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11.29.09 9:45PM
. : : WALK on Indie Thursday!
December 3rd, 4pm
Downtown Alvarado Transportation Center
1st & Central

This Thursday we are celebrating locally-owned businesses, urban transportation, and the revitalization of Historic Route 66 as we march with 'Burque pride to the 15th Annual Nob Hill Shop & Stroll. This is a wonderfully healthy thing for the body, mind and spirit.

Please join us as we put Albuquerque on the map as a leader of sustainable economy, energy, and independent thinking. We are a progressive City of creatives on the move, and that is worth celebrating!

Forecast calls for blue skies, but please remember to dress warmly, and wear your walking shoes. This trek is just under 2 miles, (3K for those of you reading along from foreign lands. TIP: Coming to America? Visit Albuquerque!). A hat and gloves are a good idea.

This is an all-ages, all-fitness-levels event. Rest assured that you have a ride to or from the event if you need to take a break. Simply stand at an ABQ Ride or Rapid Ride stop, and wait for the next bus. Dial 311 for free and ask for the time of the next arrival. Frequency is approximately every 10 minutes. Event shuttle service is also available courtesy of the Nob Hill Business Association.

See you at the Alvarado Transportation Center
Thursday, December 3rd at 4pm
1st & Central

TIP: Catch the New Mexico Rail Runner Express and leave your car at home!

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11.29.09 12:00PM
. : : Dan Lambert at St. Clair Winery

Instrumental, jazzy, exciting, improv-style guitar, Dan Lambert is a hoot. His guitar playing is an entertaining blend of everything he has listened to and studied, including world music from other cultures and countries.

Tuesday, December 2, 6–9pm
St. Clair Winery
901 Rio Grande NW
Old Town
505 243 9916
www.stclairvineyards.com

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11.28.09 9:45AM
. : : Swirl, Swish & Swallow

Sample more than 55 specially selected boutique wines and
micro-brewed beers, along with hors d'oeuvres from some of Albuquerque's finest restaurants.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 5:30 to 9PM
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Education Building
1701 Fourth SW
www.alibi.com

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11.28.09 9:30AM
. : : Twinkle Light Parade

Downtown Albuquerque showcases a variety parade of festive holiday lighting on Saturday beginning at 5:15pm at 3rd & Central. The festivities will head west on Central, and end at the Rio Grande Botanical Gardens, where the River of Lights is on display. Rapid Ride is hosting free rides to and from the parade and anywhere along the parade route between the hours of 3:00 and 10:00pm.

Downtown at 3rd & Central
Saturday, November 28 at 5:15pm
www.cabq.gov/biopark/garden/lights.html

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11.25.09 4:30PM
. : : Pajama Men at The Box

Catch the hit comedy The Last Stand to Reason with ABQ comedic jewels Mark Chavez and Shenoah Allen, aka The Pajama Men. It's a hurricane of bizarre characters on board a luxury passenger train that winds through time and space headed for Sunny-Ville, a hot vacation spot. Along the way the audience will be introduced to a maniacal killer in search of his young son, a bumbling detective who is hot on his trail, a handsome young man who has fallen in love with a beautiful young dead girl, and an alluring French spy.

Prepare to laugh your pajamas off.

Saturday, November 28th at 8pm
The Box Theater Downtown
114 Gold SW
505 404 1587

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11.25.09 10:30AM
. : : Mariachi Christmas

Vibrant mariachi music performed by Mariachi Monumental de America de Juan Jose Almaguer accompanies the exuberant dancing of Ballet Folklórico Paso del Norte to create a performance full of tradition and energy. Nationally recognized Mariachi Monumental de America captivates audiences with elegant, youthful and energetic performances providing an intense musical experience for traditional, contemporary and classical tastes. Ballet Folklórico Paso del Norte has been performing over thirty years to glorify Mexico’s folklore and bring those traditions to life.

Popejoy Hall
UNM
Sunday, December 13th, 3pm
www.popejoypresents.com

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11.24.09 3:45PM
. : : Thank You, Albuquerque!

We are deeply touched and honored to have received this from Mayor Martin Chávez today. Thank you so much Albuquerque!

