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Rey Berrones Photo Fenando Urquides on the set of his short film, “One Prayer Away�

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He said, "It is a beautiful thing, and a beautiful life. We are not here to do drugs, or to rob and kill people. You end up realizing that we are here for a real purpose, and that is to help others. We are here to love, to lift each other up, and to help each other.

"This is just a short film, and it is not going to work miracles, but I pray that it touches someone's heart that is out there doing the crimes or that is on drugs.

"The goal is to let people know that there is a chance. God brought me from some hell. My wife was terrified when she first saw me. I glued two pieces of hair to my head like horns and wore white contacts, and people called me 'Wicked.' To this day, 15 years later, people still call me that and I say, 'no, I don't go by that anymore.'

"But I want those people to know that they should give God a chance. I mean, a real chance. You don't have to show up in church in a suit and tie.

Talk to him in the privacy of your own home. If you are hurting and you are not happy about what is going on in your life you need to make a change.

You will be surprised with what God

will do with your life.

"I gave him a chance, and now I don't do drugs, I haven't been in jail in years and I'm getting married. I feel like my life is beginning at age 44."

He is very grateful to God for showing him a new path, but he is thankful to two people that helped encourage him throughout the process of his rebirth.

Urquides said, I do want to thank Johnnie Hector for walking me through this, and helping me from the beginning. I also want to thank Josh Berry.They helped me out.

"Josh Berry has been in the game for a while and he is an awesome dude.

He is gifted and he encouraged me.

He told me to 'believe in yourself' and hit up the big agencies. He encouraged me, and told me, 'you better do it!'"

One Prayer Away is set to release online through the Neighborhood Church of the Nazarene Facebook page. You can also catch more of Urquides' work in many of the Roswell Scifi Filmfest short films, and he is starring in the Johnnie Hector's feature film, "For Who I Am," which is set to release this summer.

One Prayer Away After many trials and roadblocks, Fernando Urquides finishes his short film.

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor

hen we last caught up with Fernando Urquides, he was on the verge of releasing his short film, "One Prayer Away." As life tends to happen, it didn't quite make the release that he was hoping for, and had been put on hold. In the mean time, Urquides kept busy and ended up landing a small part on a national production.

Urquides said, "I had my first legit, big thing on the House of Cards season finale.We filmed in Las Vegas, NM. They film in Baltimore, and they did an episode where one of the characters is traveling.

"The role was for a hispanic male in his 20s.When I went for the audition, it was in a room full of young guys. They called me the next day for a call-back, and God blessed me with the part."

Urquides first got bitten by the acting bug a few years ago. He explained, "I got started in film as an extra in a film that was shot here. It

was starring Dee Wallace. They called me, and I got a little part. It lit a little fire in me when I saw the way they do it."

He got a charge out of acting. He said, "One of my favorite things is when it is all on you, and there are 50 people waiting for you to do your job, and you can bring the whole ship down. I love that rush. It pulls something out of you to try and make everybody happy. Not just to do your lines, but to do the expressions and the emotion.

"Acting as an art form has woken me up. In just a couple of years I've already landed that little part on House of Cards, but I've also been directing and writing. I've found that God makes you something awesome."

Filmmaking is part of Urquides' new path, and he would love to bring others that were on his destructive path with him on his new adventures. Those people are who the short film is

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Spring Art Show

A spring art show is coming back to Roswell this year.

Jane Nevarez, coordinator of the Christmas Fantasy Art Show, put together the Art Faire, which will be hosted March 7 and 8 at the convention center.

“There’s not any art shows in the spring,” she said. “We wanted to have a spring show.”

Art Faire will be set up like the Christmas Fantasy Art Show. The vendors will donate one item, valued at $25 or more, for a silent auction which will close at 3 p.m. on March 8. All the money raised from the silent auction will go to Wings for L.I.F.E. Wings for L.I.F.E. was the non-profit organization chosen, Nevarez said, because Shelly Currier, executive director of Wings for L.I.F.E., wished to be the non-profit to benefit from the Christmas Fantasy Art Show silent auction.

The timing for both Wings for L.I.F.E. and Christmas Fantasy Art Show did not work out though and Currier told Nevarez Wings for L.I.F.E. was interested in the spring show.

Currier said she likes the fact there are two art shows a year that are put on.

“I think it’s really neat they’re having it twice a year,” she said.

Nevarez said the a community might not recognize all the vendors at the show and for a good reason.

“We have a lot of new artists coming in who have not been to Roswell,” she said.

Nevarez said she tries to get artists who have never done a show in Roswell before so the shows aren’t

Robin Scott the same each time they are done.

Some of the vendors, she said, are from El Paso, Albuquerque, Belin, Ruidoso, Las Cruces and Portales in addition to local Roswell artists.

The art show has been two years in the making as Nevarez said it has taken her two years to get a reservation in the convention center.

Some of the art that will be featured includes art created using metal and horseshoe rope, pine needles, inlayed wood and dried chiles.

There will also be mini donuts for sale and Wild West, a company that uses a chuck wagon to make homemade soda, Nevarez said.

The money from the auction will help fund Wings for L.I.F.E.’s 17 programs, Currier said.

“Everything we do, we do for free to the public,” she said. “That means we incur all the costs.”

Currier said all of their programs are started out of a need, which means no new programs will be created from the silent auction money. Even though the money will not be used to start a new program, it will be used to help fund a program that was recently started.

