9.30.10: Today's Show

According to Deepak Chopra, "The way you think, the way you feel, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years." And this weekend in El Paso, there is a free seminar on just how you can influence your life in a positive way to the tune of 30 to 50 years.

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview Dr. Dave Mancuso about this weekend's free Zrii & NutriiVeda Health & Wellness Opportunity Session.

Info: VivaZ Presents Zrii Doctors, Saturday, October 2nd, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Zrii & NutriiVeda Health & Wellness Opportunity Session to include Question and Answers—Talk with the Doctors from noon - 2 p.m., “Increase Your Health & Wealth Training” at the Radisson Hotel 1770 Airway. For more information call Sabrina Crowley at 915-731-3955.

We'll also discuss some of the new and exciting elements coming to the Amigo Airsho this year. It's not the same old Airsho and you should plan to spend the entire weekend at Biggs!

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.29.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview Jaime Barceleau from the Paso Del Norte Children's Development Center. He'll be live in the studio promoting the upcoming GECU Transmountain Challenge. For more info on the race click here.

We'll also talk to our good friend Gabe Acuna about the Ad Fed Media Auction taking place this Thursday at the Coronado Country Club. Click here for full event details.

And, we confirmed that Hot Dog on a Stick has $1 Tuesdays at both Sunland Park Mall and Cielo Vista Mall stores. This is big news in food. Where else are there spectacular food savings in El Paso? We'll discuss this and more.

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

In the News: Joseph Becherer Reviews Dave Ford's Truck Drawing

Below is a paragraph from a longer piece by Joseph Becherer in the Grand Rapids Press on works from the UICA in ArtPrize. Reading through the piece gives you a good idea of the tone UICA set for this year’s ArtPrize in the level of work on display at both its facilities.

“Neighboring is a drawing/performance piece, “Truck Drawing: El Paso Texas to Grand Rapids, Michigan” by Texas-based artist Dave Ford. The work is composed of rows of handsome, yet ghostly abstract drawings in which dark centers swirl out into the oceans of white paper. From a distance, the resemblance to minor gun powder explosions could be inferred. However, as neighboring didactics explain, the work was realized by rows of water bottles with graphite tips suspended upside down like pendulums in a moving truck. The dynamics of water, weight and movement allow for the drawn images owing to human conception, but absent the human hand. This strange duality in mark making and object creation gets to the very heart of the conceptual art. But outside of planning is the artist’s openness to the laws of chance. The bonus is that the work is most handsome and serene.”

Joseph Becherer is chief curator and vice president for collections and exhibitions at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and a professor of art history at Aquinas College. He also was on the curatorial team for the ArtPrize exhibition center at Meijer Gardens and as well as Calder Plaza and the Gillette Bridge. This continues a series of columns that offer his views on various art topics throughout ArtPrize 2010.

About Dave Ford

An avid collector of handwritten grocery lists, Dave Ford graduated from Grand Valley State University with a BFA in 1993. Afterward, in typical American folklore fashion, Mr. Ford moved to the art dormitory of the eastern U.S., also known as Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There he continued making art, participated in group shows and began creating his “Truck Drawings.” The drawings, which document the truck’s movement with dozens of pencils, proved to be fruitful and were featured in the sixth edition of Dave Eggers', McSweeneys in 2000. This attention generated several commissioned drawings and with the artist’s subsequent move to El Paso, Texas, long distant drawings to Connecticut and San Francisco became logistically possible. The opportunity to do a live drawing from the El Paso-Juarez Border to Grand Rapids for the Artprize event has re-invigorated the truck idea. Dave Ford is currently creating works addressing the Border wall and utilizing the weight of an egg to suspend itself. For more information visit www.fordart.com.

9.28.10: Today Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview outgoing El Paso Public Library Director Carol Brey-Casiano. In a recent El Paso Times article, Brey-Casiano announced her departure and "plans to travel the world and help improve literacy and other nations' libraries.

Brey-Casiano, 53, announced Tuesday that she's retiring from the city of El Paso and is taking a job with the U.S. State Department as an information resource officer.

Her last day with the city will be Oct. 20, and then she'll go to Washington, D.C., for three to six months of training. From there, she will be assigned to an embassy overseas and will work with libraries and librarians wherever she goes. She doesn't know what her ultimate destination will be."

