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SUNDAY

On dry land

'Velocity' Rio Rancho High School Master Dance Company is moving fast with its first dance concert of the year, '��Velocity,'�� at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, at the Rio Rancho High School Performing Arts Center. '��Velocity'�� lives up to its name with high-energy, innovative choreography and unique, contemporary music. This RRHS dance group was founded in 1998 by dance director Lois Moreno for advanced dance students who wish to pursue professional choreography and performance careers after graduation. Students of this performance-based class must pass a rigorous audition, and work five days a week, to perfect their technique and performance skills for three featured shows per year. Several Master Dance alumni have gone on to gain their dance degree, and pursue professional careers as performers, choreographers and teachers. '��Velocity'�� features unique choreography by Master Dance alumnus Kaitlyn Aquino, who choreographs performs and teaches professionally in New Mexico, Sean Dahlberg (pictured), also a Master Dance graduate, who holds a dance degree from University of Arizona, and dances and choreographs nationally, Master Dance graduate Chelsey Granados, and guests Aminda Bowen and Kelsey Yates. Additional choreography and production is provided by Master Dance Director Lois Moreno. Tickets for '��Velocity'�� will be available at the PAC box office prior to each show and will cost $3 for students, staff and seniors and $5 for the general public.

Terra Trio will perform from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Tamaya’s Santa Ana Café.

Brunch is $35 per person, half-off for children younger than 12 years old. The Terra Trio was formed in 2002 and performs in Albuquerque and Santa Fe area clubs and restaurants, and plays at private events. The group’s repertoire includes bossa nova, swing, samba, bolero and ballads. Its song list includes selections by Antonio Carlos Jobim such as “Girl from Ipanema” and “Insensitive,” Latin influenced songs, and American Jazz standards including “All of Me” and “How High the Moon.”

For more information, call 867-1234.

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THURSDAY

Wild things here

You’ve seen the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” (or not), but the book has been thrilling children for years. Young “wild things” are invited to meet at the Loma Colorado Main Library at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the book that started it all. There’ll be “terrible” taste treats, rumpus music, a truly wild craft, and more. If you must gnash your teeth, do it at the library. For more information, call the Youth Services Desk at 891-5013, ext 3032.

Chautauqua

Meet Miss Laura Gilpin, photo-grapher, as portrayed by Deborah Blanche, New Mexico actor and storyteller, in this one-woman show, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium, 755 Loma Colorado Dr. Blanche will show slides of some of Gilpin’s most famous photographs and tell behind-the-camera stories of her life and work.

In this program, Blanche presents Miss Gilpin as she was in the year 1954 — a confident and ebullient woman in her early 60s. Along with the dramatization will be 30 pristine images of her work, made available by arrangement with the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

Gilpin was a native Westerner, a professional photographer who mastered the techniques of landscape, portrait, still life, commercial, documentary, and aerial photography, as well as the principal, extant methods of printmaking. She packed in her equipment on horseback to photograph the source of the Rio Grande, did studio portraits for society matrons, and flew low to capture the light and shadows on Shiprock from every possible angle. In addition, she published several books.

Blanche has been creating one-woman shows and Chautauqua programs since the mid-1970s. This program is made possible by the New Mexico Humanities Council. Admission is free; no tickets or registration required. For information, call 891-5013, ext. 3033.

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FRIDAY

Medieval Masquerade

The remote and mysterious Middles Ages … knights and ladies, queens, and bishops, pilgrims and monks ... experience it at the Masquerade Ball at the Loma Colorado Main Library. For teens, grades 7-12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Come in costume, partake of music and culinary delights; enjoy costume challenges, prizes and more. For more information, call 891-5013, ext 3032.

Have a glass of Kinabrew

Steve Kinabrew, a folk music singer-songwriter, will perform a free show from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Prairie Star Wine Bar and Outdoor Patio. For more information, call 867-3327.

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SATURDAY

Wii tournament

Teens in grades 7–12 can show their skills during the Wii Rock Band tournament at the Loma Colorado Main Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Warm-up and check-in for the gaming tournament begins at 1:45 p.m. Pre-registration at the Twilight Zone desk or by phone (891-5013, ext. 3042). Prizes will be awarded.