“Our parenting program is currently unfunded,” she said. “I guarantee where ever the money comes it will go to at least one of our programs.”

Art Faire will be at the convention center 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 7 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8. Admission is $1 and children under 12 years of age are free.

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Local favorite kicks off spring with a series of shows.

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lthough the weather is still cold, Robin Scott has opened the spring season with a series of shows. His first show was an acoustic set at Stellar Coffee, and he is set to play The Liberty on March 7, the Adobe Rose on March 13 and April 3, Grace O'Malley's on May 8 and 9, and Pecos Flavors Winery on March 20.

Robin Scott is a staple of entertainment in Southeastern New Mexico. Regardless of if it is as a solo performer, or with his full band, the Robin Scott Tr io, Scott has entertained countless people on nearly every stage in our corner of the state, including the many festival stages.

He is also a teacher, who has taught music to countless children in the area as part of the creative learning center.

Because of this, Scott has put together a special show for March 20, when he plays

Courtesy Photo Pecos Flavors Winery.

Scott said, "The show at Pecos Flavors on March 20 is a benefit Show for Mr. Peek.

He is a Roswell High School Teacher who was hit by a hit and run in December."

On Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, Dave Peek was ser iously injured in a pedestrian auto accident. He was subsequently life flighted to University Medical Center in Lubbock Texas where he has undergone extensive medical procedures and has began what will be a long road to recovery. Mr. Peek is the auto mechanic teacher at Roswell High School and is dearly loved by all his students. He has started working hard to get through this but the family is still incurring serious expenses associated with traveling back and forth from Lubbock for his treatment.

Scott continued, "Mr. Peek

is a beloved teacher that is loved by all. His generous spir it has helped so many here in Roswell. Jennifer Furman, a f ellow art teacher friend of mine, is also putting together a silent auction of donated art from area artists the night of the show. It is going to be a night of giving back to someone who has helped so many here in Roswell."

Admission for the March 20 show is $5 at the door with proceeds going to the Mr. Peek. 10% of all Pecos Flavors sales will go towards helping the Peek f amily cover medical costs. For more inf ormation on the Pecos Flavors show, call 6276265.

If you can't make the show and still wish to help the Mr Peek, visit gofundme.com/iu413w.

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The Buddy Holly Story

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 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

Wednesday March 18

Spencer Theater

The Buddy Holly Story is at the Spencer Theater at 7 p.m. On February 3rd, 1959, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash at age 22. “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story,” a full stage dramatic musical, tells the story of the three years in which the young Lubbock man in horn-rimmed glasses became the world’s top recording artist, with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be The Day,” “Maybe Baby,” Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba,” and “Chantilly Lace.” Now in its 25th year of international tour by Columbia Artists Theatricals, the two-act musical drama spans Holly’s brief but spectacular career from his eager start as a Country & Western singer with The Crickets; his first love and pursuit of a solo career, to his famous Winter Dance Party 1959 Tour and final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Buddy Holly’s brief life and love have become the stuff of legend. “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story” is a theatrical celebration of that legend and catches his unique mixture of innocence, determination, humor and charm and wraps it up into a package that is truly exhilarating! The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a fried 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 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

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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.

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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 6229280.

Every Week, Fri, Sat David and Tina at El Toro Bravo David and Tina plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 6229280.

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.

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 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.

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with the girls. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students.

Performance dates are Feb. 27, 28, March 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinee performances on March 1 and 8.

For more information, visit cctinfo.org.

Ruidoso Every Week, Thu 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.

Calendar 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 Ayhens’ work, visit oliveayhens.com.

Carlsbad February 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 The Odd Couple Unger and Madison are at it

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Start with a handmade bowl, add gourmet soup, stir in a silent auction and you have a recipe for a fantastic day. On Saturday, March 7, 2015, the Roswell Interarts Organization invites you to Soup ‘n Bowl 2012 at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 East College Boulevard, Roswell, New Mexico. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.; soup served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; silent auction ends at 3 p.m. More than 1,000 handmade ceramic bowls are currently being produced by local artists, including members of the Pecos Valley Potters Guild and students at the Roswell Museum Ceramic Program.

For only $25, ticketholders will choose a handmade bowl (to keep), then partake of gourmet soup, bread and tea while seated in one of the Anderson Museum’s spacious galleries.

Bowls will be on display at the museum beginning a week before the event. For more information, visit soupnbowl.com.

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Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver will be performing at The Liberty located at 312 N Virginia Ave in Roswell. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20. This is a 21 and over show. For tickets and more information on the show, visit thelibertyinc.com. For more information on Shaver and his music, visit billyjoeshaver.com.

Roswell March 6 Drew Kennedy Drew Kennedy plays Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is $15. For more information or to make reservations, call 627-6265.

Roswell March 6 ThunderKATZ ThunderKATZ will be performing from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri. Admission 7 >>

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Roswell March 7 Author Visit- Operation Varsity Saturday, March 7 at 2 p.m. at the Roswell Public Library, presenters Ozzie Gorbitz and Dan Judy will talk about the units involved and the historical significance of the successful joint American-British operation that took place toward the end of World War II involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft. For more information call 575-6227101.

Roswell March 7 Secret Circus Secret Circus will be performing at The Liberty located at 312 N Virginia Ave in Roswell.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. This is a 21 and over show. For tickets and more information on the show, visit thelibertyinc.com. For more information on Secret Circus, visit secretcircus.se.

