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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Featured Event

Swap-Meet & Geek Fest, (indoor community tech yardsale)

November 19, 2011 from 8am to 12pm – Quelab We wanted to do another big community tech yardsale. Then we got too busy to pull it off. Now its cold. so we are going to do it INDOORS! Go find your old computers/gadgets/toys!!! and Get ready! R… Organized by Quelab | Type: fundraiser, yardsale, swapmeet

Prehistoric Preschool: Movin' in Prehistoric Time

November 17, 2011 at 10am to November 19, 2011 at 3pm – NM Museum of Natural History & Science Fall Session 2: Movin’ in Prehistoric Time Move in different ways together with creatures from the past, from burrowing worms to flying pterosaurs. Discover creatures from different ages that shared… Organized by cc | Type: family, science, program
Teatro Paraguas’ Poesía Bilingüe Series

November 18, 2011 at 8pm to November 20, 2011 at 4pm – The National Hispanic Cultural Center Coming up in November is an event that is free to the public. La Cosecha Conference, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Teatro Paraguas and the Spanish Resource Center in Albuquerque are sponsor… Organized by UNM Continuing Education | Type: performance
Habitat for Humanity Home Owner Gets the Keys!

November 19, 2011 from 8:30am to 10am – Trujillo Road Build Site Come see the smiles and joy as a new home owner get the keys to the home built by volunteers and donors at Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity. 11/19 8:30AM If your looking for something to mak… Organized by Dona Swenson | Type: greater, albuquerque, habitat, for, humanity, home, dedication, free
Cibola High School Craft Fair

November 19, 2011 from 9am to 3pm – Cibola High School -Main Concourse area We have over 80 crafters who all have handmade items, we have woodworking, Christmas wreaths and ornaments, jewelry, items for the dogs and so many unique items that will fill anyone’s Christmas shop… Organized by Kathy Wendt | Type: craft, show, -, over, 80, vendors, all, handmade, items
30th Annual Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale

November 19, 2011 at 10am to November 20, 2011 at 10pm – Village of Placitas Nov. 19-20, on the week-end before Thanksgiving, warm hospitality and high quality fine arts and crafts will be found at the 30th Annual Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale. The 3 central lo… Organized by Nancy Couch | Type: festival/, art, fair
Call to Artists! Octofox Crafty Fair!

November 19, 2011 from 10am to 3pm – Farina/Artichoke cafe parking lot (Edith and Central) Holy moly The Octopus and the Fox is having a craft fair! The craft fair will be on Saturday, November 19th from 10am-3pm. The cost for a booth is $25. The craft fair is in part a fundraiser for the… Organized by The Octopus and The Fox | Type: craft, fair, fundraiser
OctoFair Craft Bazaar!

November 19, 2011 from 10am to 3pm – The Octopus and the Fox Holy moly, The Octopus and the Fox is having a craft fair! Come one, come all and see vendors selling all sorts of fantastic arts and crafts. And we all know how much everyone loves to buy local! The… Organized by The Octopus and The Fox | Type: craft, fair, fundraiser
Science Cafe at Los Poblanos

November 19, 2011 from 10am to 12pm – Los Poblanos Join us as we continue the discussion on clean renewable energy in New Mexico. Come to KNME's November Science Café, view a clip of a PBS program and then join our discussion with a local expert on w… Organized by Laurel Wyckoff | Type: science, cafe
Author Chris Wilson and Photographer Miguel Gandert, The Plazas of New Mexico

November 19, 2011 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Bookworks The Plazas of New Mexico documents the rich heritage of New Mexico's plazas and the everyday life and community celebrations that help sustain them. It traces three distinct design traditions - the N… Organized by Bookworks | Type: book, talk, and, signing
3rd Annual Navajo Rug Auction

November 19, 2011 from 11am to 1pm – Prairie Star Restaurant, Bernalillo, NM An afternoon of extraordinary handwoven Navajo rugs! See a variety of styles, learn their origin, bid on and take home a historic piece of art. Proceeds benefit the Maxwell and Navajo weavers. Nava… Organized by Maxwell Museum | Type: event
Baked Goods and Barking Friends!

