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Association of Alternative Newsmedia [4] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 JANUARY 19-25, 2017 WEEKLY ALIBI [5] she was 8 years old and now has children who are Swiss nationals. Recently, Holten applied for a Swiss ODDS passport. Unfortunately for her, residents of Gipf- Oberfrick in the canton of Aargau rejected her application. Ms. Holten, a vegan and outspoken D animal rights activist, has campaigned against the N ENDS use of cowbells in the village. “The bells, which the A cows have to wear when they walk to and from the pasture, are especially heavy,” Holten told The Local WEIRD NEWS news network. Tanja Suter, the president of the local Swiss People’s Party, called Ms. Holten a “big Dateline: Germany mouth” and said residents don’t want to grant her Police in Düsseldorf say a man was removed from a citizenship “if she annoys us and doesn’t respect our high-speed ICE train after he was spotted in the traditions.” Holten, who describes herself as a bathroom using a kitchen knife to perform an freelance journalist, model and drama student, has “intimate shave.” Spiegel Online reported that a campaigned against a number of other local female train conductor found the man naked “as traditions including hunting, pig races and noisy God had created him.” Police intervened at church bells. “I think I spoke my mind too often, Düsseldorf’s main train station where they entered and I say it out too loud,” she told the media. the bathroom and found the man “stark naked” Holten was previously rejected for citizenship in shaving his pubic hair with the knife. A police 2015 when locals voted to block her application. spokesperson told German reporters that the man Local residents in Switzerland often have a say in was “quite indignant, felt disturbed and reluctantly citizenship applications, which are decided by the got dressed.” Although shaving in train restrooms cantons and towns where the applicants live rather isn’t technically illegal, the man did not have a than the federal government. The case has now ticket and was removed from the train. The man been transferred to the cantonal government in reportedly told officers he elected to groom himself Aargau, which could overrule the decision and on the moving train because he wasn’t welcome at grant Holten a passport. home. Dateline: Maryland Dateline: England Police in the unincorporated Baltimore suburb of A man wanted by police allegedly taunted local law Dundalk arrested a man after he opened fire on his enforcement by posting a series of Facebook posts wife for taking a bite out of his grilled cheese depicting himself dressed as the elusive main sandwich. Daniel Brian Blackwell, 55, has been character from Where’s Waldo? According to BBC charged with first- and second-degree attempted News, officers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, went murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless looking for 30-year-old JJ McMenamin after he endangerment and various firearms violations. failed to appear in Northallerton Magistrates Court According to the Baltimore County Police and Fire on Dec. 19 on charges of driving while disqualified Department website, the incident began around and driving without insurance. Officers said they 4:30pm on Jan. 8, when the suspect’s wife says she engaged in “extensive police searches over the was in the kitchen cooking dinner and her husband weekend” and even resorted to a helicopter and shot at her through the basement floor. The bullet sniffer dogs trying to find him. McMenamin was allegedly in response to a bite the wife took out responded by posting a series of pictures and videos of her husband’s grilled cheese sandwich. The wife online of the children’s book character Waldo— told officers she went into the basement to check on known in England as Wally. McMenamin her husband and found him surrounded by guns and eventually posted a Facebook Live video of himself, ammunition. She went back upstairs. Soon after, dressed in Waldo’s famous red-and-white striped three more bullets came up through the kitchen shirt and cap, getting a ride to the Harrogate police floor where Mrs. Blackwell was standing. She and station. 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January 16, 2016 | American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Dear President-elect Trump,

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[8] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 NEWS | STATE LEGISLATURE NEWS CITY BY JOSHUA LEE EPA Refusing to Pay Claims for Gold What to Expect King Spill Last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will not be paying Money, money, money and marijuana at the Legislature claims filed against it under the Federal Tort Claims Act in response to the Gold King Mine spill. BY NM POLITICAL REPORT McSorley (D-Albuquerque) is carrying The EPA says they are protected from the legislation that would add opioid addiction claims—which total in excess of $1.2 million and come from companies, individuals and four to the list of qualifying medical conditions he big issue coming into this year’s government agencies—because the Federal Tort general legislative session is for medical cannabis patients. He also Claims Act also prevents the agency from having T New Mexico’s perilous wants all veterans to be able to have access to pay claims when their work—in this case, the financial situation—filling a to the program no matter their medical investigation of the site—is considered a projected $67 million budget conditions. McSorley’s bill comes with “discretionary function.” The spill happened in 2015, when a failed attempt to add a tap to the deficit. the backing of cannabis producers in tailing pond resulted in the release of millions of Gov. Susana Martinez put New Mexico, as well as cannabis patients’ alliance groups. gallons of waste into Cement Creek, a tributary of forward a proposal to move the Animas River in Colorado. The spread of the $268.5 million from state “This is a patient’s bill first and waste ended up polluting rivers in several states agencies this year to the general foremost,” McSorely said in an and had a large impact on the Navajo Nation, fund budget, $120 million of which interview this month. particularly the farmers and ranchers whose comes from local public education Another priority among water was affected. The EPA has taken reserve funds. Martinez’ plan also Democratic lawmakers will be to raise responsibility for the disaster. Those who have filed claims and have been denied may challenge would require state employees to pay the state’s minimum wage, which is currently at $7.50 an hour and hasn’t the decision with the United States District Court roughly 3.5 percent more into their within the next six months. retirement plans. seen an increase in eight years. Sen. Martinez, in a prepared statement last William Soules, D-Las Cruces, is week, called her plan “responsible” and lobbed aiming to up the minimum wage to $8.45 an hour. But Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero Grant Brings Immigration Attorneys to criticism at the state Legislature for not Harper said. “And that is very weird and very (D-Albuquerque) wants to see the increase previously “making tough choices” on the strange, and that cost gets rolled into N.M. to $15 per hour, mimicking the number budget. everything else.” often associated with “living wage” Equal Justice Works—a nonprofit organization Sen. John Arthur Smith (D-Deming) Yet the focus by many in the media based in Washington, D.C. that helps train advocacy movements across the country. chairs the powerful Senate Finance centered around the most controversial part of attorneys to work with those in poverty—has “Anything lower than that at this point Committee and criticized the proposal in an their idea—reinstating a tax on food. received an $800,000 grant from the W.K. is an insult to the working poor,” Roybal interview this month, saying he’s “not as Denunciations from groups like New Mexico Kellogg Foundation to launch the New Mexico Caballero said in an interview this month. Immigration Corps. The program will introduce harsh” as Martinez on public education and Voices for Children, Think New Mexico and “The poor can’t continue to wait. Creditors attorneys and paralegals into New Mexico arguing that she “has a disdain for state the New Mexico Catholic Church came often don’t wait, landlords don’t wait, inflation through August 2020 to offer civil legal aid to the employees.” and loud in December, putting the likelihood doesn’t wait.” large number of immigrants living in the state. The The dueling budget proposal to Martinez’ of a massive overhaul into doubt for now. number of foreign-born citizens in New Mexico It’s unclear whether Martinez would be plan is from the Legislative Finance Neither Harper nor McCamley had yet filed has been estimated at more than 203,000 (in willing to sign a minimum wage increase Committee. This plan would balance the any tax reform legislation as of press time this 2013). According to a spokesperson for Equal this year. In 2013, she said she supported deficit by cutting some public education week. Justice Works, immigrants need legal counsel to raising the minimum wage to $7.80. The funding, delaying public projects and drops in Democrats’ retaking control of the House protect against unjustified deportation, and the next year, she supported upping the wage to state is dangerously lacking. They hope the Medicaid funding. The LFC recommendations of Representatives and increasing their hold $8 per hour without an automatic cost-of- program will attract law students to the state and also include new taxes on health services. on the state Senate will pave the way for other living adjustments attached. create an avenue for future development. Martinez and state lawmakers will have to types of reform measures. McCamley filed a The state’s public records law could also come up with an agreement in the 60 days of bill to legalize recreational marijuana use while see changes this year, with a powerful the session, which started on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D-Albuquerque) is senator looking at exempting job Beyond the budget situation, several expected to once again propose an amendment Charter School Under Threat of applications for public positions from the proposals this session will get plenty of to the state constitution that would do the state Inspection of Public Records Act. Closure attention. Among them are reforming the same. Ortiz y Pino’s measure would bypass a Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, The Public Education Commission voted to table state’s tax system, which Reps. Jason signature or veto from Martinez and bring the D-Las Cruces, said in an interview that their decision about the future of La Promesa Harper(R-Rio Rancho) and Bill McCamley issue directly to New Mexico voters in an Early Learning Center charter school until more “people should be able to apply for a job (D-Mesilla Park) took the lead on during election. information is available from the Public Education without having their name on the front interim committee hearings last year. Both lawmakers have carried similar bills in Department. Last week, the PED recommended page of the newspaper if they’re not a Both lawmakers spoke publicly during the the past, and Ortiz y Pino’s measure made it that the PEC revoke the school’s charter and finalist.” final weeks of 2016 about overhauling the through two committees and onto the Senate close its doors permanently. According to the Papen’s bill is drawing opposition from PED, La Promesa is having financial troubles due state’s complex gross receipts tax (GRT) floor last year before getting killed. He’s government transparency advocacy groups to poor management. In August, the PED system, specifically focusing on eliminating the hopeful it will go further this time. like the New Mexico Foundation for Open completed an audit on the school which found hundreds of exemptions and deductions to the “It’s not an academic exercise anymore,” Government. numerous irregularities in purchase invoices. The tax. Harper, in an interview in December, Ortiz y Pino said in an interview last investigation began after State Auditor Tim Keller “Enacting this type of legislation would talked about getting rid of taxes on “business- November. reported that he had discovered receipts allegedly create an environment ripe for cronyism to-business” services. He used the example of a Some legislators have said they don’t doctored by the school’s founder, Dr. Analee which has never served the citizens of this grocery store owner getting taxed on paying an believe placing it in the state constitution is Maestas to make it appear as though state well,” Peter St. Cyr, the group’s accountant to prepare company taxes. an appropriate way to legalize recreational maintenance work done at her residence had “If you have a small business and you hire executive director, said in an interview. a been done at La Promesa. The PED completed a marijuana. review of Maestas’ conduct and have yet to an accountant or a lawyer or any kind of Some lawmakers are also looking at This story was written by NM Political decide if they will revoke her education license. service that you need to help with your opening up the state’s Medical Cannabis Criminal charges may also be brought against her. business, we tax that here in New Mexico,” Report, a local news outlet. 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DRAG SHOWS ARE MY FAVORITE SPORT SLAY ME WITH WORDS This Saturday, Jan. 21 , drag your ass to Sidewinders by 9pm for the fundraiser, Rubgy is a Drag , Have you ever read Tenth Wave: Fool One Gnat, presented by Brujos Rugby and Casa Q. That’s Me Halt or Pet the Stem ? Of course not—those right, the strapping young Brujos Rugby Team are actually anagrams of Two Gentlemen of players will be performing in drag for a one-night- Verona , Hamlet and The Tempest . If you are only event with guest MC Truly Scrumptious interested in Shakespeare and better-crafted Coxx—you don’t want to miss this one. Remember anagrams, get thee to Bookworks on Thursday, to bring singles to shower upon your favorite Jan. 19 , at 6pm to hear author and filmmaker HIGH ROLLERS performers. Funds go towards The Brujos and Casa Jason DeBoer discuss is new work. Annihilation Q, the only safe transitional house for LGBTQ+ Songs: Three Shakespeare Reintegrations is You can still be a high roller without winning the youths in New Mexico. Tickets are $10 . Ages 21+ . a anagrammatic rewriting of the above three lottery or gambling: Head over to Tortuga Gallery on SIDEWINDERS 8900 C ENTRAL SE, 9PM alibi.com/v/4nvp. (Robin plays by the Bard. All are welcome to this free Thursday, Jan. 19 , for their monthly Game Night . From Babb) a exploration of an “ultra-vivid hypertext.” BOOKWORKS 5:30-8:30pm , there will be board games, music, kids’ 4022 R IO GRANDE NW, 6 TO 8PM alibi.com/v/4no3. (Renée activities and maybe even a fortune teller (because Chavez) isn’t the biggest game of all “time”?), all for free . Participants are encouraged to bring their own board games and instruments to play at this causal REBEL GRRLS gathering. TORTUGA GALLERY 901 E DITH SE, 5:30 TO 8:30 PM alibi.com/v/4npf. (Rini Grammer) Join a nation of rebel girls and feminists to remind the incoming administration that women’s rights are human rights this Saturday, Jan. 21 , at the Women’s March on Washington Albuquerque FRIDAY JAN. 20 Rally on Civic Plaza . In addition to protesting the inauguration of a man (and political party) who wholly represents everything terrible about America and the elite 1 percent, the gathering will address DANCING THROUGH LIFE how to take positive and peaceful action to exercise our constitutional rights, and protect How often do you think about space? Not intergalactic women’s rights, communities and families across space, but the space between your fingers? The space the nation regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, between you and the floor? The space between you and immigration status, sexual identity, gender expression, your work, your friends or those surrounding you? economic status, age or disability. The rally will Dancer Silva Laukkanen will be exploring how environment begin at 11am and go until 2pm . All are welcome. (that space that I mentioned) impacts choreography As Yoko Ono sang, “Freedom, O freedom, thats and the relationship between dancers in the piece what we fight for. And yes, my dear sisters, we Together and Apart at Keshet Center for the Arts this must learn to fight.” CIVIC PLAZA 1 C IVIC PLAZA NW, weekend, Jan. 20-22 . Laukkanen will be interpreting 11 AM TO 2PM alibi.com/v/4o2l. (Megan Reneau) a daily routines like moving through streets and grocery store aisles, hearing a pin drop, the sound of a car driving and more. Tickets for students, seniors and military are $10 and general entry is $15 . The Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30pm and the Sunday TUESDAY JAN. 24 show begins at 2pm . KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS 4121 CUTLER NE, 7:30 PM alibi.com/v/4mw2. (Rini Grammer) a NOT JUST RED Chevelle , an indie band from the Midwest, portrays their hard sound—expressed with exasperated ROBOT DINOSAURS: A vocals, a muscular rhythms and chunky guitar riffs that repeatedly drift off into tangential melodies— MENACE as an artful thing, comparable to ’90s peers like Tool. And they do sound like Tool—if their latest They’re billing it as a night of family fun: Bring out the single “Door to Door Cannibals” is any indication— kids to see the monster trucks! It’s great family fun to when that band was at its peak at the end of the spend the evening watching Bigfoot, Heavy Hitter, Snake last millennium. Whether this particular vernacular Bite and all those other rascals making a scene and is still credible in a rocanrol world that is rapidly giving cheap thrills. But I know better. See, I’ve been evolving away from rocanrol remains to be seen, fighting to get Megasaurus—a three story tall car-eating yet Chevelle does provide solid affirmation that robot dinosaur—kicked off the tour for nigh on 10 years, such beefy sounds are still commercially, if not and I know that where he treads, mayhem and destruction aesthetically viable. Currently a familial unit are sure to follow. Sure, it’s all in good fun until a jet- comprised of brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler as flame-breathing monster with empty eyes decides to eat well as their brother-in-law Dean Bernardini, a family. It’s only a matter of time, I said. But will the Chevelle continues to use themes of darkness and organizers of the Toughest Monster Truck Tour ever SCIENCE + ART = MOLECOOL domination to draw radio-friendly audiences listen to me? Obviously not. They continue to sell tickets worldwide. Burqueños can get a taste of their at an ungodly low price ( $8-$26 ) and are apparently rockingly reserved rampage when the trio visit our allowing people of all ages to come to the show this Denature your proteins by heading to Science Earth Art Gallery , the Sawmill District’s newest point of interest this Friday, Jan. 20, for the opening of Collected Works by Michael Wallace. Wallace, a practicing Earth town on Tuesday, Jan. 24 . Black Map and Dinosaur Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21 , at the Santa Ana Pile-Up open this 13+ show at the El Rey that Star Center . I’ll be there protesting when it starts at scientist in the PhD program at UNM, is perhaps best known for his direction of the public art in Calabacillas Arroyo. Catch up with the artist and his most recent work (which includes various media—everything from costs between $25-$45 . EL REY THEATER 624 C ENTRAL 7:30pm . SANTA ANA STAR CENTER 3001 C IVIC CENTER , 7:30 PM electronics to pastels) by stopping by the free opening from 5-7pm . SCIENCE EARTH ART GALLERY 1751 B ELLAMAH NW, SW, 7PM alibi.com/v/4mlq. (August March) a alibi.com/v/4mpa. (Joshua Lee) a 5 TO 7PM alibi.com/v/4ndq. (Maggie Grimason) a

