New Mexico Entertainment Magazine September 2021

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RESILIENCE IN A CHANGING

LANDSCAPE Barney Lopez of Launchpad and the band, Red Light Cameras, shared how Launchpad survived in the COVID landscape.

Barney Lopez inside of The Launchpad. © Photo Winter Elise

Robson Guy

Once Again

Candyman Strings & Things

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER STORY

Staying Resilient in the Music Scene

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Once Again Combo Jazzin’ it Up

Writer Winter Elise talks with Barney Lopez about how Launchpad continue to be a staple after over a year of struggle

Chad Scheer of Once Again talks about his time with the Jazz combo.

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Candyman Strings & Things

Co-Owner Randy Cook shares stories about music, education and Adam Sandler.

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Robson Guy

The seasoned musicians discusses his love for music and future goals.

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DJ K. Oss

Learn more about Kenneth Cornell, a.k.a.

DJ K. Oss career and upcoming shows.

21 BETWEEN THE PAGES A New Look at Billy the Kid Sonja Dewing interviews writer Tamsin Silver on her new book.

22 EXTRAS Kenneth Cornell Local producer and DJ makes the best of the pandemic.

24 FOLLOW-UP Friday Night Market Mariposa Music’s community event is back in Albuquerque.

25 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Events happening around the state.

27 SIGHTSEEING See what you missing in the state.

Writer Tamsin Silver takes legend Billy the Kid and creates a new environment for the infamous Southwestern outlaw.

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September 2021 Volume 9 Issue 9 Editor-in-Chief Teresa Robinson NMEntertains@gmail.com Staff Photographer M.T. West Contributors Winter Elise Sonja Dewing Cheryl Lowe Rene Thompson Teresa Robinson M.T. West NME Board Teresa Robinson Ariel Bisbee Darlene Esquibel Winter Elise Eddie Robinson Subscriptions New Mexico Entertainment magazine is $24 a year within the Continental United States. Please place your order online at www.

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usic is the universal language. We felt it was about time to start making issues dedicated to what we love about this state. This month we’re covering music, and we’ve had fun learning more about some of the musicians we have in New Mexico. Our cover story is the legendary venue, the Launchpad, and how they fought to keep music alive during the pandemic.

We sat down with bassist Chad Scheer from the band Once Again to discuss how they got together and the love of Jazz. Co-owner Rand Cook of the Santa Fe staple, Candyman Strings, and Things shared with us the history of the music store and the celebrities that have come through the establishment.

Established musician Robson Guy talked with us about his love of music and why he continues to be committed to his craft. We spoke with DJ K.Oss, Kenneth Cornell, about the Pandemic Friendly Headphone Dance Parties.

We also learned about the Friday Night Market at El Vado presented by Mariposa Music. Last but not least, while it’s not music-related, it was music to our ears to learn about author Tamsin Silver’s new book, The Curse of Billy the Kid - Untold Legends Volume One. We continue to take in everything New Mexico has - in print, online, and now television. We can’t wait to show you what we have in our next issue - The Fall Issue. Enjoy the read and continue to share your events and stories with us. We’ll see you next month! NME

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Once Again

nce Again Jazz Group is composed of musicians who like to change up the usual routine and sources of Jazz music in Albuquerque. The Combo occasionally plays as a trio, or a quintet, on the gazebo or pergola at Old Town Farm (OFT). The band has played at Bike in Coffee at OTF for five years. As we learned from bassist Chad Scheer, they evolved from a previous band that started 15 years ago - hence the name, Once Again.

Sheer said they started out playing shows at hospitals for the Music in the Arts series but evolved over the years to playing such events as the Lavender or Chile Festivals, the occasional wedding, or tucked away watering holes. TheBash.com names the band as one of Albuquerque’s Top 10 bands to book for an occasion.

Rotating members include Micky Patten, Steve Seifert, Chad Scheer, Hovey Corbin, Dan Kelly, JD Davis, and Albert Demarco. “We base most of our songs from standards,” says Scheer. “I think there’s always an interesting discussion of what Jazz is.

Some people are real traditionalists.”

Scheer continues, “My definition of Jazz is trying some different things, like taking the pop music of the day or recent days and making it our own.”

