of the

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GreenBuilt Tour 10a-4p, Sat.-Sun., Jun.9-10 Various locations $2/house, $15/2-day pass usgbcnm.org

challenge of the Greenbuilt Tour, Gurley said, is simple logistics. “For the first two or three years, I coordinated volunteers because it’s a massive group to organize: each house needs four volunteers,” he said. Gurley recognizes the difficulties inherent within this field and wondered if it might affect this year’s tour. “Especially in the construction industry, dealing with recession, it has been a tough time, specifically residential,” he said. “I was concerned we wouldn’t have enough homes or interest, but in fact people are doing stuff. Some are new constructions, and anybody who’s doing remodeling or reconstruction are doing at least some energy efficiency, even if they don’t jump right into it.” Gurley is particularly proud of the Germaninspired development Passivhous (or Passive House), which is the rigorous and voluntary standards for reducing the ecological footprints of buildings. “There are two or three houses in Santa Fe and Taos that go with that methodology: building a super-insulated shell which reduce the need to generate other energy,” he said. The GreenBuilt Tour committee has supplied free guidebooks to stores, such as Whole Foods, La Montanita Co-Op and Bookworks in Santa Fe. Each guidebook contains detailed maps, descriptions of each house and suppliers that can help your green dreams come true, regardless of budget restraints and inhibitions. These homes are sure to open the door to your own astonishment and inspiration, and for such a small ticket price, it is worth putting in the energy now to reap the rewards later. Learn how to build on the sustainability in your own house while experiencing some of the most beautiful homes in New Mexico. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | MAY 31 - JUNE 13, 2012

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Fashionably green Several Albuquerque shops offer recycled apparel for the fashionable, eco-conscious BY KORALEE ROBINSON hen I say “recycled fashion,” I’m not talking about festooning yourself with used bottles and cans (but if you’re into that, hey, it’s a free country). And you don’t have to spend tons of cash for eco-groovy, organic, tie-dyed t-shirts and hemp sandals manufactured in a factory powered by rainbows and wheatgrass smoothies, either. You can be eco-chic by opting for used apparel, and our little city has many such places to get your green on. A bit of silver lining to our dismal economy is that, while the number of retail businesses closing their doors is on the rise, the resale business is growing. According to NARTS (National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops), consignment and thrift store sales have grown at a pace of 7 percent per year for the past two years. By shopping for used fashion, you’re not only reducing waste by giving a new life to an unwanted garment whose fate may have been life in a landfill. It’s also one less item that may have been produced in a factory whose workers are subjected to potentially unfavorable conditions. Most factories that produce clothing release large amounts of harmful emissions into the atmosphere, which are, in turn, harmful to their workers and to the environment. So how do you find the best used duds without setting out on an epic quest of the city’s countless thrift stores? As a fashion-conscious, planet-lovin’ gal, most of my own wardrobe has always been used, and being an Albuquerque native, I’ve got the scoop on all the best local places to find those sweet, second-hand scores. Each place offers something different, but all have two things in common: a vast variety of recycled clothing, and planet-friendly business ethics. Perhaps the most well-known fashion resale haven is Buffalo Exchange. They buy and sell gently used clothing, keeping up with current styles and trends. But recycled fashion isn’t all they do to promote a green philosophy. According to Maggi Windsor, associate manager, they also do an Earth

Day Dollar Day Sale every year. The proceeds go to benefit the Animal Humane Society. They have taken steps to become “paper free,” provide recycling bins to employees, and use green cleaning products. Ask about the Tokens For Bags program at the register. Head out the back door and across the street to Pink Rhino, and you’re sure to be blown away by a sea of eclectic used clothing. Dori Martin, owner, said “it’s the stories behind each piece” that she’s interested in. And there’s no shortage of stories packed onto her racks of overwhelming inventory. She does her part for the planet, not only by buying and selling used clothing, but also by contributing proceeds from her dollar rack to feed the homeless, and has repurposed parts of the store such as racks and counters from previous ventures. Martin has two locations in the University/Nob Hill area to serve the fashion/eco conscious shopper. An obvious choice for any second-hand seeker is a great thrift store. Take my word as a thrift addict that Family Thrift Center in the Northeast Heights seems to be a vortex for all the best stuff in the city. Some of my best clothing and housewares have come from this massive thrift paradise. They’re supporters of the VetsConnect program, who funds projects in support of veterans of all conflicts, past and present. This used-utopia earns it’s “green badge” by sending all purchased items out the door in reused shopping bags and packing materials, and preventing tons of unwanted items from going to landfills. For something really special, hit up two of Albuquerque’s favorite vintage stores, Off Broadway and Revolver. Both have amazing selections of beautiful relics from decades past. You’ll have the distinction of wearing something that’s not only recycled, but historical. And with many of today’s trends being inspired by the past, you can never go wrong with vintage wares. By shopping for used fashion, you’re saving more than money — you’re helping to save our planet, which is always in style. See, Kermit? It IS easy being green. Happy hunting!

RECYCLED FASHION Buffalo Exchange 3005 Central NE, 505.262.0098

10a-8p, Mon.-Sat., 11a-7p, Sun. buffaloexchange.com

The Purple Pink Rhino 3015 Monte Vista NE

106 A 1/2 Vassar SE, 505.369.1993 purplepinkrhino.com

Family Thrift Center 1201-B Juan Tabo NE, 505.275.3323

9a-6p, Mon.Sat., (7p Thu.), 10:30a-4:30p, Sun. familythriftnm.com

Off Broadway 3110 Central SE, 505.268.1489

10a-6p, Mon.-Sat., noon-4p, Sun. offbroadwaycostumes.com

Revolver 3507 Central NE, 505.255.2996

11a-4:30p, Mon., 11a-6p, Tue.-Thu., 11a-9p, Fri., 12:305:30p, Sun.

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She not only writes, she models. KoraLee Robinson, the author of this story about recycled fashion, shows off some of the items she has found at local used clothing stores — proving her point that used apparel can be fashionable.\

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Fun. ethic Lead singer of hot young band, Fun., learned values of hard work and ambition on an Arizona farm BY KYLE MULLINS

BY HAKIM BELLAMY f Maceo Parker, Lynard Skynyrd and the Parliament-Funkadelic got together and had a love child, that child would be named Merican Slang. Like most offspring (OK, “some,” to be honest), Merican would look up to and aspire to be like his parents — which they do, true story. However, like the parental harem of men in this mythical and wayward opening, Merican Slang is also a gaggle of guys with music in their blood. More than the name of a 2004 EP by punk rockers The Descendents, “Merican” is actually an entry in Webster’s American Slang Dictionary. Word to Emmanuel Lewis! Merican Slang’s lead vocalist and guitarist, James Haynes, said Webster’s is where they found the name, which is shorthand for “how Americans butcher our language and other’s.” Haynes is joined in the Slang by Dave “Can-Push” Pankuch on bass and vocals, Ricardo Sanchez on drums and vocals and Romeo Alonzo on alto saxophone/ vocals. Often described by fans as experimental and unique, Merican Slang’s music has been likened to the JBs and the Meters. However, as an emcee who has seen them live and even sat in with them at their Monday happy hour at Low Spirits (all emcees are invited to come “spit-in”), I would describe their music as party music. Something about brass and woodwind instruments makes every Merican Slang show seem like a backstage pass to Jazz Fest in New Orleans. “Shake-your-ass” music might be the description that does the band most justice. With their first album release party just past, for the self-titled Elephonic Recording Presents: Merican Slang, I asked Haynes how this project came to pass. “We played our first gig at the Journal Pavilion in the VIP Lounge for the Bob Dylan concert last summer,” said Haynes. “Jesse Korman of Elephonic Recording was there for Bob Dylan, heard us, and offered to record our first CD.” For a night of funk and fun, do yourself a favor and catch the next Merican Slang show.

