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Ghost stories and folklore abound in New Mexico. Shavone A. Otero delves into the mysteries.

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Intoxicating aromas, cozy ambience whet appetite for roasted meat at Anatolia Doner Kebab

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Dynamic MMA duo helps Albuquerque gain further traction as cage-fighting hotspot

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ON THE COVER

Considered a hip hop legend and master at the craft, KRS One is an integral part of hip hop history

A R TS They aren’t suicidal, they’re definitely not just girls and this isn’t your granddaddy’s burlesque

CONTRIBUTORS

19 FI L M Film writer Dan Gutierrez offers his picks for fright night, with or without a growler of pumpkin ale

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Books..................................... 10 Crossword........................... 23 Horoscope.......................... 23 Marquee.................................. 5 Places To Be.......................... 4 Santa Fe.................................. 7 Smart Arts............................ 21 Smart Music......................... 18 Sports...................................... 9

Community Events.......... 24 Live Music............................ 16

COLUM N S Curious Townie..................... 6 First Taste............................... 8 The Gaffer........................... 22 Soundboard ....................... 16

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Local iQ writer Shavone Otero poses with Off Broadway’s Susan Lerner (left) and Grace Lerner (right), who provided “killer” makeup for iQ’s own ditch witch.

EDITORIAL DISTRIBUTION Hakim Bellamy Kristina De Santiago Carlos Contreras Kurt Laffan Justin De La Rosa David Leeder Blanca Duarte Susan Lemme Eric Francis Cassie Martinez Justin Goodrum Greg Nicholson Dan Guittierrez Paul Snyder Grace Lerner Distributech Susan Lerner Jim & Linda Maher Shavone Otero KoraLee Robinson Steven J. Westman Jamilla Wilcox Chloë WinegarGarrett

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PLACES TO BE

ArtBar 119 Gold SW

FEATURING TITO PUENTE, JR.

8p, Fri., Nov. 1 Popejoy Hall On UNM campus, 505.277.8010

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CELEBRATION Zoo Boo 11a-4p, Sat., Oct. 26 ABQ BioPark Zoo 903 10th SW, 505.764.6200

$10, kids free cabq.gov/culturalservices/ biopark/zoo

s if children didn’t already get enough excitement trick or treating during all Hallows Eve. Get a jump on the candyfeeding frenzy and start getting those costumes out a few days earlier than expected for the 25th Annual Zoo Boo. Halloweenthemed games, haunted houses and bizarre costume contests are all in store, and maybe a polar bear will play with a pumpkin. What more can you ask for out of such an eventful occasion? The dentist might need to be on call before the day is over because a candy overload will be in full effect, as local businesses will also be handing out special treats. Parents need not feel excluded — organizers encourage adults to dress up in the wackiest costumes alongside their children for a chance to win free surprise giveaways all day long. —BD

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hether you’re a beginning cyclist or a professional athlete in the running realm, the Day of Tread has a niche for everyone. The Halloween-inspired charity event will host competitions such as 12- to 100-mile bike rides and 5k to 10k runs, routed along some of Albuquerque’s finest majestic landscapes. If breaking a serious sweat is at the top of your concerns, do not worry, the event doesn’t just focus around a competitive forum. All participants will get to enjoy a pre-event motivational gathering, a post-ride celebration and costume-themed recharge zones. Awards will be given out for best costumes and best bike decorations. All proceeds will go towards aiding Casa Esperanza’s mission to help New Mexico cancer patients facing financial upheavals. —BD

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Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Day of the Tread 6:30a, Sun., Oct. 27 dayofthetread.com

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Embassy Suites Hotel 1000 Woodward NE, 505.245.7100

$15/$10 f it seems like Albuquerque is in the middle of some kind of golden age of local variety shows ... well, who knows? But we do know there are a lot of talented performers in town, and several will be on hand for this raucous Friday night show. Tourette’s Without Regrets got its start in Oakland, Calif., in 1999 as an outlet for that city’s rappers, slam poets and circus performers. As the title suggests, irreverence is a valued element of the show, and Albuquerque’s version, according to organizers, will be “one part grand guignol, one part demented talent show and one part mezcal.” Performers include Nick Fury, Ana Martinez, Jessica Lopez, DJ BhuddaFunk and many more. Expect haiku death matches, rap battles, burlesque dancers, comedians and some not-somature fun. —ME

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LECTURE Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour 7:30p, Tue., Oct. 29 Popejoy Hall On UNM campus, 505.277.8010

$32.50 and up Tickets: unmtickets.com altonbrowntour.com

ere it not for Alton Brown, the quirky erudite host of a number of Food Channel shows (Good Eats, Iron Chef and the downright evil Cutthroat Kitchen), the foodie revolution that has taken hold in this country over the past two decades might have developed at a much slower pace. It was Brown who decided to create a new kind of cooking show after realizing TV didn’t offer much in this category. Since then, Brown has become every home cook’s go-to guy when it comes to learning about food and cooking processes. His latest gig is a nationwide tour that has the always bow-tied celebrity chef, author and personality doing much more than educating audiences about food. Word has it that Brown will be playing music and even “sharing” food with the first few rows. —KH To read the Local iQ interview with Brown, visit Local-iQ.com/food

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he Pacific Mambo Orchestra is unstoppable and unparalleled, bringing the mambo to the Latin music scene in a new and exciting way. PMO has established itself within a short period of time as one of the most exciting live Latin music acts in the Bay Area. With sparkling arrangements, a hard core rhythm and outstanding guest performances, San Francisco’s premier Latin orchestra revisits the big-band sounds of the ’40s through the ‘60s. Founded by pianist Christian Tumalan and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn, the 19-piece ensemble plays salsa, mambo, Latin jazz and the cha cha. This exciting night of fiery Latin melodies will showcase the band’s instrumentalist, with a solo lead from Tito Puente, Jr., who won a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Album for his record Retro. The timbale musician will join in on the fun to make the night exciting and unforgettable. —JW

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The where to go and what to do from October 24-November 6

Doggie Dash & Dawdle 8a-2p, Sat., Nov. 2 Balloon Fiesta Park 9401 Balloon Museum, 505.768.6050

$15-$35 animalhumanenm.org

et those leashes and running shoes out, New Mexico’s “biggest party for pets and people” is hitting Albuquerque. Whether you’re a walker or runner, tails will be bouncing as the Doggie Dash & Dawdle returns, complete with a 5k run for dogs and their people or a two-mile dawdle for the less ambitious. More than 4,000 pet lovers will be in attendance to show their furry companions some good old fashion T.L.C. as you pamper your pups on this dog-dedicated day. Proceeds help Animal Humane of New Mexico to keep its doors open for homeless or mistreated canines. Over 70 pet-related vendors will be available to educate dog owners on available home services such as grooming, all-natural dog food selections, animal rescue groups and much more. Give your four-legged friend the time of his/her life by participating in the bobbing for hot dogs event, or let your pooch paw paint a beautiful canvas. Both you and Fido will have a ball, and your support will help the Animal Humane come closer to reaching its fundraising goal of $300,000. —BD

MARQUEE

Invoking ancestors Top wordsmiths, musicians, artists celebrate Duke City community members who have moved on BY CARLOS CONTRERAS

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ia de los Muertos is a high-powered community cultural event, and is an intergenerational way to bridge the upand-coming with established voices in the arts,” said Jaime Chavez, organizer of Albuquerque’s ancestral celebration at the KiMo, in a recent interview with Local iQ. Chavez was describing the variety show that has become Albuquerque’s primary Dia de los Muertos stage celebration, and I couldn’t agree more. If you’ve looked MARQUEE around here in ‘Burque, come late October and early Dia de Los November, you too would have to nod your head, Muertos yes – or – si. Por que, it is MUSIC, POETRY & ART important, to us – to all. OFFERINGS FOR THE ANCESTORS “It is a way through poetry 7-9p, Sat., Nov. 2 and the arts to instill hope for a better society KIMO THEATRE 423 CENTRAL NW, and a better future,” 505.768.3522 commented Chavez; $10, ALL AGES again, yes – perhaps that is because a better part of kimotickets.com beyondpoetryink.com our community’s artists are getting in on the festivities. Not only have they always been a part, they continue to show out and dazzle crowds. An event geared toward hope, change, empowerment, communidad and unity, all while giving attention to an ancient cultural tradition, is a huge undertaking. Pulling off a night of entertainment that does such a cultural event justice surely takes a bill of artists who stand up and say something when given the space and time. This

year’s lineup is, in every way, amazing. Performances are slated to include: Jimmy Santiago Baca, Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy, Olivia Romo, Deserea Harp from California, Myrlin Hepworth from Arizona, Sara Roman, Damian Flores and Kiko Glenn. As if that wasn’t enough, visual artists Sara Roman and Eric Christo Martinez will also bless the crowd’s eyes with some amazing artwork. “Nearly 30 years ago, before Day of the Dead was celebrated in public venues, we had the notion to share these beliefs through the spirit of poetry and the arts on stage at Rio Grande High School,” said Chavez. Other venues have been included in the public mix since: South Broadway Cultural Center, UNM Continuing Education and El Museo Cultural, just to name a few. Returning from a first-year debut at this event will be veteran poet and author Baca — we are sure that alone will intrigue many to get involved and buy a ticket to this poetry, dance and art-inspired night. Chavez, who is a community organizer for agricultural and community-oriented endeavors, has never skipped a beat in his passion to put poets, dancers, singers and community members in one space to again remember what it is like to be alive as we remember those who have left us, appreciate what we have and pay respect that the earth we are taking from. Dia de los Muertos promises to be a special reminder, from the heart of ‘Burque, about just how important it is to live, speak and appreciate, and just how much we appreciate those who came before us – in their names, poets shall speak – sing, and live – que viva! Danza Azteca will greet audience members in the KiMo marquee in the hour between doors opening at 6p and the curtain rising at 7p. There will also be an after party at ArtBar, 119 Gold SW.

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Albuquerque Poet Laureate and Local iQ columnist Hakim Bellamy will be joined onstage by Jimmy Santiago Baca, Olivia Romo, Sara Roman and many other poets and performers for Dia de los Muertos, a “high-powered community cultural event” to take place on Sat., Nov. 2 at KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque.

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CULTURE

Author, first-generation Muppet lover comes home

his week’s Townie column is devoted to a past townie who is coming home for a few days with a lot on his plate. And it all begins with one word (OK, stop chuckling, those of you who know one word is never enough for me). Here we go. ... Muppet. Is there anyone out there who does not hear this word and have it conjure up some vivid memory or a favorite time in their lives? It was 1955 when a young man named Jim Henson brought to life in his mother’s home what became some of the most recognizable and beloved characters of our culture, all of them a cross between a marionette and a puppet. We all know Sesame Street, but I can recall the first time I saw some of Henson’s more offbeat creations in 1976, on a Saturday Night Live episode with Lily Tomlin singing “I Got You Babe.” I was hooked from that moment on. Henson’s mother, Betty, was a member of the

church I attended as a kid, and I know those of us in Sunday school had hopes of seeing Jim possibly making a visit with his mom. Alas, that never happened, but I sure dreamed it would. Yes, I was a fan. So let’s mix in another Albuquerque connection and introduce you to Brian Jay Jones. Class of ’85 from Eldorado High School. He is a UNM alum with a degree in English literature and was a nighttime production editor of UNM’s Daily Lobo (with the “Outstanding Staffer Award” his junior year). He had a short stint as the manager of the now-defunct comic book store

Over the Rainbow, then he worked for Sen. Pete first bio on Henson — it’s a wonderful ride from Domenici in Washington, D.C., for many years, Henson’s childhood to his early forays into TV, which is where he got married, settled and now the globalization of the Muppet brand all the has two kids. way to his untimely and very sad death on May 19, 1990 at the young age of 54. It’s a cool journey, and it brought Jones to a role as writer of two well-received biographies. For the book, Jones said he had the full The first one, Washington Irving: An American cooperation and blessings from Henson’s Original, was hailed as the definitive biography family — his widow Jane and their children as of American literature’s first popular well. Hence, enlightening tales are author and pop culture icon. Now shared. Also, Frank Oz, who worked SIGNINGS comes his second book, and it’s hot and collaborated with Henson Brian Jay Jones off the press and making people through the decades, added his

