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WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: Israel
Hamas is claiming to have captured a dolphin
they say was working as an Israeli spy.
According to The Times of Israel, the Army
Radio station operated by the Israel Defense
Forces say a naval unit of the Hamas military
brigade captured the sea mammal several
weeks ago off the Gaza Strip. Al-Quds, a
Palestinian newspaper based in Jerusalem,
reports Hamas commanders spotted the
dolphin making “suspicious movements” in a
Palestinian port. Palestinian sources also say
the dolphin was wearing “spying equipment”
including cameras, and was outfitted with a
device capable of firing deadly arrows. No
word on how many Palestinians the dolphin
was able to take out before being captured.
Israel Today says the animal was dragged onto a
beach in Gaza for “inspection,” but its ultimate
fate is unknown.
Dateline: California
Los Angeles County authorities are
investigating the theft of a severed human leg.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the limb
was stolen on the morning of Oct. 19 when
staffers at a nonprofit tissue and organ
donation organization stopped for food at a
downtown restaurant. A van belonging to the
donation organization One Legacy was parked
outside the restaurant at around 3am. When
employees returned from their meal, the cooler
containing a leg wrapped in blue-and-clear
plastic was missing. “It wasn’t just a leg sitting
in a cooler—that’s probably why the person
was completely unaware of what it was,”
Coroner Mark Fajardo told the Times. Officials
obtained a DNA sample from the late donor so
they can identify the limb if it turns up.
Dateline: California
Two people were arrested for trying to sell a
stolen dog—to the dog’s owner. The Riverside
Press-Enterprise reports the English bulldog,
named Gunny, was taken during an Oct. 17
strong-arm robbery. Gunny’s owners saw a
listing on Craigslist earlier this month
featuring a picture of their dog. The
dognappers were asking $2,500 for the animal.
The owners immediately contacted San
Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
With the help of investigators, the dog owner
posed as prospective buyers and arranged a
meeting with the sellers. Sheriff’s officials say
21-year-old Jamill Slaughter and 19-year-old
Carla Martinez were arrested when they
showed up in a Fontana parking lot. While it
is not yet clear if Slaughter and Martinez
committed the original robbery, they face
several charges including possession of
stolen property.
theft. “If I knew they cost that much, I
wouldn’t have taken it,” Ohara said, according
to the police report.
Dateline: Florida
Police in South Florida say a couple wrote
their name and phone number down in the
guestbook of a Palm Beach art gallery before
robbing it of at least $6,000 worth of jewelry.
Palm Beach police told the Sun Sentinel 24year-old Megan Ohara and 19-year-old David
Ziskoski took a ring and a bracelet from the
Attila JK exhibition at the ICFA gallery.
Officers searching for the couple spotted them
at a nearby grocery store. The missing jewelry
was located in the woman’s purse. When
officers returned to the gallery, the owner
pointed out several fake email entries in the
guest book, including
“wedidnttakeit@gmail.com.” Two of the other
fake email addresses included the name “Meg”
and the correct phone number for Ms. Ohara.
According to the police report there was also
“a drawing of male genitalia and a woman’s
face labeled as ‘Meg.’” Later at the Palm Beach
County Jail, Ziskoski admitted taking the
jewelry and adding the entries in the guest
book. Based on the cost of the ring and the
bracelet, the couple was charged with grand
Dateline: Arkansas
The mother of a 4-year-old girl posted pictures
of her daughter’s CVS Pharmacy-themed
birthday party on Instagram. Sarah Fortune
Gill of Fayetteville said her daughter sees the
local CVS store as a wonderland of “snacks,
drinks, toys chap-stick and band-aids.”
According to Gill, her daughter Iris requested
the CVS theme—which included prescription
bottles filled with mints. “When CVS
headquarters heard about Iris’ party, they sent
us tons of snacks, favors and party supplies to
celebrate. How cool is that,” Gill wrote of the
party. Despite handing out CVS gift bags,
complete with CVS-brand water bottles, Gill
assured folks the party was “in no way
sponsored by CVS.” She also noted in the
Instagram post that the prescription bottles
were “probably not the best idea for a party
favor for kids.” a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
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NEWS | COUNCIL WATCH
NEWS CITY
BY TY BANNERMAN
All is Forgiven
The Council plays nice at the Oct. 19 meeting
BY CAROLYN CARLSON
laying nice was the game plan at the Oct.
19 regular Albuquerque City Council
meeting. Council President Rey Garduño
set the stage when he opened the meeting by
apologizing for calling fellow Councilors Trudy
Jones, Don Harris and Dan Lewis cowards.
The comments flew at the last meeting when
the three councilors did not sign on to a
proclamation in support of Indigenous Peoples
Day instead of Columbus Day. Councilor
Lewis got offended and put forth a motion to
censure Garduño. Councilor Garduño’s
apology snowballed into Lewis pulling his
censure motion. A number of people
commended both councilors for their fair play.
Garduño introduced a new resolution more
formally recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day.
It will be debated at the next meeting. After
an imaginary group hug, the council moved on
to conduct some interesting city business.
P
Fat Fight Bucks
Mike Winkeljohn from Jackson Wink
Academy spoke during the economic
development section of the meeting about the
impact of professional fighting in the city.
Winkeljohn and Greg Jackson are among the
top mixed martial arts coaches for professional
fighters like Holly Holm, Jon “Bones” Jones,
Carlos Condit, Keith Jardine, Diego Sanchez,
Andrei Arlovski and others. Winkeljohn and
Jackson recently purchased the 30,000 square
foot building at Broadway and Martin Luther
King that formally housed the Drug
Enforcement Agency. They invested about $3
million into renovations to make it into a top
notch MMA training center with dormitories
and other in-house
amenities.
“We are proud of what
we’ve done. We have
stayed in Albuquerque. We
had a gym in the War Zone and
now we have a who’s who’s list of
fighters,” Winkeljohn said. “It is one of
the fastest growing sports in the world
and a multibillion dollar industry.”
As to bringing in the bucks, he
said local fighters will make $20
million next year and spend most
of it here. He said the gym
currently has 30 people from around
the world training who are also
contributing to the local economy.
“Albuquerque is known worldwide as the
destination to come to to train for this
sport,” he said.
Working Together
Councilors passed a resolution to support a
collaborative process for behavioral health
reform between the city and Bernalillo County
through the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County
Government Commission. The resolution says
the commission is the appropriate place for the
city and county to work together to form a
comprehensive regional plan to address the
lack of behavioral health services in the
greater metropolitan area. Bernalillo County
voters passed a gross receipts tax last year to
generate new funding for a wide range of
behavioral health services. The commission is
formed with four county commissioners, four
city council members and the mayor, who are
supposed to work together toward common
community needs and goals.
Blue Numbers
Albuquerque Police Officers Association
President Stephanie Lopez said during the
public comment section of the meeting that a
recent article in the Albuquerque Journal that
said there was 865 sworn city police officers
was misleading. She did a breakdown of the
city’s transparency website and stated that
there are a total of 810 sworn officers with 675
of those officers actually on patrol in the city.
That is roughly one officer for every 10,000
citizens. She said there are 30 lieutenants, 98
sergeants, 14 commanders and 7 top
administrators including the chief.
Councilor Ken Sanchez did the math and
came up with four to five officers on duty each
eight hour shift at each of the six area
commands. Lopez said the number of officers
on patrol is actually smaller since the 675
number includes some specialty officers like
detectives who don’t routinely
answer calls or do neighborhood
patrols.
A short time
later, Councilor
Sanchez called
Police Chief
Gorden Eden to
the podium to
answer
questions
regarding the
low staffing at
the police
department. Eden said it
is not just here but there
is a crisis across the
nation in filling police
officer positions. On
the bright side, Eden
said they have seen 2
million hits on the police department’s
recruiting website. He said there is some
improvement. They are graduating cadets and
filling the classes. He said people get
disqualified mainly for prior criminal and drug
history or during the psychological testing.
Eden said there is an outside staffing study
underway that should shed light on the police
department’s problem with attracting and
keeping qualified candidates.
Past Puffs?
During the chat with Chief Eden, Councilor
Klarissa Peña said some of her young minority
constituents who are interested in becoming a
police officer are discouraged if they have
minor criminal charges such as smoking
marijuana. She said there should be ways to
help minorities who have a rougher
background become police officers.
Councilor Harris asked Chief Eden if
smoking marijuana was a disqualifier to
becoming a police officer. Eden said the city
follows state statute but he said he did not
know the length of time since last use that
would disqualify an applicant. A quick check
of the Albuquerque Police Department’s
recruiting website says three years for
misdemeanor drug use like marijuana and five
years for felony drug use, which includes illegal
prescription drugs. A bigger problem, Chief
Eden said, is applicants lying on their written
application by saying it has been the required
number of years since last drug use but when
they get to the polygraph test they often admit
more recent use. Chief Eden said one
applicant was just disqualified a couple weeks
ago because he said no pot use on his written
application then self-admitted at the
polygraph that he had smoked the day before.
At Long Last, Lights!
The Westside intersection of Sequoia and
Ladera will get a long awaited and much
needed traffic signal—more than 340 people
signed a petition to get the city to make the
$357,000 investment.
The Route 66 West Side arch over Central
at the Rio Grande bridge will get a spruce up
and upgrade to fix some old neon lights that
have been burned out for far too long. The
council peeled off $150,00 bucks to update the
colorful signage. a
Send your comments about the City Council to
Carolyn@alibi.com
The next City Council Meeting is set for Monday,
Nov. 2, 5pm in the Council Chambers in the
basement of City Hall. View it on GOV TV or at
Cabq.gov/govtv
Stolen Headstones
Returned to Cemetery,
Dianna Duran Pleads Guilty
and a New National Park
is Born
Head Trip
It’s not unusual for people to claim that souls
can wander after death, but it’s far rarer to hear
the same said about headstones. But that’s just
what happened to two markers from
Albuquerque’s Historic Fairview Cemetery that
somehow wound up in an outdoor police
evidence lot in Scottsdale, Ariz.
According to Susan Schwartz, historian at
HFC, the headstones marked the graves of two
women who died well over a century ago: Nellie
Hoover, a 16-year old who died of tuberculosis
in 1902, and Celia Morgan, a school teacher
who passed away from fever in 1890. Schwartz
says their stones disappeared from the
cemetery at least 15 years ago. There is no
record as to when or why the markers were
taken into the Scottsdale evidence lot, but
when police officer Gessica Boone recently
found them she decided to research the names
on the headstones, which led her to Fairview.
After discovering the headstones’ original
location, Officer Boone and her husband, Sgt.
Eric Boone, drove them to Fairview where they
were returned on Oct. 15.
“We are so amazed at the dedication of the
two officers to search out the home of the
markers and then to drive them to
Albuquerque,” said Schwartz.
Dianna Duran Takes the Plea
Dianna Duran resigned her position as
Secretary of State on Friday, Oct. 23. Not only
that, but the embattled politician, who faced 65
counts of criminal charges related to her misuse
of campaign funds, pleaded guilty to six of
those counts, including two felonies. According
to the Attorney General’s recommendations, in
exchange for the plea and her resignation,
Duran, a Republican, will face no jail time and
will retain her pension. However, she will have
to make full restitution of up to $14,000 of
campaign donations and will serve five years of
supervised probation. The judge can accept or
reject these recommendations at sentencing in
December, though Duran can withraw her guilty
plea if the terms are changed.
A Little Piece of Manhattan
A new National Park is coming to New Mexico,
but this one is unique in that it will be spread
over three different states. The Manhattan
Project National Historical Park will
encompass three sites: at Los Alamos, N.M.,
Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Hanford, Wash. Each of
these locations played a pivotal role in the
creation of the atomic bomb, with New
Mexico’s Los Alamos serving as the “brain
trust” of scientists and technicians who
worked to develop the theoretical framework
and designs that would allow a weaponized
fission reaction to take place.
The park will be officially established on
Nov. 10 of this year with a signing ceremony in
Washington, D.C. a
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
ASK A MEXICAN!
SPECIAL BEST OF
EDITION
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: What’s up with the bull
stickers on the truck
doors? Is this a secret
business, something earned
at some unmentionable
contest south of the border
or a brotherhood of sorts?
I thought about taking
Spanish lessons so I
could politely ask one
of these guys.
D
arms? Or would they be greeted by armed
men? And I’d bet a sack of pesos they
wouldn’t be given free health care, free
schooling and Mexican driver’s
licenses, either.
—Bi-coastal Curious
Dear Gabacha: Damn straight we’d kick those
chinos down to Guatemala. In fact, Mexicanon-Chinese violence is one of Mexico’s darkest
legacies, on par
with the
Conquest and
the donkey
show. Mexican
government
officials
used the
—Native
Californian
Whitey
Dear Gabacho: The
bull sticker is no cloakand-dagger marker. Toros
on trucks are just cultural
archetypes, a manifestation of
Jung’s theory that recurring
characters, festivals and monuments in
society represent a shared memory from its
collective unconscious. Americans decorate
their lives with such motifs: lawns (reminder
of—take your pick—the savannahs of our
African roots, English manors or the open
prairie from the frontier days), Thanksgiving
(ceremony honoring our Puritan forefathers)
and the continued popularity of Mickey Mouse
(signifies our fascination with the trickster).
Likewise, Mexicans consider the bull a
reminder of the rancho they left behind, of the
life that will never return. Besides, as cultural
archetypes go, a bull sticker is one of the best.
Consider the attributes of the animal on
display: ferocity, virility, protection, horns. It’s
everything a culture wishes its members could
be—and so much better than the fruity
shamrock or “RSM” city initials decal on your
Scion, no?
Dear Mexican: I’ve often wondered how
Mexicans would react if 25 million piss-poor
Chinamen snuck into Mexico and took up
residence. Would they be greeted with open
pandemonium
of the Mexican
Revolution to
discriminate
against, evict and
sometimes even massacre
entire Chinese communities in a
strategy known as el movimiento anti-chino.
“Leaders of the anti-Chinese movement
promulgated a wide array of invidious
legislation, including discriminatory labor laws
and public health circulars, antimiscegenation laws and residential segregation
laws,” writes UCLA’s Dr. Robert Chao
Romero, a Yorba Linda-based attorney and the
country’s leading authority on the Chinese in
Mexico.
The Mexican Anti-Chinese Movement was
understandable—Chinese immigrants worked
hard, built successful businesses, established
themselves in civic life and made the locals in
their adopted country look like the lazy
pendejos they were. So what I’m trying to say,
Bi-Coastal Curious, is that I get why you and
so many gabachos hate Mexicans. a
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FRIDAY OCT. 30
SAT OCT. 31
Buggin’ Out!
Trick or Trout
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
ABQ BioPark Aquarium
2601 Central NW
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9am to 5pm
2 to 3pm
Friday, Oct. 30, the ABQ Bio Park Botanic
Garden is the place to be. The long awaited
BUGarium exhibit finally opens and has more
bugs than you can imagine. Since 2006, the
Botanic Garden has been collecting and raising
bugs from all around the word. Let your inner
entomologist shine while looking at the
southwest velvet ants, giant bird-eating
tarantulas and African scorpions. See a working
bee hive and learn what a moth perfume
actually smells like. So walk, crawl or fly your
way over to this truly unique exhibit! (Taylor
Grabowsky) a
Take a walk on the wild side this Oct. 31
with a visit to the ABQ BioPark Aquarium.
