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.
Twitter is bringing people together in unexpected ways and building the Albuquerque community in the process. Chroma Studios and Best Buddies New Mexico have come together to present Albuquerque's first charity Tweet Up on Thursday June 11 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.
Jerry Cena, a.k.a. 'Solar One,' said he didn't find success the first time he released a demo CD while he was in high school. "I kind of got more accepted in town when I got more accepted out of town," Cena said. "I got introduced to Grieves and Type and those guys are from Seattle so when they came into town they put me on their shows and I ended up doing some big shows that way.
"Terminator: Salvation" has been getting a bum rap the last couple of weeks. This isn't to say that it's a great movie, because it isn't, but saying that it's worse than "T3" is a telling sign of an ignorance not usually seen amongst those who review films -- or breathe on a regular basis.
The Albuquerque Bosque's trash is an artist's treasure. Joshua Willis, the Open Space Visitor Center coordinator, helped find artists for Land/Art New Mexico, a collaboration with 516 Arts to showcase local artists who create land-based art. Willis said most of the exhibits will be finished by June 1, but some are still being constructed.
Looking for trilobites, authentic arrowheads and geodes? You can find them at Mama's Minerals, which will host its fifth annual arts and crafts fair on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Owner Laura Randolph said Mama's Minerals had humble beginnings in Albuquerque 23 years ago.
Imagine going to your first college class, and as you sit down the professor starts bumping a track by hip-hop artist Brother Ali. You haven't died and gone to hip-hop heaven - you are probably in Finnie Coleman's Intro to Hip-Hop Culture class. The freshman-learning-community course is only offered to incoming freshmen.
Gelato Is it too much to ask for gelato in the middle of the desert? No, said Brandon Gradeless, owner of Ponte Rialto Gelato Shop, located at Albuquerque Indoor Karting. Gradeless said his gelato is set apart from the competition because he uses a machine that no one else in New Mexico has.
Artist Paul Ré established a peace prize in 2007 for UNM affiliates, including students, who work toward conflict prevention and are at the creative forefronts of their fields. "Persons in any field of endeavor can contribute to peace in the world," Ré said.
In response to an October 2007 Newsweek cover article calling Pakistan "the most dangerous country in the world," Nasir Khan and Ayesha Khan decided to make a documentary about life in Pakistan. "I had just come back from (Pakistan), and there was nothing particularly dangerous going on there at the time," executive producer Ayesha said.
"Star Trek" has made the crossover from that show your geeky friend used to watch into the modern, action-packed movie. With special effects and witty one-liners, the movie, directed by J.J. Abrams, is now more accessible to moviegoers of all ages. The older "Star Trek" movies have a distinct look that matches the original series.
Making henna is like making a cake. You can tweak the ingredients to change the product, said Kayla Mansfield, a local henna tattoo artist and founder of Kayla's Face Painting. She has been doing henna tattoos for four years in Albuquerque, often at UNM. "I didn't know how to make the henna at first, and my friend Pam, who is also a henna artist, taught me how to make it," Mansfield said.
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