The 9th Annual Sweetheart Run is a family favorite and a must for any runner or walker ready to kick start their new year's resolution. Don't forget your sweetheart! Register early and be one of the hundreds of runners at the start.

For the New Mexico Philharmonic, PULSE means a new approach to old music, and bringing classical music into the pulse of today’s modern electronic sounds.
On Sunday, February 12th the two forces collide and collaborate onstage at the historic KiMo Theatre in two performances designed to get the audiences’ pulses revved up. The performances feature innovative music that is geared for audiences of all ages and present classical music in the context of modern pop and electronics, which are familiar sounds for younger audiences. The inaugural concert in the new series features the work of French filmmaker François Pain, who in the 1970s became one of the pioneers of the video light in France. He has created a series of short Art Films that will display during the performance of music by the American composer Mark Mellits. Baltimore native Marc Mellits is one of the leading American composers of his generation and has performed throughout the world.
Guest guitarist is Kevin Gallagher and the orchestra will feature members of the New Mexico Philharmonic.

A Valentine concert featuring Steve Reich’s Vermont Counterpoint, Arvo Part’s Spiegel im Spiegel, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No 2 and Fritz Kreisler’s Liebesleid. A romantic night filled with music!

The 2012 Robb Concert features an exciting lineup of New Mexico musicians in celebration of the state's Centennial. Frank McCulloch y Sus Amigos will perform Hispanic folk songs from the Robb Archives at UNM Libraries' Center for Southwest Research. Professor Regina Carlow's UNM chorus will sing Robb's "Song for New Mexico," and Lili del Castillo, a nationally renowned Spanish-style dancer, will perform accompanied on guitar by her husband, Luis Campos. Mezzo-soprano Lina Ramos will sing some of Robb's music influenced by Hispanic folk songs, accompanied by Kevin Vigneau on oboe and Jim Bratcher on piano. For the finale, the New Mexico state song, "O Fair New Mexico," will be presented as a sing-along.

Indulge your animal instincts with specal tours about the exotic, erotic and often curious romantic rituals of animals. Choose from three tours: "Birds and the Beasts" at the Zoo, "Love Bugs" at the Botanic Garden and "That's a Moray!" at the Aquarium. Ages 18 and up only.

Take your sweetheart to the heart of Albuquerque – Old Town – for some pre-Valentine’s Day shopping and dining. Begin with entertainment in the gazebo at noon and then enjoy music and “sweetheart deals” throughout Old Town.

Clip the coupon in our ad in AbqARTS & Entertainment, drop it off at the Candy Lady by 7pm Saturday and have a chance to win a gift box of their famous chocolate covered strawberries.

Brought to you by AABA (the Artscrawl people) and the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department.

Run with your heart this Valentine's Day by running the Cupid's Chase 5K Run in Albuquerque! Great prizes, giveaways and the best way to make a love connection in the new year! Walkers are welcome! The event supports Community Options, Inc. (COI) COI is a national nonprofit organization that develops housing and employment support for people with developmental disabilities.

Bring your family, a warm cup of coffee or hot chocolate, and enjoy the view as a close-knit group of local balloon pilots launch up to 135+ hot air balloons over Valentine’s Day weekend.

Indoor track and field meet open to all high school athletes and 2012 will also feature the 1st annual collegiate/open meet.

Mary Lou Olivas teaches the fabrication of pine needle baskets using natural materials. She will provide pine needles from trees around her home, as well as natural thread. Over the course of the class, students can expect to go home with a completed 3” diameter basket and endless ideas for work with pine needles.

Joe West & The Santa Fe Revue St. Valentine's Day Affair is an intimate journey into the wild, sexy, romantic side of Santa Fe singer/songwriter Joe West’s music, presented as a variety show featuring his longtime backing band plus special guests Lori Ottino, Karina Wilson and Michael Kott. Joe takes center stage in a comfy chair and smoking jacket, MCing the evening like a southwestern Garrison Keillor, telling stories, welcoming guests and leading the ensemble through holiday favorites and music from his own repertoire.

