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NOVEMBER 2016
Keshet’s Nutcracker on the Rocks’
FINAL CALL
After 20 years of putting on Nutcracker on the Rocks, Keshet Dance Company makes the decision to say goodbye to the popular Christmas tradition.
Mariachi Christmas
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12 x 12 Exhibition
Super Soul Event
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PG 8
COVER STORY
Nutcracker on the Rocks Final Call
After 20 years of putting on Nutcracker on the Rocks, Keshet Dance Company makes the decision to say goodbye to the popular Christmas tradition. PG 6
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Super Soul Celebration Upcoming event benefiting a local performing arts center.
Mariachi Christmas Popejoy Hall continues the holiday tradition featuring Ballet Folklรณrico
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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU
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Switchfoot The Multi-platinum selling, Grammy-winning band makes a stop at Santa Ana Star Center.
12x12 Exhibition An exquisite evening with works by emerging and established local artists.
TURN IT UP
THE ART WORLD
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NME STAFF Teresa Robinson-Ewers Publisher/Editor-in-Chief NMEntertains@gmail.com Jan Baca Copy Editor CONTRIBUTORS Sonja Dewing Winter Elise Susan McAfee-White Michael Radcon NME Board Teresa Ewers Ariel Bisbee Darlene Esquibel Winter Elise Eddie Robinson SUBSCRIPTIONS New Mexico Entertainment magazine is $24 a year within the Continental United States. Please place your order online at www.NMEntertains.com. Please note the first issue will take 4-6 weeks. All events submissions can be placed at NMEntEvents@gmail.com
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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: SUPER SOUL CELEBRATION
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lbuquerque is in for a wonderful evening of holiday music with a mission. The Super Soul Holiday Celebration is an evening of Soul and Jazz music, celebrating the holiday and raising funds for the African-American Performing Arts Center. The show will feature European Soul/Jazz sensation Marc Staggers, local favorite Tracey Whitney, Sax Man Vandell Andrew, Stevie Wonder Guitarist Shake Anderson, and Musical Director Joel McCray. Local vendor, Joe Powdrell, will present a delicious VIP buffet served for the event. This is a perfect way to celebrate the holidays and invest in the ARTS in Albuquerque. $10 of each ticket will be donated to support the ARTS programs in ABQ. For more information or to purchase tickets vist https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase. php?event_id=4827
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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: MARIACHI CHRISTMAS
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he 18th annual performance of Mariachi Christmas is a highlight of the New Mexican holiday season bringing dynamic dance, swirling dresses, lively violins, and the clear peal of trumpets. Talented musicians and dancers light up the Popejoy stage on Sunday, December 11, at 3 pm. Since 1999, Popejoy has supported the tradition of mariachi music in New Mexico by presenting Mariachi Christmas, a New Mexican holiday favorite. Popejoy invites bands and dance troupes from all over Mexico and the Southwestern United States to join in the holiday celebration. Each year, the show provides audience members with the opportunity to experience elements of an authentic Mexican Christmas. This year Mariachi Juvenil Aztlan University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and Ballet Folklórico UTRGV join together to bring an explosive Mariachi Christmas performance to the stage. Appearing for the first time at Popejoy Hall, Ballet Folklórico
UTRGV and Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán will headline the show. The two groups have an extensive performance relationship, previously appearing together at both the American College Dance Association (ACDA) South Conference and the National Conference. Mariachi Juvenil Aztlán, UTRGV’s up and coming Mariachi group, has already enjoyed enormous success, placing first in their category at the 2015 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza (Texas’ largest mariachi festival) in San Antonio. Tickets for Mariachi Christmas are currently on sale for $49, $41, $31, and $20. Tickets can be purchased at UNM Ticket Offices at the UNM Bookstore and WisePies Arena (formerly The Pit), and select area Albertsons locations. Online purchasing is available at popejoypresents.com or unmtickets. com. To charge by phone, call (877) 664-8661 or (505) 925-5858. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling (505) 344-1779. NME - * Provided by Popejoy Hall
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COVER STORY: NUTCRACKER ON THE ROCKS FINAL CALL
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eshet Dance Company has been presenting Nutcracker on the Rocks for 20 years. It has been become a staple of the holiday season. When news broke that the beloved show would be taking its final bow this year, it came as a surprise to the community which as come to love the show that put a creative twist on the well-known ballet. *Opening with Tchaikovsky’s Overture and closing with his dramatic Pas de Deux, the classic tale is re-imagined with a production filled with rock and roll hits by the Velvet Underground, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and many more. Modern dance styles infused with Swing, Hip Hop, African dance propel the performers as they amp up the energy and excitement. Shira Greenberg’s final Nutcracker on the Rocks will include new surprises for long-time audience members and fun for the entire family! Carolyn Tobias, Communications Director for Keshet, took moment to share with New Mexico Entertainment the decision to end and what Keshet will plan for future holiday seasons. Why the decision to have this be the final year? What has been Keshet’s signature production for 20 years will now come to a close making room for new productions, new programming and new adventures,” Keshet’s Founder and Artistic Director, Shira Greenberg said. This final run of Shira Greenberg’s Nutcracker on the Rocks, will
