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Editor: [email protected] ABQ Free Press Pulp News Associate Editor, News: [email protected] Associate Editor, Arts: [email protected] compiled By abq free press staff New Mexico’s second-largest newspaper VOL II, Issue 5, March 11, 2015 Fool for a client reports back to Superfish’s maker. Advertising: [email protected] Worse, because of its poor design, a A court in Utah has cleared the Lenovo user on a public wi-fi con- On Twitter: @FreeABQ way for a woman to sue herself in nection can be hacked, and Superfish In This Issue the death of her husband so she can be exploited to steal banking can collect insurance damages. The Editor passwords and other data. Lenovo woman was the driver of their car in a Dan Vukelich was paid $250,000 to install Superfish crash that killed her husband. As the (505) 345-4080. Ext. 800 along with other “bloatware” or NEWS personal representative of his estate, “crapware” that comes with new ABQ Free Press Pulp News...... 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The GOP- (505) 225.0759 uninstall a pernicious form of adware sponsored bill now goes to the Kansas at freeabq.com called Superfish. The software tracks House of Representatives, which also is On the cover: Students walked out of Albuquerque High School in early March in protest of the Partnership for Assessment of 5101 Gibson SE every move a user makes online and controlled by Republicans. College and Careers exam. (Photo by Andrew Christophersen) PAGE 4 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS NEWS NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 5 Kirtland Spill Not End of the World, Officials Say APD, Prosecutors’ Delays are Why Cases Are Being Dismissed BY PETER ST. CYR DENNIS DOMRZALSKI

isten to some of the critics of the way the Kirtland blob is going to come and eat you. We are going to he wheels of justice are turning deputies are still working closely with LAir Force Base fuel spill is being handled, and prevent that from happening.” Tmore quickly in Bernalillo County, her team to meet the new deadlines, you can come away with the idea that Albuquerque Katie Roberts, director of NMED’s Resource but it’s not because fictional attorney even though “they’ve traditionally soon will face an unmitigated catastrophe – a water Protection Division, also was adamant that the Jimmy McGill of “Better Call Saul” is been very slow getting us what we supply poisoned beyond recovery, the nation’s 59th plume never would reach a city well. “No one is springing clients. need to prosecute cases.” largest metropolitan area turned into a depopulated going to allow that to happen,” Roberts said. Instead, real-life prosecutors, criminal Brandenburg said her staff has been wasteland. Bruce Thomson, an environmental engineer and lawyers, police investigators and training APD officers on the court’s The toxic lagoon of dissolved ethylene dibromide professor of groundwater hydrology at the Univer- judges in Bernalillo County are under new requirements. She thinks the and aviation fuel is inexorably moving toward the sity of New Mexico, called warnings of imminent pressure to comply with new schedul- new rules will have a positive impact city’s most productive water wells, but according to danger panic-mongering. ing rules designed to alleviate backlogs over time, but to stay in compliance, and jail overcrowding. the people charged with cleaning the spill, as well as “The problem is a big problem, but it is not an Brandenburg said, she needs as The New Mexico Supreme Court – other experts, those dire predictions are out of line. immediate threat to human health or the environ- many as eight new lawyers and eight fed up with seeing defendants sit in jail ABQ Free Press recently sat down with representa- ment,” Thomson said. “We have somewhere paralegals. for months or even years while await- tives from the New Mexico Environment Depart- between two and four decades before the contami- “My attorneys are absolutely ment and the U.S. Air Force to talk about where the nants reach the public supply wells, if ever. And if ing trial – has basically told prosecutors frazzled,” she said. “We’re expected to cleanup effort stands. All of them said unequivocally the contaminants ever do show up in the wells, there and police to put up or shut up and reach a new mountaintop, but we’re that the quarter-mile-square spill of between 6 are treatment strategies or management strategies prosecute cases speedily or have judges in danger. not being given any new climbing gear to reach the million and 24 million gallons of aviation fuel will that can be implemented. dismiss them for lack of prosecution. “If there is bad faith or neglect by the prosecutor, never reach the city’s water wells. And if in the “There is no immediate threat. It is a concern, but Cases that once languished through multiple then they should be held accountable. Judges have summit.” worst-case scenario it did, the contaminated water it will never be a catastrophe.” continuances now are being tossed under new done that for decades.” Public defenders and criminal attorneys are more could be cleaned at the wells – just as it has been in Albuquerque environmental geologist John rules developed by a specially convened Bernalillo A report by an expert consultant retained by the optimistic. They say the new process fixes systemic a similar case in Santa Fe for decades – through a Hawley, who has spent decades studying the city’s County Criminal Justice Review Commission and commission that developed the new rules said failures and is the way the process should have been carbon filtering process. aquifer, agrees. “If it gets to the well, it is still fixable. adopted by the state Supreme Court this past fall. that for years, a prime cause of delays has been the working all along. “The narrative is that the blob is coming, and that They have the technology up in Santa Fe to do it Since the rules went into effect Feb. 2, district Albuquerque Police Department’s failure to forward “This is intended to level the field,” said Richard it is expected [to reach the wells soon]. Well, the right now,” Hawley said. judges have dismissed more than 70 criminal cases. reports and evidence to prosecutors in a timely Pugh, district chief public defender. “Too many blob is not coming to get you,” said Carl Grusnick, a Both NMED and the Air Force officials said the The inmate count at the Metropolitan Detention manner. cases had languished in the court system for too Kirtland spokesman. game has changed dramatically in the cleanup effort Dennis Domrzalski Center had dropped by almost 100 inmates. As of “Lags of 30-90 days to transmit data to prosecutors long because of delays in providing discovery to the were routine, adding to discovery problems down- “Don’t stay awake at night worrying that the because both entities now are cooperating to an Santa Fe has been using a three-stage carbon-filter treatment system to March 4, the population was 1,602, the lowest in a defense.” stream,” the consultant, Gorden Griller, wrote. cont. on page 15 remove EDB-contaminated water from its aquifer since 1989. decade. Cases dismissed because of the new rule can be The bottleneck was first identified in a November refiled once discovery is ready to be shared with 2009 report by the National Center for State the defense. That could lead to stronger prosecution The New Mexico Supreme Court – Courts. “After five years, the level of improvement cases. fed up with seeing defendants remains questionable based on statements by APD sit in jail for months or even years representatives at a July 29, 2014, meeting of the ‘We’re expected to reach a new Hous commission,” Griller wrote. el e C while awaiting trial – has basically “APD representatives concluded there likely mountaintop, but we’re not being sp a told prosecutors … prosecute would be continued delays in getting reports, given any new climbing gear o f cases speedily or have judges witness statements, and forensic evidence to pros- to reach the summit e ecutors since an elaborate, internal quality-control dismiss them for lack of prosecution – DA Kari Brandenburg Proudly Serving New Mexico For Over 30 Years G process within APD must be completed before data is transferred,” Griller wrote. Prosecutors still are required to indict jailed APD declined to answer questions from ABQ Free Some defenders, who talked to ABQ Free Press on suspects within 10 days, but now, within days of Press for this article. background, are worried that frustrated prosecutors indictment, they’ll also have to provide defendants To make evidence and witness lists available more will take it out on their clients and be less inclined quickly, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s and their attorneys access to witnesses, crime scene to offer plea deals to expedite cases. In the past, Office will have to rely on law enforcement agencies photos and lapel camera videos, and physical defense attorneys complained about being pushed to get evidence packets to it right after felons’ first evidence, including laboratory test results. to accept plea deals without seeing all the evidence If they don’t meet the deadline, accused murder- court appearance. against their clients. ers, child rapists, and habitual drunken drivers, all “We’re scrambling to make sure nothing falls Chief District Judge Nan Nash said judges are presumed innocent until convicted, will walk free, at through the cracks,” District Attorney Kari Bran- Host your next event at obligated “to go about our jobs without bowing to least temporarily. denburg said. “Our job is not to hide evidence, and political pressure and not be impacted by public Gospel House Cafe Michael Lonergan, a spokesman for Gov. Susana we’ve always had an open-file policy in this office.” opinion or bad press.” Our beautiful space can accomodate up to 100 guests, Martinez, said the governor “is concerned that this The new speedy-trial requirement comes at a time of great tension between Brandenburg and “It’s healthy to make a periodic assessment of the making it perfect for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, ruling is out of touch with reality and will place the public and crime victims in danger.” Albuquerque Police Department brass. After system and implement changes that will help us all graduation celebrations etc. “The goal of every prosecutor should be to move Brandenburg charged two APD officers with murder evolve,” Nash said, adding that she expects prose- cases through the process as quickly as possible. 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CYR Overlooked deductions may cost you thousands he Albuquerque Police Department’s once they were converted from fully BY REID ABEDEEN Tinventory control of military combat automatic to semiautomatic operation rifles received from the U.S. Department of at the department’s West Side gun Defense was sloppy, according to a report range. Another six converted weapons illions of Americans face a filing separately). However, you may deduct capital $1 million, there is the requirement of filing a gift tax challenge in meeting their losses only on investment property, not on property written by an APD commander. remained at the range, the newspa- M return, but you won’t be taxed. The gift still is not budgets every month – not just held for personal use. income taxable to the recipient. The report was written after an M16A1 per’s review of police records showed. financially but also in their time rifle on loan from DOD went missing. The APD records don’t show whether any budgets, says investment adviser • Fund your retirement to the max. • Deduct a home-based office when used for your gun, originally a fully automatic weapon, of the 30 weapons, including Werner’s, Reid Abedeen. employer. was modified for semiautomatic fire by actually were issued to officers. APD You can contribute up to $5,500 to an IRA in tax “Knowledge is power, and time APD’s armorer, the department said. records show that the guns, with the year 2014, or $6,500 if you are 50 or older. Workers If space in your home is used exclusively and is often money, but what if you The gun was assigned to APD Officer exception of Werner’s, were shipped to in the 25 percent tax bracket who contributed $5,500 regularly for a trade, you can count that as a deduct- don’t have the time to empower to an IRA would save $1,375 on their 2014 tax bills. Michael Werner in 2003; he said he turned it the Yukon, Okla., Police Department, ible. Calculate the square footage of your home yourself with knowledge? For many households, You’ll want to check your eligibility and understand in to the APD property unit in March 2011. which assigned them to its SWAT office, and divide the area of your office by the area that often means losing out on thousands of dollars the deadline for the 2014 deduction. If you make a The property unit has no record of the gun team. of your house. If the percentage is 14 percent, for through tax deductions,” says Abedeen, a partner deposit between Jan. 1 and April 15, you need to tell being returned. Werner was exonerated of Whisonant’s decision to exonerate example, that represents the percentage of your at Safeguard Investment Advisory Group, LLC the financial institution which year the contribution total home expenses that can be allocated toward any wrongdoing. Werner followed a months-long inves- (safeguardinvestment.com). is for. Southeast Area Commander John tigation by Internal Affairs Unit Officer the home-office deduction. For further questions, “As a family man myself, I understand what it consult a professional. Whisonant, who recommended Werner’s Michael Medrano. He was assigned means to work hard to provide the best possible • Advisory fees are tax-deductible. exoneration this past July, wrote that the the case of the missing M16 on April for my wife and children. Had I not worked in the Don’t feel like spending money to save and make inventory control system in place at APD 19, 2014, after APD Chief Gorden Eden “You’ll want to be very vigilant regarding these financial sector for almost two decades, I might not money? There’s a work-around. Before closing the details of these deductions,” Abedeen says. “For at the time of his report “was unorganized, took command. have understood how to best troubleshoot my tax door on the possibility, consult with a financial any questions, I seriously recommend consulting a inconsistent, and did not have competent in May 2012. At the time, Tixier declined to elaborate To determine what happened to the return. I sympathize.” expert. Most are happy to give a free initial consulta- professional.” accountability measures in place to effectively protect on how Werner was cleared. To determine that, ABQ weapon, Medrano interviewed property unit supervi- Abedeen offers the following strategies that may tion, and you don’t have to be a millionaire to make the department or its employees.” sors, including retired personnel, Werner and Dwane Free Press filed an Inspection of Public Records request be relevant for your family this tax season. it worth your while. As an investment adviser, Reid Abedeen has helped ABQ Free Press asked APD if the department has Clark, who coordinated a federally required audit of to review Werner’s property cards and the complete retirees for nearly 20 years with issues such as insurance, updated its inventory control system, but an answer DOD-issued weapons in 2012. Clark was the police • Take tax deductions for capital loss. • Gift assets to children. long-term care planning, financial services, asset protec- was not provided prior to the newspaper’s deadline. investigative file. official who originally discovered the weapon was If your capital losses exceed your capital gains, the You don’t even have to file a gift tax return on an tion and many other areas. He holds California Life-Only Tanner Tixier, a spokesman for the department, said Werner’s weapon was one of 30 M16s that APD got missing. excess can be deducted on your tax return and used asset that’s valued at less than $12,000, which is not and Accident and Health licenses (#0C78700), holds a in November that the weapon had been reported from DOD. A handwritten inventory shows the serial to reduce other income, such as wages, up to an taxable. If the fair market value of the gifted asset is Series 65 license and is registered through the Financial stolen or lost to the National Crime Information Center numbers of 24 guns were matched up with officers Reach Peter St. Cyr at [email protected] annual limit of $3,000 ($1,500 if you are married and more than $12,000 per person per year, but less than Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

