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Bibical art teaches Christian morals
Felipe Medina-Marquez | October 20In your pursuit of academic saintliness, you may find the UNM Art Museum enlightening.
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Halloween workshop features Poe poetry
Nicole Perez | October 20The Albuquerque Community Writing Center offers an intellectual Poe-etry treat to replace the sugary goodies this Halloween.
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Music sets captives free
Alexandra Swanberg | October 20KUNM volunteer David Lescht can’t free prisoners from their physical walls, but he can free them from their mental constructs. Lescht, a freeform radio host, founded two programs in the ’90s which were inspired by his days in the ’70s, living in a commune. His experience with the commune band left him hungry for more public service through music, something his radio show only partially satisfied, he said.
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Kids play to learn, work via playing
Nicole Perez | October 18The student’s ears perk up as his teacher asks him about his A major scale. He plays it from memory, eyes intensely concentrated on his finger placement as he adjusts his intonation.
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The Weekly Free
Hunter Riley | October 18The Daily Lobo is sad, just like you, that fall break is over. Why do we only have two extra days? Fall is so much better than that! But speaking of worth, we found a few events that are worthy of your time, yet won’t cost you a dime.
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Inmates probe society’s sanity
Justino Brokaw | October 18At first glance, David Storey’s play “Home” seems to concern itself merely with the minutiae of the daily lives of retirees. But by play’s end the sanity of society as a whole is put in question.
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Author’s ‘altar’ keeps late mother’s memory alive
Alexandra Swanberg | October 12Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, is constructing an altar at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in memory of her mother, Elvira “Vera” Cisneros.
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Local comedians find venues in small market
Antonio Sanchez | October 12The local comedy scene is a joke, or maybe it’s a little more than that, according to the city’s comics. Goldie Garcia, a stand-up comedian of 30 years, said she made her start in Albuquerque in 1980.
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Ink convention adorns ABQ
Amanda Gray | October 11Thinking about getting inked? You can expo-lore your options this weekend. This year’s Rock the Ink expo, the Día de los Muertos edition, is the fourth time Paul and Irene Zukoski have put on the event.
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Gallery gives local artists un chante
Felipe Medina-Marquez | October 11El Chante: Casa de Cultura is an art gallery and boutique that fuses local poetry, music, art and New Mexican culture.
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Hunter Riley | October 11The Daily Lobo knows you are busy — preparing for the long weekend, of course. We want to prepare you for the festivities that lie ahead, which is why we found some free events, special deals and random free stuff online.
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Festival puts AIDS, bigotry into focus
Alexandra Swanberg | October 6“Festival” denotes a celebratory spirit, though the public can expect moments both somber and sunny at the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The festival is in its ninth year and will feature a slew of short-and full-length films tomorrow through Thursday. Roberto Appicciafoco started the festival in April 2003.
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RECYCLE
Nicole Perez | October 6The desolate sand lot is empty except for a vehicle in the corner and a couple green dumpsters lining the chain link fence.
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Convention cages broken bird
Justino Brokaw | October 4UNM’s production of “Eccentricities of a Nightingale,” written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Shepard Sobel, is so vivid that one leaves wondering what limits of our own we silently accept. On the eve of World War I, Southern belle Alma Winemiller struggles to survive amid the myriad expectations and conventions society imposes on her. Alma is brimming with desires deemed improper to share or express.
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For Your Ears
Alexandra Swanberg | October 4Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Rudresh Mahanthappa presents “Samdhi” Outpost Performance Space 210 Yale Boulevard SE All ages general $20, members and students $15 Rudresh Mahanthappa, Guggenheim fellow and 2009 Downbeat International Critics Poll winner, is performing his latest project entitled “Samdhi” this Thursday.
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Zinefest
Alexandra Swanberg | September 29Zines are like smaller, more independent magazines that deal with a variety of topics, from imaginary bands to blue-collar pornography. Zine writers are often the sole authors, publishers and distributors of their material and typically do so not-for-profit, said Marya Errin Jones, organizer of the first ABQ Zine Fest. Jones said the genre is contradictory because authors are publishing something deeply personal.
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Dirty…Nasty…Filthy…art
Alexandra Swanberg | September 29Annah Anti-Palindrome, a UC Berkeley multimedia artist, hand-crafted her name in 2007 and starting a life dedicated to “genre-f***ing” ensued. She was born without an “h” at the end of her name, but her decision to change it had nothing to do with resentment for palindromes, as her name might suggest, she wrote on her website, annahantipalindrome.com.
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Pagan pride serves community
Alexandra Swanberg | September 29When somebody wrongly accuses her of eating babies, Erin Watson, founder of the newly established Pagan Student Guild, said she replies, “I like them with soy sauce.” She said she prefers to treat instances of harassment about her religion with a sense of humor.
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Superhero fine art conquers gallery show
Felipe Medina-Marquez | September 29Comic book heroes are slowly but steadily fighting their way into the world of fine art. A new exhibit called “Superheroes: Good, Evil & Everything in Between” debuts at 516 Arts and features the works of artists from across the country.
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DanceFest educates performers, audience
Felipe Medina-Marquez | September 28For the past 11 years, the Global DanceFest has brought avant-garde international artists to present contemporary dance to residents of New Mexico. This year’s Global DanceFest, which is co-presented by New Art New Mexico and North Fourth Art Center, features artists from Japan, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo who will perform at the N4th Theater.
