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INside F E AT UR E An iconic Albuquerque restaurant builds on its status as a city landmark with four decades of good food and good service

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

Kevin Hopper kevin@local-iQ.com EDITOR

Mike English mike@local-iQ.com SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

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

Derek Hanley 505.709.0364 derek@local-iQ.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

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Colleen Dugle colleen@local-iQ.com

Ever-growing Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show notches 25th year celebrating all things spicy

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Jessica Hicks jessica@local-iQ.com AD PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Nathan New nathan@local-iQ.com EXEC. ASSISTANT/CALENDAR COORDINATOR

Derek Hanley 505.709.0364 derek@local-iQ.com PHOTOGRAPHER

Wes Naman wes@local-iQ.com

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The thin-crust, New Yorkstyle offerings of Slice Parlor are a welcome addition to the Duke City dining scene

Joy Godfrey joy@local-iQ.com PROOFREADER

Kayla Sawyer EDITORIAL INTERNS

Todd Rohde, Shari Taylor

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M USI C Yonder Mountain String Band leads bluegrass revival by knocking out lovely, handcrafted tunes

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A R TS Duke City celebration of female innovation and creativity returns with annual month-long roster of events

25 CA LE N DA R S Live Music...............................................................................................21 Arts Events ...........................................................................................25 Book Events .........................................................................................28 Community Events ............................................................................32

COLUM N S Key Ingredient ....................................................................................... 9 Stir It Up ................................................................................................ 10 The Good Doctor .................................................................................11 Lessons In Love....................................................................................18 Credit Corner .......................................................................................32

F E AT UR E S Places To Be ........................................................................................... 4 The Intelligence Report ..................................................................... 5 Marquee ................................................................................................... 6 Smart Music..........................................................................................23 Smart Arts.............................................................................................27 Book Reviews ......................................................................................29 Smart Film ........................................................................................... 30 Crossword/Horoscope ......................................................................31

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Local iQ photographer Wes Naman recently captured the venerable Frontier Restaurant at dusk, followed by an order of huevos rancheros and a sweet, sticky cinnamon bun.

EDITORIAL Abinash Achrekar Jeff Berg Charlie Crago Nelle Bauer Marisa Demarco Eric Francis Eric Garcia Kate Gerwin Ana Loiselle Jim & Linda Maher Jennifer Moreland Shavone Otero Jim Phillips Michael Ramos Tish Resnick Todd Rohde

Shari Taylor Steven J. Westman Margaret Wright DISTRIBUTION Miguel Apodaca Kristina De Santiago Sean Duran David Leeder Susan Lemme Cassie Martinez Shawn Morris Andy Otterstrom CFC Distributech

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PLACES TO BE

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EXHIBITION Xeriscape/Water Conservation Expo 9a-5p, Sat.; 10a-4p, Sun., Mar. 2-3 Creative Arts Bldg., Expo NM 300 San Pedro SE, 505.468.1021 FREE xeriscapenm.com

ith drought seemingly a regular reality for modern-day New Mexico, water conservation tips for homeowners and gardeners are a welcome commodity. The 18th annual Water Conservation Expo is a two-day event devoted to exactly that. More than 200 exhibitors will showcase the best in gardening and water conservation materials, including xeric plants and cisterns that catch water; paving materials that are permeable; compost and mulches; and local foods produced with care. Water planners, wildlife biologists and landscape pros will be on hand to answer questions, while educational sessions will explore topics such as drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting. The expo comes on the heels of the New Mexico Xeriscape Council’s Water Conservation Conference Feb. 28-Mar. 1. —ME

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Classic Albums Live: The Beatles’ Abbey Road 8p, Fri., Mar. 8

illiam Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew was written more than 400 years ago, but the battle-of-the-sexes story it depicts is the fodder of many a modern drama or comedy. Bianca, beautiful daughter of a lord, is eligible for marriage but cannot be courted until her elder sister, Katherina, ﬁnds a husband. Katherina’s quick temper and acerbic wit, however, frighten off all suitors. Two of Bianca’s suitors hire a newcomer named Petruchio to seduce and “tame” Katherina. Petruchio succeeds in dragging Katherina to the altar, then away to his country home, where the “taming” begins. Touch of misogyny aside (try calling your female friends a “shrew”), Taming is one of Shakespeare’s sharpest scripts. —ME

National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th SW, 505.246.2261

Popejoy Hall On the UNM campus, 505.277.8010 $20-$49 Tickets: unmtickets.com popejoypresents.com

ot many of us ever had a chance to see The Beatles perform a live show. And with two of the Fab Four now gone, we never will. But lucky for us, we get the next best thing. Classic Albums Live is one of the more unique outlets for fans wanting to hear, live, the greatest albums ever recorded. Some of the best musicians in the world are hand picked to create a great cover band, and records like The Who’s Who’s Next and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon are played onstage note for note. This time around, Abbey Road, one of the most inﬂuential albums ever recorded, will be played in its entirety at Popejoy. Before the show, famed music reporter Art Schreiber, who traveled with the Beatles on their ﬁrst U.S. tour in 1964, will tell stories and play unseen clips of The Beatles’ concerts. Schreiber’s lecture will be held in the Student Union building on the UNM campus at 6:15p. —TR

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hythms unite in a sensational hybrid of flamenco and hip hop for this unique show. In a serendipitous jiff of juerga and free flow, a new genre was born. It began in 2011 at the after-party of an art opening in Albuquerque when the rhythmic footwork of a flamenco dancer caught the musical ear of a local rapper, who began to freestyle to the baile beat. The performance inspired writer Camelia Rose Finley to develop a musical drama about Gypsy folklore, Greek myth and Celtic fables into a tale of an ancient heroine (flamenco) and immortal Phoenix (hip hop). She Dances with Fate will launch at the NHCC’s Albuquerque Journal Theater. Don’t miss the world debut of this alluring, fresh genre in Albuquerque’s combined talent of “flamenco hip-hopera.” —SO

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She Dances with Fate 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., Mar. 8-10

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edric the Entertainer is one of the most recognized actor/comedians around, and he’s no stranger to putting on hilarious shows. After 25 years in the business, Cedric the Entertainer has gone from performing stand-up shows at local comedy clubs to performing thousands of shows at some of the most well-known venues across the country. He has also celebrated many successes on the silver screen as well as on television. Most importantly, he is known as one of the original “Kings of Comedy,” along with D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey and the late Bernie Mac. The versatile comedian has been known to leave audiences roaring with laughter from outrageous (and family oriented) skits. Joining him onstage for his latest tour are fellow comedians Malik S. and JJ Williamson. —TR

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FESTIVAL Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival 10a-5p, Fri.-Sun., Mar. 8-10 EXPO New Mexico 300 San Pedro NE, 505.222.9700 $7-$9 riograndefestivals.com

his year marks the 25th year for the spring Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival. For decades the event has been recognized as one New Mexico’s top 10 attractions and one of the country’s top 100 art shows. The event plays host to over 200 artists and craftsmen from around the country. From glass art, oil paintings and watercolors to photography and jewelry, every piece of art captures the essence of New Mexican culture as well as that of the rest of the country. Alongside the incredible art is the fantastic food and music. The festival’s signature band, the Watermelon Mountain Jug Band, has been a part of the event since the inception of the Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival in 1989, entertaining the huge crowds. Festival goers can also learn art techniques from the artist demonstrations, and aspiring young artists get to create their own masterpieces in the Kid’s Creation Station. —TR

NEWS ROUNDHOUSE 2013

Above and below the battle line School district ofﬁcials, teachers’ organizations say Gov. Martinez is spending too many education dollars on administration initiatives BY MARGARET WRIGHT

T NEWS | INSIGHT | ANALYSIS NM COMPASS COORDINATES BY MARISA DEMARCO Coal at San Juan A Four Corners-area power plant has been troubling people who live near it for years. Pollution from the San Juan Generating Station causes respiratory problems and haze at wilderness areas, neighbors say. The Environmental Protection Agency demanded the PNM-owned plant clean up its act. But the utility and the state fought back. After much legal wrangling, the issue was settled. Read all about the compromise and what PNM will do to mitigate pollution in our two-part series: bit.ly/SanJuan1 and bit.ly/ SanJuan2. Rub-a-Dub-Dubya Former President George W. Bush has a new hobby: art. Fantastic professional painter Scott Greene critiques his work for the Compass. Greene analyzes the effect of Bush’s paintings and recalls the efforts of other political figures in the art world. Bush’s self-portraits were leaked online by a hacker, and the paintings show the former president in unguarded moments. “It’s more than a little ironic that the same former president who had his email account hacked is also responsible for putting in place the most far-reaching secret wiretapping and Internet-monitoring provisions in U.S. history as part of the Patriot Act,” writes Greene. Read it at bit.ly/ BushBath. Dear Quentin Director Quentin Tarantino was given an Oscar for “Best Original Screenplay” — and a lot of heat for his use of the N-word in Django Unchained. Zinester Marya Errin Jones, an ex-Southernor, defends the film on the basis that it cuts against long-ignored stereotypes in pop culture. “As a black woman in America, I am often viewed as the reflection in the distorted fun house mirror rather than a three-dimensional individual,” she writes. “I appreciated not having to endure the usual Gone With the Wind banter and social constructs between the impeccable southern belle and the mammy of the house.” Read Jones’ excellent piece at bit.ly/QuentinLetter. Scope slideshows, catch up on local politics, learn about DIY urban farms and more every weekday at nmcompass.com.

he legislative session has been a tug-of-war between the Public Education Department and local districts, many of them represented by Democratic lawmakers — and all trying to gain traction during the division of a $2.5 billion pot of public school money. Controversy over funding illustrates the struggle the administration of Gov. Susana Martinez faces as it pursues major changes to education. Public schools consume about 43 percent of the entire state budget, and both sides of the education debate say their opponents’ approach to improving outcomes simply isn’t working. A Matter of Equity — and Reform

During a Monday, Feb. 4 joint meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees, reps from school districts and teachers’ organizations asked government officials to favor above-the-line funding and limit the amount of money directed below the line. Above-the-line funding gets filtered to more than 300,000 students through a formula established in the 1970s. It was designed to distribute money equally among school districts, which are allowed to use their share as they see fit, as long as the state approves. Money placed below the line,

on the other hand, gets set aside for specific initiatives. The governor’s New Mexico Graduates Now! program, for example, includes the establishment of four to five new early college high schools and an early-warning system to help students at risk of dropping out. Tom Sullivan, interim superintendent of Mora Independent Schools, said at the meeting that with $20 million more placed below the line in the Education Department’s initial budget proposal, “Rural schools are going to see programs decimated.” He added: “We’ve lived with below-the-line funding for years — but always after above-the-line funding was addressed.” Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Albuquerque) criticized Education Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera directly. “It’s like you’re making a determination of what a school has and doesn’t have based on competitiveness when money is below the line,” said Williams Stapleton. Skandera’s office says special initiatives are key to making sure taxpayer investments in education get measurable results. According to the PED’s 2013

legislative initiatives summary, below-the-line funding “makes any education reform accountable because educators and policy makers are able to attach clear goals and expectations.” In contrast, the summary argues, money above the line gets “invested in the status quo, with less accountability.” Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque teachers’ union, said an emphasis on below-the-line money strains district resources and goes against the state’s longstanding commitment to fair distribution. Teachers have had to cope with four years of spending cuts and losing more than 10 percent of education funding, she added. They’re dealing with larger class sizes and being forced to do more with less. “Teachers are demoralized by the constant shame and blame our culture places on them,” Bernstein said. The budget passed by the House on Feb. 21, said Bernstein, prioritizes the governor’s

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reforms over immediate needs of school districts. Larry Behrens, Education Department spokesman, said via email that below-the-line funding in the governor’s recommendations represents only about 1.25 percent of the total state budget and less than 3 percent of public education funding. “It’s difﬁcult to understand how anyone can characterize it as excessive.” Furthermore, said Behrens, from 2002 to 2008, “The taxpayer above-the-line commitment to education grew by $740 million dollars with little or no improvement in student achievement.” Behrens said the PED is already committed to working with district leaders to build ﬂexibility into the governor’s below-theline projects. “That’s how we were able to get support from superintendents for our reading initiative investments and funding to recruit and reward excellent teachers, both below the line,” he said.

Democratic legislators have already scaled back several of the governor’s goals. The House shaved $2 million off her $13 million budget request for early reading interventions, and her $4.7 million recommendation for struggling schools was cut to $4 million. On Saturday, Feb. 24, Democrats in the Senate Education Committee killed Education Department-backed legislation requiring grade retention for third graders who can’t read proﬁciently. Democrats’ substitute measures don’t have dedicated funding and bipartisan support, said Behrens, whereas his department’s bill included a common assessment for all districts. That’s crucial, he said, because New Mexico students move frequently. Behrens called the Senate committee move a “temporary setback that only hurts our children.” Check in at nmcompass.com for further updates. Plus, we’ll catch you up on Page 5 of the next issue of Local iQ.

