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“This will make it easier for our patients to get the care they need,” said Abraham Lichtmacher, chief of Women Services for Lovelace Health System. “Both clinics are conveniently located right by our hospitals, so patients can easily access hospital services as well.”

Lovelace Medical Group now has 16 providers dedicated to women’s health, including physicians and midwives. Patients will have easy access to see a provider at Lovelace Medical Group Women’s Health Center with same-day or next-day appointments.

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Lovelace Health System has entered into agreements that would allow Blue Cross and

Blue Shield of New Mexico to acquire Lovelace Health Plan. The acquisition is expected to take place by Dec. 31. As a result, Blue Cross and Blue Shield would effectively gain about 110,000 Lovelace Health Plan members, including members of Lovelace Medicare Plan.

Lovelace has stated that the agreement stipulates that Lovelace Medicare Plan members would not see any changes to their benefits or network through 2014, even though the plan will be administered by Blue Cross.

The deal came after the state of New Mexico chose not to include Lovelace as a participant in its new Medicaid program, Centennial Care, which takes effect in 2014. Lovelace has said that losing the Centennial Care contract resulted in a loss of

about 84,000 members. The acquisition does not include

or affect Lovelace hospitals, pharma-cies or providers. Lovelace has spent much of 2013 growing its provider group, Lovelace Medical Group. It has recently opened a primary care clinic near Wyoming and Constitu-tion, and expects to open another by the end of the year near Paseo del Norte and Barstow. The clinics represent Lovelace’s work to expand access to primary care, as well as its mission to provide greater access

to provider and hospital services.

The Blue Cross acquisi-tion is in line with Lovelace parent com-pany Ardent HealthCare System’s core busi-ness. Lovelace Health Plan has been Ardent’s only insurance offering;. The company also owns hospital systems in Oklahoma and Texas.

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Extensive publicity and contro-versy over the recently an-nounced 1.5 percent cost of

living increase for Social Security benefits overshadowed the release of figures for the cost-sharing Medicare beneficiaries will experience in 2014. Those figures reflect a moderation in Medicare expenditures, as well as statutory changes, and they offer good news for beneficiaries, the Medicare program, as well as federal and state budgets.

The Part B premium, which applies to all beneficiaries, is calculated an-nually based upon anticipated Part B program costs for the next year. For 2014, the premium will be $104.90 per month, the same amount as it is this year. In addition, the increased amounts “higher income” beneficiaries must pay for their Part B premiums will remain the same.

The Part B annual deductible, which beneficiaries must satisfy before most Medicare reimbursements can begin, will be $147 - also the same as this year. That is because any change in that deductible is based on changes in the monthly premium. It is important to remember that most preventive

services are covered without having to satisfy deductible or cost-sharing requirements.

As a result of an Affordable Care Act provision, the Part B coinsurance charge for outpatient mental health ser-vices will decrease to 20 percent - the same percentage that has always ap-plied to most physical health services.

Medicare’s Part A hospitalization deductible is also calculated annually, based upon anticipated reimburse-ments to hospitals during the following year. For 2014, it will increase, by 2.7 percent, to $1,216. Three other major types of Part A cost-sharing are each calculated simply as a fixed percentage of the hospital deductible figure. For 2014, these will be:

•daily hospital coinsurance of $304 for the 61st through 90th day of a covered stay;

•daily hospital coinsurance of $608 for the use of hospital lifetime reserve days;

•and daily skilled nursing facility coinsurance of $152 for days 21-100 of a covered stay.

Comparably few beneficiaries have hospital stays long enough to incur coinsurance obligations.

With respect to Medicare’s Part D prescription drug coverage, average per-beneficiary expenditures, average

plan premiums, standard cost-sharing and the extra amounts higher income beneficiaries pay for plan premiums, will all remain steady in 2014 (though premiums and cost-sharing structures vary widely from plan to plan).

In addition, as a result of another Affordable Care Act provision, ben-eficiaries will pay less for medications they purchase during the “donut hole” non-coverage gap in 2014. They will pay 47.5 percent of the cost of most covered brand name drugs, and 72 percent for covered generics. These discounts, which are increasing annu-ally, have already resulted in more than $8 billion in savings for beneficiaries nationwide.

These changes all help beneficiaries avoid significant increases in cost-shar-ing. The moderation in expenditures helps the Medicare program by con-tributing to the longevity of Medicare’s Part A Trust Fund. Moreover, it helps constrain state Medicaid expenditures for lower income Medicare beneficia-ries, and since federal dollars are used to help subsidize costs of Medicare Parts B and D costs, it helps constrain federal expenditures, deficits and the debt.

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Any New Mexico music fan worth his weight in Hatch green chile knows the names Al Hurricane and

Al Hurricane Jr. The father-son duo has recorded and performed individually, with bands and together for more than 40 years.

Their concerts are legendary, almost as legendary as the men themselves. Al Hur-ricane Sr. has been making music for more than 60 years and his son for more than 40 years. This is no casual storm, either. These men mean business, and they have been able to generate local, national and international acclaim for their talents.

Born Alberto Nelson Sanchez, the elder of the duo got the nickname “Hurricane” by his mother, who says her son would run around the house knocking things over all the time. Now Hurricane knocks the socks off his Spanish music fans and has even been labeled the Godfather of New Mexico Music.

Sanchez was born in the small town of Dixon, N.M., and grew up in various parts of Arizona and New Mexico before moving to Albuquerque in 1947. Sanchez had an early interest in music, playing the guitar at 5 years old. But it wasn’t until after graduating from Albuquerque High School in 1954 that Sanchez’s professional music career took off.

His first album, "Mi Saxophone,” was released in 1963. Just as Al Hurricane’s career in music was beginning to flourish, he was involved in a major car accident while en route to a performance in Denver and lost his right eye, forcing him to wear the eye patch for which he has become recognized. The mishap didn’t slow down

his career.In addition to his own band, Hurricane

has also played guitar for iconic musicians Fats Domino, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Clan-ton and Chubby Checker. Al Hurricane performs regularly in Albuquerque, but he has crisscrossed the globe as well, from Chicago to Miami, Paraguay to Argentina and Spain.

Of his success, Al Hurricane says, “Whatever our fans expect, we always try to give them. The loyalty our fans have showed us over the years is incredible. It still warms my heart to see people young and old coming out to watch us perform.”

Hurricane concerts are a force to be reckoned with. They often play for more than two hours, performing not only the New Mexico Spanish music for which they are known, but they also mix in country, rock 'n' roll, cumbias and rancheras con-temporary, and old-fashioned love songs.

"I keep thinking about retiring and play-ing golf," he said. "But when I told my son about my thoughts (back in 2003), he just says, ‘No,’ and then that's it.

"That hit me right in the center of the heart," Hurricane said. "We're together every day — we work together, we record together, and we produce together. I can’t imagine life without what we have built together."

Hurricane, 77, says he still gets quite a thrill when fans approach him for an autograph or to tell him about a song of his that has touched their lives.