Compiled by Megan Reneau. Submit your events at alibi.com/events. [12 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 Calendar | Community COMMUNITY SPORTS/OUTDOOR HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER Duke City Roller Derby Boot Camp . Join the original roller derby league in New Mexico and CALENDAR learn how to skate and play roller derby. Loaner gear avaliable on a first come first serve basis. 823 Buena Vista SE. 10am -2pm. alibi.com/v/4kk8. THURSDAY JAN 19 SANTA ANA STAR CENTER , Rio Rancho Toughest Monster TORTUGA GALLERY Game Night . Snacks, games and music Trucks . 3001 Civic Center. $12 -$40. 7:30pm. See 1/20 listing. with friends. 901 Edith SE. 5:30 -8:30pm. 506 -0820. See Event Horizon. alibi.com/v/4npf. See Event Horizon. WELLNESS/FITNESS LEARN AMPLIFY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Kettlebell Training . SELF SERVE Bound to Please: Beautiful and Practical Bondage See first hand how fun training with kettlebells can be while for Sexual Exploration . Stan Alexander teaches a class about learning how to use them safely. 6200 Coors NW. 10:30 -11:30am. bondage. 3904 Central SE. $20. 7:30 -9pm. 265 -5815. 899 -5600. alibi.com/v/4h1u. alibi.com/v/4kw3. MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE Speakeasy Swing . Learn the WELLNESS/FITNESS basics of swing dance without a partner. Go online for the entrance password. 3215 Central NE. $5 -$6. 8:15 -11:15pm. 366 -4982. KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER NEW MEXICO New Year, New alibi.com/v/4bet. You . Learn transformative meditations based on scientific methods. 142 Monroe NE. $10. 7 -8:30pm. 292 -5293. WELLSPRING YOGA Yoga Nidra Workshop . Learn how to achieve alibi.com/v/4mtq. alert relaxation and heightened inner awareness. 5500 San Mateo NE. $40. 2 -4pm. 881 -2187. alibi.com/v/4nth. MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE Zumba . An aerobic dance class set to hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, merengue and mambo music. 3215 Central NE. $5. 5:25 -6:25pm. 977 -8881. alibi.com/v/4n1k. SUNDAY JAN 22 PET-VET Winter Pup Wash . Give you pup a wash and a nail trim. FRIDAY JAN 20 Proceeds go to Babes and Bullies. 11200 Montgomery NE. $5 -10. 10am -4pm. alibi.com/v/4mif. ABQ BIOPARK AQUARIUM Aquarium Overnight . Explore the Aquarium at night and learn about ocean animals and their KIDS nighttime behavior. Pre-registration is required. 2601 Central NW. KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER NEW MEXICO Meditation for $30. 6:30pm -8am. 768 -2000. alibi.com/v/4mpw. Kids . Kids 4-13 learn how to build a space of inner strength and EXPLORA! Explora Adult Night: A Delicate Balance . Enjoy a live confidence by developing their good qualities. 142 Monroe NE. performance from Entourage Jazz, demonstraitions from The $3. 10 -11:30am. 292 -5293. alibi.com/v/4mu3. Albuquerque Astromical Society and High Desert Amateur Radio SPORTS/OUTDOOR Club and learn about the science of balance. 1701 Mountain NW. HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER Duke City Roller Derby Boot $8. 6:30 -10pm. 224 -8346. alibi.com/v/4m81. Camp . 823 Buena Vista SE. 10am -2pm. See 1/21 listing. LEARN WELLNESS/FITNESS UNM CONTINUING EDUCATION BUILDING The United States as HIGH DESERT CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING Kick Start Your a World Power: How It Got There and What Is Its Future . Dr. Noel Abundance Workshop . Participants learn to activate the Vacuum Pugach lectures about the evolution and future of the United Law of Prosperity, integrate Prosperity Principles as a way of life States as a world power. 1634 University NE. $15 -$20. 3 -5pm. and commit to the daily practice of acknowledgement and grat - 856 -7277. alibi.com/v/4nez. itude. 5621 Paradise NW. 11:30am -1:30pm. 922 -1200. SPORTS/OUTDOOR alibi.com/v/4ntc. SANTA ANA STAR CENTER , Rio Rancho Toughest Monster MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE Zumba . 3215 Central NE. $5. Trucks . See Bigfoot driven by Larry Swim, Heavy Hitter driven 11am -noon. See 1/19 listing. by Derick Anson, Snake Bite driven by Vinny Venom, Megasaurus and more. 3001 Civic Center. $8 -$26. 7:30pm. OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER Yoga with a View . A guided yoga (888) 694 -4849. alibi.com/v/4mpa. See Event Horizon. class in a unique setting overlooking 18 acres of agricultural fields. All abilities and levels welcome. 6500 Coors NW. $5 -$15. WELLNESS/FITNESS 9am. 897 -8831. alibi.com/v/4nex. STUDIO SWAY Light and Shadow: 5Rhythms Workshop Wave . A workshop about movement meditation. No prior experience is MONDAY JAN 23 necessary. 1100 San Mateo NE. $30. 6:30 -9:30pm. 847 -5860. alibi.com/v/4kx9. WELLNESS/FITNESS AMPLIFY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Kettlebell Training . SATURDAY JAN 21 6200 Coors NW. 7 -8pm. See 1/21 listing. ALL CITY SHELTERS Be a Superhero, Adopt a Sidekick . Become a ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY CHURCH Silent Meditation Group . real-life superhero by adopting a sidekick from Albuquerque Animal One hour of silence for meditators of strong determination. Welfare. $10. 10:30am -5pm. 764 -1164. alibi.com/v/4ma5. 425 University NE. 6pm. 450 -3409. alibi.com/v/4fi9. BATAAN MEMORIAL BUILDING , Santa Fe Women’s March on Washington . March for equality and justice to the state capitol. TUESDAY JAN 24 407 Galisteo. 11am -2pm. alibi.com/v/4mpi. NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER Monthly CIVIC PLAZA Women’s March on Washington . Join the many Meeting of the Mind (& Brain) . Find out how mindsets affect you unique cultural groups across New Mexico in an inclusive and how to identify and modify yours. Reservations recommended. dialogue to become more educated about how to take positive 332-8677 7521 Carmel NE. 6:45 -8:30pm. alibi.com/v/4npj. and peaceful action to exercise your constitutional rights. KIDS 1 Civic Plaza NW. 11am -2pm. alibi.com/v/4o2l. See Event ALAMOSA LIBRARY Teen Mom Scrapbooking . Create a book of Horizon. lasting memories of your little one. Page and decorations provided. KIDS Must provide your own scrapbook and pictures. 6900 Gonzales SW. LOMAS-TRAMWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY Leap into Science: Family 3-4pm. 768 -5170. alibi.com/v/4m5m. Workshop . Children can explore and manipulate the placement of weight in objects and their own bodies to learn about balance. WEDNESDAY JAN 25 908 Eastridge NE. 3 -5pm. 768 -5170. alibi.com/v/4m5h. KIDS LEARN ANDERSON-ABRUZZO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL ALBUQUERQUE GARDEN CENTER Caring For Plants Indoors BALLOON MUSEUM Stories in the Sky: Pop . Stories, songs, During Winter . Learn about proper lighting, moisture and other movement and crafts for the youngest explorers. Kids discover environmental needs for indoor plants during the winter months. many unique ways to create bubbles. 9201 Balloon Museum NE. 10120 Lomas NE. 10 -11:30am. 296 -6020. alibi.com/v/4lz1. 9:30am -noon. 768 -6020. alibi.com/v/4m89. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER La Canoa: Latinos in LEARN the Public Media and Popular Imagination . Michael A. Olivas GREATER ALBUQUERQUE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE discusses depictions of Latinos in the popular press, the film The Sharing Economy: How You Can Be An Entrepreneur . Learn and television industries, and the music world. 1701 Fourth how your professional skills, your home and your car can be legit - Street SW. 2 -4pm. 246 -2261. alibi.com/v/4mlk. imate sources of extra income. 4900 Menaul NE. Noon -1pm. 359 -2423. alibi.com/v/4m34.

