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Home renovation guru Steve Thomas talks about his Santa Fe adobe remodel, work with Habitat for Humanity.

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FOOD Tucked inside a nondescript Northside shopping mall, Torino’s at Home imports a more refined taste of Italian fare.

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MUSI C Music fest rolls into the Duke City with a lineup of Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction and more.

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20 ARTS Local husband/wife arts duo spans cultures of native New Mexico and Far East.

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Arts Events.......................... 25 Community Events...........30 Live Music............................20

Places To Be...........................4 Marquee................................... 5 Book Reviews......................28 Smart Music..........................23 Smart Arts.............................27 Crossword/Horoscope..... 31 Social iQ ..............................32

CO LUM N S First Taste............................... 8 Key Ingredient......................9 Craft Work...........................10 Stir It Up................................ 11 Paw Prints............................ 12 Credit Corner .................... 17 The Nine Muses ................25 The Gaffer........................... 29 Earth Talk ........................... 30

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As if Cedar Crest couldn’t get any prettier? The Oblio House, designed

by Albuquerque architect Ed Fitzgerald and captured perfectly by photographer Robert Reck.

Editorial Nelle Bauer Justin De La Rosa Eric Francis Dan Guitierrez Seth Hall Jeff Kerby Randy Kolesky Jim & Linda Maher Douglas Merriam Bill Nevins Nathan New Shavone Otero Michael Ramos Tamon Rasberry Susan Reaber Robert Reck

Jessica Sosa David Steinberg Steven J. Westman Douglas Merriam Distribution Kristina De Santiago Kurt Laffan David Leeder Susan Lemme Cassie Martinez Greg Nicholson Paul Snyder Distributech

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PLACES TO BE

Angel Fire Resort 10 Miller, Angel Fire, 575.377.6401 angelfireresort.com

Robinson Park Central and 8th, 505.247.1172

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abor Day weekend guarantees fun-filled activities, and the 26th Annual New Mexico Wine Festival certainly falls in that category.

Come relax and enjoy delicious wines made throughout New Mexico. There’s a large grass field where the festival will be held and short lines, so tasting is accessible to everyone. For safety in numbers and a nice scenic trip from Albuquerque, the Rail Runner is a travel option when attending this event. Stay safe and enjoy a calming ride and experience, with no driving necessary. The New Mexico Wine Festival provides all that attend the chance to sample delicious wines from some of New Mexico’s finest wineries. A crowd of around 25,000 is expected for the three-day event, the oldest of its kind in Albuquerque. It’s one way to be sure the summer will end with fun and celebration.

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eautiful mountain landscapes and an exciting three-day competition are just a couple things to look forward to at the Gravity Games & Brewfest. And oh yeah, music and beer, too. You can sign up to compete in the bicycle competition, which is the “gravity” part of the weekend, and will take part on the resort’s extensive mountain bike trails. Or, if you’re more of a spectator during this festival, there are also numerous other activities. A movie premiere and a microbrew competition are some additional options. The microbrew competition is for the “best of show” prizes, and attendees will vote for the winner.

Everyone who joins this event will be able to marvel at the beautiful mountain landscapes and enjoy the social outdoor environment.

Angel Fire is the ideal setting for a festival like this. —TR

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CEREMONY Will Shuster’s Zozobra 2013 2-9p, Thu., Sep. 5 Fort Marcy Park 200 Murales, 855.969.6272

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housands gather in Santa Fe every fall to watch the doom and gloom of the past year burn away before their eyes. A 50-foot tall marionette looms above Fort Marcy Park each year, waving its arms and groaning ominously as the anticipation to watch him burst into flames fills the park. Bring a blanket, grab some food and drinks from the vendors around the park and prepare to welcome in a new year full of positive thoughts because Old Man Gloom has gone away. As darkness spreads through the park, ceremonial dancers in traditional Native American and Spanish costumes begin to twirl fire while Zozobra protests, and after much suspense he catches fire while fireworks fill the air in celebration that sadness has been burned to the ground. —JS

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he 11th annual We ART the People! Folk Art Festival is a flurry of creativity giving everyone a chance to celebrate, experience and participate in the arts. Festivities include a Giant Puppet Parade, over 100 arts and crafts vendors selling affordable, locally handmade unique creations, free art activities with an Art Making Tent and Giant Coloring Book/Murals for kids of all ages and adults who can’t grow up. There will be two performance stages with five different folk styles of music, folk dancing, magic, performance art and food provided by a variety of local food truck vendors. It’s a unique once-a-year expression of the Albuquerque fold art scene, and it’s a great way to spend a morning or afternoon. —JS

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The where to go and what to do from August 29 to September 11

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ocal culture, thrills and plenty of funnel cake await you at this year’s 75th annual New Mexico State Fair.

Take a stroll along the Midway, complete with dozens of the classic rides that are guaranteed to light up the fairgrounds with excitement. Play the games for prizes and choose from the food vendors lined along Main Street, offering favorites like roasted ear corn and green chile cheeseburgers, or fried Oreos and red chile ice cream for those more daring. For anyone less inclined to ride a roller coaster, there are exhibits every day and live performances from bands including the Eli Young Band and Morgan Frazier. See the horse and livestock shows, antique cars on display, the petting barn, cultural performances and demonstrations at the Indian Village and more. Come out to experience a New Mexican tradition you will definitely want to add to your repertoire. —JS

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death in the desert New book follows uNM professor’s search for understanding after his mother is killed by david steinberG

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ead Justin St. Germain’s new book and you walk away with a mouth full of grit from the author’s roughriding journeys. That’s because much of Son of a Gun: A Memoir takes the reader through dusty southern Arizona tourist town Tombstone, Ariz.

St. Germain was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford and is now Joseph Russo professor of creative writing at the University of New Mexico. This is his first book, and it is already garnering praise from media outlets Marquee like The New York booK talKs: Times, NPR and Entertainment Justin st.

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Germain It is a three-sided 6p, thu., aug. 29 memoir; one collecteD side recounts worKs St. Germain’s 202 galisteo, santa Fe, probe of his 505.988.4226 mother’s death, collectedworksat age 44, in a bookstore.com house trailer near 3p, sat., aug. 31 Tombstone. It’s booKworKs an investigation 4022 rio granDe which drives the nw, 505.344.8139 bkwrks.com narrative of the justinstgermain.com book. She was shot eight times, apparently killed

by Ray, a former cop who was her most recent husband.

Apparently because Ray killed himself before cops could interview him. His body was found near Caballo Lake in southern New Mexico. A suicide note did not contain an admission of guilt in his wife’s murder though he did acknowledge a life of failures.

Another side is the author’s remembrances of growing up in a hardscrabble life with Mom, aka Debbie, with his older brother Josh and assorted adult males — his father, an uncle, stepfathers and mother’s boyfriends. Mom is a tough, caring, hard-working lady. She tries to make her relationships work; sometimes they don’t.

A third side is St. Germain’s coming-of-age story. His mischief and his drinking are woven through vignettes of his youth and college years. You wonder how he managed to grow into an intellectually productive and emotionally stable adult, which St. Germain most certainly is.

There’s a fourth side to this book that’s not a memoir but is essential to it: You read about the life and times of Wyatt Earp and the historic Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which forms a backdrop. This side of the book connects to the murder of the author’s mother, to gun-toting Tombstone residents and to the bigger picture of guns and violence in America.

St. Germain smartly son of a Gun: fits these narratives together into whole A Memoir cloth.

By Justin St. germain As a New Mexican, Random House, Aug., 2013 you’ll get a better Hardback, 242 pp. understanding of $26 how violent smallISBN-13: 978-1400068623 town life in the Southwest was in the late 19th century and how it still can be in the 21st century. As an American, you’ll see a profile of how ragged and fragile family life really is.

It is a book worth reading on these many levels.

David Steinberg is the creator of the new website New Mexico Review of Books, which can be found at nmreviewofbooks.wordpress.com.

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New EDo hair studio features talented, crafty crew

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air. Long beautiful hair — shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen.

We all have a head of it, albeit many of us not as much as we used to (says the man who wears many hats). Albuquerque is chock full of stylists and salons, and each one of us has our favorite. I’m looking back to 1990 when I met Gregg Caldwell at a place called Waves. He was an incredible “wig-burner” and a dear friend of mine. Over the years, we saw him at IBEX, and then NEUN and then Heart & Soul. It was at IBEX where I met Gerhardt Ackerman, who was a longtime pal of Gregg, and they worked side by side in all three of these locales for many years. We lost Gregg in 2003, and the Butterfly Effect he’s had across this town has often been mentioned.

This past month, a new salon has made its gorgeous new home in EDo. Craft hair studio is the creation of Mario Griego and his wife Kellie. I finally made my way through their

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doors and smiled at what I witnessed inside.

Gerhardt has made his move there, as well as Pilar Alcon-Bell, who I first met as Gregg’s assistant many years ago. Josh Schriber, Atalie Garcia and Danielle Shively are all here too.

Mario handpicked this crew because of their talent, passion and love for the craft (play on words intended). Mario also says it feels good to be back in this neighborhood, as it’s such an up-and-coming area. And it was time to bring something different to the city. That it is — a cool and fun hot spot, to say the least. Drop in, say hello and get your hair done at 512 Central SE, crafthairstudio.com.

it forward - which a lot of Albuquerqueans know has carried with me throughout my life.

Most who know me know I’m a sucker for One of the girls I met during this time, is Sheli clothes, with a penchant for good neckties Hinds-Armstrong. She’s another presence in and funky patterned socks. At the Santa Fe this town with deep roots, a heart for giving Opera this summer, sitting in an aisle seat, my back to the community, and a knack for well attention was far too drawn away from the stage thought out businesses. She is a board member to checking out the myriad of colorful sockwear of Nob Hill Main Street, as well as member of peeking out from the crossed legs of other men the Downtown Action Team. So, it makes sense in the audience. Socks are a fashion statement that on Friday, August 23rd, she popped up which work as an art-form that stands well on again, as part of the “Pop-up Retail” initiative its own. being promoted by the DAT, as an effort to liven Hence, I am very happy that we have Izzy up the storefronts in that neck of our woods.

Martin menswear plucked down on the western Located in the space at 105 Gold Ave end of Nob Hill. Dapper proprietor SW, right across from the Alvarado Rufus Cohen opened shop just Tune in to Transportation Center, she’s got one year ago and has been giving Steven J. Stella & Dot, open for three weeks. us guys some real eye-candy with Westman Perfect place to find lovely jewelry wonderful apparel. There is a quote every Monday and colorful scarves and other from Hardy Aimes that states it at 7:30a on needful things. If you read Vogue best: “A man should look as if Channels or InStyle, you might be familiar he has bought his clothes with 26 & 27 for with the product. Sheli told us intelligence, put them on with care culture talk on “Prepare to covet.” Also partnered and then forgotten all about them.”

The Morning in this project is Danielle Weed (who Brew Izzy Martin is a retail space that happens to be the better-half of iQ seems like a gallery. Dashing writer/chef Sean Weed). As well as clothing, wonderful apothecaries Rebecca Benson. All three woman and a term I love to use — awesome manare Stylists for Stella & Dot, an they all looked bags. There’s also always-amazing art on the gorgeous and happy on opening night, amid a walls. And on Aug. 30, Cohen will be hosting great crowd filled with an excitement over this world-renowned and acclaimed multimedia new foray into shopping. Hooray for the DAT, artist Jaque Fragua, who has collaborated with for utilizing this “pop-up” concept. And hooray Not New Worldwide on a collection of clothing for these gals for taking part in it, and giving set to drop that day. It’s all known as “Pop-Upus yet one more reason to head to the heart of Shop-In-A-Shop @ Izzy Martin.” If you have the Q. Then watch for something new to fill the never been here, this is the perfect opportunity space after this venture, again and again. Fun, to make the trek and take it all in for yourselves huh? at 3019 Central NE, izzymartin.com.

Rufus will be my guest on The Morning Brew So go downtown with Larry Aherns on Sep. 13. Make sure to tune Things will be great when you’re downtown in to Comcast channel 27 or 28 at 7:30a to see Don’t wait a minute more, downtown what new pair of socks will be peeking out from Everything is waiting for you, downtown the legs of my pants!

If you make note of the lyrics from the 1960s musical Hair, a fashionale 1980 David Bowie POP with style tune and Petula Clark, you get extra points from I’m heading into a reunion weekend, this Labor this Curious Townie.

Day weekend, with the folks I met 30 years ago at UNM and my fraternity Sigma Chi. Steven J. Westman details community goings-on Lifelong amazing friends. The place in time in each issue of Local iQ. Reach him at where I learned about philanthropy and paying steven@local-iQ.com.

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SPORTS

anchored by returning running back Kasey carrier, who ran for 1,469 yards last season, the unM lobo football squad will no doubt focus on a strong running attack in coach bob Davie’s second season. “i would hope we would be the most improved defensive team in the country,” Davie said in a recent press conference about his continued task of rebuilding after a disasterous tenure under Davie’s predeccessor Mike locksley.

lobo launch party uNM football squad starts second season of rebuilding under coach Bob Davie from last year’s team, but the program now boasts some stability and depth, with a good strong running offense anchored recruiting class this year and 79 scholarship by an experienced line, a young players in the fold. and inexperienced defense seeking an identity and a program Davie coached a tenacious defense at Notre Dame as an assistant under Lou Holtz. building a foundation for the future — that, He thinks this year’s Lobo defense now in a nutshell, is the state of the University of has a scheme, if not the experience, to be New Mexico football team as the kickoff of successful. the 2013 season arrives.

The Lobos were in disarray a little over a year “I would hope we would be the most improved defensive team ago, with former Notre in the country,” Davie said.

Dame coach Bob Davie preview “Part of that is we weren’t taking the helm after the very good last year.” disastrous 2-26 tenure of season oPener And if the defense can get Mike Locksley. And while unM lobos vs. off the field more quickly, the Lobos weren’t great in look out for UNM’s Davies’ first season, they university of running attack. The Lobos finished 4-9 and took a texas at were second in the nation major step in rebuilding a san antonio last season in time of competitive program.

6p, sat., aug. 31 possession. Carrier and Step two in the process universitY staDiuM sophomore quarterback begins with the Aug. 1111 universitY se, Cole Gausch will once 505.925.5626 31 season opener at again form a dangerous $10-$75 University Stadium against option combination. Six ticKets: the University of Texas at players with starting golobos.com/tickets San Antonio. experience return to the The Lobos, fifth in the offensive line. Gausch’s nation with 301.3 running passing ability is still to yards per game a year ago, be established, but he should once again feature a strong running reportedly worked hard on his throwing in attack, anchored by returning back Kasey the offseason.

Carrier (1,469 yards in 2012). The passing If the Lobos can take advantage of a favorable game might be less certain and the defense early schedule and knock off opponents like is likely to struggle. But the overall trend is UTEP, UNLV and New Mexico State, they upward. could be playing down the stretch for a shot “Night and day,” is how Davie, speaking at a at six or seven wins and a bowl game. That recent media day, referred to the state of the might be a lot to ask in what is sure to be UNM football program this year versus last. another rebuilding year, but Davie expects “There are a lot of unknowns because we good things. are so young,” he said. “But I’ll be extremely “We’re an out-work, out-hit, out-discipline” disappointed if we’re not better.” kind of team, the coach said, “and because of that we have a chance to improve.”

