New Mexico Entertainment Magazine November 2014

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White Christmas

Sarah Mowery

Jemez Bathhouse

Ernie Hudson

The celebrated actor made a stop in Santa Fe and New Mexico Entertainment had the opportunity to sit and discuss Ghostbusters, his love of acting and future projects.

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COVER STORY

Ernie Hudson An actor truly blessed for all his roles, Hudson made a return to the Land of Enchantment and spoke with New Mexico Entertainment about his history and his legacy.

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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU White Christmas The holiday classic comes to Albuquerque Lirrle Theater.

THE ART WORLD

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

Guest speaker Laura Teerruso shaared her knowledge on the making of film.

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THE SPORTS CONNECTION Pro-Wresting in the 505 Wressting makes it way back to New Mexico

FOLLOW-UP

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MAKE ‘EM LAUGH Sarah Mowery The jack of all trade continues to tickle our funny bone here in New Mexico.

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New Mexico Brewfest Wiinter Elise shares her experience of the event.

EXTRAS Jemez Bath house Looking for a geetway or an exciting venue?

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oin Albuquerque Little Theatre this holiday season for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Based on the beloved Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye film, this merry musical tells the tale of Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, two famous song-and-dance men. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to theirChristmas show at a Vermont lodge which happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. With laughter, crazy plot turns, Broadway-sized production numbers and the unforgettable music and lyrics of well-known standards like “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” and “How Deep Is the Ocean”, White Christmas is a brightly-wrapped holiday gift, for the entire family.

Marketing Manager of Albuquerque Little Theater, and one of the stars of the show, Jessica Quindlen, shared what fans of the movie should expect with ALT’'s stage version. "Fans of the movie will certainly enjoy this adaptation! There are some exciting changes, including the addition of some beautiful Irving Berlin songs.

The popular song Snow is transformed into a big ensemble number!"

Emily Melville returns as Betty Haynes with Jonathan Gallegos starring opposite her as Bob Wallace. Jon was previously seen at ALT as

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Marius in Les Miserables. Fresh from Grease, Jessica Quindlen and Michael Rascon will star as Judy Haynes and Phil Davis. The cast will also include Thom Hinks (General Henry Waverly), Emily Carvey (Martha Watson) Amanda Klingler (Susan Waverly), Dehron Foster (Mike), Norman Dawson (Ezekiel Foster), Nicholas Fleming (Sheldrake), Julia Parma (Rita) and Michelle Eiland (Rhoda).

"This production includes a tremendous wealth of Albuquerque talent," exclaimed Quindlen. "There are over 30 cast members! For me, I adore the dancing in this production. It is absolutely beautiful and there is so much attention to detail. The music is also wonderful!"

White Christmas has an exciting production team including choreographer Larry Aguilar, Director Henry Avery, and William W. Williams and HB Williams as Musical Directors.

White Christmas opens December 5th and runs through December 24th. Dates and curtain times can be found at www.albuquerquelittletheater.com.

Tickets are $24 for general public, $22 for seniors, $18 for students and $12 for children. Enjoy the show!

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THE SPORTS CONNECTION: PRO-WRESTING IN THE 505

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fter two-years, pro-wrestling will be making a triumphant return to Albuquerque on December 6th.

This professional entertainment for the family will feature star performers from the Southwest circuit, including eight locals from Albuquerque itself. This is just the first in many shows around the city by Destiny Wrestling Organization at the Mckernan Sports and Entertainment Event Center, at Five-Points and Bridge, in the South Valley. The live experience is not something to be missed as tag-team titles are fought for.

Also, after the long hiatus, Chavez Crespin Promotions is reigniting the spark of pro-wrestling at the local level. These live performances are risky, with original movements different from what you see on WWE on TV. Go big is the theme of the shows here on the Southwest circuit. With more room for more styles, the live audience will witness new moves and combinations done with strength and agility. There will be Lucha Libre, American - a technical style, Catch psychology wrestling, strong style strike orient.

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wrestlers must first train on a plywood and a steel pole rig in the backyard of one of the top wrestlers. Josh Pain and Dexter have a strict training regiment designed to weed out the weak, and create true wrestling machines. This means that when it's 109 degrees in Albuquerque, these wrestlers are roasting on the steel poles, or 30 degrees, they are freezing on the steel poles numerous days a week to learn how to put on a good show.