Roswell March 7 Highland Jazz and Blues

Enjoy an evening of Highland Jazz and Blues with Ted Schooley (keyboards), Chris Jones (drums), Matt Fowler (bass) and Peter Atkinson (guitar) at Stellar Coffee located at 315 N. Main Street from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Artesia March 7 Charlotte’s Web The Artesia Arts Council presents the Ocotillo Storytellers production of Charlotte’s Web at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main Street. Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling and utterly prectical theatrical presentation. The costumes and unit set may be quite simple - it’s the story and relationships that make the show. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.� Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the “miracle� of her web in which she

writes, “Some pig.� It’s the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. Performances are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids.

For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.

Alto March 7 The Australian Bee Gees Show The Australian Bee Gees Show, A Multi Media Tribute Concert is playing at the Spencer Theater at 7 p.m. Truly phenomenal were The Bee Gees, that band of brothers who captivated audiences for decades with a unique vocal sound, tremendous songwriting and cutting-edge style.

Their unprecedented run on the global concert stage (19582001) thrived longer than any group in pop history, attesting to their extraordinary talent and tenacious adaptability. Because of their distinct and blended harmonies, the brothers – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb – fashioned an impossible challenge to those who would pay them homage... but the Australian Bee Gees Show is a close match. The Australian Bee Gees Show is a nostalgic trip through the brothers’ legacy with matching vocals, swirling lights, and im-

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The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a Meat & Vegetarian Lasagna buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $39, $69 and $75. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Roswell March 7 Country Charm Country Charm will be performing from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri. Admission is $5 per person and open to all adults 18 and older.

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illy Joe Shaver’s finest songs prowl (“Hard To Be an Outlaw”) and punch (“Music City USA”) with welterweight fury. Evidence: The legendary outlaw’s seamless Long in the Tooth. Shaver’s first studio album in six years showcases a singular songwriter in absolutely peak form as he unearths his trademark truths around every corner (“Last Call for Alcohol,” “The Git Go”). “This is the best album I’ve ever done,” he says. “It’s just dangerously good. I expect it to change things and turn things around the way Honky Tonk Heroes did.”

Long in the Tooth, released on August 5, 2014 on Lightning Rod Records through Thirty Tigers, charts his journey as an unrepentant outlaw.

Accordingly, Shaver delivers the classic country fans expect but also brings all new sonic tricks this time around.

“Each song is different with different beats and different kinds of music,” he says. “I even have one rap song. The titles are all so catchy like ‘It’s Hard to Be an Outlaw’ and ‘The Git Go.’ Those are pretty hard to beat. Songwriting is gut wrenching, but if you dig down and write real honest you’ll find something real great. I believe everybody should write. It’s the cheapest psychiatrist there is and, God knows, I still need one.”

Long in the Tooth spotlights all the highs, lows and inbetweens from Shaver’s storied career, an evolving narrative never short on color. “The record’s about me,” says Shaver, who turns 75 years old in August. “I’ve written a lot of great songs and I’m still writing great songs, but I felt neglected. I have been, actually.

The reluctance to play old people’s music is as bad as it was to play young people’s music. I think it should level out where everyone can hear good art, but it seems like radio doesn’t play older people’s music. Man, it’s like throwing out the Mona Lisa. I don’t understand, but I’m just so proud of Long in the Tooth.

This record is a gigantic step.”

Of course, Honky Tonk Heroes was the record that skyrocketed Shaver into public consciousness four decades ago. Waylon Jennings’ landmark album delivered Shaver-written classics practically every measure: “Old Five and Dimers Like Me,” “Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me,” “Ride Me Down Easy,” the title track and the Top 10 hit “You Asked Me To.” In fact, 10 of the album’s 11 songs were written or cowritten by Shaver. It established him as a singular songwriter, a man whose earthy poetry resonates across the board. He’s doubled down ever since.

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Billy Joe Shaver The legendary songwriter is set to play The Liberty on March 5.

No one sings Shaver’s songs like the man himself, but plenty have tried: Everyone from Johnny Cash (“I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal”) and Tom T. Hall (“Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me”) to the Allman Brothers (“Sweet Mama”) and

Asleep at the Wheel (“Way Down Texas Way”) has cut his tunes. “That’s kind of like my trophies,” Shaver admits.

“Instead of getting CMA Awards, that means a whole lot more to me. When you write songs, and you write good songs, people will always remember you. Words will always outlive us. And if your name is attached to those words, you’re gonna live forever.”

Shaver will be performing at The Liberty located at 312 N Virginia Ave in Roswell.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. This is a 21 and over show. For tickets and more information on the show, visit thelibertyinc.com. For more information on Shaver and his music, visit billyjoeshaver.com.

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Blending poetry with music Hotel Books brings their unique mixture of poetry and grunge music to the Unity Center in Roswell on March 17

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otel Books is an unconventional band that is set to play The Unity Center. Putting a label on Hotel Books is difficult, because it is spokenword poetry based.

Similar to bands like Soul Coughing or the Flobots, vocalist Cam Smith puts a hypnotic layer of lyr ical acrobatics over a pop-punk

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most recognizable mainstream use of the spoken word over rock music may be Rise Against's song, The Approaching Curve.

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above, Smith takes the listener on a very personal journey. It seems that he is using the music to frame his story and shar ing his hopes, dreams and pain with the listener.

