Vision Magazine January 10, 2013

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RCLT presents Delval Divas | Secret Circus | Eddie Dominguez Workshop

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Thursday, January 10, 2013 Volume 20, Issue 1

Publisher: Charles Fischer Editor: Rey Berrones Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Steve Stone Columnists: Donald Burleson, Stu Pritchard Contributing Photographer: Yair Aharon

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Secret Circus RCLT Presents Delval Divas

History

The Bosque Redondo - Part 3

UFOlogy

To see ourselves as others see us

Ken Field presents the Music of Sound.

Participants are invited to bring any type of instrument or noisemaker, and it will be turned into music on Jan. 19 at the Anderson Museum.

Photographer: Rey Berrones

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RCLT Presents Delval Divas

Yair Aharon Photos

The Roswell Community Little Theatre is presenting a modern comedy about a gang of mischievous women who try to solve a murder while they enjoy a slice of Martha Stewart Living... in prison.

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor

o start off the new year, the Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT) is bringing the contemporary comedy, Delval Divas to the RCLT stage.

The play follows a set of white collar criminals, who through their specialized criminal skills have managed to turn their low security prison home into somewhat of a posh resort. As it happens, cooking books, skimming funds and other economic crimes have found a perfect home in Delval. These ladies have used their advanced education, management and embezzlement skills to their advantage to take over the prison economy.

Their resort lifestyle is threatened when they find out that the Delaware Valley (Delval) Federal Correctional Facility is due to be closed. The ladies have to face the fact that

they may have to go to a real prison that doesn't offer room service, mani-pedis and massages.

Just as the absurdity of the situation settles in, the story side-tracks as one of the ladies is released on parole, and is replaced by a murderer. Our heroes then have to use their unique talents and knowledge to sleuth out what eventually becomes a murder mystery.

Since all the on-stage characters are women, and because all of the unseen male characters are portrayed to the audience through the point of view of the inmates, it gives this comedy a distinct feminist spin. Which, in this case, is a good thing because the lead roles are strong women who have broken through the glass ceiling and show that they can be just as crooked as the guys.

The inmates are played by Tricia Hart, Denise Samuels,

Gina Amos, Patti Stacy and Alice Wagoner. Many of these ladies will be familiar to RCLT regulars. The guard is played

by Sara Roe, although she is much less a guard of the inmates and more like a personal assistant for these criminal professionals.

The all-female cast is directed by Louise Montague, with some help by assistant director Veloy Millett.

This play is underwritten by Icon Cinemas.

The curtain opens on Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. with matinee showings on Jan. 20 and 27. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for full-time students. For reservations, or more information call 6221982. For more information on the Roswell Community Little Theatre, visit RoswellLittleTheatre.com.

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any people got a brand new camera during the holidays, and for some it is hard to get a handle on all the features and capabilities packed into moder n cameras. With our gorgeous sunsets, rich textured landscapes and 300 clear days a year, New Mexico is quite a playground for people to take beautiful photographs. Fortunately, there are many resources in Roswell that new photographers can use to quickly get up to speed on taking great pictures.

For the beginner, there are two workshops available.

Kelly Berrones is presenting a Kid Photography Bootcamp at her studio (Peek A Boo Portraits) on Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. It is a program geared toward helping parents use their camera to get great photos of their children.

This is a two-part session broken up by a catered lunch. It includes a section of basic tips and tricks on how to capture great images of small children, and a question and answer session to help tackle specific issues that workshop attendees have on learning their gear. Enrollment is limited. The cost of the workshop is $50, and includes lunch. To reserve a spot, or to find out more information on the workshop, visit f a c e b o o k . c o m / PeekABooRoswell.

The second beginner workshop is presented by the Photographic Arts Society of Roswell (PASR). While dates for the winter series have not been set at the time of this writing, it is normally broken up into four classes that are taught by Jennifer Coats (Jennif er Coats Photography), Cliff Powell and Barbara Scheer. This is a popular class that goes through the basics of the photographic process and is a great general class for those just getting interested in photography.

The PASR also presents a composition workshop, photography field trips, and advanced workshops on different types of photography.

Current scheduled PASR events are a Jan. 10 photography field trip to Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge and a Jan. 15 Light Modifier Workshop. At the time of this writing, enrollment for the Light Modifier Workshop is full and not taking more participants.

In addition to repeating the beginner workshop, the popular white-balance and printing workshop will be repeated after the Light Modifier Workshop series is finished.

For dates and times of future workshops and safaris, visit facebook.com/pasrnm.

The PASR workshops are free for PASR club members, or $5 per session for nonmembers. The $5 fee goes toward membership. Activities with limited enrollment are opened up to PASR members before non-members.

For those who are a little more advanced, the Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC) has a few programs to help continue their learning. The first is the "Getting the Most Out of Your Digital SLR Camera" workshop that is taught by Bruce Gaucher. This is another very popular workshop that is returning to the RMAC on Jan. 19 and 26 from 9 a.m. - noon, and 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. During this workshop, participants learn to personalize their cameras and feel more comfortable with the many digital SLR camera functions.

