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Human tripod, fire clown star in vaudevillian freak show

Carrie Leonard | November 6

The 999 Eyes Freak Show will blow your mind without making a mess. It's the first vaudevillian freak show to tour in more than 45 years. Samantha X and accordionist Dylan Blackthorn created 999 Eyes four years ago. Based out of Austin, Texas, their first tour featured more than 30 acts and included a zombie rock opera, a puppet show and people hanging from hooks pierced through their flesh.

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Artist draws inspiration from sharing her work

Carrie Leonard | September 3

Tirzah DeCaria is passionate about art. And for her, that means sharing it. DeCaria's work is far from conventional, and her style is not easily defined. Her work includes sculpture, printmaking, fiber arts, sewing and Japanese rod puppetry. She paints with oil on canvas or wood, and she works with encaustic wax and other materials to add texture.

Dodie Montgomery, left, and Chad Brummett are featured in Tricklock Company's "Cowboys Are My Weakness."

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Play takes look at desperate women

Carrie Leonard | May 12

"Cowboys Are My Weakness" is a play about women who are dying for marriage proposals. The audience follows four women whose identities are blurred into a composite female of the '90s who is educated, opinionated and vulnerable. To make a play about women dying for a proposal that never comes is to tread on dangerous ground.

Sara Quin, left, and her twin sister Tegan performed in Albuquerque on Tuesday.

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Twin sisters deliver disappointing show

Carrie Leonard | May 1

Tegan and Sara are on tour promoting their latest album, The Con, which is fitting since they basically conned me into thinking they might be good. I had never heard their music before and was excited to see their show, since I'm always in the mood for new, live music.

Human tripod, fire clown star in vaudevillian freak show

Artist draws inspiration from sharing her work

Play takes look at desperate women

Twin sisters deliver disappointing show

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