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Donald Trump Way Worse
Than Dubya
Dear Alibi,
Donald Trump’s campaign is getting more
and more crazy, just like his followers. In the
beginning, I must confess, I found the notion
of Trump’s candidacy refreshing. Don’t get me
wrong, I was never a fan of the man, per se,
but initially I was in love with how he was
making both members on the established Left
and Right feel anxious. “The Donald” was, in
the beginning to me, a great comeuppance to
the establishment, a big middle-finger to both
powers that be. I felt that voting for Trump
would have been a great political statement to
all the heavies in charge—a big screw-you. I
did not necessarily like the man, nor did I
honestly take seriously any of the things he
was saying, but in a strange way, I felt he was
giving voices to the voiceless, simply by
defying the powers that be: the bought and
paid for politicians. The Hillary Clintons out
there, who are in bed with Wall Street. And
the John Kasichs and the Ted Cruzs and the
Marco Rubios, who are both so owned by the
brothers Koch, they might as well have
“Property of Koch Industries” stamped on their
buttcheeks before they go out and graze with
the rest of the truffle pigs.
At least Trump doesn’t want to raise the Social
Security retirement age. At least he’s not a puppet,
like all those aforementioned yahoos, and he’s
disrupting the Republican party, I thought at the
time.
Little did I know, in the beginning, that
Trump would end up being a gazillion times
worse than the establishment politicians he
was speaking out against. Yep—Trump is
already worse than any other president we
have ever had. Even George W. Bush.
Now don’t misunderstand me here: I
disliked Bush with a passion. I thought his war
in Iraq was unconstitutional, even criminal
(and I still do). However, at this stage of the
game, I believe I abhor “The Donald” even
more. Bush used to always love to say, “I’m a
uniter, not a divider.” That was such a crock of
bullshit! Yet, compared to Trump, I’m ashamed
to say, Bush really was a uniter. Of course, I
might sound like I’m off my rocker, and like
I’ve been eating a few too many edibles from
the local dispensary, but it’s true. For example,
how many times did Bush subtly try to incite
riots and violence at his rallies? How many
times did he stigmatize all Muslims? Did
George W. Bush ever once promote riots at the
Republican National Convention if he were to
lose the nomination?
How about lawsuits? Did George W. Bush
ever promise a full-fledged assault on our
beloved 1st Amendment, by threatening to
sue all the newspapers across the country that
printed negative op-eds about him? Donald
Trump is considerably worse than George W.
Bush ever was. He is a much greater threat to
the Constitution, and to our democratic rights
as American citizens.
To some people, the man is a god and a
breath of fresh air. To me, Donald Trump is
anti-American—a monster who promotes
hatred, sexism and racism and has no qualms
about destroying our civil liberties as
Americans.
-Jack Bristow a
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Dateline: New Zealand
A student production of the musical Sweeney
Todd got a little too real when two teenagers
had their throats accidentally slashed by a
prop. The boys, both aged 16, were treated at
Auckland City Hospital after the opening
night incident at St. Kentigern College. One
was treated for serious injuries, the other for
moderate injuries. Both were later released.
The well-known musical tells the story of a
demented Victorian barber who kills his
customers by slashing their throats with a
razor. Stephen Cole, the head of the private
college, told TVNZ that it was an
“unfortunate and isolated” incident. Cole
described the prop straight razor as being
“covered in all sorts of duct tape, foam and
silver paper.” The same prop had allegedly
been used in rehearsals without incident.
Asked by a reporter whether a plastic prop
blade should have been used instead, Cole
replied, “In hindsight that may be a reasonable
point.” Police and health-and-safety officials
are investigating.
Dateline: Australia
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A motorist has been charged with several
offenses after police in West Australia say he
used a seatbelt to secure two cases of beer
while leaving his children unrestrained.
Kimberley District Police posted a photo on
their Facebook page showing two 30-packs of
beer (Emu Export and Victoria Bitter, to be
precise) buckled into the passenger seat of the
man’s car. The photo was captioned,
“Priorities?” According to the police
department “a suspended driver had children
laying on adult’s laps and seated in foot wells,
while cartons of beer were seat-belted into
position.” One of the children was less than a
year old. The driver was given two liquor
offenses, two summons for misuse of Drugs Act
offenses, five summons for no authority to
drive, three summons for no seatbelts, seven
speeding offenses and four “other cautions.”
Kimberley District Superintendent Allan
Adam told ABC News Australia that the
incident was symptomatic of a larger problem.
“It shows some of the attitudes of some of our
road users,” the superintendent was quoted as
saying. “We are doing our best to stamp it out
through enforcement, but we are also about to
embark on public education, which is
obviously needed in remote communities.”
Dateline: Texas
A United Airlines flight attendant evidently
had enough of her job, deploying a plane’s
emergency slide and bailing out on a flight
packed with passengers at the Bush
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Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Security
footage obtained by NBC affiliate KPRC
shows the flight attendant tossing a bag down
the slide, then riding it expertly to the bottom.
She then reclaims her luggage and calmly
walks into the airport. United spokesperson
Charlie Hobart said officials are still
investigating why the unnamed flight
attendant inflated the slide from the side of
the plane following the early morning flight
from Sacramento, Calif. The flight attendant
has been removed from her flying duties while
airline officials investigate the incident. “We
hold our employees to the highest standards,”
the airline said in a statement. “This unsafe
behavior is unacceptable and does not
represent the more than 20,000 flight
attendants who ensure the safety of our
customers.” The plane was put back into
service after a new emergency slide was
installed and the aircraft was inspected.
Dateline: Florida
Good news, Floridians: It’s now legal for you to
live with one another in sin. On Wednesday,
April 6, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill to
repeal the state’s generally unenforced
prohibition against cohabitation. The law has
apparently been on the books since 1868 and
prevents a man and woman from living
together without being married. Until now
unhitched couples could have been fined $500
and locked up in jail for 60 days. The new law
repeals the long-standing stature covering
unmarried (or married, for that matter) men
and women “engaging in open behavior that is
gross, lewd or lascivious.” Now you can be
gross all you want, Florida.
Dateline: California
A man who wanted to propose to his girlfriend
in the worst way did just that. Michael Banks,
27, had to be rescued by the California
Highway Patrol and ended up being arrested
on multiple charges after he scaled the
southern face of the 591-foot high Morro Rock
off California’s Central Coast. According to
the San Luis Obispo Tribune, Banks used the
towering backdrop to propose to the love of
his life via iPhone’s FaceTime app. Fortunately,
she said yes. Unfortunately, Banks got trapped
on the rock’s sheer face. A witness heard him
yelling for help around 8:30am on the morning
of Thursday, April 7, and called 911. A CHP
helicopter was eventually dispatched to winch
the man off the face of Morro Rock. To make
matters worse, Banks was cited for trespassing,
since climbing Morro Rock is prohibited. The
romantic rock climber was also arrested on
suspicion of being under the influence and in
possession of methamphetamine. Banks was
being held at the San Luis Obispo County Jail
in lieu of posting $10,000 bond. The City of
Morro Bay later released a statement saying
that Banks, “will be billed for the chopper ride
and other related costs.” a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
news to devin@alibi.com.
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NEWS CITY
BY TAYLOR GRABOWSKY
Why, That’s Outrageous!
NM Poverty Center Confronts HSD
The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty
recently filed a motion concerning the New
Mexico Human Services Department (HSD). The
Center on Law and Poverty wants an independent
monitor brought in to bring the HSD in to full
compliance with a 1990 consent decree. The
decree was created as a result of a class action
lawsuit against the HSD which accused the
department of not providing adequate services to
its constituents. Officials at the Center on Law
and Poverty say the HSD is still not in full
compliance. Initial legal action against HSD in this
matter was filed in 2013. That’s when HSD went
digital, and as a result, 10,000 to 30,000
applicants were automatically denied
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
benefits. Allegedly, these unprocessed cases were
not studied to determine who was at fault in the
denial of benefits. Ultimately a violation of federal
statutes was discovered; this was the reason for
the initial court case filed against HSD by the
Center on Law and Poverty. As a result of this
motion, the Center was allowed to perform
random checks on cases and found a backlog of
thousands of SNAP and Medicaid cases that had
not been serviced properly. In the past three
years, the HSD had five motions filed against
them claiming they hadn’t complied with the
original 1990 consent decree. This situation led
the Center on Law and Poverty to ask for a courtappointed monitor to go through and make sure
things are not slipping through the cracks. In their
defense, the HSD has called the motion an
“extraordinary remedy,” claiming that the Center
has not worked with them cooperatively. HSD
also says that they are working closely with their
IT companies in order to program the necessary
changes.
Discrimination Results in Travel Ban
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales has banned any
non-essential official city travel to North Carolina
and Mississippi. Gonzales, Santa Fe’s first openly
gay mayor cites the recent anti-LGBT laws as the
reasons why he enacted the ban. Mississippi
Governor Phil Bryant recently signed a law that
protects businesses who refuse services to samesex couples due to their religious beliefs. North
Carolina Governor Pat McCrory infamously signed
into law legislation that states people must use
public restrooms according to the gender listed on
their birth certificate. According to Mayor
Gonzales, “Santa Fe will continue the policy of
banning all non-essential travel to states that pass
hateful legislation that promote discrimination.”
The mayor was recently selected among a few
mayors to travel to Qatar to discuss economic and
infrastructure development. However, as the
Santa Fe New Mexican reported, Qatar is a
country that has passed laws that discriminate
against LGBT people. On Saturday, April 9, Matt
Ross, a city spokesman, said that the mayor was
reconsidering this trip. Gonzales is aware of
Qatar’s stance, and is hoping to be able to bring up
these issues if he goes on this trip, according to
Matt Ross. Mayor Gonzales may still make the trip
because the government of Qatar is funding the
expedition. Santa Fe city officials indicate that the
point of the ban on travel to such states as North
Carolina and Mississippi was to prevent N.M.
taxpayer money benefitting states with
discriminatory laws. a
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Petulance and
outrage are never
enchanting
BY AUGUST MARCH
ccording to the latest trends in cultural
identification (and literally thousands of
license plates affixed to a myriad of
automobiles in this place), New Mexico is the
land of enchantment.
Enchantment’s an odd thing. The
word conjures a sense of magic. To be
enchanted is to be under the influence
of a greater power than generally available
through human agency. So here, the stars drift
by magically at night. The wind through the
cottonwoods is majestic, though sometimes
troublesome, and the air is scented with the
aroma of fresh tortillas and roasting green
chile.
Based on such descriptions, it’s easy to see
why enchantment is generally a positive force
amongst Nuevo Mexicanos and Burqueños.
But apparently, even magic has its limits.
A growing sense of dissatisfaction—with
the normative, with the results of more than
70 years of postmodern civilization under our
collective belts—has resulted in situations
where humans are angry and disconsolate
about the world flowing around and through
them.
The culture of outrage has come to New
Mexico. Influenced by commenter culture on
the interwebz, social networking sites that are
just one step removed from real human
interaction, and a political system that is at
turns disappointing and perplexing, a palpable
sense of anger has manifested itself in the
midst of public discourse on a variety of
subjects.
Given the troubled circumstances of our
current age—from a disappearing middle class
to the wide-ranging evolution to social
mores—its seems that some of the resulting
anger is righteous, is a necessary step in
defining and solving the problems we have all
inherited from previous generations of
humans. But the tone of such expression is
self-limiting, leaving participants mired in
accusation, condescending language,
petulance and a lack of civility that doesn’t
work to illuminate or find a solution to an
issue, but rather damages the links we all seek
to bind together human enterprise and action.
Two local examples of the continuous and
seemingly implacable outrage that has
infiltrated our enchanting state come to mind.
In the exploration of this aggressive sea
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change, it’s important for this writer to note
that more could be accomplished with less.
Plainly spoken, one can always catch more
flies with sugar than with salt.
The recent public debates over the
implementation of the Albuquerque Rapid
Transit plan were fraught with a type of
incivility that bordered on a wanton disregard
for the social contract.
Video taken of a public meeting on the
subject included footage of one of ART’s
naysayers constantly interrupting a city
councilman who was making a presentation
about the proposed bus system. The
interaction quickly devolved despite the
official’s stern attempt to keep things formal;
the angry protester’s demands became
threatening when he repeatedly asked the
councilor to “step outside” before he stormed
out of the meeting and presumably caught fire.
Ultimately such representations must
have had a deleterious effect on antiART efforts. No one from the coalition of
individuals and business entities associated
with that faction came forward to denounce or
distance themselves from such unwarranted
actions, as if each one involved was an island
of righteous indignation, free from the
scrutiny of others similarly involved
yet tasked by that same group with
disrupting and derailing a discourse
aimed at improving conditions
within this city.
Similarly, a recent meeting of the
Albuquerque Public School Board, ostensibly
to discuss the implementation of policies
created to ensure equal protection under the
law for transgender students, instead became a
heated discussion of toilet etiquette. The
session also provided an opportunity for one
board member to freely expound on her
personal values while denigrating
transgendered humans through the use of a
questionable narrative based on stereotypes.
The local daily reports that while 30
individuals spoke in favor of the measure, 10
spoke against. Those who were against the
policy mostly spoke about “bathroom policy.”
Board member Peggy Muller-Aragon
recounted, in an outraged, affected tone, how
she was effectively held hostage by a
transgender human while using a public
restroom, telling the gathered audience that “I
went into a restroom and there was a
transgender person that was in there. I was in
there alone, and they didn’t let me come out.”
It’s been reported that several present at
the meeting scoffed at Muller-Aragon’s
account, but that she said nothing further to
detail or give credibility to her story. It’s well
understood that humans want a comfortable
place to carry out waste elimination functions,
that we all have bodies which require some
exposure in that process. Playing on people’s
deep fears and using outrage to drive a
discussion about civil rights does little to
advance any agenda that supposedly is
grounded in providing for the public education
of its citizens.
Interestingly, as our city and state move on
toward even more complex societal issues, it
seems counter-intuitive to believe we can
solve our problems with civility and kindness,
especially when a mean word or phrase is just a
click away. But there’s the rub; in a world that
has lifted human discourse past conversation
and into a realm of emoticons, textual
pronouncements and anonymity of avatars, it
should be our duty to rehumanize our
interactions. That would be productive,
progressive and enchanting. a
OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: Why do white guys still
think it’s cute to call a Latina “spicy”?