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Fired up for ﬁery foods Ever-growing festival notches 25th year celebrating all things spicy BY TODD ROHDE

aving never been too keen on having my mouth scorched all day, I usually tend to stray far from spicy foods. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate some mild salsa and chile, but that’s about as far as I’ll take it. Dave Dewitt is the complete opposite. When I recently spoke with DeWitt, founder of the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show and a columnist for Local iQ, he was at a chile convention in Las Cruces. I don’t know what goes on at a chile convention, but one thing was obvious — DeWitt is crazy about all things spicy. The story really begins in 1987, when DeWitt was (not surprisingly) at the New Mexico Chile Conference. A radio and print journalist by trade, he had just launched Chile Pepper Magazine and was excited to show it off to other chile-heads and foodies who also held the same appreciation for the ﬁery side of food. DeWitt was looking for some “spicy” stories to write for the new magazine. Needless to say, he left that convention with far more than he ever imagined. “Driving back to Albuquerque from the

convention, an idea hit me: This is probably a billion dollar industry with no trade show. Why don’t we start one?” he said. “I had been producing all kinds of other shows — custom car shows, antique shows and so MARQUEE on, but I really wanted to do a spicy food National show.” With that little spark Fiery Foods of genius, the Fiery and BBQ Show Foods Show was born. 4-8p, Fri.; 11a-7p, Sat.; The only problem now 11a-6p Sun., Mar. 1-3 was finding the perfect SANDIA RESORT location to hold the AND CASINO 30 RAINBOW, event. “We initially 505.873.8680 — and wrongly — thought that it should $15/$5 (under 18) fieryfoodsshow.com be close to the chile sandiacasino.com harvest in southern New Mexico, so the first show was held at the Airport Hilton in El Paso, Texas,” he said. The first show had a less than ideal turn out. About 500 people PHOTO BY WES NAMAN attended the show and a total of 54 vendors Smoking hot chile peppers and the sauces and foods made with them are the focus of the National Fiery Foods and BBQ Show. At right, Santa Fe’s Apple Canyon Gourmet founder displayed their spicy foods for all to try. Anna Shawver gets in the spirit at last year’s show. “We made all of $100 on that show” DeWitt

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MARQUEE said. Far from the immediate slamdunk success he hoped for. “But look what it led to,” he added. Ever since then, the National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show has been held in Albuquerque (except in 2000, when it was held in Reno, Nev.) and has grown tremendously. Now in its 25th year, the show is the largest and most visited event revolving around spicy food and barbecue in the world, and has grown from that initial crowd of 500 to much, much more. “We’re expecting roughly 17,000 people to attend this year, the largest crowd yet,” DeWitt said. To keep that many people entertained, the Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show will consist of more than 200 exhibitors from roughly 30 states and three other countries, each displaying over 1,000 unique products. There is a lot to offer to both new and returning chile heads during this year’s festivities. From cooking demonstrations with Ray Lampe (“Dr. BBQ”) and hot sauce expert Jennifer Trainer, to drawings giving away many great prizes, the roster of activities and exhibitors is packed. Attendees can visit, for example, the booth of Chuck Evans from Montezuma Brand, which happens to be the longest-running exhibit at the Fiery Foods show, having been a part of the event off and on since the show’s

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inception 25 years ago. Another highlight of the show is Albuquerque-based Lusty Monk Mustard, which recently won the Scovie Grand Prize award for its unique line of spicy mustards. For those unable to attend, James Beck of Eat More Heat will be broadcasting the event live over the Internet via the iView.tv channel on Saturday and Sunday for people all over the world to watch.

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Originally opened in 2011 by partners Jim Wagner, Doug Crowder and Adam Moffett, Slice Parlor ﬁts comfortably in the heart of Nob Hill and provides passers by a quick and easy way to ﬁll up. The small, but almost always packed restaurant offers New York-style pizza, a range of salads and a number of local and regional craft beers such as Marble, La Cumbre, Colorado’s Oskar Blues and Goose Island from Chicago.

Slice of heaven The perfect pizza is a subjective pursuit, but the thin-crust, New York-style offerings of Slice Parlor are a welcome addition to the Duke City dining scene BY MIKE ENGLISH

oes Albuquerque need more pizza joints? Most people would say no. Between Dion’s, Il Vicino, Pizza 9, NYPD, Farina and on and on, there’s certainly no shortage. But there’s always a niche for a well-run restaurant that serves good pizza and salad and runs multiple taps of quality beer. Slice Parlor again proves the point. Slice Parlor was opened in 2011 by partners Jim Wagner, Doug Crowder and Adam Moffett (Wagner, who was a fixture behind the counter for the first year, recently sold his stake to Crowder and Moffett.) It is located in former Mexican knickknack retail space Que Chula (it was Book Stop before that) next to the Nob Hill Flying Star. Let’s just say it up front — I love Slice Parlor. As a resident of Nob Hill myself, and aside from the pizza and beer (more on that in a bit), Slice Parlor adds a unique, casual, neighborhood-joint feel to Nob Hill’s roster of eateries. It’s the place I pop into as I walk down the street. My standard: a quick cheese slice sprinkled with parmesan, red pepper flakes and oregano ($3.25, and BIG), a cold pint ($4) and I’m on my way. If that routine sounds like a New York-style way to grab a bite, that’s by design. Slice Parlor serves some of the finest New York thin-crust pizza in Albuquerque, with dough and sauce made daily in-house, mozzarella whole-milk cheese

and stone deck ovens that cook the pies at high heat for a consistent, crispy crust. Pizza preference is often Slice Parlor personal and subjective, but 3410 Central SE, Slice Parlor cooks some of 505.232.2808 my favorite pizza in town. HOURS: Servings are by the 11a-11p, Sun.-Thu., aforementioned slice, or 11a-midnight, Fri.-Sat. in pie sizes of 18 inches sliceparlor.com ($13.99 for cheese) and a truly giant 24 inches (cheese, $21.99). Specialty creations include such variations as the Zia (pepperoni and green chile, $16.99/$23.99 for the 18/24), Spinach (spinach, fresh garlic, feta, $16.99/$23.99) and Gourmet Pesto (grilled chicken, red onions, pesto, $21.99/$28.99), to name just a few. There’s even a gluten-free crust option. You can also add your own toppings, everything from pickled jalapeños to bacon, which adds $.50-$.75 per slice or $1.75-$3.50 per pizza, depending on topping and pizza size. If you want some greens to go with all that cheese and crust, Slice Parlor serves a nice selection of salads, ranging from a simple Side Salad (spring mix, tomatoes, black olives, $3.49), to a more elaborate Citrus Salad (spring mix, goat cheese, walnuts, orange slices, balsamic vinaigrette, $5.99).

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There are also calzones on the menu. You can order a House Calzone (ricotta, mozzarella, Italian sausage, $12.99), Spinach and Basil Calzone (ricotta, mozzarella, spinach, basil, $12.99) or build your own. That’s it — pizza, calzone and salad. It’s a straightforward menu, topped off by one of the better draft beer selections in Albuquerque. Slice Parlor carries Marble and La Cumbre beers, Colorado brews like Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues of Longmont, and Goose Island’s 312 Wheat Ale of Chicago, to name just a few of the 30 or so beers available. Craft pints run $4, but there’s always a $3 pint special (Dale’s Pale Ale on my most recent visit), and Wednesdays at Slice Parlor are a beer drinker’s dream — $2 pints all day. (There are also red and white wine options.) It’s those specials that appeal to the quick-and-cheap side of many diners. Slice Parlor sells its cheese slices for $1 from 2-4p on Tuesdays, for example, and offers a two-cheeseslices-and-soda deal every day for $6.99. They deliver, too. I’ve had pizza brought to my house and I’ve had it delivered across the parking lot to the Tractor Brewery tap room, even by the slice. Tractor and Slice Parlor seem to have a mutually beneﬁcial, symbiotic relationship, in fact, providing yet another option for pairing tasty pizza and beer. With Il Vicino right across the street, I originally thought Slice Parlor would be redundant in Nob Hill. I was wrong. It’s already a favorite neighborhood ﬁxture.

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Rock ‘n’ escarole with a delicious one-pot meal

hen I lived away from Albuquerque, I would have sensory dreams of “The Frontier Cauldrons.” Not that it’s the actual name, but the scent from those two big black vats of spicy goodness (you know the ones) would waft through my mind like no other food I have ever known. Did I know then what was in them? Not entirely. Have I ﬁgured it out yet? Not entirely. To me, more than any other food, they are the epitome of all things Burque. It is a perfect breakfast or lunch or sort-of-dinner or after work meal, to order ANYTHING with eggs or potatoes from the Frontier menu and cover it with ladle fulls of that goodness. There were mornings on the East Coast, however, when I would wake from one of those tasty dreams with an empty gurgling belly and need something, anything, to quell my desire for Cheesy Hash Browns covered in “Cauldron Juice.” Like most everyone’s refrigerator, mine was a veritable pantheon of condiments. Certain staples were present: eggs, grated bi-color cheese and jarred chile products, usually in the form of salsa. It was a good start. I discovered that with the addition of one key ingredient, I could almost satisfy my Frontier craving from 2,000 miles away: escarole. Often treated like a cooking green, escarole is usually sautéed into oblivion and tastes like slimy green smithereens. It is, actually, a salad green and is meant to be eaten raw or barely cooked. A form of endive, escarole is slightly bitter, but less so than other “bitter greens.” The outer leaves are dark green and resemble green leaf lettuce; the inner leaves are pale and nearly

white in color. The bitterness lessens from the outside in; the innermost leaves are tender and just hint at a flavor of more than lettuce. Unlike lettuce, escarole is rugged and withstands days in the vegetable drawer. It even responds just fine when frozen by accident. It is one of the most versatile greens you can have around. When shopping for escarole, look for heads that are free of brown-edged leaves and are deep green in color. The heads tend to be a bit unruly, but pick one up and feel for heaviness. It should feel heavy for its size (think softball versus whiffle ball) and feel like it has a lot of leafy layers. Escarole tends to be really sandy. No bother. Once you get it home, fill your sink (or a bowl larger than the escarole head) with ice cold water. Holding the stem end, let the leaves flop freely about and plunge it repeatedly into the water, all the way up to you fingers, twisting and gently shaking, to rinse the dirt out of the curly leaves. Remove the head from the water and gently smack it into the dry sink, repeatedly, to get the (now clean) water out from between the leaves. Wrap the whole mess up in a dishcloth and store it in the refrigerator. Alternately, you can cut it up while it is still dirty, plunge the

pieces into ice water and let soak, and then spin the cut up leaves in a salad spinner. Store in a dishcloth in a big zip top baggie. You now have the basis for any number of tasty dishes. Cut it into very ﬁne ribbons and eat it as a raw hearty salad with a light dressing of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Cut it into thicker ribbons and give it a quick sauté with pine nuts, currants and Parmesan tossed in at the very end, for a warm salad. Or spice it up with a pinch of crushed red pepper ﬂakes and tablespoon of unsalted butter. Or, make a onedish breakfast out of things found in the fridge, like the following “recipe” for spicy eggs. Set the oven to 400 degrees. In an oven-proof (read: no plastic handle) sauté pan, lightly sauté two huge handfuls of chopped escarole per person in neutral cooking oil with a pinch of salt. (For two people, one head, chopped up, is the perfect amount.) Just when it starts to get a little wilty and goes from crunchy salad texture to glossy, you will notice some moisture

leaching out. That’s what you want. Leave it in the pan. Spread the escarole into an even layer, but leave it loose, not matted down. Gently crack as many eggs as you want to eat into the pan on top of the greens. I think two eggs per person is a good start. Sprinkle the eggs with grated cheese; this is a great way to use up all the ends of random cheese you ﬁnd in the fridge. Spoon something spicy over and around — salsa, chile puree, enchilada sauce, cauldron juice — and put a lid on the pan. Stick the whole mess in the oven for seven minutes. The moisture that cooked out of the greens will steam the eggs and act as the glue that binds the meal together. When it is done, you can carry that whole pan and two forks back to bed and surprise someone with something tasty. Or you can hole up in your jammies on the couch and keep it all to yourself. Nelle Bauer is co-chef/co-owner of Jennifer James 101. She believes that a good meal will satisfy all your senses, and one-pot meals are the dreamiest.

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DRINK

Call me Old Fashioned

rder an “Old Fashioned” cocktail and you never know what you are going to get. I have been served more variations of the drink than I can recall. Sometimes it arrives bubbling with soda water. Most of the time is appears with some abomination of smashed fruit, a cornucopia from the garnish tray, which habitually includes one of my most loathed bar items, the maraschino cherry. If the world ends there will be cockroaches and maraschino cherries a-plenty. But that’s another story. The story of the Old Fashioned dates back to the early 1800s and it is generally accepted as the first cocktail. A mixture of sugar, bitters, water and alcohol, this drink was intended to be a “hair of the dog” morning libation, with the added ingredients taming the ferocity of a straight shot of booze at daybreak. By the mid 1800s, as bartenders were becoming more creative, the word “cocktail” began to encompass a variety of concoctions and the original cocktail was referred to as … yep, the Old Fashioned. The original recipe for an Old Fashioned allows for any variety of spirit. Gin, tequila, rum … I have had them all. In fact one of my favorites is made with cognac. But in 1881 at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Ky., home of our beloved American spirit, the drink was always created with bourbon and the Old Fashioned became known as a whiskey-based cocktail. Sometime after Prohibition, fruit started to appear, although safely perched on the rim of the Old Fashioned glass. The first mention of fruit appearing “in” the drink was not until 1956 in the Esquire Drink Book and somehow thereafter, the pulverizing began. Fruit of all kinds, even pineapple, was muddled into the cocktail and then topped with club soda to fill the glass. Now, as a bartender, I will make you any drink you like

… anyway you prefer, with a smile. It’s your drink, so if you like your Old Fashioned with smashed oreos, I will happily oblige. But I implore you, give the original a whirl. The Old Fashioned has stood the test of time for a reason.

Old Fashioned By David Wondrich Ingredients:

1 Sugar cube 3 dashes Angostura bitters 1 tsp. Water 2 oz. Rye whisky or bourbon Method: Place the sugar cube (or 1/2 tsp. loose sugar) in an OldFashioned glass. Wet it down with two or three dashes of Angostura bitters and a short splash of water. Crush the sugar with a wooden muddler, chopstick, strong spoon, lipstick or cartridge case. Rotate the glass so that the sugar grains and bitters give it a lining. Add a large ice cube. Pour in the rye (or bourbon). Serve with a stirring rod.

