New Mex Now Mix: Works by Alex Chavez, Kenny Chavez, Goldie Garcia, and Johnny Salas, August 9, 2008-January 11, 2009
This exhibit features the work of four contemporary New Mexican mixed media artists who transform the everyday and familiar into the extraordinary and fabulous.
National Hispanic Cultural Center, www.nhccn.org
New Mexico Wine Festival, August 30-September 1, 2008
New Mexico’s oldest wine festival offers wine tastings from several of New Mexico’s wineries plus live entertainment, food, high-quality arts and crafts in Bernalillo, just north of Albuquerque.
Loretto Park, Bernalillo, www.nmwine.com
September
70th Annual New Mexico State Fair, September 5-21, 2008
The New Mexico State Fair is one of the largest fairs in the nation with PRCA rodeo and nationally known country recording stars, and Indian and Spanish villages. For 17 days, visitors explore art, agriculture, animals, entertainment, food, carnival rides, exhibits and shopping all in one place.
EXPO New Mexico: Home of the State Fair, www.exponm.com
Chips & Salsa Half Marathon, September 7, 2008 www.the-athletes-edge.com
Meso-Americhanics de la Torre Brothers and Border Baroque, September 12, 2008-February 22, 2009
This exhibit features the work of Einar and Jamex de la Torre. Their edgy creations, fusions of glass, cast resin, popular arts, video, and dollar store treasures unmistakably defy designation and veer into a new place that might be known as Border Baroque.
National Hispanic Cultural Center, www.nhccnm.org
¡Globalquerque!, September 19-20, 2008
New Mexico’s 3rd Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture features events around the state and culminates in a two-day multi-stage festival.
National Hispanic Cultural Center, www.globalquerque.com
7th Annual Go! Downtown Arts Festival 2008, September 26-28, 2008
Stroll downtown Albuquerque at a celebration of contemporary art, sculpture photography, fashion and a myriad of other arts and crafts.
Gold Avenue in Downtown Albuquerque, www.downtownabq.com
Biennial Southwest ’08, September 28-November 30, 2008
A juried exhibition, presenting a wide range of contemporary art currently being produced in
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, www.cabq.gov/museum
A Fiesta® Patchwork: Images Through Time. September 28, 2008 continuing through 2009
Enjoy this graphical celebration of Balloon Fiesta®,
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, www.cabq.gov/balloon
OCTOBER
6th Annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, October 2008
Presented by Closet Cinema featuring over 100 films. Various locations throughout
www.closetcinema.org
The 37th annual Fiesta promises to provide adventure and excitement for everyone. Hot air balloons of every shape and color paint the bright blue
www.balloonfiesta.com
Other events during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®
- 20th Annual
- Harvest Festival at the
- Fall Indian Art Market at the Indian
- 7th
- From Field to Feast, a partnership between the
*Please visit www.itsatrip.org/balloonfiesta for a complete list
Downtown
Día de los Muertos Celebration, October 23-November 4, 2008
The dramatic, often violent, story of European settlement in the new world is told in three languages and through the eyes of the powerful, the dispossessed and the enslaved.
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, www.cabq.gov/museum
NOVEMBER
Weems International Artfest, November 7-9, 2008
EXPO
Veterans Day Ceremony, November 11, 2008
New Mexico Veterans Memorial
www.nmvetsmemorial.com
Western Music Association Award Show & Festival, November 19-22, 2008
The nation’s best western music acts come to
Albuquerque Marriott, www.WesternMusic.org
Twinkle Light Parade, November 22, 2008
An annual holiday parade in Downtown Albuquerque to kick off the holiday season.
www.cabq.gov/crs/specialevent
8th Annual
EXPO
*Event Images available upon request