The 3rd Annual Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest.

Chocolatiers, Coffee Roasters, Tea Houses, Baristas, Bakers, Candy Makers
Gourmet Foods, Breweries, Wineries & more.

http://www.chocolateandcoffeefest.com/

March 23 & 24
Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 6pm DailyExpo New Mexico State Fairgrounds

  

Tickets $10
Kids 12 and under – FREE

Online sales end at 7pm the night before.

Day of tickets available at the box office. Cash only.

Cooking Demos - Baking Contests

Chocolate Eating ContestsChocolate Sculpture Contest & Raffle

Live Music – Family Entertainment

 FOR THE KIDS

Music, Games,

Bounce Houses

Face Painting

ALL FREE

Questions?

Email Contact@ChocolateAndCoffeeFest.com

25th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show

Now in its 25th year, it’s the largest and most visited show about spicy foods and barbecue in the world. Held each March in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it features 200+ exhibitor booths filled with more than 1,000 different products. The show attracts more than 17,000 trade and general public attendees from all over the world.

For the 25th anniversary of the Fiery Foods Show, we’ll be adding special events and other surprises. Come to the show and help us celebrate a quarter century of chilehead fun!

http://www.fieryfoodsshow.com/

Public Hours:

            Friday, March 1, 2013 – 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

            Saturday, March 2, 2013 – 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

            Sunday, March 3, 2013 – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Ticket Prices:

Adults  - $15
Children Up to Age 18 – $5
Children under 6 years: free.

CASH ONLY at the door.  Checks and credit cards accepted at the TicketMaster counter inside Sandia Resort & Casino.  ATM machines are available inside the resort & casino.

>>>>>Purchase your tickets in advance and save time & money!  Adult and children 6 years or older advance tickets through TicketMaster are just $10.  Avoid service fees by purchasing your tickets at Sandia Resort & Casino.<<<<<<

New Mexico Cup Invitational Beer & Wine Competition

Saturday, February 16, 2013

General Admission 2p-6p

VIP Extra Hour 1p-2p

Albuquerque Convention Center

401 2nd Street NW

www.albuquerquecc.comhttp://www.albuquerquecc.com/

 

Buy Tickets

 

Awards Ceremony 6p-7p. Sampling and voting will close at 6p, drinks will be available for purchase

 

• Live Music - Click here for more info

• Dozens of Regional Wineries and Craft Breweries - click here for more info

• Demonstrations & educational events

• 3 competitions: professional, celebrity & public voting.

• Raffles, Games, Vendor Booths, and more!

 

The New Mexico Cup is a project of Feel Good Festivals. Tricklock Theater Company is the beneficiary of this year's event.

 

www.nmcup.org

 

Sponsored by:

"Art Gone Wild" at Weems Gallery

Weems Gallery features art created by Zoo residents and local NM artists.

When

Jan 19, 2013 10:00 AM - Feb 15, 2013 05:00 PM

Where

Weems Gallery

7200 Montgomery Boulevard

Albuquerque, NM 87109

Description

Art Gone Wild features Painting Animals: original works of art created by ABQ BioPark Zoo elephants, primates, alligators, insects and more.Weems Gallery will include more than 50 paintings from more than 20 animals. Rozie and Alice the elephants, Sarabi the African lioness, Azeo the snow leopard and Tusa the lowland gorilla all created paintings for the exhibit.

Local New Mexican artists are also selling original art work. Participating human artists include David Moss, Dana Pomroy, Fred Yost, Mary Oelschlaeger, Weems, Lu Heater and Mary Beth Goforth.

Proceeds from art sales provide enrichment items for animal artists at the Zoo. Keepers set up monthly painting sessions and other enrichment activities to provide animals with exercise and stimulation.

Read a great article from the ABQ Journal to learn more about Art Gone Wild, or visit the Art Gone Wild page to meet animal artists and view their work.

Weems Gallery

Weems Gallery is located at 7200 Montgomery Blvd NE Ste D, Albuquerque, NM 87109.

bike maintenance class free June 21 also 7/12

6/21/20126:00 - 8:00 PM MDT

Bike Maintenance Class | Cycling If you ride a bicycle, then you need this class! This class will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bicycle. Location: Albuquerque REI | More Info, Directions

Free

Class Full add to waitlist Spots left: 0 Total spots: 40

7/12/20126:00 - 8:00 PM MDT

Bike Maintenance Basics | Cycling If you ride a bicycle, then you need this class! This class will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bicycle. Location: Albuquerque REI | More Info, Directions

Free

register Spots left: 28 Total spots: 40

Camping basics free June 20th

6/20/20126:00 - 7:30 PM MDT

Camping Basics Class Have you wanted to try camping but don't know how to get started? We will cover the basics: how to be comfortable camping, gear and equipment, fun activities; and great local areas to give it a try. Location: Albuquerque REI | More Info, Directions

Free

register Spots left: 11 Total spots: 30

Pollinator Awareness day June 23rd FREE

WHAT: Promoting pollinator conservation with beekeepers, honey tasting, and presentations

WHEN: June 23, 2012| 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

WHERE: Open Space Visitor Center | 6500 Coors Blvd NW at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd. between Montaño and Paseo del Norte

FEE:  FREE

CONTACT: Jodi Hedderig | Parks & Recreation Dept., Open Space Division | 505-897-8831 | jhedderig@cabq.gov | www.cabq.gov/openspace.

Albuquerque, NM—  Imagine how bleak our diets would be without apples, melons, berries, carrots, broccoli, almonds, coffee, chocolate, and, dare I say it, chile.  These foods and many other foods that nourish and comfort us depend on pollinating animals to reproduce, such as bees and wasps, flies, butterflies and moths, and beetles.  But pollinators are threatened.  Dramatic declines of pollinator species are being documented world-wide.  The Sichuan Province of China is one of the world’s largest apple producers and they manage this by pollinating every flower by hand -- by human hand.  The heavy use of pesticides and heribicides has eliminated the visitation of native pollinators and beekeepers refuse to bring their hives into the toxic environment. 

Pesticide assault, loss and degradation of habitat, and the spread of disease and parasites are the primary threats to pollinators.  But these threats can be mitigated by sharing information with neighbors and the greater community on how each household can contribute to pollinator conservation.

We're getting the message out to as many people as possible by hosting an afternoon of FREE “bee aware” activities on Saturday, June 23rd from 10:00am – 5:00 pm during National Pollinator Week.

Activities include:

• 10:00 am: BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE: Feed a butterfly! Are butterfly wings water resistant? Grow a milkweed plant for Monarch butterflies, and more!
• 11:30 am: POLLINATORS IN THE ‘HOOD: There are hundreds of species of pollinators in New Mexico that assure that the foods we love and the foods wildlife depend on reproduce. How can you help support them?
• 1:00 pm: HONEY HARVEST DEMO & TASTING: How exactly do we get honey out of the hive into the jar? See a live colony up close!
• 1:30 pm: URBAN BEEKEEPING: Les Crowder, well-known New Mexico beekeeper, will discuss natural topbar beekeeping for urban backyards
• 3:00 pm: QUEEN OF THE SUN SCREENING: The bees are disappearing—why? This amazing film, sponsored by Burque Bioneers, explores that question.
• Children's activities