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Dateline: SpainA squash club has come under fire after top

female competitors at the 2019 Asturias

Squash Championship received vibrators, wax

hair removal kits and electronic foot

exfoliators as gifts alongside their trophies.

Male participants reportedly only received

trophies. BBC News reports that

championship winner Elisabet Sadó said she

believed organizers probably “just wanted to be

funny or different,” but that their choice of

prizes was sexist. According to The Sun,

Squash Oviedo, the club responsible for

organizing the contest, made a public apology,

acknowledging that a mistake had been made

but claiming that there had been no sexist

intent behind the decision. The top four

female competitors returned their gifts and

sent complaint letters to the Asturias Squash

Federation. Maribel Toyos, a spokesman for

the federation, condemned the club. “It’s the

height of sexism. We had no idea the women

were going to receive these gifts,” she said. “It

makes no sense for the club to apologise but at

the same time say the gifts are not sexist.”

Three leaders at Squash Oviedo—including

the club’s president Nacho Manzano—have

resigned over the incident. The club has

canceled all events for the rest of the year.

Dateline: MassachusettsPolice are clueless about the motive and

identity of a mysterious home intruder who

cleaned a man’s house from top to bottom but

didn’t steal anything. According to The Boston

Globe, Marlborough, Mass., resident Nate

Roman returned home from work earlier this

month to find his house had been cleaned

without his knowledge or consent. Roman said

someone had entered his home while he was

away and made the beds, vacuumed the floors

and cleaned the toilets. The intruder even

folded origami roses from the toilet paper rolls

in the restroom, a technique often practiced by

housecleaning professionals. The only room

that had not been cleaned was the kitchen.

No items appeared to be missing, and the

home appeared undamaged. Roman reported

the break-in to police, but Marlborough Police

Sergeant Daniel Campbell said the

department hadn’t encountered circumstances

like these before and were at a loss as to the

identity of the perpetrators. No similar reports

have been made to authorities. Roman told

reporters that he believes he accidentally left

the backdoor unlocked, and that a

housecleaning service might have mistakenly

gone to the wrong address. He said he kept the

paper roses as “souvenirs.”

Dateline: VirginiaA healthy dog has been euthanized to

fulfill her late owner’s wish to be buried

by her side. WWBT in Virginia reports

that Emma, a Shih Tzu mix, was sent to

Chesterfield County Animal Shelter in

Chesterfield, Va., earlier this month after

her owner’s death. She stayed at the

shelter for two weeks, during which time

authorities were in contact with the

executor of the dead owner’s estate.

Carrie Jones, manager of Chesterfield

Animal Services, told reporters that it was

suggested to the executor on multiple

occasions that the dog be given to a new

owner and allowed to live. Nevertheless,

Emma was retrieved by a representative of

the state last week. The dog was taken to

a local veterinarian who was willing to

put her down. Her remains were then

taken to a Richmond pet cremation

center, cremated, placed into an urn and

returned to the representative of the

deceased woman’s estate, as per her will.

It is not illegal to euthanize a healthy

animal, since pets are considered the

personal property of their owners, but

many veterinarians refuse the practice on

ethical grounds. It is illegal in Virginia to

bury an animal in the same commercial

cemetery that carries human remains;

however, a few exceptions are made for

privately owned cemeteries. It is unclear if

Emma’s remains will be interred with her

owner’s.

Dateline: ConnecticutA Connecticut fugitive told police he’d

turn himself in if a Facebook post

featuring his wanted poster received

enough “likes.” Last week the City of

Torrington Police Department published a

post on Facebook with an attached image

of a wanted poster for Jose Simms, a

fugitive who is charged with multiple

counts of failure to appear in court.

According to the post, police made

contact with Simms on Facebook, and he

agreed to turn himself in if the post

received over 15,000 “likes.” An officer

reportedly negotiated with Simms, who

originally wanted to see 20,000 “likes” on

the post before turning himself into

authorties. The post went viral, and the

required 15,000 “likes” minimum was

quickly met, but an update to the post

said Simms had not yet fulfilled his side of

the bargain. Authorities have promised to

post new information as it becomes

available. In the meantime, they are

asking any residents with information

pertaining to Simms’ whereabouts to come

forward. “Regardless of the number of

‘Likes’ this post receives, we will continue

to utilize the resources we have available

to us to locate both suspects and take

them into custody,” wrote an officer. a

Compiled by Joshua Lee. Email your weird

news to [email protected].


Some Charges Against Padilla DroppedA judge has dismissed five of the charges leveledagainst former New Mexico Taxation and RevenueSecretary Demesia Padilla in her embezzlementcase.

Last December, Padilla, one of former Gov.Susana Martinez’s Cabinet appointees, pleadednot guilty to multiple counts of embezzlement andcorruption. She was accused of stealing nearly$25,000 from former accounting client Harold’sGrading & Trucking and using her position asTaxation and Revenue Secretary to interfere witha tax audit—both of which are felony offenses.She was also charged with five misdemeanorsrelated to allegations that she had improperlyaccessed the confidential tax records of formerclients using a state system.

Last week, KOB reported that Judge MaryMarlowe Sommer dismissed the five misdemeanorcharges, saying Attorney General HectorBalderas’ office filed the complaints under anethics statute that was inappropriate for the case.The AG’s Office says it has asked the appellatecourts to review the dismissal.

Padilla still faces both felony charges.

Leaders Call For Border ActionA group of law enforcement officials and countycommissioners sent a letter to the state’scongressional delegation, reportedly saying theyare facing an immigration crisis at the state’ssouthern border and asking for a commitment toPresident Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

According to KRQE, a number of sheriffs andcounty commissioners from New Mexico’ssouthern regions are claiming that they have beendealing with a rise in illegal drug seizures andhuman trafficking. Otero County CommissionChairman Couy Griffin told reporters that in April,the dollar amount of all drugs that were seized wasaround $61,000. He said it was only around$3,500 in February and $23,000 in March. Griffinsaid the rise is a direct result of “an unsecuredborder.” In April, Border Patrol shut down NewMexico’s interior border checkpoints. In response,Otero County Commissioners unanimously votedto declare a state of emergency and requestedthat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham send NationalGuard troops to man the checkpoints. The requestwas denied.

County leaders are now asking that NationalGuard troops be sent to man the border so BorderPatrol agents can return to their posts at theinterior checkpoints.

Low-Level Arrests UpNew Mexico State Police have made hundreds ofarrests in Albuquerque over the last month. Manyof those arrests were reportedly made insituations where city police would have beenbarred from acting.

As part of the new Metro Surge Operation,about 50 state police officers were assigned topatrol Albuquerque in an attempt to curb areported rise in crime. KOAT reports that statepolice have been apprehending suspects that thecity’s police force would have been unable toarrest. A directive from the Albuquerque PoliceDepartment two years ago forbids officers fromarresting suspects involved in nonviolentmisdemeanors such as shoplifting, possessing drugparaphernalia and criminal trespass. State police,however, have no such limitations, and havereportedly been arresting a number of low-levelsuspects.

Shaun Willoughby, president of theAlbuquerque Police Officers’ Association haspraised the actions of the state police to reporters,saying, “Part of the problem with Albuquerque’scrime is because the Albuquerque PoliceDepartment is handcuffed.” a

NEWS CITY BY JOSHUA LEE NEWS | COUNCIL WATCH

The Council ApprovesMayor’s budget survives, mostly intact

department along with contract legal services aswell. This does not include settlement amounts.There is about $27 million set aside in RiskManagement to pay settlements. Also within thelegal budget is $412,000 in funding for the Officeof Equity and Inclusion.

It will take $1.07 million to run the Mayor’soffice and another $5 million to keep theCouncil at the governing table. The Office ofInspector General will get $505,000 in the nextfiscal year. While the Office of Internal Auditand Investigations will have $976,000 to keeptabs on city’s fiduciary agents and funds. And theCity Clerk will have a little more than $2.1million to run that office.

Speaking of top dogs, the city’s AnimalWelfare department will get about $12.4 millionin funding for fiscal year 2020.

Fun StuffAlmost $5.4 million will go to keeping the city’sclass act public swimming pools. For those whoprefer a walk, ride or run in the city’s bountifulopen space, the budget will distribute $4.3million to keep those in top shape. A nice $20million is allocated for overall city parkmaintenance and about $15 million-plus forgeneral recreation services. For all thosechanneling Tiger Woods, it will take $6.4 millionto staff and upkeep the city’s challenging golfcourses.

The BioPark will get about $17 million foroperations and for some projects. The city’smuseums will have $6.6 million to operate andseveral museum projects will get $187,000; about$13 million is set aside for library operations andspecial projects and $5 million for all those funcommunity events we all like to attend. Ourworld-renowned airport or Sunport will getalmost $79 million for management, operations,maintenance and security. The Isotope’s baseballstadium will take $1.2 million to operate withanother million going to debt service on thestadium.

InfrastructureAt least $71 million will go towards keepingthose reliable solid waste trucks and folks cruisingthe neighborhoods gathering up all the stuff that

we don’t want anymore. The transit departmentwhich runs the city buses will get about $50million—$2.4 million of that is budgeted to thefailed Central Avenue Albuquerque RapidTransit project. At least $20 million will go intoour thousands of miles of streets and fund otherstreet services, such as filling potholes. It willtake at least $12 million to keep the lights andother utilities on at city buildings according tothe Mayor’s budget.

Taking CareBurqueños want to take care of their own, sobuilt into the budget is almost $23 million forhomelessness, substance abuse, mental healthservices, sexual assault, domestic violence andservices or abused youth. The WestsideEmergency Shelter will get about $8 million tooperate year-round instead of just during thewinter. Our young folks will get a cool million tofund 80,000 out of school and summer programslots. Another $13 million will go into healthand human services, child and family services,educational initiatives and gang intervention. Atotal of about $79 million will be spent on allfamily and community services, which includespopular senior centers and community centers.

Money MagnetsAt least $10 million will get pumped intoeconomic development programs such as theLocal Economic Development Act. Much ofthis money comes from the Lodgers’ Tax andHospitality Fee funds and are set aside fortourism and economic development.Albuquerque had a good 2018 with Netflix,TaskUs, Topgolf and Carenet projects makinginvestments in the metro area. a

Send your comments about the City Council to

[email protected].

The next meetings of

The Albuquerque City Council:

Wednesday May 29, 5pm and Monday June 3, 5pm

Vincent E. Griego Chambers

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Center

1 Civic Plaza

View it on GOV TV 16 or at cabq.gov/govtv

BY CAROLYN CARLSON

Have you been asking yourself how the morethan $1 billion dollars described in MayorKeller’s budget will be spent by the City of

Albuquerque in its fiscal year 2020 budget?Weekly Alibi was curious so we took a look at theover $1 billion budget that was approved by theCouncil at its May 20 meeting.

What Budget?Spring in Burque brings unpredictable weatherand city budget planning. Mayor Tim Keller sentthe City Council a $1.1 billion budget toconsider, amend and approve. While theCouncil shifted about $3 million around a bit, itpretty much kept Keller’s proposed budgetintact. This year’s wallet-busting budget willtake effect on July 1 and is 11 percent higherthan last year’s $997 million pot of money tokeep the city rolling along. About 37 percent ofthe money comes from gross receipts tax.Property taxes generate about 14 percent of thebucks. The rest of the money comes from othertaxes, fines, permits and otherintergovernmental and enterprise funds.

Public Safety PriorityPublic safety funding took center stage with justunder 50 percent of the overall General Fundexpenditures going to public safety. There isabout $209 million allocated for theAlbuquerque Police Department needs such asadministrative, investigative, neighborhoodpolicing (the Blues on the street), off-dutypolice overtime, vehicles, prisoner transport andprofessional accountability. This includes fullfunding to add another 100 officers to the ranksof the approximately 914 sworn officerscurrently on the streets. The City has a goal of1,053 sworn officers working their beats.Another $1 million was set aside for policecivilian oversight to keep the public’s watchdogeye focused. In 2018, the city implemented athree-eighths of a cent gross receipts tax to fundpublic safety.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue will get about $97million for operations of various emergencymedical services such as dispatch, emergencyresponse and services, fire prevention, logisticsand training. AFR will receive some welldeserved bucks to expand the HEART or HomeEngagement Alternative Response Team whodo home checks on those who have a history ofcalling the emergency medical system for non-fatal emergencies. AFR responds to more than100,000 medical calls a year which is about 85percent of their total calls that also include firecalls. Another hot $1 million is tossed into theAFR pot of money from the State Fire Fund.

The Top DogsLooks like the city’s legal needs will take up $6.3million. This is money to run the legal

ERIC WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHYCouncilors Peña, Sanchez and Harris


weapons should the need arise. In the early ’60sscientists at Sandia saw the implementation ofone of the first lightweight, tactical nuclearbombs, the B61.

Eventually this super-deadly weapon wasoutfitted with a variable yield function.Referred to in house as the “dial-a-yield, ” theB61 is still a main feature of our nation’s nuclearstockpile. Thousands are stored at KUMMSC,the underground munitions storage facility onKirtland Air Force Base that replaced ManzanoNuclear Base in 1992.

Sandia continued to dutifully execute itsmission with urgency as the Cold Warproceeded; geopolitics became morecomplicated. When the Cold War ended, theorganization doubled down, like a black widowspider digging into a concrete foundation,waiting for a winter it was determined tosurvive.

While on that journey, the entity hascontinued to contribute to Burque’s economyand culture. This economic effect is clearenough; the lab, its associated subcontractorsand even camp followers continue to seesupport from elected officials who recognize thecrucial role that robustly funded defenselaboratories and Air Force bases play in thelocal economies of New Mexican cities asdivergent as Clovis and Albuquerque.

And now the hawks have returned. As thelocal daily noted, the lab conducts all sorts ofresearch, but the nuclear kind is its forte—bydesign.

The local paper also quoted a Sandiamanager who said, “The nuclear weaponsprograms are at an all-time high. That’s thenumber one reason for the new positions.There’s huge demand there.”

Whoa.

At the CrossroadsWe wondered exactly what sorts of jobs Sandiahas available for Burqueños who have nocompuction about possibly being responsible forthe end of all things, and so we visited their jobswebsite, just like the daily suggested. Here’swhat we came up with, carnales.

NEWS | ON ASSIGNMENT

Where to Now, Sandia?Key to the future or path to apocalypse?

BY AUGUST MARCH

The big news on the local economic front thispast week came from Sandia NationalLaboratories, the laboratory that fairly looms

on the city’s southern border; everything southof Gibson and north of Belen seemingly hassomething to do with the mission of the labs. It’sa vast place on the region’s map that influenceseverything and everyone around it.

As kids we referred to Sandia as the“Watermelon Ranch,” and our fathers andmothers and neighbors drove out there everymorning, down Eubank and Wyoming towardthe gates. That was funny but even back then,we knew how important the place was; so muchso that beyond jokes, nobody really talked aboutwhat went on there.

The labs have played a pivotal role in thecultural and economic structure of postwarAlbuquerque and that fact, as well as the matterof the industries that the lab engenders andsupports, have once again come into the publiceye.

This week, there’s gold in the words comingfrom Sandia. The labs are looking to hire up to1,900 positions—1,000 of which are totally newto their various programs. The income andinfrastructure that results from those new, high-tech engineering, math, research and technicaljobs should be welcome in a city still strugglingwith defining a successful economy. They’re justthe kind of jobs our burg needs to earn itssustainability wings. Or are they?

The latest call for employment throughSandia comes in addition to the more than 100jobs per year that the giant generates throughsubcontracting deals with local businesses andagreements with the state’s major universities toensure that the constantly evolving needs of thelab are reflected in the curriculums taughtthroughout the state’s university system. That’scorrect. The labs already wield significantinfluence in Burque and, in a very tangiblesense, determine the shape of post secondaryscience and engineering priorities for ourculture.

Large multinational corporate entities likeRaytheon have also made profitable movesthrough this subcontracting arrangement. Thefirm has been hiring since January for amicrowave weapons project sponsored by theAir Force. They anticipate a local workforce of225 will be needed to steer the project tocompletion.

Although that specific endeavor is removedfrom research, development and stewardship ofnuclear weapons, it does cause Raytheon toshare the weapons manufacturer label withSandia National Labs. The real business ofSandia National Labs—after all the shades ofgood mystery and of dark truth are passedthrough a picture of the labs and theiroperation—is to create, understand, control and

store materials and weapons that are capable ofdestroying all the life on this planet. At Sandiathey make and study and protect and catalogmachines designed to kill humans and theirworks by the megaton. And they’re hiring.

After the WarGo ahead and ask your abuelita, homie. Beforethe Manhattan Project and before the folks fromthe University of Chicago descended on NewMexico—coming through a portal in the space-time continuum that opened at the AlvaradoHotel, by the way—not much was going on inBurque. It was a small bucolic town in themiddle of the desert. The highway that runsthrough here made the exotic accessible andhence, tourism came to drive the economy …that is after cattle ranching and farming paid formost of the plata stored in state coffers.

Everything here changed with the coming ofthe Manhattan Project and subsequently theformation of the Sandia Corporation. In theyears following the end of the Second WorldWar, a Cold War and arms race, that usednuclear weapons as chess pieces, developedbetween the United States and the SovietUnion; the population of Albuquerque soared aspeople came out to work in the growing field ofnuclear weapons. During that time, manyhumans felt that the threat of communism wasan aggressive one, necessitating perpetualnuclear readiness.

