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Spotlight: Reischman Park Dedication ALSO INSIDE: ART IS NOT ONLY FOR MUSEUMS, ‘BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER,’ CHRISTMAS FANTASY, HOLIDAY COVER ART CONTEST, HOLLY-DAY MAGIC, PECOS VALLEY POTTER’S GUILD SHOW, RUTH MCCOLLAUM’S ‘AFTER APRIL,’ THE MAGIC OF THEATER, VETERANS DAY, WORLD MARKET, FROM THE VAULT, LOOKING UP

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Thursday, November 3, 2016 Volume 21, Issue 20 Publisher: Barbara Beck Editor: Tom McDonald Vision Editor: Christina Stock Copy Editor: Vanessa Kahin Ad Design: Sandra Martinez Columnists: Donald Burleson, Sara Woodbury Roswell Daily Record Staff Writer: Tim Howsare Get in touch with us online Facebook: PecosVisionMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/PecosVision Pinterest: pinterest.com/VisionMagazine Email: vision@rdrnews.com www: rdrnews.com/wordpress/vision-magazin For advertising information, call 622-7710 Correspondence: Vision Magazine welcomes correspondence, constructive criticism and suggestions for future topics. Mail correspondence to Vision Magazine, P.O. Drawer 1897, Roswell, N.M. 88202-1897 or vision@rdrnews.com Submissions: Call 622-7710, ext. 309, for writers’ guidelines.

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On The Cover

Michael Hurd’s ‘Blue Horizon’

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16 Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild hosts Hurd’s signing of the print.

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Sara Huff in her studio working on carving a gourd.

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Christmas Fantasy

The 34th annual Christmas Fantasy Arts and Crafts Fair returns to the Roswell Convention and Civic Center.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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he 34th annual Christmas Fantasy arts and crafts fair will take place Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $1. Children age 12 years and under enter free of charge. Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen will be catering on both days for lunch.

“Our event has only authentic handmade products,” organizers Jane and Paul Nevarez said. “Last year we had 45 vendors.” This year artists come from Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahomato sell their creative works. “There are many new artists this year,” Jane Nevarez said. “There will be Native American jewelry, pottery, precious gemstones, bronzes and woodwork.”

One of those artists is Quada Farr. “I am bringing wearable art, colorful aprons, decor and other things,” Farr said in a phone interview. “I always loved sewing, since I was young.”

Jane and Paul Nevarez will also have their art by Jus Rope’n Kreations for sale. Paul Nevarez’s specialty is building art out of ropes. Both have taught at the Hubbard Museum Ruidoso University and the Cal Farley’s Boys ranch in Amarillo. “We set off the fire alarm burning the ropes,” Jane Nevarez said with a laugh. “It is difficult to approach those children,” Paul Nevarez said. “One was in a shell. Whenever she was ready I told her to let me know. She finally got out. I am patient, I just sit there and wait for those children to be ready. The kids figure out what they want to do. One made a halo, another surprised me and made a hat.”

“In Ruidoso we taught a class,” Jane Nevarez said. “It was supposed to be 13 kids. At the end there were 25, I had to cut the ropes so everyone could participate.”

Jane and Paul Nevarez haven’t given classes recently but are always available to give tips about their creations, which also involve metal art with horse-

shoes. “People ask Paul: ‘How do you make it,’” said Jane Nevarez. “Once they find out how hard it is, they don’t do it.”

If you missed getting your favorite chili powder or red chile ristras during the Chile Cheese Festival, you can get them at the Christmas Fantasy event.

The Romero family is returning with their colorful creations of red chile crosses and ornaments.

Another artist is Sara Huff. Huff is well-known in town as a dancer with the Roswell Folklorico, the colorful dance group that specializes in Mexican dances, many times highlighting events in town. Huff is also well-known for participating in the Sweet Leilani’s Kipuka Hula as a dancer and singer. The Sweet Leilani’s have been performing for more than 15 years in town, presenting authentic Hawaiian songs and dances.

Huff’s other passion, other than performing, is carving intricate designs into gourds. “I just started it one day,” Huff said. “I trace the designs on the gourds and start carving. The thicker the gourd the easier, but some of them are thin and you have to be really careful.” Huff will bring more than 60 gourds in all shapes and forms to the event. Some of her favorites are gourds that are lit and throw beautiful designs on the walls when it is dark. “I use LED lights, you can’t use lamps that heat up, or you end up with a mess,” she said.

The art of using gourds for storytelling goes back more than 4,000 years and originated in South America. Just recently, a carved gourd was found in Peru that dates at least 3,000 years ago and depicts a deity. Historically, people used gourds to store food. To this day gourds are used for storing salt and spices or drinking chicha and mate tea in South America. Carvers served their communities by recording celebrations, oral traditions, rituals, myths and weddings.

There will be a silent auction on both days of Christmas Fantasy, ending at 3 p.m. on Saturday. “The proceeds benefit Reins For Life,” said Jane Nevarez.

Reins For Life is a local nonprofit organization that provides equestrian therapy for more than 23 years. Participants benefit greatly from the therapeutic program, which improves balance and social abilities for those who see

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suffer from autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal bifida and multiple sclerosis among other ailments. Reins for Life is located on five donated acres of land near Dexter.

For more information about the program visit reinsforlifenm.com.

Jane and Paul Nevarez are still accepting applications for artist vendors for the Christmas Fantasy and are already accepting applications for next year’s Artfaire that takes place March 3 and 4.

For more information, email christmasfantasyartshow@gmail.com or call 575208-2864.

Local restaurant Peppers Grill & Bar hires world-renowned glass artist to add Southwest flair to their glass dividers.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor Pioneer glass artist Ruth Dobbins turned the patio of Peppers Grill & Bar, 500 N. Main St., into an open-air studio in mid-October, much to the surprise of the patrons who were looking to have lunch.

Instead they had the opportunity to watch her transforming regular glass into art.

“It’s all due to Robert,” said owner Adam Roe. Robert Johnston has been with the restaurant since its opening day in 1990. Today he is the vice-president of the restaurant. Roe’s brother Neil is the president.

“I was going through the webpages when I found her,” Johnston

said. “When I read all the projects she had done, I contacted her.

That was in June. It took a lot of time. She designed the art and then traveled down to us.” Dobbins was called in to add original New Mexico art to the 17 glass dividers of the restaurant. “I only wish I would have done it earlier,” Adam Roe said.

Dobbins was born in Germany and is an internationally recognized authority in the field of etched glass.

She received her master’s degree in art in Germany. She moved with her late husband, Norm, in 1989 from Wiesbaden, Germany to Santa Fe where they started a studio.

Norm and Ruth Dobbins

Christina Stock Photo Ruth Dobbins with the first design of the glass panels she designed and etched out.

Christina Stock Photo The finished product. Ruth Dobbins’ 17 glass panels is functional art at Peppers Grill & Bar. are pioneers in glass. s a n d b l a s t i n g t e c h “When I started in glass niques, which actually in the ‘70s I got to know doesn’t work with sand many artists who were but other material. It is hippies. They are now abrasive etching,” she the big manufacturers,” said. “In thicker glass, I Dobbins said. can create three-dimenAt one time, the cou- sional etchings.” ple’s studio had more Dobbins’ biggest pasthan six employees; sion is teaching worktoday it is only Dobbins shops about her art. and Damian Romero. “When I started out in “Then my husband died Germany it was hard to and two years ago I was find teachers or materidiagnosed with breast al,” she said. “We had cancer,” Dobbins said. to import it from the “I had to slow down, States. That was also the but I had my last oper- only place where we ation recently and I am had a convention. We now starting to rev up were almost like a famagain.” The only help ily. Many artists didn’t she has is Romero, who w a n t t o s h a r e t h e i r helps prepare the glass k n o w l e d g e . W i t h o u t panels and is also a teachers, how can you computer graphic artist. learn?”