It says:

Executive Order
From the desk of
Mayor Martin J. Chávez

Whereas Amy Baca López is an Albuquerque native and lifetime resident who has devoted her career to the improvement of the small, locally-owned business; and

Whereas, she co-founded the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance in 2003 to create awareness of the benefits of shopping local; and

Whereas, Amy volunteered her time and services to the Downtown Action Team in branding, marketing (and naming) the Go! Arts Festival and other events which create civic spaces / atmospheres in Downtown's revitalization efforts; and

Whereas Amy's recent project is The Zipper ABQ, an educational marketing piece to promote pedestrian traffic in Albuquerque's central corridor, awareness of locally-owned business, public transportation, bicycle safety, build community spirit, bring people back to the center of town, and yield urban-sprawl;

Now, Therefore, I, Martin Chávez, Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2009 as;

Amy Baca López Day in the City of Albuquerque, encourage all citizens to help and congratulate this outstanding member of our community.

Order No. 09-150

Martin J. Chávez, Mayor

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11.24.09 2:30PM
. : : White Christmas at Albuquerque Little Theater

Ho ho ho.

Albuquerque Little Theater
224 San Pasquale SW
Old Town
www.albuquerquelittletheatre.org

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11.24.09 9:00AM
. : : I Also Make Art:
The Artists Who Make the Albuquerque Art Scene Go

Very often, the professionals working behind the scenes in our galleries, art spaces and museums are serious and accomplished artists themselves. I Also Make Art takes a moment to turn the proverbial camera around; exhibiting works by the arts professionals who have expended such energy to showcase the work of others, thereby, making Albuquerque’s vibrant art community a reality.

Friday, December 4, 5-8pm
Outpost Performance Space/Inpost Artspace
210 Yale SE
(#8 UNM in The Zipper ABQ map)
www.outpostspace.org

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11.22.09 9:30PM
. : : Dweezil Zappa at the Sunshine

Dweezil Zappa and the Zappa family trust present the music of Frank Zappa on Monday, November 23rd. Yes! Doors open at 7pm.

Sunshine Theater
Downtown
2nd & Central
www.sunshinetheaterlive.com

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11.22.09 2:30PM
. : : Passport to the Spanish Language

If you proudly sport a "Soy de Burque" t-shirt, you're a ripe candidate for Spanish conversation courses. Spanish is fun! Instituto Cervantes at the National Hispanic Cultural Center is the largest institution in the world dedicated to teaching Spanish. It received, along with other official European institutions, the Prince of Asturias award in 2005 in the category of Communication and Humanities.

Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque
at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th SW
505 724 4777
www.albuquerque.cervantes.es

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11.22.09 8:30AM
. : : ALBUQUERQUE NOW: FALL

Diverse work by local artists on display now at the Albuquerque Museum in Old Town. Join Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, on Wednesday, December 2nd at 11:00am for engaging discussions on select works in the exhibition Albuquerque Now: Fall.

2000 Mountain Road NW
Mountain & 19th
West of Tiguex Park
www.cabq.gov/museum

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11.20.09 9:30PM
. : : TROMADANCE NEW MEXICO

Burning Paradise Video and Troma Entertainment present TromaDance New Mexico, a celebration of independent cinema from around the world. Highlights this year include a "Best of the Fest" retrospective of past audience favorites.

Guild Cinema
November 20–22
3405 Central NE
(#10 Nob Hill in The Zipper ABQ map)

Show times and line-up here:
www.tromadancenm.blogspot.com

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11.18.09 1:00PM
. : : Juan Carmona in Performing Arts of Spain Series

A descendant of the Habichuelas guitar dynasty from Granada, Spain and a Latin Grammy nominee for Best Flamenco Album, Juan Carmona has been called "the prince of the flamenco guitar," blending traditional themes with his own innovative, dramatic style. Cha, cha, cha...

Friday, November 20th at 8pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Albuquerque Journal Theatre
www.nhccnm.org

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11.17.09 10:00PM
. : : Bernadette Seacrest and Her Provocateurs
CD Release

Her first record in 4 years, Bernadette Seacrest and her Provocateurs bring us THE FILTHY SOUTH SESSIONS. It's pretty good. Well...... it's really good. Guitarist Charles Williams wrote ALL the material. It is superb. You'll be blown away.

www.BERNADETTESEACREST.com

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11.17.09 1:00PM
. : : Make Beautiful Silver Jewelry with Kristen Diener

Join OFFCenter Community Arts Project and Kristen Diener on Saturday, November 21st at 1pm for a class on jewelry making. Beginning classes include techniques centered around ring-making such as sizing, soldering, texturing, chasing, forming, and bezel-setting a cabochon stone. Advanced classes include the continuation of these techniques and the exploration of reticulation, riveting, pitch bowls, marriage of metals, and other traditional metalsmithing techniques.

