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(Photo by Juan Antonio Labreche) PAGE 4 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS FROM THE EDITOR NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 5 Lobo Coach’s $200,000 Raise Lobo Legend: College Players Should be Paid Comes at Inopportune Time BY FRANCHESCA STEVENS

By Dan Vukelich s the college sports world holds its breath in valuable basketball ranchesca which was vetoed by the mayor, which Athe wake of a recent federal ruling that may players of all time. FStevens’s piece morphed into a County Commission require the NCAA to allow student athletes to be During the 1977-78 sea- opposite this page effort to place the issue on the ballot. paid, former UNM basketball great Marvin Johnson son, he led the Western on former Lobo It makes one wonder why we pay remains cautiously optimistic. Athletic Conference in Marvin “Auto- these people. The player known as “Automatic” because of his scoring and won the matic” Johnson’s Or, is the whole marijuana issue, as phenomenal shooting percentage has heard talk WAC’s Most Valuable belief that college Republicans on the City Council and like this for years – going back to his glory days in Player honor. He still athletes should County Commission have argued, a 1976 when in a single game against the University of holds the WAC and be paid comes, ploy to get younger, independent and Colorado, the sociology major racked up 50 points. UNM single-game ironically, as Lobo Democrat-leaning voters energized in an Johnson remains active in basketball. He currently scoring records. coach Craig Neal election year when Democrats, it seems, owns and operates the co-ed Southwest Basketball The question of why gets a $200,000 raise. can’t get anyone excited about anything Camp on Albuquerque’s West Side where he coaches student athletes aren’t That’s not his salary. That’s just the – including themselves. and trains about 80 kids, ranging from 6 to 18 years paid has gnawed at him raise. old, each year. for decades. Aside from complaints that the money There’s some good news to report: Johnson, originally from tiny DeRidder, La., was “The same unfairness could be better spent on professors to Rock & Brews, a new brew pub and born in 1956. He remembers first playing basketball continues,” Johnson make the University of New Mexico a restaurant conceived by KISS band at the age of 8 with his big brother, Clay. Back then, said in an interview better educational institution, the timing members Paul Stanley and Gene Sim- he dreamed of becoming a professional baseball regarding the NCAA of the raise – to an annual salary of mons, held a soft opening on Sept. 8. player, but “they didn’t have baseball in (my) high debate. “What you $950,000 – goes to Johnson’s point that The restaurant plans its grand opening school, so I had to choose another sport.” have here in college everyone involved in college athletics is for a Sept. 16 evening event (tickets Baseball’s loss was basketball’s gain. The 6-foot-5 sports is like a cartel. making money, except the athletes. required) to raise funds for wounded forward is heralded as one of UNM’s 10 most All the colleges and The issue of whether college players service members. should be paid is coming to a head, The 6,000-square-foot restaurant at cont. on page 12 thanks to a lawsuit in federal court in 4800 Montgomery Blvd. N.E. has a full Clockwise from top: Marvin Johnson working with kids at his Southwest California. bar and boatload of beers and wines, Paying for Play Basketball camp (photo by Liz Lopez); Johnson set a UNM scoring record A shot at the NFL or NBA is worth and features American cuisine in what of 50 points on March 2, 1978, breaking Toby Roybal’s record of 45 points, something, but a minuscule number of the owners say will be a family-friendly • A federal judge ruled last month that a which had stood since 1956; Johnson at the free-throw line. (photos college athletes get those chances. Just environment. longstanding NCAA rule barring the payment courtesy of UNM Lobos) think back to the scores of Lobo Men’s of collegiate athletes violates federal anti-trust Basketball players who came through Which gets us to the next point. News. laws. The judge’s order has been stayed pending The Pit but barely got a look when they This is ABQ Free Press’s 11th issue appeal. tried to step up to the NBA. For every since we started publishing on April Brian Urlacher, another 98 college 23. We’re printing 40,000 copies and • The ruling calls for schools in the top 10 college football players go nowhere except to distributing at more than 415 locations, football conferences, including the Mountain West physical therapy to repair the damage and adding more locations every week Conference, and all NCAA Division I basketball the sport did to their bodies. from Belen to Santa Fe. schools, which includes UNM, to set aside money Between football and basketball, the If you know of a place where this for players they recruit after July 1, 2016. NCAA estimates that only 1.2 percent of newspaper should have a distribution NCAA basketball players make it to the rack, let us know and we’ll try to get in • No less than $5,000 per player per year should pros; only 1.6 percent of NCAA football there. be set aside in a trust fund payable after the players make it. We’re still recruiting writers, interns, player leaves school. To prevent bidding wars And that scholarship they get to come advertisers. But just as importantly, we between and among schools, the judge ruled that to UNM? As Johnson puts it, if there’s want your news. If you’re opening a new the NCAA can cap amounts that can go into the a choice between a lab and practice, restaurant or bar, or changing your bar’s trust funds. practice wins out, to the detriment of the or restaurant’s theme, we want to know education that will be a player’s fallback about it. • The judge ruled that the players won’t be able when the NBA or NFL dream dies. If you’re with a community group, a to tap their trust funds while still in school. She left When the appeals are finished and social justice group or an environmental the NCAA free to prevent players from leveraging the dust settles, it’s likely college ath- group, we’d like to know about your their trust funds to obtain other funds while still in letes will be compensated, which is only event, news conference or policy school. fair considering how many networks, statement. coaches, announcers, sports writers, There’s a contact form on our website, • The judge did not strike down NCAA rules that advertisers, apparel manufacturers and freeabq.com. But here are some direct prevent players from endorsing products while in other sponsors make handsome livings e-mail addresses: school. off them and the billion-dollar industry For hospitality, arts and entertainment built around them. news, send your announcements to • The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a former [email protected]. UCLA basketball player upset that Electronic Arts, The bizarre tale of the marijuana For political and governmental news, a video game maker, had used his likeness in a decriminalization vote keeps getting send your announcements to news@ game without his consent. more bizarre. What should have been a freeabq.com. citizen petition drive to place the issue • Other lawsuits seeking pay for college players on the ballot morphed into a City Council Dan Vukelich is the editor of ABQ Free are pending, including one by players at North- effort to place the issue on the ballot, Press. Reach him at [email protected] western University who want the right to unionize. PAGE 6 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS letters COLUMNS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 7 SEC Football Article Masks N.M. Democratic Party Lost in the Bisti Badlands, Sins of the South, Reader Says Needs to Find an Identity Me and My Inner Jerk To the Editor: something about the poverty and racism By JOE MONAHAN BY EFRAIN VILLA in your region? Oh, but that would Gregg Dewalt, I’m sure you got a interfere with football! Where would hat’s with all ment in early childhood education also was sent to minutes,” I thought. Wthese drives commands majority support, but is laugh out of making fun of the Lobos you get players if you had to be honest I Farmington as a In complete darkness, I followed and the Mountain West Conference. about racism? You’d have to pay them! to put initiatives on regularly stymied in Santa Fe. secret shopper, or the beam of my flashlight a few miles, The easy targets for you make your day Oh wait, you already do. the election ballot The New Mexico of 20 or even 10 more specifically, walking parallel to a barbed-wire years ago was a much more center-right so much better. Now go back to hanging When Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, like decriminalizing as a secret drunk. rancher’s fence. Eventually, the overcast pot and raising the state than today. But even as the state out with the fat racists that make up Louisiana and Alabama contribute My employer was a sky started lighting up and I was able minimum wage? It has moved more to the center and your town. something positive to the future, then research company to make out the jagged edges of my begs the question: center-left, the Dems can’t rally their If all you have to be proud of is you can gloat. But football? That’s all that hired actors Martian surroundings. Everything looked Why can’t the Dem- forces in non-presidential elections. football, I’m not going to argue with you got, and guess what, nobody cares to test whether ... hostile. The gnarled up flora was ocratic Party – far and away the state’s A drop-off in interest is not unusual you, you’re hopeless. But just as a but you. Enjoy watching the criminals liquor store cashiers would illegally sell armed with sharp needles and serrated majority party – get its act together and for mid-term elections, but the problem courtesy, could the rest of the country you hire to play for you. We have alcohol to people displaying signs of limbs that broadcast, “Don’t mess with pass these measures without the party has become so great that New Mexico’s have our money back? All the teams better things to do with our Saturdays. intoxication. me.” The rocks seemed somehow or its allies resorting to gathering petition Republicans, with barely more than 30 you mentioned are in the states that are – altafayejones We pseudo-intoxicated patrons, contorted into torturous positions. It signatures to force the matters before percent of the state’s registered voters, the biggest drain on the national budget internally referred to as PIs, drove up was beautiful; in the way that Edvard voters? are threatening to take over the state – states where more people have Editor’s note: Because this was the first from Albuquerque and checked into a Munch’s “The Scream” is beautiful. The Republicans argue that the ballot House in November for the first time in abortions, diabetes, morbid obesity, letter ABQ Free Press has received that hotel so we could get an early start the As I walked away from the fence, measures are a desperate attempt by over 60 years. heart disease, divorce, incest, rape, drug defames five of the 50 states and nearly following day. I woke up a few hours I heard a clink, looked around, and the Dems to get voters to the polls – Besides benefiting from low turnout, addiction, and sheer stupidity than all of 42 million people, we asked Gregg Dewalt, before sunrise to photograph the nearby realized my mind was playing tricks voters who also will be prone to cast a the Rs have done a solid job in recruit- the states in the MWC put together. who wrote the piece comparing the MWC Bisti Badlands, a bizarre, desolate on me. Atop the first set of boulders, I ballot for Democratic candidates. The ing candidates like Gov. Susana Marti- We send y’all money and you suck it to the SEC, to respond. expanse near the Four Corners. snapped some pictures, and then kept Rs are right. nez and Mayor Richard Berry. Despite up, but you don’t pay your weight. You Photographers from all over the world walking toward the next set, then the The state-level Dems have serious plenty of fodder, the Democrats have drive around with your confederate flags Nice. He forgot to mention that we’re dream of shooting the strange rock next. After a half hour, I turned around leadership problems. A Republican offered only occasional glancing blows and rail about the “gubmint” and then all barefoot and our women are all formations dotting this alien landscape, and realized that I had lost sight of the governor is headed for a second four- in criticism of their administrations. you send David Vitter to the senate. pregnant. And, by the way, when the and I figured I could go there, snap a only artifact connecting me to humanity. year term and a Republican mayor was Where do the Democrats go from You want respect? Secede! We’re MWC recently came to the SEC, the few pictures, and be back in time to fulfill The fence was gone. overwhelmingly re-elected in Albuquer- here? More aggressive, young Hispanic tired of paying for you. You hate the score was Ole Miss 35-Boise State my duties as a belligerent drunk. CALLING ALL PETS que last year to lead a city that is much candidates who reflect the state’s ever “gubmint?” Secede. Get the F-- out. 13. A good ol’ fashioned ass-kicking by Lots of websites detail the dangers of more liberal than in decades past. And increasing majority-minority need to be I wandered the desert, Screw football, why don’t you do a middle-of-the-pack SEC team. exploring the badlands alone. The area both the Albuquerque City Council and recruited. Dynamic leadership is needed at Bill Blanchard sent us this photo of his three-year-old has an unforgiving climate, no water, thinking how much Bernalillo County Commission until the state party, as well as better funding. boxer mix, Rio. “She is a very playful