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Thursday, September 20, 2012 Volume 19, Issue 18

Publisher: Charles Fischer Editor: Rey Berrones Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Steve Stone Columnists: Donald Burleson, Stu Pritchard Roswell Daily Record Staff Writers: Julia Bergman, Vanessa Kahin, Chaunte’l Powell Roswell Daily Record Staff Photographer: Mark Wilson

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RAiR artist Rodney Carswell will be exhibiting the paintings that he produced during his residency at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. There will be a lecture and reception at the RMAC on September 28.

CULTURE

Centennial Air Show

Chaunte'l Powell Record Staff Writer Earlier in the month, Gov. Susana Martinez declared September New Mexico General Aviation Appreciation Month and with good reason.

According to GeneralAviationNews.com, New Mexico Aviation supports 48,795 jobs and contributes $3.1 billion to the economy.

In honor of the occasion,The New Mexico Centennial Air Tour will cover 750 miles and include stops in Santa Fe, Tucumcari, Roswell, Carlsbad, Santa Teresa.

The tour is scheduled to stop in Roswell on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., just west of airport terminal. The tour gives pilots the chance to showcase their aircraft skills and share their love of aviation with different communities.

Jennifer Brady, RIAC airport manager, said the day will feature activities for all ages.

For kids, she said there will be a variety of interactive table top activities. Both children and parents will have the chance to see the different types of aircraft that will be on display, including Elvis Presley’s 1962 Jet Stripe. The king himself will even make a guest appearance and pose for pictures. Sidney Gutierrez Middle School students will display their airport designs as part of the Build an Airport project sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and everyone will be allowed to vote for

Rey Berrones Photo Models on display at the Walker Aviation Museum

A traveling air show celebrates the New Mexico Centennial. their favorite model.

Those in attendance will also get to enjoy the musical stylings of the NMMI band. Brady added that 50 lucky individuals will get to take a tour of Stewart Industries and watch them perform an aircraft tear down, and visit the Dean Baldwin Painting site. Aer Sale will have a 747 open for display.

Brady said she hopes the day’s events will bring awareness to aviation in general, and added that the Walker Museum will also be open.

Cathy Myers, president of the New Mexico Pilots Association, said she hopes to spread a general understanding of aviation throughout the state during this tour.

“We think the major premise of this event is to stress the importance of general aviation,” she said. “...To see what goes on at airports, to understand what general aviation is, to see how general aviation comes together ... and to really have a new appreciation for the folks who fly all types of aircraft.”

The community is encouraged to come out and experience aviation history first-hand and visit with pilots and crew.

For more information on the tour and the New Mexico Pilots Association in general, visit www.nmpilots.org.

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The 2nd annual Southern NM Medical Conference returns to Roswell The 2nd znnual Southern NM Medical Conference is a collaborative effort presented by Frontier Medical Home Health & Eastern NM Medical Center, Roswell.

The conference brings several top-notch speakers to Southern NM and fulfills an educational need in southern NM and the surrounding areas for southern NM area providers.

The conference offers 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for physicians & Mid-levels & 8.7 CME’s for Registered Nurses. For registration information or the full speaker schedule contact Barbara at 575-627-1112 or frontiermedicalhh@yahoo.com or visit southernnewmexicomedical conference.com

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CULTURE

The Chile Cheese Festival

Area farms bring out their harvest and Leprino opens its doors to tours during the annual Chile Cheese Festival.

By Julia Bergman Record Staff Writer As a piquant aroma, faintly stinging the nose, wafted in the air, around 10 workers clad in long sleeves and hats, bent over some of the greenest acreage in Chaves County, picking the heart of flavor in many New Mexican dishes: green chile. The annual green chile harvest has begun at Graves Farm and Garden, 6265 S. Graves Road, and other parts of southern New Mexico, home to arugably some of the most flavorful chiles worldwide. Harvest season usually runs from August until the first frost.

Graves has harvested chile for 25 years, starting when Buz Graves, third generation owner, took over the business. His grandfather and father raised mainly cotton and alfalfa. But Graves, who took an interest in gardening at a young age, started the farm’s own garden and began planting chiles.

Mark Wilson Photo A festival attendee selects a chile ristra to take home during a past festival.

New Mexico chiles are usually around seven inches long, relatively thick, change in color from vibrant green to deep red as they mature and range in heat levels. The Scoville scale measures the hotness of a chile pepper.

“The capsaicin, the heat in the chile, is addictive to humans,” Graves said.

“That’s why you crave chile. You crave Mexican-style food because you crave the capsaicin in the chile.”

Once a chile turns red and dries out it’s sold to use in traditional dishes such as enchiladas, tamales and posole. Once the fresh chiles are picked from the field they are placed into coolers to remove some of their heat. The chiles stay in the cooling units a day or two before being sold.