Romero has been with Dobbins has written Dobbins eight years. a multitude of books D o b b i n s d o e s n ’ t about her art. She also use chemicals to etch contributes articles to the intricate motives national magazines and into the brittle glass. gives lectures. She is “Chemicals are only a member of the Glass on the surface. I use Art Society, Awards and

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Submitted Photo Paul Nevarez at his studio working on his rope creations.

Christina Stock Photos The students of The Magic of Theater Acting Class are having fun exploring their talents and learning how to act.

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The Magic of Theater The first graduates of Monica P. DesJardins’ The Magic of Theater Acting Class are ready to show their skills.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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he free performance of the comedic play “Doctor - Doctor” by Connie Breding and two dramatic monologues will take place on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the auditorium of St. Peter’s Church, 111 E. Deming St. For more information, call DesJardins at “Doctor - Doctor” is about a group of very unhappy people who are seeking help from psychiatrist Doctor Love. And yes, their problems all have to do with being unlucky in love.

Tammy Lueras plays gun-toting Mary, a woman in her 50s who is upset that her husband left for a younger woman. “She takes that

gun with her wherever she goes,” said Lueras. This is her first theater experience. Lueras recently retired from her position as nursing instructor at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. DesJardins is especially proud of Lueras. “She is a natural,” she said.

Lisa Oatey has acting experience but wanted to refresh her knowledge. “I did professional dinner theater and had parts in films,” she said. “This acting workshop is the best I have been to so far. It has substance and you learn p r ac ti c al th i n g s y o u need to know to audition. I am glad I took the class.”

Oatey was an extra

in the western comedy “Four Eyes and Six Guns” (1992). She also performed in the drama “Sister Island” (1996).

Oatey plays the straightforward receptionist of Doctor Love.

“She is the only one who keeps her feet on the ground,” Oatey said with a laugh.

Nikki Harper is the youngest student of DesJardins. Harper moved to Roswell three years ago from Missouri. “I haven’t performed since high school,” Harper said. She has been helping Way Way Off Broadway Theatre Company behind the scenes. “I want to learn new things,” she said. “This is the smallest group I have been

in. It is cool that way.

Very personal and the variety of personalities add to the experience.”

Harper is playing two roles in the play. That of Nicole and of Debbie.

Both young women who can’t handle love and the aftereffects.

Kendall Soria plays Doctor Love. “I haven’t played since high school,” Soria said.

“I was in the Roswell High drama club many moons before.” About her experience at the acting class she said, “Everybody has great energy and is willing to learn. It is a fun group.”

Soria works at Leprino Food Company. Next to her work and newfound love for the stage, she enjoys horseback riding.

Kevin Walsh is playing Calton, who suffers a broken heart. Walsh is also an instructor at The Magic of Theater. He is in charge of teaching how to breathe, about alignment and sound production.

Calton used to be a dancer with the New Mexico Ballet Company before becoming a film technician. He has worked in many productions as script supervisor or stagehand. He recently worked on set of Thadd Turner’s “Two Years and Eight Days.”

Walsh also took part in public announcements, such as Help America Vote Act and Drunk Busters. His fondest memories are working with Randy Travis in Carlsbad Caverns for his Christmas special “Christmas On the Pecos” in 2008.

“He took pictures with everybody, signed stage slips,” Walsh said.

“He was just so kind.”

The next acting class will start in February.

Students learn specific

fundamental techniques associated with acting.

It includes awakening the imagination, intellect and emotion of the student actor. These skills are required to achieve excellence in performance protocol, to increase creativity and confidence. It also provides an understanding of the basic principles of auditioning. At the end of the class a play and monologue is performed in front of an audience.

The classes take place on Tuesday evening for 13 weeks with the performance in the 14th week. For more information and to sign up, call DesJardins at 575626-0674.

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Calendar Ongoing Events Roswell Every first Wednesday of the month Pecos Valley Quilting Guild business meeting The meeting is at 10 a.m. at the Roswell Adult Center in room #22. For more information, call Sue Carter 575-624-1854.

Roswell Every first Thursday of the month Meeting of the Sand Diver Scuba Club at 6:30 p.m.

The location changes.

For details, call the Scuba Shop at 575-973-8773 or visit scubashoproswell. com.

Roswell Every first Friday of the month Pecos Valley Steam Society Social Everybody is invited. No dress code. The meeting is usually at Stellar Coffee Co., 315 N Main St. at 6 p.m. For more information, follow them on Facebook.

Roswell Every first Friday of the month Downtown Market at Reischman Park Call for food trucks and musicians to join the volunteer-driven, not-

for-profit event which is sponsored by MainStreet Roswell among others.

The goal is to introduce Roswell residents to all downtown Roswell has to offer. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit mainstreetroswell.org.

Roswell Every third Tuesday of the month Sgt. Moses D. Rocha Marine Corps League Detachment 1287 Meeting Marine Corps League Meeting at 1506 E. 19th St. at 7 p.m. For more information, call 575-578-4689.

Roswell Every Wednesday — all season Men’s Senior Golf tournament The tournament takes place in the morning for Spring River Men’s Senior Golf at the Spring River Golf Course.Call the golf course at 575-622-9506 for additional information.

Roswell Every second Wednesday of the month Roswell Woman’s Club Meeting The Roswell Woman’s Club meets at Los Cerritos Restaurant, 2103 N. Main St. at noon. For more information about the club, “like” their new Facebook page or call Rhonda Borque Johnson at

505-917-1292.

Roswell Every Week, Mon 8 Ball Pool League Roswell Ball Busters is Roswell’s own local BCA sanctioned 8 ball pool league. They play every Monday night at 7. Venues are Farleys, Variety, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Center City bowling alley. For more information, call 575-650-2591 or email ballbusters@outlook.com.

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Roswell Every Week, Mon - Sat Lest We Forget: Roswell Army Airfield - The Early Years This Walker Aviation Museum 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 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

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

Roswell Every Week, Tue, Wed, Thu Games at Pair-A-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. For more informa-

tion, call 575-623-4263 or visit their Facebook page.

Roswell Every Week, Wed Weekly Knockout The Roswell Fighting Game Community presents Weekly Knockout at The Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland St. every Wednesday from 7 p.m. midnight. All games are welcome. For more information, visit facebook. com/RoswellFGC.

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Continued from Page 4 Recognition Association and the New Mexico Glass Alliance.

Her art is part of the New Mexico Railrunner train station, can be seen at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, New Orleans, the Desert Academy in Santa Fe, the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, and the Presidential Museum in Odessa, Texas, to name a few places. She created special awards for musician B.B. King; actor Will Smith; musician Puff Daddy and family, as well as local senators and politicians. Her art is also found in many private residences worldwide.

