Not-So-Hollywood Life Unpronounceable At The Revolutions International Theatre Festival Kumail Nanjiani watched one Hollywood movie a day to prepare for college. Nanjiani’s parents insisted from a young age he attend a university [...] Amy Dalness \ Jan 10, 2008 Read More Kumail Nanjiani
Art Overload The city is abuzz with new art happenings—evidence that Albuquerque is a cultural epicenter teeming with talent. Two great shows opening this weekend [...] Amy Dalness \ Jan 10, 2008 Read More Dumas by Marianne Gendron
Year Of The Bookworm The Top 10 Titles Of 2007 2007 was a grim year for the book industry, but not for the books themselves. As newspapers took deep cuts out of their [...] John Freeman \ Jan 03, 2008 Read More
Art Haps The Top 10 Of 2007 In preparation for the end of 2007, former Arts Editor Steven Robert Allen and I sat down to talk art over hot bowls [...] Amy Dalness \ Jan 03, 2008 Read More Raymundo Sesma (right) stands in front of his new public artwork, created in collaboration with apprentice artists from Working Classroom. (Xavier Mascareñas)
Step Right Up Human Volcano At The Albuquerque Museum These days, polite people feel guilty about the natural human tendency to stare at other people with physical deformities or quirks. Jump back [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Dec 27, 2007 Read More A turn-of-the-century Albuquerque carnival (Courtesy of The Albuquerque Museum)
New Year, New Art Jump, dive, leap into your 2008 New Year’s resolution to listen more attentively to the creative muse chiming in the back of your [...] Amy Dalness \ Dec 27, 2007 Read More
Home Sweet Home Artstreet Presents Home Is Where The Art Is The talking heads on a prime-time news station said Paul Tucker would be homeless. The Vermont resident spent too many days in the [...] Amy Dalness \ Dec 20, 2007 Read More The Music Teacher , by Sharon Susie Sharie Lamb
Twelve Books For Christmas Or Yule, Or Kwanzaa, Or No Reason At All Got some impossible-to-buy-for types on your list? One of these twelve books should satisfy even the most difficult name on your list. Plus, [...] Lisa Lenard-Cook \ Dec 13, 2007 Read More
Jaded For The Holidays The Santaland Diaries At The Box Performance Space There should be a bumper sticker that reads "Take the mas out of Christmas." More gifts. More decorations. More shopping. More debt. The [...] Amy Dalness \ Dec 13, 2007 Read More Ross Kelly as the funky-fresh elf, Crumpet. (Courtesy of The Box Performance Space)
So Long, Sol Arts The newsletter-style e-mails from Sol Arts always start with the same headline: "Here’s what’s next at Sol Arts!" The e-mail I received last [...] Amy Dalness \ Dec 13, 2007 Read More