“I get three chances at selling it,” Graves said, indicating that he can sell both fresh red and green chiles, and dried red chiles. Dried chiles will hold for several years; fresh green chiles last about two weeks.

Of course, the perfect complement to chile is cheese, and Leprino Foods, home to “The World's Largest Mozzarella Cheese Plant,” which is just a stone's throw away from Grave's farm is opening up their factory to the public for tours.

Tickets for the plant tour can be purchased for $6 at the Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The tour is a brisk, mildly demanding walk through the plant with wonderful guides with awesome historical information. Because of the fact that this tour goes through an operating factory, there are a few rules for visitors. Pants must be worn, no shorts, capris, or skirts. Closed-toe shoes only, no sandals. No jewelry, including wedding rings & piercings (can be placed in pockets or taped on). No purses, backpacks or fanny packs. No cameras, including phones with cameras built in. No children under 5 years old.

To celebrate the harvest and the Leprino Foods tours, MainStreet Roswell is hosting the annual Chile Cheese Festival at the Roswell Convention Center on September 28 and 29. The festival is free and will have a farmers market and many vendors.

On Friday, the festival will have music from noon until dark, and Saturday's entertainment is from 9:30 a.m. until sundown.

For more information on the Chile Cheese Festival, visit MainStreetRoswell.org.

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Every Week, Tues - Sun

Shroud Exhibit and Museum The Turin Shroud interactive exhibit at White Sands Mall in Alamogordo offers a backlit, full-sized picture, the only interactive VP8 Image Analyzer 3D experience. The exhibitʼs goal is make Turin Shroud available to all including the vision impaired. Hours are Sunday from 2 p.m. -4 p.m., Tuesday - Friday from 1 p.m. 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission.

For more information, call 4462113, or visit ShroudNM.com.

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Sept 21

Music in the Park Music in the Park is at the Amphitheater Dome in Washington Park from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Itʼs time to have your voice heard and ROCK OUT too.

This monthʼs Music in the Park will also be a Rock the Vote.

So come on out, register to vote, and win some awesome prizes. Digum Smak, Mollyʼs Chamber, Burning Sunday, South Scenic, open Mic, and a great Dance Crew will be performing.

Sept 22

16th German Air Force Oktoberfest The 16th German Air Force Oktoberfest is at Holloman Air Force Base from 3 p.m. - 11

Palmside. 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. as always with drink specials all night. DJ Digumsmak and DJ Soul-Jah throwin down. $5 cover.

Spencer Theater

Cirque Chinos/National Circus of China Blending the ancient tradition of acrobatics with the flowing theatrical elements of dance, aesthetic stage lighting and sound, the Cirque Chinois is one of the most distinguished circus troupes in the world. The company of 45 acrobats, contortionists, trapeze artists, jugglers and dramatists has won over 20 Gold and Silver medals at International circus festivals throughout Asia and Europe. This is the company that inspired and directly coached the pioneers of the awesome “Cirque du Soleil.” The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a chinese buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $66 and $69. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

p.m. at the GAF Maintenance Hangar. Tickets are $13 in advance and $16 at the gate.

Children under 16 free, traditional foods and souvenirs available. Mug and 1st filling included. 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. must be 21 or older. Shuttle

service will start at 2 p.m. Last pick-up in town 8 p.m. For more information, call 5722612.

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Cirque Chinos/National Circus of China Blending the ancient tradition of acrobatics with the flowing theatrical elements of dance, aesthetic stage lighting and sound, the Cirque Chinois is one of the most distinguished circus troupes in the world.

The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a chinese buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $66 and $69. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Artesia Sept 23

Matthew West Matthew West is playing the Into the Light Tour with Mikeschair, Lindsay McCaul and Everfound at 6 p.m. at the Artesia High School Auditorium. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door.

Sept 28 - 29

4th Annual Artesia Chamber of Commerce Clays Crusher Itʼs time to get registered for

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the 4th Annual Artesia Chamber of Commerce Clays Crusher. September 28th, Friday Night Under the Lights has been a hit from the very beginning. Come on out for some great food and fun targets under the lights. September 29th is the Clays Crusher. Sign up now www.artesiachamber.com to secure your spot in the field.

The morning rotation is always the most popular and fills up first.

Sept 29

Gaudete Brass Quintet Ocotillo Performing Arts Center presents the Gaudete Brass Quintet at 7:30pm, Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 West Main St. Tickets are $20.

For more information, call 7464212.

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Sept 22

Diamonds-n-Scratch Diamonds-n-Scratch will be playing at the Bat Cave located at 219 S. Canyon St. For more information, call 3026722.

Sept 23

Saliva Saliva will be playing at the Bat Cave located at 219 S. Canyon St. For more information, call 302-6722.

Sept 29

Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Free Entrance Day Carlsbad Caverns National Park Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise. For more information, visit nps.gov/cave.