AUTHOR OF JIM read and smile and reminisce: Jim insight to help Jones do the work in HENSON: THE BIOGHenson: The Biography. telling more of the story. RAPHY I got my own copy recently and BRIANJAYJONES. The photographs speckled COM watched Jones on The Daily Show throughout the pages can’t help but 6-8p, Thu., Oct. 24 with John Stewart, and then had make you grin (and perhaps wince Centennial Library the best time being able to talk to that this icon left us way too early). On the UNM Brian on the phone for an engaging I could not put this book down. And campus, 505.431.4711 interview. Can you imagine my I urge you lovers of Henson and 2:30-3:30p, Sat., excitement?! what he gave us to go grab a copy Oct. 26 Brian hits Albuquerque in the last and find Brian this week to sign it. Page One Bookstore week of October for a dust-devilHe hits town Oct. 24 and you have 11018 Montgomery speed book-signing tour. We talked five chances to track him down. NE, 505.294.2026 about the upcoming visit to his old 1-2p, Sun., Oct. 27 “Albuquerque is a town I love to be Bookworks hometown, what he misses most from,” Jones stated. He is looking 4022 Rio Grande and how this book came to be. forward to getting his Los Cuates NW, 505.344.8139 He called the Henson book his restaurant fix, as well as a green 6-7p, Mon., Oct. “dream project — a very important chile cheeseburger from Blake’s 28 story.” And you can hear his and being under the open sky he Collected Works enthusiasm about Henson and The misses. Plus he’ll most likely do a Bookstore and Muppets, which began during the drive-by of the Octopus Car Wash, Coffeehouse very early years of his life. Growing which he said made him smile 202 Galisteo, Santa up in the Northeast Heights of Fe, 505.988.4226 each time he saw the Albuquerque 1970s Albuquerque, when he wasn’t landmark on Breaking Bad. And playing on the mesa or at little cool enough, Jones will be giving a league practice, Jones was watching lecture at his old alma mater, UNM. Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and of course The I asked Brian if he’d still be standing by the Muppet Show. We also discussed the short-lived time he flew to the next junket, and he replied, Land of Gorch, Henson’s skits on the first year “Anybody whose doing what I’m doing right of SNL. now should never complain, because this is Brian said he “wasn’t just a Muppet fan, I was what we get into it to do.” a Jim Henson fan.” He then went on to relay I can’t wait to shake this guy’s hand, then hand a term that has resonated in my head ever him a pen to sign my copy. since, referring to those who came to love these characters in the 1970s were in the “Muppet Steven J. Westman details community goings-on Generation 1.0.” in each issue of Local iQ. Reach him at steven@ local-iQ.com. As for the biography — surprisingly, the very

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SANTA FE

‘A big splash’ Four-day fashion event focuses on cutting-edge clothing design Cuomo said the entire event will be filmed as a pilot for a projected TV series that anta Fe Fashion Week has morphed includes other fashion weeks in the nation. into a cultural movement and it’s “Santa Fe Fashion Week is an eclectic mix,” only the second annual event. More Cuomo said when asked what distinguishes than 15 established and emerging SFFW from other fashion affairs. “You have clothing designers will showcase their Western wear, Native American wear and designs on the runway in a four-day fashion styles from Mexico.” extravaganza that celebrates all Santa Fe has to offer in Destini Duran, Paola FA S H I O N relation to art and fashion. Palacios and Jessica Savage are this year’s surfacing SAVVY BOUTIQUE PRESENTS SFFW’s executive producer designers who will have a Stephen Cuomo said the Santa Fe chance to gain momentum state’s capitol is a key Fashion Week in their fashion careers. All component of the event. Wed.-Sat., Oct. 23-26 three students attended the “Santa Fe is known for Fashion Design Department its art and culture, it’s a BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT 30 BUFFALO THUNDER tour destination, and it’s a at Santa Fe Community TRAIL, 505.877.6337 vibrant city,” Cuomo said. College, which has a rising $27.33-$108.48 “It fits into what fashion fashion program that allows santafefashionweek.com week is all about.” its students to get hands-on experience. A new addition to this year’s Fashion Week: shop Before designers send their and stroll. On the day clothes down the runway, they watch films, before the event kicks off, get the chance to read books or travel until inspiration hits. preview featured designs in some of Santa Celebrity designer Meredith Lockhart chatted Fe’s finest art galleries. Designers and with Local iQ about how she fell in love with models will attend the trunk shows. Some Santa Fe’s culture. She describes her line participating galleries include Chalk Farm, as having a southwestern influence. “My NuArt, Gauge and Last Gallery on the Left. pieces are very classic and timeless and very wearable,” she said. Designers may receive national attention. BY JAMILLAH WILCOX

Lockhart, a Kansas native and the founder of Meredith Lockhart Collections, participated in last year’s show. Lockhart said she looks forward to bringing something new for the audience to enjoy. She explained how she’s anxious to find out which pieces work and don’t work. “I’m hoping to get a reaction to the new style and new things that we’re doing,” Lockhart said. “I want to make a big splash.” Celeste Sotola of Montana Dreamwear is another high-profile celebrity designer participating in the show. With a background in fine arts, Sotola uses multimedia to illustrate her art through photography, writing and fashion. Her pieces are often inspired by the work of Georgia O’Keeffe, and her haute couture fashion work has received international press coverage. Other featured designers include Galeria Buena Vidda, Carrie Cameron Art, Cock of the Walk Designs, Wendell Sakiestewa, Allie Ollie, Mara Franklin, Larribas, Julie Ewing, Wolfon Wear, Syrup Swimwear, Zathan Marcs and Bernadette Vallejos-Michaels. This year’s entertainment includes performance from Sparrow Dance Production, a modern and contemporary ballet company, and Mary Miranda, a contestant on the NBC talent show The Voice.

“I’m hoping to get a reaction to the new style and new things that we’re doing,” said celebrity fashion designer Meredith Lockhart of her appearance at Santa Fe Fashion Week. Lockhart creates modern clothing (pictured) influenced by southwestern culture.

While fans wait patiently for Miranda’s next move in the music industry, they’ll have the chance to witness her vocal abilities in person. The New Mexico vocalist told Local iQ that she is looking forward to performing back at home. “New Mexico is all I know,” Miranda said. “I feel that sense of home when those wheels touch down and my family picks me up at the airport.”

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FOOD

Grilled-centric Intoxicating aromas, cozy ambience whet appetite for roasted meat BY CHLOË WINEGAR-GARRETT

GABF yields ‘hoppy’ endings for local brews

never used to care for meat as a child, especially grilled meat. It always seemed bland and gross, and I despised meat so much that I became a vegetarian for over a year. I eventually grew to be OK with meat, but an actual interest in choosing grilled meat arose when my husband started cooking me meat-centric meals. He’s an excellent chef anyway, but he helped me understand just how great grilled meat can be. This is why I looked forward to trying Anatolia Doner Kebab. I brought along my parents, husband and son to try this place, REVIEW and we were not disappointed. As we walked into Anatolia Doner Kebab, the Anatolia ambience was comfortable and homey, with a Doner rust-colored high ceiling and ocean paintings Kebab on the wall. We all sat in a booth in the 521 CENTRAL corner and poured over our menus. Already NW, SUITE 1, I appreciated that the menu did not go on 505.242.6718 endlessly with thousands of different options, HOURS which can be overwhelming and tiresome. 11a-8p, Mon.The drinks here are worth noting. My dad Thu.; 11a-9p, Fri.; ordered slightly sweetened iced tea ($2). I noon-9p, Sat. am a fan of strong, condensed coffee, so I anatoliakebab had to order the Turkish coffee ($2.25). If restaurant.com you’ve never tried it before, I would highly recommend it because the texture is smooth but the finely ground beans sit on the bottom in a sludge, which gives it the extra-intense flavor that is totally drinkable. We ordered a hot tea ($1.75) which was strongly brewed black tea. They also offer peach or sour cherry nectar juices. Since we were a party of four plus a food-curious baby, we ordered a variety of appetizers to start. Each plate contains four items and comes with a side of hummus or cacao, a yogurt sauce with dill and cucumber. We tried spinach and cheese rolls, falafel and dolmas ($5 each). This is Mediterranean comfort food at its best: deep-fried, cheesy, earthy … you really can’t go wrong with these choices. Our waiter even brought out a complimentary plate from the chef of Muhammara, a ground pecan and sun-dried tomato mixture on pita bread. Going here just for the appetizers is satisfying enough. However, Anatolia Doner Kebab truly is centered on one food: grilled meat. You have a choice of Shish Chicken ($8.50), Beef Doner ($8.50), Adana Shish Kebab ($8.75) and other daily specials. For the vegetarians out there, there is a Vegetarian Plate ($8.50). Each kebab is coated with different spices and grilled to perfection. The smell of grilled meat wafts from the open kitchen into the dining area with an intoxicating aroma. You can see the cooks in the back almost as if you were looking into your family’s kitchen on a holiday. We decided to try the Family Platter ($58) in order to sample a bit of everything. It came with three different meats and endless amounts of rice, salad, pita bread, hummus and cacik. Only order this platter if you have a large group of people with you who are all ravenous or if you plan on entering a food coma afterward. It was great to be able to get more salad, bread or sauces, and my son loved the hummus. Needless to say, we took quite a large portion of this platter home, which held really well in the fridge.

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Grilled meat in all its glory — coated with a variety of spices and grilled to perfection — is the focus at Anatolia Doner Kebab, where dishes like the Chicken Kebab Dinner Plate (pictured) are the heart of this homey Turkish eatery.

Even though we were all content with our meal, our waiter brought out a plate of complimentary baklava. Our waiter commented that it comes with every meal unless you’re ordering only a salad and trying to be healthy, then you don’t get it. Please don’t take the healthy route when you eat here! This baklava was soft and not chewy, with a light syrup. It is a dessert that makes you feel happy, and my son conveyed that joy on his face when he tasted it. He smiled the rest of the night. The staff here truly loves what they do, which is evidenced by the waiters’ interactions with customers, the quality of the food and the overall atmosphere. Grilled meat speaks to a primitive side of human nature (think cavemen cooking mammoth meat over fires), and it does not need to be frou-frou or pretentious. Anatolia Doner Kebab is the kind of place where you go to eat good food at a great price, and leave smiling.

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fter another successful New Mexico Brew Fest at the beginning of October, local brewers from around the state hit the road up to Denver for 2013’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF). They went to show the rest of the country what we’ve got, and America, it turns out, really likes New Mexico beer. Featuring 4,809 beers from 732 breweries nationwide, GABF showcases the largest selection of our country’s best brews in both a public tasting and a competition that features judging of more than 80 styles of beers. That’s a lot of beer to love. And in an unprecedented haul for the state’s craft beer industry, Land of Enchantment breweries snagged a total of eight GABF medals. To put that in perspective for you, New Mexico breweries entered 85 beers to win those eight medals, making it the fourth highest ratio of medals to beers entered by any state (about a 9.4 percent success rate). It always feels good to know that New Mexico is at the top of its game, and the GABF victories taste especially good — kind of like the finest craft brews our state has to offer. To all New Mexico breweries that competed at GABF, we say “prost!” Now, let’s take a look at the breakdown of medals awarded to our local breweries. • After taking gold in 2007, Blue Corn Brewery took home two silver medals in the American-Style Brown Ale and Oatmeal Stout categories for their End Of The Trail Brown Ale and Gold Medal Stout, respectively. • Il Vicino Brewing Co. got the gold for Panama Joe’s Coffee Stout in the Coffee Beer style. • La Cumbre Brewing Co. earned bronze among 252 other entries for AmericanStyle India Pale Ales with Project Dank: Operation Pharaoh’s Return. • Marble Brewery won a silver medal for their pilsner (a step up from the bronze they took in 2011) in the German-Style Pilsener category and a bronze for the Thunder from Dortmunder in the Dortmunder or GermanStyle Oktoberfest. • Bringing home another gold for New Mexico was Santa Fe’s Second Street Brewery for their American-Style Amber Lager, Rod’s Steam Bitter. • Finally, Sierra Blanca Brewing Co. did it again with the Sierra Blanca Nut Brown Ale in the English-Style Brown Ale category, earning a silver medal at GABF. Though these breweries and their beers may be the medal winners at GABF, that doesn’t mean this is all New Mexico’s breweries have to offer. Now that you know who the best of the best is, go buy some pints, sample the flights and get a fresh growler of some of the best beer in the country. Justin De La Rosa writes about the local food and restaurant scene. He can be reached at justin@local-iQ.com.

