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In the Spotlight “Beyond”.....................................................................................................................3 Baby Boomer Conference..........................................................................................4 RCLT Opens up the new theatre............................................................................14

On Tap.......................................................................................................................13 Small Talk History.......................................................................................................................15 A History of theatrical productions in Roswell UFOlogy....................................................................................................................16 Would we necessarily Recognize Alien Life?

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Rey Berrones Photos Counterclockwise from upper right: Rick Fulton during filming. Grant Cramer waits at the ENMURoswell Performing Arts Center while the crew puts finishing touches on the set. Dee Wallace gets set for the next scene. Aaron Godfrey, a recent graduate from the ENMU-Roswell film program is the Assistant Director of Beyond.

“Beyond” Films in Roswell

Rey Berrones Vision Editor

“Beyond,” an alien invasion sci-fi feature directed by Rob Walker was filmed in Roswell last December.

Grant Cramer, best known for his work on the film Killer Klowns from Outer Space, said he is in the film as a “stuffy academic professor, that gets taken over by THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

the aliens.”

He continued that his character is “kind of like Giorgio Tsoukalos, my character believes that aliens influenced our DNA, but not neccessarily that greys are walking the street.”

Speaking about the movie overall, Cramer said, “There is a kind of an Invasion of the Body Snatchers feel to

the movie. It is all a little murky, because the director thinks there should be a mystery.”

Dee Wallace, who also stars in the film, said that she loves working on the film, and has been to the Roswell Sci-fi film festival a few times. Wallace said, “Rob is a creative genius, and he comes up with so many great ideas that we just need a bigger budget to do all of them.”

However, the film got off to a rocky start because many of the outdoor scenes were scheduled just as a winter storm system came into Roswell.

Aaron Godfrey, the film’s Assistant Director said, “Because the weather got bad the day we started shooting, we got off track a little bit. It really slowed us down, and messed up the production, but we found ways to make up time.”

The production started making up time when Alan Trever, head of the Media Arts program at ENMURoswell, offered to use the ENMU-Roswell Performing Arts Center to do some green screen filming while they waited out the weather.

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Wallace said, “It has been rough, and we have a lot of outdoor shots. That’s why we are creating this opportunity to do green screen.”

Godfrey said, “The green screen work was not originally planned, but our special effects guys planned on using the catwalk in the Performing Arts Center for the spaceship scenes, but they figured that we could catch up on days by shooting on green screen. We can shoot on green screen continuously for 8 hours. When we go on a location, we have to set up lighting and cameras for every shot, but on the green screen, we can just swap out actors.”

Godfrey is a recent graduate of the ENMU-Roswell film program, and has worked on other films, like “Julia Needs a Change.” He chose the ENMU-Roswell program because it puts the students to work on real projects early and often. He said, “When I talked to Alan, he told me that right away, I could get hands on experience, and thats what I wanted.”

He continued, “As soon as I got in the program they had projects that I could

work on. I was put on a couple of television episodes that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network. I was an associate producer for Roswell FM that was shot here a couple of months ago.”

According to Godfrey, with the help of ENMU-Roswell the filming schedule got back on track depsite the weather issues.

Of course, unpredictable weather is all part of the adventure of making a film.

Cramer said, “My focus is mostly on writing, producing and directing, so when I go to do an acting job, I look at it as being a fun adventure.

Friends were calling and saying, let’s go make this movie, and the fact that I had never been to Roswell was something else. I’m kind of a nut on all those UFO shows like Ancient Aliens. It was an opportunity to go to a place that I had heard about and seen on all these shows over the years, but never had a chance to go, and I said, let’s go to Roswell and make a movie.”

Beyond is currently in post-production and a release date is to be determined.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Baby Boomer Conference is not just for Baby Boomers anymore

Martha D. Urquides-Staab Vistas Editor

The community of Roswell has a large population of citizens that were born in the baby boom age.