Carrizozo Sept 22

Heart of the Raven Open House The Heart of the Raven is hav-

ing a grand opening on September 22nd from 2 to 7 pm at its new location, 415 12th Street in Carrizozo, NM. Judy Pekelsma, MFA, is hosting this open house with music, art demonstrations and snacks in order to introduce her new working studio/gallery which will offer classes in pottery, painting, weaving and more.

Monthly workshops by Ms. Pekelsma and other traveling artists will offer the Lincoln County area affordable classes, travel and fun to adults and children. Judy has taught art classes for ENMURuidoso for twelve years while leading group journeys to Italy, Greece, Amsterdam, Paris and London and continuing her career as a multi-media artist working in clay, paint and fiber.

For more information, call 575937-7459

Sept 22

Rhythms of the Earth Buckalowʼs Fine and Decorative Arts is pleased to present the exhibition Rhythms of the Earth with an Artistʼs Reception on Saturday, September 22, from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. Do not miss an opportunity to view the artwork of some of the areaʼs finest artists and hear the music of acoustical guitarist, Tomás Vigil.

Mr. Vigil will be playing in the gallery from 3 p.m. - 5 pm.

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Matthew West

Sunday Sept 23

Artesia High School Auditorium

Matthew West is playing the Into the Light Tour with Mikeschair, Lindsay McCaul and Everfound at 6 p.m. at the Artesia High School Auditorium. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $20 at the door.

Sept 30, Oct 1

A Concert of Flute and Piano Enjoy a free concert with Lisa Van Winkle playing flute, and Esequiel Meza playing piano.

There will be two performances, September 30 at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, with a $8 pre concert dinner. Monday, October 1, there is a 10 a.m. in the Old Gym at the Carrizozo School campus. For more information, visit carrizozomusic.org.

Hobbs

Sept 21 - 23, 27 - 29

Rascality on the Rigs “Rascality on the Rigs” (or “Oilʼs Well That Ends Well”) opens September 21st at 8 p.m., with additional shows on September 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th (8 p.m.), and September 23rd (2 p.m.). Come out and enjoy this fun show, celebrating New Mexicoʼs centennial and the return of the melodrama to the Playhouse stage.

For more information, visit communityplayersofhobbs.com

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Roswell

Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri

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 2472464 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.

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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 Week, Thu, Fri, Sat

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, 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 at 622-4919.

Every Week, Mon - Sat

The Gallery Artist of the Month Ceramicist, Al Potter.

The Artist of the Month Exhibit will run through October 31th.

The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30am - 4:30pm. Al Potter is New Mexicoʼs beloved ceramicist. After building and (for decades) maintaining his pottery studio at La Luz, New Mexico, the Artist has retired to the Roswell community and spends his free time enjoying the creative atmosphere of the Roswell Museum & Art Center Pottery Program. For more in-

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.

Sept 20

Wednesday Oct. 3

ENM State Fair

Samestate is playing the Eastern New Mexico State Fair on Oct. 3. The concert is free with your paid admission to the fair. For more information, visit enmsf.com.

formation, call 625-5263.

Every Saturday

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.

Every Saturday

Farmers and Gardeners Market The Farmersʼ and Gardenersʼ Market is from 9 a.m. - noon, at the Chaves County Courthouse Lawn. This family event features high quality fresh produce, flowers, and crafts that are produced by families in the Pecos and Hondo Valley. We also accept WIC coupons and

Senior Citizen stamps. For more information, call Lester Peck at 627-2239.

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 Pecos Valley along the Goodnight - Loving Cattle Trail in the 1860s. From the simple outpost, Roswell has grown into the hub of southeastern New

Business After Hours at House of Flowers Join the Roswell Chamber of Commerce at House of Flowers, 405 W. Alameda for fun and refreshments from 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Bring your business card and enjoy this great networking opportunity. For more information, call 623-5695.

Sept 20

Photographic Arts Society of Roswell Club Meeting The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell will hold its September 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 the last club safaris, and share and discuss photos from this monthʼs challenge “Exposure Compensation.” 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?

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

Sept 21

Gary P. Nunn Gary P. Nunn plays Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $25. For more information, call 627-6265.

Sept 21 - 22

University Celebrity Come bring your talent to ENMU-Roswell for a chance to win scholarships. University Celebrity will be on campus Friday, September 14 from 59:00 p.m. for auditions, Friday, September 21 from 5-9:00 p.m. for rehearsals, and on

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Contributing Artists Stephen Ackerman – By day he’s instructing elementary school students as part of RISD’s Arts Connect team; but by night he’s got his sleeves rolled up and is instructing his own art masterpieces.

Faren Bearowitz - An illustrator who creates fun, limited run coloring books, she is also known for her handcrafted plush calaveras.

Konii Carpenter – Known across the state and around the region for her 2D and 3D Day of the Dead-inspired artwork, this local artist will be putting her unique Konsuela vision onto her CFCC table.

