Students raised their flashing glow sticks in the air and raved to the pulsing techno beat at the third annual Red Party. Hundreds gathered in the SUB ballroom on Thursday to enjoy music from internationally-known disc jockey Salva and local DJ Nathan New last Thursday.
With Walter White look-a-likes and hazmat suits galore, a pilgrimage of “Breaking Bad” fans made their way to Albuquerque for the inaugural Breaking Bad Fan Festival. Costume and trivia contests, panel discussion with the cast and crew along with a VIP-after party filled the two-day event held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Tractor Brewery and Albuquerque Indoor Karting.
The spark of a passionate fire has been lit, and it yearns to ignite interest, emotion and cultural understanding through the power of music.
Some may call it urban sprawl; others, urban development. But in Albuquerque there is a particular concept at the root of the growth of the city: social inclusion in community development. Urban ABQ is an online community discussion forum tackling the question of Albuquerque’s future. The forum created an online venue that publishes information and gives Albuquerque residents a voice in the development of their environment, including the UNM area. Urban planner Timothy Trujillo, founder of Urban ABQ, said he emphasizes the importance of considering the community in design plans for the city. There is rich cultural history in Albuquerque, and the integration of those concepts is imperative to the design and function of a growing community, he said.
It is the synchronization of vocals paired with the strum of guitar strings and the beat of a cajón, highlighted by the sharp yet measured tune of the brass that creates a Latin sound. Local music group Sol de La Noche embodies this very sound. The quintet is a Latin music combo composed of UNM students pursuing degrees in the College of Fine Arts. Senior music major Diego Manrique said he began the project independently with the prospect of growing artistically.
By Graham Gentz Netflix exists as the embodiment of analysis paralysis: too many choices just leading to no decision at all.
Books are meant to tell stories, but we may choose to read those stories for different purposes. Thomas Zane Reeves, a professor in the School of Public Administration, said his favorite types of books are ones he can learn from.
The creative process starts with a daunting blank screen and endless opportunities, but soon becomes an interactive video game with the help of local gamers.
Temperatures drop as the fall season progresses, leaving a sense of frigidness that gets stronger day after day at UNM, a climate for the supernatural to emerge.
There is a myriad of reasons to love Halloween. Candy, costumes and creepiness bombard us with the spirit of Halloween. There’s also an abundance of reason to get scared on Halloween. Jenna Crabb, career services director said she loves to be freaked out by what she calls “psychological thrillers.”
With eerie sounds and low-lit lighting, the New Mexico Philharmonic brought some spooky holiday fun to its recent concert. The New Mexico Philharmonic brought Breaking Boo to Popejoy, Saturday night, and Concert goers and musicians were given the opportunity to dress up in their Halloween costumes.
There is an undying dark here.The wind curls over the corn, a hissing sea of empty black air.The moon gleams baleful, white light across the flow of autumn leaves.
The Duke City is more than 300 years old, full of history and legend. One of the oddest and most enduring of these legends is the tragic tale of 6-year-old Bobby Darnall, who believers say still haunts the halls of Albuquerque’s oldest performing arts center, the downtown KiMo Theatre.On Friday, Halloween night, the city is hosting a sold-out tour of the KiMo, where they will discuss the history of the theater and of little Bobby’s death.
If something looks like it was pulled out of a dark black hole, served on a fancy plate and called food – it must be time for Halloween. Weird or creepy appetizers and party foods are de rigueur for a successful Halloween party, but illusion food is by no means a new invention.In the middle ages, cooks would often show their skills through subtleties, or presentation foods. The rear half of a suckling pig might be stitched onto the front half of a goose and roasted, then presented as a cockatrice (a mythical beast).
The cool autumn breeze brings the fragrance of a growing pasture, community and positive energy emanating from a local farm.
With a lesson so blatantly stamped across its forehead, “The Monkey's Paw” could be easily be confused for “The Gift of the Magi” or an Aesop's Fable.
Finding the right Halloween costume is basically a game of trial and error. When it comes to finding the right costume, students have three options: buy a new one, buy accessories that compliment what they already have or make their own.
Sharon Lokey needed a way to cope when her husband was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. After spending some time looking, she found her escape in a familiar place: her sewing machine.Lokey, a caretaker and professional seamstress, started to release her anxiety by creating intricate costumes and stylized corsets. She sold them to family, friends and whoever else wanted them.In 2013 her husband Todd was diagnosed with liver failure. He has a rare congenital disease called hemochromatosis, which causes the body to absorb too much iron, overworking the liver and causing cirrhosis, or liver failure.
There are people who believe that the best books are those that challenge perspectives and introduce new ideas. Books that capture histories of lives, theories, events and controversies are some of the novels enjoyed by Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Chaouki Abdallah.
Alfred Hitchcock once famously said, “Drama is life with the dull parts left out.” However, Tim Sutton’s “Memphis” exists in the moments that most movies leave on the cutting room floor.It exists as a tonal, visual poem. Yet it ripples with nebulous purpose, executing laissez-faire intention.
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