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May 18, 2007
Calendar Of Events


       
    AUDITIONS
    VSA North Fourth Arts Center: "Ordinary Magic," 3 p.m. Sunday, free. 1615 Copper NE. Call 255-7089.
    UNM Keller Hall: UNM Department of Music Memorial Concert, honoring Professor Emeritus George Robert, professor of piano from 1944-1986. 4:30 p.m. Saturday, free; Wendy Day, piano, performs a program of works by Chopin, 3 p.m. Sunday, $15 adults, $5 children and seniors. Tickets available from UNM ticket offices at the Bookstore and the Pit, online at www.unmtickets.com or call 925-5858.
    "A Lifetime Of Love,". 3 p.m. Sunday, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, six miles east of I-25 on N.M. 165, exit 242. $18 general, $15 seniors and students. Call 867-8080 or visit www.PlacitasArts.org.
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    Zia Singers: "A Walk Down Memory Lane," With pianist Benita Meshulam. 4 p.m. Sunday, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco. $15-$55. Tickets, call (505) 988-1234.
    Santa Fe Pro Musica Young Artist Recital, two-part concert, featuring five student ensembles, as well as the winners of the Santa Fe Pro Musica Young Artist Scholarship Competition. 4 p.m. Sunday, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 107 W. Barcelona. $5 suggested donation.
    Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, playing jazz from the big-band era to the present. 7 p.m. Monday, Santa Fe Brewing Company, 27 Fire Place. Free. Call (505) 424-3333.
    DANCE
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    Dance Films at cake, 6 p.m. Saturday, National Hispanic Cultural Center Plaza Mayor, 1701 Fourth SW. $25 advance, $30 at the gate, free to kids 13 and under. Tickets available from Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 883-7800.
    VSA North Fourth Art Center: "Wild Dancing West," uncover the buried secrets of one of the world's most enlightened societies   —   ancient Greece. 10 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily; "Mystery of the Nile," epic film about the world's longest river. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. Lockheed Martin DynaTheater, inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain NW. $7 adults, $6 seniors 60 and over, $4 children. Ticket sales stop 10 minutes before show, no late seating. Call 841-2802.
    LodeStar Astronomy Center: Family Astronomy Program   —   "Mars & Its Rover Buddies," 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free with general admission; "Enchanted Skies," learn about constellations, equipped with DigitalSky, a real-time digital starfield and graphics projection system, 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily; "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity," zip through otherworldly wormholes and experience the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy, narrated by Liam Neeson; "The Heart Of The Sun," journey from the ancient mysteries of the past to the cutting-edge science of the present in this film by award-winning IMAX director John Weiley. Both films shown as part of a Daily Double Feature noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children; Virtual Voyages: Dinosaur Simulator, experience the life and times of dinosaurs through their eyes every 15 minutes from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, $4. Call 841-5955 or visit www.lodestar.unm.edu.
    The Magic Juggler Shop: Friday Nights At The Poker Table, Jeff Corn and Jesse Darling perform close-up magic with a gambling theme. 8 tonight, $6, all ages welcome; Robert Lamberti,, as well as interactive programs, backstage tours, a cupcake walk and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Santa Fe Opera.
    FESTIVALS
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    Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games, a celebration of Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Galician culture, featuring food, dance, music and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Balloon Fiesta Park, Alameda NW and Balloon Museum Drive. Advance tickets $8. Tickets at the gate $10 adults, $5 kids 6-13, free to kids under 6. Tickets available from Apple Mountain Music, Bally Dun Celtic Treasures and Two Fools Tavern. Call Donna Brown at 453-0696.
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    La Fiesta de San Ysidro,Traditions! A Festival Market Place, 857-8600.
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    Salmon Ruins Museum, Division of Conservation Archaeology, Heritage Park. (505) 632-2013.
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    Archaeology and Material Culture Museum, 22 Calvary Road, on the Turquoise Trail. 281-2005.
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    The Farmington Museum, 3041 E. Main St. (505) 599-1174.
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    New Mexico Mining Museum, 100 North Iron. (505) 287-4802.
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    Museum of Natural History, southwest end of Mesilla Valley Mall. (505) 532-3371.
    New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. (505) 522-4100.
    New Mexico State University Museum, Kent Hall, Solano and University avenues. (505) 646-3739.
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    City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection, 727 Grand Ave. (505) 454-1401, ext. 283.
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    Bradbury Science Museum, 15th and Central. (505) 667-4444.