"I'm still a kid at heart, and I still like people to say that they like my music," Hurricane said. "I get asked to sign autographs everywhere I go, whether it be at a bank, restaurant or even Wal-Mart.

And I never get tired of it. These are the people who make you, and, without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.”

Hurricane has recorded more than 52 albums and countless songs. Not only has he earned his place in New Mexico musi-cal history, but he has also passed down the tradition to his son.

"Now he's the band director, and I call it his band,” Hurricane said of his son. “I always like to ham it up and say I'm just appearing with the band."

Al Hurricane Jr. has been playing with his father since the early '70s. After 40 years and more than a dozen albums him-self, Al Jr.'s biggest fan is proud Papa.

"He's a hard worker and he has made it on his own, regardless of who his father is,” Hurricane said.

It's every man's dream that his son will follow in his footsteps, Hurricane said. But when his son asked if he could use "Hurricane" as a stage name, the older man wasn't merely proud, he was honored.

Al Jr. was only 14 years old when he re-corded his first song, "El Pintor." When Al Jr. made his first recording in the Hurricane Studios in Albuquerque, it was on the very same equipment that Buddy Holly used in Clovis. Today, Al Jr. records in the record-ing studio with state-of-the-art equipment that he and his father put together.

Although the Hurricanes have spent most of their lives entertaining fans through music, they also give back to the community. The elder plays piano at senior citizen centers, and as chairman for Read Across America, he goes to schools across New Mexico, Texas and Arizona to talk about the importance of reading, writing and music.

"I remember one day when I went to Tucumcari, there must have been about 1,200 kids there,” he said. “I read to them a little and then broke out into a song.”

Now Hurricane Jr. does the same.At 54, Hurricane Jr.’s career started

earlier than his father’s. He performed Love Potion No. 9 at the age of 5, learned guitar, trumpet and then piano. By 12, he was performing regularly with his famous father.

“This has been a wild ride for us,” Hur-ricane Jr. said. “I am blessed to be with my dad all these years and then to have my own career. Music is a saving grace for many of us, especially in our family. We do not take any of this for granted.”

Musical inspiration also comes from his famous singer/songwriter uncles, Tiny Morrie and Baby Gaby, his father’s broth-ers.

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“We are celebrating more than 50 years together with the people we love, New Mexico music fans,” Hurricane Jr. said. “This is something special.”

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The current financial eligibility criteria for the CoLTS C Waiver are the same as the financial eligibility criteria for Institutional Medicaid. For 2013, the income limit is $2,150 per month and the resource limit $2,000. In addition, a person must need institutional level of care, and a person must be age 65 or older, or the person must have a disability or be blind. Services provided under the CoLTS C Waiver include private duty nursing, respite, skilled therapy, assisted living services, adult day health, environmental modification, emergency re-sponse, service coordination, and community transition goods and services.

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Close your eyes for a moment, and picture what your “ideal” investment would look like.

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Many of you have relied on finan-cial and investment advice from your peers, family, financial media, pos-sibly an advisor, or the person who implemented your retirement account with your company years ago. You

may have heard that investing in long-term bonds is good for stability and income within a portfolio as you get older. Some of you may have had a bad expe-rience working with an “advisor” as you were sold something that did not turn out to be what you had been led to believe. Maybe you subscribe to a particular financial magazine and adhere to

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This can all lead you to create a bias for or against a particular invest-ment. For instance, if I were to tell you that the ideal investment that you just described to yourself was that of an annuity, some of you might have a difficult time wrapping your mind around that.

Why? Because you may have heard over the years (from somewhere or someone that you can’t name any-more) that “annuities are bad; stay away.” As a result, you have decided to label all annuities as negative. Unfortunately by doing this, you may have deprived yourself of discovering an investment vehicle that could fit nicely into your overall portfolio and meet some of the goals you may have for a particular asset.

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Let me be clear - all investments have certain risks and trade-offs as-sociated with them. Understanding all of the trade-offs and potential risks to any investment is absolutely critical. An annuity is certainly not exempt to this rule. After all, you need to feel comfortable with what you are investing in and sure the investment is aligned with your risk tolerance.

I would encourage you to take some time and assess all of your as-sets. Determine their purposes and goals and whether the current invest-ment vehicle matches with its goal and purpose. If it is not aligned, seek to learn the characteristics of differ-ent investment vehicles, rather than just looking for a label. Doing so will help you eliminate any potential bias you may have for, or against, any investment.

Your ideal investment may have been under your nose all along, and you didn’t even know it.

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version of the traditional “Nut-cracker” ballet this month. The beloved holiday classic, renamed “The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment,” will come to life in the late 1800s in territorial New Mexico, with many surprises. These include Spanish dancers, southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, a lively fandango, and a storyteller doll with children, in addition to traditional favorites

such as the Sugar Plum Fairy, snowflakes and flowers.

Beautiful sets, lavish western Victorian-era costumes in the first-act party, and never-before-seen pyrotechnics in the battle scene (typically between the Nutcracker prince and rat king) light up the stage in this all-new production. Resplendent with New Mexico heritage and traditions while maintaining the classical grace of its origins, “The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment” is the perfect holiday treat for the whole family, and the intimacy of the Journal Theatre at the National Hispanic Cultural Center makes every seat magical.

The cast involves nearly 100 performers, including local pro-fessional and pre-professional dancers, as well as children and adults. Choreography is by Patricia Dickinson Wells, with live music under the baton of Maestro Guill-ermo Figueroa.

Ballet breathes new Life into 'The Nutcracker' says the Albu-querque Journal (D. S. Crafts)

Dec., 2012 "To my count there have been at least four Nutcrackers this season. One wonders what if anything new one can bring to the table, or indeed if anything new need be tried. I tend to be more than a little skeptical of theatri-cal productions that take liberties with time and place... "But The Nutcracker in the Land of Enchant-ment...works splendidly. Far from

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medical topics are difficult to discuss, and dementia is certainly one of them. In her book, “An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia,” Janet Yagoda Shagam is thoughtful, compas-sionate and clear in how she addresses

what for many families is a heart- break-ing topic.

Shagam is a freelance medical and science writer; a visiting professor at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, Germany; an artist and printmaker; and the co-author (with Rebecca G. Rogers, MD, and Shelley Kleinschmidt) of “Re-gaining Bladder Control: What Every Woman Needs to Know.” She serves on the New Mexico Area Agency on Ag-ing’s statewide Alzheimer's Task Force.

In writing the book on dementia, she has provided a resource for one of the world’s most misunderstood diseases.

Dementia, a condition suffered by millions of older Americans, is a degen-erative disease usually associated with advanced stage Alzheimer's disease, by which time the sufferer has become unable to care for himself, is incontinent and forgetful. Over time, Alzheimer’s causes a slow and progressive decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

But there are multiple types of demen-tia, and the symptoms are far-ranging and insidious. Shagam’s book is a must-read whether you think you have a rela-tive with dementia or not, because there are so many people in this country age 65 and older with the potential of suffer-ing from some form/stage of dementia.

