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WEEKLY Marijuana Legalization Editor: [email protected] News: [email protected] Heads to Santa Fe Arts: [email protected] On : @FreeABQ t’s that time of year again, when 112 legislators, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 On : facebook.com/abqfreepress Ihundreds more lobbyists, and even more legislative staffers converge on the Roundhouse in The Ghost Light Project Editor Santa Fe. 5:30 pm, The Vortex Theatre Dan Vukelich This time, it’s mostly about taxes — specifically the (505) 345-4080 ext. 800 2900 Carlisle NE, 247-8600, vortexabq.org money to keep this listing ship of state we call General Manager, Sales Director New Mexico afloat. Sarah Bonneau The good news is the price of oil is up, to about (505) 345-4080 ext. 810 $51 — nearly double what it was a year ago. The bad Associate Editor, News news is that we’re so deep in debt that the governor Dennis Domrzalski is looking under the seat cushions of the state’s (505) 306-3260 89 school districts for spare change. Associate Editor, Arts Not one to raise taxes, she’s also not likely to go Jyllian Roach along with the one issue some say could help boost (505) 345-4080 ext. 818 the state’s financial picture — legal recreational Theatres around the country are collaborating Circulation Manager marijuana. to acknowledge the theatre as a sanctuary for Steve Cabiedes In this issue, starting on Page 21, reporter Johnny diversity and . The Ghost Light will (505) 345-4080 ext. 815 Vizcaino discusses the various paths to legalization, be a brief ceremony to reaffirm the Vortex’s Art Director its fiscal impact, as well as some of the problems commitment to the goals of keeping the theatre Terry Kocon legalization could create. as a place to stimulate public discussion issues On Page 23, Andy Lyman of NM Political Report and viewpoints. Designer/Illustrator explores proposed changes to the state’s medical Rob Maestas cannabis program designed to increase access. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Photography On Page 20, Jeff Proctor of NM Political Report Mark Bralley, Mark Holm, Juan Antonio Labreche, reveals that the feds are looking into far more than Foghat Liz Lopez, Adria Malcolm alteration of videos at the Albuquerque Police 8 pm, Inn of the Mountain Gods Contributors this issue Department, but very possibly at the totality of Resort & Casino, 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Moriah Carty, Erika Eddy, Steve “Mo” Fye, circumstances surrounding the 2014 APD shooting Mescalero, (800) 545-9011 Gary Glasgow, Bill Hume, Ariane Jarocki, of Mary Hawkes. innofthemountaingods.com Roderick Kennedy, Ashley Kurtz, Daniel Libit, This week, Pasión Latin Fusion’s building suffered Andy Lyman,David Lynch, Sara MacNeil, serious damage after a driver lost control of his Sayrah Namasté, Jerry Ortiz y Pino, Jeff Proctor, vehicle and crashed into the front wall. On Page 8, , Bradley T. 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resolved any time soon – or ever. Pulp News Trump Watch After all, Mr. Trump has run an COMPILED BY ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY STAFF COMPILED BY ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY STAFF unconventional campaign from the beginning. Why should he change now? Here again Re- Prudish biologists’ efforts to preserve other The dossier excess of legal limits. OpenSecrets.org, bird species, including loons and cor- a public records watchdog, said the publicans will be put on the spot Facebook is being criticized for What is it? It’s a 35-page memo morants. The eagle was removed from campaign’s system of tracking excess when they choose to overlook an censorship again, this time for ban- prepared by a former British MI6 the endangered list in 2007 but it’s still donations served to inflate the totals ongoing impeachable offense. ning an Italian art historian’s nude spy at the behest of Trump’s polit- There are any number of addition- and make it impossible to determine images of the Roman god Neptune. illegal to kill them. ical opponents, as yet unnamed. It al areas that could be mentioned as how much above legal limits was The historian was informed that her alleges he paid Russian prostitutes To the Editor: potential land mines for President given. blog about the Italian city of Bologna Salvation to perform on the same bed at the As becomes the Trump, not the least of which is his “presents an image with content that Scientists have developed a vaccine Moscow Ritz-Carlton that President 45th president, based on past and war of words (tweets) with the na- Keep tweeting is explicitly sexual and which shows against the Ebola virus found to be and Michelle Obama slept in. The present words and actions, unless tional intelligence apparatus. How A Gallup poll shows that Donald to an excessive degree the body, 100 percent effective, according to a spy is described by a one-time British the office itself forces Mr. Trump appropriate is it for Trump to be at Trump is taking office with historical- concentrating unnecessarily on body study published in the medical jour- ambassador to Russia as a “very to sober up and act more presiden- odds with Intelligence? ly low approval ratings. parts.” A three-meter-tall nude bronze nal, The Lancet. Ebola killed 11,000 competent professional tial, some of what we’re in for will Can Donald Trump make it Fifty-five percent of of Neptune has towered over a plaza people in West Africa in 2014. operator” with strong include the following: through four years as president with Americans view him in Bologna since 1560. connections inside Rus- The Republicans will constantly all that he is bringing down upon Sushi tonight? sia, who doesn’t make unfavorably and only 44 and repeatedly be put on the spot to himself? The country will survive percent think he’ll avoid D.B. Cooper Czech scientists have found that a things up. The race is defend, excuse, go along with, not either way. Let’s just hope that not major scandals during Researchers working with the FBI Japanese tapeworm that can grow to on in the news media to go along with, be embarrassed by, too much harm is done in the mean- his presidency. Outgoing on the mystery of the skyjacker who a meter long inhabits Alaskan wild- find what CIA officials disavow, etc., Trump’s latest pro- time. They say you can’t teach an CIA Chief John Brennan parachuted with $200,000 in ransom caught salmon. A Japanese man who have told other nations’ nouncement, insult, or tirade. The old dog new tricks. Let’s hope there said Trump’s tweeting is money from a DC-9 jet over the Pa- suffered a bout of watery gastroin- security agencies may school of excuse are exceptions. not in the nation’s secu- cific Northwest in 1971 now think he testinal distress pulled one from his be at least one copy of makers will need all the recruits it — Robert DiGiulio rity interests. “I think he worked at Boeing. Using a powerful rectum and checked himself into a tape of the aforemen- can get. has to be mindful that he a hospital. He’s one of about 2,000 tioned show. There will be a steady stream of To the Editor: does not have a full appreciation and [Re: the Jan. 11-17 issue’s “Warm confirmed cases. The Japanese broad defectors including those that can’t ‘Employee of the understanding of what the implica- Up Your Budget with Homemade tapeworm, known by its scientific take it any more and the “I told you tions are of going down that road,” so” crowd. “You’re fired” and “I Ramen”]. Hey man, this is a way name, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, Month’ Brennan told “Fox News Sunday,” a quit” will be steady refrains in the rad story. A good cooking article can inhabit chinook, coho, pink and Humorist Andy Borowitz has joked show Trump routinely watches. “Now Trump administration as officials has great contextualization and a sockeye salmon, as well as rainbow that Donald Trump has been named that he’s going to have an opportu- find it difficult to reconcile their well-articulated set of instructions. trout. It also is found in bears and the Kremlin’s “employee of the nity to do something for our national positions with his. The addition of a precise breakdown wolves that eat fish carrying the month,” which sounds harmless security as opposed to talking and The Democrats will have an easier in budget, including 64 cents for parasite. enough except that American intel- tweeting, he’s going to have tremen- time than usual opposing the pres- ginger? Priceless. Keep it up. ligence officials harbor such grave ident and his policies. They regret — Gregrory Pleshaw microscope, they found particles of Lucille doubts about the president-elect dous responsibility to make sure that cerium, strontium sulfide and titani- U.S. and national security interests are going along with Reagan’s tax cuts Guns, knives, grenades and even they’ve urged Israel not to share um on a clip-on J.C. Penney tie the protected,” Brennan added. for the rich and W’s Iraq war. To the Editor: loaded spear guns have been stopped classified information with the Trump Trump’s efforts to dismantle the [Re: the Dec. 29 online story on hijacker left behind. Those materials White House, lest it fall into Russian Trump’s reaction structures designed to stabilize the APD false arrests]. “A history of were used in the manufacture of a hands world and most of what President falsely accusing people” for sure. I supersonic transport Boeing was In response to polls showing he is the Obama has accomplished — in- was falsely accused of serious crimes developing at the time. One scientist The inauguration most unpopular president-elect since said the evidence could point to Coo- cluding Obamacare, cozying up to such as racketeering by APD, even Donald Trump will officially become at least 1977, Trump fired off a Twitter per being a contractor or an employee Vladimir Putin, a border wall paid though they had to know this was the 45th president of the United news release. His not-unexpected for Boeing where he would’ve had to for by Mexico, a trade war with completely inaccurate. APD charged States on Friday, Jan. 20. The cere- response: Polls were and are wrong worn a tie. China, just to name a few we know me with 100 counts! The DA’s mony, to be held on the west side of and rigged. “The same people who about now — will be no-brainers for investigation led to the prosecution Shopaholic the Capitol, is scheduled to start at did the phony election polls, and were Democratic opposition. trying to bring forward one count 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, so wrong, are now doing approval Political suicide by a thousand of one charge — and even that was A 6-year-old Arkansas girl placed with a musical prelude beforehand. rating polls. They are rigged just like tweets will continue unabated. dismissed by the courts. her sleeping mother’s thumb on the at TSA airport checkpoints. But the Afterward, President Donald Trump before,” the president-elect tweeted. Unfortunately, as president, it will — F. Chris Garcia iPhone, then ordered $250 worth of latest bizarre item was a replica of and Vice President are extend to foreign leaders who op- Pokémon merchandise on . “Lucille,” the barbed-wire-covered, slated to participate in the traditional Out media scum! pose him or say something uncom- ABQ Free Press Weekly welcomes The girl’s mother, Bethany Howell, zombie-smashing bat carried by inaugural parade, which is scheduled The Trump administration is consider- plimentary about The Donald. This letters to the editor and bylined thought her Amazon account had Negan, a character on the TV show to start at 3 p.m. Expected to attend ing evicting the news media from the could have immediate and conse- opinion pieces, subject to editing been hacked. “No, Mommy, I was “Walking Dead.” The bat was seized are former Presidents Jimmy Carter White House press gallery and hold- quential effects on world stability by the newspaper for style and shopping,” Howell said her daughter at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Bill Clinton, as well as President ing news conferences at some other and U.S. leadership. The “take no length. Letters may appear in told her. International Airport. Barack Obama and Trump’s Demo- building. White House Chief of Staff print on the newspaper’s web- prisoners” approach that Trump Inc. cratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. As Reince Priebus says the 49-seat White site, www.freeabq.com. Writers Resurgent has used successfully in business Finally many as 25,000 people are expected to House briefing room is too small and will not have the same effect in should include their full names China has agreed to shut down protest the event. he wants more space to accommo- world affairs. and a daytime phone number The return of the American bald domestic trade in ivory by the end date journalists. Priebus isn’t discuss His conflicts of interest between that the newspaper’s editors can eagle is coming at a price. Farmers of 2017. China is the world’s largest FEC beef moving the White House press corps’ his duties as president and his use to contact them. say they’re losing livestock – chick- The Federal Election Commission has work spaces, but an anonymous foreign holdings, including con- Submissions should be sent to ens, lambs among them. The eagle’s market for ivory poached from Africa, sent the Trump campaign a sternly senior official told Esquire magazine, stitutional restrictions, will not be [email protected] recovery to an estimated population where 100,000 elephants have been of 30,000 is interfering with wildlife killed for their tusks. worded letter citing contributions in “We want ‘em out of the building.” 6 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY FOOD WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 7 Tropical Heat in the Midst of Cold

BY STEVE “MO” FYE | [email protected]

Photos: Steve “Mo” Fye

Talking Drums A Taste of the Caribbean 1606 Central Ave. SE, 792-3221 2720 Central Ave. SE, 503-8428 talkingdrumsabq.com tasteofthecaribbeannm.com