Nathan Craven – A recent Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program fellow, Craven extrudes clay to monumental – or in this case, tabletop – extremes.

Wanda Dent - A fixture at the RMAC Ceramic Studio and at The Gallery, Dent is known for her fluid lines and flowing figures.

Sienna Fleming / Paloma Dooley – This teenage team spent a month scouring Roswell thrift stores to ‘discover’ a new twist for their CFCC table. Fleming is currently a freshman at School of

the Visual Arts in New York City; Dooley is a sophomore at Bard College in Upstate New York.

Bobby Goode – He’s got a way with metal, whether in his E. McGaffey welding shop for customers or at his booth at The Gallery for art lovers.

Dietta Hitchcock – When she’s not rolling the cart of art supplies around RISD’s elementary schools as part of Arts Connect, she’s getting the ball rolling on her exquisitely painted CFCC table.

Janette Jones – This cityeducated artist may live an extremely rural life, in her paintings she blends the two worlds quite easily.

Nancy Phillips – Fine Arts League president and ceramic artist extraordinaire, Phillips always brings whimsy and colorful fun to her creations.

Brinkman Randle – Usually behind the scenes coordinating all the exhibits at the Tinnie Mercantile Deli, this manager, caterer, and man of Roswell knows how to put his creative juices to work too.

Tasia Ramage – This multimedia talented artist favors realism and the beauty in life, so look for her CFCC table to showcase her talents.

he Artists Reception that was originally going to be a thank you to the artists who contributed their craft and creativity for the now-canceled Angel Gala is going to be the last event held by the Community Foundation of Chaves County.

After nearly 15 years of helping the community, the foundation will close its doors on October 31.

One of the things that the

foundation does is works as a conduit for other organizations. Many times an endowment, scholarship or nonprofit uses the foundation as a support so that they can concentrate on making their community organization successful while not getting mired in red tape.

One of the organizations that works with the foundation is the AMR - Steve Lovato Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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Rey Berrones Photo Artist Faren Bearowitz turning an end-table into a work of art for the Community Foundation of Chaves County.

The CFCC Artists Reception

Thirteen artists collaborate for the final fund raiser for the Community Foundation of Chaves County

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor When asked about what this means to the that particular fund, Lawrence Lovato said, "They are the administrators of our endowment. They take all of the donations, maintain all of the records and take care of all the receipts. They do more work than we could dream of doing ourselves, and this is just one of the many endowments that they administer. Susie Russell works 24/7 as far as I'm concerned.

"This past March we were able to give out two scholarships, and in part we feel it is through the efforts of Susie.

She's been a fireball in making things happen for our community and all the nonprofits that wouldn't make it without her.

"We are probably going to lose a really good friend to the community if Susie has to move away due to the loss of her job.

"We are disappointed with the Community Foundation board for making this decision because we have been able to work with the foundation for years now. The Angel Gala and other events have a big impact on the nonprofits in our community."

Rosie Lovato continued, "It is the 'community' foundation, so our community is really losing. It is a big loss to our community because they reach out to so many other organizations here in Roswell.”

Originally started as the Eastern New Mexico Medical

Center Foundation, it raised funds for cancer treatment equipment and partially funded the cancer building, among other charitable activities, on behalf of the medical center. When the medical center was sold by the county to a private entity, the original plan was that the sale of the equipment and other assets contributed by the foundation was to provide the startup money to spin off the community foundation as a separate entity. The Community Foundation of Chaves County was spun off as planned, and has since helped more than 50 local nonprofit organizations, but the seed money never came back to the foundation.

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“Youʼre Family” by Robert Patrick

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Robert Patrick returns to his roots to benefit the Bennett Trust ENMU Scholarships Fund.

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By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor he artistic inspiration that has driven this playwright’s success may be traced to the very reasons why he left southeast New Mexico in the first place.

With a play that has received acclaim only recently after being forced to sit on the shelf for more than 20 years, playwright Robert Patrick gets to shed some light on exactly how it feels to have left this cor ner of the state and move to New York City just as the 60s began.

The play “You’re Family” provides Patrick’s take on his involvement in the 60s counterculture movement, and

what he perceives were its results.

“You’re Family” will premiere at the Historic Old Dowlin Mill, 641 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso Sept. 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. both days. Directed by Mary Maxson, “You’re Family” is showing as part of the Bennett Trust Benefit Gala, along with a showing of an art collection belonging to the gala’s namesake, Betty Bennett, and performances by local musicians. At $45 a ticket, proceeds will benefit Eastern New Mexico UniversityRuidoso and its students.

“It’s broadly about the effect the 60s have had on the coun-

try,” Patrick said of the play.

Set in 1990, the semi-autobiographical play begins when a hippie, Bud, is forced to live with his sister, simply known as Sis, and her husband Bil in the small town of Flatwater, Calif.