The band plays some original tunes but also reconstructs jazzcentered covers. Mostly tributes to artists from Classic Rock to Punk, such as Eddie Van Halen and The Ramones. “I think there’s something to be said when ‘The Surrey with a Fringe on Top’ from Oklahoma wouldn’t have been a Jazz tune if Miles Davis hadn’t blown over it,” he said.

The band often has different guest musicians pop in for a session and usually posts variations on their Facebook page at OnceAgainJazz.

Once Again will be performing at the upcoming Chocolate and Chile Festival on September 25th and 26th. You can also hear them play at Bike-in Coffee every Saturday and Sunday morning starting at 9 a.m. (weather permitting) and Kaktus Brewing Company in Bernalillo on Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

For private parties, contact them at chadsoundguy@gmail.com. NME

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usic has a way of making us feel seen and heard. It creates a safe space with its sound permeating our eardrums and bathing our souls with a warmth that reminds us of our memories - both painful ones we grew from and the happy ones that we keep delicately like a fragile butterfly in the palms of our weather-worn hands.

Now think about that feeling.

Recreate it in an environment that not only welcomes what music creates within us but invites us to stay. Imagine a magical place that is a haven from the outside noise and stress in the world.

That’s The Candyman Strings & Things in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was fortunate to chat with Rand Cook, the co-owner of the store. When I asked Cook about what sets his store apart from others, he quickly and genuinely said, “The people that I get to work with, hands down...I’m the luckiest employer in the world. I have the best people. They are all professionals, skilled musicians, and they have great knowledge. They are friendly. We are lucky because we feel like we are a family here. I feel that we have a strong moral compass to do good in the world, and everybody that works here is one-hundred percent on board with that concept.”

In business since 1969, this store has it all. Opened originally by Matthew Schwartzman, it started as a small acoustic guitar shop. It then grew to two store locations, and after

Music has given them a healthy distraction. It provided healthy ways to keep their minds active and doing positive things. one store had an electrical fire in 1981, The Candyman moved to its current location at 851 St. Michaels Drive.

The doors are open to all ages, from beginners to professional musicians.

There’s a retail side, as well as a music education center. Rated as the #1 music store nationally by the National Association of Music Merchants, The Candyman Strings & Things offers private and group lessons, workshops, and camps for everyone.

Their two-week-long summer rock camp program is offered for children and is one of the top rock schools in the country. “It’s a very cool program because it exposes kids to the idea of music as a career and gives them an opportunity to see multiple angles to what that career could be.

From the performance, engineering, radio, to the marketing end of it,” said

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Those sorts of things... that’s the magic.

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Cook. “And so it exposes them to the whole palette. It’s not just being in a rock band. They see an entire palette of opportunities that they could potentially pursue in their lives.”

The Candyman has become a source of strength, inclusiveness, and newfound hobbies for many people in the last year with the COVID pandemic. Even though it was an off-year for the business, customers flocked to the store to invest in learning - both beginning and experienced musicians. “Since people were stuck at home, they were picking up music. 2020 probably had the biggest increase in the musicmaking population - perhaps in the history of music. [Music] has given them a healthy distraction. It provided healthy ways to keep their minds active and doing positive things. Once we were able to reopen and certainly coming into 2021, we’ve been busy. It’s been insane.”

Notable customers have walked

through Candyman’s doors and browsed the colorful guitar walls.

“I’ve met some pretty cool famous people,” said Cook. “Adam Sandler was in town filming for a couple of months. He would come in and hang out.” Cook continued, “He was in the store, and this mom and her child came in. The boy fell in love with this guitar, and his mother told him that they could not afford it. So they continued to look around, and Adam grabbed that guitar, brought it to the front, paid for it, and said, ‘Make sure that kid gets this guitar on his way out the door,’” said Cook. “Those sorts of things…that’s the magic.”

The Candyman Strings and Things, located at 851 St. Michael’s Drive in Santa Fe, is open Monday through Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and on Sundays 12 PM to 5 PM. Visit their website or take a trip to see the store live and in person when you feel the music calling you! notes. NME - Cheryl Lowe

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dedicated musician since the age of 12, Robson Guy has been a lover of music since he was a kid. A player in at least nine different bands, his inspiration for music is eclectic, allowing for various venues and events. We’re happy to have him here to talk more about his music and future goals.

