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4 music on the cover: [] Th ese gigs save gas: local bar bands Here is what Don Wolf has to say about his [] Los Lonely Boys/Los Lobos striking photo “Metro Glamour” on this 9 month’s cover, taken by Panasonic digital [] World-class classical and camera with a Leica lens: opulent opera “I was in Paris visiting my son who [] ARTWard Bound Taos: lived there last year. Th at was what we call Joan Armatrading in photography a ‘grab shot.’ You shoot and [] Take with Shelley Morningsong run. You either get it or you don’t. None of [] Calendar Highlights: the photos in my repertoire are posed. Get jazzed at these venues “I was opposite her on the Metro. [] Love that Latin sound: Th ere was a very good juxtaposition Quetzal and Concepto Tambor between her and what I saw beyond her. I couldn’t tell exactly what it was going to be film like when I took the picture.” Wolf has been working in digital [] Art on Film series renewed for about two years. Th is photo won at Th e Guild Cinema an award at the State Fairgrounds last [] How fast can you fi lm? Try Hour(s) year. His work has appeared seven 14 times in “Photographer’s Forum Best of theater Photography Annual.” He has also won [] Take with Poofy du Vey awards in the Salmagundi Club National Photography Exhibition in New York and 16 [] A thousand cheers for this musical revue in Magnifi co at the Albuquerque Museum. He has exhibited in Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque, New York, Jerusalem and literary San Miguel de Allende. View more of his [] Collectors take note: work at www.acoupleofwolfs.com. new bible of Southwest jewelry COMING AUGUST ISSUE: tribute AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS [] O.K. Harris on the Web site [] Concert in memory of Utah Phillips This month, our Arts Calendar exploded with summer’s bounty, notably in music, theater and visual arts events. departments Which made us wonder – do we go to an unwieldy 50 [] Classifi ed ads pages in print, or make the Calendar more user friendly? [] Arts Alive! Access the Arts Calendar online at www.abqarts.com 17 [] ARTSpree: portable art now and in subsequent issues. [] OpEd: Public Art Program spirals outward Putting the Calendar on the Web site kicks off our 21 [] Scenario pledge to offer fresh online content to our readers. Look for these changes in upcoming months: • Arts news headlines and stories posted daily; • An interactive arts blog where readers can comment and post topics; • Original previews and reviews of Albuquerque arts events; On the Web • Interviews with interesting and infl uential people abqarts.com in the arts.
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Albuquerque’s restaurant scene overfl ows as ladies who lunch. Owners Terry and Pat with fabulous places in every price range Keene show fi ve or six diff erent artists at a Aand cuisine. Except Ethiopian. Too, the time, with this month’s selection including city’s galleries and museums to see and the photography, landscapes and abstracts buy abundant artistic bounty proliferate. of Robert Wirz, Jessica Kresse, and Eloise So what happens when you combine Rogers, among others. the two? You get some great meals in “Why do we do it?” asks Terry Keene. surroundings that also appeal to the visual “To fi ll up walls, of course, but also to give connoisseur. Of course, there are truly too lot of great local artists who don’t get hung many restaurants in town that off er an in galleries some exposure.” Artichoke interesting view of the art scene. Here is takes percent of the sale price to cover just a sample. expenses. This painting’s not for sale. But good food and wine are on offer, and there is plenty La Quiche Parisienne at Fourth and Rob O’Neill, owner of O’Neill’s Irish of artwork to buy at Vivace. Owner Joey Minarsich invites you in. Copper is a wonderful new breakfast Pub, takes his support of local artists so and lunch spot owned by genuine French seriously, the restaurant puts information People look forward to a new artist every and Th ird, likes to change its photography people: Bruno Barachin and Sabine about the month’s featured artist on the month.” or paintings monthly, and asks galleries Pasco. Th ey rotate local artists on their pub’s Web site. O’Neill’s also holds a Th e restaurant takes percent of any and arts organizations to off er their works walls and sell the works without taking reception for the public to meet the artist. sale. for display. a commission. Th rough August , you To hang at O’Neill’s, the artist must be able Other Albuquerque restaurants that Th ere are more, I know. And there are can see the enamel on board and canvas to supply about pieces, with to up feature aesthetic sustenance for their some, like the new Jennifer James , that paintings of the singularly named on the walls at any one time. customers include Java Joe’s, all locations have declared “No art on the walls!” Maybe MrC. Th is French artist now living in “We sell them right off the wall, so we of Dos Hermanos, Flying Star and Satellite, if diners speak up, all restaurateurs will Albuquerque loves modern lines and lots need to have some in reserve,” says O’Neill, and Café Voila, which works with Weyrich turn their places into venues for sculptors, of color in his works. who sees the venture as win-win. “It’s a Gallery to rotate the restaurant’s selection painters, photographers and multimedia “Each time you look at them you see community service. Most of the artists are of great artists like Sandra Humphries. artists, feeding the soul as well as the something diff erent,” says Bruno, who also patrons, and it’s great for them and for us. One Up, the Downtown lounge at Central palate. sells posters of MrC’s works. Th e Artichoke Café’s upscale venue is ideal for introducing local artists of all genres to city movers and shakers as well Expert on contemporary American Indian jewelry updates work for collectors By Larry W. Greenly When Dexter Cirillo drove to Laguna with detailed text “So when I look at Pueblo to interview Pat Pruitt, an artist and numerous jewelry, I look not who works with stainless steel, she photographs, only at the great experienced an unexpected juxtaposition including rare design, technical of the new and the old, not unlike the archival images. Th e achievement and art, jewelry she was writing about. After critically acclaimed but also the motifs driving through the old village, the “Southwestern the artists have author crested a hill and Pruitt’s jewelry Indian Jewelry,” her chosen – usually factory appeared, an enormous complex fi rst book (still in representations of of industrial buildings incongruous to print since ), the underpinnings of its location, complete with smoking introduced the world their culture.” chimneys. to contemporary All Cirillo’s new book, “Southwestern American Indian contemporary native Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions,” jewelry and is considered by collectors and artists featured - most of them from New features jewelers from tribes, artists to be a standard on the subject. Mexico - were personally interviewed by What is contemporary Southwestern Cirillo. Sixty of the interviews are with Indian jewelry? It’s an amalgamation new jewelers who did not come onto of new styles, new stones, and new the scene until after her fi rst book was techniques and materials. American published. Indians once had to use materials available Cirillo says the most nerve-wracking only from traders. But gemstones, such as element of assembling her book was opals, and other materials from around photographing the jewelry. All of the the world are now used to create wearable interviewees agreed to use the Case sculptural art. Shapes have evolved Trading Post as a central drop-off point. from symmetrical rounds and ovals to Under tight security, the assembled jewelry asymmetrical designs. Uniformly sized was masterfully photographed by New inlaid stones have evolved to a mix of Mexico’s Addison Doty. But everyone diff erent sizes. breathed a sigh of relief when the last of Th e new designs and materials have pieces was safely back in the hands of transformed the way Indian artists portray its owner. their traditions in jewelry, subject matter Cirillo fell under the spell of indigenous that fascinates Cirillo. culture when she trained for the Peace “I’m looking to see how artists want Corps at the University of New Mexico to perpetuate their culture,” Cirillo says. CONTINUES ON P. 17 >> albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 5 Gigging in Albuquerque ARTisements To place an ARTisement, By Don Garcia e-mail: [email protected]
With all of the Hollywood movie sets speed. It’s no wonder they dropping out of our turquoise skies and were voted “Th e Alibi’s” Best Wtheater companies growing like piñon trees Local Band Overall. But in neighborhood arroyos, you might think what makes these guys king is Albuquerque is fi nally being noticed for its they give more than they get, talent. It’s too bad we can’t substitute talent providing new bands with a for gasoline. Albuquerque would look like chance to perform with them. Houston. Th ere’s another group Yeah, well, Texas doesn’t know we have here in town that is making a secret reserve. Hidden in dive taverns, some noise in the U.K. Th e downtown bars and neighborhood night StraightJackets’ post-punk, clubs, the music scene is waiting for Euro-sounding, Green-Day- the reservoir to be drilled. It’s unleaded meets-Iron-Maiden sound supreme. Put a match to it, it will explode. is showing those Brits that Analysts suggest we’re headed for a burritos are not little donkeys. Chris Ravin Band, (from left) Chris Ravin, guitarist; Pat Callahan, drummer; Eddie Two Moons, bass. recession. I don’t think they have seen the Check them out at the end lines at some of these clubs. of the month at the Atomic Cantina on who makes a living doing what he loves is Leave it to the power of youth to July th. Guitar and lead vocalist James downright freaky. You might remember him rejuvenate our wrinkled economy. Take Edgeington packs a punk punch delivering from his Ravin Brothers days in Santa Fe, Torture Victim, for instance. Th ese guys play “feel good” vomit lyrics while family or should I say your parents might to standing-room-only audiences in town. member Sky Edgeington on drums and remember. Nevertheless, this guy is ageless; Th eir next gig is at Th e Compound, San “Opey” Paul Lamb lay down the law. Just a not a wrinkle on his face until he smiles, Mateo between Comanche and Candelaria, little inside note: Sky did a couple of tours in then damn, a roadmap of hard knocks, on July th to an all-age crowd. Politically Afghanistan. Got to give it to a brother who women, wine and song. sound lyrics and dual guitars by Dominic bangs at home and is willing to get banged I say if you’re going to pump gas, Dimas and Richard Bagley give a driving for the rest of us. take many friends and check out these Metallica /Anthrax attitude, just the right If you are into classic rock, check out troubadours of the new economy. Who amount of fuel to fi ll any gas-guzzling metal Sunday nights at Willie’s Place, San Mateo knows, you might get a free ride. head with high energy. Roman Barham on north of I-. Chris Ravin makes a living as drums with Brian Bennett on bass pave the a musician. Say what?! In these times when —Don Garcia is a freelance path of octane destruction in high velocity beer is cheaper than gas, knowing someone writer and playwright. take 5 Courtney Cunningham a.k.a. Poofy du Vey Photo by Kathi C. Bradley New York import and clown Courtney as ‘It can’t be that simple!’ It can be so simple Cunningham performed and studied on and you can just say your truth to somebody both U.S. coasts, Canada and Sweden before and at the same time that can be terrifying. ending up in Albuquerque last year. She is Poofy is very human to me; I don’t think of most well known here for her solo clown her as a clown, I think of her as a woman. show “Poofy du Vey in Burden of Poof,” Non-Toxic Printmaking which she performed at the Nth Th eatre albuquerqueARTS: After all of your travels, Affordable Press Rental last May and the Revolutions International what brought you to Albuquerque? Classes in monotype, Th eatre Festival in January. Courtney etching, and photogravure fi lled us in on her love of clowning, Poofy’s CC: I needed a break from New York. I have upcoming shows and why clowning is a great family here and it seemed like a great place New Grounds Print Workshop thing for actors and non-actors alike. to come and get space for a few months 268-8952 before my summer tour. Actually, I newgroundsprintshop.com albuquerqueARTS: How did you become CC: It requires a huge amount of honesty booked a Revolutions Reptilian Lounge 3812 Central Ave SE interested in clowning? and asks you to look at yourself and be able gig to ensure that I would leave New York to laugh at your ridiculousness. I think because I had tried to leave many times. I CC: I had studied a lot of diff erent forms it’s a wonderful training tool for actors was at a point in my life where things were For Rent of theater and clowning brought all of it because actors are known for being able really just running along the same path. I together. I knew that even if I was never to take themselves a little bit too seriously needed to shake things up a bit. Artist Studios going to perform as a clown the training sometimes. I had received changed my life and would albuquerqueARTS: What’s next for Poofy? Nob Hill Art Complex forever aff ect my performance on stage or on albuquerqueARTS: Did you have a story in fi lm. It requires a huge amount of honesty mind when you created “Burden of Poof?” CC: I have a solo show that I’ll be touring 505-268-8952 that can be terrifying for a performer and at next summer, “Poofy du Vey in Living Poof,” the same time it’s so exhilarating. It gets to a CC: A lot of the work I had created had and I’ll be doing a cabaret in August called point sometimes where I wonder if I’ll only been story-based, so when I started working “Poofy’s Den of Lust and Stuff .” I’ve been ever be able to perform as a clown because on Poofy’s show I was looking for her story. here for just over a year and the cabaret is a I’m so used to having a connection and Poofy wants to connect with people so badly way to meet people who may know Poofy,
direct contact with the audience. To put up and wants to tell her story but feels like but I don’t necessarily know them. I’m NEW MEXICO’S PREMIER FOLK ART ENVIRONMENT the fourth wall after performing so long as a in order to be important you have to have excited because ultimately it’s my dream clown is tricky. something important to say. I know what to bring together circus artists and variety “It’s Tinker-tastic!!” it is that she wants to say and I’m going to performers and actors and dancers and On the road to Sandia Crest albuquerqueARTS: Why do you think it’s keep that for myself, but it’s an incredibly spoken word artists all into one place and Open Everyday, 9am-6pm, through 10/31 important for actors to study clowning? simple thing that she completely discredits have a really fun night. 505-281-5233 • tinkertown.com 6 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS Hermanos: Texas Lonely Boys meet Th e Wolves of East L.A. By Bill Nevins
Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys share found local acceptance and “Colossal Head” to the stunning side virtuoso skills and lifelong dedication to playing varieties of projects “Latin Playboys” and “Los Super Lmaking music and sport similar names traditional Mexican Seven” to their recent studio masterpiece that proudly proclaim their Chicano music for discerning elder “Th e Town and the City,” which includes heritage to the wider world. afi cionados in their home the anthemic "Th e Road to Gila Bend" and Los Lonely Boys, from San Angelo, barrios. Ry Cooder and is surely one of the fi nest lyrical-musical Texas, are Grammy-winning champions of others alerted the wider works of Southwest Americana. their own special brand of “Texican rock music world to their talent Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys ‘n’ roll.” Th e band was given the quaint and Hollywood beckoned. perform at Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, moniker by their dad, the conjunto country With the success of their p.m., Tuesday, July ; tickets //; and western singer Enrique Garza, Sr., who soundtrack cover of Ritchie ... For more information: www. raised the three brothers – Henry, Jo Jo Valens’s classic rocker “La sandiacasino.com; www.loslobos.org; and Ringo – to play in his own band. Bamba,” Los Lobos faced www.loslonelyboys.org. As recounted in the fascinating the temptation to rest Los Lobos (left to right), Conrad Lozano, Steve Berlin, —Bill Nevins is a contributing Los Lonely Boys bio-documentary fi lm Louie Perez, David Hidalgo, and Cesar Rosas. comfortably on bestselling “Crossroads and Cottonfi elds,” rock record laurels. Instead, editor to albuquerqueARTS. superstardom took the Garza lads a recent phone interview, “It’s all about love, they made an abrupt (and typical) long way beyond their father’s Nashville man - love and faith and kids and just stylistic shift back to their own dreams. Th e brothers and their extended keepin’ it real!” roots and issued the lovely Spanish- family have held together through the Originally called Los Lobos (Th e language album “La Pistola y El inevitable tribulations of fame and fortune. Wolves) del Este de Los Angeles, the Corazon” – a critical and artistic In , their single “Heaven” hit the top veteran band had an early hit with “Will triumph but hardly a radio Top Ten of the national charts and won a Grammy, the Wolf Survive?,” a quasi-allegorical hit. and their just-released new album, declaration of faith in their art and their Th rough the decades since, Los “Forgiven,” is packed with more likely gente. Los Lobos has had their share of Lobos has kept their tight, blood- hits, including their killer cover of Stevie personal ups and downs, including the brother core line up –David Hidalgo, Winwood’s “I’m a Man.” unexpected deaths of loved ones. Yet, Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad A few years ago, Los Lonely Boys Th e Wolves have done more than survive. Lozano, Steve Berlin and honorary purchased a beautiful stretch of land along Th ey, too, have reached dizzying heights Lobo tour drummer Cougar the Concho River to share with their dad of musical fame, but they have also kept it Estrada – and their fi erce artistic and other relatives. real and always on their own terms. integrity. Th ey have taken fans on As fl ash-guitar hero (and proud new Los Lobos started out as a shaggy- most interesting musical trips, from Los Lonely Boys (left to right), Ringo, Henry father himself ) Henry Garza said in a haired, proud Chicano rock band, and then the experimentally jazzy “Kiko” and Jojo Garza. albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 7 Our world-class summer music season sings By Peggy Herrington
Two chamber music Lynn Harrell and Yuja Amadeus Mozart’s “Th e Marriage of France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway festivals, fi ve fabulous Wang in a rare performance Figaro,” with its unforgettable overture. and Spain. Like many arts organizations, Tproductions by the Santa of Sergei Taneyev’s soulfully First SFO performances include Benjamin the Desert Chorale off ers lectures on Fe Opera, and the glorious Russian “Piano Quintet.” Britten’s seafaring, two act “Billy Budd” Tuesdays designed to enhance your Santa Fe Desert Chorale With a repertoire (based on Herman Melville’s novel), enjoyment by introducing you to the grand present what most locals ranging from classical to and Handel’s gorgeous but rarely heard traditions of choral music. take for granted: a summer jazz, the Imani Winds spectacular “Radamisto.” Performances Increase your musical experience season of thrilling, top- Quintet delights audiences continue through August in the fabulous this summer by taking in two or three notch music set right here around the world. On open-air opera house nestled high between productions that few ever have the chance in our enchanted landscape. Saturday, July , they will the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountains. to see. Doing that may make you world- Let’s start with the delight you with Latin And what would this summer be if class, too. Imani Winds Quintet Santa Fe Chamber Music performs Saturday, July . music by Astor Piazzolla the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s concerts Festival’s th season. It and Paquito d’Rivera. On in Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque —Peggy Herrington