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OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
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ODDS
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WEIRD NEWS
Dateline: New York
The owner of a Mexican restaurant in NYC’s
Park Slope is offering a 10 percent stake in the
business to anyone who walks in the door—so
long as they’re capable of devouring a 30pound burrito. Don Chingon owner Vic Robey
has created the “Don Chingon Challenge”—a
burrito described by the New York Daily News
as looking like “a large toddler.” The steakchicken-pork-rice-avocado-cheese burrito
weighs in with an estimated 25,000 calories
and costs $150. If you finish it all in one
sitting—including the salsa—you get a cut of
the restaurant’s business. According to the
official rules, “any bathroom breaks or
discharge of bodily fluids of any kind will result
in forfeit.” The current world record for
burrito-eating sits at 14.25 pounds.
Dateline: Florida
According to the Bradenton Herald, a drunk
driving suspect who led authorities on a highspeed chase before he was arrested told
deputies his dog was the one who was driving.
A deputy in Manatee County spotted 26-yearold Reliford Cooper III driving at a high rate
of speed on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 7.
After driving through at least two ditches,
Cooper allegedly crashed his car into a house
and fled on foot to a nearby church.
Churchgoers forced Cooper out and he was
arrested. According to the police report,
Cooper smelled of alcohol and burnt
marijuana. He also told arresting officers, “I
wasn’t driving that car.” The police report
went on to note “Reliford continued to ramble
without being questioned.” While offering
deputies his unsolicited report on the evening’s
activities, he told them “My dog was driving
that car. I ran cause I wanted to. You ain’t
gonna find no drugs or guns on me.” Despite
ratting out his canine companion, Cooper was
charged with DWI with damage to property,
aggravated fleeing with injury or damage,
leaving the scene of a crash with property
damage and resisting arrest.
Dateline: Connecticut
A jury deliberated less than 30 minutes before
dismissing the case of 54-year-old human
resources manager Jennifer Connell, who was
suing her 12-year-old nephew for hugging her
too hard. Connell was trying to sue Sean
Tarala for $127,000 based on an incident that
happened at the boy’s 8th birthday party back
in 2011. According to Connell, she arrived at
the party to find the boy playing outside with a
new bicycle. When he saw her, the excited boy
ran toward his aunt to greet her. “All of a
sudden he was there in the air. I had to catch
him and we tumbled onto the ground,”
Connell said in court, according to the
Connecticut Post. “I remember him shouting,
‘Auntie Jen, I love you’, and there he was
flying at me.” Connell claims she fell to the
ground because of the happy hug and broke
her wrist, although she never told anyone at
the party. “It was his birthday party and I
didn’t want to upset him.” According to the
lawsuit, “the injuries, losses and harms to the
plaintiff were caused by the negligence and
carelessness of the minor defendant in that a
reasonable eight year old under those
circumstances would know or should have
known that a forceful greeting such as the one
delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff
could cause the harms and losses suffered by
the plaintiff.” While in court Connell said she
suffered from lingering wrist pain. “I was at a
party recently and it was difficult to hold my
hors d’oeuvres plate,” she testified. As noted in
the Post, “Sean, whose mother died last year,
appeared confused as he sat with his father,
Michael Tarala, in court.” Obviously the jury
was not sympathetic to Connell’s pain and
suffering, deliberating only 25 minutes and
awarding her $0 in compensation.
Dateline: Florida
A 23-year-old woman was arrested after webstreaming her DUI live on the internet.
Whitney Beall, left a party in Lakeland on the
night of Oct. 9. According to police she was
intoxicated and should not have been driving.
They know this because Beall used her cell
phone to live stream her drive home via
broadcasting service Periscope. “I’m fucking
drunk,” she declares on the broadcast, audibly
slurring her words. She also notes several times
that her vehicle has a flat tire. In a Facebook
post, Lakeland PD says it “began receiving 911
calls from viewers of Periscope about a possible
drunk driver using the social media app
Periscope to broadcast herself.” The post goes
on to note that, “as a result of the video being
streamed worldwide, numerous text messages
were sent to the driver asking her to stop
driving before she killed someone or herself.”
The Lakeland Police Department said it does
not provide officers “access to Periscope as an
authorized software tool,” but one officer used
his personal account to locate the driver.
Based on his observations, the officer
eventually found Beall driving her 2015
Toyota—complete with flat front tire—
eastbound on Carpenter’s Way. As the officer
approached, Beall’s vehicle “abruptly hit the
south curb with the right front tire/wheel.”
The driver failed standardized field sobriety
tests, refused to take a breathalyzer test and
was arrested on charges of DUI. a
Compiled by Devin D. O’Leary. Email your weird
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NEWS | UNM WATCH
NEWS CITY
BY TY BANNERMAN
Doubtful It Stood
A good victory and a great loss
Polluted water from Gold King
Mine to be treated
BY AUGUST MARCH
NM held its annual homecoming
festivities and I went to the big game. I’ve
eschewed the cherry and silver over the
years, but as an alum occasionally think on
“the Harvard on the Rio Grande”—especially
when it affects the greater Albuquerque
community. And while certain aspects of the
school are on the rise —perhaps even the
perennially losing Lobo Football squad, it’s
shocking to have confirmation that it’s still
scandalous-business-as-usual for other parts of
my old school.
I was thrilled to have access to University
Stadium for the match-up featuring the Lobos
and Hawaii’s Rainbow Warriors. It’s been eight
years since New Mexico had a winning season.
And though the program’s lifted itself out of
the nadir suffered under Mike Locksley, three
years of sub-par performance under the
direction of Notre Dame veteran Bob Davie
has led to shrinking attendance numbers and a
general decline in team spirit at home games.
But, the parking lot showed no sign of
resignation nor wanly dispirited remnants of a
fan base as my friend and I approached. Red
flags with silver trim were waving,
cottonwoods swayed in the breeze, students
gamboled across multiple grassy and concrete
surfaces and old-timers stopped and took
selfies of themselves amidst the fall foliage.
The sounds of two marching bands— warming
up and getting down—gave the environs a
carnival-like atmosphere. The smell of fried
food added to the surrounding circus.
We had great seats right on the 50 yard
line. The game was tumultuous, even
Shakespearean in its war-like drama and
foreboding. I cursed at the heavens (as night
had fallen), at the luck of the home team and
was rebuked by several fans who were afraid
their children might find such verbiage both
disheartening and disgraceful.
At half-time, with the Lobos trailing 24-14
I duly apologized for my language. I excused
myself from the stands to purchase and eat
some fry-bread and a corn-dog slathered in
mustard. It was damn good eating but I was
distracted from my gastronomical reverie. I
noticed the crowd thinning and folks walking
toward the gates with their heads bowed.
Even as the Lobo Marching Band strutted
triumphantly, even as 3 different cheer leading
squads urged the audience to buck up and wait
for a glorious second half, people began to go.
It was a trickle, but by the time I got back to
my seat, I noticed how easy the navigation had
become, how a mid-size crowd inured to failure
if not profanity was in the process of
moving on.
Test Scores, Pot
Petitions and
Polluted Water
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wo months after the EPA
accidentally released a flood of
contaminated water into a tributary
of the Animas river during a routine
abandoned mine inspection, things are
finally looking up for the polluted
waterway. According to a story in the
Durango Herald, the EPA has begun
operating a portable water treatment
plant at the site which is capable of
removing heavy metals, such as cadmium
and zinc, from up to 800 gallons of water
per minute. At this rate, the treatment
process is expected to last for up to
42 weeks.
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PARCC exam scores released
his week, New Mexicans got their
first look at scores from high school
students’ PARCC exams and, well,
we’ve got some work to do. According to
a news release from the New Mexico
Public Education Department, only about
42.2 percent of students statewide
reached “proficient” scores in Algebra I,
while more than 50 percent met or
exceeded expectations in English. The
PARCC exams, which play a role in
determining whether students are eligible
for advancement and graduation, were
implemented last year despite parent and
student protests
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Interestingly, the Lobos came back at the
last minute.
After much of their audience—which
mostly seemed like UNM employees with a
few undergrads thrown in for sauce—had
vacated the stands and with less than a
minute remaining, the Lobos found
vindication in the hands of reserve
quarterback Austin Apodaca and wide
receiver Damien Gamblin. Their 28 yard
double-move pass combo lifted the Lobos to
victory 28-27 and I went home feeling like
UNM was all right after all.
But my feelings of pride and triumph
were short lived. The next morning, I read
the Albuquerque Journal. Since victory was
ours (I felt affiliated again, by gum!) I
skipped the sports section and went right for
the heart of matters, skimming over a
compendium of local news. And there it
was, tragic news about the college of Fine
Arts, the source of my identity as a Lobo.
Brad Ellingboe, a tenured professor in
the Music Department, had an affair with a
high-level administrator of the UNM
Foundation, Samantha Starr. The affair
ended badly; afterwards Starr began a
pattern of harassment against Ellingboe and
his family, according to officials at UNM.
Subsequently, a wide-ranging investigation
was launched. The investigation found that
the relationship was consensual, that
although Starr had done the post-love
hating, Ellingboe had not engaged in
similar behavior.
But the report went on to note evidence
suggested that Ellingboe had “more likely
than not” engaged in consensual sexual
relations with two former students and
another professor (he vehemently denies
these presumptions), had fraudulently
charged some private travel expenses to the
university (since re-paid) and most
disconcertingly “The internal audit found
that he inappropriately sent and received at
least 442 sexual images from the Internet
and e-mails on his university-issued
computer—which he wiped of data before
turning it in to the school’s investigators.”
Ouch.
Ellingboe was “allowed” to retire in
June, which is a damn sight more dignified
a fate than what one presumes he would
have gotten from fans disappointed in 8
years of missed chances and poor scores.
Though the former professor admits he
misused his official e-mail account and
though Fine Arts Dean Kymberly Pinder
stated “At no time was the mission of the
Music Department or the College of Fine
Arts compromised...” it’s clear that
Ellingboe’s lapses in judgment and behavior
have tarnished the school’s shine in a way
which makes a struggling football team’s ups
and downs look radically insignificant
in comparison. a
Cannabis desert
wo weeks ago, the New Mexico
Department of Health issued medical
marijuana growers’ licenses to 12 new
producers. However, one of the potential
producers whose application was passed
over is now filing a petition with the
state Supreme Court asking for
reconsideration in light of the fact that
their operation would service patients in
the western portion of the state, an area
currently unserved by growers or
dispensaries. Karen DeSoto, who filed the
original application for licensure, argues
that the lack of medical marijuana
providers in the Grant, Hidalgo, Catron
and Cibola counties amounts to
discrimination against patients in those
areas who qualify for therapeutic
cannabis. a
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OPINION | ¡ASK A MEXICAN!
BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO
ear Mexican: I’m a white, collegeeducated, liberal, Democrat, socialist,
US citizen. I don’t have any problem
with Mexicans coming here to get good jobs.
In fact, I don’t see the
“problem.” From your
perspective, why are
Republicans and
redneck dickheads so
into building that big
fence on the border? I
guess what I mean
is: If there are so
many “illegal”
Mexican
immigrants in
the US, what is
stopping them
from becoming
“legal?” Is it
really a question
of attaining
citizenship or is it
just plain ol’ ignant
racism?
D
—Taco Lover in
Houston
Dear Gabacho: Gracias for writing in, Bernie
Sanders! Love ya, but I don’t think you stand a
chance against that pendeja Hillary—but good
for you for pushing her into Aztlanista
territory. As for the preguntas: Republican
dickheads want to build a wall because it’s the
simplest “solution” to the immigration
“problem” and is symptomatic of how out-oftouch they are with America’s reality. They
obviously don’t know that if we do build a
100-foot tall wall tomorrow on the US
-Mexico frontera, some chilango from Tepito
will build a 101-foot ladder the following day
and the slide that goes with it, while a culichi
will construct a tunnel underneath it that
would rival the Lincoln Túnel. And it’s those
same Republican cagaleches who are stopping
undocumented folks from becoming legal by
failing to work with Democrats on a good
amnesty program. Hey, I get it: The GOP
knows that once we get the vote—and I know
I said this last week, but it bears worth
repeating—we’ll make them as irrelevant as
the payphone.
Dear Mexican: Let me start out by saying
that I’m a HUGE fan of your newspaper
columns. I’m writing you this because at a
recent family dinner, one of my cousins was
telling the family his opinion of the word
“Mexican.” He proceeded to say that the
word is racist and degrading and everyone
should refer to people from Mexico as
“Cinnamon People” or “Cinnamons.” He
said this because in his opinion, most people
from Mexico have a light tint or shade of red
to their skin. So
with this thought
in mind, I asked
my Mexican
friends at school
if “Mexican” is
racist and
degrading, and all
but two just
laughed at me.
A few people
have agreed
with my
cousin but
still, I’m very
confused. Is
“Mexican” a
racist word? I
have seen
countless people
call someone a
“Mexican” at school and
get knocked out for it, yet I
can refer to my Mexican friends as
anything I want (partly because I’m halfBlack and they can call me whatever they
like). Can you help me understand? Should
mainstream America start referring to the
Mexican people as “Cinnamons”? Or is my
cousin being ignorant/racist? Can you
PLEASE help me understand this
conundrum?
—Eager in Elizabethtown
Dear Young Mujer: “Cinnamons”? At least
your cousin didn’t suggest “wetbacks.” He’s not
racist—one of the most romantic songs in the
Spanish language is the bolero standard “Piel
Canela,” which translates as “Cinnamon Skin”
and was immortalized by Eydie Gormé (yes, of
lounge-lizards legend Steve and Eydie) with
Trio Los Panchos. That said, calling someone a
“Mexican” can be racist, mostly if the person
being called that isn’t a Mexican or if the
person saying that pronounces it “Messkin”
and has a deportation cannon next to them.a
Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net.
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FRIDAY OCT. 23
SAT OCT. 24
SUNDAY OCT. 25
Books are Sexy
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central SE
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6 to 8pm
New Mexico boasts a healthy
burlesque scene—what with troupes
such as Burlesque Noir, Dirty Deeds,
Paris a GoGo, Gilded Cage, Broken
Diamond and Zircus Erotique
performing regularly (not to mention
the 10th annual Southwest
Burlesque Showcase coming to
Burque in February). Longtime local
burlesque performer Anne Key (a.k.a.
Annie O’Roar) has just published her
memoir, Burlesque, Yoga, Sex and
Love: A Memoir of Life Under the
Albuquerque Sun. She will be hosting
a book release party complete with
refreshments, a reading and live
performances by Holly Rebelle and
Joy Coy (of Burlesque Noir). The
evening will be hosted by someone
named “Devin D.” No idea who that is.
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME.COM
Spooky Pooches
Watermelon Mtn Ranch Everyday
Adoption Center
350 Eubank NE
alibi.com/e/167679
1pm
SATURDAY OCT. 24
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
GODDESS INK
Pets mill about in tutus and sunglasses, disguised
as other animals, dressed up in every famous pet
cosplay you could imagine. This year is the first
Halloween Costume Contest set up by
Watermelon Mountain Ranch. Register your pet
on their website and show up at their Everyday
Adoption Center at Petsmart on Saturday, Oct.
24, to win some prizes. No pet, or have one who
dislikes being dressed up? Go for the show and
the community of devoted owners. Who knows,
you might get kicked down some of the canine
prize goodies. It’s in the Halloween spirit, after
all. (Cerridwen Stucky) a
Delights of a Musical
Garden
Las Puertas
FLICKR.COM, CHOKING SUN
NERDYSHIRTS
Dance to the Funk of
Forty Thousand Years
Roadrunner Food Bank
5840 Office NE
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2:15 to 4:15pm
Zombies get a bad rap, what with their incessant
pursuit of human flesh, but did you know that they
actually have many positive qualities? Like dancing!
If you ever saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video,
then you know that zombies can really string some
moves together when they’re inspired. It turns out
that zombies get inspired by humanitarian causes
and some clever undead came up with the idea of
holding a world-wide Thriller dance-off to help
alleviate hunger. Not a putrified corpse? You can
still participate by dressing like one and attending
Thrill the World on Oct. 24. Expert dance-zombies
will be on hand to teach you the moves and
Roadrunner Food Bank will be collecting nonperishable food items (no brrraaainzzz, please.)
Register at thrilltheworldabq2015.eventbrite.com.
(Ty Bannerman) a
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OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
1512 First Street NW
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Lab Coats and Beer
Goggles
10:30 to 11:30am
MORGUEFILE.COM
There’s No Taste
Like Home
Taylor Ranch Library
Explora!
1701 Mountain NW
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5700 Bogart NW
alibi.com/e/164168
1 to 2pm
6:30 to 10pm
As the great Yahoo Serious taught us so many
years ago in his classic contribution to cinema,
Young Einstein, science and beer go together
beautifully. In celebration of this glorious
relationship, Albuquerque’s ¡Explora! will be
partnering with Ponderosa Brewery to present
Science of Beer, a 21-and-over evening of talks,
experiments, activities and tastings designed to
explore the scientific principles inherent in
everybody’s favorite intoxicant. There’ll also be live
music from Eileen & the In-Betweens and some
light food available. (Ty Bannerman) a
This Saturday, Oct. 24, join herbalist Dara
Saville as she highlights the various flora
found throughout Albuquerque that can be
applied in medicine or to the dinner plate.
Attendees to this free event titled
“Albuquerque Herbalism Wild Food Foraging”
at the Taylor Ranch Library will likely be
surprised by the abundant yield of their
backyard. Identification of plants will be
emphasized during the introductory hour-long
course. Ready to start scavenging the dusty
streets? The class kicks off at 1pm.
(Maggie Grimason) a
Composer Neil Rolnick is the featured artist at
Chatter ABQ on Sunday, Oct. 25, at Las
Puertas. Rolnick works in complex tones; his
education as a musician encompassed the
fields of computer-generated music as well as
the study of more traditional techniques with
modernist Darius Milhaud. Rolnick’s “Gardening
at Gropius House” will be performed. The work,
for a large ensemble, is a celebration and
meditation on the time the composer spent
working as a gardener at the famed architect’s
residence. The music that resulted from this
encounter encompasses a variety of genres; it’s
a sort of melodic polymorphism that combines
electronic and acoustic instrumentation for an
experience that is unusually beautiful and
captivating. Writing about this piece of
formidable sounds, Rolnick said, “I’ve always
been a sucker for beautiful melodies which
stick in my ear, for rhythms which make me
want to move my body, for harmonies which I
can follow and which can surprise and delight
me.” Also on the morning’s program, Chatter
founder David Felberg will play Bach’s ,
“Sonata Number One in G Minor,” providing a
baroque contrast to the modernist proclivities
of Rolnick. Poet Richard Wolfson begins the
morning’s activities. Tickets range from $5-15.
