Midterm hell is here, which means you’ve blown all your money on coffee and other study aids. If you need a moment of peace to slow your racing mind, check out this week’s freebies.
TRASH, OLD WOMEN, ANGELS AND POEMS
TODAY
Poet and former UNM professor Ruth Salvaggio believes poetry is integral to coping with natural disasters. She specifically focuses on Hurricane Katrina and the poets who arise in times of disaster. She speaks at 12:30 p.m. on the third floor of the SUB in Acoma A and B.
HAPPY ARTE HOUR
THURSDAY
Making a wood collage vignette is the perfect way to escape the stresses of school, plus you can give it as a gift and get extra brownie points with one of your friends. This workshop is at the National Hispanic Cultural Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Be warned: They will ask for donations, and food will be for sale. They also encourage making a reservation, so email erica.garcia@state.nm.us before showing up. The center is located at 1701 Fourth St. S.W.
MAID IN AMERICA (FILM)
FRIDAY
Every Friday in March, the Women’s Resource Center shows a film about issues facing women in the Americas. This Friday the center is showing “Maid in America,” a documentary that follows Latin American immigrant mothers as they leave their children to be maids and babysitters for other families. The movie starts at noon at the Women’s Resource Center in Mesa Vista Hall, room 1160.
GUN DISPOSAL
SATURDAY
If the recent increase in gun violence across the United States has convinced you to give up your gun, here’s a safe way to do it. The Albuquerque Police Department will accept any firearms, no questions asked, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Metropolitan Forensic Science Center at 5350 Second St. N.W.
ROSE PRUNING
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
You know you’ve always wanted to know how to prune a rosebush. If not, maybe you can learn how to carefully snip roses from other people’s bushes — shh, don’t tell. The workshop runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at the Tony Hillerman Library at 8205 Apache Ave. N.E.
