A bachelor on an 80s dating show leans coolly in a denim jacket and v-neck shirt, his mullet reflecting the bright stage lights. “I’m looking for the goddess,” he says, a rose held daintily at his side.
When the smell of corn dogs and fresh animal waste hits your nose, you know it’s time for the State Fair. I’ve lived in Germany for the past three years, during which time I haven’t been to a single state fair. I felt like a kid again last week when I went to the New Mexico State Fair for the first time. I was simply having fun, something we often forget to do in the daily hustle of school and work.
The Fusion Theatre Company is the first company in Albuquerque to perform “How the Other Half Loves,” a play written by Alan Ayckbourn, who also wrote “Standing Room Only.” Director Gil Lazier said “How the Other Half Loves” is a fast-paced classic comedy that has entertained audiences since the show opened Sept.
Little Cow, a band from Hungary, is a “gypsy, punk, ska and rock band,” said Ben Yonas, the band’s producer.
New Mexicans are seeing green: it’s chile roasting season. Roasting season means business for farms and grocery stores as natives and visitors alike flock to get their fix of the spicy pepper. Lee Romero, who is one of three owners of the Fruit Basket stores in Albuquerque, enjoys the extra business. The green chile has been roasting since mid-August, and Romero said this year the harvest has been especially good because of additional labor to help pick at the chile farms.
Guitar, flamenco and dramatic acting have been fused together in an unforgettable poetry presentation. “Para que yo me llame Ángel González,” or “For me to be called Ángel González,” premieres this Saturday at the National Hispanic Cultural Center downtown.
There’s no whiting out Jay-Z’s indelible mark on mankind. After all, he is the “only rapper to rewrite history without a pen,” as he rapped in “Death of Autotune.” Jay-Z’s new album, The Blueprint III, was released on Sept.
If you’ve walked passed Johnson Center recently, you may have noticed a little shack covered in soil, with grass growing out of its side walls and roof. This “earth house” is titled Culture Digest(e).
To the untrained palate, barbecue is barbecue. But not at The Cube on Central Avenue. The restaurant specializes in Memphis, Tenn.-style barbecue, and also offers other American-style food and hot dogs. Owner Manny Aka said he wanted to give UNM students another option for authentic barbecue. The difference between Memphis-style barbecue and other styles, such as Texas-style barbecue, is the meat, Aka said.
Sol Aravena, 37-year-old Chilean and creator of Muza, just moved to Taos to work with Petroglyph Records. Aravena traveled to New Mexico without her original Chilean musicians, but she has teamed up with two musicians from Taos to soothe ears all over the Southwest.
Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream, by Sam Quinones, is a series of short stories and essays that begins with a break-dancing bricklayer and ends with drug-dealing German Mennonites in Mexico.
“¡Que Viva!” That’s what 20,000 people will chant tonight in Santa Fe as Old Man Gloom, aka Zozobra, burns to the ground. The Kiwanis Club has constructed the 50-foot effigy for the past 85 years on Fort Marcy and Magers Field. Ray A.
In spite of having an incoherent story line, “9” redeems itself with ornate visual design and sound effects.
David Polka knows a career in art isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme. Polka comes from a family of artists and got a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art. He’s had shows for the pieces he creates on multiple mediums including wood and paper. Polka said New Mexican art has influenced him without his realizing it, and he will incorporate that style into his future work.
Pizza 9 is challenging anyone with a big enough stomach to break the world record for eating the most pizza slices in 10 minutes.The record, set by Joey Chestnut in 2008, is 45 slices of Chicago-style cheese pizza.Pizza 9’s Tom Epley said the contest is a great way to have fun while consuming ludicrous amounts of pizza.
New Mexico Tea Company’s Tea Bar isn’t your grandmother’s tea house, but there’s no guarantee she won’t go after she hears about it. This summer, owner David Edwards expanded his company, which opened in 2006, into a cozy, full-fledged tea bar, open on the weekends, that serves tea and a light meal. “There’s a stereotype that just grandmothers drink tea,” Edwards said.
The first vineyards in North America were grown in New Mexico, and the nearly 400-year tradition continues today at a winery within Albuquerque city limits. John Calvin, owner of Casa Rondeña Winery, said he began making wine after a successful career as an architect and musician.
Sit down in the deep mountains of South Korea. Prepare to find your inner self. Sang Hwan Kim, the producer of “Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self,” which premieres at a Singapore film festival this month, says that one can spiritually die and be reborn, become one with the body and mind, and ascend to another level of life through meditation. The documentary is set in the Baek Hung (pronounced ‘beck kung’) Temple, deep in the Palgong Mountains of Daegu, South Korea, during a 90-day event known as Dong Ahn Geo, when Zen Buddhist nuns gather for rigorous meditation, fasting and contemplation. Kim, a Korean-American who was born in what is now South Korea, is working on a doctorate in exercise science at UNM.
Ben McClintock has returned to his native Albuquerque, but only for a bit. He graduated from Berklee College of Music for guitar, but figured too many other people did the same thing.
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