Vision Magazine for January 15, 2015

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Olive Ayhens show “Transformation of Place” is on view at the Roswell Museum and Art Center from January 16 March 8.

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Roswell Tourism Council

Although they picked up a new name, the mission remains the same, to promote events and tourism in Southeastern New Mexico.

By Randal Seyler Record City Editor The New Year brings a new name to a long-standing board — The Chaves County Tourism Council will now be known as the Roswell Tourism Council. “‘Roswell’ is a million-dollar word,” said Judy Stubbs, tourism council chairperson. “Our ad hoc committee thinks people will recognize Roswell more readily than Chaves County,” she said.

Stubbs said there had been several requests for brochures from around the state, attesting to the popularity of Roswell as a tourist destination, and Elaine Mayfield noted that most nonRoswell residents would even know to type “Chaves County” into a search engine if they were looking for Roswell information.

“Our main job as a council is local tourism,” Mayfield said.

Stubbs said that when the CCTC was formed years ago, it was named after the county so that other communities in Chaves County could participate and apply for state funds. As those funds dried up, so did the participation of the other communities in the county, she said.

The members also discussed an

updated “statement of purpose” for the tourism council.

“The Roswell Tourism Council exists to enhance the local tourism industry by uniting and promoting the unique culture, history and multitude of attractions within Roswell New Mexico, and surrounding areas,” the statement reads.

“We need to work now on consolidating, as far as we can, and work together,” Stubbs said.

The council also outlined its goals for 2015, which include the installation of a few tourism information kiosks, especially downtown and at the airport; creating Point of Interest cards with information on them for people who work; and creating a map of Roswell’s unique shops and retailers.

The council also wants to work with the National Touring Associations to develop interest in Roswell and increase interest locally in the tourism council.

More information on the council can be found by searching “Roswell NM Tourism” on facebook, or following SeeRoswell on twitter.

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Viva Zilla!

The the Toddzilla food truck crew are turning to crowdfunding in an attempt to create a restaurant.

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor Toddzilla is trying to get out of the food truck and into a building. The owners of the popular food truck have an opportunity to go into a building with a downtown location that fits in with their vision of a great brick and mortar restaraunt. They have turned to their fans to hopefully crowd-fund the project, because the opportunity may be lost if they have to wait on traditional business funding channels.

According to Kerry Moore, front-ofhouse operator, and one of the brains behind the Toddzilla food truck, "We had been talking about doing a gofundme site for several months now, and I've been dragging my feet on it.

I'm not a person that would stand there with my hand out."

Then this new opportunity came up and Moore decided to put together the crowd-funding site. She said, "I know that it will still take time to finish off the business plan, and get the business loan, and we may lose the building if it takes to long. So, we were like, 'let's see what we can do,' and 'let's see if our fans can help us out.'"

"We have been told many times that people would eat with us more if they had a place to sit down, or if we had heat in the winter, or cooling in the summer, or 'your burger needs a beer to go with it.' Those are the things that we can't offer in Roswell, in a food truck.

"We don't have a location where we can set up a food truck venue with outdoor seating that we are able to heat and cool.

"We were approached about taking over a restaraunt. We looked at it and said 'this fits what we want to do.'

"We will have to make some changes, but the basics of the building and the location is ideal to what we want to promote.

Roswell is growing up, and downtown is going to be the center of our arts and culture. I would love to see Main Street in Roswell turn into something like Nob Hill in Albuquerque. We would love to be in the proposed arts district, but there are no buildings down here that we can get into that are ready to roll."

It is clear that both Moore and Chef Todd Alexander have put a great deal

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of thought into what they envision for a restaraunt that builds off of the Toddzilla brand.

Moore said, "I love the industrial look, so decor-wise, it will be using local artists, like Josh Berry, who creates unique pieces, so there would never be anything Ikea on the wall. We want to see it all original, all Roswell.

"The menu will stay largely the same, but we will add more to it, still working with our fresh, never frozen products. I think we will have the opportunity to get into more of the New Mexico farms.

By having larger distribution, we can get more New Mexico beef. That is one of my goals.

Of course, Moore and Alexander are proud of their New Mexican heritage, and wish to showcase it.

Moore added excitedly, "New Mexico! I want New Mexico products, and I want the freshest available. I would rather help our economy grow. Ranchers and farmers in New Mexico are already struggling, so I would love to help.

"I would love to have a wall of taps with 24 different New Mexico craft beers. We don't want to compete with Pecos Flavors, but we both want the same thing. We want to offer what New Mexico has.

"Live music would be a must. Todd and I are all about the music scene in this town. We try to hit every venue, every concert, everything that we can to support the artists.

"Ideally, it is a great way to keep our products available to our customers year-round.With the winter months, we are not able to be on the streets as much as people would love to see us, and if we had heating and cooling people would come. Roswell has shown that they would support us. Starting the food truck was a great idea, and the community has embraced us, and now it would be a great idea to have a place were people could find us all the time."

More information on the crowdfunding, including the possibility to get a Toddzilla menu item named after you can be found at gofundme.com/VivaZilla.

Ongoing Events Roswell

Every Week, Mon - Sat

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. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

For more information, call 3472464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Every Week, Mon - Sat

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 museum is open from 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.

