Babsy Sinandile is a Transformation Coach, Speaker, Wellness Event Curator and the Founder of Blak Gold Wellness Lounge, a safe online space curated with Black and Brown millennial folx in mind. As a Certified Master Life Coach, Sinandile focuses on identifying and reversing mindset blocks that stem from years of generational trauma, through her signature Undoing Method (TM). As a self-proclaimed self-care strategist with a background in community health, she helps her people take excellent care of mind, body and soul through group and 1:1 coaching, educational and healing workshops, as well as inspirational social media content. She is a mother of two amazing girls, loves Salsa dancing and karaoke and indulges in an expensive hobby as a recording singer/songwriter. She has learned the importance of creating a life of joy and peace regardless of ones circumstances, through reading books by inspirational leaders, getting life coaching & therapy and following a spiritual journey that allows her to help others become their best, authentic self.

Khalil Ekulona has been involved with media for a while now. He is currently the host and producer of No More Normal, the pandemic focused radio show on KUNM. He’s been on television as the cohost of Good Day New Mexico on KOB4, The Prognosticators on ProView Sports, and as a correspondent with New Mexico PBS. He is a former educator who also makes hip hop music and loves to find humor in life’s turns and corners. You may have seen him behind your favorite bar when we were allowed to go to such places. He also makes the best chocolate chip cookies you’ve never had.

Babsy & Khalil are your Official Party Guides for SOMOS **Reimagined**, sharing the virtual festival experience with you from their private screening session at The Guild Cinema.

Nanibah “Nani” Chacon, is a Diné (Navajo) and Chicana artist. Nani is most noted for her female figurative works, which utilize bold colors and an illustrative format to create commentary on Native, Chicana and American cultures. Nani was born in Gallup, NM and grew up in both Chinli, AZ and Corrales, NM. Her clan is To dich iini (bitter water) and born of Chicano people. At 16 she was introduced to graffiti and began a career as a graffiti writer and continued this practice for the next 10 years. Nani continues to work in the field of large murals, with content addressing social, environmental and political justices that affect Native peoples.

Nani has more than twenty years of experience painting in public spaces. Early on, she began as a graffiti artist, learning and growing from the challenges the medium presented. She worked to develop her technical skills as a large-scale painter, excelling in scale, color, design, composition and style. The experience also taught her about the public connection to art, marginalization in a public space, and how to reclaim space through community-based art. Nani received a Bachelor of Arts in education, and has always felt that the importance of developing a skill and practice was to one day be able to share that knowledge with others.

Nani’s site-specific public art projects are community focused in that she directly collaborates and engages with the people from the community in which the work will be placed. Through conversations and research, her work reflects the landscape and people of that space. Chacon’s murals often address Indigenous thought, aesthetics, and identity, and, in effect, offer visibility to and empower Indigenous people. She places deep value in creating artworks that are accessible and offer the viewer a space in which they might contemplate important cultural and political connotations as they relate to the place in which the work is exhibited. She is a 2020 Mentor Artist Fellow to Lynnette Haozous (who, as by Albuquerque magic it happens, was SOMOS Artist of the Year 2019), through the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation.

“Agua es Vida” was originally commissioned and painted as a mural on the El Paso Museum of Art in 2016 : the content of the work honoring the historical and traditional connection we have with water, the water that lives in us, is the water of centuries..... Nani graciously licensed her gorgeous imagery to SOMOS **Reimagined**, in this a year of infinite fluidity.

Black Lives Matter. Black Leadership Matters. In support and solidarity, SOMOS **Reimagined** is available openly, on a contribute what you can basis. We know times are tough, and we also ask everyone to stretch your donations as you are able. Through partnership with the One Albuquerque Black Investment Fund, 100% of your contributions will be disbursed as follows:

• New Mexico Black Leadership Council will receive 15% of your contributions + 15 % of all SOMOS Mercado sales, through a direct grant award in support of current and ongoing youth, leadership, and workforce development programs, including Young Black Professionals of Albuquerque.

• Youth & Families Programs will receive 40% of your contributions, to be distributed through microgrant awards and direct services throughout Spring & Summer 2021.

