Happy Friday. The Showtime Piece today, has music by William Walton, from the 1955 film, Richard III. The Signature Work has an influential waltz from Johann Strauss Jr, Tales from the Vienna Woods. These features begin at 5pm MDT. Listen here

Thanks to my friend Mary, an accomplished musician in Arizona, for posting this article on my site earlier today. critic smashes cellphone of woman who wouldn't stop using it during performancewww.dailymail.co.ukTheater critic Kevin Williamson is unrepentant after he quite literally took the law into his own hands and smashed the cellphone of another patron who refused to stop using it during a performance on Wednesday night.

Dog just wants to play.

LAST THINGS FIRST: Easy Rider. Writer Director Actor Dennis Hopper was born May 17, 1936, man.

LAST THINGS FIRST: The Thundering Herd. Clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman was born May 16, 1913.

The Showtime Piece today has haunting music by David Raksin, The Laura theme. Then, Frederic Chopin, on The Signature Work, with a performance by Garrick Ohlsson. Listen here,at 5pm MDT.

Last Things First: L Frank Baum. Author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", born May 15, 1856.

Sunrise at khfm. Wednesday May 15

LAST THINGS FIRST: LEWIS AND CLARK. May 14, 1804: William Clark and Meriwether Lewis left St. Louis, travelling up the Missouri River in a 55-foot keelboat and 2 smaller boats. Thier goal was to explore from the Mississippi River to the Pacific.

Thinking of going with one of those "no contract" cell phone plans? Read this... then read the fine print on the contract.AT&T no contract? What you need to know about no-contract deals.www.csmonitor.comAT&T has joined T-Mobile and other companies offering a no-contract plan, but keep an eye on the fine print.

Party tonight. You can't miss us. We're the 2 story house with the red roof. (This is a housing complex on the outskirts of Mexico City.)

A TIP TO SLEEP BETTER: Don't work at the computer before you go to bed. Research has shown that the light from a computer screen can re set your sleeping/waking cycle.

Happy Monday! Today on The Showtime Piece, Bernstein music, from On the Town. Performed by "the town" Philharmonic. Then, a guitar quintet from Luigi Boccherini. It begins at 5pm MDT. Listen here

LAST THINGS FIRST: STEVIE WONDER. The writer/singer/producer has won more solo Grammys than anybody. He turns 63 today.

Brent saw this little one waiting for a train at the New Mexico Rail Runner Express Los Ranchos/Journal Center station.

Sir Arthur Sullivan was born 13, 1842. He is best known for his 14 collaborations with W.S. Gilbert. This is from "The Mikado" as staged in the film Topsy Turvy."Three Little Maids From School Are We"www.youtube.comPretty much my favorite song from the musical, performed here by Shirley Henderson, Dorothy Atkinson and Cathy Sara. The footage is taken from the film "Tops...

Anthony Tommasini asks some penetrating questions, as always.James Levine Is Returning to Lead the Met Orchestrawww.nytimes.comJames Levine returns to the podium after an extended break caused by back injuries, but questions remain about his role at the Metropolitan Opera.

New Mexico life is good. Captured this image of our state bird walking in the sun, near the Coronado Mall.

Happy Mother's Day. We will celebrate this afternoon with music from, Oh, Lady! Lady! A musical by Jerome Kern and P.G. Woodhouse. Then, a complicated piano piece from Rachmaninoff, on The Signature Work. 5pm MDT, listen here,

LAST THINGS FIRST: THE GOLDEN SPIKE. This ceremonial spike joined the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads in Promontory, Utah... May 10, 1869. Before the Transcontinental Railroad, the only way across the continent was by Wagon Train, or around the continents by ship.

A good news story from the Orchestra world.2 years after strike, DSO is on Carnegie stagewww.freep.comAround 7:35 tonight, the musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra did something they haven't done in 17 years: They took the stage at Carnegie Hall.

Happy Mothers' Day.

Have you ever heard the term "papering the house" (giving away seats to make the hall look fuller)? Do you take if for granted that, when you buy a ticket, you get a seat? Apparently, this was not always so...» Tickets? Please! Houghton Library Blogblogs.law.harvard.eduFrom the perspective of today’s theatregoer, the current method of admission seems like a forgone conclusion: pay ahead of time for a ticket entitling you to a specific seat for a specific performance. But it wasn’t always this way, as evidenced by a wide range of ephemera in the Harvard Theatre Col...

Moving, movie music today on The Showtime Piece. The Bicycle Ride, by John Williams, from the 1982 film, E.T. Then, the most popular work of Rimsky-Korsakoff, on The Signature Work. 5pm MDT today. Listen here,

You can listen for John Williams music today on The Showtime Piece at 5pm. From the movie E.T. This video provides great insight on how the creative process works. Steven Spielberg and John Williams Compose the ‘E.T.’ Themewww.slashfilm.comAs photo (or video) ops go, this one is among the best: video footage of Steven Spielberg and John Williams tapping out an early draft of the main E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial theme on a piano. Whether the camera just happened to be there, or if this was designed specifically as a publicity stunt mat...