Hakim Bellamy is a father, poet, emcee, journalist, playwright, actor and futbol addict. He wishes he was better at all seven things previously mentioned, especially daddying. Find him at hakimbe.com.

is vocals are dramatic, his lyrics theatrical. Nate Ruess, front man of indie balladeers Fun., seems born to perform. His parents, who raised Ruess on a farm in Arizona, were by no means thespians. But while they tilled fields, Ruess’ uncle, John Ruess, was cutting a groove in the rockiest show business terrain of all — Broadway. “Having an uncle who was involved professionally in the arts was particularly important because I never had to convince my family, a working class one, that it was a sustainable way of living,” Ruess said in an interview with Local IQ. Ruess said he vividly remembers watching his uncle’s performances in Fun. such Broadway productions as Les WITH NOW NOW Miserables, Showboat 6:30p, Wed., Jun. 6 and The Music Santa Fe Railyard Of Andrew Lloyd 332 Read, 505.982.3373 Weber. “It really FREE shaped who I am heathconcerts.org as a vocalist and as ournameisfun.com a performer, and I still go to him for not just vocal advice, but career advice to this day,” he said. “My uncle was very important in making me think that I could sing. I always figured that I had to be able to sing because it was in my blood.” But at first those vocal gifts seemed like anything but a given. While in high school Ruess tried to jam with cliquey classmates who, more often than not, closed him out. “They would tell me I couldn’t sing in tune, or that I needed to get vocal lessons,” he recalled in a recent . “But I loved being involved in music so much that it never made me want to quit, it just made me want to work harder and strive to be better than everyone else. I think without their words of discouragement I wouldn’t be where I am now.” And that current position is enviable, to say the least. In 2012 Fun. broke out in a huge way. The band’s single “We Are Young” has had a seemingly immortal stay atop the Billboard Hot 100 throughout most of the spring season, with endless rotation on radio stations nationwide. That commercial triumph is all the more impressive because the members of Fun., which also includes Jack Antonoff (guitar/vocals) and Andrew Dost (keyboards/vocals) seized it on their own terms. “We Are Young” is not mindlessly dancey or driven by bland power chords, unlike most of today’s chart toppers. Instead, Ruess opens the hit with a lilting musical monologue that would have fit right in on any of his uncle’s Broadway numbers, delivering darkly quirky lines like, “My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State.” That’s followed by a dramatic

Nate Ruess (right), big-voiced lead singer for the suddenly hot band Fun. (with lead guitarist Jack Antonoff, center, and keyboardist Andrew Dost, left), said his upbringing on an Arizona farm gave him a work ethic, while his Broadway-stage-actor uncle taught him about performance.

shift in tone and pace — a thunderous chorus about burning “brighter than the sun.” It’s inescapably catchy, turning up on everything from an episode of Glee to Superbowl TV spots. That’s a long way to come, especially for a former farm boy who couldn’t convince anyone he could sing. Ruess insisted he’ll never forget that drearier period, and he uses it to stay motivated in his career. “I remember watching my parents work so hard in order to support my sister and I, and while

they are amazing parents, having a standard job was something I was never interested in,” Ruess said, adding that his own early experience with nine-to-ﬁve jobs was numbing. “Working at a law ﬁrm while I was aiming to go to college certainly put me on the fast track to wanting to make it in music,” Ruess said. “What I didn’t realize is that the work ethic my parents instilled in me would have to come out in my music and the way I approach my day, otherwise I would never have been as ambitious as I am.”

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Church of Misery, Hail!Hornet, The Gates of Slumber, Skulldron 7p, $10

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Sheraton Uptown Lounge

Marble Brewery

Songbird in Flight: Shirlette Weathersby JAZZ 5:30-7:30p, FREE Spirit Lounge-Luna Mansion

Tortilla Junction, Mar Ata, The Muddy River String Band, The GreenBillies, The Squash Blossom Boys 1p, FREE

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Trio Soul 6-9p, FREE South Broadway Cultural Center

Elliott’s Ramblers 7p, $15 Scalo Il Bar

Wildewood 8p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar

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The Glass Menageries, Cthulha, Light Horse Dark Rider, Mark Mckee Experience 9p, $5

Boss Hogg Band 5:30p-Close, FREE

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Keith Sanchez 8:30p, FREE

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Dan Harman 6:30p, FREE

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Marble Brewery

Sweet & Lowdown 8-11p, FREE

Group Therapy 8-11p, FREE

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Blackbird Buvette

Aqua Bar-Sheraton Airport Hotel

Monte Vista Fire Station

DJ AQUATTRO 5-10p, FREE

OmniMix Dance Party w/ DJ Wolfgang 10p, FREE

Jade Masque 9p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Blackbird Buvette

Mykonos Cafe & Taverna

The MashUp Test w/ DJ Kent 9p, FREE

Karl Richardson 7p, FREE

Underground Hip Hop UHF B-Boy Crew 9p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

National Hispanic Cultural Center

Pancakes, The Rip Torn, Tom Nevers Field 9p, FREE

7th Annual Albuquerque Rock N’ Soul 7p, $17-27

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Patty Stephens Jazz Trio 5-8p, FREE

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Marble Brewery

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John Maestas Group 9:30p, FREE

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Kyle Marin 5:30p-Close, FREE Mykonos Cafe & Taverna

Sid Fendley 6:30p, FREE Old San Ysidro Church

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Cali Shaw Acoustic Showcase with David Smith 8:30p, FREE

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Son Como Son SALSA 9:30p, $7

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Chrys Page Trio 6:30p, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Paid My Dues Blues w/ Chava 6-9p, FREE Scalo Il Bar

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Cole Mitchell, an Albuquerque country-rock songwriter, is performing with other Americana-style artists at the two-day Old Town NM Centennial Festival Series — Americana (2004 S. Plaza NW, 505.768.3556, cabq.gov/old-town-new-fun). Other artists scheduled to perform include Indigenous, Christina Herr & Wild Frontier and Jaded Heart Duo among many others. The festival is Fri., Jun. 8 from 5 to 8p and Sat., Jun. 9 from 2 to 5p, both days are free and open to the public. Mitchell performs on Jun. 9 at 12:30p. For more about his music, visit colemitchellmusic.com.