• Black Owned Businesses will receive 45% of your contributions, to be distributed through microgrant awards and directly to local owners and entrepreneurs throughout Spring & Summer 2021.

• If contributions pour in and we exceed $15k -- here's hoping, come on friends!! -- a flat allocation will also be made toward the Black Investment Fund's emergent longterm vision: Seeding a sustainable engine of investment and return for our local Black community.

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Kharli Brockmeier, Mother of Jellies
made at roosevelt park, albuquerque
Mother of Jellies brings her whimsical jellyfish, mermaids, and flow artists to create a virtual performance. It serves as a reminder of how music connects us all and how it can help keep us positive during this time.

Dēcøn
made at dream home design center, albuquerque
Dēcøn has always creatively pushed the limits when it comes to his performances and productions. This “elevated” performance takes place on the rooftops of the local businesses located in rio rancho. We invite you to witness this spectacular Electronic performance, light show and amazing stage effects, all performed under the night sky. We can’t wait to join our SOMOS family again this year and support the city and state that we love.

Anjo King
made at garage, albuquerque
DJ AnjoxKing sets the tone with an eclectic set of music, setting the pace to celebrate their love for music and community through SOMOS, virtually. Anjo enters a private performance space. Simultaneous to the music, the colors and camera perspectives shift, creating a rhythmic atmosphere. As the music builds and continues to play, Anjo begins to exist in the performance space as various audience members enjoying their set. Through these actions, although alone, Anjo builds the feeling of connection found at SOMOS.

Naray @ Social Sanctuary
made at social sanctuary, los angeles
New Mexican native "Naray" is coming to you live from a 40,000 square foot warehouse on a festival-style stage in Los Angeles! End the Friday night festivities with a future bass style EDM set featuring custom visualizers, lighting packages, festival style special effects, and sound systems, and of course a musical set that will cap the first night of SOMOS off with a bang! All of this will be delivered to you by an Emmy award-winning camera production crew on cinema-quality film cameras to showcase this massive stage! Naray has been working hard since moving to LA two years ago and is ready to bring you an unforgettable set backed by industry leading production.
Social Sanctuary & Jonah Kennon, Producers

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Amy Biehl High School Students & Staff
made at amy biehl high school, albuquerque
Amy Biehl High School (ABHS) is a public charter high school located in the heart of downtown Albuquerque. As an urban school, one of the more popular ways for our students to get around is by skateboard. Skateboarding is not only a form of transportation, it is also a form of mindfulness as it takes concentration and focus. ABHS students and staff share their passion for skateboarding (and lunch!) by creating a functional art installment – a skate-able lunch table and bench. The table and bench serve as canvases for our students to paint their own artwork on and is displayed outside of Amy Biehl High School on the corner of 4th and Gold Ave. By watching our instructional video, you too can create your own skate-able work of art at home!
Aldis Philipbar, Development Director
John Thomson, ABHS Math Teacher
Monico Candelaria, ABHS Social Worker
ABHS Teachers, Staff & Students

Keshet Dance Company
made at keshet center for the arts, albuquerque
Keshet Company Dancers choreographed, filmed, and produced a 10 minute original work, filmed in front of the Keshet Center for the Arts, which highlights the largest mural in the State of NM and the gorgeous skies of our city. The choreography was developed and executed in a socially distanced manner, via a progressive "storyline" from west to east across the building, following the loose storyline of the mural itself. Dancers use imagery from the mural to develop the original choreography for this "love letter from Keshet" to the rest of the community, which uses both video footage OF the dancers and go-pro footage BY the dancers.
Ana Lopes Arechiga, Company Dancer
Sonia Bologa, Company Dancer
Lara Segura, Company Dancer
Shira Greenberg, Artistic Director
Full Artistic Team, Concept, Choreography & Filming
Lara Segura, Video Editor

Mitch Berg, Fuego Art Space
made at fuego art space, albuquerque
A river-crossing story. A cast of characters via kinetic/movable sculpture. These nearly life-sized sculptures are made from found objects, metal, wood, and fused glass. Like puppets, their joints are articulated to create movement and animation. These sculptural puppets enact a mythical journey that takes the characters from one river bank to the other, while animals and spirits invoke other realms. The story explores themes of creative transcendence, interspecies companionship, love and magic. The puppets were hand built at Mitch’s studio, Fuego Art Space, using methods and a style developed over his twenty years of art-making. Sculptural props such as animals, a boat, and musical instruments further animate this story which is performed on the banks and waters of the Rio Grande. Mary Kate Mendoza collaborated to produce the animation videos. The puppets are installed as a diorama in front of Fuego Art Space near the river in Albuquerque's South Valley.