The DeathRage Cartel will be there trying to convert good guy Amsterdam to the dark side, while fighting for tag-team titles. Other featured performers to keep an eye on are Hobo Hank and Moshpit Mike. It’s time to get inform and get in on the action. Pick a side and heckle your favorite wrestler.

Come out and support your local wrestlers before they become superstars.

There will be crowd interaction and good times had by all. Be amazed by the jumps, throws, and elbows flying in and outside of the ring. Tickets available at holdmyticket.com or come out on Monday nights to Back Alley Draft House open mic night and get them in person from Amsterdam himself. Support your local scene.

MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: SARAH MOWERY By Winter Elise

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arah Mowery - Improv extraordinaire, stand-up comedian, social activist, all around renaissance woman and Albuquerque local. Mowery is a recent graduate of UNM in University studies, She started with improv and sketch comedy there.

Later moving into stand-up comedy and tackling social issues head on in her sets.

Mowery, who is thinking about returning to UNM in the near future, is currently busying herself

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running Comedy Question Mark.

It was founded in 2010 on the UNM campus, but now has become a weekly Friday night show at The Box in Downtown Albuquerque. 2010 is also the year that Mowery began doing Improv and sketch comedy. It was 2011 before she tried stand-up. The difference between improv and standup? Mowery explains, "With standup, your on stage alone, but with improv, you have a buddy - someone else to bounce ideas off of. So even if it's stupid, the rule in

improv is to go with it.” Sketch comedy is improv with a script.

When asked to choose between the them, there is no choice. They are all very different and mind-expanding in their own ways.

On Wednesday nights, she cohosts the open mic night at Broken Bottle Brewery on the west side of Albuquerque. Here you will get a chance to see her MCing skills and stand-up comedy. It’s a free show with some great microbrews to quench your thirst. Mowery wants to reach out to women comics, in particular, since here, in Albuquerque, there are still so few comparatively. “Women’s voices need to be heard as much as the males,” explained Mowery. It’s hard to be a female comic. Even today, they are expected to only tell certain kinds of jokes. “Any guy can stand up on stage, tell dick jokes, and get a laugh," shares Mowery.

"But if a girl stands up and says vagina, then everyone gets uncomfortable.” Sarah has made it her mission to motivate women and get women’s humor out there. Women in comedy, like anywhere else, are scrappier and work hard at comedy.

But, here in Albuquerque, guys in the scene are supportive of women,

so all you ladies out there with a funny bone come out to one of the open mic nights popping up around town.

Mowery uses her talents and charms in other outreach programs and benefits for the community.

Equal rights for everyone is a big issue for her. It shouldn’t matter sex, color, or preference. She also donated her time to raise funds for people suffering in Ferguson, in the wake of a police shooting. “I’m dedicating my time to this cause, because what’s happening in Ferguson has been a huge violation of human rights," expressed Mowery. "Since I don’t have the resources to give out of my own pocket, I want to dedicate some time to help raise money.”

She's not asking for much out of her dream of comedy. She wants to go far in stand-up, so she can be political and incite change in the world. If possible, she would like to be able pay her bills and donate time to help causes she believes in.

She wants young comedians to come out and check out all the open mics in town. Get involved and let your voice be heard - changing the world one joke at a time.

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THE ART WORLD: SANTA FE INDEPENT FILM FESTIVAL by Winter Elise

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his year’s Santa Fe Independent Film Festival kicked off October 15-19 all around the city. Being a working Albuquerquean, I didn’t leave myself time to attend the full event. In fact, I didn’t leave myself time to attend any of the event. After all, we had a festival here in town that I attended, so there was no need to haul up to Santa Fe for theirs.

It happens that on Friday I was on my way up to Santa Fe to go the Artisan Art Expo to pick up some discount art supplies, but that’s another story. While I was up there, I decided to check out the DIY Filmmaking workshop with Laura Terruso. It was an eye-opening experience. I arrived early, I always mis-calculate driving time when the plaza is involved. I got a wonderful tour of the Santa Fe Contemporary Art Musuem’s theater set up. They have a small black box theater where the lecture was, with a beautifully redone main theater. Being a completely independent entity, they are able to showcase a wide variety of movies, more then many of the other theaters in New Mexico.