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Letters Rush Limbaugh did). Worth and all recently signed no-bid officials for “pay to play” activities. Susana: 49th-Ranked N.M. Must Try Harder for 50th The major sector of the general contracts with Taser? Congress is our only hope to put a public is weary of the APD under Is it legal that these chiefs of police stop to the corrupting of our nation’s BY BOB KLEIN To the Editor: I am amazed that the local media Mayor Berry’s guidance (remember may have received compensation police chiefs. I am sure once you have not taken the mayor to task for the buck stops with the mayor), and from Taser while still working for shine the light of day on this issue [Imagined] From the desk of Gov. Susana Martinez attained despite stuff into the environment, but you might get lucky. the state of the APD. I realize that his procedures and policies of not their cities and that two of these more “suspicious” relationships my “avowal in Make a full day of it by driving to the WIPP site 26 the media is largely influenced by being fair to all geographical areas chiefs have immediately gone to between other companies in the Law ear Tourists and Regular Citizens: 2011 to be tough miles southeast of Carlsbad, then head for a tour politics, but the media should realize of Albuquerque when it comes to work for Taser after their retirement. Enforcement Industrial Complex DIt is my pleasure to introduce you to the wonders on crime.” Sorry of Carlsbad Caverns, one of our certified nuke-free that the APD is there for the good DWI stops, drug busts and traffic The Fort Worth chief of police’s and sitting police chiefs will be of New Mexico, our beloved Land of Enchantment. about that, but underground tourist destinations. enforcement. emails are damning. The Albuquer- exposed. Because I am committed to providing a “roadmap” with a little effort of all city residents and should not APD should stop the policy of que chief of police was caught in If we want to change the police of exciting places to visit and explore, I am dis- we can come in New Mexico Toxic be at the whim of the politics of any setting up traffic traps on steep hills an email “greasing” (as reported by culture then we have to make sure tributing this special free issue of our accurate and at number 1 next party. Although it is definitely not its mission, Kirtland or at the bottom of hills, hiding KRQE) Albuquerque’s no bid $1.9 those at the top, the chiefs of police, informative tourist guide highlighting interesting year. I have been an Albuquerque and Air Force Base (KAFB) in Albuquerque, our state’s behind trees or other obstacles million Taser contract, and the Salt are above reproach. Sadly this AP facts and tourist destinations that were carelessly Unfortunately, New Mexico slipped a notch in the independent voter and resident major population center, hosts two major toxic leaks and jumping out like a thief of the Lake City Chief of Police sidesteps article shows that this is not the case. omitted from previous guides. My administration is “Worst Schools in the U.S.” category, finishing in the for many decades. I experienced that contain chemical, nuclear and other goodies. night to radar time vehicles. I recall his own city council to buy Taser — Dan Klein determined to remedy this oversight. I am proud to 24/7 Wall Street listings at Number 3 trailing behind the evolvement of the APD from a Unfortunately, you won’t see them on any tours on some occasions where drivers equipment with “surplus” money. Is take ownership of what has occurred, or continues Nevada and Mississippi. In addition to other low community-based police force to because they’re both underground and on restricted almost lost control of their vehicles this type of activity legal? Ethical? To the editor: to occur, during my tenure as governor and, as such, performance data, the state’s poor test scores “may be that of today’s force. I have person- government property. Too bad. Therefore, it is my when startled by an officer stepping To read the AP story, go to hosted. How can you have Dennis this update is in keeping with the tourism depart- a reflection of insufficient funding,” according to this ally known many officers and they obligation as governor and tourism supporter to tell out nearly in front from their hiding ap.org and search on Taser. Domrzalski write for your news- ment’s totally awesome tagline – New Mexico True. website, garnering us an overall grade of D. Nevada are fine people. The drug culture you a bit about them. place to radar time a vehicle. Albuquerque and the New Mexico paper? I remember him years ago Enjoy. and Mississippi both got Ds, too, so I’m relieved perpetuated by Mayor Berry and his The first, Kirtland Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL), is — Phil Casias State Auditor have been investigat- on a local Sunday morning talk we’re still competitive. selected Police Chiefs are responsible a fenced 2.6-acre dumpsite covered by about four to for the present APD. ing the Taser contract for almost a show ... disheveled, raving against According to 24/7 Wall Street, five feet of soil, located on the base near Albuquer- They overlooked individual legal To Congresswoman year with nothing reported to the progressive politics and dominating a nationally recognized rating Imagine how exciting it would be que’s busy international airport. The unlined pits rights when continuing policies Lujan-Grisham, Senator Udall public. Fort Worth officials seem to the conversation with his right-wing to see spent fuel casks, tritium- and shallow trenches contain close to 1,500,000 cubic based on the US Supreme Court’s and Senator Heinrich: be circling the wagons and protect- views. service, New Mexico ranked feet of radioactive and mixed hazardous nuclear The Associated Press reports that ing their chief of police. Salt Lake contaminated buckets and clothing, legal decisions on many Drug War The man is a neocon who hates the No. 49 in the category waste materials, cases, decided in favor of various chiefs of police who are supposed to City has one council member who thought of preserving the environ- ‘Worst Run States in the Nation’ nuclear weapons debris, fission a must see on police forces in the country. The keep the rest of their police depart- is complaining, yet nothing else ment and who never saw an oil products, beryllium, uranium anyone’s list. Supreme Court’s questionable ments in line have been accepting is being investigated. It seems the derrick or a bulldozer he didn’t love. Sadly, the decisions provided law enforcement cozy (and maybe illegal?) kickbacks local authorities are either unable or He’s not a good fit for your newspa- New Mexico Rank waste from Three Mile Island MWL is pres- officials with many powers that have from Taser, ensuring that Taser unwilling to investigate this poten- per, and I don’t believe anything he I am excited to announce that in the past months ently off limits infringed on the daily rights of the receives no-bid contracts in their tial “pay to play” issue. We need writes. New Mexico Nuclear we have placed in the top five in three critical to the general average honest U.S. citizens. cities. your help to get to the truth. The — Harry Borum national rankings. According to 24/7 Wall Street, a In one undisputed area, New Mexico is a pioneer- public, includ- Also, under Mayor Berry the APD We have current chiefs of police local governments seems powerless ing tourists, who, while on the city payroll, nationally recognized rating service, New Mexico ing leader on an important national list: spewing has taken on a militarized posture to investigate and stop this practice ABQ Free Press welcomes letters to ranked No. 49 in the category “Worst Run States in radiation into the air. The important design and but I’d like to with some of the military equipment are accepting hotel rooms, airfare, of corrupting our police chiefs. the editor and bylined opinion pieces, the Nation.” True, we owe much of this achievement development work at Los Alamos was directly change all that. they have purchased. Mayor Berry trips, etc from Taser to promote I therefore request that the Federal subject to editing by the newspaper for style and length. Letters may appear in to having the second highest responsible for the world’s first Imagine how exciting it would be to see spent fuel should have de-emphasized harsh Taser products. Illegal? It bears government open an investigation casks, tritium-contaminated buckets and clothing, print on the newspaper’s website, www. rate of poverty in the country, planned radiation-releasing drug enforcement laws on soft drugs investigation by Congress and the into the relationship between Taser freeabq.com. Writers should include behind perennial winner Missis- detonation in 1945 at Trinity site nuclear weapons debris, fission products, beryllium, such as pot and minor prescription Department of Justice. and police chiefs around the nation. their full name and a daytime phone number that the newspaper’s editors sippi. The important takeaway 35 miles southeast of Socorro. uranium waste from Three Mile Island and – most drug abuses (not many citizens can Coincidence that the cities these The U.S. Attorney in Northern amazing of all – an entire fire engine! Try and get a police chiefs are/were in charge of Illinois is currently investigating can use to contact them. Submissions is that we are nationally ranked. Mindful of our legacy, we’ve abuse the prescriptions laws like should be sent to [email protected] Still, it looks like we’ll have to kept up this cutting edge work glimpse of the site as you fly home. Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Fort Redflex and Illinois government try a little bit harder and we with an unplanned incident at will! the Waste Isolation Pilot Project Sadly, Kirtland’s Mixed Waste New mexico true, Page 8 Though New Mexico finished (WIPP) in 2014. WIPP is the first, in the embarrassing No. 2 overall Landfill is presently off limits to the and only, deep underground New Mexico Force that! When you have some down time, check it out as advertised these remarkable New Mexico-only in the “Three Most Dangerous geologic disposal site for general public, including tourists on YouTube, then take a drive to the Albuquerque features. Shame on them. States in the U.S.” category, Clearly, New Mexico is no stranger to making military nuclear waste, so don’t foothills where you can see the actual site of the I may be the first New Mexico governor to bring we remain competitive. Our 613 violent crimes per news nationally. We always like to see our name in think you can go to California and see anything like shooting in real time. these items of interest to the attention of fans of 100,000 population, according to 24/7 Wall Street, The great thing is, you could see two sites in one print. Probably our biggest Make sure to bring your cultural tourism. Our changing, but beloved Land were the most in the nation in 2013. Albuquerque, visit, if you were allowed to visit. KAFB also is recent impact is the public- WIPP is the first, and only, camera. You’ll be glad you of Enchantment is an exciting and challenging place, the state’s largest city, was a major contributor. You home to a giant underground fuel spill, the largest ity we received based on deep underground geologic toxic contamination threatening a city’s water the accomplishments of the did. The sight of the city intent on realizing its own destiny. disposal site for military nuclear supply in US history. Another first for our state! Albuquerque Police Depart- from there provides one of As governor, I invite industry, working people, Unfortunately, New Mexico Always on the move, New Mexico has come a ment. We were featured the many wonderful views businesses, educators, tourists and others to come slipped a notch in the ‘Worst waste, so don’t think you can go to long way since 1953 when the spill was first spot- in the New Yorker and for which New Mexico and see for yourself. Radiation detectors are avail- Schools in the U.S.’ category, California and see anything like it ted. Latest estimates now indicate there may be as Rolling Stone, both national is justly famous. Imagine able for a small rental fee. many as 24 million gallons of jet fuel and aviation publications, because of telling your friends that the finishing in the 24/7 Wall Street list- picture was taken from one Go New Mexico True! it. Unfortunately, the facility is closed indefinitely gas down there somewhere. If you’re visiting APD’s “culture of violence” ings at Number 3 trailing the nearby VA hospital, take a stroll over to the and “a pattern and practice” of the Land of Enchant- Cordially, due to the extensive damage, but if you have time to ment’s most publicized Susana Martinez behind Nevada and Mississippi travel to the southeast portion of our state, you can hospital’s water supply well, which is only about of excessive force within 700 feet west of the migrating fuel spill. Sure, it’s APD, according to the U.S. landmarks. Governor observe it from a safe distance. Sorry to say, I can’t take New Mexico rock, Albuquerque! Its crime rate is almost double all underground, but someday soon it may make Department of Justice. We can’t guarantee there’ll be another violent credit for all our state’s the national average, a number we can certainly talk its way into the drinking water so you can actually One police shooting, of a homeless man with his chemical reaction like the one that spewed an amazing attributes. Still, none of my predecessors Bob Klein is a faithful devotee of the Silver Sneakers about. 24/7 notes that the New Mexico figures were unknown amount of radioactive and toxic chemical see, smell and taste it. back to the camera, was even captured on video and went viral. You can’t pay for publicity like on the fourth floor of the Roundhouse have so much program at the Horn YMCA in Albuquerque. cont. on page 9 PAGE 10 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS COLUMNS COLUMNS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 11 Coming to a Company Near You: The Employee-free Workplace Tingley Decay a Sign The Journey is Long BY ROBERT REICH Of Leadership Vacuum From Burundi to Berlin hey’re franchisees, consultants, By JOE MONAHAN BY EFRAIN VILLA Tand freelancers. ou might say bicycles. It seems rather fanciful in light The thing about being afforded privi- They’re also construction work- hat’s that Ywe’re paying the of the city’s continued economic stagna- “Whoe doing on lege is that it is easy to take for granted. ers, restaurant workers, truck price for not paying tion and the loss of the prized Arabian her head?” I asked “It’s not a job interview,” I said, dismiss- drivers, office technicians, even the price. How the horse shows, but Berry continues to urge Nahasi, failing to ing the fact that the process for Africans workers in hair salons. state and city can the City Council to fund the effort. contain my sopho- to obtain a European or American visa What they all have in common is sit by and watch The mayor has an opportunity to moric giggle. involves a grueling Guantanamo-style they’re not considered “employ- Tingley Coliseum switch gears and partner with the state Here in Burundi, interrogation that would make any job ees” of the companies they work – one of its most and fellow Republican Gov. Susana women carry all interview seem like pillow talk. for. They’re “independent contractors” – which puts iconic structures – Martinez by dedicating city bond money sorts of things on Nahasi had graduated tops in his all of them outside the labor laws, too. gradually decay into a dilapidated retro to get the ball rolling on the rebuilding their heads: sacks of potatoes, baskets class during the civil war and had just The rise of “independent contractors” is the most reminder of the 1950s attests to the of Tingley, instead of the stalled ABQ of fruit, water jugs, and, yes, even been accepted into a Berlin university. significant legal trend in the American workforce – deepfreeze encasing our political and The Plan. After all, Tingley Coliseum got gardening hoes. To my surprise, it is With his natural gift for languages, he business leadership. its name from one of the most produc- had taught himself German. Now, he contributing directly to low pay, irregular hours, and absolutely possible to walk in public Tingley’s slow-motion demise at New tive politicians in state history – Clyde balancing a hoe atop one’s head and hoped a scholarship would pay for his job insecurity. Mexico Expo is not just a sentimental Tingley, who served as Albuquerque’s still maintain the utmost elegance, poise studies in Germany, but he had been What makes workers “independent contractors” concern, it is costing the city real money. mayor and as a two-term governor. and dignity. denied entry into the German embassy is mainly that the companies they work for say they As much as $10 million was brought into Those are the kind of footprints Berry “It frees the hands to carry other when he tried to inquire about student are. So those companies don’t have to pick up the town from the Arabian & Half-Arabian and Martinez tunes should yearn to fill, things,” Nahasi replied. “Are you laugh- visas. costs of having full-time employees. Youth National Championship Horse and that is how you “invest in our future ing at another one of your ... poons?” After a delicious breakfast at Alpacino, But are they really “independent”? Companies can Show for its one-week annual meet. while honoring the past.” “It’s puns. Do big ol’ hoes cause we made our way to the embassy. I manipulate their hours and expenses to make them But the show has fled to Oklahoma City severe headaches in Burundi?” pressed the button on the intercom and seem so. where $100 million in upgrades to that Strangely, Berry and Nahasi ignored my question and waited for the voice on the other side to It has become a race to the bottom. Once one busi- city’s State Fair Park persuaded the Martinez have not motioned for me to continue weaving tell me to state my business. I began to ness cuts costs by making its workers “independent group it was much easier to switch than through Bujumbura’s pedestrian traffic. I explain but was interrupted, “Visas are to fight for a tolerable Tingley. handled in Nairobi.” contractors,” every other business in that industry partnered on much of started crossing the street, distracted by Rawpixel Just prior to the Great Recession in all the ways in which I could incorporate “I realize that,” I said. “We need to must do the same – or face shrinking profits and a anything and rarely 2006, an early warning shot was fired “hoes” and “heads” into a sentence. speak to a representative about...” dwindling share of the market. If this isn’t “employment,” I don’t know what the who’s an employer and employee. when the U.S. National Arabian and appear together Nahasi’s arm suddenly whacked me “Check online.” Some workers prefer to be independent contrac- word means. I suggest this one: Any corporation that accounts Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show across the chest, halting my stride just “We did. We have specific questions tors because that way they get paid in cash. Or they – the larger version of the national youth It sounds easy enough, but strangely, as a bus rumbled past us, inches from we need