May 2015 by The Corridor NM

MAY 2015

baby animals Flowers art Spring is here !

Volume 1 - Number 3

May 2015

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The Corridor is a monthly community newspaper serving the I-25 / US-285 / New Mexico 41, old Route 66 and Turquoise Trail corridors of north central New Mexico. The current publication will be from 16 to 24 pages, 11” x 17” 35# HiBrite newsprint, full color, with 5,000+ copies distributed to 50+ distribution sites along the corridor area, including pickup locations in Las Vegas, Pecos, Eldorado at Santa Fe, Lamy, businesses along the Old Las Vegas Highway / Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, along the Turquoise Trail, Galisteo, Cerrillos, Madrid and Cedar Crest, and along old Rt 66 at Edgewood, Moriarty and Clines Corners.

In This Issue - May 2015 - Volume 1, Number 3 FRONT PAGE - “ 1 - “baby animals, flowers, art...Spring is here” cover art “Ancient Dreams” by Leslie Friedman 3 - Feedback 4 - Feature - The Art Studio Tours of New Mexico 5 - Reader submission - “The Sandia Mountains A Spiritual Resource” 6 - Community Spotlights - PAWS New Mexico, Alpaca Ranch near Eldorado, new additions to The Corridor 7 - “A column As I See ‘em” - by Gershon Siegel 8 - Let’s Eat - The Chocolate Maven, Mom’s Night Out 9 - Community Calendar -May calendar of events, plus commencements and graduations 10 - Side Trips - An Eldorado area side trip 11 - Side Trips - An Eldorado area side trip 12 - Books - a new column by Marty Gerber plus biz directory 13 - The Visual Corridor - Corridor staff photos around the corridor 14 - Kids Page - contest winners and new possibilities 15 - Antique Maven Answers - new column 16 - BACK PAGE - Don’t miss this opportunity to advertise in the Motorado Show News - one day event June 21, 2015 The Corridor - May 2015 - Volume 1, Number 3 Editor/Publisher - Marc-Paul LaRouche Assistant Editor - Deborah LaRouche Website and Graphics Administrator - Jefferson LaRouche Contributors - Leslie Friedman - Marty Gerber - A.J. Goldman

- Leslie B. Karasic - Kim Leonard

- James A. Morris - Gershon Siegel

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The Corridor is also an online publication, www.thecorridornm. com. Advertisiing opportunities are available in the online edition, as well as the printed version. The online edition is free to all subscribers, and gathers news and information on a daily basis, growing as participating subscribers and The Corridor staff continue to contribute their stories, opinions and commentaries.

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FEEDBACK Making a plea for chipmunks

A reader submission from Sandia Park, New Mexico

In our March and April issues we invited kids to choose a mascot for the Kids Page. We did receive a few responses, but there was one that pretty much sealed the deal. This letter came from Phoenix (by way of his grandmother). Phoenix makes a compelling case for his current favorite animal, the chipmunk. Here is his letter:

Just as the month of April was ending we received an insightful essay and a set of stunning photographs from a reader who lives in Sandia Park, New Mexico. Mr. James Morris, who describes himself as a “writer/ photographer/artist and high plains wanderer”, has submitted his story and pictures to print in The Corridor, which we have done. You can see his essay, called “THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS - A SPIRITUAL RESOURCE” as well as his photographs on page 5 of this issue.

Three new columns debut in this issue of The Corridor The first column starts on Page 7. Writer Gershon Siegel submits his first installment of his own mental meanderings in his column the he calls “A Column As I See ‘em”. Mr. Siegel is a longtime Eldorado resident and has the dubious distinction of having been the writer, editor and publisher of The Eldorado Sun (which has long since transmogrified into another Santa Fe publication). We hope you enjoy his musings. Another new item this month comes from editor and book publisher Marty Gerber. Mr. Gerber is a long-time newspaper writer and editor, and is currently the editor for Terra Nova Books in Eldorado. He has graciously agreed to allow us to reprint some of his blog articles, including the one that appears this month, called “If Godzilla and King Kong wrote a book” You can find his story on page 12. The third new column this month is an offering by Leslie Friedman. Leslie is a trained artist (among other talents). She has provided us with the cover art for May Edition of The Corridor (see bio below) and is bringing us a feature which she calls “Antique Maven Answers” this month. Leslie shares tips on how to care for your various collectibles and antiques, as well as providing identification information about such items that you may have acquired. You can find out more on page 15.

Jefferson LaRouche, our graphic designer, has created a logo for our new Kids Page mascot (a chipmunk, of course). This month we are asking for help in naming this beloved furry creature. You can find more information on page 14.

Placitas and Estancia join The Corridor

We welcome your comments and your submissions. Send us your feedback at editor@thecorridornm.com, or by snail mail at The Corridor, 7 Avenida Vista Grande #252, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87508. You can also call our office at 505-438-9600. Best regards, Marc-Paul LaRouche Editor and Publisher The Corridor Cmmunity News, Views & More

Do You Have A Book? Publish it Locally!

In April we recieved a call and follow-up email from a volunteer at the Placitas Community Library in Placitas, New Mexico. Placitas is a village and residential community of about 5,000 residents to the east and north of Albuquerque. We will begin to bring copies of The Corridor to the library in Placitas and a rack in front of the local grocery, called The Merc. We want to welcome Placitas to The Corridor and look forward to including events and news from that community. We also plan to bring copies of The Corridor to Estancia. Estancia is a small community about 16 miles south of Moriarty. We have been asked to bring copies to the Senior Center there, and we have made arrangements for that to happen. We are happy to include Estancia in The Corridor and thank you for reading our community newspaper.

