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JESUS SHAPED HOLES IN OUR HEARTS SINCE 1992
ILUUSTRATION BY ROBERT MAESTAS • RMMILLUSTRATION.PROSITE.COM
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WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: Spain
A comedy club in Barcelona has allegedly
increased its bottom line after introducing a
pay-per-laugh system. The Teatreneu Club is
experimenting with an innovative facial
recognition system that charges users based on
how much they laugh during a show. Tablet
computers attached to the backs of seats
measure how often an individual customer
laughs. Patrons are charged .30 euros (about
38 cents) per chuckle, with a cap of 24 euros
($30.60). The system was introduced after
increased government taxes on tickets caused
sales to plummet. Owners say individual ticket
revenues have increased 6 euros ($7.70) since
initiating the new system.
Dateline: Connecticut
John Thornton, 30, has been charged with
breach of peace, accused of what the police
report called “mopping aggressively.” The
incident took place on the night of Monday,
Oct. 13, at the Double Tree Hotel in Bristol.
Thornton, of Southington, apparently didn’t
like the cleanup job being done by a female
employee. Investigators say he became
“unruly,” took away the employee’s mop and
went to town on the hotel’s lobby. Police
spokesperson Lt. Donn Watson told the
Connecticut Patch that Thornton “began to
mop the floor but became more aggressive and
mopped over the employee’s shoes several
times.” The employee repeatedly asked
Thornton to stop mopping, but he backed her
into a corner. By the time police arrived
around 6:30pm, the victim was “shaken and
crying.” She told police she wished to press
charges against Thornton. Initially, Thornton
was charged with breach of peace. While being
transported, however, he allegedly shouted
insults and threatened bodily harm to the
arresting officers. He was then charged with
second degree threatening.
Dateline: Illinois
Police in Chicago say a fleeing suspect tried to
lose officers by blending in to the Chicago
Marathon. Bryan Duffy, 29, allegedly ran away
from officers when they approached him on
Sunday, Oct. 12. According to WLS-TV, Duffy
jumped into a group of marathon runners
navigating Chicago’s State Street and tried to
make an escape. Officers ultimately relocated
Duffy and tackled him. According to police
reports, Duffy was found with 10 capsules of
MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and
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charged with possession of a controlled
substance and resisting arrest. He was also
charged with reckless conduct for endangering
the marathon runners.
Dateline: Florida
WTVT-13 in Tampa is reporting a teenager
has been arrested on suspicion of indecent
exposure after he allegedly had sex with a
stuffed animal inside a Walmart store. Police
say 19-year-old Sean Johnson was caught on
surveillance video just before 3pm on Oct. 14
performing a sex act on a stuffed horse and
then putting it back on the shelf. Police said
the item was “contaminated and unsellable.”
Johnson left the store, located in Brooksville,
immediately after contaminating the stuffed
toy, but was caught by police a short time later.
He reportedly admitted to the incident.
Johnson was booked into the Hernando
County jail on a $1,500 bond.
Dateline: Minnesota
A drunken zombie Santa was arrested for
breaking into a home in St. Paul. Around
9:45pm on Saturday, Oct. 11, police say
21-year-old University of St. Thomas student
Brock Quinn Johnson entered the unlocked
front door of a residence dressed as an undead
Santa Claus, scared the residents, vomited and
passed out. A neighbor told WCCO-TV a
14-year-old boy fled from the St. Paul home
calling for help, while his 16-year-old sister
locked herself in a bathroom and called their
parents. Police found Johnson asleep inside the
house in the aftermath of an epic Zombie Pub
Crawl in Minneapolis. The event drew an
estimated 35,000 people, breaking a Guinness
World record for the most people dressed as
zombies. The teens’ father said the kids were
unharmed, but that no one in his family “will
ever think of Santa the same way.”
Dateline: Delaware
Andrew Walls, 32, of Magnolia is suing a
hospital after he woke up from anesthetic
wearing a pair of pink panties—which he
insists are not his. Walls says he went in for a
routine colonoscopy and was subjected to an
“outrageous prank” by employees at the
Delaware Surgery Center in Dover. Walls, who
used to work at the center, says the incident
caused him “shame, embarrassment and
personal humiliation,” forcing him to quit his
job because of “severe emotional stress.”
According to civil lawsuit papers obtained by
The New Journal of Wilmington, “When the
plaintiff initially presented for his colonoscopy,
he had not been wearing pink women’s
underwear and at no time did the plaintiff
voluntarily, knowingly or intentionally place
the pink underwear upon himself.” The
Delaware Surgery Center has yet to comment
on the lawsuit. a
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| ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BYOPINION
GUSTAVO ARELLANO
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: What do
Mexicans in the United
States think of the
violent drug cartel problem
currently in Mexico? Do
local Latinos cringe with
disgust or fear when they
hear another drug cartel
story on the news … or
do they feel a sense of
disconnect because they
are living in America
now and it’s no longer a
concern of theirs? Do
local Latinos currently fear
crossing the San Diego/Mexico
border? Do they worry about
being kidnapped or carjacked on the way
to Rosario like Caucasian people do right now?
D
ear Mexican: A friend and I ate at Carl’s Jr.
My Arizona Republic newspaper was on
our table. A young guy brought our food,
glanced down at the headline and
winced. It read “‘Chorizo’ new
mascot for Cactus League.” We
asked him why he’d winced.
“Chorizo,” he said with disgust.
“You speak Spanish? It means
‘meat.’” “It’s a swear word,” I
said, “like cabrón, pinche?”
He glared at the paper. “They
are so stupid.” So, chorizo =
meat = prick, yes?
D
—Su Amor Uni-lingual
Dear My Beloved Monolingual: Let
me show you my chorizo, and you can
find out!
—Yo Gabba Gabacho
Dear Gabacho: Mexicans can be scared of the
cartels all they want, but far more frightening to
the majority of the population is the Mexican
legal system. Police officers in the state of
Guerrero are being investigated in the
kidnapping of over 40 student teachers; last year,
a judge set free Rafael Caro Quintero, the
notorious drug lord implicated in the murder of
DEA agent Enrique Camarena. And the less that
can be said about President Enrique Peña Nieto,
the better ... actually let me take that back.
Pinche pendejo baboso.
By the way, you and your fellow gabachos gotta
stop thinking the mundo revolves around you.
Unless you’re a meth dealer delinquent on your
payments or a drug-war soldier, gabachos in
Mexico can walk around with impunity—you’re
Quetzalcoatl incarnate. No way are the cartels
stupid enough to kidnap a random gabacho or kill
them—otherwise, Obama would drone the
narcos to kingdom come, and the Mexican
government would pretend to care about justice.
But if you’re one of the many Mexicans in los
Estados Unidos kidnapped when traveling in
Mexico, or have paid ransoms for family
members, the American and Mexican
governments don’t care—after all, those victims
are just Mexicans.
ear Mexican: Why do Mexicans always
hand-deliver invitations to birthday parties,
quinceañeras, baby showers, bridal
showers, etc. to streetside mailboxes, rather
than mailing them through the US mail or
delivering them to the door (which is less than
20 feet away from the streetside mail box).
Regardless of the fact that it is a felony to put
items into US mailboxes, it seems to be
impractical with gasoline at over $3 a gallon to
be hand-delivering invitations.
D
—Mail Male
Dear Gabacho: Heaven forbid Mexicans practice
good manners! This is a relic of Old Mexico,
where mail was an illusion and inviting people
personally was an opportunity to catch up with
the invitee. It’s actually a beautiful thing, much
better than getting an eVite or overlooking an
invitation on Facebook because it got buried in
your feed under the umpteenth Candy Crush
Saga update. a
Ask the Mexican at
[email protected], be his fan on
Facebook, follow him on
Twitter @gustavoarellano or ask him a video
question at youtube.com/askamexicano!
BY RYAN NORTH
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CRIB NOTES
feAtURe | CReAtive NONfiCtiON
BY AUGUST MARCH
Crib Notes: Oct. 23, 2014
1
The last pre-election New Mexico
gubernatorial debate was held on
Sunday night; it featured opponents
___________________________.
a) Susana Martinez and Bruce King
b) Susana Gutierrez and Gary King
c) Susana Martinez and Gary Berry
d) Susana Martinez and Gary King
2
Monica Pompeo is suing the University
of New Mexico for allegedly denying her
First Amendment rights. Pompeo was
allegedly ostracized by UNM for writing
that _________________________.
a) The university football coach is
overpaid.
b) The food served in the SUB is icky.
c) Lesbianism is perverse.
d) Liberal arts degrees are now
worthless.
3
There is a new, popular ’80s radio station
on Burque’s airwaves. What is an example
of the type of songs played on this
station?
a) “Jeremy” by Pearl Jam
b) “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
c) “Love Plus One” by Haircut 100
d) “Planet Telex” by Radiohead
4
The City of Albuquerque is now
accepting applications for seats on
_________________________.
a) The new Civilian Police Oversight
Agency
b) Mayor Berry’s Hayride to Hell
c) An interstellar spaceship hidden in
the Bosque
d) The APD Donut Advisory Committee
5
Last week a district court judge ruled
that raises forced on city workers
without union approval were
_____________________________.
a) Fitting compensation for minions of
the Berry administration
b) Illegal and need to be renegotiated
with the union’s consent
c) An attempt at retaliation by union
busters and should be viewed
suspiciously
d) Only designed for communist
overseers in the union hierarchy
Answers:
1) D. Republican incumbent Susana Martinez argued
with challenger Gary King in their final pre-election
debate this past Sunday.
2) C. US District Judge M. Christina Armijo refused
the university’s motion to dismiss the case, writing
that “ ... simply because Plaintiff expressed views
about homosexuality that some people may deem
offensive does not deprive her views of First
Amendment protection.”
3) C. KRKE 94.5 FM is Burque’s new ’80s station.
Haircut 100 released the single “Love Plus One” in
1982.
4) A. Applications for a seat on the Police Oversight
Agency are open until the end of November.
5) B. The court’s decision gives the union and the
city 90 days to negotiate a new agreement through
mediation. a
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ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT MAESTAS • RMMILLUSTRATION.PROSITE.COM
Driving Upstream on the Saw Mill River Parkway
BY REV. PROF. ROBERT MASTERSON
o, really, it’s become something
standardized, an apocryphal story I can
use at parties or when just meeting
people, a story that neatly encapsulates my
hate/hate relationship with New York City.
It’s the short, finely tooled version of a long,
boring story. It’s sort of like when someone
gets an injury, gets a brace or crutches or
something, and for the first 10 or 20 times,
when someone else asks, “What happened?”
the injured party will tell the story, the details,
the odd bits and the erratum. Eventually,
though, it gets repetitious and tedious, and
the story gets shorter and easier to tell, and
efficient until it becomes something like, “Fell
down the stairs outside my house. Six weeks
in a brace and another six weeks of physical
therapy.” Information conveyed, questions
answered before they are asked, and we’re all
on to another topic, one of real interest.*
So, this is the long way to introduce the
idea of me driving up the Hudson River in my
ridiculous green Jeep Patriot** and how I
sometimes struggle with the steering wheel as
the little car fights to cross the George
Washington Bridge, to head west, to make
tracks for Moab or Pie Town or Snowflake or
Fort Collins or just about any damn place
1,500 miles thataway. Instead, I muscle the
thing like a half-broke mustang and guide us
both together up the river to another river,
the Saw Mill River, and drive that river
upstream, drive north instead of west, to
Yonkers, to Bronxville, to my home and my
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family on, more or less, the shores of yet
another river, this one named the Bronx
River. That’s a lot of rivers.
If someone has known me long enough to
watch me meet new people, that person will
probably hear me tell this story every time in
pretty much the same way I told it to them. It is
kind of humorous, but it also clearly states how
difficult it is for me to even imagine myself
living in New York, commuting into the belly
of the beast every other morning and getting
paid to talk about movies, books and writing.
Beats working six ways to Sunday, believe me,
because I’ve worked, and any day without a
paper-hat and a name-tag is a good day, any day
without gloves and boots to protect one’s digits
from dirty and dangerous things, any day
without breathing harmful fumes without
benefit of proper ventilation is a good day.
It was just a little over a year ago, however,
that I let the Jeep have its head and we
crossed the George Washington Bridge,
crossed the Hudson River, and headed west
loaded with snacks, beverages, maps and my
science/cultural advisor and researcher, OV Jr.
At some point we recognized that we were
driving on the very first interstate highway
ever built.*** Can’t say I was thrilled beyond
reckoning, but the lanes were suddenly alive
with 4-wheelers, pick-up trucks, don’t-treadon-me snake stickers and the Confederate
Stars & Bars. We were in Pennsylvania, all
right. OV expressed confusion.
“The North won the Civil War, right?” he
asked me.
“Yes.”
“Pennsylvania was on the Northern side,
*For instance:
Norman Mailer Buying Batteries
I have this imitation I do at parties. Most of my friends have seen me do it
several times, but it’s pretty funny, and they’ll say things like “You should watch
him do this” or “Check this out; it’s pretty funny” to the person they’re talking
to. Sometimes they will prod me and say, “Come on, Robert, do that thing,” and
I’ll hold my hands near my face and say, “Oh, no. Not at a party,” and then I’ll
do it.
It’s pretty subtle, mostly gesture and expression, and a lot depends on lifting
an eyebrow at precisely the right moment or on the way I curl my hand around
my glass or can of beer or whatever and point my index finger just so. It’s more
like a gestalt or a channeling or something psychic than just doing an imitation,
right?”
“Yes.”
“Gettysburg was a huge battle in the Civil
War, right?”
“Absolutely. It was the seal of doom on the
Southern rebellion.”
“In Pennsylvania, right?”
“Yes.”
“About 5 miles from here?”
“Correct.”
“And these guys fly the Confederate battle
flag on their Pennsylvania pick-up trucks?”
“It speaks more to ideology than
geography,” I answered.
OV slumped in the passenger seat, though
he was surreptitiously checking his ammo and
stared out the window.
“Amish people and shit, right?”
“Hundred percent.”
Silence.
“Philadelphia?”
“Yessir.”
“Liberty Bell.”
“Uh huh.”
“Declaration of Independence.”
“Word.”
Silence.
“America?”
“United States of ...” I replied.
Brooding silence.
In this part of the country, wildlife is
abundant and careless, while people have
learned to keep their pets away from the
highway. Roadkill is almost always a skunk, a
rabbit, a squirrel, a raccoon, an opossum, a wild
Saw Mill continues on page 12
an impersonation.
A girl I met at a party asked me to do it for her one morning.
She said, “Do that again. Do that thing you did at the party.”
I told her I had no idea what she was talking about.
Masterson, Robert C. “Norman Mailer Buying Batteries.” blink/ink, North
Branford, Connecticut (November 2011)
**NYC parking garage attendants and I have been trying to name this color for
five years. It’s pointless to try to explain Hot Wheels or Deora from the 1960s,
so we usually settle on “electric” or “neon” green. Nothing to be ashamed of …
***It’s almost certain that the bones of dead people are mixed in with the cement
that was used to build this highway system. Think about it.
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Saw Mill
continued from page 10
turkey or a deer. Sometimes there is roadkill
piled on top of roadkill as a vulture or a hawk or
even an eagle that once scavenged interstate
buffet found itself part of the entrée du jour. I
found myself longing for the days I carried a can
of silica gel, plastic gloves and bags, a hatchet
and a knife for the harvesting of roadkill ...
interesting skulls, feathers, claws, etc. You
should see my house. No, you shouldn’t.
Harrisburg has the look, the look of
America, the look of biscuits and gravy, hold
the irony. America wears its damn hat
frontways forward. America will not suffer
what it has suffered every day for the last ...
ooooh ... the motel has a build-your-ownwaffle machine for breakfast buffet. America is
doing just fine.
Three Mile Island is right there, surrounded
by poor people who seem to be distinctly
brownish and enjoy high rents in the lowest
valued real estate in town with the highest
cancer rates.**** It’s the cost of doing
business, I guess. The Susquehanna, a pretty
damn big river, rolls on, and the snail shells are
at least as radioactive as the cultured granite
countertop back home. In Yonkers, I mean.
Living in New York and, specifically, the
Greater East Coast Megalopolis, the one
stretching from Baltimore to Boston along the
Atlantic Coast, that megalopolis, it’s easy to
forget that only 50 or 100 miles inland, it’s
America. It’s not New York City or some
suburb-connector community between the
pointy bits. It’s strip malls and countryWestern music and fluorescent lights on the
highway at night and big, deep rivers rolling
on silent and strong in the deepest of
Pennsylvania nights despite nuclear accidents
here, there or anywhere. Poisonous snail shells
aside, the world is a confused and confusing
place; here at the eastern edge of the
Heartland, a message is broadcast from the
AM stations and the strip-mall (not
storefront) churches (with white pastors, not
black preachers): God, the perfect essence of
perfect love, is angry and wants money.
The local motel with the waffle machine is
stuffed full of traveling Christian teens singing
and dancing their love for the Lord from small
city, big town churches within striking
distance of their task force of logoed Chevy
vans and stout sedans of uncertain origin.
They are the Armor of God or something.
They wear a Bible quote of their t-shirts
(Ephesians 5:18), but they don’t know the
verse (“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads
to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the
Spirit.”).1
“Good to know,” says the youngster.
“Good to believe in and use as a guide in
this confused and confusing world,” I tell him.
“Yessir,” he says, staring straight at the
number flasher thing in the two-storey
elevator.
“God don’t want you messing around with
nothing but the Holy Spirit, boy,” I continued.
“He don’t hold with the distiller’s wicked art.”
“Yessir.”
“Beer and wine?” asked OV.
“Exactly,” I was happy to affirm. “These are
drinks which man working with nature
ferments, a totally God-approved process.”2
“You getting this boy?” asks OV, only this
time a little bit of pistol shows.
“Yessir.”
How long does an elevator take to travel a
distance of ... say ... 15 feet? In Harrisburg, Pa.,
the site of America’s worst known nuclear
disaster, it takes way too fucking long for a
poor kid in a t-shirt. It’s a living example of
relativity, of how time is a function of
perception. For OV and myself, this is an
amusing few seconds of chitchat with a fool,
though it’s not really his fault, so we’re not
going to mess around too much.
“There’s like
holes in our hearts
shaped like Jesus,”
OV explains.
“You might want to suggest the rest of your
crew, your little brainwashed choir chirping out
your upbeat teen tuneage ’cause Jesus is cool
and like your best friend if you let him into
your heart learn what it is they’se singin’ about,
about just exactly who they’se singin’ about.”
