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Tractor Brewing hosts Slam Poetry event

Tiffani Watteyne | September 16

On Sept. 12 at Wells Park Tractor Brewing Company, the 22nd annual Albuquerque Slam Poetry Championship was held. Ten poets competed for the right to go to the Individual World Poetry Slam in San Diego, CA. This is a festival and competition of the greatest poets across the country and world who compete for the title of best poet. The ten poets competing were — Lydia Andrews, Cathy Cook, Reina Davis, Adam Gutierrez, Jessica Lopez, Sophia Nuanez, Cat Reece, Bianca Sanchez, Jack Tapestry and Brooke Von Blomberg. Five judges were picked at random from the audience present. These judges critiqued the poets on several categories, then individually give them a numerical value on a scale from one to ten.

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State Fair returns to Albuquerque

Justine Lopez | September 13

Sept. 6 marked the first day of the 80th annual New Mexico State Fair at Expo New Mexico. Visitors were immediately greeted with the sights and smells of fair foods and brightly lit carnival rides as they walked through the entrance. Vendors lined the main street of the fair as their displays enticed people to look at their homemade goods, from t-shirts to custom wood-burned signs. Some vendors even prompted people with a challenge of physical strength. UNM professor Jonathan Eldredge was in attendance on the fair’s opening day and was accompanied by his daughter Gabriela. The two have had a father-daughter tradition of attending the fair every year since Gabriela was a child.

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Museum exhibit highlights unique photography

Megan Holmen | September 13

The Albuquerque Museum’s exhibit “Buried Cars and Other Stories” displays the colorful photographic works of Patrick Nagatani. Nagatani’s work is known worldwide and his photographs show places far and wide. Joseph Traugott, the Albuquerque Museum guest curator and longtime friend of Nagatani, said the exhibit is a compilation of Nagatani’s life work. The exhibit consists of over 50 pieces of his work and includes multiple series. “Patrick was a photography professor at UNM for 25 years and was well loved by many,” Traugott said.

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The best places to eat, drink in Las Cruces

Shayla Cunico | September 13

With so many students traveling to Las Cruces for the football game against the NMSU Aggies, the Daily Lobo has put together a list of the finest dining the Three Crosses has to offer. As a Las Cruces native, and with 21 years of dining experience, I have put together a list of my favorite spots for tacos, tostadas, custard and coffee.

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Movie Review: "The Nun" offers little variation of horror genre

Tiffani Watteyne | September 12

“The Nun” is the fifth movie in “The Conjuring” movie series, though its events occur prior to those that happened in the second film. The title gives the movie’s main antagonist away as the plot follows the same demonic nun named Valak from “The Conjuring 2” film, except now the audience is given the origin place of Valak. When trailers and teasers for the movie were released to the public, they were scary and also intriguing as a film concept. One of the teasers that was featured on YouTube was seven seconds in length showing a black screen with the volume being turned down on your device.

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Movie Review: "The Happytime Murders" combines comedy and mystery

Tiffani Watteyne | September 9

“The Happytime Murders” is an interesting concept of a light-hearted comedy and murder mystery movie involving puppets, although, as the movie progresses, one finds a redemption story that brings up more serious topics like racism, drug abuse and objectification. The movie’s main character is Phil Philips, a puppet detective played by Brian Henson, who worked for the police force. When looking for evidence on a case, he gets caught up at a crime scene warranting the police to show up. Along with them is his ex-partner Connie Edwards, an actual human, played by Melissa McCarthy. The two trade insults upon seeing each other and mention a past event later about a career ending situation for Philips that had created a bad relationship between him and Edwards.

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Photo Story: Hatch celebrates Chile Festival

Anthony Jackson | September 9

The annual Hatch Valley Chile Festival took place in Hatch, New Mexico Sept. 2 to 3. Tens of thousands of visitors trekked to the small village of Hatch and filled the streets. More than 70 vendors, many of them local to Hatch, set up shop. Most sell chile.

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BSU provides community for black students at UNM

Macey Rose | September 9

The Black Student Union at the University of New Mexico is reaching its 50th year as a student organization on campus. Since becoming chartered in 1968, the union has evolved into a growing group of driven African-American students on campus who would like to continue to see their numbers grow in terms of participation within the African-American community on campus. “The Black Student Union essentially becomes that cultural space and network that is lacking by not having a substantial African-American community on campus; it is essentially that space for us to come together and represent ourselves,” said Wade Rogers, the president of BSU.

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Harvest Wine Festival celebrates 400 year tradition in NM

Yana Apostalon | September 6

The words “it is not a race, but a marathon” was heard coming out of the mouths of attendees at the 2018 Viva Vino New Mexican Harvest Wine Festival. The 18th annual wine festival boasted award-winning musicians playing live tunes over the hum of over 20 wineries, abuzz with service to the backdrop of the Sandia mountains. This three day celebration of wine lasted from Sep.1 to 3. After entering the gates, which opened at 12 on Saturday, the lawn of the balloon fiesta was awash with aromas from food trucks and vendors selling a range of goods from jerky to message oils.

