Category: Performing Arts and Film
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Tracy Morgan
After the six-car pileup that left him in a coma in 2014, comedian Tracy Morgan is back on the road doing the stand-up that made him famous. Don’t miss your chance to see his live show!
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Our Freedom Can’t Wait
What if we could …
🤲🏾 Gather together in a room with beautiful food and music?
🤲🏽 Share our stories with no pressure, fear, or judgment?
🤲🏻 Connect authentically, making space for strangers to become allies?
How healing would that be?
For the second year in a row, High Desert Playback and Explora Science Center’s X Studio come together in celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing. This initiative, launched in 2017 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is “a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism.”
Our Freedom Can’t Wait: A Playback Theatre Gathering For Racial Healing
Thursday, January 23, 2024, 5-9PM
Explora Science Center, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, ABQ, NM
For Teens + Adults / FREELearn more and RSVP here.
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Join the Muppets for a classic holiday caper, with Kermit as Bob Cratchit, Michael Caine as Scrooge, and many more Muppets throughout! Free showing at the International District Library.
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Thelma film screening
See Richard Roundtree (sometimes called “the first Black action hero”) of “Shaft” fame in his final role, playing Ben in support of June Squibb (as Thelma) as they seek the perpetrator of a scam, riding Ben’s expensive scooter all the way.
Part of San Pedro Library’s “Movies for Grown-Ups” series.
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Border Stories Exhibit and Performance
The mixed-media doors in this exhibit tell the stories of immigrants and advocates at the Cristo Rey Border Immersion Program, as told to advanced Spanish-language students at Sandia Prep.
At this free event, learn more about the exhibition, create artwork inspired by the doors (facilitated by students from the school), and enjoy special performances by Ballet Folklórico Fiesta Mexicana and the Albuquerque High Mariachi Band.
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West Coast Swing Fundraiser for Transgender Resource Center of NM
Come on out for a night of West Coast Swing dancing, great vibes, and doing good – DJd by Big Mama! All proceeds will benefit the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico. Dance and make a difference!
Beginner Lesson: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Social Dancing: 8:30 PM – 11 PMSuggested Donation: $5
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Killers of the Flower Moon screening with Candice Costello
Enjoy this special collaboration between the San Pedro and International District Libraries! San Pedro Library hosts a showing of Killers of the Flower Moon ID Library theatre-style! The film recounts the events surrounding a serious of mysterious homicides in Osage Nation after the discovery of oil in their land in the 1920s. A Q&A discussion with actress Candice Costello will follow.
NOTE: You will need to present an ID for entrance to this Rated R movie.
Candice Costello is a Navajo actress who grew up in To’Hajiilee, NM. She will be available to answer questions about playing the role of Catherine Cole.
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The Jam Session: A Jazz Artist Incubator
Join Rodney Bowe and Paul Gonzales to demystify the jazz session so you can feel confident improvising with other jazz artists. What are the rules and protocols you need to know to make fantastic music together?
Singers and players at all levels are welcome! $100 ($90 for Outpost members). Get your tickets for the class HERE.
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Broken Boxes Community Event ftg. Sterlin Harjo
Join Mario Ybarra, Jr., Sterlin Harjo, and Cannupa Hanska Luger for a community celebration and conversation!
1-2:30 pm: FAMILY ART WORKSHOP – Shoebox Parade Float
All ages are invited to make a mini parade float to present during the DJ party with Mario Ybarra Jr. afterward.
2-4 pm: COMMUNITY GATHERING – Mario Ybarra Jr.: Nuevo Complexican
Shake off the week with a Día de los Muertos celebration featuring Mario Ybarra Jr., an acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist and culture worker. Dance to old-school R&B records and enjoy local food trucks, music, community art making, and more!
5-8 pm: CONVERSATION & FILM – Sterlin Harjo & Cannupa Hanska Luger
Award-winning 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellow Seminole/Muscogee filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs) will introduce a screening of his Indigenous artist-focused documentary film, Love and Fury. Then there will be a live audience recording of the Broken Boxes podcast series Long Con, an ongoing conversation between Harjo and artist Cannupa Hanska Luger.