SPORTS

ABQ’s ‘Triple A’ squad Dynamic promotional duo cements Duke City’s status as MMA hotspot BY JUSTIN GOODRUM

rior to 2013, only regional and local promotions produced mixed martial arts events consistently in New Mexico. This year has seen national promoter Bellator make Rio Rancho home. With the Oct. 25 event at the Santa Ana Star Center, Bellator will have produced three local events featuring title fights, exciting bouts and appearances by such MMA luminaries as Tito Ortiz, Rampage Jackson and Roy Jones Jr. And behind the promotional machine of Bellator is the engine of Orthrus Promotions.  Despite New Mexico being known worldwide as a national destination of MMA, many regional promotions had previously failed in the state. In an interview with Local iQ, associate editor for Sherdog.com, Tristen Critchfield, stated the lack of success was linked to an unsuccessful business model.  “In the past we’ve seen big events in various venues with a combination of up-andcoming prospects and recognizable stars who are on the way down. They don’t always do so well,” said Critchfield.   Sal Mora and J.R. Rodriguez of Orthrus Promotions used a different model, turning to undiscovered talent for the local undercard for each Bellator event. Rodriguez stated since Bellator’s February local debut, local fans have gravitated toward the promotion and New Mexico has risen as a top market for MMA television viewership.  “We are now the number sixth viewing market for Bellator in the whole country,” Rodriguez said.   Along with including local fighters on the undercards, the increased local viewership has been the result of Mora’s idea to have local fighters win spots on the Bellator undercard. When Orthrus is not promoting Bellator events, they run Triple A MMA, a feeder system for new prospects. Triple A MMA’s “Win to Get In” has become an opportunity for fans to discover new fighters poised to become the new stars and champions of the sport.   One local fighter who has taken advantage of fighting on Bellator’s undercards has been Adrian Cruz (5-0). The undefeated Cruz has two victories at the previous Rio Rancho events. Basically Orthrus has given Cruz a national stage, and he seized the opportunity.  “Without us coming in and helping, guiding and directing Bellator towards the other gyms around town, showing that we do have more talent, he would be fighting on just the local circuits,” said Mora.  Every Bellator undercard is shown on Spike. com to viewers worldwide. MMA and boxing reporter for Southwest Fight.com, Jorge Hernandez, discussed how fighters try to produce the most exciting and entertaining bouts in hopes they appear on Spike TV.   “That’s why the cameras are still there.

That’s why they’re still recording the first fight of SPORTS the evening just in case Bellator you run into something classic and it gives MMA these guys exposure,” Toughest Hernandez said.  Tournament With fighters from the top gyms around New Mexico in Sports often pitted against 5p, Fri., Oct. 25 each other, Orthrus Santa Ana Star Promotions has received Center some criticism from some 3001 Civic Center NE, 505.891.7300 media members and the local MMA community.   bellator.com “Ultimately they want to see everyone get that shot to Bellator, so if you put a local against a local, there’s a guarantee that one local isn’t making it,” said Rodriguez.  But Critchfield believes more venues for fighters to helps the sport.   “Anything to give those guys more opportunities to fight, to make money, to be seen, is a good thing overall,” said Critchfield.  At the Oct. 25 Santa Ana Star Center event, Bellator will showcase the lightweight tournament semifinals featuring the rematch of Saad Awad (15-5) vs. Will Brooks (11-1) in the main event, while Orthrus Promotions will present an undercard of local fighters including Adrian Cruz, Angelo Sanchez, and Rocky Ramirez.  This year has proven to be a very busy but successful year for Orthrus, with Rodriguez and Mora having to hire additional employees. Now they have ambitious plans in 2014 with the ultimate goal to make Triple A MMA the most well-known regional mixed martial arts organization in the U.S.

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Local fighters such as (left to right) Adrian Cruz, Rocky Ramirez, Josh Lanier, Angelo Sanchez have found a catalyst in Orthrus Promotions who promotes local mixed martial arts events in partnership with Bellator MMA, the largest tournament-based MMA organization in the world.

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BOOKS

New book offers sublime blend of poetry, prose BY HAKIM BELLAMY

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he American thing for the Grasshopper to do, would be to sue. Sue for r-e-s-p-ec-t,” says Nikki Giovanni in her 2008 children’s book The Grasshopper’s Song. A world-renowned poet and Black Arts Movement icon, Giovanni certainly does not have to sue for respect. She gets it. More than just street cred, Giovanni gets “lit” cred. Something like 33 books deep in the game (13 books of poetry, five books of prose, 10 children’s books and five edited editions), Giovanni’s poetry is known for being both cool and cultivated. Her new book Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid is a gumbo of coolness, cultivation, color and cooking. The hybrid designation of Chasing Utopia undersells it in a way — the same way Black poets are often undersold as “great Black poets” as opposed to just plain “great poets.” The hybridization of Chasing Utopia

means more than words set on a page Chasing Utopia in an alternating By Nikki Giovanni sequence of poetry William Morrow, 2013, and prose. Some of Hardcover, 160 pp. these poems are song $11.99 lyrics (“My Sister ISBN-13: 9780688156978 And Me”). Some of nikkithis prose is prequel giovanni.com (“Why I Wrote ‘The Grasshopper’s Song’”). Some of her stories are recipes, full of ingredients like talk and love and laughter (“Spice”). Reading the essays in Chasing Utopia often feel like the equivalent of unearthing one of your own memories, but with significantly cooler dialogue. You’ll learn things in this book, like the secret to making better grits is simply learning to sing like Giovanni’s grandma.

Reading the poetry in Chasing Utopia often feels like a conversation erupting in your mind … in real time. Her turns of phrase are so deftly conversational that you’ll feel like you’re talking to yourself when you are reading her work. At times, it’s as though your conscience is swimming in her stream of consciousness. The voices in her poems are both the comic and the sage perched on your shoulder, the play-by-play life commentator in your head. She’d certainly be my script consultant for Morgan Freeman’s role in the Bruce Almighty sequel. What I mean to say is that Giovanni is one of the innovators of the poetic aside. She has a way of thinking out loud within the poem, even though poems themselves are somewhat of a practice of thinking out loud. Giovanni manages to execute a deeper level of subconscious narrative in her typically short poems that is often witty and playful.

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In addition to the art of the aside, Giovanni is a skilled marksman of the one and two line stanza. When she goes there, she goes there, and it always drops like a hammer. A few shining examples of this marksmanship are her poems “The Right Way,” “For Runaway Slaves” and “Podcast for Bicycles.” But in the end, this book is a simple soup for the soul. All of Giovanni is thrown in — stirred, baked, burned and beautiful. At a point in her career where she has earned the right and respect to be a little bit selfish with her writing, Giovanni never seems to be writing about herself. Even when the stories are about her family and family recipes, it always seems like she’s writing about us. And this many books in, that is a sublime place to be. Perhaps even, utopian? Nikki Giovanni will be signing copies of Chasing Utopia at 4p on Sat., Nov. 2 on the UNM campus in Anthropology 163.

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frights and spooks abound in New Mexico, whether it’s a wailing ghost down by the river or a silver-tongued ladies man with suspicious tail and hooves

story by Shavone A. Otero e are not alone. La Llorona, El Chupacabra, El Diablo and El Kookooee —

they are waiting for us, watching us. If you grew up in New Mexico, you know what haunting folkloric tales lurk in the night, making it a land

truly enchanted, even bewitched. Superstitions here derive from ancient, mysterious stories of

old wives’ tales mixed with truth. Amusing as it may seem, you

might still find yourself checking over your shoulder for the eerie

haunting of La Llorona if alone at

night near water. Or, when camping, you might wonder if that rustle in the bushes could be the cryptid,

blood-sucking Chupacabra. Beware El Kookooee lest you disobey your mother’s word, and El Diablo, who

entices young women, could be any charming gentleman out for blood. This time of year has a heightened

energy for all things spooky, thrilling, mysterious, and a little supernatural. Are these stories folkloric fallacies or the chilling truth?

The Legend of La Llorona

photo by Wes Naman

There once was a woman named Maria from a humble village. She was as beautiful as she was vain. People praised Maria’s breathtaking beauty, and she claimed that she would marry the most handsome man in the world. One day, a wealthy ranchero rode through her village. Mesmerized by Maria’s beauty, he serenaded her night after night as she refused his gifts with pride. Just as she had planned, the ranchero and Maria were wed and had two children. Eventually, the ranchero went back to his wild ways on the prairie, only returning to see his kids. Ignored and forgotten, Maria became jealous of her children and was outraged when the ranchero rolled through the village in a carriage with another wealthier and younger woman. Maria turned her anger against her children, snatched them up, and drowned them in the river in a violent, jealous fury. When she realized what she had done, she threw herself into the water, flailing after her babies to her doomed death. She was buried after the villagers found her dead body on the bank, but because of her unpardonable sins, she was condemned to earth in perpetual,

anguished search for her children. After her tragic death, the villagers could hear the sounds of a Weeping Woman crying, “¿Dónde están mis hijos? Where are my children?” To this day, it is said that La Llorona still haunts the rivers and ditches, dressed in a long white robe, wailing for her hijos for all eternity. And so goes the 500-year old legend of La Llorona. Every generation since then, the story has survived to serve as a cautionary tale for kids to listen to their parents and stay away from ditches and rivers in case the “ditch witch” should snatch up the living to replace her own dead children. Phrases such as Tenga cuidad para La Llorona,” ( “ditches are deadly”) or “Honk if you’ve seen La Llorona” have become the popular bumper stickers to those who know her tale. But her archetype runs deeper into history, dating back to the Spanish Conquest of Moctezuma and the Aztec Empire when La Malinche, or Doña Marina, a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, became the interpreter and lover of the conquistador Hernan Cortes. Together, known as Malintzin, they bore a son named Martin, who is considered the first Mestizo (people of mixed European

Local iQ’s Shavone A. Otero took her latest assignment to heart and actualy “became” La Llorona for a night for iQ photographer Wes Naman. Her ghoulish makeover couldn’t have happened without the makeup mastery of Susan and Grace Lerner of Off Broadway Vintage Clothing & Customs (offbroadwaycostumes.com) and photo assistant (and smoke maker) Joy Godfrey. We’re not sure where Shavone went after the shoot, but she was walking toward the nearest ditch. Beware children!

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and indigenous American ancestry). As New Spain was conquered, Doña Marina, stayed near Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital city, while it was being rebuilt as Spanish colonial Mexico City. Often viewed as a traitor figure in Mexican culture, La Malinche has also been juxtaposed to the figure of La Virgen de Guadalupe, the woman who did not abandon. The thread of motherhood is weaved throughout the stories of these women, even leading to La Llorona’s redeemed figure of La Gritona, the hollering warrior. But the legend of La Llorona is as eternal as her sorrow. Condemned and weeping, she haunts the waters at night, her bloodcurdling wails carried through the wind, reminding us all of her tragic fate.

Attack of El Chupacabra Accompanying the night terror, El Chupacabra (the “goat sucker”), with its forked tongue and dripping fangs, prowls the open space in search of creatures to drain in a ferocious thirst for blood. Reportedly, if you hear his screech and see his gleaming red eyes, you’ll feel faint and sick to your stomach. This infamous beast attacks with only two puncture wounds in the neck but the organs of victims mysteriously disappear. Keep your pets inside and a wary eye peeled for this alien-like monster on the hunt.

Beware El Diablo

Lurking in the corners of dance halls and bars on the prowl for innocent women, El Diablo appears dressed in black with silver buttons and entices maidens with promises of riches, luring them away from piety into wicked undoing. Escabosa, N.M., has old stories of young girls leaving the dance hall with a tall, handsome man dressed in black. “She left with him,” revealed an eyewitness. “And when they turned and left, I saw that he had a tail and hooves. It was El Diablo.”

The Burning of El Kookooee

“Hay viene el kookooee!” The sole purpose of El Kookooee (also known as El Cucui, the Coco Man, or the Boogey Man) is to snatch up children who misbehave. The legend of El Kookooee lends to our traditional custom of carving pumpkins, with ancient practice stemming from the Celtic cult of severed heads. The Latin version is represented

by a coconut with three holes. El Kookooee crept his way into endearing bedtime lullabies with mothers or nannies singing, “Go to sleep child/Go to sleep now/Or the Coco Man will eat you/Be afraid.” (Hopefully the traditional version sounds less frightening in Spanish.) Maybe you grew up hearing, “Go make meemees or the Coco Man will eat you.” But El Kookooee also represents an autumn ritual similar to Santa Fe’s Zozobra. El Kookoee is Albuquerque’s own fearburning 30-foot, wooden and paper maché effigy designed by school children. It is burned every year on the last Sunday of October in the South Valley’s Rio Bravo Park (this year on Oct. 27 at 6p.) Write your fears and worries on paper, stuff them into El Kookoee and watch as they burn into ashes with the monster. Se quema. As we transition through the equinox, the nights grow longer and colder and the leaves fall to pave way for new growth in our earthly cycle of life and death. We may feel the heightened spook or accept what is natural (and supernatural). Remember the folklore. Remember La Llorona and her tragedy of love and loss. Take heed to the tales of El Chupacabra and El Diablo. Burn your fears with El Kookooee. Cleanse your energy with curanderismo. And pay homage to those watched by the goddess Mictecacihuatls, for we are not alone; they are here. Stay enchanted, New Mexico.