    Los Alamos Historical Museum, 1921 Juniper St. (505) 662-6272.
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    Cleveland Roller Mill Museum, two miles northwest of Mora on Highway 518. (505) 387-2645.
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    Roswell Museum and Art Center, Robert H. Goddard Planetarium, 11th and North Main.
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    The Hubbard Museum of the American West, 841 Highway 70 West. (505) 378-4142 or (800) 263-5929.
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    Tinkertown Museum, Sandia Crest Road. 281-5233.
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    Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson, Downtown. (505) 946-1017.
    Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, 108 Cathedral Place, Downtown. (505) 988-6486 or (505) 988-6281.
    Museum of Fine Arts, 107 W. Palace. (505) 476-5072.
    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo. (505) 476-1250.
    Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo. (505) 476-1200.
    Palace of the Governors, on the plaza. (505) 476-5100.
    Poeh Center Museum, Pojoaque Pueblo, adjacent to the Tourist Information Center, on north U.S. 285/84.
    SITE Santa Fe, a contemporary art space, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. (505) 989-1199.
    Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. (505) 982-4636.
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    Millicent Rogers Museum, north of Taos. (505) 758-2462.
    Taos Historic Museums, 222 Ledoux. (505) 758-0505.
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    Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main St. (505) 894-6600.
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    Tucumcari Historical Research Institute Museum, (505) 461-4201.
    RECREATION
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    Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park: Bird Walk, led by volunteer naturalists, 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; Nature Walk, led by volunteer naturalists, 1 p.m. Sunday. 2901 Candelaria NW, 344-7240.
    Albuquerque Square Dance Center: Afternoon Dance, no experience necessary. 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, $5 adults, free to children. Bring a new dancer and dance for free; Round Dancing, workshop and dance, 2, 3 and 4s, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; higher level rounds, 4, 5 and 6s, 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins NE, off San Antonio.
    Wilde First Saturdays (except Sundays, months of Feb., March and Nov.), 7-10:30 p.m. beginning with brief lesson most months. Family Life Center of Sandia Presbyterian Church, 10704 Paseo del Norte NE. Call 830-2311 or visit www.usadancenm.org.
    Albuquerque International Folkdancers, teaching 7:15-8:15 p.m. Saturdays, with open dancing until 10:30 p.m., Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (1 1/2 blocks east of San Mateo, south of Central   —   not the one-way street). Beginners welcome, no partner necessary. $2 donation. 293-5343.
    Argentine Tango, beginners classes, 7:45 p.m. Mondays, $4 per person. Intermediate classes 7 p.m. Dancing 8-10 p.m. $2. Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (two blocks south of Central, second block east of San Mateo, between Central and Zuni). 293-5343.
    Tango Club of Albuquerque, Argentine tango, social dancing, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, $3-$5. Practice 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturdays, $2. 343-1447. Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (two blocks south of Central, second block east of San Mateo, between Central and Zuni).
    Ballroom and Latin Variety Class, ongoing, beginning to intermediate level, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE, two blocks south of Central and 1 1/2 blocks east of San Mateo. Couples and singles welcome, no partner necessary, no previous dance experience required. $9 per class. 294-5200.
    Albuquerque International Folk Dancers, 8 p.m. Fridays, teaching the first hour and dancing the next two. First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle NE, at Comanche. No partner necessary, families welcome. Adults $1, children free. Charlene or Bob, 898-3206.
    Dance Classes, beginning through intermediate. Ongoing West Coast swing, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Cowboys nightclub, 9800 Montgomery NE. No partners needed. Singles and couples welcome. At 7:30 p.m. a class is offered in either cha-cha, nightclub two-step, country and western two-step, waltz or hustle. Free social dancing and practice at 8 p.m. For dance class schedule and level, call 299-3737 or e-mail glkellonmia.com.
    Irish Ceili Folk Dancing, beginner class, preteen to adult, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. No partner necessary. $2. Norita Callahan, 298-2708.
    Israeli Dancing, 7:45-9:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Jewish Community Center, 5520 Wyoming NE. All levels welcome. 299-7739 or 332-0565.
    Scandinavian Folkdancing, teaching followed by open dancing, 7:30-10 p.m. first, third and fifth Wednesdays, Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE. Couples and singles. $5 donation.
    Square Dancing: Crazy Eights, Tuesdays. Bill 881-0137 or Joey 771-0506; Duke City Singles, Fridays. 286-9000. Above clubs meet at Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4915 Hawkins NE, off San Antonio; Desert Swingers, Thursday, St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Menaul NE. $5 couple. 255-9995; Rio Ramblers, Tuesdays, Rio Rancho. 892-5086.
