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.
The local experimental music scene extends an open invitation to everyone. Metal Rouge will perform at ARTS Lab on Friday at 9 p.m. The group from Los Angeles will appear with local duo Mesa Ritual. Andrew Scott hails from New Zealand, where he met Helga Fassonaki during her three-year visit from the United States.
Montserrat Andreys moved from Chicago to study flamenco at UNM, where the dance program has gained notoriety through the annual Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque. "I found a Web site about the festival, and the info in the festival led me to find the flamenco program at UNM," Andreys said.
Las Cantantes is a small concert choir group with big dreams. The all-women group is one of four UNM concert choirs. Las Cantantes will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. S.W. The Cantantes recently released a Christmas CD, My Dancing Day, and plan to record another CD this coming fall, said Darci Lobdell, UNM student and Las Cantantes member.
UNM student D'Andre Quinn Curtis Armand DQ, or Dre, collects fine art. He stores it at his mom's home in Arizona and in his apartment. His home also doubles as a sewing studio, where he recently stitched, from scratch, a sleek Three Stooges vest with silky threads.
Breaking up with your girlfriend on national TV might be hard to get through, but it could get you a spot on MTV's "College Life." At least that's what Jordan Hickson found out. Hickson, a member of the show's current season, is from Mukwonago, Wis., and has been attending Madison University for two years.
Simon Polakowski said that if he believed the government's story on Sept. 11, 2001, he might as well believe the Earth is flat. Polakowski produces an hour-long show with his friend Bob Martin called "9/11 Myth vs. Reality." The show airs at 8 p.m. Mondays on public access channel 27.
Is the iPhone a viable gaming platform? That depends on how you define gaming. Casual games are a booming business for iPhone developers. Games like "Tap Tap Revenge," a rhythm game, and "Trism," a block-matching game with a twist provided by the motion sensor in the iPhone, are incredibly popular.
The Revenge of the Worst Film Festival Ever is back at Guild Cinema with one dozen rare, unintentionally hilarious films. Film guru Devin O'Leary amassed this weekend's collection from his personal stash and from a distributor. "Some people just appreciate bad art," he said.
Monica Demarco took the music she wrote over the past five years and turned it into a multimedia extravaganza for her senior recital - the cherry atop her music composition and theory degree sundae. Two of those pieces, "Fray" and "Hijas de la Chingada," won the UNM Composers' Symposium this year and last.
American Indian culture abounds this week. In timing with the Gathering of Nations Native American Powwow and UNM's KIVA Club Nizhoni Days celebration, Black Market Goods' exhibit, "Injunuity," opens today at 112 Morningside Drive N.E., showcasing contemporary paintings, photography and sculptures from American Indians.
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