Participants explore an array of digital techniques, such as flash, film speed, aperture, shutter speed and focal length. The requirements for this workshop are a digital SLR camera, tripod, camera manual and preparedness for outdoor activity. This is for ages 16 and up. The cost of the workshop is $50 for RMAC members and $60 for non-mem-

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Photography Workshops

Photo Courtesy Photographic Arts Society of Roswell

Roswell has many great resources for learning how to take beautiful photos.

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor bers.

The second photography workshop at the RMAC is an advanced day-long workshop on documentary photography by Bruce Berman on March 9. Enrollment is limited to ten people. Workshop attendees will meet and discuss an assignment, go into the field to shoot and come back and work on images. Berman currently teaches photojournalism at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The cost of the workshop is $40, includes lunch, and follows a presentation on his photography series "Border Stories" which features his work as a photojour nalist in the El Paso/Juarez area.

Berman is a photographer

who has worked for Time, the New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune, Vanity Fair and Texas Monthly. In 2006, due to the Mexican drug war, Berman began documenting the descent of a society that once clung to aspiration and hope.

The workshop is a rare opportunity to lear n from and work with an accomplished documentary photographer. The Border Stories lecture is free and open to the public even if you don't attend the workshop.

Finally, f or people who have taken their images and now want to lear n how to post-process them, Grace Community Church has an eight week course on using Photoshop Elements 11. This class is taught by Tony Dick-

enson as part of Grace's Life Changer University. It is a f ast moving course that br ings participants up to speed on using Photoshop Elements 11 to create effects, correct photos and automate processes so that you can more easily share beautiful photos. The class begins Jan. 21, and is held every Monday from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in Room 215 of the Children's Building at Grace Community Church.

The course is free, but a requiremnt is that each participant must own a copy of Photoshop Elements 11.

Child care is available with pre-registration. For more information, or to pre-register, call 623-5438.

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Tuesday Jan 22

Ocotillo Performing Arts Center

Russian-born classical pianist Yana Reznik is playing at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main St. at 7:30 p.m. Reznik believes in presenting classical music to braoder audiences by creating inspiring programing and breaking boundaries between the performer and the listeners.

To find out more about Reznik and her music and her musical accomplishments, visit yanareznik.com. Admission is $20. For more information, call 746-4212.

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Jan 12, 13

Tom Mack at the Eddy County Shooting Range Tom Mack will be teaching at the Eddy County Shooting Range on Jan. 12 and 13. If your interested in a session with Tom, email eddycountyshootingrangeassoc@gmail.com and to get scheduled. All lessons are 2 hours. More time may be added if you would like. One on one $150.00 hour. Two on one $100.00 hour per person per hour. Three and

four on one $75.00 per person per hour. For more information on Tom Mack, visit tmshooting.com.

Hobbs Jan 14

Southwest Symphony Orchestra and Tour of Schools - “A Night at the Opera” The Southwest Symphony Orchestra and Tour of Schools - “A Night at the Opera” is at Tydings Auditorium at 7 p.m. Opera enthusiasts, thereʼs no need to choose! The Southwest Symphony Orchestra will be performing music from The Magic Flute, Carmen, Tales of Hoffman, Don Giovanni and Faust. The next day, our accomplished orchestra members, artistic director, Dr. Mark Jelinek and the staff will take “A Day at the Opera” to third and fourth grade classrooms in Lea County for the annual Tour of Schools Youth Outreach Program which introduces orchestra instrumentation families and music collaboration through a fun-filled, interactive experience! Adult Door tickets are $15. 18 & under are FREE to all performances. College Students with current ID are FREE at the door. For more information, call 738-1041.

Jan 17

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Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence in Concert, Thursday, January 17th, at 7:30pm, at the Lea County Event Center, located at 5101 N. Lovington Highway in Hobbs, New Mexico. Tickets are on sale now at www.selectaseatlubbock.com and the Lea County Event Center Box Office, 1800-735-1288. Ticket prices are $15, $25 and $35.

Jan 24

Crime Lab Detectives Opening Join the Western Heritage Museum for the opening of our newest traveling exhibit: Crime Lab Detectives. Refreshments will be served. Crime Lab Detectives comes to us from the Museum of Discovery with help from the J.F Maddox Foundation and the New Mexico Junior College. Enter the world of crime scene investigating (CSI).

Learn some of the skills it takes to solve a crime. Visitors gather the evidence, investigate the suspects and 6 >>

Jan 22

Yana Resnik Russian-born classical pianist Yana Reznik is playing at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main St. at 7:30 p.m. Reznik believes in presenting classical music to braoder audiences by creating inspiring programing and breaking boundaries between the performer and the listeners.

To find out more about Reznik and her music, visit yanareznik.com. Admission is $20. For more information, call 7464212.

Carlsbad Jan 12

Secret Circus at Yellowbrix Coffee House Secret Circus is playing Yellowbrix located at 201 N. Canal St. Secret Circus is an alternative and classic rock band that draws influences from blues and gypsy styles. The show begins at 8:30 p.m.

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>>5 determine who they believe committed the crime. This exhibit will be fun for the whole family. For more information call the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame at 575-492-2678 or visit museumshobbsnm.org.