Every Wed

Sing Out Loud at Club Revue Sing Out Loud, Wednesdays, from 9pm to 11:30pm, at Club Revue, located at 3905 SE Main. Enjoy karaoke night with no cover charge and drink specials. Sing Out Loud is a 21 and over event. For more information call 623-8557

Every Week, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Games at Pair-A-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. Tuesday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. is

Trading Card Game night, featuring free play of games like Pokemon, Yu Gi-Oh!, Card Wars, My Little Pony and collectible card games. Wednesday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. is board game night. Thursday is Miniature Night, featuring paint and play for games like Warhammer from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Friday nights feature Magic: The Gathering from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday afternoons have special featured games, which change weekly.

For more information, call 575623-4263, or email vbriseno@pairadicegameshack.com

Every Week, Wed

Weekly Knockout The Roswell Fighting Game Community presents Weekly Knockout at The Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland every Wednesday from 7 p.m. - midnight. Dragonpunch with Ken, slash with Sabrewulf and smash with Kirby all night long without disturbing your neighbors. Casual and competitive gamers are welcome. Bring your favorite games and set up. All games are welcome.

For more information, visit facebook.com/RoswellFGC.

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

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6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Every Saturday

Cuic Gonzales at El Tapatio Cuic Gonzales plays Latin Pop and Country music at El Tapatio at 3012 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call El Tapatio at 578-1915.

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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.

Every Saturday

Open Jam at Dragon and Rose Open Jam Every Saturday from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Dragon and Rose music studio located at 4504 W. Second St. For more information, call 575840-5744.

Every Sunday

Sandbox Sundays Sandbox Sundays, every Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm, at Carmineʼs Italian Eatery, located at 625 N. Main. Enjoy summer jams to Top 40 Favorites with live music performed by Digital Beat Junkeez and DJ Tao In The Mix. For more information call 578-1914.

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Karaoke at Cree Meadows Lounge Karaoke with DJ Pete, every Thursday evening from 6 p.m.

- 11 p.m. at Cree Meadows Lounge. There is also an all you can eat taco bar for $5.95 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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November 26 - January 17

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Michael Hurd Exhibit: Drawings and Watercolors A special exhibition of Michael HurdĘźs drawings and watercolors featuring works not previously seen by the public.

Michael is the artist/owner of the Sentinel Ranch and The Hurd Gallery and Guest Homes. He is the son of the celebrated artists, Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth. For gallery hours and more information, visit wyethartists.com.

Roswell

January 15

Photographic Arts Society of Roswell Club Meeting The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell will hold its January meeting 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 monthĘźs challenge “first and last light of the day.â€?

As always, free coffee, and with this being the December meeting, it is also the annual potluck party. Interested in photography? Come join the PASR. For more information, call Cliff Powell at 626-2529.

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January 15

Jekyll & Hyde “Jekyll & Hydeâ€? is the Broadway musical phenomenon that will sweetly haunt patrons with power and passion for years to come. Both enthralling and evocative, this award-winning production, based on Robert Louis StevensonĘźs allegorical tale, is at once a tale of the epic battle between good and evil, and the terror of romance thatĘźs often sacrificed in between. Featuring a book and lyrics by the Oscar & Grammy winning lyricist Leslie Bricusse and a score

by Grammy & Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn, “Jekyll & Hyde� is set in old Victorian London where the brilliant Dr. Henry Jekyll is the toast of the town. Always working in pursuit of medical advancements, Dr. Jekyll experiments on himself to show there are two dynamics to every soul, shadow and light.

His goal is altruistic: to rid the world of evil. But the dicey experiment backfires, as Dr. Jekyll gives life to an evil alter ego that is charismatic, villainous and very deadly.

Before our very eyes, Dr. Jekyll evolves from a self-absorbed scientist into the pompous and creepy Mr. Henry Hyde. The latter is full

of terror that Jekyll finds he cannot control. Romance and passion resonates in this musical as Jekyll battles against his beastly shadow-side and violates the love in his life.

The latter comes in the guise of two women: JekyllĘźs sophisticated fiancĂŠe and the unlucky dancehall prostitute, who gets involved with both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Starring a cast of 30 with Columbia Artists Theatricals, the absolute thrill of“Jekyll and Hydeâ€? is complete with a fantastic pop-rock score (including the hits “This Is the Moment,â€? “Someone Like Youâ€? and “A New Lifeâ€?) that thoroughly evokes the duality of the soul and the symbolic struggle of every man. The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a chicken buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $39, $65, $69 and $72. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Artesia

January 15

Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles Concho Resources presents Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles. Performing all eras of Beatles music in their original key, wearing drainpipe

trousers and playing authentic instruments, Yesterday The Beatles Tribute has performed on five continents.

Beginning with the British Invasions in 1964, the mop tops from Liverpool began the first wave of Beatlemania.

The Beatles forever changed the face of pop music with such songs as “Hard DayĘźs Night,â€? “Help,â€? “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,â€? “Sgt. PepperĘźs Lonely Hearts Club Band,â€? and Revolution.â€? Yesterday recreates note for note the music of the Fab Four. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main. Tickets are $25 - $15.

For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.

Roswell

January 16 - March 8

Transformation of Place Roswell Artist–in-Residence Olive Ayhens is the subject of an exhibition at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Featuring her visually arresting and textural paintings, Transformation of Place will be on view January 16 - March 8.

