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Coming up at the Revolutions Theatre Festival - Clowns and Karaoke

Thanks for everyone for a smashing first week of the Revolutions International Theatre Festival. Here's what's coming up in the next few days - don't miss it.

Tuesday, January 22, 8 p.m., National Hispanic Cultural Center

Catgut Strung Violin as part of Tricklock's Excavation Series - new works in progress. Catgut… Continue

Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 21, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

Small Gardens, Big Smiles

NOB HILL--The temperature broke 50 yesterday. Time to think about gardening. But beyond that...time to think about being more than a consumer. Raising your own fruits and vegetables is one of the most empowering things you can do. And all you need is the tiniest amount of outdoor space.

Too Cold to Dig, But Warm Enough to Dream

Gardens just seem like too much work! Too much shoveling in hard… Continue

Added by Johnny_Mango on January 22, 2008 at 9:18am — 5 Comments

Morning Fix: Family Business

State again considers domestic partnership protections.
Insurance agent charged with scamming poor families, illegal immigrants.
The Cody Unser stem cell announcement.
Nob Hill, UNM, Downtown…

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Added by Somegye on January 22, 2008 at 5:35am — 3 Comments

Being a good web citizen

So you're new to Duke City Fix or this whole online community thing? As you explore our site, please take a moment to learn how best to participate here.

Community.

DCF has been around since 2005 so, as you can imagine, there's a pretty strong community of readers. I'd encourage you to limit your promotional activities. You might take the following approach to easing into things:…

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Added by chantal on January 21, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

I Love You. I do.

I love this city. The food, the people, the glaring sunshine that makes my head hurt. The air so dry my nose burns. I still love it. I cannot explain it. I do not want to go home in two days.

I am having some trepidation about the available position I'm being offered this time and there is a good chance I will take a position elsewhere. Maybe. I just love the city so much. I do not think I would be very happy at the job.

But we want to move here at some point. Definitely. We… Continue

Added by themoreloving1 on January 21, 2008 at 12:06am — 3 Comments

Morning Fix: Broad News

Opposition rears to proposed Navajo coal-fired power plant.
State cockfighting ban spurs emigration wave.
Solar firm sees…

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Added by Somegye on January 21, 2008 at 6:28am — 4 Comments

Banjo near blockbuster, weather permitting

Karl & C.C. are playing outside today between the Blockbuster and Walgreens off…

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Added by chantal on January 20, 2008 at 4:21pm — 1 Comment

Bust

I went to Lauren Weedman's one-woman show "Bust" at the Tricklock Revolutions Theater Festival Friday night. It was by turns hilarious and poignant.

My husband and I volunteer in a program mentoring women coming out of prison and there were some moments that were very close to the truth,…

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Added by Megan on January 20, 2008 at 11:03am — No Comments

UPDATE: Settling the Frontier

Albuquerque's flagship eatery, Frontier Restaurant, is again closing itself off to the post-bar drunkards, all-night bookworms and hungry insomniacs.

The sign outside says it all: "New Hours"

Right now, the only sweet rolls you can enjoy between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. are the ones stowed away in your freezer.

This isn't the first time Frontier tried closing its doors…

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Added by Somegye on January 19, 2008 at 11:13pm — 21 Comments

My time in NAM

Not the Asian country, but that often overlooked local place:

The National Atomic Museum. http://www.atomicmuseum.com/

This is another aviation related place where I spent a lot of time as I was growing up.

As my dad was closely tied to Sandia labs, it was just kind of a natural hang out for me, and a chance…

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Added by norman p on January 18, 2008 at 5:49pm — 12 Comments

Puppets, Prisons and Reptiles This Weekend at The Revolutions International Theatre Festival

The 2008 Revolutions International Theatre Festival kicked off with two sold out shows by the Wau Wau Sisters. This weekend offers tons of options for seeing live performance in Albuquerque (and in Santa Fe).

