Albuquerque Area: November Events

Information via the Albuquerque Home Learners www.abqhomelearners.org

I might have sent some of these already but I don't have time to check today as I have relatives in town! If you have events in other parts of the state please let me know so that I can post them!--Tabbi
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Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas



11/25/2007



Kiva Auditorium



Public Event



Legendary singer/songwriter/actor Michael Martin Murphey is set to kick-of the holidays with his celebrated Cowboy Christmas concert tour. It's an annual tradition that's sure to spice up the season with a special blend of yuletide favorites, special effects, and a sprinkling of Murphey's new music and greatest hits. The Cowboy Christmas tour will take the award-winning artist into numerous cities. It's a family-friendly show that inspires and entertains.



505-883-7800


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Petroglyph National Monument presents a

Holiday Open House & Zuni Carving Sale



Saturday, November 24, 2007



8:00 am – 5:00 pm







Petroglyph National Monument celebrates the beginning of the 2007 winter



season with a Holiday Open House at the Las Imágenes Visitor Center. The



day’s festivities include a Zuni carving sale from 10am to 3pm, live music



from 12 noon to 2:00pm, and light holiday refreshments will be served. The



Zuni carving sale will feature trader Donald Sharp with hundreds of



handmade stone carvings (also called fetishes) made by Zuni Pueblo



families. Musician Eduardo Trujillo will play soothing acoustic guitar



music while you browse the bookstore to find great gift ideas for all your



holiday gift purchases. Come by and let us wish you a forthcoming Happy



Holiday Season.







Location: Petroglyph National Monument, Las Imágenes Visitor Center, 4735



Unser Blvd. NW at Western Trail. Take Exit #154 from I-40 and proceed 3.0



miles north.







Contact Ed Dunn, WNPA Bookstore Manager at 505-899-0205 ext. 347 for more



information.





Susanna Villanueva

Park Ranger

Petroglyph National Monument

505.899.0205 x332

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WHAT: Roust the House: Teen Performance Night



WHEN: Friday, November 30, 7:30pm



WHERE: Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE, 268-0044



PRESENTED BY: Outpost Productions, a non-profit organization



TICKET INFORMATION: $3 at the door.



Roust the House Teen Performance Nights, this fall curated by bass player, Elan Silverblatt, include music sets from selected local teen bands of all variety, poetry readings, dance performances, and any other performances local teens are ready to share. It’s a great opportunity for young performers to play out to supportive Outpost audiences and for Outpost enthusiasts to hear what newer talents are creating. Interested bands and performers should contact Outpost at 268-0044 for information and should submit a demo and short band write-up/bio for consideration. Stay tuned to www.outpostspace.org for further details.



Outpost Youth Performance Programs are supported in part by a grant from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund of the City of Albuquerque

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A Christmas Carol

The traditional tale presented in a unique way to capture the original story, yet made relevant to a modern audience.



Sandia Prep Performing Arts Theatre,



532 Osuna Rd. NE



344-8299



24 November at 2pm



$15 Adults



$8 Children 12 and under

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"Nutcracker on the Rocks"



Keshet Dance Company presents Shira Greenberg's Nutcracker on the Rocks.

National Hispanic Cultural Center



November 30th at 7.30pm

December 1st at 2pm and 7.30pm

December 2nd at 2pm and 6pm

Gala on the Rocks follows the evening perrformance, for gala tickets please call 224-9808



Tickets range from $16 to $28

Children 5 and under are half price

To purchase tickets ia ticketmaster or call the NHCC box office at 724-4771



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Rio Grande Nature Center



November 24, 2007
9:00a-1:00p
In The Garden
Join us in making the garden beautiful!

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KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque

American Theater Arts for Youth http://www.cabq.gov/images/globe.gif presents
The Little Mermaid
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From the wonder of her sea palace to a royal castle, join Hans Christian Anderson’s Little Mermaid in this terrific adaptation filled with surprises & fun.





1 school show


November 30th. at 10am





Tickets: $10.50, with discounts for groups of 5 or more
Tickets are ONLY available by calling, 1 (800) 523-4540
or thru the ATAFY http://www.cabq.gov/images/globe.gif website.


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Model Railroad Open House



Expo New Mexico/New Mexico State Fair





Location:

Agriculture/Bolack Building



Entrance Gate:

Gate 3 - Copper & San Pedro



Time:


Event Details:



The Rio Grande Valley HO Model RR Club is hosting an open house from 10AM to 4PM on Saturday, November 24th. If you you want to see the inner workings of their display in the southeast corner of the Ag/Bolack Building, today is your chance. No admission but parking is $4.00. For additional information, call 281-0942.

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Museum of Natural History


1801 Mountain Rd Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87104

35.097303, -106.665257



DescriptionThe Start-Up Gallery is the first museum exhibition dedicated to the microcomputer. It features a variety of unique artifacts and interactive displays, including 'The Rise of the Machines,' a multimedia theatre experience.