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Yo Gotti 8p, $18

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Songbird in Flight: Shirlette Weathersby JAZZ 5:30-7:30p, FREE

DJ Aquattro 5-10p, FREE

The Mine Shaft Tavern

Sol Santa Fe

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Anthony Leon & The Chain 9:30p, FREE

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Planet Rock-Funky Dance Party 10p, FREE

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Cheenah Lounge-Santa Ana Star Casino

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Sid Fendley & Ken Battat 6:30p, FREE

Aqua Bar-Sheraton Airport Hotel

Gonzalo 9-1a, FREE

Prairie Star Wine Bar Patio

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Soul Kitchen 9p, FREE

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eltic, gypsy, Americana, Cajun, mariachi, trio romantico — those are just some of the terms performers under the folk umbrella throw around to describe their unique brand of music. Most performers at the 14th Annual Albuquerque Folk Festival will sample from a handful of styles, such as the Alex Gomez Band, which plays waila dance music, also known as chicken scratch for the way it combines Southwestern, Mexican $5-$20 and European inﬂuences. Among other acts abqfolkfest.org are such groups as local favorites Le Chat Lunatique, The Porter Draw and the Squash Blossom Boys. Anyone who wants to play can join in, as attendees are welcome to bring their own instruments to play at spontaneous jam sessions. Or you can dust off and donate unused instruments. Accompanying the music crowd are vendors peddling handmade crafts and other folk-related items. The more physically-inclined adults can learn dance styles from all over the world, and for the kids, there are workshops and educational opportunities like experimenting with various instruments. Those who can’t tear themselves away from the action have the option of camping out for the length of the festival. — Chloë Winegar-Garrett

ince its formation in 2007, The Cave Singers have been labeled a folk band. I’m not so sure about that. 9p, Wed., Jun.13 If the deﬁnition of folk music is limber, Low Spirits spare and tranquil songs that evoke long 2823 2nd NW, drives or rainy days spent on the porch, 505.344.9555 then yes, this Seattle trio, amalgamated $8 from former members of Pretty Girls Tickets: holdmyticket. Make Graves, Cobra High and Hint Hint, com is a folk band. This categorization might thecavesingers.com have been more accurate on its debut, lowspiritslive.com 2007’s Invitation Songs, but the group’s latest release, 2011’s No Witch, is much different, given up-tempo numbers like “Black Leaf.” However much of an aural quandary that is presented by The Cave Singers, made up of Derek Fudesco (guitar, bass pedals), Marty Lund (drums, guitar) and Pete Quirk (vocals, guitar), it shouldn’t be that complicated. This is music that gets played when you are washing dishes, staring at the sea or lying down alone in the backyard grass drinking a cold beer. It is introspective, languid and has a downright moist, warm feeling of overwhelming comfort. If that is folk, then so be it. —Logan Greely The Cave Singers

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ace it, the Supersuckers have The Supersuckers probably been to Albuquerque WITH THE PORTER DRAW, MOTHER DEATH QUEEN more times than any band this Launchpad side of Queensryche. Eddie Spaghetti and company have toured constantly 9p, Wed., Jun. 6 since their inception as the Black $10 Supersuckers in Tucson in 1988, and Tickets: holdmyticket.com during that time, Spaghetti and his supersuckers.com talented group of musicians have theporterdraw.com dubbed themselves “The Greatest Rock launchpadrocks.com and Roll Band in the World.” Normally, I’d go along with it — I mean, I don’t know if they are better than say Queensryche, but, then again, who is? But I can honestly say that in a live setting, their musicianship stands up favorably with any group currently in existence. The problem for The Supersuckers on June 6, though, is that I’m not even sure they are going to be the best band on the stage that night. That is because local fave The Porter Draw is set to open the show in support of its latest offering, California Widow. The group’s brand of countriﬁed rock is guaranteed to give the headliners a run for their money. With songs off its new album like “Athens”, “Before You Go” and “Davey,” anyone in attendance will realize that just like Marble Beer, Porter Draw is one of the best reasons to live in the Duke City. —Jeff Kerby

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Chris Dracup Duo 6-9p, FREE Sol Santa Fe

Stray Ravens, Ana Egge Band, Chipper Thompson, African drumming for kids with Akeem, Birds of Chicago, Cristen Grey 3p, $15 or THIRSTY EAR ALL FESTIVALPASS

MON 11 Blackbird Buvette

Blackbird Karaoke 9p, FREE Cowgirl

Karaoke w/ Michele Leidig 9p, FREE Launchpad

The Wonder Years, Day Trader, The Swellers, Sweet Weapoons 8p, $12

TUE 12 Blackbird Buvette

The Vinyl Frontier ft. Dj’s Lunchbox & Green 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Next Three Miles, Everett Howl, Sean Lucy 9p, FREE

James McMurtry brings his Austin, Tex., brand of countriﬁed rock to Sol Santa Fe (37 Fire Place, 505.988.1234) at 7:30p on Tue., June 12. Tickets are $17. McMurtry, who has gained fame for his novelistic lyrics and powerful guitar playing, recently spoke with Local iQ about songwriting, touring and turkey guns. Go to local-iq.com for the interview.

Cowgirl

Tom Rheam Trio JAZZ/POP/ROCK 8p, FREE

WED 13

Low Spirits

Blackbird Buvette

Marble Brewery

Scalo Il Bar

Body Language w/ Reverend Mitton 10p, FREE

Squash Blossom Boys 8:30p, FREE

Cowgirl

Joel Fadness 5-7p, FREE Grace Askew & David Coen 7-10p, FREE

Molly’s

Bartender 4 Mayor 5:30p, FREE Mykonos Cafe & Taverna

Dan Harman 6:30p, FREE

James McMurtry 7:30p, $17

Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue 8p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

Launchpad

Chava & Paid My Dues Blues Band 8-11p, FREE

Diverside, Tribus, Factorus Alacritous, Sex for Admission 9:30p, $4

Sol Santa Fe

The Cave Singers, Red Light Cameras 9p, $8

Molly’s

RPM 5:30p-Close, FREE Mykonos Cafe & Taverna

Sid Fendley 6:30p, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Stefanie Fix 6-9p, FREE

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The Fifth Annual Verse-Converse Poetry Festival will feature everything from the movie Spoken Word, featuring poets like Persia White (left), to live readings and performances by noted poets like Patricia Smith (right).

FRI 1 THROUGH JUL 1: RECEPTION

Well versed Verse~Converse poetry festival celebrates words and their power to communicate effort to keep the Taos poetry tradition alive. Behrstock said he attended the annual Peace he ancient Greeks called poets Reading in Taos in 2007 when the idea hit “creators.” Anglo-Saxons labeled the him. “I was astounded by the quality of the poet a scop (shaper or maker). The performance by the younger poets,” he said in art form of poetry predates literacy, a recent interview with Local iQ. “I felt a sense and some believe its origin is in song. Poets of urgency not to let that create euphonic flows of words tradition pass away.” and shape prose into rhythmic meter through structures Verse~Converse After speaking with a like alliteration, assonance, number of poets and Poetry Festival consonance, dissonance and others with roots in the Thu.-Sat., May 31-Jun. 2 rhyme scheme. Poets are the New Mexico literary scene, Multiple venues in Taos artists of rhetoric and the Behrstock decided to 575.613.4717 creators of verse. Poets converse start a new poetry festival $30 (festival pass)/$10-$15 through their complex and called Verse~Converse. per event sophisticated creation — poetry. “We wanted a title that verseconverse.org expressed something The Verse~Converse Poetry about poetry as a medium Festival in Taos is celebrating of communication,” he its fifth year in maintaining said. “When we converse the city’s deep-rooted poetic in verse, in our brevity we find eloquence and tradition. It’s said that Taos is second to essence. We get to the heart of the matter.” Chicago in driving competitive spoken-word performance poetry. Verse~Converse was The Fifth Annual Verse~Converse Poetry created by David Behrstock to ensure that Taos Festival will feature poets Joaquin Zihuatanego, continue this national reputation and keep Suzi Q. Smith, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Joe Ray cultivating young talent. Sandoval, Jessica Helen Lopez and poetry icon Patricia Smith, a “master of both page and Taos became a leader in spoken-word poetry stage,” according to Behrstock. You can also see more than 20 years ago with the Taos Poetry the film Spoken Word. Circus, but that event closed in 2003 when organizers Anne McNaughton and Peter Rabbit The three-day event includes the Taos Youth retired. Behrstock, founder of Open Hearth Team Championship, the Taos Invitational Arts, developed Verse~Converse in 2007 in an Poetry Championship and free workshops for

