The Pets Issue • April 4-16, 2014 by Local iQ Magazine

INside F E AT UR E Cesar Millan, otherwise known as ‘The Dog Whisperer’ has built a high-profile career working with capricious canines

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Pet spas are gaining popularity, especially as a special treat for aging and animals with debilitations.

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MUSIC Arlo Guthrie visits Albuquerque to celebrate the 100th birthday of his dad, Woody

A R TS Poet Levi Romero reviews fellow poet Carlos Contreras’ newly published Time Served

19 If the new film, The Man-App sounds like its objectifying men, that’s because it is

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Community Events...........24

The Curious Townie............ 7

Live Music.............................16

First Taste............................... 8

F E AT UR E S Places To Be...........................4 Marquee................................... 5 Smart Music.......................... 18 Smart Arts............................. 21 Film Reel................................22 Crossword/Horoscope.....23

EDITORIAL Barb Armijo Andrea Blan Justin De La Rosa Dave DeWitt Joyce Faye Natalie Gaik Dan Gutierrez Genevieve Hathaway Francis Heaney Randy Kolesky Kristin Kurens Jim & Linda Maher Jordan Mahoney Sam Melada Bill Nevins Cristina Olds Shavone Otero Michael Ramos Susan Reaber Ronnie Reynolds Levi Romero David Steinberg Ben Tuarig Lisa VanDyke Brown Steven J. Westman

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CONCERT John Legend 8p, Sat., Apr. 5 The Showroom at Isleta Resort & Casino 11000 Broadway SE, 505.724.3800

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ntimate” and “simple” aren’t words you would use to describe most songs on the radio, but John Legend’s acoustic piano ballad “All of Me” has broken through the wall of drums, bass and electronics that dominate popular music today. His “An Evening With John Legend: The All of Me Tour” does the same thing by taking audiences on an acoustic journey through the ups and downs of love. Legend will be on stage with his piano accompanied by acoustic guitar and a string quartet. The nine-time Grammy winner has broken down musical barriers on the radio in 2014 and now looks to do the same on stage. Albuquerque audiences will experience modern soul as Legend performs songs from his latest album, Love in the Future, as well as hits from past albums. —NG

his monthly secondWednesday poetry gig takes on special importance in April, National Poetry Month, with a double feature of top-shelf New Mexico poets. Larry Goodell and Carlos Contreras will be the multigenerational dynamic duo of the evening. Goodell was born in Roswell in 1935. His writing is often drawn from local inspiration, revolving around topics like organic gardening and a love for New Mexico. He’s a risk-taker in language who avoids revision, and his work is often satirical and seriously funny. Contreras, author of Time Served (see the review on page 19), is a two-time national champion performance poet who uses the spoken word to reach out and foster a sense of community among populations as diverse as schoolkids, pub crowds and prisoners. —ME

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THEATER To Kill a Mockingbird 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., Apr. 11-27 Special Performance 7:30p, Thu. Apr. 24 Albuquerque Little Theatre 224 San Pasquale SW 505.242.4750

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any of us read To Kill a Mockingbird, the groundbreaking novel by Harper Lee, at some point in school. Many know the story of lawyer and father Atticus Finch, who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice, in Depression-era Alabama. Many know To Kill a Mockingbird is a deeply moving story, but most have not seen the story performed before their eyes. Albuquerque Little Theatre brings Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptation of Lee’s novel to Duke City audiences. The play juxtaposes themes of innocence, experience, kindness, cruelty, love, hatred, humor and despair to create a compassionate performance that takes audiences deep into roots of human behavior. Dramatic and important, this is a story that everyone should experience, and which no one will be the same after watching. —NG

ou know what our city is like now, but how much do you know about Albuquerque’s past? Every year, Fiestas de Albuquerque celebrates the founding of our great city with cultural music, food and activities. The celebration includes a special birthday presentation as well as performances and demonstrations by flamenco dancers, mariachi bands, Buffalo Bill and more. For the party, Old Town transforms into the five major eras from Albuquerque’s past. You can learn about the incredible history of the Native American era, marvel at the founders from the Spanish era, learn how to craft piñatas from the Mexican era and see blacksmith demonstrations from the Territorial era. The fifth era, Albuquerque Now, celebrates Albuquerque growing into the culturally rich city it is today. Celebrate Albuquerque’s long history and unique culture as our city turns 308 years old. —NG

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oweto, South Africa, is a place of friendship, vibrancy and contrasts. The Soweto Gospel Choir uses inspiration from the South African township to infuse the spirit of Soweto in its music. The Grammy-winning choir came together in 2002, made up of the most talented singers from churches in and around Soweto. While the group focuses mostly on gospel music, they like to mix it up every now and then. Their repertoire includes African gospel music, spirituals, reggae and American popular music. The choir is well known in the music world, collaborating with artists like Bono and Celine Dion. The Soweto Gospel Choir tours the world spreading its uplifting music everywhere it goes. A four-piece band accompanies the choir’s soothing songs of praise and love that represent the spirit of their South African home. —NG

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EXHIBIT Intimate and International: The Art of Nicolai Fechin Apr. 12-Sep. 21 Taos Art Museum at Fechin House 227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, 575.758.2690

Hours: 10a-4p $8/$4 (Mem.) taosartmuseum.org

are is it that art enthusiasts can view the work of an internationally-acclaimed artist inside the confines of the very home the artist once lived in. In the case of Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955), the house just happens to be a work of art in itself, and currently houses the Taos Art Museum, which typically displays a collection of paintings by the masters of the Taos Society of Artists. From Apr. 12-Sep. 21, approximately 25 paintings and 30 drawings by Fechin, a Russian emigrant who came to America after the Russian Revolution, then escaped to Taos after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, will be on display in a show titled Intimate and International: The Art of Nicolai Fechin. “Even connoisseurs of Fechin’s art will gain a greater understanding of the complex nature of his creativity from this exhibition,” V. Susan Fisher, executive director and curator of the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House, said of the exhibit. —KH

MARQUEE

Ready, set, grow Special Downtown Growers’ Spring Market marks the launch of a new season Since they are directly accountable for the food, growers are more mindful and put am ashamed to admit that I have more care into their products. This means never been to a growers’ market in shopping at a growers’ market will get you Albuquerque, but I plan on changing the highest-quality produce possible. that this spring. After talking with Gina Meyers, the market manager for But people don’t just go to growers’ markets Albuquerque’s Downtown Growers’ Market, for the fruits and veggies. There are also I realized how much I’ve been missing. vendors selling a wide array of baked goods, breads, cheeses, jams/jellies, herbs, “A good way to describe the atmosphere is coffee and more. It isn’t just food either, that it’s vibrant,” said Meyers. “The location the Downtown Growers’ Market welcomes is a big part of that, as well as the live artists who sell jewelry, clothes, purses, music.” paintings and sculptures. Mixing all of that The regular season market starts May 17, with live music is the recipe for a perfect but this year, starting Apr. 5, the Downtown Saturday morning. It turns the mundane Growers’ Market is extending its season by task of grocery shopping into including a spring market. If a fun, cultural experience. all goes well, it could become MARQUEE One of the most important a permanent part of the things the Downtown market season. Downtown Growers’ Spring Market “It doesn’t really cost us Growers’ will do is help stimulate the anything to include a Albuquerque economy. It’s Spring spring market, and since simple: when local people popularity has been growing Market purchase local goods, that exponentially it’s a good 9a-1p, Sat., Apr. money goes back into the step towards the possibility 5-May 10 local economy. Keeping that 906 PARK SW, of having a year-round 505.243.2230 EXT. 106 money within our city helps it market,” said Meyers about BEHIND JAVA JOE’S AND grow and prosper. FIRENZE PIZZERIA what prompted the idea for a downtowngrowers.com spring market. “By having the spring growers’ market downtown, Markets like the Downtown we are attracting people to Growers’ Market have been that area. Afterwards, there is getting more and more more of a desire for people to go back and popular in recent years. There are a number spend time at local businesses in that area,” of reasons for the increased popularity, said Meyers. including food quality and knowing where your food comes from, as well as aiding the There will be plenty of produce available local economy. from the 12 to 15 offseason growers at the Spring Market. Include the live music, art, “There is no way to get fresher food than handcrafted goods and coffee and breakfast at a growers’ market,” said Meyers, “and burritos from Java Joe’s, and it almost has people like fresh food.” the feel of a festival. There is a big difference between grocery store produce and the fresh produce you will This year Albuquerque residents get to enjoy an extended market that will hopefully get at the spring market. Locally grown food be a mainstay for the next few years until has a better quality and tastes like it was reaching the ultimate goal of a year-round just picked from your back yard (because market. I will be among the crowd that it basically was). It is also a comfort to know that the people selling the food are flocks to the Downtown Growers’ Spring usually the ones who grew and harvested it. Market this year, and you should be too.

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2014 GROWERS’ MARKET OPENINGS Albuquerque Downtown Growers’ Market

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ABQ Uptown Growers’ Market 7a-noon, Sat., Jun. 29Oct. 26 ABQ UPTOWN NE PARKING LOT, 505.865.3533

10a-2p, days vary, Apr. 22, Aug. 28-Oct. 2 Cornell Mall, on the UNM campus, 505.277.3431

Nob Hill Growers’ Market 3-6:30p, Thu., Apr. 4-Nov. 21 MORNINGSIDE PARK, LEAD AND MORNINGSIDE SE, 505.934.8960 facebook.com/ nobhillgrowersmarket

8a-noon, Sat., May 11Oct. 26 SW CORNER OF ISLETA AND ARENAL, 505.877.7100 farmersmarketsnm.org

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LIFESTYLE

Pamper aging ‘best friends’ with a day at the spa

he pet issue has long been among my fave annual Local iQ staples. Seems like only yesterday that my dear Mary Poppins was fresh out of the shelter and posing up a storm at Wes Naman’s studio in her little western get-up for her first guest editorial feature. She didn’t want the cowgirl hat removed from her wee head. Two weeks prior, she was a nervous new adoptee. Little did rural Valencia County know it, but that stray Pomchi—without even a threadbare collar to call her own—was destined for greatness. Glad we found each other. Please adopt, don’t shop. Fast-forward four years, and ol’ Mary’s currently nestled to my right, snoring softly on my office couch. Her muzzle is graying. I caught her trying to shoplift some Nice n’ Easy in Copper Shimmer from the beauty aisle the last time I smuggled her into the supermarket via my purse. Needless to say, I nipped that in the bud. Red haircolor fades so quickly; I refuse to commit to these high-maintenance glamour demands. Since the twins arrived, Mary made a relatively smooth adjustment from designer-clad dogabout-town to sassy homebody. These days, she can typically be found zipping around the house, bossing anyone who crosses her path. Unimpressed: Fynn, our trusty 14-year-old Shepherd-Heeler mix. Mr. Brown plucked him from a near-death situation at the tender age of five weeks; they’ve been inseparable ever since. Fynn has traveled all over the country — bounding across fields, climbing trees (indeed, a tree-climbing dog) and paddling in deep waters.

Now, he spends all his time deeply dozing on the couch or outside in a sunbeam. He has degenerative myelopathy, an incurable progressive spinal cord disease. He’s losing feeling in his hindquarters. Fortunately, it’s a largely-painless condition, due to dying nerve cells. Walking grows increasingly challenging, but he’s still getting around. He’s a good boy, that Fynn. So many of us have senior pets. After age seven, things start slowing down, though some remain spry well into the double-digits. Larger dogs age more rapidly. The good news: Our dogs and cats are living longer than ever before, thanks to enhanced care and nutrition. Let’s look at some ways we can help our senior dogs adapt to the rigors of aging. Cat lovers: Please don’t hate. Sorry to exclude you. Cats are divine creatures, but, sadly, I’m quite allergic to them; thus, I’m sticking to dog stuff. Thanks for understanding. Senior dogs require special attention. We can help them by easing up on the stimulation and focusing on relaxation. Two words, baby: dog spa. Try Enchantment Pet Resort & Spa in Rio Rancho (580 Quantum NE, Rio Rancho, 505.891.4100, enchantmentpetresort.com). They offer excellent therapies for aging pooches —

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It’s a dog’s life, indeed. Spa treatments can enhance an aging pet’s quality of life. Enchantment Pet Resort & Spa offers massage, Reiki, sauna and swim therapy.

especially those with chronic conditions such as arthritis, hip dysplasia, hygroma, muscle atrophy and swollen joints. I have yet to meet an old dog who doesn’t enjoy massage. Enchantment offers massages tailored to your dog’s needs, courtesy of a certified dog massage practitioner. Benefits include increased blood circulation, flexibility and range of motion, as well as a reduction in tension, pain and stiffness. Reiki is also offered — how fab is that? Enchantment’s Fauna Sauna radiates far

infrared radiant heat, which warms objects and not the surrounding air. Dogs lying under the sauna receive deep-penetrating, healing warmth without becoming overheated. The naturally-healing infrared energy penetrates up to two inches into dogs’ skin, tissue and joints, stimulating circulation and increasing metabolic activity. This is a wonderful treatment for pain relief and swelling/inflammation reduction. Finally, there’s Enchantment’s 3,100 square foot Swim Spa, featuring three heated pools with depth ranges from 6 to 42 inches to accommodate dogs of all sizes. Regular swimming can greatly help dogs, particularly those with age-related problems. The spa offers a variety of swim programs to meet each dog’s specific needs. Skilled swim coaches work in tandem with aquatics and massage practitioners to ensure each dog has a positive session every time. A grand salute in honor of our senior best friends! Kudos to the patient humans who recognize aging pets’ specials needs and work to make their lives more comfortable. If you have an elderly canine companion, be patient, enjoy this time and celebrate your pal’s life. I’m right there with you. As always, this issue’s column is dedicated to my beloved Django. Miss you, pal. Show your Aunt Julie the ropes, will ya? Au revoir, Jules; love you, lady. Lisa VanDyke Brown is owner of Come Correct, a writing and editing firm for sales and marketing businesses (alwayscomecorrect.com). To reach Lisa, email fabu@local-iQ.com.