Permalove Collective {always changing and growing}
made at all over . . . we follow the trust // vibrance!, albuquerque
Born 17 years ago through the mysteriously revealed concept of *glācis*, a neutral area separating conflicting forces, Permalove Collective is the network of trust and mutual support shared by those who consciously choose to operate in this channel through which energy flows more easily. Beginning where we are, here in Albuquerque, our joyful responsibility is simply to illuminate the beautiful web that already connects us and has us showing up and growing just because we care about and are *moved* by each other. In this network, it is our generosity and integrity that get us the furthest; the rewards unexpected and priceless. In this documentary, we demonstrate, through living examples, some of the countless *exchanges of heart* taking place in our community, and how, with Permalove's non-monetary, membership and values-based social service platform, we are nurturing even more of these connections, while bringing forth our own purposes and desires into the mix. Time is art . . . let’s use it well, expand the circle, and see what happens!

SouthWest Organizing Project
made at swop, 211 10th street sw, albuquerque
SWOP presents a community / youth mural entitled "Super Warrior Bros." This mural is a take on the classic video game and is combined with Southwest / Indigenous culture and symbolism. The mural is painted in the "alley" leading to SWOP's courtyard. There is an established entrance and exit point to assist with COVID guidelines. The mural is placed on both the wall and sidewalk, transforming it into a lifesize video game screen. There are 3d elements as well. This theme is part of a living series that incorporates community, art, and culture. As part of our community organizing, we also feature important messaging which will be embedded into the artwork, such as get out the vote.
George Lujan, Executive Director
SWOP Staff & Members

Baila! Baila! Dance Company
made at old town and hacienda del regocijo, albuquerque
Baila! Baila!’s video engages viewers with interesting history of the backdrops and dances performed. We briefly document the development of Baila! Baila!'s 30 year history along with the beautiful scenery and buildings of Old Town. Filmed throughout Albuquerque featuring unique dance performances with different styles and costumes, this experience weaves together our story and the origination and symbolism of Baila Folklorica!
Israela M. Garcia, Artistic Director
Jacob V. Olsen, Assistant Director
Marques Listy, Videographer
Jessica Lozoya, Lozoya Photography
Studios Professional Dancers & Members of the Baila! Baila! Dance Company

Red Planet Presents: Electric Chaco
made at red planet, albuquerque
Building on the physical space and narrative of Electric Chaco, Red Planet Books and Comics develops the next chapter of the story. Beginning in the present day, we are visited by a stranger who gives clues to Electric Chaco and the alternate timelines that exist. The style is iPhone storytelling (like some of the Tik Tok narrative forms) to utilize existing technologies in a dynamic way. It is made and woven together by Dr. Lee Francis 4 and Associates.

Reyes Padilla
made at sisterbar, albuquerque
Working with the community as inspiration, Reyes Padilla creates an exterior mural that translates the community’s hopes and intentions for the future as we move forward as a society beyond racial injustice and the current state of the world. By organizing and documenting socially distant discussions with primarily youths in the community, he shares their hopes for the future and synesthetically transcribes these visions into an abstract mural. Beyond showing the progress of the installation, the video documentation gives the community a platform to speak out. The mural will serve as a permanent reminder of the hopes we strive to achieve.

