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Student art showcase beginning in May

Friday, 16 April 2021 08:54 gallupsun

Beginning in May, student learning through the arts will be showcased on a rolling basis at EXPO New Mexico, the fairgrounds for the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. Educators are invited to upload images of their students’ art during the last two weeks of each month beginning April 13-30.

Beginning in May, selected...

Obituary: Sylvester Jim

Friday, 16 April 2021 04:48 Gallupsun Staff

Sylvester Jim, of Gallup, N.M.. died April 10, 2021. He was 36.

He was born in Gallup on Nov. 26, 1984.

Sylvester Jim was preceded in death by father Billy Jim, mother Susie Jim.

He is survived by wife Valcita Begaye, sister Corrina Jim, daughter Madison Jim and stepdaughter Tyla Peterson.

Funeral Services will be held at Rollie Mortuary on April 19, 2021 at 10:00 am.

Obituary: Sylvester Jim

Friday, 16 April 2021 04:48 Gallupsun Staff

Sylvester Jim, of Gallup, N.M.. died April 10, 2021. He was 36.

He was born in Gallup on Nov. 26, 1984.

Sylvester Jim was preceded in death by father Billy Jim, mother Susie Jim.

He is survived by wife Valcita Begaye, sister Corrina Jim, daughter Madison Jim and stepdaughter Tyla Peterson.

Funeral Services will be held at Rollie Mortuary on April 19, 2021 at 10:00 am.

Oscar-nominated shorts tell deeply emotional tales

Friday, 16 April 2021 03:51 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

The Oscar Nominated Shorts is available on the ShortsTV app.

As a young movie enthusiast, it was always frustrating to watch the Oscars and see categories featuring smaller titles that were difficult to locate. Over the years, the situation has improved dramatically. Today, there are packages being released that allow curious viewers to sample shorts online and on the big screen. The works being featured are always exceptional and it is truly wonderful to see them all with relative ease.

This year the tradition continues as ShortsTV will be presenting all the Oscar-nominated animated, live-action and documentary shorts on their site (some of the categories will also be available to...

Space travel, teen testosterone create solid science fiction in ‘Voyagers’

Friday, 16 April 2021 03:50 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

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This film is playing at open cinemas and drive-ins on April 9.

I’m not sure if NASA has ever considered sending a team of young astronauts into orbit for space missions, but if they have, the new film Voyagers will likely cause them to question the idea. It’s a movie that places teenagers against a science-fiction backdrop and seems in part inspired by the classic William Golding novel Lord of the Flies. Admittedly, the end results aren’t perfect, but the young cast is solid and the movie is a slick and polished piece of entertainment that will certainly intrigue anyone unfamiliar with one of the feature’s main...