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Editor ABQÊFREEÊPRESSÊWEEKLY Dan Vukelich (505) 345-4080 ext. 800 General Manager, Sales Director Sarah Bonneau (505) 345-4080 ext. 810 TABLE OF CONTENTS Associate Editor, News Dennis Domrzalski (505) 306-3260 APD Shell Game - pg 5 Associate Editor, Arts News Trump/APD Reform - pg 5 Jyllian Roach Parking On Yards - pg 6 (505) 345-4080 ext. 818 Local Briefs - pg 6 Circulation Manager Trump Protests - pg 7 Steve Cabiedes (505) 345-4080 ext. 815 Art Director How to Build a Home Bar - pg 12-13 Archie Archuleta Arts & Beertown - pg 14 Food Column - pg 16 Designer/Illustrator IDTT - pg 17 Rob M Entertainment Artist Townhall - pg 17 Photography Film Focus - pg 19 Mark Bralley, Mark Holm, Juan Antonio Film Review - pg 19 Labreche, Liz Lopez, Adria Malcolm Contributors this issue Ty Bannerman, Moriah Carty, Erika Calling All Pets - pg 10 Eddy, Steve "Mo" Fye, Gary Glasgow, Cartoons - pg 11 Bill Hume, Jessica Helen Lopez, Features David Lynch, Joe Monahan, Sayrah Callboard - pg 18 Namasté, Matthew Reichbach, Calendar - pg 20-21 Veronica Rinaldi, Tom Tomorrow, Puzzles - pg 23 Christa Valdez, Johnny Vizcaino Copy Editors Letters - pg 4 Wendy Fox Dial, Craig Dubyk, Jim Wagner Columns Sayrah Namasté - pg 9 Joe Monahan - pg 9 Advertising Account Executive Jyllian Roach - pg 10 Cara Tolino (505) 345-4080 ext. 810 Bill Hume - pg 11 Sales Department (505) 345-4080 ext. 810 Office Administrator Melissa Wood (505) 345-4080 ext. 817 Published weekly by: Great Noggins LLC P.O. Box 6070 Albuquerque, NM 87197-6070 Publishers Will Ferguson and Dan Vukelich Cover: Designed by Rob M

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To the Editor: wherein some justices had dissented. used without full consideration of manufacturing obs bac to the Some of the justices in Citizens United need and strengths. from Asia? Disgruntled Trump When subjected to a careful concurred on portions of the decision supporters will be the Progressives’ examination, G.E. Nordell’s recent The Albuquerque/Bernalillo County and dissented on other portions of it. second most reliable, if unwitting, op-ed [“Facing Down the Fascist Metropolitan Comprehensive Plan ordell’s attac on ustice oberts’ ally. Threat on the U.S. Supreme Court” provided some major policy guidance. citations is itself ludicrous. Nov. 2-8 issue] is revealed as a farrago Those systems considering the Third: Progressives’ most reliable of errors, falsehoods and muddled Before commenting on the balance expense were to speed transit between ally is demographic dominance. interpretations of a disjointed collection of Nordell’s article, I must point out urban centers in a direct lin. ptown This last campaign may prove of facts. that the American Civil Liberties Downtown would have been the most to be the last hurrah for crucial Union supported the Supreme Court’s obvious choice had it been discussed aging segments of the 2016 Trump Nordell begins his diatribe by decision in Citizens United. You may and examined by the PIC. Coalition. Remember, Trump lost the complaining about a syndicated mae of that what you will. popular vote. ld white men lie column by Diane Diamond in the – Stephen Verchinski me) will be dead or marginalized by Albuquerque Journal wherein Nordell appears to object to the fact 2020. If Democrats don’t continue to Diamond discussed U.S. Supreme that certain members of the Supreme To the Editor: ignore rural voters, they may sway Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Court are members of the Federalist some of them away from politicians comments on Donald Trump. Yes, Society. So what if they are? They es, the emocrats offered merican who shill for Wall Street, Big Ag, Big it’s true: Ginsberg has the First have just as much right to belong to voters the wrong candidate. Energy, Big Chemical and the rest of mendment right to spout off about the Federalist Society as Ruth Bader In the ustified eal among mainline the GOP’s client base. anyone or anything. Doesn’t she insberg has to spout off about Democrats to elect a female president, also have the duty to exercise some Donald Trump. the emocrats too their finger off the ourth Tae bac the state discretion? He complains about these same pulse of the American political body. governments. The Electoral College originally allowed small, wea states I cannot recall one occasion in the members – never named, except for Clinton proved unpersuasive, and her a bulwar against the power and past 40 years when a Supreme Court Antonin Scalia, who is dead – being campaign leaders were as inept and influence of larger, more affluent justice has made a public statement “signatories” to the Project for the New insular in 2016 as they were in 2008. states. But now those small states about a presidential candidate’s fitness American Century (PNAC) and says What to do now? this constitutes a violation of their oath can obstruct the will of the united for office. insberg is not following There are four forces in favor of a of office. list of signatories to the collection of states. an established precedent of justices recovery by the nation’s Progressives. PNAC’s Statement of Principles can be But the Electoral College won’t remaining silent about presidential Anger and disappointment can fuel found online, and no Supreme Court simply fade away. So, instead, candidates. motivation. So, Democrats, stop justices are on this list. concentrate on redistricting. Because Nordell next accuses certain members moaning and dissipating your energy. the DNC and Democrats at large of the Supreme Court of being Besides, the PNAC became defunct The 2018 midterm election and failed to pay enough attention to fascists. ince he does not define in 2006, so why is Nordell complaining New Mexico state election has now winning state governments in 2010 the word “fascist,” his accusation is about it? The PNAC addressed itself begun. Tea Partiers were successful and 2014, the GOP has redrawn worthless. Later on, Nordell says that to foreign policy, so why would a because they understood that the districts all over the country to favor in the Citizens United decision, Chief Supreme Court justice have joined it? roots of a movement had to be incumbents, especially Republican Justice Roberts “declared the United Finally, Nordell bemoans what planted and nourished before it incumbents. Taing bac state States to be a fascist country.” The he calls a “secret” memo written by could grow and spread. legislatures and governorships is word “fascist” does not appear in Justice Lewis Powell in 1971 and Instead of vetching and blaming, critical to winning the White House the Citizens United decision; hence, claims that the memo “spelled out run for city councils and school and especially the U.S. House Nordell’s claim is false. In the interests how business could tae control of the committees. earn what it taes to win of Representatives. Without the of exactitude, I must point out that federal government.” This is false. The office and the give and tae of how to Congress, a president gets little Justice Roberts did not deliver the memo influenced the .. hamber get things done. To garner attention accomplished. Please, gear up for decision of the court in Citizens United. of ommerce to modernie its efforts exponentially and save money, the 2018 mid-term campaigns for Justice Kennedy delivered the decision, to lobby Congress. The Chamber of campaign as a slate with common the House, Senate and your town’s and Justice Roberts wrote a concurring Commerce has as much right to lobby goals. Don’t expect slate allies to agree elections. lection wor will start opinion. Congress as Ruth Bader Ginsberg on everything – just enough of the before Labor Day 2017, so on your has to spout off about presidential Nordell claims that the decision important issues. mar, get ready s for , the was “wrong.” (He refers to its candidates, doesn’t it? Democrats have a great “bench” Listen to constituents more than “wrongness.”) Does he have any – Steven Dapra of candidates ready to replace you preach. It’s not about you, ualification to mae this allegation resident Trump ens. ory ooer, the individual. It’s about us, the What are they? Tammy ucworth, eff erel, citizenry. What you hear should To the Editor: Chris Murphy, Patty Murray, Kirsten Somewhat more to the point, the inform your issues. And people The Middle Rio Grande Council of Gillibrand – and maybe a few question of whether the Citizens notice when you listen. United decision was right or wrong Governments had up to 2013 a Public Democratic governors. econd, eep in mind that Trump has been the subject of heated disputes Involvement Committee with a broad, – Frank Cullen is not yet triumphant. What happens by legal scholars who are eminently diverse cross section of interests. It when Trump reneges and fails on ualified to comment on it. met monthly, and when I had chaired it, almost a decade previously, we his promises to his hard-core fans to ABQ Free Press Weekly welcomes Justice Roberts is also accused of discussed long-term urban transit build “the wall”? Or fails to create a letters to the editor and bylined supporting his concurring decision needs. deportation force, reverse marriage opinion pieces, subject to editing by “only with ludicrous legal citations.” equality, overturn Roe vs. Wade? the newspaper for style and length. Kevin, in his letter to you [the Nov. Letters may appear in print on the hat are ordell’s ualifications to call What happens when he lets Big Ag 9-15 issue], stated that the need and newspaper’s website, freeabq.com. them ludicrous? plow small farmers into the ground? value goes bac to lanned rowth Writers should include their full names He also excoriates Justice Roberts Strategy. While I do agree with a What happens when Trump and a daytime phone number that the newspaper’s editors can use to contact for citing dissenting decisions. All consideration of need, the linear use discovers he cannot turn bac the them. Submissions should be sent to of the justices who participated in cloc economically or socially, of such an Albuquerque Rapid Transit [email protected] the Citizens United case cited cases system was not contemplated to be or he fails to bring old-school NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • APD Plays Shell Game with Civilian Oversight Board BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI

oanne Fine thought the answers things she believed APD had redacted CPOA and the CPOB were performing incorporate any civilian oversight into Jshe got from the Albuquerque from the draft report. in relation to the settlement agreement its reform effort. Police Department were condescend- The redacted stuff was about us and ’s reform effort. ing, even insulting. [CPOB and the Civilian Police Oversight Both agencies were created by Fine, a member of the Civilian Police Agency], and it directly related to our the City Council to investigate and Oversight Board, and the board’s work,” Fine said. Ginger and DOJ rule on civilian complaints against ie ad ohr hae become chairperson, Beth Mohr, were meeting officials seemed surprised to learn what police officers and to mae policy icreasigly ocal i rippig on ov. in the .. ttorney’s ffice APD had failed to give the CPOB. recommendations to the police for hat they say is its in downtown lbuuerue to find department. Both agencies are key refusal to icorporate ay out why APD had sent the CPOB a players in the reform effort. ciilia oersight ito its reform effort redacted version of a report on APD’s hat blaced out of ABQ Free Press Weekly emailed progress in reforming itself. the draft report as iger’s Hernandez on Nov. 11 to ask why APD The draft report by the independent reie of ho the ad had redacted portions of the report it monitor in the city’s settlement the ere performig sent to the CPOB. She did not respond. Under the city law that created agreement with the U.S. Department i relatio to the settlemet the Civilian Police Oversight Board, Fine said APD’s censorship was APD Chief Gorden Eden has 30 of Justice had several paragraphs that agreemet ad ’s outrageous because the redacted were blacked out. days to respond in writing to the reform effort comments were Ginger’s assessment board after it makes disciplinary So Fine and Mohr asked APD of the civilian oversight process. recommendations for police officers. employee Bill Slauson and City Without being able to read Ginger’s After apparently realizing they So far, the board has sent 58 such cases Attorney Jessica Hernandez why APD comments, the CPOB couldn’t respond and recommendations to den’s office, had censored its report. had been caught, both Hernandez to Ginger. and Slauson said the redactions and he hasn’t responded to a single “They said it was redacted for things were a mistake. “The only possible motive for this one, Fine said. we didn’t need to see,” Fine told ABQ [APD’s censorship] is the feedback It defies description as to how “It’s hard to believe that the behavior Free Press Weekly. loop and the chance to give the we are seeing is that of a police stupid this is. It’s condescending, monitor feedback,” Fine said. “If we But Fine and Mohr wanted DOJ insulting, and it is infuriating,” Fine department that wants meaningful officials, who were also in the meeting, don’t know what things he said about civilian input,” Fine said. said. “They got caught, they were so us, we can’t respond to him.” to know what APD was up to. So sorry. It is galling.” Mohr, using a copy of the unredacted Fine and Mohr have become Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor at ABQ report by James Ginger, the What APD blacked out of the draft increasingly vocal in ripping APD report was Ginger’s review of how the Free Press Weekly. Reach him at dennis@freeabq. independent monitor, read aloud the for what they say is its refusal to com.

Could Trump Affect the APD Reform Effort?

ome people involved in APD’s worries that, considering its poor months after Trump taes office One thing reform proponents Sreform process are worried that record on reforming itself to date, and that that person could be less have going is that there is a signed the Trump administration might APD would backslide if the DOJ aggressive in holding APD to the settlement that is being overseen by not be as aggressive in enforcing the under Trump were to bac off the requirements of the settlement a federal court judge. requirements of the city’s settlement settlement agreement. agreement. Sam Walker, a professor and agreement with the U.S. Department “If you judge the last two years, police accountability and civil of Justice. my forecast [for APD] isn’t great. liberties expert at the University of Coupled with what some say is The best forecast for future behavior ‘f you udge the last to Nebraska-Omaha, said the signed APD’s unwillingness to reform itself, is past behavior,” Fine said. “Civil- years my forecast for settlement offers some protection a less aggressive enforcement effort ian oversight needs to happen, and is’t great. The best forecast for reform proponents. could wreck the reform process and it has to be effective, and so far I for future behaior is past “You actually have a settled court put APD back where it was two years haven’t seen it.” behaior’ case where a judge is in charge,” ago. Peter Simonson, the executive oae ie member of ’s Walker said. “That [settlement director of ACLU of New Mexico, ‘’m ery cocered that the iilia olice ersight oard agreement] can’t be changed unless said a worst case scenario would be one of the parties asks for it to be “that they change out the exist- hole thig is goig to fall apart oce a e attorey changed. That’s the judge’s decision, ing lawyers who are staffing the “I think the city has always been so they can’t touch that.” settlement agreement and that they geeral ad .. attorey trying to run the clock on this,” just lose interest in the agreement are appoited’ Dinelli said. “I’m very concerned and don’t receive the necessary former ity oucilor ete ielli that the whole thing is going to fall resources to push for a successful apart once a new attorney general conclusion,” Simonson said. Former City Councilor Pete Dinelli and U.S. attorney are appointed. I Joanne Fine, a member of the said there will most likely be a new don’t think they’re going to have the Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor at ABQ Free Press Weekly. Reach him at dennis@freeabq. Civilian Police Oversight Board, U.S. attorney in the state within six same stomach for going after police misconduct cases.” com. • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY EWS City to Clarify Parking in Yards: Local Briefs BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI BY ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY STAFF

t happens. And some say it’s hap- “His intent, when he sponsored Barelas unchained Balloon stats Ipening way too much in Albu- it, he did not include a grandfather querque – people parking their cars clause. And it was not his intent Albuquerque’s historic Barelas Final numbers for the 45th annual not in garages or on their driveways that this would apply only to neighborhood once again has its Albuquerque International Balloon but in their front yards. Local criti- homes built after 2006 – particularly own neighborhood association. On Fiesta are in: 550 registered balloon cal care nurse Brad Tingley doesn’t the prohibition on parking on an Nov. 8, the Albuquerque Planning teams, including 108 special shape like it at all. The life-long resident unapproved (space) in your front yard Department reversed a decision balloons balloons representing of Albuquerque’s East San Pedro itself,” she said. that had allowed Barelas to be countries balloons from states and swallowed up by the upstart Silver- an estimated , visits, which is neighborhood said he’s opposed to Benton himself told ABQ Free people parking in their yards for a Platinum Downtown Neighborhood down from ’s estimated , Press Weekly in an email, “I do not Association. Now, Barelas has a newly visits and slightly above the fiesta’s number of reasons – including his recall any intention to grandfather belief that it can lower the worth constituted Barelas Neighborhood estimated year average of ,. properties built prior to its passage.” Association. Planning Director of surrounding property owners’ He plans to introduce legislation homes. Susan Lubar said she reversed the Luminaria tickets clarifying that. decision to let the Silver-Platinum “I haven’t talked with any realtors “There was strong support in neighborhood absorb Barelas for Tickets for ABQ Ride’s Annual about how this would affect the for some control on front yard several reasons, including the fact Luminaria tour around Old Town value of homes but I can assure you parking, particularly on unimproved that with Barelas included in its and the Albuquerque Country Club it certainly doesn’t raise the value dirt, with the belief that it degraded boundaries, the Silver-Platinum neighborhood go on sale at 8 a.m. of your home in the neighborhood,” neighborhoods and lowered property association had a larger geographic Friday, Nov. 25 via the website Tingley said. values,” Benton said. “I am now area than is allowed by city ordinance, luminariatour.com. They are also “I guess my beef of it is having been hearing that people are upset due and because people in Barelas were available that day at the Hold My born and raised in this area, nobody to the non-enforcement. Such laws hostile to the takeover. The battle over Ticet box office in the unshine had ever parked in their yard and I can always bear re-evaluation and Barelas began in September of 2015 Building, 112 Second St. SW. The box have seen that change over the years,” tweaking.” when the old Barelas association lost office is open a.m. p.m. onday he said. “Now people are parking in its certification as a cityrecognied through Friday, and from 11 a.m. ther city officials, including to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. their front yards and then, one, it’s an Albuquerque Associate Planning neighborhood association by failing to eyesore, it doesn’t look good to me, file a reuired twopage report listing “Last year, tickets sold out in only Director Brennon Williams, interpret four hours for this annual event, so especially if there’s a neighbor that the oning code differently. its officers, number of duespaying has one car kind of parked a little bit members and bylaws. New Church we urge you to buy them as soon “There is a section of the code that off center – sideways – when they pull sex lawsuits Two Albuquerque area as possible, said ruce iieri, deals with non-conformities – uses in,” he said. men have filed lawsuits against the Director of ABQ Ride. or structures that were established “But when you start getting four, Archdiocese of Santa Fe alleging they prior to a change in the rules, and were sexually abused by Catholic Methane rule five, six, seven, eight, or more cars – that section of the code indicates that becomes a parking lot and it has priests when they were altar boys. The Sierra Club is applauding the that unless there is an addition of The lawsuits were filed on ov. in affected our neighbors, said Tingley, 200 or more square feet [of building Obama administration’s passage who has researched the oning code. Bernalillo County District Court and of a rule limiting pollution from square footage] to the property, or bring to 62 the number of lawsuits “Neighbors are saying, “What is the property remains vacant for a oil and gas operations on public going on with these people?” that have been filed against the lands. The U.S. Bureau of Land continuous period of 12 or more Catholic church in the state since 2010. The practice is fueling a debate months, then folks are grandfathered Management’s new rule aims to ince the early s, more than reduce venting, flaring, and leas across the city and city officials are in for the life of the property,” priest sexual abuse lawsuits have been trying to decide what to do about Williams said. of methane from both existing filed against the atholic church in and new drilling and production it. Until nine years ago, the city’s olan said city officials are woring New Mexico. sources. Methane, a greenhouse gas oning code didn’t have much to say to address that disconnect. about yard paring, but in city times more potent than carbon ome council staff has already met Ten councilors Isaac Benton and Sally dioxide, causes respiratory illnesses, with the planning department to sort Commandments Mayer introduced a bill to limit how primarily in children. early , of figure out, you now, what their much of a front yard in residential The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of people live within half a mile of specific concerns are and how they ones , T and can be used Appeals issued a legal opinion oil and gas facilities operating on can be addressed in the amendment,” to park cars. upholding a district court ruling public lands. That estimate does not which will be introduced in the next that found that the fivefoot granite include Native Americans who live “Parking on any portion of a front few weeks but won’t be heard until Ten Commandments monument near energy facilities near the Four yard setback area, other than the December or, more likely, early next at the city hall lawn in loomfield Corners. The Trump administration, improved parking and maneuvering year, she said. violated the Establishment Clause of if it wanted to roll back the rule, areas, is prohibited,” according to Tingley said his quest to get the the First Amendment. The lawsuit would need congressional approval the code. oning code change was an eye was originally filed in by the to do so. Infrared imaging shows a The current point of debate is opener. “To get to see that, even American Civil Liberties Union methane “hot spot” over the Four whether the regulation affects though the wheels turn slow in of New Mexico on behalf of two Corners, where methane is released homes built before . iane government, as I know, as I am loomfield residents who obected by operators during drilling and Dolan, Benton’s policy analyst, said finding out, that things can be done to their city government endorsing processing in the San Juan Basin. it was enton’s goal in for the by an individual citien, he said. one particular religion. The city plans ordinance to affect every homeowner to appeal the decision to the U.S. in Albuquerque. Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor at ABQ Supreme Court. Free Press Weekly. NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • Why They Took to ABQ Streets after Trump’s Win BY JOHNNY VIZCAINO

