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November 2

Hunter commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

Again, I must agree with MSD. Does the local art community really want to be "perceived" as a destination? Perhaps we can hire people to hang out on the street and be "perceived" as artists. When DAT first took over managing downtown and sponsore...

October 24

Muskrat Sam Donaldson commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

Thanks for the update, Wade. We really need to stop this process, right now, and direct whatever dollars were being spent on it towards something, anything else that is going to move the ball forward. From Wade's comment: Essentially, it breaks ...

October 24

Wade Patterson commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

Thought I would chime in regarding the Arts and Culture District assessment process. I sat in on the Physical Planning group last Tuesday which mainly focused on trying to identify where the boundaries of such a district might be. As you can imagi...

October 23

Big White Hat commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

I have to chime in with Hunter (and Muskrat and Cathyray) about the preservation of affordable live work...or just plain work spaces. The reason for the failure was too much "self interest" for profit being the motive rather than creating somethin...

October 23

Muskrat Sam Donaldson commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

Paula: Again, your enthusiasm is great, but what is needed most at this point is a post-mortem on the Downtown 2010 Plan. Much of what your group is talking about (making Downtown a cultural center) was an important part of this effort. Obviously...

October 22

Hunter commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

Paula, I'm afraid I must agree with Muskrat and Cathyray. About eight or nine years ago I attended a Saturday morning study session devoted to arts and cultural activity specifically in Downtown. As best I can remember it was held at what is now...

October 22

Paula Manning-Lewis commented on Paula Manning-Lewis's blog post 'Downtown Arts & Cultural District'

BTW, just noticed that this blog post was featured on the front page! Thanks DCF! Sorry I haven't been posting much here recently, been too busy working!

October 22

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Where I Live:: Just across the river from Old Town in the Pat Hurley neighborhood

About Me:: I am a New Mexico artist, painter, married to Aaron Lewis, Guitarist. We have 3 sons. I grew up in Las Cruces but now call Albuquerque home. Love it here!

Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:: Art scene, Sandias, Old Town, Rio Grande Bosque, being awakened by roosters crowing in the middle of the city!

Relationship Status:: Married

My Website:: http://paulamanninglewis.com

What I'm Reading:: Daily - Duke City Fix; In my spare time (what's that?) - "Creativity" by Matthew Fox

What I'm Listening To:: Just discovered Pandora.com, currently enjoying my Jim Croce station

Newest painting and my etsy shop

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Downtown Arts & Cultural District

Exciting things happening here in downtown Albuquerque! This week the Downtown Action Team brought in a Resource team to meet with several breakout groups including artists, business owners, planners, architects, educational groups, marketers, media, non profits, etc. to discuss planning of the recently state designated Downtown Arts & Cultural District. I participated in two of these breakout sessions, the gallery owners/educational groups/museums and the artists/artisans groups.

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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:49am — 12 Comments

Willy Porter at the Cooperage, Amazing!

Thanks to the tickets I won here on DCF, my husband and I went to the Willy Porter show last night. It was an amazing show! Willy Porter is an incredible musician, talented, inspiring and funnier than hell! I haven't laughed so hard in years. He made me cry, laugh and just plain sit in awe o… Continue

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 9:00am — 6 Comments

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At 11:25am on November 17, 2007, chantal said…

Hey Paula, welcome! Thanks for checking out our new site.

Here's some info that might help describe how it works.

At 5:08pm on November 27, 2007, The Harwood said…: It's true, the waiting list is a daunting one. But once you add your name to it the rest is handsfree flying.

AND our annual fundraiser is next Friday, Dec 7th. It's going to be fabulous! Keywords: GREAT anonymous artwork, scrumptious treats, Broadway pianist and accompanying singer/s, old friends, a great cause. Dress to inspire. 5-8:30 pm.

At 9:58am on December 1, 2007, Spring Griffin said…: Hey, it was great to meet you, too! You Renegades have a great thing going and I'm glad I got the chance to see it (and get some Christmas shopping done!)

At 10:44am on December 4, 2007, Ren Adams said…: Hey Paula!

At 10:34am on December 9, 2007, robynwellman said…: Hi Paula, Loved your artwork, very nice meeting you!! -robyn

At 6:36pm on December 15, 2007, Jana said…: I love your work!!! my goodness. thanks for finding me :)

At 9:51am on December 22, 2007, Ginger James said…: Love your abstracts, so much positive energy!

At 11:45am on January 9, 2008, Fenton Ayres said…: Thanks for the kind words, Paula. You're awesome!

At 9:53am on January 24, 2008, Kirsty said…: I'm finally catching up on some comments here. I think the museum idea is a great one. Maybe we could meet there in a couple of weeks with whoever else wants to go. I think your Valentine paintings are great. Do you have any other places that you try and sell them?

At 10:57pm on February 3, 2008, CARMEN BENNETT said…: Hi Paula! Thanks for joining my Women Vets groups. Are you a Veteran? I love your family photos. Nice pics. Hope to get to know you better.