include dancers and participants from the past two decades of the production making cameo appearances and bidding farewell to the award-winning, internationally acclaimed production. How does it feel to say goodbye to such a well-known show? It is both exciting and sad, but mostly exciting. The sense of community around the cast and families who have grown up with Nutcracker on the Rocks is an integral part of Keshet as a whole. That is not going away. Keshet will announce a new fall/winter production in 2017 that will bring the same inclusive community engagement that is the foundation of Nutcracker on the Rocks and all Keshet programming. Cohesion Dance Project in Helena, Montana, secured the rights to Shira Greenberg’s trademarked re-creation of the holiday classic in 2013 and will continue to perform Nutcracker on the Rocks. What is the future of Keshet during the holiday season? Keshet will hold a winter production in 2017, however the unveiling of what that will look like will be later in the new year, as now we focus on celebrating the fun farewell season. The final performance of Shira Greenberg’s Nutcracker on the Rocks will run from November 26th - December 3rd. Learn more at http://www.keshetarts.org/ nutcracker-on-the-rocks/ NME -Teresa Ewers
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TURN IT UP: SWITCHFOOT
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ulti-platinum selling, Grammy-winning band Switchfoot and Grammynominated alternative rock band Relient K will be making a stop at Santa Ana Star Center on November 19th for their “Looking For America” Tour. Switchfoot will be promoting their upcoming album, Where The Light Shines Through. It is the band’s tenth album and the first since 2014’s highly acclaimed Fading West and was produced in collaboration with John Fields, who helmed the multi-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown. Relient K will be promoting their eighth studio album Air For Free, once again teaming up with long time co-producing partner on Mark Lee Townsend. Switchfoot has sold 5.7 million copies worldwide of their nine studio albums (including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown and 2009’s Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane), racked up a string of Alternative radio hit singles, performed soldout world tours with over 4 million concert tickets worldwide, raised over $1 million dollars to aid kids in their community through their own BRO-AM Foundation, and earned themselves a global fan base
devoted to Switchfoot’s emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock. $1 of every ticket sale will be donated to Switchfoot’s BRO-AM Foundation providing services to underprivileged and disadvantaged youth.* Relient K formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio, by Matthew Thiessen and Matt Hoopes. Relient K is best known commercially for the band’s two studio albums which peaked in the top 15 of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. After signing with Capitol Records, the group broke into the mainstream in 2004 with the release of Mmhmm, which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. In 2007, the group’s fifth album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, brought the most success for Relient K, debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The band has sold over 3 million records, with two albums being given gold certification and one album platinum by the RIAA.* Tickets are on sale now. They can be purchased by calling 888.694.4849, online at www.SantaAnaStarCenter. com, in person at Don Chalmers Ford Box Office at Santa Ana Star Center, or Santa Ana Star Casino Players Club.. NME - Provided by Santa Ana Star Center
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THE ART WORLD: 12X12 EXHIBITION AND FUNDRAISER
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oin Harwood Center for an exquisite evening of art, live music by Raven Rutherford & Her Sweet Potato Pie Band, and tasty treats from our favorite restaurants at the 2016 12x12 Fundraiser & Exhibition on December 3rd from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Over 200 youth, emerging and established artists from New Mexico are contributing to this year’s 12x12 exhibitions. The fundraising celebration featuring 6”x6” works by the student artists of Escuela del Sol Montessori and 12”x12” works by emerging and established local artists. The public can view pieces, meet the artists, and bid starting on Monday, November 14th, ending the night of the fundraiser, with an Artist & Member Preview on Thursday, December 1st from 5:30pm-7:00pm. All current members, participating artists and their guests are invited. Learn more harwoodartcenter.org - Provided by Harwood Center 12 I
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
November 17, 2016
NEW YORK GYPSY ALL-STARS Lensic Performing Arts Center http://www.TicketsSantaFe.org
UNTIL December 30, 2016 NOB HILL’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Nob Hill Main Street 4310 Central Ave. S.E. Albuquerque, NM 87108 Celebrate 100 years of this historic Albuquerque neighborhood with various events throughout 2016 http://www. NobHillis100.com November 3-20, 2016 AN ADAPTATION OF D.H LAWRENCE’S LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER BY MARY MACHALA & JOHN VREEKE The Cell Theatre 700 1st St NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 http://www.fusionnm.org/box-office-fusionseason-subsc November 11-December 31 2016 MATTER OF LIGHT: RUTH PASTINE David Richard Gallery 211 W San Francisco St Santa Fe, NM Ruth Pastine’s first solo show at the gallery presents her newest paintings. Visually stunning and instantly engaging, color is the key as she exploits the contrast between certain hues, blurring their transitions and boundaries to create a visual pulse and rhythm. http://www.davidrichardgallery.com/ November 17, 2016 NEW YORK GYPSY ALL-STARS Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St Santa Fe, NM 87501 TicketsSantaFe.org November 19-20, 2016 3RD ANNUALL PUEBLO FILM FEST Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 2401 12th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 Please join us for the only film festival in the