holds a runs from July through August with July and the great Miami String didn’t virtually transport us around the bachelor’s degree in music from the University of New Mexico and can be — for the fi rst time — three concerts in Quartet will premiere Roberto Sierra’s world? Eight programs feature music reached through pegboard.com. Albuquerque (July , July and August “Concierto de Camera.” from America, Austria, England, Estonia, ). In addition, a -week music series airs On August , Grammy Award- on KHFM . FM starting July at : winning composer Joan Tower presents p.m. her new quintet, “A Gift,” inspired by “My Festival picks by artistic director Funny Valentine.” Also on the program Marc Neikrug include the season’s debut are Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio and Dvorak’s with Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. folksy “Serenade” with the Festival’s All- ,” followed by Castelnuovo Tedesco’s Star wind soloists conducted by Guillermo “Platero y yo” — the Spanish literature Figueroa. classic depicting life in an Andalusian Let’s not forget the renowned Taos village through the eyes of a wandering School of Music’s th Summer Chamber poet and his faithful donkey. Cellist Lynn Music Festival. Founded in and Harrell and pianist Yuja Wang conclude featured on NBC’s “Today Show” and the opening concerts with the passionate NPR’s “Morning Edition,” this is one of the “Cello Sonata” by Rachmaninoff . most respected summer chamber music Santa Fe Albuquerque performances include programs in the country. Concerts feature Opera. Schumann’s romantic “Dichterliebe” sung Bartok, Franck, Bruckner, Beethoven, Photo by by baritone Laurent Naouri, and favorites Haydn, Dvorak, Copland and Schumann Robert Reck. performed by outstanding students and famed quartets including Borromeo, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Brentano, St. Lawrence and other albuquerqueARTS co-sponsors Art on Film series www.SantaFeChamberMusic.org ensembles. We at albuquerqueARTS are excited about has never been on my radar but now has .. ext. or .. But wait! Th e Santa Fe Opera (SFO) co-sponsoring (with Albuquerque Arts become must-see. season debuts this month with a Business Alliance) the second round of Th e Some of the artists that Long Gone John Taos Summer Chamber Music Festival classic blend of favorites and rarities Guild Cinema’s Art on Film series, featuring collects (as friends, too) are in the fi lm – www.TaosSchoolofMusic.com including a pair of new productions, two one weekend movie per month in August, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Gary Baseman, .. fi rst performances, and the American September and October. Tim Biskup, Camille Rose Garcia and Liz premiere of contemporary Finnish It is apt that this new series kicks off McGrath, to name a few. In that habit of Santa Fe Opera composer Kaija Saariaho’s “Adriana with “Th e Treasures of Long Gone John.” collecting, he reminds me of Keif and Peter, www.SantaFeOpera.org Mater,” based on its successful Paris John is a risk taker on the order of Keif and too. Th ey are magnetic collectors of eclectic .. or .. performance. Peter at Th e Guild, who run their movie and interesting fi lms, and loyal audiences. New SFO productions include two house on dedication, candy bars and cash Come to Art on Film and see Long Santa Fe Desert Chorale comedies: “Falstaff ” by Italy’s wildly only. All Keif will say about the viability Gone John’s collection of art and stuff . We Summer Festival popular Joe Green (better known as of the enterprise is “It pays the rent.” Th at guarantee you will never again think of your www.DesertChorale.org Giuseppe Verde, whose operatic melodies might be true. All I know is that I can’t own house as cluttered. Bring cash. .. or .. were hummed on the street like popular imagine a better place to watch a movie, or —Stephanie Hainsfurther music before the iPod) and Wolfgang a better couple of guys to choose a fi lm that — ADVERTORIAL —
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To build buzz for its annual Go! the weekend; Downtown Arts Festival, now in its and site-specifi c Tseventh year, the Downtown Action artwork at Team plans to shift the focus this fall sites such as from the buying and selling of art loading docks, to toward “a street fair concept,” said Chris encourage people Goblet, deputy director of the DAT. to “really start looking at downtown in a diff erent way… as One of the fi rst new ideas to bear a safe, friendly environment to enjoy art.” fruit is Th e Darkroom, an exhibit of Th e ultimate goal of integrating neighborhood photographs that will present new ways improvement with the arts, he says, is to win designation to look at Downtown. Photographer of Downtown as an Arts and Culture District via Valerie Hollingsworth of the DAT has legislation signed by the governor last year. (Silver City been recruiting colleagues like Pat and Las Vegas are the only communities thus named so Barrett, Wes Naman, Steve Bromberg, far.) Th at should spawn more galleries, studio space and Kip Malone and John Yost to shoot entertainment venues – an art nexus – Downtown. images of downtown that will be Started in as an open studio tour, the Go! exhibited in a darkened room, tent, Downtown Arts Festival will take place again this or gallery – the venue is yet to be year on Gold Ave. between nd and th streets over the determined. Downtown Albuquerque. Photo by Wes Naman, Naman Photography. weekend of Sept. -. All events are free, including Th e subject matter might be live performances, children’s art workshops, and art anything from nightscapes to street booths and art events. A food court and beer garden are scenes – “not necessarily just buildings, also planned. For information, contact the Downtown but things that represent Albuquerque,” said Goblet. us,” said Hollingsworth. “And so far what we’ve got is Action Team at -. Th e idea is to not to replace the photography that will amazing.” continue to appear in some of the festival’s juried art Among the other image-enhancing activities Goblet booths, but to move toward better integrating Go! with envisions for the festival this year: art installations in —Keiko Ohnuma is a freelance writer. the environment of downtown itself. alleyways, “to show that downtown alleys are more than “We’re presenting it as a challenge to these just dumpsters or a place where homeless people sleep;” photographers to shoot Downtown and get back to exhibits that turn empty storefronts into art studios for How fast can you make a movie? By Melody Groves
In hours you could take a quick trip, possible. We suggest that they get the Th e project is paint a room, write pages of your novel. sound person, the shooter and the editor open to amateurs If you are a fi lmmaker, you could make a together to shoot some test footage, and to and professionals movie. put it into the computer to make sure the alike. Contact Th e Hour Film Project, in components work together. liz@hourfi lm.com association with Duke City Shootout, “One of the biggest problems teams or www.hourfi lm. comes to Albuquerque this month. have is recording good sound. We also com/newmexico. Participation is easy: Get a team or join suggest that the editor output some test “Get ready for a one, register for a small fee, then meet on footage. Each year in the mad rush to make very fun weekend,” July . From there, teams have hours to the : deadline, a few teams accidentally Langston says. write, shoot, edit and score a fi lm to debut submit tapes with no sound at all.” on July at the KiMo. How has the burgeoning New Mexico —Melody Groves Th e winner will be screened August fi lm industry aff ected the competition? is a contributing Hour Film Project executive producer, Liz Langston, along editor to with New Mexico “Sweetie” filmmakers, enjoy a paparazzi during the Duke City Shootout Gala “Each year our fi lms have become more albuquerqueARTS. moment at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Premiere. professional. Teams have crew members Photo courtesy of the Hour Film Project. “We have space for teams. Teams that know how to do sound, shoot, light that sign up after those slots are fi lled will and edit, and they have access to more be on a waiting list,” says Liz Langston, equipment,” Langston says. “Last year New project co-founder. Mexico teams did very well. Th e winning ARTSCalling Each team selects a genre for its fi lm fi lm, 'Sweetie' by Trifecta+ Entertainment, and is given a character (e.g., a bouncer), directed by Scottie Milder, was the third a prop (e.g., a snow globe), and a line of place HFP fi lm internationally and was Call to Artists: Textile Artists and concerned citizens of Northern New Mexico dialogue (e.g., “Is that the best you’ve got?”) screened at Cinequest and Cannes Film UNITE! Help to create a Waste Awareness Quilt. Make a " x " cloth square that must appear in the fi lm. Th en they’re Festivals, as well as receiving national (using recycled materials) with the theme of Waste (nuclear waste, waste from war, off and running. distribution. Six of the 'Sweetie' team industrial waste, landfi ll waste, diposable plastic bag waste, waste of resources, “Although none of the creative work, members attended Cannes, and their fi lm waste of time, etc.). Whatever concerns you have about waste, sew them down and such as writing, graphics or sound design was screened [in a small theater], but to a we’ll put all the squares together and let the quilt fl y. Deadline for entries August can be done in advance, to get ready completely full audience." , . Deliver to Wholly Rags, Alexander B, Taos, NM or mail to Wholly for the weekend teams can do quite a Says Ann Lerner, Albuquerque fi lm Rags, PO Box , Ranchos de Taos, NM . Include your name, address, phone bit," Langston notes. "Th ey can secure liaison: “Th e city of Albuquerque is proud number. For more information contact Wholly Rags at .. or email to equipment, line up the cast and crew, to be a sponsor of this absolutely amazing [email protected]. and get access to as many locations as feat of fi lmmaking. Liz Langston rocks!” albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 9
Ruth Butler moved to Santa Fe from California eight years ago. A Buff alo, N.Y. native Ruth shows her southwest escape-art at Monkdogz Urban Art in Chelsea, N.Y. Ruth’s work can be seen at www.RuthButler.com.