Talking Drums’ jerk chicken is not tradition- A Taste of the Caribbean’s jerk chicken is far ally slow-cooked, but the long marination more traditional. The thick paste of herbs, and quick cooking to order gives the spices and peppers penetrate the chicken traditional blast of flavor and heat. All the with authentic taste. No hot sauce is needed; ingredients are showcased. the Scotch bonnet peppers bring deep, slow heat without overwhelming any other flavors. hen it gets cold in New Mexico, our Wand palates often look to warmer climes. Like , the spices of the Caribbean help we arrived fairly late on a Tuesday evening, so the to handle the heat of summer, and a taste of heat is moistness. Rather than the thick paste that coats chicken had probably been slowly cooking for quite just what we need to relieve the cold of a high sierra most jerk dishes, the chicken was flavored through, a while. Also, with business as slow as it is for all winter. likely from long marinating. restaurants along the ART construction area, restau- In Albuquerque, we have two great choices for The curried chicken was tender and flavorful. I rants must continuously bet their profit margins on Caribbean fare: Talking Drums and A Taste of the love a good East Asian curry, but this really made how much food to cook. Will there be enough? How Caribbean. me smile. African and Caribbean food are somewhat much will go to waste? But which is better? of a blind spot in my culinary knowledge, so I came So, yes, it was a bit dry. It was, however, an Talking Drums offers the flavor of the Caribbean as away with a greater appreciation of the cuisine. amazing example of jerk chicken. The thick paste of well as African dishes. Located just west of Univer- Both entrées came with white rice (nothing chilies (typically Scotch Bonnet), thyme and allspice sity Boulevard on Central Avenue in the old Souper exciting, but cooked just right) and green beans that was complex and delicious. After long, low-tem- Salad space, this restaurant has its roots far away might have come from the freezer. Sides be damned. perature cooking, the rub turned dark brown as the from Albuquerque. The chicken dishes were amazing. sugars caramelized and flavors married. It was far The space itself is welcoming, with brightly paint- A Taste of the Caribbean lies maybe a mile to the closer to my idealized Jamaican food. ed walls and African art. Hanging from the ceiling east, right across from UNM’s Johnson Field. The The curried chicken was also on point. Bright are national flags from all over Africa and beyond. location is quaint and classier than one would guess sauce, deeply colored with turmeric, coated three (!) Our visit was at lunchtime on a weekday. Albu- from its location in a strip mall. drumsticks mixed in with onions and potatoes. querque Rapid Transit (ART) construction was an Our server told us business was extremely slow, The potatoes were past the ideal tenderness, but obstacle, but it was well worth the effort to get to owing to construction and the break between college again, this is a slow-cooked food held through the Talking Drums. semesters. full-service time. The staff was friendly and helpful. There were We ordered and quickly received an order of fried In addition to Carib food, A Taste of the Caribbean few patrons when we arrived, and our server told plantains. These relatives of the banana are only has Third Coast favorites such as Cajun and Creole us business had taken a nosedive since construction edible if cooked. The big chunks worried me at first, dishes and a catfish po’boy. began. but they were cooked through and delicious. Sweet How to choose a victor in this Food Fight? Fair- We ordered, then enjoyed the African music and savory, they just needed a sprinkle of salt. ness dictates that I revisit A Taste of the Caribbean played at a low level from the many speakers in the We did not expect the massive portions when our at lunchtime. Deadlines and my work schedule dining area. The menu offered several Caribbean entrées arrived. The jerk chicken was two full leg preclude this. I have to call it a qualified draw: Go to and African dishes, but since this is a comparison of quarters along with rice and beans and braised cab- A Taste of the Caribbean for their super inexpensive Carib food, we chose jerk chicken and chicken curry. bage and carrots. I asked for hot sauce and received lunch deals one day, and then to Talking Drums for The food came quickly, but would have been it – along with a raised eyebrow. I put a few drops dinner later that week. worth a long, long wait. The jerk chicken had the on the veg, but the jerk chicken was plenty spicy for Steve “Mo” Fye is an Instructional Tech in the Culinary deep and complex flavor it should. Marinated me, a dedicated hot food fan. Arts program at Community College in sweet, savory and spicy herbs and spices, the The jerk chicken was, to be honest, a bit dry. I feel and will go with a spicy rub and sauce rather than a big chicken was cooked just so and did not lose any it is only fair to cut some slack on this one though; PNM bill every time. 8 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY food music WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 9 Restaurant Raises Funds After Songstress Finds Support, Why I’m Stupendously Driver Crashes into Building Success in Santa Fe Community Thankful for ‘Reflection’

BY MELISSA WOOD | [email protected] BY BRADLEY T. SCHUMAN | [email protected] veryone knows Santa Fe, as Ea city, has saved lives. was a If one was fortunate enough 2016 rough to be able to relocate to the year for me (and many small desert town while suffer- of you) as far as losing ing from tuberculosis at the turn musical idols. of the century, there was a much The list is too long and better chance of survival. Maybe too sad to recount. The it was that shared near-death artists and poets the last experience that helped spur the year took are responsible creation of the artist’s haven for shaping me as a Santa Fe is today. human being. They As a young performer, Eryn taught me it was okay to Bent was enchanted by the be weird and love myself desert landscapes on her many “I come from a very small town in for it, and thankfully visits, but it was when Bent sought Montana, and it’s like ‘you don’t talk their music is still here. Photo: Warp Records refuge in the city during crisis that about that’ because you get labeled They live in vinyl stacks she truly understood that support for as crazy and I still feel that stigma a and mix tapes in my living artists is the lifeblood of the city. little bit. But really, there are so many room, and I can commune the cadence of the thing. How can you The Mon- people that deal with them without a Ouija board, it hope to do that with “Reflections”? with exactly what I just takes a needle and wires to tap I can’t say “There’s a bit at 14:23 I’m tana-born song- Eryn Bent will perform live on stress’ sound is firm- deal with, if not even into their genius. rather fond of.” I wouldn’t want you Thursday Jan. 19 at Rio Bravo worse, on a daily Luckily, not all of my music gods are to skip ahead to it, you sort of need to ly rooted in country, Brewing Company at 7 p.m. with some folk basis so why not talk dead. and pop overtones about it?” she said. Brian Eno released a new album, mixed in. Her voice dominates every The artist com- “Reflection” on New Year’s Day, and Brian Eno’s “Reflection” is available song, excellently controlled through munity in Santa Fe gave Bent the it’s been a balm to a wounded soul. His on disc, vinyl and digital formats. every note, its own instrument, truly support and space she needed to find discography is legendary, his contribu- melting into the melody. a path through her diagnoses. And in tions to the technology of music and Bent has worked hard for that sound taking care of her mental health, Bent sound legion, and the roster of col- – she began training with a vocal coach found the solid foundation to launch laborators he has worked with seems listen to the whole thing to have any when she was 12, continuing until she a successful career. The proof of that to include everyone I’ve ever loved in hope of understanding or enjoying it. was 18, when she left Montana for success started to come in the form of music: Roxy Music, David Bowie, Gen- This album isn’t for everyone. As a the University of Idaho to study vocal awards in 2015. esis, Talking Heads, matter of fact, it’s Bent received word that her fresh- Coldplay, Devo, probably not some- performance and opera. But within the brian-eno.net man album, “Firefly,” was up for four David Byrne, dozens thing many would first year, she realized she would need facebook.com/brianenomusic nominations at the of soundtracks, choose listen to. to switch gears. soundcloud.com/brian-eno-official “I excelled at the program, but I Awards including “Best of the Year.” films, Avant Garde If you enjoy med- very, very quickly realized that I did Bent walked away with the award for projects, and itation, the subtle not want to be an opera singer. … My “Best Adult Contemporary” for the symphonies. ebb and flow of it might take you to heart just wasn’t in Opera,” she said. song “Friends, Foes,” the sixth track on I’ve always liked him for his ambient some interesting places. If you like to Bent realized she longed to write her the album. works best, they speak to me on a have something to stimulate you while “I was up against Lisa herself, my BY SARA MACNEIL | [email protected] own lyrics and belt over the sound of nearly spiritual level. I love “Music for reading or studying, it’s something a guitar strummed by her own hands. vocal coach. She has won many awards Airports,” “Apollo,” and especially “On you can fall into while your mind is asión Latin Fusion is raising Bencomo said the city is partly Performing her own and she was up for Land,” which is, for me, the definition busy with words, numbers or complex money to cover the costs to repair responsible for the accident because the same award in of haunting loneliness. concepts. P music was an excit- reverbnation.com/erynbent damages to the restaurant after a the same category If you enjoy Eno’s ambient works, Happy New Year, Brian. I’m glad they did nothing to melt the ice on ing and motivating facebook.com/erynbentmusic … so that was super you’ll very much like “Reflection.” you’re still here. truck crashed into the front wall at Lomas Boulevard, one of the busiest thought, and she soundcloud.com/erynbent about 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. special to me.” It’s one track, 54 minutes long. I’ve streets in the city. The crash occurred began pursuing it. Bradley T. Schuman is a pop culture geek The driver said he hit a patch of ice Closely following listened to the album for most of a day after a snowstorm. She experienced and music nerd with far too many records the freshman album, Bent released the day, and it’s put me into a weird on Lomas and lost control, damaging “The driver’s insurance will one more heartbreak, the divorce from and opinions. the 31-track “In the Gray,” which is a city light post and destroying the cover the minimum amount in New her husband, before finding support headspace, to say the least. a collection of live recordings from It opens with ringing vibraphones in facade of Pasión’s building. Mexico, $10,000. That money has to in the art community of Santa Fe. Lisa her first 10 years of performances, an layers, soft bassy echoing tones, and “Nobody was hurt. That’s the im- be used to fix the city light as well, Carmen, her vocal coach from her teen excellent sample of her evolution as an gentle drones. It has the feeling of portant thing,” said Pasión’s owner, which leaves us $5,000 short for the years turned mentor, had moved to the Elvis Bencomo. artist over her career. sinking into the ocean and watching rebuild,” Bencomo said. artist haven and helped her get settled A family just asked to be moved to Bent is currently living in Albuquer- the sunlight fade as you drop, or drift- He started a GoFundMe campaign in her new desert home. another table from the front window Before getting right into the music que, but she gets up to Santa Fe often. ing through space, travelling thousands to raise money for the repairs. table before the crash. though, Bent felt it was time to She said she is fortunate to only be of miles, but still feeling like you’ve Almost $3,000 has been donated as Bencomo was working in the kitch- deal with some issues that had gone working as a musician, but she does all moved little in the incomprehensible Love our music tastes? of presstime. her own legwork too. She writes all her en when he heard the loud explosion. unresolved for far too long. vastness of the universe. It makes you Hear the artists we’ve reviewed “I thought it was a bomb,” he said, Sara MacNeil is an Bent began to search for help and songs and books her own gigs. feel small, in an important way. on our Spotify station! I normally take the albums I review noting the smoke that rose from the ABQ Free PressWeekly support for her post-traumatic stress Melissa Wood is a reporter for Just search ABQ Free Press. apart, and highlight the songs, discuss concrete. editorial intern. disorder, anxiety, and eating disorder. ABQ Free Press Weekly. 10 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY film WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 11 The Business of Casting BY CHRISTA VALDEZ | [email protected]

here are big moves afoot for some award for Excellence in Casting. Both Tmajor players in the New Mexico “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and “Hell or film industry. High Water” are nominated in the fea- Casting Director Jo Edna Boldin and ture film category this year. “Captain Casting Associate Marie Kohl McMas- Fantastic,” with location casting by ter have successfully partnered over New Mexico casting director Angeli- the past 14 years to cast hundreds of que Midthunder, is also honored with local talent in all types of productions. a nomination in the drama category. NICK ABDALLA • CYNTHIA COOK The dynamic duo, whose names are Winners will be announced on Jan. 19. already synonymous with profession- For those outside of the industry, RACHEL MULDEZ • CARLOS QUINTO KEMM alism, are new members of the Casting or just getting started, there is often Society of America — the 35-year-old confusion around what roles those in association that sets the industry stan- the casting community play. 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Talent agents repre- 6608 Gulton Court NE, Alb. 87109 2:00 pm WITH CARLOS QUINTO KEMM The long-standing achievements and sent those actors and present them to For Art Enthusiasts • Art Museum impeccable reputation of the Boldin/ [casting directors]. One of our biggest KSFR fm McMaster team is now not only pet peeves is the term casting agent. It Thurs, Mar 2, 2017 HAPPY ARTE HOUR santa fe public radio 101.1 recognized by the many familiar with doesn’t exist. it’s an absolute conflict of 5:30–7:30 pm WITH RACHEL MULDEZ their track record of success, but also interest. [We] cannot represent an actor trialmetrixnm.com Adult Art Making •Domenici Education Building elevated as members of this prestigious in any way, shape or form.” Instruction from a casting director organization. McMaster says, “It’s actually a very can greatly aid in talent development. Sat, Mar 4, 2017 VAMOS AL MUSEO exciting venture for all of us. There are Completely independent of the casting 10:30 am–noon WITH RACHEL MULDEZ Award winning news, a lot more do’s and don’ts, and rules to process, classes and workshops by Family Art Making • Domenici Education Building follow in order to ensure that actors are experienced professionals can be a public affairs & talk radio being treated fairly. It’s always been powerful training tool for aspiring actors. McMaster’s own Audition 101 Thurs, Mar 23, 2017 CELEBRATE WOMEN & CREATIVITY extremely important to me to raise standards in New Mexico and make course is a local favorite. She hopes to 5:30–7:30 pm WITH CYNTHIA COOK sure that all of our amazingly talented get back to teaching it in 2017 as time Adult Art Making • Domenici Education Building actors aren’t getting scammed or mis- and CSA regulations allow. For a look at the work of these Please check our website www.Nhccnm.Org for registration and streaming live treated. Being part of CSA hopefully Eclectic music casting professionals check out their additional information. Programs are free. Suggested donations offers some validity to what I hope for, ($5-$10 + ) are encouraged and appreciated to help pay artists @ ksfr.org for our growing film community.” award-nominated New Mexico pro- and purchase materials. On top of this exciting development, ductions. the Boldin/McMaster team is celebrat- New Mexico film expert Christa Valdez, 1701 4th St. SW • Albuquerque, NM 87102 Listener supported public radio ing another achievement: two of their of OneHeadlightInk.com and nhccnm.org • 505-246-2261 New Mexico productions are nominat- ChristaValdez.com, reports on movies ed for 2017 Artios Awards — the CSA industry news for ABQ Free Press Weekly. 12 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY film callboard WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 13 ‘A Monster Calls’ Local Auditions in One Place Monstrously Engaging o you dream of spotlights and cheering fans? Then maybe it’s time to take those dreams and make them a reality. And it all Dstarts with picking up a copy of ABQ Free Press Weekly, where we make it easy to find all the local auditions for stage and BY DAVID LYNCH | [email protected] screen. See? The first step is simple. The rest? That’s up to you. oping with grief and coming to has trouble connecting. Cterms with inevitable loss are Not only is MacDougall stronger Screen some of life’s most complex subjects. in these scenes, but the interactions MALE Director J.A. Bayona understands may lead us to think back to moments Open ethnicity, 25-40 – Neil Open ethnicity, 21-55 – Luther this with his vision of “A Monster in our lives where we may not have “Earth 6” Bills Calls,” an adaptation of the Patrick gotten along with a family member in Jan. 20 & 21, Santa Fe Strong comedic timing “South Pacific” Ness novel of the same name. a time when it was so important to be Send headshots and resume Newcomer Lewis MacDougall [email protected] Jan. 14 & 15, 1-4 p.m. emotionally in sync with one another. 