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[14 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 feature | Game Jam Bring On the Noobs Global Game Jam: not just for veterans

pleasantly surprised to find that not only can a determined person find BY JOSHUA LEE numerous online tutorials for game design and coding, but right now is the ’ve long harbored the opinion that as perfect time to become an indie creator. a writer, my tool kit is nothing but Just last year, two of the biggest game Idull edges and clunky machinery. engines—Unreal Engine and Unity— Writing is the clumsiest way to express released free versions of their software. oneself, relying, as it does, on the And while a more passive electronics mediation between thought, language consumer might not have the hardware and receiver. Or as Kurt Vonnegut put to support Unreal (most home models it: “When I write, I feel like an armless, these days do, though), pretty much legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” anything on the market will run Unity. Compare it to the art of video games, A game engine is a piece of software where a piece is only separated from its that a developer can use to build an audience by varying levels of a user entire game. There are many of them interface. Right. Super Mario Bros. is a out there, but the two I mentioned both long way from Finnegans Wake , but just have a rendering engine (which a sampling of the world’s top-selling generates images), an audio engine, modern games will convince you that collision detection (which gives objects the gap has been cleared in the last in the game the ability to recognize decade. Some of the works coming out other objects that they come into right now pack an emotional punch that “contact” with), an animation I’ll never be able to recreate with these component and a physics engine (which puny words. And if Elon Musk and his simulates real-world physics like gravity ilk are right, it’s a mathematical and mass). Even someone with little-to- certainty that we’ll be making no art skills can create a fully simulations that are indistinguishable functioning game with either of these from reality (as long as the ice caps (even if it doesn’t look very good). Both don’t get to us first). programs are currently free and boast And that means that the people large online communities and support showing off their talents at the annual centers. The only catch is they both Global Game Jam are prototyping what charge royalty fees on anything might be humanity’s greatest produced with their software. achievement. No joke. Once a year, Which still leaves the dreadful around the world, game developers big hurtle of learning to code—seemingly and small gather together for 48 hours no small task to the uninitiated. Many to make off-the cuff, spur-of-the- of us have at one time or another moment games. Jam organizers stumbled across a jumble of letters, announce a theme to participants (kept numbers and symbols that purportedly secret until the kickoff) who then team gave some program life. Seeing up and build entire games around it in something like that will put the fear two days. The end result is a pile of new into you for sure. It also doesn’t help games to play and hopefully an that each engine can use a different introduction to some new and scripting language, meaning you need to innovative development tricks. learn the one that applies to your The Game Jam’s local node is hosted by the Albuquerque program as well as become familiar with others to widen the Game Developers Guild (AGDG), Rio Grande Special Interest available options when it comes to finding online tutorials. Group on Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH) and UNM Global Game Jam But don’t despair, dear reader. At the base of all that alien Interdisciplinary Film & Digital Media (IFDM). This year, it’s UNM Mesa Del Sol Film & Digital Media Facilities writing is a very simple concept: being held at UNM’s Mesa Del Sol campus starting this Friday. 5700 University SE #310 I must confess that every time I hear about a Game Jam If (You can understand this){ coming up, I feel a twinge of regret. Why did I waste all those JAN. 20, 6PM-JAN. 22, 6PM You can learn to code; years working calluses into my fingertips? I could have spent them Ages: 18+ } studying the occult science of computer programming. I could be Tickets: Free creating entire universes from scratch instead of pretending that Yes. The most basic building block of a script is the If/Then my words carry some kind of inherent meaning. Folly! statement. If you can wrap your head around it, then you’ve already Of course I kept this secret longing to myself when I accepted “It doesn’t matter if you’re an expert, totally new to game nailed the first step. The rest is just memorization and creative, this assignment. As far as my editor knows, I’m a plucky reporter development, or somewhere in between,” he wrote to me, “you can lateral thinking. Well, maybe some math, too. But let’s not think looking to cover a story, not a man desperately clawing at the team up with seasoned jammers if you want to learn new things, or about that just yet. sides of an existential well with a pinprick of light coming in from you can even just observe or play-test games if you want to see how Right now, you need to be thinking about how easy it will be to the top. When I asked John Harger—co-organizer of the event things work before diving in.” finally take the plunge, and if you aren’t ready to participate in the and a member of the AGDG—if he had any words of Phew! They obviously saw me coming. Global Game Jam this year, at least you’ll be ready for the next one. encouragement, I had to quickly add, “Encouragement for new But for anyone who’s braver than me and wants more than a In the meantime, you can join all of us lurkers come to gawk and developers. Not for me.” Someone out there might be interested looky-loo, the task of finding where to start is daunting. I assumed it pretend there’s nothing missing from our lives. To sign up, go to and just need a little push. No one I know. involved years of schooling and a super computer. So I was globalgamejam.org/2017/jam-sites/unm-mesa-del-sol. a

JANUARY 19-25, 2017 WEEKLY ALIBI [15 ] ARTS | InTeRvIew Painting Soul into the City Sign painter Chad Lindsay dusts off an ever vibrant art

BY MAGGIE GRIMASON

n winter and in fall, with eyes whipped into tears by spring winds or, later, shaded from Ithe summer sun, I made the daily walk through my west Downtown neighborhood. Stout adobe houses in the foreground and tall office buildings abutting the horizon beyond, that daily walk informed my sense of home, and just as the houses and tiny yards made up the fabric of my place in the world, so did the the Country Club Market’s wall of vividly painted sundries—advertising huevos, leche y pan . “It creates a much visually richer environment to live in, especially in an urban

setting,” Chad “Danger” Lindsay said from Y A S

across the table as we talked about D N I L

Albuquerque’s history as it reveals itself in the R E

work of hand-painted signs—some new, some G N decades old. “That’s something really A D

D remarkable about Albuquerque in particular, A H C that those hand painted signs are still there. … Y B

It leaves the ghosts of the city around in an S E G

interesting way.” A M I Lindsay, a sign painter and illustrator, had L L his first entrée into the world of sign painting A And no bosses! in the form of pinstriping. The son (and Hand-painted sign by Chad Danger Lindsay grandson) of a Boise auto mechanic, he was exposed to classic hot rod and biker culture challenge is the fact that Lindsay is left- from a young age and took up a brush at 15 and handed—and all those techniques are for began pinstriping—that is, decorating right-handed painters. “I would have to learn “In sign painting … if you do it right, motorcycles, trucks, hot rods and the like with it myself anyway,” he conceded. “I always sleek, custom designs. “Especially as a kid, forget most people are right-handed.” All of no one will notice. But if you do it wrong, being able to paint something by hand that his sign-painting work—which you can see everyone will notice.” other people wouldn’t immediately recognize as around town at spots like Corpus Arts, ACE having been done by hand was so fascinating Barbershop and all three of Master Cleaner’s … It was a really interesting challenge to me,” locations—was done right to left, in typical he detailed. Around the same time, he started southpaw fashion. While today Lindsay strikes advertisements, graphics and an array of fonts “I don’t think it ever died, I think people working with ink and brushes to create me as monkish in his slow, gracious that even the most casual observer is incredibly stopped paying attention to it.” With a growing drawings with aspirations of illustrating for conversation and measured focus, acquiring visually literate. “If you [work] in some form of current of enthusiasm for all things Marvel one day. Since those teenage years, patience was another essential skill he has abstract painting—which is a field I deeply “handmade,” “handcrafted” and “homespun,” Lindsay has continued his patient practice of picked up over the years. respect—it’s hard to ask your buddy, ‘Hey, how there has been a reciprocal interest in things both mediums. “In my ink drawing, I try to “It took me a while as a kid to develop the does this look?’” Lindsay posited. “Whereas like hand-painted signs. Whereas in the ‘80s achieve a level of finish and detail in patience to not cut corners, to not someone who has no association with sign and ‘90s, vinyl signage prevailed, “people got the way that I do with sign take short cuts. Now, I really painting or painting or art in general … I can bored with it because it’s so inorganic and painting. They are certainly enjoy the laboriousness of say, ‘Does this look right?’ and anyone can say, cold,” and those sentiments made way for a not the same thing, but it,” he explained of his ‘No, that doesn’t look right.’ … I really enjoy resurgence in sign painting. However, for they definitely inform work. “When you know that the stuff that I do succeeds or fails based Lindsay, who’s been practicing this art since he one another.” how to do it right and on the perspective of the layman, not on the was a teenager, it’s not about trends or gaining Lindsay largely choose to do it right, perspective of the art world.” In fact, if he’s notoriety. “If I go into a place of business and I taught himself to the final product is doing it right, most people take it in in a notice they’ve got a hand-painted menu board paint signs. “I never something that you glance and continue on. “You being good at it or shop hours … I have this sense that my sat down with can be a lot more means that people won’t give it much interaction in this business is a lot less soulless. anybody and asked proud of. It feels a thought,” he continued. “I like removing some I know that might be reading to much into it, them, ‘How do you lot richer.” By its of the importance of the artist. Sign painting is but … I’m inclined to believe that these people do this?’ So, that very nature, sign a wonderful way to do that. … It’s very might have more of an eye toward humanity,” meant that I was really painting holds the anonymous.” he explained. Just as it adds visual richness to bad at it for a really painter to account— Eventually, a pretty tired question came up, the city, sign painting animates the landscape long time,” he explained. because, as Lindsay put that undoubtedly Lindsay had answered many with something a little more human. That “It was all just guessing.” it, “In sign painting … if times before, but I asked it anyway. Is this a depth is something we all benefit from. Turns out, there are very you do it right, no one will dying art form? “These day’s [it’s not as rare] as Browse Linday’s portfolio on Instagram specific strokes and notice. But if you do it it was 5 or 10 years ago. In any medium-sized (@hausvondanger) or Tumblr standardized processes to wrong, everyone will city, there are usually a couple people doing it (dangersartpad.tumblr.com). For inquiries and Lindsay painting Master Cleaner's create different shapes and window from right to left notice.” The average person … Maybe an art form in remission, but dying? I commissions, send your kind words to letter forms. Adding to the is so inundated with don’t think so,” a beat passed before he added, [email protected]. a [16 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 Calendar | arts & lit BVS/ZPc_cS`_cS6Wa^O\]1VO[PS` ARTS & L IT SATURDAY JAN 21 ]T1][[S`QS>`SaS\ba( WORDS CALENDAR SOUTH BROADWAY LIBRARY Irene Blea . The sociologist and award-winning author, scholar, poet and public speaker with areas :O<]QVS3\QO\bORO of specialization in race and gender relations discusses her work. THURSDAY JAN 19 1025 Broadway SE. 1 -2pm. 768 -5170. alibi.com/v/4m5d. WORDS ART /ZPc_cS`_cS BOOKWORKS Annihilation Songs . Santa Fe writer and award- MESA DEL SOL Global Game Jam . 5700 University SE. See winning filmmaker Jason DeBoer presents anagrammatic takes 1/20 listing. See Feature. on The Tempest , The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Hamlet . 4022 Rio Grande NW. 6 -8pm. 344 -8139. alibi.com/v/4no3. STAGE See Event Horizon. ADOBE THEATER Blithe Spirit . 9813 Fourth Street NW. $15 -$17. STAGE 7:30pm. See 1/20 listing. SIDEWINDERS What a Joke . Laugh with Albuquerque stand-up AUX DOG THEATRE Q Solo Festival: Elvis and Eleanor . comedians and support the American Civil Liberties Union. All 3011 Monte Vista NE. $15. 8pm. See 1/20 listing. 4=@ /:0C?C3 @?C3 ¸A proceeds go to the ACLU. 8900 Central SE. $10. 8 -10pm. BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE Steam . A 554 -2078. alibi.com/v/4nhr. classic Harold structure performance from the student improv team. G=C<5 >@=4 3AA7=;³ /; Everett Fragua . A rare presentation of this ancient craft handed FOUL PLAY CAFE , Sheraton Uptown A Deadly Briefcase . down by the master drummer. Traditional drummers accompany 2600 Louisiana NE. $60. 7 -10:30pm. See 1/20 listing. TSObc`W\U the talk and demonstrate war, peace and healing through their instruments. 755 Loma Colorado NE. 6 -7pm. 891 -5013. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino Theatre alibi.com/v/4m4c. Season: Los Bufones . 1701 Fourth Street SW. $12 -$22. 7:30pm. See 1/20 listing. LEARN VORTEX THEATRE Alice in Wonderland . 2900 Carlisle NE. TRACTOR BREWING TAPROOM Craft + Beer . Create crafts to help $10 -$22. 10am, 7pm. See 1/20 listing. locals in need. 118 Tulane SE. 6pm. 433 -5654. alibi.com/v/4m0x. FILM SONG & DANCE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM AMPHITHEATER Art in the Afternoon: ALBUQUERQUE SHAMBHALA CENTER Brother Outsider . A docu - Duke City Swampcoolers . Swing, blues, folk and old time bluegrass mentary portrait about Bayard Rustin’s activism for peace, racial from the local band. 2000 Mountain NW. 2 -5pm. alibi.com/v/4mii. equality, economic justice and human rights. Discussion follows screening. 1102 Mountain NW. 7 -9pm. alibi.com/v/4ntq. KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Together and Apart: an Albuquerque urban journey through dance . 4121 Cutler NE.  #B7193BA/D/7:/0:3=<: 7<3/BEEE 6=:2;G B7193B1=; $10 -$15. 7:30pm. See 1/20 listing. See Event Horizon. FRIDAY JAN 20 1/::##&" '!4=@;=@ 37<4= OLD SAN YSIDRO CHURCH , Corrales Akropolis Reed Quintet ART Concert . The dynamic, highly acclaimed reed quintet performs MESA DEL SOL Global Game Jam . Hackathon focused on game an exciting program of American music including pieces by Joplin, BVWaSdS\bWa^O`b]T:O<]QVS3\QO\bOROPZOQYbWSUOZOO\ReWZZPSW\bVSZ]eS`ZSdSZ development. 5700 University SE. 6pm. alibi.com/v/4o1a. See Ives, Gershwin and Ellington. 966 Old Church. 7:30 -9pm. Feature. 890 -5583. alibi.com/v/4my4. ]TbVS/0?1]\dS\bW]\1S\bS`1]QYbOWZObbW`S`SQ][[S\RSR SCIENCE EARTH ART GALLERY Collected Works: Michael Wallace LEARN Opening . Featured works include pastels, oils, acrylics, mixed media OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER Auspicious Cranes: The Crane in and electronic media. Runs through 1/31. 1751 Bellamah NW. Asian Art and Culture . Joelle Collier, Ph.D., presents a delightful 5-7pm. 401 -3785. alibi.com/v/4ndq. See Event Horizon. visual exploration of the crane, with a focus on the crane’s importance STAGE in Asian art. 6500 Coors NW. 2pm. 897 -8831. alibi.com/v/4new. ADOBE THEATER Blithe Spirit . Noel Coward’s famous comedy. Charles Condomine needs to learn about the occult for a novel SUNDAY JAN 22 he is writing and summons an unexpected spirit who ends up complicating his and his wife’s lives. 9813 Fourth Street NW. ART $15 -$17. 7:30pm. 898 -9222. alibi.com/v/4kq3. MESA DEL SOL Global Game Jam . 5700 University SE. Midnight -8pm. See 1/20 listing. See Feature. AUX DOG THEATRE Q Solo Festival: Elvis and Eleanor . Trudy Truman finds herself in front of an audience on short notice where STAGE her solo performance goes hilariously awry. 3011 Monte Vista NE. ADOBE THEATER Blithe Spirit . 9813 Fourth Street NW. $15 -$17. $15. 8pm. 254 -7716. alibi.com/v/4mdr. 7:30pm. See 1/20 listing. BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE AND IMPROV THEATRE The Show . AUX DOG THEATRE Q Solo Festival: Elvis and Eleanor . Short-form improv based on audience suggestions. 100 Gold SW. 3011 Monte Vista NE. $15. 2pm. See 1/20 listing. $10. 9 -10pm. 404 -1578. alibi.com/v/4mq6. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino Theatre FOUL PLAY CAFE , Sheraton Uptown A Deadly Briefcase . A Season: Los Bufones . 1701 Fourth Street SW. $12 -$22. 2pm. comedic whodunit play about a ship full of suspicious people See 1/20 listing. vying for a mysterious suitcase. Accompanied by a four-course meal served by the suspects themselves. 2600 Louisiana NE. VORTEX THEATRE Alice in Wonderland . 2900 Carlisle NE. $60. 7 -10:30pm. 377 -9593. alibi.com/v/4jg2. $10 -$22. 2pm. See 1/20 listing. NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER Siembra, Latino Theatre SONG & DANCE Season: Los Bufones . Based on Diego Velázquez’ mesmerizing KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Together and Apart: an paintings of jesters and dwarfs at the court of Philip IV of Spain, Albuquerque urban journey through dance . 4121 Cutler NE. this musical brings these fascinating individuals to life in a richly $10 -$15. 2pm. See 1/20 listing. See Event Horizon. melodic new theater piece. 1701 Fourth Street SW. $12 -$22. LAS PUERTAS Chatter Sunday: Faure Piano Quartet . Classical 7:30pm. 724 -4771. alibi.com/v/4nsv. arrangements from Heitor Villa-Lobos, Gabriel Faure and Sergei VORTEX THEATRE Alice in Wonderland . A new adaptation of Lewis Rachmaninoff. 1512 First Street NW. $5 -$15. 10:30 -11:30am. Carroll’s beloved classic. 2900 Carlisle NE. $10 -$22. 7pm. alibi.com/v/4nqc. 247 -8600. alibi.com/v/4man. FILM PerformancesPerffoormances ursurs - Sun,Sun, TTicketsickets sstarttart aatt $10 SONG & DANCE CENTURY 14 DOWNTOWN Sleeping Beauty . Live from the Bolshoi KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Together and Apart: An Albuquerque Ballet in Moscow, see this classic fairytale complete with jewel Tickets:Tickets: TTaTablaoFlamenco.orgaabblaoFlamenco.org Urban Journey Through Dance . Dancer Silva Laukkanen explores fairies, a magical kingdom, a youthful princess and a handsome how environment impacts choreography. 4121 Cutler NE. $10 -$15. prince in this purest style of classical ballet. 100 Central SW. 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The entrance to the archetype The Mexican plate IMAGES BY ERIC WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY Un Modelo para Llevar a Hogar El Modelo as archetype; ribs as revelation

