'The Heart of El Paso'
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FEB. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Your monthly guide to community entertainment, recreation & culture The ‘Art’ of Fundraising ‘The‘The HeartHeart ofof ElEl Paso’Paso’ Avance’s hearts Robert Dozal won El Paso Scene’s “Heart of El Paso” award for his “Dos Culturas F E B R U A R Y have created a Unidas” entry (center) in this year’s “Toma Mi Corazon” heart/art auction benefit trend for benefits. for Avance, Feb. 3 at the Camino Real Hotel. Shown also are hearts by (clockwise 2 0 1 1 from top right) Veva Gutierrez, Laura Jasso, Susan Amstater Schwartz, Nicholas Page 33 Muñoz, Candy Mayer, Steve Salazar, Kathryn Johnson and Charlie Mayer. www.epscene.com Page 2 El Paso Scene February 2011 is part of V-Day at UTEP. Doors open at 6 p.m. Valentine dinner and dance — Santa with pre-show by Chrissy Gurrola Friday and Lucia Catholic Church, 518 Gallagher, will host FEBRuary Jayden’s Playground Saturday, as well as other its annual Valentine dance 7 p.m., to midnight FEBRUARY multimedia entertainment both days. Proceeds Saturday, Feb. 12, at the church’s Centro go towards the Reynolds Home. Tickets: $10 Amistad Hall, featuring a dinner and live music INDEX general admission; $20 VIP. (Ticketmaster). by the Rhapsody Band. Dinner served at 7 ROUNDup V-Day (V for Victory, Valentine and Vagina) is p.m.; dance begins at 8 p.m. BYOB. Cost: $25 Behind the Scene 4 a global movement to stop violence against ($50 per couple); reservations recommended. January Roundup 3-13 women and girls. Information: vday.org. Information: 592-5245. This year’s production is sponsored by Scene Spotlight 6 Frontera Women’s Foundation and hosted by Valentine’s Dance and Dinner — Here’s the Ticket 14-17 Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance., Abundant Living Faith Center will host the din- Program Notes 18-19 ner and dance 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Other V-Day events: Dance 20 Monte Carlo Ballroom, 1781 North Zaragoza, • A screening of the documentary “Until the Music, Comedy 21-23 Violence is 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in the featuring dinner, unlimited soft drinks and danc- Viva Juárez 22 UTEP Union Cinema, Student Union East. ing. No childcare provided or alcoholic bever- • A production of “A Memory, A Monologue, A ages allowed. Cost: $30; available in advance at Sports 25-26 Rant and A Prayer” is 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, the church office, 1000 Valley Crest. Nature 27-28 in the Union Cinema, performed by students Information: 532-8543 or ALFC.com. Racking Up History 29 from Ysleta High School. Suggested donation: Bob Burns and Mike Caranda Becoming Bicultural 32 $3-$5. Orchestra — The big-band style orchestra, Feature: ‘The Valentine Soiree’ - The Guild of the named for the late bandleader Mike Caranda The ART of Fundraising 33-37 Valentine’s Day and led by Bob Burns, will host its 2nd annual Spencer Theater hosts its 10th annual romantic El Paso FishNet 37 Valentine’s Day dinner and dance benefiting Senior Love Conference — El Paso dinner and dance is 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, At the Museum 38-40 Community College’s Senior Adult Program’s at the theater at Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Free Wheelchair Mission Sunday, Feb. 13, at Gallery Talk 41-42 16th annual conference “Live, Love and Care (about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Ramada Palms Hotel and Conference Center in for Yourself” is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. The event features a gourmet meal, and danc- Las Cruces. Dinner served at 5 p.m., dance is SW Art Scene 43-48 5, at EPCC Administrative Service Center ing to the Michael Francis Trio. Tickets: $50. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 per person On Stage 49-51 Auditorium, 9050 Viscount, featuring work- Information: 1-888-818-7872 or spencerthe- ($400 advanced reserved table for 10). Stage Talk 50 Information/reservations: (575) 525-2450 or shops, exhibitors, volunteer awards, door ater.com. Keep on Bookin' 52-53 prizes and special a special appearance by Vikki [email protected]. Valentine Ball — El Paso Friends of Jazz History Lessons 53 Carr. Admission is free with donation of a Society’s 7th annual Valentine’s Day dinner and EPW Valentine’s Day Dance — Film Scene 54-55 canned good, but participants must register for dance is 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 12, Enterprising and Professional Women, Paso del a conference pass to participate. Liner Notes 56 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino’s Norte hosts its