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Hundreds
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Happenings!
Snowplay just
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away for
El Pasoans
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Body Art
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Double dose
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Final chapter
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Pecan Harvest Festival The family harvest festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 6-7, at Ramirez Pecan Farm,
13709 North Loop in Clint, with pecan picking
($2 per pound), handmade crafts, brick oven
pizza, pecan gift baskets, pony rides and family
activities. Admission is free. Information: 8512003, 887-0079 or on Facebook at Ramirez
Pecan Farm LLC.
El Paso Scene
DECEMBER
INDEX
Roundup
3-16
Behind the Scene
4
Scene Spotlight
4
Heres the Ticket
17-19
Music, Comedy
20
Program Notes
21-22
Dance
22
Sports
23-26
Feature:
27-29
Winter Recreation
History Lessons
29
Viva Jurez
30
31-33
Nature
At the Museum
34-36
Taking a Look Back
36
Southwest Art Scene 37-40, 42
Gallery Talk
41-42
On Stage
43-44
Stage Talk
44
Keep on Bookin'
45
Film Scene
46-47
El Paso FishNet
47
Liner Notes
48
January preview
49
El Paso Scene Users Guide 49
Advertiser Index 50
Subscription Form 50
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P. O. Box 13615
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(915) 542-1422
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Church programs
Ministry of St. Pius X will host its annual blessing of nativity displays 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
30, at St Pius X Community Center, 1050 N.
Clark. Information: Mike, 757-9395.
The ministrys patron saint is Saint Francis of
Assisi, who is the originator of the first nativities as well as patron saint of animals and the
environment.
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Navidad de La Fe Luminarias La Fe
Clinic will light up Scenic Drive with more than
4,000 luminarias for its 23rd annual event 6 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. Admission is free,
but sightseers are invited to donate canned and
dry goods or cash or checks (made to Centro
de Salud Familiar La Fe to benefit families
served by La Fe.
Scenic Drive will be open only to one-way
traffic during the event, accessible from
Richmond/Alabama streets in Central El Paso.
Cars proceed slowly westward with lights off
to view the luminarias and the city lights of El
Paso and Jurez. Drivers will also get to view
Santa and his elves and a live Nativity scene.
Volunteers and sponsors are always needed.
Information: 545-7190.
Ruidoso Festival of Lights The mountain village of Ruidoso hosts the following
events though the Christmas season.
Information: 1-888-71-LIGHTS (714-4448) or
ruidosonow.com/festival-of-lights.
Christmas in the Park is 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 4, at School House Park. Includes lighting
of the Yule Log, music and caroling, cookies
and a visit with Santa. Admission is free.
The annual Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, in downtown Ruidoso (from
Sudderth/Mechem to Pizza Hut), featuring
floats packed with seasonal decorations and
lights. Toys for Tots will have a float for the
event; parade-goers are encouraged to bring a
toy to donate. This years theme is Keep Calm
and Winter On.
Ski Apaches Torchlight Parade is 6 to 8
Saturday, Dec. 20, at Ski Apache Resort.
Veteran skiers carry lighted torches while
descending the mountain, followed by fireworks.
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south of I-10.
Luminarias and Christmas music will be featured Christmas Eve on the Plaza 6 to 8:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. The Mesilla Singers
choir will lead in the singing of Christmas carols, and luminarias will be lit around dusk.
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Witness and learn about the natural phenomenon that occurs for only a few days of Winter.
Hear traditional stories from Navajo, Blackfeet
and Pueblo storytellers and sample real buffalo
stew by a warm campfire. The Astronomical
Society of Las Cruces will provide information
and telescopes to view and learn about the day
and night sky.
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December Roundup
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December Roundup
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Productions hosts a the tour featuring 7 downtown bars starting 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at
Soho Lounge, 500 N. Oregon, led by Juan
Gaytan. Tour features seven beer samples,
each with collectible glass. History of beer and
other information presented. Tour is free; cost
varies for each individual beer. Designated drivers needed to get from location to location.
Information: 449-6969 or on Facebook at
DandJsProductions.
Participating bars are Craft & Social, Pot Au
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Club news
Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting competitions are held almost every weekend. Visitors
can watch for free. Food available at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad
Drive to Deer; turn right. Information: 5682983 or blissmwr.com/bowandgun.
