Events on Central

Sandia Performing Arts brings Rudolfo Anaya's two-act comedy to the Wells Fargo Auditorium, following a pair of New Mexico compadres and their wives through the awkward, tender territory of middle...

Five Albuquerque acts share a bill built around Green Day's catalog, with Alter Apex, Right On Kid, Dazeyrot, November Radio, and Shyguy each taking a turn. Launchpad's room rewards this...

Three DJs, one of the better sound systems on Central, and a crowd that tends to show up dressed with actual commitment. El Rey's long narrow floor creates a close-quarters...

A battle-format night pitting Toxicas against Toxicos, presented by Reklez Ent and A.M Ent at one of Downtown's more reliably loud rooms. The 10 PM local start and 4 AM...

A one-hour tablao-format flamenco show inside Hotel Albuquerque, the kind of intimate setup where the performers are close enough that you feel the footwork in your chest. The specific artists...

Jordan Jonas brings whatever he does best to Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, a recurring supernatural-themed night at one of the more quietly interesting spots on the corridor. Painted...

Foxtide takes the stage at Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that still books with genuine curatorial instinct. The show runs late, starting around 8 or 9 PM local, which means the room won't hit its real energy until well after most people have already talked themselves out of going. Tickets are through...

Albert Castiglia plays the kind of blues that doesn't sit still, built on years of touring with Junior Wells and a catalog that keeps getting harder and less polite. FUSION...

Triple-A baseball between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Las Vegas Aviators, played under the lights at one of the best minor league parks in the Southwest. Isotopes Park sits right...

The Botanic Garden runs a 90-minute after-hours walk through the grounds once the families have cleared out, which is a genuinely different experience from the daytime version. The start time...