Being at the forefront of developments in glass etching technologies, Dobbins is often asked to consult, train or collaborate with other companies or artists. Former consulting clients include R.S. Owens (makers of the Oscars), Tiffany and Company, Ikonics Corporation and Nambé of New Mexico. Collaborations include five years of work with internationally acclaimed New Mexico artist Judy Chicago as well as work for Rebecca Tobey, Ed Noisecat and Carol Coates.

Before starting the project at Peppers Grill & Bar, Dobbins visited the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art and learned about the different festivals, such as the Jazz Festival and the Roswell Artist-In-Residence program. “I didn’t know you had all that here,” Dobbins said. “I hope I get to come back soon.”

For more information about Dobbins and her studio, visit etchedandcarvedglass.com or dobbinsstudios.com.

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See your art on the cover of the holiday edition of Vision Magazine!

Any artist can send in or bring in their works to the Roswell Daily Record, 2301 N. Main St. The art will be photographed and electronically uploaded. Contestants can also email a large, at least 300 dpi.jpgt-photo of their two dimensional art to vision@rdrnews.com.

The top 10 artists will be selected by local artists and staff of the RDR and displayed at The Gallery, 223 N. Main St. between December 2 and 5 to be voted on by the public.

Art that will be accepted is any two-dimensional art such as paintings, sketches, multi-media designs or photographs. If sent in by email, size of the original art does not matter. Original art should not be larger than 12 by 6 inches if brought in to the RDR office.

The judges are looking for the following criteria: Vision or concept of theme ‘Roswell in Winter,’ quality of execution in the medium. The art can be expressed from representational to abstraction.

Deadline is November 29, 2016 by noon.

For more information, call Christina Stock, 575-622-7710, ext. 309 or email vision@rdrnews.com.

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Roswell Every Week, Thu T-Tones at El Toro Bravo The T-Tones play at El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Roswell Every Week, Thu Bingo at the Elks Lodge Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner service. Games start at 6:30 p.m. Open for the public. 1720 N. Montana Ave. 575-622-1560.

Roswell Every Week - Thu Dart Tournament at the Eagles Open for the public. 3201 S. Sunset Boulevard. For more information, call Mike and Donna Ramey at 575-910-5895 or Leigh Humble at 575-627-7350 or visit roswelldarts.com or email roswelldarts@ roswelldarts.com.

Roswell Every Week, Thu, Sat Live music at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen Tom Blake performs at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen, 2010 S. Main St., 575-208-0543.

Roswell Every Week, Fri Tina at El Toro Bravo Tina Williams performs at El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Roswell Every Week, Fri The GIG “God Inspired Gathering” — The GIG happens every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Courthouse.

For more information, find them on Facebook at gospel.music.jubilee.roswell.

Roswell Every Week, Sat Gospel Jubilee The public and musicians are invited to join in the

Gospel jubilee at Tabernacle of David Church at 7 p.m. Live feed starts at 7:30 p.m. at 24-7christian. org/gospel.music.jubilee. This is for everybody.

The church is located at 424 E. Fifth St. at Shartell.

For more information, find them on Facebook at gospel.music.jubilee.roswell.

Roswell Ongoing until June 18, 2017 Duty, Honor, Art: The New Mexico Military Institute Collection While the New Mexico Military Institute has a long history of engaging the Roswell Museum and its holdings, NMMI also has its own significant collection of art and historical objects, including paintings, prints, and sculpture. Encompassing works created by both faculty and alumni, as well as prominent southwestern artists such as Laura Gilpin and Kenneth Miller Adams, this collection is an important facet of Roswell’s vast cultural heritage, and emphasizes the Institute’s ongoing interest and commitment to art as well as education.

In recognition of NMMI’s 125th anniversary, this exhibit will showcase the school’s art collection, and highlight the Institute’s interaction with the Roswell Museum. The exhibit opens at 5 p.m. at the Hunter Gallery of the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St. Roswell Ongoing throughout November Art classes at The Gallery at Main Street Arts The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St., is offering various classes and activities throughout the month. For more information, call 575-625-5263 or 575-623-3213.

Calendar Roswell November 3 Roswell Chamber of Commerce Tailgate Party The Roswell Chamber of Commerce is having their annual tailgate party at 131 W. Second St., parking lot, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

There will be a cook-off with prizes and music. For more information, visit the chamber’s office, call 575623-5695 or email sarah@ roswellnm.org.

Carlsbad Concert at Carlsbad Caverns Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra are teaming up to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in a musical tradition of years past.

On Friday, November 4, a string quartet from the Philharmonic will present a concert in one of the world’s most unique and breathtaking auditoriums — the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. On the evening of the event, visitors will enter the cave no later than 4 p.m. via the elevator. The concert will take place at the Top of the Cross amphitheater, which will require a 1.25 mile walk on sloped and uneven trails. There is no charge for this once-in-alifetime event, but seating is limited, and reservations must be made in advance by calling 575785-3152 starting October 1. The visitor center’s winter hours are 8 a.m.to

5 p.m. For more information about Centennial events, park regulations, visitation or park tours, call 575-785-2232 or visit nps.gov/cave.

Roswell November 4 Reischman Park Dedication The Reischman Park Dedication takes place at 5:30 p.m. Come see the work by the Roswell Interarts Organization, local artists and Susan Wink. The dedication takes place during the First Friday Downtown Market. There will be food vendors, music and the Runyan Petting Zoo will bring their animals. For every $5 spent at participating merchants, you get a free cup of feed for the animals. (up to four cups per merchant. For more information, visit mainstreetroswell.org.

Lovington November 4-5 Downtown Holiday Open House Lovington MainStreet corporation invites everybody to the Holiday Open House downtown Lovington. There will be extended store hours, special sales, giveaways, music and refreshments. For more information, email director@lovingtonmainstreet.org or call 575-3961418.

Artesia November 4-6 Balloons & Tunes Festival Hot air balloons launch from elementary schools on November 4, around 8

AM. Balloons launch from Eagle Draw, weather permitting, November 5 at 7 a.m. and November 6 at 6 a.m. The “Tunes” part of the weekend includes a Fire concert at 6 p.m. at Eagle Draw on November 5, featuring the Artesia High School Band and participating pilots, as well as “Close To You: A Tribute to the Carpenters” at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 W. Main St. There are still opportunities to sponsor a balloon. The Artesia Chamber of Commerce is also seeking chase crew (help inflate & pack up the balloon post-flight) for each of the three mornings. If you are interested, please contact us 575-746-2744 or email events@artesiachamber.com – you may even get an opportunity to fly.

Roswell November 4-6, 11-13 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever The Kids in ArtS program present the comedy “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” at 7:30 p.m. at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, 1717 S. Union Ave. The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church

one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale — the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating — has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever. For tickets, visit roswelltheatre.com or call 575-622-1982.

Roswell November 5 Veterans Day B.R.A.V.E. 5K Veteran’s Day kicks off corner Main and 4th Streets with a free walk or 5K run at 7:30 a.m. First 200 who register at active.com get a free T-Shirt.

The event is sponsored by the New Mexico Military Institute Army ROTC. Donations will be accepted with all proceeds to benefit Operation Comfort Warrior New Mexico. For more information, call Barbara Gomez at 575626-8033.

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Veterans Parade 2015

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By Tim Howsare Roswell Daily Record

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tate Rep. Bob Wooley, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Roswell Veterans Parade opening ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Chaves County Courthouse on

North Main Street.

