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¡Globalquerque! 2016

4 pm Tickets will be available at the gate today, September 24th, starting at 4 pm ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s 12th Annual World Music & Culture Celebration, returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on September 23 and 24, 2016. This year’s festival features three stages of music from five continents over two nights. Relax in the intimate courtyard setting of the Fountain Stage, enjoy larger bands in the state-of-the-art 691-seat Journal Theatre, or dance to groove-heavy world music on the Plaza Mayor’s outdoor Festival Stage. General admission tickets (more…)

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Remember the Time

7 pm Remember the Time… when the dances at the Civic Auditorium, Leo’s La Roc, and the Far West were THE places to be? When The Charms, The Sheltons, Thee Chekkers, Thee Broadway, Spinning Wheel, and so many more awesome bands were hot? When the music was just great music, filled with memories of fun, happiness, and love? Let’s go back! For one night, come and dance to the songs of the time, the bands from those days, and let the memories transport you. The Barelas Coffee

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Festival Ballet Albuquerque Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A One-Act Ballet & Other Repertory (Rental)

7 pm—Friday 6 pm—Saturday Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a one-act ballet by Patricia Dickinson Wells commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. The Bard’s most popular comedy, set in a mythical Athens & an enchanted forest, portrays the adventures of 4 young lovers as they interact with woodland fairies, sprites and dragonflies led by Titania and Oberon. Other pieces in the program include BLUE JEAN BLUES (like SHOSTAKOVICH), played live by the Mystic Vic Blues Band, Shostakovich Variations by Patricia Dickinson Wells &

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Yankwik Xiwitl/Aztec New Year

10 am Kalpulli Ehekatl, Kalpulli Izkalli, y Danza Mayahuel invita la conformidad de Danzas Aztecas de NM y la comunidad a celebrar Yankwik Xiwitl/Año Nuevo Azteca/Mexika Azteca New Year. Join us for a Mexika (Aztec) New Year ceremony, ushering in Xiwitl Nahui Tecpatl/Año Cuatro Pedernal/Year Four Flint.  The schedule is as follows: 10 am—Arranging the tlamanalli/ofrenda/offering 1 pm– Mitotiliztli/Danza/Ceremonial dance At 4 pm, the ceremony will be followed by a tlakwalli/comida compartida/potluck at Kalpulli Izkalli, 1028 Ann Avenue (Isleta and Lopez Road).  Please bring your favorite dish

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Festival Flamenco Internacional: Compañía Manuel Liñán, Nómada

8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Manuel Liñán in Nómada. Featuring three bailaoras, three bailaores, three singers, and two guitarists, the work is a “collective journey” framing the art of flamenco in different geographic regions and different textures. It develops Liñan’s work as a choreographer, director, and dancer—exploring the different worlds that sustain him on his diverse paths. Humans remain innately nomadic, now searching for the places and forms that meet emotional needs as well as providing basic sustenance. As these artists investigate new

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