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authentic northern italian dishes and a menu that inspires adventurous eating are the specialties of torino’s at Home, where chef Maxime bouneou will surprise you with unique plates like foie gras (left) and beef cheek manicotti (right).

buono italiano, sans meatballs Tucked inside a nondescript Northside shopping mall, Torino’s at Home imports a more refined taste of italian fare ristorante but more formal than an osteria. In t is not often I find myself craving Italian other words, you find yourself in a balanced environment that complements the cuisine. food. Not to say that I don’t enjoy the We pored over a menu featuring items cuisine, but the options are limited in Albuquerque and tend to go with the that tempted our tastebuds and inspired Italian-American food stereotypes. Sure, a adventurous appetites. Without hesitation, I bowl of spaghetti and meatballs can hit the ordered the Foie Gras appetizer ($25), which spot every now and then, but exploring a is an unlikely find in many of Albuquerque’s different side of Italian cooking can take your restaurants. Prepared in-house by Chef tastebuds on a tour of fresh, Bouneou, the foie arrived light and traditional Italian as two slices atop toasted review flavors that make for more baguettes with a balsamic memorable meals. drizzle and caramelized torino’s at onions. The rich flavor of the Finding Torino’s at Home is fatty liver melted in my mouth Home a godsend to anyone who has with a delicate creaminess been looking for Northern Hours: that was complemented by Italian food. While it is 11a-9p, tue.-sat. a mild sweetness from the tucked away in a strip mall on 7600 jeFFerson ne, 505.797.4491 caramelized onions. I suggest Jefferson north of Masthead torinosfoods.com pairing it with a glass of Bianco (near the Albuquerque Marriot Ciro ($9), a dry, minerally wine Pyramid Hotel), it stands alone with a smooth and slightly as a purveyor of authentic fruity finish (think Chardonnay Italian offerings. You’ll find meets Sauvignon Blanc). menu items like a spaghetti bolognese ($12) and a pesto pappardelle ($12), but the true Next, we moved on to a sumptuous Duck treasures of the menu are found in the Confit Salad ($14). The nice thing about simple yet creative dishes that highlight Chef the duck confit at Torino’s is not just that Maxime Bouneou’s heritage. it is cooked in its own fat for 10 hours, but you can get it as a salad or panini (11a-5p During my recent visit to Torino’s, my only), or as an entrée. The salad is served dining companion and I took a seat in the with mixed greens, grapes, cherry tomatoes, bright and open dining room. Our table niçoise grapes, with marinated and herbed was donned in a white table cloth, but there goat cheese on house-made croutons. Treat wasn’t a hint of a fussiness. As it is written your palate properly and construct a bite on one of the restaurant’s walls, Torino’s is a trattoria, meaning that it is less formal than a that contains a little bit of each ingredient to

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experience the full medley of flavors.

Our entrees became a tough decision, but I knew I wanted to experience something that you just can’t get anywhere else. Cue the Squid Ink Black Pasta ($15). This specialty pasta dish is prepared in-house with the squid’s ink, so your pasta is most certainly black and slightly salty with a mild trace of fishy flavor. The dish is served with sautéed squid in a broth of tomato and clams.

The saltiness of the squid and pasta was accompanied nicely by the mellow acidity of the tomatoes. It was a dish that brought effusive enjoyment to our table.

The second entree we tried was the housemade Sausage with Fagioli (white beans) and an oven roasted tomato ($16). Three links of Italian sausage are served on a wooden board alongside the tomato with the beans in a small pot. Its understated presentation made me remember that, sometimes, authenticity also means simplicity. The fagioli worked as a nice palate cleanser from the richness of the sausage and tomato. Unfortunately, the sausage was quite dry, which could have been due to a low fat content in that particular batch. Regardless of its dryness, the sausage remained flavorful.

Though our stomachs could only sample so much of the sumptuous fare at Torino’s, my dining companion and I left contemplating which dishes we would try the next time around. To Chef Bouneou, we say “grazie.”

Torino’s trattoria is a fantastic taste of authentic Italian.

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t’s nice to be watching Breaking Bad and see a familiar face or a familiar place. I get especially excited each time I see a beloved restaurant that hits my nostalgia right in the taste buds. Whether it’s Taco Sal, Loyola’s, Dog House, The Grove or even Twister’s (better known as Los Pollos Hermanos in the AMC blockbuster show), you probably have a memory of sitting in at least one of the restaurants featured on Breaking Bad. There are a number of shops, breweries and eateries around town that are giving you a taste of Breaking Bad with food and drink inspired by the critically acclaimed series. the candy Lady (524 romero nW) broke bad when she started selling dime bags of her blue ice Breaking Bad candy that resembles the blue meth Walt and Jesse make in the show. Owner Debbie Ball’s novelty confection has, much like the show, gained international popularity at $5 for tune in to five bags.

JustIN De La Another Breaking rosa Bad-inspired sweet every tuesday creation can be at 7:30a on found at rebel Donut channels (multiple locations).

26 & 27 for They Blue Sky donut food talk on is frosted and topped tHe morNINg with some of the blue breW sky candy crystals. You can pop into any of Rebel’s three locations and try one for only $1.59. Who knew that breaking bad could be so sweet?

If you don’t have a sweet tooth, but still want to get a taste of Breaking Bad, you can go by Marble brewery (111 Marble nW) and try one of their two beers inspired by the show. Walt’s White Lie is an India White Ale, while Heisenberg’s Dark is an India Black Ale. Both beers are unique and crafted to hit you with that signature Marble taste.

Don’t hesitate to get your pint, though. The Breaking Bad brews are selling faster than Walt’s Blue Sky meth does in the show. the Supper truck, meanwhile, just rolled out an entire Breaking Bad menu featuring a Wings & Drums Basket with Chilean seasoning – their idea of what Los Pollos Hermanos would have been like. You can also try Krazy-8’s Last Meal of a grilled bologna sandwich with Lusty Monk’s Mustard and real American cheese on a potato bread with the crusts cut off. Finally, you can try the truly odd Jesse’s Fave – an all-beef hotdog with Pinkman Sauce (Chile P aioli), topped with Funyuns and a side of gummy bears. Catch The Supper Truck at Marble Brewery for a Breaking Bad watch party on Sun., Sep. 8 or at il Vicino brewery canteen (2381 Aztec nE) on Sun., Sep. 22.

Get your fix while you can. Some of these items will be gone with Walt when the series ends.

Justin De La Rosa writes about the local food and restaurant scene. He can be reached at justin@local-iQ.com.

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Wild salmon can still be the king of the menu

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emember when it seemed as though everyone you knew was getting married?

And every wedding reception you went to offered two menu choices (not counting the vegetarian choice) of beef filet or salmon?

And how en vogue the fish seemed to be, for years, after IKEA got a nice strong foothold in our décor and dining sensibilities?

And then, poof, it was so uncool to eat salmon because choices like monkfish (tastes like lobster, only better than lobster) or ling cod (not even a cod!?) or kampachi (everything sounds better in another language) were way more hip.

Like all food fads, fish suffer too. Salmon took an abnormally hard beat down, however, because the fish got so popular and so overfished that we brilliantly decided to farm the species en masse and, instead of overfishing them, we overfarmed them, polluting our water systems and churning out pale, flavorless “salmon” that we grew to despise.

Our management of wild salmon stocks is getting better, and some would argue the farm-raised product has improved. One small problem, however: This is landlocked Albuquerque. Any salmon we get has to be flown or trucked to us from one of the coasts, which we tend to forget at this time of year when the abundance of tomatoes, peppers, greens and carrots is overwhelming.

We have beautiful blue-sky-filled days, late afternoon thunderstorms and wake to new veggies almost every morning, it seems. But fish? It is the trickiest of food groups to include and all locavore intentions are dashed.

For this very reason, we get a lot of questions at Jennifer James 101 about our fish. It seems antithetical to what we are trying to do: support local growers and eat local produce. Meanwhile we burn thousands of food miles and fossil fuels to ship in our fish. Weird.

Yet, at our restaurant we are philosophically committed to using food products — be it meat or fish or vegetable — that are the least impacting and most sustainable choices for us. Working with a supplier just outside the city of Portland, Ore., on the north side of the Columbia River, we have myriad choices of fish from which to choose, the reigning choice of which is salmon. Right now we are serving a pastrami-spiced salmon with mustard vinaigrette and crunchy local cucumbers.

The Columbia River salmon we love are caught within 20 yards of our supplier’s headquarters by gillnet, a method of fishing that hangs a vertical net in the water into which the salmon swim. As the salmon attempt to pass through the net, the netting material gets caught behind the gills of the fish and they are trapped. The size of holes in the net, along with twine strength and length of the netting panels, are all closely monitored and regulated to minimize the possibility of bycatch, making gillnetting an effective and gentle fishing method.

King salmon, also called Chinook, are the largest species of the Pacific salmon family, sometimes growing to over 100 pounds. They are prized for their intense (though un-fishy) flavor and vibrant orange-pink flesh. Pacific salmon are wild, anadromous fish: they spawn in creeks and rivers and live out their lives in the Pacific Ocean. Studies have discovered that salmon

return to the almost exact spot where they were born to reproduce themselves.

Unless designated as wild salmon, it is safe to assume that any fish simply labeled as “salmon” is farm-raised. Farm-raised fish are more readily available and do not command the price of wild salmon. But pay the price for the wild salmon.

The flesh should be bright and firm — not pale, not dark and not soft. A good fish monger will also let you smell your fish purchase. It should smell like clean saltwater, not fish.

Wild salmon are classified as oily fish, due to their high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, making the fish super-forgiving to miscooking. It lends itself best to dry-heat cooking methods, such as grilling and smoking.

Photo by Wes Naman

Long eschewed for more exotically-named fish, salmon is beginning to make a comeback and the quality of farm-raised salmon is getting better, as management of wild salmon stock is improving.

The same fat that makes them tasty and easy to cook also will make the fish go bad quickly, so it is especially important to buy super fresh salmon. Ask your fish monger — they will tell you when it came in. You can guesstimate that it was caught three days before that, which means it will be OK to store, cook and eat for 3-4 days.

Spicy Salmon Marinade Once you get your fresh fish home, use some of your amazing produce to concoct this spicy, bright-green marinade and toss it with cubes of diced fresh, raw salmon. Adapted from a recipe by chef Rick Bayless, it is addictive and makes for a great casual potluck offering, as well as fancy first course for a sit-down dinner. In a blender, whiz together 1 cup fresh lime juice, 2 peeled garlic cloves, 1 cup cilantro leaves, 2 fresh hot jalapeños and the flesh from 1 ripe avocado. Add a pinch of salt and toss about a pound of salmon cubes with the marinade.

Serve with tortilla chips alongside, or as a salad over a bed of chopped lettuce.

Nelle Bauer is co-chef/co-owner of Jennifer James 101. She was born about 100 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, where there are no salmon.

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drink

You can’t always drink what you want

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onsider this insider information — not Martha Stewart or Albert H. Wiggin-type insider information, but information nonetheless. The way we get beer in New Mexico is obtuse at best and Byzantine on better days. Not a lot of bartenders — hell, even bar managers — know the excruciating process to get a beer from California, Colorado or even China (Lucky Buddha bottles are very cute, after all). I hope to explain the reason “we can’t get X here” or “How did we get Y here?”

First, let me say this is not a slight to anyone.

In the glorious chain of beer distribution it is not anyone’s fault for not having Yuengling in Albuquerque — Yuengling, located in Pennsylvania and established in 1829, is considered the oldest brewery in America. It is not odd liquor law, it is not the bar manager, nor it is not the delivery guy or sales rep. It is, in truth, that there is no Yuengling in New Mexico because it doesn’t distribute this far West (besides, La Cumbre is soooo much better).

Your local pub, bar or restaurant can only buy from licensed distributors in the state of New Mexico. This means the guys that bring beer into the state are the people who operate Favorite Brands, Southern, Premier, etc. If you have never heard of these companies you are a better person, but their job is to do exactly that: bring beer, wine and spirits into the state legally.

Every bar, club, restaurant, grocery store, liquor store and gas station has to buy from a distributor. The reason is that, this way, the state helps guarantee the authenticity of the product and prevents someone from selling moonshine, which leads to blindness. It is to keep all ducks

in rows, which is perfectly reasonable.

The next step is up to the distributors, and that is deciding what to purchase. I will say that I have little to no idea how this is done, other than basic economics. If there is a demand for something, distributors will bring it to New Mexico. If I am the only person in New Mexico asking for obscure Northern California beer, odds are I’m not going to get it no matter how bad I want it (thanks a lot guys!). Keep in mind that these companies have vast portfolios — one company can represent Bud Light, Odell and Sierra Blanca.

Before a distributor brings a beer into the state, or even transports it around the state, they have to get it from somewhere. This is generally from a brewery and its affiliates or an importer.

Several things affect this. Can the beer be delivered, or is it necessary to send fleet vehicles from Albuquerque to, say, New Orleans on a regular basis to pick the beer up? If it becomes popular, is this a reasonable business model?

One of the other problems is how much volume a craft brewery can support. Two examples illustrate this issue. New Belgium in Colorado has a fairly large distribution range, but they only expanded as their production expanded and they could keep up with brewing, bottling and such. And then there’s Chicago’s Goose Island, which saw the demand for their craft beer and turned to a larger company to help them brew enough beer to supply the new demand. This separate company uses its high-volume facilities with Goose Island’s recipes.

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Care for a Yuengling? You might have to book a flight back East, as the intricacies of brewing and distributing beer don’t always allow for every beer to be available on the shelf of your favorite liquor store.

a little odd but worth knowing. Also of note is that, if I recall correctly, for those with a brewer’s license in New Mexico a distribution license can be attached for a nominal fee. So La Cumbre, Marble and others can directly deliver their beer from the brewery to New Mexico liquor stores, bars, restaurants and grocery stores. Taking New Mexico beers out of state requires an independent distributor.

Seth Hall is head barman at the Albuquerque Press Club, where he is happy to pour you a draft from a wide selection of tap beers.

drink

Old Country wisdom begets New World innovation

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henever my Uncle Cassajiwezki would visit from the Old Country, he would insist on taking me and my two brothers to indulge in wholesome family fun like circuses, demolition derbies and professional wrestling matches. These were almost always fun occasions, but for the fact that my uncle harbored a paranoia that secret police were always lurking about, ready to snatch away young boys and turn them into tools of the state.

In order to best try to keep an eye on us amidst a crowd of strangers and potential spooks, Uncle Cassajiwezki would make us wear big, brightly colored hats adorned with the horns, fangs and fur tufts of various mountain-dwelling beasts from the Old Country.

My uncle, as he was strapping our hats on, would say, “Nephewshezkis, in this world most things are all the same. He who can turn an apple into a meat cleaver will always eat well. Make sure to stand out, to make all things yours. Do not be a wallflower — do not be a sheep — do not corner cower — do not live asleep.”

Keeping in mind my uncle’s advice, I present, dear readers, the fashionable Moscow Mule (Because It Wears A Red Hat). I partially appropriate this cocktail from Keith Kushner, my manager during my bartending days at Desert Fish. When he asked me to make a Moscow Mule with fresh ginger root, we decided that the resulting beverage was so good that it deserved a place on our signature cocktail list. Here, I make it my own with the addition of a raspberry float and various garnishes.

Moscow Mule (Because It Wears A Red Hat) Ingredients:

2 oz. of your favorite Vodka 1 oz. Lime juice 1.5 oz. Simple syrup 3 fresh Raspberries

1 oz. Ginger root, peeled 1 thin slice Ginger root for garnish Lime zest Soda water

Method: In a mixing glass muddle two raspberries with 1/2 ounce simple syrup and a splash of water. Pour vodka into a second mixing glass, add 1 ounce peeled and diced fresh ginger root. Muddle with muster. Add 1 ounce lime juice and 1 ounce simple syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously.

Strain into a collins glass packed with crushed ice. Hit the concoction with a splash of soda water. Add lime zest and stir it throughout the drink using a bar spoon. Now, using a strainer to keep out the pips, slowly layer your muddled raspberry puree on top. Add one fresh raspberry and ginger slice for garnish. Make sure there are no minions of the surveillance apparatus around, and serve immediately.

Randy Kolesky is a veteran bar and restaurant manager in Albuquerque and the Tuesday host of All That Jazz on KUNM 89.9 FM. He can be reached at randy@local-iQ.com.

Photo by wes naman

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Read signs in order to avoid dog/child trouble

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nless you have been under a rock for the past month you know a future king of England was recently born.