No response. This kid’s had training. He’s
done time in some summer camp learning how
to block abortion clinics, debate evolutionists
or, more likely, protect himself against the
temptations all male Middle American
teenagers face: alcohol, sex, drugs, anything
with an eternal combustion engine, other male
Middle Americans.
“We let Jesus into our hearts,” I say, and
OV is pushing the “doors closed” button.
“We didn’t like Jesus in our hearts,” he tells
the boy in the Armor of God t-shirt.
The kid is good, and even though he’s
turned a bright shade of red and he’s shaking,
trembling, he won’t look at the red letter “L”
in the elevator control panel. Or OV’s finger
holding the door shut.
“One day,” I told him, “We asked Jesus to
leave our hearts.”
“There’s like holes in our hearts shaped like
Jesus,” OV explains.
“They’re all empty,” I add. “They’re all
empty, our Jesus-shaped heart holes.”
OV withdraws his finger from the button,
and the doors sort of stutter open; our boy is
gone so fast, he’s somewhere in the middle of a
huge, and by “huge” I mean around 20, group
of similar teens, both boys and girls, wearing
identical Armor of God t-shirts.
It’s like the end of The Deer Hunter where
****When radiation moves in, industry moves out. Quite near the hottest of
hotspots in Harrisburg.
*****nytimes.com/2014/05/06/science/nature-adapts-to-chernobyl.html
1. The Holy Bible [New International Version (NIV)
(biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A18&version=NIV].
2. Ezekiel 25:17
3. The other reactors and power generating stations at Three Mile Island still
pump out the kilowatts.
4. pennsylvaniadutchgifthaus.com
5. roadsideamericainc.com
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the landscape and the stag and the man form a
perfect, resonant shape of mind-body-spirit in
the light of a truer kind of dawn,
enlightenment. Well, not so much that, but
there is a kind of poise between what once
was, what’s left, what could have been and
what is probably going to happen. They’re
telling us now that maybe the radiation at
Chernobyl is actually good for a couple of
species of birds who seem to benefit from the
antioxidant effect of constant, low levels of
certain kinds of radiation.*****
I’m not going where everyone seems to
always go. Is it safe? Of course not. It’s the site
of America’s worst nuclear accident (that we
know about). Is there any scientific data to
show how unsafe? Sure. And a bunch that
shows the area to be perfectly safe and certainly
no worse than any other particular place. I’ve
been to Chernobyl, and Harrisburg is no
Pripyat. Pripyat is a freak-show ghost town,
frozen in time, anbandoned, except it’s
constantly decaying and deteriorating,
collapsing and succumbing to Darwinism via
Relativity. One big difference, see, is that we
can build our own waffles in Harrisburg, and we
do so with gusto, though we, OV and I, never
completely abandon firearms. We’ve got places
to be, and they don’t include confrontations
with local Tea Party, Confederate, frontways
hat-wearing locals pissed off that Mexicans are
getting all the good jobs. None of this would be
possible in Pripyat.
OV and I are able to locate the areas of
Harrisburg considered to be “hot,” to be
“cancer clusters,” to have been directly
covered in the plumes of radioactive steam
vented on and off and on during the
management of the what-the-hell
brinksmanship that keeps a nuclear reactor
already off the rails from getting worserer and
worserer forever and ever, by looking for a
Crown Chicken place. When we find one, we
know we’ve found the epicenter of the
contamination. It all looks fairly benign, this
Three Mile Island does, and what is anyone
going to do about it anyway?3 All those people
in Japan, in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and
Fukushima now, all those people in Ukraine,
didn’t get a Crown Chicken place. They got to
relocate themselves to whatever passes for a
FEMA trailer in those parts.
OV and I are sort of sad when we leave
Harrisburg for our return to Megalopolis, kind
of let down and discouraged and a little bit
sad. To help out, we stopped at The
Pennsylvania Gift Haus,4 home to Roadside
American, The World’s Greatest Indoor
Miniature Village.5 Certainly, that’s a
judgment call, but since we didn’t really go
look at it, we don’t have the experience
required to really judge the thing at all.
So, now, I guess, I’m more or less back in
one of the world’s largest life-sized cities
driving upstream, eventually under the George
Washington Bridge, and I won’t go west, I’ll go
north, and that will make all the difference. a
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Community
Calendar
THURSDAY OCT 23
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK Albuquerque’s
newest and creepiest walking tour of haunted
Downtown locations. Hotel Andaluz (125 Second
Street NW). $18-$22. 8-9:30pm. 240-8000.
alibi.com/e/110881.
BIOPARK STAFF PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST Cheer on
your favorite pumpkin carvers in this fast-paced
contest. ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW).
Included with regular admission. 2-3pm. 764-6214.
alibi.com/e/115831.
CREATIVE-STARTUPS DEMO DAY! Twelve teams from
Albuquerque, the US and around the world give fastpaced presentations showing off their startups.
¡Explora! (1701 Mountain NW). 6-8:30pm.
400-1176. alibi.com/e/115794.
NM FRIGHT FEST Kick off Halloween with a bizarre
sideshow/odditorium, frightening films, a haunted
house and more. Expo New Mexico (300 San
Pedro NE). Prices vary. 4-10pm. alibi.com/e/113719.
PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING Safely view the only
partial eclipse of the sun visible from North America
for the next three years. New Mexico Museum of
Natural History and Science (1801 Mountain NW).
$2-$4. 3:30pm. 841-2802. alibi.com/e/116085.
PRIME8 ROCK CLIMBING FESTIVAL Event includes rock
climbing competitions, clinics, climbing games, a shoe
demo and a good time. Stone Age Climbing Gym
(4130 Cutler NE). alibi.com/e/114016.
REGISTER NOW: TOYS FOR TOTS 2014 To sign up, take a
valid US ID, a birth certificate and a proof of address.
Alamosa Community Center (6900 Gonzales SW).
9am-3pm. 848-1345. alibi.com/e/115829.
DINE OUT FOR POPEJOY Dine out at a participating
restaurant, and proceeds go to support Popejoy Hall.
Multiple Locations (Albuquerque).
alibi.com/e/115739.
FRIDAY OCT 24
3RD ANNUAL FRIGHT NIGHT Featuring
planetarium shows, live music by Soul
Kitchen, a cash bar, night sky viewing
from the observatory, cocktails and
more. New Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science
(1801 Mountain NW). $7-$9.
6:30pm-midnight. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/116088. See preview box.
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK $18-$22.
8-9:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
FRACTAL MAIZE MAZE Explore an 8-acre fractal corn
maze and other hands-on fractivities, including
pumpking painting, hay rides and more. Rio Grande
Community Farm (1701 Montano NW). $5-$8.
3-6pm. alibi.com/e/111744.
FROM NUREMBURG TO THE HAGUE: COMING TO
JUSTICE? An internationally recognized educator and
trainer from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
provides this workshop and training. Grand Canyon
University (6700 Jefferson NE, Building D). $100.
9am-5pm. 803-0755. alibi.com/e/110611.
HANDS-ONLY CPR TRAINING Learn this training for CPR.
It could save a life. Fire Department Station 20
(7520 Corona NE). 9-11am. 833-7300.
alibi.com/e/115832.
HANDSPRINGS 2014 A conference for writers and
illustrators of children’s books, featuring panels,
presentations, breakout sessions and more. Ramada
Albuquerque Hotel and Convention Center
(10300 Hotel NE). $125-$150. 7-9pm.
alibi.com/e/115402.
HAUNTED SCARECROW Albuquerque’s only nonprofit
haunted house. Warehouse 508 (508 First Street SW).
$15. 7pm. 296-2738. alibi.com/e/112783.
LATE NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY An evening of scary stories,
games and fun for children grades 3-5. Esther Bone
Memorial Library (950 Pinetree SE, Rio Rancho).
FREE, registration required. 7-9:30pm. 891-5012.
alibi.com/e/115923.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY 2014 A wide variety of
amazing projects submitted by local nonprofit
agencies in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. Multiple
Locations (Albuquerque). 8am-5pm. 245-1759.
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alibi.com/e/112185.
MOONLIGHT GHOST TOUR OF OLD TOWN Discover the
darker side of Old Town by the light of the moon. Tours
of Old Town (303 Romero NW). $10-$20 plus tax.
10pm. 246-8687. alibi.com/e/116090.
NM FRIGHT FEST Prices vary. 4pm-midnight. See 10/23
listing.
PRIME8 ROCK CLIMBING FESTIVAL See 10/23 listing.
SANDIA PEAK SKI PATROL SKI SWAP Albuquerque’s
largest winter sports equipment swap and sale event.
Expo New Mexico (300 San Pedro NE). $20. 7-10pm.
alibi.com/e/116101.
SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Modern Western square dance
lessons. Casual dress. Couples or singles.
Albuquerque Square Dance Center
(4915 Hawkins NE). FREE for first two weeks, $60
after. 6:30-8pm. 345-9797. alibi.com/e/112674.
STAR PARTY Explore the night sky above the park,
including close-up views of star clusters, nebulae and
galaxies, through telescopes. Cerrillos Hills State Park
(Santa Fe County Road 59, Cerrillos). $5.
6:30-8:30pm. (595) 474-0196.
alibi.com/e/113855.
TROLLEY OF TERROR See various dark and haunted
places throughout the city. ABQ Trolley Co. @ Hotel
Albuquerque at Old Town (800 Rio Grande NW). $50.
6:30-8:30pm, 9pm. 240-8000. alibi.com/e/114573.
WORLD BLACKSMITH COMPETITION Over 40
professional ferries from all over the world compete for
the World Championship. Wildlife West (87 North
Frontage Rd, Edgewood). $4-$7, FREE for kids under
5. 10am-6pm. (877) 981-9453. alibi.com/e/75098.
ZIA-BERNALILLO FARMERS MARKET Fresh, locally grown
veggies and fruits, handmade soaps and salves, fresh
eggs and more. Zia-Bernalillo Farmers Market (335 S.
Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo). 4-7pm. 553-3290.
alibi.com/e/104871.
SATURDAY OCT 25
ALBUCREEPY DOWNTOWN GHOST WALK $18-$22.
8-9:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE DEATH CAFE Objective is to raise
awareness of death with a view to helping people
make the most of their (finite) lives. Swiss Alps Bakery
(3000 San Pedro NE, Suite F). 2-4pm. 265-7215.
alibi.com/e/115266.
ANNUAL MASQUERADE BALL 2014 Enjoy live music,
dancing and socializing throughout the tearoom. St.
James Tearoom (320 Osuna NE). $75. 6:30-9:30pm.
242-3752. alibi.com/e/115929.
ARMORED COMBAT LEAGUE “NEW WORLD CUP” The
best knights in the country meet to do battle on foot
in single combat and teams of five versus five. Expo
New Mexico (300 San Pedro NE). $5-$25. Noon-3pm.
alibi.com/e/115924.
BUCKET COMPOSTING WITH BOKASHI METHOD Turn
food scraps into plant-ready nutrients. Los Volcanes
Senior Center (6500 Los Volcanes NW). 10am-noon.
929-0414. alibi.com/e/110925.
THE DANCE OF INTUITION: A THIRD EYE CHAKRA
JOURNEY Explore each chakra using freeform dance,
music pulsing to the energy of each chakra, guided
imagery and mandala art. Maple Street Dance Studio
(Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $15. 6:45pm.
999-8602. alibi.com/e/112445.
DOG BOO COSTUME CONTEST Stop by the growers’
market for this annual doggy costume fiesta brought
to you by longtime market vendors. Downtown
Growers’ Market (800 Central). 11:30am-12:30pm.
243-2230. alibi.com/e/115448.
DRIVING ON SUNSHINE: ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHOWCASE
Dealers of electric and hybrid vehicles present their
cars and offer customers test drives. Affordable Solar
(4840 Pan American Fwy NE). 11am-5pm. 944-4241.
alibi.com/e/115443.
THE EASY APPROACH TO SEARCH ENGINE AND SOCIAL
MEDIA MARKETING National internet marketing
expert Heather Lutze makes a New Mexico stop.
Sheraton Uptown Hotel (2600 Louisiana NE). $60.
9am-3pm. 269-6975. alibi.com/e/115188.
FAMILIES EXPLORING THE WONDER OF NATURE: LIVING
OFF THE LAND Use your hands to make a helpful tool,
then taste foods that redefine fresh in this interactive
hike. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW).
1-3pm. 314-0398. alibi.com/e/113736.
FRACTAL MAIZE MAZE $5-$8. 11am-6pm. See 10/24
listing.
FREE CPR CLASS Learn this important—and potentially
life-saving—skill for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
(7521 Carmel NE). 1-2pm. 843-2814.
alibi.com/e/115835.
FREE PIT BULL TRAINING The City of Albuqueruqe Animal
Welfare Department hosts free Pit Bull and Pit mix
training every Saturday throughout October. Eastside
Animal Shelter (8920 Lomas NE). 10:30am-6pm.
alibi.com/e/113972.
FROM NUREMBURG TO THE HAGUE: COMING TO
JUSTICE? $100. 9am-5pm. See 10/24 listing.
HANDSPRINGS 2014 $125-$150. See 10/24 listing.
HAUNTED SCARECROW $15. 7pm. See 10/24 listing.
HOPS AND HARVEST Featuring performances by
Aladocious, Sol de la Noche and The Porter Draw,
along with raffle items, food samples and more.
Marble Brewery (111 Marble NW). 2-9pm. 243-2230.
alibi.com/e/110659.
HUMANIST SOCIETY OF NM MONTHLY SPEAKER
EVENT | PREVIEW
A Spooky Night at the
Museum
There are many indicators that signal the
onset of All Hallows’ Eve. From candy corn to
paper ghosts hanging from trees, nothing
spells Halloween like a good, old-fashioned
spook fest. But another sign that the fateful
day is approaching is a frightful, adults-only
extravaganza, in the form of the 3rd annual
Fright Night at the New Mexico Museum of
Natural History & Science (1801 Mountain NW).
It’s time to get into those costumes you’ve
been conjuring since
that first leaf fell from
that high branch and
FRIDAY
boogie the night away
OCTOBER 24
with live music by
New Mexico Museum
Soul Kitchen, a full
of Natural History and
cash bar (but take
Science
some dollar bills;
1801 Mountain NW
there’s no ATM on the
alibi.com/e/116088
premises), never6:30pm to midnight
before-seen
planetarium shows,
night sky viewing in the observatory and
cocktails with a curator. Basically, let the
museum become your playground for a night.
This 21-plus shindig happens on Friday, Oct. 24,
starting at 6:30pm. The event goes until
midnight, so it’ll do you good to get a sitter for
the young’uns. Tickets will run you $9
(general admission), $8 (museum members)
and $7 (students). For more info head to
nmnaturalhistory.org. (Mark Lopez) a
MEETING October’s topic is “The Public Banking
Solution: A National Movement,” with guests Vern
Hagen and Fred March. Special Collections Library
(423 Central NE). 10am-noon. 848-1376.
alibi.com/e/114079.
LET’S READ SHAKESPEARE OUT LOUD! Take your own
copies of Shakespeare’s works for a “close” reading.
Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium (755 Loma
Colorado NE, Rio Rancho). 2-4pm. 891-5013.
alibi.com/e/114872.
LUCKY PAWS VAN ON THE MOVE All pet lovers can attend
Animal Humane’s 6th annual Pittie Parade with Pit
Bull adoptions, costume and trick contests and more.
ABQ Uptown (2200 Louisiana NE). 9am-3pm.
764-1164. alibi.com/e/115833.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY 2014 8am-5pm. See 10/24
listing.
MICROVENUE NETWORKING AND OPEN HOUSE See the
space, promote your group, look at art and have a
good time. Unseen Gallery (3107 Eubank, #31).
6-8pm. 232-2161. alibi.com/e/115212.
MOONLIGHT GHOST TOUR OF OLD TOWN $10-$20 plus
tax. 10pm. See 10/24 listing.
NATIONAL PIT BULL AWARENESS DAY Free public
spay/neuter surgery coupons for owners of Pit Bulls
and Pit mixes. All City Shelters. 10:30am-6pm.
764-1164. alibi.com/e/115834.
NM FRIGHT FEST Prices vary. 4pm-midnight. See 10/23
listing.
NMVFO PINO TRAIL MAINTENANCE Join the NMVFO for
the day for their annual maintenance of NMVFO’s
Adopt-A-Trail in the Sandia Wilderness. Elena Gallegos
Picnic Area (7100 Tramway NE). 8am.
alibi.com/e/115920.
PILATES & WINE Enjoy pilates in a beautiful outdoor
environment. Event includes light bites and a tour of
the grounds. Casa Rondeña Winery (733 Chavez NW,
Los Ranchos). $12. 10:30am-1pm. (505) 344-5911.
alibi.com/e/116095.
SAMHAIN GATHERING Join in and bid farewell to the Sun
God. Abitha’s Apothecary (3906 Central SE). 8-9pm.
262-0401. alibi.com/e/115672.
SANDIA PEAK SKI PATROL SKI SWAP $2. 9am-4pm. See
10/24 listing.
SANTA ANA PUEBLO WILDLIFE CORRIDOR
PRESENTATION A presentation concerning their
planned wildlife corridor connecting the Sandia and
Jemez Mountains. Santa Ana Pueblo (02 Dove, Santa
Ana Pueblo). 9-11am. 274-1782.
alibi.com/e/115441.
TROLLEY OF TERROR $50. 6:30-8:30pm, 9pm. See
10/24 listing.
WESTSIDE BIRTHDAY BASH & HARVEST FESTIVAL
Featuring grilling on the patio, free birthday cake, local
vendors, giveaways, a raffle and more. La Montanita
Co-op-Westside (3601 Old Airport NW). 11am-4pm.
505-217-2001, ext 129. alibi.com/e/115450.
WORLD BLACKSMITH COMPETITION $4-$7, FREE for
kids under 5. 10am-6pm. See 10/24 listing.
ZOO BOO Celebrate 26 years of safe Halloween fun with
games, haunted habitats, costumes and candy. ABQ
BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW). Included with
regular admission. 11am-4pm. 764-6214.
alibi.com/e/103711.
SUNDAY OCT 26
15TH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL Featuring 36+ booths for
children of all ages to trick-or-treat in a safe, friendly,
family oriented environment. Hinkle Family Fun Center
(12931 Indian School NE). $26.99. Noon-3pm.
764-1164. alibi.com/e/115844.
24TH ANNUAL EQUESTRIAN CUP Enjoy the skill and thrill
of a Hunter Jumper Competition, auctions, artists,
vendors, live music, a kids corral and more. Expo New
Mexico (300 San Pedro NE). $35-$75, FREE for kids 12
and under. 11:30am-6pm. alibi.com/e/107502.
