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The African Children’s Choir has been traveling around the world and performing since 1984. They have been featured on American Idol, sung on stage with Sir Paul McCartney at the 2005 Live 8 concert in London, and played venues in every major American city. The group performances are famously poignant and striking whether experienced in New York City or small town Idaho. And now they…

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The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) comes to Popejoy Hall, bringing with them 600 years of history in 6,000 seconds with The Complete History of America (abridged). Just two days before Election Day they bring their Election Year Special Edition to share their funniest material with…

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As many of you already know, Barack Obama will be at Johnson Field at UNM on Saturday night. Security is going to be tight and they are closing down all parking lots immediately around Johnson Field. For the NMSO Pops concert Saturday, October 25, all patrons are encouraged to park in the G Lot. Free shuttles will operate normally for NMSO patrons only, requiring all patrons to present their ticket to the show as they are entering the parking lot. All shuttles are wheelchair accessible. For an… Continue

Ever feel like you don’t quite have the full scoop on the performing arts in Albuquerque? This Saturday is your chance to change that. The first-ever Performing Arts Info Fair will be held this weekend at ABQ Uptown at Louisiana Blvd. and Indian School Rd. from 11-4pm. Don’t miss live performances from The Box, Duke City Chorus and more. Mingle with passionate performing arts folks, expose yourself to the homegrown talent all around you, and find something that you have always looked for but di… Continue

This morning as we here at Popejoy listened to the orchestra rehearsing the music from Monty Python’s Spamalot we got to wondering… how the heck did Spamalot get its name? And how did it become such a part of the Monty Python world? You probably know that SPAM is a canned “shoulder pork and ham/spiced ham” pork product made by the Hormel Food Corporation. SPAM, like most other lun… Continue