Sexuality experiments on fruit flies inspired writer-director Max Mitchell's latest political satire movie, "Horror in the Wind." "In biogenetics, there are ways of changing the pheromones, the DNA of a fruit fly, so you can fool the one fruit fly into thinking the female is really a male," he said.
Eleven-year-old Micah Yoder is one of seven guitar players featured on the Web site YoungGuitarProdigies.com. "It was just after my eighth birthday when I got my first guitar," the Albuquerque resident said. "Dad said if I played six months for a half hour each day that he'd give me lessons.
"The 49 Sins" features 42 one-minute plays and seven 10-minute plays about lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. It finishes this weekend at North Fourth Art Center at 4904 Fourth Street N.W. Sister Mary Abomination, a character painted to look dead, acts as the show's silent host.
Friday is the last day to submit writing, art and music to Conceptions Southwest. Editor Jennifer Olson said the publication usually gets between 200 and 300 submissions. "For the size of the University, that's not very much," Olson said. "People shouldn't hesitate to submit.
Last month, the American work force took a big shock to its system. Productivity fell, and absenteeism rose to levels not seen since January 2007. Many workers seem apathetic about their jobs, and most appear to be getting less sleep than they need. The reason for this should be obvious to all.
For the past two years, Local iQ has put on the Funky Sweater Get Down, a music event where people donate food and clothing to charities. The Funky Sweater Get Down kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. at the Launchpad. "We call it an 'ugly-sweater party' because we like people showing up wearing their used sweaters," said Kevin Hopper, Local iQ's editor.
Choreographer Shira Greenberg does "The Nutcracker" nuttier than the traditional ballet. "Nutcracker on the Rocks" is a modern dance performance set to the music of Van Morrison, the Velvet Underground, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Medeski Martin & Wood.
Self-taught painter Darrin Armijo Wardle's style is a culmination of different periods in Spanish art history, especially cubism, Francisco de Goya's political undertones and the subject of bulls. "Goya's just one of the most incredible artists," Wardle said.
Art studio junior Gabriel Alarid can sometimes be found dragging huge paintings of heads across campus. He also draws faces with black string and gel medium, a move influenced by Jackson Pollock's drip paintings. In 2003, a fire destroyed all his belongings, including his first sketchbook, at his apartment in Denver.
If you're looking for an unusual Christmas gift on a college budget, go no farther than ASUNM's Holiday Arts & Crafts fair for handmade gifts. "We're providing students with an affordable way to buy gifts, but we're also promoting the arts at UNM in general, and arts straight across the board," said Zane White, event director and contributing artist.
College is the perfect time to tap into the culinary side of the brain. There is a plethora of food that lends itself to college cooking. I have talked to many people throughout my life who say their cooking is so bad they manage to burn water. I'm here to tell you, and show you, that you can learn the ways of a college chef.
A condenser mic is enough to amplify Shara Worden's wineglass arrangements onstage. Worden, magical-realism composer/arranger of the band My Brightest Diamond, will bring her string-based music to the Cooperage on Sunday. "I do all the arranging, and I tell everybody what to do," she said.
Artists are decorating and enhancing toilet seats for the Wooden Cow Gallery's art show "Art de Toilette." Elaine Russell, member of the Wooden Cow cooperative, organized the show, which will be displayed in the gallery's bathroom. Artists pay a $20 entry fee, which also pays for the wooden toilet seat.
Rha Goddess is using hip-hop to fight for the rights of people who have mental health issues. The New York-based spoken-word artist and social activist who coined the term "floetry" will stage her one-woman show, "Low," Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at VSA North Fourth Art Center.
On Sunday, MTV's "Total Request Live" issued its swan song, and I wasn't listening. Dubbed "TRL" by its hordes of devotees - among whose ranks I used to count myself - the show marked a generation of awkward and not-so-awkward teenagers who tuned in for a decade to watch, fanatically, their favorite "celebs" battle it out for the top spot on the show's daily music video countdown.
Third time's the charm for open-mic night. Steven Nery took the reins of the open mic at the Blue Dragon before it closed for good two years ago, had a short-lived run at the now-defunct Hunab Hookah Lounge, and then developed the event into an above-average open mic extending beyond the standard guitar/singer setup.
Life is ridiculous. That's the focus of award-winning artist and clown Courtney Cunningham's workshop, "Finding Your Ridiculous: An Introduction to Clown." She will teach a workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Orpheum Arts Space, at 500 Second St.
An ensemble of UNM students is baring it all onstage. Baring their souls, that is. "Full Frontal Poetry," showing at Theatre X, features the confessional works of 13 actor-writers. The show, directed by Paul Ford, explores the themes of sin, confession, journey and the loss of innocence through poetry, fable, art and nursery rhyme.
Dance major Andrea Hernandez-Gonzales is an animated performer, and she's quick on her feet. She's getting ready to dance in this weekend's faculty dance show, and she studies physical therapy so she can one day help injured dancers. Hernandez-Gonzales hails from San Antonio.
Ever since 1985, when women started demonstrating in front of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the performance group the Guerrilla Girls has exposed sexism and racism with their humor. On Friday and Saturday, they will continue to spread their message by screening a video at the KiMo Theatre and offering a workshop at the UNM ARTS Lab.
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