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40,000 copies
each month
Area attractions
publicly accessible mountain tramway gives passengers a view of 7,000 square miles, two
countries and three states (Texas, New Mexico
and Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation
5,632 feet. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 years and under. Hours are noon to 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Monday through Thursday.
Information: 562-9899.
To get there: Take Alabama to McKinley and
turn toward the mountain.
Arts in the Parks Christmas Ornament making workshop for families is noon to 3 p.m.
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Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5
p.m. Sunday. Information: (575) 589-1214.
Painting and tasting classes are offered the
third Friday and Saturday of the month; call for
details.
Live Music is 7:30 p.m. Fridays 2 to 6 p.m.
Sundays with Sweetwater Band, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays wit Jack Welch and Shadow, plus 8
p.m. Thursdays with Lala Ledezma and free
Latin dance lessons. Free wine tastings.
Wine and Canine is 2 to 7 p.m. the 3rd Sunday
of every month, with food and music. Well
behaved and leashed dogs welcomed. One dollar from each drink purchased with go to the
Humane Society of El Paso.
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tastings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
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or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Benoits notable film scores include The Stars
Fell on Henrietta, produced by Clint
Eastwood and starring Robert Duvall; and The
Christmas Tree, produced by Sally Field,
voted Best Score of 1996 by Film Score
Magazine.
presents an intimate, one-man show celebrating 56 years in show business and promoting
his new book, Little Anthony: My Journey, My
Destiny, by Arlene Krieger, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211. N Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $45.50 and $34.50 (all seats
reserved); available at the box office on the 2nd
floor of the Rio Grande Theatre or online at
RioGrandeTheatre.com. Information: (575)
523-6403.
Little Anthony (Jerome Anthony Gourdine)
along with his band the Imperials, performed
live before millions and sold over 22 million
records worldwide in the last 57 years. His
Imperial colleague Johnny Britt will accompany
him on piano.
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topping artists Pitbull and Erique Iglesias perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at
UTEPs Don Haskins Center, with Urban/Latin
star J Balvin as opening act. Tickets: $22.75,
$92.75 and $122.75 (Ticketmaster).
Cirque du Soleil brings its show, set in a captivating forest inhabited by whimsical and
enchanted creatures, March 18-22 at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 4 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$35, $95 and $145 (Ticketmaster).
Most Wanted fight night The boxing event is 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at
successful animated film comes to life Oct. 711, 2015, at the El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. Performances are 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and noon, 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. Sunday. Thursdays performance in
Spanish. Tickets: $15, $25, $30, $60 and $75
(Ticketmaster) Ages 2 and older must have
ticket.
The Marketplace
at PLACITA SANTA FE
In the
5034 Doniphan
585-9296
A HOLIDAY HAVEN!
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Linens
Rustics
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wearables
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Antique Traders
catering available
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restaurant, 1731 Montana, offers a threecourse meal followed by performance. Call for
time and ticket information: 533-8890 or on
Facebook at latierracafe.
Dec. 13: Yolanda, Latin, country and drums
Dec. 20: Elvis tribute artist Bud Sanders,
Christmas show.
Hondo Pass.
BBQ Blues Band hosts free open blues jam
sessions 7 to 10 p.m. every Thursday.
Musicians should bring their own amps and
musical instruments; PA provided. Information:
244-0758 or on Facebook at bbqblues.
Full Circle and Blackjack hosts free jam sessions 8 to 11:30 p.m. the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month. All styles of music
welcome. Small amp, bass amp and drums PA
provided. Information: 751-6064 or on
Facebook at Full Circle El Paso Texas.
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at
Guilds annual dinner-dance gala and presentation of debutantes is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
29, at Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso.
Information: EPSO office, 532-3776.
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Program Notes
Cruces Chamber Ballets 32nd annual production of Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is Dec.
18-21 at the NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital
Hall, N. Horseshoe and Espina. Performances
are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $24
(Ticketmaster). All seats reserved.
who has more than 10 years teaching experience, hosts belly dance classes for all levels 7 to
8 p.m. Tuesdays at El Paso Conservatory of
Dance, 1060 Doniphan Park Circle, Suite H.
Cost: $30 per month ($10 drop ins).
Information: 585-6825 or
kareeshawillow@yahoo.com.
Tango Argentino del Sol The organization hosts tango lessons 7 to 9 p.m. every
Tuesday at Mexico Lindo Hall, 123 Carolina (at
Alameda behind McDonalds). Cost: $5 ($8 couples). Senior and student discounts offered.
