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June 2008 Stories (172)

Thursday night outdoor movies at the Factory!

THE FACTORY ON 5 PRESENTS

SUMMER MOVIE NIGHTS

Bring your friends and join us for a fun Thursday Night at the Outdoor Movies. Bring a chair and cooler and enjoy a movie under the stars. Your donation will help us make some necessary improvements to the building and get the art shows going again. Hope to see you here!!

Movie Starts at 8:45 pm Every Thursday

BYO cooler + Lawn Chair

Location: 1719 5th Street NW… Continue

Added by Factory on 5th Art Space on June 30, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Julie Maren at ArtHaus66 Gallery

ArtHaus66 is pleased to bring to New Mexico the stunning paintings of Julie Maren. Julie Maren is a Colorado artist who has worked and lived in the Denver area for many years. She recently made the leap to New York in search of new artistic horizons. Her work has been shown in Colorado, Arizona and now in New Mexico for the very first time. She is a painter and a sculptor, as well as an accomplished illustrator of children’s… Continue

Added by Craig Alinder on June 30, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Summer Reading

SUMMER READING: Finally wrapping around the tale end of a huge collection of short stories by T.C.Boyle. It has been a fun journey to read this phone book sized collection (700 pages or so) of remarkably fresh… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on June 30, 2008 at 6:23pm — No Comments

Carnage of Signage

Much has been made of the recent political campaign sign chaos. Combined with the usual We Buy Homes, I Fix Brakes and we are having a Yard Sale , this was the perfect storm (will this expression never end?) of signage carnage. Not to mention the raging inferno of the court battles lending us these instant classic headlines: 10 Signs 10 Trips to Court, City Zoning Inspector's Car Windows Smashed . The horror.

Before the next swathing of… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on June 30, 2008 at 5:30pm — 7 Comments

Apricot overload in the 'hood

It's apricot season in Albuquerque. Whether it's you, your neighbor, or your friend, chances are there's an apricot tree in your life laden with overripe fruit this week. Now.

I've tried (and failed) at plenty of canning endeavors. This is the best apricot preserves recipe I've… Continue

Added by chantal on June 30, 2008 at 10:00am — 17 Comments

Morning Fix: ...

Five dead in Guadalupe Co. plane crash.
Manzano Mountains fire evacuees return, survey damage. Latest blaze burned 5,500 acres.
Limits imposed on Cibola National Forest. Prohibited activities include…

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Added by Somegye on June 30, 2008 at 5:22am — 7 Comments

Weekend Hangover Report or " How I learned to love Imbibe"!

Dios Mio! Imbibe I did! Did anyone get the license plate of that old Ford pickup truck that ran over my head last night in Nob Hill? I’m still picking hay out of my hair. Ouch. Is that goat #2 I smell? More good times that involve booze in the old Duke City. I've got the Bloody Marys all lined up for the usual… Continue

Added by Michael P. "Martini Mike" D'Arco on June 29, 2008 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

In Search of the Man Whisperer

The father of St. Francis of Assisi was an asshole. The father (Bernardone, but we'll call him Bernie) would wait for the great saint to re-enter their hometown of Assisi, and then Bernie would follow Francis around screaming at him, "you are a disgrace to the family!" "you are worthless!" "you are an embarrassment to your mother and I!"

We can often withstand many of the negative voices of those who do not and can not understand the path we have chosen, yet the voice of our father strikes… Continue

Added by Kelly Vickers on June 29, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Motorcycle to Puerto Penasco

On our way to Puerto Penasco, featuring Perico on his Harley.

Find more videos like this on… Continue

Added by buggs on June 28, 2008 at 11:11pm — 2 Comments

ABQWeather @ KOAT

With so many 'weather widgets' available for your use directly on your desktop, this may not be the most useful thing, however it's a 'good to bookmark URL' for your local weather needs...Kudos to Koat for trying out this new Beta online radar weather map that will (after much clicking) take you to the current weather right out your window (or you could look out your window!)...It's a Fun page to check out current weather in other locales as well.