In 1945, the ordnance testing subsidiary ofLos Alamos National Labs was called Z Divisionand by 1948, the group was providing personnelto monitor the nation’s growing stockpile ofnuclear weapons. Later that year, weaponsassembly activities commenced at Sandia andcontinued there until 1952. The next year, alarge utility corporation, Western Electric tookover management of the labs through itssubsidiary unit, the Sandia Corporation.

Beginning the the early 1950s, Sandia Labsbegan projects to study the wide-ranging effectsof nuclear explosions on the physicalenvironment as well as working on weapondesigns that would enable long-term storage andnear-instant deployment of thermonuclear

There is a business systems analyst job thatseems fab. It’s all about tackling complexbusiness issues across Sandia’s NuclearDeterrence mission and Nuclear SecurityEnterprise. In this position you may be workingwith idea that posits that a large, formidablearsenal is key to preventing war.

If you’re the scientific type, there’s a job asthe Research and Development Manager forPlasma Theory and Simulation. In this capacityyou would research what ionizing radiation doesto environments, systems and organisms. Hint:It’s not pretty, but in a scientific sense, it’s darnfascinating (like how flesh and concrete melt ina similar fashion when subjected to certainforms of radioactivity).

Perhaps you fancy chemistry more thanphysics, eh, young learner? Well then, shoot forthis one. Gas Transfer Systems HydrogenStorage Materials Engineer. You’ll be workingon the technological minutiae whose properdeployment ensures that each warhead fulfills itspotential and goes boom in a way that optimizesperformance and maximizes destruction.

Those bombs need to get to their target withmore than random precision, and you can bepart of the team that ensures they sowapocalyptic destruction when properly utilized,especially if you have a background in aerospaceengineering and consistently dream of hittingthe bullseye or helping design the nextgeneration of autonomous, hypersonic nukes.

There are also plenty of midlevel computertech jobs available at Sandia too, from solutionsarchitects to systems analysts. Each pays wellaccording to our investigation, and many onlyrequire a bachelor’s degree to boot. All arerelated to the Lab’s ongoing and previouslydescribed mission. For the properly educated andtrained—as well as for the city—suchopportunities loom large.

I Can Walk!But at the end of the day—and with a maniacalman in the White House—we questioncontinued reliance on nuclear weapons, both asan instrument of economics and as a deterrentto war. We get it; Albuquerque’s Sandia Labsrepresents the heights to which American techhas raised itself.

But it also represents the dark place onwhich much of that success was borne. Nuclearwar is horrible and avoidable. But in a culturethat is continually and emotionally drawn to theflame—and one that intricately and expensivelystudies every aspect of the demon we ourselvesbirthed—we must know when to say enough isenough.

Even if saying no means ending collegesubsidies, stopping pork projects and not takingadvantage of all the cool space-age jobs on offer,freeing our culture from the nuclear devil as itmanifests itself in a hungry and controllingcorporatized military-industrial complex shouldbe job one for the progressive agenda. a

LSG.ORGSandia National Labs


NEWS | ENVIRONMENT

Let’s Get Polluted!Methane emissions are concerning

The publication of the study, meanwhile, hasdone little to put the kibosh on efforts by theLujan Grisham administration to further regulatethe production and emission of methane in thestate of New Mexico. The administration isapproaching the issue through proactiveregulatory actions and interactions with thestate’s extensive list of oil and gas producers whohave come to dominate the state’s economy inthe past couple years.

Methane in New MexicoA report published by the EnvironmentalDefense Fund in April 2019 suggests that currentEPA reporting of methane emissions in the stateamounts to underreporting and that, in fact, gasextraction operations are responsible formethane emissions that are “approximately fivetimes more than EPA data suggests, or about1.016 million metric tons in 2017.”

Again test parameters, data-gatheringmethods and overall outcome expectations havemuch to do with this discrepancy. Much like thesituation at the NAOA, the direct result of suchmethodologies, in combination with closeassociations with the industry being investigated,may have resulted in underreporting—andconsequently a view that there is no crisis, afterall—of a critical component in the climatechange equation.

Progressive EffortsAccording to the Environmental Defense Fund,strict enforcement directed toward loweringmethane emissions in the state would result inhaving access to $43 million in funds lost totaxation and royalties paid to wasted methanethat is lost to the air and contributes significantlyto global climate change.

In line with such a plan, house Democrats,led by cosponsor Ben Ray Lujan (D-NewMexico), presented legislation this month to setspecific caps for methane emissions. Thislegislative action comes in the face of thereversal of rules from the Department of theInterior by the Trump administration. The newlaws would require DOI to establish morestringent requirements for total emissions as wellas for the reporting of emissions by federalagencies.

Meanwhile, state agencies in The Land ofEnchantment have taken on the task puttingmethane out to pasture as well. In April, theNew Mexico Environmental Department beganundertaking renewed regulatory efforts in concertwith the executive order 2019-003, whichaddresses the state’s response to global climatechange and energy waste mitigation.

Lujan Grisham’s executive order recognizesthe threat of global climate change for what it is.The order calls for strict regulation anddevelopment of a task force to create a climatestrategy. It also calls for adherence to the ParisAccords, sharply defining its progressivism andsubsequent call for action. a

BY AUGUST MARCH

There is a lot of methane in these parts.The global warming phenomenon is helpedalong by the emission of this hydrocarbon gas

because it is heavy and traps heat in theatmosphere. There’s a heap of it floating over thestate for two reasons: natural gas production andcows.

Now the state is taking action to regulate andultimately limit the amount of this dangeroussubstance being floated into the atmosphere bynatural gas extraction operations throughoutThe Land of Enchantment while attempts torestore variations of the methane rule continueup on Capitol Hill in Washington.

This legislative and regulatory action comesat a time when fears of radical, human-causedclimate change are on the increase, even in theface of reports from a national environmentalagency that point to a less catastrophic modelbased on observations made over a 10-yearperiod.

The report issued by the NationalAtmospheric and Oceanic Administration—admittedly a division within the US CommerceDepartment run by millionaire investor WilburRoss, a technocrat with ties to both Russian andVenezuelan oil and gas transport firms—showedless of an increase in greenhouse gases than waspredicted by climate scientists.

Interestingly, the methods used to gatherthese findings have come under question, even itseems, by some of the scientists who publishedthe data.

The data is self-reported. Oil and gascompanies with operations at 20 long-termsampling sites around the country in NOAA’sGlobal Greenhouse Gas Reference Networkwere asked to report their methane emissions tothe NAOA. Further, the measurement methodsused for the detection of ethane, a byproduct ofmethane, to measure methane output from non-organic sources (cows don’t produce ethane).

So the study didn’t take into accountmethane produced by organic sources and wasultimately based on data produced by the mainproducers themselves. Given thesecircumstances, it’s no wonder that the documentconcluded that there had been no statisticallysignificant increase in atmospheric methane overthe past 10 years.

But project scientist Xin Lan told theCarlsbad daily, “you want to track methane, youhave to measure methane.” Data furthersuggested that any rise in methane levels hadbeen “dominated” by organic processes like thoseinvolving dairy farms and cattle ranches.

Lan seems confident that with more samplingsites and better data-gathering techniques, therewould be a better accounting of both theamounts and origins of this greenhouse gaspollutant, telling the Carlsbad Current Argus inconclusion that, “If we had more sampling sites,we would be able to provide more specificityabout methane sources in regions dominated byagriculture and oil and gas.”


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EVENT HORIZON MAY 30-JUNE 5

MEAT ME AT THE WINEBAR

First of all, there’s a wagyu beef farm like 45minutes from Albuquerque. So why don’t wesee more of this top-grade exquisite beef fromLone Mountain on this side of the mountain?VARA Wines aims to remedy that. Wagyu +Wine is a four-course meal that includes bothhors d’oeuvres and dessert and is next level inboth taste and innovation. For $145 plus tax,including gratuity, dine on grape and almondgazpacho, sirloin tartare with quail egg, grilledoctopus, Spanish “sushi” and so much more.Don’t forget each course is paired withprecision to a beautiful glass of vino. Let thesizzling smells take over as chef Javier Montanosurprises and titillates your taste buds with hiscreative menu on Saturday, June 1 from 6 to9pm. VARA WINES 315 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, 6 TO 9PM

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CIVIL RESTTHROUGH ART

Moving beyond the hashtag andinto Albuquerque Civic Plaza onSaturday, June 1 from 9am to10pm is the second annual#ArtsNotViolence communityfestival. This free, all-ages, familyfriendly event is part of an initiativeto encourage the community toeschew violence in favor of moreartistic endeavors that have beendescribed by Mayor Tim Keller as“a beacon of hope and change.”For more information on thisevent, see artsnotviolence.org.CIVIC PLAZA 1 CIVIC PLAZA,

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POLLINATORS

UNITE AND TAKE

OVER

If you are ignorant about butterflies,

perhaps you should attend a

local celebration of national

Butterfly Education andAwarenessDay on Saturday, June 1 from

9am to 2pm at Plant World.

Honor these pollinators and gain

a greater awareness of their role

in our ecosystem. Actual butterflies

will be on hand to answer

questions at this free, all-agesevent. For more information, see

wingsofenchantment.com. PLANT

WORLD 250 EL PUEBLO NE, 9AM TO 2PM

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CAT ON YOUR HEAD

They say you can’t learn funny, but when

comedy royalty like Kevin McDonald rolls

through town, it would be dumb to not at

least test the theory. Join “The Kids in

the Hall” cofounder this Saturday, June1, at The Box Performance Space as he

guides aspiring creators through his

process at Sketch Writing with KevinMcDonald. Share your work and get

notes from the master. McDonald employs

some of the material produced in the

workshop for sketch performances at a

screening of Kids in the Hall: Brain

Candy happening later in the evening.

The workshop runs from 10am to 5:30pm,

and tickets are $180. THE BOX PERFORMANCE

SPACE 114 GOLD AVE SW, 10AM TO 5:30PM

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GET RECRUITED

Sweaty men and soaring harmonies makethe perfect amuse-bouche for Burque pridefestivities. The New Mexico Gay Men’sChorus Community Outreach Ensemble,the NM QTones, perform the nationalanthem at Pride on the Pitch on Wednesday,June 5 at Isotopes Park. Watch NewMexico United square off against theOklahoma City Energy. Plus, the first 5,000fans receive a limited edition NM Unitedrainbow flag free. If that’s not enoughcolor, exclusive pride merchandise isavailable for purchase throughout thegame. Tickets range in price from $13 to$99 for this all-ages event. Gates open at5:30 and kickoff is at 7pm. ISOTOPES PARK

1601 AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ SE, 7 TO 10PM

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Compiled by Ashli Kesali. Submit your events at alibi.com/events.

GO COUNTRY

In the country-and-western dream August March usually has aftereating way too much Texas-style BBQ, Hooterville is everywhere and“Hee Haw” is playing on every channel. And George Jones is lurkingright around the corner to dispense the best marriage advice hecan muster. Imagine our music reporter’s wondrous surprise, then,when he awoke this week to discover that a thing called theFarmhouse Ale Event is happening on Saturday, June 1 at LorettoPark in Bernalillo from noon until 4pm. This countrified festivalfeatures local craft beer, wine, artisan foods, games, a petting zoo, acar show, a kids’ play area and some mighty fine music, too. Theheadliner is none other than bluesy Southern songstress GraceAskew; she’s supported by great country acts like Cody Joe Hodgesand Syd Masters, so get ready for some pickin’ and grinnin’!Tickets for this all-ages, daylong hootenanny range in price from $5for children under $12 to $20 for VIP seating. Visitfarmhousealeevent.com for tickets and more information. And don’tforget your boots. They come in handy out West. LORETTO PARK 243 S

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KIMO THEATRE Fitness NM. Check out an all-natural sports andfitness model show. 423 Central Ave NW. 5-8pm. 768-3544.alibi.com/v/6hg6.

OUTDOORELENA GALLEGOS PICNIC AREA National Trails Day. Enjoy a dayof service cleaning up the local open spaces. 8:30am-1pm.alibi.com/v/6gnb. Also, Trails and the Land. Kyle Bality discussesthe importance and sustainability of trails. 7100 Tramway BlvdNE. 3-4pm. alibi.com/v/6hkt.

WELLNESS/FITNESSCHINESE CULTURE CENTER Chin Na: Self Defense Against

Weapon Attacks. Dr. Keith Winterkorn holds a seminar on the artof seizing and grasping. The reviews the basics and demonstratescounter-attacks by others holding weapons such as knives, sticksand guns. 427 Adams St SE. $80-$85. 18+. 264-9876.alibi.com/v/6h9l.

MAMA’S MINERALS Intro to Crystals Class. An introduction tometaphysics and crystal healing. Reservations required. 80020th Street NW. 10:30-11:30am. 15+. 266-8443.alibi.com/v/6gzv.

SUNDAY JUNE 2

KIDSJCPENNEY AT COTTONWOOD MALL Mini-Me Father’s Day Event.

10000 Coors Bypass NW. 10am. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.

WELLNESS/FITNESSTINGLEY BEACH Sunset Yoga on the Bosque. This all-levels flow

and meditation is practiced outdoors in the open space. 1800

Tingley Dr SW. 7-8pm. ALL-AGES! 362-3617. alibi.com/v/6iaf.

MONDAY JUNE 3

KIDSALAMOSA LIBRARY Big Bubble Circus. Jim Jackson brings a hilarious

mix of circus magic and buffoonery with soap bubbles in every size

and form. 6900 Gonzales SW. 10:30-11:30am. ALL-AGES! 836-0684.

alibi.com/v/6hpy.

MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL Manzano High School Mini Monarch

Soccer Camp. Players in grades K through 8 work with the Manzano

High School Girls’ Soccer Team and Coaches to develop skills, tech-

niques, tactics and to share their love of the game. 12200 Lomas

Blvd. NE. $60. 8-11am. ALL-AGES! 292-0090, ext. 144.

alibi.com/v/6g3p.

TAYLOR RANCH LIBRARY Andy Mason Music. NM musician, Andy

Mason, brings his original, award-winning, educational, bilingual,

interactive, fun with music. 5700 Bogart St NW. 10:30-11:30am.

ALL-AGES! 897-8816. alibi.com/v/6i25.

THURSDAY MAY 30

KIDSJCPENNEY AT COTTONWOOD MALL Mini-Me Father’s Day Event.Make memories with special Father’s Day portraits. 10000Coors Bypass NW. 10am. ALL-AGES! 353-5535.alibi.com/v/6hwe.

WELLNESS/FITNESSLAW OFFICES OF GLASHEEN VALLES & INDERMAN PostMemorial Day Blood Drive. Donate blood to potentially savea life and register to win a Harley-Davidson Iron 883 Sportster.4300 San Mateo Blvd NE. 11am-2pm. 18+. alibi.com/v/6g3m.

FRIDAY MAY 31

SUBMATERIAL LLC Studio Moving Sale. The company lets goof extra office wares, furniture, tools, appliances, wall coveringsand more as they move into a new space. Everything is pricedto sell. 6000 Midway Park Blvd NE. 10am-4pm. ALL-AGES!891-8356. alibi.com/v/6i53.

KIDSJCPENNEY AT COTTONWOOD MALL Mini-Me Father’s Day Event.10000 Coors Bypass NW. 10am. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.

SPOWELLNESS/FITNESSMAMA’S MINERALS The Art of Energy Work. Learn the historyof chakras and how to heal imbalances in the chakra systems.Also take home seven chakra stones. Registration required.800 20th Street NW. $30. 5-6pm. 15+. 266-8443.alibi.com/v/6gzu.

MAPLE STREET DANCE SPACE All Levels Hip-Hop Dance Class.Learn the techniques that make this style so much fun to playwith socially and professionally. 3215 Central Ave NE. $15.7:10pm. ALL-AGES! 440-6265. alibi.com/v/69q2.

SATURDAY JUNE 1

KILT CHECK BREWING COMPANY Super Smash BrewsTournament. Three stock, seven minutes, no FS meter and noitems for Battlefield and Omega stages only. All persons underthe age of 21 must be accompanied by a legal guardian. 4814Hardware Dr NE. 5-10pm. ALL-AGES! 881-0234.alibi.com/v/6i7y.

SUBMATERIAL LLC Studio Moving Sale. 6000 Midway ParkBlvd NE. 10am-4pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31 listing.

KIDSJCPENNEY AT COTTONWOOD MALL Mini-Me Father’s Day Event.10000 Coors Bypass NW. 10am. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.

LOMAS-TRAMWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY Summer Reading Kickoff.Sign up for the summer reading program and celbrate withcrafts, outdoor activities,and treats. 908 Eastridge Dr NE.10:30am-12:30pm. ALL-AGES! 291-6295. alibi.com/v/6hv9.

NEX+GEN ACADEMY FIRST Robotics RevUP: STEM Igniter.Students grades ages 12 to 18 are introduced to the roboticscompetition and what it means to join a team and competein the Star Wars themed 2019-2020 season. 5325Montgomery Blvd NE. 11am-3pm. ALL-AGES! 219-1023.alibi.com/v/6h4f.