Master of ceremonies for this year’s opening ceremony will be Jack Swickard, who served as a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

Father Robert Tally, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, will give the prayer at the ceremony.

The Tom Blake Trio will provide music for the ceremony.

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Wooley will welcome fellow Vietnam veterans home on the 50th commemoration of the war.

Tally, Wooley and Swickard will then lay wreaths to honor veterans who have died.

After the ceremony, veterans will ride north on Main Street to College Boulevard, then turn west. Walkers and students in the parade will turn left on 11th Street and disband near the Civic Center parking area.

Parade lineup will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Grand marshals for this year’s parade are Vietnam War era veterans.

Before the opening ceremony and parade lineup, there will be a 5-kilometer walk and/ or run sponsored by the Army ROTC Department at New Mexico Military Institute. This year the NMMI cadets will again honor veterans by wearing uniforms of various

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war periods.

The BRAVE 5K event — which stands for Bringing Remembrance to All Veterans Everywhere — will launch at 7:30 a.m. from Fourth and North Main streets across from the Courthouse.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Operation Comfort Warrior New Mexico, said Barbara Gomez, one of the BRAVE 5K organizers.

The vision of this run is to honor those veterans within Roswell and Chaves county that are currently serving and those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

“It is free to participate in the race. However, donations will benefit the American Legion Operation Comfort Warrior program that goes to wounded New Mexico service men and women,” said Gomez.

Participants can register online at active.com.

The first 200 registered participants will receive a free T-shirt. Registration will also be held on site on the day of the race from 6–7 a.m. on the corner of Fifth and Main streets at the of Berkshire-Hathaway parking lot.

Wooley served in Vietnam from October 1968 until December 1969 with 7/15th Artillery in the Central Highlands between An Khe and Pleiku as a section chief in the fire direction control center. His section had two 8-inch howitzers and two 175mm guns.

Woole y, a Roswell resident, represents New Mexico House of Representatives District 66. His constituents reside in Chaves, Lea and Roosevelt counties.

He co-chairs the House Interim Military

and Veterans Affairs Committee.

Additionally Wooley and Swickard serve on the board of the David Westphall Foundation, which supports the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Chapel at Angel Fire in northern New Mexico.

Tally served in the Navy from 1967 to 1971.

After boot camp and “A” school, he reported about the U.S.S. Richard B. Anderson DD786, as a machinist mate.

During the next three years, he saw two tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam, where the Anderson served as a naval gunship in support of the Army and Marine Corps. The Anderson and its crew also saw duty as a plane guard for aircraft carriers launching fighter-bombers on missions in North and South Vietnam.

Swickard served as a pilot with the 118th Assault Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, in 1967-68. He flew some 1,000 hours in combat as pilot of a UH-1D “Huey” helicopter.

Parade entry forms are available at the Roswell Recreation Center, 807 N. Missouri Ave., the Roswell Convention Center and online at roswellveterans.blogspot.com Completed entry forms should be returned to the Roswell Recreation Center, formerly the Roswell Adult Center.

Members of the Veterans Parade Committee include Swickard, Rita Kane Doerhoefer, Gomez, John Stites, Lt. Col. Jeff Cunningham, Bob Hazel, Sara Huff Hall, Beau Perez, Tally and John Taylor.

Other Roswell veteran

events • New Mexico Military Institute will host the annual Veterans Breakfast at Bates Hall, beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11.

Reservations for the breakfast should be made with the protocol officer at 624-8262.

On Nov. 12, NMMI will conduct a parade honoring veterans starting at 11a.m. at Stapp Parade Field.

In addition, NMMI will send a color guard to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire on Nov. 11.

• Roswell and Goddard high schools plan events on Nov. 10 to honor veterans in the community.

At Roswell High School, refreshments will be served at 9 a.m., followed by a ceremony to honor veterans at 9:35 a.m.

The Goddard High School ceremony will begin at 1:50 p.m.

Refreshments will be served at 1:15 p.m., immediately prior to the ceremony.

• First United Methodist Church will present its 10th annual veteran program at 3 p.m. on Nov. 13. The program is open to the public and there is no charge.

Theme of this year’s program is United We Stand, said Bettie Lou Cheney of the church.

The program will begin with the presentation of colors and will include tributes to the armed forces and the POW/MIA flag, the history of the Oath of Office the president takes, and a special tribute to Chaves County first responders.

NMMI cadets and staff members will participate.

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Culture

Second World Market Roswell Women in Roswell helping women worldwide.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

O

n Nov. 12, World Market Roswell, a one-night-only shopping event will open with products that are handmade globally by women escaping poverty, violence, slavery and sex trafficking.

The event will feature merchandise for sale from social enterprises from around the world.

World Market Roswell will be held at The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave., 4-9 p.m. Tickets to the event are $10 and include a drink, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment.

New to the Market this year is the Taste of the World VIP luncheon.

The $50 ticket includes a menu inspired by cuisine from around the world, sparkling wine and early access to the exclusive merchandise.

To purchase tickets, learn more about the event and see pictures of the kinds of products that will be at the World Market Roswell, visit worldmarketroswell. com or contact Laura Roebuck at 714-9140773.

Organizer Roebuck feels very passionate about the organizations and women she is helping with this event.

“I was born and raised in Roswell but moved away for college,” Roebuck said. “During that time, I was working for a nonprofit organization where I went to India three to four times a year.” Roebuck’s experiences working with women in India impacted her life profoundly.

“They were in situations such as forced prostitution. I was working directly with them, teaching them how to sew, and helping them establish a business for

them,” she said.

Those charitable organizations don’t have a huge marketing budget, they don’t have supporters who work for corporations and retail chains.

When Roebuck returned to Roswell to be closer to her family and started a family on her own, she didn’t forget those women.

“I thought, ‘I can do more in my little area,’” Roebuck said, “to be a solution to that problem.

“The first idea was to have an event in my hometown. One thing led to another with the wonderful women in Roswell who supported it. Instead of having just a little show in someone’s house, we had, for the first time in 2013, a World Market at The Liberty. It was a huge hit. We skipped it last year because I had a brand new baby and didn’t have the energy

to put it together. But this year we are doing it again,” Roebuck said.

Twelve organizations will be represented during the World Market Roswell and each organization touches anywhere between 15 to several hundred artisans or artist women who are working on these products.

Roebuck is still in touch with friends of those organizations, and local supporters who have been traveling worldwide have been given her contacts for legit organizations. It is very important for Roebuck that the organizations do support women to have their own business. “Social enterprises have become so popular, which is wonderful,” she said.

Roebuck is aware of some issues that came up the last years. There are companies who want to take advantage of the trend, paying to use the organization names for their own benefit without supporting the cause.

“They are not really offering something that is helpful,” she said. “It is more a burden than help. I want to be a part of the solution. Those women are working so hard to restore their life and to create a future for their family. I am passionate about it.”

The organizations represented during World Market Roswell are vouched for. One of the biggest organizations is 31 Bits who sells beaded jewelry and accessories from Kampala, Uganda.

There will be clothes, hats, linens and more from organizations out of Southeast Asia, South America and Africa.

KAPS

Christmas Play

November

The Kids in Arts ProgramS are presenting a comedy “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

The play is going to take place at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, 1717 S. Union Ave., with showings on Nov. 4-6 and 11-13. Tickets are available at roswelltheatre.com or by calling 575622-1982.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” was written

by Barbara Robinson and is directed by Lynetta Zuber. In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on.