(August March) a
Community
Calendar
THURSDAY OCT 22
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH Enjoy
family-friendly fun such as a corn pit, harvest maze,
scarecrow dress up, tractor races, a roping area, pumpkin
bowling, duck races, giant slides and more. Santa Ana
Star Center (3001 Civic Center, Rio Rancho). 891-7300.
alibi.com/e/162580.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL Includes a haunted house, costume
contest, food, fun and games. Mountainview Community
Center (201 Prosperity SE). FREE with 1 nonperishable
food item. 6:30-8:30pm. alibi.com/e/164937.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY Join the best way to get
in shape: roller derby! Loaner gear and skate lessons are
provided for newbies. Wells Park (Sixth Street &
Mountain). 6:30-8:30pm. 688-2426.
alibi.com/e/158575.
NATURAL GAS: BRIDGE FUEL OR BRIDGE TO DISASTER? An
evening of film and discussion on methane gas and NM
Climate Change, especially what is known about the now
“famous” Four Corners methane hot spot. Jewish
Community Center (5520 Wyoming NE). 7pm. 350-6000.
alibi.com/e/164338.
PARKING LOT SALE See what treasures you can find in the
household items, childrens items, clothing for men,
women, children and babies. Shepherd of the Valley
Presbyterian Church (1801 Montano NW). 8am-1pm.
550-3192. alibi.com/e/166282.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS An interactive haunted house unlike
any other; a performance that puts the audience in the
story. Be ready to navigate a farm and corn maze infested
with the undead. Rio Grande Community Farm
(1701 Montano NW). $20. 6:30-11pm. 672-8648.
alibi.com/e/167839.
ZUMBA WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW It’s 60 minutes of dancing,
sweating, laughing and having a blast. Exercise in
disguise. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $5. 5:20-6:20pm. 620-0327.
alibi.com/e/166351.
FRIDAY OCT 23
1ST ANNUAL FALL CARNIVAL TO BENEFIT THE UNITED WAY
Featuring a hot air balloon, classic cars, carnival games,
local artists, food, games, prizes and more. Ricoh
(1500 N. Renaissance NE). 11am-3pm. 480-0153.
alibi.com/e/167834.
FOURTH FRIDAYS A monthly event that offers special
programming at museums, libraries and more. Downtown
Los Alamos (109 Central Park Square, Los Alamos).
661-4862. alibi.com/e/161548.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
GLOBAL ONE TO ONE GOLF TOURNAMENT Have the chance
to win a free trip to Pebble Beach, a $2,500 cash prize
and many more amazing prizes. Sandia Casino Golf
course (30 Rainbow). $125-$475. 11am-6pm.
255-2042. alibi.com/e/163236.
LIL MONSTER SPLASH AND BASH The Halloween before
Halloween: spooky drink specials in Altitude Sports Grill
followed by waterpark games and prizes with DJ Theo
Romero. Wear your favorite costume. Hotel Cascada
(2500 Carlisle NE). $20-$28. 4-10pm. 888-3311.
alibi.com/e/166591.
MINDFUL SEX: GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND INTO BED
Learn the basics of mindfulness, breathing techniques
and easy-to-use cues to bring yourself back to a more
present and fulfilling intimate experience. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 8:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/165346.
NEW MEXICO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SUMMIT
Workshops in parenting education and support, child
abuse prevention skills and strategies, reducing barriers to
childrens’ well-being and personal and organizational
resilience and reflective practices. Domenici Center for
Health Education Auditorium (1001 Stanford NE).
8am-5pm. alibi.com/e/167875.
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT: SPOOKY SCIENCE Enjoy a night out
(or in) while your child has fun at Explora. Staff will lead
exhibit exploration and special activities. Get creative with
glow in the dark gloop and make spooky floaters. Explora!
(1701 Mountain NW). $15-$45. 5:30-10pm. 224-8341.
alibi.com/e/166451.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS $20. 6:30-11pm. See 10/22 listing.
TAMING THE TIGER WITHIN This interactive workshop will offer
participants ways to learn to help reduce and manage
stress in their lives. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for
Humanity ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). 10-11am.
359-2427. alibi.com/e/166586.
WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH ADOPT-A-THON Find a
new best friend for life. Watermelon Mtn Ranch Everyday
Adoption Ceter (350 Eubank NE). 10am. 505-298-4122
ext# 5. alibi.com/e/167675.
WELL WOMAN SUPERPOWER RETREAT Featuring headlining
speaker Martha Burk, Money Editor for Ms. magazine and
high-profile local speakers giving presentations on
achieving work-life balance, managing stress and more.
Farm & Table (8917 Fourth Street NW). $30-$127.
8am-7pm. 503-7124. alibi.com/e/165996.
SATURDAY OCT 24
4TH ANNUAL ARTS FOR HOPE AND RECOVERY An evening of
food and entertainment, live art, dance and music to
benefit Serenity Mesa, NM’s first adolescent transitional
living center for youth dealing with addiction. Las Puertas
(1512 First Street NW). $40-$300. 6-9pm.
alibi.com/e/161088.
AFRODANSASANA Be prepared for a colorful fusion of
dance/movement inspired by cultures of the African
diaspora and centered in the eastern practice of
mindfulness. Studio Sway (1100 San Mateo NE). $10.
Noon-1pm. 710-5096. alibi.com/e/162606.
BATS: FLYING WITH HANDS AND SEEING WITH ECHO When
the sun goes down, do you wonder what takes flight in the
sky? Learn about bats with Dr. Ernie Valdez, USGS. Open
Space Visitor Center (6500 Coors NW). 6-7:30pm.
897-8831. alibi.com/e/165956.
BOXTOBERFEST Boxtoberfest is New Mexico’s original and
largest annual elite fitness competition, drawing athletes
from all over the southwest region. Rio Rancho Aquatic
Center (745 Loma Colorado, Rio Rancho). FREE for
spectators. 310-1003. alibi.com/e/163158.
CROSSROADS FOR WOMEN ANNUAL YARD SALE A yard sale
to benefit women who are homeless and suffering from
mental illness and substance addictions. Donate gently
used, non-essential items such as clothing, furniture, etc.
Carlisle & Constitution (3904 Aspen NE). 8am-2pm.
242-1010. alibi.com/e/166416.
EXTREME SCREAM CAMP-IN Certified APS teachers lead
groups through the museum in search of a variety of
adventures and educational activities for children 6-11
years of age. Then a sleepover under a 12-foot T-Rex. New
Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
(1801 Mountain NW). $45-$55. 5:30pm-7:30am.
841-2802. alibi.com/e/165955.
FAMILY SCARE FAIR Featuring carnival games, trick or
treating, a treasure hunt, pumpkin painting, games, a
costume contest and more to benefit the Loving Thunder
Therapeutic Riding organization. WOWZUH
(409 Edmon NE). 10am-4pm. 818-2259.
alibi.com/e/162232.
FIELD TRIP TO THE VLA Visit the Very Large Array radio
astronomy observatory when the enormous dish antennas
are in their closest configuration and easiest to see. New
Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
(1801 Mountain NW). $30-$35. 8:30am-7pm.
841-2802. alibi.com/e/165953.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
GYPSY PSYCHIC FAIR Seeking answers? Looking for help?
Having an unusual or supernaturally strange experience?
If you need a psychic or spiritual advisor, look no further.
Abitha’s Apothecary (3906 Central SE). $1 per minute.
Noon-7pm. 262-0401. alibi.com/e/166495.
HALLOWEEN ZUMBA MASTERCLASS WITH ZJ NOELLE
Gather your favorite dancing buddies, decide on your
costume and come ready to shake it in this ultimate
Halloween party. Los Lunas Middle School (423 Main SE,
Los Lunas). $12-$15. 6:30-8pm. 620-0327.
alibi.com/e/166321.
JOIN ALBUQUERQUE ROLLER DERBY 7-9pm. See 10/22
listing.
MAIZE MAZE Explore an 8-acre corn maze, complete a
scavenger hunt and paint pumpkins. Weekends through
10/31. Los Poblanos Open Space (1701 Montano NW).
$0-$20. 10am-5pm. alibi.com/e/165445.
MANDY’S FARM 2ND ANNUAL HARVEST FEST Featuring a
variety of activities for all ages and abilities including a
haunted barn, horse rides, bouncy house, live music,
pumpkin painting, a petting zoo and more. Mandy’s Farm
(346 Clark SW). FREE entry. 1-4pm. 503-1141.
alibi.com/e/165829.
NEW MEXICO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SUMMIT
8am-5pm. See 10/23 listing.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS $20. 6:30-11pm. See 10/22 listing.
THRILL THE WORLD ABQ 2015 A worldwide simultaneous
“Thriller” dance to benefit Roadrunner Food Bank.
Roadrunner Food Bank (5840 Office NE). FREE,
donations or nonperishable food accepted.
2:15-4:15pm. 247-2052. alibi.com/e/165877. See
Event Horizon.
TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR UNICEF Snacks, cider, costume
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parades and Halloween fun in honor of the 70th
anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
(202 Harvard SE). FREE, donations accepted. 3-5pm.
836-6557. alibi.com/e/167793.
TURNING ON THE HEAT Learn basic maintenance and shut
down of swamp coolers, efficient furnace operation,
spotting trouble signs on hot water heaters and flushing to
extend hot water heaters’ efficiency. Greater Albuquerque
Habitat for Humanity ReStore (4900 Menaul NE).
10-11:30am. 359-2423. alibi.com/e/165847.
WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH ADOPT-A-THON 10am.
See 10/23 listing.
WATERMELON MTN RANCH HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME
CONTEST 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes awarded for
best pet costumes, as well as a best of show prize. All
participants recieve a free goodie bag for their furry
friend(s). Watermelon Mtn Ranch Everyday Adoption
Ceter (350 Eubank NE). 1pm. 505-298-4122 ext. 5.
alibi.com/e/167679. See Event Horizon.
SUNDAY OCT 25
25TH ANNUAL EQUESTRIAN CUP Enjoy the skill and the thrill
of a Hunter Jumper Competition, a silent auction, artists,
fashion, live music, a kids corral, craft beers, local wines,
culinary delights and more. Expo New Mexico (300 San
Pedro NE). $0-$75. 11:30am-6pm. alibi.com/e/166708.
2ND ANNUAL CESOSS ACEQUIA MUERTOS FUN RUN &
WALK All proceeds from this event are used to support
the CESOSS Leadership Institute. Honoring acequias with
poets, speakers and arts and crafts for kids. La Plazita @
Sanchez Farms (1180 Arenal SW). $15-$25.
8:30am-12:30pm. 304-8724. alibi.com/e/167382.
BEYOND MEDITATION: COMMUNITY HU CHANT Chanting this
once-secret name for God, HU, has helped people
throughout time find inner peace and divine love. All
faiths/beliefs welcome. Eckankar Center (2501 San
Pedro NE). 10:30-11am. 265-7388.
alibi.com/e/164782.
BOXTOBERFEST FREE for spectators. See 10/24 listing.
CHERRY HILLS TOASTMASTERS Event empowers individuals
to become more effective communicators and leaders.
Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living
(2801 Louisiana NE). 3-5pm. 298-3682.
alibi.com/e/134706.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS What are
they? Who are they for? How can we help them succeed?
Monika Johnson, describes the goals recently adopted at
the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.
Albuquerque Friends Meeting House (1600 Fifth
Street NW). 4:30-6pm. 836-6557. alibi.com/e/167794.
MAIZE MAZE $0-$20. 10am-5pm. See 10/24 listing.
MEDITATION FOR KIDS In this lighthearted and fun class,
children learn how to build a space of inner strength and
confidence by developing their good qualities. Kadampa
Meditation Center (8701 Comanche NE). $3 per child
suggested donation, parents free. 10-11:30am.
292-5293. alibi.com/e/165657.
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE Bring meaning to your Sunday
morning by learning how to practically bring more peace
and happiness into the world. Kadampa Meditation
Center (8701 Comanche NE). $10 suggested donation.
10-11:30am. 292-5293. alibi.com/e/165653.
PUBLIC MEDITATION SITTING Join in for a public sitting.
Meditation instruction is available upon request.
Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). 10am-noon. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/132020.
QUARANTINE: ORIGINS $20. 6:30-11pm. See 10/22 listing.
SPIRIT OF THE LOTUS CHURCH SERVICE The Church is the
nurturing aspect of God, helping you to experience
freedom and liberation by uniting you with divine Spirit. All
are welcome as there is unity in diversity. Awaken to
Wellness (1704 Moon NE, Suite 10). 11am-noon.
261-8983. alibi.com/e/163453.
SUNDAY STRESS BUSTERS DEEP FASCIA RELEASE CLASS A
super-relaxation circuit training helpful for recovery from
long-term stress, PTSD and chronic pain. Orange Yoga
(7528 Fourth Street NW). $10-$15. 6-7:45pm. (917)
535-9530. alibi.com/e/160418.
WATERMELON MOUNTAIN RANCH ADOPT-A-THON 10am.
See 10/23 listing.
MONDAY OCT 26
FOUNDATIONAL BELLY DANCE CLASS! Learn to utilize layers
of timing, isolations, footwork, finger cymbals and more.
Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $15. 7-8:30pm. 238-2194.
alibi.com/e/165560.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
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GENTLE YIN-STYLE YOGA This welcoming, all-levels class
provides gentle movements to release tension from the
shoulders, back and hips. You! Inspired Fitness
(1761 Bellamah NW). $10. 6:45-7:45pm. 433-8685.
alibi.com/e/125351.
HEART OF RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP A 20-minute
sitting meditation, a reading and group discussion,
followed by announcements and a brief closing
meditation. Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center
(1102 Mountain NW). $5. 6-7:30pm. 717-2486.
alibi.com/e/141123.
MASTERING THE BJ: INTERACTIVE SKILLS Bulk up your
blowjob résumé with this hands-on (a dildo) workshop
taught by Self Serve Manager Hunter Riley. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/165347.
MORNING MEDICAL QIGONG The original MogaDao Qigong
form, created by Master Zhenzan Dao, to be one
seamless, flowing form that nourishes all of the organs of
the zangfu system of traditional Chinese medicine.
MogaDao Institute (703 Camino de la Familia, Suite
3103, Santa Fe). $10. 8:30-9:30am. (503) 780-5905.
alibi.com/e/166546.
THE THREE I’S OF AWAKENING Learn about identification,
imagination and inner-considering to help awaken your
soul and connect to Spirit. Whole Woman Center
(418 Central SE). 7:30-9pm. (877) 312-7922.
alibi.com/e/167469.
TODDLER TIME A chance for toddlers four and under to
explore early-childhood exhibit areas, enjoy stories and
join in a music jam. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW).
Included with admission. 9am. 224-8300.
alibi.com/e/129404.
WALLY FUNK ON THE MERCURY 13 A guest lecture for Space
and New Mexico class. University of New Mexico
(1 University NE). 2-3:30pm. 225-5866.
alibi.com/e/165962.
ZUMBA WITH SABRINA’S Z CREW It’s 60 minutes of dancing,
sweating, laughing and having a blast. Exercise in
disguise. Maple Street Dance Studio (Alley Entrance)
(3215 Central). $5. 4:25-5:25pm. 620-0327.
alibi.com/e/166329.
TUESDAY OCT 27
BENTLEY ZUMBA $5. 5:45-6:45pm. See 10/22 listing.
FOUNDATIONS OF ECSTASY Learn the elements of touch,
dance and play with Monique Darling and Peter Petersen.
Self Serve (3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm.
265-5915. alibi.com/e/165349.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
HERBALISM SERIES 1 In this five part series, learn how herbs
can treat many acute and chronic illnesses including
respiratory infections, digestive illness and more. The
Source (1111 Carlisle SE). $135. 6-8pm. 265-5900.
alibi.com/e/160315.
SECRETS OF THE NIGHT Head to the Sandias on a full moon
night just before Halloween to experience the mountains
after dark. Learn about owls and take a moonlit hike.
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center (60 Columbine,
Cedar Crest). 6:30pm. (505) 281-5259.
alibi.com/e/166273.
WEDNESDAY OCT 28
CONSTRUCTING EXTRAORDINARY THREESOMES Have you
ever thought about bringing in another playmate for you
and your partner, even if just for one night? Learn more
with Monique Darling and Peter Petersen. Self Serve
(3904 Central SE). $15-$20. 7:30pm. 265-5815.
alibi.com/e/165351.
CREATIVE STARTUPS ACCELERATOR 2015 DEMO DAY Nine
teams give fast-paced presentations showing off their
startups. Talk to entrepreneurs and the Creative Startup
Mentors who are visiting Albuquerque from around the US.
Factory on 5th Art Space (1715 Fifth Street NW). 6pm.
977-9643. alibi.com/e/167365.
GALLOPING GRACE YOUTH RANCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH See
10/22 listing.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP WITH HUE RHODES Hue provides
startups and entrepreneurs with a framework for using
storytelling to mobilize customers, gain traction in new
markets and secure investment. Hotel Andaluz
(125 Second Street NW). $28. 9-10:30am. 400-1176.
alibi.com/e/166583.
PUB CRAWL-OWEEN Put on your best costume and pedal
your way through Downtown with the Duke City Pedalers.
Albuquerque Tourism & Sightseeing Factory
(219 Central NW). $25. 6pm. 200-2642.
alibi.com/e/167626.
WHOLE TONING A gentle way of centering and connecting with
your natural intuition and guidance through breath, tone,
movement and conscious intention. Maple Street Dance
Studio (Alley Entrance) (3215 Central). $10. Noon-1pm.
818-8762. alibi.com/e/165461.
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
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ARTS | FeATuRe
Night of the Interactive Theater
PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER WALSH
Blackout Theatre puts guests in the thick of the zombie apocalypse
BY MAGGIE GRIMASON
’ve seen enough zombie films to know
there’s not often a happy ending to the
story. As the corpses pile up and society
dissolves, the possibility of happiness in the
face of an ever-pursuing zombie horde seems
slim. Despite that, at least two people walked
away from Blackout Theatre’s annual zombie
maze with their happy ending intact.
“There’s a couple that met at the very first
Quarantine,” said Jeff Andersen, the artistic
director of the theater company. They were
strangers when they came to Quarantine, an
immersive show that puts attendees right
smack in the middle of the zombie
apocalypse. After they navigated the maze
together, they started talking about their
experience. They’ve been dating ever since.
“They’re going to celebrate their anniversary
by coming to Quarantine this year,”
Andersen added.
“Quarantine forces you to bond,”
Andersen said of the interactive bit of
theater. While Quarantine is frequently billed
as a haunted house, Andersen notes,
“haunted houses have always essentially been
live theater.” Rarely, however, are playgoers
asked to participate in the action of the story
that is unfolding before them. The
enveloping experience of Quarantine is
changing that and flipping notions of
traditional theater on their head. Say goodbye
to the fourth wall, everybody.
Quarantine: Origins is the third installment
in an ongoing live theater production created
by the members of Blackout that takes place
every October. Crafted across acres at Rio
Grande Community Farms (1701 Montaño
NW), this year actors tell the story of how the
world came to be overrun with zombies.