WHERE DID THE NAME ICONOCLAST COME FROM? I’ve always been a questioner, as long as I can remember. Getting in trouble as a child for “arguing” and asking questions.

Often interested in challenging the truths of established beliefs, even if they’re controversial, “sacred”, inappropriate, or uncomfortable.

As I’ve grown older, studied more, ruminated more, experienced more, my positions on science and spirituality have evolved. On social media, I became more outspoken; my iconoclastic posts started stirring a lot of pots and ruffling feathers. Many friends, coworkers, and strangers started to become very offended at how dark and snarky my sense of humor, criticisms, or exploration of thought would go, especially regarding religion.

Some would constantly report me and block me. I just love good satire, sarcasm, truth-seeking, and comedy.

Now reflecting, I actually consider most of my views and posts rather mild

when you look at the entirety of all the content and extremism out there. I honestly probably don’t even deserve that pseudonym.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU MADE MUSIC YOUR FOCUS? Approximately 23 years. Since I was 12 or 13. My first band won our Manzano High School Battle of the Bands when I was 14. I started performing in the bars in downtown Albuquerque when I was 17. Haven’t stopped since. It was all I wanted to do. I’ve never been able to make it a full-time gig, always working and going to school as well, but I’ve always prioritized music.

WHEN DID YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC? My passion really ignited when I was around 12 or 13 years-old. I was watching Rage Against The Machine’s live performance of “Know Your Enemy”.

After it was over, I immediately ran and grabbed my bass guitar. I found their CD case in my sister’s room, put the album on, and started reading the lyrics. I had to know more. I had to play more. Prior to this point in my life, I was really only exposed to Gospel music. My sisters and father had a fairly extensive CD collection, ranging from classic rock, rock, 80’s and 90’s pop, 90’s gangster rap, hip-hop, White Zombie, to Van Morrison and Tina Turner. I had

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I’ve never been able to make it a full-time gig, always working and going to school as well, but I’ve always prioritized music.

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so much to catch up on. I would start going through their CD collections while absorbing as much as I could from the local radio stations (usually 107.9 The Edge) and building my own CD collection.

HOW MANY BANDS HAVE YOU BEEN A PART OF? Total? The bands that professionally performed and were more involved, in this order, 9.5: Once Misguided/Afterpill, Transfriction, The Pharynx Gift, Willy J and the Storytellers, Stem Ivory, The Horned God, Illumina A.D., Dead On Point Five, L’uomo Nero, Ashes of Jupiter, and Boss DJ—Sublime Tribute Band.

WHO ARE YOUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES? So many. Countless. Rock, Pop, Metal, Ska, 90’s Alternative, 70’s Rock, Reggae, Grunge, Hip-Hop, Punk, Folk, Funk, Classical, Jazz, Soundtracks, Scores, you name it. It all started the most with Rage Against The Machine. Also, One Minute Silence and Guano Apes. Then Green Day, The Offspring, The Black

Keys, CAKE, Alien Ant Farm, Depeche Mode, NIN, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Kyuss, CCR, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, RUSH, Mudvayne, Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Violent Femmes, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Incubus, Sublime, 311, Sade, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, John Coltrane, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Flea, Les Claypool, Maynard James Keenan, Ani DiFranco, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, City and Colour, Reel Big Fish, Primus, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Fair to Midland…

TELL ME WHO ROBSON GUY WAS AS A CHILD? Rambunctious, curious, clumsy, and rebellious with a kind heart. An inquisitive, idealist and unintentional troublemaker. The weirdo, smart-ass, class-clown who would eat almost anything, write poems and pluck flowers for girls. Too much energy and probably had “ADHD”. Loved soccer and animals, catching reptiles and drawing, playing video games, roughhousing, and joking around, climbing rocks and things, jumping

My role of supporting bassist is generally my strong suit.

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off roofs, skateboarding, surfing, biking, and snowboarding. I wanted to be a stuntman, a cartoonist, or a veterinarian. One neighbor’s friend’s parents wouldn’t allow me into their house. They thought I was too rowdy or wild and would break their decorations or something. They were probably right.

