May 10 Friday
A modern comedy influenced by the works of Anton Chekhov by playwright Christopher Durang. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister Masha, swoops in with her new boytoy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.
This play garnered Multiple Awards - 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play, 2013 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play.
May 11 Saturday
"Tips by Text", a free innovative kindergarten readiness text message program for parents and caregivers of 4 -year-olds, is being launched throughout many New Mexico school districts this fall.
Caregivers who enroll in "Tips by Text" will not only receive a free $25 merchandise card, but they’ll be signed up to receive informative and fun text messages offering tips on how to support their child's development. Families are eligible to participate if their child was born on or before September 1, 2019, and has not yet started kindergarten. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the US Department of Education, this program serves families in over eighty-two New Mexico school districts including Dulce, Taos, Española and Pecos school districts.
Parents and caregivers may determine eligibility and sign up by visiting the website: tipsbytextnm.org or by calling Rebecca Kilburn at: 505-910-4862
Common Ground - Works on Paper: Paper is the connecting element in this fun and highly creative exhibit. New Mexico artists are invited to show prints, collage, watercolor, pastel and mixed media, all utilizing this wonderful surface for art making -- paper! The exhibit opens Thursday, April 18, and runs through Saturday, May 18, 2024. The artist reception is planned for Saturday, April 27 from 4 PM to 6 PM. Founded in 1929, the New Mexico Art League is an art school and gallery, and a non-profit 501(C)3 association. The gallery is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday through Saturday, at 3409 Juan Tabo NE, behind the Juan Tabo Library in Albuquerque. Exhibits are also online 24/7. For information, call 505-293-5034 or visit our website at www.newmexicoartleague.org.
Hosted by The National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service, the largest national food drive occurs annually on the second Saturday in May. Leave non-perishable food items at your mailbox for letter carriers to collect! Keep your eye out for the blue bag to be delivered with your mail the week of the food drive. No blue bag? Any bag or box will work!
In Albuquerque, Belen, Los Lunas, and Rio Rancho, food collected through Stamp Out Hunger benefits Roadrunner Food Bank. We are so grateful to our local letter carriers union for going above and beyond to help feed our neighbors in need. We can’t run this event without their participation, and we need you too!You can volunteer to sort food donations at 11 Albuquerque post offices and see firsthand the generosity of our neighbors. Visit wwrfb.org/stamp-out-hunger to choose your location and shift.
The free admission Garden Fair is a celebration of gardening in the unique high desert conditions of beautiful Santa Fe. There will be a Plant Sale, demos, exhibits, lectures and speakers on garden topics, presentations by various SFEMG special Projects, fun family oriented educational activities, live music, food trucks, nurseries and garden related vendors.
This interactive exhibition celebrates the central role that Pueblo Baseball has played and continues to play in many community members’ lives at the 19 Pueblos. It tells stories of Pueblo Baseball in looking at the past, present, and future through interviews, photographs, videos, and memorabilia. Critical skills in athletics, judgment, adaptation, and perception as pitchers, batters, runners, catchers, and umpires are passed down through the generations. Pueblo Baseball games carry on a legacy more than 100+ years old with male team members from 15-55 years old playing together at once.
In creating a space for Pueblo communities to be in dialogue with each other about this century-old tradition, the exhibition serves as an introduction to the ways that Pueblo Baseball shapes Pueblo identities and reflects Pueblo value systems to all audiences. A Community Scrapbook Board will facilitate a space where Pueblo community members can contribute their stories and photographs. During the run of the exhibition, the IPCC will be offering a Baseball Card making activity to school groups. The IPCC team will also be coordinating a panel discussion program with Pueblo Baseball players.
The New Mexico Watercolor Society hosts its 2024 Annual Spring Exhibition May 4-25 at the Expo-NM Fine Arts Gallery in Albuquerque. Soak up a splash of springtime with dozens of water media artists from throughout the state (and beyond). Both standard-sized and small works will be featured. All paintings are available for purchase. Hours are 10am-4pm Thu-Sun (closed Mon-Wed). Opening Reception and Award Ceremony is Saturday, May 4, 1-4pm. Admission is free. An Expo-NM parking fee may apply. More info at nmwatercolorsociety.org.
Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. Entertainment Weekly calls it “A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND THE SOUL!”
The New Mexico Bach Society presents the complete St. John Passion BWV 245 with soloists, chorus and orchestra. The St. John Passion has not been performed in its entirety in Santa Fe or Albuquerque for over a decade. NMPAS is excited to offer this program to in-person audiences in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and to live-stream the Santa Fe performance from our Santa Fe venue on Friday evening, May 10, 2024 beginning at 6 pm. Artistic Director Franz Vote, a veteran of the Metropolitan Opera, Bayreuth Wagner Festival, and conductor of the Seattle RING in 2000-2001, among many others, leads the all-professional ensemble.