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[email protected] OPEN GENDER 14 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY THEATERtheater literature WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 15 A Director’s-eye View on Casting A Trip Down ‘Confrontational BY ASHLEY KURTZ | [email protected] The Rabbit Hole French’ Fun, But Flat BY ASHLEY KURTZ BY LEX VOYTEK | [email protected] here’s no shortage of Tinformation on what it’s lice in Won- lines. Watching the two Jonny Effing Lucas’s that it was rather like to be an actor at an audi- “Aderland,” interact is entertaining; “Confrontational amusing after all. tion – from how-to videos, to as presented by The they play off each other French” was a bold- Lucas has a way of firsthand retellings. Everyone Vortex theater, is well. ly written comedy crafting over-done knows those stories. indeed a trip down a A few other stand- that ultimately read slapstick style com- But what’s it like to be on rabbit hole. outs include Christy as indulgent rather edy that makes it the other side of the table The Vortex’s take Lopez, as a startlingly than truly funny. charming and keeps when the audition starts? on the classic tale of frightening Red Queen, I found myself it from being mildly Kris Klarer has written his a little girl who finds and the cast at the re-reading a lot of irritating. share of original plays and herself in whimsical Mad Hatter’s mad tea passages to find I was still waiting has directed both others’ Wonderland is a Photo: Jason Ponic party scene (Matthew the meaning or the for the laugh track and several well-known strange but wonderful- VanWettering, Aaron motive of scenes, as and the percussive classics. While the audition ly unique adaptation. Worley and Stephen many seem to come sting throughout the process may be grueling and The show is minimalistic, with Armijo as the Mad Hatter, Dormouse out of left-field. I story. This humor nerve-racking for the actor, little to no set – and instead utilizes and the March Hare, respectively). kept finding myself can work effectively, Klarer said it’s often just as everyday objects to create costumes The biggest benefit of the actors’ lost on the logic and the book was difficult for the director. and props. use of ordinary materials and of things until I a fun romp, but I Directed by Lauren Dusek Alboni- everyday objects is it reminds the accepted that much wasn’t as captivated How does the audition co, it’s a wild ride from beginning to audience of the type of make believe of the book was a by the ludicrous process work from your end. The show is a nonstop, chaotic play children have. It contributes to series of one-liners turns and the crude perspective? performance and lasts only 90 min- the immersive feel of the production, and entertaining zingers. utes, a perfect show to take kids to. making it seem as if anyone could “The audition process for absurdity. Through the chaos and odd ad- Angelina Ortiz plays a curious and come to Wonderland. me is stressful. But it starts The relationship Lucas crafts be- ventures, there was some insightful intriguing Alice — who questions before you even decide to do tween protagonists, conmen Andrew and well-crafted writing. Peppered every quirky character she meets, in- and Bruce was well done. Even when the play. Read it, read it, read “Alice in Wonderland” runs throughout the story were also cluding a young Lewis Caroll, played through Jan. 29. For more certain scenes felt bizarre or far- cringe-worthy moments and bizarre it; figure out the chemistry by Nicholas Johnson. He creates the information or to buy tickets, visit fetched, there was a grounding force choices in phrase that at first com- and what goes into those mo- world around her, immersing her thevortexabq.org between the two of them. pletely threw me off, but I read it with ments. My first step is usually within Wonderland with a few clever Though I liked the overall dynamic the assumption that it was intentional to do cold-reads, so what I do between the two protagonists, I won- and therefore meant to get a rise out is look at the resumes actors dered often if people really spoke to of the reader. In this way, Lucas was have given me and sort of each other the way Lucas wrote. very effective. play mix and match and say, The contrived dialogue seemed The book was also short enough and ‘OK, go.’ Throughout the 10 Years of Blackout more concerned with offering punch fast-paced enough that flaws were process, you take notes about to cast. There’s a reason it’s called a lines than it did with adhering to brief. And there was a lot of power in what they’ve done and what you like, BY ASHLEY KURTZ WEEKLY play – it’s supposed to be fun, not authenticity. To be fair, some of the the way Lucas kept the reader curious to get an idea of which actor is best for work.” lackout Theater is punchy lines worked to bring a smile through cons, the thread of funny the role. And then you do callbacks, or a chuckle, but I wanted it to read attempts at speaking French, and the which is another cold read; you have Bcelebrating its 10th Lots of small, local theaters — all less like a comedy movie script. well-imagined relationship between them read and make sure it works, anniversary this weekend over the nation — tend to cast the When the conmen get conned – Bruce and Andrew. and if it doesn’t, then it’s another with a special run of its same people over and over again, predictably by a con woman – it plays round of callbacks.” most popular YouTube Lex Voytek is a nervous wreck and it’s really difficult for new videos at The Guild out a bit like a cheesy sitcom, but I and reading quiets the noise. people to get in. Do you consider it decided to roll with it and I found How long does the process take? Cinema. important for new people to get in Founded by UNM stu- “Casting a play is a lot like writing a or do you prefer to utilize people dents, the troupe strives book: It’s about finding the chemistry you’ve worked with before? to be different. Perhaps between the characters and the people Make Me Laugh “I learned how to direct and pro- best known locally for its who play them. Musicals can take a duce a show in high school, which annual Halloween haunt- BY ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY STAFF couple of weeks with vocal coaching Photo: Jim Welker typically consists of only six people ed house experience, and dance coaching, but a regular and only two of them are guys. One of “Quarantine,” the group with her unique perspective. pen Source Comedy is a new Jason Green, play takes about a week, two weeks.” the things I learned was that you have is also known on a national stage for “Best of Blackout — A Screening Omembers-only comedy social opened the ONLINE to find the best role for the actor and its viral video “Shit Burquenos Say.” of 10 Years of Blackout Videos!” will club downtown at 204 Third St. SW. 49-seat club What makes someone stand out at the best actor for the role. I always put The Blackout theater group has been begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, The concept is simple: a private club in December. an audition? it out there, ‘I’m doing a show, come creating comedy sketches and videos for a one-day, one-time showing at supported by its members’ $20 annual The two “Auditioning for a play is a lot like DATING audition.’ And then there’s the bias for series for 10 seasons on its YouTube The Guild Theater (3405 Central Ave. membership fees. 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Check albu- fun, and are genuinely there for the (played by group member Lauren venue in town,” said Danger Varoz, querquecomedy.com Let ABQ’s Best Alternative Newspaper Ashlet Kurtz is a freelance theater critic. fun of their role, are the people I like Poole) as she visits different places who with his business partner, for more information. Help You Find Your Soulmate 16 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY community news WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 17 Telling New Mexico Stories

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here’s no denying New Mexico’s spot in the film industry. Mexico is by promoting people who work in wardrobe, hair trying to make his own feature-length film that properly options. It could even be something as simple as taking tax T With a long list of locally filmed major titles and no short- and makeup, and special effects. represents New Mexico life. He’s writing a TV pilot about the revenue from big-budget films and creating very small grants age of nominated productions – 10 in the 2017 Golden Globes “The way to create more jobs in the film business is to move Santa Fe art scene with co-writer Danger Varoz. for insurance for needy filmmakers,” Shattuck said. alone – the state has certainly made its mark. people up, creating more entry-level jobs,” he said. “As filmmakers, we often think that working on a big What is hotly debated, it seems, is how to tell New Mexico Nani Rivera, executive director of ShootNM, said another production is the only way to make ends meet. We end up Locally, the only organization that offers consistent financial stories to a wider audience. way to strengthen the film industry in New Mexico would be working on films that misrepresent our culture,” Shattuck support for local independent films is the New Mexico Film “The question is whether we should continue telling other by creating film communities around the state – making small- said. Foundation, which offers a small variety of grants to local He said the problem for independent filmmakers people’s stories rather than our own,” said Jon Hendry, presi- er cities and towns as popular for filming as Albuquerque or and aspiring filmmakers. dent of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employ- Santa Fe. trying make a go at something comes down to a sim- But as Hendry, Rivera and Shattuck each pointed out, there ees Local 480 union. “‘Hell or High Water’ went through many rural towns in ple obstacle: insurance. Those fees are often more While outside production companies decide what they Southern New Mexico. The fact that it was nominated for an than a low-budget film can afford. must be more support for New Mexican stories and storytell- want to shoot in New Mexico, there are great movies and Academy Award is a big score for New Mexico and the small Shattuck said there are options to make inde- ers. great storytellers locally who are not getting the same level of towns,” Rivera said. pendent filming more accessible to locals though. Sara MacNeil is an ABQ Free Press Weekly recognition. Jeremy Shattuck, assistant editor and media manager of TV “There might not be a perfect way to hand Hendry said one way to advance the film industry in New series “Behind Bars: Rookie of the Year,” is one local filmmaker out funding to local filmmakers, but there are several journalism intern.

A Story of a Legend A Story of Triumph Behind-the-scenes Stories Stories of Rebellion BY ERIKA EDDY BY ERIKA EDDY BY SARA MACNEIL BY SARA MACNEIL tories may make a Vancouver. A week after ometimes a little luck and a lot people and meeting more people l Cantu has Sfilm, but they also of- he left the set, he sent his ot all of New Mexico’s stories Berg said, agreeing that Hughes Sof hard work is really all you and they started talking, it all just worked in ten make for memorable co-star, Ben Foster, a text Nare sunshine and roses. The basically invented the push-up A need to make your dreams come snowballed.” the New Mexico experiences. saying, “Space Sucks!” local film industry has had its bra. true – or at least that’s what it took Moody’s first paid feature as share of delinquent moments too. film industry for Here are some favorite Elissa Kannon produced The film turned Russell into for Colleen E. Moody. a script supervisor was on local There’s something to be learned a Hollywood sex symbol. “The 48 of his 74 years. stories from local crew an Entertainment Weekly The single mother of a 10-year- indie feature “Cents,” and she from these transgressive New Outlaw” is one of over 65 films With an IMDB old daughter, Moody has worked members. cover shoot of Bryan now works on the television series Mexico flicks that never made it about the legend of . page listing some a grueling schedule that included Ivan Wiener, owner of Cranston and Aaron Paul “Midnight, Texas.” to mainstream audiences during Hollywood-blacklisted au- two dozen credits, no days off for more than a month, celebrity concierge service from “Breaking Bad.” The their time. thor Dalton Trumbo wrote the and a resume that 36-hour shifts and all manner of “There was definitely some luck Reel Solutions, said he concept of the shoot was “Salt of the Earth,” about a screenplay for the drama lists close to 200, extreme conditions. involved,” she said. “A lot of it was had to talk airport secu- supposed to be high-class mine worker strike against harsh “Lonely are the Brave,” based Cantu is some- Now, though, Moody just hard work.” rity out of interrogating fanciness juxtaposed with working conditions, was pro- on an Edward Abbey novel. thing of a legend has worked her way She said working actor Micky Rourke when the New Mexico desert. duced in Silver City in 1954. The The film was shot in the Sandia in the industry. up to script supervisor in the industry takes he came to Albuquerque Trucks transporting film was blacklisted by Holly- Mountains, , When he started in the film industry, up a lot of time, but it to film “Passion Play.” Ro- tuxedos, martini glasses, wood for its political content. Tijeras Canyon and Kirtland Air in the industry, doing what she loves. pays off when she is urke accidentally brought and enriched relics were “It was filmed during the com- Force Base in 1962. there were just 12 “I can pay my bills between jobs and can a prop knife through already on their way to munist witch-hunt days,” film “The star is a modern cowboy people in the local respectable name, it’s also giv- now, which is awe- spend time with her security. the location when the historian, Jeff Berg, said. who won’t conform or bend to film workers union. Now, the en him moments many could some,” Moody said. “It daughter. She was also Ray Martinez, co-found- team was notified of a The film’s leading lady, Rosaura the rules,” University of New IATSE Local 480 has 2,500 took me years to find er of Santa Fe’s film wind storm. The shoot Revueltas was even arrested Mexico history professor, Paul only dream of having. able to save money and members. Cantu said he’s a job that pays de- union, walked a ceiling was almost canceled, but during the filming for being in Hutton, said. He played dice with John had all of last summer proud to have paved the way cently and that I enjoy beam at Albuquerque they decided to shoot at the country illegally. Low-budget film “Teenage Wayne in the 70s, taught off while her daughter for next generation of local doing.” Studios, secured with a Albuquerque Studios and Subversive for the times, “The Seductress,” filmed in Taos, N.M. Kevin Costner to throw a gun was on school break. film workers. Moody’s story rope and harness, to hang the cover turned out even Golden God” was filmed in Las in 1975, wasn’t banned but it for “Silverado,” and got to “I was able to recon- “The young generation is starts with random 40-foot walls on the set of better than they imagined. Vegas, N.M. in 1914. The film definitely got some backlash. A happenstance in 2013, nect with my family, taking over. A person I hired hang out in a hotel room with “Terminator Salvation.” Joshua R. Aragon was was written and produced by teenager seduces her own father when she and her local do all the things we’ve – he’s driving – is working Miss Piggy and company Martinez is an old-school working in the props Romaine Fielding and has never as