Duchess Kate and Prince William have done their royal duty by providing the kingdom an heir, a sweet baby boy named George. This is all good stuff, but of course I can’t help but focus on the potential problems between the future king and the queen’s dogs, the royal Corgis. Children are usually bitten by family dogs because parents do not understand the real warning signs a dog demonstrates before they bite. William and Kate have the same responsibility that all parents do when children and dogs live under the same roof. Okay, their roof is bigger than most, but work with me, here.

As I have mentioned in previous columns, most people’s understanding about dog behavior is based on shows like Rin Tin Tin and Lassie. Remember folks, these shows are just entertainment. I don’t think Lassie was as concerned that Timmy was in the well as that Timmy took the ball down the well with him and, more importantly, probably had treats in his pocket. Don’t get me wrong, dogs are highly intelligent, caring and emotional animals,

but we should not depend on them to make informed decisions about someone’s intentions.

Oftentimes, people think that if a dog bites a child the dog is vicious and trying to assert dominance. The facts are that dogs bite children because they are scared, feel threatened or may have been hurt by them before. These incidents most often occur when our canine friends are not being properly supervised by adults who know the warning signals that dogs give out that say, “I’m scared” or, “I need space.”

Just the other day I was in the dog park when I encountered a mother who was watching as her kids chased after and scared the dogs.

The dogs’ body language was clear, though not being perceived by the kids. I left with my

My advice to all parents who have children that interact with dogs is this: Educate yourself on dog body language and understand how they communicate that they are stressed.

dogs because that was the simplest solution: separation.

While TV shows us a dog who is about to bite baring his teeth and growling, this is the exception and not the rule. How do dogs let us know they are becoming uncomfortable and may potentially bite?

Dogs are always talking to us with a series of behaviors and body language that communicate clearly how they are feeling. My advice to all parents who have children that interact with dogs is this: Educate yourself on dog body language and understand how they communicate that they are stressed.

What does a dog do before he or she bites? Do they initially snarl, growl and show their teeth?

Rarely! If you hear the growl or see the bared teeth you have waited too long and missed all

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of the other signals. When dogs begin to get uncomfortable in any situation they will lick their lips like a lizard. They will shake as if they were wet and trying to dry off. Their eyes will be so wide that you can clearly see the whites.

As a dog’s discomfort builds they will look away and attempt to move away. If they are allowed to, they will then attempt to walk away. This is where the attentive parent needs to allow the dog to exit and not allow the child to follow.

Put up a baby gate or place the dog in a room behind a closed door.

I recommend you read Calming Signals by Turrid Rugas. On YouTube you can watch two videos that will make your hair stand on end.

They are “Baby Jumps on Rottweiler” and “Dog Bites Anchor Analysis.” Neither of these dogs are growling or snarling but they are showing the typical, and most misunderstood, signs of stress that dogs exhibit before they bite.

Lastly, I recommend you register for Animal Humane’s monthly seminar Understanding Dog Body Language at animalhumanenm.org.

So while George may one day be king, the royal Corgis don’t care — and like millions of dogs interacting with kids around the world, if their behavior and body language are not understood, recognized and respected, there could be the disastrous result that occurs between many dogs and children.

Susan Reaber, CPDT-KA, is an Animal Humane New Mexico animal behavior specialist. Animal Humane’s free pet behavior helpline is at 505.938.7900.

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story by MiKe e ngl isH

enchantment two houses — one a new construction project, the other a Mid-century remodel — yield a pair of homes that uniquely dovetail with their New Mexico setting. oblio House ceDar crest, n.M. eDwarD FitZgeralD / arcHitects

New construction 2,460 square feet heated space 942 square feet non-heated space

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blio House in Cedar Crest’s East Mountains is a study of intersection between circulation and topography, reinterpreting traditional vernacular styles of New Mexico in a contemporary manner. Built on a steep hill, the design organizes the house on two levels that step down the site. One enters the house at the upper level, passing between two walls.

Once inside, circulation for residents and guests doubles back in the opposite direction, revealing views of the private natural sanctuary and accessing the guest quarters, study loft and bathroom.

The lower level is accessed by stairs that are aligned on axis with South Mountain.

The lower level contains and open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room and master bedroom suite. These areas open onto a terrace, stepping down into the private landscape that surrounds the house. The house is constructed of polished concrete floors, insulated concrete forms (ICF), and recycled wood-stud framing.

Exterior finishes are stucco and rusted metal roof and wall panels. The house utilizes passive solar photovoltaic and hot water roof panels for electricity and in-floor heating.

Rain water is collected into underground cisterns for landscape irrigation.

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the oblio House, designed by albuquerque architect ed Fitzgerald, is built on a sloped site in cedar crest. sheathed in rusted metal and stucco, the home is powered by solar photovotaic, while rainwater is collected for landscaping needs.

Jenkins/roy House albuquerque, n.M. KrupnicK stuDio arcHitects

Remodel of 1958 home 3,140 square feet heated space

The home of Elaine Roy and Tom Jenkins, in the neighborhood northwest of Indian School and Carlisle, was built in 1958. It is one of several mid-century modern houses in that area and sat for years untended with a vast front-yard driveway that acted like an uninviting, sun-heated moat. yet Roy and Jenkins saw the potential, and their partnership with architect Mike Krupnick yielded a renovation project that created a quiet sanctuary.

The striking signature of the home is the newly constructed garage, which features a cantilevered roof adding much-needed shade to the landscape and a frosted clerestory window that dramatically lights up at night.

Pass through the cast concrete and brick entry wall and there’s a distinct feeling of refuge. The house exterior was left with its original board-and-batten and red-brick exterior, but the roofline’s 12-inch fascia is sheathed in aluminum, adding a modern accent.

Enter the front door and the most striking aspects of the home are the wideopen living spaces and the connection to the backyard. Entire banks of sliding doors line the walls and blur the boundary between indoor/outdoor.

The carefully composed backyard landscape is a soothing presence throughout the house.

Krupnick told Local iQ that the project was a perfect collaboration between Roy, Jenkins and himself. “They were as much as part of the design team as I was,” he said. “I’m more the art director, pulling out what the client wants and the house wants.”

PHotos by MicHael KruPnicK

a newly constructed garage with a cantilevered roof (top) is the striking signature of the renovated jenkins/roy House, where architect Mike Krupnick worked to blur the line between indoors and outdoors, as seen in the dining and living spaces in the heart of the home (above and left).

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steve thomas Habitat For HuManitY oFFicial, tv Host, autHor stevethomashome.com

PHotos by douGlas MerriaM

thick adobe exterior walls (right) and clean plaster interiors (left) were the result of extensive handwork by the skilled craftsman who worked on steve thomas’ recent remodel of a historic 1,000 square foot home in santa Fe. thomas, below, is the former host of This Old House.

this old friend Home renovation guru Steve Thomas talks about his Santa Fe adobe remodel, work with Habitat for Humanity

by MiKe enGlisH

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or 14 years, Steve Thomas spent weekends in America’s living rooms as the host of the popular home renovation show This Old House. The Pomona, Calif., native brought a certain West Coast vibe to that venerable Boston-based show, with his affable demeanor playing off the crusty, New Englandaccented contractors.

Thomas learned his construction skills from his father.

After earning a philosophy major in college, he sailed the South Pacific in a wooden sloop in his 20s. Thomas landed his This Old House gig, for which he won an Emmy, from a casting call in 1989, and he left that show of his own volition in 2003. Since then he has served as host of Renovation Nation on the Discovery Channel and worked to promote the efforts of Habitat for Humanity.

Thomas developed friendships in New Mexico during the filming of a Santa Fe project for This Old House in 1989. Thomas and his wife Evy Blum returned last year to renovate their own historic adobe home in Santa Fe. Thomas spoke with Local iQ recently about the Santa Fe house project, his current work with Habitat for Humanity and his time with This Old House.

Local iQ: Tell me about your work with Habitat for Humanity.

That’s ongoing and active, isn’t it?

Steve Thomas: Oh yes, very active. My involvement with

Habitat goes back to 1990 when I took part in the launch of the Charlotte, N.C., affiliate. In 1993 we took This Old House to the Habitat project in Winnipeg, Canada, that Jimmy Carter was involved with. I’m a great believer in Habitat’s mission, which is a home for everyone. And there’s a case to be made that Habitat, as the sixth-biggest homebuilder in the country, is the greenest homebuilder, too. Every Habitat home is built with sustainability in mind. iQ: People around here are interested by your recent Santa Fe house project. How was it remodeling an old New Mexico adobe home?

ST: That was an adventure. It’s a small house, 1,000 square feet. We actually had three materials — adobe, wood frame and penitentiary tile. With a wood frame house, if there’s a problem along the way you get out your sawzall and make changes. With adobe, there’s no forgiveness. You need to know exactly what you’re doing before you get into it.

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Plus we were in a historic district, so we fell under the most stringent restrictions on the renovation you could imagine.

We couldn’t change the exterior or the roof line, and the house sits on an escarpment, so we had to deal with different levels.

The people with the city were great, they helped set us up with everything we needed, but there was a lot involved.

I had worked on a project in Santa Fe with This Old House in 1989 and I got to be friends with (Santa Fe custom homebuilder) John Wolf. I availed myself of John’s subcontractors on this job. We had an adobe guy from Mexico and skilled plaster workers. It’s extremely well built.

We had to sell the Santa Fe house, unfortunately, because Habitat keeps me on the East Coast. I just bought a house in Maine, where I can hop on a plane and be at the Habitat offices in Atlanta. But we’ll be out to New Mexico often. My son lives there and we have friends there. iQ: Did you have any TV experience before you landed the hosting job with This Old House? I’ve read there was a giant casting call.

ST: I actually had worked on a documentary The Last Navigator for PBS’s Adventure series. I was renovating my attic in Salem, Mass., when the publicist for that series called to tell me they were looking for a new host for This Old House. Out of 400 candidates they offered me the job. iQ: You must be proud of that show. Now that you’re a decade past it, do you have some perspective on it?

ST: Well, the landscape of television has changed a lot since then. That was an era when TV mattered, and PBS mattered.

People expect to get their how-to building information on YouTube now.

I’ve heard This Old House referred to as “the original reality television show,” and there aren’t many reality TV shows today made to the same production standards and quality — I think even the people who work on the many home improvement shows would admit that. It’s a chase for eyeballs now.

It’s one of the reasons I find my work for Habitat so meaningful and satisfying. I can use my skillset and help support an organization that’s building sustainable communities. That’s what homebuilding is, a commitment to a place, and without a sense of place there’s no community.

Sustainability happens when people want to take care of the place where they live.

Home ownership credit prep a must

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n terms of homeownership, I want to address one of the biggest credit issues Albuquerque consumers may face: establishing good credit in preparation for the purchase of a home.

The first thing to do is make sure your credit card balances are below 30 percent of the credit limit, or as close to zero as you coluMn can get them. A zero balance would credit corner be best. A credit by michael ramos card at its limit can drop your score by 30 points. If you are over the limit, it can drop your score by 35 points, so if you have several credit cards in this situation then you can see how much this will drop your credit score.

Next, you should make sure to take extra time with your credit accounts to make sure there are no late payments being posted to your account. One late payment notice can stop you from qualifying for a mortgage for up to one year outside of the last late payment.

Next, review your collection accounts if you have any. Be careful here because when you make a payment on a collection account it can drop your credit scores by up to 45 points because it will renew the profit and loss date. The best thing to do is contact a local mortgage lender, whether it is a broker or your local bank, and have them pull your report. If your credit scores are high enough to qualify you can pay the collection account at closing without affecting the credit score for the loan.

Just these three things will make a big difference when you are ready to purchase your home.

If you ever have any questions about why you’re being turned down for your home loan or need advice on how to get your credit ready for a home loan, you can always call Credit Rescue Now at 505.899.1448. There is no fee for advice by phone. And keep in mind we offer free credit classes on the second Saturday of every month 11a-1pm at La Mesa Presbyterian Church, 7401 Copper NE. Call to RSVP. Until next time, good credit to you.

Michael Ramos is the president of Credit Rescue Now, creditrescuenow.com.

What’s new at home?

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Trends are everything when it comes to pushing homes according to five local real estate veterans

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Joseph Homes is a 20-year-old custom homebuilding company that specializes in working closely with customers. Owner Miriam Joseph said she’s noticed a few different trends of late. “Formal dining has been given up for a more informal dining.

People want to build their homes around their kitchens for a larger living area,” said Joseph. She also noted the move away from the more compartmentalized spaces of older homes to large, unified living spaces.

“The more open space the better,” she said.

eople who work at designing, building and selling homes need to be aware of hot trends in their industry, in order to appeal to their clientele. Local iQ approached five Albuquerque home professionals to ask their take on current trends that are shaping their industry. Here’s what they had to say.

Jim maddox oWnEr/rEALtor MADDox AnD co. rEALtorS

515 Central NE, 505.764.0472 maddoxrealtors. com

Albuquerque real estate veteran Jim Maddox works largely in commercial real estate these jim Maddox days, but he keeps abreast of trends in the Albuquerque residential market. Maddox said one of the biggest differences he notices in people’s mentality today is when it comes to issues like carbon footprint.

“Many people who are looking for real estate now are more green. People are looking for smaller and more efficient homes rather than larger,” said Maddox.

change their homes to match their lifestyle — it’s just more economical to work with what you already have.

Doug Jones oWnEr/intErior DESiGnEr JonESY proJEct

1717 Carlisle NE, 505.217.6262 jonesyproject.com

Doug Jones is an interior space and furniture designer with a background in construction and carpentry. While it’s a trend that’s been around for awhile, Jones sees open space as an ongoing Doug jones focus, as well as indoor and outdoor connection. “People seem to want more open space throughout their homes.

Access from the backyard to the kitchen is what a lot of new home buyers want to see,” said Jones.

oWnEr JoSEpH HoMES

5809 Juan Tabo NE, 505.890.5000 jchdesignbuild.com

mckenzie bishop FounDEr AbrAZo HoMES

9798 Coors NE, 505.369.4663 abrazohomes.com

As the head of a homebuilding company focused on building state-of-the-art houses, Mckenzie Bishop said she’s noticed a few different trends when it comes to the home features her customers want. A really important one is automated Internet systems, with which all of the Abrazo homes comes equipped. “Anyone who owns a smartphone can control certain things like lights, doors and other utilities from the comfort of their own phone,” said Bishop.

Walt gill intErn ArcHitEct MoDuLuS DESiGn

912 Broadway NE, 505.842.0354 modulus.com

Modulus is an architecture and design company that specializes in renovations and expansions. Walt Gill said people are paying more attention to the homes they’ve already invested in. “People seem more inclined to tailor their homes to the dream house they’d like to have,” he said. Gill explained that today’s homeowners are looking to

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Growth spurt After a number of setbacks, residential construction finally gets rolling in earnest at master-planned development on southeast side of Albuquerque

by Jessica sosa

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he Mesa del Sol community, is an area full of possibilities. After weathering a nationwide downturn in residential development, Mesa del Sol is still on track to thrive.

The development, located on mesa del sol Albuquerque’s south mesa, 5700 universitY se was approved in 2002 as part #310, 505.452.2600 mesadelsolnm.com of a public-private development strategy between the State of New Mexico, the City of Albuquerque, the University of New Mexico and private developer Forest City Enterprises. Already built there are businesses like ABQ Studios as well as the Aperture Center, an $11 million community center building designed by famed Albuquerque architect Antoine Predock. though Mesa Del sol was approved in 2002, the south mesa project has had to jump a number of hurdles on its way to being the fully realized In a recent change, Daly Real Estate Investments bought development rights for the area from Forest City Enterprises, which has now exited the project. Daly is partnering with Covington Capital, a real estate company that has had an active role at Mesa del Sol since its initial ground breaking in November of 2006.

master-planned development its originators had initially intended. recently, Daly real estate investments bought the development rights from Forest city enterprises, which has now exited the project. owner Mike Daly said the project is finally back on track and fully intends to move forward and retain the project’s original focus.