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About the artwork by Leslie ‘Magdalena’ Friedman for our May 2015 cover Referring to her work on the cover art for the May 2015 issue of The Corridor, local Santa Fe artist Leslie ‘Magdalena’ Friedman, Alumni of California College of Arts said she enjoyed bringing the different objects together against a dreamlike high desert landscape, where even mundane objects can be beautiful. Leslie says that she always considered Denver home until she and her family decided to move to Santa Fe twelve years ago. Now she considers Santa Fe, New Mexico to be home, sweet home. Leslie likes to work with pastel landscapes, botanical, wildlife, geological and gemological illustration with a special interest in NM Plants, wildlife, minerals and gems. She also enjoys illustration for print in a variety of mediums, surface design for glass and textiles and last but not least, photography. She states “I do my work as much as I can in the field, and never get tired of the changing sky and landscape in New Mexico. If I worked every day at it for the rest of my life to capture the beauty here, I would only be able to catch moments of light, mood, and color no matter what I am drawing or painting , and maybe that is enough… catching those moments on paper and illustration board.” For information about this piece, “Ancient Dreams”, you can contact her at 505-603-3543.

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The 2015 New Mexico Artists’ Studio Tour Guide is now available and making it’s way to your town!

We have excerpted information from the 2015 NMASTGuide to share with the readers of The Corridor. The next 3 Artists Studio Tours that will take place in May and June are in Placitas, Eldorado and Santa Fe.

On Mother’s Day Weekend 2015, May 9th and 10th, from 10 am to 5 pm, the Placitas Mountain Craft & Soiree Society will sponsor the 18th Annual Placitas Studio Tour. Fifty-eight Placitas artists will say “Our Doors Are Open” on this weekend for a fascinating and fun behind-the-scenes look at their artwork. Explore the many unique artist studios scattered throughout the scenic foothills of the northern Sandias. Take this opportunity to meet and talk with the artists about their work and discover the fascinating and varied working environments where they create their art.

This is the definitive guide to the Artists’ Studio Tours in New Mexico. For more than 30 years artists have been opening their homes and studios to visitors from far and wide to experience firsthand the beauty and diversity that is created daily in the Land of Enchantment. We highly recommend that you keep this guide with you and plan your weekend adventures as you explore our beautiful state and discover the true Arts of New Mexico. This year the guide features 23 artists’ studio tours that will take place on most weekends from the last weekend in April to the first weekend in November. We have also added an online version of the guide at www.NMASTGuide.com. The online version features a page for each of the studio tours, as well as an online copy of the printed guide, maps and other information. We encourage you to use the online guide throughout the year to learn more about each of the tours and the artists who make it happen. You can find the 2015 NMASTGuide at these and other locations (visit nmastguide.com for a more complete listing)

Albuquerque area Sandoval County Visitor Center (Bernalillo) Placitas - Arte de Placitas Eldorado QuikSend, Las Chivas, Cafe Fina, 3 racks in La Tienda, Eldorado Supermart and an outdoor box at the Agora Plaza Las Vegas The Las Vegas Visitor Center at the Amtrak Station, Las Vegas CCHP at 116 Bridge Street Santa Fe Santa Fe Public Library downtown, Santa Fe Visitor Centers (3), New Mexico Tourism downtown, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Taos Taos Visitor Center

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New Mexico’s largest studio tour, in Eldorado at Santa Fe, showcases 89 professional artists in 55 open studios. The exhibited work includes painting, ceramics and clay sculpture, drawing, glass, jewelry, photography, and printmaking. Also included are woodworking, digital images, fiber and wearable art, mixed media, and recycled art. This year, the Eldorado Studio Tour is May 16-17, from 10am5pm. Please join us for our Artists’ Reception in the Preview Gallery in the Eldorado Community Center on Friday, May 15, from 5pm-7pm. 5 Days 2 Weekends 68 Artists 44 Studios Artists Reception at Santa Fe Universtiry of Art & Design Friday, June 19, 2015 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Open Studios Saturday, June 20, 2015 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, June 21, 2015 10 am to 5 pm Open Studios Saturday, June 27, 2015 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, June 28, 2015 10 am to 5 pm City and County of Santa Fe, NM

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The Santa Fe Studio Tour 2015 has expanded to two artfilled weekends. A free, self-guided tour open to the public, visitors can choose to tour any number of the 44 open studios and discover the original art – paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics and other unique works -- 68 Santa Fe artists. Many artists give demonstrations of their craft, share techniques and discuss what inspired their work. On Friday June 19 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm the tour begins with an Artists Reception at the Preview Gallery exhibiting artwork by all participating artists. The Preview Gallery is available for preview over the first weekend at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. It is an opportunity for the public to view all the artists’ work and map out their weekend’s tour.

FIND OUT MORE about all of the 2015 Artists’ Studio Tours by visiting www.NMASTGuide.com

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community news, views & more “THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS - A SPIRITUAL RESOURCE” Essay and photos © 2015 by James A. Morris One late summer afternoon, thunder broke the stillness. The forest darkened. High on the northeastern flanks of the Sandia Mountains, I was nestled between the base of a fir tree and a fallen log. I listened. I gazed up through the green-black of the evergreen canopy while absorbing the silence. Actually, it was not so quiet. Rather, I felt solitude, despite a forest symphony composed of groans, cracks, murmurs. Even perhaps, if one drifted, there may have been hushed voices. Were these of the ancients who resided on the mountain? Or maybe messages of cloud spirits awakened by the passing storm? Air moved through the trees, branches strained against one another with hesitant creaks, a sort of eulogy. One might even imagine that the infinitesimal pace of growing plants could –in some way, at least for some–be heard. Whether imagination or not, there was a quiet . . . but not silence.