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PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

HEALTH

Getting ‘high’ can have serious consequences

lbuquerqueans, have you ever been in Taos or Santa Fe for an evening and felt a mild headache, nausea and light headedness? Have your friends visiting from the coasts complained of these symptoms when visiting the Duke City? These symptoms are commonly thought of as altitude sickness. Since Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and even Durango are all below 8,000 feet in elevation, altitude sickness is not very common. But it does exist, and it occurs frequently in New Mexico’s higher mountains. First, let’s address a common misperception: Is there less percentage of oxygen as we ascend higher in altitude? No. The percentage of oxygen is the same at sea level and at the top of Mount Everest — 21 percent. The pressure of the atmosphere and therefore also the pressure of the oxygen rapidly declines as we ascend, however. For example, the oxygen at sea level is 19 kPa (kilopascals), 16 kPa at 8,000 feet and 7 kPa at 10,000 feet. The pressure of oxygen in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos are nearly the same as sea level. The symptoms described above are most assuredly due to dehydration. We all know how easy it is to become dehydrated here in New Mexico. Since moving to Albuquerque 11 years ago, I can never hydrate enough. In New Mexico we have easy access to gorgeous towering snowcapped mountains, where many of us ski, snowboard, snow shoe and hike. All of these activities have a high oxygen demand. Nearly all of these activities take place at above 10,000 feet. Remember

how quickly the pressure of oxygen drops above 8,000 feet? The symptoms of headache, nausea, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, memory loss and restless sleep are all signs of altitude sickness. People that live at sea level are not accustomed to the lower pressure of oxygen at high altitudes. However, once the body detects a decrease in available oxygen, it releases a molecule causing the hemoglobin in the blood to release more oxygen into the tissues. Over many months, the kidneys release a hormone which stimulates the bone marrow to create more red blood cells. This is the idea behind performance athletes training at high altitude. The athletes increase their red blood cells during training at high altitude and then reap the beneﬁts when competing at sea level. There are three main types of altitude illnesses: • Acute mountain sickness. About 20 percent of people who climb to altitudes between 8,000 and 9,700 feet will develop mild symptoms of acute mountain sickness, also called altitude sickness. Symptoms may include headache,

dizziness, nausea, swelling of hands and feet and difficulty sleeping. Mild symptoms usually disappear after 24 to 36 hours at the same altitude. If symptoms persist, go down 2,000 to 3,000 feet until you feel better. The faster and higher you go, the more likely you are to develop acute mountain sickness. • High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). In this condition, fluid accumulates in the lungs. Symptoms include difficulty breathing even at rest, tightness in the chest, extreme fatigue and coughing. This requires prompt medical attention. You’re more likely to get HAPE if you’ve had it before. It rarely occurs at heights below 10,000 feet. • High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). In this condition, excess fluid accumulates in the brain. Symptoms include confusion, difficulty with balance and coordination and hallucinations. HACE is a medical emergency and requires immediate medical attention and evacuation to a lower altitude. It most often occurs at heights above 10,000 feet. Memory loss can occur in conjunction with all three types of altitude illness. This may be due to the effects of oxygen deficiency, low body temperature, or certain medications. To avoid altitude illnesses, take the following steps: • Ascend slowly. Give your body time to adjust to the lower amount of oxygen. Once you reach 8,000 feet, don’t continue at more than 1,000 feet a day. This proves to be very difficult when

riding a chair lift! • Limit your physical activity at heights over 8,000 feet. • Rest often. • Don’t ascend to a higher altitude if you have a headache. • Never ascend to a higher altitude if you are unable to walk an imaginary straight line. Even if you believe alcohol is the culprit. • At night, sleep at an altitude lower than the altitude to which you climbed during the day. • Carry an oxygen supply if you will be traveling for extended periods above 9,840 feet. • Ask your doctor about medications such as acetazolamide (Diamox, Dazamide) to prevent or lessen the side effects of climbing to a high altitude. These drugs may be appropriate if you’ve had prior signiﬁcant mountain sickness or if you won’t have time to gradually acclimate to a high-altitude environment. Many of us will get altitude sickness. We can limit our symptoms by preparing for the activity, listening to our bodies and staying well hydrated. Dr. Abinash Achrekar 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 at abinash@local-iQ.com.

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PROFILE

An iconic Albuquerque restaurant builds on its status as a city landmark with four decades of good food and good service

All Its Own

Story by Steven J. Westman • Photos by Wes Naman

Frontier Restaurant 2400 CENTRAL SE, 505.262.1848 frontierrestaurant.com

Golden Pride BBQ Chicken and Ribs 10101 CENTRAL NE, 505.293.3531 1830 LOMAS NE, 505.242.2181 5231 CENTRAL NW, 505.836.1544 3720 JUAN TABO NE, 505.294.5767 goldenprideabq.com

veryone has one of those favorite spots where they know they can count on continually good food and good service. We New Mexicans tend to up it a notch, adding our addiction to red and/or green chile that has made us so unique on the epicurean world map. It’s the place where you want to head directly when you return home from a trip far away, or stop by to load up on “goodies” for friends whom you are on your way to visit. For so many of us, the Frontier Restaurant is this place. Seven days a week, it’s packed with UNM students, local celebrities, families and travelers who have heard about the “legend.” And on every one of these days, a member of the Rainosek family can be seen in the mix. During a recent sit-down with Larry and Dorothy Rainosek, owners of the Frontier and Golden Pride, Local iQ was able to obtain a few inside tidbits on how this family keeps things running in such a fastidious and delicious way. The Rainoseks left Austin, Texas, in 1970 to make Albuquerque their home, with the idea of opening a place to eat. The notion: offering great food to students in the university area.

The barn on the corner At the corner of Cornell and Central Avenue sat the iconic barnshaped building (the Country Barn Restaurant at the time). The Rainoseks knew it was going to happen at that spot. Soon the locale was leased by the couple, but no one could have anticipated what would transpire over the next 42 years. Those ﬁrst months, the menu had only 15 items and the dining room sat 99 people. As the years have progressed, the Frontier grew by leaps and bounds, expanding eastward, eventually ﬁlling the entire block. On any given day, room after room is packed with happy diners, all treated to the collected artwork on the walls. A year after opening the Frontier, Golden Fried Chicken began popping up across town. The Rainoseks now operate four locations, with the name changed to Golden Pride BBQ Chicken and Ribs. The Frontier and Golden Pride are two separate entities.

The ‘Beef Freeze’ Larry Rainosek said he had been an advocate of calling the Frontier the “Burger Barn” when it ﬁrst opened, with the restaurant focusing on burgers and American diner fare. But an interesting piece of U.S. history known as the “beef freeze” had it’s own ripple effect on the business. In 1973 there was a beef shortage that caused prices to soar, and made demand outrageous. At the Frontier, they felt the sting. So instead of serving over-priced hamburgers, the Rainoseks began to focus more on the New Mexican fare, adding red and green chile to the mix. It was a hit, as can still be witnessed today.

“At first, I missed the Tex-Mex style of chile powder because it had cumin, oregano, garlic, salt and other spices that the New Mexico red chile cream did not have. And, I had never heard of green chile until customers began asking for it,” Dorothy told us, “Two employees who were native New Mexicans roasted several sacks of green chile for us to taste in September 1971 and the rest is history. Rarely does a day go by that I don’t have one or the other or both of the chiles...” Depending on when you first made your way to the Frontier, there definitely has to be moments or scenes you recall with fondness. This writer, who happens to be a life-long Albuquerquean, has vivid memories from every decade. In high school, in the 1970s, it was a fun getaway after class. We felt like we were mixing it up with the UNMers, amidst the “coolness” that the Nob Hill neighborhood was turning into at that time. In the 1980s, we “studied” there for exams. Then, in the 1990s, The Frontier was where we headed for sustenance after the downtown bars shut down. Until fairly recently, the Frontier was open 24 hours a day. In 2006 the decision was made to stop service from 1am to 5am, the main reason being the unruly late-night crowds that began to gather there.

Sunday morning coming down Over the past two decades it has become my Sunday morning ritual, as it has for so many. The crowd on this particular day seems completely different than normal here. Folks heading to or coming from church, entire families with their kids of all ages — it’s a great feeling of community. You can often see the people who grab the same table, week after week. Dorothy then described, “Many times parents tell lus that their son or daughter had just returned from college and the ﬁrst place they wanted to go to was the Frontier for a Chile Fix. Often on their way back to the airport, Frontier is their last stop for that ﬁnal New Mexico chile meal.” When asked who their favorite celebrity

Dorothy and Larry Rainosek (top) opened the Frontier Restaurant in 1971 and the Rainosek family has operated it ever since. The Albuquerque eatery is an ever-popular destination, ringing up 5,000 sales on any given Sunday. Dorothy Rainosek’s menu favorite is the green chile cheeseburger (above), hold the onions.

diner was, the Rainoseks simultaneously smiled and said, “Dick Knipfing.” And you will see this local TV veteran sitting with family and friends in the back room on this special day of noshing. One shared memory from Mrs. R was this, “One customer, Janell, while in high school, and working across the street at what was then Andy’s Olympic Shoes, had her first Coca Cola date with Phil, in the Frontier. They both graduated froim UNM, married, brought their children to the Frontier and now their great grandson has also come to the Frontier. Just one example of long time friendships and customers.” Customer service and efficiency are keys to what make the Frontier and Golden Pride CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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NEW MEXICO CHILE

Chile capital of the world Soil, hot days, cool nights and an abundance of sunshine provides the perfect recipe for New Mexico’s signature crop BY TISH RESNICK y grandfather, John Blea, was a native Hispanic New Mexican who liked nothing more than a captive audience to eloquently share his personal experiences. His ambition to collect indigenous cacti was an obsession that lead him into many impromptu expeditions. A story he shared frequently was a quest to find a rare species of the Echinocereus cactus that grew in southwestern New Mexico. John stopped at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Las Cruces to inquire about directions to an area of public land. By happenstance, he was introduced to Fabian Garcia, the first director of the station. Among other things, Garcia shared his mission to regulate the size, color and heat of chile through extensive hybridization and propagation. Although their visit was short, my grandpa left enthusiastic about discovering the history of chile in New Mexico. Chile, it turns out, had been grown on the American continents for over 6,000 years by indigenous peoples, and while there is some discrepancy about the history of cultivation among the Native American pueblos of New Mexico, and when exactly it commenced, it would seem to be difficult to dispute the influence of pueblo people in the origination of New Mexico chile. Recipes from the pueblos have influenced the flavors of today’s chile dishes, and there’s a history of utilizing chile for medicinal purposes as well. There is documentation that Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate brought chile from Mexico to the United States in 1598. As the Spanish developed settlements in New Mexico, many varieties of chile peppers were grown throughout the state. It became clear after time that specific chile varieties adapted better to soil conditions varying widely throughout the state, which is evident still today.

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My grandfather’s fondness for Chimayo chile was well-known to our family, with yearly trips during picking time to northern New Mexico. Chimayo chile has been grown for more than 400 years in the same soil and has adapted to the dry, arid climate of the northern plains. The piquancy is unlike the chile in southern New Mexico and its flavor is quite distinct. Although my grandfather did not live to experience New Mexico’s claim to fame as chile capitol of the U.S., he was aware that there was no other place that had the components to grow the best chile as New Mexico does. Fabian Garcia’s diligence in hybridizing chile to produce consistency in size, color and flavor was the binding factor, resulting in bumper crops of various types of chile, including such legendary chile varieties as Big Jim and No. 9. To date, New Mexico State University in Las Cruces continues to study chile plants to produce new varieties to meet the increasing demand for flavor and color. The Chile Pepper Institute at the university plants a demonstration garden to proudly display the wide varieties of chile produced in New Mexico. This garden is open to the public year round. The proof is in the chile. The soil, hot days, cool nights and abundance of sunshine has proven to be the right recipe for what we know as the official fruit of New Mexico. When asked in a New Mexico restaurant “red or green,” we can be appreciative of the long journey chile has made to provide New Mexicans with such flavorful and colorful cuisine. My grandpa would be proud and happy to try each variety that now grows so prolifically in New Mexico. After all, he believed that chile was the essence of the Land of Enchantment. Tish Resnik is a native New Mexican and an admitted chile addict. She is also the owner of Great Outdoors Nursery.

FRONTIER RESTAURANT

MODELS OF EFFICIENCY

• Frontier sells 250,000 lbs. of hash browns each year. Golden Pride sells 630,000 lbs. — the equivalent of 15 semi trucks. • Frontier makes 10,000 sweet rolls per week. • Frontier makes 5,000 sales on an average Sunday, which means that the restaurant is feeding at least 250 people per hour. • Together, Frontier and Golden Pride sell between 180,000 and 200,000 lbs. of green chile every year.

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work so well. At the Frontier, there are 19 employees who have been with the company for more than 20 years. When they reach this landmark the owners host a party in their honor, and give the timely gift of a Rolex watch. That’s loyalty. The Rainoseks’ daughter, Shannon, was just under 2 years old when the restaurant opened. Today she is a lawyer and also a major part of the business. Their son, Mark, who is a doctor residing out of state, can often be seen donning a Frontier shirt and helping behind the counter when he comes home for a visit.

Your local favorite On your next visit, if you have not noticed it, make sure to check out the map of “Follow Frontier through the years,” which is mounted behind the ordering counter. It’s a wonderful reminder of why we love this nook in Albuquerque. Flash back to before the green lights at the registers that keep the long lines moving quickly, and the electronic number boards that tell you when you order is ready. Take note of the altruism that this family and their business provides all over the city — it is truly remarkable. And smile that we have something so good and so easy in our corner of the world. “Having no family in Albuquerque many of our customers have become friends. We are so blessed,” were honest words expressed by Mrs. Rainosek. As we ended the conversation, I told the Rainoseks that my favorite meal is the Flame Burger (with green chile), and when I asked theirs, without batting an eye, Dorothy replied; “The Green Chile Cheese Burger (with no onion).” And Larry retorted; “The Huevos Rancheros” And then he added, with a smile, “with salsa.”

• Frontier sells 2.5 million tortillas per year, and uses another 1.75 million tortillas to wrap up your favorite burrito. Golden Pride sells 5.5 million tortillas per year. Frontier Restaurant worker Gabriel Centeno (above) makes fresh tortillas at the wildly popular culinary ﬁxture. Owners Dorothy and Larry Rainosek say they sell 2.5 million tortillas each year. And while the tortillas alone could be this eatery’s claim to fame, most would point to the cinnamon rolls (of which the Frontier makes 10,000 each week, top left) as the restaurant’s number one attraction.

• Frontier makes 40,000 breakfast burritos every week — enough to feed everyone at UNM a tortilla-wrapped breakfast once a week. —Shari Taylor

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Restaurant Week offers gourmet menus at nice price

Artichoke Cafe The Artichoke Café, in the EDo district, is casual, ﬁne dining at its best. Its freshly prepared food, seasonal menus, artisanal cocktails and Wine Spectator award-winning wine list have made it a downtown destination for over 20 years.

Prairie Star

Zacatecas

Dine in the comfort and elegance of an old adobe house with unmatched views. Prairie Star offers a restaurant of unmatched hospitality and style.