CULTURE

Fundraising campaign benefits cancer research

ere in the pages of this magazine we have a wonderful columnist in Shavone Otero. Over the past few years she’s become quite a good friend of mine, on top of being an iQ comrade. Long before getting to know Shavone, I got to know a pretty fab woman named Esther. That’s Esther Otero. Mother of Shavone. A few months back, Esther reached out to me, as she is volunteering for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of New Mexico, getting its Man and Woman of the Year campaign in full gear, and eager to get the word out encourage people to get involved. The campaign is a fundraising competition in communities across the U.S. in which participants raise funds for blood cancer research in honor of local children, the Boy and Girl of the Year, who are blood cancer survivors — because everyone wins when cancer loses. The titles are awarded to the men and women in each community who raise the most funds during the 10-week campaign. Esther Otero is doing her part by hosting a “Girls Night Out” event at her beautiful home Sat., Apr. 12 to throw her support to Johnny Peralta for the 2014 Man of the Year. That’s a “girls only” deal, but also, on Apr. 19 at 10a at the American Legion Post 13 on 1201 Mountain NE, you can support the cause by attending the Biker Rodeo. This is also in support of Peralta, with food and live music. Bike Rodeo participants can get their Harleys washed by a bikini babe, or enter their bike for best of show. Go to mwoy.org and enter your zip code to see all the New Mexico candidates.

Singing with pride The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus will be having an affair! It’s The Spring Affair, the annual fundraiser for the NMGMC held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown, set this year for Apr. 26. This celebration supports the Chorus’ music concerts and outreach programs throughout the year. Their mission is to reduce homophobia and intolerance and create a positive image of the GLBT community through high-quality, public musical performances. ABQ Pride is early this year, taking place the last weekend of May. With music by The NM QTones and the Men’s Chorus, with dining and dancing, a silent auction sure to be full of eye-candy, and a cash bar. What to wear? They say: Semi Formal Party

Attire. That leaves it wide open — so put on your party pants and make the end of the month ring into May. These boys can sing, I tell ya! Tickets are $75, with a purchase deadline of Apr. 22 (nmgmc.org).

You had me at playhouse I know we are just beginning the month of April, but I would be remiss if I did not draw your attention to this way-cool event coming up May 2. It’s the New Mexico Appleseed’s Parade of Playhouses Gala Auction. Ten Architects and Designers + 10 Builders = 10 Mind-Blowing Playhouses — an event to see and bid on one-of-a-kind playhouses for your kid or the kid-in-you! Even though the gala is weeks away, online bidding for playhouses has begun at biddingowl.com/newmexicoappleseed. I have been checking these pieces of art and each one has its own personality and style. There’s The Bank Playhouse, The Cubix, The Lookout, The Loopty-Loop, The Magical Box, The Mercedes, The Shadowbox, The Suncrisp and The Teahouse. I cannot tell you which one is my favorite. That just would not be fair. All of them will be displayed at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo starting Apr. 26 and auctioned off at the gala evening on May 2! Just so you know, New Mexico Appleseed works on the systemic level to design, test and implement practical solutions to difficult issues. While many organizations serve meals, educate children and assist the poor, New Mexico Appleseed is unique in its focus on systemic change (as opposed to direct service). Their method strives to correct structural barriers to opportunity by designing and advocating for effective solutions through policy, legislation and market-based reform. Focusing on issues like hunger, education and homelessness, New Mexico Appleseed’s goal is to make systemic change that yields permanent or long term improvement for the poor and underserved (nmappleseed.org).

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FOOD

Sunday Bloody Sunday

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Marrow bones cut lengthwise, perched on focaccia and topped with shaved celery and thinly sliced octopus (left) is a tone-setting starter dish at Elaine’s, where thoughtful decor (center) and entrees like tender Duck Breast (right) speak to the focus on culinary artistry at this new Albuquerque restaurant.

An artful pursuit Fine dining newbie Elaine’s aims to create palate-pleasing dishes that are at once inventive and unfussy microwave brioche and a blackberry-strawberry fruit rollup. Wait, wait. Microwaves? Fruit reative, interesting and challenging rollups? Yes, you read correctly. Consider them are just a few of the words that come some of the simple wonders of molecular to mind when I think of the trends in gastronomy. The rich, creamy liver mousse modern cuisine. Very few restaurants with the brine of pickled peppers and successfully achieve all three of these sweetness of the rollup made for a complexcharacteristics in their food. You see people yet-cohesive medley of flavors that melded aim and miss more than you see a bullseye. impeccably. This is not the case for Andrew Gorski, the executive chef at Elaine’s in Nob Hill. Any time I see bone marrow on a menu, my mind is set on having it, regardless of anything Frankly, we would have been fine with an appetizer and two entrees, but you sit me down else that is ordered. That’s why I couldn’t move on to entrees without trying the Octo & in a restaurant with a menu like Chef Gorski Marrow ($14). The marrow bones presents at Elaine’s, and I’m like a are canoed (cut lengthwise) with kid in a candy store. I want one of thinly-sliced octopus over the REVIEW everything. shaved celery salad. The focaccia Our server started us with a small rested beneath everything on the Elaine’s appetizer of mini sopaipillas with 3503 CENTRAL NE, plate, leaving you with a tasty house-made honey butter that is 505.433.4782 toast tip that had been soaking in topped with crispy crumbles of HOURS: the juices that ran down from the pancetta. You might be thinking, 4-10p, Tue.-Fri.; marrow and salad. “But you’re supposed to have the 5-10p, Sat. For our entrees, my dining elainesnobhill.com sopas at the end of the meal.” Not partner and I shared the Duck at Elaine’s. No, these sopaipillas Breast ($31), Spotted Black stimulated my palate by subtly Pig ($27) and a side of Young introducing sweet, savory and salty Greens ($9). The greens served as a fresh and in balanced, bite-size morsels. brightening palate cleanser as we traded bites We followed up with Tuna Poke ($14) — a of our sumptuous entrees back and forth. Both Hawaiian raw salad. It’s a simple-yetsensational appetizer of ahi tuna, seaweed, soy entrees paired well with a Chateau des Jacques and macadamia. I got the oceanic taste from Gamay ($10). the lush tuna and seaweed that was met with The duck was prepared medium rare with the dulcet glaze of soy and smooth crunch of creamed leeks, Moroccan rhubarb and duck macadamia. Pair with the Pine Ridge Cheninrillette (a pâté of sorts). Some may be opposed Blanc/Viogner blend ($9). to medium rare meats, but I’m afraid anything As we finished the tuna, Chef Gorski sent out more than that would have resulted in loss of his Hudson Valley Foie Gras ($23). The goose the juicy and savory flavors that flow from the liver mousse was served with pickled peppers, tender duck breast. The rhubarb added a nice BY JUSTIN DE LA ROSA

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piquant touch, while the creamed leeks saved my palate from being overwhelmed by the rich flavors of the duck. Getting into the black spotted pig was a treat. Beneath its lightly crisped skin was the succulent meat that had been slowly braised in a miso broth. Leaves of brussels sprouts were charred and floating in the broth, while the brussels’ ashes were mixed into a single ravioli that sat atop the thick cut of pork. The outer edges of the pig came across slightly dry, but the center had tender and juicy redemption. We ended the evening on the high note of a chef’s-choice dessert — lemon tart with rhubarb, blood orange, white cheddar and goat cheese. Though I’m not much of a dessert person, this was perfect. I got the sweet and sour of the lemon tart and saltiness of the cheeses. It was a perfect ending. It isn’t often you come across a menu like you find at Elaine’s. It’s short and to the point. Though it is overflowing with inventive and artful dishes, it never becomes fussy or pretentious. Gorski nailed it on his menu and culinary execution. Don’t shy away from the fine-dining façade. While Elaine’s is one of the finer restaurants you can find in town, there is a casual element to it. The service is personable, approachable and quite knowledgeable when it comes to food and wine. Elaine Blanco herself will drop by your table a couple times with great sincerity and an obvious passion for making sure you’re happy with your experience. Elaine’s is where you go for an intimate dining experience. It’s where you go for that celebratory dinner. It’s where you go to expand upon your culinary horizons in Albuquerque.

was recently approached by another magazine about my favorite breakfast recipe. The truth is, I don’t cook a lot of breakfast at home and I’m fairly simple when it comes to breakfast. Sometimes I really don’t have time for much more than a cup of coffee and a scone. However, when the weekend rolls around, I have one favorite item that I consider as breakfast: the Bloody Mary. There was a stretch of several months where Sarah and I could be found at the Bloody Mary bar at Scalo Northern Italian Grill (3500 Central SE) every Sunday afternoon with our restorative cocktail creations. Our days would start with us wondering what we would do for brunch, and the solution was to have a Bloody and then decide. Well, brunch would begin and end with the Bloody Marys we built. A Bloody Mary can stand alone as a meal in a cup if you do it right. With the opportunity to build your own at Scalo, you can get your vodka (or gin) with a little protein, cheese and veggies for about $8. Not a bad deal. However, I’ve come to find what can make or break a Bloody Mary is bacon. Scalo isn’t the only place in town you can get bacon in your Bloody, though. Here are a couple outstanding ones that will make breakfast out of your bloody. Brickyard Pizza (2216 Central SE) has a Green Chile Bacon Bloody. They muddle the green chile and mix it with your choice of vodka and a house-made Bloody Mary mix, then garnish it with a stalk of celery, lemon, lime, cocktail olives and a slice of bacon. I’ve talked to a couple bartenders over there and they tell me to expect some new Bloody Mary concoctions in the near future. Stay tuned. Out on the Westside you can hit up Stumbling Steer (3700 Ellison NW) for one of its signature bloodies. The selection there seems to change from week to week, but the past few weekends have featured a Maple Pancake Bloody Mary as well as a Cherry Stout Bloody Mary. Sounds like a hearty breakfast to me. Oh, and don’t forget the Steer has free bacon snacks at the bar. Nob Hill Bar & Grill (3128 Central SE) is known for its stiff and spicy Breakfast of Champions that is available at brunch with an antipasto skewer of meats, cheeses and olives. In fact, NHBG might have been the first place I really fell in love with the Bloody Mary years ago. Thanks for the memories, guys! If you find or build a Bloody Mary you think I would enjoy, post it to Instagram and tag me (@oftherose) and let’s see what you’ve got out there! Justin De La Rosa writes about the local food and restaurant scene. He can be reached at justin@local-iQ.com.

DRINK

Spring tasks flow smoothly with the right bottle of wine

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t’s officially spring in New Mexico, and many of us are motivated to get some cleaning, repair and organization done. I usually focus my pairings on food and grape harmony, but there’s no reason why you can’t pair your wine with the work of spring cleaning. This month, I advise you to find the wines that might

of Jean Luc Colombo. His Rosé of Syrah and Mourvedre, “Cape Bleue,” is also $10/bottle and can be found at Jubilation and Quarters. The Mediterranean coast of France isn’t the only goto world region for these wines, but damn if its their wines aren’t perfect for our high-desert.

motivate you to get those nagging tasks done around your house, with an eye toward what’s affordable and easy drinking, which helps temper the stress of cleaning and organizing.

One for the ladies

When the spirit of spring cleaning sets in, women may feel compelled to throw the closet doors wide open and dig through your clothes and shoes, deciding what to donate or take to Buffalo Exchange. Guys don’t think about this stuff. They’ll wear the same old 501s and Chuck Taylors that have served their purpose for years (with the occasional new ironic hipster t-shirt). Women, however, might want to freshen up their wardrobe, keeping it vibrant for 2014 (much like good wine directors Julian Martinez or Samuel McFall do with their wine lists at Artichoke Café or Prairie Star). For this daunting task you need a little something to instill some fun into pitching things you never wore or that don’t fit anymore. Allow me to introduce you to a lovely white grape from the south of France: Picpoul De Pinet. The Mediterranean coast is hot and sunny, calling for a tangy white wine like Picpoul (meaning “lipstinger”). Put on some motivational music and pour a well-chilled glass of this little gem from Domaine Saint Peyre, available for $12/bottle from Quarters on Wyoming. It’s a very light, lemony white,

Save your skrill for the grill so if you spill while sorting, don’t worry about having to launder any stains out from the things in your “donate” bag.