Shagam’s book helps people become more aware of the symptoms of demen-tia, which, if diagnosed early, can be treated with medications.

According to the 2009 Census, more than five million people living in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the 15 million family caregivers who, in total, contribute 17 billion hours of unpaid care each year. This book addresses the needs and challenges faced by adult children and other family members who are scrambling to make sense of what is happening to themselves and the loved

ones in their care. The author is also a former family caregiver.

Using both personal narrative and well-researched, expert-verified content, she guides readers through the often-confusing and challenging world of dementia care. She carefully escorts caregivers through the basics of demen-tia as a brain disorder, its accompanying behaviors, the procedures used to diag-nose and stage the disease, and the legal aspects of providing care for an adult who is no longer competent.

She also covers topics not usually in-cluded in other books on dementia: fam-ily dynamics, caregiver burnout, elder abuse, incontinence, finances and paying for care, the challenges same-sex fami-lies face, and coping with the eventuality of death and estate management. Each chapter begins with a real-life vignette taken from the author's personal experi-ence and concludes with "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Worksheets" sections. A glossary of terms, an appen-dix, and references for further reading give readers a command of the vocabu-lary that clinicians use. Baby boomers who worry about their parents’, or their own, memory lapses will find the tables and charts in the book especially useful. The book also provides access to valu-able resources, including other printed material as well as organizations that may be of help.

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The City of Albuquerque’s ABQ RIDE is again making it easy for people to see the beautiful

neighborhoods filled with luminarias and Christmas lights in Old Town, the Albuquerque Country Club and other hot spots that get decked out for the Holidays.

While the tickets went on sale on Nov. 29, there should be tickets available through the first two weeks of December. After that, the chances narrow greatly for getting tickets for this popular tour. There are six tours originating from the Downtown Convention Center.

Tours leave between 5:20 and 7:45 p.m.

Buses will pick up passengers on the east side of the Convention Center, on 2nd Street NW, for the one-hour tour. Due to ongoing work at the Convention Center, the drop off area is changing to 2nd Street NW between Tijeras and Marquette, across from the pick-up area.

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therapist, La Luz has had an opportunity to help countless people through signifi-cant challenges in their lives. Now, as the executive director of Silver Horizons of New Mexico (http://silverhorizons.org), La Luz plans to use his experi-ence for the benefit of the state’s senior population.

La Luz was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Spanish Harlem, in poor neighborhoods with little opportunity for anything but trouble. He earned his General Education Development certification, or GED, and at age 49, decided to start working toward his first college degree. Now 67, he has master’s degrees in geography and sociology and a doctorate in sociology.

“For me, it’s really important that what I’ve learned in education and what I’ve learned as a researcher, we can implement here and increase what we offer to the people we serve,” said La Luz, who began in his new role Nov. 2. “A lot of seniors grew up in situations like I did – especially the ones who grew up poor. They don’t know how to do a checkbook or how to do a budget. So they live hand-to-mouth. If we could help people out of the crisis and then (teach them) how to stay out of crises, that would be outstanding. We can try to teach people to fish (for themselves).”

Silver Horizons offers programs and resources for older adults, from food and utility assistance to home repairs. La Luz

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Whether or not you attend a lot of parties during the

holiday season, the likeli-hood is you’ll be eating more than your typical share of goodies unless you have a lot of will power. While oral health is important to maintain year round, between now and the new year, people tend to use celebrations as an opportunity to be more lax about their health. Unfortunately, that attitude can lead to a year-end nightmare for your teeth and gums.

Most people mention in the be-ginning of the new year how much weight they gained during the holi-days, but they don’t give a thought to their teeth, which is where the food consumption started.

The foods we consume dur-ing the holidays tend to be high in sugar and salt, which can do a number on your teeth and gums. The key to enjoying yourself is not only moderation but also knowing how to care for your overall oral health. The first step is to do what you’re supposed to be doing on a daily basis anyway – brushing and flossing your teeth.

To get the best results, brushing your teeth should be the way you start your day. What most people don’t understand is that when you eat before you brush, the damage is already done to the teeth. So, brushing your teeth is the first thing you should do in the morning and the last thing you should do in the evening. The fluoride and other ingredients in the toothpaste need to have a chance to coat your teeth

to clean and protect them. Flossing is also critical. Your

toothbrush can only get so much out from in-between your teeth, and when it comes to sugary foods, they like to stick around for the long haul. A waterpik is also a handy tool and can even remove more debris than floss at times.

Bacteria enjoy living in our mouths, so you’ll want to use a good grade of mouthwash to kill bacteria and help your gums ward off infection. If you don’t have re-ally bad bacteria issues, an alcohol-free fluoride rinse will help protect your teeth from decay.

In addition to caring for your teeth, be careful how you eat in the first place. The holiday foods we enjoy so much can be crunchy nuts, or chewy nuggets and chocolate, or the hard-as-a-rock peanut brittle. All lend themselves to chipping or cracking a tooth.

Finally, the end of the year is also a good time to use up your insur-ance for 2013 by seeing your den-tist to have a cleaning and checkup. That will leave you smiling for the new year.

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The already popular Ten Thousand Waves spa, nestled in the hills above

Santa Fe, has added another at-traction to its soaking tubs, spa treatments, skin care and unique lodging experience. Now it has a restaurant.

Izanami features creatively prepared, locally-sourced meat and produce with an emphasis on seasonality, says its chef, Kim Müller. The concept is a stretch from the traditional Japa-nese restaurants you see in the Southwest, Müller said. Izanami doesn’t pretend to be what it isn’t.

“For one thing, we won’t serve sushi,” she said. “Our thought was, we are a thousand miles from the ocean; that doesn’t make sense. We also won’t do soggy tempura or sweet sake.”

Instead, Izanami features green teas from Shizuoka, Japan, lo-

cally roasted coffee drinks, 10 Japanese craft beers and artisanal microbrew cold sake.

Müller, a much-admired Santa Fe chef, has spent time at Santa Fe hot spots such as the Galisteo Inn, The Compound and Real Food Nation. She will be joined at Izanami by general manager Noreen O'Brien, who formerly managed the popular Café Pasqual's near the Santa Fe Plaza.

“We are so happy with how Izanami has turned out,” O’Brien said. “This concept is different, and we are getting great response since we opened in November.”

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a potentially precedent-setting case, Morris v. New Mexico, seeking to establish that vague, antiquated state prohibitions of “assisted suicide” don’t apply to the practice of aid in dying.

The suit asserts that doctors in New Mexico cannot, and should not, be prosecuted under the state’s existing “assisted suicide” law for providing aid-in-dying prescriptions to terminally ill, mentally competent adults. The prescription is a medication that they can ingest if their dying pro-cess becomes unbearable.

The suit, filed on behalf of two physicians and a terminally ill patient, is scheduled to go to trial during the week of Dec. 9. New Mexico passed its assisted-suicide prohibition in 1963. The statute makes no mention of phy-sicians providing end-of-life care to terminally ill patients.