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youth on Thursday and Friday. Behrstock said the focus on young poets is a key part of the festival. “I think the youth of any generation have a unique perspective on the world we live in,” he said. “Too often that perspective gets lost, resisted, banned or just ignored. The young poets, on the other hand, speak their passionate ideas through a skillful use of language and speech. I am always blown away by them.” Lopez, a noted Albuquerque poet, educator, author of Always Messing with Them Boys and winner of Verse~Converse Taos Silver Tongue title in 2010, said festivals like Verse~Converse play an important cultural role. “The power of la palabra (the word) is ever transformative and inspirational,” she said. “By honoring where we come from, la tierra (the land), with our words, we will insure that our stories of family, friends and culture will always be recognized and never be lost.” Besides supporting youth poets, the event also includes fun for adults. Behrstock said Friday’s Taos Invitational Poetry Championship is the featured adult competition. “We hold it in a bar (The Alley Cantina) because performance poetry doesn’t want to be too precious,” he said. “It’s more gritty. Poets tell it like it is. It’s fun.” Come hear for yourself as poets converse in verse and create euphonic delight in an irresistible event that your ears have been longing to attend.

Taos Portraits Acclaimed Taos photographer Paul O’Connor shares the timeless images and fascinating anecdotes of the many remarkable Taos characters who made an impact on the community in his new book titled, Taos Portraits. The book will be released at the Millicent Rogers Museum, concurrent with the opening of the museum’s Taos Portraits exhibition, plus other exhibits focused on the Remarkable Women of Taos and Northern New Mexico. 6-8p, FREE THE MILLICENT ROGERS MUSEUM 1504 MILLICENT ROGERS, TAOS 575.758.2462

millicentrogers.org THROUGH AUG. 24: EXHIBITION

Afro: Black Identity in America and Brazil A group exhibition highlighting work by three Afro Brazilian artists and three African American artists who have been invited to create lithographs exploring the complexities of racial identity in Brazil and the United States. Mon.-Fri. 9a-5p, FREE TAMARIND INSTITUTE 2500 CENTRAL SE, 505.277.3901

tamarind.unm.edu THROUGH JUL. 28: RECEPTION

CAS Prize 2012 The University of New Mexico Art Museum is pleased to celebrate contemporary artists in New Mexico by sponsoring the ﬁrst Contemporary Art Society of New Mexico (CAS) juried exhibition. Jurors Dave Hickey, Libby Lumpkin, and E. Luanne McKinnon, awarded four prizes for excellence in the visual arts to Xuan Chen (1st prize), Kate Carr (2nd prize), Cedra Wood (3rd prize), and Heidi Pollard (4th prize). 5-7p, FREE RAYMOND JONSON GALLERY-UNM ART MUSEUM 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, 505.277.4001

unm.edu THROUGH JUN. 30: PERFORMANCE

The Show Composed of 11 incredibly talented performers from Albuquerque and Santa Fe, THE SHOW is a whip-smart short form improv group. Fri.-Sat. 9p, $8 THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE & IMPROVE THEATRE 100 GOLD SW SUITE 112B, 505.404.1578

theboxabq.com

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FILM THROUGH JUN 3: PERFORMANCE

THROUGH JUN. 30: RECEPTION

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown The cast of six is ﬁlled with amazing and talented young adult performers from around Albuquerque. All the well-known ﬁgures are present; Charlie, of course, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, and even the dog, Snoopy. Fri-Sat. 6p

April Park - Black & White Park succeeds in making subtle social commentaries by using clever word play and images of modern women with a vintage twist. Her current body of work is rendered in a sophisticated palette of black and white acrylic on canvas. Reception: 5-8p, FREE

& Sun. 2p, $10

MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE & IMPROVE THEATRE 100 GOLD SW SUITE 112B, 505.404.1578

theboxabq.com THROUGH JUN 30: RECEPTION

Reel Paddling Film Festival Viewers will see just how much fun a day of paddling a kayak, canoe, paddleboard or kayak ﬁshing can be. The festival screening also will tackle some important water-related issues and will raise money for American Rivers, Wild Earth Guardians and New Mexico Xtreme Sports water programs. Noon-3:30p, $15

mariposa-gallery.com

THE GUILD CINEMA 3405 CENTRAL NE, 505.238.2398

THROUGH JUL. 2: RECEPTION

reelpaddlingﬁlmfestival.com

Kathleen Doyle Cook New landscape paintings with layers of color and media that have obvious New Mexico inﬂuences. Reception: 5-7p, FREE

THROUGH JUN. 3: PERFORMANCE

newconceptgallery.com

THROUGH JUL. 28: RECEPTION

THROUGH JUN. 27: RECEPTION

2p, $11-$16

David Zaintz - Breaking Diversity New paintings and mixed media works. Reception 5-8p, FREE

Hiroki Murata - Seeing Beyond Murata studied under the late Ikuo Hirayama, one of Japan’s greatest Nihonga painters. Inspired by a trip to Santa Fe, Murata developed a new style by combining the technical precision of Nihonga and the spontaneity of traditional sumi-e (Oriental ink painting). The result is an evocative style that has been compared to woodblock prints or early impressionistic black-and-white photographs. His new show pushes the envelope of how his mind sees the world, and how it interacts with it. 5-7p, FREE

Miniatures & Many Small Works This group show will represent 13 different artists. Reception: 5:308:30p, FREE BRIGHT RAIN GALLERY 206 1/2 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.843.9176

brightraingallery.com THROUGH JUN. 24: PERFORMANCE

The Men of Mah Jongg The regular Friday night poker game at Sidney Weinberg’s Upper West Side Manhattan apartment has taken an interesting turn. Sid receives a CD in the mail addressed to his deceased wife on “How to be a Champion at Mah Jongg.” Thinking it is a sign from his dearly departed, Sid tries valiantly to talk his friends Marvin (his general caregiver), Harry (a budding actor) and Jerry (a hopeful songwriter) into giving it a try. At ﬁrst, a hard sell, the game gradually begins to grow on the group, however embarrassing, as the game is usually played by women. Fri-Sat. 8p & Sun. 2p,

TOUCHING STONE GALLERY 539 OLD SANTA FE, SANTA FE, 505.988.8072 touchingstone.com

EXHIBITION/RECEPTION/AUCTION

The 150 Challenge Show Weems and artist Dee Sanchez present the third annual 150 CHALLENGE SHOW, an exciting exhibition of 150 all prima paintings Dee has painted in 150 days. The paintings are all $150 each. 5-7p, FREE WEEMS GALLERIES OLD TOWN 303 ROMERO NW #N113, 505.764.0302

weemsgallery.com THROUGH JUN. 24: RECEPTION

Joe Ramiro Garcia: Look Into the Sun Mixed media paintings. Reception: 5:30-7:30p, FREE

THE ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.2222

LEWALLEN GALLERIES 125 WEST PALACE, SANTA FE, 505.988.8997

adobetheater.org

lewallengalleries.com

THROUGH JUN 30: RECEPTION

GRAND OPENING/RECEPTION

$13-$15

Both Sides Now: Landscapes & Abstracts Albuquerque oil painter Jeannie Sellmer, known for her lush, crisp New Mexico landscapes also paints rich, textured abstracts. This exhibit showcases both of her techniques. Reception: 5-9p, FREE