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ALMA (Apprenticeships for Leaders in Mosaic Arts)
made at south valley, 12 & mountain and beyond, albuquerque
“Did you hear about the ‘sunflower’ that grew from a crack
in the concrete?
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk
without having feet
Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams
it learned 2 breathe fresh air
Long live the ‘sunflower’ that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared!”*
We see sunflowers as a prominent and symbolic flower in our state and city and are native to this region. To us they portray strength, hope, beauty and resilience. ALMA in collaboration with La Academia De Esperanza Charter High School, created painted and handmade ceramic tile sunflowers around the South Valley, 12 & Mountain area and beyond. Our apprentices and students come from these areas and it would by an artwork for them, by them to promote ownership and pride in beautifying their community. We hope this is just the beginning of what we would like to continue across Burque. Join us on our "florista" journey. *Shakur, Tupac The Rose Grew from the Concrete. The Estate of Tupac Shakur, 1999.
Margarita Paz-Pedro, Lead Artist
Vanessa Alvarado, Lead Artist
Keith Scott, Photographer & Aerial Footage
Joe Ramirez, Webmaster
La Academia De Esperanza Charter High School Students

Natalie Voelker
made at rear wall of 901 12th Street NW (12th&Granite NW), albuquerque
Reviving the Desert Sunset is a community-centered visual art project revolving around some of the people who grew up in the neighborhood surrounding the old Desert Sunset Fabric Design building. The building, built in 1946, is at the corner of Granite Ave and 12th Street. Natalie interviewed long-time residents of the neighborhood and wove the stories they share into a temporary hand-drawn charcoal mural on the back of the building. The mural also flows off of the building and onto the ground of the adjacent vacant lot by continuing the drawing on the ground with black sand. The temporary, sit-specific, mural and sand installation contain a portrait of either a current or historical resident of the neighborhood – determined by the interviews with residents – as well as drawings other organic elements, such as plant forms, that pertain to the narrative learned through the interviews. The charcoal and sand drawings not only revitalize the aesthetics of the area by activating the old building wall and empty lot adjacent to it; they also spark curiosity, inviting current neighborhood residents to engage with the unfolding story of the neighborhood. The creation of the mural and sand installation was documented via time-lapse and became a documentary of the project. The charcoal mural and sand drawings remain on the building and ground until washed away by the elements.

Anna Horst + Mark Horst
made at tiguex park, albuquerque
Over the past two years Mark Horst has been dealing with a life threatening illness. The process has left its marks on his body. By capturing some of these changes through a series of life-sized, sculpted figures, he hopes to reflect on the challenges to his existence. He wants to do this in a way that is inviting rather than off-putting. He wants the sculpture to be inviting and compelling in its own way. This project is a way of softly approaching our precious and fragile life. The entire process was filmed by a local film-maker, Anna Horst. The film is a demonstration of the process of creating the sculpture and also a narrative of the emotional challenges underlying the work.

Tshirt Lab Talks with Karsten Creightney
made at tshirt lab downtown, albuquerque
Our "Limited Edition" segment features an audio artist interview integrated with images, showcasing the work and studio of local printmaker Karsten Creightney. Our "Storefront Reimagined" consists of a graphic display and remix of our 111 4th St location, we showcase printmaking and use our method of graphic execution to remix the windows our storefront with a mashup of collective images and/or a repeating graphic motif. This will be visible during the day and at night we will illuminate our store front, the graphic imagery, and the block of 4th street with projected animation loops and photos from inside our shop. This will be visible for all of October. We will also offer a physical curbside and distanced way for people to obtain prints and art.
James Black, Art Director
Malcolm King, Project Manager
Jackson Mcglaughlin, Production Lead
William Hammack, Production Hand
Aumin Griego, Production Assistant
Kieran Freeman (Kid Plastic), Production Assistant, Live Performer & Grass Roots Liaison
Karsten Creightney, Local Artist Collaborator
Adam Brugee, Videographer

Friends of the Orphan Signs
made at 35.091742, -106.631749, albuquerque
In Revision, two artist-poets were invited to engage with Albuquerque’s archived photographic history, and to create work that evaluates, responds to, and expands institutionalized historical narratives. Albuquerque artist and poet Sara Rivera chose photos from the ABQ Museum Photo archives to crop and zoom, creating a new composition that alters the context and understanding of the image. The final images are cropped to the proportions of signs on Lomas, which are elongated rectangles. Albuquerque poet Beca Alderete Baca responded to these photos with text; her words are superimposed on the images, offering a new narrative lens into Albuquerque history. The Lomas signs on which the artists’ work will be installed stand in a heavily trafficked part of town, between the freeway and UNMH. The ready access to these signs will give the artists an opportunity to access the kind of visual power that advertisers have, and to shift the cultural narrative in a time that calls for such revisions.
Ellen Babcock, Executive Director
Lindsey Fromm, Project Organizer
Sara Rivera, Curator, Artist & Poet
Beca Alderete Baca, Poet