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duke city hauntings Real-life ABQ ghost tales abound; here are a few to ponder during your next night on the town

By Shavone A. Otero

ou say you don’t believe in ghosts? Well maybe deep down you do, and your denial is all about making it so you can sleep at night. This Halloween season, if you find yourself ready to embrace the paranormal, here are some Albuquerque locales where people swear real ghosts exist. We’re not trying to convince you of anything. Check it out yourself.

Hotel Parq Central

On Jan. 4, 2011, Hotel Parq Central underwent a paranormal investigation by the Los Muertos Spirit Seekers of ABQ. The team members experienced inexplicable activity, like voices, whispering, cold spots and the notorious sense of being “watched.” Before it became one of Albuquerque’s most popular roof-top bars, the Santa Fe Railway designed the building as a hospital in 1926. During the 1970s the facility was used as a psychiatric hospital for children and young adults. Patients of Memorial Hospital described it as a “God-forsaken place.” “Memorial Hospital is in my nightmares,” a former patient revealed. “Children would see a woman apparition lurking the hallways in the right wing of the top floor. That’s also where I would wake up in the middle of the night having my blankets jerked off of me or wake up with scratches on my body and cracking, clicking sounds circulating through the room. There were countless suicides in the building, not to mention the deteriorating psyche of thousands of children.” Since its new opening as Hotel Parq Central, the building has been cleansed to rid any haunting, evil spirits.

Albuquerque Press Club

The wooden cabin that sits on a hill near the intersection of Central and I-25 (just across the street from Hotel Parq Central) was originally built as a residence in 1903. Over the years, the property has passed through various owners and at one time, rooms were rented to people who were convalescing from two nearby sanitariums. Today the building is a private club hosting events and a bar is available to members and their guests. Staff and visitors of the Press Club have reported the sound of high-heeled shoes walking across the bar and lobby and have heard the piano playing on its own. Voices are sometimes heard and the apparition of a woman in a black shawl who the staff refers to as “Mrs. M” has appeared. Bartenders have been told that Mrs. M, from time to time, likes a nip of gin, so they often fill a glass of it for her at closing time — which is always found empty the next morning.

Sister Bar

Albuquerque’s newest favorite downtown venue Sister Bar (downstairs sibling to Anodyne) opened Oct. 12, 2012. And the ghosts seem to like it, too. Sister’s staff has reportedly heard voices shout their names from the southeast, blackvelvet-wallpapered corner of the bar in the late night, after hours. There is a strong masculine energy in this corner, sometimes appearing as a man in a suit. The dark corner beneath the black box,

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east of the sound booth, is also a hot spot for whisperings, along with the mysterious shouts from the green room. The first stall in the women’s restroom is a thrill after hours in terms of supernatural energy. One night, after the bar closed, a couple bartenders shut the lights and tried to walk into the women’s restroom to bravely sense the energy but were stopped short in their tracks, as if there was a wall blocking the entrance to the restroom. Sometimes in the refrigerated walk-in, bone-chilling laughter can be heard. “Right by my ear,” a staff member claims. Mostly things are caught out of the corner of the eye or a fleeting presence in the mirror’s reflection.

Memorial Hospital, circa 1926, when it first opened as the Santa Fe Hospital. It is currently Hotel Parq Central and has been cleansed to rid any haunting, evil spirits, which have been reported by former patients.

A bartender reported feeling particularly uneasy one night at Sister and was spooked to read “Be careful when walking alone in the dark” in his fortune cookie the next day. “It gets spooky, but it’s never negative,” a staff member revealed to Local iQ. “During the witching hour, things get pretty spicy. If you stay past 3 a.m., it can get weird, and we say it’s time for us to go and for ‘them’ to party.” Most staff steps out, respectfully, during this time.

La Placita Restaurant

Old Town Albuquerque has plenty of ghost legends, and La Placita Restaurant is host to many. The restaurant is part of a building that is more than 130 years old, and it’s loaded with unfriendly ghosts. There’s a man who has been heard calling out people’s names from behind them. There’s a young girl, dressed in late 1800s-style dress, who only appears in the mirrors in the women’s restroom. People have been known to experience inexplicable “cold spots,” and there is the malicious spirit of an old lady who seems to absolutely loathe other women. Employees who have spent time in the restaurant after hours claim to have felt strong presences hating them, wishing them away and wanting to hurt them. Next door, in a building with a large picture window looking out onto the plaza, a gaunt little girl has frequently been sighted by passersby — when the building was dark and closed. She comes to the window, as if needing help, then contorts her face into an evil grin, puts her hands on the glass, and crawls directly up the window, sometimes backward, before disappearing just below the ceiling.

healing spirits Curanderismo uses ancient wisdom, traditional methods to forge health and tranquility

By Shavone A. Otero

t what point does folklore enter reality? Some of the houses, public buildings and spaces that are claimed to contain supernatural energy can undergo a form of cleansing (limpia) or dispossession (despojo) through curanderismo, an ancient and traditional Mestizo art form of alternative, holistic healing that is practiced throughout the Southwest and Mexico. Curanderas/os possess the gift (el don) to heal (curar). Curanderismo aims to heal psychological, emotional, spiritual and physical illnesses through a complex system of ancient wisdom, traditional healing rituals, faith and home remedies, such as herbs and teas. Unlike Western medicine, curanderismo heals natural and supernatural illnesses, like witchcraft (embrujadas) in some cases. For house cleansings, curanderas usually practice a ritual involving a special prayer to San Cristobal and, “The burning of incenses to the four winds, asking that the negative energy be detached from the

house and carried away on the wind,” a local curandera described to Local iQ. Curanderas do not cure in their own name but in the name of a saint like the Virgen de Guadalupe. They can be sought for spiritual advice and cleansing. “If you have the susto (magical fright), curanderismo practices the sweeping away of negative vibrations with an aromatic plant, like rue, basil, or true sage (salvia) from a credible hierberia,” the curandera said. Curanderismo is a powerful and beautiful form of healing in a collaborative effort between healer, client, Spirit, the Four Sacred Winds and our relations and allies in nature. It is a blend between old and new worlds and is still practiced today to address a wide variety of ailments and to maintain balance. For those seeking to investigate the topic a bit more, the University of New Mexico offers a course in curanderismo through “Mexican Folk Healing of the Southwest and Mexico” with Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, Vice President of Student Affairs at UNM and author of Curandero: A Life in Mexican Folk Healing and Healing with Herbs and Rituals: A Mexican Tradition (both available from the University of New Mexico Press).

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MUSIC

The patriarch KRS One won’t give interviews and threatens to sue any radio station that plays his music — you got a problem with that? BY NATHAN NEW

earning a skill tends to affect people in one of two ways: one, they passively retain the knowledge and can use it later (e.g., changing a car tire), or two, they remain a practitioner of the skill, and their practice defines their life. The skills inherent to making hip hop have been so thoroughly misconstrued in the collective conscious that the roots are long forgotten, and the prevailing attitude towards the genre today is one of assumption and disinterest. As a lifelong hip-hop fan, I can echo the sentiment: the dance floor is cold and empty, the formula is tired. But it bears noting that most people don’t know what the hell they’re doing. I wouldn’t want to see a fourth grader try to wield a samurai sword, but seeing Hattori Hanz do it would be a lot better. Like any discipline, hip hop has masters. People who have devoted their lives to its incarnations, who have committed themselves to being agents of change in their communities. And in essence when you meet these people you are connecting to more than a person, you are connecting to an entire history and way of life that has predicated something you only think you understand. Upon accounting for the lives, stories and legacies that hip-hop has already created, one thing becomes clear: Lil’ Wayne is a douchebag for wearing shirts that say, “I am hip hop.” Let me tell you about someone who is hip hop. Scott Sterling was a kid from the Bronx who excelled both in academics and athletics. In high school he earned a varsity letter in basketball, but after realizing that he would not go professional he shifted his focus towards making beats. While working at a men’s shelter in the Bronx he began collaborating with a rapper and the two went on to form a group called Boogie Down Productions. Together they released Criminal Minded, which inspired an entire new generation of artists to make hip hop, and is still regarded as a classic record. In 1987, Sterling was fatally shot while driving away from the home of a person who had assaulted one of Sterling’s friends. His partner in Boogie Down Productions, forever changed, adopted a new and more conscious outlook on hip hop culture and went on to create the Stop the Violence Movement. Featuring some of the biggest names in hip hop, the group released an album to support the National Urban League, which advocated on behalf of racial equality and community development. This partner continued his quest to eradicate self-destructive attitudes within the world of hip hop by becoming a prolific writer, speaker and performer. He toured throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, brazenly sharing his opinions with an audience that grew exponentially. The movement that was hip hop had gained traction, and for a time, PREVIEW he was its Gandhi. He stood for righteousness, equality and hip hop. To him, those terms were KRS One synonymous. At times controversial and outspoken, he has stood behind his ideas WITH THE and always heralded the name of the lifestyle which he helped create. When Nas REMINDERS, BIG MERIDOX, DJ released an album called Hip Hop is Dead in 2006 (ostensibly for shock value), this SHAKEDOWN person followed up by releasing one called Hip Hop Lives with the utmost sincerity. 9p, Sat., Oct. 26 His name is KRS-One. You should go see him, because seeing a master at work is Sister something few get to experience. And the lessons that it can impart on the viewer 407 Central SE, can be invaluable, especially if they are themselves a student. 505.242.4900 The celebrity-worship, TMZ mentality has made hip hop into a ticker tape parade $20 of beef between Drake and whomever, and the last vestiges of its soul lie in the Tickets: underground. There is no inherent skill to wearing designer clothing and posturing holdmyticket.com yourself in the light of a gritty subculture that you’ve never been a part of. There is krs-one.com no life experience to support it. The context that hip hop resides in today is one of sisterthebar.com quick success and a quicker descent. Refresh yourself with a lesson from the master, someone who has created, learned and lived it. Seminal hip hop artist KRS One demands your respect. Give it to him on Sat., Oct. 26 at Sister Bar, where he will be performing with The Reminders, Big Meridox, DJ Shakedown. Show at 9p. Tickets are $20, available at holdmyticket.com.

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rom time to time, you will hear music journalists describe a band or act as “out of this world.” In rare cases, musical artists have the good fortune of being called “stars.” But once in a blue moon you come across an act that comes from the flipside of the universe, another dimension. Like the Happy Gland Band from Care-a-lot. Yes, I said Happy Gland Band, complete with Happy Gland plushies, t-shirts, soap and lip balm. Sage Harrington and Jared Putnam have been giving Albuquerque something it can feel for quite some time. Harrington and her ukulele routinely pop up at the arts-iest of Burque haunts like Tortuga Gallery, ArtBar and the world famous Reptilian Lounge (Tricklock Company). Putnam is a founding member and bassist of Soundboard alum Le Chat Lunatique. However, Putnam has also played with the likes of Syd Masters and the Swing Riders, Bernadette Seacrest and her Yes Men, Lynn Anderson and Hector Pimentel. Like any couple, Harrington and Putnam both wanted to experiment. “I have played in a trio before and a quartet but never a duo,” said Putnam. “I really enjoy the challenge of making a full sound with only two people, and I like to think we accomplish that.” For Harrington, it’s the group thing. “I’ve played with a few people, mostly as a sort of back up to my solo project,” she said. “I haven’t ever been in anyone else’s band, which is something I should probably do at some point, to strengthen my character or musicianship or something.” An alchemy of humorous lyricism, folk-tastic vocals and sublime melody, the Happy Gland Band is just plain fun music to listen to. To add to the fun, the duo brings a circus of instruments to the recording to spice things up, including a human whistle, a clarinet, a kazoo, a glockenspiel, even a banjolele (half banjo, half ukulele). Then, there’s the name Happy Gland Band, which sounds like having good time all by yourself, if I may say so. It started out as a gag name by Harrington in the typical brainstorm of a band’s genesis. However, Putnam liked it … a lot. Harrington said at first the name made them both really uncomfortable, but now they’re over it. According to Putnam, “I still feel a slight bit of discomfort telling certain people the band name, but oh well. It’s mostly just all my endocrinologist friends anyway.” On Oct. 27 from 2-7p at Marble Brewery, you can get your Happy Gland Band on for the release of their first album Flooded Away. They will be joined by Le Chat Lunatique and Up The Holler. Enjoy the trance Happy Gland Band will have you Care Bear staring all night, complete with plushies that “squeak when you squeeze them, just like us,” said Putnam. And if you can catch Putnam, ask him to sing you the glandular version of Carole King’s Care Bears theme. Happy, very happy indeed. Hakim Bellamy hears music when other people are talking. It’s only awkward when you ask him to repeat what you said. He is also ABQ’s poet laureate.