Conveyance Art Salon grand opening featuring selected works by, Tara Massarsky. Works to focus on Massarsky’s visual, alchemical and archetypal language that is a manifestation of the “collective unconscious.” 7-9p, FREE

SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

ART SALON AT INSPIRE 423 4TH SW, 505.450.9901

sumnerdene.com

inspireartsalon.com

THROUGH JUL 6: RECEPTION

OPENING RECEPTION

Intervals - Paintings by Jill Christian Inspired by rhythms and patterns in the landscape, the work in this exhibition explores the expressive potential of repeated handmade marks. These process-driven, meditative paintings create hypnotic patterns that invite quiet contemplation of their sensuous surfaces. Reception: 5-8p,

“Grande” A group show of painters who work BIG. View work by Christian Michael Gallegos, Karsten Creightney, Russ Riekman and more. 5-8p, FREE DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY GALLERY 105 4TH SW

downtowncontemporarygallery.com

THROUGH JUN. 3: PERFORMANCE

Fired Up! This Upper Level Showcase will highlight National Dance Institute of New Mexico dancers in Level II - V in ballet, jazz, tap and modern. Students are indeed “ﬁred up” and excited to give the community a look at the progress they have made in the last year. Sat., 7p & Sun., 2p, $11-16 THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO 1140 ALTO, SANTA FE, 505.983.7646

fusionabq.org

FRI 8 THROUGH JUN. 17: PERFORMANCE

SOUTHWEST RURAL THEATRE PROJECT 5800 KATHRYN SE, 505.717.4494

swrtp.org

8p; Sun. 2p, $12-$24 ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE 224 SAN PASQUALE SW, 505.242.4750

albuquerquelittletheatre.org THOUGH JUL. 1: PERFORMANCE

Durang-Durang This ﬁrst production in the Durang in Shorts Summer Festival, features six short works by the playwright. Fri-Sat. 7:30p; Sun. 2p, $10-$12 THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE 6921 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.881.0503 DESERTROSEPLAYHOUSE.COM

SAT

THROUGH JUN 30: PERFORMANCE

A Moment in Time: Musical Improv Never seen before and never to be seen again, A Moment in Time: Musical Improv brings together two of the best worlds of theater arts – comedic improv and musical performance. With a talented cast of seven performers, A Moment in Time: Musical Improv will take you on a musical journey, in just under an hour, based on the title of musical suggested by the audience. Saturdays in June 8p, $8

WED 13 PERFORMANCE

Festival Flamenco Internacional: Yjastros The opening performance of Festival Flamenco Internacional, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, features Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company. Created by Joaquin Encinias out of his woven cultures, this revolutionary company is a unique blend of two very different dance performance formats. Joining the structured improvisation of traditional flamenco and the mosaic quality of the American-style repertory company, Yjastros is the first professional American touring company to present flamenco in a true repertory format. Its internationally-recognized performers execute breathtaking choreographies created exclusively for them by some of the finest flamenco artists in the world. 8p, $20-$40 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THEATRENATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER 1701 4TH SW, 505.246.2261

nhccnm.org

THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE & IMPROVE THEATRE 100 GOLD SW SUITE 112B, 505.404.1578

theboxabq.com

ndi-nm.org

TUE 5 THROUGH JUN. 10: PERFORMANCE

Les Misérables: The New 25th Anniversary Production Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. The New York Times calls this production “an unquestionably spectacular production from start to ﬁnish.” The London Times hails the new show “a ﬁve star hit, astonishingly powerful.” Tue., Wed., Thu. & Sun. 7:30p, Fri.-Sat. at 8p, Sat.-Sun. at 2p, $42.50$102.50 POPEJOY HALL IN UNM’S FINE ART BUILDING, 203 CORNELL NE, 505.925.5858

popejoypresents.com

THU 7 THROUGH JUN. 24: PERFORMANCE

Richard III By William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Kierst. The first of three plays in the annual Will Power! Festival. In the period of English history in which the York dynasty gave way to the Tudors, Richard is a consummate villain, an ugly and disgruntled prince who gains the throne by murdering all family members standing in his way. Richard’s final defeat on the fields of Bosworth yields the throne to Henry VII, grandfather of Shakespeare’s patron Queen Elizabeth I. Thu.-Sat. at 7:30p,

exhibition Mon.-Fri. 3-5:30p, FREE

Sun. at 2p, $10-15

INPOST ARTSPACE AT OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044

THE VORTEX THEATRE 2004-1/2 CENTRAL SE, 505.247.8600

outpostspace.org

FUSION THEATRE COMPANY THE CELL THEATRE 700 1ST NW, 505.766.9412

$8-$12

photoeye.com

THROUGH JUN 30: RECEPTION

Thu.-Fri. 8p, Sat. 2p & 8p, Sun. 2p & 6p, $25-30

ndi-nm.org

NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 A CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.795.7570

gallerieimaginarium.com

Singin’ in the Rain 1920s Hollywood is the setting for this zany, light-hearted romantic comedy about the early days of sound ﬁlm, when many a movie studio found itself scrambling to salvage the career of its chipmunk-voiced silent picture star. Incredible music, incredible dancing, incredible fun. Fri. & Sat.

THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE OF NEW MEXICO 1140 ALTO, SANTA FE, 505.983.7646

PHOTO-EYE GALLERY 376-A GARCIA, SANTA FE, 505.988.5159

GALLERIE IMAGINARIUM 301D CENTRAL NW, 505.286.9500

THROUGH JUN. 17: PERFOMANCE

The Seven: Nothing Is As It Seems This year’s winners from the 7th annual new short play festival.

Travelin’ Show By Jimmy Galloway, directed by Leslie Joy Coleman. In celebration of New Mexico’s Centennial, this show is an entertaining spoof of musicals, comic opera and melodrama by the late Jimmy Galloway, a composer and playwright who wrote about New Mexico history and its unique ﬂavor. Set around a troupe of players in 1900 who take their production traveling around New Mexico, the play is full of fun, over the top musical and dance numbers. Fri. 8p, Sat.-Sun. 2p,

Once Upon a Time This Lower Level Showcase will include National Dance Institute of New Mexico participants aged 5 up to Level I in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop and musical theater. Characters to be seen will range from fairies and elves to superheroes and wizards.

