you know it's a good thursday when there are smash burgers and music bingo happening at the same brewery, plus eryn bent's bringing those vocals to el vado with four food vendors lined up. if you're feeling ambitious, the ukuladies are worth the madrid drive—or just stay in town and swap some books at poulin.
NM Pink Boots Collab Brew Day at La Cumbre Brewing Co. tomorrow at 8am, a collab brew day for womxn and non-binary folks in beer and fermentation using the annual Pink Boots hop blend. via @pinkbootssocietynm
Heavy Burgers is pulling up to BrewLab101 NE Heights tomorrow at 5pm with smash burgers, happy hour til 6, and Singo (music bingo, if you haven't played it yet, you should). via @heavyburgers505
Eryn Bent brings those powerhouse vocals to El Vado tomorrow at 6pm, with food from Ahh Stir Fry, Buen Provecho, Sunset Comida, and Suga Chill on deck. via @elvadoabq
The Ukuladies are playing Mineshaft Tavern tomorrow night at 7pm, so if you're up for the drive to Madrid it's a great excuse. via @theukuladies_abq
Poulin Marketplace is hosting a book swap tomorrow, so grab whatever's been sitting on your shelf and go trade. via @poulinmarketplace
Fish Friday at 12th Street Tavern tomorrow, fish and chips, grilled salmon, shrimp baskets, the works. via @12thstreettavern
The Groove Artspace is hosting an art supplies donation drive this Saturday Feb 28 at 10am, collecting glass fusing materials, mosaic glass, tiles, beads, and gently used supplies to benefit the nonprofit Community Grove. via @abqtodo
ABQueer WCS Dance Social this Saturday at Peace Love Space, beginner lesson at 6:30pm followed by social dancing til 10, $5-$15 sliding scale (bring a friend who's been before and you both get in free). via @abqueerwcs
ska punk night at Unhinged Brewing this Saturday with Hans Gruber & The Die Hards coming in from Austin, Illegal Aliens, and Los Domingueros, $15 at the door, 7pm. via @unhinged.brewing
KALEIDOSCOPE brings live music to Brew Lab 101 Rio Rancho this Saturday starting at 7 PM, with craft brews and Cielo Azul food truck on site. via @brewlab101
Gonzalo is back at First Turn Lounge this Saturday night bringing that Northern New Mexico mix of country, cumbias, and rancheras starting at 8pm. via @ftl_abqdowns
Love Songs 4 Our Frenz this Saturday at Still Spirits, a free night of house and hip hop with Adam Mykl and Rob Adee on the decks. via @stillspirits
Annapurna's Santa Fe location closes Saturday, February 28 after fifteen years, with a new location TBA (if you've been meaning to go, this is literally your last chance). via @annapurnawvc
final preseason match went down at Santa Ana Soccer Complex and the familia showed up big. via @newmexicoutd
the final sculpture in the Route 66 Remixed public art project just went up, this one created by Rob van der Slice in partnership with Meow Wolf and Refract Studio. that's 18 large-scale installations now lining Route 66 across the city, turning the whole stretch into an outdoor gallery. via @visitabq
Godsmack is bringing The Rise of Rock World Tour to Isleta Amphitheater on September 7 with Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy. tickets are on sale now. via @isleta.amphitheater
the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center just finished a full exterior renovation, fresh stucco and paint in a color called Pueblo, and it looks stunning. they preserved all the existing murals too, including works by Helen Hardin. big move heading into their 50th anniversary. via @indianpueblo
Animal Humane New Mexico is in need of new or gently used towels (hand towels and full-sized) for shelter animal care and bedding. drop them off at any AHNM Adoption Location or Animal Humane Thrift. via @animalhumanenm
New Mexico's Democratic Party is making a bid to become one of the early primary states for the 2028 presidential election cycle. the state's primary is set for June 3, and party leaders are pushing the DNC to recognize New Mexico's diverse electorate as a reason to move it up. a long shot, but how cool would that be for the 505. via @abqjournal
big congrats to UNM Art History professor Ray Hernández-Durán on being named Regents' Professor. 22 years of work in Spanish colonial art, Chicano/Latinx art, and Museum Studies, plus curating Voces del Pueblo. that's the kind of recognition that's well earned. via @unm_art
Electric Playhouse is giving away free tickets to the CYCLOPS show on March 6, a 21+ rave with Funktion-One sound, Zaiya-Jin, and Sofly. via @playelectric_events
Phat Stax Burgers Eastside has a whole themed milkshake menu and the names alone are worth it (N.E.R.D., Chris BROWNie, Kid Frostee), $6.50 large / $4.00 kids. via @phatstaxburgers
Cerealsly Sweet (Flower Bar) is giving away a free custom bouquet-building experience, just follow, like, and tag to enter (redeemable through August 2026). via @cerealslysweet
Frontier Restaurant is celebrating 100 years on Route 66 and if you haven't had a sweet roll and a carne adovada burrito from this place, what are you even doing. via @frontierrestaurantabq
Big Boi BBQ is posted up at Nuevo Atrisco Food Park (Central & Unser) every Saturday from 3-10pm. via @big_boi_bbq_
Nettspend is hitting Marquee Theatre on May 17 and people are already buzzing. 288 likes and counting since the announcement dropped. tickets at luckymanonline.com. via @marqueetheatre x @revelabq
Luna and Luz just announced their new Art Migrates Series, kicking off with Scooter LaForge: Land of Enchantment on March 7 from 4-7pm. the series spotlights artists with New Mexico roots who found success elsewhere (LaForge is from Las Cruces, been in the NYC East Village for two decades) and the first show already has people talking. via @shoplunaandluz
Faetooth is coming to Sister on April 15 with Latter and Soap Box Derby and people are already buzzing about it. "fairy doom" is a real genre apparently and we are very much here for it. via @sisterbar
Ian Munsick is coming to Tingley Coliseum on September 12 for the 2026 New Mexico State Fair, performing after PRCA Xtreme Bulls. tickets went on sale back on February 11 and people were moving on them. via @nmstatefair
go find something good tonight, burque. thursday's basically friday if you believe hard enough.
// wydabq
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