Currently, the goals of everyone involved in the lofty project is the same: Move forward and retain the original focus that has guided the project since day one.

“The vision for Mesa del Sol hasn’t changed

have been developed and about 80 of those since the beginning, despite the economy,” are already households. We have homes, but said Mike Daly, owner of Daly Real Estate we also offer trails, a pool, nice buildings, Investments, in a recent interview with Local iQ. “We still want to create a community that energy efficiency, we have created thousands of jobs and we are just adding more,” he is sustainable, residential, answers peoples’ said. questions about the housing market and creates balance. Mesa del Sol will be Daly and his team hope to offer a a part of Albuquerque but boost to the economy, both through offer something construction jobs generated by the slightly different.” development and by creating a thriving community. “Housing Mesa del Sol is is very important, and it’s what situated on 12,900 we are working on, but building acres of land, “The vision employment growth is more with 9,000 of for Mesa del important. We are very focused those acres to be on economic development,” Daly developed. That is Sol hasn’t said. enough space to changed since build somewhere The growing project also seeks to the beginning, close to 38,000 incorporate sustainable features homes and into every home and building that despite the house 100,000 goes up in each neighborhood. economy. people, though Mesa del Sol has become home to the development the first solar storage facility in the We still want may not reach that country and each new home that to create a density, according opens offers several solar features, community that to Daly. along with an array of other energy and cost-efficient ideas.

One neighborhood is sustainable, already exists at “Mesa del Sol uses different residential, Mesa del Sol and renewable energy resources every the next phase of day. We have a water conservation answers the plan includes program where we find ways to peoples’ making space have minimum water usage,” questions for a brand new Daly said. Solar research is neighborhood always going on; actually there is about the with the potential more solar research happening housing market for over 100 here than in any other housing new homes. development in the country right and creates Completion of this now.” balance.” next phase will Rachel Matthew Homes, RayLee double the number Homes and Pulte Homes are the mIKe DaLy of houses at Mesa four builders currently working on oWNer, DaLy reaL del Sol, Daly noted. the residential buildout of Mesa estate INVestmeNts “About 100 homes Del Sol.

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Heating up, not yet hot The Duke City real estate scene is in the midst of a slow but steady shift from being a buyers’ to sellers’ housing market

By Mike English

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he headlines sound good: According the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors, home sales for the second quarter in Albuquerque were up 22 percent from a year ago, to their highest level for that period since 2008. Sales for last month totaled 939 homes, the most homes sold in a month in the city since July 2007.

But if you talk to the realtors and builders working in Albuquerque’s single family housing market, they’ll tell you the industry, while on the upswing, has a ways to go before anyone would call it “robust.”

“I think it’s starting to pick up a little bit,” president and CEO of Rachel Matthews Homes, Steve Nakamura, told Local iQ in a recent interview. “I think most buyers are realizing those great deals are not there like they were two years ago, and if they’re going to do something they better do it now.”

That explains the recent increase in sales numbers, which is the simplest indicator that more buyers have entered the market. A rise in interest rates — the loan rate on a 30year fixed mortgage was around 4.5 percent at press time, up a full percentage point from a year ago — has also spurred more buyers to enter the market. Rising rates mean larger monthly mortgage payments, and some buyers are racing to lock in a more favorable rate.

But while overall real estate activity is on the upswing in Albuquerque, prices have not followed pace as quickly. The average sales price for the second quarter of 2013 was $207,491, while the median price was $170,000. Both are down a little from the same quarter a year ago, and far off the historic highs of 2007.

The median price for a home in the U.S. was $203,500 during the same period, up more than 7 percent from the the previous year.

“It’s still a price war and a beauty contest,” Coldwell Banker realtor David Roybal explained to Local iQ. “You have to have the nicest house at the best price. If you do that, it’s selling.”

One gauge of the market that Roybal noted are the listings he has in the Nob Hill condominium building on the north side of Central between Wellesley and Tulane. Completed in 2009 in the depths of the recession, the building’s first-floor commercial spaces have snagged tenants like Staples, but the 27 residential units have been slow to fill. Roybal is now seeing “significant traffic.” Three units recently sold and 21 of 27 units are now occupied.

With inventories of existing homes getting tighter, new home construction is also picking up pace slightly. The greatest activity is at Mesa Del Sol in southeast Albuquerque (see the story in this issue of Local iQ), where Nakamura’s company Rachel Matthews is

Albuquerque Home Sales • 2013, second quarter: 2,526 homes sold • Average price: $207, 491 • Median price: $170,000 • 2012, second quarter: 2,071 homes sold • Average price: $209,780 • Median price: $173,400

building many of the houses. Nakamura said he believes the downturn might have changed one aspect of the local housing industry forever.

“We were building high-end custom homes, and our whole business model has changed,” he said. “Home buyers are a lot more pragmatic now. They’re not looking to upgrade into those $1 million and $2 million homes.”

Whatever the price range, Roybal sees a fundamental revision happening in residential real estate in Albuquerque. “It’s shifting from a buyers’ market to a sellers’ market, and it’s happening as we speak,” he said.

Photo by Wes Naman

The Nob Hill condominiums completed in 2009 on Central Avenue, between Wellesley and Tulane, were slow to sell during the downturn in real estate of recent years. Today they are an indicator of an upswing, with three units selling recently. The building now boasts over an 80 percent occupancy rate.

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was at the Mayhem Festival this summer where I had just witnessed five Swedish heshers from band named Amon Amarth screaming with conviction about Vikings and blood and magic and other types of important stuff. It was cool and everything. I mean, smoke came out of a ship — that’s always good.

At the intermission that day, right before Mastodon came on, a radio personality got on stage and said that he had a “big announcement.”

Given the type of people at this show, I expected it to be something along the lines of a promotion featuring obese midgets frolicking with potbellied pigs on the lawn. Instead, he declared that there would be a two-day festival entitled Revolt on the Rio Grande that would be hitting Albuquerque on Labor Day weekend featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Alice In Chains and Jane’s Addiction.

There would also be multiple stages that would host a variety of other rock bands. Then, he said, if you scampered up the hill by the ticket window right that second, there would be tickets available for $15.

What resulted was a stampede not unlike what I envision happened at Golden Corral the first time they unveiled the chocolate fountain. No matter how unsavory I found being jammed into a herd of human cattle with their pimento loaf sweat rubbing up against me, I somehow, by the grace of all that is rock, managed to persevere and obtain my bargain ticket — which is good, as I am intensely poor.

In retrospect, I am glad that I was able to tough out this miserable experience, as the first day of the festival, which is being hosted by radio stations 94 Rock and 104.1 The Edge, features goth metal darlings Avenged Sevenfold. Even though it has been nearly four years since the band’s drummer, James “The Rev” Sullivan, died due to a reportedly lethal combination of prescription drugs, the group has managed to surpass its previous success while recently releasing the album entitled Hail to the King.

Avenged Sevenfold’s top supporting slot that night goes to the kings of the trailer park meth lab — Korn. If you want to amuse yourself, watch all the people in the mosh pit on the lawn who are missing at least one of their four front teeth.

Actually, the story of Korn is on the upswing now, as founding guitarist Brian “Head” Welch has returned to the band after leaving for years to follow Jesus. It is hard to imagine being in Korn would be in any way incongruous with a life of Christianity; either his bank account or his inner voice has suggested that this reunion is necessary.

As a result, Korn’s bassist Fieldy said of the

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be a show in 2013 wherein a Layne Staley-free Alice In Chains would be headlining over a Jane’s Addiction lineup that still includes both Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro, I would have thought such a concept absolutely improbable. Doubtless, the major reason this is occurring now is the amazing preview success of a post-Staley Alice. revolt on Vocalist William DuVall has now been the voice of two Alice in Chains albums the rio that have made the band a viable Grande commodity in the hard rock world today.

2-11p, sat.-sun., One could argue that replacing Staley aug. 30-31 reunion: “Normally if we do was every bit as impossible a task as isleta a new Korn record, we’ll just aMpHitHeater replacing Bon Scott was for AC/DC. put 12 or 13 songs and that’s 5601 universitY se, Yet, as Duvall stated when describing how many we make. This time 505.452.5100 an early Alice In Chains show after the we’ve made 20-plus songs, $25-$98, 2-day reformation, the focus can’t be on that — $50-$225 and we’ll put the best of what even for him.

Tickets: we have on there, whatever the ticketmaster.com “After the show, there’s all these people numbers end up being. We revoltontherio.com hanging out, and Layne’s mother comes have so many to choose from, I think it’s going to be a little up to me and takes both my hands and extra special this time.” she’s crying her eyes out and was like, ‘We’re so proud of you!’ It was just too Seeing them all together onstage will be a welcome sight for Korn fans who low to get under. It was like, ‘Whoa — OK.’ You can’t let it sink in.” have waited seven years for this to happen.

Now, here is the Duvall-led Alice in Chains Other bands playing on the first day include headlining over one of the best bands of the ’90s, Halestorm, Device, Attika 7, Hell or Highwater Jane’s Addiction, whose albums Nothing’s Shocking and Mindset Evolution. That’s all in preparation and Ritual De Lo Habitual remain tireless staples for day two, when Alice in Chains, Jane’s of anyone’s rotation who was a fan of innovative Addiction, Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive, music of that time.

Walking Papers, Danko Jones, Middleclass Rut, New Politics, Dead Daisies, Beware of Darkness, And it’s Labor Day weekend, so there really isn’t Chuck Shaffer Picture Show and Charming Liars an excuse to not raise your goblet of rock for two will all play. days and partake by enjoying this Revolt on the If someone had told me in 1994 that there would Rio Grande.

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Blackbird Buvette CRTTRZ, The Wandering, Mr. & Mrs. Jones rocK ‘n’ roLL 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge Freaky Tiki Bass 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl Pollo Frito FunK/SouL 8p, FREE The Downs Racetrack & Casino En-Joy SALSA 9p-1a, FREE Imbibe DJ Malik 9p, FREE Launchpad Mic Club 13 9p, $10 Low Spirits Black Tie, Little Bobby, Truvaloo, Post War Germany, Disotays, Barney Lopez, Social Stigma 8p, $5 Marble Brewery Boulevard Lane 7-10p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson 6:30-9:30p, FREE Molly’s Paul Pino & The Tone Daddies 5:30p-Close, FREE

Pubelo Harvest Cafe Felonious Grove Foundation rocK/ FunK/LAtin 6-9p, $7 Includes AllYou-Can-Eat Horno Baked Pizza Savoy Bar & Grill Dracup Performer Showcase 6-9p, FREE

Scalo Il Bar Boris McCutcheon w/ Susan Holmes FoLK/AMEricAnA 8p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Sherri Gonzales Trio bLuES 9:30p,

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The Downs Racetrack & Casino DJ G 6-9p Equal Cut 9p-1a, FREE Garrett’s Desert InnThe Music Room Slaid Cleaves SinGEr-SonGWritEr 7:30p, $20-$25 Imbibe DJ Malik 10p, FREE Isleta Amphitheater Revolt on the Rio Grand All Day, $25-$98

Launchpad Deforme, Hate Engine, Morbid Justice, Unleash The Baboon 9p, $7 Lounge 54 SweetLife 9p-1a, FREE

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Marcello’s Chophouse Karl Richardson Duo 6:30-9:30p,

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Molly’s Gene Corbin 1:30-5p Weldon Good Band 5:30p-Close, FREE Monte Vista Fire Station Felix Y Los Gatos 9p, FREE Moonlight Lounge Spose, Video Games 9:30p, $8 Ned’s Bar & Grill Picosso 6p Planet XTC 8p Rhythm Divine 9p, FREE Praire Star Entourage Jazz 5:30-8:30p, FREE Pubelo Harvest Cafe Calle 66 CONTEMPORARY SALSA 6-9p, $7 Includes All-You-Can-Eat Horno Baked Pizza Serafin’s Chile Hut Paul Pino and The Tone Daddies 5:30-8:30p, FREE Scalo Il Bar Soul Kitchen Duo BLUES/SOUL 8:30p, FREE

The Stage DJ Cut & Huggy 9p-1a, $5-10

sat 31 Blackbird Buvette The Paper Jam, The Last Known Good Configuration, Nathan New

DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA 10p, FREE

Burt’s Tiki Lounge Whiskey Pig, A.JJ Gaither, 20000 Strongmen 8:30p, FREE Cazuela’s Mexican Grill and Brewery Vinyl Tap CLASSIC ROCK 6p, FREE CoolWater Fusion Oscar Butler 6-8p, FREE The Cooperage Calle 66 SALSA 9:30p, $7 Cowgirl The Santa Fe Chiles Dixie Jazz Band 2-5p The Sean Healen Band FOLK/ROCK 8:30p, FREE

The Downs Racetrack & Casino DJ G 6-9p Equal Cut 9p-1a, FREE Imbibe Ryan Shea 10p, FREE

Isleta Amphitheater Revolt on the Rio Grand All Day, $25-$98

Launchpad Ghost Like This, Exalt, Wasteland Inkorporated, Mechannibalism, We The Faust, Shadows Reach, Gnarly Slur, Bourbon Legend, Capital M, Beyond My Dreams, Voxburn 4:30p, TBD

Lounge 54 SweetLife 9p-1a, FREE Marble Brewery The Old Main 8-11p, FREE Marcello’s Chophouse Tony Rodriquez Duo 6:30-9:30p,

Mine Shaft Tavern Gene Corbin 3-7p, FREE O’Niells Pub-Nob Hill The Watermelon Mountain Jug Band 4-7p, FREE Seasons Rotisserie & Grill Saudade 6:30-9:30p, FREE

Molly’s Atomic Balm 1:30-5p Group Therapy 5:30p-Close, FREE Ned’s Bar & Grill Skip Bachelor 5p Swamp Kings

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Pubelo Harvest Cafe Todd Tijerina Band BLUES/R&B/ AMERICANA 6-9p, $7 Includes AllYou-Can-Eat Horno Baked Pizza The Range Saudade 7:30-9:30p, FREE Robinson Park Downtown Growers Market Cactus Tractor 8:30a, FREE St. Clair Winery and Bistro Swag JAZZ/BLUES 6:30-9:30p, FREE Savoy Bar & Grill Natural Vibe 6-9p, FREE Seasons Rotisserie & Grill Chava & Paid My Dues Rhythm and Blues 6:30-9:30, FREE The Stage Fat City 9p-1a, $5-10 Zinc Cellar Bar Jacocha ROCK/POP 9:30p, FREE

sun 1 821 Mountain Road Lenore and Xazziel Armijo SPANISH 3-5p, $10

Blackbird Buvette 3-2-1 Acoustic Shelly Barratt Music, David DeBonis, Geoff Escandon Noon, FREE

Cowgirl Zenobia GOSPEL/R&B/SOUL Noon-3p 50 Watt Whale POP-ROCK 8p, FREE The Crowne Plaza Jessy J CONTEMPORARY LATIN JAZZ 7:30p, TBD

The Kosmos Sunday Chatter: Bassoon Concerto and Glass String Quartet 10:30a, $5-$15

Blackbird Buvette Jesse Lafser AMERICANA/FOLK 6p Karaoke 9p, FREE Cowgirl Chi McClean & Sean Healen Noon3p Jim Almand AMERICANA/BLUES/ ROCK 5p Karaoke 9p, FREE Kiva Auditorium Joe Satriani 7:30p, $35-$75 Launchpad IAMSU, Kool John, Jay Ant, Walt Deez 8p, $11 Marble Brewery The Lymbs, Sea Horn, Sad Baby Wolf, Red Light Cameras, Pancho 4-10p, FREE

Mine Shaft Tavern Kenny Skywolf Blues 2-6p, FREE Molly’s Nite Wolf 1-4:30p Molten 5:30pClose, FREE

Tue 3 Blackbird Buvette Groove The Dig w/ Old School John ROCK-N-ROLL 10p, FREE Cowgirl Jesse Lafser & Will Courtney 8p,

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Imbibe College Night w/ DJ Automatic 9p, FREE