That’s why the Baby Boomer Health and Business Expo is such a big draw every year. This year will be the third Expo and is already expected to be a bigger hit than in recent past. The Expo will be Feb. 4, at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center and is expected to have several booths related to health care, legal assistance, medical equipment, homehealth care agencies, assistedliving facilities, pharmacies, hos-

pice, hospitals and funeral homes.

There will also be live entertainment by local group Vinnie Baggatone and the Baggavaughns.

Barbara Gomez has been the event coordinator for the Baby Boomer Expo since its inception and she plans at least six months in advance to put on this mega event.

One of the first steps she takes to lock in the event is picking out the car at Krumland Auto that will be the big prize that will be given away at the event. The car is purchased by funds given by sponsors of the event. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event. Each ticket is $10 and the proceeds of

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“I want this event to be fun, so I ask all those who have booths at the Expo to be fun, interactive, have active participation and giveaways,” said Gomez.

Local businesses and organizations are drawn to this event and most are willing to give special sessions to explain their services including guest speaker sessions, chiropractic massages and free legal advice.

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Courtesy Photos The conference includes both informational presentations and live music.

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The New Mexico Department of Health has been an active participant in the expo since it began and will have a booth at the expo.

The Department of Health will be giving free flu vaccinations from 16 p.m. that day.

“We will handing out lots of information about health and wellness,” said Jimmy Masters, health promotion educator for the Department of health.

For more information on the Baby Boomer Expo call 627-1112.

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Jan. 20

Lorrie Morgan

Bettman/Halpin Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin are playing the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts at 7:30pm.

Together, they create and uplifting original folk, bluegrass, Americana music.

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Artesia Jan. 21

Christiane Noll Christiane Noll is in concert at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 746-4212.

Jan. 20

Prime Time Business Expo The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce is hosting Prime Time Business Expo at the Sgt. Willie Estrada Civic Center from 3 - 8 p.m. Its a free event and open to the public. There will be lots of food, door prizes and entertainment.

Alamogordo Live will be there.

Jan. 24

Official Blues Brothers Revue The Official Blues Brothers Revue will be at The Flickinger Center at 7:30 p.m. Stop in to get your tickets today. Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty a.k.a. Jake & Elwood are the

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Disco Buffet before the performance. Disco buffet at 5pm and concert at 7pm. For more information, call 336-4800 or visit spencertheater.com.

Jan. 24

Wednesday Feb. 1

Lorrie Morgan with Pam Tillis is presenting the Grits and Glamour Tour at the Artesia High School Auditorium. Morgan is a Country music favorite with many platinum albums. Her latest, “I Walk Alone” is her 12th studio album. Tickets are $20 - $30. For more information, call 703-2988, or visit artesiaartscouncil.com

most dynamic and authentic Blues Brothers show to ever hit the stage. For more information, call 437-2202 or visit flickingercenter.com.

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Jan. 28

Stayinʼ Alive Stayinʼ Alive features a gifted trio of singers, backed by stu-

dio musicians who wholly capture the sound mystique of The Bee Gees. The performance is packed with the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees night with blockbusters such as Night Fever, Jive Talkin, and How Deep is Your Love, as well as their softer poetic ballads like I Started A Joke, Fanny Be Tender, and To Love Somebody. There is also a

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Mikeschair at the Jahva House Mikeschair is in concert at 7pm. Nick Zamora, Praise and Worship leader at Church on the Move in Roswell, will now be opening. The show is inside The Jahva House, and yes seating is limited so itʼs first

come first serve. This is a free show made possible by Alliance Trucking of Artesia. For more information, call 7469494 or visit facebook.com/thejahvahouse.

Feb. 1

Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan with Pam Tillis is presenting the Grits and Glamour Tour at the Artesia High School Auditorium. Tickets are $20 - $30. For more information, call 703-2988, or visit artesiaartscouncil.com

Feb. 3

Junie B. Jones Outspoken, precocious, lovable Junie B. Jones stars in a colorful, funny, fast-paced musical about new friends, new glasses, sugar cookies, the annual kickball tournament, and other various first-grade angst-

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ridden situations at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center. Children 4 and under are free.