From 2 to 3pm on Halloween the sea
turtles, sharks, rays and fish will celebrate
with divers as they dexterously carve
pumpkins ... underwater. That’s right, the
expert divers at the aquarium are more
than just the savvy caretakers of hundreds
of fish, they’re aquatic artists, too. The
carving is more than just entertainment—
the pumpkins provide nourishment and
festive treats for the fish. The event is
included with the regular cost of admission
to the BioPark. (Maggie Grimason) a
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Get the Creeps
Sister
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Cherry Hills Library
6901 Barstow NE
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9pm
1 to 2pm
The third iteration of local EDM fest Shrimp
Night happens at Sister on Friday, Oct. 30. An
opportunity to indulge your craving for deep
dance music, black clothes, gloriously glowing
body jewelry and maybe even a tube or two of
Vicks Vapo-Rub, this assemblage of local
electronic musicians and producers—known as
the Nothng Forevr Collective—intends to create
a spooky yet ultimately liberating dance-time
experience for those who attend. Featured
performers include local electro-wizards
REIGHNBEAU (Bryce Hample) doing a DJ set,
BK Beats, The 1960 Sci-Fi Era and special
guest Alxxs Garza. Stunningly scary visuals will
be provided by Ethnograph. A $3 cover and 21+
ID gets you in and onto the floor of a most
illuminating carnival of darkness and light. The
doors open at 8pm, ravers. (August March) a
Halloween is just around the corner so if
you are looking to get into the spirit,
Cherry Hills Library is the place for you. On
Saturday, Oct. 31, the book haven hosts a
reading of Ghastly Gothic Tales, creepy and
twisted stories from the old days. Actor
Thane Kenny will do dramatic readings of
the timeless horror-filled classics. The
stories do have true terror, so they are
geared toward teens and adults, but most
are great for all ages. A great activity for
the daytime of Halloween and a way to get
your creep on before the spirits start to fly
at nightfall. (Cerridwen Stucky) a
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SUNDAY NOV.1
Running of the Dogs
Honoring the Departed
Balloon Fiesta Park
Bernalillo Sheriff’s Substation
8am to 2pm
Just because the fun of October is coming to an end
doesn’t mean that you have to end the celebration
there—and the South Valley feels the same. On
Nov. 1, celebrate the Day of the Dead at the 23rd
annual South Valley Día de los Muertos Marigold
Parade & Celebration. The event is from 2pm-6pm
and starts at the Bernalillo Sheriff’s Substation on
Isleta. All ages are welcome to enjoy and honor
traditional music, art, food and more. Even better,
it’s a free event. So paint on that toothy calavera
grin and throw a flower in your hair—it’s time to
party like the dead. (Desiree Garcia) a
Love dogs? What about dawdling? And
dashing? Well, boy, oh boy, do I have some
news for you! Animal Humane New Mexico is
hosting the 32nd annual Doggie Dash and
Dawdle on Sunday, Nov. 1, 8am to 2pm at
Balloon Fiesta Park. This is the largest
fundraising event for Animal Humane, bringing
in over 4,500 guests and raising (hopefully!)
$300,000. That money goes to the caretaking of all animals in the organization’s
facilities, so it’s not just the pups that benefit
from this. So what are you waiting for? Sign up
online to get a head start or dash over on
Sunday morning. No dogs required (rental
pooches are available). (Megan Reneau) a
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Community
Calendar
THURSDAY OCT 29
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH Enjoy
family-friendly fun such as a corn pit, harvest maze,
scarecrow dress up, tractor races, a roping area, pumpkin
bowling, duck races, giant slides and more. Santa Ana
Star Center (3001 Civic Center, Rio Rancho). 891-7300.
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HALLOWEEN TAROT READING & HEALING ARTS NIGHT
Uncover the influences around life’s circumstances and
receive guidance on your path with tarot card readings
and Ayurvedic pulse assessment. Salon Tallou & Wellness
Center (201 Hermosa NE). Donations. 5-8pm. 507-2368.
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QUARANTINE: ORIGINS An interactive haunted house unlike
any other; a performance that puts the audience in the
story. Be ready to navigate a farm and corn maze infested
with the undead. Rio Grande Community Farm
(1701 Montano NW). $20. 6:30-11pm. 672-8648.
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FRIDAY OCT 30
BALANCED Explore the science of balance during a brief
performance by a ballerina from the world-famous dance
troupe, Moscow Ballet. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW).
Included with regular admission. 4-6pm. 224-8323.
alibi.com/e/168365.
BUGARIUM OPENING The new 3,500 square foot building
features insect and arthropod species from around the
world, including Malaysian walking sticks, giant birdeating tarantulas and southwest velvet ants. ABQ
BioPark Botanic Garden (2601 Central NW). Included
with regular admission. 9am-5pm. 768-2000.
alibi.com/e/166720.
EIGHT EYES, EIGHT LEGS AND SOMETIMES A BAD
ATTITUDE: ARACHNIDS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN US
There’s more to New Mexico arachnid diversity than
tarantulas and scorpions. Find out about vinegaroons,
solifuges, harvestmen and tiny pseudoscorpions. Bachechi
Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW). 6-7:30pm.
alibi.com/e/166718.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/29 listing.
KEEPING IT HOT IN A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP (FOR
COUPLES) Learn how to bring the sexy back (even if it’s
been gone awhile), how to enjoy more pleasure with your
partner, discover new activities for increasing intimacy,
orchestrating spontaneity and more. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 8:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/165352.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS $20. 6:30-11pm. See 10/29 listing.
SATURDAY OCT 31
16TH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL Enjoy trick-or-treating on the
miniature golf course and over 36 booths filled with fun.
Children in costume will receive free admission to the fall
festival. Hinkle Family Fun Center (12931 Indian
School NE). 11am-2pm. 299-3100.
alibi.com/e/168428.
ALBUQUERQUE TAROT SYMPOSIUM: LIFTING THE VEIL Twoday tarot learning intensive featuring workshops, writing,
art, and celebration. Tortuga Gallery (901 Edith SE). $80.
9am-6pm. 350-7205. alibi.com/e/160716.
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DANCE AND COSTUME PARTY
Featuring Albuquerque’s premier dance band, Stratus
Phear, hors d’oeuvrves, a costume contest, photography
and more. Albuquerque Garden Center
(10120 Lomas NE). $20. 7pm. 242-2555.
alibi.com/e/166782.
BERNALILLO ZOMBIE RUN Run two miles through the
zombie infested streets of Bernalillo to the Survival
Extraction Zone or oppose the survivors on their way to
freedom by becoming a gruesome zombie. Bernalillo High
School (250 Isidro Sanchez, Bernalillo). $10-$20. Noon.
alibi.com/e/167731.
BOOFY’S HALLOWEEN BASH Costume contests for people
and pets, Halloween pet photos, games, contests, prizes
and trick-or-treating for kids and pets. Boofy’s Best for
Pets (8201 Golf Course NW, #C-2). FREE, donations
accepted. 11am-2pm. 890-0757. alibi.com/e/168555.
DIA DEL DULCE Inspire Rock Academy performs a highenergy, family-friendly show filled with all of your favorite
Halloween songs at the gazebo. Plus, a costume contest,
pet parade and trick-or-treating. Old Town Plaza (N. Plaza
St. NW). 4-7pm. 899-6700. alibi.com/e/167715.
GETTING INTIMATE WITH DEATH A workshop to help you
contemplate your mortality and impermanence in the
Buddhist tradition, as well as gain some practical
information to prepare for your own death experience.
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $30-$35. 9am-1pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/167779.
HAUNTED KIMO TOUR Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the
unexplainable, spooky and dark legends and lore of the
historic theater. Hear about its fascinating history and
tragic moments of the past. KiMo Theatre
(423 Central NW). $5. 4:30-5:30pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/167538.
MAIZE MAZE Explore an 8-acre corn maze, complete a
scavenger hunt and paint pumpkins. Weekends through
10/31. Los Poblanos Open Space (1701 Montano NW).
$0-$20. 10am-5pm. alibi.com/e/165447.
A NIGHT IN THE ’40S: BIG BAND SWING The New Mexico
Veterans’ Memorial presents an evening of live big band
swing with featured performers, The American Legion Band
and The Dukes of Albuquerque. New Mexico Veterans
Memorial (1100 Louisiana SE). 6-8pm.
alibi.com/e/149359.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS $20. 6:30-11pm. See 10/29 listing.
UNDERWATER PUMPKIN CARVING On Halloween, watch
divers in the Shark Tank carve pumpkins. ABQ BioPark
Aquarium (2601 Central NW). Included with regular
admission. 2-3pm. 848-7180. alibi.com/e/149358.
VIVA LA DEAD A massive Halloween block party featuring
music from Above & Beyond. Park It Place (113 Sixth
Street NW). $49-$89. 7pm. alibi.com/e/166727.
ZOO BOO Celebrate 27 years of safe Halloween fun with
games, Haunted Habitats, costumes and, of course,
candy. ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW). Included
with regular admission. 11am-4pm. 764-6214.
alibi.com/e/149357.
SUNDAY NOV 1
23RD ANNUAL SOUTH VALLEY DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
MARIGOLD PARADE AND CELEBRATION Arrive in your
best calavera attire. Bernalillo Sheriff’s Substation
(2039 Isleta SW). 2-6pm. alibi.com/e/166744.
2ND ANNUAL SUGAR SKULL FUN RUN A Dia de los Muertosthemed race along the Bosque Trail. Choose from the
2.5k, 5k or 10k. National Hispanic Cultural Center
(1701 Fourth Street SW). $0-$25. 9am-noon. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/168436.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION Enjoy face painting,
games, sugar skull painting, music, refreshments, flowers
for your loved ones and more. San Jose de Armijo
Cemetery (2957 Arenal SW). 4:30-6:30pm.
alibi.com/e/166745.
DOGGIE DASH AND DAWDLE Highlights include a 5K chiptimed run, two-mile “fun walk,” a Barketplace, live
entertainment, “Doggie Carnival”, Flying Houndz
Frisbee, Nosing Around Scavenger Hunt and more.
Balloon Fiesta Park (5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway).
$0-$35. 8am-2pm. alibi.com/e/168438.
SLIPPERY FISTING PLEASURE: A KISS WITH A FIST Join
Little Bad Daddy for an evening of education around one
of the many taboos in sex: fisting. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 6:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/168088.
MONDAY NOV 2
PET LOSS GROUP A group supporting those who have lost or
anticipate the loss of an animal companion. Call 505265-3087 to register. Best Friends Pet Services
(924 Menaul NE). $20. 5-6pm. alibi.com/e/148678.
REBUILDING A CULTURAL OLYMPIAD: UNM’S EFFORTS TO
BUILD AN OLYMPIC FOLK ART MARKET IN BRAZIL UNM
presents efforts to revisit the concept of a “Cultural
Olympiad” and how UNM is positioned to be the long-term
leader in connecting two of the world’s largest cultural
events to each other. University of New Mexico
(1 University NE). 2-3pm. 225-5866.
alibi.com/e/168439.
TUESDAY NOV 3
LEARN MEDIUMSHIP Learn the basics of tuning in to the
spirit world to deliver accurate and meaningful messages
from the afterlife to heal yourself and others. A six week
class. Candice Thomas Intuitive (1704 Moon NE, Suite
#9). $397-$525. 6-8pm. 234-6835.
alibi.com/e/167822.
WEDNESDAY NOV 4
LE GROUPE FRANÇAIS D’ALBUQUERQUE Meet to boire,
bouffer et bavarder en français. If you enjoy good wine,
fine cheeses and stimulating conversation in French, this
is the group for you. Various locations (Private residences).
7:30pm. 554-8913. alibi.com/e/168360.
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FEATURE | hAllowEEn
ABQ Press Club
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
Drinking with Ghosts
Memory and history in the paranormal spaces of Albuquerque
BY TY BANNERMAN
y favorite bar is haunted. Or so I’ve been
told. The ramshackle log cabin that
houses the Albuquerque Press Club
certainly looks the part, with its dusty,
shadowed corners, creaking floorboards and
wandering corridors. And there’s a century’s
worth of history that must be lodged deep in
its bones somehow. But if a spectral presence
roams this peculiar old manse, I’ve never seen
it, despite many nights where I’ve sat with a
beer in hand, waiting for a manifestation.
Are all cities as peculiarly haunted as
Albuquerque? It seems like phantasms crowd
into every city block here, especially near
Downtown. There’s a dimly seen little boy that
wanders backstage at the KiMo Theatre, next
door to where I work—the staff supposedly
leave him donuts and toys to placate his
restlessness. The High Noon Restaurant &
Saloon in Old Town is beset by a woman in
white who drifts through the dining area,
alarming the guests. Strange lights float up and
down a hill at the east end of Menaul, a childhungry woman wanders every acequia in the
city and when I first started at the Alibi, the
cleaning lady’s daughter made sure to tell me
about all the spirits she’s seen in our building,
after hours, when the lights are low and only
the hum of the vacuum cleaner fills the air.
We are infested.
But the ghost I spend the most time
thinking about is the one at the Club, whom
the bartenders call “Mrs. M.” The book Adobe
Angels: The Ghosts of Albuquerque by Antonio
Garcez, runs down the story of phenomena
that staff over the years have apparently
M
The bartenders would leave a
shot of gin on the bar before
closing and the next morning
the glass would be empty.
witnessed. Mrs. M is said to manifest as a darkcloaked female figure standing at the bar,
simply staring. Or she invisibly clacks her high
heeled shoes across the wooden floor on lonely
nights. Sometimes she plinks out a few notes
on the out-of-tune piano in the main room
when nobody else is near. An old cat who
once prowled the property was known to stop
and stare into space, his back arching at an
unseen presence. The bartenders would leave a
shot of gin on the bar before closing and the
next morning the glass would be empty.
But Adobe Angels was written 20-some years
ago and the bartenders who reported these
phenomena moved on long ago. As far as I
know, no one has left a shot of gin out for Mrs.
M. in ages. But I think about her when the
house is quiet and especially when I’m in the
old front room before the lava rock fireplace. I
wonder if she’s lingering unseen nearby and if
she feels a spectral content from the crackling
pinewood fire. I wonder if there are secrets
here she is waiting
for us to discover.
Back at the bar itself, I ask the current
manager, Maynard Cowan, if he’s ever seen
anything.
“No, not seen,” he says with a nervous
laugh. “But I’ve definitely felt a presence.
Upstairs, by the boardroom, like something
brushing by me. Definitely a female presence.”
I’ve asked these questions before.
Sometimes people answer that they once
heard strange foosteps as they went down stairs
to the lower office. Sometimes they say that
they’ve been there for years and never seen or
heard anything. Sometimes they say they don’t
believe in ghosts and sometimes they tell me
they worry about seeing Mrs. M, especially
when they are alone.
There’s a picture of Mrs. M. by the
stairwell, hanging among other photos that
depict the house as it stood in the early 20th
century, alone on a windswept sandhill above
the dirt track of Railroad Avenue, which later
became Central. She stands outside the home,
a tall brunette woman in a dark cloak, a stern
look on her pale face, already looking like a
ghost even during her life.
Her real name was Clifford Myrick Hall
McCallum—Clifford because her father
wanted a boy, Hall and McCallum from two
failed marriages. According to Mary Lou
Heaphy, her daughter who wrote a memoir
about her in A Cliffie Experience, Clifford was a
nurse who came from Lousiana in 1916 as the
caretaker for several tuberculosis patients back
when doctors believed, or hoped, that the dry
New Mexico air could cure that particular
plague. According to Heaphy, she fell in love
with the house the first time she saw it. Later,
when her suitor, pharmacist A.B. Hall, asked
her to marry him, she said yes, but only if he
bought her the “house on the hill.” He did just
that, and they moved in as a married couple in
1920.
By all accounts their life together was rich,
loving and turbulent. She used the house’s
extensive porch as lay-in quarters for TB
patients from the nearby pueblos, invited
artists and writers to stay in the extra rooms,
hosted Will Rogers and the Mayo brothers
(founders of the famous clinic) and filled every
nook and cranny with art from across the
globe, but especially from the Native tribes of
the Southwest. During prohibition, she and
her husband distilled bathtub gin and brewed
bootleg beer—though her daughter claimed
she always preferred bourbon.
But her husband’s heart wandered and they
soon divorced, although Heaphy wrote that
the love between them remained strong. She
remained in the house, remarried, divorced
again. More artists came, Albuquerque’s
legendary Mayor Tingley became Clifford’s
confidant, journalist Carl Taylor became her
lover, World War II raged half-a-world away,
and the land around her home was converted
into a city park. Through it all, she stayed in
the house, her true love, until 1960, when her
health had declined to the point that she was
no longer able to keep the old place up. When
she finally left, she had lived there for 40
years, far longer than any other resident, past
or future. She died of cancer at the age of 87
and was buried in Fairview Memorial Park.
She is gone, but the house remains. Its
present owners, the Albuquerque Press Club,
purchased it in 1965 and have been there ever
since, doing their best to maintain and
preserve this unique part of Albuquerque
history. Most articles written about the house
focus on its designer, Charsley Whittlesey, the
architect who built the Alvarado Hotel, El
Tovar by the Grand Canyon and numerous
other projects. But to me, the house will
always be Mrs. M’s.
