Sticking your head in the freezer isn't the only way to stay cool during these hot summer days. Why not try some more creative activities to help you chill out? Swimming Jumping in a pool is a sure way to freshen up. The West Mesa Swimming Pool offers indoor and outdoor recreational pools and an Olympic-size pool for a mere $3 admission fee for adults.
Titles like "musician," "actor" and "broadcast journalist" could fill just about any résumé, but they're not enough for Ryan Christopher Montaño. "I never know what's going to happen next, and I want that every single day for the rest for my life," said Montaño, a Berkeley-trained jazz trumpeter.
Fashion Q&A Manuel Perez, Server at Chili's Gauges: Sach's Shirt: Old Town, $10 Shorts: Borrowed Shoes: Ross, $30 "I just wear tight pants. Everything else I just throw on. Shoes kind of matter depending on the shirt, though." With a rosary bracelet on his left hand met by a smiling skull, Manuel's style is one of carefully crafted dissonance, melding the rough edges of punk style with Catholic undertones.
Wild Bill is calling for short films to headline his first-ever film fest at The Box Performance Space this Saturday. The festival is the brainchild of Chris Walsh and Matt Garcia of Amigo Productions, a local film company. Central to the event is audience participation, in that the attendees decide which films to watch and which to skip.
Some people say going to a hip-hop show is like going to church. The "Doggfather" of hip-hop came to Albuquerque's Journal Pavilion last Tuesday with a sermon that fell on more than 1,000 hungry ears. Snoop Dogg got people on their feet, singing along, and he even sang a Tupac Shakur song as a tribute to the deceased rapper.
Hindu myths will come to life through Bharatanatyam style of dance at Rodey Theater this Saturday, thanks to the Kalakriti dance group's presentation of "Kala Darpanam." The event will benefit the Asian American Association of New Mexico and their efforts to build an Asian American cultural center in the international district of Albuquerque.
"Brüno" may be the first movie in history to feature a talking penis and open at the top of the box office. But that isn't to credit genitalia for the film's success, Writer and lead actor Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to the left-field smash "Borat" is a full frontal assault on cultural homophobia and America's surprisingly tortured relationship with male sexuality.
Just because football came to him naturally doesn't mean he'll be a natural at calling it. Kole McKamey, UNM's new radio football analyst, understands that he won't be a golden throat when he steps in the booth for the first time, that it'll take fine-tuning and learn-on-the-fly improvisation to perfect the craft, especially since he's never done it before.
The 2000 Vietnam restaurant, located on the corner of San Mateo and Zuni, pushed me to exercise the aphorism, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Why? It shares a building with Saigon Emissions Testing. Putting aside fears of emission-tainted food, I entered the restaurant only to be greeted by overdone decorations, but that's not so unusual among Oriental restaurants.
Ryan Sohmer, creator of the online comic strip "Least I Could Do," said his motto for life and writing is "Don't worry, read happy." Sohmer said writing an online comic gives him the freedom to talk about whatever subjects he wants, including sex and religion.
In an economy like today's, people will do almost anything for extra business. Cuba, N.M., is going to get a boost from the thousands of people who are traveling across the country for Rainbow Gathering in the Santa Fe National Forest, about 30 miles from Cuba.
Fashion Q&A Taylor Johnson, Freshman, Classical Guitar Bandana: Hot Topic, $3 Shirt: Goodwill, $10 Pants: Goodwill, $10 Shoes: Amazon, $40 ""I try not to be in fashion, but at the same time look good." Tired but true pants with a growing hole in the knee matched with a fading bandana holding up lackadaisical hair complete Taylor's carefree attitude.
Hollywood took a hit last week with the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays. The world will be mourning these losses for weeks and months to come. The lives and careers of these icons made huge contributions to American media and show business.
Change seems to be the word of the year, and Elizabeth Powers wants to help New Mexicans get the change they want. Powers, a Psych-K facilitator from Boulder, will be in Albuquerque on Friday and Saturday to hold a workshop at the High Desert School for Spiritual Learning.
The ultimate dude movie has arrived, and thanks to the dashing looks of Bradley Cooper, women will also enjoy "The Hangover." Director Todd Phillips brought together a wild group of actors to help tell the story of one man's bachelor party gone wrong. or right, depending on your perspective.
Grammy award-winning conductor Matt Catingub is Albuquerque's new principal pops conductor for the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. The NMSO announced Catingub as the pops conductor at the Symphony Under the Stars concert in May. Ryan Stark, associate director of public relations for the NMSO, said pops music is different from classical orchestral arrangements.
Danny Solis, Albuquerque Slam Poet Laureate Champion Daily Lobo: How did you become interested in poetry? Danny Solis: I always loved poetry since I was really small. I had two older sisters that would read poetry to me when I was a baby, before I could walk or talk or anything.
Folksy entertainment and cultural learning will abound in the 11th annual Albuquerque Folk Festival this Friday night and Saturday. Jimmy Abraham, head of the festival's board of directors, said this year's fair will be better than ever because of the new two-day format.
"Words are going to unfold tonight like a child opens his arms in the morning." Organizer Zach Kluckman opened the Slam Poet Laureate finals with this image, prefacing a beautiful, artistic and profound presentation of poetry. After two preliminary competitions, 12 finalists performed Saturday in a competition to become the world's first Slam Poet Laureate.
Flying through the air on a trapeze is no longer confined to an outdoor arena. In fact, you can see it at Popejoy Hall this weekend. Dennis Schussel, founder and producer of Cirque Le Masque, said his circus will present this and other exciting acts. Schussel said he and his brother Bernie started an entertainment company 30 years ago and they conceived the idea for Cirque Le Masque 14 years ago.
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