Gallery Review: New Mexico’s African American Legacy At Nhcc Proves Forgotten Past Is Almost Always The Most Interesting The Forgotten Past Is Almost Always The Most Interesting As a history nerd, I’ve often wondered what exactly it is that draws me to certain people or times. For example, I love [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jul 01, 2010 Read More The Hibler family in Chilton, Texas (Courtesy of Clarence Fielder and the Henry Fielder Family)
Performance Review: The Vortex Theatre Tests Its “Will Power” The Vortex Theatre Tests Its “Will Power” Bard purists beware: The Vortex version of Much Ado About Nothing is set in the Roaring ’20s. Think flappers, bon vivants, martinis, cigarettes [...] Khyber Oser \ Jul 01, 2010 Read More Beatrice (Kate Costello) and Benedick (Peter Diseth) strike a Jazz Age pose for an unconventional Much Ado About Nothing . (Image courtesy of Vortex Theatre)
Commentary: The Paolo Soleri Is Closing, And That Totally Sucks The Paolo Soleri Is Closing, And That Totally Sucks After laboriously banging out 650 words about the closure of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in Santa Fe, I realized something that made me [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More Since 1965 the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater has been part of Santa Fe’s cultural scene. As of August, it will be no more than dust. (Raffaele Elba, courtesy of Arcosanti Foundation)
Performance Preview: Bill Evans Dances Through The Prime Of Life With On Turning 70! Bill Evans Dances Through The Prime Of Life Bill Evans returns to New Mexico for On Turning 70! , a performance of modern and tap styles that celebrates Evans’ 70 th [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More At 70, Bill Evans still has moves. (Jim Dusen)
Culture Shock: Funnies, Art Buying And Dead Presidents Java Jokes No, caffeine junkies, it’s not a triple shot of espresso, dumped into a cup of coffee with java whipped cream on top. Or [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More
Culture Shock Gets Crafty: Knitting, Colcha, Silk Painting, Weekly Open Drawing Sessions At The Harwood My knitting hero, I’ll call her “Our Lady of Crafting,” once advised me, “make a hat or a scarf for a boyfriend—never a [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More
Performance Review: In The Pulpit With Aux Dog Theatre In The Pulpit With Aux Dog Theatre Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the “Rumble in the Rectory.”In the right corner, hailing from old-school Catholicism, weighing in at a comfortably paunchy [...] Khyber Oser \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Mark Dolson (played by David Cooper, Jr.) spars with Father Farley (Steven Suttle) in an ideological cage fight. (Craig Stoebling)
Performance Review: All The Train's A Stage All The Train's A Stage It’s an ordinary Saturday afternoon on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Travelers head north to Santa Fe, no one pays much attention [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 17, 2010 Read More Christina Slyter and Andrew Leith play a game of “Strangers on a Train.” (Patricia Sauthoff)
Heart Art: An Exhibition At Unmh Is Good For Your Health You’ll Actually Want To Go To The Hospital. Really. “My children.” That’s what Dr. Jonathan Abrams calls the the gangster crouching in a silver gelatin print, the frail lilacs rendered with watercolor, [...] Samara Alpern \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More An unexpected art gallery at UNM Hospital is good for your health. (Patricia Sauthoff)
Culture Shock: Land Art, Shakespeare, Artist’s Wives—Oh My! You’ve run amok in rainbows, you’ve been prouder than your mom was that time you got second place in the spelling bee back [...] Patricia Sauthoff \ Jun 10, 2010 Read More