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Here on this portion of the North American continent, summer symbolically starts on Memorial Day Weekend. As DuBose Heyward famously proclaimed, it's “Summertime and the livin' is easy. Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high.” With such Arcadian visions in mind, it's time for the 8th Annual Albuquerque Blues and Brews Festival, to be held Sunday, May 27 at the Sandia Casino Resort and Amphitheater. This yearly celebration of pentatonic scales and their human emotional responses when exposed to fermented barley and hop-based beverages is an essential experience for locals and tourists wondering how we all pass the time out in the high desert. Featured artists include Alex Maryol, Rudy Boy Jaramillo, Todd Tijerina and the Memphis P. Tails. With over 20 local and regional brewers and dozens of community businesses representing, this is a great event for all. Tickets range in price from $10 to $65 and the event rock and rolls from 2 until 6pm. (August March)

Vanessa Partricks

The Urban Dictionary defines “Legs n' Eggs” as Sunday brunch at a strip club. In this case, brunch belongs to the drag stars of Burque, but no less bawdy. Newcomer, Blue Agave Republic, hosts a weekly drag brunch with all the hangover cures one could hope for. Enjoy tapas, additional brunch specials, a craft cocktail list, 127 tequilas and some of the most fabulous, titillating performers in the 505. Bring plenty of tip money and be ready to hand it out, as Vanessa Patricks and the Brunchettes—a rotating cast of eight performers—get in your face and turn it out for a weekly show not to be missed. These hardworking ladies begin their residency Sunday, March 4, from noon to 3pm. This is an all-ages event. (Mayo Lua de Frenchie)

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)