lbuquerque joined more than Aa dozen U.S. cities that saw protests following the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Protesters here said they were fearful that Trump would curb civil rights, limit the right to abortion and dismantle unions. Here are some of the reasons people said they took to the streets: Chris Banks, New Mexico Party for Socialism and Liberation chairperson: “(Donald) Trump’s campaign has signaled to the most backward elements of society, white supremacist elements, that it’s okay to be open and aggressive in your racism in public…. Those forces are feeling very strong and energized by his campaign, and, now, his victory. … We’ve already seen the number of hate crimes against Muslim-Americans spike.” Sylvia, union organizer, Committee of Interns and Residents at UNMH: “We see a lot of indigent care done at our hospital. A lot of undocumented people who have no other ability to get services, As many as 200 people protested the night following Donald Trump’s election. Some blocked Interstate 25 during a protest march along they come [to UNMH], it’s a safety-net Central Avenue between the Edo neighborhood and Downtown. Photo by Johnny Vizcaino hospital. … Trump is obviously not a union-friendly guy. … I’m afraid he’s going to attack the unions.” What if Ruth [Bader-Ginsburg] ends Courtney Hinman, teacher, up dying or retiring? There is the Albuquerque High School, potential that he will be nominating Albuquerque Caucus of Rank and three, which would absolutely File Educators member: “I’m still decimate our Progressive movement. processing it, but my deepest held … He has threatened the First fear of what’s coming is that we on Amendment rights of the LGBTQ the left aren’t going to be able to community, as far as discrimination mobilize. … It’s not so much what goes, taking away some of those Trump might do but the internal protections.” contradictions and conflicts on the Jessica Avery, senior, UNM: “There left end of things, I’m worried that we are a lot of immigrants here now who won’t be able to pull together and put are afraid for their lives and who up a real fight. It’s an allout attac are afraid for their homes and their on the working class, on every front. I families. The concern that affects Albuquerque police in riot gear and in APD SWAT vehicles shadowed the anti-Trump protesters the night of Nov. 9. This officer parked his squad car to block traffic at Central don’t think that anything is safe with me most directly is abortion access Avenue and Second Street. Photo by Johnny Vizcaino Trump in office. e isn’t going to and women’s healthcare, which has respect anything, politically.” been under attack for the past 10 years. Zabrina Chavez, CNM Student: “I It’s almost impossible to get access worse than we have ever been in the “I’m afraid of all three branches of don’t like that we have him as a ruler to an abortion in some states already, history of these United States.” government being conservative. I’m to be the face of America’s ignorance. and Trump and his vice president James Friedman, Socialist: “I’m afraid for Planned Parenthood. I’m … [His presidency] is just going to be are an immediate threat to that. It’s most nervous for people of color afraid for healthcare. I’m afraid for a lot of showboating; he doesn’t have horrifying.” in this country, for Muslims who every working-class individual in any political experience. Him being in Pat Ward, lifelong Democrat: “In the have been on the receiving end of this country who’s being threatened. the media, and him being blown up so first minutes of his first national anti-Muslim violence both at home … I’m afraid he’s going to keep much, was all just a joke. We’ll all wake security briefing, Trump reportedly and abroad. I am worried for the persuading people that he’s good for up in the morning just waiting for him asked three times, three times, why state of reproductive rights in this them and that we’re not going to be to make fun of a disabled person or say he can’t drop nuclear bombs. His own country. I’m worried that Mike Pence, able to reach those people.” something ridiculous just for the hell of attorney told him to shut the fuck up.” the vice president-elect, will attack it. It’s all just a distraction.” Demetrius Johnson, UNM Kiva Club workers’ rights through right-to-work legislation.” Johnny Vizcaino is an editorial intern for the Anita Vallejos: “We know that one president: “[Native Americans] won’t ABQ Free Press Weekly. Supreme Court justice is getting in. be respected. We’ll probably be treated Arabelle Helsell, high school junior: • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY EWS Field for '18: Governor’s Race Has Plenty of Familiar Names

BY MATTHEW REICHBACH

he results of the 2016 elections about potential candidates for governor. Thave barely come in, and already “Attorney General Balderas has attention is turning toward 2018. deep concerns about our state and There is no presidential election in will evaluate serving in a greater 2018, but New Mexico will elect a new capacity in the near future, aroline governor, and many statewide elected Buerkle, a political strategist who has officials will be up for reelection. worked with Balderas in the past, said in a statement. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is perhaps signaling an end to his time as an elected official in ashington, .., and a run for ‘’e heard from may e governor. eicas ho are urgig me “I’ve heard from many New Mexicans to ru for goeror’ who are urging me to run for governor. .. e. Tom dall I’m flattered by their support I have an open mind, and I’m considering it,” dall, a emocrat, said in a statement. On the Republican side, many “However, there are a lot of changes believe Lt. Gov. John Sanchez will happening in our country, and right throw his hat in the ring. A spokesman now, I’m focused on getting back to for Sanchez responded to a request for ashington and fighting for ew exico comment Thursday. priorities.” “In recent months, Lieutenant dall first won election to the enate Governor Sanchez has been asked in 2008 after serving in the U.S. House by many New Mexicans – both for a decade. epublicans and emocrats – to run for But he isn’t the only one who might be governor in 2018, and he is seriously looking this early at a run for governor. considering it,” said Manny Gonzales, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham Sanchez’s campaign treasurer. “In the said in a phone interview that she was weeks ahead, he plans to discuss this not going to rule anything out but that further with his family and supporters it was too soon after the election to and mae a final decision about make any sort of decision in running his future at the appropriate time. for the state’s highest office. Meanwhile, he will continue to devote his time to serving and helping citizens “I haven’t had a chance to really think across the state as their lieutenant about that,” Lujan Grisham said. “And governor.” I really want to do this work.” And U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, who left She mentioned infrastructure as his seat in 2008 for an unsuccessful run one thing she hoped ongress would for U.S. Senate before returning to the work on. House in 2011, told the Albuquerque As for a timeline of a decision for a Journal his focus right now is on the gubernatorial run, Lujan Grisham said U.S. House. any decision would have to be made e’ll sit down and start looing at before the end of 2017 because of the that sometime next year,” Pearce told amount of fundraising that would be the Journal. needed to mount a campaign – unless through selffunding. Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, a Republican, has also been mentioned as nd I cannot selffund, uan a possible candidate for governor. Grisham said. The race for governor will be big She also said she believed the in 2018 for beyond the usual reasons emocratic nominee would not get a – state legislative and congressional free ride in the primary. seats must be redistricted during the “I think you’ll have a primary governor’s next term. because there are some great emocrats The governor will also have veto there with a variety of important skills,” power over any redistricting maps she said. passed by the Legislature. Attorney General Hector Balderas is another emocrat whose name Matthew Reichbach is the editor of NM Political frequently comes up in conversations Report, a nonprofit online news agency that can be found at nmpoliticalreport.com. COLUMNS ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • Trump’s Win May Mean Good What Trump’s Win Means; News for NM Bases Fundraiser for HACIA BY JOE MONAHAN BY SAYRAH NAMASTÉ