Kelli Connell - Double Life An exhibition of photographs by Kelli Connell from her series Double Life. 4:30-6:30p, FREE

THROUGH JUN. 10: PERFORMANCE

vortexabq.org

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smart ARTS Gravure – The Chameleon of Printmaking Jun. 12-Jul. 28 New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery 3812 Central SE, 505.268.8952 FREE newgroundsgallery.com

t seems like a lot of art — be it music, visual or even food — comes with a certain level of fusion. Artists are constantly pushing boundaries of what is “normal” to create something different than what we see every day. Photogravure is a technique that has been practiced since the 1830s, but Duke City artists like Aaron Bass and Jessica Weybright are bringing it to us with a special exhibition and series of demonstrations this summer. Photogravure is a form of art that uses both photography and printmaking to produce unique images that resemble both photographs and lithographs, while maintaining qualities of both. The process involves exposing an image to a light-sensitive plate, which is developed and printed like an etching. The etched plates can then be printed with a printing press. This technique has often been used to reproduce ﬁne art prints, but is now used to create ﬁne art. Gravure — The Chameleon of Printmaking will be part of a Route 66 Arts Crawl, but an earlybird preview is available if you just can’t wait. —Justin De La Rosa

The 150 Challenge Show WORKS BY DEE SANCHEZ

Opening reception: 5-6p Fri., Jun. 1 Weems Gallery Old Town 303 Romero NW #N113, 505.764.0302 FREE deesanchezpaints.com

his is the third time Dee Sanchez has tackled the “150 challenge,” the task being to complete 150 paintings in 150 days. The challenge’s culmination is the opening reception where each painting will be sold for $150. Sanchez will also auction off two larger pieces for $150 each and part of this will go to benefit Casa Esperanza, a nonprofit that provides housing for families who come to New Mexico temporarily to seek medical treatment. “If I hadn’t done it already, and I heard someone else was doing it, I would think they were crazy to try to create 150 well-painted oil paintings in 150 days and offer them for $150 each. I guess I’m crazy,” Sanchez said. Her work is strongly influenced by Impressionism, the 19th century movement associated with artists such as Van Gogh and Monet. Like many impressionists, Sanchez is a plein air painter, a French phrase meaning “open air.” Her oil paintings depict the object of her adoration, New Mexico, and its motifs such as hollyhocks, turquoise window panes and gorgeous sunsets. —Alexandra Swanberg

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d Sandoval is a renowned contemporary artist living in northern New Mexico who paints adobe churches, mountains, vistas and valleys. His paintings focus on the Southwest and traditional customs from the past. Sandoval’s roots in the state are deep and his landscape oil paintings feature his signature viejito, or old man, and old New Mexico scenery on red-undercoated canvases. FREE The shimmering undercoat is meant to casarondena.com capture the energy of what is to come. Sandoval serves as one part of the “Taos Connection” of this show. Ann Huston, Sandoval’s wife, is the other. Huston creates elegant pastel paintings on sandpaper that reﬂect the human internal landscape – fragile yet strong, distant but accessible – and captures New Mexico’s dual mystery and tranquility. Less is more in Huston’s serene world, where secluded casitas evoke an otherworldly place. Whether it’s a hillside, chapel or a single tree on a meandering path, Huston’s messages of quiet strength, peace and solitude are well-received. —Kayla Sawyer Taos Connection: Ed Sandoval & Ann Huston Through June 24 Casa Rondeña Winery 733 Chavez NE, 505.344.5911

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FILM

FILM SHORTS BY JEFF BERG

urviving Progress is an essential view of what our world has become, based on the uncompromising book A Short History of Progress, written by Ronald Wright. Much more than a typical talking head piece with dire warnings, the ﬁlm delves deep into the world’s self-created Surviving Progress debt crisis, mostly DIRECTED BY MATHIEU because of the ROY AND HAROLD constant push for, CROOKS “More population, Opens June 1 more consumers, Call for show times more material The Screen goods, more cars, Santa Fe College of Arts and Design Campus highways, housing, 1600 St. Michael’s, retail sales. 505.473.6494 More franchises, thescreensf.com fewer small survivingprogress.com entrepreneurs,” as Roger Ebert noted in his review of this movie. It’s a glorious and detailed look at the “boomtown” atmosphere that has been created by us and those who espouse the need for things rather than experiences. Honest and detailed.

hile watching the advance copy of this ﬁlm supplied by Magnolia Films, my wife said, “You didn’t write this screenplay, did you?” No, but I could have. Director Bobcat Goldthwaite goes for the throat with this wonderful dark comedy about our so-called culture God Bless America and the things DIRECTED BY BOBCAT that are popular GOLDTHWAITE now. Nothing is Fri.-Thu., Jun. 1-7 sacred and that’s 3:45, 6, 8:15p just ﬁne. The story Guild Cinema 3405 follows 50-year-old Central NE, 505.255.1848 Frank, who has guildcinema.com had enough and magnetreleasing.com/ takes to the gun godblessamerica with admirer Roxy in tow, to relieve us of things that shouldn’t be — cell phone users in theatres, Tea Party drones, religious creeps and parking space abusers all take a bullet from these “platonic spree killers.” Brilliantly written, sardonic and required viewing. Smart and clever.

Turn Me on, ot tawdry as the title Dammit! suggests, this DIRECTED BY JANNICKE fun and clever SYSTAD JACOBSEN Norwegian Opens Jun. 8 comedy follows Call for show times the exploits of The Screen Alma, a 15-yearSanta Fe College of Arts old lass with a and Design Campus case of raging 1600 St. Michael’s Dr., hormones. Her 505.473.6494 sexual fantasies thescreensf.com range from self turnmeondammit.com pleasuring with Also opens June 25 at a phone sex guy The Guild. who knows her as a regular to a plan that involves writing letters to inmates on Texas’ death row. However, an embarrassing moment with Artur, the boy of her dreams, changes everything. Dry and biting.

One heart Marley documentary paints full portrait of reggae legend who rose from poverty to creative heights BY JEFF BERG

hrough everything, including the exhaustive amount of detail about Bob Marley and his life presented in this film, the message the artist tried to convey, that of “one love, one heart,” clearly shines through. As directed by Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void), this documentary leaves no stone unturned in presenting the facts, just the facts about the man who more or less invented reggae. (Or as the wag reviewer at the San Francisco Chronicle offers, “He wrote the same song 4,000 times.”) And fact-filled it is. From Marley’s birth to a Jamaican mother and mixed-blood Brit father, a man who reportedly fathered other children while stationed in Jamaica to Marley’s own fathering efforts, 11 kids by seven mothers, and his untimely death, MacDonald’s research is affecting and strong. This is by no means a concert film, even though a lot of shortened clips of Marley’s performances are included. Instead it is an hagiography of a man whose legacy is stronger now that at his death in 1981. Marley was that rare exception of a boy born into poverty who chose not to follow the tragic lifestyle of many of those also born poor — that of a life of crime and wrongdoing. Rather, he follows his musical interests, which start at a very early age and without any formal training, and keeps going and going. When Marley achieved success with his music, he gave away his money and often had a number of hangers-on that lived in his homes. His wife, rather than reacting to the number of women who entered Marley’s life, became a companion, partner and gatekeeper, allowing for some semblance of order in a mostly chaotic life. Marley’s embrace of Rastafarianism, which is often seen more as a lifestyle or movement than a religion, became important both in his life and music, and was certainly key in raising awareness of the Rastas, Marley more or less a peaceful DIRECTED BY KEVIN bunch of folks with no MACDONALD real political ambitions, as Tue.-Sun., Jun. 12-17 was feared by many who 2:30, 5:15, 8p thought just the opposite. Guild Cinema Imagine, a bunch of 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 music loving ganjaguildcinema.com magpictures.com/marley smoking people being in charge! The horror! The film is well edited, offering the different aspects of Marley’s life and using the usual — and in this case crucial — talking-heads routine, which is interspersed with concert shots, live interview clips and visits with some of Marley’s family members. MacDonald opted to include only a couple of Marley’s offspring, including Ziggy Marley, who has sort of picked up the reggae baton over the years, and it would have been interesting to know what was what with the others. Marley didn’t leave a will, so there certainly may have been some consternation about that as well, but we may never know. Marley recorded his first songs in 1962, and from there, his music grew to enormous proportions, with The Wailer’s becoming his main band for many years. At first represented by an Anglo promoter, pushing them as a black rock band, Marley was always frustrated by the fact that he was unable to attract a core audience of black fans, and it is also noted that he may have been uncomfortable with his own mixed-blood heritage. In 1977, melanoma was discovered on one of his toes, and it proved to be cancer. He chose to not have the digit amputated and kept on performing until the fall of 1980, when his health began to fail as the

Reggae legend Bob Marley died of cancer in 1981. Now director Kevin MacDonald (Touching the Void, The Last Kind of Scotland) has put together the most comprehensive ﬁlm documentary about his life. Marley traces the musician’s rise from a childhood of poverty to unprecedented musical prominence in a genre, reggae, that Marley had a huge hand in creating.

cancer spread. Alternative treatments did not help and, on a flight home to Jamaica, he was hospitalized in Florida and died May 11, 1981. Marley is a well-presented film and one which I really appreciated, since I love to learn new things about interesting subjects via film. The man may have been true to himself during his all-too-brief life, and that is what is reflected with what are said to be his last words: “Money can’t buy life.”