Reaching above 10,500 feet, the Crest of the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico provides a vantage point from which one can see to all horizons. In late summer and fall, cool dry air pushes up the western escarpment toward its rendezvous with the warmer and moisture-laden air masses that flow from the Gulf of Mexico. Thunder clouds often form thousands of feet high. At the same time, warmth reigns along the banks of the Rio Grande River, and people go about their daily activities in shirt sleeves. Thunder intruded once again, pushing my thoughts back to the moment. Our day-to-day worlds are not of the forest, the mountain, the mesa, nor even the river. Despite the nearness of the Sandias and the Rio Grande, despite their influence upon the pattern of life in the region, the perspectives of most people are formed by distinct realities. Flows of traffic, the regimentation of work, school, play, construction, neon, neighbors, sirens, and billboards. All are part of an urban symphony, quite distinct from the chorale of this forest atrium . . .

Take away the mountain and we can ask whether Albuquerque and the Rio Abajo would be as desirable, as distinct, or even conceivable. Development on and around the mountain coexists, uneasily, with those areas that are still wild. As the mountain is encircled by settlement, questions arise as to the destiny of those qualities that seemingly fulfill both individual and broader social needs. From the Pueblo perspective in their river valley settlements, and as the Spanish belatedly realized, it is in the land, the forests, the streams, the upper canyons, the mountain peaks where riches lay, where the ancient gods live.

The Sandia Mountains extend for about thirty-five miles on the east side of the Rio Grande River. For the early inhabitants of the middle Rio Grande valley, the Sandias were perceived as South World Mountain, or Oku Pin. And for many today, the Sandias remain a place for reverence. It is from behind the mountains that the light of day comes. And when the red clouds of sunrise or sunset reflect light upon the city and the river, we can see where the parent of all gods and goddesses–Oku’wapin– dwells and watches over the valley and plains.

. . . There’s more to this story. To read the conclusion of this insightful essay, which was submitted by “The Corridor” reader and Sandia Park, NM resident Mr. James A. Morris (accompanied by his own stunning photography) , please visit the online version of The Corridor at www.thecorridornm.com. If you want to see the rest in print, look for “The Rest of The Story” starting in our June issue.

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JAMES A.MORRIS is a writer/photographer/artist and high plains wanderer. Although a longtime conservationist, the author’s primary focus is how men, women, and their children are able to live in harmony with their natural surroundings today and tomorrow, whether rancher, suburbanite, hunter, urban dweller, construction worker, or merchant.

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Rummage Sales are held on Sundays from 11am to 3 pm at the PAWS Pavilion in Pecos at the corner of Routes 50 & 53 next to Frankie’s Casanova Restaurant. The PAWS Pavilion holds other events and programs during the summer. Stay tuned! For more information, please call 505-466-1525 PAWS (People for Animal Welfare Society) of NM Is an all volunteer 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals, the promotion of humane animal care, and the reduction of over-population of companion animals in New Mexico. Our commitment is to • Reduce overpopulation of unwanted pets in New Mexico • Provide low-cost spay/neuter clinics in San Miguel County using the PAWS Mobile Van, coordinate low-cost programs through local veterinarians, The Santa Fe Animal Shelter’s Wellness Clinic and their mobile spay/neuter van • Promote humane treatment of animals through education • Improve the health and living conditions of companion animals • Provide assistance in placing adoptable animals in loving homes • Organize, plan and execute activities for the annual New Mexico’s Week for the Animals • Collaborate with other animal organizations and groups to achieve No More Homeless Pets in New Mexico • Operate the PAWS Emergency Food Bank for Pets • Promote understanding of the interdependence of people, animals and the environment.

For more information, please call 505-466-1525. You can visit their website at http://pawsnm.org/about.html# Placitas, New Mexico Located north of Albuquerque and just south of the Santa Ana Pueblo, Placitas is our newest addition to The Corridor. The Corridor is now available in Placitas, New Mexico at the Placitas Community Library. The history of this small community dates back to 1765, where a walled village was built by colonial Spanish settlers. Today Placitas is a community of approx. 5,000 residents and boasts a Community Library, Senior Labyrinth at the Placitas Center, an Elementary School and has Community Library, Placitas, NM just recently launched a public radio Pick up The Corridor here and at station. Placitas is located east of I-25 at The Merc in Placitas. NM 165.

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Que Sera Alpacas will hold their annual Shearing event on Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Community Spotlight on Eldorado at Santa Fe

Que Sera Alpacas, a working Alpaca ranch and ranch boutique, will hold their annual Spring shearing of their Alpaca herd on Tuesday, June 2 all day and Wednesday June 3 morning only.

Que Sera Farm is located 7000 feet above sea level, nestled at the foot of the towering Sangre de Cristo Mountains just 20 minutes south of the historic Santa Fe Plaza. Their location in the high desert plateaus of Northern New Mexico affords them cool summer evenings and cold dry winters - perfect for these fleece producing animals. Spring visitors to Que Sera Alpaca’s, a working Alpaca ranch located just south of Eldorado, will have the opportunity to view baby Alpacas and their moms, observe how an Alpaca ranch is run, and shop in the Ranch Boutique on the premises, where you will find yarns spun from fleece from the Que Sera herd as well as other items of interest. Owner Anne Stallcup calls herself a “bona fide fiber nerd”. She has studied with Ruth Elvestad to learn how to sort and grade alpaca fleeces. Anne spins and crochets and dabbles in needle felting and dyeing. To visit Que Sera Alpacas or for more information call Anne at 505310-3369. Que Sera Alpaca Ranch is located about 1.5 miles south of the main entrance to Eldorado. For more information visit their website at www.queseraalpacas.com. Arte de Placitas is a community gallery in Placitas, New Mexico, USA, open for shopping six days a week (Tuesday-Sunday). Arte de Placitas is also the starting point for the Placitas Studio Tour, which takes place on May 9 and 10, 2015.

