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Reviving Teatro Campesino

It's not just the acting; it's the acto. The playwriting form called acto is based on theories put forth by Luis Valdez and his Teatro Campesino and is firmly rooted in social commentary; it is on these principles that the multi-play show "Almas" is based.



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Familia is basis of comedy in ‘Tortilla’

So you think your family’s weird, eh? Well, check out Nelson Cruz’s. Though this college graduate himself seems laidback enough and at least mostly sane, the “Our Lady of the Tortilla” protagonist’s genetic pool is another matter altogether.







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Sweet Melody

Dave Hoover plays a celtic harp outside the Center for the Arts Wednesday.




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Look!

Art professor Patrick Nagatani holds one-year-old Skye Stone, son of art professor Jim Stone, during an opening reception for his work at the Anderson Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe Sept. 14. In back are UNM graduate Lisa Gallegos and senior Brian Chankin.


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Ridin'

New Mexicans know what a Lowrider is. Most have likely seen their elaborate detailing and flashy rims parading Central Avenue. Lowrider art can now be found in one of the National Hispanic Cultural Center's gallery. At the opening of the exhibit this past weekend, the proprietors of "Low 'n' Slow: Lowriding in New Mexico" discussed their attraction to this rarely acknowledged art form.


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`Only' light, jazzy blue grass

I don't profess to be a fan of adult-contemporary instrumental music, so it's hard to not grin and think about shopping at Borders when I listen to Only, the most recent release from Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel.


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Laaaid Back

Snoop Dogg puffs on a blunt during his concert at the Convention Center Saturday.


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`Closetland' is brutal, sinister

Theater X's production of "Closetland" is rough around the edges, but passionately executed. Director Adam Durant and his two lone cast members have poured their hearts into Radha Bharadwaj's obscure one-act play.


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Punk bands raise funds for charity

While unrelated yet appropriate, the fall 2001 Plea for Peace-Take Action Tour hit the Launchpad Saturday in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. The tour was headlined by punk band Hot Water Music and included Matt Skiba of the Alkaline Trio, Mike Park and Cave In.


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