The plaintiffs are a 49-year-old Santa Fe woman, who is in remission of uterine cancer, Aja Riggs, and two Albuquerque oncologists, Aroop Mangalik and Katherine Morris.

Riggs was diagnosed in August 2011. She had a radical hysterec-tomy in October 2011, revealing the severity and aggressiveness of her cancer. Doctors treated her with radiation and chemo-therapy, which revealed a new tumor. Thankfully, Riggs’ cancer has been in remission for about a year, but she realizes that statisti-cally it is likely to return. “If the cancer is going to kill me,” she says, “I want the peace of mind of knowing that I have some choice at the very end – and that I won’t have to be alone.”

Morris previously practiced surgical oncology in Oregon, where she provided aid in dying to qualifying patients under the nation’s first death-with-dignity legislation. She and a patient were featured in HBO’s 2011 award-winning documentary, “How to Die in Oregon.”

“Voting for Oregon's Death-with-Dignity law was a clear decision for me given the amount of respect I have for individual autonomy, and through my prac-tice I'd learned how much people can suffer at the end of their lives,” Morris wrote in a blog post for the Death with Dignity

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help them make end-of-life choices, and a 2012 poll states that 65 percent of New Mexico voters favor allowing mentally competent, terminally ill adults the option to request and receive medication from their physician that they can choose to take to die peacefully,” said Elizabeth Armijo, Compassion & Choices New Mexico spokesperson. “When terminally ill, mentally competent patients ask their doctor for aid in dying, they just want a measure of control over their last days.”

Some states, including Oregon and Washington, have enacted statutes explicitly permitting aid in dying while maintaining statutes that prohibit “assisted suicide.” Other states, including Arkansas, Georgia and Idaho, have enacted statutes that specifi-cally outlaw aid in dying.

Plaintiffs also raise arguments under the New Mexico Constitu-tion asserting that decisions about how dying people approach their deaths are profoundly personal decisions that should be reserved for each individual, without gov-

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represented by Compassion & Choices’ Director of Legal Af-fairs, won a court case similar to Morris v. New Mexico in Mon-tana in 2009. In Baxter v. Mon-tana, the Montana Supreme Court recognized the right of terminally ill Montana residents to choose aid in dying. The court ruled that physicians who provide aid in dying are not subject to criminal prosecution.

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December 6-8Old Church Holiday Fine

Art Show, at Old San Ysidro Church

966 Old Church Road, Cor-rales, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, free admission. The church, festively decorated, is filled with a variety of quality crafts; all work is handmade and includes jewelry, pottery, fabric, gourds, ornaments, and more. Call Bev, 301-004t2; visit corraleshistory.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Through December 29Cliff’s Magical Christmas,

at Cliff's Amusement Park, 4800 Osuna Road NE; Friday-Sunday, 5-9 p.m. Enjoy a dis-play of lights, music, holiday food, rides and Santa Claus. Admission: $10. Call 881-9373; visit cliffsmagicalchrist-mas.com.

Through January 5 (Closed December 24 and 25)

River of Lights at ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 6-9 p.m. Experience millions of sparkling lights at New Mexi-co’s largest walk-through holi-day production with animated sculptures and a synchronized music light show. Admission: $5-$10. Call 311; visit cabq.gov.

December 4, 11, 18Holiday Nature Crafts at

the River of Lights at Botanic Garden, 6-8 p.m. Visit the Education Building to make gifts inspired by nature. All craft materials will be provid-ed. Free admission. Call 311; visit cabq.gov/biopark.

December 5“Holidazzle” at The Prom-

enade, 5200 Eubank NE, 4-7 p.m., free admission. Get into the Christmas spirit and help collect toys for Toys for Tots. Bring an unwrapped toy to participating businesses. Register to win an iPad, take pictures with Santa, food, hot chocolate, Christmas carols, prizes, shopping & more. Call Sonia, 550-3192; visit prom-enadeshoppingcenter.com.

December 6Old Town Holiday Stroll

- The annual lighting of the Christmas Tree in Don Luis Plaza with an evening of en-tertainment, dining, shopping, luminarias and twinkle lights. Events: Color Guard and National Anthem, 5:30 p.m.; performance, 5:40 p.m.; tree blessing, 5:55 p.m.; greetings, 6 p.m.; welcome by Plaza Don Luis owners, Henry & Karen Aceves, 6:05 p.m.; livecast lighting of Christmas tree, 6:10 p.m.; Santa Parade, 6:15 p.m. Call 311; visit albuquer-queoldtown.com.

December 6Museum Holiday Stroll (in

conjunction with Old Town Holiday Stroll) at the New Mexico Museum of Natu-ral History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, 5:30-10 p.m., free admission. Enjoy an evening of holiday crafts, mu-sic and entertainment, take a picture with Santa & Stan the T. Rex, shopping, discounts, tour the museum and more. Call 841-2800; visit nmnatur-alhistory.org.

December 6-8Festival of Trees, at Sandia

Resort & Casino, Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun-day, noon-5 p.m. Free photos with Santa; create an orna-ment for a child at Carrie Tin-gley at the Elves' Workshop, live entertainment. On Friday there will be a Tree Lighting ceremony, 11 a.m. The Ballet Repertory Theatre performs glimpses of the Nutcracker. Visit carrietingleyhospital-foundation.org.

December 7Kick off the holiday season

with the Twinkle Light Parade in Nob Hill. The parade be-gins at 5:15 p.m. The parade features 100 floats, dancers, car clubs, animals, marching bands, and more. Call 311 for information.

December 7-24The Magic & History of

Christmas in Old Town Tour, Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m. Mrs. Claus & a classical Dick-ens Caroler escort you on a 75-minute, guided, walking tour through decorated histor-ic Old Town. Learn about all

of the history, customs, tradi-tions, a photo with Santa and more. Admission: $15-$25. Call 246-8687; visit tourso-foldtown.com/events.php.

December 7Holiday Pie Mania, at Build-

ers Source Appliance Gallery, 308 Menaul NE, 1-5 p.m., free event. Enjoy tastings as you watch top chefs demonstrate how to make their signature holiday pies, then bid on your favorites in an auction to ben-efit Roadrunner Food Bank. Visit: www.holidaypiemania.com. Admission, $5.(CQwMi-chele).

December 7Starlight Parade, along Cor-

rales Road, then enjoy a visit with St. Nick and cookies and bonfire at Corrales Rec Cen-ter, 500 Jones Road, 5:30-8 p.m., free.; also in Corrales, take part in the “Holiday Open House at Casa San Ysidro,” 973 Old Church Rd. Corrales, Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m. For both events, visit corrales-main-street.org.

December 7-8North Fourth Holiday Stop

& Shop along North Fourth Street N.W., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5:30 p.m. Enjoy festive atmosphere of Los Ranchos and North Valley with 30 par-ticipating businesses, special discounts/offers, community fundraising, entertainment, refreshments, drawings. Visit holidaystopandshop.com.

