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The 2018 Art Biennial Faculty Exibition will be open to the general public from Feb. 1 through April 6 at the Rubin Center.

Art faculty takes their turn at the Rubin Center

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor January 29, 2018

The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP has always focused on displaying thought-provoking, international and modern art to the border region. This Thursday, Feb. 1, the Rubin Center will host the 2018 UTEP Department of Art Biennial...

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The UTEP Cast for ‘A Chorus Line’ will perform at the UTEP Dinner Theater through  Feb. 18.

‘A Chorus Line’ celebrates diversity through musical storytelling

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter January 29, 2018

The colorful, diverse cast of “A Chorus Line” is sure to bring audiences to their feet, leaving them wanting more. The latest production from the UTEP Dinner Theatre, “A Chorus Line,” opened on Friday night, Jan. 26, to a full house. “A Chorus...

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Performers take center stage at 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter January 29, 2018

It was a star-studded night full of raw performances and powerful political statements at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. James Corden played host for the second year in a row as the show took place in the Madison Square Garden in New...

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DJ Carnage comes back to El Paso with RARE Fest

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor January 27, 2018

DJ Carnage is coming back to the Sun City for the second round of Rare Fest on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the El Paso County Coliseum. From opening act to headlining his own Rare Fest shows in Orlando, NorCal, San Bernardino, and El Paso, the road to...

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The UTEP cast for  "A Chorus Line"  will perform from Jan. 26th through Feb. 11th at the UTEP Dinner Theater

‘A Chorus Line’ premiers this week at the UTEP Dinner Theater

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor January 23, 2018

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama, the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” is coming to the Dinner Theater on Friday, Jan. 26. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1975 with the stories of the thousands...

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Photographer Joel Salcido speaks at the opening reception for “Aliento a Tequila,” a series of photographs that narrate Salcido’s expedition on the making of tequila in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

‘Aliento a Tequila:’ a visual journey about the making of tequila

Paulette Villa, Contributor January 23, 2018

On Saturday, Jan. 20, the Centennial Museum held an opening reception for the exhibit “Aliento a Tequila,” a series of photographs by Joel Salcido. The exhibition narrates Salcido’s expedition about the making of tequila in the state of Jalisco,...

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Adán Jodorowsky se presentara este 23 de enero en The Lowbrow Palace

Llega Adán Jodorowsky por primera vez a la frontera

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor January 22, 2018

El músico francés, Adán Jodorowsky se presentara por primera vez en El Paso este 23 de enero en The Lowbrow Palace. “La gente dice que es muy feo El Paso, pero yo encuentro que es una ciudad muy bonita y con gente muy amable y profunda”, dijo...

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Babak Tavakoli-Nejad  promotes his art by working at various restaurants in east and west El Paso.

UTEP student lives his dream of becoming a painter

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor January 22, 2018

   Choosing a hobby as a full-time job is a dream many want to pursue, Babak Tavakoli-Nejad, a junior at UTEP, is doing exactly that. Majoring in studio art with a focus on painting, he is slowly gaining recognition from his chalk artwork at various...

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Get ready for the eighth annual Neon Desert Music Festival

Aylin Tafoya, Contributor January 20, 2018

Going into its eighth year, Neon Desert Music Festival is coming back bigger and better than ever before. Since its genesis in 2011, the event’s multiple stages offer a variety of great music by placing local artists alongside top international acts. Past...

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RENT: a story of love and hope made its way to El Paso

Brianna Chavez, Contributor January 18, 2018

A crowd of people waited outside in the cold to enter the Plaza Theater Tuesday night to watch the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent.” The musical made its way to El Paso as a part of their 20th-anniversary tour.   Written...

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Kaedama: ramen mania lives up to the hype

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter January 18, 2018
Kaedama, the popular ramen food truck has taken shape from a black 1976 VW bus, into a small yellow building on 204 Boston Ave. after a successful crowd-funding campaign through Kickstarter that helped the owners realize their dream of turning their bus into an actual restaurant.
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Dirty Fences will bring their ‘Life in the USA 2018 Tour’ to Monarch on Jan. 16.

New York’s Dirty Fences set to make a stop at local dive bar

Claudia Flores, Entertainment Editor January 15, 2018

From New York City to El Paso, Dirty Fences is on their way to promote their third studio album “Goodbye Love.” The album was released in October of last year and has been the platform for their latest tour. As part of their “Live in the USA...

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