Zacatecas tacos + tequilla is an authentic Mexican taqueria and tequila bar located in Nob Hill. Prepared by Chef Daniel Marquez, the restaurant offers a variety of soft tacos with fresh, organic ingredients and a margarita bar featuring tequilas and beer exclusively from Mexico.

ew Mexico Restaurant Week kicked off on Feb. 24 in Santa Fe with more than 50 restaurants participating, including shiny culinary gems Geronimo, La Boca and Il Piatto. Though there’s not much time left before the Santa Fe portion of NMRW ends (Mar. 3), lucky diners have both Taos and Albuquerque restaurants following with their own respective weeks — Taos from Mar., 3-10, Albuquerque from Mar. 10-17. For those unfamiliar with the concept, NMRW showcases prix ﬁxe menus offered by dozens of restaurants for one week only. These specially-priced two or three course menus are meant to attract diners unfamiliar with certain restaurants with a more reasonable price. This offers the perfect chance for would-be foodies to wine and dine at eateries they have yet to cross off their list. As of press time, participating restaurants include: ALBUQUERQUE • MARCH 10-17

Dinners will be priced at $25 for 2, or $20, $30, or $40 per person • Artichoke Cafe • Blades’ Bistro • Brasserie • La Provence • Church Street Cafe • CoolWater Fusion • Gold Street Caffe • High Finance • Jinja Bar & Bistro • La Merienda at Los Poblanos • Landry’s Seafood House • Lucia at Hotel Andaluz • Prairie Star Restaurant and Wine Bar • Sandiago’s Mexican Grill • Savoy Bar & Grill • Scalo • Seasons Rotisserie & Grill • Zacatecas Tacos + Tequila • Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro TAOS • MARCH 3-10, 2013

— PRIX FIXE M E N U — $30 per person FIRST COURSE

Vegetable Fritto Misto yeast-battered mixed vegetables, tabasco aioli

Brussels Sprouts & Beet Salad Red onion, goat cheese, pine nuts, mustard-maple vinaigrette

Soup Du Jour

— PR IX FIXE M E N U — Make your reservation at prairiestarrestaurant.com or call 505-867-3327 $30 per person

Chef’s daily preparation Other prix ﬁxe selections available

Starter

SECOND COURSE

Arcadian Mixed Green

Chef’s Daily Fish Preparation

Pickled onions, yellow peppers, Cotija cheese, tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette

DINNER MENU

Artichoke hearts, spinach, capers, tomato conﬁt, gnocchi

Prairie Star Romaine

$30 per person

Pumpkin RaviolI

Soup Of The Day

Fresh catch of the day

Veal Scaloppini Picatta

Butternut squash-spinach-ricotta ﬁlling, sage-brown butter sauce

Sesame cracker

Entree Choices

Other prix ﬁxe selections available

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Chop

DESSERT

Proﬁteroles Vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce

Creme Caramel Caramel custard, fruit

Chive & bleu cheese mashed potatoes, baby carrots, dijon pan sauce

Rosemary Balsamic Grilled NY Strip

Dessert Tasting Proﬁterole, lemon meringue, dark chocolate mousse Other prix ﬁxe selections available

Yukon Gold baked potato, garlic grilled vegetables, brandy peppercorn sauce

WINE

Potato Crusted Mahi Mahi

Two Course Wine Pairing

Wild rice pilaf, house vegetables, pickled ginger tartar sauce

$15 Our sommelier will pair a glass of wine with your ﬁrst course and a glass of wine with your entrée

Dinners will be specially priced at $25 for 2, or $20, $30, or $40 per person

STARTER

Empanada De Hongos Cilantro Pastry, Roasted Wild Mushrooms, Queso Fresco and Chipotle Crema

MAIN COURSE

Short Rib Norteño Poblano Potatoes, ChipotleButter Spinach, Pico de Gallo

DESSERT

Pastel Tres Leches Sponge Cake soaked in Three kinds of Milk, Toasted Almonds and Whipped Cream

Dessert Chef’s Brownie Extraordinaire

• de la Tierra at El Monte Sagrado • Doc Martin’s Restaurant • El Meze • KTAOS Solar Bar • The Gorge Bar & Grill

The best thing to remember about any restaurant week is to be sure to make a reservation, as seats ﬁll up quickly. Oh, and make sure to investigate as many new places as possible. Bon appetit!

— P R I X F I X E M E NU —

3423 CENTRAL NE 505.255.TACO (8226) WWW.ZACATECASTACOS.COM

The Artichoke Cafe 424 CENTRAL SE, 505.243.0200 288 PRAIRIE STAR ROAD www.artichokecafe.com SANTA ANA PUEBLO 505.867.3327

288 PRAIRIE STAR ROAD SANTA ANA PUEBLO 505.867.3327

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RELATIONSHIPS

Cohabitation: when in doubt, better spell it out

decide who is going to do what and deduct that agreed upon amount from the household bills. It’s pretty simple. Just make sure you keep up your end of the bargain.

ecent data shows couples are increasingly passing up the walk down the aisle for cohabitation, but just because there are no rings or a marriage certificate, doesn’t mean couples can skip talking about finances. So what are the financial consequences of cohabitation, and what steps should individuals take to safeguard against losing out if the relationship hits the rocks?

Don’t Share Accounts Your business side may tell you to keep money separate but because you’re in love, you may forgo common sense and dive into joint accounts. But don’t do it! You don’t know what the future will bring. Sometimes it’s easier to pay things like rent, phone bills and utilities from one account. If you decide to go this way, set up separate accounts at the same bank to make transferring money between accounts easy.

Keep Credit Cards Separate Keep your credit card bills separate and your personal spending on your own cards. You don’t want to be on anyone else’s debt — it could put you in bankruptcy. Consolidating credit card debt into one personal loan might seem like the right thing to do emotionally and economically, since you could lower your interest rate, but you risk being on the hook for your ex’s debt.

Have Your Own Financial Plan

Divvy Up the Chores/Expenses I often see women doing the majority of the household chores, while working a full-time job and contributing to 50 percent of the bills. To avoid this ﬁght, sit down and agree on how you’ll split the household duties and contribution to expenses. A fair division doesn’t have to mean splitting everything 50-50 but can mean that one person does more of the chores and pays less of the expenses. Remember, someone has to do the household chores — unless of course you are going to pay an outside person — so what matters here is that you understand there is monetary value in doing them. You can start by making a list of everything that needs to be done on a daily, weekly and monthly basis — such as washing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning the kitchen and bathroom, changing the sheets, grocery shopping, paying bills, taking out the garbage/recycling and then adding an agreed upon monetary value to them. Next,

DON’T become so ﬁnancially dependent on your partner that you reduce your ability to support yourself in the future. While divorced spouses may have the legal requirement to support each other, especially if one gave up a career to take care of the home and children, the same is not true of cohabitants. Either keep up your skills and contacts in the job market, or consider a written agreement setting forth your partner’s legal obligation to help support you if the relationship winds up kaput.

Who Gets the House? Whether you move into your partner’s house or you buy a house together, consider what you would do with a house, or money spent on a house if you break up before you move in together. You have to create an exit plan and not go into it blindly without an agreement. If you move into your partner’s house you can write a contract that doesn’t put your name on the house, but if it doesn’t work out, you get 20 percent or some other percent of what you paid back. Agree upfront in writing when you’re buying a house together. Figure out the percentage of the mortgage, insurance, maintenance and repairs

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that each person will pay. If the relationship ends, agree to what both people are entitled to if one person wants out of the relationship and the other doesn’t, or if both want out. If both names are on the mortgage and one person would like to keep the house, he or she will have to qualify for a new loan.

Cohabitation Agreement Regardless of how good your relationship is with your partner, living together does not automatically entitle either of you to the rights and protections given to married couples. It is therefore important for you and your partner to state your rights and obligations in a legal cohabitation document in the event of a breakup or death (examples can be found online). Cohabitation agreements allow couples to assure expectations regarding their living arrangements are clearly communicated from the outset, and do offer some measure of protection. The overall message seems clear: Unromantic as it may seem, couples considering sharing a home without exchanging wedding vows should take sound independent legal and ﬁnancial advice before they commit. Ana Loiselle is a relationship coach, speaker and author. For more information visit nmrelationshipcenter.com or call 505.872.8743.

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ARTS ADVERTISMENT

Building Futures & Foundations:

The power of volunteerism to change lives E

very year more than 100 youth in New Mexico turn 18 and “age out” of the foster care system. For many of these young people, the transition from foster care to independent adulthood is difﬁcult. Most lack a positive, supportive adult in their life they can turn to for guidance and advice. Without a strong support system during the transition from foster care, many youth ﬁnd themselves struggling to succeed. Studies of former foster youth reveal that by age 20: • Less than half will obtain a high school diploma; fewer than 3 percent will obtain a college degree • 25% will attempt suicide • 1 in 5 will experience homelessness • Girls are 2.5 times more likely to get pregnant by age 19 • 1 in 4 will be incarcerated The aim of Building Futures & Foundations is to change that. It is an innovative project in which committed and well-trained community volunteers are matched

“A mentor is someone I can talk to. I like having a mentor because we can simply hang out together. My mentor is my friend. I have someone in my life that is always there. She has said she will never leave me because we have gotten really close. That means a lot to me because I have had many people leave.” —KRYSTAL (19)

with youth ages 14 to 21 who are transitioning from foster care. The role of the mentor is not to replace a parent, but to provide an interested and compassionate friend who will be there to encourage them to discover their talents and follow their dreams. “We saw a need to do more,” says Ezra Spitzer, Executive Director of New Mexico Child Advocacy Networks (NMCAN), the parent organization for the Building Futures & Foundations Mentoring Project. “For most young people, turning 18 is a milestone to be celebrated.

For teens leaving foster care it’s a much different experience and we want to change that.” New Mexico Child Advocacy Networks has successfully administered volunteer advocacy programs for vulnerable children since 1990. Volunteer mentors are provided ongoing support, training and regularly scheduled events. The project is dedicated to providing support and guidance for each relationship. “One of our core beliefs is that we must build support around volunteers, including developing a community in which volunteers can

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learn from and support each other,” says Farra R. Fong LMSW, NMCAN Deputy Director. “This project really does change lives, but it’s not always easy and we recognize that. We often ﬁnd that the lives of our mentors are changed as much as those of our youth”. Building Futures & Foundations is

funded in part by the United Way of Central New Mexico, the Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission with funds from the Ofﬁce of Victims of Crime, US Dept. of Justice, Bernalillo County, and The Frost Foundation.

For more information about becoming a mentor visit us at www.buildingfuturesnm.org or call 505-217-0228.

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THU 28 Blackbird Buvette

Leftmore ACOUSTIC/FOLK ROCK 6p, FREE DJ ATG ‘80S & ‘90s 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Josh Burg DANCE PARTY 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl

Bootleg Prophets AMERICANA 8p, FREE Hotel Andaluz

Jazz Brasileiro 5-8p, FREE Launchpad

Psykick Monkey, Throw the Temple, Shiva, Lindy Vision 9p, $5 Low Spirits

Pretty Things Peepshow 9p, $10 Marcello’s Chophouse

Karl Richardson 6:30-9:30p, FREE Molly’s

Bella Luna 5:30p-Close, FREE Outpost Performance Space

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak 7:30p, $25-$30 Pasion Latin Fusion

Open Mic JAZZ/BLUES 6-8p, FREE Qbar

Colorado act Yonder Mountain String Band, comprised of (left to right) Adam Aijala, Jeff Austin, Dave Johnston, Ben Kaufmann, is currently tearing up the bluegrass circuit and will appear at Sunshine Theater on Wednesday, Mar. 13 with Boston bluegrass quartet The Deadly Gentleman.

DJ Quico TOP 40 LATIN 9p, FREE Scalo Il Bar

Wildewood INDIE/AMERICANA 8p, FREE Sol of Santa Fe

Karaoke 7p, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro

The Peacemakers 6-9p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar

The Bad Katz RHYTHM & BLUES 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

FRI 1 Blackbird Buvette

Next Three Miles 7p, FREE Blood Honey w/ SimonZ 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Cynical Bird, The Haptics, The Shady Rest Band 8:30p, FREE Cheenah LoungeSanta Ana Star Casino

Donna Christine INDIE 9p-1a, FREE Cosmos Tapas Restaurant

Jazz Brasileiro 7-10p, FREE Cowgirl

Jim Almand SINGER-SONGWRITER 5-7:30p, FREE Hello Dollface INDIES SOULFUL BLUES 8:30p, FREE Launchpad

Dark Time Sunshine, Void Pedal, Moodie Black 9:30p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse

Karl Richardson Duo 6:30-9:30p, FREE Mine Shaft Tavern

Open Mic NIght 7-11p, FREE Molly’s

Odd Dog 5:30p-Close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station

Chris Dracup 9:30p, FREE Outpost Performance Space

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak 7:30p, $25-$30 Pasion Latin Fusion

Fired Up SALSA 8-10:30p, $5

Modern ancient Yonder Mountain String Band leads bluegrass revival by knocking out lovely, handcrafted tunes BY JIM PHILLIPS

s a boy . . . yeah, OK, I’ll come clean ... For my whole life, I have been an enormous fan of The Dillards, a legendary bluegrass band from Missouri. They were the backdrop for many Andy Grifﬁth Show episodes and were an unbelievably silent bunch when not raising the roof with song. But they were real and I so got that. Oh, there is something special about bluegrass. Something so special. That delightful clang and jangle, all fronted by a perfect vocal and backed by that familiar ronk-a-tonk-a-tonk. Bluegrass is clean, with a speciﬁc sort of beauty. It comes straight. No chaser. It’s perfect. American. No drums. No bullshit. The thud and thump and inevitable desire to dance come from somewhere else. That comes from your imagination. It comes from your heart and your history. Bluegrass music represents everything about our nation in the same playful and lovely way that jazz does. It’s sitting on the front porch or in the back yard or living room and knocking out lovely, handcrafted music. Yonder Mountain String Band have the bluegrass effort and tradition down to a science. This style of music is quick and surprisingly hard to pick up, much less pull off. Yonder Mountain String Band have perfected the idea of “quick.” And they have the other necessary element that bluegrass demands: It’s catchy and easy on your ears. It’s so catchy that there is no way not to sway to this music. You want to learn their lyrics so that you can sing right along. Yonder Mountain String Band will fool you into thinking that they are old men who have been working these songs for 50 years, banjo on the lap, stand-up bass just gently slapping. That’s a good fooling. I don’t mind

being fooled if the end result is me two-stepping around my living room, tap, tap, tap. Do me one better. I dare ya. Instead, they are a new generation Yonder of something that has become a part Mountain String of the amazing, historical ground that Band we live on. WITH THE DEADLY Adam Aijala, Jeff Austin, Dave GENTLEMAN Johnston and Ben Kaufmann are the 8p, Wed., Mar. 13 soul and heaven-sent meaning of this Sunshine Theater bunch, winding songs together like 120 Central SW, they were quilting a blanket. It’s their 505.764.0249 gift. They’re capable of combining $20 the modern with the ancient. You will Tickets: holdmyticket.com stomp your feet and miss someone yondermountain.com you love. String music, it’s sometimes sunshinetheaterlive.com called where I come from. They’re often sighted at bluegrass festivals like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and their own Northwest String Summit. Then again, you might catch them at events like The Austin City Limits Festival, Bonnaroo and Rothbury. Recommendation is that you catch them at Sunshine Theater with the Deadly Gentlemen on Mar. 13. This band has an endless, unbelievable tour schedule and this performance will be as damn near perfect as any that they are capable to put on. I think that we’re a fortunate bunch.