All of that could be a dream, an ideal, or Hell, I was so happy that I stopped at the btw). They are obviously made to help out BY AUGUST MARCH yes, a model that’s remembered and revered Valero near my house on the way back and with the heavy lifting needed to demolish even as it’s carried back with a hearty, meaty bought not one, but two plastic bottles of gastronomic gargantuans like the t the crux of the Nuevo Mexicano cuisine lunch or dinner to domiciles throughout Mountain Dew to go with the repast whose aforementioned Mexican plate. discourse community—if such a thing Burque. Or it could be what El Modelo execution I had successfully initiated amidst a But the most totally awesome part of this Alives beyond the confines of my living Mexican Foods is really all about. nearly mythic setting. experience—even better than a glimpse of a room and thereafter, these pages—is the über- Cruising old Each of the rare ride like the LTD—was the order of spare descriptor “home-style,” the variant school style to El “plates” from El ribs. My dad used to attempt a similar recipe “home-made” and the related colloquial Modelo is as El Modelo Mexican Foods Modelo are about every five years, back in the old days. appellation “Homes.” important to the story equivalent to about But he never quite got it to run at 100 All serve as reminders that in esté cultura , about home and its 1715 Second Street SW two and a half percent. Of course that’s one of the reasons he the ultimate arbiters of legitimacy and symbolic, memetic (505) 242-1843 servings at any other frequented El Modelo and how I knew about goodness emanate from the domestic kingdom, and celestial Hours: Sun-Sat 7am-7pm Nuevo Mexicano the eatery in the first place. a place where la cocina is the center of human representatives as the Vibe: A singular source of sustenance restaurant in this As for the meat itself, well you couldn’t ask life and activity, where comfort is practically cuisine itself. That’s Alibi Recommends: Chile spare rib plate, Mexican town, by my for any finer plate of spare ribs in this town, “guaronteed.” It’s where mom is, it is where because rolling there plate, tamales, red chile chorizo reckoning. We’ll be barbecue joints be damned. The flesh comes warmth and succor—things that can preserve a manejar introduces deep in grub over at right off the bone, succulent and smoky, and/or build strength, even in the depths of and then immerses mi chante until coated in an unforgiving, alluringly hot red winter—are readily, abundantly available. eaters in a world where what one consumes is Saturday because of that, although it may go chile sauce that sticks to the meat, adding a Now imagine the archetype for that place. but one spicy aspect—one ray—of a flaming- quicker because there’s so much to dig about burst of flavor that is deeply satisfying and It’s very old. It seems larger on the inside than hot solar identity. El Modelo. potentially addictive. it is on the outside. The kitchen is expansive; For instance, on my latest trip there The rice was lightly seasoned and accented This kind of taste combination is busy and bright, it seems to go on forever and (straight down Second Street from with flavorful bits of roasted pork, a particularly potent in the winter; you bet your probably does. Downown), I got to check out a ’74 2-door combination that says West Coast (Read: nalgas that eating these kinda ribs can cause a And in front there is a counter. And Ford LTD lowrider wearing fine hydraulics Chinese) influence, but may in fact have local sharpening of mental focus and increased gathered around the counter are your hipster and a powder blue finish, capped with a precedent. I remember a Mexican-Chinese sensory acuity. These are conditions the neighbors, the lady who taught your eighth seriously sick sound system and side pipes, too. restaurant called China Garden next to the season demands; luckily, El Modelo is there to grade English class and used the word That came after I trundled past the Guadalupe Guild Cinema where something similar was provide such sustenance. “Aztlán” every goddamn day, your güerita Overpass on the way to take the Mexican served. The owner told me he had been a If—like in astronomy, the sun—there is a prima Nazarena, a dude in a Bandidos vest, plate ($8.60) and the chile spare rib plate cook at all sortsa Mexican joints in Dirt City center from whence emanates not warm three folks from the office and your mother ($8.05) from their home back to mine. before hooking up with a Chicana waitress sunlight but hot chile laced with cool cultural and her mother and her mother, ad infinitum, Before that, I marveled at the massively and opening their own place. And El connections, then El Modelo Mexican Foods ad absurdum ... á la modies! metallic rail yards, the stone church, the old Modelo’s been open for 90 years … I’ll leave is that thing. It’s a place that’s symbolic of As each is served a huge, hand-wrapped elms lining the road, the edge of Barelas the speculation up to you. home, but not home; you can’t eat inside after portion, they smile beatifically and only jutting out onto a mesa meant for trains and The sopaipillas ($1.25 ea.) at El Modelo all; you have use one of the picnic tables out somewhat ironically head out the door, toward township. By the time I closed in on the joint, are the size of tortillas. Serio . More like in front or take your feast back to your own their real homes. The aromas of red chile having repeatedly been exposed to a culture Pueblo-style fry bread than the similarly place. But completing that ritual practically simmering, of fresh masa steaming, fill the intent on fortifying and maintaining itself named accompaniments at places like Taco guarantees that the idea of home and its warm air. Across the street, a glimmering with meat, metal and rock, I was ready for a Sal or Papa Felipe’s (I’ll head to the Heights myriad, comforting associations will persist as Amtrak train speeds toward Califas. food fiesta. next month for a taste of “mall Mexican, expositors of Nuevo Mexicano culture. a