December 8Christmas at Kuaua at

Coronado State Monument, 485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, 5-8 p.m., free. The grounds will be decorated with lumi-narias and Christmas lights. At Santa’s workshop children, assisted by elves, can make ornaments. There will be mu-sic, traditional Pueblo dancing and Native American story-telling, biscochitos, hot apple cider and a large bonfire. Call 867-5351; visit nmmonu-ments.org.

December 18-21ABQ Trolley Co. & Flying

Star Cafe present: Trolley of Lights - a holiday lights tour. Tours depart from Flying Star

Downtown, 723 Silver Avenue SW, Wednesday-Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Enjoy an open-air trolley ride to see Albuquer-que's holiday lights. Riders will receive a large hot cocoa or coffee. Admission $12-$20. Visit: abqtrolley.com.

December 21Holiday Enrichment at the

ABQ BioPark Zoo, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Curators and keepers will give holiday enrichment to the primates, cats and elephants – paper chains, decorated tubes, edible goodies and wrapped boxes. Adults, $12.50; chil-dren, $4; seniors, $5.50. Call 311; visit cabq.gov/biopark.

December 24Luminaria Tour. Tours leave

at 5:20 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 6:10 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 7:40 p.m. Enjoy an an-nual New Mexican tradi-tion as ABQ Ride takes you through Old Town, Albuquer-que Country Club, Los Altos neighborhood and other fes-tive locations. Tickets: adults $3; children & seniors, $1.70. Call 311; Visit cabq.gov/tran-sit/special-events/luminaria-tour.

MUSIC

December 6-7UNM Home for the Holi-

days Concert Music for the Season - A Holiday fundraiser, at the KiMo; Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. Three of the University of New Mexico's finest choirs will present their second annual holiday program. Tickets: $5-$14. Call at the KiMo, 768-3522 or 311.

December 8Albuquerque Concert Band

Holiday Concert, at KiMo Theatre, 3 p.m. Free admis-sion. The band is an all-vol-unteer organization presenting programs of fine music for concert band in the Albuquer-que area throughout the year. Call 311 or visit abqband.org.

December 13Mariachi Christmas at Pope-

joy Hall, 8 p.m. The mariachi music accompanies Mexican folkloric dance to repre-sent the many traditions of Mexico. Mariachi Aguila De

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December 14-15New Mexico Gay Men’s

Chorus Holiday Show at The Hiland Theatre, 4800 Cen-tral Avenue SE; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Celebrate the season with this colorful variety of warm winter songs to welcome the holidays. Admission TBA. Call 569-0139; visit nmgmc.org.

December 20An Irish Homecoming

“Cherish the Ladies” with special guest Maura O'Connell at Popejoy performs this special holiday show, 8 p.m. The group has established themselves as an Irish music sensation. Admission $10-$44. Call 277-3824; visit popejoy-presents.com.(CQx2)

December 21Home for the Holidays

concert at Popejoy Hall, 6 p.m. The New Mexico Phil-harmonic Orchestra; John Morris Russell will be con-ducting with guest soprano Kisma Jordan, The Manzano Day School Chorus, Bosque School Choir, Albuquerque Academy Choir and the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John. Tickets start at $20. Call 323-4343; visit nmphil.org.

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Arts Project Symphony Or-chestra

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Center 8 p.m.New Year’s Eve in Vienna!!A program of Viennese

traditional music, in the style of the famed Vienna Philhar-monic’s New Year’s concerts, featuring waltzes and polkas by Strauss and Lehar, light classics by Suppé, and fiery Hungarian Dances.

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MUSEUM

December 8Holidays Take Flight at Al-

buquerque Balloon Museum, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy live world music, decorate holi-day cookies & make holiday crafts, take a photo with Bal-loon Pilot Santa and shop-ping. Admission: $4 adults, $2 seniors, $1 kids. Call 311; visit cabq.gov/balloon.

THEATRE

Through December 8The Nutcracker Ballet at

Popejoy Hall, Saturday, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. New Mexico Ballet Co. will be joined by David Felberg and the New Mexico Philharmonic to present this classic with a live orchestra, professional dancers, beautiful sets and costumes.

Admission $9-$11. Call 277-3824; visit newmexico-ballet.org.

Through December 24Miracle on 34th Street, at

Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale SW, Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy’s, unleashes good will, but ends up in a court competency hearing. At stake is a girl’s belief in Santa. The court confirms Kris as the true Santa. Admission: $12-$24. Call 242-4750; visit albuquer-quelittletheatre.org.

December 6-22The Vortex Theatre Holiday

Festival, 2004 Central Avenue SE, Friday-Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. A variety of 8-10 minute plays, mono-logues, poetry, musical pieces,

and dance, presenting holi-day reflections, themes, and stories from different cultures, religions, races, and genders. Admission: $18. Call 247-8600; visit vortexabq.org.

December 6-22The Best Christmas Pageant

Ever at Adobe Theater, 9813 4th Street NW, Friday-Satur-day, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. A hilarious tale about a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant filled with casting chaos. Admission $13-$15. Call 898-9222; visit adobetheater.org.

December 7Christmas in New Mexico at

African American Performing Arts Center, 310 San Pedro NE, 2 pm. & 7 p.m. Baila! Baila! Dance Academy pres-ents Christmas in New Mexi-co. Admission $20. Call 880-1488; visit bailabaila.com.

December 11The Moscow Ballet’s Great

Russian Nutcracker at Kiva Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. The Moscow Ballet brings the holiday classic The Great Rus-sian Nutcracker to Albuquer-que. Tickets start at $48. Visit albuquerquecc.com.

December 14Nebraska Theatre Caravan

presents - A Christmas Carol, at Popejoy Hall, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Dickens' tale springs to life, from spine-chilling ghosts to deeply-felt carols. Admission: $10-$34. Call 277-3824; visit popejoypre-sents.com.

December 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24

Ballet Repertory Theatre presents The Nutcracker at KiMo Theatre; Dec. 14, 7 p.m.; Dec. 15, 2 p.m.; Dec. 21, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.; Dec. 22, 2 p.m.; Dec. 23, 7 p.m.; Dec. 24, (annual Tea, $12-$32), 1 p.m. An enchanting world where life-sized mice battle toy soldiers, snowflakes dance, and delicate sweets entertain. Tickets $7-$27. Call 311 or 768-3522; visit cabq.gov, kimotickets.com or brtnm.com/Home.aspx.

December 18Jim Brickman brings The

Magic of Christmas, at Kiva Auditorium, 7 p.m. Brick-man, along with special guest performers, delivers a blend of music and entertainment. Tickets start, $36.50. For more information, visit albu-querquecc.com.

December 20-22Festival Ballet Albuquerque

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From Hispanic villages of Northern New Mexico, through the Rio Grande

pueblos, as far south as Las Cruces, there can be found special Christ-mas celebrations and customs that remain from a much earlier day.

Formerly, the Christmas season began as many as nine days before Dec. 25, with performances of Los Pastores of Las Posadas, ancient folk dramas brought from Spain.