ore than a few always get the short end of the stick. It’s a on’t mourn, great holiday party “Eat, Drink & Be Mvoters treated this mixed bag. "Dorganize!” Giving!” to help support the Southwest election’s outcome like Trump has pledged to “rebuild” the proclaimed labor Creations Collaborative. an unwanted Christmas military and rescind defense cuts. That’s a activist Joe Hill. Since 1994, Southwest Creations gift. They moved big deal for the state’s four military bases Many people told has provided dignified employment quickly to try to return as well as Los Alamos and Sandia national me they cried after the while improving access to education it, pass it on to a friend, laboratories, which are deeply entwined presidential election. for youth and adults. On-site childcare or put it in the attic to be with the defense industry. He is also What keeps me going at just 25 cents an hour has been a forgotten. But as the old saying a federal hiring freeze he plans will is remembering central part of Southwest Creations saying goes: “Elections not apply to the military. Because federal all of the people’s movements that since day one, allowing parents to have consequences,” and they can’t be funding remains the principal driver of the have changed our society, even under work while their children are cared ignored, no matter how disconsolate one is state’s economy, that’s a bit of good news. tremendous odds. for in a nurturing envir onment. over the outcome. The courageous labor movement of Additionally, all Southwest Creations Here are some of those consequences Trump is pledging to Joe Hill’s time, in which workers had Collaborative employees receive paid for our fair New Mexico: school involvement leave, which means quickly deport millions of no basic rights and children labored in The Legislature is about to take a step factories, fought enormous oppression. they can be involved in their children’s toward the left as it adds two Democrats to undocumented immigrants We are still reaping the fruits of their educations without having their pay the enate and five emocrats to the ouse. whom he deems to be criminals organizing with the eight-hour workday, docked. This means the 2014 historic Republican paid leave, minimum wages, worker “Eat, Drink and Be Giving” is a takeover of the House ends at two years. safety laws, child labor laws … the list festive fundraiser for the collaborative's But will the deeper blue shading of the On the other hand, a Trump presidency, goes on. program HACIA: Toward the Roundhouse mean big policy changes? combined with Republican control of both Another obvious example is the civil University. HACIA is a proven K-12 It’s not likely. Remember, Republican houses of Congress, could mean a hit to rights movement’s incredible struggle and college readiness strategy that builds an Gov. Martinez still has two years left and is the social safety net programs so much of victories. We have to carry on this work. intergenerational culture of engagement buying new ink for her veto pen for use if the state is dependent upon in the form of and lifelong learning that is sometimes Local social justice organizations the Democrats start sending her legislation Medicaid and food stamps. These programs lacking in families with low levels of and activists have begun moving that makes her frown. are exploding with recipients as the state’s formal education. from grief and shock to strategizing economic stagnation makes more residents Results of the HACIA program are eligible. about how to prepare for the Donald Trump has pledged to ‘rebuild’ Trump presidency. One opportunity impressive. A four-year pilot in the the military and rescind defense The individual fortunes of a slew of state to analyze the election results is the Albuquerque Public Schools that was politicians were reshaped by Election ’16. completed in May 2016 helped 310 cuts. That’s a big deal for the event “The Election Is Over: Now Gov. Martinez’s refusal to endorse Trump What?” a discussion on what it means families in building skills, systems state’s four military bases as cost her dearly with the Republican base. for New Mexico. literacy, and social capital to attain well as for Los Alamos and Don’t look for Trump to plot revenge educational goals. The HACIA pilot against her, but do look for her to be achieved a 93 percent high school Sandia national laboratories ignored by the White House. HACIA is a proven K-12 col- graduation rate and 81 percent college admission rate for the students in the Southern GOP Congressman Steve lege readiness strategy that Given the likelihood of more Santa Fe earce was the only prominent state office pilot. HACIA is about to expand its gridlock, the impact of the election is mainly holder to go all in for Trump. That could builds an intergenerational services to more than 600 families. on the narrative. That means much less talk mean more power (and pressure) for culture of engagement and Shop for beautiful gifts at the silent about the conservative agenda of right-to- him as the state looks to Pearce to hold lifelong learning auction, wine rae and maretplace work, cutting regulations and taxes, and off any especially damaging fallout from from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at much more about education, poverty and Washington. He’ll also have a big say in the Southwest Creations Collaborative, the state’s depopulation. In other words, passing out of plum federal jobs here. The event, sponsored by the 1308 Fourth St. NW. Silent auction items the Legislature will have to deal with all Democrat U.S. Sen. Tom Udall may have Congregation Albert Brotherhood, include tickets and airfare to the 2017 that fun stuff epublicans tried to sweep had it with D.C. His party failed to take is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sunday, Kentucky Derby. under the rug with an “all crime all the back the Senate, and Udall is now publicly Nov. 20, 3800 Louisiana Blvd. NE. Donations are being made by Los time” agenda that failed to keep voters from acknowledging that he is looking at running This is a brunch event with speakers Poblanos, Ten Thousand Waves, Mimi straying from them. for the 2018 Democratic nomination Steve Terrell, the political columnist Green, Santacafe, Tewa Tees, Maude The most visceral fear of the Trump for governor. e is a big fish in a small for the Santa Fe New Mexican, and Andrade Designs, Hotel Parq Central, presidency in New Mexico is among those pond, and if he gets in, it could end the Joe Monahan, an ABQ Free Press Kei & Molly Textiles, Vinaigrette, who may be here illegally. The president- nomination hopes of Albuquerque U.S. Rep. Weekly columnist and long-time Blissful Spirits Hot Yoga, Kim Jew elect is pledging to quickly deport millions Michelle Lujan Grisham. political blogger. Reservations must Photography and other businesses. of undocumented immigrants whom he Up next? The October 2017 Albuquerque be made by emailing brotherhood@ RSVP to [email protected] deems to be criminals. ow that’s defined is mayoral election, but after the tumult of congregationalbert.org or by calling what is sending shivers up the spines of the this year, we’re all permitted to take a (505) 883-1818, ext. 3203, by Nov. 18. state’s large immigrant community. break from La Politica, but only until the Trump did not triumph here, as New Sayrah Namasté is an organizer with the Ameri- Christmas trees come down. Ho, Ho, Huh? can Friends Service Committee in Albuquerque. Mexico handed a resounding 48 percent to She writes about events of interest to Albuquer- Joe Monahan is a veteran of New Mexico politics. Christmas decorations are already que’s activist community. 40 percent win to Clinton. But that does not His daily blog can be found at mean for the next four years the state will joemonahan.com popping up, and you can be part of a 1 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY PFEARES Trump’s Victory Lays Bare The Fragility of Our Rights CALLING ALL PETS BY JYLLIAN ROACH Elizabeth Galvez sent us this photo “Now, he’s our best protector, and Can you imagine the constant s I pulled the cap from the of her two dogs Sophie (left) and he and Sophie are in love. When uncertainty, the panic? For some of us, Tank snuggling under a blanket. Dad was sick and needed something Aemergency bottle of vodka I hadn’t that’s everyday life. Sophie is a 15-year-old miniature Tank would come and get us and let really thought we’d need on election night, dachshund who is blind and tooth- us know.” I thought to myself, “How can there be et’s tal about some reallife examples, less. Tank is part dachshund and pit this much hate in the world?” all from Nov. 9: bull who was rescued seven years ago at the age of 2 after being We raised our shot glasses, someone In Minnesota, a Black high school found torn and bleeding. Tank had muttered, “Fucking damn it” as a toast, student’s locer was graffitied with things been a “bait dog” – chained up and we drank. I looked around at my like “Fuck N****rs,” and “Trump Train.” by a dogfight organizer and then beset upon by fighting dogs to loved ones and counted the targets on our In California, a man in a Make America give them a taste of blood and get backs. Some are women. Some are persons Great Again hat grabbed a woman’s crotch them amped up for fighting. Such of color, or queer, or ill. The swell of fear outside a store and whispered, “Are you dogs often die from their injuries. rolled off us in waves. scared now, you liberal cunt?” “He had all sorts of scars and was There’s been talk from people who do malnourished and mangy, and In North Carolina, a gay couple found a when we saw him in the cage at not understand the stakes. They say this note on their car that said, “Can’t wait for Animal Humane we said no one’s is no big deal, that it’s only four years, your marriage to be overturned by a real going to adopt this poor dog,” that we shouldn’t be sore losers. Worse, president! Gays families = burn in hell!” Elizabeth said. that we should come together and unite There are plenty of examples in under Trump. Albuquerque, as well: But this is a big deal. This isn’t just Someone left a sign that said “Whites about disliking the president-elect. Trump Only” outside of a pizza shop on Central. has emboldened every person who ever SEND IT TO [email protected] wanted to say or do something cruel to Another person pulled the hijab someone who was different from them. off of a student who was studying at Photo should be hi-res, 250 kb or bigger. Include your name, phone Trump has made hateful acts perfectly immerman ibrary. number and your pet’s name, and we’ll try to reserve their spot in the acceptable. Trump’s victory has told A truck driver intentionally crashed pet parade. people they no longer have to consider into a transgender woman and drove off other people. Trump’s victory has made (she’s recovering, and police have a lead it clear to the masses that they don’t have on a suspect). to pretend they’re not bigots. This is about These are just a few of the horrible the health, wellness and safety of millions. things that happened to people in a For some of us, this could be life or death. single day. Because 59,424,248 million Americans There are very real dangers the voted for a man who admitted to sexually president-elect himself poses as well. assaulting women, instead of a ualified Trump will select at least one, possibly up female candidate, and this puts many to three, U.S. Supreme Court judges. He people in danger. has the support of a Republican-controlled If you are a white, heterosexual, House and a Republican-controlled physically fit, mentally capable merican Senate. Repealing Obamacare is almost man, it’s very likely you don’t have any a certainty, and, for many people living experience with the type of fear I’m talking with chronic illnesses, it could mean the about. And I want you – actually, millions end of accessible treatment. Overturning of us need you – to understand. Roe v. Wade is now a distinct possibility. The Supreme Court decision in Obergefell Imagine you are in a completely dark v. Hodges, the case in which the court room. You have to cross from one side to declared marriage a fundamental right the other, but you don’t know how big whether you’re straight or gay, could be the room is and you don’t know where overturned as well. any of the furniture is. You pick your way through. Sometimes you catch a table And let’s not forget the U.S. Constitution with your nee, or find a pile of egos itself. With the consent of two-thirds with your foot. There are other things of both the Senate and House of moving in the dark too, but there’s no Representatives and three-quarters of the way to tell if those things are helpful or states, it’s possible to repeal birthright harmful without letting them get within citizenship and the right of women and arm’s reach. minorities to vote. Now imagine that room is your life. The These are very real threats to the lives of furniture are laws and systems designed to people you know. hold you back, and the things that move in the dark are other people who are likely to Jyllian Roach is the arts and entertainment editor be covertly biased toward you – which is at ABQ Free Press Weekly. Reach her at far more dangerous than outward bias. [email protected] COLUMNS/CARTOONS ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 11 We Survived George W. Bush, We’ll Survive Trump as Well BY BILL HUME

