Community Calendar

Flash Fiction Writing Contest to support Ethos Literacy, a nonprofit adult literacy program. The challenge: 100 words on one of these topics: chicken(s), detour, purple, something lost. Age Limit: 14+. 6 prizes including Best Youth Story (writers 14 - 17). E-Publication. Cost: $15 per story submission.

The mind-bending modern circus troupe Cirque Mechanics takes you on a journey to the backlot of an inventive theme park in its new show, Tilt! Meet the operators, carnies, and characters that keep the rides running and the thrills coming with mechanical marvels and awe-inspiring acts to wow the whole family!

Tickets for Cirque Mechanics TILT! will be on sale for $29.50, $52.50, $73.50, and $85.50. Tickets may be purchased online at popejoypresents.com. Tickets are also available to purchase in person at the UNM Ticket Office located at the UNM Bookstore or by calling (505) 277-4569. For more information on the upcoming season, visit popejoypresents.com. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by emailing groups@popejoypresents.com.

Lolita Chakrabarti's play is a riveting and heartfelt historical drama about the true story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American who, in 1833, became the first Black actor to play Othello on the London stage.

FUSION is thrilled to host Easy Jim for their debut performance in New Mexico at FUSION | 708 on Friday, February 27, at 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM).

“Settle back easy, Jim…” The words of Robert Hunter in the song “Althea” seemed to fit the mold of the band when it began in the fall of 2018 . The laid back group of musicians from Gunnison and Crested Butte, Colorado, found a common love for the music with one another and a desire to learn and perform the material. The six piece ensemble features the same instrumentation as the Grateful Dead including two drummers and four part vocal harmonies. Easy Jim is known for their exciting original improvisations, high energy performances, and attention to detail. No two shows are ever the same, and it’s always Easy Jim’s mission to provide a visceral concert experience that pays tribute to one of the most infamous rock ‘n’ roll bands, The Grateful Dead.

If you've seen films like "Pride and Prejudice," you've seen English Country Dancing. Similar to contra dance, it is generally more stately and elegant. The music is gorgeous, and mostly based on very old Celtic folk tunes.

Flash Fiction Writing Contest to support Ethos Literacy, a nonprofit adult literacy program. The challenge: 100 words on one of these topics: chicken(s), detour, purple, something lost. Age Limit: 14+. 6 prizes including Best Youth Story (writers 14 - 17). E-Publication. Cost: $15 per story submission.

The New Mexico Environment Department intends to approve, pending public input, to change the corrective action status of two Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs 86 ad 87) from "Corrective Action Required" to "Corrective Action Complete with Controls" in the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Permit. The 60-day comment period begins on January 30th and ends at 5:00 PM on March 31st, 2026. To review a copy of the Public Notice, Fact Sheet, and Corrective Action Complete Petition, visit the NMED Hazardous Waste Bureau WSMR page (https://www.env.nm.gov/hazardous-waste/wsmr/), under Content titled "Corrective Action Complete Proposal". The above documents are also available on the NMED Public Notice page (https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/), under "Statewide/Across Multiple Counties".

Arrowsoul Art Collective’s mural installation fuses concepts of the beginning, present, and future of Indigenous pictographic arts. Based in the Southwest region, Arrowsoul Art Collective creates graffiti walls and mural paintings inspired by the evolving meanings of “Future Old School” and “Indigenous Freeways.” The artists create new visions of the Southwest landscape through blending letter structures, illustrative architecture, and textured palettes of places of home. Arrowsoul Art Collective’s projects reunite communities along the Rio Grande through creative participation. Located in the Art Through Struggle Gallery, their newest mural will be on display through June 28, 2026.

Free for museum members, or with admission.

In this inspiring mixed-media workshop, participating artists will create their own unique biomorphic wall piece using a variety of exciting mediums such as collage, paperclay, watercolor, pigmented drawing media, and found natural objects. Each participant will come away with a finished work of art while investigating themes of symbolic community and visual harmony. All experience levels welcome, all materials provided.

BEYOND THE PHYSICAL WORLD is an abstract art exhibit that challenges the artists to transcend logic and language, reaching straight into our emotions and imagination. By focusing on form and feeling, it opens a space of freedom that representational art cannot always offer. It invites us inward—not to question what it is, but to wonder how it moves us. Exhibited art is submitted by ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE.

Opening reception is January 22, 2026. 5 - 7PM