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Mochi, a golden anniversary and a polar bear: 7 events this week
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A fun fact about polar bears is their fur is translucent and not actually white. Learn more about these mammals this weekend at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. Or check out one of these cool options.
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Mochi, a golden anniversary and a polar bear: 7 events this week
Four scored
Chamber Music Albuquerque is bringing the Grammy Award-winning Takács Quartet to the Immanuel Nob Hill Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. The program includes works by Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Britten and Franz Schubert. Admission is $40 at holdmyticket.com or 505-886-1251 ex. 2; $10 student admission available at the door. Immanuel Nob Hill Presbyterian Church is located at 114 Carlisle Blvd. SE.
Remembering a movement
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque is collaborating with the Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico and the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum to host a special screening of “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” at 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 23. The documentary gives an intimate look at a protest during the Civil Rights Movement. Tickets are $10 in advance at jccabq.org, or $15 at the door. The JCC is located at 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE.
Golden celebration
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Main Public Library is holding at 50th anniversary party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. Events include a celebratory speech and proclamation, tour, concert, community resource fair and more. The library is located at 501 Copper Ave. NW. Visit abqlibrary.org/mainlibrary for more information.
‘Stories in Sound’
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UNM Symphony Orchestra will be playing “Musical Vignettes: Stories in Sound” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Popejoy Hall. The program includes Paul Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and more. Tickets are $10-$15, plus fees, at unmtickets.evenue.net. Popejoy Hall is located on the University of New Mexico campus.
Full STEAM ahead
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History has announced the return of Discover STEAM Day with an event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. The all-ages event features STEAM activities and demonstrations. Discover STEAM Day is included with the price of admission, $12-$22, at nuclearmuseum.org. The museum is located at 601 Eubank Blvd. SE.
Mad about mochi
Learn the art of mochitsuki, or mochi making, at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. Participants will learn how to transform whole rice grains into a sticky, flavorful dough. The event is included in the price of admission, $1-$19.50 with children 2 and under free, at artsandculture.cabq.gov. The botanic garden is located at 2601 Central Ave. NW.
Polar express
Join the ABQ BioPark Zoo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, for International Polar Bear Day. Keepers will chat about the animals at 11:30 a.m. at the Inukshuk Bay exhibit. There will also be discovery stations to help visitors learn about Kiska, the zoo’s resident polar bear. The event is included in the price of admission, $1-$19.50 with children 2 and under free, at artsandculture.cabq.gov. The botanic garden is located at 903 Tenth St. SW.