Think pink

Miley Cyrus says “Pink isn’t just a color, it’s an attitude.” Well, she can stuff her attitude in the “donate” bag with her dad’s mullet as far I as I care. Let’s be grown up about pink: it is the most misunderstood and maligned color on the wine spectrum. Stop thinking about White Zin right now. Forget it. Rosé is THE warm-weather wine. Just ask Anthony at Quarters on Wyoming about “Patio Wine.” If your spring cleaning fever takes you outdoors, reach for the Vin Gris De Cigare Rosé from Bonny Doon for $15/bottle at Whole Foods on Carlisle. Light, crisp and dry without a hint of sugar. For a slightly deeper Rosé with more body, try one made from Garnacha by Las Rocas for around $10/bottle from Quarters, Jubilation or Whole Foods. For something in between with a little more flower and fruit, I am always a fan of the wines

I pondered weak and weary for a red wine recommendation this month, knowing that many of you ladies (and gentlemen) just don’t drink white or Rosé. There are activities in spring that do pair well with red wine. My fellow nurse Suzanne Bell asked me what wine might go with getting soil ready for planting, in pots or in beds. The earthiness of potting soil calls for earthy but light Pinot Noir or Nero D’Avola. Try the 100 percent Organic Purato Nero d’Avola from Sicily when you are digging your hands into the earth. Pick it up at Whole Foods for about $15. It has a mineral quality that reminds me of flint and charcoal, which also makes it a good pairing for getting the grill ready for Memorial Day. If you want something that tastes more like dates, vanilla and oak, try the Aglianico from Terredora Di Paolo. It’s closer to $20/bottle, but it’s worth it for the task at hand, and you can find it easily around town. Sam Melada encourages Local iQ readers to keep trying new and different wines, all the while refusing to be bullied by wine snobs. He welcomes any questions or comments via email at sam@local-iQ.com.

Regardless of the task at hand, you can always start with a well-chilled $7 bottle of Vinho Verde from Gazela — presented here by the hard-working Gina Riccobono — to get the gears turning on your spring cleaning project.

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Planting the chile-lover’s garden, sans green chile

ow is exactly the time to contemplate your 2014 garden, and since I have one every year, I’m here to help. Most growers in Central New Mexico plant the first week in May, so you have a bit of time to plan what to grow. My basic rule of thumb is not to plant produce that is commonly available and inexpensive, especially if it takes up a lot of space, like corn, potatoes and New Mexico chiles. What? I’m advising everyone not to plant our signature crop? Why bother when there are dozens of roadside stands selling locally grown chile? And I mean grown in Los Lunas, Belen and as far south as Lemitar. Forget about Hatch — 90 percent of the chile advertised as grown in Hatch comes from the Mesilla Valley, Deming or Mexico. Since New Mexico chile is so abundant and inexpensive, why don’t you grow some exotic chiles? My friend Janie Lamson at Cross Country Nurseries in New Jersey (chileplants.com) grows 500 varieties of live chile plants from all over the world and charges $3.75 for her large and sturdy bedding plants. That compares to $3.18 for the common jalapeños raised by Bonny Plants for Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot. But they don’t have the exotic varieties that Janie has, like such as “Ed’s Carolina Reaper,”

the current hottest pepper in the world at an astonishing 1.569 million Scoville Heat Units. So in addition to exotic chiles, what else should you grow? Tomatoes, of course, and Janie also has 180 varieties of them. Everyone thinks that heirloom tomatoes are the be-all and end-all of gardening, but Brendan Borrell, writing in Scientific American, stated that most aficionados believe that “heirlooms must have a more diverse and superior set of genes than their grocery store cousins, those runof-the-mill hybrid varieties such as Beefsteak, Cherry and Plum.” He’s right — I thought the same thing. But apparently I was wrong. “No matter how you slice it,” Borrell added, “their seeming diversity is only skin-deep: heirlooms are actually feeble and inbred — the defective product of breeding experiments that began during the Enlightenment and exploded

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thanks to enthusiastic backyard gardeners from Victorian England to Depression-era West Virginia. Heirlooms are the tomato equivalent of the pug — that ‘purebred’ dog with the convoluted nose that snorts and hacks when it tries to catch a breath.” I know, it’s gardening heresy, but I grew hundreds of pounds of tomatoes last year and the hybrids were far more prolific than the heirlooms. Other plants to consider for your chile-lover’s garden include cilantro and Italian parsley. Most people either love cilantro or hate it, and if you’re in the latter category, grow parsley instead. It provides a similar flavor without the supposedly “soapy” overtones of cilantro. An astonishing amount of fresh herbs — including oregano, thyme, dill, mint and chives — can be grown in small containers. Since these all complement chile dishes, they’re what I grow every season. And don’t forget about colored bell peppers. I know, bells are boring, supposedly, but Lamson has dozens of the unusual ones in colors like chocolate and lilac, and sizes that are truly impressive. The “Chinese Giant,” for example is six inches long and four inches wide and matures to a bright red color. Try stuffing one of those pods with chorizo, cheese and cooked rice and baking it and you’ll have a meal for two that’s far from boring. One final plant to consider is the eggplant, but go beyond the “Black Beauty” variety that’s common in supermarkets. Lamson has 65 different varieties to choose from, so

Grow fresh herbs like basil (upper right), but keep in mind that heirloom tomatoes, like those pictured here, are often less flavorful and prolific than good old hybrid varieties.

try something truly exotic, like the pure white “Bride Hybrid” that grows eight inches long and one-and-a-half inches in diameter, or the “Striped Tioga,” a variety that matures to a bright orange striped with green. You won’t find these at Walmart. On a side note, Janie and I are writing Garden Peppers: An Identification Guide for Timber Press and it should be out in late 2015, with a total of 400 varieties. Then you’ll really know what to plant in your chile-lover’s garden! Chile pepper expert Dave DeWitt is the author of 50 books. He is also the founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue show.

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Why you got fruit in your whiskey?

long time ago, man pounded on simple percussion instruments fashioned from what nature laid at his feet. Man sang songs and found ways to make twangy noises from stringy things. Man blew into hollow reeds. Man made the saxophone and the French horn. Blues begat rock ‘n’ roll. Jazz popped out of the gumbo of musical influences of the riverboat cities of New Orleans, Kansas City and Chicago. New York and L.A. tried to steal it all for themselves. Stuffy white guys in wigs tried to make us listen to classical music. Now there’s ravey stuff and this new-fangled

rap music, plus all sorts of twerky little tunes. Music evolves. Cocktails evolve. Is the original the best? Or do interpretations, sequels and straight up rip-offs have a place in the pantheon of Platonic Perfect Forms ... and who’s to say that the reinterpretation isn’t more perfect than the original? Ahhh. Let’s add some booze and let y’all discuss. In this reinterpretation of your “Classic Old Fashioned” I make a few simple changes that play up on the orange note of the original. Instead of muddling an orange slice, I use my favorite brand of orange marmalade and dye-free maraschino cherries. Instead of a sugar cube, I add 1/2 ounce of orange liqueur and further enhance the orangey-ness of the drink with a couple dashes of The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters, plus some of their Creole Bitters to maintain the classic-ness of the cocktail. As always, my aim in sharing my cocktail recipes is to encourage you to explore your own creative passions behind your bar. ‘Tis always good to pinch, poke and prod the tried and true until it is all yours.

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Orange You Glad I’m Not Old Fashioned? Ingredients: 2 oz. Basil Hayden’s Bourbon 1/2 oz. Luxardo Triple Sec 1 tsp. St. Dalfour orange marmalade 2 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino Cherries 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters 2 dashes The Bitter Truth Creole Bitters 1 Orange twist Method: In the bottom of a mixing glass drop one Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino Cherry. Add St. Dalfour orange marmalade, a splash of water and muddle thoroughly. Add Basil Hayden’s Bourbon, Luxardo Triple Sec and bitters then add ice and shake well. Strain into a double high ball glass allowing as much orange marmalade and maraschino cherry pieces into the glass. Add fresh ice and garnish with another Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino Cherry and a twist of orange. Now go drink and watch the parade of shadows. You can find Randy Kolesky tending bar at the Artichoke Café. If he’s not there, try the tennis courts at Lead and Wellesley. LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | APRIL 3-16, 2014

Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan builds a high-profile career working with capricious canines

STORY BY C R I S T I N A O L D S orld-famous for his talents as the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan is bringing his show to the Albuquerque stage Apr. 11. Personable and practical — and obviously calm and assertive — Millan preaches that all dogs can learn to behave better, even those with a history of aggression. Millan’s 5-year-old gray and white pit bull, Junior, and other demo dogs will join the pack leader for live training exhibitions during the stage show. Millan has just launched a new TV program, Cesar 911, focusing on the relationships dogs have with whole communities. Local iQ recently chatted with Millan about his upcoming performance. Local iQ: What can we expect at the live show from your canine co-star, Junior, and the other dogs?

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think he’s what you would call a ham. For the other dogs, I’ll be showing my techniques in action to correct minor misbehaviors. It depends on which dogs we have, but I’ve dealt with things like dogs that get too excited around food, teaching them how to wait, or dogs that pull or lunge toward other dogs on the walk. I cover my techniques, especially the fundamentals, in a lot more detail than in the TV shows, and deal with behaviors like separation anxiety and aggression, which is very misunderstood. I teach people how to respect species and let a dog be a dog, and I help people understand how their energy affects the human/dog dynamic. People tell me I’m very funny onstage, so it’ll be a lot of fun, with a lot of education. We’ll be collecting written questions before the show and at intermission, and I’ll answer the most popular ones to help the most people possible. However, everyone at the show benefits by learning how to have a healthier, happier relationship with their dogs. iQ: You like to say you train people, not just dogs. Will you be demonstrating the people training at the live show?

CM: I rehabilitate dogs by training the people. And yes, I will be demonstrating and talking about this at the show.

iQ: You encourage dog owners to be assertive so our dogs follow our lead, but how would you coach a passive or submissive person to change his or her personality convincingly enough? CM: By teaching them self-confidence, and how to be calm. It’s a funny thing with dogs, though — passive or submissive people tend to relax and not be that way around dogs. There’s a very successful program in the schools where they bring in dogs and children read to them. This helps kids who have difficulty reading or who have self-esteem issues. The dogs don’t judge them if they make mistakes; they just listen patiently. In a lot of ways, a passive person might be a better dog owner, because they already have the calm energy necessary to get the dog to follow. Now, if you’re talking about someone who’s afraid of dogs, that’s a different issue. In that case, if they don’t have a dog already, I’d suggest that they spend time volunteering at an animal shelter alongside trained professionals, observing dogs, getting to know them and so on. I used to have a woman who worked at my Dog Psychology Center who started out terrified of dogs. Eventually, she was working very closely with the dogs that had been placed there for being very aggressive. So, it can be done. iQ: What is the best way to help a dog who bites out of fear or shows defensive aggression? CM: The best ways are with patience and leadership. The worst thing you can do is try to treat a dog’s fear with affection. Showing affection reinforces whatever state the dog is in at that moment, so trying to calm down a fearful dog by petting it just tells the dog, “This is how I want you to always act.” In order to help a fearful dog, you need to exercise the body to reduce the excess energy. After you’ve reduced the energy, then you can engage the dog’s mind. A long walk before training, with you as the calm, assertive leader out front, will reduce the dog’s excited energy and increase the dog’s confidence by establishing you as the pack leader. After that, it’s time for discipline, meaning dog training or play designed to challenge CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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the dog’s mind, like having them find a hidden treat. And, again, all of this takes patience. Fearful dogs take longer to rehabilitate than aggressive ones.

iQ: How is the new TV show, Cesar 911 different from Dog Whisperer?

CM: Cesar 911 is all about helping entire groups of people — families, extended families, workplaces and communities. Instead of focusing on one person or family with misbehavior problems, like on the Dog Whisperer program, Cesar 911 shows how misbehaving dogs can affect relationships between people. From there, I work with the dogs at my Dog Psychology Center and new Home Training Annex. The show has humor, drama and suspense, as well as some very heartwarming moments of success. And, as always, the viewers will learn a lot about how to bring balance and happiness to their relationships with their dogs. iQ: Have you visited New Mexico before? Will you get to play tourist while you’re here?

CM: By this point, I’ve traveled so much that the only U.S. state I haven’t been to is Alaska — yet! I have been to New Mexico, and it’s absolutely beautiful there. It’s one of those places where you can get out there and be in nature, a very spiritual experience. I don’t know how much time I’ll have to play tourist, since there’s so much to do before the show and I have to be in California the next day for another show. But I’m pretty sure I’ll at least be sampling the local food in Albuquerque, if anybody can recommend a place! iQ: We have a large population of pit bulls in this area, as well as ongoing issues with illegal dog fighting. Can you address training specific to rehabilitated or rescued pit bulls?

CM: It would be exactly the same as training for any other fighting dog that had been rehabilitated, regardless of breed. In some cases, such dogs shouldn’t be placed with families, but they make excellent service dogs, search and rescue dogs and the like. The real training that is necessary is for the humans: It is not the breed that makes a dog aggressive, but the way it is trained and treated by humans.

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Don’t be fooled by whispers EDITOR’S NOTE: Albuquerque dog trainer Susan Reaber has been training canines for 30 years and emphasizes positive reinforcement for desired behaviors. She is one of many people in the dogtraining world who take exception to the techniques of “dog whisperer” and TV personality Cesar Millan. As a counterpoint to our interview with Millan on page 12, we wanted to give Reaber the opportunity to explain why she and others view his approach in a negative light.

