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.
The wild things will roam the catwalk this weekend, clad in screen-printed furs and skin-tight footed pajama bottoms. Student Anne Ozaksut will debut her talent for creating one-of-a-kind clothing Saturday at Atomic Cantina in a fashion show based on the book "Where the Wild Things Are." The free show begins at 10 p.m.
The neighborhood bakery is becoming a thing of the past. But one Albuquerque neighborhood is lucky to have Golden Crown Panaderia, one of the last of the endangered neighborhood bakeries. Golden Crown Panaderia, at 1103 Mountain Road N.W., has served up world-renowned breads, pastries and cookies for 35 years. Pratt Morales and his son, Chris, own and operate the small bakery.
The Writers Guild of America's strike bears bad news and good news. Depending on the length of the strike, it'll be bad news for those addicted to television sitcoms and dramas. With an early fall strike, many of these shows may have only half of their seasons wrapped.
Fresh coffee is not supposed to be bitter. Heba Almasari, owner of the new Yusif's Cafe at 216 Yale Blvd. S.E., said she uses expensive, high-quality beans and sells coffee at the cheapest price in the University area at $1.59 a cup.
New dramas and comedies by UNM playwrights are primed for national awards consideration. The Words Afire Reading Series will present six plays this weekend. There will be a one-woman, one-act and a commissioned piece performed by the Blackout Comedy Troupe.
A quartet of post-rock electronica enthusiasts and a one-man orchestra offer an excursion into the musical avant-garde tonight.
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame compared the agency's censorship of her book to lessening the crime of leaking her classified identity. "If you diminish me, then you diminish the crime," Plame said.
The University is offering student photographers a chance to showcase their work in an online art house.
Art patrons crowded to see vivid statements about animal abuse at Visiones Gallery on Friday. The opening reception for "Quienes Son Los Animales: Altars to Lives Sacrificed for Human Greed" coincided with a Dia de los Muertos celebration at the gallery. The exhibit runs until Nov. 21. It was put on by members of Working Classroom, a nonprofit.
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