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well. The parade begins at 9 a.m. at the Chaves County Courthouse and heads north to College Ave. To enter the parade, use the form at mainstreetroswell. org. Deadline to enter is November 4. For more information, call Shirley at 575-624-6718.

Roswell November 5-6 Western Frontier Gun Show The Western frontier Gun Show will be held at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. Doors open on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5.

Children 10 years and under get in for free with an adult. For more information contact Eli Calles at 575-430-8681.

Roswell November 5-December 16 Toys for Tots Collection The Roswell Marine Corps League are kicking off collections for children who would otherwise have no Christmas. The Toys

for Tots boxes are distributed throughout the town in businesses, shops and organizations, including the Roswell Daily Record office and every weekend at Kmart. Only new toys are accepted. Toys for Tots also appreciate monetary donations so they can purchase new toys. The donations are tax deductible. Checks should be made out to Toys for Tots Roswell and sent to P.O. Box 3942, Roswell, NM 88202-3942. The MCL is recommending to register children online at roswell-nm.toysfortots. org. Distribution will be on December 17 at the Roswell mall. For more information, call 575-3471625.

Roswell November 6 Book Signing “After April” The Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives, 208 N. Lea Ave., invites the public to their November Sunday Funday event at 3 p.m. for the release of the biogrphy, “After April.” It is the story of Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during his tour in Iraq.

Author Eva McCollaum, Staff Sgt. (ret.) Lilley and his family will be present for a reading, a question and answer period and a book signing. Copies of the book will be available.

For more information, call 575-622-8333.

Artesia November 7 Third annual Fundraising Banquet “Laugh for Life” The Pregnancy Help Center of Artesia presents “Laugh for Life” — Third annual fundraising banquet. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Total Life Center, 322 W. Grand Ave. They will have a guest speaker, John Morgan, who is a President George W. Bush impersonator.

The dinner is catered by Adobe Rose restaurant.

The event is $50 per person or $1,000 for a table sponsorship. If you have questions or would like to attend, call 575-736-6400.

Roswell November 7-10 Bell ringers being sought The Salvation Army of of Roswell will be taking applications for christmas Bell Ringers from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. daily at 612 W. college Roswell.

Interested parties should bring their current driver’s license or ID card and their Social Security card. Or, for volunteers for bell ringer, call Charlotte Woody at 575-208-2372.

Roswell November 9 Afu-Ra, Badit Lordz and Benny Browncoat in Concert Concert at 8 p.m. at the Epiq Night Club, 3905 SE N. Main St. Afu-Ra aka The Poisonous Taoist”, Hip Hop artist from New York City, is also a devout student of the martial arts.

Opening acts: Kross, SMB, Bebe Ramon, Kid Verse, 3LR, Dope Dylan and Trip Pill P. Silverback and Gadgets. For more information visit holdmyticket.com, call 575-622-8557 or visit their Facebook page.

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Roswell November 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays at the Robert H. Goddard Planetarium Wednesdays in November will feature at the Robert H. Goddard Planetarium, 100 W. 11th St. at 1:30 p.m.

“Walking With Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs,” Part 1 and 2. Part 3 is at 3:30 p.m. as well as “Planet Dinosaur: Lost World.”

“Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs” is a British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, and briefly into the Mesozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles. At the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2006 it won in the category “Outstanding Animated Program.”

“Planet Dinosaur: Lost World” — Travel across the globe and back in time through hundreds of millions of years with this digital premiere of “Planet Dinosaur.” For more information, call 575-6246744 or email j.howe@ roswell-nm.gov.

Roswell November 11 Angst Concert Join the band Angst at the Unity Center, 108 E. Bland St. at 6 p.m. for a $3 show.

Angst is a local punk, alternative, dance band.

For more information, call 575-208-86203.

Ruidoso November 11 John Anderson in Concert The Inn of the Mountain Gods presents John Anderson with special guests Ben and Noel Haggard and The Strangers, 287 Carrizozo Canyon Road, at 8 p.m. The award-winning country star, John Anderson, has slated more than 40 singles and recorded 22 studio albums throughout his 39-year career. His top hits include “I’ve Got a Feelin’,” “Wild and Blue,” “Straight Tequila Night,”

and Money in the Bank.”

For more information, visit innofthemountaingods. com or call 1-800-5459011.

Roswell November 11-13 Thirty fifth annual Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild Arts and Craft Sale The 35th annual Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild Arts and Craft Sale will take place at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. November 11th, 5pm-9pm The opening night on Nov. 11, from 5 to 9 p.m. will feature a cash bar by Pecos Flavors Winery. Music by Hot Club on the Pecos. On Nov. 12 doors are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and include Michael Hurd signing his print “Blue Horizon.” Last day is Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be also a silent auction. Applications are still being accepted at pecosvalleypottersguild. com or by contacting Barbara at 575-626-8033, pvpg.artsale@gmail.com.

Ruidoso November 11-13 Christmas Jubilee The Ruidoso Christmas Jubilee takes place at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Dr. Ruidoso Christmas Jubilee is presented by Ruidoso Valley Greeters. It’s a shopping Extravaganza with more than 75 local merchants, food court and children activities, such as Santa visits, story telling and arts & crafts. Admission is $2 cash only. For more information, visit ruidosochristmasjubilee. net.

Roswell November 12 World Market World Market Roswell returns to The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. at 4 p.m. Merchandise from fair trade and handmade products from women escaping poverty, violence and oppression will be for sale. There will be also

entertainment and food available. To purchase tickets and to get more information visit worldmarketroswell.com or contact Laura Roebuck at 714-914-0773.

Roswell November 15 Christmas Joy Holiday showcase Chaves County Extension Clubs present Christmas Joy Holiday Showcase at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic center, 912 N. Main St. Tickets are $5 and available at the Chaves County extension Office, 200 E. Chisum St., Ste. 4.

There will be easy gift ideas, simple sewing project, kitchen creations and Christmas decoration. For further information, call 575-622-3210.

Roswell November 18-19 Thirty sixth annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show The 36th annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show takes place at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. Admission is $1. Children under 12 years get in free.

Doors open Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be a variety of items including food and chances to win prizes, including a cowboy Santa by featured artist, Beverly Merritt.

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

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Christina Stock Photo Eva McCollaum is an English teacher at the New Mexico Military Institute.

Book Review

Eva McCollaum’s ‘After April’ A book signing and reception is scheduled for the book launch about Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley’s journey to recovery.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

F

rom the Archives of the Roswell Daily Record of April and July 2007: Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley, 28, is still recovering after sustaining injuries in an April 7 roadside bomb attack in Baghdad.

Lilley, a military policeman stationed in Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, had been in Baghdad training Iraqi police for several months before the attack.

As Lilley’s convoy headed back to base from a mission training Iraqi police nearby, his Humvee ran over an improvised explosive device.

According to the medic on the scene, the family said, the bomb disabled the vehicle immediately and the explosion was followed by an exchange of gunfire as well as attack by rifle-mounted grenades.

A shrapnel had embedded itself into Lilley’s brain without him knowing until he lost the ability to speak and was transported to the combat-support hospital in the Green Zone, where his and his families story of recovery begins.

The book launch is going to be Nov. 6 at 3 p.m., at the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, 200 N. Lea Ave. Doors open at 2 p.m. For more information, call 575-622-8333.