D
—Serene
Serena
Dear Pocha: The term hasn’t
just applied to mexicanas;
I’ve found newspaper
clippings from 1866
hailing the virtues of a
“spicy woman.” But
referring to the better sex
by her hotness nowadays
is almost universally
applied to Mexican
mujeres. The answer is
obvious: It’s been
ingrained in the American
consciousness ever since
gabachos discovered our women
and chile and decided they wanted chiles in
their mouths and our women on their puny
chiles. In that light, it’s easy to understand why
gaba men still use such antiquated, sexist,
racist language: They’re gabachos. It’s like
asking why a dog eats its own caca. And now, a
quick etymological lesson: The earliest
mention I could find of referring to a woman
as a “hot tamale” is in a 1909 Philadelphia Star
article; the earliest example of the old saw
“spicy señorita” happened in a 1919
advertisement in The Seattle Star for a
vaudeville show called The Spanish Vamp that
promised “A Spicy Dish of Senoritas,” and the
earliest use of “spicy señorita” is in a 1940 St.
Louis Post-Dispatch ad for Down Argentine Way,
a Betty Grable/Don Ameche/Carmen Miranda
musical that offered “Spicy Senoritas ... Sultry
Songs ... in the South American Way!” And,
sí: in the latter two shows, there is no tilde
over “senorita” because tildes weren’t invented
for the English language until 1978.
Dear Mexican: I’ve always wondered during
my travels in Mexico why they paint the
bark of their trees white. I’ve heard that it
helps with controlling pests, or that it helps
with protecting young trees from sunburn.
Can you please tell me the correct reason
why this practice is followed? Trees are
much more attractive when you leave them
in their natural state and natural color.
—Go Green
Dear Gabacha: What you heard is right. Also?
Trees are much more attractive when they’re
alive instead of dead.
Dear Mexican: Why are all
Mexicans so hardheaded? I
was working a promotion
last fall at Reliant Stadium
for the Fiestas Patrias and
in the process of the
event, I came to realize
that Mexican people just
won’t understand the
meaning of “I can’t” or
“No.” These people
wouldn’t understand I
couldn’t give them a shirt of
the Mexican soccer team,
that it was only for people who
would activate a phone. They also kept
begging to give them backpacks after we had
run out of them. I would tell them “Wey, ya
no tenemos, en serio,” and that Mexican
would repeat “Sí, wey, sí tienes. Ándale,
dame una para mi hijo. Tu puedes.” At that
point, I came to realize what the fuck is
wrong with us? Why cant we understand?
Dear Mexican: explain to me why!
—I’ve Done Half the Fifth Ward
Dear Pocho: And you know the dad wanted
the backpack for himself, amiright? Mexicans
are stubborn because that’s the only way to
cope with life when you have little else. But
I’m also noticing another Mexi-tendency here:
our knowledge that everyone’s always on the
take, that all you need to know to get what
you want are the right palabras or have the
right amount of cash, and you can get most
anything. And we learned that from the best
source imaginable: American electoral politics,
which makes Mexico’s PRI oligarchy look like
Jimmy Stewart’s character in Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington. a
Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net.
Be his fan on Facebook. Follow him on Twitter
@gustavoarellano or follow him on Instagram
@gustavo_arellano!
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FRIDAY APRIL 15
SUNDAY APRIL 17
Science Fixation
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa NE
alibi.com/e/179110
7:30 to 10pm
Let your inner dweeb out in a safe space courtesy of the the
Albuquerque Science Fiction Society and Alibi’s own film connoisseur
Devin O’Leary, who will be telling us all about upcoming genre films
and showing some clips from this year’s hottest flicks as part of “SF
Trailer Park Theater 4.” Hopefully he’ll also explain his success in
straddling the razor wire between nerdy and sophisticated. Doors
open precisely at 7:15pm (no early birds, please), and newcomers are
welcome with a $1 contribution. Outside food will be met with
disapproval and immediate ejection (of the food, not the person).
(Joshua Lee) a
SATURDAY APRIL 16
Me-ow!
ABQ BioPark Zoo
903 10th Street SW
alibi.com/e/184038
6 to 8pm
I don’t know about you, but I swear to God, every single time I go to
the zoo I’m greeted by an unusual noise. After a brief investigation,
I find it’s the tortoises doin’ it. This causes me to seriously wonder
about how often and why tortoises reproduce. Are they worried
about their population? Do they want to make a lil’ tortoise so when
their significant other dies they’ll have another creature to look at
and be reminded of them? Are they bored? If you ever find yourself
wondering about things like this then pull out your agendas,
because you’re going to be busy learning about how animals are
getting busy on Saturday evening. At this adult event (21 and over,
folks) at ABQ BioPark Zoo, while you learn about animal sex you
can eat some delicious food at different stations all around the zoo.
Some of the items on the menu will be chicken tagine with almonds
and apricots, harvest blend greens with cucumber, and street tacos
with slow cooked carnitas and more. That’s right, more. At $50 per
ticket, all this food and acquired knowledge are honestly priceless.
(Megan Reneau) a
JEMEZ BUFFALO DANCERS VIA PINTREST
Jemez in the Heart
Congregation Albert
3800 Louisiana NE
alibi.com/e/182924
10am to 4pm
The Congregation Albert Brotherhood and Sisterhood, an
organization dedicated to providing cultural outreach and
recognition among Albuquerque’s Jewish community by sponsoring
local political debates and helping fund entities as diverse as the
Roadrunner Food Bank and the Albuquerque Holocaust Museum,
Water Shoes Not Required
Bachechi Open Space
¡Ay, caramba!
9521 Rio Grande NW
alibi.com/e/185245
Historic Old Town
5:30 to 7pm
303 Romero NW
alibi.com/e/184035
Noon to 5pm
Excuse me readers, I’m on the phone for a minute ... “Hey, happy
birthday Alburquerque! I know you don’t go by that anymore, but it is
your birth name. Okay, okay, we’ll just keep calling you Albuquerque.
What’s that? You want me to ask the populace to help you celebrate
your 310th birthday? By the way, you look great. Huh uh. Okay. Got
it! Byeeeeeeee.” Sorry about that, readers, so rude, I know. But guess
what! You’re invited to celebrate Albuquerque’s birthday in Old Town
on Saturday afternoon! There will be performances all day by groups
like the Sun and Fire Dance Group, Kontratiempo, Casa Flamenca and
many more. So boogie on down to Old Town and celebrate the reason
why we’re all together: Albuquerque! (Megan Reneau) a
Historically, when I go down to the bosque, it is to put on my aqua
socks and hazard a wade into the Rio Grande, but this weekend
offers art lovers an opportunity to make their way to the river for a
whole different reason. Head to the Bachechi Open Space’s
Environmental Education Building for a public art dedication by
contemporary artist Alan Paine Radebaugh. Radebaugh’s paintings
and drawings will be on display in “Down in the Bosque.” through
July, but catch him on Sunday, April 17, at 5:30pm as he expounds
upon his many works on display. This event, like beers on the
riverbed, is totally free and open to the public. (Maggie Grimason) a
“BOSQUE III” BY ALAN PAINE RADEBAUGH
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present the Jemez Pueblo Artisan Fair on Sunday, April 17, from
10am to 4pm at Congregation Albert. Dancers, artisans and
craftspeople from the Pueblo of Jemez (known as Walatowa in the
Towa language) will joyously present aspects of their vibrant and
vital culture to fairgoers. Jeff Paul, president of Temple Albert
Brotherhood, says that more than 20 vendors will be on hand and
tribal dancers and musicians will provide an environment rich with
activity and nuance. By creating cultural bridges through events
like this artisan fair, Paul and congregants at Temple Albert hope to
broaden the sense of community and cooperation already evident
in the Duke City. Personally, I really, really hope they have fry bread
for sale. (August March) a
Community
Calendar
THURSDAY APRIL 14
ANNUAL THREE-DAY GERANIUM SALE All proceeds from this
activity go to Operation School Bell, which aides the
underserved children of Albuquerque. Assistance League
of Albuquerque (5211 Lomas NE). 10am-4pm.
265-0443. alibi.com/e/185260.
UNM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Food, crafts and information
to celebrate local connections to the rest of the world.
Baracutanga perform. Cornell Mall on the UNM Main
Campus (East of SUB) (1 University NE). 10am-2pm.
277-4032. alibi.com/e/185483.
KIDS
PETER AND THE WOLF The Music Guild of New Mexico introduces the instruments of the orchestra to children using
Prokofiev’s music. South Broadway Library
(1025 Broadway SE). Noon-12:45pm. 768-5170.
alibi.com/e/179219.
LEARN
ANIMAL MYTHS DISCOVERY DAY Learn the truth about
common animal myths with hands-on discovery stations.
ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW). FREE with regular
admission. 10am-2pm. 764-6214. alibi.com/e/182596.
NM CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY Celebrate 20 years of
advocacy for equal rights, opportunities and justice
with State Senator Michael Sanchez and US Senator Jeff
Bingaman. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (2401 12th
Street NW). $75. 5-7pm. 843-7270. alibi.com/e/182599.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY CLASS Work
on full body awareness through stretching and strengthening exercises, as well as focusing on a combination of
modern, jazz and lyrical dance styles. Maple Street Dance
Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $13. 4-5:20pm.
699-9018. alibi.com/e/178432.
HEALING ANXIETY Combining meditation with practical
Buddhist wisdom, experience inner stability. Kadampa
Meditation Center New Mexico (142 Monroe NE). $10.
7-8:30pm. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/184173.
KUNDALINI YOGA Seeking physical and mental relaxation and
rejuvenation? Experience Kundalini Yoga, always at your
own level. Wellspring Yoga (5500 San Mateo NE).
$10-$16. 5:30-7pm. 881-2187. alibi.com/e/176322.
FRIDAY APRIL 15
ANNUAL THREE-DAY GERANIUM SALE 10am-4pm. See 4/14
listing.
KIDS
AQUARIUM OVERNIGHT Learn about ocean animals and their
nighttime behavior, visit the touchpool, play a game, make
a craft and watch a marine movie in the theater. ABQ
BioPark Aquarium (2601 Central NW). $30. 6:30pm-8am.
768-2000. alibi.com/e/183723.
LEARN
FARM TOUR Tour a working organic lavender farm and kitchen
gardens and learn more about field-to-fork practices with
resident farmers. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic
Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). 10-11am. 344-9297.
alibi.com/e/182603.
LOCAL MEDICINAL WEEDS Herb discussions include identification, wild habitat, cultivation, harvesting, preparation,
dosage, herbal actions and healing uses for each plant.
The Source (1111 Carlisle SE). $15. 6-7:30pm.
265-5900. alibi.com/e/175773.
SPORTS/OUTDOOR
5TH ANNUAL RAIL JAM 2016 A 10-foot ramp is created with
rails and boxes, and skiers and snowboarders compete for
various prizes. Sun Village Apartments (801 Locust NE).
7-10pm. 842-6640. alibi.com/e/183152.
TWILIGHT HIKE Experience a splash of color at sunset and
welcome night rise on this guided hike. Cerrillos Hills State
Park (Santa Fe County Road 59, Cerrillos). $5 per vehicle.
7-9pm. 474-0196. alibi.com/e/184602.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
SHAMANIC DRUM CIRCLE: JOURNEY THROUGH TRANCE A
light ceremony followed by trance drumming, with
Shamanic techniques and teachings offered. World Studio
(6300 Magpie NE, Rio Rancho). $5. 10:30am-12:30pm.
382-5275. alibi.com/e/145059.
BioPark Zoo (903 10th Street SW). $2-$6. 9am-4:30pm.
764-6214. alibi.com/e/177327.
GREEN AND GIVE BACK DAY Recycle old electronics, shred
documents, eat barbecue and get your face painted.
Signature Southwest Properties (6745 Academy NE).
11am-2pm. 301-4425. alibi.com/e/182423.
NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC GALA Fourth Annual event
including cocktail hour, wine tasting, music by the
Fredenburgh Jazz Duo, silent and live auctions, and dinner
catered by Atrios. Las Puertas (1521 First Street NW).
$150. 5:30pm. alibi.com/e/183764.
TIMBERCON 2016 Harry Potter quizbowl, an anime-themed
maid cafe, a steampunk goggles building workshop,
vendors, costume contests and more. East Mountain High
School (25 La Madera, Sandia Park). $5. 10am-4pm.
306-9086. alibi.com/e/184497.
WINTER MARKET A bazaar-type marketplace filled with the
vintage/antique/ethnic collectibles. El Museo Cultural de
Santa Fe (555 Camino de la Familia, Santa Fe).
8am-3pm. 250-8969. alibi.com/e/176269.
ZOMBEES PUB CRAWL Bee The Swarm is hosting a ZomBees
Pub Crawl to promote the Kickstarter for their ZomBees
game app. Nob Hill (Central Ave). 7pm. (623) 853-6805.
alibi.com/e/183568.
KIDS
BARNYARD BASH Featuring a petting zoo, bounce house,
farm-themed crafts, giveaways and educational lessons
about animals and crops. Cottonwood Mall (10000 Coors
Boulevard Bypass NW). Noon-3pm. 897-6571.
alibi.com/e/182449.
LEARN
BACKYARD FARMING SERIES: LANDSCAPE FOR LIFE Covers
the basics to plan and design your garden landscape
focusing on sustainability, permaculture and wise use of
limited natural resources. Gutierrez-Hubbell House
(6029 Isleta SW). 9am-noon. 314-0398.
alibi.com/e/184214.
LIKE AN ANIMAL: THE GRAZING AND SEX TOUR Resident
experts divulge the details of the curious romantic
rituals and strategies of animals. Price includes cocktails and appetizers. ABQ BioPark Zoo (903 10th
Street SW). $50. 6-8pm. 764-6214.
alibi.com/e/184038. See Event Horizon.
NATIONAL CITIZEN SCIENCE DAY Learn about important
citizen science projects and how to contribute to important data, which results in information used by land
managers and scientists. Bachechi Open Space
(9521 Rio Grande NW). 2-4pm. 314-0398.
alibi.com/e/184216.
SPORTS/OUTDOOR
BOOTCAMP ULTRATHON Activities include agility ladders,
battling ropes, low-crawling, endurance events and more.
Participants who complete event receive a small giveaway.
Santa Fe Community College (6401 S. Richards,
Santa Fe). $20-$25. 11am-1pm. 428-1751.
alibi.com/e/184184.
FREE DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR Albuquerque Historical
Society (2617 Decker NW). 10am-noon. 345-5300.
alibi.com/e/175600.
SPRING CLEANUP IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS Serve your
community and protect the open space in the foothills by
cleaning different areas. Bring work gloves, water, appropriate clothing, sun protection, a sack lunch and sturdy
shoes. Piedra Lisa Open Space (East of Tramway on
Candelaria Rd.). 8:30am-noon. alibi.com/e/185107.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
LUCKY PAWS VAN ON THE MOVE Take a yoga class with cats
that are up for adoption. Dogs up for adoption are in front
of the studio. All proceeds are donated to Lucky Paws. Let
It Be Yoga (6200 Coors NW). $15. 10am-2pm.
alibi.com/e/184041.