WHAT IS YOUR VISION IN MUSIC? Have fun with it. Enjoy the F@*# outta it. Create something beautiful, ugly, interesting, or honest. Make people tap their feet, mosh in the pit, sing or dance.

Make magic with tones and time, stomp the stage, and generate unique experiences with my bandmates and the audience. Provoke thought and enhance someone’s day for a moment if possible. Help others when and if I can. Sometimes, it’s purely raw selfexpression and therapy; a rhythm pours out of me and I let go of everything.

Channel the stress, pain, anger, or frustrations of life into it. When I was younger, I thought there’d be nothing better than to live on the road with my good buddies, seeing the world and playing music.

It also depends on the project.

Know your role. Each project can have many different personalities, styles, schedules, and dynamics with various

ranges of willingness, compromise, individual and collective goals. Are we booking a brewery and playing covers?

Do we have a tour van? Are we creating an epic, original concept album? Do we plan to record and where? Who’s creating the art for merch? What can we realistically afford? Do we expect to get paid and who requires how much?

How do we achieve these goals? What’s the plan? Or is the plan no plan?

My role of supporting bassist is generally my strong suit. My approach is to compliment the songs, listen to what everyone else is doing then give it the right feel, groove, and energy. Bring something good to the table. Stay in the pocket, on the spine, but add some flavor. Modify as needed or requested, play less or more, more funk, less funk, add distortion, a different scale, pretty or dirty, etc. If I’m writing the song, I usually start with a riff, a chord, or some lyrics. An idea will pop into my head or while I’m practicing. I start to hear the drums and the beat, and a painting of sounds begins to brew in my mind. I’ll throw the overall idea to my bandmates and see what they think and what they wanna do with it, adding layers, accents, and textures. Let it evolve. Or they’re like, “Yeah, that sucks. No.” And we scrap it and move on. NME - Teresa Robinson

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Barney Lopez standing outside of Launchpad.

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COVER STORY

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hen you hear that phrase, you areIn the everchanging landscape that Covid-19 has created, live music venues have taken a huge hit. Bands are not touring out of caution. Different rules that vary state-to-state have large crowds not gathering. In many places, restriction levels are constantly changing, and employees are hard to find simply because of the unreliable income and the capacity restrictions that make what used to be a coveted job far less desirable.

Across the country, from New York To Chicago to Los Angeles, independent venues are at risk of closing. Albuquerque’s Launchpad and Sunshine Theater are no different. The independent music scene that once thrived across our country is trying to revive itself with fewer fans and more demands.

Here in New Mexico, Launchpad is a staple in the local music scene. Normally, busting at the seams on the weekends and shows up to seven nights a week.

It sat quietly on Central for most of 2020, except for the benefit

Some bands are asking for vaccine proof, while others do not care at all.

Think about this before coming to a show.

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shows. During the lockdowns throughout 2020, Launchpad hosted fundraisers that allowed local bands to play and fans to listen over YouTube and donate what they could to help support the venue. Although the shows did not bring in much, they kept a few partially employed​and the fans entertained during what some would call the quietest year of our lives. We saw these types of shows reverberate around the country as bands tried to help support indie venues and give a needed morale boost to people in general. Now with the world trying to open up again while still navigating an ever-changing scene with the Delta variant causing new and different issues, you may wonder how you can help. Follow whatever policy the venue has posted about masking, vaccine proof, or drink limits without complaining to the staff.

They are following rules, too.

Barney Lopez, an employee of Launchpad and bassist for Red Light Cameras, says the venues need to be flexible​ and patient​, as do the fans. He credits understanding landlords and government funding with helping to keep Launchpad afloat but warns the club cannot survive another shutdown. “It is hard to be a venue currently,” shared Lopez. “They are getting different requests from traveling bands, government officials, and crowds. Some bands are asking for vaccine proof, while others do not care at all. Think about this before coming to a show. The venue is in the middle of a tug-ofwar, and it is a difficult place to be having to enforce wishes that might not be their own.” He says it can take three or four months 19

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for indie bands that play venues the size of Launchpad to put together a tour. Local bands have been playing Launchpad in the last month. That will be changing in October, assuming we can keep everything open across the country.

