Pictured above: Albuquerque NM (Source: Business First)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spring is in the Air - ABQ Forecast
_____________________________________________________
Spring Cleaning
Let's be good citizens: Volunteer to help clean our trails and open space this spring.
Our beautiful parks, open spaces and trails are the common thread that pulls all of Albuquerque together.
The City of Albuquerque manages more than 170 miles of trails that link our valleys, bosque, urban areas, and foothill vistas.
You can volunteer to help care for and protect these resources by being a part of our Annual Spring Cleanup series.
REMAINING CLEAN UPS:
- Copper Volunteer Day – Saturday, April 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleanup and trail maintenance at the Copper Trailhead, 15000 Copper NE
- Indian School Volunteer Day – Saturday, April 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleanup and trail maintenance at the Indian School Trailhead, at the Indian School Embudo Trailhead, end of Indian School NE
- Menaul Volunteer Day - Saturday, April 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleanup and trail maintenance at the Menaul Picnic Area, 10817 Menaul NE
- Piedra Lisa Volunteer – Saturday, April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleanup and trail maintenance at the Piedra Lisa Trailhead, Camino De La Sierra NE
___________________________________________________________________
This Week's Quiz - Category: Geography
QUESTION: Where is this? (please circle the correct city below)
ANSWER:
- Ciudad Juarez
- Elkhart, IN
- Phoenix, AZ
Hint: Don't be confused by recent reports regarding "Big Caravans"
_______________________________________________________________________
People Power
" Curated by Humans of New Mexico, this exhibition opens the day before the annual Recuerda a Cesar Chavez Festival and features photo portraits and first person stories of everyday New Mexicans and their experiences in social movements.
The intent of the exhibition is to engage community in conversation about the ways social movements have shaped and defined New Mexico and the way New Mexicans have influenced social justice work beyond our state borders.
There is a rich tradition of social justice initiatives in New Mexico. These serve as unique case studies promoting grass-roots, distinctive solutions based on the philosophy of people power.
This exhibit is a community-wide effort to capture the complex issues that affect our communities and voice the everyday practices of resistance.”
OPENING RECEPTION:
This Friday, April 6th at 5:30 PM
History and Literary Arts Building
Exhibition Dates: April 6 – October 19, 2018
The exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center will hang from April 6th - October 19th
It is a wonderful opportunity to learn about, engage in and absorb our state's rich history of social activism.
________________________________________________________________________
They're Back - The Boys of Summer
SEASON OPENER: APRIL 6th!
CLICK HERE for details
___________________________________________________
Make This a Favorite 
CLICK HERE TO SAVE LINK: Acess Albuquerque & Bernalillo County’s premier events calendar.
It's a one-stop shop for everything arts, culture, sports, recreation, and dining.
So the next time you have out-of-town guests, or are wondering what might be something new and fun for the kids to do, or want to try a new spot to eat -
This is where you can find it all. I stumbled upon it exploring cabq.gov - something we all need to do: discover all the resources City Hall is making available to us in one spot (at long last. Thanks, Tim!!).
Use your words...
There's Art
Downtown, public arts scene helps ABQ top Sunset Magazine’s list of best places to live READ ARTICLE
Through April 14: at 516 ARTS downtown - CATCH THIS BEFORE IT GOES:
THROUGH JUNE 16TH at UNM Art Museum in Popejoy
"Meridel Rubenstein, Eden Turned on Its Side” is a major photographic artwork comprised of three parts: “Photosynthesis”, “Volcano Cycle”, and “Eden in Iraq”. The work is about human relationships to the environment on the scales of human time, geological time, and mythical time. “Photosynthesis focuses on the natural cycle of the seasons and our interdependence on trees for our existence, including the very air we breathe. “Volcano Cycle” documents the active volcanoes of the Indonesian Ring of Fire to consider ecological change on the non-human scale of deep, geological time. “Eden in Iraq” explores environmental devastation and renewal at the site of Biblical Eden in Southern Iraq." (UNM)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And then there's:
Stay up to date:
Federal budget may yield funds for ART click here to view article
ART project being reviewed by city click here to view article
_______________________________________________________________________
Who says Canadians aren't funny?
_____________________________________________________________
The Last Word
Buckeye Wisdom and Presidential Hopeful?
(Note to Diary: Will history repeat itself? Remember Pat Buchanan and Ted Kennedy (and their 2nd term challenges to Bush and Carter)?