MINDFUL PARENTING CLASS Explore what a mindful home is
and set intentions to create one. Body Café (333 West
Cordova Rd, Santa Fe). by donation. 10:15-11:15am.
(203) 788-1993. alibi.com/e/178507.
PET LOSS GROUP A group supporting those who have lost or
anticipate the loss of an animal companion. Animal
Humane (615 Virginia SE). $20. 10-11am. 265-3087.
alibi.com/e/175345.
SIX SIMPLE STEPS TO YEEHAW An empowerment workshop
to promote healthy relationships, increased productivity
and reduced stress at home and on the job. Inn at Loretto
(211 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe). $39. 8am-noon,
1-5pm. 466-6203. alibi.com/e/183622.
SWEAT LODGE Purification in a safe environment with trained
professionals, like a sauna but with prayers and a drum
and song ceremony. The Kiva (3096 Rosendo Garcia SW).
$20. 7pm. 382-5275. alibi.com/e/108597.
SUNDAY APRIL 17
SATURDAY APRIL 16
ANNUAL THREE-DAY GERANIUM SALE 10am-noon. See
4/14 listing.
APRIL HALF-PRICE WEEKEND Watch seal, sea lion or hippo
feedings at the zoo. See divers feed animals at the
aquarium. All single admission tickets will be half-off. ABQ
EARTH CITIZENS FESTIVAL A 1K or 3K walk, ki gong demonstration, vendors, face painting for kids. Featuring a speaker
from Sedona, Ariz. who speaks about being an Earth Citizen.
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Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande NW). $35-$40.
10am-2pm. 262-2211. alibi.com/e/185432.
KIDS
HIP-HOP DANCE WORKSHOP A movement-based workshop to
learn hip-hop dance. For children 6 to 10 years old. Taylor
Ranch Library (5700 Bogart NW). 2pm. 768-5170.
alibi.com/e/181959.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS Class includes a short meditation,
teaching and activities to help children increase their positive
minds of patience, respect for others, giving and kindness.
Kadampa Meditation Center New Mexico (142 Monroe NE).
$3. 10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/184178.
LEARN
MOBILE SOCIALIZATION CLASS Visit places like a brewery, go
on a hike, or do a river walk while trainers help your dog
learn how to behave. Positive Paws Rescue
(1616 Eubank NE). $200. 11am-noon. 814-1714.
alibi.com/e/185383.
POPÉ, NARANJO AND THE PUEBLO REVOLT Stefanie
Beninato discusses the unexplored topic of Popé being
the leader of the Pueblo Revolt and the possibility of there
being other leaders. Cerrillos Hills State Park Visitor Center
(37 Main, Cerrillos). Donation. 2-4pm. 474-0196.
alibi.com/e/184603.
long-term stress, PTSD and chronic pain. Orange Yoga
(7528 Fourth Street NW). $10-$15. 6-7:45pm. (917)
535-9530. alibi.com/e/160443.
SPORTS/OUTDOOR
2016 HIV WALK NEW MEXICO AND 5K FUN RUN Bring
awareness to HIV in New Mexico. Receive prizes for
reaching certain fundraising levels. Registration required.
UNM North Golf Course (2201 Tucker NE). $25. 1pm.
alibi.com/e/176195.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
OPEN PUBLIC MEDITATION SITTING Periods of sitting meditation are interspersed with brief periods of walking meditation. The center supplies the cushions, timekeeper and
chairs. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). 10am-noon. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/179699.
SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION Learn how to practically
bring more peace and happiness into the world by
learning to cherish others, overcome anger and deal with
stress. Kadampa Meditation Center New Mexico
(142 Monroe NE). $10 suggested donation. 10-11:30am.
292-5293. alibi.com/e/184182.
SUNDAY STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE CLASS A
super-relaxation circuit training helpful for recovery from
MONDAY APRIL 18
SPORTS/OUTDOOR
LEARN HOW TO PLAY ROLLER DERBY Bring your own gear or
show up early to borrow some. All skill levels are welcome,
people will be on hand to teach you how to skate. Heights
Community Center (823 Buena Vista SE). 7-9pm.
alibi.com/e/180384.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
METAL YOGA MONDAYS The intention of this practice is to uplift
your mind and body, while having fun and listening to a
metal soundtrack. The Remedy Day Spa (113 Vassar SE).
$5-$12. 8-9pm. 265-9219. alibi.com/e/180438.
TUESDAY APRIL 19
ABWA AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMENS ASSOCIATION The
meeting is the third Tuesday of every month. Meet some
women who are in business or have been in business and
want to share their experience. MCM Elegante Hotel
(2020 Menaul NE). $17. 5:30-7:30pm. 681-0235.
alibi.com/e/178789.
IMPACT AND COFFEE A space where nonprofit leaders, volunteers, board members, funders and people who want to find
their place in the social impact community meet up.
Epicenter (199 Central NE). 9-10am. alibi.com/e/180339.
LEARN
SENSUAL BONDAGE: ROPEWORK TO ENHANCE YOUR SEX LIFE
Learn the skills to create beautiful rope bondage that seduces
the senses, and send you and your partners on the erotic
adventures of your dreams. Self Serve (3904 Central SE).
$15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815. alibi.com/e/182381.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
INTRO/BEGINNING BALLET-AFRIQUE COMMUNITY FUSION
DANCE CLASS Playful, supportive, community oriented
beginning level dance classes, with live drumming. Maple
Street Dance Space (3215 Central NE). $15-$55.
5:30-7pm. 366-4982. alibi.com/e/181779.
PRENATAL YOGA Explore ways to reduce the aches and pains
that accompany pregnancy while preparing for your
journey in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Inspired Birth and Families (6855 Fourth Street NW).
$10. 6-7pm. 232-2772. alibi.com/e/179457.
UNM DANCE FITNESS CLINIC Meet local professionals,
exhibitors, receive complimentary fitness testing and
more. Johnson Gym at UNM (1 University NE). $15-$55.
2-5pm. 277-3104. alibi.com/e/184493.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20
LEARN
THE COUNTER-NARRATIVE: AN IPCC RETROSPECTIVE In
honor of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s 40th anniversary, revisit the IPCC’s first 20 years in this lecture. Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center (2401 12th Street NW).
5:30-7pm. 843-7270. alibi.com/e/182296.
STRAW BALE GARDENING Covers conditioning, planting and
watering straw bales. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for
Humanity ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). Noon-1pm.
alibi.com/e/184059.
WELLNESS/FITNESS
YOGA FOR PTSD Clinically based iRest Yoga Nidra meditation
for anyone suffering from PTSD. Healing Massage
(2469 Corrales, Ste A2, Corrales). $12 per class.
6-7:15pm. alibi.com/e/185827.
Food
FRIDAY APRIL 15
ARGENTINIAN MENU Check online for a full menu. M’Tucci’s
Cocina Grill (1701 Fourth Street SW). $29-$55. 5-8pm.
242-3564. alibi.com/e/183618.
COCKTAILS ON THE TERRACE A new variety of special cocktails with a free-seating arrangement. RSVP highly encouraged. St. James Tearoom (320 Osuna NE). 4:30-6:30pm.
242-3752. alibi.com/e/185139.
FREE COFFEE TASTING Free coffee tasting every Friday night.
Try a variety of blends, single origins and even espresso.
Prosum Roasters (3228 Los Arboles NE). FREE.
6:30-8pm. 379-5136. alibi.com/e/172907.
GROWING THE SOUTHWEST GARDEN Local author Judith
Phillips signs her newest book. Los Poblanos Historic Inn
& Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). 11am-1pm.
344-9297. alibi.com/e/183293.
SATURDAY APRIL 16
ARGENTINIAN MENU $29-$55. 5-8pm. See 4/15 listing.
TART AT HEART Take a tour of exotic and unique beers from
around the world during this second annual event.
Featuring 20 specialty brews. Sister (407 Central NW).
$35-$45. 1pm. 242-4900. alibi.com/e/184033.
SUNDAY APRIL 17
MONTICELLO BALSAMICO DINNER A four-course menu to
showcase the finest traditional balsamicos in the world.
Reservations required. Los Poblanos Historic Inn &
Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). $65-$90. 5-9pm.
344-9297. alibi.com/e/183294.
“SECRET GARDEN” AFTERNOON TEA AND IKEBANA
DEMONSTRATION A demonstration of Japanese flower
arranging by Mable Orndorff, certified Ikebana instructor,
followed by tea and snacks. Fragrant Leaf Tea Boutique
(3207 Silver SE). $35. 1-3pm. 255-0522. alibi.com/e/183801.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20
TASTY WEDNESDAYS AT THE FARM SHOP Los Poblanos
Historic Inn & Organic Farm (4803 Rio Grande NW). FREE.
10am-4pm. 344-9297. alibi.com/e/179096.
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Children of No Country
PHOTOS BY PAT BERRETT
Yjastros develops its own language of dance
BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
nergy pours out of the dancers of flamenco
as they pound out rhythms on their heels
and, in a casual flourish of a wrist or an
ankle, punctuate a longer, complex phrase.
The marvelously robust art of flamenco is
expressed in new choreographies presented in
this weekend’s 30th season of Yjastros held at
the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Yjastros is a repertory company firmly rooted
in Albuquerque since its inception in 1999
by Artistic Director Joaquin Encinias who
works closely with visiting flamenco artists
from abroad to engineer creative new
choreographies to premiere at the
celebration. “Because of our partnerships
[with UNM, for example], we have the
opportunity to present flamenco in a very big
way,” said the Founder and Director of the
National Institute of Flamenco, Eva
Encinias-Sandoval. “It’s even difficult in
Spain at this point in time to have a big
company,” she continued. “Albuquerque can
make this happen because of a dynamic that
has been created here that doesn’t exist
elsewhere.”
Flamenco has been given the space to
flourish in Albuquerque, thanks in no small
part to The National Institute of Flamenco,
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companies like Yjastros, and through the
support of the University of New Mexico.
With the space and talent to progress the
dance form, Albuquerque has become “a
hotbed for flamenco art,” Encinias explained,
and not just for New Mexican dancers and
choreographers, but for artists in Spain who
find greater access to performance space and
support. “We really have something unique
[here] in the world of flamenco,” EnciniasSandoval said. This year, choreographers are
coming to the Institute not just to collaborate
with local artists, but to set the choreography
that they will bring back to Europe with them,
a testament to the vitality that has been
created in the local flamenco scene.
Albuquerque provides the space and resources
for artists to develop new work, which is
innovative and rare, Director of Development
Marisa Magallanez added.
In addition to the sheer volume of new
works that will be shared over the course of the
three day affair, a wide breadth of styles will be
enacted. “Flamenco has never existed in a
vacuum,” Encinias explained, “it’s just as much
about its surroundings as what it, itself, is …
With these pieces you’re going to see the gamut
of flamenco and related dance forms.” The
pieces include dances developed by a host of
visiting artists from Spain—Gala Vivancos,
Javier LaTorre, Valeriano Paños, Alfonso Losa
and Olga Pericet. The content of the dances
differs wildly, but several have drawn
inspiration from the culture and landscapes of
New Mexico, contributing to the striking and
fluid continued conversation between two
artistic hubs, all articulated in the language of
dance.
Yjastros seeks to expand the dialogue by
making this performance and flamenco culture
in Albuquerque more available to the broader
community. “Accessibility is something we
take seriously,” Encinias asserted. As such,
Yjastros encourages participation through
discounted tickets for students and the like,
and events like a picnic held the day before the
event, where dancers, choreographers and
appreciators can share thoughts, knowledge
and food. “[We asked ourselves] what can we
do to help people experience this in a more
special way?” Encinias expounded. “It’s an
incredible thing—the athleticism, the artistry,
the expression. We’re trying to make the
experience of this more accessible and more
fun.” And as the audience for Yjastros and the
arts in general in our city expands, “you can
change a culture through that process [because]
your values change,” resulting in a broader
appreciation of what exists in Albuquerque. In
terms of flamenco, that’s something wholly
unique and important.
Encinias continued, “The idea of
choreography, the idea of dancers in a space
moving together, the costumes, the lighting—
these are all beautiful things … [and] we are
better than we’ve ever been.” Careful attention
has been devoted to every element of the show,
from costumes to production, contributing to a
worthwhile anniversary season. Still, “it exists
in that weekend and then it’s gone,”
Magallanez mused. “We videotape it, we take
pictures, but it only exists in that moment
when we come together to celebrate the
process. It’s not hanging in a museum for you to
look at any time. It’s such a special thing to be
there in that moment. After [this] weekend, it
will move.” And change and evolve because as
Encinias-Sandoval added, the next time these
pieces are danced, “as an organization, as an art
form, as people, we’ll be in a different place.
So, it should look different.”
The title, Yjastros, is a derivation of the
Spanish word hijastros, meaning stepchildren.
“It’s about us not being a child of Spain, but
not being a child of America either,” Encinias
explained. Instead, Yjastros is something all its
own, and it’s evolving the foot pounding classic
dance of flamenco beyond watchable routines
into true, choreographic works of art. a
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
4TH ANNUAL ALBUQUERQUE
RENAISSANCE FAIRE
Saturday,
Sa
turday
y, April 30
10 a.m. – 6 p
p.m.
.m. • Balloon Museum
THURSDAY APRIL 14
SONG & DANCE
LOMAS-TRAMWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY Lara Ruggles. Singersongwriter’s piano and guitar-driven melodies invite the
listener on a journey. Noon-12:45pm. 291-6295.
alibi.com/e/183674.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Yjastros, 30th
Season. Features accomplished flamenco artists
Marisol and Joaquin Encinias, singer Vicente Griego,
guitarist Calvin Hazen and more. $15-$45. 7pm.
724-4771. alibi.com/e/185424. See “Culture Shock.”
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Loreak (Flowers).
The lives of three women are altered by the gift of flowers,
sent anonymously to each in memory of a loved one.
7pm. 724-4771. alibi.com/e/185427.
FRIDAY APRIL 15
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Art in the
Afternoon: Last Call. Live jazz performed. Enjoy great
music, food and free admission to the museum. 2-5pm.
243-7255. alibi.com/e/183297.
HISTORIC OLD TOWN Fiestas de Albuquerque. Enjoy the
history and traditions of Albuquerque with live entertainment, artists, food, shopping and free children’s
activities. Noon-5pm. alibi.com/e/184035. See Event
Horizon.
KELLER HALL, UNM Ekachai Jerakul. Classical guitarist
performs. $15-$20. 7:30pm. 277-2131.
alibi.com/e/182837.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Yjastros, 30th
Season. $15-$45. 8pm. See 4/14 listing.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Rock ’n’ Rhythm
Youth Orchestra Spring Concert 2016. The Orchestra and
Le Chat Lunatique perform. $5. 7-9pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/182696.