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community news, views & more This month we introduce a new angle to The Corridor - a column by Eldorado fixture and political gadfly (also the former writer, editor and publisher of the famed Eldorado Sun), none other than Mr. Gershon Siegel. Take it away, Gershon . . . A Column As I See ‘em: Barks, Growls and Howls from the Heartland of Southwest Suburbia by Gershon Siegel Don’t Ask! How often do you run into an acquaintance wanting to know what you’ve been “doing” lately? It’s seems an innocent enough question. Yet, when this happens to me, it often feels like I’m on trial, about to be judged. I’ve been known to panic. Years ago at a high school reunion a former classmate asked me that question. The next thing I remember was waking up in the emergency room with severe hives all over my body. For those of us already wondering about our right to take up space on the planet, “What are you doing?” can be a challenging question. In our culture, simply “being” doesn’t really justify the amount of food, water and air we consume. Because, let’s face it — we’re not pet turtles. The dilemma of the what-areyou-doing-question can have me frantically ransacking through my mental file cabinets. There I’ll scan crumpled lists; duties performed, projects discarded, setbacks endured and other assorted debris of life’s vagaries. Before answering, I might gauge the inquirer and his or her reason for asking. Are they really interested or just looking to critique my sorry excuse of a life? If I’m feeling secure, without needing to be validated, perhaps I’ll share some trite incident — the latest movie seen or book read. Sometimes I’ll deflect “the question” altogether with a mundane, yet amusing story. Embellishing the multiple Nigerian-accented scam calls from “Special IRS Agent Bob Smith” has worked more than once. Should the questioner be a pretty good friend, my off-the-shelf answer to “What am I doing?” is often, “As little as possible.” And, to put a finer point on it, I might add, “On my tombstone will be engraved, ‘Work was very overrated.’” The wisecrack often fetches something of a giggle, allowing me to hop over the existential abyss without so much as bumping a shin.

But let’s not blame my penchant for idle mincing on my advanced age. Blame it instead upon a misspent youth watching TV in the 50s and 60s. Am I alone in confessing that a significant slice of my calcified wisdom was gleaned from situation comedies? Am I correct in remembering that nearly all those heads-of-households seemed joyfully unemployed? On occasion, Robert Young carried a briefcase in “Father Knows Best,” but what did he do for a living? Without a job, Fred MacMurry supported, not only his three sons, but also a 75-year-old houseboy played by William Frawley. And Frawley’s previous long-running character, Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy,” did nothing but trade insults with his wife Ethel. Lucy’s husband, Ricky — he was a bandleader, for Christ’s sake! You call that a job? Ozzie Nelson never even bothered to carry a briefcase. It’s a wonder Harriet kept her cool with him hanging around the house all day. Did Ozzie even have a hobby? All these freeloading TV father figures sent a clear message — unemployment was its own reward. Ironically enough, it was the “Dick Van Dyke Show” that sold me on the virtue of idleness. True, Rob Petrie did commute daily to work, but it was to go write comedy with Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie. Ricky Ricardo’s band leading seemed a more solid career than making up jokes all day for Carl Reiner’s fake TV show. One particular episode proved foundational in shaping my work ethic. Mary Tyler Moore’s character, Laura Petrie, had just seen husband Rob out the door to catch his morning train into Manhattan. The telephone rings, Laura answers and a man with a charming Italian accent says, “Hello.” Intrigued by the stranger’s voice, Laura innocently flirts, “Hello,” back. The anonymous caller then asks seductively, “What are you doing?” Captivated, Laura coos, “Nothing,” in her patented ingénue/little girl voice. ...continued on page 15

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Let’s Eat I used to think that brunch was a term that had always existed. I thought Brunch was the meal for people who liked to sleep in on weekends, and get up and have a Bloody Mary, Mimosas with Eggs Benedict, Waffles, Pancakes, or bagels with lox. After doing a little research, I found out that Brunch originated with the upper class Brits during hunting season. For we lowly Americans, picture a scene straight out of Downton Abbey where Mrs. Padmore and Daisy have whipped up savory meat pies and velvety egg dishes served by the Crawley’s retinue of footmen to Lady Mary and her multitude of beaus. I also learned that a magazine writer, Guy Beringer, pleaded for Brunch to be more of a mainstay for those who liked to sleep in after a night of carousing. “… (W)hy not a new meal, served around noon, that starts with tea or coffee . . . By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday night carousers” (Hunter’s Weekly, 1895). Hmm, I like Mr. Beringer’s thoughts, especially in the “not getting up early” part. I invited a friend of mine to Sunday Brunch to celebrate her birthday. We both work as teachers and are exhausted during the week. I recently returned from vacation in New Jersey, so I was challenged in thinking of our options for Brunch in Santa Fe. My friend picked The Chocolate Maven as the place to celebrate. I had not patronized the Chocolate Maven in years. My last memory was of the silky Lemon Ricotta Pancakes that melted in my mouth. I was looking forward to experiencing some good food and good company. The Chocolate Maven is located on San Mateo in a mixed use office area in midtown Santa Fe. The Chocolate Maven has won many awards over the years, so the location does not seem to matter. As we walked into the Maven, a multitude of delicious aromas wafted through. We noticed mouth-watering pastries and iced cakes underneath glass. We arrived at the counter and asked for seating for two. I hoped we would be seated downstairs so we could watch the staff prepare some yummy delicacies. We were seated downstairs at a beautifully set table on a white linen cloth. Unfortunately on Sundays no pastries are made. We were handed slick menus. Some changes had been made. I could now get a mimosa with breakfast, but I could not get my lemon ricotta pancakes. However, my second go-to item was still on the menu-Banana Walnut Pancakes. My friend, who had initially seen California Chicken Crepes on the online menu, discovered they were not available on the current menu. After reviewing the menu she ordered Eggs Florentine.

