Community Calendar

5th Annual Short Short Story Contest to Support Literacy Flash Fiction Contest
Write a story using 100 words on one of four topics: bicycles, eclipse, fire, and suitcase. Grand prize: $300. Five other $100 prizes: 4 topic winners and 1 Youth Prize for writers 14 years and younger. Publication in an e-magazine. All ages. No geographical restrictions but story must be written in English. The Contest is a fundraiser for Ethos Literacy, a nonprofit providing free literacy tutoring to adults.
Fee: $15 adults, $10 for youth (14 years and younger)
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024
website: https://www.ethosliteracy.org/about-1
contact email: shortstory@ethosliteracy.org

Entry Forms & Official Rules Available Online Nov. 1
Entries Accepted Nov. 17-Dec. 19
In-Person Lobby Display Nov. 17—Jan. 7
Judging Dec. 20
The Pueblo Gingerbread House Contest is a favorite holiday tradition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Children and adults are encouraged to enter a Gingerbread house inspired by a Pueblo village, house, community church or historic building, with prizes being awarded in children’s and adult categories. This festive event is a unique way to share and enjoy Pueblo culture with your family. Free for members or with museum admission.

Interference Patterns is a solo exhibition of new and recent work by multidisciplinary Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin. Rooted in his relationship to Land, Indigenous visual language, and thought, Galanin merges conceptual and material practices in his expansive creative approach. Utilizing numerous materials and processes, Galanin continues to build a vast creative vocabulary, reflecting on and speaking to the world from an Indigenous perspective.

Interference Patterns presents a selection of sculptures, installations, and videos celebrating Indigenous knowledge and continuum challenging the legacies and consequences of colonization and occupation. A newly commissioned interactive installation, Neon American Anthem (red), invites audiences to participate in a cathartic release of sound and breath as a warranted response to legislated violence and oppression by the United States on those inside and outside its borders.

Galanin’s work boldly and intentionally disrupts colonial narratives and fictions by centering Indigenous perspectives at the intersection of Land and Water, cultural erasure, forced assimilation, natural and forced migration, environmental violence, and climate crisis with settler-colonial capitalism.

Through his multi-layered work, Galanin offers space for reflection and urgency, for interdependence and connection within diverse experiences. His work presses for change; of mind, heart, and action on a global scale.

Keep it local for the Holidays, enjoy the best of Burque's local small businesses IN-PERSON at the Rail Yards in Albuquerque.

Vendors of made-from-scratch delicious food and quality handmade crafts will convene to indulge Albuquerque's locavorian and giving spirit this year for the 10th annual Holiday Market.
Visit the Rail Yards of Albuquerque to celebrate local food, art, and music together for the Holidays. Sample New Mexico's finest cuisine, peruse all the local gifts, and give back to your community at our Donation Station.

>> 2 DAY IN-PERSON EVENT
>> Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
>> 250+ Vendors
>> FREE Entry
>> FREE Parking
>> FREE BIKE VALET
>> FREE Park & Ride from the Zoo
>>ADA Accessible
>>Pet Friendly
>>SNAP Welcome & Doubled

Consider car pooling, walking, riding a bike or using the Zoo Park & Ride to lessen the impact of traffic on our neighborhood.

The Artists' Medical Fund is a grassroots organization under the umbrella of the Santa Fe Foundation. The Fund began in 1997 when an artist friend of Armond Lara book his leg and needed medical help. Artists donated small pieces, and this go-to go-to has grown her the years. There is no charge to walk through the doors, and refreshments are part of the event.

Winter Wonderland returns to EXPO NM for another magical year with even more attractions and interactive light shows for you to enjoy!
Winter Wonderland's interactive Walking Tour, now features full attractions in both Villa Hispana and Indian Village. Enjoy more local vendors, live performances, photo opportunities and of course a chance to take your picture with Santa Claus!

Each Ticket is valid for a vehicle's guests to passthrough the magical winter experience any night Winter Wonderland is open.

Your ticket also gets you and your passengers access to the Winter Wonderland expanded Walking Tour which includes access to local vendors and opportunities to take photos with Disney-inspired Princesses and the big man himself, Santa Claus !

**Photos with Santa Claus sold separately

FULL SCHEDULE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE - https://winterwonderlandnm.com/events/

**A portion of every ticket sold from this event will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities - New Mexico , Assistance League of Albuquerque and Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation.

This is a monthly burlesque show at the Z Lounge, located through the lobby of the Zazz Hotel on Central! Come see a classic holiday themed burlesque show December 10.

The 7th “Green Urbanism (GU)” conference brings about a healthy discourse on topics pertaining to the concept of green urbanism, environmental resilience, and the implementation of sustainable urban planning techniques. GU covers topics depicting contemporary innovations in waste management, sustainable energy resources, urbanization of rural areas, and green urban transit. The conference peers further into the concept of Green Urbanism, discussing environmental conscious design on a building scale by utilizing climate-responsive architecture and regenerative design, and on a logistical scale by deliberating upon transit hubs, supply chains, and freight transport.

5th Annual Short Short Story Contest to Support Literacy Flash Fiction Contest
Write a story using 100 words on one of four topics: bicycles, eclipse, fire, and suitcase. Grand prize: $300. Five other $100 prizes: 4 topic winners and 1 Youth Prize for writers 14 years and younger. Publication in an e-magazine. All ages. No geographical restrictions but story must be written in English. The Contest is a fundraiser for Ethos Literacy, a nonprofit providing free literacy tutoring to adults.
Fee: $15 adults, $10 for youth (14 years and younger)
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024
website: https://www.ethosliteracy.org/about-1
contact email: shortstory@ethosliteracy.org

Entry Forms & Official Rules Available Online Nov. 1
Entries Accepted Nov. 17-Dec. 19
In-Person Lobby Display Nov. 17—Jan. 7
Judging Dec. 20
The Pueblo Gingerbread House Contest is a favorite holiday tradition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Children and adults are encouraged to enter a Gingerbread house inspired by a Pueblo village, house, community church or historic building, with prizes being awarded in children’s and adult categories. This festive event is a unique way to share and enjoy Pueblo culture with your family. Free for members or with museum admission.