LEARN
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Ballet Folklorico Adult
Workshop. Learn several dances and about the culture
and history behind popular Mexican folkloric dances. $10.
10am-noon. 848-1320. alibi.com/e/184909.
SUNDAY APRIL 17
ART
ART
CENTRAL FEATURES CONTEMPORARY ART Gallery
Reception. Two exhibitions open: Jami Porter
Lara’s Unhyphenated and J. Matthew Thomas’s
Geometries. 6-8pm. 252-9983. alibi.com/e/185304.
STAGE
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ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The Diary of Anne Frank. Based
on the true story of a young Jewish girl who kept a diary of her
time hiding from the Nazis in the attic of her father’s office.
$12-$22. 7:30-9:30pm. 242-4750. alibi.com/e/181156.
AUX DOG THEATRE The Pericles Project. An adaptation of
Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre, performed by a
group of actors as if they are rehearsing the play.
$10-$15. 6-8pm. 254-7716. alibi.com/e/184612.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST Clue the Musical. Comic
antics, witty lyrics and a beguiling score carry the investigation from room to room. Even after the culprit
confesses, a surprise twist delights the audience.
$20-$22. 7:30pm. 265-9119. alibi.com/e/184440.
RODEY THEATRE, Popejoy Hall Chatterbox. The relationship
between Valentina, a spirited kindergarten teacher, and
Marco, an uptight literary scholar and expert on the work
of one reclusive Chicano writer. $10-$15. 7:30-9:30pm.
277-4332. alibi.com/e/183563.
UNM’S EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, Center for the Arts Angels
All Die. Frank Abbott lucks into the opportunity to work in
the hair and makeup department of the hottest soap opera
on television and falls in love with one of the stars.
$10-$15. 7:30-9:35pm. 277-4332. alibi.com/e/183747.
VORTEX THEATRE Terra Nova. An extraordinary play by the
screenwriter of The Silence of the Lambs depicting Robert
Falcon Scott’s race to the South Pole in 1912. $12-$22.
7:30-10pm. 247-8600. alibi.com/e/183587.
WAREHOUSE 21, Santa Fe All Too Human. Frederick
Nietzsche and his best friend Paul Rée vie for the attention of an adventurous young woman. $16-$22.
7:30-9:30pm. 303-0181. alibi.com/e/180058.
SONG & DANCE
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Yjastros, 30th
Season. $15-$45. 8pm. See 4/14 listing.
LEARN
SITE SANTA FE, Santa Fe An Evening with Dave Hickey in
Conversation with Julie Freedman. An informal, creative
discussion on the impact of digital technology on culture.
6pm. (505) 989-1199. alibi.com/e/180223.
ST. ANDREW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Devin O’Leary’s
Summer Film Preview. Our Film Editor discusses his
predictions for this years upcoming films. $1. 7:30-10pm.
266-8905. alibi.com/e/179110. See Event Horizon.
SATURDAY APRIL 16
Experience the Museum
in a new way!
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Performance by poet Carlos Contreras
Conversation with artist Matt McGee
Music by Burque Sol
Art Making, Cash Barr,, Galleries open
April 21, 5 – 8:30 p.m.
3rd Thursday (Free)
Happy Hour specials in the Lobby Lounge and
Grab and Go snack
kss available from 5 – 8 p.m.
from Slate at The Museum.
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APRIL 14-20, 2016
STAGE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The Diary of Anne Frank.
$12-$22. 7:30-9:30pm. See 4/15 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE The Pericles Project. $10-$15. 6-8pm.
See 4/15 listing. Also, Stand-Up at The Aux Dog. Local
comedians Ann Gora, Mike Long, AJ Martinez, Jason Green
perform and Mary Byrd hosts. $10-$12. 8:30pm.
254-7716. alibi.com/e/184564.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST Clue the Musical. $20-$22.
7:30pm. See 4/15 listing.
RODEY THEATRE, Popejoy Hall Chatterbox. $10-$15.
7:30-9:30pm. See 4/15 listing.
VORTEX THEATRE Terra Nova. $12-$22. 7:30-10pm. See
4/15 listing.
WAREHOUSE 21, Santa Fe All Too Human. $16-$22.
7:30-9:30pm. See 4/15 listing.
BACHECHI OPEN SPACE Down in the Bosque Opening
Reception and Talk. Artist Alan Paine Radebaugh
discusses his work. 5:30-7pm. 314-0467.
alibi.com/e/185245. See Event Horizon.
CONGREGATION ALBERT Jemez Pueblo Artisan Fair.
Artisans sell their art and crafts. Jemez Dancers
perform. 10am-4pm. 883-1818. alibi.com/e/182924.
See Event Horizon.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Art Show Reception. The Rainbow
Artist Collective displays their works. 9am. 884-1801.
alibi.com/e/185240.
STAGE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE The Diary of Anne Frank.
$12-$22. 2-4pm. See 4/15 listing.
AUX DOG THEATRE The Pericles Project. $10-$15. 4-6pm.
See 4/15 listing.
KIMO THEATRE Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. Performance.
$12. 2-3:15pm. See 4/16 listing.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST Clue the Musical. $20-$22.
4pm. See 4/15 listing.
RODEY THEATRE, Popejoy Hall Chatterbox. $10-$15. 2-4pm.
See 4/15 listing.
VORTEX THEATRE Terra Nova. $12-$22. 2-4:30pm. See 4/15
listing.
WAREHOUSE 21, Santa Fe All Too Human. $16-$22. 2-4pm.
See 4/15 listing.
SONG & DANCE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Santa Fe Choral
Masterworks. The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus performs
Duruflé’s Requiem, a plainchant-inspired 20th-century
classic composed in memory of his father. 4pm. (505)
982-8544. alibi.com/e/185522.
LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday: Debussy and More. Gabriel
Landstedt performs Claude Debussy’s Images, Book 1,
Frederic Rzewski’s Down by the Riverside and Sergei
Rachmaninoff’s 9 Etudes-Tableaux Opus 39. Poet Billy
Brown performs. $5-$15. 10:30-11:30am.
alibi.com/e/183451.
MONDAY APRIL 18
LEARN
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Barbara Coleman. The awardwinning painter discusses her work and creative process.
3-4pm. 225-5866. alibi.com/e/184049.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE 4th Annual Albuquerque Film and Music
Experience (AFME). Seven days of musical performances,
unique films and opportunities for attendees to engage
with filmmakers, actors and musicians. $100-$175.
265-7866. alibi.com/e/185402.
TUESDAY APRIL 19
SONG & DANCE
KELLER HALL, UNM Stefano Barone. Modern music for guitar
via acoustic and electronic equipment. $5-$12. 8pm.
277-2131. alibi.com/e/185437.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20
SONG & DANCE
O’SHAUGHNESSY PERFORMANCE SPACE, Santa Fe N.M.
School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble. The 19-member
ensemble perform jazz standards, Latin jazz and contemporary compositions. $5-$10. 7pm. 995-3862.
alibi.com/e/183178.
W E E K LY B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E • PA I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Anatolia Turkish Mediterranean Grill
Now Serving
Halal Meat
Type of Business
Restaurant
Year Established
This is our 6 year anniversary!
Owner
Mehmet & Umut Kokangul
Business Address
313 Central NW
Business Phone
505-242-6718
Business Hours
Monday 11am-2pm, TuesdayFriday 11am-8pm, Saturday
12pm-8pm, Sunday closed
Website
Anatolia Turkish Mediterranean Grill
is a small, family-owned, familyoriented restaurant specializing in
Turkish cuisine. We offer a wide
variety of plates, including meat and
vegetarian entrees, sandwiches and
salads. Here at the restaurant, the
customers are considered family. The
owners always make time to talk to
new customers, establishing
friendships with them.
The restaurant also offers space for
special events. Apart from special events
services, we also offer catering services. Give
us a call or send us an email to reserve a time
and date, or to place your order, and we will
provide for you.
The Desert Darlings Belly Dance Show
every Saturday Night – FREE!
$6.99 Lunch Specials posted on
Facebook daily between 11am and 2pm
*Weddings, Meetings, Parties, and
Birthdays Available
*All Meat Gluten-Free
*Catering
*Everything Homemade a
www.anatoliaturkishgrillabq.com
Now
Serving Beer
and Wine
Spicy Hummus
Eggplant Tava
Adana Kebab
APRIL 14-20, 2016
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Chowtown
FOOD | rEstaurant rEviEw
a rotating guide to restaurants we like
suggest a restaurant or search for more at:
w alibi.com/chowtown
Enter the
Calzone Zone
Exterior
MIDTOWN
J.J.’S PIZZA
4711 Menaul NE, 883-6962 • $
[Pizza] In addition to some of the best NY-style
crust, sauce and toppings in town, this family-run
pizza joint houses arcade classics Centipede,
Gauntlet and R-Type. J.J.’s also boasts hot, New
Mexico-grown green chile (as it should), jumbo
cheese ravioli for about six bucks, calzones, hot
subs and buffalo thighs. Forget wings. These
thighs are enormous and juicy. Plus, the recipemakers have really put some love into their
gluten-free crust.
Pork belly Toc, Tofu Toc, Clamato & Beer
Mixxed Feelings
NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
FRATELLI BISTRO
2740 Wyoming NE, 554-2602 • $$
[Italian] Fratelli’s reincarnation revives the menu
and familiar decor from the former Lomas deli
with oven-baked subs, pasta platters, pizza and
their popular calzones. Add a side salad or a
Fratelli antipasto to complete your meal, or
sample the pastries and donuts (made fresh
daily).
PAISANO’S CUISINE
1935 Eubank NE, 298-7541 • $$$
[Italian] This restaurant has been around for 35
years for a darn good reason—fresh pasta made
and cooked to order. Owner Rick Camuglia carries
on a fine Sicilian tradition of fresh ingredients, a
cozy atmosphere like grandma’s kitchen, and
pizzas and calzones made with fresh dough.
SOUTHEAST
GIOVANNI’S PIZZERIA
921 San Pedro SE, 255-1233 • $$
[Pizza] Just thinking about the pizza here is
enough to send our insulin levels into overdrive.
The authentically crisp-yet-floppy New York-style
thin crust is a perfect foundation for garlicky
tomato sauce and a mountain of toppings. Buy it
by the slice (just $2.50, plus 55 cents for
additional toppings), as a pie (12, 15 or 18
inches) or Sicilian style (a rectangle with eight big
slices). There are also mammoth baked calzones,
rolls and stromboli. They’re all stuffed to the gills
with delicious ingredients—which is exactly how
you’ll leave if you eat one.
UPTOWN
MARIO’S PIZZERIA &
RISTORANTE
2401 San Pedro NE, 883-4414 • $$
[Italian] Mario’s is on the west side of Coronado
Mall and open for continual service every day of
the week. It’s great in the afternoon after the
lunch crowds and before dinner for any size of
meal. The sandwiches, calzones and pizzas are far
more substantial. You and the guys just come in
from a rousing game of pass-the-pigskin? Stop by
and share Mario’s mega meat pizza or the gouba
nachos, or pick up a pie to go.
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WEEKLY ALIBI
APRIL 14-20, 2016
Carne Asada Toc
Baja Mexican food brings the noise
BY MEGAN RENEAU
ne Sunday night, I was procrastinating
packing for a fast approaching move. I
decided now was the best time to try out
Mixx Food Bar, which just so happened to be
located right below my living quarters. As
soon as I walked in, it was loud. There was a
DJ mixing live and people were dancing—just
3 people out of about 15. I would have
thought it was cute if I could hear myself
think.
I approached the five-foot tall bar and tried
to order. I had to repeat myself a few times for
the hostess to hear me and vice versa. I
eventually was able to communicate that I
wanted the shrimp tacos with red sauce and a
Happy Camper IPA. The hostess explained as
well as she could without screaming in my ear
that the sauces, rather that being chile, were
Japanese mayonnaise mixed with something—
the yellow was sweet, the green kinda spicy,
and the red was hot. Since I always assume the
hottest thing in a restaurant won’t be hot to
me (and with her recommendation), I went
for the red sauce.
I went to a table in the corner and waited
for my meal. The server danced my drink over
to me. I ordered a simple IPA and received a
large, ornate drink dressed in what looked like
spiced fruit in the dim lighting. He left the
drink on my table and salsa-ed away. The
hostess quickly noticed the mistake and
brought me my drink, taking the large, fancy
drink to the couple who actually ordered it.
Shortly after that, I received the food in a togo box. I assumed the kitchen misunderstood
my order until I looked around at everyone
else’s meals—they actually were serving food
in to-go boxes for everyone.
O
Mixx Food Bar
901 Park SW, Ste. 102
505-312-7394
mixxfoodbar.com
Hours: Monday-Sunday 10am-10pm
Vibe: Fashionably Undone
Alibi Recommends: Tofu Tocs with Yellow Sauce
Normally I wouldn’t have any problem
with this, but considering the atmosphere of
the restaurant, I expected more. The place is
modern—it has casually unfinished walls,
exposed pipes, wooden tables, metal chairs
and extremely soft lighting By all means, this
place is fashionable but they decided it was
appropriate to serve their food in to-go boxes?
It was preposterous. I can’t get over it.
Overwhelmed by the noise from the people
yelling and the thumping music, I struggled to
get a hold on my over-stuffed taco with the
wrong sauce (it was the yellow sauce) to shove
it in my face and hopefully make all my
problems go away. I bit into the taco, and I
saw the light.
The corn tortilla guided the shrimp
concoction straight to my foodie soul. The
crunch of the tortilla followed by a small bite
of shrimp took me to Surf Toc heaven. The
shrimp was perfect, it was juicy and plump.
My teeth cut through it, and I felt every
protein fiber being severed in pleasure. The
heat from the spice that coated the crustacean
followed by the yellow sauce was beautifully
complex. Then the taco fell apart, and I was
ripped from my moment in Elysium. I
continued to eat the Toc, but with much
strife. I finished it as quickly as I could so I
could escape this mid-’90s dance club.
When I went in again with my boyfriend
on a Monday afternoon, the place was empty
but the music was still blasting. I ordered the
Tofu Tocs and went out on the patio to wait.
We received our meal quickly and dug in.
I had ordered the yellow sauce this time
but received an unmixed coleslaw dressing.
My boyfriend ordered the Pork Belly Toc with
the green sauce but he got the unmixed
coleslaw dressing as well. After expressing his
disappointment, he dove into it, nodded and
said, “Yeah, this is really good.”
After a bite of the Tofu Toc, I was sold. I
would love to have that thing in my life every
day but, despite the very affordable cost of $7$8 per two tacos, I can’t afford that. Especially
since I would prefer to have it every meal of
the day.