An artist talk scheduled on January 16 at 5:30 p.m. For more information on the show, visit roswellmuseum.org. For more information on AyhensĘź work, visit oliveayhens.com.

Roswell

January 16

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TessyLou and the Shotgun Stars play their mix of Country, Western, Americana and Bluegrass at Pecos Flavors Winery located at 305 N. Main St. at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. For reservations, call 575-627-6265. For more information, visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Ruidoso January 16

The Aaron Woods Band The Aaron Woods Band plays Grace OĘźMalleyĘźs Irish Pub at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 and 7. In early 2010, a sound was derived from the music filled streets of the red dirt capital, Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Aaron Woods Band was formed. Hitting the scene with a rock edge country sound the locals have been missing for quite some time. Playing every dance hall on Washington street (the strip) they soon had a rock solid fan base in the music city. Soon after inception AWB signed with Lone Wolf Entertainment. Playing venues throughout Oklahoma & Texas the band began picking up steam. Poised & determined, the band hit the studio to record their first album “Signal From The South.â€? The first official single “HanginĘź by the Riverâ€? was released and hit the waves receiving radio play throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, & northern Texas.

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>>6 life, love, and everything in between. Reddirtreport.com recently dubbed AWB as the next solid band to rise from the streets of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Recently signed with a EJP entertainment label Entertainment,� AWB is reaching out and bringing their original sound across more state lines. The guys have been road tested and shown time after time they can stand with them all. For more information on the Aaron Woods Band, visit reverbnation.com/aaronwoodsband.

Roswell

January 16 - 18, 23 - 25

Dracula The Roswell Community Little Theatre presents Dracula.

This is the 1924 stage play adapted by Hamilton Deane from the Bram Stoker novel of the same name. Directed

by Peter Powell, and starring Jaxon Wilson as Dracula. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday performances beginning at 2 p.m. An extra special performance is scheduled near midnight on Jan. 23. It is expected to start at 11:30 p.m., Come in costume during the special performance and win the prize. For reservations, visit roswelltheatre.com.

Carlsbad

January 16

Star Party There will be a Star Party at Brantley Lake State Park on Friday, Jan. 16 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Limestone Campground Group Shelter.

Large telescopes will be set up to look at the planets Mercury and Venus and other wonders of the night sky. Visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes as well.

There will be a laser light tour of the winter constellations at 6:30 p.m. There is no fee for this program other than the $5 per vehicle day-use fee or camping fees for those who are staying at the park. The Star Party will be cancelled if the sky is too cloudy. For more information, call the park at (575) 457-2384.

Roswell

January 17

Star Party A Star Party is scheduled for Jan. 17 during the sunset at the empty lot west of the Roswell Civic Center. LetĘźs get some telescopes out and look up to see stars planets and nebulae. These events are dependent on the weather. For more information call 575-624-6744 ext.10 or email marcus@roswellmuseum.org.

Hobbs

January 17

Freeing yourself with paint

Freeing yourself with paint is being presented by the Llano Estacado Art Association at the the Center for the Arts from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Experience creativity with acrylic painting where colors, texture, and shapes are guided by your hands. This workshop avoids paintbrushes and embraces various techniques to design abstract painting. This is a hands-on mini workshop with all supplies furnished. Wear paint clothes. To determine supplies needed please email llanoestacadoartassociation@gmail.com to reserve your space. For more information, visit llanoestacadoartassociation.com.

Roswell

January 21

Traveling Red River SongwritersĘź Festival 14 Walt Wilkins, Drew Kennedy, Josh Grider, Kelley Mckwee and Brandy Zdan, Susan Gibson play The Liberty at 7 p.m.

This is a 21 and over show.

Doors at 7 p.m. $15 per ticket. For more information visit thelibertyinc.com.

Alamogordo January 22

Travis Tritt Travis Tritt plays a solo acoustic show at 8 p.m. at

the Flickinger Center. Share an up close and personal experience with Travis Tritt in a rare intimate solo acoustic performance playing his songs like youĘźve never heard them before. Tickets $55, $85, $115 - Sorry, No Discounts. For more information, visit flickingercenter.com.

Artesia

January 23

Travis Tritt Buffalo Oilfield and Heritage Inn present Travis Tritt.

Through it all, music is still what gives Travis joy. “I turned 50 years old this year, strictly going off the date my mother told me that I was born,â€? he laughs. “I need to go back and check my birth certificate, because I donĘźt feel that old. In my head, I still feel like IĘźm 28-years-old.

I have the same energy, the same amount of love for live performance and for working in the studio that I had when I was first getting started.

WeĘźve even joke about having t-shirts made up that say, ĘťI never Knew Travis...Ęź followed by phrases like, ĘťPlayed The Banjo Like That,Ęź ĘťCan Sing Like That,Ęź ĘťHad That Many Hits,Ęź ĘťIs That Good A Guitar Player,Ęź etc.

You know, itĘźs fun,â€? he smiles. “At 50, to still have a career and be able to surprise peo-

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ple with music - Iʟm humbled and very thankful. Itʟs a God given gift.� Which is another way of saying that for Travis Tritt, itʟs nothing but clear skies, open windows and dry pavement ahead. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Artesia High School Auditorium.