Wreath making

The Loma Colorado Main Library will offer a how-to workshop for adults on wreath making, taught by Kathy Hallquist and Rena Jackson, staff members of the Rio Rancho Public Library, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Both of these talented instructors have years of experience in creating fancy ribbons and seasonal wreaths. The workshop will be held in the Youth Services Program Room. The workshop is free and the library will provide all materials, but space is limited and registration is required. Minimum age is 13. Register in advance at the Adult Information Desk, either in person or by calling 891-5013, extension 3033.

Corrales concert

Music in Corrales presents Arbo and Daisy Mayhem in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Old San Ysidro Church.

Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem are four artists who choreograph a mix of improvisation, traditional and contemporary songs. Their stage show dips into country blues, vintage swing, and Appalachian fiddle tunes.

Arbo is the fiddler, lead singer, and founder of Daisy Mayhem; Andrew Kinsey plays double bass, banjo and vocals; Anand Nayak plays guitar and lends vocals; and Scott Kessel plays percussion and also sings.

For more information, call 877-287-0082 or visit musicincorrales.org. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door, and can be purchased at Frame ’n’ Art in the Tiendas Center at Alameda and Corrales Rd.

Blacksmoke on the water

Smokehouse BBQ, 4000 Barbara Loop, in Rio Rancho, presents Blacksmoke Blues Band performing from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call George Darby at 331-6861or Smokehouse BBQ at 892-1914.

Music festival

Storehouse West is hosting a benefit and music festival from 2 to 6 p.m. at Sabana Grande Recreation Center, 4110 Sabana Grande Blvd.

Enjoy musical performances by Holy Water & Whiskey, Peter Chase and Twisted Mojo.

Admission is a donation of can goods, dry goods, clothing (especially children’s) and diapers. A representative from Storehouse West will be on stie to accept cash or checks.

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SUNDAY

A brunch of good tunes

Terra Trio will perform from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Tamaya’s Santa Ana Café.

Brunch is $35 per person, half-off for children younger than 12 years old.

The Terra Trio was formed in 2002 and performs in Albuquerque and Santa Fe area clubs and restaurants, and plays at private events. The group’s repertoire includes bossa nova, swing, samba, bolero and ballads. Its song list includes selections by Antonio Carlos Jobim such as “Girl from Ipanema” and “Insensitive,” Latin influenced songs, and American Jazz standards including “All of Me” and “How High the Moon.”

For more information, call 867-1234.

ONGOING

Wild West Wednesdays

Registration is ongoing for bandits, horse thieves, train robbers, cattle rustlers, gunslingers and swindlers in grades 2 through 5. The young outlaws are “Wanted” for a book party on Nov. 18 at the Esther Bone Memorial Library.

The program will feature all things western, including some good yarns, cowboy facts, saddle songs, cowboy poetry, riddles, lingo, wanted poster photos, and vittles. As a special bonus, children’s librarian and author Vaunda Nelson will read from her new book, “Bad News for Outlaws: the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal.” Participants will hear the inside story on the making of the book.

To register, call the Youth Services Department at 891-5012, ext. 4, or visit Esther Bone Memorial Library at 950 Pinetree Road SE, Rio Rancho. Registration is necessary as space is limited. All children’s programs at Rio Rancho public libraries are free. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Rio Rancho Public Library.

It’s all family games

For all those who enjoy chess, checkers, and a passel of board games, the Loma Colorado Main Library is the place to be on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children, teens and adults are welcome.

Hunker down at any of the library’s reading tables, and play away. Experienced chess players may enjoy helping those who aren’t. Bring a friend or make some new ones. For more information, call the library at 891-5013, ext 3032.

Legos rule at the library

The Loma Colorado Main Library is planning to have a monthly Lego Club in the near future. But … Legos are needed. If anyone has Legos that have been outgrown and would like to donate to a worthy cause, the library (and ultimately kids) would love it. Donations can be turned in at either the circulation or youth services desk or left in the “rabbit hutch” in the employees’ parking lot (just head for the dumpster, the rabbit hutch is on the left).

Music at the Toro

Smokie will now be performing instrumental guitar music every Tuesday and Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Toro Bar and Grill, at the Inn of Rio Rancho, 1465 NM 528.

Tony Burciaga will play at the Toro Bar at the Inn at Rio Rancho, from 5 to 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. The Toro will have other live music acts from 9 p.m. to midnight, every Friday and Saturday.

Monthly book sale

The Friends of Rio Rancho Library will hold book sales at the Loma Colorado Library on the second Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spin to the left

Rio Ramblers Square Dance Club meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m., at the VFW, 76 Unser Blvd. Call Lynne at 892-5086 for information.

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