Gallery Review: Boro Gallery A Gallery Dedicated To Super-Cooled Molten Sand In All Its Glory Troy Lowe and Brian Burge were tired of head shops. For years, the two glassblowers made pipes because they were more marketable than [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More Troy Lowe and Brian Burge, owners of Boro Gallery (Christie Chisholm)
Performance Preview: April Fools’ Comedy Concert Funnyman Remembers Three Decades Of Comedy In The Duke City Ronn Perea started a roaming comedy club in Albuquerque when no one knew what one was. It was December 1984. Perea was in [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More Ronn Perea (Ronn Perea)
Culture Shock: Used Books And Wildlife Where The Wild Things Are Virginia Maria Romero designed the first conservation stamp aimed at the wolf. Wolves are dog-like creatures that ranchers like to shoot. Romero will [...] John Bear \ Mar 31, 2011 Read More
Gallery Review: Valery Milovic Populates A World With Creepy But Cute Characters Valery Milovic Plays With Broken Toys Endearing, chubby creatures with big eyes greeted me as I entered the Mariposa Gallery. Getting closer, the pieces revealed themselves as more ominous. [...] Summer Olsson \ Mar 24, 2011 Read More “I don’t know what you’re so angry about; I’m the one who has to get toasted.” (Mariposa Gallery)
Poetry Contest: The Results Of The Alibi’s First-Ever Villanelle Contest The Results Of The Alibi ’S First Annual And Probably Last Ever Villanelle Contest The Villanelle Contest has been a complete success. We received more than 20 entries, and so far no one has stuck their head [...] John Bear \ Mar 24, 2011 Read More
Performance Review: Little Thieves Steal The Show In Oliver! Little Thieves Steal The Show Oliver! is a sad story. The musical, based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, finds the titular orphan boy abandoned and raised in [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 24, 2011 Read More “I can’t take it anymore! Kids, kids everywhere!” (Landmark Musicals)
Gallery Review: Latina Artists Challenge Notions Of Beauty With ¡Que Feo! At 105 Art Gallery Latina Artists Challenge Notions Of Beauty With Nightmarish Displays Vistas Latinas are accomplished in getting people to think, feel and discuss, and their latest show at 105 Art Gallery, ¡Que Feo! , [...] Chiquita Paschal \ Mar 17, 2011 Read More Elaine Soto reads poetry at the opening of ¡Que Feo! (Chiquita Paschal)
Culture Shock: As The Alibi’s Eighth Annual Photo Contest Draws To A Close, Look At Polaroids; World-Class T.v. Comedy Writers Present “The Other F Word—How To Write Funny” Photo Contest Ends. In The Meantime ... The window to submit photos for the eighth annual Alibi Photo Contest closes on Thursday, March 17, at 5 p.m. Thank you to [...] John Bear \ Mar 17, 2011 Read More John Bear circa 1972
Culture Shock: John Bear Ponders A Career Change Literature Once Again Provides Employment Opportunities The economy is in bad shape. Collective bargaining is under attack. Unemployment is high. The country appears to be headed for another Great [...] John Bear \ Mar 10, 2011 Read More
Performance Preview: Global Dancefest Touches Down At North Fourth Art Center They Just Wanna Dance, Dance, Dance Marjorie Neset is a self-described "obsessive traveler and geographer." In 2008, a research grant landed her in Maputo, Mozambique, to investigate the local [...] Sam Adams \ Mar 10, 2011 Read More I Drink the Air Before Me by Stephen Petronio Company (Sarah Silver)