WHAT GOES AROUND KIDS Grand Opening of What GoesAround Kids: A Children’s Resale Boutique. Celebrate thechilden’s consignment store with face painting, balloon artists,foods and drinks and door prizes. 6200 Coors Blvd NW.10am-6pm. ALL-AGES! 898-4444. alibi.com/v/6hwb.

SPORTSBALLOON FIESTA PARK The Crazy Wine Dash. This 5K nightis filled with a live DJ playing non-stop dance music, a wildmechanical bull, photo booth, food trucks, local vendors, give-aways, and lots of wine. 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE.$30. 2:30-8:30pm. 21+. alibi.com/v/6h42.


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COMMUNITY

FRIDAY, MAY 31ABOUT FACE MED SPA + LEELA’S BODY COCKTAILS

Soft Opening. Celebrate the new all-inclusive med spaand holistic skin clinic with the women of color ownedbusiness including snacks, drinks, massages, waxing,

life coaching and discounted services. 6800Montgomery Blvd NE. 10am-5pm. (575) 404-1732.

alibi.com/v/6hza.

RUDOLFO ANAYA LIBRARY Big Bubble Circus. 7704 Second

Street NW. 2-3pm. ALL-AGES! See 6/3 ALAMOSA LIBRARY

listing.

LEARNALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Impact and Coffee.

Nonprofit leaders, volunteers, funders and people finding their

place in the community have a cup of coffee, hear about new

social profit ventures and innov 624 Tijeras Ave NW. 9-10am.

alibi.com/v/6glv.

OUTDOORABQ BIOPARK BOTANIC GARDEN Evening Walk at the Botanic

Garden. Encounter the wonders of the the early evening. Discover

night pollinators, night-blooming plants and the lovely tranquility

of the garden at night. 2601 Central Ave NW. 6:30-8:30pm.

768-2000. alibi.com/v/6hmg.

WELLNESS/FITNESSKESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Summer Community Dance

Classes. 4121 Cutler Ave NE. 2pm. ALL-AGES! See 6/3 listing.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5KIDSJCPENNEY AT COTTONWOOD MALL Mini-Me Father’s Day Event.

10000 Coors Bypass NW. 10am. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.


Soccer Camp. 12200 Lomas Blvd. NE. $60. 8-11am. ALL-AGES!

See 6/3 listing.

SOUTH BROADWAY LIBRARY Cantos Y Cuentos: Bilingual Songs

and Stories. Learn bilingual kids’ songs and stories in English

and Spanish featuring accordion, guitar, harmonica and violin,

with multi-instrumentalist Jordan Wax. 1025 Broadway Blvd

SE. 10:30am-11:30pm. ALL-AGES! 764-1742.

alibi.com/v/6i1f.

LEARNNEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE

June Meeting of the Native Plant Society of NM. Michael Richie

presents “San Juan Basin Badlands National Monument and

National Scenic Byway: The Time is Now.” 1801 Mountain Rd

NW. 7-9pm. ALL-AGES! 288-0937. alibi.com/v/6i58.

WELLNESS/FITNESSKESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Summer Community Dance

Classes. 4121 Cutler Ave NE. 2pm. ALL-AGES! See 6/3 listing.


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LEARNALBUQUERQUE GARDEN CENTER Wildlife Gardening: Help in

a Changing World. Docent Mary Deaguero give a tour of the Xeric

Garden Club’s Certified Wildlife Habitat and explores how to

make a difference to both wildlife and to humans that rely on

these plants. 10120 Lomas Blvd NE. 10-11am. ALL-AGES!

alibi.com/v/6hsk.

LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY, Rio Rancho Coins of France

Through the Ages. Rod Frechette from the Albuquerque Coin Club

kicks off “France” month by speaking about French coins and

brings displays. 755 Loma Colorado NE. 6-7pm. 18+. 891-5013.

alibi.com/v/6hn9.

WELLNESS/FITNESSALBUQUERQUE SQUARE DANCE CENTER LGBTQIA Square

Dance. Wilde Bunch Square Dance Club holds an open house

with basic square dance calls and no partner required. All are

welcome. 4915 Hawkins St NE. 7-9pm. 18+. alibi.com/v/6bgp.

KESHET CENTER FOR THE ARTS Summer Community Dance

Classes. Classes are available for kids starting at age 2, teens

and adults. Genres include contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop,

creative movement, mixed-ability dance and fine wine dance for

ages 55+. 4121 Cutler Ave NE. 2pm. ALL-AGES! 224-9808.

alibi.com/v/6g7q.

TUESDAY JUNE 4GREEN JEANS FARMERY The Next Generation: N.M. Munch. A

safe, inclusive space for younger kinksters to meet their peers

and explore their dark side in a welcoming, accepting environment

open to those 18 to 35. 3600 Cutler Ave NE. 6-8pm. 18+.

alibi.com/v/6a2v.

KIDSCHERRY HILLS LIBRARY Electro-Card. Make a light-up card with

LEDs and conductive paint. For ages 9 through 12. Registration

required. 6901 Barstow St NE. 2-3pm. 857-8321.

alibi.com/v/6hqx.

ERNA FERGUSSON LIBRARY Andy Mason Music. 3700 San

Mateo Blvd NE. 2-3pm. ALL-AGES! See 6/3 TAYLOR RANCH

LIBRARY listing.

ERNIE PYLE LIBRARY Recycled E-Reader Cover. Make a cover

to match your unique personality. For ages 13 though 17.

Registration required. 900 Girard SE. 10:30-11:30am. 256-2065.

alibi.com/v/6hun.

JUAN TABO PUBLIC LIBRARY Superhero Bookmarks. Make book-

marks from recycled comics. For ages 9 through 12. Registration

required. 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE. 2-3pm. 291-6260.

alibi.com/v/6hux.


Soccer Camp. 12200 Lomas Blvd. NE. $60. 8-11am. ALL-AGES!

See 6/3 listing.


SATURDAY, JUNE 1BOOFY’S BEST FOR PETS Shampooch Old-School Dog

Wash. Bring the pooches for a hand bath withshampoo, conditioner, brushing and towel drying. Allproceeds go towards the care for the cats and kittens

in the F.A.T. Katz foster care program. 8201 GolfCourse Rd NW. $10. 11am-5pm. ALL-AGES!

890-0757. alibi.com/v/6eqf.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY Planetarium.

Experience the Albuquerque Astronomical Society’sStarLab, a portable planetarium. A presenter delightsvisitors with a visual tour of the well-known constella-

tions and their mythology. 423 Central Ave NE.11:30am-1:30pm. ALL-AGES! 848-1376.

alibi.com/v/6i1z.

THURSDAY MAY 30

ARTEXPO NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2019. The

fiesta opens with featured artist Betty Busby, a wealth of amazing

special exhibits, vendors and fiber art entries in 15 divisions.

300 San Pedro Dr NE. $8. 10am-5pm. ALL-AGES! 270-9506.

alibi.com/v/6hdk.

STAGEBOSQUE BREWING PUBLIC HOUSE An Albuquerque Theatre

Guild: Actor’s Circle Social Event. An event for the local acting

community with games, door prizes and entertainment. 106

Girard Blvd SE Ste B. 6-9pm. 21+. N/A. alibi.com/v/6i2r.

SONG & DANCEST. TIMOTHY’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Sounds of Service: House

of Hamill. The Celtic rock duo from Philadelphia play live. 211

Jefferson NE. 7pm. ALL-AGES! (563) 379-9020.

alibi.com/v/6h4u.

FILMGUILD CINEMA Help, Hollywood I’m Trapped in New Mexico. The

short film series debuts in consideration for the Emmy awards.

3405 Central Ave NE. 15+. 255-1848. alibi.com/v/6hd7.

FRIDAY MAY 31

ARTEXPO NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2019. 300

San Pedro Dr NE. $8. 10am-5pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.

STAGEALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Singin’ In The Rain. A musical

about two actors who, in silent movies, are a hot item but, behind

things aren’t always as they appear on the big screen. 224 San

Pasquale Ave SW. $21-$25. 7:30-10pm. ALL-AGES! 242-4750.

alibi.com/v/6exl.

MOTHER ROAD THEATRE COMPANY Pumpgirl. The play uses theinterwoven monologues of the title character and Hammy toreveal how their lives intersect, how their unspoken thoughts anddark desires propel them to a stunning climax. 6320 DomingoRd NE. $18-$24. 7:30pm. 13+. 243-0596. alibi.com/v/6hsb.

Q-STAFF THEATRE Promenade Albuquerque. Take the anti-tourof Albuquerque as the reality of the street and the poetry offiction mix in a way that makes everyday life a privilege to see.400 Broadway Blvd SE. $15-$25. 6-8pm. 13+. 453-3790.alibi.com/v/6fvo.

SONG & DANCEELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE Recital Primavera. Ashowcase of the hard work and dedication of the students ofthe Conservatory of Flamenco Arts. 1 University Blvd NE. $15-$20.7-8pm. ALL-AGES! 242-7600. alibi.com/v/6gk8.

HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE Tablao Flamenco. Enjoy dynamic world-class performances, exquisite Sevillan tapas and craft cocktails,with 60 percent of proceeds supporting the National Institute ofFlamenco. 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW. $10-$30. 8-9:15pm. 21+.222-8797. alibi.com/v/68ra.

FILMGUILD CINEMA Pride and Equality’s Big Gay Night: Trick. Catcha screening of the LGBTQ flick with live drag performances throughtthe evening. 3405 Central Ave NE. 10:30pm-1am. 255-1848.alibi.com/v/6hev.

SATURDAY JUNE 1

WORDSALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING SouthWestWriters Meeting: The Modern World of Publishing. Award-winningnovelist, Johnny D. Boggs takes an honest look at what’s goingon in today’s publishing world and what it means for writers andpublishers. 10am-noon. ALL-AGES! alibi.com/v/6hxa. Also,Writing a Short Story from Beginning to End: Southwest WritersWorkshop. Award-winning writer, Johnny D. Boggs leads a workshopon writing a short story, developing an idea and title, the dosand don’ts and how to find a market. Bring pencils and a newwriting tablet. 2801 Louisiana NE. $20-$30. 12:30-2:30pm.ALL-AGES! 830-6034. alibi.com/v/6hxr.

ORGANIC BOOKS Author Mark Janssen. The Christian mysticdiscusses his new memoir Reach for the Stars. 111 Carlisle BlvdSE. Free. 3pm. ALL-AGES! alibi.com/v/6i59.

PAGE ONE BOOKSTORE Local Authors and Small Press Fair.Authors bring their books to promote independently and selltheir works. 5850 Eubank Blvd NE. 11am-1pm. ALL-AGES!294-2026. alibi.com/v/6hd1.

PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT Storytelling: Animal Talesand the Lessons They Teach Us. Susi Wolf tells stories and showshow this primal form of communication binds and connects us.6510 Western Trail NW. 2-3pm. 899-0205. alibi.com/v/6eue.

ARTEXPO NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2019. 300San Pedro Dr NE. $8. 10am-5pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/30 listing.


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FRIDAY, MAY 31LAS PUERTAS Annual Chamber Music Concert by ABQ

Phil. Members of the Albuquerque PhilharmonicOrchestra perform a variety of intimate chamber musicworks, such as trios, quartets, quintets and more. 15211st Street NW. ALL-AGES! 433-7445. alibi.com/v/6gzt.

FRIDAY, MAY 31FLAMENCO WORKS, INC. Jesús Muñoz Teatro

Flamenco. Muñoz explores new choreographic pieceswith a cast of 20 collaborators. 1010 Coal Ave SW.

$35-$55. 7:30-9pm. ALL-AGES! 503-6040.alibi.com/v/6hxz.

ARTS & LIT


WEEKLY CALENDAR

LOS RANCHOS VILLAGE HALL, Los Ranchos Los Ranchos ArtMarket. Find handcrafted jewelry, pottery, woodwork, needlecraftand fabric accessories, sculpture, soap and seasonal produce,honey, plants, herbs and more as well as food and live music.6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW. 7am-noon. ALL-AGES! 344-6582.alibi.com/v/6hb6.

STAGEALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Singin’ In The Rain. 224 SanPasquale Ave SW. $21-$25. 2:30pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31 listing.

Q-STAFF THEATRE Promenade Albuquerque. 400 Broadway BlvdSE. $15-$25. 6-8pm. 13+. See 5/31 listing.

SONG & DANCEALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY AlbuquerqueJazz Orchestra and AJO Swing Dance Night. Dance the nightaway alongside the fabulous orchestra, featuring music in thestyle of the roaring ’20s. 2000 Mountain Rd NW. $0-$20. 7-10pm.ALL-AGES! 255-9798. alibi.com/v/6gl5.

ELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE Recital Primavera. 1University Blvd NE. $15-$20. 7-8:30pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31listing.

FLAMENCO WORKS, INC. Jesús Muñoz Teatro Flamenco. 1010Coal Ave SW. $35-$55. 7:30-9pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31 listing.

HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE Tablao Flamenco. 800 Rio Grande BlvdNW. $10-$30. 8-9:15pm. 21+. See 5/31 listing.

OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE Cris Williamson. The originalindie queen and “women’s music” pioneer plays live. 210 YaleBlvd SE. 7:30-9:30pm. 268-0044. alibi.com/v/6hge.

ST. STEPHEN’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Solid GroundsCoffeehouse. Paul Pino and the Tone Daddies play original country,blues, reggae, Latin rock and more. 4601 Juan Tabo NE. 7-9pm.ALL-AGES! 293-9673. alibi.com/v/6i7t.

FILMTHE BOX PERFORMANCE SPACE Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.A screening of the oddball comedy including a talk with KevinMcDonald. 114 Gold Ave SW. $15. 10:15pm. alibi.com/v/6hfy.

SUNDAY JUNE 2

WORDSALBUQUERQUE OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER 60 Hikes within60 Miles of Albuquerque. Author David Ryan gives a presentationof his book and a guided walk through the Bosque. 6500 CoorsBlvd NW. 8-10am. alibi.com/v/6hku.

STAGEALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE Singin’ In The Rain. 224 SanPasquale Ave SW. $21-$25. 2pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31 listing.

MOTHER ROAD THEATRE COMPANY Pumpgirl. 6320 DomingoRd NE. $18-$24. 2pm. 13+. See 5/31 listing.


TUESDAY, JUNE 4NEW MEXICO VETERANS MEMORIAL Vietnam Veterans

Unbroken: Book Launch. Author Jacqueline MurrayLoring discusses and reads from the work. 1100

Louisiana Blvd SE. 5-7pm. ALL-AGES! (508)542-2013. alibi.com/v/6hzi.

FOOD

THURSDAY MAY 30PIGGY’S SQUEEKEASY Potluck Dinner. Enjoy a community meal atthe art and education center. Don’t forget to bring a contribution. 526Washington St. FREE. 7-10pm. ALL-AGES! alibi.com/v/6fa5.

FRIDAY MAY 31LA LUNA BAKERY AND CAFE Friday Farmers Market. Enjoy live music,a kids’ zone, craft beers, vendors and food. 319 Fifth Street SW. FREE.3pm. ALL-AGES! 550-1119. alibi.com/v/6ekc.

SATURDAY JUNE 1MARBLE BREWERY IPAiring. A pairing featuring three IPAs and threeamazing complementing dishes by Savor. 5740 Night Whisper RdNW. 3pm. 508-4368. alibi.com/v/6hm9.

ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Parlez-Vous Francais Dinner. A six-courseFrench tasting menu with French wines paired with each course andinnovative plays on French bistro dishes. 3009 Central Ave NE.$48-$69. 21+. 254-9462. alibi.com/v/6ibu.

SUNDAY JUNE 2ALBUQUERQUE RAIL YARDS Albuquerque Rail Yards Market. A marketcelebrating all things local and at the heart of NM culture with hundredsfood, farm, artisan and healing vendors, live music as well as a kids’zone. 1100 Second Street SW. FREE. 10am-2pm. ALL-AGES!alibi.com/v/6fxh.

ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO June Brunch Prix Fixe Tasting. A five-course menu of signature and specialty brunch items as well as cock-tails and wines paired with the menu. 3009 Central Ave NE. $25-$37.1-3pm. 254-9462. alibi.com/v/6ibm.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5ERNA FERGUSSON LIBRARY International Snack Tasting for Teens.Sample snacks from around the world and take a quiz to guess whereeach flavor is popular. Not suitable for those with food restrictions orallergies. For ages 13 through 17. Registration required. 3700 SanMateo Blvd NE. FREE. 2-3pm. 888-8100. alibi.com/v/6hsm.

SONG & DANCEELIZABETH WATERS CENTER FOR DANCE Recital Primavera. Ashowcase of the hard work and dedication of the students ofthe Conservatory of Flamenco Arts. 1 University Blvd NE. $15-$20.2-3:30pm. ALL-AGES! See 5/31 listing.

FLAMENCO WORKS, INC. Peña Flamenca Barilena. Jesus Muñozexplores new choreographic pieces with a cast of youth andemerging artists. 1010 Coal Ave SW. $5-$25. 2pm-3:30am.ALL-AGES! 503-6040. alibi.com/v/6hy9.

