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Maybe it was a dark and stormy night when you realized that there are thousands of magazines out there looking for writers to fill their pages, and you could be one of them. Find out how at the SouthWest Writers' Class: Writing for Magazines class on Saturday, April 20 and 27 from 9am to noon. Author Melody Groves of SouthWest Writers Office explains the “tricks to bagging an assignment” and other useful stuff that you need to know to get a magazine writing career going. Class fees range from $79 to $89 and are probably tax-deductible if you end up making a living as a magazine writer (This is not intended as tax advice. Check with your accountant). (Clarke Condé)

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Until such time as a “Breaking Bad” musical puts the name Heisenberg on everybody’s lips, let us step into jazz-age Chi-town for the musical Chicago opening this Friday, April 5 at Musical Theatre Southwest. This Broadway smash filled with murderesses, fame, fake pregnancy, gunplay, vaudeville, lawyers, jail, singing and dancing will have you asking, “who says murder’s not an art?” The musical runs April 5 to 28 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets are $20 to $25. For more information and tickets, see mtsabq.org or call 265-9119. (Clarke Conde)

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“Bir kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır,” a Turkish phrase that means “a cup of coffee has a 40-year memory,” might be a great way to set up the feel of Albuquerque Turkish Festival, happening on Saturday, April 20 from 11am to 7pm at Raindrop Foundation. The phrase essentially means you create a 40-year-long friendship with a person when you share a cup of Turkish coffee with them, which is one of the many things available to do at the event. Admission is free, and it’s all-ages, so if you want more information, email abq@turkishhouse.org.

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Oompa loompa, doompety doo, we have a great all-ages event just for you. You’ve Got a Golden Ticket: Charlie & The Chocolate Tearoom happens April 21 and throughout the month of April between 11am and 6pm at St. James Tearoom. Tickets are available online, with adult tickets going for $45 and children for $33. With some offerings such as The Bucket Family’s Cabbage Pockets, Veruca Salt’s Pretzel Bun and Violet’s Blueberry Pie with Cream, there are a ton of great options to choose from. Oompa loompa, doompety dite, get more info on their website, stjamestearoom.com. (Dan Rayne Pennington)