The Daily Lobo knows you’re broke; we all are. So in the spirit of being broke we prowled the World Wide Web to find free things for you to do, see, hear and put in your mouth. If you know of a free event, send the info to culture@dailylobo.com.
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The Arts Crawl*
Friday from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
You can meander around some of Albuquerque’s galleries and feel cool and artsy. One of the galleries featured in this week’s Arts Crawl is the Oro Fine Art Gallery (20 First Plaza Galeria, Suite 73). Its newest exhibit is called Curvismo (Curvism), by Ricardo Chávez-Méndez. Some of the work looks like a beautiful, intriguing mix of flowers and fractals. Fellow participant 516 Arts Gallery (516 Central Ave. SW) will present an exhibit titled “Across the Great Divide: A Photo Chronicle of the Counterculture,” by Roberta Price.
Albuquerque Concert Band
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
The Albuquerque Concert Band is a 70-member group volunteer musicians that has been around for more than 40 years. It will have a free concert on Wednesday at Robinson Park (Central Avenue and Eighth Street). Bring some food and your dancing shoes to the free show.
Free Fridays at select Santa Fe museums
The New Mexico Museum of Art (107 West Palace Ave.), the Museum of International Folk Art (Museum Hill), the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Museum Hill) and the New Mexico History Museum (113 Lincoln Ave.) are all offering free admission every Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you are using the Rail Runner for your transportation, take the Santa Fe Trails M Line bus from downtown (1$ each way to Museum Hill).
Live Radio Play Recording at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 Fourth St. SW
Thursday at 7 p.m.
This Thursday, the National Hispanic Cultural Center will present “Night Over Taos: A Theatrical and Historical Journey from the Taos Revolt to Statehood,” a radio adaption of the historical drama written by Maxwell Anderson in 1932. It will be recorded in front of a live audience and will air on KUNM on January 8, 2012 as part of Albuquerque’s Centennial Event. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion with New Mexico historians. Though admission is free, you need to reserve tickets by calling the NHCC box office at 505-724-4771.
