More December Events!!

Information via the Albuquerque Home Learners www.abqhomelearners.org

Moon Walk: Take a peaceful twilight walk around the Bosque Dec. 22nd. Call for time & reservations: Rio Grande Nature Center 344-7240.

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Holiday Cheer Gathering of Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center. FRGNC Nature Shop is proud to announce the kickoff of their annual member appreciation days with a book signing December 1st. Margy O’Brien and Lou Liberty will sign, “Bearing Witness: 25 Years of Refuge”, a book of poetry, prose and watercolors celebrating the Rio Grande Nature Center. The signing will take place at 1 p.m. outside the Nature Shop. For more information and directions to the Nature Shop at the Rio Grande Nature Center, please call 344 -7240.

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Greetings!


This year's Chanukah Festival is going to be better than ever! Check out what's happening.



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Sunday, December 2
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us for the Jewish Community Center
Annual Chanukah Festival!

· "Miracles Aren't Just Magic" Play
· Rabbi Joe Black Concert
· Albuquerque Thunderbirds appearance w/ mascot,
dancers & players
· Children's games & activities
· Nemo Super Slide · Face Painting
· Klezmer Bands & Dancers
· Merchant Bazaar (art, books, jewelry & Judaica)
· Latkes and food for purchase
· Free parking shuttle

SPECIAL: PORTRAIT DRAWING by acclaimed artist LEO NEUFELD. $50 each. sign up in advance by calling Phyllis at 348-4500, only 8-10 slots available.

TEEN GATHERING

Ages 13 - 17 (only) in the 'J' Youth Lounge

Ping Pong Competition
Foosball
Air Hockey
Dreidel Competition
Music from our Jukebox
Movies
Video Competition
FOOD FOOD FOOD!

Tickets: $3

For more information, contact Lauren at 348-4484.

CALLING ALL KIDS

Ages 3 - 12, $3 per child

"Miracle Mensch" whose pockets are filled with Chanukah trinkets

At Solomon Schechter Day School
Jewelry Making: friendship & Hebrew letter bracelets, Chanukah necklaces.
Menorah, Cookie, Dreidel Decorating
Supervised play and activities for toddlers and pre-schoolers

In the Courtyard
Captain Nemo Slide
Spongebob SquarePants Bouncer
Playground

In the Gymnasium
Face painting and FOOD FOOD FOOD

In the Auditorium
1:00 SSDS Players Present: 'Miracles Aren't Just Magic' a musical
by Debbie Friedman
1:45 KOLEINU community Jewish youth choir led by Cantor Barbara Finn
2:00 Rabbi Joe Black in concert

For more information, call 348-4500.


Sponsored by: Denise & Terry Levine - MTWW, Inc., Ned A. Miller, Inc., Graphic Connection, Judy & Peter Weinreb, Linda & Marty Fisher, Leo Neufeld, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, Solomon Schechter Day School.

$5(18+), $3(3-17), $15 (families, 2 adults + up to 4 children), FREE(2 and under)

Buy your tickets online

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque is a non-profit agency open to the entire community providing programs and services to all ages.The JCC facility consists of a state-of-the-art fitness center, outdoor swimming, gymnasium, aerobic studio, childcare center, auditorium, and meeting rooms. The JCC is located at 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE between Academy and Spain.

Update on the Jewish Community Center Chanucah Festival.



This Sunday, December 2nd, we will be having our annual Chanukah Festival. It will run from 12-5 pm, and we expect the JCC and parking area to be very full. Please keep this in mind as you come to work out on Sunday. We will be open our normal Sunday hours, and you may find it easier to park if you schedule your workout around the hours of the Fest. There will be a shuttle running between the Wal-Mart parking lot and the JCC to help accommodate overflow. Also, the gymnasium will be reserved for Chanukah Fest, and we will not be offering league or free play, until Monday, December 3rd at noon.




We'd love to have you come and see everything that will be going on. It should be a blast!




For more information, call 332-0565.

