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SWFC theater aims to please

Amanda Jackson | September 4

For the last few years, going to see a movie on campus meant squeezing into a classroom in the Center for the Arts and occupying the same uncomfortable chairs students sat in all day during classes. Now it means taking a walk over to the new SUB, grabbing some dinner and heading downstairs to the new theater where the Southwest Film Center is armed with comfy seats, state of the art sound and cheap, but good films.

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Lounge gives artists headstart

Lib Kelly | September 4

The Reptilian Lounge, a late night variety show produced by the Tricklock Theater Company, offers members of the creative community a way to get their foot in the door and a great atmosphere to strut their stuff. "We want to make sure that there is a place where artists who don't feel like they have a home can be able to come and perform - a lot of times this ends up being that place," said Kerry Morrigan, one of the lounge's two hosts.

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Van Coller 'Travels Far' to merge sacred art images

Elizabeth CookRomero | September 4

UNM graduate student Ian Van Coller uses dark walls and dim lighting to make viewers slow down as they enter his show, "You Travel Far." As eyes adjust, viewers become aware that his photographs are about time and what is sacred. Aspects of European and African sacred art begin to emerge out of the dim light.

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'Lennon' focuses on bonds

September 4

by Pamela Herrington Daily Lobo "The Day They Shot John Lennon," is a powerful play focusing on a tragic event that joined people together and opens this Friday at the Theatre X. The show was written by James McLure, directed by Amber LeRae Earls and features UNM actors Lisa Fenstermacher, Rainy Fields, Derek Sanchez, Brian Dewire, Robert Douglas, Alfred MonDragon, Tyler Kent, Liam Rapson and Brian Lucero.

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Hypnotist infuses comedy into routine

September 3

by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo Rusty Z thinks that hypnotism shouldn't be taken so seriously. In fact, he said this may be the only thing that sets him apart from other hypnotists and he prides himself at having fun at his shows. "I've seen plenty of other hypnotists and I found that a lot were very serious and eerie," he said.

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My Morning Jacket a perfect fit

Marisa Demarco | September 3

by Marisa Demarco Daily Lobo Eclectic timbres, old-fashioned rock rhythms and a warm recording make up the bar-scene sound of My Morning Jacket's latest release, It Still Moves, due out Sept. 9. The album is the Kentucky-based band's first release on Dave Matthews' ATO Records, but its third album to date.

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Poetry picnic attracts eclectic mix to festival

Sari Krosinsky | August 28

If you're looking for a chance to get away from campus for a day, have a picnic out in the open air and experience some good writing and art to boot, the sixth annual Poets & Writers' Picnic has just what you're looking for. "Where else can you get blacksmithing, sheep dog herding and other rural high jinx, plus music, art and good spoken word, all in the same festival?" said Dale Harris, founder of the Picnic and co-editor of the local monthly poetry magazine, Central Avenue in an e-mail interview.

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Play tackles romantic problems

August 28

by Pamela Herrington Daily Lobo "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," written by Joe DiPietro and produced by SummerWest Productions at the Cell Theatre, is a refreshing look at the world of dating, marriage and loss. This musical is directed by Robb Anthony Sisneros, whose various credits list almost every local theatrical organization.

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Actors 'Coax' audiences

Marissa Juarez | August 28

UNM alumni will be performing in The Tricklock Company's most recent production, "Coax," a collection of unpublished works by renowned filmmaker Neil Labute. Labute, who will be attending the show's opening gala and answering the audience's questions in a Q&A session, is behind movies like "In the Company of Men," "Your Friends and Neighbors," "Nurse Betty," "Possession" and "The Shape of Things.

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Something Corporate brings punk to SUB

August 28

by Kate Crofts Daily Lobo Here's an interesting oxymoron - punk rock pianist. It's not traditional, but it works, as UNM students will be able to see for themselves tonight when Something Corporate appears in the SUB Ballroom. A piano-playing front man is a far cry from the stereotypical punk rocker - the pierced, tattooed anarchist screaming his condemnations of society to a hormonally charged teenage audience.

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'Secret Lives' unveils nothing new

August 28

by John D. Bess Daily Lobo "The Secret Lives of Dentists" is not your typical Hollywood fare - unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a winner. A slow but steady black comedy about a married pair of dentists coming to grips with an affair, this film trudges through the story line like a three-legged ant through molasses.

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Jazz icon comes to Popejoy

Amanda Jackson | August 28

Recording an album in a New York City Starbucks is a strange but impressive feat that most musicians will never accomplish, but if you are jazz great Dave Brubeck and have been recording for over 50 years, this is probably the only place you haven't recorded.

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'Letters' portrays honest obsession

Marisa Demarco | August 27

Michael Kun's latest novel, The Locklear Letters, is a creepy little novel that delves into the banal and bizarre mind of a Sid Straw, a man locked into Middle America. The story of Straw is told through Straw's personal letters primarily to Heather Locklear.

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Rancid back with a solid mix

Eric Howerton | August 27

by Eric Howerton Daily Lobo Gross and rancid: Vultures picking the sun-tenderized meat off of the drunken, bloated, and vomit encrusted body of fat Elvis. Good and rancid: A band deriving its inspiration from the blue-collar workers and street- wayward pipe wielders whose orchestral rants have been coined "punk rock.

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Performance focuses on Christian impact

Margarita Ortega y Gomez | August 27

by Margarita Ortega y Gomez Daily Lobo On Monday, women of color read poetry and told stories about the impact that Christianity has had on their lives in a performance called "A Little Talk With Jesus." Housed in the Omniroots' Outch Yonda performance space, the production showcased voices well known to the community like Colleen Gorman, Juba Clayton, Virginia Hampton and Mary Oishi.

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Play reveals stereotypes

August 27

by Mar°a B. Del R°o Daily Lobo "Indian Radio Days: An Evolving Bingo Experience" showcases the talents of UNM's theater community and opens tonight at the Theatre X. Written by LeAnne Howe and Roxy Gordon, "Indian Radio Days" is a satirical look at how American Indian history has been stereotyped, romanticized and misinterpreted.

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Superjoint commits to push new group to edge

Mike Sanchez | August 26

The members of Superjoint Ritual want you to give them a chance. "If you're walking by the rack in the CD store or you happen by our show, check it out," said Jim Bower, a guitarist for the band. "You never know what you'll like and we think you'd like it.

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Fall Crawl rocks downtown

August 26

by Sam Beresky Daily Lobo Bar hopping, beer, lots of rock and roll, a human sandwich with a pair of gorgeous Jewish sisters, a gimp and more beer would not even begin to describe a night at the Fall Crawl with local band Oktober People. The evening began at about 8 p.

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UNM Museum obtains O'Keeffe art

August 26

by Elizabeth Cook-Romero Daily Lobo Less than two years ago, curators at the UNM Art Museum were surprised by a phone call informing them that Jacqueline Paley Wolber, a Denver sculptor, had left two Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and an endowment to the museum.

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Radiohead interview shows band's ethics

August 26

KRT Campus If there's one thing Radiohead has proven indisputably in its decade-long career, it's that the British quintet loves a challenge. Radiohead is at the leading edge of what once used to be known as progressive rock - a band that meshes psychedelic sound experiments and avant-garde electronic textures with rock guitars and the occasional sing along chorus.