BY SUSAN REABER

n a world where we are constantly barraged with information from numerous sources, it is often difficult to discern if the details are fact or fiction, personal opinion or science. Often I will watch something on TV and I can’t tell if it’s a news story, infomercial or a reality show. I have found through all the screaming banter, the bottom line is, we need to ask that ageold question: “What is your source?” We all know that anything that seems too

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good to be true probably is. This applies to living with and relating to our canine companions. Having worked with owners and their dogs for decades, it is always surprising and disappointing when I see people falling for a “newfangled” way of relating to our canine friends. The question is: “What do we really want from our dogs?” It’s not that complicated. All we really want is to have a companion with whom we can enjoy a peaceful coexistence of shared activities in our homes and our lives. When it comes to dog training, undoubtedly the most famous quick-fix comes from Cesar Millan of Dog Whisperer fame. The best gauge of the veracity of this program is the “do not try this at home” disclaimer that accompanies each show. If we should not do this with our own dogs, what is the point? Though Millan has a background in dog training, I’ve always said it is best to learn from experts in the field before listening to advice on a TV show. I can’t describe how telling it is when a client says, “I was watching the Dog Whisperer and …” The road we are traveling just got longer. A perfect relationship with our dog takes more than an hour, including 18 minutes of commercials. Also, the relationship we have with our dogs doesn’t need to be based on intimidation, fear or dominance. We are looking for partners and buddies, not submissive followers. This premise that living peacefully with our dog requires showing them who is boss is simply not true. Living with our dogs does not involve paranormal bonding that requires the correct energy or being calm and assertive. Similarly it does not require over-bearing dominance. Training can and should be fun. Who can learn if they are frightened? The dogs we see on TV that are described as calm and submissive are actually frightened and shut down. A position statement on dominance by The

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) gets to the heart of the matter: “The AVSAB is concerned with the recent re-emergence of dominance theory and forcing dogs and other animals into submission as a means of preventing and correcting behavior problems,” the statement reads. “For decades, some traditional animal training has relied on dominance theory and has assumed that animals misbehave primarily because they are striving for higher rank. This idea often leads trainers to believe that force or coercion must be used to modify these undesirable behaviors.” Instead, the AVSAB emphasizes that animal training, behavior prevention strategies and behavior modification programs should follow the scientifically based guidelines of “positive reinforcement, operant conditioning, classical conditioning, desensitization and counterconditioning.” Here is another excellent source, veterinarian and applied animal behaviorist Sophia Yin: “Every pet needs a human who can lead. Not like a boss, but like a partner in a dance — someone who gives clear signals, rewards desirable behavior as it occurs, removes rewards for inappropriate behavior immediately and sticks to the plan consistently until the new, good behavior is a habit.” So putting this into plain English, while dominance-based training looks slick on TV, it uses outdated methods, editing that focuses on entertainment and non-humane teaching that is developed from scientific and behavioral research. So, you be the judge. Do the methods of Cesar Millan look like they are based on the science of animal learning? Does this information sound like good common sense? Ask yourself, “What is the validity of this source? Is this how I really want to treat my dog?” Look at the evidence and you decide what is fact or fiction. Join the trainers at Animal Humane New Mexico to coach you and your dog with methods based on the science of learning that are kind and compassionate versus made-for-TV techniques that you are cautioned not to try at home. Susan Reaber has been training dogs and teaching their people since 1984. She writes this column on behalf of Animal Humane New Mexico.

Animal Humane of New Mexico’s facelift aims to help save many more pets kennels revealed it was just one level under the noise of a jet engine. That chaos hen Animal Humane New caused animals and potential adopters Mexico Executive Director alike to feel nervous and uneasy comPeggy Weigle and team got ing into the center. Dogs and cats were approval back in 2012 to begin work on a $5 million renovation project exhausted from all the commotion and oftentimes that made them sick. spanning two years to make Animal Humane facilities more accessible and The new center is a calm place where the effective, they knew they were embarking animals are happy and healthy. “There is on an exciting new era for Albuquerque’s a much-upgraded ventilation system and animals. each individual pet’s room has its own vent. The rooms are also heavily sound “The main goal of Project Humane is to proofed and each has its own drain,” save more lives,” said Weigle, who has Weigle said of the upgrades, “As a result worked at Animal Humane since 2006. “What was holding us back were the facili- the dogs are so chill that they haven’t gotten sick in this building.” ties themselves.” While the renovation is nearing compleAfter all six phases are completed, Animal tion, there is still a long way to go. One of Humane New Mexico will be one of the the biggest constraints on any organizamost progressive animal shelters in the tion is fundraising. To raise the $76,000 nation. still needed to complete the project, Ani“Albuquerque isn’t on the top of many mal Humane is selling bricks and pavers lists, so it will be great to have this shelter that will create the walkway around the top lists around the country,” said Weigle. The realization came back in 2010, when Weigle and the Animal Humane staff focused on a goal not euthanizing any healthy or treatable animals. While the euthanasia Animal rate dropped an impressive Humane 65 percent in 2010, Animal New Mexico Humane staff knew that more 615 VIRGINIA SE, could be done. One of the 505.255.5523 main issues was the fact HOURS: that there was no quarantine 10a-noon, 1-6p, facility to treat dogs and cats Mon.-Sun. with ringworm, something animalhumanenm.org that would save even more lives. With that realization, the facility renovation project was born. After calling Animal Arts, an architect company specializing in animal shelters and clinics, Weigle had everyone at Humane come together to brainstorm ideas for the new facility. After sending the ideas to Animal Arts, a six-phase plan was born. Phase one was building a beautiful new PHOTO BY WES NAMAN adoption center AHNM has named Big Blue. When one first walks in the doors, it feels like taking a breath of fresh air. It fountain. “It’s a great way to let the comis bright, inviting and exudes a calm and munity be involved in the project,” said happy energy. Weigle. Supporters can purchase either Phase two involved creating Little Teal, a a four-inch by eight-inch brick with three building next to Big Blue that serves solely lines of engraved text for $150 or an eightas an admissions center. Phases three, inch paver with six lines of text for $300. four and five include renovating old kenThis project is vitally important to the nels, turning the old adoption and admission building into a cattery, and expanding future of Animal Humane New Mexico and the clinic using the first floor of the original to shelters across the country that will look to this facility as an example of what Animal Humane building. Phase six is an adoption center should look like. all about finishing the landscaping on To help Animal Humane complete this the grounds, which will be an oasis with project is to help them achieve the ultibenches, greenery and a big fountain. mate goal which is simple: to save the One of the most important aspects of lives of as many cats and dogs as posthe new center was creating a peaceful sible. environment. Testing the noise in the old

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The current $5 million renovation of the facilities at Animal Humane New Mexico is close to completion. The project includes Big Blue (above), a brand new state-of-the-art adoption facility. Also already completed is an obstacle course where AHNM trainers can run pets like Frieda (below left) through agility courses.

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Like father like son Arlo Guthrie visits Albuquerque to celebrate the 100th birthday of his dad, Woody BY BILL NEVINS

n folk music circles, Arlo Guthrie needs no introduction. Son of legendary troubadour Woody Guthrie, of “This Land is Your Land” fame, Arlo is best known for his own songs “Alice’s Restaurant,” “Coming into Los Angeles” and a version of “City of New Orleans,” his only Top 40 hit. Local iQ interviewed Guthrie PREVIEW via email recently while he was in Florida on the final stretch Arlo Guthrie of the concert tour which will 7:30p, Thu., Apr. 3 bring him and his family band to KIMO THEATRE Albuquerque this week. Known 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.768.3522 for his quick wit, good cheer and $39-$59 generous outlook on life, Guthrie Tickets: did not disappoint. At 66, the holdmyticket.com man who brightened up the dark arlo.net Vietnam War days with Alice’s Restaurant and his Woodstock Fest jokes and songs brought a chuckle to this interviewer as he surely will to his audience here. Vintage Arlo. Enjoy.

Local iQ: How are you enjoying your tour so far? What are your tour plans? Arlo Guthrie: We are at the end of a two-year tour celebrating the centennial of my dad, Woody Guthrie. My son Abe, my friends Terry Hall and Bobby Sweet are all onstage with me. It’s been a lot of fun so far. iQ: Why is the name of your tour “Here Comes the Kid?” AG: They couldn’t think of what else to call the centennial tour. iQ: What will you be focusing on in your Albuquerque concert? AG: A lot more focused on my father’s songs than I would be. And of course I’ll be doing some of mine as well. iQ: We were all saddened by the recent passing of Pete Seeger. It

was my honor and joy to meet Pete at a gathering honoring Judy Collins in New York City last year. You posted your own touching words about Pete on Facebook. Do you have any favorite memories of Pete to share, or comments on his life and art? AG: I’m still at a loss to describe how I feel. I’m just pretending he’s still around. iQ: In his song “Christmas in Washington,” Steve Earle asks your father, Woody Guthrie, to return to us. Did you like that song? If Woody were here again now, what do you think might concern and interest him? AG: Well, like Pete, my dad is actually still here with us. You just can’t see them like we’ve been used to seeing them. They’re a little more subtle. But, if you can pay attention you can still hear them ... I don’t think I’m the only one. iQ: This is Woody’s centennial year. Do you have any comments on Woody and his legacy and its relevance today? AG: Yes ... a lot. And it’s all live onstage. iQ: Tell us about your latest recording and songs. AG: We’ve just released a CD of the current tour (Here Come the Kids). It’s the first time in 50 years we’re touring with a record of what’s happening onstage. iQ: What singers and songwriters catch your interest now? AG: Beethoven — OK he wasn’t much of a singer, but I like him anyway. iQ: You have mentioned in other interviews that you are a registered Republican and that you have voted for Ron Paul. Would you care to discuss your political views and philosophy? AG: Sure. But, not here. But, I will say that I haven’t changed much in the last 50 years. I’m still thrilled to have the opportunity to share my thoughts and views with others who think differently because it’s much more fun than sharing them with people who already agree with you on just about everything. iQ: Do you have any projects that you, as well as your family, are working on lately? AG: I don’t know about the family, but lunch is my next project.

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KiMo Theatre Arlo Guthrie 7:30-9:30p, $40-$60 Lotus DJ Shatta HIP HOP 10p, TBD Low Spirits Sage Harrington & Meredith Wilder FOLK 9p, $5 Outpost Performance Space René Marie JAZZ 7:30p, $25-$30 Q Bar Latin Gold DJ Quico SALSA

Molly’s Skip Batchelor, Odd Dog 1:30-5p, FREE

Popejoy Hall Soweto Gospel Choir SOUTH AFRICAN 8p, $20-$49

Q Bar Vanilla Pop 9p-1:30a, FREE Scalo Il Bar Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 8:30p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge TK Duel JAZZ 7:30-10:30p, FREE

SAT 5 49er Hall Ms. Lady Pinks & Ms. Krazie HIP HOP 7p, $20-$25

ABQ Journal Theatre National Institute of Flamenco: De Las Cenizas 7:30p, $25-$75 ABQ Museum of Art & History Jazz Brasileiro BRAZIL JAZZ 2-5p,

FREE

Blackbird Buvette Four Winds Belly Dance Review 7:30p The Goldsteins CABARET 10p,

FREE

Tractor Wells Park Jenny Wren, April Barreiro INDIE

Cooperage En-Joy CUBAN SALSA 9:30p, $10 Cowgirl Santa Fe Slow Motion Cowboys, Gregg Daigle Band AMERICANA 2p-close, FREE Dirty Bourbon Bart Cow 9p, $10 El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI noon-2p Freddie Chavez 6p, FREE Envy Nightlife Masq-Soiree DJ Soiree 8p, TBD First Turn Lounge Fat City 9p-1a, FREE Imbibe Ryan Shea 10p, FREE KiMo Theatre Intro to the Classics: Brahms & the Symphony CLASSICAL 6-8:10p,

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Lori Michaels JAZZ 6-9p, FREE

The Kosmos Animales Animados AERIALISTS &

8p-close, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE Molly’s Hole Punch 5:30p-Close, FREE Scalo Il Bar The Grinder GYPSY SWING 8p, FREE Sister Bar Black Lips, The Coathangers NEO

GARAGE 9p-1a, $17-$20

Sol Santa Fé Thu. Calientes MERENGUE/SALSA 7p-12a, $5

AMERICANA 8p, FREE

$10- $30

FRI 4

MUSICIANS 7:30p, $7

Casa Esencia DJ Night 9p-close, $20 (Men)/$10

8p, TBD

(Women after 11p)

Cowgirl Santa Fé Charity Ann & Stevie Menjivar, Bone Orchard 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Nathan Dean/the Damn Band 9p, $5 Effex Nightclub Shift K3y at Living Stereo DJ 9p-2a, $5

Launchpad Giant Steps 2014 REUNION SHOW Lemoni Lounge Nick Peña 7:30-10:30p, FREE Lotus DJ Shatta HIP HOP 10p, TBD Low Spirits 2014 Burlypicks Burlesque & variety 8p, $10 Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE

MUSIC Mine Shaft Tavern Paw & Erik BLUEGRASS 3-7p Hot Honey GOTHIC BLUEGRASS 7p, FREE Molly’s Stingrays, Iron Chiwawa 1:30pClose, FREE