Pueblo Revolt Collective
made at SWOP office, 211 10th street sw, albuquerque
The Revolt Collective presents the "Forgotten Garden." Located in the heart of downtown, we offer an oasis of knowledge and understanding. As you enter our space, you will encounter larger than life medicinal herbs that grow locally, specifically tea and cacti. In the midst of the garden awaits the Medicine Monster. He speaks in images and shows us more local herbal knowledge through pictures and words. These projections also identify current diseases and offers words of hope. All will be illuminated in the evening. Stop by and see what else awaits.
Joseph Stacey, Lead Artist
Joseph Blevins, Lead Fabricator

Billy Joe Miller & Karen Hipscher
made at sandia mountains and around albuquerque
This project is a visual accompaniment to the recently released Diane Cluck song "Learn To Lose." The song, in its poetic and humble folk style, speaks of the inevitability, universality, and different forms of loss in the human experience. At times abstract or light-based, the video reflects on themes of loss, relationship to uncertainty, isolation, and deep transformation - particularly relevant themes in this current pandemic and climate crisis. In making the video, the artists drew from their personal experiences with chronic illness and grief, and art as transformative practice. Using elements in nature, their own bodies, and glass and mirrors to focus and redirect light, the video is a collaborative meditation in conversation with the music. Filming was done at or close to the artists’ homes with objects and creatures in their everyday environment.

Metal The Install Art Collective Creation Videos
made at el vado motel, albuquerque
2020 has been the most sour year for most. It feels as if this country, and the rest of the world have been handed their own perverabile lemons with little to know what to do. It's as if we have been transported away from the the planet Earth we remember. The one that was easy going without the threat of infection, social injustice and the pressure of an upcoming election etc. Welcome to Lemon Earth where life is sour, oceans are yellow, the air is so clean it stings the eyes and inhabitants complain, complain, complain. Metal The Install Arts Collective presents "Life on Lemon Earth" part acting performance, part music performance, part 3D sculptural relief mural that can be visited at the El Vado Motel (2500 Central Ave SW) over the month of October. While at the motel, don't forget to visit Metal The Store for free Lemon Earth stickers.
Michael O. Wieclaw, Artist, Writer & Performer
William Guesz, Carpentry Lead & Performer
Helen Atkins, Ceramics Lead
Nick Zammeron, Assistant & Performer

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Metal The Install Art Collective Creation Videos
made at el vado motel, albuquerque
2020 has been the most sour year for most. It feels as if this country, and the rest of the world have been handed their own perverabile lemons with little to know what to do. It's as if we have been transported away from the the planet Earth we remember. The one that was easy going without the threat of infection, social injustice and the pressure of an upcoming election etc. Welcome to Lemon Earth where life is sour, oceans are yellow, the air is so clean it stings the eyes and inhabitants complain, complain, complain. Metal The Install Arts Collective presents "Life on Lemon Earth" part acting performance, part music performance, part 3D sculptural relief mural that can be visited at the El Vado Motel (2500 Central Ave SW) over the month of October. While at the motel, don't forget to visit Metal The Store for free Lemon Earth stickers.
Michael O. Wieclaw, Artist, Writer & Performer
William Guesz, Carpentry Lead & Performer
Helen Atkins, Ceramics Lead
Nick Zammeron, Assistant & Performer