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MUSIC Cowgirl

L I VE M US I C

FRI

Karaoke 9p, FREE The Lovely Bad Things 9p, TBA

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Sunshine Theater

Chava w/ Paid My Dues Blues

The Wailers 7p, $22

6:30-9:30p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

Anthony Leon & the Chain

SAT

Low Spirits

AMERICANA 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

TUE

Blackbird Buvette

Carlos the Tall 6p, FREE Planet Rock FUNK DANCE PARTY 10p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Groove the Dig w/Old School John

The Limbs, The Howlin’ Wolves, Bullet Tooth 8:30p, FREE

PUNK/GLAM 10p, FREE

Cowgirl

Blackbird Buvette

Tenia Sanders SINGER-SONGWRITER/ FOLK/SOUL 5-7:30p, FREE The Gypsy Lumberjacks AMERICANA

Blackbird Buvette

SUN 3

Satellite Sky INDIE ROCK 7p, FREE No Fun Dance Party ROCK-N-ROLL

Blackbird Buvette

Mine Shaft Tavern

8:30p, FREE

GLAM 10p, FREE

Sage & Jared’s Happy Gland Band

Monica Taylor ACOUSTIC COUNRY

Launchpad

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

Noon, FREE

Rawrr!, Pepper Griswald, Slothclaw

7-11p, FREE

Cowgirl

Molly’s

Sad Baby Wolf, The Cherry Tempo, Church Camp, Bellemah 9p, $5

8:30p, FREE

The Backwoods Benders BLUEGRASS Noon-3p, FREE The Monica Taylor Trio Ft. Don Morris & Gene Williams COUNTRY 8p, FREE

Steve Kinabrew 5:30p-Close, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern

Cheenah LoungeSanta Ana Star Casino

Donna Christine INDIE 9p-1a, FREE Cooperage

Cafe Mocha SALSA 9:30p, $7 Cowgirl

ABQ Concert Band 3-4p, FREE

Kitty Jo Creek BLUEGRASS 2-5p, FREE The Surf Lords SURF 8:30p, FREE

Il Vicino Canteen Brewery

GiG

Keller Hall

Randal Bays 7:30p, $20

Viva Villa-Lobos 7:30p, $5-$10

Launchpad

The Kosmos

Sinful Solstice, Requiem Mass, 10 Ton Hit, Ruffhouse 9p, $5

Sunday Chatter-Opera Southwest

Los Cuates-Sandia Park

Launchpad

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddies 6-9p, FREE

Nuclear Reign, Michael Lee Ostrander, Feud of Temptation 8p, $5

Marcello’s Chophouse

Low Spirits

Tony Rodriquez Duo 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Cash’d Out 8p, $10

Mine Shaft Tavern

Jim & Tim SOULFUL BLUES 3-7p, FREE Dear Rabbit and Hot Honey

Gene Corbin AMERICANA 3-7p, FREE

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY 7-11p, FREE

Alpha Cats 6-9p, FREE

The Breaktone INDIE/ROCK 3-6p, FREE

10:30a, $5-$15

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Molly’s

Seraﬁn’s Chile Hut

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddies 11a-2p, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro

No Exit 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Leo Rondeau SINGER-SONGWRITER 8p, FREE

George Nason Performing Arts Center-Eldorado High School

H-2-8 1:30-5p, FREE Larry Conga Show 5:30-Close, FREE

Cowgirl

MON

Zinc Cellar Bar

Open Mic Night 7-11p, FREE

Andrew Duncan Brown w/ Marc Norman BLUES/SOUL 8-11p, FREE

Molly’s

WED 6 Blackbird Buvette

PanPhobia, Parachute Picnic & The Inﬁeld ROCK 10:30p, FREE

Rudy Boy Experiment 5:30p, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station

Todd & the Foxx 9:30p, FREE Australian sibling duo Satellite Sky — Pete Kicks (vocals/ guitar) and Kim Kicks (drums) — will make a stop at Blackbird Buvette (509 Central SW, 505.243.0878, blackbirdbuvette.com) on Saturday, Mar. 2. Show at 7p. No cover.

Beppe Gambetta & Petter Ostroushiko JAZZ/FOLK 7:30p, $15-$18 Cowgirl

The Love Leighs JAZZ 8p, FREE GiG

Tin Hat 7:30p, $25 Launchpad

Capture the Crown, Ice Nine Kills, Portrait of a Mastermind, I Am Inﬁnite 8p, $10 Low Spirits

Dirty Bourbon River Show 9p, $7 Blackbird Buvette

Molly’s

Karaoke 9p, FREE

Roger Lewis Band 5:30p-Close, FREE

Cherry Hills Library

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Las Flores del Valle NOON, FREE

Matt Jones 6-9p, FREE

THU

Low Spirits

Ivan & Alyosha, The Lone Bellow 9p, $10

Blackbird Buvette

Molly’s

The Fabulous Martini Tones 6p, FREE KGB Club GOTH/INDUSTRIAL

Jimmy Jones 5:30p-Close, FREE

10p, FREE

Tin Hat 7:30p, $25-$30

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Josh Burg DANCE PARTY 8:30p, FREE

Chris Page Trio 6-9p, FREE

The Corrales Bistro Brewery

Taos Mesa Brewery

Erik Knudson SOLO/FOLK/BLUES

Dirty Bourbon River Show 8p, TBA

6:30-9p, FREE

Zinc Cellar Bar

Cowgirl

Caitlin Cannon & the Artillery

Boris McCutcheon AMERICANA 8p,

AMERICANA 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

FREE Launchpad

Radical Something, Sense and Change, KND: Kids Next Door 8p, $11

The Solo Club

Paul Pino and The Tone Daddies 7:10-11:30p, FREE

Soul Sanctuary 6:30-9:30p, FREE

ABQ True School UNDERGROUND Cooperage

Jane Siberry 8p, $38-$43

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Burt’s Tiki Lounge HIP HOP 8:30p, FREE

Outpost Performance Space

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Outpost Performance Space

SAT

Blackbird Buvette

The Local Spin 7p, FREE Live, Local Music Showcase 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge

The Porter Draw 8:15p, FREE Cooperage

Nosotros SALSA 9:30p, $7 Cowgirl

The Santa Fe Chiles Traditional Dixie Jazz Band 2-5p, FREE Chango COVER BAND 8:30p, FREE Immanuel Presbyterian Church

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smart MUSIC Martin Sexton 7:30p, Thu., Feb. 28

any genres and words might be used to describe Dirty Bourbon River Show, but really, only one word is needed to sum up their music: contagious. Once you listen to songs like “Wolfman” and hear the raspy voice of Noah Adams accompanied by an accordion and upright bass, you know you’re in for something special. Dirty Bourbon River Dirty Bourbon River Show formed Show only a few years ago when frontman 9p, Wed., Mar. 6 Adams wandered into the jazz capital Low Spirits of the world, New Orleans, looking 2823 2nd NW, for fellow musicians, and ended up 505.344.9555 meeting Dane “Boosty” Shindler, a $7 drummer also looking to start a band. Tickets: holdmyticket. After recruiting “Big Charlie” Skinner, com Wayne Mitchell and Jimmy Williams, dirtybourbonrivershow. the group began recording its ﬁrst com studio album, and, in true gypsy lowspiritslive.com fashion, embarked on a journey across the southern and eastern portions of the United States, playing shows and giving away their music for free. By doing so, the self-proclaimed “Gypsy Brass Circus Rock” group from New Orleans began to develop a fan base across the United States. With their seventh record on tap since their formation in 2009, a relentless touring schedule and a polished stage show, the versatile group shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. —Todd Rohde

here aren’t many musicians who can single-handedly entertain an auditorium full of people. Martin The Lensic Sexton is one. He commands the stage 211 W. San Francisco, with guitar chops, vocal range and ﬂuid 505.988.7050 audience banter between songs, all while $22-$38 throwing in some beatboxing and funky Tickets: ticketssantafe. white boy attitude. The 10th of 12 kids in com an Irish-American family from Syracuse, martinsexton.com N.Y., Sexton taps into the Irish performer lensic.org tradition, with a joyful presence and a gift for gab all honed during his years as a street performer in Boston while growing up there in the 1980s and 1990s. Sexton released his ﬁrst record in 1992 and now has nine albums under his belt, as well as his most recent work, the EP Fall Like Rain, which came out last year. He’s been called a white soul singer in the tradition of Van Morrison or Steve Winwood, and his songs have landed on a variety of TV shows, including Showtime’s Brotherhood as well as Scrubs and Parenthood. John Mayer calls Sexton, “The best live performer I’ve ever seen.” He brought down the house when he performed at The Lensic in 2010, and more of the same is on tap this time around. —Mike English

The Wailers 8p, Sat., Mar. 2

hether you know it or not, you have probably enjoyed the music of The Wailers on at least one smoky college night. Originally the Sunshine Theater backup band for a then-unknown Jamaican songwriter 120 Central SW, named Bob Marley, The Wailers eventually evolved 505.764.0249 into their own solo acts, and have since gone back $27.50 again to do what they do best: thump out some of the Tickets: holdmyticket. finest reggae grooves known to the human race. com The group is anchored by Aston “Family Man” Barrett, thewailers.com who happens not only to be an original member of sunshinetheatrelive.com The Wailers, but also an impressive bassist who, along with his drummer/brother Carly Barrett, created one of the most influential rhythm sections every assembled. The rest of the band’s lineup consists of some of Jamaica’s finest up-and-coming stars. Of course, in paradise trouble must always exist in some form or another. For without the sour, the sweet would never be as sweet. In this story, trouble comes in the form of infighting between the Barrett brothers and other surviving members of Marley’s original cast of players, who now tour under the name “the Original Wailers.” Fortunately, whatever disagreements, misunderstandings, lies, rumors or sweet nothings exist between the two camps, what remains is the fact that all those involved were a part of something amazing, and continue to use that experience to inspire countless legions of wide-eyed kids looking for a small piece of island magic. Roots, rock, reggae! —Charlie Crago

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MUSIC SUN 10

LI V E M USIC

Zinc Cellar Bar

Molly’s

David Castro Acoustic Trio

The Tumbleweeds 5:30p, FREE

ALTERNATIVE INDIE ROCK 7-10p, FREE

Sunshine Theater

Blackbird Buvette

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 Launchpad

Spindrift, Gram Rabbit, Canyonlands 9:30p, $7 Low Spirits

The James Douglas Show, Lovers & Madmen, Christopher Leyva’s Falling Doves, A House for Lions, Jack Littman 8p, $10

The Weeksend w/ Wae Fonkey & Guests 7p, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

Paw & Erik Sawyer ALTERNATIVE BLUEGRASS 3-7p, FREE CW Ayon BLUES 7-11p, FREE

The Swag Band 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s

Taylor Ranch Library

The Backwoods Benders BLUEGRASS Noon-3p, FREE Tina & Her Pony

Rock Bottom 1:30-5p, FREE Dangerous Curvz 5:30p-Close, FREE

Conosort Un-Caged ART ROCK 3-4p,

INDIE-APPALACHIAN 8p, FREE

Outpost Performance Space

Zinc Cellar Bar

Joe West & The Santa Fe Revue CD Release Party 8p, $22-$25

Felix y los Gatos AMERICANA/FUNK

Sunshine Theater

Deorro, D!rty Aud!o 8p, $16 FREE 9:30p-12:30a, FREE

Cowgirl

KiMo Theatre

The Figueroa Project: Music Dinosaurs and Dance 2p, $10-$35 The Kosmos

Sunday Chatter-Opera Music for Clarinet & Voice 10:30a, $5-$15 Launchpad

Jonny Craig, Kurt Travis, Hail the Sun, The Seeking 8p, $12

MON

Blackbird Buvette

Karaoke 9p, FREE Cowgirl

Karaoke 9p, FREE Launchpad

Red Light Cameras, Decker, Parenthetical Girls, Field Tripp, PALMS, Jared & The Mill 6p, $7

Sweet & Lowdown 8-11p, FREE

WED 13 Blackbird Buvette

Low Spirits

DJ Truman 10p, FREE

Pickwick, PAPA, Rose Windows 9p, $10

TUE

Tomten, Lousy Robot, Great Depression INDIE POP 10p, FREE Cowgirl

Sean Healen SINGER-SONGWRITER

Mine Shaft Tavern

8p, FREE

The Barbwires SOULFUL BLUES 3-7p,

Esther Bone Memorial Library

FREE

The Enchanters 24 VOICE CHORAL

St. Clair Winery & Bistro

6:30p, FREE

Tony Brazis Trio 6-9p, FREE

KiMo Theatre

St. John’s United Methodist

Bruce Cockburn 7:30p, $25-$35

The Leavetaking - Quintessence Choral ft. La Catrina String Quartet

Lomas Tramway Library

3p, $5-$15

6-7:30p, FREE

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Zinc Cellar Bar

G-Eazy, Skizzy Mars 7:30p, $15

Blackbird Buvette Low Spirits

Chelsea Grin, Attila, Betraying the Martyrs, Within the Ruins, Buried in Verona, Lies Like Glass 8p, $15

Consort Un-Caged ART ROCK

Burt’s Tiki Lounge

ABQ True School HIP HOP 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl

Barnyard Stompers COWPUNK 8p, FREE Launchpad

The Hush Sound, The Last Royals, Sydney Wayser 7:30p, $12 Molly’s

Mark & Sherri 5:30p-Close, FREE South Valley Library

Las Flores del Valle Noon, FREE St. Clair Winery & Bistro

The Gruve 6-9p, FREE Sunshine Theater

Yonder Mountain String Band, The Deadly Gentleman 8p, $20

ARTS

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THU 28 THROUGH APR. 5: EXHIBITION

Marks and Remarks An exhibition of prints by Janet Yagoda Shagam. 8a-6p, Mon.-Fri., FREE JONATHAN ABRAMS MD ART GALLERY UNM HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, 5TH FLOOR 2211 LOMAS NE, 505.272.9700

medicing.unm.edu/admin/gallery.html

FRI 1 THROUGH APR. 3: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Boston sculptor Donna Dodson Dodson makes her solo show debut in NM with “Donna Dodson: Mystic Efﬁgies.” Opening Reception 5-7:30p, FREE LEICH LATHROP GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 1, 505.243.3059

leichlathropgallery.blogspot.com RECEPTION

Sally McDevitt Working in oils and acrylics, Sally McDevitt captures the NM landscape in a realistic style. 5p, FREE WEEMS GALLERY, 303 ROMERO NW, 505.764.0302 weemsgallery.com

RECEPTION

Farrell Cockrum, New Work New work from Native American contemporary modernist Farrell Cockrum of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. Reception 5-8p, FREE BLACKBIRD GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, STE.16, 505.243.9525

blackbirdgallery.biz Artist Reception The March show will feature pastels by Elaine Koehler and glass fusion by Linda Boyes. Artist reception: 5-8p, FREE PURPLE SAGE GALERIA 201 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.450.4059

purplesagegaleria.com THROUGH MAR. 10: PERFORMANCE

Cold Water A world-premier documentary theater piece created and performed by the documentary theater class of the SFUAD Performing Arts Department. 7p, Fri. and Sat.; 2p, Sun., $12-$15 GREER GARSON THEATRE-SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN 1600 SAINT MICHAEL’S, SANTA FE, 505.988.1234

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The National Hispanic Cultural Center and Harwood Art Center have once again teamed up to present Women and Creativity, a month-long series of events celebrating the creative contributions of the women of Albuquerque. Some examples include “Harvest in Las Trampas” by Kryteen Wyzsak (right), “Alight” by Niya Lee (top left), “Kitchen Polka” Mary Snowden (bottom left) and an origami piece by Felicia Montoya (bottom middle). For a complete schedule of events, seminars and workshops, visit womenandcreativity.org.