The workshop itself feature two Indie movies that Laura Terruso had made in her home base of New York City. She talked about her feature films Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same and The Foxy Merkins. She went into detail about how to turn your weakness into strengths. By not having a budget to shoot with in NYC she was able to use the city as the background in both movies. But she cautions, “When your asking people to donate their time to a project, feed them. Feed them well.” Both of these movies were made with below minimal budgets and came out beautifully. Those of you with a Netflix account can check out Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same.

I walked out of the 90 minutes lectures feeling inspired to take on the world of film. It was a good thing too, because that night I jumped into my first 48-hour movie challenge. Now that I have recovered from it, and gone over my notes from Laura’s lecture, I feel ready to turn my weaknesses into strengths and go make a movie.

Laura Terruso

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COVER STORY: ERNIE HUDSON

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ho ya gonna call? No matter who you are, you know the answer and the four people who made the tagline so famous. New Mexico was excited to see the return of celebrated actor, Ernie Hudson, as he took part in the inaugural Santa Fe Comic Con. Even though Hudson will be notarized for his character in Ghostbusters, Hudson is no stranger to film with a career spanning almost 50 years.

Hudson, a single father, was looking for a career that would help provide for his family and something he could feel passionate about and commit to. "I love acting," Hudson said. "It's something that I feel I'm really good at. So I thought that this is something that I could work on the rest of my life and just try to figure it out. So far, it's been close to 50 years."

Growing up in Michigan, Hudson wrote stories, poems and songs and after a short stint in the Marines, he moved to Detroit where he became a resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest black theater in the United States. To further develop his skills, Hudson enrolled at Wayne State University, during that time, he also established the Actors' Ensemble Theatre, allow other black writers the ability to write, directed and star in their own works. After years of study, Hudson wanted to really focus on working, taking on many roles that helped build his resume.

A meeting with Ivan Reitman lead to Hudson's most memorable role. He was asked to join Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis in the 1984 film Ghostbusters, playing the character Winston Zeddemore. The movie became a hit, which lead to a sequel. Hudson remembers fondly working with the trio and his time on set. "It was a great group of guys, very talented, very sharing and very welcoming to me," shared Hudson. "I had a really great time making the movie and being part of the franchise. A lot of people asked if there will be another one, and I have no idea, but in theory, if there is, I would love to be a part of it, but I would love to see another happen, for the fans - they are really loyal."

Hudson's role lead to his standout performances as Solomon in the suspense thriller The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Sgt. Albrecht in The Crow, and Harry McDonald in Miss Congeniality & Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous with Sandra Bullock. "I love the movies I work on. It's great to be working, making money and I laugh a lot, so it great to be doing all those things."

Hudson is no stranger to the e h small screen appearing on such T m a n i n r a d l e shows as Law & Order, HBO's o l o S s a C Hu d s o nh e R o c k s t h e e M o n t ĂŠ . Oz, Modern Family, Grey's t D d Ha n h Ro b e c c a Anatomy, Criminal Minds and wit Franklin & Bash. Hudson recently was requested by Academy AwardÂŽ winner Jennifer 14

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COVER STORY: ERNIE HUDSON

Hudson during the r ed carpet premier e of C all Me C razy: A Fiv e Film.

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Hudson with R amis, Murray and Akr o y d during his time on G hostbusters .

Hudson to play the part of her father in the Lifetime award-winning ensemble drama, Call Me Crazy - A Five Film. The film examined complex stories on mental illness. Hudson currently made a guest appearance on CBS's new show Scorpion, which he joked about a returning role. "I was a guest thing that might come, but I don't see how. It's one of those things they say to make you feel better about the job." He made a guest appearance on Hot in Cleveland as the ex-husband of Victoria Chase, played by Wendie Malick, who suddenly reappears to help her come to terms with their once embarrassing legacy. That episode is schedule to air in 2015. He will also begin working on Netflix's original comedy series Grace and Frankie, starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, playing the love interest of Frankie, played by Tomlin, debuting also in 2015.