BAD TOUR See various sites from the hit AMC show
“Breaking Bad.” ABQ Trolley Co. @ Hotel Albuquerque at
Old Town (800 Rio Grande NW). $65. 1-4:30pm.
240-8000. alibi.com/e/114639.
CHAKRADANCE CELEBRATION Dance through the seven
chakras during this three-hour moving meditation
workshop. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $35.
1-4pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/114020.
DAY OF THE TREAD Grab your bicycle and lace up your
shoes for this family-oriented, Halloween-themed
charitable bike ride and fun walk/run. Albuquerque
Convention Center (401 Second Street NW). $25-$75.
6am-2pm. 768-4575. alibi.com/e/103718.
FRACTAL MAIZE MAZE $5-$8. 11am-6pm. See 10/24
listing.
HALF-MARATHON & 10K TRAINING PROGRAM Expert
instruction, education and personalized attention will
inspire you to cross the finish line. You! Inspired
Fitness (1761 Bellamah NW). $119-$169. 7-1am.
489-9484. alibi.com/e/115688.
MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER Form a
team, join a team or walk as an individual in this 3mile community walk. Cottonwood Mall
(10000 Coors NW). 8am-noon. 262-6021.
alibi.com/e/111271.
MONSTERS ON THE MESA Celebrate Halloween with a
1K, 5K and 10K trail run, costume contests, a jump
house, photo booth, face painting, games, food and
more. Aperture Center, Mesa del Sol
(5700 University SE). $15-$35. 8:30am.
alibi.com/e/115652.
NATURALIST SERIES: (BATS) CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
Get into the Halloween spirit by learning about these
creatures of the night with wildlife biologist Ernest W.
Valdez, Ph.D. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio
Grande NW). 3:30-5pm. 314-0398.
alibi.com/e/113744.
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NATURALIST SERIES: TRADITIONAL PLANT USES Learn
about the historical and current uses of plants for
medicine, food, dyes and other daily needs. Bachechi
Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW). 10-11:30am.
314-0398. alibi.com/e/113742.
NM FRIGHT FEST Prices vary. 4-10pm. See 10/23 listing.
PRAYER FIRE BLESSING A beautiful and sacred ceremony
held in the nice garden area. High Desert Center for
Spiritual Living (5621 Paradise NW). Love offering.
7-8pm. 836-9505. alibi.com/e/115918.
SANDIA PEAK SKI PATROL SKI SWAP $2. 11am-4pm.
See 10/24 listing.
WORLD BLACKSMITH COMPETITION $4-$7, FREE for
kids under 5. 10am-6pm. See 10/24 listing.
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET Fresh, locally grown food
and fantastic local music. Corrales Growers’ Market
(500 Jones, Corrales). 9am-noon.
alibi.com/e/81816.
SAN PEDRO MILE-HI FARMERS’ MARKET Enjoy your
morning coffee while browsing a lovely variety of
produce vendors and other handmade goods. Alvarado
Park (2000 Alvarado). 9am-noon. 507-1840.
alibi.com/e/110975.
MONDAY OCT 27
HERBALISM SERIES 1 Learn how herbs can treat many
acute and chronic illnesses including respiratory
infections, digestive illnesses and more. The Source
(1111 Carlisle SE). $135. 6-8pm. 228-2356.
alibi.com/e/103366.
INNOVATION SPEAKER SERIES: #SUCCESSABQ
Featuring talks on success stories in local tech
innovation. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $10, FREE for students.
5:30-7:30pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/114833.
SIEMBRA LA PALABRA DIGNA TRAINING Learn how we
can hold media outlets accountable for
misrepresenting our communities through the use of
irresponsible speech. Albuquerque Center for Peace
and Justice (202 Harvard SE). 6-7:30pm.
505-828-3129, ext. 6. alibi.com/e/115262.
ZUMBA(R) FITNESS WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW Shake
what your mama gave you, and burn tons of calories in
this zumba cardio party with instructor Sabrina
Samudio-Ruiz. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley
Entrance) (3215 Central). $5 drop in, $40 for 10
classes. 4:25-5:25pm. 620-0327.
alibi.com/e/112088.
TUESDAY OCT 28
BALLET-AFRIQUE COMMUNITY DANCE CLASS
Exuberantly graceful movement and technique in a
friendly class for brand-new adult dancers. Maple
Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $15.
5:30-7pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/110399.
BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING Learn computer skills with
one-on-one instruction. Alamosa Library
(6900 Gonzales SW). 10-11am. 836-0684.
alibi.com/e/107604.
BEGINNER SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Fun and easy
square dance lessons for singles, couples and families
with kids. Albuquerque Square Dance Center
(4915 Hawkins NE). $30, FREE for children.
6:30-8pm. 898-4609. alibi.com/e/113400.
CASINO/CUBAN-STYLE SALSA AND RUEDA DE CASINO
This rich form of salsa dance is influenced by Cuban
son, rumba, swing dance, mambo, chacha and more.
National Hispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth
Street SW). 6pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/116097.
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES A talk on US, EU,
Ukraine, Russia: Foreign Policies, Objectives and
Strategies by former Undersecretary of State, Dr. Paula
Dobriansky. Santa Fe Women’s Club (1616 Old Pecos
Trail, Santa Fe). $15-$20. 5:30pm.
alibi.com/e/115927.
MANTRA, MYTHS & MEDITATIONS Explore the yoga of
everyday devotion through chanting, mantra repetition,
asana practice stories and myths. High Desert Yoga
(4600 Copper NE). $14 per class for whole series.
7:30-8:45pm. 227-7965. alibi.com/e/114282.
MELLOW YOGA This is the class especially for baby
boomers, office workers and people who aren’t as
active as they’d like to be. Form Studio (3001 Monte
Vista NE). $12-$100. 7-8pm. 433-8685.
alibi.com/e/107174.
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MIND (& BRAIN) Learn how
to use your brain instead of letting your brain use you.
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
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(7521 Carmel NE). 6:45-8:30pm. 332-8677.
alibi.com/e/115635.
NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC
MEETING The meeting covers Photovoltaic basics and
related topics. Albuquerque REI (1550 Mercantile NE).
6pm. 247-1191. alibi.com/e/115921.
PRENATAL YOGA Explore ways to reduce the aches and
pains that accompany pregnancy while preparing for
your journey. Inspired Birth and Families (6855 Fourth
Street NW). FREE for first class. 5:30-6:30pm.
232-2772. alibi.com/e/112008.
ROBO TASK FORCE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM An afterschool robotics club for grades 3-7. ¡Explora!
(1701 Mountain NW). $195-$230. 4-5:30pm.
224-8300. alibi.com/e/109598.
WEDNESDAY OCT 29
ANCIENT HEALING FOR MODERN LIFE: MOGADAO
QIGONG Practice sacred, physical movement to
stimulate Qi, and reunite with your native body, mind
and spirit wisdom for health and vitality. Maple Street
Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $10.
10:30-11:30am. 400-4140. alibi.com/e/110582.
ANYONE MISSING FROM YOUR FAMILY ALBUM? Meet
one-on-one with a genealogy consultant to explore
your ancestry. Cherry Hills Library (6901 Barstow NE).
11:30am-1pm. 857-8321. alibi.com/e/107420.
BEGINNING BELLY DANCE Course is designed for
students to grow at a measured pace while learning
the fundamentals of belly dance. Maple Street Dance
Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $10 per class.
5:35-6:25pm. 453-9934. alibi.com/e/111279.
BREASTFEEDING AND NEW MOM SUPPORT GROUP
Share your stories, worries and valuable experiences
with other moms. Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center
(7708 Fourth Street NW, Los Ranchos). 10am-noon.
924-2229. alibi.com/e/114597.
CARMENCITA’S FITNESS FIESTA ZUMBA Carmencita
makes you work with fun and challenging cumbia,
salsa, merengue and other fitness dance moves.
Rhythm Dance Company (3808 Central SE). $8-$9.
5:30-6:30pm. 250-6146. alibi.com/e/80567.
DANCING FOR BIRTH This prenatal exercise class
combines gentle dance moves that feel great before
and during labor. Inspired Birth and Families
(6855 Fourth Street NW). $10, FREE for first class.
5:30-6:45pm. 850-3425. alibi.com/e/111720.
LUNCH AND LEARN A chance for small-scale
manufacturers to learn some key tax basics. Box lunch
provided. WESST Enterprise Center
(609 Broadway NE). Noon-1pm. 246-6900.
alibi.com/e/115928.
NM FRIGHT FEST Prices vary. 4-10pm. See 10/23 listing.
READ TO THE DOGS Read to registered therapy dogs in a
relaxed atmosphere. East Mountain Library (1 Old
Tijeras, Tijeras). 1-2pm. (505) 281-8508.
alibi.com/e/106077.
SENIOR YOGA This gentle class helps seniors build and
retain muscle tone, range of motion and balance.
Form Studio (3001 Monte Vista NE). $10-$80.
1:15-2:15pm. 433-8685. alibi.com/e/107260.
STORIES IN THE SKY Enjoy stories, songs, games and
crafts for our youngest adventurers (0-6yrs) and their
adult explorers. Anderson-Abruzzo Balloon Museum
(9201 Balloon Museum NE). 9:30-11:45am.
768-6028. alibi.com/e/115846.
YOGA FOR HOT SEX Focus on sensuality, experiencing
saucy movements, deep body awareness, relaxation,
your pelvic floor and more. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $25/person, $45/pair. 7:30-9pm.
265-5815. alibi.com/e/110354.
ZOMBIE PREPAREDNESS: SURVIVING A ZOMBIE
APOCALYPSE Learn valuable planning and survival
techniques that may one day help save your life.
Albuquerque REI (1550 Mercantile NE). 6pm.
247-1191. alibi.com/e/115922.
ZUMBA(R) FITNESS WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW $5 drop
in, $40 for 10 classes. 4:25-5:25pm. See 10/27
listing.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET ON CIVIC PLAZA An
exciting new market in the heart of Downtown. Get
your fix of local produce, unique artisan creations,
food truck fare and other tasty items. Civic Plaza
(400 Marquette NW). 11am-2pm. 243-2230.
alibi.com/e/100970.
TASTY WEDNESDAYS: CARAMEL MAKING Join farm shop
manager Stephen Humphry for a talk on the caramelmaking process and a chance to savor this tasty treat.
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio
Grande NW). $5. 2pm. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/116099. a
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P R O F I L E
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PA I D
A D V E RT I S E M E N T
PHOTOS BY VAL HOLLINGSWORTH
W E E K LY
Soul and Vine
Join us for our ribbon cutting grand
opening on Friday, Oct. 24, at 4pm. Appetizers
and DJ will be provided. The Soul and Vine
Restaurant/Wine Bar concept was exclusively
put together as a new restaurant for the
Albuquerque Downtown district. Our goal was
to bring this community an establishment and
menu that would be refreshing, unique and
exciting! So many times we have gone out into
the Albuquerque area for dinner, and the finish
was missing. We were unable to order a suitable
dessert and coffee that would complete our
evening experience.
Our concept then evolved and included
the wine bar. We felt that the downtown area
could use a place where people would be
comfortable, have a great meal and would feel at
home while enjoying a glass of wine, eating fresh
food and being delighted with both taste and
appearance. Call it a culinary advancement with
great American classics—and what’s for dessert?
It was a divine opportunity to have such a
window of time that our concept could be
joined by Kim Molina, operations and general
manager, plus wine steward Joshua Gage, who
put together our beginning concept by
expanding our wine selection and desserts. It
was just a magic point in time when we had the
opportunity to enlist the help of great
restaurateurs and chefs in our world. They came
to our side from their famous and great
restaurant destinations in other cities to guide us
and our menu concept.
We are very blessed by the presence of
executive chef David Ruiz, who has come on
board and completes the paring menu. Chef
David exhibits our new venture by taking guests
to a new level with fresh ingredients, wine
pairing and exciting artistic plating finishes. Our
goal is to give our guests a “culinary adventure”
in food and comfort Downtown. We cordially
invite you to come and experience our
atmosphere today! Parking: Validated two-hour
parking is available for our guests in the city
parking garage in the adjacent building south of
our location. Hours and days open?
Soul and Vine is currently open for lunch
and dinner Tuesday through Thursday from
11:30am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday from
11:30am to 10:30pm and currently closed on
Sunday and Monday. With a full-time executive
chef and staff, there are exciting menu and
breakfast scheduling plans with extended hours.
Please follow us on Facebook for updates.
Chef David Ruiz will be competing in
New Mexico's Duke It Out! 6 chefs, 3
courses, 1 winner. Benefiting El Ranchito de
los Ninos. $50 tickets available. Wednesday,
November 5th, 5:30 to 8:00pm at Builders
Source Appliance Gallery. 308 Menaul Blvd.
NE. Come and enjoy "Enchantment Food For
The Soul" prepared by six New Mexican
chefs. Relish the flavors of New Mexico with
each chef's unique take on key ingredients.
Peruse the kitchens of Builders Source as you
revel in watching the chefs prepare their
creations right before your eyes! Builders
Source Appliance Gallery will be donating
5% of all purchases the day of the event to El
Ranchito. www.elranchitonm.org or call 505565-4470 for tickets.
Type of Business
Restaurant/Wine Bar
Year Established
2014
Owners
Marc Anthony
Kathy Punya
Jody Trujillo
Business Address
109 Gold Ave SW
ABQ, NM 87102
Business Phone
(505) 244-3344
Business Email
[email protected]
Website
www.soulandvine.com
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ARTS | GeT liT
STAGE WHISPERS
CAROLINE GRAHAM
Careful what you wish for
Free wishes? What could go wrong?
We’ve all played the three wishes game.
(My three would be fame, fortune and unlimited
Chipotle anytime I snapped my fingers.) But as
the Halloween season approaches, UNM’s
Experimental Theatre (Center for the Arts, UNM
campus) brings us a less rosy reimagining of the
classic scenario. There’s no friendly manic genie
voiced by Robin Williams this time. Instead,
there’s a disembodied monkey’s paw with an
ominous curse, and instead of everything
working out splendidly, it ... well, no spoilers.
The Monkey’s Paw is an adaptation of the
iconic short story from 1902 and will be
Caedmon Holland’s directorial debut. Running a
trim 45 minutes, this supernatural tale plays
Oct. 24, 25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1 at 7:30 and 9pm
and Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at 2 and 3:30pm. It’s a
combination of gothic horror and thought
experiment sure to kickstart your Hallows’ Eve.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $7
seniors, students and UNM staff. Buy them now:
925-5858, unmtickets.com, or pick them up at
the ticket offices in the UNM Bookstore or the
Arena. (Randyn Charles Bartholomew)
Angry? Disillusioned? Age 35 or under?
Chances are pretty good you’ve broken Rules
One and Two of Fight Club—by talking about
it nonstop with anyone who’ll listen. The
1999 film adaptation of Fight Club, starring
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, fostered an
entire generation of pranksters, pugilists and
soap makers eager to fuck up American
consumerist society. The film became an
instant classic and a cornerstone of
contemporary pop culture. It also guaranteed
its author, novelist Chuck Palahniuk, a cult
following for years thereafter.
Since Palahniuk’s literary debut with Fight
Club in 1996, the incendiary, divisive author
continues to provoke a wide range of reactions
from his readers. During his 2005 book tour for
the short story collection Haunted, over 70
people worldwide fainted in response to
readings of Palahniuk’s extreme masturbation
tale, “Guts.” A prolific provocateur, Palahniuk
has cranked out works of fiction and
nonfiction alike, including Choke (adapted
into a 2008 film), Invisible Monsters and
Stranger than Fiction: True Stories, as well as
Damned and Doomed, two in a series about a
dead, smart-alecky teenage girl traveling
through Hell and Purgatory. A film version of
his novel Snuff was also recently announced.
His newest novel Beautiful You
(Doubleday; hardcover; $25.95) is described as
a tale of “the apocalyptic marketing
possibilities of female pleasure.” In it, a
billionaire lothario named C. Linus Maxwell
(aka “Climax-Well”) transforms young Penny
into his test subject for a line of sex toys,
thrilling her with a nonstop barrage of
orgasmic thrills. But he’s not just interested in
her carnal desires; his diabolical plan is to
enable his own world domination by getting
women into bedrooms and off the streets.
Chuck Palahniuk discusses Beautiful You
and much more at 7pm on Monday, Oct. 27,
in UNM Student Union Ballrooms B and C.
The event is hosted by Bookworks and the
Creative Writing Program of the UNM
English Department. For $25.95, attendees get
a hardcover copy of the book and single
admission; add-on ticket (limit one) is $5. To
purchase tickets, visit bkwrks.com/chuckpalahniuk. For more deets, call Bookworks at
344-8139. (M. Brianna Stallings)
Lies, lore and
La Llorona
The original
Lean In
Locally
haunted
“All of us, believers and skeptics alike, love
a good story,” writes investigator Benjamin
Radford in Mysterious New Mexico:
Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land
of Enchantment (University of New Mexico
Press; paperback; $24.95). It sums up this
book’s mindset perfectly. Known as a debunker
of myths, Radford certainly lives up to his
reputation in this volume as he skewers over a
dozen of your favorite nuevomexicano legends
with carefully researched and extensively
documented facts. He’s not out to burst
anyone’s bubble though. Despite what your
abuela might’ve told you, La Llorona isn’t
real—but what is real is the cross-cultural
presence and power of the weeping woman
story, and Radford explains its rich history in
fascinating detail. He’s got the goods on crystal
skulls, the miraculous spiral staircase at
Loretto Chapel, the KiMo ghost and tons
more. For the next Radford sighting, head to
Barnes & Noble Coronado (6600 Menaul NE)
on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 1pm, where he’ll
happily engage in some rousing discussion with
lovers of New Mexico lore, whether they
believe or question. (Lisa Barrow)
A young Tom Wolfe once told an even
younger Gail Sheehy that the newspaper biz
“is like the main Tijuana bullring ... you have
to be brave.” And brave she was. Sheehy was
breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings
before that was considered a good thing.