Lopez has worked in event planning and concerts for fifteen-plus years. He has never seen so many obstacles to navigate but firmly believes that if everyone pulls together and respects each other, we can help keep the indie music venues alive and well. Learn more about the Launchpad at launchpadrocks.com. NME - Winter Elise

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A NEW LOOK AT BILLY THE KID Tamsin Silver’s New Book The Curse of Billy of Kid

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ocal author, Tamsin Silver, is breathing new life into the legend of Billy the Kid. Silver creatively has Billy with vampires, werewolves, and other touches of magical creatures. All based on her diligent historical research, Silver has developed a story that is pure historical fantasy.

Is that a genre? Well, it is now.

She shared how it all started. “I used to live in NYC. While I was there, I decided I wanted to write a short story for a weird west anthology. I asked myself, ‘What do you know about people in the Wild West?’ The only name that came to mind was Billy the Kid.” Looking back now, she laughs at the idea that she thought she knew ANYTHING about Billy. “I read the Wikipedia page on him and clicked on the name, John Tunstall… and that began a rabbit hole dive that I’m still in today,” shared Silver. “It pulled me to visit Lincoln, New Mexico, enough times that I fell in love. I moved to Albuquerque in 2017, and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve lived in my life.”

What she has now is no short story. The Curse of Billy the Kid - Untold Legends Volume One is 313 pages of Wild West adventure. As her book jacket reads, “The story begins in 1878, with the death of John Tunstall, the Lincoln County War, the Regulators, and a young man finding out the hard way that things far more terrifying than outlaws roam the dusty trails of the Old West.”

The first two books are out now, and book three should be out this winter.

You can buy the books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Untold-Legends2-book-series/dp/B08H28Y3R5 or from Tamsin Silver’s website: https://www. tamsinsilver.com/. Check it out and have a rootin’ tootin’ frolic of fantasy read.

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DJ K.Oss

Ken Cornell Kenneth Cornell is a pivotal part of the Downtown music scene, even through its ups and downs as a promoter, sound technician, and talent agent. He produces shows, bands, and compositions. Cornell is a jack of all trades when it comes to his passion for music. More than anything, he loves to inspire eclectic local musical stylings, as well as bringing much-needed bands of all kinds from all over the world to play here in New Mexico.

Cornell has produced shows for offbeat bands, artists, and genres, heard amongst the masses and providing communities, such as the Goth and Kink/ BDSM scenes, safe places, and events for people to be themselves and let loose.

Cornell has one of the largest music collections of any Burqueno, having acquired the assortment for years throughout his DJ career. For the last eight years, he has gone under the name DJ K.Oss and is mixing beats on the first and third Thursday at Effex Nightclub and for 80’s nights at Sister Bar. “We play a mix of industrial, EDM, Goth, Dark Wave, Post Punk, and Synth Pop,” Cornell said about his nights at Effex.

“Sister requires a proof of vaccination, and I have a feeling that either all, if not most, venues will require that soon.”

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“It’s a drag for the event, numbers, and money, as many didn’t have their proof of vaccination and were turned away, but the reality is it’s a small drag compared to people possibly getting sick or continuing to spread this thing at one of our events,” he said.

Cornell is presently undertaking sound staging on film sets as well.

While he cannot share much about the project, he shared that the film is a western. He said he is having a ton of fun working on set after a long pandemic without much of his usual local gigs.

Ken told us about his new venture with KUNM DJ Brandon Kennedy, creator of Headphone Dance Parties in the Park. This event is not a new concept, but with people craving a musical outlet during the pandemic, Kennedy brought this currently much-needed outdoor event to fruition in his driveway.

This ongoing radio-frequency headphone dance party, which started

with a few friends, has now gotten so popular it has moved into the ‘Burque parks and open spaces. Being masked and social distancing is highly encouraged and recommended.

The event is donation-based, with sanitized headphones provided and collected at the end of the evening.