808 Park SW
(#9 Downtown in The Zipper ABQ map)
505 247 1172
www.offcenterarts.org for more information

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11.17.09 9:00AM
. : : Walk to Nob Hill Shop & Stroll from Downtown ATC
Thursday, December 3rd at 4pm
Alvarado Transportation Center Downtown

Gearing up for the 1st Annual Walk to Nob Hill Shop & Stroll on Thursday, December 3rd, 4pm; Downtown Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC). Mark your ical and head over to Downtown ATC.

We will stretch, say hello, and start on-foot to the largest independent Albuquerque celebration, as Nob Hill merchants extend their hours, discount their wares, and toss a holiday party like no-one else can. 20,000 celebrants are expected to flood the streets of Nob Hill and sing songs to the season.

This. Will. Be. Awesome.

Gather Downtown at 4pm (nudge the ol' boss for a little holiday break-out-early day) and check out urban transit, Downtown, Edo, UNM, work off calories, be social, and learn what ABQ's central stitch has to offer. We are the world. . . . . . . . .

Downtown ATC
Walk to Nob Hill Shop & Stroll
Thursday, December 3rd; 4pm

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11.15.09 8:00AM
. : : Who Says it Aint Easy Being Green?

Mayor Martin J. Chávez and the City of Albuquerque Economic Development Department invite business people, students and interested New Mexicans to “ABQ Green: Linking Sustainability and Profitability”. At this free conference, you will hear ABQ business people share their green success stories, including challenges they faced and strategies they utilized in overcoming those roadblocks to increase their company’s profitability.

Thursday, November 19th
9:30am-12pm
San Miguel/Mesilla room
Albuquerque Convention Center
Downtown

RSVP/more information:
Kaycie Robinson, 768-3222
krobinson@cabq.gov

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11.15.09 8:00AM
. : : Art of fashion at QBAR

Be sure to investigate The Art of Fashion at Q Bar on November 18th. Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. Photographer: Lloyd Tharp. Model: Justine Manning.

Preview Here

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11.13.09 3:00PM
. : : Craft Punk Fashion Show at the Launchpad tonight! 9PM

Craft Punk Fashion Show happening at Launchpad tonight, a benefit for Off Center Community Arts Project , featuring the work of local designers and craftspeople. This will surely rock! (And Crystal is not allowed to cry on stage!)

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11.12.09 10:00AM
. : : Wild Bill's Crazy Film Festival Call for Entries

Albuquerque’s most dangerous short film festival is returning to The Box Performance Space. Each film will be given a two minute grace period and after that, it’s up to the audience – if they like what they see, the film has a chance at a cash prize and world fame. If... they don’t, the film is put out of its misery by Wild Bill and his six shooters.

The Box Performance Space 114 Gold SW

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 8:00PM

Submission Deadline: Saturday, November 27, 2009 by 5:00 PM

www.Amigo-Pro.com

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11.8.09 2:15PM
. : : Walk to the Nob Hill Shop and Stroll from Downtown ATC

Join us as we walk to the 15th Annual Nob Hill Shop and Stroll on Thursday, December 3rd at 4pm at the Downtown Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC). Catch a Rapid Ride or Rail Runner to the station and leave your car at home!

Our festive jaunt through Downtown, Edo and UNM is just under 2 miles, and works off the whipped cream from your pumpkin pie! We'll be singing and waving hello to all of the neighborhood businesses and residents.

If at any time you feel like taking a load off your feet, catch the Rapid Ride 766 or 777 to or from the event. Exit Girard. (Pull the cord. It's exciting!)

Get ready! This will be fun!

www.thezipperabq.com

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11.6.09 9:15AM
. : : ¡Samba Saturdays at Cosmo!

Samba dancing this Saturday, November 7th at Cosmo Tapas Restaurant, where rhythms of the Baracutanga drum group will surely move you. Music stats at 9pm and goes all night. Celebrate life and have fun!