Smith, has presented this spoken-word project on tour in diff erent ways, ranging from a full band effort, to a solo perf ormance. Always center ing around Smith's vocal stylings.

Bobby Garcia, from the Unity Center said, "They are like spoken word poetr y over hard rock. It is an interesting combination of the two.

"Hotel Books is an up-andcoming band, and lots of the kids at the Unity Center have messaged me, wanting me to book this band because they will be coming through the area on their way to South By So What."

The Unity Center is known for bringing in many bands just before they break into a more mainstream presence.

Garcia credits the Unity Center's willingness to listen to the people that come to the center.

He continued, "Last year we

booked a band that we booked for $100 now has a $10,000 guarantee. We are getting the best up and coming bands. These are bands that are about to blow up, and people get a little crazy now because the bands we get within a f ew years are playing the War ped Tour.

Nine bands that played for us last year are playing Warped Tour this year. We are getting the top acts."

T he band's latest ef f or t, "I'm Almost Happy Here, But I Never Feel at Home" was released July 1, 2014 via InVogue Records. The album received positive reviews, as well as ear ning the band their first Billboard chartings, number 9 on Alternative New Artists and number 20 on Heatseekers, for the album's debut week.

Hotel Books plays a Unity Center show along with Hearts Like Lions, Wagoner and Angst. Tickets are $8.

Doors open at 5 p.m. T he Unity Center is located at 108 E. Bland. For more information, visit f acebook.com/theunitycenter.

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Roswell March 7 - 8 Arts and Crafts Show Join us in celebrating ArtFaire 2015 at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center on Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 8 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $1 admission, children under 12 are free. All handmade arts and crafts.

There will be a silent auction with proceeds to benefit Wings of L.I.F.E. Chef Toddzilla’s Mobile Cuisine will be featuring a Sweet & Savory Grilled Cheese Bar inside the meeting rooms.

Hobbs March 8 Southwest Symphony Orchestra The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is playing at the First United Methodist Church from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Spend an afternoon enjoying a concert of “Magnificent Mozart” featuring Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, K, 384 , Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, and Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in Eflat Major, K. 364 ,performed by guest artists Simon and Agnes Maurer, under the baton of our Artistic Director, Dr. Mark R. Jelinek. Simon Maurer

grew up in Switzerland where he studied music at the Conservatory in Biel and is an accomplished musician performing chamber music and solo concerts throughout the eastern United States, Europe and China. He is currently Concertmaster of the Anthracite Philharmonic and Assistant Concertmaster of the Pennsylvania Sinfonia. Agnes Maurer, violist, is a native of France, where at the age of sixteen, she joined the Ensemble Instrumental Andrée Colson, a professional chamber orchestra. She is principal violist with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra and with the Shippensburg Festival Orchestra. Both are founding members of Gabriel Chamber Ensemble and have performed with the ensemble for over 20 years. Adult tickets $20 18 and under free and College Students with ID are free at door. Tickets can be purchased prior at Music World and Center for the Arts in Hobbs. Tickets also available at the door or online at www.swsymphony.org.

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Ray Wylie Hubbard started his journey as a folk singer in his native Oklahoma before falling in with the wild and wooly cosmic/outlaw Texas country scene of the 70s. He spent the summers in Red River, New Mexico playing folk music. During his time in New Mexico, Hubbard wrote "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother," made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker's 1973 recording. Today, Hubbard is an elder statesman of the Texas music scene. From New Braunfels, Texas, Hubbard hosts a Tuesday night radio show called "Roots & Branches."

Ray Wylie Hubbard will be performing at The Liberty located at 312 N Virginia Ave in Roswell. Doors open at 7 p.m. This is a 21 and over show. For tickets and more information on the show, visit thelibertyinc.com.

stage at 7:30 p.m. David and Phyllis Boneau present the Crystal Trio, a unique group that performs various music using special glass instruments: Glass Harp, Verrophone and Glass Pan Flute.

There are three professional musicians in the band: Igor Sklyarov, Sergey Brodsky and Vladimir Popras. Tickets are

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by Jerry Jeff Walker’s 1973 recording. Today, Hubbard is an elder statesman of the Texas music scene. From New Braunfels, Texas, Hubbard hosts a Tuesday night radio show called “Roots & Branches.” Ray Wylie Hubbard will be performing at The Liberty located at 312 N Virginia Ave in Roswell. Doors open at 7 p.m. This is a 21 and over show. For tickets and more information on the show, visit thelibertyinc.com.

Roswell March 14 Experiment with Paint Second Saturday Artists-inResidence and painters, Olive Ayhens and Eric Sall, will lead students in a lively painting class. A focus will be on color, texture, and transparency as alternative techniques and ways to apply paint to a surface will be explored. If you thought brushes were the only thing to paint with, come try out some new creative approaches. This Second Saturday event is from 10 a.m. noon at the Roswell Museum and Art Center and is free for students from third grade (8 11 >>

Featured Artist at The Gallery is Terry Hecht.

Her stunning watercolors will be shown throughout March, 2015.

Please Join us for Terry’s Artist Reception on Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Also, come in to checkout are upcoming schedule of classes & workshops The Gallery, at Main Street Arts .Monday — Saturday 10:30 AM — 5:00 PM 223 North Main St. Roswell, NM 88201 575.625.5263 www.rfal.org 10 | VISION MAGAZINE / THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

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Alamogordo March 14 Sons of Pioneers The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, located at 1110 New York Avenue Presents: Sons of the Pioneers at 7 p.m.

