VOL II, Issue 19, September 23, 2015

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VOL II, Issue 19, September 23, 2015
New Mexico’s second-largest newspaper
How Lobbyists Funnel Untraceable Cash
Page 5
Lobo Fans Poised
To Turn on Davie
Page 7
Our Pick for
City Council District 6
Page 16
ABQ’s Winning
Weather Person
Page 18
Diner & Drive-in
Icons
Page 22
Film Digs at
Roots of
Country Music
Page 23
Music: Calexico Crosses Borderlands of Genre Page 27
NEWS
2 • September 23, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS
ABQ Free Press Local Briefs
compiled By abq free press staff
Coverup alleged
The former records custodian for
the Albuquerque Police Department alleges that top officials at
APD, including Chief Gorden
Eden, ordered him to find ways to
deny public records requests from
the news media and members
of the public. Reynaldo Chavez,
who was fired on Aug. 24, says
his orders to deny or limit the
department’s response to records
requests came even after he
complained to top brass that he
believed they were acting illegally
and in violation of the state’s
Inspection of Public Records Act.
Chavez had been APD’s records
custodian since 2011. An APD
spokesman called Chavez “a
disgruntled former employee.”
Safe at first
Isotopes General Manager
John Traub
says the
team’s ticket
sales stayed
steady for the
2015 season, despite a change in
the Isotopes’ affiliation from the
Los Angeles Dodgers to the Colorado Rockies and the Isotopes’
dismal performance on the field.
Ticket sales for the 70-game home
2015 season were about 550,000
– on par with 2014 – and season
ticket sales actually increased,
Traub said. “I think it has a lot to
do with our having a wholesome
family experience,” he said. The
team ended the season with a
62-82 record, third-worst in the
16-team Pacific Coast League.
Check the oil
Albuquerque artist Erin Magennis is renovating Albuquerque’s
“Chevy on a Stick” sculpture on
Gibson near San Mateo Boulevard Southeast. The tiles covering
the vintage 1954 Chevy are
chipping in places. “We’re going
to have scaffold installed with a
fence around it so we’ll be able
to climb up to the top and get
to the top of the car,” Magennis
said. The sculpture was erected
25 years ago. The difficulty will
be in matching the blue-green
glaze of the tiles used by Barbara
Grygutis, the original artist.
Recall dropped
The recall
effort against
a member of
the Albuquerque Public
Schools board
ended in midSeptember
when Jacob
Gil, an angry
APS parent and leader of the
recall effort, said a local law firm
that had offered to represent him
backed out. With a court hearing
set and no legal counsel, Gil said
he had no choice but to drop the
recall. It could be filed later, he
said. Gil had filed recall papers
against all seven APS board
members, but after realizing that
New Mexico Public Education
Department Secretary Hanna
Skandera would appoint replacements to the board, Gil withdrew
his petitions against six board
members. Despite dropping
the recall against the seventh
member, Peggy Muller-Aragon,
Gil contends she is too close
to Skandera and Gov. Susana
Martinez.
guilty in January and agreed
to testify against Sanchez. At
sentencing in December, Keesing
faces up to five years in prison,
payment of unpaid federal
income taxes and repayment of
his share of the embezzled funds.
Cop-on-cop
Bernalillo County District
Attorney Kari Brandenburg has
asked the Albuquerque Police
Department for its reports in
connection with the case of an
APD officer who was shot nine
times by his lieutenant during
a $60 drug bust in January.
Brandenburg wants to review
the case to see if there was any
criminal wrongdoing involved,
according to a Sept. 4 email she
sent to Police Chief Gorden Eden.
Eden has yet to respond to her
request, Brandenburg told ABQ
Free Press. APD spokeswoman
Celina Espinoza did not immediately respond to an ABQ Free
Press telephone call for comment
on Brandenburg’s email. In her
email to Eden, Brandenburg said
she had received a copy of the
civil lawsuit filed by the injured
officer, Jacob Grant, against APD,
and the lieutenant who shot him,
Greg Brachle.
Guilty
Jobs picture
A former governor of Santa Ana
Pueblo was sentenced to serve
51 months in prison and pay a
share of $3.5 million in restitution in a scheme to embezzle
money from a Native American
company formed to develop the
Albuquerque Indian School site
in the near North Valley. Bruce
Sanchez, 61, was also ordered to
pay the IRS $655,276 in federal
taxes on the embezzled money.
Sanchez and his co-defendant,
Thomas Keesing, 62, of Pecos,
were indicted in October 2012, for
conspiracy and embezzlement.
Both pleaded guilty. According
to prosecutors, over five years,
Keesing submitted false or
inflated invoices for real estate
consulting services and kicked
back $1.7 million to Sanchez
through a company Sanchez
owned. Sanchez pleaded guilty
on Sept. 16. Keesing pleaded
New Mexico’s economy turned
in a tepid performance in the
12 months that ended Aug. 31,
adding 3,000 jobs for a 0.4 percent
growth rate. Seven industry
sectors lost jobs, and four gained,
according to the latest numbers
from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The construction sector
shed 2,000 jobs for a negative
5.2 percent growth rate. Mining
lost 3.6 percent of its jobs, and
government employment fell
by 1.4 percent. The leisure and
hospitality industry had a 3.7
percent growth rate, while
education and health services
grew by 2.7 percent. The state’s
economy has been losing steam
in the past several months. The
year-over-year job growth rate hit
1.6 percent in April but has been
falling since. New Mexico has yet
to regain all the jobs it lost during
the recession.
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[ ART ]
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The 19 Pueblos of New
Mexico have endured
three waves of occupation
since the 16th century – first
by Spain, then Mexico, then
the U.S. – yet their right to
self-govern has been, relatively
speaking, uniquely respected.
– In “Matters of the Art,” Lisa
Barrow considers “The Original
Instructions: Pueblo Sovereignty
and Pueblo Governance” and the
exhibit’s symbolic canes, some issued by President Abraham Lincoln.
[ WORD ]
Design
Terry Kocon, Hannah Reiter, Cristina Olds
Photography
Mark Bralley, Mark Holm, Juan Antonio
Labreche, Liz Lopez, Adria Malcolm
Contributors this issue
Lisa Barrow, Andy Beale, Captain America, Barry
Gaines, Paul Gessing, Gary Glasgow, Ariane
Jarocki, Dan Klein, Dan Mayfield, Robert Reich,
Peter St. Cyr, M. Brianna Stallings, Richard Stevens,
Rene Thompson, Tom Tomorrow, Alan Webber
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Anyone who’s interested
can come check out the
zine library at A Night at
the Zine Library, at The Tannex
on Thursday, Oct. 8. It’s also a
chance for folks to help set up
for the fest. We’ll be making
decorations and putting them
up. We might even do a minizine workshop. – ABQ Zine Fest
Five’s co-producer Liza Bley hypes A
Night at the Zine Library.
[ FOOD/DRINK ]
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Sales Representatives (505) 345-4080
Abby Feldman x802
Garrett Ferguson x809
Cory Calamari x810
John Wehner x812
Locally owned drive-ins
remain the quintessential
symbol of the 1950s American
service industry and the era
itself. Thriving until the mid1970s, the drive-in and the
diner gradually gave way to
their comparatively blasé successor, the drive-thru. – Ariane
Jarocki reports on ABQ Americana
icons the Dog House Drive-In and
the Owl Café, in part one of the
series, ABQ Icons: “Diners & DriveIns Now & Then.”
Operations Manager
Abby Feldman (505) 345-4080, Ext. 802
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America was still largely
rural but the lure and
power of the city eclipsed the
workaday countryside. Part
[21]
cover illustration:
Gary Glasgow
[23]
of the Carters’ allure was a
reaffirmation of the ideals and
values of country life. Ways of
doing and being were shunted
aside in favor of steel, the Jazz
Age and feverish “progress.”
– Captain America reviews countryWestern music documentary “The
Winding Stream.”
[ STAGES ]
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It’s fitting that “A Crack
in the Wall” premiered
during this solemn season
of the Jewish liturgical year
because the drama is set in
the Warsaw Ghetto during the
dark days of World War II. The
work is an ambitious study of
people trying to maintain their
humanity under the pressures
of unthinkable evil and deprivation. – Barry Gaines sets the scene
for his review of local playwright
Peter Fisk’s “A Crack in the Wall” at
the Adobe Theater.
[ MUSIC ]
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At what point did boy-girl
bands shove Ride, The
Ronettes and “Some Velvet
Morning” into a blender and
call it “dream pop”? ... Two
words: Beach House. – M.
Brianna Stallings reviews Beach
House’s latest, “Depression Cherry,”
in our Boom Box column.
[ MUSIC ]
27
Calexico core duo Joey
Burns and John Convertino both play so many instruments I could run out of space
listing them all – everything
from accordion to cello, marimba to vibraphone. The result
is an equally diverse sonic
landscape that runs the gamut
from Americana and surf to
jazz and Mariachi. – M. Brianna
Stallings introduces her interview
with Calexico’s John Convertino.
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NEWS
Vast Amounts of N.M. Campaign Cash Can’t Be Tracked
BY RENE THOMPSON AND DAN VUKELICH
T
he New Mexico Secretary of State
has allowed lobbyists to exploit
a loophole that hides the true source
of much of the money they pour into
political campaigns.
An ABQ Free Press analysis of the
reports of 530 paid lobbyists who
worked the Roundhouse during the
2015 session shows that the source of
$451,252.50 in political donations they
made is untraceable.
We’re not talking about a two- or even
four-year election cycle.
We’re talking about $451,252.50 of
$770,308 that 35 lobbyists gave to
candidates from May 1, 2014, through
last Jan. 15.
The loophole involves a section of the
online form that lobbyists use to report
donations without revealing the identity
of the client who is the source of the
cash.
Most top lobbyists represent multiple
clients during a legislative session. Some
represent as many as two dozen.
The loophole involves
a section of the online
form lobbyists use to
report donations without revealing the identity
of the client who is the
source of the cash
Only four of the 530 lobbyists whose
reports ABQ Free Press examined
identify political contributions given on
behalf of their clients.
Depending on who’s talking, the problem lies in the design of the Secretary of
State’s form, the advice the office gives
to lobbyists on how to fill out the form,
or with the lobbyists themselves.
Kenneth Ortiz, a spokesman
for Secretary of State Dianna
Duran, said unclear language in
the Lobbyist Regulation Act is the
source of ambiguity. The office is
working to change the form. A bill
passed in the 2015 session calls for
more precise reporting, he said.
“Due to recently passed legislation and feedback such as yours
we are currently working with
our system vendor to enhance the
search and download capabilities
of lobbyist and campaign finance
reports,” Ortiz wrote in an email.
“This enhancement should be
available by 2016.”
The loophole
All political candidates must
report donations by contribution
amount, name and occupation of
donor and date of the contribution.
So, theoretically, someone with the
necessary resources who wants to
track possible political influence over
a particular candidate or officeholder
could check that candidate’s individual
campaign finances reports.
But trying to track influence over the
112-member Legislature would involve
looking at the reports of hundreds of
primary and general-election candidates.
Another approach would be to check
the amount of money a particular
industry donated – either directly or
through their lobbyists – then compare
those amounts with the success or
failure of bills in the Legislature and
signed or vetoed by the governor.
That would involve looking through
fewer reports.
But you’d be out of luck.
Top ten lobbyists whose reports don’t identify
Sources of campaign donations by the lobbyist
Stephen Perry: Chevron USA Inc. $62,000
Dan Weaks/Marla Shoats: lobby for 18 companies $47,100
James Bullington: lobbies for 24 companies $40,875
Leland Gould: lobbies for Western Refining Inc. $35,900
Vanessa Alarid: lobbies for 13 companies $32,700
Deborah Gorenz: lobbies for 2 companies $28,200
Robert Donaldson: lobbies for Altria Inc. $27,800
Shelby Fletcher: lobbies for Pfizer, Inc. $20,000
Sandra Bellino: lobbies for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. $15,000
Lawrence Horan: lobbies for 20 companies $13,700
Mark Duran: lobbies for 13 companies $13,550
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State’s office
Dmitriy Golbay
And here’s why.
The law requires the Secretary of State
to design an online form for lobbyists to
use to report the value of entertainment,
parties and campaign donations in the
months leading up to each legislative
session.
The Secretary of State’s form has five
parts, forms A, B, C, D and E.
Form A is a summary of the lobbyist’s
information. Form B should show the
value of gifts given to candidates or
officeholders – Lobo basketball tickets,
for example.
Only four of the 530
lobbyists whose reports
ABQ Free Press
examined identify
political contributions
given on behalf of
their clients
The money that lobbyists spend on
parties, drinks, meals and entertainment
generally goes on Form C.
The amount of political contributions
that a lobbyist makes on his own behalf
goes on Form D. Many lobbyists give in
their own name to maintain good will
and access to legislators.
Clients’ or bundled donations above
$500 or money funneled through a
lobbyist to a candidate or officeholder
are supposed to go on Form E. The
donations reported there should be
broken out by client, client’s address
and occupation and the amount given
on that client’s behalf.
According to the Secretary of State’s
office, when a lobbyist opens up Form
E online, it automatically creates the
required fields.
And that’s the loophole.
Almost no one uses Form E. Instead,
lobbyists reported a total of $451,252.50
of the $770,308 they gave in campaign
contributions since last May on Form D
– without an explanation of the money’s
source.
The husband-wife lobbying team of
Dan Weaks and Marla Shoats, who represent 18 clients, reported that they gave
candidates and officeholders $47,100 but
they didn’t identify the source
James “J.D.” Bullington, a lobbyist
who represents 24 clients, reported
$40,875 in contributions, also with no
indication of where the money came
from.
One could posit that most or all of the
$62,000 in donations that lobbyist Steven
Perry reported in political donations
came from his sole client, Chevron USA,
but some could have come from Perry
himself. Same for the $20,000 reported
by Shelby Fletcher, who lobbies for
Pfizer, Inc.
In the great majority of lobbyists’
reports, it is impossible to ascertain
where the money came from.
What they say
ABQ Free Press attempted to contact
all the lobbyists mentioned in this story.
Only one spoke to us on the record.
Charlie Marquez, a lobbyist who
represents seven companies, reported
$2,400 on Form D and $2,250 on Form E.
He said the problem lies in the definition of “bundling.”
cont. on page 6
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Campaign cash, Page 5
“When I was collecting all these checks to give to
candidates, I had questions about the bundling, so I
called the Secretary of State’s office, and I asked them
how they define bundling,” he said.
“They said it was a function of me simply gathering
checks from individuals from a PAC group or if they
were different entities until they’re all together, and
as long as I am the person who is giving the legislator
the contribution, then I have to report those bundled
checks,” he said.
“I think there are several interpretations, and I think
that some people believe that bundling is taking multiple checks and combining them into a single total,”
Marquez said. “As lobbyists, we no longer submit
paper forms, so if it’s not catching what’s on Form E,
then it’s recording a total that’s misrepresented.”
James ‘J.D.’ Bullington, a lobbyist
who represents 24 clients, reported $40,875 in contributions, also
with no indication of where the
money came from
Reaction
Viki Harrison, executive director of Common Cause
New Mexico, which advocates for open government
and campaign-finance transparency, said the difficulty
The husband-wife lobbying team
of Dan Weaks and Marla Shoats,
who lobby for 18 clients, gave candidates and officeholders $47,100
but didn’t report the source
of tracking the influence of a particular industry is well
known.
“For us, the problem with that system is that we
should be able to go in there and say, ‘Give me all the
gas lobbyists from this year,’ and you can’t do that. You
shouldn’t have to be tracking it down over 500 PDFs.
It should be portable and you should be able to pull
everything out through searching or cross-referencing
different years.
“So we met with the Secretary of State’s office probably in June, and they told us, ‘Everything was fine,
it’s totally compliant with the law,’ and we said, ‘No
it’s not,’ so we went back and talked to journalists, the
clients and the foundation, followthemoney.org.
“And what we did then was send specific memos
to the Secretary of State telling them the specific ways
they were not in compliance, and they actually replied
right away and said, ‘You’re right, we’ve not entered
into a contract with our vendor and we are going to get
that implemented this year.’”
Ortiz said that process is underway, despite the
absence of Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who was
charged in August with 64 counts of fraud and embezzlement involving alleged use of her own campaign
fund to gamble at casinos around the state.
City Says APD Database
Does Exist
BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF
A separate database of public information
requests kept by the Albuquerque Police
Department’s former records custodian does
indeed exist and has been secured in an APD
vault, the City of Albuquerque said in a recent
court filing.
The database was built and kept by APD’s
former records custodian Reynaldo Chavez and
it could reveal how APD deals with requests
for public records in high-profile cases and
why it denies some of those requests. The
database consists of a stand-alone computer,
external hard drive and 1,000 CDs.
The city acknowledged the existence of the
database in a Sept. 10 court filing in a case
where a lawyer for the estate of the late Mary
Han is seeking access to some of the records
it might contain. Han’s family believes that
her death, which was ruled a suicide, was a
possible murder.
The lawyer, Rosario Vega Lynn, said in her
motion that she feared the records and any
information they might contain about the Han
case could be destroyed if not protected by
court order.
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sports
Davie’s Head on a Platter?
And So the Murmurs Begin
BY RICHARD STEVENS
T
he cry “fire Bob
Davie” already is
rippling across the
Lobo airwaves – only
a few games into
the 2015 football
season.
The best answer,
the fairest response,
at this point – four years into the Davie
regime – is probably “not yet.” However, we understand the sentiment.
The improvement in Davie’s program
following the Mike Locksley debacle is
obvious but, really, there was only one
way to go.
And while there is the appearance of
stability in University of New Mexico
Lobo football, there also is a lack of
substance.
Things like wins. Things like defense.
Things like a coach who truly embraces
the community he is paid to embrace.
If anything, the first two home games
of the 2015 football season did little
to nothing to endear Lobo football to
this city and did much to push it further
away in advance of the Oct. 3 visit by
the lowly New Mexico State Aggies.
The UNM home opener vs. Mississippi
Valley State was both an embarrassment to the program and an insult to
ticket holders. This game did not prepare UNM for its second game against
Tulsa. If the Lobos were going to play
an opponent this bad, they should
have played Eastern New Mexico or
maybe Western New Mexico. Or maybe,
Albuquerque High.
The win was a false high. A placebo
on the scoreboard.
That game also was a marketing
mistake. The Lobos had nine months
to show that Lobo football (like Lobo
basketball) is a place you want to be.
You have only one chance to make a
first impression and the Lobos lost that
opportunity in 2015 with a stadium that
had about as much excitement as a waiting room full of people about to have a
colonoscopy. Bend over, Lobo fans.