For a week in advance, women scurried about, stoking the outdoor ovens, baking bread, roasting pinon nuts and frying mincemeat fritters, called empanaditas.

Children excitedly shared in the preparations, but their happiness was overshadowed by fear of the “boogieman,” who entered each village a few days before Christ-mas. These figures were called abuelos (grandfathers), and they were anything but kind and gentle. The abuelos wore cast-off clothes and buffalo skins. On their heads were black shawls and horns. They carried wicked-looking whips. Their function was to scare all children and punish those who had been bad. Entering the houses, the abuelos confronted young-sters cowering in fright. Amid the cracking of whips and the uttering of dire threats, they would review the past year’s conduct of each and then send them to say their prayers and to bed. At some places in Northern New Mexico, the abuelos assembled on Christmas Eve and held a Dance of the Grandfathers to the beat of an Indian-style drum, called a tombe.

The custom of boogieman at this season seems to have been unique to the Southwest. It is thought that the figure of the abuelo was bor-rowed from a character in the folk dance of the Matachines, taken by the Spaniards from the Moors and carried to the New World.

The colorful Matachines is still performed in various New Mexi-can Indian and Spanish villages throughout the year. But some pueblos today, or in the recent past, have tied it to the Christmas season.

In centuries past, the giving and receiving of gifts was not a chief feature of the late December festiv-ities. A few presents went mainly to children and were given on Christ-mas Eve (la Noche Buena), rather than on the following morning.

Much like today’s Halloween trick-or-treaters, young people carrying sacks went from house to house on the evening before the 25th. In high voices, they sang in Spanish: “Oremos, Oremos! We are little angels from heaven. Give us treats or we will knock down your doors and windows.”

When their sacks were filled, children headed home. But older boys, known as bandidos, tried to waylay them and steal their snacks.

For all the sacredness of the oc-casion, youngsters were obliged to put up with a good deal of terror.

Notwithstanding, the Hispanic people on the Southwestern frontier looked upon the Yule season as a time to forget their hardships and troubles.

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Almonds are the seeds of the almond tree and are most likely the earliest of

the domesticated tree nuts, dating as far back as the Bronze Age. An incredible food with nutrition-al power, almonds and almond products are used in a variety of ways, - as topical oils, nut but-ters, flours, milks, medicinals, and of course, as a delicious, healthy snack. This December give the gift of almonds to those you love.

When choosing heart-healthy, nutritionally powerful foods, the almond delivers. Almond by weight is 25 percent protein, high in omega-3 fatty acids and carries monounsaturated fats, which are well known to lower LDL choles-terol and counter heart disease. A quarter cup contains 25 percent of the daily recommendation for magnesium, which relaxes the circulatory system as a natural calcium channel blocker, improv-ing blood flow. Potassium also comes in this little package as a beautiful electrolyte, known for nerve function and blood pressure regulation.

Almonds are a great source of vitamin E, or alpha-tocopherol, which helps prevent free radical damage and cogni-tive decline, while boosting alertness and memory. Al-mond encapsulates one-sixth of the recommended daily intake of vitamin B2. This assists in energy production, while also provid-ing a panel of nutri-ents to help protect and heal the body.

Almonds make a wonderful snack for diabetics; they are high in fiber, low in carbohy-drates, satisfy-ing, reduce sugar cravings and have a very low-glycemic index. Some ways to work them into a diet are: almond butter, instead of peanut butter, al-mond milk instead

of cow’s milk, and even ground as almond flour as a part of a flour blend for pancakes, muffins or cakes. Please remember to use caution if you have a nut allergy.

Almond oil is revered topi-cally for its purity. It is extracted by using a cold pressing tech-nique, which is preferred over hot pressing (or even chemical processing), because it allows the nature of the oil to remain intact, preserving the flavor, color and nutrition. It is a safe oil to use anywhere on the body and works beautifully to remove eye makeup and nourish skin.

Medicinally, almonds can rem-edy skin ailments, assist anemia, cough or to gently warm the body. Organic almond soaked for three hours in pure water works perfectly as a snack mixed with raisins, or whatever other trail mixes you prefer. Try them in your next smoothie, or a toss a few into a slow cooker with a soup or a roast.

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Animal Humane New Mexico is in need of donations of dry cat and dog foodTo make a donation, please call Ellen Schmidt at 938-7863. Grain-free food is especially needed.

The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Advisory Council needs members to join its efforts in promoting awareness and educating the community about FGP and senior issues. Council members advocate on behalf of FGP volunteers, evaluate the Program’s effectiveness, and assist in the recognition of Foster Grandparents by raising funds and

in-kind resources. The Council currently meets once a month at the Barelas Senior Center. For more information call 764-6412.

Senior Affairs Transportation Drivers:The City of Albuquerque Department of Senior Affairs Nutrition and Transportation Division provides transportation for seniors to or from various meal sites throughout Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. We also provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping etc., for our curb to curb service. Volunteers are needed to help with the increasing demand for transportation services. Help is needed for daily four- hour shifts Monday – Friday.If you have, or are able to obtain, a City of Albuquerque City Operators Permit and can work from either 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon or 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call 764-1616.

Senior Center – Volunteer Gift Shop ManagerSupervise daily operation of a gift shop and volunteers, cashiering and participates in the monthly inventory of merchandise and stock. Organize display and presentations of merchandise. Work with volunteers stocking and displaying merchandise. Training will be provided. 30 hours per week, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please call 764-1616

Albuquerque Public Schools Truancy Intervention Initiative: Volunteers are needed to perform a variety of clerical support and outreach activities to assist schools and the district in addressing the issue of truancy. Volunteer are asked to commit to a minimum of one hour a week. Please call 764-1616.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Family ServicesWork with parents and children birth through age 5 in a Therapeutic Preschool classroom under direct supervision of the teacher. Serve as a passenger on the school bus to accompany children and parents while en route to school or home. Please call 764-1616.

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Family Services: Fathers Building FuturesVolunteers needed for Fathers Building Futures, a workforce development center at 4301 Fourth Street NW, designed to give men (fathers) a second chance after returning home from prison and jail and now seeking training and employment in order to support them and their families. Experience with the following would be helpful: business administration, accounting, sales or specific microbusiness: auto detailing, mobile power wash, woodworking, construction or handy man service. Hours can vary based on availability. Please call 764-1616.

Animal Humane, Clinic ReceptionistTwo-Hour Shifts Available Four Days per Week. Volunteers needed to answer incoming phone calls, give information on spay/neuter and shot services and schedule appointments. Training providedQualifications: good phone skills and computer proficiencyVolunteers are needed for two hour shifts. Shifts are 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please call 764-1616.

Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque is in need of volunteers in the kitchen any day Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-11a.m.. Drivers are needed to deliver meals to the homebound any day Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. (Use of personal vehicle is required). Please call 764-1616.