For over 75 years, the Sons of the Pioneers have been proud to perform the music of the American West. So many different artists have recorded their signature songs so many times people lose track of the fact these songs ‘belong’ to the Pioneers. Their songs such as, Tumbling Tumbleweed, Cool Water, and Ghost Riders in the Sky, are entwined forever into the very fabric of the West. Come on out for a great Country and Western Family Show. Tickets are $14, $25, $36, $8 children’s seats and 20% Senior and Military Family Discount!

For more information, visit flickingercenter.com

Roswell March 14 Basic Enameling on Copper The Gallery at Main St. Arts is offering a Basic Enameling on Copper workshop with Sue Johnson from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Come by and sign up for these classes. Limited space per class. The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St. For more information, call 575625-5263.

Roswell March 14 Poetry Slam The Young Professionals for the Arts Collective is hosting a Poetry Slam at Stellar Coffee.

The kid’s performance begins at 3 p.m., the teen’s performance begins at 4 p.m., and the adult’s performance begins at 5 p.m. For more information email jessica.pharham@gmail.com.

Ruidoso March 14 Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam’s original style and one-of-a-kind creativity delivers a unique blend of music, setting him apart from typical artists. Vanity Fair once stated that, “Yoakam strides the divide between rock’s lust and country’s lament.” In doing so, Yoakam has gathered a large amount of loyal fans, as he

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The musician, actor and entrepreneur has sold over 25 million albums throughout his career. 12 of which went gold and nine that are a blend of platinum and multi-platinum.

Don’t miss the two-time Grammy Award winner, Dwight Yoakam, as he performs his greatest hits including Honkey Tonk Man, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Fast as You, at Inn of the Mountain Gods on Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m.

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Roswell March 14 Star Party Join the Star Party during the sunset at the empty lot west of the civic center. Let’s 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.

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Explora Science Center, based in Albuquerque, NM will be in Roswell, at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. This event is open to the autism community and their families.

We hope you can join the Roswell Autism Support Group-NMAS, for this autism friendly science night! For more information, contact Krista Smith at 575-840-4626 or e-mail kristasmith@nmautismsociety.org.

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On February 3rd, 1959, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash at age 22.

“Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story,” a full stage dramatic musical, tells the story of the three years in which the young Lubbock man in horn-rimmed glasses became the world’s top recording artist, with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be The Day,” “Maybe Baby,” Ritchie Valens’ La Bamba,” and “Chantilly Lace.” Now in its 25th year of international tour by Columbia Artists Theatricals, the two-act musical drama spans Holly’s brief but spectacular career from his eager start as a Country & Western singer with The Crickets; his first love and pursuit of a solo career, to his fa-

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“Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story” is a theatrical celebration of that legend and catches his unique mixture of innocence, determination, humor and charm and wraps it up into a package that is truly exhilarating! The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a fried 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 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Roswell March 18 Winter Movie Night Enjoy the coming of spring with Ferngully: The Last Rainforest on March 18, at 7 p.m. inside the Goddard Planetarium, in which the magical inhabitants of a rain-forest as they fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. For more information call 575624-6744.

Roswell March 20 Roswell Artist-in-Resident opening by Eric Sall In March, on Friday the 20, we welcome another Roswell Artist-in-Resident opening by Eric Sall. Through a process

of call and response, adding and subtracting, building, destroying and rebuilding again, Eric Sall creates abstract paintings that are at once mysterious yet strangely familiar. There will be an artist talk on his work at 5:30 p.m. with a reception afterward. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

Roswell March 20 Denim and Diamonds You are most cordially invited to Denim & Diamonds a dinner and dance to benefit the Historical Foundation for Southeast New Mexico. Event will be held Friday, March, 20 at 6 p.m. at the Roswell Civic Center. Tickets are $75 each, For tickets or information, call 575-622-1176. Seating is limited Reservations required and Western dress.

Roswell March 20 Robin Scott Join Robin Scott at Pecos Flovors from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. for a Benefit Show for David Peek aka Dr. D, or Mr. Peek. Robin Scott will be playing his signature tasty jams. Admission is $5 at the door with proceeds going to the amazing Mr. Peek! 10% of all Pecos Flavor sales will go towards helping the Peek family cover medical costs. For more information, call 627-6265.

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The Lion in Winter The Roswell Community Little Theatre presents sibling rivalry, adultery and dungeons – Lion in Winter, by James Goldman. The story of the Plantagenet family who are locked in a free for all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen, and wealthiest woman in the world, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been kept in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. Let out only for holidays, the play centers around the inner conflicts of the royal family as they fight over both a kingdom, as well as King Henry’s paramour during the Christmas of 1183. As Eleanor says, “every family has its ups and downs,” and this royal family is no exception. Friday and Saturday performances curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances curtain opens at 2 p.m. For more information, visit roswelllittletheatre.com.

Roswell March 21 The Color Dash The Color Dash is coming to Roswell on March 21 to benefit the Down Syndrome Foundation. Register while spots are available. For more information, call 575-622-1099.