Roswell

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Lest We Forget: Roswell Army Airfield - The Early Years This Walker Aviation Museum display will remain through the end of the year. This exhibit features a short history of the base and many items from the WWII era, as well as information about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 1941-1945. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri

Peace Through Strength This Walker Aviation Museum exhibit is a tribute to the 579th Strategic Missile Squadron assigned to Walker Air Force Base during the early 1960s.

The squadron was responsible for operating and maintaining 12 Atlas missile silos around the greater Roswell area. The

exhibit was funded through a grant from the Association of Air Force Missileers. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.

Tracy Lawrence

Every Week, Wed, Sat

Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge at 118 East Third St. from 9 p.m - until people stop singing.

Every Thu

Ritmo Latino at El Toro Bravo Ritmo Latino plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Every Week, Fri, Sat

David and Tina at El Toro Bravo David and Tina plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Every Week, Thu

Los Band Dʼ Dos at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen Los Band Dʼ Dos playing Latin Pop and Country music at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen at 2103 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen

Thursday Jan 17

Tracy Lawrence in Concert, Thursday, January 17th, at 7:30pm, at the Lea County Event Center, located at 5101 N. Lovington Highway in Hobbs, New Mexico. Tickets are on sale now at www.selectaseatlubbock.com and the Lea County Event Center Box Office, 1-800-735-1288. Ticket prices are $15, $25 and $35.

at 622-4919.

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Open Mic at Ginsberg Music Ginsberg Music opens up the stage every Saturday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. P.A. system and drums are provided, all other instruments must be brought by the musician.

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Sept 22, 2012 - May 26, 2013

Eddie Dominguez: Where Edges Meet Where Edges Meet is the first major museum exhibition devoted to a comprehensive view of Eddie Dominguezʼs artistic journey that spans over thirty years of studio practice. The exhibition features many types of work that Dominguez has created including mixed media, works on paper, performance, and the ceramic sculpture environments that he is well known for. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

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Nov 16, 2012 - Feb 10, 2013

Jerry West: Centennial Artist Exhibition This exhibition is coordinated in partnership with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Utilizing a myriad of cultural and family stories, dreams, and personal experiences, Jerry Westʼs paintings and prints present metaphors that explore life in New Mexico as well as the greater human condition. West earned a BS degree from Colorado State University and an MS degree from the University of New Mexico, both in Biology. In the 1960s, while teaching high school history and science, West began studying painting and printmaking at New Mexico Highlands University under Elmer Schooley and ultimately earned an MFA degree in 1970. His work is included in museum collections in New Mexico and Europe, and the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation for the Arts honored him as their 2010 Distinguished Artist of the Year. West was selected by the Roswell Artistin-Residence Program to represent New Mexico during the state centennial year. The exhibition is at the Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Jan 11

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>>6 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Workforce Connection Office, located at 2110 S. Main St. “Dress for Success” is a program during which people registered with the agency can go to the office and pick out one outfit to wear to a job interview. The agency staff is also accepting donations for the outfit giveaway.

For more information call 6246040.

Delval Divas

Jan 12

Second Saturday: Graphic Design The Second Saturday program is beginning the 2013 season of programs on Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC) with a graphic design workshop led by Cate Erbaugh and Nancy Fleming. Second Saturday is nine-month program that gives local students in grades 3 - 12 the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops led by professional artists. It is held the second Saturday of the month at the RMAC from 10 a.m. - noon.

The program is sponsored by the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation. Space is limited, so registration is encouraged. To register a student for an upcoming session, please call the RMAC at 6246744, extension 10. For more information on this and other programs visit RoswellMuseum.org.

Roswell Community Little Theatre

Jan 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

Stella, Rosemary, Linda, and Beth have one thing in common besides being educated, successful, professional women. They are also White-Collar criminals who reside at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility. The Divas assumed control of the prison and gave their cell block a little makeover. Now they indulge in a lavish and luxurious lifestyle until a murderess moves in, and the Department of Corrections announces its intention to close the Delval facility, and relocate inmates to the Black Rock Federal Prison.

This play will open Jan. 18 and will show on Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and on Jan. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. This play is Directed by Louise Montague, who played Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off!

are available. For information about scholarships call Laurie Rufe at ext. 12.

Jan 17

Photographic Arts Society of Roswell Club Meeting The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell will hold its January meeting at the Roswell Adult

Center at 6:30 p.m. in room 28 at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri. We will share and discuss photos from this monthʼs challenge “Black and White.” We will also be sharing photos from the Light Modifier Workshop and the Bosque del Apache field trip. Time permitting, there will also be a show and tell session, so bring your photos, printed, on flash drive, or on disc. As always, free coffee. Interested in photography?

Come join the PASR. For more information, call Cliff Powell at 626-2529.

Jan 17

Free Square Dance Lessons “Enchanted Squares” is a group of 50 - 60 fun loving, neat people. Lessons Start Jan. 17 and are every Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Roswell Adult Center located at 807 N. Missouri. - Our regular attendance each week is about 20 - 30.

We have lots of fun and it is good exercise. Lessons will last for about 3 months.

