‹‹ Alibi V.27 No.4 • Jan 25-31, 2018 ››

Culture Shock

A Design of Defiance

Expansive exhibition creatively explores the complexity of the border

By Maggie Grimason

That The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination, and Possibility has taken on such potency in light of increased emphasis on so-called “border issues” and increasingly exclusionist policies is happenstance, but it makes the show all the more illuminating, instructive, encouraging.

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Artist M. Jenea Sanchez weaving her &ldquo;Border Tapestry&rdquo; through the border

Rosa Sanchez

Arts Interview

Weaving Across Land and Time

M. Jenea Sanchez' “Border Tapestry” visits Sanitary Tortilla Factory

By Maggie Grimason

Artist M. Jenea Sanchez hails from both sides of the US-Mexico border, calling both Douglas, Ariz., and Agua Prieta, Sonora, home. Her work is a persistent inquiry into identity and fluidity.

Lara Goldmann and The Line/Assembled Collective

Found Objects

By Maggie Grimason

See the These are the days, my friends, these are the days or ColorBlind exhibitions, go to the The Miracle of Ballydonal play.

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EVENT HORIZON (Saturday, Nov 23)

We Sang Every Song That Driver Knew

Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers

By August March

The work of American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has resounded through generations of this nation's popular music. He performs works from his massive and notable oeuvre on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8pm with the late Merle Haggard's band, The Strangers, at Kiva Auditorium. Kristofferson's brightest moments came at the end of the '60s and the beginning of the '70s: He wrote “Me and Bobby McGee,” released his classic album The Silver Tongued Devil and I, appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival and also became a highly visible actor in films like Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. At 83, this may be your last chance to see a living legend, the man who dated Janis Joplin, live onstage, playing his heart out y todo. Tickets for this all-ages show range in price from $33 to $60.