addressed.” In 2005, thousands of FedEx drivers in California for at least 80 percent or more of the pay someone like deciding what hours they’ll work. show – pulled up stakes and caused a Berry and Martinez have not partnered my nose. I always forget which way to There was a long pause, then a buzz- sued the company, alleging they were in fact gets … should be presumed to be that person’s $20 million economic hit. on much of anything and rarely appear look when I cross a street; last week ing sound. “Come in,” the voice said. employees and that FedEx owed them the money “employer.” New Mexico Expo officials presiding together. Maybe it’s because Berry has in Uganda, cars were on the left. Here Nahasi looked overjoyed. “I have The rise of ‘independent they shelled out, as well as wages for all the over- over Tingley’s demise claim we can’t become radioactive as a result of the they drive on the right. been trying to talk to someone for two contractors’ is the most significant time they put in. What makes workers compete with Oklahoma and its $100 APD crisis. Whatever the reason, the “Please watch where you’re going,” months, and they always turn me away,” legal trend in the American This past summer, a federal appeals court agreed, million upgrade. But State Auditor Tim two could use some prodding from the Nahasi sighed. he said. “We’re inside. This is already finding that under California law – which looks at ‘independent contractors’ is Keller recently reported there is now city’s business community. As usual, “I don’t need to,” I replied. “Every- more than I hoped.” workforce – contributing directly whether a company “controls” how a job is done mainly that the companies they more than $4.5 billion left unspent at that wish comes with the usual caveat: where I go, a guardian angel shows up. We sat down with a staffer who looked to low pay, irregular hours, along with a variety of other criteria to determine work for say they are more than 700 various state agencies. Don’t hold your breath. Apparently here in Burundi, it’s you.” a bit like Tina Fey. She was ex- and job insecurity the true employment relationship – the FedEx More than half of that, he says, could So if Berry and Martinez are content We arrived at Alpacino, a local res- tremely attentive with me as I explained drivers were indeed employees, not independent Congress doesn’t have to pass a new law to make legally be reallocated. staying behind the curtains, what about taurant. “You will be the only mazungu Nahasi’s need for an expedited visa. What a showcase for the 21st the nine Albuquerque city councilors? here – I mean white person,” Nahasi After handing me some documents, she contractors. this the test of employment. Federal agencies such as Mostly, though, they take these jobs because they century Tingley could be, as it was for In a practice that dates from more corrected himself. gave me her business card and ended the Labor Department and the IRS have the power can’t find better ones. And as the race to the bottom previous generations of New Mexicans. economically flush days, each of them “‘Mazungu’ is fine. I am a foreigner. the consultation by saying, “Good luck. to do this on their own, through their rule-making accelerates, they have fewer and fewer alternatives. FedEx doesn’t tell its drivers Horse shows, mega-concerts, major is awarded $1 million in city bond Definitely not a white person.” He should have come two months ago, authority. Fortunately, there are laws against this. Unfortu- sporting events and trade shows are money every two years to spend in As usual, heads turned to stare at but you know how these Burundians what hours to work, but it tells They should do so. Now. nately, the laws are way too vague and are not well them what packages to deliver just a few of the events that could add their districts as they wish, with no me while we ate. “They are saying you are – they leave everything until the last enforced. sparkle to the dreariness that drapes strings attached. That’s $9 million. If have beautiful hair,” Nahasi laughed. minute.” Tingley and much of the area around the councilors agreed to forgo only half I glanced at Nahasi to look for signs For example, FedEx calls its drivers independent and organizes their workloads Robert B. Reich, chancellor’s professor of public policy “Everywhere you go, everyone calls you the fairgrounds. And then there’s the that amount, it would leave nearly $4.5 Jesus, and they love you!” of indignation to register on his face, but contractors. to ensure they work between 9.5 at the University of California at Berkeley and senior attendance boost that would result at million for annual interest payments on he was beaming. “Thank you for your fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, was “Not everyone loved Jesus, remem- Yet FedEx requires them to pay for the FedEx- and 11 hours every working day the annual State Fair, a tradition that like bonds that could be used for a Tingley ber?” time,” he told the staffer. branded trucks they drive, as well as the FedEx secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. Time Tingley is slipping away due to neglect. rebuild. With interest rates at historic “But people love you. Even when you Outside the embassy gates, Nahasi uniforms they wear, and FedEx scanners they use magazine named him one of the 10 most effective cabinet Maybe New Mexico is burned out lows, that $4.5 million could pay for the dress like that.” high-fived me. “It was not her fault that Does that mean Uber drivers in California are also – along with insurance, fuel, tires, oil changes, meals secretaries of the 20th century. He has written 13 books, over the disappointing results of the Rail lion’s share of the entire project. Nahasi was dressed in slacks, a white, the guard would not let me in to see “employees”? That case is being considered right on the road, maintenance, and workers’ compensa- including the bestsellers “Aftershock” and “The Work of Runner and Spaceport and has grown When there’s a will, there’s a way. In starched button-down shirt and freshly her,” he reasoned. now. tion insurance. If they get sick or want a vacation, cynical of thinking big. The trouble is, the case of giving the city and state a polished shoes. When he picked me On the way back to my hotel, he was What about FedEx drivers and Uber drivers in Nations.” His latest, “Beyond Outrage,” is now out in they have to hire their own replacements. They’re our neighbors have not stopped. world-class Tingley and the economic up at my hotel, he took one look at me, uncharacteristically quiet, then finally other states? Other truck drivers? Construction paperback. He is also a founding editor of the American even required to groom themselves according to Mayor Richard Berry has this idea that and quality-of-life benefits that come and his brilliant smile faded. “I thought asked, “Do you think they’ll treat me as workers? Hair salon workers? The list goes on. Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. FedEx standards. has been lingering for years and is not with it, there are multiple ways. Sadly, you were helping me with my visa well in Germany as Africans treat you The law is still up in the air. Which means the race His new film, “Inequality for All,” is available on going much of anywhere. It’s called ABQ we seem to lack the will. today?” he said, staring at my stained here?” FedEx doesn’t tell its drivers what hours to work, to the bottom is still on. Netflix, iTunes, DVD and On Demand. His blog is The Plan. Part of its mission statement is undershirt, swim trunks, and Kenyan “Yes,” I lied. but it tells them what packages to deliver and It’s absurd to wait for the courts to decide all this to “invest in our future while honoring our Joe Monahan is a veteran of New Mexico acalas (sandals made of recycled tires). organizes their workloads to ensure they work robertreich.org case by case. We need a simpler test for determining past.” Specific proposals include building politics. His daily blog can be found at “You cannot go to the German embassy Reach Efrain Villa through his website, between 9.5 and 11 hours every working day. a 50-mile activity loop for trails and joemonahan.com dressed like that.” www.aimlessvagabond.com PAGE 12 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS OPINION NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 13 Parents, Students, Teachers Rebel Against PARCC Testing Santolina ‘At No Cost’ BY KATHY KORTE

n every Albuquerque TV channel earlier this taxpayers ($138 million), and why it doesn’t help Claim Challenged Omonth we saw students, parents and teachers our teachers teach or our children to learn. We BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI take to the streets across New Mexico in protest are spreading the message to parents that they epresentatives of the proposed Project.” of standardized testing. Hundreds of kids walked can safely refuse the test for their third- through R14,000-acre Santolina develop- In return for the developer fronting out of class on the first day of testing using eighth-graders. As of the week that ended March ment on the far West Mesa have said infrastructure costs, the draft develop- the Partnership for Assessment of College and 6, APS alone had more than 2,000 kids who are the project will be built at no cost to ment agreement calls on the county to Careers (PARCC) exam. not taking the PARCC. Bernalillo County for roads and other “not impose any development or impact They carried signs and chanted “No More Gov. Martinez has failed our kids. Skandera has infrastructure. fees of any kind against the project.” PARCC!” They told reporters they were protest- failed our kids. Boards of education and super- But that appears not to be the case. “You can’t say you are paying for the ing not only for younger students but for their intendents – stricken with fear by threats and A draft development agreement infrastructure yourself if you are count- teachers, who next year will be evaluated based coercion to cooperate or else lose grant money between the project’s owner and the ing on taxpayers to pay for it,” said Kelly on the PARCC test using a questionable math that Skandera doles out – have failed our kids. county suggests that the county would O’Donnell, an economic development formula called the Valued Added Model (VAM). Many lawmakers have failed our kids. pay for some of the project by funneling consultant working with Santolina’s op- At every chance, supporters of Gov. Susana The mainstream news media have failed our tax money back to the developer. ponents. “Whenever you are taking tax Martinez, whose administration is pushing the kids because not once have journalists stopped That money could come though a Tax revenue and diverting it from the general PARCC test, took to the same TV channels to to ask, “Why does New Mexico continue on Andrew Christophersen Increment Development District (TIDD) fund of the entity that levies the taxes, disparage the protests. this path, even though a mere 10 states and the Hundreds of students walked out of classes at four Albuquerque high schools in protest of and go to Western Albuquerque Land you are taking taxpayer money.” Students were called “spoiled” and were the standardized PARCC test the week of March 2 as state-mandated PARCC testing began. District of Columbia are keeping the PARCC? Holdings, LLC., to help the company pay Santolina representatives – Jim accused of wanting to miss class just for the fun Students also protested in Hobbs and Santa Fe. Why are other states like Arizona, Colorado, for the upfront costs it incurs building Strozier of Consensus Planning in of it. One adult wrote this in a web post: “The Arkansas and New Jersey, currently debating roads and sewers. Albuquerque and Jeff Garrett of Garrett ‘dumb kids’ with support from their parents alternatives are still “under review.” whether to drop the PARCC and its associated Typically, in a TIDD deal, developers Development Corp. in Scottsdale, Ariz. and peers, will not take the test. When their academic Juniors in Albuquerque Public Schools were told that Common Core States Standards?” will sell bonds to pay for the required – didn’t return about a dozen phone careers are over, the ‘dumb kids’ will then ‘protest’ for the district will stand by them if they refuse to take Up until now, Skandera and Martinez have been infrastructure. Once built, a portion of messages left by the ABQ Free Press higher minimum wage or simply sign up for welfare.” the PARCC because they’ve already passed the old holding the remote control and controlling the property taxes generated by a develop- on the subject. Gov. Susana Martinez told New Mexicans, “The Standards Based Assessment for English and math that message on PARCC. But earlier this month, students, ment pays off the developer’s bonds. Santolina’s Master Plan on file with the PARCC is here to stay!” the PARCC replaced. parents and teachers took the remote away and we A draft development agreement county argues that because the devel- Teachers weren’t aware that the PARCC scores – don’t intend to give it back. between the county and Western opment will produce tax revenues for the One teacher said she feels she which will be available in October or November 2015 Albuquerque Land Holdings obtained county where there now are none – the – will account for part of their professional evaluations Kathy Korte is a former member of the Albuquerque Public by opponents of the project through project’s 14,000 acres are vacant – the is participating in child abuse in next year’s evaluation. Schools Board of Education and founder of Stand4KidsNM, a public records request specifically project, in the end, won’t cost taxpayers Teachers express sadness and frustration that they which opposes overuse of standardized testing. mentions the potential for TIDDs. anything. Santolina’s owners claim the devel- Hanna Skandera, Martinez’s education secretary, can’t tell the truth about the PARCC to parents, and “It is contemplated that multiple Tax Increment Development Districts opment eventually will have 38,000 said, “Every superintendent I talked to, I’ve had a that while kids are struggling, they can’t offer them PARCC Faces Legal Challenge (TIDDs) and Property Improvement homes, 100,000 residents and 75,000 great conversation, and across the state, I think they’re any help. One teacher said she feels she is participating Districts (PIDS) will be formed within the jobs. O’Donnell, former deputy cabinet cautiously optimistic and had a great first day.” in child abuse. A Santa Fe judge was to hear a challenge to boundaries of the project,” the draft plan secretary for the New Mexico Economic Boards of education and school officials – straddling Parents like me are being told it’s illegal for us to the legality of the Partnership for Assessment of says. “The Parties understand that PIDs Development Department, said the effort the fence in an effort to appease Skandera and not put refuse the test for our children – despite the fact that College and Careers (PARCC) exam. A lawsuit by and TIDDs will be required to complete would create only 23,100 jobs over the off parents and students – have been saying PARCC is refusing the PARCC is a constitutional right we have, the American Institute for Research, a Washington the construction and development of the next 50 years. going great with a few minor hiccups. alongside giving permission for our children to attend state education company, alleges that the 11-state Let’s tune in to the Reality TV show in which field trips or watch a PG-rated movie in class. consortium that mandated the PARCC test had students, parents and teachers are living. With all this confusion, is it any wonder that the state “an irreparable conflict of interest” and “unlawfully For freshmen and sophomores, there are still no of New Mexico reached its education boiling point last restricted competition” by favoring Pearson and its ABQ Free Press Local Briefs defined rules for what the test requirements will be week? proprietary testing system. The suit seeks to end for them. There are no defined rules for what their Pearson’s testing contract to a single year and two-hour blocks of time. Unlike party Slowly but surely, opponents of PARCC are spread- bikes in other cities, alcohol will not alternatives are if they don’t pass the PARCC – if it require the multistate consortium to reopen the ing the truth on Facebook and Twitter about what the be allowed on the Duke City Pedaler. becomes a test requirement, which is highly likely. The PARCC means, how much it is costing New Mexico contract to bidding. The company plans to operate party Public Education Department’s training guide says bikes in Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Employment ratio New Mexico had one of the lowest rankings in 2014 of a key economic indicator – the employment- population ratio – the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. The employment-population ratio is the Pedal party proportion of residents aged 16-64 ABQ Trolley Co. has launched the who are employed, and is considered state’s first party bike, a 14-seat, by many economists to be the most pedal-powered, four-wheeled vehicle accurate measurement of how an available for pub crawls, weddings, economy is performing. In New and birthday, bachelor and bache- Mexico, 53.6 percent of working-age lorette parties. Operated by an ABQ people were employed in 2014 – a Trolley Co. driver, the open-sided slight decrease from 2013 – putting the “Duke City Pedaler” features head- state in 46th place. Only West Virginia, lights, taillights, hydraulic brakes Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas and an electric motor assist. The had lower ratios. The national average vehicle can be rented for one or more was 59 percent. NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 15

