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V.24 No.8 | 2/19/2015

Jesse Schulz

Music

Rooster Roundabout: This week’s music highlights

By Mark Lopez [ Fri Feb 13 2015 2:09 PM ]

Writer Mark Lopez muses on a new Jack White track, Babes in Toyland concert footage and more.

Today's Events

Dia de Los Muertos Marigold Fiesta

Saturday, Oct 20: 10am-4pm

La Parada Mercantile

Bring the family and pets for this celebration of life including pet blessings, music by Wagogo, local arts and crafts, workshops on marigold garlands and sugar skull decorating, food and much more.

Annual Pen Road Show and 40th Birthday Party

Saturday, Oct 20: 10am-5pm

Pennysmiths Paper

Featuring more than 100 styles of fine writing instruments from Visconti, Monte Verde, Pilot, Caran d’Ache and more. Try out each pen and celebrate with birthday cake.

Image via Pixabay

Showcasing N.M.’s emerging artisanal cider industry in a unique environment. This festival amplifies the senses, from tasting local cider to pie eating, chuckwagon cooking, film screening, photography and likely some two-stepping or line dancing.

Learn

Placitas Public Star Party

Saturday, Oct 20: 6-10pm

Placitas Community Library

The Albuquerque Astronomical Society is on hand to share their knowledge of the heavens as well as the different telescopes. Star parties are a fun way to inspire curiosity about the universe.

Courtesy of the artist

Song & Dance

9th Annual New Mexico Dulcimer Festival

Saturday, Oct 20: 7-9pm

Albuquerque's First Baptist Church

This event features 49 workshops focusing on mountain and hammered dulcimers as well as Celtic harp, bowed psaltery, penny whistle, autoharp, bodhran, spoons, ukulele and country line dancing.

Image via Pixabay

Comm

Dragon's House of Horror

Saturday, Oct 20: 7-11:45pm

Expo New Mexico

Enter the world's longest indoor, walk-through horror house with no lines. Receive a text when your turn is up.

Stage

Chingo Bling

Saturday, Oct 20: 9:30pm

Stage @ Santa Ana Star

The nationally-touring stand-up comedian performs live.

Tomorrow's Events

Courtesy of Big Jim Farms

Food

U-Pick Green Chiles and Farmers' Market

Sunday, Oct 21: 9am-6pm

Big Jim Farms

Enjoy an afternoon on the farm and pick green chiles, ranging from mild to extra hot with on-site roasting. Other fruits and vegetable are also for sale.

Courtesy of Wicked

Stage

Wicked

Sunday, Oct 21: 1pm

Popejoy Hall

The Broadway sensation takes a look at the land of Oz from a different perspective.

Film

Fake News: Journalism Goes to Hollywood featuring Shattered Glass

Sunday, Oct 21: 2-5pm

KiMo Theatre

See the true story of reporter Stephen Glass and how his series of colorful, amusing feature stories for The New Republic turned out to be fake. A panel discussion follows the film.