Cosmos Tapas Restaurant
4200 Central SE
268-0729

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11.5.09 8:30AM
. : : First Friday at Mariposa Gallery Continues November 6th

Mariposa Gallery welcomes a trio of creativity in their monthly arts crawl event First Friday . Mixed media by Jaci Fischer, jewelry by Debra Colonna-Huser, and pastels by Fred Yost. Reception from 5–8pm on Friday, November 6th. 

Mariposa Gallery
Central and Amherst

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11.5.09 8:00AM
. : : Hey Mozart!

The National Hispanic Cultural Center's Journal Theatre is the place to hear Hey, Mozart! New Mexico composers (12 and under) perform their original melodies followed by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra playing the orchestrated versions of each work in a FREE community concert. You are invited to meet and speak with the composers, arranagers and muscians following the performance.

Friday, November 6th, 7pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center's Journal Theatre
1701 4th SW
http://www.heymozartnm.org

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11.3.09 9:00PM
. : : Nob Hill Nights on Thursday .:. Pet Portraits at Mariposa Gallery

If you happen to stroll to the Nob Hill area on Thursday night for their monthly Route 66 celebration.... take your pet and get a portrait! What fun!

Mariposa Gallery
3500 Central SE
November 5th after dark
http://www.route66central.com

See you on Central!

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11.3.09 1:00PM
. : : Group Meditation Every Saturday at Crystal Dove

Feel bright and alive, and experience the power of group meditation. Recharge mentally, physically, and spiritually and feel total peace and calm in the center of your being. With a continued practice, problems and troublesome situations are handled with poise and self-assurance.

Please stop by and introduce yourself prior to the meeting. More information at 842-5265.

Crystal Dove (#2 in Edo on The Zipper ABQ map)
525 Central NE
Saturdays
7:30–9pm

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11.2.09 2:50PM
. : : Glengarry Glen Ross at the Vortex Theater

It's the struggles of salesmen selling phony real estate, including Rio Rancho. By David Mamet; directed by David Richard Jones.

2004 1/2 Central SE
November 6, 7, 8
Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm
247-8600

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11.1.09 10:00AM
. : : Scavenger Dash Saturday November 7th

The Scavenger Dash is a wildly fun urban adventure. Teams of two solve twelve clues, have a wild city adventure and complete fun challenges while discovering the city in a different way. An amazing race on a local level, where anyone can participate.

Saturday, November 7th: Noon- 6pm
Marble Brewery
111 Marble Ave NW
http://www.scavengerdash.com

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10.30.09 9:45PM
. : : Balkan Bash Halloween

Celebrate Halloween Balkan-style with the music of Albuquerque’s Balkan dance band Goddess of Arno. Performing upbeat dance tunes and traditional songs from Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria—many in the the Rom (Gypsy) style and language. This 7-piece ensemble accompanies a solo, 2 and 3-part vocals with traditional ethnic string and percussion instruments as well as violin, guitar, saxophone, clarinet and electric bass.

Veteran folk dancer Patsy Gregory will lead the traditional Balkan line dances on Winning’s wood floor, and she’ll give a crash course in the basics at 7:15PM. The Balkan Bash officially begins at 8PM. Dance Balkan, dance your own dance, or just sit, relax and enjoy the music and ambiance.

Winnings Coffee Co (#10 UNM in The Zipper ABQ map)
111 Harvard SE
Saturday, October 31st
Doors open at 7:15pm

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10.30.09 11:30AM
. : : Dark Side Art Show at 105 Studios Gallery

An open house Hallow's Eve art show, featuring spooky works from local artists October 30 thru November 14 at 105 4th Street SW. (Downtown, above Nick's Crossroads Cafe.)

Opening reception Friday, October 30 from 6-9pm.

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10.29.09 1:55PM
. : : Haunted Kimo Theater by UrockABQ

This is great. Click here to meet pep squad UrockABQ and get a Duke City spook fix.

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10.28.09 2:30PM
. : : Day of the Dead Celebration in Old Town

Dia de los Muertos celebration in Old Town with mariachis, parade, art show, music, dance and Wagogo. Fun!

November 7th at 6:00pm
Old Town Plaza
http://www.cabq.gov/crs/newfun.html

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10.27.09 8:30PM
. : : The Wedding Singer at Popejoy Hall November 6th, 7th & 8th

LIVE at the University of New Mexico's Popejoy Hall, The Wedding Singer. It is 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Heart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancé leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. When he meets an admiring young waitress, it’s love at first sight. Only trouble is Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.

