Prepare to tap your toes and sing along at an evening of the blues!
Kansas-born Albuquerque singer Casey Lafferty will be joined by a four-part ensemble for this FREE night of music and fun.
Category: Performing Arts and Film
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Interview with the Cast of Jitney
Enjoy a scene performed by the all-Black cast of the Vortex’s production of Jitney, followed by an interview with the cast!
Free Parking Available under Civic Plaza; bring your slip for validation.
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Hubby Jenkins Banjo Workshop
Learn from the best! If you play the banjo, don’t miss this workshop with Grammy and Americana Award-nominated Hubby Jenkins, who will also perform in the evening.
Tickets are free, but reservations are required to attend. Get yours HERE!
For tickets to the evening performance, check out the event listing here.
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Hubby Jenkins for AfroMundo Festival
The 3rd annual AfroMundo Festival 2024 brings you talented multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins, a specialist in blues and old-time music. Jenkins has been nominated for Grammy and Americana awards, and has performed with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Rhiannon Giddens.
Tickets are free, but reservations required. Make yours HERE!
Do you play the banjo? Don’t miss Hubby’s workshop in the afternoon! Event listing here.
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Art of Jazz with Tracey Whitney
Don’t miss this special free concert with Tracey Whitney, an Albuquerque jazz luminary!
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Moving Stories with National Dance Institute of NM
Enjoy the exciting culmination of a collaboration between the Hiland Company dancers, Hiland Artistic Director Layla Amis, and Urban Verbs founders Hakim Bellamy, Colin Diles, and Carlos Contreras.
The performance uses poetry, music, art and dance to reflect on our inner and outer worlds: As we become more deeply ourselves coupled and learn respect and compassion for one another, we can bring any dream into being.
Doors open at 6:30. Get your tickets HERE!
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Moving Stories with National Dance Institute of NM
Enjoy the exciting culmination of a collaboration between the Hiland Company dancers, Hiland Artistic Director Layla Amis, and Urban Verbs founders Hakim Bellamy, Colin Diles, and Carlos Contreras.
The performance uses poetry, music, art and dance to reflect on our inner and outer worlds: As we become more deeply ourselves coupled and learn respect and compassion for one another, we can bring any dream into being.
Doors open at 6:30. Get your tickets HERE!
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Explore Africa at Explora
Enjoy the short films “Eye in the Sky” and “Ethiopia & the World’s Oldest Bible” in this exciting exploration of the continent of Africa!
Register HERE
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Free Screening of Ava DuVernay’s Origin
Sign up to attend Origin, a film about the life of Isabel Wilkerson, author of the book Caste. The film follows Wilkerson as she travels through Germany, India, and the United States to research the caste systems in each country’s history.
Sign up HERE to attend!
