The closing of the Pacific Rim Food Park in the Northeast Heights left foodies with a hole in their menus but a new concept opened last year aims to fill it. With the weather warming up, we dropped by the the newly-named Albuquerque Food Park to check the vibe. Food trucks have captured the public […]
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Lowriders flying high on airmail
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — Here’s a new gift idea for the philatelist and the gearhead in your life. The U.S. Postal Service has launched new stamps featuring lowrider cars, featuring American Iron from the 1940 to 1980s. The stamps, issued Tuesday, showcase five eye-catching classics: “Eight Figures” (a blue 1958 Chevrolet Impala), “The […]
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Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival Opens with The Sound of Cicadas
By Sara Atencio Gonzales — On Wednesday, March 18, poets and community members will gather at the Albuquerque Museum as the kickoff event for the third annual Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival. The Sound of Cicadas: A Poetry Resolana is designed not just as a reading, but as a conversation. Unlike a traditional poetry reading or […]
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All Abilities Art Show is changing perceptions of disability and creativity
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. — Vehicle designed as an “art piece” that will greet visitors on the way into the exhibit (Photo courtesy ADAC) By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper — The upcoming All Abilities Art Show brings artists with disabilities together in Downtown Albuquerque for a weekend dedicated to creativity, community and opportunity. Hosted […]
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Painting exhibit invites viewers to have a seat
At Wild Hearts Gallery, March’s featured exhibition invites visitors to slow down and take in the view. Have a Seat by Colleen Z. Gregoire will be on display March 3 through March 29. The collection of oil paintings explores New Mexico landscapes through an unexpected but familiar focal point: chairs. Gregoire explains that the idea grew […]
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Rio Rancho’s weekend lineup: Races, art, laughs and live music
The City of Vision is going green this weekend as the 21st annual NM Shamrock Shuffle takes center stage, highlighting a packed schedule of community races, cultural exhibits, and family-friendly activities. From athletic pursuits at Loma Colorado Park to local author talks at the public library, here is a preview of what’s happening in Rio […]
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Sandoval County’s first-ever Pride celebration coming to Rio Rancho this June
A question posed in these pages last May — “Where’s the Pride in Sandoval County?” — is about to have an answer. Rio Rancho will host its first-ever Pride celebration on June 6, the result of a grassroots effort that came together after our sister paper, the Sandoval Signpost, reported that New Mexico’s third-largest county […]
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Beyond the boys’ club: Female and LGBTQ welders rewrite the rules of metal art
By Michael Hodock Karen Yank grew up in Wisconsin in “a conservative kind of community.” Her father was a sculptor, and she says he just really didn’t see gender when it came to art. It was evident to Yank that her father would just work with the best people, so gender didn’t matter. “I just […]
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St. Patrick’s Day in the Duke City
Back in the old county, March 17 was an officially recognized “feast day” in the Catholic calendar – meaning Lenten restrictions on fasting and alcohol consumption were lifted for the day. Other than some parades and the occasional church service, eating and drinking was and is pretty much the entire point of the holiday. So, […]
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Road-tripping Photographer Offers Snapshops of Route 66
As Route 66 approaches its 100th anniversary, documentary photographer Craig Kilgore is bringing a new body of work to New Mexico that reflects on the road’s past and present. His traveling exhibition, Before 100: Route 66 Now, will stop in Albuquerque and Tucumcari this March as part of a five-city tour highlighting communities along the […]