I don’t know if ghosts are real. In some
ways, I don’t really care if they are or not. But
history is important to me, and part of why I
choose to have a drink at the Press Club is
because of the strange old building and the
ghost that is said to haunt it. Perhaps that is all
a ghost story really is: another way to
remember those who were here before us.
With that in mind, I order another beer,
add on a glass of bourbon—not gin—and
drink a toast to Mrs. M. a
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People in Your Neighborhood
Talking fact and fiction with a ghost hunter
BY RENÉE CHAVEZ
ody Polston has been a ghost hunter for
25 years and is the president of the
Southwest Ghost Hunters Association.
For more information on the organization,
go to sgha.net
C
What is your favorite ghost story and why?
My favorite ghost story is Sandee Saunders.
She was an amateur country artist with big
red hair. She had one big hit called “Mornin’
Kind of Feelin.” So she did her bit and once,
she was driving back to Hatch, where she was
from, and—you know where I-25 crosses the
river—well, she fell asleep at the wheel and
her car wrecked. When it crashed, the
windshield popped down and decapitated
her! Her head was never found. The ghost
story is that if you’re driving on that part of
25, the song comes on the radio and if you
look in the [rearview] mirror you’ll see her
decapitated head in the back seat. It’s neat
because it’s an actual person and it’s local.
What exactly is the point of ghost hunting?
The point of our group, originally, was that
it’s a fun hobby. You get to go to historical
places and it’s a mental challenge to figure
out if we can solve it. It’s more like “Scooby
Doo” on my team because we approach
everything as a mystery. Also, parapsychology
back in its day kinda hit a brick wall. They
hadn’t been able to prove that ghosts exist.
Our group was started in ‘85—and I heard
this guy, Tony Cornell, talk. He was a
member of the Society of Psychical Research.
He said where amateurs could really
contribute would be to help find the stories
that are maybe legit and separate out the
ones that are explainable so that their
scientists could focus on real stories. So we
formed on that pattern, but a lot of the
organizations that did psychical research
aren’t funded any more and a lot of them
have vanished.
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What was your first experience with ghosts?
A friend of mine talked me into joining a
group in Texas called The Ghost Hunters of
South Texas. They needed a skeptic—I’ve
always been more skeptical. We went to this
place called ‘Big Nose’ Kate’s Saloon in
Tombstone, Ariz. We were there all night
long. At the end of the evening, they were
shutting down and I was talking to the
bartender and saying, ‘Do you really believe all
this?’ So I’m talking to him at the long bar and
at the other end of the bar there’s this beer
glass. And it starts spinning, making a noise.
And because it’s making noise, we’re both
looking and I saw it come off the table about a
foot and then—wham!—go 20 feet across the
room and hit the wall. I turned around and he
[the bartender] said, “Well, there’s another
one” and made a tick mark on his list of how
many [glasses] the ghosts break. We looked
under the bar, there was no spring mechanism,
no magnets. We’ll go years solving all of our
cases, but it’s that one time [that makes you
believe] there’s something to this.
What are ghosts?
The Society of Psychical Research’s most
important study was the 1884 [“Report on the]
Census of Hallucinations.” From their studies,
they believed that ghosts are perceptual. They
call them “veridical hallucinations” because
they’re happening in the mind, it’s not
something that’s happening in the
environment. That census surveyed 17,000
people. Others say they’re souls that have
something left to do or they don’t realize
they’re dead. But to me, that doesn’t make
sense. Like the ghosts at Gettysburg. Why
would they want to stay where they died in
such a horrible way?
What do ghosts look like?
According to the scientific studies, they look
just like you and I. They’re solid. The only
thing that would catch your attention is it
doing something unusual, like walking through
a table or wall or something. They dress in the
clothing from their time period. So if it’s a
Civil War guy, yeah you’re gonna notice him.
But if it’s someone that died five years ago...
there could be a kid in a Metallica T-shirt
leaning against the wall over there. You could
walk by him every day and you’ve never know.
All the orbs, light streaks and all that, those
are photographic anomalies. They’ve been
proven [fake] so many times. Plus if it really is
all in your head, then you can’t take a picture
of them.
What tools do you use?
None of that stuff works. A lot of ghost
hunters are posers who think they are
scientists. Most don’t even know what that
stuff does. We use video and [audio] recorders
so that we can see or hear what people are
experiencing, but other than that it’s all
observation.
Have you ever uncovered a hoax?
Yeah, I’ve seen people do that. I’ve seen
speakers hidden in walls. Especially now—
there’s a big difference between having a
haunted hotel and one that’s not. There was a
place up in Denver that we checked out a long
time ago and there weren’t any ghosts. Then
one of the TV ghost hunter shows went there
and suddenly there were 12 ghosts hangin’
out! After that, room prices went from $70 to
$250. There’s money in it so you have to
question everything. They’re selling a product.
Do you think exorcisms or spells can get rid of
ghosts?
No, I think that stuff is to make the living feel
better and it’s really just a lot of trickery. I’ve
seen a lot of hoaxing with that. I guess I’m
jaded against it because I’ve seen a lot of
people duped.
Advice for the world?
Think critically. Approach things like
Sherlock Holmes rather than Zak Bagans on
“Ghost Hunters.” a
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ARTS | FeATuRe
The Moral of the Ghost Story
PHOTO CREDIT: ANTONIO R. GARCEZ
Author Antonio R. Garcez on ghostlore and the undeniable
substance of the supernatural
BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
Whether they’re portending disaster or
teaching an important lesson, the ghosts that
inhabit New Mexico carry great meaning.
From Old Town to the foothills, Rio Rancho
to Corrales, ghost stories populate the adobe
buildings and swathes of desert in and around
Albuquerque. Whether you’re a skeptic or not
doesn’t really matter because these stories are a
part of your immediate world regardless of your
attitude toward them. “Ghost stories are
fundamental to the human matrix,” says
Antonio R. Garcez, the author of 11 books on
the topic, including New Mexico Ghost Stories,
volumes I and II. During my conversation with
Garcez, it became evident that to him the
tendency to trivialize ghost stories denies that
these tales often present serious explorations of
belief, societal norms, customs and cultural
expression. Whether or not they make you
quake under the duvet, there is value in the
telling of ghost stories regardless of whether
you perceive them as folklore or fact.
Garcez has more than 55 years of
experience with the supernatural. His parents
and grandparents were healers who were
invited to the homes of those in their
community that were “troubled by misguided
spirits.” Apprenticing to them throughout
childhood, Garcez learned the complexities of
the paranormal and has distilled many of his
anecdotes, legends and real, first-hand
accounts into his books—compelling tomes
that describe immediate, intimate encounters
with the spirit world. “I have had so many
encounters throughout my life and they
continue even to this present day. Each
experience I have had has enriched my life,”
Garcez said.
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According to Garcez, ghosts, the shades
that haunt dreams and linger just on the edges
of our field of vision, have a lot to teach us.
Stories of the paranormal, regardless of their
origins, touch on sensitive areas of our
existence. The most popular and longstanding
of them reflect the reigning cultural
understandings of morality and human
responsibility, ideas about grieving, home
construction, land use and respect for the
dead. In death, these shadows illuminate the
values of the living. “Take for example La
Llorona,” Garcez suggested, the tale of the
mother who drowned her children in the river
and is doomed, as punishment, to wander its
banks, crying for them. “The legend is used as
a teaching tool for children to avoid dangerous
situations,” Garcez points out. Play by the
river alone and you may just encounter the
mad specter of La Llorona—it is a fear that
provides instruction: The river can be
dangerous, don’t play there alone.
really looking for in these stories of ancient
woods, glowing eyes and lurking shadows is
“evidence of the afterlife,” says Garcez, “to
find meaning and purpose in our mortal
existence.”
“It’s important to take ghost stories
seriously because literally millions of people
throughout the world have had encounters,”
Garcez continues. Those who unfold ouija
boards, wield dowsing rods and dim the lights
for a seance are making attempts at answering
some of the most enduring questions of human
existence, just as religion and philosophy do.
Take a look at the folklore that contributes to
notions of culture or the movie posters on a
theater’s marquee. Better yet, sit in on a
middle schooler’s slumber party and you’ll
grasp that ghosts can and do haunt our daily
lives. Ghost stories neatly contain fear in a
narrative and use that powerful emotion to
bolster important lessons and provide insights
into life after death.
Yet, if we discuss ghost stories as folklore,
do we deny the possibility of their reality?
That these stories have their origins in an
event interpreted rationally and relayed
accurately? In his books, Garcez presents
readers not with “folktales or legends, but
actual experiences,” as he puts it. These
modern stories of encounters with the dead
who still roam the Earth nonetheless contain
echoes of the sentiments found in the legends
and folktales that precede them. “It is a time
honored practice to remain still and to be
silent and observe,” says Garcez. These stories
help us understand that “care and reverence
are important when encountering an entity
from the afterlife,” and indeed, when
approaching all topics of deep feeling and
philosophical concern. After all, what we are
During my conversation with Garcez, it
occurred to me that perhaps just as interesting
as the question of whether or not ghosts exist
are the stories that we tell about them and
what they reveal about us. Despite great range
and variety, the ghost that is very much like
the living—with recognizable features and
emotions—is the most common. Maybe that
speaks to the truth of these tales or the way in
which the living seek avenues to better
understand the world we inhabit. Garcez has
stronger convinctions. “Writing my books has
provided me with proof that life after death
exists,” he said pointedly, “I don’t just believe
in ghosts, I know they exist.” a
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There’s No Place like Home
Local galleries offer modern takes on New Mexico’s landscapes
BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
New Mexico has sparked the creative
impulse in landscape artists working in
various mediums for hundreds of
years. This November, local galleries
are proving that the Land of Enchantment continues to inspire with exhibitions highlighting modern artists’ takes
on the desert.
Working with oil on canvas, artists
Susan Winkler and Reid Bandeen
present their impressionistic renderings
of New Mexico through the month at
Purple Sage Gallery (201 San Felipe
NW) in Old Town. The artists have
tramped throughout the state to create
compelling images of the nature surrounding Santa Fe, Taos, Abiquiu and
central New Mexico. Studies done en
plein air, the works of these two artists
are sure to impress with their exploration of light and color.
Creating desert-scapes that draw their
inspiration from television, Google
maps, personal photographs and memories, the mixed media work of Ren
Adams creates images that are both
foreign and familiar. Opening on November 6, Adams’s exhibition at New
Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery
(3812 Central SE) titled Desert (Loss)
explores themes of distance and deprivation through expansive yet fragmented desert landscapes.
In addition, the curators of Matrix Fine
Art (3812 Central SE) place classic
landscapes and contemporary still lifes
side by side in Old Masters/ New
Voices. Showcasing the archetypal
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works of New Mexican legend Ben
Turner and the modern paintings of
Susan Evans, this exhibition highlights
the contrasts of the painters’ styles and
each one’s unique use of composition
and technique.
Celebrating First Friday in style on Nov.
6, Sumner & Dene (517 Central NW)
will have a live Latin jazz band on hand
for the opening of Dee Sanchez’s
Painting the North: Landscapes from
Taos & Beyond. In this selection of
paintings, Sanchez explores her love of
nature by depicting landmarks like the
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, and smaller,
singular subjects like a single aspen
tree. Employing the layered alla prima
technique that requires a speedy hand,
these works are a study in the application of great skill.
Itching to see somewhere beyond New
Mexico? On display throughout the
month, High Desert Art & Frame
(12611 Montgomery NE) offers something for those with the travel bug. Images of the World is a collection of
photographs by Alan Toepfer, who has
traveled throughout the US, Europe,
Russia, South America, Asia and
Antarctica.
Whether you want to turn your artistic
gaze to distant lands or to the epic vistas close to home, this month Albuquerque’s local galleries provide a
good place to start your explorations.
Catch these shows throughout the
month of November and find more local
art happenings in our gallery guide.
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Blade Runner (1982). In 2019, Deckard is a
Blade Runner, a cop who specializes in terminating
human clones. He is forced to re-enter the force when four
clones escape from an off-world colony to Earth. $6-$8.
6pm. 768-3522. alibi.com/e/165966.
SATURDAY OCT 311
THURSDAY OCT 29
WORDS
WORDS
516 ARTS Public Art and Activism between Climate, Culture
and Informational Space. Artist and technologist Andrea
Polli discusses her journey towards activist art related to
environment and climate change. 6pm. 242-1445.
alibi.com/e/166609.
CHERRY HILLS LIBRARY Ghastly Gothic Tales. Join in—if you
dare—for dramatic readings of short stories filled with
intrigue and suspense. Performed by renowned actor
Thane Kenny. 1-2pm. 857-8321. alibi.com/e/168432.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY America, Don’t You Know
Me? Join author Carlos Melendrez as he reads from his
book. 10:30am-noon. 848-1376. alibi.com/e/168431.
STAGE
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy
Thursdays. Scotty Goff, A.J. Finney and Sarah Kennedy
perform. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680. alibi.com/e/164429.
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Her Murder Ballad. A movement-based, musically rich, socio-politically
charged theatrical experience drawing from a variety of
performance styles, featuring an all-female ensemble.
$0-$25. 8pm. alibi.com/e/167858.
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Food for the
Ancestors. Explores the Indo-Hispano celebration of
Day of the Dead as it is carried out in the Mexican
state of Puebla. 7pm. 246-2261. alibi.com/e/166713.
FRIDAY OCT 30
ART
BUFFALO THUNDER RESORT AND CASINO, Santa Fe SW Festival of the Arts & Distillery Fest. A juried fine art festival
featuring artists from around the US, Canada and Mexico,
along with select distilleries, breweries, wineries and NM
Products. $10-$15. Noon-9pm. 821-8537.
alibi.com/e/168631.
FACTORY ON 5TH ART SPACE Artists of Venice Opening Reception. An exhibit by working artists who have made their
living selling their creations on the famous boardwalk of
Venice Beach, Calif. 11am-8pm. 514-3808.
alibi.com/e/167904.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Dia de los Muertos:
Despedida. Celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, poetry and hands-on art making at this time-honored community gathering. 5-7pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/168419.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE The Exorcist (1973). An actress notices
changes in her daughter, a young priest begins to
doubt his faith and a frail, elderly priest recognizes the
necessity for a showdown with an old demonic enemy.
$6-$8. 2-4pm. 768-3522. alibi.com/e/166731.
SUNDAY NOV 1
WORDS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER JCC Book Fest & Author Series:
Simon Goodman. Goodman’s memoir details his 20-year
detective hunt across two continents for stolen family
treasures including works by Degas, Renoir and Botticelli.
$10-$15. 2pm. 348-4500. alibi.com/e/163750.
PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Richard E. Peck Book Signing &
Reading. The mystery novelist and former University of NM
president talks about and signs his military adventure
novel, Spit-Shined. 3pm. 294-2026.
alibi.com/e/168662.
ART
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Dia De Los Muertos
Art Reception. Food trucks, live music, costume contests,
art, ofrendas, the “Dead Market” (an artists’ market with
themed art, jewelry and other objects celebrating Dia de
los Muertos) and more. 11am-6pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/168516.
STAGE
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts Sherlock Holmes.
Join the legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, as he maneuvers the twisted web of London’s most intriguing cases.
$20-$50. 3pm. 277-9771. alibi.com/e/164785.
STAGE
SONG & DANCE
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. Using audience suggestions and any absurd ideas
that cross their minds, improvisers create scenarios and
songs that are hilarious and preposterous. $8-$10.
8-10pm. 804-5685. alibi.com/e/163232. Also, Comedy?
Albuquerque’s DIY comedy troupe provides improv, sketch
and music. $8. 9:30pm. 404-1578.
alibi.com/e/135359.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Proof. The daughter of a recently
deceased mathematician must fight to prove the authorship of a landmark proof that is discovered among her father’s papers. Written by David Auburn. $12-$15. 8pm.
881-0503. alibi.com/e/167561.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. American reporter Elaine Whales is
covering the unveiling of the newly-discovered mummy of
King Knum-Khufu. She finds herself with the story of a lifetime. $58. 7-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/161658.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST The Rocky Horror Show. A
newly-engaged couple get caught in a storm and come to
the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new
creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror. $20-$22.