pup who loves no cell phone coverage, and almost no recently were controlled by the Rs. An old saying puts the problem this of a jerk I had been visitors. I figured I should tell someone any and all stuffed animal toys,” he said. Democrats have crushed the Rs in way: “I’m not a member of any orga- where I was going, since my inner I was lost. Once the sun burned the the last two presidential contests here. nized party. I’m a Democrat.” How true Indiana Jones tends to get lost. clouds away, my skin would be next. I Obama won the state twice and for the that seems today in fair New Mexico. “I will be heading to the Bisti. If I’m tried staying calm. As a child, when I first time in modern history New Mexico With all the big issues confronting the not back in four hours, send someone got separated from my mother at the is considered “safe” for the Ds in the state – jobs, the economy, poverty and Send it to to retrieve my body,” I told the groggy grocery store I was not allowed to cry presidential contest. That’s why you saw the problems at the Albuquerque Police hotel receptionist. She rubbed her eyes, or draw attention to myself, because [email protected] hardly any Mitt Romney TV ads here Department – this should have been the smiled, and hoarsely asked, “What’s my parents were undocumented. Now, Include your name, phone number, and your pet’s name, during the 2012 election. Also, the two year for one of the most vibrant gover- the Bisti?” I was lost and no amount of yelling or and we’ll try to reserve their spot in the pet parade. U.S. Senate seats are held by Dems, as nor’s race ever. Instead, it’s turning out I have little tolerance for New crying was going to help. are two of the three U.S. House seats. to be a bust. Mexicans who don’t explore the won- I wandered about the desert, thinking Then there is the majority-minority We know of only three joint ap- ders of the Land of Enchantment. So about how much of a jerk I had been status of New Mexico. Not many may pearances scheduled between Dem many of them publicly complain there’s to the receptionist, and how she would realize this, but according to the U.S. hopeful Gary King and Gov. Martinez nothing to do around here. Tourism is probably be the first one interviewed by Census Bureau, fully 60 percent of the – a mid-September debate before an the second largest industry in the state, the local news once they found my body. state’s population is now minority – His- Albuquerque business group, plus two and yet, locals seem hell-bent on flexing Eventually, I came upon a fence, but panic, Native American, African-Ameri- October TV debates. The candidates their collective inferiority complex. discovered that it branched out into can and Asian. There are no more solid have not appeared together even once Dem groups than those groups, but you since the June 3 primary. “You don’t know what the Bisti is?” I several barbed-wire trails leading into wouldn’t know it by looking around the King has simply been unable to asked. “You live right next to one of the the immense horizon. I followed several, Legislature where the Senate is essen- smoke Martinez out even as the eco- most amazing landscapes on the planet but after two more hours, I was still tially controlled by the Republicans in nomic news remains dismal. Yet another and you’ve never heard of it?” hopelessly lost, with no idea of which coalition with conservative Democrats. report – this one from the University of “I’m sorry, sir,” she said, nervously direction to head next. The official body politic of New Mexico New Mexico – shows New Mexico dead twirling her finger around a braid of Then, I spotted a lens cap covered may be ethnically diverse, but it has last in the nation in job growth in both black hair dangling over her name-tag. in dust at my feet. I remembered the become more disconnected from the the private and government sectors. “I just started here and...” Before she imagined clink I had heard earlier that policies favored by its people. Over- The campaign ads are literally being could finish, I did an about face and day. I took my camera out of my pouch whelming majorities favor an increase written for King by the headline writers walked out of the hotel. I can be a real and confirmed the lens cap had fallen off in the minimum wage. Decriminalizing but without the will or energy or the jerk. of mine. I had found my black, the possession of small amounts of money to go on the air, a lot of good it’s An hour later, the dirt road gave way plastic bread crumb and a path back marijuana also gets solid poll approval. doing him. to an open swatch of desert where I to my career as a pseudo-intoxicated A constitutional amendment to use parked the car. I had originally intended patron. a portion of the $14 billion Permanent Joe Monahan is a veteran of New Mexico to take a small backpack with water, Fund to help solve the state’s social politics whose daily blog can be found at snacks and a jacket, but decided to Reach Efrain Villa at his website, conditions crisis by increasing invest- joemonahan.com leave it behind. “I’ll be back in a few Aimlessvagabond.com PAGE 8 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS NEWS NEWS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 9 What Did N.M. Learn from Tesla? ABQ, N.M. Aging Faster than Rest of U.S. BY PETER ST. CYR BY DEDE FELDMAN

ow that Tesla’s lithium-ion gigabattery is headed think there has been desire on the part of elected that will lead to the creation of a few dozen jobs at a here are two words that Nto Nevada, what did New Mexico learn from the leaders or people in the business community to take time, she said. Tstrike fear into the hearts experience? What are we missing? What needs to on big ideas.” Taxes are coming down, but slowly. In February, of aging baby boomers and change? lawmakers, who had been focused on boosting demographers: “retired” and Politicians, business leaders, and free market ‘‘Our challenge is to create a incentives for the television industry to 30 percent, “senior,” but they better get advocates who spoke with Albuquerque Free Press larger private sector instead of opted to overhaul the state’s corporate income used to them. agree that New Mexico’s underperforming higher tax code as well. The bill, signed by Gov. Susana Here’s why: and elementary education systems, restrictive a government economy’ Martinez, lowered the top tax rate from 7.6 to 5.9 One in four Albuquerque government regulations, high taxes, limited infra- Chamber CEO Terri Cole percent over five years. Other provisions in the new residents is projected to be structure and transportation shortfalls have to be law grant big manufacturers tax credits for certain older than 65 by 2030. The addressed to make us attractive to the likes of Tesla. Keller believes the state’s four-year universities high-wage job creation. ratio will make Albuquerque Companies, business analysts say, also worry aren’t cranking out enough engineers needed by Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation wants the fourth oldest city in the about New Mexico’s relatively small population manufacturing companies. Those who do graduate to see even more aggressive tax cutting. When the nation. and their ability to hire well-trained employees often land jobs at the state’s national labs or are tax on brewers was cut from .41 cents to 0.08 cents As a state, New Mexico is here. Albuquerque’s reputation for aggressive law recruited by out-of-state firms, which does nothing per gallon of beer, the craft brewing industry in New getting older, too. The pop- enforcement has been problematic in luring some to grow the local job base. Mexico took off. “And that didn’t involve providing ulation of people 85 or older companies to Albuquerque, they said. Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce a billion dollars in subsidies to just one company,” in New Mexico is the fastest Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers, now the president CEO Terri Cole believes the state’s focus should Gessing said. “It’s good when we can take the boot growing. It will more than of New Mexico State University, believes two-year be on growing local companies. “We have been a off the necks of some of these people.” triple from 23,306 in 2000 to tech schools are critical to the state’s ability to attract public-sector, government-based economy in this Gessing also argues that nearly the same number of 75,629 in 2030. businesses. “If we truly had an across-the-board city and this state for a very long time and our jobs promised by Tesla could be created if New Mexico Simply put, in a little more internationally competitive workforce, then it challenge is to create a larger private sector instead legalized marijuana as has been done in Colorado and than 15 years, New Mexico will become one of the oldest wouldn’t be necessary to get into financial bidding of a government economy,” Cole said. Washington. A legal cannabis industry would also states in the country in terms wars with other state governments,” Carruthers The chamber has formed a committee to develop a generate millions in tax revenues and reduce costs of the age of its citizens. said. “They would find a workforce here that would plan for 2065, a 50-year economic development strat- associated with incarcerating non-violent offenders – Economists and demog- make their company profitable.” egy that Cole said is aimed at creating a culture that something Tesla couldn’t offer, he said. raphers at the University of “Nothing we’ve done has moved the needle,” Sen. honors risk-taking and supports entrepreneurship. New Mexico say the changing Tim Keller, an Albuquerque Democrat, said. “I don’t The city’s new Innovate ABQ district is a first step To contact the reporter, email: [email protected] age makeup presents major challenges to state and local governments, which only now are beginning to grapple with Juan Antonio Labreche the issue. As seen through the reflection of a display case window, two seniors exit the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St S.E., in the far Southeast Heights. As more seniors retire “When the number of people to Albuquerque or age here, the city will be called on to provide more services for them. over 65 and under 18 increases, the ‘dependency ratio’ increas- quickly than that of other states and climbed to attract young people and new businesses. You want es,’ said Joe Baker, senior research scientist at the No. 17 on the list of the oldest states, according to excitement and vitality.” UNM’s Geospatial and Population Studies. the Census Bureau. That means more demand for services – edu- Rinaldi said New Mexico’s Hispanic population Dede Feldman is a former state senator and author cation, healthcare and retirement benefits – but has contributed to the graying of New Mexico. “The of the book, “Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, fewer people paying the tax bill for those services. Hispanic age wave is behind the traditional age Suits and Citizens.” If nothing changes, New Mexico could face a fiscal wave,” he said. The baby boom within the Hispanic train wreck. “This is a fundamental issue, not a population in New Mexico continued after it ended Florida of the Southwest? transient trend, and we need to be planning for for non-Hispanics. The birth/fertility rate for the this,” Baker said. general population was at 1.7 while for Hispanics it There are several reasons Albuquerque and was at 2.6, he said. Jorja Armijo-Brasher, director of the Albuquerque New Mexico are aging. Baby boomers are reaching And young people are leaving. Lee Reynis, Department of Senior Affairs, believes there will retirement, life expectancy has increased here and director of the University of New Mexico’s Bureau be economic and entrepreneurial opportunities elsewhere, and retirees are emigrating here. “The of Business and Economic Research, said that 10,500 associated with addressing the needs of an older climate is attractive to older individuals,” said Gene people left Albuquerque last year, and only 1,717 population. Varela, director of the New Mexico AARP. came in – leaving the area with what economists “Why shouldn’t we be the Florida of the South- Gino Rinaldi, secretary of the state’s Aging and call “net domestic out-migration.” west?” she asked. “We need to get people away Long Term Services Department, chalks it up to Many of those who left were young professionals from seeing this as a deficit. We are so youth weather and quality of life. Others cite a lower cost seeking better opportunities and jobs elsewhere. Last oriented. The senior population is now the most of living (Albuquerque is 1.4 percent below the year, Albuquerque ranked last among 200 metro areas educated and active ever.” nation’s average, according to Forbes Magazine). in job creation. New Mexico was the only state in the Her department is working on a document to In 1990, New Mexico tied Mississippi as the Southwest to post a net loss of jobs last year. While bring schools, businesses and other departments youngest state in the union with a median age this may not be a long-term trend, prospects are not together to figure out how to makeAlbuquerque a of 31.1 years. By the 2010 Census, New Mexico’s good for a quick recovery, Reynis said. more “age friendly” place. And in recent years, the median age had risen to 36.7. Although the median “I worry about Albuquerque,” Reynis said. city has focused on building more multigeneration- age of the United States rose during that same “Even beyond the economic issues, if you want al facilities. 