Business: The Octopus And The Fox New Store Continues Where Panda Robot Left Off The Octopus and the Fox is the brainchild of four women who wanted a place for Albuquerque shoppers to be able to buy [...] John Bear \ Mar 10, 2011 Read More (John Bear)
Performance Review: Othello At The Aux Dog Theatre Othello Bodes Well For Aux Dog Aux Dog has stepped up its game. As I mentioned in my last review on the space [“The End of the Beginning,” Jan. [...] Christie Chisholm \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More They look so in love. Seriously though, don’t get attached. (Aux Dog Theatre)
Culture Shock: Villanelle Contest. Hard. Why Do Haiku? Villanelle Is Swell. Haiku is fun. The haiku contests at the Alibi are a big hit (look for the 2011 edition in September). It’s a chance [...] John Bear \ Mar 03, 2011 Read More
Culture Shock: Alan Arkin Comes To Albuquerque Hey Kids, It’s Alan Arkin We all know Alan Arkin as the profane, heroin-snorting grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine . But he was also Ernie Lazarro in The [...] John Bear \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More Alan Arkin as Capt. Yossarian
An Interview With Lewis Black The Pre-Eminent Mad Comedian Talks With The Alibi Lewis Black makes a living being angry on television. On a recent “Back in Black” segment on “The Daily Show,” he railed against [...] John Bear \ Feb 24, 2011 Read More He’s not really this angry. (Clay McBride)
Photo Essay: Latino/A Visual Imaginary: Intersection Of Word & Image Works From The 516 Arts Exhibition Alibi \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More "Badius Botanicals: Bracero," giclée print by Amalia Mesa-Bains (courtesy of 516 ARTS)
Culture Shock: Enter The Alibi ‘S Eighth Annual Photo Contest! Attention Button-Pushers (Photographers) Does your family shout “Damn you, paparazzo!” every time you enter the room? Do you see the beauty in telephone lines crisscrossing the [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More
Interview: Kai Margarida-Ramírez De Arellano Merges “Hardcore” With “Girly” In Her Mesmerizing Papel Picado Pieces Former Albuquerquean Mixes The Old With The New Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of her formative years in New Mexico. Her art, in part, [...] John Bear \ Feb 17, 2011 Read More "Juárez," papel picado by Kai Margarida-Ramírez de Arellano (courtesy of 516 ARTS)
Interview: The Tamarind Institute Looks To The Future The Tamarind Institute Looks To The Future With the 50 th anniversary of Tamarind Institute still glimmering in the rearview mirror, I sat down to talk with gallery director Arif [...] David Leigh \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More “Dust Mine Marketing #2” by Ethan Murrow (Courtesy of the Tamarind Institute)
Culture Shock: Valentine’s Day Cheer And Jeer Valentine’s Day: Love It Valentine’s Day tends to make me feel barfy. Another thing that makes me want to vomit is people who hate on gay folks. [...] John Bear \ Feb 10, 2011 Read More