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`Temples and Tombs' exhibit shows the artistic side of ancient Egypt

Saturday, November 17, 2007


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(Clockwise from top left) Kneeling figure of Nekhthorheb; carved out of quartzite, ca. 595-589 B.C.; Head from a statue of Thutmosis III; carved out of graywacke, ca. 1479-1425 B.C.; Pectoral plaque of Amenemhat IV Before Atum; gold, ca. 1808-1799 B.C.; Ostracon sketches of lion head and nestlings; painted on limestone, ca. 1295-1069 B.C.




If you go
What: "Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art From the British Museum"

Where: Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, 19th Street and Mountain Road Northwest

When: Sunday through Feb. 10. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday each week.

Cost: $4 adults, $2 senior citizens, $1 children 4-12 and for New Mexico residents with a photo ID.

More info: Call 243-7255 or visit http://www.cabq.gov/museum.


Kneeling figure of Nekhthorheb; carved out of quartzite, ca. 595-589 B.C.

Head from a statue of Thutmosis III; carved out of graywacke, ca. 1479-1425 B.C.

Ostracon sketches of lion head and nestlings; painted on limestone, ca. 1295-1069 B.C.

Pectoral plaque of Amenemhat IV Before Atum; gold, ca. 1808-1799 B.C.

A great stone lion guards the entrance to the new Egyptian exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum.

Built 3,400 years ago as part of a set that once guarded the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the lion sits relaxed, feet crossed, waiting to inspect a new generation of visitors from the Land of Enchantment.

It's a feature piece in the "Temples and Tombs" exhibit, on loan from the British Museum, which opens Sunday at 9 a.m.

"During his reign, Egypt had become a great empire that stretched from modern-day Iraq to modern-day Sudan," said Marcel Marée, an Egyptologist from the British Museum, pointing to a giant stone head that once sat on a statue of Amenhotep.

"These lions - this is one of a set of two - acted as guards," Marée said, refocusing on the lion. "On the base it mentions that Tutankhamun refurbished this monument for his forefather, but if you look closer you see that Tutankhamun's name has been erased."

King Tut, as he's been affectionately called, was associated with a negative time in Egyptian history because his father had outlawed all but one god.

Tutankhamun restored all the gods and temples, but he was still associated with his father's ideas, and his name has been wiped out of most records, Marée said.

The Albuquerque Museum has been working for more than three years to bring this traveling exhibit to the Duke City, and visitors should not confuse it with the separate "Excavating Egypt" exhibit running through Jan. 6 at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, said Connor O'Laughlin, a spokesman for the Albuquerque Museum.

"Their exhibit is more focused on smaller objects," O'Laughlin said. "Ours has giant stonework. These are major museum pieces."

The lion, for instance, weighs about 6,000 pounds, O'Laughlin said.

The exhibit, which runs through Feb. 10, cost $300,000 and was paid for by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, O'Laughlin said.

It's the last stop for the pieces on a six-year, 15-city tour of the U.S. and Canada before they head back to England, Marée said.

Walking among the statues, which range from refrigerator sized to finger sized, Marée noted that the variation isn't as random as it appears.

"Statues get smaller the deeper you go into a tomb or temple," Marée said. "And only the priests were allowed in the deeper areas."

The exhibit's smallest statues would have been forbidden for the eyes of all but a few prominent Egyptians.

Another thing to look for is any piece from the dynasty of Ramses II, who reigned around 3,200 years ago.

Ramses had a nasty habit of stealing older art and reclaiming it as his own, Marée said, looking slightly peeved.

"He put his name on many statues that weren't his, and he destroyed the faces of many, which is really obnoxious for us Egyptologists," Marée said. "It makes it harder to date older statues."

Visitors can also see intricate jewelry, delicate inscriptions and evidence of the process Egyptian artists went through to create some of the massive stone works. In one area, artists' doodles of lion heads, birds and people are preserved on limestone chips called ostracons.

"The Egyptian artists didn't use papyrus when they were just trying their hand," Marée said. "Limestone flakes littered the desert and were used as notepads."

A few pages of the Book of the Dead line the back walls of the exhibit, with some history on how Egyptians viewed the afterlife.

At the end of a series of obstacles with passwords, demons to fight and gates to open, the dead Egyptian would find himself facing the lord of the underworld.

There, his heart would be weighed against a feather - an Egyptian symbol for truth - and if the weight balanced, it would mean the person could stay with the gods.

If it didn't balance, he'd be eaten by a nasty monster made up of several different animals, Marée said.

"Needless to say, they were quite afraid of that," Marée said.


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November 30th from 10.30 to 11.30am at the Erna Fergusson Library (768-5103)



Every Child Ready to Read

For parents and caregivers of 2-3yr olds. Learn how to help your child develop pre-reading skills, develop vocabulary, develop language skills and become a sccessful learner. Free, call 768-5103 to register.

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Friday 23rd of November 1.15pm



Explora - Kids First! Films



Captain Jon Explores the Ocean



Explora Theatre. All ages. Free with general admission

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