8-10pm. 265-9119. alibi.com/e/163204.
THE VORTEX THEATRE Stage Kiss. A comedy that tells the
story of two former lovers, actors who parted bitterly 15
years before, who find themselves cast opposite each
other as former lovers. $15-$22. 7:30pm. 247-8600.
alibi.com/e/168649.
VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER Trotsky & Frida. By Leonard
Koel, the story of Leon Trotsky and his wife Natalia Sedova
in Mexico under 24-hour security in the home of artists
Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera. $18-$20. 7:30pm.
247-1909. alibi.com/e/167762.
LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday: Solo Cello. Featuring Zoltán
Kodály’s “Sonata for Solo Cello” Opus 8, Hannah AddarioBerry on the cello and Lumhe and Sam Sampson as
poets of the day. Arrive early for espresso and goodies.
$5-$15. 10:30-11:30am. alibi.com/e/164048.
SONG & DANCE
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Aida. Set against
the exotic backdrop of war and conquest in ancient Egypt,
Aida follows a love triangle of two powerful women and
the man they both love. $15-$90. 7:30pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/167873.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Dia De Los Muertos
2015. Poetry, musica and danza intersect with indigenous
landscapes of primal sounds that mix with spoken word
and jazz melody explosions. $10-$50. 7-10:30pm.
848-1320. alibi.com/e/168514.
MONDAY NOV 2
WORDS
CNM STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER, R201A CNM Writers
Group. An informal gathering of creative writers (any
genre) to meet, write together, talk about writing, publication, events and what people are reading. 2-3pm.
alibi.com/e/168440.
TUESDAY NOV 3
SONG & DANCE
LOMAS-TRAMWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY McIntyre Bluegrass
Duet. Performances are a combination of lively fiddle and
mandolin tunes, solo and duet vocals, novelty songs and
a crazy trick fiddling act. 5-6pm. 291-6295.
alibi.com/e/167737.
WEDNESDAY NOV 4 4
WORDS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2015 JCC Book Fest & Author
Series: Hannah Nordhaus. Following the strands of Julia
Staab’s life, American Ghost tells the story of mid-19th
century immigrants, villains and visionaries along the
Santa Fe Trail in 1866. $10-$15. 7pm. 348-4500.
alibi.com/e/163751.
SONG & DANCE
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts The Beach Boys.
Celebrate 50 years of classic California-inspired hits with
The Beach Boys. The 50th Anniversary Tour reflects and
celebrates the legacy of a group that helped shape a generation. $40-$150. 7:30pm. 277-9771.
alibi.com/e/164787.
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FOOD | ReStauRant RevieW
THE MOUTHFUL
BY ERIC CASTILLO
Date Night Dining
A night out at the National Hispanic
Cultural Center
Dating in Albuquerque is easy. Yeah, you heard me right. I’m not
talking about the painstaking task of finding a decent catch or the
more arduous process of cultivating a relationship. I’m talking
about the actual date itself, a concept I fear is losing ground in a
time when “Netflix and chill” is apparently a thing.
Let me make it even easier on you and start with a prime source
of inspiration: the National Hispanic Cultural Center at 1701 Fourth
Street SW.
Located in the Barelas neighborhood, the Center offers a bit of
everything you could want for a date, including films, plays,
performances, music and art celebrating all aspects of Hispanic
culture. And did I mention food?
There are two great dining options available to you right on
site, either of which makes for a solid start to a date.
First is M’Tucci’s Cocina Grill (not to be confused with M’Tucci’s
Kitchina Italiano on the Westside) featuring cuisine from all over
Latin America. The kitchen is only open for dinner service
Thursday through Saturday. That’s also when most shows in the
main auditorium are scheduled, making it the perfect place to take
a date before catching a play, a concert, or, my personal favorite, a
flamenco performance.
The food is excellent, though a little meat-centric and probably
not the best place to take your new vegetarian boyfriend or
girlfriend. The menu jets all over Latin America with items like duck
ceviche from Peru, moqueca from Brazil and Yucatan pork from
Mexico.
For a more playful dining choice, there’s Pop Fizz, offering ice
cream tacos and real fruit paletas. The Alvarez family recently
started serving booze-based paletas as an off-menu special.
I met my date outside of the Pop Fizz entrance, right next to
the recently installed BICI bike share rack. If someone were
athletically inclined, they might consider adding a scenic bike ride
on the nearby Paseo del Bosque trail to their itinerary. Not me.
Instead, my date and I made haste inside to check out the lineup of
cocktail-inspired treats. I picked a piña colada pop while my date
chose the Moscow mule flavor. We could also have selected a
sangria or mimosa paleta. What neither of us expected was the
punch these pops packed. Each paleta contains roughly a shot of
alcohol and it was noticeable in both flavor and effect. Treat these
popsicles the way you’d treat a cocktail; enjoy responsibly and
don’t try to leave with it as they are legally the equivalent of
carrying an open container of alcohol. Instead, enjoy inside with an
order of carne asada fries.
After imbibing our paletas, we set out toward the gallery.
Admission to the art museum is a mere $3 for adults and more
than worth it. But if you’d rather put the money toward, say, a
sangria paleta, go on Sunday when admission is free. At least
that’s what we did.
There are always plenty of cheap or free activities at the center
as you can discover on the website (nhccnm.org). A suggested $510 donation will get you and your date beginner or intermediate
salsa lessons when available. Subtitled Spanish films play for free
most Thursday evenings in the Bank of America Theatre thanks to
Instituto Cervantes, which also offers Spanish classes at the
center. And you should absolutely make time to visit on the
weekend when the Torreón is open to the public.
When I first stepped inside the tower on the northeast side of
the premises, the 360-degree artwork left me downright dizzy.
Federico Vigil’s “Mundos de Mestizaje” is the very model of a mustsee art installation in Albuquerque. The Santa Fe artist’s vision of
history took 10 years to complete, using the complex “buon fresco”
technique. Guides inside are happy to explain the process in detail
as well as handle any other questions that will undoubtedly arise.
Reclining chairs are provided to ease the strain of constantly
craning your neck upward. When you go, give yourself an ample
amount of time to appreciate the work inside. It took the artist a
decade to complete; you can give it at least an hour of your time. If
your date doesn’t want to stick around that long, take it as a sign
and let them leave. a
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The Farm Crepe
Where the Bus Stopped
Boiler Monkey Bistro
flour don’t have to miss out as there is a gluten-free
batter available.
The crêpes are thin and light and just cohesive enough to
hen the Boiler Monkey first rolled onto the food scene a
encase their contents. If you’re feeling a need for sweetness,
few years back, it made quite an impression. First of all, it the Nutella and strawberry (or banana, or both) will scratch
was in mobile kitchen form, housed inside a 1977 school
that itch in a deliciously smooth chocolatey, hazelnutty, fruity
bus retrofitted with brass fixtures, wood siding and a
manner that will make you reach for a refill on your coffee and
steampunk aesthetic that would make Jules Verne giddy.
then lapse into a contented delirium.
Second, the crêpes served from the bus were spectacular and a
For savory meals, the burrito crêpe is, well, a breakfast
welcome addition to both the food truck community and the
burrito in a crêpe instead of a tortilla. It’s good, it’s fine, there’s
local breweries where Boiler Monkey often parked.
potato, egg and cheese and the chile was fresh roasted and
Eventually, though, the Boiler Monkey lost its wheels. The
kick-y. It gets the job done, in other
fact is that running a food truck is
words. But take my advice and opt for
already hard work and, according to
the showier Albuquerque turkey
Boiler Monkey Bistro
the gentleman manning the Boiler
instead. It has—wait for it—turkey
Monkey Bistro’s counter last week,
742 Mountain
and avocado and tomato and mustard
recent city regulations mandating a
315-0567
all of which just meld with the
100-foot buffer between food trucks
doughiness of the crepe. Oh, and
boilermonkeybistro.com
and brick-and-mortar restaurants has
chile, too, because I think that’s the
Hours: 7am to 2pm, Tuesday through Sunday
made it more difficult than ever. So
“Albuquerque” part of these
Vibe: More bistro than monkey
the Monkey sold off its bus and is
things.The whole thing is warm and
Extras: Fresh air
instead investing time and energy
gooey and the tomato and avocado
Booze:
The
Monkey
is
sober
into a brick-and-mortar shop of its
give it touches of tanginess and
The Alibi recommends: Albuquerque turkey crêpe
own.
richness.
and
the
farm
crêpe
The Monkey now resides in a
Or hey, why not, try the farm
charming house off of Mountain and
crêpe while you’re at it. This one’s
Eighth Street. It’s a tiny space, so it’s
made up of sauteéd greens and
best to come on warmer days when
pungent feta cheese with mushrooms.
the inviting patio is available. Sitting at one of the tables
A drizzle of balsamic vinegar reduction over the top makes it a
overlooking the curve of Mountain and the quaint shops
zingy, fresh-tasting treat.
nearby feels a bit like taking in the air in some European
Afterwards, assuming you didn’t pick the Nutella crêpe, you
village, a world away from our sunburnt land.
might be up for some dessert. Boiler Monkey always has some
Coffee is in abundance here in the usual espresso bar
fresh baked pies on hand, the variety of which varies by the
combinations. The beans come from Prosum Roasters, a local,
day. When I was there, I tried a pumpkin pie with butter
woman-run outfit that gets their product from family farms
crumble on top. Pretty sweet—maybe a bit too sweet for my
across the world. I don’t know that I could taste it, but I do
taste (I prefer the earthy flavor of pumpkin to push through the
appreciate this attention to the ethics of local business support
sugar), but again, it went very nicely with the latte I ordered.
and global sustainability.
I’d be up for trying a few more of the pies before passing a
Obviously, though, the crêpes are what this place is all
blanket opinion on them.
about. Other than pie and a few also-rans like a bagel and
And then it was time to linger a little longer on the patio,
cream cheese and a muffin, everything on the normal menu
watch the Mountain traffic amble by and be happy that this
comes wrapped in a crêpe. Even those who can’t handle wheat
bus finally reached its destination. a
BY TY BANNERMAN
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Fusion
SOO BAK FOOD TRUCK
, (505)-221-9910 • $
[KOREAN] Soo Bak Food Truck’s tag line reads:
“Korean Seoul Food”—an apt description of the
innovative fusion of traditional Korean and New
Mexican cuisine apparent in the dishes. You can
get adventurous with the Korean chile cheese
fries or stick with classic, and deliciously light,
kimchi and rice. Vegetarians and meat-eaters
alike will be pleased with the fresh mandu
(veggie dumplings) or daeji bulgogi (spicy pork)
tacos.
CORRALES
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY
4908 Corrales, 897-1036 • $$
[AMERICAN] Fritz Allen opened the Corrales Bistro
Brewery five years ago next door to his
Hanselmann Pottery shop in the Corrales Artisan
Center. The menu is full of inventive appetizers,
salads, wraps, sandwiches and burgers. Roasted
garlic and feta bread dippers are replete with
crumbled feta, olive tapenade, balsamic dipping
sauce and toasted pita. Hand-cut fries and an
assortment of sides complete the mix, with good
brews to wash it all down. Stop by for the almostdaily live musicf and you’ll feel right at home.
DOWNTOWN
ASIAN NOODLE BAR
318 Central SW, 224-9119 • $$
[ASIAN] This is the spot for a satisfying pre- or
post-movie cravings, with a menu that
stretches across the Asian continent. Think
pho and pad Thai with a side of Japanese
cold sesame noodles. The warming Thai soup
is restorative on chilly days. Inside, it’s clean,
classy and calm, and open until 11pm on
the weekends.
GOLD STREET CAFFÉ
218 Gold SW, 765-1633 • $$
[AMERICAN] Gold Street was cool before
Downtown was cool, but now that Downtown
is cool, Gold Street is even cooler. Open for
breakfast and lunch (and now dinner service
on the weekends!), this charming café has
pet-friendly sidewalk seating and serves up a
menu of homey breakfast favorites like
waffles and sophisticated lunches. It
shouldn’t surprise you that the place with the
Best Bacon in our restaurant poll also makes
a memorable BLT. If you’re really lucky, they’ll
have freshly baked cupcakes or a slice of
flourless chocolate cake waiting for dessert.
PASION LATIN FUSION
722 Lomas NW, 503-7880 • $$
[LATIN AMERICAN] Elvis is in the house—Chef
Elvis Bencomo, that is. With co-owner Monica
(Elvis’ wife), Pasión Latin Fusion serves up
dishes found throughout Latin America with
Elvis’ own creative flair. Monica runs the front
of the house and her gracious, lively style
makes you feel right at home. Try the fish
tacos, crusted in banana and garnished with
pickled onions, or the spectacular
carnitas tacos.
Q BURGER
301 Central NW, 224-2747 • $$
[AMERICAN] Most of Q Burger’s long menu of
meats is entirely from New Mexico, even a
robust wild boar burger with citrus sauce
(when available). Our favorite is the mesquite
bison burger with pulled pork BBQ sauce,
and of course, there’s the standard, but
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MarQuee Burger
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with extra touches. The hot and sour soup is
one of the best in Albuquerque—clear and
light, with a complexity of texture and flavor.
Elsewhere on the menu, a lineup of cooked
vegetable dishes are dressed in several
excellent housemade sauces. Vegetarians can
add tofu to any of the vegetable dishes for
$1—it comes crispy, kung pao style or as a
buttered tofu steak with teriyaki sauce.
SUSHIYA ASIAN FUSION CUISINE
excellent, green chile cheeseburger. To drink,
there are loads of regional and local craft beers
and well-priced wines.
FAIRGROUNDS
FAREAST FUZION
5901 Central NE, 255-2910
[ASIAN] You may remember Bangkok Asian
Fusion, which used to occupy this place. Now
there’s a grand, shiny new sushi bar, with a
huge fish tank behind it that lays out
generous portions of great sushi. A plate of
sashimi, densely and artfully arranged, turns
the table into a school of piranhas. Each
variety of fish is carefully garnished with
complementary flavors, with the squid tossed
in wasabi tobiko being particularly
memorable. The sushi salad has so many
chunks of raw fish among the greens that you
can’t stick your chopsticks in without
getting any.
OLD TOWN
VINAIGRETTE
Orange Peel Scallops
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SANTA FE
FAR NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
GECKO’S BAR & TAPAS
THE LAST CALL
5801 Academy NE, 821-8291 • $
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Gecko’s tapas won our
readers’ hearts in BoBR 2015, but it isn’t just
the tapas that draw in a familiar and friendly
crowd. Even though it’s clear across town,
you’ll still probably bump into folks you know
as you’re sipping a wicked Bloody Mary and
enjoying tidbits from the affordably priced
tapas menu. On Mondays the burgers are all
$5 each and come with fries or salad. Watch
some sports, eat a burger and enjoy a
seasonal ale.
102 Richmond NE, (505)-369-6102
[AMERICAN] The Last Call is one of the best
late-night eateries in town. They consistently
have excellent food with plenty of vegetarian
options. While it’s packed after midnight, if
you go when they open (5:05pm), there’s
virtually no line. In other words, nothing
standing between you and a taste of heaven.
The Cali burrito with veggies is perfection, but
we highly recommend the fish tacos and
truffle grilled cheese. Catch them while you
can, Nob Hill denizens: Rumor has it that Last
Call will soon be relocating Downtown!
SANTACAFÉ
NORTH VALLEY
FARM & TABLE
8917 Fourth Street NW, 503-7124 • $$$
[ORGANIC/LOCALLY GROWN] The Far North Valley
setting is gorgeous, inside and out (the
spacious courtyard overlooks 10 acres of farm
field). The local and organic ingredients are
meticulously sourced and the food is
reasonably priced for what you get. Several
salad options and vegetarian entrées make it
a perfect place to graze.
NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
I-25 CORRIDOR
MATANZA
TORINOS’ @ HOME
7600 Jefferson NE, Ste 21, 797-4491 • $$$
[ITALIAN] Everything here is made from scratch
and ingredients are sourced as locally as
possible. In the guilty pleasures department,
the foie gras would satisfy the itch of the most
jaded addicts. Don’t pass up the spezzatino,
a slowly braised beef brisket served with
gnocchi. There’s also half-melted mallard
duck confit served with tomato provenzale.
