Yungchen Lhamo will present a lecture/Q&A about her native Tibet.
There will be many more acitivities, including workshops, dance lessons, demonstrations, and hands-on activities. The Global Village will be open all morning too.
The following artists will be performing at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for ¡Globalquerque! 2007. Performances will take place on three stages, all located at the NHCC. Enjoy the intimate courtyard setting of the Salón Fountain Stage, the state of the art 692-seat Albuquerque Journal Theatre and dance outside on the Plaza Mayor.
Performances start at 6 PM and the Global Village will be open into the night. There will also be FREE day programming on Saturday for families and adults, including workshops on music and folklore, crafts, and live performances.
Friday: Baka Beyond (UK/Cameroon) Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet) Petrona Martinez (Colombia) Koko Taylor (USA)
Saturday: Lankandia Cissoko (Senegal) Fiamma Fumana (Italy) Ilgi (Latvia) Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet) Planet Drumz featuring Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo and Sikiru Adepoju (USA/India/Puerto Rico/Nigeria)
On the second Saturday of each month, Lowe's hosts a building workshop for children, free of charge. I believe it starts at 10 a.m. and lasts one-hour.
On the first Saturday of each month, Home Depot offers the same sort of workshop between 9 a.m. and noon. (It only lasts that long if there's enough interest.)
These are free programs and great for both genders. Free aprons and eye protection are usually included and available for take-home. Certificates are personalized and offered at the end for successful completion of the project. Lowe's gives a patch and a sticker. Home Depot gives a pin for clothing. These are fun to collect and/or scrapbook. Take your camera . . . it's a hoot!
First Fridays Fractals: In the LodeStar Planetarium
On the First Friday of each month come to the planetarium to behold the spectacular beauty and mystery of Fractals. Come and enjoy these fantastic creations and learn about the beauty of fractal patterns, fractal mathematics, Chaos Theory, and fractals in nature in this LIVE presentation in our 55 foot digital dome theatre. This presentation is entertaining for young and old alike and is guaranteed to educate and entertain all who watch!
This presentation has been produced by the Fractal Foundation and is being presented in coordination with your local, friendly, world class planetarium: LodeStar!
Insects, Arthropods, and Arachnids: Search for and identify the creepy, crawly bugs of the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center.
The Sandia Mountain Natural History Center is an environmental education center located in Cedar Crest. The center teaches over 10,000 students a year about the Sandia Mountains, ecology and conservation.
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center's First Saturday Series The Sandia Mountain Natural History Center will be opening its doors to the public the first Saturday of every month between March and September. All Saturdays will include self-guided hikes, two hands-on exhibit rooms (Eco-Casa and Explorer's Center), and a bird viewing deck. Every month will have specific themes such as birding, guided hikes, and family days. Education sessions begin at 10:00 a.m. Special equipment such as GPS units, field guides, and binoculars will be available in limited numbers for check-out from the SMNHC staff.
For more information and directions, contact the SMNHC at 281-5259 or email chris.modelski@state.nm.us
Ven a jugar con nosotros! Come out and play with us! Your children will have fun learnig about history as they try on historic costumes of the Spanish settlers and build their very own miniature adobe house. Storytellers and cost- umed villagers - not to mention burros, goats and sheep - will bring this Span- is colonial ranch to life and inspire young minds; magicians and miniature horses will delight and entertain them.
ALSO: The Peruvian Paso horses of La EstanciaAlegre, the steeds of the Conquistadors of Peru, will perform routines and delight you with their unmatched gait and elegant tack (they have previously performed at Summer Festival).