FILMCENTRAL & UNSER LIBRARY Sunday Movie: Second Act. Catcha free screening of the film, rated PG-13. 8081 Central Ave NW.1:30-3:30pm. ALL-AGES! 833-6984. alibi.com/v/6i2p.

UNITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Sacred Land, Sacred Water. This docu-mentary depicts science and citizens working together to resistthe oil and gas lobby’s ongoing efforts to pass a fracking ordinancein Sandoval County, NM. 9800 Candeleria Rd. 12:30-2pm.ALL-AGES! 292-1998. alibi.com/v/6iac.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

WORDSTRACTOR BREWING WELLS PARK Poetry and Beer. The longestrunning open mic and poetry slam in Albuquerque welcomes allto listen, judge, compete or just read. 1800 Fourth Street NW.7:30pm. 21+. 243-6752. alibi.com/v/6gyt.

SONG & DANCEANDERSON-ABRUZZO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL

BALLOON MUSEUM Albuquerque Concert Band SummerConcert. The summer concert series kicks off. Bring a blanketand a picnic. 9201 Balloon Museum Dr NE. 7-8pm. ALL-AGES!768-6020. alibi.com/v/6hez.

LEARNMAMA’S MINERALS Making Findings. Learn to make findingsincluding clasps, chain links, caps and more using wire. Pre-registration recommended. 800 20th Street NW. $46. 4:30-7pm.15+. 266-8443. alibi.com/v/6hvh.

THURSDAY MAY 30BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Rob Roman •variety • 4:30pm • The Chris Ravin Band • classic rock • 7pm • FREE •ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB TAPROOM Austin Van • country •6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

CANTEEN BREWHOUSE Julian Dossett Trio • blues, roots, rock,soul, jazz, swing, Western • 6pm • FREE

CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Marshall Law • blues,rock, country • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

DIRTY BOURBON Tyler Stephens • country, Southern rock • 6pm •$5 • 21+

INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER Ivon Ulibarri and CafeMocha • Latin, salsa • 6pm • $10 • ALL-AGES!

KILT CHECK BREWING COMPANY Rudy Boy Blues Jam • 7pm •FREE • ALL-AGES!

LA LUNA BAKERY AND CAFE Above Average Songwriter OpenMic • 6:30pm • FREE • 13+

LAUNCHPAD Sylar • Cane Hill • Varials • Bloodline • alternative,metalcore • 7pm

M’TUCCI’S MODERNO ITALIAN RESTAURANT RJ Perez • funk,blues • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

RED VELVET UNDERGROUND Skript-O-Nite • Fluffy Greene • LadyMC • Animaliztik • hip-hop • 7pm • $10-$12 • ALL-AGES!

SANDIAGO’S GRILL AT THE TRAM Josh Martinez • classical guitar •7pm

SAVOY BAR AND GRILL The Bus Tapes • funk, rock, country, folk,jazz • 6pm • FREE • 21+

MONDAY JUNE 3BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho New MexicoWestern Music Association • country • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB TAPROOM Open Mic withRob Roman • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Fulci • doom metal • Accidentally Murdered •Subtype Zero • thrash metal • Thornside • 8pm

TRACTOR BREWING COMPANY Old-Time Jam • 7:30pm • FREE • 21+

COMEDY

INSIDE OUT Open Mic Comedy Night • stand-up comedy • HollyByrd • Royal Wood III • 8pm

TUESDAY JUNE 4BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Open Mic withSpiral Pilots • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

CANTERO BREWING COMPANY Vinyl Night Out • bring your ownrecords • 6pm • ALL-AGES!

CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Bryan Toney • acousticrock, folk • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

HIGH AND DRY BREWING Julian Dossett • Western swing, blues,jazz, rockabilly • 6pm • FREE • 21+

LAUNCHPAD The Technicolors • indie • Moontower • Fad Vandals •alternative • The Gershom Brothers • folk, Americana • 9pm • 21+

MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Dehd • rock • Big Girls • The Ordinary Things •9pm

RED DOOR BREWING COMPANY BYOV: Bring Your Own Vinyl •6pm • FREE • 21+

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Music with Mike •variety • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB TAPROOM Chris Ravin • rock’n’ roll • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Jennifer Westwood andthe Handsome Devils • Americana • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

INSIDE OUT Possessed By Paul James • singer-songwriter • 7pm

KILT CHECK BREWING COMPANY Next to The Tracks Open MicNight • 8pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

LAUNCHPAD Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds • Slim Cessna’sAuto Club • country • 9pm

PONDEROSA BREWING COMPANY The Draft Sessions OpenMic • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

TRACTOR BREWING COMPANY Charles Goodwin • singer-song-writer • 7pm • FREE • 21+

COMEDY

RED DOOR BREWING DOWNTOWN TAPROOM CasualWednesdays Open Mic • Royal Wood • Kevin Baca • 7:30pm • FREE •21+


WEEKLY CALENDAR

SATURDAY JUNE 1B2B2 BARRIO Shimon King and The B2 Free Agents • jazz •6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Ancient Bones •classic rock, folk • 4:30pm • Spiral Pilots • variety • 7pm • FREE •ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB TAPROOM Devin Myers •variety • 4:30pm • Dog Brain • variety • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales Peter Jong • rock, jazz,fusion • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!


EL VADO ABQ Last Call • swing, jazz, soul, blues, R&B • 7pm •FREE • ALL-AGES!

LAUNCHPAD Carrier Waves • Abort Abort • Black Tie • alternativerock • Searching for Summer • 9pm

MOONLIGHT LOUNGE D20 • Right On Kid! • pop punk • Coda •Fighting Monsters • 7pm

O’HARE’S GRILLE & PUB, Rio Rancho Brain Gang Trivia • 8:30pm •FREE • 18+

PAPPADEAUX SEAFOOD KITCHEN Soocee and Turner • acousticvariety • 5:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

SANDIA RESORT & CASINO Flashback • rock, oldies • 9pm • FREE •21+

SAVOY BAR AND GRILL Le Chat Lunatique • Gypsy jazz, swing •6pm • FREE • 21+

SEARED Dave Friedlander • jazz, bop • 6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

SEASONS ROTISSERIE & GRILL Todd Tijerina Trio • blues, dance,roots, rock • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

ST. CLAIR WINERY & BISTRO Swag • jazz, blues, rock, Motown •6:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

TRACTOR BREWING CO. Cali Shaw Band • indie, folk, Americana •5pm • FREE • 21+

TRACTOR BREWING COMPANY Russell James Pyle • folk, singer-songwriter • 5pm • FREE • 21+

TRACTOR BREWING WELLS PARK Jacob Chavez • simger-song-writer, Americana • Bloody Mary Bar • noon • 21+ • Prism BitchUnplugged • punk • 8pm

ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO Still Closed For Repairs • Americana,indie, folk • 8:30pm • FREE • 21+

SUNDAY JUNE 2BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Open Mic withRob Roman • 1pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Year of the Fist • Jessie Deluxe • alternative •Manhigh • rock • 8pm • 21+

O’NIELL’S PUB, Nob Hill The Watermelon Mountain Jug Band •bluegrass, folk • 4pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

RED DOOR BREWING CO. The Draft Sessions Open Mic • 5pm •FREE • 21+

SEASONS ROTISSERIE & GRILL Stanlie Kee and Step In • blues •6pm • FREE • 21+

SUNDAY, JUNE 2MARBLE BREWERY Passing the Torch Festival • Red

Light Cameras • indie rock • Reviva • reggae, rock •Moonthieves • Eli del Puerto • acoustic • 2pm • FREE •

ALL-AGES!

SUNDAY JUNE 2LAUNCHPAD Diablo Fest 6 • Suspended • metal •Demogorgon • Paranormal Slaughter • metal • 7pm

THURSDAY, MAY 30ISLETA AMPHITHEATER Brad Paisley • country • 7:30pm • $28

MUSIC

TRACTOR BREWING WELLS PARK Gin and Jazz: The Great GatsbyEdition • Le Chat Lunatique • Gypsy jazz, swing • Eddie Brewer andthe Manic Episodes • jazz, bossa nova • 5pm • FREE • 21+

WINNING COFFEE CO. Above Average Open Mic • 7pm • FREE •13+

ZINC WINE BAR & BISTRO SPiVEY • alternative, singer-songwriter,electronica • 8:30pm • FREE • 21+

COMEDY

STAGE @ SANTA ANA STAR, Bernalillo Stand-Up ComedyThursdays • 6pm • $10 • 21+

FRIDAY MAY 31BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB, Rio Rancho Steve Hall •variety • 4:30pm • Trinity Soul • variety • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

BLUE GRASSHOPPER BREW PUB TAPROOM Glen M • variety •4:30pm • Rev E and the Vagrants • rock, country, blues • 7pm •FREE • ALL-AGES!

CORRALES BISTRO BREWERY, Corrales 3 on a match • big band,swing • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!


HOTEL ANDALUZ Vanilla Pop • dance, variety • 9pm • $10 • 21+

LAUNCHPAD The Maine • rock • 8pm

MARBLE BREWERY HEIGHTS TAP ROOM Last Call • swing, jazz,soul, blues, R&B • 7pm • FREE • 21+

MARBLE BREWERY WESTSIDE TAP ROOM 10 O’Clock Blues •blues • 8pm • FREE • 21+

MOONLIGHT LOUNGE Spirit Award • The Sex on T.V. • Ceremonies •post punk • 9pm

M’TUCCI’S MODERNO ITALIAN RESTAURANT Cali Shaw • indie,folk, Americana • 8:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

PRAIRIE STAR RESTAURANT & WINE BAR, Santa Ana Pueblo

Ron Crowder Band • singer-songwriter • 5:30pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

RED VELVET UNDERGROUND Sorceress of Sound and SongMarie Black • singer-songwriter • 5pm

RIO BRAVO BREWING COMPANY Jill Cohn • indie, singer-song-writer, folk • 7pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

SANDIA RESORT & CASINO Flashback • rock, oldies • 9pm • FREE •21+

SHERATON UPTOWN HOTEL Swag Duo and Friends • jazz, blues,Motown • 6pm • FREE • ALL-AGES!

TRACTOR BREWING CO. Julian Dossett • Western, swing, blues,jazz, rockabilly • 5pm • FREE • 21+

TRACTOR BREWING WELLS PARK Drag Queen Bingo: PrideEdition • 8pm • FREE • 21+

COMEDY

KILT CHECK BREWING COMPANY Ultimate Comedy Fightclub#19 • Ty Jamerson • Nicolina Nichte • Zach Abeyta • stand-upcomedy • 8:30pm


FOUND OBJECTSBY CLARKE CONDÉ

Albuquerque Hear Here FestivalA collaborative production at Keshet

offers artist and audience new opportunities

Keshet has handled the logistics has been“seamless.” She says there is undoubtedly apush to create quickly, but it is the hope oforganizers and performers alike that theprocess and pressure will forge somethingtruly unique. Musician Lauren V. Coons saysthat everyone is pushing at the same level.She is not worried about the time pressure,adding, “we’re all professionals.”

By creating work from the ground up withartists from different backgrounds, poetManuel Gonzalez says that this process willresult in work that not only incorporates thedifferent perspectives of the collaboratingartists, but benefits from a previouslyunexplored synergy. It is part of the intentionof the project to cross-pollinate both artistsand audiences says Gonzalez. “There is a lotof cool art in this town, but people are oftenstuck.” Stuck within their community andstuck with seeing the types of art they arefamiliar with.

What can the audience expect?Innovation and experimentation tempered byexperience is the goal, but Dellimore believesthe productions will go beyond that. She saysthat the audience should “expect to beprovoked.” a

BY CLARKE CONDÉ

Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts hasembarked on an ambitious program to bringseven performance artists together to createnew work and get it ready for an audiencewithin two weeks. In the mold of the 48 HourFilm Festival, Keshet has launched acollaborative project that pairsdancers/choreographers withmusicians/composers, sight unseen. It is anidea that is as innovative as it is challenging.

The Albuquerque Hear Here Festival canbest be described as an intensive residency.Dancers Sonia Bologa, Alicia Dellimore andRomy Keegan are paired with musiciansElizabeth Capra, Lauren V. Coons and SabineShannon, and for good measure, poet ManuelGonzalez. In conjunction with the City ofAlbuquerque’s Tipping Points for CreativesInitiative, the Albuquerque Hear HereFestival aims to provide New Mexican artistsan opportunity outside the commissionstructure that often drives the production ofnew dance work. Each artist is given rehearsaland performance space, a $1,000 stipend andaccess to 12 months of ongoing business

development support via the Keshet Ideasand Innovation Community. Creating workfrom the ground up that is both empoweringto individual artists and collaborative in itsprocess is the goal.

Each Hear Here participant is “coming inwith an interest in collaboration,” says ShiraGreenberg, Keshet Founder and ArtisticDirector. Collaborations like this are not rare,but what is unique is both the speed withwhich each performance is put together, aswell as the fact that many of the performershad not met one another until their pairingswere announced. Time is often the greatestchallenge in producing new work with a hardperformance deadline, but Keshet’s HearHere festival aims to produce work on aschedule with little room for error.

Dancer Alicia Dellimore says that the way

ARTS | FEATURE

Quilt While You’re AheadHundreds of fiber pieces, each containinghundreds of pieces of fiber themselves, willbe on display along with vendors, classes anddemonstrations at the 2019 Fiber ArtsFiesta - “Celebrate Fiber” this Thursday, May30 and Friday, June 1 at Expo New Mexico –Manuel Lujan Jr. Exhibit Complex (300 SanPedro Dr. NE) from 10am to 5pm. Once again,the New Mexico Quilters Association has puttogether a show of fiber arts that is sure tothrill people who like that sort of thing.Tickets are $8. For more information on thisall-ages event, see fiberartsfiesta.org.

Así se Baila!Jesús Muñoz debuts his newly choreographedwork Jesús Muñoz Teatro Flamenco onFriday, May 31 at 7:30pm at Flamenco Works(1010 Coal Ave. SW). Working with 20collaborators, Muñoz assures the audienceexquisite of dancing and music that “promisesto provide a subliminal trance-likeexperience.” General admission tickets are$35, with VIP table seating for $55. For moreinformation and tickets for this all-ages event,see flamencoworks.org.

A River Reeks Through It

“To the artist there is never anything ugly innature,” said the great 19th century father ofmodern sculpture Auguste Rodin, yet here weare after the rains with a river full of garbage.So grab a trash bag (provided), put on yourgloves (provided) and get down to NationalHispanic Cultural Center (1701 Fourth StreetSW) parking lot on the West side of thebuilding to join up with Serve ABQ to clean upthe Rio Grande on Saturday, June 1 at 11am.This is a free, all-ages event.

The Moor You KnowIf you don’t know the story of Estevanico, theAfrican slave brought to Florida by theSpanish as part of the Narváez expedition in1527, who attempted to sail across the Gulf ofMexico in a makeshift raft, but instead wasshipwrecked on Galveston Island and thenwalked across the Southwest, ending up at theZuni Pueblo where he was subsequently killed,then you are not ready for the alternativetheory that Zuni people helped fake his deathto help him gain his freedom from his Spanishslaveholder. If you do know that story andwould like to hear more, then check out thePlacitas History Project’s presentation byhistorian/author Dennis Herrick of Estaban:Eight Years Across the American Southwest atPlacitas Community Library (453 Hwy, 165,Placitas) on Saturday, June 1 at 2pm. Formore information on this free, all-ages event,see placitaslibrary.com. a

PHOTO BY JEFFERY HERTZ

Albuquerque Hear HereFestival Performance

Saturday, June 1, 7:30pm

Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts

4121 Cutler Ave. NE

$5

Dancer Alicia Dellimore and poet Manuel Gonzalez rehearsing at Keshet. PHOTO BY CAROLYN TOBIAS

The Art of HaikuExhibit runs through June 9

Open Space Visitor Center

6500 Coors Blvd. NW

Free


ARTS | MAGNIFIED

BY CLARKE CONDÉ

Just outside the main exhibit of The Art of

Haiku, in the courtyard of the Open Space

Visitor Center, hanging from a desert

willow, this is written on a strip of brown

paper bag:

Alpha Centauri the direction in whichwe’re all streaming

For a moment, let us stream ourselves awayfrom the 5-7-5 haiku form we were all taughtin school, the mind-numbing considerationsof well-placed Kireji and Kigo and theformality of frame-on-wall art shows toconsider this poem by Jane Lipman incontext.

Outside, in the elements and hanging froma tree with a handful of others, Lipman’s poemtakes just a moment to read and understand.The gift that is haiku is derived from itssimplicity. How simple is this? Simple enoughto consider once without a plaguing residue ofthoughts requiring resolution. It is a poemthat can easily be dismissed as a truism if youneed to move on to your Bosque walk orwhatever other thing brought you down tohastily enjoy the Open Space Visitor Center.Yet, within the words there is plenty of

substance to work with, starting withconsidering if it is true. Without our modernunderstanding of astrophysics, how would weknow? If nothing else, that makes it a poemthat the great Basho himself could never havewritten.