Jan 18 - Aug 4

Martie Zelt: In Spaces Between The Roswell Museum and Art Center opens the exhibit Martie Zelt: In Spaces Between on Jan. 18 with a reception for the artist from 5 - 7 p.m. Zelt is a

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Roswell printmaker who has lived in the community since 1989 after completing a second fellowship with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. Originally from Pennsylvania, Zelt studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has received much of her inspiration from travels to Brazil, Spain, and Mexico. Over thirty assemblages produced during the last twelve years are contained in the exhibition that runs through August 4. Zelt makes her own paper, and starts with a printed ground―either a collagraph, monoprint, or photo etching―to which she adheres fabric scraps, plant materials, and other media including stitched thread and graphite or pastel markings. The finished works are playful, highly nuanced abstractions that speak of the natural and manmade worlds through which she has traveled. Many allude to her flower garden and surroundings in southeastern New Mexico. Zeltʼs work is represented in the collections of the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum of Art, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, Brooklyn 10 >>

Jan 15

Roswell Museum and Art Center Studio Art Classes Roswell Museum and Art Center Studio Art Classes begin on Jan. 15 at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, located at 100 W. 11th St. Classes are available for children, teens and adults. For class dates and times visit roswellmuseum.org or call Tracy at 6246744 ext. 10. If you cannot afford a class but are interested in taking it, scholarships

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ay in, day out, our world is filled with ambient noise. In fact, when we are watching movies or television, it is unnatural and sometimes jarring if there isn't an underlying "buzz track" that matches the scene. This ambience, while most of the time is ignored by our concious, is comforting, and in a large part helps temper our mood.

The first program in the 2013 Xcellent Music at AMoCA series, The Music of Sound, explores this concept.

Guided by Boston composer and saxophonist Ken Field, this free event is a hands-on event that tur ns everyday sounds into a musical jam session. Field elaborates, "In everyday life, you hear all kinds of sound that you tune out, but all those sounds that you tune out can sometimes turn into a symphony. We will be tuning into that symphony.

"We want people who are willing to do some experimentation with their ears and their minds, and allow themselves to hear and make sounds and music."

This event is for all ages, and all musical skill levels.

Those under age 10 should be accompanied by an adult.

It is a very participatory experience, but according to Field, those that do not want to make music "shouldn't be afraid to come. People can

come as listeners, people can come as participants, they won't be asked to do anything they can't do, and everyone will just be asked to participate to the extent that they want to. I think it will be an amazing experience for everyone.

"We are going to get a bunch of willing participants together that are going to make beautiful music. We will be making that music with traditional instruments and items that make sound, including peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voices, hands, feet, pots and pans. We will use bottles, cans, kazoos and combs and wax paper and all kinds of things that can make interesting sound.

We will end up making an hour to an hour and a half of interesting music."

Field will be assisted by RISD music instructors Robert Mann and Rhonda Gardner.

Field said, "I've written melodic segments for the elementary and middle school kids. The teachers from the schools will work with the kids beforehand. They will come in and play the little bits that I have written, and we will incorporate those into the music that we make.

"One of the things that I will do, is bring my looper, which is a device that captures sound and plays it back in a loop. I'm going to do a solo improvisation with the looper

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Ken Field and the music of sound

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Ken Field gives participants a guided tour of the ambient music around us each and every day.

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor on saxaphone. Then I'm going to have people do things that we will capture in the looper, played back, in the speakers, and then they'll make additional sounds on top of what is looping. I'll capture some of that, and we'll build a loop of sound. That will be part of

what is going to happen, but that is not what we will do for the whole thing.

"A lot of this will be spontaneous. In my own music, I focus on spontaneous creation of music. I recorded a CD here in Roswell in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s in an underground space known as "The Henge." I brought a multi-track into that, and recorded tracks and played them back. I listened to them on headphones and played new tracks on saxo-

phone and flute and found percussion. I created a whole CD called Subterrenia. It did very well, and was played all over the world. It was done in this spontaneous style. Since then, I've done a lot of music with the looper, layering my saxophone."

Field said, "I lead a band called the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble back in Boston. It depends a lot on me directing the band spontaSEE

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Secret Circus

Roswellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adopted sons return home.

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ecret Circus is on the last leg of their tour as they swing through New Mexico and Texas. They have put together new music and are starting to show the new tunes to audiences with their latest sets. It includes a new gypsy rock style that is similar to their earlier work, but more mature. Their first album, "This is Secret Circus," which was released in 2009 features a folk-rock feel that is heavily weighted towards a singer-songwriter format that is influenced by the band having written the bulk of the material while the twin frontmen, Joel and Klas Ahman, played their way through Europe in 2008.

After adding a rhythm section, the band released a follow-up album "LMNT" in 2012, which was a more classicrock style album that has the trademark twin vocal layering over electric guitars, drums and bass. Between when the recording of the album was completed and the tour to

promote the album started, the drummer left the band.

While this would have slowed most bands down as they searched for a replacement musician, Secret Circus went ahead and toured anyway. According to bass player Martin Sternelius, the band doesn't let anything get in the way of continuing, as the band attitude is that of "adapt and move forward."

Klas explained that, "the drummer quit, and we kind of changed back into the gypsy rock. We had to rearrange songs, so we rediscovered where our music started. We are having a lot of fun taking a step back and taking a new look at our music."

Joel continued, "We are trying to simplify it, and we don't worry about being loud anymore. It is about getting a vibe, and a groove that fits together in a mix. We are using less effects. We are enjoying finding the acoustic feel again."

