“Ash Tree” author Georgina Escobar was born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She uses her plays to describe the Mexico in which she grew up. Escobar relates her plays to her personal life, chronicling events such as the death of her mother in “Ash Tree.”
In many ways, the Internet is becoming akin to cable television: There’s plenty of content, but little substance. Faced with more competition, the future of blogs remains a mystery unless it can work out these kinks.
The Far East can be found right here in Albuquerque. Aki Matsuri, the Japanese fall festival sponsored by the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League is this Sunday at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Joe Orton’s “Loot,” currently playing at the Vortex Theatre, is a British play which is perfectly relevant to modern day Albuquerque. Because Albuquerque is dealing with its own police shootings and alleged abuse by authority, the themes of “Loot” match our city near perfectly.
The Daily Lobo knows you are just counting the days until fall break (23). We also know you are counting pennies to save up for that long weekend getaway you want to take.
Over 100,000 poets will be crying, laughing and screaming on Saturday about topics such as homelessness, drug addiction, political boundaries, sexual abuse, genocide and motherhood.
Marcus Romero is a graffiti artist who chooses to paint on naked women rather than walls on the street.
From Hungary to Venezuela, Pakistan to Norway, these musicians don’t let their countries’ borders limit the scope of their art.
Graduate students are employing the right hemispheres of their brains to explore the Western Hemisphere of the world. “Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas,” an annual publication from the Department of Art and Art History, is a compilation of graduate student essays.
In U.S. history classes, students are taught to remember the Alamo. But during the era of the United States’ westward expansion, many stories were lost, or even purposely hidden, along the way.
The faint sound of swing music wafts from the Johnson Gym basement and mingles with the shouts of sweaty basketball players nearby. The smell of old shoes and sweat is everywhere in the aerobics room, yet the twirling mass of couples there doesn’t seem to notice.
Money might not be a match for the love of filmmaking. New Vision and other programs established by the New Mexico Film Office have suffered severe cuts this fiscal year.
The English royal wedding was an international event that attracted millions of viewers, but it also led to a UNM graduate student’s first international publication.
Love, family, honor and survival, all of which are cornerstones of humanity, are at stake in Arthur Miller’s tragic play “A View from the Bridge.” Mother Road’s production makes for gripping, powerful theater.
The Daily Lobo wants you to enjoy the last remaining days of the heat we have grown to detest by doing something fun for you, and for your wallet. After a search on the good old Internet, we have compiled a list of free events that you can check out.
Chris Jennell, a body piercer at Evolution Inc, said he learned to perform cutting because he likes blood. “Blood is cool, we’re all full of it, nobody sees enough of it,” he said. “We’re one of the most reserved people as far as modification.
Tibetan monks, though driven out of their homes, still find a way to keep their native culture and religion. The Gaden Shartse Cultural Foundation is bringing monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in India to Albuquerque this week for a series of cultural events including dances, rituals and purifications.
Although the tree of Buddhism has many branches, each of them is based on the same basic teachings and principles. The religion is based on the Four Noble Truths:.
Zozobra is a time for adults to burn their past, but might they not consider a child seeing it as murder of a precious local hero? Author Andrew Leo Lovato’s most recent book, Elvis Romero & Fiesta de Santa Fe: Featuring Zozobra’s Great Escape, focuses on just that.
In an era when Auto-Tune and heavily produced music reign, PK Dwyer is an anomaly. You won’t find him on MTV or VH1, you’ll see him singing and playing the blues on the street with his guitar case full of dollar bills and loose change.
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