Trinity Plus One Mariposa Gallery Vicki Bolens specializes in prints and collages. Renee B. Gentz creates elaborate quilted wall pieces. Susan Kennedy makes highly original jewelry out of [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Feb 02, 2006 Read More
A Bad News Day I just verified a wicked rumor: Our fellow homegrown weekly Crosswinds printed its final issue last week. You might expect the Alibi to [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 26, 2006 Read More
San Jose Taiko Popejoy Hall Taiko—the traditional Japanese drum—was once used by priests to repel evil spirits and insects from rice fields. Samurai used it to scare their [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 26, 2006 Read More
Brazilian Guitar Quartet Simms Center For The Performing Arts This weekend, Chamber Music Albuquerque presents performances by four Brazilian masters of the guitar. The Brazilian Guitar Quartet perform classical pieces on several [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 26, 2006 Read More
Culture Shock Write Side Up — You’d better rent yourself a cabin in the woods and finish off that masterpiece you keep telling everyone about. [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 26, 2006 Read More
Bad Doggie Let's just say I'm not exactly on the cutting edge of contemporary fashion. I have the same reaction to shopping for clothes as [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More
The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations An Interview With Jared Diamond If you walked up to random people on the street and asked them how the United States came to be the wealthiest, most [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More
Would You Like Some Fries With Your Rhombus? The Collective At The Trillion Space Not many people can afford to buy an entire mural. Even if they could afford one, most people couldn't fit it into their [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More
Culture Shock Haul Out Your Easel and Head for the Hills—It's time for the Wildlands Art! 2006 exhibit and fundraiser. Create photographs, paintings, sculptures or [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More
Bridge Over Troubled Water Our mayor is brilliant at mustering public support behind him—whether or not his plans are rational, or even legal. Back in October of [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Jan 19, 2006 Read More