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PSA: gallupARTS announces ‘Rangoli: Traditional Folk Art of India’ at ART123 gallery

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For its first ART123 Gallery show of 2018, gallupARTS is trying something new. This month, local artist Padma Komaravolu will cover ART123 in Rangoli. Rangoli, or Muggu or Kolam, is a traditional Indian folk art in which colorful patterns are freehanded from rice flour. Rangoli is kind of like sand painting, except with...

UPDATE: The Little Colorado River Watershed Chapters Association

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I hope the New Year is starting well for you. For the past 4 years our program has worked with across 35 chapters on the Navajo Nation doing land restoration, water conservation and food security work. We have direct experience working with chapters as well as understanding of the land policies that sometimes hinder trail development.

The Little Colorado River Watershed Chapters Association (LCRWCA) to do Watershed planning in 15 Navajo communities. Since that time LCRWCA has been a community-led watershed planning organization focused on nurturing water security and food security in Navajo communities. Using a Dine planning paradigm, we work with community stakeholders to determine...

Top 10 Baby Names in New Mexico in 2017*

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Here is the list of top 10  baby names in New Mexico in 2017 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics:

#

Female

Male

1

Sophia

Noah

2

Mia

Santiago

3

Olivia

Elijah

4

Isabella

Ezekiel

5

Emma

Josiah

6

Aria

Daniel

7

Ava

Liam

8

Emily

Michael

9

Aurora

Logan

4

Charlotte

Mateo

 

* Provisional Data

Aurora and Charlotte make their top 10 debuts on this year’s list among girls; Santiago, Ezekiel, Logan and Mateo among boys. In addition, since the Department of Health began releasing this top 10 list in 2014:

Mia and Sophia have been the top two names for newborn girls in New Mexico, but this is the first year...

Insidious: The Last Key produces the odd jolt but feels worn

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Rating: «« out of ««««

Running Time: 103 min.

In many series, there eventually comes a time when it feels like things become so familiar that they cease to be exciting or engaging. Insidious: The Last Key is the fourth title in the very successful franchise. Last many series, the first was a very effective scare picture, but each subsequent chapter has become less effective at providing hair-raising chills. This effort provides a couple of interesting ideas and one or two effective jolts, but it’s all beginning to feel a bit worn out.

The feature focuses on parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) and her paranormal team of investigators Specs (Leigh Whannell) and...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Jan. 5, 2018

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Welcome to another edition chronicling new releases on Blu-ray and DVD. Again, it’s a surprisingly busy time with plenty of big arrivals coming your way. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

The Adventurers - A notorious thief is released from prison, only to instigate a new plot that involves stealing some of the most valuable jewels in Europe. As they set out, the lead and his team are pursued by a relentless cop determined to put them away once and for all. This is a China/Hong Kong/Czech co-production and it didn’t receive the greatest of reviews. One or two complimented the...

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