Through cult ritual, religious zeal and dark
necromancy, the undead have inherited the
world of the living and inevitably, they’re
hungry. Previous years of Quarantine have
faced visitors with the challenge to escape
from the city into the safety of New Mexico’s
wilderness and pitted them against a terrifying
journey to a secured facility for the living.
Each year, the story grows and expands, as does
the number of visitors.
“I think theater should be visceral and
immediate,” Andersen said in between sips of
coffee. “We want to make theater something
that surrounds you. That’s what separates it
from film and other art forms. You can really
become a part of it, a character.” When asked
if he thinks the shape of modern theater is
changing to become more immersive,
Andersen’s answer is an emphatic “yes.”
Finding yourself in the thick of the action,
rather than passively observing a play from the
darkened aisles of a traditional theater is a
powerful and shared artistic expression, one
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“… You become a character in
the play and self-revelation is
inherent to that experience.”
that both the players and the audience get to
create. “It’s a different show every night,”
Andersen said, “preparing and responding to
how the audience will react is the most
intriguing challenge for everyone involved in
the production.”
That shared experience might not create
the most positive reactions—Andersen
mentions that attendees have thrown set
pieces at the actors and kicked through doors
when fear and adrenaline rile them—“but it
does allow for connection, even if you walk
away thinking, ‘Man, humanity sucks.’”
Regardless of what fear can reveal in ourselves
and each other, audiences are excited about
the tangible connections that are created
when fiction and reality become
indistinguishable and they have a genuine
experience together. “In modern society it can
be really hard to connect with others, it’s
special and unusual to have these interactions
with strangers,” Andersen said.
“Most forms of entertainment can’t create
these bonds and encourage introspection the
way interactive theater can,” Andersen
continued, “you become a character in the
play and self-revelation is inherent to that
experience. That’s what makes me think that
this is where theater needs to go in the future.”
Audiences seem only too happy to be swept up
in the action and play along with the story
that the actors of Blackout Theatre, their guest
artists and volunteers are creating with
impressive acumen. There’s no telling what
effect the gore and terror will have on
attendees. Powerful emotions like the fear
induced by the brainless but hungry, fast
moving zombies of Quarantine can be
uncomfortable. “You question if that’s how you
would really react to an experience like this,”
Andersen said.
The resulting effect of the story created
when audiences and players interact is
fascinating and revitalizes traditional notions
of what theater can be. “Our greatest goal is
making theater something that everyone feels
they can participate in,” said Andersen. With
Quarantine, “we’re intentionally trying to
remove peoples’ bias about what a play is and
where a theater can exist.” There’s a potency
in both the horror genre and Blackout
Theatre’s rejection of traditional dramatic
values that increase theater’s flexibility,
expanding the possibilities of the genre. There
are connections and insights to be had in the
tangle of corn stalks, under the stars, and to
the chorus of screams at Quarantine that can’t
be gained through a night at home watching
television. “You can’t put a show on on
Netflix and become completely engaged like
this, to become part of a different world the
way you can with this show,” Andersen said.
He pauses before adding, “we don’t want
people to feel like they can get away … until
they do.” In the midst of this ambitious
modern horror theater, actors and playgoers
alike struggle to the exit of the maze with the
undead at their heels, emerging having
experienced some of the best theater that
Albuquerque has to offer, and that in itself is a
happy ending. Catch insights and an
adrenaline rush with the living dead before
Oct. 31. While those younger are permitted
with a parent, the thrills of the maze are best
enjoyed by guests 16 and up. Visit
quarantineabq.com
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Arts & Lit
Calendar
THURSDAY OCT 22
WORDS
MAXWELL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY Photographs as
Technology and Idea. Devorah Romanek discusses the
expanding relevance of visual culture and the elusive
nature of photography. 7:30pm. 277-1400.
alibi.com/e/167344.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Memoir Writing
Workshop. Learn how to pass down your family’s unique
story and traditions. Workshop includes interviewing
techniques, simple equipment and freewriting. 6:30-8pm.
848-1320. alibi.com/e/166373.
ART
ART GALLERY STUDIO 606 Convergence/Divergence. A
collaborative show featuring the Distractionists. 1-6pm.
453-0423.
FREEFORM, Santa Fe Aftermath. Reactions to cataclysm and
evolution; works by Kelly Eckel. 692-9249.
alibi.com/e/163496.
FREESTYLE GALLERY I Went to the Woods. New figures,
whatnots, oddities and landscape paintings of the forest
and mountainous scenes of the Manzano Mountains by
Santiago Perez. 11am-5pm. 243-9267.
alibi.com/e/166434.
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Harry O. Morris Exhibition.
alibi.com/e/166833.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER NM Watercolor Society. New
Mexico Watercolor Society features 60 local watercolor
artists. 892-3781. alibi.com/e/166055.
NEW MEXICO ART LEAGUE Biologique. An art exhibition
inspired by nature. 293-5034. alibi.com/e/165385.
RICHARD LEVY GALLERY Magician’s Table. New works from
Jay Kelly, Jenna Kuiper and Matt Magee. 766-9888.
alibi.com/e/162400.
SANTA FE ART COLLECTOR GALLERY, Santa Fe Plein Air
Painters of New Mexico Members’ Annual Juried
Exhibition. Featuring artwork by PAPNM members painted
exclusively outdoors. 9:30am-7pm. 988-5545.
alibi.com/e/161806.
STAGE
THE ENGINE HOUSE THEATER, Madrid The Tequila Plays.
Takes the absurd, horrific and comedic stories straight out
of Joe West’s imagination and brings them to life on stage.
$20. 8-10pm. 989-7470. alibi.com/e/164317.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Estoy en el Rincón.
Salomé Martínez-Lutz’ story of three generations of a
Hispanic family who struggle with alcohol. $10-$18.
7:30pm. 724-4771. alibi.com/e/167771.
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-up Comedy
Thursdays. Chad Thornsberry, Jesse Thomas and Eddie
Tafoya perform. $10. 7:30pm. 771-5680.
alibi.com/e/164427.
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Legally Blonde: The Musical.
A fabulously fun, international award-winning musical
based on the adored movie Legally Blonde. $14-$24.
7:30pm. 242-4750. alibi.com/e/164259.
ELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE, UNM MAIN
CAMPUS Now/Next/Dance. A flamenco student
choreography showcase by Artistic Directors Eva EnciniasSandoval and Amanda Hamp. $8-$12. 7:30pm.
alibi.com/e/167391.
FILM
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Latino Americans:
Foreigners in Their Own Land (1565-1880). The first major
television documentary series to chronicle the rich and
varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have
helped shape the US over the last 500+ years. 7pm.
246-2261. alibi.com/e/166698.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales Made in New Mexico: A
Selection of Clips. Journalist, writer and film historian, Jeff
Berg, presents a program on pieces of films that were shot
in New Mexico. 7pm. alibi.com/e/167869.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Up. 78-year-old Carl
Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped
with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. In
Spanish with English subtitles. 4-6pm. 848-1320.
alibi.com/e/166368.
FRIDAY OCT 23
WORDS
HASTINGS, Juan Tabo Elyse Russo Book Reading and
Signing. A local author and retired teacher reads from her
book, Dates From Hell and Other Places: Mostly Funny
Poems About My Search for Mr. Right. 5-7pm. 296-6107.
alibi.com/e/166403.
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WEEKLY ALIBI
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
MATRIX FINE ART Burlesque, Yoga, Sex and Love Book
Launch. Join local award-winning author Dr. Anne Key
for the launch of her second memoir with a book
signing and live burlesque. 6-8pm. 268-8952.
alibi.com/e/167824. See Event Horizon.
ART
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
SCIENCE Colors of Nature in New Mexico. The new exhibit,
NatureScapes Photo Salon 2015, celebrates the many
beautiful colors occurring naturally in the land, sky,
minerals, flora and fauna of New Mexico. Included with
regular admission. 9am-5pm. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/164939.
STAGE
AUX DOG THEATRE Dark Stars. An unlucky American actor is
propelled by misfortune to New Zealand where he
unearths the forgotten story of Australia’s most popular
black entertainer of the 19th century, Irving Sayles.
$15-$20. 8pm. (917) 710-4870. alibi.com/e/165838.
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. Using audience suggestions and any absurd ideas
that cross their minds, improvisers create scenarios and
songs that are hilarious and preposterous. $8-$10.
8-10pm. 804-5685. alibi.com/e/163230. Also, Comedy?
Albuquerque’s DIY comedy troupe provides improv, sketch
and music. $8. 9:30pm. 404-1578.
alibi.com/e/135358.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Proof. The daughter of a recently
deceased mathematician must fight to prove the
authorship of a landmark proof that is discovered among
her father’s papers. Written by David Auburn. $12-$15.
8pm. 881-0503. alibi.com/e/167559.
EAST MOUNTAIN CENTRE FOR THEATRE, Sandia Park My
Shrink Is Killing Me. Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre:
Someone winds up dead and it’s up to Lieutenant Starks
and Detective Adams of the NYPD to solve the crime.
$8-$35. 6:30-9pm. 286-1950. alibi.com/e/164424.
FOUL PLAY CAFE, Sheraton Uptown Elaine Whales and the
Mummy of King Khufu. American reporter Elaine Whales is
covering the unveiling of the newly-discovered mummy of
King Knum-Khufu. She finds herself with the story of a
lifetime. $58. 7-10pm. 377-9593. alibi.com/e/161656.
SONG & DANCE
AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Expo NM
A Journey through Music. Highlights music from various
decades and styles. The troupe serves an educational
mission of training artists to be well-rounded performers.
$10. 7pm. 221-0426. alibi.com/e/167431.
APPLE MOUNTAIN MUSIC Medieval and Traditional Ballads
and Songs. Music from Scandinavia, Europe, India, the
British Isles and North America. $15. 7-9pm. 353-2790.
alibi.com/e/165345.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Rocky Horror Picture Show Anniversary. Do
the Time Warp with Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Janet and Scott.
$20. 10:30pm. 450-4706. alibi.com/e/164202.
KIMO THEATRE Reel Rock 10 Film Tour. Climbing films take
you on a wild expedition across the jagged peaks of
Patagonia, into a rowdy competition in backwoods
Arkansas and up onto challenging high balls and big
walls. $10. 7-9pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/166476.
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE JC Abbey: Ghana’s
Puppeteer. A screening of 15 puppet shows featuring
traditional ethnic dances and animal stories, as well as
the legacies of highlife, Afro-jazz, reggae and more with
filmmaker Steven Feld. $5-$10. 7:30-9:30pm. 268-0044.
alibi.com/e/162925.
SATURDAY OCT 24
ART
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Women
Incorporated Fall Market. Browse unique wearable art,
jewelry, textiles, home decor, apparel, accessories,
ceramics and gifts for everyone. 10am-4pm. 660-3653.
alibi.com/e/166598.
STAGE
BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The
Show. $8-$10. 8pm. See 10/23 listing. Also, The Blue
Show. The Show takes its comedy to the dark side for a
blue, adults only show. Not too dark, not too light, but
somewhere deviously over the appropriate line. $10.
9:30-10:30pm. 404-1578. alibi.com/e/166755.
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Legally Blonde: The Musical.
$14-$24. 7:30pm. See 10/22 listing.
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY Tracey
Whitney Trio. Listen to amazing soul music, eat food and
see art. 2-5pm. 243-7255. alibi.com/e/164355.
HOPE EVANGELICAL CHURCH Route 66 Sound & Duke City
Jazz Band. The award-winning a cappella ladies of Route
66 Sound Chorus present their favorites from five years of
harmony. $10-$15. 4-6pm. 386-0260.
alibi.com/e/165842.
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INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. Since time immemorial, Pueblo
communities have celebrated seasonal cycles through
prayer, song and dance. A showcase of dance groups from
19 Pueblos. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. 843-7270.
alibi.com/e/159053.
OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH, Corrales James D’Leon. The
internationally reknowned pianist plays an eclectic mix of
classical, jazz, tango and contemporary music. $22-$25.
7:30pm. alibi.com/e/162927.
OLD TOWN PLAZA World Singing Day. Join Soli Musica,
Expressions of Joy, The Enchanted Mesa Show Chorus and
The Madrigal Singers to unite the world through the
positive experience of singing. Noon-2pm. 311.
alibi.com/e/166706.
OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER Full Moon Concert with Last
Call. Enjoy an evening of swing music. 5-7pm. 897-8831.
alibi.com/e/167438.
POPEJOY HALL, UNM Center for the Arts The Most Beautiful
Cello: Bailey Plays Dvorák. World-renowned cello
superstar Zuill Bailey plays Dvorák’s “Cello Concerto”–
widely considered to be the best and most beautiful cello
concerto ever written. $20-$68. 6pm. 925-5858.
alibi.com/e/167855.
SOUTH BROADWAY CULTURAL CENTER Show Up & Show Out
2015. A night of gospel music. $15-$25. 7-10pm.
848-1320. alibi.com/e/162928.
TORTUGA GALLERY Acoustic Alchemist. Renee LeBeau is
skilled in creating a sound field for healing and lifting the
spirit of all participants. Experience the Hang Drum and
the Gong Temple. $15. 6-8pm. 506-0820.
alibi.com/e/165679.
LEARN
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
SCIENCE Origami Jack-o-lanterns. Combine traditional
origami with simple circuitry for a new twist on an old
Halloween classic. Learn the basics of electronic paper
art. $13.50-$15. 1-4pm. 841-2802.
alibi.com/e/165954.
SONG & DANCE
ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Legally Blonde: The Musical.
$14-$24. 2pm. See 10/22 listing.
CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL Rio Rancho Symphonic Band. “A
Symphony of Colors”, featuring the music of Norman Dello
Joio, Clare Grundman, John Cacavas, Henry Fillmore,
Alfred Reed and Reinhold Gliere. 3-4:30pm. 250-1773.
alibi.com/e/167520.
ELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE, UNM MAIN
CAMPUS Now/Next/Dance. $8-$12. 2pm. See 10/22
listing.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Traditional Native
American Dance. $4-$6. 11am-2pm. See 10/24 listing.
LAS PLACITAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Placitas Katie
Mahan. Steinway pianist Katie Mahan plays a program
titled Debussy, Gershwin and the 2 Faces of Beethoven.
$15-$20. 3-5pm. 867-8080. alibi.com/e/167618.
LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday: Gardening at Gropius
House. Music from Bach Sonata No 1 in G Minor, work
by Neil Rolnick, David Felberg on violin, James T
Shields conducts and Richard Wolfson performs poetry.
$5-$15. 10:30-11:30am. alibi.com/e/164047. See
Event Horizon.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Aida. Set against
the exotic backdrop of war and conquest in ancient Egypt,
Aida follows a love triangle of two powerful women and
the man they both love. $15-$90. 2pm. 246-2261.
alibi.com/e/167871.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Adam’s Rib (1949). Starring Spencer Tracy
and Katharine Hepburn, a husband and wife take
opposing sides as lawyers in an attempted murder trial.
$6-$8. 2-3:30pm. 768-3544. alibi.com/e/166552.
MONDAY OCT 26
ART
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Harry O. Morris Exhibition.
See 10/22 listing.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER NM Watercolor Society. See
10/22 listing.
FILM
GUILD CINEMA Rocky Horror Picture Show Anniversary. $20.
10:30pm. See 10/23 listing.
TUESDAY OCT 27
SONG & DANCE
SUNDAY OCT 25
WORDS
BOOKWORKS Finding the Buddha: A Dark Story of Genius,
Friendship and Stand-up Comedy. A book signing and
reading with the author, Eddie Tafoya. 3pm. 344-8139.
alibi.com/e/167870.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2015 JCC Book Fest & Author
Series: Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Her new novel tells the story
of the son of Holocaust survivors who promises his dying
mother he will marry within the Jewish faith. He must
reconcile this vow with the reality of his true soul mate.
$10-$15. 2pm. 348-4500. alibi.com/e/163746.
ART
JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA, Santa Fe Harry O. Morris Exhibition.
See 10/22 listing.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER NM Watercolor Society. See
10/22 listing.
LAS PLACITAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Placitas Placitas
Artists Series Opening Reception. Featuring pottery and
jewelry by LuAnne F. Aragon, oil and pastel paintings by
Barbara Clark, mixed media by Diane Orchard and
photography by Erica Wendel-Oglesby. 2-3pm. 867-8080.
alibi.com/e/167619.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Women
Incorporated Fall Market. 10am-4pm. See 10/24 listing.
SANTA FE ART COLLECTOR GALLERY, Santa Fe Plein Air
Painters of New Mexico Members’ Annual Juried
Exhibition. 9:30am-7pm. See 10/22 listing.
STAGE
AUX DOG THEATRE Dark Stars. $15-$20. 3pm. See 10/23
listing.
DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE Proof. $12-$15. 2pm. See 10/23
listing.
THE ENGINE HOUSE THEATER, Madrid The Tequila Plays.
$20. 3pm. See 10/22 listing.
MAX’S MAGIC THEATRE Chris Zaccara: The Magic and
Mayhem Evening Show. Family-friendly magic and fun.
$12.50-$15. 6-7pm. 255-2303. alibi.com/e/166554.
MUSICAL THEATRE SOUTHWEST The Rocky Horror Show. A
newly-engaged couple get caught in a storm and come to
the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new
creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror. $20-$22.
4-6pm. 265-9119. alibi.com/e/163203.
NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Estoy en el Rincón.
$10-$18. 7:30pm. See 10/22 listing.
VSA NORTH 4TH ART CENTER Trotsky & Frida. By Leonard
Koel, the story of Leon Trotsky and his wife Natalia Sedova
in Mexico under 24-hour security in the home of artists
Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera. $18-$20. 2pm. 247-1909.
alibi.com/e/167761.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH Roy Zimmerman. “The Faucet’s
on Fire!” is 90 minutes of Zimmerman’s hilarious, rhymeintensive original songs. $18 or pay what you can. 7pm.
884-1801. alibi.com/e/167582.
TONY HILLERMAN LIBRARY Floozy. Hear electro-acoustic folk
punk by an all-female trio from Albuquerque. 6-7pm.
291-6264. alibi.com/e/166762.
FILM
FANS OF FILM CINEMA CAFE & ROASTER Fret for your Latte.
YouTube Documentary Hour. Come learn to swim! 1-3pm.
934-7592. alibi.com/e/158831.
WEDNESDAY OCT 28
WORDS
BOSQUE SCHOOL John Quinones Book Talk and Signing. The
ABC News Correspondent and producer of “What Would
You Do” speaks about integrity through his newly
published book. $25-$250. 6pm. 898-6388.
alibi.com/e/164040.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 2015 JCC Book Fest & Author
Series: Jesscia Fechtor. A newly-wed graduate student
loses her sense of smell and the sight in her left eye when
aneurysm burst in her brain. Her recovery takes place at
her stovetop. $25. 11:30am. 348-4500.
alibi.com/e/163747.
ART
CIVIC PLAZA Walking the Solar System for ArtCOP21. Do the
walk to reaffirm the environmental health of planet Earth
as essential for the preservation of our humanity. An
exercise in imagination. 12:30pm. 242-1445.
alibi.com/e/167846.