New Mexico Black History Month Festival Presents: A Conversation with Vertamae Grosvenor, Everybody Eats: The History of African American Cuisine. Grosvenor is the author of Vibration Cooking, also known as The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl. The cookbook, originally published in 1970, is an autobiographical culinary cookbook, and documents her accession from the dusty roads of South Carolina to the bright lights of Paris, Italy, and other European countries, and later, to the Black Arts Movement of New York City. Through her experiences, Grosvenor uses the universal palate of adventure to introduce the reader to people, places, rituals, and international culinary delights.

 Engineers and scientists from across the city will be on hand to help children with hands-on activities; this year’s focus is on careers in engineering. There will be robots, solar energy cookies and exhibits, demonstrations on using liquid nitrogen to make ice cream, and more. All activities will be fun, kid friendly and designed to spark interest in the scientific fields of science and engineering.

Albuquerque. The Performing Arts of Spain Series, a partnership between Instituto Cervantes, National Institute of Flamenco and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, features Diego Amador Trio in Concert, Diego Amador (Piano and lead singer), Israel Varela (Drums) and Julián Heredia (Bass) present a creative and spontaneous fusion of traditional flamenco rhythm with a melodic Jazz, creating an elegant performance with a unique sound combinations including bulerias, jaleos, and soleás.

Born in Seville in 1973, Spain, Diego Amador grew up within the flamenco folklore. The youngest member of a legendary flamenco group headed by Rafael and Raimundo Amador, Diego Amador is a pianist, guitarist, drummer, composer, recording artist and producer. He began as a self-taught drummer in the mid- 1980. At the age of 11, Diego started performing extensively, playing the drums for the group Pata Negra. By that time, he also started to play the keyboard, among other instruments. La Susi, Remedios Amaya, El Potito, Diego El Cigala, and Tomatito, are some of the very prestigious and well-known artists he has worked with.

Based on Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, MY FAIR LADY is triumphant. With “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.” It’s no wonder everyone – not just Henry Higgins – falls in love with Eliza Doolittle. The original Broadway production set a record for the longest run of any musical in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version starring Audrey Hepburn —which won eight Academy Awards — and numerous revivals. It has been called “the perfect musical.”

Indoor track & field meet featured as COLLEGE TEAM INVITATIONAL only for the following teams: California, Clemson, Florida, Ohio State, Texas, Texas Christian, Stanford, San Diego State, UCLA, Utah State, Oregon. No distance races above 800 will be contested. Select unattached athletes may be allowed to compete although it will be limited.

Now in their 86th season, the Harlem Globetrotters continue to entertain millions of parents, children, and general basketball admirers with a trademark blend of athletic precision and razzle-dazzle showmanship. For the team's 2012 world tour, a rotating roster of Globetrotter favorites take to the hardwood each game, so spectators might spot Special K Daley sharing a behind-the-back pass with newcomer Jacob “Hops” Tucker, the 2011 NCAA slam-dunk champion whose 50-inch vertical leap cruelly dashed his dreams of working in a ceiling-fan store. The Trotters might also present a study in contrasts with five-foot-two Too Tall Hall and seven-foot-eight Paul "Tiny" Sturgess, the world's tallest pro basketball player.

As the Globetrotters take on their archrivals, the Washington Generals, youngsters can learn about the benefits of teamwork while laughing along and witnessing the jovial jocks performing classic routines of unconventional passing and sudden transmutations of water into confetti. Having performed in 120 countries and all six penguin-overrun continents, the Globetrotters are one of the few teams inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as ambassadors of the sport.

The Southwest Irish Theater Festival will present five plays written by Irish playwrights and produced by Albuquerque Theater Guild member theatres between February and April, 2012. Its aim is to highlight the importance and richness of Irish Theater.

Unlike American theater, the Irish Theater Movement played a central role in establishing both the national identity of Ireland as well as aiding its political independence from Britain. At the same time there runs through this theater an examination and celebration of the important rural culture that supports much of the Irish tradition and spirit. From John Millington Synge in the early 1900’s to Martin McDonagh in the 21st century, the Irish rural culture has been the source of a brilliant examination of the human condition.

Part of the Southwest Irish Theater Festival, this dark comedy in which a crippled, Irish orphan is cast in a 1930's era Hollywood documentary about the communities of the Aran Islands, off the coast of Ireland.