Ned’s Bar & Grill Blues Jam 7p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Chi McClean SOUTHERN ROCK 8p, FREE

wed 4 Blackbird Buvette Beats and Vibes HIP HOP 10:30p, FREE

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Cowgirl The John Kurzweg Band ROCK 8p, FREE Launchpad Chelsea Wolfe, True Window 9:30p, $10 Low Spirits Floozy, Kimo, Jono Manson, Paul Salazar, Bo Brown 9p, $5 Marble Brewery Grace Askew 6-9p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Tom Russell 7:30p, $22-$27 Scalo Il Bar Cali Shaw Acoustic Showcase 8:30p, FREE Sister Bar Alkaholiks, Cali Agens, Casual 9p, $15

thu 5 Blackbird Buvette The Fabulous Martini Tones SURF ROCK 6p KGB Club INDUSTRIAL 10p, FREE Burt’s Tiki Lounge JPOP KPOP Dance Party 8:30p, FREE Cowgirl Sarah Potenza & The Tall Boys 8p, FREE Imbibe DJ Malik 9p, FREE Launchpad Raven Chacon, [H]ohm, RadGo 9:30p, $3 Marble Brewery Whiskey Pig & Mudwave 7-10p, FREE Savoy Bar & Grill Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia 6-9p, FREE Scalo Il Bar Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 8p, FREE Sister Bar Beat Sauce 9p, $3 Special Collections Library QTango 5:30p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Jake Jones and R&B/FUNK 9:30p, FREE

fri 6 Blackbird Buvette Next Three Miles ACOUSTIC 7p God’s Got A Gun, Satellite Sky ROCK-N-ROLL/ PUNK 10p, FREE

Cowgirl Aaron Hamre BLUES/SOUL 5-7:30p The Bootleg Prophets 8:30p, FREE Imbibe The Woohabs 6p DJ Malik 10p, FREE Launchpad Edith, Black Maria, Owl, The Lymbs 9:30p, FREE

Lemoni Lounge Le Chat Lunatique DIRTY JAZZ 7:3010:30p, FREE

Low Spirits The Porter Draw, The Haymarket Squares, The Imperial Rooster 9p, TBD Marble Brewery Duke City Swampcoolers 8-11p, FREE Mine Shaft Tavern Gypsy Night 8p-Midnight, FREE Ned’s Bar & Grill Raven Rutherford 6p Planet XTC 8p,

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Pubelo Harvest Cafe Baracutanga LATIN/FOLK FUSION 6-9p, $7 (All-You-Can-Eat Horno Baked Pizza) Scalo Il Bar Wildewood AMERICANA 8:30p, FREE Sister Bar Gold Panda 9p, $10

sat 7 Blackbird Buvette Four Winds Belly Dance Revue 7:30p,

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The Cooperage En-joy CUBAN SALSA 9:30p, $10 Cowgirl Hot Club of Santa Fe SWING/GYPSY JAZZ 2-5p Broomdust Caravan HONKY-TONK 8:30p, FREE

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Ernie Pyle Library QTango 1p, FREE Ibiza Jazz Brasileiro 6-9p, FREE Imbibe Ryan Shea 10p, FREE Launchpad Concepto Tambor, Shamani 9:30p, $7 Lemoni Lounge Shane Wallin SOUL POP 7:30-10:30p, FREE

Low Spirits Eddie Clendening with The Shadowmen, Lil Nessie And Her Tail Chasers 9p, $5

Mine Shaft Tavern Indgie Femme FOLK 3-7p, FREE Nu Methods 8p, $5 Ned’s Bar & Grill Stratus Phear 8p, FREE Outpost Performance Space Doug Mulligan & Friends 7:30p, $10$15

Pubelo Harvest Cafe The DCN Project 6-9p, $7 Includes AllYou-Can-Eat Horno Baked Pizza Robinson Park Downtown Growers Market Los Radiators 8:30a, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Todd Tijerina Trio BLUES 9:30p, FREE

sun 8 Blackbird Buvette Felix Noon The Weeksend w/ Wae Fonkey 7p, FREE Cowgirl Zenobia GOSPEL/R&B Noon-3p Haymarket Squares PUNKGRASS 8p, FREE The Kosmos Sunday Chatter: All About Brass 10:30a, $5-$15

Launchpad Radical Something, Outasight 8p, $10

Mine Shaft Tavern The Barbwires SOULFUL BLUES 3-7p, FREE

O’Niell’s Pub-Nob Hill The Railyard Reunion Bluegrass Band 4-7p, FREE

Robinson Park Animal Opera 2:45p, FREE

mon 9 Blackbird Buvette Karaoke 9p, FREE Cowgirl Karaoke 9p, FREE Launchpad Royal Thunder 9:30p, $8

tue 10 Cowgirl Chris Chickering 8p, FREE Esther Bone Memorial Library The Adobe Brothers String Band 6:30p, FREE

Imbibe Ryan Shea 10p, FREE Launchpad Murder By Death, Larry & His Flask, The 4OnTheFloor 9:30p, $15 Ned’s Bar & Grill Blues Jam 7p, FREE Zinc Cellar Bar Lee Koch 8p, FREE

wed 11 Blackbird Buvette Willy J Duo ACOUSTIC 6p, FREE Cowgirl The Littlest Birds ACOUSTIC FOLK 8p, FREE

Marble Brewery Lonesome Heroes 6-9p, FREE Sunshine Theater Krewella 8p, $25-$30

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f you scratch around enough, you can find true rock ‘n’ roll beneath the surface of the spoon-fed drivel of popular music shoveled to the masses by the corporate Launchpad 618 Central SW, mind bandits. It’s been there all along, rock 505.764.8887 ‘n’ roll has, and it even continues to thrive, haunting poorly lit clubs in dusty cities where $3 you can still buy cold cans of cheap beer. launchpadrocks.com RadGo, a street-dog blend of dirty blues boundbytape.com/radgo rock, will send you home at night with that spiderwebsinthesky.com satisfying ringing in your ears that is the precursor to deafness in your later years. Comprised of rhythm and blues despots Miguel el Rad and Carlos del Coghill, RadGo keeps it simple, relying only on drums, guitar and vocals to create their rocketdog-rock sound. Del Coghill takes on the responsibilities of both drums and vocals, while el Rad stops one step short of playing his guitar with his tongue and lighting it afire onstage. That’s the attitude, anyway. Think straightforward, unadorned and hard core. RadGo has been putting out a steady stream of music since 2007, and original tunes like “Own It” and “Howl” capture the post-punk spirit. Raven Chacon opens. Deer antlers might be played as a musical instrument. —Mike English

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raveling the world for two years straight will change a lot about a person. It will change their music, especially if that person has just returned from harvesting some of Sister Bar the dustiest and most obscure record 407 Central NW, 505.242.4900 collections the world has to offer.

The difference between Gold Panda’s $15 breakout album Lucky Shiner and his Tickets: colorwaylive.com new album Half of Where You Live is the iamgoldpanda.com aggregated experience of that travel.

Songs like “Brazil” (actually about China), “Junk City II” (a futuristic, poverty-stricken Tokyo) or “Flinton” (Panda is English) evoke the dense and textured feel of the cities, airports and cab seats in which he has spent the past several years. As if pulling the chaos and claustrophobia of a Chinese flea market back into his array of samplers and drum machines, Gold Panda definitely writes what he knows.

Now here’s the kicker: this is his first time ever playing in New Mexico.

Furthermore, this is the first stop on his 2013 tour. Local good-musicpushers Colorway have arranged for Gold Panda to get down at Sister next Friday — after which he will surely take away a piece of Albuquerque as inspiration, as everyone who visits our fair oasis does.

His breadth of talent and technical innovation are sure to impress, and with local support from Super Public and yours truly, the writer is left with one distinctly personal last word: humbled. —Nathan New Gold Panda With Super Public, Nathan New 9p, Fri., Sep. 6

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axophonist Jessy J, aka Jessy Arellano, has a style of music all her own, mingling the spicy rhythms of Latin music with the cool blues of contemporary Jazz. A child prodigy playing the piano at the age of 4, Arellano was surrounded by different kinds of music and the strong Latin culture of her Mexican-American heritage.

Growing up, she took her Latina roots and her love for Jazz and combined them to create a type of music that exudes her passion. Her first studio album Tequila Moon, released in 2008, includes the song “Tequila Moon,” which proved to be a chart topper on the Billboard Jazz list. Since then, Arellano has released three more albums, performed on the hit shows American Idol and The Voice, and has toured with several artists including Michael Buble and The Temptations.

Arellano’s music is captivating and passionate, a powerful combination of singing, dancing and saxophone while her band picks up the pulsing beats. Her personable performances have intrigued audiences worldwide, encouraging people of all ages to feel the soul in her work. Bringing melody and fresh jazz to the stage, local trumpeter Ryan Montano will open the show. —Jessica Sosa

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albuquerque-born artist nancy Kozikowski, who spends half the year in beijing and half in new Mexico with her curator and husband john cacciatore, utilizes a chinese influence in much of her fabric art. pictured above are “guards” (left) and the intricately stitched “Fire and ice” (right).

nMxfe local husband/wife arts duo spans cultures of native New Mexico and Far east represent our internal structures. Maybe the entwined serpents pattern is a portrait of our he snakes curled up along the DNA, or maybe they carved snakes on the coffin’s sides, but they weren’t coffin to spiritually protect it from snakes.” murderous pythons that constrict mercilessly. Rather, these serpents Kozikowski and her husband John slithered in order to give life.

Cacciatore, a curator and collector who grew At least that’s the way that Nancy Kozikowski up in Albuquerque, has split their time every year between New Mexico and Beijing interpreted the pattern etched on a coffin exhibited at the Hubei Provincial Museum in since 2000. As strange as it may seem, Kozikowski said that there are numerous Wuhan, China. The Albuquerque-born artist overlaps between her Far East who weaves elaborate wool life and her New Mexican tapestries had travelled all that proFile roots. For one, she avoids the way with the aim of displaying Chinese capital’s bustling her work in an exotic locale. nancy downtown core in favor of the That craving for a certain Kozikowski rustic Songzhuang artist colony “foreign-ness” felt premature artist located 20 miles east of the city. when she happened upon the exhibit’s reptilian pattern, one “It was the village life that John that she’d already seen back in drew me to Songzhuang,” cacciatore New Mexico.

Kozikowski said of the nookish curator bohemian suburb. “Villages Twenty five years earlier, as nancykozikowski.com seem to me to be semi self one of Kozikowski’s works was dsg-art.com sufficient, both materially and being installed at Bandelier socially. Songzhuang is perfect National Monument, she saw because there are art supplies a fellow artist’s photograph and materials shops everywhere.” of snakes etched in rock. The artist told her they were meant to represent Quetzalcoatl, It’s a cozy existence that immediately gave the Mayan plumed serpent. Decades later her a feeling of déjà vu. The same vibe and half a world away, she found herself pulsed through the New Mexican villages gazing at an identical Chinese rendition of like Medanales. Situated between Espanola those very same snakes. and Abiquiu, the small town features chapel laced with a priceless collection of Santos.

“I noticed that this entwined serpent pattern is pretty universal,” Kozikowski On an excursion to Santo Domingo Pueblo, said in a recent interview with Local iQ. “It she was invited into a home that featured a is the symbol for the American Medical labyrinth of intricate weavings, along with Association. I think abstract patterns silver jewelry hung from the ceiling.

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Kozikowski and Cacciatore cemented their standing in the Albuquerque art scene by contributing works to Sandia Casino, Intel and major film productions (Breaking Bad, Crash, Longmire). In fact, Cacciatore has worked for 31 years to provide a hub for the city’s artists by running DSG Fine Art (formerly Dartmouth Street Gallery).

As their local roots deepened, the couple began to branch out. In 2000, Kozikowski was invited to showcase her weavings at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, which quickly turned into an annual pilgrimage after Cacciatore became better acquainted with local artists there. Before long, the pair established a studio and began hosting exhibitions. Since then, Kozikowski has seen striking similarities in the designs etched on both culture’s trinkets.

“A woman named Noskin, in Albuquerque, once brought me an image that is often found on Chinese Yellow River Painted Pottery,” she said. “It looks very much like the Zuni Sun God head found on aboriginal pottery and jewelry. I believe this Native American design has too many unique similarities to the Chinese design to have evolved independently.”

She cites several scientific studies that point to evidence of a land bridge, connecting Asia to North America thousand of years ago.

Some anthropologists believe that today’s aboriginals are descendants of Asians who crossed that path and has long since disappeared. Kozikowski says the artwork traditions that have been passed down over

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generations are the last evidence of the links between those cultures’ land, DNA and creative energy. She went on to develop a lecture on the subject called “The Evolution of Tradition.”

Cacciatore concurs with Kozikowski wholeheartedly on the matter. However, but is quick to point out the vastly modern differences between the two regions.

“Beijing is an international metropolis with a most dynamic economy. Albuquerque is not,” he noted. “They both have dynamic art scenes, though the scale in China is crazy big. The air and light are much better in Albuquerque.”

Kozikowski however, said she prefers to focus on the links between her two homes, ties that are not only cultural, but personal.

“When I was first studying Chinese, I learned that the radical character for textiles and fabric and thread, string, lines and even bus lines is the symbol for the silk cocoon,” she said of the Mandarin character that indicates a base meaning for all things stringy. “And the radical for things that go on for a long time, like roads and contracts is jing. That character is also the word for warp, which are the first threads and the basic structure of a weaving on a loom.”

“This makes me think that weaving came before writing,” she said, adding that realization was like a Chinese welcome letter to her and her craft. “Since I’m a weaver, and know the vocabulary for weaving, it seemed like an entry into this vast study of Chinese characters.”

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he first time I visited Tinkertown was with my friend Alex Schwappach when I was maybe 15-ish. Alex has a rad and talented family that I seem to want to keep featuring on The Morning Brew and The Nine Muses these days, including her cousin Tanya Ward Goodman, daughter of Ross Ward, creator of the fun ’n funky Tinkertown Museum.

“Tinkertown was begun as a hobby in 1962. It was not intended as a public display until your interest helped us build ‘our museum,’” reads the handpainted sign out front. The Tinkertown experience is like walking into the daydreams of the eccentric Tune in to artist, who left behind a Shavone legacy “ready to inspire Otero your imagination.” every WednesImagine walking through day at 7:30a a road-side attraction on Channels of 50,000 glass bottles 26 & 27 for winding through arts talk on 22-rooms filled with The Morning curious collections like Brew Esmerelda the Fortune Teller, miniature figurines of western towns and circus performers, and a real 35-foot antique wooden sailboat that has traversed a 10-year voyage around the world!

Ward was born to paint, carve and tinker. But in 1998, Ward was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and passed away in 2002. His museum and legacy live on, however, most recently through his daughter Tanya Ward Goodman’s book Leaving Tinkertown.

The just-published memoir, from UNM Press, presents a genuine, funny and touching story of Tanya’s return to New Mexico from Los Angeles to care for her father at Tinkertown in the Sandia Mountains. Knowing her time with her father was short, Tanya turned to writing as therapy as she watched her dad disappear into the disease.

As his dementia progressed, rediscovering Tinkertown became a bittersweet experience in living at the museum with her father. Tanya reveals that it reminded her of growing up with the newness that he brought to everything.

“Even when he was ill, he had that wonder to him.

He was on fire with the spirit of discovery, surprised at his own creations,” she writes.

Tanya’s memories have unfolded into Leaving Tinkertown. She returns to New Mexico to share the book at Tinkertown (1-3p, Aug. 31), Bookworks (3p, Sep. 1), Moby Dickens in Taos (2-3:30p, Sep. 4) and Barnes & Noble Coronado (2p, Sep. 7).

“I feel like he’s coming back to life again because all these people from his stories are emerging from the woodwork and sharing a different part of my dad with me,” Ward said.

I will be returning to Tinkertown with new appreciation and wonder, enriched by Tanya Ward’s story. Now that you’ve imagined it, you truly have to discover it for yourself.