[18 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 Vegetarian/Health Foods ] The Last Call is one of the best late-night eateries in town. They consistently Chow town have excellent food with plenty of vegetarian options. a rotating guide to restaurants we like While it’s packed after midnight, if you go when they open (5:05pm), there’s virtually no line. In other suggest a restaurant or search for more at: words, nothing is standing between you and a taste of alibi.com/chowtown heaven. The Cali burrito with veggies is perfection, but w we highly recommend the fish tacos and truffle grilled cheese. These listings have no connection with Alibi advertising MANNIES RESTAURANT 2900 Central SE, 265-1669 • $ [American, Diner, New Mexican ] Mannies is a little Fast and neighborhood diner that’s actually quite large. A Nob Hill mainstay for decades, you’re sure to see someone you know if you eat there for breakfast on the Furious weekend. One of our favorite dishes is the marvelous BLT with thick slabs of bacon, a nest of shredded lettuce and a generous slathering of mayo. For Food brunch, try their corned beef with hash browns. DOWNTOWN NORTH VALLEY CECILIA’S CAFÉ BLAKE’S LOTABURGER 230 Sixth Street SW, 243-7070 • $ [New Mexican, American, Diner ] 6210 Fourth Street NW, 345-0402 • $ Cecilia is the [American ] matriarch of one of Albuquerque’s best breakfast A New Mexico tradition since 1952! For burritos and red chile. Clinging close to the heart of a quick, award-winning (for both Best Burger and Best Downtown on Sixth Street and Silver, Cecilia makes French Fries in our poll) burger, fries or a breakfast the food herself in the kitchen. The red chile is no joke burrito that hits the spot for just a pocketful of and the prices are pretty friggin’ cheap, too. change, it’s got to be Blake’s. Countless counters are scattered throughout the city, and each is a model of efficiency and cleanliness. Why look any further? DOG HOUSE DRIVE IN 1216 Central SW, 243-1019 • $ [American ] Sometimes we’re so anxious for a double NORTHEAST HEIGHTS green chile cheeseburger, we dig in without even washing our hands. That’s how tantalizing this food is! YELLER SUB The flashing sign beckons us to hot dog mecca, where 7200 Montgomery NE, 888-9784 • $ we indulge in not only dogs but the essential tater [Deli/Sandwiches, American, Ice tots and Frito pie. Get your dogs to go and race home Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo ] Yeller Sub is so you can enjoy them with a few brews. Or go inside the place for great subs like meatball, steak and egg, the Dog House and find a seat at the tiny counter, sliced top-round roast beef, or a steak and grilled then nurse that sweaty tongue of yours with a onion that isn’t quite downtown Philly quality, but it’s milkshake. not bad. There’s a soda fountain where they can whip you up a mean milkshake for about five bucks, and MIDTOWN for seven, a banana split big enough to send even the most hardcore sugar junkie into a coma. They’ve got HURRICANE’S RESTAURANT AND fresh salads and homemade cinnamon rolls. They DRIVE-IN cater, they deliver, they bake their own rolls, and they’ve got excellent, friendly service at the counter no 4330 Lomas NE, 255-4248 • $ matter what time of the day or night you wander in [American, Diner, New Mexican ] A whole crew of looking for a meat fix. Burqueños could split Hurricane’s ginormous Disaster burrito and still have leftovers to go around. Come back later for a Typhoon burger (beef, bacon, cheese, OLD TOWN grilled onions and Thousand Island dressing), a marvel of a mouthful—all those juicy toppings! It’s a LITTLE RED HAMBURGER HUT killer, especially with a giant order of curly fries. If you 1501 Mountain NW, 304-1819 • $ want the ground to crack beneath your feet, order the [American, New Mexican ] Earthquake burger: two patties and double cheese. Little Red Hamburger Wash it down with a lime Ricky or a luscious Hut has the best burgers around. Called a Little Red, chocolate malt. a meaty, perfectly grilled all-beef patty is topped with lettuce, onion and thick, piquant red chile, then bundled in a pillowy white bun. The bun soaks up the MAC’S STEAK IN THE ROUGH sauce and clings to the meat, bringing all the flavors 4515 Menaul NE, 888-3611 • $ together. Burgers are served either on a bun or tortilla [American, Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro- and can be ordered small, medium or large. Cheese Yo ] Almost all the other Mac’s locations have quietly and chile (in either color) never cost extra, and shut down over the years. Maybe it’s because each satisfaction is always guaranteed. Cash only! greasy, paper-lined basket is a heart attack waiting to happen—but at least we’re dying happy. Fried steak fingers, white rolls or Texas toast, and thick, creamy UNIVERSITY shakes are the hidden crown jewels of the establishment. Just be sure to call before heading FRONTIER RESTAURANT over, because the hours change without notice. 2400 Central SE, 266-0550 • $ [New Mexican, American, Diner ] Frontier is an NOB HILL Albuquerque staple that most folks can agree on. Breakfast burritos, sweet rolls, huevos rancheros, THE LAST CALL green chile stew, shakes, fresh-squeezed orange juice: 102 Richmond NE, (505)-369-6102 • $ It’s all great. The ambience is strictly cafeteria plus [American, Greek/Mediterranean, plenty of interesting characters to talk to after a late Deli/Sandwiches, Caribbean/Cuban, Asian night study session. a Fusion, Italian, French, Seafood, Pizza,

KEY: $ = Inexpensive $8 or less | $$ = Moderate $8 to $15 | $$$ = Expensive $15 to $20 | $$$$ = Very Expensive $20 and up JANUARY 19-25 , 2017 WEEKLY ALIBI [19 ] REEL WORLD FILM | REVIEW BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY Lunch & Learn New Mexico Women in 20th Century Women Film kicks off its 2017 “Brown Bag Lunch & Learn” series this Coming-of-age dramedy looks for family in friends Friday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1pm at the North Domingo Baca BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY Multigenerational Center, Room 7 (7521 ollowing his feature film debut with 2005’s Carmel NE). Bring indie darling Thumbsucker (based on Walter your lunch and listen to FKirn’s novel), writer-director Mike Mills the lecture “From turned to plundering his own life experiences, Inspiration to Perspiration: Lessons Learned” by award-winning creating the semi-autobiographic dramedy writer/producer Catherine Fridey. Fridey won Beginners . That 2010 effort, starring Ewan a 2016 NMWIF scholarship for her short film McGregor and Christopher Plummer, detailed work. Her lessons include how the process the story of a grown man whose 75-year-old and mindset can change from writing a short father suddenly figures out he’s gay. The much- script to the actual production of a short film. praised film was loosely based on Mill’s Admission to this event is free to NMWIF members. Nonmembers can get in for a $10 experiences with his own late-blooming dad. suggested donation. For more info go to Now Mills turns his attentions to his mother, J.J. Abrams was brought in as a lens flare consultant. nmwif.com. who proves an equally colorful inspiration. The physically intimate, emotionally Everybody’s got a certain wisdom to impart, expansive comedy-drama 20th Century Women but nobody knows what the future holds. is set in the late 1970s. It centers around 20th Century Women Assistance Needed “Whatever you imagine your life is going to be Speaking of New Mexico Women in Film, the Dorthea Fields (Annette Bening), a first wave OPENS FRIDAY 1/20 like,” Abbie says in what could be the film’s nonprofit organization’s board of directors is proto-feminist who dreamed of becoming an looking for a part-time administrative logline, “know that your life is not going to be aviatrix but ended up as a divorced single Written and directed assistant. Candidates must be detail-oriented, by Mike Mills anything like that.” Go ahead and dream mother trying to raise her aimless youth of a Starring able to multitask and proficient in various Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, about being an aviatrix—but be prepared for son in a rickety, forever-under-construction computer programs like Microsoft Word and Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann divorce, cancer, bankruptcy and all manner of Adobe Acrobat. Familiarity with social media rooming house in Santa Barbara. As in Rated R unexpected diversions. is also a plus. Responsibilities include Beginners , there’s a sizable age gap between 20th Century Women doesn’t exactly boast a updating the membership directory, compiling parent and child. Callow 14-year-old Jamie the newsletter, managing email and assisting strong central plotline. That is to say, not a lot (sensitive newcomer Lucas Jade Zumann) the president, vice president, treasurer and Clash and the Talking Heads (and setting off a of great consequence happens over its two can’t relate to his determined, DIY mother, elected officers of the NMWIF board. Salary funny, running cultural debate between the hour runtime. But that’s OK. It’s mostly a who was born during the height of the Great is dependent on experience. New Mexico merits of punk rockers Black Flag and the character sketch spread among an ensemble Women in Film is a local outreach network Depression. talents of art rockers The Talking Heads). cast. Credit goes out to the five strong leads committed to “the professional development Like most teenagers Jamie hides in his Unable to connect with her increasingly Mills has chosen—with extra kudos doled out and achievement of women in the film and bedroom and slinks out of the house every television community though mentorship, distant son, Dorthea starts to wonder if it’s to Bening, who turns in one of her most afternoon with a few cursory grunts. That networking, education and community.” To possible that it “takes a man to raise a man.” sharply delineated performances. Dorthea is a doesn’t mean, however, that he lacks a rich apply, submit a cover letter, resume and three She tries briefly to get her only other rooming tough, prickly, oddly admirable character. and conflict-filled life of his own. At school professional references to NMWIF Vice house tenant, laconic ex-hippy handyman She’s the unbalanced lynchpin around which President Shelene Bridge at he’s surrounded by idiots. And occasionally he William (Billy Crudup in a charming turn), to this movie revolves. [email protected]. does idiotic things (like a dangerous lend a hand with Jamie. But he’s just the adult In the end the film serves best as deep-dive asphyxiation game that punches mom’s panic version of Jamie, a lost sheep struggling to nostalgia. It imagines people as a product as button). But that doesn’t mean he’ll be an figure out what it means to be a man in the much as their times as of their environment. Make Your Dream idiot all his life. Mostly, Jamie spends time The New Mexico Film Foundation continues insecure era of Jimmy Carter’s “Crisis of 20th Century Women is a fantastic evocation of mooning over his best friend since childhood, to find new ways to support independent Confidence” speech (one of many rock-solid time and place. Wedged at the end of the post- Julie (Elle Fanning). Now that they’re hitting filmmaking in New Mexico. Just this week the nostalgic touchstones Mills taps into). disco, pre-Reagan ’70s, the film captures the nonprofit organization started taking puberty, Jamie is starting to express a much William’s various “manly” attempts to play wishy-washy malaise of the era. Pegged at one applications for its brand new “New Mexico more physical attraction to the golden-haired catch and talk cars with the boy fall on deaf end, still figuring out how to throw off the Girls Make Movies” grant. All New Mexico girl next door. Julie, for her part, doesn’t want ears. Worried about Jamie’s future, Dorthea shackles of the straightlaced 1950s, is Dorthea. ladies between the ages of 12 and 25 are to look at her longtime pal in that way. Which invited to submit an original screenplay (five asks the two major influences in her son’s On the other end of the spectrum is Abbie, is fine—except she sneaks out of her troubled pages or less), short story, poem, comic book, life—Julie and Abbie to pitch in. It makes listening to underground music and ready to household nearly every night and sleeps in play or any other story that you would like to sense. Each of these women, in their own way, toss brickbats at the upcoming Reagan see turned into a short film. You have until Jamie’s bed. Julie is savvy enough to both are fiercely protective of Jamie. But can they Revolution. In the middle is Jamie, trying to March 15 to get your story and application in. rebuff the horny teenage boy’s physical markedly contribute to his psychological future out where he belongs. Although all of The winner will be chosen the first week of yearnings and exploit them for some much- makeup? And does he really need help being that sounds deadly serious, the film is April and will have a chance to receive a needed love and attention. $1,000 production budget, plus the support who he is? lightened by a genuine sense of wit, which The other major influence on Jamie’s life is of a professional film crew to realize their Coming-of-age stories have been a thing keeps things funny, even when bending toward Abbie (Greta Gerwig, delivering the best short film vision. No previous filmmaking since the movie industry itself came of age. crises of existential proportions. It’s the film’s experience is necessary. Winners will have performance of Kristen Stewart’s career). And 20th Century Women easily could have little details—from the new wave/punk the opportunity to learn about set design, Abbie is one of the luckless residents of devolved into a cutesy series of quirky, indie soundtrack, to the tumbledown set design to costume design, camera, sound and other Dorthea’s ramshackle rooming house. A punk film montages about growing up. But Mills has the solid historical references—that give the crew positions while making the short. In rock-loving photographer with a wounded addition, winners will get an invitation to the such a strong sense of humanity, he can’t film such sneaky weight. Despite the fact that animal gaze, Abbie is recovering from a near- New Mexico Film Foundation Gala at the reduce his characters to worn-out tropes. the story meanders and the characters never terminal bout of cervical cancer. Haunted by Governor’s Mansion in April, where the Wounded artist Abbie, burgeoning teenage quite settle on a solid course of action, the winning story will be performed as a staged both her near death and her almost life, Abbie dream Julie and self-absorbed intellectual ending packs a surprising emotional punch. In reading. To download an application and a gives Jamie a glimpse into California’s Dorthea have their own tough lives to live the end, we’ll all get though it. Or we won’t. parental permission form, go to burgeoning counter culture, introducing him nnfilmfoundation.org/grants. a through and figure out. Nobody has the We’ll succeed. Or we won’t. That’s life. a to bands like Black Flag, the Germs, The answers, not for Jamie and not for themselves.

[20 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 TELEVISION | IDIOT BOX Good Grief “A Series of Unfortunate Events” on Netflix no-good Olaf spends his time figuring out various BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY ways to steal the sizable inheritance of the Baudelaire children. The wise-beyond-their-years he 13 books that make up Lemony Snicket’s orphans, meanwhile, spend their time trying to A Series of Unfortunate Events are a sort of outwit the cruel Count. The whole affair is Tabsurdist literary mash-up of Charles Dickens, narrated by Lemony Snicket himself (the Roald Dahl and Edward Gorey. Back in 2004 an uncharacteristically despondent Patrick attempt was made to translate the popular book Warburton), a cynical and rather obsessed author series into a film franchise. Although a minor with his own mysterious backstory to tell. success at the box office, the movie version The show begins with Snicket begging the haphazardly conflated at least three of the books audience to turn away and watch something else. and was seen as less of an acting opportunity for The tale he has to tell is far too depressing. star Jim Carrey and more of a late-career chance Though it flirts with all manner of peril—from to mug it up. Unsurprisingly, it failed to result in kidnapping to murder—this suburban gothic tale any sequels. Now, franchise-generating machine is rife with sharp humor and literary wit. (An Netflix has committed to a leisurely small-screen ongoing argument over the use of the words adaptation of “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of “literal” and “figurative,” for example, enlivens Unfortunate Events,” and the results are as darkly the second episode.) glorious as fans could hope. The production design is intentionally The series is written and produced by Daniel cartoony, placing the show in an anachronistic, Handler, better known by his pen name Lemony over-the-top, 1930s-esque world. Production Snicket. This ensures strict quality control over designer Bo Welch ( The Lost Boys, Beetlejuice, the final product, which sticks quite closely to Edward Scissorhands, The Birdcage, Men in Black ) the source material. Supervising it all is director is responsible for the show’s distinctive, CGI- and executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld, whose heavy look—which would be overpowering if the cheerfully campy style (seen in TV series like actors weren’t so notable in their roles. Harris is “Pushing Daisies” and “The Tick” and in movies the best of the lot as the evil, egotistical and like The Addams Family and Men in Black ) entirely hammy Count Olaf. His winking matches perfectly with Handler’s skewed vision. performance even tosses in a Broadway-style song The series centers around the gloomy or two, just for fun. adventures of the Baudelaire children, 14-year- The eight episodes of Netflix’s first season old mechanical genius Violet (Malina manage to get through four of the books, and the Weissman), 12-year-old bookworm Klaus (Louis streaming service has already committed to Hynes) and teething toddler Sunny (Presley seasons two and three—meaning there’s plenty Smith). When the Baudelaire family mansion more where this weird, wonderful black comedy burns down, the orphaned trio are stuck in the came from. a care of their “nearest living relative,” kooky theatrical actor Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris, The first season of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is who’s clearly having the time of his life). Up-to- available for streaming now on Netflix.