LEFT, “Th e Coat Room” (Judges’ Choice) RIGHT, “Backbone Blouse” BELOW, “A New Mexican Bloom”
Don Wolf’s work has appeared in “Photographer’s Forum Best of Photography Annual.” He has won numerous awards and has had exhibitions in Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque, New York, Jerusalem, and San Miguel de Allende. (See p. for information on this month’s cover photo.) Access his Web site at www.acoupleofwolfs.com.
RIGHT, “Exchanging Glances” BELOW, “Under Wraps” PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS PHOTO CONTEST
Lisa Tannenbaum has been honing her digital photography skills since , when she fi rst borrowed a friend’s digital camera. Her photographs may be seen on www.NewMexicoPhotos.com.
ABOVE, “Th rough the Cracks”
Dick Prosapio is a photographer, writer, ceremonialist, husband, father and chaser of invading cattle on the family spread in San Pedro, north of Edgewood. See more of his work at winterdprosapio.com/ coyote/coyotescamera. html.
LEFT, “Good Morning” RIGHT, “Gone Forever” 10 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS
Kim Ashley is a professional outdoor photographer living in Albuquerque. Her work is in galleries in Old Town and her portraits of Native American children were on exhibit at the Governor’s Gallery in Santa Fe last spring. She is the author of a new travel and photo book, “Photographing Albuquerque” (Aardvark Global Publishing Company, ).
LEFT, “Tribal Dawn” RIGHT, “Puerto de Luna” BELOW, “Th e Red Door”
David Lynch owns D. Lynch Photography, LLC, a wedding and family photography business based in Albuquerque.
ABOVE, “After the Rain”
Adria Malcolm is and has been doing photography and studying the art since last year in pursuit of majoring in photojournalism this fall at UNM. She recently fi nished a mentorship at the Albuquerque Journal shadowing photojournalist Morgan Petroski.
RIGHT, “Dripping Tulip”
Leslie R. Herbst recently Jeff rey R. Howard has lived took this picture just in New Mexico for several outside of Albuquerque years. Th e raw natural specifi cally for our beauty of the land enriched photo contest. with culture and tradition calls to him. ABOVE, “Birds of Grants” LEFT, “Cordova Sky” PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 11
Lee Manning has been a photographer for more than years, shooting only black- and-white fi lm, developing and printing it himself. He uses only available light, and very rarely poses a subject. He now lives in Santa Fe and has exhibited in New Mexico, Colorado, Portugal, Texas and Italy. He has also David Cramer is a conducted workshops in nature/wildlife/wild New Mexico, Colorado, and horse photographer Italy, and has won several living in the foothills of photography awards. Placitas. His work and workshop off erings LEFT, “Free Spirits” can be seen at www.davidcramer.com.
LEFT, “San Acacia Infrared” BELOW, “Ghost Dancers”
Roosevelt Grier, a transplant to NM from back east, Barry McCormick is a -year commercial photographer, primarily fi nds the colors and hues of the desert a nice contrast to the in the New York Metro area. His photography concentrates on the steel and gray of the NY skyline. Photographic background human form. He has exhibited in a number of group shows in the is on the technical end – high speed photographic Albuquerque area, and is a regular on the Placitas Studio Tour. WINNERS PHOTO CONTEST instrumentation. Has decided to slow things down a bit. See more of his work at www.mccormick-photography.com. “Adobe in Light” was taken in Mountainair. LEFT, “Angry Soul Attempting to Depart the Body” ABOVE, “Adobe in Light” BELOW, “Luna Bathing in the Night Sky”
Lloyd Th rap is a freelance photographer working in fi lm and digital formats and a winner of the albuquerqueARTS Photographic Survey, Judges’ Choice Award for Black and White Photos. Examples of his work can be viewed at http://www.fl ickr.com/photos/lloydthrap.
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Rich Martinez moved here Sylvia Crane is an a year ago from Dallas and explorer at heart and is the assistant director grounded in the natural of Human Resources for world. Her imagery is the U.S. Forest Service rooted in escapes into in Albuquerque and the sanity of the natural Washington, D.C. He world to rejuvenate her enjoys traveling the state spirit. Unifi ed by form, and photographing this contrast, and color, beautiful land. these images explore the surprise and joy in the LEFT, world in which we live. “Hot Air Balloon Ride” LEFT, “Moment of Clarity”
Darrell Spreen is retired from a career in scientifi c Jeremy Stein began as a research and is now volunteer apprentice (at about pursuing his artistic years old) to the “town interests including his photographer” in the southern passion for photography. Vermont village where he grew He and his wife have lived up. He went on to a very diff erent in Albuquerque for over career, but always took pictures years, following the as an avocation, as a sideline, music scene, and doing a until he retired and could do radio show on KHFM for photography full time. He regards awhile in the ’s. himself as a nature photographer, trying to capture and display the BELOW, forms and aspects of our world. “Th e Violin Shop” RIGHT, “Purple Columbine” BELOW, “Vermont Morning”
Cuban-born Fernando Delgado studied at Th e Cooper Union School of Art and Parsons School of Design in New York City. He lives in Placitas. Photographed using natural light, this series celebrates the seductive forms, textures and colors found in nature. Th is is a preview of a solo exhibition, “Th e Architecture of Nature,” showing in February at the AIA Gallery in Albuquerque. View more at www.fernandodelgadophotography.com.
RIGHT, “Victory” judging panel Cecilia Portal fell in love with Photographer Craig Varjabedian is Kyle Zimmerman, storyteller with a photography at a time and place when widely acclaimed for his images that camera, says: “My desire to share with female photographers were rare. She embrace the people and places of the my community, my friends and family, learned by apprenticing with local American West. His books include “En the beauty I see – Th is is why I make photographers in Mexico. In 1994, Divina Luz: Th e Penitente Moradas of my life, my art.” Kyle Zimmerman Portal became ill from working with New Mexico,” which won the 1995 Photography, currently in Nob Hill, is darkroom chemicals. Knowing she Association of American University in the process of a brand new creative could never use a darkroom again, she Presses award for excellence, and “By endeavor – a new studio and showroom embraced digital technology. She has the Grace of Light: Images of Faith from gallery in the exciting Mountain Road received many grants and endowments, Catholic New Mexico,” which won the area near the museums and Old Town. Kyle expects to be the more recent of which was a 2003 1997 Ben Franklin Award. He is currently completing “Ghost moving her company this summer. New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities to collect oral Ranch and the Faraway Nearby,” to be published by the histories from local architects. Her work is in collections in University of New Mexico Press in 2009. His work has won Judges worked with unlabeled photo jpegs in Taos, Santa Fe, Detroit, Mexico City and Veracruz. an Emmy. Craig now off ers hands-on photography workshops a “blind” selection process. Th e No. winner at the Eloquent Light Photography Workshops in Santa Fe. receives in cash and publication in On the Web albuquerqueARTS. Look for runners up on
PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS abqarts.com our Web site, www.abqarts.com. albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 13 ARTward bound Snap it up: Santa Fe galleries feature classic, contemporary photography Lectures and Workshops By Kelly Koepke Keith Howard Printmaking If a picture is worth 7/7 - 11 Workshop 10am - 4pm, SFAI a thousand words, Ithen a story about the photographic art featured in Photo Documentarians Santa Fe galleries should be a series of images. But I get Armando Espinosa & paid by the word, so here’s my half-a-picture’s worth. Craig Johnson Art patrons whose 7/21 Lecture 6pm, Tipton Hall interests lie in classic 7/22 - 25 Workshop 10am - 4pm, SFAI photography in the journalistic tradition head to Monroe Gallery. Owners Sidney and Michelle Nancy Reyner Taming the Acrylic Beast Nevada Wier, U Bein Bridge, Archival Pigment Ink Print Monroe focus on black and Verve Gallery of Photography. 7/21 - 25 Workshop 10am - 4pm, SFAI white, th- and st-century photography from some of the world’s notable photographers. all (but one) of the artists represented are Artists & Writers in Residence Open Studio Representing more than masters still alive. Verve represents all genres and 7/24 5:30pm, SFAI of the art, including a select group of styles of photography – black and white, contemporary and emerging photogs, color, fi lm, digital, large format, mm, WWW.SFAI.ORG, (505) 424 5050, [email protected], SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE, 1600 ST MICHAEL’S DRIVE, SANTA FE, NM 87505 THE SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE EXPLORES THE INTERCONNECTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND SOCIETY THROUGH ITS ARTIST AND WRITER RESIDENCIES, PUBLIC LECTURES Monroe also provides a search service for landscapes and nudes – from some AND WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS, AND EDUCARTIONAL OUTREACH. THIS SERIES IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE CITY OF SANTA FE ARTS COMMISSION AND THE 1% LODGERS’ collectors. artists around the world. TAX. IT IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY NEW MEXICO ARTS, A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS. “By serendipity, we developed Verve’s space includes a new large main a relationship with many great exhibition gallery that houses rotating photojournalists, like Alfred Eisenstaedt, shows. Th e show running through July , Eddie Adams and Bill Eppridge,” says Amici Della Galleria, displays the