Outpost Performance Space Pavlo Greek God of the Guitar

GUITAR 8-10p, $17-$22

Popejoy Hall Yesterday Once CARPENTERS TRIBUTE

8p, $50-$250

Q Bar DJ TOP 40 9p-close, $10 Scalo Il Bar Los Unusual Suspects BLUES 8:30p, FREE

Sol Santa Fé Metalachi METAL MARIACHI 8p, $10 Sunshine Theater Silverstein, Empty Sails, Good as Dead 6:30p, $15 St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church Songs Across the Pond: Yankee Ditties & Celtic Aires de Profundis A CAPPELLA 7:30p, $10-$15

Launchpad Battle of the Bands 4:15p, $8-$10 Mine Shaft Tavern The Barbwires SOULFUL BLUES 3-7p, FREE

Blackbird Buvette Whiskey Business Karaoke! 9p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Cowgirl Karaoke w/ Michele Leidig 9p, FREE

Lensic Santa Fe The Mavericks COUNTRY 7:30p, $47

TUE 8 Amped Performance Center Three 6 Mafia HIP HOP 7p-2a, $20 Blackbird Buvette Try vs.Try BiWeekly OPEN MIC 10p, FREE Brickyard Pizza Open mic night w/ Chris Dracup

Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Chris Dracup Trio 9:30p-12a, FREE

8p, FREE

Albuquerque Journal Theatre NM Philharmonic Orchestra: Oboe Concertos 2p, $24-$68 Blackbird Buvette World Famous Brunch! w/ Meowmix & Amanda Minette noon, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Boris & the Salt Licks- JOHN PRINE TRIBUTE BRUNCH noon-3p Charlie Milo Trio PROG JAM 8p, FREE Effex Nightclub Uberjack’d DJ 1p-2a,$8 El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI 6-8p, FREE Hotel Andaluz Chatter Sunday with ViolOpera! CLASSICAL 5p, $25

Il Vicino Canteen Keith Sanchez 6-9p,FREE Immanuel Presbyterian Church Songs Across the Pond: Yankee Ditties & Celtic Aires de Profundis A CAPPELLA 3p, $10-$15

Java Joe’s Frank McCulloch y Sus Amigos ACOUSTIC 9a, 11a, FREE

The Kosmos : Chatter Sunday Keith Snell PIANO LEFT HAND 10:30a, $5-$15

8:30p, FREE

MON 7

8:30p, FREE

SAT 6

(Women after 11p)

Cowgirl Santa Fe Dan Tedesco, FOLK ROCK 5-7:30p, FREE The Santa Fe Revue AMERICANA

Sister Saltine Ramblers, Slow Motion Cowboys HONKY TONK 5-9p, FREE

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Deian McBryde JAZZ TRIO 7:3010:30p, FREE

Casa Esencia DJ Night 9p-close, $20 (Men)/$10

Cowgirl Santa Fe Sweetwater String Band BLUEGRASS Il Vicino Canteen Next Three Miles AMERICANA 6-9p, FREE

Launchpad Fallen Prophets, Red Mesa, In the End 9p, $4 Molly’s The Western Hers 5:30p-Close, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Laura Meyer FOLK BLUES 8-11p, FREE

WED 9 Blackbird Buvette Traveling Broke & Out of Gas AMERICANA FOLK 7p Leftover Soul w/ DJ Leftovers RARE SOUL 9p, FREE Broken Bottle Brewery Open mick night 8-10p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe Loves It! INDIE FOLK SWING 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Latin Wed. w/ DJ Louie 6p-noon, FREE Embers Steakhouse/Isleta Resort Acoustic Essence 6p, FREE El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI 6-8p, FREE Launchpad Okkervil River, Hundred Visions 9:30p-12:30a, $15

Marble Brewery The Temporary Tattoos ELECTRIC FOLK 7-10p, FREE

Local Americana hybrid The Porter Draw unveils its latest studio recording, a 10-song self-titled CD, on Fri., Apr. 4 at Launchpad (618 Central SW, 505.764.8887, launchpadrocks. com). Special guests include Sad Baby Wolf and Phantom Lake. Show at 9p. Cover is $7.

Dirty Bourbon Marshal Reign 9p-1:30a, $5 El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI 5-9p Freddie Chavez 6p, FREE Embers Steakhouse/Isleta Resort Milo & Co. 6p, FREE Envy Nightlife Color Me Badd R&B 9p-2a, $15 First Turn Lounge Brahma Band COUNTRY 9p-1a, FREE Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino Creedence Clearwater Revisited 8p,

$25-$90

Launchpad Flavor of the Month 9p-midnight

Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE Molly’s Bella Luna 5:30p-Close, FREE Popejoy Hall Celtic Woman IRISH 7p, $65.50-

$105.50

Scalo Il Bar Alex Maryol BLUES 8:30p, FREE Sol Santa Fe Hot Country Wednesdays DJ 7p12a, $3

Sunshine Theater Snow Tha Product, Caskey HIP HOP 7-11p, $15

THU 10 Blackbird Buvette Luke Fox AMERICANA 7p, FREE Sazoram AMBIENT IDM 10p, FREE Blackwater Music Stick to Your Guns, Terror, Expire 6p, $18-$20

Corrales Bistro Brewery Lighting Hall ACOUSTIC BLUES 6-8p,

FREE

Cowgirl Santa Fe Bartender 4 Mayor, COUNTRY 8p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Marshal Reign 9p-1:30a, $5 El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI 6-8p, FREE Embers Steakhouse/Isleta Resort Shane Wallin 6p, FREE Launchpad Necrofilth, Hanta, Echoes of Fallen 9p, $7

Lotus DJ Shatta HIP HOP 10p, TBD Low Spirits Run Boy Run AMERICANA 9p-12a, $8 The Main Event Sports Bar & Grill T Pain HIP HOP 7p, $25-$100 Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE Marble Brewery Kevin Herig Trio INDIE EXOTICA 7-10p, FREE

Molly’s Jimmy Jones 5:30p-close, FREE Outpost Peformance Space Jazz at the Border: Abel Mireles’ Place MEX JAZZ 7:30p, $10-$15 Q Bar Latin Gold DJ Quico 8p-close, FREE Scalo Il Bar Wildewood AMERICANA 8p, FREE Sister Bar Youngsville, Sloan Armitage, The Wandering Lares 9p, $5 Sol Santa Fe Thu. Calientes MERENGUE SALSA

$8-$12

Scottish Rite Masonic Center Serenata Spring for Mozart 7p, $25 Los Cuates Sandia Park Los Radiators ACOUSTIC ROADHOUSE

6-9p, FREE

Lotus DJ A.I. & Dan Sen EDM 10p, TBD Low Spirits The Noms, Lovers & Madmen 9p, $8

Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE Mine Shaft Tavern DJ Sass-a-Frass 5p, FREE Molly’s Don Allen, Rudy Boy Experiment 1:30-close, FREE

Outpost Performance Space Budo, Zack Freeman HIP HOP,

HUMAN BEAT BOX 7:30p, $10-$15

Q Bar Old School House Party DJ Mike T & Big Phill ’80s & ’90s 9p-close, FREE Scalo Il Bar Next Three Miles, Sloan Armitage AMERICANA FOLK 8:30p, FREE

SAT 12 Blackbird Buvette The Local Spin DJ 7p Modern Love DJ Jessica & Jessica 10p, FREE Cowgirl Santa Fe The Santa Fe Chiles Dixie Jazz Band DIXIELAND 2-5p The Bus Tapes ELECTRIC FOLK 8:30p, FREE Dirty Bourbon Marshal Reign 9p-1:30a, $5 Effex Nightclub Tritonal feat. Paris Blohm EDM 10p-2a, $8

El Patron Buena Fé MARIACHI 12-2p, FREE Freddie Chavez 6p, FREE First Turn Lounge/Downs Brahma Band COUNTRY 9p-1a, FREE Launchpad BETO’S Birthday Bash ft. Prey for Kali, Baked 9p,TBD Lotus DJ Shatta HIP HOP 10p, TBD Low Spirits KiMo CD Release Party FOLK 8p, TBD Marcello’s Chophouse Piano Bar 6:30-9:30p, FREE The Mine Shaft Tavern Jim & Tim BLUES 3-7p, FREE Imperial Rooster GONZO ROOTS 8p, FREE

Molly’s Rock Bottom, Missing Stateside 1:30-close, FREE

Outpost Performance Space GreatStates CD Release ALT ROCK 7:30p, $10-$15

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7p-midnight, $5

Vernon’s Black Diamond Lounge Jazz Brasileiro BRAZIL JAZZ 6-9p, FREE Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Smooth Hound Smith ROCK N

BLUES 9:30p-12a, FREE

FRI 11 ABQInternational Support The Rebbe’s Orkestra 11a-1p, FREE Blackbird Buvette Planet Rock FUNKY DANCE PARTY 10p, FREE

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smart MUSIC

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WITH YOUNG FATHERS

erkeley, Calif.-born jazz artist Joshua Joshua Redman Redman is one of those dudes who Quartet exudes coolness. Maybe it’s the slender WITH AARON GOLDBERG, lankiness or the shaved head, a jazz version REUBEN ROGERS AND of Reggie Miller and his smooth three-point GREGORY HUTCHINSON stroke. He probably scores several points 7, 9p, Fri., Apr. 4 simply by being a brother who plays tenor Outpost Performance saxophone, a la Wayne Shorter. He looks the Space part, in other words. But Redman is more than 210 Yale SE, 505.268.0044 image, emerging as one of the most acclaimed $25-$30 jazz artists of his generation. Tickets: holdmyticket.com Redman, son of saxophonist Dewey Redman, outpostspace.org broke on the scene in 1991 when he won the joshuaredman.com Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone competition. Up until then, he had been mostly focused on his studies at Harvard, where he graduated, and on preparing for entry into Yale Law School, where he had been accepted. But a fateful year living in Brooklyn left him steeped in the New York jazz scene. By 1993 he released his first record for Warner Brothers, Joshua Redman, and the rest of his career has been one accolade after another, from playing with artists like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Cedar Walton to being nominated for Grammys. Redman’s latest album is Walking Shadows, released last year. In the Outpost show he will perform with his quartet, which includes Aaron Goldberg on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums.—Mike English

onsidering the album titles of the releases from Baths can shed some light as to the content. 9p, Sun., Apr. 13  Cerulean, the debut album from 2011, Sister Bar feels ethereal and lighter (dare I say 407 Central NW, happier) in comparison to 2013’s 505.242.4900 opaque and lurid Obsidian. The latest Tickets: holdmyticket.com release was written in the aftermath of $10 an illness that left the artist weakened sisterthebar.com and bedridden for weeks, and the deathly sickness creeps into the chill electronica vibe. Will Wiesenfeld is the man behind the dark synth pop L.A. act; he’s been playing, recording and producing his own albums since the age of 14. Baths has risen to fame in the vastly diverse L.A. beat scene — and beyond — alongside artists like Flying Lotus and Daedelus. Computerized beats are mixed with guitar, keys and Wiesenfeld’s weirdly twisted and luscious poetic lyrics. Songs are an immersion, a suspension in a floating cloud of beautiful sounds pierced by the bleak verse of Wiesenfeld. Comparisons have been made to Postal Service, and while that certainly is true with regard to sound, Wiesenfeld’s lyrics are darker, more saturated, and border on unsettling at times. The juxtaposition of aphotic lyrics over electronica beats and melodies makes for an interesting sound that is largely unrivaled. —Kristin Kurens

Baths

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | APRIL 3-16, 2014

Neko Case WITH THE DODOS

7:30p, Mon., Apr. 14 Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe, 505.988.7050

$34-$39 Tickets: ticketssantafe.org nekocase.com

eko Case has spanned quite the career, from her early days spent drumming in Vancouver punk bands to her country debut solo album in 1997. Since then she has grown before our very eyes and ears. She’s shrugged off the country label, adopted styles from pop and indie rock and moved into the alternative and alt-country genres. Her songs and style, much like her preternatural voice, are seemingly too large and grand to be put into any one category (although what would we do without labels). True, certain tracks fall into a twangy, forlorn vein, but the edgy, quirky and earthy elements of Case’s lyrics push boundaries. The album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You was written in the wake of loss, hardship and depression. The album is Case’s sixth release and was nominated this year for a Grammy in the Best Alternative Music Album category. Case promises to bring depth and range to the stage, and we expect no less from the fiery performer. San Francisco duo The Dodos open the night with warm, fuzzy folk pop reminiscent of Local Natives and Grizzly Bear. —Kristin Kurens

ARTS

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FRI 4 RECEPTION/THROUGH APR. 26

Dan Garrett & Lydia Piper Garrett creates wall and floor metal works with paint and acid washes, while Piper’s fused glass creations range from decorative to functional glass work. Reception: 5-9p SUMNER & DENE 517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com PERFORMANCE

Spiderman vs. Captain America Artwork featuring two of Marvel’s beloved characters. 7p

Sweat and sangre, inside and out

metropoliscomicart.com

Time Served

METROPOLIS COMIC ART GALLERY 1102 MOUNTAIN NW, STE.202

PERFORMANCE

Dancing at Lughnasa This play centers around the Celtic Harvest Festival of Lughnasa, loosely based on the lives of family members of the man who penned it, Brian Friel. 8p $13-$15 THE ADOBE THEATER 505.463.0440 adobetheater.org

PERFORMANCE: THROUGH APR. 6

Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids A production of Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids, a musical, specially adapted from the film. 7p, Fri.; 2, 7p, Sat.; 2p, Sun.

