When life hands you lemons, sometimes you find out you really like lemons. Case in point: My car has been out of commission the past couple of weeks. But the silver lining to this very expensive, annoying cloud is that I've rediscovered my bicycle.
Jonathan Abrams is a veteran cardiologist at UNM's medical school, but he is also an art lover. Abrams is a self-described art groupie with numerous ties to the art world, a collector with a sizeable collection and the organizer and guest curator of "Painting - Alive and Well!" - an exhibit of eight artists that is on display at the UNM Art Museum.
When O'Niell's Pub shut down in 2004, owner Rob O'Niell wanted the new location to stay true to the original. "We took an existing building and created basically the same space we had at our first location in Nob Hill - kind of an updated look, but people will still recognize it as O'Niell's Pub," he said.
The story I am about to write is a strange one, although it is set in and around a seemingly ordinary place. Most of its details come from interviews with the main subjects' family members.
Nicole Montes, owner of Silver Board Shop, said the Silver Skate Jam will attract a diverse group of people. "Doctors, lawyers, students, grandparents and grandkids - these days there isn't a stereotypical skateboarder anymore," she said. "So there is no set example of who is coming."
The word acequia is Spanish for irrigation ditch. Bookstore owner Gary Wilkie said that is one of the reasons he named his store Acequia Booksellers.
Across the street from UNM, a new clothing shop called UNI has more T-shirt designs than any other store in the state, said owner Greg Cook. "There are 35 different colors, and we have the largest selection of designs in New Mexico," Cook said.
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The wait is finally over. After hitting theaters last Friday, we can now see if "Snakes on a Plane" lives up to the hype.
This time of year must be an auspicious one for mini-music festivals in New Mexico.
In just two years, UNM's marching band has almost doubled in size. In 2004, the band had 82 members. Today, it has 140. "It's because of our new band director," said senior Heather Hansen. "I think that's why."
Hundreds of artists, friends, acquaintances and art connoisseurs gathered at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Saturday to celebrate the life of artist Luis JimÇnez, who died after a portion of a 32-foot-tall sculpture fell and crushed him in his studio on June 13.
Before Kyle Tuffli became a swing dancer, he was hardly a swinger. "I was a socially awkward junior high kid, and it was the best way to meet girls," Tuffli said. "I never had a single girlfriend before I started swing dancing, but once I started swing dancing, everything changed."
Ziggy Marley spent years trying to find God, but when a Catholic woman asked Marley his religion, the answer came to him in a split second - love.
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Kevin Smith has come full circle with his movies. No one expected the circle to include a donkey show, but that doesn't diminish his latest film in any way.
First, there were movies - silent movies. A noiseless, black and white locomotive would hurtle toward the audience, and people would leap from their chairs to go running for the exits.
Erika Lee Turner has been interested in movies since she was a kid. "I never cared about the plot, just how they did it," she said.
Many theater majors at UNM graduate with nothing more than a degree and a future of waiting tables in New York or Los Angeles. But there are other options, said Joe Peracchio, artistic director of the Albuquerque-based Tricklock Company, a nonprofit theater organization.
It was impossible to find a seat at Scalo Northern Italian Grill Monday night. The crowd was there to see trumpet player Justin Ray perform for the release party of his self-titled debut album.
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