“All profits from the sales will go to several different wounded warrior organizations,” Frank Lilley said. Lilley is the father of Air Force Staff Sgt. (ret.) Scott Lilley.

The book is also available at lulu.com.

Scott Lilley, his parents and the author and biographer Eva McCollaum will be there for the launch. The event will include a short reading of an excerpt from the book, a question and answer period, and a book signing. Copies of the book will be available at the event.

McCollaum was chosen by Lilley’s family to become the biographer of their son’s story. The accuracy of the book “After April” is also due to the journal that

the father, Frank Lilley, started online at caringbridge.org to keep friends and family informed as he and his wife, Jolene, rushed to the side of their critically wounded child at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.

“They (the Lilley family) have been great to trust me with the story,” said McCollaum. “They have been rightly very protective of the story and him (Scott).”

The book is based on facts but it is written not by a neutral bystander, but from somebody who admired the people who are its main characters.

Biographies are difficult to write. When you write about historic figures you have no living person to ask if something is unclear. If you write about a man and his family who is alive, it is also difficult. Each person has their own perspective and deems something else important. Also, how do you convey emotions to paper? McCollaum infused the book with faith; an optimistic Christian faith that comes from a stable loving home that surrounds the Lilley family.

The book is about the worst a mother and father can endure. To get the call in the midst of a normal day that their son who is serving their country has been critically injured in an attack overseas. In this case, in Iraq. This is where the journey of Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley, his parents Frank and Jolene and their family and friends begins for the reader.

McCollaum captures the chaos and outpour of love in a vivid writing style which also paints an emotional narrative throughout the story. A good example is on page 20 when the father decides to start a journal. “Perhaps an angel had whispered to him how important the account would be, and what a difference it would make to people he had never met.”

The story jumps from chapter to chapter back and forth in time. From the worried friends and family in Roswell to Bagdad on the day that would change the life of 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley forever.

The military record is very well translated even for non-military readers. The same goes for the medical procedures that the young man with the brain injury had to endure. The contrast is striking between the loving parents rushing to the side of their child, not leaving him, while other young injured are alone in the hospital, only watched over by machines.

The anguish of the mother and her deep faith stands out in the well-written description of the circumstances. In chapter five, McCollaum describes the strength of Scott’s character. It gives the readers an introduction to the background of the young Air Force man and why he joined the military. In the next chapter the characters of the parents are revealed. The mother is the planner, while the father is the stable influence. God is a strong focus and center in the family. The next chapter is written in a straightforward way, much mirroring the experience of the parents and the people they encounter at the Air Force hospital in Ramstein, Germany and their journey from hospital to hospital in the U.S. The book is easy to read, questions that come up are explained right away.

Especially haunting is the part when the mother sees her injured son for the first time. The story pulls the reader in and makes them identify and emphasize with the family.

The attitude the family has towards the commander and those in charge stands out. It shows the humanity in those who are in charge sending troops into danger. On page 47, these feelings are captured: “Frank and Jolene allowed these others to share in their moment of trial. They allowed commanders to express love for those under their command, an opportunity that comes far more rarely than it should.” Encounters with generals and President George W. Bush follow.

The book gives a heartfelt look into the journey of recovery, which the entire family feels is of a miraculous nature. Prayers and outpours of support reach the family over their journal-webpage described on page 99: “Laced throughout all these entries was evidence of the Spirit of God, in Bible verses and prayers.” A poem by Ken Barbe and letter samples follow.

The tough decisions are laid out and McCollaum fluently writes the highs and lows that follow in the recovery including when the family returns to New Mexico. On page 157 Scott says after being back in New Mexico, “I feel so much safer now.”

The book ends with an epilogue describing the hopes of Scott Lilley and what hopes were fulfilled and those that were not.

I would recommend this book to readers who want to get an insight in what it takes to recover from severe injuries, especially when it comes to our military members. It is also a great addition to any reader with a Christian based library.

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Christina Stock Photo Above: Susan Wink and Jim Burris are supervising the placement of the new benches of Reischman Park.

Spotlight

Reischman Park Dedication Six years in the making, Reischman Park dedication will take place during the First Friday Downtown Market.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor art of this month’s First Friday Downtown Market, Nov. 4, will be the official Reischman Park dedication at 5:30 p.m. The event is organized

by MainStreet Roswell.

Artist Susan Wink and the Roswell Interarts Organization have been diligently working on creating an art space in Reischman Park. “It is a quiet non-profit organization that has done a lot,” said Wink about RIO. Sue and Terry Rhodes, with the help of Ferrall Clem, designed the park at 218 N. Main St. with inspiration from historic Roswell photos.

“Many people contributed in beautifying the Reischman Park, including the Pecos Valley Potters Guild,” Wink said.

Wink came to Roswell with a grant from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence program. Her first project was the stone piece at the Civic Center Plaza.

“I left behind a tenure position, but Roswell offered more opportunities,” Wink said. “It was extraordinary working with people in town. They are so generous. They welcomed me and participated in the art projects. Two museums and the RAiR is a gift to Roswell that Don Anderson gave. The community was unified through art.”

Reischman Park has been owned by the city since 1982. In 2010, the city, RIO and MainStreet Roswell began a revitalization project to create a community art and visual history site that also serves as an event venue or a stopping place for downtown visitors and shoppers.

“Dusty Huckabee had the idea to upgrade the park in conjunction with the State’s Centennial celebrations,” Wink said.

In 2011, New Mexico MainStreet provided a $100,000 grant. “This covered gutting the park and paying for the concrete and wiring,” said Wink. “Over the next six years we raised $95,900 with different events. Every tile and art piece

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has a direct connection to the history of Roswell. The welded iron is made by Ferrall Clem Custom Wrought Iron & Welding, a local company. The design of the dividers in the park is based on historic uniforms from a Roswell photo.

Outside, framing the columns, designs honor the agrarian values depicting crops such as alfalfa, pecan, chile and cotton.

“Last touches are being made hopefully in time with the dedication ceremony,” said Wink. “We will have two 5-foot benches and lights above the mural and the metal signage of Elizabeth Garrett’s ‘O, Fair New Mexico.’ that floats in the sky of the mural. I am thrilled that the public embraced it. Reischman Park is unlike any space I worked in.”

One of Wink’s early projects in Roswell was “The Tree of Knowledge” at the Roswell Public Library. The Potters Guild used its auction money over three years and organized special events such as Soup and Bowl in 2015 to raise the money for the beautification of Reischman Park.

“I was incredibly fortunate being a part of it,” said Wink. “The mural was painted by Larry Welz and depicts historic downtown from Fourth Street looking south on Main Street.

“There are so many people that were part of this project including Lois Bayes, Nathan Craven, Kate Erbaugh and Kendra Barnett of George’s Carpet and Tile shop,” Wink said. A special challenge was the handmade tiles. “Each tile is unique. Some shrink and are uneven. We did that in triple digit heat.”

The bulk of the tiles is a reflection of Roswell and people’s interpretation of Roswell.

“Reischman Park was planned for locals and tourists,” Wink said. “People can go to the UFO Museum, shop and then sit down in the park for coffee and lunch. When I drive by it is exciting to see people sitting there.