revenge for abandoning her photography group been wanting to do,” more than I do now, which is while working on “The Great rigger who’s been hoist- department of “Magnifi- been seen except by those who and her overzealous mother. The decided to participate she said. “We took va- great because he’s young,” he Muppet Caper.” ing and lifting backstage cent Seven,” when Denzel censored it. The National Board cheesy movie on the verge of in the local 48 Hour Film Project, a cations, went to the Grand Canyon, said. since the 80s. Washington needed of Censorship condemned the soft-core porn wasn’t welcome “I used to play cowboys competition to see who can make and went out to watch movies – all Film electrician Garret something to hold during film for depicting capital and in mainstream theaters and was Cantu has worked in trans- and Indians and I never the best short film in only two the things we couldn’t do before Dawson said “True Grit” a scene. No props were labor in a socialist tone. The only only released in drive-ins. portation, performed stunts, thought, not in my wildest days. because of finances.” boasted the largest light- listed though, and Aragon print of “The Golden God” was “Lust in the Dust” was filmed worked in horse wrangling dreams, that I would be in “After that very first grueling 48- destroyed by spontaneous com- in 1985 by independent filmmak- Moody is working the long hours ing setup in the industry, said he had to come up on sets, run a movie ranch (a the movies doing it,” he said. hour film with my friends, I knew associated with the industry; leav- with 88 18-kilowatt lights with something on the bustion in a film vault the same er John Water’s protege, Paul western town built for mov- I wouldn’t be happy unless I was “It’s an exciting life, it doesn’t ing work at 4 a.m. and returning year it was produced. Bartel. The film was shot in Santa ies) and, after a brief attempt doing this,” she recalled. and 24 12-kilowatt lights. fly. He ran to the nearest mean that I’m better than at 7 a.m. the next day, but she says “,” filmed in Socorro Fe and starred Divine and Tab at retirement, is back working She soon left her day job to begin Prop master Andrea tree, cut off a small branch anyone else, but I meet people in 1943, was banned nationally Hunter. John Waters was asked as a transportation coordina- working on local short films, where she wouldn’t trade it for the world. Cantrell said actor Chris and shaved it down. “In because of director Howard to direct the movie, but declined tor for “Get Shorty.” and I tell them my name and she jumped at every learning “It takes a toll on you physically, Pine’s scenes for “Hell the scene where Denzel Hughes’ emphasis on star, Jane as he didn’t write the script. A Working on films in New they say ‘you’re Al Cantu, opportunity. but I just love it so much,” she said. or High Water” had to is sitting in front of a fire, Russell’s feminine features. Rotten Tomatoes synopsis calls Mexico has given Cantu you’re a legend’ and it makes “It was difficult to live – finan- “I’m so much happier now. I truly be shot in the first three poking it with a stick, “He developed special under- the movie “a controversial spoof more than a solid resume and you feel good.” cially it was a very stressful time,” love my job. I love going to work weeks of filming so he that’s the stick I made for wear to enhance her breasts,” on the spaghetti western.” she said. “Once I started meeting every day.” could shoot “Star Trek” in him,” Aragon said. 18 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY NEWS NEWS/COLUMNS WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 19 Stella Padilla: I’ll Hand Out Pink Slips at City Hall New N.M. Ethics Watchdog ABQ Mobilization Begins BY DENNIS DOMRZALSKI | [email protected] Plans to ‘Name Names’ Against Trump Presidency or Stella Padilla, there’s only one way to end Fwhat she says is the corruption at City Hall, BY TOM SHARPE | [email protected] BY SAYRAH NAMASTÉ reduce Albuquerque’s crime rate, fix the police en. Linda Lopez signed and dated three Café in Santa Fe. f you’ve been department and get the economy growing again. years of financial disclosure forms, but The group is largely funded by the Thorn- thinking since And that’s by getting down and dirty with those S I wrote “N/A” in the spaces asking for her burg Foundation, the nonprofit wing of the Nov. 8 that “this she says have caused the problems and pulling no Local rally sources of income. Santa Fe-based financial management firm. can’t be happen- punches. Lopez, an Albuquerque Democrat who Ethics Watch is operating under the New ing,” then read on The Women’s March on “If you want to make a difference, you have to owns a consulting firm, “basically signed an Mexico Community Foundation while it about all the ways jump into the pit of snakes, and hopefully you’ll Washington, Albuquerque empty form,” according to a recent report seeks its own nonprofit tax status. in Albuquerque come out the best,” Padilla said as she started her by a new government ethics watchdog. The board of directors is chaired by that you can turn Rally will be held from mayoral campaign. “You can’t make a difference “She declared no income, no retirement, Richard Bosson, who retired last year after that horror and standing out there complaining like I did all along. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, no support, no contract income, no per 14 years as a justice on the New Mexico outrage into action alongside thou- You’re outnumbered. diems. Nothing,” according to the report by Supreme Court. Also on the board are Vic sands of others. Jan. 21, on Civic Plaza “It pains me to say this, but there is not one city the fledgling New Mexico Ethics Watch. Bruno, an Albuquerque commercial Realtor; On the morning of Thursday, Jan. 19, councilor that is mayoral material, not one. I can’t Nevertheless, the office of the New Phil Davis, an Albuquerque lawyer; Daniel a caravan of New Mexicans will head think of one that you could say they have done good Mexico secretary of state filed away the Yohalem, a Santa Fe lawyer; Al Green, an to Washington, D.C., to join protestors rally will be leaders from the Student for the city [or] they have represented the people form without noting a problem – apparent- Albuquerque lawyer; and Joleen Youngers, from all 50 states as well as 55 interna- Alliance for Reproductive Justice, Kiva and actually listened to their constituents. It pains ly because no one bothered to read them. a Las Cruces lawyer. tional cities for the National Women’s Club, and the Equalist Coalition. me to say it because we’re talking about our whole Welcome to governmental ethics in New Board members hope the group will March on Washington to protest Also on Friday, Jan. 20, from 5:30-8:30 City Council.” Mexico, where the few laws that exist work with the news media and the public Donald Trump’s presidency. p.m., the ANSWER Coalition has orga- Padilla, a retired Old Town resident, decided three to compel financial to identify problems The caravan will return to Albuquer- nized “NM Protest the Inauguration: months ago to run for mayor, saying it was her disclosure by public Ethics hotline and “name names” of que on Monday, Jan. 23. The march Stand Against Trump, War & .” experience in trying to kill Mayor Richard Berry’s officials have almost is led by women, although anyone is New Mexico Ethics Watch’s offenders. The event starts at the corner of First $119 million Albuquerque Rapid Transit project that no enforcement. welcome. Albuquerque activist Samia website is nmethicswatch.org. Ethics Watch’s only Street and Central Avenue in Down- convinced her of the futility of going to City Council Lopez, who did not Assed is the co-coordinator of the New Email the group at full-time employee town Albuquerque at the same time meetings and trying to fight the system from the respond to messages, Mexico delegation. [email protected] is Executive Director a sister protest in Washington, D.C., outside. Councilors and Berry ignored what was, chairs the Senate Rules or contact its tip line at Douglas Carver, who kicks off that is timed to coincide with and remains, significant public opposition to ART, Committee where for five years served [email protected]. ‘We march for human Trump’s inauguration celebrations. Padilla said. ethics legislation has as a staff attorney for Stella Padilla says City Hall has failed to heed the public’s opposition to the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project. The phone number is (505) 431-5844 Legal observers have just been trained Photo: Dennis Domrzalski died in recent years. the Legislative Council rights and justice for all. and will observe and document police But hers isn’t the only faulty financial-dis- Service, where he first became aware We want New Mexico to ‘If you want to make a difference, behavior during the protests. closure form highlighted in the New Mexico of how “thin” the financial-disclosure be heard. We promise to Also that night, “Poetry Voices Speak you have to jump into the not even at 20 percent compliance,” Padilla said. right now they’re not transparent,” she said. “Coun- Ethics Watch investigation. requirements were. pit of snakes’ Eden isn’t doing a good job either, she said. “We cilors don’t do anything for their constituents. We Former Taxation and Revenue Secretary “I was shocked,” he said. “I remember make this state proud’ Out In Times of Trump” is open to all Demesia Padilla’s 2016 form avoided — activist Samia Assed who want to read a poem and show — Stella Padilla definitely need a police chief that is going to oversee were on our knees begging and pleading with saying to my bosses, ‘Is this really all our the police department, because this one isn’t,” Pa- them about ART. We’ve told each one of them what mentioning her husband Jessie Medina’s legislators need to do on this?’” support for each other’s rage and dilla said. “I would give him an ultimatum. We are they’re not doing, then why don’t they get a pink consulting clients. Those clients may figure For example, the Financial Disclosure “We know this is an historic moment grief. That event will be 6-7:30 p.m. Prior to March 2016 when she got involved with either going to comply with the DOJ, and if he can’t slip? in a New Mexico attorney general’s criminal Act asks for income sources of more than and wanted a good representation of at El Chante Casa de Cultura, ART, Padilla hadn’t been politically active. do it, then he gets a pink slip.” “I’m not going to say that in four years I’m going investigation that led to Padilla’s resigna- $5,000 a year with no larger categories. New Mexico present at this march, no 804 Park Ave. SW. tion. matter their economic status,” Assed “I decided to run three months ago when I saw Crime, poverty to change Albuquerque and that we’ll be prosper- That means $5,001 is treated the same If you can’t travel to the Women’s that nothing was happening on ART,” she said. “The ous; that’s not going to happen. It’ll probably take Another example: M. Jay Mitchell, as $50,000. It also requires disclosure of said. “We will be looking for more March on Washington, you can join secretary of New Mexico Homeland Security support as we come to build on the court said they didn’t care, and I saw that the person For Padilla, the city’s soaring crime rate is directly three terms to actually get to where Albuquerque is business interests of $10,000 or more, a local solidarity rally scheduled for and Emergency Services, was found to message that we march for human causing all of this and that has control of the situa- related to its economy, which has yet to regain all livable again,” Padilla continued. “If I make us the with no upper categories, and a “general 11a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, have no financial disclosure form on file rights and justice for all. We want New tion is the mayor. The only way to do this is to go to the jobs lost during the recession. “They say we’re fifth worst in the nation instead of first, to me that description” of land holdings in New on Civic Plaza. That event is open to for 2016. But in an interview, he said he Mexico to be heard. We promise to the top.” all crime ridden and poverty stricken. Well, let’s put will be like a miracle.” Mexico, excluding one’s residence. Spouses had filed one last January, as required, and make this state proud.” anyone who supports women’s rights. that in the right context,” she said. are subject to financial disclosures but not ART, APD no one notified him that it was missing. You can support the marchers’ travel The rally is to show solidarity for the “We do have crime because we are poverty other family members. He emailed copies of his 2016 and 2017 costs by donating to their GoFundMe national march and highlight the Padilla will focus her campaign on ART, crime, stricken, because we’re dependent on government Even more important than new legisla- ‘We definitely need a police chief financial disclosures to this reporter. campaign. Search on the keywords: basic truth that women’s rights are poverty, the police department, transparency in gov- handouts to keep our city from failing,” she said. tion is getting the Office of the Secretary In other cases, elected or appointed offi- NM, women and march. human rights. ernment, water, the massive Santolina development “The crime rate is terrifying. Every time you go out, that is going to oversee the police of State’s Office, where disclosure reports cials wrote that they or their spouses have UNM students are planning a Local activists say this is just the on the West Side and the economy. every day you hear of a dead body.” department, because this one isn’t’ are filed, to review the forms for errors and many clients, without naming them. Some walkout and rally from noon to 1 p.m. beginning. She said the public should vote on what to do with So how would Padilla bring about that prosperity? — Padilla omissions and to demand compliance with neglected to sign the forms or submitted on Friday, Jan. 20, on campus between From protests to legislative action ART once Berry is out of office. She said that she “I have intentions of traveling and going to wher- the existing law. forms identical to forms they submitted in Cornell Mall and Popejoy Hall. to direct support for anyone targeted would give Police Chief Gorden Eden an ultima- ever they have lots of manufacturing jobs, Former Secretary of State Dianna Duran previous years. A few handwritten forms “We stand in solidarity with all tum to comply with the U.S. Department of Justice and California, they already have lots of factory jobs, quit posting the completed forms on her of- by the new administration, dozens of Padilla summed up her candidacy this way: “Peo- were illegible. Some lacked a date stamp. people who feel disenfranchised by reform demands or leave. and if you offer them something to come here and fice website before she resigned in disgrace groups are plotting ways to resist and ple don’t trust politicians because they [politicians] All that helps to explain a 2016 survey this new administration. In our efforts “We would have to take a vote and find out what do open up a factory and hire 4,000 employees, and you over her own ethics scandal in 2015. make Albuquerque a “rebel city.” are getting enriched,” Padilla said. “And we’re by the Center for Public Integrity that to demonstrate in a walkout, we hope we do with ART,” Padilla said. “Put Route 66 back in? can get more than one, there is hope,” she said. The lack of online financial-disclosure I plan to keep up with them and share left holding the bag and paying more taxes. I am gave New Mexico a D-minus grade for to symbolize what our potential is as Put our trees back in? Get double lanes back?” data means journalists and other research- their work through this column. Transparency determined to make this a livable, prosperous city corruption. Idaho was one of the few states a country when different people of Padilla also said she doesn’t have confidence in ers must make written requests under the for the future.” ranked even lower. different backgrounds come together Sayrah Namasté is an organizer with James Ginger, monitor in APD’s re- Padilla’s answer to many of the city’s problems is Inspection of Public Records Request Act for Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor at New Mexico Ethics Watch released its first and promise to show support of one the American Friends Service Committee form effort. “I think we’re enriching Ginger because he transparency at City Hall. each document they seek. ABQ Free Press Weekly. report, “Learning to Walk: New Mexico’s another,” the Young Progressives in Albuquerque. She writes about events gets paid a million dollars a year, and right now we’re “We’re going to make government transparent; Anemic Financial Disclosure Regimen,” Tom Sharpe is a freelance journalist Demanding Action UNM wrote on its of interest to Albuquerque’s activist at a cocktail party Jan. 12 at the Blue Corn who lives in Santa Fe. Facebook page. Also speaking at the community. 20 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY NEWS NEWS WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 21 Feds Appear to be Expanding Mary Hawkes Death Probe Another Try at Legalizing Marijuana