Leah Leyva
made at albuquerque, new mexico
New song and Music Video, “Want to Let Go,” written, directed, and edited by Leah Leyva. It’s a song about hope and following the light through trying times, told by two local dancers performing in this piece. They tell the story of a man, wandering lost through the desert being led by both a dark and light entity until he ultimately fuses with the light for a brighter future. Starring Vanessa Mathis and Trey Pickett of Viiizon. Shot by Emmet VanHalm.
Leah Leyva, Producer, Director, Editor & Musician
Vanessa Mathis, Dancer
TreyVision Pickett, Dancer
Mariyah Hawkins, Dancer
Emmet VanHalm, DP
Celina Aguilar, Key Grip
Abraham Samake Cuzner, 1st AD

AirDance New Mexico
made at the airdance artspace, albuquerque
AirDance New Mexico explores creating connection in isolation through dance and movement in aerial arts and contortion. Our touchstones include bridging the secluded with the greater humanity while shining a light on New Mexico. In another proud collaboration with SOMOS, AirDance New Mexico plays with perspective, editing, lighting and angles to create an entirely new performance experience for the SOMOS audience. Dancers explore themes of isolation and connection, resilience, community, fear, danger, the mundane and the magical and ask the question: How does art heal us?
Joanna Furgal, Aerialist
Christina Cavaleri, Aerialist
Mollie Fullerton, Aerialist
Samantha Candelaria Ley, Aerialist & Contortionist
Ciel Lazar, Aerialist
Jessica Herrera, Aerialist
Kristen Woods, Aerialist
Aaron Hendren, Film Maker

Tshirt Lab Presents Kid Plastic
made at tshirt lab downtown, albuquerque
Our "Live from the Lab" segment features KidPlastic with a performance in front of our reimagined storefront. This video showcases a young, politically active, voice of color from our community (and he is the youngest member in the lab) with his new original music. Behind the performer we have a wall of original wheat pasted art, we are creating prints in the background. Our "Storefront Reimagined" consists of a graphic display and remix of our 111 4th St location, we showcase printmaking and use our method of graphic execution to remix the windows our storefront with a mashup of collective images and/or a repeating graphic motif. This will be visible during the day and at night we will illuminate our store front, the graphic imagery, and the block of 4th street with projected animation loops and photos from inside our shop. This will be visible for all of October. We will also offer a physical curbside and distanced way for people to obtain prints and art.
James Black, Art Director
Malcolm King, Project Manager
Jackson Mcglaughlin, Production Lead
William Hammack, Production Hand
Aumin Griego, Production Assistant
Kieran Freeman (Kid Plastic), Production Assistant, Live Performer & Grass Roots Liaison
Karsten Creightney, Local Artist Collaborator
Adam Brugee, Videographer

Spanish Broom
made at albuquerque y tejas
We envision our project illuminating the many spaces within Albuquerque that strongly unite us and represent who we are and where we come from. Performance must shift now, due to COVID19, yet we know we can continue to create and bloom together. Through our medium of flamenco inspired rhythm, movement, and music we want to relay the sensations that have been overwhelming many of us this year. Isolation, confinement, loneliness, questioning our identities, separation from the ones we love and finding resilience through these challenging times are the motivation for our project. Knowing that we can come together through our artistry is essential for us to continue to create. By layering each individual in different pockets of our city, we can create an effect that shows us separate, safe, but together in harmony. Reflecting upon where we have come from, inspires us to push forward and stand with the movements we know are necessary for our future. We bring Burque what we do best: Familia creating art, amigos working from the heart and honesty and truth ringing throughout. We out here.
Caro Acuna, Featured Company Member
Eloy Gonzalez, Featured Company Member
Rocki Jian, Featured Company Member
Andrea Lozano, Featured Company Member
Olivia Marin, Featured Company Member
Ysabela Trujillo, Featured Company Member
Merlot Visocaro, Featured Company Member
Cory Mcbride, Company Member
Esteban Pacheco, Company Member

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Pope Yesyesyall & DJ Han Flolo
made at earf
"Quarantine on Andromeda” // Due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Earf, Pope Yesyesyall and DJ Han Flolo are stranded on the illest planet. After petitions for passage to Andromeda were denied by the Collectivization, Pope Yesyesyall and DJ Han Flolo had no choice but to blend in with the people of Earf. In one last attempt to get themselves off planet, they gather the rest of their props to send a message to the collectivization..."
Pope Yesyesyall, Starring as Himself
Flo Fader, Starring as Han Flolo
Ben Eagle, Starring as P.S.1.
Jill Lindsay, Starring as Kesha
Frank Green, Starring as Cool Breeze
Fernando Gonzales, Starring as Gary
Alex Vloek, Camera
Khalil Eklona with Benny on the help out, Writer, Director, Editor