Also, for those of you looking for a Dave Ford Truck Drawing update, visit fordart.wordpress.com - he's made it into Top 50 ArtPrize artists!

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.27.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll begin with a conversation with news analyst Chris Babcock. Babcock will discuss the GOP's latest darling Christine O'Donnell and how she is handling the media bashing.

Then we'll move onto food! The Drifter was in What's Up and the El Paso Times last week as the latest and greatest addition to food in El Paso - it's a food truck. Rumor has it there are more food truck options coming to town very soon. Representative Steve Ortega will have more info. Click here to read the article from the El Paso Times.

For those of you looking for a Dave Ford Truck Drawing update, visit fordart.wordpress.com - he's made it into Top 50 ArtPrize artists!

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.24.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview David D. Mills from Eden Enterprises about Shakespeare on the Rocks, which will celebrate its final weekend at the Ysleta Fine Arts Amphitheater from September 24-26. For more info visit http://www.shakespeareontherocks.com/welcome.html.

Also, I will be giving away tickets to this weekend's Tailgate Party before the Miner vs. Memphis game at Glory Road at 3 p.m. We're going to play "What the Call?" Be ready to email me your answer at thelisadshow@gmial.com.

This weekend is the LAST weekend for FREE Movies in the Canyon:

Friday Night
7:15 Shrek
9:30 The Great Outdoors

Saturday Night
7:15 Shrek 2
9:30 Pee Wee's Big Adventure

For your list of weekend events, visit the following calendars;

What's Up
El Paso Times
El Paso Scene
El Paso Master Calendar

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.23.10: Pena Gallery & Studio Grand Opening

Pena Gallery & Studio
Grand Opening Reception
Thursday, September 23, 2010
5pm - 9pm
1456 Main St., San Elizario, TX
Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages
Meet Amado M. Pena Jr.
http://sanelizariopenagallery.com/

9.23.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview El Paso's Mayor John Cook. You can count on the interview being positive and personality driven, not wonky and negative. Hopefully we'll hear a song (or two) from the Mayor as he's notorious for busting out in song. We'll also talk about this BBQ sauce that will raise funds for the poor and the Tourism Lyceum directed at getting paddlers on the Rio.

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.22.10: Today's Show

Today The Lisa D Show will be guest hosted by Marina Monsisvais and Valerie Munoz. Be sure to call and tell them you love them at 915.880.4376.

The power duo will be in the studio talking about Chalk the Block, this Friday's FEMAP fundraiser, the Tour de Tolerance and so much more!

Tune into the show at KHRO 1150 AM or stream the show at www.talkradio1150.com. Also, feel free to call the show at 915.880.4376 or send an email to thelisadshow@gmail.com.

9.21.10: Today's Show

Today on "The Lisa D Show" at noon MST on KHRO 1150 AM we'll interview Victor Guerrero from MCAD about some exciting new events taking place in the arts & culture scene this October.

Then we'll talk briefly about Lady Gaga's recent campaigns in Maine for the repeal DADT. Gaga is awfully young to pick a cause but considering so many of you think she's dumb, she could be just another coked-up celeb like Paris.

Lastly, we'll talk to John Olivas from www.HowPaso.com, a new and exciting website dedicated to fostering online discussions on/about El Paso. John and his brother created the site and have seen tremendous growth since the launch. We'll talk to John today, live in the studio.

About HOWpaso.com

We are a 100% free question and answer site just for El Paso residents. You can get fast answers about real estate, school districts, Franklin Mountains -- anything El Paso related -- straight from the people who know best - El Paso residents!
Isn't this kind of like a forum?

Sort of. Much like a forum, questions get asked and El Paso residents from around the city are able to chime in with answers. But if you visit normal forums much, you've probably discovered (like we have) that they often take twists and turns, get off topic, and sometimes you have to sift through pages of nonsense to get to the good stuff.

Not so with HOWpaso.com! Everything around here is vote-able, just like an election (but without all the political stuff). And basically when things are put up to a vote, the best answers typically bubble to the top, while the not-so-best answers sink to the bottom.