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ARTS & CRAFTS albuquerque 30th Annual Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival, featuring 185 fine artists and craftsmen from all over the country. Festivalgoers can shop a variety of works in all mediums; from leather and pottery to jewelry and woodwork, while also enjoying artist demonstrations, foods sampling, and live entertainment. 10 a.m. today, Saturday & Sunday at the Lujan Exhibit Complex at Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro NE, 2229700. $8. COFFEE HOUSES albuquerque Solid Grounds Coffeehouse presents Higher Ground Bluegrass. The band plays interesting arrangements of original material and lesser-known songs. 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 4601 Juan Tabo NE, ststephensabq.org. Free. CONCERTS albuquerque Albuquerque Catholic Women’s Choir Prayer Concert, is made up of various parishes in Albuquerque and vicinity and their mission is to preserve the musical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church, 3424 Fourth NW, littleflowerabq.org. Free. An Evening with Bayou Seco, Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie team up with their band for what they describe as a rollicking night of music. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE, -232-9868. $20-$25. Bluegrass and classic country concert, Minnesota’s Monroe Crossing will appear in concert to perform songs from the golden era of country music. 7 p.m. Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 9315 Candelaria NE, covenantpresnm.org. $10-$15. “Deadly Sins,” Música Antigua de Albuquerque will perform a concert about the seven deadly sins and how they made their appearance in music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael and
All Angels Episcopal Church, 601 Montano, 573-6513. $10-$20. Guitar New Mexico 2018 Fundraiser Concert features Ben Silva, Roberto Capocchi, Genevieve Leitner, Calvin Hazen, and Triptych featuring Brian Moore, Eduardo Trujillo, and Russell Turek. Purchase tickets early at guitarnewmexico.org. 3 p.m. Sunday at the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, 2000 Mountain NW. $25. Polyphony presents An Evening with Johannes Brahms, including Liebeslieder Waltzes (opus 52) and Neuelie-beslieder Waltzes (opus 65) with pianists Nathan Salazer and Debra Ayers under the direction of Maxine Thvenot. James Holland, cellist joins pianist Debra Ayers in a performance of Brahms’ brilliant Sonata in e minor to round out this engaging concert. 7 tonight at the Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver SW, polyphonynm.com. $25. Sovereignty & Sanctuary (Presented in Partnership with 516 Arts),
this public forum will focus on the meanings of sovereignty for native nations and that of sanctuary within the migrant justice movement. There will also be discussion across the two concepts as well as between activists working within these movements. 5:30 tonight at the Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE, 2329868. Free. santa fe Chatter: Conor Hanick, solo piano, Chatter weaves together traditional and contemporary chamber music in often surprising programs that include a reading by our poet/speaker of the morning and a two-minute celebration of silence. 10:30 a.m. Saturday at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta, sitesantafe.org. $5-$15. Lensic Presents GlobalFest: The New Golden Age of Latin Music, Las Cafeteras, from Los Angeles, recreates traditional AfroCaribbean Son Jarocho music in a wildly vibrant style. Tucsons Orkesta Mendoza blends cumbia, merengue, and ranchera through a psychedelic mambo and post-punk prism. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco, 505-9887050. $22-$46 .
THEATER albuquerque
“A Delicate Ship” In this memory play about the fragile dynamics of young relationships, and the mysterious workings of time. The present and the past are in constant tension, or maybe in thoughtful, sorrowful conversation. 8 tonight & Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill, 3011 Monte Vista NE, auxdogtheatre.org. $18.
“Art”, by Yazmina Reza. One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn’t have the proper standard to judge the work. These old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. 7:30 tonight, Saturday & Thursday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at Adobe Theater, 9813 Fourth NW, adobetheater.org, 8989222. $15-$20.
Comedy Game Show “Hour
Now” is a live game show featuring local comedians and performers, as well as audience participation. Beer for sale. Games to play. Prizes to win. All Ages. 18+. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Orpheum Art Space, 500 Second SW, 7152602. $5.
“The Effect,” Lucy Prebble’s brilliant, surreal and achingly moving play. She subtitles this startling piece with the tag line: A play for four people, in love and sorrow. Adult content, adult language, nudity, sexual situations. 7:30 tonight & Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the VSA North Fourth Art Center, 4904 Fourth, vsartsnm.org, westendpro-ductions. org, 410-8524. $18-$25.
The Liars’ Game will combine storytelling, family, lying and magic. Four members of one family will tell stories about family. And the Father will perform magic. But two of the family members will also be lying and you have to decide who they are. Ask questions, then vote. 7 p.m. Monday at the Empire Game Board Library, 3503 Central NE, 227-7378. $5 “Mary Stuart” deals with the relation between Mary and Elizabeth I, and centers on an imaginary meeting between them. 7:30 tonight and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at The Vortex Theatre 2900 Carlisle NE, vortexabq.org. $15-$22. The NMINQ Live Studio Taping! Join our live studio audience for the taping of Episode 13. Featuring political blogger Joe Monahan, NMINQ political analyst and head writer, Ann Gora, and comedian and improv actor Tito Dameron from The Hive. 6:30 tonight at Upublic Studios, 912 Third NW, upublicstudios.com. Free.