Children 5-12 are $5. Ages 13 and up are $10. For more information, call 746-4212 or visit arteisaartscouncil.com.

Jan. 20

Wynonna and the Big Noise Come hear Wynonna perform some of her biggest hits along with a rockinʼ selection of her favorite covers. Tickets are on sale at selectaseatlubbock.com and the Lea County Event Center Box Office. 1-800-735-1288.

Cloudcroft Jan. 20

Mardi Gras in the Clouds Kick Off Party The Cloudcroft Mardi Gras Design Winners will be announced at the kick-off party.

The Epiphany Party is being held at the Spruce Cabins Nostalgia Room at 6:00PM.

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The new Mardi Gras King and Queen will be on hand to start off the festivities and Pot Luck Dinner. All entries will be displayed at the Epiphany Party and will be available through a Silent Auction during the evening, with the exception of the 2 winning posters which will be auctioned at Mardi Gras. T-shirts and Posters will also be available for sale.

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.

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Willie and Teddieʼs Show and Tell Hell The Cloudcroft Light Opera Company presents a Murder Mystery Weekend at The Lodge. For more information, call 800-395-6343 or visit TheLodgeResort.com.

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Matthew Smith of Indelible Grace Join First Baptist Clovis for

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The Wheeler Brothers, an Indie-Americana five-piece, are making their way through Roswell at Peco's Flavors Winery at 7 p.m. Formed in Austin, TX, the Wheeler Brothers are made up of brothers Nolan (guitar/piano/vocals), Tyler(bass) and Patrick Wheeler (drums) along with Danny Matthews (guitar/vocals), and A.J. Molyneaux (lap steel/guitar/vocals). They have quickly emerged as one of Austinʼs most exciting up-and-coming bands whose style is described as “ball-of-fire Americana” by the Austin Chronicle. Admission is $10. For more information, call 6276265.

Matthew Smith of Indelible Grace in Concert at 7:00 p.m..

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Hobbs Jan. 20

Wynonna and the Big Noise Come hear Wynonna perform

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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. The 579th will hold its reunion here in Roswell May 4-6, 2012. For more information, call 2472464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.

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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.

Jan. 19

Enchanted Squares Square Dancing Lessons Learn to square dance with free lessons, on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Roswell Adult Center.

Dec. 17 - Feb. 19

Roswell Museum & Art Center - Exhibition: Karen Aqua (1954-2011) - “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral” This exhibition is based on drawings, sounds, and video from former RAiR fellow Karen Aquaʼs film, Taxonomy, which was completed before her passing from cancer in May 2011. There will be a tribute to Karen Aqua on Jan. 13. The Roswell Museum and Art Center will host a Screening and Public Reception on Jan. 13 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. and The Memorial Tribute will follow at 7 p.m. at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. For more information, call 6246744.

Jan. 6, 2012 - Jan. 31, 2013

Roswell: Diamond of the Pecos Diamond of the Pecos focuses on the history and accomplishments of Roswell since its inception as a trading post in the

try Club Rd from 5 - 7 p.m.

Join the Chamber for light appetizers and fun! You donʼt want to miss this great networking opportunity with other local businesses. Bring your business card and a dollar to be included in our drawing. For more information, contact 6235695

Jan. 19

Sunday Jan. 29

The Seeing Clearly tour, featuring Temple TX based band Everyone Dies in Utah, Toledo OH based band Legacy, and Portland OR based band Call US Forgotten and Roswell's own Amy's Not Breathing is presented by The Unity Center, and is at the ENMU-Roswell Performing Arts Center. Everyone Dies in Utah is a hardcore/electronica band that is touring behind their most recent album “Seeing Clearly.” Doors open at 6:30, with the first band starting 7 p.m. Admission is $7.