diverse The 17th Annual Michelle Monroe. “Th eir extraordinary works of fi ve emerging New Mexico images are a perfect fi t with our passion for photographers. DLC Forum on Diversity history.” Th e gallery can display the electronic Collecting photography is much like catalog of each artist’s work on a -inch, collecting any other kind of art, continues high-defi nition, fl at-screen television. presents the Monroe. Patrons should do their research “In a matter of minutes, patrons can Pathways to Inclusion and ask questions. Is the print an original go through an entire artist’s body of work. or a reproduction? One of an edition? Was We’d never be able to display so many the original taken on fi lm or with a digital works at once in the gallery [without this Osher Lifelong Learning Institute camera? What kind of process was used technology],” says Scanlan. to print it, and type of paper? Th ese factor If a customer’s chosen piece is not Join the growing number of 50+ learners in the Osher into the price and how one cares for the in stock, Verve contacts the artist and photograph. delivers the image in a few days or Lifelong ContinuinLearning Institute today.g TheEducation program offers a Of course, a collector should love the weeks, complete with provenance and wide array of courses taught by distinguished professors and image, adds John Scanlan, gallery manager instructions for preservation and framing. of Verve Gallery of Photography. For those who admire the iconic rock experts. “Hopefully, over time, it will appreciate and roll photography of the s and Learn about Osher membership, and enjoy a free lecture by in value. But that shouldn’t be the primary ’s, Gallery LouLou opened in with reason for the purchase,” he says. an international Jimi Hendrix exhibit. Adriel Heisey, showing his stunning photographs of the Verve specializes in fi ne art Owners Louellen Smiley and Rudy Funk Southwest: contemporary photography, meaning that have two exhibits on display in July. Th e Hawk High Over Four Corners fi rst is a retrospective of Philip Townsend’s images of that period’s London rock scene. by Adriel Heisey, Aerial Photographer. Th e other, which will continue through the July 12, 2008 • 10:00am-11:30pm summer, is the fi rst Santa Fe photography showing of the works of Dick Spas, an UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque photographer who shot the 1634 University Blvd. NE ghost towns, barrios and hidden valleys North Building Auditorium of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as portraits of Taos artists R.C. Gorman, Gen Membership has its benefits! Kloss, Louis Ribak, Ivan Rosenquist and Go online for details: Rebecca Strand. dce.unm.edu/Osher Jimi Hendrix – by Jim Marshall —Kelly Koepke is a contributing Gallery LouLou editor to albuquerqueARTS. To register: 277-0077 14 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS
Moon ponies and ferrocement: Roger Evans’ whimsical outdoor sculptures By Peggy Herrington
Roger Evans arrived in Placitas in the early couldn’t be compared to balancing on a ball, and s, drawn by unique residences in what anything else,” Evans says. a couple of his “moon Rwas then a hippie community. “I also liked the idea of ponies” stand left of the “Most of them were junky, but I liked staying in the background entrance to the Flying Star that because they were trying to simplify personally, so I started restaurant on Juan Tabo. life, a philosophy I still agree with,” he says. trying to make people “I’m inspired by fantasy “But after buying acres and building a smile in ways that weren’t and dreams,” Evans says. small house, I ran out of money and started necessarily traditional.” “But adventure is the fun doing illustrations for other architects. Back in Chicago, Evans part. Once the fun has “I had a degree from the University of had helped a friend build a been realized, I’m ready Illinois, but by then I knew I didn’t want boat using ferrocement, a to do something else. I to practice architecture,” he explains. “I’d composite material with a don’t like cranking out come to realize that was providing a service, broad range of applications copies. Now that I’m in my and I wanted to be an individual artist who including home and marine s and debt-free, I don’t was respected for what I created—which, construction and — you think much about sales. at the time, was to transport people’s guessed it — sculpture. While he still paints I’m free to dream.” preconceived ideas into sculptural and does traditional art, Evans’ outdoor Roger is now working on what he environments they could live animal pieces sculpted in describes as cartoonish characters for Th e in.” ferrocement are now among his Range Café locations. He would come to modify most recognizable work. “Th ey’re not like anything you’ve seen, that goal. Sculpture doesn’t “I distort animal forms, just beef cattle and things to do with range demand as much design putting them in bizarre land,” he says. or construction time as positions that are physically Represented by the Corrales Bosque buildings do, and Evans was impossible,” he says with a Gallery, Evans’ creations range in price from soon attending craft fairs and smile. “As long as the animal is to ,. applying an innate talent for recognizable, people seem to “In the end, I feel my work has succeeded humor to his work. He never like them.” if I provide someone with a smile and took himself seriously as an You may have seen some of positive introspection,” he says. artist. his whimsical animal statues “I wanted to go off on a around Albuquerque. One —Peggy Herrington is a freelance writer/ tangent and do something that at ABQ Uptown is a rabbit editor. Reach her at pegboard.com AVedhVYVYZIVdh ARTward bound www.laposadadetaos.com Joan Armatrading plunges Into the Blues by Bill Nevins ✥ ,OCATED IN 4AOS (ISTORIC $ISTRICT Joan Armatrading’s pleasure, and playing blues ✥ ! 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Burnside and Jessie Mae Hemphill, soul-pop masterpieces like “Me Myself Armatrading laughed. I,” to loping reggae-rockers like “Rosie.” “I really don’t know all those names, Yet under the surface there was always a but yes, that song does have that deep- slightly menacing depth of feeling often down feeling, doesn’t it?” associated with that quintessential music Th e song, she explained, came from of the African diaspora, the blues. listening closely to “a chap who was telling Joan Armatrading has received an me about his fi ancée and how he really MBE from the Queen, been nominated loved her deep down – a wonderful thing many times for Grammys and performed to say!” 'ETAWAY -ID 7EEK 3PECIALS !VAILABLE for Nelson Mandela. Yet making “Into the While Armatrading is famously Blues” and performing its songs live seem reluctant to display her personal life for to shine for her above all her many honors. fans and media, and often describes her “Recording it has given me so much CONTINUES ON P. 23 >> albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 15 Period piece travels well due to Berlin’s music,
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Remember “Easter Parade?” You know, “In and lighting problems (the singers need your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon mics and the spotlight needs to stick with Rit?” It’s one of Irving Berlin-penned the singers until they are fi nished with the ditties that Landmark Musicals presents songs). Everyone laughed as Joan Crawford as part of its debut performance, “As and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., turn a press Th ousands Cheer.” conference announcing their divorce into Landmark founder Myra Cochnar a photo opportunity. Th ose Easter bonnets out of her success with a singing group describes the revue, originally produced on were wonderfully laughable, too. Moss called Broadway and her experience Broadway in , as the Saturday Night Hart, whose wit and charm had a naughty performing with Musical Th eatre Live of its era. Skits explore current events edge, wrote all of the sketches. Southwest. of the day – Hoover’s booting from the Th e cast of seven is smooth in their “We’re dedicated to bringing pure Depression White House, celebrity deeds dancing and quick in their costume and happy entertainment, these almost and misdeeds, the economy – interspersed changes, as almost everyone is on stage forgotten gems of entertainment,” she with Berlin’s timeless music and lyrics. at the same time. Standouts include says. “Th ere’s a tremendous amount of Veteran musical theater director Hal Erin Warden, whom I last saw and performing talent in Albuquerque, and Simons helms and choreographed the praised in Albuquerque Little Th eater’s I feel very proud to provide yet another show. production of “Guys and Dolls.” A hearty venue for people to perform.” “I had seen the off -Broadway “Welcome back!” after six years hiatus to production of it in New York, and found Jillian Foster, whose sweet soprano lent it delightful,” he says. “It’s got a great poignancy to “Lonely Heart.” DETAILS: “As Th ousands Cheer” score, sketches and songs that are still Costumes by Cassidy Zachary captured continues thru July 13 at N4th Th eater, Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $15 very relevant today. A dark, seamy song both the somber nature of the era – shades general; $12 students and seniors. Call called ‘Th rough A Keyhole’ is about gossip. of black, grey and white – as well as the 505.344.4542 or go online at www. Celebrity gossip is still a very hot topic in styling and accessories. Music Director landmarkmusicals.org. news and conversation today, as is politics The cast: first row left to right: Barbara Murray lends her piano skills, Michael Carter, Erin Warden; second and fi nances and racial equality.” row Shirley Roach, Brian Clifton; third with Lexie Matosian supporting on upright Entertaining those topics and the cast row Crystal Thompson, Chris Armijo. bass. —Kelly Koepke is a contributing were on opening night, despite some sound Cochnar’s vision for Landmark grew editor to albuquerqueARTS.