Wide-ranging women Duke City celebration of female innovation and creativity returns with annual month-long roster of events Those who would rather soak in the brilliant work or wisdom of others will find readings, arch marks Women’s History performances and seminars to pique their Month, and once again the interests. Subject matter comes in all shapes National Hispanic Cultural and sizes, from the mouths of hosts, educators Center and Harwood Art Center and creators of just about every creative are teaming up to honor womanhood as it flourishes in the culturally-rich Duke City. discipline imaginable. Women and Creativity celebrates its eighth Have you ever wondered how to bind books, annual collection of performances, workshops or what an accordion book even is? There are and events throughout the entire month. workshops for that. Are you concerned about Aptly named, it’s a full-on your family’s health? There are celebration of women and rousing discussions about that. creativity within the diverse Do you want to increase your E V E N T S Albuquerque cityscape, with flexibility? Women and Creativity a variety of events covering has yoga classes to help you Women and everything from poetry finally touch your toes and readings to yoga classes to Creativity mark that task off your bucket bookbinding workshops. Mar. 1-31 list. Those interested in creating Rather than dedicating a Various venues, ticket art, poetry and a whole repertoire single evening or weekend prices of crafts may consider attending to celebrating womankind, womenandcreativity.org “Arranging Your Creative Space Women and Creativity has With Feng Shui” on Mar. 3, collected a long list of events a workshop that will enable from over 35 local and regional participants to transform a living partners for Albuquerqueans’ pleasure in a room. Or join in on the “Happy Arte Hour” on variety of venues and for a variety of different Mar. 7, an event that is purely for the creation of interests. No doubt, women (and men — the biggest female fans) will find something among art in a friendly, relaxed environment. Crafters can attend events like “Origami With Felicia the catalogue that sparks interest, regardless Montoya” on Mar. 9 or the “Steampunk Style of age or background. This year participants Journal or Postcard Collection” workshop on can expect a range of activities across the Mar. 23 and walk away with new skills. Not into board. Writers, artists and performers alike are the arts? Women and Creativity offers “The Art bound to find something to keep them busy. BY SHARI TAYLOR

of Cartography: Mapping as a Creative Process” on Mar. 2, “Wine and Cheese 101: Taste, Pair and Explore!” at Farm and Table on Mar. 17 and the opportunity to enjoy “Bubbles and Bubbles” at Qbar with Explora on Mar. 24. If you just want to learn, you may consider visiting the Stitching Resistance exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, where you’ll learn a little something about Chilean history. Or attend the workshop “A Writer and Her Blog – How to Create a Blog and Stick With it” starting Mar. 7, or watch one of the UNM Resource Center’s “Films on Fridays.” Celebrate women with your undivided attention at The Outpost with a performance by Tin Hat on Mar. 7. Or see the cabaret at The Reptilian Lounge on Mar. 9. A wide range of tastes are met with Women and Creativity, with a celebration of womanhood from the traditional to the modern. Women and Creativity offers an astounding diversity of events, covering the rich interests of a city as interesting as Albuquerque. What is most important about the repertoire offered by Women and Creativity, though, is not necessarily the variety of events or the big names featured in this or that workshop. What makes this event important is the dedication offered up by the artists and entrepreneurs who help make it happen, and the sense of curiosity and care brought by event participants. It is this intrinsic culture and sense of community that has made Women and Creativity an unstoppable success in Albuquerque women’s culture.

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smart ARTS Border Liquid and Mi Corazon y Mi Alma

here’s going to be a time in the future when Americans look back on the push to build a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border and see it for what OPENING RECEPTION: it is: a delusional waste of money fueled 6-8:30p, Fri., Mar. 8 by fear and racism. With Border Liquid, El Chante, Casa de Albuquerque photographer Jaelyn deMaría Cultura reclaims the border as a soft boundary 804 Park SW, between cultures, a point of interaction 505.400.9201 between human beings. She captures this with such images as a couple kissing through a chain-link fence or shots that put a human face on the current militarization of the border zone. A postdoctoral fellow in the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of New Mexico, deMaría said her show is “inspired by all the ways that people are working to re-humanize the borderlands of our existence.” Also showing is Conny Sena’s Mi Corazon y Mi Alma, a collection of natural artifact pieces constructed of branches, coral, feathers, tinwork and more. The show is part of the month-long Women and Creativity event (see the story on page 19). —Mike English

Anti Hero

hat brings artists of such differing styles like Jon Sanchez, P. Nut and Chan Avery OPENING RECEPTION: together? Friendship. There’s nothing silly 7-11p, Fri., Mar. 1 about it. These local artists stick together. Boro Gallery And this time friendship has brought together 317 Gold SW, Suite A, a seasoned illustrator, a pop art painter and 505.850.4187 a wood block printer. Sanchez, who has FREE pushed his post-modern style through a jonsanchezcreative.com slew of modern culture references, designs illustrations and multimedia creations. His work shows an ability to invent original creations as well as homages to popular references like Power Rangers and Star Wars. Meanwhile, P. Nut embraces simplicity with art that he totes from behind anime convention booths and across T-shirt fronts. Cartoon scenarios featuring short-armed toy robots, cuddly monsters and well-known video game characters greet P. Nut’s fans. Avery uses wood block and lino-cut prints (which he hand presses) to create bold designs of exaggerated images. His art is all about the process itself, rather than about the end product. The three artists represent three very different styles, all equally worthy of being shown in a gallery. —Shari Taylor

Groupies: Abstract Paintings by Stefan Geissbühler

t takes a certain disposition to be an artist. Artistic abilities are an obvious requirement, but you also need some thick skin, a fearless attitude, honest OPENING: approach and yes, for a painter like 5p, Fri., Mar. 1 Stefan Geissbühler, an eclectic set of Palette Contemporary Art acrylics to paint with. Being an artist 7400 Montgomery NE, is not the easiest way to make a living, 505.855.7777 that’s no secret, and in fact most artists FREE have other jobs that help generate artthatsings.com income. But like everything else, there are a few rare exceptions. Geissbühler is one. His visually stunning art has been featured in galleries in both Europe and the United States. What sets the Swiss-born artist’s work apart is the emotion and liveliness that shines through the vibrant colors of his paintings. Whether it is a piece from the Mini’s series, Figurative series or Abstract series, each piece of art created by Geissbühler tells a unique story. Palette Contemporary Art has collected a cross-section of his work that allows spectators’ minds to run wild at the sight of his inspiring acrylic creations. Included are paintings from Geissbühler’s Mini series as well as a selection of larger abstract pieces. —Todd Rohde

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Marks and Remarks An exhibition of prints by Janet Yagoda Shagam. 8a-6p, Mon.-Fri., FREE JONATHAN ABRAMS MD ART GALLERY UNM HOSPITAL AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, 5TH FLOOR 2211 LOMAS NE, 505.272.9700

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Boston sculptor Donna Dodson Dodson makes her solo show debut in NM with “Donna Dodson: Mystic Efﬁgies.” Reception: 5-7:30p, FREE

Upside Down Downside UP Artists worked with an original artwork from a renowned or recognized artist and interpreted the piece by “copying” it while inverting both the original piece and the copy. Reception 5-8p, FREE OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org THROUGH MAR. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Metal Artists David Snow & Dan Garret Contemporary enamel work by David Snow of fused glass and abstracted three dimensional metal work by Dan Garrett of steel, paint and patinas. Artists Reception 5-9p, FREE SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

LEICH LATHROP GALLERY 323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 1, 505.243.3059

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Open House Featured artists are Ricardo ChavezMendez, Marta Light and Patricia Forbes. All Night, FREE

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Sally McDevitt Working in oils and acrylics, Sally McDevitt captures the NM landscape in a realistic style. 5p, FREE WEEMS GALLERY, 303 ROMERO NW, 505.764.0302 weemsgallery.com

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Seeing is Believing “Seeing is Believing” featuring Tim Gifford’s bronze sculptures, and landscape photography by Garry Philips. Chris Meyer will discuss how he combines digital photography and printing with collage. 5-8p, FREE THE GALLERY ABQ, 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333 thegalleryabq.com

RECEPTION

Appalachian Alchemy Willi Singleton, a Pennsylvania ceramicist. 5-8:30p, FREE WEYRICH GALLERY 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com THROUGH APR. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

THROUGH MAR. 31: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

First Sat. Reception Mel Johnson presents recent painting and a nine person group show will be available for viewing and purchase. 3-5p, FREE JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HWY 14 N, MADRID, 505.471.1054

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Groupies: Abstract Paintings by Stefan Geissbühler View the vibrant and intriguing acrylic creations of abstract artist Stefan Geissbühler in a live painting demonstration. 11a-4p, FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

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RECEPTION

THROUGH MAR. 31: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

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Two New Exhibits Featuring two gallery exhibitions, handson and collaborative art making, Open studios with Harwood Artists, food, music and more. 6-8p, FREE HARWOOD ART CENTER 1114 7TH NW, 505.242.6367

harwoodartcenter.org THROUGH APR. 13: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Dancing Light: Photography by Carol Mell Coming from a background of dance and choreography, Carol Mell is intrigued by movement. 5-8p, FREE matrixﬁneart.com

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THROUGH MAR. 10: PERFORMANCE

GREER GARSON THEATRE 1600 SAINT MICHAEL’S, SANTA FE, 505.988.1234

JOHNS’ WESTERN GALLERY 4009 CENTRAL NE, 505.246.2414

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HOTEL ANDALUZ (MEZZANINE) 125 2ND NW, 505.346.0011

MATRIX FINE ART, 3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 A, 505.268.8952

7p, Fri. and Sat.; 2p, Sun., $12-$15

Ralph Roybal SW Indian culture in bronze by Ralph Roybal. Artist reception 5-8p, FREE

The Magnificent Void: Paintings by Heather Bingham, Stacey Heim and Celeste LaForme Reception/exhibit featuring paintings by Heather Bingham, Stacey Heim and Celeste LaForme. 5-8p, FREE

purplesagegaleria.com Cold Water A world-premier documentary theater piece created and performed by the documentary theater class of the SFUAD Performing Arts Department.

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Denise Weaver-Ross, MW by NE by SW: Works on Paper Denise Weaver-Ross combines the written and visual language to create large ethereal works of art. 5-8p, FREE NEW GROUNDS PRINT WORKSHOP & GALLERY, 3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 B, 505.268.8952

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The Acoma Collection Lee Marmon, Laguna photographer presents this new exhibit. 5-8p, FREE ABQ PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY 303 ROMERO NW, 505.244.9195

Two New Exhibits Downstairs: Invitational theme show: “Chapeauphilia” and “The Love of Hats.” Upstairs: Painter Amanda Banker debuts her surrealistic pieces. 5-8p, FREE MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

mariposa-gallery.com THROUGH APR. 5: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

Stefan Geissbühler, Groupies: Abstract Paintings View the acrylic creations of abstract artist Stefan Geissbühler. 5-8p, FREE PALETTE CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT, 7400 MONTGOMERY SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

palettecontemporary.com THROUGH MAR. 9: PERFORMANCE

The Golden Age of Radio Come laugh as the Rio Grande Players present comedies from “The Golden Age of Radio.” 7:30p, Fri.; 2p, Sat.,

OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE 210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044

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Arranging your Creative Space with Feng Shui Feng Shui expert Carol M. Olmstead of Feng Shui For Real Life will present a hands-on workshop. 1-2:30p, $19 NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, 1701 4TH SW, 505./246.2261

nhccnm.org THROUGH MAR. 30: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

New Voices – 13 Women Share from the HeArt This show will feature 13 previously unknown, yet very talented, artists who have never before presented a solo show. Reception: 3-7p, FREE TORTUGA GALLERY 901 EDITH SE, 505.948.8840

$4-$10 HOPE CHURCH 4710 JUAN TABO NE, 505.291.9076

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Winter Dance Escape An energetic, entertaining and diverse evening of dance presented by dancers from NDI New Mexico.

Kids Storytime! Join Connie to read books about the Tooth Fairy. 10:30a, FREE

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

7p, $11-$16 THE HILAND, 4800 CENTRAL, 505.340.0219 ndi-nm.org

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Dr. Craig Pierce’s, Parenting Without Distraction Pierce will be on hand for discussion and signing. Parents are encouraged to bring their children. 5:30-7:30p, FREE

THU 7 THROUGH MAR. 23: PERFORMANCE

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris A wickedly funny and ﬁercely privative play about race, real estate, and the volatile values of each. Thu.-Sun., TBD.