This award-winning comedy of manners–featuring more than 50 character in 18 overlapping vignettes–explores the evolution of the upper-middle-class family, and revolves around the same set of antique dining room furniture. Friday and Saturday performances include dinner.

The Price is the story of estranged brothers, Victor and Walter Franz, brought together at the death of their father, in order to sell his furniture and other effects. Victor is a policeman of limited means; Walter is a successful business owner. Over the years they have grown apart. Walter's success makes Victor feel inadequate. Walter has trouble understanding why Victor refuses to accept his help. The men try to find some understanding, but it is nearly impossible for them to communicate.

Dancers, singers, aerialists and comedians from around the US perform a titillating tribute to the art of burlesque. Two different nights, two different shows! This year's Friday night headliner will be The High Voltage Vixen Coco Lectric (Austin, TX). This year's Saturday night headliner will be The Reigning Queen of Burlesque Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle, WA).

For the 14th incredible year, Bob Gerding’s Outdoor Adventure Show is bringing the outdoors–indoors at Expo New Mexico! This year’s show promises to be more exciting than ever–with loads of unique new exhibitors! Enjoy fly fishing demonstrations, learn the newest techniques, and pick up the latest hunting & fishing proclamations and applications.

A Valentine Cabaret about the physical nature of love; how it can be exciting, sexual, painful, invoke giddiness or any other physical phenomenon we can encounter.

AirDance New Mexico presents Fear of Falling at the AirDance ArtSpace  An evening of aerial dance and theater, featuring works on a climbing wall, aerial fabric, swings, and a triple trapeze. Journey through human emotions and art come to life, from the struggles of people forever falling up and down a wall to the joys of playing on swings at the swimming hole, from the isolation of grief to the highs and lows of love as expressed in a series of aerial tangos. Inspired by artists Auguste Rodin, Georgia O'Keefe, Winslow Homer, Erté, Sharaku, and El Greco. Joining Artistic Director Debra Landau are Katy Bowen, Josh Burgess, Joanna Furgal, Daniel Garcia, Morgan Harris, Megan Jarmosevich, and Missy Juarez. The show also features script and text by Jeff Hartzer and original music by Casey Mraz.

The sweeping exhibition, Reconsidering the Photographic Masterpiece, curated by Michele Penhall, will present approximately 100 works chosen from the museum’s permanent collection—some on view for the first time—that encompasses the history of photography from 1843 to 2011. The exhibition centers upon the idea of an artist's signature or iconic image from an evolving and changed, historical perspective. Works from the 19th century to the present day by William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, August Sander, Diane Arbus, Gary Winnogrand, Hilla and Bernd Becher, Flor Garduño, and Vik Muniz with recent gifts and acquisitions of works by Alfred Stieglitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jayne Hinds Bidaut, John Coplans, Tamas Deszo, Danny Lyon, Alec Soth, and Martin Parr will be included in this important exhibition.

Hiroshi Sugimoto is the first one-person exhibition in New Mexico of this internationally acclaimed master of photography. Organized by museum director, E. Luanne McKinnon, the show provides a focused overview of five of Mr. Sugimoto’s (b. 1948, Tokyo, Japan) best-known projects which emphasize the characteristics of time, light, space, movement + form – the very nature of reality itself.

Selected works will be on view in the Van Deren Coke Gallery including the “Dioramas,” photographed in exquisite life-like detail at natural history and other museums; “Seascapes”, timeless vistas of air and water photographed at oceans from around the world; “Theatres,” for which he set the exposure time of his camera to the entire length of the film that was being shown; “Lightning Fields,” produced in the studio from experiments with electricity; and, “Mechanical Forms,” exquisitely detailed 19th century tools, the choice of which was highly influenced by the artist’s interest in Marcel Duchamp’s The Large Glass (1915-1923). The exhibition has been organized with the generous cooperation of the Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco and courtesy of the artist.

Enjoy music, food, and great art representing the many facets of Valentines.

For over thirty years Tom Irwin has been taking life experiences, turning them into songs, and giving those songs life through performances and recordings. On his latest release, "Sangamon Songs," Tom has set to music an 1893 journal kept by Harry Glen Ludlam, a 16-year-old boy living on a farm in Sangamon County, a few miles west of Springfield, Illinois.