The Tulsa game was looked upon as
a Lobo win. However, UNM’s onedimensional offense – and a lack of
defense and discipline – doomed the
Lobos to a 40-21 loss. Tulsa should have
scored 60.
There is a chance that UNM will have
a winning record after the NMSU game,
but you have to wonder about the
progress – and the long-term future –
of this program.
Davie needs a few quality wins to
attract the casual fan to the stadium
and possibly return the program to the
glory days (well, a little glory is better
than none) of Rocky Long.
There are huge gaps between the
type of program Long built and the
type of program that Davie appears
to be constructing. Some of the gaps
have been created by two different
personalities. Long embraced the
Albuquerque community. Davie seems
to embrace only himself.
Long cared about Lobo football
more than he cared about Long. He
cared about the state, cared about his
players, respected his training room,
and cared about New Mexico high
school coaches. It is still a mystery as to
why Lobo AD Paul Krebs chased away
this coach.
There are huge gaps
between the type of
program Long built and
the type of program that
Davie appears to be
constructing
Long’s genuine empathy for New
Mexico was returned by the community
and was reflected in attendance. Davie
is too much about Davie and that
probably will not change. You can try
to dust the cobwebs off Davie, but his
ego is cast in bronze. So, he needs to
fill in the holes by winning.
But can he do it?
There are concerns about Lobo
football simply because there should be
concerns. The defense shows few signs
of improvement despite Davie’s good
work in building up numbers (bodies),
and that’s disheartening because of
Davie’s defensive background.
But hold on. If you wait five minutes
or so, Davie will mention he coached
football at Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
Joe Monahan is taking a much-needed
break and seeking shelter from the
hailstorm of political news that recently
hit New Mexico; his column will return
next issue.
Filling in for him is Richard Stevens,
the newest addition to the ABQ Free
Press lineup. Richard Stevens is a
former sports writer for the Albuquerque Tribune. More recently he was an
insider at the Lobo Athletic Department.
Reach him at [email protected]
NEWS
Meet the Man Who Tracks Hate
BY ANDY BEALE
N
ew Mexico has its share of problems – stubborn
unemployment, a through-the-roof drunken
driving rate and a checkbook off balance by $100
million, to name a few.
But we are doing a lot better than our neighbors
in one way: the prevalence of hate groups. New
Mexico has just three hate groups, according to
Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty
Law Center and the editor-in-chief of the center’s
hate group tracking Intelligence Report.
That’s low compared with neighboring states.
The SPLC counts 16 hate groups in Arizona, 15 in
Colorado, 11 in Oklahoma, four in Utah and a whopping 36 in Texas.
We don’t have the lowest numbers in the nation –
that distinction goes to Alaska and Hawaii, at zero
hate groups each. Potok describes the hate groups
we do have as “tiny.”
“New Mexico suffers from this movement [white
supremacy] considerably less than most states,”
he said in an interview with ABQ Free Press. “So,
you know, I think the problem is less one for New
Mexico per se than for our country as a whole.”
Earlier SPLC reports counted more
groups in New Mexico, including
some apparently defunct chapters
of the Ku Klux Klan
Earlier SPLC reports counted more groups in
New Mexico, including some apparently defunct
chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. Potok said the SPLC
searches year-round for hate-group activity but can’t
always determine why a particular group’s activity
stopped. It could mean the group disbanded, or
it could simply mean they stopped maintaining a
website or speaking publicly.
“Probably what happened [in New Mexico is that]
they just disappeared. I mean, especially these little
Klan groups that kinda pop up and go away from
year to year. But I can’t say that we always know
[why],” Potok said. “Sometimes they just disappear.
You know, their websites, all indications that they’re
doing anything.”
The SPLC, based in Montgomery, Ala., has a variety of methods to search for hate groups, including
trawling the web, searching out hard-copy publications of racist literature, scanning police reports
around the country for reports of hate crimes, and
taking tips from the public.
Not all the hate groups tracked by the SPLC are
white supremacist groups. There are extremist
Muslim groups, multiethnic anti-gay groups, and
Black supremacist groups, among others. Potok
said that of the 784 groups tracked in 2014, 113 were
Black supremacist groups. White supremacists and
anti-immigration groups predominate the listing,
however.
Potok said there are almost certainly hate groups
around the country that his organization is not
aware of. Groups that don’t advertise themselves
opinion
Gangster-like APD Intimidation
Has No Place at City Hall
Albuquerque’s
Premier Facility
BY DAN KLEIN
T
When you see Mark Potok’s face on television, it’s been a bad day for America. Potok is often interviewed on the network news in the
wake of a killing or killings sparked by racial or ethnic hatred.
[and whose leaders manage to stay out of jail] are
very difficult to track. “I have no doubt that we miss
some of these groups,” he said. “For whatever it’s
worth, I think we’re good at [finding them]. We’ve
been doing it for about 30 years. But, you know, we
don’t claim to be perfect in that way.”
New Mexico grown
The three groups the SPLC currently identifies
in New Mexico are really only two groups – one
chapter of the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger group
and two chapters of a group called Aggressive
Christianity.
According to the SPLC website, 11th Hour Remnant Messenger was founded in the 1990s by a man
named Vincent Bertollini, who was arrested in 2006
in Santa Fe on a warrant after fleeing the country to
avoid a DWI charge in Idaho. Following his release
in 2010, he moved to the Albuquerque Metro area
and has continued his “work” with the group.
The SPLC website has only a vague overview of
the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger ideology, but Potok provided ABQ Free Press with some details. “It’s
basically a heretical reading of the Bible that says
that Jews are satanic. They’re literally biologically
Coming to Santa Fe
Mark Potok will be in Santa Fe on Dec. 2 to give a
speech at the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s “NMCADV Message Matters 2015: How
to talk about violence and abuse so people listen.”
For details, visit nmcadv.org.
descended from Eve having sex with the serpent in
the Garden of Eden,” Potok said.
“Another part of this bizarro theology is that white
people are the real descendants of the Hebrews of the
Bible. So they say quote-unquote Aryans are actually
the chosen people of God,” he said.
Widespread use of the Internet
also has made it easier for hate
groups to proselytize
New Mexico’s other identified hate group, Aggressive Christianity, was founded by James and Deborah
Green in 1979 after God spoke to them in their prayer
closet. The group is headquartered in Fence Lake,
about an hour’s drive south of Gallup. James Green
frequently mans a booth at the Gallup Flea Market
with a flag emblazoned with the word “REPENT.”
The Aggressive Christians call themselves “The
Army That Sheds No Blood.” Their often-all-caps
website refers to Green as “Gen. Jim” and rails
against “The GAY MAFIA, BLOODTHIRSTY
MUSLIMS, [and] The ZIONIST CONSPIRACY To
Control The World.”
Power of the Internet
Though right-wing conspiracy theories existed,
of course, long before the Web, the Internet has been
instrumental in the spread and development of hate
cont. on page 16
he open intimidation of our elected
City Council members by Mayor
Richard Berry’s Albuquerque Police
Department’s command staff, under the
direction of Chief Administrative Officer
Rob Perry, has me and others in the
community wondering if Albuquerque
is in the United States or in Mexico or El
Salvador.
At the Sept. 9 City Council meeting,
Councilor Diane Gibson began questioning the retention bonus that Berry is giving the 19 members of the Albuquerque
police command staff (deputy chiefs,
majors and commanders).
No other members of APD are
currently being given this bonus, only
the top brass. This was done without
the council’s knowledge and without its
approval. This retention bonus is coming
from money in the police budget and
amounts to $6,000 to $12,000 a year for
each of the top cops receiving bonuses.
Gibson pointed out that these are the
highest paid members of APD and that
this money should be given to beat cops
instead. Gibson said the bonus money
for command staff amounted to “almost
extortion,” and she called on Perry to
end the program.
Councilor Dan Lewis was about to start
his statement when all 19 members of
APD’s command staff – most in uniform
with firearms – entered the City Council
chambers. Remember, this council
meeting had already been going on for
almost 90 minutes. Apparently, the top
cops were waiting outside the chambers
for a command to enter when it would
cause the most intimidation.
Lewis became visibly angry at the
sight of armed APD command officers
standing in a group at the back of the
chambers with arms crossed, glaring at
the city councilors while they debated
the retention bonus. Lewis confronted
the glaring cops and said he would not
be intimidated by them.
City Councilor Rey Garduño also
expressed his displeasure at what was a
blatant attempt to intimidate a group
of elected councilors. I wish Garduño
had ordered the command staff to
the podium for each one to answer
two questions: What have they done
to deserve the bonus? Why are they
excluding their own officers from the
pot of extra cash?
Perry then told the councilors that no
intimidation was meant, that he had
instructed the command staff to wait
outside and asked them to come in so
they could see that he was working
mightily for them in trying to keep their
- for -
bonuses. The debate over the bonuses
ended because Councilor Don Harris had
to leave early and wanted desperately
to ask Perry about something terribly
important to him and, apparently, his
constituents: the City Council vs. City
Administration softball game trophy!
What a leader for troubled times!
After the meeting, Dennis Domrzalski,
associate editor for news at ABQ Free
Press, asked City Attorney Jessica
Hernandez if the bonus program for the
command staff was permanent. She told
him to ask the city administration. He
then asked Perry, who stated he didn’t
know and that it was just day-to-day.
Who runs a city this way?
You are giving your top APD command
thousands of extra dollars without City
Council approval, and you don’t know
if it is permanent? Does Berry know?
This is an outrageous expenditure of
taxpayer money.
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Councilor Dan Lewis was
about to start his statement when all 19 members of APD’s command
staff – most in uniform
with firearms – entered
the City Council chambers
This is why compensation should
always go through the City Council for
approval. Furthermore, Hernandez said
that the way Berry’s administration is
paying for this is legal. Could be, but in
December 2014, the council chastised
APD commanders for raiding the bonus
money, which they said was meant for
rank-and-file cops. Technically this might
be legal, but it’s damn stinking immoral.
Lastly, let me speak to the blatant
attempt at intimidating our elected City
Council. I’m tempted to compare Perry
to Al Capone and the APD command
staff to Capone’s foot soldiers, but that
would be unfair to Capone.
Perry and his gang are acting more
like gangsters than public servants. It
is time for Berry to fire all of them. It
is time for the U.S. attorney for New
Mexico to boldly step in and hold them
all accountable. Albuquerque is part of
the United States, and we have laws,
don’t we?
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Public Records Denials on the
Rise, as is Cost to Taxpayers
analysis
Central Ave. BRT Project:
Battleground for ABQ’s Future?
BY dan mayfield
P
Rene Thompson
Independent journalist Peter St. Cyr reviews public documents at the dining room table of his home.
On Oct. 7, St. Cyr will receive an award from the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government for
his work in pursuing public records.
BY PETER ST. CYR
T
hree decades ago, like other young
reporters, I spent long hours checking police blotters, reading criminal
complaints and sitting through dayslong court hearings. The law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges I
met were impressive and professional.
After watching these public servants, I
considered switching careers and enrolling in law school. Ultimately, I decided
I really didn’t want to spend my life as
a litigator, and my vocation became
investigative journalism.
Fast forward 35 years. Litigation has
become a regular chore for journalists
and news organizations such as ABQ
Free Press. That’s because officials
at government agencies such as the
Albuquerque Police Department, New
Mexico Department of Health and the
state Public Regulation Commission
apparently don’t want to answer tough
questions or face public scrutiny.
This newspaper’s
attorneys were just paid
more than $50,000 to
pursue a legal case
against APD
Increasingly, withholding, or in some
cases hiding information from the
public, ends up costing taxpayers tens of
thousands of dollars every year.
When state judges are forced to make
the final decision to release records,
they often award attorney fees and
damages. This newspaper’s attorneys
were just paid more than $50,000 to
pursue a legal case against APD, which,
according to the judge, illegally refused
to release an inventory of its military
weapons for 18 months.
(The judge ordered the city to pay this
writer and the newspaper a combined
$8,420 in costs and damages incurred
because of APD’s delay.)
But it’s not just journalists who are
headed to court to get access to public
records. Citizens also are refusing to
settle on form letters denying their
requests for government documents.
Hiding the ball
Through quarterly litigation reports
submitted to the Albuquerque City
Council, we learned that in just eight
months (between Oct. 1, 2013, and June
1, 2014), the City of Albuquerque paid
out $48,000 in legal settlements over
APD’s refusal to comply with the state’s
open records law.
A 2014 city audit revealed the city has
incurred a whopping $237,000 for litigation preparation, defense, and penalty
costs since 2011 in records cases.
Complying with the records law,
known by its initials, IPRA, doesn’t need
to cost taxpayers so much. The same
audit shows it takes the city on average
only 2.5 hours and $67 in labor and
copying costs to process a typical public
records request.
Ched MacQuigg, who blogs about
the administration of the Albuquerque
Public Schools, tells us the school district
has racked up close to $750,000 in attorneys’ fees in a three-year battle over
his first amendment right. He said he
cont. on page 12
osters are popping up around
Nob Hill that say,
“Save Historic Route
66” and point to
the “Central Avenue
Business Cemetery.”
Sure, they’re
ominous. They’re
scary. They make it feel like there’s
an evil plan afoot to destroy the city’s
coolest neighborhood.
Already, more than 50 businesses
– not an insignificant number – have
joined the effort to block construction
of Mayor Richard Berry’s Bus Rapid
Transit plan.
The coalition and its Save Route 66
Central website raise concerns that the
BRT would destroy parking, driving,
and even walking lanes along Central
Avenue to make room for a bus that
acts like a train, with raised passenger
platforms in the median of Central.
Dayna Crawford, deputy director of
the Department of Transit and project
manager of Albuquerque Rapid Ride,
disputes that. “We’re not taking any
parking away, and people don’t get
that. It’s hard to get messages out.
That’s why we spend so much time to
do it.”
The city is holding public meetings
about the project. And that’s fair. Most
in Albuquerque have never seen anything like the BRT and fear of change is
natural.
The BRT plan calls for an $80 million
federal grant, plus $20 million in local
funds, to pay for the project, which
would tear up Central from 98th Street
to Tramway Boulevard for years.
But if you’re focusing on the construction issues and some loss of left-turn
lanes, Crawford said, you’re missing
the point. In other cities, BRT lines have
created not just a faster, cleaner and
easier way to get around, but billions
in investment. The city, she said, is not
able to capitalize on $2 billion or more
in development potential along Central
because nobody wants to live near it.
More importantly, if we don’t do this
now, the overall cost will only go up,
What boomers want
AARP found that baby boomers,
people born between 1946 and
1964, cite proximity to a bus stop as
a quality-of-life priority. To read the
report, go to aarp.org and search on
“what is livable.”
and that’s important as Albuquerque
wants to grow, she said.
But grow in what direction? Do we
want Albuquerque to look like Phoenix
or Los Angeles, with multi-lane highways and eight-lane surface streets?
Or, does it want to look like Cleveland
or Chicago, where planners decades
ago had the foresight to plan for mass
transit? Imagine the traffic in Chicago
or Washington, D.C., if there were no
public transit options.
The challenge, Mayor Richard Berry
has said, is to re-frame how Albuquerque looks at public transit. “We have to
look at public transit not as a subsidy
for the poor, but as a cool way to get
around,” Berry said.
And it is cool – for millennials, people
who reached adulthood around the
year 2000. Those younger workers who
will drive the tech economy Albuquerque is trying to incubate want to live
in dense areas served by public transportation. Demographers will tell you
millennials are looking to live in cities
like San Francisco, where they don’t
need a car. They don’t want to live
far out in the suburbs. Car makers are
seeing precipitous drops in the numbers
of millennials buying cars, too.
So how are they getting around?
Buses. Rail. Longboards.
That means the young, cool people
that Albuquerque needs to grow won’t
find us attractive if we don’t have easily
accessed bus service and a free seat for
a longboard on the bus.
But, that could also imply that those
who are fighting the movement of
public transportation are, well, not
cool enough to get it. In fact, it’s just
the opposite. An AARP study last year
showed that for those 50 and older, the
single most important requirement for a
livable city was a home near a bus stop.
BRT has some proponents outside
of City Hall, too. Bob Frank, president
of the University of New Mexico, has
gone on the record saying that the
BRT is key to growing the university’s
new campuses, including Innovate ABQ
Downtown.
Despite the Save Route 66 campaign,
the BRT appears to be moving forward.
Last month, the City Council approved
a $45 million bond package, $13 million
of which will go to fund the BRT project. It doesn’t require voter approval.
Dan Mayfield is an Albuquerque journalist. Most recently, he was a reporter for
Albuquerque Business First. Reach him at
[email protected]
NEWS
Tax Cap Showdown: Otters vs. Cops
By Dennis Domrazalski
A
lbuquerque Budget Officer Gerald Romero said
it costs approximately $85,000 a year for a fully
equipped cop. Each quarter-cent [.2500] of GRT in the
city raises approximately $33.5 million a year, he said.
At first glance, it appears that the city has a lot of
headroom left for any additional GRT it might have to
assess to pay for more cops.
Currently, the city has 1.625 percent of unused GRT
authority authorized by state law, but a complicated
system of state regulations restricts much of the city’s
remaining GRT bonding capacity to infrastructure such
as roads, capital projects like libraries, and economic
development efforts.
So, in reality, the city has just 0.875 percent of
unrestricted GRT left that it can impose. Of that, only
0.375 percentage points can be assessed without voter
approval, Romero said.
Apples and oranges
Barry Bitzer, director of development for the New
Mexico BioPark Society, said the zoo’s proposed 15-year,
one-eighth-cent tax hike will pay for a hoped-for $2.5
million otter exhibit and provide a steady funding source
for the park’s future maintenance and repair needs.
The proposal’s 15-year total revenue stream of $240
million for the park won’t cut into the city’s ability to levy
general-purpose GRT increases because it’s
coming from the set-aside for capital outlay
programs, Bitzer said.
“We are not touching salaries or benefits
at all, we are purely tapping into bricks
and mortar,” Bitzer said. He added that the
Bio Park draws out-of-state visitors who
spend approximately $33 million a year in
Albuquerque.
If the BioPark tax is approved by voters,
the GRT rate in the city would climb to
7.3125 percent.
That’s lower than the nearby municipalities of Rio Rancho or Grants. But add
another quarter-cent down the line for
more cops, and the rate would rise to
7.7625 percent. Ruidoso in southern New
Mexico has the highest municipal GRT rate
at 8.6250 percent.
The problem with the GRT, said Steve Vierck, executive director of the New Mexico
Partnership, a state-funded economic
development agency, is that it applies to all
goods and services everyone buys, and it
affects all businesses.