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Jan 18

Secret Circus with Sofia Talvik at Pecos Flavors Secret Circus and Sofia Talvik are playing a special Swedish night at Pecos Flavors Winery.

Secret Circus is an alternative and classic rock band that draws influences from blues and gypsy styles. The show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Call 627-6265 for reservations.

Jan 18 19, 20, 25, 26, 27

Delval Divas Stella, Rosemary, Linda, and Beth have one thing in common besides being educated, successful, professional women. They are also WhiteCollar criminals who reside at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility. The Divas assumed control of the prison and gave their cell block a little makeover. Now they indulge in a lavish and luxurious lifestyle until a murderess moves in, and the Department of Corrections announces its intention to close the Delval facility, and relocate inmates to the Black Rock Federal Prison. This play will open Jan. 18 and will show

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Jan 19

Eddie Dominguez Workshop “Working the Surface” The Eddie Dominguez Workshop “Working the Surface” is from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, located at 100 W. 11th St. Participants will create two tiles, one for carving and the other for underglazing. The tiles may be taken home unfired or participants may get them fired on their own. This workshop accompanies the exhibit presently on display: Eddie Dominguez: Where Edges Meet. Cost for the class is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. For those who need it, clay may be purchased at the studio. For more information call Tracy at 6246744 ext. 10.

Jan 19

The Music of Sound Xcellent music at AMoCA invites you to participate in The Music of Sound. This free event is for kids and adults, ages 1 - 100. It is a unique, creative, rhythmic, innovative, community sound jam from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Ander-

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Secret Circus and Sofia Talvik are playing a special Swedish night at Pecos Flavors Winery. Secret Circus is an alternative and classic rock band that draws influences from blues and gypsy styles. The show begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Call 627-6265 for reservations.

son Museum of Contemporary Art located at 409 E. College Blvd. Boston composer and saxophonist Ken Field will be directing with assistance from RISD instructors Robert Mann and Rhonda Gardner. Xperience “sound” and “music” as you may never have before.

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Registration encouraged. Call the museum at 575-623-5600 anytime, and leave a message with the participantʼs name(s).

Space is limited, and we need to know how many cookies to bake. Thanks to the RISD Arts Connect! Program at the Creative Learning Center. Sponsored by an Xcel Energy Arts & Culture Grant and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation.

Jan 19

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Stefan Kiesbye German-born horror author, Stefan Kiesbye will be giving a program at the Roswell Public Library on Saturday, January 19 at 2:00pm about his newest novel, “Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone”. His first book was “Next Door Lived A Girl” and he currently teaches creative writing at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Roswell Public Library and refreshments will be served.

Jan 19, 26

Getting the most out of your Digital SLR Camera “Getting the Most out of Your Digital SLR Camera” will be held on Jan. 19 and Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, located at 100 W. 11th St. Bruce Gaucher will be the instructor for this two day class.

Participants will learn how to personalize and feel more comfortable with the many SLR digital camera functions.

This workshop will help participants understand the array of digital techniques. The cost for the workshop is $50 for members and $60 for non-members. Requirements for this workshop are: a digital SLR Camera, tripod, camera manual or field guide for the camera model, and preparedness for outdoor activity. To register or become a member go online or visit the museum. For more information contact Tracy 624-6744 ext. 10 11 >>

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Childcare is available. The fee is $80, which is $9 off the online price.

Jan 21

Photo Editing Workshop Grace Community Church has an eight week course on using Photoshop Elements 11. This class is taught by Tony Dickenson as part of Graceʼs Life Changer University. It is a fast moving course that brings participants up to speed on using Photoshop Elements 11 to create effects, correct photos and automate processes so that you can more easily share beautiful photos. The class begins Jan. 21, and is held every Monday from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in Room 215 of the Childrenʼs Building at Grace Community Church. The course is free, but a requiremnt is that each participant must own a copy of

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- 4 p.m. This fair is being put on by the Village of Ruidoso.

To help ensure the success of the Health and Wellness Fair, please consider signing up for the Biometric screening and / or the Body Age Analysis screening. There will be door prize giveaways that you may win by just attending. If you are interested in Biometric Screening or Body Age Analysis, call Robin Parks at 258-4343 to sign up today.

Inn of the Mountain Gods

Ron White is performing at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino at 8 p.m. Ron White has toured with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. He has also appeared in the films Sex and the City 2 and Horrible Bosses. Disclaimer: Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets start at just $35. For more information, call 464-7777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

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Jay McKittrick Stand-up comedy fans will experience an hour of laughter when Jay McKittrick performs his “Married, Fat and Happy” humor at the historic Old Mill Playhouse. Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

Also performing will be guest musician (acoustic guitarist and folk singer) Charlie Elmer.

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Jan 19

Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers is performing at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino. Donʼt miss an evening with Johnny Rivers, legendary rock ʻnʼ roll singer, songwriter & guitarist.

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Second Saturdays at the RMAC

The popular interactive art program for students returns to the Roswell Museum and Art Center.

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor

he Second Saturday program is beginning the 2013 season of programs on Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC) with a graphic design workshop led by Cate Erbaugh and Nancy Fleming.