For over thirty years Tom Irwin has been taking life experiences, turning them into songs, and giving those songs life through performances and recordings. On his latest release, "Sangamon Songs," Tom has set to music an 1893 journal kept by Harry Glen Ludlam, a 16-year-old boy living on a farm in Sangamon County, a few miles west of Springfield, Illinois.

Christian music concert featuring Grammy winner Bill Gaither & the multi-award winning Gaither Vocal Band. Other special guests include The Martins, Gordon Mote, Kevin Williams, Charlotte Ritchie, The Nelons & Gene McDonald

Oedipus isn't just a Greek tragedy - it's the Greek tragedy. The "Best Theatre Troupe in the City" brings you this six person adaptation of one man's struggle between willpower and fate. It will blow your mind and challenge your sensibilities. Brace yourself for a rebellious take on an age old tale; this ain't you momma's Sophocles.

On the eve of a special day, the family bonds faced with a shared sentiment of a regretted absence, appear fragile. Uncle Manuel, a remarkable man, is determined to help his adolescent nephews and support his brother-in-law, an unemployed unionist. Mother's home is now a place where the family, amid lost dreams, is in danger of disintegration. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Come watch your favorite films on a 5-story giant screen and enjoy a movie-going experience that's completely unmatched anywhere else! Begin your evening with a margarita cocktail hour and delicious hors d’oeuvres from Cooperage/Scarpas. Explore the Museum and enjoy mingling with other guests before joining us in the DynaTheater for a special screening of Sleepless in Seattle.

Grammy nominee Eric Bibb is a native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition. The son of 1960s folk and musical theater singer and television personality Leon Bibb, Eric's uncle was the jazz pianist and composer John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Paul Robeson was his godfather. He has toured the world, performing at major festivals like London Blues Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival in Britain, Cognac Blues Festival in France, Byron Bay & Port Fairy in Australia, Vancouver, Edmonton & Calgary Folk Festivals in Canada, Montreal Jazz Festival, Chicago World Music Festival and San Francisco Jazz.

Handy Award winner Guy Davis has combined a theatrical legacy, as the son of stage legends Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, with a deep sense of the blues as the central trunk of African-American culture. He has portrayed Robert Johnson Off-Broadway, and also appeared on Broadway in Mule Bone (music by Taj Mahal) and in the highly acclaimed revival of Finian's Rainbow, and recently as a Special Guest in Million Dollar Quartet. At the same time, as Playboy magazine noted, "Davis reminds you that the blues started as dance music. This is blues made for humming along, stomping your foot, feeling righteous in the face of oppression and expressing gratitude to your baby for greasing your skillet." He has appeared at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and a host of international festivals. His latest album, Legacy, was picked as one of the Best CDs of the Year by National Public Radio (NPR).

Erique Lamadrid, UNM Professor, Folklorist, Translator will be presenting Nuevo Mejico: The Spanish Colony as part of the New Mexico's Centennial Speaker & Living History Series.

One of the most beautiful displays of performance art and Hispanic culture by New Mexico's Schools this program is a must be and must see! Schools sharpen there talents and skills though practice workshops, sharing between schools and performance. If your talented group of singers, musicians, dancers or performers are not part of the Fesival de Bellas Artes....they should be!

Love romance novels? Share your love of romance novels during an afternoon tea with others who enjoy the genre. Bring information on your favorite author and hear excerpts or read one yourself. Register online.

This exhibition features an early first edition of "Los Caprichos," a set of eighty etchings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes published in 1799. Included in the exhibition for comparison are other works by Goya. To augment Goya's "Los Caprichos" prints, the exhibition will also include the work of several contemporary artists including Enrique Chagoya, Jason Garcia (Santa Clara), Diego Romero (Cochiti), Roger Shimomura, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Flathead, Shoshone), and Masami Teraoka. Like Goya, these exceptional artists all incorporate social commentary and social critique as integral aspects of their work.

This historic exhibition examines 100 years of State and Federal policy (1912-2012) and its impact on Pueblo communities. The exhibition personalizes our Pueblo Indian history by drawing connections between the human experience and those enacted policies.