ithout a doubt, it was the most overwhelming majority were middle- Wsurprising election result in class Americans a lot like the Clinton the history of American presidential voters, who differed only in that they contests. Donald Trump, bombastic were against the political status quo reality star and maybe successful more than anything else. businessman, managed to get elected They despaired of the verbose gridlock president of the United States. of the Washington political colony. They probably didn’t care for the offensive The man who was easily baited into aspects of Trump’s talk and behavior losing his cool by a well-prepared any more than the Clinton voters, but woman in a set-piece presidential debate above all else they wanted deep and is poised to become the man in charge of permanent change in the distant and America’s position with the world in the indifferent laws and regulation radiating balance – with one finger on the nuclear out of the nation’s Capitol. It doesn’t trigger. register with them that the media routinely exaggerate the scope and effect He who denigrated minorities, women, of it. Muslims, Mexicans and plump beauty queens is now in charge of binding up The only presidential result that the wounds in a deeply divided country. came close to my dismay at the Trump He who boasted of grabbing women victory during my journalist years was by the pussy and getting away with it when that retread actor Ronald Reagan because of his celebrity status is now the ascended to the oval office. Mother of All Celebrities. No background, no experience (well, Taxes, Obamacare, Mexico border he had been governor of California), wall, trade agreements, global security all talk and no leadership depth – that alignments – there is virtually no was my assessment. Well, Reagan is significant policy arena Trump didn’t remembered today as one of the great upend during the campaign. presidents of the 20th century – at least among Republicans. But here we are. We have a national Republican Establishment making After all, didn’t he bring down the nice for the television cameras, but Soviet Union? That occurring on his very anxious behind the scenes on watch was likely as attributable to him who will do what to modify or block as was the unprecedented budget boom which Trumpian gambit. The GOP of federal surpluses during the Clinton leadership in Congress now has the years primarily attributable to Clinton. majorities – and the presidency – for Intentions and resolve notwithstanding, doing a number on Obamacare. All they the inertial resistance to directional have to do is come up with a scheme change of the Battlestar Galactica that that will please the already flush health is the federal government makes any insurance behemoths and blunt the basic restructuring of the system a pipe rising premiums – while simultaneously dream. keeping accessible insurance for But, Reagan had the gift of gab – and the Obamacare contingent and the from his original “Shining City on a permanent disability sufferers. Hill” image of America forward, he They face a Trump agenda that in spoke positively and optimistically – and several significant areas flies in the face people believed. He was, in a word, a of orthodox Republican doctrine and/ leader. A leader in the sense of being or goes the opposite way of GOP-allied someone who could go to the front and interest groups. people would follow. Not necessarily one who had the best, brightest and Republicans face interesting times most prudent plan for where to go. How ahead, in the curse of the old Chinese will Trump prove to be relative to that proverb. Both major political parties model? come out of this election in disarray, if not shambles – at least in terms of their In the final analysis, the people with old patterns of national organization whom Trump surrounds himself will and leadership. With the ever-increasing probably prove more significant in the role of Citizens United political money record of his administration than Trump dominating the debate, it may be we himself. It’s not even certain it will prove are already deep into the decay of the to be a conservative administration in all parties as relevant entities. aspects. All that said, only a minority of the We survived Reagan, we survived Americans who swept Donald Trump Nixon, we survived Bush and Clinton – into the presidency were bona fide in fact, American democracy survived inhabitants of Hillary Clinton’s basket all of our presidents prior to Trump. The of deplorables. The significant if not odds are good we’ll survive him as well. 12 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 13 Mixing Up a Home Bar BY VERONICA RINALDI Cocktail shaker t’s cocktail hour on a Friday night, and you want to be prepared. You could go Iout to a bar and have your favorite cocktail made for you by a professional bar- These are available in three configurations the Boston, tender; however with the right tools and some practice you could do it yourself French and the cobbler. The cobbler at home. is a three-piece shaker made up of a shaking tin, a strainer top and cap Stocking up on all the handy tools to make cocktails at home can start to add for the pour spout on top. For the up very quickly. As a kitchen and bar tool addict, I know this from experience. beginner this is the one I recom- So, we’ll start with a few basics and I’ll leave it up to you to upgrade or add as mend, it is all inclusive and doesn’t you see fit. Jigger or require the purchase of an addition- measuring cup al strainer. A jigger is the small Strainer hourglass-shaped metal device you’ve There are two types of strainers to pick from, the most probably seen in commonly used is the Hawthorne. This strainer consists of many bars. It usually a flat disc with several holes axed a coiled spring on the measures one jigger, bottom. The alternative is the julep strainer, which looks like Long bar or 1.5 ounces, on one a large metal scoop with holes in it. The julep strainer can spoon side and half a jigger, also double as an ice scoop, but unless you only make juleps A bar spoon or ¾ ounce, on the small- at home I would recommend starting with the Hawthorne. You can be very er side. These come in different measure- will find it comes in handy even with the cobbler shaker. essential for ments, so make sure you know what you’re making stirred working with. Alternatively, you can use drinks. Look for a spoon that is about any measuring device with markings from ¼ 12 inches or longer. ounce to 2 ounces. No matter what you use to Many long bar spoons will have a measure, it is very important to be consistent useful little tool on the end such as a with your ingredients. Muddler muddler or olive trident Imagine a 9-inch baseball bat and you’re pretty close. Muddlers are usually made of wood (some lacquered, some not), but you will also be able to find plastic or stainless ones that are dishwasher Of course, the most critical of ingredients for your safe. Muddling is a culinary technique in which an home cocktail experience is booze. The six base liquors ingredient is crushed to extract its juices for Mojitos are: whiskey, tequila, brandy, rum, vodka and gin. or the old fashioned and other drinks. Beyond these, grab some bitters, vermouth (sweet and dry), and various liqueurs (such as triple sec, crème de cassis, or schnapps). ith your tools and booze acquired, you’ll find it’s helpful to keep a few ingredients such as sugar (honey, Citrus squeeze sweetener, etc.) and citrus on hand. Remember to use the freshest ingredients you can in your cocktail, it There are many styles of citrus juicers out there, from makes all the difference. professional lever-style hand press to a simple wooden reamer. You can go old fashioned with a fork if you Please drink responsibly and enjoy your cocktails. want, the important point here is to use fresh juices whenever possible. I recommend the lever-style press, Veronica Rinaldi is a bartender for Albuquerque Press Club who you’ll find it handy in the kitchen as well as the bar. never shies away from a new cocktail. 14 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY DRINK Beer Town: Post-election Edition

BY TY BANNERMAN

lbuquerque is overall a pretty So please, feel free to grab a beer Ablue city, so it’s safe to assume with some friends down at the local many of our readers are going brewery and hash out your feelings through the same feelings of disori- surrounding the election, but do so entation and despair that I am in the with the knowledge that you need wake of Trump’s victory. With that to get home safely. Fortunately, most in mind, this being the booze issue breweries have a posted three-beer AND the post-election issue has me limit, which should keep you from a little concerned. getting into too much trouble, and The morning of Nov. 9, Clinton vot- chances are you’ve already got the ers everywhere were in despair, and, Uber or Lyft app on your phone. unfortunately, multiple venues were recommending alcohol as an antidote to that despair, from the New York Times – where columnist Gail Collins Everywhere, it seems, suggested liberals “start with a night unhappy liberals are of heavy drinking” to help adjust to a suggesting one way to Trump administration – to social me- dia, where tweets and status updates get through the uncertain- announcing intended drunkenness ty and angst of the next abounded. four years is to drink it Everywhere, it seems, unhappy away. And that, even in liberals are suggesting one way to get through the uncertainty and angst of jest, is a terrible idea the next four years is to drink it away. And that, even in jest, is a terrible idea. So, you won’t see that in Beer Town, even though this is a beer If you happen to be out on a Friday column in a booze issue. or Saturday night between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., you groovy young hipster The fact is, I have been a problem you, you can use Bernalillo County’s drinker at various stages of my life, free Tavern Taxi. You don’t even have and I know too well the pain such to remember the number (999-1400), behavior can cause. I’m not an “alco- all you have to do is slur the words in holic,” as I’ve never been physically your bartender’s direction and he or dependent on the sauce, but I have she will dial them up for you. certainly been a self-medicating binge drinker. That should take care of the most acute of drinking issues, which is to suffer from depression serious say alcohol’s propensity to turn a enough to have landed me in the driver and car into a deadly weapon, psych emergency center on more than and also keep you out of jail. one occasion and one of my attempted ways to deal with that problem was, Self-medication is a far more subtle as so many well-meaning opinion and pernicious problem that can’t writers are suggesting now, to drink. really be solved in this column, no And let me state unequivocally: it matter how amazing my prose might didn’t work. be. All I can really do is suggest that if you find yourself struggling with Drinking problems away only leads depression and/or problem drinking, to bigger problems, whether that’s give the Agora Crisis Center a ring at a DWI, the dissolution of important 277-3013. The call is anonymous and relationships, long-term health prob- they’ll help you find the support lems or even death. you need. Maybe it seems strange that I’m Let’s be clear, I want you to enjoy taking a moment to voice these con- Albuquerque’s resplendent brewery cerns in a column titled “Beer Town,” scene, I just want you to be safe and but I strongly believe that beer (and healthy while you do it. other imbibables) should be enjoyed in moderation. Alcohol is a dangerous Ty Bannerman is a beer drinker, co-host of beast, and attempting to use it to deal the City on the Edge podcast and author of with election-triggered depression is “Forgotten Albuquerque.” irresponsible. ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 15 16 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY FOOD Booze and Food: An Inseparable Team BY STEVE “MO” FYE lcohol and food seem to be Guinness cupcake. Vodka is sometimes Aeternally linked. substituted for part of the water in pie People spend years learning how to or biscuit dough to help make it aky pair wines with speci c victuals. and prevent toughness. I believe people who have a love of A dish that has fallen out of favor food naturally have the same appre- in the U.S. is Steak Diane. Popular at ciation for fermented and distilled high-end restaurants, especially in New beverages. I know a great many cooks; York, in the post-WWII era, this dish was most are beer, wine or spirit a cionados. usually prepared tableside by trained Some are just drunks. Others are teeto- wait staff and is quite the show, akin talers who still have a great knowledge to the presentation of Bananas Foster, of the boozy arts. Cherries Jubilee or a ashy preparation of Caesar salad. Alcohol is hugely useful in the kitchen. Wine, liqueurs and hard liquors are Modern restaurants rarely have the great for deglazing pans to release and room or staff to do tableside service dissolve the fond – the caramelized bits anymore. Also, the are of burning left as a result of searing food. brandy risks setting off re suppression systems. No matter, it can be made safe- Wine’s rich or subtle avors lend ly and fairly easily by the home chef. a depth to sauces. Wine, liquor or beer is often the basis for fondue I have adapted the original recipe, cheese sauces. which typically featured beef tenderloin and reduced veal stock, to Bakers use booze extensively, whether use poultry stock and turkey for to avor ganache (chocolate and cream) the protein. or to boost the intense darkness of a Turkey Diane