Tickets are $40 - $30. For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.

Roswell

January 23

Michael Francis Trio Michael Francis Trio plays Pecos Flavors Winery located at 305 N. Main St. at 7 p.m.

Admission is $5. For reservations, call 575-627-6265. For more information, visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Ruidoso January 24

Tesla First formed in 1982, TESLAĘźs musical journey has gathered a devoted fan base as they continue singing to sold-out crowds around the world. While the iconic rock band has sold over 14 million albums in the United States alone, their response to stardom continues to remain humble and down-to-earth, 10 >>

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Red River Songwriters stop in Roswell

By Rey Berrones Vision Editor Texas Red's Red River Songwriters' Festival begins in Red River, New Mexico on Thursday, Jan. 22 and continues through the weekend.

Those in Roswell can get a preview of the festival as many of the headliners for the show stop by The Liberty to play a warm-up show on the

Courtesy Photos Josh Grider, left, and Kelley Mickwee above will be playing at the Liberty on Jan. 21

The musicians playing the Red River Songwriters’ Festival make a stop in Roswell on the way to Red River. night before the festival.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Drew Kennedy, Josh Grider, Walt Wilkins, Susan Gibson, Brandy Zdan, and Kelley Mickwee will play a show of acoustic music as they make their way from Texas into the mountains of Northern New Mexico.

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Dubbed, the Traveling Red River Songwriters Festival, the Roswell stop is the final show in a series that has included Austion, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Luckenbach.

Drew Kennedy said in an interview, "We are traveling to Red River to take part in a songwriting festival that a

group of us started years ago.

Each year on the way up, we normally stop in Roswell and play the Wednesday before the Thursday, Friday, Saturday festival. There is a group of us traveling together, so we make the stop in Roswell before travelling up the mountain."

The festival itself has limited ticket sales so that everyone attending the festival has an opportunity to get to know the talented featured songwriters.

The show starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

The VIP passes grant entrance to all ticketed shows in the festival as well as serving as a three-day lift pass for the Red River Ski Area.

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"I thought the last thing I want to do is make music, to get up there and sing," Watson says, his Texas accent strong and smooth as molasses. "So I said, ‘God, I don't think I can do this. If music is what you need me to do, then I need some help.

Because I can't write a song to save my life.' And over the next month I wrote a record like it was no big deal – and I think it's my best one yet."

The resulting album is titled Real Good Time, and it's testament to the power of music to lift us out from our lowest moments and bring joy and salvation though the wail of the fiddle, twang of a steel guitar or note of Watson's rich voice. He'd give all the credit to God, but it's also the result of a long career inspired by the greats of country music – George Strait, Chris Ledoux, Willie Nelson, Jennings. His music has formed into a unique sound that is at once both purely new, and representative of a grand, southern tradition. Because, as Watson points out, "country music, real country music, is cool. It's the coolest there is."

Watson has accumulated many accolades and critical accomplishments over the

course of his career; including selling over 150,000 records, seven #1 singles on the Texas Music Chart, and 4 albums that debuted on the Billboard charts. He's attended the ACM Awards ("I think I was the only guy there with a cowboy hat on!" he says), but in all he'd "rather have rewards than awards. My rewards are my family and fans. And having Lyle Lovett call and say that he and his mom listened to my gospel record driving across county.

Or a disabled veteran coming up to me with tears in his eyes thanking me for the song I wrote for my father."

Watson's Roswell show is on Friday Jan. 30, at 8:30 p.m. at Way Out West, located at 4709 W. Second. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. This show is a 21 and over show. For more information, call 575-627-2072.

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Infinite In Azimuth Infinite In Azimuth, Vera and Angst play a Unity Center show. nfinite In Azimuth, a five piece progressive math core act founded in 2011 by members Cory DeWitt (guitar) and Ethan Lujan (drums).

The band was originally a four piece act with the addition of members George Areola (vocalist) and Marc Costello (bass). The band remained with this line up until early 2013. The addition of

second guitarist Alex Gaskie took place right before the release of their debut single/music video holiday for a funeral. Later that summer the band released their first EP titled “accretions” released early august. Combining elements of both technical chaos and fast paced transitions, IIA has created a sound that is constantly evolving. The band has kept very active plating in and out of town very frequently. Doors open at 5 p.m.

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Saxsational!

La Fondo Restaurant presents “Saxsational!” featuring Rob Verdi and the A.H.S. Band. All ticket sales go to the A.H.S. Band Boosters.

“Saxsational,” Verdiʼs latest musical project, invites the Artesia High School Band to share the stage with him.

This exciting guest artist program includes custom musical arrangements that showcase a variety of rare saxophones and puts local talent center stage. Together, Verdi and the A.H.S. Band will explore a repertoire of classic melodies including swing and jazz standards, movie and television hits and pop favorites. Hear a tiny curved sopranino, the smallest sax, up to a tall six-foot

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January 30

Swan Lake A sparkling jewel of the Russian National Ballet Theatre classic repertoire is “Swan Lake,” a tale of love and heartache performed the world over. Premiering in 1877, the last of the great 19th-century Russian ballets, it is a work of emotional intensity, inventive choreography and glorious music.