The 3,000 sq. ft. exhibition includes 20 fun, interactive stations where visitors solve the kind of real-world problems that engineers face with hands-on opportunities for designing, building, testing and modifying. Visitors can also optimize traffic flow, design landscapes that protect from wind, use hydraulics to separate different materials, and much more.

516 ARTS announces New Mexico Showcase, a juried exhibition of New Mexico artists in celebration of our fifth anniversary. We are pleased to welcome guest juror Peter Frank, an acclaimed curator and art critic based in Los Angeles. Mr Frank is currently Associate Editor of Fabrik magazine and art critic for The Huffington Post. The exhibition features 80 emerging and established artists.

New Mexico Black History month will present a slate of events that cover five focus areas: arts and culture, cuisine, education, positive youth development and health. There is something for everyone here...Enjoy and celebrate with us!

Enter Gallerie Imaginarium from 3rd Street (a few steps North of Central Avenue) to experience Inner Constructs, Patrick Carr's attempt to bring together disparate images and media into a construct powerful enough to rip apart our everyday view of the world. Artist Reception on February 3rd from 5 to 7 p.m. (during ARTScrawl).

Celebrate New Mexico's 100 years of statehood with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Centennial Exhibit. This will be an exhibit like no other--it will grow with each month of the centennial year.

The Fate of a Cockroach - by Tawfiq al-Hakim, directed by Leslie Joy Coleman. The King of the cockroaches devises a plan to win his war against the ants while a human, Adil, having grown complacent in his own life, finds the persistence of a cockroach trying to climb out of a bathtub inspiring.

Join us each day for the annual Winter Fire Colors Flower Show. Warm up with flowers in hot colors from the Mediterranean climates. These fiery hues provide welcome relief from winter's chill.

Solar Sunday is the place to be! This great family event is becoming more popular every month. Don't miss out! Telescopes, sun, and bilingual hands-on activities for the whole family. 12:00-3:00 p.m. Free with Museum admission.

This powerful Smithsonian exhibition shows how the United States was forever changed by the expansion of mobility and transportation. Exhibition illustrates the diversity of America’s story by immigration, migration, innovation, and freedom.

Live performances range from comedy to drama, from classics to new work, and from local offerings to international touring productions.

Luxembourg By Hot Air Balloon" features 32 magnificent Luxembourg landscapes photographed from the basket of a hot air balloon. Luxembourg photographer and noted author Rob Kieffer and his balloon team floated over the most fascinating scenery and settings of the Grand Duchy: The Osling region of the Ardennes, the Gutland and Luxembourg City in the center of the country, the Minette area in the south and the Moselle valley in the east. The result of Kieffer's photographic journey was "Luxembourg By Hot Air Balloon, published by Editions Guy Binsfeld. The exhibition draws from the book and is owned by Luxembourg's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has been exhibited in New York, Prague, Bangkok, Brussels, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Bratislava and Vienna. The exhibition is made possible by Luxembourg's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington, DC.

Join us at Foul Play Cafe for an evening of dining and comedic murder mystery where you must decide whodunit! The evening consists of a four course meal, served with a live performance occurring in and around your table. Watch carefully as clues fly fast and funny to determine who did it and why, and at the end of the evening you could have a chance to win a special prize.

Family reunions can be murder. In the case of the Hubbard family, that might be a very literal statement. When Alex & Toby Hubbard show up to spend the Holidays with their father, Joseph, they find that his new young wife may be maneuvering to make herself the sole heir to their father's fortune. Will Joseph's sister Charlotte be able to keep the family from killing each other? Or will she be the first to snap? Could all this infighting lead to the murder of one of these family members? Of course, it could! This is Foul Play Cafe & we wouldn't have it any other way!

For more than one hundred and twenty centuries, humans have lived in the region now known as the central Rio Grande Valley. When Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s army camped in the area in 1540-1542, they encountered an indigenous Tiwa-speaking native culture well adapted to a high desert environment and battling to retain its autonomy and cultural beliefs. For the next four centuries and especially after the founding of La Villa de Alburquerque in 1706, Spain, Mexico and ultimately the United States governed a population focused on survival, weathering harsh weather extremes, and building a unique economy based on agriculture, ranching, weaving, and merchant trade. Change came quickly after the railroad arrived in 1880 and especially after World War II, leading to huge population growth and making Albuquerque the creative and diverse city it is today.