The tofu was perfectly spiced, as was the
shrimp, but the texture was (obviously)
different. I’ve found in my vegetarian-ish
experience that people either know how to
cook tofu or they don’t. A lot of the time, tofu
ends up cooked so badly that I understand
why meat-eaters think it’s shit. This tofu was a
wonderful example of what a good cook does.
The inside remained slightly creamy but firm
and the outside was exquisitely crispy. The
slaw added an entire other level of intricacy.
The cabbage was plentiful and juicy, the
carrots added a wonderful, barely-sweet flavor,
and the dressing melted into everything
creating a lovely unity in the meal.
Hopefully in the future the volume will be
turned down so I can stand to be there for
more than five minutes and enjoy one of the
huge fancy drinks. For the residents of the
apartments above, it’s delightfully convenient
since they offer food delivery. For the rest of
Albuquerque, I can say with certainty—
despite the issues of noise, proper food display
and utensils—it is certainly worth the trip. a
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FILM | rEvIEw
REEL WORLD
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Booze and Bowie
Distillery 365 is kicking off the summer movie
season early with its first outdoor movie of the
year. The classic Jim Henson/Terry Jones
fantasy Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and
Jennifer Connelly, will screen under the stars at
the Broken Trail Distillery and Brewery (2921
Stanford NE) on Friday, April 15. Seating begins
at 7pm. Movie starts at 8pm. You’re free to bring
your own lawn chairs, but space is limited—so
get there early. No outdoor drinks or coolers.
Admission is free, but drinks are not.
Reach the goooooal
There will be a “local soccer and film culture”
gathering on Friday, April 15. Organized by the
Albuquerque Sol Football Club, this night of
cinema and sports will take place at the old Lobo
Theater (3013 Central NE) beginning at 7pm.
The documentary Sons of Ben will be shown.
The film is described as an “insightful”
documentary about a small group of diehard
soccer fans in Philadelphia who started a fan
club for a team that did not exist. Eventually,
they had 1,500 drum-banging, song-singing
fanatics. Their grassroots effort led directly to
the birth of an MLS franchise, the Philadelphia
Union. Albuquerque Sol co-owner and
president, Ron Patel, believes Albuquerque has
the right atmosphere to foster a similar growth
in professional soccer. Following the film
screening, Sons of Ben cofounder Bryan James
will join the audience for a Skype Q&A session
to discuss best practices in building a true
soccer culture. Tickets are $5 apiece and are
available now at tickets.abqsolfc.com.
Drivin’ theater
Writer and New Mexico film historian Jeff Berg
is inviting movie lovers to take a fun, interactive
trip down Route 66. On Sunday, April 17, Berg
will be at the Village of Tijeras Historic Church
(4 Tijeras Ave.) for a lecture/movie clip show
spotlighting more than 50 years’ worth of
Hollywood films that have cruised down historic
Route 66, using our desert backyard as
backdrop. This 90-minute screening will include
live narration, explaining the history and
significance of these nostalgic American films.
After the screening, Berg will sell and sign
copies of his new book New Mexico Filmmaking.
The event starts at 2pm. It is free and open to
the public.
Post time
New Mexico Post Alliance is a professional
association focused on educational and
networking opportunities for people involved in
the local film industry—particularly those who
work in editing, special effects, music, sound
mixing and color correction. NMPA will host
another postproduction workshop on Saturday,
April 16, from 1 to 3pm. Steve Milner, a
postproduction professional with more than 20
years experience, will speak on the topic of
“Postproduction Careers: Being on the Cutting
Edge of Change.” Milner has done telecine
mastering, color grading and lighting design with
3D software. In addition, he has worked closely
with world renowned color correction artists at
Company 3 in New York. The workshop will
cover topics including growing skills on the job,
advancement by changing jobs and “How to
bring job opportunities to New Mexico by
establishingand growing a thriving post
industry.” General admission to this workshop is
$30. You can get reserve your ticket now by
going to eventbrite.com. For more info on this
and other postproduction workshops, go to
nmpost.org. a
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She Sings to the Stars (Wednesday, April 20, 5:30pm KiMo)
Are You Experienced?
Local film premieres flavor Albuquerque Film and Music Experience
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
he Albuquerque Film and Music
Experience returns to the Duke City, April
18 through 24, filling up venues from the
KiMo Theatre to the Guild Cinema to the
South Broadway Cultural Center. The
“Experience” aims to bring together
filmmakers, musicians and artists from around
the world to share their stories, on-screen and
off. It’s a week-long scrum of films, concerts,
parties, panels, workshops and awards
ceremonies.
Among the special guests this year is noted
jazz/R&B bassist Nathan East, who will be
2016’s AFME Music Award recipient. VP of
Yamaha Entertainment Chris Gero will
receive this year’s Visionary Award and will
screen his new musical documentary—which
is none-too-coincidentally titled Nathan East:
For the Record. Screenwriter Bettina Gilois
(Glory Road, McFarland USA) will be in town
to host a screenwriting workshop. Actor Wes
Studi and songwriter Dan Navarro will
participate in intimate conversation sessions.
In addition, there will be panel discussions
with various industry insiders on auditioning,
fundraising, distribution and “pursuing your
dreams in Los Angeles.” On the music side of
things, we get an after party with Jessie
Martinez and Casper Leo Gomez, a karaoke
night event at Gioco pizza parlor, a flamenco
movie block featuring a special performance by
the National Institute of Flamenco and a
concert by the John Kurzweg Band.
But the focus of most film festivals tends to
be film, and AFME doesn’t slack off in this
regard, offering attendees nearly 100 features,
documentaries, shorts, music videos and
animations to choose from over the course of
the week. Homegrown New Mexico films are
well-represented, with several local efforts
receiving their local premieres at this year’s
AFME.
Here, then, is a quick rundown of some of
the local highlights you could be catching at
T
The 2016 Albuquerque
Film and Media Experience
APRIL 18 THROUGH 24
Various venues
abqfilmx.com
Tickets/passes $8 to $175
the 2016 Albuquerque Film and Music
Experience:
The Merry
Maids of
Madness
(TUESDAY, APRIL
19, 7PM KIMO)
This feature-length
comedy serves as
AFME’s opening night film. Directed by
Phillip Hughes and written by Jenn Daugherty,
the film spotlights a number of Albuquerque
theater community luminaries, including Amy
Baklini, Lauren Myers, Rebekah Wiggins,
Sarah Minnich, Amy Bourque, Daniel T.
Cornish, Jason Witter and Lauren Poole. It
relates the story of Beatrice, a modern-day
bride who walks out on her wedding and ends
up in the Stratford Home for Rest and
Rehabilitation, a psychiatric facility filled to
the brim with some rather familiar
Shakespearian women.
She Sings to the Stars
(WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 5:30PM KIMO)
This “Best Feature” winner at the Toronto
Independent Festival was shot in the Rio
Puerco Valley around Cabezon. Producer
Jonathan Corcoran, brother to writer-director
Jennifer Corcoran, calls it “a quintessentially
New Mexican film.” Despite a lingering
drought, a Native American grandmother
(actress Fannie Loretto of Jemez Pueblo)
continues to inhabit her traditional home in
the middle of the desert. One day a faded
Anglo magician (Larry Cedar from
“Deadwood”) finds himself lost at her
doorstep.
The Quest
for Suki
(THURSDAY,
APRIL 21, 7:30PM,
KIMO)
This offbeat sci-fi
comedy takes place
70 years after the bitter War of New Mexico
almost destroyed the Southwest. A gullible
sweepstakes entrant (Travis Freeman Webb)
determines something is awry when his big
win lands him a meeting with the mayor’s evil
twin. Throw in brain-eating amoebas, “the
bluest painting in the world” and a sinister
plot to destroy our main character’s life (for no
good reason), and you’ve got one absurdist
look at our state’s (alternative) state of mind.
This micro-budget feature is written and
directed by Rio Rancho-based filmmaker Clint
Bramlette.
The
Caveman of
Atomic City
(SATURDAY,
APRIL 23, 6PM,
GUILD)
In 2013
directing/producing duo Paul and Petra Ratner
gave us “Moses on the Mesa,” an awardwinning documentary about a German-Jewish
immigrant who became governor of the Native
American pueblo of Acoma. Now the couple
has returned with a documentary profile of
another colorful local legend. Los Alamos icon
microMike is a self-proclaimed “scientist and
philosopher” who gave up all his worldly
possessions to live in a cave underneath the
Los Alamos National Laboratory. He
developed a theory of time travel, got busted
for growing pot, found “the world’s most
valuable rock” and helped avert a Martian
invasion (maybe, who can say?). a
TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Chrono-chronic
“Time Traveling Bong” on Comedy Central
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
aybe it wasn’t good enough to turn into a
series. Maybe somebody didn’t have the
attention span to follow through on it.
For whatever reason, Comedy Central’s newest
effort is a three-part sitcom “miniseries” being
broadcast over three consecutive nights.
Although the majority of the humor is
contained within the show’s title, “Time
Traveling Bong,” there are enough weed
references, masturbation jokes and bleeped-out
curse words to induce snickering in any
number of teenage stoners.
“Time Traveling Bong” is the work of
creators/stars Illana Glazer and Paul W. Downs
(of CC’s hit series “Broad City”). Glazer is
bad-dating rental car clerk Sharee, while
Downs tackles the role of her couch-surfing,
porn-loving cousin Jeff. The two ambitiondeficient roomies spend most of their time
slacking off and smoking weed. One fateful
evening, while taking their bikes to the
supermarket to get more buffalo chicken bites,
they run across a pair of futuristic time
travelers who pop out of nowhere and are
promptly run over by an SUV. In the
aftermath of this unusual accident, Sharee and
Jeff locate the mysterious “time bong” which
has sent these folks from the future. Throwing
caution to the wind, the pair toke up and find
themselves shooting back through time to
stare down the business end of a T-Rex (one of
the show’s few, inexpensive, but mostly
serviceable special effects).
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THE WEEK IN
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THURSDAY 14
“American Grit” (KASA-2 8pm) Pro
wrestler John Cena is joined by “an
elite group of military mentors” who
“command contestants to either
persevere or give up while their
teams are pushed to the limit.” So
it’s “American Ninja Warrior” with
amateurs. Or “Wipeout” without the
laughs. Or “Steve Austin’s Broken
Skull Challenge” with a different
wrestler. Or “Strong” with a different
title. I gotcha.
“Orphan Black” (BBC America 8pm)
The fourth season of the BBC’s sci-fi
thriller kicks off, and you fans know
what that means: more clones for
the clone club!
“The Dude Perfect Show” (CMT
10pm) Another one of those
YouTube viral video-producing
groups—this one a quintet of dudes
who make basketball trick shot
videos, mostly—gets its own TV show.
Since this one is based in Texas and
features football players and
NASCAR drivers, it ends up on CMT.
FRIDAY 15
“Kong: King of the Apes” (Netflix
streaming anytime) King Kong gets
his own CG-animated series in
An inevitable mishap causes the time bong
to break, forcing Sharee and Jeff to surf
randomly through time with no control. (And
a dwindling supply of marijuana.) So it’s
basically “Time Tunnel” crossed with
“Quantum Leap” crossed with Bill and Ted’s
Excellent Adventure crossed with Hot Tub Time
Machine crossed with a Cheech & Chong
sketch you may or may not have heard your
older brother play for you once on LP. On a
Comedy Central budget. As they search for a
way back to the 21st century, our protagonists
encounter Puritans, cavemen, Civil War
slaves, ancient Greeks and a young Michael
Jackson.
Aside from the general air of silliness and
flippancy, most of the jokes are of the exact
variety you would expect. (Jeff: “We need to
get high.” Sharee: “Good idea. There must be
something to smoke around here.” Jeff: “No we
need to get higher up to look for an exit.”)
There’s an extremely loose storyline that
eventually takes our dopey historians to the
far-flung future and the origins of the time
traveling bong. But mostly the show is an
excuse to have two self-proclaimed “idiots”
teach citizens of the late 1700s how to say
“chill” and to josh about pederasty in ancient
Greece.
Stoner humor is generally ineffective against
non-stoners. And it’s wasted on stoners who are
not stoned. So it’s no small coincidence that
“Time Traveling Bong” is airing on 4/20. In
other words: Toke it and like it. a
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which he befriends kids and fights
robotic dinosaurs.
“Thunderbirds Are Go” (Amazon
streaming anytime) Gerry
Anderson’s classic marionetteanimated sci-fi series from the
1960s gets revived as a CGanimated series. Which is creepy in
a different way.
“Ghost Brothers” (Destination
America 8pm) Do you have a
crappy camera, an abandoned
building and the ability to shout,
“What the hell was that?” on cue?
You too could be a ghost hunter on
TV.
SATURDAY 16
Confirmation (HBO 6pm) HBO
dramatizes the 1991 Clarence
Thomas Supreme Court hearings
with actors Kerry Washington,
Wendell Pierce, Erika Christensen,
Jennifer Hudson, Greg Kinnear and
Jeffrey Wright.
Hear My Song (KRQE-13 7pm) A
demanding choir master at an elite
music academy pushes a gifted but
rebellious student to fulfill his true
potential. Sounds pretty generic, but
the cast is impressive: Dustin
Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard
and Debra Winger.
SUNDAY 17
House of Darkness (Lifetime Movie
Network 6pm) A couple moves to a
farmhouse in search of the quiet
life, but they begin to hear strange
voices and experience violent urges.
Maybe they should call the Ghost
Brothers.
“TV Land Icon Awards” (TV Land 7pm)
John Stamos gets an award for his
dedication to the art and craft of
television entertainment.
MONDAY 18
“William & Kate: The Journey—Part 1:
The Royal Engagement” (Reelz
8pm) Are we still into this? Really?
“Better Call Saul: Talking Saul” (AMC
9:05pm) Chris Hardwicke, of “Talking
Dead,” spares an hour to host this
after-show analyzing the first season
of AMC’s Albuquerque-lensed lawyer
dramedy “Better Call Saul.”
TUESDAY 19
“Containment” (KWBQ-19 8pm) In The
CW’s new viral-panic series, Atlanta is
quarantined after a deadly outbreak
of a mysterious disease—which is
not, apparently, zombie-related. Oh
well.
The Night Manager (AMC 8pm) John le
Carré’s 1993 spy thriller becomes a
six-part miniseries starring America’s
British boyfriend Tom Hiddleston.
(Just wait until your other British
boyfriend, Benedict Cumberbatch,
hears about this, America.)
WEDNESDAY 20
“The Yard” (National Geographic 8pm)
NG launches a blue-collar
docureality series about men and
women who work in a shipyard.