Ingredients: Directions: 4 turkey cutlets, 3-4 It is crucial to have all the ingredients, equipment and ounces plates prepared, measured and before starting the dish. ½ cup our Cut the turkey breast across the grain and pound at with a meat hammer or the back of a skillet. Season the turkey 2 Tbsp. butter, divided liberally on both cut sides with salt and fresh-ground black 1 garlic clove, minced pepper. Coat the cutlets in our and shake off the excess. 2 Tbsp. minced shallot In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or sauté pan, melt 1 Tbsp. butter over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted 3 Tbsp. nely chopped and bubbling, pan fry the turkey until just done (165°F). parsley, divided Remove the cutlets to a warm plate and cover. 2 cups sliced mushrooms Add the second tablespoon of butter and sauté the 2 . oz. Cognac or brandy shallots, mushrooms, garlic and a third of the parsley. Once the mushrooms are soft and the aromatics are translucent, tip the 1 tsp. Dijon mustard pan toward you and add the brandy or Cognac. Carefully tip ½ tsp. Worcestershire the pan away and allow the ame to ignite the alcohol. sauce Let the alcohol burn off and add mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and chicken stock. Swirl the sauce to mix and ½ tsp. hot sauce add the cream and port, as well as a second tablespoon 2 . oz. Port of parsley. 2 . oz. Heavy cream or Continue to swirl and blend the sauce as it reduces and half-and-half thickens to the texture of heavy cream. 1 to 1-1/2 cups reduced Place the turkey back in the sauce to reheat and coat chicken, turkey or duck the cutlets. stock Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and plate the turkey, spooning the thick, rich sauce over the cutlets. Garnish Salt and freshly ground with the nal tablespoon of parsley. black pepper to taste

This dish goes well with a neutral starch such as rice, egg noodles or potatoes. Any hearty green vegetable with a sharp, vinegary sauce is a great accompaniment. The dish is not necessarily exciting visually, but the cooking process can be very impressive, and the avorful sauce that mates rich, deep meat avors and the tang of alcohol is something to be remembered. Pair with a hearty red wine and enjoy.

Steve “Mo” Fye is an Instructional Tech in the Culinary Arts program at Central New Mexico Commu- nity College and refuses to cook with any alcohol he wouldn’t drink. ARTS ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 17 Sunday's not Fun-day without Beer, Art and Music

BY JESSICA HELEN LOPEZ

he taproom is well lit. Live paint- planning company, mmastar Produc- Ters flank the stage and an assort- tions, supports amazing happenings ment of local arts and craft vendors in ew exico and the amazing camp out throughout the room. A people who make it happen. group of belly dancers shimmy across e aim to engage and create com- the stage while a band provides munity, he said. e are artists in music. Between songs a poet espouses collaboration with organizations and into the mic. businesses. elcome to the ’ll Drink to That Often, DTT will partner with local variety show at Tractor Brewing grassroots organizations and show- Company, ells Park. case benefits and other fundraising nown as DTT, the monthly show efforts. n the past, DTT has part- highlights the best talent that Burque nered with TEDxAB, e Are This has to offer, including poets, comedi- City, umans of ew exico, lobal ans, musicians and visual artists. Ties Film Foundation and more. Carlos Contreras is the curator, Contreras said more than likely, ’ll founder and master of ceremonies Drink to That will take the show on of DTT. Part soothsayer, part savvy A freshly nished piece by local artist Lionel Spotted Horse (background, the road at the end of the year. DTT left) is displayed while Carlos Contreras (right), master of ceremonies of will likely create at least four or more business guy and an intuitive artist I’ll Drink to That, mingles among live artists and spectators. in his own right, Contreras said he pop-up satellite shows around town, recognized there was a niche for but will eventually work its magic live performance in the ever-boom- There was a platform there that artists would then have a place to into other local tap rooms. ing business of local craft beer and was not being tapped, Contreras be artists. The next DDT show will be on breweries. Thus was the inception said. recognized that local business- Artists networking, creating and Sunday ov. 20 at p.m. for the of the biggest, baddest and booziest es, tap rooms and breweries, could performing for a naturally receptive special, Let’s Buy a an for The variety show this side of the Sandia benefit from placing local artists and audience is integral to Contreras’s Riddims Band edition. Mountains. live art in their spaces. Likewise, vision. e said DTT and his event Jessica Helen Lopez is a freelance reporter. Local Artists Plan Healing Through Creation BY JOHNNY VIZCAINO

t’s been said there’s an art to every- hen you go out into the commu- Ithing, but how do artists navigate nity, you have to tell the truth there, life’s ugly parts here does art happen too, because they don’t give a damn within a system of oppression, along- about your creative process, she said. side a tradition of destruction, violence There’s a difference between art and and trauma activism, and you have to really be ancy astudil, owner of Central ready to roll up your sleeves and get in Features Contemporary Art allery, there and do the work. invited local artists to a town hall-style Barbara rothus, a local artist and meetup on onday in hopes of finding activist, said in order to make demands answers to those questions. More than 100 local artists gathered Monday night to discuss the current of the system one must first make political climate, and how to help the community through art. t probably goes without saying, but demands of oneself. Effective activism after Tuesday’s election results, that requires sacrifice, she said, and she has sacrificed working on her art to partici- is a timely topic, astudil said to an organization to share information with from a society designed to deny pate in the social struggle for ustice. anxious crowd. ’m definitely feeling other interested attendees. her these things. some urgency. Activism is exhausting work, and The meeting emphasized the impor- ou have to be honest and brave, and help is badly needed in the fight against There is power in being able to give tance of providing the space for conver- say what you mean and say who it’s for, oppression and inustice while solidari- tangible substance to our ideas, she sations to take place, both physically and then find people who support that. ty safety pins are a nice gesture, rothus said, and this is how art contributes to a and intellectually. They will help you make it happen, she said there are questions people must discourse of social progress, by giving said. The exchange of personhood and Ebony sis Booth is the programs and ask themselves about what those mean people a touchstone, something to humanity, and friendship and love, and communications coordinator at the to them, directly address, and to talk about and beautiful art and amazing experience is arwood Art Center, and the co-found- ask questions about, and reflect back on worth it. e ust have to kick the door hat are we going to do to get er of the highly-lauded, annual Burque themselves. in, you have to demand it. in front of the train This is really the Noir event. bottom line for me. ho is going to get The evening’s agenda included a mod- Although the conversation was As a working-class black woman, out there she asked. erated discussion with questions and centered on where art meets activism, Booth said, poetry and art provide a comments from the audience, and an Booth said it is important to acknowl- Johnny Vizcaino is an editorial intern at ABQ way to demand identity and visibility opportunity for anyone representing an edge the differences between the two. Free Press Weekly. 18 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY CALLBOARD The Callboard: Local Auditions, on One Page

o you dream of spotlights and cheering fans? Then maybe it’s time to take those dreams and make them a reality. And it Dall starts with picking up a copy of ABQ Free Press Weekly, where we make it easy to find all the local auditions for stage and screen. See? The first step is simple. The rest? That’s up to you.

Screen MALE Caucasian, 20s-30s Shaved heads “Midnight, Texas” Must have valid ID Visit lathamcasting.com PAID Open ethnicity, 20s – Phil “Doors of Lloyd” Nov. 11 and 12, 6 to 8 p.m. Santa Fe Email headshot, resume and contact info to kyle.sherling@ student.santafeuniversity.edu Open ethnicity, 50-65 – Markus “Soledad” Nov. 15, 5 to 8 p.m. 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe Rm. 105 [email protected] PAID FEMALE Hispanic, 25-35 – Soledad “Soledad” Nov. 15, 5 to 8 p.m. 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe Rm. 105 [email protected] PAID Open ethnicity, 18-23 – Francesca “Sarah” Thursday, Nov. 10, 5 to 8 p.m. 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe Rm. 105 [email protected] feuniversity.edu PAID Open ethnicity, 25-35 – Sarah “Sarah” Thursday, Nov. 10, 5 to 8 p.m. 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe Rm. 105 [email protected] feuniversity.edu PAID Hispanic, 25-45 Voice-over Accion Commercial Send voice/acting reel, resume and contact info to casting@ 8292productions.com Open ethnicity, all ages GROUP PAID People who look like they reside in Families going through major life a small Texas town events Want your casting or OPEN GENDER “Midnight, Texas” Unnamed docu-series crew call listed here? Open ethnicity, 20s-30s Must have valid ID Send contact info, family bios, a Unique look Visit lathamcasting.com description of the life change and Send an email to “Midnight, Texas” PAID several current non-professional [email protected] Must have valid ID family photos to Visit lathamcasting.com [email protected] PAID FILM ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 19 NM Film Focus: Spirits in Cinema BY CHRISTA VALDEZ rom a sloppy sip of a White centering feel to the storyline that FRussian to bootlegging crates of seemed to drive home the many relat- whiskey or the ubiquitous pop of able themes in this great ew exico bottles of beer, booze on film can be made movie. anything from a prop to a character, ohnny Depp has made two ew to a storyline. Mexico movies, one the little known, Actor eff Bridges, who should ust but very solid sci-fi drama, go ahead and ocially become a ew Transcendence and the under- exican already, took the hite whelming The Lone Ranger, but hes Russian in his script from prop to co- known the world over for playing a star in The Big Lebowski. boozed-up pirate in the blockbuster The drink is now synonymous with franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean." the outrageously popular film and the Whether the portrayal is life imitating cult figure The Dude, which Bridges art or vice versa, Depps yo-ho-ho Bryan Cranston and Mike Ehrmantraut enjoy a cold one at Marble Brewery. also embodied to perfection. and many, many bottles of rum Marble Brewery performances in the series of films has n ell or igh ater, dubbed the themselves responsible for defending spirits alike have been featured in lo- earned him box oce gold. best film of the year by Forbes maga- their family honor in Fight Club cal productions, and ew exico hot zine, Chris Pine and Ben Foster play And then theres ew exicos own style beer games. The film co-stars big spots for libations are well known to an epic pair of bank robbing brothers booze-specific feature length film hitters Cloris Leachman, ill Forte, the never-ending string of stars who who popped more bottle caps than Beerfest, an Animal ouse-esque at Faxon and local favorite Steven film in our fair state. Cheers bullets on their heart wrenching crime comedy that was filmed in ichael uezada. Albuquerque. spree across west Texas, which was Our beer, wine and liquor dalliances New Mexico film expert Christa Valdez, of beautifully portrayed by eastern Again centered on brothers, are also blooming in popularity on OneHeadlightInk.com and ChristaValdez. ew exico. Beerfest follows an and Tod and off screen as our states presence com, reports on movie industry news for The brothers commiserating and Wolfhouse to Germany for Okto- grows in the global film industry. ABQ Free Press. refueling over beers lent a calm and berfest, where the brothers find Local brews, vintages and distilled A Timeless Sci-Fi Flick Has Finally Arrived