Second Saturday is ninemonth program that gives local students in grades 3 - 12 the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops led by professional artists. It is held the second Saturday of the month at the RMAC from 10 a.m. - noon. It is a well regarded and popular program that brings together our very healthy art community with the children in our community. It encourages young children to create, and helps them learn to speak the language of art by putting them in a structured program led by a variety of artists from a variety of disciplines. If students participate in all nine programs, they will end up creating a variety of 2D and 3D projects.

This year's theme is "Eyes on Art." While the theme helps guide the projects and gives direction, the workshops will also be inspired by a variety of exhibitions at the RMAC throughout the year.

The 2013 schedule is as follows. January 12, Graphic Design with Cate Erbaugh and Nancy Fleming. February 9, Papel Picado with Catalina Delgado Trunk. March 2 (note that this is the first Saturday of the month), "Listening with Your Eyes" with Steve Ackerman and Gretchen Phillips.

April 13, Ceramics with Aria Finch and Nathan Craven.

Courtesy Photo Noel Marquez instructs students during one of the 2012 Second Saturday programs.

May 11, Painting with Noel Marquez and Dietta Hitchcock. June 8, Mixed Media with Paula Wilson and Mike Lagg. July 13, Copper Enameling with Jeremy and Logan Howe. August 10, Cartooning and Drawing with Reck Geary and Nancy Fleming. September 14, Ceramics with Aria Finch and Sue Wink.

The program concludes with a student art show that is presented during the Art Block Party in October where

students will see their work displayed to the public in the Second Saturday Art Show.

The program is sponsored by the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation. Space is limited, so registration is encouraged. To register a student for an upcoming session, please call the RMAC at 6246744, extension 10. For more information on this and other programs visit RoswellMuseum.org.

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Eddie Dominguez workshop and gallery tour

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor n conjunction with the exhibition Where Edges Meet, ceramic and mixed-media artist Eddie Dominguez will be featured in two programs at the Roswell Museum and Art Center in January.

On Saturday, Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. a workshop titled “Working the Surface” will take place in the Ceramics Studio at RMAC. Dominguez will work with participants to create two tiles: one carved and underglazed, the other decorated with underglaze. The tiles may be taken home unfired or participants may get them

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Artist Eddie Dominguez teaches a tile making workshop and gives a personal tour of his exhibition, Where Edges Meet.

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fired on their own. Cost of the workshop is $30 members and $40 non-members. For those who need it, clay may be purchased at the studio.

Dominguez will give a personal tour of Where Edges Meet on Saturday, January 26 at 1 p.m. in the Patricia Gaylord Anderson Gallery of the Museum. This is a free program and will include personal narrative and recollections by the artist about his ceramic, mixed media, and photographic works.

Dominguez is considered one of America’s important ceramic artists and initially

an energy that you get when you do things spontaneously that you don't get when you play composed music. I will be drawing from that experience during this event."

He continued, "I've done this a number of times. Not only is it a lot of fun, but peo-

came to Roswell as a fellow with the Roswell Artist-inResidence Program.

Dominguez is a nationally recognized ceramicist who graduated from Cleveland Museum of Art and earned an MFA degree from Alfred University. He currently maintains a studio in Roswell and teaches ceramics at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Working mainly in clay and three-dimensional assemblages, Dominguez has created a large body of work that is an expression of his love of land and culture. The Where Edges Meet exhibition is a ple are surprised at the quality of the music that comes out, and it makes for a fun afternoon."

The program is in collaboration with the RISD Arts Connect! Program at the Creative Learning Center and is sponsored by an Xcel Energy Arts

retrospective where the viewer can see artistic interpretations of Tucamcari mountain and El Capitan as well as components of our local culture.

Presenting a guided gallery tour makes sense for Dominguez, as his celebration of culture requires the element of a gathering of people to make a space come to life.

In addition to telling stories and standing as artistic pieces, his forms are inviting and look like they must be used. Be it as a place to rest, or as the centerpiece of a community gathering.

& Culture Grant and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation.

If you want to participate in the event, bring an instrument, or anything that makes noise to the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art located at 409 E. College

In the interview that Dominguez did for the Sept.

20, 2012 issue of Vision Magazine, he said, "You put people in a room, and you give them music, and all of a sudden the place is activated by sound and movement. You can use higher art language to describe these things, but in reality, they are gatherings of people doing amazing things."

For information on either of these programs, or to sign up for the workshop, call the RMAC at 624-6744, extension 10.

Blvd. on Jan. 19 from 2 - 3:30 p.m. Space is limited, and registration is encouraged. To register, call the museum at 623-5600 anytime, and leave a message with the participant's name(s). Listeners are welcome.

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Martie Zelt: In Spaces Between

Double Reddish Pod, 2008, monotype on handmade paper with mixed media, courtesy of the artist.

The latest exhibition at the RMAC presents a new body of work that covers Zelt’s creations since her last exhibition at the RMAC.

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor

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he Roswell Museum and Art Center welcomes back Martie Zelt with the exhibit In Spaces Between. Zelt is a Roswell printmaker who has lived in the community since 1989 after completing a second f ellowship with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. Originally from Pennsylvania, Zelt studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has received much of her inspiration from travels to Brazil, Spain, and Mexico.