UNM ART BUILDING, ROOM 252 INSIGHTS: Harriet Rae
Beaubien. She has been an objects conservator at the
Smithsonian Institution’s Conversation Analytical
Laboratory since 1988. 5:30pm. 277-6773.
alibi.com/e/167674.
STAGE
TRICKLOCK PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Her Murder
Ballad. A movement-based, musically rich, socio-politically
charged theatrical experience drawing from a variety of
performance styles, featuring an all-female ensemble.
$0-$25. 8pm. alibi.com/e/167857.
FILM
KIMO THEATRE Brand: A Second Coming. Chronicles
actor/comedian/activist Russell Brand on his journey
from addict, self-proclaimed narcissist and Hollywood star
to political disruptor and newfound hero to the
underserved. $14.50. 7-9pm. 768-3544.
alibi.com/e/167400.
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
WEEKLY ALIBI
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FOOD | ResTauRaNT Review
THE MOUTHFUL
BY TY BANNERMAN
The New Traditions
Thoughts on a Falling Star
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WEEKLY ALIBI
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
Central Grill and Coffee House
PHOTOS BY ERIC WILLIAMS • ERICWPHOTO.COM
The best seat at the Downtown Flying Star
has always been the table at the extreme
east of the second-story balcony. You may
know the one, the two-top that takes up a
peculiar space somehow separate from the
rest of the upper dining room (a section of
wall blocks it from the rest of the area),
pushed against the edge of the railing and
perched directly over the kitchen and
cashier area. It’s a perfect spot for people
watching, while still oddly private in a way
that few other seats in any restaurant
anywhere approach.
It is a seat that I
have sought out
and taken for
my own
almost
every
time
I’ve
been
to this
Flying Star. In
2007, I was
there several
days a week, working on
my book of local history,
Forgotten Albuquerque, and then again
updating a blog about my cancer treatments.
I came back in 2008 when I began
freelancing for the Alibi, and it was there
that I composed my letter of intent for the
UNM MFA program. From 2009 to 2013, I
often spread my books out on that table as I
wrote essays for class or pored over stories
from fellow students. Starting in August of
2012, I composed more than a few
restaurant reviews in that space.
I grew to think of it as my own and would
silently seethe whenever anyone else dared
to sit there. It was mine, dammit, and coffee
with raspberry blackout cake just didn’t taste
as good anywhere else in the café.
But now, it seems I must relinquish it for
good. Because the Downtown Flying Star is
closing on Oct. 23.
Restaurants come and go and it is always
sad to see another one close its doors and
know that its employees will soon be looking
for other jobs. But reading the news about
this particular closure last week made me
think about the way these quasi-public
spaces grow to hold a part of our own
stories in their walls, even as we sometimes
take them for granted.
Flying Star has been such a titan of the
Albuquerque food scene for so long that it
often seems invincible. When its first
restaurant opened in 1987, Albuquerque
residents boasted about their town having a
world-class coffee shop, but time, familiarity
and multiple locations have made it so that
Burqueños are more likely to complain about
the prices these days. Even last year, when
the Star closed its Santa Fe and Bernalillo
locations, it seemed a minor event to many, a
stumble that happened outside of the Star’s
home turf, but nothing that really affected
our town. What was it doing expanding out
there anyway?
But now, with this impending closing, a
new era has dawned. Whatever financial
troubles are affecting Flying Star have hit
home. For me, it’s personal: My very favorite
table in town will soon be closed off and it’s
a bit like losing an old friend. My memories of
working there will become just that—
memories, never to be relived.
Tonight, as a way of saying goodbye, I
intend to stop by the restaurant, take up my
old perch with a slice of raspberry blackout
cake, focus on my memories and hope that
this company, which has done so much good
for our city over the years, can edge its way
back toward invincibility. a
Hotcakes
Croque Madame
BY TY BANNERMAN
I
t must be tough to try and make a straightforward, nearly ubiquitous food item stand
out from the crowd. Consider the
hamburger: I mean, what do you do? You can
add more and stranger things on top of it—
barbecue sauce and cherries, perhaps—or use
a fancy beef with a catchy and exotic
sounding name—wagyu or kobe—or you can
start making it out of things that stretch the
definition of the name, like wild boar or
rattlesnake. Or—and why not?—you can turn
it inside out.
This is the route Central Grill and Coffee
House elected to pursue with its signature, if
not-so-originally-named, Inside-out burger. A
plain looking patty on a bun is served with
the usual accoutrements—lettuce, pickle,
tomato—to the side. Take a bite and the
burger erupts into an oozy magma of cheddar
cheese and meat. It tastes like any good
cheeseburger should, but the texture
accomplishes the goal set out by the
“signature” label: this is a burger that you will
remember.
Central Grill, which took up residence on
the stretch of Central just outside of Old
Town sometime last year, is one of the crop of
new diners that embraces the aesthetic of
yesterday’s greasy spoons while offering
house-made meals with highquality ingredients. It’s
cozy—maybe too cozy when it
gets busy around peak lunch
time and customers seated in the
front room might find
themselves face-to-butt with
customers waiting to order at the
counter, but the size is perfect
when it’s quieter. If things are too hectic
inside and it’s a temperate day, try out the
expansive patio where you can watch the
Route 66 traffic go by and get a little more leg
room at the same time.
The Grill seems to have a flair for taking
standard diner items and giving them enough
of a twist to make them stand out while still
remaining a fine specimen of their original
species. Take the “crazy good” hotcakes. On
the one hand, yes, they’re pancakes, but on
Central Grill and
Coffee House
2056 Central SW
554-1424
centralgrillcoffeealbuquerque.com
Hours: 6:30am to 4pm, Monday through Thursday
6:30am to 8pm, Friday and Saturday
8am to 2pm, Sunday
Vibe: Modern diner
Extras: Central Avenue weirdos
The Alibi recommends: Inside-out burger,
chilaquiles
205
6
ra
Cent
l Ave
SW
the other they’re covered with blueberries,
apple slices and, help us all, brie. Definitely
memorable, although, frankly, it tips the scales
a bit too much into hedonistic territory for my
taste. Brie and maple syrup hit the rich and
sweet buttons too hard when they’re brought
together and there was definitely a moment
when I was putting another forkful into my
mouth that I thought to myself, “God will
punish me for eating this.”
I was far happier with the chilaquiles, a
Mexican breakfast staple that has been
gaining more prominence in Albuquerque
lately. At Central Grill, the tortilla wedges are
fresh fried in a red chile and hiding beneath a
cooked-to-order egg. I prefer an over-medium
huevo and after cutting into it, the yolk
spread beautifully over the chip-and-chile
foodscape. This red packs some serious heat,
but it’s the kind of heat that encourages you to
eat faster so you can experience as much of
the savory meal before your mouth catches
fire. A side of beans and cubed breakfast
potatoes completes the dish. With every item
complimenting the other, the temptation to
mix them all together
into one spicy, cheesy,
salty, eggy breakfast
medley proved too
strong to resist.
The chile makes
another appearance
in the carne
adovada burrito, of
course, which offers
up the traditional
slow cooked,
capsaicin-marinated pork nestled with
eggs and potatoes inside a full-to-bursting
tortilla. It’s a great burrito, but what surprised
me the most was the price. This is a huge item
and it will feed a normal sized appetite for two
meals, but only costs $4.95, making it easily
one of the best breakfast deals in town.
Route 66 has hosted many greasy spoons
over the near-century since its inception and
it’s good to see that the tradition is now being
kept up by the new breed of modern diners.
It’s especially heartening when the food is as
good and cheap, as it is at Central Grill
and Coffee House. a
Food
Calendar
THURSDAY OCT 22
LOS ALAMOS FARMER’S MARKET Los Alamos Mesa Public
Library (2400 Central, Los Alamos). 7am-12:30pm. (575)
581-4651. alibi.com/e/161579.
NOB HILL GROWERS MARKET Fresh vegetables, seasonal
fruit, local butter, honey, eggs, French breads and pastries
and frequent musical guests. Morningside Park (Lead and
Morningside SE). 3-6:30pm. alibi.com/e/162442.
theme each week. Albuquerque Rail Yards (777 First
Street SW). FREE. 10am-2pm. alibi.com/e/141167.
TASTE FOR THE TROOPS Cooking classes for the armed
forces: active duty and veterans. Learn how to prepare
delicious meals, from purchasing ingredients to
preparation, cooking, serving and storing food. New
Mexico Veterans Memorial (1100 Louisiana SE).
10am-noon. alibi.com/e/162064.
TUESDAY OCT 27
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Locally grown produce
and locally made crafts. All produce is picked within 24
hours of being available. Presbyterian Hospital
(1100 Central SE). 7am-noon. alibi.com/e/163034.
FRIDAY OCT 23
RAINWATER HARVESTING BASICS Learn basic techniques to
understand your rainwater supply and some harvesting
strategies. Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity
ReStore (4900 Menaul NE). FREE. Noon-1pm. 359-2423.
alibi.com/e/165846.
SATURDAY OCT 24
ABQ UPTOWN GROWERS’ MARKETS Locally grown produce
and locally made crafts. All produce is picked within 24
hours of being available. ABQ Uptown
(2200 Louisiana NE). 7am-noon. alibi.com/e/162855.
ALBUQUERQUE HERBALISM WILD FOOD FORAGING Join
herbalist Dara Saville for an introduction to local wild
foods. Learn how to identify and make use of the many
weeds and native plants. Taylor Ranch Library
(5700 Bogart NW). FREE. 1-2pm. 897-8816.
alibi.com/e/164168. See Event Horizon.
COOKING CLASSES Eat, play and learn at this fun and
exciting hands-on cooking class. Cinnamon Sugar & Spice
Cafe (5809 Juan Tabo NE). $59. 5-8pm. 492-2119.
alibi.com/e/158674.
DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET Featuring fresh produce,
local goods, kids’ activities and live music. Robinson Park
(Eighth Street & Central). FREE. 7am-noon. 252-2959.
alibi.com/e/134063.
LOS RANCHOS GROWERS’ AND ARTS/CRAFTS MARKETS
Local food, arts and crafts. Costume Day. Los Ranchos
Growers’ Market (6718 Rio Grande NW). FREE. 8am-noon.
alibi.com/e/162843.
SCIENCE OF BEER An evening of engaging talks and
activities about the science and history of this
wonderful beverage, while enjoying beer tastings, live
music and a cash bar. Explora! (1701 Mountain NW).
$8-$10. 6:30-10pm. 224-8341. alibi.com/e/166452.
See Event Horizon.
SOUTH VALLEY GROWERS’ MARKET Produce from local
growers, live music and crafts in a bucolic semi-rural
setting. Cristo Del Valle Presbyterian Church
(3907 Isleta SW). 8am-noon. 877-4044.
alibi.com/e/164272.
Bread from the
farmer’s markets
MORGUEFILE.COM
Science of beer nights
MORGUEFILE.COM
SUNDAY OCT 25
MILE-HI FARMERS MARKET Featuring farm-fresh produce,
herbs, artisanal goods, healthy-living workshops, backyard
chickens, baked goods, fresh coffee, live music and fun for
the whole family. Alvarado Park (2000 Alvarado). FREE.
11am-2pm. alibi.com/e/165891.
RAIL YARDS MARKET Food, produce, art, music and activities
in the historic Blacksmith Shop building with a different
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
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WEEKLY ALIBI
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
Chowtown
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Food Havens
for Introverts
A & B’S LUNCHBOX
414 Central SE, 312-8819 • $$
[COFFEE/TEA/ESPRESSO] The dining patio at A &
B’s Lunchbox is a perfect way to enjoy the
generously sunny weather Albuquerque brings
year-round. While the menu is quaint, the
breakfast burritos, sandwiches, paninis and
gluten free options make for a satisfying and
affordable lunch break. Try the carne adovada
panini and soak up the sun at this EDo shop.
FRESH SQUEEZED!
, 453-5081 • $
[HOT DOGS] When she’s taking time out from
scouting locations for locally filmed television
shows, Cyndy McCrossen runs Fresh
Squeezed! with her son Weston and daughter
Penelope. They serve up fresh lemonade and
limeade, New York-style egg creams, organic
European-style hot dogs and other retro
treats.
HUMBLE COFFEE COMPANY
4200 Lomas NE, Suite C, 289-9909
[COFFEE/TEA/ESPRESSO] The coffee is excellent,
with all the usual espresso-based concoctions
on hand. There are a variety of baked goods
on hand as well, mostly produced by local
newcomer New Mexico Pie Company.
IRRATIONAL PIE
, 273-0603 • $
[FOOD TRUCK] Irrational Pie has some of the
best American-style pizza I’ve ever had. My
personal test to find good pizza is order a
Margherita Pizza, it’s simple and just delicate
enough to know if a chef knows what they’re
doing, and they certainly have that here. It’s a
food truck, so they’ll likely be near you at
some point during the week (if not, it’s worth
seeking them out).
THE SCOTTISH PIE SHOP
, 933-9567
[FOOD TRUCK] The
chef may not have a brogue,
but you’d never know it from the food. Using
family recipes, the Scottish Pie Shop serves
up as authentic a shepherd’s pie or plate of
bangers and mash as you’re likely to find in
this sun-baked land. Finish off your Celtic
feast with a bag of shortbread cookies and
you’ll swear that you can hear bagpipes from
just up the ridge.
DOWNTOWN
ADIEUX CAFÉ
420 Central SW, 243-0028 • $$
[AMERICAN] Their hours seem to change
monthly, but Adieux Café is still serving up
excellent beer and sandwiches in the heart of
Downtown. Most nights, they’re open late for a
pint and bite, which remains a welcome
addition to Downtown’s noctural culture.
ESPRESSO FINO
222 Gold SW, 268-1858 • $
[COFFEE/TEA/ESPRESSO] This cute, Italian-styled
café is tucked between Gold Street Caffé and
Le Troquet in one of Downtown’s most
desirable dining districts. The rest of the place
follows suit with bello hand-pressed espresso
(tea, too), paninis and other Euro-centric
treats.
LINDY’S DINER
500 Central SW, 242-2582 • $
[DINER] Open late on the weekends! We like
Lindy’s for their retro-ish décor and Downtown
convenience. The food here is pretty typical
diner fare with breakfast all day, a good
amount of New Mexican (including Frito pie!)
and Greek specialties thrown into the mix,
served in hefty portions. There’s also a nifty
espresso bar.
ZENDO ARTESPRESSO
413 Second Street SW, 926-1636 • $
[COFFEE/TEA/ESPRESSO] The decor here is
minimalist-to-non-existant, but Zendo makes
up for the barebones aesthetic by serving an
array of near-perfect espresso drinks and by
committing to support local arts and music
events. Speciality beverages include a
Mexican latte—white chocolate and
cinammon—and, of course, the Heisenberg—
made with six shots of espresso and dusted
with sky blue sugar crystals. At least, we hope
that’s sugar.
EAST MOUNTAINS
GREENSIDE CAFÉ
12165 Hwy 14 North, 286-2684 • $$
[AMERICAN] Next to Triangle Grocery on Hwy.
14, Chef/Owner Jay Wulf’s Greenside Café is
light and airy with a few hidden booths that
are a refuge from the hustle of the dining
room—and the city below. While you’re up
there, sit down to a lovely spinach salad or a
“Sangre de Cristo”—a sandwich similar to a
Monte Cristo with ham, turkey, Swiss and
cheddar cheeses, green chile and grilled, eggbattered Hawaiian bread. It goes great with a
locally brewed ale. Everything’s made inhouse, including the ice cream.
FAIRGROUNDS
CESAR’S MEXICAN & GREEK
5300 Lomas NE, 256-8017
[GREEK/MEDITERRANEAN] While the food is hit or
miss here, you can always count on some
space for quiet contemplation, whether you’re
inside or at the drive-thru. The Mexican food is
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space for quiet contemplation, whether you’re
inside or at the drive-thru. The Mexican food is
slightly more consistent.
THE COOPERAGE
7220 Lomas NE, 255-1657 • $$$
[STEAKHOUSE] The Cooperage is old-school
Albuquerque, right down to the dusty light
fixtures. The barrel-shaped steakhouse has been
a standby for 30 years thanks to its mile-long
complimentary salad and soup bar, aged steaks
(at a place like this, prime rib is king) and a big
dance floor that’s always packed on the
weekends.
FAR NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
FLYING STAR CAFÉ
4501 Juan Tabo NE, 275-8311 • $$
[AMERICAN] Winner of Best Casual Dining, Best
Veggie Burger, Best Toast, Best Healthy Breakfast
and Best Desserts in our annual restaurant poll.
Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a
skinny latte and a tossed cobb salad, but five
minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with
ice cream” and the voice is coming from your
mouth. Give in. It tastes good.
MR. TOKYO JAPANESE
RESTAURANT
11200 Montgomery NE, Suite 44, 292-4728 •
$$
[JAPANESE] Since we’re long past the point when
sushi was considered too exotic for New Mexico,
it’s time to start paying attention to other fine
Japanese favorites like tempura, hibachi-grilled
meats and seafood, teriyaki without the La Choy,
and the beauty of udon noodles. Mr. Tokyo is
modestly sized, moderately priced and an
excellent place for a quick, relaxing lunch or a
quiet dinner with friends and family.
MIDTOWN
HURRICANE’S CAFÉ AND DRIVE-IN
4330 Lomas NE, 255-4248 • $
[AMERICAN] A whole crew of parade-goers could
split Hurricane’s ginormous disaster burrito and
still have leftovers to go around. Come back later
for a typhoon burger (beef, bacon, cheese, grilled
onions and Thousand Island dressing), a marvel
of mouthfeel—all those juicy toppings! It’s a
killer, especially with a giant order of curly fries. If
you want the ground to crack beneath your feet,
order the earthquake burger: two patties and
double cheese.
NAPOLI COFFEE
3035 Menaul NE, 884-5454 • $
[COFFEE/TEA/ESPRESSO] This is the kind of friendly,
local and, above all, comfortable coffee shop
that has become a rare breed since the caffeinelaced heyday of the mid-’90s. Napoli Coffee
offers a warm and inviting sitting area near a
fireplace that makes it a perfect hangout spot on
a chilly winter’s day. You can pick up all the usual
espresso drinks here as well as sandwiches,
burritos and pastries. The only real downside is
the location: stuck in the middle of a generic
strip mall off of Carlisle.
VIET TASTE
5721 Menaul NE, 888-0101 • $
[VIETNAMESE] Who doesn’t like a hot, inexpensive,
filling bowl of pho? Or a tank of sweet-and-sour
soup with catfish? Having a light lunch of a
papaya salad with shrimp and an avocado shake
is just the thing to shake off days of stress and
too many cheeseburgers. Nothing on the menu
costs over 10 bucks.
