It has been Haytham "Tom" Khalil's dream to open a Middle Eastern restaurant. "I wanted to have the atmosphere of our country," said Khalil, a Jordan native who opened the Sahara Middle Eastern Eatery in December. "I wanted to have our kind of music playing in the restaurant and that kind of food.
The Fusion Theatre Company's annual foray into film started with a sold-out screening of "The Man with a Movie Camera" at Downtown's Cell Theatre on Saturday.
'Twas the sixth day of Christmas, and the Bookstore gave to me $40.50 - for more than $200 worth of books.
One of Albuquerque's oldest Italian deli and meat markets has expanded into the bakery business. The owners of Tully's Deli and Meats added an Italian pastry shop, Saratori's di Tully's, at 1425 San Mateo Blvd. N.E.
If you're looking for dark, surreal, sarcastic theater to satiate your inner Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, "The Santaland Diaries" is for you.
A group of students is working to bring their vision of hip-hop to the masses. They are doing it through the Hip Hop Congress, a chartered student branch of an international organization.
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."
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