“Jim Burris from Parks and Recreation department was very helpful,” Wink said. “Benches that fit to the design have been ordered. They were ordered through the Parks Department that went to the local distributor of park equipment, A.K. Sales. I looked through the options of benches that they could order and we chose a company out of California called Kings River Casting. We felt that the benches complimented the iron work beautifully. The pole light installed on the “signature tile” bench was also ordered from Kings River Casting.”

The stage is wired up for the needs of musicians who perform during the monthly First Friday Downtown Market.

“There are so many people to thank,” Wink said. “There were so many involved, quietly, steadily. When it comes to creating a larger vision the community has the capacity to step up and do it.”

Reischman Park will be Wink’s last project in town. At the end of November she will be returning to her home state of Michigan. Wink leaves in Roswell a long legacy of art projects that unified the city in the goal to show the history.

“I am going to help my family in Michigan, living closer to them,” Wink said.

“The state of Michigan is growing and changing. Michigan invented itself. How they consider art, design and how to live. It is going to be a new, familiar territory.”

For more information, visit mainstreetroswell.org or call 575-914-8018.

Culture

‘Tis The Season The 36th Annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show brings in artists and crafters from around the States.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor The 36th annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show returns to the the Roswell Civic and Convention Center, 912 N. Main St. on Nov. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Admission is $1. Children under 12 years get in free.

Holly-Day Magic features a wide variety of merchandise, mixing returning favorites with many new exhibitors. Unique, handmade creations are presented by artists, artisans and crafters from several states.

“Vendors signed up early,” organizer Joyce Tucker said. “We have a waiting list. There will

Christina Stock Photo Cowboy Santa by Beverly Merritt.

be 86 booths, we are bursting at the seems.”

The lineup begins with this year’s featured artist, Beverly Merritt, who creates a variety of home décor items and holiday creations including her signature themed Santas.

A full range of art and handmade crafts will include more fine art by several other artists as well as unique clothing designs, folk art creations, jewelry, holiday items, pottery, soaps, western creations in rope and leather, fabric creations, purses, award-winning salsa, green chile, home décor, sculptural and functional works in metal, clay and wood; furniture, candles, lavender products and children’s accessories to name some items that will be sold.

One of the artists present will be retired firefighter Christopher Gutierrez. “I was born and raised in Roswell,” Gutierrez said in a phone interview. “I just retired from the Roswell Fire Department after 21 years. I have been drawing and doing arts since I was a little boy.

I think I was just born with it. I would do pastel and water color and multi-media in high school. When I was a junior in high school I won first place in the Roswell High School art contest.”

Gutierrez never had any lessons in higher education for the arts. “It is a God-given talent,” Gutierrez said. “I was

able in high school to go to Peter Hurd’s place twice. He critiqued my work and I had a pastel work of him playing the guitar that he enjoyed.”

Gutierrez is bringing close to a hundred paintings on wooden pallets. One of it depicts St. Francis, another St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters.

“My wife and I had a booth at the farmer’s market and I needed something different,” Gutierrez said.

“I thought, let’s get a bunch of pallets, clean them, sand them and put them together. The reason I am doing saints is, I am checking on becoming an exhibitor at the Santa Fe Spanish Market as a native New Mexican. They have certain rules you have to follow for the wood and the paint. All has to be related to New Mexico. You have to make your own paint. You make it out of New Mexican plants, just as they did it back in the 15th and 16th centuries.

That is what I am starting to practice. To get my own style and look.”

Wood-artist Steve Parra is going to come to the Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show from Alamogordo. Parra’s specialty is intarsia work. “I used to watch woodworking shows on TV a lot,” Parra said.

“One day I saw somebody using a scroll saw doing intricate cuts. I said to myself, ‘Hey, I’d like to try that.’ I used to have a lot of hobbies.

Almost all were related to sports. Then I found out I couldn’t do them anymore because I had bad knees. So I looked for something else to do.

So I bought a scroll saw and started cutting.

“I like doing that, I really enjoy it,” Parra said. “I retired 18 years ago and I studied a lot of woodwork, I do a lot

of traveling, too. When I am here in Alamogordo I do a lot of woodworking.

“How long a project takes depends on the item and the number of cuts,” Parra said. “A big one I have is of a wolf.

That took me about four days because it is big and very intricate and the wood that I used is hardwood, which is not easy to cut. Some of the other ones I got are angels which take me maybe two days.

The problem I have is I do the cutout and then I glue it. I leave it then alone, do something else and then come back when the glue sets.

There is a lot of glueing, setting and cutting that goes into it.”

There will also be edible art. “The food offerings are varied,” Tucker said. “They range from the ever-popular pumpkin rolls and cookies by Debora Lucas, to popcorn, cheeses, fudge, lamb products, to the delicious meals pre pared for shoppers by Madux Hobbs of Black Betty BBQ.” Extra bonuses will be the chance to win one of three prizes. “This includes a beautiful, handmade cowboy Santa

by Beverly Merritt. This Santa is almost 2 feet tall,” Tucker said. “It includes also a generous gift certificate to Cattle Baron Restaurant and a matted and framed print

by Finishing Touches, the hourly drawings for works given by the vendors and the beautiful holiday decorations provided by the Holly-Day Magic staff.”

Holly-Day Magic is a major fundraiser for three organizations this y e a r : T h e A ssu r a n ce Home, a therapeutic group home for boys and girls ages 12 to 18 who are homeless or considered at-risk; The First Tee of Southeast-

ern New Mexico, which has at its goal to provide young people of all backgrounds, particularly those at-risk or disadvantaged, the opportunity to develop through golf and character education; the Roswell Police Explorer Program, a program for young men and women who are 14 or have completed the eighth grade, or 15 through 20 years old who are interested in a career in law enforcement.

“All three organizations help us with the set up and managing the show,” Tucker said.

“We want to thank the community, shoppers, vendors and sponsors for their continuing support.”

Entertainment will be provided by South American Inca flute musicians.

Last year’s show raised over $8,000, which was used to assist a variety of programs, organizations and individuals to promote leadership, character and participation among the youth in the area.

Submitted Photos Above: “Bonsai Tree” by Steve Parra.

Below: “Saint Francis” by Christopher Gutierrez.

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Loyce Bayes working on pottery.

Submitted Photo

Culture

Pottery And Beyond

The 35th annual Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild arts and crafts sale returns.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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he 35th annual Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild arts and crafts sale will be taking place at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. from Nov. 11 - 13. Doors open Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. for the opening night.

On Nov. 12, doors open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Pecos Valley Potters Guild Art Sale is a noted arts and crafts market. Each year the guild selects quality guest artists working on a variety of media with an emphasis on unique and original fine arts and crafts. This year artists from all mediums are participating: Pottery, ceramics, paintings, photography, textiles and fibers, drawing, prints, sculpture,

wood, glass, metal, jewelry, mixed media and food arts.

“It is a big misconception that there is only pottery,” said Aria Finch of PVPG. There will be a large variety of artists. Weavers will have wearable art, there are three fiber artists attending including a basket weaver. People can share handmade items as gifts.

“Every artist is present. That is mandatory,” Finch said. “The public will be able to visit with the artists and establish an ongoing relationship.

You remember the person who created your mug when you drink a cup of coffee in the morning. It is not storebought.”

This free event offers an entertaining setting for shopping, browsing and admiring the many beautiful works of art and crafts.

The opening night will feature a cash bar provided by Pecos Flavors Winery. Hot Club on the Pecos will play music.