Cali Shaw Band & Entropic Industries
made at a culdesac in north valley albuquerque, new mexico Albuquerque Based Singer-Songwriter Cali Shaw and Architect Jared Winchester are next-door neighbors in North Valley ABQ NM. SOMOS Reimagined creates a unique opportunity for the pair to collaborate in a social distanced manner and produce a magical performance piece to be shared online during SOMOS Reimagined. Jared's team Entropic Industries created a surreal and immersive light installment as a stage for Cali Shaw Band to record a live music performance within. The stage was setup in a North Valley Culdesac and consisted of tree-like trunks and steel branches with fiber optic light cables strewn throughout. The fiber optic cables illuminate in color and create a connection between the individual steel trees branches and musicians from Cali Shaw Band. The imagery of the fiber optic tree and performance convey a theme of connectedness while being separated; a theme prevalent in modern-day COVID-19 life.
Cali Shaw, Vocals, Guitar, Charango & Songwriter
Dan Spanogle, Bass
Josh English, Drums
Nick Baker, Vibraphone, Accordion & Washboard
Ryan Little, Steel Slide Guitar
Jared Winchester, Entropic Industries, Set Designer
Cory Greenfield, Entropic Industries, Set Designer
Judith Shaw, Videographer & Editor
Nicole Gallegos, Set Crew
Ryan Franchak, Set Crew
Florence Winchester, Set Crew
Viola Winchester, Set Crew
An Olive Tree Records Production

Reviva Inside Out
made at inside out, albuquerque
Reviva partnered with longtime local musician and business owner Joe Anderson to put together their best virtual set of 2020 from the stage of Inside Out. The half hour set highlights some of the band's longtime favorite songs as well as a few of their newest singles. The songs were selected with the intention of showing their love for New Mexico and especially the city of Albuquerque. As many musicians and venues have been hit hard by the loss of live music due to the pandemic, the band wanted to show gratitude to Mr. Anderson for his longtime support of developing and showcasing local talent. With the beautiful setting of Downtown Central Avenue, aka Historic Route 66, as the background, the group chose a set bursting with energy that pays homage to the city that made them who they are.
Adam Moffett, Bass
Ragon Espinoza, Drums
Brian Shonerd, Guitar
Ryan Montano, Trumpet
Rick Gonzales, Keys
Chris Brennan, Vocals
Joe Anderson, Producer

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Celebrate SOMOS **Reimagined** with a locally sourced craft beverage from our longtime friends at Tractor Brewing Company.

With us since the very beginning, Tractor & New Mexico Brewers Guild established the SOMOS Craft Beverage Gardens as a beloved feature of our annual festival gathering. We may be apart, but we can still share in a delicious distance cheers!

Order for pick up at getplowed.com and use coupon code somos20 to get 10% off any four pack of tasty beer or decadent cider. Available October 9-18.

When you order, you’ll be able to choose from Tractor’s three locations across the city:

Nob Hill
118 Tulane SE
Albuquerque 87106

Wells Park
1800 4th Street NW
Albuquerque 87102

West Side
5720 McMahon NW
Albuquerque 87114

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The Paper. delivers what only a local weekly publication can bring you – multimedia reports on issues and communities that are too often under-reported by many mainstream media outlets.

Like any good weekly, you’ll always be able to pick up The Paper. **for free** from newsstands all around town. And also, especially in a time when the future of quality, independent reporting is in jeopardy, our readership and support of The Paper. is crucial.

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Hallee Nguyen is the designing force behind Matchbox. She has eleven years of experience in graphic and logo design across print and web media, managing social media and web marketing campaigns and photography. Hallee's experience spans numerous sectors including: private, public and nonprofit, higher education, creative entrepreneurs and small businesses. She lives with her husband John and their two cheeky corgis in Albuquerque, NM and enjoys volunteering with Mayor Keller’s ABQ Volunteers and expanding her photography portfolio on her spare time. Her newest venture is: Tinyscapes ABQ.