20-year period, New Mexico’s population aged more Albuquerque to be a dynamic city, you want to PAGE 10 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS news opinion ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 11 Ebola Virus Update: Vaccine Trials A Great Downtown Requires City Commitment Begin on Human Volunteers BY ROB DICKSON Editor’s note: We glycoprotein (GP), which can induce ave you ever walked Downtown early on a Hotel Andaluz is a classic building beautifully have to be a mezzanine financial partner in this asked University immune responses against Ebola. HSaturday or Sunday morning? You might find renovated by Gary Goodman. It deserves more effort. of New Mexico There are two versions of this vaccine more solitude there than on the La Luz Trail in the business that only a vibrant neighborhood Down- 3. Build market-rate rental housing at First and Health Sciences that will be tested: one carrying the GP Sandias. town can bring. Central under the current city RFP. Center Ebola virus from Ebola Zaire (the type of Ebola Traveling to other cities of about our size, I have The city has issued a request for proposals to researcher Steven causing the outbreak in West Africa right 4. Issue RFPs for all city-owned property in the Bradfute for an now) and the GP from Ebola Sudan found far more active downtowns. In Portland, Ore., develop a city-owned parking lot at First Street and central business district to develop market-rate update on scientific (which is another type of Ebola). A for example, their light rail ridership to Downtown Central Avenue Northwest – north of the Alvarado rental housing. The city will have to fill a progress toward second vaccine will only carry the Ebola is higher on weekends than on weekdays. Transportation Center. Housing is needed there far financial gap on each of these projects, in vaccines or drugs Zaire GP. There’s also a vaccine based What do they have that we don’t? Principally, more than “entertainment.” exchange for an ownership interest that could effective against the Ebola epidemic on live Vesicular Stomatitis Virus that three things: UNM has purchased the four blocks of the pay off over time. spreading in Africa. He had written a piece has been modified to express Ebola Downtown residents: Each year, beginning in former First Baptist Church, and the university is 5. Clean up the Alvardo Transportation Center, that appeared in the Aug. 13 issue of GP. It is important to note that neither 1995 and continuing until today, Portland has added master-planning its Innovate ABQ approach to the and keep it clean. ABQ Free Press. vaccine can cause Ebola – they only about 500 new homes to its downtown. These have site. Innovate ABQ is intended to be a “Downtown 6. Completely renovate Albuquerque Plaza, even express one piece of Ebola (the GP), been ownership condos and rental apartments. as neighborhood” long-term project, with offices if it means filling in the underground parking couple of vaccines have received and it is not infectious. Downtown Portland is first a neighborhood and for innovators, housing, shopping, restaurants, and and creating a smaller plaza fronted by new A approval for Phase I human clinical On the drug side, not a lot has second a destination. Because of this, tourists love it entertainment. market-rate apartments. Create a great public trials. These are vaccines that have changed since [news broke of the first and fill the hotels. They get to be residents for a few Jeff Speck, noted urbanist and adviser to a number space where now there is none. Downtown been protective against Ebola in Americans infected with Ebola]. There days too! of successful downtowns in the United States, is Albuquerque has excess parking that is rarely monkeys, and they will begin human are a couple of interesting drugs in Great public space: The Park Blocks and Pioneer currently providing the City Council with a 100- used, especially at night and on weekends. Phase I clinical trials beginning in the the pipeline. One set of drugs acts by Square are beautiful, safe, and clean, and are page “Walkable Downtown Albuquerque” set of 7. Do anything necessary to keep Bernalillo fall. Phase I trials are to test the safety targeting the Ebola genetic material. constantly and inevitably occupied, mostly because recommendations for “Great Streets.” Much of what County Government Downtown. of the vaccines in humans, and to test There have been some limited Phase I people living downtown are the most frequent users. is needed is just paint. That’s right, paint. 8. Support UNM at Innovate ABQ in every way how well the vaccines induce immune trials in humans with this type of drug, Great streets: The streets in Downtown Portland So here’s a checklist for Downtown success in possible, especially to bring housing and new responses against Ebola. The trials are but there is not much information on how are skinnier, slower, and great for walking or Albuquerque: residents there. a beginning step in the FDA approval far it has progressed. cycling. Driving is easy and enjoyable too. And the 1. Implement Jeff Speck’s recommendations for a Great cities have great downtowns. Let’s stop process. Another set of drugs have been shown transit system works efficiently through Downtown Walkable Downtown Albuquerque. saying it and start building one. One vaccine is based on a modified, to block Ebola replication in animals, but at slower speeds than you will see (and feel) non-infectious version of an adenovirus and are in pre-clinical trials in animals. 2. Set a goal of adding at least 100 new homes to found in chimpanzees. The adenovirus So there are some very interesting in Downtown Albuquerque. Great streets put the our central business district each year for the Rob Dickson redeveloped Albuquerque High School at has been made to produce the Ebola drugs in the pipeline, but it’s hard to pedestrian first. next 20 years. Market preference for Downtown Broadway and Central Avenue Northeast. He plans say how long it will take for them to be I have seen similar success in the downtowns of living is growing. Let’s build it. The citizens of to submit a proposal in response to the city RFP for developed. Austin, Charlotte, Madison, Nashville, and Salt Lake Albuquerque, through their government, will development of the site at First and Central. Finally, there is still much discussion City, to name a few. I am speaking here over the ZMapp antibody treatment that of central business districts. Albuquerque’s has been used in about seven human By contrast, Downtown Albuquerque patients with Ebola. The antibodies in has few residents. It lacks great public Premier Facility this treatment (and similar treatments) space. And it lacks human scale, com- target and neutralize the Ebola viral fortable, safe, clean, and interesting - for - particles, and have been very effective streets. We are 0 for 3. in monkey studies. East Downtown Albuquerque (EDo), We still don’t know how effective this where the old Albuquerque High School Mock Trials & drug is in humans, but hopefully the campus is located, has been cited as a data that has been observed with this successful model locally. In keeping Focus Groups treatment in humans will be published with the Portland formula, it was the soon. Until then, it’s hard to say how well addition of 249 new homes in EDo at it has worked. the historic Albuquerque High campus • Trial planning and issue spotting, that got the ball rolling and pointed EDo in-house facilitators Steven Bradfute is leading a team of UNM toward someday becoming a complete Health Sciences Center researchers trying to • Mock jury services neighborhood. develop a vaccine effective against the Ebola • Witness preparation virus using dead, noninfectious pieces of EDo has a great master plan from • Simulated court and Ebola genetic material. 2004, and some success, but much deliberation venues remains to be done. More homes are • Political polling needed, and the market wants them. Reach ABQ’s most EDo lacks great streets and great public informed audience space. Those are needed for future Call 505-263-8425 or email success. [email protected] There are glimmers of hope on the 6608 Gulton Court NE, Alb. 87109 horizon. Following the momentum created Downtown by Jonathan Rose’s Silver Gardens and Casitas de Colores To Advertise: rental apartment projects, Paul and Contact Sherri Barth David Silverman plan to break ground EDo Spaces (505) 261-5686 on a grocery with 74 rental apartments by Yes Housing above the grocery. More living spaces are needed to reinvigorate Downtown Albuquerque. This loft at the old Albuquerque High School was a beginning, says the developer, Rob Dickson. trialmetrixnm.com [email protected] PAGE 12 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS CASINO NEWS LIVING ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 13 ‘Bad Beat’ Poker Pots are Drawing Crowds Thirsty Gardener: Alley Up BY BILL PREVITTI a line-up. Keep them at eye level with and variation. She thinks I should paint a raised bed along one or both sides of my fence boards in alternating tones of your alley. Containers also can add color cream and yellow to increase the sense nd the beat goes on – the Bad Beat, that is. There picked up $6,666.66. and texture to a cutting garden. of sunshine on a cold day. Ais no higher drama in a casino than the taut draw Four days later, Labor Day, more • A skinny yard might need a focal down when two poker players finally show their than a hundred poker players – point to break up the straight and narrow. Throw it a curve cards. including players from Colorado, Place a bench or sculpture at the end For the past few weeks, it’s been the gunfight Arizona, and Texas – crowded into as a destination. Alternatively, design a Snaking a path through an alley at the O.K. Corral, Sandia poker room style. The Sandia’s carpeted poker room, all green spot with ornamental grasses or makes it feel larger and more interest- casino’s 15 poker tables are filled by noon each day, of them looking for a chunk of the herbs around a birdbath or sundial. ing. Soft curves lend a feeling of comfort as poker sharpies go after slices of the $100,000 Bad $100,000 Bad Beat pot. The smell of and calm. However, it’s more difficult to block out a curving path than to lay Beat Jackpot. money throws a powerful scent. Zig, then Zag straight or zigzag lines. The Thursday before Labor Day, the afternoon At one of the tables sat a lady, Gardeners with more contemporary Here is Grizelda’s easy method: Use clock paused. At one of the tables sat a player a lady among seven men. Time tastes might welcome diagonal lines to your garden hoses to outline both sides holding a full house – a trio of Aces joining a pair passed, hands were dealt, chips break up the view. Think of the rickrack on of a meandering path from gate to gate. of Jacks – the minimum hand to open the $100,000 were moved in and about – nothing the hem of a ‘60s miniskirt or the energy Move them around until you are satisfied treasure chest. special, no drama, no excitement. expressed in your favorite abstract paint- with the size of the path (at least 4 feet All that was needed was for one of other seven Suddenly the lady began driving ing. Many Albuquerque home designs wide) and the curves. Rake within the players at the table to beat the full house. the hand. Players folded. But one lend themselves to a modern look. path lines, down to the dirt, then fill in And it came on the river, the last card dealt, the one stuck around. Only the lady and • Diagonal lines mimic movement. between the lines with a material like card needed giving that other patron a Royal Flush. the fellow stayed until the end, the Stack pavers turned sideways to build decomposed granite, small bark mulch river card. Then fate showed up. ABOVE: A curved path, lush plantings, a focal point and a place to sit make an Albuquerque alley functional and small raised beds along one wall or or walk-able pebbles. Visually separate The lady had a pair of Jacks as pleasant. BELOW: A raised bed and a focal point like this sundial are welcome touches in a linear side yard. fence. Or make a series of triangular the edges of the path by lining them with The loser of the hand got hole cards. Two more showed up Photo taken at Rio Grande Nature Center. beds pointing inward. The zigzag effect larger stones, broken tiles, pavers or on the flop, creating a possible Bad will break up the straight up-and-down decorative glass. Plant small trees and 40 percent of the at $100,000. Isleta’s stood at $86,000 plus. At Isleta, Beat. Could someone nail the four Jacks? By Stephanie Hainsfurther with seashell backs, and a small drinks of a linear yard. shrubs outside the path but within the when the Bad Beat Jackpot is hit every player in the Bad Beat Jackpot, The gentleman who stuck around filled out a table, all for under $50. The formerly • Lay a brick path in a diagonal curves. room gets a piece of the pie. or $40,000 Straight Flush on the river card, winning the plus igh-pressure skies in fall and neglected alley is cute and cozy. Now I herringbone pattern. Even if the path itself is straight, the diagonal lines will Stephanie Hainsfurther looks forward 20 percent of the $100,000 Bad Beat pot – $20,000. Elsewhere, each Sunday this month San Felipe Hwinter make me head outside to the can turn off, tune in, drop out, and have west-facing alley, a no-jacket-required vary the look. to cooler weather. Send gardening The Lady with the four Jacks lost the hand but took Casino is awarding quick cash prizes of $50 to a place to set my tea mug. zone no matter the temperature. It’s a • Grizelda suggests that vertical questions to her at This is what makes Hold ‘Em poker so fascinating: home 40 percent – $40,000. And the six rubberneck- $1,000, lump-sum bundles of $10,000, and mid-size My friend Grizelda approves. She’s a real sun trap where I can soak up some landscape designer who usually takes stripes also create a sense of movement [email protected]. The loser of the hand got 40 percent of the Bad Beat ers each collected $6,666.66. Chevrolets. Players qualify by playing slots during Vitamin D. Formerly a place to dump on much larger projects (5,000 square Jackpot, or $40,000. The winner of the hand, the All of our area casinos with poker rooms have Bad weekdays. At