For the past 30 years, Bud has been living in New York City and protesting for change. Moving to Flatwater is an eye-opener for Bud, who

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finds that indeed a change has come to America—but it’s not what he had been working to establish.

Much like Bud in “You’re Family,” Patrick left a small town—in Patrick’s case, Roswell—for New York City in 1961, where he joined many demonstrations and protests.

He retur ned to small-town life—this time a small town in California—in 1990.

“When I left ... and moved to New York, what I fled from was indifference and ignorance,” Patrick said. He said he feels these have since been replaced with fear and anger.

“All (it) did was make Americans afraid of one another,” Patrick notes of the 60s counterculture hippie movement. “I think that we made men and women afraid of each other; we made gays and straights afraid of each other; blacks and whites afraid of each other.”

The character of Bil—a Vietnam and Cambodia veteran— is a symbol of the fearful American of which Patrick speaks. Friendless and paranoid of everyone around him, Bil could be described as a prisoner in his own house. His only connections with the outside world are TV and his favorite radio talk show host, “Bash Rambo,” who informs Bil to fear protestors, welfare

recipients and supposed Communists.

Bud’s ideology is in stark contrast to Bil’s. Throughout the play, Bud argues against Bil’s opinions and relates his frustrations in letters to two friends—Penn and Aaron— that are never actually seen.

The surprise twist at the end of “You’re Family” sheds light on the true source of Bil’s innermost fears; and it’s something that not even Bud—with his intellectualizing and book-reading—could have anticipated.

Patrick, nee Robert O’Connor, grew up in a migrant farming family that lived in and around southeast New Mexico just as the U.S. was slowly recuperating from the Great Depression.

Patrick graduated from Roswell High School in 1955.

With a tinge of nostalgia in his voice, Patrick said the year he graduated high school was the first year he had lived in just one place. Still, he yearned for something more.

He studied theatre at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales before moving to New York City.

“Being gay was as difficult as being artistic,” he recalled.

“It was very difficult to grow up in Roswell for me. ... I had to leave Roswell to be artistic SEE

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>>7 Saturday, September 22 from 1-5:00 p.m. for the final competition. All events will take place at the Performing Arts Center on campus. The event is limited to currently enrolled ENMU-Roswell students. For more information, contact the College Development Office at 624-7404.

Sept 22

Roswellʼs Largest Yard Sale Sept 22, 2012 from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. is the Semi-annual yard sale benefiting the Roswell Humane Society and Loafs and Fishes. If you have yard sale items it will only cost you $25.00 to setup on a 10x20 booth space. Sell your items and you keep 100% of the money you make. Sponsored

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Sept 28

Emory Quinn

Emory Quinn play Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, call 627-6265.

Pecos Flavors Winery Presents Emory Quinn- Texan Country Music. Friday, September 28th from 7pm to 9pm at the Pecos Flavors Winery 305 N Main St. Experience Emory Quinnʼs Texan brand of Country Music. There is a $10 cover charge per person. For more information contact Pecos Flavors Winery at 6276265.

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Sept 28

Honor Our Veterans Dinner and Dance Honor Our Veterans Dinner and Dance. Friday, September 28th from 7pm - 11pm at the Veteransʼ Memorial Hall, 1620 N. Montana. Cost: $10 per person. This event is also a fundraiser for the Adopt A Soldier Program. Dinner will be your choice of BBQ Brisket or Catfish. Dinner music will be provided by the Tom Blake Trio. Country Charm will provide the music for your dancing or listening pleasure. For more information call Bob Power 840-6565.

Sept 28-29

The Chile Cheese Festival The annual Chile Cheese Festival is at the Roswell Convention Center on Sept 28 and 29.

Friday Oct. 5

Dustin Lynch is playing the Eastern New Mexico State Fair on Oct. 5. The concert is free with your paid admission to the fair. For more information, visit enmsf.com.

For more information, visit MainStreetRoswell.org.

Sept 29

Artist Reception - Angel Gala Table Preview Community Foundation of Chaves County for the 13 artists who artistically enhanced end tables for the CFCC from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Tinnie Mercantile & Deli, 412 W. Second. A dozen artists have been busy this summer creating one-of-a-kind end tables for the CFCC. Come meet

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The art-ified end tables will be on display at Tinnieʼs through October. All proceeds from the auction will help fund the Community Foundation of Chaves County. For more information, call 622-8900 or visit www.chavescf.org

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Bring your blankets, lawn chairs & picnic dinner to enjoy an outdoor concert. The Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road. For more information, call 2583704.

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YouĘźre Family On September 21 and 22, 2012 at 7:00PM, “YouĘźre Family,â€? written by Robert Patrick and directed by Mary Maxson, will premiere at the Old Dowlin Mill at 641 Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso as part of the Bennett Trust Benefit Gala.