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Local musician Shelley Morningsong on my album, also called “Out of the has been chosen to perform at the next Ashes.” Th e book will include beautiful Presidential Inaugural Ball. She recently photos along with short inspirational toured with Robert Mirabal and released a stories that coincide with each song from new album, “Out of the Ashes.” the album itself. I have a lot of compassion for women and issues pertaining to albuquerqueARTS: Congratulations women due to my own painful past and on being selected to perform at the hope to dedicate my next album to the Presidential Inaugural Ball. Why do you empowerment of all my many sisters out think you were chosen for this honor? there. as my producer. Also, Chase Morrison SM: I’ve come to believe it must be albuquerqueARTS: I also read that you plays cello on the album, and she has because my songs have a message in each collaborated with your husband on your toured with Barbara Streisand for years. one of them. During my performances I last album. What role did he play in that? always try to give people a message of hope Do you work with any other musicians? through my music and remind them that —Interview by Courtney Bell. we are all connected. Th e Creator does SM: Yes, my husband Fabian is not divide people by color or race, and so extremely talented and I’m so proud to neither should we. have him be a part of the album. Fabian ARTSCalling speaks his Zuni language fl uently, and I albuquerqueARTS: How did you thought it would be so beautiful to have become involved in music? Photo by Carole Devillers him speak Zuni words throughout some of Arts Alliance Accepting the songs. I don’t think the Zuni language Gallery Proposals SM: I’ve been singing and performing California. I was raised by my mother and has ever been used in this way on a Th e Arts Alliance is calling for since I was very young. I come from a grandmother. A few years ago I met my contemporary Native album, so that really proposals from arts organizations, musical family where we all either sang or husband, Fabian Fontenelle, who is from makes it special. When we were recording artist collectives, groups of artists played instruments. My grandmother was Zuni Pueblo. We were on tour with Robert the album I asked him to try singing (minimum of three), and institutions a piano teacher. Music was always a part Mirabal when we met and eventually got and speaking some the words and when of higher learning for exhibitions of my life growing up. married, and I moved here about six years we listened back to it his voice was like in the Arts Alliance Gallery. ago. magic! It just wouldn’t have been the same Proposals will be accepted through albuquerqueARTS: You grew up in without his voice. July . For more information and an Southern California. Why did you come to albuquerqueARTS: What are your Th e album was recorded by Larry application form, call .. or New Mexico and how long have you been long-term goals for your work? Mitchell from Santa Fe. Larry plays all the go online to www.abqarts.org. here? main guitar parts on my album, and he SM: Eventually, to publish the book has now won a Grammy Award for Best SM: Yes, I grew up in Southern I’m working on right now which is based Producer; so I feel very lucky to have Larry
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Make Sterling Silver jewelry like this —Peggy Herrington is a freelance writer/ bracelet at Lauren Tobey’s Studio. editor. Reach her at pegboard.com.
>> AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY: CONTINUED FROM P. 4 in and worked in pueblo health known around the United States—and clinics between Albuquerque and Taos. internationally.” Afterward she spent two years as a Peace Author Dexter Cirillo has a book Corps volunteer in Colombia. She left the signing, slide show and lecture on world of academia in to independently Wednesday, July , at : p.m. at the study and promote American Indian art Case Trading Post of the Wheelwright as a dealer, gallery director and museum Museum of the American Indian in Santa curator. Fe. For more information, call Robb Lucas Cirillo’s goal in her newest book at () - x . is to “break the regional lockstep of [Southwestern Indian] art.” She states —Larry Greenly is a contributing that she would “like these artists to be editor to albuquerqueARTS. 18 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS july calendar highlights
July , Th ursday: NMJF Presents Tetragon: New Mexico Jazz Festival Th ird Annual Opening Night Outpost Performance Space
July , Friday: NMJF Presents Pharoah Sanders Quintet New Mexico Jazz Festival Lensic Performing Arts Center
July 17-28, 2008 July , Saturday: NMJF Presents Albuquerque Summerfest at Civic Plaza, -:PM A Collaborative Project of the Outpost Allen Toussaint Quintet (plus Hillary Smith & Hip Pocket and more) Performance Space, Th e Lensic Performing Arts Center and the Santa July , Sunday: NMJF Presents the Bert Dalton Trio Honoring Chris Calloway Fe Jazz Foundation. For complete festival and Straight Up Honoring Arlen Asher information: www.newmexicojazzfestival. Lensic Performing Arts Center org. Tickets are on sale now for the entire July & : Wed, Th u NMJF Presents Kenny Garrett Quartet New Mexico Jazz Festival at the Lensic Box Outpost Performance Space Offi ce, --; www.TicketsSantaFe. org and at the Outpost Box Offi ce by phone July , Friday: NMJF Presents Youssou N’dour or in person, Yale SE, --, Lensic Performing Arts Center M-F, :-:PM. July , Saturday: NMJF Presents Cassandra Wilson Lensic Performing Arts Center
July , Sunday: NMJF Presents Paquito D’Rivera Quintet Lensic Performing Arts Center On the Web July , Monday: NMJF Presents Preservation Hall Jazz Band abqarts.com ABOVE, Cassandra Wilson Lensic Performing Arts Center Arts Calendar performs July at the Lensic. LEFT, Preservation Hall Jazz is now at Band plays the Lensic July . All shows at :PM unless otherwise noted www.abqarts.com Th e New Mexico Jazz Workshop presents its 32nd Annual Summer Music Festival Events at Th e Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater (unless otherwise noted) – Mountain Road NW, Old Town Albuquerque; : to : p.m.; Doors open at : p.m. All concerts occur rain or shine. For event & ticket info, call -; Or visit the NMJW website at www.nmjazz.org.
SALSA UNDER THE STARS (Friday nights) JAZZ & BLUES UNDER THE STARS (Saturday nights) WOMEN’S VOICES FESTIVAL FRIDAY, MAY SATURDAY, MAY Presented in Partnership Chino Espinoza y los Dueňos Del Son FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT with Th e rd Annual Big Band Extravaganza featuring New Mexico Jazz Festival FRIDAY, JUNE Th e Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith FRIDAY, JULY Catch Bert Dalton Plus Th e New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands Featured performers are: Brazilian Jazz Project at FRIDAY, JUNE Charmed / Dianna Hughes / Jazz & Blues Under the Stars for New Mexico Jazz Calle SATURDAY, JUNE Patti Littlefi eld / Kari Simmons / Workshop in August. Michael Herndon Group Hillary Smith FRIDAY, JUNE Straight Up featuring the Vocals of Giacomo Gates Son Como Son SAT U R DAY, J U LY SATURDAY, JUNE Hosted by Nancy Lafl in, FRIDAY, JULY Todd Tijerina Band, Los Albuquerque Blues Connection Executive Director of Th e New Conjunto Colores Paul Brodsky (Solo Blues Guitar, Harp & Vocals) Mexico Music Commission Featured performers are: FRIDAY, JULY SATURDAY, JUNE Th e Buckarettes / Jenny Marlow / The Buckarettes are Presented in Partnership with Th e Jazz of Rob Mullins Busy McCarroll / Madi Sato / featured performers at Th e rd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival Susan Clark the Women’s Voices Festival on July for New Son Como Son SATURDAY, JULY Mexico Jazz Workshop. New Mexico Jazz Workshop & Albuquerque Museum SUNDAY JAM SESSIONS at FRIDAY, AUGUST Southwest Jazz Orchestra Board of Directors Annual Social SEASONS ROTISSERIE & Calle GRILL (Sundays) SATURDAY, JULY Mountain Road NW FRIDAY, AUGUST Presented in Partnership with Old Town Albuquerque Havana NRG Th e rd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival Curated by Maud Beenhouwer – Pleasure Pilots, Memphis P’Tails, Chris Dracup (Solo Blues) Bassist, Band Leader, and New FRIDAY, AUGUST Mexico Jazz Workshop Institute ART EDGE of ALBUQUERQUE NIGHT SATURDAY, AUGUST of Music Faculty member Ivon Ulibarri & Cafe Mocha Jeff Brown Trio, Bert Dalton Brazilian Jazz Project For Jam Sessions dates and FRIDAY, AUGUST SATURDAY, AUGUST schedule, visit the NMJW website Havana NRG performs in Salsa Under the Stars for Son Como Son Patty Stephens with Th e Pat Rhoads Jazz Ensemble at www.nmjazz.org. New Mexico Jazz Workshop in August. albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 19 Latin soul on the edge The best in world, By Bill Nevins folk & acoustic music If “world music” describes the work of specifi c artists, they might well be Tickets and info: the maestros of Quetzal and Concepto Tambor. www.abqmusic.com Quetzal Flores and Martha Gonzalez, Bookworks ‹› Natural Sound Christian Orellana and Matias Pizarro each know that music can be a lifeline. One 505-232-9868 might say these master musicians – the founders and teacher-leaders of the bands In the spirit of ¡Globalquerque! WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Quetzal (Jose and Martha) and Concepto Matias Pizarro (in dark sunglasses) LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER Tambor (Christian and Matias) – have and Christian Orellana (to his right, WORLD MUSIC all been through the proverbial fi re and in wool cap) are surrounded by other Outside at the and LAURA CORTESE members of Concepto Tambor. "Fiddling songwriters" arisen, phoenix-like, to dance triumphant. National Hispanic Cultural Center First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque Both bands have morphed and grown SUNDAY, JULY 27 yet continued, fi nding new strengths, movements like the Zapatistas of Mexico, new audiences, even new musical strands Quetzal has also absorbed the hard YONDER MOUNTAIN and directions when times seemed most realities of everyday life – parenthood, the STRING BAND desperate. ending of close friendships and the cold Santa Fe Brewing Company What better artists for our own heartedness of the music business. Th ey WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 changing, teetering, multicultural times? have endured departures of key members FISHTANK ENSEMBLE Quetzal, named for a tropical bird and stylistic shifts from folky violin lines Multicultural international craziness prized for its resplendent plumage, was to more contemporary urban beats. A song The Cooperage founded in the early nineties, in Los from the new album, “Candil Candelario,” SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 Angeles, by Jose Quetzal Flores, son of two expresses qualifi ed disillusionment with community organizers. Quetzal, whose revolutionaries who commit their lives to FRI, JULY 11 SUN, JULY 13 LYLE LOVETT fourth studio album is wryly titled “Die a cause but neglect their own families. Yet & His Large Band Cowboy Die,” embodies a fi erce, proud the band frequently engages in organizing, HASSAN QUETZAL & Paolo Soleri Amphitheater Mexican-American legacy. Th eir mix of including Fandango Sin Fronteras, HAKMOUN CONCEPTO TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 Mexican and Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz, a dialogue between Chicanos from Moroccan TAMBOR GIPSY KINGS and rock is supercharged by the dynamic California and Jarochos (musicians from trance grooves Paolo Soleri Amphitheater vocals of Martha Gonzalez, whose Veracruz, Mexico). Two flavors of COMING SEPTEMBER staccato dancing also propels the band Christian Orellana and Matias Pizarro, Chicano music TIM FINN and ¡GLOBALQUERQUE! rhythmically. Inspired by global grassroots CONTINUES ON P. 20 >>
ANDREEVA PORTRAIT ACADEMY Workshops 2008 Dan Thompson Michael Grimaldi Drawing & Painting Workshop Figure Drawing August 8 - 14 August 4 - 15 Study advanced concepts of visual In the first week of this perception and class, students will their application explore gesture through a series of poses using a to drawing from live model and drawing direct observation. media. The second week Foster the ability to students will embrace problem solve and Dan Thompson’s unique self-correct through take on color and its the process of appearance in, and building paintings effect on, the skin. and drawings.
