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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Around New Mexico
Schools Place in Band Fiesta
Albuquerque schools performed well at the Zia Marching Band Fiesta, which pits marching bands against one another and judges them on their music, visual appeal and marching ability.
Bands initially competed against schools of comparable size during the competition last month, and then the 10 bands with the highest scores — regardless of size — competed in the finals. Top honors were taken by Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs.
The rest of the top 10 finishers, in order, were Clovis, Mayfield, Rio Rancho, Highland, La Cueva, Eldorado, Albuquerque High, Oñate and Manzano.
New Mexico also did well at the Tournament of Bands competition Saturday in Las Cruces. Competitors were from New Mexico and Texas.
Texas teams took the top two spots, but Clovis, Mayfield and Eldorado high schools took third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Oñate and La Cueva earned eighth and ninth place.
Hispana Leaders To Gather
Albuquerque will play host to hundreds of professional Hispanic women this week as the National Hispana Leadership Institute holds its Executive Leadership Training Conference here.
CNN reporter Soledad O' Brien and actress Rosie Perez will receive awards during the conference for their work on behalf of the Latino community.
The conference, to be held Thursday and Friday, will feature leadership development training, educational and inspirational speakers and workshops facilitated by experts and national leaders.
This year's theme is "Our Time in History," reflecting that more Latinas are advancing to significant positions of leadership and national influence, according to a statement.
Founded in 1987, the institute says its mission is to develop Hispanic women as ethical leaders through training, professional development, relationship building and community activism.
The conference will be at Hotel Albuquerque. For more information, contact the organization at (703) 527-6007 or go to www.nhli.org/mujer.htm.
Balloon Fiesta Numbers Are Up
There were about 760,000 "guest visits" to this year's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, according to organizers. The fiesta uses the term "guest visits" to include people come more than once, and the attendance number also includes media, balloon crews, and other attendees.
The final tally came to 761,864, "guest visits" up from last year's figure of 702,884. The 550 balloons registered at the fiesta came from 38 states and 17 countries.
Pueblo Artwork at Smithsonian
POJOAQUE PUEBLO — The governor of Pojoaque Pueblo has helped install one of his monumental bronze sculptures at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Gov. George Rivera installed the 12-foot sculpture, "Buffalo Dancer II," last week. It will be on display beginning with the celebration of National Native American Heritage Month at the museum.
It took Rivera about eight months to sculpt the piece. It's similar to one that stands in front of the pueblo's resort and casino north of Santa Fe.
For Pojoaque and other northern New Mexico pueblos, the Buffalo Dance is a celebration of thanksgiving.
A traditional Buffalo Dance group from Pojoaque will travel to the museum in late November to perform.
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