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Winter Spanish Market showcases traditional arts in Albuquerque

Gallup Film Festival diverse film lineup

Whether you prefer features, documentaries, shorts, or foreign made films, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at the Gallup Film Festival Sept. 14 -16.
It’s a lineup that showcases some of the best and brightest talent in the independent filmmaking industry.
Thursday evening debuts with the long-anticipated film the “Watchman’s Canoe.” Filmmaker Berri Chase teased festival-goers with a sampling of the film she was currently shooting at the time of last year’s festival. And she’s back, post-production, with her star lineup in tow.
Starring Adam Beach and Roger Willie, along with a ray of sunshine lead Kiri Goodson, it’s...
Best in Show Night: Celebrating Ceremonial’s legacy in a new way

For one night only, on Aug. 12, from 6 – 9pm, oooh and aaah at the crème de la crème of Native art.
Get a fist look at “Best in Category” and “Best in Class” weavings, pottery, paintings, sculpture, lapidary, baskets, katsinas, metalwork and more. Admire special award winners, and you can’t miss...
A fitting tribute to a fallen barber

During this time last year, Gallup had Gilbert “Gilly” Parra. He was shaving and chiseling heads of hair into artistic masterpieces.
Whether a tribal design, or more elaborate – a Sylvester the cat and Tweety bird design, or bringing notice to autism, Parra was a barber for the ages, and a unique treasure to his family, friends and clients.
Diamond Cuts on Gallup’s south end was his hub, and at 24, he was living life on his terms, according to his loving mother, Lisa Romero. She recalled, trying not to choke up, that her Gilly was a strong-willed child, and somewhat unconventional.
“He was a firecracker,”...
Annual Navajo Sovereignty Day teaches important cultural lessons

Activities included how to make fryread, Navajo rug weaving, and Dine dancing with the Rocky View Elementary students participating dressed in their regalia.
Kindergarten up to the fifth grade participated in several dances. According to Jimson Joe, who is the Navajo Language and Culture teacher, the dancing carried the whole festivities this year.
“The students really put a lot of work into it,” Joe said. “It teaches them harmony...
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