Curator of history Deb Slaney notes, "This exhibition is just the right size and scope to carry us through to completion of our new core history exhibit, due to open in the Fall of 2013. Heavily drawn from 'Four Centuries: A History of Albuquerque,' it includes many of our most beloved and iconic artifacts. This exhibit is important because it allows us to continue to provide a context for students, families and out-of-town guests for learning about Albuquerque history while we are under construction during the next year and a half."

Every Wednesday night, enjoy salsa lessons with Audra Billet from 6:30pm-7:00pm. Then dancing from 7:00pm-11:00pm. Free chips and salsa as well as great drink specials!

Sandra Cisneros, acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street and Caramelo, has created an art installation in the tradition of Día de Muertos ofrendas in the NHCC Art Museum. The work, titled "A Room of Her Own: My Mother's Altar," honors Cisneros' mother, Elvira Cordero Cisneros.

Cisneros was assisted by Texas artist Irma Carolina Rubio. Commenting on this work, a version of which they installed two years ago at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Cisneros writes: "My Mother never had a room of her own until the last 10 years of her life. She relished her room and often locked the door when the grandkids came so they wouldn't touch and destroy her things. She was a gardener, and loved her flowers. So I have tried to incorporate a garden bedroom in my installation with items from my mother's room and books from her bedside. She had a knack for finding antiques, and putting odd things together."

Come enjoy live music by local folk, Celtic and bluegrass bands at O'Niell's every Thursday. Check our website for details.

Live piping by High Desert Pipes and Drums, as well as performances by the Tir Conaill Irish Step Dancers.

Test your knowledge while enjoying a unique evening’s experience. Free of charge and open to anyone over the age of 21. Prizes awarded to winning teams. Only one table is allowed per team. Warning: this quiz contains adult themes and adult language.

Come enjoy live music by local folk, Celtic and bluegrass bands at O'Niell's every Sunday.

From super-hero saints to vibrating landscapes on skateboards, This Place Where I'm From: 3 Emerging NM Artists, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum's Community Gallery, features the work of three artists, Robb Rael, Jocelyn Lorena Salaz and Vicente Telles. Although each artist moves tradition into transition in unique ways, each work maintains a feeling of home, a trace of the New Mexican aesthetic, and a piece of the place where they are from.

Figures in clay from the Van Deren and Joan Coke Collection. These ceramic artists infuse the simplest of materials––mud––with creative force. They call forth forms of animals from the natural world as well as recreating creatures from the dream world such as materials (sirenas) and guardian spirits (naguales). Their subjects are drawn from politics, popular culture, religion, family and community and their approaches are often humorous or irreverent. The exhibition, will offer a glimpse into the diversity of figural clay works created in Mexico and celebrate both the identified and unidentified ceramic artists who create timeless beauty out of nothing but earth, air, fire and water.

"New Mexicans and the world know our state is a prime contributor to the contemporary sport of hot air ballooning," said Marilee Nason, Curator of Collections at the Balloon Museum. "In this exhibition, we also explore many other interesting and important roles lighter-than-air craft have played in the State of New Mexico -- in tourism, top secret projects, stratospheric research, aerospace medicine, and popular culture."

Some artifacts included in the exhibit are instruments from the Cold War reconnaissance project Moby Dick in which balloons were used to take high altitude photographs over Soviet sites. There will also be an original photo of the Graf Zeppelin flying over Columbus, New Mexico while completing its first round-the-world flight. The role of balloons in remote sensing and astronomical research in New Mexico will also be part of the exhibit.

The new exhibition is included with regular admission.

With a focus on New Mexico and the Southwest, this exhibit will reveal current and predicted impacts of climate change on humans, landscapes, and ecosystems, as well as take you back in time to discover the past climates of New Mexico and around the world.

Pot-luck style epicurean cook-off with a prize each week for 'Best Dish' accompanied by a cycle of entertainments: music, dancing, crafting, movies, and games always family friendly! So bring on down your appetite, and all entries must be in by 3pm to be considered in the consumption competition feasting of the community!