Out and about: Actor Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas, Dick Tracy) is keeping our spotters busy. First, a week ago Saturday, a breakfaster at Tesuque Village Market heard a gorgeous, operatic voice singing Malagueña. When she turned around to complement the "voice," she realized he looked familiar. It was none other than Sorvino. Another spotter says that she saw Sorvino twice at the Hotel Santa Fe eating breakfast. He's in town filming Doc West, a movie-of-the-week for Italian television.

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Flying Southwest from Los Angeles to Albuquerque, martial-arts star and comedic actor Jackie Chan. He's in New Mexico filming The Spy Next Door. "He was very low-profile," says our spotter, adding, tongue-in-cheek, "no martial arts in the aisle." The movie stars Chan as a babysitter to the kids next door, a job that becomes more complicated when one of the children downloads a secret code. Secret agents attack and confusion ensues. The film is directed by Brian Levant.

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More good publicity in The New York Times, this time for Jemez Springs. In an article entitled, In New Mexico, Balm in Volcanic Landscape, writer Bonnie Tsui describes the natural beauty of the area and the many attractions available to visitors. It's enough to make you want to stop work and head out to the hot springs.

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Star power: At lunch at Terra Restaurant at Encantado Resort last week, Oscar winner Gene Hackman.

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After the 45,000-plus Barack Obama rally a week ago Saturday in Albuquerque, Gov. Bill Richardson stopped off with friends at a cigar bar in Nob Hill. Richardson introduced Obama to the largest political rally in New Mexico history, just as Barbara Richardson introduced Michelle Obama in Las Vegas, N.M., on Tuesday.

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