Pecos Valley along the Goodnight - Loving Cattle Trail in the 1860s. From the simple outpost, Roswell has grown into the hub of southeastern New Mexico. A collaboration between the RMAC and the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, this exhibit includes historic photographs, art, and artifacts from both organizations. For more information, call 624-6744.

Jan. 19

Roswell Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours - Kymera Independent Physicians The Roswell Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours is at Kymera Independent Physicians located at 402 W. Coun-

Photographic Arts Society of Roswell The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell will hold its January meeting at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri at 7 p.m. in room 28.

Member Rey Berrones will give a presentation on “Perpective in Photography.” If you are interested in photography, come join the activities. For more information, call Cliff Powell at 626-2529.

Jan. 20

Roswell Community Little Theatre Open House There will be an open house at

Jan. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

Roswell Community Little Theatre presents “Small Talk” Friday and Saturday show times are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday show time is 2 p.m. Reservations are advised for Friday and Saturday shows. “Small Talk” is a musical comedy written by Joe Bonacci. Directed

by Louise Montague. For reservations or more information, call 622-1982 or visit RoswellLittleTheatre.com.

Jan. 20

Curatorʼs Invitational Isaacʼs Gallery Curated by Trey Nesselrodt, this exhibition presents the work of 5 artists, Donald Anderson, Susan Marie Dopp, Corwin Levi, Agustin Lucho Pozo and Peter Rogers. All residents near or of Roswell with a chronological age range from 93 to 32. The works are a variety, from proto- realism, metaphysical revelation, the conceptual, to abstract construction. The receptioin for the artists is Jan. 20, and the exhibition runs from Jan. 20 -

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The next film series at the Roswell Museum and Art Center is about to begin.

There will be three international films featured on three successive Thursday evenings in February. There will be films from Finland, Italy and Australia, and each selection will have a different emotional tone.

The series starts on Feb. 2 with Mother of Mine directed by Klaus Haro.

During World War II, 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to keep them safe with foster families. After the death of his father, 9year-old Eero is sent to live with a family in Sweden.

This film explores adjustments that he and foster parents have to make, and his conflict upon returning home.

This film is not rated, and is in Finnish and Swedish with English subtitles.

Next up, on Feb. 9, Agata and the Storm, directed by

Silvio Soldini, will be shown.

Agata owns a bookstore in Genoa that provides custom recommendations and solace for readers. One fan develops a relationship with Agata, so passionate that she can cause lights to turn on and off. Her brother Gustavo, an architect, discovers a secret that will turn his world upside down.

The pastiche of characters and stories make this comic film a delight.

This film has some nudity and sexual content, and is in Italian with English subtitles.

Finally, on Feb. 16, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Philip Noyce, will be featured.

This film is based on the book, Follow the RabbitProof Fence, by Doris Pilkington Garimara.

Garimara’s true story chronicles the 1931 forced removal of her mother and two other mixed-race Aboriginal girls from their families under the Australian ruling about “half caste

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The RMAC Winter Film Series children.” The film follows the girls as they run away from the Moore River Native Settlement north of Perth back to Jigalong, on the edge of the Gibson Desert in

Western Australia where their Aboriginal families live. Pursued by white and Aboriginal trackers, they walk for nine weeks along 1,500 miles of rabbit-proof

fence.

This amazing story is rated PG. For more information on this film series, please call the museum at 624-6744.

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Rey Berrones Photo Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach signing copies of “At The Gate,” the first book of the Mine That Bird trilogy on Dec. 14 at the MYFDC Clinic. They will be signing copies of the second book on Jan. 24 at the MYfdc Cafe.

Mine That Bird book signing

Rey Berrones Vision Editor “In the Stretch,” The second book of the Mine That Bird trilogy has just been released. This series is a graphic novel adaptation of the animated movie about Mine That Bird that is currently in production at the New Mexico State Univer-

sity Creative Media Institute. The story is written by Rod McCall and Price Hall.

The story follows Mine That Bird, a horse that was born with a maimed foot who went on to win the 135th Kentucky Derby.