THE SOUTHWEST FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER , 7005 PROSPECT NE

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KIMO THEATRE 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.768.3544

Miriam Sagan, Sari Krosinsky Poets Miriam Sagan: “Seven Places in America” and Sari Krosinsky: “god-chaser.” 7p, FREE

kimotickets.com THROUGH APR. 19: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

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Mining the ‘90s Mining the ’90s brings together three long-time ABQ artists Jane Abrams, Aaron Karp and Alan Paine Radebaugh. This exhibit brings them together and by exhibiting work from the ‘90s shows a bit of the history and community that is a vital part of Albuquerque art today. Reception:

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All day, call for price SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER 1025 BROADWAY SE, 505.848.1320

cabq.gov/culturalservices THROUGH MAR. 10: FILM FESTIVAL

Taos Shortz Film Fest More than 88 short films by filmmakers from 18 countries (including the United States) will be featured in Taos at the 6th annual Taos Shortz Film Festival (TSFF) – unofficially dubbed as the “Sundance for short films in the Southwest” by international film industry insiders. times and price varies. TAOS COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM 145 PASEO DEL PUEBLO NORTE, TAOS, 575.758.4677

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Native artist Jason Lujan will hold an artist talk and reception on Saturday, Mar. 9 from 2-4p at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe (108 Cathedral, 888.922.4242, iaia.edu). Lujan will discuss his current MoCNA exhibition, Jason Lujan: Summer Burial and his art practice. Pictured is Lujan’s “Summer Burial,” 2012.

THROUGH MAR. 10: PERFORMANCE

The Fever The Fever is an Obie Awardwinning one-man play performed by Bryan Bevell. It’s a gripping, feverish tale that takes a harrowing look at privilege, wealth, power and oppression. 7:30p, Fri., Sat.; 2p. Sun., TBD THE VORTEX THEATRE 2004-1/2 CENTRAL SE, 505.247.8600

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ART OPENING AND RECEPTION

Mi Corazon y Mi Alma & Border Liquid A presentation of work by Conny Sena. 6-8:30p, FREE

In the Time of the Butterflies A new play by Caridad Svich based on the novel of the same name by Julia Alvarez.7:30p, Fri., Sat., $12-

EL CHANTE-CASA DE CULTURA 804 PARK SW, 505.400.9201

$15; 2p, Sun., pay what you wish

Last Monuments: Recent works by Frol Boundin “Last Monuments” is an exploration of what remains.

TEATRO PARAGUAS STUDIO 3205 CALLE MARIE, SANTA FE, 505.424.1601

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Reception: 5-8p, FREE

THROUGH MAR. 28: RECEPTION/ EXHIBITION

SCA CONTEMPORARY ART 524 HAINES NW

Quilt Exhibit This exhibits theme is ﬂowers and hummingbirds. White gloves will be available for those who can’t keep their hands off the quilts. Viewers will be amazed at the changes in quilting over the years, and the innovative techniques and embellishments of modern quilts which are now an art form in themselves. Reception: 5-7p, FREE

THROUGH MAR. 10: PERFORMANCE

PLACITAS LIBRARY 453 HWY 165, PLACITAS, 505.867.3355

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She Dances with Fate She Dances With Fate, a ﬂamenco “hip-hopera” written and directed by Camelia R. Finley and co-written by Jacob Cornelius, is a musical drama built from legends of Gypsy folklore, Greek myth, Celtic fables and ancient champions. 7:30p, Fri. and Sat.; 2p, Sun., $12-$22 ABQ JOURNAL THEATRE-NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER 1701 4TH SW, 505.724.4771

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ARTIST TALK & RECEPTION

Jason Lujan Jason Lujan will discuss his current exhibition, tand his art practice. Lujan is an interdisciplinary artist who has lived in New York City since 2001. Originally from Marfa, Texas, his exhibitions and performances include multiple solo and group exhibitions at the Kentler International Drawing Space, Longwood Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, the Heard Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. 2-4p, FREE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ARTS 108 CATHEDRAL, SANTA FE, 505.428.5907

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DISCUSSION/SIGNING

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3:30p, FREE BOOK CLUB

Vamos a Leer book club This book club is open to educators and the general public, especially those interested in dynamic Hispanic young adult literature. 5p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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BOOK SIGNING

Wally Gordon, A Reporter’s World A journalist who has covered myriad topics including Watergate and potential nuclear disasters in NM, Wally Gordon explores his involvement. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS, 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139 bkwrks.com

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READING

Read Across America & Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash Wear a Dr. Seuss character costume, enjoy a Seussian snack and get ready to read. 10:30a, FREE

Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp This book that is intended to inspire, enlighten and enrich spiritual seekers of any faith or background. 7p, FREE

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BOOK SIGNING

RJ Mirabal, The Tower of Il Serrohe The Tower of Il Serrohe pulls us into the deteriorating life of Don Vargas thrown out of the house by his promiscuous wife. 2-4p, FREE TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

READING

George Ovitt, The Snowman” ABQ Academy teacher George Ovitt celebrates the publication of his new book of short stories. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

bkwrks.com Self-Published/Local Author Fair Authors are invited to bring their books to promote independently and sell. 3p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONGTOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

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Kids Story Time Hats off to Johnny Appleseed. The group will read Lessons to Live by from Johnny Appleseed,t do a craft and eat apples. 10:30a, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Elizabeth Baker, Gifts of Gratitude: The Joyful Adventures of a Life Well Lived Award-winning writer and ﬁlmmaker Elizabeth Baker reads from her debut novel where she narrates a series of inspiring experiences in turn purposeful and ungoverned. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Andrew Budek-Schmeisser, Blesses are the Pure of Heart Budek-Schmeisser, a resident of Belen, NM, will be available to sign copies of his book 1-3p, FREE HASTINGS, 840-A JUAN TABO NE

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The China Express A lecture and exhibition by photographer Carlan Tapp. As the United States continues to lower its dependency on coal, coal companies have turned to China. Lecture: 6p, $5-$10

Dime Stories 3rd Anniversary Showcase Jennifer Simpson of Duke City Dime Stories will direct a threeminute prose open-mic, open to the public, and featuring Dime Stories Best Of performers. 3p, FREE

SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE 1600 ST MICHAEL’S, SANTA FE, 505.424.5050

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Bill Dunmire, NM’s Spanish Livestock The Spanish introduced European livestock to the New World — not only cattle and horses but also mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. This survey of the history of domestic livestock in NM is the ﬁrst of its kind. 3p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Lisa Lenard-Cook, Lynn Miller, Find Your Story, Write Your Memoir Every person has a story to tell, but few beginners know how to uncover their story’s narrative potential. And despite a growing interest among students and creative writers, few guides to the genre of memoirs and creative nonﬁction highlight compelling storytelling strategies. Addressing this gap, authors Lynn C. Miller and Lisa Lenard-Cook provide a compact, accessible guide to memoir writing that shows how an aspiring memoir writer can use storytelling tools and tactics borrowed from ﬁction to weave personal experiences into the shape of a story. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Poetry Open Mic Night Open Mic Nights are hosted by Kenneth P. Gurney and the local poets of NM. Thirty minutes of open mic will be followed by a reading by the featured poet of the evening. The featured poet for March is Richard Oyama. 7p, FREE PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE 11018 MONGTOMERY NE, 505.294.2026

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Lucinda Sachs, Clyde Tingley’s Little New Deal Sachs talks about her research on longtime politician Clyde Tingley, who was NM’s 11th governor. Her book, Clyde Tingley’s Little New Deal for New Mexico 1935-1938, explores the man who came to Albuquerque to seek treatment for his wife’s tuberculosis and ended up being one of the state’s foremost children’s healthcare advocates 3p, FREE bkwrks.com

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Deboralise Mota, Don’t Bug the Bugs Mota will play some songs on her guitar and help with a gardening project. 10:30a, FREE

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Katie Lane, Celeste Bradley, Gabi Stevens, Darynda Jones ABQ authors join forces to discuss Spring Fling Into Romance and sign their latest romantic releases.

BOOK CLUB

Bookworks Book Club This month’s selection is Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox. 7p, FREE BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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BOOKS

BOOK REVIEW

Tony Mares one of poetic ‘8’

African American History in New Mexico: Portraits from Five Hundred Years

Poetry anthology presents Southwestern poets with broad inﬂuences

EDITED BY BRUCE A. GLASRUD

UNM Press, 2013

$29.95 ISBN: 978-0-8263-5301-6

BY MIKE ENGLISH t would be fair to say that African Americans have played a more modest role in the history of New Mexico than Native Americans, Hispanics or Anglos, but that doesn’t mean the history of blacks in the state is not rich and complex. As should be noted at the close of February’s nationwide African American History Month, it is, and the new book African American History in New Mexico: Portraits from Five Hundred Years shows exactly this richness. Edited by Bruce Glasrud, a retired university dean who lives in San Antonio, Texas, African American History in New Mexico is a collection of 17 essays about the black experience in the Land of Enchantment, starting with a Moroccan slave named Estaban who served as a guide for Spanish explorers in 1539 and was killed in a conflict with the Zuni. Other black soldiers and slaves accompanied each of the ensuing Spanish expeditions into New Mexico, including Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s visit in 1540-1542 and Juan de Onate’s expedition of 1598. In fact, during Spain’s three centuries of control in Mexico, over 200,000 black slaves were brought to “New Spain” (Mexico), and a small but steady stream of those blacks made their way north into New Mexico. It wasn’t always easy for these early black residents of the territory. As we learn in the essay “Africans and Discrimination in Colonial New Mexico,” Spanish priests and settlers often held these blacks and “mulattos” in low esteem, and a political official like Pedro Bautista Pino, New Mexico’s representative to the Spanish government in 1810, felt the need to boast about the purity of blood in his province and the absence of people of African origin. “Spaniards and pure blooded Indians make up the total population of 40,000 inhabitants,” he lied. Indeed, there were 27 soldiers and slaves of African descent in the group of Spaniards who resettled New Mexico in 1692, after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and that population only grew through the years. By the early 20th century, Francis Boyer, an African America from Georgia, would come to New Mexico and incorporate Blackdom Township, a blacks-only community in the Pecos Valley. The community grew to 25 families and included a store, school, two churches and a post office. Water woes led to the town’s demise by 1920. (Local iQ film writer Jeff Berg

contributed to this particular essay in the book, entitled “Black Communities in New Mexico.”) It’s these kind of historical tidbits that add the most interest to the book, which at times is a bit dry and academic. Whether it’s telling the story of the Buffalo Soldiers stationed in New Mexico during the Civil War era; or the tale of black cowboy George McJunkin, who discovered ancient buffalo bones near the town of Folsom, N.M., which led to the discovery of some of the oldest human remains ever found; or noting the political career of James B. Lewis, the current African American state treasurer, African American History in New Mexico makes a needed contribution to the state’s historical record. It’s not a John Grisham-style page turner, for sure, but it sheds light on an important aspect of New Mexico’s heritage and continued evolution.

lbuquerque native Tony Mares draws on years of experience, observation and study to craft his poetry. You can hear him read from his work Sunday, March 10 at Sunday Chatter. It’s at The Kosmos, 1715 Fifth NW. Mares is one of four poets reading or performing; the others are Elizabeth Raby, Nathan Brown and Karla Morton. If you favor the printed page, you can ﬁnd their poems in the recently published 8 Voices (Baskerville Publishers). The “8” of the book’s title refers to the fact that the work of eight poets in all are inside the pages. Mares said four of his poems deal with the Spanish Civil War, while others deal with nature and science or with personal issues. He said the idea behind the anthology is to present Southwestern poets whose subjects go beyond the region. Mares is also a published essayist and an author of books on history and political science. On the same March 10 program will be music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Luigi Bassi. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $15/$9 (30 and under, full time students with ID)/$5 (under 12). —newmexicobooks.wordpress.com

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here’s a fungus amongus, goes the old cliché … and that would describe the behavior of myopic mycologist Lucien (played by co-director Jason 4, 6p, Mar. 8-10 Cortlund), a mushroom prig, if you must, who makes life rather difficult for his coGuild Cinema mycologist and wife, Regina, as they strive 3405 Central NE, to earn a living as gatherers. Insisting that 505.255.1848 they keep at it by selling their finds to local guildcinema.com restaurants, even after Lucien is robbed nowforager.com of his gatherings by not-friendly Russian mushroom hunters, it all becomes too much for the much wiser Regina, who quits him and the picking for a good job in a nice restaurant. The film focuses mostly on Lucien’s attempts to do the same, with not very good results, especially during a great scene where he is trying to work with a clueless rich gal who is planning a banquet for friends. Regina has her own set of issues, but is much more mature and likable in her ways of handling them. Cortlund is actually a mycologist, so one wonders how much of this interesting and distinctive film is true to life. Unique and watchable. —Jeff Berg DIRECTED BY JASON CORTLUND AND JULIA HALPERIN

Happy People: A irected in part by screen veteran Werner Herzog, who Year in the Taiga took a great interest in Dmitry DIRECTED BY DMITRY Vasyukov’s four-hour version of VASYUKOV AND WERNER HERZOG the film after happening upon it at a friend’s home, Herzog is again Opens Mar. 1 compelled to share his notions of man Call for show times against nature. In the past, Herzog has The Screen at the Santa done documentaries such as Grizzly Fe College of Art and Man and Encounters at the End of the Design World, with fine effect. With Happy 1600 St. Michael’s, People, Vasyukov visited the village Santa Fe, 505.473.6494 of Bahktia, Siberia, to make his film. thescreensf.com There, he followed the locals, who musicboxfilms.com live mostly by sustenance, in a place accessible only by water (when the river is thawed) or by helicopter. Herzog pared down this work, spending most of the film’s 90 minutes with the trappers (no graphic imagery, by the way), who live on taiga away from the village, using mostly the same methods they have used for years. It is an intriguing portrait of a few men whose lifestyles are primitive yet civilized. Hale and hearty. —Jeff Berg

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Taos Shortz Film ertainly one of the more impressive short film festivals in the country, Taos Shortz will Festival be celebrating its sixth anniversary this year, Thu.-Sun., Mar. 7-10 screening 88 short films from 17 countries over Taos Community three days. There are 10 different programs this Auditorium year, several of which will focus on New Mexico 145 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte filmmakers. Included will be the Oscar-nominated $5/$10/$12/$15 Asad, in which a young Somalia boy longs to $100 (full festival past) join his friends as a sea-going pirate, but is left Tickets/schedule/info: behind due to his age. However, he is not without taosshortz.com adventure himself when a kindly old fisherman shares his catch, which he uses as “bail” for a friend. Soon he finds himself trying to cure his own bad luck at fishing and comes up with an unusual catch. Bernadine Santistevan’s Wolf Dog Tales is a marvelous work, using animated sand paintings to render the Diné (Navajo) telling of how the wolf entered their culture. And Janet Davidson’s The Gaffle, about a man caught breaking into a home, holds great promise. Davidson’s clever A Piece of Pie was one of the best received shorts at a past New Mexico Filmmaker’s Showcase. Shorts are sweet. —Jeff Berg