BY DAVID LYNCH

aintaining good communication resembling a slice of To be clear, this isn’t immersive, engaging nearly all our M– whether between governments fruit to different particularly an alien senses. Conversations between char- of countries or two people in a rela- places around invasion movie – our acters through headsets limit outside tionship – isn’t always easy. Sometimes the globe. And visitors never even noise. We feel as claustrophobic as the mediation of an outside party is every day set foot on Earth – Banks does when she enters the alien necessary. they hover a and the audience craft in a hazmat suit. The IMAX-wor- thy camerawork is sweeping and For director Denis illeneuve, it takes few dozen shouldn’t expect gorgeous, bold in portraying the film’s a visit from aliens for humanity to feet above the normal sort grand scale. The music is daringly discover its communicative flaws. At the surface, of blockbuster ambiguous too, conveying a tone that is least, that’s the premise of Arrival, humanity action associ- all at once threatening and captivating. a film depicting close encounters of a grows ated with that thrilling kind that takes the audience even more moniker. These The way Arrival plays with light, on a mesmerizing ride as intelligent as weary. are thrills of in particular, provides its own symbolic it is poignant. With a much more value. t makes excellent use of a dark, subdued kind. brooding aesthetic, with shadows Like some of the best sci-fi, Arrival, playing a prominent role. alf-clouded Arrival utilizes an outlandish con- illeneuve Amy Adams faces and environments tease moral cept to make very relevant comments begins gives a subtle flaws, and the brightness associated on the state of humanity, with ille- to cement but powerhouse with the spaceship’s interior resonates neuve deconstructing a concept as sim- himself as one performance as with the film’s central questions s ple as communication by reminding us of the premiere Banks, the ever-anx- language a gift, or a weapon? of the paranoia that can manifest when directors in ious but curious we take communication for granted. ollywood ex- expert whose personal n other words, it is very much like ploring deep themes ties to the mission anchor illeneuve’s previous works as far as The story is told through the eyes of through multilayered, themselves in her believable his focus on the visuals. t’s incredibly Louise Banks, a linguistics professor provocative stories. Like quest to be able to communicate well-directed in that regard all of the recruited by the military, along with Prisoners and Sicario, his with our visitors. Renner is also terrific film’s elements work in tandem to another expert in Jeremy Renner’s Ian latest is a slow-burning escalation to- in what has to be the most vulnerable deliver a memorable experience that Donnelly, to help communicate with wards a mind-bending, tense finish that role we’ve ever seen him in. rivals the best sci-fi of recent years, extraterrestrial beings. e don’t know eventually places a new connotation on Arrival isn’t ust thematical- maybe decades. if these aliens come in peace; all we its title. know is they come via one of 2 pods ly astounding the film is totally David Lynch is an award-winning film critic. 20 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY CALENDAR 7:30 pm, Outpost Performance NOVEMBER 19-20 Space, 210 Yale Blvd SE, 268-0044, Pueblo Film Festival outpostspace.org 5:30 pm, Indian Pueblo Cultural Lysander Piano Trio Center, 2401 12th St NW, 843-7270, 7:30 pm, Rio Rancho High School, indianpueblo.org 301 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, musicincorrales.org SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 A Passage to India: Dinner & Stars of the Future: Olga Movie Kern International Piano 4 pm, Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Competition Finals Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, (505) Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus, 466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com 203 Cornell Dr, 925-5858, nmphil.org SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 EVENTS Figueroa Duo: Duo, Trio, Quartet THROUGH NOVEMBER 6 pm, Las Placitas Presbyterian 17 Church, 7 Paseo de San Antonio, Letting Go of the Past Placitas, 867-8080, placitasartists- Thursdays, 7 pm, Kadampa series.org Meditation Center, 142 Monroe St NE, 292-5293, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 meditationinnewmexico.org Jono Manson 7 pm, Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 THROUGH NOVEMBER Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, (505) 20 466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com Hedda Gabler UNM Experimental Theatre, UNM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Main Campus, 203 Cornell Drive, Qais Eassar theatre.unm.edu 1 pm, Free, East Mountain Library, 1 Old Tijeras Rd, Tijeras, 281-8508, You Can’t Take It With You abqlibrary.org The Adobe Theater, 9813 4th St NW, 898-9222, adobetheater.org

SCREENS Lady Chatterley's Lover The Cell Theatre, 700 1st St NW, NOVEMBER 17-24 766-9412, fusionnm.org Guild Cinema 3405 Central Ave NE, 255-1848, The Seasons of La Llorona guildcinema.com National Hispanic Cultural Center, u Nvee 1, andfill 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771, nhccnm. Harmonic: A Symphony of the Human org Spirit Through November 17, SEED: The 29th Annual Festival of the Untold Story Cranes Bosque del Apache November 18-21, London Town National Wildlife Refuge, 1001 November 18-21, Love Witch New Mexico 1, San Antonio, NM, November 19, We Are X festivalofthecranes.com November 19-20, Do Not Resist November 22-24, 18th Annual Pocahontas Animation Show of Shows KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW, November 22-24, Tampopo – A 768-3544, nmyoungactors.org Happy Thanksgiving Treat Japanese Noodle Style! THROUGH NOVEMBER 25 SHOWS November 20, Soundwave Music Fest Space, 210 Yale Blvd SE, 268-0044, NOVEMBER 18-20 9x9 Art Show NOVEMBER 17-19 November 21, (HED)P.E. outpostspace.org Center for Contemporary Arts Reception, Friday, November 4, 5-8 Cinematheque pm Sunshine Theater November 22, Hirie FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, (505) African American Performing Arts 120 Central Ave SW, 764-0249, NOVEMBER 17-23 982-1338, Center, 310 San Pedro Dr NE, sunshinetheaterlive.com Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 ccasantafe.org 222-0778, aapacnm.org November 17, Aaron Watson, Jon Low Spirits 7:30 pm, Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 Starts November 18, Moonlight Wolfe 2823 2nd St NW, 344-9555, ABC Mesa Rd, El Prado, (575) lowspiritslive.com 758-1900, taosmesabrewing.com November 20, Carvalho’s Journey THROUGH NOVEMBER November 19, Switchfoot, Relient K 26 November 17, Merican Slang NOVEMBER 18-24 NOVEMBER 17-21 November 18, The Riddims SATURDAY, NOVEMBER New Mexico Chroma: 19 Jean Cocteau Cinema Katherine Irish Sister Bar November 19, David Ramirez: 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, (505) Blue Lily Atelier, 3209 Silver Ave SE, 407 Central Ave SW, 242-4900, Bootleg Tour The Alpha Blue Trio 466-5528, 263-6675, bluelilyatelier.com sisterthebar.com November 20, CRTTRZ 7:30 pm, Free, Yanni’s, 3109 Central jeancocteaucinema.com November 17, The UNM Honky Tonk November 22, Big Sandy & His Fly Ave NE, 268-9250, yannisandlemoni. November 18-24, The Quiet Earth THROUGH NOVEMBER Ensemble Rite Boys com November 18-24, The Love Witch 28 November 18, Def-i’s Birthday November 23, Wednesday Open Mic Influence of the Past: Marla Celebration Chispa Concert: Music from THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Allison November 19, Vektor & Black Fast Dirty Bourbon the Americas Series – Alberto 17 Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 November 20, Useless ID/Crushed!? 9800 Montgomery Blvd NE, Cruzprieto Awakening in Taos Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, November 21, Night Beats 296-2726, 7:30 pm, National Hispanic Cultural thedirtybourbon.com Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771, 5 pm, Free, Albuquerque Museum of 891-5013x3033, riorancholibrar-ies. NOVEMBER 17-22 November 17-18, Sim Balkey & The nhccnm.org Art & History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, org Honky Tonk Crew 242-4600, albuquerquemuseum.org Launchpad THROUGH DECEMBER 4 618 Central Ave SW, 764-8887, November 23, Shawn Brooks Grace Kelly Quartet 7:30 pm, Taos Mesa Brewing, 20 Diarios de Motocicleta/The The Henry Project: Henry IV & launchpadrocks.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Motorcycle Diaries Henry V November 17, Get Action ABC Mesa Rd, El Prado, (575) 17 7 pm, Free, National Hispanic The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle November 18, Crime Lab 758-1900, taosmesabrewing.com Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, NE, 247-8600, vortexabq.org November 19, Gordyfest II Claudia Villela & Vítor Gonçalves Helen Sung Solo Piano: The 724-4771, nhccnm.org 7:30 pm, Outpost Performance Music Of Thelonious Monk CALENDAR CALENDAR ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 21 THROUGH DECEMBER indigenouscomiccon.com 31 Native Realities: Superheroes This Above All of Past, Present, and Future AirDance ArtSpace, 3030 Isleta Blvd Form & Concept, 435 S Guadalupe SW, 842-9418, airdance.org St, Santa Fe, 982-8111, formandcon- cept.center SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 THROUGH JANUARY 31 Bird Research: Relationship DADA Centennial: Day of the Among Species and Patterns Dead Reception, Friday, of Global Diversity: Andy November 4, 5-7 pm Johnson International Museum of Collage, 5 pm, Free, Bachechi Open Space, Assemblage and Construction 9521 Rio Grande NE, RSVP: Archives, 1925 Rosina St Ste C, 314-0398, bernco.gov/openspace Santa Fe, (505) 303-3034, collage- museum.com Book and Bake Sale 10 am, Free, Placitas Community THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Library, 453 Hwy 165, 867-3355, 17 placitaslibrary.com Author Event: Dan Wells, Bracken MacLeod & Robert Family Program: Autumn Brockway Antics 7 pm, Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 9:30 am, Free, Georgia O’Keeffe Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, (505) Museum, 217 Johnson St, Santa Fe, 466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com (505) 946-1000, okeeffemuseum.org