LAST THINGS FIRST: WOODROW WILSON. The 28th President of the U.S. signed a proclomation creating the Mother's Day Holiday on May 9, 1914.

Still deciding on that Mother's Day gift? Maybe you'll be lucky and win a spa treatment from Casa Verde Salon Spa. Dana will have one last chance this afternoon.

James M. Barrie, author of the play and book Peter Pan, was born May 9, 1860. Here is one of the colour plates by Mabel Lucie Atwell from the book, originally published in 1911.

Free tickets. The next three viewers who post a comment below, will win a 4 pack of tickets to the Annual Southwest Book Fiesta, this weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center. One post per person please.

The Showtime piece today has a famous March by John Williams, from the 1979 comedy, 1941. Then, a piano concerto by Beethoven, on The Signature Work. It begins at 5pm MDT today.

LAST THINGS FIRST: Love Will Keep Us Together. Toni Tennille turns 73 today.

The Italian Town of Curon Venosta moved to higher ground in the 1940s to create a man made lake... which covered the old town, except for the 700-year-old church tower.

A new species of frog: Helen's Flying Frog. This critter was discovered sitting on a log near Ho Ch Minh City in Vietnam. Jodi Rowley, who discovered the frog, named it after her mother. Happy Mother's Day, Helen.

Ray Harryhausen, who mastered stop-motion animation in films such as The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts, died Tuesday at the age of 92.Jason and the Argonauts: Battle with the Skeleton Army.

Louisville Slugger is making pink bats for Mother's Day. More than 200 Major League players have ordered the special bats (so can the general public). Proceeds from sales go to breast cancer charities.

The Showtime Piece today is from Tony Award winning composer Stephen Sondheim, and the musical, A Little Night Music. Then, Happy Birthday Pyotr Illyich Tchaivosky. We will continue to celebrate today, with his music on The Signature Work. Thank you for listening.

Free tickets. The next three viewers who post a comment, any comment, will win a 4 pack of tickets for the Annual Southwest Book Fiesta, May 10-12, at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Happy browsing. If you are one of the first three to post, call the studio at 505-889-8161, for details on how to pick up your tickets.

LAST THINGS FIRST: LUSITANIA. The ship was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915.

Win a pair of tickets to Handel's Giulio Cesare... the HD re-broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera production starring Natalie Dessay and David Daniels. Just answer a question... on your Caesar salad: Anchovies. Yes or No?

Oh, thank goodness, I can make my travel plans now. The Abba Museum opens today in Stockholm, Sweden.

Music today on The Showtime Piece, from the groundbreaking musical, Show Boat. Music by Jerome Kern. Then, ballet music from Reinhold Gliere, on The Signature Work. Both from 1927. Listen at 5pm MDT today.

LAST THINGS FIRST: FREUD. The father of modern psychiatry was born May 6, 1856.

The man who claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole... although he probably got no closer than a few kilometers... Robert Peary was born May 6, 1856.

A Horse is a Horse, unless it's a painter. Metro Meteor was retired in 2009 with bad knees. Owner Ron Krajewski taught him to paint, and now his works sell for up to $2000 on Ebay.

The Showtime Piece today has Jenny Lin, performing the work of Richard Rodgers, from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. Then, what is regarded as the finest music from the Baroque era, we will have a Brandenburg Concerto, from Johann Sebastian Bach, on The Signature Work. It begins at 5pm MDT on Classical KHFM, Santa Fe / Albuquerque. Happy Friday.

LAST THINGS FIRST: POPEIL. Ron Popeil, who brought us The Pocket Fisherman and pioneered the TV Infomercial, turns 78 today.

Edna Mae Durbin's older sister paid for her singing lessons. Edna Mae changed her name to Deanna Durbin, became a big movie star who was credited with saving Universal Pictures from Bankruptcy during the Great Depression.Then she retired and never went back. She just passed away at her home in France at the age of 91.Deanna Durbin - Give Me A Little KissGive Me A Little Kiss by Deanna Durbin - from the 1945 film "Lady On A Train"

STRANGE NEWS: Last Sunday, a man in St Petersburg, Florida was arrested after calling 911 80 times. He told arresting officers he called because he wanted "Kool-Aid, burgers and weed" delivered to his home.

I love a mint julep, but not this much. Woodford Reserve is selling a mint julep served in a pewter cup in a bed of gold straw. The drink features gold-dusted mint leaves and ice made with gold-filled mineral water. Available only at the Kentucky Derby this year, and must be reserved online in advance. The cost: $1000. If that's not enough, you could pay more for a drink with a diamond-set cup.