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By Leslie Karasic

Eggs Florentine at The Chocolate Maven in Santa Fe, NM

The Chocolate Maven is located at 821 W. San Mateo Road, Santa Fe, NM

My friend and I were so busy catching up that we did not notice our meal being served. Either the service was really good or we were engrossed in our conversation or a bit of both. My friend’s meal was served on two crisp English Muffins with Hollandaise served over the poached eggs nestled on some spinach. Next to the Eggs Florentine were roasted red potatoes. My friend commented that her Eggs Florentine were good, but she felt that the Hollandaise sauce was not as good as it should be. She said it was very thin and needed more lemon. When my pancakes arrived, they were drenched with sticky syrup, bananas, and walnuts. I immediately dug in. The caramel and banana melded together with the crunchiness of the walnut. It was like I was eating Bananas Foster in a pancake. It was sooo good! My only complaint was that my meal lacked a garnish. A sliver of orange would have made the meal prettier, however, the taste was out of this world. Chocolate Maven is located at 821 W. San Mateo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Find them online at http://chocolatemaven.com . Their phone is 505-984-1980 Their hours are : Monday- Friday Monday- Friday 7 AM- 6 PM Breakfast 7-10:45 Saturday 9AM-6PM Lunch 10:45-3 Sunday 9 AM- 3PM High Tea M-Sat 3-5 PM

Mom’s Night Out By Kim Leonard I have a secret. I fantasize about disappearing. Maybe not permanently. But after being overwhelmed by days and weeks of seemingly endless lists of chores, soccer practices, a full-time work schedule, and taking classes, getting on a bus and leaving town has sounded like a viable option. What has kept me from taking this drastic measure, however, has been a regular “Mom’s Night Out”. Single or married. Ten kids or two. We all need a break. From our kids, our significant others, and that never ending to do list.

A perfect place to get away and throw back a few adult beverages with the girls is Santa Fe Spirits Tasting Room on Read Street. Founder and owner Colin Keegan opened the Santa Fe Spirits Distillery in 2010 on the south side of town.

In July 2013, founder and owner Keegan opened the downtown Santa Fe Spirits Tasting Room. It has a warm living room feel, with wood floors and vigas, a cozy bar, and intimate, comfortable seating areas with leather chairs and pillows. There is also a back room for a larger party. At the tasting room, all liquors can be served neat or on the rocks, sampled as a flight or mixed into a heady cocktail with infusions of herbs, spices, and flowers. The night I met up with one of my girls, I chose a Queen Bee from the specials board—a mixture of Wheeler’s Gin, rosemary-agave simple syrup, lemon, and a honey powder rim. Smooth, not too sweet, with a light, lemony flavor and the scent of rosemary, it was a perfect drink for a spring evening.

My friend had a Collin’s Collins, a twist on a classic Tom Collins, a cocktail made of Wheeler’s Gin, Rose’s Lime Juice, Luxardo cherry juice, and soda garnished with lime and Luxardo cherries—little tart-sweet Marasca cherries soaked in the fruit’s own liquor, produced in Luxardo, Italy. We also shared an antipasto plate, which was a good idea, since the drinks were potent. But if you need sustenance, I recommend eating at a nearby restaurant before or after your visit, because they only serve an antipasto or charcuterie plate.

Santa Fe Spirits Tasting Room is located at 308 Read Street, Santa Fe and is open 3-8:30 PM, Monday-Thursday and 3-10PM, Friday and Saturday. www. santafespirits.com 505-780-5906

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Visit thecorridornm.com for a complete listing of local events Fri May 8 Honoring the Simple Art Reception - Joseph Cabaza - Placitas Community Library, 453 New Mexico 165, Placitas, NM 5:00pm – 7:00pm Sat May 9 22nd Santa Fe Community Day - Santa Fe Plaza, E San Francisco St, Santa Fe Food, Entertainment, Music, Children’s Activities, Non-Profit Organization Exhibits. Camp of Instruction Fort Union - Fort Union National Monument, 3115 Monument Lane, Watrous, NM Camp of Instruction May 9-10 Step back in time and witness the training of Company “A” of the 3rd New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, one of the many Union Hispanic Regiments organized at Fort Union that served throughout New Mexico during the Civil War. Placitas Studio Tour - Placitas, NM Flea Market - Homestead Village Shopping Center Placitas - 221 NM-165, 221 NM 165, Placitas, NM Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey Open House Pecos, Trail Stewardship Day - Galisteo Basin Preserve 8:30am – 1:30pm Feathers, Flight and Food - Cerrillos Hills State Park 11:00am – 12:00pm Sun May 10 Camp of Instruction Fort Union - Fort Union National Monument, 3115 Monument Lane, Watrous, NM Placitas Studio Tour - Placitas, NM Mother’s Day at Children’s Museum - Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe Tue May 12 Coffee with a Ranger at Storrie Lake SP Las Vegas, NM 9:00am – 10:00am Governor’s Mansion Tour - Santa Fe NM Governor’s Mansion opens for public tours. According to the New Mexico Governor’s Mansion Foundation, the estate will be open for touring each second and fourth Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. through the months of April to October. All tours are free and open to the public. Fri May 15 Cheese and Beer Pairings 7:30-9:00pm, 130 East Marcy Street Cheesemongers of Santa Fe $45/person You can sign up for the class via their website or come by the shop and reserve your seat, in person. Must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Remember that you can come into the cheese shop anytime and sample cheese for free.