BY JEFF PROCTOR | NM Political Report BY JOHNNY VIZCAINO | [email protected]

he scope of an ongoing federal criminal investi- rights violations. In March 2016, their attorneys filed pair returned the next day for a second presentation, Tgation into events surrounding the fatal shooting a complaint with Harness and the CPOA asking for this time to Justice Department officials and James ith Democrats now in control of both cham- To pass, the bill would almost certainly require New Mexico Constitution. If approved by the Legis- of a 19-year-old woman by an Albuquerque police an investigation into potential APD policy violations Ginger, the federal monitor overseeing a series of Wbers of the Roundhouse and a struggling enough votes to override Gov. Susana Martinez’s lature, the legalization question would be placed on officer in 2014 stretches beyond what has been previ- stemming from Dear’s alleged misconduct. Initial- ongoing court-enforced reforms at APD. state economy, some legislators think it’s high time expected veto. “The governor does not support the general election ballot in November 2018. ously reported. That’s according to the lead inves- ly, Harness told the family he could not proceed Harness declined to say what, exactly, he and New Mexico try something different – give weed a legalizing drugs,” a Martinez administration If voters approved, details governing the imple- tigator for the city’s independent police watchdog because Dear had been fired from APD and because Skotchdapole turned over to the Justice Department. chance. spokesperson said. mentation of the amendment – regulation, funding, group. But based on the presentations, Some believe that neigh- taxation, law enforcement impli- Federal Department of Justice Harness said he left the meetings boring states’ experiences cations – would be determined officials took the rare step last with the sense that federal offi- with new, regulated cannabis during the 2019 legislative month of confirming an investi- cials would investigate the entire markets have strengthened session. gation into allegations made by a case – not just the allegations the case for legalization in If accomplished, New Mexico whistleblower that APD employ- that APD employees altered New Mexico. Others main- would join every other state ees tampered with video from or deleted videos from the day tain that the state shouldn’t that has legalized marijuana for officers’ body cameras and other Dear shot Hawkes. be so quick to follow suit. adult use by way of a public sources, including video from Those allegations of altering There are two paths to vote, which makes sense in a the early morning hours of April the video came from Reynaldo legalization. Both have democracy, said Sen. Jerry Ortiz 21, 2014, when then-APD Officer Chavez, a former APD records been tried at the Legislature y Pino, an Albuquerque Demo- Jeremy Dear shot Mary Hawkes. supervisor, in a nine-page, before. crat and long-time advocate of But Ed Harness, executive sworn affidavit as part of the The proposed Cannabis legalization. director of the Civilian Police Hawkes family’s lawsuit. Revenue and Freedom Act “If we’re going to stick our Oversight Agency (CPOA), The affidavit rocked the city would make cannabis legal thumbs in the eye of the federal said in an interview that federal when it was made public Nov. for recreational adult use government over this, it should authorities are “looking into the 18, 2016. by the end of summer 2017. be with the people saying ‘let’s entire case,” including whether Chavez alleged that videos The bill, sponsored by Rep. do it, for crying out loud,’” the shooting itself was unlawful. from the Hawkes shooting and Bill McCamley, a Las Cruces Ortiz y Pino said at a legislative In a series of presentations to at least one other controversial Democrat, would generate preview event held earlier this Justice Department officials in APD shooting had been blurred a dedicated revenue stream month by Women Grow NM, early November, Harness and and, in some cases, partially for public education and set a networking organization for one of his investigators turned deleted by APD staff. He also up funds for substance-abuse women in the cannabis industry. over information they had gath- said that department higher-ups prevention and behavioral Fourth try ered during an administrative were aware of the practice and health services. Money from review of the shooting. that APD made efforts to keep taxation of marijuana would Ortiz y Pino has tried the Elizabeth Martinez, a spokes- video that would be damaging also be earmarked for public amendment route three times. woman for the U.S. Attorney’s Photo: Courtesy of Hakandoku to the department from seeing safety and the cash-strapped The first time, it went nowhere. Office in Albuquerque, declined the light of day. New Mexico Public Defend- Later, the bill made it through to comment on the details of the Immediately, then-District er’s Office. the Senate Rules Committee and investigation. Nor would she answer this reporter’s the District Attorney’s Office was reviewing the Attorney Kari Brandenburg and others called for a “We’ve seen this work in then died in the Senate Judiciary questions, including whether subpoenas had been shooting for potential crimes. federal criminal investigation into Chavez’s claims. (other states),” McCamley Committee. Last year, it made it issued in the case. But on Sept. 12, 2016, Harness wrote a letter to the City officials at first said they planned to conduct said. “It’s a way to take Photo: Courtesy of JDoms to the Senate floor, where it was “Additionally, as a matter of law, federal officials family’s legal team saying the CPOA had reopened their own review of his allegations, then agreed to hundreds of millions of defeated by a 24-17 vote. are prohibited from commenting on matters oc- its review “because the agency now has access to hire an outside firm to complete that work. dollars out of the hands of “At this point, I’m ready to try curring before grand juries,” Martinez wrote in the information it previously did not.” Since then, Mayor Richard Berry has been silent drug cartels, who are using almost anything to get it out,” email. on Chavez’s allegations, which the administration that money to rape and murder people, and put that Legalization bill Ortiz y Pino said. “If we can get it on the ballot, it would fly,” he Harness’ revelation points to a more complex has not officially denied. No one from the Mayor’s money in the hands of legitimate business folks.” Would require producers who grow McCamley’s bill would create an 11-member Can- said, citing a poll commissioned by the Drug Policy investigation and a potentially higher hurdle for A spokeswoman for the Office has commented publicly on the Justice De- for recreational use to grow a certain amount nabis Control Board appointed by the governor that Alliance last year that shows voters in all quadrants federal officials who are looking into whether APD U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque partment investigation. of marijuana for medical purposes employees committed any crimes. Neither Berry’s spokeswoman nor City Attorney would oversee the recreational marijuana business of the state would favor the amendment, including Proof that low-level APD employees altered or de- declined to comment on the Jessica Hernandez responded to questions sent alongside the Regulation and Licensing Department. Would allow possession of 2 ounces 60 percent of Albuquerque voters. leted videos – or that higher ranking officers ordered details of the investigation several days ago by NM Political Report, including in the home, 1 ounce on the go Ortiz y Pino said he suspects that his Republican colleagues are afraid that putting the marijuana them to do so or sanctioned the practice – could whether the city has yet hired anyone to review Would allow possession of 1/4 ounce lead to charges including obstruction of justice or legalization on the ballot in 2018 would increase Chavez’s claims or whether the city is cooperating ‘At this point, I’m ready to try of extracts or concentrate conspiracy. To prosecute Dear for shooting Hawkes, The case took another turn when Harness and his with the federal investigation. voter turnout among young people, who tend to be authorities would have to prove that he “willfully” investigators discovered what they believed was The criminal investigation continues as the city’s almost anything to get it out’ Democrats or Independents. In the meantime, Ortiz y Pino said, “It gives us a deprived her of her constitutionally protected right criminal activity surrounding the shooting. By law, relationship with the Justice Department becomes — Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino to live. This standard for on-duty police officers is they had to once again suspend the administrative increasingly frayed. Ginger and DOJ officials have chance to do a lot of educating of the public.” akin to first-degree murder. review. accused the city of intransigence and stonewall- A veto override would mean 47 votes in the Some Republican legislators have said they would Thomas Grover, Dear’s attorney, said he under- CPOA officials were also required to refer the ing amid efforts to fix a longstanding “culture of 70-member House and 28 votes in the 42-member be in favor of legalization if it were in the form of stands that the Justice Department is investigating potential criminal evidence to a law enforcement aggression” among city police officers and a leader- Veto likely Senate if all members were present. However, if a “straight up” legislation with conservative provi- “the entirety of the Hawkes shooting and related agency. ship structure that has refused to address the use of If adopted, McCamley’s bill would make New quorum existed but some members were absent, sions, rather than in the form of a constitutional issues.” He added that federal authorities have not On Nov. 7, 2016, Harness and Paul Skotchdapole, excessive force. Mexico the first state in the union to legalize mar- only two-thirds of those present and voting would amendment. subpoenaed Dear nor notified him that he is a target one of his investigators, made a presentation to ijuana through its legislature. Other states have be needed to override. “That really doesn’t belong anywhere in the Jeff Proctor is a reporter with NM Political Report, A much longer path to legalization, which would constitution,” said Sen. Craig Brandt, a Rio Rancho of the investigation. Justice Department officials at the U.S. Attorney’s a nonprofit online news agency. His work can be found at legalized it by way of statewide elections, referen- dums, or initiatives. bypass the governor, would be by amending the Republican. Hawkes’ family is suing Dear and the city for civil Office in Albuquerque. According to Harness, the nmpoliticalreport.com cont. on page 24 2222 •• JanuaryJanuary 18-24,11-17, 20172017 •• ABQABQ FREEFREE PRESS WEEKLY SPotSPOTLLightIGHT on NEWS WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 23 Bill Would Expand Med Pot Eligibility to All Vets

BY ANDY LYMAN | NM Political Report

bill that would update the state’s medical Acannabis law could see some changes before it’s ever heard in a legislative committee. Sen. Cisco McSorley, an Albuquerque Democrat, prefiled his aptly named Medical Marijuana Chang- es bill last month. Now McSorley is working with a group of producers and patient advocates to make changes to his bill. McSorley told NM Political Report he wants to add opioid addiction to the list of medical condi- tions that qualify patients to buy cannabis. He also Optimum said he wants to allow all veterans to use cannabis medicinally. “This is a patients’ bill first and foremost,” McSor- Medical Cannabis Evaluations ley said. Willie Ford runs Reynold Greenleaf and Associ- M.D. Healthcare Provider ates, a consulting company that oversees a number of nonprofit producers in New Mexico. Ford said he encouraged McSorley to add opioid addiction to the list of approved medical conditions. Compassionate & Discrete Renewals “It could change the entire way we look at addic- New Medical cards tion and treatment,” Ford said. Earlier this year, the New Mexico Medical Advi- Vietnam veterans have lobbied Congress unsuccessfully to legalize medical marijuana. Photo: MerryJane.com sory Board recommended the state Department of Health add opiate use disorder to the list of qualified conditions. Instead, the statute allows for patients to have an “Say a patient needs 100 milligrams of THC,” Though McSorley’s bill is aimed at helping pa- “adequate supply” of cannabis and for the DOH to Rodriguez said. “I have to sell you 120 diluted tients, it will also ostensibly affect medical cannabis implement specific rules. State law defines ade- milligrams.” producers. quate supply as enough to provide patients with an Ford called the 77 percent limit “absolutely All Qualifying Conditions: One provision in McSorley’s bill would allow “uninterrupted availability of cannabis for a period arbitrary” and said the THC limit increase is a “100 Chronic Pain, PTSD, Cancer, + 18 Others licensed nonprofit producers to grow more plants of three months.” percent benefit for the patients.” – more than doubling the number from 450 to 1,000 McSorley said he is proposing a list of changes, The bill would also decrease the wait time for pa- plants at any given time. partly because the department hasn’t updated its tient cards and change the amount of cannabis each Initially, the bill allowed 1,000 plants for a three- rules but also because the law has remained un- patient can possess, essentially defining “adequate We are here to answer questions and month period, but McSorley said he’s dropping the changed since its 2007 inception. supply” for the DOH. time frame. “The plant count rule is driving the price up, and The question of federal law is likely to come up to help determine your qualification. Duke Rodriguez, owner and CEO of cannabis patients can just get it cheaper on the black market,” during the legislative session, especially because producer Ultra Health LLC, has been an outspoken McSorley said. President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general critic of DOH’s rule limiting producers to only 450 nominee, Alabama GOP U.S. Sen. , plants. Rodriguez wants the DOH to take a more has been outspoken against both recreational and free-market approach when it comes to plant counts. ‘The plant count rule is driving medical cannabis. Rodriguez said that while he doesn’t think 1,000 There is no guarantee that the Democrat-controlled plants per producer is the best move, it’s a “step in the price up, and patients state Legislature will pass the bill, and no one is sure the right direction.” can just get it cheaper on whether Gov. Susana Martinez would sign it. “If this is the best [McSorley] can do, I understand the black market’ Rodriguez