Pfaff retrospective reveals a lifetime of wonders
“Remembering Barbara Pfaff: Work from 1980-2006” is a wonder-filled installation of sculpture and drawings revealing the range, visual power and imagination of a vibrant artist.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
Tango festival makes visit to Duke City
The Democratic National Convention crowded out an annual event usually held in Denver the Labor Day Tango Festival. Denver's loss is Albuquerque's gain.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
Musicals take center stage at Spencer
ALTO, N.M. The Spencer Theater's nine-month 2008-09 winter season features 13 nationally touring shows eight of which are major musical productions.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
Cultural center sees visitor boost
For the last several years, Healthcare for the Homeless employees have gone to Cliff's Amusement Park for one fun day a year.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
Fat lady ready to sing for retiring SFO director
SANTA FE Just before Richard Gaddes started as general director of the Santa Fe Opera in the fall of 2000, he attended a retreat with the opera's board.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
Local band gets into Dem convention
The right person was listening to Felipe Ruibal play his latest song at a private party in Santa Fe last May. “The title is 'The Fallen One,' but it's really about people looking for change and that change lies within each one of us,” the Albuquerque singer/songwriter said. “I told everyone at the party that I call it my Obama song.”
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
'Through Roses' blooms again and again
There may be more than a few contemporary composers who wish they could have one piece of music with the sustaining power of Marc Neikrug's “Through Roses.”
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
One of the most powerful segments of Eve Ensler's wildly popular “The Vagina Monologues” is spoken by a victim of the genocidal rampage of rape and murder in Bosnia.
(Sunday, August 24, 2008)
'Unisex' gives gender a twist
At The Box Performance Space, Black Lab Productions and Ka-HOOTZ Company opened a pair of one-person shows treating gender orientation and societal expectations. Together they are called “Unisex”: the world premiere of local award-winning playwright Lou Clark's “The Politics of Hair” performed by Julie Nagle and directed by Becca Holmes (happy birthday), and “Out Comes Butch” by David Schein, featuring Andrew Pollock and directed by Harry Zimmerman.
(Thursday, August 21, 2008)