Spotlight: ABQ Artwalk
Albuquerque’s art walk events are more than just a fun monthly get-together. Did you know ABQ Artwalk is in fact an organized effort to promote Albuquerque artists and businesses and enhance community engagement? A program of the state-recognized DowntownABQ MainStreet and Arts & Cultural District, ABQ Artwalk helps bring people of all ages, abilities, and artistic interests together to help creativity and free expression thrive. Currently focused within the Albuquerque downtown area, ABQ Artwalk connects galleries, artist studios, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, music venues, museums, and other businesses typically on the first Friday of every month. Sample free food, discover great art, explore new shops, hear live music, check out workshops, make new friends while reconnecting with old ones—then do it again the following month! Wish to get involved? Apply on the website, where you can also learn about ABQ Artwalk’s monthly featured artist.
5 Things To Do in November
Celebrate True American Ingenuity
All month long, The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History—located right here in Albuquerque—will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a special exhibit for all ages that spotlights Native American achievements in math and science. Learn about Jerry High Eagle Elliott, Dr. Susan Laflesche Picotte, and many others. The museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Honor New Mexican Veterans Through Art
Veteran’s Day is Monday, Nov. 11, but you can honor veterans all month long at the 2024 New Mexico Veterans Art Show at ExpoNM. The opening ceremony event takes place Friday, Nov. 1 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM; free exhibition dates follow on Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, and 23 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Learn more about the show and New Mexico Veterans Art, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, here.
Tell Us About It!
The New Mexico Storytellers organization celebrates the family-friendly TELLABRATION!, an international event highlighting the power and joy of coming together through sharing stories. On Saturday, Nov. 16, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, head to The Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos and listen to featured storytellers Joe Hayes, Sarah Malone, Liz Mangual, and Matilde Machiavelli; hear live music; pack a picnic or savor bites from on-site food trucks; and more. This year’s themes are nature, farming, and food. General admission is $5 and children under the age of 12 are free.
La Llorona Lives On
Centered around a young immigrant girl trying to assimilate into a new culture, the play Killer Lloronas and Other Miscontrued Stories will be at the South Broadway Cultural Center November 5 and 6 starting at 7:00 PM. Narrators take on the role of several different mythological women, adding their own insight into the girl’s journey. Albuquerque Poet Laureate Emeritus Jessica Helen Lopez (who is also an award-winning slam poet) will kick things off at 6:30 PM with a poetry reading; tickets are $23.
Play Ball at the IPCC
New Mexico’s largest holiday art festival returns! Forget Black Friday at the mall and find unique, local gifts for everyone on your list at the 24th Annual Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Holiday Festival, held Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 29 through Dec. 1) at Expo New Mexico from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Nearly 200 craftspeople and artists will showcase their goods, plus festival goers can enjoy live music, food samples, and more.