With 50-1 odds against him, Mine That Bird produced the second largest upset in Kentucky Derby

history.

On Dec. 14, 2011, owners of Mine That Bird, Mark Allen of Double Eagle Ranch and Dr. Leonard Blach of Buena Suerte Equine, did a book signing of the first book, “At The Gate,” at the MYFDC clinic.

In addition, they donated several copies of the book to the MYFDC, which are now

being used in the children’s literacy program.

On Jan. 24, Allen and Blach will be signing copies of “In the Stretch” from 10 a.m. - noon at the MYfdc Cafe located at 65 Yakima Road, in the Midway area of Roswell.

Book one will also be available at this event. Both books are available in English and Spanish, and are $13 each. All proceeds from the event go to MYFDC Community Center in Midway.

Book three will be released this coming February.

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March 2. For more information, call 626-8626.

Jan. 21

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Commemorative Breakfast Blackdom Memorial Inc. and Roswell Parks and Recreation present the thirteenth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Breakfast at the Best Western Sally Port Inn and Suites located at 2000 North Main, at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker is Sam Donaldson, and the event will feature the music of Ritmo Latino.

For tickets or more information, contact Justus Bowe at 623-6221 or 420-0632.

Jan. 21

Roswell Public Library Story Time - “Pop Goes the ...”

Story time at 2pm, at the Roswell Public Library, located at 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more information, call 6227101.

Jan. 21

The First Tee of the Pecos Valley 1st Annual Bowling Tournament The First Tee of the Pecos Valley 1st Annual Bowling Tournament is at the Town and Country Bowling Center, located at 3905 S.E. Main at 6pm. Sponsors and Bowlers

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are needed. For more information, call 623-4444

Jan. 24

Book Signing - In The Stretch In The Stretch, book two of the Mine That Bird Trilogy, is now available for purchase online.

If you want signed copies of the book, there will be a book signing on Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. - noon at the MYfdc Cafe.

Proceeds from the book signing go to the MYFDC Community Center. For more information, call 347-5309.

Jan. 25

Roswell Public Library Story Time “Opposites/Backwards” Storytime for “Opposites” at 10 a.m. and “Backwards” at 3:30 p.m. at the Roswell Public Library located at 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more information, call 622-7101.

Jan. 26

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Roswell Community Little Theatre presents “Small Talk” at the new theatre at 1717 S. Union. There will be an open house from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Jan. 20. Friday and Saturday show times are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday show time is 2 p.m.

Reservations are advised for Friday and Saturday shows.

“Small Talk” is a musical comedy written by Joe Bonacci. At the Oasis Café, members of the Single File Computer Dating Club meet a group of the barʼs cynical regulars. The show is filled with charming songs in many genres from romantic to country to rock and roll. Directed by Louise Montague. For reservations or more information, call 622-1982 or visit RoswellLittleTheatre.com.

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(Australia Day - January 26) Story Time at 2pm at the Roswell Public Library located at 301 N. Pennsylvania. For more information, call 6227101.

Jan. 29

The Seeing Clearly Tour The seeing clearly tour, featuring Temple TX based band Everyone Dies in Utah, Toledo OH based band Legacy, and Portland OR based band Call US Forgotten and Roswellʼs own Amyʼs Not Breathing is presented by The Unity Center, and is at the ENMURoswell Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30, with the first band starting 7 p.m. Admission is $7.

Jan. 29

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work by writing and illustrating her new book, Now, HereĘźs a Thought, a playful journal about life. A whimsical artist, who creates gourds with character as well as other fun art, JamieĘźs book is full of fun pictures and clever insights.

JamieĘźs book will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Friends of the Library.

more information, call 2583704.

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Bill Rakocy Reception A reception for artist, historian and curator, Bill Rakocy, will be held at the main campus of ENMU-Ruidoso from 6 - 7 p.m.

A silent auction on the forty paintings is on-going and will close February 29, 2012. A portion of the proceeds benefit ENMU-Ruidoso art students.

For more information, please call 257-3006.