Which is evidently a thing. a
APRIL 14-20, 2016
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The Jungle Book
OPENING THIS WEEK
The Albuquerque Film & Music
Experience 2016
The annual AFME returns April 18 through 24 with a week
crammed full of parties, panel discussions, workshops,
concerts and nearly 100 features, documentaries, short
films and music videos. For a complete list of films,
events, times and locations, go to abqfilmx.com. (Opens
Wednesday 4/20 at Guild Cinema)
Barbershop: The Next Cut
The gang (Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony
Anderson, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jazsmin Lewis) is all
back in this fourth film in the Barbershop series (if you
count 2005’s Beauty Shop). This time around the shop is
co-ed, and everybody’s fighting against neighborhood
violence. But it’s pretty much just people standing around
a barber shop bagging on one another. 112 minutes. PG13. (Opens Thursday 4/14 at Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Born To Be Blue
Ethan Hawke stars as jazz trumpet legend Chet Baker in
this “re-imagining” of his musical comeback in the late
1960s. To be clear: This isn’t a standard-issue, based-onfact biopic. Instead it’s a sort of freeform rumination on
several key moments in Baker’s life. It concentrates
heavily on his heroin addiction, but features some wellrealized musical flashbacks as well. Hawke gives one of
his best performances. 97 minutes. R. (Opens Friday
4/15 at Guild Cinema)
Cents
This crowd-funded, shot-in New Mexico success story tells
the inspiring story of an uncommonly smart 12-year-old
(Julia Flores)who uses her gift for mathematics to
transform her school’s penny drive into a major
moneymaking operation. Writer-director Christopher
Boone will be on hand to introduce the film and
participate in a post-film Q&A. 90 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Saturday 4/16 at Guild Cinema)
Unlike Disney’s recent live-action Cinderella and Alice in
Wonderland revamps, this family fantasy sticks pretty
close to the source material. John Favreau (Elf, Iron Man)
does an admirable job directing one kid and a whole
bunch of CGI animals. Star Neel Sethi is a ball of energy,
leaping and tumbling his way from one action sequence
to the next. A string of celebrity voices (Ben Kingsley, Idris
Elba, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson,
Christopher Walken) take on the familiar characters. The
action is a bit intense at times for the littlest of tykes. The
decision to include two of the songs from the original
Disney cartoon is odd, but doesn’t upset the overall
balance of the adventurous film. 105 minutes. PG.
(Opens Thursday 4/14 at Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
The Danish Girl
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia
Vikander (Ex Machina) star in this “ficticious drama”
loosely based on the romance between Dutch artists
Gerda Wegener and Lili Elbe, an early transgender pioneer
and one of the first recipients of sex reassignment
surgery. 119 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 4/14 at SUB
Theater)
Dazed and Confused
Richard Linklater’s 1993 ensemble comedy looks back at
the last day of high school in May, 1976. Jason London,
Joey Lauren Adams, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg and
Matthew McConaughey are among the bell-bottomed
cast in this stoned-out version of American Graffiti. 102
minutes. R. (Opens Sunday 4/17 at Century 14
Downtown, Century Rio)
Fan
In this Indian thriller a man (Shah Rukh Khan) develops a
dangerous obsession with a movie star who looks just like
him. In Hindi with English subtitles 142 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Friday 4/15 at Century 14 Downtown)
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Deadpool
Ryan Reynolds single-handedly tries to rescue his cult
superhero for the horribly botched 2009 film X-Men
Origins: Wolverine. He succeeds beyond the wildest
dreams of most comic book fans. In this self-mocking
parody, he stars as a brain-addled mercenary who gains
incredible healing powers but loses his good looks thanks
to a little mad science. Boil it down and the film is your
basic “get revenge on the bad guy and rescue the
girlfriend” plot. But the third-wall-breaking humor, raunchy
sex and over-the-top violence make this a shockingly fun
“adult” action comedy. Reviewed in v25 i6. 108 minutes.
R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Mars Attacks!
Tim Burton’s 1996 adaptation of the Topps trading card
series is still infused with anarchic sci-fi silliness. Jack
Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Danny
DeVito and Michael J. Fox are among the Earthlings
fighting off an invasion from ray-gun-wielding alien jerks.
106 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 4/15 at Guild
Cinema)
Of Mind and Music
A renowned neuroscientist (Joaquim De Almeida from
Desperado and Fast Five) returns home to New Orleans’
French Quarter to find his mother succumbing to
Alzheimer’s disease. Taking time off from his scientific
work, the disillusioned doc finds solace in the music of
the city and in the voice of one mesmerizing street singer
(Aunjanue Ellis from “Quantico”). Realizing she is
suffering from Alzheimer’s as well, he becomes
determined to help her reconnect with her long-lost son.
98 minutes. (Opens Friday 4/15 at Guild Cinema)
Theri
Kollywood superstar Vijay appears in his 60th(!) film. He
plays a cop worshipped by his young daughter. It’s the
usual mixture of dancing, punching, romance, action and
wacky comedy—which fans will no doubt love. In Tamil
with English subtitles. 155 minutes. Unrated. (Opens
Friday at Century Rio)
Criminal
In this preposterous ,’90s-era action movie throwback, a
CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) dies in the line of duty, leaving
a dangerous computer hacker unapprehended. Naturally,
the government recruits a death row murderer (Kevin
Costner) and uses an experimental medical procedure to
“inject” their agent’s memories directly into his brain. Of
course the confused guinea pig escapes from jail and
wanders around wondering if he should kill people or
save the world. Stuff blows up a lot, and you can probably
guess which direction our protagonist decides to go. 113
minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 4/14 at Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX, Icon
Cinemas Albuquerque, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
brownie at a time. 99 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Grande 12
Albuquerque IMAX, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
STILL PLAYING
10 Cloverfield Lane
This low-budget horror-mystery is a “secret” spin-off of
the J.J. Abrams-produced giant monster movie Cloverfield.
John Goodman plays a survivalist who rescues a young
woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and stashes her away
in his underground bunker. But is the world really coming
to an end, or is he just a crazy dude? (Given that this is a
sequel to Cloverfield, the surprise ending probably isn’t
much of a surprise.) 105 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman and Superman duke it out in a grimdark setting
that involves lots of glowering, real estate-flattening
explosions and concrete-colored costumes. The action is
frenetic, the production design is faithful to its comic
book roots and there’s plenty of fan service—but the film
just doesn’t differentiate its heroes enough for the longawaited confrontation to feel particularly justified.
Batman and Superman are now both dark, brooding,
murderous vigilantes feared by polite society. This
crowded, lengthy film wastes a lot of energy setting up
future Justice League films, but doesn’t spend enough
time being fun or escapist or particularly entertaining.
Reviewed in v25 i12. 153 minutes. PG-13. (Grande 12
Albuquerque IMAX, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
The Boss
Melissa McCarthy (“Mike & Molly,” Bridesmaids) stars as
a famed business mogul/financial guru who is sent to
prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she
gets out of prison, she’s forced to work off her community
service by helping a Girl Scouts-esque organization with
their annual baked goods-based fundraiser. Naturally, she
seizes on the opportunity to rebuild her financial empire
and get revenge on everyone who screwed her over—one
Demolition
wallflower who attends a self-help seminar and is
inspired to romantically pursue her much-younger coworker (Max Greenfield from “New Girl”).
Co-writer/director Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American
Summer, The Baxter, “Stella”) displays a much more
grown-up sense of humor here, deftly tackling the issue of
ageism with the help of an enormously appealing lead
actor. 95 minutes. R. (Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema)
Meet the Blacks
An African-American family (named the Blacks) comes
into some unexpected money and moves to Beverly
Hills—at which point the film becomes a parody of The
Purge films. Yup, all crime is made legal for 12 hours and
the new Black home is besieged by violence-happy home
invaders. Weirdest of all, this stars Mike Epps (The
Honeymooners, The Hangover) and not one of the Wayans
brothers. 90 minutes. R. (Century Rio)
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a numb Wall Street investment
banker who gets even more numb when his young wife
dies in an auto accident. He responds by demolishing
things in his life like refrigerators, computers and houses.
It’s meant to be a tragicomic indie film look at grief and
the redemptive power of madness. But its quirkiness is to
studied to qualify as particularly effective. Gyllenhaal
puts a lot of effort into being sad and weird, but the film
is extremely scattershot, juggling characters and moods
like a boardwalk entertainer. Reviewed in v25 i14. 100
minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Midnight Special
The Divergent Series: Allegiant—Part 1
Miracles From Heaven
The third film in the Divergent trilogy shows up, and—par
for the course—it’s part one of two. Following the “Earth
shattering” revelations of Insurgent (their words, not
mine), pouty but special rebel girl Tris (Shailene Woodley)
must lead her futuristic millenials in a rebellion against
the evil totalitarian government. Fans know what they’re in
for. 121 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio)
Eye in the Sky
Col. Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a military officer in
command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya,
sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone
triggering an international dispute over the implications of
modern warfare. Alan Rickman and Aaron Paul costar in
this tense suspense drama about the morality of military
drones. South African Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins:
Wolverine, Ender’s Game) directs. 102 minutes. R.
(Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
God’s Not Dead 2
Faith-based audiences flocked to see 2014’s evil atheist
college professor drama God’s Not Dead. In this spiritual
(in more ways than one) sequel, a high school teacher
goes to court to defend her in-class love of Jesus. (See,
not all teachers are godless heathen.) Unfortunately evil
atheist lawmakers are trying to stand in her way. By
proving that God is dead. In court. Basically, this is
Miracle on 34th Street, but with Jesus instead of Santa.
Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Ray Wise, Robin
Givens, Ernie Hudson and Pat Boone (!) are among the
random, C-list Hollywood cast. 121 minutes. PG. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX,
Century Rio)
Hardcore Henry
This gimmicky, nonstop action flick is shot entirely in firstperson (with a GoPro camera), through the eyes of the
main character. Yes, it looks just like a FPS video game.
Having just been resurrected from death with no memory,
our hero wakes up in the unfamiliar city of Moscow where
he must discover his identity and save his wife from an
evil warlord with a plan to bioengineer cybernetic
supersoldiers. Sharlto Copley (The A-Team) and Tim Roth
(Reservoir Dogs) are the few recognizable faces among
the mostly Russian cast and crew. 96 minutes. R. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque,
Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX, Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Hello, My Name is Doris
Sally Field reestablishes her bona fides with this
comedy/drama/romance about a sixty-something
Up-and-coming indie director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter,
Mud) reunites with actor Michael Shannon for this
intriguing little exercise in mid-’80s Spielbergian
wonderment. In it, a father and son go on the run from
mysterious government types after dad learns that his kid
possesses special powers. It’s mostly a slow, moody
chase film, but the emotions hit harder that you might
expect for such a modest experiment in genre
filmmaking. 112 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown,
Century Rio)
Ben Affleck’s estranged wife Jennifer Garner stars in this
faith-based “true story” about a little girl with a rare
digestive disorder who fell out of a tree and
subsequently—according to the book her mother wrote,
anyway—went to Heaven and met Jesus. Also, she was
cured of her disease. If you paid to see that other “kid
meets Jesus” film Heaven Is For Real, the producers of
this one want your money as well. 99 minutes. PG.
(Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Having had success with 2002’s super sleeper hit My Big
Fat Greek Wedding and 2003’s TV spin-off “My Big Fat
Greek Life” and ... honestly, not much else, Nia Vardalos
goes back to the well for some romantic comedy cash.
This time around it’s her meddling parents (who, it turns
out, were never properly married) getting hitched. Ethnic
stereotype-based hijinks ensue. 94 minutes. PG-13. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Seth Grahame-Smith’s groundbreaking (and nonetheless
silly) mash-up novel finally gets the big screen treatment.
Grahame-Smith’s version was nothing more than the text
of Jane Austen’s original novel with the word “zombie”
occasionally inserted. This at least adds some grody
special effects to the romantic Victorian tale of five sisters
on the hunt for suitable husbands. Lily James (“Downton
Abbey”), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows) and Suki
Waterhouse (Insurgent) are among the stars. 108
minutes. PG-13. (Movies West, Movies 8)
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the
Residents
This mind-bending documentary attempts to tell the story
of influential, avant-garde San Francisco band The
Residents. Since they’re noted as much for their
anonymous (always masked) stage presence as for their
artsy videos, it’s no surprise that the band members have
declined to be interviewed on camera. Filmmakers,
instead, rely on the group’s psychedelic audio/visual
output and copious commentary from the legions of cultlike Residents fans to flesh out the who, what and why. 87
minutes. (Guild Cinema)
Triple 9
A crew of corrupt Atlanta cops is blackmailed by the
Russian mob into committing a virtually impossible heist.
Raw Australian director John Hillcoat (The Road, The
Proposition) keeps the adrenaline-fueled action flowing
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hot and heavy, but the messy script is like a 10-car
pileup. Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Aaron Paul,
Norman Reedus, Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie and
Chiwetel Ejiofor are among the overstuffed cast. 115
minutes. R. (Movies West, Movies 8)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
A journalist, fed up with her life, runs off to war-torn
Afghanistan and Pakistan to cover Operation Enduring
Freedom. Tina Fey, Margot Robbie and Martin Freeman
star in this seriocomic adaptation of Kim Barker’s
nonfiction book The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in
Afghanistan and Pakistan. 112 minutes. R. (Movies West,
Movies 8)
The Young Messiah
Sean Bean stars (as a Roman named Severus) in this
speculative religious drama told from the perspective of
Jesus Christ, age . It’s based on the novel Christ the Lord:
Out of Egypt by Anne Rice, who traded vampires for
Catholicism about 10 years ago. It’s directed by IranianAmerican filmmaker Cyrus Nowrasteh (The Stoning of
Soraya M.). Newcomer Adam Greaves-Neal is our
prepubescent Jesus. 111 minutes. PG-13. (Movies West,
Movies 8)
Zootopia. Unfortunately, the place is run by predators,
who relegate the barrier-busting bunny to meter maid
duty. But when a series of mysterious disappearances
rocks the city, she teams with a self-serving con man of a
fox (Jason Bateman) to crack the case. This funny animal
take on sun-dappled L.A. noir manages to tackle some
hot-button issues (racism, sexism) while still being a
colorful, entertaining Disney romp. Reviewed in v25 i9.