Complimentary cookies and punch will be served.

A special afternoon event is planned on Saturday with artist Michael Hurd who is coming from the Hurd Gallery in Hondo. Hurd is the 2016 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Arts.

He will be signing his print “Blue Horizon.”

Michael Hurd is being recognized with this year’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in Arts not only for his own impressive artistic achievements but for his vitally important work to preserve and enhance his family’s legacy and historic property in New Mexico. The youngest son of Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth Hurd,

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Michael was born in Roswell and raised on the family’s Sentinel Ranch in the Hondo Valley. Hurd oversees the operations of the Sentinel Ranch and the HurdLa Rinconada Gallery, which he designed and built.

“He is a true Renaissance Man whose importance to New Mexico encourages viewers to be inspired by and to drink in the beauty and colors of his timeless works of art,” said nominator State Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell. Hurd works from reality, as did all the Wyeth and Hurd painters. “The inspiration of his father’s landscape scenes and the still life compositions of his mother are evident in his work,” Ezzell said.

“He doesn’t refute his heritage or the effect it has had on his work, but Michael’s style is distinctly his own.”

Gallery owner Nedra Matteucci said Hurd is “tireless and broad thinking in his pursuit of excellence for his own painting but also in his efforts to sustain the rich artistic heritage that his family has contributed to for generations. His impeccable standards apply not only to his colorful array of paintings that capture the heart of New Mexico, but also to the arts community statewide, and he is sensitive to our museums, with a continual awareness for cultural preservation.”

During the day Jamie Barnes and Jonathan Gomez will perform contemporary songs.

A silent auction will also be held featuring pieces donated by the artists along with door prizes. It benefits art education at the Roswell

Submitted Photo of Michael Hurd.

Museum and Art Center to purchase equipment and provide scholarships.

Applications are still being accepted at pecosvalleypottersguild.com or by contacting Barbara at 575-6268033, pvpg.artsale@ gmail.com

Art

Rufino Tamayo

From the Vault

Roswell Museum and Art Center

By Sara Woodbury RMAC Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

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s curator at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, I’m really grateful for the generosity of our donors. The majority of our collection consists of donations, and its scope and quality testifies to the importance of the arts to this area. A few months ago, for example, we received several prints from a retired physician, including two works by Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991). To celebrate these new acquisitions, let’s take a closer look at this important artist.

Tamayo was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1899, but moved to Mexico City to live with

his aunt after the death of his parents. In 1917, his aunt enrolled him at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plastica at San Carlos, but after a year or so at the school, he left his formal studies and primarily became self-taught. He became the chief designer of the department of ethnographic drawings in the National Museum of Archeology in Mexico City in 1921. An experience that would shape his artistic career significantly.

Working regularly with pre-Columbian objects, the motifs and symbols that Tamayo encountered would become a recurrent theme throughout his work. From 1937 to 1949 he was based in New York, where he interacted with some of the leading artists of

the day, including Stuart Davis, Marcel Duchamp, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.

In the 1950s, he lived in Paris, but eventually returned permanently to Mexico. Throughout his career, Tamayo maintained a strong interest in his Mexican heritage, which influenced his interpretation of modernism. A prolific artist, Tamayo worked in a variety of media, including murals, canvas painting, sculpture, and printmaking.

Along with Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, and David Siqueiros, Tamayo is considered one of the most influential Mexican artists of the twentieth century, but unlike his contemporaries, he wasn’t especially interested in creating politically-charged art, and his differing views often

Photos courtesy Roswell Museum and Art Center Bottom left, “El Mano,” above right, “Two People” by Rufino Tamayo.

led to contentious relationships with his artistic colleagues. What Tamayo sought to do was reinterpret traditional Mexican imagery and motifs through a modernist lens, resulting in a body of work that is both worldly and regional.

As a printmaker, Tamayo experimented with lithography and other techniques to create his distinctly-textured works. During the 1960s, he completed several editions at Tamarind Institute, back when it was still based in Los Angeles.

His prints often possess a vivid sense of color and texture, appearing simultaneously primeval and modern. This sense of color and texture is ably demonstrated in the RMAC’s recent donations, “El Mano” and “Two People.” Prior to this donation, the Roswell Museum only

possessed one of his works on paper, “Constalaciones,” so we are excited to add two more works to our collection.

“El Mano” is currently on view in the galleries, right next to the Museum Store. Depicting a single hand against a red expanse, Tamayo leaves the composition ambiguous. What is the hand reaching toward?

A red sky? The Earth?

Lava? The answer is left to the viewer’s imagination. “Two Figures” is equally open to interpretation. Distilled to their basic forms, the two figures depicted here are rendered as bright red and devoid of facial features. Transcending ethnic and historical identification, they become universal symbols for humanity itself.

Through his work, Tamayo synthesized the modern and the ancient to both celebrate his

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own heritage and situate it within the larger legacy of human existence, underscoring the universality of our basic needs, desires and aspirations. Here at the RMAC, we’re proud to add more of his work to our collection.

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UFOlogy

Earth Exeptionalism: A Provincial View Of Reality?

Looking Up

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By Donald Burleson

f, as seems likely, some of the strange objects seen in our skies are spacecraft not originating on this planet, then we need to take a candid look at our place in the cosmic scheme of things. It’s a big universe, and who knows what dwells in it?

For much of our existence on Earth, we humans have regarded our world as essentially the whole of existence. To our distant ancestors, the sky was a sable dome perched over their heads, and the stars were little lanterns suspended from that dome. The ground under our ancestors’ feet was their island uni-

verse; no other universe was even imagined.

Gradually, of course, human understanding of the nature of the world enlarged, grew more sophisticated, grew up.

We came to know that space is a vast realm dotted with distant stars.

Although some of the people originally proclaiming these things were branded as heretics in a superstitious age when science was regarded with disfavor, and although some people even today distrust science, by now we’ve largely progressed to a social climate in which scientific thinking (the dispassionate weighing of evidence, the draw-

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ing of logical and supportable conclusions) has prevailed, so that we can try to comprehend our world.

Yet we haven’t lost our provincial view altogether. This is understandable, to some extent. One has to go about the business of leading one’s day-today life with a certain grounded viewpoint. It’s hard to think of yourself as a citizen of the galaxy when you’re struggling to pay the mortgage.

Nonetheless, when one lives in a dizzyingly enormous, immensely old universe, one can sometimes afford to take a more synoptic view, especially when

humankind has apparently been visited by advanced extra-terrestrial life forms.

We tend to think of these alien creatures as coming from “out in space,” but consider: where do we suppose our Earth itself is, if not in space?

Our planet is a tiny rock circling a medium-sized star at the edge of an ordinary galaxy swimming in the void among billions of other such galaxies. To an alien race, it is we who inhabit an obscure planet “out in space.”

As much as we would perhaps like to think of ourselves as a unique species, the laws of

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probability support the view that we should have plenty of company. In recent years, thousands of “exoplanets” have been detected, planets orbiting stars other than our own sun, and a fair number of these can be expected to be in temperature zones conducive to the existence of liquid water and the potential development of life in ways similar to the way in which it has arisen in the thermo-chemical past of our own Earth.

So to put things in perspective we may do well to regard ourselves as one of a great many manifestations of complex life in a huge and

ancient cosmos.

We humans have our points, but intelligent life in the galaxy is likely an older story than we tend to imagine.

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