Emerging from what she calls “the estrogen
zone” of women’s journalism in the 1960s,
Sheehy blazed a trail into the all-male world of
serious feature articles. She wrote pieces on
the gritty world of prostitution, covered
Northern Ireland during Bloody Sunday,
interviewed Hillary Clinton, Robert Kennedy,
Egyptian ex-president Anwar Sadat, etc. Her
1976 work Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult
Life charted the life stages we all go through
and was named one of the 10 most influential
books of our time by a Library of Congress
survey. She heads to the Albuquerque JCC
(5520 Wyoming NE) on Sunday, Oct. 26, at
3pm to discuss her new memoir Daring: My
Passages (William Morrow; hardcover;
$29.99). Tickets are $10 in advance at
jccabq.org, $15 at the door. Call 348-4500 for
more info. (Randyn Charles Bartholomew)
Fans of all-things-macabre need to check
out Ray John de Aragón’s newest local history
book, The New Mexico Book of the Undead:
Goblin & Ghoul Folklore (History Press,
paperback, $16.99). The Land of
Enchantment offers its own spin on some
global horror tropes, so local variants of spook
stories comprise the core of the book. For
example, “La Guajona” is the vampire witch
hunting along the road from Taos, “Santa
Companía” drafts a foolish cemetery-visiting
boy into service of the dead, and “María
Sangre Fría” is a chilling saga reminiscent of
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Aragón goes
beyond retelling to provide extensive
historical context, greatly enriching this slim
volume with linguistic, social and geographic
details. If you want a signed copy, complete
with reading by the author and Q&A session,
pop into Page One Books (5850 Eubank NE)
at 6:30pm Tuesday, Oct. 28. The event is free
and open to the public. Call 294-2026 for info.
If you miss him at Page One, he’ll also be at
Bookworks on Thursday, Oct. 30. (Holly von
Winckel) a
Beautiful
provocateur
COURTESY ADOBE THEATER
Wedding crash
First, breakfast. Then, the sexual awakening.
There are coming-of-age stories, and then
there’s The Member of the Wedding. The 1946
Southern Gothic masterpiece penned by literary
titan Carson McCullers defies any attempt to
pigeonhole it as such, despite the fact that the
story follows several days in the life of scrappy
tween tomboy Frankie Addams as she struggles
with small-town blues and a nagging urge to see
the wider world. Rich with themes of sexual and
racial identity, the play remains relevant today,
what with same-sex marriage and racial profiling
by police being national hot-button issues.
McCullers adapted the novella for stage in
1950, and it had a hugely successful run on
Broadway. Catch the Adobe Theater’s (9813
Fourth Street NW) production helmed by
Burque’s own James Cady, who has some
serious directorial notches in his belt from plays
by Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller, as well as
his own interpretation of Hamlet. This show runs
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays
at 2pm, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 16. Strapped for
cash? Catch the pay-what-you-will performance
on Thursday, Nov. 6. Otherwise, shows are $15
($13 for seniors and students). More info can be
gleaned and reservations made at
adobetheater.org or 898-9222. (Ian Wolff) a
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Calendar
EVENT | PREVIEW
THURSDAY OCT 23
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Cozy Up at Story Time! With cooler weather
right around the corner, blankets are the theme this
week. 10:30am. alibi.com/e/115893. Also, Ring in
the Holidays. A reading and signing with writer Katie
Lane. 7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/115894.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2014 JCC Book Fest &
Author Series: Nicole Mones. The writer discusses and
signs her new novel Night in Shanghai. $10-$25.
7-8:30pm. 348-4518. alibi.com/e/113740.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE The Postwar Transformation of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1945-1972. Former city
planner and real estate appraiser Robert Turner Wood
presents his nonfiction book. 6:30-8:20pm.
294-2026. alibi.com/e/113860.
THE SOURCE Fixed and Free Poetry Reading. Open mic
readings as well as featured poets, each reading for
about 15 minutes. Donations accepted. 7-9pm.
401-8139. alibi.com/e/70927.
UNM STUDENT UNION BUILDING The Filipino American
Experience in New Mexico. Book launch for the first
book about the history of Filipino New Mexicans and
their contributions to New Mexico. 6pm.
alibi.com/e/115903.
STAGE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Grease. Henry Avery
directs this classic rock-and-roll musical about a
greaser and a good girl who rekindle their love. Runs
through 11/2. $12-$24. 7:30pm. 242-4750.
alibi.com/e/114141.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER The Boxcar.
Part of the Siembra Latino Theatre Festival, the play
follows a group of men who enter the US illegally in
search of a better life. Runs through 10/26.
$15-$18. 7:30pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/115369.
THE STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Thursday
Night Comedy. Featuring three of the country’s best
stand-up comedians: Ryan Singer, Andy Wood and
Michael Jordan. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/112247.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Beyond the Myth. Part of National Pit Bull
Awareness month, this film looks at Pit Bulls and
breed discrimination in America. 7-9:30pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/114308.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER A Better Life.
From director Chris Weitz, this film portrays the
struggles of an undocumented immigrant who wants
to give his son a better life in the US. 7pm.
724-4771. alibi.com/e/115384.
FRIDAY OCT 24
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Kale Soup for the Soul. Portuguese poets
Carlos Matos, Millicent Bourges Accardi and Célia
Cordeiro share stories about food, family and culture.
7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/115895.
DANE SMITH HALL, University of New Mexico
Remapping the Territory, Our America: A Hispanic
History of the United States. A reading, signing and
discussion with Dr. Felipe Fernández-Armesto. 2pm.
724-4777. alibi.com/e/115380.
ART
BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT AND CASINO,
Santa Fe Santa Fe Comic Con. Featuring
a horror film festival, sci-fi and comic
books, creating a tri con experience
unlike any other. $10-$200. 4-8pm.
alibi.com/e/116251. See “Reel World.”
DAVID RICHARD GALLERY, Santa Fe WHAT Artist
Reception. New sculptures by Nancy Dwyer. Runs
through 12/6. 5-7pm. (505) 983-9555.
alibi.com/e/116079.
MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART, Santa Fe
Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition Opening
Reception. Featuring works characterized by earthy
local clays, salt and ash glazes, and surprising effects
of wood firing. 5:30-7:30pm. (505) 476-1200.
alibi.com/e/115905.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Santa Fe
Go (Mostly) Tiny or Go
Home
A yearly tradition now in its 24th rotation, the
Miniatures & More show at Albuquerque
Museum (2000 Mountain NW) brings
together a multitude of blue-chip artists
working in
photography,
SATURDAY
sculpture and painting
OCTOBER 25
of every stripe. Unlike
Albuquerque
Museum
other shows at the
of Art and History
museum, everything’s
2000 Mountain NW
for sale. Indulge in
alibi.com/e/115908
some sculpture from
6 to 9pm
Jan Hoy, whose
simple lines and
crunchy patinas on pieces like the fired-clay
“Continuity 1” suggest supremely pleasing
heft and texture. John Healey’s blue-gleaming
optical glass “Allegro” is shimmeringly modern.
William Haskell, a favorite depicter of
northern New Mexico, employs intense
shades of acrylic to produce vast depths in
outdoor scenes like “Chasing Rain,” while
Debra Keirce’s acrylic “Blue Meets Pink”
painting achieves a boozier effect with
resonant hues rendering a shelf of liquor
bottles. Miniatures & More used to consist of
only small works, but the & More was added
in 2007 to accommodate larger pieces like
John Garrett’s “ICY SHIMMER,” consisting of
handmade wire loops formed into chains to
which metal squares and discs—raw, painted,
encrusted with metal leaf, embossed or
brushed—are attached, creating a detailed,
moving plate of “armor.” The exhibit opens to
the public on Sunday, Oct. 26—though if
you’re a serious and well-heeled collector, you
might prefer to hit the grand opening gala on
Saturday (for 75 bucks a pop). For more info,
see albuquerquemuseum.org or call 842-0111.
(Lisa Barrow) a
Eldorado Fine Arts and Crafts Fall Show. Featuring
over 45 artists showing a variety of work, including
painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass, photography,
weaving and more. 3-7pm. 505-91706870.
alibi.com/e/114558.
TANSEY CONTEMPORARY, Santa Fe Re-Connecting to
the Past. A talk with artist Patrick McGrath Muñiz.
5-7pm. (505) 995-8513. alibi.com/e/115906.
TORTUGA GALLERY Landscape Revisited/Celestial Self
Artist Talk. Artist Richard Lorenz discusses his current
show, which is on display until 10/31. 6pm.
506-0820. alibi.com/e/114117.
ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART, Santa Fe Eros
and Thanatos Opening Reception. New works by
Michael Petry. Runs through 11/22. 5-7pm.
alibi.com/e/116080. Also, ¡Saludos, Barcelona!
Opening Reception. Fifty years’ worth of polígrafa
prints. Runs through 11/22. 5-7pm. (505)
982-8111. alibi.com/e/115907.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER The Member of the
Wedding. Carson McCullers’ poignant
play centers around a 12-year-old girl
caught between childhood innocence
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and the throes of adolescence. Runs
through 11/16. $13-$15. 7:30pm.
898-9222. alibi.com/e/103719. See
“Stage Whispers.”
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Grease. $12-$24.
7:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. Live comedy and improv. $8-$10. 9-10pm.
alibi.com/e/114589. Also, Comedy? High energy,
fast-moving and hilarious, Comedy? is Albuquerque’s
alternative comedy troupe. $6. 10:30pm-11:45am.
404-1578. alibi.com/e/65096.
KIMO THEATRE Minds Interrupted: Stories of Lives
Affected by Mental Illness. Monologues highlighting
powerful stories of the struggles, persistence and hope
of those affected by mental illness. $15. 7-8:30pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/114574.
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Jay Leno. A
performance by the acclaimed TV late night show
house, stand-up comedian and best-selling author.
$42-$95. 8pm. 352-7925. alibi.com/e/114579.
MCM ELEGANTE HOTEL An Inheritance of Murder. A
murder mystery about group of folks who come
together for the reading of a rich man’s will. $34-$57.
7:30-9:30pm. 453-3038. alibi.com/e/115855.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST Kiss of the Spider
Woman. The play follows Valentin and Molina, two men
in a Latin American prison who share stories about
their lives. Runs through 11/02. $20-$22. 8pm.
265-9119. alibi.com/e/101650.
$15-$18. 7:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Cyrano.
Michael Hollinger’s modern adaptation of this famous
play features swoon-inducing romance and
swashbuckling action. Runs through 11/9. $20-$22.
8pm. 243-0596. alibi.com/e/114847.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for
the Arts The Monkey’s Paw. A retelling of
the classic British horror story, during
which the White family learns the
meaning of “be careful what you wish
for.” $7-$10. 7:30pm, 9pm.
alibi.com/e/114995. See “Stage
Whispers.”
VISTA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER, Sandia Park The
Trans Siberian Express Murders. A hilarious musical
dinner theater experience about a Jewish family
running from the Gestapo, a French inspector chasing
robbers and more. $8-$35. 6:30-9pm. 286-1950.
alibi.com/e/111936.
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep. Charles
Ludlam’s hilarious spoof of Hitchcock, Wuthering
Heights and genre movies with werewolves, mummies
and ghosts. Runs through 10/31. $15-$22.
7:30-9:15pm. 228-4740. alibi.com/e/108843.
SONG & DANCE
ELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE, UNM MAIN
CAMPUS Shape Shift. A student showcase with
original choreography by the finest undergrad and
graduate students in UNM’s dance program. $8-$12.
7:30pm. 277-4332. alibi.com/e/112013.
LEARN
PNM POP-UP PAVILION/CNM STEMULUS CENTER The
Poetics of Songwriting. Featuring a broad overview of
poetic theory and discussion of common and
uncommon lyric structures. 1-2pm.
alibi.com/e/114937.
SOL ACTING ACADEMY Signing with an Agency. Join Jody
Black of A&M Agency to discuss what actors need to
know to look for the agency that’s right for them. $50.
6-8pm. 881-0975. alibi.com/e/115639.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA The 4th Annual Rocky Horror
Anniversary Show. Costumes are
encouraged for this event, featuring
guests Ri Ri SynCyr, General Blackery,
Rex Starchild, Mary Jane Monroe and
more. $20. 10:30pm. 450-4706.
SATURDAY OCT 25
WORDS
BARNES & NOBLE, UPTOWN Mysterious New
Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in
the Land of Enchantment. A reading and
signing with writer Benjamin Radford.
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1pm. 797-5681. alibi.com/e/115909. See
“Get Lit.”
BOOKWORKS Talking with the Devil About Love. A reading
and signing with poet and writer Jeremy Tolbert. 7pm.
344-8139. alibi.com/e/115896.
HASTINGS BOOKS AND MUSIC Book Signing with Ronn
Perea. The author signs a few of his novels, including
The Email Tango and Smiles, Giggles and Laughs.
1-5pm. 319-6529. alibi.com/e/105787.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Dishing Up New Mexico: 145
Recipes from the Land of Enchantment. Dave DeWitt,
co-producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue
Show, signs his latest nonfiction effort. 2:30pm.
294-2026. alibi.com/e/115902.
SAN PEDRO LIBRARY Adult Storytime. Staff members
read aloud from their favorite short stories or
selections from longer works. 3:30-4:30pm.
256-2067. alibi.com/e/106195.
ART
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND
HISTORY Miniatures & More 2014 Grand
Opening & Sale. Featuring works by Timur
Akhriev, Charles Aldrich, Stephen Datz
and more, as well as a host bar and hors
d’oeuvres. $75. 6-9pm. 243-7255.
alibi.com/e/115908. See preview box.
BEAR BARN ART GALLERY, Edgewood Open House &
Reception. Head to the gallery and meet glass artist
Marti Brittenham, potter Annette Austin and painter
Hollis Hedlund. 10am-5pm. alibi.com/e/115910.
BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT AND CASINO, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Comic Con. $10-$200. 10am-8pm. See
10/24 listing.
MUNOZ-WAXMAN GALLERY, Santa Fe Three Muses
Drawing Extravaganza. Take your easels and drawing
materials for an evening of figure drawing. $18, RSVP
required. 5-9pm. alibi.com/e/115890.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Santa Fe
Eldorado Fine Arts and Crafts Fall Show. 9am-5pm.
See 10/24 listing.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER The Member of the Wedding. $13-$15.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Grease. $12-$24.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE THE
SHOW. $8-$10. 9-10pm. See 10/24 listing.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Spirits of Suspicion.
Dinner theater special about a woman trying to solve
her husband’s murder pays comic tribute to the Thin
Man movies. $56.50. 7:30-9:30pm. 377-9593.
alibi.com/e/105878.
Woman. $20-$22. 8pm. See 10/24 listing.
$15-$18. 7:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
$20-$22. 8pm. See 10/24 listing.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the Arts
The Monkey’s Paw. $7-$10. 7:30pm, 9pm. See 10/24
listing.
VISTA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER, Sandia Park The
Trans Siberian Express Murders. $8-$35. 6:30-9pm.
See 10/24 listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep. $15-$22.
7:30-9:15pm. See 10/24 listing.
SONG & DANCE
CASA FLAMENCA Tablao Flamenco. Join Carmen
Ledesma and Jòse Mèndez for a special flamenco
concert. $50. 8-9:15pm. 247-0622.
alibi.com/e/115204.
CAMPUS Shape Shift. $8-$12. 7:30pm. See 10/24
listing.
HISTORIC OLD TOWN World Singing Day in Old Town. Soli
Musica and the City of Albuquerque present an
afternoon of five local choirs spreading their love of
singing. 1-4pm. 768-3452. alibi.com/e/115836.
KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Thrill The World
Albuquerque 2014. Dress up in your zombie gear and
partake in a worldwide “Thriller” dance for charity.
2:30-4:15pm. alibi.com/e/110900.
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts Halloween
Spooktacular! The New Mexico Philharmonic casts a
magical spell, with guest conductor Byron Herrington
and a special appearance by Jeremiah Bitsui from
“Breaking Bad.” $20-$68. 6-8pm. 925-5858.
alibi.com/e/103714.
VERSATILE STYLES DANCE STUDIO Super Shaolin
Breakdance. Go one-on-one for breakdance and all-
styles competitions for a chance to win up to $100.
$8, FREE for kids 6 and under. 5-9pm. 933-2199.
alibi.com/e/114837.
(piano) and Joel Becktell (cello), with music from
Beethoven to Led Zeppelin. Freewill offerings
accepted. 2pm. 883-1717. alibi.com/e/114019.
LEARN
LEARN
HARWOOD’S 6TH STREET STUDIO SOUTH Sugar Skulls:
Meaning, Making & Decorating. Spend an afternoon
immersed in exploring sugar skulls as an art form and
a traditional act of remembrance for Día de los
Muertos. $30-$45. 1-3:30pm. alibi.com/e/114278.
NEW GROUNDS PRINT WORKSHOP Multi Plate Gravure
Workshop. Class provides an exciting opportunity to
create limited edition prints using positive, negative
and multiple color plates. $190 plus tax. 10am-5pm.
268-8952. alibi.com/e/104587.
GIG PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe Mandolin
Workshop with Sharon Gilchrist. This workshop is for
any mandolin player looking to further their experience
of the instrument. $60. 11am-4pm.
alibi.com/e/116051.
NEW GROUNDS PRINT WORKSHOP Multi Plate Gravure
Workshop. $190 plus tax. 10am-5pm. See 10/25
listing.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA The 4th Annual Rocky Horror Anniversary
Show. $20. 10:30pm. See 10/24 listing.
KIMO THEATRE The Fisher King (1991). Film follows the
friendship between a radio DJ and a homeless man.
Part of the Thanks for the Memories ... Remembering
Robin Williams film series. $5-$7. 7-9:15pm.
768-3544. alibi.com/e/114618.
SUNDAY OCT 26
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Goin’ Crazy with Sam
Peckinpah and All Our Friends. A reading
and signing with Max Evans & Robert
Nott. 3pm. 344-8139.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2014 JCC Book
Fest & Author Series: Gail Sheehy. The
writer signs copies of her memoir Daring:
My Passages. $10-$30. 3-4:30pm.
348-4518. alibi.com/e/113741. See “Get
Lit.”
MUNOZ-WAXMAN GALLERY, Santa Fe Play + Write +
Share. Participants from an ongoing series of
workshops read their poetry and prose and display
their projects at this celebratory event. 2-3:30pm.
alibi.com/e/115892.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Out of Sight: Blind and Doing All
Right. Former ABQ radio personality Art Schreiber
discusses and signs his nonfiction book. 2:30-4pm.
294-2026. alibi.com/e/115180.
TREASURE HOUSE BOOKS, Old Town New Mexico Book of
the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore. A reading and
signing with writer Ray John de Aragon. 1-3pm.
242-7204.
FILM
DRURY PLAZA HOTEL, Santa Fe 2014 New
Mexico Film & TV Industry Mixer. Join in
to celebrate and toast the continued
success of film & television in the Land
of Enchantment. $25. 4-7pm. (505)
982-0571. alibi.com/e/116256. See
“Reel World.”
KIMO THEATRE Jumanji (1995). A board game lets the
jungle loose in a city. Part of the Thanks for the
Memories ... Remembering Robin Williams film series.
$5-$7. 2-3:45pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/114640.