November 19, 2011 from 12pm to 4pm – Sit, Stay and Play All Day Please help support local animal rescue in Albuquerque by participating in our event! We will have dogs available for adoption, a bake sale, and raffle!! Pumpkin pie!! Cupcakes!! Brownies!! Cream Puf… Organized by East Side Herding and Small Dog Rescue | Type: fundraiser, adoption, pet, raffle
Maxwell Museum Navajo Rug Auction

November 19, 2011 from 1pm to 7pm – Prairie Star Restaurant More than two hundred rugs in a wide range of styles, both historic and recently completed, will be on display and available for purchase. The event offers opportunities to view and "throw down" rug… Organized by Mary Beth Hermans | Type: navajo, rug, auction
FREE Polarity Workshop

November 19, 2011 from 1pm to 3pm – High Desert Yoga Polarity Workshop with Cynthia Wagner MA, RPP, RPE Saturday, November 19 1:00-3:00 pm Free of Charge Learn More: Cynthia 505-228-1228 Discover how movement, food, and energy of five elements… Organized by High Desert Yoga | Type: free, workshop
Shorts in November

November 19, 2011 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm – Guild Cinema Featuring short films by New Mexico filmmakers! "Shorts in November" will feature short films by Jeff Drew ("One Square Mile of Earth" - Sundance, 2010), Rose Liotta's "Ladies in Waiting" and more fi… Organized by Nina Knapp | Type: short, film, screenings
Poet Lawrence Welsh reads Begging for Vultures: New and Selected Poems, 1994-2009

November 19, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm – Alamosa Books Book description: (recommended for Adult readers) “Lawrence Welsh is a shaman with words.”—Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of Stories from the Edge “Lawrence Welsh declares and maps the turf he rides w… Organized by Alamosa Books | Type: reading, /, booksigning
Resolana: The Long Road to New Mexican Statehood with Dr. Rick Hendricks

November 19, 2011 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Wells Fargo Auditorium, NHCC The New Mexico State Historian will trace the many attempts between 1850 and 1912 to make New Mexico a part of the United States of America. No other state in the union had to struggle for 62 years t… Organized by Events NHCC | Type: lecture
William DeBuys, A Great Aridness

November 19, 2011 from 3pm to 4:30pm – Bookworks A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest (Oxford University Press, $27.95) With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most… Organized by Bookworks | Type: book, reading, and, signing
Saudade

November 19, 2011 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Cosmo Tapas Restaurant Saudade is back in the dining room by popular demand for another dinner show. The place fills up fast, so call for reservations Organized by Bob Gusch | Type: live, music
Tellabration 2011

November 19, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Adobe Theatre Storytellers of NM Presents Tellabration 2011, a free celebration of storytelling, featuring tellers Ramona King, Gloria Tso-Olivas Madrid, Steven Plá, Mike McCartney, and Dianne Rossbach. This event… Organized by Storytellers of NM | Type: storytelling
Rahim AlHaj with guest percussionist, Souhail Kaspar

November 19, 2011 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm – Outpost Performance Space Outpost, in partnership with Farfesha World Dance Studios presents Iraqi oud virtuoso and composer, Rahim AlHaj for a concert featuring new and older solo works plus a few duets with his long-time co… Organized by Outpost Performance Space | Type: music, performance
Blast!

November 19, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm – Popejoy Hall BLAST!, 2001 Winner of the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and 2001 Emmy Award for best choreography, offers a unique blend of talents: part marching band, part color guard and part jam… Organized by Popejoy Hall | Type: music, theater, performance
dandykor QUEER dance party!

November 19, 2011 at 8pm to November 20, 2011 at 1am – The Kosmos @Factory on 5th Saturday, Nov 19th 8pm-1am, kicks off the first DANDYKOR! Sure hope you can make this epic inaugural edition. The talent line up includes dj Nicolatron, dj Dirtgirl, aerialists fromthe Gender Offende… Organized by Avery Kalapa | Type: queer, politial, discourse//circus, cabaret//dance, party!
Sina Soul with RB Jazz

November 19, 2011 from 8:30pm to 11pm – Vernon's Black Diamond Lounge SINA Aurelia SOUL is the product of an international marriage between a Native Pacific Islander & a North African Latino. While her mother was a traditional healer, served as a nurse in the US Ar… Organized by Vernon's | Type: music