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Added by Jeff Hartzer on June 28, 2008 at 6:32pm — 3 Comments

'burque Bees

All the bees are NOT gone, but the skies ARE gray ... today ... in Albuquerque ...

(Apologies to the Mamas and the Papas)

Dude, how can you fly with all that pollen?

Private Buns of FreshChaos.com

For more bunny-rabbit pix: BunnytownUSA… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on June 28, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Interview with 7000 BC Comics Collective

Little did I know that New Mexico had its very own underground comics collective, 7000 BC. The stated mission of the organization is to "provide opportunities for comics writers and artists to develop their personal styles and storytelling "voices," while promoting an understanding of the cultural significance of comic art through seminars and workshops". Pretty righteous stuff huh?

The… Continue

Added by miss lonelyhearts on June 27, 2008 at 5:35pm — 3 Comments

Trivia Night Fundraiser - Test your Smarts!

Trivia Night Fundraiser

Have fun testing your knowledge while donating to a great cause!

The Wooden Cow is…

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Added by The Wooden Cow Gallery on June 27, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Martin Chavez and Bottled Water: Days Late, Dollars Short, Feudal Metaphors Right on Time

Yay! Marty against bottled water! But what's this? The whole San Juan Chama project from years back has a small link (to the top of the left column) for the San Juan Chama bottle water giveaway. The link is broken, but the water bottle giveaway was real enough. So what's the… Continue

Added by the boy on June 27, 2008 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

Save the wombats or I want that guy's job

The BBC had this article today.
Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to look after endangered wombats. I would love to do that.

Added by mombat on June 27, 2008 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Morning Fix: Get Out, Do Something

Manzano Mountains wildfire grows. Structures burned, and people with breathing problems warned about smoke.
Rail Runner hits 1M rider mark less than two years after opening.
Rio Rancho bites infrastructure bullet,…

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Added by Somegye on June 27, 2008 at 5:35am — 4 Comments

WORRIED OWNER DESPERATELY MISSES DJ! REWARD!!!

I have recently lost my dog D.J. Or, as we call her, Baby D. Her name stands for Dachsundicus Jiganticus because she looks like a giant weiner dog. Originally, though, I meant for it to mean Dutchess Judy because I thought the dog from Fox and the Hound was named Duke. Really, though, she is a full-bred Golden Retriever on her mother's side and a full-bred Basset Hound on her father's side. She has been registered as lost at http://www.petharbor.com/… Continue

Added by imouse1 on June 26, 2008 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

9 Chickweed Lane

Today's AbqJournal comics page (Thursday, June 26th, 2008) has the oddest editorial comment e-v-e-r. In black border under the comic, 9 Chickweed Lane, it sez: Above comic subbed for content. Strip available at abqjournal.com/comics tomorrow.

Wha??? The comics are being expurgated?

Here's the not-fit-for-print comic:

Added by Jeff Hartzer on June 26, 2008 at 5:30pm — 22 Comments

Friday night geekfest with Selsun Blue

Now that Battlestar Galactica has run its course, what's a geek to do this Friday night? See the Selsun Blue show at RB Winnings this Friday night, of course. When my husband first saw the Selsuns, he loved them so much that he swore they'd play at his wedding. Fast forward five years and my husband was the Selsuns' drummer and sure enough, I was walking… Continue

Added by Carrie on June 26, 2008 at 3:00pm — 10 Comments

Introducing "STUDIO SHE"!!! Art Sale on Sunday!

So, come out and visit the very first Studio She Art Sale this Sunday, June 29, from 10 am to 7pm. Work by five women artists, clearing out their Inventory.... at very special prices! Prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, handmade paper, and funky furniture (by the man of the house.) Be among the first to experience the verve, the bounce, the talent of Studio She!!!