Information: 630-7607 or tangoargentinodelsol.org.
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Sports
Bicycling
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Golf
Sports
Recreational Sports
Archers of El Paso Club hosts two-hour supervised shooting classes 9 to 11 a.m. every
Saturday at the Archers of El Paso Range, in
Northeast El Paso off Martin Luther King at
Stan Roberts. Bows and arrows provided for
the seminar. Youth and adults age 7 and older
welcome; parents must be present for kids age
16 and younger. Reservations required; limited
number of spaces available each month. Cost:
$20. Information/reservations: Ricardo Urias,
487-8199 or r.uri2000@yahoo.com.mx (specify
name, phone number, age, right or left handed).
Motor sports
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Winter sports
December 2014
Courtesy Photo
The Ice Pondat The Fountains at Farah is now in its 2nd season.
Courtesy Photo
Ski Apache
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Ski Cloudcroft
Winter sports
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Courtesy Photo
Where to find
winter fun
Winter sports
Ice skating
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at 20 de noviembre.
6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29: Ensayando
para una boda presented by Taller de Teatro
Co. Admission: 80 pesos.
6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30: Curvas Peligrosas
by famed writer and director Pilo Galindo.
Admission: 40 pesos.
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No reservations needed.
Information: (915) 542-1422
Requested $5 donation ($2 children) to support
the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee.
Nature
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Nature
on NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $3 per person; $10 per family. Information: (575) 5369461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guided tours offered daily 1
p.m. through March 7.
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At the Museum
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month (Dec. 13).
Families can try out early 20th century games.
Toddler Story Time is 11 a.m. the third
Saturday of each month. Listen to a Thomas
the Tank Engine book, and enjoy a Thomas
video while completing a related free craft
activity. Children of all ages welcome. RSVP
requested.
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. The 47acre museum chronicles the 3,000-year history
of agriculture and rural life in New Mexico.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission:
$5 for adults, $3 seniors 60 and older; $2 age
5-17; free for museum members, veterans and
children age 4 and under. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Crafts for Kids take home holiday crafts are 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 and 27; free
with museum admission.
The annual Stories of Holidays Past living history event is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, as part
of the museums Cultural Series. The audience
will enjoy holiday vignettes in the museums
theater with characters from various time periods in our states history. Admission: $2.
Showing Dec. 12-April 5: Heavy Metal:
Vintage Farm Equipment by Richard Ondrovic,
28 photographs of the museums vintage equipment by Richard Ondrovic. Artists reception is
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15.
Showing through July 5, 2015 in the Traditions
and Legacies Gallery: Cowboys: The Real
Deal, focusing on the life of the cowboy with
photographs, stories and objects including a
chuck wagon.
Showing through Oct. 16, 2015 in the
Cultural Corridor: Cheryl Cathcart: In a
World of Horses, 32 photographs of horses
from the U.S. and Europe. Cathcarts images
capture the power, beauty and spirit of horses
in New Mexico and Montana, as well as
France, Italy and Portugal. Reception and photographers lecture is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 8.
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1,200 feet of model railroad track and hundreds of model and toy trains on display. Hours
are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission: $4. Information: (575) 4372855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
My brief foray
selling Cocaine
sold Cocaine. It all started quite innocently. My wife Cecilia and I were
with the Smiths at the Parade of
Homes on El Pasos far East Side. We
were walking back to the car, deep in
conversation about the cruise the Smiths
had just returned from.
I spoke up, saying, I wanted to take
Cecilia on a cruise.
I was talking loudly because of the
crowd; there was a lot of noise all
around us.
Of course old Smith blurts out, And
how the hell you think going to pay for
that?
With my quick talking mind I came
back with the answer.
Ill sell Cocaine, I retorted.
That solution made perfect sense to me,
because I was a shopkeeper and have
always been the salesman.
The crowd around us seemed to stop.
Heads turned. Mouths dropped open, at
least Smiths did. I went on talking
oblivious to our surroundings. It didnt
hit me until later, what made all those
people stop and take that gander at us.
Ha-ha, the laugh is on them.
I must be a slow learner. Some weeks
before that, Christina, my daughter, was
helping me at my store, the Cowboy
Trading Post. She was going to take out
a ride for me. The family had shown up.