NOB HILL
FAN TANG
3523 Central NE, 266-3566 • $$
[ASIAN] The historic building at the corner of
Central and Carlisle yields a spacious dining
room with booths, tables, free wi-fi and dogfriendly patios. Inside, the Zeng family (of Chow’s
Asian Bistro) have retained their focus on quality
ingredients and traditional family recipes. The
menu draws freely from many Asian cultures with
an emphasis on Chinese. Try the coconut curry
with tofu or a bowl of seaweed noodle salad.
THE LAST CALL
102 Richmond NE, 369-6102
[AMERICAN] The Last Call is one of the best latenight-eateries in town. They consistently have
excellent food with plenty of vegetarian options.
While it’s packed after midnight, if you go when
they open (5:05pm), there’s virtually no line. In
other words, nothing standing between you and a
taste of heaven. The Cali burrito with veggies is
perfection, but we highly recommend the fish
tacos and truffle grilled cheese. Catch them while
you can, Nob Hill denizens: rumor has it that Last
Call will soon be relocating Downtown!
LIMONATA ITALIAN STREET FOOD
CAFFE
3222 Silver SE, 266-0607 • $
[ITALIAN] This sunny café occupies the sweet spot
in The Village at Silver and Wellesley vacated by
Café Giuseppe. Giuseppe regulars will be happy
to know Limonata still offers killer espresso, now
paired with a large array of mouth-slavering
Italian treats. Try the prosciutto panini, the
antipasto platter for two or stock up on authentic
Italian groceries in the market.
MANNIES RESTAURANT
2900 Central SE, 265-1669 • $
[AMERICAN] Mannies is a little neighborhood diner
that’s actually quite large. A Nob Hill mainstay for
decades, you’re sure to see someone you know if
you eat here for breakfast on the weekend. One
of our favorite dishes is the marvelous BLT with
thick slabs of bacon, a nest of shredded lettuce
and a generous slathering of mayo. Winner of
2013’s Best Comfort Food and Best Greasy
Spoon.
MODEL PHARMACY
3636 Monte Vista NE, 255-8686 • $
[DINER] There are more members of AARP than
UNM students at this University-area lunch
counter, but it has nothing to do with the food.
There are also more women than men filling the
tables, though that’s understandable. After all,
half of the building is dedicated to fancy soaps,
hairbrushes, jewelry and perfumes. But this
pharmacy (which doesn’t take insurance and
therefore fills few prescriptions) is full of
mysterious contrasts and pleasant surprises. The
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roasted turkey breast and house-made brisket,
and Model has the Best Soda Fountain in
Albuquerque, according to our readers.
NORTHEAST HEIGHTS
BILLY’S LONG BAR
4800 San Mateo NE
MONTE VISTA FIRE STATION
3201 Central NE, 255-2424 • $$
[AMERICAN] With sometimes too-loud live music
and a party-hard crowd, it’s usually best to avoid
this place on the weekends. But stop in for a late
lunch or weeknight burger and a beer, and you’ll
get a different experience. The beef here is grassfed, New Mexico-grown, and steroid- and
antibiotic-free, and the cooks at Monte Vista
deserve praise for what they do with it. The
freshly ground burgers are juicy and big, the
steak frites hit the spot, and the beef skewers are
tender and one of the best deals on cow in town.
And if you do brave the weekend crowd, you’ll be
rewarded by bowls of mussels served with your
choice of several sauces, including coconut curry,
Mexican and classic French. Served with a grilled
baguette to soak up a small sea of broth, it’s a
great way to fill a belly for $10.
TWO FOOLS TAVERN
3211 Central NE, 265-7447 • $$
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Deep-frying may well be a
Scottish national pastime, pursued with the
same extremist zeal as soccer hooliganism and
pub patronage. Sink your teeth into one of the
breaded and fried items Two Fools Tavern offers
and you’ll understand why. This British Isles-style
pub is the brainchild of successful restaurateur
Tom White (Scalo and Il Vicino). Highlights
include perfect fish and chips, buckets of beer,
scads of Scotches and Saturday and Sunday
brunch with, of course, live Celtic music.
NORTH VALLEY
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Billy’s darkened decor
creates the perfect dive bar ambience without
compromising food or beer. The beer selection is
extensive, over 50 different beers are offered on
draft. The menu is surprisingly substantial, as
well. While most vegetarian options are
appetizers, it’s worth the trip—especially for the
Hellfire chips! The servers are friendly but
attentive (but not overly-so).
FEDERICO’S MEXICAN FOOD
1109 Juan Tabo NE, 271-6499 • $
[MEXICAN] The thought of a restaurant without
green chile scares the crap out of most New
Mexicans, but if you can get past the initial
shock, the authentic Mexican food at Federico’s
is good and good for you. The cheap prices don’t
reflect the grande portions, or the top-rate quality
of the ingredients, and the place is open 24
hours every day. Take the kids, take the dog or
just take yourself out for late plate of authentic
tacos, burritos, chimichangas and an ice-cold
horchata. Your stomach and your wallet will thank
you in the morning.
LE PARIS FRENCH BAKERY
1441 Eubank NE, 299-4141 • $
[FRENCH] The baguettes at this little Northeast
Heights storefront and café are phenomenal—
many of the city’s best restaurants use Le Paris
as their house bread. Not familiar with French
food? The friendly staff will happily steer you in
the direction of one of the light breakfast and
lunch offerings. Don’t skip anything involving
chocolate.
MURPHY’S MULE BARN
OWL CAFÉ
9700 Second Street NW, 898-7660 • $
[AMERICAN] This is honest, no-frills American diner
food without the diner. The ambience feels a bit
like a large, ranch-style living room that’s been
converted into a neighborhood restaurant.
Chicken-fried steak and biscuits and gravy
abound in massive portions and are every bit as
good as your childhood memories. And if you skip
dessert, you’re only cheating yourself out of
seriously delish homemade pies and cakes
lovingly made by Granny.
800 Eubank NE, 291-4900 • $
[AMERICAN] There’s a certain tangible thrill that
comes with eating in the hollow gullet of a giant
bird of prey, especially when you’re tearing into a
juicy green chile cheeseburger. Swoop in for the
kill with a peanut butter or coffee milkshake—and
leave no survivors! Voted Best Green Chile
Cheeseburger 2013.
REBEL DONUT
2435 Wyoming NE, 293-0553 • $
[BAKERY/SWEETS] Donuts exotic and mundane, hot
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The stuff that dreams are made of: chicken-fried steak dinner.
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lauded for their “Breaking Bad”-inspired Blue Sky
donut and other equally creative specialty
donuts. Voted Best Donuts for 2013.
OLD TOWN
CHURCH STREET CAFÉ
2111 Church NW, 247-8522 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] This warm and welcoming café
occupies one of the oldest houses in
Albuquerque. Look for it behind the San Felipe
de Neri Church, and don’t miss out on the
enchiladas, adovada or tamales. There’s posole
with your choice of red or green chile, and the
Navajo taco is delicioso! We won’t tell anyone if
you wolf down a few sopaipillas drenched in
honey.
DURAN CENTRAL PHARMACY
1815 Central NW, 247-4141 • $
[NEW MEXICAN] The ladies here make their own
tortillas, rolling out perfect little discs of dough
and heating them on the griddle until they
become huge, puffy pillows ready to receive a
heap of chile and runny-yolked egg. And they’ve
been doing it the same way since 1961. Don’t be
stupid. Go to Duran’s, and do not leave without
ordering something involving a fresh flour tortilla,
preferably in combination with their fantastic red
chile. Voted Best Red Chile for 2015.
LITTLE ANITA’S
2105 Mountain NW, 242-3102 • $
[NEW MEXICAN] Little Anita’s menu is New Mexican
to the core, with enchiladas, burritos, carne
adovada and stuffed sopaipillas. The red chile is
generally milder than their green but is seasoned
just right. Consistency, generous portions and fair
prices make Little Anita’s an Albuquerque
mainstay—not to mention its many locations
ranging from full-service dining to quick and easy
take-out counters. The Old Town location offers
the best of both worlds. Open for breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY
1761 Bellamah NW, 639-5941
[BAR AND GRILL/PUB] Another brewery jostles for
recognition in the crowded Albuquerque market
place. This one, an expansion of a Portland,
Oregon outfit, offers a tastefully appointed and
classy dining area and a menu of pub-inspired
gastro-delights like fish and chips, burgers and
the like. As far as the beer is concerned,
Ponderosa leans toward the hoppy end of the
spectrum, though the Borracho breakfast stout
eschews the floral aromatics in favor of dark
malty excellence.
SLATE AT THE MUSEUM
2000 Mountain NW, 243-2220 • $$
[AMERICAN] Just inside the Albuquerque Museum
of Art and History, this cozy lunch spot is an
offshoot of Slate Street Café. Specialties include
the museum Niçoise—a stellar presentation of
poached (rather than seared) tuna on a bed of
field greens, green beans, sliced new potatoes—
crispy buttermilk chicken and steak frites.
RIO RANCHO
TURTLE MOUNTAIN BREWING
COMPANY
905 36th Street SE, 994-9497 • $$
[BREWERY] They take beer seriously here, and
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Turtle Mountain is one of the few places west of
the river where you’ll find house-brewed ale.
Don’t leave without trying the thin-crusted pizzas
or a calzone. Oh, and order some root beer for
the kids—that’s made here too.
SOUTH VALLEY
POP FIZZ
844 Bridge SW, Suite B, 508-1092 • $
[ICE CREAM/SMOOTHIES/GELATO/FRO-YO] Brothers
Lorenzo and Carlos Alvarez, along with father
Rafael, whip up frozen Mexican style paletas and
ice cream with natural ingredients like real fruit
and organic cane sugar. You won’t find high
fructose corn syrup here, but you will discover
Grandma Alvarez’ horchata and limeade recipes,
as well as exotic ice cream and paleta creations
like guanabana, mimosa and, our favorite,
avocado.
SOUTHEAST
CERVANTES RESTAURANT &
LOUNGE
5801 Gibson SE, 262-2253 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] Ah, Cervantes. It represents
Albuquerque as we like to think of it: unbound by
trends, adorned in velvet paintings, sometimes
sketchy but mostly just full of good people. Its
1970s-style dining room is the perfect backdrop
for ordering timeless, home-cooked New Mexican
food and eating until you’re stuffed. Be sure to sit
in the bar section and take advantage of their
jukebox to take in the full mood and energy of
this Albuquerque gem.
THAI HOUSE
834 San Mateo SE, 255-5930 • $$
[THAI] Though the brightly lit, minimalist
atmosphere leaves something to be desired, the
mouthwatering dishes at Thai House (formerly
Thai Ginger—same owners, same cook) have us
drooling like Pavlov’s poodle. There’s a lunch
buffet, but order off the menu, paying special
attention to the noodle dishes (like Drunken
Noodles) that are this restaurant’s specialty.
Vegetarians will feel at home, too.
VICK’S VITTLES
8810 Central SE, 298-5143 • $
[AMERICAN] This cowboy-themed diner used to be
called Roper’s Restaurant, but new ownership
has taken over and changed the name. Happily, a
lot of what we loved about Roper’s has survived
the transition. There’s still a bunch of cowboy
crap all over the walls and a bewildering array of
good food to choose from. We especially
recommend the green-chile-and-piñon-nutstuffed Santa Fe pancakes and the downhome
chicken-fried steak. If you come by for dinner,
give the new in-house smoked BBQ a try.
UNIVERSITY
EL PATIO DE ALBUQUERQUE
142 Harvard SE, 268-4245 • $$
[NEW MEXICAN] A can’t-miss New Mexican spot
steeped in lived-in UNM area charm. There are
amazing beans, potatoes and, of course,
sopaipillas. And some really tasty green chile
chicken enchiladas, all of which are
complemented by a cerveza or a wine cocktail.
And live guitar music. And a cool patio on which
to take the evening air. If there’s Frito pie on the
specials board, get it. a
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FILM | revIew
REEL WORLD
Coming Home
Zhang Yimou directs unforgettable Chinese drama about the power of forgetting
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
Rock stars
Are you in the mood to get high? This Friday,
Oct. 23, Stone Age Climbing Gym will welcome
to town the Reel Rock 10 Fall Tour. This 10th
annual documentary film fest features an
exciting lineup of world premiere “climbing and
adventure films” from around the globe. Reel
Rock 10 promises to bring audiences on a wild
expedition across the jagged peaks of
Patagonia, into a rowdy competition in
backwoods Arkansas, and “up onto the high
balls and big walls that mark the greatest
achievements of our time.” A grand total of five
mountain-centric shorts will be screened from 7
to 9pm. Tickets are on sale now for $10 apiece
at kimotickets.com. Price jumps to $12 on the
day of the event. All profits from this screening
will go to support the Albuquerque Mountain
Rescue Council. For more details go to
reelrocktour.com.
Sci-fi shorts
“I remember you didn’t take out the garbage.”
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
fter a few years’ diversion directing lush,
historical fantasies (Hero, House of Flying
Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower),
internationally renowned Chinese director
Zhang Yimou seems to be returning to the
microcosmic social dramas of his early years
(Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, To Live,
Not One Less, The Road Home). Like those
previous films, Zhang’s Coming Home focuses
on the Chinese people’s ability to overcome
hardship and adversity.
The film starts out in the mid-1970s. Mao
Zedong’s Cultural Revolution is in its final,
desperate days. College professor, husband and
father Lu (Chen Daoming, the emperor in
Hero) has been arrested by authorities for his
“rightist” beliefs. Imprisoned for at least a
decade in various rural work camps, Lu affects
an escape during a prison transfer. Communist
Party agents show up at his former home,
leaning on his devoted wife Feng (Gong Li
from Memoirs of a Geisha, The Emperor and the
Assassin and Shanghai Triad) and petulant
young daughter Dandan (wide-eyed newcomer
Zhang Huiwen) to provide information on his
whereabouts. Neither has seen or heard from
Lu in years.
But Lu, looking rather worse for wear, is
hiding in the shadows of the neighborhood.
He’s desperate to see his estranged family, but
he’s thwarted by police and—interestingly
enough—by Dandan who remains wounded by
her father’s perceived abandonment. Dandan
worries about her mother’s emotional health
and buys into the propaganda the Communist
Party has manufactured (we assume) about her
father. When Dandan, a dedicated ballet
dancer, loses out on the lead role in an
important performance thanks to her father’s
unspoken crime against the state, her
petulance turns to hatred. Once again, Lu is
A
Coming Home
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Starring Gong Li, Chen Daoming, Zhang Huiwen
Rated PG-13
Opens Friday 10/23
dragged away from the family he loves.
Three years later, Mao has passed away and
the Cultural Revolution has come to a
stuttering end. The worst of the Red Guard’s
sociopolitical setbacks are starting to ease and
the country is looking to the future for a
change. Lu, now considered “reeducated” and
“reformed,” is released from his life in the rural
work farms. He returns to his home in the city,
hoping to reconnect with the family he’s been
separated from for nearly 20 years. Dandan,
somewhat recalcitrant over her bitter teenage
treatment of her father, welcomes him into
her apartment. But she finds herself unable to
explain why he can’t move back in with Feng.
Lu figures it out himself when he shows up
on Feng’s doorstep. In the years since Lu’s
capture, Feng has suffered a mental
breakdown. She has an undiagnosable,
Alzheimer’s-like amnesia which prevents her
from remembering simple details of everyday
life. Handwritten notes cover her apartment,
reminding her to turn off lights and to perform
other everyday tasks. Most tragic of all, Feng
has all but erased Lu from her memory. Seeing
him for the first time in years, she refuses to
acknowledge him. Once a month, she shows
up at the local train station, stubbornly
waiting for her “real” husband to come home.
Heartbroken, Lu moves into an abandoned
storefront across the street from his old
apartment and starts to watch over Feng. Even
with Dandan’s help, Lu can’t reconnect with
his traumatized wife. So he comes up with
various excuses to spend time with her, hoping
that some twinge of deja vu will kickstart her
memory. Eventually, he stumbles across the
idea of delivering dozens of unmailed love
letters to her—and then offering to read them
as a helpful neighbor. Here, the film starts to
resemble a Nicolas Sparks novel—which
under most circumstances would be a dire
insult. But in this case, the epistolary gimmick
gives the film a quiet, calculated, lump-inyour-throat emotionality.
This sad, anti-nostalgic romance—based on
the novel The Criminal Lu Yanshi by Geling
Yan—carries with it a simple metaphor. It’s
not outwardly critical of the Cultural
Revolution. (Today’s nominally Communist
Chinese government still doesn’t appreciate
disloyalty—modern or historical—in popular
entertainment.) But it doesn’t portray 1970s
China as much of a utopia—workers’ or
otherwise. Grim, paranoid, impoverished,
broken: These are not times worth
remembering fondly. Feng’s mental fugue state
mirrors that blank spot in China’s history.
With government officials unwilling to
denounce or otherwise apologize for the Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution, the Chinese
people seem content to simply pretend it
didn’t happen. Call it “collective cultural
amnesia.”
Zhang’s elder brother apparently followed
the Nationalist forces to Taiwan after their
1949 defeat. As a result Zhang’s family faced
difficulties similar to Lu’s family. During the
Cultural Revolution, the young Zhang worked
as a farm laborer and a textile mill worker—so
his experience wasn’t far off that of his main
character. As a result, this film has a haunting
undercurrent of reality. Ultimately, Coming
Home is a conventional tragic love story—and
on a much smaller scale than Zhang’s been
working lately. Still, audiences in the mood for
some wrenching romance will find themselves
appropriately tear-jerked by this
foreign flashback. a
This year the 48 Hour Film Project has gone
sci-fi. This weekend you get to see the fruits of
last weekend’s frantic labor. A grand total of 27
teams raced around Albuquerque trying to write,
shoot and edit science fiction-centric short films
in just two days. On Saturday, Oct. 24, you can
watch all 27 films. Group A starts at 6pm. Group
B starts at 8:30pm. Both screenings take place
at the KiMo Theatre (423 Central NW) and will
run you $10 apiece to get into. Hold on to your
tickets stubs and you can slip into the After
Party at Boese Brothers Brewery (601 Gold
SW) to hang out with all the filmmakers. The
party begins after the first screening and
continues until after the second. Winners of this
year’s fest will be announced after the final
screening at 10:30pm To get your tickets in
advance, go to kimotickets.com. To check out
the lineup of films in each block, go to
48hourfilm.com/albuquerque-nm/scifi.
Brand name
KiMo continues hosting a diverse collection of
films this week on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with the
local premiere of Brand: A Second Coming. This
documentary from award-winning writerdirector-producer Ondi Timoner (We Live in
Public) chronicles British
actor/comedian/activist Russell Brand on his
journey from “addict, self-proclaimed narcissist
and Hollywood star living in the fast lane” to his
current role as “political disruptor and newfound
hero to the underserved.” This screening,
promoted by online creative community Ignite
Channel, takes place from 7 to 9pm. Tickets are
available now at tugg.com for $14.50 each. To
find out more about the film, go to
brandthefilm.com. a
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TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX
Fun Facts
“Adam Ruins Everything” on truTV
BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
fter years of useless “true” docureality
shows like “South Beach Tow,” “Lizard
Lick Towing,” “Hardcore Pawn” and
“Breaking Greenville,” truTV may have
actually come up with its first genuinely true
and legitimately compelling series, the
educationally minded, entertainingly mounted
“Adam Ruins Everything.”