pointed out that while Martinez the political reality,” Rodriguez said. campaigned on shutting down the medical program, Veteran Discount — Sen. Cisco McSorley Rodriguez and Ford have often had differing her administration was actually responsible for the Money Back Guarantee views on how the program should be run, but Mc- recent wave of new producers. Sorley’s bill may help them find common ground. “To her credit, the program has the most growth Ford is concerned, he said, that the group of new Put simply, Ford said, the legislation is a way to under her,” Rodriguez said. producers that was approved last year may not have tell the DOH to do its job. Ford said he disagrees that Martinez is any kind Co-located with SEVEN CLOVER anticipated an increase in plant counts. “Essentially, the bill is a defacto writ of manda- of champion for medical cannabis, pointing out that “It would be unfair to change the rules now,” Ford mus,” Ford said, referring to the legal mechanism the program “went from zero to 25 producers under 3800 Central Ave. S.E. said. judges often use to enforce a certain action. [former Gov. Bill] Richardson.” Albuquerque, NM 87108 3800 Central Ave SE, While Rodriguez likes the idea of increased plant McSorley’s bill would also eliminate the limit of McSorley, Rodriguez and Ford agree that pushing counts, he shares Ford’s concern that new producers tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive element of the legislation is a smart move, but Ford has a slight- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 raised enough start-up funds only for the current cannabis, in derivative products, like waxes, oils and ly more cynical outlook. (Nob Hill area; with convenient off-street parking) maximum plant count. edible products. “I’m a gambling man, and I will take all bets,” New Mexico’s medical cannabis program is guid- The current DOH rules allow for only 77 percent Ford said, adding the caveat, “I don’t think she’ll 505-255-7000 ed largely by a broadly worded statute, which DOH THC in products that are derived from cannabis. sign any of this.” Call (505) 985-3460 uses to implement its own rules. Rodriguez said the limited THC amounts actual- Andy Lyman is a reporter for NM Political Report, www.sevenclover.com Sevenclovernm A specific plant count for nonprofit providers, for ly do a disservice to patients and require them to a nonprofit online news agency. His work can be found example, is not mentioned in state law. spend more money. online at nmpoliticalreport.com 24 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY NEWS OPINION/COLUMNS WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 25 Legalization’s Pros and Cons For Sponsor, Pot Legalization From the Disorderly Mind: BY JOHNNY VIZCAINO | [email protected] Would Make Society More Just ccording to scientific polling com- economist Kelly O’Donnell, whose firm Coffee, Scones, Leeks Amissioned by the Drug Policy Alli- conducted the study. BY JERRY ORTIZ Y PINO | [email protected] ance last year, there is growing support Methods for estimating the economic for legal pot in New Mexico. impact of legalized cannabis have n 2013, at the just 5 percent of the world’s popu- The poll, conducted by Research & been verified in other states, she said. IKiMo Theater, I lation. More than half of those 2.3 Polling, Inc., suggests that 61 percent of O’Donnell’s study suggests that a legal was in the audi- million U.S. prisoners are being held voters would vote in favor of a constitu- cannabis market would create about ence for a viewing for drug-related, nonviolent crimes. tional amendment legalizing weed. That 18,000 jobs in the state. of Eugene Jarecki’s And the full weight of the cost, at an jumps to 69 percent when voters are Shaun Willoughby, president of the award-winning average of $70 per day, of housing told tax revenue would be dedicated to Albuquerque Police Officers Association, documentary those inmates falls on taxpayers. healthcare programs, said Policy Coordi- said legalization poses challenges for about the war That’s billions that could have gone nator Jessica Gelay, DPA New Mexico. police. Currently, there is no technology on drugs called into schools, rehabilitation, health According to findings from an eco- that enables police officers to enforce “The House I Live In.” care or housing. Instead, it’s money nomic study commissioned by DPA, DWI laws pertaining to cannabis, he That film convinced me that New wasted. the monetary value of a legal cannabis said. Mexico – until the entire country market in New Mexico is projected at Marijuana is proven to impair the acts – needs to legalize marijuana use nearly half a billion dollars in the first reflexes, but there is no roadside test to by adults. I now believe that even if After 4.5 million arrests year and $700 million in the fifth year of prove that someone is driving under its legalization produced not a single and the expenditure legalization. influence, Willoughby said. “You have dollar of new tax revenue for the One man’s attempt to fill his morning.Photo: Roderick Kennedy The first year of sales could generate to be able to test, you have to be able to state’s coffers, it is a step we should of more than $1 trillion, about $60 million in tax revenue. arrest,” he said. still take, a step to make us a more street drugs are more BY RODERICK KENNEDY While estimating demand for a “It doesn’t really matter what we just society. available in this So once again this year I am sponsor- controlled substance is challenging, “My think, or how we feel about the law. The country than ever before ust dropped Phyllis off at the train. Ignoring the paper I picked up on job was considerably easier than that of fact is that we have to enforce the law,” ing a constitutional amendment pro- JNeed to go back to take some the front walk and have placed at scientists or medical researchers,” said he said. posal to legalize cannabis. If it makes it pictures of the folks standing in the Miss Becky’s spot at the table. Have a through the Legislature, it would be on pre-dawn. Something Edward Hopper theory that but for its size, the entire the ballot in the November 2018 gen- The young lives ruined by our Legalizing Marijuana, page 21 about it. Albuquerque Urinal by weight could eral election. The people would decide punitive drug policy, the educations Picked up a couple of blueberry probably be sent by weight for the Age limit Currently, it is listed in the same for themselves. A governor cannot veto prevented, jobs pushed out of scones (something traditionally Scots/ price of a first-class stamp these days. I “I don’t know where I would be on category of illegal drugs as heroin and a legislative proposal for a constitution- reach forever, families disrupted or Canadian there, eh?) at Flying Star think we buy it for the Jumble, which an actual bill. There are some things LSD, ecstasy and peyote. al amendment. If the people reject it, destroyed, housing options ruled im- (where they said the soup of the day Miss Becky enjoys, though she never that I would have to have,” he said. we won’t change. If they say they want possible – these are the real damage was curried butternut squash and seems to get the final puzzle. “There are a lot of issues in Colorado For an op-ed from a sponsor of legalization, the 2019 Legislature would being done. And it’s not preventing “leak”). Manager I talked to didn’t care Perhaps there is some existential note now that the pro-marijuana people marijuana legislation, see Page 25 then enact the specific provisions to set addiction. It’s not preventing violence. about taking “leak” off the board. for the most valued part of that paper down here are not being truthful legalization in motion. It would take It’s not preventing international Note to self: Learn how to make to this house being in the syndicated about, in my opinion.” effect in July 2019. cartels from profiteering. It’s not blueberry scones, not only for the Jumble – as opposed to the locally New Mexico could also learn a “The federal government needs to Rep. Bill McCamley is also introduc- reducing the availability. It is com- cultural purity of soul and communion produced and chronicled jumble. with supposed ancestors’ baking Most certainly [I am] now retired. I lesson from the Colorado legisla- make a decision on this subject,” ing detailed legislation modeled on pletely futile. habits, but eating one at Flying Star think the top of today’s to-do list will ture’s decision to use tax revenue Brandt said, adding that he believes Colorado’s legalization that would In Jarecki’s film, judges, wardens, requires coffee and costs more. be taking those kegs back to Il Vicino distribution from marijuana sales to the legality of marijuana should be left not be a constitutional amendment. police and parole officers all acknowl- Perhaps also it’s owing to an impulse Brewhouse from my birthday party repair deteriorating school buildings, up to the states. “I’m a Republican, That’s something I would also support, edge we are spinning our wheels to stay away from people who can’t [Editor’s note: the party was in late Brandt said. Colorado also dedicat- but there’s a regulatory environment although it would have to be signed and destroying lives. We learned this spell “leek,” the national emblem of October] and hitting the storage unit ed marijuana revenues to boosting that needs to be put on marijuana if by the governor to take effect, unlike lesson once before. Prohibition of Wales. to see if I can find my fountain pen substance abuse awareness and hiring we’re going to do this,” he said. my effort. alcohol was declared a failed experi- Back home, about to time the coffee ink. Managed to reacquaint myself more school-based behavioral health Either way, we ought to join the ment after a disastrous run from 1920 dozen other states that will have pot to see how long it really takes to with about 150 years of ancestors (two professionals. ‘The federal government to 1933. Our current social disaster has boil. May assist in timing other morn- lawyers) cleaning out a box in the acted to defy at least this part of the been sapping us for 40 years! needs to make a decision federal government’s war on drugs by ing activities as I shuffle around to garage yesterday. I know Gov. Susana Martinez is properly place a copy of Barron’s and ‘It’s a way to take next year. Roderick Kennedy is a recently retired on this subject’ opposed. She’s declared she will veto “Donald Judd Writings,” a book by the The numbers are overwhelmingly New Mexico Court of Appeals judge hundreds of millions of — Sen. Craig Brandt any bill on the matter that reaches Marfa, Texas, artist of the same name, clear: Waging war on drugs, the get- struggling to fill his free time. her desk. But no elected official is on the dining room table, and maybe dollars out of the hands tough strategies we’ve been following immune to public sentiment. And take a leak of my own (appropriate For children’s safety, cannabis prod- for more than 40 years since Nixon of drug cartels, who are while legislators of both parties tell emoji here). ucts should not be sold in edible form, launched this expensive adventure, me they worry we might be sending Proper placement of articles on the using that money to rape he said. And because the human brain have failed utterly. In fact, after 4.5 the “wrong message” by legalizing table has more to do with Judd, whose is not fully developed until age 25, million arrests and the expenditure of and murder people’ cannabis, I think the wrong message foundation’s warehouse museum is Brandt and other Republicans believe more than $1 trillion, street drugs are — Rep. Bill McCamley we’re sending is to suggest that we’re arranged exactly as how he left it when that should be the minimum age for more available in this country than doing anything useful with current he died in 1994. Perhaps if I croak by legal use. ever before. policy. The time to change that policy noon, Phyllis will turn the table into Studies in Colorado have found that But digging a little deeper into And then there’s the inconvenient was 40 years ago – but better late an archival space and not move a levels of marijuana use among youth those numbers reveals the full extent fact that marijuana is still an illegal than never. single perfectly ordered piece of mail controlled substance under federal have remained unchanged since of the disaster this “war” has been. or reading material for ever and ever law. Despite requests from two gover- legalization there. We now hold in our jails and prisons Jerry Ortiz y Pino is a Democratic state after. (Shit. Take a picture and set the nors, the U.S. Drug Enforcement last Johnny Vizcaino is an editorial intern at 25 percent of all the prisoners in the senator who represents central table for lunch, honey.) year refused to reclassify marijuana. ABQ Free Press Weekly. entire world – even though we have Albuquerque in the Legislature. 26 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY ANALYSIS SPORTS WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 27 Trump’s News Conference Placing One’s Self, Party Neal’s Career Basically Rests Website Obtains Lobo Bodes Ill for a Free Press Over the Nation’s Interest With an MWC Half-court Shot Athletes’ Exit Interviews BY ROBERT REICH BY BILL HUME BY RICHARD STEVENS BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF

yrants don’t al- build new products, such as electric ews flash: con- significant Obama foreign policy ini- ossibly, the Something is missing, and Lobo fans are ew Mexico native and journalist injuries incurred on the field of play. Tlow open ques- cars, in the United States than in Nspired to “monkey wrench” Pres- tiative that was met with Republican Pdecay rampant showing their discontent. Sad times. NDaniel Libit is tearing it up over You might be misidentified by a in Coach Craig Neal’s Probably the most telling number from tioning, and they Mexico. ident Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 Vietnam support – or even neutral silence. As at the University of New Mexico’s classroom professor who tells you, 2017 version of Lobo hate the free press. (c) Trump: “When we lost 22 million peace initiative – an incredibly cynical the two-game choke was the 11,379 fans Athletics Department – this time with “All you black female athletes look Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCo- basketball comes at the UNLV game. This matchup used They want total names and everything else that was move that put his election aspirations an exclusive look at what it’s like to be alike.” nnell infamously made clear at the down to a practical to be a standing-room affair. Do you control. That’s why hacked recently, [the press] didn’t ahead of the national interest. a Lobo athlete. You might not be permitted to start of the administration, thwarting joke. Maybe some- remember Tark the Shark and Stormin’ Trump’s so-called make a big deal out of that.” Wrong. “There’s really no doubt this was a It’s something we’re pretty sure pursue your preferred major because Obama was more important than body tore January Norman? Too many empty seats both “news conference” The Chinese hack of 22 million step beyond the normal political jock- you’ll likely not be seeing on the the coursework conflicts with your any other priority – national interest off Neal’s office upstairs where the fat cats sit and in the on Dec. 11 – the accounts at the Office of Personnel eying, to interfere in an active peace sports segments of the local TV news coach’s practice schedule. included. calendar, and the lower levels, too. first he’s held in six months – wasn’t Management was front-page news. negotiation, given the stakes with all any time soon. You might fear for your life during President-elect Donald Trump con- overpaid, underachieving coach thinks really a news conference at all. the lives,” historian John A. Farrell, To get his piece, Libit used New an 18-hour road trip because you play tradicts President Obama on behalf it’s February. Consider: who discovered Nixon’s direct involve- Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records a secondary sport and the aging van He repeatedly lied, and of America’s most significant foreign That’s the month that Neal’s Lobos Neal used Steve Alford 1. Trump refused to answer questions ment, told . usually crumble like two-month-old Act to request exit interviews of you’re riding in seems barely able to the media in attendance threat, Russia. Trump persists in hold- players to disguise from reporters who have run stories he Nixon’s ploy, denied at the time, fruitcake. departing Lobo athletes. remain safely on the road. doesn’t like or from news outlets that weren’t allowed to might have been beyond the pale in ing out an olive branch to the hostile It’s difficult to put the UNM Pit losses himself as a head In one instance, despite redactions Each of these allegations were culled have criticized him. This is a blatant question him on his lies 1968, but today – almost 50 years later power that covertly and systemat- to Nevada and UNLV into perspective D-1 basketball coach made by UNM staff, one dig at UNM from the notes of exit interviews with attempt to control the news media by – it is no big deal to Nixon’s heirs. The ically interfered in the presidential and not sound cruel or unfair. For sure, Lobo Head Football Coach Bob Davie University of New Mexico senior ath- making them reluctant to run negative difference now is that it’s done openly. election. And even before he’s sworn the 105-104 overtime loss to Nevada The real question Krebs must face came through loud and clear: “Head letes during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 stories about Trump for fear they’ll be (d) Trump: “The Democratic National A prime example: The GOP lead- in, he preempts U.S.