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January 30

Aaron Watson When Aaron Watson started making music, they called him the Honky Tonk Kid. At 35, they still do. Heʼs proud of it: though heʼs gone from an old van and trailer to a tour bus, from sawdust floors to big stages, he still holds dear the core reasons why he first started writing songs and singing so many years ago.

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“We have a formula that has been working for over a decade, and thatʼs making good, wholesome, fun music reflective of what I believe in,” he says. This newest record is all of that, wrapped up in a rollicking ride and brought into existence through the toughest of tragedies but also by the grace of God. “Itʼs the best that Iʼve got, no regrets,” he says. So kick your feet up, as Watson sings, and let a country boy show you a real good time. Watsonʼs Roswell show is on Friday Jan. 30, at 8:30 p.m. at Way Out West, located at 4709 W. Second.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. This show is a 21 and over show.

For more information, call 575-627-2072.

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January 31

Cherubim Cherubim, Angst and more are playing the Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland..

Hailing from El Paso, TX, forming in Mid 2011, Cherubim has gone through different styles of music and different members but have had a solid line up for a little over a year now. Since the line up has solidified, Cherubim has performed at venues such as Jakeʼs Backroom in

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Autism Art Program The Autism Art Program is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Please join us for hands on art activities and fun for all ages. Each class is limited to 20 individuals. Reserve your spot by calling Claudia Gonzalez at 575624-6744 ext. 22 or email education@roswellmuseum.org

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Building Creative Communities

CULTURE

On the Horizon

by Miranda Howe YPAC Board Member

“Virtually every community goal can be enhanced by using the arts. The arts are an underutilized resource in civic engagement,” says Doug Borwick, author of “Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States.”

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ast November, Santa Fe hosted New Mexico’s first Building Creative Communities Conference: Revitalization through Arts, Culture, Tourism and Preservation. This unusual and dynamic conference was a great cross-section of Who’s Who among the movers and shakers around the state, representing organizations and individuals trying to make a difference for good in their immediate areas. Roswell was well represented with: Dusty Huckabee, director of Main Street Roswell; Dietta Hitchcock and Leslie Andrews, representing Arts Beyond the Classroom Foundation; Susan Wink, public artist and co-director of the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, along with myself , Miranda Howe, ceramic artist and owner of Bone Springs Art Space. This 3-day event was thoughtfully put together and sponsored

by Main Street New Mexico, the New Mexico Preservation Society and the New Mexico Arts Division, and provided opportunities to make important connections, share ideas, and be inspired by all of the efforts going on around the state and in the nation that highlight the importance of “Creative Placemaking.”

Creative Placemaking is more than one person’s idea, more than one perspective and focus, more than one organization, but rather, a col-

lective desire to create partnerships between the private and public sectors, city entities, and not-for-profit groups to strategically build up an area, concentrating in the arts and culture. This concentration provides an energy and direction that allows for the flow and encouragement of creative expression and engagement on multiple levels and affecting many people.

Roswell is no stranger to the arts. We have two world-class art museums in the Roswell Museum and Art Center and the AMoCA, as well as an internationally competitive Artist-in-Residence Program.

I particularly love the days when I fill in at the AMoCA and a visitor comes in from Boston or L.A. and marvels at the extraordinary quality and quantity of work represented and comments on how AMoCA rivals any museum in New York. And it’s free! What a jewel in our town!

There are also many individuals in our community who are trying to raise the bar and increase awareness in the arts and culture by making things happen that help build Roswell up in creative ways.

Roswellites are moving and shaking and we are grateful for all the effort!

Josh Ragsdale continues to bring in quality musicians to play at Pecos Flavors Winery and the Liberty; Isaac’s Gallery on Virginia was created by Trey Nesselrodt in the lobby of his Heating and Cooling business, bringing another venue for contemporary artists; Brinkman Randall has spent years showcasing the work of artists at Tinnie Merchantile and Deli; the move and growth of Main Street Arts and the opening of the new independent coffee shop, Stellar Coffee, have added to our downtown; Sue

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Young Professionals for the Arts Collective

Rey Berrones Photo The Roswell Motor Supply restoration project is one of the many ways that the community has come together.

Wink and her efforts in working with Main Street Roswell to redesign Reischman Park into a wonderful pocket-park filled with handmade tile and rooted with aesthetic elements based on Roswell’s rich history and people are several of the wonderful ways people are putting their energy into adding to our community through arts and culture.

Three new endeavors which I’d like to touch upon are the creation of ABC, or Arts Beyond the Classroom Foundation, Bone Springs Art Space, and PRO-Roswell.

Art educator Dietta Hitchcock has spear-headed an exciting program which targets the youth of our community. Having worked with RISD’s Creative Lear ning Center for many years, as well as directing the program in 2007-08, Dietta’s passion for art education continues.

Through the Roswell Independent School District, art opportunities are equitably given to all of our elementary school children. But with all the demands placed on

teachers and students, this program alone cannot fully meet the creative needs of our youth. ABC’s board of directors wants to bridge the gap by providing additional “authentic, community-based, engaging projects of longer duration for interested students in all elementary grades.” Some of their longrange plans include: connecting students with “Remembering Roswell,” the downtown Reischman Park project; working with the Santa Fe Opera to bring a week-long experience of writing, composing, and performing; help instruct public and private classroom teachers in understanding how arts-integration can benefit their own instruction; and collaborating with local and regional artists to design and build functional, aesthetically pleasing bus stops for our community.

Hitchcock writes that the ABC Foundation is “dedicated to the health and economic wellbeing of Roswell by improving all elementary children’s community experiences

through the Arts.”

The second endeavor that I will highlight is the Bone Springs Art Space. It is my personal endeavor to add to our community in creative ways. After completing a year in the Roswell Artist-inResidence program, I decided to stay in Roswell rather than return to my studio near Capitan. What began as a search for a private ceramic studio space, blossomed into the desire to do something that was bigger than myselfsomething that included more artists, more ideas, and touched more of the community. With help from friends, family and patrons, and a healthy dose of Divine Intervention, I was able to purchase an amazing red brick warehouse between Mayes Lumber Company and the railroad tracks. This site holds so much potential for growth and creative exploration and my aim is to continue my own art practice, while providing innovative SEE

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor alking through Olive Ayhens show, "Transformation of Place" is similar to going on a jour ney. A jour ney where each painting is a window into Ayhens' trip through her life experiences.

Her paintings that depict her experiences in Spain, New York, the American South, and now, Roswell. It is almost like Ayhens is informing the viewers of her work on the path that she has taken.

Although the paintings are rooted in a sense of place, the scenes juxtapose different elements in impossible ways that plays with relationships of landscape elements.

A life journey told through art

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"Take It from the Top." oil on canvas, 30"x52"inches, 2013

Olive Ayhens invites the public to experience her life as told through her exhibition at the Roswell Museum and Art Center These impossible viewpoints grew out of Ayhens' training in abstract painting.

Ayhens said, "My teachers were abstract artists, and I always wanted to work exclusively abstractly. I know the aesthetic backwards and forward. Color is my passionate love. My first language is color, not words.

"I interpret through my work my passionate relationship with these places. The thing about the Roswell Artist-inResidence program is that you do have a year of time to explore, and for me it wasn't nearly enough time.

"I will do anything to do my work, and it have given me the freedom. I didn't want to

be and artist, because then I would have to figure out how to do my art without any interuptions. That is hard because artists aren't accepted in society. My dad told me, 'well, you have to get a job.'

"I have been painting for a long time. At 18 I made the commitment to be an artist.

The transition between elements in my pieces is difficult to do, but it became easier with experience. I think adding new skills that make painting easier as time goes on keeps you young. The transitions that now look easy comes from being an experienced painter. You get younger as you get older.

"I have a passion for paint-

ing. My works seem to have themes that I'm very passionate about. Then I have transitional pieces that take me into my next theme, and I don't even know when it is happening.

"My opinions get in there.

People walk up, and see a happy, joyous painting, and then I say, 'by the way, this shows the nuclear waste that they were unable to clean up.'"

Her jour ney has recently brought her to the Roswell Artist-in-Residence program, which she jumped into without hesitation.

She said, "I have this one friend back in California that was actually born in Roswell.

That was the first time that I had heard about it, but I didn't know where it was. I had heard about it years ago.

"I just want to work all the time, and the year before I came, I got a grant, and I don't want to teach anymore. I used to love it, but I don't anymore.

So I had this grant, and I just painted all year. And this residency came up, and that appealed to me.

"I didn't know where I was going, because on the calendars you see Santa Fe and all the gorgeous parts of New Mexico, but you never hear about Roswell, and I thought that would be interesting.

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"I secured a show in New York before I left, but my work is so much about place, I had to go exploring. I didn't know what Roswell would be like. I just explored without any expectation of where it was going to take me.

When she first arrived in Roswell, she didn't know anyone and according to her, "You go down the main drag and it looks like anywhere in the United States."

She loves walking, and took to exploring the area on foot, which led her to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

She said, "I explore on my own, and this area is farmland. I was totally naive, and I didn't know anything about it, so I'm just exploring. There are all the critters and Bitter Lake is just ten minutes away.

"It has been a total adventure, and I am excited for

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classes, workshops and exhibitions to the public. I will instruct many of the children’s and adult classes, but will also tap into the wealth of resources of past and current artists affiliated with the Residency program, bring in visiting instructors, as well as partnering with many of our wonderful regional artists and educators. With an emphasis on excellence, process, and innovation, an exciting variety of classes will be offered, like ‘Heat it Up’-an introduction to working with glass through handmade bead making, copper enameling, and glass fusing, and ‘Armchair Safari’-a creative approach to looking at animals as subject matter.

Be on the lookout for class offerings beginning this summer!

The third effort that I want to give special attention to is the saving of the old Roswell Motor Supply and Sinclair Gas Station, on the corner of Second Street and Virginia,

what Roswell has shown me."

Her current work shows the sinkholes in the New Mexican terrain, and upcoming paintings will feature depictions of Carlsbad Caverns. Although her current show has some scenes of Bitter Lake, those that want to see her interpretations of Carlsbad Caverns will have to wait until her next show.

She explained, "I love to be ahead of myself in my shows.

People ask me how I do that, and well, you just have to do a lot of work so that you have enough to show without having to use your very latest."

Ayhens show is on display at the Roswell Museum and Art Center from Jan. 16 March 8, with an artist talk scheduled on January 16 at 5:30 p.m. For more information on the show, visit roswellmuseum.org.

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Ayhens in her Roswell studio from being demolished last summer.

How many of us have driven by these vacant structures and imagined what they could be if they were ours?

Well, now they are. $50,000 of community funds were raised to halt the pending demolition. This gave us the time and opportunity to negotiate with the owners to purchase the buildings as a collective.

After several months of appraisals, negotiations and red tape, the group closed on the building complex two months ago for the commercially appraised value of $200,000.

Though severely dilapidated and in need of major renovation, Roswell Motor Supply is one of our few remaining ‘cool’ old buildings that tie us to our history, hold stories and memories from our community, and that has the potential to be turned into a wonderful landmark for our future.

PRO-Roswell is the group that grew out of the process of saving the structures. This newly formed group is devel-

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oping a vision for this site.

The group is functioning under the umbrella of Roswell Interarts Organization until their not-for-profit status is complete. PRO-Roswell was a name put forward by one of our favorite art enthusiasts, Nancy Fleming, to stand for “Past Represents Opportunity.” But PRO is also about Perseverance, Participation, Positive, Refreshing, Relevant, Revitalize, Optimistic, Original, and Open-minded.

These qualities speak volumes and help guide the group as it seeks to utilize our iconic, interesting, historic buildings as a foundation for new growth and development.

PRO-Roswell members are making plans for the first phase of clean-up, the second phase of fundraising, and are working with an architect to create renderings of what the buildings might look like after the renovations are complete. The Roswell Motor Supply project is a perfect example of how individuals, not-for-profit groups, and city leaders are coming together

to form a healthy relationship of meaningful service. The Photographic Arts Society of Roswell (a local photo club) recently had the opportunity for an organized photo shoot in the buildings, before any changes are made, and PRORoswell is working with the Roswell High School History Club to involve our teens in helping research and document the history and stories from this site.

It is recognized across the world that arts and culture play a vital role in the economic impact of a region.

They also enhance the unique qualities of a place and people, and nurture the vitality of a community. To pose the question that Doug Borwick, one of the keynote speakers of the Building Creative Communities conference asked, “How bad do you want to be essential to your community?”

With all these worthwhile projects, time and money are needed to make things happen. If you would like to donate to one of these endeavors, or find out how to be more involved, please

make contact and help grow Roswell as a creative place!

To make a tax-deductible donation to the downtown Reischman Park Project, or PRO-Roswell, please mail checks to: Roswell Interarts Organization, P.O. Box 2271, Roswell, NM 88202 with a memo on your check as to which project you are supporting.

To make a donation to Arts Beyond the Classroom, please mail checks to: ABC Foundation, 67 Riverside Drive, Roswell, NM 88201 For more information about Bone Springs Art Space, please email Miranda Howe at howe.miranda@gmail.com If you are a creative thinker and are committed to seeing good things happen in the growth of arts and culture in Roswell, the Main Street Roswell Board is looking for new visionaries. Please contact Dusty Huckabee at mainstreetroswell@hotmail.com for more information.

HISTORY

Downtown Roswell: Mid-1940s - Early-1950s

From the Archive

by Larry Knadle Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico

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o pick up where Stu Prichard left off with his many articles about downtown Roswell, this is one of a two part series about my memories of Roswell during this period of time.

My parents moved here in September, 1941, during the flood of ‘41. Main Street, like many parts of town between the Hondo and North Spring River was covered with water, and the police would not let dad cross over the North Spring to get to the F W Woolworth store, which he was to take over management on September 1.

Mom and dad f ell in love with Roswell, as I remember my mother telling me, the first Christmas they spent here, right after Pearl Harbor, was a balmy 75 degrees and they made the determination to stay.

Fast forward to 1944. By then, it was fairly certain the Allies were going to prevail in WWII. Mom and dad, having made the decision to stay here, started looking for a business to buy. Successfully, they purchased The Vogue, effective Sept. 1, 1944 at 221, N. Main St. Woolworth’s had kept dad from being drafted, plus by that time he had four children.

Downtown Roswell was the gathering place for everything back in those days. The business district stretched from basically Walnut Street on the south to Sixth Street on the north. This is mostly about the east side of the street. Next installment will be about the west side of Main, same area.

From Walnut, until the late 1940s was New Mexico Transportation Co., “the bus sta-

tion,” later to become Norton Motors, the Cadillac dealership. Then Roswell Seed, Roswell’s oldest continually operating business, Spitzer Electric, Roswell Implement Co, Bill Deane auto accessories, (later expanded to the entire SE corner of first and Main), then Ellett Motor Co, the Hudson dealership.

Crossing First Street to the north was the Green Lantern Bar, the building unfortunately just demolished, run by Luis Leyba for many, many years. The next highlight was Wilmot Hardware. The highlight for us kids was the toy department, in the basement, right in the middle of the store, especially at Christmas time with the wonder of the electric trains, shiny bicycles, roller skates, board games, and for the girls, beautiful dolls, including the collectable Madame Alexander dolls.

Just to the north was Dabbs furniture, owned and run by Charles Dabbs. Mr. Dabbs was very helpful to my parents when they bought The Vogue. Universal Appliance and Mid-West Auto supply finished out the block.

Across Second Street north was Kessel’s Department Store, then Ginsberg Music Co. At that time, both music stores in Roswell had “listening booths” for their records.

They were small spaces and we crammed quite a few of us in there to listen to the records before we bought them. Originally 78 rpm’s, then we “graduated” to 45 rpm’s. If I am not mistaken, Ginsberg’s may be the second-oldest business still operating in Roswell.

Then was Welter’s Western Wear, later bought by Tode Brenneman and renamed Tode’s. Tode had a daily radio program on KGFL and he signed off every day with the phrase, “Adios, Casus.”

Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico

Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico This photo of Third and Main streets depicts a few stores that filled Downtown Roswell.

Never did know what it meant, but he was well known for that. Tode redid the front of the store in pine and had ranch brands burned into the entire front of the place.

Then came Tucker Bros Shoe store, Hunter and Son Ready To Wear and Roswell Typewriter Co with Purdy Electric next to it. Both Roswell Typewriter and Purdy Electric were narrow, deep stores–only 12 ½ ft wide fronts, but VERY deep. Purdy Electric was a favorite with farmers and ranchers because they carried 24 volt light bulbs and appliances; 24 volt was popular because the rural areas used four sixvolt batteries ganged together with the windmill providing the energy to charge them. How many knew “wind power” is not a recent development?

Next north was the Old Mission barber and beauty shop.

It was unique in that it sat

back from the sidewalk about twenty feet before the shop fronts. There were also two BIG (at least to a kid) elm trees that provided shade in the summer to help keep the places cool Remember this was before most people even had “swamp coolers.” The Minton Building stands there currently, built for C R Anthony Co. Everybody’s Cash Store was next door, the second business my dad bought in 1948.

Kessell’s 5 & 10 cent store north of there, then the Vogue.

The corner was anchored by Central Hardware, successor to the original Roswell Hardware.

Across Third Street was Markus Shoe Store, then the Deluxe Café, The Pecos Theatre (successor to the Liberty Theatre), Dr. T E Boggs, Optometrist, Wooldridge’s Women’s clothing store (Buelah Wooldridge moved her store south to the cor ner

when Markus Shoes closed down), then the J C Penney Store, Platt Drug the next 50 ft front, then Purdy Furniture.

On the corner was the Bank Bar, so named because the building was the original site of The Citizen’s National Bank, which failed in the 1920s.

Across the street is the beautiful Chaves County Courthouse. North across Fifth was first a service station, “filling station,” as we called them and the Indian Grill. The Union Bus Depot (NM Transportation) moved to the current location of the City Bus Depot either 1948 or 1949. NE cor ner of Sixth Street and Main was Horne Food Store, where Harvest Ministries currently holds forth.

We’ll go down the other side of Main Street in the next installment.

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UFOLOGY

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The probability of extra-terrestrial life just improved!

Looking Up

or many years, scientists have speculated about how good the chances may be that life has evolved on other worlds.

There is considerable agreement that in our Milky Way galaxy with its (at least) 200 billion stars, and in a universe containing countless billions of such galaxies, the chances of life developing in places other than Earth ought to be quite good. But recent developments have made them even better, in terms of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning about the cosmos and the nature of emergent life.

Naturally one supposes the place to look for lif e is on Earth-like exoplanets, planets

orbiting stars other than our sun. But how Earth-like? It turns out that planets not altogether similar to Earth, orbiting stars not altogether similar to the sun, are some of the places where life is most likely to appear. So f ar, over 1,800 exoplanets have been astronomically detected orbiting very nearby stars, making it a statistical nearcertainty that our galaxy contains billions of other exoplanets. But what kind of exoplanets are friendliest to life?

Cosmologists have abundant reason to think that planets have a much better chance of evolving complex life if they belong to stars that are slightly smaller than our

sun. These are called K dwarf stars, and for various reasons they have active lif etimes over twice as long as the sun, whose lif e expectancy is around 10 billion years, about half of which time has already elapsed. Obviously the longer a star lives, given that it has suitable-sized planets orbiting it at a suitable distance out, the better the chances of self-replicating molecules developing and gradually evolving into complex lif e f orms. And such dwarf stars are now known to be exceedingly common.

The size of the planet is important too. An exoplanet needs to be big enough to maintain gravitational hold

on its atmosphere, yet not so large as to attract dense layers of light-blocking gases.

Studies have shown that the ideal planet size is about twice the mass of Earth, which (assuming similar planetary density) works out to a diameter about 26 percent larger than Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Such planets seem to have the plate tectonics, carbon cycling, and core heat best conducive to long-surviving biosystems.

Recent research shows planets of this sort, orbiting within a habitable zone (a distance from their star enabling liquid water to exist and not be evaporated away or frozen), are much more

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plentiful than had been thought. And when the star is compact enough to function for tens of billions of years before beginning to brighten and to push the habitable zone outward (as will happen to the Earth in 1.75 billion years), that planet is ripe for developing the organic chemistry of life, indeed for developing it long before our solar system was even born.

So the chances are excellent that our galaxy is teeming with life, much of it vastly older than humankind. Little wonder, then, that evidence of alien intelligence seems to appear from time to time in our skies.

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