Originally scheduled for June 22 and 23, the event was postponed due to the Little Bear fire, but organizers are excited about bringing the comedy and benefit celebration to the community on its new date. A showing of Betty BennettĘźs private art collection and entertainment by local musicians will also be featured. All proceeds will go to the Bennett Trust ENMU Scholarships Fund. The play

an awesome after party with food and beer. For more information visit bicycleruidoso.com.

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Pecos Flavors Winery

Gary P. Nunn plays Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $25. For more information, call 627-6265.

will be performed at the Old Dowlin Mill, a Lincoln County landmark that is being preserved and converted into a community space. This will be its inaugural theater performance. Tickets are $45 and may be purchased through the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce at 720 Sudderth Drive or 257- 7395 or ENMURuidoso Community Education in Room 213 at 709 Mechem Drive or 257-3012.

Sept 22

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Authentic Memories of the American West The Snidow Museum of Art, partnering with the Hubbard Museum of the American West, proudly presents its premiere exhibit, “Authentic Memories of the American West.�

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Pecos Valley Quilters

The Pecos Valley Quilters celebrate 100 years of quilting in the Pecos Valley.

very other year, the Pecos Valley Quilters Guild showcases its quilts with their quilt show.

This year there will be more than 200 quilts on display, with a merchant mall, an artist exhibit featuring Lorie Mitteer, a silent auction, door prizes and quilt appraisals.

This years show is on Friday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center. Admission to the show is $2. Children under 6 are admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

Also at the show is the Opportunity Quilt, which is named “Centennial.” It is designed by Toni Phillips and

Juanita Simonich. Those who attend the show can buy a ticket for a chance to win the quilt for $1. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Lend-AHand, and the drawing for the quilt will occur at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

For many, quilting gives the impression of an old-fashion craft that their grandmothers did with needle and thread.

However, modern quilting has undergone many changes.

According to Liz Olivas, one of the organizers of the event, “It’s not your grandma's way of quilting. We do use sewing machines, and we implement a lot more imagination and creativity into it. We now add fibers or beads. We have computerized quilting

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“We do have members that sew by hand, everything, from start to finish. We do use sewing machines, and that also includes from making the tops to quilting the tops with the sewing machine.

“There is a large variety of ages doing it. Our youngest member is 9 years old, and has a quilt in the show.

“It is a dying art, and we are trying to educate the younger generations so that the art of quilt making doesn’t die out.”

For more information on the show, or to find out more about the Pecos Valley Quilters Guild, visit its website at pecosvalleyquilters.com.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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Rodney Carswell

Chaunte'l Powell Record Staff Writer odney Carswell likes to put in his art what he feels is missing in daily life, subjectivity. Though it sounds cliché, he said he appreciates being able to express feelings through art.

“What I don’t like about life today, is that things are becoming increasingly objectified,” he said. “Meaning that the mystery of life is disappearing … and one of the disciplines in life for which that [subjectivity] is still home, is art.”

The Roswell Artist-inResidence will present his exhibit “#7 Howard Cook Road,” at the Roswell Museum and Art Center beginning on Sept. 28. The show will feature many of the abstract pieces he’s completed in his 40-plus years as an artist.

Carswell said he’s come to a point in his life as an artist, to where he’s able to do whatever he feels compelled to do as opposed to tying his work to historical patterns as he did early on in his career. This change in philosophy has

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Exploring abstraction and geometric forms.

come within the past ten years, as he said he began to understand the world in which his art fits into, and not liking the restrictions of said world.

His creations are, therefore, a representation of his everchanging consciousness that people may or may not enjoy.

“If they’re any good, and that’s not for me to judge, that’s for the audience to judge, that’ll be my gift,” he said. “These weird little things I send out into the world.”

He was introduced to art at an early age, both in his household as well as in his community. He grew up in Santa Fe in the 1950s, and said his mother was an artist, while the city itself was pretty artsy and was home to many different artists. He recalls being the child in school who “got chosen to do the class project,” and said naturally, when he went off to college at the University of New Mexico for undergrad, he decided to major in art. He would later attend the University of Colorado for grad school.

While at UNM, Carswell said he was exposed to different artists and really got a solid foundation in art. He applauds the university for having strong leadership, a really strong art history department and really contextualizing art, connecting it to different times and places. “ “You were surrounded by a sense of the importance of art,” he said. “And a real understanding of the long history of it and that becomes your standard.”

He’s since grown and changed as an artist since his college days, and he noted that so has his artwork, though he still doesn’t like to define his work in terms of a specific style.

“I don’t think of myself as operating in a style.” He noted. “It’s sort of like asking what kind of person you are.

We are who we are and we have no idea.”

His method of creating arts is almost as unorthodox as his pieces. Carswell explained that he doesn’t work from

models like other artists. He doesn’t look at objects or landscapes and try to emulate them in any way. Instead, he said he works from an imaginative model, which means he creates whatever comes into mind. To help him organize all these thoughts, he said he‘s kept his ideas in a notebook and works from there.

