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Legendary Pink Dots' Solo Show Cancelled!
by Alex De VorePromoter Tim Franke has informed us via text message that Sunday's Edward Ka-Spel/Phil "Silverman" Knight show at Sol Santa Fe Stage & Grill has been cancelled with the perfromers citing, "unforseen circumstances." Both performers are founding members of underground rock/goth/experimenta/electonica act The Legendary Pink Dots. According to the event's co-promoter Red Cell, "I am heartborken, but [Ka-Spel and Silverman] look forward to seeing us next year."
Winner of MIX Event Announced
Local children's fundraising group awarded prize as crowd favorite in May 17 gathering
by R Harrison DildayMIX Santa Fe awarded $300 to local children's fundraising group Alexandra Ladd's Soapbox Kids last night as the crowd favorite of Royally MIXed
Game On!
Max Payne 3 is, without a doubt, the first great game of summer
by Alex De VoreQuick Note
I will now be implementing a new "5-Stars" Rating system for reviewed games. I know there are people out there reading these, so feel free to agree, disagree, discuss, etc. in the comments section below!
The Biggest Art Tour on...New Mexican soil
Eldorado Studio Tour begins
by Tess Cutler
Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Audit Continues To Confuse
by Joey Peters Last week, SFR reported on New Mexico's update of its concealed-carry reciprocity with other states. While the Department of Public Safety says its recognition of 19 states hasn't changed throughout the process, a screenshot from its website in late April shows otherwise.
Longshot Senate Candidate Laments Challenges for Independents
AJ Kessel, a fiscal conservative, needs 18,000 signatures by next month to get on the ballot.
by Joey Peters Military veteran AJ Kessel, who's running a long shot independent bid for US Senate, has collected about 2,000 signatures since he started gathering them in April. He has 16,000 to go by next month if he wants his name on the general election ballot.
The Skinny
No Clever Subtitle Currently Available
by Scott ShukerYou go, girl!
Barbara Buhler Lynes, who has been curator of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum since 1999 (that's 13 years, no small feat for an executor in this town) resigned May 11th, effective immediately
Tire Recycling Plant Pays Settlement
Also installing anti-pollution barrier
by Wren AbbottAfter a fire on the property smoldered for over 10 years, a Socorro tire recycling facility settled a court order with the state today that includes a civil fine and installation of an anti-pollution barrier.
Pegasus Project Gaining National Attention
Project's price skyrocketed
by Wren AbbottAs the company planning to create a "ghost town" to test new technologies narrows down its construction site to Lea County, the unique project is starting to gain national attention.
Pop Quiz: County Commissioner District 2
Three candidates answer questions
by Wren Abbott
State submits its Medicaid redesign plan, but Native American advocates say they were left out
by ColleenKeaneOn April 25--just 48 hours before stricter federal requirements for community input took effect--the New Mexico Human Services Department submitted Centennial Care, its plan for redesigning the state’s Medicaid program
My Reincarnation
Father-son relationship sets pace for film about faith, family and freedom
by NikaukAbout three years ago, I had an out of body experience. Asleep in bed with my boyfriend in the early dawn, I found myself suddenly standing at the foot of my bed, looking at the figures in the bed, unsure which was myself. Was I the man or the woman?
As the girl started to move, I felt drawn toward the bed and remembered that I was her, the female, the one worried about her future, her brother and her bank account.
I woke up, sat up in bed and stared at my boyfriend. Who was this? What agreements had we made? What small, fast life would we enact this time around?
This instance turned out to be one of many proving to me the existence of the soul. Skeptics might argue that the experience was simply a dream, but the family of My Reincarnation would likely see things my way.
My Reincarnation is a documentary about spirituality, but almost as an afterthought. It spans 25 years of Reincarnate Tibetan Spiritual Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu as he struggles to save his spiritual tradition, and his Italian born son, Yeshi, who initially refuses to follow in his father’s footsteps. Family, father and son relationships, work and education are the dominate themes.
The film is also about the oppression of Tibet, about past and future lives, about testing faith and coming home. It’s about shirking responsibilities and coming back to pick them up and after 25 years. It’s about growing up and growing old.
Jennifer Fox filmed, directed and produced this documentary, leaving me to wonder how a white girl from the old US of A so intimately captured the struggle or dharma of life even among the most spiritually dedicated. She beautifully illustrates the delicate balance many of us strive to achieve between work, passion and family.
My Reincarnation plays at CCA Cinematheque through Nov. 17.
SLIDESHOW: Occupy Santa Fe
by Laura GerwinCheck out SFR intern Laura Gerwin's awesome photos of Occupy Santa Fe!
Lee on Literature: Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts
by LeeMillerThis week, Lee Miller examines the downfall of Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson through the tales of another egomaniacal hustler: Gregory David Roberts. READ MORE
Lee on Literature: The Wild Palms (William Faulkner)
Floods and humanity converge and transcend in Faulkner's stories of the South
by LeeMillerIn his second installment of literary analysis, Lee Miller explores how surging rivers and raw humanity converge in the work of William Faulkner.
Broken Heart
Corazón closes its doors
by Rani MollaAfter two and a half years as a Santa Fe music scene staple, nightclub Corazón has closed. Its owners announced Friday, June 24 via Facebook that the multiple Best Of Santa Fe readers' poll winner would close its doors the following day.
Lee on Literature: The Collector, by John Fowles
by LeeMillerSFR welcomes author Lee Miller in his first column, which examines current events through a literary lens. This week, a 1963 novel lends eerie insight into contemporary sexual violence.
McCain/Palin 2008/2012
HBO film takes politics back in time
by Rani MollaIn a sight for sore liberal eyes, the McCain/Palin campaign took over Cathedral Park Monday, June 13. Actually a plumped-up Ed Harris (as John McCain) led a rally there for HBO film Game Change about the ill-fated 2008 Republican campaign.
Farm Fresh
Local restaurants serve up a local bounty.
by Rani MollaFor Santa Fe Alliance's Second Annual Farm to Restaurant Project Benefit, try a bounty of local food at Il Piatto tonight, then again in two weeks at Aztec Street Café and Restaurant.
