Category: Community Event
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District 4 School Board Rep Meeting
Constituent Meeting with Barbara Petersen and Heather Benavidez!Come meet your new representative and say farewell to the outgoing one at the Highland High School cafeteria.Also discuss some immediate challenges for the board:- Hiring the next superintendent
- Developing the budget and calendar for the 2024-2025 school year
- Finding ways to address the ongoing mental health and academic needs of students
- Recruiting and retaining our talented educators
- Creating an environment of collaboration and respect
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Library Book Sale
Find great reads at low prices at the annual Book Sale to benefit the ABQ Public Library! Extra 50% (or BOGO, depending on the original price) off after 2:00.
Free entrance after noon ($2 entry fee from 10-12).
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Urban Agriculture Meeting
At the year’s final Urban Ag meeting, enjoy an exciting presentation about a city-wide composting plan, and talk with other community garden enthusiasts about strengthening Albuquerque’s community gardens.
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Jazz & Jingle Holiday Market
Join local vendors at Nexus Blue Smokehouse for a special holiday market with music, holiday shopping, and more!
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NYE Adult Prom with Aleitress
Join Aleitress at Dreams Event Studio (9577 Osuna Road NE) for New Year’s Eve Adult Prom and ring in the New Year with dinner, music and fun! Prom attire is required. Individual tickets $45, couples tickets $75.
Click HERE for more info on VIP tables, sponsorships, and to buy tickets!
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Twinkle Light Parade
Albuquerque’s beloved Twinkle Light Parade is here again! The parade usually features about 260 twinkled-up vehicles and 4,000 people. Entries include trucks and trailers, cement mixers, buses, marching bands, ambulances and firetrucks, dance groups, athletic teams, and more – all lovingly created by our community! This will also be an opportunity for holiday shopping at stores and special vendors.
The twinkly procession will roll west on Central Ave. through Nob Hill from Washington St. to Girard Blvd. The street will be closed and impossible to cross by car, so plan ahead! Free parking will be available at the parking lot located on the southwest corner of Lomas Blvd. and University Blvd. (View Map) Shuttles will run from the lot to Johnson Field from 3 to 10:30 pm.
More info, including restroom locations, HERE
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AfroMundo Film Series: Faith in Blackness
Faith in Blackness: An Exploration of AfroLatine Spirituality is a short documentary highlighting the spiritual experiences of AfroLatines of different faith traditions. How does Blackness play a role in their spirituality and vice-versa?
Centering the individual lived experiences of AfroLatines and their engagement to their Blackness, their faith, theologies, and spiritual traditions. Panel Discussion to immediately follow.
More info and trailer HERE. Register HERE. UpLift Chronicles article on the film series HERE.
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AfroMundo Social Justice Series: Liz Olivia Fernandez
Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of segments of two short documentaries featuring Cuban journalist and activist Liz Olivia Fernandez. Fernandez will be present, and will give a talk before the community discussion.
Register HERE. UpLift Chronicles article on the film series HERE.