Carswell describes every day at the studio as an adventure for him. While he does at times jot down ideas in his notebook, he said ordinarily, he arrives to the studio with no idea what he will be creating that day, except in the case of larger projects. This method does frighten him from time to time.

“Even though I’m not in any danger, I’m not wandering off into the wilderness to see what happens, it’s still a little scary,” he said. “ Your relative imagination, or lack thereof, gets exposed each day.”

His method of determining when a particular piece is completed, is similar. His goal is for the completed creation to have an organic feel and that’s somewhat of a litmus test to how close to completion his work is.

“I’m trying to make paintings that in the end, seems like real things that you maybe have never seen before, but it’s as real as a rock,” he said.

He added that he wants his finished products to have a strength and integrity and demands their own space.

The title of his show is more than just an address, rather a representation of his method of thinking. He doesn’t work from anything outside of himself such as a landscape, or a still life prop, his artwork is self-generating and comes from the archive of visual ideas that are in his notebook.

His work, in turn, feeds on itself and he considers that operating on a closed loop.

“The title being where I live, to me, references being this kind of closed circuit,” he said. “ So instead of having the title point to something outside the studio, the title points to the studio.”

He added that even the formats used in his current projects are closed figures, reiterating that loop motif.

As he continues to express his ever-changing consciousness, he said he has one goal in mind. “I’m trying to do every day something that I didn’t do the day before.”

There will be an artist reception and lecture on Friday, September 28 beginning at 5:30 p.m., and the exhibition runs from September 29 until November 11. For more information, please visit roswellmuseum.org.

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Eddie Dominguez

The Roswell Museum and Art Center is showcasing a retrospective of more than 25 years of work.

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f you have ever decorated for a party, or prepared your home for guests, then you have connected with the motivation that drives Eddie Dominguez's work.

Eddie Dominguez said, "I have done installation work for many years, right from the beginning, and it is because I was influenced by the home.

When you think of the home, it is a combination of objects that exist in one space. It can be a painting and a couch, or a dresser and a chair."

Installation work with mixed media has offered Dominguez, "the ability to choose different kinds of objects and bring them together into an installation form. Dinnerware sets are also an installation, in that they are a group of objects that are

combined to create some other type of thing."

Much like how his piece "Raining Tears" is a series of objects that together become a whole unit.

This process of finding objects from all manner of sources, and combining them in our homes to create a mood, feeling, or sense of place is something that we have all done in an intuitive way. Dominguez uses this same language of assemblage to convey emotion in his work.

Dominguez continued, "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."

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These celebrations, such as bonfires, native dances, parades, vigils or even holiday gatherings are an art form on to themselves for Dominguez. He said, "Performance is not a new form. It is a common form that people have been tapped into for a long time, and I am just one of those kinds of people. Those are the things that influence me."

Dominguez continued, "For celebrations, that comes through. The holidays is one of the times that happens. You bring all of these parts together to create a whole other thing. You bring a tree from nature, objects from stores and you put them together, and somehow, they make physical sense through tradition. It is the same thing when people are ornamenting the

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shrines at the altar. All of a sudden they became something else. ... Every one of these celebrations offered a group of people the opportunity to bring together disparate objects to make sense.

"Shrines with plastic flowers, saints, rocks, lights and candles, all these objects put together to say something that the person, whoever assembled them, is trying to get across on an intuitive level, naive level or educated level.

"It is ironic, sentimental and full of meaning to these people. I've always noticed that, and church is one of the places that I noticed it first."

This is Dominguez's fifth showing at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, having shown work in two group

shows and two Roswell Artist-inResidence shows.

This show is a retrospective that has pieces from the four previous shows, and has re p re s e n t a t i v e pieces of his work from 1981 through 2012.

This is a comprehensive showing of Dominguez's work, and according to the curator, Andrew John Cecil, "Not only are we looking at early work, where we can see where his origins as an artist began, but now can see this incredible mature work that has garnered national attention."

He went on to say, "A sharp eye will notice when they walk through the gallery is that there are two land forms in all his work all these years.

One of them is El Capitan, which is on our western horizon here in Roswell, but the other land form that is really important is Tucumcari mountain, which is where Eddie grew up, and where he was born. Tucumcari has a really powerful presence in the exhibition as well. It will be kind of and interesting thing for the viewers as they come into the gallery because they will start to notice those land forms throughout the work.

"One look isn't enough. People can come back and find more and more information in the work itself."

There will be an artist reception on Friday, September 21 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., and the exhibition runs from September 22 until May 26, 2013. For more information, please visit roswellmuseum.org.

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The Harrells

FAMILY

The Harrell clan’s violent trek through the Pecos Valley.