Jan. 19

Relay for Life Kickoff Come participate in the American Cancer SocietyĘźs Silent Auction and have the chance to win some great door prizes at The Lodge at Sierra Blanca for 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. There will also have food and live music. This is a benefit to help our local charity raise money to fight cancer, so please come and have a lot of fun at this yearĘźs Kickoff. For more information, call 808-1205.

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Small Talk: RCLT’s winter musical

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In true Broadway fashion, the new production at the Roswell Community Little Theatre is a musical, ‘Small Talk,’ directed by Louise Montague and written by Joe Bonacci.

The story takes place at the Oasis Café where its owner Charlie has decided to host a special party to create some business. He and his waitress, Becky, provide the patrons with a special ‘cocktail’ called the Double Entendre which is believed to add some special ambiance. As the night progresses, colorful patrons come to the café who are interesting and have their own set of problems. The cast has a hard job at hand while delivering their lines and carrying a tune. The songs are upbeat and each character has his/her particular song and dialogue.

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“Directing is a lot like giving birth, there is a lot of pain with the joy of it all,” said Louise Montague, director of ‘Small Talk.’

Montague has had several issues getting this production off the ground due to the time restraints and issues being worked out with the new building. But through the tough times, rehearsals are looking great and the cast will be ready by showtime.

Early favorite songbirds are Gina Amos who plays Becky, the waitress at the Oasis Café, who has never performed in a musical but is an avid singer for ‘The Enchanters,’ and Christine Powell who has performed in a few productions for the RCLT, but this is her first musical in 11 years, which is hard to believe. Both come off as professionals.

The ensemble numbers are just as great, the cast is together and in harmony with

one another. It takes a lot of work to get to the point of perfection and this cast has done just that.

The cast includes Christine Powell, Ty Whatley, Cody Rogers, Denise Samuels, Gina Amos, Will Cass, Mike Smith, Edward Permuy, Jan Hudson, Nancy Baggao, Tim Amos and Jim Goss. Behind the scenes are Villoy Millett, assistant director of music; Mary Anne Leck, stage manager; Kent Frink, stage hand, Ysai Valdez, sound and lights, Jorge Valensuela and Rollah Aston, musicians.

“Small Talk” will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20-29.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. with the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for students.

For more information log on to RoswellLittleTheatre.com or call 622-1982.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Rey Berrones Photos Clockwise from left: The new “Union Street Theatre.” The old “Virginia Street Theatre.” Ysai Valdez runs the lights in the control room of the new theatre during rehearsals of “Small Talk.” Finishing touches are being put on the lobby of the new theatre.

RCLT Opens up the new theatre

Martha D. Urquides-Staab Vistas Editor

It’s a dream come true for the Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT) as the doors of its new home on 1717 S. Union are about to open. The opening will be held in conjunction with the first production at the new location. ‘Small Talk’ will be directed by Louise Montague on Jan. 20. The theater’s grand opening will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours of the building.

While theater in Roswell has a rich history dating back to the late 1800s, through the decades the theater productions developed and evolved with the times. The longest-running theater group in Roswell, the RCLT began in its current form in the 60s when the city donated the old fair-

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ground pig barn on 1101 N. Virginia to the RCLT. That building served the RCLT well over many decades. The final performance held there was ‘Christmas Trek,’ a special play made for Peachtree Village.

“Boy, we couldn’t have finished over there at a better time. The back ceiling was caving in on us that Sunday afternoon when we got there,” said Patti Stacy, RCLT president.

The theater had a desire to move to a new location for some time and finally took the first step to making their dream a reality. In 2007 the RCLT purchased the Park Twin movie theater that was previously owned by Allen Theaters. The RCLT fully paid off the building last year and current renovations have been funded through donations, according to Stacy. The cost of ren-

ovations was $120,000. The RCLT also held a seat sponsorship campaign. Currently only 20 of the 177 seats in the new theater are not sponsored.