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Downs Racetrack & Casino DJ Quico 6-9p Gonzalo LATIN 9p-1a, FREE

Imbibe DJ Malik 10p, FREE Isleta Resort & Casino Billy Currington 7p, $30-$50 Launchpad Shoggoth/Beefcake in Chains/Texylvania/Black Widow Cabal 9p, $7 Lemoni Lounge Michael Anthony Trio JAZZ GUITAR 7:30-10:30p, FREE

Lounge 54/Santa Ana Star Casino The Gruve 9p-midnight, FREE Low Spirits Bar & Stage Night of the living cover bands 8p, $5 Marble Brewery Wagogo 8-11p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson Duo PIANO 6:30-

9:30p, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern Open Mic Night hosted by Glen Neff 7-11p, FREE Molly’s Missing Stateside 5:30p-close, FREE Outpost Performance Space Roust the House Teen Performance Night 7:30p, $3 QBar DJ Huggie ’80S ’90S FUNK 9p-1:30a FREE Route 66 Casino & Hotel Foreigner 8p, $35-$65 Santa Ana Cafe at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa Jazz Brasileiro BRAZILIAN 6-9p, FREE Santa Fe Sol Ultimate Dance HIP HOP 10p, $7 Scalo Il Bar Todd and the Fox INDIE 8:30p, FREE Sidelines Electric Edric Project ROCK 9p-1a, FREE The Stage/Santa Ana Star Casino DJ Ikon 9p-1a, $5-$10 Sunshine Theater In This Moment/Motionless in White/ King/All Hail the Yeti 7:30p, $23

Low Spirits Bar & Stage Twin Forks/Matrimony 9p, $12 Marble Brewery Sage & Jared’s Happy Gland Band CD release w/ Le Chat Lunatique/ Up the Holler 2-7p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Tony Rodriguez Duo PIANO 6:30-

9:30p, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern Jim & Tim BLUES 3-7p, FREE Molly’s Jake Jones Band 1:30-5p Group Therapy 5:30p-close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station The Rudy Boy Experiment 9:30p, FREE

Outpost Performance Space Heidi Swedberg & the Sukey Jump Band 11a, $5-$10 Brian Herrera: Boy Like That 7:30p, $10-$15 Popejoy Hall Hélène Bouchez conducts Brahms 6p, $20-$68

QBar DJ Sez TOP 40 DANCE 9p-1:30a $10 Scalo Il Bar Chris Dracup BLUES 8:30p, FREE The Stage/Santa Ana Star Casino DJ Kirque 9p-1a, $5-$10 Winning Coffee Company Goddess of Arno BALKAN DANCE 7-10p, $5

Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Jacocha ROCK/POP 9:30p, FREE

SUN 27 Chatter Sunday Vespus Marimba Band with special celebrity guest 10:30a, $5-$15 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Boris McCutcheon/Townes van Zandt brunch AMERICANA Noon-3p Hello Dollface SOUL/R&B 8p, FREE Downs Racetrack & Casino Mariachi Tradicional 5:30-8:30p, FREE Il Vicino Canteen Brewery Keith Sanchez SONGWRITER 3p, FREE Launchpad Mellowhigh feat. Hodgy Beats/ Domo Genesis/Left Brain of Odd Future 7:30p, TBD Mine Shaft Tavern Sean Ashby GUITAR 2-6p, FREE O’Niell’s (Heights) Watermelon Mountain Jug Band 4-7p, FREE

O’Niell’s (Nob Hill) Los Radiators FOLK 4-7p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Lucy Kaplansky 7:30p, $15-$20

MON 28 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Karaoke/Michele Leidig 9p, FREE Launchpad Watain/In Solitutde/Tribulation 8p,

$15

Low Spirits Bar & Stage Orgone 9p, $10 Marcello’s Chophouse Open Piano Night 6:30-9:30p, FREE Music Room/Garrett’s Desert Inn Birds of Chicago AMERICAN ROOTS 7:30p, $22-$25

TUE 29 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Buster Blue INDIE/FOLK/POP 8p, FREE Il Vicino Canteen Brewery Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner INDIE/ AMERICANA 6p, FREE

Imbibe College night/DJ Automatic 9p, FREE Launchpad Dizzy Wright/Emilio Rojas 8p, $15 Low Spirits Bar & Stage Spindrift/The Klondykes/The 5 Star Motelles 9p, $8 Molly’s Stingrays 5:30p-close, FREE Old Church at Corrales Birds of Chicago ROOTS 7:30p, $22 QBar Pete Gabaldon and “Magic” LATIN JAZZ 9p-1:30a FREE

Santa Fe Sol Cobalt Cranes 7:30p, $5 Sunshine Theater The Word Alive/I See Stars/Crown the Empire/Get Scared/Dayshell/ Palisades 6:30p, $18 Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Sean Ashby SINGER 8p, FREE

WED 30 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner ROOTS/ AMERICANA 8p, FREE

Downs Racetrack & Casino Ryan Montano JAZZ/BLUES 6-9p,

FREE

Launchpad Grayskul/Graves 33/Solar One/ Summon/2bers 9p, FREE Marble Brewery The Last Known Good Configuration with TERR 6-9p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Sid Fendley PIANO 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s Steve Kinabrew 5:30p-close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station The Memphis P-Tails 8p, FREE QBar Rodney Bowe “Sweet Life” R&B JAZZ FUNK 9p-1:30a, FREE

Scalo Il Bar Cali Shaw Acoustic Showcase 8:30p, FREE

Sunshine Theater Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque 9p, $20

THU 31 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Halloween w/ Felix y Los Gatos 8p, $5 Downs Racetrack & Casino DJ Quico 8p-12a, FREE El Paseo Bar & Grill Love Gun Kiss Tribute Band (2 shows) 7:30p, $5/9:30p-close, $7 Gecko’s Bar and Tapas (Heights) Halloween Bash featuring Chris Kill Trio 9p, FREE Imbibe Heineken Halloween party w/ Ryan Shea 9p, FREE Launchpad Valentino Khan 9p, $8-$10 Low Spirits Bar & Stage The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band/The Imperial Rooster 9p, $10 Marble Brewery After Nations/RAWRR! & Port Alice 7-10p, FREE

Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson PIANO 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern Dance party with Anthony Leo and The Chain 8p, $5 Molly’s Larry Conga 5:30p-close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station Alex Maryol BLUES 8p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Paul Gonzales Quintet 7:30p, $20-$25 QBar DJ Quico TOP 40 LATIN 9p-1:30a, FREE Santa Fe Sol DJ Trajic/Wakko DJ/DJ K-One 8p, TBD Scalo Il Bar Fabulous Martini Tones SURF/ LOUNGE 8p, FREE

Sidelines The Electric Edric Project ROCK 9p-1a, FREE

Sunshine Theater Cocorosie/Reighnbeau/Nicolatron/ Jenny Wren 9p, $17

Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Hello Dollface INDIE 9:30p, FREE

Santa Fe Sol Reckless Kelly 8p, $17-$20

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SUN 3

Cosmos Tapas Jazz Brasileiro BRAZILIAN 7-10p, FREE Cowgirl Hall of Fame Happy hour with Bill Hearne COUNTRY 5-7:30p Day of the Dead with Bone Orchard FOLK 8:30p, FREE Imbibe The Woohabs ROCK’N’ROLL ACOUSTIC 6p DJ Malik 10p, FREE Lemoni Lounge Shane Wallin SOUL 7:30-10:30p, FREE Los Cuates (Sandia Park) Los Radiators ACOUSTIC FOLK/ROCK

Cowgirl Hall of Fame The Broomdust Family Revival COSMIC ACOUSTIC Noon-3p Austin Miller FOLK/ROCK 8p, FREE Il Vicino Canteen Brewery The Breaktone INDIE/ROCK 3p, FREE Launchpad Close Your Eyes/City in the Sea/ Altars/Islander 7:30p, $10 Lemoni Lounge Bambi Wolf CD release party

6-9p, FREE

6-8:30p, FREE

National Hispanic Cultural Ctr. The Firebird & Tchaikovsky CLASSI-

Low Spirits Bar & Stage Day of the Dead Skaraoke 9p, TBD Marble Brewery The Blue Hornets 6-9p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson DuO PIANO 6:30-

CAL 2p, $22-$60

9:30p, FREE

ALL STYLES 9p, FREE

Monte Vista FIre Station Felix y los Gatos 9:30p, FREE Santa Fe Sol Alejandro Escobedo and the Sensitive Boys 8p, $25-$30 Sunshine Theater Soulfly/Havok/Echoes of Fallen/ Carrion Kind 8p, $15

Launchpad A Tribe Called Red 9:30p, $10

SAT 2 Cowgirl Hall of Fame The Wild Mountain Ramblers BLUEGRASS 2-5p Drastic Andrew PROGRESSIVE ROCK 8:30p, FREE

Cooperage Café Mocha SALSA 9:30p, $7 Gecko’s Bar and Tapas (Heights) The Heaters 8p, FREE Imbibe DJ Malik 10p, FREE Low Spirits Bar & Stage Let it Grow 8p, TBD Marcello’s Chophouse Tony Rodriguez Duo PIANO 6:309:30p, FREE

Monte Vista Fire Station Sherri Gonzales 9:30p, FREE National Hispanic Cultural Center The Firebird & Tchaikovsky CLASSICAL 6p, $22-$60

Robinson Park-Grower’s Market Green Billies 9:30a-noon, FREE

MON 4 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Karaoke hosted by Michele Leidig

TUE 5 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Decker PSYCHEDELIC 8p, FREE Imbibe College Night w/ DJ Automatic 9p, FREE

Launchpad Flatbush Zombies/Bodega Bamz 8p, $18

Low Spirits Bar & Stage Koffin Kats/The Living Deads Popejoy Hall Lyle Lovett/John Hiatt COUNTRY/ BLUES 8p, $36.50-$66.50

Santa Fe Sol The Black Lillies 7:30p, $12-$15 Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro Victor & Penny GUITAR/UKULELE 8-11p, FREE

WED 6 Cowgirl Hall of Fame Victor & Penny ANTIQUE POP 8p, FREE

Launchpad The Casualties/Negative Approach/Duke City Derelicts/We are the Revenants 7:30p, $15 Monte Vista Fire Station The Memphis P-Tails 8p, FREE

SAT 26 Cooperage En-joy CUBAN SALSA 9:30p, $7 Cowgirl Hall of Fame The Santa Fe Chiles Dixie Jazz Band 2-5p Hot Honey ROCK/ALTCOUNTRY 8:30p, FREE

Downs Racetrack & Casino DJ Quico 6-9p Gonzalo 9p-1a FREE Evangelo’s Moby Dick 9p-close, $5 Gecko’s Bar and Tapas (Heights) Matt Jones 8p, FREE Imbibe Spinning with Ryan Shea 10p, FREE Launchpad Night of the living cover bands 9p, $5 Lemoni Lounge Shane Wallin SOUL POP 7:3010:30p, FREE