Catholic Charities needs volunteers for the following position. Senior Transportation Services Driver (Use of personal vehicle is required); agency gives mileage reimbursement. Volunteers will provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping etc. door to door service. Please call 764-1616. For at least three hours a week, Any day Monday – Friday

Albuquerque Reads Program: Volunteer tutors are needed for the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS). The Albuquerque Reads Program is located at four elementary schools. Tutors will play an important role to help kindergarten students get on the early track to success through reading. Please call 764-1616. Volunteer tutors are needed for: One hour a morning, Once a week, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

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Alzheimer’s AssociationVolunteers needed for various duties: Volunteers must have the ability to perform various clerical duties and other assignments as directed, one to 3 days per week. Help advance research and mobilize public support. Flexible work days are available. Hours: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call 764-1616.

New Mexico PBS Member ServicesNeeds volunteers to fold and stuff monthly renewals to send to members.Volunteers are needed on the 3rd Thursday of each month for at least 4 hours.Training will be provided. Please call 764-1616.

Ronald McDonald House Family Room Volunteers to greet families and sign them in, maintain laundry room, stock food and drinks and help families with their needs. Volunteers are asked to work one three hour shift per week. Please call 764-1616. 9:00 a.m. – 12: p.m., 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

USA Dance- North Central NMFormation Dance Team Member Volunteer:Team members learn dance routines from a volunteer coach and attend regular practices. The team provides community outreach and preforms at community events, senior centers, nursing homes, etc. Volunteers must sign up to become a member of the USA Dance Team. Volunteer hours and days vary. Approx. 16-20 hours per month commitment. Training includes basic ballroom dance. Please call 764-1616.

Albuquerque International Sunport Ambassador Volunteer:The volunteer will assist directing airport travelers and visitors in navigating the Albuquerque International Sunport and provide answers to questions regarding a variety of information. Parking will be provided for the volunteers.This program operates 7 days a week. Please commit to at least one 4-hour shift per week. Please indicate below which shift you would most likely be interested in. There are three different shiftsavailable. You can decide which day/days you would like to volunteer. Please call 764-1616.6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ,10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ,4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Volunteer Exercise Instructors are needed for the Department of Senior Affairs Mealsite Program. Prior group fitness leading experience is ideal but not necessary. We will train anyone with a passion for senior health. This is an excellent opportunity to stay fit while helping our senior members achieve and maintain their fitness goals. Please call 764-1616.Lead exercise classes almost every day of the week for one hour. ABQ-RideData Collector Specialist:This is to ensure that ABQ-Ride is in compliance with the ADA guidelines. Volunteer will ride assigned City Bus Routes anonymously to ensure the automated systems on the buses are working correctly at intersection for ADA compliance. Volunteer must have the ability to climb on and off buses, standing if bus is full, check off pre-filled survey form. Volunteers are needed Monday-Sunday based on Bus Routes. Time Commitment: Volunteer decides. Training will be provided.Mileage reimbursement is available to RSVP volunteers.

RSVP is part of Senior Corps and is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The purpose of RSVP is to recruit senior volunteers into public, government and non-profit organizations to meet community needs. For this and other volunteer opportunities call 764-1616.

******The Desert Willow Gift Shop in the Palo Duro Senior Center stocks various exciting items made by Senior Center members. We are now accepting hand-made Christmas gift items from members. The shop is staffed by RSVP volunteers and we always welcome new members. Come by and select gifts from our array of handmade toys, stuffed animals, jewelry, tea towels, scarves and other items. (5221 Palo Duro NE)Open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Call 888-8105 for information.

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December 1Corrales Winter ArtFest, at Corrales Soccer Field, 500 Jones Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Corrales Society of Artists members will be selling their art. Food will be available. Free admission. Visit: corrales-mainstreet.org.

December 6-8Old Church Holiday Fine Art Show, at Old San Ysidro Church966 Old Church Road, Corrales, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, free admission. The church, festively decorated, is filled with a variety of quality crafts; all work is handmade and includes jewelry, pottery, fabric, gourds, ornaments, and more. Call Bev, 301-0042; visit: corraleshistory.org.

December 14 “Community and Artists to Benefit Art in the School”Benefit Performance and Art Sale, Art in MotionSaturday, Dec. 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.Maple Street Dance Space in

Nob Hill3215 Central NE, Albuquerque NM 87106$10-15 suggested donationSupporting - Art in the SchoolFacilitated by Albuquerque Dance LabPerformances donated by Ballet Afrique, Oxygen Contemporary Dance Company, EcotoneArt for sale donated and made on site by Professional New Mexico visual artists

COMMUNITY EVENTS

December 3" Growing Fruit Trees "Presented by certified arborist Elizabeth GardnerTuesday, December 3, 2013, 7:15 - 8:30 p.m. at the Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE, Rio RanchoA " Gardening with the Masters " lecture sponsored by the Sandoval County Master Gardeners.Free to the public. No registration required.www.sandovalmastergardeners.org 505-867-2582

December 7Workshop: Family Artmaking-Paper Arts & Holiday Sparkle, at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, free. Learn box-making techniques, bag making, envelope creation and some cut/collage techniques with recycled paper for the holidays. Call: 246-2261; visit nhccnm.org. December 13Coffee Tasting at Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, 4803 Rio Grande NW, 10:30 a.m. Learn more about the flavor, body, acidity and aroma of coffee. Free admission. Call 344-9297; visit lospoblanos.com.

December 31The Figueroa Music and Arts Project Symphony Orchestra, with Guillermo Figueroa, conductor and violin, presents New Year's Eve in Vienna, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 8 p.m. The program of traditional Viennese music, in the style of Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concerts, followed by a special New Year's Eve celebration. Tickets start at $22. Call 724-4771; visit nhccnm.org.

December 31New Year’s Eve Adult Night, at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Ring in the New Year at the Museum. Enjoy dancing, guided tours, a salsa bar and watch the ball drop in our planetarium with stream footage of Times Square. This is an 18 years old and older event. Admission: $15. Call 841-2800; visit nmnaturalhistory.org.

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December 314th annual New Years Eve Komedy Klub Gala at Embassy Suites, I-25 & Lomas starring Hollywoods Jerry Winn, Chicagos Pete Christiansen, plus Sean Dean Sierraand Goldie Garcia. Hosted by producer and author of "Smiles, Giggles, & Laughs" Ronn Perea celebrating his 29th year in comedy! Door open at 8 p.m. Show Time

9 p.m. Tickets $35 For more info visit xtremekomedy.com

MUSIC

First FridayThe American Recorder Society meets at 7:15 p.m. in the adult annex at Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy NE. All skills levels welcome. Call 228-8196 or visit rgrecorders.org/abq.

December 14The Hollands - a free concert at Main Library, 501 Copper Blvd NE, noon. The Hollands are 21st century nomadic travelers who share their Celtic, multi-instrumental music. Call 768-5141; visit ampconcerts.org.

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December 5Lecture: How Old is The Grand Canyon, at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, 7 p.m. New research, by a New Mexico geologist, is helping to define when and how the canyon we know today was

formed. Admission $4-$6. Call 841-2800; visit nmnaturalhistory.org.