Future Design Builders LLC, headed by Mike Bozeman, RCLT member, is the contractor for the project.

The building construction has been divided into phases. Phase I of the remodel began in July. In this phase the auditorium, stage, lobby, restrooms and all electrical and plumbing work were the focus and should be completed by Jan. 20. Phase II consists of all backstage work, dressing rooms, makeup rooms and rehearsal rooms and is slated to begin in early 2012. Phase III will consist of creating a storage building which will be added to the back of the building.

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sell the property on Virginia, it will give us enough money to get both of those phases done pretty quickly,” Stacy said.

For those who remember the Park Twin in its prime, they may not recognize it once they walk through the doors. A beautiful tile lobby and state-of-the-art bathrooms are just some of the eye-catching features. A concession counter is also in place for coffee and water sales during intermission.

The projection area is now the control room for lighting and sound. The Park Twin had two theaters. One of the old theaters will be the future rehearsal and dressing rooms. The other theater now has a stage and brand new seats with extra legroom. The stage sits high so everyone sitting in the theater will have a view of the production.

The theater is a true gem and one that will be cherished by the RCLT and the community. For more information call 622-1982.

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Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Pictured is the South Hill Schoolhouse, which was built in 1885 on what is now the corner of Sherman and Tilden. This building is where The Literary Society and Dramatic Club of Roswell performed in the late 1880s.

A History of theatrical

productions in Roswell

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The first recorded theatre production in Roswell was 1888 by the Literary society and Dramatic Club in Roswell. The play was Geo. M. Baker’s “Among the Breakers.” The lead actors in this production were Lucius Dills and James Hervey. This was held in the first building capable housing a production, which was the adobe school house that was on what is now the corner of Sherman and Tilden. That building on South Hill was home to Roswell’s first school, and was also used to hold the THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

Methodist Church services.

According to the Pecos Valley Register, the Literary and Dramatic Club had “reorganized” to present Among the Breakers. Although that was the first record of a play in Roswell, there were previous productions in the South Hill Schoolhouse as well as dances and other entertainment as far back as 1885.

Other plays were presented by the Literary and Dramatic Club, such as “The Flowing Bowl.”

In 1894 E.A. Cahoon and Charles Sparks formed the Roswell Club, and Sparks built a small hall on the south side of 224-26 N.

Main. This hall had about 200 seats. Dills and other members of the Literary and Dramatic Club became members of the Roswell Club.

S. E. Patton built the Patton Opera House in 1901 on the corner of Main and Sixth. This because the home of many productions until it burned down in early spring of 1904.

Soon after, there was the Roswell Opera House which was home to the Roswell Opera Company. This was organized by Mr and Mrs. Landrum, which ran “Landrum’s Terpsichorean and Dramatic College” and was located on First and Main.

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Their first play was “St. Louis Flats Opera Burletta” which had Mrs. Landrum directing.

Aside from the dramatic college, there were many traveling production companies that played in the Majestic Theater which primarily ran daily moving picture shows until at least 1909.

Though there was a lull in live production because of the rise of movies, the Roswell Women’s Club became the home to theater afficiandos by playing host to the Shakespeare Club, which was founded just after the turn of the century. Many noteable Roswell ladies were part of the Shakespeare Club during the teens, twenties, and thirties, including Esther Goddard.

In 1927, Zelma and Avalon Russ started the Studio of Fine Arts in North Carolina. Zelma would eventually marry and take the name Zelma McEvoy.

Avalon would also eventually marry and take the name Avalon Lannom.

Zelma was active in the North Carolina community theatres in the late twenties, all the way up to 1930, where she was mainly a featured musician in the musical productions.

In 1931, Zelma McEvoy opened the Studio of Fine Arts in Hobart, Oklahoma.

By 1935, the total number of studios run by Zelma and Avalon was five in North Carolina and three in Oklahoma. At this time, she was part of the Kiowa County Little Theatre (KCLT) in Oklahoma.

Records show that she directed “Skidding” for the KCLT in 1931, and “The Bride” in 1934, among others.