The Art of Haiku exhibit, and this poem inparticular, pairs well with the purpose of theOpen Space Visitor Center. How much timedo we need to spend contemplating natureand our place within the greater scheme ofthe universe? Lipman has proposed thequestion with ease in her work. It is a poem athome on the branches of the desert willow.Both haiku as a form, and municipal openspaces like this one, are designed to allow usaccess to ask questions about our relationshipwith nature on our own terms, dedicatingwhatever amount of time we want to findingthose answers for ourselves. Lipman offers aprompt, the Open Space Visitor Center offersa platform, but hurling towards AlphaCentauri while standing in the Bosque inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, the amount oftime you choose to spend answering thosequestions is up to you. a

Haiku in ReviewThe Art of Haiku

at the Open Space Visitor Center

Poem in the branches of the desert willow by Jane Lipman PHOTO BY CLARKE CONDÉ


FOOD | RESTAURANT REVIEW

BY DAN PENNINGTON

With Burger Week behind us, it’s time tomove on to something lighter and morefun. That’s why I was so excited to go

check out It Dim Sum, located up at 7900Carmel Ave. NE. Dim sum is something thatmost people tend to be familiar with, but incase you’re one of the ones who missed out,here’s the rundown.

Traditionally, dim sum (Chinese for “heart’sdelight”) are small meals, typically dumplings,rolls or buns of some kind, made to be bite-sized and snackable. In some capacity, you’veprobably had some form of dim sum if you’veever eaten spring rolls or chicken dumplings ata Chinese restaurant. Technically, fried squidis considered a dim sum meal, so while not 100percent correct, fried calamari is similar to adim sum style dish.

All this is to say that the idea of arestaurant built around Chinese comfort foodswas right up my alley. After a weeklong run ateating essentially nothing but gigantic burgers,I was ready for something that wasn’t going toweigh me down and leave me sluggish. With ItDim Sum recommended highly by a few folksin the office, I was ready and set to go.

When I walked in, the first thing to catchmy eye was how modern the entire place is. Aclean aesthetic was built into the room, withdark wood reaching up halfway to the ceiling,matching the tables and dish sets across theroom. For all the dark pieces that worktogether, the interior is balanced out withlightness, in soft colors above the wood andgentle but bright bulbs that hang above everytable. The whole room emanates a sense ofcalm and serenity.

Ordering is simple. You’re given a laminatemenu with pictures, names and prices alongwith a dry erase marker, and the rest is self-explanatory. You’ve got four sections to choosefrom for dim sum offerings, (they offer fullmeals of soup, fried rice and other options, butwe focused on the dim sum offerings for thisreview) featuring small, medium, large andextra-large options. The trick here is variety,opting to try a wide range of things rather thana small, focused area. What I mean is, usually,when you’re out with friends, you all orderyour own main entrée plus an appetizer toshare. The goal here is very different, whereyou should plan on no main entrées andordering a ton of appetizers to share. Can youorder a whole side of steamed pork dumplingsfor yourself? Absolutely but the goal here isfood as a community. Splitting 7 or 8 dishesbetween 3 or 4 people infuses a sense ofgathering and camaraderie to the meal, whichmay be the “heart” part of dim sum’s meaning.

So how is everything? Nothing short ofextraordinary. Not only is it super-cheap (I did 4orders for $20) but it is also gorgeous. I don’ttypically recommend places based on the abilityto Instagram it, but you can take someincredibly cool pictures of the food here, because

down half the plate before I even realized it,because they were so wonderful.

I tried the squid with salt and pepper($5.95), which looked just like calamari. Insome ways it is, and in other ways, it’s far fromit. Yes, it is a lightly seasoned fried squid withbreading, so in that sense, it is similar. But thebreading used here is much thicker, crispier andhelps to add a little something that tends to bemissing from calamari. Whereas calamari relieson the squid to be the dish itself, this dish findsa balance between squid and breading to makeit exceed expectations of fried squid.

Finally, there was the baked BBQ pork bun($4.15). Anyone who has watched a StudioGhibli film will recognize these in somecapacity, their glistening tops and warm smelllines rising, enticing you to lean closer and letthe aroma overcome you. The bun itself wassweet and gooey and practically melted onyour tongue, while the pork inside was warmwith a hint of fire to it but mostly just jam-packed full of flavor with a great consistency.Had I not promised to bring some back for theoffice, I would have eaten all three straight-upat the table.

It Dim Sum wants to provide a setting forfriends and family to congregate and eattogether. This isn’t selfish eating—your ownentrée that you hoard like Smaug within amountain—but a collective meal, much likedwarves sitting together and telling storiesand stealing from each other’s plates. It DimSum brings community to the meal, with animmense variety of choices and theopportunity to discover new things withevery bite. a

You Dim Sum, You Lose SumIt Dim Sum is your new favorite snack stop

it is all presented beautifully. On top of that, youhave an immense variety to choose from,including a pretty big swathe of vegetarianofferings ranging from sweet to savory.

For example, the red bean sesame ball($3.50) was 3 bite-sized doughy dumplingsrolled in sesame seeds and filled with asteamed red bean paste. I had never tried redbean paste, so I wasn’t sure what to expect,but I was super surprised to find out it wassweet and creamy. The dough was perfectlycooked with just enough strength to it to feelsolid but with the right give when you biteinto it to reveal the delicious red bean. Steamrises up from opening, and you get a lookinside that shows you the amount ofconsideration that goes into making this dishlook and taste great.

The potstickers ($5.95) were a no-brainer.Traditional and iconic, these steameddumplings filled with pork are a must-have.These were chock full of flavor and filled withwhat I suspect was chives to give extra heft tothe pork and elevate the taste. I powered

Not Here For BeerIt’s Beer Week here in Albuquerque, but maybeyou’re not the type to be down with beer.Maybe you find it too heavy, or not suited toyour refined palate. Well, we don’t want you tomiss out on the fun of drinking all week long, sohere are a couple recommendations to keep youon the path to hurting your liver the right way,without all for hunting for the right beer to fityour style. Let’s get to it, you rebels!

The Password MattersFounders (622 Central Ave. NW) is a speakeasywe’ve talked about before. But now they’re infull operation compared to when we first visitedand have really ramped up the style. With a fullmenu in place and ready to roll, you can trysome of their fascinating takes on drinks with alocal twist. For example, their new green chilemargarita is sure to become a cornerstone ofthe craft cocktail scene once word gets out, sobe the first of your peer group to try it so youcan have bragging rights later. Don’t forget, youhave to visit their website to get the password,otherwise you won’t get to enter.

Who Gave Jefferson An Ocean?O’Niell’s Pub (4310 Central Ave. SE) has longbeen a part of the local drinking scene, asevidenced by their bar full of old timers whoknow it’s the best place to get their drinks madethe way they like. But recently they’ve beenupping the ante so to speak and expanding theirdrink menu to include rarer selections and moreadventurous alcohols. Currently, you can buyyour own personal bottle of Jefferson’s Ocean,a bourbon that was aged at sea, from O’Niell’sown personal barrel. How often do you get towalk into a bar and have a bottle that reallydoes have your name on it? Make that dream areality and enjoy your own personal stash.

66, But Not Route.

Sixty-Six Acres (2400 12th Street NW) is stillfairly new to the scene, but it is not a bar tomiss out on. The stock of liquor behind the baris a step away from the usual, with a focus onlocally distilled products. My personal favoritethat they carry is the Taos Lightning bourbonwhiskey, which has a bit of that New Mexicoflair to it that makes it stand out from atraditional bourbon. Not just a bar, they alsofeature some amazing food that helps givethem an identity all their own, standing amonggiants in the food industry as a high-endrestaurant. Whatever your needs for the weekare, you’ll find something to hit that sweet spotat Sixty-Six Acres. a

WEEKLY SPECIALS

BY DAN PENNINGTON

It Dim Sum7900 Carmel Ave NE

(505) 856-3328

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu: 11am to 9pm, Fri-Sun

10:30am-9pm, Closed Wed

Alibi recommends: Baked BBQ Pork Bun,

Red Bean Sesame Ball

Vibe: Modern look with traditional dishes,

meant to be enjoyed as a community.

Have you ever seen something look this perfect in your life? DAN PENNINGTON

Just a small sampling of the selection atSixty-Six Acres

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FOOD | BEER WEEK

This Beer Isn’t for the WeakABQ Beer Week returns to help build

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BY DAN PENNINGTON

New Mexico has a beer culture. There’s noquestion about it. Within three minutes ofdriving in any direction, you’ll inevitably

hit a craft brewery. There are a lot of factorsthat contributed to this, with number one beingNew Mexico’s liquor license laws being one ofthe strangest in the US, giving the state a flatnumber of available licenses, causing prices toskyrocket, sometimes upwards of $500,000 ormore. Conversely, acquiring a license for a craftbrewery, after all fees are handled, costssignificantly less. All this (which is incrediblyoversimplified, forgive me) is to say that whenwe told New Mexicans they can’t open a barbecause there were too many bars already, wefound a loophole and created an economicboom, becoming one of the biggest craft beercapitals in the US.

That brings us to ABQ Beer Week 2019.This weeklong celebration of drinking here inthe 505 is seven straight days of drinking eventsto help you better acquaint yourself with thescene. By the time this article is on newstands,you’ll have missed two days, so we’re going tohelp you catch up with the last five. Beer Weekis about getting you engaged with the local beerscene and showing off the magic of what NewMexican breweries have to offer, both behindthe bar and on the food scene.

May 29 is where our journey begins, and wekick off with Steel Bender Brewyard TapTakeover at M’Tucci’s Market & Pizzeria. SteelBender, known for some of the moreadventurous beers made locally, will be on tapat M’Tucci’s (6001 Winter Haven Rd.), whohave some amazing food. Finding a magicpairing shouldn’t be a problem with these twoworking in tandem. If that’s not your style, whatabout the Tractor Brewing Company Donutand Beer Pairing with Rebel Donut? Takingplace at the Wells Park location (1800 FourthStreet NW), how can you say no to a beer anddonut pairing, especially when it’s Rebel who’sinvolved? This starts at 4pm, so be sure to getthere early before all the donuts are gone.

May 30 finds events really picking up speed,

starting with La Cumbre Brewing Co. BeerDinner at Nob Hill Bar & Grill, starting at6pm. Nob Hill Bar & Grill (3128 Central Ave.SE) has always managed to find the balancebetween accessible and upscale, and pairing upwith La Cumbre will give them the opportunityto flex that style a little easier. The GreatGatsby Edition of Gin & Jazz at TractorBrewing Company - Wells Park is also going on,beginning at 5pm. Featuring the music of locallegends Le Chat Lunatique and Eddie Brewerand the Manic Episodes along with prohibition-era inspired drinks, there’ll be enough drinkingand dancing to keep you busy all night.

May 31 has only one event you need to see(kidding, they’re all amazing but this one is toocool not to highlight), which is the UltimateComedy Fight Club at Kilt Check Brewing Co.(4814 Hardware Dr. NE). When the doors openat 8pm, your $10 ticket gets you into an all-outcomedic brawl with four local comediansfighting for your affection. You’ve never seentrue comedy until someone has to come outswinging, so help support this unique event.

June 1 has Pop Fizz Paleta Pairing withStrawberry Pale Ale Collaboration from RioBravo Brewing Co. & High and Dry Brewing(1912 Second Street NW). Paletas, strawberrypale ale and Pop Fizz are all I need to hear to getexcited about this. Starting at 2pm, you can bea part of this magical combo that will reallyonly ever happen here in Albuquerque.

Finally, on June 2, you could check outHoppy Birthday to Us! Casa Vieja’s BrewingAnniversary (4541 Corrales Rd.) which beginsat noon. Casa Vieja is worth checking out ifyou’ve never been, just to see something newand interesting. We get so used to our oldfavorites that we often forget to check outothers, swing by and see what all is going on.

This is just a small sample of events going onthis week for ABQ Beer Week, but we promiseyou, there are a ton more. If you want toinvestigate them for yourself and get in on theweeklong beer run, be sure to swing by theirwebsite for a full listing of all events and timesover at abqbeerweek.com. a


FILM | FILM REVIEW

BY DEVIN D. O’LEARY

Not that French filmmaker Olivier

Assayas—once seen as a bad boy auteur

thanks to edgy art films such as Cold

Water, Irma Vep and Demonlover—has ever

been a juvenile-minded artist. His films have

always been thoughtful, well-developed and

deeply cognizant of artistic history.

Nonetheless, his work has grown more mature

over the decades, embracing less of the

youthful radical and more of the middle-aged

sophist. Following close on the heels of the

well-regarded Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal

Shopper, Assayas’ latest film, Non-Fiction, is as

literate as his earlier work—but has a wit and a

well-earned wisdom befitting an artist no

longer burdened by the energy of youth.

The film, set in the world of modern-day

publishing, comes across as quite personal and

deeply felt. It centers on two men and their

significant others. First up is Léonard Spiegel

(Vincent Macaigne, The Innocents), a

longtime writer who is seeing his popularity

wane with age. “Writing makes people

hysterical,” posits Léonard. “The less they

read, the more wary they are of writing.” That

is, at once, a cogent summation of the current

state of the literary world and a cheap excuse

as to why he’s no longer the hot literary

commodity he once was.

Léonard’s literary editor Alain Danielson

(Guillaume Canet from Tell No One), for one,

is growing tired of his client’s schtick. Léonard

was once a literary sensation, publishing

scandalous, intellectual roman à clefs. “All

fiction is autobiographical,” he

philosophizes—which is his way of justifying

the fact that all of his writing is made up of

thinly disguised true stories of friends and

lovers with the names slightly changed to

protect the guilty. But he’s already milked his

love life for all it’s worth. Balding, slightly

overweight and saddled with an unruly beard,

Léonard looks like a man whose been sleeping

on the couch for weeks. He’s not exactly the

literary Romeo he was a decade or two ago. As

the publishing industry goes through seismic

changes around them, Alain finds himself

forced to reject Léonard’s latest, been-there-

done-that novel. It’s time to move on.

Back at home Alain reunites with his wife

Selena (French fave Juliette Binoche), an

actress on a long-running TV cop show. At a

dinner party, the couple discuss the state of

modern media with their well-educated

friends. It’s an extension of the conversation

Alain had with Léonard earlier. Does anyone

read anymore? Actually there’s more reading

and writing than ever, thanks to the internet.

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Hollywood Via NM“Help!!! Hollywood I’m Trapped in New Mexico” is alocally made web series that follows the story of aNew Mexican born and raised singer who, afterbeing left homeless, is forced to move back homewith his mom in small-town New Mexico. The“inspired by true life” comedy series premieres onYouTube on Thursday, May 30. But locals cancheck it out on the big screen when writer-director-star Evan Safford hosts a premiere partyat Guild Cinema (3405 Central Ave. NE) onThursday starting at 10:30pm. Admission is free.For more info go tofacebook.com/HelpHollywoodimTrappedinNewMexicoTheWebSeries.

Shove This Up Your MindFollowing a daylong sketch-writing workshop by“Kids in the Hall” cofounder Kevin McDonald (see“Event Horizon” for more on that), the writer-actor-comedian is sticking around at the BoxPerformance Space and Improv Theatre (100Gold Ave. SW) to host a screening of the 1996cult comedy Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.McDonald stars in and cowrote the film alongsidefellow members of the legendary Canadian sketchcomedy troupe Kids in the Hall Dave Foley, BruceMcCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson.The film finds the five funnymen portraying avariety of characters, all connected to apharmaceutical company that creates a pill tomake people happy. The film screening starts at10:15pm on Saturday, May 29. Doors open at9:45pm. McDonald will be at the theatre after thefilm for a Q&A with the audience. Tickets are $15and can be purchased in advance atholdmyticket.com. Seating is extremely limited; sodo not hesitate to purchase your ticket, comedyfans!

Attention Filmmakers!This Monday, June 3, is the late deadline to submityour work to the 2019 Santa Fe IndependentFilm Festival. In addition to the artisan-madeSFIFF statue award, filmmakers will compete forcash prizes, ranging from $500 for BestAnimation Short or Best Documentary Short to$1,000 for Best Documentary Feature and BestNarrative Feature. Submission fees are now $55for Short Films, $65 for VR Shorts or $75 forFeatures. SFIFF has been consistently namedone of MovieMaker Magazine’s “50 Film FestivalsWorth the Entry Fee.” So what are you waitingfor? You can submit your work through FilmFreeway or Without a Box. For complete info, goto santafeindependentfilmfestival.com/submit-a-film. The Santa Fe Independent Film Festivaltakes place this Oct. 16 through 20.

