Halloween is traditionally believed to be the day when the human and spirit world can interact, leaving the living vulnerable to evil spirits that run amok.
Lights flash out from the long windows at Andre’s Underground, as a bunch of people smoke outside the seemingly abandoned building off Amherst Drive and Central Avenue. Enter the world of Sub Culture — an art installation, set to the city’s best thumping electronica beats, myriad colored patterns set on an infinite loop and, of course, dancing. Event organizer Shawn Marron said he and his business partner Dylan Sheriff came up with the idea after visiting too many still art installations. “Everything we do there, we try to make it so people can get involved with the art,” Marron said.
Nourish International looks to squash world hunger by smashing pumpkins. Pumpkin Bash and Pumpkin Smash will raise money for a summer sustainability project, said Audrey Altwies, the project director.
An extraordinary amount has been written on what happens after death, despite the fact that no one in a position to write about it has actually experienced it. That endless fascination and fear with the unknown is perhaps why hell is the perfect setting for “No Exit,” a play by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre’s hell appears as a single room with no windows, but this is a misnomer.
Forget murder, the journey even to this place was adventure enough. Sandia Park seems a blind distance further into the East Mountains than it actually is.
While many UNM students are busy studying conventional subjects like math and journalism, Cedra Wood is at the back of the C&J building quietly constructing world-class violins. Wood, a master’s student in painting and drawing, spends her spare time working with Violin Shop Director Peter White.
In the ceramics studio, a group of about 20 freshmen in a combo English 101/ art studio class transformed their written essays into a works of art.
Just because the play’s called “No Exit” and is set in hell doesn’t mean you’ll want to leave. Directed by Joseph Montoya, “No Exit,” the premier French existentialist play, was first performed in 1944.
Considering that any uncoordinated movement set to music can be considered “dancing,” the word itself doesn’t exactly elicit thoughts of hard work.
The first track on the Noms’ new EP, Choices, promises “Good, Good Times.” The Noms deliver on this guarantee, but the album unfortunately doesn’t offer enough choices. The band provides enjoyable country-twinged indie rock in the vein of Ben Harper or Jack Johnson.
Looking for a tasty option for fruit about to expire? Throw it in a pie! This one is easy for beginners and tasty, too.
The thought of performing on television seems to be a task for Hollywood giants, but a local group of actors accomplishes this feat with grandeur and finesse. New this year, the PA Project is a local television station that showcases Albuquerque talent, said Bre Stephens, the creator of the show. “It is not just a highlight of Albuquerque talent, but also a show for the world to see what we are doing,” she said.
You need to give people what they want in ways they don’t expect. This is exactly what David Mamet’s “Oleanna” and the Duke City Repertory Theatre have done marvelously.
Is college putting a damper on your spirits? Come pamper up here. The recently opened Albuquerque Baths is a business that offers a new sort of spa experience. “It’s not just a spa oriented toward the ladies or expensive spa treatments, but an affordable place for everyone to just hang,” said Henry Bruner, who runs the baths with his wife Michelle Collins.
It was like playtime for hardcore punk fans. Stabbed In Back, an Albuquerque band that signed with a national label, got together for its first show since the band broke up four years ago.
It might have started in Great Britain, but it’s become a stamp of Americana. Stamp collecting is practiced across the nation, and the Albuquerque Philatelist Society is the epicenter for local collectors.
Dear cast and crew of “I Considered Smiling,” The Desert Rose Playhouse and everyone: There is nowhere to begin.
The Southwest’s premier gay and lesbian movie fest is coming to UNM. Starting today, the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival enters its eighth year as the only such film festival in New Mexico.
The UNM branch of Amnesty International is a student organization trying to balance changing the world with bolstering group membership. The UNM chapter, according to founder and co-president Jon Dunn, is part of a global effort to mobilize citizens to pressure government officials to stop human rights abuses. Adrian Groenendyk, publicity coordinator, said the group’s first major event of the year is Saturday, and those interested must register by noon today. “We’re hosting Student Activist Training,” Groenendyk said.
Just because art has aesthetic value doesn’t mean it has monetary value. The CAA Professional-Development Workshop for Artists, which takes place Saturday, encourages artists to market their work in order to make a living, said event director Susan Schear.
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