MONDAY OCT 27
WORDS
ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY Community Academy Lecture
Series. Acclaimed author Alvin Townley gives a talk.
6:30pm. alibi.com/e/115898.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Beautiful You.
A reading and signing with writer Chuck
Palahniuk. $25.95. 7pm. 225-5866.
alibi.com/e/115899. See “Get Lit.”
LEARN
LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM, Rio
Rancho Rarámuri: The Foot Runners of the Sierra
Madre. An illustrated talk with photographer Diana
Molina. 6:30-7:30pm. 891-5013.
alibi.com/e/115926.
TUESDAY OCT 28
WORDS
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE New Mexico Book of
the Undead: Goblin & Ghoul Folklore. A
reading and signing with writer Ray John
de Aragon. 6:30-8:15pm. 294-2026.
alibi.com/e/115182. See “Get Lit.”
ART
SONG & DANCE
BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT AND CASINO, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Comic Con. $10-$200. 10am-6pm. See
10/24 listing.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Albuquerque Civic Chorus Fall
Season 2014. If you love to sing, consider joining
others who share your passion. No auditions
necessary. 7-9pm. 980-6611. alibi.com/e/105948.
STAGE
ADOBE THEATER The Member of the Wedding. $13-$15.
2pm. See 10/24 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Grease. $12-$24. 2pm.
See 10/23 listing.
Woman. $20-$22. 4pm. See 10/24 listing.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Opera
Southwest presents Hamlet (Amleto). A once-in-alifetime production that remains faithful to the original
Shakespearean text and showcases work by Franco
Faccio and Arrigo Boito. $12-$82. 2pm. Also, The
Boxcar. $15-$18. 2pm. See 10/23 listing. 243-0591.
alibi.com/e/114453.
$20-$22. 2pm. See 10/24 listing.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the Arts
The Monkey’s Paw. $7-$10. 2pm, 3:30pm. See 10/24
listing.
THE VORTEX THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep. $15-$22.
2pm. See 10/24 listing.
SONG & DANCE
CAMPUS Shape Shift. $8-$12. 2pm. See 10/24
listing.
THE KOSMOS Chatter Sunday: Cellos! Featuring David
Felberg (violin), Lisa Collins, Lisa Donald, James
Holland and more on cello, as well as poet Richard
Vargas. $5-$15. 10:30-11:30am. 307-9647.
alibi.com/e/111317.
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts ABBA Mania.
Celebrate the music of ABBA with such favorites as
“Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen” and many more.
$20-$54. 3-5pm. 277-0388. alibi.com/e/115628.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Music @ St.
Johns Presents Revel. Featuring Carla McElhaney
WEDNESDAY OCT 29
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Alice Steer Wilson: Light, Particularly. A
reading and signing with writer Janice Wilson Stridick.
7pm. 344-8139. alibi.com/e/115900.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2014 JCC Book Fest &
Author Series: Juliana Maio. The Jewish/Egyptian-born
author signs her latest historical novel City of the Sun.
$25, reservation required. 11:30am-1:30pm.
348-4518. alibi.com/e/113743.
LEARN
GUERRILLA PHOTO GROUP Open Studio Play Time. A
creative collaborative for models, photographers,
stylists, makeup/hair artists and clothing designers.
5:30pm-midnight. 681-7471. alibi.com/e/89609.
SOUTHWEST WRITERS OFFICE, Carlisle Executive Suites
Strangeness: Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Worlds on the Bias. A six-week writing challenge with
author Betsy James, featuring assignments designed
to find your stories and set them in motion.
$240-$290. 5:45-7:45pm. 830-6034.
alibi.com/e/107116.
THE WATERMELON GALLERY, Cedar Crest Portrait
Drawing Class. Learn Michael Meyer’s best techniques
for drawing with pencil to create outstanding portraits.
$250 for all 6 sessions. 6-8:30pm.
alibi.com/e/115912.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Makers: Women Who Make
America/Women in Space. A six-part PBS series
profiling the impact women have had over the past 50
years in a variety of industries. 7-9pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/115223. a
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A DRINKABLE FEAST
FOOD | Flash in the pan
BY HOSHO MCCREESH
Follow the Beat
A toast to Kerouac
Reconsider the tomatillo
Embracing a forgotten fruit
ADF returns this month to lament the end of
another beautiful summer and mark the Oct. 21
death of Jack Kerouac. His wild and vibrant
“spontaneous” prose pairs perfectly with one of
Albuquerque’s finest pints and a tasty bite from a
local food truck. As Kerouac, in his native French
Canadian, would’ve said: “Bon appétit!”
and edible version of itself, with a softer, less
tart and less strange flavor.
Book: Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Floor Lickin’ Chile Verde
A haunting meditation on alcoholism, death
and literary fame—all dressed up as the
fumblings of a failing Zen Buddhist, Big Sur is
the perfect bookend to Kerouac’s career. He
skyrocketed to fame with the publication of On
the Road in 1957 and was widely hailed as the
voice of the Beat Generation. But by the time
most of his books of youthful exuberance were
published, Kerouac had transitioned into the
bitter, road-weary alcoholic portrayed in Big Sur.
His desire to know and understand his life and
the world is palpable—and so, too, is his inability
to find inner peace. This spidered-windshield of a
book is filled with tenderness and madness,
revealing Kerouac as a wind-blown bag of
contradictions. It’s a mesmerizing and deeply
human cautionary tale, and the perfect way to
commemorate his passing.
1 lb tomatillos
1 lb meat (pork, lamb, venison, beef)
1 lb chile peppers (the more variety, the
better. Poblanos, jalapeños, bell peppers,
dried red chile, Jimmy Nardello’s, señoritas,
conchos de toro, Bulgarian fish peppers ...
whatever capsicum you’ve got, fresh or
dried. Diversity of chile is what gives each
batch of chile verde its unique fingerprint. I
wish I could remember the mix that went
into the batch we ate off the floor.)
2 cups chopped cilantro
1 large onion, chopped
1 head garlic
5 bay leaves
Red wine for cooking (I wouldn’t cook with
a wine I wouldn’t drink.)
1 tablespoon cumin powder or crushed cumin
1 tablespoon garlic powder
Cut the meat into 1-inch-or-smaller
cubes, and brown it in the pan or under the
broiler. Using a tender cut of meat makes the
job a bit simpler. After browning, tough cuts of
meat should be braised in 3 parts water and 1
part red wine, with 5 or so bay leaves and a
sprinkle of salt. Bake at 300 degrees in a
covered dish until the meat softens, adding
more water and wine as necessary.
With your meat in an oiled pan on
medium heat, cook until it begins to sizzle and
add the onion and garlic. Savor the aroma as
you stir. Season with salt, pepper, garlic
powder and cumin. When the onions are
translucent, add 1 quart of chicken stock (or
jus from your braising) to the pan. Simmer for
30 minutes. As the meat simmers, the next
steps take place in the food processor.
Remove and discard the husks from the
tomatillos, slice them in half, and purée along
with the cilantro, garlic and chile peppers—
trimmed and de-seeded as necessary per your
heat tolerance. If you have some green
tomatoes that you picked off the vine before
the big freeze, you can throw them in as well.
(Note: If you want to chicken out here and
just make tomatillo salsa, your work is
essentially done. Add some chopped onions
and start dipping your chips. But understand
that you will be missing out on the culinary
experience of a lifetime.)
Stir this mush into the meat pan and
simmer for another hour or two on low heat,
seasoning with salt and pepper, stirring
frequently and adding water or stock as
necessary. When you’re ready to be done
cooking, stop adding water and allow the gravy
to thicken a bit. Serve with tortillas or rice, or
in a bowl like soup.
The prep time in chile verde is reasonably
short, but the cook time, ideally, is long.
Whether made with a succulent piece of pork
or a slow-cooked lamb shank, chile verde is a
dish worth waiting for. And if necessary, it’s a
dish worth eating off a dirty floor. a
Beer: Tractor’s La Llorona Amber
This ale is as haunted as Kerouac. All true
New Mexicans know the heart-wrenching tale
that inspires ADF’s brew this month. Trapped in
a purgatory of her own making, La Llorona
wanders the ditch banks, wailing and forever in
search of her drowned children. So, too, did
Kerouac wander, and he ended up every ounce
as bitter and lonely as that mournful specter by
his end. Tractor’s La Llorona is a silky amber—my
draft looked slightly unfiltered and as gorgeous
as Corrales acequia water—though it may well
have been the last glass in the keg. It’s earthy on
the nose, most certainly a beer with all the
smoke and harvest of autumn. It starts toasty
and bitter thanks in large part to the dry
hopping, and the medium carbonation helps it
finish slow and syrupy.
Food: Street Food Blvd tacos (two
ways)
Kerouac’s road meets Big Sur’s SoCal style
beach grub in a truck reminiscent of the State
Fair food alley. Road-worn diners are invited to
pull in to Street Food Blvd at the end of a long
summer drive. It offers up a delicious twist on
local fare (think nachos and tacos)—and
elevates its menu with fresh ingredients and
clever flavor combinations. The standouts for
this road-weary traveler were the fried avocado
taco and the sumptuous brisket taco. First, the
avocado: It had more in common with tempura
than with that heavy, deep-fried batter one
might expect at, you know, the State Fair. And
the juicy brisket taco made perfect sense as both
barbecue and as a taco—which is no small feat.
Both were finished off with queso fresco and
fresh toppings for a light bite with enough
staying power to soak up a beer or three. The
innovative menu looks to be in constant flux, but
we recommend trying anything (and everything)
with the brisket in it.
Buddhism teaches a “joyful participation in
the sorrows of the world,” and this month’s ADF
offers up a dark and brooding triptych your inner
Zen Buddhist can truly revel in: light and hearty
grub; a smoky, vibrant local pint; and the
conflicted madness of ignorant craving that
Kerouac’s book chronicles. An afternoon spent
meditating with each just might get us all one
step closer to Nirvana. And for those who enjoy
comparing films to the book that inspired them,
last year saw a pretty damn good adaptation of
Big Sur from director Michael Polish. So until
next month: Keep your beer local, keep your
food bucks with food trucks, and keep the mind
and spirit free by reading dangerous books. a
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Chile verde in the raw
BY ARI LEVAUX
ity the tomatillo, one of the most ignored
and misunderstood of all produce items.
When I see them at the farmers market,
languishing in the stalls of growers who would
otherwise be on their way home were it not for
their tomatillos, I’m reminded of the last kid
to get picked for a kickball team. Nobody
values tomatillos or knows what to do with
them, except to make salsa. And honestly, it’s
hard to argue that tomatillo salsa is any better
than tomato salsa. The true strength of this
fruit lies elsewhere, but few seem to know it.
My version of Microsoft Word doesn’t even
acknowledge “tomatillo” as the correct
spelling of a word. But if these software
developers and farmers market shoppers were
to try my chile verde (not to be confused with
green chile), they’d be reprogramming their
word processors and updating their meal plans,
such that proper respect is given to this
ancient fruit.
I call it “my” chile verde recipe, but it’s
adapted from bits and pieces I’ve picked up
from various other recipes. Of course, the
descendants of Aztecs and Mayans have been
combining chile, tomatillos and meat for
millennia. I kept messing with my recipe until
it got to the point of such awesomeness that,
when a housemate once knocked a finished
P
PHOTO BY ARI LEVAUX
batch off the counter before dinner one night,
the five-second rule was cast out the window.
We scooped it off the floor and into bowls
with a spatula, and ate it with the abandon of
desperate drug addicts sharing a soiled needle.
Aztec wordsmiths honored the unusual
architecture of the tomatillo with the name
miltomatl, which means “round and plump
with paper.”
Almost 2,000 years later, people are still
captivated by the fruit’s appearance—only to
bring some home, discover their strange, tart
flavor and say “Hmm.” They proceed to search
online for tomatillo salsa recipes. If they only
knew.
Chile verde is a simple dish, but so rich
and complex that one might expect it to be
harder to prepare than it is. The ingredients
combine into something greater than the sum
of their parts in remarkable fashion, such that
the finished product can make an average
cook look like a genius.
Pork is typically used, but most any meat
will do. I like it with deer and recently made a
batch with lamb, which resulted in a dish that
tasted like something from an Indian
restaurant. It seems that chile verde can do no
wrong.
The tomatillo’s tartness penetrates the
meat, tenderizing it and creating new flavor
combinations. Meanwhile, the tomatillo
becomes transformed into a surprisingly rich
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REEL WORLD
FILM | revIeW
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Dear White People
Give yourself over
Every year Pride & Equality magazine presents
a special Halloween screening of the sex-andsci-fi musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
This year it will take place Oct. 24 and 25,
10:30pm, at Guild Cinema (3405 Central NE).
Rocky Horror New Mexico will be there
providing the mandatory live shadowcast.
Other special guests include Albuquerque
burlesquers Rex Starchild, General Blackery,
Mary Jane Monroe and Ri Ri SynCyr. This
sounds like it’s gonna be an epic show. Tickets
are $20 apiece and include a bag full of props
to play with. Only 100 tickets are available, and
they go quick. So get on over to
myprideonline.com/rocky-horror to claim your
seat.
Unabashed comedy-drama about black and white college students
plays all the race cards
Bloody good timing
One major component of this weekend’s
inaugural Santa Fe Comic Con is the newly
unearthed Open Wound Film Festival. This
timely, horror-based indie film showcase will
take place Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday,
Oct. 26. A total of 11 short films (under 7
minutes), 16 intermediate films (7 to 75
minutes) and 3 features (75 minutes plus) will
be screened. There will also be a special
collection of seven New Mexico-made shorts.
Special guests Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters),
Linda Blair (The Exorcist) and Ari Lehman (the
original Friday the 13th) are scheduled to make
appearances. Lehman will participate in a
screening/Q&A of 1980’s Friday the 13th on
Friday (which is, sadly, not the 13th) starting at
6pm. Blair will present the film festival’s awards
on Saturday night. That’s followed by a
screening of 1973’s The Exorcist at 8:30pm.
Other screenings/parties are scheduled
throughout the weekend. Admission to Open
Wound Film Festival is included with your
admission to the Santa Fe Comic Con. Individual
day tickets cost from $10 to $20. Weekend
passes are $30 to $35. VIP tickets run $75 to
$200. All events take place at the Buffalo
Thunder Resort & Casino between Santa Fe
and Española. Go to openwoundfilms.com for a
complete schedule of films and times.
Mix it up
New Mexico Women in Film, TV & Media hosts
its monthly mixer this Sunday, Oct. 26, from 4
to 7pm at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe
(228 E. Palace Ave.). This is your opportunity
to “rub elbows with the industry movers and
shakers in our state” in a fancier-than-usual
setting. There will even be live music by John
Rangel and door prize giveaways this time
around. Tickets are $25, and proceeds will go
toward funding next year’s NMWIF
scholarships. For more info visit nmwif.com.
The real Wild Bunch
Celebrated local author Max Evans (The Hi-Lo
Country, The Rounders, Bluefeather Fellini) has
just published a new memoir through UNM
Press. Goin’ Crazy With Sam Peckinpah and All
Our Friends recounts the infamy-filled personal
life of Evans’ good pal and drinking buddy,
legendary Hollywood director Sam Peckinpah
(The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs, Pat Garrett and
Billy the Kid). Epic artistic battles and infamous
drunken benders are just the tip of the iceberg
when it came to the man known as “Bloody
Sam.” Starting at 3pm on Sunday, Oct. 26, Evans
will be at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande NW)
signing copies of his book and talking about his
days and nights with Mr. Peckinpah. a
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Sam White (Tessa Thompson) would like you to rephrase that last remark.
B
y the power vested in me by absolutely no
one, I hereby declare 2014 The Year of “The
Conversation.” Whether you’re on the
streets of Ferguson, Mo., protesting racial
profiling or, like Bill O’Reilly, you profess open
doubt that “white privilege” even exists, you are
still actively involved in “The Conversation.” It’s
not that racism and prejudice hasn’t been an
active topic in America since ... well, since
Christopher Columbus shook hands with a bunch
of Arawak tribesmen in the Bahamas. But the
debate over how we treat each other and how we
come to terms with our own ethnic heritage
seems to be reaching a fever pitch. This is, in all
likelihood, a good thing. Better a spirited
conversation than a bloody brawl. Certainly
nothing is solved (or advanced or overcome or
whatever it is we’re trying to do here) in the
absence of open, honest speech.
So it is with expert timing that freshman
writer-director Justin Simien’s comedy-drama
Dear White People arrives in theaters. The firsttime filmmaker has chosen to tackle no less a
subject than race in America for his debut
feature. It’s a topic he addresses with a great deal
of enthusiasm, a bit of self-deprecating humor
and an encouraging glimmer of skill.
The characters in our loose, academic
ensemble are united by the fact that they all
attend an upscale, Ivy League college. The
traditionally (and still primarily) white
Winchester University is experiencing its own
fast-rising racial tensions. Things come to a head
when the campus’ snooty frat boy humor
magazine throws a “Negro”-themed Halloween
party. While this seems cartoonishly
inflammatory, it’s an actual thing that happens at
actual colleges in America. The fact that real-life
college students need to be told showing up in
blackface at a “pimps & hos” party isn’t cool
more than justifies this film’s narrative direction.
Before we arrive at that fateful party, however,
we get to meet a few of the people whose lives are
about to be impacted by it. As much a center of
Dear White People
Written and directed by Justin Simien
Starring Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson,
Kyle Gallner
Rated R
Opens Friday 10/24
the narrative as anyone is Sam White (the
charismatic Tessa Thompson from “Veronica
Mars”). Sam is a campus rabble-rouser who
broadcasts a weekly radio show called “Dear
White People,” offering up gentle (and not-sogentle) satire about race relations. (“Dear White
People,” she announces in typical fashion, “the
minimum requirement of black friends you need
to not be seen as racist has just been raised to
two.”) Upset over the school’s recent policy of
desegregating residence halls, Sam decides to run
for president of the African-American residence
hall. Unexpectedly, she wins, forcing her to
finally start coming up with solutions to all the
problems she’s been complaining about.
As it happens, a reality show looking for cast
members and hungry for conflict may be directly
or indirectly responsible for Sam’s political
victory. This possibility angers wannabe actress
Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris, “Mad Men”),
who grows increasingly jealous of Sam’s
popularity (not to mention her YouTube hits).
The diva-esque Coco identifies far more with the
likes of the Kardashians than with her own race,
but Sam’s ubiquity imbues her with a sudden
burst of (ratings-worthy) black pride.