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PLANET WAVES ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19)

You have a more central role in upcoming events than you may think, though I suggest you make every effort to define that in terms of service. You may feel an urge to provoke events, or fear that you’re going to be unduly influenced by them. It would be more helpful, and personally beneficial, if you were to take the role of guardian. Study the various situations around you with some vigilance and notice, in particular, where you may serve as a negotiator. In that context, your job is to look out for everyone’s interests, as objectively as you can. You may be inclined to stick to laws or regulations as your guide, though what’s more likely is that you come up with a solution to a puzzle everyone else thinks is impossible to solve — which in the end benefits everyone. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20)

You don’t have to be in as much conflict as you are. You don’t need to accept what other people say is right for you, or the rules that they impose on you, which might seem to be the source of your inner tension. It’s easy to go there by default when your own inner guidance conflicts, or when you’re uncertain about what you want. This thing we call religion, by the way, is about people giving up their power of choice, then imposing that on others, and that seems to be a quickly fading influence right now. This is the moment when you take control of your desires. That means not letting them run you, not feeling guilty and most of all, resolving any conflicting values that might be present in your heart. As these weeks progress, you will find this more compelling, necessary and eminently possible. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21)

You seem to be trying desperately to let go of an old concept of yourself, so that you can embrace something entirely new. You have chosen the right moment to do this. Here’s the thing to remember: do less, not more. You cannot aggressively release something; letting go is always gentle. You don’t need to push yourself open; you merely need to allow yourself to gradually unfold. As you do this, you may have the feeling that an outside force of some kind is working on you, though that’s an illusion. It’s very much an inner momentum that is carrying you, and certain outer circumstances that are facilitating your process. It’s essential that you see the usefulness of your environment, and take the opportunities it presents to you, because they are as synchronous as what is going on inside you. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22)

Going deeper into your relationships is starting to come naturally to you, depending on one basic approach: being more yourself. Gradually over time, this has worn down your resistance to expressing and receiving actual feelings, as well as what seemed like the resistance of others in their approach to you. Now something else is emerging: healing an inner split that you may be discovering, even as it resolves itself. Indeed, the discovery is the sign that you’re making the progress on healing, so you have no need to worry about it. The reunion of you with yourself will manifest most noticeably in your relationships, where old problems with attachment, dependency and over-use of structure will seem to melt away. Though

by Eric Francis • planetwaves. net this transition might not happen overnight, it has started already — and you’re close to the tipping point. LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23)

Is there a difference between your public presentation and the person you are in private? It’s considered normal to live with this kind of split — even a right. But is it possible for a person to split his or her character? The mere attempt takes a lot of energy, and it’s a breeding ground for suspicion. Now is the time to align your motives, your desires and how you present yourself in public. Now is the time to have just one story about who you are, what you want and what you do. That story is the true story. I recognize that people have misgivings about speaking up sincerely, and can take that as evidence that there’s something wrong with them. If indeed there is something you actually cannot say, it would be a very good idea to stop and question your ethics. If the ethics check out, then feel free to speak up. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22)

You may have several different goals, and several key talents — though your professional life has a way of proceeding on two distinct tracks. This may leave you feeling like you’re never quite focusing 100 percent and therefore never getting the full results of your efforts. Yet consider that these two paths may be supporting one another, rather than competing with one another. You have developed your brain more fully, and have learned the skill of experiencing yourself from two distinct perspectives. Now is the time to experience the power of synergy — the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. That is to say, the whole of who you are is greater than the particular skills or attributes that you possess — and this is about to be demonstrated to you in a bold way. LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23)

Conflicting beliefs are one of the world’s most toxic causes of anxiety. Conflicting belief systems make it even worse — such as if you try to follow the dictates of science, religion and your family all at the same time. Yet, I would take it further — the notion of a belief is the thing that we need to question, and your astrology is putting this issue under a microscope. Deep beneath all of these beliefs, there is something that’s true for you. You might think of it as your true cosmic religion — your actual point of contact with existence, which is not about believing anything. Indeed, it transcends anything as flimsy as something anyone could be convinced of. At the core of this is your knowledge of who you are, which is the source of your strength and confidence. And some tangible, life-giving information from this core being is on its way. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22)

You have two possible modes of action right now — quietly, from the background, and boldly, from within your ideas. Yet they have one thing in common: the less you assert yourself, the more inﬂuential you will be. Even when you’re directly offering an idea or explicit instructions, lay back a little and let people come to you; allow them to feel the effects of your presence. Another way to say this is, you don’t have to do much, or anything at all. Plenty is in motion around you. You’re having a profound inﬂuence on your environment from several different angles. They almost all involve processes you set in motion a long

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time ago. If you’re going to do one thing boldly, this is what I suggest: evaluate one particular contractual situation carefully, and make sure that everyone beneﬁts. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22)

Let the bravery and innovation of the people around you be your inspiration and your guide. You have a lot to learn from them, and you’re blessed to know a few people who are truly doing innovative things. I suggest you concern yourself less with your own originality (that will take care of itself, in the end) and more with learning how others do things, especially when you notice they do them well. Observe the skills involved and the spirit of the endeavor. You understand by now that many of your most signiﬁcant relationships are working partnerships, and if not that directly, ones in which ideas are exchanged. This is a perfectly viable purpose for other people in your life. Romance is severely overrated; dharma, or the path of correct action, deserves far more reverence than it gets. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20)

You are changing in ways that you feel but have not necessarily put a name or a clear description to. Actually changing is too weak of a word to describe what is happening; an unusual momentum of growth has taken over your life, and it’s now moving at full strength. What you’re doing is penetrating a kind of emotional veil that was cloaking your true strength from yourself. This is allowing you to emerge as someone who may have been clear to you as a child, but who was gradually fogged over as you became an adult. A simple way to express this idea is that your soul is pushing its way through the layers of your personality and into manifestation. This will not happen all at once, though you’re about to take a signiﬁcant step along the way. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19)

My old friend B’jamin once said that there are two kinds of people — those who drink water, and those who do not. We could probably write a whole book about all the ways there are “two kinds of people,” though the one that’s germane in your life right now is: people who are into art, and people who are not. There is the you who’s into art, and the you who’s not. Here is what your charts say: get into art. Get into people who are into art. Soak in art, soak in artists, and light your mind on ﬁre and create the stuff. Don’t worry if it’s good. Just get busy with color, shape, form, sound and sensation. It might save your life; but really, it will make your life. PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20)

The whole planet is your home. Yes, this whole beautiful, crazy place — and everyone who’s here is your brother or your sister. If you’ve ever had any doubts about whether you want to be here, get over them now. If you’ve ever hesitated to fully commit yourself to stewarding this place, and being of service to the people who populate it, open your heart and give yourself over to your life purpose. You get to choose how you do this work; how you offer yourself, and what you develop. What does not change is your sense of contact with existence and with your underlying purpose for existing in this place and this time. In doing this with passion, you’re not giving anything up -- in truth you will gain everything, particularly the conﬁdence that can only come with an authentic sense of belonging.

