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The Ballet Pro Musica Festival runs locally August 1-3, and the folks there have been kind enough to offer up to our readers four sets of tickets to attend! Ballet Pro Musica Festival Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2 at 8PM Sund… Continue

There are two terrific shows from AMP Concerts this weekend! Scroll down for a chance to win tickets. Hassan Hakmoun Friday, July 11, 2008 / 8 PM National Hispanic Cultural Center Fountain Courtyard (o… Continue

Here's what happens when I leave town -- I have to scramble to get the tickets given away! AMP Concerts has another great show coming to town TONIGHT, and I'm delighted to have a pair for one lucky reader. Lissa Schneckenburger and… Continue

Not too long ago I went on a tour of ranches in the southwest part of the state (it was fascinating - ask me sometime over drinks) and during the last night of the tour I managed to score a copy-and-a-spare of the… Continue

Attention all communicators & techies: Flacks; web geeks; black turtleneck and Buddy Holly glasses-wearers (see! we're not so different!); C&J, CS, MIS, and MOT grads - and MORE! It's the 4th Annual Albuquerque MarCom Mixer, a local network-a-thon featur… Continue

Here are the eleven(+) that come to mind right now: 1. The Sunport Pool really is delightful. Sunday afternoon, super-hot. Maybe 30 people at the pool. Families, teens, adults, the whole gamut. Only $2 and change to get in. If onl… Continue

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the awesome gang at the Albuquerque Folk Festival. We love them! We've got four more pairs of tickets to this Saturday's day-long fest. And I've got four trivia questions below. One pair per question, per person. And yo… Continue

I feel like the most popular girl on the site, what with all these killer ticket giveaways! This one's for the Albuquerque Folk Festival, which is happening this Saturday. Be the first to answer the question below in order to win the pair of tix (can't have won… Continue

That's right! The city council has released the arena multi-use event center drawing they'll be debating Monday night, as they consider forking over $700K to study the First Baptist Church location. Here's the BREAKING!! story on the New Mexico Business Weekly website:… Continue

Happy end-of day Friday, y'all! Our CWPF Neal Copperman has coughed up another pair of tickets to an awesome-sounding show -- this one Moira Smiley & VOCO. So greet the start of the weekend so, so right by winning these tix,… Continue

I've been somewhat out of touch for the past 5 days, and am only now catching up on the email in my (ahem) junk account. And what do I find but the following letter, dated last week, from the campaign manager of an unnamed (ie redacted by me) local candidate, warning us to take down our yard signs! Subject: Please Take Down Your Yard Signs Dear Sophie, Now that the primary is over, it's time to take down your yard signs and store them for the general election. Signs are only allowed t… Continue

In what sounds like it's going to be an amazing show, Anaïs Mitchell & Antje Duvekot will be playing in town on Thursday. I've got a pair of tickets to give away to the lucky first ans… Continue

We're shameless with the giveaways! We have yet another fabulous Duke City Fix giveaway -- this time a gift basket of art cards, cd, dvd, magnets and more from the artists of Chroma Stud… Continue

Oh goodness -- it's Hollywood-a-riffic today here on the Duke City Fix! I wouldn't call it an exclusive. Let's just say you heard it here first -- film legend Dennis Hopper's coming to town as part of the local production of TV series CRASH. And it doesn't sound like this is going to be… Continue

The national press has been dissecting the possibility of an actors' strike this summer. Even more than the recent writers' strike, a strike by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) could have a real impact on our local film & TV economy. How likely is the strike, what would be… Continue

We've got the hookup for your last-minute Tuesday night Cowboy Junkies tickets! Get on them -- it's gonna be a fantastic show! To win a free pair, be the first to answer the question below. Cowboy Junkies Tuesda… Continue

So Farmington, at 194 miles, is a bit far for a simple day trip, but the second New Mexico destination mentioned in today's New York Times travel article,… Continue

That's right -- the Duke City Fix Craftacular Craft Fair is TOMORROW, Saturday, from 11am-4pm! And we have one last giveaway to sneak in before the show! Tonight's prizes are from everyone's favorite Wednesday blogger / jeweler / bead queen,… Continue

As promised, we're giving away great stuff on the site this week! Yesterday it was a gorgeous bead necklace and a Butterfly Sock Monkey. Today we've got two wonderful prizes from local artists… Continue

Today through Friday we'll be giving away cool crafty stuff from some of the artists and crafters who will be showing their stuff at this Saturday's Duke City Fix Craftacular! Watch this space and plan on attending what I know will be a super-cool event! Today we're giving away items f… Continue