Meanwhile, afro-sporting outsider Lionel
Higgins (Tyler James Williams from “Everybody
Hates Chris”) drifts around the periphery, trying
to figure out how he fits into all this. Several
years into his college career, he’s still unable to
settle on a major, a residence hall or much of
anything else. The editor of the school newspaper
sees a spark in his writing, however, and figures
Lionel might be just the man to dig up some
interesting dirt on Sam White’s sudden rise to
power.
Despite the title, Dear White People isn’t just
about calling Anglos to task for their
shortcomings. It’s also about asking black people
about where they stand on their own selfidentity. At its best, the film holds up a mirror to
its audience and confronts stereotypes head-on—
often with a sharp sense of humor. (Anybody
who rags on Tyler Perry movies is good in my
book.) Simien is eager to show off his educated,
pop-culture-savvy wit. At one point overly
enlightened Sam has nightmares about being a
Cosby kid. (“My sweaters were so big,” she
moans.) At another point her (secret) white
boyfriend begs for recognition, asking, “Can I at
least get credit for a solid Coming to America
reference?” There are a wealth of well-spoken,
even-toned conversations on display. Watching
the film is a bit like hanging out in college and
getting into a lot of half-drunk, overly verbose
conversations. That’s appropriate, given the
milieu—but the film never really works up much
energy.
Based on the evidence at hand, Simien could
turn out to be an important new voice to watch
out for. But he’s clearly still in the early stages of
his career here. Dear White People is sprawling in
its characters and choppy in its narrative. Simien
tries to disguise this by dividing the film into a
number of brief segments, each with its own
chapter title. The film holds together, but it feels
like the work of a noble amateur searching for his
voice. Despite the fact that Dear White People
bears a structural similarity to Spike Lee’s
incendiary ensemble Do the Right Thing—with
Lionel as our apolitical observer Mookie and the
Halloween party subbing for our overheated
summertime riot—Simien is not the young
firebrand Lee was. His arguments are a bit too
wordy, his emotions a bit too reserved.
Dear White People is smart; it’s professionally
made—but it’s more Dead Poets Society than
Malcolm X. The humor, the drama, the romance:
It’s all a tad too held-in-check. And the “lesson
learned” ending is a bit too pat for such a
nuanced, contradiction-embracing film. But—
with its prickly observations and its willingness to
ask hard questions—it’s a great way to continue
“The Conversation.” a
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TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
TV Dead Pool
Which new shows are dead men walking?
H
alloween is fast approaching, and it’s hard
to believe, but we have yet to see a single
killing on the fall TV schedule. What with
all the cop shows on TV now, fictional corpses
aren’t hard to come by. But we’re weeks into
the fall TV season, and network executives
haven’t killed off a single underperforming
series. Sounds like it’s time for another TV dead
pool! Gather your friends, throw in some
money, and predict which of the new fall shows
will be the first on the chopping block.
ABC—Ratings for Tuesday night’s social
media sitcom “Selfie” aren’t exactly OMG. But
they’re just pitiful for that show’s following act,
“Manhattan Love Story.” It debuted with a 1.5
rating (that’s a mere 1.5 percent of all TVs in
use)—and it lost 40 percent of that audience
the very next week. It’s in serious mortal peril.
The sci-fi/supernatural, crime-solving series
“Forever” didn’t start out very strong, but it’s
shown some growth among total viewers and
has been beating CBS’ “Under the Dome.” It
might survive. But probably not forever.
NBC—NBC hasn’t had a hit Thursday
night sitcom in a dog’s age. This season’s top
flop is the rom-com “A to Z.” Ratings are
hovering at 1.0 in the 18-49 demo. Lower than
that and you might as well be on basic cable.
Following close behind its exit will likely be the
much-touted, little-appreciated “Bad Judge”
with Kate Walsh. Wednesday night’s “The
Mysteries of Laura” is one of the worst-reviewed
shows of the new season. But it debuted with
solid numbers. Even though it’s been losing
viewers each week, the numbers still aren’t as
low as some of the other shows in the danger
zone.
THE WEEK IN
SLOTH
THURSDAY 23
“The Shatner Project” (DIY 8pm) Rev
Run, Vanilla Ice, Daryl Hall, Adam
Carolla and now William Shatner: Is
anyone left in Hollywood who doesn’t
need their own restoration show?
Damn it, Jim. I’m a doctor, not a
licensed contractor!
FRIDAY 24
“Constantine” (KOB-4 9pm) Vertigo
Comics’ cynical supernatural
detective (played once by Keanu
Reeves) gets the TV series makeover.
“Killing Bigfoot” (Discovery America
7pm) In order for the title of this new
cryptozoological reality show to be
remotely believable, “Finding Bigfoot”
would have to be off the air.
SATURDAY 25
High School Possession (Lifetime 6pm)
Fortunately, given the time of year,
this one’s about demons and not
marijuana.
The Good Witch’s Wonder (Hallmark
7pm) Catherine Bell (“JAG”) stars in
this sixth sequel to Hallmark’s
apparently very popular seasonal
movie series. In this outing our
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CBS—This juggernaut network only added
a handful of new dramas (“Stalker,” “Scorpion”
and “NCIS: New Orleans”) to its already solid
lineup. “Scorpion” is a laughable attempt at a
high-tech action series, but the ratings are skyhigh. If CBS had to cancel anything, it would
be “Stalker”—but even its ratings are
consistent, week to week.
FOX—Based on ratings and reviews, two
shows are close to death. The murder mystery
“Gracepoint” starring David Tennant and the
sitcom “Mulaney” starring standup comic John
Mulaney are the network’s weakest spots. FOX
had high hopes for both. “Mulaney” was
supposed to be the next “Seinfeld,” and
“Gracepoint” was a remake of the popular
British series “Broadchurch.” FOX has had a
rough time attracting viewers to the live-action
shows in its Sunday night “Animation
Domination” lineup, and “Mulaney” isn’t
helping. “Gracepoint” has already been termed
a “limited series.” That means it has fewer
episodes than the normal 22 per season. But the
network would certainly have brought it back
for a second short season if it had performed
well. It hasn’t. So, given that it wraps up in
only 10 episodes, is it likely FOX will pull it
early? Maybe. ABC yanked its limited series
“The Assets” earlier this year. It all depends on
what FOX has got in the pipeline for
midseason.
The CW—There’s been one new drama
(“The Flash”) and one new comedy (“Jane the
Virgin”). “The Flash” is a big hit teamed with
the network’s other superhero drama “Arrow.”
And “Jane The Virgin” gave the mini-network
its biggest Monday ratings in nearly three years.
Looks like we’ll have to wait until midseason
(“The Messengers”? “iZombie”?) for a possible
cancellation. a
magical heroine helps plan her
stepson’s wedding—which is a
fascinating thing witches do.
SUNDAY 26
The Dorm (MTV 9pm) Rachel Talalay
(Tank Girl, Freddy’s Dead: The Final
Nightmare) directs this horror-thriller
about a shy college freshman who
transforms into a new person after
she rooms with a popular coed.
“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO 7pm) HBO’s
turn-of-the-century look at mobbedup Atlantic City closes up shop for
good—much like the real Atlantic City.
new “Adventure Time” episode just
in time for Halloween. Keeping with
the season, Finn and Jake fight off
a vengeful specter who has invaded
their tree house.
“The Great Halloween Fright Fight”
(KOAT-7 7pm) Families compete for
a $50,000 prize by decorating their
homes for the holiday.
“Benched” (USA 8:30pm) Lawyer
sitcom? Yup, lawyer sitcom. She’s
working for the public defender’s
office, he’s her adversary in the DA’s
office? Yup, she’s working for the
public defender’s office, he’s her
adversary in the DA’s office. They’re
ex-lovers? Yup, they’re ex-lovers.
MONDAY 27
“Hair Jacked” (truTV 6pm) It’s a game
show in which unsuspecting people at
a hair salon are ambushed and asked
a bunch of questions. If they get them
right, they win money. If they get them
wrong, they get a terrible haircut. (No,
really. That’s the show.)
Drumline: A New Beat (VH1 7pm) Newly
Mariah-less Nick Cannon stars in this
made-for-TV sequel to the 2002
“historically black college marching
band” movie.
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(HBO 7pm) HBO goes the archival
footage route to trace the rise of soul
star James Brown.
TUESDAY 28
“Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network
7pm) Cartoon Network breaks out a
WEDNESDAY 29
“Lucha Underground” (El Rey 6pm)
Robert Rodriguez’ Hispanic-themed
genre network takes a reality show
look at the world of masked
Mexican wrestling.
Dylan Thomas: A Poet in New York
(BBC America 6pm) The Beeb
chronicles the last days of the
famed Welsh poet.
“Rival Survival” (Discovery 8pm) Who
says Republicans and Democrats
can’t work together? Arizona’s
Senator Jeff Flake and New
Mexico’s Martin Heinrich worked
together to star in this one-off
reality show about two “rivals”
stranded on a deserted island with
only a large film crew to keep them
company. a
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FILM | CAPSULES
OPENING THIS WEEK
1,000 Times Good Night
Juliette Binoche plays one of the world’s top war
photojournalists. After she has a near-death experience with
a female suicide bomber, her husband (Nikolaj CosterWaldau from “Game of Thrones”) gives her an ultimatum:
Give up on her career or lose her family. Taking one last trip to
a supposedly safe refugee camp in Kenya (with her daughter
in tow), our protagonist comes face to face with just how
much she risks every time she steps back into the line of fire.
111 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Guild
Cinema)
22 Jump Street
The 2012 comic reboot of teen cop series “21 Jump Street”
worked almost entirely thanks to the efforts of its game cast
(Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, chiefly). The simple script
and low-impact direction certainly didn’t add much to the
proceedings. This rude follow-up (set in college) tries a little
harder, crafting a bigger-stakes story and a perfect storm of
self-mocking jokes. It ain’t smart, but it does have drug
content, brief nudity and a Benny Hill reference. Also, it’s
been shoved back into theaters for a week so it can make
more money. 112 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 6/13 at Century
Rio)
23 Blast
In this inspirational, inspired-by-a-true-story sports movie
(has there ever been an “intentionally dispiriting, inspired-bya-true-story sports movie”?), high school football star Travis
Freeman (Mark Hapka from “Days of Our Lives”) is suddenly
stricken with irreversible, total blindness. If you think that’s
going to stop him from taking his team to the state
championships, you don’t know the power of perseverance
and Jesus. 98 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, High Ridge)
Alive Inside
This remarkable documentary profiles the work of the
nonprofit organization Music & Memory. Founder Dan Cohen
has led the fight against an entrenched health care system to
demonstrate “music’s ability to combat memory loss and
restore a deep sense of self on those suffering from it.” The
film’s a little too gung-ho hagiographic about Cohen—but it’s
quite a sight to see Alzheimer patients suddenly come to life
when given a set of headphones and some familiar tunes. 78
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Guild Cinema)
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
This “unconventional” biography takes a look at the Hindu
swami Paramahansa Yogananda, who brought yoga and
meditation to the West in the 1920s. George Harrison and
Deepak Chopra are interviewed. There’s a lot archival material
and “metaphoric imagery.” 84 minutes. Unrated. (Opens
Saturday 10/25 at Guild Cinema)
Dear White People
Reviewed this issue. 106 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 10/24 at
Century Rio, High Ridge)
Happy New Year
A ragtag team of “losers” becomes famous while trying to pull
off a gigantic diamond heist during a world dance
competition. There’s dancing, singing, romance, action,
martial arts and plenty of wacky comedy to be had. Shah
Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman
Irani and Vivaan Shah star. In Hindi with English subtitles.
165 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Century Rio)
John Wick
In this hard-hitting, rather minimalist action flick, Keanu
Reeves plays a retired hitman, an unstoppable force of
nature, who goes gunning for some stupid criminals when
they kill his dog and steal his car. The brutally efficient
character borrows a lot from Richard Stark’s Parker novels.
But the action is a major blast. 101 minutes. R. (Opens
Friday 10/24 at Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
Kaththi
Indian star Vijay (Naalaiya Theerpu, Thuppakki, Kannukkul
Nilavu) stars in this action thriller about an international
gangster (Tota Roy Chowdhury) being hunted by the police,
who have enlisted the help of a criminal mastermind (Vijay).
In Tamil with English subtitles. 160 minutes. Unrated. (Opens
Friday 10/24 at Century 14 Downtown)
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La Cage Aux Folles
The Best of Me
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside
down when their (straight) son announces he’s getting
married, forcing them to meet their conservative new in-laws.
This popular 1978 farce was remade in 1996 with Robin
Williams and Nathan Lane. In this day and age, the
caricatures are a bit outrageous, but the manic comedy of
manners still holds up. In French and Italian with English
subtitles. 110 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 10/23 at SUB
Theater)
This could be the Nicholas Sparksiest adaptation of a
Nicholas Sparks novel to date. In this schmaltz-heavy
romance, we’ve got a blandly photogenic couple (James
Marsden and Michelle Monaghan) who tragically break up
and then reunite after many years. Boat docks at sunset?
Check. Quaint old country barns? Check. Kissing in the rain?
Check. It’s Nicholas Sparks all right. 117 minutes. PG-13.
(Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Century 14
Downtown)
Ouija
The Book of Life
Hasbro and Universal Pictures have already made
Transformers and Battleship into mind-numbing multimilliondollar action movies. So why not turn Ouija into a cheap
ghost drama? A bunch of teens use an “ancient spirit board”
to “awaken the dark powers.” You know what happens next.
90 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) produces this
candy-coated, fiesta-colored cartoon. In it, two small-town
pals (Diego Luna and Channing Tatum) battle for the heart of
their childhood sweetheart (Zoe Saldana)—spurned on by a
pair of cosmic entities, the angelic La Muerte and the
demonic Xibalba. The film’s complicated mythology borrows a
lot from Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos tradition. The result—a
sort of reverse Orpheus and Eurydice—is probably too dark
for the youngest kids. But this original, unpredictable toon is
a vivid seasonal treat for the rest of us. Reviewed in v23 i42.
95 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio,
Century 14 Downtown)
Psycho (1960)
Well, you can’t do better than Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 killer
classic for Halloween viewing. Anthony Perkins is often
imitated, never equalled as the confused young slasher
Norman Bates. If all you can remember is the immortal
shower scene with Janet Leigh, then you should give this one
a second look; it’s got plenty more jolts in store. 109
minutes. (Sunday 10/24 at Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Not a lot of explaining is necessary here. This transsexual,
sci-fi musical from 1975 is the essential cult film. To
accompany the lusty gyrations and tuneful dialogue of Tim
Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, et al., there will be a
special “shadowcast”—with costumes, props, the whole
shebang—performing live on stage in front of the film. As
always audience participation is not just encouraged but
mandatory. Presented by Pride & Equality magazine. 100
minutes. R. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Guild Cinema)
St. Vincent
Newly divorced Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) moves with her
young son next door to cranky old misanthrope Vincent (Bill
Murray). Before long, the drinking, gambling war vet is babysitting her bullied, father-figure-seeking son. We’ve seen this
kind of “innocent kid melts the heart of a mean, old codger”
plenty of times before. But the cast really gives it their all,
helping this prickly tragicomedy rise above the schmaltz. 102
minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 10/24 at Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, High
Ridge)
STILL PLAYING
Addicted
Lionsgate’s new “Code Black” label distributes its first film, an
upscale erotic thriller based on the best-selling dirty novel by
Zane (who also writes “Zane’s Sex Chronicles” on Showtime).
Sharon Leal (“Guiding Light,” “Hellcats”) plays a successful
businesswoman with a loving husband, two beautiful kids
and a successful career. She’s also got an addiction to
naughty, naughty sex and finds gratification with a sexy, sexy
painter (model Tyson Beckford). This might tide horny female
viewers over until 50 Shades of Grey in February. 105
minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day
The popular chidren’s book gets turned into a madcap
comedy in which an unlucky boy transfers his bad juju to his
hapless family for a single day. Steve Carell and Jennifer
Garner are on mom and dad duty. There isn’t a lot of depth to
be found here—mostly just a string of chaotic set-pieces—but
director Miguel Arteta (Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl) adds
just enough honest-to-goodness social awkwardness to give
it a bit of gravity. Reviewed in v23 i41. 81 minutes. PG.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio)
Annabelle
Pity the poor, flesh-and-blood stars of The Conjuring. Turns
out the inanimate doll got her own spin-off before they did.
Seems another nice couple are experiencing deadly
supernatural occurrences after they bring a creepy antique
doll into their house. Do I sense a team-up with Chucky in
the near future? R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
The Boxtrolls
From the makers of Coraline and ParaNorman comes this
stop-motion-animated toon about a young orphan raised
underground by cave-dwelling, trash-collecting trolls. The look
is imaginative, but the story is so-so. Based on the children’s
novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. Ben Kingsley, Nick
Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan provide voices. 97
minutes. PG. (Century Rio)
Dracula Untold
Universal has decided to reboot all of its classic “Universal
Monsters” films, starting with their chief bloodsucker.
Unfortunately somebody at the studio thought he needed
one of those “boring superhero origin story” movies. Here we
find out how good-guy Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans from Fast &
Furious 6) became a vampire to fight off invading Turks. This
one’s perfect for people who felt Bram Stoker’s classic tale
needed to look a lot more like 300. 92 minutes. PG-13.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio)
The Equalizer
The popular, but mostly forgotten 1980s TV series starring
Edward Woodward as an elderly, ass-kicking former
intelligence agent gets a reboot courtesy of actor Denzel
Washington and director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day,
Olympus Has Fallen). Washington is a tough guy with a
mysterious past who volunteers to protect a young girl (Chloë
Grace Moretz, Kick-Ass) from ultra-violent Russian mobsters.
131 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
Fury
Who doesn’t love a good tank movie? We haven’t had a good
tank movie in a long time. Tanks are cool. Brad Pitt stars as a
veteran Sherman tank commander leading a five-man crew
on a deadly mission behind enemy lines toward the end of
World War II. Outnumbered, outgunned and limping along in a
broken war machine, our heroes face overwhelming odds.
Gritty, bloody and brutally paced, this down-in-the-trenches
look at life during wartime mixes exaggerated movie violence
and “ugly truth” history in almost equal measure. 134
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, High Ridge)
Gone Girl
David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) directs this gripping
adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s twisty crime novel about a man
who comes under intense media scrutiny after his wife
disappears. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry and Neil
Patrick Harris star. 148 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, High Ridge)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
After the untimely death of their matriarch, a brokenhearted
Indian clan wanders Europe looking for a place to open up a
family restaurant. They end up in an impossibly picturesque
French town where Papa (Om Puri) decides to hang up his
shingle across the street from a Michelin Star restaurant.
Gifted young chef Hassan (Manish Dayal) falls in love with
the rival sous chef (Charlotte Le Bon), while Papa starts up a
love/hate relationship with the fancy French restaurant’s
uptight owner (Helen Mirren). This is exactly (exactly!) the
sort of semi-exotic foodie romance you would expect from the
director of Chocolat. Reviewed in v23 i32. 122 minutes. PG.