Commencements and Graduations along the corridor Saturday, May 9, 2015

New Mexico Highlands University – NMHU John A. Wilson Complex - 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Pecos High School - Moriarty High School - 8:00am – 11:00am - Santa Fe University of Art and Design – 1600 Saint Michaels Drive, Santa Fe - 10:00am – 12:00pm - Institute of American Indian Arts - IAIA 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe - 11:00am – 1:00pm - Santa Fe Community College Graduation Santa Fe Indian School, 1501 Cerrillos Road 2:00pm – 4:00pm Sunday, May 17, 2015 - East Mountain High School - Kiva Auditorium at Albuquerque Convention Center 3:00 – 5pm Monday, May 18, 2015 - St Michael’s High School - Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe 10:00am – 12:00pm Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - Monte del Sol - Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau, 201 West Marcy Avenue, Santa Fe 5:00pm – 7:00pm Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Academy for Technology and the Classics Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau, 201 West Marcy Avenue 7:00pm – 9:00pm Thursday, May 21, 2015 - The Master’s Program - 4:00pm – 6:00pm Saturday, May 23, 2015 - West Las Vegas High School – WLVHS Gillie Lopez Gymnasium 10:00am – 12:00pm - St John’s College - SJC, 1160 Camino De Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe 10:30am – 12:30pm Sunday, May 24, 2015 - United World College - UWC-USA, 25 Castle Lane, Las Vegas,NM Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - Capital High School – CHS Jaguar Stadium, 4851 Paseo Del Sol, Santa Fe 9:00am – 11:00am Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - Santa Fe High – SFHS Ivan Head Stadium, 2100 Yucca Street, Santa Fe 9:00am – 11:00am

Sat May 16 The Flea at La Tienda – Eldorado at Santa Fe Eldorado Studio Tour - Eldorado at Santa Fe The 8th Annual CrawDaddy Blues Fest - The Mine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM NM Raptor Live Bird Presentation at Villanueva SP

Thursday, May 28, 2015 - Desert Academy - James A Little Theater Santa Fe School for the Deaf 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Sun May 17 Eldorado Studio Tour - Eldorado at Santa Fe The 8th Annual CrawDaddy Blues Fest - The Mine Shaft Tavern, Madrid, NM Santa Fe Century Bike Ride - 30th Annual Santa Fe, NM, USA

Monday, June 1, 2015 - New Mexico School for the Arts - Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau, 201 West Marcy Avenue, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Wed May 20 Opening night Santa Fe Fuego Baseball v Las Vegas Train Robbers - Fort Marcy Park, Santa Fe, 6:00pm – 10 pm

Friday, May 29, 2015 - Santa Fe Prep - 10-11:30am

Friday, June 5, 2015 - Santa Fe Waldorf School - Christ Church Santa Fe, 1213 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe 5:30pm – 7:00pm - New Mexico School for the Deaf

Thu May 21 Opening Night Las Vegas Train Robbers Baseball v Santa Fe Fuego - Rodriguez Park, Las Vegas, NM 6:00pm – 10:00pm Sat May 23 Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival - Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau, Santa Fe. Benefits the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Each artist generously donates a portion of sales to the Museum’s programs. Saturday, May 23: •Early Birds 9-10 am ($20) •General Admission 10-5 ($10) •All tickets available at entrance Sunday, May 24: General Admission 10-5 (free) Drip Irrigation Design and Maintenance with Robert Wood - Santa Fe Railyard Park, Santa Fe 10:00am – 12:00pm Sun May 24 Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival - Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau , Santa Fe NM Tue May 26 Governor’s Mansion Tour - Santa Fe NM Governor’s Mansion opens for public tours. According to the New Mexico Governor’s Mansion Foundation, the estate will be open for touring each second and fourth Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. through the months of April to October. All tours are free and open to the public. Sat May 30 Pollinator Hotels with Loretta McGrath - Santa Fe Railyard Park, Santa Fe 10:00am – 12:00pm Storytime and Flute Playing Villanueva SP - Villanueva State Park Office, Villanueva NM 1:00pm – 2:00pm Route 66 Comes To Placitas - Placitas. Community Library, 453 New Mexico 165, Placitas, NM 2:00pm – 4:00pm Sun May 31 Bill Dunmire: Living Landscapes - Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center, Cerrillos, NM. 2:00pm Tuesday June 2 Alpaca shearing at Que Sera Alpacas, Eldorado at Santa Fe - all day Wed June 3 Alpaca shearing at Que Sera Alpacas, Eldorado at Santa Fe – morning only Sat Jun 6 Blessing of the Field, Corn Dance Tesuque Pueblo - Tesuque, NM, USA Spring Festival & Fiber Arts Fair - El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Santa Fe Trail Stewardship Day - Galisteo Basin Preserve - Galisteo Pueblo Historical Marker, Galisteo, NM 8:30am – 1:30pm

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SIDE TRIPS It may be hard to believe, but a short trip from Santa Fe to Eldorado can reveal a great deal of hidden discoveries . . .

Cafe Fina in Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM “Peddler’s Corner” on the frontage road (Old Las Vegas Highway heading East toward Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

From Santa Fe head east on the Old Las Vegas Hwy (Frontage Road). Maybe a quick stop at Peddler’s Corner (corner of Old Pecos Trail & Frontage road). Local vendors offer willow branches, sculptures, plants, etc. in addition to firewood, rock and coyote fencing.

Hillside Market on the frontage road (Old Las Vegas Highway heading East toward Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

If Hillside Market is open (they are closed on Wednesdays), stop in and visit this unique consignment art gallery and coffee shop.

From the Academy, cross the highway bridge and return to theffrontage road, continuing east toward Eldorado. You can rent bikes at Spin Doc, enjoy lunch or brunch at Café Fina and/or head south on US 285 to the Agora and La Tienda shopping centers. Turn right onto Avenida Vista Grande (the second entrance to Eldorado). On your right (North) the Agora Plaza offers retail locations including a supermarket, a pizzeria, mailing and shipping, financial and real estate services, medical services, a pet food store, pet grooming, plants and flowers, a coffee roaster and art gallery, a veterinary clinic, solar sales and service, as well as other services. Spring and Summer visitors will enjoy the central plaza and outdoor dining adjoining the French bakery and cafe.