On the big screen, Hudson has six films in the works. His next feature film, You're Not You, is based on the

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hit book also starring Emily Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Hillary Swank, and Frances Fisher is set for release this fall.

His other films include Christmastime with Christian Kane, Gallows Road with Kevin Sorbo and Mr. Beebee, where Hudson plays Wayne Proctor, a small town Sheriff investigating the sudden disappearances of local children who all seem to share the same imaginary friend.

No matter how you chose to remember Hudson in his career, he is blessed that he is known and remembered for the works that he's done.

When it comes to his legacy, he turned to a friend he lost recently. "Harold Ramis passed away recently and of Harold I can say he was a good man, and that's the greatest compliment - to be a good person- to recognize all of my brothers and sisters, no matter what the disguise, as children of God, which I am one. It's just great to have to excellent adventure, in this realm.

This life has been amazing and I am very, very thankful."

FOLLOW-UP: NEW MEXICO BREWFEST by Winter Elise

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t's Autumn in New Mexico and that means it’s time for the NM Brewfest at the Expo New Mexico fairgrounds.

There are many changes in this year’s lineup compared to previous years, some good some not so good, but definitely an experience. Presented by the New Mexico Brewer’s Guild, this event showcases some of the best microbrews around.

Walking into the Fest this year, there were empty spaces that last year had been filled with Colorado breweries. Word on the street says a few different things: the state of New Mexico changed the law or New Mexico had enough breweries that we didn’t need any out-of-towners.

Whichever reason maybe true, we could have fit in some of Colorado’s offerings.

Luckily New Mexico has so many great breweries established that anyone missing the out-of-staters breweries got over it quickly.

Quite a few new breweries opened this year in New Mexico, in Albuquerque mostly. The addition of The Red Door and Ponderosa added to Albuquerque’s

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domination on the brewery front. My personal favorite, Second Street, came back down from Santa Fe with an amazing stout called Preacher. Il Vicino Canteen arrived with a new name, The Canteen. The break from Il Vicino would help both establishments grow faster and stronger in their perspective fields, which translates into more great beers to choose from.

Rio Rancho has been working on getting their own breweries up and running with Turtle Mountain and Cazuelas participating in this year’s fest. For those of you who missed Cazuelas, they are a Mexican bar and grill down the hill next to Intel. They have a good reputation as a restaurant and now as a brewery. We hope to see more offering in the upcoming years from Rio Rancho.

Santa Fe had a good showing as always with Blue Corn, Santa Fe Brewing Company, and Second Street Brewery.

They bought a variety of offerings and saved most of us the trip to Santa Fe to fill up growlers this week.

EXTRAS: JEMEZ BATHHOUSE by Winter Elise

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ucked away against the red rock and the green pine trees sits the Jemez Bath House. The bath house has been a staple in Jemez Springs for over a hundred years. It was the first public building constructed in Jemez Springs at the end of the 1800s. Today, not much about the building has changed. A small store greets guests upon arrival, offering everything from clothing to specially blended bath salts. Down a short flight of stairs, and you step into the historical part of the building, built in 1876. Two bathrooms face you with curtains on either side that lead to the baths. Generally the women's side is off to the left and the men's to the right, each side holds about 5 tubs that can be separated by curtains.

Peaceful music plays overhead and talking is asked to be kept to a minimum. Hot water is clearly marked, and comes straight from the hot springs. The cold water isn't

really cold, its held outside and cooled to around 80 degrees. The tubs are partially filled for you. Once inside, you are given a container to store your things in, if needed.

The Bathhouse offers a variety of soaking times along with herbal and towel wraps and massages. Today we are indulging in the Bathhouse special - a 30 minute soak, 30 minute herbal wrap, and a 60 minute massage.

After picking some lovely smelling bath salts I spent a peaceful 30 minutes soaking in the big old stone tubs. I could hear the birds singing outside the windows above. I've been told the Bathhouse is haunted, so no matter how relaxed I am, I have one eye open for anything spooky.

The half hour flies by and I'm asked to step out of my private tub space onto a massage table lined up against the other wall. A hot, wet towel soak with herbs lays on the table and then I'm covered with November 2014

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another, before being wrapped with blankets. A cool compress is place behind my head and over my eyes. A light mist of lavender and rose is sprayed over me before I'm left alone to relax further.