Caroline Brooks, who curated the show said that the museum is thrilled to have another exhibition of Zelt's work. Brooks elaborated that her last show (Memory and the Garden: the Art of Martie Zelt) was in 1998 and, "enough time had passed, and we thought it would be great to revisit Zelt's work."

Brooks continued, "We were inspired by her recent body of work that she developed while in Mexico."

This exhibition will inform the viewer on what Zelt has been creating since the last show. In addition to works created in Roswell, it also has works created in Xalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico where she completed a residency in 2009 and in Madrid, Spain where she lived from 2002 to 2005.

To create her work, Zelt often starts with a pr inted base—a collagraph printed from a cut and assembled cardboard plate, a photo etching, or monoprint. She then positions and adheres scraps of cloth, handmade papers, or other mixed media such as twigs or pods by use of a needle and thread, a sewing machine, glue, or chine collé (a printmaking process that uses the press to fuse papers). These incorporated items may be locally collected - such as onion skin paper made from onions purchased at Albertson’s - or are drawn from previous travels

as in a scrap of fabric from a neighbor in Vera Cruz. Sometimes, she also includes expressive lines with pastels or graphite. Finally, a thin, wooden dowel is often slid through a f abric sleeve as both a decorative element and for hanging. While she begins each work with a general concept in place, it is only through lengthy trial and error, building layer upon layer, that the work takes shape.

Over 30 assemblages produced during the last 12 years are contained in the exhibition that runs through August 4. Zelt makes her own paper, and starts with a printed ground - either a collagraph, monoprint, or photo etching - to which she adheres fabric scraps, plant materials, and other media including stitched thread and graphite or pastel markings.

The finished works are playful, highly nuanced abstractions that speak of the natural and manmade worlds through which she has traveled. Many allude to her flower garden and surroundings in southeaster n New Mexico.

Zelt’s work is represented in the collections of the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Car negie Museum of Art, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Zelt is also the artist behind the 32-foot mixed media tile mural in the Roswell Civic Center.

The Roswell Museum and Art Center opens the exhibit Martie Zelt: In Spaces Between on Jan. 18 with a reception for the artist from 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit RoswellMuseum.org.

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The Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation

By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian or the Navajos, there was no material for building their traditional hogans, although some were constructed by stripping a portion of the assigned area of the trees that grew along the banks of the Pecos.

Remaining wooden debris became firewood which was soon depleted. Both tribes suffered from the cold and exposure as the cold weather of the approaching winter season reached their exposed positions. Soon a considerable number of Navajos and some Apaches contracted pneumonia and perished.

Word of the plight of the Indians soon appeared in newspapers around the Territory and considerable criticism of Carlton's policies were voiced.

A number of attempts were made to adequately feed the imprisoned tribes. Sheep and cattle were bought from nearby ranchers. Corn, in limited supply throughout the Territory, was purchased when possible. The Apache harvest was soon consumed and although some was given to the Navajos, this distribution only caused anger and a building distrust by the Apaches. Short rations for all, including the soldiers,

Part 3 of 3 in a series on the history of the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation

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Continued from Page 9 According to Ster nelius, with several years of experience playing live and two albums behind them, they "are able to do more with less."

So their live show finds old songs that are now more prominent in their sets, and the new arrangements are breathing a new life and different spin on them. Mean-

became a daily cause for grumbling and threats between all-soldiers and Indians alike.

General Carleton continued to attempt to make the arrangement into a viable solution for the Territory's Indian problem, even as a number of newspapers began to headline his troubles at the Bosque Redondo. The reservation, the first attempt at confining Indians in an area west of the Mississippi, struggled for month after month until the experiment reached its third year. Then, in the midst of the conflicting attitudes of military authorities, furious area ranchers, and Territory newspapers, the Apaches, in a well-planned move, simply fled the reservation. On Nov. 3, 1865, the 335 Mescaleros moved as a group, across the plains west of the Pecos, then through the foothills of the Capitans and into their former home territory in the White and Sacramento mountains.

From this point on, the Bosque Redondo Reservation deteriorated steadily. In July 1866, a Comanche war party intruded into the Navajo area and stole more than a hundred horses and killed at least four of the Navajos.

while many of the "LMNT" songs are getting stripped down and have become more intimate. Joel is enjoying the new journey with their music because many of the songs changed anyway as the band matured.

While every show is different, because the band adapts the set list in response to the audience vibe, they are having fun with a new song that is getting lots of audience response. The yet to be

Reservation authorities lost track of their captives. Some hold-out Navajos, starving and destitute from constant harassment in their northern settlements, fled south and actually moved into the reservation for a short period, then escaped the compound taking others with them. Many of the youthful detainees walked or rode away from the reservation as soon as they had saved or stolen food and often a horse.

The thousands who stayed continued to farm in their own support, cultivating 3,000 acres, growing wheat, corn, oats and melons. The Navajos took over the Apache fields after their departure and had considerable success in growing foodstuffs until the fall of 1866. A series of thunderstorms in the watersheds of the Pecos, caused a huge flood which washed away most of the year's crops just as the fields were ready for harvest. A number of Indians were drowned.