108 minutes. PG. (Grande 12 Albuquerque IMAX, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas
Albuquerque, Century 14 Downtown)
Zootopia
A plucky country rabbit (Ginnifer Goodwin) dreams of
becoming a tough-as-nails cop in the teeming city of
FILM | TIMES wEEk oF FrI., APrIL 15-ThUrS., APrIL 21
CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN
100 Central SW • 1 (800) 326-3264 ext. 943#
Dazed and Confused Sun 2:00; Wed 2:00, 7:00
The Jungle Book 3D Fri-Sun 1:30, 2:50, 5:45, 8:35, 10:00;
Mon-Thu 1:30, 2:50, 4:20, 5:45
The Jungle Book Fri-Sun 10:50am, 12:05, 4:20, 7:10; MonThu 10:50am, 12:05, 7:10
Barbershop: The Next Cut Fri-Sun 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35,
7:20, 10:10; Mon-Thu 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20
Criminal Fri-Sun 11:35am, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35; MonThu 11:35am, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50
Fan Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05; Mon-Thu 12:35, 3:45,
6:55
Midnight Special Fri-Sun 11:40am, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55,
10:40; Mon-Thu 11:40am, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55
Demolition Fri-Thu 11:50am
Hardcore Henry Fri-Sun 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:25; Mon-Tue
2:55, 5:20, 7:45; Wed-Thu 2:55
The Boss Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:30; Mon-Thu
12:00, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35
Eye in the Sky Fri-Sun 11:55am, 2:30, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15;
Mon-Thu 11:55am, 2:30, 5:00, 7:40
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Fri-Sun 11:20am, 2:10, 4:45,
7:15, 9:40; Mon-Thu 11:20am, 2:10, 4:45, 7:15
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:35,
7:00, 10:25; Mon-Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7:00
Miracles From Heaven Fri-Sun 10:55am, 1:45, 4:25, 7:25,
10:20; Mon-Tue 10:55am, 1:45, 4:25, 7:25; Wed
10:55am
Zootopia Fri-Sun 11:10am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50; Mon-Thu
11:10am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05
Deadpool Fri 11:30am, 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45; Sat 7:00,
10:45; Sun 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45; Mon-Thu 11:30am,
2:15, 5:15, 8:00
CENTURY RIO
The Divergent Series: Allegiant—Part 1 Fri 12:25, 3:35,
9:55; Sat 3:35, 9:55; Sun 12:25, 3:35, 9:55; Mon-Tue
12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55; Wed 9:55
Miracles From Heaven Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50
10 Cloverfield Lane Fri-Sat 10:50am, 1:50, 4:45; Sun-Wed
10:50am, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:35
Zootopia Fri-Thu 11:40am, 1:10, 2:40, 4:10, 5:40, 7:10,
10:10
Deadpool Fri-Sun 4:05, 7:05, 10:05; Mon-Wed 1:05, 4:05,
7:05, 10:-5
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
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GRANDE 12 ALBUQUERQUE IMAX
3810 Las Estancias SW •
The Jungle Book—An IMAX 3D Experience Fri-Thu 11:00am,
1:30, 4:05, 6:50, 9:40
The Jungle Book 3D Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 8:00
The Jungle Book Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00
Criminal Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00
Barbershop: The Next Cut Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:45, 4:30,
7:15, 10:00
The Boss Fri-Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
Hardcore Henry Fri-Thu 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 10:00
God’s Not Dead 2 Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri-Thu 12:30, 2:40,
4:00, 6:05, 7:25, 9:30
Miracles From Heaven Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00,
9:40
Zootopia Fri-Thu 11:00am, 12:00, 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30
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Criminal Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15
The Jungle Book 3D Fri-Sat 11:00am, 11:45am, 12:50,
2:00, 2:45, 5:00, 5:45, 8:00, 8:45, 11:00, 11:45; Sun
11:00am, 11:45am, 12:50, 2:00, 2:45, 5:00, 5:45, 8:00,
8:45; Mon-Thu 11:00am, 11:45am, 2:00, 2:45, 5:00,
5:45, 8:00, 8:45
The Jungle Book Fri-Thu 10:30am, 12:30, 1:15, 3:30, 4:15,
6:30, 6:50, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15; Mon-Thu 10:30am, 12:30,
1:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15
Barbershop: The Next Cut Fri-Sat 10:30am, 12:00, 1:30,
3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:01; Sun-Thu
10:30am, 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00,
10:30
Theri Fri 9:00; Sat 6:00
The Boss Fri-Thu 11:30am, 12:50, 2:15, 3:35, 5:00, 6:20,
7:45, 9:05, 10:30, 11:50
Midnight Special Fri-Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25
Demolition Fri-Thu 10:20
Hardcore Henry Fri-Thu 11:45am, 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45
God’s Not Dead 2 Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:45, 6:55; Sun 6:55; MonThu 12:35, 3:45, 6:55
Eye in the Sky Fri-Thu 10:55am, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20
Meet the Blacks Fri-Thu 8:40
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3D Fri-Thu 1:30, 8:50
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri-Sun 11:40am,
3:20, 5:10, 7:00, 10:40, 11:35; Mon-Thu 11:40am, 3:20,
5:10, 7:00, 10:40
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Fri-Thu 11:05am, 1:50, 4:35,
7:20, 10:05
Hello, My Name is Doris Fri 11:35am, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35,
10:10; Sat 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Sun-Mon 11:35am, 2:15,
4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Tue 11:35am, 2:15, 10:10; Wed
11:35am, 2:15
Born To Be Blue Fri-Tue 3:45, 8:15
Mars Attacks! Fri 10:30
Of Mind and Music Fri-Tue 6:00
Cents Sat-Sun 1:00
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents Sat 10:30
The Albuquerque Film & Music Experience 2016 Call for
films and times
HIGH RIDGE
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ICON CINEMAS ALBUQUERQUE
13120-A Central Ave. SE • 814-7469
Criminal Fri-Tue 11:30am, 2:00, 3:05, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00;
Wed-Thu call for film times
The Jungle Book 3D Fri-Tue 12:45, 4:40, 8:50; Wed-Thu call
for film times
The Jungle Book Fri-Tue 11:35am, 12:00, 12:20, 1:55, 2:20,
2:45, 3:05, 4:15, 5:10, 5:25, 6:30, 7:00, 7:35, 7:45,
9:20, 10:05, 10:25; Wed-Thu call for film times
Barbershop: The Next Cut Fri-Tue 12:20, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45,
10:10; Wed-Thu call for film times
The Boss Fri-Tue 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35; Wed-Thu call
for film times
Hardcore Henry Fri-Tue 12:50, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00; Wed-Thu
call for film times
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:50,
7:00, 10:05; Wed-Thu call for film times
Zootopia Fri-Tue 11:35am, 2:00, 4:25, 6:50, 9:20; Wed-Thu
call for film times
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4591 San Mateo NE • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1194
The Young Messiah Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:20
Triple 9 Fri-Thu 10:00
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30,
10:30
Gods of Egypt 3D Fri-Thu 3:40, 10:10
Gods of Egypt Fri-Thu 12:30, 7:00
The 5th Wave Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:30
Kung Fu Panda 3 3D Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20
Kung Fu Panda 3 Fri-Thu 11:50am, 2:30, 5:10, 8:00
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Fri-Thu 11:30am, 9:40
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fri-Thu 2:50, 6:10
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9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:10, 6:10,
9:10
Triple 9 Fri-Thu 9:30
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Fri-Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:00
The Young Messiah Fri-Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:40, 9:40
Gods of Egypt 3D Fri-Thu 3:50, 10:05
Gods of Egypt Fri-Thu 12:40, 7:10
The 5th Wave Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Fri-Thu 3:40, 10:10
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Fri-Thu 12:20, 7:00
Kung Fu Panda 3 3D Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15
Kung Fu Panda 3 Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA
1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300
Criminal Fri-Thu 11:20am, 2:20, 5:20, 8:20
Barbershop: The Next Cut Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:50,
7:50, 10:40
The Jungle Book 3D Fri-Thu 2:00, 7:20
The Jungle Book Fri-Thu 11:20am, 12:00, 2:55, 4:40, 5:50,
8:45, 10:00
The Boss Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20
Hardcore Henry Fri-Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:40
Hello, My Name is Doris Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40
God’s Not Dead 2 Fri-Thu 11:40am, 2:35, 5:30, 8:30
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:30,
7:55, 10:20
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3D Fri-Thu 12:45,
7:55
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri-Thu 11:00am,
2:30, 4:20, 6:05, 9:35
The Divergent Series: Allegiant—Part 1 Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:20,
6:15, 9:10
Miracles From Heaven Fri-Thu 1:05, 3, 6:30, 9:20
Zootopia Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30
Deadpool Fri-Thu 12:25, 3:05, 5:50, 8:40
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
The Danish Girl Fri-Sat 6:00, 8:30; Sun 1:00, 3:30
Pan’s Labyrinth Thu 7:00
UNM MIDWEEK MOVIES
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-4706
Zoolander 2 Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00, 7:00; Thu 3:30
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
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MUSIC | AURAl fIxAtIOn
SONIC REDUCER
BY AUGUST MARCH
Black
Mountain
IV
PHOTO BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
(Jagjaguar)
Mecca Records
Record Store Day Comes
Once A Year
Now it’s here, now it’s hear
BY ROBIN BAAB
inyl junkies, recording enthusiasts and music
lovers of all stripes rejoice: Record Store Day
is upon us once more.
On Saturday, April 16, the annual event will
celebrate the nation’s record stores with a batch
of special, limited vinyl releases of both new and
old records, including J Dilla’s long lost vocal
album, The Diary, and a 12” picture disc re-release
of David Bowie’s 1970 album The Man Who Sold
the World. You can find the complete list of
special releases on the official Record Store Day
website.
A couple of Albuquerque record stores are
participating in the event, so you can join the
rush to get ahold of some of those special releases
this weekend—if you get there early. In past years,
lines have stretched down the block at some
stores, an event more likely to occur than not in
Burque because our town only has a handful of
the places.
All that being said, don’t have your sights too
fixed on a certain release, as each individual
record store can’t promise what titles it will
actually receive from distributors. Stores won’t
actually know what titles and how many copies
they’ll have available until the delivery person
arrives on Record Store Day. It’s like Christmas,
but for a small, vinyl-loving subset of the
population.
In recent years, RSD has been critiqued (see
Pitchfork’s article from last year, ‘Record Store
Day and the Ambivalent Branding of
Independence’) for creating more profit for large
corporate record labels than for independent
record stores. It’s certainly a high-stress event for
most record store owners and employees, and, as
record distributors are more likely to prioritize
filling orders for larger stores, sometimes small
indies are left with their orders unfilled and with
long lines of disappointed customers on the big
day.
V
“Honestly? It’s a pretty stressful day for us, and
I’m looking forward to it being over,” says Rocky
De la Vega, owner of Mecca Records on Central.
He feels that the event has grown in both
popularity and corporate-ness in the past few
years. “It used to be a list of about 50 special
releases each year, and it’s grown to something
like 600 this time around. It’s less special these
days.”
Some record stores get more out of it, though.
Chuck Roast of Vinal Edge Records (in Houston,
Texas) says that, although stressful, RSD is their
most profitable day of the year. There are a lot of
people who come in early to the shop on RSD
just to buy special release titles and flip them on
Ebay—a practice that frustrates some shop
owners—but Roast says that he “can’t get too
upset about it. I mean, that’s what I used to do.”
Although it can be profitable for savvy record
store owners, participating in RSD is an
investment, and one that doesn’t always pay off. If
you order too many of a certain title, then those
unsold copies sit on your shelves after RSD,
gathering dust and getting more and more
discounted each day. For small indie stores, it can
be a make-or-break scenario.
So, what’s a discerning music lover/record
store aficionado to do? “Just come to our store
more than one day a year!” says De la Vega.
“Seriously, you’re more likely to find cool titles on
any other day of the year, when we’re not
swarmed.”
You can try your luck for a special Record
Store Day title at either Mecca Records or
Charley’s 33’s & CD’s on Saturday, April 16. Nob
Hill Music, one of Burque’s other local music
outlets will be open, but is not officially
participating in the festivities.
Mecca Records
1404 Central SW, Albuquerque, N.M., 87104
505-243-5041
one. Mecca is one of the first places I ever went to
upon visiting our lovely city for the first time, and
it remains one of my favorite spots. Never mind
the fact that they’re sometimes not open during
their posted hours—that’s just part of the record
store experience, you know? Mecca is a great
place for crate-diggers and folks hunting for
something interesting, rather than something
mainstream. In addition to vinyl, they stock CDs
and plenty of used books.
Charley’s 33’s & CD’s
7602 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, N.M., 87110
505-296-3685
The biggest independent record store in New
Mexico. Charley’s has been around since 1988
and has had the same owner for the past 10 years.
While they sell (and buy and trade!) mostly
vinyl, they have a wide selection of CDs and
cassettes too, with plenty of band T-shirts and
other musical paraphernalia as well. The owner of
Charley’s, Colleen Corrie, is frequently around
and ready to share her extensive musical
knowledge. Charley’s 33’s and CD’s won this
year’s Best of Burque readers’ poll for best local
record store.
Nob Hill Music
3419 Central NE, Albuquerque, N.M., 87108
505-266-4200
Steve Schroeder’s shop in the middle of Nob
Hill features a curated selection of many types of
music in a multitude of formats, but is particularly
strong on the jazz and rock fronts. The owner’s
passion for music started off as a collecting hobby
and has grown into one of the more interesting
music shops in the local area. Besides recorded
music, the store also features high-quality, used
stereo equipment for sale as well as being a place
fellow collectors can buy, sell and talk records. a
After spending the first part
of the weekend wondering
whether rocanrol was dead,
and getting the feeling that
it might be while listening to a variety of new and
awesome hip-hop records, I let go of my negative
approach to the genre and listened to the new
Black Mountain record. Certainly using Roman
numerals to designate a title and direction
forward whilst looking back has extra-magical
qualities; hell the strategy worked wonders for
Led Zeppelin. Why shouldn’t it work for a quintet
of Vancouverites hellbent on securing rock’s
Golden Fleece as they trip languidly through
psychedelic influences, synthetic syncretism and
cannabis-induced dreams? It does, but IV ends up
existing in a rarefied musical universe where disco
never developed and rap was just a fever dream.
Still tracks like opener “Mothers of the Sun” move
past simple derivation and to a place where epic,
instrumentally complex West-Coast tuneage with
searching vocals still reigns supreme.
Weezer
Weezer (The White
Album)
(Atlantic)
Rivers Cuomo reminds me
of Brian Wilson, not so
much in form as in
execution. I have visions of
the former fretting over the majesty of Rubber
Soul, working feverishly to understand and
overcome its understated, folky elegance, then
languishing as each subsequent release by the
Fab Four sent Wilson reeling with the mindcrippling realization that he just couldn’t keep up
with Lennon and McCartney. Cuomo’s had 20
years of other rockers’ releases (past the coming
and going of a fine first record and its strangely
alluring follow up, Pinkerton) to come up to speed.
Instead he’s chosen to continually digress,
wandering from rocanrol flower to rocanrol flower
without ever continuously demonstrating his own
mastery. It’s fitting that Weezer’s latest
eponymous album is buried in the same surf and
sand that damn near suffocated Wilson. Although
some reviewers see this latest attempt at
catching up to be heroic parody, it sounds like
Cuomo is content to sound like other bands
because he still hasn’t figured out who he really is.