fundraising Valentine’s Day Information/registration: 831-7801 or March Preview 57 Signature Showroom, featuring live music by dance 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at Lancer’s [email protected]. Club East, 3135 Trawood. Buffet dinner served Azucar. Dinner served 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. El Paso Scene User’s Guide 40 ‘The Vagina Monologues’ — UTEP’s Tickets: $35 (includes dinner buffet). Proceeds 6 to 7 p.m. Proceeds help raise funds to award annual production of the award-winning Eve benefit the society’s Mary and Eddie Davis college/training scholarships for women who Advertiser Index 58 Ensler play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. Scholarship Fund. Information: 584-0977 or are economically disadvantaged, but still do not Subscription Form 58 11-12 at Magoffin Auditorium. The production elpasofriendsofjazz.org. Please see Page 5 February 2011 El Paso Scene Page 3 ears ago I was on the board of directors of a performing arts Ygroup when we scheduled an event without realizing that the date con- flicted with the holy of holies of unoffi- cial holidays: Super Bowl Sunday. Needless to say, attendance sagged at that concert and afterward we never failed to check the NFL calendar when programming our winter concerts. This year, a few more local cultural events are taking the field on Super Bowl Sunday. Leading the offense against the Feb. 6 pro football championship is Lola Productions, which booked one of the top acts in the world to play in El Paso that Another glitch on the February calendar, Sunday afternoon: Ladysmith Black at least as far as the Scene is concerned, Mambazo, the South African vocal group is it being such a short month. that inspired Paul Simon’s “Graceland” Our production schedule calls for the album and also earned them a Grammy Scene to publish on the Wednesday fol- on their first U.S. release back in 1988. lowing the fourth Monday of the month. Joining the cultural counter-offense are If we stuck to that, our March 2011 issue three community theater productions would come March 2. The Scene has offering Sunday matinees, one piano never failed to come out before the first recital and an art sale in Las Cruces. of the month in its 17-plus years, so we Perhaps the growing use of digital video decided to publish a week earlier. The recorders gives these performing arts March issue will come out Feb. 23. That groups more courage to take on the means our deadlines are earlier than usual Packers and Steelers. Back when my — the news deadline is Feb. 14 and the group unintentionally challenged the ad deadline is Feb. 16. Super Bowl, the DVR was unheard of, Next year is a leap year, so we will go and no football fan would rely on a VCR back to our usual schedule — the to capture the whole game. Wednesday following the fourth Monday I actually prefer to watch a football in February will be Feb. 29. game on the DVR. Programming your I checked my calendar. Fortunately, we DVR requires pushing just a couple of won’t have to make this exception again buttons on your remote. Don’t forget to until February 2017. select the option to record a half-hour or * * * so after the scheduled end of the game — One tradition we haven’t changed is the more than once I’ve recorded a game and annual “Toma Mi Corazon/Have a Heart” still missed out on the final deciding February cover. The first “Heart” cover plays because the game ran late. was February 2004, just a couple of years Once you get the hang of the DVR after Avance first conducted its annual remote, you learn exactly how long to heart art auction. We’ve noted that the hold the fast forward button to skip from success of the Avance’s fundraisers has the end of one play to the next snap. You inspired many others, which is the focus also get to pick the replays you want to of this month’s feature story on Page 33. watch, and the commercials you don’t This year’s El Paso Scene “Heart of El want to watch — or in the case of the Paso” award goes to Robert Dozal, who Super Bowl, maybe the commercials you like many of the other artists featured on want to replay. the cover, has been a strong supporter of * * * the event for many years. February 2011 Randy Limbird El Paso Scene is published by Cristo Rey Editor and Publisher Communications as a monthly guide to (915) 542-1422 entertainment, recreation and culture in the Albert Martinez El Paso area. Copies are provided free Advertising & at selected locations. Subscriptions are Circulation Director $10 a year, sent by 3rd class mail. Circulation: 40,000 copies. (915) 920-7244 Lisa Kay Tate Deadline for news for the Associate Editor March issue is Feb. 14 (915) 542-1422 ext.