Harry’s Roadhouse on the frontage road (Old Las Vegas Highway heading East toward Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

If you have not had breakfast you may want to stop at Harry’s Roadhouse, a Santa Fe institution. Locals recommend their Traditional Mexican Chilaquiles or the Blue Cornmeal Waffles. The Agora Plaza courtyard - Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

Arroyo Hondo Open Space Located on Arroyo Hondo Road south of I-25 on Santa Fe County Road 58

Work off that breakfast with a hike at the Arroyo Hondo Open Space (or at nearby El Gancho Fitness, Swim & Racquet Club if you are a member). From the frontage road heading east from Harry’s take the first right at Arroyo Hondo Road. Follow the road under I-25. The parking lot for the Arroyo Hondo Open Space is on the right. Here you can take a leisurely hike along one of several walking trails.

Across the street is La Tienda Shopping Center, home to more shopping and dining options. Here you will find a hardware store, a unique general store, an art gallery, a horse supply and clothing store, a home & garden shop and a consignment shop for children’s clothing. Services include a gym, a community church, a hair salon, a dance space. The Eldorado Farmers Market is held at La Tienda on Friday afternoons from June to October. The Eldorado Flea is held at La Tienda every 3rd Saturday starting in May. There are 2 restaurants, La Plancha Latin Grill and Oasis Café Mediterranean and the Santa Fe Brewery Tap House. La Tienda is also home to The Performance Space, which features a variety of live events each month.

Seton Castle at the Academy for the Love of Learning Located on Santa Fe County Road 58.

From the Arroyo Hondo Open Space parking lot turn right away from the highway and loop around to Seton Village, home to The Academy for the Love of Learning and Seton Castle. If the gates are open, check with the Academy office before visiting the ruins of the castle which was built by famed author, illustrator and Boy Scouts of America co-founder Ernest Thompson Seton.

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La Tienda Shopping Plaza in Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

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South of Eldorado is Que Sera Alpacas, open Wed, Sat and Sunday afternoons. You can visit with the alpacas and do a little shopping in their store. Call Anne at 505-3103369 for more information. You can also see our spotlight story on Page 6 of this edition of The Corridor.

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Galisteo Basin Preserve in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Photo by Nevada Wier

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The Amtrak train station in Lamy, New Mexico

The next stop as you head south on US 285 is the village of Lamy, New Mexico. A short drive east takes you to an active Amtrak station. The Southwest Chief comes through twice a day (one eastbound, one westbound). The train station still looks the same as it did back in the 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! An historic Harvey House hotel was once situated next to the station and is long gone. Here you will also see a few train cars and the now-closed Lamy railroad museum and Legal Tender restaurant.

La Plancha Latin Grill at La Tienda in Eldorado

After a visit to the historic village of Lamy, head north toward Santa Fe on US-285. If you are hungry, have a meal at one of the local Eldorado area restaurants, such as La Plancha Latin Grill at La Tienda, or pick up a pizza at Pizza Centro New York Style Pizza and a growler of fresh beer from the Santa Fe Brewing Company Tap House at La Tienda.

The Santa Fe Brewing Company Taphouse in La Tienda in Eldorado

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BOOKS “If Godzilla and King Kong wrote a book” by Marty Gerber I can remember having an idle thought once that it was a good thing my wife’s pregnancy was taking nine months (though I know her opinion differed) because the time was needed for us to suggest, reject, pore over, and battle over all the endless possibilities for naming our baby-tocome. Similarly, though with obviously smaller stakes, I can recall emotional family discussions over what to name the household’s newest cat or dog—complicated by the fact that four people now had to agree rather than just the original two. So what’s in a name? While Juliet implied that it wasn’t of much importance, the amount of thought and feeling often invested in the choice tells me most people feel otherwise. Which brings us to the progeny resulting when a writer’s chosen words fertilize the ovum of an idea. What shall we title this book? In recent weeks, that question has been the subject of considerable mental gymnastics and anguished discussion concerning three books being published by Terra Nova. On one hand, the decision is an “artistic” one, part of the same creative process that has produced the book. For the author, the ideal title will encapsulate the concepts and themes the book itself is built on, and will do it in a way that reflects the author’s own finely tuned sense of language.

But the decision is also a “commercial” one, to put it bluntly and crassly. The equation is pretty simple: Terra Nova is a business; it wants to make money from the sale of books (as do the writers of those books); the main source of that money is readers who part with it in exchange for the books; a book’s title is a key element in the decision-making process of that potential buyer. Sometimes a solution between these differing points of view is reached through calm, reasoned balancing of pros and cons, pluses and minuses. Other times the consideration of conflicting opinions seems more like a King Kong vs. Godzilla rematch. The author has already lived with the book a long time before it gets to me. The two of them have become intimate partners— sometimes in both the best and the worst sense. There’s a lot of emotion tied up in their relationship. And then the voice of Mammon speaks, disguised as me (or at least that’s the way it sometimes gets heard). The author has usually given the book a title that fits, that works, that resonates with the meaning and intent the writing fed off all through the arduous, stressful process. But now this other person, wearing a badge that says “publisher,” shows up to suggest that the vague entity out there named “reader” may not take these words exactly the same way. And the battle is joined.