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Roswell March 21 Made in New Mexico Since Thomas Edison’s film crew stopped at Isleta Pueblo in 1897 and filmed a one minute loop segment of some children entering and exiting the Isleta Day School, movie making in New Mexico has been a constant. One can now look at the states vivid film history which includes nearly 600 feature films, television episodes, and made for cable/TV movies and only begin to imagine the history of the movies made in New Mexico. With that in mind, Jeff Berg, a New Mexico film historian has put together a series of film clips made up of some of these movies and television shows which will screen Saturday, March 21 at the Roswell Museum & Art Center. In this show, snippets will be shown starting with a fun 1942 piece starring Lucille Ball and continuing on until present day and will include two clips from films made near Roswell, with stops in Santa Fe (a film starring Henry Fonda) and White Sands, and clips from other movies that star Errol Flynn, Kenny Rogers, Gene Autry, and even

Charlie Sheen. Jeff Berg is a Santa Fe based film historian and freelance write, who has been touring the state with these shows since 2011. The presentation will last approximately 90 minutes. Showtime is 2 p.m. and admission is free. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

Ruidoso March 21 - 22 Mountain Living Home and Garden Show The Mountain Living Home & Garden Show is on March 21 and 22 at the Ruidoso Convention Center. You are invited! If you own a home or dream of owning one...this is your opportunity to meet and talk with the best home and outdoor living experts from four states. Simplify your shopping all under one roof and all in one weekend. Home experts will present the latest products, services, and innovative ideas for your home and outdoor living! Enjoy shopping with a wide variety of vendors displaying furniture, cabinetry, countertops, antiques, flooring, art, windows and doors. Special displays will showcase sunrooms, solar and log home info, fire safety advice, and outdoor living displays. Talk with Smokey Bear and experts in all areas of building, remodeling, and design. View cookware and knife demos, win prizes, enjoy mini-seminars, music, great food, prizes, and fun for the entire family! Admission: $5 adults, kids under 12 Free. Show times are Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 22, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, call 575-808-0655.

If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews.com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor The Sons of the Pioneers are playing Pueblo Auditorium at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 per ticket and are available at the Southeast New Mexico Historical Museum Office at 200 N. Lea Ave. Office hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, proceeds will benefit the Historical Society of South East New Mexico.

There will also be a special historical presentation before the show that begins at 12:30 p.m.

According to administrative director of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, Tina Williams, "The talk will be about the Roy Rogers connection. Roy Rogers was one of the original founding members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Before the Sons of the Pioneers, he was a performer that traveled around and his group came to Roswell more than one time. They performed on live radio shows

A band with a historical Roswell connection is helping raise funds for the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico and things of that nature. One of the times, when he was here, he was doing the live show, and he put the word out over the air that he was hungry. A local girl, Arline Wilkins and her mother brought two pies to the radio station. After they met, they started writing to each other, and about three years later they were married."

A full account of Roy Rogers' courtship of Arline Wilkins can be found in the Jan. 5, 2012 edition of Vision Magazine in a history article written by Elvis E. Fleming.

Williams continued, "We have had people come in to buy tickets and they would tell stories because they remember Roy Rogers. When he was here, to make extra money, he would work in the cotton fields in the area."

Event organizer, Tom Blake said, "The Sons of the Pioneers were originally found-

ed by Roy Rogers in the 1930s. They have continued to evolve by replacing retiring individuals with musicians that step into the role that they have left. These are people that sound like them, play the instruments and completely fill the role. This has been going on since the second year of the group.

"Because they have been able to do this, the writers within the core of the group have written hundreds of very popular songs.

"As they evolved, they turned out to be the longest continuously performing wester n group in history.

They never stopped performing since they were founded."

He continued, "It was my association with Tommy Nallie, a member of Sons of the Pioneers, who is from Roswell and has family here. He visits Roswell frequently. Over about three years now we

have been looking for an opportunity to bring him here. Finally I got a call from his agent saying that they would be playing in Alamogordo, and they wanted to try and schedule a concert here.

"There was not the opportunity for the city to do it, so I made a commitment with him to make sure that we had a concert.

"I ran into Tina, and asked if there was any association between Roy Rogers and Roswell. Then she told me the whole thing. Then we put together the idea of making this a fundraising opportunity.

"It was a perfect fit.

"We have a historical theater, and we have a historical show. We are going to do the whole thing up, have a history lesson, and have questions and answers within that lesson, and then have a great

show. It will be a wonderful event at the Pueblo."

It is fundraising activities like this that allow the Historical Museum to continue functioning.

Williams said, "We don't get federal money, we don't get state money, and we aren't owned by the city. It is memberships and donations. That is how we survive."

Blake added that right now, people can donate to the Historical Society and they will match that donation with tickets for people that can't otherwise afford the ticket.

He explained, "Now is the time to off er your tax deductable donation to the Historical Society, and we will be happy offer equal value for the remaining tickets, to give them to those that would not ordinarily be able to come to the show. A lot of the people in the assisted living SEE SONS ON PAGE 14

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Creative Placemaking: Remembering Roswell On the Horizon

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By Laurie Rufe YPAC Member

ince its inception, YPAC has enriched Roswell’s art scene by advocating for and volunteering time to our unique cultural infrastructure: two world-class art museums; the Creative Learning Center’s award-winning programs; top notch performing arts off erings; and the unparalleled Roswell Artistin-Residence Program. Joining with others intent on stimulating Roswell aesthetically and economically, YPAC encourages and participates in a form of entrepreneurship known as “creative placemaking.” Placemaking unites creative enterprise, social engagement, and economic development for the purpose of converting decaying assets into inviting public spaces.

