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Q Jam
Join the 2008 Q Jam celebration in Downtown Albuquerque on Saturday, May 24 on Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza. 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Performing artists Keb' Mo', Ruthie Foster and Indigenous are the musical lineup on the Civic Plaza Main Stage.
What is Q Jam?
Albuquerque will rock for the environment on Memorial Day Weekend 2008!
Q Jam is a FREE music festival and environmental sustainability fair held on Civic Plaza that is fun for the entire family.
The event features music by top-notch entertainers, environmental education, and interactive green exhibits.
2008 Musical Lineup
All events scheduled on Saturday, May 24.
Indigenous
Fronted by singer/guitarist/songwriter Mato Nanji, Indigenous was once known as the little family band from the Nakota Tribe of South Dakota. Now the band is known in blues and rock circles as a bona-fide and respected electric blues powerhouse.
Indigenous performs at 2 p.m.
Ruthie Foster
Ruthie Foster,a highly gifted singer/songwriter from Texas, delivers soul-stirring Blues, Gospel and Soul music with a voice that's been compared to Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald. The energy and emotion she brings to each performance is definitely a moving experience that will leave you wanting to hear more.
Ruthie Foster performs at 4 p.m.
Keb' Mo'
Contemporary Blues Artist Keb' Mo' has multiple Grammy awards and an eclectic body of high-quality recordings and performances to back them up. A living link to the Delta blues of years gone by, Keb' Mo' genuinely embodies the confluence of multiple strains of profoundly American music.
Keb' Mo' performs at 6 p.m.
Fun for the Entire Family!
Fun entertainment for the kids, a Bike Rodeo, climbing wall, live entertainers—clowns, jugglers, dancers and more—will keep the street lively and fun. The City’s Solid Waste Department will be on hand to help residents learn more about the benefits of recycling, and show examples of products made from recycled materials.
As a special treat, free bicycle helmets will be given out to Bike Rodeo participants courtesy of the City of Albuquerque's Parks and Recreation Department, the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and the Lions Club (while supplies last).
To get a great commemorative T-shirt (while supplies last), just take public transportation or ride your bike. ABQ Ride's Rapid Ride will alter their downtown route to bring visitors within a short walk of Civic Plaza, and drivers will be handing out coupons for T-shirts to all who arrive by bus.
Come and enjoy delicious food, sunshine, great music and fun entertainment for kids while learning how to live sustainably. The concert and fair is free to all. Stage-front seating is provided and food and beverages will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own. You may NOT bring alcohol to the event.
Events in the UNM Sustainability Studies Lecture Tent - Marquette @ 5th
- 2:00 p.m. “Local Foods for Local Economies” - Robin Seydel (La Montanita Co-Op)
- 2:30 p.m. “Green Roofs at Ground Level” - Loretta Hall (The Write Equation)
- 3:00 p.m. “Cool Cities Campaign” - Shraya sJatkar (The Sierra Club)
- 3:30 p.m. “Healthy Home, Healthy Planet” - Janna Mintz (CHL Partnerships)
- 4:00 p.m. “Biodiesel Production and Uses” - Andrea Davis (Sandia Renewable Energy)
- 4:30 p.m. “Polar Bears, Penguins and Everything In Between: Climate Change and Solutions” - Lisa Hummon (Defenders of Wildlife)
- 5:00 p.m. “Renewable Energy in NM” - Jason Marks (Chairman, NM Public Reg. Commission, Dist. 1)
- 5:30 p.m. “Reduction of Storm Water Pollution” - Roland Penttila (Storm Drainage Design Mgr, COA-DMD)
- 6:00 p.m. “What the New Mexico Solar Energy Association has to offer, Education and Incentives in New Mexico” - Marlene Brown (NM Solar Energy Assoc.)
- 6:30 p.m. “DIY Sustainability” - Anthony G. Brooke (Heal My Hands)
Q Jam is presented by Mayor Martin J. Chávez and the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department. Sponsors include New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 93.3 KOB-FM, 99.5 Magic FM, and 103.3 eD-fm. For additional information, call 311. For accessibility, call Relay NM 1-800-659-8331 or 711.