Joe Gruberman

Phoenix Zoo’s “Cruise The Zoo” – A Clever Alternative To Pacing Like A Caged Animal

May 16, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

“What did you do today, Pops?”, we ask our octogenarian father, who lives in a 700 square foot apartment in an independent living facility. “Paced back and forth, mostly” is his curt reply. This whole […]

Jim Henson Exhibition Review- Imagination Unlimited at the Albuquerque Museum

April 10, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

There are few people in this world who have not been touched by the broad appeal of The Muppets. A creation of the late Jim Henson, one need not mention that The Muppets are essentially […]

Fontenelle Family Dance Group at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

March 28, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

From our table on the patio of Sixty-Six Acres — one of our very favorite Albuquerque restaurants — we can view a Sante Fe-style structure that sits very much like a Spanish mission across 12th […]

ABQ BioPark Review – BUGarium Behind The Scenes Tour

March 22, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

Bugs. You either love them or you hate them. You view them either as the beneficial cohabitants of the Earth that they are, or as the yucky, creepy crawlers that they appear to be. Well…then […]

Marriott Albuquerque – An Oasis In The High Desert

March 18, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

The weary traveler, family in tow, covers the 420 miles between Phoenix and Albuquerque in roughly six and a half hours. Once on Interstate 40, they randomly drop off of the main highway onto Historic […]

Sixty-Six Acres – A True Taste Of Albuquerque

March 16, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

Albuquerque, New Mexico is a unique mix of the modern and the traditional; the homogeneous and the eclectic. Steeped in traditions that date back well before the first Spanish settlers in the 1700s, Albuquerque is […]

Pilobolus at Popejoy Hall – A Moving Target

March 12, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

PopeJoy Hall sits on the southern edge of the campus of the University of New Mexico and is the University’s 1985-seat performing arts theater. It is, in fact, the largest multi-purpose venue in New Mexico. […]

¡Americano! at the Phoenix Theatre Company – Review

February 8, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

The Phoenix Theatre Company celebrates its 100th-anniversary season this year, smartly choosing a homegrown musical production with a most timely theme as the celebration’s centerpiece. A highly-collaborative piece, ¡Americano! is based on the true story […]

Violins Of Hope Review – Thoughtful and Thought-Provoking

January 16, 2020 Joe Gruberman 0

by Joe Gruberman Amnon Weinstein’s “Violins of Hope” is a traveling exhibit of Holocaust-era violins that we attended in Phoenix, AZ in February 2019. It is an ongoing show, whose next incarnation will be from […]