Lounge 54/Santa Ana Star Casino The Gruve 9p-midnight, FREE

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ou may recognize the familiar face as the front man of Dashboard Confessional. Lead singer and guitarist Chris Carrabba’s latest venture, Twin Forks, is definitely a step away from the emo and indie rock sounds we’re used to hearing. For that matter, Twin Forks doesn’t sound like other folk bands on the Twin Forks market. The group’s roots are a perfect WITH MATRIMONY blend of folk, Americana and indie pop, 8p, Sat., Oct. 26 complete with a rhythm section that’s crisp Low Spirits and driving. The Narrative’s Suzie Zeldin 2823 2nd NW, (mandolin), Bad Book’s Ben Homola 505.344.9555 (drums) and Jonathan Clark (bass) join $12 in on the sing-alongs and blend their Tickets: holdmyticket.com instruments with Carrabba’s self-taught twinforksmusic.com fingerstyle guitar playing. The band formed lowspiritslive.com earlier in the year and just released its EP Readies with the lead song “Cross My Mind.” Twin Forks is joined for the show by North Carolina’s Matrimony, a band fronted by the husband and wife duo of Ashlee Hardee Brown and Jimmy Brown. The two are joined by Hardee Brown’s two brothers, which make for a talented group of family members. Songs like “Last Love” and “Obey Your Guns” showcase their tight harmonies and great communal spirit. —Jamillah Wilcox

ot everyone can get on board with the electronic music movement of recent years, and I get that. A guy at a computer, for some people, will never compare to someone playing an instrument. But sometimes there are musicians, electronic or otherwise, who turn your head with the forcefulness of what they’re doing — their belief in their own art is so strong that you can’t help but stop, notice and pay respect. A A Tribe Called Red Tribe Called Red, a DJ trio from Ottawa, 9:30p, Mon., Nov. 4 Ontario — DJ Shub, DJ NDN and DJ Bear Launchpad Witness — breaks new ground by blending 618 Central SW, the pow wow musical traditions of their 505.764.8887 Native American heritage with amped-up $10 percussion and dirty bass, and by mixing atribecalledred.com the sounds of the rural rez with the latest launchpadrocks.com urban club beats. The group burst on the scene in 2010 and has put out two records, a self-titled debut and this year’s Nation II Nation. Songs like “Pow Wow Riddim,” “NDNs from All Directions” and “Northern Cree Red Skin Girl” use loops of wailing Native pow wow vocals and elements of hip hop, reggae moombahton and dubstep for a funky, political and danceable blend that’s unlike anything you’ve heard before. —Mike English

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mart, poppy, nerdy, accessible — the music and lyrics of They Might Be Giants has followed that vein ever Sunshine Theater since the duo of John Flansburgh and 120 Central SW, John Linnell gained popularity in the late 505.764.0249 1980s and hit it big with the album Flood $22 in 1990. They’re the guys in Converse Tickets: holdmyticket.com sneakers and skinny ties singing about a theymightbegiants.com “bee in your bonnet” and “Istanbul (not sunshinetheaterlive.com Constantinople),” and if that’s too cutesy for some music fans, they’ve sold four million records in their career, crafted music for films and television (their song “Boss of Me” was the theme for Malcolm in the Middle), branched into making records for kids and generally maintained broad mainstream appeal for 20 years. They Might Be Giants’ show at the Sunshine is in support of the 2013 album Nanobots, their 16th overall, which has been critically well received and serves to remind fans both new and old of the wisecracking wordplay and infectious melodies of this geeky, ever-popular band. —Mike English

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THU 24 FUNDRAISER

Firenze Pizzeria Fundraiser Enjoy brick oven pizza and refreshments while meeting some of the talented young artists at the Working Classroom. 5-7p, $25

FIRENZE PIZZERIA 900 PARK SW, 505.242.9267

workingclassroom.org

FRI 25 THROUGH JAN. 17: OPENING

A Few of Our Favorite Things Tamarind’s staff, master printers and National Advisory Board members selected their favorite pieces from the extensive inventory of lithographs and monotypes. 5-7p, FREE TAMARIND INSTITUTE 2500 CENTRAL SE, 505.277.3901

tamarind.unm.edu PERFORMANCE

The Man-App For one screening only,The Man-App focuses on a phone application that instantly delivers the man of her dreams at the touch of a button. 7:30p, $7 AUX DOG THEATRE NOB HILL 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.254.7716

auxdog.com THROUGH NOV. 17: PERFORMANCE

Lost Letter Set in Depression era dustbowl Ok., W.G. Allen’s play grapples with all of these with love and humor. 8p, $13-$15 ADOBE THEATER 9813 4TH NW, 505.898.9222 adobetheater.org

THROUGH NOV. 22: OPENING

WholeInOne/In Case of Emergency A collection of paintings and drawings by Emily Cheng that focuses on the unexpected, yet familiar, abstract forms. 5p, FREE

ZANE BENNETT GALLERY 435 SOUTH GUADALUPE, SANTA FE, 505.982.8111, EXT. 1005

zanebennettgallery.com

SAT 26 THROUGH NOV. 3: PERFORMANCE

Vampire Hamburger Local playwright Mars Mraz has created a theater performance for young adult audiences. 6p, $10 CARDBOARD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY, 100 GOLD SW, SUITE 112 B, 505.404.1578

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The Suicide Girls started in 2001 as a social networking platform featuring an alternative to standard pinup girls. The site has since blossomed into a full fledged industry in itself that has diversified into publishing and a touring burlesque show. Seven performers were hand selected for this installment (the first in six years), titled the Blackheart Burlesque Tour, which plays off of pop culture themes including movies Kill Bill and Star Wars.

Pinup empowerment They aren’t suicidal, they’re definitely not just girls and this isn’t your granddaddy’s burlesque show norm,” she told Local iQ. She has stated that the purpose of the site is to give women control over urlesque! The word conjures images how their sexuality is depicted. of tassels and sequins against flesh Sweeter than sugar, but with an air of strength, and fishnet. It raises the eyebrows in playful curiosity and the heart quickens. Missy explained that the ideal Suicide Girl is confident, secure and comfortable with her (And apparently demands to be followed by an body and sexuality. She won’t be deterred by exclamation point). “What will I see? What will looks of criticism. Her body I NOT see?” It’s the “tease” of it modifications are an expression that has kept us wanting more of her own life and she wears for generations. PREVIEW them proudly. On Oct. 30, Albuquerque will Suicide Girls “Confidence is one’s sexiest be treated to a night of titillating attribute. You should feel wonderment brought to us by Blackheart comfortable in your own skin, the famous, and sometimes Burlesque and decorate it as you like,” infamous, “Suicide Girls” in the 8p, Wed., Oct. 30 Missy declared. form of Blackheart Burlesque. SUNSHINE THEATER Some notable achievements for Who are the Suicide Girls? 120 CENTRAL SW, the Suicide Girls over the years This adult-oriented website 505.764.0249 include opening performances showcases bare-fleshed beauties $20/18+ for Courtney Love and Guns N’ of the alternative ilk. Don’t let Tickets: holdmyticket. the name get you down. After Roses. They have also published com having chats with founder Missy three books. suicidegirls.com Suicide and dancer Bricksie The name “Suicide Girls” blackheartburlesque.com Suicide, I learned that it’s not all sunshinetheaterlive.com was coined by author Chuck just ta-tas and tattoos. And by Palahniuk (Fight Club), who is the way, they’re not suicidal. a Portland resident. According According to Missy Suicide, the site was started to Missy, the term was applied to young women in Portland, Ore., in 2001 by Sean Suhl and who’d hang out in Pioneer Square in Portland herself, as a sort of social networking site for and commit “social suicide” by choosing not to pinup girls. She explained that their aim was to fit in. bring like-minded people together and expand The resurgence of burlesque has brought us society’s idea of what is beautiful. back in time, but this modern representation “To be beautiful, you don’t have to fit a certain of the concept is anything but traditional. mold,” she says. “You don’t have to fit into the The Blackheart Burlesque Tour will bring BY KORALEE ROBINSON

interpretations of pop-culture themes such as the TV series Game of Thrones and the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. I’m told there will be a poi performance inspired by the murderous school girl “Gogo” from the first installment of the Tarantino saga. The performers consist of seven Suicide Girls, hand selected out of 250 who auditioned in Los Angeles, including one veteran performer from the first tour the troupe did in 2006. All of the performers are professional dancers, and each brings a unique talent and look. Bricksie Suicide, one of the performers, is a professional dancer trained in hip hop and other dance forms. She told Local iQ about the rigorous, daily rehearsals for the show. Our conversation took place during her break, right before the first costume run-through. Her enthusiasm was palpable as she told me, “We’ve all become great friends.” She claimed that whatever the audience is expecting, “It will be 10,000 times better!” She will be treating us, or should I say trick-or-treating, to a Halloweenthemed solo. No strangers to controversy and adversity, the Suicide Girls aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Forced to confront my own skepticism about the site, while I won’t be securing a membership, there’s something to be admired about perseverance, and the Suicide Girls have got it. Despite judgements, they stick to their guns regarding their feminist position. If the participants feel empowered and are consenting adults, who is anyone to judge?

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THROUGH NOV. 3: RECEPTION

SCREENING

Diá de los Muertos Meet the artists in celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Diá de los Muertos exhibit. 11a-2p, FREE

Future Proof It! Local and national governmental and industry leaders speaking, with other guests. 8:30a-5p, $10 KIMO THEATRE 423 CENTRAL NW, 505.242.6626

cinnafilm.com THROUGH DEC. 28: PERFORMANCE

Love, Loss and What I Wore Nora & Delia Ephron’s 2010 Drama Desk Award Winner for unique Theatrical Experience.2p, $15 AUX DOG THEATRE NOB HILL 3011 MONTE VISTA NE, 505.254.7716

auxdog.com

SUN 27

tomegallery.com

THU 31 THROUGH NOV. 23: PERFORMANCE

The Mountaintop Taking place on April 3, 1968, The Mountaintop is a re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 7p, $40 FUSION THEATRE CO. 700 1ST NW, 505.766.9412

THROUGH OCT. 29: PERFORMANCE

Dos Patrias: la Poesía de Cuba This performance explores the richness and diversity of Hispanic/ Latino poetry. 7:30p, FREE NHCC, 1701 4TH NW, 505.424.1601

teatroparaguas.org

TOMÉ GALLERY 2930 HWY 47, LOS LUNAS, 505.565.0556

fusionabq.org

FRI 1

exhibited, and focuses on themes of infinite scale, opposition and how objects and bodies occupy space.

that separates those who prosper from those who flounder? This Tony Award nominated play explores the themes of personal choice, responsibility and fate. 7:30p, $12-

6p, FREE

SMALL ENGINE GALLERY 1413 4TH SW, 512.797.7859

$18

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

caseywarr.com THROUGH NOV. 2: OPENING

vortexabq.org

From Here to Eternity Celebrating Day of the Dead, there will be festivities with painted and decorated cardboard cremation caskets, actual boxes used by local cremation facilities. 5:30-8:30p, FREE

THROUGH NOV. 30: RECEPTION

First Friday Reception The downstairs gallery shows work of Molly Geissman, a local abstract painter who uses themes of confinement and escape. 5-8p, FREE

BRIGHT RAIN GALLERY 206-1/2 SAN FELIPE NW, 505.843.9176

brightraingallery.com PERFORMANCE

Andy Gross This variety show includes comedy, magic, ventriloquism and juggling from the creativity of Andy Gross. 7:30p, $8-$16

MACEY CENTER 801 LEROY PLACE, SOCORRO, 575.835.5688 nmtpas.org

THROUGH NOV. 10: PERFORMANCE

Salt and Pepper THROUGH NOV 30: OPENING This humorous play is about a Observe interwoven collection of Sculpture by artist Casey Warr will be tightly upbeat tales about maturing with

“Diana Ross,” by Andy Warhol, 1981 is on display at UNM Art Museum in an exhibit titled Andy Warhol’s Snapshots and Takes through Dec. 14.

grace, courage and humor. 7:30p, $15-$18

TEATRO PARAGUAS STUDIO 3205 CALLE MARIE, 505.424.1601

teatroparaguas.org THROUGH NOV. 16: OPENING

MARIPOSA GALLERY 3500 CENTRAL SE, 505.268.6828

Good People Can hard work, ambition and dedication lift Americans out of poverty into affluence, or is it luck

Blackbird Gallery 323 ROMERO NW, STE.16, 505.243.9525

BlackbirdGallery.Biz  Open house 5-8p

Leich Lathrop Gallery  323 ROMERO NW, SUITE 1, 505.243.3059

leichlathropgallery.com  Reception 5-7:30p

Weems Gallery  303 ROMERO NW, 505.764.0302

MON 4

weemsgallery.com  Open house 5-8p

THROUGH DEC. 13: EXHIBIT

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

Yucca Art Gallery

The Art of Dying In pre-HIspanic cultures of MesoAmerica, life was seen as a dream. Only in dying did a human being truly awake. In conjunction with Day of the Dead, Jane Putnam offers 10 illustrations inspired from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. 9a-5p,

yuccaartgallery.com  Reception 5-8p

ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE & JUSTICE 202 HARVARD SE, 505.268.9557