“Adam Ruins Everything” started out life as
a web series on the CollegeHumor website.
Host Adam Conover is a standup comedian
with a background in sketch comedy and a
bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Bard
College. He’s taken that questionable résumé
and spun it into one irresistibly snarky concept
for a show. On the surface “Adam Ruins
Everything” is a variation on Penn & Teller’s
old Showtime series “Bullshit!” Each episode
of the show shines a light on a particular set of
popular false impressions and trends,
debunking everything from engagement rings
to Tom’s Shoes. Whereas Penn & Teller could
get genuinely apoplectic about their topics,
Adam is rather smartly bemused. An obviously
intelligent dude, he comes across like the
wiseacre little brother of nerdy “Good Eats”
host Alton Brown.
What makes Adam’s show so credible is the
fact that it’s peppered with, well, facts. Adam’s
motto is, “Sorry I used facts to explain why you
were wrong.” The host frequently cites his
references with on-screen footnotes showing
exactly where the information came from. Feel
free for read more if you like. You can even go
to the show’s website for additional info. The
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THE WEEK IN
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THURSDAY 22
“Castro: The World’s Most Watched
Man” (AHC 8pm) American Heroes
Channel casts a leery, libertarianleaning eye toward Fidel Castro. He’s
a commie, you know.
“Great Wild North” (History 8:03pm)
Basic cable continues its
unreasonable fascination with people
who live in cold, rural areas.
FRIDAY 23
Compared to What: The Improbable
Journey of Barney Frank (Showtime
7pm) Showtime chronicles the life
and times of politician Barney Frank.
“Pacific Warriors” (Discovery 8:03pm)
Sounds like a great documentary
series about indigenous island culture
... but no, it’s just another
fishing show.
“Great Performances” (KNME-5 10pm)
The Laurence Olivier Award-winning
stage show Billy Elliot The Musical
(based on the 2000 film about a
poor coal miner’s son who dreams of
dancing ballet) comes to you live
(more or less).
SATURDAY 24
“Esquire’s Car of the Year” (Esquire
7pm) Will it be the Ferrari 488 GTB?
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show’s tear-apart of the diamond industry is
littered with historical truths, while its
takedown of the credit card business is filled
with scary details (i.e. signing a credit card
receipt is a useless security measure designed to
make you feel better).
What makes “Adam Ruins Everything” so
compelling, though, is the amusing and
entertaining presentation. Knowing that
humans hate having their illusions shattered,
Adam lays out each show as if he were
delivering it to a particular group of ordinary,
everyday people (newlyweds or car buyers or
whatever). These people (actors, really) are
shown as generally annoyed at Adam’s nosey,
know-it-all personality. Hanging out behind
him as he ruins their wedding plans, their
understanding of police work or their new car,
they express the dismay most folks probably
feel: Deep down, we know Adam’s right that
engagement rings are a financial rip-off—but
we still want one.
“I don’t want anyone to think that this
show pretends to present absolute certainty,”
Adam has said. Like “Mythbusters,” he
welcomes feedback and has already discussed
the idea of doing follow-ups based on new
information. It’s a remarkably scientific
approach to take. And it bodes well for the
show’s longevity. Smart and funny? How can
you lose? By balancing education and
entertainment, Adam hits the same sort of
sweet spot Jon Stewart maintained on “The
Daily Show.” I, for one, hope he continues to
ruin things for years to come. a
“Adam Ruins Everything” airs Tuesdays at 8pm on
truTV.
The Dodge Viper GTC? The 2016
Mercedes-AMG GT S? Something else
you’ll never be able to afford?
The Hollow (Sci-Fi 7pm) A 100-year-old
curse gives birth to a mysterious
creature that terrorizes three sisters
(including Deborah Kara Unger from
Highlander III: The Sorcerer) on
Halloween eve.
SUNDAY 25
“The Simpsons” (KASA-2 7pm) Even if
you don’t watch “The Simpsons” on a
regular basis these days, you probably
still tune in for the “Treehouse of
Horror” episodes. This year’s XXVIth
annual outing wonders what would
happen if Sideshow Bob did manage
to kill Bart?
“The Guilty” (KNME-5 9pm) For those
with a taste for British crime dramas,
may I introduce DCI Maggie Brand
(Tamsin Greig) who’s investigating a 5year-old case involving a boy who
disappeared at a neighborhood
cookout.
MONDAY 26
“Fear: Buried Alive” (A&E 7pm) Three
people take part in a psychological
experiment to overcome their darkest
fears of being buried alive. ... You
know, so they can go about their daily
lives of being interred on a regular
basis—now without the annoying sideeffect of being afraid.
“Supergirl” (KRQW-13 7:30pm) After 12
years on Earth, Superman’s cousin
(Melissa Benoist from “Glee”) comes
out of the closet (so to speak) and
starts wearing a cape and
fighting crime.
“Follow the Rules” (MTV 11pm)
Rapper Ja Rule gets a reality show
about his family—probably because
somebody came up with a jokey
title for it.
TUESDAY 27
“Wicked City” (KOAT-7 9pm) Ed
Westwick (“Gossip Girl”), Erika
Christensen (“Parenthood”) and
Jeremy Sisto (“Six Feet Under”) star
in this crime drama that “explores
cases during notable eras in Los
Angeles’ history.” The series starts
out with a couple of serial killers on
Sunset Strip, circa 1982.
WEDNESDAY 28
Treasures from the Disney Vault (TCM
6pm) TCM digs up an evening’s
worth of rare Disney films, including
1936’s short “Three Little Wolves,”
1949’s feature The Adventures of
Ichabod and Mr. Toad and a
documentary about animation
called “The Plausible Impossible”
from 1956. Stick around for a few
modern treats too, including Tim
Burton’s “Frankenweenie” short
from 1984 and the 1986 made-forTV special “Mr. Boogedy.”
“The Middle”/ “The Goldbergs”/
“Modern Family”/ “black-ish”
(KOAT-7 7/7:30/8/8:30pm)
ABC’s Wednesday night sitcoms
unite with a quartet of halloweenthemed episodes. a
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BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY
minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 10/22 at Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema)
OPENING THIS WEEK
Rock the Kasbah
Reviewed this issue. 109 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday
10/23 at High Ridge)
Bill Murray is a washed-up music promoter who stumbles
across a teenage girl with an extraordinary singing voice—
in rural Afghanistan. With the help of his kooky assistant
(Zooey Deschanel) and a trigger-happy mercenary (Bruce
Willis), he vows to get her to Kabul to compete on “Afghan
Star.” Director Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the
Dog) and Mitch Glazer (Scrooged, Great Expectations)
carefully avoid sharp social and political commentary in
favor of your usual wacky road trip full of crazy
characters. 100 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 10/22 at
Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema)
Crumbs
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Beetlejuice
Tim Burton’s still extremely fun comedy from 1988
features Michael Keaton as the nutty “bioexorcist” hired
by a couple of recently deceased ghosts (Alec Baldwin
and Geena Davis) to rid their home of some pesky new
(living) owners (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones and
Winona Ryder). 92 minutes. PG. (Opens Saturday 10/24
at Guild Cinema)
Coming Home
This odd, amusing, experimental film is (rather
unsurprisingly) the first post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature to
emerge from Ethiopia. It tracks a family man on a hero’s
journey to board calamity-causing spaceships orbiting
around the Earth by traveling to the North Pole to meet
Santa. This pop culture-littered exercise in surrealism
recalls the work of Russian master filmmaker Andrei
Tarkovsky (Solaris, Stalker) as filtered through a nobudget Afropop sensibility. Unique, to say the least. In
Amharic and Afrikaans with English subtitles. 68 minutes.
Unrated. (Opens Monday 10/26 at Guild Cinema)
Not a lot of explaining is necessary here. This transsexual,
sci-fi musical from 1975 is the essential cult film. To
accompany the lusty gyrations and tuneful dialogue of
Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, et al., there
will be a special “shadowcast”—with costumes, props, the
whole shebang—performing live on stage in front of the
film. As always audience participation is not just
encouraged but mandatory. For the fifth year in a row,
presented by Pride & Equality magazine. 100 minutes. R.
(Opens Friday 10/23 at Guild Cinema)
Dracula (1931)/Drácula (1931)
After one documentary and another biopic (in which he
suffered the indignity of being played by Ashton Kutcher),
Apple founder Steve Jobs ends up with a suitably highclass movie version of his life. Danny Boyle (Trainspotting,
Slumdog Millionaire) directs it, and Aaron Sorkin (“The
West Wing,” The Social Network) writes it. The unusual
narrative structure revolves around three crucial product
launches spread across Jobs’ tumultuous tenure at Apple.
It’s a behind-the-scenes drama involving lots and lots of
talking. But star Michael Fassbender is mesmerizing (as
always), and the supporting cast (Kate Winslet, Seth
Rogen, Jeff Daniels) is impressive. 122 minutes. R.
(Opens Thursday 10/22 at Century 14 Downtown, Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
How can Turner Classic Movies be sponsoring a double
feature of Dracula movies from 1931? Simple: Two
versions—one in Spanish and one in English—were shot
by Universal Pictures using the same script and sets, but
using two entirely different casts. Here, TCM allows you to
play compare/contrast with the two different versions. For
a lot of movie historians, the Spanish one starring Carlos
Villarías is even better than the more famous Bela Lugosi
version. 190 minutes. (Opens Sunday 10/25 at Century
Rio, Century 14 Downtown)
Extraordinary Tales
This animated anthology of five well-known Edgar Allan
Poe tales features introductions by horror directors Roger
Corman and Guillermo del Toro and narration by such
notable horror actors as Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi
and Julian Sands. Award-winning Spanish animator Raul
Garcia (who worked on everything from Who Framed
Roger Rabbit to Tarzan) directs. 70 minutes. Unrated.
(Opens Monday 10/26 at Guild Cinema)
Jem and the Holograms
The guy who directed Step Up Revolution and Step Up 2:
The Streets, helms this extremely loose, live-action
adaptation of the “better in your memory” cartoon of the
same name. Aubrey Peeples (Sharknado) stars as the
small-town girl who becomes a musical sensation after
posting a video on the internet. 118 minutes. PG. (Opens
Thursday 10/22 at Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown,
Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
The Last Witch Hunter
Vin Diesel is an immortal witch hunter who is the last
person standing between New York City and the
combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.
This means, of course, that our man Vin is required to
swing a sword at a lot of CGI beasties and join forces with
a sexy spellcaster (Rose Leslie from “Game of Thrones”).
106 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 10/22 at Century
Rio, Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)
National Lampoon’s Animal House
Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, John Belushi, Kevin Bacon, Tim
Matheson and Karen Allen star in the original, raunchy
sex comedy from 1978. Guild is pairing it, appropriately
enough, with a screening of the documentary Drunk
Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National
Lampoon. R. (Opens Friday 10/23 at Guild Cinema)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost
Dimension
The ... lemme see ... sixth film in Paramount’s “found
footage” haunted house series arrives with the added
gimmick of 3D—which may add some tension to sitting in
a theater, staring at a grainy image of a bedroom and
waiting for something to actually move on screen. Seeing
things move suddenly is pretty much the only scare the
Paranormal Activity series has ever offered us.
Supposedly this is the last one. I’m OK with that. 88
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Steve Jobs
Timbuktu
A rural cattle herder (Ibrahim Ahmed) and his family who
reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives—
which are typically free of the urban Jihadists determined
to control their faith—abruptly disturbed. An Academy
Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. In
English, French, Arabic, Bambara and Songhay with
English subtitle 97 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thursday
10/22 at SUB Theater)
STILL PLAYING
Black Mass
Johnny Depp finally puts his penchant for dressing up in
odd costumes and playing with makeup to some serious
purpose in this hard-hitting biopic about notorious South
Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. Depp is striking and scary,
but he’s surrounded by other great actors as well: Joel
Edgerton as a conflicted FBI agent, Benedict
Cumberbatch as a state senator. It’s not the greatest Mob
movie ever made—it may not even be as good as Depp’s
Donnie Brasco—but it’s a bracing return-to-form for Depp.
122 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown)
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, in full history-nerd mode (Saving
Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Lincoln, Amistad, Munich),
deftly dramatizes the notorious 1960 U-2 spy plane
incident. Tom Hanks (looking, these days, like a sad
pencil eraser from the neck up—but remaining America’s
best “everyman” actor) stars as an upstanding
Constitutional lawyer who volunteers to defend a Russian
spy (esteemed stage actor Mark Rylance). Years later, he’s
called upon to help “trade” the spy for downed American
pilot Francis Gary Powers. Surprisingly—given the low-key
script from Joel and Ethan Coen—this well-spoken drama
about jurisprudence and diplomacy maintains a beautiful
tension. 142 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim)
writes and directs this impossibly, hyperbolically Gothic
ghost story. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The
Kids Are All Right) stars as an aspiring author in turn-ofthe-century England “torn between love for her childhood
friend (Charlie Hunnam) and the temptation of a
mysterious stranger (Tom Hiddleston).” So far, so Gothic—
but de Toro ups the ante by setting it all in the lushest,
most architecturally intense haunted house in movie
history. 119 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story
of the National Lampoon
The rise and fall of influential ’70s humor mag National
Lampoon is highlighted in this zesty, multi-media history
lesson. Dirty-minded Ivy League founders Douglas
Kenney and Henry Beard are well profiled in archival
interviews, and we get tons of footage of visionary talents
such as Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray and
Chevy Chase contributing to stage shows, radio plays and
movie spin-offs. But it’s the words of the writers (Chris
Miller, P.J. O’Roarke, Al Jean) and the celebrity fans (Billy
Bob Thornton, Judd Apatow) that really establish
NatLamp as the godfather of modern-day comedy.
Reviewed in v24 i42. 95 minutes. Unrated. (Guild
Cinema)
Everest
Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright and
Emily Watson star in this high-altitude drama “inspried by
the incredible true events surrounding a trecherous
attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest
mountain.” In a nutshell, eight climbers died when they
were caught in a blizzard back in 1996. Four other people
died that year, making it the deadliest year atop Everest
on record. Until 2014 when 18 people died. The moral:
Never climb Mt. Everest. 121 minutes. PG-13. (Century
14 Downtown, Century Rio)
Goosebumps
Author R.L. Stine’s iconic kiddy horror series Goosebumps
gets a winkingly self-referential movie adaptation. Jack
Black plays Stine, who teams up with his young daughter
and a teenage boy after his imaginary monsters come to
life in a tiny Maryland town. All your childhood favorites—
from Slappy the Dummy to the Abominable Snowman of
Pasadena—stop by for cameos. 103 minutes. PG.
(Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai
Jack”) returns to helm this cartoon sequel in which
Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) tries to bring out the
monster in his half-human. half-vampire grandson in
order to keep his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) from
leaving his now famous hotel. 89 minutes. PG. (Rio
Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century
Rio)
The Intern
Robert De Niro is a bored retiree who gets an internship
at an up-and-coming online retailer run by young gogetter Anne Hathaway. Writer-director Nancy Meyers (What
Women Want, Something’s Got to Give) has put together a
genial crowd-pleaser, but the script never asks much
heavy lifting of its characters, providing them with easy
laughs and simple solutions whenever the spectre of
actual drama rears its ugly head. Reviewed in v24 i39.
121 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown)
Ladrones
A thief (Fernando Colunga) comes out of retirement to
help a community reclaim land stolen by a ruthless
businesswoman in this Mexican-made comedy. In
Spanish with English subtitles. PG-13. (Century Rio)
The Martian
Matt Damon is an astronaut who gets left for dead on
Mars after a manned mission goes horribly awry. Stuck on
the red planet with only minimal supplies and his
scientific mind, our hero must figure out a way to survive
based on ingenuity, wit and spirit. Ridley Scott (Alien)
directs. It’s based, of course, on the best-selling book by
Andy Weir. 141 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
When will futuristic dystopian leaders learn? Never mess
with teenagers; they’ll bring you down every time. (See for
reference: the Divergent series, the Hunger Games series,
et al.). Despite its strict adherence to the tropes of the
genre, the second installment of the Maze Runner series
makes for some exciting post-apocalyptic entertainment.
It’s mostly a bunch of personality-deficient kids running
from evil adults and the occasional zombie horde, but the
pace is breathless and the production design is
impeccably bleak. This one plays mighty fast and loose
with James Dashner’s original novels (which don’t make a
whole lot of sense anyway), so it’s hard to tell how
hardcore YA lit fans will react. But the mediocre script and
gripping action is probably enough to carry audiences
into a third film. 131 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho
Premiere Cinema, Century Rio)
Pan
Hollywood takes another uninspired stab at revamping
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan story. This one plays out as a
“prequel,” explaining how a 12-year-old orphan named
Peter (Levi Miller) wound up in Neverland battling evil
pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) alongside an
adventurous young Hook (Garrett Hedlund). Joe Wright
(Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) directs heavily tamperedwith fantasy. 111 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
Sicario
Emily Blunt stars as an idealistic FBI agent enlisted into a
shadowy mission by a mysterious CIA agent (Josh Brolin)
and his tight-lipped “advisor” (Benicio Del Toro).
Ostensibly, the group is trying to stop the drug trade
along the US/Mexico border. But as the operation grows
more violent and secretive, our heroine begins to wonder
what side of the fence she’s really on. Director Denis
Villeneuve (Incendies, Prisoners) directs this lightless
thriller with all the grisly tension of Se7en. Reviewed in
v24 i40. 121 minutes. R. (Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema,
Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown)
The Visit
Writer-director M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The
Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening) dials back the
preposterous plot twists for this simple, low-budget,
“found footage” shocker. A pair of tweens (Olivia DeJonge
and Ed Oxenbould) are shipped off to the rural farm of
the grandparents they’ve never met. Unfortunately, Nana
(Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) seem
a little ... weird. This winking, modern riff on “Hansel &
Gretel” is a fun, PG-13 horror-comedy that works far
better than expected. Reviewed in v24 i37. 94 minutes.
PG-13. (Century Rio)
Woodlawn
Sean Astin, C. Thomas Howell, Sherri Shepherd and Jon
Voight (as Coach Bear Bryant!) star in this inspirational,
true-life sports flick. The story concentrates on Tony
Nathan, a high school football player who experiences a
“spiritual awakening” while trying to overcome prejudice
in 1970s Birmingham, Ala. From the faith-based
filmmakers behind anti-abortion melodrama October
Baby and Jesus-based The Hangover knockoff Moms’
Night Out. 123 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho Premiere
Cinema, Century Rio)
SECOND RUN
Ant-Man
The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering is smaller
than its fellow superhero movies in a number of ways.
Paul Rudd is fine and dandy as a cat burglar recruited by
an aging scientist (Michael Douglas) to don a powerful
shrinking suit and fight the bad guys. The size-changing
special effects are a blast, but the film is neither fish nor
fowl. There’s not enough humor to make it a comedy, and
too little action to compete with the big boys of summer.