kirtland spill, Page 4 What They Did in Santa Fe extent they never had before. “When I came in, this was pretty Instead of Air Force officials operat- chaotic, and then Adria came on The city of Santa Fe has been using a three-stage filtration system to treat ing in a vacuum and being unsure of board,” McQuillan said. “It was not EDB-contaminated water at its Baca Street Well since 1989, said Alex Puglisi, what NMED really wants – as they just Adria but all these really smart environmental compliance officer for Santa Fe’s water department. were before – then submitting pro- Ph.D.s with [the Air Force Civil Engi- The treated water has been “totally safe. There has been no detection of VOCs posed cleanup plans for approval, the neering Center]. One of the first things [volatile organic compounds] or EDB” after the filtration process, Puglisi said. two sides now are working together that Adria did was get everybody in But there are huge differences between the situation in Santa Fe and the to develop a consensus. The agencies the same room to talk about this.” Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill. have agreed that the Air Force will NMED’s five-point draft plan The Santa Fe spill occurred in 1952 when an estimated 84,000 gallons of fuel write up the consensus plan and to clean the spill, which is not an oil leaked onto the adjoining property of what then was a power plant for the submit it to the NMED. enforceable order, will be refined, Public Service Company of New Mexico. There’s also a new player in the agency spokeswoman Jill Turner The Kirtland spill is vastly larger and is estimated to contain between 6 million game, Adria Bodour, program said. After those changes are made, and 24 million gallons of aviation fuel. manager and technical lead on the the Air Force will submit work plans Santa Fe’s Baca Street Well pumps 280 to 300 gallons a minute compared to spill for the Air Force Civil Engineer based on those ideas to the NMED for the 3,000 gallons per minute pumped by the Albuquerque wells in the path of the Center out of San Antonio, Texas. The approval, she added. Kirtland spill. The wells near the Kirtland spill are the city’s most productive and civil engineer center is now handling By the end of this year, the Air Force form the core of the metro area’s working wells. all of the Air Force’s environment will have drilled 132 monitoring The building that houses the Baca Street Well pump and treatment facility cleanup efforts around the nation. wells, at a cost of $200,000 to $380,000 is about three stories tall, 100 feet long and about 70 feet wide. The treatment Bodour, an Albuquerque native with each, Bodour said. process is loud and requires a large amount of electricity, said Bill Schneider, a Ph.D. in remediation technology for Those wells are necessary to help Santa Fe’s water resources coordinator. groundwater contamination, got the map the size and location of the While Santa Fe has been able to pump and treat EDB-contaminated water, it never dealt with the main problem, the fuel itself. About two years ago, the city Kirtland project in July 2014. plume. Without that mapping and discovered a 48-inch-deep plume of fuel floating on top of the groundwater about “My family and my husband’s understanding of the plume, it is dif- 600 feet from the Baca well. family still live here – that’s another ficult to begin cleaning it up, Grusnick That means the spill “is not cleaned up,” and the idea that it has been is a connection,” Bodour said. “I under- said. “misconception,” Schneider said. As long as the fuel itself remains in the water, it stand groundwater and the precious “It’s a detailed and complex process. will dissolve into the water, he said. resource that it is to the state because You can’t go out and dig a hole and Santa Fe has no strategy yet to remove and clean that fuel. And the New I’ve lived here, and I remembered it as stick a straw down there,” Grusnick Mexico Environment Department has not yet released a strategy to clean the 24 a child.” said. “There’s no underground lake; it million gallons of fuel from Albuquerque’s water supply. NMED geologist Dennis McQuillan doesn’t work like that.” is now the agency’s full-time manager for the fuel spill. He cited Bodour’s Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor presence as a game-changer in the at ABQ Free Press. Reach him at cleanup process. [email protected]

The Cleanup Plan

By the end of 2016, the Air Force expects to have drilled eight wells into the Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill that will be pumping groundwater contaminated with ethylene dibromide out of the aquifer. The first well is expected to be operational by this summer, with three more to follow this year and four in 2016. The strategy is to stop the plume of aviation fuel and dissolved fuel constituents from spreading to nearby city wells, then suck it back onto the base. Critics have charged that the strategy won’t prevent the plume from reaching the city wells. But Adria Bodour at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center said the eight wells, which are an interim measure, will do the job. She explained how it will work, em- phasizing that placement of the wells and varying pumping rates will be critical. “We will zigzag up the center of the plume. If we put the wells on the plume’s leading edge, we would be dragging it toward the drinking wells. By zigzagging them up the plume, we can do different pumping rates and pull hard from those wells,” Bodour explained. “As those wells become clean, I can pull harder from other wells. I don’t want to be treating uncontaminated water. At some point, we will have eight of these [wells] running.” When a well begins to bring up only clean water, it will be shut down. “As the plume collapses, we might go to four and then to six wells,” Bodour said. “And we won’t turn those wells off until we have eight consecutive clean samples.” In the meantime, the New Mexico Environment Department and the Air Force will be working on final plans to suck the EDB and the aviation fuel itself out of the groundwater. It could take more than three years to develop that plan, Air Force and environment department officials said. PAGE 16 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS NEWS NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 17 ‘Topes Adopt New Logo Delivering Food, Medical Care to a Far-flung Mesa BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI he Albuquerque Isotopes have Tdesigned an alternative logo for he 250 to 300 families living on Pajarito Mesa use during Friday home games. It’s Ton the far West Side don’t have running water, a minimalist redesign of the popular electricity, or sewer or gas lines. atomic logo the team has sported since There are no grocery or drugstores or any kind of returning minor league baseball to commerce on the 18,000-square-acre patch of wind- Albuquerque in 2003. swept, high desert scrub about 15 miles southwest of “The new logo features the ‘I’ from the Downtown Albuquerque. team’s wordmark along with the orbiting But thanks to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New lines from the popular ‘A’ logo,” said Mexico, the University of New Mexico and others, General Manager John Traub. “This new the residents of Pajarito Mesa at least have a free logo supplements the well-established healthcare clinic once a month. brand that has the Isotopes continually Every second Wednesday of the month, Blue ranked among minor league baseball’s Cross’ 30-foot-long Care Van rolls up to the Pajarito top merchandising franchises.” Community Center’s parking lot at 11 a.m. and The current logo will remain in use prepares for an afternoon of seeing patients. The for most home and away games. The alternate logo will adorn red jerseys services – immunizations, cholesterol, high blood worn only during Friday home games. pressure and diabetes screenings, and prescription The team’s regular uniforms will be gray, refills – are appreciated by the 12 to 15 people who white and black. “We’re not excluding use the service every month. the possibility of purple,” the dominant jerseys, Fourth of July jerseys, Negro Pajarito resident Maria Rodriguez showed up at color of the Isotopes new major league League tribute jerseys, military apprecia- the Care Van on Feb. 12 to get a new prescription for affiliate, the Colorado Rockies, team tion jerseys, Dukes Retro Night jerseys her high blood pressure medication. spokesman Lee Van Horn said. and beach-themed jerseys. “Other clinics charge up to $60 to get a prescrip- Over the years, the Isotopes have The Isotopes will first wear the new tion, and I can’t afford that,” Rodriguez said, adding donned special uniforms to commemo- jerseys at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, April 10, that she has to get to a Walmart store several miles rate special events, causes and themes. at home when they take on the Reno away to actually get the prescription filled. Dennis Domrzalski Among them have been breast cancer Aces. Isotopes tickets were scheduled Maria Valles also has high blood pressure and has awareness jerseys, prostate cancer to go on sale beginning March 7 at the been coming to the Care Van on and off for three Pajarito community leader Luz Maldonado and up to 15 volunteers help organize the Roadrunner Food Bank food drop for 100 Pajarito Mesa families awareness jerseys, Cinco de Mayo stadium. years. “It helps, and they don’t charge. They are nice and kind, and you can trust them. They make sure and unloads 5,000 pounds of food, you are taken care of,” Valles said. which generally is distributed to 100 Blue Cross began its Care Van service to Pajarito families. Mesa in 2007. Pajarito is one of many communities The Pajarito Mesa Community throughout New Mexico the van visits. The vehicle Initiative raises money and pays the averages 20,000 miles a year, and since the program $250-a-month fee to get the Roadrunner was launched in January 2006, its two vans have truck to the site. logged 210,000 miles, said Blue Cross spokeswoman Dr. Roberto Gomez at UNM’s School Becky Kenny. of Medicine has been part of the Care Dr. Eugene Sun, vice president and chief medi- Van effort at Pajarito since its inception. cal officer for Blue Cross, said the health insurer The program began at the request of the partners with UNM’s School of Medicine and community and the Southwest Organiz- Department of Family Medicine to provide the ing project, he said. services to Pajarito and other communities. The Care Van is an important tool Early on in the Care Van program at Pajarito, the for medical students because it allows doctors who were seeing patients realized that the them to see how poverty and a lack of Juan Antonio Labreche area’s low-income residents had an underlying access to food impacts health. “It’s part Between 250 and 300 families live on the windswept Pajarito Mesa 15 miles southwest of problem that can lead to all kinds of health difficul- of the education mission of UNM and Albuquerque. In the distance, Ladron Peak looms. ties: They didn’t have enough food. And so, they First Choice Community Healthcare persuaded religious and other organizations to form [a nonprofit that serves low-income health care is not the most important issue; access to the nonprofit Pajarito Mesa Community Initiative to people in the Albuquerque area]. It serves as a learn- food and water is. We are trying to provide primary help get food to the residents. ing experience by exposing students to the problems and urgent care to people who don’t have access to CALLING ALL PETS Every second Wednesday of the month, just that can occur as a result of low levels of housing, it or can’t afford it.” before the Care Van clinic opens, a semi-trailer from education and nutrition,” Gomez said. Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque climbs the Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor at ABQ Free Press. “This is my puppy ‘Toast,’ a 10-week-old Rottweiler,” Dr. Will Kaufman of First Choice said, “Access to road to the mesa to the Pajarito Community Center says Rachael Maestas. “We took her on her first hike up to the La Luz trail last weekend where we took this picture of her mid-shake. Turns out she loves hiking!” Missed an issue? Send it to Want to read back issues? Go to our website for all ABQ Free Press issues [email protected] Include your name, phone number, and your pet’s name, and we’ll try to reserve their spot in the pet parade. www.freeabq.com PAGE 18 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS OUTDOORS OUTDOORS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 19 New in Golf for 2015: A New Sport, New Promotions and Redesigns Hit the Trails for Views and Fresh Air By DAN VUKELICH beyond the Tram in the north, en- Petroglyph National compasses miles and miles of rolling, At Arroyo del Oso Golf Course, John f this year’s succession of winter easy-walking trails. The foothills are Monument Istorms left you with a case of cabin Allen, formerly at Marty Sanchez Links typically thronged with humans, The Volcanoes trails are three fever, the Metro area’s golf courses de Santa Fe, signed on as superinten- dogs and bicycles on most weekends; easy-to-moderate loops flanking a want to lure you back to the outdoors dent in February. He’s been manicuring however, these trails deliver fantastic few of the numerous volcano cones with a variety of special deals. trees and shrubs and getting rid of hiking year-round, even after a west of Albuquerque in this national One course is offering a new game downed branches. Arroyo’s assistant couple of inches of snow or a massive monument that contains nearly 5,000 called “Foot Golf,” a golf/soccer hybrid pros, Casey Coontz and Gerome monsoon rainstorm. Other more petroglyphs. For an option from the that is catching on with both kids and Espinosa, will be teaching group classes strenuous trails that head east into the northernmost point of the monument adults. For part of each week, Santa to introduce adults to golf. Classes start Sandias include Embudo, Pino, and land, Piedras Marcadas trailhead Ana Golf Club converts one of its three April 1 and cost $99. Piedra Lisa, with trailheads found is hidden in the suburbs and few nine-hole courses, the Star Nine, into a along the foothills system. visitors glimpse the ancient etchings Foot Golf course. At Ladera Golf Course, the final easily seen here. “We launched it with the intention of aesthetic work following renovation of The Extra Mile: Albuquerque’s famous giving kids a chance to enter the game the course is done. All cart paths have sunsets are spectacular from this super- The Extra Mile: Basalt, collared lizards, of golf in a fun way, but adults are pick- been rebuilt. The course will re-enter accessible location. and a rich history and culture abound in ing it up, too,” said Dave Brown, head the Men’s City Championship rotation this desert hiking mecca. professional at Santa Ana. A round of in July. “People who have played the Rio Grande Bosque BY CRISTINA OLDS weather on some of the best trails in Foot Golf costs $20 or less, depending course since the renovation are starting Sandia and New Mexico, right in your backyard. The Paseo del Bosque (forest trail), on time of day and day of week. Kids to book tournaments for the first time lose by, free and filled with natural or simply “the Bosque,” is open space Dan Vukelich Manzano Mountains can play for as little as $7. in four years,” said Sam Zimmerly, who Cwonder, Albuquerque trails are a La Luz that parallels the arroyos near the Rio Here’s a wrap-up of what else is new No. 12 at Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club is tucked into a nook in a piñon and juniper forest. operates Ladera under contract with hiker’s dream come true. Grande, and spans from Alameda Load up the picnic basket and head at the area’s courses. In addition to the the city. One big reason Albuquerque is often Quintessentially Albuquerque, La Blvd. in the north to Bridge Blvd. east up I-40 for hiking just off Old rates mentioned here, all area courses included on national “Best Places Luz trail is a 16-mile round trip, in the south. The 16 miles of paved Route 66 at Three Gun Spring and offer a variety of discounts based on time of day and At Desert Green Golf Course in Paradise Hills, At Los Altos Golf Course, Head Professional to Live” lists is its proximity to the but can be tackled as a challenging trails offer hikers uninterrupted level Canyon Estates on the southern end of day of week. 25 percent of the course’s turf has been removed, Colby Reddoch is teaching “Get Golf Ready” classes great outdoors. For hikers and nature one-way, with a Sandia Crest Tram walking with a view. Jump off the the Sandia Mountains; or take NM 337 and all of the driving range is now xeriscaped to to adults new to the game “to grow the game and walkers, Albuquerque is a high-desert ride to start or end the day. La Luz is tarmac to meander along serpentine south at Tijeras for Tunnel Canyon, At Isleta Golf Course, the greens of all three save water. The snack bar’s windows have been get people into the golf environment where it’s fun paradise. Hiking trails crisscross the strenuous with 3,775 feet of elevation dirt trails among the cottonwoods and Otero Canyon, and Mars Court trails nine-hole courses are being rebuilt and seeded with converted into roll-up doors to extend the food and to learn the game and without the intimidation fac- nearby Sandia Mountain foothills and change, and passes through a variety salt cedars on the banks of the Rio. in the Manzano Mountains; or head a more drought-tolerant, disease-resistant bent-grass beverage area onto the patio. The two nines have tor,” he said. The program makes use of Los Altos’ Rio Grande Bosque with a less-than- of microclimates filled with wild For less-traveled but still flat and north on Hwy. 14 toward the Sandia hybrid called Dominator. The Arroyo Nine was done been reversed. Players walking off the 18th green short nine-hole course favored by beginners. Peak 15-minute drive and, with a little flowers and wildlife, while offering flowing paths, venture north of Crest Road to put your boots on the last fall and will