By the time I get to my massage, my tension has drained away and I'm ready for a nap. The friendly therapist carries my things into a private massage room through the next door. There is quiet music playsing with a small air-conditioner running in the window for wonderful gray noise. The massages at the Bathhouse are light and designed to relax. If your hoping to have an issue worked out, this isn't the place. The atmosphere is meant to take you away from your everyday life and soothe you in the energy of the mountain hot springs. They succeed every time.

The main drawback to the Bathhouse is the fact you won't want to leave Jemez when you’re done.

CA;ENDAR OF EVENTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2014 BODYTRAFFIC BODYTRAFFIC uniquely reflects Los Angeles' diverse landscapewarm, innovative and stimulating.

As an internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company, audiences everywhere are enveloped by the company's sheer joy of dance.

(505) 566-3403

NOVEMBER 2014 2 I DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AT THE RAILYARD ARTISAN MARKET 10:00am - 4:00pm Santa Fe Farmers Market 1607 Paseo de Peralts Santa Fe, New Mexico Fabulous artists, jewelers, ceramics, weavings, artist demonstrations, psychics, healers, and more! Live music with Lisete de la Paz, food and drinks from Cafe Fresh.

(505) 983-4098 https://www.facebook.com/RailyardArtisanMarket 6-16 I YEAR OF THE ROOSTER Thursdays and Fridays, 6:00 pm Saturdays 2pm, 8pm • Sundays, 6:00 pm The Cell Theatre 700 1st St. NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 The production is directed by Aaron Worley, who is making his FUSION main stage directorial debut.

The cast features Paul Blott, Portland’s (OR) Elizabeth Huffman, Peter Diseth, Fredricksburg’s (VA) Levi Shrader, and Skye Watterberg.

(505) 766-9412 http://www.FUSIONnm.org 7-8 I BREAKING BAD FAN FEST The 1st annual ABQ Breaking Bad Fan Fest is more than just a festival, yo. It’s a chance for Breaking Bad fans to make their pilgrimage to Albuquerque, see the filming sites, meet Breaking Bad cast, and meet other fans from all over the world. Come be a part of Breaking Bad fandom history. There will be lots of surprise guests at Fest events. Let’s Cook! http://www.abqbreakingbadfest.com/ 8 I ANTHONY LEON & THE CHAIN The Historic Aztec Theater 104 N. MAIN AVE. AZTEC, N.M. (505) 427-6748 http://anthonyleonandthechain.com/

8 I PRAY FOR BRAIN Outpost Performance Space 112 Yale Albuquerque, NM 87108 The trio consists of string bassist Christine Nelson, guitarist/oudist, Mustafa Stefan Dill, and Jefferson on drums. There is no easy way to describe their music. It borrows from everything--rock, bluegrass, jazz, R&B, north African, South Asian, avant garde - you have never heard anything like it! http://www.pray4brain.com/ NOVEMBER 15 I BODYTRAFFIC 7:00pm San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center 4601 College Blvd. Farmington, NM, 87401 BODYTRAFFIC uniquely reflects Los Angeles' diverse landscape- warm, innovative and stimulating. As an internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company, audiences everywhere are enveloped by the company's sheer joy of dance.

BODYTRAFFIC's versatile and ever-growing repertoire is inspiring and challenging, but most of all- a thrill to watch.

(505) 566-3403 UNTIL NOVEMBER 16 I THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING Thursdays and Fridays, 8:00 pm • Sundays, 2:00 pm The Adobe Theatre 9813 Fourth Street NW Albuquerque, NM Carson McCullers’ touching and poignant play center around Frankie Adams, a twelve-year-old girl caught between childhood innocence and the throes of adolescence. Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, this coming-of-age play also explores the intrinsically enmeshed lives of whites and blacks in the American South, 1945.

(505) 898-9222 http://www.adobetheater.org

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SIGHTSEEING: Photos from around town In October we did the Time Warp again at the Fourth Annual Rocky Horror Anniversary Show and met more celebrities at the Santa Fe Comic Con at Buffulo Thunder.

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