By Alex Paramo
The Rail Yards Market is back and better than ever. Opening Day 2015 is Sunday May, 3rd (fb event page)! Still free to attend and enjoy the wonderful sights, sounds and aromas emanating from the Blacksmiths Shop in Barelas NM (777 1st Street). This season they are focused on diversifying their offerings and increasing their outreach to the community. They will be welcoming back some old friends and giving the All Aboard to many new ones!
More Vendors
Gauchito Catering
This season they have expanded their vendor number and offerings from roughly 65 in 2014 to close to 100 this year. Among the familiar food folks are: Santa Fe Honey Salon, Senor Tortas and Gauchito Catering! New food folks include: Street Food Asia, and Maggies Micro Greens.
Returning artists/artisans include: Sean Wells, the 111 Media Collective and Ozzyana Felix. New artists/artisans include: High Desert Flame Works, Meltdown Studio and Spindle and Sparrow.
Arts/Education
Courtesy of Jane Malone
The Children’s Zone promises to rock the socks off of the small feet of your little ones! Leading our Cinco de Mayo celebration is Copper Enamel Artists David Snow, who will be leading the kids in Maraca making. Bring your kiddo-artists to craft an amazing instrument from recycled materials!
In the Art Zone, Jane Malone will be demoing her Dia de los Muertos inspired art to one and all. Jane is native to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and as such she has been steeped in the art and culture of the Southwest. She earned my degree at The Art Center Design College (back when it was still AC/DC), specializing in graphic design and illustration.
“My illustrations are done in inks and resin on canvas. They’re all handmade and one-of-a-kind originals. I will use any media, but I have a special love for inks. I use Sharpie, Bic, Marks-A-Lot, Speed ball and India, as well as mixing a lot of my own pigments. The resin is an aqueous resin with a UV protectant, as I’m always trying to keep the original ‘wet’ ink sheen. To set the resin I use a blow torch, so all of the pieces are tested-by-fire before they’re cured. It’s a beautiful way to bring the bubbles out of resin, and I get to use a blow torch.”
Entertainment
Continuing with their theme, entertainers include singers, dancers and musicians:
- 9 am: La Rondalla de Albuquerque
- 10 am: Salsa Dancing with Jessica Montoya
- 11 am: Da Terra Miega
- Noon: Cielito Lindo Family Folk Music
Please click here for ABQ Guitar Lessons very own Jacob Reinhardt’s “The Rail Yards Notes” article for more in-depth coverage and a multimedia sample of the Entertainers for this week!
Community
With the goal of increasing diversity and reaching out into the community/neighborhood(s) they have brought on board a Community Outreach Coordinator to communicate more closely with the surrounding neighborhoods residents and the city at-large. If you are interested in volunteering please contact them at RYMvolunteers@gmail.com
The RYM will be accepting WIC/SNAP and participating in the Double-Up Food bucks program. If you are interested in participating as a vendor/partner/sponsor at the RYM please click here.
The Rail Yards Market is more than just a market. Their responsibility is to you all, residents of Albuquerque and beyond. The community helped us get started and keep it going. Together a more vibrant place to work and play in. See you Sunday. All Aboard!
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Alex Paramo
Alex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities.
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