November 6, 7, and 8
UNM Popejoy Hall
Click here for showtimes

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10.27.09 11:00AM
. : : 4th Annunal Reel Rock Film Tour Tuesday, October 27

Stone Age Climbing Gym and the UNM Mountaineering Club present the Reel Rock Film Tour to Albuquerque NM, a show including two climbing films and two short films. The short film "Do What You Like" was filmed in and around Albuquerque, NM by local Nathan Bancroft. The two full length films are the latest from Sender Films, which look awesome! Take a look at the previews of the films by visiting www.reelrocktour.com.

When: Tuesday Oct. 27th @ 7:30 p.m.
Where: UNM Centennial Engineering Center, 1st Floor Auditorium.

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10.26.09 12:30PM
. : : Walking Tour of The Zipper ABQ December 3rd, 4pm

Get to know the people and places in your neighborhood and get walking! The Zipper ABQ welcomes you to the Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC) on Thursday, December 3rd at 4pm, where we will casually walk up the street to Nob Hill, where Shop and Stroll will flood the streets with a fiesta of fun. Along the way, there will be opportunity to stop into surrounding businesses to peek at the goodies Central Ave has to offer...

Catch a Rapid Ride 766 or ABQ Ride 66 at Central and Girard to swiftly return to ATC, and feel the pulse of the heart of ABQ.
Dial 311 for next arrival time.

(Think smart! Walking's great for your heart!)

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10.26.09 11:00AM
. : : Nob Hill Nights Continues Thursday, November 5th

Join Nob Hill businesses in their monthly stroll celebration on Thursday, November 5th. Streets are blocked off for total pedestrian freedom, and there are special performances throughout. Participating businesses will provide refreshments or offer promo discounts. It's jolly fun!

Nob Hill
Thursday, November 5th
Extended Hours
http://www.route66central.com

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10.26.09 10:15AM
. : : Weems International Artfest November 13-15th

Just to the East of The Zipper ABQ area is Expo New Mexico, host to Weems Artfest, a show of over 250 artists from around the globe.

November 13th, 14th, and 15th>br /> Friday 10am–9pm
Saturday 10am–6pm
Sunday 10am–5pm
http://www.weemsinternationalartfest.org

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10.24.09 10:125PM
. : : Mile High Riot

Witness a spectacle of late 1800's silk fire spinners, acrobats and strange and beautiful dance from far-off lands.

October 29, 30 and 31
doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm
3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE

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10.23.09 1:56PM
. : : DJ Spooky at the KiMo Theater

Outpost Performance Space & 516 ARTS present DJ Spooky and Paul D. Miller’s large scale multimedia work, Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica, an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent, transforming Miller's first-person encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape of Antarctica into visual and sonic portraits.

Miller's field recordings captured the acoustic qualities of Antarctic ice forms and reflect a changing--even vanishing--environment under duress. Coupled with historic, scientific and geographical visual material, Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica is a 70-minute performance, which creates a unique and powerful moment around man's relationship with nature.

In addition to video projections and DJ Spooky on turntables, the performance also features local chamber musicians, Linda Vik, violin; Katie Harlow, cello; Debbie Briggs, piano; and Joasia Morska-Osinska, violin. Terra Nova follows DJ Spooky's highly acclaimed multimedia/film/performance piece, DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation, which he recently toured worldwide. Followed by post-show reception at Richard Levy Gallery & Open House at 516 ARTS.

Saturday, October 24
7:30 PM
KiMo Theater

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10.22.09 12:30AM
. : : Attack of the Aaaahhhhs!

Join a jolly team of belly dancers at the Scare-A-Zade Attack of the Ah's performance at Annapurna. Fun!

Friday, October 23
7pm to 8:30pm
Annapurna Cafe
(2201 Silver SE, UNM area, near the Outpost Performance Space)

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10.21.09 3:45PM
. : : Craft Punk Volume 2

Craft Punk Fashion Show at the Launchpad on Friday, November 13th. Local art and performance to benefit OFFCenter Community Arts Project. 9pm.

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10.20.09 12:11PM
. : : TROLLY OF TERROR

It's getting darker and darker and darker outside.... Ghoulish if you will. Perfect for the TROLLY OF TERROR! Ahhahahaaahaha...........