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Play explores civil charade

Justino Brokaw | August 30

Civility and manners are nice, but when you can’t agree to disagree, it’s time to evoke the inner animal that kept our ancestors alive. Albuquerque’s only professional theater company practicing Equity theater, FUSION, fought hard for the rights to stage “Le Dieu du Carnage,” a piece by award-winning French playwright Yasmina Reza. The play has been performed in precious few other theatres, and is especially rare in the States.

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The Weekly Free

Hunter Riley | August 30

The Daily Lobo knows you’re broke. Who isn’t these days? We scoured that fancy Internet thing to find some exciting events that costs you exactly $0.00. Even though Welcome Back week is over, it turns out there are still fun free things to do in Albuquerque. If you know of or are hosting a free event in Albuquerque email the info to hriley@unm.edu.

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Creative Albuquerque

Eva Dameron | August 25

Think you’re doomed to be a starving artist? “The term ‘starving artist’ is fast becoming passé,” said Regina Chavez, executive director of Creative Albuquerque and UNM teacher for Intro to Arts Management.“It’s an old term not used as much, and here’s why: ‘Starving artist’ could also be a starving business person, starving architect, starving bus driver, starving waitress — it could be anything.

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Drag bingo informative, fun

Alexandra Swanberg | August 25

Just because a person is straight doesn’t mean he or she can’t enjoy a night of drag bingo. Friday evening, OUT Queer Grads hosts UNM Drag Bingo in the SUB. This event is the first of its kind on campus, though not uncommon elsewhere.

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Sci fi con goes steampunk

Eva Dameron | August 25

This year’s steampunk-themed Bubonicon 43 is one of the Southwest’s oldest multi-genre science fiction conventions, dating back to the Summer of Love — 1969. Co-chair Kristen Dorland said that in 1972 the name changed from NewMexiCon to Bubonicon as a response to New Mexico’s bubonic plague outbreak.

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Love reaches ignored society

Eva Dameron | August 23

In Elizabeth Barrett’s experience doing social work, she found that many patients with mental illnesses were most interested in knowing how to develop meaningful friendships and healthy intimate relationships.

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Dance festival unites styles

Alexandra Swanberg | August 23

James Foley’s natural ability to take the lead led him to starting his own dance festival. In 2009, Foley, executive director of Guanábana Productions, spoke of his inkling to create an outdoor dance festival to anyone who could be of help in developing it.

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The Weekly Free

Hunter Riley | August 23

The Daily Lobo knows you are broke — we all are. So we gathered up some events and random deals that might help you save some change for those pricey books you have to buy.

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Body language is universal

Hunter Riley | August 23

Do you ever find yourself wondering what happened to Joshua Arellano, aka “Techno Guy,” after he got banned from playing house music on his boom box on campus? Now he frequents the Blackbird Buvette every other Wednesday to express himself with the universal language: body Language.

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Producer’s goal: SXSW in ABQ

Alexandra Swanberg | August 15

Thwarted temporarily by Mother Nature, one man’s vision is taking root in drier ground. Rich Henrich said he has always wanted to create a bridge between opposing views.

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Indie fest shuns Hollywood

Alexandra Swanberg | August 15

Hollywood’s trusty system of new meat, same skeleton is off the menu: The people want indie. The Albuquerque Film Festival is about to enjoy its third year exposing the community to films that deviate from the usual recycled plotlines of the Hollywood blockbusters of the last several years.

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For Your Ears

Alexandra Swanberg | August 15

Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. Alibi Group Hug presents: Factory Party with Low on High, Manby’s Head, The Dirty Novels, The Scrams and DJ Cassyle The Launchpad 21 , $5 Think of this show more as a social opportunity than an entertaining music event.

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Carnival folk come to Taos

Hunter Riley | August 15

Summer is over, which means it’s time to escape to higher grounds. Come September, Glad Castle Presents will host the Enchanted Circle Music and Arts Carnival in Taos. Dominic Abbott, co-creator of Glad Castle Presents, said it is an event every New Mexican can get down with.

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The Weekly Free

Hunter Riley | August 15

The Daily Lobo knows you’re broke; we all are. So in the spirit of being broke we prowled the World Wide Web to find free things for you to do, see, hear and put in your mouth.

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Artist's Ave

July 25

UNM film student Josh Stuyvesant said he’s probably related to Peter Stuyvesant, who had a peg leg after his real leg was shot off by a cannonball.

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Warehouse 508 mixes art, sports

Eva Dameron | July 25

An unusual combination of boards and brushes dominated Warehouse 508’s Extreme Art Show. The youth-driven organization focuses on art (visual, music and writing) and nontraditional sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing and rock-climbing.

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Organizers say marijuana has natural healing power

Alexandra Swanberg | July 25

The younger generation is blowing away the smoke screen used to incite the public’s disapproval of marijuana. The New Mexico Medical Marijuana and Natural Healing Expo is the brainchild of Aaron Kushmor and Ben Marshall III.

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Expo celebrates the uncelebrated

Alexandra Swanberg | July 25

After all the joints from the medical marijuana expo burn out, the Albuquerque Convention Center hosts the stuff of stoner nightmares with the Albuquerque Sci-Fi and Horror Expo.

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Plays are stripped, simple, yet packed with meaning

Justino Brokaw | July 25

Modern theater often lends itself to empty flash and diversions. The quest to sell tickets results in countless plays that boast a catchy “hook” or premise, but little depth.

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Farewell Newsland

Eva Dameron | July 25

Newsland, a magazine-shop staple of the University area for the past 30 years, closed July 17 to the despair of owner Roger Walsh’s customers. “I’ve come to tears with customers saying goodbye,” he said. “Emotional.” Walsh predicts that magazines won’t be around after five years — it’ll all be on the Internet, and print might be available as subscription only.