-Israel policy. followed by the 71-66 loss to UNLV have isn’t Neal’s coaching but whether the coach is charismatic in front of cam- school years. frozen out. Committee was totally open to be ership invited Israeli Prime Minister It was not always like this. In fact, to go down as the worst ever, back-to- fan base has faith in the man and the eras but has no personal relationship 2. He loaded the audience with paid hacked. They did a very poor job. … Benjamin Netanyahu to address a it was a prominent Republican, Sen. back Pit chokes. program. When Mike Sheppard left with players.” In releasing the documents to staffers who cheered his statements And they tried to hack the Republican joint session of Congress to assail Arthur Vandenberg, who set the gold The gag to Nevada would carry that UNM football with his dismal record, one Ouch. Although he now lives in NMFishbowl.com, the school also and jeered at reporters. Never before National Committee, and they were President Obama’s negotiation standard for separation of politics and label regardless of the circumstances of thing he wisely noted was that when you Chicago, Libit clearly is still wired endeavored to redact parts of the the second loss. Simply put, it is impossi- lose the faith of the community, it’s best has a president-elect or president unable to break through.” Wrong. FBI with Iran. In that major violation of international affairs. into UNM. You can read the full piece notes that implicated specific targets held a news conference larded with Director James Comey said there was diplomatic protocol, Israel’s head of ble to lose a Pit game when you are up for everyone if you leave. at NMFishbowl.com. Here’s a taste: of athlete criticism – although, in one 14 points with 1:16 to play. The math just Neal’s base is already gone. His second paid staffers, designed to give the evidence that Republican National state thrust himself into congressional In truth, one cannot What’s it like to be a Lobo athlete? notable case, it’s obvious who is being impression that the media are divided Committee domains were also targeted considerations of a major U.S. foreign doesn’t work. and third seasons were a mess, leading Well … referred to: Bob Davie. recall a single significant You can’t make enough shots, and you to a quick out in the Mountain West between those who support him and but that none of the information that policy initiative. His move was made You might be fat-shamed by a coach NMFishbowl.com is a watchdog, those who criticize him. may have been obtained was leaked. over the bitter objections of his coun- Obama foreign policy can’t get the ball back enough times to Tournament and no postseason play. who calls you a “Dorito-eater.” turn impossible into reality. But Nevada Neal’s only real path to the postseason journalistic website that primarily covers 3. He continued calling the media Comey said that the Russians “got terpart in the White House. You might be unable to contact your initiative that was met did it. And Neal allowed it. The Lobos is his team’s performance in the MW the University of New Mexico, its athletics “dishonest.” This is part of Trump’s far deeper and wider into the [DNC] The Constitution grants the pres- academic counselor because that then lost 71-66 to a UNLV team (1-3 in tourney. So, he does still have hope of department – and the key figures who continuing effort to discredit the press than the RNC,” adding that “similar ident exclusive “power, by and with Republican support adviser is busy writing a term paper Mountain West entering The Pit) that saving his job – maybe. maintain it, support it, and are enriched by and to reduce public confidence in it. techniques were used in both cases.” with the Advice and Consent of the for another athlete. — or even neutral silence was a 9- to 11-point underdog. Coach Bob Davie used a mediocre it. It is not affiliated with UNM, nor does (e) Trump: “I have no deals that You might be struggling to person- 4. He condemned individual news Senate, to make Treaties…” Given The good thing about the UNLV loss Mountain West to rebound from it seek the university’s permission outlets. Trump criticized CNN for dis- could happen in Russia, because that nuclear arms in the hands of a “Politics stops at the water’s edge,” was that only 11,379 fans witnessed the embarrassing losses to New Mexico ally pay substantial medical bills from or access. pensing “fake news,” called Buzzfeed we’ve stayed away. And I have no hostile foreign power was the crux of he asserted in 1948, when as chair- debacle and rained their boos down on State and Boise State and push his Lobo loans with Russia.” Wrong. Trump the issue of the moment, perhaps this “a pile of garbage,” and sarcastically man of the Senate Foreign Relations Neal’s head. Here’s hoping some of those football team into postseason play. It called the BBC “another beauty.” repeatedly sought deals in Russia. In ranks with Nixon’s playing politics Committee, he led GOP cooperation boos were aimed at Paul Krebs, another was ironic, though somewhat pathetic, 5. He repeatedly lied, and the media a 2008 speech, Donald Trump Jr. said, and having possibly extended the Sports News in Brief with the Truman administration in overpaid and underachieving University that the coach who lost to the Aggies in attendance weren’t allowed to “Russians make up a pretty dispro- Vietnam War for a few years. Except, ended the being carried off the BY ABQ FREE PRESS STAFF committing the U.S. to the fledgling of New Mexico employee. question him on his lies. A sampling portionate cross-section of a lot of our in the case of Netanyahu and the You remember Krebs, don’t you? He’s field as a conquering hero in the lowly North Atlantic Treaty Organization. the Isotopes at (505) 924-2255, of Trump lies from his “news confer- assets” and “We see a lot of money Republicans, the interference failed. the guy who ran off Rocky Long, hired New Mexico Bowl, the importance of Meet the Rockies Option 3 by Friday, Jan. 20. ence”: pouring in from Russia.” Then there was Obama’s infamous The United States needs a new Van- Mike Locksley, turned The Pit into an which can be measured by how early in Want to meet the Colorado Rockies, (a) “It’s very familiar territory, news In short, Trump’s first news confer- “red line” on chemical weapons use denberg to push our leaders back into advertising plug for a pizza joint and the bowl season it is played. It’s the first parent club of the Isotopes? Your Gladiators are back conferences, because we used to give ence as president-elect – his first news by Syria. Obama stepped back from a realization that there is an American failed to recognize and/or capitalize on bowl game, and this year it was played chance comes Friday, Jan. 27 at a them on an almost daily basis.” Wrong. conference in six months – wasn’t a enforcing his threat after Bashar al-As- interest that is vastly more important the potential of Lobo women’s basket- three weeks and two days before the luncheon at the Albuquerque Conven- The Duke City Gladiators begin His last news conference was July 27. “news conference” at all, and shouldn’t sad gave up his chemical weapon than the fortunes of any political party ball. Krebs gave Neal a new contract Alabama-Clemson national champion- tion Center. Scheduled to attend are their third season on Feb. 25 with an (b) Trump claimed credit for Chrysler be called one. stockpiles. But don’t forget: Congress or the 535 partisans who sit at desks at after Neal used Steve Alford players to ship game. the Rockies’ new manager, Bud Black, exhibition game against the Albu- and Ford announcing more production It’s another example of Trump’s at- declined to give him authority for the Capitol. disguise himself as a head D-1 basketball Neal might have the most talented former Isotope and breakout short- querque fire and police departments in the United States. Wrong. Sergio tempt to control the media. Trump isn’t strikes. Yet, to this day, the GOP American global interests and coach. team in the Mountain West. But do the stop Trevor Story, reliever Mike Dunn, at . The event, the “Duke City First Responders Cham- Marchionne, the Fiat Chrysler chief even president yet, but he’s already assails him for not acting on his attack leadership will continue to erode To be fair to the likeable Neal, he prob- Lobos have the coaching chops to grab reliever Adam Ottavino and Rockies ably has the resume and the experience their one chance to ride into NCAA play? pionship Bowl,” will be a full-contact executive, said Chrysler’s plan had eroding our democracy. ultimatum. until such time as “politics (once mascot Dinger. The event starts with been in the works for more than a year Air strikes clearly would have been to succeed as a D-1 coach. Basketball is If you can’t win in The Pit, can you beat an autograph session from 11:15-11:45 event. The Gladiators will play 12 Robert B. Reich is Chancellor’s Professor again) stops at the water’s edge (at not a complicated game. But the Xs and mediocrity in Las Vegas? Many Lobo and had nothing to do with Trump. the better political alternative if Assad a.m. Lunch begins at noon and will Championship of Public Policy at the University of least most of the time)” and internal the Os need to be backed by recruiting watchers doubt it, but Neal’s career in Marchionne credited the decision to had retained his chemical weapons feature interviews with the Rockies, as regular-season games in 2017, six of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow policy differences are resolved in civil and the ability to mold players into a Albuquerque almost certainly depends them at Tingley. Tickets start at $10. talks with the United Auto Workers. at the Blum Center for Developing Econo- and Republicans had whined about well as questions from the audience. discussions instead of heated school- unit. What Neal is doing is not the stuff on how his Lobos answer that question. Joining the team this year as offensive Analysts say Ford’s decision to mies. He served as secretary of Labor in Obama’s military overreach. How- Cost is $30 per person. Free parking yard rhetoric. that Lobo basketball is made of. coordinator is Meadow Lemon, son of expand in Michigan rather than in the Clinton administration. He has written ever, national interest over political Richard Stevens is a former sports writer in the convention center east parking Neal’s Lobos too often look like some- Harlem Globetrotters legend Mead- Mexico had mostly to do with the 14 books, including his most recent, advantage has always been one of the Bill Hume is a former editorial page editor for The Albuquerque Tribune. More structure is accessible from Martin thing you would see running the floor in owlark Lemon. Last year, Meadow company’s long-term plans to invest in “Saving Capitalism.” He was co-creator characteristics that set Obama apart of the Albuquerque Journal and later recently, he was an insider at the Lobo Luther King Jr. Avenue and Broadway Johnson Gym. Does Neal realize timeouts Lemon coached the now-defunct electric vehicles. It’s easier for compa- of the award-winning documentary, from his GOP adversaries. served as a policy adviser to former can’t be carried over to the next game? athletics department. Reach him at Boulevard Northeast. For tickets call nies to find highly skilled workers to “Inequality for All.” In truth, one cannot recall a single Gov. Bill Richardson. [email protected] San Angelo, Texas, Bandits. 28 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY CALENDAr CALENDAr WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 29

The Beatnuts EVENTS THROUGH JANUARY 28 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3 JANUARY 20-21 Hawks Aloft: All About Owls 8 pm Small Treasures Wilderness and the National Toughest Monster Trucks Tour 1 pm, Free Sister Bar THROUGH JANUARY 21 Reception, Friday, December 9 Parks: Ian Shive Santa Ana Star Center Taylor Ranch Library Milo Yiannopoulos 407 Central Ave SW 5700 Bogart St NW Breakfast with Affinity: Brad Wilson 5-7 pm Edition One Gallery, 3001 Civic Center Circle NE 242-4900 Reception, Friday, December 2, 5-7 pm Santa Fe Clay 1036 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe 891-7300 897-8816 sisterthebar.com photo-eye Gallery 545 Camino de la Familia, Santa Fe, (505) 570-5385 santaanastarcenter.com abqlibrary.org City Councilor Talk/Protest NM Phil — The Music of U2 541 S. Guadalupe St, Santa Fe (505) 984-1122 editionone.gallery Icons and Symbols of the BY JYLLIAN ROACH 8 pm, Popejoy Hall (505) 988-5152 santafeclay.com JANUARY 20-22 Southwest: Diana Molina UNM Main Campus photoeye.com THROUGH FEBRUARY 11 Elvis and Eleanor 12:30 pm Diane Gibson 203 Cornell Drive, 925-5858 THROUGH JANUARY 29 Revelation through 3rd Annual Q Solo Festival Loma Colorado Main Library nmphil.com THROUGH JANUARY 26 Alice in Wonderland Concealment: Christo Aux Dog Theatre 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE BY JYLLIAN ROACH New Year, New You — The Vortex Theatre and Jeanne-Claude 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE Rio Rancho, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 A Spiritual Revolution 2900 Carlisle NE, 247-8600 MILL Contemporary 254-7716 891-5013x3033 Lemuria Thursdays, 7 pm vortexabq.org 702 1/2 Canyon Rd auxdog.com riorancholibraries.org 7:30 pmSunshine Theater Kadampa Meditation Center Blithe Spirit Gypsy Alley, Santa Fe Together and Apart: Latinos in the Public Media 120 Central Ave SW 142 Monroe St NE Adobe Theater (505) 983-6668 Silva Laukkanen and the Popular Imagination: 764-0249 292-5293 millcontemp.com Michael A Olives Photo Credit: Pixabay 9813 4th St NW, 898-9222 Keshet Center for the Arts sunshinetheaterlive.com meditationinnewmexico.org adobetheater.org 4121 Cutler Ave NE 2 pm, Free THROUGH APRIL 16 National Hispanic Cultural Center Marching Church Hot Iron: Tucumcari Iron Pour Río del Corazón: The Magic 227-8583 1701 4th St SW 8 pmSister Bar Verge: Margaret Fitzgerald of Tony Mares The Carved Line: keshetarts.org 724-4771 407 Central Ave SW Harwood Art Center National Hispanic Cultural Center Block Printing in New Mexico nhccnm.org 242-4900 1114 7th St NW 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque Museum of Art & History JANUARY 20-29 sisterthebar.com 242-6367 724-4771 2000 Mountain Rd NW The Tempest Nafay’s Casino and Cabaret harwoodartcenter.org nhccnm.org 242-4600 El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe AirDance ArtSpace SCREENS albuquerquemuseum.org 555 Camino De La Familia, Santa Fe 3030 Isleta Blvd SW THROUGH JANUARY 27 THROUGH JANUARY 31 (505) 992-0591 842-9418 JANUARY 18-20 THROUGH APRIL 21 January 2017 Placitas DADA Centennial: upstartcrowsofsantafe.org airdance.org his one’s a bit of a two-parter. Jean Cocteau Cinema Artists Series Day of the Dead Life in Pieces — Quilts: Emilie Bezzeg JANUARY 21-22 T 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe Reception, Sunday, January 15, 2-3 pm International Museum of Collage, JANUARY 20-MARCH 12 Extreme conservative columnist Milo Yiannopoulos will (505) 466-5528 Las Placitas Presbyterian Church Assemblage and Construction Archives Reception, Thursday, January 12, Inside the Forces of Nature: Duke City jeancocteaucinema.com 5-6:30 pm Boot Camp speak on Friday, Jan. 27 at UNM in the Student Union 7 Paseo de , Placitas, 1925 Rosina St Ste C, Santa Fe Athena latter Through January 19, Mifune: 867-8080, (505) 303-3034 Oasis Albuquerque Gallery Reception, Friday, January 27, 5-7 pm 10 am,Heights Community Center Building’s Ballroom from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of his The Last Samurai placitasartistsseries.org collagemuseum.com 3301 Menaul Blvd NE Ste 18 IAIA Museum of Contemporary 823 Buena Vista Dr SE Faggot speaking tour. Yiannopoulos is known Through January 19, Chatty Catties 884-4529 Native Arts dukecityderby.com oasisabq.org for his extreme anti-woman, anti-Muslim (anti-everything, January 20, Seve 108 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe istrict 7 city councilor, Diane Gibson will host a January 20, Strike a Pose iaia.edu/museum SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 really) stances. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Altitude Sickness Drelaxed meeting with residents of the mid-heights area. At the same time, activist group The Red Nation will be JANUARY 18-28 China Mieville with Jord/ana JANUARY 20-JUNE 15 2 pm, Albuquerque Museum The hour-and-a-half meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the hosting a protest with the goal of non-violently shutting Guild Cinema Canine Café Rosenberg New Impressions: of Art & History Louisiana Weck’s Restaurant (3919 Louisiana NE) on 7 pm, down Yiannopoulous’ talk by taking over the Student 3405 Central Ave NE Experiments in Contemporary 2000 Mountain Rd NW Monday, Jan. 21. 255-1848 Lensic Theater, Native American Printmaking 242-4600 Union Building’s Ballroom. guildcinema.com Grand Opening 211 W. , Santa Fe Reception, Friday, January 27, 5-7 pm albuquerquemuseum.org A second event is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 22 Regardless of how either event works out, it should prove Through January 19, Two Lovers (505) 988-1234 IAIA Museum of Contemporary Finn’s Giant Leap: at Le Bistro Café (1313 San Pedro Dr. NE); to be an interesting evening. and A Bear ticketssantafe.org Native Arts Lainie Savante’ Wulkan it will begin at 5:30 p.m. Through January 20, The Best BY JYLLIAN ROACH JANUARY 18-FEBRUARY 22 108 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe 3 pm Democracy Money Can Buy iaia.edu/museum Page One Books January 20-21, Sailor Moon R — True North Financial Ministries FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 5850 Eubank Blvd NE Ste B-41 FRIDAYS SATURDAYS SHOWS The Movie — Money Academy SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 294-2026 Foghat Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, Free Coffee Education and Tasting Santa Fe Farmers Market: JANUARY 19-24 January 21, Best of Blackout Artist Demonstration: page1book.com 8 pm January 21-23, Led Zeppelin: New City Church Fernando Padilla, Jr 6:30 pm Railyard Launchpad Inn of the Mountain Gods The Song Remains the Same 6300 San Mateo Blvd. NE F-1 1 pm, Free ONGOING Prosum Roasters 8 am 618 Central Ave SW Resort & Casino January 21-23, The Ramones: 314-3470 Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 3228 Los Arboles Ave NE Ste 100, 1607 Paseo de Peralta at Guadalupe, 764-8887 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero,\ Rock N Roll High School tnabq.org 2401 12th St NW TUESDAYS 379-5136 Santa Fe launchpadrocks.com (800) 545-9011 January 22, Refugee Kids: 843-7270 Truckin’ Tuesdays prosumroasters.com farmersmarketsnm.org January 19, Prof w/ Finding Novyon innofthemountaingods.com One Small School Takes on the World THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 indianpueblo.org 11 am, Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza NW, January 20, Crime Lab Liver Down the River January 24-28, Cabaret Altitude Sickness 3rd St NW and Marquette Ave NW, January 21, The Big Spank Auspicious Cranes — The Crane 7 pm, Taos Mesa Brewing 7 pm in Asian Art and Culture: albuquerquecc.com January 22, Blinddryve 20 ABC Mesa Rd, El Prado THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Albuquerque Museum of Art & History January 24, Aesthetic Perfection Joelle Collier PhD (575) 758-1900 Crimen Ferpecto / The Perfect 2000 Mountain Rd NW 2 pm, Free 1ST WEDNESDAYS Have something to include 242-4600 JANUARY 19-25 taosmesabrewing.com Crime Open Space Visitor Center Poetry and Beer Rebbe’s Orkestra 7 pm, Free albuquerquemuseum.org 6500 Coors Blvd NW 7 pm Low Spirits in our weekly calendar? 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or this week, we’ll head to one of the wealthiest There are trails for every- Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Fcities in New Mexico, Los Alamos, for some one, more than 70 miles, in Across 44. Timely 22. Goes quickly neature experiences. fact. For a short, slow hike, 1. Victoria Secret 49. High card 23. Close The small town nestled in the Jemez Mountains is take the Main Loop. It’s offering 50. Magical 25. Islamic potentate mostly known for its national laboratories. But, you about 1.2 miles long, round 9 46 25 might know it for its historical significance in the trip, and it’s the only one 4. Mint 51. Ruhr River city 26. Actress, Spelling development of the nuclear bomb during World that is plowed in the winter. 8. Pronoun 52. “Help!” 27. Girl coming into War II. You can climb into some 297 11. Tiny particle 53. Kind of number womanhood At just under 8,000 feet in elevation, Los Alamos of the homes on rickety old 12. Not sawn 54. Evergreens with 28. Examination type has the makings of a mountain town — and there’s a ladders made out of wood 14. Your and my red berries 29. Barely beat, with if you take the Alcove 67 9 15. Kicks 55. Cable station “out” House Trail. 16. Honey farmer 30. Badger’s tunnel If you’re lucky enough to 18. Lawyers’ charges DOWN 31. __ de plume be there when it snows, the 31 6720. Green vegetable 1. Punch (pen name) park looks entirely different. Photo: Sally King 21. In the lead 2. Gigolo 33. Evidence piece The ancient ruins lay silent 24. “___ lost!” 3. Green Gables girl 35. Treat unjustly under the frozen water. 3 Most of the day is spent Bradbury Science Museum to 27. Putting on 4. Chicago bear? (2 words) by now. Time to head back to Los Alamos before Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op: 30. 60s songwriter 5. Together 37. Fall guy everything closes. 0.3 miles 58 1232. Crumbled 6. First-aid item 39. Exploration target Head back to NM 4 W, and then, after 5 miles or Another long drive earns you a drink. If you fol- 33. Actor Robert 7. Microwave 41. Hop dryer so, follow the road right toward Los Alamos on low New Mexico’s Ale Trail, you can mark another 34. Fundamental 8. Uncooked 42. Desktop object NM-501 E. Turn onto Canyon Road, and it will be one off. 2 86 principle french toast 43. For fear on your right. If you missed the origin story of Bathtub Row, it 35. Temporary 9. Shade 44. Out of sync has to do with an old boys school that used to reside 973 36. Southern general in 10. Do wrong 45. Green color Bandelier National Monument to in the area before Los Alamos became what it is. the Civil War 13. Ice ___ 46. Eucharist vessel Los Alamos Nature Center/Pajarito There was only one building that had bathtubs, thus, 37. Dish 17. Mechanical and 47. Novel Environmental Education Center: Bathtub Row. 91 68 7 38. Good shot design expert 48. Coast Guard 12 miles Sadly, they only have a few house brews, but 40. Stir up 19. West coast city officer, abbr. they’re tasty. A flight comes in an adorable bathtub. Level: MEDIUM Solution on page 29 It’s time to learn about all of the neat nature As you enjoy the coziness of the brewery, remem- around Los Alamos. There are definitely some ber to share stories and meet new travelers. When fascinating tours and facts at Bandelier National the time comes, be safe and drive sober. Level: EASY Answers on page 29 Monument, but now you can learn even more. The center is kid friendly and might even bring out CALLAcross ING ALL PETS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the kid in you. Almost 1. Victoria Secret offering everything is interactive. We were pleased to get 11 12 13 14 Photo: Moriah Carty And the best part, it’s free. a reminder of a warm, Depending on the day, there 4. Mint sunny summer day from 15 16 17 are engaging events and 8. Pronoun Shaya Rogers, who sent ski resort not far away. While skiing Pajarito is workshops for a fee. Check us this photo of Samson, 18 19 20 recommended, skiing happens to be an all-day out their calendar for more 11. Tiny particle affair, and this trip will stick to in-town adventures. information. her 7-year-old terrier/ Eat a heavy breakfast before you head out; it’s On to stop number three. 12. Not sawn dachshund mix, lolling in 21 22 23 24 25 26 about an hour-and-a-half drive from Albuquerque, Back on Canyon Road, turn the grass at the Westgate and we’ve got some hiking to do. left on Central. The next 14. Your and my Community Center. “He’s 27 28 29 30 31 While you can get to Los Alamos through the stop will be on your left. loving, independent and 15. Kicks Jemez Pueblo, it’s a much longer, but scenic, drive. Los Alamos Nature extremely playful and 32 33 So head north on I-25. Take the 599 Relief Route likes playing [fetch] with around Santa Fe, and end up on US-84 N/US-285 Center/Pajarito Photo: Moriah Carty 16. Honey farmer Environmental his balls,” Shaya wrote. 34 35 toward Española. In Pojoaque, follow the signage to Education Center to 18. Lawyers' charges Shaya and her husband Los Alamos. got Samson from a friend Eventually, you’ll see signs for Bandelier. Bradbury Science Museum: Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op to 36 37 0.7 miles Albuquerque: 96.6 miles 20. Green vegetable who was about to take Follow them. him to the animal shelter. The Bradbury Science Museum is supported by the Check off another New Mexico town on the 21. In the lead 38 39 40 41 42 43 labs — go figure — so it’s also free and interactive. “to visit” list and sail home. Albuquerque to Bandelier National Stops: 4; miles: 213.6 24. "___ lost!" Monument: 104 Miles The museum clues you into the advanced science 44 45 46 47 48 49 taking place a stone’s throw away. Makes the empty Moriah Carty is an Albuquerque local with a heavy Send it to The monument encompasses 33,000 acres of 27. Putting on [email protected] streets just that more eerie. sense of wanderlust. 50 51 52 breathtaking canyon and mesa country. It’s neatly After you watch the short documentary on “The 30. 60s songwriterPhoto should be hi-res, 250 kb or bigger. tucked into Frijoles Canyon. For $20 a car, you and Town that Never Was,” let’s check out Bathtub Row Include your name, phone number, and your pet’s name, 53 54 55 your friends are in. for ourselves. 32. Crumbledand we’ll try to reserve their spot in the pet parade. 33. Actor Robert 34. Fundamental principle 13. Ice ___ 35. Temporary 17. Mechanical and design expert 36. Southern general in the Civil War 19. West coast city 37. Dish 22. Goes quickly 38. Good shot 23. Close 40. Stir up 25. Islamic potentate 44. Timely 26. Actress, Spelling 49. High card 27. Girl coming into womanhood 50. Magical 28. Examination type 51. Ruhr River city 29. Barely beat, with "out" 52. "Help!" 30. Badger's tunnel 53. Kind of number 31. __ de plume (pen name) 54. Evergreens with red berries 33. Evidence piece 55. Cable station 35. Treat unjustly (2 words) Down 37. Fall guy 1. Punch 39. Exploration target 2. Gigolo 41. Hop dryer 3. Green Gables girl 42. Desktop object 4. Chicago bear? 43. For fear 5. Together 44. Out of sync 6. First-aid item 45. Green color 7. Microwave 46. Eucharist vessel 8. Uncooked french toast 47. Novel 9. Shade 48. Coast Guard officer, abbr. 10. Do wrong 32 • January 18-24, 2017 • ABQ FREE PRESS WEEKLY NEWS Your Tax Dollars at Work ere’s a list of the top earners at Albuquerque’s City Hall, along with their Htitles and salary amounts. In 2016, Mayor Richard Berry made $103,854, which put him in 142nd place on the list of the city’s top 250 earners. Perry, Robert, Chief Administrative Officer...... $189,936.00 Eden Jr, Gorden, Chief of Police...... $166,699.20 Soto, Frank, Fire Para Commander...... $156,966.82 Riordan, Michael, Chief Operations Officer...... $152,319.95 Hernandez, Jessica, City Attorney...... $150,217.66 Garza, Ramiro, Police Officer 1/c...... $146,971.66 Johnson, Brian, Police Officer 1/c...... $145,180.57 Rosenbaum, Nils, Police Dir of Behavioral Sciences...... $141,264.00 Esposito, Scott, Deputy Fire Chief...... $141,179.45 Frazier, Jared, Police Officer 1/c...... $140,243.70 Downey, David, Fire Chief...... $138,993.10 Drobik, Simon, Police Officer 1/c...... $137,817.79 Garcia, Eric, Deputy Chief...... $133,872.77 Huntsman, Robert, Assistant Police Chief...... $132,435.80 Zaman, Jon, City Council Services Director...... $131,896.00 Roseman, William, Ret PD Deputy Chief...... $130,235.60 Smith, Gregory, Deputy Director-Municipal Dev...... $126,623.03 Ambs, Peter, Dir of Dept of Tech & Inn/CIO...... $126,502.40 Silveria, Michael, Deputy Fire Chief...... $125,603.41 English, Michelle, Police Officer 1/c...... $125,061.44 McDonald, Joshua, Police Deputy Chief...... $124,374.41 Montaño, Gilbert, Chief Administrative Officer...... $124,345.61 Brown, Jason, Police Officer 1/c...... $124,341.70 Maes, Kelly, Police Officer 1/c,...... $124,163.54 McKinstry, Kerry, Fire Para Captain...... $123,538.40 Santistevan, Gilbert, Assistant Fire Chief...... $123,104.22 Nevarez, Danny, Environmental Health Deputy Director...... $122,072.40 McElroy, Matthew, Police Sergeant...... $121,884.16 Schmidt, Matthew, Police Sergeant...... $121,817.90 Kenny, Sean, Police Sergeant...... $121,746.88 Solis, Brenda, Police Officer 1/c...... $121,677.55 Green, Curtis, Assistant Fire Chief...... $121,516.26 Correia, Donald, Police Officer, 1/c...... $120,763.34 Hernandez, Michael, Police Officer 1/c...... $120,270.65 DiMenna, Mark, Environmental Health Deputy Director...... $119,862.40 Daniel, Christopher, Chief Investment Officer...... $119,862.40 Hollier, Jeremy, Police Officer 1/c,...... $119,127.98 Griffin, Stephanie, Asst City Attorney...... $118,751.20 Pearson, Nicholas, Police Officer 1/c...... $118,682.70 Patterson, Christopher, Police Sergeant...... $118,604.17 Martinez, Vicente, PE0 Police Officer 1/c...... $118,568.31 Mee, Christian, Fire Para Driver...... $118,380.10 Osterloh, Brian, Assoc Chief Info Officer...... $118,292.82 Chapman, Paul, Assoc Chief Info Office...... $118,292.80 Mowery, David, Fire Commander...... $118,292.78 Collins, James, Police Deputy Chief...... $117,919.18 Gonterman, Timothy, Deputy Police Chief...... $117,891.60 Jones, Chad E, Fire Lieutenant...... $117,600.64 Garcia, Mizel, Police Lieutenant...... $117,214.41 Isselhard, Karl, Assistant Fire Chief...... $117,100.88 Padilla,Victor, Assistant Fire Chief...... $116,500.81 Bell Garcia, Jennifer, Police Lieutenant...... $116,371.94 McCarson, Timothy, Police Officer 1/c...... $116,056.73 Slauson, William, Police Exec Director...... $115,935.82 Burley, John, Police Officer 1/c...... $115,758.48 Haugh, Paul, Police Officer 1/c...... $115,615.91 Soladay, John, Solid Waste Director...... $115,227.22 Frazier, Sean, Fire Commander...... $115,211.52 Gonzalez, Arturo, APD Deputy Chief...... $115,115.00 Source: City of Albuquerque