Trade in your bad hairdos for some holiday cheer. Urban Academy is asking people to donate five nonperishable food items in exchange for a shampoo, haircut and style. The food items will be donated to Roadrunner Food Bank.
Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz, an assistant professor of history at UNM, wrote a book that explores the little-known history of American hotels. Yale University Press published Hotel: An American History last month.
In the Sol Arts play "Boy Gets Girl," a journalist on a blind date gets more than she bargains for.
"Waitress," writer-director Adrienne Shelly's final creation, is a bittersweet dark comedy that explores the life of a small-town waitress in an abusive, loveless marriage and her unplanned pregnancy.
ArtHaus66 wants people to know about contemporary Spain. Cristina Clarimon, who runs the gallery with her husband, Craig Alinder, said they have a niche nobody else has in the city - exhibiting artists' works from Spain.
Renowned nature photographer Jerry Goffe gave tips for stalking birds at the Open Space Visitor Center on Saturday. Goffe's work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic.
UNM's silent graduate art auction speaks volumes about community support of the University art program. The Graduate Art Association is holding its annual silent art auction at the Harwood Art Center, at 1114 7th Street N.W., from 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 1.
The communal experience of orgasms, erotic fantasies and the exchange of pleasure for pain is coming soon to a theater near you. Pornotopia: An Independent Erotic Film Festival is the love child of Matie Fricker and Molly Adler, co-owners of Self Serve - a sexuality resource center in Nob Hill.
A well-known proverb posits a picture is worth a thousand words. So, is a word and its myriad meanings likewise worth a thousand pictures? A new exhibit at the UNM Art Museum, "Touch and Be Touched by Photography," explores that question.
Albuquerque residents can experience Tibet without leaving the city limits this weekend. "Tamdin's Journey: A Tibetan Village Project," a documentary based on the life of Tibet escapee Tamdin Wangdu, will screen at Flying Star at 723 Silver Ave. S.W. at 4 p.m. Sunday.
In Tricklock Company's latest pet project, a young woman is cursed to speak in the lyrics of four female rock stars: Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry and Pat Benatar. Director Summer Olson said the idea for "Belladonna" evolved from a solo project into an ensemble production.
Frank Sinatra makes out with the '80s every Wednesday at the Martini Grille. That's according to Al Dente of his band Vanilla Pop, which covers modern songs in a lounge act style.
In the last 10 days, I ordered two computer games - both were sold as "collector's editions."
Solving the world's hunger problem may be overwhelming, but there's an easy way to help. John Breen, who runs Poverty.com, launched a Web site on Oct. 7 called FreeRice.com that helps people improve their vocabulary while donating rice. Site users have to match up the definition to words such as "petulant," "inculpate" and "prurience."
Flamenco dancing is all heart - the wail of the singer and the pound of the dancer's determined steps are the heartbeat personified. Yjastros: the American Flamenco Repertory Company is a group of flamenco dancers run by one of the few flamenco families in the United States. Director Joaquin Encinias works alongside his mother and sister, co-directors Eva Encinias-Sandoval and Marisol Encinias.
Nightwish Dark Passion Play Available now Finnish band Nightwish's latest album, Dark Passion Play, introduces new vocalist Anette Olzon to the band's symphonic power-metal arrangement. Dark Passion Play offers some great songs. The 14-minute opener, "The Poet and the Pendulum" and the ...
Student-run literary magazine Conceptions Southwest is celebrating its 30th anniversary by holding an open-mic night. Conceptions Southwest editor Clara Boling said the event is an attempt to garner additional submissions for the annual publication.
Susan Dynner was a band photographer in Washington, D.C., when she was 15 years old. Dynner has photographed punk rockers since the '80s and built up a friend base with band members from GBH, U.K. Subs and Minor Threat, which came in handy when she decided to direct, produce and shoot a documentary about the last 25 years of punk rock.
Deserts have colored America's identity and mythology. But it wasn't until the 1950s that the West began rapidly developing into what it is today, said Michael Certo, education curator for the UNM Art Museum.
Gay is the norm in Heartsville, USA. The captain of the chess team is the coolest guy at school, and the kids on the football team can't seem to fit in.
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