On one level, it can be said that this is about money: If no meeting of the minds can be found, then who is willing to sacrifice what for the sake of possibly selling a few more books? But money is merely a tangible representation of the essential but ephemeral value of connection. At rock bottom, a book is a connection, between the mind of the writer and that of the reader; that is its power and its only real purpose. If the book doesn’t have readers—meaning “buyers,” to go and be crass again—then the author has spent a great many hours doing something only for his or her own personal benefit, akin even to masturbation we might say (though this is not necessarily a negative pastime, of course, just not something most people hope to make money from).

So wearing my hat (or badge) as publisher, I’ve recently been embroiled in three sets of conversations with authors —in person, by text, by email, by voicemail, by mindmail— about what to title their books. Seemingly, all three have been resolved without bloodshed. “Come let us reason together,” the Good Book says, and ultimately it was a process that worked (although aided in one instance by a random epiphany). Strong feelings were voiced many times, but amazingly, a spirit of accommodation rather than intransigence triumphed. Now all we have to do is see whether anyone buys these books.

Marty Gerber is a long-time newspaper writer and editor. He is currently the editor for Terra Nova Books, a book publishing company based in Eldorado. He has graciously agreed to allow us to reprint some of his blog articles, including this one, “If Godzilla and King Kong wrote a book”. You can find more of his blogs as well as other information about Terra Nova Books at www.terranovabooks.com/

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Kids Page In our March issue we printed a coloring page of our March front cover. We received these 2 finished pages from Madison and Megan. They will soon receive a special prize for their efforts. Congratulations to Madison and Megan!

Thanks to the very convincing letter from Phoenix (See the story on page 3) we now have a mascot for the Kids Page. Phoenix will soon receive a special prize from The Corridor for his convincing plea for a chipmunk as our mascot. Congratulations, Phoenix! Please help us to give our new mascot a great name. Send your suggestions to schoolnews@thecorridornm.com

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Chipmunks have stripes on their backs and each side of their face. Squirrels only have stripes on their sides.

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Chipmunks are common in New Mexico. They are the only rodents in NM that have stripes on their backs, and they also have stripes on each side of their face. Squirrels have stripes only on their sides. These chipmunks are small, from 7 to 9â&#x20AC;? including the tail. They are very active during the day. They eat nuts, seeds, fruits, & berries. The large fur-lined cheek pouches allow chipmunks to carry their food back to their nests while running on all four legs.

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Antique Maven Answers This month we introduce another column for your consideration, the “Antique Maven Answers” by Corridor staff contributor and artist Leslie Friedman. Here Leslie will share tips on how to care for your various collectibles and antiques. These tips will save you money and possibly save your vintage items. Leslie will also answer readers’ questions about antique and collectable items, use photos to identify items and give answers to the who, what, when, where and why of each item. She will not be able to appraise items. Because she will be working from a photo, she will not be able to handle the piece, feel its weight or see the actual finish and patina. Leslie feels that appraisals should be left to a licensed appraiser.

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“Please share photos of your collectables at leslie@streamlynx.com. Make sure your photos show the front and back view and the top of items. Also any maker’s marks, especially on silver and silver-plate, pottery, jewelry plus the karat stamp. On furniture if there is a drawer, take the drawer out and take a photo of the back of the drawer. As always more is best! If I am stumped I will select the item and post a photo of it in the next month’s Corridor and on the Corrdor Online at thecorridornm.com”. - Leslie Friedman A Column As I See ‘em by Gershon Siegel

Tip of the month Make your own stainless and sterling silver jewelry cleaner

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This is a great way to clean stainless steel jewelry and sterling silver jewelry without gemstones. Do not mix your metals when you do this, use a different clean glass jar with a top for each metal. Ingredients & Supplies • 8 oz glass jar with a top for each type of metal • Ammonia • Warm water • Ivory or other mild dishwashing soap • Baby toothbrush – mark it jewelry cleaning only! • Cotton rag, t-shirt folded.

Intrigued by the stranger’s voice, Laura innocently flirts, “Hello,” back. The anonymous caller then asks seductively, “What are you doing?” Captivated, Laura coos, “Nothing,” in her patented ingénue/little girl voice. The stranger remarks, “Dolce far niente,” which, he tells Laura, means “how sweet to do nothing.”

1. In a glass jar with a lid put in ½ - to 1 tsp. of a mild liquid hand dish-washing soap (Ivory is best) 2. Add 2 or 3 drops of ammonia and fill with warm water. 3. Drop in your dirty, gunky piece of sterling (without gemstones) or stainless steel jewelry, put on the lid and agitate the jar by moving the jar back and forth for about a minute. 4. Leave it overnight. 5. Fold a cotton rag (cotton tee shirt scrap about the size of a bandanna). Place jewelry flat on the cotton rag. 6. Using the baby tooth brush softly brush the piece in a circular motion to clean. Make sure you get all the nooks and crannies. 7. Then rinse the piece of jewelry in cool water and pat dry with the cotton rag. This will not work on badly tarnished pieces of sterling silver, for that you need a Selvyt polishing cloth.

Thus was planted the “dilly dally” seed deep within the verdant soil of my 13-year-old psyche. Fertilized, as it’s been, by an innate reluctance to learn what doesn’t come easily, that seed germinated and thrived. Now trimmed dense by habitual procrastination, it is a fully matured hedge lining my life’s winding path of least resistance.

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In the meantime, when next we happen to meet, let’s stick to talking about the movies or the weather. Or, if you’d rather, we could discuss the plight of the polar bear or the California drought. You might even enjoy hearing me imitate Special Agent Bob Smith’s Nigerian accent. But please, refrain from asking what I’ve been doing lately. Unless, of course, you’re prepared to call an ambulance while I break out in severe hives. Gershon Siegel first started column writing in 1966 for “The Beacon,” his high school newspaper. He served as its feature editor for the majority of his senior year until a series of “misunderstandings” caused his unceremonious dismissal by Principal Bates.

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