CARDBOARD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER 4904 4TH NW, 505.404.1578

cardboard-playhouse.org

SAT 5 PERFORMANCE

Yesterday Once More: A Musical Tribute to The Carpenters Yesterday Once More takes audiences back in time, recapturing the music of an entire generation who fell in love with and to the music of The Carpenters. 8p, $20-$54 POPEJOY HALL, UNM CAMPUS, 505.277.3824 popejoypresents.com

First Saturday Receptions A reception for a group show that is running through Apr 29. Reception: 3-5p

Soweto Gospel Chior This 52-member choir draws on talent from churches in and around Soweto, South Africa, celebrating the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. 8p,

JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES OF FINE & FIBER ART 2843 HIGHWAY 14 N., 505.471.1054

POPEJOY HALL UNM CAMPUS, 505.277.3824

11:30a-1:30p

$20-$49

popejoypresents.com

EXHIBITION/THROUGH APR. 27

Wax-Ability: Pushing the Boundaries of Encaustic Art This month-long show features artists Sherry Ikeda, Jayne Levant, Angel Wynn, Douglas Mehrens and John Schaeffer. Free Eencaustic demos every Saturday in April from 1-3p. Reception: 5:30-9pm EGG & WALRUS 131 W. SAN FRANCISCO ST., SANTA FE

eggmanwalrus.com

EXHIBITION/THROUGH APR. 26

Sanctuaries - Monotypes & Mixed Media Prints by Dan Noyes Mixed-media prints in hues of blue, grey and gold, which dominate Noye’s mostly abstract work. The artist will demonstrate his process as well. Reception: 5-8p NEW GROUNDS PRINT WORKSHOP & GALLERY, 3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100A, 505.268.8952

newgroundsgallery.com

Chroma Unleashed This exhibition features three artists: Anita Caress, Rebecca Nolda and Patricia Klamborowoski Williams. Reception: 5-8p THE GALLERY ABQ 8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333

thegalleryabq.com Spring & Agreements The Luna Project will be showcasing in the downstairs gallery. Ruth Cohen’s work will appear in the upstairs gallery. 5-8p MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

mariposa-gallery.com

ONGOING

Hands On! A Fabric, Needles and Things Workshop Be a part of this free knitting circle. OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org

SUN 6 PERFORMANCE

NMPhil Stars: Baroque Oboe Favorites NM Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal oboist, Kevin Vigneau, performs Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in C Major and Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in d minor. Oriol Sans leads the orchestra in the PurcellBritten Chacony in g minor and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5. 2p,

$24-$68

NM PHILHARMONIC 1701 4TH SW, 505.323.4343 nmphil.org

THU 8 Fundraising For The Arts Keshet Ideas and Innovation Center is hosting the fundraising workshops geared towards art organizations. 1:30-3p $20-$35 KESHET IDEAS AND INNOVATION CENTER, 4121 CUTLER NE, 505.244.9808 keshetdance.org

OFFCenter Artists’ Network Meeting Each month community artists gather in an open meeting to present and discuss ideas for gallery shows, workshops, classes and community art events. 5-6p OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org

By Carlos Contreras West End Press, April 2014, 82 pp.

$12.95 ISBN-13: 978-0-9910742-1-1

BY LEVI ROMERO arlos Contreras’ new collection of poetry, aptly named Time Served, had its presentation debut a few weeks ago at the Tucson Festival of Books. Published by West End Press, it’s a work in keeping with West End’s mission to publish progressive, community-based poetry, drama, fiction and memoir, with a concentration on working class, women and multicultural writers. West End Press has also become a haven for performance poets such as Contreras who have found a way to merge spoken word with literary expression. And quite effectively, it should be noted. Contreras, a popular verse-spittin’ Burque poet and National Poetry Slam champion, is also a teacher, community organizer and cofounder and facilitator for the jail writing program, JustWrite, at the Gordon Bernell Charter School for incarcerated adults in Albuquerque’s Metropolitan Detention Center. He is also an adjunct instructor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies program at the University of New Mexico. Time Served begins with “Gratitudes,” a forward in which Contreras pays tribute to family, friends, mentors and fellow poets who have served time in the trenches alongside Contreras while working to heal through poetry the wounded many, children whistled into the wind of a war, whose casualties society locks away in the stink-and-sterile environs of incarceration. Time Served is a collection of poems inked from the sweat and sangre of a poet who has witnessed first-hand the injustices of justice and has heard the hollowmedicated mumblings stumbling into the dark abyss of nothing looking for a something to help fill the void. “Invincible,” the first of two sections in the collection, is comprised of seven poems chronicling a Vietnam veterano’s life-long journey toward healing, his father, soldier 2530523, AKA Chico Contreras. It is a beautiful, tender and heart-wrenching testimonio about fatherhood, familia and a poet-son whose poetic sensitivities capture the fallout of a war brought home. Things are different than they seem, and it’s scary, writes Contreras. But there is also the love and adoration between father and son, the father super-hero who teaches that out of broken pieces we fashion stability, selflessly for others we create infinite possibilities. but last and not least we always practice complete humility.

PHOTO BY WES NAMAN

He established himself as a word-spitting performance poet, and now Albuquerque’s Carlos Contreras is out with his first book of poems, Time Served, and a one-man stage show based on the book.

A recent study indicated that about one in In his poem “The every 35 adults in the United States was Wall,” Contreras on probation or parole or incarcerated takes his readers on a in prison or jail. Since 2002, the United personal visitation to States has had the highest incarceration the Vietnam Veterans rate in the world. As a long-time instructor Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is there, working with incarcerated populations, while holding his head in his hands, these are the kinds of statistics Contreras feeling alone in a reflective sea of etched is familiar with. But his poems provide letters, and realizing that we the living a voice and a name to the numbers. are left to realize the weight of war, where The poems weren’t inspired during he feels the guilt and pain of his own an academic research sabbatical or by existence. fictional, literary ruminations about life en He ends the first section with an homage la corre. They come from the inside, to home. Home as a veterano sanctuary, a an upright, out-front, stand in place where front todos somos locos PERFORMANCE of your home line up situation coyotes howling TIME SERVED: where you shut the f*** up full moon A ONE-MAN and listen. half crazy. SHOW They are hardened 8p, Fri.-Sat., The book gets its title meditations coming from the Apr. 11-12 from the second section most vulnerable of places, a Tricklock of the collection, “Time heart in yearning. Contreras Performance Served.” These are poems Laboratory reminds us, “What runs the constructed of another kind 110 Gold SW, world on the outside, runs the of wall. Or perhaps, they are 505.254.8393 world on the inside. Respect walls deconstructed from $10/$25 (with is key to survival.” Time Served the same kind of poems, book, poster) transposes one setting for the poems unrequited and other with grace and respeto. adorned with the cling and That is the hallmark of clank, cinder-block and steel the collection, its ability to transform rhythms of faith, hope and perseverance. our consciousness and rousing us to These walls too have come to serve as collectively reach beyond the narrow a national symbol for the fallen; fathers, confines of our individual existence. mothers, brothers, sisters, friends and loved ones who perish everyday into the Levi Romero, New Mexico Centennial Poet in reformatories of America. But Contreras’ 2012, is the author of Sagrado: A Photopoetwisdom, compassion and experience ics Across the Chicano Homeland, A Poetry keeps him from judging either the of Remembrance and In the Gathering of Silence. offender or the correctional system.

LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | APRIL 3-16, 2014

ARTS

OP E N I N G S/ P E R F O R M A N C E S WED 9 RECEPTION/EXHIBITION

Guiding Light: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian This exhibition offers a varied selection of Varjabedian’s work from his travels across the American West. 5-8p, FREE

1629 CLUB AT CASA RONDENA WINERY, 733 CHAVEZ NW, 505.452.7208

casarondena.com AUDITIONS

Seussical Jr. Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company is looking for actors and actresses for its upcoming production of Seussical Jr. 6:30-

8:30p

THE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE 100 GOLD SW, STE. 112B, 505.404.1578

cardboard-playhouse.org/auditions

FRI 11

Odyssey of the Artistic Spirit Current artwork by Mary Ann Weems and sculptures by Esta Bain will be on display in the gallery. 5p, FREE

WEEMS GALLERIES AND FRAMING 7200 MONTGOMERY NE, STE.D, 505.293.6133 weemsgallery.com

SAT 12 WORKSHOP

Introduction to Sign Painting Hands-on workshop led by local sign painter Curtis Mott. The class delves into the history of sign painting will teach basic techniques of hand lettering and design. Workshop fee includes: lettering brush, 4 oz. can of paint, drawing board and a typeface guide. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. 2:30-5p, $35 OFFCENTER ARTS, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172 offcenterarts.org

PERFORMANCE

Santa Fe In Bloom A botanical art exhibition by Carole Aine Langrall, Brian Arthur and Richard Solomon titled Santa Fe In Bloom. These artists represent a new movement of botanical arts using multi-media, multidimensional pieces that literally incorporate the environment into the art. 5-7p NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 CANYON, SANTA FE, 505.795.7570

newconceptgallery.com

Season Finale - Awadagian Pratt Returns The NM Philharmonic season concludes with Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” with Albuquerque favorite Awadagin Pratt returning to the stage under the baton of Uriel Segal. 6p, $20-$68 NM PHILHARMONIC POPEJOY HALL, UNM CAMPUS

nmphil.com

First Friday Artscrawl: Friday, April 4 CLASS/WORKSHOP

Welded Sculpture: The Next Step with Martin Mayer Intended for students who have taken a welding class before, this workshop is a way to build a foundation in working with the MIG (wire feed) welder and the oxy-acetylene cutting torch. 9a-4p

HARWOOD ART CENTER, 505.242.6367 MARTIN MAYER STUDIO

OLD TOWN

Framing Concepts Gallery

Blackbird Gallery

5809 JUAN TABO NE, 505.294.3246

323 ROMERO NW, STE.16, 505.243.9525

framingconceptsgallery. com

BlackbirdGallery.Biz  Open House: 5-8p

Reception: 5-7:30p

Studio 13

The Gallery ABQ

323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 13, 505.247.2988

8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292.9333

sites.google.com/site. studio13site/

thegalleryabq.com

harwoodartcenter.org

Open house: 5-7:30p

Artists’ Reception 5-8p

SUN 13

Yucca Art Gallery

High Desert Art & Frame

PERFORMANCE

Kaleidoscopic Overdrive: Colorful Combinations and a Tuba Full of Fun ChamberCHOPS, The Chamber Music Cooperative of the SW, presents Kaleidoscopic Overdrive: Colorful Combinations and a Tuba Full of Fun. 2p, FREE (donations accepted).

CHAMBERCHOPS, 3800 LOUISIANA NE

chamberchops.org

MON 14 Painted Bultos & Painted Reliefs Spanish Market traditional artist Art Lopez will discuss his works, some of which will be available for purchase. 2p, Free to members,

$10, rsvp required

SPANISH COLONIAL ARTS SOCIETY 750 CAMINO LEJO, SANTA FE, 505.982.2226

206-1/2 SAN FELIPE NW, 505. 247.8931

12611 MONTGOMERY NE, SUITE A-4, 505.265.4066

yuccaartgallery.com  Opening Rececption: 5-8p

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DOWNTOWN

First Friday Event: 5-8p

516 ARTS

Johns’ Western Gallery

516 CENTRAL SW, 505.242.1445

1101 CARDENAS NE, SUITE 202C, 505.246.2414 Reception: 5-9p

516arts.org  Open House: 5-8p

Palette Contemporary Art & Craft

Harwood Art Center

1114 7TH NW, 505.242.6367

harwoodartcenter.org Opening Reception: 6-8p

OFFCenter Arts

808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org  Opening Reception: 5-8p

Sumner & Dene  517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com Artists’ reception: 5-9p

VSA – N4th Gallery

New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery

“Streams # 10” by Alexander Eulert is part of the April exhibit at Matrix Fine Art. The exhibit also features the work of Jessica Kennedy. Reception: 5-8p, Fri., Apr. 4.