Brill-iantA movie premiere and reception for the newdocumentary The Brill Building Movie hits SantaFe’s Warehouse 21 (1614 Paseo de Peralta) onMonday, June 3 starting at 6pm. The film, directedby Santa Fe filmmaker/musician Jim Terr, takes alook and a listen at New York’s legendary BrillBuilding, the office complex on Broadway thatbecame a songwriting hub in the early 1960s.Burt Bacharach, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond,Carole King, Neil Sedaka and Lieiber and Stollerare just some of the famous names who took upresidence at that storied address. “Be My Baby,”“Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,” “SweetCaroline” “It’s My Party,” “The Loco-Motion,”“Then He Kissed Me” and “(You’re My) Soul andInspiration” are just some of the famed “BrillBuilding Sound” songs. Admission to this premierescreening event is $12. Reservations via PayPalare recommended. To learn more go tobrillbuildingmovie.com. a

But do blogs actually count as writing? Does

surfing the web count as reading? Alain, far

more progressive than his old pal Léonard, is

now the one behind the times. He’s the fuddy-

duddy arguing for the preservation of printed

material. Later on, he meets up with his

company’s “head of digital transition” Laure

(Christa Théret). She pushes for 21st century

solutions to the industry’s woes—publishing a

book of text messages, for example. But that’s a

bridge too far for Alain.Back in Léonard’s world, cut free from his

longtime publisher, the egotistical author findshimself at odds with his vibrant partner Valérie(Nora Hamzawi), a political consultant moreinterested in an upcoming election than intending to her man’s bruised ego. Fortunately,he’s still got a place to turn for solace. Seemsthat Léonard and Alain’s connection is morethan business-minded. Léonard has beensleeping with Alain’s wife for six years now.Alain has yet to notice, distracted as he issleeping with Laure—the woman who’s trying topush him out of a job with her digital transition.

Though the characters are all tangled up inwhat looks like a standard French sex farce,Assayas is far more interested in the life of themind than that of the body. Most of his film iseaten up by probingly intellectualconversations—in bars, in offices, inapartments, in bookstores. Everyone wrestles

with the future of the printed word. Is it livingon borrowed time? Is there any measurabledifference between a first edition hardbackbook and a digital facsimile on Kindle? Arelibraries doomed to extinction? It’s a heavy setof questions that weigh on the minds of thesecharacters. And its not much of a leap to seethese quandaries coming straight fromAssayas’ mind to their mouths. Surely the filmindustry isn’t far behind the publishing worldin terms of massive changes?

But Assayas isn’t arguing any particularpoint of view here. He gives equal merit toLéonard’s analog, “stick by your guns”argument as to Laure’s digital, “burn it alldown” stance. All these characters are rightand wrong, clever or misguided, impassionedbut specious, at various times. Stuck in themiddle (and serving as the filmmaker’sintellectual stand-in, we’ll assume) is poorAlain, who wants his business to retain itsmost sacred traditions while (cautiously,incrementally) accepting the inevitabletechnological evolution. This isn’t a narrativeabout answers, it’s a story about questions.

While a lot of this reads like the notes for acollege lecture on the future ofcommunication and media, the film grows—over the course of its runtime—into a lighterand more charming character piece. (Arunning gag concerning Michael Haneke’sfilm The White Ribbon deftly blends theintellectual and the naughty.) Not everyviewer will stay tuned in through this film’stalky back-and-forth. (Is Assayas a culturalsnob? Undoubtedly. But he’s at least sincere.)Those looking for smart, adult conversation(with a wink and a nod toward Europeansexual mores), however, will find themselveswell served by the fiction of Non-Fiction. a

Non-FictionOlivier Assayas’ latest French dramedy

is more interested in conversation than sex

Non-FictionWritten and directed by Olivier Assayas

Starring Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche,

Vincent Macaigne, Nora Hamzawi

Opens Friday 5/31.

“Listen, pal. I’ve been having sex on screen since The Unbearable Lightness of Being!”

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THE WEEK IN

SLOTH

(Brad Dourif), Calamity Jane (RobinWeigert), Joanie Stubbs (Kim Dickens)and the rest of the Deadwood residentsare reunited, just as the bloodybackwater of South Dakota is about tobecome one of the United States.

SATURDAY 1

“Arthdal Chronicles” (Netflix streaminganytime) Missing some epic fantasy inyour life since the passing of “Game ofThrones”? How about trying out thismythical series out of South Korea?

“Ask Dr. Ruth” (Hulu streaming anytime)This biographical documentary chroniclesthe life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’smost famous sex therapist.

Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta (Lifetime 6pm)Jackée Harry (“227”) and ReginaldVelJohnson (“Family Matters”) star in thisall-black update of Jane Austen’s alreadyoverworked 1813 romance.

SUNDAY 2

“American Princess” (Lifetime 7pm) Aftershe learns her fiancé has been cheatingon her, an Upper East Side socialite(Georgia Flood) runs off to join aRenaissance Faire. Jenji Kohan (“Weeds,”“Orange Is the New Black”) is theexecutive producer.

“Downton Abby Returns” (KNME-57:30pm) The cast and creators of“Downton Abbey” host a sneak-previewlook at the upcoming feature film spin-off.

“Perpetual Grace, LTD.” (Epix 8pm) BenKingsley and Jacki Weaver star in this(shot-in-Santa Fe) neo-noir about a

young grifter who tries to scam apastor—who turns out to be farmore dangerous than you mightexpect.

“NOS4A2” (AMC 8:05pm) Thepopular vampire novel by Joe Hill(son to Stephen King) gets aspooky 10-episode TV adaptation.

“The Weekly” (FXX 9:30pm) The NewYork Times produces a weeklydocuseries covering recent newsand cultural stories.

MONDAY 3

“Malibu Rescue” (Netflix streaminganytime) Savage Steve Holland(Better Off Dead, One CrazySummer) is the mad mind behindthis teen adventure series aboutaspiring junior lifeguards inCalifornia.

TUESDAY 4

“The Radkes” (USA 9:02pm) Texasmom Melissa Radke is evidentlyfamous for posting parentingvideos on YouTube. (Her video onFrench braiding has been seenmore than 10 million times.)Naturally, that’s enough to land herown reality show.

WEDNESDAY 5

“The 2019 CMT Music Awards”(CMT 6pm) Country-type peopleKaren Fairchild, KimberlySchlapman, Jimi Westbrook andPhilip Sweet host. a

THURSDAY 30

“NBA Finals” (KOAT-7 7pm) The GoldenState Warriors make their fifthconsecutive trip to the NBA Finals.

FRIDAY 31

“Good Omens” (Amazon Primestreaming anytime)An angel (MichaelSheen) and a demon (David Tennant)join forces to prevent the apocalypse inthis miniseries adaptation of the much-loved fantasy novel by Terry Pratchettand Neil Gaiman.

“When They See Us” (Netflix streaminganytime) Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, AWrinkle in Time) is the creator behindthis docudrama that exposes thebreakdown of the US criminal justicesystem during the infamous “CentralPark Five” case.

“Swamp Thing” (DC Direct streaminganytime) DC’s dark and creepyadaptation mixes up the ’70s comics ofLen Wein/Bernie Wrightson and the‘80s comics of Alan Moore/SteveBissette to tell the story of a roguescientist who turns into a big greenmonster.

Deadwood: The Movie (HBO 6pm) SethBullock (Timothy Olyphant), AlSwearengen (Ian McShane), AlmaEllsworth (Molly Parker), Doc Cochran

Upfront SeasonNets announce new shows

The end of May brings with it tornados in themidwest and television’s annual “upfront week”in New York—at least one of which is a

guaranteed disaster. Upfronts are the presentationsbroadcast television networks make every year,revealing their new fall lineups for the benefit(mostly) of prospective advertisers.

With the rapid increase in internetstreaming/downloading and the de-emphasis ontraditional Fall/Spring TV seasons, upfronts are nolonger the attention-grabbers they once were.Splashy, star-filled presentations at Radio CityMusic Hall and the like have been replaced withquiet press releases and simple Twitterannouncements. Still, upfronts give us, the viewingpublic, a chance to see what we’ll be watching (oravoiding) come fall. … Surprise, surprise: It’s familysitcoms and cop dramas, mostly!

ABCThe over-employed Tiffany Haddish (Uncle Drew,Night School, Nobody’s Fool, The Lego Movie 2: TheSecond Part, The Secret Life of Pets 2, “The LastO.G.,” “Tuca & Bertie”) hosts a revival of the 1995to 2000 Bill Cosby variety series “Kids Say theDarndest Things,” (itself based on Art Linklater’sold radio show segment). “The Baker and theBeauty” is a self-explanatory remake of an Israelirom-com. “Emergence” is described as a “character-driven thriller” about a police chief (theunderrated Allison Tolman from “Fargo”) whotakes in a young child she finds near the site of amysterious accident. Although she has no memory,the girl soon leads our protagonist into a“conspiracy larger than she ever imagined.”“Stumptown” stars Cobie Smulders (“How I MetYour Mother”) as a former Army vet turnedPortland P.I. It’s based on the highly regardedcomic book series of the same name by GregRucka. “For Life” is “inspired” by the life of IsaacWright Jr. and tells the story of a prisoner in jail fora crime he didn’t commit who becomes a lawyer.From the makers of “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish”comes “Mixed-ish,” a sitcom spin-off about amixed race family as they try to adapt after moving

from a hippie commune to the suburbs (circa1985). “United We Fall” is described as a “realistic”family sitcom about two parents coping with her“large Latinx Catholic family” and his “veryjudgmental live-in-mother.”

FOX“Not Just Me” is a “modern” drama about a youngwoman (Brittany Snow from the Pitch Perfectseries) who learns her fertility doc father (TimothyHutton) used his own sperm to fuel his business,conceiving “upwards of a hundred children.”“Prodigal Son” is a darkly comic crime series abouta criminal psychologist (Tom Payne from“Walking Dead”) who’s “the best in thebusiness”—because his dad was a notorious serialkiller in the ’90s. “9-1-1: Lone Star” is a Texas-based spin-off of Ryan Murphy’s emergencyservices drama. Rob Lowe stars. “Deputy” findsStephen Dorff (Backbeat) cast as a white hat-wearing LA County Sheriff working with big citycops. Gerald McRaney (“Simon & Simon”) andKim Cattrall (“Sex and the City”) star as theowners of a Christian TV network in the SouthernGothic soap opera “Filthy Rich.” John Slattery(“Mad Men”) headlines the cast of the “fact-based”thriller “neXT,” in which a tech guru who creates a“deadly, rogue artificial intelligence.” FOX rampsup its animation block with “Bless the Harts,” acartoon sitcom about a permanently brokeSouthern clan starring Kristen Wiig. Amy Poehlerproduces the animated sitcom “Duncanville” abouta 15-year-old boy with a rich fantasy life. “TheGreat North” is FOX’s third new animated sitcom.It’s about a single dad (Nick Offerman) living inAlaska and comes from the producers of “Bob’sBurgers.” “Outmatched” is the net’s sole new live-action sitcom and follows a blue-collar family inAtlantic City trying to raise four kids, three ofwhom are certified geniuses. Maggie Lawson(“Lethal Weapon”) and Jason Biggs (“Orange Isthe New Black”) star. Inexpensive sports/realitygameshows continue in the form of “UltimateTag”—which is exactly what it sounds like.

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The Croods (2013)Nicolas Cage voices an overprotective cavemanwhose rebellious daughter (Emma Stone) befriendsa primitive inventor (Ryan Reynolds) who bringswarnings about the end of the world. DreamworksAnimation tried harder with Kung Fu Panda andHow to Train Your Dragon, but the animation is col-orful and occasionally amusing. 98 minutes. PG.(Opens Tuesday 6/4 at Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX& RPX)

Despicable Me (2010)Steve Carell gives good voice to this CGI toonabout a scheming supervillain plotting to steal themoon. When a nerdy rival (Jason Segel) usurpssome of his villainous thunder, our main bad dudeadopts a trio of cute orphan girls as part of his evilplan. Of course, the twist in the tale is he turns outto be a fine father. The film is in danger of becom-ing terminally cute, but it’s saved by some gen-uinely sweet characterization, plenty of funny jokesand a bunch of scene-stealing sidekicks who looklike little yellow jelly beans. Reviewed in v19 i27.95 minutes. PG. (Opens Wednesday 6/5 at FlixBrewhouse)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)John Hughes’ iconic salute to truancy features aninsouciant Matthew Broderick, a sad sack AlanRuck, a sexy Mia Sara and a bitter Jennifer Grey. Inretrospect, Ferris’ misdemeanor-filled romp throughChicago with his best friends in tow seems a tadself-centered and manipulative. But it’s still a nos-talgic hoot—not to mention, Broderick’s finest on-screen effort. 103 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Sunday6/2 at Icon Cinemas Albuquerque)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning D-Day drama re-turns to theaters. Following the Normandy land-ings, a group of US soldiers (Tom Hanks, EdwardBurns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Dieselamong them) go behind enemy lines looking torescue a paratrooper (Matt Damon) whose broth-ers have been killed in action. Epically mountedand expertly lensed, this remains one of the mostpowerful films depicting the on-the-ground actionof World War II. 169 minutes. R. (Opens Sunday

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never-before-seen footage are included. 115 min-utes. Unrated. (Opens Tuesday 6/4 at Century 14Downtown, Century Rio, Cottonwood Stadium 16,Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX)

PerfectUp-and-coming filmmaker Eddie Alcazar (Tapia) di-rects this hyperstylized, Cronenbergian body horrorflick executive-produced by Steven Soderbergh. Anemotionally troubled man (Garrett Wareing) is sentby his mother (Abbie Cornish) to an eerily modernist“clinic.” There he is guided on a path of “self-surgery,” planting “plug-and-play” modules into hisown body. Soon he is relieved of his dark, twisted vi-sions. But his body pays the price for purity of mind.If you liked Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, youmight appreciate this edgy brain-teaser. 87 minutes.Unrated. (Opens Saturday 6/1 at Guild Cinema)

RocketmanThis movie about the life and times of British rockstar Elton John follows, more or less, the BohemianRhapsody battle plan—giving viewers a tune-filledflashback biopic built around an iconic musical per-formance (in this case, John’s career-defining 1975concert at LA’s Dodger Stadium). The film estab-lishes its own style, however, by turning John’s flam-boyant stage costumes and outsized persona into aflashy, fantastical journey through rock history. TaronEgerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) does ener-getic work as the piano pounder at the center of itall. 121 minutes. R. (Opens Thursday 5/30 at Cen-tury 14 Downtown, Century Rio, AMC Albuquerque12, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio Rancho Pre-miere Cinema, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX,Cottonwood Stadium 16, High Ridge, Flix Brew-house)

Walking on Water: ChristoTen years after the passing of his wife and creativepartner, world-famous artist Christo sets out to real-ize The Floating Piers, a project the couple conceivedtogether many years before. This documentary’s un-censored access into Christo’s artistic process al-lows viewers to see everything from inception tocompletion of the large-scale art installation atopItaly’s Lake Iseo. 100 minutes. Unrated. (OpensTuesday 6/4 at Guild Cinema)

NEW

Ask Dr. RuthFamed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer finally getsher own biographical documentary. As she ap-proaches her 90th birthday, the good doctor looksback on her painful past (did you know she’s aHolocaust survivor?) and the unlikely path to herlong career at the forefront of the sexual revolution.100 minutes. Unrated. (Opens Friday 5/31 at GuildCinema)

The Biggest Little FarmDocumentarian John Chester (Lost in Woonsocket,Rock Prophecies) points the camera at himself andhis wife, Molly, as they work to develop a sustainablefarm on 200 acres just outside Los Angeles. This in-spirational doc about reducing our carbon footprintand getting back to the origins of the food we eatdeserves a great deal of credit for leading by exam-ple. 91 minutes. PG. (Opens Friday 5/31 at HighRidge, Century Rio)

Godzilla: King of MonstersThis follow-up to 2014’s American Godzilla flickfinds the Earth on the edge of apocalypse thanks toa wave of giant monsters (Mothra, Rodan, King Ghi-dorah) attacking cities around the world. Can thehigh-tech, cryptozoological agency Monarch fight offthe invasion by recruiting the “King of Monsters”himself, Godzilla? The human cast includes MillieBobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, KenWatanabe, Bradley Whitford, Ziyi Zhang and SallyHawkins—not all of whom are gonna make it outtathis thing alive. 131 minutes. PG-13. (Opens Thurs-day 5/30 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio,Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Rio Rancho PremiereCinema, Winrock Stadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cotton-wood Stadium 16, Flix Brewhouse, AMC Albu-querque 12)

Iyengar: The Man, Yoga and the Student’sJourneyB.K.S. Iyengar, founder of the worldwide Iyangar Yogamovement, is evidently a reclusive mentor. Thanks toJake Clennell’s documentary, viewers are granted in-timate access to the spiritual leader. This is essentialviewing for anyone with an interest in yoga, wellness,spirituality or the connection of mind and body. InEnglish and Kannada with English subtitles. 103minutes. Unrated. (Opens Tuesday 6/4 at Guild Cin-ema)

MaFresh off back-to-back Oscar nominations (for Hid-den Figures and The Shape of Water), OctaviaSpencer heads straight into exploitation/horror withthis suburban slasher. Spencer plays a lonelywoman who befriends a group of teenagers lookingfor someone to buy them beer. She willingly helpsout, even providing her house as party central. Even-tually, however, the friendly host’s obsession grows todangerous proportions. 99 minutes. R. (OpensThursday 5/30 at Century 14 Downtown, CenturyRio, AMC Albuquerque 12, Icon Cinemas Albu-querque, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema, Winrock Sta-dium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16, FlixBrewhouse)

Non-FictionReviewed this issue. 108 minutes. R. (Opens Friday5/31 at High Ridge)

