Three young directors from New York are running the plays for the University's Words Afire Festival. "They sent us the plays, and we wrote about them - our vision for them, and we were interviewed by the playwrights in New York," said director Lauren Keating, who worked with playwright Mars Mraz on "The Big Come," about a sex-change surgeon.
An accordion and a plastic vodka bottle filled with pennies are the instruments of choice for Jason Webley. Webley will perform at Winning Coffee Co. at 8 p.m. on Sunday. He stopped in Albuquerque two years ago and said he is excited to come back. "A really cool local band called the Ya Ya Boom are playing as well, and I met them about a year ago and have become friends with them," Webley said.
Maxwell Duryea is double majoring in art studio and print journalism at UNM. He's hard-pressed to find something that doesn't inspire him to whip out his camera. Besides doing independent study, he's taking intermediate photography, art history, photo art history and sculpture.
Last weekend, thousands of people from all over the world escaped to Coachella, a music and arts festival in Indio, Calif. People drove, flew and carpooled to Empire Polo Field for three days of music, towering sculptures, camping and a good time. This year's headliners were Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure.
Twelve-year-old fundraising activist Bilaal Rajan has raised more than $5 million for humanitarian causes. It all started with an earthquake and a clementine. He said that eight years ago, he climbed onto his parents' breakfast table and saw a photo in the newspaper of flattened houses and scattered buildings.
When Jocelyn Lorena Salaz's grandmother died in 2001, she started taking art seriously. Fueled by her love for and memories of her late grandparents, she made a series of paintings and drawings of family members and religious icons, with a focus on the past.
Lauren Gracey Freshman Education Dress: Forever 21, $10 Under layer: Forever 21, $10 Sandals: Forever 21, $7 "I feel I kind of dress like a hippie sometimes, even though I don't do hippie things." Gracey's vibrant yellow outfit fits perfectly with the blossoming flowers and sunshine.
Comedian and health writer Tom Naughton made "Fat Head" to debunk what he claims to be myths propagated by the film "Super Size Me." "I was offended by two things: One, the premise (that) it's McDonald's fault people are getting fatter," he said. "I was also offended, as a computer programmer, that his math doesn't add up.
If foot pain or stinky feet are a problem, members of the Tea Lover's Social Group say the cure may be soaking your feet in Earl Grey tea. Founder Angela Fioravantes said at the New Mexico Tea Company she heard about the healing benefits of Earl Grey tea on foot pain.
Forced laughter leads to real laughter. "Even if you start out fake laughing, because you're in a group, pretty soon that gets funny, and then, you start out really laughing," Laugh Club founder Danny Birdsell said. "Also, (Madan Kataria) from India, he was saying that it doesn't even matter if you're fake laughing.
The play "Lorca in a Green Dress" is like the poet's work itself: It dips you in olive oil and throws you to the moon. Directed by Valli Marie Riviera and written by Nilo Cruz, the first Hispanic playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize, the play follows the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca's journey from death and into a purgatory of sorts.
The summer never floods with video game releases, but it's typically an improvement over the winter and early spring, when new games are few and far between. Oddly enough, Q1 2009 was impressive as far as new games went. "Street Fighter IV," "Resident Evil 5," "Dawn of War II," and "F.
It was March 25 that all of Middle Earth was set free from the One Ring of power. In memorial of that, J.R.R. Tolkien fans celebrated international Tolkien Reading Day with UNM Hobbit Society members. President Megan Abrahamson said the Hobbit Society tabled on campus two weeks ago to celebrate Tolkien Reading Day by reading passages from the author's works out loud to passing students.
The New Mexico film industry is not only churning out local actors onto the silver screen - it's bringing stunt talent to the Land of Enchantment. Shelby Swatek and Michael Long, directors of LA Stunts, said they came to Albuquerque to help begin a growing industry.
A quip is a witty remark, especially one made on the spur of the moment. It's also the name of the artist whose mural was on the outside wall of Angel Alley in Nob Hill until recently. Quip is showing seven pieces in the boutique at the Cirq Art Gallery until April 29.
When UNM sophomore Paul Hunton was a kid, he wanted to be a metal singer under the inspiring guidance of Soundgarden and Metallica. Now he's a vocal major taking opera studio, voice studio and music theory. He will perform with his opera class April 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.
Creative writing classes were canceled this week to prepare for today's annual colloquium. Julie Shigekuni, director of the Creative Writing Department, said students can explore their options within the department. "Students should know who the faculty members are," she said.
Nothing ruins the thrill of moving out of your parents' house like getting stuck with a $400 bill from your apartment complex for broken utilities and cleaning charges, said UNM graduate Marisol Enyart. Enyart said she moved into an apartment complex five years ago before she began her freshman year.
"Maisons Interieures," an exhibit by UNM art student Myriam Tapp, creates a sense of being watched, and it's probably because of the 80 tiny white men staring at the viewer from the wall. The exhibit, the title of which means "Interior Houses," runs until the end of May at the Harwood Art Center.
The Higher Learning Commission accreditation team welcomed 10 displeased community members who came to voice concerns about the University's role in areas around campus. The evaluators led several open forums Monday, allowing students, faculty, staff and community members to share their perspectives on how the University is accomplishing its mission.
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