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NE HEIGHTS

NOB HILL Matrix Fine Art

3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 A, 505.268.8952

matrixfineart.com  Reception: 5-8p

3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 B, 505.268.8952 Reception: 5-8p

4904 4TH NW, 505. 344.4542

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L I VE M U SI C

The Artistic Image

ARTSCRAWL Event 5-9p

7400 MONTGOMERY NE, SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

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SE-OC Right Brain Gallery 3100 MENAUL NE, 505.816.0214

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Weyrich Gallery 2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

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smart ARTS

Finding Reason Opening reception: 6-8p, Fri., Apr. 4

aude Andrade’s style of mixed media narrative paintings combine layers upon layers of paint and biomorphic shapes that come Harwood Art Center together to convey a tale on canvas that 1114 7th NW, 505.242.6387 has a serene, yet haunting, feel to it. Her harwoodartcenter.org work leaves you wondering if what you maude-andrade.com are seeing is a place that is real or simply imagined. Besides doing numerous art exhibitions over the years, her paintings have also been used on the sets of such Albuquerque-based TV shows as In Plain Sight and Breaking Bad. Shawn Turunga is an artist who has explored a wide variety of arts in her career, ranging from film and lithography to historic art restoration and then circling back to fine art. Her latest works are a combination of mixed media abstractness coupled with the precision and techniques that she’s acquired throughout her years of working with different mediums. The combined efforts of these talented artists should prove to be a powerful exhibit for you to take in. Head on over to The Harwood Art Center’s Main Gallery to enjoy this show that runs through April 24. — Andrea Blan

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rish playwright Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa award-winning drama Dancing at Apr. 4-27 Lughnasa is the Adobe Theater’s 8p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun. entry in this year’s Southwest Irish Adobe Theater Theatre Festival. After opening 9813 4th NW, 505.898.9222 at the Abbey Theatre (the Irish $15 National Theater) in 1990, the play adobetheater.org won the Olivier Award in London and the Tony Award in New York for its 1991 and 1992 productions in those cities, and was later adapted into a successful film. Festival director Alan Hudson told Local iQ, “The play is a partly autobiographical protest against an Irish Catholicism which represses the lives of five unmarried sisters, one of whom has a son, Michael, the narrator of the play, out of wedlock. Moments of hilarity abound in the play, but its overall trajectory is, to my way of thinking, tragic.” Lacey Bingham (seen recently in Candida) plays eldest sister, Kate, a teacher at the local school, and Heather Lovick-Tolley (Is Life Worth Living?, A Trip to Bountiful) is Maggie, the housekeeper and joker of the bunch. Bridget S. Dunne is Agnes who, is a special friend to the “simple” Rose played by Andrea Haskett. Jennifer Cary plays Christina, the mother of Michael (Paul Hunton) who dreams of a married life with the feckless Gerry Evans (Jeremy Gwin). Bill Lang brings the frail brother Jack to life. The play’s director is Leslee Richards. —Bill Nevins

nto the Woods is a musical version of a tale that includes folklore characters from all of our favorite childhood stories. The narrated plot starts to unfold Musical Theatre Southwest in the first act, when we’re introduced to 6320 Domingo NE, the Baker and his wife. They want nothing 505.265.9119 more than to have a child, but a spell $20/$22 was cast on them by an evil witch to keep musicaltheatresw.com them infertile. Then there is Cinderella, who desperately wishes to attend the King’s Festival, and Jack, who wishes his beloved cow, Milky White, would finally produce milk. The plot lines intertwine and reveal the challenges that must be overcome in order for each of the characters to have their wishes granted. There is always a tough road ahead and always a lesson learned, which takes you back to being a child again and makes it feel as if you’re right there in the story with the characters. Based on the children’s book by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this classic production has been loved by many and performed for years both on and off Broadway. There’s a Disney version scheduled to be released in December of this year with big names like Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and Chris Pine. It would be great to see it on the stage before it hits the big screen. —Andrea Blan

Into the Woods 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 4p, Sun., Apr. 4-27

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FILM

Find your handy man with all new ‘Man-App’

olly Adams is a New Mexico filmmaker with aspirations to turn a webseries she produced into a feature-length production. Her project is called The Man-App. It’s as if Bewitched and Weird Science had a three-way with Tinder and the result was an illegitimate child with unidentifiable birth parents. Adams has launched an Indiegogo campaign and is asking for $20,000 to help fund the pre-production of her movie. The story is about a woman named Alex who creates an app that can call forth “the man of your dreams” at the touch of a button. Summoning a man doesn’t have to be sexual. It can be, but this magical app can call a plumber, a mechanic or someone to help you reach things off the top shelf at La Montanita Co-op and send them back as quickly as they appeared. If this movie sounds like it’s objectifying men, that’s because it is. When I spoke to Adams on the phone she laughed, “We’re poking fun of the situation of gender differences,” Adams said. “I think women have been objectified for so long that it’s kind of fun to objectify men. In the entertainment industry women can be the eye candy, we’re used to it. Men have a little bit of a problem being objectified. But I want them to be able to laugh at it as well.” I don’t speak for all men, but I don’t have a problem with being objectified. I’d totally be down if I got paid to parade around in my underwear at the request of women. I may

need to hit the gym a little more, but I digress. The movie has a pretty big player in its court: Basil Hoffman from The Artist is committed to play a Hugh Hefner-inspired playboy named Phineas Mossback. Go to theman-app.com and check out a promo for their film and visit igg.me/at/themanapp to donate.

Get Your Movie Legal

When it comes to independent filmmaking, the most important aspect is one that is often overlooked: keeping your film legal. If you’re making movies with your iPhone and showing them to your friends in a private location and never plan on releasing it publicly, then you probably don’t have a reason to worry. Nowadays making a feature length film, getting national distribution and making money with it is easier than it has ever been. But the pitfall about making money is that it attracts vultures trying to take it away from you. Also, if you use somebody else’s content in your film, you’re now running the risk of getting sued, even though you may not have made a dime. Plus,

those fancy actors and actresses you’re putting on screen must give you permission to use them in your project. Big studios would rather drop you like a hat than have to acquire the proper releases after the fact. So, all of those months shooting, editing and promoting your film will be lost. But there is hope. Entertainment lawyer Jose Jehuda Garcia, Esq. will give a talk about common issues and risks that arise when using people or third-party works in a film project. I know, hanging out at a law presentation isn’t the most exciting thing to do on a Saturday afternoon, but if you’re planning on being a serious filmmaker you must attend. Garica has a background in film and has been working professionally in TV and movies since 1994, as well as being an attorney in New Mexico since 2009. Being both a filmmaker and a lawyer gives him experience behind the lens, so he knows many of the pitfalls and situations you may encounter. The event is 1-3:30p at the South Broadway Cultural Center on Apr. 12. It’s free for students with ID and $10 for filmmakers and non-attorneys.

Transtastic! Film Festival

The Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico have teamed up to bring Transtastic! ABQ’s Transgender Film Festival. The festival will showcase four of the world’s best transgender films at The Guild Cinema

starting at noon on Apr. 5. Recently I spoke with Roberto Appicciafoco, the festival’s director. He was proud to mention that icon of L.A.’s transgender community and Latina activist Bamby Salcedo will be in attendance. Salcedo is the subject of the festival’s opening film Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story. If you’re in the mood to party, there will be a kickoff event at ArtBar (119 Gold SW) the night before, Apr. 4. Adrien Lawyer, executive director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, is excited about the film festival coming to New Mexico. He sees it bringing more to the community than just fun and entertaining stories. “The Transtastic! Film Festival is pioneering as one of only a small handful of film festivals that are solely focused on transgender films,” Lawyer said. “The transgender communities lag decades behind the lesbian and gay communities in terms of legal protection, access to health care, jobs, housing, etc., data collection and stigma. Positive, thoughtful cultural representation, and even just raising awareness that transgender people exist and are human beings, play a huge role in reducing stigma, which affects all the other issues we face.” Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program (available at directorscutradio.com). He can be reached at dan@directorscutradio. com.

FILM REEL

Nymphomaniac Volume I DIRECTED BY LARS VON TRIER

BY JORDAN MAHONEY Cheap Thrills

DIRECTED BY TOM BERNINGER

DIRECTED BY E.L. KATZ

$8/$5

10p, Apr. 11-12

10:45p, Apr. 4-5

Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848

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$8//$6/$5

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Mistaken For Strangers

hen Tom Berninger is asked by his older brother Matt, lead singer of The National, to come on tour as an extra hand, it becomes clear just how apt the title is. Mistaken for Strangers is lifted from a National song title, but the “golden boy”/ underdog sibling dynamic is what fuels this rock-documentary. As a budding filmmaker, Tom uses his crew member status as a chance to make a rock-doc, proving his “chops” by showing the guitarist (to mild confusion) one of his experimental horror projects. Shoving cameras in faces, however, tends to rub everyone backstage the wrong way. Eventually, Tom gets kicked off the tour for shirking his actual duties, and the film’s focus becomes how Tom will actually finish the documentary. Tom’s lumpish tendencies and lack of interview etiquette keeps the film light-hearted, but off-handed mention of his depression adds an emotional layer, and we end up cheering on this loveable slacker, trapped in his brother’s shadow.

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his bleak, (and surprisingly funny,) thriller asserts that everyone has a price — and it will shock you to what depths some will sink. The film introduces us to Craig, an unassuming family man, recently fired and soon to be evicted. He goes to a bar to drink his sorrows, and ends up meeting Vince, an old skateboarding bud. From across the room, a wealthy couple, (David Koechner, of Anchorman fame, and Sara Paxton) takes an interest in the two — they begin to pay them for silly little dares. But when the party migrates to the couples’ mansion, the intensity spikes, and Craig and Vince are encouraged to vandalize, defile and self-mutilate in the pursuit of cash. Our two “contestants” excel in their roles, but the star of the film is Koechner, who channels his normally goofy persona into this collected, sadistic game maker. The thrills may be cheap, but the underlying message is rich with unsettling truth about greed and its poisonous effect on the soul.

passerby named Seligman finds Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg) in a dark alleyway, badly beaten, and he takes her to his apartment. The opening shots of this slimy side passage (set to Rammstein) establish a harsh tone that Volume I strays from — and returns to — throughout the film. Joe, over a cup of tea, with morose resignation, provides for her rescuer a number of adolescent vignettes that depict her crippling sex addiction, namely through relationships with various men (Shia Labeouf, Christian Slater). Seligman occasionally interrupts her stories with philosophical quandaries ultimately trying to lift Joe’s trampled self-esteem. The film shows more sex than most, certainly, but does it with an undeniable art-house frankness. Partly due to its chaptered, conversational structure, the film comes off more literary, less smutty. How “trashy” or “tasteful” the sex may be, however, is entirely dependent on the viewer’s relationship with the subject. But this is just the first volume. (Nymphomaniac Volume II will screen Apr. 25-29 at the Guild Cinema.)

PLANET WAVES

by Eric Francis • planetwaves.net

ARIES (MAR. 20-APR. 19) The beauty of your astrology right now is that it allows you to see yourself in others and to feel them within you. Another perspective on the same aspects illustrates you self-actualizing through your relationships. This concept used to be understood a lot better than it is now in our era when the prevailing theory of relationships is to use people. Selfactualizing through an intimate bond is a special, subtle kind. It is perhaps the most humane kind there is, because the idea is about becoming increasingly aware of yourself as you interrelate with others. I would take the concept of “others” and extend it to your whole environment. Consider that you are part of your environment and it is part of you. Feel how you influence your surroundings with your feelings, and how you can pick up feelings and experience influences just by being in a place or around others. The moral of the story is you are part of the world and the world is part of you.

LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23) There’s no such thing as perfect faith, but there is such a thing as very powerful old-fashioned ordinary faith. And that, you have plenty of. Here is the thing: Faith might work so well that it would shock you. It might compel you to reorganize your whole belief system around what is actually possible that you didn’t think was possible. Note that you may find yourself in some kind of dialog or interchange with someone close to you about whether something is possible. The image glaring out of your chart is of you doing what is right for you no matter what anyone else believes or refuses to believe. So you don’t need to lose any sleep over that small matter, nor do you need to distract yourself with anyone else’s doubts. Nor do you need to convince anyone of anything — just act on the best intuition that you have. Then when your environment starts to provide feedback, adjust your beliefs accordingly. Then be ready to adjust them again.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22) If you subtract the drama from the sex, the sex will be a lot more interesting. I know that for most people this is like decaffeinated instant coffee with Splenda and Cremora, or trying to get drunk on a Shirley Temple. There exists a kind of conditioned association between drama and sex, in particular, drama based on insecurity. I would propose that you don’t need that. I also suggest you subtract the “does he/she love me?” question from your erotic encounters, along with “what will happen to us in the future?” and “will we do this again?” Let basic trust and being turned on be enough for now. Have your experiences in the moment you’re having them, giving and receiving love in real time. The insecurity factor to me looks like a ruse. By ruse, I mean to use a polite word for bullshit. You might try treating it as such, just for an experiment. The other part of the experiment will involve not treating anyone else’s insecurity as if it’s valid for you.

TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20) You’re not in as tight of a corner as it may seem. In fact, to the extent that you feel you’re under someone’s shadow, under their thumb or under their authority, you have the ability to focus and turn this into a productive situation. The main quality that’s being demanded of you is integrity. Such would include sincerity, the use of logic, and making sure that all of the basic minimums for which you may be responsible are covered. You can add to that consulting with those who are influenced by your movements and your choices, making sure they have a clue what to expect from you next. Take the time to enter a dialog and leave behind any reticence you may have to commit to a position by saying anything at all. You’re in a position of much greater influence than you may imagine, by which I mean the potential to effect positive change. Step out of the shadow and you’ll see that.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22) It’s necessary that you keep a handle on who you are, what you want and what you’re doing. I say this because of the vast amount of activity in your relationship angle (Aquarius, Pisces and Aries) and so little happening in your own sign. Your ruling planet Mercury is deep in the mix of your relationship stuff, which may be describing a real challenge finding yourself in the midst of lots of movement and excitement in your environment. The planets are describing no specific or direct way to do this, that I can see. The best idea I can offer you is to know what you think, despite what anyone else might think. It would be supremely easy to lose yourself in the viewpoint of others, so if you are aware of and strive to focus your own point of view, you have the easiest possible means of tracking who you are. So yes: the path to individuality starts with knowing your own opinion. (It always did).