Denise Nava is the writing force behind Matchbox Marketing. With over ten years of experiencing in freelance writing, social media marketing, website management and marketing campaigns, Denise loves helping people and supporting local business. Denise not only works for Matchbox Marketing, she is also a key team member at the Albuquerque Community Foundation, managing the Foundation’s scholarships programs, assisting the grants department and overseeing website development and social media marketing. She lives in Albuquerque with her roommate Kaiser, the Akita and her husband Drew. When not working, she dances with the Alley Kats Dance Collective. In her spare time, she hangs out with her partner in crime, Drew and her gang of friends. She also loves to volunteer her spare time with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central New Mexico as a Mentor and recently joined the organization’s Board of Directors.

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JAK+FLUX Visual Storytellers are an award-winning, cinematic video, photography, and live-stream creative studio. They are lead production partners and directors of our virtual festival stream for SOMOS **Reimagined**.

JAK Media LLC and Concept Flux became one in 2018 in their beloved city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. While working side by side for years in their hometown, both companies decided it was time to combine their talents to continue the shared stories of Burque and beyond.

Phillip Torres wears a lot of hats and plays a lot of roles in the company, charming with great wit, still dreams in technicolor, known to furrow his brow on set. El Maestro.

Austin Madrid, socks generally match, likes his coffee topless, glasses are endlessly scratched by viewfinders, and carries hard-drives like new born babies.

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Julia Mandeville is a writer, curator, and arts organizer who exists to love and springs of the belief that all people deserve security, dignity, and belonging as our primary experiences of being. Illuminated by Albuquerque’s creative community, Julia found home in New Mexico, and she is dedicated to building opportunity and contributing to quality of life in the place that so magnified them for her. Julia is Chief Programs Officer of Harwood Art Center - Escuela del Sol Montessori, and she has also served an array of local cultural, economic, and municipal resource development efforts through volunteer and leadership roles, including as Artistic Director & Co-Founder of SOMOS ABQ. Across her involvements, Julia champions and invests in the amplification of diverse voices, and she has been honored to collaborate with thousands of artists across hundreds of platforms.

Cailyn Kilcup is a corporate culture cultivator and passionate small business advocate. As Vice President of a trio of family businesses in the Facility Services Industry, she works to expand industry-wide collaboration between Design + Construction and enhance company culture and employee appreciation across local business in New Mexico. Cailyn believes in people, and thoughtful extensions of care and pathways to personal fulfillment in business teams have profound positive ripple effects throughout communities. She expands this heart centered approach to business into the community as the Experience Director & Co-Founder of SOMOS ABQ and as a long-time Volunteer and Small Business mentor to Global Artisans with the International Folk Art Market headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Julia & Cailyn are galvanized by the recognition of lifelong learning, self awareness, and personal expression as primary modes of civic action, collective healing, and peaceful {r}evolution.

OOOOOHHHHH, NEW MEXICO MAGIC!!!
IT’S LIKE A SOMOS PODCAST!!!
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MK Mendoza @ KSFR 101.1 interviews SOMOS &
offers an in depth look at this year’s festival &
all the ways you can participate : )

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Dear Albuquerque: Words are not sufficient to convey our gratitude; we are infinitely thankful to you for inspiring and making this magic possible -- we are not surprised and are yet astounded, how you shine so bright amidst even the darkest.

Dear Featured Alumni: YOU GLORIOUS JEWELS, you brilliant artists, performers, and creators of Albuquerque, thank you for sharing so generously of yourselves, for weaving these most beautiful testaments to love, to expression, to community. You are the soul of SOMOS and the soul of our city, and you spark us all alight.

Dear Partners, Collaborators & Sponsors: Every day you embody and radiate that to invest in arts, culture, identity, expression, and exchange is to generate learning, healing, opportunity, truth, and justness; that is, to nourish humanity — and the realization of our highest individual and collective potentials. Thank you for believing and being change.

SOMOS Familia, SOMOS Albuquerque.