Scott Fitzgerald arm candy Zelda with Trump last week. THE WEEK IN Sayre Fitzgerald. Shenanigans? Rise (Viceland 7pm) This two-part “The 23rd Annual Screen Actors documentary ( Sacred Water/Red Guild Awards” (TBS/TNT 6pm) Lily OTH Power ) takes a look at the recent Tomlin will walk away with a SL struggles at the Standing Rock lifetime achievement award. Indian Reservation in North and Everybody else is just gonna have South Dakota. to keep their fingers crossed. THURSDAY 26 SATURDAY 28 MONDAY 30 “Riverdale” (KWBQ-19 8pm) The CW FREE TO LISTEN launches a gritty, modern reboot of Love By the 10th Date (Lifetime 6pm) “Adventure Time: Islands” (Cartoon AND REPLY TO ADS the old Archie Comics characters. Meagan Good, Kelly Rowland. Keri Network 8:30pm) Finn and Jake (No, I’m not kidding.) For starters, Hilson and Cat Deeley star in this ditch the Land of Ooo for the very Archie has been having an affair drama about four friends trying to first time to sail out among the with his high school music teacher, balance their dating adventure with other surviving lands of the Free Code: Ms. Grundy. (Do yourself a favor their career ambitions at an upscale cartoony, post-apocalyptic Earth in Weekly Alibi and do not Google what those magazine. this six-part miniseries. original comic book characters “10th Date: 10th Date: Girls Night In” “Ride” (Nickelodeon 6pm) Katherine look like.) Then a classmate turns (Lifetime 8pm) Ensuring that their up dead, meaning the Riverdale “Kit” Bridges moves to England and lonely singleton audience stays begins attending an “equestrian High kids have got a “Twin Peaks”- home on the couch on Saturday style murder mystery on their boarding school.” So, if you love night, Lifetime reunites the cast of horses ... hands. its movie Love By the 10th Date so they can “discuss stories from the FRIDAY 27 set as well as sharing some of their TUESDAY 31 own real-life dating disasters.” “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials iBoy (Netflix streaming anytime) “Detroit Steel” (History 8:03pm) Maisie Williams from “Game of 2017” (KRQE-13 ?) If you only What’s your guess: a docu-reality watch the Super Bowl for the Thrones” costars in this teen action show about building custom movie/commercial about a kid commercials, here’s your chance to motorcycles or a docu-reality show avoid all that sporting action. FIND REAL GAY MEN NEAR YOU who gets attacked by a gang of about restoring classic cars? ... It’s thugs and somehow ends up with the latter. “The Quad” (BET ?) Tony Award pieces of his iPhone embedded in winner Anika Noni Rose headlines his skull. No big deal: Now he’s, the cast of this drama set in a Albuquerque: like, superpowered and can access SUNDAY 29 fictional black college in Georgia. all the information on the internet “The 65th Annual Miss Universe in his head! Pageant” (KASA-2 6pm) Steve WEDNESDAY 1 “Z: The Beginning of Everything” Harvey hosts. Although Donald (Amazon streaming anytime) Trump no longer owns the pageant, I Madiba (BET ?) Laurence Fishburne Christina Ricci stars in this biopic stars as Nelson Mandela in this (505) 268-1111 find it mighty suspicious that Harvey series about author/alcoholic/F. three-part biographical miniseries. had a private meeting in New York a www.megamates.com 18+

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BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY Eventually, of course, super heroine Sailor Moon and predetermined beats with humor and sympathy. 127 will help him escape his petty life. Then a squiddy the Sailor Guardians are called upon to save Earth and minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, Flix Brewhouse, monster shows up and hides under the hood, leading OPENING THIS WEEK protect their friends. The subtitled version will screen Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Icon Cinemas to all sorts of wacky adventures. Jane Levy, Thomas on Friday. The English dubbed version will screen on Albuquerque, Century Rio) Lennon, Barry Pepper, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover and 20th Century Women Saturday. 95 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 1/20 at Amy Ryan crowd the unnecessarily crowded cast list of Reviewed this issue. 119 minutes. R. (Opens Friday Guild Cinema) Jackie this CGI/live-action clunker. 104 minutes. PG. (Icon 1/20 at Century 14 Downtown) Natalie Portman puts a great deal of effort into her Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Split mannered portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in this tight Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Cabaret M. Night Shyamalan—on something of a roll after biopic, which looks in on the First Lady in the Director-choreographer Bob Fosse’s Academy Award- 2015’s surprisingly good, stripped-down thriller The immediate aftermath of her husband’s assassination. Moonlight gobbling 1972 musical hangs around a girlie club in Visit —casts James McAvoy ( X-Men: First Class ) as a The story jumps around a lot in time and place, but Like an inner city version of Boyhood , this engrossing Weimar Republic-era Berlin watching a song-and- psycho killer with 24 distinct personalities. In order to that keeps it from becoming your standard-issue indie drama drifts through the life of a confused Miami dance performer (Liza Minnelli) romance a couple of escape his death dungeon, three young women must historical drama. Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín ( Tony kid. By covering three separate sections of his life (and beaus while the Nazis rise to power. A sexy, stylish seek out and exploit the “nice” personalities inside of Manero, No, The Club ) captures a tantalizing using three different actors), the film shows us how classic, arriving just in time for its 45th anniversary! him, while avoiding the “nasty” ones. Sure, there’s a intellectual moment when, in the midst of tragedy, young Chiron comes of age while coming to grips with (Opens Tuesday 1/24 at Guild Cinema) twist to it all, but Shyamalan expertly delivers enough Jackie created the myth of Camelot. Expect Oscar his sexuality. Though it is sounds rather specific to the psychological gimmickry and nerve-jangling scares to nods. Reviewed in v25 i51. 100 minutes. R. (Rio gay and African-American experience in America, this The Founder give this claustrophobic little frightener a solid base Rancho Premiere Cinema) slow, patient tone poem vividly expresses what it’s like Michael Keaton stars in this less-than-flattering biopic before the big reveal. 117 minutes. PG-13. (Opens to struggle with who and what you are—no matter what about controversial businessman Ray Kroc, who took Thursday 1/19 at Century 14 Downtown, Icon Cinemas La La Land your background happens to be. Reviewed in v25 i45. over the fast food business started by the McDonald Albuquerque, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century From director Damien Chazelle ( Whiplash ) comes this 110 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown) brothers (played here by Nick Offerman and John Rio) unabashedly, unironically antiquated, Busby Berkeley- Carroll Lynch) and turned it into a worldwide franchise. style song-and-dance musical. Emma Stone and Ryan Passengers 115 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Friday 1/20 at Century xXx: Return of Xander Cage Gosling star as a wannabe actress and an Two passengers on an interstellar ship carrying people 14 Downtown) Vin Diesel’s less popular but way more ridiculous (I unsuccessful jazz musician dreaming of stardom to a distant planet for colonization find know: that’s saying something) action movie franchise in cynical, modern-day Hollywood. Amid themselves unexpectedly awakened The Land Before Time returns. In case you forgot since 2002’s xXx and their will-they-or-won’t-they romance, from suspended animation—90 George Lucas and Steven 2005’s xXx 2: State of the Union (in which Ice Cube our two main characters engage in a years too early. Can they figure Spielberg presented this took over for Diesel), Mr. Diesel plays an string of lovingly assembled out what is causing the enjoyable 1988 animated extreme sports athlete who becomes an musical numbers on the streets malfunction, and can they fix cartoon about international super spy. Or some such of LA. The luminous, Technicolor it in time? Also, is it dinosaurs from former nonsense. Donnie Yen is in it. So is Tony Era cinematography is possible they can fall in Disney animator Don Jaa. Samuel L. Jackson does his usual gorgeous and the mood is love with one another Bluth ( The Secret of “show up in the beginning and tell infectious. But the story amid the crisis? Chris NIMH ). Believe it or people what to do” cameo. Diesel seems like small potatoes. La Pratt and Jennifer not, this thing rides a motorcycle on the ocean and La Land will win a lot of fans Lawrence star in this sci-fi spawned 13 skis through the Amazonian rain for its sheer nostalgic novelty, mystery/romance that sequels! 69 forest. So there’s that. 107 minutes. but it just doesn’t stack up to squanders a rich setting by minutes. G. PG-13. (Opens Thursday 1/19 at Flix the classic MGM musicals it so more-or-less refusing to (Opens Saturday Brewhouse, Century 14 Downtown, slavishly references. Reviewed in deal with the questionable 1/21 at Flix Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio v25 i50. 128 minutes. PG-13. moral twist at the center of it Brewhouse) Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio) (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) all. 116 minutes. PG-13. (Flix Brewhouse, Century Rio) Led Zeppelin: STILL PLAYING Live By Night The Song Remains Following up on the promise of Argo and The Patriots Day the Same Assassin’s Creed Town , Ben Affleck writes (from the Dennis Lehane Mark Wahlberg reunites with writer-director pal Peter This loud and proud 1976 The popular video game series gets a cinematic novel), directs and stars in this Prohibition Era Berg ( Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor ) for this documentary film mixes live Tree Stars have the same adaptation with Michael Fassbender ( X-Men: gangster saga. It’s lavishly written, mounted and shamelessly patriotic retelling of Boston Police concert footage of the nutritional value as modern First Class ) as a dude who uses some fantastic photographed, but it wallows too much and too long in Commissioner Ed Davis’ actions in the events leading legendary rock band day kale. technology to time travel (more or less) back low-level pulp—never quite achieving the weight of up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the headlining Madison Square along his ancestor’s “genetic memories” and Affleck’s previous films. 128 minutes. R. (Icon Cinemas subsequent manhunt. It’s an admirably workmanlike Garden with some trippy finds himself jumping off rooftops and stabbing Albuquerque, Flix Brewhouse, Rio Rancho Premiere effort celebrating heroic Bostonians and effectively fantasy sequences, meant to illustrate the various people in the back as an assassin in 15th century Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) approximating the chaos of the situation. 133 band members’ hallucinatory imaginations. Double- Spain. This gives him the knowledge and skills to battle minutes. R. (Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Flix featured with Rock ’n’ Roll High School . 137 minutes. the still-active—and still-evil—Templar organization in Manchester by the Sea Brewhouse, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) PG. (Opens Saturday 1/21 at Guild Cinema) present day. 108 minutes. PG-13. (Rio Rancho Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler star Premiere Cinema) in this fantastically moving family drama for Academy Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Refugee Kids: One Small School Award-nominated writer/director Kenneth Lonergan Lucky (and talented) bastard Gareth Edwards Takes on the World The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (Gangs of New York, You Can Count on Me ). Affleck (Monsters, Godzilla ) gets to direct this prequel to the This short documentary profiles students at a New York Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast busted stars as a glum, hardworking Boston handyman who original Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope . Felicity City summer program for children seeking asylum from Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election by purging gets word that his beloved older brother has passed Jones ( The Theory of Everything ) stars as a particularly some of the world’s most volatile conflicts. The kids’ black voters from Florida’s electoral rolls. Now he’s away. He heads back to his hometown for the funeral, rebellious rebel tasked with helping a ragtag squad of backstories of war and conflict are contrasted with the back with this timely documentary, diving deep into a where he’s suddenly confronted with the information freedom fighters liberate the plans to the Death Star— triumphs and setback of their new life in America. 39 secret, Republican operation called “Crosscheck,” that he’s now the guardian of his brother’s moody and thereby setting up the plot mechanics of the original minutes. Unrated. (Opens Sunday 1/22 at Guild designed to stop as many minorities from voting as perpetually horny teenage son. Haunted by the 1977 film. Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Mads Cinema) possible. 114 minutes. Unrated. (Guild Cinema) memory of everything that brought him to his current Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker and Jimmy Smits (Bail sad sack state of affairs, our protagonist tries his best Organa in the house!) round out the cast. 133 Rock ’n’ Roll High School The Bye Bye Man to deal with his fractured family’s lingering grief. 137 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho From legendary B-grade producer Roger Corman In yet another cheap, PG-13 horror flick aimed at minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown) Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Flix Brewhouse, Icon comes this intentionally silly send-up of teenage teens, three friends battle one of those supernatural Cinemas Albuquerque) rebellion movies from 1979. Punk-rock-loving rebel Riff boogeymen who pop up whenever you say their name Moana Randell (P.J. Soles from Halloween ) invites The or whatever. (See for reference: Candyman, Urban Dwayne Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho provide the voices Silence Ramones to play at her high school in hopes of Legends: Bloody Mary, Sinister, The Gallows and ... um, for this Polynesian fantasy story which comes to us Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver star as a pair of overthrowing tyrannical principal Togar (cult icon Mary Beetlejuice ?) Of course, the producers are saying it’s courtesy of the animators at Disney. The titular Moana Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when Woronov). Woronov wields a whip, Ramones rock out, “based on a true story.” 96 minutes. PG-13. (Rio is a headstrong young girl who uses her navigational they head into 17th century Japan looking for their class is trashed. What more could you want? Double- Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Icon skills to set sail for a fabled island with the help of a missing mentor (Liam Neeson)—and spreading featured with The Song Remains The Same . 93 Cinemas Albuquerque) legendary (if somewhat past his prime) demigod Catholicism while they’re at it. Martin Scorsese directs minutes. (Saturday 1/21 at Guild Cinema) named Maui. This charming, fun musical cartoon this grand, serious and slow-going adaptation of the Hidden Figures harkens back to the glory days of The Little Mermaid . novel by Japanese author Shusaku Endo. 161 Sailor Moon R—The Movie This important historical drama is based on the true Reviewed in v25 i48. 113 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Rio Rancho For the first time in America comes this feature-length story of the Human Calculators, a team of African- Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Icon Cinemas Premiere Cinema) animated film based on the popular “Sailor Moon” American women who worked for NASA, providing Albuquerque) anime series. Mysterious stranger Fiore aims to gather crucial mathematical data in the early, pre-computer Sing all the “positive” energy on Earth while planting seeds days of the American space program. Taraji P. Henson, Monster Trucks The French animation company behind the Despicable of “negativity” found on an asteroid on a collision Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe star alongside From Nickelodeon Movies comes this rather obvious Me films offers up this tune-filled toon. When a fast- course with Earth. Turns out he’s being mind-controlled Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst. It’s a formulaic, feel- pun of a kiddie flick. See, it’s about a monster that talking, showbiz-loving koala finds his once-glorious by an evil alien flower. You know how that goes. good tribute to unsung heroes, but it delivers its lives in a truck—a monster truck! Small town gearhead theater threatened with foreclosure, he comes up with Tripp (Lucas Till) hopes his hand-built monster truck the idea of hosting an amateur singing competition. [22 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 FILM | CAPSULES

