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Many balloon pilots sign up to participate in Albuquerque Aloft. Pilots launch their balloons from selected school grounds in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho on the Friday morning before Balloon Fiesta, which is Friday, October 5th, 2012. Albuquerque Aloft started in 1990, and continues to bring the joy of ballooning directly to children in their school playgrounds. Parents, students and teachers and others have the opportunity to meet the pilots and crew, and experience the excitement of watching and learning how a balloon flies. Albuquerque Aloft also provides city residents and guests a visual preview of Balloon Fiesta, as balloons launch from different sites around the city simultaneously. Balloonists at selected schools may elect to fly from the campus or may remain inflated at the school site. Weather permitting; inflation is scheduled at approximately 7:00 a.m., with launch scheduled for 7:25 a.m. The simultaneous launch is coordinated by KKOB AM Radio, the “official voice” of Balloon Fiesta. Schools are encouraged to invite parents and students to be on hand for the event, and groups at some schools offer refreshments for sale, adding to the fun. Here is a list of the 2012 participating schools and the pilots that were scheduled to launched from each school. Note that there may be more than one balloon at the event. This is a FREE event!!! Over 60 schools are involved in the event:
Adobe Acres Elementary Alvarado elementery Apache Elementary Armijo Elementary Arroyo del Oso Elementary Atrisco Elementary Bel Air Elementary Bellehaven Elementary Carlos Rey Elementary Chaparral Elementary Chelwood Elementary Cielo Azul Cochiti Elementary Colinas del Norte Elementary Collet Park Elementary Comanche Elementary Corrales Elementary Dennis Chavez Elementary Double Eagle Elementary Duranes Elementary E.G. Ross Elementary Emerson Elementary Enchanted Hills Elementary Ernie Stapleton Elementary Eubank Elementary Griegos Elementary Hope Christian Inez Elementary John Baker Elementry La Luz Elementary La Mesa Elementary Legacy Academy Los Padillas Elementary Los Ranchos Elementary MacArthur Elementary Maggie M Cordova Elementary Marie M. Hughes Elementary Mark Twain Elementary Martin Luther King, Jr. Matheson Park Elementary McCollum Elementary Mitchell Elementary Monte Vista Elementary Navajo Elementary North Star Elementary Osuna Elementary Painted Sky Elementary Puesta del Sol Elementary Reginald Chavez Elementary Rio Rancho Elementary Rudolfo Anaya Elementary S.R. Marmon Elementary SY Jackson Elementary Sandia Vista Elementary Shining Stars Elementary Sierra Vista Elementary Sombre Del Monte Elementary Tierra Antigua Elementary Tomasita Elementary Valle Vista Elementary Ventana Ranch Elementary Vista Grande Elementary Zia Elementary
At Coronado State Monument
10/20/12, Saturday 10:00am
¡Viva la Fiesta! Enjoy panoramic views of the Rio Grande, the Bosque and the Sandia Mountains during Fiesta of Cultures, a celebration of local New Mexican traditions including Pueblo, Hispanic and Anglo. Event will feature fine artists and craftspeople, Native and old-world lifeways demonstrations, pottery firing, Spanish dancers, Mariachi band, living history, and art activities for children. Enjoy tours of the newly cleaned murals in Painted Kiva.
If you're interested in Navajo rugs at all, the second largest rug ever woven (I think) is on display at the Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner until October 28. The rug is 26x28 feet and woven by 8-10 weavers over a period of a year (one rug, not 25 sewn together). We visited today and were in awe of the rug. It is so big it is difficult to display, but it's a treat to see.
The largest Navajo rug is 30x36 feet and will be displayed at the La Posada Hotel in Winslow AZ in 2013, after they finish constructing the room where it will be shown.
On the last Sunday of October, friends gather in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico for an amazing autumn ritual – the burning of El Kookooee. The giant effigy, designed by local school children, towers thirty feet above the crowd. Dance troupes twirl and shimmy. Scraps of paper containing scribbled fears and worries are tossed inside the giant, and burned up in flames.
South Valley burns away the darkness of the underworld. In the 500 year cycle, 2012 will bring us into the light. Xochipilli Aztec Dancers open the night followed by a Condolence Blessing, Raks Zeina Belly Dancers, and finally, a group of fire dancers light the effigy. Grooves of DJKossi and Michael Tinker. Celebrate the harvest and burn your worries away!
The show opens at 6 p.m. Friday, November 9, and runs several weekends: November 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show is located at the Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds Fine Arts Building.
Help honor all military veterans from Albuquerque and New Mexico.
When
Nov 11, 2012
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where
New Mexico Veterans' Memorial Park
1100 Louisiana SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-256-2042
Description
Veterans Day is a time when America pauses to honor its military veterans. Join us in thanking all veterans who have served the nation with distinction.
The 2012 Veterans Day Ceremony in Albuquerque will focus on World War II veterans. This year marks the 71st anniversary of American's formal entry into World War II. Veterans Day Parade Route
The annual Albuquerque Veterans Day Parade steps off at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 at USS Bullhead Memorial Park.
