The City of Albuquerque and New Mexico United are partnering to create neighborhood watch parties of the FIFA World Cup into city parks this summer. The “Summer of Soccer” events will be hosted at city parks and public gathering spaces, featuring live broadcasts of international matchups, food trucks and family-friendly activities. The watch parties will […]
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Pride Profiles: ORCA is creating community and connection for LGBTQ+ seniors
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – As Pride Month celebrations take place across New Mexico, the Older Rainbow Community of Albuquerque (ORCA) is focused on something that lasts long after the parades end: creating community for LGBTQ+ older adults. Founded in 2013 as SAGE Albuquerque, the organization was created after Katherine Palmer and Sheila Mink […]
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Albuquerque’s record $1.5 billion budget heads to the state, without Keller’s signature
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños and city workers can breathe a sigh of relief as the city’s new $1.5 billion budget becomes law without the stroke of the mayor’s pen. The plan avoids resident trash fee hikes, locks in funding for core community services from public safety to senior programs and includes upcoming […]
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Music Under the Stars brings salsa, jazz and more to Albuquerque Museum for 35th year
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For 35 years, Music Under the Stars has brought live music, dancing and community gatherings to the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater. This summer, the long-running concert series returns with a lineup featuring salsa, jazz, blues and Latin music, continuing a tradition that organizers say has endured by responding to what […]
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Pride weekend emphasizes “unity” for Albuquerque
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Thousands are expected to gather in Albuquerque on June 13 as Albuquerque Pride celebrates community, visibility and inclusion through its annual Pride Parade and Pridefest. This year’s celebration carries the theme “Unity: None of us are free until we are all free,” a message organizers say reflects the importance […]
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All of Burque’s a Stage: The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival Returns
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival is returning this summer with two productions that organizers say speak directly to modern audiences while continuing the festival’s tradition of accessible outdoor theater. This year’s lineup includes Shakespeare’s political tragedy Julius Caesar and the romance The Winter’s Tale. Performances will once again take […]
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Planning for the 4th of July? What you need to know about ABQ’s fireworks rule
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — As Burqueños prepare to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial — the United States’ 250th birthday — they’ll have to navigate Albuquerque’s rules on what fireworks can legally be set off in their neighborhoods. Recent wildfires across New Mexico and within city limits may have firefighters on alert, but city fire […]
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West End Productions celebrates a decade on stage with a return visit from Shirley Valentine
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – West End Productions is celebrating a major milestone this spring with a return to the production that helped launch the company a decade ago. From May 29 through June 14, the company will stage Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell at the North Fourth Theater, once again starring Jessica Osbourne […]
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NM CreativeCon reaches out to state’s artists and entrepreneurs
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – New Mexico’s creative community will gather in Albuquerque this weekend for NM CreativeCon, a statewide conference focused on helping artists, entrepreneurs and organizations connect with resources to grow their work and strengthen the state’s creative economy. Hosted by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Creative Industries Division, CreativeCon has […]
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Return of the ‘ankle-biters’
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Duke City residents looking forward to patio season may think they got through an unusually quiet spring bug season unscathed, but Albuquerque — currently ranked 38th on Orkin’s Top 50 Worst Mosquito Cities List — local health officials expect to see a spike in mosquito populations very soon. The […]