Editor’s Note: Now that the pressure is really on this semester, chances are you’ve indulged at every opportunity in food, drink and any other substances to take your mind off the task at hand. To protect the fund for these necessary vices, you’ll want to save all the money you can. With options like these, maybe you’ll take your mind off work long enough you won’t even need those icky vices anymore.
THEATER
TODAY
A teaser performance of the “Vagina Monologues” will be held in the SUB Atrium. The producers will present information on the VDAY 2012 Campaign as well. It starts at 11 a.m. Other free events continue all week and include meditations, yoga sessions and teach-ins. Visit women.unm.edu for more information.
¡CARNAVAL!
THURSDAY
Put on your party hats to celebrate life. Also known as Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnaval is celebrated in Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, and other places around the world; this year it’s coming to Albuquerque. The celebration includes costumed musicians and dancers and starts at 10 a.m. in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The center is at 1701 Fourth Street S.W.
MUSIC
FRIDAY
Ten women sing and drum in a Cumbia group called Mala Mana at OFFCenter Coffeehouse for your enjoyment. An exhibit of recycled art is also up. You can ease your guilt over littering and even get fired up to take action against global warming by admiring what others have done. The event starts at 6 p.m. and the coffeehouse is at 808 Park Avenue S.W.
LET IT OUT
SATURDAY
The Peace and Justice Center holds a forum for people to talk about their problems in a caring and accepting environment. There are no rules. The center is at 202 Harvard Drive S.E. For more information call 505-243-6174.
HIP-HOP AND BLACK HISTORY
SATURDAY
Local poet Hakim Bellamy reads children’s books written by black authors – hip-hop style. The reading will be held at Bookworks at 10:30 a.m. The store is at 4022 Rio Grande Boulevard N.W.
PHOTOGRAPHY
THROUGH MAY 27
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These artistic, soothing images at the UNM Art Museum are sure to soothe your fevered mind. Hiroshi Sugimoto is a world-renowned photographer known for exhibits like “Seascapes” and “Dioramas.” You can see his work for yourself, including detailed depictions of nineteenth century tools. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
