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Family dance troupe carries on tradition

Xochitl Campos | November 20

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.

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The Lobo threesome

Esteban Sena | November 20

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 ...

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Magazine celebrates with open-mic night

November 20

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.

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Punk documentary celebrates 25 years

November 20

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.

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How the West was photographed

November 15

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.

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Play turns the heterosexual world on its head

November 15

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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What the wild things wear

November 15

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.

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Bakery offers flavor of home

Michael Montalvo | November 15

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.

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As the WGA strike sets in, it's time to take a moment to enjoy the simpler things in life

Samantha Scott | November 14

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.

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Cafe's beans best the rest

November 14

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.

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Student playwrights compete for awards

November 14

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.

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Launchpad to host avant-garde romp

Samantha Scott | November 14

A quartet of post-rock electronica enthusiasts and a one-man orchestra offer an excursion into the musical avant-garde tonight.

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Ex-CIA agent decries censorship

November 13

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.

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Site unites UNM photographers

November 13

The University is offering student photographers a chance to showcase their work in an online art house.

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Using art to challenge cruelty

November 8

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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Selling rugs to preserve history

Samantha Scott | November 8

Books that record cultural histories of American Indians are essential in preserving native cultures, a UNM Press publicist said.

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Exhibit puts spotlight on photo students

November 8

UNM photography students are taking their work out of the classroom and into the gallery. Jim Stone's digital photography class organized a show called "Work Flow" at the Petting Zoo at 1407 Fourth St. S.W. It opened Friday, and its last day is today.

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Poet slams the competition

November 6

Local slam poet Damien Flores won Poet of the Year for 2007. Flores, a student, was given the award by the New Mexico Hispano Entertainer's Association.

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Club pushes limits of technology

November 6

Like modern-day Captain Ahabs, members of the 2600 Club obsessively sail oceans of electronics in search of the perfect hack. Down in the lower-level lounge of the SUB, the club meets Friday evenings to exchange tricks and tips of the hacking trade.

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Film suffers from tunnel vision

Santhosh Chandrashekar | November 6

Nothing is more intriguing about "Lions for Lambs" than its timing. It seems as if Hollywood has found a theme - the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan - whose saturation in the media fatigues many. But saturation doesn't always mean the point has been driven home, and that may be what inspired Robert Redford to make this flick.