New and notable among these creative places is “Remembering Roswell,” an art space being constructed in historic L.J. Reischman Memorial Park along Main Street. This pocket park will serve as a gathering place and performance venue. Here

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f acilities could use some help with tickets, so donations to the Historical Society for Southeastern New Mexico are not only tax deductable, but they also offer a chance for a person that could not afford tickets to come to the show. We are offering tickets as a gift for that donation.

"The most important thing is to get donations into the Historical Society, and right now we are offering something in exchange for that

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one can reflect on the beauty of an expansive mural and site features embellished with thousands of tiles made by community members. Complimented by decorative steel railings, these tiles reflect the character and heritage of Roswell. When complete, the installation will tell an intimate story of Roswell based on historic photographs, personal recollections, and memorabilia that form chapters in the community’s aggregate past.

The tiles for Reischman Park have been created by countless community members under the guidance of artist Sue Wink in collaboration with the Roswell Interarts Organization (RIO). Wink’s work is prolific throughout Roswell. A signature aspect of her public works is that they are community-based: of, by, and for the community. Perhaps her best known artwork, created with the help of RIO, is the Roswell Public Library’s “Tree of Knowledge”—its trunk and base encrusted with bright tiles formed from words, phrases, and book titles. Other works by Wink

include “Tapestry” in the Roswell Museum and Art Center courtyard; “Oasis” at Civic Center Plaza; the “Creative Learning Center Mosaic Mural” created in collaboration with Nancy Fleming; “Community Quilt” at the RISD administration building, a memorial to educator Sandy Pickens; and “El Jardín Alegría” at the J.O.Y. Center.

Many individuals and organizations have collaborated to make “Remembering Roswell” happen. Dusty Huckabee, Director of MainStreet Roswell, initiated the idea for the Reischman Park renovation in concert with the MainStreet Board and Brinkman Randle, President of RIO. Instrumental in implementing numerous public tile making workshops have been artists Nancy Fleming, Cate Erbaugh, Melinda Gonzalez, Miranda Howe, and Aria Finch. Designer Terry Rhodes collaborated with Sue Wink, Ferrall Clem (Custom Wrought Iron and Welding), and Louis Najar and Jim Sexe from the City of Roswell Engineering Department on the infrastructure design. These

structural elements are already in place and were made possible by a $100,000 grant from MainStreet New Mexico written by former City Councilwoman Judy Stubbs with input from past City Planner Michael Vickers, Dusty Huckabee, and Sue Wink.

Phase II of the project, the custom tile installation, is reliant on raising $94,000. To generate the necessary funds, YPAC’s members, along with many other dedicated volunteers, will be assisting with the 2015 Soup ‘N Bowl Benefit—March 6 and 7. Sponsored

by RIO and organized by Nancy Fleming, Aria Finch, and other talented artisans, the Soup ‘N Bowl Benefit takes place at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA) and will feature over 1,000 handmade ceramic soup bowls, gourmet soup, and a fabulous silent auction.

Sara Mitchell, YPAC Board President, urges YPAC members and the entire community to support creative placemaking by buying a ticket for the Soup ‘N Bowl. “Buy two.

Buy one for your neighbor.

Go pick out a bowl a local artist poured their time and talent into. And, get excited for this beautiful new gathering space downtown.”

You can buy tickets online and bid on the silent auction items at soupnbowl.com, or call 623-5600. Tickets are also available at AMoCA, Tinnie Mercantile and Deli, Finishing Touches, Main Street Arts, and the Roswell Museum and Art Center Store.

The Reischman Park project is a private-public partnership that can strategically shape the physical and social character of downtown Roswell, animating and rejuvenating the area. The project also serves as a catalyst for downtown arts integration and a larger initiative to designate the neglected rail yard area as the Railroad Arts and Culture District, a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area.

Supporting this project and encouraging the revitalization of downtown Roswell is as easy as purchasing a ticket (or more) to the 2015 Soup ‘N Bowl.

donation.

It is not all about selling the Sons of the Pioneers, but those that donate and help us, will help others see the show.

"The show is about raising money for the Historical Society and protecting the archives that we are responsible for. These monies go to the operation of that."

Williams stressed the importance of the work that is going on to preserve our history and to educate our children. She said, "We do educate the local children on

our history. We will have to make some adjustments for the school tours during the renovation. Last year we had 800 school children come through. That is a lot of volunteers. We do school tours and the Sunday Funday program.

We do those for free. We don't charge for those programs."

She continued, "We have a collection that is there, and is just for research. All of that has been cataloged on a system that Elvis started 40 years ago. You can look things up, find the numbers,

pull the boxes and it works great. Currently, the volunteers at the archive are working on a program called, 'Past Perfect.'

"They have started on the photographs and they will eventually work on all the boxes that are in that room.

Eventually, all of that information will be on the computer.

"The long term goal is to make that available online.

We do have to eventually figure out how to make it available online while not going broke in the process.

"We have had folks come

from far away to do research.

There are people that can use our resource to verify and establish links in the work that they are doing, and we do charge fees, but they are minimal.

"We have seen more use of the archive than in the past, and we would like to see that grow. The archive is getting bigger."

For more information on the show, or on the Historical Museum, please call 575-6228333.

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HISTORY

The Oasis by Peter Hurd From the Vault

Roswell Museum and Art Center

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By Sara Woodbury RMAC Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

sually this column highlights lesser-known works within the Museum collection, but today we’ll explore one of its icons: “The Oasis” by Peter Hurd.