Shavone Otero has three tattoos from Tanya Ward’s brother, Jason Ward, owner of Star Tattoo and member of Sad Baby Wolf. Their cousin Alex Schwappach, whom she calls “Bean,” is one of her dearest friends.

The next deadline is SEP. 4 for the SEP. 12 issue.

Send entries to: calendar@local-iQ.com f: 888.520.9711 a: PO Box 7490 ABQ, NM 87194 Name of Exhibit/Event Description of exhibit/event Venue/Gallery Address website

theboxabq.com through sep. 15: reception/ exhibition

At Fist Sight This is an exhibition of the UNM Department of Art & Art History’s incoming graduate students exhibition. Dozens of these artists acclimate to our local scene, develop their work and present the culmination of that maturation process during their M.F.A. exhibitions at various venues in Albuquerque. Reception: 5-7p, FREE [AC]2 Gallery 301 Mountain NE, 505.842.8016

ac2gallery.org

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thu 29

Revelations Revelations is a play written by the late James Galloway, a NM native and UNM professor who wrote several plays with NM as a setting. Revelations is a comedy, set near Socorr. Sat, 7:30p & Sun, 2p, $10-$15

Teatro Paraguas 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, 505.424.1601

teatroparaguas.org

through sep. 21: exhibition

Yazzie Johnson & Gail Bird: Contemporary Jewelry An exhibition of new work by Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird, who together are recognized for their innovative interpretation of jewelry based on Navajo and Pueblo tradition. FREE

performance

Zane Bennett Contemporary Art 435 S. Guadalupe, Santa Fe, 505.982.8111

zanebennettgallery.com Comedians Serve Up Thursday Night Laughs at “The Stage” Comedians Claude Stuart, Matt Champagne and Joe Quesada will perform individually. 7:30p, $5

Un Paseo por Andalucía (A Walk through Andalucía) Flamenco dance and music direct from Sevilla, Spain; award-winning dancer Alice Blumenfeld is joined by world renowned dancer Antonio Arrebola (dancer), Vicente Griego (singer), and Ricardo Anglada (guitarist) for a journey through the rhythms and dances of Andalucía. 8p, $15-$20

Outpost Performance Space 210 Yale SE, 505.268.0044

outpostspace.org

54 Jemez Dam Rd, Bernalillo, 505.771.5678 thestageatthestar.com

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fri 30

through sep. 28: exhibition

through sep. 1: performance

Hedda Gabler The Regional Premiere of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, a new version

by Brian Friel. 8p, Fri., Sat.; 6p, Sun., $5-$22

Aux Dog Theatre 3011 Monte Vista NE, 505.254.7716

Photography on display An exhibit featuring works by members of photography groups from the Meadowlark Senior Center. FREE Loma Colorado Main Library 755 Loma Colorado NE, Rio Rancho, 505.891.5013

ci.rio-rancho.nm.us

NE Heights

J. Waid Griffin A One Person Show An accomplished painter of SW landscapes will debut J. Waid Griffin A One Person Show.. Opening: 5-7:30p, FREE

Framing Concept Gallery

5809 Juan Tabo NE, 505.294.3246

framingconceptsgallery.com artist reception

Extending Experiences An exhibition featuring three gallery artists: MJ Manford, whose oil paintings of people, landscapes and still lifes are rich in color and paint; Eloise Rogers, who paints landscapes and flowerscapes in watercolor as a means to get closer to the true beauty and spirit of things; and Chris Meyer, whose unique mixed media objects resemble rich artifacts from yet-undiscovered cultures. Reception: 5-8p, FREE

The Gallery ABQ 8210 Menaul NE, 505.292.9333

thegalleryabq.com through sep. 27: preview artist reception/exhibition

Mary Carroll Nelson - Exploration of Space in Time: A Retrospective Nelson often works on transparent acrylic sheets so that light can move fluidly through color as it responds to its environment through the day.

Reception: 5-8:30p, FREE Weyrich Gallery 2935 D Louisiana NE, 505.883.7410

weyrichgallery.com

Nob Hill through sep. 27: reception

Black and white photography by Patrick Berrett, Matthew Cohen and Mary Zaremba This exhibition of contemporary photography presents three different approaches to image making. Berrett shows images from his Antiques and Skin and Bones series. Zaremba presents figurative images, but her Studies of Pam are psychological portraits. Cohen’s new body of work is called Marginalia. Reception: 5-8p,

FREE

Matrix Fine Art 3812 Central SE, Suite 100 A, 505.268.8952

matrixfineart.com

through sep. 27: reception/ exhibition

Sarah Anderson & Adabel Allen Sarah Anderson’s new Matisse-like figurative monotypes capture women in intimate settings, sometimes pensive or reflective, often looking at the viewer directly. Anderson portrays women in their prime, or sometimes past their prime, and she does so with humor and dignity. Mini show by “Local Treasure” Adabel Allen. Allen is known for her lyrical images of birds.

Reception: 5-8p, FREE New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery 3812 Central SE, Suite 100 B, 505.268.8952

newgroundsgallery.com through oct. 25: reception/ exhibition

Power Line Recent Paintings by Nina Elder Nina Elder’s paintings are objective contemplations of fracking structures, hydroelectric dams, telecommunication towers, airports and military bases, which quietly pose questions of human industriousness and dominion over natural landscapes.

Reception: 5-8p, FREE Inpost Artspace at Outpost 210 Yale SE, 505.268.0044

outpostspace.org

Downtown through sep. 26: reception

STRATA: A Print and Mixed Media Exhibition This exhibition explores how people often re-imagine memories from bits and pieces of their past experiences.

Participating artists use media such as printmaking, mixed media and sculpture. Reception: 6-8p, FREE Harwood Art Center 1114 7th NW, 505.242.6367

harwoodartcenter.org through sep. 28: reception/ exhibition

One Person Show of Panoramic Photographer Bill Tondreau ABQ landscape photographer Bill Tondreau is a three-time Academy Award Winner for special effects in cinematography for Star Wars, King Kong and Lord of the Rings. Reception: 5-9p, FREE

Sumner & Dene 517 Central NW, 505.842.1400

sumnerdene.com continued on page 26

auxdog.com through aug. 31: performance

An Adult Evening of Shel Silver Steinstein Well-beloved as the creator of childhood classics such as Light in the Attic, The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends. 8p, Fri., Sat, $15 The Hermes Theatre 136 Washington SE, 505.918.1369

stagecraftprods.com through sep. 20: reception

Regeneration – Common Launguage An exhibition of paintings, works on paper and collaborative photographs on aluminum by artists Susan Davidoff and Rachelle Thiewes. Reception:

5-7:30p, FREE

Zane Bennett Contemporary Art 435 S. Guadalupe, Santa Fe, 505.982.8111

zanebennettgallery.com performance

The One Night Stanley’s Acclaimed for their impeccable performances, spot-on wit, and amazing ability to deliver, the troupe, made up of Alex Knight, Fernando Fresquez, Steve Lucero, Joe Carney and Adrian Wallen, win their laughs through improvised teamwork. 7:30p,

$8

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arts events continued from page 25 open house

Air, Land, Seed/Octopus Dreams Air, Land, Seed addresses global tensions between home and exile, drawing from the unique perspectives of the indigenous peoples of Native North America. Nine contemporary artists engaged in the politicized medium of printmaking/paper will exhibit works that question the forced displacements and ideologies that define our collective contemporary existence. Octopus Dreams features works on paper by 36 contemporary Native American artists, originally organized with the Institute of American Indian Arts. Open House:

5-8p, FREE

516 ARTS 516 Central SW, 505.242.1445

through sep. 29: performance

The Illusion The Illusion, an adaptation of L’Illusion Comique, originally written in 1636

by Pierre Corneille, follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. 8p, Thu.-Fri.; 6p, Sat.; 2p, Sun., $15-$24

MTS Center for Theatre 6320 Domingo NE, 505.243.0596

motherroad.org through oct. 3: reception/ exhibition

Japan Invasion Anime art, cells, sailor moon, totoro and more. Reception: 7p, FREE Metropolis Conic Art Gallery 1102 Mountain NW, Suite 202, 505.255.0793

wirednm.com

sun 8 festival

11th Annual “We ART the People!”

Folk Art Festival A flurry of creativity giving everyone a chance to celebrate, experience and participate in the arts. Spontaneous fun for the whole family. Festivities include a giant puppet parade, over 100 arts and crafts vendors selling, locallyhand-made unique creations, free art activities with an art making tent and giant coloring book/murals. There will be two performance stages music, folk dancing, magic, performance art and food provided by a variety of local food truck vendors. 10a-4p, FREE Robinson Park Central & 8th St

516arts.org

Old Town Group Show All original paintings by Blackfeet artist Farrell Cockrum and Robert Perea. New works have been received by all gallery artists including new pottery plates and bowls from Matthew Patton (Seattle), new jewelry from Navajo artist Cathy Sherman as well as a selection of Baltic Amber jewelry, and new custom hand carved “Roadrunners” from Matthew Yellowman and Rita Juan. Open House:

reception

Barbara Boedecker and Karl & Mary Hoffman Barbara Boedecker tries to capture the simplicity and feeling of primitive art forms (mostly Native American) and present them in a modern way.

She uses acrylic paints and a wax resist technique to achieve the unique style of her paintings. The Hoffmans create pottery that is functional and beautiful and that carries its own spirit.

Reception: 5-8p, FREE Weems Gallery 303 Romero NW, 505.764.0302

weemsgallery.com through sep. 30: opening reception/exhibition

Julane Jensen & Marilyn Drake Julane Jensen is inspired by the SW and Rocky Mountain landscape and loves to paint outdoors en plein air. Marilyn Drake concentrates on painting people and places from real life. She strives to capture a likeness, evoke a mood, and create visual harmony. Opening Reception: 5-8:30p, FREE Purple Sage Galeria 201 San Felipe NW, 505.450.4059

purplesagegaleria.com reception

Artist Spotlight Yucca Art Gallery spotlights an award winning, Rod Groves, (acrylic and mixed media painting), Pene Roberts (ceramics), and Barb Fajardo (jewelry) as September’s featured artists. Also see the work of 37 additional member artists on display. Reception: 5-8p,

FREE

Yucca Art Gallery 206-1/2 San Felipe NW, 505.247.8931

yuccaartgallery.com open house

Daniel Ramirez Ramirez’ artwork has won many awards including at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market. Open House: 4:30-

The KiMo Theatre Gallery 423 Central NW, 311

kimoabq.com through sep. 7: exhibition

Indian Summer, 1830-1940 The exhibition features early 19th century Americana by Karl Bodmer, George Catlin and McKenney & Hall.

Regionalist NM artworks from the late 19th century and the 20th century Modernist era include works by Emil Bisttram, Gerald Cassidy, Peter Moran, Datus Myers, Arnold Rönnebeck and John French Sloan. FREE

williamtalbot.com through sep. 8: exhibition

Jim Wagner, R.C. Gorman, Fritz Scholder and Woody Crumbo All artists celebrated are legends and are from a time in Taos being referred to by the show’s organizers as Chapter III. 10a-5p, Mon.-Sat.; 5p, Sun., Noon5p, $8-$10

The Harwood Museum of Art 238 Ledoux, Taos, 575.758.9826

5-8p, FREE

blackbirdgallery.biz

Ground Effect Paintings by Zane, Chris and Roy. Ground Effect includes works that originate from the landscapes of the American SW; the artists’ approaches to the subject of landscape are audacious and they come at the subject from quite different points of view.

William R. Talbot Fine Art 129 W. San Francisco, Santa Fe, 505.982.1559

open house

Blackbird Gallery 323 Romero NW, Ste.16, 505.243.9525

through sep. 29: exhibition

In partnership with The City of Albuquerque Public Art and Urban Enhancement Program, 516 ARTS and the Wells Park Neighborhood Association recently unveiled two new murals on 1st St, north of Mountain Rd. Art. Artists Jamison “Chas” Banks and Frank Buffalo Hyde were selected to install murals that could be viewed by RailRunner passengers. Pictured above is “Patternation” by Frank Buffalo Hyde.

lecture/quilt exhibit

Modern Quilting Celebrity To Speak Modern quilting author and teacher Jacquie Gering will discuss her techniques for improvisational quilt design. Gering will sign copies of Quilting Modern, a guide to creating one-of-kind abstract quilts. 6:30p, $15 Hip Stitch Sewing Lounge 7001 San Antonio NE, 505.821.2739

hipstitchabq.com through sep. 30: reception

Kathleen Doyle Cook: Context and Abstraction Doyle Cook’s new work creates images through layers of acrylic and mixed media utilizing text as a compositional element. Reception: 5-7p, FREE New Concept Gallery 610 Canyon, Santa Fe, 505.795.7570

newconceptgallery.com

sat 7 through sep. 8: art tour

10th Annual Sandia Heights Studio Tour Twenty artists will participate in the 10th annual Sandia Heights Studio Tour. Works of art by each artist will be donated to the 20 visitors who visit the most studios. 10a-5p, Sat., Sun., FREE sandiaheightsart.com through sep. 30: reception/ exhibition

4 Artists, 4 Walls This group show will include three painters and one photographer.

Reception: 3-5p, FREE

7:30p, FREE

Studio 13 | 323 Romero, 505.247.2988

Johnsons of Mardrid Galleries of Fine & Fiber Art 2843 Highway 14N, Madrid, 505.471.1054

sites.google.com/site/studio13site

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through oct. 2: reception/ exhibition

Krittika Ramanujan: Sexy Mammoths & the City of Hell Having abandoning art as a “useless and frivolous practice” for medicine, Krittika Ramanujan returned to it after her father’s death. Combining images based on Dante’s poetry and animal skeletons Ramanujan has explored the afterlife. Reception: 3-5p, FREE Leich Lathrop Gallery 323 Romero NW, Suite 1, 505.243.3059

leichlathropgallery.blogspot.com

Ongoing through sep. 5: exhibition

Alexander Calder’s Calders Primarily Colors Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was mainly known for his innovative contributions to 20th century sculpture; many recognize him for his kinetic mobiles. Calder started creating colorful gouaches in the mid-1940s. On display will be a number of Calder’s personally signed lithographs that celebrate his use of primary colors, no muddle, no confusion.

Palette Contemporary Art & Craft, 7400 Montgomery Suite 22, 505.855.7777

palettecontemporary.com through sep. 5: rexhibition

Gotham City Comic art from Batman and the dark city. Featuring art from Neal Adams, Steve Scott, Jack Purcell, Matt Slay, Christopher Uminga, James Baroody, Billy Fowler, Lukey Hogan and Charles Paul Wilson III. Metropolis Comic Art Gallery 1102 Mountain NW, Suite 202

metropoliscomicart.com

harwoodmuseum.org through sep. 4: exhibition

Laurie Alpert and Janet Yagoda Shagam; Lost & Found Boston-area Printmaker and book artist Laurie Alpert and ABQ printmaker Janet Yagoda Shagam take very different and personal approaches to the theme of lost and found in prints, books and sculpture.

Leich Lathrop Gallery 323 Romero NW, Suite 1, 505.243.3059

leichlathropgallery.com through sep. 13: exhibition

Paula Castillo: Signifier For An Abstracted Place The work in this exhibition is the last phase considering whether or not opaque texts aid the original intent better: to instigate a renewal of experience with the underlying systems and the vast source of signs for complexity, multi-dimensionality and simultaneity in our place. Maybe it is a cognitive map (not a new cognitive map), or a template for how to construct a more concrete collective space.

SCA Contemporary Art 524 Haines NW, 505.228.3749

scacontemporary.com through oct. 5: exhibition

Touch New abstract work by ABQ artists Natalie Hardcastle and Jessica Kennedy.

Both artists manipulate the surfaces of each work by sewing, scraping, cutting, layering and erasing to develop complex abstract images that emote, suggest, pulse and breathe. FREE Page Coleman Gallery 63020-B Linn NE, 505.238.5071

pagecoleman.com through sep. 27: exhibition

Water/Nymph A solo exhibition by multi media artist Eric Tillinghast. Utilizing water as his primary subject, Tillinghast transforms appropriated objects into an aesthetic experience that examines the perceptions of our world’s most fundamental element.

