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Felix y Los Gatos

In the before time, the New Mexico Jazz Workshop—a notable organization devoted to promoting American music made by regional jazzers and bearers of blue-notes—produced a yearly blues festival in Madrid, New Mexico. This year, on Saturday, Oct. 7, to be exact, there's  a new name and venue for the historic event. The Land of Enchantment Blues Festival happens in downtown Bernalillo this year, at Loretto Park. There's be plenty of good food, cool brews, wonderful wines and an arts and crafts area at this year's festival. But the main attraction will no doubt be the bands playing that day. They include local legends like The Memphis P-Tails, Felix y Los Gatos and Hillary Smith, among other true-to-life purveyors of our nation's rockingly melancholy musical treasure. $15 to $20 gets you into this fecund fall festival, which begins at noon and continues until 6:30pm. (August March)

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There's plenty of reasons to be afraid these days. At least that's what the TV always tells me. The South Valley Public Library has found a good use for all those fears: using them to create El Kookooee! Schoolchildren are invited to the library this Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10:30am to enter their own version of El Kookooee in the El Kookooee Craft Time contest. Art materials are on hand for kids to design and build their entries, and the winner will be built at the annual South Valley community event and burned as the symbolic burning away of the fears. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. (Joshua Lee)

Shutterbugs gather up your best pieces and pick some to submit for hanging in the new Bernalillo County headquarters when the gov-peeps move to Alvarado Square, happening now until Monday, August 31. The selected photographs will be printed in a large scale and format. They will be used to create a welcoming environment for county customers, county employees and the general public. Some will be used on the windows of the new Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office suite. The photographs should represent the history and character of Bernalillo County and its people, places, landscapes and unique events in our county. There are some big bucks involved as chosen photographers will receive $1,500, with a limit of one photograph per artist. The chosen photos will become part of the public art program’s permanent collection. There is no fee or age limit required to submit. For more information, visit bernco.gov/community-services/current-call-for-entries.aspx. Ends August 31. (Carolyn Carlson)

City on the Edge is a breezy, smart podcast looking at the stories from Albuquerque history that have often been overlooked. Each episode takes a deep dive into a topic like the 1955 crash of TWA flight 260, Sandia Man or the 1918 quarantine. Worthwhile listening that will spur your curiosity about things you didn’t even know about in the city where you live. It’s free and available wherever you get your podcasts. (Clarke Condé)