Lauren Weedman

Tonight, Friday January 18th

BUST by Lauren Weedman, 8 p.m., Rodey Theatre. A… Continue

Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 19, 2008 at 11:09am — 7 Comments

So much left to do!

The Cradle Project began organizing in Albuquerque in September of 2006. Ever since that beginning a year and a half ago, we volunteer organizers have witnessed tremendous support from the local community! And we feel so fortunate to understand first hand the power and enthusiasm of this community. Thank you!

As a means toward building publicity, raising operating funds, connecting with potential artists, and educating our neighbors about the… Continue

Added by The Cradle Project on January 18, 2008 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Chavez Endorses Clinton; Pisses off Richardson

Martin Chavez is the second major political figure in the state to jump on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon. Chavez joins Diane Denish in endorsing Clinton for the Presidential race.

Whereas Diane Denish got her own press release from the Clinton…

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Added by LP on January 18, 2008 at 6:54pm — 3 Comments

My idea of heaven is, much to my surprise, not in Albuquerque

I was recently invited to go on a trip to visit a woman, Laura Stanziola, who sells bizarre treasures out of her home near Santa Fe. I know, why am I posting a story about a woman in Santa Fe on a blog about Albuquerque? I'll tell you why; She is impossibly fabulous and what she does is so freakin' great that I claim her on behalf of our fair city. She has people coming from as far afield as Maine to partake of the peculiar brand of awesome that she… Continue

Added by Spring Griffin on January 18, 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments

We Made It

Wow, the views of those mountains as the airplane made its descent into ABQ...I have never seen anything like it. It was completely beautiful - the blue sky. Wow. We made it out of the airport to our rental car after dark. We are exhausted and ordering in pizza tonight. Tomorrow is business.

Added by themoreloving1 on January 17, 2008 at 7:40pm — 4 Comments

Morning Fix: Grace, Space and Pace

That grade-change story you love so much continues, now in a court room with judges and lawyers and everything.
The road to Walgreen's is paved with empty miniatures, as KOB finds $5 fifths of vodka at the national chain. Miniatures are banned in ABQ.…

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Added by Somegye on January 18, 2008 at 5:52am — 11 Comments

PNM Rebate for CFLs

I was making my way through Costco as quickly as possible today when I caught sight of a PNM rebate sign above a display of six-packs of energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. The bulbs are regularly priced at $11.69 but with a $6.00 PNM rebate taken off automatically at the register, they cost $5.69 per pack. I wasn't in the market for compact fluorescent light bulbs but that's the nature of Costco, I'm just lucky I didn't end up with… Continue

Added by Spring Griffin on January 17, 2008 at 5:55pm — No Comments

How Do You Like, or Not Like, Your Neighborhood Association?

Lately I've heard a lot from people who say their Neighborhood Association is broken.

There are widespread conflicts between board members, rival warring factions, seemingly everything but the actual engagement of weapons.

Or the opposite - total disengagement, people who don't even know they have a neighborhood association. Or when it meets. Or what it does. Or doesn't do.

I've got my own… Continue

Added by Ben Roberts on January 17, 2008 at 2:53pm — 22 Comments

Keep It Clean

I returned from getting my geek on at CES only to catch a lovely head cold. So no taste-testing for me this week. Everything seems bland right now. So I got to thinking after reading a comment about restaurant cleanliness in a discussion - how many folks keep up on the health inspection reports?

I used to browse them many years ago in the Journal before they stopped publishing all the gory details. Now you get the quick approved/not approved… Continue

Added by Edith Grove on January 17, 2008 at 1:35pm — 11 Comments

Appointment at Noon

It's time to roll up a sleeve and be a Hero again!

United Blood Services comes to my job site which makes it very easy to sign up for an appointment to donate a pint and now they give you your Cholesterol Test Results in a fancy bar chart.

If you are healthy and able to donate, please make an appointment and help save a life.…

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Added by psychomom on January 17, 2008 at 10:18am — No Comments