It’s perfectly entertaining in moments, but this one
needed a lot more style and spark to avoid the “generic
Marvel movie” pit it occasionally stumbles into. Reviewed
in v24 i30. 117 minutes. PG-13. (Movies West, Movies 8)
Inside Out
Pixar mixes up another can’t-miss instaclassic. This
stunningly original, digitally animated toon takes us
inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl and introduces us
to the anthropomorphized feelings at work inside her
head. Chief among them is Joy (perfect Amy Poehler),
who’s stuck working with a bunch of negative Nellies
(Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust). But when Joy and
Sadness get lost in the recesses of the young girl’s mind,
the film warps from an inventive workplace comedy to a
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wildly imaginative, Willy Wonka-esque fantasy. It
seems silly to say that a film about emotions is
emotional, but trust me when I say this film has all
the feels! Reviewed in v24 i26. 94 minutes. PG.
(Movies West, Movies 8)
Jurassic World
I’m not upset that Hollywood has decided to make a
third Jurassic Park sequel. Because, you know,
money. I am, however, ticked off that the fictional
executives at InGen thought they could get away with
this. Did someone at the corporation send out a
memo saying, “Hey, everybody. Remember that
dinosaur theme park we were trying to open? You
know, the one where the tourists kept getting eaten
over and over and over again? Well, we’re pretty sure
we’ve got all the kinks worked out. Fourth time’s the
charm!” I mean, come on. ... Ah, well, at least we’ve
got Chris Pratt. He’s cool. 124 minutes. PG-13.
(Movies 8)
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation
For a series as star-packed in front of and behind the
camera as these movies have been, the individual
films sure are forgettable. As usual, this fifth
installment features jaw-dropping stunt work ... and
some kind of storyline in which IMF agent Ethan Hunt
(Tom Cruise) and his team (Simon Pegg, Jeremy
Renner, Ving Rhames) are tasked with stopping an
international villain who’s framed them for
something-or-other. Tom Cruise buddy Christopher
McQuarrie (Valkyrie, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tomorrow)
writes and directs. Reviewed in v24 i32. 131
minutes. PG-13. (UNM Midweek Movies)
No Escape
Who’s ready for Owen Wilson, action star? The same
ones who rushed to see him in 2001’s Behind
Enemy Lines, I suppose. Here, the Wes Anderson fave
and his wife (Lake Bell from “Children’s Hospital”)
move to a new home in Southeast Asia.
Unfortunately, the family gets caught up in a military
coup, and is forced to race across the bullet-riddled
country to safety. 101 minutes. R. (Movies West,
Movies 8)
Pixels
When space aliens misinterpret video game signals
from Earth as a challenge to war, a group of former
arcade nerds (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Peter
Dinklage, Josh Gad) are recruited by the government
to fight off the likes of Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and
Space Invaders. The story (based on a short film) is
loaded with nostalgic potential ... all of which is
squashed by bored-to-be-here Adam Sandler and his
pals. 106 minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8, Movies West)
Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams star in this
gritty sports drama about a boxer trying to get his life
back on track after losing his wife to a tragic
accident and his daughter to child protective
services. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter, The
Equalizer) directs. Gyllenhaal gives it his all, but his
greatest opponent is sports movie cliché. 123
minutes. R. (Movies 8, Movies West)
The Transporter Refueled
After beginning life as a series of BMW commercials,
Luc Besson’s Transporter raced through three action
movies and a French-Canadian TV series. Now it
reboots its way back to theaters with Ed Skrein
(who?) replacing Jason Statham as the fast-driving,
tie-wearing mercenary. This time around he’s stuck
between a femme-fatale and a sinister Russian
kingpin. 96 minutes. PG-13. (Movies West, Movies 8)
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Mon-Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:05
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Sun 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00;
Mon-Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:20
Steve Jobs Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15; Mon-Thu 1:25,
4:20, 7:15
Bridge of Spies Fri-Sun 12:55, 4:10, 7:35, 10:50; Mon-Thu
12:55, 4:10, 7:35
Crimson Peak Fri-Sun 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40; Mon 2:10,
5:00, 7:50; Tue-Thu 2:10, 5:00; Wed-Thu 2:10, 5:00, 7:50
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Sun 2:20, 10:05; Mon-Thu 2:20
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 11:45am, 4:55, 7:30
Sicario Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:35, 7:45, 10:45; Mon-Thu 1:20,
4:35, 7:45
The Martian 3D Fri-Sun 2:25, 9:05; Mon-Thu 2:25
The Martian Fri-Sun 12:45, 4:00, 5:45, 7:25, 10:35; MonWed 12:45, 4:00, 5:45, 7:25; Thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:25
The Intern Fri 1:10, 7:00; Sat 7:00; Mon-Thu 1:10, 7:00
Everest Fri 4:05, 10:10; Sat 10:10; Mon-Thu 4:05
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30;
Mon-Thu 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10
Black Mass Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:45, 7:55, 10:45; Sun 4:45,
7:55, 10:45; Mon-Tue 1:50
CENTURY RIO
I-25 & Jefferson • 1 (800) 326-3264
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Thu 11:10am, 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Sat 11:05am, 12:30, 2:00, 3:25,
4:55, 6:20, 7:50, 9:15, 10:45, 12:01am; Sun-Thu
11:05am, 12:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:55, 6:20, 7:50, 9:15,
10:45
Dracula (1931)/Dracula (1931) Sat 2:00, 7:00; Wed 2:00,
7:00
Steve Jobs Fri-Sat 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:35, 7:00,
8:35, 10:10, 11:45; Sun-Thu 11:05am, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50,
5:35, 7:00, 8:35, 10:10
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Sat 12:25, 3:20, 6:15, 9:10, 12:01;
Sun-Mon 12:25, 3:20, 6:15, 9:10
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40
Crimson Peak Fri-Sat 11:15am, 12:50, 2:25, 4:00, 5:35,
7:10, 8:45, 10:20, 11:55; Mon-Thu 11:15am, 12:50,
2:25, 4:00, 5:35, 7:10, 8:45, 10:20
Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 12:00, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45,
10:25
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:15
Ladrones Fri-Thu 11:10am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25
Hotel Transylvania 2 3D Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:10, 5:50, 8:30,
11:10; Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:10, 5:50, 8:30
Pan Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:55, 7:45, 10:40
The Martian 3D Fri-Thu 2:05, 5:30, 9:00
The Martian Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:45, 7;15, 10:45
Sicario Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:10
The Intern Fri-Thu 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20
Everest Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Thu 11:15am, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10,
9:50
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:55, 7:25,
10:35; Mon 12:20, 10:35; Tue-Thu 12:20, 3:55, 7:25,
10:35
The Visit Fri-Sat 11:25am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35; Sun
5:00, 7:50, 10:35; Mon-Tue 11:25am, 2:15; Wed-Thu
11:25am
COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16
ICON CINEMAS ALBUQUERQUE
13120-A Central Ave. SE • 814-7469
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
MOVIES 8
4591 San Mateo NE • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1194
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 12:50, 7:00
Ant-Man 3D Fri-Thu 3:50, 10:00
Jurassic World Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50
Jurassic World 3D Fri 1:40, 5:10, 8:30; Sat-Thu 1:40, 5:10,
8:20
No Escape Fri-Thu 12:10, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30
Southpaw Fri-Thu 9:00
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos Fri-Thu 11:40am
Inside Out 3D Fri-Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6;10
Inside Out Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10
Pixels 3D Fri-Thu 2:00, 10:20
Pixels Fri-Thu 11:10am, 4:50, 7:40
MOVIES WEST
9201 Coors NW • 1 (800) Fandango, express # 1247
Ant-Man Fri-Thu 12:10, 6:10
Ant-Man 3D Fri-Thu 3:10, 9:10
No Escape Fri-Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20
The Transporter Refueled Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos Fri-Thu 3:45, 10:10
Southpaw Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40
Inside Out 3D Fri-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15
Inside Out Fri-Thu 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00
Pixels 3D Fri-Thu 3:30, 9:30
Pixels Fri-Thu 12:30, 6:30
RIO RANCHO PREMIERE CINEMA
1000 Premiere Parkway • 994-3300
Rock the Kasbah Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:40, 4:35, 7:05, 9:50
Jem and the Holograms Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45,
10:40
The Last Witch Hunter Fri-Thu 11:20am, 1:40, 4:35, 8:50,
10:05
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension 3D Fri-Thu 4:35,
7:30
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Fri-Thu 11:10am,
2:05, 9:35
Steve Jobs Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20
Woodlawn Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:35, 5:40, 8:50
Crimson Peak Fri-Thu 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50
Bridge of Spies Fri-Thu 11:25am, 2:50, 6:10, 9:40
Goosebumps 3D Fri-Thu 1:40, 6:55
Goosebumps Fri-Thu 11:00am, 4:20, 9:35
Pan 3D Fri-Thu 6:20
Pan Fri-Thu 12:25
Sicario Fri-Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 9:55
The Martian Fri-Thu 11:00am, 2:30, 6:00, 9:30
The Intern Fri-Thu 3:25, 9:15
Hotel Transylvania 2 Fri-Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Fri-Thu 11:45am, 3:00,
6:10, 9:25
SUB THEATER
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608
The Book of Life Thu 7:00
Timbuktu Fri-Sat 6:00, 8:00; Sun 1:00, 3:00
Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos
Evidently popular in Latin America, the Mexican
series “Huevo Cartoon” gets the big-screen CGI
treatment. In it, a literal and figurative “chicken”
(voiced by Bruno Bichir) joins forces with his
farmyard friends (most of whom are eggs—
presumably because they’re easier to draw) to save
his home. In order to accomplish that, our timid hero
must transform himself into a scrappy rooster. ...
Yeah, this appears to be a kids’ cartoon about
cockfighting. The title means “The Rooster with Many
Eggs” or, colloquially speaking, “The Cock with Big
Testicles.” In Spanish with English subtitles. 98
minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8, Movies West)
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
GUILD CINEMA
3405 Central NE • 255-1848
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National
Lampoon Fri-Sun 3:30, 7:45
National Lampoon’s Animal House Fri-Sun 5:30
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fri-Sat 10:30
Beetlejuice Sat-Sun 12:00
Crumbs Mon-Thu 7:00
Extraordinary Tales Mon-Thu 5:15, 8:45
UNM MIDWEEK MOVIES
UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-4706
Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00,
7:00; Thu 3:30
WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220
Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times.
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
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OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
MUSIC | SHow Up
The Showz-N-The Hood
5 legit gigs, wouldn’t you know!
BY AUGUST MARCH
“
Then I let the Alpine play/ Pumpin new
shit by NWA/ It was gangsta gangsta At
the top of the list/ Then I played my own
shit/ And it went somethin’ like this…” – from
the hip-hop composition “Boyz-N-The-Hood,”
performed by Eazy-E and written by Ice Cube.
Sure, the story excerpted above gets
seriously wack and suspiciously misogynistic as
our narrator describes his day; nonetheless it
speaks of a music-connected life that’s
comically self-aware as much as it is petulantly
triumphant. That makes it perfect for this
edition of “Show Up,” the weekly music
column that answers eternal existential
questions about where to best spend one’s
listening hours. I hope that sounds legit;
anywho here’re five shows bound to be more
entertaining that rolling about in a 1964
Chevrolet Impala could ever hope to be.
Thursday
Electropop pioneer Chazwick Bradley Bundick
goes by the name Toro y Moi when he’s
creating the down-tempo, electronically
manipulated tuneage sometimes referred to as
‘chillwave’ by some in the music blogosphere.
He’ll make an appearance at Sunshine
Theater (120 Central SW) on Thursday, Oct.
22, with ascendant acolyte Anthony Ferraro
whose own spaciously wandering pop project is
known as Astronauts, etc. Together and apart
these gentlemen engage in the sort of musical
constructions that have been compared to
musique concrète and shoegaze filtered
through the lens of late 20th century synthpop. Seemlessly melodic, Bundick’s work spans
multiple genres with particular attention paid
to entrancing danceability. Similarly,
Ferraro—a classically trained pianist—builds
compositions that, while hook-laden, shimmer
and shine with a fantastic variability that
touches on traditions as diverse as deep house
and lo-fi rocanrol. An all ages (13+) excursion
to the edge of tomorrow’s aural dreamscape,
this event costs $15. The doors open at 7pm
and the music begins an hour later.
Friday
With Halloween on the verge of raising its
perpetually decomposing head for, like, the
150th time in American history, references to
the undead are popping up all over pop
culture. Your best chance of making sense of
this occult phenomenon may be at a show
called “Night of the Living Cover Bands”
at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street
NW) on Friday, Oct. 23. All sorts
of local bands—13 in fact—
will be trotting out their
Toro y Moi
pastiche-laden proclivities at this gig. The list
of performers is too extensive to summon
completely in this brief concert compendium,
but I took a look at it and hereby propose the
following soon-to-be highlights of a night
filled with far out fakery and reverent reinvention. The Dirty Shades will become
Radiohead, for instance. Shoulder Voices’
portrayal of the Velvet Underground and Nico
should be sumptuously spare, as long as Little
Bobby Tucker sticks to Lou Reed and eschews
John Cale. The Talking Hours will come as
close to Nirvana as any band in this town
might, while Time Wound devolves into
DEVO. But perhaps the summit of this
simulacrum will be achieved by none other
than the mysterious and mellifluous Daddy
Long Loin as he becomes Tom Waits. It’ll cost
between $5-7 to enter into this 21+ carnival of
verisimilitude, but afterwards you’ll want to
parade around in costume for days while your
favorite rock anthem blasts in the background.
It all begins at 8pm, folks.
Saturday, part I
Duke City Sound Stage (2013 Ridgecrest SE)
has established itself as a vibrant venue with
plenty of vitality. The joint’s illuminated rock
acts like local wunderkinder Five Mile Float as
well as veterans like Dash Cooper, son of
Alice, who made the rounds with his
band CO-OP this past summer.
With plans to expand into the
Freed Company building
downtown in November,
Duke City Sound Stage
impresario Rhett
Butler says he’ll
continue to
provide an
alternative
to the
alternative for rock audiences in these parts.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, Duke City Sound Stage
plays host to The Jukebox Romantics, a trio
of punks from Nueva York. Their latest
recording, Transmissions Down, includes
quickly enumerated nuggets of guitar driven
nihilism like “Spilling Your Intestines” and
“We Kill Pirates.” Local support for Burque’s
iteration of their tour includes David Webb
and Ray Gutierrez performing as Typical
Hairless Ape, a surfy-sounding duo with deep
roots in the punk community. Folk-punk dude
Jacob Sinclair and SLUG open up the
evening’s can of wild ear worms. All ages are
welcome at the alcohol and drug-free sound
stage for a concert that commences at 7pm. $8
gets you in, by the way.
Saturday, part II
Sometimes, as a kid, I’d sneak away from my
old man’s hi-fi (usually when he was trying to
explain what Dean Martin and Maurice Ravel
had in common) long enough to take in an
episode or two of “Hee Haw” on the teevee in
the back room. I was especially pleased the
time Mel Tillis made an appearance and
performed his sweetly-sour honky-tonk classic
“Memory Maker” for all the folks back home.
Well, that old man’s kid, a singer-songwriter
Pam Tillis recently hooked up with country
western chanteuse Lorrie Morgan to perform
and tour as Grits and Glamour.
Together, these two have
transformed into a duet that
captivates audiences with
knowing nods to country
classicism imbued with
contemporary crossover conceits. They’ll
be gigging at The
Showroom at
Isleta Resort
and Casino
(11000
Broadway
SE) on
Saturday, Oct. 24. Tillis learned the trade from
her Pa early on, playing to a stunned audience
at the Grand Ole Opry when she was only 8.
Besides writing hits for Gloria Gaynor and
Chaka Kahn, Tillis scored gold with the album
Put Yourself in My Place. Morgan is also the
offspring of Nashville royalty. Her father was
Country Music Hall of Fame member George
Morgan. She’s known for heartfelt, modern
C&W shout-outs like “I Didn’t Know My
Own Strength.” Tickets range from $20-30
and the show gets underway at 8pm. When
the music’s over, take a few minutes to wander
the casino while you wonder about the
influence and outcomes of paternal talent.
Sunday
Sound of Ceres is a duo of dream-poppers
comprised of Ryan and Karen Hover who will
be playing at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street
NW) on Sunday, Oct. 25. They’re from Fort
Collins, Colo. but often work with members of
Denver’s neo-psychedelic Apples in Stereo
(you remember them, right … the Elephant 6
Collective, The Olivia Tremor Control …
okay, never mind) in creating and executing
their peculiarly precise and prescient vision of
rocanrol music. Certainly, the results can be
loosely categorized as psych-pop, yet the result
here really defies the strict application of
genre-related signifiers. Simply put: Check out
their recording “Bryn Marina” for a hint of the
mad instrumental universalism and ghostly
melodicism that runs like a glowing thread of
starlight through their oeuvre. They’ll be
joined onstage by Bloomington, Ind.’s Mike
Adams At His Honest Weight, a band that
features jangly guitars, soaring keyboards and a
solid narrative lyricism that reflects a midwestern rock aesthetic occasionally but noisily
embraced by antecedents like The
Replacements. The band’s recent work,
Oscillate Wisely and Best of Boiler Room
Classics, has a crispy and climbing surface
tension that consistently and tremulously
contains dark undercurrents and deep passages
revealed through the spot-on intuition of
guitarist/songwriter Adams. It’s only five bucks
to attend this 21+ show, quite a score for
listeners seeking the new yet historically
informed directions American music has lately
taken. The joint opens up at 7pm; expect the
rock at 8pm that night.
So, yeah that oughta keep you all occupied
for a few days. It’s all about making that
C.T.A. (concert-time action), you know.
In the words of Eazy-E, “Why don’t
you come out from the piano/ And
bust this crazy shit?” Roughly
translated I think that means,
“Show up!” a
COURTESY OF ARTIST
OCTOBER 22-28 ,2015
WEEKLY ALIBI
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SONIC REDUCER
Saintseneca
Such Things
Music
Calendar
(ANTI-)
The newest album from
Saintseneca, Such Things
is a surprising and
unorthodox mix of music
styles. On the first track
you hear the hollow sound of a piano. Then, a
smoky, crooning voice belonging to the
Americana movement makes you sure this
will be another in an endless string of hipster
bands. But then—as if another band is playing
under them—you hear a rock beat straight
from the alternative movement of the ‘90s.