the Route 66 Casino, they’re giving wheelbarrows and yard trash, the West feet is the size of her latest commercial away a green 1973 convertible Corvette on Sept. 28. fellow with the Royal Flush pocketed 20 percent, or Beat jackpots. They differ on what hands open the Wing is now a restful place to warm up endeavor). Grizelda knows I move plants $20,000. And get this, the other players at the table pot, how the money is divided, and if the jackpot is and hide from the neighbors. And their and gardens around like furniture, so she who served as witnesses to the showdown, cut up capped, as it is at Sandia. Bill Previtti is a marketing consultant to several barking dogs. But that’s another column. gave me these design tips for next time. the remaining 40 percent; there were six, so each As we went to press, Sandia’s Jackpot was back Albuquerque-area casinos. No matter how the sun relaxes me, my There are three basic things you OCD mind keeps playing around. Why are can do to enhance a linear side yard: we sitting here amid the garbage? Don’t you emphasize the lines, introduce a zigzag MARVIN JOHNSON, Page 5 all this money is being produced, and you’re the Calif., arguing that paying players could damage think that tool shed would fit in the garage? for variety, or curve it for a graceful look. reason it’s being produced, and you can’t get any the popular appeal of college sports and possibly Then we could hang some universities have gotten together and say all they’re of it.” generate student athletes with agents, and cut down outdoor art on the fence. Emphasize the lines going to do is pay college football and basketball Johnson has poignant memories of times when the number of colleges that could afford to field And make a path to the players a four-year scholarship.” he stood by and watched fellow students sell football and basketball teams. gate. Or maybe we could Sometimes a bowling T-shirts with pictures of himself on them for $20 put in solar lighting and sit alley is just a bowling alley. If cartel isn’t the right word, big business is. The In the case, which has been in court for five years, each when he couldn’t do the same. He said it was out here anytime, day or Straight lines rest the eye NCAA generates nearly $900 million annually in former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon frustrating, but that he concentrated his efforts on night… and keep OCD Girl from broadcast revenue – which includes the Final Four challenged the NCAA’s no-pay rule, arguing that playing basketball and attending class – which raises I couldn’t get her to getting on my nerves. basketball tournament and college football games. another issue for him. college basketball and football have evolved into shut up so I had to get off Straight doesn’t have to A growing chorus believes that student athletes The free education that student athletes receive multibillion dollar businesses. It is unfair that my seat last winter and be boring, however. Here’s Live Now. should see a piece of the profit, which is based on often isn’t as good as it’s cracked up to be, Johnson everyone gets a piece of the pie – including the improve the scenery. The how to show off a skinny “ I appreciate living here because we have not only met new friends, but the schools’ and NCAA’s use of their likenesses. trash has been recycled, side yard: said. “Scholarships are at the discretion of the coach NCAA, broadcasters, schools and coaches, but not became reunited with family as well. The opportunity and choice of many For its part, UNM has said it doesn’t make the tool shed banished • Do you have one and could only last for one year.” And when it’s the players, he argued. meaningful activities makes each day delightful. My husband and I enjoy the money from Lobo sports, and the Lobos say they’ve to the garage. I found a favorite plant that might a question of a student athlete attending class or Johnson said he holds no grudges against UNM peace of mind that can only come from living in a LifeCare Community. ” lost about a half-million dollars a year over the few decorative, empty look good in a row? Create practice, the practice usually wins out, he said. for not paying him as a student athlete, but he’s past few years. UNM Athletic Director Paul Krebs frames as placeholders a specimen planting with –Mary Jane Moffitt, La Vida Llena resident “The quality of that so-called scholarship is not intent on righting a wrong that should have been has said devising a system for payment of players until I can locate artwork multiples of just one kind there,” Johnson said. “If you practice at, say, 3 corrected decades ago. Student athletes in Europe to withstand the elements. of small tree or shrub. Ar- will be tricky and will carry tax consequences for o’clock in the afternoon, and you had a lab at 3, and are paid, and America should do the same, he said. In the middle of the alley there is now a borvitae comes to mind, but only if your players. you tell your coach you are scheduled with it, and Johnson has a nephew, Winston Shepard, who is triangular raised bed made of leftover alley is fenced in or otherwise protected Johnson calculates that what he did for UNM you say ‘I have a lab at 3, I can’t make practice,’ bricks for Texas Red Yucca (Hesperaloe from the wind. The shorter Cotoneaster playing basketball for San Diego State University. while playing for the Lobos would have been well, you gotta change the class, not practice. You’re parviflora), New Mexico Agave (Agave spp. makes a good hedge-like planting if worth a salary of “a couple hundred thousand not a student athlete. You’re an athlete student. The He said he hasn’t discussed his views on paying neomexicana) and other succulents. you keep it clipped. Whatever you plant, dollars or something.” Instead, he and all other stu- athletics come first before the student in the word players with Shepard because “he wouldn’t be able The bedraggled irises I kept forgetting get the nursery’s instructions for how far To schedule a personal presentation, call 800.922.1344 or 505.293.4001. 10501 Lagrima de Oro NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 dent athletes he’s ever known were paid nothing. student athlete.” to play if he knew how terrible the situation was.” to feed were dug up and moved to apart to place them. And that bothers him, “because as a student The NCAA has vowed to appeal the decision the backyard. A Bernalillo flea market • Smaller plants like lavender, iris and La Vida Llena, a leader for over 30 years in New Mexico athlete, you’re broke. You have no money, and then by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, Franchesca Stevens is an Albuquerque freelance writer yielded two vintage metal porch chairs flowering plants for cutting look good in senior living, is part of Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group. PAGE 14 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS FOOD/WINE MUSIC ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 15 Artful Pairings: Hot Food? Go with a Sweet Wine Quixotic and Quirky, BY JIM HAMMOND

t times it seems there are just expense of acidity. and orange zest, loves enchiladas and Texas BBQ. You Just Gotta Lovett Atwo types of wine lovers: New Mexico is known for its sweet wines and The Blue Teal Riesling, in the distinctive blue bottle, BY BETSY MODEL sweet wine lovers and dry wine while some wine enthusiasts shun them, many are has 6.5% residual sugar, and the palate of apple, lovers. Friends, there is room in well-made and come alive with food. It should also pear and tropical fruit works well with Indian and he walking, breathing definition this world for both, so let’s end be mentioned that a wine newbie often begins with a spicy-Asian cuisine. Corrales Winery’s Muscat Tof quixotic, Lyle Lovett has made the madness. sweet wine. Those that have issues with the astrin- Canelli is my go-to wine for many fruit-based a career out of stealth. Not sneaky When is a wine too sweet? gency of dry wines never leave the sweet-wine camp, desserts, such as berry pies, and cost less than true stealth, not campy stealth (although Many wines perceived as sweet but often find it difficult to pair wine with food. dessert wines that come in half-bottles. Lovett can most definitely do are in fact fruity, meaning they One can always spot where Black Mesa is located at campy) but more of a quiet, private, are fruit forward with little or no oak. Others are Bring on the Heat a wine event by the lines forming to taste their Black behind-the-scenes stealth – when off-dry, with hints of sweet fruit, but good acidity Beauty Cabernet Sauvignon with real chocolate added. he suddenly pops up and surprises as well. Others are highly-regarded dessert wines. Many New Mexico sweet wines are lower in I know some winemakers that go apoplectic when I you, you’re left wanting more. When was the last time you turned down a Chateau alcohol and that along with the sugar level can take mention this. When I add that it is a best seller, they Those craving Lovett live can d’Yquem Sauterne? Right, that’s what I thought. some of the heat out of chile-infused dishes. Tannins usually bang their heads against a wall, too. catch him and his Large Band Sat- Each wine drinker’s perception of sweetness is that add astringency are also lower and aid many Many wines shine when they are enjoyed with urday, September 13, at The Downs different. Higher alcohol adds weight, but also pairings. food and that includes sweeter wines. However, in Santa Fe. It’s a family-friendly makes a wine seem sweeter. Dry wines usually Pair Chile Rellenos with a dry Cabernet Sauvignon sweeter wines do have another impact. For those event with lawn seating (two have no residual sugar because the yeast consumes and they will battle each other. The Cab is looking counting calories, a dry Riesling has about 125 different prices based on the patch Michael Wilson it. Wines that are less than 2 percent residual are for a juicy steak to moderate its tannins. Meanwhile calories, but a sweet Riesling can have up to 225. of lawn) and discounted tickets for the diner is looking for a glass of water. the kids. labeled off-dry and have fans from both camps. A well-made wine will always find accolades, As much storyteller as singer, For serious fans of the quirky The real game-changer is a wine’s food-pairing On the other hand, a Blue Teal Shiraz with 2.5 whether the preference is sweet or dry, but when Lovett is also famous for his deadpan Lovett, it’s also been a little easier ability. Wine acidity is a crucial element for food percent residual sugar and spicy notes is happy with paired with food, that distinction is lost in the (and seriously campy) delivery of getting a fix via television since he pairing. Good acidity enhances pairing, while low chipotle-rubbed pork tenderloin. It doesn’t hurt that harmony of flavors that make the wine sing and spoken-word compositions like “Here began playing drug cartel lawyer acidity makes a wine flabby and lifeless. Sweeter this wine was awarded Best of Show at the New food take flight. I Am” that include pregnant pauses Monte P. Flagman on the FX drama wines often have lower acidity, because increasing Mexico State Fair competition. The Blue Teal Rio Rojo, and the impeccable timing required “The Bridge.” grape hang time concentrates sugars at the with 5.4 percent residual sugar, sweet Muscat notes Jim Hammond is The Southwestern Wine Guy. for pieces that segue from speech into Airing Wednesday nights at 10 p.m., full-on band performance. “The Bridge” is a stark drama with a Performances by Lovett and his storyline centered on crime, specifi- Large Band are typically loose, breezy cally the drug running and homicides Deep Dish: Food and Drink News and Views affairs with the audience reacting to BY SAFFRON TOMATO near the Ciudad Juarez/Texas border. that vibe by calling out requests for For Lovett, whose other onscreen chart and fan favorites such as “If I ust got back from an elegant lunch at Vegetables, along with an appetizer and pot. (That name may be changed due to Savoy Grill, 10601 Montgomery Blvd NE, roles on shows like “Castle,” “Mad Had A Boat,” “She’s No Lady” and JLe Café Miche on the corner of Gold dessert for $50 per person, with wine a possible conflict; stay tuned.) Guess 294-9463, savoyabq.com About You” and in Robert Altman’s and 3rd. When I came up the sidewalk, “Nobody Knows Me.” selected by Claus himself. the Girard and Carlisle area needed its The Saucy Italian Bistro, 2912 Juan Tabo 1992 feature film “The Player” have the waiter opened the door and showed own Italian neighborhood hangout. I Concertgoers are also sure to hear Blvd. NE, 294-2990, thesaucyitalian.com had him playing law-enforcement me to my friend’s table. I always feel Le Café Miche, 228 Gold Ave. SW, haven’t been there yet, but a friend calls songs from Lovett’s last album, the types, “The Bridge” is a serious I’m in a small town at this charming 314-1111, lecafemiche.com it “Italian tapas.” Like Farina Alto, it’s a co-produced 2012 “Release Me” Unchained Melody departure in tone and topic. center-city place. But it’s also fun to sit see-and-be-seen type of place, noisy and which was, coincidentally, his last However, the U.S.