Richard Levy Gallery 514 Central SW, 505.766.9888

levygallery.com

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Art Is Fact Opening reception:

5-8p, Fri., Sep. 13 Exhibit/208 208 Broadway SE, 505.977.0085

FREE angelaberkson.com

ridging the gap between reality and a dream world is no easy feat, but artist Angela Berkson will help point you in the right direction.

Berkson’s exhibition Art Is Fact is comprised of over 20 encaustic and acrylic works: brightly colorful abstract paintings displaying large arrows and other shapes mixing in and standing out against distinctive backgrounds.

“The title is a play on the word ‘artifact.’ When I’m creating art I kind of go to another place, and then you come back to reality and you have this painting, this artifact.

Sometimes it makes sense in reality and sometimes it doesn’t, but there it is,” Berkson said. Berkson’s works are designed as an imaginative map of the passage between the conscious world and the subconscious world. Her artistic ingenuity demonstrates the many ways one can achieve creativity, a place where fact is determined by the creator and questioned by those firmly grounded in the real world.

“The beauty of abstract art is that the viewer brings their own associations. Trust your instincts, trust your eyes, you don’t need to know the whole back-story,” Berkson said.

—Jessica Sosa

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anta Fe-based artist Nina Elder is bringing her intriguing exhibition to Albuquerque and showcasing an exploration of the ways that the contemporary landscape can demonstrate both the organic and the artificial, and the beautiful and the dull. Using common objects and places like power lines, dams, Power Line: Recent factories and airports as her subjects, Paintings by Nina Elder places them in the broad and Elder scenic context of nature, showing the Opening reception: striking ways that colors can contrast 5-8p, Fri., Sep. 6 and painting a bigger picture about the Inpost Artspace at the visual evidence of land use in our society.

Outpost Performance Everywhere we turn, we can see the Space human imprint on nature and the way 200 Yale SE, 505.268.0044 synthetic materials stand alongside the FREE green of the grass or the towering figures outpostspace.org of mountains. Elder’s use of clean sharp lines, remarkable shading and simple yet provocative shapes allows a strong message to come across about what the American landscape is in the post-industrial culture of the country. Her paintings demonstrate the continuous cycle of production, consumption and waste, and how the concepts of necessity and mystery play out in the relationship between man and nature. —Jessica Sosa

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omeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, As You Like It — you may have seen one of Shakespeare’s famous plays live on stage, but have you ever seen all 37 of his plays performed in just 97 minutes? The Albuquerque Little Theatre 224 San Pasquale SW, Reduced Shakespeare Company, an 505.242.4750 acting troupe comprised of three $22 over-the-top energetic actors, is bringing their original hit comedy to albuquerquelittletheatre.org the stage in Albuquerque for nights full of incomparable comedic entertainment and endless laughs. The Albuquerque Little Theatre is proud to host the high-demand play again for those who haven’t seen it before or just want to see it again, calling it the theater’s hit comedy of the past five years. Known as London’s longest running comedy, the play, directed by George Williams, takes audiences on a wild ride through the comedies, histories and tragedies of the Bard, breaking them down and reconstructing them in a riotous way. This pithy play gives Shakespeare’s classics a modern touch with hilarious new jokes, musical numbers, remarkable energy and a whirlwind pace to keep Shakespeare lovers and haters alike on their toes and doubled over from laughter. —Jessica Sosa The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) 7:30p, Fri.-Sat.; 2p, Sun., Aug. 30- Sep. 15

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Step into your new role as badass extraordinaire

By Kevin Hopper

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efore you read this review, walk to the nearest mirror, look yourself in the eyes and say out loud in a booming, matter-of-fact voice, “I. Am. A. Badass,” Seriously, go do it.

Finished? Good. Here’s the question: Did you believe yourself? If so, rock on, you most certainly fit the description. If you’re not convinced, if you couldn’t bring yourself to say it out loud or even in your head, no worries: author Jen Sincero has your You Are A Badass back.

By Jen Sincero The former Burque Running Press, 254 pp. resident (you might $16 remember her ISBN 978-0-7624-4769-5 from the Jenny Clinkscales Band or as the author of Don’t Sleep with Your Drummer) recently penned a book to get you to believe in your heart of hearts that indeed, you are also very much a badass. Be prepared to read this one though; it will likely change your life forever.

Fact is, everyone on the planet has the capacity to be a “badass,” a term Sincero uses to describe a fully realized, confident and happy individual. Happy in the sense that you are a person that lives, not in the past (depression) or the future (anxiety), but in the present.

A few of the simple pearls of life wisdom offered in this extremely plainspoken selfhelp guide (served up as if one was just chatting away with their big sister rather than bequeathed by an untouchable New Age guru) fall into a number of topics that many folks might take for granted.

On self-deprecation: “If your favorite joke is you couldn’t get a date if you demanded one at gunpoint, and you spend every Saturday night alone, perhaps you should come up with a new one-liner.”

On receiving compliments: “Receive them gracefully instead of countering with a disclaimer such as, ‘Oh, this ratty old thing.’ Try this instead: ‘Thank you.’ Period.”

On holding on to bad feelings: “Guilt, shame and self-criticism are some of the most destructive forces in your life, which is why forgiving yourself is one of the most powerful.”

As Sincero sees it, everyone comes into this world void of insecurities. It is through growing up, living, learning (often wrongly) from others in our lives and (worst of all) comparing ourselves to others where problems begin to set in and people (not all, but many) tell themselves they are not “good enough.”

Sincero marks all of this as bullshit — she even refers to Freud’s “ego” as the “Big Snooze,” or “BS” — and thusly focuses on all of the characteristics that make every individual in this world unique. In other words, she teaches her readers to not lend credence to outside forces and instead learn

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Best-selling author and former Albuquerque resident Jen Sincero (Don’t Sleep with Your Drummer, The Straight Girl’s Guide To Sleeping With Chicks) recently released You are a Badass, a very unconventioanl, but highly eeffective take on the self-help genre.

to believe and trust one’s own instincts.

Using that approach, Sincero has offered up what might one day be remembered as the ultimate affirmation: You are a badass.

Oprah, are you listening?

film Box Office

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The Guest

Weekend gross (Millions)

Lee Daniels’ The Butler.......................... $16.5

Locations: Moriarty, Edgewood and Estancia

We’re the Millers..................................... $13 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones .... $9.3

A Million Ways to Die in the West

The World’s End.....................................$8.7 Planes................................................... $8.5

Locations: Bonanza Creek Movie Town, Chama, Jemez Pueblo, Shiprock Director: Seth MacFarlane Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Silverman

Kick-Ass 2.............................................. $4.3

Longmire (season 2)

Closed Circuit

Rush

Locations: Las Vegas, Los Alamos, Santa Fe Cast: Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips

Aug. 28

Sep. 20

In this international thriller, two ex-lovers, Martin (Eric Bana of “Hanna”) and Claudia (Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall), find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial.

R/123 min

MUST SEE!

THE HARDER THEY COME Jamaica achieved independence in 1962. Just over a decade later, The Harder They Come was released, a film that captured the outlaw spirit of the time and starring a young Jimmy Cliff, who also scored the film’s soundtrack

9:45p, Thu., Sep. 5 Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE, 505.255.1848 guildcinema.com

Theaters

Century 14 Downtown 100 Central SW 505.243.7469

Century Rio 24 14901 Pan American Freeway 505.342.2424

Cinemark Movies 8 4591 San Mateo 505.888.1992

Cinemark Movies West 9201 Coors NW 505.898.4664

Guild Cinema 3405 Central NE 505.255.1848

UA Cottonwood Cottonwood Mall 10000 Coors NW 505.897.6858

UA Four Hills 13120 Central SE 505.275.3863

UA High Ridge 12921 Indian School NE 505.275.0038

Winrock 6 201 Winrock Center 505.872.9070

You’re Next.............................................. $7 Elysium.................................................. $6.9 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters...............$5.2 Blue Jasmine...........................................$3.9 Release schedule

There wasn’t much in the way of box office gold this summer. Exceptions include the animated sequel Despicable Me 2 and the third in the series of Iron Man films starring Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 3.

Summer film season mostly an ‘eternal sunshine’ from your mind

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he season is changing and signs are everywhere. The nights are beginning to cool down, and children are reading The Great Gatsby instead of playing Xbox. Who am I kidding? The kids lied to you about Mrs. Duff’s homework, skimmed the Wiki, watched clips of the Baz Luhrmann Gatsby online, and are still huddled unexpectedly minty). around that Xbox.

I guess the only person I can blame Meanwhile, the titles adoring the for this movie season is me. I got my marquee at your local movie hopes up, believed the hype theatre are studio leftovers.

Hollywood dished out and Tune in to We’re about to start that weird was too excited about what Dan mid-season lull. That time this summer had to offer.

Gutierrez when theaters are filled with Unfortunately, Hollywood every stuff that didn’t exactly pan never delivered.

Wednesday out or studios needed to fulfill at 7:30a on I don’t think any of the a contract and indie movies Channels blockbusters were deemed seized the opportunity.

26 & 27 for worthy to be an instant classic.

There’s not gonna be much arts talk on Pacific Rim and Star Trek: worthwhile until the studios The Morning Into Darkness were enjoyable, flood theaters with Oscar-bait Brew but I was not exactly dazzled toward the holidays. Since by either of them. I am still Sep. 6 marks the end of the questioning whether I missed summer movie season, this something since my Facebook feed was is the perfect time for a summer movie inundated with Pacific Rim celebration. I season recap. just thought it was a bigger budget and Before the summer movie season more violent version of Power Rangers, started, I compiled a list of my mostwhich the 13-year-old version of me anticipated picks and updated it as should be celebrating, but I found it new trailers cropped up. I also lovingly cliché. Even Oblivion was entertaining, dubbed the season as “Geek_Summer,” and I usually don’t care for Tom Cruise since most of the movies were geared flicks. The twists were delightful but toward geek/sci-fi/tech culture. Even forgettable.

Google and Apple were subjects of a couple movies I had on that list.

However, there is one genre that stole the season with the most consistent hits: Hollywood gave promise of big action R-rated comedies. Though, movies like and continuations to stories we craved.

Iron Man 3 and Despicable Me 2 were But overall the movies this year were box office gold, I predict the R-rated equivalent to finding a jar of colorful comedies will have the strongest staying marshmallows at your grandmother’s power. The Heat, We’re the Millers, This Is house, popping one in your mouth and the End, The World’s End, and even 2 Guns realizing it’s a soft mint. It’s not terrible, but not at all what you wanted (and are all movies that were not only fun, they

Riddick Sep. 6

Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past.

Austenland Sep. 13 PG-13/97 min

R-rated comedies such as We’re The Millers, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis had more staying power this summer than traditional blockbusters.

brought laughs while still being clever and inventive.

The only exception was that asinine The Hangover Part III. I still gag every time I get even the slightest whiff of that movie — or am I confusing it with peppermint schnapps? Either way, they’re both nights I want “eternal sunshined” from my memory.

To pick my favorite this summer, I’m going with The Great Gatsby. Baz captured the decadence of the Jazz Age and seamlessly related a compelling story to our modern audience. I’m glad Mrs. Duff’s class has this to watch.

Dan Gutierrez is host of Directors Cut Radio Program (available at directorscutradio.com). He can be reached at dan@directorscutradio.com.

Austenland is a romantic comedy about 30-something, single Jane Hayes (Keri Russell), a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with all things Jane Austen. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip catering to Austen–crazed women, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency–era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.

Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed— handsome English playboy Hunt and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Lauda. Taking us into their personal lives, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no margin for error.

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A sharply comic and deeply moving look at a very different kind of modern family – the haphazard family forged by three men trying to navigate life, love and the emotional landmines of New York City while recovering from addiction.

Academy Award nvominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy Award winner Tim Robbins and Broadway star Josh Gad (The Book of Mormon) anchor a stellar ensemble cast in a story about the kind of friends who, no matter how wild their rises and falls, always put each other back together again.

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environment

Waste-to-energy systems provide untapped power Dear EarthTalk: Might another possible source for ethanol be discarded pastries from bakeries? For that matter, wouldn’t fermenting unsold bananas, oranges and apples from grocery store produce departments be able to provide an ample supply of fuel?

— Curious in Warren, Penn.

F

ood waste is indeed an untapped resource with great potential for generating energy. Some one-third of all food produced around the world gets discarded uneaten, and environmentalists, energy analysts and entrepreneurs are beginning to take notice. Diverting even just a portion of this waste to so-called waste-to-energy (WTE) systems could free up large amounts of landfill space while powering our vehicles and heating our homes, and thus putting a significant dent in our collective carbon footprint. Perhaps that’s why WTE is one of the fastest growing segments of the world’s quickly diversifying energy sector.

Currently there are some 800 industrial-scale WTE plants in more than three dozen countries around the world, and likely thousands of smaller systems at individual sites. Most employ anaerobic digesters, which make use of microorganisms to break down and convert organic waste into a fuel such as biogas, biodiesel or ethanol. With some 70 percent of food waste around the world still going into landfills, there is a lot of potential feedstock to keep this environmentally friendly carbon neutral fuel source coming.

“Waste-to-energy doesn’t involve drilling, fracking, or mining, and it doesn’t rely on scarce and politically-charged resources like oil,” reports RWL Water Group (rwlwater.com), an international company that installs water, wastewater and waste-to-energy systems. The waste from small slaughterhouses, breweries, dairy farms and coffee shops can power hundreds of typical homes each day if the infrastructure is in place to sort, collect and process the flow of organic material.

Navigant Research (navigantresearch.com), which produced the 2012 report Waste-to-Energy Technology Markets, which analyzes the global market opportunity for WTE, expects waste-toenergy to grow from its current market size of $6.2 billion to $29.2 billion by 2022. “With many countries facing dramatic population growth, rapid urbanization, rising levels of affluence, and resource scarcity, waste-to-energy is reestablishing itself as an attractive technology option to promote low carbon growth in the crowded renewable energy landscape,” says Navigant’s Mackinnon Lawrence. “China is

already in the midst of scaling up capacity, and growth there is expected to shift the center of the WTE universe away from Europe to Asia Pacific.”

The question is whether governments and individuals will make the effort to support diversion of waste into yet another separate stream. In areas where such systems are working, individuals are incentivized to separate out their organic and food waste because it saves them money on their trash pick-up bills.

And bakeries, restaurants, farms, grocers and other big producers of organic or food waste provide an endless source of feedstock for WTE systems as well.

“We’re barely scratching the surface of this potential — dumping over 70 percent of the world’s food waste into landfills, rather than harnessing it for fuel and electricity,” reports RWL. “Over the next 25 years, global energy demand will grow by 50 percent, while global oil supply dwindles at a rapid pace. Waste-to-energy is an obvious solution to meet the world’s burgeoning energy demand.”

CONTACTS: RWL Water Group (rwlwater.com); Navigant Research (navigantresearch.com).

Dear EarthTalk: I understand that there are many internships available at environmental organizations, some involving working outdoors, some year-round with expenses paid.

Where do I find these?

—Jason Baar, Los Angeles, CA

I

nternships can provide professional experience and on-the-job training for individuals looking to enter the environmental field. There are numerous opportunities and the key is to know where to look. Many businesses, non-profits and governmental organizations offer internships that are environmentally focused and can range from office work in many different departments to working outdoors, some year-round and some short term. Compensation also varies significantly and can range from unpaid (but earning college credit) to salaried and/or allexpenses-paid.

A good place to start is the Student Conservation Association, which places over 2,000 interns a year and focuses on expense

“Over the next 25 years, global energy demand will grow by 50 percent, while global oil supply dwindles at a rapid pace. Waste-to-energy is an obvious solution to meet the world’s burgeoning energy demand.”

