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I watched a video yesterday of Steve Jobs telling the 2005 graduating class at Stanford, "You've got to find what you love. ... Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."Almost everyone who comes to Popejoy Hall to perform seems ...

In theater, lighting frequently gets second consideration after scenery. This weekend, however, when Aquila Theatre brings Macbeth to the Popejoy stage, the lighting is the scenery. Other than a ground cloth to cover the stage floor and define the acting ...

Instead of bringing truckloads of scenery, some shows put the burden on you. They ask you to bring copious amounts of imagination to the production.So it is with Aquila Theatre. They bring their production of Macbeth to Popejoy in a couple of weeks. ...

Good evening. Happy end of the work week.Governor Susana Martinez today signed House Bill 2, the state general appropriations act, but with vetoes Thanks to HSC budget analyst Vanessa Hawker, supplemented with verbiage from the Governor's executive ...

After Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History David Lee Craven, 60, died Saturday, Feb. 11, of an apparent heart attack, the University community, his family, friends and colleagues all joined to remember him on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Alumni ...

Tomorrow, I'm giving a talk at Bookworks on Rio Grande.No, I haven't written a book. Nor am I signing copies of anything. I'm talking about the Broadway musical Damn Yankees.The show comes to Popejoy Hall next Friday. I happen to know something about the ...

When my daughter, Nina, was almost three, her favorite movie was Disney's Cinderella.. I brought her to Popejoy Cinderella> in her fanciest dress (her choice). We had aisle seats (the privilege of directing). She did well through the first act, sitting ...

Good morning.Knowing that all of you are wondering what happened in Senate Education this morning, re: SB 150, ERB revisions.Committee chair Sen. Cynthia Nava (D, Las Cruces) presented the much-anticipated amendment to the bill. Briefly, SB 150 reflected ...

Good evening.Retirement Bill in Senate Education, redux. A number of ideas for education retirement fixes are making the rounds in Santa Fe as SB 150, Sen. Stuart Ingle's bill that features the ERB's recommendations, prepares to go before Senate ...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will hold a town hall with UNM students Thursday, Jan. 26. Sec. Chu has asked to meet primarily with students, but any member of the UNM community may attend. Those wishing to attend should go to the ground floor ...