Finally, in the second half of the thirties, Zelma and Paul McEvoy moved to Roswell where Zelma started the McEvoy School

of Allied Arts. The classes were held in the Roswell Women’s Club. Many of the productions and recitals were held at the Women’s Club, and later, the larger productions were held at the Roswell Junior High Auditorium, which is now Pueblo Auditorium.

In 1939, Zelma and Paul founded “The Roswell Players.” The Roswell Players produced musicals and dramas throughout the area, mainly using school auditoriums just like the School of Allied Arts. Although the Roswell Players stopped doing productions during World War II, they did a production of “You Can’t Take It With You” in 1947.

In the next decade, there wasn’t a formal organized theatre group, but there were many productions that were put on by different clubs in Roswell. The Lions Club put on a few productions at the Junior High Auditorium, like “Follies of 1953,” which was performed on Dec. 11 and 12 in 1953.

By the late 50s, there was an informal group of people that were putting on small productions at the Walker Air Force Base Movie Theatre when films were not being shown. In 1958, the group formally organized into the Roswell Community Little Theatre (RCLT).

In 1962, the RCLT was given a permament home at 1101 N. Virginia, where they did regular productions until the final production at that location in Dec. of 2011.

The RCLT is currently the longest running live theatre group in Roswell and is opening their new home to the public with the musical comedy “Small Talk.”

Editors Note - Additional research for this article was provided by the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico.

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UFOLOGY

Would we Necessarily Recognize Alien Life?

Years ago just after one of the early unmanned Mars missions had landed and started sending back images of the surface of the Red Planet, I remember seeing a cartoon somewhere that has stuck in my mind ever since. It showed the landing craft sitting on the Martian soil and looking out, with its scanning cameras, over the desert landscape nearby. In the foreground there were two

small rocks, or what looked like that anyway, but one of them was slyly whispering to the other: “Let’s be very still, and maybe they’ll think we’re rocks.”

This is only partly fanciful, when one considers just how varied life forms can be. Even right here on Earth there are sea-bottom creatures whose appearance is so bizarre, compared to the organisms we’re more accustomed to

seeing, that one might have them plunked down on the coffee table like some strange decoration without even knowing they were alive. Look among the living creatures of other planets, and who knows how peculiar (from our viewpoint) things might get?

The late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov once wrote an essay exploring this notion of how variegated life in the cosmos could be. (He had a doctorate in biochemistry and was well equipped to entertain these speculations.) Life on Earth is based on hydrocarbon compounds, essentially a handful of nitrogenous molecules containing atoms of carbon and a few other elements, chemically bonded by sharing hydrogen atoms. But there are other possible scenarios.

Asimov pointed out that self-replicating molecules

similar in function to DNA might have developed, for example, somewhere in the universe, employing silicon instead of carbon (the two have very similar bonding properties) and using fluorine atoms as bonding links instead of hydrogen. Thus one might have life (which is basically self-replicating chemistry) consisting of “fluoro-silicons” instead of hydrocarbons.

What would such life forms look like? We can scarcely even guess, given that hydrocarbon life forms right here at home differ as radically as they do. (You can bet that a sponge, if it were able to think, would find a human being pretty funny looking.) It seems reasonable to suppose, though, in any case, that a fluoro-silicon being might well bear little or no similarity to hydrocarbon life, and might well see us (as-

suming it had something like eyes) as not looking like what life ought to look like by its own standards.

On the other hand, we have reason to think that some alien life, at least, does externally resemble us somewhat. Witnesses to the Roswell UFO crash incident have described those bodies as having essentially human shape (two legs, two arms, a head with two eyes, two ears, and a mouth), albeit with differences, including shortness of stature, large eyes, and seemingly only vestigial mouth, nose, and ears.

Perhaps we have common ancestors? Considering the similarities, some people have speculated precisely that. But even so, we shouldn’t be surprised if there are unimaginably weird life forms out there as well. It’s a big universe.

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