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June 1
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Summer Color Art Camp for Adults
June 1, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30pm – South Valley
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Departures Salon Series
June 1, 2011 from 5pm to 7pm – The Albuquerque Balloon Museum
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June 2
Thursday
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Documentary Film: "For the Benefit of All Beings"
June 2, 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – South Broadway Cultural Center
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Film: Nonna's Trip (Contemporary Mexican Cinema)
June 2, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Bank of America Theatre at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
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Roy Book Binder
June 2, 2011 from 7:30pm to 10pm – The Cooperage
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Community Forum
bathtub refinishing? 2 Replies
hey fixers: we have an old porcelain bathtub that we'd like to have refinished. has anyone had this done? can someone recommend a local business that does this kind of work? thanks!
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Started by hettie in General Discussion. Last reply by hettie 13 hours ago.
Non Profit Fundraising Expert Needed
PeopleWorks need a volunteer to assist in developing a more comprehensive Funding Plan and consult on its execution. Your funding experience in developing a funding plan to cover grants, foundations, and corporate support, bequestor programs, philan…
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Albuquerque, Libraries and the Future 15 Replies
Cities across the country grapple with the dilemma between great building projects that have plaques on the wall crediting those that funded them, and social infrastructure projects that are harder to take credit for but have more to do with buildin…
Started by Stuart Heady in General Discussion. Last reply by Stuart Heady 1 day ago.
Is Wooden Cow Gallery Really Closing? 3 Replies
A friend just told me that today is Wooden Cow's last day to be open. I couldn't believe this was true, but when I tried calling there was no answer on the phone. Looking at their website, there is no mention of closing, in fact they have shows li…
Started by mermaidlola in General Discussion. Last reply by cathyray May 28.
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Featured Stories
A Parent Writes Winston Brooks on the Last Day of School
Posted by Johnny_Mango on May 31, 2011 at 8:00am 1 Comment 4 Likes
After the 5th grade graduation ceremony at Zia Elementary School, a parent walked up to my wife MaryAnn and said, "This is for you." Here is what she gave her.
May 2011
Mr. Winston Brooks
Superintendent
Albuquerque Public Schools
Dear Mr. Brooks,
As superintendent of APS, I'm sure you would like to know what a treasure Zia Elementary School is to our community. The faculty and staff of Zia are dedicated and remarkable in their commitment to children.
Our son J**** was 3 lbs 7 oz at birth. He was a failure to thrive baby and underwent human growth hormone…
The Sunday Poem: Mary Oishi... one woman's hallelujah
Posted by The DitchRider on May 29, 2011 at 8:00am 4 Comments 2 Likes
The Rapture on your mind? Maybe not the When of it, but the Why? To a young poet, "There was no hope unless there was a savior out in space somewhere coming for me." Tough times. Mary OIshi revisits where all that came from and what it meant.
From the back cover of her new book Spirit Birds They Told Me: "Mary Oishi was the child of an American soldier and a Japaneses bride from World War II. She grew up with her father's relatives in a white supremacist enclave in rural Pennsylvania."
one woman's…
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8 Albuquerque-Area Day Trips For You Adventurers
Posted by Johnny_Mango on May 24, 2011 at 8:00am 13 Comments 7 Likes
I know that many of you are looking to get out of town this Memorial Day weekend...if only for a day. Or maybe you just need a few ideas to nudge you into taking that Subie out for a carbon-busting good time. This piece, which I wrote for last month's New Mexico Marketplace, might be helpful.
Did you ever get in your car to go to a restaurant and the person sitting next to you says, “Hey, let’s go someplace different.”? The same thing is true for taking a day trip or a Sunday drive. Do you ever hear this: “We always hike…
The Sunday Poem: Merimee Moffitt.. In Whole Foods
Posted by The DitchRider on May 22, 2011 at 8:56am 9 Comments 3 Likes
Poems like this make me open my eyes. The drama and beauty of life is all around us. Merimee Moffitt runs a story by us while standing in line. You can't help but fall in love all over again.
Merimee Moffitt lives in Nob Hill. She is a co-editor of The Rag, a monthly poetry broadside.
In Whole Foods
the guy at the table in front of me is an
old hippie/cowboy with thick silver ponytail…
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