Concetta D Gallery

FREE

THROUGH NOV. 24: PERFORMANCE

OLD TOWN AREA

mariposa-gallery.com

Midnight Train to Memphis Derrick “Woody” Bitsie studied art at the institute of American Art. His work is a technical process WED in various mediums such as the traditional canvas, skateboard decks, Brown Bag with MoCNA Curator traditional Navajo cradleboards, Join Tatlana Lomahaftewa-Singer vinyl records, sign painting and for a brown bag lunch. She will be murals. 6-8p, FREE discussing the current collection. EL CHANTE: CASA DE CULTURA 804 PARK SW, 505.400.3635

FIRST FRIDAY ARTSCRAWL

Noon-1p, FREE

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART 108 CATHEDRAL PLACE, SANTA FE, 505.983.1666

iaia.edu/museum

DOWNTOWN AREA 516 ARTS  516 CENTRAL SW, 505.242.1445

516arts.org

Reception and signings 6-8p 20 1ST PLAZA NW, 505.243.5066

concettadgallery.com  Open house 5-8p

OFFCenter Community Arts Project  808 PARK SW, 505.247.1172

offcenterarts.org  Opening 5-8p

Sumner & Dene  517 CENTRAL NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com

Artists’ reception 5-9p

VSA – N4th Gallery  4904 4TH NW, 505. 344.4542

vsartsnm.org

Closing reception 5-7p

NOB HILL AREA Inpost Artspace at Outpost  210 YALE SE, 505.268.0044

outpostspace.org

Opening Reception 5-8p

Matrix Fine Art  3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 A, 505.268.8952

matrixfineart.com

First Friday Reception 5-8p

New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery  3812 CENTRAL SE, SUITE 100 B, 505.268.8952

newgroundsgallery.com

First Friday Reception 5-8p

NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AREA The Artistic Image  1101 CARDENAS NE, SUITE 206, 505.554.2706

PhotoArtNM.com  Opening 5-9:30p

The Gallery ABQ  8210 MENAUL NE, 505.292-9333

thegalleryabq.com

Artists reception 5-8p

High Desert Art & Frame  12611 MONTGOMERY NE SUITE A-4, 505.265.4066

highdesertartandframe.com Show 5-8p

Palette Contemporary Art & Craft  7400 MONTGOMERY SUITE 22, 505.855.7777

palettecontemporary.com  Artist’s Reception 5-8p

Weyrich Gallery  2935 D LOUISIANA NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com

Artist reception 5-8:30p

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Lori Stewart: A Tribe of Angels and The Beautiful Bones Opening: 11a, Sun., Oct. 27  O’Niell’s Irish Pub 3301 Juan Tabo NE, 505.293.1122

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ori Stewart has always had a deep affection for the spectacle of El Dia de los Muertos. “I love that this holiday honors the dead in a way that is more celebratory than it is mournful,” she told Local iQ recently. Stewart’s two series of pieces in this show — A Tribe of Angels and The Beautiful Bones — include many new and original works, all of them hand-pulled monoprints. The muertos-styled angels are meant to express the pageantry of the holiday, while the bones “are heavily influenced by my experiences as a volunteer in hospice care, and are meant to depict death as something transitional and beautiful as opposed to something morbid,” she said. Stewart creates her monoprints by applying ink to a Plexiglas plate, then transfers the ink from plate to paper by hand. Once a print is pulled, she embellishes it with other mediums such as watercolor, crayons or India ink. Somewhere in that process, the work takes shape. “That is the real beauty of making art,” she said. “The artist is never completely in control.” A reception with Stewart will be held two weeks into the show, Nov. 11 from 5-7p.—Mike English

n Native American culture, the Lakota Sioux Dance drum represents the heartbeat of Theatre: Cokata Up! the people. The Lakota Sioux Dance Come to the Center Theatre brings the beat to Popejoy 3p, Sun., Oct. 27 with a critically acclaimed performance Popejoy On the UNM campus, from visually captivating production 505.277.3824 Cokata Up! Come to the Center will $14.50-$44 give the audience an incredible live act popejoypresents.com that demonstrates tradition through sacred and courting songs. The evening’s event is broken into three parts: Birth of a Nation, Death and Rebirth and All Nations as One. It’s a dazzling production that weaves narratives, creation stories, video backdrops, music and dance. The dance troupe was founded in 1978 on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. With the help of educators, community leaders and healers, the Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre continues to master its educational outreach by giving people of all ages the opportunity to experience the holistic worldview of the Lakota Sioux. The company has appeared at the Kennedy Center and featured at opening festivals at the National Museum of American Indian and The Millennium Celebration of Times Square. Explore and experience an intimate understanding of Sioux culture. —Jamillah Wilcox

“Study II for Blazing Cowgirls,” by Billy Schenck

Miniatures and More 6p, Sat., Oct. 26

raditional and contemporary art pieces will grab the spotlight in The Albuquerque Museum the 23rd annual incarnation of the of Art and History Miniatures and More exhibit fundraiser 2000 Mountain NW, for the Albuquerque Museum. Get ready 505.842.0111 to explore over 126 artists’ small yet $75-$500 detailed scales of work. Don’t anticipate albuquerquemuseum.org to see anything twice, as each piece of art has been specifically crafted for this one magical night only. If you see something you like, don’t hesitate to take out your wallet because the event provides a unique opportunity for interested spectators to purchase artwork from the show. All proceeds will go to funding the daily operations of the museum, as well as providing publicity for young and rising artists. By popular vote, certain artists have the chance to get their art pieces on exhibit at the museum for an entire year. For serious collectors, the exhibit expects to feature a delectable Collectors’ Dinner and wine tasting, which should be one of the highlights of the evening. The Museum Foundation encourages everyone to stroll on by this black-tie affair and immerse yourself in the different art styles New Mexico culture has to offer. —Blanca Duarte

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FILM

Fright season flicks

f your neighbors have told you you’re too old to go trick-or-treating or you want to stick around so that the kids in the neighborhood don’t trash your yard, I recommend picking up a growler of local pumpkin brew and popping in one of the following flicks.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

This clever little flick takes a “behind the scenes” look at the makings of a real slasher killer. In a world where the likes of Freddy and Jason are hunting teenagers in log cabins, a documentary crew follows aspiring masked serial killer Leslie Vernon as he plots hacking up a virgin. (2006)

In the Mouth of Madness

Though this movie isn’t based on a H.P. Lovecraft story, it can be seen as a loving tribute to Lovecraft’s works. John Carpenter depicts the tale of John Trent, an insurance investigator tasked to probe the disappearance of horror writer Sutter Cane. When he visits Hobb’s End, the supposed town that is the backdrop for Cane’s novels, Trent begins to realize Cane’s writings may be a bit more than fiction. (1995)

Invitation Only

Marketed as Taiwan’s first slasher horror flick, this movie truly delivers. When Wade Chen catches his boss Mr. Yang having sex with a supermodel, Yang “rewards” Chen with an all-expense paid trip to an exclusive party. Unfortunately, the attendees of this party are hunted by a masked killer. The storyline/gore factor is Hostel-esque, if you’re into that. (2006)

Return of the Living Dead III:

I consider this one of the last great zombie flicks, excluding infection films because those are a different genre. It drops the silliness of its predecessors and adds more horror with a zest of sci-fi. Though it is a love story as its core, it does have a must see zombie vs. zombie battle. (1993)

Dead Silence

One line you’re probably sick of hearing — “from the makers of Saw” — but scoff no more! Dead Silence is a creepy ghost story about a ventriloquist and her “children.” When Jamie visits his hometown for a funeral, he finds he has more problems than playing with dolls. If you’re a fan of creepy imagery and plenty of catscares, this is a must. (2007)

Teen Wolf

In my home this movie is the It’s a Wonderful Life for Halloween. If you haven’t seen it in a while, reminisce about how a studio created a cross genre sports/high school comedy/horror movie about puberty. (1985)

Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program (directorscutradio.com). Email Dan about your favorite horror film at dan@directorscutradio.com.

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

The eclipse in your birth sign reveals that you’re trying to shake off an old emotional influence of some kind, knowing that it’s not serving you. You can let it go, and you seem determined to do just that with every cell in your body. The challenge, though, is the sensation of instability that comes with not being boxed in by this feeling or expectation. This is one of the ways that negative attachments and emotional habits can keep you or anyone trapped – by that little thing they seem to offer. I suggest that you address that directly, and do what you can to stabilize on a new level of understanding. You have that available, as your ruling planet Mars has changed signs to Virgo. This will allow you to ground in your work, in a firm sense of purpose and in a framework of ideas far more stable and useful than the dramas that were keeping you busy. TAURUS (APR. 19-MAY 20)

You are being called to address certain details of your erotic or romantic life in a new way, with greater focus and determination. But do you have all the information you need to be working with? Various factors suggest that many details will be emerging soon. You don’t need to go digging, though you do need to pay attention for subtle changes in the story, shifts in where the people involved are coming from, and secrets that have yet to be revealed, including what you may be withholding from others. You are in a situation where honesty is the best policy for all concerned, though you only have control over yourself. You have influence over others, though, and one way you can exert that influence is to not settle for partial information. This is a moment of reckoning, when it’s time to get to the roots of the situation. Remember, there is no such thing as a half-truth. GEMINI (MAY 20-JUN. 21)

Have you noticed the direct connection between your emotional well-being and your physical stamina? There are emotional factors that may be putting a drain on your overall health; they look like stuck patterns that are hangovers from unresolved transactions with others. Said another way, be on the lookout for situations where promises may have been made but not kept, or where information that should have been forthcoming was withheld. You can address all of that in fairly short order, if you focus on it now. With Mars crossing the sensitive home and security angle of your solar chart, changes in your living situation are in motion, and if that is true, you want to be working with full information from anyone concerned. If you find yourself getting irritable or angry, or feeling worn down, stop and ask a few questions. Knowledge is power, and there’s no substitute for it. CANCER (JUN. 21-JUL. 22)

Be conscious how you use your power, which includes your visibility. With an eclipse of the Moon in your 10th house, you may be feeling invisible or like you lack influence – though if so, you’ve got the equation backwards. You have extra influence now, though I suggest you use it in subtle ways. While you may have to do some overt taking charge, your solar chart suggests that in many situations, the best course of action will be to work from behind the scenes. The factor to work with is trust rather than authority; that’s because in truth there is no more authentic authority than trust. Focus your efforts on those whose intelligence you respect and can depend on. They are most likely to be the people with whom you will feel like you’re on level turf. You’re in a position of authority and responsibility, though I suggest you work from the ground up rather than from the top down.

by Eric Francis • planetwaves. net LEO (JUL. 22-AUG. 23)

The way is open for a dialog in some of the most sensitive situations in your life. Yet the operative word is sensitive. The other operative word is open. The situation calls for little else; if you can maintain that, others are likely to take the initiative and say what they need to say to you. Even if others don’t say anything, if you listen and are receptive you will learn enough, and your awareness will have a positive influence on the situation. Meanwhile you seem to be involved in a delicate balancing act of your own – your emotional body is telling you one thing and your political or strategic sense is telling you another thing. There is a point of contact, and you’re approaching it gradually. I can give you a clue how it looks or feels. You seem to be facing an inner dilemma, which involves two conflicting points of view. As you do your best to work it out, a third viewpoint will emerge that helps you transcend the conflict that turns out not to have been one. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22)

The arrival of Mars in your sign has helped take some pressure off of you, and has demonstrated that your worst fears were both unrealistic and untrue. What matters is what’s both true and connected to reality, and by that I mean what you can verify in documented fact. This will be critical over the next few days as Mars makes an opposition to Neptune, which may lead you to question things for which you have solid evidence and observations that are based on careful analysis. Remember – just because you may have a momentary doubt does not mean that you’re wrong, no matter how potent your insecurity may be. The best course of action is to keep an open mind for additional information and insight, while keeping your eye on the known data and what it points to. The Grand Canyon was not formed 6,000 years ago, no matter what some people think they believe.

the place to start. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 22)

You have an extended opportunity to accomplish some great things, though to get there you must focus on the details. If you’re in a leadership role or even in a parental role, you may have to focus on the details of others. In either case you will need to go out of your way to do so gently. The sensation is persistence and setting an example rather than any form of aggressive leadership. You have available to you a depth of emotional access that gives you what I can describe as a heart connection. The same factor also puts you in contact with your sense of injury. It’s a fine line to walk, but for you it’s necessary; you are gradually approaching a crossroads where you will make a firm commitment to the mutual healing of yourself and the people in your life, or perpetuating something from the past that you know really needs to end. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 20)

Many efforts have been made to reconcile religion with science. It’s a noble effort, though I think that the only possible point of contact is the honest pursuit of truth, which is not guaranteed by either mode of inquiry. Frequently we see where both have become the same form of dictatorship. What will help you most now is to ask honest questions. Ask them of yourself, ask them of others and ask them of existence. Consider the responses you get to be like food, which must be chewed in order to be digestible. When you get a response, from whatever source, the best thing you can offer back, and offer to yourself, is thoughtful consideration. Make the choice not to be intimidated by the search for truth, or for understanding. Learn not to be intimidated by thinking you were wrong; bypass that entirely in place of what is real. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 19)

The lunar eclipse in your opposite sign Aries is a reminder that you can only be yourself; you cannot be anyone but yourself. If that is true, it’s also true of the people in your life, including those with whom you are the most intimate. One of the most common modes of ‘preserving’ relationships and “making them work” is that our culture trains us to be someone other than who we are. At the same time there’s relatively little information about how to be oneself, and few situations where it’s appropriate. That all said, it’s ultimately inevitable – and people put in the same room, the same home, the same company or any other form of the same time and place, will eventually figure that out. Being who you are and acknowledging others for who they are is the foundation of a relationship, even if it seems to threaten it at first.