I happened to be very busy inside, so
Chris took care to seeing them all into
their saddles, but hadnt taken the time
to get her own horse, Copper, and saddle.
So, she called in through the front door,
Dad, Im going to use Cocaine.
I yelled back, Okay, be careful.
And off she went with this nice man
and his family of five.
Later, Christina comes back. Wed finished the day, put everything away. She
comes up to me and says, Dad, you
remember that man I took out on the
ride?
I answered, Yes.
We were about half way through when
he rode up alongside me and asked,
Say, young lady, I heard you call to
your dad and tell him you were going to
use cocaine. When is that going to happen?
Christina told me she looked at the
man, and laughed out loud, telling him,
Wait a minute, Im riding Cocaine, this
is my dads horse and thats his nickname.
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Paso artist Candy Mayer will host her 4th annual open house at her home studio at 1317
Tierra Roja 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 6-7. All work will available for
purchase, including large pieces not usually displayed at shows. A special new image will be
Loteria El Paso, with 16 El Paso landmarks in
a Loteria card format. Also featured are new
Da de los Muertos originals and collages, several new UTEP images and Plein Air pieces ,
and new gift items including 2015 Images of El
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oped an international reputation for the creation of large-scale artworks that often appear
to defy the laws of physics. Bowling balls are
balanced on glasses balanced on tables balanced
on file cabinets; a sharpened axe dangles from
the ceiling; other items are piled haphazardly.
Machine Project at the Border, in the Project
Space and in Downtown El Paso. The Machine
Project is an installation, education and performance series led by L.A.-based artist Mark
Allen. The project distinguishes itself from
more traditional art venues by its idiosyncratic
programming, disregard for the traditional
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Gallery Talk
Open houses
The Ho Show Local sculptor Ho Barons surreal sculpture garden is at 2830 Aurora (at
Piedras), featuring several large-scale works. Barons works are also on display at the El
Paso Public Library and El Paso Museum of Art. Information: 562-7820 or hobaron.com.
401 N. Mesilla in Las Cruces, is an arts cooperative and incubator. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,
noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Information: Chris,
(575) 312-9892 or we-ad.org.
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Goldsmith tells the true love story of his parents, German Jews who met in 1936 when they
were both playing in the Kulturbund Orchestra
in Frankfurt. The orchestra was a cultural
organization set up by the Minister of
Propaganda in Nazi Germany for Jewish artists
and audiences. The Kulturbund served as a cultural refuge but also gave German Jews a false
sense of security for what the future held.
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After nearly 24 years in business
on the Mission Trail, Im sorry to
announce that The Bookery will be
closing at the end of December.
I still have thousands of books plus
gift items that must be sold, so
please visit The Bookery this holiday
season. Thank you to all my loyal
customers!
Margaret Barber, owner
30-50% OFF
including Gift Items
Special Volume & Cash Discounts
Thousands of
books must go!
We still have great selections of
local, regional and military history;
teachers materials; childrens books
and so much more!
No credit/debit cards
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Jays Pix Presents Film historian, educator, writer, archivist, collector Jay Duncan and
the Sunset Film Society host the monthly film
series at noon Sunday, Dec. 14, at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park (Gallery, Main Restaurant).
Admission and parking is free; but reservations
strongly recommended; RVSP via sunsetfilmsociety.org.
Decembers program presents an Animation
Trifecta of holiday specials, including the very
first animated Christmas special produced for
television. Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol
debuted on the NBC Television Network on
Dec. 18, 1962, sponsored by Timex. It became
an annual holiday event for the next two
decades, then it vanished from regular telecasts.
Also features are two Academy Award-nominated animated shorts:
The Snowman (1982). Based on the wordless best-selling childrens book by British
author Raymond Briggs, this enchanting film
perfectly captures all the wonder and innocence of Childhood.
Peace On Earth (1939). In December
1939, MGM released an animated short made
at a time when much of the world was contemplating peace or the diminishing prospect
thereof. Peace on Earth was nominated for
an Academy Award and was nominated for a
Nobel Peace Prize in 1940.
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know this sounds like a bit of a buzzkill, but I love looking up reviews of
science fiction movies on websites
devoted to bad physics and bad
astronomy. They always come up with
dozens of scientific impossibilities that
moviegoers are expected to take for
granted (for example, the most common
quibble is sound traveling in outer
space).