The parade route leads to the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial Park for the 2012 Veterans Day ceremony.
There will be a parade featuring restored military vehicles that begins at 9 a.m. on Veteran's Day, November 11. The parade begins at Bullhead Park on south San Pedro, then moves northwest past the Veterans Hospital onto Ridgecrest. The parade will continue east along Gibson to Louisiana, where it will turn north and head to Veterans Memorial Park at 1100 Lousiana NE. At 10 a.m., there will be a musical prelude with the Dukes of Albuquerque band, and at 11 a.m., a ceremony will ensue. The tribute will include patriotic music and a special salute to World War II veterans. Other activities include an enlistment ceremony for young men and women entering the forces and a presentation of commemorative coins to attending World War II veterans. Speakers include Colonel John Kubinec, Cmdr. 377th ABW-KAFB, Mayor Richard J. Berry, City of Albuquerque and George Marnell, Director, Raymond G. Murphy VAMC. Park at the Kirtland Federal Credit Union at Louisiana and Gibson.
If you like Navajo rugs, this is a good place to see, and possibly buy, them, and to meet a few weavers. It's fun and it benefits the Maxwell Museum.
From the Maxwell Museum's web site:
Saturday, November 17, 2012 Prairie Star Restaurant - Bernalillo, New Mexico
4th Annual Navajo Rug Auction 11 a.m. Preview
1 p.m. Auction
More than two hundred traditional and contemporary handmade rugs by weavers of New Mexico and Arizona will be on display and available for purchase. The only local Navajo rug auction, it will feature a wide range of styles in historic and recently completed rugs. Specialists and experts in the field of Native American art and Navajo weaving will be on site to identify handspun, hand-carded, and vintage pieces to ensure quality items and prices. Preview from 11 a.m., the auction will begin at 1:00. There is no admission charge.
Whether you are a collector or just learning this is a great opportunity to view a variety of styles and learn the history of Navajo rug weaving. Browse, bid, and take home a unique handmade textile. Proceeds benefit Navajo weavers and the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. Sales tax will not be charged for purchases. A portion of all purchases is tax deductible. The auction will be conducted by the R. B. Burnham & Co. Trading Post. Bruce Burnham and his family are well known for their work in trading Native art of the four corners area for five generations. Their expertise in buying, selling, and trading has earned the respect of collectors and peers nationwide.
The Prairie Star restaurant is located on Highway 550 at Tamaya Road, Bernalillo, New Mexico. For more information call 505 867-3327. Directions to Prairie Star: From Albuquerque: North I 25 to exit 242, at the top of the ramp go west/left and travel 2 miles on 550. Santa Ana Casino will be on the north/right, continue 1 block west of the casino and take a right at the light- Tamaya Rd. Appx. 1/4 mile from 550 you will see a sign that reads Santa Ana Golf Club and Prairie Star Restaurant.
Title: Holiday Pet Food Drive and Adopt-A-Thon
Date: December 8, 2012
Address: 2006 Grande Blvd., Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Location: Haynes Park
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Details:
The city of Rio Rancho Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Pet Food Gone Wild, and various rescue groups are sponsoring a Holiday Pet Food Drive and Adopt-A-Thon on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Haynes Park, 2006 Grande Blvd.
Items being sought for animals include lightly used toys, crates, beds, food, and blankets. All proceeds collected will be divided among rescue groups present at the event. Pet Food Gone Wild currently has special pricing on food that can be donated for this cause. Pet Food Gone Wild is located at 2415 Southern Blvd. and can be reached at (505) 994-0101.
Also at the event a special visitor from the North Pole will be inside the adjacent Haynes Community Center and available to take pictures with pets. Paws and Stripes will have a booth as well with holiday picture opportunities for families and/or pets for a a donation. Paws and Stripes is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization for wounded veterans of our United States military that works to provide service dogs for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. In addition, refreshments provided by Hot Stuff Café will also be available.
Haynes Park is located across from Intel on N.M. 528/Pat D’Arco Highway.
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Title: Syd Masters and the Swing Riders, Live and in Concert!
Date: December 11, 2012
Description: Syd Masters and the Swing Riders live and in concert!
Address: 950 Pinetree Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Location: Esther Bone Memorial Library
Hours: 6:30 p.m.
Contact: 505-891-5012, Ext. 3128
Cost: Free
Details Syd Masters and the Swing Riders, Live and in Concert!
Tuesday, December 11, at 6:30 p.m.
Esther Bone Memorial Library
The fabulous Syd Masters and the Swing Riders return to Esther Bone for a holiday concert featuring vintage western cowboy swing music. You do not want to miss this highly talented, thoroughly funny, good time cowboy band! Syd and the boys played here only once before to an appreciative crowd of almost 200 people outside on the north lawn. This concert will be in doors and we will set up the stage in the rear left corner of the library to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. We do advise you arrive early for the best seats to this free show.
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Little Sister Navajo Rug