-Mexico border in the window and wave back to the friendly. I’ll visit and give you a full report Hey, Bonefish! Yeah, I’m talking to you contracted album with his career-long Mediterranean Mojo isn’t a big stretch for him geographi- head-banging young urbanites in the next time. and your chain-restaurant pals. If I want record label Curb/Lost Highway. A For another European yet truly local cally. A son of Texas, the 56-year-old vintage pick-up. I was reminded recently that Savoy an appetizer, I’ll order one. Having your Lovett-esque mix of up-tempo twang, experience, try the many varieties of singer/songwriter/producer/actor The Grilled Chicken Alfredo was Grill has a nice way with pasta and waiter run down the whole list of items soft ballads and pop country, it’s the Italian food in the Northeast Heights. was born in Houston, went to Texas perfect, the sauce even richer than the pizza. Savoy is my neighborhood place I just looked at and rejected doesn’t put kind of smart collection of original My neighborhood place is Farina Alto, A&M (where he earned dual degrees usual cheese+butter+cream combo. I when I’m in the mood for a classy meal. me in a mood to return to your establish- tunes and well-chosen covers that a spinoff of the popular pizzeria in EDo. in Journalism and German) and still also like the Duck Confit Salad with its They regularly turn at least one of their ment. no doubt led to Lovett being named They do everything well, the prices are calls the Lone Star State home. hit of house-made pickled beets. My pizzas into bar food if you’re there for Asking me “Is everything tasting Texas State Musician. considerate instead of considerable, and friend enjoyed the “Touch of Denmark” a drink and snacks. Never thought delicious tonight, Ma’am?” just begs a In a musical career that spans nearly the spacious room is adorned by local 30 years, Lovett has recorded 14 al- with a variety of herrings and rugbrød, a pizza with just cheese and mushrooms nasty response. Don’t flatter yourself New Mexico resident and former NPR/BBC artwork. As at The Artichoke Café, also bums and won four Grammy awards Danish rye bread. A crisp Vin Blanc La would turn me on, but oh, Bambino. The that it’s “delicious.” It’s just OK – mostly correspondent Betsy Model has written and a Terry Keene restaurant, knowledge of including Best Country Album, Best Vieille Ferme went well with both, and knowledgeable wait staff can tell you because I didn’t have to cook it. produced for more than 40 international wines goes a long way when pleasing Country Duo/Group with Vocal, Best we had the afternoon off so don’t judge. which wine to order with it. No matter how fast I want that bread outlets including Forbes, Market Watch, palates. The wait staff has a vested Pop Vocal Collaboration, and Best Looks like I’ll be headed back for dinner. A quirky little place named The on the table and a wine glass in my Playboy, Details, Biography and the interest in the place, so you are warmly Country Male Vocal. Wednesday is Flambé Night, according to Saucy Italian Bistro opened last year hand, I will not give in to chains again. International Herald Tribune. greeted by people who care about the Chef Claus Hjortkjaer. My friend and I took on Juan Tabo NE, and at first the food It’s real food at home or locally owned And that’s where part of Lovett’s food and the service. Terry is there, too, home fresh peaches from his very own prep seemed uneven, the ingredients restaurants for dinner out. stealth comes in: it’s nearly impos- to see to the details. trees. That surplus of fruit was a windfall hit-or-miss. No longer. The kitchen has Well, that felt better than chewing sible to classify Lovett as simply SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – the restaurant had run out of shortcake The coolest thing about Farina Alto is that “country.” stepped it up and I’ve had many lovely a warm nut brownie. Life is too short LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND for the peach flambé. the specials really are. If you are familiar lunches and dinners there since. Neigh- Some of his music is, of course, to gnaw on the inside of your cheek The Downs at Santa Fe Chef Claus is also adding entrees like with the regular menu, just skip right to the borhood regulars have found Saucy’s to and enough of it that critics often while the robo-waiter recites tonight’s (Off I-25 between Exits 271 and 276) Crepes Suzette and Steak Diane to set handout for seasonal dishes like Fusilli refer to it as “Texas Country,” but be just the ticket. Mama will greet you at “specials.” Gates open at 6 pm, Show at 7 pm on fire tableside. The ambience can only Bolognese. Consult the regular menu the door. Lovett weaves enough genres into Tickets: General Admission Front Lawn be enhanced by Angelo on the accordi- for desserts like Butterscotch Budino, so Bonefish Grill, 6600 Menaul Blvd NE in the both his lyrics and his compositions $79; General Admission Lawn $48; Kids $12 on to serenade us. popular it has been known to sell out. Farina Alto, Montgomery Blvd NE, 298- Coronado Center, 881-2449, that both he and the Large Band Tickets available online at holdmyticket.com, Join the Micheman for a cooking class Two Farinas were not enough for Italian 0035, farinaalto.com bonefishgrill.com could just as often be called ampconcerts.org, heathconcerts.org on Sept. 23 and learn how to make food lovers, so another local restaurateur Piattini, 1403 Girard Blvd NE, 792-1700, bluegrass, pop, folk, or even swing. Veal Marsala with Rice Pilaf and Fresh has added Piattini, “little plates,” to the piattininm.com Saffron Tomato is a child of the ‘60s. PAGE 16 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS MUSIC EVENTS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 17 Afro-Cuban All Stars Open ¡Globalquerque! BY RICHARD OYAMA CALENDAR he Afro-Cuban All Stars are part of the family, equivalent of (Pink Floyd’s) Dark Side of the Moon.” September 15, 9 pm, $8, Clipping SEPTEMBER 20-21 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Tcommunity and international sensation called Revered in Latin America as a founder of Cuba’s September 20, 9:30 pm, $5, Sinai Soundsystem, DJ Al Cisneros SANTA FE PRO MUSICA MOSTLY BACH BIRDS OF CHICAGO Buena Vista Social Club (BVSC). The group will great son revival band Sierra Maestra, Juan de September 22, 8 pm, $12, Through The Roots, The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W National Hispanic Cultural Center, Music in Corrales, Old San Isidro Church, perform at ¡Globalquerque! New Mexico’s Annual Marcos first gained notice in the U.S. as BVSC’s The Supervillains, The Steppas San Francisco St, Santa Fe 1701 4th Street SW 966 Old Church Rd, Corrales Season opening orchestra concert. Part of the New Mexico Philharmonic Sunday Popular American Roots music group. Celebration of World Music and Culture, on Friday founder. In fact, de Marcos recruited the veteran September 23, 9 pm, $17, Blitzen Trapper, Cassorla Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 3 pm, $20-65 Santa Afternoon Classics series. 7:30 pm, $22-25, brownpapertickets.com, night, September 19, at the National Hispanic musicians for Ry Cooder when he came to Havana September 24, 9 pm, $17, Palms, Boyfrndz Fe Pro Musica Box Office (505) 988-4640, 2 pm, 724-4771, nhccnm.org, nmphil.org musicincorrales.org Cultural Center. looking for old-time players. Santa Fe at the Lensic (505) 988-1234, or September 26, 9:30 pm, $12, Metalachi SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 “The Afro-Cuban All Stars are going to be a Filmmaker Wim Wenders made a documentary September 28, 7:30 pm, $13, Butcher Babies, santafepromusica.com great way to close out Friday night,” said Neal about the group, ending with their triumphant Anti-Mortem, Blinddryve, Inhuman Hands ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET CARAVAN OF THIEVES September 29, 9 pm, $10, Sham 69, Total Cha- Copperman, ¡Globalquerque!’s co-director. “It’s a Carnegie Hall concert. BVSC members, such as St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum The Cooperage, 7220 Lomas Blvd NE os, Brassknuckle Boys, We Are The Revenants of Art, 107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe Gypsy jazz, vocal harmony, theater and a really big band with a huge, dynamic sound and lots of pianist Gonzalez and singer Ferrer, came out with September 30, 9 pm, $17, Yellowman, I. Presented by Santa Fe Pro Musica. good time. powerhouse players. The band got its start in the solo recordings. Cooder said BVSC was “the peak Conscious 3 pm, $20-65 Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office 7:30 pm, $17-20, ampconcerts.org, Hold My same recording sessions that launched Buena Vista … a blessed thing.” According to him, the musicians (505) 988-4640, Santa Fe at the Lensic Ticket, 505-886-1251 SEPTEMBER 17-SEPTEMBER 30 (505) 988-1234, or santafepromusica.com Social Club.” Photo courtesy of Afro-Cuban All Stars. All rights reserved. achieved a “perfect ensemble concept.” SUNSHINE THEATER, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 The band recorded their acclaimed album, “A Toda While BVSC focused on a more singular Cuban 120 Central Ave SW, Info & Tickets: Cuba Le Gusta,” in 1997. As someone who loves this al- SEPTEMBER 19-20 form like son, the All Stars honor the whole range sunshinetheaterlive.com RIBAB FUSION bum and BVSC, this critic would say that the All-Stars of the music: salsa, bolero, chachachá, son montuno, September 17, 8 pm, $28.50, Porter Robinson The Dirty Bourbon, 9800 Montgomery NE, ¡GLOBALQUERQUE! CD has a more contemporary feel. Many of the band’s timba, guajira, danzón, rumba and abakua. While “Worlds” Tour 296-2726 September 23, 8 pm, $25, Conor Oberst, musicians went on to become international stars, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW several Social Club members appeared on the first Dance to ‘70s Funk and modern Afropop from AMP Concerts and Avokado Artists present New Jonathan Wilson, Refried Ice Cream Morocco. including Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Guillermo All-Stars recording, the group has since had a fluid September 29, 8:30 pm, $23, Fitz and the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Mexico’s 10th Annual Celebration of World Music 7:30 pm, $17-22, ampconcerts.org, Hold My Rubalcaba and Manuel “The Guajiro” Mirabal. line-up, featuring both legendary performers as well Tantrums Ticket, 505-886-1251 and Culture. September 30, 8 pm, $0, Gov’t Mule CHATTER SUNDAY: WORLD PREMIERE Buena Vista originated as an album of traditional Friday, September 19 – Gates open at 4 pm, music as smoking young guns. “They’ll definitely close Kosmos Performance Space, Factory on 5th, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 & Cuban music from the golden age of the ‘40s and 6 pm-11:30 pm out the first night of ¡Globalquerque! with a bang,” SEPTEMBER 19-20 1715 Fifth St NW ‘50s, the brain child of tres master Juan de Marcos Saturday, September 20 – Gates open at 10:30 Copperman said. Spoleto Festival Conductor John Kennedy SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 G ATAS Y VATAS composed his new septet for the musicians TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 (a tres is a small guitar born in the mountains of am for the free Global Fiesta; ticketed concerts 6 ¡Globalquerque! is celebrating its 10th year of The Kosmos Performance Space, of Chatter. “Partners in Time” will be played SOUNDS AND SWEET AIRS: SONGS OF HOME FREE Cuba), and produced by Ry Cooder. The album pm-11:30 pm bringing eclectic lineups of world-music artists from 1715 5th St NW by David Felberg, violin; Joel Becktell, viola; SHAKESPEARE KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW Tickets: $19-69, with 2-day discounts and half- Experimental music fest, with female musicians James Holland, cello; Jesse Tatum, flute; James Quintessence Choral Artists of the Southwest’s was awarded a Grammy, sold eight million copies around the world. Award-winning a cappella country group on their priced children’s tickets, globalquerque.org and the and artists. Shields, clarinet; Conor Hanick, piano; and Jeff October concert. and imprinted songs like “Dos Gardenias” on our Crazy Life Tour. $10 per day, $15 weekend pass, 463-5824, Cornelius, percussion. Chatter Sunday offers Friday 7 pm, Keller Hall, UNM Main Campus NHCC Box Office, 724-4771 8 pm, $20-30, holdmyticket.com imagination. One critic said it was “world music’s Richard Oyama is a poet, novelist and amateur salsa dancer. Factoryon5.com weekly Sunday morning concerts at 10:30 am, Sunday 3 pm, St. John’s United Methodist which also include readings and refreshments. Church, 2626 Arizona NE JIM MALCOLM MUSIC Doors open at 9:30; for best seats, come early $30-45, quintessence-abq.com The Cooperage, 7220 Lomas NE and enjoy the coffee and camaraderie. $15, Traditional songs of Scotland and his own music SEPTEMBER 12-14 chatterabq.org. OCTOBER 11-NOVEMBER 22 by a fine singer. 7:30 pm, $17-22, ampconcerts.org, Hold My NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC POPEJOY TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Ticket, 505-886-1251 Telluride Town Park, Telluride, Colo. CLASSICAL SERIES CALENDAR THE TEMPORARY TATTOOS Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus, 203 Cornell CASINOS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 CLUBS & PUBS September 25, 9 pm, $10, Red Elvises Camp out, tune in, sing Gospel at Sunday brunch. Railyards Market, 777 1st St SW Dr NE September 26, 9 pm, $7, Let It Grow, Electric folk and fresh produce. Free, October 11, Beethoven’s Ninth FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 SANTANA: THE CORAZÓN TOUR SEPTEMBER 10-25 Mondo Vibrations For all events and a lineup of entertainment: Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater, 30 tellurideblues.com Railyardmarkets.org November 1, Rodrigo’s Guitar Concierto de Aranjuez ALABAMA Rainbow Rd SISTER THE BAR, SEPTEMBER 13-27 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 November 22, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater, 30 8 pm, $65-85, 796-7500, sandiacasino.com, 407 Central Ave NW, 242-4900, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Theme of Paganini Rainbow Rd ticketmaster.com sisterthebar.com CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, DENIRO FARRAR LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND 6 pm, 925-5858, unmtickets.com, nmphil.org 8 pm, $60-80, 796-7500, sandiacasino.com, September 10, 9 pm, $5, Blood of Kings, 4908 Corrales Rd, 897-1036, cbbistor.com, Warehouse 508, 508 1st St NW FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 6 pm, Free Read our story on Lovett page 15 in this issue. ticketmaster.com Hessian The Downs at Santa Fe (Off I-25 between Exits “Bow Down” Tour with Denzel Curry. OCTOBER 16-17 September 11, 9 pm, $3, Sioux City Pete September 13, Boulevard Lane $17, 296-2738, bowdowntour.com, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 KINGS OF LEON September 20, True Friends 271 and 276) Isleta Resort & Casino Amphitheater, and The Beggars, Terri Schiavo Dance Party, Gates open at 6 pm, Show at 7 pm warehouse508.org DAVID FRANCEY Throttlebomb September 27, Glen Murata Trio October 16, Tony Hillerman Library, JASON ALDEAN: BURN IT DOWN TOUR 5601 University Blvd SE Tickets: General Admission Front Lawn $79; September 14, 9 pm, $10, Earth & King Dude WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 8205 Apache NE, 12 pm Isleta Amphitheater, 5601 University Blvd SE “Mechanical Bull Tour” with Young the Giant SEPTEMBER 11 General Admission Lawn $48; Kids $12 September 18, 8 pm, $15, Chicharones October 17, North Valley Library, With Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. and Kongos. Tickets available online at www.holdmyticket. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO (Sleep and Josh Martinez) 7704 2nd St NW, 12 pm 7 pm, $63-100+, 452-5100, isletaamphitheater. 7 pm, $34-100+, 452-5100, EL REY THEATRE, com, ampconcerts.org, heathconcerts.org Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, 1607 Paseo de September 20, 11:30 pm, $5, Sam Miller, Award-winning Canadian folk singer-songwriter. net/events isletaamphitheater.net 622 Central Ave SW, 510-2582, elreyabq.com Peralta, Railyard District, Santa Fe FILM Miss Miniver Rose, Pancho OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Both events are free, but reservations are September 11, 8:30, $10-20, Paper Diamond Dance to the music of Stanley “Buckwheat” September 25, 9 pm, $5, Merchandise, Kiva Auditorium, 401 2nd St NW recommended. Info is available from SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 in Concert Dural Jr. and his piano accordion. SEPTEMBER 10-29 Lower, Bigawatt Coachella and “Prairie Home Companion” ampconcerts.org, 232-9868. 7:30 pm, $25-30, southwestrootsmusic.org 7th ANNUAL ALBUQUERQUE HOPFEST GET THE LED OUT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 regulars visit ABQ. FILMS AT THE GUILD Isleta Resort & Casino, Route 66 Casino Hotel, Legends Theater, SEPTEMBER 10-26 8 pm, $20-38, 768-4575, ticketmaster.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE 5601 University Blvd SE 14500 Central Ave SW YOLANDA BE COOL $5-10, 255-1848, for more listings: guildcinema. LOW SPIRITS, SARAH JAROSZ MOZART’S SOLEMN VESPERS Brews and more brews. Led Zeppelin tribute band. Effex Nightclub, 420 Central SW JAZZ BRASILEIRO com 2823 2nd St NW, lowspiritslive.com Gough Park, Silver City First United Methodist Church, 2-6 pm, $10-50 depending on event, 8 pm, $10-35, 352-7866, rt66casino.com Summer tour for Martin, Flo Rida and Jesse Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE September 10-14, 7:30 pm only, Rich Hill September 10, 9 pm, $5, The Glass Part of the 6th Annual Pickamania, 314 Lead Ave SW go to holdmyticket.com; isleta.com Rose. Contemporary Brazilian jazz and September 13, 4 pm, Made on Route 66: Jeff Menageries, The Klondikes September 12-14, 6:30 pm, Free, New Mexico Symphony Chorus concert. for room deals and coupons. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 9 pm, $7.99, holdmyticket.com bossa nova classics. Berg Movie Clip Compilation September 11, 9 pm, $7, Anarkomedy (575) 538-2505, mimbresarts.org 3 pm, $25-45, (800) 838-3006, Free, 12 noon, 291-6264, September 13-14, 1 pm, Sidewalks of London FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH September 12, 8 pm, $0, The Saltine Ramblers SEPTEMBER 12-SEPTEMBER 30 brownpapertickets.com, nmschorus.org WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 abclibrary.org/tonyhillerman September 16-18, 7 pm, Rushmore Santa Ana Star Center, 10 Year Anniversary Show SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 COUNTRY & WESTERN SHOWCASE September 16-18, 4 pm and 9 pm, The Con- CROSBY, STILLS & NASH 3001 Civic Center Cir NE, Rio Rancho, September 14, 1 pm, $10, Saving Damsels, LAUNCHPAD, DICK HYMAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 South Broadway Cultural Center, John Lewis gress Sandia Resort & Casino Amphitheater, 30 Touring with Volbeat, Hellyeah and Twang Deluxe, InnaState 618 Central Ave SW, 764-8887, Music in Corrales, Old San Isidro Church, Theatre, 1025 Broadway SE September 19-22, 5:30 pm, Letter to Momo Rainbow Rd Nothing More. September 18, 9 pm, $10, Colony House, launchpadrocks.com JOHNNY BOYD 966 Old Church Rd, Corrales A showcase for classic-country musicians from September 19-22, 8 pm, The Zero Theorem 8 pm, $45-55, 796-7500, sandiacasino.com, 6:10 pm, $40-45, 891-7300, Knox Hamilton, Hydra Melody September 12, 9 pm, $12, Alien Ant Farm, The Cooperage, 7220 Lomas NE Renowned American Jazz pianist and composer New Mexico. September 23-25, 4:15 and 6:30 pm, The ticketmaster.com santaanastarcenter.com September 19, 9 pm, $7, The Squash Blossom Kaleido, H2NY, Good As Dead Cute crooner with a broad repertoire. of soundtracks for Woody Allen. 2-4 pm, $5-7, 848-1320, Congress Boys, Todd and the Fox September 13, 9 pm, $10-15, Burlesque Noir 8 pm, $17-20, ampconcerts.org, Hold My Ticket, 7:30 pm, $22-25, brownpapertickets.com, cabq.gov/south-broadway-cultural-center September 23-25, 8:45 pm, Dazed and Con- September 23, 9 pm, $8, Slim Cessna’s Auto Presents: Keepin’ It Classy 505-886-1251 musicincorrales.org fused Club, Mr. & Mrs. Jones September 14, 8:30 pm, $10, Prong, Torture Victim, Prison of Sound September 26-29, 6 pm, Closed Curtain PAGE 18 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS EVENTS EVENTS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 19 CALENDAR CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 12-14 SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 5 SEPTEMBER 12-OCTOBER 5 BOOKS & POETRY October 13, Lev Grossman, “The Magician’s NOW-JANUARY 31 FUSION: GLASS AND MOSAICS MY LITTLE DUST Land” Matrix Fine Art, 3812 Central SE, Nob Hill Inpost Artspace/Outpost Performance Space, ¡CINE MAGNÍFICO! SECOND ANNUAL TAOS FALL ARTS FESTIVAL NICKEL AND DIMED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 October 19, Max Evans, “Goin’ Crazy with FRED HARVEY AND THE MAKING OF THE Works by Laura Robbins and Lisa Chernoff, 210 Yale Ave SE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 40th anniversary of the popular film, art, crafts, Adobe Theater, 9813 4th St NW Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends” AMERICAN WEST both artists from Placitas. Artist Raychael Stine and curator Nancy Zastudil Brought to you by Instituto Cervantes of Albu- music and multimedia events. Various locations. Friday-Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 2, $13-15, 898- DUENDE POETRY SERIES Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Free, 268-8952, matrixfineart.com present an exhibition of Stine’s paintings that querque, National Hispanic Cultural Center and Details: taosfallarts.com 9222, adobetheater.org Anasazi Fields Winery, Placitas: Take I-25 to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Rogers Rd, Taos make visible—literally, picture—experiences, COLLECTIONS UNM Latin American & Iberian Institute. Times See our Theater story in the September 24 issue Placitas exit 242, drive six miles to the village Harvey family items, jewelry and pottery sold in memories, and the passing of time. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 RESOLANA BURQUE New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery, and locations vary; some events are free; check of ABQ Free Press. of Placitas; turn onto Camino de los Pueblitos the shops, the role of the railroad. Free, 268-0044, outpostspace.org the website for details as they become available: South Broadway Cultural Center, (575) 758-2462, millicentrogers.org 3812 Central SE, Nob Hill RUN FOR SCIENCE/BOSQUE BOOGIE opposite the Presbyterian Church. After two stop cinemagnifico.com SEPTEMBER 17-OCTOBER 5 signs, turn left into the winery parking lot. 1025 Broadway SE Etchings, monotype and gravure by 2014 Local NOW-NOVEMBER 2 Rio Grande cottonwood bosque corridor A tribute to those among us who have fallen NOW-FEBRUARY 15 Treasure Anne Sundstrom. between Montaño and Paseo del Norte WICKED Readings by poets James McGrath and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27 Lauren Camp. through violence, sponsored by New Mexico Free, 268-8952, newgroundsprintshop.com MESSAGES FROM THE WOUNDED 10k, 5k and kids’ 1k fun run for the benefit of Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus State Poetry Society. WOODEN MENAGERIE: MADE IN NEW HEALERS MOVIE MATINEES Explora. Mad scientist costumes encouraged. Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, tickets on sale 3 pm, Free or donation, wine and snacks MEXICO NOW-SEPTEMBER 30 available, anasazifieldswinery.com 7-9 pm, Free, more info: call 311, cabq.gov/sbcc spector ripps project space, Center for Contem- Open Space Visitor Center, Costs vary for individuals and teams, Register at now. Museum of International Folk Art, porary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe CLETUS SMITH SOLO EXHIBITION 6500 Coors Blvd NW runningguru.com, 224-8326, explora.us Tickets can be purchased at the UNM Ticket SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, (505) 476-1200 Abstract paintings by Sam Scott, begun after SEPTEMBER 16-OCTOBER 4 Act I Gallery, 218 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos (Midway between Montaño & Paseo del Norte Offices and select area Albertsons locations, or 107 artworks by masters of the wood-carving craft. 9/11. Free, (505) 982-1338, ccasantafe.org at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd) OCTOBER 10-12 online at popejoypresents.com or unmtickets. BOOK SIGNINGS AND OTHER EVENTS AT LA PALABRA BOOK RELEASE/READING With museum admission, internationalfolkart.org Modern romanticism in painting. September 13, Over the Hedge com. To charge by phone, call (877) 664-8661 FIESTA Free, (575) 758-7831, actonegallery.com QUILT FIESTA BOOKWORKS NOW-NOVEMBER 4 September 20, The Curse of the Were-rabbit or (505) 925-5858. Group orders for 20 or more Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice, NOW-MARCH 29 Santa Fe County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW, Free unless DIANNA SHOMAKER September 27, Babe may be placed by calling 344-1779. 202 Harvard SE CORRALES BOSQUE GALLERY 3229 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe otherwise noted, bkwrks.com PAINTING THE DIVINE: IMAGES OF MARY Framing Concepts Gallery, 5809 Juan Tabo NE 1:30 pm, Family friendly and Free, 897-8831, 6-8 pm, Free, abqpeaceandjustice.org 20TH ANNIVERSARY Traditional and contemporary quilts for sale and September 16, 7 pm, Mark Tatulli, “Desmond IN THE NEW WORLD A 2014 AABA Local Treasure and abstract artist. cabq.gov/openspace OCTOBER 2-12 Corrales Bosque Gallery, 4684 Corrales Rd, raffle by members of the Northern New Mexico Puckett” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 New Mexico History Museum, Free, 294-3246, framingconceptsgallery.com September 18, 7 pm, Ira Jaffe, “Slow Movies: Corrales. Open daily 10-5 pm, 898-7203, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Quilt Guild. THE DROWNING GIRLS 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe THERE IS NO WHY HERE: FRAGMENTS corralesbosquegallery.com Friday-Saturday 10-5 pm, Sunday 10-4 pm, $5 Duke City Repertory Theatre, The Cell The- Countering the Cinema of Action” MOLLY ANTOPOL, “THE UNAMERICANS” Religious art that survived from churches in September 19, 7 pm, Nick DePascal, “Before Jewish Book Festival, Jewish Community OF THE HOLOCAUST THE WIND at the door, nnmqg.org atre, 700 1st St NW Mexico, Peru and New Mexico. Albuquerque Photographers’ Gallery, NOW-NOVEMBER 15 You Become Improbable” Center, 5520 Wyoming Blvd NE KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW Thursday-Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm, 797- With museum admission, (505) 476-5200, 303 Romero St, Old Town SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 September 20, 3 pm, David Wagner, “Death in The National Book Foundation recently named ENIGMATIC A silent film starring Lillian Gish, with a live mu- 7081, dukecityrep.com nmhistorymuseum.org New Mexico artist Karl Koenig made gumoil the Dolomites” Antopol one of the five best writers in the country KiMo Theatre Gallery, 432 Central NW sic score played by The Invincible Czars quartet, Read the article by Barry Gaines in the October prints of his photos of Auschwitz, starting 50 2nd ANNUAL SOUTHWEST BACON FEST September 21-27, Banned Books Week under 35. Her collection of short stories of the NOW-DECEMBER 20 Works of Russell Adams, 2014 Local Treasure to help celebrate the KiMo’s 87th birthday. 8 issue of ABQ Free Press. years after the liberation of the Nazi concentra- Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque Internation- September 21, 3 pm, Lillian Ukadike, “Basic Jewish diaspora takes readers from country to Reg Loving, and Hunter Shioshita. 7 pm, $15, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com tion camps. al Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr Computing” country throughout time to discover characters DAVID MAISEL/BLACK MAPS: AMERICAN Free, 768-3544, cabq.gov/kimo Free, 244-9195, abqphotographersgallery.com NE DANCE September 22, 7 pm, Laila Lalami, “The Moor’s and situations both touching and harrowing. LANDSCAPE AND THE APOCALYPTIC FESTIVALS, FIESTAS & FAMILY $7 adult admission, passes are $25 and Account” SUBLIME; LUZ RESTIRADA: LATIN AMER- For more information: 332-0565, jccabq.org NOW-OCTOBER 3 Crossword Puzzle appears on page 24 include food, 880-0500, ABQBacon.com SEPTEMBER 12-13 September 23, 7 pm, Jen Sincero, “You Are a ICAN PHOTOGRAPHY; PERMANENT CLOSING SEPTEMBER 13 COLLECTION, JONSON GALLERY; and DRACULA Badass” MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 TAOS AND BEYOND: STUDIO TOUR September 24, 7 pm, Erika Wurth, “Crazy THE GIFT INTERACTIVE LOS ALAMOS HOME TOUR North 4th Theatre, 4904 Fourth St NW CHUCK PALAHNIUK ART@TOWN HALL Horse’s Girlfriend” UNM Art Museum, 1 University of New Mexico Taos Town Hall, 400 Camino de la Placita, Taos SCIENCE FEST Presented by elite Dance Company of University of New Mexico Student Union, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 September 25, 7 pm, Michael Maddox, “Porter With donation, 277-4001, unmartmuseum.org 8 am-5 pm Mon.