At least by doing this afterward, I can
turn my brain off during the movie and
suspend my scientific sensibilities for a
couple of hours. If the movie is worthwhile enough for me to think about it
later, then I search the internet to sift the
science from the fiction.
I wish there was some kind of equivalent reviews pointing out the bad theology in movies. But unlike scientists
who mostly agree on their faultfinding,
it would be hard to find any consensus
among theologians.
The reason this came to mind was a
couple of recent movies that pushed my
own personal bad theology button.
One was the Russell Crowe Noah
film. To be honest, I didnt really watch
it I just sat down occasionally to
catch a few minutes here after my wife
decided to rent it. Seeing giant rock
creatures helping Noah build the ark and
defend it from his enemies was enough
for me to lose all interest. Not to mention various other flights of fancy such
as Noah drinking hallucinogenic tea or
trying to kill his grandchild.
In a case like Noah, the bigger challenge might be to find any examples of
good theology, based on the actual biblical narrative.
I dont hold out much hope for the next
biblical blockbuster coming out this
month, Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Ridley Scott cites his own atheism as a
credential for directing the epic because
I've got to convince myself the story
works. And Moses portrayer, Christian
Bale, says of his character, I think the
man was likely schizophrenic and was
one of the most barbaric individuals that
I ever read about in my life.
December 2014
Ava DuVernay.
Unbroken (Universal) John Magaro, Jack
OConnell, Garrett Hedlund. Directed by
Angelina Jolie.
Dec. 31:
Leviafan (Sony Classics) Alexey
Serebryakov. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
A Most Violent Year (A24) Jessica
Chastain, Oscar Issac, Ashley Williams.
Directed by J.C. Chandor.
DVD Releases
Dec. 2:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes / PG-13
The Hundred-Foot Journey / PG
As Above, So Below / R
Cantinflas / PG
Dec. 9:
Guardians of the Galaxy / PG-13
Calvary / R
Dolphin Tale 2 / PG
Dec. 16:
This is Where I Leave You / R
Magic in the Moonlight / PG-13
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / PG-13
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It isnt often that we get a visit from a charttopping band twice in one year, but that is
sort of what we are going to be treated to this
month. Art Alexakis, lead vocalist, singer,
songwriter, and general mastermind of the
band Everclear, is coming back to town for a
very special engagement. It will not take
place at Speaking Rock or a radio-station
sponsored festival or anything like that, but
instead will be a very intimate show at
Lowbrow Palace. The night promises to present Art in very different way than the countless times he has visited El Paso in the past.
It is being billed as An Evening With, so if
you are looking for the usual high-octane
show you are in for a very big surprise. This
will be a solo affair with him and his
acoustic guitar, digging into a mental briefcase chock-full of stories and anecdotes. His
lifes tale includes anger management issues,
bankruptcy, a misguided childhood and an
unquenchable thirst for drugs, so there will
be plenty to draw from. He has also promised a new Everclear album on the horizon,
and every fan who buys a ticket for the show
will receive a download card to immediately
receive an advance copy of the first single
off the new disc. It all takes place Dec. 13
apparently Santas coming early this year.
El Paso Scene
Your favorite musical ectotherms have delivered a special holiday treat for all of their
reptile-loving fans. Although, in all truth
there is no need to have an affinity for slowmoving creatures to love The Turtles. The
band first arrived onto the music scene in
1965, combining touches of the Lovin
Spoonful, the Byrds, and the Zombies to
make a sound all their own. They are most
remembered by their 1967 hit Happy
Together. With only five official years and
an equal number of albums, the guys never
really got their due. Most of the band spun
off and spent many years with Frank Zappa
and T. Rex, but new material is scarce. The
Turtles have taken their best work and issued
an amazing box set consisting of eight separate 7-inch vinyl singles, each remastered for
optimal sound. Each piece features incredible
B-sides, including their remake cover version
of a Warren Zevon cut from their sophomore
release. These tracks have been long out of
print and this collection simply titled 45
RPM Vinyl Singles Collection captures
them all in one place. So go ahead and look
under this shell, it will be music to your ears.
JANUARY
PREVIEW
hosts the beer festival and tasting event featuring more than 100 beers from more than 50
craft breweries from throughout the world 1
to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at
the Venue at Southwest University. Admission:
$20. Information americaontap.com.
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