December 31Guillermo Figueroa, conductorThe Figueroa Music and Arts Project Symphony OrchestraPatricia Dickinson Wells, director and choreographer Festival Ballet AlbuquerqueNational Hispanic Cultural Center 8 p.m.New Year’s Eve in Vienna!!A program of Viennese traditional music, in the style of the famed Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s concerts, featuring waltzes and

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December 5Spanish Cinema: No habrá paz para los malvados/No Rest for the Wicked, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 7 p.m., free admission. Santos Trinidad, a corrupt policeman, is drinking

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During the holidays, we tend to celebrate by gath-ering together, by eating

too much and even drinking too much. I have written about the heart rhythm irregularity termed “holiday heart” due to excessive drinking. However overeating during the holidays can be just as detrimental to your health.

Most of us struggle with our waistlines all year in the hope of having some wiggle room to overindulge now. This practice is not healthy for a variety of reasons. Beyond the indigestion, the need to unbutton tight pants, and the post-gorging flatulence, overeating can increase your

risk for heart attack, gallblad-der pain as well as post-meal drowsiness for more than just a few hours.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have reported that over-eating will make your body work harder. More blood is diverted to your intestines, and this shunting can lead to drowsi-ness and excessive workload on the heart. In addition to causing the gallbladder to contract vig-orously and possibly initiate a gallstone attack, fatty meals can lead to increased clotting pro-pensity in the blood. In the two hours after eating a large meal, heart attack risk rises dramati-cally. Though reports vary, there appears to be a four- to seven-fold increased risk.

Drowsiness after a large meal can also put at risk those holi-day travelers who must drive afterward. A large meal coupled with alcohol can prove to be a deadly combination.

Here are some tips to help you manage the holidays without punching a new hole in your

belt or taking a trip to the emer-gency room:

•Stay in control of your envi-ronment. If you are attending a pot-luck dinner, take a healthy dish that may serve as an alter-native to the excessively fatty foods likely to be there. Consid-er a simple dish such as roasted string beans, or if you offer to take dessert, consider baked apples or a pumpkin pie without crust. Don’t forget to eat some-thing before you go to a social event. Try low-fat yogurt, fresh fruit, or a small bowl of whole-grain cereal with skim milk to help curb your appetite.

•Avoid entering stores that offer samples of food when you are hungry. Countless individu-als can “eat their way through” a store, ingesting thousands of calories.

•Plan your meals. Keep a di-ary of what you have consumed and what you anticipate substi-tuting for an unhealthy choice. Keep healthy snacks with you so when the sweets show up at the office, you can more easily

avoid them. •Don’t forget about the hid-

den calories in alcohol. Twelve ounces of bteer contain about 150 calories and four ounces of wine have about 100 calories.

•Stay active. If you have been active all year, don’t stop exer-cising just because the holidays are here. Keep it up. You will burn calories and feel good despite the dietary indiscretions that may occur.

•Allow yourself a day or two to moderately indulge. Don’t avoid all the delicious foods of the holidays.

The key is balance, says Duke University nutritionist Heidi Scarsella. "If you plan ahead, there are many strategies that can help you strike a balance between following a healthy diet and being part of the fun and celebrations."

So have a blessed holiday season. Enjoy yourself. And eat, drink and be wary.

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ommend them in some instances. But many companies prefer to spray pesticides because it is easy and you really don't have to know what you are doing. Just spray and pray – spray pesticides and pray you kill something.

There are virtually no house-hold pests in New Mexico that require pesticides for control. Yellow jackets and wasps may be an exception because they can be potentially dangerous. However if you have a wasp nest near your house now when it is cold, it will die out. Knock it down and early next year you can spray some Avon Skin So Soft in the area, and the wasps won't nest there. You may as well prevent them rather than have them build on eaves of your home. I had some yellow jackets on my porch last year. I just fed them chicken drumsticks which they loved. The chicken has so many chemicals in it, including traces of arsenic in some cases, the yellow jackets all died off over the winter and never came out this past spring.

Pesticides are not necessary for ant control. You can control ants with various baits, and the bait to use depends upon the species of ants. For odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile), pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) and

little black ants (Monomorium minimum), you can mix two table-spoons each of peanut butter and jelly with one tablespoon of boric acid. Place where the ants are foraging. You can also use instant grits as well as orange juice and Coca Cola to control some species of ants in your yard. You can even prevent ants from entering your home by placing peppermint es-sential oil in the proper areas.

There are a number of good baits available for controlling cockroaches. You can put equal amounts of baking soda and sugar out in flat containers and they will take it. Outside, you can control roaches with pie pans filled with beer – just not lite beer as they don't like it. You can also repel cockroaches out of areas with sev-eral herbs, including bay leaves, cucumber peelings and cayenne. Catnip will also repel them.

There are good repellents for spiders, centipedes and scorpions and natural products you can use to kill any in your house. You can control bedbugs yourself as well.

You don't need to pay a small fortune to a pest control company to spray pesticides in your home. You can take charge of the prob-lem yourself with safe products. Why use pesticides on your child's head if they get lice? You can use

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There are many other baits and repellents you can use for various pests. Where can you learn more about them? Join the Bugman's Bug Club. Membership is for life and you can take it with you if you move anywhere in the U.S. I will teach you how to control any household pest you may encounter without the use of pesticides. If you don't know what the pest is, you can send it to me, and I will identify it for you and then make a control recommendation. You will receive a copy of my book on this subject in pdf format. You may have to use a pest management company for termite control, but you should never have to use one again for household pest control. What does this cost? That is up to you. You can contribute whatever it is worth to you on my website at www.askthebugman.com. There is no set fee. If you feel like you can't contribute, I will still help you. The purpose of the Bugman's Bug Club is to reduce and hope-fully, to someday eliminate the use of pesticides in our society.

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By Jim Craig - Sagittarius (The Archer) November 23 - Decem-ber 21

Sagittarius, it is time to re-examine your daily routine. This evaluation will help

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Assess your financial situation and balance your checkbook to the penny. Do not spend frivo-lously until you complete this process. The economy will re-main unstable and unpredictable going into 2014. Remain closely attuned to economic events and adjust your investment strategy as needed.

Your ability to link with oth-ers is maximized during the latter part of the month, and that is good for your career and personal life as you move into the upcoming year. Ensure that tasteful humor is used during this timeframe in order to attract new friends and retain long-term ones.

During the Christmas holidays and especially on Christmas day expect some disorder caused by drop-in friends and family mem-bers. This can increase your daily stress level resulting in frustration and overall tiredness. Focus on proven stress reduction activities and go with the flow.

Sagittarius, your element is fire; avoid being burned by making remarks to co-workers and fam-ily members that could result in emotional upset for all involved. Your birthstone is the rare purple turquoise, a proven conduit of truth, enhancer of all forms of communication, and a perpetual healer that will impact your overall health condition. Insist on wearing or carrying your stone on New Year’s Eve regardless of your chosen activities.

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