Oct 11 Saturday
Celebrating 29 years, the Downtown Growers' Market is Albuquerque's longest running farmers' market. Join us at historic Robinson Park in the heart of Albuquerque for the largest selection of local farmers providing fresh produce, eggs, honey, and meats. Browse local goods from Albuquerque's micro-business community including bakeries, packaged foods and beverages, hot prepared foods on site, and hand-made art, crafts and body care products. Every Saturday from April – mid November enjoy live music from a local band starting at 10am, donation-based yoga at 8am and a variety of other community minded programming, informational booths, services and events. The Downtown Growers' Market brings the farm to the city while connecting locals and visitors alike.
Oct 17 Friday
The La Familia Growers Market returns on Fridays starting June 13th5-8 p.m. Dolores Huerta Park, 100 Isleta BoulevardThroughout the summer, local growers and independent artisans will showcase their fresh and unique creations, which include paintings, fresh veggies & fruits, honey, and all sorts of local goodies. And as always, expect to dance along to some great tunes from local artists!Come be a part of it - For more information, visit lafamiliagrowersmarket.org.
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Nov 13 Thursday
Stanley Clarke is one of the finest jazz artists of his generation.” — BillboardFour-time Grammy Award winner Stanley Clarke has obtained “living legend” status during his over 50-year career as a bass virtuoso, starting with his success of jazz-fusion group Return To Forever.
He is the first bassist in history to double on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours, selling out shows worldwide. Clarke’s creativity has been recognized and rewarded in every way imaginable, including a part of the permanent collection displayed at the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Nov 18 Tuesday
In 1975, two visionary artists—film director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass—came together to create Koyaanisqatsi, the first film in the QATSI trilogy. Named after the Hopi word meaning “life out of balance,” Koyaanisqatsi is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of urban life and technology versus the environment. Co-presented by the Lensic and SITE SANTA FE as part of the Innovative Thinker Series, the film comes to life at the Lensic with the score performed live by the Philip Glass Ensemble.
Often said to be meditative, the score for Koyaanisqatsi requires extremely precise concentration for live performance.  The experience of the film is immeasurably enhanced by the intensity needed and the massive sound from the Ensemble for the score’s performance.  Together, Koyaanisqatsi is a multi-level experience that varies with each performance.
Philip Glass has always been interested in forging a new and deeply mutual relationship within film and music.  Unlike conventional films which are completed before the musical score is written, Philip and filmmaker Godfrey Reggio worked together to form Koyaanisqatsi.  From creative discussions with Godfrey, Philip wrote musical pieces that were paced by his very personal musical vision.  Michael Riesman created musical demos in the studio which Godfrey’s team would listen to with portable headphones while filming and editing found footage.  In this way, the music and film were created without separation.
Dec 03 Wednesday
Albuquerque fans, DakhaBrakha performs at the KiMo Theatre on December 4!
DakhaBrakha is a music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Using Ukrainian polyphony as its foundation, they interweave complex rhythmic and melodic structures from India, Arabia, Africa, and Australia. Their music has textural, layered sounds with distinctive percussive heartbeats, thumping bass lines, distorted electric guitars, and influences of jazz, spoken word, rap, and punk. DakhaBrakha calls this tapestry of influences “ethno chaos.”
Their history spans years of performances prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, but war is in everything now. They are troubadours, activists, and educators. They aim to help audiences see Ukraine not as a monolith, but as a cosmopolitan culture that takes in other cultures and gives in return.
Dec 17 Wednesday
Celebrate the holidays with The Klezmatics, the Grammy-winning klezmer superstars who revolutionized Yiddish music. Emerging from New York City’s East Village in 1986, they infuse traditional Eastern European Jewish sounds with bold contemporary themes like human rights and anti-fundamentalism. Their genre-blending music draws from Latin stomps, jazz riffs, and rhythms of the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, and America, making klezmer relevant to new generations.
Through their ecstatic, socially conscious music, The Klezmatics transcend labels, continually reshaping Jewish culture and leaving an indelible mark on world music.