(High Ridge, Movies 8, Movies West)
The Judge
Robert Downey Jr. is a big-city lawyer recalled to his
childhood home to defend his estranged father (Robert
Duvall), a local judge, on charges of murder. Downey and
Duvall chew scenery at an impressive rate, but the low-grade
John Grisham-wannabe script is short on logic, heavy on
melodrama. 114 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Left Behind
It’s come to this, has it, Nicolas Cage? Starring in a reboot of
the 2000 Kirk Cameron born-again Christian shocker of the
same name? Yeesh. Cage plays an airline pilot who gets left
on Earth after The Rapture. Even renowned Jesus-lover Kirk
Cameron only managed to make three of these things before
flaming out. With Cage’s star power, will we finally get
cinematic versions of all 16 of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B.
Jenkins’ Left Behind books? Probably not. A criminally
restrained Cage spends the entire film trying to land a plane,
while everybody else takes 90 minutes to figure out The
Rapture has happened. 110 minutes. PG-13. (High Ridge,
Century 14 Downtown)
A Matter of Faith
This week’s overly earnest, preaching-to-the-converted, faithbased melodrama is A Matter of Faith. Jordan Trovillion (who
appeared as “Goodwill Cashier” in Jack Reacher) stars as a
good Christian girl who goes off to college (mistake number
one) and suddenly finds herself “influenced” by an
evil/secular biology professor (Harry Anderson from “Night
Court,” of all people). When her loving Christian father
discovers that his precious daughter is considering believing
in evolution, he pledges to do something about it! 89
minutes. PG. (Century Rio)
The Maze Runner
More post-apocalyptic YA teen lit hits the big screen. In this
adaptation of James Dashner’s hit book trilogy, a minderased teen (Dylan O’Brien, “Teen Wolf”) is dropped into a
community of “runners” trapped inside a deadly, monsterfilled, impossible-to-escape maze. Why? Just wait two more
movies and you’ll find out. 120 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Men, Women & Children
A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt
to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their
relationships, their communications, their self-image and
their love lives. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer,
Emma Thompson, Dean Norris and Rosemarie DeWitt star.
Jason Reitman (Juno) directs. (High Ridge, Century 14
Downtown)
My Old Lady
A middle-aged American loser (Kevin Kline) inherits an
apartment in Paris, but it comes with a hitch—an elderly
tenant, played by Maggie Smith. Our penniless protagonist
camps out in a spare room while figuring out what to do with
the property and finds himself regularly abused by his
tenant’s mean daughter (Kristin Scott Thomas). An tartly
enjoyable if stagebound directing debut (at age 75) from
veteran playwright Israel Horovitz (dad to Beastie Boy Adam
Horovitz). 107 minutes. PG-13. (High Ridge)
Pizza Girl Massacre
This locally shot horror-comedy finds a troupe of actors
rehearsing for their latest play at an isolated cabin out in the
woods. Trouble soon shows up in the form of a vengeful,
knife-wielding pizza delivery girl (Amy Bourque). Don’t worry,
she’ll give you a slice. Cast and crew will be in attendance for
a post-film Q&A. 79 minutes. (Guild Cinema)
Pride
Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West are among the
very British cast of this feel-good historical comedy-drama. In
the summer of 1984, the National Union of Mineworkers went
on strike. In solidarity UK gay activists offered to help out.
Needless to say the rough mineworkers of South Wales didn’t
know what to think of the rainbow-colored contingent. A
happy-go-lucky group of gay and lesbian sympathizers were,
at first, greeted with something close to hostility. In time, of
course, the two oppressed parties learned to appreciate one
another. This one borrows a lot of tone from films like Billy
Elliot and Kinky Boots, but that’s not a bad thing. 117
minutes. R. (High Ridge)
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The Best of Me Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:35
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BY AUGUST MARCH
The Doors of Connection
The Devil and David J. Haskins
Bauhaus bassist takes on crossroads
magic
Who Killed Mister Moonlight?:
Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction
David J. Haskins
Jawbone Press
paperback
memoir
$19.95
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Access blues, EDM, punk and mathy prog-rock
COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS
The annals of rocanrol music are filled up with
references to the devil. The rebellious nature of
the genre made for many opportunities to link
this sort of music to the dark side. The inherent
sexuality and earthy wantonness associated with
rock music made it easy for those outside the
rock subculture to speculate about the origins of
sounds that when done right, caused ecstatic
dancing among its listeners. As the form
developed, some bands even embraced
relationships with Lucifer.
Faustian in origin, the myth of Old Scratch
intervening in the lives of aspiring musicians to
assure their fame has been part and parcel of
musical history since violinist Niccolò Paganini’s
well-publicized, supposed association with
Satan. Bluesman Robert Johnson was noted for
his supposed Devil-granted mastery of the guitar,
a tale retold, embellished and made part of the
canon by music writers Peter Welding, Robert
Palmer and Greil Marcus.
Notably The Rolling Stones latched onto the
myth in oblique fashion, while artists like Black
Sabbath and Electric Wizard made no bones
about it: They proudly sold their souls for rock
and roll, they claimed, at one point or another in
their dusky careers.
It’s no surprise then that the mythos of
satanic involvement in rock music leaked
slitheringly into the goth movement too. In his
new autobiographical reflection on the work of
dark demiurge Bauhaus, Who Killed Mister
Moonlight?: Bauhaus, Black Magick and
Benediction, bassist David J. Haskins writes
about his youth in the midlands, mesmerized
music-making, rampant drug use, casual sex,
automatic writing, the nature of the antihero and
the influence of a dark agency on his life and
work.
Despite the foregone conclusion some
readers may make, that such themes—
particularly in relation to rock and roll music—are
at best predictable and at worst hackneyed,
Haskins does a superior job of telling the story of
the rise, fall and repeated resurrection of a highly
influential group of English rockers.
His blunt first-person account begins with the
roughly illuminating events that led up to the
writing and performance of “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
and ends with the morbid poignancy of the
band’s last gig in Portugal with The Cramps. In
between Haskins details the spectacular,
sometimes sodden twists and turns of stardom,
his penchant for dreamtime and out of body
experiences and his odd fascination with and
repulsion by the dark arts.
The result is a tome that is serious in tone yet
laced with humorous and compelling anecdotes
from the nascent goth scene. Haskins’
remembrances of life on the road are particularly
memorable, placing the artist in the midst of an
infinitely chaotic rock and roll circus. The
musician’s tale of his first time in Los Angeles—
which ends with his refusal to sleep with a
groupie because of loyalty to his much-cherished
girlfriend back home in the UK—provides an
awesome counterpoint to the crazy magic
floating through the rest of his life.
By Chapter 13, Haskins is busy contemplating
his spiritual awakening at millennium’s end,
writing, “The angels were singing, but still there
were devils on my shoulder, dishing out death
metal and the blues.” Above all, this sentence
summarizes the complexity of the artist’s output
as well as the ultimately ephemeral nature of
invoking Beelzebub while seeking earthly
benediction. a
Kissy Sell Out
BY AUGUST MARCH
“Gentle hearts are counted down/ The queue
is out of sight and out of sounds/ Me, I’m out
of breath but not quite doubting/ I’ve found a
door that lets me out!”—David Bowie, “Rock
and Roll with Me”
It’s a fact: Music is a balm for the soul. If things
didn’t go right for you at work this week—or
you’re feeling guilty about giving that bearded
bicyclista the finger when he ran the stop sign at
Stanford and Silver—have I got a solution for
you. It involves the door that our pal the Thin
White Duke mentions above. By crossing that
threshold, you can effectively banish many of the
earthly troubles to which our humble flesh is heir;
so step out into the real world of live music,
Burque-style.
Of course war won’t go away. Neither will the
scourge of disease. But for a few hours, all that
may not matter. Given the spectacular currency
of this week’s concerts, you might never worry
again. But to reach that comfort zone, you first
have to open the door.
Thursday
On Thursday, Oct. 23, Outpost Performance
Space (210 Yale SE) presents the Ngoni Blues
Band featuring Bassekou Kouyate. A native of
Mali, Kouyate plays the ngoni; this instrument,
with a stretched animal hide providing resonance
under the strings, evolved into the banjo. In its
traditional form, the ngoni produces a sound that
resembles a hollow-body electric guitar played
with flat-wound strings. Virtuosos like Kouyate
use the instrument to deliver quick melodic
phrases that are lively and piquant.
Backed by a band that includes his wife, vocalist
Amy Sacko; Mamadou Kouyate on ngoni bass;
and Moctar Kouyate on calabash, the Ngoni
Blues Band performs music that is intensely
rhythmic and informed by tradition; yet it’s
forward-looking in its attention to influences that
range from rock and roll to Latin jazz. Sacko’s
Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender
vibrant vocalizations have been compared to
Tina Turner for their earthy depth and syllabic
intricacy. Tickets range in price from $15 to $20.
Doors are at 7pm, and the music begins at
7:30pm.
Friday
Former BBC Radio One DJ and eccentric electrowiz Thomas Bisdee, who goes by the stage and
broadcast moniker Kissy Sell Out, plays a show at
Stereo Bar (622 Central SW) on Friday, Oct. 24.
Besides his history as an absolutist arbiter of all
things EDM while at the Beeb, Kissy is known for
his use of multiple sources in his production of
sounds. He sometimes mixes classical recordings
with effusive electro thumps that blare out at
128 BPM.
Kissy’s take on dance music also makes artful use
of melody that consistently compelled listeners
out from their dreary East End flats and out into
all-night motion parties with tunes like “Control”
and fantastic dubstep-influenced fantasies such
as “Drive.” After conquering much of the
sceptered isle with these proclivities, Kissy has
arrived in America bearing break beats and heaps
of Vicks VapoRub. Just kidding. Really the dude’s
high-energy stage and sonic antics are definitely
worth a gander, and it all goes down at 8pm in
the space formerly known as the Golden West.
Sunday
Easily pronounceable, beyond categorization and
darkly anomalous in their sludged-out, droning
manifestation, Melvins drop by Launchpad (618
Central SW) on Sunday, Oct. 26, to produce
what can be loosely defined as the music of the
ages. With King Buzzo up front, delivering brutal
epiphanies to grunge and everything that came
before and after, Melvins are always a contender
for the show of the year. The current lineup
includes mainstays Buzzo and Dale Crover as
well as newcomers Jared Warren and Coady
Willis. Expect Gluey Porch Treatments and
perhaps a Hostile Ambient Takeover at this one.
Contributing to the prior pronouncement of a, like,
totally memorable concert experience here in the
Duke City, El Lay-via-Guadalajara garage punks
Le Butcherettes open the evening’s door into
oblique oblivion. This duo, made up of Teri
Gender Bender and Lia Braswell, brings their
sometimes blood-soaked, always blunt and
restless rocanrol metaphors exploring misogyny
and mayhem to our humble burg for your
consideration ... before Melvins burn it all to the
ground. Passage through this particular portal
costs $18. It’s a 21-plus affair enhanced by truth
and terror. The venue opens at 7pm, and the
righteous ferocity starts at 8:30pm.
Wednesday
Sacramento, Calif.-based experimental trio Tera
Melos have a gig at Sister (407 Central NW) on
Wednesday, Oct. 29. Often linked to genres like
math and prog rock, Tera Melos (Nick Reinhart,
guitar, keys, vox; Nathan Latona, bass; and John
Clardy, drums) have far more to offer the casual
concertgoer than such appellations may suggest.
Tera Melos incorporates melodically fascinating
elements of jazz as well as a complex fusion of
percussive elements and synthetic keyboard and
pedal outbursts capable of reducing Neil Peart
and Geddy Lee to shameful tears.
Richly textured and unconventional in their
approach to rock, the work of Tera Melos
demonstrates a sort of inventive innovation and
focus rare among perpetually touring indie bands
on tunes like “Sunburn” and “Tropic Lame.” Their
split with Texan instrumental math-rockers By
the End of Tonight, Complex Full of Phantoms,
remains one of the aught’s best, underrated rock
recordings. Admission to this cool, calculated
concert costs $10, and it’s designed for folks
over 21. Sister opens up at 8pm, with
computations commencing at 9pm.
Contrary to Bowie’s situation—that’s lucky for
you, Mr. or Ms. Burque concert hound—you have
more than one door from which to choose this
week. They all swing open at an appointed time.
They open into places where you can, through
the miracle of musical experience, finally set
yourself free. To quote one of the Starman’s
peers, “You’ve got to get in to get out.” So get
out there. a
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SONIC REDUCER
BY AUGUST MARCH
Le
Butcherettes
Music
Calendar
Cry Is for the Flies
(Ipecac Records)
Le Butcherettes’ latest
release Cry Is for the Flies
is literally a far cry from
bandleader Teri Gender
Bender’s earlier work, especially 2011’s Sin
Sin Sin. While the primal scream-adelic tone
of Sin Sin Sin was refreshingly vibrant, Teri
Suárez aka Gender Bender uses this recording
to demonstrate the constancy and rich
texture of her voice. Without losing track of its
passion, Suárez sounds deeply, darkly
resonant on opening track “Burn the Scab.”
That track also showcases a stuttering
melodic basis that’s perplexing but ultimately
rewards listeners with its ability to simulate
human emotional states. “Boulders Love Over
Layers of Rock” offers listeners an enigmatic
electro feel mixed salaciously with Nina
Hagen-esque vocalizations, just as “Poet from
Nowhere” could be a pop song topping the
German charts. Overall Cry Is for the Flies is a
stunning statement of artistic evolution that
never abandons Suárez’ punk roots but
instead expands on them in massive, singular
doses.
Melvins
hold it in
(Ipecac Records)
Melvins mainstays King
Buzzo and Dale Crover
joined forces with
Butthole Surfers veterans
J.D. Pinkus and Paul
Leary for their latest record hold it in.
Sounding as buzzed out and sludgy as ever,
Buzzo and Crover actually add depth to their
signature sound with inclusion of former
members of Gibby’s Texas toilet-psych army.
Opener “Bride of Crankenstein” carries on the
Melvins’ tradition grandly, while “Barcelonian
Horseshoe Pit” is spacey enough to cause
listeners to peek out their windows or front
doors for evidence of an alien infestation. “I
Get Along (HollowLeary Moon)” has
hollowed-out honky tonk conceits, and closer
“House of Gasoline” is a reminder of the
rocked-out goodness that Melvins have
always been capable of generating. Of course
Buzzo’s guitar dominates this album and for
good reason. As the brains behind the outfit,
his vision is as cruel and crunchy as ever.
Mr. Gnome
The Heart of a
Dark Star
(Terrorbird)
Terrorbird/El Marko
recording artist Mr.
Gnome (singer/guitarist
Nicole Barille and
drummer/pianist Sam Meister) release their
second album of art rock titled The Heart of a
Dark Star on Nov. 18. Deeply textured with
layers of musical nuance and ghostlike,
emphatic vocals, this work is worthy of
inclusion in just about any post-rock record
collection. Lasting less than a minute in
duration, the title track is haunting and at its
end, awakening. That tune gets followed up
by the quirky, jaunty and galloping sounds of
“Rise & Shine.” It isn’t all whimsical artifice for
Barille and Meister though; “Star Stealers”
proves the band is deeply informed about the
rocanrol genre, while the creepy lo-fi
construction of “Odyssey” could have been
drawn from cosmic interactions with the
Boognish. This album is never a novelty or an
anomaly. Throughout, Mr. Gnome repeatedly
demonstrates that Cleveland rocks after all. a
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MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Eileen and the Cross Country
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MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Alex Maryol • blues, rock •
8pm • FREE
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Bassekou
Kouyate & The Ngoni Blues Band •
7:30pm • $15-$20 • See “Show Up!.”
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Open Mic & Jam hosted by
DeRangers • 7pm • FREE
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Next Three Miles •
indie, folk • 8:30pm • FREE
SISTER Decker • Sad Baby Wolf • rock • The Lymbs • rock •
9pm • $5
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Tim Easton with David Berkeley •
7:30pm • $12 • Latin Night • 9pm
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO The Bobcats • 6:30pm •
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VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Mélange •
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ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Roy Schneider & Kim
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FRIDAY OCT 24
ABQ SUNPORT GREAT HALL Jazz Brasileiro • bossa nova •
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BACKSTREET GRILL Spankey Lee • solo finger-style guitar •
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BIEN SHUR Kari Simmons Group • 9pm • FREE
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Low Life Happy Hour with DJ
Caterwaul • 6pm • “Leftover Soul” with DJ Leftovers •
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BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Abyssal • metal • Old and Ill •
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CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Lightning Hall •
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DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5
EMBERS STEAKHOUSE, Isleta Casino The Bobcats •
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GRAVITY NIGHTCLUB Nocturnal Nightmare • 7pm • $10
HISTORIC EL REY THEATER run X Tour: Boys Noize &
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IMBIBE DJ Rotation • 10pm • FREE
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LOW SPIRITS Night of the Living Cover Bands: Pancho! as
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MARBLE BREWERY Alex Maryol • blues, rock • 8pm • FREE
MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE Karl Richardson Duo •
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MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Paw & Erik • bluegrass •
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MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Gene Corbin • Americana • 1:30pm •
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MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION Felix y los Gatos • Americana,
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OLD TYME SHOP AND ICE CREAM PARLOR, Tijeras Open
Jam Session • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Jacky Terrasson Trio •
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THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Quality Retreads • Irish,
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SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Cali Shaw Band • indie,
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SHERATON UPTOWN HOTEL John P. Martinez • variety •
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR Chris Ravenous •
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SKY CITY CASINO HOTEL, Acoma Vinyl Tap • classic rock •
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SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Bella Gigante • 8pm • $10
SNEAKERZ Happy Hour: Click Band • 6pm • FREE
THE STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Vegas Night:
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ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO The Peacemakers • 6:30pm •
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STEREO BAR Kissy Sell Out • electronic •
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STONE FACE TAVERN Todd Tijerina Trio • blues, Americana •
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TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Blu Sol •
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rock • 9pm
COOLWATER FUSION RESTAURANT “GET LIVE” Saturdays
with DJ Caleb Crump • 8pm • $10
THE COOPERAGE Nosotros • salsa • 9:30pm • $7
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Rock Zone • rock •
6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Zach Coffey • country • 9pm • $5
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Wagogo • folk, island •
7am • FREE • ALL-AGES!