PLANET WAVES Mercury is retrograde through Mar. 17, just a few days before the equinox and change of season on Mar. 20. Early in the month the emphasis of the sky is on creative, clairvoyant and egalitarian Pisces. We are experiencing a natural affinity for contact, healing and sharing. This is the first of three water sign Mercury retrogrades this year — something that’s pretty rare. As the month develops, though, planets move into fire sign Aries, and it’s time to put all that idealism into action. That’s the part that requires some initiative, guts and focus. Action is never quite as easy as the idea that precedes it, though it’s necessary if you want to live for a purpose rather than getting lost in a concept. Good ideas are not enough. Being original is not enough. ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) One potential problem with acting on your ideals is that you face the prospect of having them proven wrong. And you face the possible discovery that you don’t have the will power or energy to do something you believe that you value. Yet if you don’t make the effort and take the risk, you will never know for sure. There is more to this than you may imagine, because to act on your ideals you must on some level let them go. They cease to be “ideals” and become something more tangible and practical. So the issue is one of living with a question, or striving to answer that question, learning what you learn and proceeding from there. You have long been saying it’s time to get out of your head. If you really mean that, you now have an awesome opportunity. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) You seem to want so many things that it’s impossible for you to focus on one of them long enough to manifest it. Think of this time in your life as a moment to try on possibilities that you would not dare to consider in the past. You don’t need to attach the qualification of permanence or commitment. What you’re doing is experimenting with desire, trying on the different potential expressions of yourself for size. You may need to resist your tendency to immediately see things in their most solid or unchangeable form; I suggest you notice this tendency. You might also feel like even considering something new is challenging (particularly to an intimate relationship). If it turns out that exploring friendships with others in any way threatens someone you’re attached to, the fit may be a little too snug. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) Hold off on making new professional commitments till later in the month. It’s fair to expect things to slip and slide a little (or a lot) until then, though it looks like you will have a grip on things by the 22nd, after your ruling planet has returned to direct motion and the Sun has changed signs to Aries. Until then, what you have is the perfect, and I do mean an extremely rare, stellar setup to explore and develop your talent. There is something, a topic or field of interest, that you are developing mastery over. I mean that in the present tense -- you are on the way, growing, considering and feeling out your own potential. Consider yourself a work in progress and refrain from any notion of ‘expertise’ -- the thing you want is the mind of a beginner, as often as you can return there. If you stray, come back to that. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) This is a fine moment to consider your medium- to long-term plans. By this I mean the rest of 2013, into next year and perhaps out to 2015. I don’t usually advise considering the future this far in advance (especially with time moving in dog years, as it is). However you have an unusual perspective now, as if you’re standing on a hilltop amidst

by Eric Francis • planetwaves. net the landscape of time. This is a threedimensional model, rather than the usual tightrope that we think of time as being. You can see in all directions, from an elevated viewpoint. Look around; study the whole horizon. What do you see? How do you feel, looking out in different directions? This is a time in your life when the past has less bearing than ever, and your potential has more value than ever. Stop here for a moment and feel this lighting up your cells and filling your lungs. LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) You may think that your life is complex right now, but you’re probably a lot better off than you think. Busy is not complicated; I would save that word for commitments that compete, for obligations that you cannot fulfill or for the sensation that you have no control over your existence. Are any of these things true? The chances are you have enough of everything, though I suggest that you make some demands on your environment. If you have a need or a situation that is calling for energy, who is really involved, and where can that energy come from? There are possibilities; the more you depend on others’ commitments to you, the more you will encourage a full exchange of energy. If you can do that, you will feel the abundance around you and nobody will feel exploited. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) You have a lot of options open to you at the moment, so many that you may want to ignore them all. That, however, is proving to be a slim possibility, as there appear to be some attractive forces drawing you in beyond your ability to resist. The one thing you want to do right now is maintain your awareness of the possibilities you have, and your ability to make choices. Nothing — and nobody — is a foregone conclusion right now. You are still in a phase where you’re learning a lot about where you stand in relationship to certain others and your total environment. Concentrated information will be forthcoming through the month, though watch for one particularly powerful revelation around the time when Mercury changes direction on the 17th. You’ll encounter information you need, and which can change your life. LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) You’ve been through so much the past few weeks, and you may have the feeling that the tide is still coming in. Yes, you haven’t reached the high water mark yet, though something else is true as well — you’re held and appreciated by the people around you. This is true despite any conflict that may have surfaced, and which may still be irritating you. I suggest you get over the idea that you have to constantly give without having any boundaries. Make the choice to offer yourself where you’re truly appreciated, and where there is a highquality mutual exchange. These things are available to you, though it would help if you see that potential. Make sure that everything you do has a role in nourishing you back. Look at every situation carefully and you will easily be able to identify that factor. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) All sexuality is inherently introspective, because it’s an experience that happens inside of you, and confronts you with yourself. The same could be said of art and music; we usually project the experience with our minds onto the painting, photograph or concert stage, though what you are actually experiencing is something inside your brain and body. Rather than this diminishing your pleasure and your ability to make contact with people you care about, this is the most dependable way to open up communication. You can only be open and honest and relate to others, if you are in contact with

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what you feel and what you want. That information comes from inside of you, and becomes your most dependable mode of navigating the seemingly outer world. Remember, this is also true of the people you want to connect with. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) There is only so safe you can be, and most of that is in your mind. You may be encountering the paradox that the more you focus on security and things being predictable, the more chaotic they are. To those who are conditioned not to experience their emotions — which pretty much counts for everyone these days, though increasing exponentially the younger you are — any actual visceral sensation in your body can feel destabilizing, scary and even threatening. At a certain point it’s necessary to question the validity of anything you consider fearful. I would encourage you to notice whether the term “scary” has anything to do with the sensation of “compelling” or “makes me feel” or “commands my attention and commitment.” If humankind can only bear so much reality, then this is the time to be superhuman. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) You run the risk of over-thinking very nearly everything, and this may spook you out of what hard-won confidence you have earned. I would propose two courses of action, where significant decisions are concerned. One is, make up your mind and stick to what you decide, even if you get insecure. The second is, put any big decisions on hold until Mercury goes direct on March 17, or even until the Sun changes signs on Mar. 22. When Mercury is retrograde, often we don’t need to decide things or act on them as fast as we think we do, and this particular Mercury retrograde is a very strong candidate for allowing missing information to come to the surface. If you’re writing something, this is the time to do a series of drafts, allowing your theme, message and key ideas to come into focus. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) You’re doing a lot of sorting out right now. You seem to have many opinions, and this may be confusing you. Think of it as a process of building consensus with yourself. Consensus author C.T. Butler once shared the secret of this decision-making method. First, the people involved must agree on some fundamental values. Once they have done that, the specific issues they are trying to agree on will be a lot clearer. I suggest you take this process inward. Agree with yourself what deep, underlying principles are the most significant to you; which mean the most. These are known as values. Once you know that, you can contrast the details of any particular decision against your values. Give this some time to work out — for the most important matters, three to six weeks. PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) We’re currently experiencing one of the most unusual Pisces alignments since the mid-1960s. You could be experiencing this one of many ways: as quite a lot (or perhaps a bit too much) happening, attention focused your way and quite a bit in the way of mixed emotions. I suggest that no matter how interesting your outer life is, you monitor carefully what is going on inside you. Experience your feelings consciously. There is plenty happening in the “outer world” — both personal relationships and professional developments — though it’s clear that these things will go a lot more productively if you are in harmony with yourself. You are on what I would describe as an ‘inner mission’. It may be about creativity, it might involve working out emotional material, or it could be about making some deeper contact with your soul — probably all three.

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Who to call when you need help

e get a lot of calls at Credit Rescue Now regarding issues people are dealing with in their lives, financial and otherwise. Their common question is, “Who do I call?” It happens so often I wanted to provide some numbers in this column for who to call for help in various situations. 1. Albuquerque Housing Services, 505.764.3999. (If you feel you are being taken advantage of by your landlord.) 2. Albuquerque Human Rights Office, 505.924.3380. (If your human rights are being violated.) 3. Albuquerque Legal Aid Society, 505.243.7871. (If you need legal help and cannot afford an attorney. Note: you must qualify financially.) 4. Sam Chavez Tax Consultant,

Response Center, 202.326.3761. (If Equifax, Trans Union or Experian are in violation of your rights.) 10. For mothers, children and seniors, 505.326.3770. (For getting help with food, if you meet their requirements.) 505.459.6983. (For those who are behind in taxes.) 5. Gary Lakin, Lakin Law, 505.828.0400. (For those seeking bankruptcy help.) 6. Medical Resolutions Consulting, 505.307.9350. (For those overwhelmed with medical debt and medical bill auditing.) 7. New Mexico Attorney General’s Ofﬁce, 505.827.6000. 8. Credit rating companies: Equifax. 800.685.1111; Experian, 888.397.3742; and Trans Union, 800.916.8800. 9. Federal Trade Commission, Consumer

I hope these numbers are helpful to all who might need it. If you have a situation which is outside of what I have just listed, call the Attorney General’s Ofﬁce and ask which government entity governs the company that has wronged you. Remember, free credit manuals along with free credit workshops are held on the second Saturday of each month, covering all aspects of credit. Call to RSVP at 505.899.1448. Until next time, good credit to you. Michael Ramos is president of Credit Rescue Now, creditrescuenow.com.

C OM M U N I T Y E VE N T S THU 28 Richard Wagner’s Parsival Alecture by Desiree Mays on Richard Wagner’s ﬁnal opera, Parsival, the story of a young knight’s quest for the Holy Grail and enlightenment. 1-3p, $10

Sun., FREE

Advice For Life A presentation of Buddha’s teachings on compassion and wisdom that communicates their essence in a way that is easy to understand. 7-8:30p, $10

MOMMY’S MARKET 3800 EUBANK NE

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER NM 8701 COMANCHE NE, 505.292.5293

THROUGH MAR. 3: SALE

Mommy’s Market-Semi Annual Children’s Consignment Event Gently used maternity, baby and kids items. 9a-5p, Sat.. $1; 1-4p,

MommysMarkets.com

meditationinnewmexico.org

ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1200 OLD PECOS, SANTA FE, 505.982.9274 renesan.org

SUN 3

FRI 1

FILM

Picasso’s Early Years A lecture on Picasso’s life and development from his early years in Spain to his relocation to Paris.

THROUGH MAR. 3

25th National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show A weekend of gourmet foods, sauces, spices, sweet-heat treats and rubs; cooking demonstrations and a Great Grill-Off. 4-8p, Fri.; 11a-7p, Sat.; 11a-6p, Sun., $5-$15 SANDIA RESORT AND CASINO 30 RAINBOW, 505.796.7500

ﬁeryfoodsshow.com Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within, and to experience more love in daily life. 6:30p, FREE ECKANKAR CENTER 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, SUITE 113, 505.265.7388 miraclesinyourlife.org

SAT

Cartoonist and Storyteller to Share Their “Superpowers” Corrales cartoonist Peter Menice and storyteller Bob Kanegis will cleverly demonstrate what happens when art meets story. 11a, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012 ci.rio-rancho.nm.us

Service: When Women Come Marching Home This documentary follows a number of women veterans as they return to their lives after serving in military, while suffering the effects of their physical and emotional conditions. Mature viewers only. 3p, FREE with museum admission THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE & HISTORY 601 EUBANK SE, 505.245.2137

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TUE 5 An Introduction to Opera, Pt. 2, Madame Butterfly Learn about one of the world’s most popular operas, Puccini’s Madame Butterﬂy, the opera that even opera-haters love. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012 ci.rio-rancho.nm.us

THU 7 FILM SCREENING/PRESENTATION

Half the Sky: Turning Oppresion into Opportunity for Women Worldwide The ﬁlm focuses on women’s economic empowerment and follows celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Oliva Wilde. 7-9p, FREE LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 211 W. SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA FE, 505.988.7050 newmexicopbs.org

1-3p, $10 ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1200 OLD PECOS, SANTA FE, 505.982.9274

LECTURE

Science on Tap: Freedom and Democracy UNM’s new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Mark Peceny, Ph.D., will speak on freedom and democracy. 5:30p, FREE COSPOS TAPS RESTAURANT 4200 CENTRAL SE, 505.245.2137

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FRI

Community Meditation Learn an ancient sound to access the higher power within, and to experience more love in your daily life. 10-10:30a, FREE HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER 131 MONROE NE, 505.265.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org

SAT

Cat in the Hat Knows A lot About That Get to know the new Cat in the Hat series on PBS. 10a-Noon, FREE, RSVP required. MOUNTAIN VIEW PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, 4100 NEW VISTAS NW, 505.277.4087 newmexicopbs.org

Third Annual Taste of Rio Rancho Over 25 eateries will be present. Food sampling, live music from Point Blank, CRB, as well as, Al Hurricane and Al Hurricane Jr. 4p, FREE-$10 SANTA ANA STAR CENTER 3001 CIVIC CENTER NE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.7300 comcasttix.com

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SUN

Left Brain or Right Brain: From Which Hemisphere Does Your Art Originate? A regular forum for members to study ikebana, learn about other aspects of Japanese culture, and observe ikebana experts demonstrating their skill at ikebana arrangement. Meetings are free and open to the public; there is a $5 ﬂoral fee for materials. 2p ABQ GARDEN CENTER 10120 LOMAS NE, 505.710.3047

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WED

FILM SCREENING/DISCUSSION

A Raisin in the Sun The groundbreaking classic 1961 ﬁlm A Raisin in the Sun will be followed by a discussion moderated by Gene Grant. 7p, FREE KIMO THEATRE, 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.768.3522 kimotickets.com

ONGOING SUNDAYS THROUGH APR. 7

Evolutionary Circle This group is based on the work of Barbara Marx Hubbard and designed to facilitate the process of moving from ego to essence. 6:308:30p, FREE THE SOURCE, 1111 CARLISLE SE, 505.350.7895 thesourceabq.com

FIRST TUE. OF EACH MONTH

ABQ Newcomers’ Club Welcome Coffee This group gives an opportunity to learn of the Clubs’ many varied activities. Membership is open to residents who have lived in the ABQ area for ﬁve years or less, or who are having major changes in their lives. Men’s group. 10a, FREE SANDIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10704 PASEO DEL NORTE, 505.321.6970

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