Art

Albuquerque always has a lot of both permanent and traveling exhibits in its museums. Here are a few of the ones that will be here this spring.

• Bemis Grids at the Albuquerque Museum
• Enter the Naturescapes 2008 Contest April 21-27
• For the Greater Good: New Deal Art in New Mexico at the UNM Art Museum
• Bill Brandt: A Retrospective
• Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions for the Albuquerque Public Art Collection (through April 10)

Performances

From Monty Python to Italian Opera, you're guaranteed to find a performance you'll want to see this spring in Albuquerque.

• Every Wednesday: Tardeadas on the Plaza
• Through May 15: New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
• April 5-13: Tosca, an Italian Opera, at the KiMo
• Through April 11: Vote for this summer's Civic Cinema
• April 16-21: Cinderella's Glass Slipper
• May 2-4: I Love a Piano
• May 14-27: Cirque du Soleil
• May 24: Q Jam
• June 10-15: Monty Python's Spamalot

Places to go, things to do

Whether you're enjoying the spring sunshine or hiding from wind, you'll have plenty of options of fun things to do.

• Petroglyph Natural Monument
• Explora (Adult Night)
• Botanic Garden
• Visit the Volcanoes
• Rio Grande Zoo
• StartUp: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution
• Paseo del Bosque Trail
• Airships: The Big, Bad and Bold
• North by Southwest: Bering Sea Communities, Collaborations and Collections at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
• Dinosaurs Alive! at the Natural History Museum
• Tingley Beach
• Sandia Foothills Cleanup (Saturdays in April): Copper, Indian School, Menaul, Piedra Lisa

Events

There are plenty more fun events happening this year. Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day or Mother's Day? We've got you covered.

• March 16-22: White Sands International Film Festival
• March 30: Rio Grande Community Farm Seed Exchange and Fundraising Reception
• April 4, May 2: First Friday Fractals
• April 20: Fiestas de Albuquerque Celebration
• April 22: Dia de Los Ninos
• April 19-27: "Pueblo Days" at the Indian Cultural Center
• April 21: Earth Day Party for the Planet
• April 24-26: Gathering of Nations
• April 26: National Junior Ranger Day Celebration at Petroglyph National Monument
• May 2-4: Orchid Show at the Botanical Garden 
• May 4: Run for the Zoo
• May 5: Cinco de Mayo at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
• May 11: Mother's Day Symphony Concert at the Zoo