Albuquerque Little Theatre is updating a 17th-century French play. "The music from that era is pretty dull," said Theresa Reid, director of "Cyrano de Bergerac." "I'm just not into harpsichord. I'm not into opera. Back in 17th-century France, they were just starting to experiment with opera, and it wasn't that impressive, so I did my sound design around my young cast.
Albuquerque didn't always have a Chinese New Year celebration. "We started in 1990 because every year around Chinese New Year time, we get a lot of calls," Chinese Cultural Center owner Synthia Lin said. "People wanted to know if there was a place to go for the Chinese New Year celebration. Unfortunately, ...
Comedians rarely take their acts beyond the lights of the stage. "You'll find a lot of comics are humble," said Russ Rivas, owner of Laffs Comedy Club. "Most of them are very well-read, pretty educated - me being the exception, of course." Each week, the club presents three performers.
Walter Blanding is known as jazz's ambassador to Israel. "My ex-wife is Israeli, and she was homesick," he said. "So, I decided to move there with her and just give it a chance - good or bad. If things were so horrible, I could just come back home. It was a great experience.
In spite of Marjane Satrapi's drawing style - light, airy and fun - "Persepolis" still manages to be a dramatic film. The animation is based on Satrapi's graphic novel drawing style. It's largely line-based, and, as such, the amount of detail one can see in any given shot is impressive.
The Dukes of Ale are men on a mission. The mission: to teach people about beer and the home-brewing process. Member Rob Briscoe said that 30 years ago, practically the only American beers available were Budweiser, Miller and Coors. "If you wanted a decent beer, you had to get a European import," he said.
Matt Jones likes his music squeaky clean. "I feel like we could go spend $200, buy a guitar and never tune it, and then play it and release a record and try to get a buzz on it, because it's like something new and something different," Jones said. "But it wouldn't be what we were doing, and it wouldn't be real as far as we're concerned.
There was a time when the Squash Blossom Boys would play anywhere they could. "We played for a dog party once," guitarist Dustin Orbesen said. "It was at a boutique dog shop. So, there was just a bunch of people with their dogs running around everywhere." Guitarist Kyle Malone said the gig reminded him of the movie "Best in Show.
Scott Lehman said practicing yoga without clothing is a growing trend. He teaches a men's clothing-optional yoga class Tuesdays and nude yoga for men on Fridays. "I tell people that once you've experienced practicing yoga without clothing, you'll never go back to wearing clothing again for yoga," he said.
Collage artist Wayne Berube reads only newspapers and the Bible. "The Bible is certainly a source of inspiration for my pieces," he said. "If I live long enough, I'd love to collage and recreate sections of the Bible. I get so distracted by pop culture - that's the newspaper side.
Long gone are the days when a video game console only did one thing - play games. The average gamer has many decisions to make when choosing which capabilities they want out of their console. The Wii and the PlayStation 3 have support for Web browsing. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 have support for a number of video and audio codecs, an odd turn for two companies well-entrenched in the digital-rights management game.
Experiencing 516 Arts' "20 Years, 20 Artists" exhibit is like taking a trip, the director of Working Classroom said. "You can sort of travel the world while walking through that gallery," Nan Elsasser said. The exhibit is a team effort between 516 Arts and Working Classroom.
Ghostkimo started as a fake band. "It was my BFA project," band member Lindsay Kane said. "I just made tons of fliers I put around town, saying the date of the show was the day prior, so people would feel bad for missing a show, and they would maybe, like, get interested and, like, 'Oh, man.
Acoustic guitarist and one-man band Keller Williams started his career in background music. "It was just a place where people would go to eat, and there would happen to be this dude playing music in the corner - I was that dude," he said. Williams began his solo career performing at small restaurants and bars.
The Pez dispensers on display at the Kimo Theater won't make it into children's hands anytime soon. To get a piece of candy, Pez eaters push back the enormous wooden breasts of a burlesque dancer. The dispensers, customized by folk artist Steve White, are just an example of the artwork showcased at "Burlesque," an exhibit at the Kimo Theater.
Albuquerque's Alliance Franáaise chapter is one of more than 1,000 worldwide. The alliance operates as a cultural center and a school. It will host an open house from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at 2917 Carlisle Blvd. N.E. in Suite 207.
Anyone who hated the camerawork of "The Blair Witch Project" can go ahead and sit this one out. "Cloverfield" takes the cinematic concept of horror from the characters' perspective and applies it to the monster-movie genre. The camera jerks around constantly, as the character filming the action is constantly running, falling, climbing stairs, fending off smaller monsters and generally having a bad day.
Tim Greenli Architecture Greenli knows what he's doing. He knew exactly where he bought all his clothes, and he knew how much they cost. He said he likes to shop online, because it's easier, and there's a bigger selection. And he had the second most interesting hat I had seen all day.
Leandra Holt Music theory Holt has quite a bag. I found its "fuck off" logo endearing. She got her scarf from her grandmother, who got it in southern California. She found her gray, blue and green scarf from the Dollar Store, and she doesn't remember where she bought her Chuck Taylor Converse shoes or how much she paid for them.
Miriam Brown Music education Brown has a colorful Avirex sweater she got at Mervyns. Brown's older sister gave her the Lucky Brand Jeans. She bought them at the Lucky Brand Store. I'd imagine if Brown bought them herself, they would have cost more than $50.
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