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A Very Star Wars Christmas: An Improvised Lampoon

by Kathleen Hibbert-Montoya


December 15th and 16th
Saturday at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm


Tickets are $8.00



It's the Forcemas time of year again. This year Darth Vadar has been elected to direct the holiday play. How will it turn out? No one knows in this hilarious, always changing show which is half-scripted, half improvised. It will be different every time!



The Box Performance Space
1025 Lomas Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Our telephone:
505-404-1578

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By David Sedaris
Adapted by Joe Mantello
Co-Produced by Cardboard Playhouse Productions and Prophet Productions

Directed by Lee Francis and Starring Ross Kelly

December 7th- 23rd, 2007
Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 pm
Sundays 6:00 pm
Tickets are $10.00


THE SANTALAND DIARIES is a brilliant evocation of what a slacker's Christmas must feel like. Out of work, our slacker decides to become a Macy's elf during the holiday crunch.
The Box Performance Space
1025 Lomas Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Our telephone:
505-404-1578

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13th Annual UNM Print Sale Starts Dec. 6

The 13th Annual UNM Print Sale runs Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Arts Building printmaking lab, room 142.

Prices range from $1 to $200 depending upon the experience of the printer. Graduate student high-end work is interspersed with undergraduate pieces for a nice mix. Hundreds of prints reflecting all printmaking methods will be available, including examples of lithography, intaglio, relief and screen-printing.

The print sale is always a great and affordable way to buy “real” art as holiday gifts.

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Please join us this weekend as some of our favorite authors sign their books!



Bookworks Holiday Hours are 9 am-9 pm Monday-Saturday, and 9 am-7:30 pm Sunday.




We will be closing at 4 pm on Christmas Eve, and will be closed Christmas Day, but open bright and early the day after Christmas and every day after that! We are open normal hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.




* * * Want to make a child's Christmas a little brighter this year? Visit our Giving Tree and purchase a book to donate to a child at All Faith's Receiving Home. We'll wrap and deliver them in time for Christmas! * * *




Maggie Bunting
Bookworks
Events and Marketing Coordinator



(505) 344-8139




4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
http://www.bkwrks.com

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SouthWest Writers




December Writing Contest



Topic: Surprise Short Story
What: Children's or young adult short story. Extra points for clever, O'Henry-type surprise endings. Up to 2,000 words
Deadline: Monday, December 31







More Info: Call 265-9485 or email SWWriters@juno.com or go to www.southwestwriters.com
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Planetarium at the NM Museum of Natural History & Science



1801 Mountain Rd. NW in Old Town
Night of the Titanic
Experience what it was like to stand on the deck of the Titanic the night she sank, and look at features of the North Atlantic that have consequences for ships.
When: Daily Noon and 2 p.m.

It's About Time
Travel in a Space Elevator and investigate theories in space exploration.
When: Daily at 1 p.m.

Enchanted Skies
Take a guided tour of the evening sky with a real-time digital starfield.
When: Daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors 60+, $4 ages 3-12. Ticket sales close 10 minutes prior to each show.
More Info and Advance Tickets: Call 841-2808

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Inpost Artspace at the Outpost



210 Yale SE
Recycle 2007
5th Annual Recycle Show featuring artisits who create work with recycled materials, including Kenny Chavez, Jennifer Gardner, John Garrett, Stephanie Lerma and Joshua Willis.
When: December 3-February 2, 2008
Reception: Friday, December 7, 5-8 p.m.
Hours: M-F, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and during Outpost performances
More Info: Call Tara at 342-1740 or email tarabill@cybermesa.com

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North 4th Art Center




Call for Art by teachers, caseworkers, parents and others who care for people with disabilites or illnesses.
How to Submit: Email up to five images as jpegs. All media welcome.
Entry Deadline: December 15
More Info and Where to Email: Call Susanna Kearny at 345-2872, Ext. 15.
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Conservatory of Flamenco Arts



A Flamenco Christmas




When: Friday and Saturday, December 14 & 15, 7 p.m. and Sunday December 16 at 2 p.m.
Where: UNM Center for the Arts, Rodey Theater
Tickets: $20 and $15, with a $5 discount for children and seniors
More Info and Tickets: 242-7600 or Rodey box office, 925-5858