The duo has done shows in the past at spots like Hyder Park, but their next upcoming Headphone Dance Party will take place October 2nd at Roosevelt Park at 6 P.M. NME - Rene C. Thompson

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FOLLOW-UP

Mariposa Music’s

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t’s been awhile since we’ve spoken with Alex Paramo at Mariposa Music, but we were excited to learn that their event, The Friday Night Market, is back. The event features local artisans and musicians. Surrounded by small businesses and retail shops, you can enjoy your favorite adult beverages while you partake in what the indoor/outdoor market has to offer. Located at the El Vado Eats courtyard, this event features the top dining establishments, taprooms, and retail outlets, as well as talented artisans and musicians! Because of Mariposa Music’s extensive network of top music acts such as Reviva, The Riddims, and Keith Sanchez & the Moon Thieves, attendees can enjoy music while shopping from friends and neighbors and enjoy the beautiful Albuquerque Spring/ Summer/Fall weather. The event begins in May and will run through at least October. To learn more visit mariposamusicrocks.com. NME - Teresa Robinson

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September 25-26, 2021 SOUTHWEST CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE FEST EXPO New Mexico

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UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23RD Levitt AMP Gallup Music Series Downtown Gallup https://gallupmainstreet.org UNTIL OCTOBER 31ST ¡Mira! Nuestra Arquitectura: An Architectural Journey National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th St SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 https://www.nhccnm.org UNTIL NOVEMBER 20TH Deep Dive Discovery (D3) Series Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts 4121 Culter Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 https://keshetarts.org/ SEPTEMBER 3RD NME Movie Night presents The Professional 10:30pm The Guild Cinema 3405 Central Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 https://www.nmentertains.com/ movie-screenings

SEPTEMBER 4TH Youth Honor Band fundraiser w/ Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra & Hillary Smith 7:00pm Albuquerque Museum 2000 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/ albuquerque-museum SEPTEMBER 16TH 3 on a Match 6:00pm Albuquerque Museum 2000 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/ albuquerque-museum SEPTEMBER 17TH-19th Albuquerque Dirt Fiesta Tijeras, NM https://ziarides.com/event/ albuquerque-dirt-fiesta/ SEPTEMBER 29TH Mipso 8:00pm Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery 2791 Agua Fria St Santa Fe, NM 87507 https://ampconcerts.org/ event/373675

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September 26-27, 2021 A GIANT DOG * GET ACTION Launchpad

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SEPTEMBER 25TH-26TH Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest Expo New Mexico 300 San Pedro Dr NE Albuquerque, NM https://www. chocolateandcoffeefest.com/ SEPTEMBER 26TH Heart of Corrales Fiesta Old San Ysidro Church 966 Old Church Rd Corrales, NM https://visitcorrales.com/calendar/ heart-of-corrales-fiesta-ss5ej-l2dnn SEPTEMBER 26TH Tour of the Rio Grande Bicycle Century 2021 Bernalillo County/South Valley Rail Runner Station Parking Camino Del Tren Ave Albuquerque, NM https://www.facebook.com/ events/209048187749672/ SEPTEMBER 26TH DDGA West Open 2021 Brent Baca Memorial Disc Golf Course 3685-, 3821 Los Picaros Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM https://allevents.in/ albuquerque/ddga-westopen-2021/200021163304235

SEPTEMBER 26TH Pints + Planks with Santa Fe Brewing Tin Can Alley ABQ 6110 Alameda Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM https://www.eventbrite.com/ SEPTEMBER 26TH Albuquerque Pagan Pride Day 2021 Bataan Memorial Park 748 Tulane Dr NE Albuquerque, NM https://allevents.in/albuquerque/ sabrina?ref=eventlist-also-sugg SEPTEMBER 26TH Aki Matsuri Japanese Fall Festival New Mexico Veterans Memorial 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE #5009, Albuquerque, NM https://tickets.holdmyticket.com/ tickets/378891 SEPTEMBER 28TH ABQ BioPark: Zoo 9:00 am ABQ BioPark: Zoo 903 10th St SW Albuquerque, NM https://abqbiopark.holdmyticket.com/ tickets/376680

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SIGHTSEEING THE BEGINING OF SOMETHING NEW! New Mexico Entertainment was elated to start production on their television show, New Mexico Entertainment Television, at Studio 519 downtown.

New Mexico Entertainment Television Filming ®Photos by Teresa Robinson-Ewers

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