Although “American Idol” would seem like slight connections to the underworld who scours a nightclub anymore. Not to worry: there are still plenty of inspiration for a family film, the script conjures up in search of his son—who’s been kindapped by a vampires and werewolves fighting each other with quite a bit of sympathy for its anthropomorphic pigs, powerful drug dealer. Hollywood had to go all the way machine guns. 91 minutes. R. (Flix Brewhouse, Rio hedgehogs, gorillas and mice. Amid the comedy hijinks to France to give us another Taken variation? 95 Rancho Premiere Cinema, Century Rio) and the rather impressive songs, we get a lot of minutes. R. (Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio Rancho compelling backstory, telling us what brings each of Premiere Cinema, Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio) Why Him? these animalistic contestants to this particular grab at Jonah Hill helped out on the story for this foul- glory. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Underworld: Blood Wars mouthed comedy starring his pal James Franco. MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson and Taron Egerton are The fifth film in the interminable Underworld series Franco plays an internet billionaire who’s about to pop among the cast. 108 minutes. PG. (Rio Rancho (sixth if you count the direct-to-video animated short the question to his girlfriend over the holidays. Premiere Cinema, Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown, “Underworld: Endless War”) comes to theaters in all its Unfortunately, her dad (Bryan Cranston) takes an Flix Brewhouse, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque) blue-steel-colored, wet-look-leather-wearing glory. Kate instant dislike to the crass, inappropriate man-boy, Beckinsale is back as vampiric Death Dealer Selene, setting off a war between the menfolk. 111 minutes. R. Sleepless waging her eternal war against the evil Lycan clan and (Flix Brewhouse, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Jamie Foxx stars in this remake of a French cop drama the ... equally evil Vampire clan? Honestly, not too sure Cinema) (Nuit Blanche ) about a corrupt police officer with about who the good guys are supposed to be are

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Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 7:15, 9:45; Thu call for showtimes Patriots Day Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:40, 7:05, 10:30 Sing Fri-Thu 11:25am, 2:25, 5:25, 8:25 Split Fri-Wed 11:45am, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; Thu call for Live By Night Fri-Thu 7:20, 10:40 Assassin’s Creed Fri-Thu 12:20, 6:20 showtimes Monster Trucks Fri-Thu 12:55, 3:50, 6:45 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Fri-Thu 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, Sleepless Fri-Wed 11:00am, 1:55, 7:00, 10:00; Thu call for Sleepless Fri-Thu 11:15am, 2:00, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 10:30 showtimes Underworld: Blood Wars Fri-Thu 11:30am, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, Moana Fri-Thu 12:30am, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Patriots Day Fri-Wed 11:00am, 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:15; Thu 10:10 call for showtimes Hidden Figures Fri-Thu 12:30, 3;45, 7:00, 10:15 Live By Night Fri-Wed 4:10, 9:35; Thu call for showtimes SUB THEATER La La Land Fri-Thu 12:40, 4:00, 7:25, 10:45 Monster Trucks Fri-Wed 11:45am, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25; UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-5608 Passengers Fri-Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Thu call for showtimes Why Him? Fri-Thu 11:00am, 1:55, 4;45, 7:40, 10:35 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. Hidden Figures Fri-Wed 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Sing Fri-Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Thu call for showtimes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Fri-Thu 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, Sing Fri-Wed 11:15am, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; Thu call for UNM MIDWEEK MOVIES 10:35 showtimes UNM (Student Union Building Room 1003) • 277-4706 Moana Fri-Thu 12:45, 3:50 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Fri-Wed 11:30am, 1:15, Arrival Tue 8:00; Wed 4:00, 7:00; Thu 3:30 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Thu call for showtimes COTTONWOOD STADIUM 16 Moana Fri-Wed 11:15am, 1:50, 4:25, 7:00; Thu call for Cottonwood Mall • 897-6858 showtimes WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX 2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE • 881-2220 Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. Please check alibi.com/filmtimes for films and times. JANUARY 19-25, 2017 WEEKLY ALIBI [23 ] MUSIC | SHOW UP! T S I T R A