The Goodnight/Loving trail drive of 1866 did a great deal toward alleviating some of the food problems. It is believed that the Army bought more than half of the 2,000 cattle that remained from the cattle drive which began in Texas at recorded song "Sing Along" was written specifically to interact with the audience.

Joel said, "Most of our music is very lyric based, and like a full meal, you have to spend some time digesting it in order to get everything out of it."

Klas continued, "We wanted to write something that is simple enough for people to sing along with it the first time that they hear it. The chorus is just to sing along in

Fort Belknap, crossed the wastes of West Texas to Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos, then north to the Bosque Redondo. Records reveal that the Army paid ten cents a pound (on foot) for the beeves. Weight was determined by measuring the weight of a few representative cattle, then multiplying by the number of animals purchased.

John Chisum followed after Goodnight's drives, and furnished most of the cattle sold in support of Bosque Redondo until it was abandoned in June, 1868.

The obvious failure of the Bosque Redondo Reservation experiment resulted in an official visit by General William T. Sherman. The general recommended the Navajos be returned to their own country in norther n New Mexico territory. He advised the head chief (name not recorded) that if Navajos followed his directives, each family would be given a yoke of oxen, a plow and the expertise in farming. Recipients were to promise never to murder or steal again.

The head chief's reply was recorded: "No, all we want you to give us is an old buck goat. We will

which we sing and the audience participates."

After the band finishes the current tour, they plan on recording the new material in their Roswell recording studio that "LMNT" was recorded in so that the fans can own a copy of the new songs that they have been playing.

Having just come back from Arizona, they will be playing a final Texas/New Mexico series of shows before heading back to Sweden. The

tie him by the horns to a tree and let him butt it with his head until he is dead. That will show our young men what it is like to fight against the government."

On the first of June 1868, a treaty was signed giving the Navajos a reservation of a little more than 6,000 square miles in their old homeland.

(The size has since been increased so it now takes in a considerable area of northern Arizona, western New Mexico and souther n Utah.) Each Indian was to receive five dollars in clothing per year and each who farmed his land would be given ten dollars.

Families were to select 160 acres of land for which they would be allocated seeds and farm implements. The tribe would receive 15,000 sheep and 500 cattle. School buildings and teachers would be fur nished with mandatory attendance by the youth of the tribe.

The U. S. Congress then appropriated $150,000 for the movement of the tribe to the new reservation. Records reveal that the Bosque Redondo experiment cost just over $2,500,000 in the period 1864 to 1868. It appears the only real worth of the Bosque Redondo exercise was experience for use in establishing other reservations, while the cruelty and lack of appropriate planning remains a blot on the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; manner of Western expansion. southeast New Mexico shows are Saturday, Jan. 12 at Yellowbrix in Carlsbad and Friday, Jan. 18 at Pecos Flavors Winery. The Jan. 18 show features fellow Swede Sofia Talvik.

Details on the other Texas and New Mexico shows can be found at their website, secretcircus.se. For more information on the band, or to hear their music, visit facebook.com/secretcircusband.

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Looking Up

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By Donald Burleson

n 1785 poet Robert Bur ns made a memorable observation: "O wad some Power the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us." This timeless homily applies readily enough on the personal level, but it applies to humankind

To see ourselves as others see us

collectively as well, given that by now it is pretty clear we are not the only advanced life form in the universe.

Filmmakers have made much of this intriguing concept. In the 1951 science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," the alien visitor Klaatu (played by Michael Rennie) lands a UFO in Washington, D.C., and proceeds to let people know that his race has been observing life on Earth for a long time and has become alarmed by what has been seen. He goes so far as to add that if humans extend their terrestrial violence to outer space, this will be intolerable, and the planet will simply be eliminated.

The 1980 film "Hangar 18" makes similar points. Scientists analyzing the records

existing inside a recovered UFO discover that the race having flown that craft have long been monitoring Earth's broadcasts. One is reminded of astronomer Carl Sagan's remark to the eff ect that if aliens had seen some of our early television programs, the experience would surely have discouraged them from even thinking about coming here.

So what can we reasonably suppose an advanced race of alien observers might think of humankind?

In many respects this is a disturbing question. I have long suspected that extraterrestrials must have had an uptick in their interest in us when they saw the 1945 atomic bomb blast at the Trinity Site (the first single human

activity ever visible from space) followed closely by the blasts as Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Roswell incident was only two years later, after all. Some people have theorized that we humans may be a genetic experiment initiated by aliens, and in that case our progenitors could have wondered, seeing atomic explosions, what their wayward children were up to.

However that may be, how have we measured up since?

Such events as the attacks of 9-11-2001, inspired by seventh-century religious fanaticism, would scarcely seem to put our best foot forward as a species. One could make a long list of such dubious exhibitions. Speculating about alien psychology is risky, of course, so who knows what

they really think of us?

Not that all of our activities paint us as barbarians, in any case. We have produced Mozart as well as madmen, the Inter net as well as the Inquisition. Our scientific, artistic, and social accomplishments may well seem rudimentary to our observers from space, but at least they show that we don't devote quite all of our time to lunacy.

As someone has said, any creatures that have developed such things as chocolate can't be all bad. Here's hoping other species, who may after all have preceded our own development by millions of years, will understand this.

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