Community Calendar

Mingle with Keshet dancers, collaborators, and alumni while enjoying food and drinks. Then, step onto the studio floor for an Open Marley — our twist on open mic night — where anyone can share (and enjoy) a performance!

Since 1995, Bryan Konefsky has supported moving image artists from around the world through his work with Basement Films and his Experiments in Cinema film festival. This screening marks a rare public appearance and unique opportunity for New Mexicans to experience Konefsky's wry sense of storytelling combined with his sharp critique of the art world and the wild and wooly world of academia-land. Konefsky's work explores issues such as identity, community and place, political corruption and urban decay, notions of masculinity - from the personal to widening circles of the political.

Konefsky's creative work has been showcased at museums and film festivals in countries such as Argentina, Cuba, Germany, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain and the UK. This screening is being presented in conjunction with a retrospective of Konefsky's creative work at 1415 Gallery located in the same complex as Alpaca. An 84 page catalogue that tracks Konefsky's creative work since the mid 1960s will also be available at the screening.

Friday, October 17th
7pm
Free!

The Vortex Theatre presents Cebollas by local playwright Leonard Madrid, directed by Rachel Dodd at the National Hispanic Cultural Center October 10 - 25. This play will alternate with Chmichangas and Zoloft by Fernanda Coppel, directed by Miguel Martinez

Spider's Web is Agatha Christie's second most successful play - a comedy-thriller about Clarissa, a diplomat's wife, who discovers a dead body in her drawing-room. To prevent her diplomat husband from bringing an important politician home to the scene of the crime, she enlists her unsuspecting guests to help hide the body. However, their cover-up attempt is complicated by the arrival of a sharp detective, Inspector Lord, leading to a chaotic and humorous mix of lies and suspense as everyone tries to conceal the truth. Performances October 17th – November 9th. Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30pm, Sundays at 2.00pm. Saturday, November 1st, matinee at 2pm only. Thursdays at 7.30pm, October 23rd and November 6th.

The ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE is pleased to announce our inaugural exhibition, FORAY, running from October 3 through November 2, 2025, at Fusion | 708.

Juried by Michael Ottersen

• OPENING RECEPTION: 5:30 - 8 p.m., Fri., Oct. 3, 2025
• EXHIBIT HOURS: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays, Oct. 3 - Nov. 2
• LOCATION:
Fusion | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Artists in FORAY:

Marca Dickie
Carolyn Grady
Benita Grunseth
Larry Guy
Ginna Heiden
Nancy JonesFrancis
Nicole Kurland
Karen Macek
Dana Millen
Bill Sabatini
Gail Sacharczuk
Catalina Salinas
Jan Tras

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.

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.

“Sentient Structures: The Art of Skye Tafoya + SABA,” on view through November 2, 2025, showcases the work of two artists creating architecturally-inspired expressions in materials that respond to the senses. Skye Tafoya (Eastern Band Cherokee/Santa Clara Pueblo) weaves paper structures and embeds knowledge in them through her printmaking processes. SABA (Diné/Jemez Pueblo) makes paintings and prints that anchor Pueblo architecture as evolving sites of home. This exhibition offers innovative approaches to printmaking, painting, and book arts and blurs the lines between two and three-dimensional mediums.

Free for museum members, or with admission.

Get ready to groove through history at the WHEELS Museum’s Vintage 78 record & Ephemera Benefit Sale when the museum will transform into a treasure trove for collectors and history buffs alike.

Whether you're looking to sell your vintage 78 records and historical ephemera or discover unique pieces from a bygone era, this event is for you! Sellers can reserve a table for just $25 to showcase their collection. Admission is free for all attendees, giving you the perfect chance to explore the museum's fascinating exhibits while hunting for your next prized find.

Every purchase and table reservation directly supports the WHEELS Museum. Can't make it but still want to help? We're also accepting tax-deductible donations of records and other ephemera.

Don't miss this opportunity to unearth some history and contribute to a great cause! For more information or to reserve a table, contact wheelsmuseum@swcp.com.

Curated by the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute at The University of New Mexico, “Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture” showcases a near-present history of the architectural sovereignty that emerged after the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act. This exhibition focuses on the work of Pueblo architects while representing design concepts from regional ancestral sites that continue to influence 20th and 21st century Pueblo architecture. It will be on view in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s South Gallery from March 25 through December 7, 2025

Free for museum members, or with admission.