-Fri., Free, taosartscouncil.org Drone demos, giveaways, Detonography (art), New Mexico. UNM Main Campus Rocket Day, Expo Day and live music on Friday The classic tale of love versus death, or and Ike Stockton” CORRALES HOME TOUR “Fight Club” author Palahniuk speaks and NOW-MAY 2015 nights. Most events are free; various times and unending life. September 27, 3 pm, Laura Pritchett, “Stars Go NOW-OCTOBER 31 Village of Corrales entertains. His new book, “Beautiful You,” is a locations. Details: losalamossciencefest.com Fri, Sept. 5 and Sept. 12, 7 pm; Sat, Sept. 6, Blue” SECRETS OF THE SYMBOLS First annual self-guided tour of private homes. satire of the sex toy industry. Co-sponsored by A COLLECTION OF DREAMS 2 pm; and Sat, Sept. 13, 7 pm. September 28, 3 pm, Debra Bloomfield, “Wil- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, 10 am-4 pm, $20, 934-4116, purchase at vari- Bookworks and the UNM Student Union The Artistic Image, 1101 Cardenas Dr NE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 $18, 344-8299, elitenm.net derness” 750 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe ous town merchants or online at: corralesfuture- 7 pm, Admission requires purchase of signed Suite 202 September 30, 7 pm, Mike Smith, “Tin House” What signs and symbols, colors and motifs 10th ANNUAL HISTORIC OLD TOWN fund.org/home-tour hardcover book, ticketholders can bring one Marie Maher won the 2014 ABQ Free Press Tribes issue reading meant in Spanish colonial art. SALSA FIESTA COMEDY guest for $5 additional. Tickets: bkwrks.com/ Editor’s Choice Photo Contest with “Remember- October 4, 3 pm, Judy Chicago, “Institutional With museum admission, (505) 982-2226, Free, noon into evening, but for $5 you chuck-palahniuk ing.” In her work, she explores mystical themes, THEATER Time & The Dinner Party: Restoring Women to spanishcolonial.org can be a judge at this yearly salsa contest. NOW-NOVEMBER 4 History” memories and other intangibles. Opening Activities for the whole family, including musical reception Friday, September 5, 5-9 pm; Encore CLOSING SEPTEMBER 14 OH, SUSANA! MUSEUMS OPENING OCTOBER 24 events. SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 4 reception Friday, October 3, 5-9 pm. The Box Performance Space, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST POTTERY OF THE U.S. SOUTH: A LIVING Free, 554-2706, photoartnm.com 100 Gold Ave SW NOW-SEPTEMBER 21 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Albuquerque Little Theatre, BOOK SIGNINGS AND OTHER EVENTS AT TRADITION This original satire takes a look at what it truly 224 San Pasquale SW PAGE ONE NATIVE AMERICAN BOLO TIES: VINTAGE International Museum of Folk Art, URBAN FARM & HARVEST FESTIVAL means to be a citizen of the 47th state (which Friday-Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday 2 pm, Page One Books, Free unless otherwise noted, AND MODERN ARTISTRY 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd also happens to be our national ranking in edu- Thursday Sept. 11 7:30 pm, $20-22, 242-4750, 5850 Eubank NE, page1book.com Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, Regional pottery from the southern states. NW (Midway between Montaño & Paseo del cation). Conceived and directed by Cody Dove, albuquerquelittletheatre.org September 13, 3 pm, Daniel Abraham, “The 19th & Mountain Rd NW (505) 476-1200, internationalfolkart.org Norte at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd) an alumnus of Second City. Through Election Widow’s House” Celebrating the art, history and popular culture Seventh Annual Celebration of Farmland in THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28 Tuesday; check show times. September 13, 3 pm, S.M. Stirling, “The Golden of the bolo tie with an exhibit of 370 bolos. ARTSPREE Open Space. With music, workshops, tours and 9 pm, $17.50, 404-1578, theboxabq.com Princess” With museum admission, 243-7255, cabq.gov food demos. PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE September 20, 2:30 pm, “Max Evans & A Few 10 am - 4 pm, Family friendly and Free, The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle NE (between FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Friends: The 90th Birthday Book” NOW-JANUARY 5 NOW-SEPTEMBER 25 897-8831, cabq.gov/openspace Menaul and Candelaria)*new location LEWIS BLACK: THE RANT IS DUE September 21, 2:30 pm, Rob Kresge, “Warrior DANA PATTERSON ROTH: $15-22, Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., NATIVE AMERICAN PORTRAITS: POINTS Route 66 Casino, Legends Theater, Hearts” and “Saving Lincoln” PHOTOGRAPHS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 247-8600, vortexabq.org OF INQUIRY 14500 Central Ave SW September 27, 3 pm, Steven Gould, “Exo: Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165 Pay-What-You-Will is Sun., Sept. 7. The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Labo- DANGER CARNIVAL 8 pm, $35-75, Rt66casino.com, 352-7866 Jumper 4” (about 5 miles east of I-25 exit 242) Talkback with cast and Director Martin Andrews ratory of Anthropology, Museum Hill, 710-708 Skarsgard Farms, 3435 Stanford Dr NE, October 4, 2:30 pm, Nasario García, “Grandpa Reception: Friday, September 12, 5-7 pm, on Sun., Sept. 14 after the show. Lolo and Trampa” Camino Lejo, (off Old Santa Fe Trail), Santa Fe presented by Emerge ABQ LECTURE More than 50 images from the Palace of Free or donation, 867-3355, placitaslibrary.com Second annual carnival for grown-ups, 21+ SEPTEMBER 11-27 SEPTEMBER 13-OCTOBER 19 Governors Photo Archives, spanning 100 years. NOW-SEPTEMBER 27 only. Entertainment, games and art in a carnival TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 With museum admission, (505) 476-1250, setting. OUTSIDE MULLINGAR AUTHOR APPEARANCES AT JEAN indianartsandculture.org BOMBS, BIRDS & BUFFALOS 11 pm, $5 suggested donation for five events, FUSION Theatre Company at various venues, SITEcenter: UNSETTLED LAND- COCTEAU CINEMA Eggman + Walrus, 120 W Palace, 2nd floor, additional tickets $1. RSVP on Facebook, on.fb. below. Times and prices vary. SCAPES? Jean Cocteau Cinema, NOW-JANUARY 21 Santa Fe me/1obBV1M Call 766-9412, or go to FUSIONabq.org for Armory for the Arts Theater, 418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe Contemporary Native American artists, with details. 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe EVERYBODY’S NEIGHBOR: (505) 466-5528, jeancocteaucinema.com Cloudface, Stephanie Love, Duhon James and SEPTEMBER 20-21 September 11-18 The Cell Theatre, Talk by Anthropologist Marcus Hamilton. VIVIAN VANCE September 13, Dennis Lehane, 6-9:30 pm, Marisa Rheem. 700 1st St NW 6 pm, Details: sitesantafe.org, (505) 989-1199 Albuquerque Museum, SANTA FE RENAISSANCE FAIR screening: “The Drop” Free, (505) 660-0048, eggmanwalrus.com September 20-21 The Historic Rio Grande 19th & Mountain Rd NW El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos September 21, graphic novelist Neil Gaiman Theatre, 211 N Main St, Las Cruces She got her start at the KiMo Theatre and NATURAL PROCESS and ABSTRAKS Rd, Santa Fe and musician Amanda Palmer September 25 KiMo Theatre, 421 Central NW Albuquerque Little Theatre, and you can view Page Coleman Gallery, 6320-B Linn Ave. NE Old-time fun in beautiful surroundings. September 30, Kim Harrison, “The Witch with September 27 The Lensic Performing Arts her mementos and participate in this multimedia “Natural Process”: woven wire structures by 10 am-6 pm, $7-10, (505) 471-2261, No Name” Center, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe exhibit. Maria Ross. “Abstraks”: archival, limited edition, SFRenFair.org With museum admission, 243-7255, pigment prints by Anne Farrell. cabq.gov/museum Free, 238-5071, pagecoleman.com PAGE 20 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS THEATER THEATER ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 21 The Angst of the Irish Latin American Theater Festival is a Statewide Collaboration BY BARRY GAINES with National Hispanic Cultural Center USION Theatre FCompany is by Quiara Alegría Hudes, hailed by represent a collective of women artists beginning its the New York Times as “charming, who perform nine original short plays 2014-2015 season spunky, and ultimately heart-rend- and monologues about their lives with “Outside ing”; “¡Gaytino!” (NHCC/Tricklock to honor their histories, ancestors, Mullingar,” a Theatre Company), a touching autobi- families and themselves. In “The heartfelt and poetic ographical play with music about the Sad Room” (NHCC/Wize Latina play by John Patrick life and times of a gay Chicano based Productions), the ghost of a teenager Shanley, the author on the life of real artists known to the who dies of an overdose visits her of the Pulitzer Prize playwright, Dan Guerrero, including grieving mother, forcing them to and Tony-winning his father, Chicano musician Lalo examine themselves and transcend play “Doubt.” Guerrero. their circumstances. “Outside Mull- “Chicanos with Guns!” (NHCC/ “Fantasmaville” (NHCC/Fuego ingar” is set on a Sherri L. Edelen and Thomas Adrian Simpson play Rosemary Muldoon and Anthony La Mesa Produce, sponsors) gives Productions) by Raul Garza, winner farm in the Irish Reilly in “Outside Mullingar.” The actors are married to each other. Photos courtesy a hilarious taste of life in the barrio of the National Latino Playwriting midlands where of FUSION Theatre Company. presented as satirical sketch comedy Award, has been struck from this Shanley’s family spiced with a DJ, video and computer year’s roster of plays but will open the ideal for their parts, if art mirrors life. has its roots. Anticipating the play’s media. “Semillas del Corazon” festival next year, Love said. It is an As Simpson explains, “Sherri and New York premier earlier this year, (NHCC/Las Meganenas) is a series ironic, humorous play about ghosts I now live on a patch of land that playwright Shanley wrote, “I never of original works featuring women and a “Mexican Spirit Guide.” I grew up on and my father and wanted to write about the Irish.” He striving to lead authentic lives and grandfather farmed. I moved back finally visited Ireland in 1993 because create a more just world. “Bless Me, Mary Montaño is an advocate for the home at 40 and became caretaker for his elderly father wanted to go home. A scene from “When the Stars Trembled in Río Puerco” adapted from the oral histories of Nasario García by Ultima” (NHCC/Vortex Theatre), arts with deep roots in southern Colorado my parents in their later years.” After Shebana Coelho, who also directs the play. Photo by Joseph A. Wasson Jr. It took Shanley 20 years, but he finally the coming-of-age story that evolved and New Mexico. his father died Simpson met Sherri wrote this play about family and BY MARY MONTA O into a successful play, returns to and they married. Ñ futures, desire and repression. Ireland Albuquerque on a larger stage, based affords a mythical/magical setting, “We know the territory of the play For full Siembra schedule, or those of us who remember the Mr. García are adapted and directed by on the cherished book by Rudolfo but the play’s concerns are universal. very well, so it has a great deal of go to nhccnm.org Fhalcyon days of La Compañía de Santa Fe playwright Shebana Coelho. Anaya. “Hembras de Pluma” (Pen FUSION’s production of “Outside fodder for us to draw upon,” Edelen Teatro de Nuevo Mexico, with their On Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m., a Women) (NHCC/Hembras de Pluma) Mullingar” will be the first since said. continual offerings of outstanding documentary of the play backstage, in the play closed its Broadway run in Director Reid finds the character contemporary and classic plays, to say the valley and with Mr. Garcia will be March. FUSION’s co-founder and of Anthony “uniquely manly—more nothing of adaptations and intriguing presented at the Journal Theatre. the play’s director, Jacqueline Reid, is truly male than I’ve seen on the work by local playwrights, this means The play centers on four viejitos (old justly proud of this theatrical coup. page in years. He observes, he cares, FUSION THEATRE COMPANY the end of the drought. Not only that, men), a young mother and a son, who “We are committed to bringing he makes a plan and executes, all but this will be the state’s first and tell and act out their stories. Coelho Albuquerque the newest Broadway the while being misunderstood by only Latino theater festival. recently described the play to me as releases, as well as artistically enticed everyone around him.” Presenting: The Siembra Latin “a series of moments in time that also by the fact that our actors will be the Dennis Gromelski, executive American Theater Festival, conceived talk about big historical events.” second actors in the world to create director of FUSION, calls this cast and presented by the good souls at the She added: “A man recalls how he these souls,” she said. “the best I’ve seen in my 25 years of National Hispanic Cultural Center, was struck by influenza in 1918 and, “Outside Mullingar” presents Albuquerque theater.” That’s good who saw a community need and filled on recovering, found he had lost his four characters in two neighboring enough for me. it. The Festival will feature 10 plays whole family except his father and families. The parents, Tony Reilly and presented by 10 New Mexico theater