NOB HILL
FAN TANG
3523 Central NE, 266-3566 • $$
[ASIAN] The historic building at the corner of
Central and Carlisle yields a spacious dining
room with booths, tables, free wi-fi and dogfriendly patios. Inside, the Zeng family (of
Chow’s Asian Bistro) have retained their focus
on quality ingredients and traditional family
recipes. The menu draws freely from many
Asian cultures with an emphasis on Chinese.
Try the coconut curry with tofu or a bowl of
sesame noodle salad.
3225 Central NE, (505)-312-7305 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] The cuisine here goes by the
moniker “progressive New Mexican,” which
seems to mean adding green chile to a
cubano sandwich, duck to a tamale and the
like. More impressive is the extensive beer
line up, featuring over 100 local New Mexican
brews.
STREETFOOD ASIA
3422 Central SE, 445-1028 • $$
[ASIAN] On the streets of Asia, vendors often
specialize in one dish handed down through
generations, preparing quick meals for
passersby like hot noodle bowls, exotic
sandwiches and spicy skewered satays. It’s a
hotbed of cultural diversity including
Vietnamese pho, Korean noodles, Japanese
udon, and Malay and Chinese stir-fry.
StreetFood Asia’s menu offers a dizzying array
of sauces, toppings, garnishes, meats,
seafood and vegetables in dinner portions or
small plates in the heart of Nob Hill. Exotic
bar drinks and a long list of excellent sakes
adds sparkle to your meal.
PACIFIC PARADISE TROPICAL
GRILL & SUSHI BAR
3000 San Pedro NE, Suite D, 881-0999 •
$$
[ASIAN] Well, aloha! Artificial palm trees and
beach murals wrap around elevated booths
that look over tables with wicker chairs—
there’s even a tiki bar and walls paneled in
bamboo. Fittingly, Pacific Paradise serves up
diverse cuisine from all around the Ring of
Fire. And the tropical ice creams are dreamy,
mild and almost savory. The avocado ice
cream is a calming end to a large meal, while
the plum wine ice cream is light and slightly
tart with chewy pieces of fruit.
SUSHIYA ASIAN FUSION CUISINE
2906 Juan Tabo NE, 275-4777 • $$
[ASIAN] The menu is a polished combination of
Chinese and Japanese classics, with twists—
and some entire dishes—you probably haven’t
seen before. The sushi is unique, with many of
the rolls forsaking seaweed in favor of thinsliced cucumber or soy paper wrappings. They
are drizzled with sauces, piled high with
colored flying fish roes and artfully arranged
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1828 Central SW, 842-5507 • $$$
[ORGANIC/LOCALLY GROWN] A restaurant that
focuses mostly on salads may be a hard sell
for meat-happy Burqueños, but make no
mistake: Vinaigrette does salad right. From
gourmet options that feature duck and
arugula to more delicate fare with
pomegranate seeds and shoestring yams,
Vinaigrette presents a world of salads you
may not have known existed. And much of
their menu is locally grown at their fields in
Nambe, NM too.
OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 4, 2015
231 Washington, (505) 984-1788 • $$$
[FUSION] Food Network star Ming Tsai worked
here for a few years in the mid-’90s, and the
menu still shows a strong Asian influence in
dishes like shiitake-and-cactus spring rolls
with Southwestern ponzu dipping sauce. Close
to the plaza, but not too pretentious,
SantaCafé is an old standard. Ask to be
seated on the lovely enclosed courtyard.
SOUTHEAST
TALIN MARKET WORLD FOOD
FARE
88 Louisiana SE, 268-0206
[ASIAN] Talin is the grandmother of all ethnic
grocery stores in Albuquerque. Though the
store once stocked exclusively Asian goods,
the merchandise is expansively global, with
Caribbean, Indian, Latin American and Middle
Eastern ingredients alongside the Japanese
snacks, Korean condiments, Vietnamese
noodles and Thai sticky rice. There’s also a
large, tempting prepared foods area. a
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REEL WORLD
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Screams on the Big Screen
A guide to Halloween film happenings around town
Don’t forget
the dead
I
Industry wide
The New Mexico Film and Media Industry
Conference 2015 is all set to take place Oct. 29
through 31 at the Isleta Resort and Casino
(11000 Broadway SE). This is the New Mexico
Film Office’s big annual event geared toward the
local community of filmmakers, producers,
accountants, studios, vendors, crew, actors and
“emerging media innovators.” The conference is
designed to provide educational experiences,
resource information and networking events
“that touch upon all aspects of the industry from
an array of viewpoints.” Everything gets
underway on Thursday night with a special
screening of the documentary That Which I
Love Destroys Me, an inspiring film about two
special operations soldiers who provide
firsthand accounts of their struggles to return
home after combat. The film’s director, Ric
Roman Waugh, will host a Q&A session after the
screening. This event is free and open to all
veterans and reserve component members. To
attend, however, you must reserve a seat
through eventbrite.com. On Friday, the
conference starts in earnest with an opening
address from NMFO Director Nick Maniatis and
a “special guest” currently filming a movie in
state. From there, panels and discussions
ranging from “The Future of Television” to
“Creative Opportunities in Documentary
Storytelling” to “Film Tourism” are available to
attend. Countless industry professionals will be
on hand to lend their advice. A trade fair,
featuring various film and video vendors from
around the state, will be taking place at the
same time. You must be registered to attend
these events. Passes are $55 for the full
conference, $40 for one day or $15 for student
with a valid ID. For complete info—including
registration details—got to nmfilm.com/filmmedia-industry-conference.aspx.
Cutting up
The New Mexico Film Foundation and the New
Mexico Post Alliance have teamed up once
again with the New Mexico Tourism
Department’s “New Mexico True” campaign to
sponsor the “Life in New Mexico” media project.
The goal is to shed light on New Mexico’s postproduction professionals (editors, color
correctors, sound mixers, special effects,
animation) and to keep more post-production
here in state. The media project is first asking
New Mexicans to send in their “true” New
Mexico videos. The videos must highlight the
state and its people in some way and should be
less than three minutes in length. These videos
will be given to New Mexico editors to “cut,
chop, splice and manipulate” into new videos
that fit with the “New Mexico True” brand. Some
or all of the videos will be used to create new
stories, and the clips will be used to promote
New Mexico. The winning editor will be awarded
a prize, and the video used by the most editors
will also get a gift. If you’ve got some great
footage of our state you’d like to share, you
have until midnight on Oct. 30 to get it into the
contest. Final edited videos will be released
early next year. For complete details go to
nmfilmfoundation.org/life-in-new-mexicomedia-project a
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f you’re more
interested in Day of
the Dead than
Halloween, the
National Hispanic
Cultural Center (1701
Fouth Street SW) is
showing the
documentary Food for
the Ancestors on
Thursday, Oct. 29, at
7pm. The film explores
the Indo-Hispanic
tradition of Day of the
Dead, honoring the
memories of loved ones
and ancestors as it is
carried out in the
Mexican state of
Puebla. Dance,
artwork, pottery,
weaving and, of course,
cooking are all part of
the celebration. The
film is written and
hosted by famed food
writer Bruce Kraig.
This is a free event, but
seating is limited, so
you need to pick up your tickets starting
at 6pm.
More Monsters
Music with bite
n Thursday, Oct. 29, the CCA
Cinematheque in Santa Fe (1050 Old
Pecos Trail) will welcome Invincible Czars
to town to put their unique musical stamp on a
silent film masterpiece, F.W. Murnau’s
Nosferatu. The very next night (Friday, Oct.
30), the band will truck on down to
Albuquerque to do the same thing at Guild
Cinema (3405 Central NE). The 1922 film, an
unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s
Dracula, is notable for the creepy central
performance by Max Schreck and remains one
of the hallmarks of bloodsucking cinema. The
Austin-based Invincible Czars produces
original instrumental “mini symphonies” that
fuse “rock, classical music, loungey grooves,
spacey klezmer, country shuffles and circusy
polka.” The group has become famous for their
live original scores to silent movies. The
concert/screening will start at 7pm both
nights. Tickets at CCA are $12 general
admission and $10 students. Tickets at Guild
are $8 for all. For more info on the screenings,
go to ccasantafe.org/cinematheque#/ or
guildcinema.com. For more details on the
band, go to invincibleczars.com.
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Guild Cinema keeps the Halloween
happenings going with a Saturday/Sunday
(Oct. 31/Nov. 1) matinee of the 1948 comedy
flick Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
The screening is sponsored by Albuquerque
Film Club (vaudeville.org/AFC) and starts at
1pm on both days. Tickets are a just $5. The
film finds comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello running into a host of Universal
Studios’ monsters—including Bela Lugosi’s
Dracula.
Lugosi’s appearance leads into Guild’s other
weekend event, a Halloween homage to the
actor and icon featuring three “lost” films.
Saturday and Sunday evenings will showcase
1936’s spooky mystery Phantom Ship (5:45pm),
1932’s atmospheric chiller White Zombie
(7:15pm) and 1943’s Poverty Row monster
movie The Ape Man (8:45pm). All three films
will be presented on rare 16mm and 35mm
prints. A mere $7 gets you into one, two or all
three films.
Halloween treats
Alibi Midnight Movie Madness is jumping on
the seasonal bandwagon with its presentation
of Tales of Halloween on Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 30 and 31—also at Guild Cinema. This
anthology features 10 short films from a
variety of well-known genre directors
including Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV,
Repo! The Genetic Opera), Lucky McKee
(May), Neil Marshall (The Descent), Dave
Parker (The Dead Hate the Living!), Mike
Mendez (Big Ass Spider!) and more. The film
starts at 10:30pm both nights. Tickets are $8
general admission and $6 students.
Free frights
The South Broadway Cultural Center (1025
Broadway SE) is offering a fun, all-ages event
on Saturday with a screening of the 2012
monster hit Hotel Transylvania. The sequel is
in theaters now, so this is a great opportunity
to revisit the original animated hit directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory”).
The film concerns overprotective single father
Count Dracula (Adam Sandler) as he opens a
lavish resort hotel for monsters. The event
starts at 11am with a craft activity for kids,
allowing them to cut out and color their own
Halloween masks. The film screening will take
place from noon to 1:30pm. Tickets and
popcorn are free. Talk about a treat!
Creepy KiMo
The historic KiMo Theatre in Downtown is
getting into the spirit of the season with its
Halloween 2015 Fright Night. The venerable
venue will play the “Director’s Extended Cut”
of William Friedkin’s 1973 supernatural
masterpiece The Exorcist at 2 and 6pm. Tickets
are $8 general admission and $6
students/seniors. In between screenings the
theater will host the Haunted KiMo Tour,
starting at 4:30pm. Unfortunately, that limited
annual event is already booked up. So if you
don’t already have tickets, you’re not getting
in. Either way, it’s a great place to spend
Halloween. You can get your film tickets in
advance by going to kimotickets.com. a
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Spook Shows
Halloween Around the Dial
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
here are more productive ways to spend
your Halloween than lounging on the
couch eating bags of candy from Walmart
and watching horror movies—but few more
appropriate. So what can we look forward to
watching on TV this All Hallows’ Afternoon
and All Hallows’ Eve?
Travel Channel gets a jump on things by
broadcasting its ghost-hunting reality show
“Ghost Adventures” starting at 7am on Friday,
Oct. 30. It doesn’t stop until 2am on Sunday.
Somewhere in the middle of all that nonghost-finding, viewers can tune in for a new
episode of “Ghost Adventures (Travel 7pm)
in which Zak Bagans and his team travel to
Deadwood, S.D. That’s where Wild Bill
Hickok and all those people from that HBO
show were killed. With any luck we’ll get to
see the ghost of potty-mouthed Ian McShane.
Turner Classic Movies is always a wise
choice for the channel-changing averse. The
network has been airing historic Hollywood
horrors all month but they really open the
vaults on Saturday. At the crack of dawn, we
start with 1932’s Doctor X (TCM 5am). After
that it’s nonstop chills with 1932’s White
Zombie (TCM 6:30am), 1963’s Dementia 13
(TCM 7:45am), 1967’s The Fearless
Vampire Killers (TCM 9:15am), 1961’s
Homicidal (TCM 11:15am), 1959’s The
Tingler (TCM 1pm), 1953’s House of Wax
(TCM 2:30pm), 1968’s The Devil’s Bride
(TCM 4:15pm), 1945’s The Picture of
Dorian Gray (TCM 6pm), 1957’s Curse of
the Demon (TCM 8pm), 1945’s Dead of
Night (TCM 9:30pm) and 1935’s Mark of
the Vampire (TCM 11:30pm). The night
closes out with a collection of experimental
shorts from director David Lynch, starting
with his 1966 student film “Six Men Getting
Sick” (TCM 12:45am).
Manly man network Spike tries to scare us
T
THE WEEK IN
SLOTH
with a double feature of Stephen King-based
miniseries. First up is Stephen King’s It (Spike
11:30am) from 1990. It’s got a murderous
clown and is still the stuff of childhood
nightmares. Then comes Stephen King’s Rose
Red (Spike 3:30pm) from 2002. It’s about a
haunted house and isn’t nearly as frightening.
AMC, your one-stop Michael Myers shop,
returns with another highly appropriate
Halloween marathon. It kicks off properly with
the original 1978 slasher Halloween (AMC
2:30pm) and adds to the body count with
Halloween II (AMC 4:30pm), Halloween
III: Season of the Witch (AMC 6:30pm),
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
(AMC 8:30pm) and Halloween 5: The
Revenge of Michael Myers (AMC 10:30pm).
But maybe you like a little less blood in
your candy. For some folks the 1993 comedy
Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler, Sarah
Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as a trio of
wacky witches has become something of a
holiday tradition. If you’re one of those people,
you’ve got two shots at Hocus Pocus (ABC
Family 5pm and 7:15pm).
In a rare moment of kindness, Cartoon
Network airs all 10 episodes of Patrick
McHale’s 2014 animated miniseries “Over
The Garden Wall” (Cartoon Network
5:30pm). Funny, eerie, beautiful and brilliant,
this fantastical story about two stepbrothers
lost in a mysterious forest may be the best
thing Cartoon Network has ever aired. That’s
a rock fact! Elijah Wood, Christopher Lloyd,
Melanie Lynskey, Chris Isaak and John Cleese
are among the voice talent.
After three decades of relative calm, a
moment of stoned stupidity unleashed Deadite
mayhem back into the life of horror icon Ash
Williams (Bruce Campbell) in the muchanticipated new TV series “Ash vs Evil
Dead” (Starz 7pm). Lucy Lawless (“Xena:
Warrior Princess,” “Battlestar Galactica”) is
also in this, so it’s another one of the night’s
must-watch events. a
hours, because that’s what time the
network has allotted. ... Yeah, this
sounds completely legit.
SATURDAY 31
See “Idiot Box” above.
THURSDAY 29
“It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie
Brown” (KOAT-7 7pm) It’s required
by law.
“Sleepy Hollow”/“Bones” (KASA-2
7pm) FOX’ mostly serious forensic
examination show has a two-hour
crossover with its supernatural, timetraveling crimefighter series. The
excuse: Halloween.
“Party Down South: The After Party”
(CMT 11pm) It’s all over now, except
for the STD tests and the rehab.
FRIDAY 30
“American Humane Association Hero
Dog Awards 2015” (Hallmark 6pm)
Hey, at least the acceptance
speeches will be short.
“Exorcism: Live!” (Destination America
7pm) So, the guys from “Ghost
Asylum” and a “world renowned”
psychic medium will perform a live
exorcism on TV. It will take exactly two
SUNDAY 1
’Tis the Season for Love: Countdown to
Christmas (Hallmark 6pm) Seriously,
Hallmark? You’re that desperate to
win the holiday made-for-TV movie
rom-com race? I suppose I should
congratulate you for actually waiting
until after Halloween to start
inundating us with this stuff.
“The Demon Files” (Destination
America 8pm) Apparently, DA got into
the whole demon thing with Friday
night’s live exorcism—so here’s a new
documentary show about demon
possession.
MONDAY 2
“Secrets of Einstein’s Brain” (History
7pm) It’s the 60th anniversary of
Albert Einstein’s death—so now’s the
perfect time to speculate on what sort
of superpowers he might have had
tucked away in that freakishly brainy
brain of his.
The Leisure Class (HBO 8pm) This
comedy about a man’s impending
marriage into a wealthy family being
jeopardized by the arrival of his
unpredictable brother comes to us
from director Jason Mann, the season
4 winner of “Project Greenlight.”
“Après Ski” (Bravo 11pm) Good news,
everybody! Bravo has found another
upscale service industry filled with
catty, drunken, overly entitled
employees to exploit in a gossipy new
docu-reality show. (It’s a ski resort in
British Columbia.)
TUESDAY 3
“7 Little Johnstons: Your Burning
Questions” (TLC 8:02pm) ... Nope.
Not a one.
WEDNESDAY 4
“The 49th Annual CMA Awards” (KOAT-7
7pm) Brad Paisley and Carrie
Underwood host. Keith Urban, John
Mellencamp, Eric Church, Hank
Williams Jr., and Fall Out Boy perform.
... Fall Out Boy?
“Late Night Joy” (TLC 9pm) Comedienne
Joy Behar scores a late-night chat
show in which she invites friends over
to her New York City apartment for a
“house party.” a
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FILM | CAPSULES
OPENING THIS WEEK
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
The classic comedy duo crosses paths with Dracula (Bela
Lugosi), Frankenstein’s Monster (Glenn Strange) and the
Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.) in this mix of laughs and thrills
from 1948. 83 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday
10/31 at Guild Cinema)
director Justin Hunt (who made the 2008 documentary
American Meth) will speak about the film after the Nov. 5
screening. 106 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Monday 11/2
at Guild Cinema)
My Fair Lady
This musical update on the myth of Pygmalion starring
Rex Harrison as a snobbish professor and Audrey Heburn
Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood, Stacy
Keach and Dermot Mulroney all looking way to
conspicuous in their small roles. 121 minutes. R. (Opens
Friday 10/30 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio)
White Zombie
In this groundbreaking 1932 zombie flick, Bela Lugosi is
an evil slave master who brings workers back from the
dead on his Haitian sugar plantation. Part of the “Lost
Films of Bela Lugosi” triple feature. 69 minutes. (Opens
Saturday 10/31 at Guild Cinema)
Black Mass
Johnny Depp finally puts his penchant for dressing up in
odd costumes and playing with makeup to some serious
purpose in this hard-hitting biopic about notorious South
Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Depp is striking and scary,
but he’s surrounded by other great actors as well: Joel
Edgerton as a conflicted FBI agent, Benedict
Cumberbatch as a state senator. It’s not the greatest Mob
movie ever made—it may not even be as good as Depp’s
Donnie Brasco—but it’s a bracing return-to-form for Depp.
122 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown)
The Ape Man
Can you ever have too many documentaries about Nina
Simone? This one tells the story of the iconic singer,
songwriter, pianist and activist through 50 exclusive and
intimate interviews with the people who knew her best.
108 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Monday 11/2 at Guild
Cinema)
The Ape Man
In this 1943 Poverty Row monster pic, Bela Lugosi is a
mad scientist who turns himself into an ape for some
reason. Part of the “Lost Films of Bela Lugosi” triple
feature. 64 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday 10/31 at
Guild Cinema)
The Book of Life
Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) produces
this candy-coated, fiesta-colored cartoon. In it, two smalltown pals (Diego Luna and Channing Tatum) battle for the
heart of their childhood sweetheart (Zoe Saldana)—
spurned on by a pair of cosmic entities, the angelic La
Muerte and the demonic Xibalba. The film’s complicated
mythology borrows a lot from Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos
tradition. The result—a sort of reverse Orpheus and
Eurydice—is probably too dark for the youngest kids. But
this original, unpredictable toon is a vivid seasonal treat
for the rest of us. Reviewed in v23 i42. 95 minutes. PG.
(Opens Thursday 10/29 at SUB Theater)
Burnt
Bradley Cooper stars as a sexy, egotistical celebrity chef
who destroyed his career with drugs and bad behavior.
Cleaned up and relocated to London, he tries to redeem
himself by concentrating entirely on the food at a
Michelin starred restaurant. You know what to expect from
this sort of feel-good foodie porn: loving shots of tiny
plates of food and a bit of romance (delivered with he
help of British actress Sienna Miller). The script comes for
Steven Knight, who also penned the very similar culinary
film The Hundred-Foot Journey. 100 minutes. R. (Opens
Thursday 10/29 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Dancin’ It’s On
In the spirit of “Dirty Dancing, Karate Kid and High
School Musical” (that’s what the press material says)
comes this dance film about a beautiful high school
junior from Beverly Hills (Witney Carson) who falls in love
with an ethnically confusing dishwasher from Panama
City, Fla. (season 9 winner of “So You Think You Can
Dance” Chehon Wespi-Tschopp). Our Romeo and Juliet
just want to dance, dance, dance, but scheming dance
partners and meddling parents threaten to keep them
apart. This is, apparently, a real film. 89 minutes. PG.
(Opens Friday 10/30 at Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Far Too Far
Meth addiction is the subject of this shot-in-New-Mexico
ensemble drama concerning drug abusers, dealers and
social workers in small-town western America. Writer-
as a Cockney flower girl arrives back in theaters just in
time to celebrate its 50th anniversary. 170 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Sunday 11/1 at Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Nosferatu (1922)
F.W. Murnau’s atmospheric 1922 version of Dracula
(unauthorized, mind you) remains a hallmark of
bloodsucking cinema. As a bonus Austin’s lounge-punkclassical-klezmer band, the Invinicible Czars, will be on
hand to provide a live soundtrack to the silent classic. 85
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 10/30 at Guild Cinema)
Our Brand is Crisis
Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton star in this heavily
fictionalized version of the 2005 documentary which
followed a group of American “mercenary” consultants
(led by James Carville) down to Bolivia in an attempt to
influence the 2002 presidential election. 107 minutes. R.
(Opens Thursday 10/29 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, in full history-nerd mode (Saving
Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Lincoln, Amistad, Munich),
deftly dramatizes the notorious 1960 U-2 spy plane
incident. Tom Hanks (looking, these days, like a sad
pencil eraser from the neck up—but remaining America’s
best “everyman” actor) stars as an upstanding
Constitutional lawyer who volunteers to defend a Russian
spy (esteemed stage actor Mark Rylance). Years later, he’s
called upon to help “trade” the spy for downed American
pilot Francis Gary Powers. Surprisingly—given the low-key
script from Joel and Ethan Coen—this well-spoken drama
about jurisprudence and diplomacy maintains a beautiful
tension. 142 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Crimson Peak
Bela Lugosi stars in this 1936 chiller based on the (true
and unsloved) mystery of the ghost ship Marie Celeste.
Part of the “Lost Films of Bela Lugosi” triple feature. 62
minutes. Unrated. (Opens Saturday 10/31 at Guild
Cinema)
Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim)
writes and directs this impossibly, hyperbolically Gothic
ghost story. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The
Kids Are All Right) stars as an aspiring author in turn-ofthe-century England “torn between love for her childhood
friend (Charlie Hunnam) and the temptation of a
mysterious stranger (Tom Hiddleston).” So far, so Gothic—
but de Toro ups the ante by setting it all in the lushest,
most architecturally intense haunted house in movie
history. 119 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Everest
Phantom Ship
Three teeange scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out,
find their town overcome by a zombie outbreak in this
rude, crude horror comedy. It’s directed by the writer of
four out of six Paranormal Activity movies! 93 minutes. R.
(Opens Thursday 10/29 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
Tales of Halloween
Ten short films are woven together in this holiday-centric
anthology of horror. Directors of note include Darren Lynn
Bousman (Saw II-IV), Neil Marshall (The Descent), Lucky
McKee (May), Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!) and Dave
Parker (The Dead Hate the Living!). Be on the lookout for
cameos by horror faves like Lin Shaye, Adrienne Barbeau,
Barry Bostwick, Barbara Crampton, Adrianne Curry, Tiffany
Shepis, Trent Haaga, John Landis, Stuart Gordon and Mick
Garris. 92 minutes. R. (Opens Friday 10/30 at Guild
Cinema)
Truth
Writer turned first-time director James Vanderbilt (The
Amazing Spider-Man) attempts to dramatize the 2004
scandal over the leaked (and as it happened faked)
memo about George W. Bush’s military service that
helped sink the career of “60 Minutes” correspondent
Dan Rather. Robert Redford (seriously?) is our man
Rather. Cate Blanchett is news producer Mary Mapes. The
rest of the cast is similarly top-loaded with Topher Grace,
The Intern
Robert De Niro is a bored retiree who gets an internship
at an up-and-coming online retailer run by young gogetter Anne Hathaway. Writer-director Nancy Meyers (What
Women Want, Something’s Got to Give) has put together a
genial crowd-pleaser, but the script never asks much
heavy lifting of its characters, providing them with easy
laughs and simple solutions whenever the spectre of
actual drama rears its ugly head. Reviewed in v24 i39.
121 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Jem and the Holograms
STILL PLAYING
The Amazing Nina Simone
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright and
Emily Watson star in this high-altitude drama “inspried by
the incredible true events surrounding a trecherous
attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest
mountain.” In a nutshell, eight climbers died when they
were caught in a blizzard back in 1996. Four other people
died that year, making it the deadliest year atop Everest
on record. Until 2014 when 18 people died. The moral:
Never climb Mt. Everest. 121 minutes. PG-13. (Century
Rio)
Goosebumps
Author R.L. Stine’s iconic kiddy horror series Goosebumps
gets a winkingly self-referential movie adaptation. Jack
Black plays Stine, who teams up with his young daughter
and a teenage boy after his imaginary monsters come to
life in a tiny Maryland town. All your childhood favorites—
from Slappy the Dummy to the Abominable Snowman of
Pasadena—stop by for cameos. 103 minutes. PG.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai
Jack”) returns to helm this cartoon sequel in which
Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) tries to bring out the
monster in his half-human. half-vampire grandson in
order to keep his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) from
leaving his now famous hotel. 89 minutes. PG. (Rio
The guy who directed Step Up Revolution and Step Up 2:
The Streets, helms this extremely loose, live-action
adaptation of the “better in your memory” cartoon of the
same name. Aubrey Peeples (Sharknado) stars as the
small-town girl who becomes a musical sensation after
posting a video on the internet. Among the dumber
decisions is the idea to incorporate actual YouTube
submissions from fans into the narrative. 118 minutes.
PG. (Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Ladrones
A thief (Fernando Colunga) comes out of retirement to
help a community reclaim land stolen by a ruthless
businesswoman in this Mexican-made comedy. In
Spanish with English subtitles. PG-13. (Century Rio)
The Last Witch Hunter
Vin Diesel is an immortal witch hunter who is the last
person standing between New York City and the
combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.
This means, of course, that our man Vin is required to
swing a sword at a lot of CGI beasties and join forces with
a sexy spellcaster (Rose Leslie from “Game of Thrones”).
106 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Century 14
Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
The Martian
Matt Damon is an astronaut who gets left for dead on
Mars after a manned mission goes horribly awry. Stuck on
the red planet with only minimal supplies and his
scientific mind, our hero must figure out a way to survive
based on ingenuity, wit and spirit. Ridley Scott (Alien)
directs. It’s based, of course, on the best-selling book by
Andy Weir. 141 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown,
Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
When will futuristic dystopian leaders learn? Never mess
with teenagers; they’ll bring you down every time. (See for
reference: the Divergent series, the Hunger Games series,
et al.). Despite its strict adherence to the tropes of the
genre, the second installment of the Maze Runner series
makes for some exciting post-apocalyptic entertainment.
It’s mostly a bunch of personality-deficient kids running
from evil adults and the occasional zombie horde, but the
pace is breathless and the production design is
impeccably bleak. This one plays mighty fast and loose
with James Dashner’s original novels (which don’t make a
whole lot of sense anyway), so it’s hard to tell how
hardcore YA lit fans will react. But the mediocre script and
gripping action is probably enough to carry audiences
into a third film. 131 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Pan
Hollywood takes another uninspired stab at revamping
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan story. This one plays out as a
“prequel,” explaining how a 12-year-old orphan named
Peter (Levi Miller) wound up in Neverland battling evil
pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) alongside an
adventurous young Hook (Garrett Hedlund). Joe Wright
(Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) directs heavily tamperedwith fantasy. 111 minutes. PG. (Century Rio, Cottonwood
Stadium 16)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost
Dimension
The ... lemme see ... sixth film in Paramount’s “found
footage” haunted house series arrives with the added
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gimmick of 3D—which may add some tension to
sitting in a theater, staring at a grainy image of a
bedroom and waiting for something to actually move
on screen. Seeing things move suddenly is pretty
much the only scare the Paranormal Activity series
has ever offered us. Supposedly this is the last one.
I’m OK with that. 88 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema)
Rock the Kasbah
Bill Murray is a washed-up music promoter who
stumbles across a teenage girl with an extraordinary
singing voice—in rural Afghanistan. With the help of
his kooky assistant (Zooey Deschanel) and a triggerhappy mercenary (Bruce Willis), he vows to get her to
Kabul to compete on “Afghan Star.” Director Barry
Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the Dog) and Mitch
Glazer (Scrooged, Great Expectations) carefully avoid
sharp social and political commentary in favor of
your usual wacky road trip full of crazy characters.
100 minutes. R. (Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Cottonwood Stadium
16)
Shaandaar
In this fairy tale-inspired Indian romantic comedy, an
orphaned girl (Alia Bhatt) is forced into an arranged
marriage by her adoptive family. But—this being a
romantic comedy—she falls in love with the hunky
young wedding planner (Shahid Kapoor) instead. In
HIndi with Englsih subtitles. 143 minutes. Unrated.
(Century 14 Downtown)
My Fair Lady Sun 2:00, Wed 2:00, 7:00
Truth Fri 1:50, 4;45, 7:40, 10:35; Sat 10:55am, 1:50, 4:45,
7:40, 10:35 ; Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35; Mon-Thu 1:50,
4:45, 7:40
Our Brand is Crisis Fri-Thu 1:55, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Sat
11:10am, 1:55, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Sun 1:55, 4:55, 7:35,
10:10; Mon-Thu 1:55, 4:55, 7:35
Burnt Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
Shaandaar Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:35, 6:55, 10:25; Mon-Thu
12:15, 3:35, 6:55
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Mon 1:15, 7:10; Tue-Thu 1:15
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Sun 4:15, 9:55; Mon-Thu 4:15
The Last Witch Hunter Fri 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05; Sat
11:05am,1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05; Sun-Mon 1:45, 4:40,
7:20
Steve Jobs Fri 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15; Sat 10:30am,1:25,
4:20, 7:15, 10:15; Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15; Mon-Thu
1:25, 4:20, 7:15
Bridge of Spies Fri-Sun 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30; Mon-Thu
12:45, 4:00, 7:15
Crimson Peak Fri 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40; Sat 11:15am,
2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40; Sun 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40;
Mon-Thu 2:10, 5:00, 7:50
Goosebumps Fri 1:35, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45; Sat 11:00am, 1:35,
4:30, 7:05, 9:45; Sun 1:35, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45; Mon-Thu
1:35, 4:30, 7:05
Sicario Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:35, 7:45, 10:45; Sat 10:25am, 1:20,
4:35, 7:45, 10:45; Sun 1:20, 4:35, 7:45, 10:45; Mon-Thu
1:20, 4:35, 7:45
The Martian Fri-Sun 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 10:40; Mon-Thu
12:55, 4:10, 7:25
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20;
Mon-Thu 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00
Black Mass Fri 1:40, 4:50, 7:55, 10:45; Sat 4:50, 7:55,
10:45; Sun 7:55, 10:45; Mon 1:40, 4:50, 7:55; Tue 1:40;
Thu 1:40, 4:50, 7:55
Sicario
Emily Blunt stars as an idealistic FBI agent enlisted
into a shadowy mission by a mysterious CIA agent
(Josh Brolin) and his tight-lipped “advisor” (Benicio
Del Toro). Ostensibly, the group is trying to stop the
drug trade along the US/Mexico border. But as the
operation grows more violent and secretive, our
heroine begins to wonder what side of the fence
she’s really on. Director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies,
Prisoners) directs this lightless thriller with all the
grisly tension of Se7en. Reviewed in v24 i40. 121
minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Steve Jobs
After one documentary and another biopic (in which
he suffered the indignity of being played by Ashton
Kutcher), Apple founder Steve Jobs ends up with a
suitably high-class movie version of his life. Danny
Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) directs it,
and Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing,” The Social
Network) writes it. The unusual narrative structure
revolves around three crucial product launches
spread across Jobs’ tumultuous tenure at Apple. It’s
a behind-the-scenes drama involving lots and lots of
talking. But star Michael Fassbender is mesmerizing
(as always), and the supporting cast (Kate Winslet,
Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels) is impressive. 122 minutes.
R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
The Visit
Writer-director M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense,
The Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening) dials
back the preposterous plot twists for this simple,
low-budget, “found footage” shocker. A pair of tweens
(Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould) are shipped off
to the rural farm of the grandparents they’ve never
met. Unfortunately, Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and
Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) seem a little ... weird. This
winking, modern riff on “Hansel & Gretel” is a fun,
PG-13 horror-comedy that works far better than
expected. Reviewed in v24 i37. 94 minutes. PG-13.
(Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
Woodlawn
Sean Astin, C. Thomas Howell, Sherri Shepherd and
Jon Voight (as Coach Bear Bryant!) star in this
inspirational, true-life sports flick. The story
concentrates on Tony Nathan, a high school football
player who experiences a “spiritual awakening” while
trying to overcome prejudice in 1970s Birmingham,
Ala. From the faith-based filmmakers behind antiabortion melodrama October Baby and Jesus-based
The Hangover knockoff Moms’ Night Out. 123
minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century
Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16)
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6:40
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Nosferatu (1922) Fri 7:00
Tales of Halloween Fri-Sat 10:30
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Sat-Sun 1:00
Phantom Ship Sat-Sun 5:45
White Zombie Sat-Sun 7:15
The Ape Man Sat-Sun 8:45
The Amazing Nina Simone Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:00
Far Too Far Mon-Thu 8:30
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Minions 3D Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:00, 5:40, 8:20
Minions Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 12:50, 6:50
Ant-Man 3D Fri-Thu 3:50, 10:00
Jurassic World Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50
Jurassic World 3D Fri-Thu 1:30, 5:10, 8:30
No Escape Fri-Thu 12:10, 6:20
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 3:10, 9:10
Inside Out 3D Fri-Thu 2:00, 10:20
Inside Out Fri-Thu 11:10am, 4:50, 7:40
Pixels Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30
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My Fair Lady Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
Truth Fri-Thu 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 10:40
Our Brand is Crisis Fri-Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05
Burnt Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Thu 7:20, 10:05
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Sat 11:05am, 12:30, 2:00, 3:25,
4:55, 6:20, 7:50, 9:15, 10:45, 12:01am; Sun-Thu
11:05am, 12:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:55, 6:20, 7:50, 9:15,
10:45
Steve Jobs Fri-Sat 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:25, 7:00,
8:35, 10:10, 11:45; Sun-Thu 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50,
5:25, 7:00, 8:35, 10:10
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Sat 12:25, 3:20, 6:15, 9:10, 12:01am;
Sun-Mon 12:25, 3:20, 6:15, 9:10
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40
Crimson Peak Fri-Sat 11:15am, 12:50, 2:25, 4:00, 5:35,
7:10, 8:45, 10:20, 11:55; Sun-Mon 11:15am, 12:50,
2:25, 4:00, 5:35, 7:10, 8:45, 10:20; Tue-Thu 11:15am,
12:50, 2:25, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20
Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 12:00, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45,
10:30
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:15
Ladrones Fri-Thu 3:55, 10:35
Pan Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45
The Martian 3D Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, 10:45
The Martian Fri-Thu 2:05, 5:30, 9:00
Sicario Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:10
The Intern Fri-Thu 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25
Everest Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Thu 11:15am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10,
9:50
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Thu 12:20, 7:25
The Visit Fri- 11:25am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35; Sat 5:00,
7:50, 10:35; Sun-Mon 11:25am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35;
Tue 11:25m, 2:15; Wed 11:25am
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858
Our Brand is Crisis Fri-Thu 11:50am, 3:00, 7:00, 9:50
Dancin’ It’s On Fri-Thu 11:35am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:30, 10:00
Burnt Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:20, 7:15, 10:05
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Thu 12:0
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Thu 11:40am, 3:10, 7:30, 10:15
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Thu 9:40
Steve Jobs Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:45, 7:05, 10:05
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:55, 9:55
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Thu 2:10, 7:35
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 11:30am, 4:50, 10:10
Crimson Peak Fri-Thu 3:25, 7:15, 10:10
Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7:00, 10:15
Sicario Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45
Pan Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:55, 9:50
The Martian Fri-Thu 12:00, 9:45
The Martian 3D Fri-Thu 3:15, 6:30
The Intern Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:40, 7:10, 9:55
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 6:50,
9:30
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Minions 3D Fri-Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:15
Minions Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20
Jurassic World 3D Fri-Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:45
Jurassic World Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 12:10, 6:10
Ant-Man 3D Fri-Thu 3:10, 9:10
No Escape Fri-Thu 12:40, 7:20
Inside Out 3D Fri-Thu 4:30, 10:00
Inside Out Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
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Burnt Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25
Our Brand is Crisis Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:15, 5:05, 8:00,
10:45
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Fri-Thu 12:30,
3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30
Truth Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Thu 10:05
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Thu 8:45
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:10, 7:10,
9:30
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension 3D Fri-Thu 4:35,
6:55
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Fri-Thu 11:10am,
1:45, 10:05
Steve Jobs Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9:10
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 11:00am, 2:15, 5:30
Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 11:00am, 2:30, 5:50, 9:20
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Thu 3:05, 8:10
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 12:35, 5:40, 10:40
Sicario Fri-Thu 11:25am, 2:40, 5:55, 9:10
The Martian Fri-Thu 11:30am, 3:00, 6:30, 10:00
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:45, 6:55
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Big Eyes Thu 7:00
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3:00
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SHOW UP
BY AUGUST MARCH
“This Night He Will Be There”
COURTESY OF BEEFCAKE “THE MIGHTY”
The King Khan & BBQ Show
Bring the doo, the wop and the weird to Burque
sometimes I really feel that there’s spirits
swirling around us from other places, really
charging the room—and people lose their
minds. That’s the most important thing.
People nowadays, they stare at their shoes and
don’t realize you can make a performance into
a magic ritual, you just have to have the right
chemical elements.
BY GEOFFREY PLANT
he King Khan & BBQ Show is a raw, doowop garage punk band made up of Mark
Sultan—who performs solo as the one man
band “BBQ”—and King Khan of King Khan
and The Shrines. Sultan sings and plays guitar
and drums in the typical one man band
configuration. Khan is a consummate frontman whose guitar and vocals, combined with
his wild stage presence, bring The King Khan
& BBQ Show to a seldom-accomplished level
of trash rock weirdness. Weekly Alibi spoke
with Khan from his home in Berlin where he
was preparing for the “Nipples and Bits” Tour
supporting their new album Bad News Boys.
The King Khan & BBQ Show bring it all to
Sister (407 Central NW) on Sunday, Nov 1.
T
Ecstasy.
Yeah, (laughs) well.
I mean ecstatic, an ecstatic experience.
Yeah, you have to have the right catalysts to
make that happen and that’s ultimately the
greatest reaction we get. Yeah, people are like,
‘man we were like smiling for a whole month
after you guys came last night.’ I think we’re
essentially here to make the destruction of the
universe as pleasurable as possible. The faster
things get eroded and get destroyed, the more
pleasure we have to try to bring to our shows.
It’s kinda like a race. A race to the apocalypse
(laughs).
Alibi: What are you and BBQ up to in Berlin? Are you
looking forward to the “Nipples and Bits” Tour?
King Khan: We both live here. Tour is starting
in a few days. I’m gonna fly from here to
Seattle. We start in Seattle and then do a
whole month in the States. I love playing and
Mark and I have a good time. I think that
Mark and I, we do something that is necessary
in modern times, to have a modicum of kinda
disgusting rock ‘n’ roll. Because everything’s so
hygienic and purified and sanitized these days,
it’s nice we make people run to their Purell
bottle. It’s our social responsibility (laughs).
Tell us about the latest King Khan and BBQ Show
costumes.
Well first, I prefer to call them uniforms. But
my wife is the one who makes all the stuff and
it comes from us being depraved people that
are inspired by strange things. This newest
incarnation of our costume celebrates the
nipple. Celebrates the crotch. It celebrates the
better things in life.
I love the way those nipples jiggle when BBQ is
playing (laughter).
It’s amazing because it’s all rehearsed nipple
moves. Rare tai chi moves.
Describe some of your influences.
John Waters introduced the King Khan &
BBQ Show at the last Burgerama and he dug
our set and told us after that we were a perfect
mix of Bunker Hill and Liberace—so that’s the
biggest compliment you could ever get from
someone. It’s amazing that even after 15 years
we could play a show and have magical stuff
that really inspires us to keep going and to
keep doing what we do.
Would you say that John Water’s movies were
influential?
Hell yeah, I remember taking psychedelics as a
teenager and watching Pink Flamingos and
there’s a lot of brain damage from that, so
yeah, I would definitely say he was a
big influence.
There’s absolutely a sexiness to the King Khan &
BBQ Show. Do you guys get mobbed by girls?
King Khan & BBQ Show
PHOTO BY MIRON ZOWNIR
What’s your take on Halloween and performing
around Halloween?
I love Halloween and it’s always been more
important than any other celebration when I
was a kid, so the more costumes and the
weirder the people are the more we have fun.
But having said that, I have played Halloween
in some big cities and it was just an utter
disappointment. So I’m kinda open to either
way. I mean the costumes sometimes can just
get so ridiculous, it’s just really fabulous. I
think our crowd is probably a crowd that will
dress up so I hope that people get inspired.
How would you describe your fan base?
Wow, we have all sorts. Bikers love us.
Teenagers love us. Lately we have all these
kids who have just turned 18 or 21 and have
told us they’ve been waiting to see us since
they were 12 years old (laughter). It’s a real
mixed bag of people that love our music and, I
mean, I think what we do is really important;
we’re carrying on the flame of real,
revolutionary rock ‘n’ roll. It just seems that
there’s not that many people that do that to
this caliber. I mean we have our family of
people like the Black Lips but there’s not that
many bands that can bring out the true, savage
spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. And I say that ‘cause I
think that the way me and Mark do it,
We’re both married. But, yeah, the girls. I
mean, Mark has this velvety voice, you know.
He’s got the Sam Cooke in him and, it’s funny,
back in the day one of the reasons I started
dressing up like a woman is because we had a
lot of rockabillies come to the shows. The
girlfriends would be in the front totally
dancing and going crazy and their boyfriends
would usually be in the back with their arms
crossed looking at us weird and when I started
dressing up like a woman,—my Tina Turner
days—then I would be able to actually go out
and kind of assault these kinda square people
that were just not into having a good time.
And they have this face that just looks like
they’re in pain—but not from me assaulting
them or something like that, it wasn’t serious
fighting—it was just playing with people in
the audience who weren’t doing anything. Just
trying to get ‘em to do stuff.
I love the masks too. Not to go on and on about the
uniforms but ...
Me too. I mean this is my favorite uniform
we’ve had so far. Honestly when we put the
masks on we feel like we can do anything.
That’s what they’re for. In fact, I lost my mask
in a hotel in Brighton, England and I tried to
call back the next day and ask them if they’d
found my leather mask. (laughter) Oh my god,
the dudes were just so disturbed. Just “No. No,
no, no. No—definitely not. I have no idea
what you’re talking about, sir.” Meanwhile, he
was probably sitting there eating fish and chips
while wearing a leather studded mask. a
Read Geoffrey’s full interview with King Khan &
BBQ Show at Alibi.com
“Eleven moustachioed daughters, running in
a field of fat/ The moon is high, the mandrake
screams/ Please come to our Sabbat/ The
changeling children shiver, round the fire their
mothers dance/ With strangely painted faces/
That smile but never laugh./ The crow-pecked
gibbet’s victim swings broken in his cage/ His
hands cut down to make a crown/ To wear as
our homage/ Round & round the magic ring soft
figures fastly rush/ And wolf-like things & toads
with wings whisper wetly/ ‘Come with us.’”
- “Eleven Moustachioed Daughters”
by Vivian Stanshall.
As Halloween songs go, that one’s pretty
scary, eh kids? It’s a good scare though, I
promise. Similarly, this week’s Samhaincentered shows are guaranteed to freak you
out. So grab whatever vehicle or implement you
use to access the occult and follow on,
dearies.GWAR brings their “30 Years of Total
World Domination Tour” to Sunshine Theater
(120 Central SW) on Thursday, Oct. 29. This
mad collective of artists and musicians use
brutally envisioned costumes, faux bodily fluids
and insanely heavy metallic music to rouse
spirits and destroy the normalcy of “This toilet
Earth.” Even without Oderus Urungus or
Vulvatron, the band—led by Blothar and Balsac
the Jaws of Death—rock like hell. Vale of
Miscreation and Battlecross open the gates to
hell that night. Tickets cost $19; this 13+
evening of mayhem and metal begins at 8pm.
The dark narrative underlying Halloween
finds exquisite expression in doom rock. You can
grok this eldritch tendency at Launchpad (618
Central SW) Friday, Oct. 30. Spirit Caravan
headlines. Their oeuvre includes abysmal
classics like “Kill Ugly Naked”, “No Hope Goat
Farm” and “Dove-Tongued Aggressor.” Local
minions of Cthulhu, Shoggoth and Burque’s
atramentous lords of the metal underground,
Black Maria, begin the evening’s 21+ recondite
ritual. It’ll cost you $10 and your soul to get in,
but don’t worry, the Old Ones are pretty decent
overlords. Showtime is at 9pm.
Recreate the vision and vacuity of the
1980s at the “Thrilla Halloween Zombie
Apocalypse” at Sister (407 Central NW) on
Saturday, Oct. 31. Featuring music like Oingo
Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” as well as the
haunting Michael Jackson favorite for which the
event is named, this dance party features DJs
Brad Cole and Church. Cole was among the first
adherents of EDM and the rave scene in Duke
City back in the day; his acumen behind the
turntable is legendary. It’s $10-15 for entry into
this 21+ nocturne. Brain-stained clothing is
optional.
Scary stuff does happen after All Hallows’
Eve. In this case let such be known as Skinny
Puppy at Sunshine Theater (120 Central NW)
on Monday, Nov. 2. Under the direction of
founding members Nivek Ogre and cEvin Key,
2015’s inimitably fearful ensemble also includes
long time collaborator Mark Walk. Skinny Puppy
is an industrial musical horror show with
intellectually symphonic, yet noisy sensibilities.
Electronic body music provocateurs Youth Code
opens. Check out this intensely crepuscular take
on reality for only $20 and a 13+ ID. The
process starts at 9pm.
So yeah, Cthulhu Fhtagn and Hail Hydra:
Happy Halloween concert-goers. a
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BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
A Portal is Opened
Music
Calendar
Smith memoir intricate, rewarding
THURSDAY OCT 29
Patti Smith’s
latest memoir is an
offering for those
who are in love with
books. M Train
seems crafted for
the reader who has
experienced the
magic of a perfect
piece of literature,
one that makes
good on the
promise that all
books propose—to
transport the reader
to another world, to provide a real and tangible
escape from the shackles of time, the clumsiness
of life and the tragedies that can’t be imbued
with meaning. M Train both supposes and affirms
that this escape isn’t purely metaphorical. In
opening a book, Smith suggests, a portal is
opened. In the memoir, which follows 2010’s
vastly different Just Kids, Smith examines her
life through the literary works that have
impressed themselves upon her. She orbits
certain memories, conjures them through ritual
and filters them through the feeling of the
particular book which invokes them.
M Train follows Smith through the long
course of a “light yet lingering malaise.” There is
a surprising emphasis here on what appears to
be routine—the countless cups of black coffee,
the same walks to the same haunts, feeding the
cats, sardines consumed over the sink—all of
which may leave readers with the impression
that the book is without an arc, that there’s no
real action. “It’s not so easy writing about
nothing,” is a mantra repeated again and again
by Smith and the obscure figures who populate
her dreams. But the crux here is that it’s not
easy to write about nothing because nothing is
nothing. In Smith’s world everything is colored
by immense meaning. The challenge of the
writer is to extract it. There are no frivolous
words, no spare sentiments. As the pages
progress, a world full of habit and poetic liturgy
is established and it becomes apparent that
every seemingly menial cup of coffee or Polaroid
snap carries tremendous philosophical weight.
Writing this memoir has provided a return for the
author and in M Train she attempts to reverse
the march of time and reclaim the tremendous
moments, people and even jackets that she has
lost in nearly 70 years of life.
M Train both diminishes the myth of Patti
Smith and expands it. She gives readers full
access to her life and its most mundane details.
She writes beautifully of the light during a visit
to Sylvia Plath’s grave, but also about how badly
she needed to pee while there. She skillfully
evokes the feeling she had peering down a
vacant street in French Guiana, just the same,
she remarks on how her hand brushes the crusty
edge of where her cat has vomited in her bed.
Yet, Smith doesn’t seem preoccupied with selfglorification; this book is about those people—
authors like Jean Genet and Osamu Dazai,
explorers, friends and her deceased husband,
Fred—who have figured prominently in her life. It
is the nuance of this memoir, Smith’s deft way
with words and structure that braids each strand
of memory into a cohesive whole that is
remarkable. A singular portal into Smith’s past is
created and we’re completely pulled into and
transported by it. In M Train, Patti Smith
conquers time before she wanders into the
landscape of yet another memory and, like a
scene in her book, we’re left watching the empty
space she’s left, wishing she could stay. a
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Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by
ARIES (March 21-April 19): On a January morning in
1943, the town of Spearfish, S.D. experienced very
weird weather. At 7:30am the temperature was -4
degrees Fahrenheit. In the next two minutes, due to
an unusual type of wind sweeping down over nearby
Lookout Mountain, thermometers shot up 49
degrees. Over the next hour and a half, the air grew
even warmer. But by 9:30am, the temperature had
plummeted back to -4 degrees. I’m wondering if your
moods might swing with this much bounce in the
coming weeks. As long as you keep in mind that no
single feeling is likely to last very long, it doesn’t
have to be a problem. You may even find a way to
enjoy the breathtaking ebbs and flows. Halloween
costume suggestions: roller coaster rider, Jekyll and
Hyde, warm clothes on one side of your body and
shorts or bathing suit on the other.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): How dare you be so
magnetic and tempting? What were you thinking
when you turned up the intensity of your charm to
such a high level? I suggest you consider exercising
more caution about expressing your radiance.
People may have other things to do besides
daydreaming about you. But if you really can’t bring
yourself to be a little less attractive—if you
absolutely refuse to tone yourself down—please at
least try to be extra kind and generous. Share your
emotional wealth. Overflow with more than your
usual allotment of blessings. Halloween costume
suggestions: a shamanic Santa Claus, a witchy
Easter Bunny.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the last 10 days of
November and the month of December, I suspect
there will be wild card interludes when you can enjoy
smart gambles, daring stunts, cute tricks and mythic
escapades. But the next three weeks will not be like
that. On the contrary. For the immediate future, I
think you should be an upstanding citizen, a wellbehaved helper and a dutiful truth-teller. Can you
handle that? If so, I bet you will get sneak peeks of
the fun and productive mischief that could be yours
in the last six weeks of 2015. Halloween costume
suggestion: the most normal person in the world.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Members of the gazelle
species known as the springbok periodically engage
in a behavior known as pronking. They leap into the
air and propel themselves a great distance with all
four feet off the ground, bounding around with
abandon. What evolutionary purpose does this
serve? Some scientists are puzzled, but not
naturalist David Attenborough. In the documentary
mini-series “Africa”, he follows a springbok herd as it
wanders through the desert for months, hoping to
find a rare rainstorm. Finally it happens. As if in
celebration, the springboks erupt with an outbreak
of pronking. “They are dancing for joy,”
Attenborough declares. Given the lucky breaks and
creative breakthroughs coming your way, Cancerian,
I foresee you doing something similar. Halloween
costume suggestions: a pronking gazelle, a hippetyhopping bunny, a boisterous baby goat.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “A very little key will open a
very heavy door,” wrote Charles Dickens in his short
story “Hunted Down.” Make that one of your guiding
meditations in the coming days, Leo. In the back of
your mind, keep visualizing the image of a little key
opening a heavy door. Doing so will help ensure that
you’ll be alert when clues about the real key’s
location become available. You will have a keen
intuitive sense of how you’ll need to respond if you
want to procure it. Halloween costume suggestion:
proud and protective possessor of a magic key.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The ancient Hindu text
known as the Kama Sutra gives extensive advice
about many subjects, including love and sex.
“Though a man loves a woman ever so much,” reads
a passage in chapter four, “he never succeeds in
winning her without a great deal of talking.” Take
that as your cue, Virgo. In the coming weeks, stir up
the intimacy you want with a great deal of incisive
talking that beguiles and entertains. Furthermore,
use the same approach to round up any other
experience you yearn for. The way you play with
language will be crucial in your efforts to fulfill your
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wishes. Luckily, I expect your persuasive powers to
be even greater than they usually are. Halloween
costume suggestion: the ultimate salesperson.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I encourage you to be
super rhythmical and melodious in the coming days.
Don’t just sing in the shower and in the car. Hum and
warble and whistle while shopping for vegetables
and washing the dishes and walking the dog. Allot
yourself more than enough time to shimmy and
cavort, not just on the dance floor but anywhere else
you can get away with it. For extra credit,
experiment with lyrical flourishes whenever you’re in
bed doing the jizzle-skazzle. Halloween costume
suggestions: wandering troubadour, street musician,
free-styling rapper, operatic diva, medicine woman
who heals with sound.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I expect you to be in a
state of continual birth for the next four weeks.
Awakening and activation will come naturally. Your
drive to blossom and create may be irresistible,
bordering on unruly. Does that sound overwhelming?
I don’t think it will be a problem as long as you
cultivate a mood of amazed amusement about how
strong it feels. To help maintain your poise, keep in
mind that your growth spurt is a natural response to
the dissolution that preceded it. Halloween costume
suggestions: a fountain, an erupting volcano, the
growing beanstalk from the “Jack and the Beanstalk”
fairy tale.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Just as a snake
sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over
again.” So says Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield. Can
you guess why I’m bringing it to your attention,
Sagittarius? It’s one of those times when you can do
yourself a big favor by sloughing off the stale, wornout, decaying parts of your past. Luckily for you, you
now have an extraordinary talent for doing just that.
I suspect you will also receive unexpected help and
surprising grace as you proceed. Halloween costume
suggestion: a snake molting its skin.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Speaking on behalf
of your wild mind, I’m letting you know that you’re
due for an immersion in revelry and festivity.
Plugging away at business as usual could become
counterproductive unless you take at least brief
excursions to the frontiers of pleasure. High integrity
may become sterile unless you expose it to an
unpredictable adventure or two. Halloween costume
suggestions: party animal, hell raiser, social butterfly,
god or goddess of delight. Every one of us harbors a
touch of crazy genius that periodically needs to be
unleashed and now is that time for you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I hope you will chose
a Halloween costume that emboldens you to feel
powerful. For the next three weeks, it’s in your longterm interest to invoke a visceral sense of potency,
dominion and sovereignty. What clothes and
trappings might stimulate these qualities in you?
Those of a king or queen? A rock star or CEO? A
fairy godmother, superhero or dragon-tamer? Only
you know which archetypal persona will help stir up
your untapped reserves of confidence and command.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s time to stretch the
boundaries, Pisces. You have license to expand the
containers and outgrow the expectations and wage
rebellion for the sheer fun of it. The frontiers are
calling you. Your enmeshment in small talk and your
attachment to trivial wishes are hereby suspended.
Your mind yearns to be blown and blown and blown
again! I dare you to wander outside your overly safe
haven and go in quest of provocative curiosities.
Halloween costume suggestions: mad scientist, wildeyed revolutionary, Dr. Who.
HOMEWORK: WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? MAKE
FUN OF IT THIS HALLOWEEN. TELL ME ABOUT IT AT
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weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The
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Appreciate the attempt to be helpful, Andrew.
However, your idea has a couple fatal flaws.
First, death by opiate overdose isn’t as easy as
you think. For example, a study of your fellow
Australians overdosing on heroin found that many,
rather than slipping peacefully into oblivion,
suffered from vomiting, numbness and temporary
paralysis, confusion and dizziness. (Violent vomiting,
grim enough in itself, also carries the risk of vomit
aspiration.) A few experienced lung swelling,
seizures and irregular heartbeat.
Heroin overdose can cause difficulty in
breathing, one of your less pleasant experiences.
Death by OD is often slow, with an average of one
to three hours between injection and the end.
Then there’s the problem of determining the
proper dosage. Depending on how much tolerance
the prisoner has developed to opiates, the lethal
dose can vary by a factor of 10. Dosing is difficult
even with drugs used by experts on a daily
basis–anesthesiologists start with an approximate
dose based on the weight, age and medical
condition of the patient, and then adjust it
continually during surgery based on vital signs.
No anesthesiologist presides over an execution;
the work is left to technicians who may not be
monitoring the prisoner at all and don’t necessarily
know what they’re doing. One review of postexecution toxicology reports from Arizona, Georgia,
and North and South Carolina showed what was
likely insufficient anesthesia in 43 of 49 executed
inmates, with 21 having levels so low they may have
been conscious when the searingly painful lifeending drugs kicked in.
This brings us to your second, more fundamental
mistake: assuming there’s a humane way to execute
someone. A constant theme in the history of capital
punishment has been the quixotic search for a
consistently quick, easy and painless means of
taking a life. Centuries of execution-day horror
stories strongly argue that no such thing exists.
Hanging and the firing squad were once seen as
humane alternatives to dismemberment, burning at
the stake, crucifixion, etc.; it’s fair to say no one
views them that way now. The guillotine was
likewise thought to be quick and painless, but animal
research plus the grim tale reported in this column
back on June 12, 1998 persuade me it’s possible for
a beheaded person to be aware for several
seconds afterwards.
Electrocution gained favor in the late 19th
century as a more humane method than hanging, its
greatest advocate a Buffalo dentist who’d heard
about a drunk getting zapped by an electrical
generator. But the first attempt was gruesomely
botched (I wrote about that too) and things went
spectacularly wrong so often in the ensuing decades
that even death penalty advocates became
convinced a better way had to be found.
The gas chamber at one point was thought to be
that way. The problem is that any prisoner who
doesn’t cooperate by taking deep breaths of the
poison (would you?) can go into convulsions and
suffer the tortures of the damned.
Then we come to lethal injection, which was
(again) thought to be an improvement over prior
methods. But as is now well known, much can go
wrong. Death can take as long as 10 minutes if the
prisoner’s veins are poor or the line clogs. In the
case of the 1988 execution of Raymond Landry,
Texas officials messed up the procedure so badly it
took 24 minutes for Landry to die.
Granted, much of the difficulty with lethal
injection in recent times has stemmed from widening
revulsion against capital punishment. The American
Medical Association forbids members from
participating in lethal injections, as do other
professional organizations. A new array of legal
challenges has emerged from the manufacturers of
the drugs, who want nothing to do with the practice.
In 2013 the US was threatened with an embargo of
the critical anesthetic propofol due to the state of
Missouri’s insistence on using it for capital
punishment.
Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia illegally
imported their lethal injection drugs. Some states
have resorted to having their employees submit
prescriptions for the drugs and paying for them with
their personal credit cards. Other harebrained
methods have been proposed, such as “allowing”
prisoners to commit suicide.
I can imagine a defender of capital punishment
arguing that this is all liberal handwringing and that
the alternative, namely life in prison without chance
of parole, is itself cruel (if hardly unusual). The
obvious answer is that it’s considerably less cruel
than being put to death; rather, for heinous crimes, it
seems justly harsh. Isn’t that enough?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE
IS THIS A FOREST?
Happy birthday baby. I know things haven’t been good
between us lately and I’m so sorry. For my part in this, just
know I love you with all my heart and I miss you so
much.... I would give anything to be with you, Tanya. I
hope your bday is everything you wanted it to be baby. I
wish I could be a part of it with you. I’ve loved you from
the day I met you, and to this day you still take my breath
away....xoxo..
..,.....,........all my love always sssshhhhhtttteeevvveee lol
In search of Allie... We met online last month. You’re a Leo
who moved from Chicago last year, and your sister was
coming for this year’s Balloon Fiesta.
You last mentioned that your friends made you a birthday
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hike. Hope you see this, and we can reconnect :)
THAT MR.
PRETTY HOT PINK
I saw you & I’m married. You were getting ready for work
& your beautiful methodical way of doing such a simple
task caught my attention. You are a beautiful man. I guess
what I’m trying to say is... Work looks good on you!
Curly dirty blondish redheaded girl I seen searching for
bus fare in her bosom garments in a hot pink mesh jersey
that read “Im getting...” never got to see the rest we
locked eyes a few times out of all the passengers on the
rt 66 you seemed interested in me the most. And we
spotted each other again while you waited by the fair
grounds on Central. I feel we had something unspoken.
EYE LOCKING DOWNTOWN SATURDAY
NIGHT
We talked too briefly downtown Saturday night
ADRIAN, WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU
You: middle eastern, classic attire, called me Aisha...
Me: Thinking of you still
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Adrian. Met you at a party, had a great time talking to you
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X-RAY TECH AT UNMH
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Hi, you x-rayed my shoulder on 10-6-15. You were kind,
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of the imaging dept, hehe. We should hang out.
Celeste, I was in such a rush… I just wanted to tell you how
beautiful and womanly you looked. Hope you liked the
frozen peaches!
BY RYAN NORTH
“Word Jubilee”—freestyle in action.
by Matt Jones
Across
1 TV room
4 Decider in a tennis match,
perhaps
13 Shiba ___ (such breed. many
doge. wow.)
14 Hexadecimal
16 “Charlie’s Angels” director
17 #15 on AFI’s “100 Years ...
100 Movie Quotes,” from a
1982 film
18 Shake your hips
20 Drum kit components
21 Sluggish
22 Musical notes after mis
25 Dropbox files, often
26 Schwarzenegger movie based
on a Philip K. Dick story
30 Tight-lipped
31 Sentiment akin to “Ain’t no
shame in that!”
32 Phrase in French cookery
Down
24 “Oh yeah?”
33 Pkg. measures
1 Dope
27 Calcutta coin
36 Lets in a view of
2 Setting for a 1992
Fraser/Shore comedy
28 Army officer below captain, in
slang
3 Pepsi Center player
29 Flowering groundcover plants
in the apt genus Pulmonaria
37 Photographer Goldin
38 Coaching legend Parseghian
39 Hairpieces in old portraits
4 Boarding pass datum
33 Clean
41 Type of card for a smartphone
5 Source of a Shakespearean
snake bite
42 Travel widely
6 “Whatevs”
35 2006 appointee, to friends
46 Actor Lukas of “Witness”
7 That thing, to Torquemada
48 “Can’t Fight This Feeling”
band ___ Speedwagon
8 Wrestling victories
40 “Brave New World” feel-good
drug
49 Berkshire Hathaway
headquarters
50 Skateboarding 101 jumps
53 Some Emmy winners
54 Ralph Bakshi movie that was
the first X-rated animated feature
58 Arkansas governor
Hutchinson
34 Dress rehearsal
43 Best Western competitor
9 Animals in the game “The
Oregon Trail”
44 Some long-haired dogs, for
short
10 “___ to Be You”
45 Coca-Cola bottled water brand
11 Like some buildings with
arches and columns
47 Ground-based unit?
12 California city where Erle
Stanley Gardner wrote his Perry
Mason novels
51 Cornell of Cornell University
52 Fr. holy women
53 “Consarnit!”
14 Guides around the waistline
55 Some printers
60 D.J.’s dad, on “Roseanne”
15 “WKRP in Cincinnati” news
director Les
61 Solid yellow line’s meaning,
on the road
19 #696969, in hexadecimal
color code
56 He played “The Ugly”
opposite Clint’s “The Good” and
Lee’s “The Bad”
62 “___ Came of Age” (Sarah
Brightman album)
22 Djokovic rival
59 Long-term aspirations
57 Monster container
23 Poisonous plant also known
as monkshood
©2015 Jonesin’
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