The Paper.

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For six decades, the Guild Cinema has offered Albuquerque moviegoers something they cannot always find at a multiplex. From independent and foreign films to documentaries, cult classics and local productions, the Nob Hill theater has become a destination for audiences looking for a different kind of movie experience. Now, […]

This Nob Hill institution first debuted as The Guild Art Theatre, filling its 153 original seats in February of 1966 with a grand opening screening of Red Lanterns, a sequel to Jules Dassin’s Never On Sunday. (That 1962 film about prostitutes in Greece got Don Pancho’s Arts Theater down the block declared “out of bounds” […]

Summer can’t possibly be winding down, can it? It’s still a hundred degrees out there. And yet Walreens has already started putting out Halloween decorations. Say it ain’t so! How is it already “back to school” time, a phrase that still puts dread in the hearts of those of us who are too old to […]

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Some art exists only for a moment. A stage performance ends, a gallery exhibit comes down and a reading concludes. For Leah Livingston, editor-in-chief of Horizon Review, those creative moments deserve a life beyond the stage or gallery. That belief inspired the creation of the Albuquerque-based literary and fine […]

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – A new Indigenous market at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is giving Indigenous farmers, artisans, bakers and food vendors a place to connect with customers while supporting entrepreneurship and education. The market, which launched in late July, grew out of a U.S. Department of Agriculture extension grant and […]

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Sneaker enthusiasts gathered outside Kingswell Nob Hill Friday morning for the exclusive early release of Nike’s new “Hatch Chile” SB Dunk Low, a shoe inspired by New Mexico’s iconic green chile. The Albuquerque skate shop received the shoes a day before the nationwide release through its partnership with Nike, […]

It’s that time of year in Albuquerque: monsoon season. We’re stuck between the heat of early summer and the dampness of late summer. It’s a time of fire and water here in New Mexico. So, it feels appropriate that we’ve got a few events this week that embrace those two primal elements. Check out Neon […]

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For Mikee Riggs, making toys was never supposed to become a career. Fifteen years ago, he was working at GNC, sketching characters between customers and wondering what came next. “I’m not the kind of person that should work at a GNC, so I was very miserable, and I was […]