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Worries are burned away at the 2018 Zozobra

Justine Lopez | September 6

Thousands of people packed into Fort Marcy Park on Friday for Santa Fe’s annual burning of Zozobra. This 94-year-old tradition is a time for the people of Santa Fe to let go of their worries and anxieties by writing them down on pieces of paper that are then packed into the 50-foot-tall marionette to be set ablaze. “It’s like our new year,” said Kiwanis Club Press Liaison, Lisa Jaramillo. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe has organized this event since 1964.

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New mural unveiled at Parish Library

Macey Rose | September 6

On Sept. 5 in the Parish Memorial Library basement, guests gathered at 2 p.m. for the mural reveal created by Albuquerque-based artist Robbin Lou Bates. The mural features a colorful desert landscape, with the focal point being a detailed roadrunner. “I chose the roadrunner, because it is not only the state bird, but I felt that it would incorporate New Mexico in a unique way in my piece,” Bates said.

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Movie Review: "BlacKkKlansman" proves relevant in 2018

Macey Rose | September 6

On Aug. 10, 2018 “BlacKkKlansman,” hit theaters nationwide. The movie is based on true events written in Ron Stallworth’s memoir, “Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime.” The film, set in the 1970s, follows Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), an African-American police officer in his journey through the police force. Although he did not work for the Colorado Springs Police Department for long, Stallworth has his eyes set on advancement. Due to his ambition, his chief places him in intelligence — this is where the story begins.

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UNM music professors perform in Spain

Justine Lopez | September 6

Two University of New Mexico music professors, Kevin Vigneau and Kimberly Fredenburgh, performed at the 47th annual Double Reed Conference in Granada, Spain last week. Their program was titled “Nueva Musica de Nuevo Mexico” and was comprised of three unique works including one that premiered at the conference. This annual conference welcomed over 1,300 attendees from all over the world and offered presentations, workshops and concerts. This trip was made possible by the John Donald Robb Musical Trust, the UNM College of Fine Arts and the UNM Department of Music.

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Five sports movies you need to watch

Macey Rose | September 4

Films have an incredible way of inspiring others — especially sports cinema. Even for those who aren’t sports fans, movies that focus on a team, or just a single player, add a unique perspective into the dynamic world of athletics. In honor of the start of the fall sports season at the University of New Mexico, let’s take a look at great sport films to watch during this upcoming season.

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Movie Review: "Crazy Rich Asians" offers new perspective on relationships

Tiffani Watteyne | August 29

The seemingly happy, romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” proves to be a two hour realistic drama of what “meeting the parents” actually entails. The movie follows Rachel Chu and Nick Young, a seemingly normal couple currently living in New York. When Nick asks if Rachel will accompany him to his best friend’s wedding in his home country of Singapore, she comes to find out that Nick and his family are extremely wealthy.

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UNM anime club offers fans a place to socialize

Tiffani Watteyne | August 29

For the past 12 years, the University of New Mexico’s Anime Club has been inviting students to celebrate anime and the culture surrounding it, as an official club on campus. “It’s just a place where if you are a nerd or a geek you can come in, hang out and make friends,” said Alejandro Reyes, the current president of the anime club.

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SOMOS highlights ABQ's best

Shayla Cunico | August 26

Downtown Albuquerque was packed on Saturday for the 2nd annual SOMOS ABQ celebration. The celebration kept to its core values of sustainability and highlighted aspects of the local community. As soon as attendees walked through the gates, they were greeted with a wood-frame tunnel draped with dyed blue and green fabric that led them right into the first vendor of the marketplace.

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YouTube sensation Jacksepticeye comes to Albuquerque

Tiffani Watteyne | August 26

On Aug. 25 Seán McLoughlin, the loud and upbeat YouTuber known as Jacksepticeye, made his way to Albuquerque for his “How Did We Get Here” tour. If you spent the near $120 to snag a VIP ticket like I did, you were given early entrance into the venue, seating in the first two rows, an hour long Q&A session and a signed tour poster. All of which I thought was worth the extra money. For starters, general entry was at 7 p.m., and with the rain coming down it was nice to go in early with VIP instead of standing in line waiting for two hours. Upon entering, we received our signed posters, some of which he wrote encouraging messages or references to his channel with phrases such as, “You got this!” and “Ocean Man,” a song he plays often.

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SCRAP builds UNM theatre community

Tiffani Watteyne | August 26

Students Creating Really Awesome Productions, or SCRAP for short, is a theater organization on campus that got its current name in 2005 but has been around since the late 80’s. The main goal of the group is to provide opportunities for students and to encourage creativity in all forms of theater and performance in general, said Cheyenne Bilbrey, the current president of SCRAP.

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Local business Pop Fizz earns national attention

Jonathan Rodriguez | August 26

The local paleteria shop Pop Fizz has been featured as one of the 16 businesses across the US in the Food Network’s article highlighting “The Coolest Ice Pop Shops from Coast to Coast.” “We are honored that our hard work has allowed us to not only support ourselves but be recognized on a regional and national level,” said co-owner Carlos Alvarez. Pop Fizz is a family owned business that is run and operated by brothers Carlos and Lorenzo Alvarez, alongside their father Rafael who opened the paleteria shop located in the heart of the South Valley on Bridge Boulevard and 4th Street.