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Synergy from Cairo to Burque--How Art Meets Community

Imagine that an American woman visiting Cairo gets into such a profound conversation about what's up with arts and community in Albuquerque that she decides to move here. Twelve years later, more than a decade after she first volunteered for… Continue

Added by lisa gill on September 3, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Nob Hill Grower's Market--Morningside Park 3-6:30 pm

Well, I arrived too late for the almond pastries, but the market was bustling with activists who had plenty of ideas left. It was interesting to attend the chili-tasting booth set up by Isaura Andaluz, an activist concerned with protecting NM farmers from the greedy grasp of the GE (genetically engineered) food giant Monsanto. Isaura has been working ten years with the SaveNMseeds group (www.savenmseeds.org) hoping the legislature and the voters of NM can… Continue

Added by Merimee Moffitt on September 3, 2010 at 9:51am — No Comments

Narcissism or Art?

At some point in the history of humans, we saw ourselves looking back out of a still pool of water and we have been fascinated with our reflections ever since. So, are the reflections I propose to post here — on the business and pleasure of entertainment — simple narcissism? I hope not. Some people make the case that performing arts are all about showing off. For many performers, they’d be right. Others on our stages, though, deserve the name artist. They look in the mirror and see all our bea… Continue

Added by TD on September 3, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Morning Fix: Educational Issue

Bruce Malott. What were you thinking?
The student body president at

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Added by Adelita on September 3, 2010 at 6:00am — 6 Comments

Can we ensure Strong Starts for Children?

New Mexico is a wondrous place to live. I could never think of living any place else. I love the people, the landscapes, the culture and the food. So for me it is heartbreaking that so many our very young children are at risk. The success of our families and young children is will determine our… Continue

Added by Laurel Wyckoff on September 2, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Morning Fix: A Change Is Gonna Come

Brother, can you spare a spare tire?
The saga continues

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Added by Adelita on September 2, 2010 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Things I Overheard At The Water Cooler

The State Fair is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays this year, or so the Germans would have us believe. There's still horse racing, and you have to pay for parki… Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on September 1, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Santaquerque? Albufe?

Is it me, or is the space between our two fair cities shrinking? I'm not talking about open space. I'm talking about mental space -- the idea that the two cities are so easily physically connected that the lines between live/work/play merge. For me, the Railrunner has done this. Proper or inproper subsidies… Continue

Added by DonB on September 1, 2010 at 8:43am — 7 Comments

Morning Fix: The Robot-Zombies Are Coming!

New bicycle bridge! New bicycle bridge! New bicycle bridge!

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Added by Adelita on September 1, 2010 at 7:00am — 5 Comments

Music This Way Comes

There's some great music coming to Albuquerque in the next few months. Get your tickets now as none of the venues are very big, and some of these acts ROCK! Vampire Weekend - September 30 -… Continue

Added by Alexis on August 31, 2010 at 8:45pm — 4 Comments

Zombie Crawl 2010 in the Duke City?

Wow, I haven't written on this website in over two years. I was really worried about anyone coming to my page and not seeing my pleading to be reunited with my loving dog D.J. so I stopped coming here and started waiting for the e-mail responses. It wasn't meant to be, I suppose, but I still want to believe she is with a loving family somewhere. In my time away from the site I have fully embraced a new obsession. I am undoubtedly a bigger, more obsessive fan of the zombie genre than should be d… Continue

Added by imouse1 on August 31, 2010 at 9:20am — No Comments

The 2nd Annual Sunday Poets Potluck

Last Saturday, MaryAnn and I hosted the second Sunday Poets Potluck. So far The Sunday Poem series has run for 89 consecutive weeks. It started February 15, 2009 with two poems by Richard Vargas and continues until the present day. 56 different local poets have been featured here, many more than once. I r… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on August 31, 2010 at 8:20am — 7 Comments

Morning Fix: Hotter Than Heck

Army Pvt. Charles M. High IV gave the ultimate sacrifice. A moment of silence for this fallen soldier.

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Added by Adelita on August 31, 2010 at 5:49am — 2 Comments

Iris folding cards

I have had this blog for a couple of years. I opened it up when my Uncle passed away two years ago. I forgot about it, but now I am back...and ready to post. My name is Melanie and I make hand made cards...the ones below that I made are Iris Folding. I learned how to make them about five years ago. It was something I didn't think I would like at first because it is so time consuming , but it grew on me. The roses below are two of the cards that I have recently made. The rose is made out of whit… Continue

Added by Melanie on August 30, 2010 at 10:27pm — 1 Comment

Water Canyon and Up

We came across Water Canyon earlier this year on one of our runs down to Magdalena. Unfortunately, the snow stopped us right at the campground entrance. We decided to give 'er a try again last weekend. To get to Water Canyon you have to head south of Albuquerque towards the dry, brown part of the state......… Continue

Added by Doogie on August 30, 2010 at 5:30pm — 10 Comments

Space (Parking and Otherwise)

Last week I wrote about time. Today heralds my start to the academic year, aka work, after a summer off. Though it… Continue

Added by Barelas Babe on August 30, 2010 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Morning Fix: Smelling Like A Rose

Shocking news. How could this have happened?
Imagine graduating high school and then finding out you

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Added by Adelita on August 30, 2010 at 6:46am — 3 Comments

The Sunday Poem: Liza Wolff-Francis... American Noise

Somehow the noise of America seems timeless. "Can you spare some change?" resonates through much of the 20th century. And here we are in the 21st. Self-help slogans are everywhere. We listen for the soul of our country somewhere in this mix of verbal traffic. Liza Wolff-Francis is a poet,… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on August 29, 2010 at 8:16am — 7 Comments

los seres humanos

Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I get a lot of mileage out of the science fiction stuff. If I had to write about writing about my work it might go something like this. Though everyt… Continue

Added by Rudolfo Carrillo on August 28, 2010 at 4:30pm — 8 Comments