ENVY @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Forbidden Fantasy: DJ
Unscene • 9pm • $10
THE FOXHOLE HalloFest: La Haine • speedcore • Hollow
Tongue • hardcore • CRTTRZ • math rock • Catholic Girls •
Saintly Rows • emo and more • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
GASWORKS Chasing Safety • hardcore, rock • 6:30pm •
$10 • ALL-AGES!
HISTORIC EL REY THEATER PURE EVIL: Boombox Cartel •
Sin7 • Curtis Dirt • Nic Nagel • GVAR • DJ Espy • DJ Genee-ous & Beufie • 8pm • $10
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Guttermouth • punk • In the Whale • Against
The Grain • hard rock, metal • 5pm • $10 • Night of the
Living Cover Bands: The Coma Recovery as Depeche
Mode • Cowboys and Indian as Motley Crue • Distances
as Garbage and more • 9pm • $5-$7
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Donohoe &
Grimes Project • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS Día de los Grateful Muertos: Top Dead
Center • 600 Pounds of Sin • roots, rock, funk • 8pm •
$5
MARBLE BREWERY The Porter Draw • alt.country,
Americana • 7pm • FREE
MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE Tony Rodriguez Duo • 6:30pm •
FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Exit Zero • 1:30pm • 2 Mile Train •
6pm • FREE
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales Birds of Chicago •
folk rock • 7:30pm • $22-$25 • ALL-AGES!
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Breaking Blue • 7pm • FREE
SAVOY BAR & GRILL Todd Tijerina Trio • blues, Americana •
6pm • FREE
SCALO NORTHERN ITALIAN GRILL Le Chat Lunatique •
dirty jazz • 8:30pm • FREE
SIDELINES SPORTS GRILLE & BAR Ryan Divide • classic
rock • 9pm • FREE
SKY CITY CASINO HOTEL, Acoma A Tribute to Rod
Stewart • 7pm • $15 • ALL-AGES!
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe JD McPherson • rockabilly • The
Cactus Blossoms • 7:30pm • $16 • Doubting Thomas •
techno • DJ Erin E • Bacon • 10pm
THE STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Luxe: DJ Andy
Gil • 9pm • $5 for women; $10 for men
ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Swag Duo • jazz, blues,
Motown • 6:30pm • FREE
Music Calendar continues on page 34
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Music Calendar continued from page 32
STEREO BAR Get Out the Vote Party!: Mondo Vibrations •
reggae, rock • Felix y los Gatos • Americana, Creole
funk • Zack Freeman • DJ Tahnee • 5pm • $5
SUNSHINE THEATER Carnifex • deathcore • Inhuman
Hands • metal • A Malicious Plague • deathcore • Vale of
Miscreation • Cytheria • 7:30pm • $12 • ALL-AGES!
TLUR PA LOUNGE, Sandia Resort and Casino Blu Sol •
dance, variety • 9:30pm • FREE
TRACTOR BREWERY WELLS PARK In The Mix: Live DJs •
9pm • FREE
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Brahma • country •
9:30pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Shane Wallin •
soul, pop • 7:30pm • FREE
VICK’S VITTLES “We Can Duet” Country Live Music • 5pm •
FREE
WAREHOUSE 508 Scumtober: Ugly Suspects • Flatline
Rebels • Highly Fluent • Real Scholar • 6pm • $5 •
ALL-AGES!
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children under 13 • ALL-AGES!
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Jacocha • rock, pop • 9:30pm •
FREE
SUNDAY OCT 26
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Sexy Sunday featuring Wae Fonkey •
7pm • FREE
THE COOPERAGE Caravan of Thieves • gypsy folk, swing •
7:30pm • $20 • ALL-AGES!
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Eryn Bent • indie,
folk • 3pm • FREE
CORRALES GROWERS’ MARKET, Corrales Monday
Catfish • acoustic • 9am • FREE
GASWORKS From Indian Lakes • alternative • 7pm • $10 •
ALL-AGES!
IL VICINO BREWERY CANTEEN Keith Sanchez • rock,
blues • 3pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD Hold It In Tour: Melvins • heavy
metal • Le Butcherettes • punk, garage •
8:30pm • $18 • See “Show Up!.”
MARBLE BREWERY Marlee Crow • singer-songwriter •
2pm • FREE
MARRIOTT PYRAMID Jeff Lorber and The Jeff Lorber
Fusion • jazz • 7pm • $50
MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Sean Ashby • Americana,
roots • 3pm • FREE
SISTER Harassor • black metal • I Cum Drums • Bongdom
with Raven Chacon • 5pm • FREE
VERNON’S HIDDEN VALLEY STEAKHOUSE Bob Tate • solo
piano • 6pm • FREE
SUNSHINE THEATER Everywhere I Go Tour: New Politics •
dance-rock • Bad Suns • rock, alternative •
SomeKindaWonderful • 7pm • $17 • ALL-AGES!
TANNEX Wildewood • indie, Americana • Christian Lee
Hutson • AJ Woods • folk, rock • 7:30pm • $5 •
ALL-AGES!
ZIA DINER, Santa Fe Bluegrass Jam • 6pm • FREE •
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WEDNESDAY OCT 29
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Open Mic Night with Felix Peralta •
7pm • FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Last Call • jazz •
6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Latin Sin Wednesdays with DeeJay
Louie • 8pm • FREE
EFFEX Weekly Goth Night: Phenox • 9pm • FREE
EMBERS STEAKHOUSE, Isleta Casino Milo & Co. • jazz •
6pm • FREE
GASWORKS Pure Noise Records Tour: State Champs •
pop-punk • Handguns • pop-punk • Forever Came
Calling • Front Porch Step • Heart to Heart • melodic
hardcore • Brigades • 6:30pm • $12 • ALL-AGES!
GIG PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe Ralph Alessi Baida
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SUNSHINE THEATER Built to Survive Tour:
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LAUNCHPAD In the Minds of Evil Tour: Deicide • Septic
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MARCELLO’S CHOPHOUSE Open Piano Night • 6:30pm •
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BLACKBIRD BUVETTE Try vs. Try: Bi-weekly Open Mic •
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THE COOPERAGE Jim Malcolm • 7:30pm • $15
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Frank & Greg •
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IL VICINO BREWERY CANTEEN Ian McFeron & Alisa
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IMBIBE College Night with DJ Automatic & Drummer
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KIMO THEATRE Home Free • country, a cappella • 8pm •
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LAUNCHPAD Being As An Ocean • melodic hardcore •
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MINE SHAFT TAVERN, Madrid Timbo Jam Session • 7pm •
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THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Ivan Rane • fingerstyle
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Grab your yarmulke, rasta dread knit or simply
a buddy to witness the “Gift of God.” That’s
right, folks. Matisyahu will bid shalom to
Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW) on
Wednesday, Oct. 29, on his Built to Survive
Tour with Radical Something and Cisco. You
may know this performer from his Top 40 hit
“King Without a Crown” or the popular “One
Day” with Akon, but if you don’t already know:
He’s no shtick. As a reggae, rock, beatboxing
and hip-hop artist, Matisyahu sets himself
apart from the crowd by including Orthodox
Jewish themes in his music. His sound is
chilled-out electro reggae with beautiful lyrics
that range from religious to poetic. In “Akeda,”
the title song off his fifth (and newest) studio
album, he refers to
one of the central
stories in Judaism and WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 29
Christianity, crying
“Avraham, Avraham/
Sunshine Theater
Take your son/ Take
120 Central SW
your blade/ Take your
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rope.” But in
7pm
“Surrender,” he mixes
the spiritual with the
poetic, intoning, “Could I move like a prince?/
Slay the dragons in my way?/ I’ll be dancing in
the wilderness til my dying day/ I’ll be dancing
on the grave of the brave I have slayed.” This
all-ages gig runs from 7 to 11pm, and tickets
are $30. It’s sure to be chaval al hazman!
(Renée Chavez) a
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straight Dope | aDvice from the abyss
by cecil aDams
Does prohibiting gays from
donating blood still make sense?
At the University of Chicago
Scavenger Hunt each year, there’s a
blood drive where teams can earn
points for donating. Increasingly,
there has been on-campus criticism of
how this discriminates against
categories of students restricted from
blood donation, especially men
who’ve had sex with men (MSM) even
once since 1977. Give me the straight
dope: Is the FDA still justified in
preventing MSM from donating blood?
—Patrick Augustine
Excuse me, Patrick. Since when does anybody at
the University of Chicago have sex?
But you want a serious answer. Allow me to
provide a two-parter:
Q: Is the prohibition against blood donation if
you’ve had gay sex even once in the past 37 years
justified?
A: No. If a man had sex with another man one
time (hey, maybe even twice) in 1977 and hasn’t yet
come down with HIV—which of course is the issue
behind the ban—he’s not going to come down with it
now. Your columnist appreciates the value of brightline rules as much as the next epidemiologist, but no
sense being ridiculous.
Q: Is a prohibition against blood donation by
male students who’ve ever had sex with another
man justified?
A: You won't get any argument from me.
Let’s review a few facts, starting with the odds
of getting HIV from various behaviors:
• From penetrative anal intercourse—1 in
20,000.
• From receptive anal intercourse—about 1 in
200.
• From receiving tainted blood—9 in 10.
In contrast, in most US research I’ve seen, the
point of comparison to present practice is a
hypothetical donation ban for MSMs with any samesex partners in the past year. In other words,
assuming you’re not also into women, you’d have to
be celibate. Possibly due to this stricter standard,
two US studies have found a one-year ban would
result in a lesser increase in transfusion-caused HIV
cases: 8 percent in one study, 66 percent in the
other.
What does that mean in practical terms? Yet
another study estimates a one-year ban would
result in roughly one additional case of HIV per year
in the US On the face of it, that would seem to make
the present lifetime ban difficult to justify.
But the change doesn’t amount to much.
Insisting on what is, for all intents and purposes, a
year of celibacy for MSMs drastically reduces the
donor pool. Studies in the US and Canada have
generally found that moving to a 12-month ban
would only allow about 1 or 2 percent of MSMs to
donate—139,000 potential donors, according to
one estimate.
You get the picture. In the old days, getting HIVinfectious blood was tantamount to a death
sentence. At the beginning of the epidemic, there
wasn’t a way to test for HIV in donated blood, and
many infections were transmitted by transfusions—
1,220 cases in the US by the end of 1987, plus 1,100
in Canada and 1,700 in the UK. As a result, indefinite
bans were placed on blood donations from MSMs in
much of the world.
Would it make more sense to adopt the French
notion of allowing monogamous MSMs to donate
with no special restrictions? For the general
population, arguably yes. In the US, the prevalence
of HIV among gays is substantially higher than
among straights; nonetheless, healthy monogamous
gay couples are at no greater risk of contracting
sexually transmitted diseases than healthy
monogamous straight ones.
Drastic? Maybe, but together with crucial
improvements in screening, it had the desired result:
The blood supply was secured. The amount of
donated blood that turns out to be HIV-positive is
minute—only one unit in 1.5 million flunks screening.
From 1999 through 2012, just six cases of HIV from
blood transfusion were reported. Given an estimated
13 to 17 million units of whole blood donated per
year, that suggests you have something like a 1 in 35
million chance of becoming infected with HIV from a
blood transfusion.
But such a rule wouldn’t make much sense for
college students, or for people under 30 generally (I
pick this age arbitrarily), for whom monogamy isn’t
necessarily the default state. Most would thus still
be excluded from donating; of those who aren’t, the
one partner they’ve had in the past year might be
that wild man they met last week.
Rescinding a lifetime MSM ban would have
consequences. One study estimated that if France’s
lifetime ban were changed to exclude only MSMs
reporting more than one partner in the past year,
transfusion-related HIV cases would increase 370
[36]
percent. The French idea, you’ll notice, is that
monogamous MSMs (i.e., those with one partner in
the past year) would be allowed to donate.
In short, whatever restrictions short of a lifetime
ban one might reasonably adopt for the more settled
(read: older) portion of the population, a one-year
celibacy requirement (admittedly, when you’re in
your early 20s, this might as well be a lifetime)
would still be the best policy for young gays. a
Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o
Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654. Subscribe to the
Straight Dope podcast at the iTunes Store.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The driest place on the
planet is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It
gets about a half-inch of rain per year. And yet in
2011, archaeologists discovered that it’s also home
to a site containing the fossilized skeletons of
numerous whales and other ancient sea creatures.
I’m detecting a metaphorically comparable anomaly
in your vicinity, Aries. A seemingly arid, empty part
of your life harbors buried secrets that are available
for you to explore. If you follow the clues, you may
discover rich pickings that will inspire you to revise
your history.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Businessman Warren
Buffett is worth $65.5 billion, but regularly gives
away 27 percent of his fortune to charity. Microsoft
co-founder Bill Gates owns $78 billion and donates
36 percent. Then there are the members of the
Walton family, owners of Walmart, where 100 million
Americans shop weekly. The Waltons have $136
billion, of which they contribute .04 percent to good
causes. You are not wealthy in the same way these
people are, Taurus. Your riches consist of resources
like your skills, relationships, emotional intelligence,
creative power and capacity for love. My invitation
to you is to be extra generous with those assets—
not as lavish as Buffett or Gates, perhaps, but much
more than the Waltons. You are in a phase when
giving your gifts is one of the best things you can do
to bolster your own health, wealth and well-being.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have two options.
You can be in denial about your real feelings, ignore
what needs to be fixed and wait for trouble to come
find you. Or else you can vow to be resilient, summon
your feistiest curiosity and go out searching for
trouble. The difference between these two
approaches is dramatic. If you mope and sigh and
hide, the messy trouble that arrives will be
indigestible. But if you are brave and proactive, the
interesting trouble you get will ultimately evolve into
a blessing.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astronauts on the
International Space Station never wash their
underwear. They don’t have enough water at their
disposal to waste on a luxury like that. Instead, they
fling the dirty laundry out into space. As it falls to
Earth, it burns up in the atmosphere. I wish you had
an amenity like that right now. In fact, I wish you had
a host of amenities like that. If there was ever a time
when you should be liberated from having to wash
your underwear, make your bed, sweep the floor and
do the dishes, it would be now. Why? Because there
are much better ways to spend your time. You’ve got
sacred quests to embark on, heroic adventures to
accomplish, historical turning points to initiate.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What are those new
whisperings in your head? Are they messages from
your inner teacher? Beacons beamed back through
time from the Future You? Clues from the wise parts
of your unconscious mind? Whatever they are, Leo,
pay attention. These signals from the Great Beyond
may not be clear yet, but if you are sufficiently
patient, they will eventually tell you how to take
advantage of a big plot twist. But here’s a caveat:
Don’t automatically believe every single thing the
whisperings tell you. Their counsel may not be 100percent accurate. Be both receptive and discerning
toward them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the English-speaking
world, a sundae is a luxurious dessert that features
ice cream topped with sweet treats like syrup,
sprinkles and fruits. In Korea a sundae is something
very different. It consists of a cow’s or pig’s
intestines crammed with noodles, barley and pig’s
blood. I expect that in the coming week you will be
faced with a decision that has metaphorical
similarities to the choice between a sundae and a
sundae. Make sure you are quite clear about the true
nature of each option.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The average serving of
pasta on a typical American’s plate is almost 480
percent bigger than what’s recommended as a
healthy portion. So says a research paper titled “The
Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US
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rob brezsny
Obesity Epidemic,” by Lisa R. Young and Marion
Nestle. Muffins are 333 percent larger than they
need to be, the authors say, and steaks are 224
percent excessive. Don’t get caught up in this trend,
Libra. Get what you need, but not way, way more
than what you need. For that matter, be judicious in
your approach to all of life’s necessities. The coming
phase is a time when you will thrive by applying the
Goldilocks principle: neither too much nor too little,
but just right.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Children are the most
desirable opponents at Scrabble,” declares Scorpio
author Fran Lebowitz, “as they are both easy to beat
and fun to cheat.” I don’t wholeheartedly endorse
that advice for you in the coming days, Scorpio. But
would you consider a milder version of it? Let’s
propose, instead, that you simply seek easy victories
to boost your confidence and hone your skills. By
this time next week, if all goes well, you will be ready
to take on more ambitious challenges.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are entering a
phase when you will have more luck than usual as
you try to banish parasitic influences, unworthy
burdens and lost causes. Here are some projects you
might want to work on: 1. Bid farewell to anyone who
brings out the worst in you. 2. Heal the twisted effect
an adversary has had on you. 3. Get rid of any object
that symbolizes failure or pathology. 4. Declare your
independence from a situation that wastes your time
or drains your resources. 5. Shed any guilt you feel
for taking good care of yourself. 6. Stop a bad habit
cold turkey.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you ready to be
as affable as a Sagittarius, as charismatic as a Leo,
as empathetic as a Cancerian and as vigorous an
instigator as an Aries? No? You’re not? You’re afraid
that would require you to push yourself too far
outside your comfort zone? OK, then. Are you willing
to be half as affable as a Sagittarius, half as
charismatic as a Leo, half as empathetic as a
Cancerian and half as vigorous an instigator as an
Aries? Or even a quarter as much? I hope you will at
least stretch yourself in these directions, Capricorn,
because doing so would allow you to take maximum
advantage of the spectacular social opportunities
that will be available for you in the next four weeks.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming weeks
I hope you will find practical ways to express your
newfound freedom. All the explorations and
experiments you have enjoyed recently were fun and
provocative, but now it’s time to use the insights
they sparked to upgrade your life back in the daily
grind. Please don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. I
love it when you are dreamy and excitable and
farseeing, and would never ask you to tone down
those attractive qualities. But I am also rooting for
you to bring the high-flying parts of you down to
Earth so that you can reap the full benefits of the
bounty they have stirred up. If you work to become
more well-grounded, I predict that you will be
situated in a new power spot by Dec. 1.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The heavy metal band
known as Hatebeak broadened the definition of
what constitutes music. Its lead singer was Waldo, an
African grey parrot. A review by Aquarius Records
called Waldo’s squawks “completely and stupidly
brilliant.” For Hatebeak’s second album, they
collaborated with animal rights’ activists in the band
Caninus, whose lead vocalists were two Pitbull
Terriers, Basil and Budgie. In the coming weeks,
Pisces, I’d love to see you get inspired by these
experiments. I think you will generate interesting
results as you explore expansive, even
unprecedented approaches in your chosen field.
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16 Not his
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47 Pint at the pub
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56 Handsome guy
57 With 62-Across, the color of
multiple leather-bound volumes?
61 Endocrine gland
62 See 57-Across
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24 Maze runners
28 DiCaprio, in the tabloids
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34 Unable to be transcribed from
a recording
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46 Apple release of 2010
48 Went off, maybe
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53 Hungry lion, perhaps
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59 Prefix with fall
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63 Caesar’s eggs
64 “Fantastic Mr. Fox” director
Anderson
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