    Tuesday Night Swing Dancing, 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, Heights Community Center, 823 Buena Vista SE, west of Yale, south of Coal. Beginning and intermediate jitterbug, lindy and jive dance lessons, 7 p.m. each week with open dancing until 10 p.m. $3 donation ($5 if live band). 256-0668.
    Tango Downtown, 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays, $10-$12; Argentine tango social dance classes in milonguero style, Harwood Art Center, 1114 Seventh NW at Mountain. 242-6198 or www.tangodowntown.net.
    Traditional Bavarian Schuhplattler Dancing, authentic Bavarian shoe-slap dancing, practice, 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Instruction free. Men and women, children, singles or couples. Call Mike, 247-2222 (day) or 385-2733 (night).
    Intermediate Tango, tango, 7:30 p.m.; milongo, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, at Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (two blocks south of Central, second block east of San Mateo, between Central and Zuni), eight classes $60. Call Gary, 293-5343.
    Albuquerque Social Dance Club, dance related activities for singles and couples. Dances include the swing, cha-cha, nightclub, two-step, waltz, hustle and more. 7 p.m. Saturday, parties held second and forth weekend of the month, 4915 Hawkins NE at the Albuquerque Square Dance Center, a smoke-free/alcohol-free/all-age venue. Nonmembers welcome. Call 299-3737 or e-mail glkellonmia.com.
    Hungarian Dance Class, and dancing afterward. Beginners welcome. 7:15 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays each month, Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal SE (two blocks south of Central, second block east of San Mateo, between Central and Zuni). 293-5343.
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    Sandia Mountain Natural History Center's First Saturday Series, spend the day in the mountains hiking trails, visiting two hands-on exhibit rooms and observing animals from the wildlife observation deck. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, 60 Columbine Lane. Call 281-5259.
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    Night Sky Observing at Chaco Canyon, an evening of free public stargazing co-hosted by the Albuquerque Astronomical Society and the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Observing begins 8 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting, at Chaco Canyon. Recommended access route is from the north via U.S. 550 (formerly N.M. 44) and County Road 7900 and CR 7950. $8 per car load. More information, call (505) 786-7014 or visit www.nps.gov/chcu.
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    Contra Dance, live fiddle music, all dances taught. 8-11 p.m., instruction at 7:30 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays, Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road. $6 members, $7 nonmembers. Call the NM Folk Music and Dance Society at 345-8041 or visit www.folkmads.org.
    SINGLES
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    ABQ Classy Singles, a 55+ singles group, meets for dinner every Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Pelican's on Montgomery and Eubank. Information, call Edwina, 822-0599 or Tom, 792-0539 or e-mail ABQClassySinglescomcast.net.
    ABQs Outlaws Singles Group, nonsmoking singles group sponsoring local social events is looking for new members. Information, contact Patrick Horton at prhortonetscape.net orangrysnail.com/outlaws/.
    First Connections for Single Professionals, introductions for single professionals ages 21-90. Information, call Susan, 883-5008.
    Jewish Singles of New Mexico, offers a variety of social, educational and athletic programs. www.jccabq.org/singles.html.
    Outdoor Adventures for Singles, hiking, volleyball, biking, skiing, arts, dinner, movies, happy hours, pot lucks, dancing and more. Information and upcoming calendar of events, call Brian, 897-3698, oafsnmyahoo.com. Visit oafsnm.org.
    Parents Without Partners, New Mexico's local chapter, Single Parents of Albuquerque Raising Kids. Children in-home, away or grown. 797-5437. Visit Web site www.pwpnm.com for list of activities.
    S.I.N. (Singles Introduction Network), for singles 30-plus. No membership fees. Visit S.I.N. at www.abqsin.com or call toll-free or fax (888) 853-4771.
    Solo Club Inc., Group for single, divorced and widowed adults. Live band every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Monday night dinners. 2500 Candelaria NE. Call 884-0220 or soloclubinc.tripod.com.
    USS Methodist: United Social Singles, social outings and adventures for Methodist singles. For more information, e-mail Fay Barz at missfayinabqyahoo.com.
    Widowed in Transition, for widowed men and women. For information call Helen at 878-0426 or Dora at 797-0410.
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    Que Pasa Singles Club, Information, (505) 662-7072 or (505) 662-7967.