reopen soon. The Lakes Nine will are steps away from the clubhouse, making it easier rate for the executive course is $13.50. Peak rate for a longer time commitment, the Sandia spectacular views of the city. Be Alameda Blvd. on the west side of the Tree Springs, Faulty, and Crest trails be rebuilt this fall, and the Mesa Nine will be done for players to stop for a drink and a bite after their golfer walking the 18-hole course is $31.50. and Manzano Mountains offer enough prepared for variable weather at the Rio Grande for the Corrales Bosque in the Sandia Mountains. in the fall of 2016, said Director of Golf Mike Ciolek. round, said Head Professional John Kienle. The hiking options to fill a couple of good top of the Crest. trail system. Isleta offers a peak rate of $69 with cart and range winter special for 18 holes plus cart is $30. The University of New Mexico Championship guidebooks (“Albuquerque: 60 Hikes The Extra Mile: Spring in the Manzanos The Extra Mile: The La Luz Trail Run balls on the weekend, $55 on weekdays. Golf Course is offering annual passes, which get Within 60 Miles” and “Sandia Moun- The Extra Mile: The pond at the Rio at Fourth of July Canyon or in the San- only allows 400 participants, chosen by Golf Lessons cheaper as the year progresses. If bought in March, tain Hiking Guide”). Grande Nature Center State Park, off dias from the North Crest Trail feature lottery, and is a bucket-list race for trail Candelaria Blvd., is a hotbed of bird At Santa Ana, players will see a new solar-array an annual pass good any day of the week is $2,017 The following suggested hikes are budding shrubs, cacti and wildflowers. All local golf courses offer individual and runners. activity, and the wildlife reintroduction atop a metal structure that covers much of the park- plus tax, and a Monday-through-Thursday pass located relatively close to the city center, group lessons. UNM offers group lessons are mostly free to access (a few require ponds near Tingley Beach are ideal Cristina Olds is a writer, editor, graphic ing lot. The structure offers shade and will reduce by is $1,600 plus tax. The First Tee of Central New locations for spotting turtles, porcupines, through its continuing education program. $3 parking fees), and provide views and Foothills designer and outdoor enthusiast. thousands of dollars a year the electricity bills at the Call 277-4546. Mexico, a junior golf program, has moved to UNM, and beavers among other elusive experiences unique to Albuquerque. The area along the west side of the Find her at oldscreative.com golf course and Prairie Star restaurant. Santa Ana’s and the course will host the “Drive, Chip and Putt” animals. peak rate is $65 on weekends, $55 on weekdays. Junior Golf competition for juniors. The peak rate for 18 holes Get out there and enjoy the cool spring Sandias, from I-40 in the south to just Also at Santa Ana, Notah Begay’s NB3 Charity with cart is $76 for non-New Mexico residents. Slam returns on June 26. Last year, golf commentator Desert Greens will offer four junior golf camps: June 8-11, June 22-25, Johnny Miller and other golf notables were joined July 6-9 and July 27-30. Dan Vukelich is co-publisher and editor of by Hollywood celebrities in raising money for the Zip Line Ride and Tour at Lake Mescalero Bernalillo County Open Space Call 898-7001. ABQ Free Press. NB3’s efforts to reduce Native American childhood 13 unique properties from the Sandia mountains to the valley obesity. NB3 will offer a junior golf program at Santa he brand new Apache Offering award winning Cochiti Golf Club at Cochiti Pueblo has seen the Ana. TEagle ZipRider opened programs & activities: return of General Manager Ken Blake, Director of at Inn of the Mountain Gods Twin Warriors Golf Club will host several “Nine Golf Mark Swanson and Head Professional Travis at the end of February. At • Sunday Family Fun and Dine” events at which players play nine holes, Pecos, the team that turned the struggling course 30 mph, the trip takes just • Master Naturalist Program around last year and brought back the immaculate three minutes, but you’ll want then retire to the nearby Prairie Star for appetizers • Backyard Farming Program playing conditions Cochiti was known for when it to return to zip through the and wine tastings. Director of Instruction Sandy • Stories from the Rio Grande Lemon conducts group lessons for women that opened in 1981. Peak rate at Cochiti for 18 holes beautiful scenery again. Or Lecture Series double as networking events. plus cart is $68. take a Wind Rider Zip Tour from the top of Ski Apache • Local Food Festival (more than 11,400 feet high) Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club is offering a “Paa-Ko Sandia Golf Club has added a banquet building • Geocaching with a spacious enclosable patio and bar overlook- for an hour tour at Perks”: buy two rounds, get a third round free. Its 65 mph. Call (575) 464-3633 spring rate is $62 for 18 holes, plus cart and range ing the first hole. The indoor banquet/wedding for weather conditions. bernalillo balls through April 15. Kids under 17 play free when space is 5,300 square feet. Next door is the resort’s county Bernalillo County Reservations are mandatory for these popular activities. Open accompanied by a paying adult. spa. Peak rate for 18 holes plus cart and range Dan Vukelich Space We’re more than you think balls is $86. The carved stone at Twin Warriors Golf Club was erected when the course To book a ride, call (800) 545-9011, opened in 2001. or visit innofthemountaingods.com or skiapache.com For more information visit www.bernco.gov/openspace or (505) 314-0398 PAGE 20 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS OUTDOORS OUTDOORS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 21 Deep Dish: Pick Up a Picnic Wheels of Steel, Hearts of Gold

BY saffron tomato

lbuquerque is blessed with a ring pick up a croissant while you’re there, 7400 Montgomery Blvd NE, Aof parks running through and preferably one with chocolate. You’ll Mon.-Fri. 7:30-7; Sat. 7:30-4; Closed around the city. From Tingley Beach to need a snack for later to keep up your Sun., 884-8514, savoryfarecafe.com the Cibola National Forest, there is a strength. I do. Note that they close nearby open space for everyone. With early so this is clearly a lunch-only Food Trucks the weather warming up, it’s past picnic place. Albuquerque offers innovative and time for a picnic. 5850 Eubank Blvd, NE Suite 17, But where to get the food? Rather well-prepared food via the vibrant Mon.-Sat. 8-3; Sun. 8-2, 242-2808, food truck scene. How do you find than slap together a whatever’s-in- laquicheparisienne.com the-fridge sandwich, tote your empty a food truck? Check their Facebook picnic basket to one of the numerous There are places in town that will sell page for days, times, and locations: to-go places in the city. so-called Italian cold cuts, but nothing Relish facebook.com/abqfoodtrucks Caution: Pay attention to open days comes close to the quality of Tully’s. Serving salads and sandwiches since The Lunch Box food truck has and hours. Some are closed Sundays, You can pick up prepared foods, 2004, Relish does a brisk business its own page and serves food at others on Mondays. A few close early including their homemade sausages in Cubano Especial and Muffaletta. lunchtime around the city. Check so a dinner picnic may not work, but and sauces. But for a cold picnic, Sandwiches come with a side. If their Facebook page for where and BY CRISTINA OLDS lunch will. they offer yummy sandwiches. For you get the Cubano, ask for an extra what they’re serving: facebook.com/ thelunchbox505 dessert, Saratori’s Pastry Shop is next chipotle mayo. It’s delicious and hane Stanford’s aunt was diag- such as sport-touring, off-road, or all Tully’s Italian Deli & Meats door. Note that Saratori’s is closed on definitely a sandwich brightener. Snosed with breast cancer in 2006; inclusive. Several groups stage weekly Sundays. Costco she died two years later. A motorcycle rides while others post specific activi- Italian deli is so deeply satisfying. 8019 Menaul Blvd NE, Mon.-Sat. 10:30- 1425 San Mateo NE, Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30; enthusiast, Stanford wanted to raise ties or help connect riding buddies. In a previous life, I must have been 5; Closed Sun., 299-0001, relishabq.com Here’s a thought: their rotisserie Sat. 9-5, 255-5370 (Tully’s), 268-2627 awareness of her disease and involve Charity riders might donate cash, Italian. How else to explain a lifetime chicken is excellent. They won’t cut (Saratori’s), tullysitaliandeli.com his community of riders, so he goods or both, but all of them like to love of pasta, Italian sausage, and The Grove Café Market it up for you so channel your inner organized Ride for the Cure New hit the road for a good cause. capicola. This pork cold cut is known cave-person and yank it off the bone One of my favorite breakfast, brunch Mexico in 2007 with 100 percent of the “It’s always a great feeling of all-for- by several different spellings and La Quiche Parisienne Bistro with your fingers. Hey, it’s a picnic. and lunch places. They offer salads, funds raised going to cancer research one when we ride in a group to bring pronunciations – Tony Soprano called Pick up a bag of salad, or veggie Over half a dozen varieties of and what they call warm and cool and local patient care. recognition to the event,” O’Gilvie it “gabbagool” – but it’s always platter, chips, etc. whatever you’d like quiche, served with spring salad mix, sandwiches which come with seasonal “The first year we had 12 riders, said. “I especially like the Marine’s delicious. for your picnic dinner – even a bottle should make a nice pique-nique. Do sides, and excellent sweet pickles. and by the third year we had 703 Toy Run in Moriarty. I’ve also volun- of room-temperature wine. Instant Pick up cupcakes for dessert, as they dinner-on-a-blanket. registered riders,” Stanford said. teered to give out the toys that have are truly worth the calories. Now you Gina Felix, Stanford’s friend and been collected to the kids.” know my dessert-rating system. fellow rider, assumed leadership of In addition to cancer research and 600 Central Avenue SE, Tues.-Sat. 7-4; Personal Chef Ride for the Cure this year. “We do it toy rides, there are motorcycle events Sun. 8-3, Closed Mon., 248.9800, Planning a romantic picnic at so we have survivors,” said Felix, who to collect coats and nonperishable thegrovecafemarket.com sunset? A small family outing? lost both parents to cancer. goods. The beneficiaries include Tailgate party? Kimberley Calvo of The ride, which anticipates upwards school kids, women’s shelters and The Seasonal Palate will ride to the of 600 riders this year and raises military veterans. With entry fees rescue. $3,000, now benefits UNM Cancer typically around $20-$30, the rides Calvo prefers parties of five or more. Center. Two ride options are available, can raise hundreds to thousands of “If someone wants to do a high end both starting in Tijeras and both end- dollars, with participant numbers picnic for two, I’m happy to accom- ing in Madrid with raffles, vendors, ranging from double to triple figures. modate that.” music and kids’ activities. “Riding in any group that is safe However she notes that there would The stereotype of and respectful is so much be $100 minimum to make it cost motorcyclists as “big, bad SATURDAY, MARCH 28 fun and can be a learn- effective. She will also charge a $35 guys” is not representa- ing experience when RIDE FOR THE CURE delivery fee, but there is no charge if tive of Felix’s community. you travel to the small you pick up your own basket. “Riders are doctors, NEW MEXICO towns,” said O’Gilvie. Calvo will create to order, depend- lawyers, priests,” she 9 a.m. One of her goals in the ing on what you’re looking for. said. “They are passionate facebook.com/pages/ next few years is to take Savory Fare Café, Bakery & She also provides an example of and have big hearts, Ride-for-the-Cure-NM three months off her job Catering this yummy-sounding picnic she especially if it’s for kids at the VA Hospital to ride last made: chilled shrimp with a or cancer.” across America. Another Soups, sandwiches, quiches and chimichurri sauce, roasted flat iron “Riding for any charity is always is to organize a ride to benefit senior more plus some quite yummy-looking steak, Caprese salad skewers, orzo- a good idea,” said Vicki O’Gilvie, an citizens called Wheels and Walkers. pastries make Savory Fare Café and-asparagus salad with shaved organizer of the meet-up group New “We’re going to ride anyway,” Felix another fine option. They do have a ca- Parmesan and for dessert, chocolate Mexico Motorcycle Riders. “Many of added, “so the charity rides are an tering service but require a minimum, red-chile truffles. Hungry yet? Call my members can relate to these chari- excuse to ride while giving back to the 10-person order. They don’t have all or email Kim: 934-3866 or kim@ ties and we’ll even ride in other cities.” communities where we live.” their catering items available all the theseasonalpalate.com. Albuquerque Meetup (albuquerque- time so they request as much notice nm.meetup.com) lists three other Cristina Olds is a writer, editor, graphic as possible, preferably three days for Saffron Tomato likes her picnics cold and motorcycle riding groups with 100- designer and outdoor enthusiast. catering. Of course you can just walk in never forgets the corkscrew. 200 members, appealing to different Find her at oldscreative.com and order for one to nine people. styles of motorcycles and riding PAGE 22 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS OUTDOORS spotlights ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 23 Go Off Leash at City Dog Parks Blame it on Bugs Bunny: Left Turn Distilling COMPILED BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF BY NEALA MCCARTEN

et out of the dog-walking routine he vibe is cozy industrial, if such terms can books that Langwell describes as because La Luz grabbed bronze Gand unleash your life. Tcoexist. But that’s only the first surprise inside “an encyclopedia for hillbillies.” in the vodka division of the 2015 Dog-loving ABQ Free Press readers this manufacturing shop turned distillery that turns Filled with all kinds of practical American Craft Spirits Associa- and staff say a few city dog parks into a cocktail lounge as needed. skills from how to skin animals tion awards. stand out from the rest. Located in the industrial area of Candelaria and to how to build a cabin, it also More products are coming. Left Girard, Left Turn Distilling is Albuquerque’s first featured information on moonshin- Turn is about to release new rums North Domingo Baca Dog Park and oldest distillery, opened in November 2013. ing. under the Rojo brand. A light rum at 7520 Corona Ave. NE, between Left Turn’s been expanding ideas and offerings ever When Langwell received a expected to be ready by early Wyoming and Louisiana just north of since. chemistry set at age 15, he started March will be followed shortly Paseo del Norte, offers lots of room Like Bugs Bunny, Distiller Brian Langwell made a down distillery road and produced by their very special piñon rum, for dogs to scamper around, great left turn at Albuquerque, where he currently makes a half-test tube of really bad vodka. a light rum in which piñon have for throwing a ball. An extra fitness a gin and a vodka, with a rum just about ready to be After a career as a machinist and been macerated. Indeed, the rum bonus is a track next to the gated park released and a corn whiskey following behind. fabricator, running a machine has a warm brown color and a to run on with your dog. If you like But he didn’t start with just any gin. Left Turn shop in the building that currently lovely pine-nut finish. There will to socialize your dog with others, it’s Distilling’s Old Tom is a delicious throwback houses Left Turn Distilling, he be a dark rum in about another a busy, friendly place. Evenings are a to 18th-century London, where this form of gin turned back to his interest in year when it finishes aging. little slower if you want some alone Stephanie Hainsfurther achieved great popularity. Currently resurrected distilling. The distillery is open to the time to play with your pooch. by the craft-spirit movement (with its renewed He has done all of the work public for tours and tastings If you have dogs AND kids, head Dog play makes them happy and tires them out, an after-park bonus for dog-owning humans. interested in small-batch, carefully developed, hand- himself, even learning to be a through Groupon and Living over to Tower Pond Park (Tower crafted spirits), Old Tom Gin is once again growing coppersmith in the process. You Social. The tour lasts about an Road between 82nd and 86th). This in popularity. need copper stills, he explained, Neala McCarten hour as Langwell describes the dog park has wood chips, some grass Dog Park boasts an out-of-the- Left Turn’s version is a winner. It has a gentle because copper has a very interest- whole process of distilling spirits, and smaller trees, and is family friend- ordinary community. The owners sweetness and is loaded with all-natural botanical ing property. ending with a cocktail of the ly: There is a skate park, batting cages, have a Facebook page and bond over herbs and spices like coriander, lemon, lime and “The fermentation process Left Turn Distilling, participant’s choice from Left a running track and a playground for their dogs. Some bonds have grown orange, cinnamon, cloves and of course, juniper produces sulfur products and 2924 Girard Blvd. NE, 508-0508, Turn’s drink menu. little humans. The entire family and so strong that they celebrate holidays berries. copper actually removes the sulfur leftturndistilling.com But enough talk. If you want to furballs will find something to do. The and life events. If you’re looking to And a winning gin it is, garnering awards on both products naturally,” Langwell said. get right to the spirits, Left Turn track and dog park are somewhat lit socialize your dog and yourself, this is the national and world-wide level: a bronze in the Copper also imparts a tiny bit of is open for cocktails from 3:30 to at night, but we recommend visiting the place. 