Mountainair NM

The rest of Tuesday morning

Coming down, November 29 in #Mountainair that is. Here we are and overdue for quick reminders, previews and catch up ~ that is to say, blog by posting on items I should have posted already and may yet get to. That was the Monday plan but I had a long day out and barely made my 750 words, the daily self-imposed writing regimen, which takes priority over blogging (although I do use it drafting and notes)

Please note and heed preceding post about volunteering for and supporting ChristmasLand 2011. Watch for "thumbs up" notices to recognize volunteers... maybe gold stars too.

Ristra Habitat by Celeste Simon

lokal artz 'n kultur
Also coming up (this weekend): Celeste Simon's Studio Open House, 10 am-2:30pm, followed by the (final) First Saturday Soirée aka Christmas Program, Kathleen Ryan's presentation, The 12-Bar Blues and the Architecture of Music, in turn followed by an arts council Christmas gathering. This will be the final soirée in the series. Personally, I'm plumping for a round of tertulias (surely a more accurate designation not to mention more culturally appropriate to the region than soirées). 

Just in from an anonymized "Art Center Committee" (imnsho not identifying and name real people but hiding behind a bureaucratic designation = willful opacity): "All member artists are invited to place one or two (hangable) art works at the Mountain Arts on Broadway for the winter and holiday seasons. Please come in to the MAOB on Wednesday or Saturday morning this week between 10 am and noon."

Both Alpine Alley and the Shaffer often feature live music on Saturdays; however, neither establishments nor performers have sent notices. My continuing willingness to promote local business by offering free advertising no longer extends to hunting them down like dogs. Call to check.

In the queue
  • Red Kingston updates MGR: awards and new board
  • Rebecca Lueras and others on last Saturday's Christmas Fair
  • figures on the benefits of Shop Local and promoting it locally
  • an in depth piece on Dollar Stores (already too long)
  • GED in Mountainair, Mondays and Fridays at municipal court ~ very important but not much in the way of specifics from the "Torrance County Learning Center" via ABE at UNM-VC, don't care much for the flier, even less for some promotional aspects, so working up a more informative post.
  • the return of the Mountainair town square project and other options for local public space
  • other local development information, ideas and topics because being informed will help you participate in the public discussion. Don't leave decisions up to developers, politicians, the Chamber or faceless committees.
Here's an idea for local businesses to promote and CoC's to consider getting behind, re-posted from current iCreate post and the Peak Moment November Newsletter:

Legalize Local Investing. 
Sign a petition supporting HR 2930, which will legalize investment in small local businesses. It's advocated by Michael Shuman author of Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity, and Peak Moment episode 44:The Slow-Mart Revolution.