country devoted exclusively to the work of Pueblo filmmakers and actors and films that explore the Pueblo experience. The 2-day event, which is also a celebration of Native American Heritage Month, includes screenings, discussions with Pueblo filmmakers, a Pueblo women in film series, an environmental films series and public reception. http://www.indianpueblo.org/ November 25, 2016 EPHWURD Effex Nightclub 420 Central Ave SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 http://www.effexabq.com/ November 25, 2016-January 1, 2017 GLIMPSES OF NATURE Sage Creek Gallery 421 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 Renowned wildlife painter, Edward Aldrich, shares his vision of the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. Featured artist at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, WY, Western Vision show in 2016. http://www.sagecreekgallery.com/ November 25, 2016 CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON THE PLAZA Santa Fe Plaza 63 Lincoln Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 Enjoy hot chocolate and caroling as the historic downtown plaza is lit up in Christmas splendor with lights and holiday decor. https://santafe.org/perl/page. cgi?p=maps;gid=2401 November 26, 2016 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2016 Launchpad 618 Central Ave SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 http://www.launchpadrocks.com/
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 26-December 31, 2016 RIVER OF LIGHTS Albuquerque Botanical Garden 2601 Central Ave NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 Enjoy the magic of millions of twinkling lights and more than 500 dazzling holiday displays at New Mexico’s largest walk-through light show! River of Lights was named one of “The 15 Most Spectacular Holiday Light Displays in the U.S.” by MSN in November 2016. Come see why! http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/ biopark/events/river-of-lights/river-of-lights December 1, 2016 THIS WONDERFUL LIFE FEATURING JEREMY KENDELL Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St Santa Fe, NM 87501 The Lensic proudly presents “This Wonderful Life,” featuring actor Jeremy Kendell in a solo holiday performance. Kendall displays physical and verbal virtuosity portraying George Bailey and more than 30 other Bedford Falls characters in this one-man play based on the classic holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The play is a fast-paced tour-de-force—funny, poignant, and uplifting. Like the film, it centers on George, a man who has given up his dream to help others, and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence shows him how different life in his community would be had he never been born. http://www.TicketsSantaFe.org December 2, 2016 LITTLE LEROY AND HIS PACK OF LIES Lounge 54 54 Jemez Canyon Dam Rd Bernalillo, NM 87004 Equal parts musicians and entertainers, Little Leroy and His Pack of Lies is a popular cover band that performs throughout central New Mexico. The band consists of its namesake member, Leroy— whose real name is Murali Levine—on lead guitar and vocals, Jake Jones on rhythm guitar, Myron Zuidema on bass and Warren Stewart on drums. www.santaanastar.com/entertainment/ lounge-5 December 2, 2016 ALTURNATION LIVE Marble Heights Brewery & Tap Room 9904 Montgomery Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 https://www.facebook.com/Alturnation
December 2-11, 2016 WISH UPON A STAR: UNAUTHORIZED INTIMATE REFLECTIONS WITH WALT DISNEY The Cell Theatre 700 1st St NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 The Enchanted Rose Theatre is proud to present an original one-man show, WISH UPON A STAR... unauthorized intimate reflections by Walt Disney, written by Andy Mayo, directed by James Cady and starring Vernon Poitras. The production, nearly three years in the making, is the brain child of Poitras and has been carefully crafted by Mayo and Cady. It is a unique look at Walt Disney the man: what made him tick, his hopes and dreams, successes and failures, the motivations behind his creative genius and a peek behind the curtain of his personal life. It is based on the narratives of several biographies and the words of Walt Disney himself. Poitras says, “The idea is to present a real and honest look, warts and all, at this true creative genius who forever changed the world of family entertainment, and in spite of many deep and challenging struggles reminded us that the happiest place on earth is in our hearts and imaginations.” The show is Rated PG for adult language. http://www.fusionnm.org/box-office-wishupon-a-star.html December 3, 2016 10TH ANNUAL 12X12 EXHIBITION & FUNDRAISER Harwood Art Center 7th Street Northwest Albuquerque, NM An exquisite evening of art, live music by Raven Rutherford & Her Sweet Potato Pie Band, and tasty treats from our favorite restaurants. Over 200 youth, emerging and established artists from New Mexico are contributing to this year’s 12x12 exhibitions. www.harwoodartcenter.org December 3-9, 2016 10TH ANNUAL 12X12 EXHIBITION Harwood Art Center 7th Street Northwest Albuquerque, NM www.harwoodartcenter.org December 2, 2016 SUPER SOUL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall 310 San Pedro Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87108 https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase. php?event_id=4827
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