grandmother. Audience members can Aoife Muldoon, are coming to the end Barry Gaines has covered Albuquerque the- companies over the next nine months expect a real range of emotions from of their lives; their offspring, Anthony ater for the past 13 years. He is a Professor onstage at the National Hispanic this play. It is a story of a community, Reilly and Rosemary Muldoon, Emeritus at UNM and Administrator of Cultural Center. including great tragedy, moments of seem yet to have started theirs. Their the American Theater Critics Association. The name “Siembra” was chosen real connection, moments of surprise, September 11-27 farms are next to each other, but the to brand the festival, no matter what moments of loss and moments of Muldoons own a strip of land that OUTSIDE MULLINGAR form it will take in future years, said community unity. It takes you cuts across the Reillys’ access to the FUSION Theatre Company at various Reeve Love, Ph.D., performing arts through the whole range of human road. Good fences don’t always make venues. Times and prices vary. director for the NHCC. “It means experience, including humor.” good neighbors. The tortuous path Call 766-9412, or go to either ‘to sow’ or ‘la siembra,’ as in Playwrights include Pulitzer Prize that brings Anthony and Rosemary FUSIONabq.org for details. ‘the sowing,’” she said. “We have an winner Quiara Alegría Hudes (“In the together is at the heart of the drama. SEPTEMBER 11-18 abundance of riches in theater here.” Heights”), as well as Rudolfo Anaya, Portraying the parents are Nancy Jeris The Cell Theatre, 700 1st St NW Kicking off the festival this month Patricia Crespín, Silvia Gonzalez and and Robert Benedetti. Jeris is making her is “When the Stars Trembled in Río Dan Guerrero. Plays in the festival FUSION debut and carries an amazing SEPTEMBER 20-21 Puerco.” Based on the stories of New include “The Boxcar” (NHCC/Teatro resume of over 40 years in professional The Historic Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Mexico’s best-known oral historian, Nuevo Mexico), the timely story of theater. Benedetti is a distinguished N Main St, Las Cruces Nasario García, this play premiered the tragic plight of undocumented director, actor, and teacher of theatre, SEPTEMBER 25 earlier this year to sold-out audiences workers attempting to arrive in the and three-time Emmy and Peabody KiMo Theatre, 421 Central NW in Santa Fe. Teatro Paraguas of Santa U.S., written by award-winning writer Award-winning film producer. SEPTEMBER 27 Fe will present the play in English, fea- Silvia Gonzalez; “26 Miles” (NHCC/ Playing Rosemary and Anthony are The Lensic Performing Arts Center, turing stories of the Río Puerco valley Camino Real Productions), a spirited Sherri L. Edelen and Thomas Adrian 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe near Cuba, New Mex. The stories by and solemn mother/daughter study FUSIONnm.org 505.766.9412 Simpson, a married couple who seem September 11 - 27

FUSIONnm.org 505.766.9412 PAGE 22 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS TV/FILM BOOKS ABQ FREE PRESS • September 10, 2014 • PAGE 23 Longing for Longmire S alvation: It’s Not Just about Book Briefs Cast, creator and fans take to social the White Family Sister Sleuth from A Vacation Turns media to save the series Madrid, N.M. May Precarious in the Find Her True Italian Alps W e ’ r e 5 0 ! BY BETSY MODEL Calling Another Albuquerque writer, David P. hile some 3.7 million Wagner, follows the success of “Cold Wtelevision viewers found the Tuscan Stone” with “Death in the Dolo- A&E drama series “Longmire” mites,” the second in his Rick Montoya outstanding in the field of mystery series. The author draws upon weekly drama shows, the cable his nine years in Italy with the diplomat- ic service to imagine Montoya’s life and network’s decision to cancel the translation business in Rome. popular western has left the cast When Montoya and an old friend ski – and the more than 100 New off on a much-needed break, the police Mexican crew members who there shanghai him into helping them worked on the show – simply, find a banker who has disappeared. well, standing. Having heard of Montoya’s case-solving For fans of the show and prowess in Tuscany, the police afford Join us in “KICKING some industry types, A&E’s him very little in the way of rest and decision made no sense. It was LisaGay Hamilton stars as Tess in “Redemption Trail,” BY STEPHANIE HAINSFURTHER relaxation. However, there is enough OFF” our second 50!! the top-rated scripted series in out on DVD this month. Image courtesy of Dire Wolf LLC. skiing and wine and pasta to make the network’s history and had Ursula Coyote the reader feel immersed in the shady Sunday, Sept 21, 1-4pm received critical acclaim for Cast members (l. to r.) Robert Taylor (Sheriff Walt Longmire), ocus. It has more than one meaning a physician and very competent at goings-on in this Alpine burg. Fin the movies. In a 90-minute film both. Her loneliness at first stems from acting, scripts and the location A. Martinez (Jacob Nighthorse) and Bailey Chase (Deputy Branch (2014, Poisoned Pen Press, poisoned- Door Prizes • Music shooting throughout Northern Connally) in a scene from “Longmire,” filmed in New Mexico. peopled by likeable characters with head-butting male doctors on behalf of penpress.com, davidpwagner.com) New Mexico. sympathetic problems, you’ve got to her female patients, her rigid stan- • Refreshments Still, even though a “go” on like Longmire cost significantly more stick with one storyline. dards for Ruby, and some unspecified to produce than the reality shows that “Redemption Trail” (2013, Dire Wolf) emotional distance between her and Hustlers, Hitmen 206 1/2 San Felipe (Old Town Patio Market)

Season Four for the series might have pagecoleman gallery .com felt like a given to some, the show’s cast seem particularly successful with the has enough plots, major and sub, to David. Later, she blames herself for the and a Player Out (505) 247-8931 satisfy a miniseries. Citified Anna Cole, and crew began to get nervous when younger demographic. catastrophe and chooses the loneliest he subtitle of this book, “A Divine ob-gyn, and her writer-husband David YuccaArtGallery.com July came and went without formal While Warner Horizon isn’t willing fate of all. TPrivate Detective Agency Mystery,” of His League (Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, who notice of a pick-up being announced. to talk yet about where they might This mirroring of traits binds Anna might lead you to believe that the When lawyers write thrillers, the It also left the seasoned cast of be on shopping the popular drama, are in a real-life relationship) have and Tess together in our minds before main character, Sister Evangeline, has outcomes can be as genre-spanning Longmire – which included regulars Craig Johnson, author of the novels an overscheduled daughter named they even meet each other. Tess is abandoned the nunnery and devoted as John Grisham’s “The Partner” or as Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Bailey on which the show is based, is betting Ruby. An entire half hour is devoted healing from trauma; Anna will soon herself to a new profession. But in “Sister humorous as the entire Victor Carl se- Chase, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy on disappointed viewers’ loyalty and, to telling their story, right up until join her. Other mirroring in the story Eve, Private Eye,” Divine (pronounced ries by William Lashner. In “Scratched,” Freeman and Adam Bartley – sitting demographics be damned, on their tragedy strikes. In the meantime, we is situational: John and Tess are lovers di-VEEN) is her family name. former attorney J.J. Partridge is clearly around under contract while an turning to social media and technology see snippets of Tess (LisaGay Hamil- with a strong sexual bond, David Her father, Jackson Divine, is a retired shooting for the former. His third book in additional couple of months went by. to get their Western back. ton) in a bucolic setting, fending off briefly takes a lover after Anna runs police captain turned P.I., and he needs the Algy Temple series, “Scratched” is set in Providence, R.I., a city known for A&E’s issued statement on the “Let’s not lose this vision,” tweeted drug sellers and tending the vineyard away; John has an adorable daughter her help. He’s about to have surgery she manages. The vineyard’s owner, due to complications from diabetes, and its cavalier attitude toward the straight show’s fate left some scratching their Johnson over Labor Day weekend. a bit older than Ruby; John and David John Stubbs, lives in New York City his starlet client has become a suspect and narrow. Politics, academia and the heads but didn’t keep industry and He was immediately rewarded with are both nice white guys with women hundreds of tweets – and re-tweets and hasn’t been back for nine months. in a Hollywood director’s murder. Sister Mob mix up a corrupt brew as Temple show insiders from making their own problems. – including one fan’s recommendations Tess likes it that way. Eve leaves her convent in Pecos to investigates the death of a university best guesses as to both the primary But this film isn’t about the men. And reason for the cancellation and also for a #LongLiveLongmire Twitter bomb. Tess’s back story is told in economical return to Madrid and assist dear old professor emeritus. it isn’t about the white woman, either, Temple is a former attorney and a pool the possibility that the show, currently Two cast members, Lou Diamond fashion, which is admirable; I cannot Dad. When she does, she finds that or shouldn’t be. Anna, newly broken, her detecting talents mimic those of player practicing for The Shoot-Out, being shopped to other networks by Phillips and Katee Sackhoff, are also tell you why Anna’s story rates such learns from Tess, who has had time the patriarch, and she wonders if her billed as the largest pro-am nine-ball Warner Horizon, will get picked up. hoping that technology and #LongLive- a chunk of the plot. In fact, because to heal. Tess is the one with the more chosen vocation is true. game on the East Coast – and “a “We would like to thank the phe- Longmire helps the series find a new the filmmakers give it so much weight Sister Eve also has a personality good gambling game,” according to home in time to start shooting a fourth and suspense, I can’t even divulge interesting problems, she is the one who nomenal cast, crew and producers of like her father’s, tinged with a temper, him. He has never played nine-ball in season in New Mexico this year. what Anna’s tragedy is. It might ruin makes tough choices and becomes the Longmire, along with our partners at “snippiness” and a strong will, which a tournament and finds the pre-game Warner Horizon, for their tireless work Sackoff and Phillips both took to one-third of the movie for you. true hero of the story. But by the time Tess’s personal showdown comes – she only makes her more likeable and their warm-up cumbersome when he has to on three seasons of quality dramatic their Twitter accounts with Phillips, Tess is the daughter of a Black take a side trip to Italy in the course of turns up at the rescue looking like the quarrels sharper. storytelling. We are incredibly proud who plays Henry Standing Bear on Panther leader who was assassinated Author Lynne Hinton lives in Albu- the investigation. Hence the title, which iconic pistolero – we’re 10 minutes of what we have achieved together,” the show, offering up a playful “Hey right in front of her. She is ending querque, is an ordained minister in the implies that things will not go smoothly away from the end of the movie. was all that was offered by A&E. FOLD I hear there’s major interest parole after 10 years, so we know she United Church of Christ and works as a for our hero. When you learn what the While a 3.5-4 million weekly viewer- in #Longmire at a few places. Keep did something extreme in adulthood. Every scriptwriter knows that prob- chaplain in a hospice. She has written stakes are, you’ll find nothing could be ship is considered reasonably high for up the drum beat & battle cry! Keep Looking kiss-my-ass-I’m-50 beautiful, lems get solved way off in the green 16 other books, mostly fiction, some higher. a cable network series, some speculate supporting #LongLiveLongmire!” Hamilton conveys her character’s story world. See Shakespeare’s “As You award-winning, and we all want a peek Catch up on the series by reading that the decision might have hinged on with movement and inner strength Like It” and “A Midsummer Night’s at her to-do list. Partridge’s first two books, “Carom exactly who comprised that view- New Mexico resident and former NPR/ outwardly shown. Her face opens Dream” if you don’t believe me. The If you adore this first book in the Shot” and “Straight Pool.” ership. The audience demographic BBC correspondent Betsy Model has into all that has happened to her, and idyllic Stubbs Vineyard is that green series, “The Case of the Sin City Sister” (2014, koehlerbooks.com; also avail- most lusted after by networks - young written and produced for more than 40 because of her. When we meet her she world to which Tess and Anna have is coming out in May 2015. able for pre-order on Amazon.com) adult and high-income - was not the international outlets including Forbes, has evolved into a caretaker, choosing traveled to solve the riddles of their (2014, Thomas Nelson, thomasnelson. audience demographic for “Longmire” Market Watch, Playboy, Details, Biogra- loneliness and selflessness as penance. lives. Taking so long to get there does com, Amazon.com, local bookstores) -Stephanie Hainsfurther viewers. In addition, scripted series phy and the International Herald Tribune. So has Anna. She is a mother and not serve this earnest story’s potential. PAGE 24 • September 10, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS CROSSWORD

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