2014 San Diego World Spirits Competition and a additional flavor as well, making it smoother and 9 p.m. Tues.-Sat. You can purchase bottles around USS Bullhead during daylight hours. A staff favorite is gold from the Beverage Tasting Institute. more full-bodied. the city from Total Wines, Jubilation Fine Wines Park , located where San Pedro Drive Still a rare form of gin, Langwell’s Old Tom is one Unlike his gin – created to be delicious – La Luz & Spirits, Kelly Liquor, and some of the Quarters. ends, south of Gibson. There are of about nine produced in the world. Vodka (named after Albuquerque’s popular trail) If you don’t see Old Tom or La Luz vodka, ask softball diamonds and a large grassy “It’s a gin I make specifically for people who don’t was created to totally disappear. Langwell sought to for it. “Whenever you go to a liquor store, bar, or field that often has YAFL football like gin,” he said. develop a vodka that vanishes on the palate, leaving restaurant ask for our products – that’s how we get games and soccer games for kids. Langwell grew up in the East Mountains, where just the punch of alcohol. into those places,” Langwell said. Almost hidden behind the softball his family homesteaded on 40 acres. His father “This is a really light vodka that doesn’t affect Find out what Left Turn Distilling is up to on their fields and up against Kirkland Air learned how to live off-grid from a set of Foxfire taste at all,” Landwell explained. He has done it well Force Base, you’ll find a quiet, grassy Facebook page. dog park, with big trees for shade. Like Ouray Dog Park, there is a sense of community here. Every two weeks, Upcoming Live Performances parkgoers look forward to the Albu- BY STEPHANIE HAINSFURTHER production, this time with the tribulations of Jayden, whose family and fellow corgis, the Albuquerque Corgi Meetup Emily Dorn in the role of artists want her to do something else. Produced by March 19-29 group invading the park with up to 25 Mimi; Rodolfo is sung by UNM’s Dept. of Theatre and Dance; for more info, corgis and corgi mixes. Just watching The Chupacabra Cantina tenor Josh Kohl. Albu- theatre.unm.edu. these lowriders run and fetch and National Hispanic Cultural Center, 724-4771, nhccnm.org querque soprano Sarah Ouray Dog Park, on Ouray North- clown around is tons of fun. April 3-26 Are your actions feeding the Chupacabra? Are Asmar returns as Musetta, west near Ladera Drive, has the city’s Our city has been rated by many and Tim Mix, who was a The Addams Family you sowing seeds of discord or peace? This original first agility course. If you’re training different sources as one of the best delightfully devious Don work is produced and performed by Las Meganenas Musical Theatre Southwest, 265-9119, musicaltheatresw.com your dog, you can practice here. In places to own a dog (Huffington Post, Giovanni for OSW in 2013, (The Big Girls) as part of Siembra: Latino Theatre What a treat to see local talent in a musical that fact, many owners find that dogs will Livability.com, Men’s Health, etc). is Marcello. Young love Sam Kahn Festival at the NHCC, and is directed by Alicia is still touring after a Broadway run. I’m sure MTS go through the course mimicking Explore our city’s dog parks as the and pathos abound. A Lueras Maldonado. The troupe sees themselves as will have a party putting together “The Addams other dogs, so even an amateur dog weather warms and grab a new leash source within OSW tells storytellers, connecting local lore to global issues. In Family.” Wednesday Addams has got herself a might enjoy the challenges. Ouray on life. me the tickets are just about sold out (a balcony seat this play the stories are being told at the cantina by boyfriend from a “normal” family and they’re with a superb view of the entire stage can go for as For full regulations, go to: coming to dinner. Much hinges on the fact that she’s nuns who campaign against GMO, when they and little as $12), so act fast to secure a place. Dog Park Rules cabq.gov/parksandrecreation the bartender are joined by a surprise guest. keeping him a secret from her mother Morticia, and • Parks Hours - 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. unless • Owners must clean up and properly April 3-11 has enlisted her father Gomez’s help in keeping that March 22-29 secret. And we all know, from the 1964 TV show and otherwise stated. dispose of waste left by their dog(s). 2AM Lovely • Dogs must be kept on a leash until inside • Puppies using the park must be older La Boheme subsequent takeoffs, how weak Gomez becomes UNM’s Experimental Theatre X, 925-5858, unmtickets.com the double-gated entry. than six months. National Hispanic Cultural Center, 724-4771, nhccnm.org when Morticia wields her ample charms. • Dogs must be under voice control and in • Children younger than 12 are not allowed Part of the Linnell Festival of New Plays, this origi- sight of handlers at all times. inside the off-leash dog exercise area operasouthwest.org Stephanie Hainsfurther is an associate editor for nal work by Irene Loy is about the artist’s struggle to • Any dog exhibiting aggressive behavior unless accompanied by an adult. Puccini’s well-loved opera is a perennial favorite, ABQ Free Press. must be leashed and removed immediately. • No food or drinks allowed within the create, and create herself. The story is told through fenced area. and Opera Southwest restages their popular PAGE 24 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS THEATER FILM ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 25 Inmate’s Letters to be Performed Bawdy Laughs + Sondheim’s Nobody Knows My Name: ‘Dear White People’ BY STEPHANIE HAINSFURTHER BY RICHARD OYAMA work of experimental music entitled and, Shields said, has “an element of Music = ‘A Funny Thing’ irector Justin Simien’s debut movie, “Dear and complicates those inherited stereotypes – A“Coming Together” by Frederic Rze- controlled improvisation,” somewhat BY BARRY GAINES White People,” is one of the smartest, most thus Sam is less a “tragic mulatta” than a fierce wski will be the centerpiece of a concert at like jazz. D stylish and provocative American films about young black woman who’s in the ungainly Chatter Sunday on March 29. Playing this music is no easy feat. “It’s he Landmark Musicals race, sex, power and identity since Spike Lee’s process of defining herself. “We were drawn to the piece based exciting and sometimes terrifying,” said Tproduction of “A Funny Thing “Do the Right Thing.” “Dear White People” is decidedly a post- purely on the music,” said Chatter Asso- Shields. “It’s also fun, and stressful. Happened on the Way to the Fo- Simien’s locus isn’t a Brooklyn neighbor- Obama look at race and racism, but inevitably ciate Artistic Director James Shields. He There is one driving string of notes in rum” opened March 7 at UNM’s hood, but the fictional, Ivy League, Winchester it touches upon the wreckage of the 1960s. is also principal clarinetist for Chatter a rapid-fire, steady rhythm that builds Rodey Theatre. This musical was University, a laboratory for social stances and So Black Nationalism becomes transmuted and the New Mexico Philharmonic. “It tension.” first performed on Broadway over ambitions. to Afrocentricity and black-only frat houses, is striking, amazing music, and out of He feels Rzewski’s music has a lot to 50 years ago, based on classical The title is taken from the campus radio rallies and charges of Uncle Tomism. When the box for classical musicians.” say about prison systems, the police and comic characters and situations show hosted by Samantha “Sam” White, I attended SUNY Binghamton in 1970, my Rzewski, an American composer the legitimacy of authority. “Art should that have existed for centuries. a biracial student played with exquisite, fellow students were debating “Third World whose political ideals informed his do more asking of questions than Burt Shevelove and Larry heartrending control by Tessa Thompson. corridors” in dormitories. In their youth, these work, as in “The People United Will answering.” Gelbart (“M*A*S*H”) assembled As the title suggests, the program features Lionsgate troubled characters reinvent the wheel as they Never Be Defeated!” (musical variations their complex plot elements from Sam’s in-your-face broadcast commentary learn how to become. on a Nueva Cancion Chilena by Sergio Stephanie Hainsfurther is an associate the plays of Plautus, a Roman that challenges the posturing of white is the dean’s son, while Coco shoots for a big-time Like Altman, Simien braids intersecting Ortega called “¡El pueblo unido, jamás editor for ABQ Free Press. writer of comedy in the second students. Her show, web videos by aspiring actress media career and Kurt, editor of a satirical maga- storylines but, more to the point, he endows his será vencido!”). “Coming Together” and third centuries B.C.E. His Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris), and the movie’s zine, is the son of the university president. characters with fully flawed humanity. By the end is a musical setting for the words of farces are among the earliest mockumentary intertitles clue the viewer about Since race in American life inevitably intersects of the film, we know Sam, Troy and Lionel as we Sam Melville, an insurrectionist and surviving examples of Latin lit- the ways in which volatile issues are mediated and with the contradictions of the human heart, the know good friends. Yet “Dear White People” doesn’t inmate at Attica State Prison who was As lovers will contrast their erature and have influenced both exacerbated on screen. A reality TV casting director straight-arrow and aspirant politician Troy has a let anyone off the hook with an easy or sentimental serving an 18-year sentence for the 1969 emotions in times of crisis, Shakespeare and Molière, among Courtesy Landmark Musicals tells Coco, “Conflict is commodity.” The medium is white girlfriend, Sofia, the president’s daughter, resolution anymore than the events of Ferguson or bombings of government buildings in others. Plautine comedy is taken so am i dealing with my the marketplace. while Sam’s stealth lover is white. She secretly Staten Island have resolved themselves. Visually, Manhattan. He died at Attica in 1971 to its limits in “Forum.” It is the first naive Hero, and statuesque Meghan environment. in the indifferent If the explosive climactic event – a black-themed prefers Taylor Swift to bebop. In addition, Lionel, there’s no trickery, no gimmicky “shuck and jive,” when state troopers quelled the prison musical for which Stephen Sondheim Bode shows comic flair as his love frat party (based on actual events at Dartmouth and touchingly played by Tyler James Williams, is a which is as it should be. At one point, a character uprising by killing 38 inmates and brutality, incessant noise, wrote both the lyrics and the music. Philia. Their duet, “Lovely,” is an audi- other institutions of higher learning) – recalls the gay intellectual with a Buckwheat-styled Afro who defines jazz as “tension that creates one song.” To hostages. the experimental chemistry of Dahl Delu’s set features three mono- ence favorite. Hi Tillery and Erin Moody denouement to Lee’s 1989 film, “Dear White People” drifts uneasily, belonging nowhere, in the fraught, its brave credit, “Dear White People” plays the Narration will be provided by poet chromatic houses in a row. Stage left is portray the unhappy couple Senex and food, the ravings of lost hysteri- also evokes Robert Altman’s ensemble dramas and exclusive world of frat houses. tensions. Hakim Bellamy from the script based on the home of Erronius (“wandering”) who Domina with Moody belting out “That the glittering social comedies of George Cukor. Race Simien, who wrote the script as well, knows fully The film, newly released on DVD and Blu-ray, Melville’s letters. cal men, i can act with clarity and has been away for years in search of Dirty Old Man” to open the second act. is the subject, but so are class privilege, avidity and his characters’ frayed identities, complexities and ought to be seen by everyone, including those for “You can resonate with the determina- meaning. i am deliberate – his son and daughter Veteran Zane THROUGH MARCH 22 frustrated goals, notably among black middle-class desires. It’s a delight to surrender yourself to a film- whom it will bring discomfort. tion [in his words],” said Shields. stolen as infants by Barker, who will be sometimes even calculating – characters like Dean Fairbanks (Dennis Haysbert). maker of visual economy and rare intelligence. He “The music tries to capture the single pirates. [Spoiler alert: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED directing the next two missing children Likewise, Troy (Brandon Bell), Sam’s ex-boyfriend, knows the history of black representation in cinema Richard Oyama’s first novel is entitled “A Riot Goin’ On.” mindedness of Sam Melville and his seldom employing histrionics ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Landmark shows, is tend to turn up as emotional state leading up to the riots. except as a test of the reactions enjoyable as gender- adults.] Stage right Rodey Theatre, UNM Main The music is like an arrow or a vector Campus, unmtickets.com, 925-5858 shifting Hysterium (his of others. i read much, exercise, is the establishment pointing towards a predetermined end.” name has a neuter talk to guards and inmates, of Lycus (a Plautus Just for Laughs: ‘The Interview’ The musical score is nontraditional ending). Art Tedesco play pimp), dealer in courtesans. In the in that it provides a set of writ- feeling for the inevitable seriously or (gag) analyzed for a film though sometimes the characters seem to think middle is the home of long-suffering is a frantic Lycus, and Russ Sype as Er- ten instructions for the instruments, deeper meaning. There is a large it is. Along the way there is a sexy North Korean Rebel direction of my life. Senex (“old man”), his wife Domina ronius appears long enough to complete like “lower instruments only play Gs.” the intricate plot. comedic set piece in which Seth who helps them (Asian stereotype: Dragon Lady), a (“mistress of the household”), his son Rogen’s character has to hide a band of secret freedom fighters and some stiff-necked The minimalist piece provides a driving – Sam Melville Dancing courtesans Verónica Baca, Hero (“hero”), his son’s conniving slave giant piece of metal in his butt. I soldiers. The film’s politics are about as nuanced as background to the spoken words Kami Khornak, Ludmila Malakhov, Pseudolus (“faker”), and the chief slave laughed so it must have worked. that of the old Bob Hope and Bing Crosby “Road” films, Hysterium (“hysterical”). Stephanie Simon, Jordan Slocum and The plot of the film involves but with filthy language and situations. When his parents go away on a trip, our Kendra Williams – aided by choreog- former Green Goblin turned pseu- James Franco has reinvented himself over the last Hero offers Pseudolus his freedom if he rapher Louis Giannini and costume do-intellectual comedian James decade as some kind of modern public intellectual but can procure the beautiful young woman designer Tracy Franke – provide Franco as a sleazy paparazzo this film really doubles down on promoting American Hero has seen next door. She is the Cretan attractive entertainment. named Dave Skylark. In an exceptionalism. How clever is it to save the world by virgin Philia (“love”) who is to be delivered I enjoyed Nicholas Handley’s serious, attempt to become respectable shooting the bad guy in the face with a tank? Even to Captain Miles Gloriosus (“braggart self-absorbed Miles Gloriosus; he brings journalists (and capitalize on the Bruce Willis doesn’t make films like that anymore. soldier”) later that day. The Captain soon energy to the second half of the play. momentum gained from Eminem Anyway. the lesson of the whole thing boils down to appears to claim his purchase. Finally, Vernon Reza is Pseudolus, the coming out of the closet on his “America is good and Fascism is bad so America gets The exposition needed to get the play’s central figure. Reza’s singing Sony Pictures show), Skylark and his producer to do bad things to protect itself from worse people” plot going made for a slow start, but voice is powerful, but to me he often Aaron Rapaport (Rogen) decide to or something. I’m not 100 percent sure. I really do the characters’ machinations and BY NATE MAXSON jet off to North Korea to interview think this film is funny. I laughed so hard I missed the lacked the timing and audience connec- complications resulted in a panoply of Kim Jong Un. Before they can do that they are recruit- dialogue that came after a scene exposing King Jong tion of the best vaudevillian comics. confusions, mistaken identities, chases, he Interview” is a film badly damaged by our unfair ed by an attractive female CIA agent into going there to Un’s unexpected anti-Semitism. “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way and crude jokes that gained momentum “Texpectations of it. When a film makes the dictato- assassinate Kim Jong Un. It is unclear if the people making this film were really and engaged the audience. to the Forum” remains a high achieve- rial government of North Korea threaten war over it and The rotund dictator is gamely played by Randall Park taking it seriously. The best way to enjoy it is not to Director Hal Simons has assembled ment of low comedy. then an international hacking scandal happens (we’re who often elicits more sympathy than either of our take it seriously. As we move further in time from the a fine cast of 18 and musical director still not quite sure who did that, by the way), it makes protagonists, when he’s not threatening to destroy the incidents that made us see this silly, silly movie as Darby Fegan conducts an orchestra of Barry Gaines is the theater