Vierck said he has been told on several
occasions by company executives that they
New Mexico BioPark Society
The New Mexico BioPark Society
used ads like this one last year to
persuade Albuquerque voters to
place a gross-receipts tax increase
for the BioPark on the Oct. 6 city
election ballot.
would have more employees in their
Albuquerque office were it not for
the GRT. Some executives refer to the
GRT as Albuquerque’s “seven percent
penalty” for doing business here, he
added.
Pete Dinelli, a former city councilor,
said he’s not worried about the city
having to immediately levy a hefty
GRT to pay for more cops because the
process of reforming and rebuilding
APD will take time.
While APD is budgeted for 1,000
officers, it has only about 850 right
now. At the current pace of retirements and new additions to the force,
it would take three to four years to
get to 1,000 officers, Dinelli said.
“It might take seven years to get to
the level of 1,400 officers, and so it’s
going to be a number of years before
you start talking about tax increases”
for APD, he said.
Dennis Domrzalski is an associate
editor at ABQ Free Press. Reach him at
[email protected]
public records, Page 10
thinks APS is prepared to spend another
$250,000 if his case goes to trial. Taxpayers could be on the hook for MacQuigg’s
legal team’s fees if he prevails in court.
Democracy, MacQuigg asserts, isn’t a
game of marbles where “possession is
nine-tenths of of the law.”
“If you want to get documents
released against their will you have to
sue them in a venue where they have
all the lawyers, all the time and all the
money to fight you,” MacQuigg said. Susan Boe, executive director of the
New Mexico Foundation for Open
Government, an open-records and openmeetings advocacy group, doesn’t think
officials should be spending so much
time and money denying straight-forward document requests. Public records,
she said, provide critical information
and allow the public a chance to provide
input on public policy decisions that
impact their lives.
Boe said she frankly believes the New
Mexico Inspection of Public Records
Act is under attack. She points to the
$14,000 in legal fees that the state’s
Public Education Department recently
was ordered to pay attorneys for the
National Education Association. PED
had refused to turn over documents on
teacher evaluations that the NEA had
requested.
In ruling against PED in that case, Santa
Fe District Judge Sarah Singleton made
it clear that no agency is above the law
and that government records should be
accessible to all New Mexicans.
Some records aren’t public, including
some personnel records, attorney-client
communications, police response plans
in the event of a terrorist attack, some
juvenile records and health records.
This past February, New Mexico State
University President Garrey Carruthers
advanced a proposal to exempt records
requests involving searches to fill top
university vacancies.
The former governor’s ideas didn’t
make it through the Roundhouse, but
now an interim legislative committee
has set up a task force to look at the
cost of filling public records requests.
According to Boe, the task force is
considering a “records tax” that could
end up increasing the cost to the public
and news media for copied records not
already published online.
‘Political calculations’
For a time, I used to think government
employees simply didn’t want to be burdened with the extra work processing
our records requests, but after reading
a whistleblower lawsuit filed against
APD by its former records custodian,
Reynaldo Chavez, I wonder if something
sinister may be at work.
Chavez alleges that top officials at APD,
including Chief Gorden Eden himself,
ordered him to find novel ways to deny
public records requests from the news
media and the public. Chavez alleges
N.M.’s Public Records Law
Under New Mexico’s Inspection of
Public Records Act, most government
documents are public, with some
narrow exceptions. Agencies that
wrongfully withhold documents are
liable for damages, attorneys’ fees
and costs incurred by people who
must sue to get them.
he was put on administrative leave and
eventually terminated after he complained those requests were illegal.
If true, Chavez’ complaint shouldn’t
come as a surprise.
APD has been on the defensive since
the U.S. Department of Justice mandated the Berry administration implement
comprehensive reforms in how police
operate in this city. But just like transforming APD’s culture of aggression
won’t be easy, changing its recalcitrance
in complying with public records laws
will require a cultural change as well.
APD’s top commanders, it appears,
are reluctant to change and have been
unwilling to listen to expert advice.
Janet Blair, a former Albuquerque
broadcast reporter with a long track
record in government communications,
had retired from her job as Metro
Court’s public information officer when
she was recruited by Eden to work for
APD. Her job was to help re-establish
news media relationships that had
deteriorated under the leadership of
Eden’s predecessor, Ray Schultz.
But Blair ended up walking away
from APD after less than a year. In her
first public interview since leaving last
year, she said “political calculations”
clouded APD’s judgment when it came
to releasing public information. Blair
worries that the department is “digging
itself into a deeper hole” in continuing
to push back against public scrutiny.
“I’m old guard. If it’s on the public
record or if it’s done with public money,
it ought to be available, and it ought to
be open for scrutiny,” Blair said.
“I can tell you this. Working for
one mayoral administration and then
being involved at least tangentially in
the Berry administration, there was a
considerable difference of philosophy
and more of a reticence to release
information,” she said.
Mike Santullo, a former talk show
host who served a stint in government
communications under then-Mayor Ken
Schultz, said officials do themselves no
favors by obfuscating. “It sends up a
red flag when officials refuse to answer
questions or provide public documents,”
Santullo said. “People want to know
what they’re hiding.”
Peter St. Cyr is an independent journalist
and frequent contributor to ABQ Free Press.
Reach him at [email protected]
OPINION
The Looming Fight over New
Foodstamp Work Rules
Editor’s note: This is an email conversation
between Alan Webber, a businessman who sought
the 2014 Democratic nomination for governor,
and Paul Gessing, a Libertarian who heads the Rio
Grande Foundation. The topic was the administration of Gov. Susana Martinez’s renewed push for
people receiving food assistance to find jobs, enroll
in job training or perform community service.
Paul Gessing: Gov. Susana Martinez has taken
the “radical” step of asking able-bodied New
Mexicans to work, get an education, or do
volunteer work in order to receive food stamps
benefits for longer than three months.
A similar requirement was included in the
mid-1990s welfare reform signed into law by
then-President Clinton. It was removed in 2009
under the “stimulus” act passed that year. No
fewer than 17 states are working to reinstate
work requirements on able-bodied adults.
It is true that New Mexico’s
economy is struggling to create new jobs. But that makes it
more, not less, important that
government policies encourage individuals to improve
their skills.
Alan Webber: Everyone is
in favor of work. Everyone is
opposed to kids and families in
New Mexico going hungry.
What isn’t clear is how
Gov. Martinez’s proposed
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program [SNAP] regulations either
help unemployed people find jobs or feed
hungry kids and families. Her proposal looks at
two serious problems in New Mexico and does
nothing to solve either one.
Forty-five percent of New Mexico’s job seekers are long-term unemployed – on average
they’ve been out of work for 43 weeks. Almost
one-third of our children suffer from food
insecurity.
The question to ask is, how will the governor’s new SNAP requirements either create
more jobs or feed more children?
Gessing: I must have missed the decision that
put the government in charge of finding jobs
for able-bodied adults. And, while you bring up
kids, the proposal is about adults, not young
kids.
Gov. Martinez has been trying to reform the
NM economy, but Senate Democrats opposed
her at every turn in 2015. That said, there are
jobs out there, whether in our state or neighboring states like Texas. Giving unlimited food
stamps to able-bodied adults will not encourage people to take available jobs or move
elsewhere for those jobs.
Requiring volunteer work or educational
attainment is the best way to help able-bodied
adults return to the workforce.
Webber: New Mexico has 20,000 fewer jobs
today than seven years ago. You can say
it’s not the government’s responsibility to
find people jobs. But we have an Economic
Development Department, and the Legislature
recently allocated a record $37.5 million for job
creation. That is their job. Should we ask for an
“Economic Development Responsibility Plan”
from the Martinez administration?
Three out of four New Mexicans who are part
of SNAP are in families with children. The new
regulations are aimed directly at them.
Gessing: Economic development departments
don’t create jobs. Legislatures put policies in
place that are attractive or unattractive to businesses and entrepreneurs. Sen. Michael Sanchez
of Belen and Senate Democrats stood in the
way of every economic development initiative
in the 2015 session, from right-to-work to
providing rules of the road for ride-sharing
companies Uber and Lyft.
Yes, New Mexico’s economy is struggling, but
if there are jobs, people
should move to where the
jobs are, like Texas.
And, yes, while families
with children disproportionately receive food stamps,
the Martinez proposal applies only to those without
children or with school-age
children who are now fed at
school anyway.
Webber: Feeding our
children at school isn’t the
solution to hunger in New
Mexico – it’s an expression of how bad the
problem is! I want our children eating healthy,
nutritious meals at home with their families,
and then going to school to learn, not to eat.
And having talented, ambitious New
Mexicans move out of state to find work isn’t
a solution, either. It’s an admission of failure.
Too many New Mexicans are “voting with their
feet.” Instead of putting down roots, they’re
pulling up stakes.
New Mexicans are out of work and hungry –
and what they want are jobs and justice. That
should be the agenda for our future.
Gessing: For once I agree with Alan. New
Mexico has serious economic problems. Government programs like food stamps and school
meals are not permanent solutions.
Gov. Martinez’s effort to reimpose work, education, or volunteer requirements affects only
able-bodied adults. Too many New Mexicans
are dependant on government.
Martinez’s proposal is a starting point, not a
panacea. Our state needs significant economic
reforms that lower regulatory and tax burdens
while making our state more attractive to
entrepreneurs and businesses. We also need a
competitive education system that produces
graduates ready to compete in a 21st century
economy.
Unfortunately, the liberal establishment in
New Mexico seems to prefer the failed status
quo to needed reforms.
NEWS
ABQ Free Press Pulp News
compiled By abq free press staff
Unhappiness
Airlines improved their on-time performance in July across America – but
that doesn’t mean their passengers were
any more satisfied. In fact, they were
less satisfied, according to Mashable.
com, which cited a U.S. Department of
Transportation report in August that
found 78.1 percent of flights on top
airlines arrived on time in July. That’s
up from 74.8 percent in June and 75.6
percent in July 2014. It’s possible,
however, that complaints are up simply
because it’s easier to file a complaint.
The airlines that posted the highest
on-time arrival rates were Hawaiian
Airlines (88.6 percent), Alaska Airlines
(86.4 percent) and Delta Air Lines (84.2
percent). The airlines with the lowest
on-time arrival rates were Spirit Airlines
(68.7 percent), followed by Frontier
Airlines (71.4 percent), and Southwest
Airlines and United Airlines (both 73.5
percent). Hawaiian’s stats are somewhat
misleading. Domestically, it flies only
between Hawaii and nine good-weather
western U.S. cities, plus New York’s
Kennedy Airport.
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The Social Security Administration
spent three times more money than it
collected in a five-year effort to get back
erroneous overpayments, according to
its Inspector General. Between 2008 and
2013, the agency spent $323 million to
chase down $128 million in wrongly
issued checks – and even that failed.
It only collected $109 million of that,
meaning the Social Security lost $214
million. The report said, “collection was
not always cost beneficial.”
Sandy victory
After years of legal wrangling,
California officials have agreed to open
a pathway to the so-called “Billionaires
Beach” in Malibu. Even though most
beaches in California are public property, a wealthy landowner argued after
he bought his beachfront estate that the
pathway to the Malibu beach – which
had been used by the public for years
– amounted to illegal encroachment on
his land and beachgoers who used it
were trespassers. Most of California’s
1,000 miles of coastline are public, either
through outright state ownership or
through easements granted by landowners. Under California law, the state
owns submerged land seaward from the
“mean high tide” line, which means that
if a beachgoer is walking on wet sand,
he or she is probably on public property.
So long, Gen. Lee
The cable channel TV Land is canceling reruns of the 1980s show, “The
Dukes of Hazzard” because General
Lee, the orange 1969 Dodge Charger
driven by the show’s stars, was adorned
with the Confederate battle flag.
Brainwashed
Evangelicals in South Carolina are
urging a “mass exodus” from public
schools to save Christian children from
“progressive brainwashing” through
the Common Core teaching standards
that they say are “designed to produce
the ‘common herd’ workforce for the
New World Order.” According to the
group’s website, exodusmandate.org,
adherents believe the Bible says government should have no role in educating
children.
Getting high
A Calgary, Alberta, man was charged
with criminal mischief after tying a
lawn chair to more than 100 helium
balloons and riding to several thousand
feet over the annual Calgary Stampede
in early July. The 26-year-old man, a
sky diver, said the flight was the most
fun thing he’s ever done, but he grew
concerned when he was blown off
course and was about to enter a cloud
layer. He bailed out and parachuted
to safety and was promptly arrested.
“Thankfully his parachute functioned
properly and of course he wasn’t seriously injured upon landing, but there’s
still the question of the chair being up in
the air,” a police official said. The man
said it was “surreal” to be looking down
at a Boeing 747.
Keep on truckin’
The number of food trucks, which
were once a rarity and a fringe entry
into the U.S. dining market, has grown
by 80 percent since 2009. Food trucks
now account for an estimated $828
million in revenue, according to nationalgeographic.com. A typically equipped
food truck costs about $75,000, including permits and initial provisioning. A
low-end brick-and-mortar restaurant
can cost $250,000, the website reported.
Hola
There are more Spanish speakers
in the United States than in either
Colombia or Spain. The 53 million in
this country tops all Spanish-speaking
countries except Mexico, which has 121
million Spanish speakers, according to
the U.K. newspaper, the Guardian.
opinion
U.S. Public Must Demand Return to Corporate Morality
BY ROBERT REICH
A
n economy
depends fundamentally on public
morality: some shared
standards about what
sorts of activities
are impermissible
because they so
fundamentally violate
trust that they threaten to undermine
the social fabric.
It is ironic that at a time the Republican presidential candidates and state
legislators are furiously focusing on private morality – what people do in their
bedrooms, contraception, abortion, gay
marriage – we are experiencing a far
more significant crisis in public morality.
We’ve witnessed over the last two
decades in the United States a steady
decline in the willingness of people in
leading positions in the private sector
– on Wall Street and in large corporations especially – to maintain minimum
standards of public morality. They seek
the highest profits and highest compensation for themselves regardless of social
consequences.
CEOs of large corporations now earn
300 times the wages of average workers.
Wall Street moguls take home hundreds
of millions, or more. Both groups have
rigged the economic game to their
benefit while pushing downward the
wages of average working people.
By contrast, in the first three decades
after World War II – partly because
America went through that terrible
war and, before that, the Great Depression – there was a sense in the business
community and on Wall Street of some
degree of accountability to the nation. We’ve witnessed over the last two decades
in the United States a
steady decline in the
willingness of people in
leading positions in the
private sector to maintain
minimum standards of
public morality
It wasn’t talked about as social responsibility, because it was assumed to be
a bedrock of how people with great
economic power should behave.
CEOs did not earn more than 40 times
what the typical worker earned. Profitable firms did not lay off large numbers
of workers. Consumers, workers, and
the community were all considered
stakeholders of almost equal entitlement. The marginal income tax on the
highest income earners in the 1950s was
91 percent. Even the effective rate, after
all deductions and tax credits, was still
well above 50 percent.
When it all changed
Around about the late 1970s and early
1980s, all of this changed dramatically.
The change began on Wall Street. Wall
Street convinced the Reagan administration, and subsequent administrations
and congresses, to repeal regulations
put in place after the crash of 1929
– particularly during the Roosevelt
administration – to prevent a repeat of
the excesses of the 1920s.
Wall Street convinced the
Reagan administration,
and subsequent administrations and congresses,
to repeal regulations that
were put in place after the
crash of 1929 to prevent
a repeat of the excesses
of the 1920s
As a result of that move towards
deregulation, we saw a steady decline
in standards – a race to the bottom –
on Wall Street and then in executive
suites. In the 1980s we had junk bond
scandals combined with insider trading.
In the 1990s we had the beginnings of
a speculative binge culminating in the
dotcom bubble. Sad to say, under the
Clinton administration the Glass-Steagall
Act – that had been part of the banking act of 1933, separating investment
banking from commercial banking – was
repealed.
In 2001 and 2002 we had Enron and
the corporate looting scandals. Not only
did this reveal the dark side of executive behavior among some of the most
admired companies in America – Enron
had been listed among the nation’s
most respected companies before
that time – but also the complicity of
Wall Street. Wall Street traders were
actively involved in the Enron travesty.
And then, of course, we had all of the
excesses leading up to the crash of 2008.
Where has the moral center of
American capitalism gone? Wall Street is
back to its same old tricks. Greg Smith, a
vice-president of Goldman Sachs, has ac-
cused the firm of putting profits before
clients. Almost every other Wall Street
firm is doing precisely the same thing
and they’ve been doing it for years.
The Dodd-Frank bill was an attempt
to rein in Wall Street, but Wall Street
lobbyists have almost eviscerated that act
and have been mercilessly attacking the
regulations issued. Republicans have not
even appropriated sufficient money to
enforce the shards of the act that remain.
The Glass-Steagall Act must be resurrected. There has to be a limit on the
size of big banks. The current big banks
have to be broken up using anti-trust
laws, as we broke up the oil cartels in
the early years of the 20th century.
We’ve got to put limits on executive
pay and have a much more progressive
income tax so that people who are earning tens if not hundreds of millions of
dollars a year are paying at a rate that
they paid before 1981, which is at least
70 percent at the highest marginal level.
We also need to get big money out of
politics.
Where has the moral
center of American
capitalism gone? Wall
Street is back to its
same old tricks
These changes can’t come about
unless we have campaign finance
reform that provides public financing in
general elections and a constitutional
amendment that reverses the grotesque
decision of the Supreme Court at the
start of 2010, in a case called “Citizens
United versus the Federal Election
Commission.”
The voters must speak up
None of this is possible without an
upsurge in the public at large – a movement that rescues our democracy and
takes back our economy. One can’t be
done without the other. Our economy
and democracy are intertwined. Much
the same challenge exists in Europe and
Japan and elsewhere around the world,
where systems profess to combine
capitalism and democracy.
Massive inequality is incompatible with
robust democracy. Today, in the United
States, the top one percent is taking
home more than 20 percent of total
income and owns at least 38 percent of
total wealth. The richest 400 people in
America have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans put together.
As we’ve already seen in this Republican primary election, a handful
of extraordinarily wealthy people can
virtually control the election result – not
entirely, but have a huge impact.
That’s not a democracy. As the great
American jurist and Supreme Court
associate justice Louis Brandeis once said:
“We can have huge wealth in the hands
of a relatively few people or we can have
a democracy. But we can’t have both.”
Robert B. Reich, chancellor’s professor of
public policy at the University of California
at Berkeley and senior fellow at the Blum
Center for Developing Economies, was
secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. Time magazine named him one of
the 10 most effective cabinet secretaries of
the 20th century. He has written 13 books,
including the bestsellers “Aftershock” and
“The Work of Nations.” His latest, “Beyond
Outrage,” is now out in paperback. He
is also a founding editor of the American
Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. His newest film, “Inequality for
All,” is available on Netflix, iTunes, DVD
and On Demand. His blog is robertreich.org
EDITORIAL/NEWS
Our Pick for the District 6 City Council Seat
T
he only seriously contested Albuquerque City Council race on Oct. 6 is in
District 6, which encompasses Nob Hill, the
University of New Mexico, the International District and just about everything
else south of Lomas between University
and Eubank boulevards – including the
mostly vacant Mesa Del Sol expanse.
Three candidates, Republican Hess
Yntema and Democrats Sam Kerwin and
Pat Davis, are running for the seat that
becomes vacant through the impending
retirement of its liberal Democratic
incumbent, Rey Garduño.
District 6 is the most diverse in
Albuquerque in terms of income, race,
ethnic origin and housing stock.
Yntema, 28, is a home-grown
Harvard-educated attorney who works
for state government, a Republican, a
Spanish speaker, and son of a former
city councilor by the same name. He
says he’s pro-choice, despite graphic
anti-abortion literature attacking one
of his opponents that has been showing up in District 6 mailboxes. Yntema
formerly worked for an international
bond company. He is detail-oriented and
well-versed in the city’s major issues,
including taxes and finance.
Among the most interesting proposi-
tions Yntema posed during an interview
is why the City of Albuquerque has not
taken advantage of the low interest
rates of the past few years to refinance
higher-interest bonds sold years ago.
Sam Kerwin is a 22-year-old American
studies and journalism major at UNM
who jumped into the race late in the
game. He’s well-spoken, well-meaning
and a truly civic-minded person who
does not own a car but walks and rides
the bus – which arguably positions him
as the candidate most in touch with
District 6’s constituents.
The $30,000 salary Kerwin would
get as a city councilor, he says, is more
money than he’s ever made in any job.
He says he would spend his workday
holding office hours for his constituents.
One of Kerwin’s ideas is to offer
property owners incentives to develop
vacant lots in the district to create urban
gardens or community spaces. He takes
that idea even further by arguing that
City Hall should subsidize renters of
vacant commercial space along Central
Avenue to help kickstart the district’s
small-business economy.
The third candidate is Pat Davis, 37,
a former police officer with the U.S.
Capitol police and the UNM Police De-
partment. That he pleaded
guilty to a first-time DWI is
part of the public record, a
fact that we believe does
not disqualify him from
consideration.
Davis is well-schooled in
the concept of community
policing. He worked as a
community liaison officer
for the Bernalillo County
District Attorney’s Office
before obtaining private
Pat Davis
foundation funding (the
source of which he won’t disclose) for
ProgressNowNM.org, a liberal political
action group he heads that, among other
things, pushed for decriminalization of
marijuana in Albuquerque.
All three of these candidates have
something to offer Albuquerque in
general and District 6 in particular,
but in the case of Yntema and Kerwin,
our editorial board’s interviews with
them found some of their ideas rather
unformed. With time, however, we
believe both Yntema and Kerwin would
make good candidates for public office.
Which leads us to our explanation of
why ABQ Free Press endorses Pat Davis
in District 6.
The Council of Conservative
Citizens’ website states it is against
‘sexual licentiousness, homosexuality and other perversions, mixture
of the races, pornography in all
forms, and subversion of the
authority of parents’
another point that Potok makes about the rise of Internet extremism. According to Potok, who recently
edited a report on lone-wolf domestic terrorism for
the SPLC, one reason for the rise of Internet-based
hate groups is the increasing social cost of membership in a white-supremacist organization.
To make this point, Potok references Trent Lott,
the former Mississippi U.S. senator whose longtime
links with the CCC became the subject of controversy in the late 1990s. “You know, 15 years ago, you
might be identified as a member or a friend of the
Council of Conservative Citizens, as Trent Lott was,
and survive that politically. I don’t think that could
happen anymore,” Potok said.
The lone-wolf problem – that adherents of hateful
ideologies are being driven underground and acting
alone, making attacks very difficult to disrupt – is
a very difficult one, Potok said. He recommends
people take threats seriously and report them to the
authorities.
ABQ’s Commitment to Ballooning Led to Fiesta We Have Today
Davis is experienced
in developing effective
political coalitions, and he
understands the detailed
workings of government,
both of which are important
to success as a city councilor.
His top priority as a city
councilor is to have an
impact on implementation
of U.S. Department of
Justice-mandated reform
of the Albuquerque Police
Department. We believe he
can be an effective and aggressive voice in
that regard during the reshaping of APD.
And just as importantly, we believe it
is imperative at this moment in the city’s
history that an outspoken Democrat
replace Garduño on the City Council to
maintain the current 5-4 Democratic
majority and prevent this administration
from continuing to run roughshod over
the people holding the purse strings.
We hope Davis’ energy and outspokenness will revitalize the largely passive
Albuquerque City Council and turn its
membership from bystanders in the Rob
Perry/Richard Berry policy show into
an effective check and balance in the
operation of this city.
tracking hate, Page 8
propaganda, according to Potok. Widespread use of
the Internet also has made it easier for hate groups
to proselytize, which means it’s easier for people to
become radicalized without actual real-world contact.
This, Potok said, has led to the “lone-wolf” problem:
Most violent extremists these days act alone, making
it much more difficult for law enforcement to predict
or disrupt domestic terrorist plots. For Potok, the best
recent example of this was the June 17 Charleston,
S.C., massacre, when, according to authorities, a
white supremacist named Dylan Roof walked into a
Black church and murdered nine people.
“For Roof, the Internet was everything. That is
where he got his information, period,” Potok said.
“As far as anyone knows, he never had any faceto-face contact with anyone in the white supremacist
movement, he wasn’t a member of any group. He was
radicalized, it appears, one hundred percent through
reading Web pages on the Internet and, in particular,
the Council of Conservative Citizens Web page.”
The Council of Conservative Citizens is a whitesupremacist group that believes America is a
“Christian nation” as well as a “European nation”
and is particularly focused on spreading dubious
horror stories of Black-on-white crime to prove its
point about the supposed dangers of integration.
The Council of Conservative Citizens’ website
states it is against “sexual licentiousness, homosexuality and other perversions, mixture of the races,
pornography in all forms, and subversion of the
authority of parents.”
The CCC, coincidentally, rears its ugly head in
LIVING
“Dylan Roof talked about this to his roommates
and other people, and no one took him seriously,
and again and again and again, we see this happening,” Potok said. “A lot of the school shootings, the
kid is going around talking about how he’s going
to blow away this person and that person and those
people, and, you know, people think it’s just talk.
Well, you know, I think that caution’s the better part
of valor here.”
Potok said we’re going through “a very tough
time” as a country right now. But he describes
himself as optimistic and said he believes the current spate of white-supremacist violence personified
by Dylan Roof will come to an end as more white
people come to accept the widespread demographic
changes that will leave whites as a minority by 2043.
“All through American history there have been
backlashes that followed virtually every major social
advance. So you had very major backlashes, often
including very serious violence, to the freeing of
the slaves, to women getting the right to vote, to
Catholics immigrating in the 1920s in large numbers
at a time when the country was still dominated by
Protestants,” Potok said.
“We’re looking at 30 years of a very major demographic change. And I fear it will likely get worse
before it gets better. But, you know, all that said,
ultimately I think that we will come out of this a
better country – a truly multicultural and multiracial
democracy.”
Andy Beale is an Albuquerque freelance writer.
BY RENE THOMPSON
I
t’s hard to imagine that the largest ballooning
event in the world started with only 13 balloons
launching from Coronado Center in 1972.
The first-ever balloon race awed more than 10,000
spectators, and from then on the “World Hot Air Balloon Championships” were formed and would later
be referred to as the International Balloon Fiesta. It
has now grown to bring hundreds of thousands of
spectators awed by the sight of hundreds of hot-air
balloons taking off at once.
The Balloon Fiesta has become a massively
celebrated and time-honored fall tradition, but
almost immediately there were issues as to where
balloons could launch from that could handle the
growing crowd of spectators.
According to ballonfiesta.com, in 1974 the event
moved to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, but in
hindsight organizers deemed the fairgrounds were
too close to the Albuquerque International Sunport
and Kirtland Air Force base.
Event planners went to the city for help to keep
it going. Then-Mayor Harry Kinney jumped at the
chance to make Albuquerque the official site of
the Balloon World Championships. Albuquerque’s
Simms family responded to Kinney’s call for help
and donated land to the city outside of the city
center.
Through 1974, the event was held in February, but
organizers realized that weather conditions were
prime in October – and a fall tradition was born.
In 1975, the move to the spacious Simms Field
north of town allowed spectators to become an
integral part of the fiesta, and participation for the
event skyrocketed. That year saw the beginning
of the fun flying events, making the fiesta less of a
competition and more of a show for spectators.
In 1987, the first Balloon Glow was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of New Mexico’s
statehood. The glow ended up bringing the largest
crowd the fiesta had ever seen – more than 100,000
people. In 1993, a “Mini Glow” was held the second
weekend of the event to accommodate demand by
the public to see the New Mexico night sky lit up
with the soft glow of hot-air balloons.
Over the years, between 600 to 1,000 balloons with
pilots from more than 22 countries have participated
annually.
Other events added over the years to the nineday festival include the tumbleweed drop, the
spectacularly successful morning mass ascensions
and the special shapes rodeo. Other balloon-related
events have included parades down Central Avenue,
fireworks, air shows, art shows, horse shows, and
toy shows.
In addition to the on-field Balloon Discovery
Center, which is a hands-on exhibit about how hotair balloons work, ballooning feats are memorialized
year-round at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque
International Balloon Museum near the balloon
field, which doubles as a golf driving range during
the off-season.
Rene Thompson is a staff writer at ABQ Free Press.
Dan Vukelich
By the early 2000s, the Balloon Fiesta had grown to more than 900 balloons, but pilot participation slumped following the 2008 recession.
Our advice: get up way early
Here’s a quick guide to enjoying your visit to the
44th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Oct. 3-11:
Getting in: Morning and evening events are considered separate sessions, so if you don’t want to pay
twice in a single day, plan on sticking around through
the day when balloons aren’t flying.
Tickets: Buy them in advance online at balloonfiesta.com; at the Balloon Fiesta Gift Shop at 4401
Alameda Rd. N.E., which is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday-Friday; or call (1-877) 569-7767. Advance
tickets are $8. Children 12 and younger get in free.
Tickets are available in discount packs of five for $35.
Parking: It costs $10 (no in-and-out privileges).
All-session parking passes are $50.
Dress well: If you plan on going to any of the
morning Mass Ascension events, be prepared for
the transition from bitterly cold dawns to warmer
afternoons. Once the sun clears the mountain, it
actually gets colder before it gets warmer. Dress in
layers, bring sunscreen, sunglasses or a hat, chairs or
blankets, and wear comfortable shoes.
Your arrival: Watching balloons launch from a
traffic jam is no fun. For weekend morning events,
plan on arriving at the park by 5 a.m.; otherwise
you’re almost guaranteed to be stuck in traffic when
the balloons go up at around 7 a.m. For evening
weekend events, get there by 4 p.m., or once again
you risk being on the outside looking in.
When balloons go up: Depending on wind
conditions, balloons generally fly between 7 and 9:30
a.m. and again in the early evening. Flying during the
heat of the day uses a lot of propane, and there’s a
greater risk of the wind coming up, so balloons rarely
fly then.
In between balloon events: There are chainsaw
carving competitions from 8:30-11 a.m. Oct. 3-11 and
from 1:30-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. There’s
music all day, and artisans and vendors will be showing off their wares.
Food: There are plenty of food concession booths at
the park, but if you don’t feel like buying food there,
you can bring food and coolers, which are subject
to search. The park does not permit alcohol or glass
containers.
Money: If you forget to bring cash, there are ATMs
at both the north and south ends of the park.
Kids: Don’t forget to bring stuff to keep kids occupied if you plan to stay through the day for evening
festivities.
Getting there: Park & Ride bus locations this year
include: Coronado Center (southwest lot off San
Pedro Boulevard); Cliff’s Amusement Park; Hoffmantown Baptist Church (northeast lot only); Cottonwood
Mall (northeast lot); Intel Corp. (south lot).
There are no park-and-ride services Monday
through Wednesday.
Buses run 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m.
You can buy park-and-ride tickets in advance for
$12 for adults and $6 for children 6-12, and children
under 5 ride free. Purchased on the bus, park-and-ride
tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 6-12,
including park admission.
Strollers: Wagons and strollers are prohibited on
park-and-ride buses, but they are available at the balloon park for $10-$15 (first come, first served basis).
Cameras: Don’t forget yours!
– Rene Thompson
FEATURES
And the Winner of Best ABQ TV Weather Forecaster is ...
K
What the Vox Populi said:
(Winners of an Aldo’s New York-style
pizza in bold)
“Kristen is cheerful and accurate. Joe
Diaz is accurate and he is the guy next
door. No attitude and no phoniness.” – Al
“Mark’s the funniest guy on news,
weather or not. Brightens my day on
the week days, but not on the weekend
because he doesn’t work then. You can
tell he loves his job – happy, funny,
energetic.” – Cassandra
“I’m a man, and the Channel 13 weather
lady is beautiful.” – Dave
“Jorge Torres is a FOX.” – David
“Joe Diaz is a real rocker –
Allman Brothers, ZZ Top,
Springsteen.” – Bob
“Ronchetti is annoying, Diaz is smarmy,
Torres is too cute, Currie tries hard and is
properly relaxed in the a.m.” – Fred
“Eric’s likeable and relatable. Despite the
grim news stories, a good weather person
can give you a positive feeling to start or
end the day.” – Aaron
“I like Kristen because she is generally
correct in her forecast and is up on current trends.” – Pamela
“I only voted for Mr. Ronchetti because
to me he is the most approachable one. I
have met Mr. Ronchetti when all my son
wanted for his birthday was to meet him.
My son is a special education kid and he
absolutely loves science and weather. So
when we find something he is interested
in then we highlight that. We watch KOB
news but KRQE weather for this reason.
We emailed him and he was very welcoming and invited us to the station to see
how he does his job. So, there’s no doubt
why our family loves Mr. Ronchetti.”
–Jacob
“Jorge gives the most informed, knowledgeable forecast of them all.”
– Christopher
“Mark is well spoken, professional and
knowledgeable and funny. He speaks so
you can understand the weather, and not
babbling fast through it all.” –Ann
“I voted for Steve Stucker
because he’s a bad mother (shut
yo’ mouth) lol. But seriously he’s
awesome and sun-shiny and he
always ends with God Bless. We
love you, Steve! God bless you!”
– Aundrea
“I think Jorge Torres [is] right 100 percent
of the time, but I like Ronchetti’s goofiness.” – Lori
“Kristen Currie is very professional and
knows her science. She has an engaging
personality and a pleasant presentation
style.” – Thomas
“Mark Ronchetti is the only reason why
I watch local news. He is entertaining,
informative, and his passion for what
he does is evident. I love that he doesn’t
take himself too seriously. I love his little
weather tutorials to
explain current weather
situations. And I love
the bust potential
stat! Mark Ronchetti
sets the standard for
21st century weather
reporting. He makes
it cool to be a weather
geek!” – Stein
“Mark makes it
real with the Bust
Potential, which is the
“Anti-Forecast,” where
he predicts the chance
of something NOT
happening.” – Brad
CALLING ALL PETS
BY DAN VUKELICH
RQE-TV’s Mark Ronchetti
was voted Albuquerque’s best
TV weather person in a landslide,
apparently because he is funny, has
cute dimples, has energy – oh, and he
delivers good forecasts, according to a
poll of ABQ Free Press readers.
An analysis of the poll results from
more than 100 readers shows that
our relationship with our TV weather
people clearly is driven by nonmeteorological intangibles like sex
appeal and personality.
Ronchetti was a runaway winner
in the evening with more than half
the vote. He also scored highest as
the most entertaining personality, the
most trusted forecaster and as the
person our readers said they’d like to
get to know better – which suggests
he should run for mayor.
KOB-TV’s Steve Stucker was voted
the best morning weather forecaster,
besting KRQE’s Kristen Currie and
KOAT-TV’s Eric Green.
Stucker was narrowly edged out by
Ronchetti as the city’s most entertaining weather personality, despite
Stucker’s decades of doing goofy
forecasts with dogs and wearing
enough balloon pins to resemble a
human pincushion.
Stucker and KOB’s Jorge Torres
finished in a dead heat for second as
most trusted forecaster.
In response to the question of who
our readers would like to get to know
better, Ronchetti was first, followed by
Torres and Currie.
Bringing up the rear were KOATTV’s Green and Joe Diaz, who deliver
the weather with what readers called
their “everyman” appeal.
HUMOR
Photo: Courtesy KRQE-TV
Mark Ronchetti’s banter with the KRQE-TV anchors and his videos are
part of the reason ABQ Free Press readers voted him Albuquerque’s best
TV weather forecaster.
“Because she’s hot. I
want to meet Kristen Currie.” – Danny
“Steve, he rocks. He makes
fun of himself and his Elvis
impersonation is fabulous.
Watching Mark is like looking
at the weather thru the eyes of
a child. It’s magic. Who knew
weather is so exciting,” – Tony
“Diaz is the best for predicting – correctly – the precise location, timing, and
amounts of rain, particularly when the
chances aren’t all that good. I don’t think
any computer models can substitute for
the expertise gained from years of living
and observing in this city.” – Anne
“Both Steve and Jorge exude both
kindness and knowledge – a pleasant
combination.” – Deb
“Jorge responds to my weather
queries the most and I really
appreciate that. But the others are
very talented, too, though Mark
Ronchetti goofs off too much with
his videos and stories. He does
not need to do that and should
be more of a weatherman than a
comedian wannabe.” – Victor
“Weather has always been such a boring
part of the news. It’s not as entertaining
as the East Coast where I could see why
they devote so much time to it. Hearing
about the weather from someone as cute as
Mr. Torres makes it exciting.” – Erika
“Actually, I like Byron Morton the best
but he wasn’t a choice.” – Marilyn
“Steve Stucker is personable and always
brightens our day. Accurate weather.
Loves his community. Goes above and
beyond. We love Jorge, too, but Stucker is
our man.” – Cathy
“Mark informs about weather – the how
and why as well as the where – and he’s
entertaining ... and has cute dimples.” –
Livingston
“Mark is interesting. I enjoy
his banter and videos but
he does a professional job
explaining the weather and its
likelihood of actually happening. He even replies back to
email comments. Nice sense of
humor and smile but lose the
three-button suits!” – Andy
“In the evening I have no real preference, but
I just love Steve and his craziness as well as
the love he has for animals!” – Debby
“My family and I greatly enjoy Steve
Stucker more than all the other ABQ
weather forecasters. Steve has a wonderful
sense of kindness and gentleness as he
forecasts the weather. He is the only
weather guy or gal who brings a dog with
him on camera. We met him out at the
Balloon Fiesta last year. We found him
to be extremely personable and fun to
be with. He also handed Chris, my wife,
a free apple funnel cake. That made our
morning special as it was our first visit to
the Balloon Fiesta having recently moved
to ABQ. Steve’s lighthearted demeanor on
set is a great relief to the nasty violence
shown on the hard news portion of the
program. He is an inspiration and a great
man in this city.” – Bill
Ariel Gallegos sent us this photo of her 9-yearold cat, “Songa,” luxuriating on an indoor step
on a lazy afternoon. “She likes to be lazy and
looks for sunshine, whether the blinds are open
or not, and she’ll lay in any little bit of light she
can find,” Ariel said.
Send it to
[email protected]
Include your name, phone number, and your pet’s name,
and we’ll try to reserve their spot in the pet parade.
ARTS
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Matters of the Art: Revenge, Governance and Essential Culture
Micropublishing Thrives at ABQ Zine Fest Five
An open wound
S
BY LISA BARROW
“Death and the Maiden” is a play that remains
relevant and painfully resonant almost a quartercentury after its first performance. If only that weren’t
so. Written by Ariel Dorfman shortly after the downfall
of Pinochet, Chile’s vicious dictator, it portrays the
ambiguities of justice and revenge in the wake of
unimaginable political horror.
Yes we cane
“Sovereignty” may be hard to spell, but it’s an easy
concept to grasp. It’s simply the idea that a nation
possesses the right to be in charge of itself. The 19
Pueblos of New Mexico have endured three waves of
occupation since the 16th century – first by Spain, then
Mexico, then the U.S. – yet their right to self-govern has
been, relatively speaking, uniquely respected. (But let’s
not get too misty-eyed: Colonizers colonize, and they
enforce their way of life whenever convenient.) Still,
it’s enlightening to learn the special role that Native
sovereignty has played over the centuries in the Land
of Enchantment. One symbol of the autonomy and
authority of New Mexico’s Pueblo governments has
come in the form of canes issued to them first by the
viceroy of New Spain in 1620 and later by the newly
independent government of Mexico in 1821.
A new exhibit sheds light on the Pueblos’ history and
Grab bag
Hunting for other superlative events in the coming
weeks? Plenty of festivals, art events and performances await.
• Tricklock Performance Laboratory (110 Gold
S.W.) has an intriguing new experimental experience up its sleeve with “The Keep,” running Sept.
30 through Oct. 10. Interactive and immersive, it
involves residents of a mysterious locale whose
ultimate fate is decided by the audience. Only 21
patrons can take this unusual, site-specific journey
each night, so see the schedule and register without
delay at tricklock.com. Tickets run $12 to $25, with
two pay-what-you-decide performances.
Duke City Repertory Theatre
Paulina Salas (played by Amelia Ampuero in Duke
City Repertory Theatre’s new production) is a former
political prisoner in a Latin American nation – although
the setting could be almost anywhere. Her imprisonment included rape and torture at the hands of a doctor
whose face she never saw, but a chance encounter
when her husband Gerardo Escobar (Ezra Colón)
receives help with a flat tire leads her to believe she
may have the opportunity to confront and resolve
her past. When Dr. Roberto Miranda (John Hardy)
enters her home, Paulina surmises from his voice and
manner that she has found the man responsible for her
dehumanizing experience.
“I think that throughout history people have gone
through traumas that are hard to reconcile in their
lives after the fact,” says director and DCRT company
member Katie Becker Colón of the play’s ongoing
relevance. Whether the injury is on the scale of a
nation or an individual, there remains “the question
of justice and revenge, and if either of those things can
ever fully be satisfying after something traumatic like
that happens. We find ourselves having a lot of those
discussions in rehearsal.”
The show is named for the Schubert composition
played during Paulina’s torture. “Her sense memory
is tied to this particular piece of music,” says Colón,
“and her need to reclaim … an entire life that she feels
has been taken away from her because of what she
was subjected to.” Set designer D’Vaughn Agu has
envisioned the two-room beach house as a place where
the three characters’ shifting alliances are maximized
to create an ongoing sense of ambiguity, tension and
doubt for the audience.
Duke City Repertory Theatre (700 First Street N.W.)
brings “Death and the Maiden” to the stage from Oct. 8
through 18. All shows (8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday) are recommended for mature
audiences only. An opening night gala on Thursday,
Oct. 8, includes light hors d’oeuvres and champagne,
but if you come to any performance save opening or
closing night, you’ll have the chance to participate in a
post-show discussion. “With this play, there’s a lot to
talk about,” notes Colón, “and we’re really excited to see
where the conversation goes.” Tickets run $12 to $22; for
more information, visit dukecityrep.com or call 797-7081.
Tricklock Performance Laboratory
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
One symbol of the autonomy and
authority of New Mexico’s Pueblo
governments has come in the form
of canes issued to them first by the
viceroy of New Spain in 1620
forward trajectory when it comes to governance. “The
Original Instructions: Pueblo Sovereignty and Pueblo
Governance” opens Oct. 2 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center (2401 12th Street N.W.). An opening reception is
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. – a good day
to stop by, since the IPCC is packed with other goingson in celebration of Balloon Fiesta.
For many, a particularly fascinating aspect of those
symbolic canes is their connection to the 16th president
of the United States. In 1864, following a suspension of
the cane tradition between the Mexican and Civil Wars,
a third type of cane was presented to the Pueblos by
Dr. Michael Steck, superintendent of Indian affairs for
the New Mexico Territory. Made of ebony, each cane
features a silver knob inscribed with the words, “A.
Lincoln, Pres.,” the name of the Pueblo and the year
1863 (when the canes were crafted in Philadelphia).
“The Original Instructions” delves into the complex
shades of meaning behind the Lincoln canes, which
have become a consistent symbol in the succession of
Pueblo presidents to this day. Get more info about the
exhibit and other events by visiting indianpueblo.org
or calling 843-7270.
• Kick your fall off right with a couple of early Día
de los Muertos events at the National Hispanic
Cultural Center (1701 Fourth Street S.W.). Get in
touch with your inner artist at ¡HAH! Happy Arte
Hour on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Each ¡HAH! offers adults an artist-led activity in a
groovy, relaxed atmosphere. The suggested donation
for supplies is $5, but bring some cash for the Pop
Fizz tapas or drinks too. Register at goo.gl/forms/
wipYyyJDgt. For families, there’s ¡Vamos al Museo!
from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 3. First,
a 30-minute tour takes participants through the
museum for a look at the artists, their inspirations,
forms and media. Afterward, families can create
their own artwork. Space is limited, so register soon
at goo.gl/forms/aC8mAhozsB to attend for free.
For either event, visit nationalhispaniccenter.org for
more info.
• If your knowledge of Greek culture doesn’t
extend past watching “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,”
now’s your chance to redeem yourself. Expand
your vocabulary beyond “Opa!” with language
lessons, discover the secrets of making kóta riganáti
(oregano chicken) and horiátiki saláta (village salad),
and take a tour of the Saint George Greek Orthodox
Church when the Albuquerque Grecian Festival
celebrates its 40th iteration the weekend of Oct. 2
through 4. Don’t miss hours of traditional live music
and dance, nor the Marketplace where you can
find everything from Byzantine jewelry designs to
imported olives. For details, visit abqgreekfest.com.
Lisa Barrow is a member of the Dirt City writers collective, tweets with exceeding irregularity @OhLisaBarrow
and most recently served as arts and lit and web editor at
Weekly Alibi.
BY M. BRIANNA STALLINGS
ince 2011, ABQ Zine Fest has
brought together zinesters – folks
who create homemade, photocopied
micro-publications on topics like film,
history, music, personal narrative and
sexuality – at an event that honors DIY
ingenuity and industriousness. Fest
founder Marya Errin Jones enlisted
fellow zinester Liza Bley to co-produce
this year’s festival. ABQ Zine Fest
Five materializes at The Tannex (1417
Fourth Street S.W.) on Saturday,
Oct. 10. ABQ Free Press spoke with
Jones and Bley about the history and
evolution of ABQ Zine Fest, the role
of community involvement in creative
sustainability and what guests can
expect at the 2015 fest.
From left, ABQ Zine Fest Founder Marya Errin Jones and 2015 fest co-producer/zinester Liza Bley pose
together at a fundraising event.
ABQ Free Press: Marya, what
inspired you to found ABQ Zine Fest
five years ago?
Marya Errin Jones: I’ll tell you what
happened. I was standing on the
porch of – what’s the name of the
shop that used to be on the corner of
Harvard and Silver?
meeting. It became apparent that
Marya and I could work well together
organizing a festival. It’s been exciting
to move my contribution to this next
level. I’m so proud of the work that
Marya has done over the past five
years. Doing it now, I cannot imagine
organizing an event like this solo.
… Cellar Door.
Jones: Yes! I loved Cellar Door. It
was a place to go to read zines. We
were working on the front yard, and I
just decided to do it; that was March
2011. I launched the first zine fest that
October as a three-day fest.
The Tannex presented
this year’s pre-zine
events and fundraisers
Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m.
Is there anything I
throughout September,
to 6 p.m.
haven’t touched on
like the FEEL in the
The Tannex
that our readers should
Blank Dirty Zine
1417 Fourth Street S.W.
know?
Reading on Sept. 10
Free
Bley: There are two
and a Night of Heroic
abqzinefest.tumblr.com
other things happening
Entertainment on Sept.
the day of ABQ Zine
19 with puppetry, comic
Fest: two different [two-wheeled]
books, music and more. Next up is a
rides: a bicycle ride meets at the UNM
benefit concert with Rudest Priest at
Duck Pond at 11 a.m. and is going to
Sister (407 Central NW) on Thursday,
ride over to The Tannex; then there’s a
Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. Liza, you’re a
motorcycle ride that’s starting at The
member of Rudest Priest. What can
Tannex around 11:30 a.m. or noon.
people expect from the show?
Bley: There will be a new costume by
Is a collaborative, supportive comour frontman Billy. There might be
munity integral to Albuquerque’s
something tear-away to it – I’m not
creative community … and ABQ
sure. We’re playing with Time Wound
Zine Fest?
and Constant Harmony. It’ll be all loJones: In terms of the people we
cal bands supporting our community,
work with, it’s noncompetitive. We’d
and it’s cheap! Three bucks! We’re
planned to have an event on a particugoing to have DJ Mello spinning
lar date, but it turned out it was going
throughout the night. There’ll be some
to be the same day as an event that
zine fest merch available as well.
Self Serve was planning for Pornotopia. We changed ours. Not everybody
There will be A Night at the Zine
does that. I think it’s mostly a sense
Library at The Tannex on Thursday Oct.
of camaraderie. We have support
8, starting at 7 p.m. How can folks get
from Zendo Coffee, from Self Serve
involved that night?
and Pornotopia. We’ve had support
from local farms and from Duke City
Bley: Anyone who’s interested can
Derby. Betty’s Bath & Day Spa are also
come check out [The Tannex] zine
amazing every year.
library. It’s also a chance for folks to
help set up for the fest. We’ll be making
M. Brianna Stallings writes so you don’t
decorations and putting them up. We
have to.
might even do a mini-zine workshop.
Initially begun as a three-day event,
ABQ Zine Fest then scaled back to
two. Why is it now a one-day festival?
Jones: Mostly because of support
issues. I’m so grateful that Liza is
working on this with me – that we’re
producing this [year’s fest] together.
For several years, it was pretty much
me on my own. I was also trying to
fit a model of what most zine fairs
are like. A lot of the larger ones are
two or three days – Portland Zine
Symposium, San Francisco Zine Fest.
But every fest is different. So if it’s one
day, make that one day the best ever.
Liza, you’ve been a tabling zinester at
ABQ Zine Fest for a while. Then – suddenly – you’re the event co-producer.
How’d that happen? Did Marya ask
you to participate …
Jones: Or beg! (laughs)
... and why was it important for you to
take your contribution to the next level?
Liza Bley: From the beginning, I knew
Marya had an open call for volunteers,
but at the time, I was in graduate
school, so I couldn’t help. As soon
as I graduated, I went to a planning
ABQ Zine Fest
Is ABQ Zine Fest an all-ages event?
Jones: We don’t censor what people
write or present. However, we are
adamant about safe spaces; everyone
is welcome. We’re in talks to have a
kids’ zine pavilion run by Stephanie
Galloway, who also works with the
Rail Yards Market. She loves kids and
works with them very well, so she’s
interested in supporting
us that way.
ABQ Zine Fest Five
¡¡Música del
Corazón!!
A Celebration
of Nuevo
Mexicano
Music
October 4
2015
2PM
Pick up FREE TICKETS
2:15PM
Activities begin
National Hispanic
Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
More Info:
www.robbtrust.org
FOOD/DRINK
ABQ Icons: Diners & Drive-Ins Now & Then
film/music
‘Winding Stream’ Offers Crash Course in Country
BY CAPTAIN AMERICA
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Photos by Ariane Jarocki
Iconic ABQ drive-in Dog House boasts a one-of-a-kind exterior facade.
BY ARIANE JAROCKI
Icon: Dog House Drive-In
1216 Central NW
243-1019
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Drive-in restaurants and theaters
inhabit a nostalgic niche in America’s collective memory. Locally owned drive-ins
remain the quintessential symbol of the
1950s American service industry and the
era itself. Thriving until the mid-1970s,
the drive-in gradually gave way to its
comparatively blasé successor, the drivethru. Albuquerque’s own Americana icon
is the Dog House Drive-In.
Located on historic Route 66, the Dog
House’s neon sign boasts an animated
weenie-craving dachshund eternally wagging its tail in excitement. Depending on
your age and taste in televised drama,
that sign may remind you of road trips
or Jesse Pinkman “breaking bad.” Drive
or bike in or walk up to the Dog House
for a sentimental, delectable foodie
fix. If you’re overdue for a visit, you’ll
note revamped floors and brand-new
bathrooms in the recently remodeled
location. As ever, the menu is jam-packed
Dog House chili
combines traditional
Texas chili and New
Mexican red chile
with comforting favorites like oldfashioned hamburgers, footlongs, tots
and onion rings.
What gives the Dog House such
staying power? It’s the chile-chili sauce.
Dog House chili combines traditional
Texas chili and New Mexican red chile.
This spicy, flavorful topping gloriously
drenches the footlong. Here, hot dogs
are sliced lengthwise and grilled alongside the buns. When the buns achieve
peak crispness, they’re primed with
cheese slices. Then the dogs themselves
are drowned in their trademark chili
sauce. Depending on your onion preference, the masterpiece is finished. The
whole package is brilliant, but the chili
sauce is the establishment’s crowning
glory. Were I dared into a hot dog-eating
contest, my one request would be that
the dogs come from the Dog
House.
If the footlong isn’t your
style, get tempted by the
nachos. Tortilla chips crisped
in the deep fryer are doused
in nacho cheese and topped
with a hearty serving of pickled
jalapenos. I can never have
enough cheese, so I went for
cheesy Tater Tots. These tots
are medallion-shaped, allowing
for the maximum crispy-outside-to-chewy inside ratio. That
renowned chili sauce can – and
should – be added to pretty
much everything. Afterward,
Clockwise from left, nostalgic drive-in baskets proffer: tots
cool down with a frosty shake,
drenched in melted cheese, fully loaded nachos liberally
and it’s time to hit the road.
sprinkled with jalapenos, and the titular foot-long hot dog.
cont. on page 25
hen you’re called on to create a documentary
about epic star-crossed country music families
the Carters and the Cashes and their cultural
dynasty and when you’re Beth Harrington, you sign
on to a decade-plus commitment as producer and
director of “The Winding Stream.” It’s not her first
rodeo. A behind-the-scenes PBS stalwart and former
member of The Modern Lovers, her mid-to-late ‘90s
films examined miracles and data transmission. The
early aughts found her immersed in the women of
the rockabilly subculture. Now Harrington’s country
doc is showing in cities lucky enough to have indie
theaters; the film’s entire title is: “The Winding
Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of
Country Music.”
“The Winding Stream” does an admirable job
despite its missteps. Foremost on that list: We
are informed numerous times in interviews with
popular musicians how the Carters influenced them
and country music. Harrington also devotes more
time to talking heads covering the Carters than she
does letting us hear the originals play the originals.
That last phrase sounds redundant, and it is; to
some degree, so is the video of John Prine, George
Jones, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, and Carolina
Chocolate Drops covering Carter Family tunes.
While they all do a fine job (especially the latter),
it’s as if the filmmaker doesn’t trust
the audience to appreciate 80-yearold recordings except in snippets. I
suppose she’s trying to emphasize
the Carters’ influence over the genre’s
collective output.
For example, mediocre hippiecountry group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
was (and sadly still is) barely on par
with a certain subset of “Americana”
kids whose anemic output would
set Alvin Pleasant Carter rolling in
his Virginia grave. The only reason
anyone remembers the Dirt Band at
all was their commercial acumen in
recording a triple-album with country
music’s finest – not the “Hee Haw” crowd. This LP
set, titled “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” features
Doc Watson, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Bashful
Brother Oswald, Vassar Clements and the criminally
overlooked Mother Maybelle Carter, showcasing
their own signature songs.
When I say Mother Maybelle was “overlooked,”
I’m speaking confessionally. My age bracket was
one decade junior the original hippies. In high
school, we listened to The Byrds and The Flying
Burrito Brothers as they ushered in something called
folk-rock. We revered Bill Monroe, Merle Travis, Earl
Scruggs and Ralph Stanley in his youthful fifties.
“The Circle Album,” as we called it, was in heavy
rotation but we found Maybelle rather … quaint.
At the time, we didn’t realize how innovative her
simultaneous lead and rhythm style aka “the Carter
Scratch” was, nor did we know of her roots with the
most influential rural band ever recorded.
Alongside cousin Sara and her husband A.P.,
Maybelle was the instrumental anchor of the Carter
photos courtesy of Beth Harrington Productions
“The Winding Stream”
Sunday, Oct. 4, through
Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4:30,
6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NW
guildcinema.com
Family. The Carters were
pop stars for country folk
– real country folk who
butcher their own hogs
every fall and mail-order
shoes from Sears Roebuck.
Learn how the Carters
sold thousands of 78 RPM shellac (not vinyl) records
and played hundreds of live radio shows in a time
when dire struggle was everywhere. Even traveling
by car was a feat during the Great Depression.
Their audiences never saw much cash; if they did, it
probably got spent on staples they couldn’t make or
raise themselves.
It was a time of change. America was still largely
rural but the lure and power of the city eclipsed the
workaday countryside. Part of the Carters’ allure
was a reaffirmation of the ideals and values of
country life. Ways of doing and being were shunted
aside in favor of steel, the Jazz Age and feverish
“progress.” The more well-known Woody Guthrie
sold the same idea later, when urban takeover was
real and irreversible, but even Guthrie gleaned
much of his material from the Carters.
Obsessed from an early age, A.P. Carter traveled
far and wide to learn traditional songs before
they were forgotten. He collected the gamut:
lovesick blues, jailhouse laments, hillbilly waltzes,
From top, the Carter
sisters ham it up as
Mother Maybelle
looks on. Below, a
candid snapshot
captures quintessential country-Western
couple June Carter
and Johnny Cash.
proto-bluegrass instrumentals and stern gospel.
A.P. documented age-old tunes sung in the fields,
the hard rock coal mines and while rocking a
cradle; songs passed down via oral tradition for
generations, some with faded roots in the British
Isles. These melodies and lyrics were (and are)
perpetually mixed, matched, tweaked, reconfigured
and amplified, forming the essences of country and
Western, and folk music. Their field recordings and
catalog of endangered songs should be remembered
in their legacy as prominently as their performances
or impact on other artists. The Carters were musicologists.
Popular tastes changed, and a troubled A.P. slowly
withdrew from the stage along with Sara. Maybelle
forged ahead, recruiting daughters Anita, Helen
and June to form The Carter Sisters in 1943. Johnny
Cash encountered June – which set in motion one
heck of a star-crossed love story – by 1950, and they
eventually married. By the ‘60s, Cash used his fame
to restore the name of the family he’d heard on the
radio years ago. He worked tirelessly to bring The
Carter Family’s work back to prominence. In interviews recorded by Harrington mere weeks before
his death, Cash’s air of humble awe and unflagging
reverence is plain to see, and it’s a definite highlight
of the film.
Harrington’s admiration for the Carter Family
is equally apparent in her work. Her 90-minute
documentary reintroduces America to The Carter
Family in limited release engagements. That only
happens in places where independent theaters, like
The Guild Cinema, still exist.
Captain America is a longtime nuevomexicano music
—
journalist and zinester, editor of “Wig Wam Bam:
Albuquerque’s Zine of Music and Nepotism.”
theater
‘A Crack in the Wall’ Illuminates
food/drink
ABQ icons, Page 22
BY BARRY GAINES
Icon: Owl Café
O
owlcafealbuquerque.com
800 Eubank NE
291-4900
Hours: Sun-Thu: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
n Shabbat Shuva
through the titular crack in
(Sabbath of Return),
the wall, the two become
the sabbath between the
friends.
Jewish High Holy Days of
Playwright Fisk tries to
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
accomplish a great deal in
and Yom Kippur (Day of
his play. The teens urge their
Atonement), The Adobe
fathers to overcome their
Theater presented the world
hatred and maintain their
premiere of local playwright
benevolence. The young men
Peter Fisk’s “A Crack in the
demonstrate bravery and
Wall.” It’s fitting that this
dedication against enormous
play opened during this
odds. The mothers offer their
solemn season of the Jewish
children understanding and
liturgical year because the
wisdom, especially toward
Adobe Theater
drama is set in the Warsaw
their troubled fathers.
Young Ari Kerovsky (Jack JusGhetto during the dark days
Former professor Josef and
tice Brown) contemplates.
of World War II. Yet retired
stoic rationalist Jakob propsychologist Fisk’s play is
vide intellectual approaches
“A Crack in
neither solely about nor
to existentialism, while
the Wall”
solely for Jews. The work
Micah adds much needed
The Adobe Theater
is an ambitious study of
humor. The discussions are
9813 Fourth St. N.W.
people trying to maintain
thoughtful even when they
Runs through Oct. 11
their humanity under the
sound a bit preachy.
Performances Fridays,
pressures of unthinkable evil
The acting is uniformly
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,
and deprivation.
strong. “A Crack in the
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Director Marty Epstein has
Wall” is framed by a visit by
Tickets: $15-$17 at
selected a strong ensemble
Ari Kerovsky – now a grown
adobetheater.org or
of actors and designers to
man – and his wife Hannah
call 898-9222
bring “A Crack in the Wall”
to the Warsaw Ghetto as
to fruition. Set designer
modern-day tourists. Eliot
Mary Rossman apportioned
Stenzel and Linda Sklov
the Adobe stage into two Warsaw homes,
portray the couple with both wistfulness
one inside and one outside the Jewish
and tenderness. Earlier in the play, Stenzel
ghetto. They are separated from each
is frighteningly real as a Nazi Captain who
other by a wall – stylized in set design not
interrupts the Kerovsky family Passover
unlike the walls that are now constantly
Seder meal to interrogate and terrorize.
featured in the news. Michael Girlamo’s
His character earns his Iron Cross.
lighting plot keeps us aware of where we
Married couple Michelle and Richard
are in the story.
Boehler comfortably play Rachel and Moshe,
These two homes shelter two families
and Robin Lane and Jonathan Tyrrell are
– the Polish Catholic Pazlovskys and the
effective as the other parents. Ray Orley’s
Polish Jewish Kerovskys – that are more
comic timing is spot on as Micah, and Ron
alike than one might imagine. Vladimir
Bronitsky provides fine contrast over the
Pazlovsky (Yannig Moren) and his wife
chessboard. I also enjoyed Ludwig PuchSonya (Robin Lane) are paralyzed by the
mayer’s portrayal of the cynical brother in
death of their son Christoff, who smuggled
opposition to Moshe.
weapons, at the hands of the Nazis. Their
Yet acting honors here go to Jonathan
younger son Stanislaw (Jonathan Tyrrell) is
Tyrrell and Jack Justice Brown – both makdetermined to continue his brother’s work
ing their Adobe debuts as the play’s heroic
of aiding the Jews. Vladimir is against it.
sons. Tyrell plays 18-year-old Stanislaw
The Jewish family is larger. Historically,
with power and determination. His voice
an average of over seven people lived in
projects, and he demonstrates the range
each ghetto room. At the core are father
of emotions necessary for his character.
Moshe Kerovsky (Richard Boehler), his
Beneath a chuppah (canopy) of curly
wife Rachel (Michelle Boehler) and their
hair, Brown portrays 14-year-old Ari with
children Leah (Kayti Robinson) and Ari
impetuosity and bravery. Although their
(Jack Justice Brown). Add Moshe’s brother
characters are divided by a wall (and much
Jakob (Ludwig Puchmayer), Rachel’s father
more), they collaborate well together.
Josef Milken (Ron Bronitsky) and his
I take pleasure in seeing new work by
perpetual chess opponent Micah Goldberg
local artists. Peter Fisk’s “A Crack in the
(Ray Orley), and the place is packed.
Wall” contains an important story, and the
Moshe plans an uprising and acquires
Adobe Theater production tells it well.
stolen Nazi weapons from Christoff. He
Barry Gaines is a Professor Emeritus at
sends Ari to deliver a message, and Ari
UNM and Administrator of the American
meets Stanislaw, taking his brother’s place
Theater Critics Association.
at the wall. Despite only seeing each other
Owl Café occupies a charmingly kitschy
owl-shaped building. But when the
grub is this good, no marketing ploys
are necessary to lure foodies inside this
distinctive diner. Owl Café plates up New
Mexican twists on diner favorites plus
staples like Wayne’s Meatloaf and the hot
turkey dinner.
This landmark Albuquerque location
has been around since 1986, and the
original dates back even further. Their
famous green chile cheeseburger is still
made the way it was for its 1948 debut.
The beef is ground by hand, seasoned and
grilled to perfection before being topped
with green chile, cheese and all the usual
fixings. Their green chile has the perfect
amount of bite; it adds zing to the juicy,
smoke-flavored patty. Hand-cut fries are
available as an optional add-on, and these
golden, skin-on beauties are worth the
extra charge.
The experience of devouring a diner
burger isn’t complete without a shake,
and the Owl has oodles of flavors. Shake
it up with classic options like strawberry
and vanilla or go for broke with the
The New Mexican
shake starts out with a
deceptively innocent milk
chocolate flavor then
circles back around with a
red chile punch
A selection from Owl Café’s menu is ready for
its close-up in a charming vintage-inspired
booth. Clockwise from left, behold the Indian
taco with Xmas chile, the New Mexican (chocolate and red chile) shake and classic Owl Café
green chile cheeseburger with fries.
extravagant Elvis, a peanut butter and
banana treat. I opted for the New
Mexican, a red chile and chocolate combo
that knocked my socks off. The New
Mexican starts out with a deceptively
innocent milk chocolate flavor then circles
back around with a red chile punch. The
one-two pow somehow remains delightfully unexpected with each slurp.
The Owl Café also features daily specials, so I gave the Indian taco with Xmas
chile a go. This bountiful dish arrived from
the kitchen straining the plate attempting
to contain it. Calling the serving generous
would be a massive understatement. The
fry bread is a thinner variety, and it’s piled
high with ground beef, beans, cheese,
chile and garnish. Unless you’re a champion eater – and this reporter is no slouch
in that department – plan to take home
leftovers or split it with a companion. The
green chile was a home run here as well,
but the red was on the earthy side for
my taste. Indulging further gluttony was
a physical impossibility at that point, but
I longed to try the carrot cake that was
whisked past my table. Next time …
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MUSIC
m Box: Reviews of New Music
BEACH HOUSE
“Depression Cherry”
(Sub Pop)
At what point did
boy-girl bands shove
Ride, The Ronettes and
“Some Velvet Morning” into a blender
and call it “dream
pop”? Late ’80s to
early ’90s? It’s a question less cynical and
more curious; if we look back and say that Mazzy Star
were masters of this sound, who carries that torch? Two
words: Beach House. Since 2006 this Baltimore duo – aka
Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally
(guitar, bass pedals, keyboards, backing vocals) – have
kept that flame burning steadily. 2010’s “Teen Dream”
scored them a deal with Sub Pop, fans like Jay-Z and
Beyoncé and a spot on Pitchfork’s Top 50 albums that
year. Their new release “Depression Cherry” is their fifth
in less than 10 years. “Depression Cherry” feels like the
band was working out the kinks at first and picks up
a refreshing momentum as the album progresses. For
me, “Beyond Love” is the first truly interesting song. Its
opening synth and subsequent hazy guitar deviates from
the established dream pop formula. With an opening
drumbeat and E-flat tuned Fender, “10:37” is enticing
from the get-go. “PPP” echoes the world-weariness
of an all-grown-up Ronnie Spector. Legrand’s singing
of penultimate title word “Bluebird” has a greater
emotional resonance than all the other tracks combined.
RUBY AMANFU
“Standing Still”
(Rival & Co. Records)
Ever the ignorant
loudmouth as a teen,
I bemoaned “fakey”
singers who didn’t
write their own songs
– ignoring the fact that
I was raised listening to
such brilliant interpretive voices as Dusty
Springfield and Dionne Warwick. Since then, I’ve reveled
in covers from Jeff Buckley, Neko Case, Amy Winehouse
and even Jack White. We can thank White for bringing
Nashville songstress Ruby Amanfu to a wider audience
than she occupied solo or as half of pop duo Sam &
Ruby. Now it’s Amanfu we must thank for “Standing
Still,” her new album featuring nine outstanding covers
and one original track, “I Tried.” Recorded live over five
days in a cabin deep in the Tennessee woods, “Standing
Still” was inspired by Amanfu’s 2013 cover of Bob Dylan’s
“Not Dark Yet,” which led to her working with engineer
Mark Howard (Dylan, Emmylou Harris). Amanfu’s
raspy, impassioned vibrato transforms diverse songs
like Irma Thomas’ “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is
(Will Understand)”; Brandi Carlile’s “Shadow On The
Wall,” produced by Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney;
Heartless Bastards’ “Out At Sea”; Jump, Little Children’s
“Cathedrals”; and Kanye West’s
“Street Lights.”
BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE
“At Least For Now”
(Capitol)
Were she still with
us, what would the
notoriously mercurial
Nina Simone make of
Benjamin Clementine’s
debut album “At Least
For Now”? Would the
High Priestess of Soul
be honored by the
clear homage or would she simply dismiss the self-taught
musician as a derivative rip-off artist? I’d like to believe
that Londoner Clementine would charm Dr. Simone with
his poeticism, the rhythms of his delivery and the intensity
of his passion. Miss Nina’s is not the only creative voice
Clementine conjures. Savvy listeners can also pick up on
strong hints of Antony Hegarty, Rufus Wainwright and
Léo Ferré. Clementine’s lyrics are infinitely quotable, and
numerous mid-song tempo changes take place throughout
the album. A breakdown in the middle of “Then I Heard a
Bachelor’s Cry” transitions into an astonishing high note.
There’s a talk-down moment on “Adios” that’s reminiscent
of Hendrix, while a vocal interjection sung in a glorious
vibrato falsetto left me in tears. “Condolence” is an
exquisite combination of piano and “Homogenic”-era Bjork
drum loops. Cynics may describe “At Least For Now” as
maudlin and overwrought, but Clementine’s spinto tenor
moves dexterously through these songs. Listeners ought to
experience the chamber pop of “At Least For Now” slowly
and with savoring ears.
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MUSIC
Calexico’s Place in the Sun Belt
BY M. BRIANNA STALLINGS
T
hink you’ve never heard Calexico? Think again.
You live in the American Southwest, and Tucson
natives Calexico – named for a California border town
– have been at this since 1996.
The core duo, Joey Burns (vocals) and John Convertino
(drums), founded Calexico after putting in time with
Giant Sand and Friends of Dean Martinez. Both Burns
and Convertino play so many instruments I could run
out of space listing them all – everything from accordion
to cello, marimba to vibraphone. The result is an equally
diverse sonic landscape that runs the gamut from
Americana and surf to jazz and Mariachi.
Their song “Banderilla” was featured in Season 2 of
“Breaking Bad.” Several of the band’s instrumental
pieces have appeared between segments on “This
American Life.” Former Arizona Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords even dedicated Calexico’s “Slowness” to her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, on the
final flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Calexico is a favorite among discerning critics and
fans. Their second album, 1998’s “The Black Light,”
received lavish praise, being described as one of the
best records of the year by The Wall Street Journal.
With 2003’s “Feast of Wire,” Calexico earned their first
spot on the Billboard charts. Burns and Convertino
agree that their latest full-length, “Edge of the Sun,”
bears a strong resemblance to “Feast of Wire.”
The band’s keyboardist, Sergio Mendoza, proposed
that the group write “Edge of the Sun” in the Mexico
City borough of Coyoacán. Despite Calexico’s obvious
Mexican musical influences, the band had never
before recorded south of the border. Wherever they
are, Calexico brings along their trademark eclectic,
collaborative sound. “Edge of the Sun” features guest
appearances by Neko Case, Gaby Moreno, Sam Beam,
Carla Morrison, Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Amparo Sanchez, Devotchka’s Nick Urata, and members
of Greek ensemble Takim.
ABQ Free Press conversed via email with Calexico
co-founder John Convertino about their current tour
in support of “Edge of the Sun,” the importance of
collaboration, and how much more Mexico has in
common with Greece than one might think.
ABQ Free Press: How’s the tour going so far?
Convertino: The tours have been going really well.
We have played Europe twice now, the East and West
Coasts of the States, and now we are headed into the
Midwest and Southwest. We’ve been having a lot of
fun with the set list – pulling out some really old songs
and giving some that we’ve played a lot a rest.
Tell me more about your latest album “Edge of the
Sun.”
That’s a complex one. We had a lot of songs to
choose from. In the end, we released a bonus CD that
has most of what we recorded all in one package. Like
any work, you have a start, middle and finish. The
finish on this one was trickiest. I still wonder how
things could have been different, but we have been
enjoying playing a lot of the songs live. And having
Gaby [Moreno] sit in has been great … since she sang
on a few of the songs.
Jairo Zavala
From left, Calexico’s core duo, John Convertino (drums) and Joey Burns (vocals) occupy a prismatic stairwell and discerning fans’ and
critics’ hearts.
Calexico’s sound has become synonymous with borderland aesthetics. How
is it possible that y’all hadn’t recorded
in Mexico until this album?
It’s not easy to get gigs in Mexico. We
have fans down there, and now we have
friends. So hopefully we will get to play
down there more often.
Calexico
with Gaby Moreno
Friday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m.
Sunshine Theater
120 Central SW
Ages 13+ / $20
sunshinetheaterlive.com
You worked with Greek instrumentalists Takim on
“Edge of the Sun.” Did you record at all in Greece? If
so, how was that experience compared with recording in Mexico?
We had a day off in Athens. That’s when we recorded the tracks “World Undone” and “Roll Tango.”
In exchange for studio time, we did a live performance
of “Stray” with Takim that’s on YouTube. Comparing
it to Mexico, I can find lots of similarities. There’s a real
feeling of allowing things to happen in Greece that you
feel a lot in Mexico – making the best out of what you
got, even if it’s not a lot.
Calexico’s collaborative instinct gives your music a
sense of expansiveness and inclusion. Do you think
that’s important for 21st century rock music?
I think it’s the nature of music in
any century. There is the solo artist, then
there are the collaborators who expand,
but all of it is influenced by the past, the
now and what we are wondering about.
Who would you like to collaborate with
that you haven’t yet?
I’ve always wanted to work with
Chan Marshall [Cat Power] or Feist. Morrissey.
Obligatory ABQ question: Your song “Banderilla”
was featured on “Breaking Bad” – specifically the
episode titled “Better Call Saul.” Can we expect
your music to appear in the spinoff series of the
same name? If not, what TV/film work can we look
forward to?
Film and TV work is a dream for the musician
or band. Making money off of recorded music is
getting more and more difficult, so getting a check
for something that’s put into a movie or show is just
jump-for-joy happiness. We may be doing some music
for a documentary on monarch butterflies and their
journey through Mexico.
M. Brianna Stallings writes so you don’t have to.
DEFINITIVE DOZEN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
7 pm, Marble Brewery, 111 Marble Ave NW,
243-2739, marblebrewery.com
2 Talks: Newly Discovered Martian
Meteorites and What They Tell Us
About Mars: Dr. Carl Agee
7 pm, New Mexico Natural History Museum,
1801 Mountain Rd NW, 841-2800,
nmnaturalhistory.org
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
3 Word: Happening for Peace, Love
and Understanding
7 pm, The Tannex, 1417 4th Street SW,
thetannex.com, thingsinlight.blogspot.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Albuquerque International Festival
10 am, Free, New Mexico Veterans
Memorial Park, 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE,
265-2511, [email protected]
CLUBS & PUBS
SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 1
Low Spirits
2823 2nd St NW, 344-9555,
lowspiritslive.com
September 23, Ben Miller Band
September 24, Radio La Chusma,
Rebecca Arscott and One Heart Fyah
September 25, Ryan McGarvey
September 26, The Lonn Calanca Band
October 1, Lewi Longmire & The Lookouts, James Whiton
Launchpad
618 Central Ave SW, 764-8887,
launchpadrocks.com
September 23, Chelsea Wolfe,
Wovenhand
September 24, Thee Oh Sees,
Canyonlands, Train Conductor
September 25, The Skull, Hanta,
Sandia Man, Prey for Kali
September 26, 6 pm, Børns Happy
Hour Show
September 26, 9:30 pm, The
Intelligence, Get Action, Holy Glories
September 27, I’m From the Duke City
September 28, Toxic Holocaust, Lord
of Dying, Torture Victim
September 29, Mac Sabbath, Black
Pussy
September 30, Natty Vibes, Rebecca
Arscott & One Heart Fyah
October 1, And So I Watch You From
Afar, Mylets
October 2, Dirty Brown Jug Band,
Youngsville
October 3, Creepy, Sexy, Cool: A Night
of Strange Things
October 5, Sham 69, Revolt, The
Dying Beds
October 6, Helmet
October 7, New Years Day, Get
Scared, Eyes Set to Kill
5 Fundraisers: Albuquerque 2015
Walk to Defeat ALS
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,
2401 12th St NW, 843-7270, indianpueblo.org
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
The Story of Land Art
6 pm, Violet Crown Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa
St, Santa Fe, (505) 216-5678,
santafe.violetcrowncinemas.com
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
7 Performance: Zappa Plays Zappa
10 Music: Phutureprimitive
8 pm, El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW,
elreyabq.com
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
11 Performance: Ottmar Liebert and
Luna Negra benefitting Fight
Colorectal Cancer
8 pm, National Hispanic Cultural Center,
1701 4th St SW, 724-4771, vendini.com
7:30 pm, The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco St,
Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234, lensic.org
12 Talks: Future Mars Exploration:
8 Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas:
Zach Gallegos
Albuquerque Fall Gem,
Mineral & Jewelry Show
Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro Dr NE,
222-9700, exponm.com
Part of Curator’s Coffee
9:30 am, New Mexico Natural History
Museum, 1801 Mountain Rd NW,
RSVP: 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org
September 26, Mishael Coss and the
Jackpots
September 27, Dan Dowling
September 29, Sean Ashby
October 1, The Surf Lords
October 4, Jack Hansen
Jo Jo Rising Band
SEPTEMBER 24-October 7
7 pm, Immanuel Presbyterian Church,
114 Carlisle SE, tantalusquartet.com
Sister Bar
6 pm, Sneakerz Sports Grille,
4100 San Mateo Blvd NE, 837-1708,
sneakerzsportsbar.com
Tantalus Guitar Quartet –
Foolish Fire
407 Central Ave SW, 242-4900,
sisterthebar.com
September 24, ABQ Zine Fest Fundraiser
September 25, dBRIDGE
September 27, Electric Funeral feat
Mugen Hoso
September 29, One Drop, Mondo
Vibrations
September 30, Leftover Soul
October 3, Dead to a Dying World,
Hanta
October 7, Sadistik
SEPTEMBER 25-26
SEPTEMBER 25-30
9 pm, The Stage, Santa Ana Star, 54
Jemez Canyon Dam Rd, Santa Ana,
redfishent.com
The Dirty Bourbon
9800 Montgomery Blvd NW,
296-2726, dirtybourbon.com
September 25, Rick Trevino
September 26, Tyler Stephens
September 30, Live Band Karaoke
SEPTEMBER 25-October 6
The Jam Spot
239 San Pedro NE, 440-2600,
[email protected]
September 25, 13 Psycodelic Showcase:
Jackie Brown, Jet Hunnid, Big j-il list
October 3, Paper Towns and guest
October 6, I am Dynamite and guest
MUSIC
Todd Tijerina
Part of Party on the Patio, 6 pm, Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St
NW, 843-7270, indianpueblo.org
Zinc Cellar Bar
AB The Thief
3009 Central Ave NE, 254-9462,
zincabq.com
September 24, Von Strantz
3rd Annual Albuquerque American
Indian Arts Festival
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
6 Screens: Troublemakers:
9 pm, Effex Albuquerque, 420 Central
Ave SW, redfishent.com
in the
9 am, Isotopes Park, 1601 Avenida Cesar
Chavez SE, 323-6348, web.alsa.org
OCTOBER 2-4
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OCTOBER 3-4
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
1 Music: D Numbers
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¡Globalquerque!
National Hispanic Cultural Center,
Plaza Mayor, 1701 4th St SW,
globalquerque.org
Ukekopelli Festival 2015
African American Performing Arts Center, 310 San Pedro Dr NE, 974-0084,
abqukefest.com
Ferry Corsten
Lori Michaels
7 pm, Free, Vernon’s, Black Diamond
Lounge, 6855 Fourth St NW, 3410831, thehiddensteakhouse.com
The Paseo After-Party: Filastine
with Nova
9 pm, Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 ABC
Mesa Rd, El Prado, paseotaos.org
RATATAT
9 pm, Sunshine Theater, 120 Central
Ave SW, 764-0249, sunshinetheaterlive.com
Terra Trio
Part of Art in the Afternoon
2 pm, Free, Albuquerque Museum of
Art & History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW,
242-4600, cabq.gov/museum
Concert Corazon: Hillary Smith
and the Brethren
2 pm, Children’s Grief Center North
Valley Campus, 3001 Trellis Drive NE,
323-0478, childrensgrief.org
Full Moon Concert: Bonnie
Schmader and friends
5 pm, Bachechi Open Space,
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Lana Zoltowski: Works by Bach
and Buxtehude
Mariachi Tradicional
2 pm, Free, First Church of Christ Scientist, 500 Richmond NE, 255-7244
Solo Piano with Bob Tate
6 pm, Free, Vernon’s, Black Diamond
Lounge, 6855 4th St NW, 341-0831,
thehiddensteakhouse.com
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
Bob Cats
Part of Party on the Patio
6 pm, Pueblo Harvest Café, 2401 12th
St NW, 724-3510, indianpueblo.com/
puebloharvestcafe
Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda
Marble Brewery, 111 Marble Ave NW,
243-2739, marblebrewery.com
Yosvany Terry & Baptiste
Trotignon: Ancestral Memories
7:30 pm, Outpost Performance Space,
210 Yale Blvd SE, 268-0044,
outpostspace.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Café Mocha
Part of Balloon Fiesta Entertainment
4:30 pm, Balloon Fiesta Park, 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway, 768-6044,
balloonfiesta.com
Last Call
Part of Party on the Patio
6 pm, Pueblo Harvest Café, 2401 12th
St NW, 724-3510, indianpueblo.com/
puebloharvestcafe
OCTOBER 3-4
Pleasure Pilots
Part of Balloon Fiesta Entertainment
4:30 pm, Balloon Fiesta Park,
5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway,
768-6044, balloonfiesta.com
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Albuquerque Baroque Players
2 pm, New Mexico History Museum,
113 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, (505) 4765200, nmhistorymuseum.org
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Slice Gang presents “Low
Dough Pizza Show” feat
Crizzly & Friends
8:30 pm, El Rey Theater, 622 Central
Ave SW, elreyabq.com
PERFORMANCES
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Justin Townes Earle
7:30 pm, The Lensic, 211 W San
Francisco St, Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234,
lensic.org
Ricky Martin
6 pm, UNM Main Campus, Popejoy
Hall, 203 Cornell Drive NE, 925-5858,
nmphil.org
Disgraced
lensic.org
Foo Fighters
Isleta Resort & Casino, 11000 Broadway SE, 724-3800, isleta.com Showcase of the Stars
4 pm, The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco
St, Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234,
lensic.org
7 pm, Albuquerque Convention
Center, 401 2nd St NW, 573-0758,
ticketmaster.com
Isleta Resort & Casino, 11000 Broadway SE, 724-3800, isleta.com Def Leppard, STYX, Tesla
Jerry Lopez and Friends
lensic.org
BY ARIANE JAROCKI
Begun in 1998 in New York, the Manhattan Short Film Festival boasts an interesting conceptual structure. Rather than
touring cross-country after judging has
concluded, all audiences in attendance
are the judges.
More than 250 theaters across the
globe join forces to screen 10 film finalists, with attendees casting their votes
for Best Film and Best Actor. Participating theaters submit votes, and the fest
winner will be announced on Oct. 5 at
manhattanshort.com.
Movies from around the world include: “Shok” from Kosovo, wherein the
friendship of two boys is tested while
they battle to survive during the Kosovo
War; Turkish short “Sundown,” where a
woman’s day relaxing at the beach takes
Zac Brown Band
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
AIR1 Positive Hits Tour
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
7 pm, Albuquerque Convention
Center, 401 2nd St NW, 573-0758,
ticketmaster.com
Gracias Choir
Gerd Gockell Filmproduktion
a turn when family secrets are revealed; and
“Patch” from Switzerland, an animation that
plays with viewers’ perspectives.
Starts September 25, Sicario
Starts September 25, Stonewall
SEPTEMBER 26-27
10 am, Casa San Ysidro, 973 Old
Church Rd, Corrales, 349-3809,
corralesharvestfestival.com
Tasting Menu
Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery,
Raelynn
CCA Cinematheque
OCTOBER 1-4 & 8-11
Confessions of a MEXPatriate
National Hispanic Cultural Center,
1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Anything Goes Comedy Show:
Paul Panas, Wendy Jo Salazar,
Chico Suave
7 pm, African American Performing
Arts Center, 310 San Pedro Dr NE,
203-8625, holdmyticket.com
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are: Imagine A World …
6 pm, KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave
NW, 768-3544, kimotickets.com
Chispa: Alejandro Ziegler
Tango Quartet
¡¡Música del Corazón, A Celebration of Nuevo Mexicano
Music!! 2:15 pm, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
Crystal Gayle
lensic.org
1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, (505)
982-1338, ccasantafe.org
September 23, Arcade Fire: Reflektor
Tapes
September 23, 7 pm, Sam Scarpino
and The Horror of Dracula
September 25, Symphony of the Soil
Starts September 25, Blind
Starts September 25, The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Starts October 2, Paul Taylor: Creative
Domain
October 3, Rosenwald
October 4, The Life and Times of Hank
Greenberg
Guild Cinema
3405 Central Ave NE, 255-1848;
guildcinema.com
September 23-24, Best of Enemies
September 23-24, Stray Dog: The
New Doc on Ron Hall
September 25-26, Love Live! The
School Idol Movie
September 25-28, Call Me Lucky
September 25-28, The Look of Silence
September 26-27, The Children’s Film
Festival Seattle 2015
September 29-October 3, Breathe
September 29-October 3, The
Second Mother
October 2-3, Dawn of the Dead
October 3-4, My Man Godfrey
STARTS SEPTEMBER 25
Violet Crown Cinema
1606 Alcaldesa St, Santa Fe, (505)
216-5678, violetcrowncinema.com
Starts September 25, Going Clear:
Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Furry Friends Fiesta Day
11 am, Free, Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum
Dr NE, 768-6020, cabq.gov/balloon
FUNDRAISERS
Women, Wine & Chocolate 2015
Thursday, Oct. 1 – Sunday, Oct. 4
Manhattan Short Film Festival
ASUNM Southwest Film Center
UNM Main Campus Student Union Building
Thu-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $5
SCREENS
Isleta Resort & Casino, 11000
Broadway SE, 724-3800, isleta.com Balloon Fiesta Park, 5000 Balloon
Fiesta Parkway, 768-6050
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
6:30 pm, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
The 2015 Balloon Fiesta
Free, Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old
Church Rd, Corrales, 301-0042,
corraleshistory.com
7 pm, Free, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
Don Quixote
OCTOBER 3-11
27th Annual Old Church
Fine Arts Show
7 pm, Tingley Coliseum, 300 San Pedro
Dr NE, IYFUSA.org
2 pm, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
7 pm,, The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234,
lensic.org
ABQ Cinema via Big Apple
Isleta Resort & Casino, 11000 Broadway SE, 724-3800, isleta.com Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns
St John’s United Methodist Church,
2626 Arizona St NE, 672-8863,
quintessence-abq.com
Part of Chatter Sunday
10:30 am, Las Puertas Event Center,
1512 1st St NW, chatterabq.org
Dancing and Romancing: New
Mexico Philharmonic Pops
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Breaking Brass
Sandia Resort & Casino, Amphitheater,
30 Rainbow Rd, 796-7500,
sandiacasino.com
Quintessence Choral Artists of
the Southwest: Wild Drums
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW,
768-3544, kimotickets.com
Gaither Vocal Band
Homecoming Tour
9521 Rio Grande NE, RSVP: 314-0398,
bernco.gov/open
Part of Summertime in Old Town
1 pm, Free, Historic Old Town, Rio
Grande Blvd & Central Ave NW, 7682000, cabq.gov/culturalservices
Julius Caesar
The Wizard of Oz
Part of Movies on the Plaza
8:10 pm, Free, Civic Plaza, 401 2nd St
NW, 768-4575, civicplazapresents.com
Greening the Revolution
11 am, Free, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
Timbuktu
2:15 pm, Free, National Hispanic
Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, 7244771, nhccnm.org
Unbranded
7 pm, KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave
NW, 768-3544, kimotickets.com
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Gustavo Arellano screens New
Bordertown Series
5 pm, Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande
Blvd NW, 344-8139, bkwks.com
FAIRS, FESTIVALS &
FIESTAS
NMSEAs 2015 Solar Fiesta
10 am, Free, CNM Workforce Training
Center, I-25 and Alameda Blvd, 2460400, nmsolarfiesta.org
Jubilee Arts & Crafts Fair
9 am, Free, Jubilee Villa, 601 Jubilee
Blvd, Los Lunas, 366-1995, marcy@
avalonbuildersllc.com
Steampunk Spectacular 4
Noon, Mine Shaft Tavern,
2846 New Mexico 14, Madrid,
steampunkspectacularnm.com
Corrales Harvest Festival
New Mexico Approved Expo
10 am, Expo New Mexico, 300 San
Pedro NE, newmexicoapproved.com
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
5:45 pm, Albuquerque Museum of Art
& History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW,
242-4600, emergenm.org
2015 Strike Out Homelessness
Bowl-A-Thon
1 pm, Holiday Bowl, 7515 Lomas Blvd
NE, 255-3643, Register:
thehousingcoalition.org
Water in the Desert Art
Auction to benefit The New
Mexico Water Collaborative
2 pm, Sawmill Loft, 1801 Bellamah
NW, nmwatercollaborative.org
OUTDOORS
NOW OPEN
Fiesta of Flowers
10th Anniversary Celebratory
Launch & Balloon Museum Day
9 am, all of ABQ BioPark, 764-6200,
abqbiopark.com
7:30 am, Anderson Abruzzo Balloon
Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr
NE, 768-6020, balloonmuseum.com
OCTOBER 2-4
10 am, West of 98th St, south of Gibson
Sierra Sunset Park Grand
Opening
2015 Southwest Regional
Tractor and Engine Show
SEPTEMBER 25-27
Free, Corrales Recreation Center,
500 Jones Rd, Corrales, 898-1020,
john77329.wix.com/sw-regional-2015
Albuquerque Mountain Bike
Fest – 12 Hours of Albuquerque
2 pm, Oak Flats Park, Tijeras, ziarides.com
OCTOBER 2-11
Rio Grande Arts & Crafts
Festival: Balloon Fiesta Show
Buddy Walk
Expo New Mexico, Creative Arts
Center, 300 San Pedro Dr NE,
riograndefestivals.com
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Milagro Awards: Honoring
Champions for Animals
5 pm, Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort &
Spa, 1300 Tuyuna Trail, Bernalillo,
265-2322, apnm.org
OCTOBER 3-4
Gun, Sword & Knife Show
Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro Dr
NE, 222-9700, nmgca.net
Harvest Festival
10 am, Rancho de las Golondrinas,
334 Los Pinos Rd, Santa Fe, 471-2261,
golondrinas.org
9 am, Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr NE,
768-6020, rgdsn.org
Elephant Conservation Day
10 am, ABQ BioPark Zoo, 903 10th St
SW, 764-6200, abqbiopark.com
National Hunting & Fishing Day
6 am, Free, Tingley Beach, 1800
Tingley Drive SW, cabq.gov
National Public Lands Day
Cache In Trash Out
8 am, Central Ave Bridge, RSVP:
452-5208, geocaching.com
SEPTEMBER 26-27
Rose Exhibition and Sale
9 am, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden,
2601 Central Ave NW, 764-6200,
abqbiopark.com
14th Annual Santero Market
Free, San Felipe de Neri Church,
2005 North Plaza NW, 243-4628,
sanfelipedeneri.org
Galloping Grace Youth Ranch’s
Pumpkin Patch
Wool Festival Weekend
Arts & Crafts
Taos, more info: taos.org
Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Circle NE, Rio Rancho, ggyr.org
CALENDAr
OCTOBER 3-4
Stories of Carlito Springs
An Ikebana Autumn
Part of East Mountain Interpretive Series
10 am, Free, Carlito Springs Open Space,
82 Carlito Springs Rd, Cedar Crest, RSVP:
341-0398, bernco.gov/openspace
9 am, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden,
2601 Central Ave NW, 764-6200,
abqbiopark.com
OCTOBER 2-3
Harvest Fair presented by
Council of Albuquerque
Garden Clubs
Free, The Albuquerque Garden Center,
10120 Lomas Blvd NE,
xericgardenclub.org
OCTOBER 2-31
Rio Grande Community Farm
Maize Maze
Rio Grande Community Farm, 1701
Montaño Rd NW, 345-4580,
riograndefarm.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Bosque Education Day
Part of Yerba Mansa Project
9:30 am, Bachechi Open Space,
9521 Rio Grande NE,
albuquerqueherbalism.com
Botanic Garden Brown Bag
Seminar
12:45 pm, ABQ BioPark Botanic
Garden, 2601 Central Ave NW,
764-6200, abqbiopark.com
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Bosque Wild Guided
Nature Walk
9 am, Free, Open Space Visitor Center,
6500 Coors Blvd NW, 897-8831, cabq.
gov/openspace
Croctober
10 am, ABQ BioPark Zoo, 903 10th St
SW, 764-6200, abqbiopark.com
Harvest Fair
9 am, Albuquerque Garden Center,
10120 Lomas Blvd NE, 296-6020,
albuquerquegardencenter.org
12th Annual Sandia Mountain
Shadows Trail Run
8 am, Piedra Lisa Park, Menaul Blvd
East of Tramway, 299-3521, irunfit.org
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Preparing the Habitat Garden
for Winter
10 am, Free, The Albuquerque Garden
Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE,
xericgardenclub.org
LGBTQ Limelight
BY ARIANE JAROCKI
Organized by Closet
Cinema, a local nonprofit that strives to
showcase LGBTQ and
queer cinema, the 13th
Annual Southwest
Gay & Lesbian Film
Festival will screen
over 100 film features,
shorts and documentaries from Oct. 9-18.
Featured films were
submitted from more
than 20 countries,
offering a vast range of
viewpoints within the
Jeff Drew
LGBTQ experience. In
addition to sexy, political, comedic and dramatic celluloid, expect guest speakers and filmmakers to enlighten
attendees.
Even as our world becomes more inclusive and accepting of the LGBTQ community, events like this one are
critical for providing access to the diversity of LGBTQ
culture. The 2014 festival drew over 4,000 attendees,
making it one of the state’s largest – and certainly most
diverse – festivals. Presale screening tickets and festival
passes can be purchased at Self Serve.
Friday, Oct. 9 – Sunday, Oct. 18
13th Annual Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Guild Cinema, 3405 Central NE
For ticket info, visit swglff.com
TALKS
Hard Times in Dry Lands;
Apocalypse in the Ancient
Southwest or Business as
Usual: Debra Martin
7:30 pm, Free, UNM Main Campus,
Anthropology Rm 163, unmevents.
unm.edu
La Conoa, Legacy Talks:
Gabriel Melendez
6 pm, Free, National Hispanic Cultural
Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org
Stories of the Middle Rio
Grande: Genizaros
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Contemporary Issues Series,
Innovative: David Green
1 pm, Albuquerque Museum of Art &
History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW,
242-4600, cabq.gov/museum
The Viking World
9:30 am, Free, Manzano Mesa
Multigenerational Center, 501
Elizabeth St SE, RSVP: 275-8731,
manzanomesacenter.com
OCTOBER 7-9
Elders in Residence:
Clara Gachupin
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Sheep in New Mexico and a
Changing Landscape
Part of Backyard Farming Series
9 am, Gutierrez-Hubbell House, 6029
Isleta Blvd SW, bernco.gov
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Pedro E Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey: Kirk Gittings
2 pm, New Mexico History Museum,
113 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, (505) 4765200, nmhistorymuseum.org
Harvey Houses of New Mexico:
Historic Hospitality from Raton
to Deming: Rosa Latimer
Part of Brainpower & Brownbags Lunch
Lectures
Noon, Free, New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, (505)
476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org
WORD
Matthew Baugh: Avenger:
The Sun King
6:30 pm, Free, Page 1 Books, 5850
Eubank Blvd NE Ste B-41, 294-2026,
page1book.com
Joy Harjo Book Signing
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Noon, Shumakolowa Native Arts, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th
St NW, 843-7270, indianpueblo.org
Water Resources in NM:
Scott Verhines
6 pm, Free, UNM Main Campus, Pearl
Hall Rm P133, Stanford & Central,
unm.edu
Beyond the Cadillac Desert,
How Getting Beyond the
Myths of Western Water Can
Help Us Solve Our Problems:
John Fleck
Noon, Free, UNM Main Campus, Pearl
Hall Rm P133, Stanford & Central,
unm.edu
Healing on the Spiritual Path,
Teachings of Bruno Groening
Poetry in Place: Workshop and
Reading
11 am, Bachechi Open Space, 9521
Rio Grande NE, RSVP: 314-0398,
bernco.gov/open
All-Star Poetry SLAM
4 pm, La Cumbre Brewing, 3313
Girard Blvd NE, 872-0225,
lacumbrebrewing.com
Barbara Langner: The Detectives Who Love Beethoven
3 pm, Page 1 Books, 5850 Eubank Blvd
NE Ste B-41, 294-2026, page1book.com
6:30 pm, Free, N Domingo Baca Recreational Center, 7521 Carmel Ave NE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
JA Jance, Dance of the Bones:
Talk and Book Signing
Elders in Residence:
Salvador Yepa
Jemez Historic Site, 18160 Highway
4, Jemez Springs, (575) 829-3530,
nmhistoricsites.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Economics of Art:
Nancy Zastudil
2 pm, Free, 516 ARTS, 516 Central Ave
SW, 242-1445, 516arts.org
Military Lecture Series:
Jim Lehner
10 am, New Mexico Veterans’ Memorial Event Center, 1100 Louisiana Blvd
SE, 256-2042, nmvetsmemorial.org
Robots 3D
Jemez Historic Site, 18160 Highway
4, Jemez Springs, (575) 829-3530,
nmhistoricsites.org
7 am, UNM Main Campus, SUB
Ballrooms, 272-7764, RSVP: optics.
unm.edu
NOW SHOWING
Lockheed Martin DynaTheater, New
Mexico Museum on Natural History
and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW,
841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org
7 pm, Free, Bachechi Open Space,
9521 Rio Grande NE, RSVP: 314-0398,
bernco.gov/open
New Mexico Celebration of the
International Year of Light
MUSEUMS
7 pm, Central & Unser Library, 8081
Central Ave NW, 768-4320, abclibrary.
org
Reading & Conversations:
Elizabeth Alexander with
Maureen Corrigan
7 pm, The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco
St, Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234, lensic.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Local Authors/Small Press Fair
11 am, Page 1 Books, 5850 Eubank
Blvd NE Ste B-41, 294-2026,
page1book.com
Greetings from Pluto
Part of Space Week
3 pm, New Mexico Natural History
Museum, Planetarium, 1801 Mountain
Rd NW, nmnaturalhistory.org
Sunstruck
Part of Space Week
StudentNITE
5 pm, SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de
Peralta, Santa Fe, (505) 989-1199,
sitesantafe.org
Tour of Space Science
Part of Space Week
Eclipse Preview
Part of Space Week
Total Lunar Eclipse
Part of Space Week
OCTOBER 2-FEBRUARY 21, 2016
An American Modernism
New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W
Palace Ave, Santa Fe, (505) 476-5072,
nmartmuseum.org
ONGOING
THROUGH OCTOBER 4
Public Selects: a CrowdSourced Exhibition
Albuquerque Museum of Art & History,
cabq.gov/museum
THROUGH OCTOBER 11
Under the InfluencePsychedelic Art
Albuquerque Museum of Art & History,
cabq.gov/museum
Crossword Puzzle appears on page 32
CLASSIFIEDS/CROSSWORD
classifieds
At the Library
by Myles Mellor and Sally York
real estate
Maddox Management LLC Offers
All of the following rentals; for
More information or a showing
Call (505) 242-0989
HOUSES FOR RENT
UNFURNISHED
PARK PLAZA CORNER CONDO 2/BD 2/
BA 850/SF 8TH FLOOR corner spacious
open living/dining updated kitchen with
granite counters, oodles of cabinets,
loads of closet space! All utilities
included plus onsite library, workout
room, heart shaped pool, recreation
area, cable too, plus gated covered
parking & monitored secure intercom
entry! No Pets. No Smoking Please!
School Districts: Elementary: Lew
Wallace, Middle: Washington, High: Albuquerque. $1395/MO $1300/DD 1331
Park SW 803 Available Now! Schedule
with doorman
EAST DOWNTOWN ARNO LOFTS CITY
2/BD 2/BA 1500/SF Luxury 2nd floor
corner loft in EDO Huning Highland
Historic District! Open living, dining
& kitchen, w/stainless appliances,
dishwasher & washer/dryer included,
custom California Closets, stained
concrete floors, sliding doors open to
fabulous views, elevator, security voice
entry, & common area with pool. Tenants pay electric only! No Smoking, No
Pets Please! School Districts
Elementary: Eugene Field, Middle: Jefferson, High: Albuquerque $1395/MO
$900/DD 400 Central SE 201 Available
Now! Schedule with Broker
RIO GRANDE TOWNHOUSE LOFTS 2/
BD 1/BA 1150/SF unit comes with a
stunning natural balance of old and
contemporary living, exposed adobe
walls, brick floors, built-ins, sunny
windows, stainless steel appliances,
front load washer & dryer in the unit,
courtyard patio areas, and lovely
serene landscaped grounds! Very pet
friendly! Tenants pay all utilities. School
Districts: Elementary: Reginald Chavez,
Middle: Washington, High: Albuquerque. 1-year lease! $1350/MO $900/DD
200 Rio Grande SW 201 Available Now!
Schedule with Broker
PUEBLO STYLE TOWNHOUSE 2/BD
2/STORY 2/BA 2/CG 1700/SF privacy
courtyard entry, vaulted ceilings open
living, Kiva fireplace, kitchen with
ceramic tile, laundry, loft perfect for
office, French doors, skylights. Tenants
pay all utilities! Pets Negotiable! School
Districts: Elementary, Mitchell, Middle:
Eisenhower, High: Eldorado. $1295/
MO $1000/DD 4928 Oso Grande Ct NE
Available Now!
SW BEAUTIFUL PUEBLO STYLE 3/BD
2/BA 1649/SF 2/CG Encanto Village
gated community, Stunning entry,
beautiful T&G ceilings, gas fireplace,
smooth plaster walls, tile floors, open
kitchen, cabinets galore, round breakfast nook, separate tub and shower in
master bath, private courtyards, easy
care landscaping. No Smoking please,
licensed pet negotiable, tenants pay all
utilities. School Districts, Elementary:
Edward Gonzales, Middle: Jimmy
Carter, High: West Mesa. $1200/MO
$1200/DD 7405 Via Tranquilo SW
Available Now!
RIO GRANDE TOWNHOUSE LOFTS 1/
BD 1/BA 1000/SF Each unit comes with
a stunning natural balance of old and
contemporary living, exposed adobe
walls, brick floors, built-ins, sunny
windows, stainless steel appliances,
front load washer & dryer in the unit,
courtyard patio areas, and lovely serene
landscaped grounds! Very pet friendly!
No Smoking! Tenants pay ALL utilities.
School Districts: Elementary: Reginald
Chavez, Middle: Washington, High: Albuquerque. 1-year lease! $1195/MO
$900/DD 200 Rio Grande SW 202,
204, 206 208, 212, 213 Available Now!
Schedule with Broker
PUEBLO STYLE 2/BD 1 /3/4 Bath
1500/SF 1/CG North Valley , sunny
living, dining, country kitchen,, hardwood floors, washer/dryer included,
covered patio, on a large lot on quiet
cul-de-sac just off Rio Grande Blvd!
Small pet negotiable! NO Smoking please! Tenant pays all utilities.
School Districts: Elementary, Reginald
Chavez, Middle: Washington, High:
Albuquerque. $1195/MO $1000/DD
2444 Pueblo Bonito Ct NW Available
Now!
UPTOWN WINROCK CONDO 2/BD 2/
BA 1100/SF 1/CP Condo Community
lush landscaped grounds, indoor &
outdoor pools, hot tub, dry sauna,
weight room, on-site laundry, covered
parking! Sunny open living - dining
with hardwood floors, balcony with
mountain views, updated kitchen with
loads of cabinets, big closets & linen,
coat closet too! Rent includes all
utilities & amenities! Gated access to
Winrock. No Smoking Please! Small
licensed pet negotiable. School Districts: Elementary: Inez, Middle: Grant,
High School: Sandia. $1150/MO
$1000/DD 1601 Pennsylvania NE N4
Available Now! Schedule with Broker
AHS GYM LOFT EDO/ CORNER 1/BD
1/BA 980SF open floor plan with high
ceilings, raised platform bedroom
area at one end, a separate bathroom,
closet, hallway on the other end. Corner unit facing the internal courtyard,
fitted blinds on windows all along two
walls for loads of natural light, light
open kitchen, island counter divider,
stainless appliances, light stained
wood cabinets, refrigerator, stove,
microwave, & dishwasher. Laundry
room, trash and recycling all inside
the building. Tenant pays electric only.
No Pets, NO Smoking please! School
Districts: Elementary: Longfellow,
Middle: Jefferson, High: Albuquerque.
$1025/MO 850/DD 300 Tijeras NE 201
Available Now! Schedule with Broker
GATED NEIGHBORHOOD 3/BD 2/BA
1187/SF 2/CG Beautiful ceramic floors
throughout the home. Nice wood shutters on the windows, vaulted ceiling
in the living room, Bay windows in
formal dining area. Open patio in backyard perfect place to grill and chill!!
Xeriscape makes it easy to care for!
School Districts Elementary: Edward
Gonzales, Middle: Jimmy Carter, High:
Atrisco Heritage. Pet Negotiable. No
Smoking! Tenants pay all utilities.
$950/MO $800/DD 8800 Via Del Oro
SW Schedule with current tenants
Available October
AFFORDABLE NE 3/BD 2/BA 1128/
SF Pueblo Style renovated home on
corner lot! Sunny living room, hardwood floors, newer thermal windows,
ceramic tile in updated kitchen and
bath, fenced front yard and tall fence
in rear with backyard access too! No
Smoking please! Pet Negotiable! Tenants pay all utilities. School Districts
Elementary: La Mesa, Middle: Hayes,
High: Highland. $900/MO $850/DD
246 Mesilla NE Available Now!
DOWNTOWN 2/BD 1/BD 900/SF
Open & sunny, wood floors, vintage
features, nice kitchen, small fenced
yard! Small crated pet negotiable! No
Smoking Please!! Tenants pay Gas &
Electric! School Districts, Elementary:
Longfellow, Middle: Jefferson, High:
Albuquerque. $795/MO $600/MO 900
Edith NE Schedule with current tenants Available Oct
NE 2/BD 1.5/BA 900/SF Cute Casita
with Wood Floors, Vigas, Kiva Fireplace And Knotty Pine Cabinets In
Kitchen. Tenants pay all utilities, NO
Smoking please!, Small pet negotiable! School Districts Elementary: La
Mesa, Middle: Hayes, High: Highland.
www.MaddoxMgmt.com for more info
$795/MO $600/DD 7405 Domingo
Rd NE Schedule with current tenants
Available Oct.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
UNFURNISHED
ARCADIA COURTYARD APTS 1/BD 1/
BA & OFFICE 700/SF Gated Courtyard
Living! Hardwood & ceramic tile
floors, bright sunny kitchen, sunny
living room, & on site front load
laundry facilities! Tenants pay gas
& electric. No Smoking, No Dogs
Please! School Districts: Lew Wallace,
Middle: Washington, High: Albuquerque. $695/MO $600/DD 1020 Park
SW 8 Available Now!
NE VIEWS 2/BD 1/BA 800/SF BIG
& AFFORDABLE single story 4-plex
Spacious sunny living, kitchen, dishwasher, gas range, Breakfast nook,
large bedrooms, cute front porch
perfect for grilling, on-site laundry
facilities, & plenty of parking!! NO
Smoking Please! Pet less than 10lbs
negotiable! 1-year lease, tenants
pay Gas & Electric! School Districts,
Elementary: Chelwood, Middle: Jackson, High: Manzano. $595/MO $500/
DD 13212 Mountain Pl NE C Schedule
with current tenant Available Oct.
AFFORDABLE NE 2/BD 1/BA 550SF
Bright sunny living, dining, kitchen &
large bedrooms! First floor with courtyard. No Smoking, No Pets. Tenants
pay Gas & Electric. School Districts,
Elementary: Kirtland, Middle: Wilson,
High: Albuquerque. $550/MO $500/
DD 3715 Thaxton SE B Schedule with
current tenant Available Oct.
FREE PARKING FOR UNM/CNM 1/
BD 1/BA REAR GUESTHOUSE
Hardwood floors, new vinyl in kitchen
with breakfast nook, small bedroom,
new ceramic tile in 3/4 bath, security
wrought iron, private entrance, alley
access, rear parking. Small fenced
yard. Pet Negotiable. NO Smoking!
Tenant pays Gas & Electric. $550/
MO $450/DD 419 ½ Princeton Dr SE
Schedule with current tenant Available
Nov.
AFFORDABLE NE 2/BD 1/BA 616/SF
Sunny living, eat-in kitchen, carpet &
vinyl floors, private front courtyard &
small backyard, landscaped grounds,
No Smoking please, small pet negotiable. School Districts Elementary,
Mark Twain, Middle: Hays, High:
Highland. Tenant pays Gas & Electric.
$500/MO $300/DD 8513 Marquette
NE K Available Now!
DOWNTOWN STUDIO APARTMENT
298/SF one room efficiency attached
apartment with kitchen and full bath,
hardwood floors small courtyard
and parking off alley. NO Pets, NO
Smoking please! Tenants pay Gas &
Electric. $425/MO $300/DD 1200.5
Park SW Available Now!
AFFORDABLE SOUTH DOWNTOWN 1/
BD 1/BA 500/SF end unit apartment
in single level 5-unit complex, with
a small separate living, kitchen and
bedroom, a washer hook-up and one
off-street parking too! NO Smoking,
NO Pets Please! School Districts
Elementary: Eugene Field, Middle:
Washington, High: Albuquerque.
Tenants pay Gas & Electric. $395/
MO $300/DD 1723 Edith Blvd SE A
Schedule with current tenant Available
Mid-October
Across
1. Measure
4. Belt the ___
9. Iota
14. Old NOW cause
15. Come from behind
16. Certain student
17. Deck (out)
18. Succeed
19. Bad loan
20. “Audition” et al.
23. Jack
24. Thumbs down
25. “The ___ of Night” (old soap)
26. Ever, old style
30. Start of a giggle
33. Echo
35. Thirst
37. Gardner tomes
41. Monastic officer
42. Apprehensive
43. Econ. figure
44. Scratch
45. Some auction bids
49. Enzyme ending
51. Acquiesce
52. “Angela’s Ashes”
et al.
59. 1935 Triple Crown winner
60. Capital of Ecuador
61. Make a lap
62. Clemson athlete
63. Of an arm bone
64. Catullus composition
65. Great balls of fire
66. Roll top?
67. Surfing site
Down
1. Move
2. Roughly
3. Disheveled
4. Cousin of a loon
5. Doctor Who
villainess, with “the”
6. Not to mention
7. Ballyhoo
8. Ogler
9. Tope
10. Like some mothers-
in-law
11. Needle holder
12. Wrap up
13. Florida has them
21. Wear oneself out
22. Whichever
26. Visa statement abbr.
27. Long-tailed primate
28. Detroit’s county
29. Befuddled
30. Skater Babilonia
31. “___ Time transfig
ured me”: Yeats
32. Dash widths
34. Suffix with pamphlet
35. Survey choice
36. Decorative plant
37. Car ad abbr.
38. Samovar
39. Van Winkle
40. Little ‘un
44. Vereen
46. Prayer
47. Mock
48. Sonnet section
49. Son of Jacob
50. Takes off
51. Lifeless, old-style
52. Cookers
53. Utter
54. Eastern music
55. Prefix with plane
56. Break in the action
57. Series opener?
58. Greek letters
Answers on page 30

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