Even the principle of accountability can be taken too far – such as when you’re expected to take responsibility for the actions of others. This is an important boundary though one demarcated by a fine line, perhaps a bit too fine. In my reading of the lunar eclipse chart, your accountability centers around knowing what you are and are not responsible for. Perhaps the most challenging thing is being responsible for your own feelings, especially when you’re in the context of a relationship to someone else. One thing I would remind you of is that you’ve covered this territory before, and quite possibly mastered it more than once. You don’t need to go back to a prior level of knowledge or experience, though to do that you must use what you know. So I suggest you spend some time considering what you’ve learned about yourself, in recent years and over the course of your lifetime. Your situation will feel a lot simpler.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 22)

PISCES (FEB. 19-MAR. 20)

LIBRA (SEP. 22-OCT. 23)

The more self-accepting you are, the more others will be accepting of you. The only reason this might be seen as a trite or clichéd bit of advice is if someone has not tried it, or if they struggle to get there. Self-acceptance provides a form of inoculation against anyone’s judgment of you. It also provides a pass for all kinds of inappropriate or hurtful behavior. The way your chart is set up, the theme comes along with an imperative for integrity, which is under focus now. The message is: embrace yourself and patrol your own borders. Monitor your own conduct. Love yourself, share yourself when you feel it’s appropriate and make amends when you’ve acted in a way that is out of integrity. That’s not a pre-condition of self-love – but forgiveness is. In the end, you will get there; you may as well go there sooner; and eventually you figure out that it’s

You need fear no one. Whatever rattles or chills your bones, be it aggression, deception, delusion or chaos inflicted by others – you are larger than it, and it’s no match for you. In order for this to work, though, you need to remain open, and you need to remain connected to yourself. It’s your true essence that will protect you, not your defenses. Your values are what protect you from being swallowed by the madness of the world, and guide you away from conforming to what others say you should believe or how you should act. It’s your openness to others and your willingness to relate on mutually acceptable terms that gives you your standing among them, rather than any illusion of “going it alone.” You can therefore afford to look at everyone and everything with a twinkle in your eye, remembering that your presence in the world is based on strength, openness and love.

AMERICAN VALUES CROSSWORD “Get Down”

By Tyler Hinman, edited by Ben Tausig. Difficulty 5/5 ACROSS 1 Some bricks 6 National alternative 11 Start of an African capital city 14 Name elongated by fans at his concerts 15 Step on it 16 First person in Germany 17 Dog whose name comes from the French for “low” 19 Misanthrope of animated television 20 Scottish king after Mary, Queen of Scots 21 Dry zone 23 Samplehandler, at times 26 Marginal quarterback with seemingly endless ESPN coverage 29 Lost faith in 30 Peter’s father, on “Fringe” 32 Co. that might handle your package 33 Dance done face‑down 36 Place to recover, briefly 37 Shit-forbrains

40 Setting for the climax of “Anchorman” 41 Team in the other dugout, e.g. 43 Member of “the backbone of the Army,” for short 44 Pelicans’ relatives 46 Contemporary of Max Ernst 49 Option for buffalo wings 50 Obama nominee with a host country 53 Go back 54 Goodbye to a girlfriend, maybe 58 Try 59 Get a club track going, and what to do elsewhere in this puzzle 62 Many a Monopoly property: Abbr. 63 Word with rover or cycle 64 Sprightly songs 65 Rapidly improving one’s batting average, say 66 Sticky stuff 67 Direct

DOWN 1 “Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath” speaker, for short 2 History book section 3 Stuff stuck under a desk 4 Feline spotted in South America 5 Had one’s ups and downs 6 Little sap-sucker 7 Ambitious person, some believe 8 14-year-old Major League Soccer draftee Freddy 9 Mastication aid 10 Like a babysitting sibling, probably 11 Available everywhere 12 Org. named in 2008 campaign mudslinging 13 Classic role for Clark 18 Sports bar fixture 22 Remain angry 24 Wavy lines may represent it 25 Sound of hesitation

26 Shit-forbrains 27 Word after a unit price 28 Ohio pro hockey player 31 Romney, e.g. 34 Uniformed gp. on campus 35 Enjoy metal homoerotically, often 38 Stage name of Adam Yauch 39 Abashes oneself 42 Bad Luck Brian or Scumbag Steve 45 Hot and cheesy Welsh dish 47 Get in the kitchen of 48 Mere 50 First name in “David Copperfield” 51 Tom ___ (“MST3K” bot) 52 “I blew it!” 55 2013 NCAA hockey champions 56 Bone: Prefix 57 Georgia was part of it: Abbr. 60 “Talking to the Universe” musician 61 Absence of bellum

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C OM M U N I T Y E VE N T S THU 24

ROBINSON PARK 8TH & CENTRAL, 505.255.5523

THROUGH OCT. 26:

Children’s Book Fair Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy will make guest appearances, and every child receives a Lil’ Lobo ID card. Refreshments, fun, games, facepainting and more. 11a-2p, FREE

Fright Fest Horror films from around the globe. The festival will feature workshops in acting, cinematography, scores and makeup. 11a, $7-$65

SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CTR. 1025 BROADWAY SE, 505.848.1320

cabq.gov/culturalservices

FRI 25 THROUGH OCT. 27

World Blacksmith Championship Experience the vintage art form of blacksmithing and competition. 10a-6p, $4-$7

WILDLIFE WEST NATURE PARK 87 W. FRONTAGE ROAD, EDGEWOOD, 505.281.7655 wildlifewest.org

AND FRI. NOV. 1

Vernon’s Mixology Class Learn how to make special drinks from award-winning mixologist Daniel Gonzales. 6-8p, $35

VERNON’S BLACK DIAMOND LOUNGE 6855 4TH NW, 505.341.0831

yougottapassword.com THROUGH OCT. 26:

Craft Show The Eldorado Arts & Crafts Association’s 12th annual Fall Show fw/ 41 artists. 3-7p, FREE

ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1200 OLD PECOS TRAIL AT CORDOVA ROAD, SANTA FE, 505. 917.6870 eldoradoarts.org

SAT 26 Bad Trolley Tour A three-and-a-half hour, fullynarrated tour of Breaking Bad locations. 2p, $65

ABQ TROLLEY CO. 208 SAN FELIPE SW, 505.453.5161

abqtrolley.com Pittie Parade Adoptable pit bulls will mingle at the Downtown Growers’ Market. In celebration of National Pit Bull Awareness Day, there will be a Dog Boo costume contest, Parade Prep Training Class, and an ask-a-trainer session for any questions you may have. 9:30a-12:30p, FREE

animalhumanenm.org

UNM BOOKSTORE 2301 CENTRAL NE, 505.277.7473

bookstore.unm.edu

THROUGH OCT. 27:

Extreme Scream Halloween Camp-In A hands-on experience for 6-12 year-olds. A certified APS teacher and other staff will lead campers through the museum in search of a variety of adventures and activities. Halloween movies will be shown in DynaTheater. 5:30p-

7a, $40-$55

NM MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1801 MOUNTAIN, 505.841.2821

naturalhistoryfoundation.org

SUN 27

BOOK SIGNING

Jim Henson: The Biography By Brian Jay Jones Author Brian Jay Jones will be signing copies of his authorized non-fiction book entitled Jim Henson: The Biography. 2:30p, FREE

PAGE ONE 11018 MONTGOMERY NE, 505.294.2026 page1book.com

Hopfest More than 60 breweries, live music, vendors, games and food. 2-6p, $25-$55. Tickets available at holdmyticket.com. ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO 11000 BROADWAY SE, 505.724.3800

albuquerquehopfest.com Creepy Critters Real, live creatures native to NM. 2-3p, FREE

LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM, 755 LOMA COLORADO DRIVE NE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5013

riorancholibraries.org Paint the Mall Pink Oct. is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Educational displays, health fairs, retailer offerings, special events and other activities to promote women’s health. 1-3p, FREE

COTTONWOOD MALL, LOWER LEVEL IN CENTER COURT, 10000 COORS BYPASS NW, 505.897.6571

simon.com/mall/cottonwood-mall 100 Thousand Poets for Change Things in Light, a popular, Albuquerque-based arts and literature site, has partnered with 100 Thousand Poets for Change for an evening of poetry, prose and reflections. 7:30p, $3 ABQ PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER 202 HARVARD SE, 505.255.4934

abqpeaceandjustice.org

Community HU Chant Join a group contemplation of ancient sound. 10:30-11a, FREE

ECKANKAR CENTER 2501 SAN PEDRO NE, STE. 113, 505.265.7388 miraclesinyourlife.org

Psychic Fair Artists, tarot readers, astrologers, psychics, healers, stilt-walkers, dancers and music. 10a-4p, FREE

FARMERS’ MARKET PAVILION 1607 PASEO DE PERALTA #1, SANTA FE, 505.316.3596 railyardsantafe.com

BOOK SIGNING

Unsolved: NM’s American Valley Ranch Murders & Other Mysteries By Don Bullis 1-3p, FREE

The Graduates This film explores issues in education today through the eyes of young Latinos as they strive to succeed. 7p, FREE KIMO THEATRE 419 CENTRAL NW, 505.277.2121

newmexicopbs.org

THU 31 Weird Science Carnival A costume parade and games with a science theme. 4p-7p, FREE SANTA FE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 1050 OLD PECOS TRAIL, SANTA FE, 505.989.8369

santafechildrensmuseum.org

SAT 2 Southwest Bacon Fest Over 25 restaurants, food trucks, caterers, bakeries and candy makers bring out their best bacon creations. 10a-6p, $2-$7

ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON MUSEUM 9201 BALLOON MUSEUM NE, 505.510.1312 southwestbaconfest.com

Doggie Dash & Dawdle Join Animal Humane for NM’s biggest party for pets and people and the signature event and fundraiser. Bring the whole family (pets included) and experience a 5k run or a 2-mile walk. 8a-2p, $5-$35

TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS & GIFTS 2012 SOUTH PLAZA NW, 505.242.7204

BALLOON FIESTA PARK 5000 BALLOON FIESTA PKWY NE

MON 28

animalhumanenm.org

THROUGH OCT. 29

Retreat Supportive group experience to meet and talk with other family caregivers. 9:30a-3p, FREE

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL 318 SILVER SW, 505.247.1581

WED 30 ABQ Death Café Gail Rubin, speak and TV/ radio host and author of A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those who Don’t Plan to Die, will discuss why making plans for death is smart, and how “talking about sex won’t make you pregnant, and talking about death won’t make you dead.” 4-6p, FREE SHEILA’S SWEETS 8600 INDIAN SCHOOL NE, 505.265.7215

agoodgoodbye.com

Craft Fair More than 40 vendors with handcrafted items. 9a-2p, FREE RIO RANCHO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1652 ABRAZO ROAD, RIO RANCHO, 505.892.0404

TUE 5 Conversational Hebrew & Potluck (family) Don’t miss the opportunity to pick up a few Hebrew phrases with your children while you share a potluck meal with others in the community. 6-7:30p, $25/family

JEWISH ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, 5520A WYOMING NE, 505.232.2325

Dylan in ‘65 Peter Chase, music historian, will present a program on Bob Dylan in 1965. 6:30p, FREE ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012, EXT. 3

riorancholibraries.org

WED 6 KABOOK! What if you were shrinking? Or you woke up one morning with antlers or a bad case of stripes? Children in grades 1-5 are invited to “Shrinking and Other Weird Occurrences” to participate in storytime and activities. 3:30-

4:30p, FREE

ESTHER BONE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 950 PINETREE SE, RIO RANCHO, 505.891.5012, X4

riorancholibraries.org

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