By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian

oswell was never a violent place, but it was often on the edge of violence. As early as the winter of 1873, a clan of murderous Texans named the Harrells fled to the Roswell area after killing two Texas lawmen. They set up shop in the Hondo Valley near the old Bonnell Ranch. In early December they rode into Lincoln Town and struck up an argument with Constable Juan Martinez. Within moments, guns spit death and cries of anger and pain echoed in the brisk evening air. Martinez, with his 44's blazing, received mortal wounds, but he took

the life of Benn Harrell and two others of the clan.

Three weeks later, the Harrells were back for revenge.

Finding a Mexican dance in progress, the Harrells poured a murderous hail of bullets into the crowd, killing four of the panic stricken revelers.

Pleas for military assistance were made to Governor Giddings and even to President Grant.

Feeling insecure, the clan decided to leave the area and headed toward Roswell. Just out of the town, they killed a settler named Joe Haskins for no reason other than he had a Mexican wife. But in turn, Ben

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Turner, a Harrell brother-inlaw was shot and killed from ambush. The Harrells promptly slaughtered the five freighters who were traveling down the valley.

After murdering the five freighters, the group returned to Roswell, stealing a considerable amount of livestock, including Van Smith's valuable racer. Smith's partners, the Wilburns, formed a posse and pursued the theives. Surrounding them near Hueco Tanks where several of them were shot without mercy, the rest fled back to Texas and never returned.

Continued from Page 9 and gay and political.” The time and the place could not have been a better match for a young man who felt suppressed.

“In New York I marched in many, many demonstrations,” Patrick said. “It was wonderland, it was thrilling. The best time to be young was to be in New York in the 1960s.”

Patrick called the setting’s youth movement an explosion of art and politics. It was especially so for him following his involvement with the Caffe Cino; an Off-OffBroadway theatre in New York’s Greenwich Village that Patrick stumbled upon almost by accident. It was at the Caffe Cino where Patrick discovered—and fell in love with—playwriting.

Patrick’s first play, often called the “first gay play,” titled “The Haunted Host,” premiered at the Caffe Cino in 1964. Three productions of the play starred notable actor Harvey Fierstein.

Patrick enjoyed success as a playwright for years to come.

Another play, “Kennedy’s Children,” played on five continents, on Broadway and on CBS Cable.

Humbled and excited to return to his roots and see his play produced, Patrick said he is interested in hearing from anyone in Roswell or its surrounding communities who might remember him. He also plans to visit his alma mater—ENMU- Portales—to speak to theatre students on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. at the school’s studio theatre.

Tickets for “You’re Family” can be purchased at ENMURuidoso Community Education Office and at the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, 720 Sudderth Drive. For more information about the production of “You’re Family,” call 575-2573012 or 257-7395. To get in contact with Robert Patrick, his email is Rbrtptrck@aol.com.

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Were nonhuman bodies kept at Chicago museum?

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By Donald Burleson

he Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, built in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition, is today the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. Oddly, it has long enjoyed a certain creepy tradition, since urban legend

has it that the museum is haunted by the lingering spirit of famed Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow and a colorful assortment of other ghosts.

It is not unusual, of course, for such legends to gather about such a place.

But what is genuinely intriguing is an account given by an eminent UFO investigator, the late Leonard Stringfield, in his book Situation Red. He relates a story passed along to him by Sherm Larsen, who once headed up the Center for UFO Studies in Chicago.

Larsen had interviewed a Presbyterian minister who as a young boy had gone with his father to visit the Museum of Science and Industry. The boy and his father somehow

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strayed from the main parts of the museum, wandering into a maze of back corridors and obscure rooms not usually seen by visitors. Seeking an exit, they found themselves in a room where they discovered a glass display case containing small humanoid bodies preserved like mummies.

The boy was shocked at this bizarre sight, and even more amazed to see his father immediately accosted by several men, taken to another room, and forced to sign papers swearing him to secrecy before they were allowed to leave the museum.

What astonished me about this story was that when I read it, a personal memory came alive for me that I had been carrying around in the back

of my mind for half a century.

In 1959 when I was a high school student in Texas, a girl I knew (I will call her Cathy) went with her parents to Chicago to see relatives, and they visited the Museum of Science and Industry. After Cathy got back home she came up to me one day and said, “When I was in Chicago and we went to the museum, I saw some little bodies under glass. They were like children.

But Don, I don’t think they were human.” Even now I remember how the incident had disturbed her.

Getting in touch with Cathy upon reading the account in Stringfield’s book, I sent that passage to her and asked her to react to it. In response she verified to me that she had

indeed seen what the witness in Stringfield’s book had seen. She added that one of her relatives returned to the museum with a friend several days later, and museum employees told them there had never been such relics present.

My new witness Cathy neatly corroborates and enlarges upon the matter described by Len Stringfield. But what were those bodies? Why were they there? A friend of mine from Chicago tells me the museum once had a display of human fetuses in jars, but this description is different, and how do we explain the witness detention or the museum’s denial?