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By Andrea Solis Vang Flowers/ Photo provided by 3rd Rock Events When the fresh crisp fall air surrounding the waterfront, the sound of children’s laughter and people’s conversations about the best vegetables being harvested, and local music fills the air, you’ll know that you’ve arrived at the University City Farmers Market on a Saturday morning.… Continue reading University City Farmers Market: A Place for All

By Alanie Rael, Andrea Solis  Published 12/09/19 3:30am By Alanie Rael / @AllyRael / Daily Lobo Amtgard Pegasus Valley fighters practice their combat technique in Taylor Park. Heroic sword fights, champions dressed in handmade armor, assassins lurking through a battlefield. Actions of these sort seem to be straight out of a medieval storybook, but for one Albuquerque community, these… Continue reading LARPing builds medieval community in ABQ

By Alanie Rael, Andrea Solis  Published 11/07/19 2:37pm By Alanie Rael / @AllyRael / Daily Lobo Piñon trees produce the piñon nuts every three to four years. With the rise of global climate change, the production rate is growing longer to be around six years. As the autumn days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, a number of… Continue reading Nuts about Piñon

By Anna Padilla and Andrea Solis / NM News Port / Albuquerque is at the heart of a flamenco community. This is largely due to UNM having the only dance program with a focus on Flamenco dance and history. In recent years, the city has made strides to be more accommodating of this culture. There… Continue reading The future of flamenco in Albuquerque

By Andrea Solis / NM News Port / There’s a new startup downtown Albuquerque, called Story Lab Interactive that mixes art and “projective AR” technology to create an immersive experience for people, mostly through private dinners or special events. “I worked at Sandia Labs doing data visualization for high performance competing groups but the work wasn’t public… Continue reading ABQ startup blends technology and art for an immersive experience