Heavy drums and bass tell you to pay
attention. The songs continue, almost
indistinguishable from one another. A break
from this happens in the middle of the record,
when a purely acoustic and very heartfelt
song, “How Many Blankets Are In The World,”
comes on. When that is over, Saintseneca
gives listeners back the style of the first half,
but with more dramatic synthesizers. Here,
variety is the spice of life. (Cerridwen Stucky)
Protomartyr
The Agent Intellect
(Hardly Art)
Protomartyr’s third
album, The Agent
Intellect addresses a
relationship between a
boy (the Devil) and his
family. This theme is
reflected by chill,
sustained melodies that
dive into harsh, unforgiving stanzas. These
quick transitions are mockingly devout but
honest. This album is a narrative about
growing up. Some lyrics are spoken, almost
chant-like. Occasionally an angry outburst
happens, but an outward collectedness
exudes throughout; an allusion to
disassociation is achieved through much
repeated one-line lyrics. The Agent Intellect
seeks to understand change. Lyrics such as
“That fall from grace/knocked me on my
knees/Don’t tell anyone/that’s what I
wanted/That god of change/knocked me on
my knees/Don’t tell anyone/that’s what I
wanted” speak to how we don’t like change
but know it’s necessary. (Megan Reneau)
Daphne Lee Martin
Fall on Your Sword
(Telegraph Recording Company)
Fall On Your Sword may
be Daphne Lee Martin’s
fourth album but it is the
first album she has
produced herself. Laying
jazz, R&B and Latin
tones over her
mesmerizing, folky lyrics,
Martin is able to achieve
a relaxed, sophisticated
vibe. Listen to this album and you’ll be
transported to hot summer in the late
afternoon in Brooklyn, sipping on summer ale
in your rooftop garden, watching the sunset
over the city. The album is well produced;
each instrument is clear yet complimentary
and Martin’s voice nicely accentuates the
music. Martin was able to get the full sound
on this album by playing with 25 musicians
she had met while on tour. Each song gives
way to the next seamlessly; listeners will get
lost inside her jazzy world.
(Taylor Grabowsky) a
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WEEKLY ALIBI
OCTOBER 22-28, 2015
THURSDAY OCT 22
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE Island Roots Party • reggae • Rebecca
Arscott & One Heart Fyah • iConscious • DJ Nutsako • 9pm •
FREE
CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales B-Man & the
MizzBeeHavens • rock, country, pop • 6pm • FREE
DIRTY BOURBON Sim Balkey & The Honky Tonk Crew •
country • 9pm • $5
HOTEL ANDALUZ Jesus Bas y MÁS • 7pm • ALL-AGES!
LAUNCHPAD The Internet • acid jazz, trip-hop, soul, funk • 8pm
LOW SPIRITS Redemption Round Comedy Show • Ryan
McGinty • Justin Maese • Celeste Elmore • Royal Wood •
9pm • FREE
MARBLE BREWERY Santa Fe Fiddle Fest • 7pm
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Bartender 4 Mayor • country • 6pm •
FREE
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey •
free jazz • 7:30pm • $15-$20 • ALL-AGES!
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 6:30pm • FREE
STEREO BAR Planet Booty • electro-funk • Ohmburger • 8pm •
FREE
SUNSHINE THEATER Toro y Moi • lo-fi, chillwave • Astronauts,
etc. • 8pm • $15 • See “Show Up!”
VERNON’S SPEAKEASY Bob Tate • solo piano • 6pm • FREE
ZIA DINER, Santa Fe Swing Soleil • gypsy jazz, swing •
6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Paul Cataldo • Americana, roots •
9pm • FREE
FRIDAY OCT 23
ALBUQUERQUE BREWING CO. Jo Jo Rising • roots rock, blues •
6pm • FREE
BANDIDO HIDEOUT Chile Pi • pop, folk, acoustic • 6pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
CARAVAN EAST Power Drive Band • country • 5pm • $5
DIRTY BOURBON Sim Balkey & The Honky Tonk Crew •
country • 9pm • $5
EL REY THEATER Flux Pavilion • dubstep, bass • Loudpvck •
Nghtmre • Diskord • 8:30pm • $20-$30
FIRST TURN LOUNGE @ THE DOWNS CASINO Severo y Grupo
Fuego • Latin, Spanish • 9pm • FREE
LAUNCHPAD The Meditations • reggae, roots • 9:30pm
LOS CUATES, Sandia Park Los Radiators • folk, blues • 7pm •
FREE • ALL-AGES!
LOW SPIRITS Night of the Living Cover Bands • The Dirty
Shades • Klondykes • Bandwidth No Name • 8pm •
$5-$7 • See “Show Up!”
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Russell James
Pyle • folk, singer-songwriter • 6pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras Gene Corbin • Americana • 1:30pm • The
Rudy Boy Experiment • rock, blues • 6pm • FREE
N’AWLINS MARDI GRAS CAFE Dan Dowling • blues, jazz,
guitar • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
PRIME, Rio Rancho The Night kNights • variety • 6pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Raven & The Sweet Potato Pie Band •
blues • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
SAN FELIPE CASINO HOLLYWOOD, San Felipe Pueblo Rude
Boyz • variety • 9pm • FREE
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Benzo • hip-hop • Scarlet Cortex • 8pm •
$5 • The Alchemy Party • DJs Dynamite Sol & Poetics •
9pm • $7
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Redneck • country • 9:30pm •
FREE
VERNON’S OPEN DOOR Zeal Levin • singer-songwriter •
6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
WINNING COFFEE CO. Songwriter Showcase • Gary Costely •
Joe Munley • Debbi Miller-Guitirrez • 7pm • FREE •
ALL-AGES!
SATURDAY OCT 24
CARAVAN EAST Power Drive • country, variety • Al Hurricane • Al
Jr. • Spanish, variety • 5pm • $10
THE COOPERAGE Son Como Son • Cuban salsa • 9:30pm • $7
DIRTY BOURBON Sim Balkey & The Honky Tonk Crew •
country • 9pm • $5
DUKE CITY SOUND STAGE The Jukebox Romantics (NY) •
punk • Co-O • Typical Hairless Ape • Jacob Sinclair •
SLUG • 7pm • $8 • ALL-AGES! • See “Show Up!”
FIRST TURN LOUNGE @ THE DOWNS CASINO Severo y Grupo
Fuego • Latin, Spanish • 9pm • FREE
IMBIBE Ryan Shea • 10pm • FREE
ISLETA RESORT & CASINO: THE SHOWROOM Pam Tillis •
country, singer-songwriter • Lorrie Morgan • 8pm •
$20-$30 • See “Show Up!”
LEGENDS THEATER @ ROUTE 66 CASINO Eliminator • ZZ Top
tribute band • 8pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Santa Fe Los Lobos •
Latin, rock • 7pm • $49-$59 • ALL-AGES!
LOUNGE 54 @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Tijerina Acoustic
Trio • rock-blues • 9pm • FREE
LOW SPIRITS Night of The Living Creepshow Peepshow •
burlesque • 8:30pm • $10
MARBLE BREWERY Last To Know • funk, bluegrass • 8pm •
FREE
MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM Toney Rocks •
blues • 6pm • FREE
MOLLY’S BAR, Tijeras H28 • classic rock • 1:30pm • Broken
Rules Band • blues, rock • 6pm • FREE
MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Grayskul • Divide The Poet • Speed •
Solar One • 9pm • $8
OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Cali Shaw Band CD
Release Party • folk, roots, Americana • Alex Maryol • Todd &
the Fox • 8pm • $15-$20 • ALL-AGES!
PUEBLO HARVEST CAFÉ Nosotros • Latin • 6pm • $10 •
ALL-AGES!
RANCHERS CLUB Lindy Gold • piano • 7pm • FREE
THE RANGE CAFÉ, Bernalillo Bill Hearne • honkytonk,
country • 7:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!
SISTER Ground Up • hip hop, alternative hip hop • Marty
Grimes • SNL • Definition Rare • 9pm
SKYLIGHT, Santa Fe Jill Hennessy • singer-songwriter • 7pm •
$15 • So Sophisticated • DJ 12 Tribe • $7 • MoonHat •
booty-jazz, soulful groove, eclectic funk • 9pm • $5 • Level
Up! • Nic Nagel • Pierce G • Replenish • BKNights • drum and
bass • 10pm
STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo DJ Direct • house •
9pm • $5-$10
TIWA RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Bob Farrell & Brushfire Band •
country • 9pm
TRIPLE SEVENS, Isleta Casino Redneck • country • 9:30pm •
FREE
VERNON’S SPEAKEASY Lori Michaels • jazz piano, vocals •
7pm • FREE
ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Jackie Zamora Band • samba,
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to the online
etymological dictionary, the verb “fascinate” entered
the English language in the 16th century. It was
derived from the Middle French fasciner and the
Latin fascinatus, which are translated as “bewitch,
enchant, put under a spell.” In the 19th century,
“fascinate” expanded in meaning to include “delight,
attract, hold the attention of.” I suspect you will soon
have experiences that could activate both senses of
“fascinate.” My advice is to get the most out of your
delightful attractions without slipping into
bewitchment. Is that even possible? It will require
you to exercise fine discernment, but yes, it is.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the largest
machines in the world is a bucket wheel excavator in
Kazakhstan. It’s a saw that weighs 45,000 tons and
has a blade the size of a four-story building. If you
want to slice through a mountain, it’s perfect for the
job. Indeed, that’s what it’s used for over in
Kazakhstan. Right now, Taurus, I picture you as
having a metaphorical version of this equipment.
That’s because I think you have the power to rip
open a clearing through a massive obstruction that
has been in your way.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Filmmaker Alfred
Hitchcock did a daily ritual to remind him of life’s
impermanence. After drinking his tea each morning,
he flung both cup and saucer over his shoulder,
allowing them to smash on the floor. I don’t
recommend that you adopt a comparable custom for
long-term use, but it might be healthy and interesting
to do so for now. Are you willing to outgrow and
escape your old containers? Would you consider
diverging from formulas that have always worked for
you? Are there any unnecessary taboos that need to
be broken? Experiment with the possible blessings
that might come by not clinging to the illusion of
“permanence.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Terence was a comic
playwright in ancient Rome. He spoke of love in
ways that sound modern. It can be capricious and
weird, he said. It may provoke indignities and rouse
difficult emotions. Are you skilled at debate? Love
requires you to engage in strenuous discussions.
Peace may break out in the midst of war, and vice
versa. Terence’s conclusion: If you seek counsel
regarding the arts of love, you may as well be asking
for advice on how to go mad. I won’t argue with him.
He makes good points. But I suspect that in the
coming weeks you will be excused from most of
those crazy-making aspects. The sweet and smooth
sides of love will predominate. Uplift and inspiration
are more likely than angst and bewilderment. Take
advantage of the grace period! Put chaos control
measures in place for the next time Terence’s version
of love returns.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming weeks, you will
have a special relationship with the night. When the
sun goes down, your intelligence will intensify, as
will your knack for knowing what’s really important
and what’s not. In the darkness, you will have an
enhanced capacity to make sense of murky matters
lurking in the shadows. You will be able to penetrate
deeper than usual and get to the bottom of secrets
and mysteries that have kept you off-balance. Even
your grimy fears may be transformable if you
approach them with a passion for redemption.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): New friends and
unexpected teachers are in your vicinity with more
candidates on the way. There may even be potential
comrades who could eventually become flexible
collaborators and catalytic guides. Will you be
available for the openings they offer? Will you
receive them with fire in your heart and mirth in your
eyes? I worry that you may not be ready if you are
too preoccupied with old friends and familiar
teachers. So please make room for surprises.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More than any other
sign, you have an ability to detach yourself from life’s
flow and analyze its complexities with cool
objectivity. This is mostly a good thing. It enhances
your power to make rational decisions. On the other
hand, it sometimes devolves into a liability. You may
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become so invested in your role as observer that you
refrain from diving into life’s flow. You hold yourself
apart from it, avoiding both its messiness and
vitality. But I don’t foresee this being a problem in
the coming weeks. In fact, I bet you will be a savvy
watcher even as you’re almost fully immersed in the
dynamic flux.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you an inventor? Is
it your specialty to create novel gadgets and
machines? Probably not. But in the coming weeks
you may have metaphorical resemblances to an
inventor. I suspect you will have an enhanced ability
to dream up original approaches and find
alternatives to conventional wisdom. You may
surprise yourself with your knack for finding
ingenious solutions to long-standing dilemmas. To
prime your instincts, I’ll provide three thoughts from
inventor Thomas Edison. 1) “To invent, you need a
good imagination and a pile of junk.” 2) “Just
because something doesn’t do what you planned it
to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” 3) “Everything
comes to those who hustle while they wait.”
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Some unraveling
is inevitable. What has been woven together must
now be partially unwoven. But please refrain from
thinking of this mysterious development as a
setback. Instead, consider it an opportunity to reexamine and redo any work that was a bit hasty or
sloppy. Be glad you will get a second chance to fix
and refine what wasn’t done quite right the first time.
In fact, I suggest you preside over the unraveling
yourself. Don’t wait for random fate to accomplish it.
And for best results, formulate an intention to regard
everything that transpires as a blessing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “A waterfall would
be more impressive if it flowed the other way,” said
Irish author Oscar Wilde. I appreciate the wit, but
don’t agree with him. A plain old ordinary waterfall,
with foamy surges continually plummeting over a
precipice and crashing below, is sufficiently
impressive for me. What about you, Capricorn? In the
coming days, will you be impatient and frustrated
with plain old ordinary marvels and wonders? Or will
you be able to enjoy them just as they are?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Years ago, I moved
into a rental house with my new girlfriend, whom I
had known for six weeks. As we fell asleep the first
night, a song played in my head: “Nature’s Way,” by
the band Spirit. I barely knew it and had rarely
thought of it before. And yet there it was, repeating
its first line over and over: “It’s nature’s way of telling
you something’s wrong.” Being a magical thinker, I
wondered if my unconscious mind was telling me a
secret about my love. But I rejected that possibility;
it was too painful to contemplate. When we broke up
a few months later, however, I wished I had paid
attention to that early alert. I mention this, Aquarius,
because I suspect your unconscious mind will soon
provide you with a wealth of useful information, not
just through song lyrics but other subtle signals, as
well. Listen up! At least some of it will be good news,
not cautionary like mine.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When I advise you to
GET NAKED, I don’t mean it in a literal sense. Yes, I
will applaud if you’re willing to experiment with brave
acts of self-revelation. I will approve of you taking
risks for the sake of the raw truth. But getting
arrested for indecent exposure might compromise
your ability to carry out those noble acts. So, no,
don’t actually take off all your clothes and wander
through the streets. Instead, surprise everyone with
brilliant acts of surrender and vulnerability. Gently
and sweetly and poetically tell the Purveyors of
Unholy Repression to take their boredom machine
and shove it up their humdrum. a
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by cecil adams
Why don’t we eat rabbits?
I’ve heard rabbit meat was once
thought of much how we think of
chicken today, and I’m curious
why things have changed.
Rabbits reproduce quickly, and
they’re tasty. Have I just solved
the hunger crisis?
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different, we might be eating a lot more
rabbit these days.
Then again, maybe not. Rabbit producers say the
creatures resist the kinds of industrial farming that
would allow them to be raised on a mass scale.
Those that receive insufficiently gentle treatment
may engage in such uneconomical behaviors as
eating their young. They’ve got weak immune
systems and are prone to illness. As one rabbit
rancher explained to Modern Farmer magazine,
“Mother Nature designed them at the low end of the
food chain so they die easily. That’s problematic.”
And then there’s the cuteness factor. That
Whole Foods pilot program I mentioned up top? It’s
about to end. The store blamed low sales and
journalists uncovered some unsavory practices on
the rabbit farms, but it didn’t help that the initiative
was met with ferocious opposition by animal rights
activists, who picketed stores with signs saying
things like “Whole Foods Market Is Now Serving
Our Pets.”
In a context of infinite plenty, this outsize
sympathy for charismatic megafauna—the so-called
Bambi effect—wouldn’t be too troubling. But given
an era of climate change, dwindling natural
resources and rising consumption—global meat
production almost doubled between 1980 and
2004—we’re direly in want of proteins more
environmentally friendly than, say, cows, which
require enormous amounts of energy to raise and
process. One researcher claimed last year that
giving up beef would be more effective in cutting
carbon emissions than giving up cars. Rabbits
convert calories into meat far more efficiently,
producing six pounds on the amount of feed and
water it takes a cow to produce one.
Of course, they’re not the only alternative
protein source out there. One sees touted, for
instance, the potential of insects, which also tend to
elicit some real resistance—this time it’s the ick
factor. Given our need for more sustainable sources
of protein, though, consumers might someday have
to make a choice: bugs or bunny?
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The other day I trekked over to my local
high-end grocer to examine the leporine
options, hoping to gin up a little anecdotal
evidence. I found five rabbits—fresh, not
frozen, which would seem to indicate that
someone’s eating them once in a while, at
least among the Whole Foods set. In fact, in
summer 2014 Whole Foods launched a
rabbit-meat pilot program in select stores,
recognizing the bunny’s potential to be a next
big thing in proteins. As you demonstrate, the
case isn’t hard to make: The meat is low-fat,
the animals are famous for breeding
prodigiously and rabbit husbandry is far
better for the environment than many of the
extant options.
Rabbit’s been a next big thing before. For
nearly as long as the republic has existed, really,
people are on record wondering why we don’t eat
more of it. “The cultivation of Rabbits would be
profitable in America,” argued Amelia Simmons in
American Cookery (1796), initiating a media
tradition that continues to the present: Every few
years or so a spate of newspaper stories proclaim,
as the Los Angeles Times did last year, that “rabbit
appears to be going through a renaissance of sorts,”
enumerating all the reasons it makes sense to eat
the critters and suggesting they may finally be on
the cusp of culinary glory.
And yes, there was a period when rabbits were
big here. Beef, you’ll recall, was rationed during
World War II; the US Fish and Wildlife Service
advised housewives instead to “meet the meat
shortage by eating domestic rabbit meat,” the
Department of Agriculture released rabbit recipes,
and Life magazine pitched in to the effort with a
1943 article featuring the memorable opening line
“Domestic rabbits are one of the few pets which can
be enjoyed dead or alive.” After the war, though, the
American eating public went back to its old ways
—beef, chicken, pork.
There’s no single explanation for rabbits’ failure
to catch on, but we might point to a cluster of
issues. Like squirrels, rabbits as foodstuff suffer
from an association with poverty. Even before
wartime rationing, during the Great Depression
rabbits were maligned as “Hoover hogs”—the poor
man’s pork, lean meat for lean times. (So lean, in
fact, that there’s a form of malnutrition called “rabbit
starvation” or protein poisoning—which happens
when you digest too much protein and no fat. Here’s
where I mention that when I cooked that bunny the
other day, it was with a quarter pound of pancetta.)
Also during the Depression, a feed farmer named
Jesse Jewell figured out how to vertically integrate
the production of chicken, theretofore a
decentralized affair—and, contra the bunny, chicken
was then considered something of a luxury meat.
(Recall the political-ad promise of “a chicken in
every pot.”) Jewell lived in Georgia, where many
farmers raised poultry, whereas the rabbit producers
of the time were centered in California. Had the
contingencies of history and geography been
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53 Rapper with the 2008 hit
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11 Its state drink is tomato juice,
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57 “Downton Abbey” countess
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58 Aspiring D.A.’s exam
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