critic for ABQ us think the film is going to be something really special. world. His love of Katy Perry and margaritas bonds him something more than a comedy, that should become 12. The voices are top-notch, and the Free Press. He is a Professor Emeritus at It is not. immediately with Skylark, who decides not to murder easier to do. “The Interview” is no “Doctor Strangelove.” It is not a orchestra – after a shaky Overture – UNM and Administrator of the American his new friend. subtle political satire nor is it a film that should be taken was fine. David Aubrey plays a bland, Theater Critics Association. It isn’t quite a “The Fox and the Hound” tearjerker of Nate Maxson’s latest book of poetry is “Age of Jive.” PAGE 26 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS MUSIC MUSIC ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 27 Songwriter Keith James Debuts Indie Music Briefs Singer Songwriter David Berkeley Preps Sixth Album, Second Book Single for Lucky Fans Tour BY SAL TREPPIEDI BY BETSY MODEL ithin the music industry there are best-selling author Harlan Coben n March 17, Doomtree, a Midwest but watch out for the spicy bits tossed DAVID BERKELEY W“pools” of talent that make up agrees: he asked Berkeley to write BY RENE THOMPSON hip-hop collective, tears up the in for extra flavor. Try this out: “The APRIL 24 O the artistic component of a massive a song to go with Coben’s mystery Launchpad with a brand of music Deepest Lake” as the soundtrack to and complex industry. There are the Westside Tap Room, novel “Shelter,” which was used ith its mix of acoustic guitar akin to a savory 15-bean soup. The a James Bond movie taking place in musicians who write only music, 5740 Night Whisper Rd. NW, 508-4368 throughout the book’s promotion and Wand drums, violins and a catchy seven members, Cecil Otter, Dessa, Southeast Asia. Damn, that’s good! those who write lyrics, those who APRIL 25 ultimately made its way onto Berke- bassline, Keith James’s “Not My Day” Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S, Paper (denguefevermusic.com) play well enough for recording, those Santa Fe Tap Room, ley’s album “The Fire In My Head.” will remind you of a few great R&B Tiger, and Sims, came together after Look at “Best of 2014” lists and who sing, and the tiny percentage 505 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, Berkeley has also seen his music pop tunes. school with minimal knowledge of you will find The War on Drugs (505) 983-6259 who perform in front of audiences incorporated into Hollywood produc- Songwriter Keith James has gone how to write songs much less run a prominently featured. In fact, you with a style and persona deep enough MAY 16, JUNE 3 tion and television including the CBS all out with his debut song. After business. These obstacles have quickly may not need to look much past the to warrant ticket sales. Marble Pub, drama, “Without a Trace.” producing and songwriting, going melted away like a stone-cold heart Top 10 albums. Upon first listen, one Few have all of those talents in 111 Marble Ave NW, 243-2739 When not touring, Berkeley and his multiplatinum with hits for Jeremih watching a baby take its first steps. will catch a whiff of ‘90s new-wave their repertoire. Santa Fe resident More info: marblebrewery.com or band mates do most of their recording and Nicki Minaj, James has started his “All Hands” is the band’s latest guitar with a pinch of reverb, but David Berkeley is one who does and davidberkeley.com at Jono Manson’s studio north of own singing career. release and it is chockfull of blasts of keep listening and you realize that his folk/pop/coffee house style has Santa Fe. Staying local allows him He sees a demand for better music thunder and lightning beginning with this delves much deeper into a Middle resulted in six albums, domestic and more time with his family before from the stagnant styles that seem to the first track, “Final Boss,” on which American soundtrack. SPIN Magazine what’s already a tiny, close-knit com- international touring and, this coming going on tour to venues as diverse as dominate the industry now. they proclaim, “I’m reloaded.” Mind proclaimed, “At the risk of sounding munity, you get a lot of time alone to September, the publication of his Kansas City and San Francisco one “Nobody is looking for good music you, the seven members all have like one of those resiliency-of-the- contemplate. In my case, that included second book. week, London and Paris the next. in the game and I just want to bring it solo careers and while, on the whole, human-spirit movie trailers, it’s a keeping notes of the experience, many This is Berkeley’s second round of In fact, spring finds Berkeley playing back,” James explained. “That is what they have not garnered the success spectacular example of channeling of which found their way into “140 living in Santa Fe – while a literature venues throughout Europe before is everybody is responding with, that of, say, Odd Future, the sounds they personal catharsis into great art.” Goats and a Guitar,” and writing major at Harvard he interned one doing stateside gigs, including a few this is that kind of music they want create are equally as inventive. Check music.” Social Media Power summer at Outside Magazine – but small ones in the place he calls home. and to keep it coming.” out the verbal tic-tac-toe of “Heavy If Berkeley’s last book was a If you heard it on when his wife Sarah fielded a job Matthew Washburn Originally from Chicago’s South Rescue.” memoir, his next is fiction, “The Free offer that would allow their family Betsy Model specializes in investigative Side, James said he ties the roots of For more information about the Take note, for a genre that has gone the radio, you Brontosaurus.” Berkeley is timing its of four to live in Santa Fe full time, written while he and his family were pieces and personality profiles. She is a his hometown into his music because “Lucky Fans Tour” sweepstakes, stale over the last decade, this is a publication date to the drop of his won’t read it here they relocated. That was three years living on the rugged Mediterranean regular contributor to ABQ Free Press it is just part of who he is and how he go to whoiskeithjames.com/lucky swift kick in the pants. (doomtree.net) next album and sees the marriage of ago; since then Berkeley has let the island of Corsica. Living in a Corsican and her work has appeared in Rolling came up. Even when he is in other cit- On March 11, you can catch Stone Yes, this would have fit as written word on a page as symbiotic to read the official rules. experience of living in the high desert village of only 35 people who don’t Stone, Vanity Fair and other national ies like L.A., he tends to flock to other Foxes at Launchpad. Now check background music to “The Grapes to song lyrics and music. color many of his recent songs. admit strangers easily, Berkeley publications. Chi-Town locals; he says it’s funny this out: Stone Foxes will be releas- of Wrath.” On “Lost in a Dream” Apparently, New York Times best part of coming out with this single, Before moving to Santa Fe, Berkeley admits, laughing, was a far cry from when they find each other wherever. ing one song on the first Friday of (Secretly Canadian) Adam Granduciel because he gets to hear what fans want. released “140 Goats and a Guitar,” growing up in New Jersey and then “Chicago is definitely heavily every month for 12 months before has written a manual for dealing with “I feel like everything we are work- intended as a companion piece to his living in the major metropolitan cities influenced in my music and you can compiling these songs, bonus tracks, pain and turned it into a best seller. ing on other than ‘Not My Day’ is just CD “Some Kind of Cure.” With 13 of Brooklyn, Atlanta and Berkeley, hear that, especially with the jargon as well as live recordings, remixes On “Suffering,” Granduciel writes, as strong if not stronger,” James said. essays on everything from isolation California. that you hear, just here on the streets and a tour scrapbook in one huge “Will you be here suffering / Well I “I mean, it’s just getting better with to fatherhood, nostalgia for another “We lived there because my wife, of Chicago, but I try to make it as package entitled “Twelve Spells.” Go hope to be.” Never has pain sounded more and more excitement, and with time to time spent on the road, the Sarah, was finishing her Ph.D.,” universal as possible,” he said. to Soundcloud and look up #Foxes- this sweet. (thewarondrugs.net / @ the success of ‘Not My Day’ and how book stands well on its own. It does explains Berkeley, “and it was a great James’s songwriting is inspired by FirstFriday to hear the six songs the warondrugsjams / FB: TheWarOn- people are reacting to it – right now it specifically reference the song lyrics if unusual experience. The island’s Motown and Soul artists such as band has dropped. If you do make it Drugs.Band) is inspiring the best out of me.” on “Some Kind of Cure” and offers a wild and open and rugged, not unlike James Brown. He listens to Brown just to the show, a photo with the band or Check out The War on Drugs on His producer, Mike Schultz describes free download of the title track. many places still in New Mexico, about every day, as well as artists like a well-timed photo bomb may get you April 7 at the Historic El Rey Theater. James’s music as a sound that is The lyrics and resulting essays were but when you’re not really a part of Elton John and the Beatles. into the scrapbook. ( thestonefoxes. Opening the show will be Philadel- “I am always looking for that groove magnified by the warmth and positive energy reflected in James himself. com or @thestonefoxes) phia’s Hop Along. Hop Along is you find in older music and can build Dengue Fever brings their hybrid Frances Quinlan, Mark Quinlan, Tyler “Keith James is an incredible indie music briefs, Page 26 upon in newer songs.” of psychedelic, surf and Cambodian Long and Joe Reinhart. They recently He believes he doesn’t really know songwriter, but has always been a true artist at heart – it’s now time for the music to the Launchpad on April 2. signed to Saddle Creek Records and how difficult it may be moving from Their newest release is entitled “The are in the midst of completing their Sasquatch (WA), I predict it will not sermon-like message clearly shows songwriting to performing his own world to know that,” Schultz said. be long before the name Phox spreads Gira’s disdain for the direction our James is now setting up for limited Deepest Lake” (TUK TUK Records). It first full-length album, produced by music, but he hopes that followers of continues the exploratory melding of John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur, like a never-ending game of world is taking and his plea to see his other work will take the time to shows with his Lucky Fans Tour, Telephone. (phoxband.com / it change (“Love! Now! / Breathe! where followers can enter to win an the sound that began in 2003 with the Jr.). (@hopalongtheband) notice what he is doing now. release of their self-titled album. This On that same night, Wisconsin’s @phoxband / FB: PhoxBand) Now! / Here! Now!”), the music “I’ve done things that they love and exclusive performance by the artist. For 33 years, Michael Gira has screams “do this or else.” Head over The 10 lucky winners will get a concert is gluten-free music with the appeal Phox comes to town at Low Spirits hopefully fans of things I have done of smoky BBQ chased with green tea, Bar and Stage. One way to describe created experimental music with an to the Sunshine Theatre on April 9 with other artists would be drawn to from James right in their hometowns. ever-changing lineup of musicians and witness this musical visionary. “I plan to be anywhere and every- the band, and specifically lead singer this, at least to check it out and once Monica Martin, is a lyric from the under the moniker Swans. After (younggodrecords.com / they hear it, it becomes infectious.” where people are enjoying my music,” breaking up the band to pursue other FB: SwansOfficial) James said. “It’s a chain city tour, song, “Slow Motion”: “Everywhere James’s video for “Not My Day” is I fall, don’t know name or location / projects, Gira reformed Swans in 2010 corky in an early ‘90s way, complete where we’re going to pick people to and in 2014 they released an album of Sal Treppiedi writes the Great Beyond come out to and perform; whether it’s Baby, I’ll just find my way, I’ll find it.” with backup choreographed dancers Yet Phox has received more attention new music, “To Be Kind,” heralded by Music Blog at greatbeyondmusic/ and singers, but also includes cute post at your job, school or home, we’ll put many as the best release of the band’s wordpress.com. Follow on Twitter (@ on a show just for you.” (gratefully) than what color the dress animation and silliness all over. is. Since they have already appeared career while landing on many “Best GreatBeyondBlog) and Facebook by He has a full album of the same name Of” lists. searching Great Beyond Music Blog. Rene Thompson is an editorial intern for on CBS This Morning, Conan, a coming soon and said the feedback he feature on NPR and have upcoming Listen to “Screen Shot” from the Please email comments, suggestions and ABQ Free Press. Photo by Chean Long has gotten from supporters has been the dates at Coachella, Bonnaroo and band’s recent release. While the tips to [email protected] cont. on page 27 PAGE 28 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS FLASH FICTION EVENTS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 29 Flash Fiction Winner Thank you all for submitting 85 entries to our 2015 Flash Fiction Contest. This year’s submissions were uniformly well written and intriguing, making it difficult to choose CALENDAr among them. 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The neigh- March 20, DJ Quico March 13, Havana Son listic Batz, Andrako fish, rays, an eel. In the day, we sit March 21, DJ Justin Credible March 14, Ray Anthony & Powerslyde March 19, New Kingston, Jah Branch, SUNSHINE THEATER bors find this disturbing. “No really,” At the Turquoise Trail: March 17, 8 pm, St. Patty’s Day Celebration in the breakfast nook with our feet The Riddims 120 Central Ave SW, 764-0249, the kid says, snorting, “cats and dogs Fridays, 9:30 pm-2 am, Live Music with The Whiskey Braggarts March 20, Inspectah Deck of Wu Tang Clan, sunshinetheaterlive.com curled up under ourselves so as not to – it’s funnier than it sounds.” Saturdays, 9:30 pm-12 am, Live Music March 20, Calle 66 Dezert Banditz March 15, Tribal Seeds, The Movement, attract the wildlife. We leap from chair March 13-14, Donny’s Girls March 21, Hartless March 21, Joseph General Band CD Release Leilani Wolfgramm March 27, Nosotros to table to bay window. In the night, The old lady from down the road says March 20, JD’s Show March 18, Motionless in White, For Today, she took her dogs out into the falling March 21, JD’s March 28, Westwind March 22, Night Riots, Draemings New Years Day, Ice Nine Kills we float our blue pool rafts through March 23, Corners, Sun Dog, Lindy Vision, sky-world-it-me, down into her own MARCH 14-28 MARCH 13-28 March 24, Chelsea Grin, Carnifex, Sworn In, the dark halls of the house, bouncing Constant Harmony The Family Ruin, Oath each other’s names off the walls like flooded yard, her own swimming INN OF THE MOUNTAIN GODS SANDIA RESORT & CASINO March 24, Weedeater, King Parrot, Black Maria, March 25, Suicide Silence, Emmure, bats. We sleep head-to-toe on the hole, and drowned their sorry hearts. I RESORT & CASINO 30 Rainbow Rd, 796-7500, sandiacasino.com Hanta Within the Ruins say, “My pet is a giant squid that lives 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero Tlur Pa Lounge March 25, The Stone Foxes March 27, Memphis May Fire, Crown the ADVERTISING • MARKETING • BRANDING • SOCIAL MEDIA • CONSULTING kitchen counters. (800) 545-9011, ticketmaster.com, DJ Cut & Huggy the Entertainer, March 26, Fallujah, Eat a Helicopter, Ruse Empire, Dance Gavin Dance, Palisades in the kitchen and brings me halibut innofthemountaingods.com Sun.-Thurs., 8 pm-12 am March 27, Beat Battle: Wake Self March 28, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, The bank comes and erects foreclosure like a cat with a mouse.” This party March 14, 8 pm, Dwight Yoakam Live Entertainment, Fri.-Sat., 9:30 pm-1:30 am w/ The Zia Queens NIKO IS signs in every yard, hammering March 21, 8 pm, Aaron Lewis March 13-14, Shining Star March 28, Burlesque Noir Presents: Dangerous mudhouseadvertising.com usually has tables full of food. This MARCH 12-24 into the eddies and mud with a sick March 28, 8 pm, Buckcherry March 20-21, Derryl Perry March 29, Tascam Presents The Albuquerque year, we share a box of soggy Triscuits March 27-28, Blue Sol Battle of the Bands squelching. They splash in the front MARCH 11- OCTOBER 9 ZINC CELLAR BAR and cans of warm Diet Coke. Bien Shur Lounge & Patio, Live Music, March 30, Masked Intruder, Success, Russian 3009 Central Ave NE, 254-9462, zincabq.com doors and repossess everything, strip- Fri.