Raised in Roswell, Hurd attended the New Mexico Military Institute and was good friends with the writer and historian Paul Horgan, who also served as NMMI’s librarian. After a brief stint at West Point, Hurd decided to pursue an art career. During the 1920s, he studied with N.C. Wyeth, one of the most prominent American illustrators of the early 20th century. In 1929, Hurd married Wyeth’s eldest daughter, Henriette, who was also an artist. Together, they relocated to New Mexico, settling west of Roswell in San Patricio. Throughout his life, Hurd’s favorite subject remained the Southwest.

The Oasis was painted in 1945, and according to Hurd it was inspired by his memories of growing up around Roswell. It was painted in egg tempera, one of Hurd’s preferred mediums. As a painting, the work is striking for its sense of visual clarity. The windmill occupies the center of the composition and faces the viewer directly, bringing our attention to its pyramidal shape. The abundance of reflected light, particularly evident in the windmill, water tank, and swimming boys, gives the scene a glowing quality.

In 1947, the year the painting was accessioned into the Museum collection, “The Oasis” appeared in the August 18 issue of “Life” magazine, as part of an article on modern irrigation techniques in New Mexico. Several of Hurd’s paintings illustrated the article, including another work in the Roswell Museum collection, “The Valley Farm.” For several years, Hurd’s paintings were published in Life and other periodicals, enabling him to circulate his work to a national audience. His images were especially visible during World War II, when he served as an art correspondent for Life, but his southwestern paintings also appeared in its pages.

While the appearance of “The Oasis” in “Life” is impressive, what’s equally interesting is the response that the work received from the magazine’s readers at the time. In the Letters to the Editor section of the September 8, 1947 issue, several readers commented on the painting. They seemed puzzled by the windmill’s stillness, implying the absence of a breeze, yet at the base of the structure a small pipe is shown pouring water into the tank.

One reader from Texas, for instance, remarked that “maybe wells work that way in New Mexico, but any West Texan will tell you that water ‘jest don’t come outa a well without it pumpin’.” Peter Hurd respond-

Photo courtesy Roswell Museum and Art Center ed with a letter of his own to the magazine, stating that, “any plainsman would realize the breeze has died abruptly, the windmill has stopped. But the water continues to flow from the 30 inches of vertical pipe above the outlet.”

This commentary underscores the realism that viewers often expect from Hurd’s work. We recognize the places and people that he depicts in his paintings, from the flat plains of Roswell and its environs to the rolling hills of the Hondo region. Yet

what interested Hurd wasn’t just the places of the Southwest, but also its distinctive light, which can instill an uncanny sense of clarity to the landscape.

“The Oasis,” with its ample reflected light, strongly geometric composition, and sense of frozen action, evocatively captures the almost otherworldly quality that has often been attributed to New Mexico. It is a painting depicting a place that can be simultaneously familiar and strange to its viewers.

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UFOLOGY

M

y late colleague Karl Pflock, an accomplished UFOlogist who did not think the Roswell incident ever happened but had excellent insights on many other UFO cases, once made a simple but memorable remark to me about the fact that at certain times there are more UFO sightings than at other times.

“Sometimes they’re around,” he said, “and sometimes they’re not.”

We investigators with MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network) receive sighting reports all the time, but many of these don’t turn out to be anything truly anomalous, and in any event the fact remains

UFOs: Some years are hot, some years are not Looking Up that some periods of time are especially rich in UFO sighting experiences involving airbor ne objects that are decidedly not conventional airplanes, helicopters, blimps, weather balloons, meteors, lightning, clouds, flares, reflected ground lights, or flocks of birds. One gets the feeling that sometimes our less explainable visitors are a strong presence.

For example, consider some of the remarkable things that occurred during the years 1964 and 1965.

It is well known in the field of UFO studies that on April 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico policeman Lonnie Zamora observed a landed UFO,

together with its diminutive occupants, in a gully just south of town; the craft had a distinctive red marking on its side. It is less well known that six days later, on April 30, when a B-57 pilot at Holloman Air Force Base saw a UFO land near the base, that craft bore a marking essentially identical to the one seen on the Socorro object. In the Holloman case a young shortwave enthusiast in Alamogordo listened to the radio chatter between the B-57 pilot and ground control, about the UFO, before radio silence was declared and a mantle of secrecy descended over the whole matter.

That year saw many more

UFO sightings, including a case in Minnesota where an oval craft left landing trace evidence in a field, and including several anomalous objects tracked by radar at White Sands Proving Ground.

But the year 1965 was even busier for UFO investigators.

In January, NASA inadvertently got into the game when a large disk appeared over one of their installations and they themselves clocked its speed at 6,000 mph. The same day, the Navy had radar sightings of an unknown object making an abrupt 4,800 mph turn.

Perhaps the chief event in 1965 was on the night of August 2-3, when at least 20,000 witnesses all over the

By Donald Burleson

central U.S. watched a group of lights dart erratically all over the sky, and the Air Force said people were seeing ordinary stars. The next day, August 3, a Califor nian named Rex Hefler captured some splendidly clear photos of a hat-shaped UFO (and reportedly had his negatives confiscated). Then on September 3 another flying saucer terrorized the population in Exeter, New Hampshire, and the military tried to buy up all the local newspapers the next mor ning to cover the event up.

There were many other UFO sightings in 1965, far too many to mention. It was an interesting year!

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