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BY AUGUST MARCH and long-winded, blank-verse tendencies of fellow some shut-eye at five in the morning. And Riddims and Good Green provide support midwesterner Eminem. While most of his output whenever “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” by Blue beginning at 8pm. (21+) is patently offensive and louche, his approach to Öyster Cult slithers out of the loudspeakers in my he Soft Parade has now begun/ Listen to the production, including instrumental quirks and sly car or home office, I change the channel. I like the engines hum/ People out to have some fun/ A Sunday rhythmic conceits, make for a musical effect that song fine, but because it’s been so overplayed in Take a break from purely American concerns like Tcobra on my left/ Leopard on my right/ The joyfully overlooks national tragedy while imbuing the last hundred thousand years, I reckon that I those mentioned above and throughout this deer woman in a silk dress/ Girls with beads a lost generation of Americans with the same sort just can’t take the tune’s cow bell-laced, thanatos- around their necks/ Kiss the hunter of the green week’s lamentable iteration of “Show Up!” by of quasi-gravitas that won this year’s presidential loving proclamations anymore. On the other indulging in some Euro-rock courtesy of Sister vest/ Who has wrestled before/ With lions in the election. This all-ages vision of the essence of hand, on the very rare occasions when I’m graced night/ Out of sight!/ The lights are getting (407 Central NW) via an outing with avant-garde middle-America will cost concert-goers $15; doors with a broadcast version of “Black Blade” by the blasters Marching Church . The Copenhagen- brighter/ The radio is moaning/ Calling to the are at 7pm and the gig goes down at 8pm. same band, I crank it up to 11 and sit back to dogs/ There are still a few animals/ Left out in the based ensemble will make an appearance on listen to one of the best metal songs ever. It’s no Sunday, Jan. 22. Featuring a percussively soulful yard/ But it’s getting harder/ To describe sailors/ To surprise that legendary sci-fi writer Michael the underfed/ Tropic corridor/ Tropic treasure/ Friday sound guided by the darkly evocative vocals of Back in my dissolute youth, there was nothing I Moorcock helped write the lyrics to this and a band founder Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, Marching What got us this far/ To this mild equator?/ We couple of other of BÖC’s finest tunes. Burqueños need someone or something new/ Something else liked better than ambling down to this local venue Church feels like winter on the verge of spring, icy or that for a gander at Beefcake in Chains , a will get a chance to decide which side of the with moments of blue clarity and imagined to get us through...— “The Soft Parade,” by Jim band’s proclivities—radio friendly or Morrison miasma of mad music and definitive debauchery warmth. They also sorta sound like Nick Cave and conceived of and executed by long-time Burque obscurantist—they fall upon when BÖC invades the Bad Seeds or The The, in case you wanna Isleta Resort and Casino (11000 Broadway SE) The middle of winter is like a soft parade; punk rock king Stephen Eiland. Eiland brought it know my take on these things. I also like the way at every show he did, producing low-brow on Friday, Jan. 20. Tickets range in price from $20- Rønnenfelt and company throw around keyboard diffuse and difficult. It can also seem lengthy yet 25 for this 21+ rock recital. What the hell, for that loud because one of the places we all take illumination through blistering beats, provocative and vocal bits blithely, almost casually as they playing, fetishistic nudity and an affinity for kinda price you might as well be there when the meander through tuneage like “Up for Days” or sanctuary in during these discomfiting months is dudes in the band break out freakin’ “Godzilla” in music. With a potentially disruptive and for- finding memorable melodies in the midst of all “Heart of Life,” from their latest recording, Telling those disparate performance aspects. Eiland and while admonishing you not to fear death because It Like It Is . Bernardino Femminielli and Euth certain shocking inauguration trailing the release it’s so damn cool. of this issue of Weekly Alibi by one one short day, I his revisioned, revamped version of Beefcake will Group open. Marching over to Sister for this think it’s totally time to get it unraveled through perform as part of SUBCLUB, at Burt’s Tiki program of dusky dreams and airy awakenings will sound; Morrison wrote that the two other ways to Lounge (515 Central NW) on Friday, Jan. 20. Saturday entail paying $10 for admission to a 21+ evening freedom were through sleep and travel, but with Eiland told Weekly Alibi that he and his band will On Saturday, Jan. 21, post-inauguration, get ready of European excellence that rises, chant-like, from this week’s awesome concert line-up in mind, I “achieve a new level of lows” at Friday’s concert. to party like it’s the end of the world—which it the winter night starting at 8pm. hope you choose auditory asylum instead. Along with fellow performers Holly Rebelle, DJ probably isn’t but you certainly may feel that way Gruebot, DJ Randori and a special S&M interlude after attending the previous three concerts The End? by the Mistresses of the Dark, he should have no mentioned in this week’s eschatologically-minded Listen: If all the suggested diversions listed Thursday problem whatsoever recreating Sodom and column—at The Big Spank show that’s Wriggle on out of your wintry hibernation capsule lovingly above fail to assuage or otherwise Gomorrah at the new Tiki Lounge location, happening over at Launchpad (618 Central SW). ameliorate your asylum from the Trump-tentacled on Thursday, Jan. 19, in preparation for the starting at 9pm. Promoter Phillip Pino says this With a big brassy sound, upbeat tempos and ultra- presumably portentous party to be held the storm to that’s bound to come, go ahead and 21+ gig was going to run $5, but now it will be friendly band members jamming out just for fun follow Jimbo’s advice, from the same song. You following day in our nation’s capital. While you’re free, for crissakes! Just don’t look back when you (Mike Garcia, Javier Sandoval, Chris Tickner, up and around, traipse on down to Launchpad have this reporter’s permission. The words go leave, I’d hate to be the one to have to text your Retzen, and Bert Lujan), the Spank’s musical something like this: (618 Central SW) that same evening for a concert parents to tell them you’ve been turned into a mastery of a necessarily happy and profound sound by upper Midwest hip-hop marvel Prof . Jacob pillar of salt. will help get you in tune with the super sound of Anderson, as he is known IRL, is responsible for ska. And because they’re further flavored with When all else fails/ We can whip the horse’s putting Minnesota on the map of hip-hop nation Latin influences and reggae rhythms, The Big and has a style that combines the comedically Friday Part II eyes/ And make them sleep/ And cry. a I’ll admit, I still listen to FM radio. A lot. Like Spank is just the thing you’ll need to help you find scandalous affectations of Ol’ Dirty Bastard with solace in the age of the Big Cheeto. Marujah, The the seriously skewed yet incisive confessionalism when I’m driving around town or trying to get [24 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 Calendar | MusiC MUSIC CALENDAR HIP HOP THURSDAY JAN 19 18TH/8PM WEDNESDAY THE BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB , Rio Rancho Chris Ravin Showcase • rock ’n’ roll, R&B • 7pm • FREE • ALL -AGES! 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C | Albuquerque 87110 Legalization Might Be On the Sessions Gives the Way (For Real This Time) Community a Scare (505) 2 99 -7873 Two proposals offering different cannabis And guess what? The point might just be moot, www.PTSDpsychiatrist.com legalization methods are being introduced by anyway. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) just rolled state officials during the 60-day legislative through his attorney general confirmation session. The first—proposed by Rep. Bill hearing last week. The question of how Sessions McCamley (D-Mesilla Park) and Rep. Javier would deal with cannabis came up on the Martinez (D-Albuquerque)—would very first day of the hearings. His response legalize the possession of cannabis for wasn’t exactly the definitive answer we adults over 21 in 2017 and would were all hoping to hear. Sen. Patrick include a 15 percent tax on all Leahy (D-Vt.) asked, “Would you use sales. The Cannabis Revenue and our federal resources to investigate Freedom Act, as the measure is and prosecute sick people who are called, would take effect July 1 if using marijuana in accordance approved by the Legislature and with their state laws even though signed by Gov. Susana Martinez. it might violate federal law?” This is the third consecutive year Sessions answered, “I won’t that McCamley has introduced commit to never enforcing legislation to legalize cannabis. federal law, Sen. Leahy, but The chances of this going through absolutely it’s a problem of are slim, though. Martinez has been resources for the federal very outspoken about her government. The Department of opposition to legalization, and even Justice under [Loretta] Lynch and if it makes it past the House (it never has [Eric] Holder set forth some policies before), she will likely just veto it. that they thought were appropriate to define The exciting proposal is the second one, a what cases should be prosecuted in states that constitutional amendment brought up by Sen. have legalized, at least in some fashion Gerald Ortiz y Pino, which wouldn’t require the marijuana, some parts of marijuana.” governor’s approval. It also would legalize the When pushed for further comment, Sessions possession of cannabis for adults 21 and older. said, “I think one obvious concern is the United To pass, the amendment needs 22 votes in the States Congress has made the possession of Senate and 36 in the House. If that happens, it marijuana in every state and distribution of it will be up to voters in 2018. The amendment an illegal act. So if that’s something that’s not has never made it out of the Senate, but we desired any longer, Congress should pass a law have a Democratic majority this year, and Ortiz to change the rule. It’s not so much the attorney y Pino is feeling more confident this time general’s job to decide what laws to enforce. We around. should do our job and enforce laws effectively where we’re able.” Bill to Improve Medical This side-step is similar to the one Eric Holder, Obama’s attorney general, dropped at his Cannabis Program confirmation hearing in 2009, and isn’t Introduced necessarily a frightening sound bite to hear. Sen. Cisco McSorley (D-Albuquerque) is And in fact, the previous comment implies that introducing Senate Bill 8, which proposes a business will continue as usual. I’ve been number of improvements to the state’s medical crossing my fingers that the Republican hot- cannabis program. The new bill would increase button concern over states’ rights and the number of plants a producer could grow to “Federalism” would lead to a laissez-faire 1,000 during a 3-month period—the current approach, and it would seem my fears have maximum is 450 plants. The price of the plants been assuaged. would be capped off at $90,000 for 1,000 (as But not everyone is being so optimistic, and opposed to the current price: $90,000 for 450), cannabis proponents can’t avoid pointing out making medicine that much more affordable. It the more slanderous comments made by would also increase the amount of cannabis a Sessions in the past regarding cannabis, like patient can purchase to 5 ounces in a 30-day when he said, “Good people don’t smoke period—up from the current limit of 8 ounces marijuana,” or the now-infamous joke that he in a 90-day period. It would require that the thought the Ku Klux Klan “was okay until I State Health Department issue ID cards to found out they smoked pot.” And just because patients within 30 days, and would lengthen you say one thing at a hearing doesn’t mean it the term of a card from one year to three years will absolutely become practice. Neverthless, for patients with chronic conditions. The limit I’m crossing my fingers and toes and holding my on THC concentrations would also be removed breath on this one. a under the new law—an issue that has been [28 ] WEEKLY ALIBI JANUARY 19-25, 2017 Free Will Astrology | Horoscopes by rob brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you more attracted Advanced in Age . It consists of one sentence. But it’s a to honing group dynamics or liberating group dynamics? long, rambling sentence—117 pages’ worth. It streams Do you have more aptitude as a director who organizes from the mouth of the narrator, who is an older man INVITEINVITE YOUYOU ANDAND A GUESTGUEST TTOO ATTENDATTEND A SSPECIALPECIAL AADVANCEDVVAANCE SSCREENINGCREENING people or as a sparkplug who inspires people? Would bent on telling all the big stories of his life. If there were you rather be a chief executive officer or a chief ever to come a time when you, too, would have cosmic TTUESDAY,UESDAAYYY,, JJANUARYANUARY 2244 ÖÖ 77:00:00 PPMM imagination officer? Questions like these will be fertile permission and a poetic license to deliver a one- AT REGALREGAL WWINROCKINROCK for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. The sentence, 117-page soliloquy, Libra, it would be in the astrological omens suggest it’s time to explore and coming weeks. Reveal your truths! Break through your SSIGNIGN UUPP FFOROR TTHEHE AALIBILIBI E-MAILE-MAIL NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER TOTO FINDFIND activate more of your potential as a leader or catalyst. inhibitions! Celebrate your epic tales! (PS: Show this OUUTT WHEREWHERE TTOO GGETET YYOUROUR FFREEREE PPASSES!ASSES! horoscope to the people you’d like as your listeners.) AALIBI.COM/NEWSLETTERLIBI.COMM//NEWSLETTER TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An eccentric MMUSTUST SIGNSIGN UPUP FFOROR TTHEHE NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER BBYY TTHURSDAY,HURSDAY, 1/191/19 ATAT NOON.NOON. Frenchman named Laurent Aigon grew up near an SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When Pluto was airport and always daydreamed of becoming a discovered in 1930, astronomers called it the ninth /ADogsPurposeMovie//AADoggssPurposeMoviiee /ADogsPurposeMovie//AADogsPurposeMovviie commercial pilot. Sadly, he didn’t do well enough in planet. But 76 years later, they changed their mind. In @a_dogs_purpose@@aa_dogs_purrppose #ADogsPurpose##AADogsPurrppose school to fulfill his wish. 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PleasePlease rreferefer toto passespasses realistic version of a Boeing 737 cockpit in his home. recent years, two renowned astronomers at Caltech forfor anyany ootherther ppossibleossible restrictions.restrictions. NNOO PURCHASEPURCHASE NECESSARY.NECESSARY. With the help of Google, he gathered the information he have found convincing evidence for a new ninth planet. needed, and ordered most of the necessary parts over Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown are tracking ININ THEATERSTHEATERS JANUARYJANUARY 2727 the internet. The resulting masterpiece has enabled him an object that is much larger than Earth. Its orbit is so to replicate the experiences of being a pilot. It’s such a far beyond Neptune’s that it takes 15,000 years to convincing copy that he has been sought as a circle the sun. As yet it doesn’t have an official name, consultant by organizations that specialize in aircraft but Batygin and Brown informally refer to it as maintenance. I suggest you attempt a comparable feat, “Phattie.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, Taurus: creating a simulated version of what you want. I because I suspect that you, too, are on the verge of bet it will eventually lead you to the real thing. locating a monumental new addition to your universe. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The weather may be SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The tomato and inclement where you live, so you may be resistant to my potato are both nightshades, a family of flowering counsel. But I must tell you the meanings of the plants. Taking advantage of this commonality, botanists planetary omens as I understand them, and not fret have used the technique of grafting to produce a about whether you’ll act on them. Here’s my pomato plant. Its roots yield potatoes, while its vines prescription, lifted from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden : grow cherry tomatoes. Now would be a good time for “We need the tonic of wildness, to wade sometimes in you to experiment with a metaphorically similar marshes where the bittern and the meadow-hen lurk, creation, Sagittarius. Can you think of how you might and hear the booming of the snipe; to smell the generate two useful influences from a single source? whispering sedge where only some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and the mink crawls with CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some guy I don’t its belly close to the ground.” And why does Thoreau know keeps sending me emails about great job say we need such experiences? “We must be refreshed opportunities he thinks I’d like to apply for: a technical by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, to witness our own writer for a solar energy company, for example, and a limits transgressed.” social media intern for a business that offers travel programs. His messages are not spam. The gigs are CANCER (June 21-July 22): Welcome to the most legitimate. And yet I’m not in the least interested. I deliciously enigmatic, sensually mysterious phase of already have several jobs I enjoy, like writing these your astrological cycle. To provide you with the proper horoscopes. I suspect that you, too, may receive non-rational guidance, I have stolen scraps of dusky worthy but ultimately irrelevant invitations in the advice from the poet Dansk Javlarna coming days, Capricorn. My advice: If you remain (danskjavlarna.tumblr.com). Please read between the faithful to your true needs and desires, more apropos lines: 1) Navigate the ocean that roars within the offers will eventually flow your way. seashell. 2) Carry the key, even if the lock has been temporarily lost. 3) Search through the deepest AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The word “naysayer” shadows for the bright light that cast them. 4) Delve describes a person who’s addicted to expressing into the unfathomable in wordless awe of the negativity. A “yeasayer,” on the other hand, is a person inexplicable. who is prone to expressing optimism. According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you can and LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What exactly would a bolt of should be a creative yeasayer in the coming days—both lightning taste like? I mean, if you could somehow for the sake of your own well-being and that of manage to roll it around in your mouth without having everyone whose life you touch. For inspiration, study to endure the white-hot shock. There’s a booze Upton Sinclair’s passage about Beethoven: He was manufacturer that claims to provide this sensation. The “the defier of fate, the great yea-sayer.” His music is company known as Oddka has created “Electricity “like the wind running over a meadow of flowers, Vodka,” hard liquor with an extra fizzy jolt. But if any superlative happiness infinitely multiplied.” sign of the zodiac could safely approximate eating a streak of lightning without the help of Electricity Vodka, PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If I’m feeling prosaic, I it would be you Leos. These days you have a special might refer to a group of flamingos as a flock. But one talent for absorbing and enjoying and integrating fiery of the more colorful and equally correct terms is a inspiration. “flamboyance” of flamingos. Similarly, a bunch of pretty insects with clubbed antennae and big fluttery wings VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Eighteenth-century may be called a kaleidoscope of butterflies. The painter Joshua Reynolds said that a “disposition to collective noun for zebras can be a dazzle, for abstractions, to generalizing and classification, is the pheasants a bouquet, for larks an exaltation, and for great glory of the human mind.” To that lofty sentiment, finches a charm. In accordance with current astrological his fellow artist William Blake responded, “To generalize omens, I’m borrowing these nouns to describe members is to be an idiot; to particularize is the alone distinction of your tribe. A flamboyance or kaleidoscope of of merit.” So I may be an idiot when I make the Pisceans? Yes! A dazzle or bouquet or exaltation or following generalization, but I think I’m right: In the charm of Pisceans? Yes! All of the above. coming weeks, it will be in your best interests to rely on crafty generalizations to guide your decisions. Getting HOMEWORK: WHAT PART OF YOURSELF ARE YOU bogged down in details at the expense of the big SCARED OF? IS IT TIME TO GIVE THAT PART A PEACE picture—missing the forest for the trees—is a potential OFFERING? TESTIFY AT FREEWILLASTROLOGY.COM. a pitfall that you can and should avoid. 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