-Sat., 9 pm-1 am Girlfriends I say to the neighbors that there’s no ISLETA RESORT & CASINO Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, enjoy ping kelp from our television before 11000 Broadway SE, 724-3800, isleta.com March 13-14, Rodney Bowe & Sweetlife March 31, Fashawn, DJ Exile, Son Real, good music, tasty food and great drinks in the loading it on a bank boat. They wear point in sandbags, no point in canoes. At the Amphitheater, starting 7 pm: March 20-21, Street Scene Earthgang cellar bar. Live music on Tuesday features blues March 27-28, Kari Simmons Group fishing waders the same gray-green The falling sky-world-it-me is already May 14, Country Megaticket MARCH 11-27 duos from 8 pm to 11 pm. On Thursday and here and aligned with the banks May 27, Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson SANTA ANA STAR CASINO Saturday nights, larger bands perform from 9:30 as the living room water, the kelp, the June 4, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch 54 Jemez Dam Rd, Bernalillo, 867-0000, LOW SPIRITS pm to 12:30 am. During Sunday brunch, enjoy mossy walls. There are no other jobs somehow. First it takes our houses, June 19, Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, santaanastar.com 2823 2nd St NW, 344-9555, lowspiritslive.com the live music of solo artists in the main dining left except filling bags with sand and then it shoves us into the streets to Chase Bryant At The Stage at The Star: March 11, Spafford room from 11 am until 2 pm. March 13, Gilded Cage Burlesk & Variete Presents taxiing people back and forth to the drown our sorry hearts. June 24, Vans Warped Tour Stand-Up Comedy Thursdays, 7:30 pm March 12, Island of Black and White June 30, Nickelback Escape Fridays (DJs), 9 pm Feast of Flesh A Tribute to Friday the 13th March 14, Alice Wallace desert by kayak or motorboat. July 12, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Vegas Nights Saturdays (DJs), 9 pm March 14, Shamrockabilly Showdown: Cowboys March 15, Jack Hansen Beth Thomas is a working writer from Sam Hunt March 13, DJ Devin, DJ Chris De Jesus & Indians, Mr. Right & the Leftovers, Hells Acre March 16, Danny the Harp The swimming pool is lost, a deep New Mexico. Her fiction has appeared in July 15, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello, The Imposters March 14, DJ Miss Joy March 15, Consider the Source, Pherkad March 19, The Bus Tapes hole to catch lawn furniture and sea McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, El Portal, July 18, Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, March 20, DJ Devin, DJ Chris De Jesus March 16, Joe Pug, Field Report (Solo) March 21, Champagne with Friends predators. Under the open sky I catch PANK Magazine, Wigleaf, and other Brothers Osborne, A Thousand Horses March 21, 9 pm, Paul Van Dyk March 17, The Two Tens, Beard, Dave Jordan March 22, Dan Dowling July 21, J. Cole, Big Sean, YG, Jeremih March 26, 7 pm & 9:30 pm, Jon Reep of Award Tour March 24, Jeremiah Sammartan water in my throat. It is raining. The publications. March 18, The Glass Menageries, US Light, July 28, Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Hoodie Allen March 27, 9 pm, A Lighter Shade of Brown ONGOING August 14, Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, March 28, DJ Kriscut Quietly Kept Maddie and Tae, Canaan Smith In Lounge 54: March 19, Good Green, Sweet Hayah, COOL Water FUSION August 30, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Bullet for Live Local Music, Fri.-Sat., 9 pm The Shacks, Gary Blackchild Wyoming Mall, 2010 Wyoming Blvd NE, My Valentine Open 7 days March 20, Red Light Cameras, Merican Slang, 332-2665, coolwaterfusion.com September 11, Def Leppard, STYX, Tesla March 13-14, The DCN Project Ill Fusion DRAFT STATION ABQ September 17, Brad Paisley, Justin Moore, March 23, Jimmy Thackeray 1720 Central SW, draft-station.com Mickey Guyton ONGOING March 24, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Tuesdays, 7 pm, The Draft Sessions, September 25, Def Leppard, STYX, Tesla Leopold and His Fiction CITIES OF GOLD CASINO live local indie Septemer 27, Foo Fighters 10-B Cities of Gold Rd, Santa Fe, March 27, The Lonn Calanca Band, Eryn Bent October 1, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, (505) 455-4232, citiesofgold.com March 11-24 Raelynn Lodging, Food & Drink, Golf, Bowling MUSIC October 9, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Nightly Bingo NED’S BAR & GRILL Frankie Ballard 2509 San Mateo Boulevard NE, FRIDAY, MARCH 13 In the Showroom: CLUBS & PUBS 884-4680, nedsnm.com CHISPA: LATIN DIVA SERIES March 20, 8 pm, Los Tigres Del Norte March 11, JAG National Hispanic Cultural Center At Embers Steakhouse, starting 6 pm: MARCH 13-APRIL 9 March 12, DNA 1701 Fourth St SW, 724-4771, nhccnm.org March 11, Last Call March 13, 6 pm, Dave Paul Band Sofia Rei Sextet with special guests Jazz March 12, Eryn Bent HISTORIC EL REY THEATER March 13, 9 pm, The Edric Experience Brasiliero. March 13, Bad Katz Trio + 1 622 Central Ave SW, 242-2353, elreyabq.com March 14, Mr. Black March 18, Calvin Appleberry with Tracey Whitney March 13, Bro Safari featuring CRNKN March 15, Danger Zone Karaoke SEVEN LAST WORDS FROM THE CROSS Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver SW, 7 pm, March 19, Los Amigos March 28, Moustachio Basio March 17, Picosso Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico, March 20, Desert Soul April 2, SHLOHMO March 20, 6 pm, Double Plow polyphonynm.com March 25, The Tumbleweeds April 4, Rising Appalachia March 20, 9 pm, Fat City March 26, Shane Wallin April 7, The War on Drugs March 21, Fat City March 27, Troupe Red April 9, Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def, Black Milk, March 22, Danger Zone Karaoke At Triple Sevens Saloon, starting 9:30 pm: The Reminders March 24, Picosso March 12, Karaoke March 13, Whiskey Baby PAGE 30 • March 11, 2015 • ABQ FREE PRESS EVENTS EVENTS ABQ FREE PRESS • March 11, 2015 • PAGE 31 CALENDAr CALENDAr SATURDAY, MARCH 14 MONDAY, MARCH 16 PERFORMANCE SANTA FE PRESENTS MAY 29-30 March 21, 50 Years of Posters for Justice! MAY 28-31 ANTIQUE OR UNIQUE? THEATER LES VIOLONS DU ROY March 22, Dominic Angerame presents March 28: 6-9 pm, Hotel Albuquerque, DIRECTOR’S DISCUSSION: RESOLANA CELEBRATION DURANGO BLUES TRAIN MOVIES AND MEANING: Lensic Theater, 211 W. San Francisco, “City Symphony Series” Casa Esencia, 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW THROUGH MARCH 15 PUCCINI’S LA BOHÈME FEATURING SIHASIN Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, A DREAM SPACE FESTIVAL Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org March 29: 9 am-4 pm, Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, 19th & South Broadway Cultural Center, 479 Main Ave, Durango, CO MARCH 11-25 South Broadway Cultural Center, BEAUTIFUL THING 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW Mountain Rd NW, 243-7255, cabq.gov/museum 1025 Broadway SE, cabq.gov/sbcc (866) 515-6166, more info: durangobluestrain.com 1025 Broadway SE, cabq.gov/sbcc The Desert Rose Playhouse, 6921 Montgomery Bring your items to Celebrity Appraisers 10 am, Presented by Opera Southwest, $15-20, 7 pm, free, all ages St. Patrick’s Day celebration PLACITAS ARTISTS SERIES: CCA CINEMATHEQUE Movies and Meaning is a long weekend away Blvd NE, 881-0503, desertroseplayhouse.com WILLY SUCRE AND FRIENDS 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, and find out what they’re worth. A young man explores his sexuality. Dramatic operasouthwest.org/guild MARTIN SEXTON COMEDY & IMPROV in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, (505) 982-1338, ccasantafe.org Assistance League of Albuquerque, comedy featuring the music of Mama Cass Elliot. NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC Lensic Theater, 211 W. San Francisco, featuring films, workshops, very special guests, 7 Paseo de San Antonio, Placitas, 867-8080, March 11-12 Movies: Ballet 422, Leviathan, antiqueorunique.org/tickets NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org MARCH 27-28 dancing, magic and YOU. SOUVENIR 3 pm, placitasartistsseries.org Maps to the Stars, What We Do in the Shadows RIO RANCHO HOME & REMODELING SHOW Central United Methodist Church, moviesandmeaning.com Adobe Theater, 9813 Fourth St NW, 898-9222, SATURDAY, MARCH 21 THE BOX March 15, 4 pm, Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival: Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Circle 201 University Blvd NE, MONDAY, MARCH 23 adobetheater.org 100 Gold Ave SW #112, theboxabq.com A Borrowed Identity NE, 891-7300, santaanastarcenter.com 6 pm, more info: nmphil.org MUSIC IN CORRALES: CRAICMORE FESTIVALS, FIESTAS & FAMILY The story of a rich woman who thought she THE MAVERICKS Fridays and Saturdays, 8 pm, The Show: March 16, 7 pm, Young Frankenstein Sat., 10 am-5 pm; Sun., 10 am-4 pm Historic Old San Ysidro Church, could sing. SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Lensic Theater, 211 W. San Francisco, Live Comedy Improv March 17, 6 pm, Brief Encounters – Gregory 966 Old Church Rd, Corrales THROUGH MAY 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Santa Fe, (505) 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org Fridays, 9:30 pm, Comedy? Improv, Sketch Crewdson MOTHERS AND SONS THE WAILIN’ JENNYS Contemporary and traditional Celtic music. and Music March 22, 12:30 pm, Santa Fe Opera presents XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE COTTONWOOD MALL’S Aux Dog Theatre, 3011-15 Monte Vista Blvd NE, KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW, 7:30 pm, musicincorrales.org, SATURDAY, MARCH 28 March 27, 10:30 pm, Working Together Cold Mountain & FORGIVENESS CARING BUNNY EVENT 254-7716, auxdog.com ampconcerts.org brownpapertickets.com March 28, 9:30 pm, Working Together March 24, 7 pm, Swinging in the Shadows – The regional premiere of Terrence McNally’s play. HAPA Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass NW, California Beat Era Docs explora.us CHATTER SUNDAY: FROM B TO Z NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW, SATURDAY, MAY 2 facebook.com/CottonwoodMall GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM Chamber music, poetry and coffee, in an NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT ampconcerts.org MARCH 14-19 THROUGH MARCH 31 Offers families that have children with special Duke City Repertory Theatre informal, acoustically excellent setting. St. John’s United Methodist Church, BILL MAHER needs a subdued environment to participate in at The Cell Theatre, 700 First St NW, 797-7081, Doors open at 9:30 am, chatterabq.org 2626 Arizona St NE SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque Convention F AthOM EVENTS 10th ANNUAL WOMEN & CREATIVITY the Bunny Photo Experience. dukecityrep.org Center, Downtown at selected movie theaters, fathomevents.com Various events and venues in Santa Fe and SANTA FE SYMPHONY PRESENTS 6 pm, more info: nmphil.org THE CYPRESS STRING QUARTET 401 Second Street NW, 768-4575, March 14, The Met: Live in HD Albuquerque: womenandcreativity.org APRIL 4-5 THROUGH MARCH 22 BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL Albuquerque Academy, Simms Center for the SUNDAY, MARCH 22 albuquerquecc.com “La Donna del Lago” Lensic Theater, 211 W. San Francisco, Performing Arts, 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE, “What Moves You? EASTER FESTIVITIES AT THE KING AND I Tickets on sale at ticketmaster.com March 18, The Met: Live in HD Santa Fe, 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org CHATTER SUNDAY: 3 pm, presented by Chamber Music 30-Day Challenge & Exploration” at the THE LODGE RESORT Albuquerque Little Theatre, “La Donna del Lago” Encore THREE VISITING COMPOSERS Albuquerque, chambermusicabq.org Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum The Lodge Resort, 601 Corona Pl, Cloudcroft, 224 San Pasquale Ave SW, 242-4750, albuquer- THURSDAY, MAY 28 March 19, The Royal Ballet “Swan Lake” Chamber music, poetry and coffee, in an NM, (800) 395-6343, thelodgeresort.com quelittletheatre.org CHATTER SUNDAY: COMING TOGETHER Pop-Up Dinners with Outstanding informal, acoustically excellent setting. EDDIE IZZARD: FORCE MAJEURE TOUR Special Easter Package including Easter brunch, Chamber music, poetry and coffee, in an MARCH 14-April 13 Women Chefs A FUNNY THING HAPPENED Doors open at 9:30 am, chatterabq.org Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque Convention one night lodging, and egg hunt informal, acoustically excellent setting. by edible SantaFe (in ABQ and SF) ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Center, Downtown JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA Free Creative Salons on Wednesday Evenings Doors open at 9:30 am, chatterabq.org 401 Second Street NW, 768-4575, 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, APRIL 10-12 Rodey Theatre, UNM Main Campus, 925-5858, at Westbund West, Keshet, NHCC and unmtickets.com Read our story about this music, albuquerquecc.com (505) 466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com Harwood Art Museum MAGIC TREEHOUSE: inspired by the Attica prison Tickets on sale now: eddieizzard.com/gigs March 11-12, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken “The Moment”: spontaneous short videos ex- DINOSAURS AFTER DARK MARCH 13-APRIL 5 uprising of 1971, on page 24 March 13-14, The Last Unicorn, with book signing pressing pivotal/defining moments – created by South Broadway Cultural Center, in this issue of ABQ Free Press. March 15, Author Ellen Datlow THE GLASS MENAGERIE OPERA community members and MOMENT artists. 1025 Broadway Blvd SE, Cabq.gov/sbcc March 20, Featured Artists Ryan Singer and The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd NE, “Unconfined: Empowering Women Through Musical adaptation of the 1992 award-winning CHATTER CABARET: CHARLES IVES + Liz Wallace Gallery Reception 247-8600, vortexabq.com MARCH 22-29 Art” presented by Bernalillo County and children’s book series Classical music in a nightclub setting. March 21, Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds Food and drink extra. OPERA SOUTHWEST: LA BOHEME outhwest Women’s Law Center at the Friday 7 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 7 pm, Sunday 2 pm SATURDAY, MARCH 14 March 25, Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds frican-American Performing Arts Center. 5 pm, chatterabq.org National Hispanic Cultural Center, April 10-13, Magic Show with Francis Menotti SATURDAY, APRIL 11 STORMY WEATHER: 1701 Fourth St SW, 724-4771, nhccnm.org “Creating Spaces”: Create space each THE HIT MEN MARCH 19-22 weekend in March to nurture and enrich yourself THE STORY OF LENA HORNE Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus, Sunday March 22, 2 pm INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT HEALTH FAIR Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus, 203 Cornell Wednesday March 25, 7:30 pm through visual art, dance, and culinary arts as Texas St SE between Central and Zuni, 203 Cornell Dr NE TAOS SHORTZ FILM FEST Dr NE, 925-5858, popejoypresents.com Friday March 27, 7:30 pm you visit creative places and spaces in Albu- 10 am-2 pm 3 pm, 925-5858, popejoypresents.com Taos Center for the Arts, Sunday March 29, 2 pm querque – presented by the National Hispanic SUNDAY, MARCH 15 SATURDAY, APRIL 11 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, (575) 758-2052 Cultural Center, 516 Arts, Maple Street Dance NEW MEXICO GAY MEN’S CHORUS’ Dedicated to featuring quality juried short films Space, and Farm & Table 6th ANNUAL SPRING AFFAIR HMS PINAFORE MUSIC IN CORRALES: FILM from around the globe “Mnemosyne’s Lounge,” featuring a diverse Hotel Cascada, 2500 Carlisle Blvd NE, Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus, 203 Cornell To support the Chorus’ music concerts and THOMAS PANDOLFI Read ABQ Free Press film reviews More info: taosshortz.com group of New Mexico women sharing their Dr NE, 925-5858, popejoypresents.com outreach programs; Night includes silent auction, Historic Old San Ysidro Church, in this issue. SATURDAY, MARCH 28 voices and narratives, presented by Tricklock MARCH 19-MAY 17 966 Old Church Rd, Corrales Theatre Company dinner, and entertainment 6 pm, $80 ticket and $1000 table sponsorship, “Aim High” by Evelyn The young American pianist. THROUGH MARCH 15 HOLBROOK/TWAIN “A Beast, an Angel, and a Madwoman,” four SIEMBRA: LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL 7:30 pm, musicincorrales.org, 888-3311, nmgmc.org Vinogradov was one of Guild Cinema, 3405 Central NE, 255-1848, new original works performed by a Keshet National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth brownpapertickets.com PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME guildcinema.com Dance Company trio. SATURDAY, MAY 2 St SW, 724-4771, nhccnm.org 2014’s runners up. Lockheed Martin Dyna Theater, New Mexico SUNDAY, APRIL 19 4:30 pm and 7 pm, appearance by Hal Holbrook, “Why I Write,” a portable writing wall and col- March 19-22, Semillas del Corazon Museum of Natural History, Old Town, 841-2800, moviesandmeaning.com laborative public art piece accompanied by the 3rd ANNUAL ALBUQUERQUE March 26-29, Semillas del Corazon nmnaturalhistory.org, ngpandas.com RENAISSANCE FAIRE CHATTER SUNDAY: DuoW SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Women of the World International Poetry Slam April 16-19, Bless Me Ultima Enter our 10th Annual Editor’s Choice Violinist Arianna Warsaw-Fan and cellist THROUGH AUGUST 7 Festival & Competition. Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum, April 23-26, Hembras de Pluma Meta Weiss are young Julliard graduates using SWEET GEORGIA BROWN: IMPACT, “EKCO: Poetry, Collaboration, Performance,” 9201 Balloon Museum Dr NE April 30- May 3, Hembras de Pluma Photography Contest music videos and other new media to adapt TURTLE ISLAND RISING: COURAGE, SACRIFICE AND WILL an unusual poetry performance by a trio of poets 768-6020, balloonmuseum.com May 7-10, The Sad Room classical music to a modern world. PAST AND FUTURE PROGRAMS I & II New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave, in response to “containers” – bottles, bowls, SUNDAY, MAY 10 May 14-17, The Sad Room We are accepting entries from New Mexico photographers Chamber music, poetry and coffee, in an Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, nmhistorymuseum.org boxes, vases, jars, etc. – submitted by Albuquer- for the 10th Annual Editor’s Choice Photography Contest. informal, acoustically excellent setting. 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Across Down 1. Occurred 1. Pronoun in a Hemingway title 4. Acropolis figure 2. Halo, e.g. 10. Cancels 3. Hunt for 14. Cast 4. Award 15. Longs for 5. Go places 16. Barbershop call 6. Any port in a storm 17. Mine find 7. By any chance 18. Cautionary item 8. "Cool!" 19. Passionate about 9. Weakness 20. Redo happily? 10. Cartoon art 23. Pinnacle opposite 11. Arc lamp gas 24. With a steady hand 12. Glorify 25. Moose or mice, e.g. 13. Expressionless 28. Unconscious 21. Exit 30. Broadcasted 22. Actress Plumb