Cheap Trick
Bang, Zoom, Crazy
... Hello
(Big Machine Records)
What would a weekend
filled with ponderings over
the efficacy and
sustainability of decent
rocanrol music be without a review of the latest
album by Cheap Trick? They were notable in the
‘70s for brandishing radio-friendly, hook-laden
pop gems while also languishing laboriously in a
mediocrity normally reserved for jokers like KISS.
Cheap Trick, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame this year, have been through the ringer
living up to their great moments while trying to
establish an identity that has been elusive, given
the poptastic nature and adolescent ambience of
their work. On Bang, Zoom, Crazy...Hello, the
band soldiers on without the jocular chops of
drummer Bun E. Carlos, who has been replaced by
guitarist Rick Nielson’s son, Daxx. The result is
formidable but alien to practically anything that
has to do with music today. Tracks such as “Roll
Me” find the band in fine form, battling bravely
even as their peers and fans surrender to things
like age, hip-hop music and Black Mountain. a
An Albuquerque institution if there ever was
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Wednesday APRIL 13 8:00pm Doors
NM CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION
PARTNERSHIP BENEFIT
SUBLMNL RNSONS + LILMIC + SELF MADE
1 WAY ENT. + G5 FLY ENT. + ROCKY RHODES
ONE(CA) + SYG RECORDS + YUNG TAT
GRIP ALOT RECORDS + MIC FEEDER ENT.
G-L.I.F.E. + MC-X + DERANGED & KRYPTO + DEF-I
VNM & MAFFIETTE 206 + LADY B + DON P
SMALL SITY RECORDS + JJ BEATTRIX + SAC ONE + SUMMON
K.BENALLY & LETSJUSB + & SUNNIIIBLACK
TURNTABLES : DJ ADRENALINE TRUTH + DJ EXOTIC
Friday APRIL 15 8:00pm Doors
COBRA VS MONGOOSE + MF RUKUS
WULFF + FIRE TO THE RESCUE
Saturday APRIL 16 8:00pm Doors
JAMES CAMPBELL'S BIRTHDAY SHOW
SAVAGE WIZDOM + I'M BROKEN
SHIT HAPPENS INC.
SONS OF ICARUS
Monday APRIL 18 8:00pm Doors
HIGHLY
SUSPECT
AUDIODAMN!
Wednesday APRIL 20 8:00pm Doors
420 DOOMED 2 GRIND FEST
LAUGHING DOG + STORMBRINGER
OL DAGGER + TORN BETWEEN WORLDS
CAMBODIAN DEATH SQUAD
JAGGED MOUTH + MORE TBA
DJ BREATHALIZER SPINNING BETWEEN SETS
Thursday APRIL 21 8:00pm Doors
MIC CLUB 37
INVINCIBLE + COURTNEY HAMPTON
HOSTED BY JOE BZ WITH DJ SHATTER + NSPIRE + CRYOGENIX
THE ODDITIES + DOMINATE + SUPERIOR + FANTUM
E$ BFNE + WOLFGANG PACO + BIG STOUT + XXII LETTER
BIG TALK ENT. + JACKIE BROWN + JP MIDAS
BDUB + SILVERBACK + KID VERSE + RICO FERRI
Monday APRIL 18 8:00pm Doors
AFME FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
THE NOMS + GREAT STATES
Wednesday APRIL 13 8:00pm Doors
DRESSY BESSY +STRANGE MAGIC
Friday APRIL 15 8:00pm Doors
THRUART BENEFIT SHOW:
REVIVA +REBECCA ARSCOTT
DJ BUDDHAFUNK
Saturday APRIL 16 8:00pm Doors
LONN CALANCA BAND +MERICAN SLANG
Sunday APRIL 17 2:00pm Doors
MAKE-A-PAINTING PARTY
Monday APRIL 18 8:00pm Doors
SORRY GUERO
BURIED FOR A DAY (AZ) + PAIN IDLE
Tuesday APRIL 19 8:00pm Doors
SUGARMOTOR + SNAILMATE
GHETTO BLAST + SHOULDER VOICES
Wednesday APRIL 20 8:00pm Doors
LAURA STEVENSON
CRYING + CHRIS FARREN
Thursday APRIL 21 8:00pm Doors
UNM HONKEY TONK ENSEMBLE W/KYLE MARTIN
Friday APRIL 22 8:00pm Doors
YOUNGSVILLE + THE DIRTY SHADES
ROGER! + THE HOWLIN' WOLVES
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Music
Calendar
THURSDAY APRIL 14
THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Chris
Ravin Showcase • rock ’n’ roll, R&B • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
DIRTY BOURBON Redneck • country • 9pm
LAUNCHPAD Intervals • metal • Plini • Angel Vivaldi • Save Us
from the Archon • 8pm
LEO’S NIGHTCLUB Amanda Perez • pop, soul, hip-hop •
9:30pm • $20
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Cowboy Scott & Company • Jam Night •
variety • 6pm • FREE
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Arlen Asher • Patti Littlefield
Quintet • 7:30pm • $25 • ALL-AGES!
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Party in the Fireroom • Calle 66 •
salsa • all-you-can-eat-pizza • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
RIO BRAVO BREWING COMPANY Eryn Bent • indie, folk •
4pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SAVOY WINE BAR & GRILL Swag • jazz, blues, Motown • 6pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “When I discover who I
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you consider making that a paramount theme in the
coming weeks? Will you keep it in the forefront of
your mind, and be vigilant for juicy clues that might
show up in the experiences headed your way? In
suggesting that you do, I’m not guaranteeing that
you will gather numerous extravagant insights about
your true identity and thereby achieve a blissful
eruption of total liberation. But I suspect that at the
very least you will understand previously hidden
mysteries about your primal nature. And as they
come into focus, you will indeed be led in the
direction of cathartic emancipation.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “We never know the
wine we are becoming while we are being crushed
like grapes,” said author Henri Nouwen. I don’t think
that’s true in your case, Taurus. Any minute now,
you could get a clear intuition about what wine you
will ultimately turn into once the grape-crushing
stage ends. So my advice is to expect that clear
intuition. Once you’re in possession of it, I bet the
crushing will begin to feel more like a massage—
maybe even a series of strong but tender caresses.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your sustaining mantra
for the coming weeks comes from Swedish poet
Tomas Tranströmer: “I am not empty; I am open.” Say
that aloud whenever you’re inclined to feel lonely or
lost. “I am not empty; I am open.” Whisper it to
yourself as you wonder about the things that used
to be important but no longer are. “I am not empty; I
am open.” Allow it to loop through your imagination
like a catchy song lyric whenever you’re tempted to
feel melancholy about vanished certainties or
unavailable stabilizers or missing fillers. “I am not
empty; I am open.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to my
analysis of the astrological omens, you are close to
tapping into hidden powers, dormant talents and
future knowledge. Truths that have been off-limits
are on the verge of catching your attention and
revealing themselves. Secrets you have been
concealing from yourself are ready to be plucked and
transformed. And now I will tell you a trick you can
use that will enable you to fully cash in on these
pregnant possibilities: Don’t adopt a passive waitand-see attitude. Don’t expect everything to happen
on its own. Instead, be a willful magician who
aggressively collects and activates the potential
gifts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This would be a perfect
moment to give yourself a new nickname like “Sugar
Pepper” or “Honey Chili” or “Itchy Sweet.” It’s also a
favorable time to explore the joys of running in slow
motion or getting a tattoo of a fierce howling bunny
or having gentle sex standing up. This phase of your
cycle is most likely to unfold with maximum
effectiveness if you play along with its complicated,
sometimes paradoxical twists and turns. The more
willing you are to celebrate life’s riddles as blessings
in disguise, the more likely you’ll be to use the
riddles to your advantage.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Right about now you
might be feeling a bit extreme, maybe even zealous
or melodramatic. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were
tempted to make outlandish expostulations similar
to those that the poet Arthur Rimbaud articulated in
one of his histrionic poems: “What beast must I
worship? What sacred images should I destroy?
What hearts shall I break? What lies am I supposed
to believe?” I encourage you to articulate salty
sentiments like these in the coming days—with the
understanding that by venting your intensity you
won’t need to actually act it all out in real life. In
other words, allow your fantasy life and creative
artistry to be boisterous outlets for emotions that
shouldn’t necessarily get translated into literal
behavior.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Adyashanti is my
favorite mind-scrambling philosopher. One of his
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right now. “Whatever you resist you become,” he
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counsel, Libra? I hope so, because the key to
dissipating at least some of the dicey stuff that has
been tweaking you lately is to stop resisting it!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During every election
season, media pundits exult in criticizing candidates
who have altered their opinions about important
issues. This puzzles me. In my understanding, an
intelligent human is always learning new information
about how the world works, and is therefore
constantly evolving his or her beliefs and ideas. I
don’t trust people who stubbornly cling to all of their
musty dogmas. I bring this to your attention,
Scorpio, because the coming weeks will be an
especially ripe time for you to change your mind
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Tragedy, in 1872, when he was 28 years old. In
1886, he put out a revised edition that included a
preface entitled “An Attempt at Self-Criticism.” In
this unprecedented essay, he said that he now found
his text “clumsy and embarrassing, its images
frenzied and confused, sentimental, uneven in pace,
so sure of its convictions that it is above any need
for proof.” And yet he also glorified The Birth of
Tragedy, praising it for its powerful impact on the
world, for its “strange knack of seeking out its
fellow-revelers and enticing them on to new secret
paths and dancing-places.” In accordance with the
astrological omens, Sagittarius, I invite you to
engage in an equally brave and celebratory reevaluation of some of your earlier life and work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Go back to where
you started and learn to love it more.” So advised
Thaddeus Golas in his book The Lazy Man’s Guide to
Enlightenment. I think that’s exactly what you
should do right now, Capricorn. To undertake such a
quest would reap long-lasting benefits. Here’s what I
propose: First, identify three dreams that are
important for your future. Next, brainstorm about
how you could return to the roots of your
relationships with them. Finally, reinvigorate your
love for those dreams. Supercharge your excitement
about them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “What am I doing
here in mid-air?” asks Ted Hughes in his poem
“Wodwo.” Right about now you might have an urge
to wonder that yourself. The challenging part of
your situation is that you’re unanchored, unable to
find a firm footing. The fun part is that you have an
unusual amount of leeway to improvise and
experiment. Here’s a suggestion: Why not focus on
the fun part for now? You just may find that doing so
will minimize the unsettled feelings. I suspect that as
a result you will also be able to accomplish some
interesting and unexpected work.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How many fireflies
would you have to gather together in order to create
a light as bright as the sun? Entomologist Cole
Gilbert estimates the number to be
14,286,000,000. That’s probably beyond your
ability to accomplish, Pisces, so I don’t recommend
you attempt it. But I bet you could pull off a more
modest feat with a similar theme: accumulating a lot
of small influences that add up to a big effect. Now is
an excellent time to capitalize on the power of
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CANDELARIA/RIO GRANDE
You in white car, me walking my dog, both heading east
on Candelaria at RG Blvd. Waiting for the light to change,
I looked into your car, and I saw you in a white t-shirt and
what looked like white panties, but maybe short shorts. I
walked away before the light changed and glanced back
at you, and you were looking at me with a smile on your
face. I returned a sly smile. Maybe you’d like to meet up?
No presumptions, just for fun.
WALKING THE MONSTER
You: captivating blonde (with frosted bits) in a black
sweater and floral skirt over black leggings, walking your
monster of a dog downtown Saturday evening (4/8) near
Seventh and Central.
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Me: goofy liquor store clerk milling around on the
sidewalk, dressed all in black.
I was instantly smitten by your smile, but make it a point
to not accost strangers on the street (at least beyond the
usual friendly hello) but I couldn’t resist posting this ad.
Would you like to get a drink sometime?
DREAM GIRL!!
Tall redhead in white flirty skirt, legs for days in beige
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Walmart on Coors and Rio Bravo. You were accompanied
by a man in yellow dress shirt, looked old enough to be
your dad. I would like to meet and get to know you. Hope
this ad reaches you. I feel we’d be good together.
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NORC-PHONE INTERVIEWER
NORC, an independent
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Flexible part-time: Work
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Compensation: Premium
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BY RYAN NORTH
“Game On”—get that money ready.
by Matt Jones
Across
1 Dizzy Gillespie’s genre
6 Many August babies,
astrologically
10 At a great distance
14 “Captain Blood” star Flynn
15 Prefix for pus
16 Solitary
17 1912 Nobel Peace Prize
winner Root
18 What the three circled areas
represent
20 ___ Aviv, Israel
21 Submits, as a sweepstakes
entry
23 Illuminated
24 Auto mechanic’s service
26 “___ Wiedersehen!”
28 Tiny drink [Miss class]
30 “A Boy Named ___”
[Confident]
34 Taverns [Loses one’s lunch]
38 Spigot [Links hazard]
39 Slip-___ [Burden]
40 Baseball card info [Set in
motion]
41 Hosp. workers [Howard and
Jeremy, for two]
42 History [“Blue Ribbon” name]
44 Deep-___ [Slugfest]
45 “Yes ___!” [Andes native]
47 Casserole bit [“Guilty,” e.g.]
48 Riddle-me-___ [Belgian painter
Magritte]
49 Brazilian soccer legend [Key’s
comedy partner]
50 Blasting stuff [Campsite
shelter]
51 Curvy letter [PC bailout keys]
52 “Mustache Hat” artist Jean
54 Lend a larcenous hand
56 Go back, like the tide
59 Bill killers
63 “As I suspected!”
66 Person who’s ready when an
insertion is made
68 Blend completely
70 Not contaminated
71 “CHiPs” star Estrada
72 Hip-hop artist Jermaine
73 Transmitted
74 Bumps on the back, maybe
75 Short-lived Ford
Down
1 Salad bar veggie
2 Detective novelist ___ Stanley
Gardner
3 Vividness
4 Outburst with a wince
5 Eve of “The Brady Bunch”
6 Centers of focus
7 “Green” sci.
8 Soul singer Redding
9 Braga of “Kiss of the Spider
Woman”
10 Every bit
11 Ignoramus
12 “Freeze” tag?
13 Time off
19 Cold-shoulders
22 “The Fox and the Crow”
author
25 Swedish home of
Scandinavia’s oldest university
27 Label for the diet-conscious
28 Remove, as paint
29 31 Ill-suited
32 33 Dusseldorf neighbor
35 Philatelists’ prized
possessions, perhaps
36 37 Eye afflictions
43 Mongolian invader
46 Derring-do
53 Actress Rosie
55 Flip of a hit single
56 Mike of “Fifty Shades of
Black”
57 In a glum mood
58 Hoedown site
60 “To Venus and Back” singer
Amos
61 “I’m ___, boss!”
62 Alarmed squeals
64 Put on the payroll
65 Angle of a branch
67 As of now
69 Water + dirt
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