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any times I am asked what the difference is between a revolving credit account and an installment account? I ﬁnd that clearing up this confusion can help consumers make educated decisions about their credit. A revolving account is the most common kind of credit account, with credit cards being the most obvious example. With a revolving account you are required to make a payment each month — either the minimum due, or more if you choose — and keep doing so until the balance is zero. An installment loan is another form of consumer credit. But unlike a revolving account, an installment loan can be paid ahead to avoid monthly payments. For example, if you are going out of town for three months, with an installment loan

you can pay ahead for 90 days so you will not need to worry about another payment until the fourth month. Those are the two most common types of consumer credit, but there are variations you should also keep in mind. For example, another revolving account is an equity line of credit, usually offered against the equity you have built up in your home (it is also referred to as a Helock loan). Most consumers do not realize that this type of loan is a revolving account, so it affects your score like a credit card. As with a credit card, your credit score will drop if you use an equity line of credit

CO MMUNITY EVENTS FRI 1

THROUGH JUN 3

Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within you, and to experience more love in your daily life. 6:30-7p, FREE ECKANKAR CENTER 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, SUITE 113, 505.2650.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org Discussion of the Value & Care of Collectible Books Why do people collect out-of-print books? What is the history of book collecting? These and other questions will be answered in a discussion with John Randall, a rare book dealer for 32 years. 1-2:30p, $7 ALBUQUERQUE OASIS 6600 MENAUL NE (INSIDE MACY’S)

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SAT 2 Contra Dance Dance to live music, get a lesson, with no partner required! Contra dancing is an uplifting, friendly, energetic and beautiful social activity. 7-10:30p, $7-$8 ALBUQUERQUE SQUARE DANCE CENTER 4915 HAWKINS NE 505.898.4668

FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 S. PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Belinda Vasquez Garcia Book Event Vasquez Garcia will talk about and sign The Witch Narratives: Reincarnation, historicalparanormal ﬁction which takes places in Madrid, NM during the Roaring 20s and Great Depression. Tarot card readers and belly dancers will also be featured. 2p, DSG FINE ART 510 14TH SW

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OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH 966 OLD CHURCH, CORRALES, 505.897.1513

corraleshistory.org Self-Published/Author Fair Authors are invited to bring their books to promote independently and sell at Page One Bookstore’s Self-Publishing Fair. 3-5p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE, 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

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SUN 3 Paolo Bacigalupi Book Signing Paolo Bacigalupi will be signing his book The Drowned Cities. 6p, Admission is available with a book purchase ($17.99). 2nd person and students only $5. UNM CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDITORIUM 1634 UNIVERSITY NE

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MON 4 THROUGH JUL. 26: KIDS ACTIVITY

folkmads.org Elizabeth Ann Galligan Signs The Secrets of the Plumed Saint Albuquerque author Elizabeth Ann Galligan will be available for signing of her new book, The Secrets of the Plumed Saint. 1-3p,

FREE

20th Old Church Artfest Soak up the festive atmosphere while shopping for a wonderful array of crafts and ﬁne art items by favorite local artists. 10-5p, FREE

Dream Big: Summer Reading Program Three separate programs for children of all ages: Preschoolkindergarten; Grades 1-6; Grades 7-12. Online registration has begun. FREE LOMA COLORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY 755 LOMA COLORADO NE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5013

to the limit. In fact, unless you keep your use of the loan at or below 30 percent of the limit, it could lower your credit score. Therefore, if you have a home equity loan and it is at the limit or even close to it, and you are having trouble paying it down, you should reﬁnance the equity line into your main mortgage. Don’t get me wrong, an equity line of credit is a very useful tool — as long as the loan is kept under control. But also remember, a revolving account at its limit can negatively affect your credit score 25 to 30 points. Until next time, good credit to you. Michael Ramos is the CEO of Credit Rescue Now, which offers free credit manuals and free credit workshops on the second Saturday of every month. Call 505.899.1448, or visit creditrescuenow.com.

TUE 5 The Transit of Venus The New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra will perform to the Transit of Venus, the astronomical phenomenon which only happens once in the 21st century. 4-8p, FREE-$20 ANDERSON-ABRUZZO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON MUSEUM 9201 BALLOON MUSEUM NE, 311

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THU 7 THROUGH JUN 28: FILM

4th Annual Mexican Cinema Film Series A series focusing in the new era of the ﬁlm industry in Mexico. All ﬁlms are in Spanish with English subtitles. Every Thu. 7p, FREE NHCC 1701 4TH SW, 505.724.4777

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FRI 8 THROUGH JUN 10: FESTIVAL

Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass Festival Three day outdoor music festival features workshops, a kids program, on-site camping and live musical performances. FREE-$115 PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, 877.472.4672

folkwest.com Long Before Statehood: People of the Southwest exhibit tour with Dorothy Larson Learn about the people who ﬁrst inhabited the Southwest with Archaeologist Dorothy Larson. 6p, FREE

ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/library Myth of the Hanging Tree: Crime and Punishment During New Mexico’s Wild West Period: A Talk by Robert J. Tórrez Robert J. Tórrez served as the New Mexico State Historian from 1987 through 2000. 6:30-7:30p, FREE

MAXWELL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY-UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, 505.277.4405

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5th Annual ATG Auditions Auditions are for immediate casting needs, upcoming productions and independent projects. Sat. 10a-3p & Sun. 1-4p, FREE AUX DOG THEATRE 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.254.7716

abqtheatre.org auxdog.com PBS Kids: Play, Imagine, Learn This workshop shows caregivers how to use the Sesame Street series, with related activities, and suggested books to support children’s imagination. 10-Noon, FREE. Registration is required. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL 1100 CENTRAL SE, 505.277.4087

newmexicopbs.org Susan Sherman Reading Poet and Playwright, Susan Sherman reads The Light that Puts an End to Dreams, New and Selected Poems. 7-8p, FREE ALAMOSA BOOKS 8810 HOLLY NE STE D, 505.797.7101

alamosabooks.com Children of Time: Evolution and the Human Story Author Anne Weaver & illustrator Matt Celesky sign their children’s book. 1-3p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 S. PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

2nd Annual Bicycle Madness Women Riding Well, a women’s bicycling organization, is hosting the second annual Bicycle Madness Event. 8-Noon, FREE LOST RANCHOS GROWER’S MARKET 6718 RIO GRANDE NW

womenridingwell.org Clarifying Meditative Work A workshop for people from any meditation tradition or no tradition at all. 2-5p, $2 donation WAT CENTER 145 MADISON NE, 505.281.0684

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SAT 9 5th Annual Albuquerque Chicken Coop Tour A free, family-oriented tour celebrating local backyard chicken keepers. A great way to see what is possible in urban backyard farming. 10a-2p, FREE

Caregiver Workshop This event will afford participants an opportunity to have their questions answered in one-on-one consultations with legal experts, dementia-behavior professionals and social workers. 9a-4p, FREE S. VALLEY MULTIPURPOSE CENTER 2008 LARAZOLO SW, 505.266.4473

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