PasoliniDirector Abel Ferrara (Ms .45, King of New York, BadLieutenant) looks back at the life of famed Italianfilmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salò, or The 120 Daysof Sodom). The always excellent Willem Dafoe starsas the 50-year-old filmmaker, just prior to his still-controversial murder in 1975. The narrative blendsPasolini’s chaotic life with scenes from his unmadefinal film, mixing the fictional and the real. Though itdeals with death, Ferrara’s film revels in the passionand energy of artistic creation. In English and Frenchwith English subtitles. 84 minutes. Unrated. (OpensFriday 5/31 at Guild Cinema)

PavarottiAcademy Award-winning director Ron Howard (whogave us the recent The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years documentary) puts audiencesfront row center for this biographical look at leg-endary opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. History-mak-ing performances, intimate interviews and

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6/2 at Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, WinrockStadium 16 IMAX & RPX, Cottonwood Stadium 16)

Trick (1999)PRIDE & Equality Magazine presents a specialscreening of this 1999 comedy-musical-romancein honor of Pride Month. The story centers on shy,quasi-virginal New Yorker Gabe (Christian Camp-bell), who dreams of writing musical comedies.One day Gabe wanders into a gay bar and meetshunky go-go dancer Mark (John Paul Pitoc). For therest of the movie, and for various contrived rea-sons, they wander around Manhattan looking for aplace to consummate their one-night stand. De-spite the sexual set-up, this one plays out morelike a Doris Day screwball comedy. 89 minutes. R.(Opens Friday 5/31 at Guild Cinema)

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AladdinDisney continues to crank out live-action remakesof its classic animated features. Here, 1992’s fan-tasy musical finds Will Smith replacing RobinWilliams as the wacky genie who makes life bet-ter/crazier for a kindhearted street urchin (MenaMassoud) in love with a princess (Naomi Scott).Weirdly enough, Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and TwoSmoking Barrels; Snatch; RocknRolla; SherlockHolmes) directs. 128 minutes. PG. (Century 14Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cin-ema, AMC Albuquerque 12, Flix Brewhouse, IconCinemas Albuquerque)

Avengers: EndgameIt all comes down to this. After introducing dozensof heroic characters over the past 10 years, andsetting up the tragic circumstances of Avengers: In-finity War, the surviving Avengers (Captain America,Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye, Iron Man, The Hulk)team up with the newly returned Captain Marvel(Brie Larson) to make one last stand against death-loving alien threat Thanos (Josh Brolin). Basicallyeveryone who’s ever been in a Marvel movie is partof this space-and-time-spanning epic. 181 min-utes. PG-13. (Century Rio, Century 14 Downtown,Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, Flix Brewhouse, AMC Al-buquerque 12, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)


some completely batcrap crazy action. And it wasequally awesome. The third film in the trilogy, whichfinds our unstoppable hitman John Wick on the runwith a $14 million dollar bounty on his head, followsthe trend of over-the-top-and-back-again action.Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane, LaurenceFishburne and Mark Dacascos are among the gun-slinging guest stars. 130 minutes. R. (Century 14Downtown, Century Rio, Flix Brewhouse, Icon Cine-mas Albuquerque, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)

Long ShotAn unemployed journalist (Seth Rogen) is hired ashead speechwriter by the secretary of state (CharlizeTheron) as she makes a run for the US presidency.Turns out she used to babysit him decades ago andwas his first pubescent crush. Improbably but in-evitably, these two opposites find themselves at-tracted to one another. It’s not much more than apolitical arena update of Rogen’s hot girl/schlumpyguy premise from Knocked Up. It’s ridiculous, ofcourse, but the laughs are surprisingly solid. 125minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, RioRancho Premiere Cinema)

Pokémon Detective PikachuFor some strange reason, producers have opted to gowith this “off canon” offshoot of the Pokémon tradingcard/video game universe for the franchise’s firstlive-action film. Justice Smith (Paper Towns) stars asTim Goodman, a surly teenager who lives in a worldwhere people collect tiny monsters to do battle inglory-filled gladiatorial contests. Tim eschews thePokémon lifestyle, however, after his big city detectivedad is killed in the line of duty. While investigatingdad’s murder, our protagonist crosses paths with atalking Pokémon (voiced in PG-13 Deadpool modeby Ryan Reynolds) who fancies himself a crime-solver. Together the mismatched partners go to worksolving the mystery. The production design (employ-ing loads of CGI) is immersive and the acting is unex-pectedly emotional, but the story feels like apredictable, Who Framed Roger Rabbit knock-off.104 minutes. PG. (Century 14 Downtown, CenturyRio, Flix Brewhouse, Icon Cinemas Albuquerque, RioRancho Premiere Cinema, AMC Albuquerque 12)

BooksmartOn the eve of their high school graduation, two aca-demic overachievers (Kaitlyn Dever from “Last ManStanding” and Beanie Feldstein from Lady Bird) real-ize they should have worked less and partied more.Determined not to miss out, the gals set out to cramfour years’ worth of teenage shenanigans into oneraunchy, drunken night. Actress Olivia Wilde (“House,”TRON: Legacy) turns director to helm this equal op-portunity teen sex comedy. 102 minutes. R. (Century14 Downtown, Century Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cin-ema, AMC Albuquerque 12)

BrightburnA human-looking alien baby crash-lands on Earthand is adopted by an upstanding rural couple. As hegrows up, he starts to develop godlike superpowers.Naturally, he puts on a cape and … proceeds toslaughter the puny humans around him. This imagi-native, horror movie twist on the Superman mythcomes from a script by Brian and Mark Gunn, brotherand cousin to Guardians of the Galaxy directorJames Gunn (who serves as producer here). 91 min-utes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio, RioRancho Premiere Cinema, AMC Albuquerque 12, IconCinemas Albuquerque)

Captain MarvelThe new age of the Marvel Cinematic Universe beginswith something of a flashback. It’s the ’90s and ayoung(er) Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) encountersone of the universe’s most powerful beings, an aliensoldier caught in a war with a shape-shifting raceknown as the Kree. But is Captain Marvel (Brie Lar-son from Room) really an alien, or do her roots lie farcloser to Earth? 124 minutes. PG-13. (Century Rio)

The Curse of La LloronaHispanic boogeyman (boogeywoman?) La Llorona,the ghost who patrols ditchbanks looking for way-ward kids to drown, gets her own low-budget horrorouting. Here, a well-meaning social worker (LindaCardellini from “Freaks and Geeks”) ignores thewarnings of a troubled mother suspected of child en-dangerment and finds herself and her own kidsdrawn into the eerie supernatural realm of the weep-ing spook. Paul Rodriguez is in there somewhere too.93 minutes. R. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio,Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)

A Dog’s JourneyFrom the makers of A Dog’s Purpose comes more ofthe same shameless emotional manipulation. Basedon the books by W. Bruce Cameron, the story followsa devoted dog who repeatedly dies or is killed, onlyto be reincarnated as yet another dog (who will alsosoon meet a premature end). Are you squirting tearsyet? What are you waiting for? Josh Gad provides thevoice of our dog hero, who appears to be stuck for alleternity in some sort of Buddhist purgatory, unable toescape the wheel of karmic rebirth and achieve Nir-vana. Is it because he was something awful like a se-rial killer in his previous life? Feel free tocontemplate that as you watch. 108 minutes. PG.(AMC Albuquerque 12, Century 14 Downtown, Cen-tury Rio, Rio Rancho Premiere Cinema)

The HustleHollywood, having run out of new ideas at least adecade ago, continues its newest trend: gender-swapped reboots (see for reference: Ghostbusters,Ocean’s Eight). Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilsontake over for Michael Caine and Steve Martin in thisremake of 1988’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (which,we’re forced to admit, is itself a remake of 1964’sBedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando).Hathaway and Wilson play a couple of con artistswho meet up in the Mediterranean to fight over somerich, dumb men. 94 minutes. PG-13. (Century 14Downtown, Century Rio)

The IntruderA young African American couple (Michael Ealy, Mea-gan Good) buy a beautiful house on several acres ofland in Napa Valley, only to find out that the manthey bought it from refuses to let go of the property.Dennis Quaid goes all evil for a change to play thestalker-like real estate seller in this domestic thriller.PG-13. (Century 14 Downtown, Century Rio)

John Wick Chapter 3: ParabellumThe first John Wick film was a down-and-dirty, hard-boiled-to-the-bone revenge drama that added signifi-cant adrenaline to star Keanu Reeves’ comebackcareer. The second film abandoned all of that for

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BreakthroughTrapped underwater for more than 15 minutes andrushed to a local hospital, a 14-year-old Missouriboy is given a slim chance of survival by doctors. Butmom and dad stay by his bedside praying for a mir-acle. This religious drama is based on the best-sell-ing Christian book The Impossible: The MiraculousStory of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrec-tion. So, spoiler alert: He doesn’t die. 116 minutes.PG. (Movies 8)

El ChicanoWhat starts out as a typical police proceduralmorphs into a superhero origin story when an LAcop discovers his late brother may have been the tit-ular El Chicano, a malevolent ghostlike vigilante pro-tecting Los Angeles by slaughtering the forces of evil.Frequent TV guest actor Raúl Castillo (“Looking,”“Seven Seconds,” “Atypical”) stars. 107 minutes. R.(Movies 8)

How to Train Your Dragon: The HiddenWorldThe coming-of-age-but-with-dragons trilogy roundsout here with this emotional, exciting segment intro-ducing a new dragon (a sparkling white female tocounterpoint our hero’s ebony pet/pal Toothless)and a new villain (evil F. Murray Abraham, who’s de-termined to exterminate every last dragon). 104minutes. PG. (Movies 8)

LittleWhat’s the opposite of the smash hit Big, abodyswap comedy about a young white boy whomagically wakes up in the body of a grown up? Ob-viously, a bodyswap comedy about a grown-up blackwoman who magically wakes up in the body of ayoung girl. Regina Hall (Girls Trip) and Issa Rae (“Or-ange Is the New Black”) star. 109 minutes. PG-13.(Movies 8)

Pet SemataryJason Clarke (Terminator Genisys) and Amy Seimetz(Alien: Covenant) are the grieving parents who turnto a mysterious, mystical burial ground when theirdaughter is accidentally killed in this remake of the1989 Stephen King chiller. 101 minutes. R. (Movies8)

Pomsgroup of older ladies get their groove back after theyform a cheerleading squad at their retirement com-munity. Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier andRhea Perlman are among the “you go granny” cast ofthis film. 91 minutes. PG-13. (Movies 8)

Shazam!In this heartfelt, entertaining DC Comics adaptation,a streetwise 14-year-old orphan (wide-eyed AsherAngel from Disney’s “Andi Mack”) is contacted by anotherworldly wizard who gifts him with a host ofmagical superpowers (not to mention the ability totransform into a musclebound adult—played byZachary Levi). With the help of his adoptive family,our “hero” does his best to figure out his abilities(not to mention the meaning of heroism). 132 min-utes. PG-13. (Movies 8)

UglyDollsThe quirky stuffed toys have finally been transformedinto a CGI kids’ movie. Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas,Janelle Monáe, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Gabriel Igle-sias, Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX provide the voices.There’s a message about … oh, you know, being trueto yourself or standing out from the crowd or some-thing. 91 minutes. PG. (Movies 8)

UsWriter-director Jordan Peele follows up to his 2017horror smash Get Out with this unbelievably creepyhome invasion thriller about a happy middle-classfamily (Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and kids) thatfinds itself terrorized by a group of strangers who ap-pear to be their exact physical duplicates. 116 min-utes. R. (Movies 8)

Wonder ParkIn this 3D-animated cartoon, a wildly imaginativeyoung girl who dreams up a magical amusementpark in her bedroom—only to discover that it existsout in the nearby woods and is staffed by varioustalking animals. 85 minutes. PG. (Movies 8)


SONIC REDUCERBY AUGUST MARCH

CloudFaceOn Second Thought(Self-released)

Euro-style electro-glitchy

with some of the chord

changes I recall from when

I’d put Kid A on the turntable

and let it play for days, but

with more of The Dark Sideof the Moon tempo and

timbre—think “On the

Run”—and some MGMT-style authoritas thrown

in for good measure, here’s a record that’s easy

to like and super fun to drive through curving

mountain road passages whilst indulging. It’s

totally Autobahn music for the hip-hop set—

which means just about all young Americans

these days, one hopes—and proceeds from track

to track with savage aplomb. Tracks like “The

Grey” are elusively complex while “Love Older”

generates a fantastically ironic sentimentality

through what becomes a Latin rhythm buoyed

by crunchy, repetitive noises and surprising

instrumental digressions. Favorite track: “Saturn

Return” for its full-on hand-clapping and synth-

styled spook factor.

Crushed!?Split with The UGLYS(Self-released)

With enough thrashed-out

and crusty grindcore

moments floated around

instantly memorable melodic

passages that plateau into

nothingness before

returning like hot winds from

the depths of Hades, here’s a

record you can really use to start your own mosh

pit club in the middle of your own living room.

The landlord probably won’t dig it, but you and

your heaviest of heavy colleagues and

acquaintances can blow your brains to kingdom

come with tracks like “Mind Wipe Chamber,” one

helluva relentless tune. After that, give “Shiitake”

a spin for all it’s worth and then put your head

against the speaker and let “Wildfires” burn all

the hair off your scalp. This record’s that good,

folks, and the final track, “Lightning Strikes

Twice” proves that there is life after Bleach.

Burying CaesarAlabaster Bay(Self-released)

I might have forgotten about

this if I hadn’t dreamt of

Alabaster Bay the other

night. It was one of those

dreams where you can’t

quite recall the names of the

other spectres in dreamland

with you, but the song they

sing awakens you. Alabaster Bay has that effect.

The 12-track outing by Roddy Cochrane and

Hovey Jude Corbin presents a mildly psychedelic,

robustly romantic, wildly melodic form of baroque

pop that is rarely heard these days. The tunes are

piquant and playful and flow masterfully. Though

you might be disappointed by the record’s

sweetness, let me tell you that I’ve listened to it a

few times. I’m sure that the feels that come

colorfully to life here are true, except maybe they

happened in a multiverse mash-up of 1967’s

swinging London and the Enlightenment-era

court of a music lover like Catherine the Great.

Favorite track: “Stardust.” a


MUSIC | SHOW UP!

The Promised LandSummer concerts rock on and on

SaturdayIn case you wanna know, the big thing now,the au courant thing among the hip and theyoung are these things called breweries. Localcraft breweries are creating culture all overBurque and transforming the very notion ofwhat a rocanrol club really is and/or can be.Take for instance Tractor Brewing Wells Park(1800 Fourth Street NW). It’s a helluva funplace to hang plus the music that the venuebrings to its hearty collection of artisanalbarley pop enthusiasts is absolutely the most.The bands tend to follow the same dictum. Forexample Prism Bitch is jamming thereunplugged on Saturday, June 1. You may recallthat this is one of the most tasty, glittery anddown with the funk bands to come outta theBurkes. They’ve recently been to SXSW andare in the process of conquering the world andnow you can catch Lauren Poole, Lilah Rose,Teresa Esguerra, Trish Walsh and NelsonCrane in this outrageous, track-suit uniformedpursuit. An unplugged performance of thisband will probably be deadly, so make sure youmake proper arrangements in advance,rockers. 8pm • $5 • 21+.

Saturday Part IIHowever if you are in the mood for hip-hopmusic on Saturday night, June 1, then by allmeans head on down to Sister (407 CentralAve. NW). They’ll be presenting a concert byBLU & EXILE. These two fresh fellows,Johnson Barnes III and Aleksander Manfredi,have been mixing it up for at least 12 years

and in that time have produced masterworksof alternative hip-hop like 2012’s Give Me MyFlowers While I Can Still Smell Them. Thatreference to life over death fairly flows incontrast to other West Coast rap outfits whospent much of their creative time portrayingthe gangsta life as glorious and preferable.Tunes like “More Out of Life” and the heavilysyncopated, righteously sampled and totallytwisted “The Great Escape” speak to a lifebeyond the normative, a world beyond thestruggle. For the casual listener, this translatesto complex and uplifting raps with lushproduction values and plenty of def anddanceable moments. If you go see this show,we can talk about Dirty Science orAnalogtronics afterwards, over a blunt and a big40. 9pm • $12 to $15 • 21+.

SundayHeavy metal continues its reign in this fleshyrealm and its devilish ascent in Albuquerqueon Sunday (darkly appropriate, eh kids?), June2 when Earth visits Sister (407 Central Ave.NW). A duo of doomsters from the greatnorth woods, the band was formed by dronemaster Dylan Carlson, a close associate androommate of the elfin guitar god himself. I’mpretty sure that it would be worth it to see thisshow just to say that you heard the holy noisemade by an acolyte of the temple himself.Carlson’s a for real innovator and wizard, too.His band is responsible for the recording calledEarth 2: Special Low Frequency Version, a SubPop album from 1993 that was a milestone in

the development of drone metal. After aninitial period of grindingly gone metallicminimalist work, Carlson took a break afterthe untimely death of the elfin god KurtCobain. When Earth returned in 2001, it waswith a twangy and darkly melodic aftertasteinfluenced by guitarists like Roy Buchananand Merle Haggard. Throw in some Brit folk-prog like Pentangle and Fairport Conventionand you have a new and shiny—like a musicalblack widow spider that is now spreading itselflike a black pudding all over the planet.Nativity in black, indeed. 8pm • $13 • 21+.