RWL water group

paid year round internships, many of which are outdoors. They partner with public and private organizations along with federal agencies and prescreen applicants to create a national pool of candidates for organizations to select from to bring in for interviews. Internships through SCA can offer anywhere from $75-$300 per week in living expenses, plus housing, travel and medical costs. In addition, an Americorps education award may be available to interns at the completion of their internship.

The Environmental Careers Organization is yet another well known resource for finding internships for bachelors, masters and doctoral students and recent graduates. This program partners with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and through paid internships has turned out professionals in the environmental field for over 30 years. ECO selects 500 associates each year for 12-week to two-year internships.

Sponsoring organizations offer internships in research and training programs in addition to office, laboratory and field work assignments.

Associates earn between $400 and $800 per week and may also be compensated for relocation costs, housing, travel and career

development.

A few other places to look are EcoEmploy and Internmatch. EcoEmploy is a database of hundreds of non-profits, governmental agencies and companies whose work is in the environmental field. This comprehensive list, organized by state, offers a way to find organizations that may offer jobs or internships.

Internmatch posts internships in several categories throughout the country and has a section dedicated to environmental internships.

They range from summer to year round and paid to non-paid.

In addition to these resources, environmental departments within universities often post internship opportunities for students as well as other tips for finding and researching potential internships.

CONTACTS: The Student Conservation Association (thesca.org); The Environmental Careers Organization (eco.org); EcoEmploy (ecoemploy.com); Internmatch (internmatch.com).

Got an environmental question? Send it to earthtalk@emagazine.com, or submit it at emagazine. com/earthtalk/thisweek.

C OM M U N I T Y E V E NT S fri 30 through sep. 1: festival

The Gravity Games & Brewfest A Labor Day Weekend event that brings together outdoor music, a movie premiere, a mountain-side brewfest environment with a vast assortment of NM’s finest craft beers and three days of friendly biking competitions on the mountain. The weekend will include open rides, equipment demonstrations, skills training sessions and several competitions.

The three-day event will also include family friendly races, contests and a full-scale mountain biking scavenger hunt.

The resort will also be offering a Friday night golf scramble sponsored

by Budweiser, as well as fly-fishing and golf clinics over the weekend. Call

for times and prices.

Angel Fire Resort 800.633.7463

angelfireresort.com Meditation for Beginners Enjoy a quick and easy guided meditation that can immediately provide

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a peaceful state of mind, which you can take with you the rest of your day.

Noon-1p, $5

Kadampa Meditation Center NM 8701 Comanche NE, 505.292.5293

meditationinnewmexico. org

sat 31 through oct. 6: market

Idalia Road Marketplace A family-oriented outdoor market which features local vendors such as wood carvers, jewelry makers, tie dye, greeting card, textile workers, antiques, collectable dealers, growers of fresh, local produce and plants.

9-2p, Sat.; 10a-2p, Sun., FREE

Idalia Road Marketplace 1320 Idalia, Rio Rancho, 575.834.0865

thu 5 lecture

Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?

Robin Williams, a Shakespearean scholar and author of Sweet Swan of Avon: Did A Woman

Write Shakespeare? discusses what we think we know about William Shakespeare and why his authorship is a valid question to ponder. She posits that there is circumstantial evidence that makes it appear highly likely that Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke, might be the author of his plays and sonnets.

1-3p, $10

St. John’s United Methodist Church 1200 Old Pecos Trail, 505.982.9274

renesan.org

fri 6 Community HU Chant Join a group contemplation of an ancient sound. Access the higher power within you and experience more love in your daily life. 6-6:30p, FREE

Eckankar Center 2501 San Pedro NE, suite 113, 505.265.7388

miraclesinyourlife.org through sep. 7: festival

Bavarian Weekend BMW Motorcycle Rally Hosted by the Land of Enchantment BMW Riders, this rally is considered one of the

finest BMW motorcycle rallies in the West.

Registration for the rally is required, and rally fees include access to the famous Friday night chili snack and a Saturday evening meal. Motorcycle rides, vendor booths, door prizes, rally awards, live music and dancing will be available. Call for time and price.

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort 575.587.2240

sipapunm.com

mon 9 Explore A Wildlife Habitat Garden A Master Gardener of The Xeric Garden Club of ABQlbuquerque will give a guided tour of its certified Wildlife Habitat Garden. The garden uses native, xeric plants to support indigenous wildlife as well as migratory birds. The docent will explain the importance of creating and preserving wildlife habitats. 10-11a, FREE Albuquerque Garden Center 10120 Lomas NE

xericgardenclub.org

Moonshine horoscopes These Moonshine Horoscopes are written by Genevieve Hathaway.

Genevieve is an astrologer and Planet Waves contributor. She is available for astrology readings. You can contact her at genevieve@venusinblue.com.

by Genevieve Hathaway • planetwaves. net

to the very network you support when you need help. Plenty of people are ready to provide what you need.

the american values club crossword

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)

You are de-cluttering some internal emotional space. You can think of this process as having knocked Leo (Jul. 22-Aug. 23) down some walls that represented The current astrology is highlighting emotional blocks and wounds, and your concept of relationships, specifically the role you play in building now you have a broom in hand and are sweeping up the debris. With these Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) the kind of relationship you envision. walls removed you can now see for a You’ve been distinctly aware of the What you are making contact with is long, long way through your internal pervasive emotional abuse that so the weight your actions carry. You are space. I suggest taking the next few many people in our society live with. I the steward of your actions in your don’t mean only those individuals who relationships. I suggest thinking of your weeks to nurture yourself. Do less and spend more time on you as you work were actually abused as children, but actions as having the power to build on this metaphorical internal house also those in shame about their sexual the relationships you want, as well cleaning. At times this may leave you identities. This knowledge you carry as maintaining healthy boundaries in feeling off kilter or disconnected from may feel isolating; like you were the those relationships. As you re-evaluate your previous identity. What you are only one who acknowledged what was what actions you have been taking, I gaining is a greater sense of balance going on. Yet, this material is collective suggest not forcing a situation. Rather and harmony. As you work through this pain; we each have a stake in helping proceed slowly, revising yourself and process use feeling good about yourself the whole society heal through doing then following that up with a dialogue and existence as a guiding compass — our own personal healing work. A with close partners. Work from a place ultimately it’s one of the more useful message you’ve been putting out there of trust that a close partner is also tools available to you. for a while is finally making waves in willing to take responsibility for their Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) your larger community. What you’ve actions. Hold space for partners to been metaphorically shouting from participate in your solutions; you have At times, life can seem like a long the rooftops is finally gaining some much in the way of support from those story of others trying to deter you from being yourself, and to some extent this traction. Plenty of ears are listening. around you. is true. To change this situation does Taurus (Apr. 19-May 20) Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) not involve changing others, rather You’ve recently been through a series You are re-examining some old patterns it involves you re-establishing your of changes in your career, which and daily routines to build new dayimportant boundaries and holding redirected your inquiry from what you to-day structures that are healthier for others to those boundaries. This do to make money to an inquiry about you. It’s about doing things differently may come with a feeling of danger who you are authentically. The idea from how you did them in the past, as you require others to respect the you’ve been working with centers on and the first step is to move outside new ground rules you’re laying — a your career as an extension of your of the old patterns. The past holds sensation that stems from the lack authentic self, supporting your higher many valuable lessons, but more often of control you have over how other purpose. This may have felt like that than not it trips us up by shaping our people respond. I suggest you view this self is bursting out from within you into behavior based on previous situations moment less as potentially pushing your work life. As you move through that do not hold true in the present. others away and more as a moment these changes, continue holding a Once routines are set they can lay out when you declare the kinds of people vision for your life that is grounded the rhythm of our lives for many years. you want around you. By stating your in your core desires. I suggest not You are in a moment of being able to boundaries and sticking to them you giving any time or energy to feelings choose consciously which patterns you will attract to you people who respect of self-doubt that may arise; you do live by. Thinking your way out of the and honor what is important and right not actually lack anything needed to past won’t fully re-orient you on a new, for you. make the changes you wish. Building a more genuine approach to living — Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) career based on who you are will help you have to feel your way there.

The second Full Moon takes place in you structure your work so it can grow Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) your Moon sign, bringing you full circle and change with the different phases A larger group you are part of is helping in a process of healing you began over of your life. you connect on a deeper level with the a year ago. You are in a moment of Gemini (May 20-Jun. 21) part of you that feels good about your completion — wrapping up a healing An idea you are trying to communicate sexual desires. This support network process regarding sex or emotions to a close partner may initially be is helping you sidestep a number of stemming from a power struggle frustrating you, like you can’t quite find internal blocks you’ve been trying to in your family. This wound actually the words to translate an emotional work around. These are the kinds of goes back generations, being passed experience. This emotional concept feelings that come with shame or fear down from parents to children until it that you are trying to convey has had surrounding the sex you want. Those reached you. As you reach the end of a distinct effect on your personal feelings point to what you are healing. this cycle, it may come with a burst of philosophy. As you continue to work As you work through and heal these defiant energy — the sensation that the fine line between understanding the painful internal dynamics, it may come the pattern stops with you and goes feelings and translating them, I suggest with a moment that feels like drawing no further. This energy can feel slightly looking at the role of fear — not just a line in the sand or a realization that dangerous, like a tinderbox that could in your life, but in your parents’ lives, the old patterns stop now and you explode at any moment. In fact, what their parents’ lives and so on, going are determined not to continue them. you are making contact with is your back a few generations. By fear, I mean This can feel a little confrontational; I renewed potential now that more feelings that tell you not to honor who propose that you need this pushback of your energy is unhindered by the you genuinely are. Once you make against ways of feeling that are not self- emotional wound from the past. contact with this fear that has moved loving and do not honor who you are Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) through the generations of your family, as a sexual being.

Something has been working its way you can do something about it: test Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) up inside you for the past few weeks. At those feelings against objective reality. The Aquarius Full Moon is highlighting first it was a felt sense, then it became Cancer (Jun. 21-Jul. 22) a point of internal tension you are a hazy shape, and now it’s becoming You are now gaining insight into working through. It may feel as if you a clear form. What you are seeing in your personal resources. I propose are in a heated dialogue with yourself detail is how power dynamics with your that your emotions are one of your where both sides are speaking in mother affected you. Hold space for the most important tools to draw on, different languages. One internal voice memories and sensations to move fully and one of your strongest assets in wants to create a new future, while from your subconscious to conscious helping you reach your current goals the other voice is trying to stay tied mind without judgment or fear of what is your social network. Being able to to the past. As the Sun and Moon information may be revealed. How you connect emotionally and maintain that make an opposition, you are gaining felt from these power struggles needs connection is what lets you build that a new perspective that will aid you in to be faced head on, rather than filtered network. You can stand apart from your resolving this internal dilemma. The because the emotions are too painful own emotional body while you walk two voices are really part of the same or you don’t want to “blame” your with others on a journey through their continuum, one showing you where mom. As you work though this material emotions. Notice how others lean on you have been and the other pulling look at your mother’s relationship with you for emotional support; you play a you along to where you are going. her mother; at one point she was a larger role in friends’ support systems I suggest proceeding with a strong daughter too, trying to find emotional than you may realize. Remember, this sense of curiosity and openness. What grounding in a similar set of dynamics. is a two-way street; as others lean on you are leaving behind are old internal Ultimately, taking an honest look will help you heal. you for support, I suggest reaching out patterns that no longer serve you.

“Nicked Names”

By Byron Walden, edited by Ben Tausig. Difficulty 4/5 ACROSS 1 Something to seek relief from

38 Fez’s home: Abbr.

DOWN 1 CLI quadrupled

39 Madcap

5 1970s Pontiac subcompact

40 “Well, Did You ___!” (Cole Porter song)

2 Actress Pataky of the “Fast & Furious” movies

30 News org. whose decline was documented in the book “Down to the Wire”

3 Gloved musical group in church

31 Empowered in decision-making

4 “The Wind in the Willows” manor

32 Australia’s national gemstone

10 “Come & Get It! Cookout Classics” brand 14 Psychic Miss ___ 15 Turned quickly and suddenly 16 Lowly type 17 “La __ Bonita” (Madonna song) 18 “Bam!” 19 Gasp in lust, say 20 Georgia university town just north of the Florida panhandle

41 Pot starter 42 “Man or Muppet” singer Jason 44 Fox News commentator who called the rise of female breadwinners “anti-science”

7 “Keep Ya Head Up” rapper

50 Khloe Kardashian

8 ___ Speedwagon

was jailed for skipping hers

9 English king who had been the first Prince of Wales

53 Perfect spot 54 “How could you stoop ___?”

56 “Heat of the Moment” band

24 Winner of a stuffed bear for Barack Obama

57 Metric prefix derived from the Greek for “dwarf”

26 “___ of the Dead”

58 Total washout?

27 “___ delighted!”

59 Anyone who disagrees with me on the Internet, obviously

29 Doggie Daddy’s doggie son 31 Indian state where St. Francis Xavier is entombed 34 Winner of Season 11 on “American Idol”

6 Boards for beds

49 ___ complex

22 Mourning of NBA glory

28 Merino, for example

5 Invites for a nightcap, say

60 Flashlighttoting sleuth 61 Company too dimwitted to hide its computer mouse technology from Steve Jobs 62 Turned a do blue, say

33 Burn notice?

35 Like many Olympic high jumpers 36 Boy-girl party?

37 Denmark’s top tourist attraction outside Copenhagen 41 Unsubtle infomercial plea

10 Put side by side

42 Lubricant for those who like going down?

11 Was biased, in Birmingham

43 Letters with a tilde underneath

12 Infamous schemer Charles

44 Correct

13 Fully extended, as in “Black Swan” 21 Ned Flanders’s Okla. alma mater 23 Material for a then-record £8,000 Liberace suit in 1959 25 Sopranos’ top target?

26 Home to most of NYC’s cast iron buildings

45 Hurricane tracker 46 Hurricane name retired after its use in 2011 47 One who goldbricks 48 Governor who works about 200 miles north of 24-Across 51 It matters, it’s said

28 Steno’s stat

52 Aforementioned

29 More fitting

55 Half and half

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SOCIAL iQ S i gh t s + S o u n ds a r o u n d t o w n Summer is coming to a close already? Really? While us

Local iQ-ers are certainly excited for an engrossing social schedule (and all the new fashion), we are already missing Summer 2013. Tops on our list of “must attend” autimn festivals is our very own New Mexico Brew Fest (Oct. 5). See page 3 for all the details.

As always, if you are having an event that you want iQ peeps at, please “friend us” at facebook.com/localiqmag and shoot our readers and staff an invite. You may end up with your mug on the Social iQ Page.

On Aug. 17 at Marble Brewery in Downtown ABQ, brewer John Bullard (far left) of Blue Corn Brewery took home the coveted IPA Challenge trophy. The contest, sponsored by the New Mexico Brewer’s Guild, pits microbrewers statewide to create the best IPA in the land, as voted by dozens of thirsty craft brew fanatics, such as (from left) iQ’s Kevin Hopper and Ronnie Reynolds, and returning ABQ resident Karen Pitts.

Local iQ food writer Justin De La Rosa wrapped up an August weekend right with a glass of summery melon gazpacho at Farm & Table. Just one of the many courses served at the North Valley restaurant’s recent “Farmer’s Feast.” 100 guests attended the event for a special family-style meal prepared by Chef Jaye Wilkinson. Farmers, friends and family sat at a community table out on the farm and enjoyed food, wine and from local food purveyors.

FROM LEFT: Sarah Mullikin, Rudy Acosta, Alix Acevedo and iQ’s own Derek Hanley lifted a glass at the recent Early Bird Ticket Party at Marble Brewery hosted by the New Mexico Brew Fest and Local iQ on Aug. 15. Discounted tickets and $5 tees went fast as LA’s The Higgs performed on stage.

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Local iQ affiliate Mandy Thrasher spent some quality moments with Santa Fe author G.R.R. Martin at the recent Bubonicon 45. Yep, the very same G.R.R. Martin you’re thinking of. The one who is responsible for your obsession with Game of Thrones.