Margaret Baumgaertner AUG 4 - 8 Juliette Aristides Dan Thompson AUG 4 - 15 Figure Painting August 18 - 22 Juliette Aristides AUG 18 - 22 Kurt Anderson SEPT 8 - 19 Learn to create timeless Geoffrey Laurence SEPT 15 - 19 figure paintings in the tradition of the old Carol Marine SEPT 22 - 26 masters. Combine Geoffrey Laurence SEPT 29 - OCT 11 drawing, underpainting Catherine Prescott OCT 13 - 17 and overpainting in one Paul McCormack OCT 20 - 31 long afternoon pose in conjunction with Leah Lopez NOV 3 - 7 alla prima studies in Linda Kyser Smith NOV 10 - 17 the morning. Juliette Judy Carducci NOV 10 - 14 Aristides is a gifted, passionate, and Judy Carducci NOV 17 - 21 stimulating teacher. Andrew Tift DEC 1 - 5 Subscribe to our newsletter! For details, call or visit www.AndreevaPortraitAcademy.com 215 W. SAN FRANCISCO, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 505.992.3330 20 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS tribute O.K. Harris — 1946-2008
By Wesley A. Pulkka
O. K. Harris died on June , but his legacy be grateful for his technical advice, of generosity, personal integrity and demonstrations of technique, sharing of spiritual openness will live on through local sources for inexpensive materials and those touched by Harris’ creativity and detailed suggestions regarding welding friendship. rods and heat ranges. Harris’ memorial at the Art is OK He was always busy helping other Gallery and Sculpture Garden on June th artists while managing to complete his was attended by hundreds of people who own works and cover a huge spectrum willingly stood in line under a blazing sun of subject matter. Harris made birds to pay their respects to his wife, Rosemary, and animals, mythical creatures, highly and to share stories with each other about stylized pieces and abstract works with the ABOVE, O.K. Harris with his Enchanted Frogs. RIGHT, O.K. on A OK Street. a man who loved art, life and people with skill of a master welder and metalsmith. equal passion. His sculpture refl ected his sense of Former governor Gary Johnson was in humor as well as his childlike awe of living gallery representation on both coasts. Krueger, Heather Palm; stepsons, attendance and remembered Harris as a things. Harris was dedicated to making art He also completed numerous public and Jason Ruetschilling, Scott Heddes, Coy very close friend. Th e late Dee Johnson was that ordinary people could enjoy whether private commissions. Christensen, Aaron Christensen; and sister one of the countless artists who worked or not they had expertise in the arts. Harris, like Hermann Hesse’s Barbra Blystra and brother Gene Harris. directly with Harris on charity events as Harris was a Vietnam War veteran allegorical hero Siddhartha, spent his He will be profoundly missed by all well as her own body of work. who wore his heroism lightly. He was mature years emblematically helping who knew him. When I revived my interest in making far more interested in expanding the others to cross life’s river of doubt. steel sculpture several years ago, OK arts of Albuquerque and seeing to it that Harris is survived by his wife shared his tools, materials and expertise he touched as many working artists as Rosemary; children Michelle Harris, —Wesley A. Pulkka, Ph.D., is to help get my chops back. I will always possible. He exhibited widely and had Ingrid Keater, Jonathan Harris, Brigette an artist and art critic.
Songwriter Kell Robertson >> LATIN SOUL: CONTINUED FROM P. 19 the multi-instrumentalist co-founders of headlines Tribute to Utah Phillips Concepto Tambor, Albuquerque’s hottest bilingual, polyrythmic dance band, have Legendary -old New Mexico “beat” poet- Additional guests and friends of Kell each crossed many borders – politically, songwriter Kell Robertson will headline and Utah are expected to show up and culturally and spiritually. Born in Santiago, the “A Tribute to Utah Phillips” concert sit in. Bill Nevins, contributing editor of Chile, to liberal parents who survived at Santa Fe Brewing Company, Monday, albuquerqueARTS monthly, will emcee the terror of the Pinochet fascist regime, July , , p.m. Th is will be a rousing the evening. Admission is only at the Pizarro met New Mexican rock ‘n’ rollers evening of music, stories, poetry and door, and fi ne food and beverages will be Keith and Todd Sanchez in the midst of gentle rebellion, as befi ts the memory of available. For more information: www. the El Salvador Civil War and later joined the late Utah Phillips, the widely beloved santafebrewing.com them on the rock ‘n’ roll road as members songsmith, union advocate and raconteur Kell Robertson, a long time friend of Stoic Frame. Along the way, Pizarro met who collaborated with Ani DiFranco on and comrade-in-song of Utah Phillips, is Christian Orellana, then a songwriter and Grammy-nominated albums. himself an American treasure who has percussionist for native-rock ensemble Red Joining Robertson onstage to honor lived quietly in the Santa Fe area for the Earth. their mutual friend and inspiration, the past ten years. Orellana, born in Lima, Peru, had by late bard Utah Phillips, will be Kendall For more information, contact Bill then survived being wounded by bullets McCook, Mitch Rayes, Richard Malcolm Nevins, ..; piecefront@yahoo. of the terrorist Shining Path. Granted (of Burning Midnight Band) and White com. political asylum status, Orellana and his Buff alo Music Presents Georgie Angel. family settled in San Francisco, where he soon found himself enmeshed in the rough world of ghetto gangs. Talking over coff ee on Winnings patio Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores of near UNM, Orellana comments, “Music the group Quetzal. reached out and saved my life.” Always a talented instrumentalist – on guitar, drums and Andean pipes – young circuit, having headlined this June’s Taos Christian Orellana accepted an invitation Solar Music Fest and now frequently to join a touring South American band touring the West Coast. that happened to stop off in Albuquerque. Quetzal and Concepto Tambor will “Here, for the fi rst time in my life, I perform in concert together outdoors at found peace, and I made the long, slow, the National Hispanic Cultural Center hard climb out of gang life and into the at p.m. on Sunday, July . Tickets, real life of music,” he says. “I am very /, www.abqmusic.com. For more thankful for the opportunity to do that.” information, visit www.quetzaleastla.com Concepto Tambor, focused by the or www.conceptotambor.com. Utah Phillips guiding talents of Pizarro and Orellana, with Ani has grown into a -member Afro-Latino DiFranco. ensemble with three albums to their credit —Bill Nevins is a contributing Photo by editor to albuquerqueARTS. Steven Stone. and increasing demand on the festival albuquerqueARTS JULY 2008 21 ARTSpree
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If the Phantom Of The Opera went industrial… Handcrafted from 3/8" steel, this candelabra by Rio Rancho’s Dave Zeman holds three 3" candles, 20½" high. $195. Available online at davesmetalart.com. Honey, we need more cereal. Cast bronze “Quail People Bowl” by Michele van den Huevel. $11,200. Available at Weems Gallery, 7200-D Eavesdrop on this Montgomery NE, 505.293.6133, weemsgallery.com. private conversation between two colors of kiln-formed glass. Sarah Nelson’s “conversation bowl” is called “Osmosis,” and is . inches in diameter. . At Palette Contemporary Art & Craft, Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite .
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Add a dash of art to your anti-oxidants. Hand-made Hikarigami Tea Bowl by Hiroshi Ogawa. $96. Available at Hanayagi, 2935-C It’s hip to be square. Polychrome Louisiana Blvd NE, 505.291.1177, hanayagi.com. geometric design pot by Mata Ortiz potter Jose Cano, 6½". $260. Available at Tanner Chaney, 323 Romero St NW, 505.247.2242, ARTSpree items are chosen freely by our secret shopper. To TannerChaney.com. > suggest items for this page, please email [email protected]. 22 JULY 2008 albuquerqueARTS
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publisher & editor: Stephanie Hainsfurther scenario .., [email protected] general manager: Mark Hainsfurther I’d like to see all of us in the arts look up from our day-to-day .., [email protected] Waiting for the activities and go out into that wider world to carry a message: contributing editors: “We’re in the arts and we mean business.” Courtney Bell, at large, [email protected] Joan Fenicle, photos, [email protected] mailman I asked Sherri Brueggemann (see OpEd below) what it takes to Larry Greenly, literary, [email protected] Let’s call him Cliff , after the beer- become a city’s manager of Public Art. She recited a resume that, Melody Groves, film, [email protected] chugging postal carrier of “Cheers,” Kelly Koepke, theater and restaurants, [email protected] strikingly, wasn’t just about art. Art is her life – but so is running Janet Long Ford, visual arts, [email protected] the guy I look for every day around a department, communicating with offi cials, staying within Bill Nevins, music, [email protected] p.m. His bermudas are an inch budget. For her and for many of us, there is no split between art advertising sales: too tight and a hair too short to be Connie Mazzella, .., [email protected] and life. advertising traffic control: regulation, I am certain, and the So why is there such a divide between the arts and the world Peggy Herrington, [email protected] pith helmet that keeps the sun out of his eyes makes him look of business? Maybe it’s time that the right and left brains started design & production: John Pilcher, [email protected] printing: VanGuard Printing like a s movie star instead of what he is – a family man talking to each other. Let’s begin that dialog in our own heads, proofreading: CJ Ondek and churchgoer who tells me he thinks his musically inclined then bring it to organizations that work on big-picture views distribution: N&S Distributing daughter will stay out of trouble if he just signs her up for the of economics in New Mexico. Put yourself on a board that has web site: Th e Great e-scape undergroundarts: Joan Fenicle, [email protected] marching band. Having been a teenaged daughter myself, and nothing to do with “the arts,” per se. Let that inner business musically inclined, I have deep doubts about this strategy. Th e person shine. Represent. Show them the arts mean business, and albuquerquearts editorial advisory council only time I ever got detention was for making out with my tourism, and money. Th e arts mean life. Fay Abrams, former owner, Mariposa Gallery boyfriend in a music practice room. I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, “Caution: driver Diane Aldrich, artist, art for living spaces Besides detention, I have been thinking lately of other things singing.” Th at’s me. My car is an echo chamber on wheels. Don’t Neal Copperman, AMP Concerts Bryan Konefsky, artist in residence, UNM my arts education has brought me. A career in writing. Confi dence know why I drive a convertible. When I feel like singing, the lid Joan Fenicle, ArtsCrawl coordinator, AABA in my ability to get up in front of people and talk to them. A place stays on. Be grateful. Shamaine Giannini, Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau to go when the mind needs refreshment or the spirit needs a lift. A Stephanie Hainsfurther, Dennis Gromelski, executive director, FUSION Th eatre Co. sense that there is a wider world beyond quotidian concerns. publisher & editor Suzanne Lopez, president, No Limitz Prod. Inc. Sophie Martin, Member at Large Marjorie Neset, executive director, VSA Arts >> BLUES: CONTINUED FROM P. 14 Rip Williams, Rip Williams Photography distribution OpEdd songs as based on observation of others, For circulation and subscription information: she admits that her new “Mama Papa” is [email protected] In cultures all over the world, there are autobiographical, telling how her parents basic symbols that convey universal and their children emigrated from the ADVERTISING meanings – triangles as symbols island of St. Kitts to England a few years Advertising rates for albuquerqueARTS and UNM of aspiration, crossed lines that after her birth in . Popejoy Series Playbill can be found at abqarts.com. For Playbill, click on “Other Publications.” represent intersections of beliefs, and “Th at was my parents’ home. You could albuquerqueARTS advertising space reservations due simple squares that can intuitively never be in their house without laughing. th day of the preceding month. suggest a solid foundation. One Th ey always encouraged me. Th ey told me SUBMISSIONS other basic symbol is the spiral – and that whatever you want to do, you can do that seems quite fi tting to illustrate it. I have always believed that,” she said. please send press kits & announcements to: Stephanie Hainsfurther, Publisher & Editor what is happening with the City of Belief is at the core of her touching albuquerqueARTS magazine Albuquerque Public Art Program. “Secular Songs.” Armatrading said that, [email protected] We as a community have spent when she was working on her BBC radio .. Cell . Fax . Central SE , Albuquerque years investing in opportunities series on Caribbean music genres, she For consideration in any issue, all press releases, to be creative, innovative and critical visited an old island church with “plain media kits and calendar submissions must thinkers. Th at period has yielded white walls and nondescript pews, but be received by the th of the month prior to publication. more than works of art to the with a preacher who was just full of Please forward press releases and story pitches to: public art collection. We have been joyful religion. Th at church was very, [email protected] through cycles of object building “Positive Energy of New Mexico” very spiritual, in my opinion, and I always by Michael Metcalf. Send information on events to: [email protected] and art integration, process and prefer that kind of place.” dialogue, materials, explorations About the fi ercely phrased vision THEME ISSUES and conservation, autonomy and that will inspire citizens to again and of poverty and its social consequences august ’ february ’ American Indian Arts Dance democracy. again explore who we are, and what in her song “Somethin’s Gotta Blow,” september ’ march ’ Th roughout each cycle we have our built and natural environments Armatrading succinctly commented, Th e Season Contemporary Art learned that public art informs others are about, and to understand how “Th at’s just the way I see it. Th ere is much october ’ april ’ of who we are, those from afar and stewardship of our cultural assets to be done.” Hispanic Arts Literature those from across town. We have collection can economically and Asked which contemporary singers she november ’ may ’ Style and Attitude Music learned that artists’ messages can be spiritually contribute to each turn we enjoys, Armatrading praises both the post- december ’ june ’ bold or subtle, intentional or imagined. make on the spiral of this city’s life. punk band Th e Killers and edgy London Th e Soul of Art Media Arts We have learned that some artworks Th is month visit the new and improved chanteuse Amy Winehouse. january ’ july ’ Open Th eme Photography will remain timeless and embraced, City of Albuquerque Public Art Web “Amy sings because she loves to sing,” while others seem destined to melt site to learn how to fi nd almost every said Armatrading. “And she sings very © nm mags llc themselves back into the environment artwork in the collection online at well.” All rights reserved. Reproduction from which they came, or never even www.cabq.gov/publicart. Armatrading spoke enthusiastically of without permission is prohibited. Th e opinions expressed in this publication get off the ground. After years, the program is her upcoming performance at the KTAO are those of the individual authors PRINTED ON Most important, we are learning ready to move along the next and outer Taos Solar Center on July and remarked RECYCLED PAPER and do not necessarily refl ect those of WITH SOY INK albuquerqueARTS. that reaching and maintaining most ring of the spiral embodying that she is in the mood for writing these a critical mass of art objects can all of the lessons learned, integrating days, although unsure where it will take build support for moving beyond new technologies and valuing the her. Th e mission of albuquerqueARTS is to highlight Albuquerque’s distinctive art personality by covering accumulation to embark on aesthetic challenges that will again be familiar “I love just waiting and seeing what theater, dance, music, visual art, fi lm, photography, adventures, the likes of which our city and new. We invite you to observe, happens,” she said. architecture and literature. hasn’t yet seen. participate and create with us along For more information: www. In the next few months the Public the way. joanarmatrading.com; www.ktao.com Art Program will celebrate and highlight the cycles of the past years —Sherri Brueggemann is the CIP —Bill Nevins is a contributing and embark on aesthetic endeavors Public Art Program manager. editor to albuquerqueARTS. TETRAGON MAJOR JAZZ FESTIVAL THURSDAY/ JULY 17/ 7:30PM SUPPORT OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE PROVIDED BY:
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