Diamonds at Dusk: Catalina Holiday Craft Fair Claussen 10 am, Free, National Hispanic 6:30 pm, Free, Page One Books, Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, 5850 Eubank Blvd NE Ste B-41, 724-4771, nhccnm.org 294-2026, page1book.com International Game Day Marla Allison – Painting & Pat 9:30 am, Free, Esther Bone Memorial Kiro – Guitar Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio 6 pm, Free, Loma Colorado Main Rancho, 891-5012x3128, rioran- Library, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, chol-ibraries.org Rio Rancho, 891-5013x3033, riorancholibraries.org La Canoa: Los Matachines de Bernalillo, New Mexico: Meeting of the Minds: Within & Joseph Moreno Beyond the Canvas 2 pm, Free, National Hispanic Noon, Free, UNM Art Museum, 203 Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Cornell Drive, 277-4001, unmartmu- 724-4771, nhccnm.org seum.org National Institute of Flamenco Salud y Sabor: Honduras 2 pm, Free, Albuquerque Museum of 5:30, Free, National Hispanic Cultural Art & History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Center, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771, 242-4600, albuquerquemuse-um.org nhccnm.org Navajo Weaving FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Demonstration: Tyra Preston Aquarium Overnight 11 am, Free, Loma Colorado Main 6:30 pm, ABQ BioPark, 2601 Central Library, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Ave NW, 764-6200, abqbiopark.com Rio Rancho, 891-5013x3033, ri-orancholibraries.org Community Along the Rio The Placitas Artists Series Discovery Festival Grande November Visual Artists Answers. Puzzles on page 23 9 am, Free, Albuquerque Convention Telebration! – A Worldwide Albuquerque Museum of Art & Reception: Peter Böhringer, Center, 401 2nd St SW, 768-4575, Celebration of Storytelling: History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Vicki Bolen, Amy Haut-man, discoveryfestivalnm.com Sarah Malone 242-4600, albuquerquemuseum.org Pam Neas 10:30 am, Free, Erna Fergusson 5 pm, Free, Las Placitas Presbyterian Joke Injection Comedy Show! Library, 3700 San Mateo Blvd NE, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Church, 7 Paseo de San Antonio, 7:30 pm, El Rey Theater, 622 Central 888-8100, abqlibrary.org The Election is Over – Now Placitas, 867-8080, placitasartists- Ave SW, elreyabq.com What: Steve Terrell & Joe series.org Telebration! – A Worldwide Monahan Magic vs Science Celebration of Storytelling: 10 am, Congregation Albert, 3800 Underground Ranger – 6:30 pm, Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd Steven Pla Louisiana Blvd NE, RSVP: (505) Adventures in Carlsbad NW, 224-8300, explora.us 1 pm, Free, Main Library, 501 Copper 883-1818 x3203 or brother-hood@ Caverns National Park and Ave NW, 768-5170, abqlibrary.org/ congregationalbert.org Other Remarkable Places: State Health Insurance & mainlibrary Doug Thompson Assistance Program From Sand to Subdivisions 3 pm, Free, Page One Books, 5850 1 pm, Free, Esther Bone Memorial NOVEMBER 19-20 – The Development of ABQ's Eubank Blvd NE Ste B-41, 294-2026, Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Fall Fiber Fiesta East Mesa after WWII: Bill page1book.com Rancho, 891-5012x3128, riorancho- Scottish Rite Temple, 463 Paseo de Dodge li-braries.org Peralta, Santa Fe, evfac.org 2 pm, Free, Albuquerque Museum of NOVEMBER 21-JANUARY Art & History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, 18 NOVEMBER 18-19 Rails Along the Rio Grande 242-4600, albuquerquemuse-um.org Grow the Growers Program Lights Out Train Show 5:30 pm, Bernalillo County Extension South Broadway Cultural Center, 9 am, Balloon Fiesta Park, 5500 The Jews of Albuquerque in Office, 1510 Menaul Blvd NW Ext, 1025 Broadway Blvd SW, 848-1320, Balloon Fiesta Parkway, 768-6050, the 20th Century: Building 314-0400, bernco.gov southbroadwaytickets.com railsalongtheriogrande.org Community along the Rio Grande: Dr. Noel Pu-gach TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 NOVEMBER 18-20 NOVEMBER 19-APRIL 2, 1 pm, Free, Albuquerque Museum of Crosstalk: Connie Willis Indigenous Comic Con 2017 Art & History, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, 6 pm, Free, Page One Books, 5850 National Hispanic Cultural Center, The Jews of Albuquerque in 242-4600, albuquerquemuse-um.org Eubank Blvd NE Ste B-41, 294-2026, 1701 4th St SW, 724-4771, the 20th Century: Building page1book.com 22 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY TRAVEL On A Tank of Gas: Beer! BY MORIAH CARTY

Editor’s note: We hope you enjoy this quick tour of some of the local beer spots in town, and invite you to check them out. Please remember to be safe when you do so, and make sure the beer isn’t affecting your abilities to make good choices when you leave. Boxing Bear Brewery

o, it’s Saturday and you want an Sadventure, but you really want a beer. Why not combine them? All photos by Kaktus Brewery Moriah Carty Believe it or not, there are more than 20 different microbrews throughout Albuquerque and surrounding areas. This week’s adventure will take a tour of a few of them. The following breweries were selected for their interesting interior design and overall cleverness. This list is by no means comprehensive, just a few places to go. Albuquerque to Kaktus Brewery, Bernalillo: 18 miles Tucked away on a backroad in Bernalillo, Kaktus has one of the funkiest vibes for a brewery. Don’t let the distance scare you away, it’s Red Door Brewing Santa Fe Brewing Co. absolutely worth the drive. Chairs hang from trees in the parking lot, and scattered about are brightly colored vibe, touting various Paninis and have a Nintendo 64 with Mario Kart. beer, but the delicious Happy Camper doors. The beer names are about as sandwiches. Though they don’t have a kitchen, IPA is also available on tap at the creative as the space: Harry Porter, Like Kaktus, their beer names are delicious food is always nearby. They Santa Fe Brewing Co., Albuquerque Shhtout, and so on. inventive, definitely taking the cake regularly have food trucks on site that Tap Room. And if you’ve exhausted When I think of Kaktus, I think of for cleverness: Paw Swipe Pale Ale, suggest the food and beer to pair. all the options, the tap room always colors and eccentricity. Everything is Ambear Ale, Uppercut IPA. All of Red Door excels at their diversity has a guest brew on tap. a different color, every piece of art is their beer names relate to some aspect of available beers, and they don’t With one of the most innovative a different medium, and the patio is a of boxing or bears. disappoint. Porters are dark and IPAs uses of space, the taproom calls montage of outdoor fixtures. Over- robust, to name a few. Their cider shipping containers its home. The all, the space is mellow and cozy. A (gluten free) is remarkably dry, and repurposed containers are also home favorite place for a relaxing afternoon Boxing Bear they do a fabulous hot cider in the to several other, mostly food, vendors. and tasty beer, which pairs nicely with Brewing Co. to winter – cinnamon sticks, honey So be it pizza or tacos or burgers you their delicious pizza selections. Red Door Brewing and all. desire, food options are abundant and Co.: 8 miles savory. The tap room allows outside Kaktus Brewing Co. food in, so dinner can be had with Red Door Brewing Company is an Red Door a beer. to Boxing all-time favorite. The vibe is relaxed Brewing Co. to Santa Remember, don’t drink and drive, but energized. The brewery hides Bear Brewing Fe Brewing Co., but have fun. After a long day of amidst big industrial businesses. Co.: 14 miles Albuquerque Tap drinking, it’s bed time. Like Boxing Bear, Red Door show- Boxing Bear almost feels like a pub Room: 2.4 miles cases local artists, a new one every with the low lighting and dark wood Moriah Carty is an Albuquerque local with month. On occasion, they’ll have Most people know Santa Fe interior. Their menu also reflects that a strong sense of wanderlust. live music. If that’s not for you, they Brewery Company for their canned PUZZLES ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY • November 16-22, 2016 • 23 Sudoku Crossword by Myles Mellor and Sally York by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan Across 59. Quote from 23. Buster Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into 1. Short-tailed lemurs Homer 26. Deli order 61. Earth's crust 27. Cup part nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column 7. Told all 11. Pork place 62. Hack 28. Transfer and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 14. Parish dweller 64. Browning's Ben 30. Pastoral cries 16. Not just any Ezra, e.g. 32. Visa statement 17. For surfers on the 68. Home of "Count- abbr. go down" 35. Clock standard: 19. Pen ller 71. Lennon's love Abbr. 20. Sloth's home 72. At sea 36. ___-free 21. African ower 73. Bluejacket 38. Woods part 22. Step follower 74. Gathering clouds, 39. Manitoba native 24. Lapse say 40. Make out 25. Intelligence 75. Angioplasty 42. Sign up 26. "The Of ce" target 43. Online magazine network 44. Kind of page 29. Soupçon Down 49. Prey 31. Herd animal 1. Pandora's boxful 51. More bloody 33. Neighbor of Ida. 2. Ark builder 53. English race place 34. Teases 3. Copy 54. Jungle climber 37. Copper coins 4. Marriage and 55. Small drum 41. Family reunion others 57. "___ Dreams" xtures 5. Certain crustacean (Heart hit) 45. Set right 6. Bit of a draft 58. Wise one 46. Break 7. Sound asleep? 60. Lacks, in brief 47. Education acro- 8. Archer, at times 63. A shot nym 9. Household linen 65. Dentist's request 48. Increase, with 10. Animal with 66. ___ War "up" curved horns 67. May event, for 50. Young sheep 11. Inscribed pillar short 52. Cudjoe or Big 12. Chuck 69. Nigerian state Pine 13. Nods 70. Itinerary word 53. Puente ___ 15. Make a scene? 56. "___ magic!" 18. Blotto Answers for all puzzles on page 21 24 • November 16-22, 2016 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY