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The newly remodeled Flying Star Café in Nob Hill is back open and ready for business. The cafe now sports a unique, upscale flare that reflects its location in Nob Hill.
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The newly remodeled Flying Star Café in Nob Hill is back open and ready for business. The cafe now sports a unique, upscale flare that reflects its location in Nob Hill.
Cirrelda Snider-Bryan uses a colander to extract the juice from the prepared fruits. She works in collaboration with the New Mexico Natural History Museum to organize community events such as this Prickly Pear Harvest.
The edible parts of the prickly pear cactus are known as “tunas”. They are the purple-red flowers growing off of the green cactus leaves and can be eaten after the skin and quills are cut off.
A workshop participant removes the seeds from the inside of the fruit, one of the first steps in preparing it to be eaten.
Community members enjoy prickly pear feast together. The fruit of prickly pears are said to taste like a combination of bubblegum and watermelon, and can be made into candy, jam or beverages, or eaten raw, although some people do not like to eat the hard edible seeds.
Desert plants have made their home amongst this industrial graveyard.
It appears that locals also use these vehicles and other objects that have been dumped in the area as target practice, leaving them with hundreds of bullet holes.
A collection of vehicles have been dumped and now rest about two hundred feet downhill. Many of the cars have been dismantled and are covered in a layer of dirt and rust.
Desert plants have made their home amongst this industrial graveyard
Erosion has revealed a motorcycle helmet that has been buried under multiple layers of dirt.
Bridey Caramagno is an actress and performer starring in Quarantine Production’s “Phantasmagoria”.
Luigi Morrone is a fourth year exchange student from Rome, Italy. He is at the University of New Mexico for the fall 2019 semester but he studies Nutrition/Dietetics at Tor Vergata University in Rome. “My favorite part about New Mexico so far has been the beautiful outdoors, and Balloon Fiesta,” Morrone said.
Cai Thomas is a third year student from the University of Exeter in South West England where he has studied Physics. One of his favorite experiences in New Mexico so far has been camping at Wheeler Peak, north of Taos. “I really have loved the outdoors and the weather so far here in New Mexico, because it’s actually NOT raining all the time,” Thomas said.
Alessa Fabienne Brock is a fourth-year student from the University of Duisburg-Essen located in Duisburg, Germany. This is her second semester at the University of New Mexico, where she studies management and economics. “So far, my favorite part about New Mexico has been meeting so many great new people, the food and the beauty of the desert,” Brock said.
Sonder Waardenburg is a fourth year student from Haarlem, Netherlands. He is attending the University of New Mexico for Fall 2019 semester and is from Vrije University in Amsterdam. “My favorite experiences in New Mexico so far have been meeting new people, the amazing new experiences, and I have had an amazing time with UNM club tennis. If you have a chance, go on an exchange to discover yourself and the world,” Waardenburg said.
Christine Casarez attended the festival for the second year in a row. "I loved the atmosphere of the event. Everyone was so kind, the music spoke to your soul, and the drinks were excellent," Casarez said.
Dozens of local performers show off their talent at SOMOS in Albuquerque Sept. 28. According to SOMO's website, SOMOS ABQ is a "vision conceived by young professionals to illuminate the beauty and brilliance of Albuquerque."
Musical entertainment at SOMOS features a range of local and national bands. The event featured three separate stages and a range of musical genres.
Local artist, Ashley "SAYWUT" Moyer performs at Civic stage.
Hope Curtis, lead singer of Meryl Streep Jr poses for a portrait after her show. Meryl Streep Jr is a post punk band based out of Albuquerque.