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COFFEE HOUSES albuquerque Solid Grounds Coffeehouse
Byrde & Street delivers their rare blend equipped with guitar, autoharp, glockenspiel, pianica, and few percussion instruments. 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 4601 Juan Tabo NE, ststephensabq.org. Free.
CONCERTS albuquerque John Patrick Nieto Party
on The Patio, a dynamic harmonica player and singer, Nieto has shared his music with gusto. The members of his team include Charles Crawford, Mark Gonzales and Kent Pittsenbarger. 6 p.m. Saturday at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th NW, 843-7270. $12. Moonrise Concert: Stray Dawgs
is a family-friendly concert. Bring a picnic or enjoy food from a food truck. Doors open at 5 p.m. for early picnickers. The Moonrise Concerts are alcohol-free events. 6 p.m. Saturday at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW, 897-8831, cabq.gov. Free. Paul Thornock Organ Concert,
featuring works by J.S. Bach including the Prelude and Fugue in E minor. The “Symphonie pour Orgue,” Op. 5 by Augustin Barié, a French Romantic organist and composer, will also be performed. German composer Max Reger wrote three chorale fantasias in 1900, including Fantasie: Hallelujah! Gott zu loben, which Thornock will be performing. 7 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Free admission, $10 suggested donation. corrales Ronn McFarlane, renowned lutenist, McFarlane, performs Renaissance and Baroque selections and Scottish and Irish tunes from the 17th and 18th centuries and will also perform his own eclectic Celtic and Americana-inspired, original lute compositions. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Road, 898-0660, brownpapertickets.com. $25-$30. TGIF Concert, santa fe Santa Fe Symphony Presents: Double Chooi, Virtuoso brothers Timothy and Nikki Chooi will delight with two double concertos: one a classic, one brand new. Guillermo Figueroa leads Tchaikovsky’s fiery Fourth Symphony, the perfect spark to ignite the season. Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins; Seyfried Concerto for 2 Violins; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. No children under six admitted. 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W, San Francisco, lensic. org. $22-$80.
enjoy an evening of music ranging from Classical to Broadway and other uplifting tunes. 5:30 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, 208 Grant, 9828544. Freewill offering.
DANCE albuquerque Tablao Flamenco
Albuquerque, experience the power and energy Spanish guest artist La Popi every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 8 p.m. at Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande NW, $10-$30. THEATER albuquerque “Blood and Water” exposes the emotional rivalry between two brothers and the disruptive business they’ve created in the New Mexican desert. 8 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill, 30113015 Monte Vista NE, auxdogtheatre.org,5960607. $10-$20. “False Witness, Trial of Humanity’s Conscience,”
an original morality research-based theatrical drama set in the fictitious Eternal Court of Justice courtroom. Part courtroom drama and part history lesson, this interactive performance in which the audience is sworn in as the jury brings a virtual who’s who of anti-semitic personalities including Adolf Hitler. 7 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at The Swan Theater, 1213 Parkway Drive, 466-3533. $15-$25. First Stage Scripts is back,
a monthly reading series on the third Monday of every month. Experience new scripts, scripts in development, monologues, spoken stories — the work of New Mexicans. 7 p.m. Monday at Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill, 3011-3015 Monte Vista NE, 596-0607. Free.
“Harvey,” Elwood
P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary rabbit. To avoid embarrassment for her family, especially her daughter, Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, and Thursday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Adobe Theater, 9813 Fourth NW, adobetheater.org. $17-$20. “Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme,”
a story about what war does to young men before, during and after the battles as seen through the eyes of the lone survivor. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle NE, vortexabq.org, 247-8600. $17-$24.