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20) If you’re going to rebel, focus on what makes no sense, and then wage the rebellion by making sense. Rather than object to what is ridiculous, propose the alternative. The posture of rebellion I am suggesting is not waged in the negative but rather in the affirmative. That leaves a lot more room for creativity, innovation and sense of humor. It also disguises the rebellion as something else, such as an invention or a party or art or something that is just interesting. There are a lot of stupid customs in the world, ridiculous beliefs, pointless social rituals and absurd expectations. You seem to be aware of this now more than ever, and determined to do something about it. As the next few days unfold, that may grow to the point of having revolution in your heart. So be it — and Remember The Onion.

GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21) Stick to the truth and admit when you find yourself believing something that may not be true, or that is not true. Notice when you “believe” something because someone in a position of authority “believes” it; notice if you bend things a bit to focus your own authority. In short, your solar chart right now is a study in the power of false belief and deception for the purpose of gaining power. That could include power gained over you, which is the main reason why I suggest you be vigilant. It’s the main reason why I suggest you make no compromises about the nature of reality. The best way to handle any situation where you’re lacking knowledge is to admit at least that much. If you’re in a position where you have to conduct yourself a certain way for political purposes (such as getting ahead), admit at least that much. Do everything you can to eliminate deception from your life in any form, and happily forfeit the power of denial in place of the greater power of truth.

LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23) You may feel like you live in the hall of mirrors. But if you look closely at what seems to be your reflection, you might notice that it doesn’t vaguely resemble who you know yourself to be. Indeed, the whole mirroring thing seems to be an illusion that is only real to the extent that you believe it. Your solar chart describes where you will find yourself — in the zone of consciousness where you’re willing to take a risk. Where you feel the potential, the calling or the need to dare, that is where you’re the most likely to find yourself, as in discover something new about yourself. You will know you’re in that space because it feels distinctly different than the mirror chamber or echo chamber that you were in before. You will know you’re there because it has the distinct sensation of something to gain and something to lose. Note that your ruling planet Venus is in Aquarius. That is a reminder to be yourself and not buckle under the pressure or low standards of any group in which you’re involved.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19) You may be in an emotional dilemma, going back and forth about what you really believe, or what course of action is correct. This is compounded by the potential feeling that you have to do something, or make a decision, before time runs out. The problem is that each potential choice is so compelling you don’t know which is more valid. If this describes some aspect of your life, I have two ideas. One is: consider the potential that both are true at once, no matter how different they may seem (they are more closely related than they seem by the way). Then work out the math and figure out how the situation would seem in that case. Two is: consider the possibility that you’re dealing with a false dilemma. A false dilemma, in case you’re not familiar with the concept, is a pair of options, choices, potentials or outcomes where neither of the two is actually valid or meaningful. The solution to that is simple — come up with more possibilities.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20) Claim your genius with money. I mean take hold of it, take ownership and put it CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22) SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22) to work. Get your mind going, and start Leave your insecurity behind you and You may be having panic attacks over sketching out possibilities. Remember strive to do your best work. Your fears of some potential change in your work that your most valuable resource is what inadequacy can indeed be behind you, in environment or work assignment. That you know. In our economy, you have the the past, if you want them to be. The only kind of response is not exactly the key to way you will establish that is to actually success. I suggest you remove from your options to sell your time, your labor or your knowledge, and you probably proffer live as if it’s true. That may seem bold, thinking any need to “feel appreciated” but it’s not as bold as you might think. I and replace it with the need to focus your a mix of these options. But the most will tell you that it’s probably a lot braver mind, your efforts and your intentions on valuable one is your knowledge. It’s also than your parents were; it’s gutsier than what actually matters. Focus on the nature one of the most challenging to convert most of your friends or associates would of commitments being made to you, and into actual cash value, though you can apply your knowledge to that particular likely be; it will take more courage than asked of you. Once the changes you’re downloading a new app for your Droid. going through gather actual momentum, puzzle. The only thing that stands in your Those are not particularly meaningful there will be the moment where you have way is a particular kind of self-esteem crisis that might, in the past, have left comparisons because the standard is a to give up control over the outcome. But you feeling like nobody cares about you. lot lower than actual achievement — and that does not mean giving up awareness That’s not true, but I would remind you lower than your actual potential. The main of where you are at any moment, or the that for this particular project, you don’t thing you’re likely to struggle with is your words that come out of your mouth, or need anyone to care about you -- you own consistency, though you have more listening and hearing the words that are need to care about yourself, and you need influence over this than you might think. said to you. Said another way, lack of And even if you’re not exactly consistent, control over the outcome is a thing apart to take advantage of the self-interest of others. Ultimately what you’re doing has now is the time to focus your mind and from maintaining your presence and nothing at all to do with self-interest; that reach for one particular goal, no matter awareness and using what you know to is a means to a much larger and more how “impossible” it may have seemed in make moment-to-moment assessments meaningful goal. the past. and decisions.

THE AMERICAN VALUES CLUB CROSSWORD “Sickeningly Sweet”

By Aimee Lucido edited by Ben Tausig, Difficulty Level 2/5 ACROSS 1 A new one may be turned over 5 Surname of the Magic Eraser mascot 10 “___ Here” (Beyoncé song) 14 “___ doctor, but ...” 15 Brings back to full strength 16 ___ guy syndrome 17 Ubriaco’s drink 18 11:00 a.m., for many college students 19 With 57-Across, “atomic” sucking candy that violates building safety codes? 20 Cream of the crop

38 Blood-spewing candy? 40 A pirate might have one 41 A++++++++ 43 Palindromic girl’s name increasingly popular in the U.S. 44 Cartoon character with a friend named Boots 45 Ad 46 Not dismissive of, as a sexual suggestion 48 Chocolatecovered clumsy digit? 53 Green-haired critter 56 ___ Beach (ritzy Orange County city)

2 Jean-Jacques Rousseau book also called “On Education”

36 Piece in a fiber-rich cereal

3 Red-headed orphan 4 Under-the-table activity?

39 Oft-repeated modifier in a 2012 Taylor Swift hit single

5 Geek’s

42 Mummifies

extracurricular activity

44 Computer-toprojector connectors

6 Actress Michele whose show was postponed by tragedy

47 Carrere or Mowry of TV

8 Risk friends

49 Assessments of blood and IQ, e.g.

9 Backstreet Boys’ competition 10 Invades, bugstyle 11 Actress Kristen of “Bridesmaids”

22 The numerator or denominator of a rational number

12 Farm lot unit

58 Whiny “Game of Thrones” character

13 Forecaster of sorts

24 Chocolate-covered fragments of actress Witherspoon?

61 Hats

21 Dusk, to one who words good

62 Really dark

23 French beans?

63 Shake a can vigorously?

25 Tampon substitutes

64 Modify

26 Buff

65 Critters experiencing colony collapse disorder

29 Peace Prize city

28 Wind-in-yourhair roofs 32 Category of person you’re attracted to 35 Mormons’ gp. 36 Moo juice provider 37 Doubled, the second part of a pint-sized beauty queen’s name

66 “Sexy” lady of song 67 Slugger Sammy of shady substances DOWN 1 Organ destroyed by too much 17-Across

46 National capital on a river of the same name

7 It’s often lent, in a therapist’s office

57 See 19-Across

27 Machu Picchu residents

38 Word before date or sex

30 Planks on water, often

50 Father Sarducci who appeared on “SNL” 51 “The ___ nigh” 52 Snoop Lion, since recently 53 Old NYC punk club 54 Fabled lazybones 55 “Would ___ to You?” (BBC bluffing show) 59 Actor Beatty or Kate Winslet arm candy Rocknroll 60 ___ Lanka

31 Dreamcast maker, once 32 1/16 of a cup, briefly 33 “I’ve got ___ back” 34 5-0

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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | APRIL 3-16, 2014

Hiding your debt doesn’t work

have helped thousands of people over the years as they have taken the first tentative steps to straighten out their financial situations. In most of these cases, the consumer had either been too embarrassed to ask for help and let another person see their credit report, or they had seen their report and were so confused by it they did not know what end to start with. What typically happens in those situations, many times for years, is that instead of starting to address the problems the consumer shuts down and puts the problems out of mind — yet the problems continue to haunt them.

Don’t be embarrassed by your credit. Most consumers over the age of 18 have had, or will have, some kind of a credit issue sometime in their life. So you are in good company. Every one of you out there who have debt problems, put your emotions aside and call someone to get help. In 26 years of working with people who are trying to get out of debt and repair their financial

C OM M U N I T Y E VE N T S THU 3

Street and other works. 6-8p

Karen’s Card Committee A free weekly card making group.

School Librarian Shop & Visit As part of School Librarian Appreciation Day, all school librarians receive a 15% discount. 5-6p

3-5p, FREE

OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org Geeks Who Drink ‘Avengers’ Trivia Night Celebration Pub quiz covers the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and the comics that have formed it. 8p, FREE O’NIELL’S IRISH PUB - NE HEIGHTS 3301 JUAN TABO NE, 505.293.1122

facebook.com/geekswhodrink.com Story Time: Verses & Rhymes Celebrate National Poetry Month with verses and rhymes for babies and toddlers. 10:30a, FREE 66 Poems from the Route Six poets from the Land of Enchantment come together to read works from more famous poets, then write and critique their own. 7p, FREE

BOOKWORKS, 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139 bkwrks.com

FRI 4 Book Signing Author Steve Brewer signs his Elvis-themed mystery novel, Lonely

TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

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bkwrks.com Beyond Meditation-Community HU Explore inner worlds, experience peace and increased awareness. 6p, FREE

ECKANKAR CENTER, 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, STE. 113, 505.262.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org Rio Rancho Astronomical Soc. Monthly meeting and stargaze. Weather permitting. 8p, FREE Rainbow Park Observatory 301 SOUTHERN SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.220.5492 rrastro.org

SAT 5 Book Signing Slim Randles, author of Saddle Up: A Cowboy Guide to Writing, talks about his book. 1-3p TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Reading Ava Dellaira reads from her book Love Letters To The Dead. 5p BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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standing, I have never seen a person who could not be helped in one way or another. Everyone can get help and get back on their feet again. Even if you had to file bankruptcy, you can buy a home two years later. I provide free credit classes on the second Saturday of every month. Each attendee will receive a free credit manual filled with helpful information, so there is no reason to continue to live in fear of your debts. Put the pride aside and get some help. Michael Ramos is president of the non-profit credit counseling service Credit Rescue Now (505.899.1448, creditrescuenow.com).

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SAT 12

Lecture on Asian Women Political Leaders The ABQ International Association will present a public lecture by Dr. Seung-sook Moon. 3p, $15-$20

Magazine Writing Class Al Manchester discusses the process of writing for magazines as well as producing ideas to present to editors and how to approach them. 2:30-4p, FREE

UNM CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDITORIUM, 505.856.7277

Local Author Fair Robin Cutler and a selection of local authors. 5p

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TUE 8 Poem Recital Poets Kelly and Pamela Yenser will recite work. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 900 PINETREE SE, 505.891.5012

Poetry Open Mic Night Featured poet of the month Janet Eigner. 7p, FREE

PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE, 505.294.2026 5850 EUBANK NE, STE. B41

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WED 9 Poetry at The Range Cafe A celebration with poets Carlos Contreras and Larry Goddell. 7-9p, FREE THE RANGE CAFE, MAIN STREET, BERNALILLO, 505.264.6079

THU 10 Drawing and Painting Class All-levels open drawing class with artist Dave Blecha. 1-3p OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

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LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY 755 LOMA COLORADO NE, 505.891.5013

SUN 13 Reading Leslie Ullman reads and signs from her current book of poetry, “Progress on the Subject of Immensity.” 1-3p, FREE

TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

Japanese Tea Tasting The Fragrant Leaf will host a tasting and discussion about the different types of Japanese teas. 1:30-4p, $20

THE FRAGRANT LEAF 3207 SILVER SE, 505.255.0522

thefragrantleaf.com/events.html Albuquerque Round Table discussions (ARTd) Join moderator Chuck Lathrop while he and panelists discuss what makes a serious artist, and the responsibilities that come with it. Sure to be a lively discussion. 3-4:30p, FREE

MUSUEM OF ART AND HISTORY 2000 MOUNTAIN NW, 505.891.8146

Signing Sharon Niederman, author of “An Explorer’s Guide: New Mexico”, will be reading from the revised and updated edition which covers the best of New Mexico’s cuisine, lodging and natural environment. 3p, FREE

BOOKWORKS 4022 RIO GRANDE NW, 505.344.8139

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Sit and Sip; Second Sunday Silent Reading at Art Bar Bookworks and Art Bar launch a new reading initiative with Sit and Sip at Art Bar. Join your friends with a book and a beverage and celebrate the reading life. 4p ART BAR & BOOKWORKS 119 GOLD SW

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WED 16 Writers’ Working Group The creative writing workshop at OFFCenter is an open class that meets every Wednesday. 3-4p

OFFCENTER COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT, 808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

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LOCAL iQ | ALBUQUERQUE’S INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE | APRIL 3-16, 2014