MondayHey, Mr. Spaceman, have you had your fill ofexperimental, art-damaged electronic post-punk this week? If not and even if you spentthe week listening to nothing but recordingsproduced by Sicksicksick Distro, I highlysuggest you wander out on a school night toviddy this gig at Sister (407 Central Ave.NW) on Monday, June 3. It’s difficult todescribe exactly what Xiu Xiu really soundslike, stands for or what massively hot, torturedK-pop fever dreams led to their tightly twistedoeuvre, but this ensemble (Jamie Stewart,Angela Seo and Jordan Geiger; a quartet whenSwans percussionist Thor Harris is on tourwith the other three) is certainly worth a fewhours indulgence. Also, I feel like theirrecorded work and their performances are twoseparate things, artistically speaking. Thatsaid, put this one in your pipe and smoke it,kids, but not before listening to their latest,Girl with Basket of Fruit, a work that one criticnoted was “imbued with the agitation, tension,sorrow and anger that has permeated the dailylives of so many over the last few years.” Damngood and please take me along, I haven’t doneanything wrong. 8pm • $10 • 21+.

WednesdayBy the time you get to midweek, you will besorely in need of some deeply rooted, purepunk rock tuneage and the Launchpad (618Central Ave. SW)—as usual—has just whatDoctor Rock ordered. On Wednesday, June 5Kid Congo Powers and his band The PinkMonkey Birds are playing a show. Powers is aveteran of legendary bands such as TheCramps and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, forChrissakes. A tried and true Californio, dudewas influenced by Latinx rock outta LA as wells the stuff happening on the other coast,namely the Ramones. His version of rocanrolmusic, primal, pulsating and derived from theteardrops of Elvis and the blood of losChicanos will burn your boots and loosen yournalgas, primos. Oh and readers, if you can tellme the name of the song that inspired thename of his band, then I’ll go out and get youa two dollar bill to use as you please. How’sthat for rocking? 9pm • $12 • 21+. a

BY AUGUST MARCH

“The mountain is high, the valley is low/And you’re confused on which way togo/ So I’ve come here to give you a

hand/ And lead you into the promised land/So come on and sit here by my side/ Come onand take a free ride/ All over the country, I’mseeing it the same/ Nobody’s winning at thiskind of game/ We gotta do better, it’s time tobegin/ You know all the answers must comefrom within ...” “Free Ride” as performed byThe Edgar Winter Band.

There are so many super-decent concertscoming up this weekend and into the nextsemana that I knew I had to write an episode ofShow Up! to let you all in on the goodnessthat will be emanating from Burque’s clubs andvenues over the next seven days.

I thought about what sort of music I’d liketo use to begin such a heady discourse andcame up with some Dave Mustaine-eraMetallica but didn’t have the heart to implythat one should seek out and destroy anything,especially given the ultra-serious tone of myeditorial on page 9 of this issue.

Then I remembered Edgar Winter. He wasone of the best interviews I ever had becausehe was hopeful, insightful and all about the joyand satisfaction—physical and spiritual—thatgood old live rocanrol can engender.

With that in mind, let’s go for a ride, homepiece. It will be free trip through the landwhere rock reigns. And whatever you pay for aconcert, remember that—as those Lincolnsand Hamiltons fly out of your pocket—you’llbe repaid in fun times forever.

FridayStart your rocanrol weekend right with a tripto the fabled Launchpad (618 Central Ave.SW) on Friday, May 31 for an evening withemo pop-punk purveyors The Maine, a bandstraight outta Tempe, Ariz. that has masteredthe OC sound through repeated exposure tothe Western desert, the roaring ocean and allthe pain and happiness being in either of thoselocations engenders. They’re like totalveterans of the psychic war called WarpedTour; the latest album for the quintet (JohnO’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Jared Monaco,Garrett Nickelsen and Pat Kirch) is called You

Are OK; the single—which dropped lastwinter after the holidays—“Numb WithoutYou” has a neato lyric, by the way, whichsuccinctly summarizes this outfit’s raison d’etre.It goes like this: “You are my glitter and mygloom.” That’s, like, so emo! Grayscale, a pop-punk group from Philly that has albums withnames like End of the World opens thisrockingly emotional night. 8pm • $20 • All-ages (13+).

Prism Bitch JOHNNY GOMEZ


BAKED GOODS | CANNABIS NEWS BY JOSHUA LEE

ShatteredDems drop the ball on legalization

According to KRQE, a team at UNM ismonitoring real-time effects of cannabis onveterans experiencing anxiety and symptoms ofPTSD. The study keeps track of veterans’

behaviors, feelings and everyday pain levelsin relation to their participation in the

state’s medical cannabis program.Researchers are using data gleanedfrom the Releaf App, but they say

they need more participants.They’re asking interestedveterans to contact UNM’sDepartment of Psychology.

They hope to finish thestudy by the end of the

summer.

Strain CornerThis week found me in

Nob Hill picking up agram of Diesel Dough

(THC: 19.23%,CBD: 0.06%—$14/gram) at

Ultra HealthBirdland (3213

Central Ave. NE). Ishould point out that I’mparticularly partial toDiesel-derived strains and

didn’t actually look at the restof the menu after I spotted it.

This hybrid was born from a cross betweenSour Diesel and Do-Si-Dos, but the Diesel sidestood out much more prominently. It smelledtart and pungent—the odor permeated myliving room the moment I opened the bag. Ipacked a bowl and put on a “The Simpsons”rerun. The flower was dense and coated withtrichomes.

The first hit sent me into a snotty coughingfit the likes of which haven’t been seen sinceHalf Baked, meaning it’s a great expectorant. Ipowered through three hits back to back andthen wallowed on the couch cushions whilehacking up half my lung. My wife stuck herhead into the room, a concerned look on herface. I waved her away through streams of tears.

The indica side came on quickly. I felttension release behind my eyes and sinuses. Myshoulders relaxed, and I laid back after gettingmy breath back. The edgy sativa sillies werecreeping in around the corners, and I could feelthe giggles catching in my throat. I pushedthem aside with another couple hits andanother spate of coughs. I felt energized, sillyand relaxed. It was extremely pleasant, and Icouldn’t stop smiling.

My mood was definitely enhanced, but Idon’t know if I’d recommend this strain foranyone planning to go out into public or talkto anybody at length. I was feeling prettyfrazzled. It was difficult to follow the show,though I’d seen it a million times. It stillseemed amusing as hell, though, and myconfusion wasn’t alarming in the least. DieselDough is perfect for those suffering fromdepression or pain. Just make sure to stay homeand refuse visitors. a

Politico recently criticized New Mexico’sDemocrats for passing on the recreationalcannabis legalization bill, but apparently it

was the same story all over the country. Inmany of the places where legalizationproponents expected to see some sort offorward locomotion in 2019, allthey found was a bunch ofpoliticians butting heads over whatmany of us consider to be trivialpoints of contention.

The piece highlightedfailures to enact legalizationlaws in New York, NewJersey and The Land ofEnchantment, and blamedthem on Democrat-runlegislatures negotiating overpetty issues. In Illinois(where the attempt to legalizeis still heading towardapproval), detractors havetaken issue withallowing people togrow cannabis in theirhomes. In New Jersey,where efforts stalled out thisyear, legislators wereuncomfortable with aprovision that would haveexpunged third-degreedistribution convictions,covering up to five pounds ofcannabis. All over the country, lawmakers havebeen arguing over equity issues—concerned withwhether laws ensure business opportunities forwomen and minorities. Here in New Mexico, itseems we got hung up on specific protections forthe medical industry and whether to have state-run recreational shops (a terrible idea).

Here’s the thing: While these concerns arevalid, they don’t come close to comparing withthe physical threat posed to those living in placeswhere marijuana is still illegal. Current cannabislaws put otherwise law-abiding citizens in thesame category as hardened criminals andthreaten public health by counterintuitivelypromoting black market activity. It’s been a longtime since I’ve had to remind anyone of thosepoints—most everybody knows already—butapparently our lawmakers have forgotten thatthis is more than an intellectual debate for somefolks. That might be easy to do when you spendall your time in Santa Fe playing Go Fish overmartinis, but we have to deal with this nonsenseevery day down here in the gutter.

While it’s true that we shouldn’t go diving inwilly nilly, our leaders have had more thanenough time to figure out and implement a planthat would benefit most people. While they sitaround hemming, hawwing and comparingdonation receipts, their constituents are sufferingfrom crime and government overreach. Thisyear’s response to marijuana reform was acomplete travesty, and I’ll probably continueraging about it for months. Fair warning.

UNM Studies Cannabis forVeteransResearchers at the University of New Mexico arelooking into how medical cannabis affectsveterans suffering from post-traumatic stress.


FREE WILL ASTROLOGY | HOROSCOPES BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, it willmake good sense for you to travel down winding pathsreplete with interesting twists and provocative turns.The zigzags you’ll be inspired to pursue won’t beinconvenient or inefficient, but rather will beinstrumental in obtaining the healing you need. Tohonor and celebrate this oddly lucky phase, I’ll quoteparts of “Flying Crooked,” a poem by Robert Graves.“The butterfly will never master the art of flyingstraight, yet has a just sense of how not to fly: Helurches here and here by guess and God and hope andhopelessness. Even the acrobatic swift has not hisflying-crooked gift.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Has a part of you becometoo timid, docile or prosaic? Is there an aspect of yourbeautiful soul that is partially muzzled, submissive orhousebroken? If so, now is a favorable time to seek anantidote. But listen closely: the cure isn’t to becomechaotic, turbulent, and out of control. It would becounterproductive to resort to berserk mayhem. Here’sa better way: Be primal, lush and exciting. Be wildlyplayful and unpredictably humorous and alluringlyintriguing. Try experiments that rouse your rowdysweetness, your unkempt elegance, your brazen joyand your sensual intelligence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I prefer live theater overmovies. The glossy flawlessness of films, accomplishedby machines that assemble and polish, is lessemotionally rich than the direct impact of liveperformers’ unmediated voices and bodies andemotions. Their evocative imperfections move me inways that glossy flawlessness can’t. Even if you’re notlike me, Gemini, I invite you to experiment with myapproach for a while—not just in the entertainment youchoose, but in all areas of your life. As much aspossible, get your experience raw and unfiltered.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve got a message for youfrom Cancerian poet Tyler Knott Gregson. Please readit every day for the next 15 days, including when youfirst wake up and right before sleep. Here it is: “Promiseme you will not spend so much time treading water andtrying to keep your head above the waves that youforget, truly forget, how much you have always lovedto swim.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 2003, a group of thieves inAntwerp, Belgium pulled off the biggest jewelry heist inhistory. To steal the diamonds, gold and other gems,together worth more than $100 million, they had tooutsmart security guards, a seismic sensor, a protectivemagnetic field, Doppler radar, infrared detectors and alock. I mention this, Leo, because I suspect that in thecoming weeks you will have a comparable ability toinsinuate yourself into the presence of previouslyinaccessible treasures and secrets and codes. You’ll beable to penetrate barriers that have kept you shut offfrom valuable things. (P.S. But I hope that unlike theAntwerp thieves, you’ll use your superpowers in anethical manner.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the northeast corner ofSpain, bordering France, is an area known as Catalonia.With its own culture and language, it has a long historyof seeking complete autonomy. On four occasions ithas declared itself to be independent from Spain. Themost recent time was in 2017, when 92 percent of theCatalans who voted expressed the desire to be free ofSpain’s rule. Alas, none of the rebellions havesucceeded. In the latest instance, no other nation onEarth recognized Catalonia’s claim to be anindependent republic. In contrast to its frustratedattempts, your own personal quest to seek greaterindependence could make real progress in the comingmonths. For best results, formulate a clear intentionand define the precise nature of the sovereignty youseek. Write it down!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A Libran blogger namedOceanAlgorithms wrote, “I’m simultaneously wishing Iwere a naturalist whose specialty is findingundiscovered species in well-explored places; and askateboarding mathematician meditating on an almost-impossible-to-solve equation as I practice my

skateboard tricks; and a fierce forest witch who castsspells on nature-despoilers; and a gothic heroine withtwelve suitors; and the sexiest cat that ever lived.” Ilove how freewheeling and wide-rangingOceanAlgorithms is with her imaginative fantasies. Inlight of current astrological omens, I encourage you todo the same. Give yourself permission to dream andscheme extravagantly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Geologists aren’t exactlysure why, but almost six million years ago, the Strait ofGibraltar closed up. As a result, the Mediterranean Seawas cut off from the Atlantic Ocean, and within athousand years, it had mostly disappeared. Fastforward 600,000 years. Again, geologists don’tunderstand how it happened, but a flood broke throughthe barrier, allowing the ocean to flow back into theMediterranean basin and restore it to its previousstatus as a sea. I propose that we invoke thatreplenishment as a holy symbol for the process you’reengaged in: a replenishment of your dried-out waters.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I invite you tomeditate on this proposal from freelance writer RadhaMarcum: “The spiritual definition of love is that whenyou look at the person you love, it makes you loveyourself more.” I hope there’s a lot of that kind of actiongoing on for you in the next four weeks. According tomy assessment of life’s secret currents, all of creationwill be conspiring to intensify and deepen your love foryourself by intensifying and deepening your love forother people. Cooperate with that conspiracy, please!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Is there a creature onearth that’s more annoying than the mosquito? I’venever heard anyone gaze upon one of the peskymonsters sucking blood out of her arm and say, “Aw,what a cute little bug.” And yet every year there is atown in Russia that holds a jokey three-day celebrationin honor of the mosquito. The people who live inBerezniki even stage a “most delicious” competition, inwhich people allow themselves to be pricked bymosquitoes for 20 minutes, with an award going towhomever accumulates the most bites. I highly approveof the spirit of this approach for your own use in thecoming weeks, Capricorn. If you have fun with thethings that bother you, I bet they won’t bother you asmuch.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s the Forever Season,Aquarius. You have a poetic license to act as if yourbody will live for a hundred years and your soul will livefor all eternity. You are authorized to believe that in thecoming decades you will grow steadily wiser, kinder,happier, and wilder. During the Forever Season, youmay have dreams like flying over a waterfall at sunset,or finding the lost magic you were promised before youwere born, or discovering the key to a healing youfeared would always elude you. As you careen throughthis unpredictable grace period, your understanding ofreality may expand dramatically. I bet you’ll getpractical epiphanies about how to express yourself withgreater effectiveness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A musical historian fromCambridge University decided it would be amusing toperform forgotten songs that were written in theRhineland a thousand years ago. His research wasn’teasy, because musical notation was different backthen. But he ultimately reconstructed the tunes in waysthat he felt were 80 percent faithful to the originals. Heand other musicians subsequently performed andrecorded them. I propose a somewhat comparableassignment for you in the coming weeks, Pisces. Youwill benefit, I believe, from trying to recover the truthabout events that occurred a long time ago and/or bytrying to revivify old beauty that has new relevance. a

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Across

1 Beyond zealous

6 Household appliance, forshort

9 ___ Life (Tupac tattoo)

13 Deft

15 In the past

16 She played Talisa on“Game of Thrones”

17 Sketch a habanero?

19 Runaway win

20 Midweek time for floods?

22 N.L. East team

23 Kyoto cash

24 Like some change

25 Aquatic barrier

27 His record for patents wassurpassed by a Japaneseinventor in 2003

31 Masi of “Heroes”

32 Obsolete PC operatingsystem

34 Language spoken in“Avatar”

35 Tajikistan, once (abbr.)

36 Intersection where pet feetmeet?

40 See 33-Down

43 British subcompact

44 Triatomic form of oxygen

48 Suffix for prop or meth

49 Gary Numan lyric after “It’sthe only way to live”

52 Beat easily

53 Model plane material

55 Had some hummus

57 Skin care brand

58 Tweety’s guide to businessplanning?

63 “Beloved” novelistMorrison

64 Cuts through a small fish?

66 Satirical HBO interviewer,once

67 Bar brew, briefly

68 Like some coffee

69 Coffee alternatives

70 “30 Rock” star Tina

71 “Enchanting”-soundingbook in the Septimus Heapseries

Down

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3 Rumbled

4 Louisiana Territory state

5 The green Teletubby

6 Smoke an e-cig

7 Like some whiskey

8 Succotash ingredient

9 Sculpture piece

10 Jinxes

11 Reveals the celebritydressed as the Poodle, Deeror Hippo, e.g.

12 Time off between classes?

14 Little giggle

18 Defeated without mercy, in

leetspeak

21 Cause of aberrant weather

22 Sleeve tattoo spot

26 Dandy sort

28 Only country name in theNATO phonetic alphabet

29 Wayne Shorter’sinstrument

30 Egg, for openers

33 Only named character in“Green Eggs and [40-Across]”

37 “All I Do Is ___”

38 Ref. book set

39 “The Genius” of the Wu-Tang Clan

40 Ecological abode

41 1921 Literature NobelistFrance

42 Somehow, first lady afterMichelle

45 “Nothing Compares 2 U”singer

46 “On to the ___” (2009 Jay-Z song)

47 Dreyer’s ice cream partner

50 Tattered threads

51 Cherry leftovers

54 Tosses down

56 Casts forth

59 “Clueless” catchphrase

60 Neck region

61 Out of the office

62 “My Fair Lady” professor,to Eliza

65 Chicago-based cablesuperstation

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