    THEATER
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    Mystery Café, 9 tonight and Saturday, performance for the hearing impaired 7 p.m. Sunday. Show repeats through May 27, $15 general, $12 students and seniors; Dirty Thursdays, down and dirty improvisation for adult audiences only. 9 p.m. Thursday, $10. Q-Staff Theater, 4819 Central NE. Call 255-2182.
    An Eat Drink and Be Larry Production Presents "Macbeth In Space," In the year 2407, the legendary killing machine Macbeth   —   cryogenically frozen for 400 years   —   has been unwittingly released aboard a research space vessel, and the crew must stop it. 10:30 p.m. Saturday, The Box Performing Space, 1025 Lomas NW. Tickets $8; pay what you can Thursday. Call 404-1578 or e-mail infotheboxabq.com.
    "Dinner With Friends," Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Donald Marguiles about two couples whose long-standing friendship is threatened when one of the marriages falters. 8 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Adobe Theater, 9813 Fourth NW. $12 general, $10 students and seniors. Reservations, call 898-9222.
    "Rent," critically acclaimed Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical set in New York City's East Village. 8 tonight, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Popejoy Hall, UNM Center for the Arts. $30-$55. Tickets available from the UNM ticket offices at the Bookstore and the Pit, online at www.unmtickets.com or call 925-5858.
    New Mexico Chautauqua Performances   —   "McNeal's Marvelous Medicine Show is About to Begin," performance of Violet McNeal by Diana Enright. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale SW. $5. Call 242-4750.
    "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!," satire about the price of poverty and hunger, written by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. 8:15 tonight and Saturday and 3:15 p.m. Sunday, repeats through May 27, Out Ch'Yonda Live Artz Studio, 929 Fourth SW. $7 general admission; seating limited to 50 per performance. Advance tickets available from Out Ch'Yonda or the Southwest Organizing Project at 247-8832. Reservations, call Out Ch'Yonda at 385-5634.
    FUSION Theatre Company: "Mad Hattr," multimedia production centering on the great English writer, mathematician and self-promoter Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. 8 tonight, Saturday and Thursday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, repeats through May 27, The Cell, 700 First NW. $22 general, $17 students and seniors. Thursday performances feature a $10 student rush (with valid ID) and $15 actor rush (with professional résumé). Group discounts also available. Tickets or more information, call 766-9412 or visit www.fusionabq.org.
    The Vortex: "La Casa Azul," multimedia biographical play about the life of artist Frida Kahlo, presented in celebration of Kahlo's centennial. This play is suitable for ages 17 and up. 8 tonight and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, repeats through June 3, The Vortex Theatre, 2004 1/2 Central SE. $12 general, pay- what-you-can Sunday. Reservations, call 247-8600 or e-mail reservationsvortexabq.org.
    Sol Arts Performance Space & Gallery: "Bent," two-act play about the fate of gays under the Nazi regime. 8 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, repeats through June 10, Sol Arts, 712 Central SE. $12 general, $10 students and seniors. Opening night performance, $5 students with valid student ID. Tickets or more information, call 244-0049.
    Albuquerque Little Theatre: "Guys And Dolls," musical comedy about a group of small-time gamblers and the ladies in their lives. 8 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, repeats through June 10, Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale SW. $22 general, $20 seniors, $18 students and groups of 10 or more. Student rush tickets $10 30 minutes beforeto curtain. Tickets, call 242-4750 or visit www.albuquerquelittletheatre.org.
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    Santa Fe Opera: "Pampliset," 13 students from Santa Fe ages 8-15 perform an interactive opera they wrote. 6 tonight and 7:30 tonight, Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, 463 Paseo de Peralta. Performances are free, but tickets are required as space is limited. Call Jill Heath at (505) 986-5914.
    Theaterwork: "The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde's comic masterwork is a lighthearted send-up of Victorian manners and morals. 7:30 tonight, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday, repeats through May 27, Theaterwork Studio, 1336 Rufina Circle. $18 general, $15 seniors, $10 teens; all tickets $10 Wednesday and Thursday shows. Reservations, call (505) 471-1799.
    "September Shoes," lyrical play about four characters in search of redemption, written by José Cr£z Gonzalez. 8 tonight, Saturday and Thursday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, repeats through June 3, Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. DeVargas St. $15 general admission, $12 students and seniors, pay-what-you-wish Sundays. Tickets or more information, call (505) 988-4262 or visit www.santafeplayhouse.org.